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Taxes, Education Focal Points At First Mayoral Debate

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Republican Mayoral candidate and CCSU graduate Erin Stewart continued to sell her youth as the right answer for the city during the first debate at Trinity-onMain Saturday afternoon.

The debate was cosponsered by the New Britain League of Women Voters and the New Britain Herald.

Stressing that the current administration’s tax hikes and wasteful spending was not sustainable for the future, the twenty-six-year-old GOP nominee asserted that the city needs change and deserves better than incumbent Tim O’Brien.

“I’m different, I’m not a politician, but I’m sick of seeing our city leaders mismanage our future,” said Stewart. “With Mayor Erin Stewart, you’ll always get straight talk; I’m a New Britain girl.”

Stewart, a lifelong New Britain resident, believes that the city government has not been working for the people over the past two years while showing fiscal irresponsibility leading to debt growth.

In contrast, feels that the future is bright for New Britain. According to the Democratic nominee, the deficits and social shortcomings left for him when he took office two years ago have been fixed under his administration.

“There is so much possibility that New Britain has for a better tomorrow. We have accomplished, in my administration, so much in such a short period of time and we have such great possibilities to build in the future,” said O’Brien.

A surplus of $2.9 million in the general fund was announced this past week which O’Brien restated at the debate. The extra money was said to come from payroll reductions and department reconfiguration while not raising taxes, although many audience members jeered the Mayor when he made the statement and Stewart brought her car taxes to refute his claim. Along with the surplus, O’Brien proclaimed that he continues to create jobs in the city as well as supporting local businesses.

A city partnership with CCSU was also discussed in regards to helping the development of downtown New Britain,

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from moving programs to the Technology and Business Development facility to being a major stop on the CT Fastrak when it is operational.

“I have made a very strong effort to make sure that our city’s arts are properly funded, turning around years of underfunding to be able to make sure that our city is going to be able to have the quality education that our kids deserve and that our city economy will need,” said O’Brien.

Stewart agreed with her opponent in regards to the importance of education as she has been serving on the New Britain Board of Education shortly after finishing school. She believes that she and her fellow B.O.E. members have made substantial changes to quality of life of students.

Although young, Stewart has been around politics much of her life, having been a legislative aide at the Capitol, and growing up with a father in politics. The eight years prior to O’Brien’s term as Mayor, Stewart’s father Tim Stewart was mayor of New Britain.

A second Mayoral debate is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1st at 7:00 P.M. at New Britain High School but O’Brien has turned down a third debate sponsored by the Citizen Property Owners Association, a group that has been highly critical of the Mayor’s policies over the last two years.

An additional debate is being discussed though, according to the Hartford Courant, which would take place at CCSU, jointly sponsored by campus Republicans and Democrats.

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Recently hired Board of Regents president, Dr. Gregory Gray, focused on his plan for a complete a system overhaul at a open forum with Central Connecticut State University faculty and students held Monday.

The new president is a former State University of New York (SUNY) official and has hopes to model the Connecticut State School (CSU) system, which includes 17 institutions, both universities and community colleges, to a model similar to the SUNY system.

"Everything we do needs to be centered on student learning to make it the best in the world," said Gray, "We are not putting together 17 colleges so we are a system, we are putting together a system for higher education which will be a world class system for higher education."

Gray identified his three main focuses for the CSU system in the upcoming years.

"The first of which is restoring the integrity and trust [towards] our system. There is no doubt that our system has been hurt by what has happened over the past years," said Gray, referring to budget cuts and funding issues.

These cuts have affected the community college systems, cutting funding while tuition for all students is raised. Gray also wants to focus on the business aspect of the CSU system, which is still in its infancy.

"An overarching objective which most people don’t pay a lot of attention to is that we are a new system. Our organization does not have job descriptions for some folks, does not have reporting centers for others, " said Gray, explaining that certain business aspects of the system are being ignored.

But Gray also reaffirmed that the main purpose of the CSU system is to provide students with exceptional educational experiences.

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"I was certain when I arrived that I would be asked to put together a plan for the future of this new system of higher education. What has happened is that has really become accelerated.

Starting with the governor who would like to see a plan for our new system of higher education as soon as possible," said Gray, who noted that there is a sense of urgency in coming up with a plan for the system overhaul.

