Informer 10.20.11

The Informer
Volume 35, Issue 8 October 20, 2011 hartfordinformer.com
“Jersey Boys” comes to the
Bushnell. Page 4
Erin Quinlan: stopping goals
and reaching her own. Page 7
Don’t smoke near this
journalist. Page 3
Improved crime alerts expose misconduct
By Kaitlyn Schroyer
News Editor
The illusion that there is
more crime on campus than
in previous years is just
that, an illusion according
to Director of Public Safety,
John Schmaltz.
The crime alert system,
which has been in place for
years, recently underwent
new guidelines under the
Clery Act, which specifes
when Public Safety must
release information to stu-
dents.
“Nothing is out of the
ordinary,” Schmaltz said,
“The new guidelines make
it seem like more.”
According to the crime
alert report: “The Univer-
sity’s Department of Public
Safety publishes such bul-
letins in order to both alert
and educate the members of
our community to ‘suspi-
cious incidents’ or ‘c rimes’
that occur on campus. It
is our belief that informed
individuals can take steps to
deter and in other instances
prevent future crimes from
occurring through the time-
ly dissemination of such
information.”
However, Schmaltz did
address the most recent
crime alert, which included
a strange break-in at the
Village Apartments over the
weekend. According to the
report: “an unknown Cauca-
sian male opened the screen
oI a frst foor apartment
and reached inside with his
arm. Prior to this, several
Caucasian males were seen
in the area, one of which was
referred to as ‘Scotty.’ The
female occupant, who was
awoken by this, yelled and
the unknown male fed the
area. No one was hurt and
no property was damaged
or stolen as a result of this
incident.”
“It was probably kids
clowning around drunk,”
Schmaltz said.
In the past few weeks,
crime has seemed like it
has risen especially after
the car break-ins. No one
was caught for the acts and
according to Schmaltz,
no witnesses appeared
and nothing came up on
cameras. It was a dead end
investigation.
“Public safety can only do
so much,” Schmaltz said,
“Campus is only as safe as
the students want it to be.”
Schmaltz also addressed
the recent break-ins to
unlocked Village Apart-
ments in which video game
systems, money and medi-
cations were taken along
with various other belong-
ings.
“It’s kind of foolish,”
Schmaltz said, “Kids need
to secure their property.”
Each call that comes into
Public Safety is investigated
and confrmed. Crime alerts
are chosen based on timeli-
ness and the level of threat
to the rest of the University
community.
“If it is an ex-boyfriend
breaking into a girl’s apart-
ment, obviously he is not
going to go around and
break into other apart-
ments,” Schmaltz said, “that
is not a threat.”
Threats are acts that are
criminal and could affect
more of the campus popula-
tion. An example of a threat
would be the car break-ins
that recently occurred.
Overall, students are re-
minded to be smart about
safety. Schmaltz stressed
the importance of locking
up belongings, not leaving
doors open, using the buddy
system while walking on
campus, especially at night,
and programming your
phone with the numbers for
Public Safety.
“Campus is
only as safe as
the students
want it to be.
”
- John Schmaltz
Open forum promotes UHa discussion
By Sarah Wilson
Managing Editor
Students expressed a Iulfllment with academics at the University during
an open forum conducted by the New England Association of Schools and
Colleges (NEASC).
The forum was held as part of the evaluation of the University in order
for it to get its accreditation renewed. The evaluation process occurs once
every 10 years and examines all aspects of the University.
Four NEASC representatives ran the forum by getting feedback from
students focused on academics, but touching on all aspects of the Hartford
experience. Students expressed their appreciation of things like the honors
program, attesting to the fact that “you really get out what you put in,” ac-
cording to one participant. Students were also appreciative of the fact that
the University allows non-honors program students to take the same level
courses if they so choose.
The students didn’t share their thoughts on academics without any qualms,
however. All-university courses proved to be a hot topic stemming from
a discussion on course selection. When asked whether they found AUC’s
interesting, some agreed, while one student described them as “a double-edged
sword…it was interesting, but I would have preferred not to have taken it.”
Another student in the audience said “I’m paying to take classes I don’t
want to take…they should limit the amount of general education require-
ments students have to take.”
The AUC debate came to a quick close when one member of the NEASC
board explained that schools are “mandated to have 40 credits of gen-eds
if they want to be accredited and this university sees the AUC as a major
component of that.”
A similar tone was felt when students got on the topic of professors.
“Nine times out of 10 there’s really great professors” one student said. “But
sometimes there’s one god-awful teacher and it’s hard to get away from
them if you really don’t like them.”
While others expressed the difference between adjunct and tenured teach-
ers based on performance and availability (tenured being the preferred of
the two), senior Dave Hernandez offered a suggestion for improvement.
“I think a better system of teacher evaluation would be helpful,” he said.
“It seems like teachers get their positions based on accomplishments outside
teaching an have a hard time relaying the information.”
When asked about things they’d like to see changed at this institution,
the conversation quickly moved away from academics and in the direction
of food services and residential buildings.
Many students agreed that they felt they were paying too much for the
meal plan. Junior Yaeli Lifshutz said “academics are very expensive here,
but I feel like I get my money’s worth…I don’t feel like that at all with
my meal plan.”
Senior Ian Baxter agreed, saying of the dining locations on campus “it seems
they spend a lot on aesthetic upgrades but don’t do a lot to the substance.”
The benefts oI the University aside Irom academic aspects didn`t go
unnoticed as the forum eventually ran out of time while students were
commenting about things they enjoyed.
“There’s a lot of great resources that are underutilized,” senior Sara
London said.
Baxter agreed, adding that the school is very “real world and future oriented,
they’re really geared toward helping students get experience and jobs.”
Among other positive aspects students pointed out were psychologi-
cal counseling as well as the plethora of clubs and activities students can
participate in.
The NEASC representatives will be at the University for the remainder
of the week, determining how well the University’s mission and value
statements are being played out.
Values Initiative works towards smoking ban in HJG Center
By Sarah Wilson
Managing Editor
An open forum and tabling in
the library are among the strate-
gies to be used to integrate the no
smoking policy outside Harry Jack
Gray into the community.
The Values Initiative, the group
heeding this project, is looking to
extend this policy in a unique way,
trying to have students adopt it into
the culture without using any sort
of penalizations.
“I’m really very proud of the
way we’re doing this,” said Jane
Horvath, who is the Senior Adviser
to President Harrison and at the
forefront of the Values Initiative.
The smoking ban, which is in
effect on all grounds around the
Harry Jack Gray center, was estab-
lished at the beginning of this year,
but the group has been researching
the impact it has on campus, as
well as schools across the nation
who have instituted no-smoking
policies for the past two years.
“One of the things students told
us last year is that they didn’t want
to be fned,¨ said Horvath. 'We`re
trying to fgure out how to do this
together…we want to be sensitive
to those who smoke and those
who don’t.”
