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The Informerhartfordinformer.com

mens soccer, womens volleyball tally first wins: sports

What are the sanctions freshmen face

when caught drinking underage?Page 2

Steven Slaters career as aight atten-

dant ended after an outburst. How badare outbursts on the job?Page 5

Is Going The Distance a romantic

comedy that isnally worth watching?Page 6

How is an intermural club reacting to

having funding cut by SGA?Page 12

News Opinions Entertainment Sports

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Two of Koopman Chair Kathy Butterly works, featured in the Joseloff Gallery as part of the Faculty Art Exhibition.

Facutly Works On Display At Joseloff All Month

By Sarah Wilson

News Editor

During this years annual Faculty StaffKickoff, President Harrison expressedoptimism with the nancial success of theschool for the upcoming year, despite amajor cut in the budget.

Over the summer, the University wasforced to layoff 11 staff members andeliminate some 30 vacant jobs due to theextended amount ofnancial aid given outto help students in this period of recession.

Due to this, however, Harrison said, Ido not see any further layoffs necessary.

He expresses that increase innancial aidto be almost solely responsible for why wehad to cut $5.2 million from the rest of ouruniversity budget of $210 million.

However, with the tuition discount rate forthis year expected to be less than the last,and so much extra money being given todeserving students, the campus communityseems to be beneting.

Harrison made it clear that his biggestconcern is how the budget and economicconditions will affect the families ofour students or potential students and thedecisions they have to make about highereducation.

The president also pointed out that thereare many risks involved when it comes tothe budget for the upcoming year, and in aneconomic recession such as this he says thekey word for me in all this is uncertainty.

An increase in the universitys healthcarecost, the need for the dam across the HogRiver to be replaced shortly, and the $3.5

million decit the state faces are the threemain obstacles the university will have toovercome to reduce that uncertainty.

This year we will have to do more withless than we have in the past, said Harrison.Despite this, he expressed optimism for theupcoming year.

Plans are in the works for a major fund-raising initiative that will take place thisyear and hopefully aid in budgeting greatly.Last year marked the completion of newstrategic and facilities plans, which are nowunder way, and are paving the way for thefundraising plan to go into effect.

We are entering the new year in a strongposition to thrive in the future, said Harri-son, who plans to devote much of his time tofundraising this year, and promises updateson the progress over the course of the year.

Harrison:No Layoffs

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This week the Joseloff Gallery is hosting the Facutly Art Exhibi-tion, an event that features some of the work done by faculty andstaff of the Art School.

The show runs from now to Oct. 10. The Facutly Exhibition fea-tures work by professsors who teach, among other styles, ceramics,

drawing, illustration and sculpture.Three new members of the Art School faculty (Jaclyn Conley,

Robert Lyons and Carolyn Muskat) have their works featured inthe show.

-Jeremy Stanley

By Sarah WilsonNews Editor

The success of the Our Campus, Our

Planet initiative will be seen throughoutthe rest of the year with ongoing projectsaimed at making the Hartford campus thatmuch more environmentally sound.

Our Campus, Our Planet was heldfor the rst time on the last day of Liftoffthis year, and got students involved with

programs such as River History and Ecol-ogy, River Art and Meet the Trees, allintended to inuence the campus to becomea cleaner, greener place to live and learn.

The impact of this single day can now beseen throughout the year as campus wide

programs are taking place as a result.A step forward in becoming more energy

efcient will be seen with dorm competi-tions. Facilities and Residential Life arecurrently working on plans to have a com-

petition between dorms with the intention

of becoming more energy efcient.Complexes A through D will be com-

peting to see who can lower their carbonfootprint by the greatest amount. In order

to do this, residents will hopefully receivemore energy efcient light bulbs as a rststep.

The plan is that for residence halls thatreach a certain minimum level of energyreduction, they will receive a share ofthe nancial savings, said Dr. Laura E.Pence, co-sustainability coordinator forthe University. Though the details are stillin the works, the program will be taking

place in October.Other measures are also being extended

since the Our Campus, Our Planet dayin order to maintain the clean environmentthe program intended to introduce.

The idea was that Our Campus, OurPlanet was a way to kick off further

See Green Initiatives on page 2

Our Campus, Our Planet Spurs More Green Efforts

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By Linnea DonnellySpecial To The Informer

Within the rst week of the newsemester there have been a number

of alcohol and drug related hospitaltransports, arrests, and write-ups.

This is not only reported with thefreshman class but the upperclass-men as well.

Junior, Kim Rivera, a Resident As-sistant for Hawk Hall, commentedon the difference between her classand the class of 2014. The rstweek was a little much, said Rivera.

RAs and public safety do the verybest they can do to secure the well-being of university students.

Michelle Huston, Assistant Di-rector of Student Conduct andCommunity Standards at theUniversity of Hartford states thatnothing abnormal has happened yet.This apparently is quite common

that freshmen each year tend togravitate more towards The Villagefor parties and to perform illicit actsdue to the fact that they are bannedin Hawk Hall and all the complexes.

On the subject of AlcoholEdu,Huston says that it is there to

provide more advanced informa-tion to incoming freshmen beforecoming onto the university campus.Huston states that policy awareness

becomes more predominant afterstudents violate a school conductrule and must adhere to sanctions.

Sanctions for violating schoolconduct rules can vary from a writ-ten warning to having your roomselection privileges revoked. The

majority of the sanctions are costly

and time-consuming.The sanctions that have been

implemented are a written warning,probation, compulsory services, Al-

coholEdu, Marijuana 101, a writtenassignment, CHOICES and roomselection privileges revoked.

Huston advises to take responsibil-ity for the information provided toyou from the university and utilizeyour resources.

Freshman, Shana Silver does nottake the issue of underage drinkingon campus lightly. I dont believemost freshman are aware of the uni-versitys alcohol policy on campus- and if they are aware of it they tendto ignore it thinking its stupid andwith the thought that they can stillget away with anything, says Silver.

She then adds, Theres obviousunderage drinking on campus but ev-

ery freshman handles it differently,

Freshmen: Thinking Drinking?

some more smartly than others.Jacob Fecura, another freshman

studying at the university, says thatit is a matter of mentality and theClass of 2014 is not yet adjusted tothe party scene therefore they arefollowing the upperclassmen toget a feel for where to spend theirweekends in the future.

The best thing that you can dofor your university is take care ofyourself and, as Michelle Hustonadvises, to read the literature thatthe university has provided for you.

For more information on StudentConduct feel free to visit the Ofceof Residential Life or call themat 860-768-7792 or the Ofce ofStudent Conduct Administration at860-768-7834.

All thene details are right at yourngertips in The Source at www.

hartford.edu/thesource.


Recognizing his outstanding lead-ership in the Hartford area, PresidentWalter Harrison was one of threewinners of this year s Polaris Awardthis past week.

The award is given annually as afund raising event for the organiza-tion Leadership Greater Hartford,and is presented to three recipientswho provide a powerful light and

example for others to follow, ac-cording to the organization.

