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Committee to
select next HAS
dean chosen
By Paige Patunas
Copy Chief

The committee has been selected and the search can

now begin for a new Hartford Art School dean.
The search is set to begin sometime in January as the
new semester rolls in. The process of nding and hiring
a new dean has many steps and typically takes about four
months to complete.
Now that a search committee has been selected, headed
by the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Joe
Voelker, the rst step in the long process is to search
the country for possible candidates.
The university will use a search rm called Auerbach
Associates to help reach out to people and keep the
search organized. It is a rm that specializes in recruiting
leaders for organizations such as colleges, universities,
foundations and other not-for prot institutions.
Dean Voelker said that Auerbach Associates ““will help
to expand what we call the pool of candidates in order
to help nd the best one.””
The second step in the process is for the committee to
talk to faculty and members of the Art School to nd out
what are the most important qualities that a candidate
must possess. With this information they can then cre-
ate a prole about what makes the Art School standout. JEREMY STANLEY
Candidates will then be able to write a letter, include
references willing to speak on their behalf and submit
their resume to the university. The committee will then
read all the applications and narrow down the pool of
candidates to about eight to 12 people. These eight to
Students honor World AIDS Day
12 people will then go through the rst interview stage. To honor those affected by AIDS all around the world, students on campus participated in events like a walk around
the Gengras Lawn, and Lyrics for a Cause as part of World AIDS day. Above, a block of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
See ““Committee”” on page 2 was displayed in the Suisman Lounge in Gengras Student Union on Wednesday.

Student shoppers still ock to malls, not Web for deals

By Jeremy Stanley
Editor-in-Chief
Students use the Internet for just
about everything——managing rela-
tionships, researching papers——but
when it comes to holiday shopping,
many are still getting all their gift-
buying done in store.
Even as online retailers announced
that companies had brought in over $1
billion in sales on Cyber Monday ac-
cording to ComScore, many students
opted to forego the whole shopping
experience (online or in person).
Some students, however, shopped on
the busiest shopping day of the year,
Black Friday.
Jamie Caron, a junior, braved the
rainy, brisk early morning November
air to get all of her shopping done.
COURTESY OF COURANT.COM Caron said she ““spent $300 and saved
Shoppers wait outside a Best Buy in Newington last week. over $300.””
Eager to cash in on savings of more
than 50 percent——and completing her
shopping in one fell swoop——Caron
said she was ““at Kohl’’s at 3 a.m. and
J.C. Penney at 4 a.m.,”” before perus-
ing the other shops at the mall.
Patty DeLucia, a junior, was in the
same situation. She said she spent $50
and saved $200 by visiting shops on
Black Friday.
Douglas Murphy, a senior, wasn’’t
partaking in the Black Friday mad-
ness——though he did walk away with
a few gift cards to give to friends and
family for the holidays——but he did
nd himself in it——he drove a few
friends from overseas to Walmart to
cash in on many of the deals.
Student Jeff Knecht bought a ash
drive on Black Friday, out of neces-
sity, but intends to do last minute
shopping online with retailers like
Amazon, who offer cheap shipping
and special sales.
According to the Wall Street Jour-
nal, consumer spending on Black
Friday climbed 6.4 percent from last
year, reecting increased consumer
optimism or perhaps consumers were
searching for the best deals and get-
ting more for less. The Journal also
reported that Amazon had seen a 25
percent increase in Black Friday traf-
c compared to last year.
Unsurprisingly, students are look-
ing for cash on their own wishlists——so
parents who went out and spent their
own money on something material
might just be a bit unguided. Ron
Wassmer, a freshman, said that the
money to cover tuition costs at the
University stands at the top of his
wishlist.
Laptops, gift cards and gas cards are
also somewhere at the top of many
students wishlists.

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How to give back for the holidays

By Sarah Wilson
RA application
process modied
News Editor

The Center for Community

Service is aiding those in the area
who are less fortunate this holiday
season with a series of programs
under the campaign ““Give the Gift
of Service.””
The annual Angel Tree program
rst and foremost brings Hartford
childrens’’ wishes to life by provid-
ing them with their most desired
gifts for the holidays.
Students are encouraged to stop
by the table in GSU Suisman
Lounge and pledge to buy a specic
gift for a child in need. Students will
receive angels with a child’’s wish
written on it, which they then should
purchase and deliver unwrapped to
the Center for Community Service
by Saturday, Dec. 11.
The gifts will benet children
from the South Park Inn and the
Village for Families and Children
in Hartford.
The university’’s annual Mitten
Tree will also benet those less
fortunate during the winter months.
Located in the Mortensen Library,
the Mitten Tree intends to provide
mittens, hats, and scarves to those
staying at Hartford’’s Open Hearth
and Salvation Army Marshall
House. And as the only shelter in
the area that allows entire families
to stay regardless of the age or
children, the Marshall House will
benet greatly.
Students are encouraged to stop
by and hang their donations on the
tree, which will be up until Friday,
Dec. 17.
Other community service op-
portunities include a Toiletry and
Underwear Drive, and a food drive
sponsored by Hawk Hall.
By Kaitlyn Schroyer
Special to the Informer
This year, the Office of
Residential Life is making
it even easier for students to
become Residential Assistants
with changes to the application
policy.
In past years, potential RAs
had to take a class called EDG
310: Residential Education and
the College Aged Student. This
was taken before interested stu-
dents were hired for the job, so if
they weren’’t chosen, taking the
class would have been useless.
Now, instead of taking the
class as a potential RA in the
spring semester, only those hired
as RAs will have to enroll in the
class next fall semester.
COURTESY OF UNOTES Students who are interested in
becoming an RA need to review
The university will be holding it’’s annual Mitten Tree clothes the RA Position Information
drive this holiday season, among other charitable opportunities. Packet that can be viewed on
Res. Life’’s website.
The Underwear Drive is an an- throughout the winter months. They need to ll out an RA
nual charity event that is part of The Center for Community application and turn it into the
the College of Education, Nursing, Service encourages everyone to Ofce of Residential Life by
and Health Professions’’ Project participate in one way or another. Dec. 21 for priority and Jan.
Horizon. Donations will go directly Matt Blocker, Director of the 19 for all other applications.
to homeless shelters in the Hartford center stated ““our challenge for Then, students must participate
area, where residents’’ most dire everyone is to take a minute to think in a Group Process Day on Feb.
needs include cotton underwear about how we all can individually 19 and attend an individual
and T-shirts for men, women and give back to the community,”” as one interview.
children. seemingly small donation can make Any student who is inter-
Donations of travel-size toilet- all the difference to those in need, ested in becoming a leader in
ries such as deodorant, shampoo especially during this time of year. the community and displays a
or toothbrushes are also being For a complete list of volunteer high degree of responsibility,
accepted. All donations should be opportunities and other ways to get commitment, and dedication
brought to room 200E in Hillyer or involved, visit www.hartford.edu/ are eligible.
room 309 in Gengras at any point communityservice/giving.html. The position of RA is one
of the most sought after positions
on campus and comes with a lot
of benets along with a great job
helping others.
The mission, described by the
Ofce of Residential Life, states
that they are to be ““an integral part
of the educational experience at
the University of Hartford”” while
providing ““an environment that
is safe and conducive to student
success.””
There are a few things to consider
when applying to be an RA. Students
must be full-time undergraduates
or continuing a program from
undergraduate studies. They also
must have completed at least one
entire semester prior to the start of
employment and maintain a GPA of
at least 2.5 at the time of application
and during employment.
Students also cannot be respon-
sible for signicant or repeated
violations of University Code of
Student Conduct, as these records
will be reviewed. If hired as an RA,
students cannot take more than 1
night class a week (any class that
starts or doesn’’t end until after 7
p.m.). Special exceptions must be
submitted to mcquillan@hartford.
edu. Students must also recognize
the RA position as their primary
non-academic responsibly. All
scheduling of RA activities must
take precedence over anything else
non-academic.
If you have any questions or need
additional information, please con-
tact Assistant Director of Residental
Life, Shawn McQuillan at mcquil-
lan@hartford.edu.