Though the Values Initiative is
not necessarily working towards
getting smokers to quit, tabling in
the library will be focused around
smoking cessation and stress re-
duction. Horvath explained that
smoking cessation is something
that often is coupled with initia-
tives such as this as a resource
for those who are already looking
to quit, “otherwise you’re saying
‘OK, you can’t smoke,’ and not
even offering any tools to stop,”
she added.
During this tabling “quit kits”
holding candy, coupons, and
resource numbers will be handed
out to those who are interested,
as well as additional information
on ways to quit and reduce stress.
The Values Initiative will also be
sponsoring a clean-up of the area,
recruiting student groups includ-
ing Greek Life, SGA and others
across campus. A major reason
the Values Initiative, whose main
goal is to create community around
campus through the creation of
public spaces, decided the smok-
ing ban was necessary was the
cleanliness of our campus, which
was often littered with cigarette
butts.
“The HJG center is an area with
a lot oI traIfc which includes
hundreds of students, faculty, staff
and numerous tour groups daily,”
SGA President Ben Accardo said
in an article on UNotes. He added
making this area smoke-free is a
great frst step 'in order to promote
a healthier and cleaner environ-
ment for all.”
As of the institution of the no
smoking policy this year, members
of the values initiative believe it is
slowly helping. “It’s going to be a
slow culture change and take some
time,” Horvath said.
SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS
Students gathered with members of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges to participate in an open forum during the
University`s accreditation process.
Hawktober
Weekend
Highlights
Friday, Oct. 21:
10th Anniversary
of the Univer-
sity of Hartford`s
Magnet School
9:30 a.m.
Hawks Offcers`
Club and Casino
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Konover Campus
Center
Saturday, Oct.
22:
7th Annual An-
chor Awards Din-
ner and
Ceremony
5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
Performances by
Javier Colon
7 p.m. & 9 p.m.
Lincoln
Theater
Sunday, Oct. 23:
Jazz Brunch
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Gengras Student
Union
ADAM MANISON
Students smoking outside of HJG Center.
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Guggenheim curator judges alumni exhibit
Behind rural America
Honor Flight
helps war veterans
Time froze in Gengras cafe
By Kristin Regula
Special to the Informer
Those of us who have seen
“Food Inc.” cringed in horror
and possibly went vegan.
Were we thinking of the
farmer in rural America
struggling to make end’s
meet as we attempted to keep
the contents of our stomachs
down? Probably not. How-
ever, Dr. William Major was.
His new book “Grounded
Vision: New Agrarianism
and the Academy,” depicts
the myths and struggles of
rural America and the people
who live there. A socio-
English professor at the
University, Dr. Major gave a
lecture about the material in
his book that ranged from the
way people in rural America
live to the dominance of the
factory farming industry.
“The typical American
meal travels 1,500 miles
before it reaches the plate,”
said Major.
Notable events and people
were mentioned during the
lecture, from the prominent
Agrarian Wendell Berry to
the Cuyahoga River in Ohio,
which is infamous for catch-
ing fre several times due to
the amount of pollutants in
the water.
Current environmental
news that was mentioned
included the Gulf Oil Spill
that happened last year
due to mistakes made by
BP, the company whose
rig exploded in the Gulf.
Global warming was also
mentioned, along with the
reminder that there are still
people out there who don’t
believe in the phenomenon.
“There’s a professor on our
campus who doesn’t believe
in global climate change at
all,” said Major.
Several paintings were
also depicted on a slide-
show. One of those was the
“American Gothic” painting
depicting a couple from rural
America living on a farm, not
seeming to have the slightest
idea why the painter took an
interest in them.
“This painting is iconic
because we wonder, what’s
going on in their minds?
What are they thinking?”
said Major.
The lack of knowledge
we have of rural America
has found its way into other
forms of entertainment such
as TV shows and movies.
However, the way rural
America is depicted through
those types of media isn’t
in the best way to curb any
“redneck” stereotypes.
“I think that there’s no ac-
cident that so many horror
movies are set out in the
woods,” said Major.
Material mentioned in
the lecture depicted the life
of people trying to make a
living as farmers.
“Most of them have sec-
ond or third jobs stocking
shelves at Walmart, making
sandwiches at Subway,” said
Major.
A shocking statistic in-
volved the soldiers fghting
in Afghanistan and Iraq. The
death rate for soldiers from
rural America is sixty per-
cent higher than for soldiers
from metro areas of the U.S.
“Vermont has the highest
death rate of any state,” said
Major.
An issue brought up to-
wards the end was the
anxiety over food, due to
news reports of food borne
illness. One example is a
recent Listeria outbreak in
cantaloupes that has killed
about 30 people so far.
“How often do you see on
the news that there’s an E.
coli or Salmonella poison-
ing?” said Major. “Fairly
often.”
Copies of “Grounded Vi-
sion: New Agrarianism and
the Academy” are available
for purchase at the book-
store.
By Shannon Irish
Staff Writer
Honor Flight is a part of
a national effort to bring
veterans of World War II to
the Washington, D.C. Me-
morial and in Connecticut, a
graduate of the University of
Hartford created a chapter a
number of years ago.
Kandyce Aust, who is the
Senior Director of Alumni
Relations and Annual Giving
at the University, has been
volunteering much of her
time to such an organization.
The aid of faculty mem-
bers as well as students and
volunteers believe that this
trip will be worthwhile to the
veterans as an expression of
our country’s gratitude for
such valiant war efforts.
Every year there are two
trips that take place, one be-
ing in the fall and the other
in spring. Many people help
in the organization of the
group and assist the World
War II Veterans on the plane
by accompanying them to
serve as a caretaker for those
with special needs such as
wheelchairs.
During this most recent
trip, the veterans were able
to visit seven different me-
morials, making for a very
satisfactory trip.
More recently the As-
sistant to the Dean of the
University Magnet School,
Anita Marchant, gladly sup-
ported her husband along
with a hundred other World
War II Veterans who went on
the trip this past September.
Ray Marchant wanted
to take a trip like this after
hearing about it from some
oI his Iriends. He later flled
out a form and was promptly
put on a waiting list.
Anita Marchant said, “The
Honor Flight trip was a
By Tierra Gunther
Special to the Informer
The Art School hosted its
annual Alumni Exhibition
at the Silpe Gallery this
month with a special juror
at its head.
This year’s exhibit was
juried by the assistant cu-
rator from the Solomon
R. Guggenheim Museum,
Helen Hsu, located in New
York City.
Alumni from the 1970’s
to present came together to
show off their artwork and
admire their fellow peers.
Hsu picked 98 works of art
from Hartford alumni. She
judged them on creativity,
artistic ability, persistence
and expression. They used
materials such as watercolor,
porcelain, thread, spray
paint in their works.
Hundreds of people from
places such as Connecticut
and New York gathered
at the Silpe Gallery on
Wednesday, Oct. 12, for the
exhibition’s opening recep-
tion and rewards.
