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CAMPUS

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VPIC Peer Educator Samantha Davignon discusses the myths about sexual assault.

SPORTS

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ENTERTAINMENT

In light of the upcoming holi-day, Scott Iwaniec, lists some of his favorite Halloween movies.

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OPINION

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Ever wonder about why ath-letes wear pink in the month of October? Anthony Tillman gives his opinion about the fad

The week of Oct. 21 was Alcohol Awareness Week, a time where the University of New Haven’s Office of Student Activities, along with the Office of Residential Life, works with many organizations on campus to sponsor different programs that bring to light the serious consequences of alcohol consumption. Throughout the week, SCOPE, the American Criminal Justice Association, Victimology and the Fire Science Club, in conjunction with OSA and ORL, sponsored many different activities designed to show students the effects of alcohol on their bodies and spread alcohol awareness throughout the UNH campus. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the Bergami Game Room, students competed in a “Drunk Mario Tournament.” Beer goggles were provided to those playing the video game in an attempt to show just how hard it is to complete simple tasks while intoxicated. Other events that took place dur-ing the week included a Trashed Speaker on Monday, Mock tailgat-ing before the men’s soccer game on Tuesday, the Drunk Mario Cart Tournament and a showing of Animal House on Wednesday, a Seatbelt Simulator and Root Beer Float Obstacle Course on Thursday and a Docudrama on Friday. Students were also able take a pledge not to drink and drive in the Bartels Programming Space on Monday and Tuesday. “Alcohol abuse is always an issue, and it’s good that students are aware of what’s going on and are educating themselves,” An-drew Mayer, Office Coordinator of OSA, said. Kirsten Ellison, head of the Alco-hol Awareness Committee, said she would like students to take away responsible drinking habits from this week. “The week is not suppose to tell students not to drink; the goal is to educate students on responsible drinking choices, and educate more on the effects of drinking and what drinking can do to someone,” she said. All college students experience the effects of college drinking, whether they drink or not. Ac-cording to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol-ism, about four out of five college students drink alcohol, and nearly 2,000 students ages 18 to 24 die each year from alcohol-related unintentional injuries, including drunk driving accidents. “I think alcohol awareness be-ing brought to UNH is a good idea,” said Soundview Residential Assistant Dan Brophy. “Many stu-dents over consume or do not take proper precautions with alcohol.” Underage students found in the presence of alcohol or empty al-cohol containers warrants a Level One Offense, according to the UNH Student Handbook. Under-age possession and consumption of alcohol calls for a Level Two Offense, and intoxication and be-ing present during drinking games calls for a Level Three Offense, along with serving to minors. A Level Four Offense is handed out if a student is found in the posses-

Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to New Hampshire to compete in the NE-10 Conference Champi-onships.

Marc Reiter spoke to UNH students about the music in-dustry and his experiences to kick off the Inaugural Event in Master Series.

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Known for their killer dance hits and creative lyrics, the boys of 3OH!3 have been a staple in the dance/alternative scene for nearly a decade. Nat Motte and Sean Fore-man, the Boulder Colorado duo, have hit the road on the Journeys Noise tour this fall and are sure to get you moving along with The Summer Set, Wallpaper, and the New Beat Fund who join them as support. I was lucky enough to

catch 3OH!3 for a few spare min-utes to discuss the tour as well as some other fun topics. The Journeys Noise tour is still in the very first few dates of its run, so I had to ask what fans should be expecting when they head out this fall. “Actually we were talking about it last night with the bands,” Motte explained, “and all the bands that are on the tour are really concerned with one thing, and that’s to make sure peo-ple have fun at the shows. Overall, it’s just a great tour to come out and have a good time too.” Foreman added, “I think they’ll love the fact that we all wrote

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and will perform a song together, it’s called ‘Turn the Night On’ and that’s a lot of fun because it’s pretty much a party on stage.” A Halloween inspired video for the single was put out the day before tour that was created by Foreman. “I was just thinking like Blair Witch, and how they hand-held cameras,” he said. “None of us were together, the Summer Set dudes were in the UK, basically we were like ‘here’s the idea, uh, shoot it yourself.’” The video got rave reviews from fans not only for the song, but

Last weekend, the University of New Haven’s Undergraduate Government Student Association student body representatives, along with representatives of student organizations, went on a retreat in Providence, RI. This was the second year that USGA traveled to Rhode Island to hold their annual retreat. The purpose of the weekend was to get everyone involved with USGA together and discuss how to make UNH a life-like college campus, as well as how to unify the student body. The retreat started off with ice-breakers, so students could meet and get to know each other. Students had fun getting to know other people and learning what organizations other people were

from. Many students at the retreat discussed some of UNH’s biggest flaws. One of the flaws was tradi-tions. UNH doesn’t have many tra-ditions, so students, along with the Executive Board, brought in some ideas on how to incorporate tradi-tions to the campus. One tradition that’s starting up is not walking on the UNH seal, which is located in the Maxcy Quad. Those who walk on it will fail a test. Other tradi-tions that were discussed included a senior sidewalk in which seniors will have their name engraved somewhere around campus, hav-ing a bell that will be rung for big events on campus, and having a wish fountain. How to make the campus better for the students was also consid-ered at the retreat. The program-ming space in Bartels was dis-cussed, and students agreed that it is awkward looking because of how it’s divided by an odd wall.

Students were also asked how to improve the information desk so that it is run for the students and by the students. Many commented how the white board needs to go since it’s in the way and the desk needs to state that it is the students’ desk and not the tour guide’s desk. Students not only talked about the major issues on campus but also learned the importance of del-egating. Students understood the significance of delegating within organizations, because if it’s not done properly, the organization could break apart. However, the retreat was not all about business. Students got to let out some stress at Dave’s and Busters for a few hours, or shop at the Providence mall. Many students enjoyed the hockey game where they were able to watch the Providence Bruins take home the win; many thought it was the most exciting part of the trip.

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Myths about Sexual Assault

Sexual assault happens on the University of New Hav-en campus and students need to know the facts. There are many incorrect assumptions about sexual assault that need to be corrected: Myth: The way a women dresses will provoke sexual assault. Fact: Most rapists do not select their victims based on their appearance. They select victims who are accessible and vulnerable. Myth: Rape is usually committed by strangers. Fact: 90% of college women who were raped knew their assailant. Myth: Rape is a rare oc-currence. Fact: One in four college women have either been raped or suffered an attempt-ed rape. Myth: Women lie about

rape to cover up a sexual act she wishes didn’t happen. Fact: Studies have shown that false reports only make up two percent or less of all reported cases. Myth: Only women are affected by rape. Fact: Men have female friends and family who may need help coping with sexual assault. Also, men can be victims of rape. Myth: Rape is a violent act of rage. Fact: Many victims do not suffer any visible physical injuries. If you have questions or need information about services available on and off campus, please feel free to drop by the Violence Prevention and Intervention Center in the lower level of Sheffield Hall next to the Counseling and Psychologi-cal Services office. Student Peer Educators hold office hours on Sundays from 2-10 p.m., Monday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.- 4

Frontiers Honors Discussion: The Semi-Similarity of Our Oceans and Outer Space

When one thinks about the universe and its endless depth, the ocean and marine life isn’t necessarily the next thing that comes to mind. These two areas seem quite contrasting at first thought. This planet’s bodies of water are teeming with life in the deepest parts, whereas outer space appears to be teeming with almost nothing. Yet one thing these areas have in common is how much they have sparked human’s curiosity. Once we had settled, and become content with our knowledge of the land, we moved onto the seven seas. Dreams got bigger, and thoughts started rising about what may be beyond this atmosphere. Helen Rozwadowski, as-sociate professor of history at the University of Con-necticut and director of the Maritime Studies program at the Avery Point campus, discussed these topics Oct. 23, in the Moulton Lounge in the Bartels Campus Center. Her discussion, titled “The Ocean and Outer Space Frontiers of Arthur C. Clarke,” was open to Honors students and the campus community. In the 1950s and 1960s, after World War II, Ameri-cans knew that our country

was a force to be reckoned with. With the war came a plethora of new tech-nologies— penicillin, radar, nylon, and the atomic bomb. People placed trust and had confidence in science and technology. “Ideas that seem so outlandish now, seemed possible then,” Rozwadoski said. Writers were inspired by what seemed to be an exponential increase in pos-sibilities and ideas. Rozwadowski focused most of her presentation on Arthur Clarke, a science fiction writer. Clarke had scientific knowledge of the oceans and outer space, and incorporated it into his works of fiction. Clark was an avid believer in space travel, as much as he was a dedicated scuba diver, being known as the “prophet of the space age.” Rozwadoski discussed how exploration of both space and the oceans came to be what technologies and people inspired it. She mentioned the invention of the Aqua Lung, a device that allowed humans to breathe underwater, and was thereby a turning point in sea explo-ration. The most interesting technological advancement discussed, which Rozwad-owski herself agrees with, is milking of whales in prior centuries. This brought criticism from Buddhists, and the idea eventually fell through.

Rozwadowski herself stud-ied English and Biology as an undergraduate, and it was in graduate school when she had a course regarding the History of Science. She had to complete fieldwork and was interested in oceanog-raphy. Rozwadowski spent time on a boat for six weeks studying maritime history and culture. She was always intrigued in both the scien-tific and cultural aspects of technological advances in ocean and space. Fathoming the Ocean: The Discovery and Exploration of the Deep Sea is an award-winning book of hers, telling the story of how scientists and sailors of the 19th century began to explore the ocean’s depths. Rozwad-owski writes on the beauty of the ocean as professed by writers, and its practical uses of warfare, exploration, and commerce. So far in her ca-reer, Rozwadowski has won the Ida and Henry Schuman Prize from the History of Science Society, and was awarded the William E. & Mary B. Ritter Fellowship of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She currently teaches at the University of Connecticut.

