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By Hayden HarrowerStaff Writer

It is common knowledge that the amenities that come along withliving in the housing on campus arent exactly top of the line, butthose who are living in Regents Park and Park River, might havesome new home furnishings to look forward to in years to come.

The plans are in progress, says Associate Director of Residen-tial Life, Robert King. We nally have the right people aroundto make it happen, we are not just saying, Oh that would be niceif we got it done, we are actually making steps to putting this to

action. After working at the university for four years now, Kingbelieves they are closer than ever to upgrading the furniture andappliances in the two housing areas.

But securing a budget in a university that has been hit hardin a struggling economy has proven to be a difcult task. Wehave faced a setback, King explains, referring to the repairs andupgrades needed in areas such as Regents Park to x safety codehazards such as re extinguishers and sprinkler system.

Another issue comes from the students desires in regards tonew furniture. After studying focus groups and inquiring studentleaders, there is still some uncertainty to what exactly will be putin the living areas. The students are supportive, but they vary onwhat they want. Some may want a rolling dresser; others may notcare for that at all, explains King. But one thing that is agreedupon among all the students is a complete set of furniture foreach living quarters. King has found that most all students wanta couch, chairs and a table for their living areas.

Although the ball is rolling on the plans to install better livingarrangements for the students on campus, King is still seeking

new ideas and plans for any student that has them. To contact himwith your own ideas, email Rob King at robking@hartford.edu.

PeaceJam

comes to UhaBy Ben GyurikStaff Writer

The Universitys own chapter of thePeaceJam Foundation, which focuseson mentoring high school students andcoordinating workshops and events oncampus that focus on different ways toimprove the community, will soon be onthe Hartford campus.

Jordan Shoesmith, a mentor within thenew PeaceJam Chapter here on campusexplained how the club began. TheNorth Eastern part of PeaceJam, calledNext Generation Leaders is branchingout, and denitely has an inuence onConnecticut, and its what really hadthe effect on starting a chapter here oncampus.

Students who decide to be mentors willbe working with high school studentsfrom eighth-grade to 12th-grade fromvarious parts of the North East. Peace-

Jam has students from New York, Maine,Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and statesfrom the North East working together, soanyone a part of our chapter on campuscan look forward to working with studentsfrom the tri-state area, said Shoesmith.

The PeaceJam Foundation wasfounded in Denver, Colo., has NobelPrize Laureates mentor and works withchildren once a year. Every year there is anew Laureate that is selected to participatein the program. This past month in March,2003 Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi visitedthe Watkinson School here on campus,where she spoke about different ways toapproach peace.

The Foundation has Laureates visitvarious chapters, where they hold confer-ences yearly, and one just occurred this

past month. Each Laureate has their ownGlobal Called Actions [GCAs] wherethey focus on one primary aspect ofchange, or issue going on in the world,so every chapter focuses on its own GCAand how to apply it to their campus orcommunity, says Shoesmith.

The campus chapter will have its ownGCA it will focus on and applying themto the campus and local communitythrough servicew projects that will bedone with members and mentors of thechapter on campus. There will also beworkshops set up around the schedulebased for the conference of the Laureatevisiting campus.

Every chapter does its own global callaction project, for example the chapter

in Maine made their own gardens oncampus, so there are a variety of thingswe could do for our own chapter, statesShoesmith.

The chapter here on campus has justrecently nished working on its consti-tution which it will be presenting to theSGA. The Chapter doesnt have any datesplanned yet, as Shoesmith explains thatthe schedule is currently tentative.

I think the program will get really bigonce people get interested, as the chapteris more than just mentoring students.People who get involved can work onservice projects and attend workshops,and even look forward to seeing Lau-reates when they come to campus,Shoesmith says.COURTESY OF HARTFORD.EDU

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By Sarah WilsonNews Editor

Despite inclement weather,students around campus still partici-

pated in the Toms One Day WithoutShoes last Tuesday.

One Day is a national effort to rec-ognize those in developing countrieswho often are forced to live withoutprotection on their feet, leavingthem prone to infections, disease,and other illnesses.

The program urges participantsto spend the day barefoot, bothinside and out, a task that some

people are surprisingly hesi-tant to do.

For some students,Tuesdays constant

rain showersd i d n t

hinder their participation. SamRowell, who had participated inthe event in high school, said itwas completely different this timearound. As soon as I stepped out-

side my building I tore open a calluson my foot, he said. This led tome limping painfully for most ofthe day, he added.

Resident Assistant LarisaWoykovsky also participated as partof an RA program. A scheduled laparound the academic side of cam-pus was canceled due to weather,but an informal event was held inSuisman Lounge at happy hour inits place where facts about thoseliving in impoverished countrieswere given out.

We ended up getting about 80people, anywhere from studentswho live on campus, to studentswho live off campus and faculty,said Woykovsky.

While she added that the turnoutwas probably due to thefact that it was held inside,those who trudged barefootthrough the day said the

cause was worth it. It didhurt quite a bit when there were

pebbles, and the rain didnt help toomuch either, but then I thought abouthow children and adults in othercountries have to do this daily andprobably dont complain about what

their feet look like or if it hurts, saidWoykovsky.

Participants stand by the fact thatthere is no better way to get theword out than to take part in thisevent. Rowell said its effective tosimply try and educate people, butby doing this people come up toyou and ask why you arent wear-ing shoes. You tell them why, andthe image becomes associated withthe message, when if you just tellthem theyre more likely to forgetor not care.

The RAs who sponsored the OneDay event in Gengras on Tuesdayhave also been working to sell pairsof Toms Shoes on campus for areduced price.

Toms Shoes, the company thatsponsors One Day on the nationalfront, is a shoe company thatpledges to donate one pair of shoesto a child in need in a developingcountry for every pair that is soldhere in the United States.

