By Sarah Wilson

News Editor
The University announced the hiring
of a new Vice President for Institutional
Advancement on Wednesday morning.
Christine Pina replaced interim Vice
President Kathy Voelker in the position
heeding the oIfce oI Institutional Ad-
vancement. The position greatly affects
the University as a whole as the oIfce
oversees most fundraisinga substantial
source for income as the University acts
as a non-proft.
Pinas position will also entail working
to bring in grants to the University. The
oIfce aids Iaculty members in applying
Ior grants, non-profts and government
organizations. Professors who may want
to study something specifc, Ior example,
work with the oIfce oI Institutional Ad-
vancement to apply, and receive money
to carry out their projects.
Pina and the Institutional Advancement
oIfce are also responsible Ior alumni re-
lations. They work throughout the years
to keep in touch with alumni and inform
them on any important news regarding the
University. It is through this department
that activities like Hawktober Weekend
can be carried out.
Before taking the position as Vice
President, Pina was the director of major
gifts at Wesleyan University, her Alma
Mater. She graduated with a degree in
AIrican-American studies. AIter college
she attended the Harvard Graduate School
of Education where she earned a masters
degree in higher education administration.
'I am truly delighted to lead the Univer-
sity of Hartfords effort to further develop
a culture of philanthropic support through
greater engagement of alumni, students,
parents, and friends, Pina said.
Before Wesleyan College, Pina also
worked at Dartmouth College in the OIfce
oI Administration, as well as an all-girl`s
boarding school in Virginia, and St. Pauls
School in New Hampshire.
Her vision and values are perfect for
the University, andmore than thatshe
is a really great person. I look forward to
working with her in leading the Univer-
sity, said President Harrison of her new
position.
Pina will join the University beginning
Nov. 28, according to Walter Harrison.
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By Danielle Huppke
Editor-in-Chief
University of Hartford alumnus Pedro
Segarra has been elected mayor of the city
of Hartford.
Segarra had been serving as interim
mayor since June 2010 aIter the convic-
tion of Mayor Eddie Perez on charges of
corruption.
Before being appointed as mayor,
Segarra, a democrat, served as city council
president.
Segarra defeated Edwin Vargas, member
oI the city`s planning and zoning commis-
sion, J. Stan McCauley, a local television
entrepreneur, and Rev. Patrice Smith.
'I was confdent that I was in a strong
position, but I didn`t know that the sup-
port would be so incredibleIt shows the
community is placing trust in us to build
a better city, Segarra told the Hartford
Courant after receiving word of his victory.
Segarra earned a full scholarship to the
University of Hartford and graduated with
a Bachelor in Arts Degree in Political
Science. From there he attended the Uni-
versity of Connecticuts School of Social
Work and received his Masters Degree of
Social Work.
In 1985, Segarra graduated Irom UCO-
NN Law School. While attending law
school, Segarra was a founding member
of the Latino Law Student Organization at
UCONN and served as the organizations
very frst President.
By picking up one seat, the union-backed
Working Families Party pushed Republi-
cans off of the council.
Segarras priorities for the city include
a focus on the economic stimulus of small
business, reducing crime by setting alter-
natives for Hartford youth and promoting
academic excellence in schools.
Vice President of Student Affairs Lee
Peters said, Its always great to have a
University alum in the Mayors chair.
Segarras campaign theme of Listening
and Sharing was carried out by way of
grassroots efforts. Since July 1, Segarras
campaign knocked on over 30,000 doors,
reaching every neighborhood in Hartford.
The campaign paid off for Segarra, telling
the Associated Press he feels proud that
Hartfords voters supported an openly gay,
Hispanic man for mayor.
Like A Boss
Openly gay UHa alum elected Hartford Mayor
COURTESY OF WNPR
By Ben Cohn
Special to The Informer
The cold weather can only mean one
thing. No, it doesnt mean that winter is
around the corner. It means that basketball
season is right around the corner. Tuesday
morning, there was a Connecticut 6 Tip-OII
BreakIast at the HartIord Marriott Down-
town, consisting oI six schools; Central
Connecticut State, Fairfeld, Quinnipiac,
Sacred Heart, Yale, and HartIord. The Con-
necticut 6 Classic takes place on November
11 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Also a major
announcement was made at the breakfast.
Reich Family Pavilion at the University
of Hartford has been selected to host the
Connecticut 6 Classic in 2012.
The mens basketball team comes into this
season with a disappointing record last year
at 11-20 with a conIerence record at 7-9.
Also three of the leading scorers for Hartford
Joe Zeglinski, Morgan Sabia, and Milton
Burton graduated. This season Hartford has
seven incoming freshman which is nearly
half the team. Hartford is going to have to
rely on seniors Clayton Brothers, Genesis
Maciel, and Andres Torres to not only lead
the team but also to mentor the new Iresh-
man. Juniors Ryan Baker and Charles White
are expected to have an increase in playing
time as well with the seniors departing.
John Gallagher also returns as
head coach for the Hawks for his second
year. In 2006, Gallagher was the associate
head coach for the Hawks. He held that
position until 2008 before he left to become
the associate head coach at the University
oI Pennsylvania. Between 2006-2008, the
Hawks averaged 66 points per game and
had double fgure wins each season. They
also set an American East record with 312
three pointers in a season. Although the
2010-2011 season wasn`t a success, the
team is hoping that this seasons ends up in
more wins.
As usual, expectations are to win a cham-
pionship as with every college basketball
team. Either way, you can expect to see
exciting basketball this season as the Hawk`s
try and win the America East championship
and head to the NCAA tournament.
A message from SGA President
Ben Accardo Page 3
Conn. 6 comes to Hartford
COURTESY OF OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION
John Gallagher speaks about the upcoming season and how he feels honored
to coach the UHa mens team.