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p.m. and then again at 6 -10 p.m. and Thursday-Friday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Any student who comes to the VPIC during those hours can speak to someone in private and can be sure it will stay confidential. The center also offers a women’s support group for victims of sexual assault, relation-ship abuse and stalking on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. For more informa-tion, call the Center at 203.479.4168. This project was supported by Grant No. 2010-WA-AY-0010, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily re-flect the views of the Depart-ment of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.


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Paying for college can sometimes be a hassle, but don’t let that stop you from achieving your educational goals. There are many ways in which you can receive financial help to pay for school. One of the most easy and often overlooked ways to pay for college is through outside scholarships. Out-side scholarships are dif-ferent from those given out by the University. They are provided by outside organi-zations such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, professional organizations, community organizations and more. These scholarships give the extra financial assistance you may need when pay-ing your bill, and there are so many different outside scholarships available for many different kinds of students. This week’s theme is about searching for out-side scholarships, and the Financial Aid Office is here to teach you how. We can even provide you with some outside scholarships that we have already found! Searching for outside scholarships can be difficult if you don’t know where to look. The most common question people ask when looking for outside scholar-ships is, “Is this a legitimate scholarship?” There are websites out there that may try to trick you into pay-ing in order to apply. If any scholarship asks you to pay, it is not a legitimate site and you should get off of the website immediately. Ac-cording to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), per-petrators of financial aid fraud often use the following telltale lines:• The scholarship is “guaran-teed or your money back”• You can’t get this informa-tion anywhere else• “We just need a credit card” or bank account num-ber to hold this scholarship• We’ll do all the work

• There is a fee to apply for the scholarship• Provides “exclusive” infor-mation• You’ve been selected by a “national foundation to receive a scholarship” or “You’re a finalist”; in a con-test you never entered. If you happen to come across a website with any of the above lines or something similar, it is most likely a fraudulent website and you should avoid it and exit the browser immediately. Be aware of scam “phishing” or “pharming”! “Phishing” en-tails unsolicited emails that appear legitimate and may bear the logo of your bank or credit card. This is a scam that is trying to lure you into giving out your personal or account information. “Pharming” includes unso-licited emails that encour-age you to visit a website or click on a suspicious link. In order to avoid this, make sure your inbox spam filters are up to date. For more information, or to file complaint, you should call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) or visit: www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams. A good way to begin your search is by checking well known educational sites like www.collegeboard.com. Most students know Colleg-eboard is a real organization because they may have used it to help search for colleges when applying as a senior in high school or when tak-ing the SAT’s/ACT’s. Some other websites that provide good outside scholarship op-portunities are www.ecam-pustours.com, www.fastweb.com, www.collegeanswer.com, and www.petersons.com/college-search/. The first step for most of the websites above is to create a log in name and profile. This will allow you to save potential scholar-ships you find to a favorites section of your profile, and you can also customize your profile so that the website can match you with schol-arships that fit your needs.

For example, if you’re an engineering major, and you create a profile based on that, the website will be able to match you up with scholarships related to your major. The same applies for busi-ness majors, criminal justice majors and so on. They can also match you based on your year in school, such as freshman or senior. This process is easy and quick, especially since once created the profiles are doing all the searching for you and sending it to your e-mail address. All you have to do is sit back, relax and let the outside scholarship matches come to you! Not only can you search for outside scholarships on your own, but if you are having difficulty finding them, then the Financial Aid Office can help! Recently, the financial aid student workers have spent a lot of time researching outside scholarships that can help any UNH student pay for college. We have created two binders full of outside scholarship information, so that anyone can easily access them. We’ve also cre-ated a bulletin board inside the office lobby that displays several of the outside schol-arships that may be targeted toward your major! Outside scholarships can really help take the weight off your shoulders when trying to pay for college. Please take advantage of the information given above, and use these websites to help you find what you’re looking for. The outside scholarship binders will be located in the Financial Aid Office, Maxcy Hall Room 118B. Stop by during busi-ness hours, Monday through Friday 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and check them out! Also, check out our Facebook page, University of New Haven-Financial Aid Office, for updates and information regarding financial aid. You never know what you might find!

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There’s Always Time for Sustainability

Sustainability Day isn’t a national holiday like Earth Day, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be celebrated right. There can never be too much environmental aware-ness, especially on a college campus. On Wednesday Oct. 23, sustainability was celebrated at the University of New Haven, with the UNH Green Team and USGA Sustain-ability Committee, who paired up for a few events to raise awareness of the envi-ronmental movement. First, there was a “Get Caught Recycling” com-petition, where members of the club and committee went around photographing people who were recycling. Unfortunately, not too many were spotted. At 5 p.m., there was a Re-cycling Competition in the Quad. This event included a huge bin of various items, and two students would go head-to-head putting what they considered “recy-clables” in one bin, separate from trash, which was put in another bin. Some things, like paper and bottles were clearly recyclables, but others such as pill sheets, granola bar wrappers, and batteries con-fused some people. Many freshman stopped by to play the game, and Green Team was able to inform them on which items are and aren’t recyclable here on our cam-pus. Plastic bags, for exam-ple, can be recycled at other

locations, but they aren’t recyclable on our campus. Envelopes were the item that gave people the most difficulty. Most people think they can be recycled because envelopes are paper, but the little plastic window they have on one side prevents that. The three students with the highest scores from the Recycling competition each won gift cards. At 7 p.m., Sustainability Committee and Green team had a blackout in the Quad. The point of this was to get people to turn off their lights and unplug their electronics, while enjoying company and food in the Quad. ORL and OSA provided cookies for the event, where students could frost and decorate

them with sprinkles, and drink hot chocolate. Michelle Murphy, Presi-dent of Green Team, said, “I think it was a slow start, but once people knew that we were out in the Quad, a lot more people started joining us. It was a great success to have so many students come to our Campus Sustainability Day events and allowed us to educate them a little more on sustainability.” Students stopped by the event to offer suggestions on recycling and sustainability on our campus. If you have any questions on these mat-ters, check the school web-site, or send email sugges-tions to [email protected].

for the way all the parts fit together so seamlessly. “I edited the video, and when I got them all in, everyone had a different way to do it. Brian’s holding a chain-saw and stuff, you know Ricky Wallpaper’s like, he had a couple different ones that were all really crazy. I think it’s great because even though they’re all differ-ent, they all have a similar type of feeling; dark and in the basement, so it turned out really fun to do and edit together.” I was especially impressed because the formatting of the video was in all differ-ent styles, from professional cameras to iPhones, yet the whole project ran so smooth. The tour may have just kicked off, but already Motte and Foreman are focused on staying well and energized for the rest of the fall with some tea and other touring tips. “When starting tour we always kinda get worn down because you forget how to sleep on a moving vehicle, so going into a show we’re just trying to rest and get ev-erything ready for the show

and save all our energy for the time we’re on stage.” Foreman went on to say that the bands have been really bonding and getting excited about the rest of the journey. “We all get along really well and we’re all friends. It’s just a lot of fun; it turns into a big party! You kinda get those first show jitters out of the way and I think we’ve done that, I mean the show’s been awesome, but I think tonight and progres-sively forward, it’s going be easy and fun.” Music wasn’t always the plan for Motte and Foreman; both had been in college when they decided to pursue careers in music instead. Nat noted that he would prob-ably be in the first year of residency at medical school, while Foreman would be majoring at… Jimmy Johns, the popular sandwich eatery. “I don’t know, I love school, but I didn’t neces-sarily know what I wanted to do professionally,” he explained. “I would be working in some capacity, but I have no idea where I’d be right now.” What I found most in-

teresting about talking to 3OH!3 was discussing their work with big name pop artists like Maroon 5 (Motte co-wrote the hit “Love Somebody”), and Ariana Grande (Foreman worked on her song “Tattooed Heart”), and how the writing process may change when working on a song outside of one’s normal genre or demograph-ic. Motte said, “I think what we’re good at, is that we’re artists and we have our own artistry, and we understand what it’s like to make a song and live with the song and play it every night, you know? Some other songwrit-ers might not know what that’s like, because they only live with the song as long as they write it and produce it. You try to put yourself in the position of the artist that you’re working with and tell yourself, that above all, it’s important for them to be comfortable with that song and have fun making it.” He also mentioned that the writing process itself isn’t vastly different from writing for their own band. “I don’t know, I think a lot of that is maybe subconscious. I think you just go in and write and

try to kind of express what-ever you’re trying to accom-plish the best way you can, don’t really overthink it.” When asked about giving some advice to all the music industry and sound record-ing majors on campus, Fore-man had some really insight-ful comments on the topic. “I mean for us, and for most artists that find a niche and become successful, you really just have to focus on your craft and enjoy what you’re doing. There are so many outlets. There’s re-ally no excuse for why you can’t record and make an

album that’s just as good as any major market album nowadays. So do just that, work on your craft and give something new to the world of music that hasn’t been done before.” Of course, being 3OH!3, the entire interview wasn’t all serious, so I did have some fun asking silly ques-tions as well: What are the boys best hangover cures for example? Foreman swears by a shot of pickle juice, while Motte prefers to work out the toxins with a pick-up game of basketball. And have you ever wondered

what food they would eat forever if given the chance? Foreman swears by deep dish pizza; however, Motte likes to spice things up with enchiladas, and lots of them. If you want to get the full details of the interview, including how Brian Lo-gan Dales of The Summer Set made a surprise guest appearance, head over to http://unhmic.tumblr.com/. If you haven’t checked out “Omens” yet, be sure to listen up for it, these two have such amazing music! I was truly honored to be able to sit down with one of my