Gray acknowledges that this will take money, but is confident that the system will be able to get the funds that it needs.

"It is going to cost money, certainly in that plan it will talk about the state structure that is in place for appropriations," said Gray.

Faculty members and students expressed their concerns to Gray.

"The SUNY model includes research institutions, and the primary research university, UConn, is not part of ConnSCU. Are you planning on bringing UConn into the fold, or are you planning to raise one of the universities in the system?" asked Mary Ann Mahony of the History department.

According to Gray, the universities will not be linked in any administrative way, but hopes the two systems can collaborate.

"It makes sense for a lot of collaboration to occur between UConn and us. It’s not that you are going to work there, but maybe for a time our faculty will engage in research with them," said Gray.

Gray also addressed hostility towards UConn from those in the CSU system.

"You folks are paranoid about UConn. We set our budget based on their budget. That annoys the heck out of me. UConn doesn’t run our place, we run our place, " said Gray, "I like to consider us and UConn as sibling rivals."

Gray explained that UConn and the CSU system compete for some of the same state money, but that shouldn't cause hostile relations between the schools.

Another faculty member, Dr. Felton Best, expressed his concerns over potential consolidation, an issue in the SUNY system.

Best asked if there are any plans for consolidation of departments or programs.

Gray described the role of the Board of Regents.

"Their purpose is to set policy and direction for the state system of higher education. My job then is to work with the colleges to make sure those broad objectives are met. Whose broad objectives never get into the idea of consolidation of departments of colleges," said Gray.

Gray emphasized the importance of access to higher education.

"We can’t continue to put tuition higher and higher because we are going to limit access, not because we don’t have room, but because students can’t pay. We can’t put that financial burden on the backs of our students," said Gray.

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Fitness Classes Find Permanent Home Skyler Magnoli The Recorder

With newly finished wooden floors, fresh paint, hydration stations, air conditioning and workout equipment set up, the RECentral fitness studio is now open to students in its new location under Memorial Hall's dining room.

RECentral has been looking for a new facility to hold all of its’ fitness classes for the past five years. Classes have bounced around from space to space across the university. From small class rooms in the basement of Kasier to the Bubble, open rooms in Davidson and even the lobby of Kasier, fitness classes have been held all around campus in previous years.

Elizabeth Urcinas , the Assistant Director of RECentral, explained just how difficult it was for students and instructors to not have a home of their own. Instructors had to change up spaces depending on the class, leaving students not knowing where to go and also leaving RECentral equipment spread all over the campus.

“We just got a lot of support from the university, and actually in the past year this spot opened up when the Bursar moved out,” said Urcinas. “I know they were thinking about this for a while and once they moved out, it was just the perfect space for us for numerous reasons.”

With more than 10 different types of fitness classes ranging from yoga and Zumba to crossfit and kickboxing, the new fitness studio

allows for all classes to be in one centralized location. RECentral even plans to add more classes, especially on the weekends for students.

The reception of the new fitness studio has been even better than Urcinas, or Ken DeStefanis, the Recreation Director, imagined.

With fitness classes now more than doubling in size, DeStefanis says they are going to have to start counting the number of students at the door, and cutting off at a specific number for classes.

“Pretty much every class now is full, which is great,” said spinning instructor, Katelynn Bento. “I think a lot of incoming freshman don’t know about it, so when they can actually see it in the center of campus, there’s really no better place.”

Construction for the studio started in early summer and just finished two weeks ago, and classes started last Wednesday. However the new RECentral fitness studio isn’t done quite yet. There are still some plans to add more to the studio, both with fitness and entertainment.

They plan on putting in a whole new sound system, with speakers connected to the ceiling so classes can have surround sound music while working out, as well as putting televisions in the back of the room. Bento hopes that her and other instructors will be able to download the music videos to some of the songs on their playlists to have playing behind them on the televisions during classes.

Urcinas said that they are

currently putting in cubbies, which are going to be attached to the wall so students can store their work out gear. RECental is also looking into getting punching bags to hang from the ceiling for the boxing classes.

“It’s pretty much the sky is the limit with this place,” said Urcinas.

“It’s absolutely perfect for us, everyone sees it and I think we are just going to have to keep adding more and more classes.”

