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Hartford Freshman

Hosts MTVu to Talk

About STD PreventionBy Keith Rugar

Informer Staff Writer

One university student recentlyhad the chance to be an on-air V-Jay on MTVu, the college-specicdivision of MTV, to count downher top 10 videos and providestudents with information on STD

prevention.MTV has long been in the busi-

ness of keeping young peopleinformed about pop culture andimportant issues that they should

be aware of.As part of its Get Yourself Tested

campaign, MTVu was lookingfor students to get involved withSTD awareness, prevention andsafe sex.

Kayla Washington, a freshmanwho is also an intern for PlannedParenthood, hosted MTVusDeans List, and the episodeaired from April 13 to April 18.

Washington said that seeingstudents in high school having un-

protected sex and the consequencesthat came from that decision madeher want to become a peer educator for Planned Parenthood.

Not only do I educate others,I practice safe sex and routinely

get tested for STDs, she said onthe program.As part of the program, Wash-

ington went to Planned Parenthoodand received an STD test to showthat getting tested is, easy, pain-less and not scary at all, she said.

Many students do not bother toget tested because of the stigma of

being tested and what their friendsmight think, but getting tested isnot for your friends, its for you,she said in an interview on UNotes.

As a health educator, Washing-ton feels it is important to educatestudents about STDs and said bythe age of 25 one out of every two

people having sex will contractan STD.

Getting tested is easy; Washing-ton went to Planned Parenthoodand received a blood test and

produced a urine sample.She said, It is important to come

in routinely or when ever youchange sexual partners as you canalways be at risk to get an STD.

She believes that people shouldnot be afraid to talk about sex andthat people should nd someonethat they trust to talk about i ssuesassociated with STD and safe sex.

When it comes to STD testingshe said getting yourself tested issomething to be proud of, andshows that you care about your health, Washington said.

In trying to build this STDawareness on college campuses,MTV has created a Facebook

page for MTVs GYT CampusChallenge and is offering prizes

for the campus that can sign upthe most students.For more information on the

MTVu Get Yourself Tested pro-gram, students and faculty canvisit www.itsyoursexlife.com/gyt/campus-challenge or go to www.GYTnow.org. For more informationon MTVu, visit www.mtvu.com.

Kayla Washington, arst-year student at the university, recentlyhosted MTVus Deans List, where she counted down someof her favorite music videos and discussed STD prevention.

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Department Chair Receives

2010 NASA Fellowship AwardBy Karen Arakalian Informer Staff Writer

Dr. Ivana Milanovic, theunviersitys mechanical en-gineering department chair,recently received a grant from

NASA, known as the NASAFellowship Award.

The purpose of Milanovics proposal was to understand thewake vortices in a jet in cross-ow. Milanovic will be able touse higher-level technologythat only NASA offers.

This cutting-edge researchwill aid in Milanovics inves-

tigation with wind tunnels and jets in crossow. NASA has avery expensive facility with alarge amount of tools that the

NASA scientists use.When this research is com-

pleted with NASA, Milanovicwill bring it back to the univer-sity. She will then be able togive graduates projects basedon her research.

The graduate students will beable to do the simulations ontheir own, which is a valuableskill to have because the tech-nology that NASA provideswill help graduate studentslearn concepts about activeow control strategies.

This will subsequently helpthem learn valuable skills suit-ed for the work environment,and make them more appealingsuitors for hiring compared to

other students in the eld.With this research the graduates

will learn more in-depth con-cepts, involving turbo machineryand aeronautical exercises and the

principles behind vortices.Milanovic believes that the

research the grant allows will bean excellent way for students tolearn how to do these simulationsinvolving jet crossow.

Milanovic has been awardedgrants previously from the Fel-lowship Grant. In 2002 she wasable to do research with NASA ona project called Yawed Circular Jets in Cross-Flow.

In 2003 she was also involvedin a research project with NASAcalled Synthetic Jets in Cross-ow. All together, Milanovichas done six research projectswith NASA.

As a professor at the university,she has a lot of experience to offer the students.

This grant gives credibility tothe school of engineering andthe fact that employers will seethe graduate students at a higher capacity because Milanovic givesthe students so many opportunitiesto learn about a variety of subjects.

Not many schools have facultythat have worked alongside the

professionals at NASA.Milanovic received these grants

from NASA by writing a proposalin which she explained her pur-

pose, a description of the actualexperiments and references from

credible sources. NASAs mission statement is,

To improve life here, to extendlife there and to nd life beyond.

This is one of the reasonsthat Milanovic has been able tosuccessfully receive grants from

NASA, because her research isrelevant and important to NASAsvision.

Milanovic was born in Yugosla-via, which was under a civil war in the early 1990s.

She received her Bachelor of Science and her Master of Sciencefrom the University of Belgradein Serbia and worked as a faculty

member there as well.After completing those de-

grees, she received an invitationfrom the Polytechnic Universityof NYU and received her Ph.D.in mechanical engineering. Shewas a lecturer in the Departmentof Mechanical Engineering atColumbia University.

Milanovic was a nalist for theConnecticut Technology Coun-cils Women of Innovation Awardin the Academic Innovation andLeadership category.

Since 2001 she has been a pro-fessor at the university. She hasserved as the department chair of the mechanical engineeringdepartment since 2006.

Milanovic will be carryingout her research this summer atthe Turbo Machinery and Propul-sion Systems Division at NASAGlenn Research Center.

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Ivana Milanovic, the mechanical engineering department chair in CETA, pictured third from

left, recently received the NASA Fellowship Award in order to continue studying wakevortices in a jet in cross-ow. Milanovic also won an award for Innovation in Teaching andLearning in the fall of 2009 for her development of a new laboratory structure for a sequenceof thermouids experiments that resulted in student accomplishment, according to UNotes.

Upcoming and Ongoing Events at the University Provost Search ContinuesThe universitys provost search is

continuing. Thenal four candidateswill be brought to the university onMay 3, 4, 11 and 18. The rst two

bios will be released on Friday, April30 at ned.hartford.edu/provost.

Senior Week is Coming SoonThis years Senior Week will

feature three events for the class of 2010: a senior night, a Farewell toYour Favorite Places and a trip toMohegan Sun from May 12 to May14. Tickets are $30 through SGA.

Class of 2010 ReceptionThere will be a reception for the

class of 2010 and their families onSaturday, May 15 from 4 to 6 p.m.,in Gengras North and South Cafe.Reservations must be made by May7 to the Of ce of Alumni Relations.

Trip to Six Flags New EnglandThe Village Community Council

will be co-sponsoring a trip to Six-Flags on Saturday, May 1. Tickets are$5, and students must be a resident of the Village to purchase them from theVillage Community Council.

Residence Hall ClosingThe residence halls will begin clos-

ing the week of nals, and all studentswho are not receiving degrees need tomove out by Wednesday, May 11 at 1

p.m. Those receiving degrees need tomove out by Sunday, May 16 at 5 p.m.

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Internship Debate Quotes Career Services in TIMEBy Marissa Pollina


Internships should not be taken

lightly, and the universitys JohnKniering, director of Career Ser-vices, wanted to get involved.

A few weeks ago, TIME Mag-azine quoted John Knieringregarding adults taking internshipswith no pay and students whoare not receiving college credit.Though internships were designedfor students to help get a jump-start on a career, now adults are

becoming involved with intern-ships for working purposes dueto the recession.

The idea of an internship givesstudents the opportunity to getcollege credit toward their univer-sity or college, or to get paid for working a certain amount of hours.

Over the years, many corpora-tions get unemployed professionalsto work for free.

These internships allow profes-sionals and students to get thetraining they need, but this causesa problem throughout many in-dustries.

Systematically, this goes againstthe Fair Labors Standards Act,which allows someone to get paidminimum wage or receive collegecredit through the work of aninternship.

Because workers are getting laidoff, companies want to hire newand improved people looking for a learning experience.