People from afar had the
ability to admire the works,
talk to the artists about their
creation, and also catch up
with their fellow classmates
and reminisce on their col-
lege days.
The artists created paint-
ing, sculptures, collages,
murals and other types of
art expression.
Not only were they on
display, but the artists were
selling these works of art
with prices ranging from
$100 to $12,000.
Three awards were given
to alumni for their work,
which was sponsored by
the University of Hartford
Alumni Association. The
frst prize oI $150 was given
to Carole Kunsdtadt class of
1973 and her painting titled
“Markings No. 45.” The
second prize of $250 when
to Timothy Cohan class of
2007 and his painting titled
“Reclining Nude.” Finally,
the third prize of $500 went
to Jessica Faulds class of
2009 and her painting titled
“Red Stage, Red Floor.”
The Alumni Association
created this art exhibition
for people to admire great
artwork, keep the alumni’s
legacy alive and support
these wonderful artists in
something they love to do.
The art exhibit continues
in the Silpe Gallery until
Oct. 25.
very happy experience for
my husband. There were so
many efforts made on the
part of the planning com-
mittee to make these men
and women feel appreciated.
The patriotic spirit of this
‘Greatest Generation’, as it
has been called, was obvious
to all the families and friends
gathered to see them off and
cheer them when they came
back that evening.”
Many veterans who take
part in the Honor Flight
program leave with a sense
oI Iulfllment and a special
recognition, which may not
have been granted to them
otherwise.
The Honor Flight program
is but merely a token of ap-
preciation in comparison to
the ultimate sacrifce that
many men and women made,
while fghting in World War
II. It is a way to give back
and show our appreciation.
Police Blotter...
Crime you need to know about
Oct. 10
Larceny- Sports Center
Reckless Endangerment- D Complex
Oct. 13
Vandalism- Village Quad 2
Oct. 15
Disorderly Conduct- Village Quad 4
Trespassing- F lot
Vandalism- E Complex
Vandalism to a Motor Vehicle- N lot
Vandalism- Park River Apts.
Failure to Cooperate- Village Quad 4
Oct. 16
Disorderly Conduct- Village Quad 7
Vandalism- D Complex
Weapons Offense- Regents Park Apts.
ADAM MANISON
Everything froze Oct. 18 at 12:15 p.m. when
students participated in a freeze mob.
By Kaitlyn Schroyer
News Editor
Time froze in Gengras on
Oct. 18 at 12:15 p.m. as a
freeze mob took over.
Along with Up Til Dawn,
organizer Holly Sanchez
was satisfed with the turn
out.
The event began when
drummers entered the café
and people froze. Members
of Up Til Dawn, an event
that aids in raising money
for St. Jude’s, also joined
the freeze mob. Signs were
held up with Up Til Dawn’s
slogan, “Be a Kid, Save a
Kid!”
“The best part was see-
ing the surprised looks on
peoples’ faces when they
heard the drums and tam-
bourines,” Sanchez said,
“The peoples’ expressions
on their faces when they
started to notice the people
frozen throughout GSU café
was just priceless.”
GIANPAULO LODEVOLE
The exhibit is currently open for viewing at Silpe.
Like many other University of
Hartford students, I too am guilty
of turning a blind eye to the vast
array of possibilities that our very
own city has to offer.
I oIten fnd myselI dreaming oI
living in a city of magnitude, a city
flled with art, culture, entertain-
ment and extravagance simply
forgetting that Hartford has all of
those things. It’s just a matter of
where one looks.
Over the past three years I have
come across some of the greatest
and most fascinating places that
Hartford has to offer. Several of
these fndings occurred with the
help of University programs and
class assignments but nonetheless
I discovered the unique side of
HartIord. A side flled with cul-
ture and art, which only seems to
expand as years go by.
Upon my arrival at the univer-
sity, a professor instructed our
class to attend a production by
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Hartford: More than meets the eye
Residential smoking inconsiderate, unhealthy
Sitting in my Village apartment
one late night, the wonderful scent
of pot and cigarette smoke drifts
up through the open window, lay-
ing a fog of ill smelling smoke in
my living room.
I am beginning to wonder where
common courtesy has gone. As
much as I understand the desire for
people to smoke, I am increasingly
angered at being affected by it.
While the choice to smoke is
one’s own, don’t let it affect others.
According to studies by the
American Cancer Society, about
3,400 cases of lung cancer deaths
per year result from breathing
secondhand smoke.
Secondhand smoke has also
been linked to many other breath-
ing problems and heart disease in
non-smokers.
Last year as a freshman living
in Hawk Hall, I faced some of
the same issues regarding right
outside the front door.
Sarah Wilson
Managing Editor
[email protected]
Twitter: @swyzleh
Debit card
fees a
dangerous
endeavor
It’s about every couple of weeks
that we go into a grocery store and
fnd we are painstakingly Iorking
over an additional $7.28 to accom-
modate the price hikes in eggs,
cereal, butter, potatoes, coffee and
almost every other item on the shelf.
Meanwhile, cell phone bills are
expanding, gas prices will never
cease to be a problem and you’re
still getting paid a grand total of zero
dollars an hour at that internship.
Somewhere in between Con-
necticut’s recent expansion of sales
tax and gas prices that never drop I
sometimes fnd myselI saying, 'at
this rate pretty soon we’ll be paying
just to have money.”
And then it happened: with the
institution of a monthly debit card
fee, Bank of America announced that
I would soon be giving them money,
just so they can hold my money.
The monthly fee of $5 would be
charged to any Bank of America
customer who uses their debit card
for anything other than an ATM, and
will begin at the start of the new year.
But is this particular $5 a month
collection enough of an outrage to
patrons for it to be abolished, or
just an inevitable burden that comes
along with the burden of an under-
performing economy?
When the leading banking es-
tablishment unveiled its plans at
the end of September, it was not
surprisingly met with a huge back-
lash. According to USA Today, 66
percent of Bank of America cus-
tomers said they would either stop
using their debit cards, or move their
accounts to another bank.
The fact that so many clients are
riding out these last few rent-free
months with Bank of America only to
research alternative options should
have the monetary giant on its toes. It
becomes dangerous territory when a
once cheap service establishes price
hikes that deter customers.
The proft-raking strategy worked
to the opposite effect just a month ago
with the online movie renting ser-
vice, Netfix, when they attempted
to raise membership fees just a few
dollars. Instead oI profting Irom
the price adjustment, the company
lost more members than they could
afford and were forced to modify
prices once again.
Of course, Bank of America is in
better standing in the respect that
they provide a service most Ameri-
cans need. The danger, however, is in
the multitude of competitors, giving
unsatisfed customers the option to
leave them at the drop of a hat.
As one of the leading banks in the
nation, there must be alternatives to
staying afoat other than a monthly
service fee for all of its customers.
When smaller banks are still fnding
ways to stay afoat, they`ll be the
ones seeing the proft when it`s all
said and done. While some Bank of
America customers may swallow
their pride and dish out the dough for
the sake of convenience, banks like
TD Bank, Chase or Wells Fargo will
be cashing in on clients who won’t
take $60 extra a year as an answer.
