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SGA Conflict of Interest Unethical, Says President miChAeL WALsh The recorder

Last semester, the Student Government Association explored but dropped a motion that would disallow club officers from also being voting senators.

This semester, the same conflict of interest that sparked initial debate is still present within SGA. “I can totally see how it’s

corrupt and sometimes it totally is,” said SGA President Matt Vekakis.

“I think that not having senators who are presidents of clubs would be the best idea. In a way it is kind of corrupt.”

According to Vekakis, this year’s SGA has a budget between $600,000 and $700,000. About $430,000 of that two semester total goes towards club budgets.

All 36 voting members have a say

in the disbursement of the money, which goes to everything from club budget contingency requests to the allocating of money into their own committees.

Currently, the SGA hosts a few senators who are also club presidents, including Ashley Foy, president of the German Club, and Albi Sako, president of the Albanian Student Organization. In addition, newly elected senator Liz Braun is

the president of the Outing Club.

“Definitely as a student, I think it’s corrupt. It’s not ethical. It’s none of that,” said Vekakis.

And while Vekakis feels that the conflict of interest presence isn’t right, he doesn’t see it changing within SGA just yet.

“I think in our world it would never really work, unfortunately,” said Vekakis. “In a perfect world, absolutely, there’s no doubt in my

mind that that should be a rule but at least in our SGA, I think it would open a worse can of worms that way than letting them stay on.”

At the Oct. 6 SGA meeting, Senator Foy made a motion on behalf of her own club to allocate $3730 towards its budget. The motioned budget was considerably less than the initially requested and failed motion of $5,965 made SGA | ConT. on 3

CCSU Professor Wins Settlement in Faculty Senate Sends A Message Discrimination Lawsuit Senate Votes To Begin Tenure-Track Hiring

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CCSU English Professor Ravi Shankar recently received an undisclosed settlement for a discrimination lawsuit he filed against the city of New York and New York Police Department, after over a year of fighting for justice.

In July of 2009, Shankar was in Manhatten to promote his online literature and art journal. He did not plan on spending the weekend in jail.

On his way home from New York City, Shankar was supposedly pulled over for an illegal left turn. Rather than being given a traffic ticket and being sent on his way, Shankar was arrested on an outstanding warrant for another Ravi Shankar.

A five-foot-ten Caucasian Ravi Shankar weighing 140 pounds was wanted in Brooklyn for reckless driving. The Ravi Shankar that was arrested is a six-foot-two man of Indian descent weighing 200 pounds, and was in Connecticut when the other Ravi Shankar was in Brooklyn.

Shankar was arrested on a Friday night, kept in jail all day Saturday, and was finally seen by a judge on Sunday. Once in front of the judge, Shankar’s public defender and the prosecutor explained the case of mistaken identity. Rather than dismissing the case at that point, Judge Ruth Pickholz told them that she didn’t care, and that she would not hear from the public defender because Shankar was employed and was expected to hire his own lawyer.

Throughout the weekend, Shankar was subjected to blatant discrimination based on his ethnicity. “It was clear [that this was a case of racial profiling] in every step of the way; from the initial traffic stop, to the fact that I was called a ‘sand nigger’, to the treatment I received in the police station, to the fact that

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Professor Ravi Shankar.

95% of all the people in Central Book were brown or black,” said Shankar.

After early media coverage on NPR and in the Hartford Courant, Shankar was contacted by attorney Bruce Baron of Baron Associates.

Baron agreed to take on Shankar’s case pro bono. Shankar then began the process of filing a civil suit against the city of New York and the NYPD. “[It was] time-consuming; I had to take numerous trips back to the city to meet the lawyers, to have my deposition taken, to go back to court, etc,” Shankar said.

The city agreed to settle out of court rather than have the case heard. Although Shankar feels vindicated by the settlement, he said that it is not adequate compensation for his SHANKAR | ConT. on 3

extensions if deemed fit while discussing the resolution.

“We have about 15 percent of our faculty on emergency appointments right now, put that number in perspective. The only way we could meet that deficit is by not filling vacant positions,” said Lovitt.

Currently there are 59 faculty in special appointments, 27 of which are in their second year of two-year contracts and 32 that were hired as of August.

Mendez-Mendez made clear that this is an informational action, representing the voice and views of the senate. The resolution will be sent to CCSU President Jack Miller. Currently the resolution is not going to the CSU Board

A resolution calling to put an end to the special appointment of faculty under emergency circumstances and to instead begin tenure-track hiring consumed the majority of Tuesday’s faculty senate meeting before being passed with 31 votes and 19 abstentions.

Serafin Mendez-Mendez, professor and chair of communication, put forth the resolution which instructs the CSU and CCSU administrations to cease and desist in the current use of special appointments as holding places for tenure-track faculty, which is in violation of the Collective Bargaining FACULTY | ConT. on 3 Agreement between the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors and the Board of Trustees for Connecticut State University System.

“The state is currently facing a financial crisis of almost unimaginable proportions. We have a $19 billion state budget. We have a projected deficit next year in excess of three and a half billion. They anticipate a similar deficit for the next year and they make a two year budget, so we’re probably looking at close to somewhere between six and seven billion dollars of deficit to be overcome. We cannot, nobody has a clear understanding of how the state is going to begin to address this problem, but there’s no question that higher education is going to have to bare its share,” said Carl Lovitt, provost and vice president of academic affairs.

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Meeting Pools Fresh Ideas for Town and Gown Relations mATT KiernAn The recorder

The CCSU Town and Gown Committee’s public meeting saw a strong turnout Monday night, with professors, city administrators and local residents all contributing to the ongoing discussion about what the city and university can do to strengthen the relationship between students and the outside community.

“We’d like to not only get a sense of where the problems lie, but also what the solutions may be,” said Timothy Corbitt, director

of counseling and wellness and co-chair of the Town and Gown Committee, at the start of the meeting in Bellin Gallery in the Student Center.

The meeting had an outcome of positive suggestions for how to improve campus and local community relations, but also an outpour of complaints from residents who said they have had to deal with loud parties, cars crowding streets and houses with poor upkeep.

“It’s very difficult for police to take action off the campuses of the CSU system,” said New Britain Mayor Timothy Stewart,

who has recently made it an initiative to increase the influence of Connecticut State Universities in the punishment process for students getting in trouble off-campus.

Captain Anthony Paventi of the New Britain Police Department said that the New Britain and CCSU campus police have made 90 student arrests, mostly consisting of alcohol-related incidents, but some involving narcotics, since the beginning of the fall semester.

The police have worked harder to keep in touch with what students are doing on nights that typically have an increase of students drinking alcohol. One of the ways police have

done this is by viewing Facebook event listings for upcoming parties.

Of the suggestions, the one that seemed to have the most positive response was the idea of a shuttle bus that would drive around the local neighborhoods where students live to transport them from their homes to the university. The suggestion, made by former SGA President Andrew Froning, was responded to by Stewart who said he would look into speaking with local bus shuttle companies that would be willing to create something similar to Froning’s idea. The shuttle system may decrease the number of cars parked in nearby neighborhoods.

“I do think that we need to communicate much more with the landlords,” said Laura Tordenti, vice president of student affairs, who received feedback from locals saying town officials should knock on doors to see how many students live in one apartment.

Stewart responded to the suggestion by saying the problem arises from there not being enough people that are willing to knock on doors to monitor the number of students living in one room. In addition, Stewart says students will be unwilling to answer questions about who lives in their apartment goWn | ConT. on 4

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Final Gubernatorial Debate Draws Union Supporters, Detractors Matt clyburn The Recorder

Half of the crowd outside Torrington’s Warner Theatre on Monday evening roared in unison, “DAN MA-LLOY, DAN MALLOY, DAN MA-LLOY!” The leader of the chant brandished a bullhorn and what turned out to be a common sight outside of the performing arts venue: a union sign and t-shirt. The presence of union factions at political gatherings has raised many questions about the very nature of special interests.

The Connecticut voters that gathered in front of the theater were on hand for the last of the gubernatorial debates this election season between Republican The scene outside Torrington’s Warner Theatre, site of Monday’s final gubernatorial debate. matt clyburn | the recorder Tom Foley and Democrat Dan Malloy. The debate was a one- Foley supporter, who wished to [him] our support because of his said, “You’ve compromised yourself, hour discussion presented by the remain anonymous, said. “We come record as mayor of Stamford and frankly, in representing the taxpayers Republican-American of Waterbury out on our own free will.” his continued support of police... and the citizens of Connecticut in and moderated by its Executive A member of the SEIU from throughout Connecticut.” negotiating with the state workforce Editor, Jonathan Kellogg.

Cheshire defended the presence One Foley supporter admitted representatives.”

As the Foley half of the crowd of union members at the debate. to feeling “intimidated” that the Malloy countered that he has waited politely for their turn “We’re demonstrating to save our members of the State Police were “absolutely not entered into any to respond, a number of them jobs, there’s nothing wrong with “appearing to choose sides.” The deals with unions other than to treat suggested quietly that many in that,” he said. comments echoed similar concerns them with respect.” the opposing faction were union One gentleman on hand from members of the crowd as The interests represented at the representatives being paid to identified himself as Andrew representatives of the union shouted debate are a cross-section of the demonstrate. Though this claim is Matthews, the President of the from across the street and held signs gubernatorial race as whole, and unsubstantiated, many of the signs Connecticut State Police Union. in support of Malloy. many politicians have had difficulty in support of Malloy clearly stated, He was there to represent 1,082 The debate itself raised drawing the line between the “Paid for by AFSCME Local 15.”

State Police within Connecticut’s additional questions from each interests of voters and the interests Represented on the Malloy side largest police contingency based candidate about the presence of of so-called special interests. The were members of the Carpenter’s in Middletown.

Matthews’ special interests in politics. important thing, according to and Machinist’s Unions, the Service organization is backing Malloy for Foley argued that “Dan Malloy Malloy, is to “choose a leader who Employees International Union, Governor. has entered into commitments with is actually going to concentrate on the American Federation of State, “Dan Malloy knows public union leaders not to reduce the size changing the State of Connecticut.”

