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H1N1 Plan Calls for Infirmary

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NYT Bureau Chief Gives Insight to IsraeliPalestinian Conflict

Temporary Housing in Welte a Possibility

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A classroom in Herbert D. Welte Hall is under consideration for use as a temporary infirmary should international and out-ofstate students become severely ill with the flu.

Rooms 107 and most likely 108 in Welte Hall are potentially available as temporary housing as a way for sick students to practice self-isolation to avoid spreading the flu to others.

Specifically, CCSU has approximately 150 students whose hometowns are further than three hours away from campus and the

space, while not large, can be designated as temporary housing for students in this group who become seriously ill.

Rumors had begun to circulate over the past few weeks, some starting in the music department, that a space would be designed for students sick with H1N1. And almost immediately petition signs were posted around the walls of Welte asking students to sign their names if they were opposed to the temporary housing idea.

Students who were waiting outside of Room 108 on Friday for lessons voiced their

concerns that an infirmary should not be placed in a relatively active building. Faculty said that Welte as an auditorium is rented out to the New Britain Symphony and is open to the public as well as CCSU students, which they feared would cause more exposure.

“This is the one building on campus where people are here 24/7,” said elementary education major Amanda Turley, CCSU ‘10, who is a former music major.

As a part of CCSU’s plan to handle a higher

With a maximum freshman class of 1400 students, there would be 56 sections of courses needed each year to fulfill the diversity requirement. This would need the department chairs to agree that they’d help to offer the classes. Another factor involved is the amount of funding that would need to be examined to see if the university could afford to implement the requirement.

“We have to be able to have enough sections for students from the other end,” said

New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner visited CCSU to report on what is happening in the Middle East and to explain his opinions on current events and reveal factors in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

“My message for you today is that the situation is very dire,” said Bronner, who worked for the Boston Globe as a legal affairs correspondent in Washington D.C. as well as a Middle East correspondent.

A main focus of his speech was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and what aspects are involved in the chances of the dispute ever being settled. For the many years that the conflict has been going on, the issues and reasons for it have always been very complicated and the hopes of a resolution seem very low.

“Even the language of the conflict is different in one way or another,” said Bronner.

Bronner wants people to understand that people in the Middle East region are similar in most ways to Americans even though they dress differently but that they have happy and sad emotions, love going to see movies and love their children but have a different ideology, culture and circumstances

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Faculty Senate Debates Diversity Requirement MATT KiERNAN ThE RECoRDER

The faculty senate held discussed the future possibility of a diversity requirement as part of the general education policies on Monday.

The diversity requirement, which would need a minimum of three years preparation to establish, would be added into classes of the different schools of CCSU to raise an awareness of different cultures and people’s

backgrounds.

In the general education curriculum proposal, which addressed the topic, it was voted that the requirement of a limit of 25 students in each section should be deleted from the proposal, an issue that relates to the intimacy students feel in smaller classes.

“Many students feel intimidated in larger classrooms and when they’re in smaller groups they’re willing to talk about very sensitive issues,” said English professor Paul Karpuk.

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English Prof. Speaks About Her Work as a Writer, Editor What Collins hopes the country will address is that there must be a way for average Americans to get right amounts of exercise to remain CCSU assistant professor of at a healthy state. She listed options English Mary Collins delivered a such as installing showers at gyms two-in-one discussion-presentation so that people wouldn’t have to last Wednesday for a book she wrote, go home after a workout sweaty American Idle: A Journey Through or having employers give paid Our Sedentary Culture and a book 15-minutes breaks for exercise.

During her time as a creative she edited, New Models for News. nonfiction W h e n professor at Collins got John Hopkins into a bicycle University, she accident after would often be living a life sent on trips to that was very different states integrated throughout the with sports country and use and physical these trips that activities, it were paid for by gave her a new the university to perspective explore various on what it was n e ig h b o r h o o d s to be able to and businesses move around to see what the normally and Collins, left, spoke last Wednesday. systems were and have physical abilities that most people take for regularities of the people’s exercises were. granted in their everyday lives.

“Whenever John Hopkins sent “I was at a real down-point in my life after the accident and the writing me somewhere, I would make sure to make it into the setting for a transformed me,” said Collins.

The purpose of American Idle chapter,” said Collins.

She looked back on many parks was to bring to light the problems that cause weight gain and lack of and fields that she played sports at in her hometown and how they’ve exercise on a social level.

Many people in America changed for the worse. Almost all of would be happy to go outside and the places that were lively and full of exercise on a daily basis, but many active kids are now empty and don’t of them don’t feel safe in their own seem to ever be used.

“We need to reclaim these places communities. Collins wrote that 80 percent of health care costs come and it’s not just a health problem,” said Collins. from lifestyle problems.

New Models for News is a book Collins took a look at innercity neighborhoods in Washington that Collins edited while she was D.C. that were predominantly an editor-for-hire trying to make African-American and Hispanic enough money for herself to write communities that had a problem of American Idle. The book looks at safety risks because of the high rates new forms of journalism that could of crime. People who lived there be used for companies or journalists were concerned about their own looking for creative ways to release news. safety and that of their children.

American Idle is now available “I discovered it was a civil rights problem,” said Collins. “It affected through www.amazon.com as well as the campus bookstore. their civil rights and health rights.”

Diversity Requirement A Gen. Ed. Possibility

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Faculty Senate president Candice Barrington administers a vote.

Continued from page 1 Karpuk.

Diversity would be separate from the international requirement which provides understanding of other countries, whereas diversity would be seen as a more personal education. It is expected that students wouldn’t be able to take a class that would fulfill both at once.

If the requirement is established, students would be able to fulfill it during any year of college like the other general education requirements. The requirement is estimated to be ready within three to six years.

The senat also discussed tenure applications, which brought up the discussion of listing professors applying for tenure by race. The listing of races may single out

professors who may be the only one of their race to ask for tenure which would create undue exposure for applicants.

“I’ve never spoken to an ethnic individual who’s had a concern,” said advising and career specialist Montez Johnson, while asking that the listing of races be erased from future tenure lists.

Monday’s meeting also saw a proposal to have a committee created called the Task Force on Child Care at CCSU which would help college parents who could drop their children off at a center during emergencies. There will be a listing of members of the committee made during the following month.

The next faculty senate meeting is scheduled for Oct. 26.

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than usual amount of flu cases, the university is heavily considering rooms 107 and 108 in Welte are adjoining rooms should over flow be required, and have a a bathroom, shower and private entrance.

The plan, which involved the work of many offices across campus, focuses on self-isolation as a way to reduce the spread of flu, or what could potentially be the H1N1 virus.

“We’re trying to make it so that those folks have as few obstacles as possible to stay away from other people so that we can do our best to limit the spread of infection,” Health Service Director Dr. Christopher Diamond said. At the same time, he hopes that the temporary housing will resemble the comforts of dorm life very closely.

The university plan is following recommendations by the Center for Disease Control, which advises that students with “flu-like illness should stay away from classes and limit interactions with other people, except to seek medical care, for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever.”

Diamond said that they are considering room 107 for up to four students, should temporary housing become absolutely necessary, but added that students who stay there will be given a set of behavioral guidelines to follow in order to limit the spread of the flu.

He approached music students and faculty last Tuesday in order to inform them of the situation and allow them to voice concerns and originally met with music department chair Dr. Charles Menoche within the first two

weeks of the semester to discuss the university plan. “[The plan ranges from] letting people know they need hand sanitizers to a much more complicated plan about like what to do when half of the campus is sick and in the middle there there’s a million details,” Diamond said.

Some of those details included locating a safe and convenient spot for ill students who prefer to practice self-isolation.

“The last thing I would ever want to do is put someone at risk that wasn’t at risk before,” he said Tuesday.

The university’s attempts to prevent the spread of the flu can be found all over campus. Multiple hand sanitizer dispensers are placed in every building and informational sheets about how to practice better hygiene are posted on every bathroom door. The number one goal: Diamond hopes to “keep the campus as healthy as possible for as long as possible.”

As of last week, Health service was not confirming cases of H1N1, but Diamond said that out of 125 visits last Monday through Friday, only four or five had fevers, which they use as a flu indicator.