There’s even speculation of similar
maintenance fees at other banks,
though none as high as $5. Even if
the increase in prices is inevitable,
other banks following suit, though
at a lesser extent, might still see a
greater proft through adopting Bank
of America refugees who simply
couldn’t afford it.
For now, its too early to tell
whether the pesky monthly fee will
become integrated as another raise
in price we can’t avoid, or if Bank
of America will lose too many cus-
tomers to sustain. But I can tell you
one thing: back in my day you had
to rewind movies and banking was
free. And I’d like it to stay that way.
SARAH WILSON
Smoking near residential areas proves to be an inconsiderate and unhealthy habit to those who do not smoke.
Don’t get me wrong. I am not
an active advocate of creating a
completely non-smoking campus.
I know this is completely unrea-
sonable. However, smokers need
to consider more about whom they
are affecting.
Walking to classes and being
stuck behind someone smoking,
the wind drifting all of it in my
face, is unwanted. If you are mak-
ing the decision to smoke, do it
somewhere that won’t affect oth-
ers. I choose not to smoke because
I do not want the health hazards
and breathing in the secondhand
smoke is giving me exactly what
I do not want.
Sitting right outside the doors
of the Village Apartments and
blocking people’s doors, forcing
them to walk through a cloud of
smoke, is unreasonable.
It frustrates me. No matter what
anyone wants to claim, those of
us living there do not appreciate
the smoke stench.
As I recognize and appreciate
the student movement occurring
regarding smoking around Harry
Jack Gray, it needs to expand and
it needs to call on the smokers.
It is up to the smokers to provide
the respect to other students. Noth-
ing will happen if those smoking
are not engaged enough to make
a difference.
I’d like to see the smokers
outside of my apartment rethink
their decision to smoke at the
doorways. I am going to make
you move so I can at least get
to my door. Why go through
all the hassle when you could
walk away a few feet and not be
bothered at all?
There are plenty of open spaces
on campus, both the residential
and academic sides, where
smoking would not bother other
students. Us non-smokers realize
and understand that you need to
smoke. We get it.
However, call on common cour-
tesy. Think before you light up and
consider who is around you. Think
that your smoke, whether pot or
cigarette, is coming up through
others’ windows and people will
not appreciate it. Search out those
places where the risks of second-
hand smoke will not be an issue.
Help us prove that we do not need
a non-smoking campus.
We just need some respect.
The Wadsworth Atheneum of Art (top) and the Hartford Stage Company (bottom) are two aspects of the city often overlooked.
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the Hartford Stage Company.
While I was expecting a classic
interpretation of Shakespeare’s
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
what played out was a completely
fascinating and unique rendition.
The experience was just as if I had
taken the three-hour drive to New
York City to see a Broadway show
but right around the corner.
Just a short drive downtown
is The Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art, the oldest public
art museum in the United States.
With a collection of nearly 50,000
works, the museum was founded
by Daniel Wadsworth in 1842. The
impressive collection includes
works by Andy Warhol, Salvador
Dalí, Frederic Church, Monet
and Renoir to name a few. An
added beneft is that University
of Hartford students can explore
the museum for free.
Hartford even caters to sports
enthusiasts of several varieties.
The XL Center located in center
of Hartford hosts the CT Whale,
Hartford’s very own hockey team.
The XL Center also acts as Univer-
sity of Connecticut’s 2011 national
champion men’s basketball team’s
home away from home.
Located right around the corner
from campus, Elizabeth Park
provides a quiet ambience that
most students strive to fnd at
some point during their college
career. Hartford is chocked full
of parks and recreational areas
that are so underutilized by UHa
students. Bushnell Park, located
in the heart oI city, was the frst
municipal park in the nation to
be conceived, built and paid for
by citizens through a popular
vote. While proposing the park
in 1853, Rev. Horace Bushnell
expressed that the park would
be a place 'where rich and poor
will exchange looks and make
acquaintance through the eyes…
a place of life and motion that
will make us more completely
conscious of being one people.”
To think of living in a city for
four-years and not experience ev-
erything it has to offer seems like
a waste. Perhaps instead of using
the peak hours of the weekend as
recovery time from the night prior,
students should take advantage
of the intellectually stimulating
prospects that are so readily avail-
able and right around the corner.
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Hartt School delivers with
production of ‘Tartuffe’
The Hartt School wrapped up their production of “Tartuffe” last week starring Sal Zullo as Tartuffe.
‘Jersey Boys’ makes
way to The Bushnell
By Brandon Goncalves
Staff Writer
The Hartt School’s theatre divi-
sion unveiled its latest performance
this past weekend in adapting one
of Molière’s most famous plays,
“Tartuffe,” the newest addition
to what should be a stellar season
for theater at the University of
Hartford.
The presentation sold approxi-
mately 500 tickets during a four
day run from Oct 13 to 16 and
features exceptionally brilliant
performances executed by the
senior acting students.
Directed by the Hartt School’s
Associate Professor of Acting,
Mask and Voice, David Watson,
the show stars Sal Zullo as Tartuffe,
a hypocritical fraud who speaks
with divine authority and employs
insane antics to deceive Orgon and
his family.
Orgon, played by Ben Cole, is the
head of the house whose hilarious
overbearing persona forms an al-
legiance with Tartuffe, thus forcing
a marriage between the imposter
and his daughter Mariane, played
by Annie Bradford.
Because she truly loves Valère,
Mark Ford, Mariane enlists the help
of her witty housemaid Dorine,
Alana Fallis, and mother Elmire,
Morgan Hammel, who orchestrates
a plot to reveal Tartuffe’s true
motives and deception to Orgon
frsthand.
Additional performers include
Sophia Watt as Madame Pernelle,
Alex Saffer as Damis, Tim Rizzo
as Cleante, Tom Rash as Monsieur
Loyal, Will Macke as a police
oIfcer and Jenna Zito as Flipote.
Being that the performance
was held in a small, black box
theater, the actors had limited
space to work with and each
scene took place on the same
set; the venue was up-close and
personal, truly bringing the piece
to reality.
At the heart of it, the play really
was an amusing and lighthearted
comedy despite its intimidating
historical context and French
translation.
Zullo certainly embodied the
role of Tartuffe by means of an
uncanny humor and with the
assistance of an effective sup-
porting ensemble.
“Tartuffe” was held in Roberts
Theater at the Mort and Irma
Handel Performing Arts Center
on Westbourne Parkway in
Hartford.
‘Visions of Twain’ exhibit opens
By Danielle Nielsen
Staff Writer
The “Visions on Twain” art
exhibit opened on Oct. 16 at the
historic Mark Twain House and
Museum in Hartford.
The exhibit’s opening ceremony
had a great turnout to view the
creative work that is displayed and
meet the creative visions behind
them.