‘‘Struggle For Power’’ successful

By Sarah Wilson
News Editor
The rst annual Residence Hall
Power Struggle ended this past week
with A Complex stealing the win,
using only 102765.4-kilowatt hours.
A, B, C and D Complexes all
competed in the contest that ran
from October to November in
order to see which building could
save the most energy. Over the past
month, residents taking part in the
competition made a point to get as
involved as they could.
Turning off the lights became so
much of a priority Public Safety
became concerned with the safety
aspect at one point. Students even
went as far as trying to sabotage
other dorms by turning their lights
on, according to Ben Accardo, Stu-
dent Affairs Vice President of SGA.
A Complex won by about 10,000
kwh, with C, D, and nally B com-
plexes trailing behind. ““B Complex
has the Student Success Center and
a few other main ofces that might
have helped contribute to their
last place performance,”” Accardo
pointed out.
Now with a starting point as to
how much energy can realistically
be saved, next year’’s competition
will hopefully save even more en-
ergy than the rst competition did.
““The data that was received this
year will help act as a baseline for
next year’’s data, so that maybe next
year the race will be to beat out the
results from the year before,”” said
Accardo.
As the rst year carrying out the
competition, only four residence
halls were eligible to compete be-
cause of their similar size and usage
of power. Students were encouraged
to turn off the lights, to power down
their computers when not in use, and
even unplug power cords from the
wall during the day.
The competition aimed to not
only reduce the amount of energy
emitted by the campus, but to hope-
fully establish things such as turning
off the lights as habits in the daily
routines of students across campus.
After the rst competition being
such a success the university will
denitely continue it in the years
to come.
With the information from the
results of this year’’s competition,
as well as the metering of all com-
plexes, next year will most likely
include E and F Complexes as well.

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UHa to create video for ““It Gets Better”” Project

By Sarah Wilson
News Editor
The Center for Community ser-
vice is encouraging students to sign
up to be in the university’’s rst ““It
Gets Better”” video——a campaign
aimed at helping teenagers in the
LGBT community get through
rough times in their lives.
The video will be lmed as part of
the national ““It Gets Better”” Project.
Students who participate are invited
to share their own stories or simply
read from a script.
The project is a simple way of
reminding ““teenagers in the LGBT
community that they are not alone——
and it will get better.””
The project was started in Sep-
tember of this year after news of
students taking their own lives
because of bullying.
In response to the tragedies, au-
thor Dan Savage created a YouTube
video with his partner Terry as a way
of inspiring young people facing
harassment, according to the proj-
ect’’s website. Within two months
of producing the video, ““It Gets
Better”” launched into a worldwide
movement.
In response to the news of the
suicides of Justin Aaberg and
Billy Lucas, Savage said ““I wish I
could’’ve talked to that kid for ve
minutes before he killed himself……
I’’d tell him that however bad it was
in high school or middle school……
it gets better.””
Since then, celebrities, activists,
and politicians have all endorsed
the cause. Justin Beiber, Ellen
Degeneres, Janet Jackson, Anne Ha-
thaway, and even Barack Obama to
name a few have contributed videos
to the cause, which can be viewed
on the project’’s website.
On the website, anyone can watch
all the videos made, or make one
themselves.
When rst entering the site, a visi-
tor is prompted to take the pledge.
By simply submitting a name, one
can pledge to ““speak up against hate
and intolerance whenever I see it,
at school and at work,”” as well as
““provide hope for lesbian, gay, bi,
trans and other bullied teens by let-
ting them know that ‘‘It Gets Better.’’””
People are also invited to share
their own stories on the website by
stating, ““It got better for me”” in order
to give hope for others who have not
yet reached that point.
Since it’’s launch, the project
has been extremely successful,
receiving over 10 million views on
YouTube.
With the launch of its rst t-shirt
drive, $56,400 were raised in just 10
days. After President Obama posted
his video for the project, it reached
more than 100,000 supports, num-
bers growing every day.
On our own campus, the Center
for Community service is planning
on making a video of a collaboration
of students’’stories and participation,
which will be posted on itgetsbet-
terproject.com.
The UofH It Gets Better video
will be lmed on Dec. 8 between
10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Interested students can sign up
at any point ahead of time at the
Center for Community service or
can come to the Harry Jack Gray
Center TV Studio when the video
is scheduled to be lmed. COURTESY OF MATT BLOCKER