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Student Film Recognized at International Film Festival

An aspiring independent filmmaker, Chelsea Rowan ’14 understands the time and dedication that is required to create a film. “A feature-length movie can take moths, sometimes years, to complete,” said Rowan, who has been part of multiple film produc-tions and has written two short films and several screenplays that she hopes to produce in the future. “Even short films can take month to complete from pre-production through post-production.” But that didn’t stop her from competing for the third time in the 48 Hour Film Project competition in New Haven this summer. As part of the international contest, Rowan and her team were challenged to write, film and edit a short film in only 48 hours. Each film must include four elements specified for each competing city. In

New Haven, the elements involved a character, a line of dialogue that is provided (“I’d like to see you try.”) and a prop. The group’s genre, which is different for each team, was crime/gang-ster. The group filmed the play at a house several of the members rent in East Haven and in the office of their ad-viser, Paul Falcone, director of instructional and institu-tional media. By the end of the week-end, the team created a five-minute-and-15-second film titled Idle Play. For their efforts, they won the top prize for “best use of line” and “best sound directing.” At the end of September, the film was screened at the 8th Annual Independent Televi-sion and Film Festival in Dover, Vt. “The weekend consisted of very little sleep and a high stress level, but we made it to the drop off in time,” said Rowan, the director of the film, who plans to pursue a master’s degree in screen-writing.

Nicole Caputo ’14, who served as the producer for the film, said her interest in film started in high school. The creative environment fostered by the communica-tion department has fueled her interest in producing and creating her own movies, and the 48 Hour Film Proj-ect gave her the opportunity to dive headfirst into the filmmaking process. “Making a film come together that quickly is the best way to learn about who you are as an artist and what kinds of decisions you make under pressure,” said Caputo. In addition to writing the film, Matt Lumas ’14 played the main character. The ex-perience, he said, gave him a chance to step out of his comfort zone. “I generally like to work behind the camera,” he said. “Having this new perspec-tive will help me guide tal-ent in the future and helped me develop a deeper respect for the art of filmmaking.”

con’t from page 1sion of kegs, grain alcohol or the possession and/or use of funnels. The consequence for a Level Two Offense is a $100 fine and the referral to a BA-SICS group, according to the Student Handbook. A Level Three Offense, calls for a $200 fine, parental notifica-tion and a BASICS group re-ferral, and the consequence for a Level Four is a $300 fine and a minimum referral to a one-on-one counseling

session. A Level Five Offense is awarded after the fourth Level Two violation, the third Level Three violation or additional violations after a Level Four violation. A Level Five Violation will result in the removal from the residence halls and/or the University. “When students don’t take the proper precautions, it could lead to costly medical transports,” Brophy said. Hopefully these Alcohol

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Awareness programs will prevent future problems concerning students and alcohol, he said. “I think these programs are important—people are always hearing about kids getting alcohol poisoning or worse,” said sophomore Kaitlin Mahar. “Even though you might think it’s the same old boring stuff over and over again, you never know when it could end up making a difference.”

The University of New Haven’s music program began what is hoped to be the start of many Master Series Seminar Sessions this past week, where success-ful members of the music industry will speak with students about their experi-ences in the field. On Oct. 23, the UNH music program welcomed Marc Reiter, who spoke in Dodds Theater. Reiter was born and raised in Albany, NY. His love for music started at the age of four, when he saw a re-cord of the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby. He asked his older brother to buy the record for him, and since that moment, he loved music. He described his childhood and teenage years in simple terms: skate-boarding, listening to music constantly, and sometimes school. In 1981, Strawberries Records and Tapes bought out Just a Song Record Store, the record store Reiter bought all of his records from. The store was moved, and Reiter landed his first job; moving crates of records from one store to the other. After a year of persistence, he finally got a steady job at the record store as your typical part time em-ployee. It was in this store that he made his very first connection: a college rep for CBS records (now Sony) that he ended up succeeding when the rep graduated. To the young Reiter, this was the greatest job in the world, and while his social and academic life suffered greatly, it was for the sake of doing something he was passionate about. One year later he got a job as a promoter and began moving up the management ladder, which he eventually left college full time for. All of these jobs were stepping stones for what is still his current position; joining the team at Q Prime in January 1988. Reiter now works at Q Prime, a music manage-ment company in NYC. The company manages many fa-mous artists, some of which include Metallica (who have been managed by Q Prime for 29 years), Red Hot Chili Peppers (managed for 15 years), Muse, Black Keys, and Cage the Elephant. Re-iter said that he didn’t know

how exactly to pigeonhole and explain his position in the company, but said the best way he could describe it was, “chief creative and marketing dude.” When asked what he does, he told the audience that basically, he helps artists get to where they want to go. Some artists have a clear picture of where they want to be and how to get there; they just need a facilitator. Other artists need creative guidance and help to reach their goals. Reiter’s goal is to keep the best interest of the artist in mind, and to get them to a place where they want to be. Another job he does is help artists who are in between labels, start their own label, so that they have complete control of their music. The focus of Q Prime as a whole is to see long term develop-ment in their artist’s careers rather than just short term success, a point he discussed that their company sees dif-ferently than some record companies. Reiter still skateboards and listens to music exces-sively, and currently lives in NJ with his wife and two daughters, who he jokingly said, sometimes think he is cool and other times lame. He told the audience that his career has been an amazing ride, and that if you want to make it in the music industry, the most important skill needed is people skills. While this is something that isn’t taught academically in school, it’s learned through-out your years at college. When asked about his feel-ings towards talking to col-lege students and his hopes and fears about the future of the music industry, he re-plied with a very eye-open-ing answer; he said he loves being able to talk to college music majors because the fact that he could give even a slight pearl of wisdom to just one student is something special, and that he wished there was a school like UNH back when he was a college student. He also said, “To have any fears about [the music industry changing] would be ignorance, and to have hopes would be naïve. On one hand we have to hang on and see where it takes us, and on the other hand, we have to make sure we’re doing what we can for our artists so we can help shape it as it moves in the direction it goes.” After the seminar, we were able to ask Reiter a few

more questions. When asked what he thought of record labels today, whether they be indie or major, he said that, “labels aren’t what they once were, but there are some that are doing a great job at breaking new artists, and some care a lot about their artists.” Some do a better job at developing new talent, and a big problem is that Music Television no longer plays music, which used to be a huge starting point for artists back in the day. “Music always continues to evolve, and it also always borrows from itself. As soon as people start saying, ‘rock is dead,’ rock is about to make a comeback. Whether it’s in six months, a year or five, no one knows, but it al-ways happens. Kids pick up instruments and learn how to play them; it is innate for teenagers to want to rebel against their parents and authority, and many of them are going to want to natu-rally go against the grain, therefore music will evolve into something new. “My daughter listens to country, because that is the absolute best way that they can rebel against me.” Reiter’s explained that the best way to make it in the music industry is to put yourself out there. You’ll probably start out by sweep-ing floors at a studio or la-bel, but eventually you will grow if it’s what you really want. At the beginning of the seminar he made it clear that he did not want any students giving him resumes after his speech— the reason being that giving someone a resume when they visit your school is the easiest way of getting it done. If you truly care about getting the job, you’ll go to them, rather than them coming to you. If they say no, you ask again, and you keep asking until they either give you the job or you get a better opportu-nity. The next Master Series Seminar will be held Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m., and will be a round table discussion with two music industry greats: Lee Eastman and Jeff Jones. Eastman is a well-known entertainment lawyer for the likes of Paul McCartney and Jimmy Fallon. Jones is an industry executive whose credentials include work-ing with LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and most notably; the Beatles. It is sure to be an eye opening discussion as the seminar series continues.

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I’m shocked and sick-ened by the behavior of two Florida teens, charged with aggressively stalking and bullying their 12-year-old classmate, Rebecca Sed-wick. The modern-day mean girls, 12-year-old Kaitlyn Roman and 14-year-old Guadalupe Shaw, began their harassment over a boy that both Guadalupe and Rebecca had dated while at-tending Crystal Lake Middle School. Death threats, taunting and physical fights toward Rebecca escalated in the months that followed. Even after she was hospital-ized for an attempted suicide and left the school, the threats continued. Only when police confis-cated the girls’ phones and laptops was the true hei-nousness of their comments revealed. “Nobody cares about u,” said one horrible message read. “Drink bleach and die,” read another. Rebecca did die in Sep-tember, but not by bleach. Instead the young girl jumped to her death from an abandoned cement factory tower, after enduring months of horrendous cyberbullying. What’s more shocking is that the girls continued mocking Rebecca even after her untimely death. A post on Guadalupe’s Facebook page read “Yes IK I bullied REBECCA nd she killed her self but IDGAF.” The final acronym translating to, “I don’t give an (expletive).” This is disgusting. How can such young girls have so little respect for their now dead classmate?

