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By Hayden Harrower
Staff Writer
It is common knowledge that the ““amenities”” that come along with
living in the housing on campus aren’’t exactly top of the line, but
those who are living in Regents Park and Park River, might have
some new home furnishings to look forward to in years to come.
““The plans are in progress,”” says Associate Director of Residen-
tial Life, Robert King. ““We nally have the right people around
to make it happen, we are not just saying, ‘‘Oh that would be nice
if we got it done,’’ we are actually making steps to putting this to
action.”” After working at the university for four years now, King
believes they are closer than ever to upgrading the furniture and
appliances in the two housing areas.
But securing a budget in a university that has been hit hard
in a struggling economy has proven to be a difcult task. ““We
have faced a setback,”” King explains, referring to the repairs and
upgrades needed in areas such as Regents Park to x safety code
hazards such as re extinguishers and sprinkler system.
Another issue comes from the students’’ desires in regards to
new furniture. After studying focus groups and inquiring student
leaders, there is still some uncertainty to what exactly will be put
in the living areas. ““The students are supportive, but they vary on
what they want. Some may want a rolling dresser; others may not
care for that at all,”” explains King. But one thing that is agreed
upon among all the students is a complete set of furniture for
each living quarters. King has found that most all students want
a couch, chairs and a table for their living areas.
Although the ball is rolling on the plans to install better living
arrangements for the students on campus, King is still seeking
new ideas and plans for any student that has them. To contact him
with your own ideas, email Rob King at robking@hartford.edu.
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April 7, 2011
PeaceJam
comes to Uha
By Ben Gyurik
Staff Writer
The University’’s own chapter of the
PeaceJam Foundation, which focuses
on mentoring high school students and
coordinating workshops and events on
campus that focus on different ways to
improve the community, will soon be on
the Hartford campus.
Jordan Shoesmith, a mentor within the
new PeaceJam Chapter here on campus
explained how the club began. ““The
North Eastern part of PeaceJam, called
Next Generation Leaders is branching
out, and denitely has an inuence on
Connecticut, and it’’s what really had
the effect on starting a chapter here on
campus.””
Students who decide to be mentors will
be working with high school students
from eighth-grade to 12th-grade from
various parts of the North East. ““Peace-
Jam has students from New York, Maine,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and states
from the North East working together, so
anyone a part of our chapter on campus
can look forward to working with students
from the tri-state area,”” said Shoesmith.
The PeaceJam Foundation was
founded in Denver, Colo., has Nobel
Prize Laureates mentor and works with
children once a year. Every year there is a
new Laureate that is selected to participate
in the program. This past month in March,
2003 Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi visited
the Watkinson School here on campus,
where she spoke about different ways to
approach peace.
““The Foundation has Laureates visit
various chapters, where they hold confer-
ences yearly, and one just occurred this
past month. Each Laureate has their own
Global Called Actions [GCAs] where
they focus on one primary aspect of
change, or issue going on in the world,
so every chapter focuses on its own GCA
and how to apply it to their campus or
community,”” says Shoesmith.
The campus chapter will have its own
GCA it will focus on and applying them
to the campus and local community
through servicew projects that will be
done with members and mentors of the
chapter on campus. There will also be
workshops set up around the schedule
based for the conference of the Laureate
visiting campus.
““Every chapter does its own global call
action project, for example the chapter
in Maine made their own gardens on
campus, so there are a variety of things
we could do for our own chapter,”” states
Shoesmith.
The chapter here on campus has just
recently nished working on its consti-
tution which it will be presenting to the
SGA. The Chapter doesn’’t have any dates
planned yet, as Shoesmith explains that
the schedule is currently tentative.
““I think the program will get really big
once people get interested, as the chapter
is more than just mentoring students.
People who get involved can work on
service projects and attend workshops,
and even look forward to seeing Lau-
reates when they come to campus,””
Shoesmith says.
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Students embrace Day Without Shoes

By Sarah Wilson
News Editor
Despite inclement weather,
students around campus still partici-
pated in the Toms One Day Without
Shoes last Tuesday.
One Day is a national effort to rec-
ognize those in developing countries
who often are forced to live without
protection on their feet, leaving
them prone to infections, disease,
and other illnesses.
The program urges participants
to spend the day barefoot, both
inside and out, a task that some
people are surprisingly hesi-
tant to do.
For some students,
Tuesday’’s constant
rain showers
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hinder their participation. Sam
Rowell, who had participated in
the event in high school, said it
was completely different this time
around. ““As soon as I stepped out-
side my building I tore open a callus
on my foot,”” he said. ““This led to
me limping painfully for most of
the day,”” he added.
Resident Assistant Larisa
Woykovsky also participated as part
of an RA program. A scheduled lap
around the academic side of cam-
pus was canceled due to weather,
but an informal event was held in
Suisman Lounge at happy hour in
its place where facts about those
living in impoverished countries
were given out.
““We ended up getting about 80
people, anywhere from students
who live on campus, to students
who live off campus and faculty,””
said Woykovsky.
While she added that the turnout
was probably due to the
fact that it was held inside,
those who trudged barefoot
through the day said the
cause was worth it. ““It did
hurt quite a bit when there were
pebbles, and the rain didn’’t help too
much either, but then I thought about
how children and adults in other
countries have to do this daily and
probably don’’t complain about what
their feet look like or if it hurts,”” said
Woykovsky.
Participants stand by the fact that
there is no better way to get the
word out than to take part in this
event. Rowell said it’’s effective to
simply try and educate people, but
““by doing this people come up to
you and ask why you aren’’t wear-
ing shoes. You tell them why, and
the image becomes associated with
the message, when if you just tell
them they’’re more likely to forget
or not care.””
The RAs who sponsored the One
Day event in Gengras on Tuesday
have also been working to sell pairs
of Tom’’s Shoes on campus for a
reduced price.
Toms Shoes, the company that
sponsors One Day on the national
front, is a shoe company that
pledges to donate one pair of shoes
to a child in need in a developing
country for every pair that is sold
here in the United States.