By Ben GyurikStaff Writer

The Student Government Associ-ation [SGA] is having its upcomingelections next week.

ENHP School Senator Max Ac-cardo explains that students shouldbe involved in voting, people run-ning as candidates all have differentconcerns of the changes they wantto occur on campus.

Its important for students to knowwhat these issues are, as whoever is

elected will work towards makingthe change that they want to havehappen.

Students will be able to nd outabout candidates on election day, asthere will be posters up explainingeach candidates mission state-ment.

Its difcult to say who candi-dates are at this point, as there is alot of speculation. We will notifystudents on hawk talk through anemail when the elections will betaking place, as well as who will

be running when it gets closer toelection time, says Accardo.

Students interested in running forofce on campus still have time toregister, but the SGA is taking a newroute towards elections, as studentscan also run for a Student Senatorposition.

Typically the Student Senate posi-tions are offered in the fall, but theSGA is offering them in the springand fall this year.

Sometimes students who dontget elected for SGA ofces dont

want to run again.We are having the Student Senate

positions up for voting early so thatstudents who dont get elected, canrun again in the fall to have a secondchance, says Accardo.

Registration to participate in theelections ends Friday, April 8 atthe SGA ofce at 1:30 p.m. peopleinterested should register as soonas possible.

The voting takes place on Mon-day, April 11, Tuesday, April 12and Wednesday, April 13.

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Spring Fling registration now openBy Paige PatunasCopy Chief

Anyone who plans to attend

Spring Fling, whether they are astudent or a guest must be registeredby 5 p.m. on Friday, April 16.

Registration takes place onlineunder the Student Service Centerand anyone who is not registeredor does not have a wristband willnot be permitted to participate inany Spring Fling activities.

Wristbands are free to all Univer-sity students but guests must pay$35 for their band. Each studentis permitted to register two guestsand will be responsible for them forthe weekend; the host name will beprinted on each guest band.

After registering online, studentscan pick up their wristbands starting

Monday, April 11 in the SuismanLounge in GSU. Any Universitystudent registering a guest mustaccompany them to pick up theirwristband and the guest must be ableto present a valid state photo ID.

This years Spring Fling theme isBack to the Lawn. 80s and willfeature live music from New FoundGlory, Bad Rabbits as well as otherlocal acts. Comedian Godfrey willperform Saturday night after theconcert in the Lincoln Theater. Theactivities taking place Saturday onthe Village Lawn include a rock

wall, wax hands, airbrush tattoosand laundry bags, a giant slide andcarnival booths, as well as a foodcourt.

In addition to the live perfor-

By Kaitlyn SchroyerStaff Writer

The largest community serviceproject University of Hartford hasever seen kicks off on April 8 at

11 a.m. with the Hawks HelpingHartford Day of Service.From redesigning ofce spaces

at Everybody Wins! CT to springcleanup at the Mortenson RiverfrontPlaza, more than 100 students willbe involved with getting out intothe community and lending a hand.

We wanted to show we are com-mitted to community, ChristinaHoneycutt, program coordinator forthe Center for Community Service,said, Its a way to get students tointeract with the community.

Sponsored by SGA and the Centerfor Community Service, HawksHelping Hartford Day of Service isa way to engage students in com-munity service projects at localchurches, parks, shelters, neighbor-

hoods and other local non-pro

ts.A personal goal is to have stu-dents see the issues, Honeycuttsaid, For them to see what non-prots are doing and how we canhelp. They need to see the impactand get involved.

The day includes transportation toand from the service projects and abarbeque at 3:30 p.m.

We want this is to be a sustain-able project and build communityrelations, Matt Wyman, Presidentof SGA, said.

Hawks to help UHa Friday

By Sarah WilsonNews Editor

The Alpha Chi honor societyrecently wrapped up their bookdrive, successfully collecting over400 book donations.

The books that were obtainedthroughout the month varied inreading level, suitable fo studentsin kindergarten through 12th-grade.At the end of the month the bookswere given to both the MagnetSchool at the University, as well asthe University High School, whowere both ecstatic and grateful to

receive the donations, according toAlpha Chi member Christina Susco.

The book drive was held fromFebruary through the beginning ofMarch as part of the national pro-gram Reading is Fundamental.The program aims to motivatechildren to read by delivering freebooks and literacy resources tothose children and families whoneed them most, according to theorganizations website.

Reading is Fundamental provides15 million books to children annual-ly, and has over 400,000 volunteersacross the country.

Alpha Chi Book Drive provides

400 books to students in need

mances and activities on Saturday,there will be a talent show Thursdaynight, a Back to the Future Bingogame and an 80s themed After Partyon Friday night.

How do I register for Spring Fling?

1. Log into Self Service account.

2. Under student main menu click Purchase tickets to campus events.

3. Click through until Spring Fling shows as an option.

4. Select either student band, guest band, or both.

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Same course, different professors, grading standards neededThere comes a moment in every

education seekers life when theyare struck with the realizationthat they just dont have a handleon every facet of studies as theywish they did.

This moment occurred to meabout a week into this semester.

With a highlighter in one hand

and my chemistry textbook in theother I plunged along through thematerial that would be covered onmy rst exam.

Little did I know the studyingthat I did was of no help and whenI received my test back I knewchemistry was going to be thebane of my existence this semester.

This same pattern continued onfor the next few quizzes while

my hopes of maintaining a decentGPA. withered away.

The chemistry class I enrolled inwas supposedly the easiest sciencecourse I could take in order to llmy requirement according to manywho have taken it before me andhad come out unscathed.

There were many sections that Icould sign up for, all with variousprofessors however the one I chosewas the only section that wouldtin my schedule.