The fitness studio will attribute to RECentral’s mission to getting students to lead a healthy lifestyle, something that both Urcinas and DeStefanis were pushing last year.

They held the healthy life style challenge last year where every week a new challenge was given to students, such as eating a healthy breakfast, take a fitness class or work out in one of fitness facilities.

DeStefanis explains it as an ongoing awareness project, and that they will be doing a similar project this year, but so far it is all a secret.

They hope the new fitness studio being in this central location will challenge people to be healthy, and get involved. Currently the first 500 students that take classes in the fitness studio will get a free fitness towel, and water bottles will also be given out at classes.

“In the future we would love to have one centralized location,” said Urcinas. “We have three fitness centers and they are great, but to be more efficient and have one central building would be ideal, where students can go 24/7 to recreate in any capacity.”

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A RecCentral Zumba Fitness class being hosted outside Memorial Hall last Wednesday afternoon.

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Senators address the Senate of the Student Government in a meeting last Wednesday.

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• The Student Government Association approved $3,000 for the Anthropology Club to attend a conference in Chicago.

With the four day conference, the $3,000 will be put towards the student’s accommodations and registration.

• The NAACP requested $375 to move from their entertainment to conference budget which was approved with a 25 in favor and 1 against vote.

• Sophomore Alexander Rodriguez announced that he will be running for a commuter senate seat in this fall’s SGA elections that will be held this October.

• Dr Laura Tordenti presented the Student Affairs Report to SGA. Currently CCSU has 11,865 students enrolled, which is a 1.9% decrease with both undergraduates and graduates combined.

• SGA Senators will be reaching out to all clubs and organizations to find participants for the parking spot competition on Homecoming weekend.

• There is currently $44,764.96 in SGAs contingency account with a budgeted $9,000 per month.

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Mission: Bleed Blue Jumpstarts Student Participation Jacqueline Stoughton The Recorder

Central Connecticut State University is enacting a new initiative in an attempt to bring more awareness and participation to oncampus events that are sponsored by various organizations that exist at CCSU. They’re calling this new initiative Mission: Bleed Blue.

“Mission: Bleed Blue is a new initiative we’re starting on campus where we’re sponsoring certain events throughout the semester,” said Brian Choplick, President of CCSU’s Student Government Association. “If students go and swipe in at those events, they’ll earn a certain

amount of points per event. Once they hit a certain amount of points they’ll be eligible for certain prizes.”

All students have to do to be in the running to win a variety of prizes is swipe their Blue-Chip card at each event they attend. The points earned will then be distributed through the collegiate links system. Students are already registered within that system if they are actively involved with any club on campus.

“The point system is a little bit different than normal point systems. It’s not like cash, where you give us points in exchange for something in return,” said Choplick. “The first 200 people to hit ten points will win the first prize, which is a

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Mission: Bleed Blue t-shirt. As people hit certain tiers in the point system, they’re eligible for the prizes.”

“The prizes get larger and cooler as you go up.

They’re apparel type items, but not the usual you would get,” said Michelle Zohlman, President of the Central Activities Network. “We wanted to be different and make it stuff you couldn’t typically get at the bookstore. It’s stuff you essentially don’t want to pay for.”

Although CCSU is enacting this new initiative to try and bring in more participation at campus events, lack of attendance and participation at such events was never a troubling concern, and certainly not the sole reason this initiative was created, according to the founders of the initiative.

“There’s never an amount of people that is too much. But, we should always be looking to improve the amount of people that attend events,” said Choplick. “One of the things we’re attempting to address through this initiative is the completely false stigma that there’s nothing going on at Central."

“The point of Mission: Bleed Blue is to reward students for being a part of the students activities programming on campus and to really show them that there are these things to do on campus and to tell them to keep supporting

it because there’re these great programs that aren’t getting the support they should be,” said Zohlman.

Mission: Bleed Blue is defined as being it’s own entity. It has no association with CAN, SGA or any other major organization on campus.

This is a new system that has been in the works since last November, and has just recently been announced this past August.

“I think that the Mission: Bleed Blue is a really good initiative to get students involved around campus and develop themselves as better leaders,” said CCSU student, Danielle McCormick. “I have always gone to events and been involved on campus. But, I definitely think that we need to get more people to come out and participate in more events. This program is essentially the first step to making great leaders at CCSU.” Mission: Bleed Blue has already begun, its first two events being the CAN Carnival and Family Day. Its next event where students will be able to swipe in and earn points is at this weeks pep rally.