Patti Philippon, the Beatrice Fox
Auerbach Chief curator, is run-
ning of this exhibition. Philippon
curated this exhibition upon the
motif of using aspects of Samuel
Clemens’ (Twain’s pen name) life
in the art.
The art pieces wouldn’t have
been possible without the con-
tributions of “Visions: A Gallery
Without Walls” comprised of seven
local artists.
This group of talented artists
brought their own work together
to various exhibits that include
photography, pastel and acrylic
paintings. Much of the work that
was on display at the exhibit took
Twain’s life, the things he loved,
his travels and Hartford’s Gilded
Age into perspective.
Rozanne Hauser oI Bloomfeld
is one of the artists of “Visions: A
Gallery Without Walls.”
Hauser contributed seven pastel
paintings to the exhibit while the
Mark Twain House itself contrib-
uted some of the works.
Her paintings “Autumn at the
Twain’s,” “Foggy Morning on the
River,” “Looking Through” and
“Olivia’s Sanctuary” enveloped the
life around the Mark Twain House
and the years Twain himself spent
there from different perspectives.
Artist, Pat Tanger of Newington
took some of Twain’s personal en-
joyments and incorporated it into
her work. Twain always had a love
of cats and always had multiple cats
in his household.
A ftting quote Irom Twain`s
novel “Pudd’nhead Wilson read-
ing “A home without a cat - and a
well-fed, well-petted and properly
revered cat - may be a perfect home,
perhaps, but how can it prove title,”
was on display.
Tanger ’s painting titled
“Eleven Ball in the Side Pock-
et,” depicting a cat laying on
a pool table, displays Twain’s
late night billiards games and
the cats obstructing his shots.
Public knowledge of Twains
life is usually reserved from
biographical and historical
standpoint, but Tanger used her
work to shed light on Twain’s
personal life and interests.
The exhibit will be on display
at the museum of the Mark
Twain House until Nov. 3.
By Danielle Huppke
Editor-In-Chief
The national tour oI 'Jersey
Boys,” the 2006 Tony Award
winning Best Musical about
Rock and Roll Hall of Fam-
ers, The Four Seasons, will be
making a stop at The Bushnell
beginning on Oct. 19.
Jersey Boys is the story oI
how Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio,
Tommy Devito and Nick Massi
became one of the greatest suc-
cesses in the history of pop
music.
Not only did they invent their
own sound, they also sold over
175 million records worldwide.
In 2006, 'Jersey Boys¨ won the
Grammy Award for Best Musical
Show Album, featuring The Four
Season’s hits such as “Big Girls
Don’t Cry,” “Sherry” and “Oh
What a Night.”
Written by Academy Award
winner Marshall Brickman and
Rick Elice, 'Jersey Boys¨ was
directed by two-time Tony Award
winner Des McAnuff. The music
was written by Bob Gaudio with
lyrics by Bob Crewe.
The musical opened at the
August Wilson Theatre on
Broadway in Nov. 2005 to criti-
cal acclaim.
The New York Time’s Ben
Brantley said, “Once the Four
Seasons classics are rolled out,
every other pair of shoulders in
the house starts a-twitchin’. With
their three-part harmony behind
Mr. Valli’s hearty falsetto, the
group’s songs remain exasperat-
ingly infectious.”
The show`s frst national tour
opened to rave reviews in San
Francisco in Dec. 2006 and played
a record-breaking run in Los An-
geles and continues to break house
records in cities across the nation.
The second touring of the hit
musical will begin at the Forrest
Theater in Philadelphia, Penn. on
December 6.
Producer Michael David said
in a statement, “We are thrilled
that the public`s interest in Jersey
Boys’ has generated the demand
for a second North American
touring production. We continue
to be amazed and humbled at
how universally this story and its
music seem to touch people; from
San Francisco to Schenectady,
and around the world – Toronto,
Australia, London, and hopefully
beyond.”
The story follows the formation,
rise and breakup of the original
four members of The Four Seasons.
The musical is separated into
four parts, each narrated by a
different member of the band,
allowing each member to tell his
perspective and his contributions.
The show will run from Oct. 19
to Nov. 6. Ticket prices range from
$25 to $150.
As a show The Chicago Tribune
raved to be “The most exciting
musical package Broadway has
seen in years,¨ Jersey Boys is not
one to miss out on.
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Saying goodbye to
self respect
When did it become socially
acceptable to simply not care
what you look like when dress-
ing for class?
Did I miss the memo that said
sweatpants and fip-fops were
the oIfcial school uniIorm?
Walk into any class on cam-
pus and you are bound to fnd
multiple people matching the
description above.
There use to be a time when
schools required students to wear
uniforms with shirts and ties.
I wouldn’t mind living in
that time, a time when people
were forced to have a little self-
respect.
Schools today have enforced
dress codes so their student body
doesn’t look like they are going to
a slumber party everyday such as
Hampton University in Virginia,
who requires their students to
dress in a professional manner.
You would think that a Uni-
versity such as ours who is so
adamant on being on our best
behavior for accreditation would
have some kind of a dress code
for classes.
Although it is unfair to stereo-
type the entire campus into one
big generalization, it is accurate
to make an observation about a
trend of laziness that seems to
waft over our student body.
I think dressing in a decent
manner should be the Univer-
sity’s way of preparing the young
bright minds of tomorrow how to
be presentable in the real world.
Students can form habits of
proper communication and pro-
fessionalism by, at the very least,
ditching the sweatpants for a pair
of not ripped jeans or kakis.
I’m not a fashion guru by any
means but I can recognize when
someone simply doesn’t care by
the way they dress for class.
I think that the conscious deci-
sion to just not care when it comes
to dressing for class is a lack of
motivation that I know students
have.
Ever see a group of students
spend hours getting ready to go
out to party on a weekend?
There’s clearly the means to
dress their best when going out,
pending women wear enough
clothing that the majority of their
body is covered.
There has definitely been a
transformation over the years
concerning classroom etiquette
and the understanding of what is
and what isn’t acceptable to wear
to class.
My hypothesis is that there
probably won’t ever be a manda-
tory dress code for class because
schools, especially ours, is fghting
the battle of student retention and
slapping a mandate onto students
is not appealing.
Students’ attitudes in the class-
room will ultimately help shape
their life after college, and whether
that’s a good thing or a bad thing
depends on the individual.
It’s like the old adage goes,
“dress for the job you want, not
the job you have.”
“Jersey Boys” will play at The Bushnell from Oct. 19 to Nov. 6.
500 tickets
sold for a
4 day
production
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By Kelsey Sterling
Staff Writer
This Halloween season
numerous movie events
are going on in the Hart-
ford/Manchester area to
help you get in the spirit
of the spooky upcoming
holiday.
Events include showings
of the original scariest
movie ever made, “The
Exorcist,” at 9:00 p.m. on
Oct. 20 at Rave Buckland
in Manchester.
Prepare to have night-
mares after sitting through
the 1973 film about a
young girl possessed by
Satan, in celebration of the
scariest night of the year.