Unsurprisingly, some news media blame the parents for their daughters’ actions. Sure, we can all point fin-gers at the parents, question-ing why they weren’t more proactive in their child’s online activity. However, the sad truth is that they can’t be. In a world with technology practically ooz-ing through every nook and cranny of our lives, teens will find a way to access their precious Internet or texts. If they’re not using it at home, they are accessing it through school comput-ers, the library or friends. And let’s be honest, keep-ing secrets from parents is a teenage specialty. It is, therefore, naïve to think that Guadalupe and Kaitlyn’s parents are responsible for their daughters’ behavior. The blame lies with the girls themselves. While parents monitoring social media interactions are important, it is even more vital that teens realize the consequences of their words, something Guadalupe and Kaitlyn rudely disregarded. Through her Facebook post, Guadalupe didn’t even try to hide her involvement with Rebecca’s death, showing she could care less about the harm of her actions. These girls need a seri-ous reality check, and being charged with only felony aggressive stalking just isn’t enough. According to news reports, punishments for felony aggressive stalk-ing can range anywhere from juvenile probation to placement in a residential-commitment program for five years or until their 19th birthdays. That’s it. After that time period, Guadalupe and Kaitlyn are allowed to go back to their normal lives, as if nothing

ever happened. This, ladies and gentlemen, is where the judicial system fails us. Guadalupe and Kaitlyn’s age protect them from being tried like adults. They are still treated like juveniles, even though their mali-cious acts were anything but juvenile. In recent years, you can hardly watch the news with-out hearing another story about a teen committing suicide due to bullying. Just this week, a student opened fire at Sparks Middle School in Nevada, wounding two students and killing a teacher before turning the gun on himself. According to media reports, the student was a victim of bullying. Another teen, Jordan Lewis, shot himself in the chest in mid-October because he couldn’t take the bullying anymore. Deaths caused by relentless bullying are an unmistakable problem in today’s world. As a society, how can we truly end bullying if we choose not to apply sig-nificant punishment toward those executing it? At the very least, further punish-ment toward Guadalupe and Kaitlyn would send a clear message—bullying is never okay. In my mind, Guadalupe and Kaitlyn lost any right they had to being treated as juveniles the second Rebec-ca leapt to her death. This was not your run-of-the-mill bullying case; it was more than name-calling. Guadalupe and Kaitlyn knowingly drove Rebecca to suicide, and they are openly not sorry about it. They should pay for their wrong-doing by serving a much harsher sentence.

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The iPhone 5C: the “C” Stands for “Cheap”

iPhone is an iconic smart-phone, but they have gone crazy. They constantly produce new generations of their phones, which cus-tomers can hardly wait to have, but can barely afford. To follow their pattern of introducing a new iPhone soon after the last, Apple has introduced two more ver-sions before people could even save enough for the last version released. The 5C is still expensive, but this time made with cheaper materials that aren’t receiving the expected ap-praisal. After only a month, production is being cut from 300,000 a day, to 150,000, and it can’t compare to sales of its counterpart; the 5S. According to CNN, at an iPhone press event before the release of the new iPhones last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “Busi-ness has become so large, that this year we are going to replace the iPhone 5 and we’re going to replace it with not one, but two new designs. This allows us to serve even more customers.” Contradicting the busi-ness’ new strategy, the 5C is resistant to the hoped success, and barely selling to any customers at all, while the 5S is outselling it with its more traditional features. The 5C introduced a new style with a simpler, cheaper, more colorful plastic body, however it doesn’t support features that have been sig-nificantly upgraded from the iPhone 5. The 5C starts at $99 with a mobile data plan, however because it looks cheaper, and the price differentiation from the 5S is too little, it isn’t

worth the price. The cost will have to be even cheaper to appeal to buyers, who are more attracted to the 5S’ updated features. “Apple needs new custom-ers to keep growing, and the 5C was supposed to appeal to a new, more price-con-scious consumer,” said For-rester Analyst Researcher, Sarah Rotman Epps, accord-ing to CNN. Apple’s plan of a cheaper iPhone targeted for coun-tries such as China, where it could result in a surge of sales, or what analysts call “aspirational consumers,” while their profit growth has slowed, backfired. Now Ap-ple has experienced some-thing that is new to them; their lines aren’t out the door and sales have decreased. In China, mobile carriers don’t subsidize phones, so the 5C sells for $560, only $100 less than the 5S; which offers more to the user. If the price differentiation were greater between the two, Apple would see less low-cost competition. Retailers responded to the lack of sales by reducing the prices of the 5C. This month, Best Buy ran a pro-motion offering it for $50, Walmart has discounted it to $45 through the holidays, and Radio Shack is giving customers a $50 gift card with their purchases until early November. On June 29, 2007 the orig-inal iPhone was released. In about six years there has been seven new generations. The iPhone 5 was released earlier this year, and already in its place is the 5S and 5C. Apple expects users to up-grade to the newest versions immediately, even though a better version will be made before they can even open the box of the last. Cell phone companies

generally have two-year contracts; it is only after those two years that cus-tomers get a discount, or sometimes a free upgrade. Apple expects customers to constantly spend hundreds of dollars on new products, which are respectively more expensive than the previ-ous versions, while nothing is wrong with their current, fully functioning one that has a life expectancy which outlives the time between new versions created. Apple is demanding too much from their devoted audience while trying to weasel money out of them by cutting corners in produc-tion materials, and instead making the phones prettier to make up for the features they lack. The 5C is cheaper, yes, but for a reason. The phone is simply built cheap-er, but not sold for much cheaper, that doesn’t really add up does it? The iPhone 5C is made with a plastic casing, while the iPhone 5S is made of aluminum and it includes a faster processor and a fingerprint sensor for security – no wonder it is selling more. It is possible that a failure wouldn’t have been expe-rienced had the different ver-sions come out separately. The 5C’s cheaper exterior is too different to be compared to the 5S’ traditional one. Had it been introduced on its own, later down the road, it might have been received as an intriguing new version. The only thing Apple is doing right by creating the cheaper 5C is matching its life expectancy with the time period they allow between new versions, so now maybe users can keep up with the new trends, even though their wallets can’t.

When is Enough, Enough?

It is like déjà vu all over again. On Oct. 21, there was another school shoot-ing only 10 months after the Newtown tragedy. This time the shooting took place at Sparks Middle School in Nevada. One teacher and the student shooter were killed and two other students were injured. It is too soon to know for sure why this pre-teen student decided to go on a shooting spree; it could be because the student was upset with other peers or the teacher, or as Tom Robinson, deputy chief of the Reno Police Department said to CNN on Monday, “…just going on an indiscriminate shooting spree.”

A 13-year-old student witness of the event said to CNN on Monday, “The stu-dent was pointing a gun at the teacher after the teacher told him to put it down, and the student fired a shot at the teacher, and the teacher fell, and everybody ran away.”The loss of life in this shoot-ing is minimal compared to recent shootings, but enough is enough. Since 1982 there has been a school shoot-ing every year, excluding 1990 and 2002. Over that 31 year span there has been 57 school shootings and a loss of 148 lives along with 117 injured. Does anybody know if their children are really safe in school anymore? And not just in the elementary school level, but in Colleges and Universities across the country. Who knows when the next angered youth or

resident at large decides to bust into a school’s cafeteria door and go on an “indis-criminate shooting spree.” Who knows, it could be your school next. More needs to be done to protect students across the country at all levels. You could relate this all back to gun violence and gun laws, but no matter what you do, people who want to do harm will still get a hold of what they need. Security in schools must increase. The livelihood and wellbe-ing of students and teachers should be every school’s number one priority. Schools need to increase funding for security and reevalu-ate the plans they have in place. Many schools across the country have put in pilot programs including more surveillance cameras, more locks, metal detectors,

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and security guards. Many schools have lock down pro-cedures and some Universi-ties even require freshmen to attend active shooter semi-nars where they learn how to protect themselves during a shooting, such as making barricades with things in the classroom. Some schools have even gone as far as having teachers take self-defense classes on how to take down shooters, and in Arizona, Utah, and Texas some teachers have been armed and trained to shoot as well. People need to stop acting after the fact and become proactive. Just here at the University of New Haven alone, problems can be eas-ily pointed out. Students have been mugged on the dimly lit streets just off campus. Some have even been approached or grabbed

on their walks back to their housing. Yes, UNH has a Police force, but how hard is it to really get on campus? Anybody could easily drive onto campus and enter any building they want. Even getting into the “secure” residence halls is simple. During the day, people wait until someone opens the door and then walk easily past the unoccupied RA desks. Posted security guard sta-tions are even completely irrelevant. How many times have you actually seen a security guard at the corner of Ruden and Simon Place? How about one just walk-ing around campus at night? Even the security guards posted at the entrances of Forest Hills and Savin Court hardly stop anybody. I know a girl whose ex-boyfriend was able to walk into For-

est Hills, while a security guard was on duty, get into her building, break into her room, and beat her. What if he had a gun on him? He could have killed her, along with her roommates and anyone else he pleased, and who would have stopped him? No one. Some Universities are very secure. For example, Quin-nipiac is almost impossible to access if you are not a resident, and is ranked the sixteenth safest campus in America, according to The Daily Beast. They have guards at all the entrances 24 hours a day and even offer walking escorts. Other schools should follow this example. This matter is getting out of hand. How many more students and teachers have to die before something is done? When will enough be


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We find ourselves in the heart of October. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Halloween, then we’re on to November. But before No-vember hits and the mous-taches and leg hairs begin to grow, an even bigger change is going to happen. No, I’m not talking about the trad-ing of our light shirts for our chunky sweaters; I’m talking about the end of the trend where bright pink ac-cessories are donned among athletes. One may wonder how 300-pound football players can prance around the field covered in pink and still earn the crowds approval. It puzzles me from time to time. It’s because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and its recognized color is pink. Simple right? The fact that such a seri-ous disease is recognized on such a large scale is excel-lent. I find it particularly dif-ficult to say the same about the trend that entails athletes who wear pink accessories in a desperate attempt to achieve the most ‘swag’ on their respective team. It is estimated that more than 230,000 women are diag-nosed with breast cancer this year. Of the 230,000 women to be diagnosed, 40,000 are

expected to die as a result. My question to the athletes participating in the trend is are they doing it because of self-interest or for a greater, more proactive cause?