ADAM MANISON
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After action, blame CL&P
Rolling in the deep
Uha student tours the world by boat
Send letter, save life
By Shannon Irish
Staff Writer
For Victoria Williams the long
tedious paper trail process of
studying abroad was merely a
small step toward her adventures
at sea; a semester that would take
her across the world.
Ghana, Morocco, South Africa,
India, Malaysia, Vietnam, China,
Japan, Cuba and Costa Rica are a
few of the countries that will be
visited on a semester at sea. More
importantly, visiting such places
create vast memories and life ex-
periences that can be looked back
upon with great enjoyment.
Preparing to study abroad takes
more than just a sign-up sheet.
There are numerous amounts of
paperwork, as well as the time
consuming process of receiving
your passport and visas, but for
Williams, it was worth it.
After completing all of the
paperwork, I had to fgure out a
budget. I knew going into this
program that I would be spending
a lot of my savings. To help with
the costs, I got a job waitressing
and saved all of my paychecks,
Williams said.
She was very eager to embark on
such a journey with hopes that by
stepping out of her comfort zone,
she would be able to handle any
kind of situation that was thrown
her way.
While at sea, she has been tak-
ing classes on the boat itself. This
consists oI fve classes, just as
if she was at the University on
campus, but she has classes on the
weekends as well.
The reason for this is that every
time the ship ports the students do
not have classes, but the immense
opportunity to get involved in the
daily lives of the citizens of each
country as well as tour the bountiful
country sides, and sites the cities
have to offer.
Williams has been involved in
many programs such as Habitat
for Humanity in South Africa,
sifting grains in India, spending
time with the kids in the City of
Hope Refuge School, as well as
participating in the street feed.
Street feed involves handing out
over 600 meals to underprivileged
children in Ghana.
In her blog titled Its a Big Blue
Watery Road, Williams said: The
Ghanaians are incredibly friendly
and their culture is so strong. I
would have loved to be able to help
them even more.
Along with being involved in
many different outreach programs
as a part of Semester at Sea, Wil-
liams does, in some way, get to be
a tourist.
She has seen the slaves castles
and African dancing and drumming
in Ghana, dined on the fnest Mo-
roccan cuisine, hiked through the
National Forest and played with
baby turtles in Malaysia.
Williams has taken part in many
experiences that she may not have
been able to had she not been will-
ing to step out of her comfort zone
and having her willingness and
readiness to explore.
'I just have to go with the fow,
get out of my comfort zone, and try
new things. It will all be worth it
in the end, Williams said.
By Kelly Bouchard
Special to the Informer
Up til Dawn was created on
campus to provide support to
St. Jude Childrens Research
Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. by
planning events to raise money
and provide monetary donations.
St. Jude Childrens Hospital
takes in any child needing care,
free of charge.
St. Jude provides every
resource available for kids di-
agnosed with cancer as well other
serious illnesses. Through their
COURTESY OF VICTORIA WILLIAMS
During a visit to Malaysia, Williams got a chance to hold a 2-day-old baby turtle.
We received very
conicting messages.
-Lee Peters
By Kaitlyn Schroyer
News Editor
After a trying week, the admin-
istration is now sitting down to
review the process and evaluate
the effectiveness of the emer-
gency plan set to action during
the recent storm.
Students have been left con-
fused and frustrated by many of
the situations that transpired as a
result of the loss of power and Lee
Peters, Vice President of Student
Affairs, explained where some of
the procedures stumbled.
'One oI the frst things to clar-
ify is that when
the power goes
down, the life
safety systems
go down, Peters
said, It is not an issue of liability
that students have to be evacu-
ated. It is law. The fre marshal
does not allow a building to be
occupied without the life safety
systems.
Though the administration
knows that many students were
angered by the evacuations, it
was for their safety.
Once evacuated, the school
actually has a very different plan
than what occurred set into place.
According to plan, students
are evacuated and then relo-
cated to either hotels or our sister
schools including Trinity College
and St. Josephs, Peters said,
However, this situation was very
different in the fact that everyone
was in the same boat. There was
nowhere else to turn.
Therefore, instead of going into
hotels or the sister colleges, stu-
dents were ushered into Gengras
Student Union to spend the night.
That was when many students
began being angry at the fact that
there were no cots for them, only
foors. That also has an explanation.
The cots are controlled by the
Federal Emergency Management
Agency or FEMA. When the power
outages hit, FEMA sent cots frst
to town shelters, Peters said, We
do not keep a store of 500 to 1,000
cots on campus for such emergen-
cies like this.
Another issue that students
encountered was lack of com-
munication.
While Peters said the University
realizes that communication with
parents was
a large issue,
the school
cannot be
completely
blamed for the confusion revolv-
ing around class cancelations.
'We received very conficting
messages from Connecticut Light
and Power, Peters said.
Like many in the state, predic-
tions for power restoration was
muddled and many times, false.
The administration was just as
confused as students were.
Also, the school was never run-
ning on generator power. Although
the school has two large generators
worth $2 million each, they did
not have to use them except for
fve minutes on Monday, Oct. 31.
We will be in consideration of
the $2 million purchase of another
generator for the other half of the
campus that was without power,
Peters said.
In result of the emergency, a com-
mittee will be meeting to discuss
and further evaluate the emergency
plan in an after action review ses-
sion occurring next week.
One week break
comes at cost
By Kaitlyn Schroyer
News Editor
From hurricanes to snow storms
that destroyed the whole power
system of Connecticut, the Uni-
versity has decided to make some
changes regarding fnals and the
end of the semester.
Between Hurricane Irene and
the recent storm, the University
is down seven days of academic
class time.
Because of that, the decision has
been made to extend the semester
by two days.
Instead of classes ending on
Monday, Dec. 12, classes are now
extended until Wednesday, Dec.
14, therefore including Tuesday
and Wednesday as regular class
days.
With the changes, fnals have
been pushed back two days, caus-
ing them to run from Dec. 15 to
Dec. 21.
However students, especially
those with plane tickets, are reas-
sured not to worry if they already
have travel plans.