Committee to select
CAMPUS COMMUNITY SERVICE CHALLENGE
HAS dean announced
Continued from front page
Thank you for your interest in the Second Annual Newman’’s Own Foundation (NOF)
Once all the candidates have been
Campus Community Service Challenge! interviewed the committee will
choose the best three or four and
WHAT IS THE NEWMAN’’S OWN FOUNDATION CAMPUS COMMUNITY SERVICE invite them back to the university
CHALLENGE? for a two-day visit.
•• The NOF Challenge is a partnership with the American East Conference (AEC). It is at this step that the faculty
•• There are nine universities in the AEC: Albany, Binghamton, Boston, Hartford, Maine, UMBC, and students get a chance to be
involved in the selection.
UNH, Stony Brook and Vermont.
The candidates will visit with
•• The purpose of the NOF Challenge is to recognize and encourage the spirit of philanthropy among many people on campus, including
college students. the president, teachers, faculty, and
•• Student groups are encouraged to celebrate their community service work by applying with a non- even students.
prot partner for a grant. After the visit all the teachers,
•• Newman’’s Own Foundation is donating $80,000, with one grant awarded at each of the nine AEC faculty and students will be able
campuses. to submit their impressions and
o $25,000-rst place comments about the candidate to
the committee.
o $15,000-second place After the committee reads all of
o $10,000-third place the comments submitted and takes
o $5,000 for all other nalists into account their impressions as
well they will recommend the top
three candidates to the president
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? and provost who will make the deci-
The NOF challenge is open to any student GROUP on our campus that: sion and offer a candidate the job.
This whole process typically
•• is recognized as a legitimate student group by the university. Community service may or may not be
takes four months to complete.
the primary function of the group. The university is hoping to have
•• performs community service on a regular basis and can demonstrate consistent engagement with the new dean come in over the
one or more nonprot community partners. summer and be ready for next fall
semester.
HOW DO YOU APPLY? The committee is made up of
the chair, Voelker, members of
the Art School faculty, the Art
School board, the Regent and an
art student.
The university takes many
aspects into account when consid-
ering the new dean, making this
decision with great input from the
university community.
The school is looking for someone
who will illustrate great leadership
and communication skills.
It will be someone who has risen
to the level of expectation and
has a wealth of experience in art
education.
““Of course, these are qualities
that apply to all types of schools and
once we have written the prole we
can better narrow down people with
qualities specic to the Hartford
Art School,”” explained Voelker.
The committee is set to meet in
mid-December, at which time more
specic qualities will be discussed
and a distinct prole will be written
up in preparation for the January
search.
Mary Frey, of the Art School,
has been acting dean since Power
Booth’’s sabbatical and will con-
tinue on as interim dean until a
new dean is appointed.

•• Please stop by the Center for Community Service (GSU 209) to pick up an application.
Applications are due to the Center for Community Service via email and typed by December 20th, Fall Commencement
to be held Sunday
2010. No exceptions. Please send applications to ccs@hartford.edu.

WHAT’’S THE TIMELINE?

•• The one nalist chosen from the University of Hartford applicants will be selected by January 20,
2011 tand will advance to the competition against the other eight AEC schools. By Sarah Wilson
News Editor
•• The nine nalists - one from each AEC university - will be announced February 2, 2011.Grant
presentations for each nalist student group and their non-prot partner will be made at the AEC Students eager to start the next
Men’’s and Women’’s Basketball Championship at the University of Hartford, March 3-6, 2011. chapter of their lives will be par-
ticipating in Fall Commencement
HOW CAN THE GRANT BE USED? this Sunday.
•• The grant will be awarded for the purpose of administering a project with a qualied 501(c)(3) Approximately 140 graduating
non-prot that will serve to strengthen the relationship between your student group and a non-prot seniors will be in attendance, and the
partner. ceremony will be accompanied by
a speech given by President Walter
•• The grant can be used to increase the number of volunteers, increase the level of service being pro- Harrison.
vided by the non-prot, expand on service offerings, etc. The annual Fall Commencement
More details are available at www.hartford.edu/community service or www.NewmansOwnFoundation. is held in order to give a formal
org/Challenge.If you have further questions please contact Matt Blocker, Director, Center for commencement ceremony to both
undergraduates and graduates
Community Service at X5409. who have completed graduation
requirements early, or who are
unable to attend the standard com-
mencement in May.
Those participating this fall must
go to the Registrar’’s ofce as soon
as possible in order to conrm their
attendance and to receive tickets
for guests to attend as well.
If students haven’’t already
ordered caps and gowns for the
ceremony, they should email com-
mence@hartford.edu with their
requests.
The ceremony is scheduled to
take place at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in
Lincoln Theater. Doors will open for
guests at 1:30 p.m., and graduating
students should plan to arrive at the
Konover Great Room at 1 p.m.