Student Government Association elections to be held next week

By Ben Gyurik
Staff Writer
The Student Government Associ-
ation [SGA] is having its upcoming
elections next week.
ENHP School Senator Max Ac-
cardo explains that students should
be involved in voting, ““people run-
ning as candidates all have different
concerns of the changes they want
to occur on campus.
It’’s important for students to know
what these issues are, as whoever is
elected will work towards making
the change that they want to have
happen.””
Students will be able to nd out
about candidates on election day, as
there will be posters up explaining
each candidate’’s mission state-
ment.
““It’’s difcult to say who candi-
dates are at this point, as there is a
lot of speculation. We will notify
students on hawk talk through an
email when the elections will be
taking place, as well as who will
be running when it gets closer to
election time,”” says Accardo.
Students interested in running for
ofce on campus still have time to
register, but the SGA is taking a new
route towards elections, as students
can also run for a Student Senator
position.
Typically the Student Senate posi-
tions are offered in the fall, but the
SGA is offering them in the spring
and fall this year.
““Sometimes students who don’’t
get elected for SGA ofces don’’t
want to run again. Where to vote:
We are having the Student Senate
positions up for voting early so that
April 11, 12, 13
students who don’’t get elected, can
run again in the fall to have a second
chance,”” says Accardo. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Registration to participate in the SGA ofce
elections ends Friday, April 8 at
the SGA ofce at 1:30 p.m. people 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
interested should register as soon Commons
as possible.
The voting takes place on Mon- 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Spring Fling registration now open
By Paige Patunas
Copy Chief
Anyone who plans to attend
Spring Fling, whether they are a
student or a guest must be registered
by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 16.
Registration takes place online
under the Student Service Center
and anyone who is not registered
or does not have a wristband will
not be permitted to participate in
any Spring Fling activities.
Wristbands are free to all Univer-
sity students but guests must pay
$35 for their band. Each student
is permitted to register two guests
and will be responsible for them for
the weekend; the host name will be
printed on each guest band.
After registering online, students
can pick up their wristbands starting
Monday, April 11 in the Suisman
Lounge in GSU. Any University
student registering a guest must
accompany them to pick up their
wristband and the guest must be able
to present a valid state photo ID.
This year’’s Spring Fling theme is
““Back to the Lawn. 80’’s”” and will
feature live music from New Found
Glory, Bad Rabbits as well as other
local acts. Comedian Godfrey will
perform Saturday night after the
concert in the Lincoln Theater. The
activities taking place Saturday on
the Village Lawn include a rock
How do I register for Spring Fling?
1. Log into Self Service account.
2. Under student main menu click ““Purchase tickets to campus events.””
3. Click through until ““Spring Fling”” shows as an option.
4. Select either ““student band,”” ““guest band,”” or both.
Center for Community
Service
Hiring Van Drivers for
2011-2012 Academic year
Applications are in GSU 209
$10.00/ hr
Deadline: April 25, 2011
Must be 21 Years Old and
Hold Valid Drivers License
wall, wax hands, airbrush tattoos
and laundry bags, a giant slide and
carnival booths, as well as a food
court.
In addition to the live perfor-
Hawks to help UHa Friday
By Kaitlyn Schroyer
Staff Writer
The largest community service
project University of Hartford has
ever seen kicks off on April 8 at
11 a.m. with the Hawks Helping
Hartford Day of Service.
From redesigning ofce spaces
at Everybody Wins! CT to spring
cleanup at the Mortenson Riverfront
Plaza, more than 100 students will
be involved with getting out into
the community and lending a hand.
““We wanted to show we are com-
mitted to community,”” Christina
Honeycutt, program coordinator for
the Center for Community Service,
said, ““It’’s a way to get students to
interact with the community.””
Alpha Chi Book Drive provides
400 books to students in need
By Sarah Wilson
News Editor
The Alpha Chi honor society
recently wrapped up their book
drive, successfully collecting over
400 book donations.
The books that were obtained
throughout the month varied in
reading level, suitable fo students
in kindergarten through 12th-grade.
At the end of the month the books
were given to both the Magnet
School at the University, as well as
the University High School, who
were both ““ecstatic and grateful to
mances and activities on Saturday,
there will be a talent show Thursday
night, a ““Back to the Future”” Bingo
game and an 80’’s themed After Party
on Friday night.
Sponsored by SGA and the Center
for Community Service, Hawks
Helping Hartford Day of Service is
a way to engage students in com-
munity service projects at local
churches, parks, shelters, neighbor-
hoods and other local non-prots.
““A personal goal is to have stu-
dents see the issues,”” Honeycutt
said, ““For them to see what non-
prots are doing and how we can
help. They need to see the impact
and get involved.””
The day includes transportation to
and from the service projects and a
barbeque at 3:30 p.m.
““We want this is to be a sustain-
able project and build community
relations,”” Matt Wyman, President
of SGA, said.
receive the donations,”” according to
Alpha Chi member Christina Susco.
The book drive was held from
February through the beginning of
March as part of the national pro-
gram ““Reading is Fundamental.””
The program aims to ““motivate
children to read by delivering free
books and literacy resources to
those children and families who
need them most,”” according to the
organization’’s website.
Reading is Fundamental provides
15 million books to children annual-
ly, and has over 400,000 volunteers
across the country.