Big sporting brands like Nike, Reebok, and Under Amour cash in on this trend. I have seen the color pink infect everything from ath-letic tape, gloves, and even cleats. I search, but still fail to justify buying a pair of pink cleats that cost nearly $100 without personal glorification serving as the motive. Considering the fact that a fall sport is likely to only have a handful of com-petitions during the month of October, I find it to be an unwise investment. Observing what happens in sports during October is similar to watching fran-tic parents rush out to buy holiday gifts for their young ones. It’s consumerism at its best. Just as Christmas has assumed such a commercial-ized façade, October has done the same. Go ahead, take a trip to your local sporting goods store and try to find pink accessories. It’s going to be a hit or miss experience because the store has either gotten a new ship-ment, or yesterday’s ship-ment has already sold out. Now, I’d hate to discredit any athletes who do in fact wear pink for reasons vested in other places than them-selves. Unfortunately for the

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In October, We Wear Pinkathletes with good inten-tions, one self-absorbed athlete can discredit the rest. Another point I wish to bring to light, is if an athlete were immediately affected by breast cancer, would it be acceptable for that athlete to wear pink for the duration of his or her season? You might think, sure, why not? But the sad truth is that so many people are wrapped up in trends and fads, that they would bash someone for do-ing so, which in my opinion is ignorant. I don’t believe a calendar should tell someone when he or she can or cannot wear a certain accessory if it serves to represent an issue as serious as breast cancer. If athletes did in fact know the severity of breast can-cer and they had nothing to show for their participa-tion in the fight against it, would they be likely to still sport those pink socks? How about that armband? Not likely. If more people were aware and active in the fight against breast cancer, than I think it would be absolutely appropriate to represent their efforts by wearing pink. However, morality is compromised when people wear it to give their swagger an unearned boost. When athletes sport their pink accessories, what are they really saying? Is it merely just a fashion statement?

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Receiving your diploma at your high school graduation. Going to your first college party. Meeting the love of your life. Landing that coveted internship. Walking down the aisle. Holding your baby girl in your arms for the first time. Dancing with her at her wedding. All are defining, pivotal moments in life that Rebecca Sedwick and Jordan Lewis will never experience. It’s the now the norm to be slapped across the face by a story about a teen commit-ting suicide when turning on the five o’clock news, yet we aren’t doing anything about it. Bullying is a serious topic that is never addressed until it’s too late—don’t you think we’d have learned by now? Rebecca and Jordan both fell victim to bullying in school. Rebecca would have been thirteen Oct. 21, but she killed herself after being tormented by schoolmates. She suffered for months—girls berated her through hateful text messages, telling her she “seriously deserves to die.” Her teachers and parents were aware of the bullying; Rebecca would break down in tears during class and was hospitalized last December for slitting her wrists. She reported the abuse to the school, and after they continued to do noth-ing about it, Rebecca’s mother transferred her to another school. However, she couldn’t escape: cyber-bullying followed her. Rebecca was suffering,

and she was suffering out in the open, but no one helped her, so she did the only thing she could think to do. Re-becca hurled herself to her death on Sept. 6. Fifteen-year-old Jordan Lewis killed himself with a shotgun blast to the chest, Oct. 17, after leaving a note for his father explaining that bullying led to his unhap-piness. “You just wouldn’t understand, dad,” Jordan said in his note. Jordan gave clear warning signs—he quit his football team after his first practice, and when his father ques-tioned his decision, he told him it was because he was being picked on at school. No one has the right to tell another person they don’t deserve to live. Rebecca and Jordan chose to listen to those hateful words thrown at them, but they are not at fault for their actions. Rebecca and Jordan had a chance to live—really live—but because of the words of others, they chose not to take that chance. Bullies are your insecuri-ties personified—they know where your weaknesses lie and they jump at any oppor-tunity to let you know. Some people can wade through it, but others get overwhelmed by the negativity and drown. According to the Center of Disease Control and Preven-tion, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people, result-ing in over 4,000 deaths a year. According to research gathered by the Jason Foun-dation, four out of five teens that attempt suicide have given clear warning signs of suicidal behavior. So why do we continue to ignore them?

This world isn’t a happy place—something that’s become increasingly clearer each time a 15-year-old boy commits suicide because of bullying, and it’s time to stop pretending it is. Parents turn their cheek to bully-ing, refusing to accept the sad reality that their child is being tormented at school. Teachers brush it off with the excuse that children will be children. Children may be children, but when a 12-year-old takes her life and her tormentor posts on social media not even two weeks later, “Yes IK I bullied REBECCA nd she killed her self but IDGAF,” those children are forced to grow up real fast, and are forced to lose their innocence. I wish we didn’t live in a world where bullying was taken lightly. Teenagers take their lives because they literally feel like they have no way out—they’re trapped in a world filled with hate and despair and can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. Every time another young person with a bright future takes his or her own life, the response is tumultuous. Everyone agrees it was a terrible loss and push for preventative measures to be taken to lower the ever increasing suicide rates. But then weeks and months pass and everyone gets back to his or her own lives, forgetting all about the problem at hand. And then it happens again and the cycle continues. Let’s put an end to this once and for all before another person puts their life to an end.

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Crossword CluesCrossword Clues Across1 Pink drink, briefly6 Arson aftermath9 Hutt crime lord of sci-fi14 According to15 Grazing area16 Light purple17 O’Neill drama set in Harry Hope’s saloon20 Tailor’s target21 Many a Beethoven sonata ender22 Popeye’s __’ Pea23 Jabber on and on24 __ in November25 Likable prez27 More than feasts (on)28 With 30-Across, drama based on ‘70s presidential interviews30 See 28-Across32 Aspiring doc’s course33 Walked alongside one’s master35 On the Pacific36 Fertilizable cells38 “Just __!”: “Be right there!”40 Drama about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine45 “Friendly skies” co.46 Greatly feared47 Comstock Lode find48 Fred of “My Cousin Vinny”

50 Oozed52 With 54-Across, “Viva La Vida” rock group, and what 17-, 28-/30- and 40-Across each is?54 See 52-Across55 Pottery “pet”58 Smooth transition60 Pastoral poem64 Invisible vibes65 More than most66 Wine tasting criterion67 Quilting parties68 Corrida cheer69 Neuter, horsewise

Down1 Slyly spiteful2 Irish actor Milo3 Say what you will4 Golda of Israel5 “The Lord of the Rings” baddie6 Answering the penultimate exam question, say7 Actor Connery8 How lovers walk9 “Jersey Girl” actress, to fans10 Goals11 Emulated Mt. St. Helens?12 With __ breath: expec-tantly13 Pains’ partner18 Answering machine but-ton

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Congratulations to all students who had their artwork displayed in the City-Wide Open Studios this past weekend! Photography, sculpture, graphic design, and other fantastic medias were up for public viewing. Hope to see them there next year too.

Our football team received the Elm City trophy for the fourth consecutive sea-son this past weekend! They defeated Southern Connecticut State University Fri-day, Oct. 25, with a score of 40-21. (And the game wasn’t even on our own turf, now that’s impressive!)

NegativesPositivesLast week I wrote my Charger Battery outdoors, wearing a dress, and needless

to say, this past week has been anything but dress-weather. It’s been a game of “How many layers can I wear so I don’t freeze, but am still able to walk around in?” 40 degree weather already? That is quite unfortunate.

Not being able to trick-or-treat for Halloween this year is a bummer. I don’t know about you, but free candy is more enticing that dressing up in hardly any clothing and going downtown. I was always the person who trick or treated with their sibling up until college… what beats free Kit Kats?

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Now this campus is really feeling like Halloween, there are trips and events galore! Friday SCOPE sponsored a trip to the Lake Compounce Haunted Graveyard, and Sunday was the Trail of Terror trip. There is also a trip to Salem, Mass., hosted by PIRO. Saturday night a famous ghost hunter came to present in Dodds Theater and took students on a ghost hunt. Keep your

eye out on Charger Connection for more activities; if you don’t make it for one, there are at least 10 others!

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USGA President’s Corner

USGA Meetings are held every Friday at 12 P.M. in the Alumni Lounge

BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

Hello Chargers,

This past weekend, USGA went on a retreat to Providence, Rhode Island to get to know each other better and to think of ways to improve our student government. Many things were discussed and many solutions were debated. These solutions will be taken back to USGA to hopefully improve our school and student government for the future.

For those who haven’t already, there is still time to register to vote. This year Election Day is Nov. 5, and you can get voter registration forms from the Dean of Students office in Bartels. Our combined voice as a campus gives us the power to ask for changes that would improve the local area where we live and get our education.

If you want to get in touch with me, feel free to email [email protected] or come to the USGA meetings Fridays at 12 p.m. in Alumni Lounge in Bartels Hall.

With best wishes,Zani ImetovskiUSGA President

USGA Treasurer’s Tip of the Week“Set realistic, but flexible, deadlines for yourself.”

Deadlines will help keep you focused towards a goal and help break a larger project into smaller tasks. While it’s obvious that you should set deadlines that you can realistically expect to complete, you should also set them with enough flexibility to account for emergencies and last-minute setbacks.