My roommate and fellow com-munication major signed up forthe same course but in a differentsection.

Although the course is suppos-edly the same, the section shechose differs quite a bit from mine.While I have to study to the pointof exhaustion before one of myexams, her professor allows theclass to use their notes on tests andquizzes. Her professor also curvesexams and quizzes and drops thelowest test grade.

She received a 69 on herrst

exam, but with the curve she ac-tually received a B+. I received a69 and it stayed a 69.

Both my friend and I havereceived the same approximategrades for the most part howeverwhile Im panicking about fail-ing the course, shes set with a Bbecause of the tremendous curve

shes been given.Is it just me or does this not

seem fair?My thought to professors teach-

ing a course that has multiplesections is to meet and establishguidelines for grading and test tak-ing in order to alleviate the angerthat ensues after hearing of theB+ a person with a 65 average isgetting in the same class that Im

failing just because the professorallows notes to be used on tests.

As a course thats known forits ability to cater to those of uswho are not so science inclined,my friends professor noted at thebeginning of the semester that heunderstood that the course wasntat the top of their priority list.

So while Im struggling to makea decent grade in the section thatI chose, others are being handed agrade for little to no effort.

Im sure that this phenomenonisnt special to the University ofHartford, however I could onlyhope that the grades given tostudents in courses with multiplesections were fair and just acrossthe board.

Is digitaldisconnection animpossible feat?

Its tax season again, or, in otherwords, a month of oblivious col-legiates calling their parents ina desperate attempt to gure outexactly how much the governmentowes them.

Distressed queries to mom and dadduring this time of year include, butare not limited to: how the hell doI ll this out, do you guys claim

me or am I an independent, andsurely a few exasperated I OWEthem money!?

However, the issue here liesdeeper than whether some col-lege kid will gain enough cash tocelebrate with some ner beer thisweekend. It lies in the reality thatin this microcosm of life we deemcollege, students depend on theirparents for far too many minisculetasks throughout the day.

Now, tax forms may be a bit of anunrealistic example. But even wellinto three years away from home andthe security of a pre-provided roofand nightly cooked meals, there isstill an unnecessary level of relianceon parents that college students hold

imperative to accomplish even themost simplistic jobs, or get out ofthe tiniest ruts.

Too often do elementary processes

such as a load of laundry or thepreparation of a meal that isnt aCup O Noodles become lengthyendeavors far to complicated toaccomplish without the inevitablephone call home. Mothers every-where are sighing when their sonsleave urgent voicemails pleadingits an emergency! only to askwhether they should hit whites orwhites and colors on the schoolslaundry machine.

But the laundry dilemma isnteven the worst of it. Call mom onetime to gure it out, and hopefullythe next time wont require suchassistance.

Its when that motherly protec-tion translates to ghting battlesfor their children that any and allresponsibility is lifted from that

particular person.It happens left and right. Timmy

got kicked out of housing for hav-ing a raging party in his dorm lastweekend. Mom in turn calls Presi-dent Harrison immediately to let himknow it couldnt have been Timmysfault, it was those nasty roommates.Meanwhile, Timmy personallyinvited all 120 attendees and most

likely provided the cocaine, too.Surely this dependence is a directcause of parents cooking every night,cleaning up after their kids, and mak-ing sure they did their homework for18 years straight. But come college,parents need to ease up. It createsa common twenty-something com-plex where they arent responsiblefor anything, and should they everbe held accountable, mom or dadwill get them out of it.

This stage in the game of life is wheneveryone should start weaning off hisor her parental dependency. Clothesarent going to wash themselves, allmeals cant be made in the microwave,and mom cant call your boss whenyour performance isnt up to par at

your future job.At the very least, learn toll out a tax

form. If nothing else youll be able tobuy yourself a case of beer in victory.

Too old for parental dependence

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In the connected age, there arevery few instances in life thatpeople can get alone time.

Even if a person isnt in a roomwith actual human beings, theycan be and are instantly acces-sible through various media. Sowhen do we get to be completely

disconnected?Until device manufacturers

gure out a way to cheaply makewaterproof gadgets, the showerwill be one of those few spacesthat people can truly be out ofcontact with the outside world.You know how people say we doour best thinking in the shower?Perhaps thats because were notbombarded with the ever-presentpop-ups, blinking lights and alertnoises that comprise our digitallife.

Seemingly, the only other timewe can get away from it all isthrough sleep. However, in someways its hurting our sleep when

the glow or the noise of the alertwakes people up in the middle ofa deep sleep; then people groggilyreply to a text and drift back intothe slumber.

Im talking, texting or chattinguntil the moment my head hitsthe pillow. If I hear the familiarbuzz-buzz of my phone go off,my eyes immediately open andgrab my phone.

All of this begs a societal ques-tion: can someone just be leftalone? Its not just the texts andthe phone calls and the Skypecalls that make people so inter-connected, but its also outsideof the mediated communication.

Doing things alone is stigma-

tized, be it dining at a restaurant,seeing a lm or even runningan errand. People expect andtypically only do things if they

are with company. Is that the way italways has been?

Just as work life has crept into theoff-hours, social time has also creptinto times where people were nottypically available.

Its certainly a healthy practice tohang around with people all of thetime, but a little alone time canthurt. Its just that time seems to beshrinking and shrinking.

And Im not talking about alonetime in terms of work or home-work timenot only are we not

disconnected from the world. (Iveanswered about three or four textsand have talked about the state ofnational morning news televisionwith my colleagues in the time thisarticle has been written.)

When my parents were my age,the only way you could communi-cate with someone was through atelephone in your house and not yourpocket, go to someones house andknock on the door or send a letter.There was such thing as telephonebills, too. And those letters? They costmoney and it takes longer than a day.