“From a CAN perspective, we’ve had the best attendance in events. We’ve actually broken our record for events attendance,” said Zohlman.

“We’re interested to see how it’ll affect indoor events.”

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Plug It In! Fuel Efficient Cars Make Appearance At CCSU One of the many electric cars that was presented at National Plug In Day. Jaimie Leasure The Recorder

CCSU celebrated National Plug In Day, a day dedicated to publicizing the importance of electric vehicles in society, this past Sunday.

There were plenty of activities and presentations for the public throughout the day.

Some including gas to electric conversions, EV panel with questions from the audience, plugin and charging infrastructure, and EV test drives.

A large majority of the crowd were NEEAA members (New England Electric Auto Association); they were there to support National Plug in Day and

some even presented on EV topics, including Rick Kominowski who gave a general overview of electric vehicles.

Other discussions throughout the day involved how EV parking spots are being filled with normal vehicles and the conversion to turn a regular vehicle into an electric vehicle.

With the advancement of electric vehicle technology, there has also been mobile apps created to help drivers find public, private and residential charging stations. Apps such as PlugShare, ChargePoint and MobileNow! have been invaluable to those EV drivers in search of charging stations.

There are four Tesla

supercharger stations in New England already, with the potential for more stations to be built growing every day. The government is in the process of installing charging stations, but each state is different and trying to change overnight can sometimes be an ordeal.

Converting vehicles to hybrid models or pure electric models is the new ideal for those people interested in saving money. Those who want to convert their vehicles to electric need to be educated, but it’s a very niche market.

Although it can cost between 15 to 20 thousand dollars for parts alone when converting a vehicle to electricity, in the end it helps to save both money for the vehicle

Poetry For Lunch Proves Appetizing Clement Eneh The Recorder

Students and faculty gathered in Marcus White Hall for "Poetry for Lunch" to discuss the works of writer Audre Lorde last Wednesday, as sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies.

"Some words are open. Some words live in my throat. It made me personally think about how sometimes I have to elaborate what I'm trying to say... [E]very word that she's expressing is kind of open for you to interpret within yourself," said Charity Chambers, a graduate student, during the poetry discussion.

The poem discussed, "Coal," is from the 1976 book Coal, a collection of poems written

by Lorde throughout the years.

"For me in this poem it makes me think of the patriarchy system, where everyone suffers, man or woman," said Nicole LoPiore in response to "The Woman Thing" by Lorde.

Audre Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer and civil rights activist. She made history when one of her very first poems, written in high school, was published in Seventeen magazine. Lorde worked through her writing

and activism, to battle the racist, sexist, classist and homophobic stereotypes of her time.

Darlene Jordan, club coordinator and cofounder, expressed a deep connection with Lorde's poetry, and with the art form itself.

"Some people walk, some people go in their car and meditate, some people listen to music, some people read books. I do it just to step out of my world for a little bit."

Jordan explained she was approached by the African Studies coordinator, Professor Evelyn Phillips, about starting a club just for poetry.

"I thought, okay! Why not 'Poetry for Lunch' then," she said.

The relaxed, open-forum style meetings are welcome to both students and staff. Poems are chosen by the coordinator, read aloud and guests are encouraged to share their thoughts and interpretations.

"I liked poetry back when I was in high school. I haven't done much reading of it since but this was nice." said Debbie Peterson of the CCSU Accounts Payable Office.

"I recommend it," said Sarah Anne Jones, also of the Accounts Payable Office. "I don't know anything about poetry. It helps when I hear other people talk about it."

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owner and the environment itself.

Rick Beebe, an NEEAA member, expressed his enthusiasm for car conversions. “I’m having a blast converting cars,” said Beebe.

Beebe even owns his own hybrid pick-up truck that he converted from a Ford gas model.

For the first 25 miles, the car will run off of electricity and after that it will run off of gas.

Converting cars is a growing hobby; conversions can be done on vehicles such as the Model T all the way up to a Mustang and even modern day pick-up trucks.

“It’s the ultimate recycling," stated Beebe. "You can add 10 to 20 years on a car by converting it!”