-Isaak Kifle

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October 30, 2013

The History of the Elm City Trophy

Men’s Athlete of the WeekNajaae Brown – #36 Football

Chris Schnabel: You’re back as player of the week. How does it feel to be playing so well? You have received this award multiple times. Najaae Brown: “It feels great knowing I’ve been playing well because you usually don’t see a freshman playing this well. It feels great knowing that myself and the team are doing good.” CS: You were also named the NE-10 rookie of the week. How does it feel to be exceling at such a young stage of your collegiate career? NB: “Oh, that feels great being acknowledged by the rest of the league. This is the second time I received this so it’s great knowing they’re seeing the way I’m playing.” CS: How hard was this last loss? NB: “That was tough; we just have to bounce back this week because last week we let the game get away from us on the defensive part, so hopefully this week we don’t let the game get close.”

CS: Although you didn’t win the game, you really stood out. Do you feel you have hit your “high point” of the season? NB: “Yeah I think I’ve hit my stride of the season because now I sort of know everything. I’m comfort-able with everyone on the team, so now I just go out there and try to give it my all every game.” CS: You had a very big interception in the end zone right before the end of the first half on Saturday. What did coach say to fire you guys up before that play? NB: “He just told us we

The Chargers beat South-ern Connecticut State University on Friday to win the Elm City Trophy for the 17th time in its history, dat-ing all the way back to 1981. But what is the Elm City Trophy? Why does it exist?

Well here are the answers: The Elm City Trophy is what is up for grabs when UNH and SCSU see each other on the gridiron. The trophy exists because the two schools are separated by about four miles and they are heated rivals. The trophy is given to the winner of the annual match up of these two teams from the New Haven Gridiron

Club. The Chargers have dominated the Owls in the all-time series, leading the series 17 wins to just six wins by the Owls; with the two teams tying in the first ever match up in 1981. Even though New Haven holds the all-time lead, they didn’t always dominate the series, the first game, as mentioned before, was a tie, but in 1982, 1983, and 1984 the

Owls won the game claim-ing the trophy as there own for the first time in the his-tory of the rivalry. That’s the most success they have ever had in the series since 1985 to present day, and they only won the game three more times. New Haven won the matchup in 2000, being the last matchup between the two for nine years as the New Haven

football program was dis-sembled. Then, in 2009 the New Haven squad was back on the field and the rivalry was back in place. That game was won 54-26 by SCSU, but since then, UNH has claimed the game. Winning Friday makes it four strait wins over south-ern by a average score of 43 points per game, and

only giving up 23 points per game. Even though the trophy is on the football field, the rivalry is within all sports. However, the big-gest rivalry, and the biggest game in any sport for these two teams during the regular season, is when these two teams play each other for the Elm City Trophy.

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needed to stop them because we don’t want to go into half time tied up. We turned it over before they started the drive downfield so we had to stop them because they had the momentum going down there.” CS: What are you guys doing to get ready for rival SCSU? NB: “We’re preparing just like any other game, but it’s a little more intense in prac-tice this week. Everybody’s flying around; everybody’s hyped, so hopefully we just go out there and win!”

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? Kaulana Ane: “I feel very honored and blessed to have gotten this award. I can defi-nitely say that even though I was picked out of my team, I could not have done it without them. I always need a pass or need a kill, in order to get the stats that I got. I can always thank them and coach for where I am today.” CS: You neared a triple double, getting the 20th double-double of your career. What did you do to prepare for the game? KA: “That game our coach just had us clear our minds to really focus on what we need to do on our side of the net and just kind of be one unit and really focus on moving with each other and being one whole player. I think that’s what helped us reach our career highs.” CS: You guys have the third best hitting percentage in the NE-10. Is this team working on all cylinders right now?

KA: “I think that we have been constantly trying to better ourselves in practice and in games. Hopefully we can get more consistent on all cylinders, and right now our coach has us running a bunch of different plays and quick stuff, so hopefully we can get our percentages up to being number one.” CS: What’s been the toughest part of the season thus far? KA: “The losses that we had in the beginning of the

season. It was a big shock to everyone that we lost to a team that we should not have lost to, and I think it helps us push harder and want to do better this season in games. We’re always striding to do better and it gives a better feel to prove to people that this is what we are really about.” CS: What made you decide to come all the way here from Hawaii? KA: “Everyone asks me

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This Week in UNH Sports

Taylor’s NFL Picks-Week 9

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Record: 61-42 Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins The Bengals are coming off a convincing win over the Jets, beating them by 40 points. Cincinnati has won four straight and should make it five with a win over the Dolphins. The Dolphins came out strong against the Patriots, but blew a 14-point lead. Expect the Dolphins to compete with the Bengals, but Andy Dalton should lead the Bengals to victory on Thursday Night Football. Atlanta Falcons @ Caro-lina Panthers The Falcons are having a bad season after playing for the NFC Championship last season. They were one of the preseason favorites to win the Super Bowl, but the chances of winning the big game are getting slimmer. Atlanta needs a win to keep their hopes alive. The Pan-thers are winners of three-straight and could produce a fourth-straight win. Look for this game to be close with the Panthers edging out the Falcons. Minnesota Vikings @ Dal-las Cowboys The Cowboys will need to bounce back after blowing a lead with less than a minute left on Sunday against the Lions. Tony Romo should rebound his team and lead them to an easy win over the Vikings. The Vikings put up a lot of points on Sunday Night Football, but without a more consistent quarterback and defense, they won’t be winning any time soon. New Orleans Saints @ New York Jets The Jets have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the league this season. One week they have superb defense and the next week their defense is non-existent. New Orleans has a two-game lead in the NFC South and hopes to keep that dis-tance. Drew Brees is third in the league in passing yards, and leads the Saints’ high-powered offense. Expect the Saints to roll over the Jets.

Tennessee Titans @ St. Louis Rams The Titans have lost their last three games, but should end that streak with a win over the Rams. Tennessee is coming off a bye week and hope Jake Locker has fully healed so he can be even better than he was the last few games since coming back from an injury. The Rams lost their quarterback two weeks ago and are desperate. They hope lifetime backup quar-terback, Kellen Clemens, can fill in nicely. Kansas City Chiefs @ Buffalo Bills Kansas City is 8-0 for the first time in ten years. They survived an upset bid by the Browns and are looking to-ward extending their record to 9-0 with a win over Bills. The Bills need to win or they will fall deeper in a hole in the AFC East. Expect the Chiefs to win and continue to shock the football world. San Diego Chargers @ Washington RedskinsThe Chargers are hanging around in the AFC West be-hind the Chiefs and Broncos. They look to win their third straight game and hold on to the last AFC playoff spot. The Redskins blew a lead against the Broncos on Sun-day and hope to rebound. Expect a close game with the Chargers prevailing. Philadelphia Eagles @ Oakland Raiders The Eagles have been aw-ful, but somehow are only a game back in the NFC East. They have quarter-back issues and even their starter, Michael Vick, is underperforming, and is hurt. The Eagles need to find some answers, and find them quick. The Raiders are hanging around in the AFC Wild Card picture and a win would help them dearly. Oakland has had a good run-ning game as of late. Expect the Eagles to edge out the Raiders in a sloppy game. Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Seattle Seahawks This game should be a blowout in favor of the Se-ahawks. The Seahawks are too strong offensively and defensively and will easily shut down the Bucs. Tampa Bay hasn’t won a game all season and will remain win-less after this game.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns Both teams have losing records midway through the season. The Ravens lost their last two games and hope to put an end to that streak. Joe Flacco has been decent at quarterback, but with no big game threat available, it’s tough to con-sistently win. Their defense has been good, but they need to score on a more consistent basis to climb back in the playoff hunt. The Browns have surpassed expectations and have performed better than their 3-5 record indi-cates. Look for Cleveland to make this a close, exciting game, but the Ravens should win. Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots Tom Brady has been get-ting progressively worse as the season carries on. Fortu-nately for him, the Steelers are even worse. The Patriots should win their second straight game with a win over the Steelers. Pittsburgh lost to the Raiders, despite a comeback effort. The Steel-ers and Patriots lack a good receiving core and their quarterbacks have struggled mightily as a result. This game could be sloppy. Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans Both teams are coming off a bye week. The Texans needed to regroup after a poor start to the season. The Colts probably lost momen-tum with the bye, but should come out strong. The Colts have impressed and Andrew Luck looks even better in his sophomore season. Look for Indianapolis to roll over the Texans in Houston. Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears The Packers are winners of four straight games and hope to use their momentum to overcome a tough Bears’ team. The Packers need a win to stay ahead of the Li-ons in the tight division race. A win for Chicago would put them back in the mix and make it an interesting three-team race for the title. The Bears have given up a lot of points as of late, but hope the bye week allowed them to regroup. Expect a close game on Monday Night Football.

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con’t from page 11that, being from Hawaii, you’re in such a close knit place, it’s like, ‘small town girl makes it big’ com-ing over here. I wanted to come here because of the great pride and honor,

and the whole community atmosphere with athletics that prides in making their athletes better people in addition to better athletes. I really like that part of the program, and most of all,

the education. I’m not just here to play; I’m here to get an education, so I really ap-preciate all this school has to offer me. I’m truly blessed to be here.”