If I could trade it for a day, I thinkId go crazy. The instant availabilityof people is great, but it can also be aburden. Society becoming too depen-

dent on other people that we mightforget to focus on ourselves and befree of the constant distractions forlonger than it takes to shower.

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A fun, safe Spring Fling

thats actually memorable

By Danielle Nielsen

Staff Writer

Every year Spring Fling weekendpromises good times and greatmemories but students dont neces-sarily have to add alcohol into theequation to attain the same result.

Students who dont wish to drinkyet they still want to participate inactivities throughout the weekendcan do so with ease. Finding thingsto do that dont involve drinking areprovided throughout the weekend,although it may be hard to tellthroughout the massive party.

The Campus Activities Team(CAT) has designed and coordi-nated various activities for everytype of student to have a good time.

Saturday night will be the an-ticipated comedy show in LincolnTheater. Aaron Kudler, Concert andComedy Chair for CAT announcedthey are still looking for an openerfor Godfrey who will be the maincomedic act of the night.

Doors open at 10 p.m. and theshow starts at 10:30 p.m. Thecomedy show will be a hard eventto pass up going to this year. Co-median Godfrey C. Danchimah,

Jr., stage name Godfrey, started his

career in the early 1990s in Chicagomaking his debut in All Jokes AsideComedy Club. He is best knownfor being featured in lms such asZoolander, Original Gangstasand Soul Plane.

Between his regular comedy showsin New York City in famous clubssuch as Carolines and The ComicStrip Live and frequent televisionappearances, his career has explodedin the comedy industry. This pastJanuary he received his rst Com-edy Central special titled Godfrey:Black by Accident.

Thursday night there will be atalent show in Gengras StudentUnion. Talents can usually rangefrom singing, dancing and comedy,

but of course theres a few off beattalents that students possess.

The talent show will be a great timefor students to show case talents totheir peers.

Being a member of the audiencewill be just as entertaining and hu-morous as participating in the annualshow. A classic game of bingo willbe happening on Friday night in GSUas well. Following the game of bingowill be an after party. The after party

will consist of music and dancing,

which is a chance to let loose forstudents who decide to join.Saturday afternoon is the

most happening day during theweekend. Throughout the daythe Village Lawn will be lledwith activities such as a moon-walk bounce, dunk tank and amechanical bull. There will alsobe a concert on the Village Lawnstarting at 2:00 p.m. composed ofthe winning band from the Battleof Bands.

Some of the best campus bandsand singers will be going head tohead in a battle to perform thatday. The main act performingthat night will be the pop-punkband New Found Glory, with the

funk band Bad Rabbits openingup for them. This will be an ex-citing year for the concert sincethe stage has been returned to theVillage Lawn.

Whether students are underageor simply choose to not drink,Spring Fling weekend can bejust as enjoyable and denitelymore memorable than for thosethat choose to binge drink allweekend.

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Plenty of places toget inked in Conn.By Kelsey SterlingStaff Writer

Tattoos can have sentimental andemotional value commemoratingsomeone or something close toones heart, be the result of a spurof the moment or impulse to getinked or they could just be a coollittle indication of individuality.

Green Man Tattoo Studio in WestHartford is the perfect place to

ful

ll your tattoo dreams. Openedin 1995, Green Man has built agreat team of artists and piercersthroughout the years.

It is composed of six award-win-ning tattoo artists that specialize invarious styles including traditional,Japanese, old school and black andgray work. Walk-ins are alwayswelcome and appointments areavailable as well, with extremelyspeedy service.

Flying Tiger Tattoo in NewBritain is another nearby optionto get inked up, where high energycustom tattooing speaks for itselfat an affordable price. Tattoos aresimply a permanent stamp of a mo-ment frozen in time, and they look

awesome. A great deal of peoplehave tattoos or plan to get them;college students especially.

With tattoo parlors in the areasuch as Green Man and FlyingTiger, it is easy to walk in, pickout your favorite design or showthe artist a premade sketch andget inked! Sure it may hurt a littlebit (or a lot), but if a tattoo meanssomething, then it is certainly worthit. So what are the real reasons

people get tattoos?According to University of Hart-

ford freshman Katie Caisse, hertattoo of two owers connectingwhich says Memere and Peperehas both personal and emotional sig-nicance for her great-grandparentswho passed away. Such tattoos cankeep the memory of loved ones alivebecause they are embedded in yourskin and, thus, in your heart forever.

However, some tattoos dont

require such planning and insight.Caisses rst ever tattoo was donein a basement for a small price,completely on impulse.

Although there wasnt a greatdeal of preparation, her tattoo read-ing family is forever still clearlyhas a great amount of signicance(even though her parents dont knowabout it!)

Tattoos contain a multitude ofmeanings and stories; signifyingloved ones, sports stars and evenmusicians. Freshman Austen Wil-liams described his shoulder tattooof a bird and twoowers as a spinoffof his favorite band, Baysides, logo.

These are perfect examples ofthe importance tattoos can have.

Certain situations can impact us sogreatly that we wish to eternalize iton our bodies. What greater form ofexpression is there?

Apart from all their beauty, thereis no tattoo without pain. Almost ev-eryone interviewed told how gettinginked hurt a lot. But 200-some-thing dollars, multiple hours, andmaybe a few tears later, the nishedproduct of a symbolic graphic rep-resentation is well worth it.

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The star of 30 Rock is expecting.Actress Tina Fey announced her

pregnancy during the taping of theThe Oprah Winfrey Show onWednesday.

According to People Magazinea representative of Fey said that sheis ve months into her pregnancy.Tina, 40, and her husband, composerJeff Richmond have a 5-year-olddaughter Alice. Fey wrote an es-say for the New Yorker back inFebruary, in which she discussedhow inappropriate it is for peopleto ask others if they plan on havingmore children.