Harrison, who says he was hum-bled and attered to be notied thatI was to receive the award, doesoutstanding work for the communityand devotes much of his time aidingin aspects outside of the University.

He won the award among twoother devoted citizens of Hartford:Stephen Adamowski, superinten-dent of Hartford public schools,

and Nicola Allen, a resident whogreatly improved neighborhoods

by planting gardens.Even among 25 other nominees

for the award, President Harrisonhas done more than his share fornot only the campus community, butthe community of Hartford as well.

Regardless of having made in-numerable improvements to theUniversity of Hartford since beingappointed president in 1998, Harri-son credits the students, faculty, and

staff of the school with his winningof the award.

A great part of that award reallygoes to our wonderful Universitycommunity who has embracedour mission as a private universitywith a public purpose, in ventureslike our two magnet schools, ourwork with Upper Albany MainStreet and Project Horizon, and theliterally dozens of other activitiesour students, faculty and staff take

part in to make Greater Hartford abetter Place.

Some of his involvement in thecommunity, such as serving on theBoard of Connecticut Conferenceand Independent Colleges, comesas no surprise, but other communityinvolvement is a bit unexpected.

Commitments such as being presi-dent of the board of the HartfordStage Company or being involvedwith the Greater Hartford ArtsCouncil and Saint Francis Hospital

seem a little our of the ordinary forthe president of a college.

I gain much more joy from myvolunteer work than in the time andenergy I contribute, said Harrison.

Setting a fantastic example for thestudents of this university, Harrisonwas sure to articulate that Hartfordis a wonderful place to live, and I am

proud to be part of the community,one that he believes students should

be proud to live in.

Harrison Receives Polaris Award


On Sunday, Sept. 12 an exclu-sive screening will take place ofthe documentary Songs of MyFather, a moving story depict-

ing director Tomas Haslerssearch for his radical father whohad been captured by Nazis dur-ing WWII in Czechoslovakia.

Hasler will be attending thescreening to speak about thelm itself as well as his real-lifeexperiences in the search for thefather he had never met.

This exclusive lm screeningand discussion will be part ofthe Greenberg Center for Judaic

Studies twenty-fth anniversaryevent.

Other events during Sundays program will include a uniqueCzech cabaret music performance

by Hartts very own Katie Child.On top of the entertainment for

the day, sophomore Judaic Studiesmajor, Eric Maurer, will be presentedwith the 2010-2011 Jerome CaplanMemorial Scholarship.

The day will be wrapped up withthe re-opening of the exhibitionFreedom is Never Free: Norway andthe Jews, an exhibit in MortensenLibrary.

Sundays program will be free andopen to the public, and commenceat 1:30 p.m. in Wilde Auditorium.

Judaic Studies To Celebrate25-Year Anniversary

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environmental initiatives, andget people thinking about it oncampus, said Dave Isgur, theDirector of Media Relations oncampus.

A program that day devotedto enhancing the one body ofwater this campus has to enjoyand maintain was entitled Wa-ter Quality and Invasive Plants:Exploring the Campus Riverand Pond.

This program taught studentsabout the importance of these

bodies of water, their ecology,and the types of pollutants that

are harming it.With the success of this particular

program, faculty members plan tocontinue working with the river

by holding cleanups, river art, andwater testing throughout the year.

Specifically the River Art program is also being continuedthroughout the upcoming year withProfessor Sherry Buckberrough,who plans to use waste from theriver cleanup to make art.

With success of green initiativessuch as this, the university intendsto inuence students to continuedoing their part as well, and is wellon its way to being as green as thegrass on the other side.

Green Initiatives

By Jeremy StanleyEditor-in-Chief

In conjunction with the Com-munity Service Center, HillelsBe The Change group is hosting

its rst annual Mitzvah Day.Michelle Preefer, a senior

and Jewish Campus Fellow forHillel, said, I wanted a largecampus activity that would bringseveral organizations on campustogether for a big communityservice day.

A Mitzvah is an act ofkindness or generosity towardothers, Preefer said, a mentalityshe hopes the day will spreadthroughout the community.

On Tuesday, Sept. 14 on theGSU lawn, from 12-3:30 p.m.,Mitzvah Day will feature twoareas of booths: one for MitzvahDay activities and a separate area

where t-shirts and food will be

sold, said Preefer.All proceeds from sales will go

to charity, she said.Individual organizations are

always doing community serviceactivities, but there is no reasonthat we all cant work together tocomplete them. Its a great way to

bring a sense of community to theUniversity of Hartford, Preefersaid.

Preefer says she hopes that thisis just the beginning for this com-munity service outreach.

My hope is that Mitzvah Daywill become an annual event for theUniversity of Hartford. Hopefully,the event will continue to expandyear after year and continue to showthat we are all committed to com-munity, she said.

There are still booths availablefor any organization to participate.The rain date for the Mitzvah Day

activities is Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Mitzvah Day Reaches Out

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The Results Are In, Google Instant Impresses

Weve all been a victim of hav-ing a horrible job that drove us tothe point of absolute madness. Thekind that made you dream of the dayyou could stroll into said businessand give your boss a piece of yourmind and then blow that joint in at of rage.

Well Steven Slater did just that.On Aug. 9, Slater became a heroto many airline workers across thecountry when he made one of themost dramatic exits of a job andan aircraft ever imagined.

By now many of us have heardthe story but in case you havent,heres a quick recap. Slater, a Jet-Blue ight attendant, slid his wayto deliverance from a job that wasclearly driving him nuts.

After having an argument with awoman on board a ight that wastaxiing to the gate at JFK airport in

New York City, Slater reportedlygrabbed the intercom and madea profanity lled speech abouthis twenty year long career, hethen grabbed two beers, openedthe door, released the emergencyevacuation slide and out he went.

The argument with the womanon board resulted with the woman

pulling her luggage out of theoverhead compartment and hittingSlater on the head. He believesthat to have been very much ma-liciously intended.

After the incident occurred Slaterdrove to his home where he wasarrested on reckless endangermentcharges. With that said, it was laterconcluded that besides the in-airdrama, Slater had recently lost hisfather and found out that his motherhad cancer.

An article in USA Today oneweek ago goes on to address thereality of the situation in contrastwith Slater being sighted as not anactual criminal. If you take awaythe hilarity of this incident and how

many can relate to the infuriatingnature of dealing with people ina service type of work everyday,there still lies the fact that he re-

ally couldve hurt someone withhis actions.

The men working on the groundhad no reason to believe that theemergency ramp was going to becoming down on top of their headswhile the plane was taxiing in. Whatif one of these men had been struckwith the slide and seriously injured?Then the question of Slater being acriminal or not wouldnt even sur-face, everyone would know that hehad to deal with the consequences ofinjuring another person. He would

be a criminal.So my question is, when will

people start taking responsibility fortheir actions? Yes, his exit struck achord with many customer serviceworkers out there but we should

be making an example of him andsaying that if you let stress build somuch that you blow it off in a waythat could possibly injure anotherhuman; you will have to pay the

price for your actions. We cannot letthis increasingly common instanceof disgruntled employees blowingup on the job continue.

