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Two clubs bring four bands to

alumni plaza.Page 4

Junior golfer places 5th

out of 69. Page 7

Students should speak

out too. Page 3

By Andy SwetzEntertainment Editor

The Hartt Schools Theater Division is put-

A View from the

Bridge opens atThe Hartt School

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A View from the Bridge follows a Brooklyn man and his obsessionwith his niece.

By Kaitlyn SchroyerNews Editor

By Kaitlyn SchroyerNews Editor

UHA CRIME ON THE RISEAfter several car and apartment burglaries this week at the university, students are becoming increasingly nervous.

Kevin Gray has been in more than 8,500 Broadwayand National Tour performances and has directedover 150 productions

Show

Information

Runs ThursdayOct. 6, 7 and 8

at 7:30 p.m. andOct. 9 at 3:00

p.m.

Tickets are $20.

Students, facultyand staff can re-

cieve 1 free ticketwhen presentingtheir University

I.D.

The performanc-es will be held inthe McCray The-ater at the Mort

and Imra HandelPerforming Arts

Center.

Next for The

Theater Divisionis Tartuffe begin-ning on Oct. 13at 7:30 in Rob-erts Theater.

Dont get pegged with pirating

SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS

Pirating music is a federal offense and could lead to serious penalties

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VolunteerMatch: more than just a website

New doctor in town 5 days a weekBy Shannon IrishStaff Writer

Mary Norris, the Admin-

istrative Director of HealthServices, along with theUniversity of Hartford haverecently hired a new doctorhere on campus to add moreavailability to students andalso to educate.

Dr. Pavlina Natcheva isnow a full time staff memberhere at the University.

She will be working hoursthat will help compensate forothers needs in a timely man-ner with the assistance of theother nurse practitioners.

This is an increase of 25hours of physician time,said Norris.

This will lead to faster, and and appointments for thestudents will be much moreeasily attained.

Natcheva has prior experi-ence as a teacher which will

aid her in other duties hereat the University.

Norris said having some-one with not only great

medical experience, but alsowith the ability to educatethe patient aided in thedecision to hire Natcheva.

In addition to the multiplehours that she will be work-ing, the hiring of Natchevawill allow the members ofHealth Services to do moreoutreach and educationalprograms.

We have a l ready partnered with PatriciaMcKenna-Grant of the Con-nections and Wellness to do presentations on topics,Norris said.

These topics will include

breast cancer awareness,women and alcohol, nu-trition and wellness, andtobacco cessation.

Having Natcheva as a staffmember has also helpedto increase the ability for

Health Services to meetwith the Dialogue groups oncampus. Meeting with theDialogue groups will help

educate incoming fresh-men and spread importantinformation.

Norris, with the new helpof Natcheva are openingdoors to many more studentscompetency in the aid theyreceive from the HealthServices Department.

More hours and very ca-pable doctors allow studentsto feel as though they havea safe and healthy environ-ment to surround them.

Health Services wantsstudents to feel that theycan come for any reasonand know that their overall

health is our top priority,Norris said.

Natcheva will be workingin Health Services Mondaythrough Thursday from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

By Brian VerderosaSpecial to the Informer

The Center for Commu-nity Service has always beenthe go-to place on campusto fulfill your desires tohelp others, but thanks toa recent partnership withVolunteerMatch, it has neverbeen easier.

VolunteerMatch is anational non-profit orga-

nization that launched in1998, and has since helpedthousands of people across

the country. By paring withVolunteerMatch, the Centerfor Community Servicehas given students, faculty,staff and alumni the abilityto search the local area orany area, for that matter forplaces to donate their timeand service.

According to Center of

Community Service Direc-tor Matthew Blocker, it waschallenging in the past

to track all the hours and projects that people haddedicated their time to.

By utilizing Volunteer-Match, it is now not just possible, but easy to printout a community servicersum which will showyou what time youve putin and what projects youve

Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest, prize $500

Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest, prize $500By Kaitlyn SchroyerNews Editor

University students areinvited and encouragedto enter an essay contestoffered by the Univer-sitys Dr. Martin LutherKing Celebration Plan-ning Committee. This

Kroto: I never dreamed of winning the Nobel prize

ADAM MANISON

a week.

By Kaitlyn SchroyerNews Editor

From Wolf Blitzer to Sir

Harold Kroto, the campusis brimming with celebrityspeakers.

On Oct. 20, Nobel Prize-winning chemist, Krotowill be speaking in WildeAuditorium at 7 p.m.

Part of the Rogow Distin-guished Visiting LecturersProgram, Kroto is distin-guished especially throughhis discovery of a newform of carbon called buck-minsterfullerene (C60).Knighted in 1996, Krotoof chemistry.