Professors will be accom-
modating for those with travel
conficts, Lee Peters, Vice Presi-
dent of Student Affairs, said.
Other changes include the exten-
sion of the deadline for dropping
a course and receiving a grade of
a W, changing to pass/no pass
or from pass/no pass to a letter
grade, or changing from credit to
audit status. Those have all been
extended to Monday, Nov. 14.
Students with advanced regis-
tration received emails about the
interruption of their registration
status. A revised schedule has been
emailed to the students involved.
Although students may be
frustrated by the change, the Uni-
versity is working to accomodate
everyone and make the changes
as smoothly as possible.
research St. Jude has increased the
survival rate of juvenile leukemia
by 90 percent and overall survival
rates in children diagnosed by over
60 percent.
The club will be holding a Letter
Sending event and providing food
and entertainment for those who
attend on Nov. 12 in Konover from
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The group is asking those who
attend to bring a minimum of 30
addresses to send pre-written do-
nation requests in the name of St.
Jude, with prizes provided to those
bringing over 50 addresses.
Class Exam Date Exam Time
MWF 8:30 W 12/21 2-4 p.m.
MWF 9:30 T 12/20 8-10 a.m.
MWF 10:30 M 12/19 11-1 p.m.
MWF 11:30 S 12/17 2-4 p.m.
MWF 12:30 T 12/20 2-4 p.m.
MWF 1:30 W 12/21 8-10 a.m.
MW 2:55 M 12/19 2-4 p.m.
TR 8:00 R 12/15 11-1 p.m.

TR 9:25 M 12/19 8-10 a.m.
TR 10:50 S 12/17 11-1 p.m.
TR 2:05 F 12/16 2-4 p.m.

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Blackout causes unrealistic expectations
Last Saturday, approximately
fve hours aIter my part-time job
regained power, the lights went
out again while I was hurriedly
bringing a patron their chicken
wrap and Iries.
As I quickly put my iPhone`s
fashlight app into use near an el-
derly couple so they would be able
to at the very least see the meals
in Iront oI them, the man turned to
me and said, 'so how long is this
going to take?
It`s vexed inquiries such as these
that Connecticut Light and Power,
the Connecticut government and
even administration at the school
received in a constant stream
throughout the week oI no power.
While my place oI employment
was in one oI the hardest hit towns
in the state 98 percent was still
without power on Saturday, and
hundreds reported regaining power
only to lose it again I was Iorced
to politely tell my irritated customer
that I, more or less, had absolutely
no idea.
The anger oI this particular
customer brought to my attention
the overwhelming increase in
expectations and complaints that
people have in a time oI crisis. The
storm leIt over 66,000 residents
oI the state without power, and
about 58,000 oI them expected to
be living in the light again by the
Iollowing aIternoon.
There`s a snowball eIIect in ag-
gravation during times oI need.
By the frst 24 hours oI darkness,
people wanted to know 'when
it was going to be restored, and
the reality was nobody knew.
The same presumptions came
within the University community.
Frustration grew throughout the
week stemming Irom uncertainty
about classes, assignments, when
students were allowed to move
back in, but the reality was without
inIormation Irom CL&P, it was
impossible Ior anything to be set
in stone.
Similarly, drastic anger with
CL&P escalated throughout the
week to the point oI arrests. One
Avon man called the company
Ialsely claiming downed wires had
shocked him in his driveway just to
get a quicker response, according
to police.
Another woman called CL&P
threatening to shoot herselI on
Tuesday night because she was still
without power. Numerous workers
were threatened over the course oI
the week.
Regardless oI the 11 days that
some were Iorced to sleep in the
cold, crews were working around
the clock to restore power. Work-
ers weren`t sitting on the side oI
the road waiting Ior their coIIee
to cool oII beIore getting to work.
And although CL&P pushed back
their projected times Ior power res-
toration more than once, they were
using what resources they had,
even calling in outside companies.
The work done to help those
in a time oI need is pushed to the
back oI peoples` minds while anger
and Irustration weasel their way
in Iar too oIten. During the past
week eIIorts oI individual towns,
government assistance and even
Career Crusade
the University goes unnoticed.
While reIugees oI the Village
complained oI having to sleep in
Gengras, RAs were working extra
hours and ARAMARK employees
stayed on campus to Ieed the Iew
who didn`t fee home. In towns in
the surrounding area even those
with power in their homes oIIered
their assistance at shelters.
Next time the state goes into a
storm-ridden panic and I`m sure it
will, 2012 isn`t getting any Iurther
away hopeIully people will put
down their guns and appreciate
rather than complain.
Your Presidents take on
Sitting at home and fnding out
about the changes to the end oI the
semester schedule, I Ireaked like so
many other students. AIter all the
stress oI living with no power and
canceled classes, the news came
as a shock that was both expected
and an unwanted surprise.
However, what was quickly re-
alized was that maybe it wouldn`t
make as much oI a diIIerence as I
originally thought it would. AIter
all, what`s two days?
As a communication major, I
never really end up with many
fnals during the actual fnal time
set aside by the University. So Iar,
Ior my three short semesters here
at the University, I have gotten out
oI the fnals rush and gotten home
Grads face tough,
but not impossible job market
Extended semester likely not observed, inconsequential
By Ben Accardo
Special to the Informer
In recent weeks, a group on
Facebook reIerring to themselves
as 'Students For Democracy at
the University oI HartIord was
created with the mission oI Iorm-
ing a more Democratic campus.
The intent oI this article is not to
jump to the deIense oI Student
Government.
Instead, I`d like to take this oc-
casion to thank these concerned
students Ior bringing Iorth an issue
that needs to be addressed.
In Iact, their concerns are di-
rectly synergistic with our Student
Government eIIorts, that being the
encouragement oI student activ-
ism in all Iacets oI the University
experience.
In my opinion, student activism is
essential to both the upholding and
establishment oI any University`s
tradition and culture. Through
student activism, voices are heard
and changes can be made on a very
large scale. Our Student Govern-
ment slogan is 'For the Students,
by the Students.