The article in USA Today talksabout the dollars and cents that itcosts to prosecute people such asSlater and if that would really beworth it. Would people like Slaternot act as he did if they knew therewould be consequences for their ac-tions? I bet they would think aboutit more if they knew that jail timewould follow their overreactions.

So before you try to imitate aSteven Slater style exit from yourcrappy job, think before you actand try and keep it a classy ending.

Steven Slater:Criminal Status?

Nanny Found Beating Children

When Amanda Hammockinstalled a nanny-cam in herliving room to see just howher children were being treated

behind closed doors, she unex- pectedly and fortunately cameacross the most horrific of truths.

Jeannine Campbell, the fam-ilys nanny of two years, wasclearly caught maliciously beat-ing Hammocks 11-month-oldhelpless son.

The first clip of footage showedCampbell forcefully throwing theinfants rubber ball at his head,which progresses to show hergrabbing the boy by his arms,

practically throwing him intohis crib.

While thats incentive enoughfor any parent to get legalitiesinvolved, astonishingly Campbelldidnt stop there.

Her rage escalated until it finallypeaked at her kicking the helplessinfant to the ground, and slappinghim 11 times in a row, accordingto police reports.

The Hammocks, absolutelyoutraged and terrified that suchharm could have been done totheir youngest son, sued Campbellwho was recently sentenced to

eight years in prison, and sevenyears probation.

What is so unsettling about thesituation is that Campbell had

presented herself as a desirablenanny and close friend to theHammocks for years.

One occurrence such as this isenough to petrify parents aroundthe world, and brings up the ques-tion most would rather not thinkabout: when leaving the care ofyour child up to somebody else,how can you know its truly safe?

The problem is, most of the

time you cant, and it comes downto none other than a persons

morality.The Hammocks knew Campbellfor years, she was referred to thefamily by friends, and was evenemployed at a local church.

According to the father of theabused child, she would givethe impression as though shewas showing the kids attention.She would always be in the room

playing or taking them outsidebut when we watched the videofootage she was right back insidenot paying them any attention.

For this reason, newlywedslooking to start families andsoon to be parents everywhereshould never be concerned with

being too careful, and may want

to think about modernizing theirparenting styles.

Our parents generation wasmore relaxed and carefree whenit came to child-care, droppingtheir children off at daycare andgoing on their way.

With the new millenniumhowever, came a new generationof frenzied mothers and overly-concerned fathers insistent onwatching their childs every move,all while both mom and dad havenine-to-five jobs.

It wasnt until the alarmed Ham-

mocks noticed a black eye ontheir oldest son that they de-cided to install a nanny-cam.

But for thousands of oth-ers who are forced to leavetheir youngsters behind whileat work, this seems to be acomforting and increasingly

popular idea.High-tech devices created

essentially to spy on yourbabysitter are becoming pro-gressively more available.

There are even ent ire

websites devoted to sneakybusiness such as this.Knowyournanny.com spe-

cializes in detective-styleelectronics designed for par-ents leaving their children insomeone elses care.

They provide everythingfrom a digital picture framethat streams video live toyour iPhone, to tiny camerasdisguised as fans or smokedetectors.

Since the news of the Ham-mocks horrible experience,countless other unexpectedwrongdoings have been caughtusing nanny-cams.

Miraculously, the Ham-

mocks infant was left withnothing but a split lip and some

bruises, but their trust in otherswatching their children hasundoubtedly been destroyed.

The Hammocks told theirstory with the hope that theywill help other families in thefuture, and with more andmore atrocious experiencessuch as this one, Americas

parents are gravitating awayfrom monitoring babies, andrightfully towards those doingthe monitoring.

For a while this summer, I switchedmy default search engine fromGoogle to Bing on both my computerand mobile phones browser.

In some ways, the experiencetranslated very easily, but thereare some algorithms that the now10-year-old search engine that justworked better than on Microsoftsthat is, in comparison, in its infancy.

For instance, doing simple thingslike tracking a package from UPS iseasily accomplished on both from acomputer Web browser, but nearlyimpossible in Bings Web browserfor mobile phones.

Google, in a word, is just ahead ofit, but more power to Microsoft totry and take a chunk of the market.

Bing has made considerable stepsto improving its search results, butWednesday, Google just leaped pastBing in a considerable, amazing way.

Go to google.com, right now. Illwait. Type a letter into the search

box, and watch as results streaminstantly to your page. Its frighten-

ing, atrstespecially since Googledoesnt look different when you landon the home page.

A message pops up during the rstfew searches that says, essentially,everything is okay, but this is howGoogle will be delivering searchresults to its users from now on.

The product is called GoogleInstant but it really should just becalled Google, because the settingis turned on by default, provided asearcher isnt using an antiquatedWeb browser.

There is an element of serendip-

ity on those rst few searches, likesay, when you want to look upa weather report. Type the letterw and Google intuitively puts aforecast right at the top of the page.Compared to the old way of doingthingstyping weather.com and

then typing my zip codethis isinstant gratication and, even bet-ter, instant information at onesngertips.

Song lyricsanother commonsearch topicare even more as-tounding.

Typing only Just g returned re-sults for lyrics of Love The Way YouLie by Eminem. Even less popularand more obscure song lyrics I triedreturned the song and its lyrics inonly nine key presses.

This development Wednesdayleads to two very different conclu-sions that will be made about whatGoogle introduced.

The first, and more positiveconclusion is that Google is thedominant player in search, even

while balancing so many other solidprojects. With such distractions suchas Googles Android developmentfor mobile phones or Googlestelevision project that integrates itsWeb browser to the television, onewondered if the company would justlet its search project stagnate amongup-and-coming competition. Thisannouncement says bluntly that thisis not the case.

The other and obviously negativeconclusion is the search giant is

becoming too aware of usthat thecompany we rely on for so much in-formation is turning evil. With sucha huge presence in our world today,Google was bound to run into theseconcerns. A small group of peoplewill think that Google is playing toomuch with the collectives searchhabits and that Google knows tomuch about what people do. There

will be some who think that Googlepinging the computers IP addressto get its location to give a user aweather report is scary.

Theres an easier argument againstthat very notion: Google is just try-ing to make search as quick and aseasy as possible. The benets reallyoutweigh the negatives, here.

The even bigger implication isthis: in the age of modern Web

browsing with integrated search bars, will Googles rollout of itsInstant product drive people to theactual Google.com home page? Inmy little time with it, the answer isinstantly, yes.

Compared to the old way of doing things...

this is instant gratification and, even better,instant information at onesfingertips.

Parents Need To Take A Closer Look At TheirChildcare

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By Andy SwetzEntertainment Editor

With an unusual approach to theireighth studio album, Weezer is tak-ing a new direction and focusingtheir creative energies towards actional character for the concept ofthe Sept. 14 release titled Hurley.