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Grady Finishes 11th An 11th-place time of 25:56 from Sean Grady (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) led the University of New Haven men’s cross country team at the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Championship hosted by Saint Anselm College. The Chargers ran to a 10th place finish out of 15 teams in the 8k race. Behind Grady in the 154-runner field were Dago Arias (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) in 55th (27:24) and Chad Messam (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford) in 73rd place (27:56). Nathan Hennig (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell) and Devin Rose (Dover, N.H./Dover) rounded out the Chargers scoring at the race, with Ryan Parris (New Ha-ven, Conn./Wilbur Cross), Johnny Rivera (Williman-tic, Conn./Windham) and Andrew Cunningham (East Meadow, N.Y./East Mead-ow) also in the field. Stonehill won the meet with five student-athletes among the top-15 finishers. Mike Biwott from American International won the race, with his teammate John Chirchir in second place as the top freshman performer. The Chargers continue their championship season on Sunday, Nov. 10 at the NCAA Division II East

Region Championship at Franklin Park in Boston.An 11th-place time of 25:56 from Sean Grady (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) led the University of New Haven men’s cross country team at the 2013 Northeast-10 Conference Championship hosted by Saint Anselm College. The Chargers ran to a 10th place finish out of 15 teams in the 8k race. Behind Grady in the 154-runner field were Dago Arias (Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville) in 55th (27:24) and Chad Messam (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford) in 73rd place (27:56). Nathan Hennig (Stratford, Conn./Bunnell) and Devin Rose (Dover, N.H./Dover) rounded out the Chargers scoring at the race, with Ryan Parris (New Ha-ven, Conn./Wilbur Cross), Johnny Rivera (Williman-tic, Conn./Windham) and Andrew Cunningham (East Meadow, N.Y./East Mead-ow) also in the field. Stonehill won the meet with five student-athletes among the top-15 finishers. Mike Biwott from American International won the race, with his teammate John Chirchir in second place as the top freshman performer. The Chargers continue their championship season on Sunday, Nov. 10 at the NCAA Division II East Region Championship at Franklin Park in Boston. Chargers Finish 14th, Sorrentino Leads the Way

Danielle Sorrentino (Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond) ran to a time of 20:09 to pace the University of New Haven women’s cross country team at the 2013 Northeast-10 Confer-ence Championship hosted by Saint Anselm College. The Chargers placed 14th of 15 teams in the 5k race. Sorrentino finished in 50th place in the 149-run-ner field. Alejandra Cortez, Jamila Ifill-Jones (Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford), Jessica Bradt (West Milford, N.J./West Milford Township) and Samantha Mathew-son (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Shenendehowa) also scored for the Chargers, with the Liz Racsko (Southbury, Conn./Oxford), Arielle La-tourette (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) and Jeanny Francois (Hillside, N.J./Academy for Information Technology) rounded out the New Haven competitors. Stonehill won the meet with five student-athletes among the top-11 finish-ers. Alexandra Stasiuk from American International claimed the individual title with a time of 17:59, and seventh-place Aisha McAd-ams from Stonehill was the top freshman to break the tape at 18:40. The Chargers continue their championship season on Sunday, Nov. 10 at the NCAA Division II East Region Championship at Franklin Park in Boston.

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The Best Halloween Movies

Halloween is just around the corner. Here are a list of Halloween movie favor-ites that should be watched every year. Disney’s, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: I’ve been in love with cartoons since I can remember. Disney was always one of the best places to go for that (not anymore unfortunately). This film goes back to the 1940’s, with classic, lovable, Disney animation from the golden age. Sleepy Hollow is the old story of Ichabod Crane and the headless horse-

man. It starts off witty and colorful, before it comes to a tragic end. The ending chase is horrifying by the way, even now I get creeped out by it; it’s THAT good. It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown: If you didn’t watch Peanuts growing up, you had no childhood. This is just one of the many Charlie Brown cartoons on the endless list. There’s really nothing unique to this one that’s different than any other Peanuts cartoon, but it’s on here for the same reason: it’s such a feel-good movie. Even if it does have one of the most out-there ideas ever, everything about Peanuts is so youthful and innocent. I can watch this

over and over again and never get tired of it. Halloweentown: Once upon a time Disney chan-nel original movies were watchable, and this would be in the top five favorites EVER. It’s such a breath of imagination. I mean the plot sounds pretty basic, but visually it’s captivating. You can watch one scene mul-tiple times, and each time, still notice something new. It’s simply admirable. The second one was entertaining but not as good, the third one was painful; they could never get out of the shadow of its original.

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Here are some of the latest briefs in entertainment news: 1. After making $400 mil-lion worldwide, Pacific Rim is close to getting a green light for a sequel. 2. Director Guillermo Del Toro says that he plans to merge both Kaiju and Jae-gers together and potentially make Charlie Day’s charac-ter the villain. 3. During an ELAC and Victor Valley College football game, the two teams plan to change their uniforms into Gotham City University and Metropolis State uniforms, as Zack Sny-der films 20 minutes of the game, which will be feature in the movie, Batman vs. Superman. It is also rumored that cast members will be there. 4. Michael B. Jordan and

Chloe Moretz have report-edly auditioned for Star Wars Episode VII. The roles they may fulfill are unknown. Also, Harrison Ford still claims he is unsure if he is interested in repris-ing his role for Han Solo, even though it appears Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will return as Luke and Leia. 5. With the success of Gravity, the director’s son, Jonas Cuaron, has been given the go to write The Lost City, which will be about Atlantis, and directed by Peter Jackson, who is famous for the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. 6. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Paul Rudd, and a mystery third have been rumored to be the final candidates to play Henry Pym/Ant Man. The validity of this news remains to be uncertain. Ty Simpkins, the kid from Iron man 3, and Josh Brolin will star along with Bryce Dallas Howard in Jurassic

World, the fouth installment in the Jurrasic Park series. Jurrasic World will premier in theatres June 12, 2015. 7. Sam Worthington revealed on a radio show that sequels to the James Cameron’s, Avatar, will be-gin filming in Oct. of 2014. Films 2, 3, and 4 will all be shot simultaneously. 8. Legendary Pictures says Simon Craig will direct their upcoming movie, Hot Wheels, based on the Mattel toy line. The plot revolves around a washed up state trooper who has to chase down a criminal from his father’s past. 9. Michael Bay was reportedly assaulted by two brothers on the set of Trans-formers 4 in Hong Kong. It is reported they demanded money for him and contin-ued to beat him up before being arrested.

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Midnight, Thursday, Oct. 24, we were blessed with the first trailer to Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It starts off with Cap and Black Widow exchanging some witty and humorous dialogue until Cap skydives without a parachute. Yeah, he is that awesome. The tone immediately shifts to showing us the darker and more personal side of this film, which seems to be consistent with the rest of the Marvel phase two films. As speculated, it deals with Cap trying to cope with modern society’s ethics, values and morals, and coming to accept that his world, family and friends are long gone. Let me first note the things that have changed: Scarlet Johansen’s hair is long and pin straight, but who cares? She’s still attractive. A big

change is the suit. Before you go ballistic, “OMG they changed it, that’s not it!” you’re wrong. It is straight from the early 2000’s com-ics, so yes, they are still be-ing faithful. Plus, every time we see these characters in the movie, the suit changes anyway, so I don’t mind it, but if you’re really upset, watch two minutes of the trailer when he puts on the WWII suit. For those who haven’t seen it, its solid navy blue with the red and white stripes taken off, and the star is surrounded by silver lines going out to the shoulder. It definitely looks more slick and serious, again going well with the tone. Now let’s talk about the name in the title: The Winter Soldier. They take the initia-tive to keep his face hidden so you don’t get a clear look at him. You also don’t see him until the end of the trailer, but when you do see him, he looks great. Straight out of the comics, detail for

detail, he looks identical to the drawings. My only gripe with it is that he didn’t seem significant enough in the trailer. Now, granted it’s the first trailer and market-ing will surely build him up, I just hope they don’t lose sight of that since his name is in the title. Needless to say that’s not as much a worry as it was a thought. We do see a bone-chilling shot of him during the last frame as he catches the shield and stares over it with his viper stare. My diagnosis: It’s awe-some. It’s exciting and I can’t wait to see more. I do feel like the first trailer for Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World had me a little more anxious than this one, but that’s still like saying, “Who’s the worst player on Canada’s national hockey team.” Go find this trailer on YouTube; it’s sure to get your engine revving.

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Scope it Out!

Dear Melanie,

My boyfriend and I are in the same major at school and in the same year. We were both really interested in working for the same company this upcoming Winter Break and I got offered the job, while he was devastated two days before because they turned him down. I haven’t told him I was offered the position yet, but I don’t want him to be upset. Should I even take the job?

If someone loves you they want to see you happy and that’s the bot-tom line. I know that people say everything happens for a reason all the time but I truly believe in that, and I believe that there is a reason you received this position and he did not. It sometimes hard to fathom at first, but if your boyfriend did not receive the position there is something better out there waiting for him and it may just be better suited for you.

I understand that you are probably so in love that you cannot stand the idea of him being upset or him feeling like he isn’t good enough, but you owe him enough respect to tell him that you were offered the posi-tion. You also owe yourself the respect to take a job that could benefit your future. The best positive to this situation is that now you are in the company and have connections that could be of value to both of you in the future.

As much as it hurts to tell him, I think that once you do, you will real-ize that you need to take the job. If he loves you as much as you obvi-ously love him, since you considered not even accepting the position to save his feelings, then I think you will see that he would be very upset if you did yourself an injustice by not working there this winter.

My main piece of advice with any relationship is communication. You will be amazed how easy it becomes to talk about things that would nor-mally cause issues, if you are opened and honest from the start. I think that this is an amazing opportunity for you, and your boyfriend will be very proud of you and excited for what’s to come.

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Here are this week’s events for SCOPE preview week!