MyselI, along with every elected
Student Government oIfcer, are
dedicated to serving the University.
SGA understands that like every
other institution in the country,
the University oI HartIord has the
ability to improve upon itselI.
That said, SGA works towards
improvement by turning student
concerns into student-run initia-
tives. These initiatives are made
exponentially more powerIul with
As students, we Iorce ourselves
to put in the time and energy so
that eventually the mounds oI
debt we have accrued will be
paid oII with the dream job we
hope to get.
According to a new analysis re-
leased by The Project on Student
Debt, 2010 college graduates
owed an average oI $25,250 in
student loans.
The overall unemployment
rate remains at 9 percent and
that dream job may be just
that, a dream job. According to
CNNMoney.com, unemploy-
ment Ior our particular age
group, 20-24 is approximately
15 percent makes the outlook
even more bleak.
A recent poll conducted by
Twentysomething Inc. resulted
in the staggering Iact that 85
percent oI college grads are be-
ing Iorced to move back in with
Mom and Dad.
So with a Bachelors degree
in one hand and a manicured
resume, cover letter and letters
oI recommendation in the other,
what is one to do?
The bottom-line is our genera-
tion is being Iaced with a great
deal oI adversity when it comes
to our Iuture employment.
The ability to creatively market
oneselI and parlay skills in an
alternative direction iI your de-
sired feld isn`t attainable at the
time oI graduation is essential.
The ability to deal with rejection
and the capability to persevere
will also be essential.
For those graduating this May,
will you be tough enough when
the time comes?
Most students Iacing May
2012 graduation have worked
towards flling their resumes
with all the right things such as
internships and applicable jobs.
Applying anywhere and every-
where will certainly be the next
step. Like they say, the job search
itselI is a Iull time job.
The important idea to keep in
mind is your unique skills that
make you a valuable commodity
and channel that into your search.
It`s Iunny to think that not so
long ago a college degree was the
stepping-stone to a dream career.
Four years guaranteed your Iuture.
Now many oI us will continue on
aspiring to either higher degrees
or diversiIying our chosen feld oI
study by adding degrees in hopes
oI making us more employable.
According to The Wall Street
Journal, the sectors expected to
hire within the next Iew months are,
business services, retail services,
technology, energy and health care.
Looks like many oI us chose
the wrong major Ior any sort oI
fnancial compensation based on
that report, but money isn`t every-
thing right?
Oh wait a minute, what about
those student loans. With only 6
months beIore payments begin,
the race to fnd employment is on.
The competition will be ferce, but
it will be up to you to stand above
the rest.
Although our dream jobs might
not be handed to us on a silver
platter and we will have to travel
varied paths to attain them, eventu-
ally we will be able to conquer the
employment struggles our genera-
tion Iaces.
the support oI as many students
as possible. It is essential that as
a student body we work together
to not only bring Iorth issues, but
take the extra steps to Iormulate
and implement solutions.
SGA has taken very seriously
the issues that were brought Iorth
by the 'Students For Democracy
at the University oI HartIord
group. As a result, we have added
extra chairs at our Senate meet-
ings, which take place at 12:15
p.m. every Tuesday in GSU 331.
During the meetings students, as
well as Iaculty, are welcome to
speak in Iront oI Senate about
issues and concerns surrounding
our campus. SGA has also started
actively encouraging students to
come to meetings through Hawk
Talk and the Campus Calendar.
As it currently stands, the Stu-
dent Government Association is
structured as a representative de-
mocracy. Members oI the student
body have the opportunity to elect
senators to represent each class,
all seven colleges, every living
complex, commuter students, and
frst year transIer students.
This Iormat allows all students
to have a minimum oI three rep-
resentatives.
These elected representatives
serve a minimum oI two oIfce
hours every week. In addition to
the Senator positions, there are nine
other Executive Board members.
All Executive Board members
serve between 10 and 20 hours
in the SGA oIfce per week. The
purpose oI holding these oIfce
hours is to allow students to make
appointments with their represen-
tatives at a time that is convenient
Ior both parties. The SGA oIfce
is guaranteed to be open every
day Monday-Friday between the
hours oI 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
II you are unable to meet during
these oIfce hours, SGA also has
an email (sgahartIord.edu) that
is checked daily.
Recently, myselI and three
other executive board members
had the privilege oI attending the
National Student Government
Summit in Washington, DC.
Among the many take a ways,
the Executive Board Members
and I, which represented you
Irom the University oI HartIord,
were struck by the level oI inte-
gration our Student Government
has with administration on this
campus as compared to the vast
majority oI other schools in at-
tendance. For example, in many
oI our breakout sessions we Iound
ourselves felding many inquiries
Irom other University attendees
as to how they should proceed
in establishing a sound relation-
ship with their student body and
administration.
As the Student Government As-
sociation president, I am proud to
represent each and every student.
I want to take this opportunity to
challenge all oI you to raise the
bar beyond what SGA has ac-
complished thus Iar. Look within
yourselI to identiIy a strength
that can be applied towards the
advancement oI the greater good.
with plenty oI time to spare.
AIter becoming increasingly
bored during the storm this past
week, a return to classes was re-
Ireshing, but was it really worth
it? Sure the six days oI no classes
was Iun, but with all the work pil-
ing on, it seems more negative than
originally thought.
While hearing many students
complain about the added two days
in December, proIessors have their
own take on the situation. Although
the University is adding the two
days, it hasn`t seemed to aIIect
proIessors.
Many proIessors have their
own travel plans Ior winter break.
They are in the same situation as
the students. I already know oI a
Iew proIessors that reIuse to hold
an oIfcial class on the extra days.
Instead, proIessors are utilizing
Blackboard and other online or
unconventional classroom meth-
ods to make up Ior lost class time.
ProIessors are people too. Stu-
dents need to remember that it is
everyone that has been aIIected.