In the style of breaking the moldthe Weezer way, the band has opted

to stream the new 10-track album inits entirety on their MySpace page.Receiving hundreds of thousandsof hits within one day, Weezer issure to strike gold again with their

brand new material.Coming just 10 months after their

Raditude album was released

where the content highlighted thegroups song writing ability, Weezeris honoring actor Jorge Garcia and hisrole as the character Hugo HurleyReyes of the television series Lost.Although guitarist Brian Bell an-nounced the albums name stemmedfrom the clothing company HurleyInternational, the mistake was laterclaried by Bell.

The new album, which was an-

nounced just last month, focuses ondifferent aspects of the charactersdevelopment throughout the show. Inaddition, Garcia is planned to appearon the albums cover.

When asked about the albumsmusical content, front man and the

brains of the band, Rivers Cuomo

commented, Theres denitelygoing to be more raw rock energyon this one.

Teaming up with notable musi-cians, Weezer features artists RyanAdams, Dan Wilson, Linda Perryand Mac Davis. Also featured onthe album is actor Michael Cerawho plays the hurdy gurdy andmandolin on the song Hang On.

Sticking to the Weezer tradition

of a 10-track album, with bonustracks available, Hurley demon-strates a stripped down rock soundthat is what shot the group to fameover 16 years ago.

Known for their simple yet in-fectious horn rimmed glasses hits;Weezer has never steered too far

from their roots as nerds from thegarage with a knack for something

bigger than them.I myself am part of the crowd

searching for truth through the realmof music and fall in line with Wee-zer fans. The album, especially anadvanced listen, creates a liberatingeffect of raw power.

Hurley, although weary as thetitle in the eyes of Cuomo, con-

tributes to Weezers bad luck withalbum titles.We put out Pinkerton in 1996, and

the day it came out we got sued bythe Pinkerton Security Agency, andthey took the albums off the shelvesin its rst week of release, Cuomotold the Toronto Sun.

A common occurrence withWeezer records, no set patternhas emerged as self-titled albumshave mixed with named ones.

Names aside, the quartet, over thepast decade, have produced someof the catchiest and iconic songscelebrated in pop culture today.By never conforming tot the bill,Weezer has and will continue tomake great quality albums.

The new album, streaming freeas the bands response to prematureinternet exposure, is up and runningon their MySpace page.

Kids at heart, the boys of Weezerare back at it again taking no timeto dwindle in between records.Hurley hits store shelves Sept. 14.

Weezer Streams Album Before Ofcial Release

Off Screen Romance Strengthens Cast ChemistryBy Danielle HuppkeManaging Editor

Over the past few months I havebeen inundated with hundreds ofpreviews for romantic comedies,

none of which have sparked myinterest in the least. Some of thesedreadful movies included TheUgly Truth, When in Rome,and last but not least The Back-up Plan.

But a while ago I saw a previewfor a romantic comedy that didntlook awful at all; actually itlooked like just the sort of thingthat would catch and hold myinterest for the entire hour andforty-nine minutes that it was onthe screen. This movie was Go-ing the Distance staring DrewBarrymore and Justin Long.

As an avid Drew Barrymoreadvocate I knew that the sort of

movie that she attaches her namewith is one with the expectedraunchy motifs and somewhatcontroversial dialogue such asher 2001 flick Riding in Carswith Boys. I anticipated thatGoing the Distance was goingto be one of my favorite romanticcomedies of 2010.

Throughout the entire movie itwas clearly evident that Long andBarrymores off-screen romanceaided them with their on-screenchemistry. The pair meets onaccount of a one-night tryst. Thecouple is drawn to each other rightaway although Erin (Barrymore)is a summer intern at a newspaper

and is moving back to Californiain a very short six weeks.

Erin is thirty-one and afterthrowing her life plans away fora boy in college she has finallygotten her life back on track,until Garret (Long) comes along.After spending the most amazing

six weeks together they decidethat their relationship isnt overand they should try and make itwork despite being on oppositeends of the country.

Erin and Garret spend theirtimes apart trying desperatelyto make it work and with only

seeing each other every threemonths it takes a very expectedtoll on their budding romance.They try everything from phonesex to video chatting, yet thedistance seems too substantial todeal with. Both look to move toeither New York or California to

be together but since both of theirchosen fields are failing theyreinevitably doomed.

With such great chemistrybetween Long and Barrymore itmakes it impossible not to get

emotionally invested in the upsand downs of their relationship,even if it is from a distance.

The entire movie is riddled withunexpected humor that makes itsuitable for both men and women.What I initially expected from themovie was two adults trying tomake it through a long distancerelationship but the charactersare more like teenage lovers justtrying to have fun and be together.

Another great aspect to thisromantic comedy was the music.Garret worked for a record labeland in the midst of the moviehe brings Erin to see The BoxerRebellion, an actual band from

London, and signs on as theirmanager. Not only did I leave themovie content on the love storyI just witnessed but I was ableto go home and download somegood music because of it as well.

Going the Distance was notjust another romantic comedy, itstood out among the rest becauseit was completely engaging andanyone that has been through along distance relationship cancompletely understand what Erinand Garret are going through.

If youre looking for a funand compelling movie I woulddefinitely recommend Goingthe Distance.

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Will Reinvention Of Spider-Man Films Meet Hype?

As a middle school nerd I remem-ber taking an innocent crush to thetheater for the highly anticipatedmovie of the summer of 2004,Spider-Man 2. Recollecting and

enjoying the lm much more thanthe substance of the date, I recallToby Maguire dening the role ofthe high-ying comic book classicsuperhero of Spider-Man.

Now, nine years since the dawnof the Spider-Man trilogy, SonyPictures has decided to pull the

plug and discontinue the originalfranchise of immense success.Virtually opening the door to big

budget comic booklm conversionsat the beginning of the decade, thestory of Spider-Man will be retoldand reborn with an entire new cast,director and angle sending PeterParker back to high school.

Due to begin production in De-

cember, the only known charactercast for a major role is that of PeterParker, Spider-Man himself. Giventhe honor is 27-year-old British ac-tor Andrew Gareld.

I have been waiting for thisphone call for 24 years, for someoneto call me up and say, Hey, we wantyou to pretend to be a character thatyouve always wanted to be all yourlife, and were going to do it withcool cameras and cool effects andyoure going to feel like youreswinging through New York City.Do you want to do that? Gareldtold the Hollywood Reporter.

Although long time MarvelComic Book fans have expressed amixed reaction, I myself have bit-

tersweet feelings about the massivereinvention of such a colossal and

monumental lm series.At the helm of this new project is

director Marc Webb, whose claimto fame lies with the independentlm of mild success (500) Daysof Summer. Webbs style of di-recting is unique and, as seen inhis independent lm approach, heemphasizes and plays with colorin such a subtle way that he adds

his own trademark to scenes andcharacter development.Although the lm aims to release

a 3D version, I still foresee a hugespeed bump with trying to recreatewhat for so many avid fans has al-ready been done, going back to thestart. Although the only consistencyfrom either series exists solely inthe comic book characters and vil-lains, the fact that this reboot of asuperhero favorite is being done sosoon is also a huge turn off.

Nevertheless, Webb remainsoptimistic about the 2012 releasesstar. Though his name may benew to many, those who know thisyoung actors work understand hisextraordinary talents. He has a rare

combination of intelligence, wit,and humanity. Mark my words, you

will love Andrew Gareld as PeterParker, Webb told Collider.com.