He earned his PhD at the the United Kingdom and hasworked in the UK and the US.

Kroto has completed post-doctoral positions at the National Research Councilin Ottawa, Canada and BellLaboratories in MurrayHill, N.J.

He made his big break-through on the new form ofcarbon in 1985 along withscientists Robert Curl, Rich-

ard Smalley and researchstudents at Rice Universityin Texas.

The group of scien-tists were performingexperiments to simulatethe chemical conditions inthe atmospheres of red giantstars when they came acrossC60. But for Kroto, it wasntabout the award, it was justabout doing his work andsomething he loves.

I have heard some scien-tists say that young scientistsneed prizes such as theNobel Prize as an incentive.Maybe some do, but I dont.

I never dreamed of winningthe Nobel Prize - indeed Iwas very happy with mydiscovery of C60 in 1985,Kroto states in his autobi-ography.

Kroto is not only skilled inchemistry. In 1995, he joint-

years essay topic is: LestWe Forget.

Students are asked to writeabout why it is importantto keep Kings dream aliveand to never forget the civilrights and economic justicemovements that he led.

The contest is open toall students enrolled at the

University of Hartford.

University Division is a$500 gift card.Submissions should be

no more than 750 words inlength and must be typewrit-ten, double spaced, usingfont type Times Roman,font size 12.

They will be evaluatedaccording to the following

criteria: relevance to thetheme, originality, clarity,logic, accuracy, fairness,informed thoughtfulnessand mechanics (sentencestructure, grammar, spell-ing, punctuation, citation).Essays will be evaluated by

a committee of faculty fromthe University.

The winning essay will bepublished in the program forthe Universitys Dr. MartinLuther King Celebrationevent held each year inLincoln Theater to com-memorate the life and legacyof Dr. Martin Luther King on

Jan. 16, 2012.To enter, download and

attach the entry form andthe completed essay to anemail and send electroni-cally to MLKingessay@hartford.edu.

Submissions are due bymidnight on November7, 2011.

completed.Since its launch in March,

Blocker explains that the

program is starting small andmoving towards a bigger,all-encompassing machinethat can include larger proj-ects like Relay for Life andCommunity Day.

This will help in getting aof what the University ofHartford as a whole does for

the community, in terms ofsheer numbers.

What weve seen so far is

positive, Blocker said, butits going to take time. Thehope is for Volunteer Matchto change tradition.

In the past there wereso many things going on,we couldnt know aboutit. So now were hopingeverything CommunityService-oriented will be

advertised on Volunteer-Match one stop shopping,so to speak.

Students can visit www.hartford.edu/community-easily. From there, its asimple as inputting a ZIPcode and looking for pro-grams and institutions thatcould best be served by yourskills, and simply contactingthem.

ly set up the Vega ScienceTrust which created scienceteaching resources for TV

and Internet broadcast.In his autobiography, Kro-

also the intrinsic conceptsand principles without whichfundamental understandingis impossible. The Trustalso seeks to preserve our by recording scientists whohave not only made out-standing contributions butalso are outstanding com-municators.

Currently Francis EppesProfessor of Chemistry at

Florida State University,Kroto is working on researchin cluster chemistry andmetal organic frameworksystems.

The event is free and opento the public, but tickets arerequired through the box

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Victim entitled to more attention in Knox trialM o n d ay a f t e rn o o n ,with emotion, Amanda Knoxwas acquitted of the chargesmurder of her roommate,Meredith Kercher in Perugia,

The Knox case has been news media since her arrest

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With vandalism on the rise at University of Hartford, there is a greater need foreither prevention, or compensation for students who have property stolen.

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Though the media is swarming around the trial of Amanda Knox, the victim, Meredith Kercher, deserves more

attention than her accused murderer.

ADAM MANISON

Hartford is one of the many cities the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread to.

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The weekend Box

By Brandon GoncalvesStaff Writer

Fall is a time for Hollywoodto portray her sophisticated sideas she uses this brisk season toscreens everywhere.

a resurrected Disney classicand a happy-go-lucky dolphinbattling for the top spot of the

The animal kingdom wasstartled once Dolphin Tale, astory about an injured dolphinrestored and rehabilitated withsurpassed 17-year-old TheLion King with an anticipated$14.2 million over a three-day-mates showed.

Bringing its total domesticgross up to $37.5 million,Dolphin Tale knocked good,old Simba down to second placedespite Lion Kings strongstanding within 3D showingsand ticket sales.

After maintaining the throne

weekends, The Lion Kingearned an estimated $11.1 mil-lion for the three-day weekendresulting in an exceeding $79.6million total domestic gross,making an exceptional come-back to the big screen after aprolonged hiatus.

Brad Pitts baseball-themeddrama Moneyball placed thirdin its second weekend, raking ina total $38.4 million.