Kniering notes, It can be verytempting if youre laying off em-

ployees to bring in free help andcall it an internship.

These corporations are allowingindividuals to work for free in re-sponse to losing so many workers.

TIME Magazine writer Eve Tah-mincioglu asked Kniering to givehis input and what he thought aboutthe process involving internships.

His response was to encouragestudents to continue applying for

internships so they can acquirecollege credit.

The federal government, how-ever, enforces giving someonework who might be laid off andallows him or her to pursue aninternship for free.

I would actually argue this,and it shouldnt be called aninternship [if students dont getcollege credit]. This is my de-

nition of academic experience,explained Kniering.

Though Kniering supports thefederal government in allowing

people who are unemployed toget these jobs, he believes these

positions should not be titled aninternship.

Rather, an internship shouldcontinue to be dened as a studentgaining working experiences for

college credits or a small payment.Tahmincioglu wanted to express

the ideas of how important intern-ships can be for students who want

a better look at what they wantto pursue.The purpose [of this article] is

to address the idea of internshipswhile showing the implicationsof an internship, said Kniering

The debate was posed in TIMEMagazine, and though it mightseem as posing against legalopportunities, the questions aregetting answered.

The main question rises when people do not get paid and somewonder if it is legal.

Some argue the interns are get-ting an experience and that is worththe labor and efforts put into theworking day.

Others are outraged looking for

a different response or a differentway to call these jobs internships.

Progressively, more and morecollege students go to internshipsto enhance their abilities througha particular skill. Students canreceive college credit in the hopesof building on their future.

However, these internships still provide opportunities for work-ing professionals to continue to

broaden their horizons as well inthis time of economic dif culty.

For more information on intern-ship opportunities and other jobopportunities Career Servicescan provide, students can visit itsof ce located in Gengras StudentUnion room 309 or by calling theof ce at 860-768-4287.

SARAH WILSON

John Kniering, director of Career Services, was quoted in TIME Magazine about internships.

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Graduation Info for 2010By Alexandria Hubbard

News Editor

Commencement for the classof 2010 will commemorate the

achievements and successes of the graduating class.

This year, the womens basketball coach, Jennifer Rizzotti will be delivering the Commencementspeech on the academic lawn.

The exercises will begin at 10a.m. on Sunday, May 16, with themain ceremony, where Rizzottiwill speak along with PresidentWalter Harrison.

Taryn Brandt, a senior psychol-ogy major from Ontario, Canada,will deliver the student commence-ment speech.

From there, students, parents andfriends will disperse to the diploma

presentation sites according to the

graduates school.The ceremonies are broken down by school:

Art SchoolCourtyard, Hart-ford Art School

Arts & SciencesChase Arena,Reich Family Pavilion

BusinessAuerbach Hall Lawn(tent)

College of Education, Nursingand Health ProfessionsMainSite

Engineering, Technology, andArchitectureGray Center Lawn

HarttLincoln Theater HillyerMillard AuditoriumUniversity StudiesGengras

Student Union CafeteriaAll exercises are expected to be

completed by 2 p.m.In the event of rain, the main

ceremony will be canceled andonly the diploma presentationceremonies will occur.

There will be ceremonies at10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., dependingon the school. They will begin asfollows:

10:30 a.m.Art SchoolGengras Student

Union CafeteriaCollege of Education, Nursing

and Health ProfessionsChaseArena, Reich Family Pavilion

Engineering, Technology, andArchitectureAuerbach HallLawn (tent)

HarttLincoln Theater HillyerMillard Auditorium1 p.m. (arrival on campus after

noon encouraged)Arts and SciencesChase

Arena, Reich Family PavilionBusiness Auerbach Hall Lawn

(tent)University StudiesGengras

Student Union Cafeteria

If this is the case, it will be posted on the universitys websitestarting at 6 a.m. on May 16, andthere will be signs posted at theentrance to the university.

Graduates can pick up their capsand gowns from the university

bookstore starting on May 13, andthe times are posted on the univer-sitys Commencement website.

Women are not to removetheir caps at any point during theceremony, and men are required

to remove and replace their capswhen Harrison does.

Undergraduate candidates wear the tassels to the front right, andgraduate candidates wear them tothe front left.

Tickets are only required for theHartt School diploma presentationceremony, and only four ticketsare available per student.

No tickets are required for theother seven ceremonies or the mainceremony.

Parents and guests are encour-aged to arrive at the university

early to avoid last-minute traf c.The Hawks Nest, located under

the University Commons, will beopen for breakfast with live jazzmusic from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.that morning.

There is also a buffet luncheonavailable at the 1877 Club startingat 12:30 p.m., and prepaid reser-vations are required. To reserveseating, call 860-768-4817. At themain ceremony site, there will bean outdoor food concession area.

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Commencement for the class of 2010 will be on Sunday, May 16.

Donate Unused Items to Charity By Alexandria Hubbard

News Editor

When the end of the year comes, it can seem easy to sim-

ply throw away whatever doesnot t in the back of mom anddads car, but a group of studentson campus want students tothink twice about putting theseitems in the trash.

Students and faculty on campus have combined efforts tocreate Stash It, Dont TrashIt in an effort to donate theseitems to local charities.

A truck trailer will be locatedin N Lot, behind Regents Park and the Village Quad 5. Studentscan drop off unwanted itemsthere and then they will be givento local charities, such as TheBridge Family Center, A HandUp and the Salvation Army.

This is a project begunseveral years ago by a cam-

pus group of faculty and staff called the Campus Alliance for Progressive Policies and Ac-tion (CAPPA) to collect goodfurniture, appliances, kitchenware, clothing and unopenedfood that students cant takehome with them at the end of the school year and recycle itto charitable organizations inthe Hartford area, said Sharon

Shepela, a psychology professor and one of the organizers of the

program.Instead of winding up in

the dumpsters, these householditems wind up in the apartmentsof local families who desperatelyneed them, she said.

The truck will be open onspecic days, but it can also beopened at a specic time to work with students schedules.

Students can visit uhaweb.hartford.edu/UHdonates and click on Donate to list what they aredonating and what time would beconvenient for them.

The group is also looking for volunteers who want to help move

items and manage the truck. Any-one who is interested can visit thewebsite and click on Volunteerto complete the application.

Volunteers will be provided withfood coupons for a slice of pizzaand soda from ARAMARK. If ateam or club signs up with manyvolunteers, the Center for Com-munity Service will provide themwith a whole pizza.

It is a win-win operation basedon the cooperation of the studentsmoving out, and the volunteerswho help to collect and store thegoods, said Shepela.

Instead of throwing away thethings they do not use, studentsshould think about donating them.

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Some of the items collected from last year are pictured above.

Engineers Help Others

Eco-Friendly Paint

Needed for Anchor By Edline Dyer


Though the tradition of paint-ing the anchor on campus hashappened for at least 40 years,the university is now expectingstudents to use more eco-friendly

paint to make their designs.Assistant professor of sociol-

ogy Wick Griswold shared alittle background on the anchor and the potential problems thatcan arise from how students aregoing about painting it.

According to Griswold, theanchor used to be a part of theU.S.S. Hartford agship in the

battle of Mobile Bay. Its animportant piece of U.S. maritimehistory, Griswold said.

The idea behind paintingthe anchor is for fraternities,sororities and other studentorganizations to show pride intheir groups by customizing it.The issue is the way in whichstudents are painting it.

Most of the time students useaerosol cans of spray paint, notrealizing how damaging theseitems are to the environment. Thereason they use them is becausethey are pretty cheap and easyto come by.

However, there is a problem:aerosol cans, including spray

paint, contain fumes that arenot only harmful to those usingthem, but to the environmentas well. These fumes have the

potential to get into our lakesand harm animals that feed inthem. The university is askingstudents to use eco-friendly painton the anchor.