As for the role of Mary JaneWatson, going along with the

revamp of the cast, a new actresshas still not been announced. A

few names in the line of reason-ing for the role include but arentlimited to Emma Roberts, MaryElizabeth Winstead, Imogen

Poots, Lily Collins, Teresa Palmerand Ophelia Lovibond.

Promising to make an impacton either end of the controversyspectrum, the new Spider-Manfranchise will prove to either make

or break itself with its rst lmdue out in 2012.

By Lisa Schwartz- NeubauerSpecial To The Informer

It is that time again; fall television

shows are back and people cannothelp but anticipate the new episodesand plot twists that are in the works.All throughout September the returnof old shows, plus a variety of newones, are coming to television andthe fall 2010 lineup seems betterthan ever.

The stars are back and learningall new moves. The phenomenonDancing with the Stars beginsSept. 20 with an all new cast and allnew competition.

This year, some of the celebritiesyou can be expected to see includeMike The Situation from The Jer-sey Shore, Audrina Patridge fromthe MTV reality show The Hills,

Sarah Palins daughter, Bristol Palin,and many more. The dance competi-tion kicks off Monday at 8 on ABC.

Beginning Sept. 21, Glee is backand ready to start its third season.The musical comedy surrounds adiverse group of teenagers who facethe challenges of high school andgrowing up.

They support each other in someway through the glee club and even-tually learn what it takes to reach theirgreatest potential. The show wowedaudiences in 2009 and Tuesdaynights on Fox its coming back withnew music and new surprises whichare sure to knock all of the Gleeks

out of their seats.Drama is in the air, with the return

of the hit show Gossip Girl to theCW. Secrets will be revealed and

the scandalous lives will continue tothrive when Manhattans elite come

back for its fourth season with moreexcitement and twists which willkeep fans coming back for more.

After an exciting summer in Paris,the group of Upper East siders are

beginning their second year in col-lege with new characters and new

plots that viewers will not be expect-ing. Gossip Girl airs Monday Sept.13, at 9 p.m.

For as many returning showscoming back to TV, there are justas many new shows coming thisfall that have been highly antici-

pated. For those who enjoy teenagecheerleading dramas the new show

HellCats starring former DisneyChannel stars Ashley Tisdale andAly Michalka premiers Wednesday,Sept. 8 on the CW. Michalka plays a

pre-law student who is new to schooland because ofnancial difcultiesloses her scholarship.

She is then forced to join thecheerleading squad because shehears that the new member of thesquad will receive a scholarship.

So despite her hatred towardsthe other cheerleaders she makesherself try out for the competitivecheerleading team using experi-ences she had in high school. Withreferences to the movie Bring

It On, this dance lled comedy/drama successfully takes you intothe competitive world of collegecheerleading.

Premiering Thursday on the CW,is one of the hottest new spy dramasNikita. Based off the 1990 Frenchlm Nikita and the 1997 televi-sion show La Femme Nikita, thisnew series brings a new meaning tosecret agent.

This action packed series followsa government trained female assas-sin who turns against Division,a secret government agency thattrained her. The show follows Ni-kita as she tries to take Divisiondown and destroy everyone who isa part of it.

As Division continues to trainnew recruits, Nikita works hard toescape and bring down her former

employers before they erase allevidence of their past lives and turnthem into skilled spies and assassins.

Similar to the show Alias, if youlike female spy dramas this seriesis for you.

The fall television lineup is de-nitely a strong one. There are plentyof new shows and returning showsthat are worth tuning in to. If youare stressing about school or worktake an hour off and turn on the TV.

All throughout September yourfavorite networks are bringing newshows and old shows back and thenew lineup has at least somethingthat everyone can enjoy.

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VMAs: This Sunday MTV airs the Video Mu-

sic Awards. Hopefully Kanye West will feel the

urge to not let Chelsea Handlernish and spare

the viewers a few terrible jokes.

Mosque: Debate continues to heat up over the

controversial location of the Mosque in New

York City. Stereotyping the third largest religion

in the world is what most objectors are resorting

to.

NFL: The rst ofcial game of the NFL season

starts Thursday at the Superdome. Viking fans

cant decide whether to tune in or not.

iOS 4.1: Apple recently released their new

operating system. It xes everything but the ter-

rible service on the iPhone.

US Open: The US Open continues this week.

Venus Williams outt was almost as spectacu-

lar as her performance.

Larry King: CNNs Larry King has ofcially

announced his retirement from his show begin-

ning in December. His announcement comes

as the rst thing hes said that people actually

listened to since he began in 1985.

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Rdio Emerges As Prominent iTunes CompetitorBy Jeremy StanleyEditor-In-Chief

Music subscription services areemerging as a viable alternative to

the 99 cents-a-song services foundon iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Now, emerging companies aretrying to entice customers withall-you-can-eat subscription plansand the freedom to take that musicwith them, on their phones.

There are so many options aroundto choose from, but one companyhas managed to create the best ex-

perience online and a mobile phoneapplication that keeps improving.

In contrast to iTunes Ping, an-nounced and released last week,Rdio focuses exclusively on thesocial aspects of sharing music withfriends. Rdio is all about sharing themusic you listen to with others onthe service, by creating playlists.

A lot of is it about the communityRdio.com (pronounced arr-dee-oh according to the companys

blog) features an attractive, cleanuser interface that is a bit different

than other music sites. Some siteshave play controls pop out of the

page into its own window; here, thecontrols are featured prominentlyalong the left column of the pagealong with high-resolution albumartwork.

But what really matters is musicdiscovery and breadth of content.Rdio integrates the social graphvery well and allows users to postsongs they are listening to onto

Twitter and Facebook with a shortmessage to go along with it.

Content is just short of I cannd everything I would realisticallywant iTunes good. No, popularacts like Vampire Weekend andThe Arcade Fire, mainstays on

other music services, are strangelyabsent on Rdio. Only time willtell if Rdio can secure the content

partners its currently missing.Included with the subscription

is a desktop application that inte-grates with iTunes, which matchessongs in the library with Rdiosserver it found a lot, but not allof my songs in under 10 minutes.Some songs in my iTunes librarywere easily found on Rdio, butdidnt import, so its not perfect.

Rdio for the iPhone allows forofine syncing of an Rdio collec-tionwhich means one would beable to download songs and be ableto be accompanied with great musicin an area without cellular service(a subway or during a ight).

For the most part, the iPhoneapp performs as expected, but itsdenitely a beta version. There are

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At $120 a year, just for the rightto stream to my iPhone, it is a value

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If you dont have an advanced phone, or dont see the need tohave that subscription music ev-erywhere you go, that ve dollars

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interface for browsing music andaccess to a ton of songs, you cantgo wrong with that.

It might just be worth it, though.The freedom to always have acollection of music, accessibleat any computer in the world orat the touch of a mobile phone isa concept that would be hard toconceive ofve or 10 years ago.How much would I have paid forit then?