Admission is $5.
More movie showings
happening at Rave include
“The Amityville Horror”
on Oct. 27 and “House
on Haunted Hill” on Hal-
loween night.
Oct. 21 to 22 will be
feature “The Howling,” the
1981 thriller about a rehab
hospital full of people with
deep, dark secrets at 11:30
p.m. at Cinema City at the
Palace in Hartford. Admis-
sion is $5.
Also at Cinema City,
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960
favorite “Psycho” about a
hotel owner with a creepy
secret is showing at 11:00
a.m. on Oct. 29 and 30,
with admission also be-
ing $5.
Tons of spooky (and
sometimes a bit cheesy)
horror classics are coming
to town so get in the loop
and experience the creepy
entertainment for cheap
prices. A slightly different
experience is also in store
on Oct. 29 - the earliest sur-
viving screen adaptation
of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
novel, “Nosferatu” will be
shown for one night only at
Real Art Ways in Hartford.
The Alloy Orchestra will
accompany the silent flm.
After almost being
destroyed by Stoker’s
widow due to copyright
inIringement, this flm has
succeeded many others of
the silent era. Experience
the way horror flm used
to be at 8:00 p.m. Regular
admission is $9 and $6.25
with student ID.
Furthermore, the much-
anticipated “Paranormal
Activity 3” is coming to
theaters on Friday, Oct. 21.
The third addition to the
popular terrifying movies
is sure to scare the socks off
its viewers and leave them
sleeping with the light on
for at least a week.
The rest of the month has
so much to offer, so take
advantage of these cheap
and exciting viewing ex-
periences and prepare to
scream.
Below the fold:
2.8 million and counting
She’s a slut.
Don’t worry; I have the
facts to back it up. She’s
on more college campuses
than ever before, preying
on the genitalia of men and
women. Yes, she’s bisexual,
no, pansexual.
She wants it all. Why is
she such a slut? Well, prob-
ably because she never got
enough attention.
She was never a large
public concern, like some
of her friends.
Now, before you call me
a bully and throw this paper
in the recycle bin, I should
let you know that I’m not
actually talking about a girl.
I’m talking about chlamydia.
Medical journals, doctors
and the media have been
giving attention to the rise of
chlamydia cases in the U.S.
over the past year and for a
good reason.
Chlamydia is transmitted
during sexual activity such
as vaginal, anal and oral sex.
That’s right, even if you
practice safe sex, but partake
in oral sex, then you could
still get infected.
The Centers for Disease
Control announced that
over one million chlamydial
infections were reported in
the U.S. in 2009, which is a
drastic underreport.
The CDC estimates that
2.8 million infections occur
every year in the United
States. The majority of these
cases are in sexually active
people under the age of 25,
making college campuses
a breeding ground for the
infection.
So many cases go unre-
ported because the majority
of infected people don’t have
symptoms of the infection.
One in four men show no
symptoms, while 30 percent
of women also have no
symptoms.
Chlamydia symptoms
include burning sensation
during urination and dis-
charge from the penis or
secretion from the vagina.
Doctors suggest that peo-
ple younger than 25 should
get tested for chlamydia
once a year.
Testing for the disease
consists of a urine sample
test as well as testing of any
urethral discharge or cervical
secretions, sounds like some
fun stuff. Tests are available
at most STD and health cen-
ters. UHart’s health services
center can administer testing
and screening for chlamydia
as well as other STDs.
Connections, the health
education and wellness
center, also helps students
deal with STDs by inform-
ing students about their
options.
“We help students fa-
cilitate getting tests done,
we work with them on
how to get tested with
their partner and work in
conjunction with health
services to do that,” direc-
tor of Connections Patricia
McKenna-Grant said.
Getting tested with
your sexual partner is an
important aspect McK-
enna-Grant brought up.
Once treated and cured,
you could just as easily
be re-infected by your
infected partner.
The continual rise of
reported cases is mak-
i ng heal t h agenci es
re-examine public ser-
vice messages promoting
safe sex; meanwhile a
new study may lead to a
chlamydia vaccine.
Researchers at the Uni-
versity of Southampton
said that, as of last week,
they are on the verge of
new approaches to vac-
cines and therapeutic
interventions.
Right now treatment
for the disease is simple.
Antibiotics that range
anywhere from $20 to
$50 are administered in a
single dose or in smaller
dosages for a week.
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Copy Chief
Men’s soccer allowed a
last minute goal to their visit-
ing Vermont Catamounts in a
2-1 conference loss at home
this past Saturday, Oct. 15 to
drop their overall record to
3-8-4 overall and 0-2-2 in
conference play.
Hartford couldn’t protect
their 1-0 lead obtained in
minute 59 by Hawk senior
forward Patrick Boucher
from a Vermont comeback
in the game`s fnal 17 min-
utes, which included both a
Catamount penalty kick and
a game winner with just 25
seconds left to play.
“You got to get somebody
in front of him and somebody
behind, you know on the goal
side of him, so he can’t get to
the goal so easily,” said UHa
head coach Tom Poitras on
defending Vermont’s senior
D.J. Edler.
Edler scored the Cata-
mount’s late-game-winner
with a three yard chip off
a corner kick center pass
Poitras says, “Our guys are resilient.”
Hawks of Fame: Nation’s top
goalie shares her thoughts
sent from fellow team-
mate and classmate Juan
Peralta.
Hartford’s Boucher put
the Hawks on the board
frst minutes earlier with
his boomed shot for a
goal off of teammate
mid-felder junior Kevin
Lewis’ header attempt.
Poitras attributed the
moments that followed
this to when his team
became a little tentative
as a result of stopped
passing the balls as well
as they were before.
“I think that gave them
a chance to win a couple
balls, use the momentum
to go forward and that
hurt us a little bit,” said
HartIord`s frst year head
coach.
Nonetheless, Hart-
ford’s keeper senior Luke
Citriniti fell to his right
in minute 78 when a
Hawks foul inside the
18-yard box allowed Ver-
mont veteran Joe Losier
to build more momen-
tum with a penalty kick
sneaked past the Hawk’s
net protector’s left, to
even the game up.
A deIensive frst halI
preceded the eventful
second half.
Poitras said his men’s
soccer program will take
advantage of a much
needed rest period before
their next game against
AE number team UMBC
Golden Retrievers at
home on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
Sports help make
the world better
By Tim Rizzo
Copy Chief
Loud, intense and in-
timidating on the feld, Erin
Quinlan needs no introduc-
tion in the University of
Hartford and soccer athletic
worlds.
However, when t hi s
sophomore goal keeping
sensation is not directing
her Hawks on the feld, she
may surprisingly come off
to some as calm, quiet and
shy off of it.
Hartford’s regional and
now national recognition
does have the Syracuse
transfer shouting out some
expressive thoughts.