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With the recent resurgence ofvinyl collecting by music lovers,the dated technology is doingmore than just serving as a hobby.

The material that fueled ourparents generation is suddenlyhip again but with a new spin, itis being recycled. The majority of

record stores left in the countrythrive on the sale of used vinyl.

In an age where young adultsare beaten with the phrasereduce, reuse, recycle theelementary school term is givenlife when a Marvin Gaye albumis purchased.

According to GreenFeet.netAmericans create 10.5 milliontons of plastic every year withonly 2 percent being recycled. Bymaking a conscious effort to buyused albums and CDs, people notonly get to experience new musicbut also save landlls from theirmain import.

Although collectors probablyarent solely motivated by environ-mentalism, the benets of collectingvinyl seem to be endless.

Consult any music connoisseurand you will discover that vinylholds the richest and warmest soundof any music medium.

I myself tend to agree with thisobservation, as vinyl albums are notcompressed or cut up digitally tot on a CD of MP3. Proving to last

decades, vinyls revival was partiallysparked by interest in the past by newcollectors and young adults.

Yes, today you can easily down-load hundreds of albums via iTuneswith a few mouse clicks but theprocess of buying new music usedto accompany a story and physical

hard copy.People are drawn to collecting

vinyl because the experience itcomes with. It is simply more fun torufe through stacks of records anddiscover something new than to justGoogle an artist and download theirdiscography.

A very big part of collecting vinylis the physical album itself, mainlythe artwork. The 12-inch by 12-inchcanvas offers not only an albumcover but also a piece of ar t to frame.The record was a staple of Americanmusic in the twentieth century andstill lives on today among collectors.

Spending much of my youth in and

out of record stores with my dadthe process of spending hoursdigging through crates of musicbecame the routine of Saturdayafternoons.

Amidst one Saturday in arecord shop my dad stumbledupon a record he had sold over

20 years ago. He had drawn thealbum cover himself because ithad been ruined yet still con-tained the original Pink Floydalbum with his initials insidethe sleeve.

Collecting records is not onlya great way to spend spare timeand discover miniature works ofart but also live greener by recy-cling and buying used products.

There is a reason why vinylwas the dominant music mediumfor over 70 years and that factorof quality and physical collect-ability is what I believe thedriving force in the resurgence is.

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While Spring slowly seeps into

the daily weather pattern there area few steps students can take toensure they get the season off to asmart and green start.

The most important tip studentscan use both on and off campus isreduce, reuse and recycle.

Decreasing the amount of plasticitems used and remembering torecycle those items is always key.

However, if students choose touse items that can be recycled tobe green the benets are endless.

Purchase a University of Hartfordthermos from local places on cam-pus such as the bookstore or fromEinstein Bros. Bagels that can bereused multiple times.

A shorter shower goes a long

way in the student effort to reducewater usage.

Be courteous of those on a resi-dence halloor or who need to takeshowers.

Students can easily shave minutesoff of constant water consumptionif they take note whenever theyrun water.

For students who live in apart-ments on campus reuse furniturefrom home or furniture that anyone

can lend.There are numerous accessible

websites where students can buyused furniture for discount prices

such as Craigslist.Look through closets and nditems that can be used in placeof something else as well as notbuying in excess.

For example, an old shirt canbecome your new cleaning rag.

Although there may not be a re-cycling disposable near residencehalls students can still lend a help-ing hand by collecting recyclablesand bringing them to local super-markets when they grocery shop.

Some students place boxes inthe lobby of their residence hallas recycling disposals.

As the school year dwindlesdown students prepare to get ridof all extra possessions.

However before doing so alwaysconsider the option of donationbefore automatically disposing offurniture and clothes.

Avoid cluttering the garbagedisposals with old clothing andfootwear.

Something that may be consid-ered old can be something new forthe less fortunate.

The Community Service ofcelocated in Gengras Student Union

can help locate local organizationsthat support the less fortunate.Canned goods or nourishments canalso be donated.

As the weather gets warmer andthe sunshine becomes brighter

imagine a beautiful clean campus.Use the tips given to develop a

better campus lifestyle and practiceenergy saving steps at home as well.

The message does not cease at thecampus alone, but it should follow

students throughout life.The University of Hartford

should be a safe and clean envi-ronment for the entire community.

As residents, the active role musthelp aid the university in doing so.

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Students on campus can become environmentally conscious by making an extra effort to recycle.

The cure to weekend boredom

includes movies, baseball

By Lisa Schwartz-NeubaurStaff Writer

The cure to campus boredom isnot far away for students as the endof the Spring semester brings eventssuch as plays, minor league baseballand movie night.

The Hartt School of Music isbringing the musical theater produc-tion Company to their stage April14 through April 17.

Originally a collection of one-actplays, Company was turned into amusical in the 1970s and has been onBroadway and in London numeroustimes since and now it is coming tothe Hartt School for the rst time.

The play surrounds Robert, asingle man who has problems com-mitting to a steady relationship,five married couples and threegirlfriends who all come togetheron his 35 birthday.

Everyone seems to be settlingdown besides Robert who clearly is

ambivalent about love and afraid ofmarriage, which unfolds throughoutthe show.

Company is not like most plays,which tend to follow a designatedplot.

The musical is composed of shortsketches presented in no particular

order but all linked together by thecelebration of Roberts 35 birthday.The play begins at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday- Saturday and 3:00 p.m.on Sunday. Tickets are $20 witha $2 discount for students, seniorcitizens, alumni and educators.

Also happening around that timeis a free trip to a New Britain RockCats baseball game.

The Rock Cats are a minor leaguebaseball team and the Campus Ac-tivity Team (CAT) is sponsoring acollege night to go to one of theirgames on Monday, April 18.