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The Gengras Cafe offers a few meal options for students ranging from greasy burgers to
calorie heavy pasta salads.
Campus dining leaves bad taste
The summer before the Fall 2009
semester, Gengras Café underwent
a massive overhaul with the installa-
tion of The Burger Studio, Einstein’’s
and Extreme Pita.
However, what was expected to
change the way students looked at
on-campus dining fell at within
the rst few semesters and is leav-
ing students with unsatised pallets
after mealtime.
For students who still remember
the good old days of The Grill and
Montague’’s Deli, the new options
are just not on the same level. The
Grill used to serve tasty options that
you could witness being cooked right
in front of your eyes. Breakfast was
a completely different experience
while watching the actual egg being
cracked on the griddle and fried, each
step of the way hearing the pop and
sizzle. Instead we’’re now left with
the not so delectable pre-made egg
patties that are available at Einstein’’s.
At Montague’’s Deli you could
have a gigantic sandwich, a bag of
chips and a soda all for one meal
swipe. At Einstein’’s you get a me-
diocre bagel sandwich and a cup of
darn bad coffee for the same price.
Things don’’t seem to add up.
At the beginning of last year the
Thanksgiving break is broken, focus needs to be on education
Thanksgiving weekend is a great
excuse to spend more time with
family, more money on things like
HDTVs and eat excessively.
But are the two days of classes
preceding the extended holiday
really a necessary part of the
school year?
Sure, it may be a stretch to sell
the idea of spending a whole week
home with family just a few weeks
before being home for an entire
month to some, but for others, it’’s
probably totally worth it.
And it’’s not like it’’s happening
already.
When I wasn’’t bogged down
with an overabundance of work
prior to the Thanksgiving holiday,
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people living on campus without
access to their own kitchens since
they are subject to the wrath of com-
mons on a daily basis. But I guess
that’’s what makes mom’’s cooking
even more satisfying when break
rolls around.
With so few options, students liv-
Danielle Huppke •• Managing Editor ing in on campus apartments look
huppke@hartford.edu to the Village Market to satisfy their
Twitter: @danielle618 needs for variation in their diets.
But in the market you’’re faced with
salad bar was a revelation, com- paying top dollar for items generally
pletely changing the way I did lunch. half the cost in regular supermarkets.
However as time went on things Aramark isn’’t stupid. They know it’’s
became sloppy. The delightful pasta business and they’’ve got a monopoly
salads morphed into mushy overly on campus. But still, don’’t college
dressed blobs of tasteless nothing. students deserve a break?
Normal isn’’t in the cards for our salad While juggling exams, papers and
bar anymore. There’’s hardly ever a work there’’s little time left to go to
day you can nd plain, not coated in the gym and work off those Burger
dressing vegetables to satisfy your Studio burger calories, so I as well as
fresh produce craving. most of the student population would
The Burger Studio is by far the really appreciate reasonable prices on
leading cause of weight gain on our healthier food. I’’m sorry but $10 for
campus. While biting into the large a bag of grapes is a little excessive.
hunks of bland meat comparable to Sure, it’’s hard to vary the meal-
shoe leather, the grease undoubt- time menu for a student population
edly puddles and pours out beneath upwards of 4,000, but some extra
it creating a hazardous situation for care in the preparation would be a
your clothing. start. It’’s easy to see that the most
Commons is the pinnacle of all essential ingredient that campus food
things unappetizing though. I pity is lacking is love.
dance was expected.
The exact opposite was expected
for other classes, where either
way fewer people showed up, or
the professor canceled class alto-
gether, because of that expectation
alone.
I struggle to understand the
Jeremy Stanley •• Editor-in-Chief
reasoning for having to attend the
jstanley@hartford.edu two days students are least likely
Twitter: @JeremyDStanley to show up unless something major
is due or an exam is scheduled
I would leave campus for the break that day.
the Friday before——a common oc- Sure, extending the fall semes-
currence on campus. ter subtracts two days of summer
One class drew me to stay on break or adds two additional days
campus this past break, as an exam of excess heating costs for the
was scheduled for last Monday. academic buildings, depending on
With it, the class’’s full atten- how the school days are tacked on.
Banning smoking
on campus isn’’t
feasible option
In the past week or so, a survey
has been emailed to students here
regarding smoking on campus.
The survey has been developed
by the Values Initiative, a group of
students, faculty and staff who are
exploring the idea of a reformation
of smoking policies on campus,
and are seeking the community’’s
feedback.
In a recent article on UNotes,
Jane Horvath, a member of the
Values Initiative, pointed out that
institutions across the country
have been restricting smoking
to specic areas on campus, and
some have banned smoking all
together.
When taking into account the
number of smokers on this cam-
pus, however, such policies would
never follow through.
Trust me, having a campus
free of rotting cigarette butts and
nicotine-infused smog lingering in
the air would be simply delight-
ful. But, despite not being an avid
smoker myself, I can sympathize
with those consumed by the habit.
A friend recently told me of a
community college that enforced
a no-smoking policy on its cam-
pus, and how the cleanliness and
atmosphere were noticeably dif-
ferent. A smoke-free policy on a
campus where the entire student
body commutes, however, is an
entirely different story.
Imagine living in the Village and
having to make the unthinkable
trek across campus to the road
just to have a three-minute puff
on a cigarette.
Anyone who felt they needed
one bad enough to walk that far
would end up breaking down half
way there –– or just light up in their
room. And let’’s face it, nobody
wants more re drills than we
already have.
This doesn’’t mean smokers
The school year begins in the
middle of the week anyways, why
not just start it on a Monday?
Many public schools make use of
the Federal holidays like Colum-
bus Day to make use of so-called
fall breaks, but the University
does not have to abide by these
policies, naturally.
At the same time, if the univer-
sity is going to continue scheduling
classes the Monday and Tuesday
before the holiday, why not just
encourage professors to schedule
important deadlines?
Or, professors should make
certain that the material covered
in class is not in the textbook and
can’’t even be found on Wikipedia.
December 2, 2010
Sarah Wilson •• News Editor
sawilson@hartford.edu
Twitter: @swyzleh
can’’t still be considerate, though.
Just because you’’re nished with
your cigarette before you get to class
doesn’’t mean you should ick the butt
in the direction of the rst menacing
patch of grass you come across. Hold
on to it until you get to a trash can
or one of those green recepticals that
are outside every building. They put
those there for a reason. (Maybe there
just aren’’t enough of those, smokers
do tend to be a tad short-winded,
after all).
Some smarter smokers take the
initiative by simply placing an empty
coffee can by their door in the Vil-
lage. That’’s a relatively effortless
approach to keeping those lters from
further decomposing into the already
scarcely planted grass.
Less extreme options such as
designating certain areas on campus
to smoke in are plausible, but would
end up being more of a long-term
adjustment.
As of this year, the university had
declared the area between the book-
store and library as a smoke-free
zone, but stressed students pay no
mind to the preventative plaques as
they frequently take a load off at the
tables and light up.
Legitimate enforcement of any
such policy wouldn’’t be very feasible,
and on a campus with thousands of
anxious, headache-ridden young
adults, an end isn’’t really in sight. For
now we might all have to face the facts
and realize a smoker’’s gonna smoke.
Students (and their parents) are
voting with their wallet every time
they skip out on class to get a head
start on sleeping in.
Why not make that vote an even
tougher one to make by demanding
attendance?
It’’s disheartening to walk into
a class without these pretenses
right before break——the class size
shrinks and the classes get out
early, because the professors think
too many students are missing out.
By either changing the Thanks-
giving break so that it extends the
entire week or by making the costs
of skipping class on those two days
very high the university can bolster
the quality of education.
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Local venues host big names in December
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Usher and American Idol Kris Allen will be preforming in Connecticut in December at the XL Center in Hartford and the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford.
By Lisa Schwartz-Neubauer Kris Allen, Guster, Sara Bareilles and tively new singer songwriters that