He requested 300 doses of the H1N1 vaccine last Thursday, but said he has no certainty that the university will receive them soon, if at all. The state is only releasing the vaccine to higher risk groups and the 18- to 24-year-old group has not been announced yet. The university already used all of its 280 doses for this season’s flu.

NY Times’ Ethan Bronner Discusses the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Continued from page 1 that change the way they view the world.

For some Israelis, they live there because they are attracted to Israel because of the government, atmosphere and think it is a generally nice place to live, without any religious attachment. For others, some tens of thousands of Jews, they believe that they were promised the land by God in the Bible and remain there because of that belief.

“They believe that their living on this land is the only way for the universe to remain in balance,” said Bronner.

A main concerns is Iran, which has always been looming over Israel and is always in dispute with each other with one example of Iran denying the existence in history of the Nazi Holocaust. The increase in Israeli missile defenses give Bronner the belief that there’s a 50 percent chance that Israel will bomb Iran.

He likened the circumstances surrounding Israels’ reaction to Iran’s nuclear plans to five ticking clocks. Bronner said that there are military officials whose only job is to simply observe these factors: the amount of uranium enrichment Iran has, Iran’s ability to resist a battle with Israel, diplomacy, Iranian antigovernment activists who believe the June presidential election was rigged and the missile defense of Hezbollah that may attack Israel if it attacks Iran.

Bronner also discussed the role of journalism in the Middle East, especially that of newspapers in Israel and the surrounding countries.

Whereas Israel was not especially difficult to cover and report on, he said gathering information and covering Palestinians became troublesome.

“What you write will determine your chances of being allowed in next time,” said Bronner.

In Palestine, journalists are not allowed to write about their own government and issues occurring with it, but they are allowed to write about Israel’s. When people go to read newspapers, they’ll find that they’re filled with information about Israel’s government and conflicts going on.

Bronner believes that if there were to be an attack between Iran and Israel, it wouldn’t be nuclear. It would be a “bunker-busting” attack more likely by missiles and not include deadlier weapons.

“I don’t think Israel wants to attack Iran at the moment,” said Bronner.

The rise of Israel’s missile defense and border protection has improved the safety of their country, but has isolated them to a degree. Bronner feels that Israel’s diplomacy skills are on a decline and that it relies too much on physical attacks on those who disagree with them.

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Oregon U. System Sued Over Campus Handgun Policy Oregon Daily Emerald Staff Oregon Daily Emerald University of Oregon

(UWIRE) - A pro-Second Amendment foundation has filed a lawsuit challenging the Oregon University System’s ban on handguns, specifically for those with concealed handgun licenses.

The suit was brought forth last month by the Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation and filed by Salem lawyer and former chairman of the Oregon Republican Party Vance Day. Rather than a traditional lawsuit seeking damages, the suit petitions the court to determine the validity of the rule.

If the court strikes down the rule, it would allow those with a license to carry, to pack guns on campus and in classrooms.

The suit specifically challenges the OUS prescribed conduct code, which states that a student can face sanctions for “Possession or use of firearms ... unless expressly authorized by law, Board or institutional rules.” It goes on to note that “absence of criminal penalties shall not be considered express authorization.”

According to the Oregon Revised Statutes, carrying a firearm into a public building is a Class C felony, punishable by up to five years and up to $100,000 fine, but an exception is “a person who is licensed under ORS 166.291 and 166.292 to carry a concealed handgun.”

Those statutes allow license holders to legally carry a firearm into any public building in the state, with the exception of airport terminals, courthouses and federal buildings. The statutes also grant sole power to regulate firearms to the state legislature.The issue came to a head last year, when Western Oregon University student Jeffrey Maxwell was arrested for carrying a concealed handgun on campus.

The county district attorney dropped all criminal charges against him after determining he had broken no laws. Nevertheless, he was still suspended, and later expelled from WOU.Maxwell, represented by the Oregon War Veterans Association and receiving legal funding from the Oregon Firearms Foundation, sued WOU. In June, state representatives Kim Thatcher (R-Keizer) and Brian Boquist (R-Dallas) drafted a letter, signed by 32 other representatives, to the chancellor of the State Board of Higher Education asking the OUS to review and revise the handgun policy.

The OUS responded in a letter, writing that it had “multiple and lengthy discussions with the Oregon Department of Justice, legislators and campus officials.” The letter continued, “Fundamentally, though, OUS and the State Board of Higher Education believe that our campuses are safer without firearms.”

Legislators continued to press OUS. Thatcher called the letter a “non-response” and went on to say, “I would hate to see further legal

action, but that may be the only remedy for some of the parties at this point.”Meanwhile, the Maxwell case stalled in court, becoming bogged down and complicated.

It was not the result the firearms federation was looking for.

“No matter what the court found, it might have applied to no one else,” said Kevin Starrett, director of OFF, of the federation’s reasons for firing another lawsuit even though the Maxwell case was in court. “The strategy was to attack.” The lawsuit directly challenging the OUS rule was filed Aug. 7.

“Subject matter aside, right now it’s a matter of law,” Thatcher said in a phone interview. “(The OUS) is in conflict with it. We can talk about changing the law in the legislature, where the power to regulate firearms is vested, but until then, we need OUS to comply with state law.”

For their part, OUS officials steadfastly maintain there is no conflict between state law and their policy.

“We feel that the current law is there to protect students and faculty,” OUS spokesperson Di Saunders said.

The Oregon Department of Justice, which is acting as the defense for the OUS, declined to comment, as the case has moved into litigation.

The University administration and the Department of Public Safety also had no comment.

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Elections Can Make a Difference With Significant Student Vote Often we are encouraged to “be the change we wish to see.”

Today and tomorrow, students get a chance to vote for that change, even if it is small-time.

The Student Government Association, a collection of undergraduate senators who meet weekly, is holding elections to fill different positions in the Senate and they need the help of the students.

The faces of candidates pasted on walls around the student center aren’t simply there for us to admire; they are asking students to devote a minimal effort to the SGA by fulfilling their duty as constituents.

In recent years the voter turnout has increased, even if slowly, but CCSU

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undergrads can do better, and they shouldn’t need the help of free t-shirts and pencils.

This is a group of students who are attempting to give their time and effort in improving the system of student activities and clubs on campus and the very least students can do is take 30 seconds to cast a ballot.

A huge chunk of student activity fees is sliced into funds for the SGA, which in turn, is passed on through the system of club budgeting to students who become involved on campus.

For the student who simply goes to class and goes home, either by driving towns away or walking up

the hill, without spending a single moment of his or her semester as a member of a club, maybe you’d like to see more activities geared towards helping the average busy student?

For the club member providing a serious commitment to the group and campus, wouldn’t you like to know that your student activity fees will be well spent with fellow student organizations in mind?

Request it with your vote, and let the candidates know your concerns.

It may be too late to declare candidacy, but students should remain aware that the SGA is still under their influence. An SGA under the radar is more likely than

not to run unchecked and without the student needs in mind, but students have to let the organization know that they’re watching.

And likewise, as constituents of the SGA, students must use them as a tool to bargain for improvements they’d like to see on campus. The Senate has a responsibility to represent and lobby for the interest of the students; the executive board interacts with many facets of the campus and offices that affect student life. Why not spend a minute or two to browse the candidates and vote for the one who will represent them best?

While no, the SGA does nor organize itself consistent with

local government, cannot levy taxes nor use its authority to create or punish, it can help makes students’ lives just a little bit easier. With initiatives focusing on student health, entertainment and campus programming, academic improvements, and leadership and club development, they have to the potential to impact the quality of experience and reputation of CCSU. And all they ask is that you fill out a piece of paper.

Go Green for Planet, Not Publicity Seth Anthony Rocky Mountain Collegian Colorado State U.

(UWIRE) - In Colorado, and in Fort Collins particularly, green is chic, and nowhere is that more obvious than Colorado State University’s campaign to brand itself the “green university.”

While I firmly believe we should be taking substantial action to help sustain our environment and our planet, some of our university’s actions in that direction have left me a little jaded, so I thought I’d offer CSU some helpful pieces of green-related advice. First: Don’t be so concerned with “green cred,” instead, be concerned about actually being green. Some projects are better for the university PR department than the environment, and that needs to change.