Pitt stars as a general manager-ball team of dubious athletes inthis critically acclaimed biopic.

well, Moneyball has receiveda 95 percent approval rating onRottenTomatoes.com and wascredited as a smart, intense much about sports as about thewar between intuition and sta-

tistics, Roger Ebert said.All three of these already released

newcomers, epitomizing the appealof light-heartedness over maturesubject matter despite the falls

For example, Courageous, apolice drama with Christian themes release.

its opening weekend with only a38 percent on RottenTomatoes:however, 93 percent of users saidthey enjoyed it.

50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan, scoredpast weekend although it had high

The cancer dramedy, which fo-cuses on the relationship betweenfriends Levitt and Rogan and howhumor assists in dealing with theillness, managed to barely top its production budget of $8 milliongrossing about $8.8 million alsofalling short of studio expectations.

failed to properly induct the up-coming Halloween season despitehaving a cast of stars such asDaniel Craig, Naomi Watts andRachel Weisz. Disappointing witha measly $8.2 million in its open- by the critics and received onlyan 8 percent on RottenTomatoes,claiming it to be punishinglyslow, stuffy and way too obviousto be scary.

Scary Movie alum and funnyqueen Anna Faris couldnt even-end of release with her predictableromantic comedy Whats YourNumber?

an unimpressive $5.6 million withcritics stating Faris holds eccentriccomic charm in a movie that isntambitious. Whats Your Num-ber? debuted in eighth place withholdovers Contagion and KillerElite coming in ninth and tenth.

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Redtail Records and AESteam up for Fall Festival

Who the hell is

AndyRooney?

CBS broadcast legend Andy-

mentary last Sunday on the newsshow 60 Minutes, but youcould probably care less.

To you, the name means noth-ing because you were too busychugging a beer and rooting forthe Jets last Sunday night.

The name may ring a bell fora few because they heard it ona quiz show or during a grand- parents holiday banter overThanksgiving dinner.

Chances are the average col-lege student hasnt heard aboutone of the most famous writersand commentators in Americanhistory, but why should you?

The 92-year-old writer and

commentator has contributedsuch a massive amount of ma-terial and posed so many trivialsatirical questions to viewers thathis impact has become a regularoccurrence for so many people.

Still not interested? Rooneyhas delivered 1,097 commentar-ies on 60 Minutes alone sincehis humble beginnings on theshow back in 1978.

Rooneys departure from the to one of the only great in depthnews programs left in the coun-try. It is becoming more and moreevident that people would ratherwatch a reality show than learn

about whats happening in the

world they live in; Im talking toyou Jersey Shore fans.

I can remember watching 60Minutes as a kid and learningthings about the world and societythat the 10 p.m. local news onlydedicated a sentence brief to or

ignored altogether.Perhaps it is just a case of a gen-eration evolving in interests anddiminishing in attention spans. Notto say that I expect every studentto watch the news every night,have a say on current events andultimately help fuel them to thinkindependently.

Rooney, a witty and sarcasticcommentator, did his job of stimu-lating viewers with informative pieces while stirring the pot ofcontroversy on a regular basis.

Who better to relay world newsto an audience than the guy whoentertains the country with such a

sarcastic viewpoint?

I think the question of whoAndy Rooney is should tempt

the unknowing reader to dig intoRooneys career and discover whattheyve been missing both on theinformation packed show and cur-rent event platform.

Why would students deny them-selves a well-rounded perspectiveon issues that could help boost theirbrains into thinking more?

I know for a lot of students atthe University the act of thinkingfor themselves is a chore and tasktheyd rather brush off to the side(I take classes with some of you),but why not take a step in the rightdirection?

I consider myself somewhat ofa journalist and try to keep myself

tuned into world issues by feedingmy brain with multiple sources ofinformation, including Rooneys60 Minutes.

Rooneys incredible impact onthe world is one that will stay withme for a lifetime, particularly histalent to think outside the box.

So why should you care? Thedeparture of a great writer and com-mentator marks the slow but everexpanding replacement process ofthe pioneers of news and broadcastwith todays sad equivalent.

Theres nobody like Andy, andthere never will be. Hell hatehearing this, but hes an Americanoriginal, CBS News Chairman

Jeff Fager said.

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By Andy SwetzEntertainment Editor

The Universitys student runrecord label, Redtail Records,along with the Audio Engineer-ing Society, hosted a Fall FestivalWednesday featuring four studentartists in Alumni Plaza.

With the sun shining and a heavybreeze sweeping over campus, the

stage was assembled and the FallFestival was underway at 1:00 p.m.

a four-piece student band whosejam style music summoned a smallcrowd to gather in front of the stage.