County and Municipal Employees, safety,” Matthews said, “there won’t of the state workforce, not to seek The leader that voters choose on and the Connecticut State Police be a learning curve when he comes concessions on benefit levels...so Nov. 2 will go on to fill the governor’s Union. to office. After examining all of [he has] very limited flexibility.” seat left vacant by M. Jodi Rell on “We’re volunteers,” one female the evidence, we decided to give Speaking directly to Malloy, Foley Jan. 5 of 2011.

Fictional Environmental Frog Makes A Splash at Chen Gallery Jason Cunningham The Recorder

Artists Joy Wulke and Jerry Butler talked to a small audience prior to the Oct. 21 opening reception of their duel exhibitions Izzy the Frog in Lumina Land and Izzy the Frog in the Park River Watershed at CCSU’s Chen Fine Arts Center.

During the presentations, which spanned from 3-4 p.m., the two went through their respective experiences as artists and discussed the results of their walk with Izzy the Frog during their projects’ developmental periods.

The exhibits show that environmental sustainability is key to saving Izzy, a representative for all of the world’s frogs, and Wulke and Butler both believe that artistic expression is not only illuminating to the cause, but a direct stepping stone towards solutions for saving the one out of every three species of frog across the world threatened with extinction.

“I’ve always been interested in how the environment impacts the emotions and sensibility of a person,” said Wulke.

Reflective ponds, mirror pyramids, skewed movie projections, bubbling water tanks, large hand drawn depictions of the metamorphic cycle from tadpole to frog, origami frogs, whitewashed walls and suspended branches are all put in place to tantalize the senses.

The music that filled the space was produced by composer and original Izzy inventor Istvan Peter B’Racz.

“Izzy is mentioned as a mythical character of a frog and Izzy is always discovering new things about background, cultures, how Izzy is seen by others and interpreted by others and also how Izzy lives within the environment that’s required for

Izzy’s [sustainability],” said Wulke.

Wulke’s installation tells the story of how our relationship with frogs evolved over time. Through many multicultural myths the frog acted as not only a symbol of transformation, but also as a warning of ecological breakdown.

“I like the facts, the information is appealing and the drawings make you think about it. The pictures go along with everything, making it very easy to follow,” said Lauren Brady, a senior communication major.

Butler, who teaches art education at CCSU, managed 150 local middle school students from the Naylor School who collectively painted a mural depicting Izzy and the frogs of the Park River Watershed. The Park River Watershed is a water drainage basin Jason Cunningham | the recorder that most of New Britain, including Izzy the Frog is a dual art exhibit from artists Joy Wulke and Jerry CCSU, is a part of.

“I feel very informed. I now Butler. know a lot about the watershed change the world and we shouldn’t Hall and is free to the public from and how watching the frogs will be either,” said Butler. “If we get Monday to Friday, 1-4 p.m. show signs of the ecology and the people enthusiastic enough they’re “This exhibit really gives you quality of our own water and how going to respond.” a god idea of what the [frogs’] it effects us, and our drinking and Local New Britain school environment looks like in this our future,” said Christina Aguilera, students are encouraged to make area…I like the frogs. It’s nice to see a senior psychology major. their own banners to tell Izzy’s story the origami frogs on the floor, on Butler grew up on a farm and and to express their own personal the walls. I’ve never seen anything always had to pay attention to relationship with Izzy. quite like this in this area. It’s really remaining sustainable, saying that “We have classes coming in a great exhibit to show you what’s it’s inherent to the farmer lifestyle every Friday for the next five Fridays going on below your feet, in back of to only use what you need. Butler to look at it and study about it, you you, areas where most people don’t holds the philosophy that the key know, high school kids, all different look…I think these events need to sustainability is leaving your versions of ages in different groups better publicity. I know about them environment how you’ve found and I think because of all that it’s because I’m involved with [the arts it or better, a view he contributes definitely going to be an eye opener community]. More people in New to his background in landscape and make the problem way more Britain should see this,” said Frank architecture. aware. So I think the public will get Bradley, a member of the board of “These kids got a lot of things a lot more out of it too, especially the New Britain Commission of the that they’re challenged with, so from our small, little gallery,” said Arts, the board of the Greater New as far as I’m concerned I’ve got a Jennifer Gott, a senior art major Britain Arts Alliance, the board of new respect for youth, because who helped with the exhibitions for the New Britain public library. they’ll have to solve tomorrow’s her curatorship class.

Expect to see Izzy the Frog in problems. They’re not afraid to say The Chen Fine Arts Center is the regional 2010-2011 Park Water we can change ourselves and we can on the second floor of Maloney Arts’ Festival of Eco Arts.

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George Murphy, Professor of Psychology of Trustees, however the faculty senate might consider making a resolution to send it to them.

The first paragraph of the resolution discusses the significant amount of emergency hires that have left little room to search for tenor-track professors.

The second paragraph of the resolution discusses that currently the emergency appointments are being used as place holders in lieu of tenure-track appointments.

The third paragraph of the resolution lists the reasons this practice hurts CCSU and the CSU system overall by placing faculty in temporary positions that don’t allow them to engage in longterm planning or to develop many of the other beneficial practices and programs that tenure-track

by Senator Ben Haase, and after some discussion, Foy rescinded her motion. Later in the meeting, a motion to allocate the German Club $5,500 was made by Senator Haase. It was then passed by the senate with 16 yes votes, two no votes and four abstentions. Foy did abstain from all votes regarding her club.

“It’s unfortunate when some people bring up motions on behalf of their clubs and stuff like that and there’s nothing we can really do about it, especially when the senate wants to hear it and the senate actually votes and approves it,” said Vekakis. “Another thing that’s a problem, and I don’t blame them, but senators don’t like calling other senators out, because it’s kind of uncomfortable and tense.

At senate you’ll probably never see someone be like ‘That’s corrupt, that’s unethical!’ The motion will probably always be heard, and whether it’s ethical or corrupt or not, I guess it doesn’t really matter, which stinks.”

Vekakis, who was chair of the constitution and by-laws ad hoc committee last semester where the initial debate began, recalled one of the main reasons as to why opponents of last semester’s motion were so strongly against it.

“Since a senate is the representatives of the student body, people felt like you can’t tell someone if they can run or they can’t run,” said Vekakis. “Everyone has an opportunity to run or not run, so there shouldn’t be a rule or law that bars anyone from running.

So that was another argument. You can’t just bar them from running, and like I say it’s all about ethics, that’s what SGA really stands for.”

And according to Vekakis, last semester’s SGA was made up of a stronger presence for club presidents, which he attributed to the failure of the motion.

“I remember last semester there were a lot more club presidents than there are this semester, and that’s why it absolutely just tanked,” said Vekakis. “That’s where you see the ethics come out again. Take yourself out of your club position as a senator.

As a student what’s better for the student body? And unfortunately I don’t think many people did that.”

For Vekakis, it all comes down to the responsibility of the individual senators.

“Be a big person, and realize that you’re holding these dual positions and that you know there’s a lot of power in that, and either abstain from voting when you’re talking about your club or be a senator when you’re at senate, not a club president.”

SHANKAR | Cont. from 1 experience, but that he “just wanted to continue to spread the word.”

Shankar called the settlement a “modest monetary sum” but is unable to discuss the amount due to the terms of the settlement.

He said that the amount is less important than the fact that the city admitted responsibility. Since the incident, Shankar has become

somewhat paranoid, especially concerning police officers and authority figures.

Shankar, an American-born citizen, says that “to feel like I don’t have the rights and liberties of the rest of my country-people has been a shock to me and I want to advocate on behalf of all those who are wrongfully attacked and impugned by those in power.”

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professors are able to.

The fourth paragraph of the resolution details the compromise to academic freedom and personal responsibility that is made by hiring a larger contingent of fulltime faculty under short-term contracts.

The fifth paragraph of the resolution states that there is little savings to be had when hiring emergency appointments and that the only real benefit of emergency appointments is that the positions filled by them become easily expended. The resolution concludes with its request to have these special appointments hired under “emergency” circumstances to be replaced with tenure-track faculty in a timely fashion.

“Specifically, what I would

like to see the administration do is respond to the second full paragraph, which suggests quite clearly that this is using emergency appointments as place holders under 4.8.2 is an absolute violation of the contract. What good are contractual articles if you can violate them at will when someone can say there’s a budget crisis? So what other aspects of the contract can be disregarded when there’s a budget [crisis],” asked Cindy White, a professor of communication.

A light amendment was voted on to switch paragraphs two and three of the resolution to make the intent of the resolution more clear in terms of priority. The vote had 46 faculty senators support the friendly amendment and had four abstentions.

Lamont To Gubernatorial Candidates: “Lay Off the Caffeine” Matt clyburn The Recorder

Ned Lamont delivered his opinion about the condition of the gubernatorial race in blunt fashion, emphasizing the fierce intensity of both candidates leading up to Election Day in a discussion with NPR’s John Dankosky. The campaign for Connecticut’s next governor has received attention as of late for the incessant negative campaigning and the use of attack ads on television, radio, and internet.

The panel on the “Agenda for the Next Governor” took place in the Vance Academic Center Monday afternoon in front of a standingroom-only crowd of students and local citizens. Lamont was joined by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel to discuss serious issues facing the state’s next chief executive.

Oz Griebel.

Lamont began the panel by saying, “This state’s been in a world of hurt for a very long time...we need a change of direction.” He went on to say that a large part of Connecticut’s problems revolve around the uncertainty facing families and businesses, noting that “we just don’t know what this state’s gonna look like in five years.”

Budgetary and financial concerns were laced into the political discussion, as both Lamont and Griebel agreed that the current economic circumstances in Connecticut are bleak. “This problem doesn’t belong to the unions, it doesn’t belong to the government, it doesn’t belong to the legislature, it belongs to all of us,” Griebel said. “State employees as individuals effectively are not the issue, it’s the benefit structure that’s the issue that we can’t afford.”