The students must think thatits easier, Griswold said butin reality its more fun and morehands on and more of a real ex-

perience to just use a brush.Recently, freshman Reyna Bou-

caud along with the womens rugbyteam painted the anchor. Theyused regular paintbrushes to paintthe base of the anchor but did therest freehand and with spray paint.

The reason, Boucaud says, was because It was what we had atthe time.

Boucaud expressed that she didnot think it was easy for studentsto opt for eco-friendly paints, butit is denitely possible.

Its expensive, she said but wecan make small changes.

In Griswolds opinion, the problem is that students are not

as aware as they should be of theconsequences and of the alterna-tives available to them for keepingthis tradition alive. Students go tothe Of ce of Student Affairs to get

permission for painting the anchor, but what happens there?

They dont promote environ-mentally friendly methods of

painting, Griswold said, Theof ce needs to regulate it better.

He also suggested that the schoolnd ways to promote environmen-tally friendly alternatives as well.

Beyond the actual health risksfrom painting with aerosol cans,Griswold also pointed out that thecans are usually disposed of incor-rectly as well.

Often they litter the ground, hesaid and spray paint is even foundon the sidewalk by the footbridge.

Griswold is hopeful that in thefuture students will become moreconscious of how they can better the environment and do less add-ing to the environmental problem.

With a little more communicationand education, students can con-tinue to keep this tradition goingwhile keeping the campus environ-ment clean and eco-friendly.

By Keith Rugar


Providing long-term sustainablesolutions is the goal behind EngineersWithout Borders.

Last January the campus EWBchapter went to India and built awell to provide clean water for thelocal citizens.

Acoustical engineering major ClayPipkin is the clubs president at theuniversity.

The solutions we look for are not just engineering solutions, he said.If culturally you are not aware of whats going on and you dont makesure that what you are doing is right,you can do more harm than good. Sowhen we travel we dont just travel asengineers, we took social scientists, a

philosophy major, art students and we brought a chemist as well.

That way we can do our best toaddress the problems from a global

perspective, he said.By involving citizens in the en-

gineering process, EWB works toensure that the locals can maintainestablished projects.

When we leave they can maintainand take care of the well. This includesmaking the people part of the design

process, Pipkin said. We will givethem a design and they can say well itstoo big or too small. This makes themfeel that they have some ownership of

the project and they will maintain it.

Engineers Without Borders has been growing in the U.S. since 2004.Students who start chapters on their campuses look for areas of need andthen look for engineering solutions.

There is so much interest that thenational board is having troublellingthe demand. This is therst year thatwe have had a full executive board,and regular meeting, Pipkin said.

Its next trip is scheduled for nextJanuary where they will conduct ad-ditional projects in India.

On Friday April 30, the club willhave a display in Gengras StudentUnion showing photos from their

previous trip and information of future programs.

Since the university compensatestraveling expenses, EWB hopes toget more students involved.

The more student interest we havein our club the more money we hopeto bring in for our club. We are tryingto involve anyone from any discipline,even though there is an engineeringaspect to this, it is all encompassing,Pipkin said.

If people show up to our cluband say they want to help, the more

people we have the more we cando, he said.

For more information about Engi-neers Without Borders go to www.EWB-USA.org or contact Pipkin at

[email protected].

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But, personally, I feel more likethe people I worked with were morelike my family and I died, he says.

On May 16, nine of my friendshere at the Informer will move onto the real world, all with differenthopes and dreams.

Im going to be here next year asEditor-in-Chief of the Informer, sowhy does it feel as though Im theone that will be dead?

In 2007 I was a freshman, completely terried of everything thatwas happeningsure the classeswere interesting, but everything was

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then-Informer staff at the club fair during orientation, where I neededvery little persuasion to sign up to

become a writer. Needless to say, it was the best

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I enjoyed having the opportunitiesthis organization has presented meespecially with the nine seniors onstaff that are graduating.

With this staff I went on myrst ight and subsequent ightsto amazing places, as well as get-ting stranded in not so amazing

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In the last two years I have beenon the editorial board, we havereceived acclaim far more thanany other years on record. TheInformer is analist for an Associ-ated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award and was awarded second

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Society of Newspaper Editorscollege newspaper award.

These accolades wouldnt have been possible without the excellentleadership skills that our Editor-in-Chief, Melissa, possesses. She will

be modest about it, but she asksfor nothing less than extraordinaryeffort from this staff and what we

produce shows it.This staff is populated with truly

great peoplealways willing tohelp each other out no matter whatthe circumstance and sharing alaugh. It goes without saying, butseniors, youll be missed.

At the same time excited with the prospects of leading a new editorial board with members who are already becoming fast friends.

The prevailing theme here isightand, for the senior staff, their ightsare departing the gate and preparingfor takeoff.

I know, whatever the destination,seniors on staff will be successfulin whatever they decide to do. Onething is for sure; I will cherish theexperiences we had together as astaff and as friends.

Flight Departing Soon: Seniors

Well, itsnally here: my lastissue with the Informer.

Its hard for me to saygoodbye, especially to this pub-lication. Ive been on e-board for three years now. Thats longer than some people stay with acompany in the real world. ButIve stuck it out, and it was the

best decision of my life.Ive grown so much by being

involved in this organization.I went from being incrediblyunsure of myself to the personwho is here today: someonewho is condent, devoted and(sometimes) poised.

I wasnt supposed to be in this

position a year ago. I was never supposed to be news editor,and through a strange series of events, Ive ended up here. And,even though its been scary anddif cult for me, I wouldnt havechanged a thing.

Its so hard for me to gure outwhere to even start this. Thereare so many amazing people,stories and events that have leadme to this point.

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And then there are my friendswho have turned into my fam-ily. The people I conde inand depend on, and the peoplewho I would do anything for.Im glad that Ive found peoplewho will stick by me througheverything and anything, andyouve all helped me becomea much better person.

I know that were all going todo amazing things, and wereall going to become rich andfamous.

To my fellow seniors on staff,good luck in everything you do.You are some of the brightestand most driven people I haveever had the pleasure of know-ing. Weve seen just abouteverything when it comes tothe newspaper (and going outon Thursday nights). Youveall made my transition to this

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I have the utmost condence thatnext year, our legacy will live on-ward with the guidance of Jeremy.

You are an amazing writer, and Iknow that you are going to whip thenew e-board into shape. But theyllnever be like us, right?

To my professors who pushedme to my limit, who made me ask why? (my favorite question) andwho put all of their effort into mak-ing their students a priority, thank you. The world needs more of you.

And to you, one of the mostwonderful additions to my life, Ican only say thank you.

Thank you for faithfully readingmy writing every week and for letting me know what you thoughtof my section or my column or anything that was put in the paper.

Thank you for loving me throughthe late nights and the breakdowns.And thank you for giving me thecondence I need ped when Icouldnt seem to nd it.

So now where do I go? Im rightalongside with a lot of people inthe class of 2010 who dont knowexactly what theyre doing after they walk off stage on May 16.But I do know this: I have had anincredible four years at this univer-sity, and Ive had the chance to doa lot of amazing things. From theInformer to being an RA to beingon more e-boards than I can countto having an internship with theHartford Courant, I know that Ivemade the most of my time here.

The only advice I can give to thosenot graduating is to do the same: makethe most of your time.

Do everything youve always want-ed to do. Youll get the opportunityto do some amazing things and meeta lot of even more amazing people.

So I guess this is it. This is goodbye. Peace out, Informer.

Ill miss you.

Peace out HartfordIts that time of the year again.

Its that bittersweet moment whereseniors are excited to graduate andgo out and make their way in the realworld, and then there is the terror of the unknown that sets in. Thisespecially happens if you are likeme and has bypassed the graduateschool route for the time being, andare faced with the harsh reality of where am I going to work? How am Igoing to pay back my college loans?But graduation is a wonderful time.It is a time to look at the prospectsthe future holds and to look back onyour accomplishments during your undergraduate career.