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Helicopter parenting has been an increasing trend amongst baby boomer parents.
Too old for parental dependence
It’’s tax season again, or, in other
words, a month of oblivious col-
legiates calling their parents in
a desperate attempt to gure out
exactly how much the government
owes them.
Distressed queries to mom and dad
during this time of year include, but
are not limited to: ““how the hell do
I ll this out,”” ““do you guys claim
me or am I an independent,”” and
surely a few exasperated ““I OWE
them money!?””
However, the issue here lies
deeper than whether some col-
lege kid will gain enough cash to
celebrate with some ner beer this
weekend. It lies in the reality that
in this microcosm of life we deem
““college,”” students depend on their
parents for far too many miniscule
tasks throughout the day.
Now, tax forms may be a bit of an
unrealistic example. But even well
into three years away from home and
the security of a pre-provided roof
and nightly cooked meals, there is
still an unnecessary level of reliance
on parents that college students hold
imperative to accomplish even the
most simplistic jobs, or get out of
the tiniest ruts.
Too often do elementary processes
Same course, different professors, grading standards needed
There comes a moment in every
education seekers life when they
are struck with the realization
that they just don’’t have a handle
on every facet of studies as they
wish they did.
This moment occurred to me
about a week into this semester.
With a highlighter in one hand
and my chemistry textbook in the
other I plunged along through the
material that would be covered on
my rst exam.
Little did I know the studying
that I did was of no help and when
I received my test back I knew
chemistry was going to be the
bane of my existence this semester.
This same pattern continued on
for the next few quizzes while
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Sarah Wilson •• News Editor
sawilson@hartford.edu
Twitter: @swyzleh
such as a load of laundry or the
preparation of a meal that isn’’t a
Cup O’’ Noodles become lengthy
endeavors far to complicated to
accomplish without the inevitable
phone call home. Mothers every-
where are sighing when their sons
leave urgent voicemails pleading
““it’’s an emergency!”” only to ask
whether they should hit ““whites”” or
““whites and colors”” on the school’’s
laundry machine.
But the laundry dilemma isn’’t
even the worst of it. Call mom one
time to gure it out, and hopefully
the next time wont require such
assistance.
It’’s when that motherly protec-
tion translates to ghting battles
for their children that any and all
responsibility is lifted from that
Danielle Huppke •• Managing Editor
huppke@hartford.edu
Twitter: @danielle618
my hopes of maintaining a decent
GPA. withered away.
The chemistry class I enrolled in
was supposedly the easiest science
course I could take in order to ll
my requirement according to many
who have taken it before me and
had come out unscathed.
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particular person.
It happens left and right. Timmy
got kicked out of housing for hav-
ing a raging party in his dorm last
weekend. Mom in turn calls Presi-
dent Harrison immediately to let him
know it couldn’’t have been Timmy’’s
fault, it was those nasty roommates.
Meanwhile, Timmy personally
invited all 120 attendees and most
likely provided the cocaine, too.
Surely this dependence is a direct
cause of parents cooking every night,
cleaning up after their kids, and mak-
ing sure they did their homework for
18 years straight. But come college,
parents need to ease up. It creates
a common twenty-something com-
plex where they aren’’t responsible
for anything, and should they ever
be held accountable, mom or dad
will get them out of it.
This stage in the game of life is when
everyone should start weaning off his
or her parental dependency. Clothes
aren’’t going to wash themselves, all
meals can’’t be made in the microwave,
and mom can’’t call your boss when
your performance isn’’t up to par at
your future job.
At the very least, learn to ll out a tax
form. If nothing else you’’ll be able to
buy yourself a case of beer in victory.
There were many sections that I
could sign up for, all with various
professors however the one I chose
was the only section that would t
in my schedule.
My roommate and fellow com-
munication major signed up for
the same course but in a different
section.
Although the course is suppos-
edly the same, the section she
chose differs quite a bit from mine.
While I have to study to the point
of exhaustion before one of my
exams, her professor allows the
class to use their notes on tests and
quizzes. Her professor also curves
exams and quizzes and drops the
lowest test grade.
She received a 69 on her rst
Is digital
disconnection an
impossible feat?
In the connected age, there are
very few instances in life that
people can get alone time.
Even if a person isn’’t in a room
with actual human beings, they
can be and are instantly acces-
sible through various media. So
when do we get to be completely
disconnected?
Until device manufacturers
gure out a way to cheaply make
waterproof gadgets, the shower
will be one of those few spaces
that people can truly be out of
contact with the outside world.
You know how people say we do
our best thinking in the shower?
Perhaps that’’s because we’’re not
bombarded with the ever-present
pop-ups, blinking lights and alert
noises that comprise our digital
life.
Seemingly, the only other time
we can get away from it all is
through sleep. However, in some
ways it’’s hurting our sleep when
the glow or the noise of the alert
wakes people up in the middle of
a deep sleep; then people groggily
reply to a text and drift back into
the slumber.
I’’m talking, texting or chatting
until the moment my head hits
the pillow. If I hear the familiar
““buzz-buzz”” of my phone go off,
my eyes immediately open and
grab my phone.
All of this begs a societal ques-
tion: can someone just be left
alone? It’’s not just the texts and
the phone calls and the Skype
calls that make people so inter-
connected, but it’’s also outside
of the mediated communication.
Doing things alone is stigma-
tized, be it dining at a restaurant,
seeing a lm or even running
an errand. People expect and
typically only do things if they
exam, but with the curve she ac-
tually received a B+. I received a
69 and it stayed a 69.
Both my friend and I have
received the same approximate
grades for the most part however
while I’’m panicking about fail-
ing the course, she’’s set with a B
because of the tremendous curve
she’’s been given.
Is it just me or does this not
seem fair?
My thought to professors teach-
ing a course that has multiple
sections is to meet and establish
guidelines for grading and test tak-
ing in order to alleviate the anger
that ensues after hearing of the
B+ a person with a 65 average is
getting in the same class that I’’m
April 7, 2011
Jeremy Stanley •• Editor-in-Chief
jstanley@hartford.edu
Twitter: @JeremyDStanley
are with company. Is that the way it
always has been?
Just as work life has crept into the
off-hours, social time has also crept
into times where people were not
typically available.
It’’s certainly a healthy practice to
hang around with people all of the
time, but a little alone time can’’t
hurt. It’’s just that time seems to be
shrinking and shrinking.
And I’’m not talking about alone
time in terms of work or home-
work time——not only are we not
disconnected from the world. (I’’ve
answered about three or four texts
and have talked about the state of
national morning news television
with my colleagues in the time this
article has been written.)
When my parents were my age,
the only way you could communi-
cate with someone was through a
telephone in your house and not your
pocket, go to someone’’s house and
knock on the door or send a letter.
There was such thing as telephone
bills, too. And those letters? They cost
money and it takes longer than a day.
If I could trade it for a day, I think
I’’d go crazy. The instant availability
of people is great, but it can also be a
burden. Society becoming too depen-
dent on other people that we might
forget to focus on ourselves and be
free of the constant distractions for
longer than it takes to shower.
failing just because the professor
allows notes to be used on tests.
As a course that’’s known for
it’’s ability to cater to those of us
who are not so science inclined,
my friend’’s professor noted at the
beginning of the semester that he
understood that the course wasn’’t
at the top of their priority list.
So while I’’m struggling to make
a decent grade in the section that
I chose, others are being handed a
grade for little to no effort.
I’’m sure that this phenomenon
isn’’t special to the University of
Hartford, however I could only
hope that the grades given to
students in courses with multiple
sections were fair and just across
the board.