Staff Writer Christina Perri will be coming to the have a pop rock sound.
Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Although The Space is a smaller
Packing a great experience into Dec. 3. Tickets are still on sale so if venue, it is a show for people of
local shows, the opportunities to you are interested, make sure to get all ages and it will feel like you
see big names at venues such as them quick. are much closer to the performers
Toad’’s Place, the XL Center and On Dec. 6 pop singer Ryan Cabrera with a more intimate experience.
the Webster can serve as excellent is coming to The Space in Hamden, If you like rock music the band
gift ideas. which is right outside of New Haven. Hinder is coming to the Webster
Radio 96.5’’s All Star Christmas He will be performing with Alexis Theatre on Dec. 7. They are ex-
2010, starring the Goo Goo Dolls, Babini and Jim Wolf who are rela- pected to sing songs off of their new
album ““All American Nightmare””
FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY along with past singles like ““Lips Of
An Angel”” and ““Better Than Me.””
It should be a show worth watch-
ing.
Dashboard Confessional is com-
ing to Toad’’s Place in New Haven
on Dec. 10. The indie-emo band
Body Scans- TSA’’s newly implemented full is expected to mix new songs with
body security scanners are still a controversial old songs and bring a high-energy
show to the stage.
issue in airports across the country. So far the Usher will be at the XL center
only suspicious packages viewed are natural
and legal.
Annual jazz concert features
Hartt Performance –– The Hartt Theatre Divi-
sion is putting on the play ““Ah, Wilderness””
this weekend. Hopefully audiences won’’t be
faculty, Grammy nominee
driven to think, ““Ah, I wish this was over.”” By Danielle Nielson
Staff Writer
Leslie Nielsen- News of the actor’’s death On Saturday, Dec. 18, The
spread rapidly across Twitter. It’’s a micro-blog- Backstage Café Jazz Series will
be holding their fourth concert
ging service, but that’’s not important right now. with the theme of ““An Evening of
Winter Jazz.””
Students may think that this is
Beck- Recently Glenn Beck stated that he a normal concert that The Hartt
expects his viewers to know what is going on School holds, but contrary to popu-
lar belief, ““An Evening of Winter
in the world at the beginning of his show. If Jazz”” puts a twist on the concert
with an upscale atmosphere.
Beck’’s viewers are as educated as he assumes At 6 p.m. in the newly built Han-
then why would they waste their time watching del Performing Arts Center, there
will be a cocktail hour with hors
his show? d’’oeuvres as well as a cash bar.
This cocktail hour will provide
an upscale environment similar
Bush vs. Zuckerberg- This past week former to trendy jazz bars and lounges.
President George W. Bush did a Q&A live on Directly following the cocktail
hour at 7 p.m. will be the concert
““The Facebook.”” Bush joked that he had one in Roberts Theater with a jazz quar-
up on the billionaire because he actually gradu- tet that comprises Hartt Faculty
and guest performers who have
ated from an IVY League school. a professional background in the
jazz world.
The bass player will be Hartt’’s
own Nat Reeves who has been
a faculty member of The Jackie
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with Trey Songz on Dec. 18 as part
of his OMG Tour. He continues to
wow millions of fans with his soulful
R&B hits like ““Can U Get Wit It,””
““Love in This Club,”” ““OMG”” and
many others.
Do not miss your chance to see
Usher perform live.
Badsh, a tribute band dedicated
to playing the music of Sublime, is
coming to Toad’’s Place on Dec. 23.
Sounding very much like the ‘‘90s
rock band, there is no doubt that they
do them justice.
If you like Sublime, denitely
check out this show.
A few days after Badsh, The
Wu Tang Clan featuring Mastakilla,
GZA, Inspectah Deck, Method Man,
Ghostface Killah, U-God, Raekwon,
Mathematics, Cappadonna and
Streetlife are performing at Toad’’s
Place on Dec. 26.
McLean Institute of Jazz for 28
years. Reeves toured and has played
in many jazz venues around the
world. Jackie McLean still remains
as one of his biggest musical inu-
ences in his professional career
that he has shared the privilege of
performing with.
Vocalist Shawnn Monteiro, an-
other faculty member of The
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz has
warmed the hearts of audiences both
in Europe and the USA. Along with
teaching at Hartt and performing,
Monteiro teaches Master Classes
around the world including Italy,
and is an adjunct professor at Rhode
Island College.
Grammy nominated Mike Renzi
will be the pianist of the evening.
His work is in high demand among
professionals in the eld being not
only a pianist, but a composer and
music director as well.
Renzi is most recognized for his
being a musical director for the
popular children’’s show ““Sesame
Street.””
He has also received multiple
Emmys for his arrangements for
daytime television. Aside from his
December 2, 2010
The New York based all star
line up emerged in 1993 and since
than have been Grammy winners,
multiplatinum-selling solo artists,
multiplatinum record producers,
lm stars, screenwriters and more.
The show is going to be out of
control.
There are a wide variety of bands
coming to all different areas of Con-
necticut all throughout December.
Whether you like rock, rap or R&B,
there are tons of concerts for every-
one to check out.
If you are in the Connecticut area
and looking to have a good time
check out some of these shows.
No matter what your taste is or
what type of music you like there
are denitely some good concerts
coming up that are worth checking
out and make great gifts for friends
and family.
busy schedule as music director,
Renzi continues to perform around
the world.
Providing the stylistic beats on
dreams for the evening will be
New York musician Mark Johnson.
Johnson has been a key player in
the New York music scene giving
audiences an incomparable style to
any jazz drummers. Scat Records
has released his own work titled
““Drum Waves.”” As well as per-
forming, Johnson is an inuential
professor at the Brooklyn Conser-
vatory of Music.
““An Evening of Winter Jazz”” will
provide the students and public
with not only an upscale environ-
ment, but also a warm sound of
jazz performed by some of the best
musicians of our day.
This is a performance you cer-
tainly do not want to miss. Tickets
are $35 and are available at The
Lincoln Theater Box Ofce as well
as online.
As the weather gets colder and
nals approach, students are eager
to nd some holiday cheer between
their hectic schedules and this just
may prove to be the remedy.
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Longley to return to Uhart, releases new album
Berklee College of Music gradu-
ate and soulful musician, Liz
Longley, a Hartford Music For a
Change favorite artist, is accom-
plishing amazing feats with her
music as she rides the ripple of her
latest release, ““Hot Loose Wire.””
Praised by John Mayer with the
summation of Longley’’s original
scores as ““gorgeous…… just gor-
geous,”” the high success of the 2010
graduate is only the beginning of
what is to come.
Initially making the mistake of
writing Longley off before I even
got a chance to sit in peace and
really hear her lyrics, I was part of
the group who assumed without
giving the music a chance to work
its magic, as many critics do.
Primarily coupling her voice with
a piano or acoustic guitar, the young
artist’’s voice has a calming effect
and makes a listener feel like she’’s
singing directly to them.
Harvesting an emotional element
to her music, the lyrics reveal sto-
ries with careful word choice and
powerful delivery.
Holding my attention song after
song, Longley, years ahead of her
time, stands her ground and proves
her ability with the chops to back
up her stories on guitar and piano.
Currently on tour making stops at
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Music For a Change on April 30, 2010.
Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
aswetz@hartford.edu
Twitter: @TheKineticKid
the Newport Folk Festival as well
as respecting her roots in Boston,
Longley returns to the University
of Hartford in the spring on April
30, 2011, for Music For a Change.
With the ability to conceal so
much emotion and beauty in her
songs, Longley truly demonstrates
a talent rarely found today.
Clearly one of her most powerful
songs that had me hitting repeat mul-
tiple times, ““Rush,”” a piano fueled
song about tragedy that commands
ears to perk up and feel the vibra-
tions of the music, demonstrates
Longley’’s nest work.
With such a long road ahead of her,
I doubt this inspirational songwriter
will have any trouble adjusting to
the freedom and endless possibilities
her music will grant her away from
the shelter of Berklee.
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A warm and brilliant artist, Long-
ley’’s music strikes a somewhat
reective emotion.
When listening I feel like Longley
is well read and understands how
to unravel a person and strip down
their troubles without much effort.
An appreciation for the craft of
Longley’’s songs denitely comes
to mind when listening to her voice
climb the chords of her music.
Overall it is difcult to really
capture the depth of Longley’’s mu-