Reecting back on my four years

here at the university and with theInformer, I have transformed into adifferent person, a better, stronger

person. It is the people around mewho have helped make this change

possible. From being pushedthrough the door for GSU 158 to

becoming the Editor-in-Chief for the last two years, Ive grown asa person.

Ninety-six issues! Can you be-lieve that? I have worked on 96issues of the Informer in my time

here at the university, and each onehad brought its own unique trialsand tribulations that cause stressand tension but also builds a solidfoundation for the editorial staff. Afoundation built upon late nights,

pulling through at the last minuteand trusting that it will all get done.I think this year we have been facedwith more dilemmas, hardships andsuccesses than any other year that Ihave been involved with the paper.The hard-hitting news stories thatcaused controversy and the issuesthat were covered. These thingsonly made us stronger. I am so

proud of what we as a staff haveaccomplished this year.

The universitys current ideal is

committed to community and itis getting stronger each day, butI believe community starts on asmaller level. Developing workingand academic relationships, andeven life-long friendships becomethe basis for the strong communalsense that one feels. This has de-nitely been felt on the Informer staff each and every year I have been a

part of this amazing team. Its myhome away from home.

The Informer has become myfamily on campus. We argue, tease,

joke, collaborate, support and ac-cept each other for who we are andI am so happy to be apart of thisInformer family. Ive had some of

my best college moments with mystaff and I have no doubt that wewill all keep in touch in the future.There are nine of us graduatingfrom the editorial board this year and I know that they will all go onto do extraordinary things. I havedeveloped close relationships withall of them and I am going to missthem so much. One of the hardest

parts about graduating is leaving my

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Informer family. Every member has been part of a support struc-ture for me. They have been therethrough the good times and the

bad times and never wavering inlending support in any way theycan.

This year we were awardedsecond-runner up for the best col-lege newspaper by the New England

Society of Newspaper Editors. Wealso just recently found out that weare a nalist for Pacemaker for our online content. These accomplish-ments can only be attributed to thehard work and dedication of thedevoted staff.

The print edition of the Informer and even our online content hasimproved so much over the lastfour years that Im still shockedto see where we started. We haveredesigned the whole print edition,consistently put out on Thursdaysand have vastly improved our con-tent. I am so excited to see what nextyears staff will do with the paper.

Ive been able to do so manythings here that I never thought Iwould ever be able to do. Such astraveling all over the country andgetting stuck in Charlotte with thesnow. Interviewing movie starsand administrators. The attemptsat investigative journalism withthe help of Dr. Desmond providedgreat insight into the working of the legal system and also lead us onwild goose chases. I have learned so

much from my time at the Informer and I am grateful for the opportuni-ties that I had at the university. Imreally going to miss my time here atthe Informer and Im going to misseveryone so much.

I would like to thank each andeveryone on the Informer editorial

board this year for your support. Ialso could not have made it throughthese last four years without thesupport of my family, friends andmy advisor Dr. Christensen. Im sograteful to have been able to work with such a great group of peopleand to be surrounded by all the loveand support of everyone around me.

Goodbye Hartford

By Erica ClaytonSenior Copy Chief

The University of Hartford hastaught me a lot of extremely valu-

able lessons, many of which did notcome at the hands of professors, but from my experiences living oncampus. There are a lot of thingsIm going to miss about this place,

but there are also a lot of things thatI wont. As graduation is just a fewshort weeks away many seniors areentering a period of reection, andwith the idea of being a certied,card-carrying adult in the immedi-ate future, I am terried just likeeveryone else. To keep my mindoff these things, Ive come up withthis short list of things I will andwont miss.

Things I will miss:1. I love the residential community

on campus. There are few places

in the outside world where peoplecan knock on your door at 1 a.m.,completely hosed, asking for a ciga-rette and have it be acceptable. Howmany neighborhoods can you go towhere you can waltz into anyones

place, assuming its open, and bewelcomed warmly? Never againwill I be within walking distanceof all the people I love, and thatmakes me sad.

2. President Walter Harrison. Wetruly lucked out with one of the bestuniversity presidents around, and Ihave never heard anyone speak anill word about him. Knowing that,at the top of the chain, there is anadministrator who truly cares aboutthe student body, is comforting.There is no question about it, if anyone believes in us, its PresidentHarrison, and I cannot thank himmore for his unrelenting support of all of our endeavors.

3. Brilliance. There are plenty of professors on this campus that areabsolutely brilliant, and I wish Idhad the chance to spend more timelearning from them.

4. The Of ce of Residential LifeStaff. Although RAs may not be too

popular among residents as policyenforcers, and I may not alwaysagree with the policies ORL imple-ments, as a group these people aresome of the most amazing peopleI have ever had the opportunity to

work with. We made it through some

major campus crises (student losses,armed robberies,res,oods, dam-age and whatever else was thrown atus) with the support of each other.

My experience with ORL has al-

lowed and encouraged me to growinto a strong person, even whenresidents are throwing their empty

beer cans across the lawn and dump-ing their drinks on my feet. Mytime on duty can only be describedas interesting, and for that I thank ORL (and of course, the residentsfor making all of these incidents

possible).5. The Informer. I gured this

would be a give-in, but in thethree years I spent as a writer and copy editor, I have had someamazing times. I feel as thoughthis years editorial board is morelike a weirdly deranged familythan a staff, and I just cannotimagine it being any different.

The dedication of this staff to the paper, the news and the pursuitof uncovering corruption andunjust treatment in the universitycommunity is unmatched, and wehave the credentials to prove it. Iam having a hard time imaginingmy Wednesday nights withoutthese people.

Things I wont miss:1. The apathy of the student body

(and students in general). Stand upfor yourselves! I was disgusted tosee so many people say they weregoing to protest Spring Fling or goto the general CAT meeting whereadministration waselding studentquestions, and then see so few peo-

ple actually DO something about it.In order to grow as people, we needto be willing to question the thingswe dont agree with in a proactiveway. Dont just complain, comeup with a solution and then make asincere attempt at implementing it.

2. Sunday morning party trash.Although I know theres nothing

better than waking up on Sundaymorning and reliving the events of a successful party, it doesnt needto be all over the Village lawn.Im looking forward to my futurefront lawn/stoop/sidewalk beingdecorated with ornaments and not

beer cans (although depending onwho you are, I suppose they could

be one in the same).

3. Aramark. Not only have I been

subjected to severely undercookedmeats, dirty kitchen conditions,rude employees and extremelyoverpriced food, I havent beenable to choose my own meal plan

for three years (as part of my RAcompensation). Theres nothing better than living in an area oncampus with a full kitchen andnot being able to cook any food

because I only had 250 diningdollars to last me 14 weeks.

4. The deluge. Dont act likeyoure going to miss having totrudge through inches and inchesof water each time it even lookslike its going to rain.

5. The lack of respect that stu-dents get from administration. Imsorry, but we are all adults here,and for some reason when I try tohave a question answered by anadministrator, I get the runaround.When my parents call, though, the

rst person they speak to seems tohave the answer, even if I spoketo that person just an hour earlier about the same thing.

So many of my friends and peers have been screwed becausesomeone miscounted their creditsor because their advisors told themthey were set to graduate eventhough they were missing credits.There needs to be a serious over-haul in the near future to get rid of the people who are detrimental tostudents due to careless mistakesor a lack of care.

To the class of 2010, I wishyou the best of luck. I hope younever lose touch with the peopleyou love, and live your life to thefullest. Yes, its cheesy, but itsalso true. I will look back on mytime at Hartford fondly, and withthe hopes of hearing about the suc-cesses of my peers in the papers.Congratulations, 2010 graduates.

Reections On Time At Hartford

By David Hitchings Art Director/ I.T. Director

How far has the terrible tyr-anny of Steve Jobs gone? Howabout denying the basic rights of Americans and journalists--theright to free speech.

Last week Apple, in their de-luded beliefs that its companyssecrets are more important than

basic freedoms, searched thehome of Gizmodo editor JasonChen for its missing iPhone.