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Entertainment
A fun, safe Spring Fling
that’’s actually memorable
Comedian Godfrey will perform during Spring Fling on Saturday night at 10 p.m. in Lincoln Theater.
By Danielle Nielsen
Staff Writer
Every year Spring Fling weekend
promises good times and great
memories but students don’’t neces-
sarily have to add alcohol into the
equation to attain the same result.
Students who don’’t wish to drink
yet they still want to participate in
activities throughout the weekend
can do so with ease. Finding things
to do that don’’t involve drinking are
provided throughout the weekend,
although it may be hard to tell
throughout the massive party.
The Campus Activities Team
(CAT) has designed and coordi-
nated various activities for every
type of student to have a good time.
Saturday night will be the an-
ticipated comedy show in Lincoln
Theater. Aaron Kudler, Concert and
Comedy Chair for CAT announced
they are still looking for an opener
for Godfrey who will be the main
comedic act of the night.
Doors open at 10 p.m. and the
show starts at 10:30 p.m. The
comedy show will be a hard event
to pass up going to this year. Co-
median Godfrey C. Danchimah,
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Jr., stage name Godfrey, started his
career in the early 1990s in Chicago
making his debut in All Jokes Aside
Comedy Club. He is best known
for being featured in lms such as
““Zoolander,”” ““Original Gangstas””
and ““Soul Plane.””
Between his regular comedy shows
in New York City in famous clubs
such as Caroline’’s and The Comic
Strip Live and frequent television
appearances, his career has exploded
in the comedy industry. This past
January he received his rst Com-
edy Central special titled ““Godfrey:
Black by Accident.””
Thursday night there will be a
talent show in Gengras Student
Union. Talents can usually range
from singing, dancing and comedy,
but of course there’’s a few off beat
talents that students possess.
The talent show will be a great time
for students to show case talents to
their peers.
Being a member of the audience
will be just as entertaining and hu-
morous as participating in the annual
show. A classic game of bingo will
be happening on Friday night in GSU
as well. Following the game of bingo
will be an after party. The after party
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will consist of music and dancing,
which is a chance to let loose for
students who decide to join.
Saturday afternoon is the
most happening day during the
weekend. Throughout the day
the Village Lawn will be lled
with activities such as a moon-
walk bounce, dunk tank and a
mechanical bull. There will also
be a concert on the Village Lawn
starting at 2:00 p.m. composed of
the winning band from the Battle
of Bands.
Some of the best campus bands
and singers will be going head to
head in a battle to perform that
day. The main act performing
that night will be the pop-punk
band New Found Glory, with the
funk band Bad Rabbits opening
up for them. This will be an ex-
citing year for the concert since
the stage has been returned to the
Village Lawn.
Whether students are underage
or simply choose to not drink,
Spring Fling weekend can be
just as enjoyable and denitely
more memorable than for those
that choose to binge drink all
weekend.
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Flying Tiger Tattoo in New Britain offers great prices on tattoos.
Plenty of places to
get inked in Conn.
By Kelsey Sterling
Staff Writer
Tattoos can have sentimental and
emotional value commemorating
someone or something close to
one’’s heart, be the result of a spur
of the moment or impulse to get
inked or they could just be a cool
little indication of individuality.
Green Man Tattoo Studio in West
Hartford is the perfect place to
fulll your tattoo dreams. Opened
in 1995, Green Man has built a
great team of artists and piercers
throughout the years.
It is composed of six award-win-
ning tattoo artists that specialize in
various styles including traditional,
Japanese, old school and black and
gray work. Walk-ins are always
welcome and appointments are
available as well, with extremely
speedy service.
Flying Tiger Tattoo in New
Britain is another nearby option
to get inked up, where high energy
custom tattooing speaks for itself
at an affordable price. Tattoos are
simply a permanent stamp of a mo-
ment frozen in time, and they look
awesome. A great deal of people
have tattoos or plan to get them;
college students especially.
With tattoo parlors in the area
such as Green Man and Flying
Tiger, it is easy to walk in, pick
out your favorite design or show
the artist a premade sketch and
get inked! Sure it may hurt a little
bit (or a lot), but if a tattoo means
something, then it is certainly worth
it. So what are the real reasons
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people get tattoos?
According to University of Hart-
ford freshman Katie Caisse, her
tattoo of two owers connecting
which says ““Memere”” and ““Pepere””
has both personal and emotional sig-
nicance for her great-grandparents
who passed away. Such tattoos can
keep the memory of loved ones alive
because they are embedded in your
skin and, thus, in your heart forever.
However, some tattoos don’’t
require such planning and insight.
Caisse’’s rst ever tattoo was done
in a basement for a small price,
completely on impulse.
Although there wasn’’t a great
deal of preparation, her tattoo read-
ing ““family is forever”” still clearly
has a great amount of signicance
(even though her parents don’’t know
about it!)
Tattoos contain a multitude of
meanings and stories; signifying
loved ones, sports stars and even
musicians. Freshman Austen Wil-
liams described his shoulder tattoo
of a bird and two owers as a spinoff
of his favorite band, Bayside’’s, logo.
These are perfect examples of
the importance tattoos can have.
Certain situations can impact us so
greatly that we wish to eternalize it
on our bodies. What greater form of
expression is there?
Apart from all their beauty, there
is no tattoo without pain. Almost ev-
eryone interviewed told how getting
inked hurt…… a lot. But 200-some-
thing dollars, multiple hours, and
maybe a few tears later, the nished
product of a symbolic graphic rep-
resentation is well worth it.
By Spencer Allan Brooks
Art Director
The star of ““30 Rock”” is expecting.
Actress Tina Fey announced her
pregnancy during the taping of the
““The Oprah Winfrey Show”” on
Wednesday.
According to ““People Magazine””
a representative of Fey said that she
is ve months into her pregnancy.
Tina, 40, and her husband, composer
Jeff Richmond have a 5-year-old
daughter Alice. Fey wrote an es-
say for the ““New Yorker”” back in
February, in which she discussed
how inappropriate it is for people
to ask others if they plan on having
more children.
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The With the recent resurgence of