The next governor must grapple

with these issues in addition to producing a balanced budget 90 days after taking office, the long terms of which will not kick in for another two to three years. “You start on the spending side of the equation, and we have not earned the right to raise anybody’s taxes,” Lamont said.

Griebel went on to emphasize Lamont’s implication of a multitiered reform, noting that “if [state government] were to raise taxes to solve our current crisis, we would all owe nearly $50,000.” “Any tax increases - income tax increases, sales tax increases, tolls - have to be tied to changing the structure of government.”

Lamont said that “there is room for significant savings...our state pension plan right now is bankrupt, and we’re even more bankrupt when it comes to healthcare.”

Ned Lamont.

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Ned Lemont, Oz Griebel and Dankosky at Monday’s panel discussion in Vance Academic Center.

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SGA Explores Self-Sustainability With New Ad Hoc Committee Michael Walsh The Recorder

For Senator Erika DawsonHead, a conference trip to Texas A&M was the inspiration for her new Road to Success ad hoc committee.

“The Road to Success is actually going to be an ad hoc committee that is going to promote self sustainability for our SGA,” said Dawson-Head. “The Road to Success is definitely going to be an arm of SGA, and it’s going to be our fundraising arm.”

According to Dawson-Head, the end result of the committee, which is modeled after a similar one at

Texas A&M, would be to eliminate student activity fees and for the Student Government Association to be self-sustained and supported by itself.

After hearing her out, President Matt Vekakis decided to create an ad hoc committee in support of the program, which Vekakis called “one of the best ideas senate has ever come up with.”

“I feel like she’s going to do great things with it. She’s a go-getter.

She’ll make sure stuff happens,” said Vekakis. “I’m going to at least be on that ad-hoc committee to steer it and make sure it comes to fruition.”

Although the committee is in its earliest stages of production,

Dawson-Head does have plans on how to initially raise money.

“The idea is that we’re going to start a campaign where we sell bricks. We’re going to have to get approval and go through all the steps, but they’re going to be bricks that will beautify the property here at CCSU. They will be able to buy at a brick at whatever price we set in the ad hoc committee,” said Dawson-Head.

The money that comes from the sale of the bricks will be put into an ever-growing endowment, which will then go towards the long-term goal of a self-sustained SGA. SGA currently consumes student funds to go towards its budget, something

Dawson-Head would like to see decreased.

“I definitely think this is going to be an awesome journey,” said Dawson-Head. “This is not something that is going to happen in one semester. It’s definitely going to be something that we set the framework up for now, and 20 years from now when I come back I get to hear how wonderful it is, and how we’re almost there, we’re almost at self-sustainability where SGA does not rely on student activity funds.”

Dawson-Head also believes that the new program is a way to create customs and traditions at CCSU, something she feels the

university is clearly missing.

“It also makes it so that alumni have something to come back and look at, have some reason to come back at CCSU and stay involve in the future,” said Dawson-Head.

“We give scholarships every year, and when you give scholarships to a student, they automatically appreciate it. So why not repay the university by buying a brick or putting money towards their own sustainability, especially in troubled times like these where costs are going up and the money isn’t coming in.”

For now, the committee is still in an exploratory phase, but it does hope to get off the ground sooner than later.

Newly Elected SGA Senators Discuss Their Notions For Change jason cunningham The Recorder

Late in September, Central Connecticut State University's Student Government Association filled the remaining open seats in its senate. The SGA also filled the position of senior class president during the elections. Turnout for the elections, which took place in the Student Center on Sept. 29 and 30, was extremely low.

Liz Braun won the seat of resident senator with 54 votes, beating Mulanga Kamba who received 28, and was the candidate to receive the most votes in the outcome of the elections. Braun said in an e-mail that the low voter turnout was no fault of the SGA Elections Committee, stating that because of an incoming storm voting could not take place outside like intended, hindering the turnout.

Regardless of the location change, low voting turnout has been a problem for the SGA for a long time. The numbers shown in last month's election results represent a sliver of the nearly 7,000 fulltime students currently enrolled at CCSU. An even larger problem, however, seems to be that many students on campus aren't entirely sure what the SGA does or how much the SGA effects the clubs, community and social environment at CCSU. Some students aren't even aware of the SGA's existence.

To shed a little more light on who the SGA are and what some of their goals are, this article will briefly introduce our readers to four of the six newly elected senators and the new senior class president. Two of the new senators, Liz Braun and Tony Dalia, have previously served on the SGA senate in other seats.

"I was a senator last year for two semesters so I’ve come to learn the ins and outs of the student government. It can be daunting and GOWN | Cont. from 1 because they’re not legally obligated to say.

“It seems to me that our neighborhood communications have fallen apart,” said John Nedosko, former co-chair of the Town and Gown Committee and resident of Stratford Road in New Britain, a hotspot for student parties in the Belvedere neighborhood.

Nedasko was speaking on the loss of Town and Gown meetings at St. Francis Church in New Britain that had representatives from nearby towns and residents that met more often than the committee does now.

Stewart replied that he thinks the meetings fell apart when Nedosko stopped coordinating them, leaving no one to organize times for locals

hectic for new senators and with my experience it’s easier to start making decisions immediately instead of spending time learning the system," Braun states in her e-mail. "Both I and the commuter senator, Tony Dalia, were senators previously so I have high hopes for what we do using our experience with the SGA." Braun has gone into the SGA with two main goals. Her first is to create a multi-faith room on campus that is open to those of all religions for prayer and reflection.

"Although I feel strongly about the separation of church and state, I feel that if this is a concern of the students, it is a concern of mine," Braun states in her e-mail.

Her second goal is to get the senators of the SGA more involved in the faculty committees on campus.

"There are seats available within many of the faculty committees and I hope that we can be more involved in important, higher up decision making. That way, when students come to us with concerns that are bigger than the SGA, we can voice them anyways to the faculty," stated Braun in her e-mail.

Dalia won the position of Commuter Senator with 51 votes over Shaun Boughton who received 27. He calls himself a big fan of CCSU who wants to make the university better for current students and any future students.

"I wanted to get involved because I'm a commuter. I felt out of the loop. You can feel out of the loop being at home all of the time.

I figured, from being in the Student Center all of the time, that I would get involved, try to get things done," said Dalia.

Dalia wants to see more student involvement on campus as well as better communication between the clubs on campus, especially in preparation for some of the bigger events that they are collectively to gather to discuss concerns.

What police can do, according to Stewart, is give citations to people with unsightly yards that disrupt their neighborhoods. People are given a 14-day warning to clean up whatever bothers their neighbors, or else they will be given a citation.

The committee decided they would look toward gathering a mailing list of people who would be interested in attending Town and Gown meetings, who would then be sent e-mails and updates on when meetings will be held in the future.

Those interested in learning more about the Town and Gown Task Force can visit www.ccsu.edu, and click their link under the A-Z index.

involved in.

"Too many people go home.

I want to get people to stay here," said Dalia.

Currently Dalia has a long term goal to get more electrical outlets placed in the Student Center.

"There's only two electrical outlets over by the booths, a minimal amount in general," said Dalia. "Students have laptops and want to do work. It's a big concern for students."

Matt Hubbard is a new freshman senator with a similar claim of having great listening skills.

Hubbard received 43 votes, the second highest number of votes received for the freshman senator candidates. Hubbard said that listening to students is something he sincerely enjoys doing and that his friends in SGA were the ones who helped get him involved with the senate.

"You hear a lot of people saying

there's not much to do around CCSU. I plan on getting the word out about different clubs and opportunities on campus," said Hubbard. "I will help get people more involved. It's good to have things to do on campus, it's good to show people that there are things here."

Hubbard feels that he's always been good mediator. Since the members of SGA are supposed to act as a voice for the students, he wanted to use those skills to help the campus community on a larger scale.

"I like to take control of situations. I care about what my peers are interested in, I want to do my best to represent those interests.

As along as I can accomplish that I feel that I've done something good," said Hubbard.

Heidi Sanchez received the least amount of votes for a freshman senator position with only 26,

beating out Jessamyn Ward and Raquel Rodriquez, the two loosing candidates of the six that ran, by 3 and 4 votes respectively.

"It was mostly a commuter vote represented. I do wish that we had set up more voting booths on other places on campus, but I can't complain," said Sanchez.

Sanchez says that she wants students to be aware of her presence so that if anyone has problems at CCSU they can let her know.

"I set out to make myself known on campus and to make it a better place for everyone. I'm not just involved with SGA, I'm also in CAN and I'm basketball manager," Sanchez said. "I'm a social work major, I want to do better for my school and community."

The SGA office can be found in the Student Center. The SGA encourages visitors to come by with questions and concerns whenever they have them.

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OPINION

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EDITORIAL

SGA Must Retain Fiscal Responsibility in Decision Making

There is a basic desire by most citizens in this society to participate in a democratic system. Down from federal, to state, to municipal, everyone tries to have their hand in some form of government. If you can afford it and you have a campaign to stand behind, then you can run for office. Minus the monetary aspect, this process and election model is emulated here at our university. Our Student Government Association, or SGA, is a perfect example of a small-scale governing body.

With our newly appointed President, Matt Vekakis heading this student political body, he will be scrutinized for every move and mistake that he may or may not make. If these mistakes are made, there’s a lot riding on them. They have a budget of over $600,000

under their control and it’s hard for a group of empowered individuals not to think that this money is somehow theirs. While they are simply the allocators, it’s easy to see how this can happen.

Of that roughly $600,000 our clubs are allocated about $430,000, according to Vekakis. Even spread out over two semesters, that’s a lot of financial responsibility. The issue that arises with this, is that one could take advantage of this for their own gain.

Currently, there are no rules in our student government that prevent club leaders to be SGA senators.

If a senator would like to motion for a larger budget for their club, they can do so.

This hardly seems reasonable. There is an underlying, and for some reason completely

EDITOR’S COLUMN

Journalism Majors Need To Open Eyes To Present and Future Michael Walsh The Recorder

As I read down a list of The Recorder’s staff editors and reoccurring staff writers, I can’t help but notice the dramatic absence of journalism majors included among them.

