Vol 107 Issue 27

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AWA R D-W INNING CENTR A LR ECOR DER .COM Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Central Connecticut State University

Volume 107 No. 27

CCSU Adjunct Professor Accused of Sexual Misconduct mAtt CLyBURn AnD miChAEL wALSh the Recorder

CCSU administrators are handling complaints against an adjunct professor accused with sexual harassment stemming from an incident that occurred Tuesday. Adjunct math professor Matthew Sedlak allegedly used his position as the female student’s former professor to solicit sexual favors while discussing an issue regarding her

final exam grade from the fall semester. A complaint was submitted with university officials Wednesday afternoon and the woman filed a police report later that evening. University officials declined to provide details on the case and the office of the chief diversity officer deferred all communication to university spokesperson Mark McLaughlin. “We are aware of the situation, and it is being handled by the appropriate administrative offices,” said McLaughlin. “We must respect the privacy rights of both parties

Adderall ʻWidely Overused,ʼ Warns CCSU Director of Health

as required by [the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act], I cannot comment further. “ In e-mails and text messages obtained by The Recorder from the alleged victim, the woman claims she was told by Sedlak that there might be a “small problem” with her final exam grade and asked that she contact him to address the matter. Sedlak allegedly indicated that the process by which he accessed e-mail on his mobile device was “annoying” and asked the

woman to text message him if she still had his number. The accuser, who said she was never in possession of Sedlak’s phone number, disclosed her phone number to him via e-mail. The woman began to receive text messages from the phone number connected to Sedlak on the mathematics department website. The woman claims Sedlak said he forgot to turn PROFESSOR | COnt. On 2

TAKING THE OATH

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With the semester rapidly coming to an end and summer right around the corner, CCSU students are preparing for their final exams. Some students take the traditional route of studying hard to understand the material they’ve been taught all semester, while others struggle in the classroom and often look for remedies to help with the problem. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are often controlled with a medication known as Adderall and it only can be issued to students from a doctor. “[ADHD] is a real condition and when left untreated there are some serious side effects,” said Dr. Christopher Diamond, director of health services at CCSU. Diamond explained that Adderall changes a person’s personality. There’s a central impulse control center in every individual that controls how we think; if it is tired or becomes suppressed, it ends up spinning out of control. The end result is a mind that wanders away from the book, diminishing a student’s ability to learn. “What this medication does is it wakes up that control center, allowing you to focus,” Diamond said. ADDERALL | COnt. On 3

Vice President for Student Affairs, Laura Tordenti (left), swears in Elizabeth Braun (right) as Student Government Association vice president. Other new executive officers and senators were also sworn in last week.

Bachoo Delivers Updates on New Academic, Residence Buildings KASSOnDRA gRAnAtA the Recorder

CCSU’s chief administrative officer Richard Bachoo updated the Student Government Association on the status of future campus construction projects Wednesday. Bachoo focused mainly on the various new buildings that are being planned to be built on campus in the near future. According to Bachoo, plans are in motion to begin constructing a new academic building this August between Marcus White and Barnard Hall. The new academic building would be placed adjacent to Maria Sanford and located close to Welte Garage. The CCSU university facility website estimates the new 62,640 gross square foot academic building at $38 million. Sen. Shelby Datillo asked Bachoo about classroom size problems that malign other older academic buildings on campus and whether or not the issue will be considered in the planning of the

new building. Bachoo said that there has already been discussion regarding classroom size and that they will not make the same mistakes as they did with the Willard and DiLoreto academic buildings. “We deliberately picked classroom sizes that are large enough to try and not have this problem,” Bachoo said. “We will not make the same mistake pushing 25 students in a classroom that really seats 12.” In order to facilitate the future construction projects, CCSU will be forced to take the Vance green temporarily offline and out of us in order have a location to store the retaining bases of the system, allowing workers to get the job done smoothly. Bachoo did indicate that no buildings will be shut down and any construction that might bother classes would take place at night. CCSU is also aiming to have a new residence hall constructed alongside the student center parking garage that the CCSU website estimates as being an $82 million project. According to Bachoo

the new residence hall will hold a capacity of 600 students. While it may not reflect final construction, the above is a rendering of the new residence hall and how it will fit in along Ella Grasso Boulevard and the student center parking garage. Photo: CCSU.edu. “We have a goal to get that residence hall open by late 2013,” said Bachoo. “We’re pushing very hard to get it moving.” Bachoo, who says that parking is currently not a problem for the university, said that the situation would need to be looked at after the construction of the new residence building. Because some club sports teams use the field the new residence hall is planning to be built on, Sen. Erika Dawson-Head was concerned with whether or not those teams would be able to find space to practice on during and after construction. “There are plenty of field space opportunities,” Bachoo said. “The soccer field will be fully open by UPDAtES | COnt. On 2

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CCSU GETS LIVE WITH SPRING SHOW

Rapper J.Cole performs in front of a sold out crowd at Detrick Gymnasium on Saturday night. Review on page 7. KEnny BARtO | thE RECORDER

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