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Foot-Faults & Expletives Return To U.S. OpenI swear to God Im [expletive]

going to take this [expletive] balland shove it down your [expletive]throat, you hear that? I swear toGod.

According to ESPN online reports,these were the words of Serena Wil-liams during her 2009 semi-nalsmatch against the Belgian playerKim Cjisters.

Defending champion Williamslashed out at a lineswoman after shecalled Serena on a foot fault duringher serve. This ofcial decisionresulted in a double-fault, a penalty

point deduction for Williams out-burst and an effortless victory forCjisters with 6-4, 7-5 sets.

The ery outburst cost Williamssome pocket change with a $10,000ne. An additional $500 penaltyfee was slapped on when Serenasmashed her racket after therst setof the semi-nal match.

Serena Williams never apologizedfor her outrageous outburst; instead,in a post-match press conference sheargued that she was merely one ofmany pro tennis players who screamat the court ofcials.

I dont think that its necessaryfor me to speak about that. Ivelet it go, Williams said. I didntthreaten (her). I didnt say...I dontremember anymore, to be honest. Iwas in the moment. And, you know,everyones ghting for every point.It was a really crucial point, 15-30,actually.

While Serena Williams stood byher 2009 U.S. Open Outburst, justlast week at Flushing Meadows his-

tory (almost) repeated itself whenAndy Roddick had a foot-faultcalled on him.

According to a Hufngton Postonline article, after the ofcial madethe call during Roddicksrst serveof his third set, the 2003 U.S. Openchampion was quick to retort, askingthe ofcial, What foot? After shetold Roddick it was his right foot hescoffed, Thats impossible. Rod-dick then continued, approachingchair umpire Enric Molina, pointedto his right foot, then his left andasked, Has THIS foot gone in frontof THAT foot ever in my career?Molina responded, Not in mymatches.

Video replays reveal that AndyRoddick was indeed guilty of com-mitting a foot fault, but with his leftfoot, not his right foot as the ofcialhad misspoken.

Roddicks smug, arrogant attitude,enhanced by his second round U.S.Open loss, was nauseating as hecontinued to harass the ofcial afterdouble-faulting, muttering that heshould have called 1-800-Rent-a-Ref.

Although Roddicks recent out-burst was lackluster in comparisonto Serenasery tirade back in 2009,the behavior of these two profession-al athletes was utterly shocking andin poor taste. Good sportsmanshipwent out the window as Roddick and

Williams rocked the court with their belligerent rants, simply becausethey disagreed with ofcial callsduring the U.S. Open tournament.

I absolutely agree with the pointthat Serena Williams illustratedwhen she said that in the heat ofthe moment, people say thingsthat they dont mean and get carriedaway; but after the moment is over,Roddick and Williams should haveformally apologized to the ofcialswho were merely trying to do their

jobs. Instead, these tennis stars stucktheir noses to the air and defendedtheir verbal assault on the tourna-ment ofcials.

Perhaps playing professionaltennis and raking in hundreds ofthousands of dollars per tourna-ment win has gone to their heads;the media has made many profes-sional athletes into celebrities. Butin my opinion, it is devastating to

bear witness to the detriment ofsportsmanship codes in professional

athletics.The beauty and universal appeal

of sports at any level is their unpre-dictable nature; you will win someand you will lose some, but athleticcompetitions are never cut and dry.

That being said, the human ele-ment and potential for error needsto be taken into consideration foroutraged professional players likeAndy Roddick and Serena Williams.

Tennis is one of the dwindlingnumber of professional sports thatstill rely primarily on the experteyes of linesmen and women tomake ofcial calls during matches.Although players have the ability tochallenge disputed calls to a video

replay, real-life referees remain asthe ultimate ofcials of the game.Umpires, referees and other athleticofcials are paid to be fair and usetheir best judgment when makingimportant calls in professionalsports, but they are still people, and

people do make mistakes.I just expect my umpires to know

the left foot from the right foot,Roddick stated after his secondround loss at the U.S. Open. SorryAndy, but even the Hawk-Eyeinstant replay technology wouldnthave been able to distinguish yourright foot from your left, only thatone of your feet committed a linefault. However, recently, new andimproved instant replay systems be-

ing implemented at many stadiumsafliated with the United States Ten-nis Association (USTA) could help

prevent future U.S. Open outbursts-in case a player were to fall victimto a dreaded foot-fault call again.

According to the U.S. OpensTechnology Blog, the Hawk-Eyesystem tracks only the movementof the ball, not yet the feet of the

player. However, new SwingVisiontechnology uses high-speed camerasthat shoot nearly 40,000 frames persecond, producing incredible im-ages that will make ruling ofcialcalls a piece of cake.

Ironically, Serena Williams, andher 2004 U.S. Open match against

Jennifer Capriati, was the primarycatalyst for the USTAs pursuit ofbetter instant replay technology onthe courts. The infamous quarter-nal match was plagued by three

bad calls against Williams whichcontributed to her ultimately los-ing the match after three sets. The

preposterous calls during Williamsand Capriatis 2004 match promptedthe USTA to push for the creationof a workable instant replay systemin an effort to prevent unfair losseson disputed calls.

Arlen Kantarian, USTA chiefexecutive proudly ushered in a newera for professional tennis on March

22, 2006 with the introduction ofthe Hawk-Eye replay system. Rulesand regulations implemented bythe USTA set limitations on howoften a player could challenge an

ofcial call, in order to keep thegame moving quickly and resist-ing the temptation for players to

become dependent on instant replaytechnology.

Although many professionalsports like the NFL utilize instantreplay technology to the fullestextent in 2010, sport fans were notalways enthusiastic about comput-erizing ofcial calls in fact, manyfans and professional athletes alikeare still opposed to it today.

A recent New York Times article,Hawk-Eye Wins Over Players,Fans and Officials, illustratesthe game-changing importance ofinstant replay systems in tennisthat contribute to maintaining theintegrity and fairness of the sport.

Although tennis instant replaytechnology began with the Cy-clops, (which used infrared light

beams, triggered by tennis balls, bugs or otherwise to signal linebreaches), boy has the USTA comea long way as illustrated in the NewYork Times piece: Because notennis court is exactly at and noline precisely straight, before thetournament Hawkinss team takesthousands of precise measurementsof the dimensions and contours ofeach court, which are then convertedinto a three-dimensional computermodel. Hawk-Eyes virtual worldtakes into account other real-world

factors that can affect accuracy,like the amount a ball compresseswhen it hits the court and even thetemperature of the court itself.

Many players were once leeryabout the reliability and accuracyof instant-replay technology, butin 2010, the pros have little to fearabout computer inaccuracies. ManyUSTA executives and tennis gurusalso feared that instant replay tech-nology would slow matches to the

pace of a tortoise crawl, but Hawk-Eye provides immediate results forthe calls in question.

Although the USTA and other professional athletic associationsmay be focused on reliable technol-ogy and quick, exciting matches,more important to many fans is the

preservation of the humbling humanexperience exclusive to sports.

From tennis to football to wres-tling and sports of all kind, athleticshave entertained the masses sincethe birth of civilization as a test ofsheer mortal power and skill.