Tickets are available to anyonewho goes to the University of Hart-ford and they can be picked up in

Gengras at the CAT ofce GSU132 or at Reslife, Student CenterAdministration or the StudentSuccess Center.

It is a great way to enjoy somebaseball outside with your friends.

Also if you are looking forsomething to do and enjoy music

or movies, Hawks Nest hostslive music every week with localbands from University of Hartfordand around the West Hartfordarea while Konover hosts movienights every Thursday, Fridayand Saturday nights. Movies suchas The Green Hornet and NoStrings Attached will be playingduring the upcoming weekends.The University of Hartford hassome things on campus to lookforward to on top of Spring Flingcoming up.

These events are set up for any-one of any grade, age and majorand are there for students to enjoyand check out.

Ellis Paul to perform

Music for a ChangeBy Andy SwetzEntertainment Editor

Boston based singer songwriterEllis Paul is set to rock Wilde Au-ditorium in the latest installment of

Music for a Change on SaturdayApril 9.The highly decorated folk musi-

cian is best known for appearingon soundtracks of TV shows andmovies such as recently releasedHall Pass. With over 16 albumsunder his belt, Paul tours exten-sively, with his forte being coffeeshops and small clubs.

Currently on tour to promotehit latest release The Day AfterEverything Changed, Paul hasaccumulated a big following sincethe inception of his musical career.

Earning 14 Boston Music Awardsfor his uncanny folk abilities, Paulhas made a name for himself as an

acoustic musician borrowing soundsfrom inuences such as WoodyGuthrie, Bob Dylan and Neil Young.

Playing with high energy and aBoston Style songwriting, Paulstays true to his roots as an English

major with introspective lyrics.Putting a modern twist on the folksound, Paul is truly unique and hadmanaged to remain under the radarof the mainstream while still produc-ing great album after album. Thismusical pioneer is an inspiring andgenuine performer whose 20 yearsin the business have helped perfectthe art of songwriting.

Still going strong after 10 years,Music for a Change is stronger thanever in its efforts to raise money forthe greater Hartford area nonprotorganizations.

The show will be held in Wilde at7:30 p.m. on Saturday and ticketsare $20 each.

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Folk musician Ellis Paul will come to campus on Saturday.

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By Erica WhiteStaff Writer

Hartford womens golf teamtravelled to Beallsville, Marylandon Monday where they competedin the Hoya Invitational.

The Hawks concluded playat the Members Club at FourStreams in last place out of a totalseventeen teams with anal scoreof 716 after two rounds. Roundthree was canceled on Tuesdaydue to inclement weather.

Sophomore Sarah Siderankoled the pack once again, nishingher rst 36 holes with a total of169, making her tied for No. 52.

Sideranko

nished

rst for UHa.The sophomore concluded thePGA course just 10 over par,recording a 92 on the green.

Junior Emily Linn placed sec-

ond for the team with a No.83 nish, and with each of herrounds totaling to 181.

Finishing just behind her atNo. 84 was freshman AubreyUngvarsky, third for Hartfordwith a 182 for the tournament.

Junior Marissa Kallaugherranked fourth for the Hawksin a tie for 86th place overall.Her two rounds came up to187.

S o p h o m o r e K i r s t e nLaPointe closed out the topve scorers for the Hawks witha grand total of 204, good forNo. 88 overall.

Hartford womens golf team

will play at the MAAC Cham-pionship in Lake Buena Vista,FL on Disneys Magnolia golfcourse starting April 29 for athree-day competition.

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Junior Emily Linn nished 2nd among her teammates, No. 83 individually at the Hoya Invitational.

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Gene doping is completelychanging competitive sports, atthe molecular level.

Athletes today are bigger,faster, stronger and more ob-sessed with winning than everbefore, but in the 21st century,natural talent is becoming asobsolete as newspapers.

Developed as a treatmentfor genetic diseases, Genetherapy installs a working copyof a broken gene to x geneticdiseases, according to NorthCounty Times.

Athletes have recently taken aninterest in the immense physicalbenets of gene-therapy for theirown use, injecting drugs thatmanipulate their very DNA sothat they are more like super

humans than mere athletes.Repoxygen is one of the gene-doping drugs suspected to begrowing in popularity amongpro-athletes.

A catalyst to enhance produc-tion of erythropoietin, the proteinthat stimulates red blood cellproduction, blood doping canboost athletic performance at thevery heart of an athlete.

Discovery News describedblood-doping as, Turning onmolecular switches inside thebodys own DNA to producemore oxygen-carrying blood orcreating bigger muscles.

DNA therapy is still beingresearched and considered risky.

Several immune-deficientpatients who were treated withgene-therapy developed can-cer; in lab experiments severalanimals died from blood-dopingaccording to Discovery News.

In 2003 the World Anti-Dop-ing Agency (Wada) ofciallyoutlawed the practice of genedoping, but until recently, sci-entists were unable to identifygenetically enhanced athletesbecause the drug was encodedin their DNA.

This was a cause for great con-cern during the 2008 and 2010Olympic games, where Chinesedoctors were rumored to have

offered gene-therapy treatmentsto athletes before the Olympicgames in Beijing.

According to Discovery News,new research to detect genedoping showed that monkeysgenetically doped with theblood-boosting hormone eryth-ropoietin have a modied formof EPO in their blood.

Effective methods of gene-doping detection are becominga reality just in time for the2012 Olympic games, but thereare still many proponents of thefuture of gene-therapy as a sup-plement to athletic competition.

Those in favor of gene-therapy

stress its potential to minimizediscrimination based on naturalathleticism.

Winners are often born withhighly favorable genetics, includ-ing, in some cases, unusually largelung capacity, said Americanethicist Professor Ronald Green.