With a brand new journalism major in place, hype surrounding the changing field might be at its most exciting stage at CCSU. The school has managed to create a respectful and honorable program to help better prepare students for their future. The Robert C. Vance Foundation even managed to bring a professional in to teach and be part of the journalism community with the arrival of WNPR’s Where We Live host John Dankosky.

But while the school has made great progress towards improving a program all journalism students should desperately yearn for, are the students actually taking advantage of what’s there?

It needs to be said: staffing here at The Recorder has been abysmal the last few semesters, with hardly enough bodies being able to account for the usual college newspaper beats, resulting in a product that while good, could be dramatically better with the entire support of the journalism department.

Next door, WFCS, our very own radio station, might as well be called a music station, as no semblance of news is ever to be found. This isn’t to say that the work the music junkies over there do isn’t good, they are a bright and energetic group on this campus, but more a reflection on the lack of desire journalism students have to get involved with it. As far as I know, there are small internal developments in progress to hopefully change that, and the arrival of radio veteran Dankosky will only bolster that movement.

As I look towards my post-graduation future, I cringe at the prospects of applying for journalism-related jobs in this tumultuous economic climate and ever-changing industry. And even though I consider my résumé to be looking pretty nice, I can’t but help fear the inevitable and initial rejections I might face.

And it leads me to asking whether other students, those I might have been sitting among in classes for semester upon semester, are worried about the same thing.

As the face of journalism changes, the quality of those applying for jobs is growing by the minute, as young, aspiring journalists become five-tool multimedia jacks of all trades. In turn, the increased competition for the lone available jobs call for a high résumé with quality published clips, those of which can most easily be acquired through your very own campus publications.

Earlier this month, The Recorder held a training and informational session to try and encourage and gather new writers.

With the help of our adviser, an e-mail was distributed to roughly 100 students

that were either journalism majors, minors or those that had expressed some interest in taking part at one time or another.

Unfortunately, only a small handful of new faces showed up to the event, resulting in the training and informational intention to be changed to story brainstorming. The overall lack of presence from journalism students in the room that day was a clear sign to myself and my colleagues that something isn’t right within the major we love.

Last semester a wonderful initiative took place, as a Society of Professional Journalists chapter begun to take form on campus.

The problem was that the group carried a member list that if cross-referenced with The Recorder’s staff writers, would share a rare similarity, the most baffling and problematic example defining our beloved field at CCSU. When a group of students interested in professional journalism isn’t the same as the campus newspaper, something is wrong.

So as we’ve hit the midpoint of what’s been a very strong fall semester, I’ve taken it upon myself, with encouragement from my section editors and reliable staff writers, to do the long overdue and break the ice. This isn’t a call to arms, it isn’t a plea for more writers, it’s an opinion from one journalism major that’s shared across the very newsroom I write this in. If you don’t do something now, you’ll regret it later. Wasting the precious time you have during college isn’t conducive towards a prosperous career in the field you aspire to join. I might be wrong, and for the sake of others not taking the opportunity to do more, I hope I am.

And while my experiences with low student activity is solely focused on journalism, I’m most certain this creed can apply to the entire CCSU campus. There’s a club or organization for almost every major or interest on this campus, and if there isn’t, not much is stopping you from starting a credible one. Our university gives great opportunity to students who want to go out and take it.

Since becoming influential on the final layout of the student newspaper, I’ve noticed a strong disconnect between the entire CCSU campus in general and the media publications and organizations that make up the foursome group of the SA/LD Media Board. Last year, I remember picking up a copy of Off-Center, the newly founded campus magazine, and reading a piece from Melissa Cordner, editor-in-chief, simply wondering if anyone was actually reading what she had to say. More recently, a student working at the radio station mentioned how they weren’t even able to give out free concert tickets because no one felt like calling in to their show. And since becoming editor-inchief myself, I still have yet to receive a letter to the editor, positive or negative.

If you’re a journalism major and the idea of going out and reporting on breaking news doesn’t get your investigative juices flowing or your heart beating, you might want to consider a change in plans.

accepted, opinion that anyone can and should run for an SGA office seat. There are no limits or restrictions to who is allowed to run. We try to mirror the U.S. Government’s political models in our SGA, but yet we don’t acknowledge the fact that not all are allowed to run for office in our society. There are limits as to who can run, and for good reason.

At the state level, one must live in the state for several years before being allowed to run for anything. We have restrictions throughout the state and federal level, and yet it doesn’t seem permissible at this university to block someone from running for office in the SGA. There simply must be a conflict of interest law which will prevents someone from being a governing member of a club and also being on the senate.

To continue on this path that we are currently on will promote an environment that is conducive to corruption. The goal of the SGA is provide students the opportunity to voice their opinion and to make decisions on what is done for the students at this university.

To allow some to take advantage of this system would undermine it and ultimately make it useless. There are those who want to use it as a means to make decisions and allocate funds fairly, but they cannot be the minority.

Just as in our government, our laws must be reexamined regularly. The great thing about democracy is the ability and room for change. We need to think of our SGA like this and make sure that the decisions we are making now, or not making, don’t take away from the ones we can make down the line.

We’re Halfway, But Far From Finished nicholas proch The Recorder

This week marks the midpoint of our Fall 2010 semester. If you’re a full-time student, this time of year can either be a time of rejoice or a time of painful treading through classes.

For some, they can see the light at the end of the tunnel, knowing that they are halfway through another semester of hard work. For others, they can find themselves completely burned out.

Most classes have had, or are having, their mid-terms this week. There are papers due, exams to take, and projects to complete. The library and computer lab is going to be full day-in and day-out with students trying to get their work done. Once these few weeks are over, we’re on a long stretch to the finish.

For three weeks, until Thanksgiving, there are no breaks from the daily grind.

It should be up to both the student and teacher to make sure that the scholarly community continues to receive a quality education during these weeks. For most, this time of the year can seem monotonous. Class discussions seem to run into one another and there is an ever-present desire to skip your lectures.

We all need to fight these urges and continue to push on. At our university it’s easy to not get up and go to class. Being that we are mostly a commuter school, adding in a commute to your morning makes the decision of not coming in much easier. Most classes require regular attendance, making your choice of not going to class even more costly. Not only are you missing out on the

notes, but you are being negatively graded for this.

Not all the blame lies on the student, however. Professors tend to find a style of teaching that they are comfortable with and stick with it. For some this is a great thing. For others this can create the class that every student dreads. With slideshow presentations, one after another can really take the student-teacher interaction out of the equation. Different teaching methods should always be explored.

Allowing students to work in groups, promoting more discussion, and perhaps leading discussions can really keep the pupils wanting more from their classes.

That should be the desire of every instructor at this university. Our staff seems to only be concerned with teaching the required material and anything beyond that point is considered an afterthought.

Classes should be about learning as much as you possibly can, not just learning what you think you should. If you’re constantly pushing yourself as a student to look for more information and knowledge, you’re going to stay interested in your daily schedule and not look at it as a burden.

Over the coming weeks, members of our student body will either collapse or break through and shine. If you find yourself on the fence, take action and stay involved with what you are doing. The more attentive you are, the more it will show both on your transcript and to yourself when you look back at what you really spent your money on. Don’t let yourself run out of steam now, or you’ll never catch up later.

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REVIEWS

‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Fails to Disappoint max kyburz

to The Tempest is the very fact that they are in a concentrated area, but not small enough to compromise creativity. As I wrote in the the review for the last Black Box production I saw, a student production of Melanie Marnich’s Quake, there is indeed a bright future for the actors in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. You don’t need to see a Yale or Juilliard production to witness gifted young students.

Students may be most familiar with Williams’ most famous play, A Streetcar Named Desire, which is a staple in most young adult English classes. Like Streetcar, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof generously displays Williams’ ear for dialogue as well as grandiose capabilities of constructing great emotional drama. Of the two, Cat is far more personal; the play’s themes of homosexuality and alcoholism were laced throughout the highs and lows of the playwright’s life. For those looking for some light extracurricular reading, seek out the play’s text. And carry a hanky.

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Tennessee Williams’ brand of poetic prose was brought from page to stage this past week at the Black Box Theatre, all thanks to the great talent CCSU has to offer. The play on tap was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning tragic Southern opera from 1955, expertly directed by CCSU professor Josh Perlstein.

Following what may be the most entertaining pre-show introduction ever (the directions to turn off cell phones are sung soulfully), the Friday night performance was ready to begin. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof takes place in a single bedroom on a Southern plantation in the 1950s. Most of the room is awash in a blinding white with marble, with some red thrown in for good measure. Barely any scenery changes are made through the duration, turning out to be the most beautiful cesspool you can imagine. The most visible change comes from behind the high-rise curtains, as the ruby and orange sunset sinks into a deep nightfall. It’s a change that finds its glory in subtlety.

Cat centers upon a turbulent couple, Brick (an alcoholic who drinks away his sorrows over the loss of his gay lover Skipper and the trouble it’s caused him since) and Margaret, his long-suffering wife. Brick’s secrecy and substance abuse has obstructed their pathway to parenthood, causing distress in the family. It takes place on a single day, celebrating the birth of Big Daddy, a large gruff Southern redneck. He and the rest of the family are on edge this day (though it’s really just another day in the life) over Big Daddy being diagnosed with cancer, which is constantly being kept under wraps (as is everything in these characters’ lives). As the play progresses, there is a constant rhythm of truth and deceit, leading to one of the most stunning and devastating third acts in the history of theatre.

Bryan Kopp plays Brick, the alcoholic who has just about had it with all of the deceit

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Words Words Words

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Bo Burnham’s second album, Words Words Words, takes the 19-year-old comedian’s brand of awkward and politically incorrect humor and cements him as one of the most seriously driven, confident and mostly selfhating artists of our generation.

The album opens with the catchy title track “Words, Words, Words.” The song’s fast pace and devilish wordplay set the tone for the bulk of the album. The following track “Oh Bo” is the only other studio track on the album. Both songs pop back up later during the remainder of the album, which is a collection of live recordings from Burnham’s May 21 performance at The House of Blues in Boston. That performance also aired on Comedy Central before it was released on DVD simultaneously with the album. While it’s fun to hear how both of these songs

CCSU theatre performed Tennessee Williams’ ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ last Zoe Nicole Shaw week in the Black Box Theatre. and lies that have run through his family for Yet the chemistry between the two leads is years. He is a man of few words, often because harmonious, even if the tune is somber. no one allows him to get a single word out.