The very same iPhone thatApple engineer, Gray Powell, lostin a bar last month. The iPhone,which is believed to be the onescheduled for release by Applein June, was bought by tech

blog Gizmodo who subsequently posted pictures and a full break-down of the phone. This same

phone was returned to Apple at

the request of the evil empire.End of the problem right? Ap-

parently not.Apple requested a search war-

rant which was executed for theiPhone which had subsequently

been returned to Apple. The police, acting on Apples behalf

conscated Chens personal com- puter, home server and phone aswell as other personal belongings.

Under the rst amendment of the United States, this is an illegalintrusion on any journalist. State andgovernment law protects journalistsand their sources. In the 21st Cen-tury, an age of technology, the termjournalist should cover bloggersas well.

But this is only the top most trans-gression by Apple, Inc. on the livesof Gizmodo staffers. John Cook, aformer Gawker (Gizmodos parentcompany) Editor, said Apple sits onthe steering committee of the verysame police unit who conductedthe search--an egregious conictof interest.

Its apparent that Apple is tryingto cover its own ass in what ever way they can coerce their minionsinto doing. This is not to say they

are the only ones at fault. Shamealso gets placed on the police for acting on a search warrant that hasno legal grounds.

Simple point, if Apple wantedto protect its secrets so badly theyshould have never let Gray Powelllose its new iPhone in the rst place.

Apple Inuences Police

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Girl Talk Unable To Shine Inside Spring FlingBy Harris Decker Entertainment Editor

The only word to describe studentsfeelings going into Spring Fling 2010was curiosity. For the rst time inyears, the traditional Spring Flingconcert was held indoors at the ChaseFamily Arena. Most students (over 90 percent according to SGAs poll)opposed the move into the gym andit was up to Campus Activities Teamto prove everyone wrong and make itwork. It troubled me to leave a beauti-ful night behind and head indoors for the concert but Gregg Gillis, known

by his stage name Girl Talk, made itseem worth it.

Although I did not have any troublegetting in, security was very tightand even turned students away for appearing intoxicated. Once inside,I was shocked tond the arena morethan half empty. As Envy on the Coasttook the stage, the gymoor was just

sparsely covered with student bodies.There may have been good reason

for this. Envy on the Coast simplywasnt very good. Playing fast hardrock songs, followed by slow melodicanthems, the New York rockers failedto impress the audience, and put manyof them into a daze. After a 45-minute

performance, they vacated the stage in preparation for the nations hottest DJ.

About 20 minutes before Girl Talk took the stage, a stage hand walkedaround the arena, handing out about40 orange bracelets.

These bracelets would grant the pa-trons access to the stage and the abilityto dance alongside Gillis. Taking thestage, Gillis proceeded to bring the

electricity level of the crowd up as highas he possibly could. Unfortunatelyhe only saw mild success with a half empty gym.

What made me both curious andanxious about Girl Talks performanceis that he is just that, a DJ. He is not in

a band. He is not backed by a hypeman. Instead, its just him, two laptopsand two toilet paper wielding stagehands. My underlying question waswhether or not he could captivate alarge audience over a long periodof time.

This is where we come to a fork inthe road for Spring Fling. Studentsfound out quickly that there were onlytwo ways to fully enjoy this show.

You either had to be on the stagedancing or you had to be drunk. Just10 minutes into his set, the only half full arena began to empty. By myestimates, at the end of the night onlyabout 800 students were left inside.

The inability to drink while en-

joying the show made it tough for students to get into the atmosphereof a Girl Talk show.

He went too long without a breaksaid Jonas Hampton, a junior, thenI just left, no one showed up, some

people just took a nap [instead].

If you look at past performancesfor Gellis, they are usually in clubs,

bars, lounges, arenas or venues, all places where alcohol runs freely. Withthis type of artist, it was essential for students to feel unrestricted and beable to let loose and have fun. Thiswas not the case.

The blame has to fall somewhereand for Spring Fling 10, it falls onCAT. While the idea to move to thegym was opposed, picking a real band(instead of a DJ) would have madethis show much more enjoyable for students regardless of their state of mind. Furthermore, Girl Talk wouldhave been extremely fun if the concertwas held outside where people could

casually listen, dance and party at their discretion.

Shealagh Beglay, a student, saidWe left, we didnt nd it thatgreat. Another student, DavidJulian added The whole point isto be outside, its spring.

It was a terrible combination that ledto the demise of Spring Fling this year.Students will likely look back at theevent and not care. They drank to their hearts content and partied the nightsaway. What is a shame is that theconcert (as a Spring Fling tradition)was all but left for dead. The reviewsof the show have been sparse simply

because very few people attended theshow and those that did were either

bored or on stage.Moving into Saturday, WSAM

made a valiant effort in attemptingto clean up CATs mess. Their rstreal step into large scale concerts, thestudent run radio station brought thecampus music throughout the day.

Unfortunately it was too little too late.The bands were unknown, the mu-

sic all ended up sounding the same andas the music came to a close around9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, studentswondered again, what was the reasonfor not having the concert outside?

HARRIS DECKER

New Yorks Envy On The Coast opens the Friday night concert.

Girl Talk did his best tore up the halflled Chase Arena, but left students wishing they were outside.

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The

Truth

About

Music

Harris Decker

Entertainment Editor

[email protected]

Twitter: @truthaboutmusic

People often ask me, Why popmusic? Is it the money? Is it the

popularity? The thing I love mostabout music is the way it can lightup a room. The way a pop song can

put a smile on someones face, unite

a nightclub or ll an arena. When therst few chords are strummed or theinitial beat is laid down, everyone inthe room feels it, connects with it.

There is a raw emotional relation-ship to the song and it is for thatreason that I have devoted myself to the genre.During my four yearsat the University of Hartford, I havewitnessed a monumental shift in theentertainment industry.

In that time, companies like Live Nation, once a company looking to buy the entire music industry as itstood, went from media moguls toa dying breed. Once again, smaller

bands are seeing success as theworld realizes that you dont haveto sell your soul to the devil in

order to turn a prot.Music isnt the only thing thats

changed. In September of 2006,when Irst walked through the doors

of The Hartt School, Hulu was justa way to mispronounce a popular Hawaiian dance.

In 2010, we as college studentsare watching television almostexclusively online.

The idea of deadlines, racing hometo catch the opening of a show and

breaking news cutting into your fa-vorite show are gone. Instead, we asa generation watch our shows whenwe want, where we want. What isreally special about our generation,dened by our graduating class of seniors is our take on the world.

We own ourselves and understandwhat we are worth. When someonetreats you unfairly, you tell everyonethrough social networking sites like

Twitter and Facebook. We

guredout how to communicate with people in power and excersise thatright daily.

Unlike our parents, todays gradu-ating class of seniors own the jobmarket. As sparse as jobs are, weknow that therst company we landwith is only as good as what theyoffer us. Students are interviewingtheir potential employers as muchas they are interviewing us.

We all understand one simplething, regardless of what challengeswe face, we are the next acclaimed

doctors, journalists, award winningCEOs and web designers. We arethe leaders of the not-for-prot sec-tors in the arts, the general managers

of a new breed of sports team andmost importantly, the keepers of tomorrow. As we leave college

behind, it is important to look back and realize what these last four yearshave meant.

Class is class. What is reallyimportant are the relationships youformed, the friendships you trea-sured and the realization that in 20years, this same group of peoplewill sit with you at the peak of your

journey, looking back on your four years of college and smile at thegreat people we have become.

How Four Years Can Change Everything You Know

By David Hitchings Art Director

Last week Facebook, the socialmedia platform, took two major stepsin its apparent quest for Internet domi-nation. At its F8 developer conferencelast week Facebook introduced theuniversal like button as well asOpenGraph technology that leavesyou seemingly always logged into theFacebook world. Exactly what thismeans for the future of the Internethas yet to be deciphered, but a battleseems to be brewing over privacyrights and internet browsing.