'The frst day that I saw
that we were ranked sixth in
the American East preseason
ranks I said, ‘There’s no
way, this has to be a joke,
that’s not going to happen’
and from there we started
winning and now we don’t
know anything other than
winning,” said Quinlan.
Adversity has faced her
team since the start of
the season, but that never
stopped this group of women
from proving the rest of the
America East and sports
world how strong they are.
With soccer practices
and her major’s health sci-
ences’ courses consuming
the majority of Erin’s day,
she still fnds time to hang
with friends, as well as be the
outgoing social butterfy her
teammates know her to be.
Once the game starting
whistle blows, something
happens to Erin that maybe
she isn’t quite sure of her-
self.
All possible distractions
disappear and she becomes
an incredibly locked in and
focused individual who only
has one true goal on her
mind, just win.
“Losing is not even an
option, and we don’t want
to tie, tying felt like we lost,
and we always say we never
want to tie again. We don’t
want to imagine what losing
feels like,” said Quinlan.
From a 7-9-3 record in the
previous 2010 season to an
already 13-0-2 record this
season, this now America
East powerhouse has not
only changed their record
but their mentality on the
feld, and it wasn`t overnight.
The process happened as
the team collectively united
under a common goal, win-
ning.
“It started in the spring, we
wanted to win and [I think] a
lot of is our team chemistry,”
said Quinlan when asked
about her team’s amazing
turnout in the standings from
a year ago.
This season the Hawks are
out-scoring their opponents
by an average of almost two
goals a game.
Over the 15 game span,
Quinlan has given up just
three goals to soundly back
up the oIIensive fre-
power.
Another way of
looking at this, is,
in the 1,351 min-
utes and 15 seconds
game total Erin
has played, she
has given up
three goals
throughout
all of them.
T h a t ’ s
almost one
compl et e
2 4 - h o u r
day of playing
straight, non-
stop soccer with
three goals al-
lowed and maybe
two of them being
scored because of
something beyond
her control, such as
leaving the game to
get dinner.
An incredible 97
percent save percent-
age has placed Quinlan
in that stat category as
the highest goalie in
the nation.
This includes ev-
ery college under the
NCAA women’s soccer
program.
After taking the lead
her older brother gave to
her, at a young age Erin
had a passion for soccer,
but little did she know
it’d lead to her having
the highest save per-
centage in the nation
through 15 games
and perhaps even
more importantly,
her team sitting
atop the Ameri-
can East.
“It’d be a
dream to see
ourselves in
the NCAA
tournament
s i n c e n o t
many peopl e
probably even
know who we
are, but it’d be
awesome,” said
Qui nl an who
couldn’t quite hold
back a smile.
Until her ultimate
goal of making it to
the NCAA tournament
is reached, soft spoken
oII the feld Quinlan will
continue to be the loud
voice behind her Hawks
team, which could be
put on the map at their
season’s end if they do.
Only the best causes for
social gatherings have the
best turnouts for involved
participants, such as wed-
dings, concerts or honorary
ceremonies to name a few.
Strongly positive thoughts,
emotions and feelings shared
by all in attendance compen-
sate for any awkwardness
or negative occurrences
of any sort throughout the
gathering.
Also included in the best
causes for the best social
gatherings turnout category
are medical awareness or
support events.
For instance, Alpha Xi
Delta’s “Football Frenxi,”
which occurred this past
Sunday, Oct. 16 at the Uni-
versity of Hartford on the
Village lawn.
Alpha Xi Delta, more com-
monly known as “AZD,” is
the oldest sorority here at
the University of Hartford.
On their Alpha Nu chapter
website you`ll fnd that AZD
proudly supports Autism
Speaks, the world’s largest
autism advocacy group, and
with one in 150 children di-
agnosed with autism and no
known cure, Alpha Xi Delta’s
are committed to improving
the lives of children and
families affected by autism.
When it came time for
the philanthropic motivated
AZD’s to express their sup-
port for Autism Speaks,
they hosted an organized
flag football tournament
for student organizations to
participate in, at the cost of
$10 a team member, with
each team involved needing
at least 10 members.
Eight teams, with at least
10 members each, paying
$10 a member, means at least
$800 dollars was raised by
the event.
Fellow greek life organiza-
tions supported participation
such as Sigma Nu, Alpha
Sigma Phi, Delta Sigma Phi,
Theta Chi, and Phi Mu along
with two separate Rugby
Club teams.
The Village lawn was di-
vided into two felds. A total
of four teams played at the
same time with two games of
two separate teams playing
against each other.
Teams not playing at
the moment were allowed
to surround the feld and
watch, socialize with fellow
students or simply enjoy the
beautiful day of rest however
they pleased.
As a proud brother of Theta
Chi Fraternity, I participated
in the event alongside nine
other comrade brothers of
mine.
My house mate and I ar-
rived at campus early in the
morning to meet with our
team members and prepare
Ior the Iun-flled, Iestive day
of activities.
All of us were beyond
excited and ready for the
“Frenxi” to get started.
All us team members, re-
maining brothers and friends
headed towards the feld to
warm up and throw the ‘ole
pigskin around a little bit and
then proceeded to hang out
with the others in the area
before the event started.
Once it did, we were more
than glad that we decided to
partake in the program.
Game action immediately
thrilled football players and
watchers.
Sigma Nu squared off
against Theta Chi in the frst
men’s game and went into
overtime on a Hail Mary
touchdown my Theta Chi
brothers and I scored on last
play of the game.
Easily, my team, even
the opposing team and fans
watching erupted with joy.
Theta Chi went on to win.
The rest of the afternoon
followed in similar form with
one Rugby team and Delta
Sigma Phi titans clashing
against each other while the
other rugby team and Alpha
Sigma Phi stars battled.
Ultimately the one colos-
sal rugby team won the
tournament.
Music, food, beverages
and snacks were provided
and sold at the event as well.
Initiation costs in conjunc-
tion with the sport activity
and environment, God can
only imagine exactly how
much money these ladies
raised.
Worth particular and pri-
mary notice here is that
philanthropy, societal im-
provements by increasing
medical awareness, and
communal support through
sport methods were the
foundations for this event.
Very nice AZD, a great job
well done goes to you.
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Women’s soccer perfect at home, seniors honored
By Charles Paullin
Sports Editor
This past week, with vic-
tories over Vermont, 3-0,
on Oct. 16 and Maine, 2-0,
on Oct. 13, women’s soccer
perfectly completed their
home schedule, raked up
recognitions, and honored
six seniors.
Mary Beth Hamilton,
Amanda Lo Bello, Michele
DeSanti, Jenne King, Nicole
Weil and Lauren Brodeur
were among UHa’s departing
players honored before the
game for their Hawk tenure.
“It’s been a great senior
year,” said Hamilton who
went on to say later that she
wouldn`t want her fnal year to
go any other way than it has.
Head coach John Natale,
who has been around for all
of the girls’ Hartford years
said, “It’s hard to see those
guys go...when you have a
year like this, everyone’s
going to be missed.”