Today, videogames, the Internet,computers and all modern technol-ogy constantly chip away at therealness and raw vulnerability thatremains in the world around us. In-stead of talking face to face we speakto friends over the phone, insteadof going to the game at the stadiumwe watch from web-streams; liveathletic ofcials are reminiscent of

the nail-biting allure of unpredict-able sporting competitions. You maywin some calls and you may losesome, but I think that professionalsports should not lose all faith in thehuman ability to ofciate in a fairand proper manner.

Interestingly enough, the NewYork Times article on Hawk-Eyetechnology supports my plea forold-fashioned game ofciating,One big positive for ofcials has

been to show that they are right thevast majority of the time, Kaufmansaid. Only about 30 percent ofinstant replay appeals result in over-ruling of the original call.

Real-life linesmen and women ofthe USTA make the correct calls themajority of the time, even with theimplementation of instant-replay

technology.Professional athletes like Andy

Roddick and Serena Williamsshould have apologized and exhib-ited more respect towards their lineofcials, after all, if there were nomore linemen, then Roddick and

Williams would look pretty ridicu-lous screaming at the Hawk-Eyeinstant replay video camera.

The U.S. Open Tournament con-

tinues until thenal round matcheson September 12.

You can watch matches dailywith TV coverage on CBS and

ESPN-2 . For more information onthe tournament visit their website:www.usopen.org

Jessica Rutledge

Sports Editor

[email protected]

Twitter: @InformerSports

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Williams during her infamous foot-fault tirade, U.S. Open 09.

HARTFORD HAWKS ATHLETICS

UPCOMING EVENTS:

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010:-WSOC vs. Princeton @ 7:00 p.m. HOME

-Volleyball @ Quinnipiac Invitational

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010:-Volleyball @ Quinnipiac Invitational-Tennis @ Faireld Invitational @ 9:00 a.m.-MSOC vs. CCSU @ 7:00 p.m. HOME-XC SEASON OPENER @Trinity Invitational

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010:-WSOC away vs. Dickinson @ 3:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010:-Mens tennis away vs. UConn @ 3:00 p.m.-Volleyball vs. CCSU @ 6:00 p.m. HOME

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The Hartford Wolf Pack wasestablished in 1997, shortly afterthe Hartford Whalers became theCarolina Hurricanes; the Wolf Packhas excelled in the AHL, having madethe playoffs every year since 1997,winning the AHL ChampionshipCalder Cup in 2000.

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place to take Mom and Dad whenthey come to visit this year. Season& single-game tickets are availableat www.hartfordwolfpack.com orwww.xlcenter.com (Prices: startat $10).

Mens NBA Preseason Match-Up: 7:30 p.m. Saturday October16, 2010, the XL Center will hostthe New York Knicks and 17-time

NBA champions, the Boston Celt-ics as they face-off in Hartford for a

preseason game. Sponsored by CT

Lotto, the Knicks vs. Celtics pre-season game is a great way to catch asneak peek of the 2010-2011 seasonteams. Tickets are available at: www.xlcenter.com, (prices: $25 - $200).

Celtics, GaGa & More At XL

By Charlie PaullinStaff Writer

Hartfords losing streak contin-

ued this past weekend when thevolleyball team participated in theToyota Classic hosted by UConn.

The Hawks suffered two toughlosses bringing their season re-cord to 0-7.

On Saturday, Sept. 3, SouthernIllinois handed them their rstloss in 3 sets (15-25, 13-25, 12-25)and later in the afternoon, Brownhanded them their second, again inthree sets (27-29, 21-25, 18-25).

In both matches, sophomoreKami Nethersole led the Hawksin kills, nine in the beginningmatch against SIU and then 15against Brown, herrst doublegure kills match of the season.She set a season high with the15 against Brown and she is oneshy of her career high. For this

performance during the UConnToyota Classic, Nethersole earnedher second All-Tournament teamhonors.

The Hawks did not hit wellthis weekend, especially againstSouthern Illinois with a percent-age of -.132 with 17 kills and 29errors in 91 total hits. The Hawksended with 39 kills and 19 errorsin 125 total attacks for a .160 hit-ting percentage.

However, on Tuesday Sept.

7, power-house Nethersole onceagain led the Hawks, but this time,she led them to theirrst victoryof the season against Holy Cross.

Nethersole blazed a winning path with .291 hitting percent-age, committing only ve errorsduring her 55 attacks. Additionalhits came from Sydney Scott andLindsay Makowiki who added10 and 12 hits each, respectively.Defensively, Lindsay Ford andDanielle Etta each landed career-high digs, over 20 for each Hawk.Lindsay Ford also set a career-highfor nabbing 60 of Hartfords 66total assist in the match againstHoly Cross.

Overall, Hartford redeemedthemselves on Tuesday when theteam pulled together in a tremen-dous team effort that paid off withtheirrst win of the 2010 season.Hartford beat Holy Cross aftervesets of play, (25-20, 26-24, 24-26,18-25, 15-13).

Hartford volleyball, currently1-7 for the season, has a longroad ahead of them. But their

performance on Tuesday shines alight on the amazing potential ofwomens volleyball when theircollaborative team efforts arein-synch. Womens volleyballwill participate in the QuinnipiacInvitational this weekend. Fridaysgame against Dartmouth begins at4:30 p.m.

Volleyball Powers A Win,

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By Jessica RutledgeSports Editor

Starting on Sunday Sept. 26, 2010,free Zumba classes will be held everySunday in Konover Marketplace at6:30 p.m. as well as every Monday inGengras Student Union at 5:30 p.m.

Zumba is a dance work-out pro-gram that has recently exploded in

popularity in the U.S., though the t-ness program originated in Colombia

during the 1990s.Zumba tness classes providean exhilarating work-out, with thecombination of salsa, merengue,reggaeton and other internationalhigh-energy music making Zumbasuper fun! Zumba classes are great

for college students because they arequick, fun and target almost everymajor muscle group in the body.

University of Hartford studentsshould denitely take advantage of theZumba classes being made availableto all students free of charge. FreeZumba was made possible through thecollaborative efforts of the CampusActivities Team (CAT), ConnectionsHealth Education and Wellness Cen-ter and the Ofce of Residential Life.

The only requirements to attenda Zumba class are a University ofHartford I.D. with your fall 2010validation sticker on the back and lotsof energy to work out and have fun!

For more Zumba class info: visitCAT Ofce 132 GSU.

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First Win Of Season, Hawks Crush Rivals 2-0

ADAM MANISON

Paintball Wins No. 8 In Nationals, Loses SGA Funds

By Erica White

Special To The Informer

The University of Hartford menssoccer team celebrated theirrst vic-tory of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

The third game of Hartfords 2010season ended in a 2-0 victory overtheir state-rivals, the QuinnipiacUniversity Bobcats, played in Hawk-territory.

After a two game losing streakduring which Hartford fell to BostonCollege (3-2) and Boston University(3-0), the Hawks worked hard at prac-tice vying for a win at Al-Marzookeld on Tuesday night.