In addition to changing the tag lineon the incredible popular fan pages

from become a fan to like Face- book is also debuting a like buttonfor the Internet. For websites and blogswhere the button is implemented,users of the Facebook platform will

be able to like or recommend a page to their friends.

The button on Web pages countshow many users have liked the page in

addition to how many of your friendshave liked that page.

Facebooks share was the oldtechnology that would do this, butthis new button is a more streamlinedmethod of sharing the articles youthink your friends would like. Thisinnovation is not unlike something theInternet has seen before. Much like thereal-time stream introduced in Marchof last year which was an idea takenfrom Twitter, the like technologyis an idea taken from Digg and other social news aggregate websites.

Its hard to say whether it wasDiggs failure at launching a real-time stream that will be its eventualdownfall to the social media giant, a

launch that was supposed to happensix months ago, or whether Facebook would have marched onto its soilregardless of what Digg had or hadntlaunched. Digg for the moment hasthe upper hand as there is no easyway to see the totality of what your friends have liked through the new

button. Likebutton.me is a third party

website that takes advantage of your social stream to aggregate this content

but is in no means anything of cial.To like some content on a

Webpage, you must be logged intoFacebook. Once you are logged inthough, your Facebook information isavailable to any website that asks for it, thanks to Facebooks second newinnovation, Open Graph technology.

In what has been billed as instant personalization, this new featureallows websites like Pandora tocustomize the music they play toyou based on the music you havelisted in your music interests. Thenew technology launched with three

partners, Pandora, Yelp and Docs.

com by Microsoft.The whole situation is developing

into as big as a privacy disaster asthe launch of Google Buzz whichlaunched in February, maybe big-ger. Senators and representativesacross the country have spokenout about Web privacy. Facebook is blurring the lines between what

is public data and private data onthe Web.

Senator Charles Schumer haswritten to the Federal Trade Com-mission, asking them to examinethe privacy disclosures of social-networking sites to insure they

are not misleading or fail to fullydisclose the extent to which theyshare information. The heart of Schumers argument is that at themoment Facebook requires users toopt out of the new feature, not opt in.

There are two sides to this. Theseemingly good side, that turnsvanilla websites into ones that are

personalized for you and with adsthat are targeted to you. And the badside, the underbelly that works inthe background, which tracks your

behavior on the Web and shares your information with websites.

Both developments are putting

Facebook at the center of what youdo on the Web.

The company, who during oneweek in march had more traf cthan current number one (Google)in the United States, is looking toextend its virtual network to cover the entirety of what you do on theWeb as well as what you do of ine.

The Future Of Facebook Balancing Privacy, Personalization

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By Erica ClaytonSenior Copy Chief

Music has forever been an outlet for us to express ourselves in an almost

unexplainable way. We classify it bygenre, by era and by band, but now

we have a way to dene our music alittle differently: by mood.

Stereomood is a free emotionalinternet radio that allows users tochoose a playlist based on their mood.

Developed in 2007 in Milan, Italy, by Giovanni Ferron, in an attempt

to provide his friend and fellow Ste-reomood developer Maurizio Praticiwith an online tool to listen to andshare new music from internationalmusic blogs.

It took about a year for the projectto get off the ground, and in that time

the websites developers (GiovanniFerron, Daniele Novaga, MaurizioPratici, Eleonora Vivani and SilviaPianelli) struggled with conceptsand found themselves asking a lot of

questions about how to arrange musicin a unique but useful way, until onenal question ended the debate.

Why not arrange our music lesaccording to our moods or activities?

And thus, Stereomood was born.We no longer have to search throughendless lists of songs to nd the

perfect music for sleepy Sundays or for when you and your partner arefeeling frisky.

Now its as easy as going online andchoosing the mood youre in or themood you want to be in and clicking

play. Playlists range from about 20minutes to about an hour, and includethemes like relax, on my feet,dinner with friends, morningand high. With dozens of taggedlists to choose from, theres no wayto be disappointed with Stereomoodsoptions.

Although the site is still in beta, itsinuence on the way music is classi-ed will undoubtedly be great. Nowthat playlists are so prevalent in music,should artists be concerned for thefuture of the classic album structure?Well, yes, they should, actually.

The way that people are listening tomusic is evolving, plain and simple.Although we love our full-lengthalbums, its the singles that are stillgetting our playtime.

We no longer have to buy entirealbums to hear our favorite songs;

we can pick and choose which songswe want to purchase. So what shouldartists do to keep our attention?

Embracing this new idea is therststep to a successful transition into the

playlist world, becauseghting theevolution will only harm their careers.

The next step is to seek out col-laboration opportunities. Bands andartists often do album splits, wheretwo or more artists share the samealbum (not to be confused with acompilation, which is essentially a

playlist).It may be benecial to musicians

to keep their releases short andsweet. Instead of releasing onefull-length album each year or two, why not have more frequent,collaborative releases with lesstracks from each artist? That way,listeners will stay attentive andmay even learn about new artists.

So whats next for the musicrevolution? Who will come upwith the next idea to change theway we seek out artists, songs or genres?

The popularity of playlists willdenitely spike as more and moremusic enthusiasts opt to pick andchoose which songs they want to

purchase and its up to the artiststo convince them to stick aroundfor full-lengths.

Stereomoods innovative pre-sentation of music via moods andactivities is an awesome exampleof musical evolution, and musicconnoisseurs are eagerly lookingtowards the future of listening.

Technology Pushing Music Ahead With Mood-Based Playlists

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Foxy Shazam Channels Soul, Passion Into New AlbumBy Alyssa Marino


Soulful, experimental rockersFoxy Shazam released their self-

titled album earlier this month.With a six-piece set-up that features

piano and horns along with the usualdrums, bass, guitar, vocals line-up,the gentlemen of Foxy Shazam de-liver classic rock style with a fun,adventurous edge.

The band, which formed in 2004,already has two albums under its belt.

However, the April 12 release of Foxy Shazam marks the groupsrst major label release. The al-

bum, which debuted at No. 2 onthe Billboard Heatseekers Chartis an eclectic mixture of anthemic

jams, funky alternative beats andold school rock swagger. FrontmanEric Nally takes the liberty of intro-

ducing the band via Foxy ShazamsFacebook prole. Aside from theaforementioned singer and foundingfather of the band, Foxy Shazam iscomposed of Daisy (bass), AaronMcVeigh (drums), Alex Nauth(horns) Loren Turner (guitar) andSky White (piano).

On the Facebook page, Nally

states, I am 24 years old, the father of two boys, Julian Michael andFrancis Jordan, as well as a loving

husband to Karen Nally. This createsan interesting contrast to my career as a professional musician.Foxy

Shazam rst caught my attentionduring one lazy afternoon I spentwatching hours of MTVu. A newmusic video scene opens up to black and white animation of a gawky

man with humorous facial hair anda little boy.

Amidst the jumpy movementsof these scrawled gures, a raggedvoice whispers words of comfortand protection to the little cartoon

boy named Julian. A faint trumpetmelody begins to sound as theanimations jump under the lid of a piano. My interest as a viewer is

piqued.Watching the video for the single

Oh Lord, my eyes light up as the black and white shots of the banderupt with ying confetti and theemergence of lead singer Nallyand the little boy from the cartoon.Strains of guitar feedback, thick

drum beats and the pound of pianokeys bring the song to a powerfulstart.

The band members performamidst the black and white scene,showcasing their air for energeticentertainment. Nally dances with hismic stand and engages in choreogra-

phy with four back-up dancers who

are dressed as basketball players.Saying that this video is random isa bit of a stretch.

However, the silly imagery workswonders as it highlights the sweet,

charming airs of Oh Lord, a songone could assume is addressed to

Nallys son, Julian.Foxy Shazam captures the

various accoutrements in the groups bag of tricks. From Nallys FreddyMercury-esque falsetto to the en-tire bands agile stage presence,Foxy Shazam are emerging on thescene, readyand willing to entertain.Whether it is the somber, soulfulmoan of Bye Bye Symphonyor the crowd-rousing rock ruckus,Unstoppable, this album trulydelivers the undeniable pizazz of Foxy Shazam.