vinyl collecting by music lovers,
the dated technology is doing
decades, vinyl’’s revival was partially
sparked by interest in the past by new
collectors and young adults.
out of record stores with my dad
the process of spending hours
digging through crates of music

vinyl
more than just serving as a hobby. Yes, today you can easily down- became the routine of Saturday
The material that fueled our load hundreds of albums via iTunes afternoons.
parents’’ generation is suddenly with a few mouse clicks but the Amidst one Saturday in a

revival
hip again but with a new spin, it
is being recycled. The majority of
record stores left in the country
thrive on the sale of used vinyl.
In an age where young adults
are beaten with the phrase
““reduce, reuse, recycle”” the
elementary school term is given
life when a Marvin Gaye album
is purchased.
According to GreenFeet.net
Americans create 10.5 million
tons of plastic every year with
only 2 percent being recycled. By
making a conscious effort to buy
used albums and CDs, people not
only get to experience new music
but also save landlls from their
main import.
Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
aswetz@hartford.edu
Twitter: @TheKineticKid
Although collectors probably
aren’’t solely motivated by environ-
mentalism, the benets of collecting
vinyl seem to be endless.
Consult any music connoisseur
and you will discover that vinyl
holds the richest and warmest sound
of any music medium.
I myself tend to agree with this
observation, as vinyl albums are not
compressed or cut up digitally to
t on a CD of MP3. Proving to last
process of buying new music used
to accompany a story and physical
hard copy.
People are drawn to collecting
vinyl because the experience it
comes with. It is simply more fun to
rufe through stacks of records and
discover something new than to just
Google an artist and download their
discography.
A very big part of collecting vinyl
is the physical album itself, mainly
the artwork. The 12-inch by 12-inch
canvas offers not only an album
cover but also a piece of art to frame.
The record was a staple of American
music in the twentieth century and
still lives on today among collectors.
Spending much of my youth in and
record shop my dad stumbled
upon a record he had sold over
20 years ago. He had drawn the
album cover himself because it
had been ruined yet still con-
tained the original Pink Floyd
album with his initials inside
the sleeve.
Collecting records is not only
a great way to spend spare time
and discover miniature works of
art but also live greener by recy-
cling and buying used products.
There is a reason why vinyl
was the dominant music medium
for over 70 years and that factor
of quality and physical collect-
ability is what I believe the
driving force in the resurgence is.

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Living green: easy steps for campus conservation

By Nicole Roland
Special to the Informer
While Spring slowly seeps into
the daily weather pattern there are
a few steps students can take to
ensure they get the season off to a
smart and green start.
The most important tip students
can use both on and off campus is
““reduce, reuse and recycle.””
Decreasing the amount of plastic
items used and remembering to
recycle those items is always key.
However, if students choose to
use items that can be recycled to
be green the benets are endless.
Purchase a University of Hartford
thermos from local places on cam-
pus such as the bookstore or from
Einstein Bros. Bagels that can be
reused multiple times.
A shorter shower goes a long
way in the student effort to reduce
water usage.
Be courteous of those on a resi-
dence hall oor or who need to take
showers.
Students can easily shave minutes
off of constant water consumption
if they take note whenever they
run water.
For students who live in apart-
ments on campus reuse furniture
from home or furniture that anyone
can lend.
There are numerous accessible
websites where students can buy
used furniture for discount prices
such as Craigslist.
Look through closets and nd
items that can be used in place
of something else as well as not
buying in excess.
For example, an old shirt can
become your new cleaning rag.
Although there may not be a re-
cycling disposable near residence
halls students can still lend a help-
ing hand by collecting recyclables
and bringing them to local super-
markets when they grocery shop.
Some students place boxes in
the lobby of their residence hall
as recycling disposals.
As the school year dwindles
down students prepare to get rid
of all extra possessions.
However before doing so always
consider the option of donation
before automatically disposing of
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furniture and clothes.
Avoid cluttering the garbage Students on campus can become environmentally conscious by making an extra effort to recycle.
disposals with old clothing and
footwear. can help locate local organizations imagine a beautiful clean campus. students throughout life.
Something that may be consid- that support the less fortunate. Use the tips given to develop a The University of Hartford
ered old can be something new for Canned goods or nourishments can better campus lifestyle and practice should be a safe and clean envi-
the less fortunate. also be donated. energy saving steps at home as well. ronment for the entire community.
The Community Service ofce As the weather gets warmer and The message does not cease at the As residents, the active role must
located in Gengras Student Union the sunshine becomes brighter campus alone, but it should follow help aid the university in doing so.

The cure to weekend boredom

includes movies, baseball

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Folk musician Ellis Paul will come to campus on Saturday.

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Ellis Paul to perform
Music for a Change
Konover Movie Night will feature ““The Green Hornet”” this week as a free event for students.