A surprising number of people

agree with the notion that gene-doping could force sports to befairer, discriminate less and shiftthe focus from obsessive winning.

Although this issue is far from aresolution, history illustrates that theAmerican public disapproves of theuse of performance-enhancing drugs.

In a time when technology ismaking every facet of our lives lessnatural, sports are still very mucha humbling, human experience.

Although sports are indeed selec-tive and unfair, especially at highlevels of competition, the naturalability of a prodigal athlete to excelas a master of their sport is whatcaptivates the masses to this day.

Steroids, multi-million dollar

team franchises and an increasingobsession with winning and protsare diverting the integrity of athletesand competition today; it is mybelief that gene doping will onlyexpedite this dissolution of trueathleticism.

Although the notion of gene dop-ing for both medical and athleticpurposes is fascinating, the risksand overwhelming potential that thesuperhuman DNA manipulationwill be abused is alarming.

Gene doping will likely continueto grow into an even bigger problemas research offers a more completeevaluation of the technologys risksand potential benets.

The availability of gene dopingdrugs on the black market will bean immense challenge for Wada andsports fans alike.

Many people like myself aresimply fed up with athletes whocheat their way to the top, someeven willing to die by trying gene-doping, so long as it earns them ashot at a gold medal.

I believe that gene doping shouldbe implemented for medical pur-poses, curing diseases and affordingpeople an incredible second chanceat life; not feeding the media frenzyand disintegration of athletics thatdenes pro-sports as a lucrativeindustry today.

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Baseball season is back in swing and there are a lot of key players,underdogs and expectations in 11.

Rugby co-captain Steve Sorak gave it his all in Saturdays loss.

By Josh Batelli

Staff Writer

Despite the rain, snow and un-seasonable temperatures across thecountry, the MLB got underway inthe past week.

There are a considerable amount ofstorylines to keep your eye on as the162 game marathon leaves the gates.

The San Francisco Giants were a sur-prise World Series champion in 2010.

Can quirky two time Cy Youngaward winner Tim Lincecum con-tinue his dominance over NationalLeague hitters? Closer Brian Wilson,everyones favorite talk show guestis recovering from a spring trainingoblique strain.

While it appears to be not serious,the question remains when will he

return and how effective will he be?

Three thousand miles away, on theeast coast, the Philadelphia Philliesand Boston Red Sox made signicantadditions to their clubs.

Starting pitcher Cliff Lee, tradedaway during last off season by thePhillies surprisingly signed withPhiladelphia after a year in the ALWest. He joins 2010 Cy Young win-ner Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt andCole Hamels to form what is alreadydubbed the Big Four.

Expectations are high for the pitch-ers, as theyve become baseballsversion of the Miami Heats starstudded lineup.

Expectations are similarly high inBeantown. After a year away fromthe playoffs, the Boston Red Soxsigned four time all-star outelder

Carl Crawford to a lucrative seven

year deal worth $142 million.Boston also traded prospects for

perennial all star and gold glovewinner Adrian Gonzalez. The lineupis formidable, but the pitching issuddenly shaky for the Sox.

The usual suspects cant be count-ed out either. The Yankees, Twins,Rangers, Cardinals, and Braves allexpect baseball into late October.

Despite the primary focus being ona few clubs, there are several teamsthat will y under the radar.

Surprise teams made it to the 2010post season, and this season will beno different.

The six month grind is underwayand the summer months will provideanswers to the numerous questionssurrounding the national past time.

By Tim RizzoStaff Writer

The University of Hartford trackand eld teams competed at theColonial Relays held at William& Mary University.

The three-day event started last

Thursday afternoon in Williams-burg, Va., where the mens teamplaced 23rd of 33 scored teamsled by sophomore Ackeme Brownand senior Warren Lane who eachexcelled in their events. Brownran the 100 yard event, receivinga qualifying time of 11.44 secondsto place 16th out of 44 runnersin the preliminary round, whothen improved his time to 11.41seconds in the next round nishin 13th place.

Lane was outstanding in his400 yard event nishing a schoolrelay high, fth place with a timeof 49.02 seconds.

Throughout the three-day event

junior Andrew Chalmers brokethe University of Hartford 5,000meter record, which was set lastweekend by teammate JonasHampton, with a time of 14:45.21.

The womens team on theother hand nished 36th out of40 scoring teams, including stellarperformances by freshman MeganBarry whonished seventh in herevent of the 10,000 meter race witha time of 38:39.86.

Sophomore Priscilla Appiagyeiwon her heat in the 400-meter runwith a time of 58.40 seconds.

Hartford will travel to Storrs,Conn., to compete in the Con-necticut Invitational on Saturday.

Rookies shine in Relay

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Hartford track was led by youngtalent at the Colonial Relays.

By Dan LifshatzStaff Writer

On Saturday, the University ofHartford mens rugby team hostedthe Amherst Lord Jeffs, losing 10-5.

Amherst played aggressively,challenging Hartford on every ball,and not allowing any easy points.

Amherst started off with a 3-0lead on a penalty kick which wasconverted, only to tempt the Hawksto make a strong comeback.

The Hawks did just so, and re-sponded with a Tyler Losure try

worth ve points, with an assistfrom Andy Page.

Unfortunately, the Hawks didnot convert the extra points, andwere only able to gain ve pointson the try, and that cost them.

Amherst won by converting theextra points for a 10-5 lead, theymanaged to hold ontofor the win.

In the game two players wereinjured and sent to the hospital, onereceived ten stitches in his cheek.

The 0-2 Hawks will try torebound as they host Trinity onSunday at 1 p.m.