Thursday Oct. 31: -Halloween Preview in the Programming

Space 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. -Halloween Haunted House in Bartels from

7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Friday Nov. 1: -Silence of the Lambs 9 p.m. Bartels Dining

Room-Rap Fanatics : A Rap and Spoken Word

Open Mic, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Bartels Programming Space

Saturday Nov. 2: -Trip To Shelton CT Sports Center, 8:30 p.m.,

-Look out for signups on Charger Connection

Sunday Nov. 3: -“Who Dun It” Murder Mystery Themed Din-ner, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge


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Paul McCartney has come a long way since his time with the Beatles and has produced many solo albums since the break up of the band. His 24th post-Beatles album, NEW, however, is the biggest departure from his normal sound that has been released thus far. The pace of this album puts artists who are in of today’s Pop generation to shame. McCartney admits that when he is stumped on the creative process of a new album, he will still turn to John Lennon for help and direction. In an interview with Rolling Stone Maga-zine, McCartney recalls hav-ing imaginary conversations with Lennon in the creation of “New,” gaining his guid-

ance in whatever way pos-sible, even if it is just what McCartney would imagine Lennon saying. Quite shock-ingly, McCartney admits that also during the creation of this album, his long-standing bitter relationship with Yoko Ono (Lennon’s widow), has turned a sharp corner. McCartney’s famous saying, “I don’t want to become too smug to think I’m great,” is echoed in the album, along with his fear of being complacent. McCart-ney has always had an at-titude that continues to push him to greatness. He has never settled for sub par and is continuously working on something new and exciting; an attitude that may have been the sole reason for the Beatles gaining fame in the first place. My all-time favorite song off of “NEW” is definitely “Looking at Her.” This song not only combines the classic Rock flare that

McCartney has always had the gift of recreating, but a miraculous discovery of how new-age sounds and techno production can revamp just about any classic song to a

chart-topping hit. If I had to choose one word to describe this al-bum it would be, for lack of a better one, trippy. This album is like watching the

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Artists You Need to Know: NGHBRSBy ILEANA ALVAREZ-DIAZSTAFF [email protected]

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NGHBRS is by far the best band I’ve ever seen preform at The Space; they sound so good together, they’re incredibly funny and so down to earth. They’re full of energy and know how to deliver a killer show. From Long Island, Jor-dan Schneider (drums), Ian Kenny (vocals/keys), Tom-my Fleischmann (guitar) and Eric Vivelo (bass), are phenomenal. Check out my interview with them below! Ileana Alvarez-Diaz: How’d you meet? Ian Kenny: “Our old bands used to play shows to-gether—like in high school and our old bands parted ways; we were still trying to purse music. We kind of found each other.” Jordan Schneider: “We kept in touch throughout the year; it just sort of lined up and made sense. The rest is history.” IAD: What interested you in music? IK: “My parents kind of put me in kind of that direc-tion. I took piano lessons when I was three; I came from a family of music. That was kind of that. I guess the idea of starting a band was formulated in high school; I was taking music lessons throughout grammar school, but then I started writing music towards high school and that kind of blossomed into who I am today.” JS: “For me I’ve always loved the drums; I’ve always felt like I had a feel for the drums. Even before I played, I kind of had a feeling—like I knew what the drummer was doing. So eventu-ally, I just started playing in middle school. I actually fell in love with the Red Hot Chili Peppers—who really got me like holy sh*t, this is music! I was just obsessed with playing the drums and I just knew I need to just keep doing it—make it the focus of my life.” IAD: Tell me about the music process; how are re-hearsals? Do you guys stay up till two a.m. working on things—getting Taco Bell or something? IK: “We kind of all have

day jobs. One of us goes to grad school. So our hours make us nocturnal; we just don’t sleep. JS: “The only time we can play is until two in the morning.” IK: “So yeah, we start practices after 10 and we go until two or three in the morning, sometimes five.” JS: “It just depends on what’s in the air, you know? And what’s kind of hap-pening. We just let that take precedence over other com-mitments.” IAD: Do any of you come in and have a melody in your head—lyrics and just collaborate? IK: “We kind of jam on ei-ther a guitar riff or a melody, there’s usually one key thing that we’re all on the same page for. And then we just jam on it for a little bit and we take it from there.” IAD: So with songwriting, since you guys have songs like “Hold Up Girl,” and “Animals,” is there a single person who writes the songs or do you all collaborate? IK: “I write the lyrics, and we all kind of write our respected entrances.” IAD: “And what do you want to convey with your lyrics—what do you want us, as an audience, to walk away with? IK: “I write my lyrics based off my life experienc-es. I like poetry, you know; I like history a lot. I came from a very religious family. Our music is definitely not religious in any way, but it has the historical value of that. The poetry, kind of in old tongue—scripture’s always intriguing.” IAD: Tell me about the very first time you guys all played together. What was going through your minds? IK: “Eric was trying out.” JS: “Yeah, Eric doesn’t know this, but he was like auditioning—for Tommy, Ian and I, we already formed the band; we didn’t have a name, but we were already kind of writing things. We were a project. We audi-tioned a bunch of bass play-ers and we brought in Eric, who thought he just come in to jam with a bunch of dudes.” IAD: So you guys are not signed correct? JS: “Oh god, played that

question, no we’re not.” IAD: How does that feel; is that really awesome or scary? JS and Eric Vivelo: “It’s awesome.” EV: “And scary, but more awesome because of the creative freedom.” IAD: What are some of the challenges you all face, because I know one of you is in grad school. How is that?” EV: “It’s a lot.” Tommy Fleischmann: “It’s ridiculous—we all do so much during the day.” EV: “Juggling work, personal stuff, school, jobs, I mean we don’t start practic-ing till 11 o’clock at night. That’s the only time we’re all around.” IAD: So being in a band, do you guys get the chance to meet cool people—get the opportunities to see and do cool things? TF: “Definitely meet a variety of people.” JS: “Yeah, there’s nothing better than tour—because that’s what it’s all about in a nutshell; every day, waking up in a different place, meet-ing new people and seeing cool sh*t every day.” IAD: Alright so whose idea was it to not include vowels? I wanna know. EV: “It wasn’t anyone’s idea really. It was when we were doing the name and the Facebook and MySpace at the time. TF: “Mr. Roger’s just comes up all the time.” EV: “We see all this stuff so we’re like okay, what if we just took out the vow-els? It’ll be a lot easier, no one will do that and we did it. Little did we know that years later, everyone’s gonna be taking out their vowels. IK: “But now we don’t get the question anymore—like what’s your name?” That my friends, was just a snippet; NGHBRS will grace your iPod, phone, car, home and everything else will powerful vocals and stellar melodies. Go check them out; their music and their amazing Instagram inspired music video for their song, “Hold Up Girl,” You won’t be disappointed. You can find them at https://www.facebook.com/nghbrs or http://nghbrs.com/

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Mayday Parade is an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida. Mem-bers of the band are Derek Sanders on lead vocals, key-boards and acoustic guitar, Jeremy Lenzo on bass guitar and vocals, Alex Garcia on lead guitar, Jake Bundrick on drums, percussion and co-lead vocals, and Brooks Betts on rhythm guitar. In 2006, they signed to Fearless Records creating their debut EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends, which was released Nov. 7, 2006. On July 10, 2007, the band released their first debut album, A Lesson in Roman-tics. A few years later the band signed to a major label, Atlantic Records in 2009 till 2011. They then recorded their second studio album, Anywhere But Here, released on Oct. 5, 2009. On March 8, 2011, they released their Valdosta EP. Their self-ti-tled album, Mayday Pa-rade, was released on Oct. 4, 2011. Mayday Parade’s fourth album, Monsters in the Closet, was released Oct. 8, 2013.

Here is what I think of their new songs. “Angels”: The beginning of the song stats off instru-mental then goes into lyrics. The melody is soft and slow. “Demons”: It starts off with the lyrics accompanied by the drums and the guitar. The beat has a steady tempo. “Even Robots Need Blankets”: The song starts off with the piano at a slow tempo, followed by Sanders’ vocals. Towards the middle of the song there is an in-strumental part. “Ghosts”: This song has to be my favorite one off this album. It starts off with the lyrics and in the background are harmonies of the lyrics that Sanders is singing. “Girls”: The beginning of the song is very simple, having the guitar start along with the vocals. “Hold On To Me”: This song is slow and has a steady tempo. I like the meaning behind the lyrics of what he is saying in the song. They fit well together and tell a message. “Last Night For a Table of Two”: The start of this song is very strong and has a deep meaning. “Nothing You Can Live Without, Nothing You Can

Do About”: This song is unique because it starts off with a chant of words followed by the lyrics. The speed picks up throughout the song.

“Repent And Repeat”: This song is interesting as you listen to the lyrics that are being sung. The way that the drums are being played throughout the song is pas-sionate. “Sorry, Not Sorry”: For this song, I like the begin-ning and how it starts off. The title of the song is unique by saying sorry, oh wait I actually am not. “The Torment Of Exis-tence Weighed Against The Horror Of Nonbeing”: I like how they start off the song with the la las. The beat of the song picks up through-out and it’s great to listen to what the lyrics mean since the title of the song is inter-esting. “12 Through 15”: The beginning of the song is interesting because there is a few seconds of whispering, which is hard to understand, but then kicks in with the lyrics. It’s a slow and steady song with the guitar and drums lightly playing along.

Beatles movie, “Across the Universe,” with David Bowie’s, “Major Tom,” and The Killers’ “Mr. Bright-side,” all playing on repeat the entire time. McCart-

ney’s classic Beatles style and tonal qualities meet his newly found appreciation for the 1980’s and today’s alternative Rock. I believe this album is the perfect mix of who Mc-Cartney used to be, and who he is continuing to evolve into, and it should make the artists of today’s market extremely envious. Even though McCartney has already had his time in the spotlight, he is continuing to set the bar for the music industry in his own unique way and is a force to be reckoned with. If you are a music lover, I highly suggest sitting down and listening to “NEW,” not only for it’s amazingly unique sound, but for its lyrical elements that mean so much more than today’s Top 40 hits.

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