sicianship and vocals while doing
her music justice.
I highly recommend pausing
whatever music currently satiates
your soul to discover the talent of
Longley, especially if you were as
skeptical as I was to listen to ““just
another artist.””
My favorite part of Longley as
an artist is the sheer surprise that
she packs in her voice and musical
ability.
A stunning performer and natural
musician, Longley projects her
entire self in an authentic and real
fashion.
A virtual powerhouse, Longley is
destined for great things and those
that really appreciate and hunger
for great musicianship and story-
telling will not be disappointed by
her efforts.
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Bye-bye Pack! Nostalgic fans welcome Whale
By Tim Rizzo
Special to the Informer
The Hartford Wolf Pack bid adieu
with a loss last Friday, only to win
their debut as the Connecticut Whale
on Saturday.
The Wolf Pack (6-11-2-3) shot off
to a 3-0 lead early in the game with
goals by Mats Zuccarello, Chad Ko-
larik, and Jeremy Williams.
The Sound Tigers (9-11-1-0)
answered back in the third period,
scoring on a penalty shot by defen-
semen Wes O’’Neill with 6:21 left
in regulation, followed by a Rhett
Rakhshani goal 21 seconds later.
With the game winding down and
the Wolf Pack battled to earn a victory
in the franchise’’s nal game, but with
1:05 left, O’’Neill red a shot past
Hartford goalie Chad Johnson to send
the game into overtime.
A scoreless overtime led to a shoot-
out where the Sound Tigers netted a
goal, ending the Wolf Pack’’s run with
a heartbreaking 4-3 loss.
Despite the loss, crowds at Harbor
Palmer says many players look to McCowan (above) as a leader.
UFL, bright future
Continued from page 12
their hearts out for their fans.
Under the guidance of Coach Chris
Palmer, Hartford ended with a 3-5
record for the 2010 season.
Although Palmer admits that there
were shortcomings, he is proud,
““from a team standpoint, last year
we didn’’t win any games,”” he said.
““This year we won three, and I think
that bodes well for the future of the
organization,”” Palmer said.
Palmer was hired as head coach
in 2009 after the Sentinels red Ted
Cottrell in the aftermath of his 0-6
debut UFL season.
Palmer’’s rich coaching legacy has
helped turn the Colonials around, ““I
am happy in what I’’m doing, you
never know what’’s around the corner,
but as long as they don’’t throw me out
the door I’’m coming back every day.””
Palmer is also condent that as
the UFL continues to grow, many
players will vie to play in the semi-
pro league because of the unique
experience it offers.
the informer
Yard stood to their feet to give the
Wolf Pack a standing ovation; accru-
ing a career record of 571-346-66 in
the regular season, as well as going
57-58 in 22 post season appearances.
The Pack also won the Calder Cup in
2000 as the NY Rangers’’ afliate.
The next day, fans packed into
the XL Center for their rst ofcial
game as the CT Whale, drawing a
crowd of 13,389, the second largest
in franchise history.
The CT Whale blew the Sound Ti-
gers out of the water in a 3-2 OT win.
The Whale’’s debut victory tasted
even sweeter, avenging the Pack’’s
nal game loss from the night before.
The AHL team splashed onto the
ice in bright blue and green jerseys,
reminiscent of the NHL Hartford
Whalers who played from 1979
until 1997 when the franchise moved
to North Carolina as the Carolina
Hurricanes.
The team name change has caused
some waves, but many are happy.
Whalers Sports Entertainment
owner, Howard Baldwin, hopes to
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““Obviously we would have liked
to have won more games,”” Palmer
said, ““but ultimately the difference
between the rst place team and the
last place team is two games. I think
that the NFL would like to see some
parity and we [UFL] have it.””
This season, three Hartford Co-
lonials were signed to NFL teams
including the Redskins, Baltimore
Ravens, and the Seattle Seahawks.
For the off-season, Palmer says,
““There is talk that we are going to
play televised games on Sundays in
August, but we don’’t know what else
is going to happen.””
While Palmer looks forward to
next season and working his team
to the top, he also hopes that word
of mouth will help the Colonials’’
fan base grow for their 2011 season.
““I am excited about the future in
Hartford, I think the fans have been
great, and I think everyone leaves our
games with a positive experience,””
Palmer said.
sports november 11, 2010
bring back the excitement, and step
towards bringing the NHL back to
Hartford as the Whalers were once
enjoyed by so many.
In a Hartford Courant article
online, Baldwin writes, ““a new era
begins. It is our intention, however,
to take a page out of the past and do
all the things we did in the ‘‘70s and
‘‘80s when my old team, the Hartford
Whalers, became such an integral
part of the community.””
Regardless of the reason behind
the name change, fans were undoubt-
edly thrilled to have the CT Whale
back at the XL Center last Saturday.
Along with its name, the team
brought back some old traditions
such as the Whalers theme song,
““Brass Bonanza,”” and the iconic
Whalers ““tail”” logo which is featured
on the classic black, blue, and green
uniforms.
The CT Whale returns to the
XL Center on Dec. 4 to face the
Worcester Sharks at 6 p.m.
Sports Editor Jessica Rutledge
also contributed to this article.
Pregame essential, acupuncture?
Shaquille O’’Neal is one of
countless pro-athletes who
swear by pre-game acupunc-
ture treatments to keep their
““Qi”” balanced.
Although legendary pro-
athletes like Shaq have instant
access to cutting edge sports
medicine technology for train-
ing and injury treatment, many
athletes have made the ancient
Chinese medicine part of their
training regiment.
The more than 3,000-year-
old healing practice was born
out of the Chinese philosophy
that everything in nature,
including the viscera of the
human body is ““Qi,”” or vital
energy.
Illness was attributed to an
imbalance of opposing energies
called Yin and Yang in the body,
and it was believed that stimulat-
ing specic anatomical points
would release the Qi needed to
restore health and balance to
the body.
These acupuncture points are
based on the fourteen pathways,
or meridians through which Qi
ows to specic organs and
glands in the body.
It might sound crazy, but many
athletes are willingly pricked
with acupuncture needles in
hundreds of locations because
it relieves pain, stress, illness,
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and helps prevent injuries.
Acupuncturist Lisa Ripi is a liv-
ing testament to the power of the
ancient healing process; own out
to Miami, New York, Pittsburgh,
and Cincinnati six days out of the
week by forty NFL players who
pay $1,200 per day for her coveted
acupuncture technique.
Ripi’’s techniques are a more mod-
ern twist, inserting needles where
players are sore to increase blood
ow and loosen muscles - though
these points sometimes stray from
the ancient meridian road map.
““Players require individualized
treatment,”” said Ripi in a New York
Times article.
““Steelers linebacker James Har-
rison takes more than 300 needles,
and Giants defensive end Osi
Umenyiora begs for fewer than 40.””
Ripi’’s acupuncture treatment is
considered a prize gem to NFL
players, their aching bodies endure
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a beating every game and practice
while playing the violent contact
sport.
NFL players frequent chiroprac-
tors, massage therapists, and other
therapeutic treatments during the
season, but once they become a cli-
ent of Ripi, ““players say her sessions
are their most important treatment,
they feel more loose, more exible,””
according to the New York Times.
The Pittsburgh Steelers even hires
Ripi to perform acupuncture treat-
ments at linebacker James Farrior’’s
house for their weekly ““spa night.””
Acupuncture sessions have also
been shown to promote tissue
regeneration and reduce pain for
athletes post-surgery like Pirates
pitcher, Kris Benson.
Benson began acupuncture treat-
ments after having Tommy John
surgery performed on his throwing
arm. Regular acupuncture treat-
ments enabled him to return to the
MLB less than one year post-op,
where he posted one of his best
seasons ever.
Perhaps the only downfall to
acupuncture is the fact that since
it is a relatively new treatment in
the world of sports, more research
is needed to understand long-term
effects of the technique and regula-
tion may need to be established.
However, it is difcult to research
the side effects of acupuncture, as
pro-athletes are unwilling to risk
their incredible body power and
health to nd out.
The known side effects of acu-
puncture are classied as ““few
and mild,”” but athletes are advised
to refrain from play for at least
six hours post-treatment. This is
because dizziness is a common
side effect that could be lethal for
athletes who head back out to play
too soon.
On the other hand, acupuncture
treatments have benetted many
with more efcient cardiac output
by decreasing heart rate and stroke
volume, increased exibility, pain
relief, reduced scar tissue forma-
tion, and overall improvements
in health and mood of those who
indulge in regular treatments.
For pro-athletes who count on
this 3,000 year-old holistic treat-
ment, the benets far outnumber the
potential hazards of acupuncture.