Everyone needs to respect every-
one else in this tough time.
Personally, I`m Iinding the
disconnect between the Univer-
sity administration and proIessors
interesting. It seems that even
though the University may dictate
the extra days, it really does not
mean anything.
I begin to question whether the
University takes the proIessors`
opinions seriously enough. AIter
all, it is the proIessors that teach
the classes, grade the papers and
know what they need to cover.
I know everyone is being put oII
balance with the changes. ProIes-
sors are stressed over changing
their syllabi to match Ior decreased
class time because let`s Iace it,
even with the added two days, a
lot oI class time was missed those
two days simply cannot replace.
Students are worrying about their
own workloads and how much
work is now rapidly piling up that
would have been evenly spaced
out beIore.
Thanks New England. Thanks Ior
starting us on the long journey that
will be this winter. All we can do
now is hope that the weather will
stay dry until the end oI the semes-
ter and we will make it through. We
need to come together as a college
community and help one another
out. We can beat Mother Nature at
her own game.
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tions that were too high, and unnecessary frustration.
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The Informer
Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
aswetz@hartford.edu
Twitter: @TheKineticKid
By Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
A relatively new young musi-
cian hailing from England, Ed
Sheeran, is too cool for words
titling his debut album + and
giving Justin Bieber a run for
his money piling up millions of
views on Youtube.
Bearing a striking resem-
blance to Rupert Grint of Harry
Potter, (ironically appearing in
one of Sheerans videos) Sheer-
an is truly a hybrid musician. A
product of indie rock, hip-hop
and acoustic genres, Sheerans
work makes for insightful foot
tapping music.
As a dedicated and determined
artist starting out, Sheeran took
it upon himself to break James
Morrisons record of playing
200 shows in one year and
shattered it by recording 319
gigs in 2009.
Doing anything he could to
get his name out there Sheeran
gradually gained a fan base.
After appearing on the English
music show Later With Jools
Holland, Sheeran`s frst single
off of +, titled The A-Team,
shot up to number three on the
UK Charts selling 58,000 copies
in its frst week.
The single was the highest
selling and charting debut single
of 2011 at the time.
Although Sheerans debut
album has a very collaborative
sound to it, pulling in infu-
ences from around the musical
spectrum, his presence on
the Internet is predominantly
acoustic.
For now, Sheeran is a one-
man show that really knows
his way around a loop pedal.
Making creative use of his
guitar, beat boxing ability as
well as fashioning his guitar as
a drum, Sheeran makes himself
sound like a full band live.
What draws me to Sheeran
is the content of his songs.
His biggest hit thus far, The
A-Team, is about a homeless
hooker who is addicted to
drugs. Illustrated realistically
in the music video, Sheeran
sings about real issues that
plague the world.
Not only does he create
music that is catchy and in-
novative, but he hits a real
human element in his lyrics
and I think that is what drives
people to his music.
With a varying repertoire of
different paced tunes on his
debut album, Sheeran can be
seen at his best foating down
a river in a few of his online
videos.
Youtube Sheerans Small
Bump acoustic version and
I think youll learn everything
you need to know about the
artist.
A change of pace to pop
music, Sheeran embodies raw
determination and has the
stories to back up his success.
Making waves from
across the pond
20-year-old Ed Sheeran
sells 58,000 copies of
single in one week
November is national
Call of Duty month
MW3 sells 6 million copies in day one release
The puzzling phenomenon of
early November college students
disappearing for weeks at a time
is upon us again with the release
of Call of Duty: Modern War-
fare 3.
The effects are contagious and
there is no known cure for the ad-
diction to the popular franchises
annual release of the newest
installment of the game that lets
you kill mercilessly.
Sterne Agee analyst Arvind
Bhatia predicts substantial
growth in sales of the game this
year opposed to last years.
We expect MW3 to grow 10
percent versus last years Call
of Duty: Black Ops, which has
sold through more than 25 mil-
lion unites life-to date. We expect
5.5 million to 6 million unite
sales of MW3 on day one and
nearly 18 million unites in the
December quarter, Bhatia said
With such a successful product,
the question of just exactly what
is so great about Call of Duty
must be asked.
As a victim to the series my-
self, I can relate to what makes
gamers fock to wait in line Ior
hours to be one oI the frst to get
the game. Personally, I skip story
mode and go straight to online
play, where the human element
of competition can commence.
I think a lot of gamers can
relate to the goal of ranking up
and calling themselves the best
among their friends.
There is also the fact that online
the maps dont change, unless
an expansion pack is released,
generally a few months after the
games release. With the knowl-
edge of learning online maps
and memorizing their landscape,
players can gain an edge over
their competition by fguring out
the ins and outs of a map.
It seems every year that the graph-
ics of the game itself improve. There
are also always differences from
Infnity Ward`s 'Modern WarIare
series to Activisions games such as
Black Ops. The biggest differ-
ence, in my opinion, in the way a
player can gain kill streak rewards.
A player no longer has to go on a
kill streak without dying to reap the
benefts oI the rewards. Simply rack
up three kills, even with dying, and
a player can use UAV.
I think the move is extremely
smart on Infnity Ward`s part be-
cause it benefts players on both
ends of the spectrum. If a player is
consistently bad, they would never
amount to gaining any kill streak
rewards in the past. If a player
were really good, they could select
higher kill streak rewards without
the threat of death hindering them
from getting any rewards in a
single game.
An extremely fun game that
sweeps across the country every
November, whether it is Infnity
Ward or Activision, Call of Duty
is becoming a symbol of just how
successful and record-breaking a
game can be.
As for getting hooked, it is inevi-
table that players will not want to
put the controller down, but I think
that is something to celebrate about
a game, considering developers can
make something so good, you dont
want to put their product down.