Setting the mood for the event,

Ladyhips played to both studentsrushing to class and those who hada little more time to spare.

The event certainly gained theattention of those living in fresh-men areas around Alumni Plaza andhelped accomplish what Redtailset out to do.

The idea behind the Fall Fes-tival is to really get our name outthere. We wanted to collaborate

with other clubs on campus suchas the AES so students can enjoymusic, Redtail Records PresidentStephanie Carroll said.

The record label, in its third year,is changing its appearance andrevamping the way they do things.

Adopting the name Redtail Re-cords in January of this year, thestudent run record label aims topromote and help student bandsthat are in the beginning stagesof releasing material.

Following Ladyhips was TheOthers Band, Jared Knapik andZachary Anzalone who wrappedthe event up at 5:00 p.m.

Ultimately a successful event,

Redtail Records hope to continuehosting events for student bandsto play and spread their music.

Redtail Records signed bandLakshmi will be performing onOct. 6 in Hawks Nest from 8:00p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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Fighting to disprove the Greek Life stereotypesBy Danielle NielsenStaff Writer

Ever feel like youre theonly one in the GSU cafnot proudly strutting Greek

Life letters from the registerto the table during lunch?

Most students who arenot a part of Greek Life oncampus are quick to makestereotypes and often igno-rant statements about thosestudents. For the studentsthat are not in a fraternityor sorority, stereotyping iscommon from a view fromthe outside.

Greek brothers and sisterswill shrug off those remarksmade about them simplybecause the students makingthose comments are not onthe inside and dont knowwhat Greek Life is all about.

Students may think fra-ternities and sororities areso cliquey because of thenegative portrayal the mediahas about Greek Life.

After speaking to mem-bers of a sorority they havebroken the stereotype somemay have once had.

I wouldnt know what Iwould do if I didnt join. Ihave grown so much indi-vidually and have met somany new people I wouldnt

have met if I didnt join,Delta Zeta president DortheaAlsberg said.

It is encouraged for stu-dents to always check it outfor themselves if they are

skeptical about joining asorority or fraternity. Duringthe fall or spring rush sea-sons, Greek Life will oftenhold informational eventsso students can meet thefraternities and sororities.

With the rush season infull force this semester, thesisters of Phi Mu and SigmaKappa have made effortsto spread the awareness ofhazing to Greek Life oncampus. These two sororitiesheld a showing of the 2008documentary that shows theserious consequences of haz-ing on campus.

The documentary alsoshows the sad story of LynnGordon Bailey nicknamedGordie who died in 2004due to hazing when he wasrushing the Chi Psi Fra-ternity at the University ofColorado at Boulder.

You dont have to behazed to make friends, PhiMu Panel RepresentativePatricia Swanson said.

as well as most campusesacross the country havevery strict anti-hazing lawsand regulations and GreekLife must follow these rulesin accordance or may be

subjected to judicial action.Greek Life is a great door

opener to a lot of differentactivities that are beingheld around campus. Allfraternities and sororitiesat the University strive onacademic excellence andhave on average a 2.7 GPAto maintain.

We prepare everyone fortime management and haveacademic representatives tohelp you manage your time.All of Greek Life has sittinghours in the library sinceour academics always come

Although students who arenot a part of Greek Life mayhave a tough time breakingthe stereotype from the out-side, members of Greek Lifeare average students. Joininga sorority or fraternity maystudents.

For any students who areconsidering going throughrush they should give it a try.You dont have to commit,Swanson said.

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By Andy SwetzEntertainment Editor

It is an odd notion to picturelead man Steve Carell, andeven more strange to thinkthe show would survivewithout him: but it is.

of the wildly successfulcomedys eighth season onproved it can hold its weightwithout regional manger and

Michael Scott.A relatively smart move by

the creators to write Carelloff near the end of last seasonopposed to the last episode,

the focus has shifted fromworrying about Scotts de-parture to determining whohis replacement would be.Deciding to hire from within,newest edition to the show,Robert California (JamesSpader), who happens to bethe new CEO of Sabre, picks

Shows in the past that havelost their front man havenotoriously treaded waterfor a short time and themcompletely tanked within a

season, however NBC has proved The Office canand will remain one of theirmost watched and talkedabout shows.

Although only three weeksin to the new season, the usualantics have continued with aseason opener mocking anInternet video trend (parkour,lip dub), this time aroundbeing planking.

What makes the showwork in the absence of Scottis a combination of intimida-tion and fear of Californiaand Bernards transition fromsalesman to boss, a positionwith big comedic shoes tothan Bernard is still skeptical

as to why he was chosen andout why.

Long time fans of the showwould most likely deny the

fact that the show could everbe as great as it was whenCarell was around however,respectfully the show is do-ing as good a job as it can inCarells absence.