However, instead of just plug-ging this delightfully unique bands

newest album, Ill let Nallys ownwords (from the bands fan-friendlyFacebook page) do the trick: Whenyou listen to our record, think of your favorite things and itll make senseto you as well.

Foxy Shazam is not concernedwith what category it falls into. Wewant to stand for our generation.

By Andy Swetz Informer Staff writer

One of the most diverse and eclectic bands around today, The Cat Empire,

based in Melbourne, Australia, fuseelements of jazz, hip-hop, R&B,rock and soul into a brand new typeof sound that has paved the way for a brand new genre of independentmusic.

The group of primarily six musi-cians combines efforts to create a feelgood up-tempo sound.

Although there is no guitarist in the band, as a rst time listener you will

be shocked when you dont noticethe absence of a guitars contribu-tion to the infectious rhythm of whatyou hear.

A collective mix of trumpets,

double bass, piano, keyboard, drumsand a turntable, the sound produced

by The Cat Empire is denitely onethat demands further inquiry.

With songs about adolescentinnocence, choosing friends over conformity, staying true to ones

beliefs and making music to danceto, the complete catalog of TheCat Empires music represents atrue aim at honest music.

Andys Indie Artist Spotlight: The Cat EmpireWhat makes the sound so distinct

and easy going is the careful inter- jection of different musical genresthroughout a given song. Makingit easy for the listener to get up and

dance, its the bands message of universal acceptance andnding thesimple pleasures in life that keep mecoming back for more.

With the capability of easing my

mind by the time the chorus of anyof the bands tunes comes around, Iturn to The Cat Empire for music torelax with and sing-a-long to.

Although The Cat Empire has

remained inactive with new materialin 2009, the group did release a livealbum entitled Live On Earth.

Set to release their newest materialsince 2008s So Many Nights, The

Cat Empires Cinema will hit storeson June 29 in the U.S.

Therst single from the new albumcalled Beyond All is available for listen through The Cat Empires

MySpace or Youtube.Staying true to their music and

keeping an overall optimistic viewon life, The Cat Empire continues togroove right on through 2010.

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Track & Field Nears Postseason

By Zach WallensSports Editor

Brittney Lawson and the track and eld teams will compete inthe America East championshipsthis weekend at the University of

New Hampshire, but before head-ing north to UNH, the squad hadonenal meet in preparing for the

postseason.

Lawson, a freshman fromWoonsocket, R.I., shattered her previous school record of 46.18meters in the hammer throw with atoss of 47.58 meters on Sunday atthe Yale Springtime Invitational.

Lawson wasnt the only Hawk with an impressive performance

in the regular season nale. The4x400-meter relay lineup of Mela-nie Wilson, Ariana Bass, MahrukhKhawaja and Priscilla Appiagyei

placed third with a time of 4:10:03.The 4x100-meter relay team alsolanded a top-venish, with a timeof 50.90.

For the men, Anderson Emeroleand Chasani Douglas each took home fourth-place nishes in their

respective events. Emerole posteda season-best time of 22.30 in the200-meter dash and Douglas jumpeda distance of 13.38 meters in thetriple jump.

Earlier in the weekend, severalHawks competed in the Penn Re-lays. The event is the oldest and

largest track and eld event in theUnited States.

On Saturday, the mens 4x800-meter relay team crushed ave-year-old school record by 17seconds,nishing in 35th place. Thesquad of Wayne Lawrence, Chris-topher Rodriguez, Robert Giulianiand Mike DuPaul nished the racewith a combined time of 8:01.85.

The womens 4x400-meter relay

team also posted an impressive

nishin Philadelphia, cruising to a season- best time of 3:56.48, strong enoughfor 67th place overall.

Both teams continue their seasonthis weekend at the America East Out-door Track and Field Championshipsat the University of New Hampshire.

STEVE MCLAUGHLIN

The mens 4x800-meter relay team broke a school record Saturday at the Penn Relays.

Hartford Hawks

Weekend Home

Schedule

Saturday:

Baseball vs. Binghamton @

12:00 p.m.

Softball vs. UMBC @

1:00 p.m.

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@ 12:00 p.m.

Softball vs. UMBC @

12:00 p.m.

Hawks Tennis Falls

to Boston University

By Jessica Rutledge Informer Staff Writer

Mens tennis fell to Boston Uni-versity on the tennis courts this pastSaturday, April 24, in their nalregular season match.

The only thing that stood betweenthe mens tennis team and a season-closing victory was a single match.Hartford dropped all three doublesmatches, which meant that allfour singles players would have todominate to secure a win. Althoughthere were some valiant matches, theHartford men came up short.

Freshman Marco Neves endured

a split-set victory over Boston Uni-versitys Bill Kring at No. 3 singles.After winning hisrst set with a 6-4margin, he was swept in his secondset by Kring, 0-6, but Neves came

back in an exhausting third set tiebreaker to win the match.

Hawks freshman Eric Floum

withstood a tough loss at seconddoubles with partner Josh Isaacson,rallying back with a win at No. 4singles with an 11-9 tiebreaker winover BU.

These men exhibited immensemental and physical strength that

persevered through losses andvictories. Hartford will say goodbyeto senior Aaron Kooden, who wasunsuccessful in his match againstBU, but an invaluable leader and

player on the mens team.Although Saturdays loss against

BU marks the nal regular seasonmatch, there is always next year,since both Neves and Floum are

only freshmen, and are full of potential.Womens tennis had another

chance to redeem themselves after a 0-6 loss against Boston Universityon Saturday, but were unable to pullout a victory, suffering a sweep byFair eld University this afternoon.

ADAM MANISON

This weekend Hawks Tennis will compete in conference championship.

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Thoughts on the Past, Present, Future of SportsSo much to say, so little space.

As this is my nal column, and Ihave way too many thoughts ow-ing through my sports-obsessed

mind, this wont be a regular one-topic article. Instead, jump insidemy head for 700 words as I pour out every thought, prediction andunbiased opinion I have left to of-fer. Welcome.

Tiger Woods is the man andwill continue to be for a long time.

No, not because of his affairs, but because he looked America in theface and basically said, here I am,come get me. If you havent seenhis Nike commercial with him star-ing into a camera as his dead father asks him why he did it, then gowatch it. Now. Tiger will win amajor this year, just watch, andas hes crushing the competition,

I hope hes swearing while doingit. Tiger shouldnt change his on-course personality just to have a

better public image. He should behimself, just not the hey, its, uh,Tiger self.

Overtime playoff hockey isamazing, even if no one cares.The game is so intense, so physi-cal and so fast-paced, I still dontunderstand why more people dontlove it. In the playoffs there is noshootout, just continuous physicalhell for as many 20-minute periodsas it takes. A ve-overtime gameis nearly three full hockey games.If you think a double-overtime

basketball game looks tiring, gowatch hockey.

The New York Yankees payrollis $206 million. The Pirates is $34million. Fair?

The NCAA added three teams to

the NCAA tournamenteld, whichis now up to 68 squads, but the addi-tions wont stop there. College sportsare supposed to be about amateurs,

playing for the love of the game, andgetting an education. It isnt. Collegefootball and basketball are now basi-cally professional sports with unpaidathletes, unless of course you wear aUCS Trojans helmet. The tournamenteld will eventually be expanded to 96

teams for one reason: money. Whether its alumni controlling which coachgets hired, sports agents manipulatingstudent athletes or shoe companiesinuencing where a high school kidgoes to college, money is everywhereand the corruption is only growing.