By Lisa Schwartz-Neubaur
Staff Writer
The cure to campus boredom is
not far away for students as the end
of the Spring semester brings events
such as plays, minor league baseball
and movie night.
The Hartt School of Music is
bringing the musical theater produc-
tion ““Company”” to their stage April
14 through April 17.
Originally a collection of one-act
plays, ““Company”” was turned into a
musical in the 1970s and has been on
Broadway and in London numerous
times since and now it is coming to
the Hartt School for the rst time.
The play surrounds Robert, a
single man who has problems com-
mitting to a steady relationship,
five married couples and three
girlfriends who all come together
on his 35 birthday.
Everyone seems to be settling
down besides Robert who clearly is
ambivalent about love and afraid of
marriage, which unfolds throughout
the show.
““Company”” is not like most plays,
which tend to follow a designated
plot.
The musical is composed of short
sketches presented in no particular
order but all linked together by the
celebration of Robert’’s 35 birthday.
The play begins at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday- Saturday and 3:00 p.m.
on Sunday. Tickets are $20 with
a $2 discount for students, senior
citizens, alumni and educators.
Also happening around that time
is a free trip to a New Britain Rock
Cats baseball game.
The Rock Cats are a minor league
baseball team and the Campus Ac-
tivity Team (CAT) is sponsoring a
college night to go to one of their
games on Monday, April 18.
Tickets are available to anyone
who goes to the University of Hart-
ford and they can be picked up in
Gengras at the CAT ofce GSU
132 or at Reslife, Student Center
Administration or the Student
Success Center.
It is a great way to enjoy some
baseball outside with your friends.
Also if you are looking for
something to do and enjoy music
or movies, Hawk’’s Nest hosts
live music every week with local
bands from University of Hartford
and around the West Hartford
area while Konover hosts movie
nights every Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights. Movies such
as ““The Green Hornet”” and ““No
Strings Attached”” will be playing
during the upcoming weekends.
The University of Hartford has
some things on campus to look
forward to on top of Spring Fling
coming up.
These events are set up for any-
one of any grade, age and major
and are there for students to enjoy
and check out.
By Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
Boston based singer songwriter
Ellis Paul is set to rock Wilde Au-
ditorium in the latest installment of
Music for a Change on Saturday
April 9.
The highly decorated folk musi-
cian is best known for appearing
on soundtracks of TV shows and
movies such as recently released
““Hall Pass.”” With over 16 albums
under his belt, Paul tours exten-
sively, with his forte being coffee
shops and small clubs.
Currently on tour to promote
hit latest release ““The Day After
Everything Changed,”” Paul has
accumulated a big following since
the inception of his musical career.
Earning 14 Boston MusicAwards
for his uncanny folk abilities, Paul
has made a name for himself as an
acoustic musician borrowing sounds
from inuences such as Woody
Guthrie, Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
Playing with high energy and a
““Boston Style”” songwriting, Paul
stays true to his roots as an English
major with introspective lyrics.
Putting a modern twist on the folk
sound, Paul is truly unique and had
managed to remain under the radar
of the mainstream while still produc-
ing great album after album. This
musical pioneer is an inspiring and
genuine performer whose 20 years
in the business have helped perfect
the art of songwriting.
Still going strong after 10 years,
Music for a Change is stronger than
ever in its efforts to raise money for
the greater Hartford area nonprot
organizations.
The show will be held in Wilde at
7:30 p.m. on Saturday and tickets
are $20 each.
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Hawks nish last in 2 rounds
By Erica White
Staff Writer
Hartford women’’s golf team
travelled to Beallsville, Maryland
on Monday where they competed
in the Hoya Invitational.
The Hawks concluded play
at the Members Club at Four
Streams in last place out of a total
seventeen teams with a nal score
of 716 after two rounds. Round
three was canceled on Tuesday
due to inclement weather.
Sophomore Sarah Sideranko
led the pack once again, nishing
her rst 36 holes with a total of
169, making her tied for No. 52.
Sideranko nished rst for UHa.
The sophomore concluded the
PGA course just 10 over par,
recording a 92 on the green.
Junior Emily Linn placed sec-
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rounds totaling to 181.
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No. 84 was freshman Aubrey
Ungvarsky, third for Hartford
with a 182 for the tournament.
Junior Marissa Kallaugher
ranked fourth for the Hawks
in a tie for 86th place overall.
Her two rounds came up to
187.
Sophomore Kirsten
LaPointe closed out the top
ve scorers for the Hawks with
a grand total of 204, good for
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Gene doping debate:
Upgraded DNA, reality of
‘‘superhuman athletes’’
Gene doping is completely
changing competitive sports, at
the molecular level.
Athletes today are bigger,
faster, stronger and more ob-
sessed with winning than ever
before, but in the 21st century,
““natural talent”” is becoming as
obsolete as newspapers.
Developed as a treatment
for genetic diseases, ““Gene
therapy installs a working copy
of a ‘‘broken’’ gene to x genetic
diseases,”” according to North
County Times.
Athletes have recently taken an
interest in the immense physical
benets of gene-therapy for their
own use, injecting drugs that
manipulate their very DNA so
that they are more like ““super
humans”” than mere athletes.
Repoxygen is one of the gene-
doping drugs suspected to be
growing in popularity among
pro-athletes.
A catalyst to enhance produc-
tion of erythropoietin, the protein
that stimulates red blood cell
production, ““blood doping”” can
boost athletic performance at the
very heart of an athlete.
Discovery News described
blood-doping as, ““Turning on
molecular switches inside the
body’’s own DNA to produce
more oxygen-carrying blood or
creating bigger muscles.””
DNA therapy is still being
researched and considered risky.
Several immune-deficient
patients who were treated with
gene-therapy developed can-
cer; in lab experiments several
animals died from blood-doping
according to Discovery News.
In 2003 the World Anti-Dop-
ing Agency (Wada) ofcially
outlawed the practice of gene
doping, but until recently, sci-
entists were unable to identify
genetically enhanced athletes
because the drug was encoded
in their DNA.
This was a cause for great con-
cern during the 2008 and 2010
Olympic games, where Chinese
doctors were rumored to have
offered gene-therapy treatments
to athletes before the Olympic
According to Discovery News,
new research to detect gene
doping showed that ““monkeys
blood-boosting hormone eryth-
ropoietin have a modied form
of EPO in their blood.””
Effective methods of gene-
doping detection are becoming
a reality just in time for the
2012 Olympic games, but there
are still many proponents of the
future of gene-therapy as a sup-
plement to athletic competition.
Those in favor of gene-therapy
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stress it’’s potential to minimize
discrimination based on natural
athleticism.
““Winners are often born with
highly favorable genetics, includ-
ing, in some cases, unusually large
lung capacity,”” said American
ethicist Professor Ronald Green.
A surprising number of people
agree with the notion that gene-
doping could force sports to be
fairer, discriminate less and shift
the focus from obsessive winning.
Although this issue is far from a
resolution, history illustrates that the
American public disapproves of the
use of performance-enhancing drugs.
In a time when technology is
making every facet of our lives less
““natural,”” sports are still very much
a humbling, human experience.
Although sports are indeed selec-
tive and unfair, especially at high
levels of competition, the natural
ability of a prodigal athlete to excel
as a master of their sport is what
captivates the masses to this day.
Steroids, multi-million dollar
team franchises and an increasing
obsession with winning and prots
are diverting the integrity of athletes
and competition today; it is my
belief that gene doping will only
expedite this dissolution of true
athleticism.
Although the notion of gene dop-
ing for both medical and athletic
purposes is fascinating, the risks
and overwhelming potential that the
““superhuman”” DNA manipulation
will be abused is alarming.
Gene doping will likely continue
to grow into an even bigger problem
as research offers a more complete
evaluation of the technology’’s risks
and potential benets.
The availability of gene doping
drugs on the black market will be
sports fans alike.
Many people like myself are
simply fed up with athletes who
even willing to die by trying gene-
doping, so long as it earns them a
shot at a gold medal.
I believe that gene doping should
be implemented for medical pur-
poses, curing diseases and affording
people an incredible second chance
at life; not feeding the media frenzy
and disintegration of athletics that
denes pro-sports as a lucrative
industry today.
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Rugby falls hard, 10-5