If a project fosters the ability of CSU researchers to pioneer new renewable technologies or techniques, if it means that waste is diverted from landfills or that energy costs will be lower, it should be a no-brainer. But spending money strictly so that we can brag about how green we are doesn’t make sense.

One example of this is LEED certification.

LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is verification from the U.S. Green Building Council that a building meets certain standards in terms of sustainable design, construction, and energy use.

The transit center expansion on the north end of Lory Student Center was certified at the LEED “Gold” level, as was the Indoor Practice Facility that CSU’s Athletics Department opened earlier this month. However, CSU spent money not only to construct these buildings to a higher standard, but also to get a pat on the back for doing so. Obtaining LEED certification costs thousands of dollars in fees, not counting the staff time and other resources used to complete the applications and related work.

That money that doesn’t make the campus one iota more sustainable, but does give bragging rights to administrators. I know which of those I care about more.

Let’s drop the PR hype around LEED certification and spend the money on actually making our campus greener.

My second piece of advice: Don’t

take credit for “green” advances for which you are not responsible. A few weeks ago, CSU announced that its carbon emissions were down three percent from the previous year.

Although new green buildings and renovations on campus undoubtedly contributed to this improvement, there’s no way of knowing for sure how much, especially when CSU staff had to qualify, as they did in a Collegian article, that “the fiscal year’s relatively benign weather, which caused lower heating and air conditioning use” may have been a major factor.

When you further admit that half of the estimated reduction in emissions comes from decreased airplane travel, it also starts to look like budget cutbacks were also a major factor. While university Senior Vice President Tom Gorell bragged about making progress “especially in these hard economic times,” it looks like CSU is becoming greener not in spite of the tough economy, but as a result of it.

The lesson for the university’s PR department should be this: when you title a press release “Colorado State University Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” you

make it sound an awful lot like the university did something. We shouldn’t find out in the fine print that this isn’t necessarily the case.

Really - and I could write a whole column on my third piece of advice - it’s the little things that make a “green culture” on campus, not the big things that you boast about in press releases.

It’s things like getting the restaurants in the student center food court to use biodegradable packaging, like auditing and reducing the copious electricity and water use in research labs, like sealing drafty windows in academic buildings to keep heating and air conditioning costs low.

These and dozens of other small projects would alter not only our environmental impact, but our campus culture, sending a green ripple effect over generations and across our state and nation.

As a famous frog once told us, it’s not easy being green. There are no shortcuts to preserving the planet or to making our campus more sustainable. And while it’s fine to tell the world about the good things happening at CSU, publicity should never be the motivating factor behind environmentallyfriendly changes on campus.

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Harry Potter Fans Find a Place at CCSU Kim Scroggins The Recorder

Harry Potter fans gather at CCSU as the school hosts an ongoing national traveling exhibition dedicated to Harry’s world and its ties to the Renaissance.

As of Tuesday, Oct. 6 lectures, programs, and film showings began across campus for students and the public as part of “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine.” The opening reception Special Collections took place at Burritt Library.

This exhibition was organized by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Looking past the magical aspect, the lectures focus on how Harry’s world can be linked to the ways and practices of Renaissance thinkers and their knowledge.

The lectures will be given by

Central’s own Dr. Glen Sunshine of the history department. “Magic in the Renaissance Worldview” was held Tuesday Oct. 6 and “Witches and Wizards in the Renaissance Imagination” will be on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Vance 105.

These talks will feature the ideas of Renaissance thinkers such as: Konrad Gesner, Nicolas Flamel, and Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim. Readers may even remember a character named after Nicolas Flamel in the first book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Another CCSU professor to take part of this event is Dr. Karen Larsen from the Physics and Earth Sciences department. She will give a presentation on the “Astronomy of Harry Potter” – by RSVP only - and the “Stars of Hogwarts” in the Planetarium on Oct. 10 and 25. The “Stars of Hogwarts” is also scheduled again for October 31.

In a Preternatural Way: The Witchcraft Trial of Mary Barnes, a film about the execution in 1663 of a local woman accused of witchcraft will have its debut showing Oct. 27 in Vance 105 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Following the film there will be a question-and-answer panel with the actors of the film as well as an introduction of the witch trials of 17th Century Connecticut.

Of course, it would be unacceptable to have a Harry Potter exhibition without any of the Harry Potter movies. To close the event, Student Activities will be showing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Nov. 11 at Semesters at 7 p.m. and Nov. 13 in Torp Theatre in Davidson Hall at 7 p.m.

Whether you only have time for one or all of the events come out to see how the 15th and 16th centuries have inspired that magical world that is Harry Potter.

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Fall in Connecticut Means Reds, Yellows and Greens Samantha Fournier The Recorder

While the lazy beach days of summer are long gone it doesn’t mean it’s time to bundle up under a blanket and camp out on the couch.

As the air becomes cooler and you see brightly colored leaves fall from the trees around campus you should make the most of New England’s fall foliage and explore some area hiking hot spots known for their spectacular views.

West Hartford Reservoir

Located off of Farmington Avenue in West Hartford is the West Hartford Reservoir, a local favorite of bikers, hikers, runners, and walkers alike. The reservoir features a 3.36 mile paved loop (the red loop) for those looking for an easy and at times hilly scenic walk. If you are feeling a bit more adventurous, you can climb to

the top peaks and enjoy views of Hartford, Farmington and other surrounding towns. A trail map can be obtained at the West Hartford Reservoir Administration Building from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Talcott Mountain State Park

Talcott Mountain in Bloomfield, another Connecticut favorite, boasts a high point of almost 1,000 feet and access to the Heublein Tower and Metacomet Trail. It is a 1.25mile hike up to the Heublein Tower, which was built in 1914 by Gilbert Heublein and had guests Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Regan visit. Tower and landscape tours are available Thursday through Sunday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., or by special request. If you prefer to picnic, tables, grills, and bathrooms are available for use.

West Hartford Resevoir is located off Farmington Avenue and draws all types of outdoor enthusiests.

Sleeping Giant State Park

A notable feature in Southern Connecticut’s skyline is Sleeping Giant State Park. This park also boasts an observation tower where the Long Island Sound and the surrounding area of New Haven can be seen. While there are parking fees on weekends through the end of October, the sights from the top of the observation tower are more than worth the small parking fee.

Union Pond Trail

The hilly Union Pond Trail is 2.4 miles long and loops around Manchester’s 60-acre pond. On the trail you will pass wildflowers, a historic paper mill, a waterfall, a new footbridge, and several types of water birds that have made a home for themselves at the pond. If you don’t get a chance to enjoy this scenic hiking spot in the fall, Union Pond Park boasts a skating pond during the winter months.

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With All the Ghouls in Line, Trick ‘r Treat Captures Halloween Perfectly Michael Walsh The Recorder

Going right along with all the urban legend, folklore and tradition of Halloween comes the films we watch to celebrate the holiday. For 30 years, John Carpenter’s visceral 1978 slasher Halloween has been one of the most revered Halloween-themed horror films and a yearly tradition right along with the tamer It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

And now a film set to seriously challenge the champions of Halloween has arrived.

Originally set to be released in October of 2007, Michael Doughtery’s Trick ‘r Treat has finally seen release via DVD and Blu-ray.

Trick ‘r Treat is four interwoven stories all taking place on one Halloween night in a town that celebrates Halloween like no other.

The best thing about Trick ‘r Treat is how the film perfectly captures the spirit of the holiday it celebrates. In lush and eye-catching fashion the film recreates what we love

and fear about the ghoulish night of Halloween. The film covers all facets of Halloween, including the annual celebrations, spooky local urban legends, those creepy next door neighbors, mountains of lit Jack-o’-lanterns and that friendly reminder to respect those Halloween rules and rituals.

Trick ‘r Treat can be best described to horror aficionados as the third Creepshow film we never received. The same fresh breath of air that was breathed into George A. Romero and Stephen King’s joint anthology horror project is alive and well in Doughtery’s film, someone who seems to be easily able to grasp the joys of the horror film. This is a fun-loving horror film.

When people call Trick ‘r Treat one of the better horror films they’ve seen, which I will, it isn’t because it’s scary. The film is far from being terrifying. But from the understanding that a horror film doesn’t have to be scary to the viewer comes the greatest appreciation of the genre and this film in particular.

Doughtery’s film is a perfect blend of what makes the genre as great as can be.