Their fnal home victories
ING hosts 16th annual Hartford Marathon
AE Media Day tips off B-Ball at Hartford Capitol
By Charles Paullin
Sports Editor
In just under a month from
now on Nov. 11, 2011, head
coach John Gallagher will
begin his second season
advising the Hawks on the
hardwood.
'It`s justifed, but it`s not
something we are going to
accept,” said Gallagher after
the event on receiving the
tie Ior seventh fnish in the
conference prediction. “It’s
one of those things where
I understand it, but I don’t
accept it.”
One reason the Hartford
general is unhappy with the
prediction is his relationship
with his fIth year point guard
Andres Torres, who stayed
around when a six-man core
of Hawk seniors departed the
school last year.
“The irony in the thing is
we had all those seniors who
didn’t have a point guard,”
said Gallagher, who has
known Torres for six years
now since he was frst with
the team and recruited the
Puerto Rican native. “Now
we have all these freshman
who have a fIth year senior
point guard.”
In more than an imaginable
way, as he put it, Gallagher
will rely on Torres, especial-
ly with the seven-man sized
new player class consisting
of recruits from Texas, North
Carolina, and Wisconsin.
On which one stood out the
most, Gallagher said, “You
know its funny, everyday its
somebody different. I can’t
pin point one for a week.
Everyday it’s somebody
new, which is a good sign.”
For Gallagher, what matters
to the Hartford general, are the
later parts of the season that
the Hawks will play in.
“We’re not playing the
championship here in Hart-
ford in November. You got
to be ready for the end of
February, March,” he said.
By Charles Paullin
Sports Editor
UHa students, New Eng-
land runners and cowbell
sounds all turned out for the
16
th
annual ING Hartford
Marathon which flled the
streets of the greater Hart-
ford area this past Saturday
morning on Oct. 15 at 8 a.m.
Hawk Kaci Brandt, a
sophomore majoring in
Physical Therapy, took third
place in the female 16-19 age
division out of 38 runners.
“I really liked it,” said
Brandt. “It was well orga-
nized and at the same time
exciting.”
Brandt, who is naturally
driven to run on her own
went on to say the Hartford
Marathon was her favorite
event of the ones she had
participated in.
“The size pushes you
more knowing that it is a
big event.”
Along with University of
Hartford student runners,
athletes from all over the
New England area partici-
pated in the event as well.
Solomon Too took frst
place in the full 26.2 mile
marathon, while Mathew
Kipligat took frst in the
13.1 mile half-marathon,
'RuntoborIest¨ took frst in
the team relay marathon Ste-
phen Pretak took frst in the
5k race and a “Kids K” race
was held, that all began and
ended near the state capitol
building at Bushnell Park.
Regardless of running or
not, individuals of all sorts
were able to take away a
joyous October fall morning
from the activities, such as
onlookers who also praised
how well organized the
course was.
With the winter months
briskly approaching, Brandt
and other runner will relax
and loosely prepare until
the warmer, spring running
season picks up.
at Al-Marzook feld over the
Catamounts and Black Bears
improved the Hawks season
record to 13-0-2 overall and
6-0-0 in the conference and
gave them an unblemished
home record of 8-0 for the
year.
Subsequently, sophomore
Erin Quinlan’s keeper per-
formance gave the Syracuse
transfer her 11
th
and 12
th
solo
shutout victories this year and
Hartford’s school record for
single season shutouts with
it, which was previously held
by Karen Romero who set the
former mark in her 1991 and
1992 season.
Along with Quinlan, now
America East Conference
points and goals leader junior
Iorward/mid-felder Caitlin
Alves spotlight-shined as
well with her second straight
Player of the Week honors
in recognition of her seven-
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the event.
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Six seniors played their last home game at Al-Marzook feld this past Saturday.
From left to right, Hartford`s Athletic Director Pat Meiser,
John Ghallagher and Jennifer Rizzotti.
By Charles Paullin
Sports Editor
Leading up to her season
tip off, Rizzotti, the defend-
ing AE champion and NCAA
tournament representative,
is focused to build off of their
season end performance.
“We came together at the
right time, we had to battle
some injuries early in the
season and some deaths in
the family,” said Rizzotti who
enters her thirteenth season
leading the Hawks. “But our
sophomore class that are now
juniors really kind of put the
team on their shoulders and
found a way to become really
consistent players for us.”
That extra time and reps
that those sophomores got
by playing on into the season
is what Rizzotti said allowed
them to 'fourish.¨
“The junior class will be
the team that we lean on
the most…they understand
what it takes and the work
that goes into winning and
how hard it is to win in the
league,” said Rizzotti.
Three juniors in particular
have caught Rizzotti’s eye as
she said, “I think that off of
a great end of the year with
Ruthanne Doherty, Alex Hall,
Dahpne Elliot those three
guys in particular have shown
great leadership already in
the pre-season. And they’re
doing a great job in getting
themselves prepared but also
preparing our younger guys
for what’s to come.”
Those “young guys” Riz-
zotti referred to are freshmen
guard Amber Bepko, guard
Shanise Bultron, forward
Cherelle Moore, and forward
Katie Roth.
Nov. 11 marks the date
when Rizzotti and her
Hawks team will hit the
court to start their 2011-12
season campaign with a
game against Manhattan as
part of their participation in
the Women’s preseason NIT.
point week total.
In the two games, the health
science major frst achieved
her other second-straight
perIormance, a fve-point
point game, against Maine,
with two goals and an assist,
followed by another goal
against Vermont.
On not repeating her fve-
point game performance
for a third week Alves said,
“Maybe not, but…Vermont
came at us really strong and
I’m just happy that we went
out there and were able to get
the two goals in the frst halI
to pull away from them.”
Road games remain for
Hartford on Thursday at
3 p.m. at Albany and on
Sunday at 1 p.m. with a trip
to Boston University in a
battle between the now top
two teams in the conference.
Natale mentioned he isn’t
looking into the post season
yet and beyond these games
when he said, “Right now
we are just worried about
winning these two games.”
Gallagher doesn’t take prediction In junior class Rizzotti trusts
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Vermont 0
Hartford 2
Maine 0
Hartford 3
#7 Caitlin Alves
3 Sh, 1 SOG, 1 G
#20 Amelia Pereira
1 Sh, 1 SOG, 1 A
#0 Erin Quinlan
90:00, 3 Saves
#7 Caitlin Alves
3 Sh, 3 SOG, 2 G, 1 A
#15 Mary Beth Hamilton
1 Sh, 1 SOG, 1 G, 1 A
#0 Erin Quinlan
90:00, 5 Saves
Oct. 13
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1. Boston U.
2. Stony Brook
3. Maine
4. New Hampshire
5. Vermont
6. Hartford
7. Binghamton
8. Albany
9. UMBC
1. Boston U.
2. Hartford
3. Binghamton
4. Stony Brook
5. UMBC
6. Vermont
7. Albany
8. Maine
9. New Hampshire
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