To pick the best performance of Cat His recently broken ankle gives him the is difficult, as all are exceptional, but Mike moniker of a “cripple,” but his immobility DiChello and Theresa Degan shine in their proves to be beyond physical agility. Much of portrayals of Brick’s parents, known only as Kopp’s performance depends on his distant Big Daddy and Big Mama. Every moment they bewilderment (seen in his facial expression), appear on stage commands the audience’s so that even when he is not speaking he still attention, as they comprise of much of the exerts power. play’s emotional energy. Their scenes with Jen Appearing at his arm is Annie Capobianco Scarrozzo and Zack Heidorn as a couple that as Margaret, who brilliantly captures the acts more like a two-headed fool than a duo intense smarminess of the character. Always are true dramatic high points. A well-casted striking poses, she is a character all about production to be certain. appearances, even going to the point of I had only seen two main stage undressing and donning a robe, just to productions at CCSU (the hypnotic Grapes undress again and reclothe. Margaret is a of Wrath and the abysmal rendition of The constant talker, but only because her husband Tempest), and this was probably the most fails to make any contribution. Even when exceptional I’ve seen yet. Part of what makes they do talk, there is a lack of eye contact. the two Black Box productions more superior

sounded live during the performance, their presence didn’t seem necessary and the live versions should have been cut from the track list. The studio versions showcase Burnham in a polished light that makes the possibility of future recording ventures from within the booth seem worth waiting for.

Burnham’s newfound aplomb distinguishes the comic most during his traditional stand-up portions which are unaccompanied by music and performed between songs. Within this assurance Burnham reveals his darker side, displaying a serious disgust towards society, religion, the entertainment industry and even his own art. Tracks like “Art is Dead”, “Rant”, and “A Prayer/How Do We Fix Africa?” propel Burnham’s brand of satire and commentary with full political force.

Burnham started performing songs in his bedroom when he was 16, recording videos for his YouTube. Since then his YouTube has had over 70 million hits. Burnham currently has a movie in development with Judd Apatow, who gave him a minor role in 2009’s Funny People.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow Autumn, Again

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Autumn, Again is the latest studio album by the shoegaze/dream pop/ indie act, A Sunny Day in Glasgow from Philadelphia. They have been described as “ dreamy, hazy alt-rock”.

I heard the introduction track, “ Autumn Again,” and was already interested in this album. The 0:45 sec introduction has surreal ambience and showed me that this album was not by some bland alternative rock band. The ambience then broke into the abrasive electronics and synth-drums

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of “Fall in Love,” the balance between the distant female vocalist and the surreal sounds was fully immersive. “ Sigh, Inhibitionist (Come All Day With Me)” is another fully immersive track, the ambience is fantastic, and you can just tune in to this track and fade out to everything else. I think this song best represents the style of music that this band puts out, as I am not too familiar with the artist or any other within the genre of dream pop/shoegaze other then My Bloody Valentine.

Winding down to the final track of the album “ 100/0 (Snowdays Forever)” brings you back to reality from an ambience that you could have easily lost yourself in while listening to the album.

I really enjoyed this album, while I’ m not aware of the band’s reputation, I don’ t think they are popular. I am a fan of an obscure shoegaze/industrial act named Curve, which writes similar music. Because I like synthesizers and electronics, I may have had a bit of a biased for this album.

I believe anyone who enjoys My Bloody Valentine could get into this band. To fans not familiar with this kind of music, the album has a similar immersive feel to Pink Floyd.

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Eastwood Not Up to Par With New Film ‘Hereafter’ Nick Rosa

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After my viewing of Hereafter, the first thing that popped into my mind was that this is not the best work of what acclaimed actor/director Clint Eastwood has to offer.

Even with the comments from other viewers coming out of the movie theater, even the biggest of Eastwood fans were disappointed.

The film starts off with an amazing visual scene of destruction with a tsunami sweeping across the resort leaving behind massive amounts of mayhem, destruction, and death.

However, for as beautifully as the scene was staged, Eastwood’s interpretation of what the afterlife would look like is a little unsatisfying and a little original. As the scene moves on to what Eastwood’s vision of the hereafter is with ghostly images of the dead and a pouring element of white light, it all seems too familiar to films that have that same belief.

You would expect something unique coming from Eastwood. But with the amazing visuals and water effects that matched with what the hereafter was portraying it all blended well with the scene.

Now, just barely into the film, what Eastwood delivers is a lackluster portrayal of what the afterlife is through the eyes of the three central characters.

Cecile de France plays Marie Lelay, a French TV reporter. On a beach resort in Southeast Asia, she steps out of her hotel room leaving behind her boyfriend who is also the producer to her TV news show, and is swept away by the tsunami. She is swept away and is pulled from the water by

two people who try to revive her but fail. As being shown through her eyes of going to the “hereafter,” she is greeted to death by fuzzy images of those who have recently passed away. However, she is not dead and believes she’s had a near death experience and has seen the other side. After her ordeal she returns to France to continue her work but isn’t able to concentrate on anything else but her near death experience and is basically forced out of work as a reporter and focuses all of her energy on researching and working on her own book about the afterlife.

George, played by Matt Damon, is from San Francisco and has an ability to reach out to the dead. He no longer wants to use these powers that he calls a curse anymore but would rather live a normal life and to be able to have a romantic relationship. He put that part of his life behind him and his brother thinks he has made the wrong decision. His brother who knows people would pay big money to communicate with the deceased, wants his brother George to continue to use his powers. George does find interest from a woman in his Italian cooking class but she runs away after she discovers his ability, after she had forced him to reach out to some dead relatives, and is disturbed on what they had to say from beyond the grave.

The third set of characters are two twins from England, Jason and Marcus. Jason dies and Marcus searches for answers on what happens when we die and wants to communicate with his brother who he misses dearly. Marcus goes to many psychics and he quickly discovers how fake they are.

I won’t ruin the main points of the movie

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but from the beginning you know the three characters, while searching for answers, will all converge together at the climax of the film.

The acting overall was quite good with Matt Damon always committing 100 percent to every roll he’s been in, and he really captures the emotion of his character.

Even though the role he played wasn’t that demanding of him, he was able to pull it off just like he has done in every other film he has been in.

Cecile de France played a good role but seemed like she lacked the emotion needed for her to really portray the character.

The twins in fact had the most moving

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

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By 1974, George A. Romero had already rewritten the book on zombie filmmaking with his 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead. But much of zombiefied film history that Romero would end up leaving in his early career wasn't complete until his 1978 masterpiece Dawn of the Dead.

Between the time it took for Romero to craft his first two zombie films, Spanish filmmaker Jorge Grau was stepping up to the plate with a crawling, creepy and tantalizing zombie film, that while disguised as a member of the down and dirty Eurotrash universe, was so much more.

The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (also often known as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie) is an often underlooked classic of the zombie genre. It came before Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci pitted a zombie against a shark in an underwater battle in Zombi, before Frenchman Jean Rollin's supremely slow but deathly dark Grapes of Death and before comedy found its place in the genre in splatter classics like Dead Alive.

What all this means is that Grau simply doesn't get the credit he deserves for being part of the advancement of a genre that over time has become one of the most beloved genres inside a genre. And the compliments don't stop there, as Grau's film is certainly a worthwhile one, and a masterpiece of the zombie genre.

The film, which is set in England, focuses on the discovery of a new technological advancement in the field of farming that kills pesty bugs from harming crops, a device that to the belief of one so-called 'hippie' might be doing more than killing bugs. After a series of strange murders and human reincarnation, our main characters get stuck in a battle between youth and the police, that think these two are at the center of Charles Manson-like killings. To their surprise, the culprits are of course, zombies.

Now Grau's film should get notice for actually having a dash of social commentary, much like Romero's film before his. Grau comments not only on the dangerous advancements of technology in society, but also on the ignorance of governmental figures and police departments towards the era's youth. The 1970's were no safe place to long-

Matt Damon stars in Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter.

haired free-willing youngsters.

Grau's film accomplishes everything with elegance, from the tightly-crafted zombie resurrection scenes that instill paranoia, fear and claustrophobia into its viewers, to the beautiful English landscape that plays residence to the entire zombie outbreak. The film moves slow, but viewers that stick with it all are in for shocking results, and a no-holds-barred ending that rivals the greatest of zombie films. This is seriously one underrated and underappreciated film.

Whether you watch Grau's film on the brand new Blue Underground Blu-ray release, which makes the film look better than ever, or on an older DVD copy, you're in for an absolute treat.

It's one of the remaining horror gems is still yet to get its complete due diligence, but as more and more fans look for unheard of releases, I expect that to change, and for Grau's not-so-Eurotrash title to get the respect it finally deserves.

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roles in the film. With their commitment to each other as brothers, and with their obsession in finding out what happens in the afterlife, it makes their story that much more compelling.

The tone and pace of the film is kind of slow and gets dragged out for being 129 minutes. I can’t complain about the acting or the visual effects in the film because they were all well done. It was just disappointing to see an Eastwood film not be great.

Overall the film was enjoyable and something that viewers would like but for those Clint Eastwood fans that expect nothing but the best from him, you will be sadly disappointed.

A ll T ime L ow ’ s S mall P ackage S ells O ut U nderground Brittany Burke The Recorder

Pop-punk foursome All Time Low took their talent and crude humor to the Webster Underground Wednesday for the third stop of the “My Small Package” tour.

Members, Alex Gaskarth, Jack Barakat, Zack Merrick and Rian Dawson have proven time and time again that they are capable of selling out the Webster’s main theater, but this tour wasn’t about large crowds. It’s about getting back to where they began by playing nothing but small venues.

Accompanied by A Rocket to the Moon, City Comma State and Before You Exit, All Time Low managed to create pure mayhem amongst the hardcore fans, proving good things do come in small packages.