There’s a little bit of Sam Raimi-esque physical splatter horror, a new twist on the tales of werewolves and a dark humor-blended story about a principal that commits atrocities that wouldn’t go over well with any school’s PTA. This kind of mixture creates a film that doesn’t tire itself out from the same kind of device a typical slasher film or gore film might.

And part of the brilliance of the four interwoven stories penned by Doughtery himself are the overlapping ties between them, something you notice more and more of on second and third viewings of this film. The little things characters see, do or say not caught on a first viewing are picked up on repeat viewings. At a quick 82 minutes, the film practically speeds by and because of this brevity is very easy and enjoyable to watch.

The other part of Doughtery’s film that I find most fascinating is his character Sam.

Sam is literally our little reminder to follow and respect Halloween traditions. Donning a burlap pumpkin mask, Sam is the one constant tie to all four stories, and takes vengeance on those that disrespect the spirit of Halloween. And with that Sam represents more than just a piece of the horror, he’s that ideal memory of what Halloween is supposed to be, and another piece of the all-encompassing Halloween package that Trick ‘r Treat truly is.

While it won’t scare the pants off you, Trick ‘r Treat perfectly captures the essence of what Halloween is all about. I can’t imagine many horror fans not falling in love with this film. As long as enough people are able to see it, Trick ‘r Treat should become the Halloween classic of this generation. Michael Myers might just have to take a step back and let pint-sized Sam take his rightful place as Halloween’s number one masked character.

REVIEWS Daniel Johnston Is and Always Was High Wire Music October 6, 2009

Blake Lewis Heartbreak on Vinyl Tommy Boy Entertainment October 6, 2009

The Flaming Lips Embryonic Warner Bros.

October 13, 2009

Bob Dylan Christmas in the Heart Columbia October 13, 2009

Michael Walsh The Recorder Michael Walsh The recorder Kim Scroggins The Recorder Matt Kiernan The Recorder

The indie-rock legend Daniel Johnston has created a reputation of being one of the most creative lo-fi artists to ever come out their parent’s basement while rising above a mental illness and now releases an album that enforces his simple cleverness.

Is and Always Was can be seen as a culmination of what Johnston’s always been about, a daydreamer who can never forget about the one who got away and thoughts of imaginary characters, often best portrayed through his album cover drawings.

Compared to his albums in the ‘80s that established him, the sound quality has vastly improved from the cassette recordings that he recorded while his mom shouted at him to do chores and quit playing music.

The opening track “Mind Movies” is a song from an almost 50-year-old man who sings as if he’s still a teenager dreaming about a girl who he can’t seem to get a date from.

It’s one of the more lo-fi tracks on the album that sounds as if he’s jamming on his acoustic guitar in his basement.

“Fake Records of Rock and Roll” slams mainstream music that is often plain and made for the purpose of making money.

Johnston has always remained in the underground even during his peak with the album Fun on Atlantic Records, choosing to retain his characters and odd lyrics.

Johnston goes in a different direction with “Without You,” a song about being fine and survival without the person you love with a catchy piano riff and guitar. “I Had Lost My Mind” possibly addresses his mental illness in a witty way of going over to a lost and found and asking for his brain back.

While not being one of the best records Johnston has released during his career, Is and Always Was still retains the personality of the artist can possibly be seen as a way of coming to terms with himself.

There is really not much I can say about Blake Lewis’ record besides: Warning, this album contains 13 tracks of pure genreclashing love nonsense and may not be suitable for most listeners.

For as cute as he is, his attempts at making love songs more upbeat just don’t match up. In fact, I think his heartthrob status is what will attract the listeners. His voice is certainly fit for the love song genre, but it’s the alternation between ‘80s power pop and autotune techno as background music that leaves me unsatisfied.

I must say, though, that I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the tracks weren’t the Mariah Carey-like ballads that I was anticipating. That would have led to a rather boring album.

In the first track, “Heartbreak on Vinyl,” his style is nothing short of Bublé-esque.

His smooth vocal range is something that works in his favor, but it gets easily lost in the music. Perhaps he’d be better off as more of an acoustic artist.

Just when you think you could get used to this smooth and funky contrast, he switches it up leaving you with something that almost resembles R&B. As it turns out, Lewis is a self-proclaimed beat-boxer, so why not show off your beat-box talents if you have them, right? That’s what “SuperScratchaVocalisticTurnatableLicious” is there for. Compared to the rest of the track list, it sounds out of place. However, it’s short and sweet so you’re not thrown off for too long.

Being the sixth season American Idol runner-up, there is no doubt that Blake Lewis has talent. Unfortunately, this record doesn’t properly showcase it. If the music didn’t take the focus from the lyrics, he would have a lot of potential.

As an artist you have to give him credit where credit is due, but would I put this on my iPod? Simple answer: No thanks.

In a true change of the pace, weird rockers The Flaming Lips reverted to the strangeness that gained them a boatload of fans on the cult level. When you consider that Zaireeka, the album before their switch to a more standard sound, was an album with four compact discs that when played simultaneously on four audio systems the four CDs would produce a harmonic or juxtaposed sound, you’d understand how normal their weird sound is to them.

Embryonic is definitely weird, but ultimately still an accessible album. I’d hate to say that if you jumped on the Lips album with The Soft Bulletin and never became familiar with their earlier work, you might feel a little let down. But those who love the band’s strange, sometimes ambient interludes, freaked out and extended jam-like sessions that are all over the place might fall in love.

Or if you love strange things in general you should find a place inside of lead singer Wayne Coyne’s mind.

Definite favorites for me from the album are tracks like “See the Leaves,” a pulsating psychedelic track and “The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine,” which feels like a companion sister track to the aforementioned one.

In the category of just plain weird falls “I Can Be A Frog”. Help here is given from Karen O, lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

The lyrical content here reminds me of classic Lips work like “Moth in the Incubator” or “She Don’t Use Jelly” from their Transmissions from the Satellite Heart album.

I’d encourage people to try this album even if they are only familiar with their last three albums in The Flaming Lips’ discography.

And it isn’t that the band’s last three albums before this weren’t good, they’re excellent albums and good entry points into the band in general. It’s just that they’re different, and listeners should be prepared for that to able themselves to make the best judgment of the band’s most excellent latest work.

Have you ever wanted to hear Bob Dylan sing Christmas classics such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer Boy” and “Here Comes Santa Claus”? Well, pretend you do. Or maybe you really do. That’s fine, too.

Would the 1965 Bob Dylan persona portrayed in the great D.A. Pennebaker documentary Don’t Look Back ever think he’d be composing an album of Christmas tunes in the year 2009? Probably not. Heck that might go against the ethics and morals of the young rebel who liked to give the mainstream press a headache.

But understand first that this legendary musician isn’t in the Christmas album game to make a quick buck. Proceeds from the album will be going to different charitable organizations around the world. And for that the album already scores huge positive marks.

Oh but let’s not forget the tunes here. If anyone can make the trite and overplayed Christmas songs desirable, it’s the aging Dylan.

While his voice isn’t in the shape it once was, the music is strangely listenable. The strange concept that pulls you in is the same one that makes you stay. This is Bob Dylan, folks, the man whose lyrics have inspired millions, singing Christmas tunes. It’s all pretty surreal if you ask me.

And in a funny way, Dylan’s grumbling, growling voice suitably fits the lyrics typically reserved for a more cheerful tone. Let’s be honest here, it all sounds funny at first. And this isn’t a mocking kind of funny, it’s a “Why is Bob Dylan singing Christmas tunes?” kind of surprising and bewildered funny. I’ve certainly never heard “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” performed like I have after listening to this album.

Christmas in the Heart is certainly nothing to get overly excited about, but if you’re like me, love Christmas, but can’t stand the generic tunes played in pharmacies and department stores all across America, you’ll like this change a pace.

I mean, come on, hearing Dylan sing the Latin Adeste Fideles version of “O’ Come All Ye Faithful” is classic. And you can’t forget the upbeat and comical “Must Be Santa.” This is just another recording to add to the growing legacy of Bob Dylan.

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Calendar 10.14 - 10.21 MUSIC 10.14 Murder by Death w/ Langhorne Slim and Kiss Kiss @ Daniel Street Milford, Conn. $14 / 8 p.m.

traditional chant-singers from Asia and Africa.