With still a lot to prove interms of whether The Of-cast changes, its my conten-tion that the writers have astacked deck of developedcharacter stories and back-grounds to continue thriving.-

tinue delivering its quirky

charm in its mockumentarystyle format I have no worriesas to whether this season willdo memorable and hilariousthings.

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Im gay.Those three words con-

tracted into two words that,

no matter how small, cankeep you awake into thewee hours of the morningin a cold sweat, as you mullover the ideas of how to saythem to the people that mat-ter to you.

Although society is mov-ing in a direction that ismore accepting of the LGBTcommunity, disclosing youranything not heterosexualcan be a daunting task formany.

For me it was a letter to mymother left on the kitchencounter for her to read before

her drive to work one earlymorning during my junioryear of high school, whichwas followed by two daysof silence and an inexorableamount of attitude on mypart. Finally my mother said,I want to talk about this.

Talking about this iswhat I, like many other gayyouth, dreaded the most.Thisconversation then led to feel-ings of relief and love whenshe assured me that she stillloves me and just wants meto be happy.

You might think that onceyou conquer the fear of com-

ing out to your parents thatyoure done. Youre wrong.I sometimes forget that Imnot the most obvious whenit comes to my sexuality. Toput it simply, Im just not that-cumstances. So, even thoughI consider myself completelymyself in the awkward situ-ation of breaking the newsthat I like men.

Take two weeks ago ona Wednesday night, a busynight for The Informer.Being a sex columnist, I wasobviously talking about sex.

When somewhere along

the conversation I referredto a former sexual partneras him.

Our copy chief Tim thendid what he does best, edit:Wait, him?

Yes, him, I continued.I didnt realize it until

later in the evening, but Ihad just, then, come out tocomical.

Im still not sure what ismore amusing to me: thefact that he realized hesbeen reading a sex columnwritten by a gay man, or thatI assumed he should justunderstand that one aspectof my life.

Its not like I have mysexuality stamped on myforehead. It is, however, on

my Facebook, which leadme to think how obliviouscould he be to not know? Imean, when I obtain a friendon Facebook, that is one ofthe usual course of actionfor any heterosexual male.

Whether you want to sitdown with your family andfriends and have a long talkabout your sexuality, or justupdate your interested insection, you may notice anoverwhelming amount ofsupport from the Universitycommunity.

It is, in fact, the eve ofnational coming out weekwith National Coming OutDay on Oct. 11. This daymarks the anniversary of thesecond national march onWashington for lesbian andgay rights in 1987.

The civil awareness daywas created to promote dis-cussions on coming out andgeneral LGBT life.

me with a rainbow flagdraped over my shouldershappens to be gay, whosemother just wants him tobe happy

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By Erica WhiteStaff Writer

This past weekend TheUniversity of Hartford

fourth overall out of 13 totalteams in the 2011 EasternCollege Athletic ConferenceDivision I Womens GolfChampionship at the TwistedDune Country Club in EggHarbor, N.J.

With a total two-day scoreof 648, all but one Hawk saw

improvements from theirday one scores on SundayOct. 2 to their day 2 scoreson Monday, Oct. 3, includ-ing a margin of 13, to allow

Hofstras third place 638, lastyear champion and only re-turning team Sacred Heartssecond place 620 two-dayscore and Dartmouth Col-leges tournament winning611 two-day score

Hartfords Sarah Sider-anko lead her Hawk squad

with a 155 two-day score,good enough for seventhoverall followed by EmilyLin with a 157 two day score,good enough to tie for ninth

overall.Third place for Hartfordwent to Marissa Kallaugher while fourth went to Aubreyand Kirsten LaPointe who

As a whole, the Hartfordteam combined for a 322

day one score which satthem at sixth overall at thetime, 24 strokes off from theleading Big Green, and wascomposed of Siderankos 77

score, Linns and Kallaugh-ers 84 scores, Ungvarskys87 score and LaPointes 91score.

Day two saw HartfordsSiderankos 78 final-day-mates improved second goaround scores with Linns73, Kallaughers 81 score,

Ungvarskys 84 score andLaPointes 87 score for a316 total second round teamscore.

Fellow New England Re-

gion schools rounded out theother comepetitors involvedoverall Central ConnecticutState, sixth overall Far-leigh Dickinson University,seventh overall FairfieldUniversity, eighth overallMount Saint Marys Uni-versity, ninth overall Wagner

College, tenth overall NewYork St.- Albany, eleventhoverall Boston University,twelfth overall QuinnipiacUniversity, thirteenth over-

all Holy Cross College andfourteenth overall SaintFrancis College-N.Y.