The NFL has some serious is-sues. Many experts and football

people are truly starting to believethat a work stoppage in 2011 is notonly possible, but likely. The leaguehas a major problem with rookiecontracts exceeding those of provenveteran stars at the same position, anissue that must be resolved movingforward. A prime example: Raidersquarterback JaMarcus Russell willmost likely be released in the next few

days, but, why should he care? Theformer No. 1 overall draft pick hasalready been paid $39 million dollarsto produce nearly nothing on theeld.

Why should rookies work hard whenthey have already been guaranteed alifetime supply of cash? The systemmust be changed, hopefully before astrike is necessary.

LeBron James is coming to NewYork. Wait, no hes not. Honestly,nobody on this planet knows whatLeBron is going to decide on July 1,and anyone who says they do is sim-

ply lying. I dont even think LeBronknows what hes going to do yet. I

understand hes from Cleveland andthey havenally surrounded him witha championship-worthy supportingcast, but if he really wants to be the

best, he should consider coming tothe Big Apple. Fair or not, winningin New York is different than winningin Cleveland. If I were the Knicks,I would put LeBron in a room withMark Messier and say, Hey Mark,tell LeBron here what its like to winin this city. Are the Knicks a goodteam right now? No. But neither werethe Celtics before they added KevinGarnett and Ray Allen in one offsea-son. It can be done. Come on LeBron.

Make it happen.The World Cup is always an amaz-

ing sporting event, even if the UnitedStates is more likely to lose every game

than win the entire tournament. Soc-cer isnt the most exciting sport in theworld, but considering the rest of theworld thinks the tournament is moreimportant than global warming, itsworth paying attention to. Just watchLionel Messi tear apart defenses.Youll be hooked.

In one year the Jets have gonefrom a team with no future topossible Super Bowl favorites. But, with all of the recent additions,

many for players with character is-sues, will Rex Ryan and his giganticgut be able to stomach potentialchemistry problems?

AP

Tiger Woods is back in action following a personal hiatus.

AP

LeBron James hasnt won a championship, but his talents would be more than welcome in New York.

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Four Late Goals Not Enough Against BinghamtonBy Keith Arsenault


Four straight fourth-quarter goalsis always an accomplishment.However, when trailing by ve, it

just is not enough.That is what happened to the

Hartford Hawks lacrosse teamwhen they hosted the BinghamtonBearcats last Saturday at AlumniStadium. The late run put on bythe Hawks fell just short as theylost, 13-12.

With 8:47 remaining in the fourthquarter, Binghamton freshman Ty-ler Perrelle scored with a man-upadvantage after a Hartford penalty.

The tally gave the Bearcats a 13-8lead.

The Hawks answered with 5:22left when senior Leif Abrahamsonscored his rst goal of the season.The goal sparked a furious come-

back, where the Hawks scored four times in 2:08.

Unfortunately, goalie JordanMarra and the Binghamton defenseheld off the Hartford attack for thenal three minutes to escape withthe victory. Marra nished theafternoon with 13 saves.

As hot as the Hawks closed outthe game, they were just as coldat the start. The Hawks faced a4-0 decit just 10 minutes into the

contest. They trailed, 7-1, with 9:40to play in the second quarter.The Hawks closed the second

quarter well, scoring ve straightgoals before halftime to close thegap to 7-6.

Each of the Hawks rst-half goals came from the stick of a dif-

ferent Hartford player.Coming out of the break, the

Hawks tied the score, 7-7, when junior Tim Fallon scored the rstof his three goals just six seconds

into the third quarter.Fallons three goals, his rstgoals of the season, paced theHawks scoring. Each of his goalscame after winning face-offs.The Hawks faceoff specialist,Fallon won 22 of his 28 chancesand picked up a game-high 16

ground balls in the loss. No other player for either team

picked up more than four.While his ground balls and face-

offs were unmatched, Binghamton

did have an answer to Fallons scor-ing. Matt Springer put four goals past Hartford goalie Scott Bement.Andy Cook added three goals of hisown for the Bearcats.

Bement had only six saves on 19shots on goal for the afternoon.

The Hawks actually outshot the

Bearcats, 46-30, for the afternoon.The Hawks also had more shotson goal, 25-19, than Binghamton.

The Hawks also held the edgein turnovers, groundballs and

face-offs.The difference in the game wasBinghamtons man-up attack. TheBearcats were 2-5 on their opportu-nities. Both of those goals came inthe second half, including Perrelleseventual game-winner.

The Hawks could not score

on their only advantage, whichcame midway through the secondquarter.

The Hawks (3-10, 0-4 AE)lost their fourth straight game

and their last home game of theseason.Seniors Leif Abrahamson and

Captain Justin Bearse were honoredfor Senior Day before the game.

The Hawks will travel to Balti-more on Saturday to take on UMBCin their nal game of the season.

ADAM MANISON

Greiner Continues Strong Pitching in Win-less Weekend

HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION

By Dan Lifshatz Informer Staff Writer

The Hawks baseball team had arough time this week, losing four straight, and dropping to 8-24 on the

season and 2-8 in the conference.The week started when Hartford

traveled to Marist to play them in asingle-day game. The game endedup an uneven one, as Marist pouredin the runs en route to a 10-1 victory.The Hawks were held to just threehits by Marist pitching, which hadstarter Brendan Chapin pitch threeinnings, only allowing three walks,

but he also struck out three.With the win, Chapin improves to

3-4 on the season. The loss broke atwo-game win streak for the Hawks,and set them on a road of disap-

pointment. Hawks starter BobbyGorski didnt have the best of luck,as Marist jumped out to an early4-0 lead, and wouldnt look back.

Marist added their fth run in thefth inning and ve more in theseventh. The Hawks were nallyable to get on the board in the ninth,thanks to a Matt Walker RBI double,

but at that point, the game was toofar out of reach.

Just three days later, the Hawkswere on the road again, this timeheading to Maine for a two-day trip.The rst day was a doubleheader for Hartford, who ended up fallingin the rst game, 7-14.

Hartford got off to a quick start,scoring two in the rst and threein the second to give themselves a5-2 lead, but it would not hold, as

Maine would manage to score inevery inning of the game. TheHawks would then give up 12runs over the next four innings,and the bats had gone silent. TheHawks struck for two more in thetop of the sixth, but it was too-little-too-late as Maine went onto take game one 14-7.

Game two was a much differentstory, but had the same result withMaine pulling out a 4-1 victory.This game was much more of a

pitchers duel, as Hawks starter

Mike Thatcher gave them a strong performance with a seven-inningouting, only allowing four runs.But the Hawks bats were silent thistime around, with the only run of thegame coming off the bat of a Victor Santana RBI single to right. Thedoubleheader sweep of the Hawksdropped them to a 2-7 record in theAmerica East.

The following day, Hartford foundthemselves playing the nal gameof the three-game series, and eventhough this game was the closest,

the same result followed. Hartfordstarter Chris Greiner pitched ex-tremely well, going seven inningsonly allowing six hits, and four runs, all of which were earned.He also recorded six strikeoutson the day.

Maine took the lead early on inthe third, scoring two quick runs.Hartford nally answered in thesixth with an Andy Drexel sacri-ce y, and would eventually tiethe game in the seventh after anerror by the Maine pitcher set up

a Bobby Gorski RBI groundoutto tie the game at two.

Hartford would continue their scoring streak, taking a brief 3-2lead in the eighth on a Mike Al-drich grounder that was bobbled,allowing catcher Mike Amendolascore. Finally, the Black Bears

bats woke up, and Greiner washit hard, allowing two runs in thetop of ninth and letting the leadescape once again. Maine wouldhold on in the ninth to close outthe 4-3 Maine victory, the Hawksfourth loss in a row.

The Hawks will continue their season with an upcoming seriesvs. Binghamton University onMay 1 and May 2. Both gamesare scheduled to start at noon.

HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION

Catcher Andy Drexel leads theHawks with seven homers.

Starting pitcher Chris Greiner pitched seven and a third innings in the Hawks 4-3 loss to Maine.

The Hawks have lost numerous close games this season, including a 13-12 loss to Binghamton Saturday at home.

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