Trouble in paradise for Lady Hawks
Rizzotti is condent her Hawks will be ying high again soon.
Lady Hawks drop
nal game 71-65
By Josh Batelli
Special to the Informer
The Lady Hawks may have been
playing at the Aventura Palace
Resort in sunny Mexico, but their
71-65 loss to Penn State on Nov. 27
wasn’’t too hot.
Hartford’’s final game in the
Caribbean Challenge resulted in
another disappointing loss for the
Lady Hawks who were in Playa del
Carmen, Mexico last Saturday.
While moral victories are debat-
able for a strong program, the loss
wasn’’t all bad news for the Hawks.
The young team played down to
the wire against Penn State, which is
not only a ““Big Ten”” team, but also
currently wields a 6-1 record.
Coach Rizzotti commended her
team’’s efforts in a post game inter-
view on hartfordhawks.com, ““I told
them that’’s the kind of team I can
coach,”” she said.
““I can’’t coach the team that showed
up three weeks ago at the start of the
season, but I can work with the team
that was out on the oor tonight,””
said Rizzotti.
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beyond the arc in the rst half. of Utah
This lacking offensive perfor- Utes.
mance would not rival the Phoenix’’s The
50 percent from the eld and 20 Utes Hart-
percent from long range. ford’’s strong
Netting 27 points in the second l e a d slipped
half helped the Lady Hawks close through their ngers when Utah
the gap, but it was not enough quickly added 10 points to tie the
to dig Hartford out of their en- game with only 2:15 left to play.
rst half decit, resulting tered The Utes outplayed the Lady
in a 44-78 loss. the Ca- Hawks who were unable to capi-
Post player, Ilicia ribbean talize on a lay-up and two shots
Mathis had 15 points Challenge from outside the arc, losing a tight
despite the loss, 12 with a record game in the nal minutes a margin
of which were of 2-1, but had of 51-45.
the result of suffered a loss to The loss was disappointing
free throws. Penn State in tour- and didn’’t reect the efforts of
ADAM MANISON On the nament play the day Hartford senior and third team
follow- before. all-conference, Jackie Smith, who
ing day, Shooting the long ball scored 17 points, three assists, two
Black with 50 percent from around rebounds, and one steal during the
Friday the arc, the Lady Hawks held game. Smith netted all but two
couldn’’t onto an 8-7 lead through the of her 17 points from outside of
h a v e end of the rst half, and Ilicia the arc.
seemed bleak- Mathis’’ three-pointer opened up The women of the University of
er after Hartford the Hawks’’ lead to 15-9 with less Hartford basketball team nished
battled the University than ten minutes to play. the Challenge on Saturday.
start to their 2010-11 season, a stark SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS
comparison to last year when Hartford
won seven straight to tip off the season
until facing UConn last December.
““Although we made a lot of mis-
takes and we still didn’’t have rotations
that I wanted, or we still had turnovers
on offense, the effort and intensity and
focus was there.””
The Hawks had four players in
double figures on the night, but
Hartford was unable to stop the Lady
Lions’’ star freshman Maggie Lucas
who knocked down seven threes while
nishing with 27 points.
The Hawks’’ Daphne Elliott played
a great all around game contributing
15 points, shooting six of 12 from the
eld. She also added seven rebounds
and four steals.
Hartford out-rebounded Penn State
31-29, but the game came down to the
free throw line.
The Lady Lions took advantage
of their chances, going 13-18 from
the stripe while the Hawks hit just
three of 10.
The women’’s basketball team will
return to the states with a record of 1-6,
and take on Harvard in Massachusetts
on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.