The host of the convention was Dr. Charles Button, a Geography

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and Sustainability professor at CCSU. “On the earth, we have a cap of three trillion CO2 in the atmosphere and in the last 150 years, we have already used up a trillion of it,” said Button.

During the panel discussion, Jon Krumdick, Joe Booth and Mark Renburke also discussed car conversions, roadway charging stations in Japan and the growing number of charging stations around the US. It is estimated that about five to six thousand electric cars are being sold a month, not including converted cars. It appears that this number is only going up, and with it, the chances of helping the environment get better.

Central Says Ciao To Italian Culture Rosa Lozano The Recorder

For the month of October, Central Connecticut State University will celebrate the "Year of Italian Culture in the United States" through multiple events, which will take place in the Rare Book Room in Elihu Burritt Library and Torp Theatre in Davidson Hall.

The event will feature presenters from several CCSU departments, as well as other Connecticut universities and colleges.

“The event was scheduled to acknowledge the important role of ItalianAmerican authors, to support Italian studies in the U.S. and particularly in Connecticut, and to invite the audience to explore the language and the topics presented, looking at Italian culture beyond stereotypical representations,” said Carmela Pesca, Professor and Assistant Chair of the Modern Language Department, via email.

The Symposium provides an opportunity for CCSU students to learn about Italy’s rich history and culture through films, presentations and exhibits.

The event, which kicks off on October 7th in Torp Theater, will display a documentary on Italian American poet Joseph Tusiani.

“The documentary will teach our students how to interview someone we would like to write about. It will also answer some of the questions that students

may have about immigration. What does it mean to be born in one country and move to another?” said Maria C. Passaro, a Professor of Modern Languages at CCSU. On October 15th, in Davidson Hall Room 207 Dr. Carlo Davoli from New York, will lecture on “Why Study Italian Today?” Later on in Torp Theatre will be presented a documentary screening of “A Woman Like That: An Afternoon with Artemisia Gentileschi” presented by filmmakers Ellen Weissbrod and Melissa Powell, followed by a movie showing at 7:00pm called “The Big Night” about two immigrant brothers and their restaurant.

Then on October 16, in Elihu Burritt Library's Rare Book Room, Dr. Carl Antonucci and Dr. Carl Lovitt will start an afternoon of lectures on Italian American poetry, some of which will include “My Liopardi,” “Giuseppe Bonaviri - Tailor of the Word,” and many more.

A Mezzosoprano performance of Italian arias and songs will also take place that afternoon. The event will end in Torp Theatre with a lecture by Professor Katherine Hermes on “Italy’s Troubled Unity - the Risorgimento 150 Years On.” Overall, the Symposium will allow students to have a better understanding of Italian culture.

The Italian Symposium will be open on October 7th, 15th and 16th to both students and the local community.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: To the Editor: My name is Bobby Berriault and I am running for Senior Class President. I am running, not to oppose any candidate, but to propose changes to the way things are currently done. I have never been the favored choice of the SGA establishment but I hope to be the choice of the student body.

In years past we have held our graduation ceremonies at 10 am. I hope to change that. I want to move our graduation ceremonies later in the evening so that we can all sleep in a little. In years past we have taken senior class trips. Right now as it currently stands it is up to the senior class

president to decide where we go on our trips. I hope to change that. I want to form a committee made up of eight seniors who will come up with a list of trip ideas and I want to email a survey with those trip ideas to every single one of you. I believe if we all have to pay for the senior class trips, we all should be able to choose where we go on our senior class trips.

I pledge to be transparent and accessible if I am elected President. I do not believe in just merely doing what is expected of me, but I choose to go above and beyond what my job description says I should do.

That brings me to my last point.

I recently walked into the student

Childish Antics Need To Stop In Congress Joe Suszczynski The Recorder

It’s no surprise that there is always some sort of controversy going on in Washington D.C. Right now, the discussion at hand is the debt ceiling issue. For those who do not know what that is, the debt ceiling is how much money the government is allowed to spend.

The problem with the debt ceiling is that The Affordable Healthcare Act or “Obamacare” as it’s colloquially known, is about to be enacted into law. Certain members of the Republican Party have not been shy about disapproving of Obama’s healthcare bill. The attempt to defund Obamacare has been tried over 40 times and each time it has failed. It was even brought up to the Supreme Court and albeit in a 5-4 decision, they upheld the law.