10.16 School of Seven Bells w/ The Depreciation Guild and Warpaint @ Pearl Street Night Club Northampton, Mass. $15 / 9 p.m.

Get a free copy of School of Seven Bells’ new CD Alpinisms with ticket purchase while they last. Phone orders only. and vital without ever resorting to snark or condescension. And Oswalt delivers a portrait in full of a life in which fandom is one man’s personal defense against loneliness.

This one’s a keeper.” - Peter Tavers, Rollington Stone.

The self-proclaimed “world’s biggest NY Giants fan” (Patton Oswalt) has his devotion tested when the team’s star player beats him up.

Langhorne Slim is a folk singer originally hailing from Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He began to gain public notice through several years of touring with the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. His song Electric Love Letter was chosen as the number 5 on the Rolling Stone editor’s top ten picks and was also in the movie Waitress. He has been seen on tours with Cake, The Avett Brothers, Murder By Death, Jeffrey Lewis, The Violent Femmes, Lucero, Rocky Votolato, the Woes, Josh Ritter, and The Low Anthem. Performing as a full band.

10.15 Creative Cocktail Hour @ Real Art Ways Hartford, Conn. $10 / 6 p.m.

The Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core’s music is a meditation on the songs of American and eastern European blues-shouters, and of

10.16, 17 Soul Power @ Real Art Ways Hartford, Conn. $6.25 / 9 p.m.

10.20 Silversun Pickups @ The Webster Hartford, Conn. $28 / 7 p.m.

10.21 White Rabbits w/ Suckers and Glass Ghost @ Pearl Street Night Club Northampton, Mass. $13 / 8:30 p.m.

FILM 10.14 Big Fan @ Real Art Ways Hartford, Conn. $6.25 / 7 p.m.

“Robert Siegel, in a directing debut of potent promise, turns Big Fan into something funny, touching

“Offers a vivid glimpse of a fascinating moment in musical history, racial politics and global pop culture.” - A.O. Scott, New York Times “Soul Power is marvelous.” - Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal Documentary on “Zaire ‘74” with James Brown, Hugh Masakela, Miriam Makeba, Celia Cruz, and others.

Through 10.17 (500) Days of Summer @ Cinestudio Hartford, Conn. $7 / 7:30 p.m.

Check out a rare romantic comedy that gets equal raves from both sexes. He is a greeting card writer who believes that life isn’t complete until you hook up with ‘the one.’ She

is a free spirit named Summer who shares his fixation on The Smiths, but doesn’t believe in the existence of true love. By the time the 500 days of their relationship are shown out of order like a pack of cards thrown in the air, you will have experienced a love story that is honest, original and real. “Every relationship has its soundtrack, director Mark Webb told Rolling Stone, and the music that drives his movie includes Regina Spektor, Feist, The Pixies, Nancy Sinatra, The Smiths, and She & Him (Zooey Deschanel’s band), with their own version of Morrissey’s classic “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want.”

10.18 Universal Signs @ Cinestudio Hartford, Conn. $7 / 2 p.m.

The American School for the Deaf is sponsoring a special one time screening of a groundbreaking film, presented in mesmerizing American Sign Language (ASL), with English subtitles for hearing members of the audience. Anthony Natale stars as a Deaf computer tech worker - and aspiring artist - who is falling into despair after his fiancée’s daughter dies while under his care.

His only chance of rediscovering the possibilities of life seems to be wrapped up in the serendipitous meeting with a hearing librarian (Sabrina) with a somewhat shaky grasp on ALS (“so what if she confuses beer with bitch?”) Don`t miss the opportunity to see this amazing love story compared by critics to indie hits Once and Garden State. Philadelphia Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature Film. Meet the Filmmakers!! Q&A with Ann Calamia and Catherine Miller after the screening with meet and greet reception to follow!

10.21 The Hangover @ Semesters Student Center 7 p.m.

THEATRE Through 10.17 The Seagull @ Black Box Theatre Maloney Hall, CCSU $5 / 7:30 p.m.

The Seagull is Russian playwright Anton Checkov’s classic comedy about the yearning of the creative spirit and its inevitable collision with everyday life.

ART 10.15 Lecture at Hill-Stead by Dr. James Rubin @ Chen Gallery Maloney Hall, CCSU FREE / 7:30 p.m.

Dr. James Rubin, professor of art history, teaches at SUNY, Stony Brook (on the north shore of Long Island). His latest book is entitled Impressionism and the Modern Landscape: Productivity, Technology, and Urbanism from Monet to Van Gogh.

10.19 French Movie Night @ Torp Theatre Davidson Hall, CCSU 7 p.m.

With Help from Internet, Paranormal Activity Goes Nationwide Michael Walsh The Recorder

Making huge buzz across Facebook and Twitter the past few weeks has been the little film that could, Paranormal Activity.

What started as a quiet and small 13 theater release in various “college” towns across the country turned into a nation of horror fans literally demanding the film be released nationwide and conversely one of the most impressive uses of the Internet’s fastest growing social networking tools, a game plan that might change the landscape of film in the future.

The Internet has been credited to the success of a lot of various bands, films, artists, you name it. But has there ever been a film screening decided by the general public before? Using eventful.com, director Oren Peli encouraged fans to “demand” where the film is played next, the first time a film studio used the service to virally promote and release a film. The film sold out 12 of its first 13 showings, with the one non sellout being accredited to the fact that a Penn State football game stole the attention of much of the

prospective audiences.

With the successful use of internet tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and Eventful Paranormal Activity managed to gain more sellouts and more demand for a wider release. Most recently the film moved to 40 larger markets and began playing at all hours of the day, and not just the previous midnightonly show times. This past weekend the film grossed an impressive $7,066,000 while playing in just 160 theaters, a total that averages out to be $44,163 per theater.

And then the final challenge for eager viewers was given. Reach 1,000,000 demands for the film on Eventful and the film would go nationwide, giving everyone a chance to be scared by the film that is being lauded as one of the most terrifying horror films in years. On Saturday, Oct. 10, the ticker on Eventful reached the necessary total to award the film its nationwide release, which will begin on Friday, Oct. 16.

It isn’t often that you find an independent film that cost $15,000 to make receive this kind of buzz.

And this achievement is one worth looking at closely, trying to figure

out how exactly social networking devices like Twitter helped spread the word. With a busy and hardworking person manning the film’s official Twitter account, @ TweetYourScream, the account has managed to accumulate more than 400 tweets, mostly rebroadcasting how scared other fans on Twitter were while watching the film.

This word of mouth technique proved to be successful in letting Paramount Pictures know exactly what the fans wanted. In past years a success story like this would not only be impossible, but something that got lauded at. The only previous way for fans to let studios know what they wanted was to let them know through box office totals.

Forget sending the message right to them in words.

And I can only hope that this customer-studio relation continues in the future. Far too often the little guy is given the shake. It’s easy to forget that cinema is a business. But I do think Paramount is about to be rewarded for their experimental release procedure. All I ask is that horror fans join me this weekend and show Paramount and the rest of Hollywood that they made the right choice by giving us a voice.

Photo Courtesy of: Paramount Pictures

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Pick Your Poison

NFL Predictions for Week 5

With a lot of seemingly easy games, most people didn’t pick more than 10 correctly. This week shows a lot of the same style game. We are also in the process of determining this year’s grand prize. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

If you want to join in on the fun, go to our Web site: www.centralrecorder.com/nflpicks

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Houston at Cincinnati

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St. Louis at Jacksonville

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Baltimore at Minnesota

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NY Giants at New Orleans

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Cleveland at Pittsburgh

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Carolina at Tampa Bay

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Kansas City at Washington

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This Week’s NFL Pick’Em Leaderboard Rank

Name

Total Points

Current Week

1

Marc Chouinard

54

9

2

Nicholas Menapace

52

8

2

Joshua Davenport

52

9

2

Tonya Malinowski*

52

9

2

Brittany Burke

52

10

2

Ryan Kennedy

52

10

2

Carmine Vetrano*

52

10

2

Anthony Gonsalves

52

10

9

Edward Gaug*

49

7

9

Chris Boulay*

49

8

9

Michael Walsh*

49

10

12

Matthew Kitson

47

10

12

Kevin Dennis

47

10

14

Michelle Traynor

39

9

15

Chris Culmone

38

9

16

Timothy Farrell

37

8

17

Gary Berman

33

7

18

Melissa Traynor*

30

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18

Nick Caiafa

30

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18

Chris Wendt

30

9

21

Sean Chacho

29

8

22

Ryan Ibarra

26

8

23

Chris DaCosta

22

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24

Justin Martin

21

10

25

Marissa Catanzaro

13

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Another Chance to Beat Longtime Rivals

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CCSU will rely on veteren starters alongside a slew of new players.