After a scoreless rst-half, Hart-ford junior Patrick Boucher passedthe ball over to junior midelderAndrew Liapis.

Liapis was perfectly positionedin the box when he shot and nettedthe rst goal seven minutes into thesecond half.

Through the combined efforts ofBoucher and Liapis, the Hawks tooka 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute of play.

Liapis goal was also the rst ofhis career as a Hawk.

Minutes after the Hartford mensrst goal of the season was scored,

Quinnipiacs Brett Uttley kicked ahard shot that threatened to level the

playing eld.

Luckily, Uttleys shot missed theHartford net, mere inches wide,and his shot deected off of thegoal post.

This was much to the relief ofthe many Hartford fans and playersin attendance.

The Hawks held on to their 1-0lead until 21:14 when sophomoremidelder James Stamopoulossealed the deal, netting a goal anda 2-0 lead over Quinnipiac to winthe game.

Coach Dan Gaspar only had positive things to say about hisnew team and the season ahead.

Were excited about our rstvictory for the 2010 season es-

pecially here at home, in frontof our great fans, Gaspar saidin the www.hartfordhawks.com

post-game interview.Were not making the same

mistakes that we did in previousgames and thats a very, verygood sign.

Gaspar also applauded the ef-forts of the many young t alentedrecruits on his 2010 team as thecoaching staff is Continuing toimprove the learning curve, es-

pecially with so many freshmenon the eld as we had tonight,he said.

Jorge Rodriguez, a three-year

starter for the Hawks said: To-days game was better played byus than our previous two games.

Our game against BostonUniversity was just very rookie,explained Rodriguez.

We made young team mis-takes with three freshman in the

back [defense] and we were notorganized.

We are a young team, soits going to take time to buildup a solid defense, stated Ro-driguez.

Today we played well, madeall the important plays andkept the defense tight so theother team couldnt penetrate

through, Rodriguez said.Goalkeeper Jordan Bar kept

a clean sheet with zero goalsscored, blocking all seven of theBobcats shots on goal.

Hartford red 14 shots on goalon Tuesday.

Hartfords victory over state-rival, Quinnipiac puts them at1-2-0 overall for the season.

Hartford mens soccer willreturn to Al-Marzook eld inAlumni Stadium on Saturday,Sept. 1.

The starting game-time is 7p.m. for Hartford vs. CCSU onSaturday.

By Dan LifshatzStaff Writer

The University of Hartford Hawksclub paintball team nished No. 8 in

Nationals last year and No. 1 in NewEngland; this sentence should say it all.

Many students are unaware that theUniversity of Hartford even has a club

paintball team, this needs to change.The top players on the Hartford

Hawks club team, Matt Peters and JoeMelanson are passionate about paintball.The two Hartford students are exuberant

and enthusiastic about their team.Last year, they spent over $3,000 ourof their own pockets to pay for equip-ment, uniforms, tournament fees and thechance compete in the National Colle-giate Paintball Association Tournament(NCPA) in Florida.

The NCPA noticed the dedication andachievements of Hartford club paintballand invited them to become a part of the

prestigiousClass A collegiate paintballdivision. Hartford now competes in thesame division as much larger schoolswith a lot more paintball team funding:UConn, University of Florida, Drexel,Penn State, and Northeastern, just toname a few. Regardless of their sizeand lacking funds, Hawks paintball isso talented that they were invited to play

with these big guys.

Sounds like fantastic news, butUHa paintball is facing a major

problem: zero funding from theUniversity of Hartfords StudentGovernment Association (SGA) forthis season.

Peters and Melanson have tried toplead their case to several organiza-tions around campus for potentialfunding: the paintball team needsmoney for their season.

Last year, the paintball received$3,400 from SGA which contrib-uted to the teams tournament fees,

practice time, equipment, and othernecessities. The team was extremelygrateful for this money, and nevercomplained that it was not nearlyenough for the year. UHa paintballeven had to skip two major class-Atournaments in order to save upmoney for their trip to nationals inFlorida.

When Hartford paintball skippedout on two major tournaments withintheir class-A division, it was as pre-

posterous as if the Boston Red Soxmissed a game against The NewYork Yankees: The opportunity to

play in the NCPA, nationals andclass-A paintball is a prestigioushonor. Unfortunately, thus far SGAhas not allocated any funds for the

paintball team. Peters and Melan-son made a point of investigatingthis lack of funding as they hadhanded in their SGA budget-requestform early, because the deadlineoverlapped with nationals.

Alas, to no avail when the boyswere told that their budget-requestform for 2010 was either neverlooked at or lost, said Peters.

Everyone has their own opinionsabout what constitutes a sport,and as a former tennis player I agreewith Matt and Joe that paintballis as much a sport as mainstreamathletics. Although, not everyoneagrees with this. We arent askingto be treated like NCAA Division-IHartford sports Peters expressed.

But we want to be able to play oursport as well.

So far, nationally ranked Hartfordclub paintball has zero funding andwill not be able to play this year.

In addition to the teams achieve-ments last year in the NCPA, class-A

paintball and ranking No. 8 at nation-

als, paintball also hosted their ownDay of Choices for fellow paint-ballers, amassing a turnout of morethan 30 kids.

Ultimately, Peters and Melanson,along with the countless new playerswho signed up for the upcoming paint-

ball season are talented, dedicatedand utterly infatuated with excellingat paintball, but this year they wont

be able to play.A club organization like the Hart-

ford paintball club team should havea breadth of exposure all over campusafter all of their achievements, andyet barely anyone knows about them.A top 10 team in a national sportingevent hasnt been achieved at Hartford

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since Vin Baker, and that was a longtime ago. The University of Hartfordshould help support the groundbreak-ing paintball club team that has giventhe University of Hartford a namein class-A collegiate paintball at thenational level.

People cant see how technical thesport is, Melanson said, Paintballrequires a lot of skill. Melansoncontinued by saying, we went aroundcampus dorm storming and amassedabout four tove pages of signaturesof students interested in signing up;

thats a lot of people. Peters added,to make it simple, we just want ournancial requirements met becausewe want to compete, he contin-ued, Class-A costs $3,800 to join,so even with the funding we got lastyear, we would still be paying out of

pocket to play.We drove 23 hours non-stop to

Florida, stayed in a hotel with deadcockroaches under the sink, woke up,

played [at the national tournament]all day, slept, woke up, played all dayagain, and drove another 23 hours

back home, Peters said. While wepaid out of pocket for less than decentaccommodations, we saw teams likeUConn come fresh off airplanes, wellrested, Peters said. I dont think anyother club would go the extremesthat we did last year to compete inan event.

Peters and Melanson made theirmotives crystal clear, stating: All wewant to do is play, they said, just

play paintball, thats all.Money is the clubs sole obstacle,

unfortunately, no funding would be adeath sentence for the talented team.

SGA funding enabled Hartfordpaintball to reach the level of suc-cess that they ammassed since 2002.There seems to be no logical reasonwhy SGA would intentionally cutfunding for such the wildly success-ful team they helped create.

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