Womens golf will returnto the Garden State on Oct.14-15 to compete in theirnext 36-hole event as partof the Rutgers Invitationalat Rutgers University GolfClub in Piscataway.

Rough weekend for tennisBy Josh BatelliStaff Writer

Hartfords tennis teamsand new head coach MichaelLouis took to the courts overthe weekend with mensmatches against a programmembers familiar foe andwomens matches against aNew England foe, in additionto welcoming a new face tothe program.

A new face in Torr Ter-ranova was announced as anassistant coach for the 2011-2012 seasons and will be onthe sidelines for both the menand womens tennis teams.

fresh off a spectacular sea-

son coaching Weston HighSchool where he lead theteam to a 2011 ConnecticutClass S State Championshipand was named 2011 GirlsTennis Coach of the year bythe Connecticut Post.

Prior to the programsrecent addition, Hartfordsmens team hosted new headcoach Michael Louis AlmaMatter, University of Con-necticut, on Oct. 3.

In a 7-0-match sweep, theHawks were no match forthe Huskies and fell to 1-1on the season.

Hartford could not secure

a win in any of the matches,however, Senior Aniel Ba-match, which was ultimately

lost to UConn Senior JaiYoon in the following sets,and Junior Josh Isaacson

battled back from dropping-ond set in his match, whichwas ultimately taken in thefollowing set by UConnfreshman Peter Surovic.

Womens struggles pre-ceded the mens with a7-0-match sweep of theirin September, and tumbledtheir overall record to 1-1 onthe season.

The Hawks plummeted toProvidence and fell early tothe Friars by dropping alldoubles play match-ups 3-0.

In the following singles

competitions, the Friarstook 72 of the total gamesand allowed the Hawks to

six match-ups.

Sophomore Katina Zam-pas fared best for the Hawkswomen, despite going downin straight sets by scores of6-3, 6-3.

New head coach MichaelLouis, new assistant headcoach Torr Terranova and theHartford tennis teams will bein action this weekend as themen will next participate inthe Quinnipiac Invitationalon Oct. 7 through Oct. 9 andthe women will participatein the Marist Invitational onOct. 8 through Oct. 9.

BRIAN IZZO

Embracing a sports world

honorable momentHonor is one of those

abstract life concepts thatis astoundingly hard todetermine.

When dealing with theprominent nouns presencein the sports world, not onlyis it astoundingly hard todetermine, more astoundingis how hard it is to come by.

Owners, coaches and players these days areconstantly found amongstdishonorable storylines suchas performance enhancingsubstance use or abuse,improper player award and

recognition distribution inreturn for personal favors orseveral other law-breakingactivities.

However, contrary to pop-ular storylines dishonorablediamond in the sports-worlddirt that had not been found

In a truly honorable and20-carat diamond glisten-ing act, Boston Red SoxManager Terry Franconastepped down from hisposition within the baseballorganization.

Despite having arguably

one of the best rosters inAmericas favorite past time,Francona was unable tomake a playoff appearance,

which was the second yearin a row for the Red Sox.

After many conversationsand much consideration, I

ultimately felt that, out ofrespect to this team, it wastime for me to move on. Ivealways maintained that it isnot only the right, but theobligation, of ownership tohave the right person doing -cona) in his initial depaturestatement released on Tues-day Oct. 4.

Worth all the attention hereis the latter half of Titosquote that follows, the partwhere he expresses his ideaof properly managing anorganization, which appearsto be based on the premise

should be the manager, thehead coach or simply theman in charge of controllin

I told them that out

of my enormous respectfor this organization andthe people in it, they may

Rumors immediatelywere tossed around aboutthe actual truth behindFranconas eventful de- parture, which mainlywere he was kicked outby team owners in addi-tion to any other thoughtsnot falling in line withthis one.

Regardless of therumours, instead of draw-ing out his well respectedBoston Red Sox manage-rial tenure, the 52 yearold from Aberdeen, SDdecided to quit whilehe was ahead, leave theorganization while it isin a well-off standingand allowed the sportsworld to progress throughalterations of a dynami-cally popular baseballorganization.

A truly honorable actthat all individuals withinand even outside the

sports world should keepin mind and not be afraidto at least think about at-tempting to follow.

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By Tim RizzoCopy ChiefIn this weekends closing the Univer-

sity of Hartford womens soccer teamimproved to 10-0-2 overall and 3-0 intheir America East Conference, after de-feating New Hampshire at home 3-0 and

Binghamton 1-0 in Vestal N.Y.,and received individualplayer and team honors.

In recognition of hereighth and ninth shutouts

of the season gained over theHawks latest games, Hartford

sophomore goalkeeper Erin Quinlan

conference player of the week honors onMonday and marked the third straightweek a Hawk has received a weeklyconference honor.

the conference and second in the nationin goal-against average, .17, save per-centage, .968, and shutouts, 9. Quinlanalso has allowed only two goals out of1,080 total game minutes played whileshutting out nine of Hartfords 12, 2011o p p e - nents.