Faculty go
full frontal,
get weird
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Adjunct Art School professor Lea Ann Cogswells sculpture Trust II was one of the most reveal-
ing pieces on display in the Joseloff Gallery on campus during the Faculty Exhibit. "Infnitely
varied, the human fgure is fascinating and amazingly beautiful, even in all its not-so- perfect
forms, Cogswell states on her website.
The 2011 Hartford Art
School Faculty Exhibit is a
big deal for students and
professors alike.
Associate professor
at the Art School, Bill
Thompson, explores
the weird world of frogs,
and babies living with
frogs in his piece titled
I Was Raised By a
Family of Frogs-They
Loved Me, Fed Me,
And Tended To My
Every Need. Although
it looks like the feeling
of love is not mutual
in this acrylic painting,
the viewer is forced to
wonder if the artist was
raised by frogs himself.
Professor Bill Thompson
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From Marvin Gayes Lets
Get It On and Sexual Heal-
ing to Britney Spears 3,
there are songs out there that
are obviously about sex and
make their way into oh so typi-
cal sexy playlists on iTunes
libraries across the country.
There are many benefts to
playing music during sexy
time, from setting the mood
to ensuring some acoustical
courtesy.
If youre looking to be a
dirty disk jockey in the bed-
room, there are some things
you should avoid.
Just like the soundtrack to
a movie, or adult flm, the
background music can set the
mood for mating.
Whether you want a roman-
tic night under the covers or a
hot, fast hookup, the right mu-
sic can help make it happen,
A seemingly innocent song
could take on a whole new
meaning while youre doing
the naughty.
Take this for instance: its
extremely awkward to be
performing felatio only to
realize that the song playing
is Blow by Ke$ha, trust me.
Forget any love song that
could even be considered be-
ing played at a funeral.
You dont want your lover
having a breakdown during
sex because the song playing
reminds them of Grandpa.
A Valentines night in is
going to have a different sto-
ryline of songs than a Saturday
night fing, but each should
have an arc that corresponds
with how you want your night
to go.
Perhaps start your playlist
slow and sensual and eventu-
ally heat things up to the hot
and heavy, fnally ending with
some more slow and sensual
music.
Music not only gives you
a soundtrack for your pro-
creation, but it could also be
used as a common courtesy
for your suitemates.
Although the walls of your
dorm are thick enough to
block the Universitys scarce
Wi-Fi connection, they are
completely penetrable by
sound, especially sex sounds.
Turning up the volume of
your music to cover up your
dirty talk and squeaky mat-
tress is something that will
make you resident of the
month.
Dont have a speaker sys-
tem? Turn your television to
MTVU, where you`ll fnd an
endless supply of background
music.
For a former boyfriend of
mine, channel 46 meant it was
time to start fucking.
So, whether its your an-
niversary with your special
sweetie pie (ew) or a hookup
with whats-her-face, just
be prepared with the right
discography.
Youre not going to want
The Cotton Eye Joe to be
what you want to smoosh to.
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Now playing at Cinestudios:
Margin Call
By Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
With the Occupy Wall
Street movement still in
Iull swing, it is ftting
that Cinestudios, located
on the Trinity College
Campus in Hartford,
is currently showing a
flm depicting the mas-
sive 2008 recessions
origins.
Margin Call, star-
ring Kevin Spacey, Paul
Bettany, Stanley Tucci
and Zachary Quinto,
follows a Wall Street
investment bank over
the span of 24 hours in
the wake Americas
fnancial disaster.
The flm gives pur-
pose to the Occupy
Wall Street movement
depicting high-level
employees taking bo-
nuses to save their
companies back in the
wake of collapse, the
99 percent versus the
wealthiest one percent.
The 2011 flm will be
playing at Cinestudios
from Nov. 9 through
Nov.16. University
of Hartford students
can receive a student
discount when they
present their ID.
Below the fold: The right tunes can get you totally laid
Letting it all hang out at the MTV Euro Music Awards
By Brandon Goncalves
Staff Writer
In other non-campus power
related news, the MTV European
Music Awards took place this past
Sunday at the Odyssey Arena in
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Hosted by pop princess Sele-
na Gomez, the event gave our
neighbors across the Atlantic the
opportunity to celebrate musics
greatest hits of 2011 MTV style.
From appearances and perfor-
mances by Lady Gaga, Justin
Bieber, Coldplay, Bruno Mars and
Adam Lambert, the show presented
a star-studded plethora of entertain-
ment`s fnest.
We all know MTVs music
awards typically include absurd,
unexpected, yet hilarious stunts and
antics, but that is nothing compared
to how Europeans have their fun.
Forget the infamous kiss shared
between Britney Spears and Ma-
donna or Kanye West notoriously
commandeering the stage during
Taylor Swifts acceptance speech.
In addition to David Hasselhoff
congratulating Lady Gaga with a
kiss upon her win for Best Female
Win, Heroes and Scream 4 star
Hayden Panettiere was accompa-
nied by a male streaker on-stage as
she was about to present the award
for Best Song on Sunday night.
Although Reuters, the well-
renowned British news agency,
confrmed the stunt had been ini-
tially planned, one can sense the
discomfort as the young actress was
introduced to that open-minded
European spontaneity.
Keep in mind the audience in
Europe viewing the EMAs at home
were presented with a lengthened
moment of uncensored, full-frontal
male nudity.
If a prank like this were to ever
occur in an American award show,
the FCC would bring MTV or
whatever network responsible to
its knees by means of a multimil-
lion dollar fne; not to mention an
angry mob of outraged parents of
young Bieber fans who had most
likely tuned in for the action.
Once the streaker made it to the
center of the stage, playing it off
as if he did not know the stage
ended at that point, he then initiated
conversation with Panettiere while
covering his genitals. Sporting a
thick Irish accent he awkwardly
asked, So, youre on that show
Heroes yeah?
Panettiere then invited him
for drinks at the after-party but
unfortunately the streaker did not
have his cell phone to take down
her number.
After hopping into the air and
exposing his privates one last time,
the streaker exited with the actress
concluding, Well, that was differ-
ent, beIore fnally presenting the
nominees.