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A new team dynamic with a handful of new players plus a chance to get out there and play more games should make for an interesting hockey season.

This year’s CCSU ice hockey team is lead by new Head Coach Ben Adams, who was promoted from his assistant position last year.

Last year’s season included 26 regular season games, an alumni game and the post season. The 2009-

2010 season was lengthened to 34 regular season games, including a CCSU Alumni game in February and the CT Governor’s Cup on November 21 and 22.

With a physical game such as hockey, a longer season could mean more stress and fatigue on the body, but for a group of kids who love the sport it means more time to do what they enjoy.

“The kids love to play and they actually wanted as many games as possible. For them, they are going to thoroughly enjoy it, provided that they put in the work and

everything goes as planned,” said Coach Adams.

Adams noted that they were lucky this season because they did not lose too many players from last year’s team, a team who had six players on the Super East Collegiate Hockey League All Star Team. The team graduated seven seniors to graduation, but they also gained a new class of five freshmen and a handful of transfer students.

The new players help to create a new team dynamic, and they are already contributing to the team and becoming a family.

“We had a great incoming class; a lot of people that are contributing right off the bat, so that is nice.

There is always a new team dynamic when you add new players to the mix. Whether it be at the start of the year or after Christmas break when we start a whole new season,” said Coach Adams.

One new addition comes in starting goalie sophomore Ross Mocko. The team lost its starting goalie this year, Carmine Vetrano to an internship opportunity, but the team is working extensively with Mocko to improve on his goal tending skills.

“He is getting some extensive work. We actually got out there before practice, a half hour early and did some extra goalie work and we have a goalie coach coming in to help him out. He has really stepped up and upped his game, which is a definite help,” said Coach Adams.

The one thing that they are looking forward to is a chance to beat their long time rivals, the Siena Saints from New York.

“They’re our rivals; they’ve had our number for about four years. Since I’ve been here, even as assistant we haven’t beaten these guys,” said the Head Coach.

CCSU plays Siena twice in the regular season, once in October at their home rink, in Newington, Conn. (see CCSU Hockey Falls to Rival Siena) and another in February at Siena. The last time they played Siena it ended in a devastating loss last season for CCSU of 11-0 as well as a huge fight early in the game that led to the game suspension of some of the athletes. CCSU is looking to turn around their losing streak against Siena this season and finally take down their longtime enemies.

“You’re obviously looking to have a successful season, whether

that be post season play or just getting your team to play the best possible day in and day out,” said Coach Adams of his other season goals.

He is quickly learning that with the Head Coaching job comes more stress and responsibility with the team’s loss of former coach Jim Mallia.

“The biggest difference is there is a lot more responsibility in game day management. You’re basically head coach and acting General Manager,” said Adams. “So you’re in charge of the budget, you are in charge of the travel arrangements and you are in charge of the meals if we are on the road. I mean anything you can possibly think of falls on your lap. So it is not just that you’re head coach, coaching and running practice, figuring out the lines, it is the whole gamut.”

The hockey season is already underway and CCSU is 2-1, falling to Siena 7-4. CCSU is back in Newington Saturday Oct. 17 against the University of Massachusetts.

They take the ice at 9:05.

The Future of the NHL In Our Backyard To see the future stars of the NHL, fans do not need to haul up to Canada, or even cross the Atlantic to go overseas. The stars of tomorrow are right here in our backyard in Hartford and Providence.

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The XL Center Hartford, Conn.

Hartford Wolfpack

The Hartford Wolfpack, whose NHL affiliate is the New York Rangers, play right down the road at the XL Center, formerly the Hartford Civic Center where the beloved Hartford Whalers played.

The XL Center takes no more than 15 minutes on I-84. Just take the highway east to exit 50 and then just follow the signs to the arena.

Parking is reasonable, just 10 dollars and you can park right under the arena. There are some parking lots around the arena, but it is more convenient to park right there.

The tickets range from $33-19 but the beauty about the XL center is that it is never sold out. Now 30dollars does seem steep but just go for the lower priced ones and move down, they XL Center is very lenient on where people seat, unless it is in season ticket holders seats. The arena is great to watch a hockey game and a lot of future starts grace the ice that is just down the road. If you follow hockey and want to se the upcoming rookies, the XL Center has it.

The Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. Providence Bruins

This is more of a trip but it is definitely worth making a day out of. Especially for all the Bruins fans, why not go make the hour and 45-minute trip on 6 East to the 6/10 connector. The Dunkin Donuts Center is right in the heart of Providence, which is a beautiful city to make the day of with the Providence Place Mall, the Players Cub Bar and Grille and Convention Center that offers exhibits, shows and restaurants.

The 11,000-seat arena is home to the Bruins AHL affiliate who have been a force in the AHL, which means great hockey to watch. Tickets go for $16-24 however, is a little stricter in seating since the place usually fills up with people. The Convention Center parking garage is the best place to park because it is right next to the Center. It is an hourly rate but affordable.

MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass.

Springfield Falcons

A quick 30 minute trip up I-91 will lead hockey fans to the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. Perched inside this 6,679seat nest since 1994 are the Springfield Falcons, current AHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers, and former affiliate of teams like the Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Unfortunately for Falcon fans the team hasn’t been very successful no matter who the affiliate has been. Making the playoffs in just six of 15 seasons and once in the last nine, there hasn’t been much to cheer about for the diehards. In fact, the team has suffered 10 straight losing seasons.

Since becoming the training grounds for the Oilers in the 20072008 season, the Falcons have had two fast starts that both tapered off dramatically. Don’t let this inability to make the playoffs sway you from taking a quick trip up to Springfield. What the team lacked in clutch and timely scoring, it made up for in energy and grit.

And even though the same has been promised to fans of the Falcons the last two years, the 2009-2010 team appears to be improved.

Despite losing teams, talent can be found here. Most notably, Daniel Briere and Manny Legace once donned Falcons jerseys. This year’s team includes prospects such as former first round picks Devan Dubnyk and Alex Plante and Taylor Chorney, the 36th overall selection in 2005.

The renovated MassMutual Center, which originally opened in 1972 as the Springfield Civic Center, offers the chance to see entertaining hockey in a more intimate setting than the XL Center in Hartford. The low ceilings capture each and every on ice sound and as a fan you’re right on top of things.

Any hockey fan of the east would be doing a disservice to themselves by not taking a visit to the MassMutual Center.

DCU Center Worcester, Mass.

Worcester Sharks

One of the more odd AHL arenas is home to the Worcester Sharks, AHL affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. The arena seats 7,230 with the curtain system operating, which blocks off seats usually unsold for the hockey events, and 14,800 seats in total. The arena sits in the heart of Worcester and is just a little more than an hour away from the central Connecticut area.

With end zone seats as steep as a mountain and the rest as flat as a plain, the DCU Center’s strange layout catches your eye immediately upon entry. Depending on where you sit, you may or may not have a good sightline to the action with either errant railings blocking view or the inability to see all the way down the ice due to the lack of steep seating along the sides.

But these are small inconveniences any hockey fan can get over to enjoy a game in this unique arena. Before the Sharks played in the DCU Center, the rink was home to the Worcester IceCats, the AHL affiliate of the St. Louis Blues, a partnership that led to nine playoff appearances in 11 seasons. More recently, the Sharks have made the postseason two out of three times and appear to be a contender for years to come as the San Jose Sharks are a organization able to provide great talent for its minor league club. As of late, that talent has included current NHLers such as Devin Setoguchi, Joe Pavelski, Douglas Murray, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Steve Bernier and Matt Carle.

A trip to Worcester will be bet with a unique viewing experience and consistently solid play by the Sharks. When you have promising young talent like Logan Couture, the ninth overall pick in 2007, playing alongside offensive minded veterans like Dwight Helminen and Ryan Vesce you really can’t go wrong.