Rugby falls hard, 10-5

High expectations for 11 season

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Hartford mens golf headed south toMalvern, Pa., last weekend, and returnedhome with an 11th placenish from theWildcat Invitational.

The White Manor Country Clubhosted 20 total teams over the weekendwhere the Hawksnished tied for 11th,posting a combined score of 620 (+52).

The Par 71 course scales a total 7,009yards, and is a challenge for any golfer.

The weather conditions started outterrible with rain which delayed thetournament, forcing some players toplay more than 18 holes on Monday.

The weather for the second round wasan improvement, but wind conditionsplayed a signicant role by frustratingthe competitors out on the green.

Stand out junior Matt Smith shota combined 149 (74, 75) nishing at(+7) for the Hawks. Both rounds were

consistent, but there were a coupleholes that hed surely want back.Smith had the best showing of the

Hawks and nished tied for 13th onthe player leader board.

Senior D.J. Lantz had a good rstround, shooting a 75 through 18,but seemed to lose a little swaggerin the second round, shooting an 81,leaving him with a combined total of156 (+14), andnishing tied for 41st.

Senior Mike DiMeglio posted acombined 159 (81, 78) nishing at(+17) and tied for 54th place on theleader board.

Freshman Sean Ko and PatrickRoss played well, both tying for 59thplace with combined scores of 160.

Ko shot an 83 for the rst round,but demonstrated perseveranceduring the second round to shoot a

77. Ross was consistent both days,shooting a 79 in therst round andan 81 in the second.

The University of Delaware ul-timately won the tournament witha combined score of 579 (+11).

Coming in second and thirdplace were Towson Universityand Villanova, respectively. Thetop golfer in the tournament wasKevin McLister from Delaware.McListernished with a total scoreof 139 (66, 73), (-2) for the course.

Hartford will compete thisupcoming weekend in Newport,R.I. where the team will playfor the New England Division IChampionship title.

Smith helps Hawks tie for 11th

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Hartford junior Smith led the way with a 13th place nish at the Wildcat Invitational last weekend.

Nadeau to enter cage, Premier FC5

By Charlie PaullinStaff Writer

Hartford mens volleyball is agrowing club sport, playing hardto make a name for itself at UHa.

The club concluded its secondseason as an ofcial team ofthe New England CollegiateVolleyball League with a third

place

nish in the RegionalTournament.Leading the way for the

up and coming club teamare co-captains Ben Accardo,Evan Shaughnessy and AdamCloutier.

Hartford mens club volley-ball went 4-2 during the regularseason conference games.

The teams success this pastseason earned them a No. 3 con-ference seed, enabling Hartfordto qualify for Regionals.

As a member of the NewEngland Collegiate Volley-ball League, the club team facesschools from all over the New

England area from University ofMaine to Southern ConnecticutState University.

In addition to sometimes havingto travel several hours to compete,being an active member of the teamis not easy. To give you a little morebackground as to our dedication anda few sacrices our team makes,explained Accardo.

Our practices are on Friday from7:00 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. on both Saturday andSunday each week, he said.

Currently, the team is made upof about 14 undergraduate students,not all are men.

According to the New EnglandCollegiate Volleyball League, al-though the schools title is mensvolleyball team, students with aminimum of 1/2 full time enrollmentat either a two or four year degree-granting college and who are not amember of a varsity sport can jointhe team - men and women.

For more information on theleague, visit www.necvl.org.

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Hartford club volleyball nished its second season at 4-2.

Club volleyball at UHa

By Jessica RutledgeSports Editor

University of Hartford senior SamNadeau, will enter the octagon onSaturday as a contender in the PremierFighting Championship 5.

While most cage ghters begintraining to ght with previous mixedmartial arts experience, Nadeaujumped into the controversial sportonly four years ago without any MMAexperience.

The Longmeadow, Mass., nativetrains under the tutelage of Brazilianjiu-jitsu master and fellow PremierFC5 bid, Gabriel Gladiator Santos(9-6-0) at the American Martial Arts

Academy in his hometown.During his sophomore year at the

University of Hartford, Nadeau begantraining under former Extreme Cageghting Heavyweight Champion,Brian Olsen, at New England MMAand Fitness.

Nadeau claims that his decision tobegin training with Olsen was madewhen one of the former heavyweightchamps ghters destroyed Nadeauin a ght.

Im humble enough to admit whensomeone is better than me. I wantto learn from them and improve,he said.

When asked how Olsen has im-pacted his MMA career, Nadeau wasquick to say, Denitely wrestling,

he said. Brians background is in

wrestl

ing and his knowledge andincredible skills have made a hugedifference in myghting abilities.

Enamored with the thrill of theght, Nadeau is refreshingly lev-elheaded, motivated to incorporatelessons learnedghting in the cageinto every aspect of his life.

Both humbled and inspiredwith the occasional lossand devastating blow,Nadeau is driven toconstantly pursuehis personal best.

Nadeau willgo up againstfellow 145-l b b i d ,

I r v i n gCor tes(1-0),from

CCSU.Nadeau

is not the rstMMA ghter tosay that the an-ticipation and anxietyexperienced prior to the

ght are much worse than

the emotionsexperienced inthe ring. The10,500-personcapacity at theUMass AmherstMullins Centerdoes not

faze Nadeau; theamateur fighteris thrilled aboutthe venue forSaturdays Pre-mier FC5 event.Before I ght,

I usually

walk around the venue and talk torandom fans at the event, Nadeausaid. It is fun, it reminds me whyIm here ghting and it eases mynerves.

Nadeau hopes that there will be adecent turnout of students who cometo support him on Saturday night,as he represents the University of

Hartford.Nadeau even ralliedfor SGA funding and

was able to coordinatestudent-transportationfrom UHa to the

Mullins Center onSaturday night

for the fight.

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