Volume 34, Issue 11
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Hartford Colonials blow out UFL
champs in nal game of season
By Jessica Rutledge
Sports Editor
The Las Vegas Locos may have won
the UFL Championship title last week-
end, but it was the Hartford Colonials
who played like pros in their nal game
of the season.
Fans braved the biting cold without
a single complaint as the Colonials
pulled out a stellar 27-14 victory over
the Locos on Nov. 20 to conclude their
second UFL season of play.
University of Hartford students were spotted enjoying the game.
Sam Swank (K) lit up the Colonials’’
scoreboard on a 38-yard eld goal only
minutes into the rst quarter.
Hartford’’s early 3-0 lead jumped to
10-0 when linebacker Danny Lansanah
capitalized on an interception, running
the ball 48 yards for a touchdown.
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Even
senior
Joe Zeg-
linski’’s 21
second-half
points were not
enough on Tuesday
as the Hawks were un-
able to come back against
Yale, losing the game
81-76.
Tuesday night’’s loss
marks number ve as
the Hartford men’’s bas-
Swank returned to kick-off the
second quarter with a 20-yd eld
goal for a 13-0 lead, but the Locos
answered back with only 0:45 left.
Running 55 yards in less than one
minute, the Locos’’ DeDe Dorsey
carried the ball into the end zone on
a four-yard touchdown.
Halftime loomed only seconds
away as QB Josh McCown tossed
the ball to Tyson Devree, and the
tight end ran a 39-yard touchdown
with 0:00 left on the clock.
Rentschler stadium was electric
as elated fans erupted in cheers and
applause over the Colonials efforts
that led to their 20-7 lead. It was clear
to Las Vegas and the crowded stands
at the end of the rst half: Hartford
was in it to win it.
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Hawks can’’t hang
with Bulldogs at Yale:
Road-game losing streak
extends to 5 in New Haven
ketball team drops to 1-5.
Poor shooting trends emerged at
the start of the game and continued
into the rst 3:59 of the second half
as Yale went on an 8-0 run after
intermission, gaining a 14-point
advantage. The Hawks were un-
able to put up a single point until
Zeglinski sank a three pointer, his
rst points netted during the game.
Junior guard Clayton Brothers
followed up Zeglinski with a three
pointer of his own, and the lead
was then cut to eight points. But
Yale diminished the brief Hartford
momentum by netting three point-
ers of their own, nishing 12 for
20 beyond the arc.
With 1:27 left on the clock,
Yale’’s 75-68 lead was cut to ve
after Brothers converted a lay-up.
Porter Braswell of Yale answered
with one point on two free throws
after a quick foul.
The Colonials’’ DB Quintin
Demps blew the game out of reach
for the Locos when he scored on a
79-yard interception return, boost-
ing Hartford to 27-7 in the third.
A fourth quarter Las Vegas
touchdown with 6:56 on the clock
would be the last of the game, as
the Colonials crushed the Locos
with a nal score of 27-14.
The Colonials’’nal game blow-
out is a testament to the character
and dedication of the team; the
ADAM MANISON
tremendous efforts shown by
each player appeared the be of
championship title caliber, but in
reality this game held no weight
for the Colonials after missing the
championship cut - they played
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Hartford freshman Mustafaa Jones
then hit a runner followed by a three
pointer from Zeglinski to pull the
Hawks within one, 76-75.
Unfortunately the Bulldogs made
their free throws while the Hawks
came up empty the rest of the way
as Yale narrowly escaped with the
victory.
Despite the loss, Hartford shot 41.4
percent from the oor, recorded 19
bench points, and 34 rebounds, 12
of them offensive converting into
14 second chance points –– marking
an all season highs for the Hawks.
In a post game interview on
hartfordhawks.com, Coach John
Gallagher expressed his faith in
the playing skills and dedication of
Zeglinski, ““He’’s [Zeglinski] a hand-
ful, he’’s a kid that I’’ve known his
whole life, and we’’ll be okay come
January, February,”” he said.
Gallagher also discussed the pas-
SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS
Lady Hawks
y, play ‘‘south
of the border’’
Caribbean Challenge
By Hayden Harrower
Staff writer
While most students were stuff-
ing their faces with their families
on Thanksgiving and shopping
for deals on Black Friday, the
Lady Hawks traveled south of
the border for the 2010 Caribbean
Challenge.
Posting a record of 1-5, the
University of Hartford women’’s
basketball team was led by
sophomore guard Alex Hall as
they looked to boost team morale
December 2, 2010
sion and immense determination that
motivates his team to ght in every
game, ““you’’re ghting for your
respect as a man, and I really mean
that,”” he said. ““You forget about
basketball,”” Gallagher explained,
““and you say to yourself, ‘‘alright, I
just want to make sure that people
realize who we are.’’””
The Hawks have yet to win a game
on the road, and also lost to Fordham
61-57 last Saturday after dropping
their double-digit second-half lead
in the Bronx.
Zeglinski and fellow senior Milton
Burton put up season best point to-
tals, netting 21 and 15 respectively,
but neither was able to save the game.
The Hawks return to action on
their home turf Thursday, Dec. 2 at
7:00 p.m. when the University of
Hartford hosts Brown.
- Charlie Paullin, Staff writer
and condence with a win.
Thursday marked the start of the
tournament as the Hawks took on
No. 23, Wisconsin-Green Bay.
The University of Wisconsin-
Green Bay Phoenix entered the
event with a record of 3-0, having
defeated the likes of George Wash-
ington University, Minnesota, and
Wisconsin.
Hartford did not start off well,
shooting only 25 percent from the
eld and only nine percent from
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