Tsongas Arena Lowell, Mass.

Lowell Devils

A lengthier ride of nearly two hours through Massachusetts leads to Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass., home of the New Jersey Devils’ AHL affiliate the Lowell Devils and former AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes from 1998 until 2006. The fairly young arena opened in 1998 and currently seats 6,500 for a hockey event.

Tsongas Arena is one of the smallest arenas visually in the area.

This has to do with the fact that the seating is one entire lower bowl. No upper or lower decks separate the fans from one another. A positive coming from this is certainly the good sightlines for fans no matter where you sit. You’re never too far from the action.

But what all hockey fans will notice, and eventually miss, is the lack of a video scoreboard. For an arena that is approaching only its 12th birthday, it’s confounding how the arena could lack even the simplest of video scoreboards hanging above center ice. Instead, fans are given a pixilated text only screen for stats and other pertinent information. So pay close attention to the play because you won’t be seeing that great goal again.

Not since the time NHL Stanley Cup champion Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes played for the franchise under its Lock Monsters moniker has the team made the playoffs. The New Jersey Devils took over operations in 2006 and have missed the playoffs each of the three seasons.

The club still has talent, such as 21-year-old Alexander Vasyunov, who played his first season in North America last season after coming over from Russia, and Matthew Corrente, the 30th overall draft pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Even though Lowell might be a little out of the way, any true hockey fan would benefit from making the trip.

Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, Conn.

Bridgeport Sound Tigers

One of two Connecticut-based teams, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, play inside the 10,000 seat Arena at Harbor Yard, one of the newest arenas in the league. It was opened in 2001 and is less than an hour away from central Connecticut.

Since coming into the league in 2001, the Sound Tigers have been a competitive team every single season. The team’s best postseason run came in its first season, as they advanced all the way to the Calder Cup finals, only to lose the series to the Chicago Wolves. Their best regular season record came last year as they won a club record 49 games.

The Sound Tigers have also been able to produce NHL players such as Trent Hunter, Rick DiPietro, Kyle Okposo, Bruno Gervais, and Sean Bergenheim.

This season the team has a nice collection of talent including Jesse Joensuu, a former second round pick who spent some time with the Islanders in the NHL last season.

The team also has former second round pick Dustin Kohn and the Islanders first round pick last year, goalie Mikko Koskinen.

An interesting dynamic added to the history of the Sound Tigers is their inclusion into the Atlantic Division this year. That means instead of battling with the Hartford Wolf Pack, an in-state rival, over a trophy as unimportant as the Geico Connecticut Cup, a trophy awarded to the winner of the season series, the two teams will be jockeying for playoff position all season long. So take a trip down to Bridgeport when the Wolf Pack head down as well, you’ll be in for a intense rivalry game at an up-todate arena.

Either way you look at it the future of NHL hockey is right near us. Go out and see the future stars.

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CCSU Hockey Falls to Rival Siena Continued from page 12 While they weren’t battling each other, they were fighting for the puck. The Blue Devils managed to put points on the board first, with back to back unanswered goals in the first period. The first one came from Robert DiClemente from Brett Holmes, assisted by Mike DiClemente. A minute thirteen later at 15:18 Captain Joe Dabkowski scored.

It was an uphill battle from that point on.

Siena went on to score six unanswered points through the second period. The Blue Devils’ third goal was Robert DiClemente’s second of the night and was scored on CCSU power play.

The goal was just what they needed.

With energy high once again they were able to hold Siena to just one point in the third while giving Mike Diclemente his first goal of the night, on another CCSU power play.

“They attacked the net and they played a very physical game which is what we wanted to get out of them. So in that aspect they played very well,” said Coach Adams of the positives he saw in his team.

“Defensive zone coverage, just getting the pucks out and bearing down and just clearing pucks when you get the chance,” said Coach Adams of the improvements he would like to see in his team.

The Blue Devils only allowed one power play goal the new players really stepped up.

New starting goalie, Ross Mocko was able to make some very impressive saves and hold the Saints to seven goals.

Zack Vidmosko was taken out towards the end of the second period after getting taken down, but Coach Adams said the trainers cleared him to play and taking him out was just a precaution.

The Blue Devils are back at home on Saturday Oct. 17 against the University of Massachusetts.

Goaltender Ross Mocko stops a Siena attack on net.

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Blue Devils Scorch Colonials, 42-21

Continued from page 12

cutting the score down to 35-21. With 1:14 to go in the game, the Blue Devils tried to run off some of the clock and put the game away, but Kevin Woolfolk had a different idea. The backup rusher took the ball on the next play and dashed up the middle of the field for a 44 yard touchdown run, sealing the fate of the Colonials with a score of 42-21.

James Mallory, a player usually mentioned for his ability running the ball, had success in a different area of the game. Mallory had blocked two consecutive punt attempts by the Colonials, and was a fingertip’s length away

from getting a third.

“I just want to be a jack of all trades,” said Mallory. “I’ve got a lot of confidence in my abilities. I don’t want anybody to think that I’m just a running back. It’s hard to go out and find a guy who can do everything, and that’s the type of player I want to be.”

The Colonials were led by Myles Russ who put up 135 yards on 16 carries, as well as Shadrae King who caught nine passes for 110 yards including two touchdowns.

Quarterback Jeff Sinclair was sacked twice and threw two interceptions, both to CCSU’s London Lomax.

The Immaculate Interception Marcus Dorsey Takes Home Weekly Awards Carmine Vetrano The Recorder

Senior defensive back Marcus Dorsey’s 100-yard interception return last Saturday to seal the homecoming victory for the Blue Devils was not only a highlight for the people in the stands; it was a national highlight for the whole nation to see.

With CCSU up 17-12 in the fourth quarter against rival Scared Heart, Marcus Dorsey picked off Pioneer quarterback Dale Fink’s pass and returned it 100-yards for the school’s longest interception return ever and seal the 24-12 victory. If that wasn’t enough for Dorsey though, then globally known ESPN honoring as the weekend’s number five top play on the SportsCenter should be.

To go along with the ESPN honor, Dorsey took home ECAC and NEC defensive player of the week for also having four tackle and three pass break up plays.

“They were attacking me the whole drive,” the Germantown, Md. native said. “Finally I told myself I wasn’t going to let them score on me,” Dorsey added that, “I was guarding my man and he turned around and so did I, so I made the play and all I saw was grass in front of me and I knew I was going to score.

That interception gave CCSU a two

touchdown lead with under three minutes left in that game proving to be one of the biggest defensive plays all season for the Blue Devils.

“We have a lot of improvements,” Dorsey said about the team. “Our defense is on the same page and we all know what we have to do to be good.”

Dorsey has helped CCSU start off the season with a 4-1 record. The senior is first in the NEC with eight passes defended and second in the NEC in interceptions this year.

He credits his improvements to the coaching staff as well as his teammates. “I have a really good relationship with all my coaches.

We are a big family and I can talk to them about anything.”

Dorsey, who has a cousin in the NFL, says that he is trying to get himself into the same league. Even with NFL aspirations, CCSU will always hold a spot in his heart. “I’ll miss all my friends. Playing with my friends has to be the best thing about playing here.”

And for that end zone dance to cap off his amazing run, “It’s something that me and my teammates do.”

Either way you look at it, a touchdown is a touchdown on paper. However for Dorsey, it’s different.

Women’s Soccer Now 4-0 in NEC After OT Victory at FDU CCSUBLUEDEVILS.com

The Central Connecticut State University women’s soccer team improved to 6-6-1 overall and 4-0 in Northeast Conference play with a 2-1 overtime victory at Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday afternoon. Junior Beth Lloyd scored both goals for the Blue Devils, including the game-winner in overtime. The win is the fourth in the last five games for the Blue Devils, who will play again on Friday afternoon at home against Wagner.

After a scoreless first half, Clio Tregear found Lloyd, who dribbled in from the right corner of the box and found the bottom right corner of the net, in the 67th minute to give the visitors the 1-0 lead.

The Knights responded when Christine Niven sent a cross to classmate Katie Hilder

in front of the net in the 81st minute. Hilder tapped it in to the bottom left corner to tie the game at 1-1.