The MTV European Music
Awards aired this past Monday
at 8:00 p.m. ET on MTVU in the
United States.
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Spencers Sexy Time Playlist
Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band
Cooler Than Me (Acoustic) - Mike Posner
She Loves Everybody - Chester French
Sexy Love Ne-Yo
What Goes Around... Comes Around - Justin Timberlake
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
S&M - Rihanna
Physical - Olivia Newton-John
I Just Had Sex - The Lonely Island Feat. Akon
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Art Director
sbrooks@hartford.edu
Twitter: @SpencerSays
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Take a trip to the Mid-West state of South
Dakota and walk the wide open pastures
scouring for pheasant, visit the glorious
Corn Palace or simply mingle with the kind
country folk.
It will truly be one of the most exhilarating
experiences of your life, as most of us on
the countrys coast cant even imagine re-
alistically going through a scenario of such.
As I found myself doing so amidst this
power outage chaos at UHa last weekend.
I also found out of a horrible atrocity that
occurred at another University campus.
Penn State athletics administrators and
oIfcials have been involved in child mo-
lestation of young boys, that has been going
on over a 15 year span.
Jerry Sanusky, Joe Paterno,Tim Curley,
and Gary Schultz are only a few who com-
prise the laundry list of names who at one
point were participants in the scandal.
Sadunsky, is the man charged with sexu-
ally abusing eight boys.
Paterno, the man Sadunksy is an assistant
coach to, was the head coach of the Nittany
Lion Iootball team, aIter getting fred as a
result.
Curley is the Penn St. athletic director
and Schultz is the senior vice president for
fnance and business who are charged with
perjury and failing to report to authorities
what they knew of the allegation.
Here is a brief rundown of what happened.
Head coach Joe Paterno was told about it
the day after it happened by Mike McQueary,
a graduate assistant coach who testifed that
he went into the locker room one Friday
night and heard rhythmic clapping noises.
He looked into the shower and saw a naked
boy about 10 years old with his hands
up against the wall, be subjected to anal
intercourse by a naked Sandusky,according
to the grand jury report.
Honestly, one of the biggest outcries of
this whole scandal, is determining which
individual involved worth more attention.
Clearly Sadunksy is at fault hear and
should receive all attention necessary for
his intolerable actions.
What about Paterno, Curley and Schultz,
though? Are they not just as equally de-
serving of all attention necessary for their
actions?
Their actions were turning a blind eye to
the situation.
Alterations in allowing Sandunsky ath-
letic privileges were made, however only
minor ones.
And because of that, everyone is at fault
here, even JoePa, the winningest coach
in the FBS college football system.
I have a feeling those country folk, with
there simplistic hard-working and honorable
lifestyle in South Dakota, are no where near
possible committing such actions.
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Hawks of Fame: Cordell loves her volleyball
By Jim McGrath
Staff Writer
Osama Bin Laden is no longer
wanted, people are occupying Wall
Street, and the word tweeting has
been added to the dictionary.
One thing that has remained
the same however is Michelle
Cordells desire to play and com-
pete at high level on the volleyball
court.
The middle hitter from Orlando
Fla. is second on the Hawks with
256 kills this year, is one of four
seniors on the team this season.
One oI the frst things you always
ask athletes what they miss the most
when they is graduate or retire from
their respective sports and they
always say their teammates.
Michelle echoed this sentiment,
those girls are like my family, I do
not know what I would do if they
did not have my back.
She added that she would miss the
long bus rides to the various other
schools the Hawks have played
over the years.
I like traveling, and I like vis-
iting new places, and we never
really get to see most of the cities
we are in, but I really enjoy it.
One aspect of volleyball life that
Michelle will not miss however
is getting up at 5:30 a.m. for lifting.
The Hawks have only two games
remaining in the regular season,
and with a possibility of playing
a few more should the Hawks
make the conference tournament,
Michelle realizes that her time
wearing the same red and white
jersey is nearing an end.
Last week was Hartfords senior
night, which they won in three
straight sets, and all the seniors
on the team were presented with
scrapbooks so they can keep their
memories in one place for the rest
of their lives.
Obviously we knew we were
getting something, but the scrap-
books were special because they
took the time to make them for us.
After graduating in May Mi-
chelle hopes to land a job in the
publishing division of the World
Wildlife Fund and possibly play
professional volleyball in Swit-
zerland.
After four years, numerous hours
spent practicing, there is one cer-
tainty, volleyball will remain an
integral part of Cordells life long
after she leaves West Hartford.
Child abuse scandal
shakes Penn State
Volleyball nearing end
of regular season
Natale joins national
Olympic soccer team
By Josh Batelli
Staff Writer
With the season winding down, Hartfords
volleyball team continues to struggle as they
look for wins.
The Hawks dropped a pair in the past
week, losing on Nov. 4 to Stony Brook 3-1,
as well as UMBC by a 3-1 score.
On Long Island against the Seawolves of
Stony Brook, the Hawks were able to take
the frst set by a score oI 25-21.
However, Stony Brook was able to win
three straight sets giving them a four set
victory.
AIter a frst set win, the Hawks were never
in it the rest of the way, losing 25-19, 25-13
and 25-16.
Sensational freshman Jackie Tamburri
eclipsed another milestone in the loss, as
she brought her season assist total to 1,102.
Kami Nethersole fnished with 12 kills
and little sister Sareeta Nethersole fnished
with 10 kills.
The two were the only Hawks in double
fgures. The Seawolves improved to 13-11
on the year, as Hartford dropped to 12-15.
Stony Brooks win avenged an earlier
season loss to Hartford as they had lost
3-2 on Oct. 9.
The Hawks were forced to forget the loss
quickly as they traveled more than 250 miles
to play UMBC less than 40 hours later.
Hartfords road struggles continued there
as they dropped another four set match.
The Hawks lost the frst set, but were able
to even it up at one set apiece with a 25-17
second set win.