ATL kicked off their set with “Damned If I Do Ya, Damned If I Don’t,” immediately followed by “Stella” and “Lost in Stereo,” off the band’s latest record, Nothing Personal all before introductions were made. The upbeat songs brought the life back into the venue and got the audience chanting for more.

The highlight of the night came about halfway through the set when the band obliged to the pleading fans and played “Circles” from their 2005 album, The Party Scene. It was apparent that the band hadn’t played or practiced the song in years, when lead singer, Gaskarth screwed up

the chorus causing the rest of the members to stop half way through before regaining their composure to finish the song.

The looks on the band’s faces emitted nothing but astonishment as the kids in front of them ignored the mistake and continued to sing the lyrics of the five-year old song back at them, personifying what the “My Small Package Tour” is about.

It is a true throwback tour that commemorates how far they’ve actually come.

Despite the small stage, ATL made it a point not to downplay their over the top frat boy antics. Bras were collected on the mic stands, penis jokes were made (especially about their own small packages) and plans were set for an after show shower party including the band and sold out crowd, which is nothing out of the ordinary for an ATL concert.

What set the show apart was the intimacy offered by the Underground. The band was stripped of their elaborate sets of flashing lights and fog machines, leaving them nothing but their instruments and vocals.

The set list was a thorough mix of past and present. Shying away from Nothing Personal, the band proceeded to play older hits such as “Coffee Shop Soundtrack,” “Vegas,” and “Running from Lions,” per the request of a fan in the audience.

The grand finale was “Six Feet Under the Stars” and a song about a local stripper, “Dear Maria Count Me In.” T h e performance was a proven showcase of talent, indicating that there’s still a lot more to expect out of All Time Low in the future.

The band will continue with the tour through midNovember before gearing up for the release of their latest album, Dirty Work in early 2011.

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Calendar 10.27 - 11.03

MUSIC 10/28 OK Go @ Webster Hartford, CT $16/7 p.m.

State Radio @ Iron Horse Northampton, MA $28/10 p.m.

Indigo Girls @ Toads Place New Haven, CT $40/8:30 p.m.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow @ Toad's Place (Lilly's Pad) New Haven, CT $10/8 p.m.

10/30 Hey Monday @ Toad's Place New Haven, CT $15/5:30 p.m.

10/31 Devin Townsend Project @ Webster Hartford, CT $15/7 p.m.

11/1 Hellshock/Age/Attentat @ Whitney House Hartford, CT $5/7 p.m.

Every Time I Die @ Toad's Place New Haven, CT $15/7 p.m.

11/3 Lucero @ Toad's Place New Haven, CT $18/8:30 p.m.

The Cult @ Webster Hartford, CT $27/7 p.m.

FILM 10/29 The Shining @ Cinestudio Hartford, CT $8/9:30 p.m.

Your trick-or-treating days may be over, but that's no reason to miss out on a chance to be scared out of your pants! One of the terrifying movies ever made comes to the big screen for one night only. You won't want to go home alone after seeing the beyondcreepy implosion of a "typical" American family. Jack Nicholson is at his sharpest as a writer who spirits his family away to act as caretaker for the mysterious Overlook Hotel, where horror and 'redrum' wait behind every door - Directed by the great Stanley Kubrick (Dr. Strangelove, 2001; A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange), there's sly humor to go along with the suspense. Just remember, "All work and no fun make Jack a dull boy" 119 min

"the best in the world at accompanying silent films." The three-man ensemble work with an outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects.

The group is composed of Terry Donahue (junk, accordion, musical saw, vocals), Ken Winokur (director, junk percussion and clarinet), and Roger Miller (keyboards).

They have composed scores for nearly 30 silent films.

10/31 - 1/3 Breathless (50th Restoration) @ Cinestudio Hartford, CT

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movies is the perfect example of the revolutionary attack on studio filmmaking that defined France's New Wave. Jean Seberg plays a young American student selling the Herald Tribune on the Champs-Elysee, who catches the eye of a small time thief: a star-making performance by the impossibly cool Jean-Paul Belmondo. Played out on the streets, cars, and apartments of Paris, it is not always easy to see where passion ends, and danger begins. In 1961, famously cranky New York Times critic Bosley Crowther called Breathless "sordid" and "completely devoid of moral tone." Some fifty years later, Roger Ebert said of Godard's masterpiece - which was based on a story by Francois Truffaut - "Modern movies began here." 90 min.

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10/30 Metropolis (with live music by the Alloy Orchestra) @ Real Art Ways Hartford, CT $20/$25/8 p.m.

The Alloy Orchestra accompany the fully restored version ofMetropolis, the Fritz Lang classic dystopian epic.

25 additional minutes of footage, once thought forever lost, were discovered in Buenos Aires in 2008. Now newly restored, Metropolis is being screened in its complete form for the first time since its 1927 premiere in Berlin.

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Number Thirteen Proves Lucky for CCSU Hockey

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The CCSU hockey team took the ice against the chippy Long Island University C.W. Post and dominated, outscoring the Pioneers 13-3.

The Blue Devils came out energized following last weekend’s three game stretch.

CCSU dropped to Bentley, but was able to split back to back games against Division I program, Towson on the road in Maryland.

The games remained close as CCSU topped Towson Saturday 4-3, only to lose 2-1 the following day.

Despite what the 1-2 losing weekend record boasts, things began to come together for the young Blue Devils.

“We put a good weekend together last weekend and I think watching their play on Saturday and Sunday I really think they’re turning the corner,” said Head Coach Ben Adams. “They’re working more as a team they’re getting everybody involved and it just got to that point where in practice they were clicking too. So you know I’m very happy that

soCCer | ConT. From 12 CCSU had chances throughout the game, but like the all season, the team was unable to bury any of them. In the entire first half, there was one shot on goal, which came on a free kick by Cavener in the 23rd minute.

The second shot on net came from Terrell Whitting in the 53rd minute, who struggled to get his full power into the shot from the

I got contributions from every line tonight, we’re certainly going to need it that way for the rest of the year.”

The progress made in the past weekend and over a week of practice was evident as the team took to the ice looking energized and in control.

The game pace was set quickly as Max Brereton put the puck past the Pioneer goaltender for his first Blue Devils goal with 14:42 remaining in the opening period.

Brereton’s goal was just the beginning for the Blue Devils as the advantage quickly reached 3-0 going into the first intermission.

The second goal came from Kevin Paglinco, who had three points in Saturday’s game, off of one goal and two assists.

Less than three minutes later Michael Joy found an opening and brought the score up to three on the power play. Joy was later tossed on misconduct from the game after retaliating to a late hit taken on teammate Jon Knobloch.

CCSU didn’t skip a beat as the second period began. A hat trick by Knobloch with assists from Ryan Stanley was cemented by

top of the box due to the Pioneers strong defense. Whitting played a great game, getting behind the defense on a few occasions, but struggled to get the perfect setup pass from his teammates.

“Terrell is a great player,” said Green. “He’s a sophomore now, transferred from a great UConn program, and he’s been putting himself into those positions all year, he had two goals against Yale, and the game winner against Fordham, he’s truly a good player

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a backhanded goal at 11:17, increasing the lead 7-0.

“My first two goals were one the power play just great passes from Stanley everyone out there was working hard and the third one I just kind of got it in there, snuck it through. But everyone really played good, it wasn’t just me or anything like that,” said Knobloch.

Stanley led the team in points with two goals and three assists, followed by Knobloch and Matt Siracusa with four points apiece.

The match against the Pioneers saw the entire CCSU team getting involved, something that has been a struggle since the beginning of the season. Contributions were being made from all four lines, which gave the team the depth needed to secure a victory.

The Blue Devils were finding each other on the ice, moving the puck and passing more efficiently to ensure that they were able to follow through and bury the puck.

“Everyone’s finding their place on the team and that’s important to find an identity,” said Stanley. “So if everyone will keep doing

with lots of potential.”

Sacred Heart was able to get on the board in the 77th minute, when a loose ball was corralled

by Marcello Castro on the left side of the box, who was able to score with little difficulty.

CCSU would get lucky, however, as SHU’s Konstantino Dekaneas would go in for a strong tackle that sent a CCSU midfielder to the ground. Referee Boris Medvedev instantly went for the yellow card, which was Dekaneas’ second of the game, which is an automatic ejection.

With a one-man advantage, CCSU launched a full-scale attack on the SHU defense. However, the Pioneers did not falter,

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that and knowing their role and do it well we’ll keep rolling.”

Defensively the team stepped up in front of second year goalie Ross Mocko, who kept the Pioneers scoreless until the end of the second. CCSU proved that the goal made from across the rink wasn’t a worry as the team reached double digits with one second left on the clock.

“I think for them they were a lot more comfortable because we have two solid goaltenders so they’re able to play a little bit loose in our zone, they take some unneeded chances still but I think they blocked a lot of shots and were getting in the right lane which was good,” said Adams.

The game grew tense as the score escalated and the Pioneers grew increasingly frustrated causing penalties to be drawn by both sides.

At that point it was too late for the Pioneers to overcome the deficit created by CCSU with three additional goals in the third.

CCSU finished the weekend against Boston College and will next take the ice against longtime rivals Siena on Friday Oct. 29 at 9:15 p.m.

and were able to handle the only two shots attempted in the final seven minutes.

The Blue Devils showed obvious signs of frustration during the game, which is a “sign of effort” according to Green.

“If they’re not frustrated, then I’m worried about them,” said Green. “This is Division One athletics, and they’re supposed to get frustrated.”

Playing in his final home game, Cavener was eager to talk about his memories at CCSU. “It was only four years, and it went by so quick,” said Cavener, a co-captain. “It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were in the Sweet Sixteen, back in 2007…

I’ve got that and so many other memories to take away from this place, and I’ll never forget any of

Women’s soCCer i ConT. From 12 imposed themselves Bryant with threatening runs down as the better team the Bryant half.

Finally, after the strikers tested following a midfield the goalkeeper multiple times in a mishap from Bryant.