Additionally,Hartford movedup from its for-mer number six spot to thenumber 5 spot

in the NSCAANortheast Regional

rankings and remain as the only unbeatensquad on the list.

A climb in rankings can be creditedto a Hawk offense that has allowed 8different scorers to contribute to theams22 goals on the season.

Hartfords most recent game on Oct. 2hosted the UNH Wildcats where defensetook the main game plan.

Just 90 seconds into the game juniorforward Amelia Pereira took the ball anddanced around two Wildcat defenders1-0 early Hartford lead.

Its always the game plan to scoreearly, but the plan was never to sit back

With the Hawks up early on the Wild-cats, the game was put back into thehands of Quinlan went on to racked upcluding an athletic dive attempt to blocka Wildcat straight on shot opportunity.

Hartford gave Quinlan support towin out the game 3-0 with Hawk seniorwho sent a long distance goal fromoutside the box to just inside the upperleft corner of the Wildcat goal for herHamilton who collected her fourth goalof the season in minute 85.

When the weekend ended there wasthing that was made very clear, this

University of Hartford womens teamis on a serious mission, and no one inthe American East was truly preparedfor what this team had in store.

On Sept. 30 Hartford visited Bingham-defensive battle of the weekend.

Both teams ability to protect their ownnets lead to an almost stalemate had itnot been Hartfords superior ability to

In minute 19 Hartford senior Hamiltonbegan her weekend involvement with acrossed ball to Hawk teammate juniorchose the lower right corner to be her

Binghamton keeper, Carrie Martin,

allowed the goal after the Hawks puther on her back heels when they tried toget on the board earlier with two shotsthere with 11 more shots forced her way,which she went on to block.

The Hartford 1-0 lead was soundlyheld throughout the remained of thegame by Quinlan, who did what shedoes best, putting up numerous blocksninth shutout of the season.

Natale said after their exhaustiveweekend bouts the key is to get somemuch-needed rest and come out fresh in

their next game at home against StonyBrook on Thursday at 6 p.m.

By Tim RizzoCopy ChiefIn this weekends closing the Univer-sity of Hartford womens soccer teamimproved to 10-0-2 overall and 3-0 intheir America East Conference, after de-feating New Hampshire at home 3-0 andBinghamton 1-0 in Vestal N.Y.,and received individualplayer and team honors.In recognition of hereighth and ninth shutoutsof the season gained over theHawks latest games, Hartfordsophomore goalkeeper Erin Quinlan conference player of the week honors onMonday and marked the third straightweek a Hawk has received a weeklyconference honor.the conference and second in the nationin goal-against average, .17, save per-centage, .968, and shutouts, 9. Quinlanalso has allowed only two goals out of1,080 total game minutes played whileshutting out nine of Hartfords 12, 2011o p p e - nents.Additionally,Hartford movedup from its for-mer numbersix spot to thenumber 5 spotin the NSCAANortheast Regional

ADAM MANISON AND SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS

Conference opener is a hard-fought battle for mens soccerBy Jim McGrathStaff Writer

Unbeaten in their previousfour games, the University ofHartford mens soccer teamentered Saturday nightsAmerica East opener againstBoston University on ahot streak and continued it

until minute 77 when theyallowed a Terrier game-winning goal.

Citrini saw his Hartfordteams chance at extendinggames and their record dropto 3-6-2 overall and start 0-1in the conference when theNew York native was unableto stop BU freshman Domi-nique Badjis heading goal.

The forehead knockingscore came off sophomore

teammate Anthony Cic-cones crossing pass fromthe right side of the cage.

It wasnt one of thosetimes when they had a lot Poitras after the game. Theycaught us in a little bit of acounter and ended up behind

our right box and then they

The late second half goaldefensive struggle for bothteams, where Poitras alsostated, Both teams were half, no one wanted to takeneither opponent could ad-

Hartford mens soccer headhoncho Poitras credited Bos-tons ball control attack type,

which frustrated the Hawksquad by limiting the hometeams offensive side of theball opportunities all evening.

Earlier in the defensethe Hawks put up two de-cent scoring chances withsenior defenders JorgeRodriguezs attempt in the

minute 30 and freshmanAmpadus shot near the endforced Terrier goalkeeperNick Thomson to make twogoal-saving stops.

Constant cool night breez-es at Al-Marzook fieldfactored in the lack of full-strength offensive punchesthat remained evident allgame, especially when theHawks had the wind at theirbacks in the second half.