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Rugby co-captain Steve Sorak gave it his all in Saturday’’s loss.
By Dan Lifshatz
Staff Writer
On Saturday, the University of
Hartford men’’s rugby team hosted
the Amherst Lord Jeffs, losing 10-5.
Amherst played aggressively,
challenging Hartford on every ball,
and not allowing any easy points.
Amherst started off with a 3-0
lead on a penalty kick which was
converted, only to tempt the Hawks
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worth ve points, with an assist
from Andy Page.
Unfortunately, the Hawks did
not convert the extra points, and
were only able to gain ve points
on the try, and that cost them.
Amherst won by converting the
extra points for a 10-5 lead, they
managed to hold ontofor the win.
In the game two players were
injured and sent to the hospital, one
received ten stitches in his cheek.
By Josh Batelli
Staff Writer
Despite the rain, snow and un-
seasonable temperatures across the
country, the MLB got underway in
the past week.
There are a considerable amount of
storylines to keep your eye on as the
162 game marathon leaves the gates.
The San Francisco Giants were a sur-
prise World Series champion in 2010.
Can quirky two time Cy Young
award winner Tim Lincecum con-
tinue his dominance over National
League hitters? Closer Brian Wilson,
everyone’’s favorite talk show guest
is recovering from a spring training
oblique strain.
While it appears to be not serious,
the question remains when will he
return and how effective will he be?
Three thousand miles away, on the
east coast, the Philadelphia Phillies
and Boston Red Sox made signicant
additions to their clubs.
Starting pitcher Cliff Lee, traded
away during last off season by the
Phillies surprisingly signed with
Philadelphia after a year in the AL
West. He joins 2010 Cy Young win-
ner Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and
Cole Hamels to form what is already
dubbed the ““Big Four.””
Expectations are high for the pitch-
ers, as they’’ve become baseball’’s
version of the Miami Heat’’s star
studded lineup.
Expectations are similarly high in
Beantown. After a year away from
the playoffs, the Boston Red Sox
signed four time all-star outelder
Carl Crawford to a lucrative seven
year deal worth $142 million.
Boston also traded prospects for
perennial all star and gold glove
winner Adrian Gonzalez. The lineup
is formidable, but the pitching is
suddenly shaky for the Sox.
The usual suspects can’’t be count-
ed out either. The Yankees, Twins,
Rangers, Cardinals, and Braves all
expect baseball into late October.
Despite the primary focus being on
a few clubs, there are several teams
that will y under the radar.
Surprise teams made it to the 2010
post season, and this season will be
no different.
The six month grind is underway
and the summer months will provide
answers to the numerous questions
surrounding the national past time.

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to make a strong comeback. The 0-2 Hawks will try to
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Rookies shine in Relay