Hartford, however, was unable to ride the
momentum and dropped the third and fourth
set by a score of 25-19 and 25-23.
Kami Nethersole fnished with 17 kills,
and Taylor McCreery had 11 of her own.
Jackie Tamburri brought her season as-
sists total to 1,134, 60 assists shy of the
school single season record of 1,194 with
two matches to go.
Hartfords loss dropped them to 12-16 on
the season and 3-7 in America East play.
It was ninth loss in their last twelve
matches.
It was also Hartfords sixth straight road
loss.
Hartford will try to get back on track with
two matches in New York to close out the
regular season.
Theyll travel to Binghamton to take on
the Bearcats on Nov. 11, and will face con-
ference leader Albany on Nov. 13.
By Tim Rizzo
Copy Chief
Head Coach of the womens soccer team, John
Natale, will be heading out West to be an assistant
coach to a USA Olympic team.
Natale will join the womens national soccer team
to help them prepare for their trip to London in the
Spring.
Natale, who has had a lot of success in Hartford
with fve American East Championships and one
trip to the NCAA tournament in eight years with
the organization, looks to bring his stellar defense
knowledge across seas in hopes of bringing home
the gold for the US.
He will be traveling back and forth between states
to manage his responsibilities to both jobs.
After leading the Hawks to a historic season this
past year, winning their frst 13 decisions, Natale
hopes to be able to manage both commitments at
the same time.
John Natale Resume:
University of Hartford Head
Coach 2004-present
Five American Championship
appearances 2004-present
One trip to the NCAA
tournament
Has had 22 all-confrence
players
Coached the Western
Mass Lady Pioneers of the
W-League 2006
Assistant coach of the Boston
Breakers 2003
Assistant coach of the
Philadelphia Charge 2001-2003
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School boys soccer team 1997-
1999
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Pirating Poitras
ln his hrst year with uarttord. head coach 1om loitras has led men`s soccer to the
america last Ship
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Basketball teams set for season tip-off
By Tim Rizzo
Copy Chief
Our defense keeps getting bet-
ter every week, two 1-0 wins for
us, and now were going to the
Championship because of it, said
Hawks coach Tom Poitras.
AIter advancing to the semi fnals
with the recent win against UMBC
the Hawks took on the tournaments
No. 1 seed Boston University in a
rematch against a tough American
East powerhouse.
The frst halI was nothing but a
deIensive stalemate as neither team
was able to get a shot on net and
the frst halI ended with a score-
less draw.
'At halItime I told them we
were dropping too far back in our
deIenses, so we told our mid guys
to step up a bit to help get the balls
wide, said Poitras coming out of
the frst intermission, and the team
responded soon after.
Atobra Ampadu was able to con-
nect on a cross from a teammate
to the back of the net in minute 55
to give the Hawks the lead they
wouldn`t relinquish.
The Hawks deIense played well
enough were the Eagles weren`t
able to get a shot on goal all game.
They fnished the game with
11 shots, but none oI them close
enough for Hawks keeper, Luke
Citriniti to make a save.
The Hawks` frst round matchup
against UMBC was a close one as
well, with the Hawks` deIense thriv-
ing against a solid oIIense.
'II you didn`t know anything
about soccer and came to watch the
game, you would`ve thought he was
the All American East goalie, not
the other guy, said head coach Tom
Poitras, talking about his goalie`s
outstanding eIIort in the frst round
of the American East Tournament.
Luke Citriniti shutout the UMBC
Grey Hounds with a seven save
eIIort, as the Hawks held on to
deIeat the number fve seed, and
move on to play top seeded Boston
University in the second round of
the tournament.
The University oI HartIord, still
without power all week, had to
prepare for this soccer game when
many more things were more im-
portant at the time.
With no classes or access to their
rooms Ior an extensive period all
week, liIe was anything but normal
Ior the players coming into Satur-
days game.
But Poitras didnt see it as a
negative to his teams preparation
for the game, The no power and
no classes helped the team Iocus
on the game and it prevented any
distractions since, really, the only
thing they could do was Iocus on
soccer.
It really shows the resilience oI
these guys.
The Iirst halI started with a
deIensive stalemate, good shot
opportunities passed both teams
by and it was solid goal keeping by
both sides that lead to a scoreless
frst halI.
At halItime, Poitras told his team
to start 'getting the ball to the out-
side, it was important for us to get
the ball outside and work the ball
inside to out forwards and set up
some crosses.
Anthony Santaga got the message
in minute 69 when he took the cross
from a teammate and found the back
of the net to put the Hawks on top
halI way through the second halI.
AIter that, it was time Ior goal-
keeper Luke Citriniti to take over
the rest of the game.
With the Grey Hounds down, they
quickly took to the oIIensive and it
was key Ior the Hawks to hold oII a
bit longer and hang on Ior the win.
The fnal 22 minutes oI the game
featured eight shots from the Grey
Hounds and had Citriniti on his
heels, but he stood strong and pow-
ered the Hawks to victory.
The Hawks have moved on to
the AE Championship game which
will be held at Stony Brook on
November 13 at 6 p.m.
"We`ve always been leaders, ever since we`ve
been freshman, so we`re prepared to take over
the leadership role of the team this season, said
junior Daphne Elliot. It will be up to the four juniors
on the team this season to pick up the slack left
off by leading scorer Maria Silvia who graduated
this past year. The team is poised and prepared
to tackle all challenges in their way and is looking
to regain the status on top of the American East
like their glory days.
"We feel really good about our team and our
approach to the season, it`s about the number
of good shots we`re able to take this season,
not the number of shots in general," said coach
John Gallagher. There`s a lot of buzz surround-
ing the team this season with the large number
of rookies joining the team this season, many
of which will see a lot of playing time due to the
loss of solid upperclassman the year before.
Expect three new freshman to be starting the
frst game of the season, with all of them av-
eraging around 20 minutes per game.
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