The next minutes span of two minutes, it was Blue were fought in the Devil defender Abby Graham who midfield with the got the closest to scoring—forcing midfielders enjoying a corner kick from a deflected shot. possession, moving The ball was volleyed over the box the ball down the field and was met by Tregear’s head onto Bryant’s flanks, who bounced the ball on the floor threatening with with enough force and angle that it crosses and perfectly went calmly past the post, leaving timed through balls. the defense and the goalkeeper Bryant was becoming helpless.

Shortly thereafter the first half impatient and gave a careless fall about 25 finished with CCSU leading 1-0.

For ten minutes in the second yards from goal. Jewel Robinson took the free half Bryant tried to counter attack, kick. The curling ball and came close multiple times at was met by Tregear equalizing but couldn’t capitalize.

On the 75th minute it was who pulled the trigger for another forced Allison Kelley who was tormenting Viverito with a curling ball from the save.

With Bryant center that went out wide resulting overcrowding the in a goal kick. Following the goal midfield in an effort to kick, Lloyd received the ball and maintain possession, a brought down the left. Knowing break came in the 34th she was going to be denied a shot minute when Beth she made a shot on goal but was Lloyd won the ball called offside; a rather dubious from Bryant defender call as she was fighting off a Bryant Alyssa Kozlowski, the defender.

Just ten minutes after the call, striker was off target and missed the goal it was the same duo who tortured the Bryant defense with their pace. from 10 yards.

Bryant’s first true After a perfectly timed through chance came only a ball, it was Kelley who scored a minute later when clear goal, but was disallowed after a cross from the another offside call even though midfield was met by she was perfectly onside.

“It was a quite unusual game.

Bryant’s Julie Vajda who headed in a ball Both teams had goals taken away that went out wide. on offsides calls. I think that the Shortly thereafter, referee’s assistants have a very CCSU overwhelmed difficult task in making the offsides

them.”

Cavener, who has been playing with a protective mask due to his broken nose, showed a rare sign of frustration by throwing it down on the ground after the game. Despite a bit of anger, Cavener wasn’t ready to give up on the season with three games left.

“We were just in the locker room talking, and nobody’s got their heads down,” said Cavener.

“Even though the six seniors have only three games left, we’re ready to go out and try to win. This is a great team, and a great group of guys, and I’ll definitely miss them.”

CCSU finishes off the season on the road, facing the top-ranked Long Island on the Oct. 29, followed by St. Francis (PA) and Quinnipiac on the Oct. 31 and Nov.5 respectively. call,” said D’Arcy. “Basically they have to be looking in two places at the same time. From where I sit on the bench I probably have the worst view.”

In the closing moments of the game CCSU had another chance to score. Lloyd received a ball from Tregear following a cross—yet again, there was an offside call. The whistle was then blown calling an end to regulation time and declaring the CCSU victory.

“At this stage of the season the most important thing was that we collected three points for the win.

That was our goal going into the game and the players and coaches were delighted with the result,” said D’Arcy.

CCSU enters the coming weekend with a game on Friday at 3 p.m. against Fairleigh Dickinson followed by the team’s final regular season match on Sunday at 1 p.m. against Sacred Heart.

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Safety First briTTAnY bUrKe The recorder

When I logged on to my Facebook Sunday night, I saw in my newsfeed a status update from the official Michael Phelps page that read, “We lost a great person and swimmer today. It’s a tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with his entire family.”

When I signed on to my Twitter account I saw that Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte tweeted, “Every one keep the crippen family in ur thoughts, and prayers…Much love to you guys!”

As it turns out the two updates link back to the premature death of American long-distance swimmer Fran Crippen. Crippen, 26, died while swimming in a 10K open water event on Oct. 23. A search party was sent out when he didn’t touch shore, and the body was found two hours later in the water, which was close to 90 degrees.

The notion that the race wasn’t called off due to the temperature is mind boggling, and clearly doesn’t take the swimmers’ safety into account. The climate has led to early reports stating that Crippen must have died of heat exhaustion, especially since the family claims nothing was physically wrong with the young swimmer.

While heat exhaustion may not be a plausible cause of death it made me wonder just how far an athlete would be willing to push his/her physical limits for the sport they love. At what point does passion cloud reality and endanger the athlete’s well being?

In choosing to push forward Crippen and the other swimmers put their lives at risk. In doing so, Crippen paid the ultimate price for the sport he thrived in and instead of getting his name in the record books, he gets his name added to the long list of athletes harmed by their sport.

Death may be the extreme consequence, and no one should be afraid to play a sport, but the possibility of injury shouldn’t be diminished and sugarcoated, and safety should always be first, especially in collegiate athletics.

The NFL’s solution to decrease the amount of head injuries is to fine the athletes who made the dirty hits, but what does fining someone really do? It’s not like a football player doesn’t have money, getting fined will not teach them anything.

Player safety has to be taught and the athletes need to know their limits. College athletes don’t get paid millions of dollars to run out onto the field each week, so how will they learn?

Through awareness that begins in practice.

Rutgers football player Eric Legrand was paralyzed early in the season in a match against the Army, in an instant his whole life changed and the question surrounding the hit was whether or not he had his head down? Did he use the proper technique? If he had he might still be able to run out with his teammates each week, but that’s not the case.

Safety mechanics need to be taught and enforced. In writing this I’m not suggesting that the coaches and athletic department don’t take safety seriously, all I am asking is that precautions continue and remain in the forefront.

Whether playing for a CCSU NEC team or club team, nothing is more disappointing and heart wrenching than seeing someone with potential get severely injured due to something that could have been easily prevented.

The love of the sport isn’t worth the risk of a life.

Australian Keeper Capitalizes on Soccer Opportunity Chris mCLAUghLin The recorder

Coming to America for the first time, freshman Women’s Soccer goalkeeper Nikola Deiter has adjusted well to both life overseas and her spot in the starting lineup.

“I’ve never been here before,” says Deiter.

“Since I speak English, I haven’t had a hard time fitting in. It’s not too different here than in Australia, but there are a lot of little things.”

Deiter is the fifth Australian player to be recruited by CCSU. It’s through the network of past players that Coach Mick D’Arcy was able to get in contact with Deiter.

“We had heard about Niki through one of our former players. We knew that she was interested in coming over so we got in contact with her,” said D’Arcy.

While Deiter was interested in coming over to play, she was considering other options as well. “I hadn’t really thought about coming over here. I was planning on going to school in Australia, when I talked to my friend Leah Blayney. She had just finished playing for CCSU, and said that they were looking for a goalie so I put together a highlight video and sent it over,” said Deiter.

Deiter has fit in well since making the trek to America and is quickly becoming a vocal leader out on the field.

“Our first impression of her was very good,” said D’arcy. “She has a good strong presence in the goal and is very vocal out there. It’s always difficult for international players to adjust to life in another country, but Deiter has done it very well and has had no problems fitting in.”

In addition to being from another country, Deiter is also a freshman, in college for the

first time, with a declared journalism major.

While it would be difficult for some, Deiter hasn’t had any issues.

“The coaches have been really good to me since I came here,” says Deiter. “The girls have been good too really making this easy for me.”

While Deiter has taken well to life in America, she is starting to miss home. “I haven’t been home in six months now. I keep busy with soccer and school, but lately I’ve been missing my friends and family.”

Although she is a little home sick, she doesn’t regret her decision to come to CCSU. “I came here to play soccer. I wouldn’t have had that chance if I stayed in Australia, because University soccer isn’t very big over there and I wouldn’t have played.”

Although she didn’t play for her school in Australia, Deiter played for the Australian under-20 National Team.

“Playing for the national team was fun it gave me good experience. The style of play is a little different, but not too different so it has been easy to adjust,” says Deiter.

Playing for the national team is what made D’Arcy interested in this new recruit.

“We knew she was a very accomplished goalie with her background,” said D’Arcy.

“Playing for the national team prepared her well; she is still young so we feel she has a ton of potential.”

Although adjusting to life in a new country and fitting in with a new team would occupy the mind of most players, Deiter has some goals of her own for the rest of the season.

“I’m always working on getting better,” said Deiter. “I focus on getting better at my goal keeps and my consistency. I have a presence on the field so it’s important to

Deiter. remain confident in my role.”

Deiter’s improvements haven’t gone unnoticed by her coach either. “She just gets better and better. She came into preseason and hit the ground running. We have her training with the goalkeeper coach Shawn Kelly and it has really been paying off,” said D’arcy.

As CCSU’s season continues, Deiter’s improvements have been noticeable in the box scores as well. She has posted three shutouts this season including two in a row in the middle of October.

Since she still has a long career ahead of her at CCSU, it appears that the goalkeeper position is locked down for a good four years.

Volleyball Outplays Quinnipiac in 3-0 Chris mCLAUghLin The recorder

The CCSU Volleyball (6-14, 3-5 NEC) team defeated NEC division rival, the Quinnipiac Bobcats in a sweep of three sets to zero on Oct. 23.

The match took place in front of a raucous crowd who came out to show their support for the Dig!Pink breast cancer awareness event hosted by the CCSU team.

“The crowd was really into it today,” said Head Coach Linda Sagnelli. “The girls really fed off the crowd. It was a great atmosphere for volleyball.”

The Blue Devils won topped the Bobcats with sets of 25-18, 25-21, and 25-21 respectively.

CCSU won the first set by playing much more efficiently than the Bobcats. The Blue Devils posted a kill percentage of .265, which was significantly higher than the Bobcats .088.

Emily Cochran led the way with six kills while Amanda Bayer single-handedly had more assists than the Bobcats 12 to 10. Danielle Gasser had an impressive string of serves including an ace that helped put the Bobcats down for the set.

“Danielle had great command of her serve,” said Sagnelli “Not just great strength but great accuracy; she really hit her spots and did an outstanding job causing them trouble.”

The Blue Devils picked up the second set right where they left off and quickly pulled ahead. The effort the Blue Devils put in on serves paid off, causing the Bobcats to make four serving errors during the second set. The Bobcats had difficulty setting up their offense during the second match up, which created a lot of opportunities for CCSU’s attackers.