By Tim Rizzo
to start going places?
Staff Writer

The University of Hartford track

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Hartford track was led by young
talent at the Colonial Relays.
and eld teams competed at the
Colonial Relays held at William
& Mary University.
The three-day event started last
Thursday afternoon in Williams-
burg, Va., where the men’’s team
placed 23rd of 33 scored teams
led by sophomore Ackeme Brown
and senior Warren Lane who each
excelled in their events. Brown
ran the 100 yard event, receiving
a qualifying time of 11.44 seconds
to place 16th out of 44 runners
in the preliminary round, who
then improved his time to 11.41
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Lane was outstanding in his
400 yard event nishing a school
relay high, fth place with a time
of 49.02 seconds.
Throughout the three-day event
junior Andrew Chalmers broke
the University of Hartford 5,000
meter record, which was set last
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Nadeau to enter cage,
By Jessica Rutledge
Sports Editor
University of Hartford senior Sam
Nadeau, will enter the octagon on
Saturday as a contender in the Premier
Fighting Championship 5.
While most cage ghters begin
training to ght with previous mixed
martial arts experience, Nadeau
jumped into the controversial sport
only four years ago without any MMA
experience.
The Longmeadow, Mass., native
trains under the tutelage of Brazilian
jiu-jitsu master and fellow Premier
FC5 bid, Gabriel ‘‘Gladiator’’ Santos
(9-6-0) at the American Martial Arts
Academy in his hometown.
During his sophomore year at the
University of Hartford, Nadeau began
training under former Extreme Cage
 ghting Heavyweight Champion,
Brian Olsen, at New England MMA
and Fitness.
Nadeau claims that his decision to
begin training with Olsen was made
when one of the former heavyweight
champ’’s ghters destroyed Nadeau
in a ght.
““I’’m humble enough to admit when
someone is better than me. I want
to learn from them and improve,””
he said.
When asked how Olsen has im-
pacted his MMA career, Nadeau was
quick to say, ““Denitely wrestling,””
he said. ““Brian’’s background is in
Hartford junior Smith led the way with a 13th place nish at the Wildcat Invitational last weekend.
Smith helps Hawks tie for 11th
By Dan Melrose
Staff Writer
Hartford men’’s golf headed south to
Malvern, Pa., last weekend, and returned
home with an 11th place nish from the
Wildcat Invitational.
The White Manor Country Club
hosted 20 total teams over the weekend
where the Hawks nished tied for 11th,
posting a combined score of 620 (+52).
The Par 71 course scales a total 7,009
yards, and is a challenge for any golfer.
The weather conditions started out
terrible with rain which delayed the
tournament, forcing some players to
play more than 18 holes on Monday.
The weather for the second round was
an improvement, but wind conditions
played a signicant role by frustrating
the competitors out on the green.
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wrestling and his knowledge and
incredible skills have made a huge
difference in my ghting abilities.””
Enamored with the thrill of the
ght, Nadeau is refreshingly lev-
elheaded, motivated to incorporate
lessons learned ghting in the cage
into every aspect of his life.
Both humbled and inspired
with the occasional loss
and devastating blow,
Nadeau is driven to
constantly pursue
his personal best.
Nadeau will
go up against
fellow 145-
lb bid,
Irving
Cortes
(1-0),
from
CCSU.
Nadeau
is not the rst
MMA ghter to
say that the an-
ticipation and anxiety
experienced prior to the
ght are much worse than
Stand out junior Matt Smith shot
a combined 149 (74, 75) nishing at
(+7) for the Hawks. Both rounds were
consistent, but there were a couple
holes that he’’d surely want back.
Smith had the best showing of the
Hawks and nished tied for 13th on
the player leader board.
Senior D.J. Lantz had a good rst
round, shooting a 75 through 18,
but seemed to lose a little swagger
in the second round, shooting an 81,
leaving him with a combined total of
156 (+14), and nishing tied for 41st.
Senior Mike DiMeglio posted a
combined 159 (81, 78) nishing at
(+17) and tied for 54th place on the
leader board.
Freshman Sean Ko and Patrick
Ross played well, both tying for 59th
place with combined scores of 160.
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the emotions
experienced in
the ring. The
10,500-person
capacity at the
UMass Amherst
Mullins Center
does not
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Ko shot an 83 for the rst round,
but demonstrated perseverance
during the second round to shoot a
77. Ross was consistent both days,
shooting a 79 in the rst round and
an 81 in the second.
The University of Delaware ul-
timately won the tournament with
a combined score of 579 (+11).
Coming in second and third
place were Towson University
and Villanova, respectively. The
top golfer in the tournament was
Kevin McLister from Delaware.
McLister nished with a total score
of 139 (66, 73), (-2) for the course.
Hartford will compete this
upcoming weekend in Newport,
R.I. where the team will play
for the New England Division I
Championship title.
Premier FC5
faze Nadeau; the
amateur fighter
is thrilled about
the venue for
Saturday’’s Pre-
mier FC5 event.
““Before I ght,
I usually
Club volleyball at UHa
Hartford club volleyball nished its second season at 4-2.
By Charlie Paullin
Staff Writer
Hartford men’’s volleyball is a
growing club sport, playing hard
to make a name for itself at UHa.
The club concluded its second
season as an ofcial team of
the New England Collegiate
Volleyball League with a third
place nish in the Regional
Tournament.
Leading the way for the
up and coming club team
are co-captains Ben Accardo,
Evan Shaughnessy and Adam
Cloutier.
Hartford men’’s club volley-
ball went 4-2 during the regular
season conference games.
The team’’s success this past
season earned them a No. 3 con-
ference seed, enabling Hartford
to qualify for Regionals.
As a member of the New
England Collegiate Volley-
ball League, the club team faces
schools from all over the New
April 7, 2011
walk around the venue and talk to
random fans at the event,”” Nadeau
said. ““It is fun, it reminds me why
I’’m here ghting and it eases my
nerves.””
Nadeau hopes that there will be a
decent turnout of students who come
to support him on Saturday night,
as he represents the University of
Hartford.
Nadeau even rallied
for SGA funding and
was able to coordinate
student-transportation
from UHa to the
Mullins Center on
Saturday night
for the fight.
Seats and tick-
ets are still
available
for the
April 9
event.
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England area from University of
Maine to Southern Connecticut
State University.
In addition to sometimes having
to travel several hours to compete,
being an active member of the team
is not easy. ““To give you a little more
background as to our dedication and
a few sacrices our team makes,””
explained Accardo.
““Our practices are on Friday from
7:00 –– 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. ––
11:30 a.m. on both Saturday and
Sunday each week,”” he said.
““Currently, the team is made up
of about 14 undergraduate students,
not all are men.””
According to the New England
Collegiate Volleyball League, al-
though the school’’s title is ““men’’s””
volleyball team, students with a
minimum of 1/2 full time enrollment
at either a two or four year degree-
granting college and who are not a
member of a varsity sport can join
the team - men and women.
For more information on the
league, visit www.necvl.org.