Lloyd wasted little time in overtime scoring the game-winner to post her first multi-goal game of the season. Central made some quick passes in midfield before Lauren Salvia found Lloyd, who was at the top of the box. Lloyd fired into the high right corner of the net to keep the Blue Devils undefeated in league action this season.

Lloyd now has scored sxi goals in the last six games for the Blue Devils. She is second on the team with her six goals on the year.

Central held a 16-10 edge in shots and 8-0 advantage in corner kicks. Senior Caity Casey grabbed three saves in the win to improve to 6-6-1 on the season.

The Blue Devils return to action on Friday at home against Wagner.

The Blue Devils struggled again with numerous penalties, being tagged with 11 for 81 yards, “We have got to stop the penalties,” said Coach Jeff McInerney. “I want to be more consistent, I want to be more balanced.”

CCSU moves to 4-1 overall this season, including a 2-0 record in conference play.

This season’s early success can be attributed to a cast of veteran players like James Mallory, Hunter Wanket, quartrback, and Aubrey Norris, as well as a group of young up-andcomers.

“Mallory is the ultimate team player, and with players like Aubrey Norris being

unselfish, it just helps us win games in every aspect,” said McInerney. “And when you have a team that will do anything to win, man, you have a special team.”

The Blue Devils finally put up at least 30 points in a game for the first time this season, however it took until the final minutes of the 4th quarter to really get things going. “I don’t like it exploding in the last seven minutes of the 4th quarter,” said McInerney.

CCSU will travel to face Duquesne, 2-4, at noon on Saturday. The Dukes are coming off a loss to Albany, while the Blue Devils are riding in on a 3 game winning streak.

Bulldogs Upset Blue Devils in Overtime

Eduardo Ortiz dribbles past a defender late in the second half.

Continued from page 12 said. “We have four points out of what could have been nine, and we had enough chances to get nine points. We do it to ourselves.”

Bryant midfielder Sean Reilly scored in the 80th minute to give the Bulldogs what looked to be the decisive goal when he received a long pass from Sean Kaukas.

“When we close the door, we have to close it for good,” Green said. “It’s not a lack of effort. Our team’s trying hard.”

“Hats off to [Bryant]. They worked hard,” Green said. “They hustled the whole 90 minutes and overtime and took advantage of the opportunities that they had.”

Co-captain and defender Eddie Floyd received a bad head injury during the match

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which appeared to be a concussion, and it is not known how long he will be out for the team.

Armstrong had six saves in the loss, while Bryant’s Victor Tutino had five saves. CCSU outshot Bryant 19-12 and also had more corner kicks, 8-4.

The Blue Devils are in action again Friday at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart.

Notes: Midfielder Mersad Sahanic decided to leave the team to focus on academics.

Defender Xavier Forsberg was determined by the NCAA to be ineligible and will not play this season. Look for more content online at www.centralrecorder.com

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CCSU Runs Away With Win

CCSU Hockey Falls to Rival Siena Brittany Burke The Recorder

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Senior running back James Mallory hurdles over a RMU lineback to score in the third quarter.

Blue Devils Running Backs Account for 332 yards rushing Tim Farrell The Recorder

The Blue Devils needed some more second half heroics to come away with a big 42-14 win in a tough conference matchup against the Colonials of Robert Morris. Central put up 29 points in the second half, 21 of which came in the final 4 minutes of the game.

CCSU went into halftime trailing on the scoreboard for the fourth consecutive time this season. The Colonials had a 14-13 lead, but on the opening kickoff of the second half, Josue Paul returned it 95 yards for the touchdown, and the Blue Devils never looked back.

“When my number is called, I like to make a play. That’s the kind of guy that I am,” said

Paul. “I love when the pressure’s on me, I had to make a play, I just knew it.”

CCSU had brought their ground game to a whole new level, amassing 332 yards and three touchdowns against the RMU defense.

Junior Brian Fowler led the team with 159 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns. He also had 2 receptions for 15 yards, including a nine-yard TD pass in the first quarter.

Robert Morris had made it into Blue Devil territory 4 times in the second half, only to have 2 of those drives end in an interception, one in a punt, and the other on a turnover on downs. The Colonials had tried to keep the game within their grasp, but couldn’t hold on long enough.

With 9:00 left in the game, Ricardo Gibson recovered a fumble for CCSU at the 15 yard

line. Fowler and Mallory pounded away at the Colonial defense, moving them to the RMU 40, setting up a 40 yard strike from Hunter Wanket to Rob Fisher for the touchdown, capping off an 85 yard drive.

The Blue Devils didn’t stop there. With 1:53 to go in the game, Fowler broke free up the middle of the field and went 66 yards into the end zone, making the score 35-14 in favor of CCSU. “Today they called my number a few times, and the line played really well,” said Fowler. “The whole time I was running [for the touchdown], I was just thinking, don’t get caught, don’t get caught.”

Robert Morris was able to put together a quick and efficient scoring drive in 19 seconds, See Blue Devils Scorch Page 11

The CCSU Blue Devils Hockey club (31) recently took on their biggest rival, the Siena Saints (5-0) and came up short, losing the game 7-4.

It was a goal for the team this year to finally beat Siena, a feat that they have not done in recent memory. Head Coach Ben Adams addressed the two Siena games as the biggest games of CCSU’s season because they are such deep seeded rivals.

“It is a league game as well as just a rival game so probably just the Sienas are the two biggest games in our schedule,” said Coach Adams when asked about what games he and his team are looking forward to the most.

The team was looking for some form of revenge on Siena after being shut out in their last regular season match up on Jan. 30, 2009 at home in Newington. CCSU lost 11-0 and you could feel the tension between the two teams building. In fact, the teams got into a fight and players were suspended from the game because of it. Collegiate hockey bans all forms of fighting.

Even though that match up was a little less than nine months ago you could still feel the tension between all of the players. The game was laden with varying degrees of penalties, the first coming against CCSU in the first six seconds of the game for roughing.

The biggest penalty of the game came in the frustrating third period when the Blue Devils were down 6-3. With 12:27 left in the game CCSU’s forward, Ryan Paglinco got a major penalty for game misconduct/face masking. Paglinco was penalized and given five minutes in the box, which Michael Joy took instead. Paglinco was also taken out for the remainder of the game.

CCSU ended the game with eight penalties against them to Siena’s seven. As the points racked up against CCSU and the time ticked down the more heated the players seemed to get.

Towards the end of the third period with CCSU still down by three, forward Dane Anderson got penalized for goal tender interference and Ryan Bealieu was put in the box for hooking, all while Joy was still in the box for Paglinco’s game misconduct.

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Bulldogs Upset Blue Devils in Overtime Christopher Boulay The Recorder

Smithfield, R.I. - Mike Dafonte scored in the 105th minute, as Bryant surprised CCSU 3-2 at Bryant Bulldogs Stadium.

Dafonte entered the six-yard box and struck the ball on the left side of Blue Devils keeper Paul Armstrong, who was left frozen.

CCSU (6-3-1, 1-1-1) visibly outplayed the Bulldogs (3-9, 1-3) but couldn’t adjust to Bryant’s long ball style of play. “[The long ball] threw us off of our game,” Coach Shaun Green said. “We couldn’t really get the ball down and play our passing game.”

Bryant led CCSU late, but the Blue Devils brought it back to level terms when Jared Spieker struck the ball in midair off of a Robert Cavener corner.

“In the second half we started off really well,” Green said. “I thought we got our passing game going, we were really starting to

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get composed. We went 2-1 up, and I thought we would go 3-1 or 4-1 up.”

Scoring opened in the 60th minute when Raphael Guimaraes struck a perfect ball on a free kick from the left side of the 18-yard box that floated into the top right corner.

The score was leveled by a Blue Devils own goal less then three minutes later.

“We can’t give up the goals that we gave up today, which has plagued us throughout the season,” Cavener said. “We create so many chances and we get punished for not taking them.”

CCSU dominated possession in the second half, but was not able to separate themselves, which proved to be poisonous for the Blue Devils. The loss has them currently mid-table in the conference, something that was not expected at the beginning of the year.

“We’ve got to be able to kill these teams off, and if we don’t, it’s going to cost us,” Cavener See Bulldogs Upset Page 11

Raphael Guimaraes controls the ball through the Bryant defense.

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