The second game saw CCSU almost double the amount of attacks from Quinnipiac 50-32.

CCSU was able to score on 14 of them which also almost doubled the kills of Quinnipiac.

The Blue Devils had three players with four kills, and for the second straight set Bayer had more assists than the entire Bobcat team.

“We were able to put a lot of pressure on them,” said Sagnelli. “We noticed they had trouble shifting from defense to swing so we kept pressing them and luckily we were able to execute.”

CCSU kept up the pressure for the third

Kaitlin Petrella (15) and Emily Cochran (14) both go for a dig during their 3-0 win against the Bobcats and final set and were able to close out the match with a sweep. CCSU was able to build a large lead, that at one point saw them up 20-10, but the Bobcats never gave up and clawed their way back into the game.

The Bobcats appeared on the verge of a comeback until Stephanie Biediger hit one of her serves directly into the net. The error gave the team the momentum needed to help close out the match.

CCSU managed to get more kills, assists, and digs than the Bobcats, but their unforced errors nearly came back to haunt them.

Cochran once again led the way with

four kills and Kaitlin Petrella had seven digs, including some acrobatic diving ones that got the crowd on its feet.

“It was a great win; we showed a ton of emotion and energy, and the crowd was wonderful,” said Sagnelli.

For the second time in three years CCSU volleyball team hosted the Dig!Pink event.

In addition to both family and friends, all of CCSU’s athletic teams showed up to support both the event.

The Blue Devils go back on the road this week when they play at Bryant on Wednesday, but will return home for a pair of games next weekend.

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CCSU | Cont. from 12 Lorenzo Baker, giving the Blue Devils the chance to get on the board first.

Three rushing plays put CCSU in field goal position, 32-yards out. Izzo took to the field and placed the ball through the uprights for the win.

Izzo had a perfect game in Albany and is now 10-for-10 on the year. The good attempt kept his streak alive, giving him a record of 12 straight field goals made.

The win wasn’t out of the question for a fourth quarter team such as CCSU, but if first half play had been an indication of the second, things would have been bleak. CCSU began the game struggling against Albany, especially in the run defense.

“Were gonna have to stop the qb run and were gonna have to tackle better were gonna have to keep workin on offense,” said McInerney.

Leathley managed to gain 112 of the teams 215 net rushing yards, the majority of yardage acquired after an initial tackle.

“The take play, the quarterback run hurt us, we were trying. They changed the quarterback, they changed some of the things they were doin,” said McInerney. “We didn’t make a fast enough adjustment, that was on me and once we did make the adjustment to base we stopped that play. But a hunk of their yards in the first half were on the take play by the quarterback.”

The Blue Devils managed to turn the game around and come out on top of a difficult NEC match up. The team will come back to Arute on Oct. 30 to take on Wagner at 12 p.m.

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Above: Everette Benjamin runs for a first down as quarterback Gunnar Jespersen fist pumps in the background. Benjamin was given the NEC Player of the Week for his 159 yard performance against Albany.

Left: Senior kicker Joe Izzo kicks the game-winning 32 yard field goal in overtime to complete CCSU’s comeback.

Volleyball Digs Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness chris mclaughlin The Recorder

The CCSU Volleyball team joined the efforts to raise breast cancer awareness by hosting the Dig Pink Rally while at home against the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Oct. 23.

Dig Pink is a breast cancer awareness rally that takes place nationwide during the Breast Cancer awareness month of October. Both high school and college volleyball teams participate in the rally.

The event is sponsored by the SideOut Foundation, which was founded in 2004 in an attempt to unite volleyball players and coaches all over America to spread breast cancer awareness, education and patient services.

Dig Pink is the trademark name used by the Side-Out Foundation for all of their fundraising events. The proceeds of the event are donated to medical research organizations and organizations dedicated to providing compassionate care to breast cancer patients and their families.

Over 1,000 volleyball teams participate in the event, which includes over 200 colleges and 500 high schools.

Each year more and more support is gained for the Side-Out Foundation, allowing them to increase their efforts, and reach their goals of raising funds for research and support for breast cancer.

Each year the NEC Volleyball teams vote for which school hosts the event.

CCSU hosted the event two years ago, and received the votes to allow them to host it again this year. The rally was led

by Associate Athletic Director Amy Strickland who worked hard to make everything possible.

“I worked a lot with Coach Sagnelli,

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The volleyball team wearing their special pink jerseys for the ‘Dig Pink’ event that took place nationwide. and together we were able to come up with some ideas to make this day special,” said Strickland. In addition to raising money for the cause, Strickland and Head Coach

Sagnelli came up with several other ways to make this event fun. Pink water bottles, bracelets, and ribbons were given out during the event. Strickland designed a

web page to help promote the cause and provide information.

She also sent out newsletters to high schools inviting them to come to the rally.

Strickland also partnered with the CCSU Women’s Center to further spread the cause.

“We worked hard to promote this event.

The Women’s Center was happy to get involved and help out. It’s great that it really worked out well for us,” said Strickland.

To help honor the event, both teams wore special pink jerseys while playing.

“It was a wonderful event,” said Sagnelli, who was also sporting pink. “We are so pleased to be able to help out and raise money and spread awareness. The event is held throughout the country and it’s a wonderful opportunity to host this event for such a great cause.”

Since this was a special event for CCSU, all of the athletic teams came to show support and help cheer on the Blue Devils.

“This was a big event and we had a great turnout not only from family and friends but from the other teams as well.

All of them were here and it’s great to see the student athletes show their support the way they did,” said Strickland.

While the Dig Pink Rally is held every year, it only takes place at one school per division. The program will not be held at CCSU next year but that doesn’t mean that CCSU won’t continue their support.

“We will have it back in two years but we are planning to do something special next year. We already have the support of the Women’s Center and we are already looking forward to it. It’s fun and easy and for a great cause so we are happy to do it,” says Strickland.

Fans seeking more information about Dig Pink or those looking to donate can visit the website www.digpink.org.

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Comebac k Kids Strike Again Overtime Win Keeps CCSU Undefeated in NEC Brittany burke The Recorder

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Holding on Tight: Lorenzo Baker carries the ball back to the sideline after his fumble recovery in overtime that lead to Joe Izzo’s game-winning field goal.

Men’s Soccer Still Goalless in Senior Day Celebration

Fireworks literally lit the night sky as the CCSU football team (5-2, 4-0 NEC) team broke out into celebration following a 30-27 overtime win to remain undefeated in the NEC against division opponents the University of Albany Great Danes.

The Blue Devils managed to stage a second half comeback after heading into the locker rooms trailing the Great Danes 24-6.

“We always preach one heartbeat and yeah it was my kick that won the game but it’s everybody. Everybody won the game for us, everyone counts, everyone matters, def, off, special teams, it was a group effort,” said Joe Izzo.

Albany was held to a field goal in the second half as defense stepped up and was finally able to contain red shirted quarterback, Buddy Leathley.

With 2:07 left to play in the fourth quarter CCSU was still down by eight. The Blue Devils managed to set up a strong scoring drive, but was helped by 25-yards in Albany penalties, which resulted in two automatic first downs to keep the drive alive.

Thirty-six seconds remained on the clock when quarterback Gunnar Jespersen connected with PJ Borawski for a 9-yard touchdown, cutting Albany’s lead to two. CCSU made the necessary decision to go

Women’s Soccer Defeats Bryant, Continues Recent Success danny contreras The Recorder

A stunning header late in the first half from CCSU (8-8-1, 4-3-1 NEC) captain Clio Tregear was enough to defeat Bryant University 1-0 Sunday afternoon.

“The loss to St Francis last week was bitterly disappointing. However, we have now won four of our last five games. We are

Jared Spieker goes for a header in the first half against Sacred Heart.

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The CCSU men’s soccer team (3-9-2, 0-5-2 NEC) celebrated senior day with a loss to Sacred Heart on Sunday 1-0, extending their goalless streak to seven games and an accumulated 670 minutes.

“I think the results haven’t been reflecting the way we’ve been playing,” Coach Shaun Green said. “We really need a goal scorer, and the way we’ve played have changed our recruiting dynamics a little bit. We’re starting

for the two point conversion, which would tie the score and force a possible overtime situation.

At that point CCSU had already had a failed conversion attempt in the third quarter, making the next try critical. The Blue Devils chose the option as Jespersen dropped back and got the ball in the hands of his go-to man, Everette Benjamin, who found his way into the end zone to tie the game 27-27.

Benjamin left Saturday’s win with his fifth straight game rushing for over 100 yards. In the match against the Great Danes, Benjamin posted 161 yards with two touchdowns.

“Their defense was solid, they were actually pretty good but up front o line kept pushing they were giving me creases to hit and I hit them I just found them today,” said Benjamin.

The Blue Devils defense put up a big stop against Albany’s offense, sacking Leathley in the final 36 seconds of the quarter forcing the game into overtime for the first time since 2000, and the first time under Coach Jeff McInerney.

CCSU’s luck carried into overtime, as the referees signaled that the team had won the toss, opting to give the Great Danes the first opportunity to score.

On the second play of Albany’s overtime drive Leathley, seeing no other options kept the ball and ran for nine yards before fumbling it.

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striving for a high level of consistency,” said Head Coach Mick D’Arcy.

“Our team defense is much improved in the last few weeks. It’s important that we don’t get ahead of ourselves. The St Francis game reminded all of us that we still have work to do to give our team a shot at the post season.”

CCSU started the game confidently, coming off a loss to St. Francis. They quickly WOMEN’S SOCCER | cont. on 9

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to look less internationally, and instead focusing more close to home.”

The team honored six seniors in their last home game prior to Sunday’s match. Robert Cavener, Connor Smith, Persis Oware, Joseph Laryea, Jared Spieker, and Blaine Veldhuis all saw action in their final home game.

“I think our seniors did great today,” said Green. “Cavener played quite well, Blaine, Jared Spieker, all a great bunch of guys and we’ll definitely miss them when this year comes to an end.”

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Clio Tregear heads in CCSU’s only goal of the second half against the Bulldogs.