We were trying to get theball forward quicker in thesecond half because of thewind, the problem was wewere not getting anything

Stat columns for the gamemarked Boston on top ofHartford in shot opportuni-ties, 8-4, as well as corner

kicks, three to none.

next on Wednesday, Oct. 5

when they start a three gameaway from home stretchagainst West Point Academyin N.Y. in a matchup whereHartford holds a 1-0 advan-tage in the all-time series.

Hartford will follow theirgame against the BlackKnights with road compe-teion agaisnt conferenceoppenents University of Al-bany, and New Hampshire.

ADAM MANISON

Volleyball tipsy-turvy againstfamiliar New England foesBy Dan MelroseStaff Writer

While on the road, the Uni-versity of Hartford womensvolleyball team fell to botha neighboring and out-of-state conference foe in theirmatches earlier this weekand over the past weekend.

Overall the Hawks recordfell to 9-10 and 0-2 in the

conference as a result of theirlatest losses to University ofConnecticut on Oct. 4 and toProvidence on Oct. 2.

Tuesday handed Hartfordtheir most recent loss, theHuskies who entered thegame on a losing streak, instraight sets, 25-18, 25-17,25-17.

Although Hartford col-lected 51 digs, 4 more thantheir in-state opponents, theHawks proved to have no kie Mattison Quayls gameleading 13 kills and .444 hitpercentage.

23 Hartford errors provedto also be a difference maker,which ultimately plagued theHawks team compared to the

Huskies, who had 11.Kills were hard to come by

for both schools as UConncame out on top of the statcategory with 37 while Hart-ford totaled 34.

Hawks junior Kami Neth-ersole once again led theteam in kills with 12 andher sister Sareeta followedwith 7 while two more con-tributed 4 kills each.

Against the Friars on the previous Sunday, Hartfordstayed strong after droppingback to win the next two sets25-17 and 25-22. Providenceing of their own to comeback and take the last twosets from the Hawks withscores of 25-20 and 16-14.

Freshman Jackie Tam-burri continued her standout performances by dominat-ing defensively with 19digs and leading the team inattack percentage with .417.

Tamburri also had only oneerror in her 12 total attacks.Setting the standard for the

Hawks ensuing nutmeg state

showdown, the Nethersolesisters led the team in killswith Kamis 17, followed bysister Sareetas 12.

Usual unsung hero Hart-ford sophomore Blocker notable contributions to theHawks team by adding 12kills of her own.

Hartfords volleyball teamwill next get involved inconference opponent match-ups at home in the upcomingweek against UMBC on Oct.7 and Stony Brook on Oct. 4.

ADAM MANISON

Volleyball fell to 9-10, 0-2.

By Billy WyattStaff Writer

With week four of the football fans can enjoythe fact that they keep being able to see greataction on the gridiron.

The scoreboard did the Patriots played by

the Raiders in their 31-19 win in Oakland. NewEnglands rookie run-ning back Stevan Ridleytouchdown.

The Giants returned time since winning SuperNew York beat the Car-dinals 31-27 thanks to 21Giant-scored points inthe fourth quarter.

Baltimore double NewYorks points, in the 34-time in franchise history,

the Ravens scored fourtouchdowns on defense.Chicagos usual pass-

ing attack as the Bears

gained 224 rushing yards intheir 34-29-victory over the North Carolina Panthers.Running back Matt Forte had228 yards from scrimmagefor Chicago.

The Bengals took advan-tage of a late possession andbeat the Bills 23-20.

In Cleveland, visitingTennessee gave it to the

home team as they beat theBrowns, 31-13. Runningback Chris Johnson had 101rushing yards for the Titans.

Once again the Detroitovercame a 24-point hole todefeat Dallas 34-30.

Chiefs defeated the Vikings22-17, and dropped to an0-4 record

The Redskins continuedtheir strong play with a 17-10Rams. Washington Running

back Ryan Torrain had 135yards and TD for the Skins.This time in Philadelphia,

the visiting 49ers overcame

Eagles 24-23.

The Saints kept on rollingas they defeated the Jaguars23-10 in Jacksonville. DrewBrees threw 351 yards tolight up the air for NewOrleans.

In Houston, the Texansshowed that they are for realthis year by defeating thePittsburgh Steelers 17-10.

Atlanta beat the home teamSeahawks 30-28. FalconsMatt Ryan led the way forwith 291 passing yards.

The Packers kept smoothlywinning with a 49-23 victoryover the Broncos. GreenBays Aaron Rodgers passedfor 408 yards and 6 touch-downs, two of which wereon the ground.

The Chargers kept theDolphins winless since theend of last season with a26-16 win at home.

up a 35-yard touchdown runwith just over three minutes

left to give the Bucs theedge over the still winlessColts, 24-17, and closeoutthe football weekend