Texas senator Ted Cruz is perhaps one of the most outspoken members in the Republicans Party who opposes this law.

Ted Cruz is a freshman senator who has made it his mission to defund this program.

He has gone so far to even let the government shut down if the government allows money to be spent on Obamacare, which would be enacted on October 1 of this year.

A government shutdown is no joke.

According to the articles “How will a government shutdown affect you” and “Government Shutdown: How Will it Affect You?” if the government did shut down, here’s some outcomes of what would happen: All national parks will be closed.

About 800,000 of non-postal federal employees would be put on furlough.

Social Security checks could be delayed.

You won’t be able to receive a gun permit.

Pay for soldiers, including the ones in Afghanistan, could be delayed.

Applications for VISAs and passports would be on hold.

I don’t know why Senator Cruz thinks it’s a good idea to shut down the government, when all those people who are either working or fighting a war are in jeopardy of getting paid.

Cruz recently enacted a filibuster, which is a tactic that senators use to keep the rest of the

senate from voting on a respected issue.

Cruz ended up speaking for a little over 21 hours. I wouldn’t have taken much offense to this if Cruz had actually talked about only healthcare for those said 21 hours, but he didn’t. Instead he occasionally rambled on about nonsense that did not pertain to healthcare and even took the time to read Dr. Seuss's book, Green Eggs and Ham. This is absolute insane behavior for a politician to do this. He is making a mockery of the political process.

Since Senator Cruz wants to waste people’s time and read a book, there is a literary character I would compare him to. He shows similarities to Captain Ahab of Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick. Captain Ahab is a man who is out to kill a white whale that took his leg during a whaling expedition. Ahab is fixated on getting the whale to the point of putting his own crew at risk.

Ted Cruz is just like Ahab because he is obsessed with defunding Obamacare and is willing to shut down the government causing financial problems to people all because he seems to have a personal vendetta against Obamacare. It’s despicable that he and other Republicans would be willing to do that at the expense of the American people.

The craziest thing about all of this is that Obamacare hasn’t been enacted yet. So why bother try defunding something, when it hasn’t taken effect yet?

Cruz and his colleagues just need to lay off this obsession of defunding Obamacare. If all three branches of government approved of it then it should be left alone. But if they can’t resist trying another time then I would suggest that they wait a while after the law is in effect.

Politicians need to stop doing the childish antics like what Senator Cruz did. Congress should not be made up of toddlers throwing tantrums when they don’t get their way and threaten to shut the government down in hopes of getting what they want.

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government office and I caught my opponent and one of his campaign volunteers using the printer and computer to make, print, and distribute his own campaign flyers. Personally, I paid for my campaign flyers. Mr. Hubbard did not. I feel it is wrong that senators can legally use our student government office for their personal gain. There are candidates running for freshmen and commuter senator who do not have access to the free printer and unlimited amount supplies that we have as incumbents. I paid for my own paper for my posters. I used my own supply of tape to put my posters up. Mr. Hubbard used the printer, paper, and tape provided by your student activities fees

that we all pay as students ($44 dollars a semester) for his personal gain and that is wrong.

I am running for senior class president because I want to make your senior year our best one yet. I am a man of my word, and I know how to get stuff done. I may not be the preferred choice of the SGA establishment but I have spent every day that I've been a student here advocating for every club and fighting for every student.

On October 8-10 vote for me Bobby B for President! I'm the guy who has always be on your side and if I'm elected; our senior year at college will be our best one ever! ~ Bobby Berriault, SGA Senator

Living On Campus Is Costing Students Sleep Arianna Cecchini The Recorder

Signs are posted in the dorms at CCSU to inform students about what ‘quiet’ hours are supposed to be. The problem is, students disregard these signs and are making more noise than necessary. As a student living on campus, my average eight hours of sleep at night has been decreased to only about five hours.

The noise in my dorm after 11:00 PM is louder than any other time during the day. By 11:00 PM most students are ready to wind down and get ready to turn out the lights, because, for some, class starts at eight the next morning.

Every night between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM students in my dorm slam doors, scream, argue, bang on other students dorms and even play loud music. Due to the thin walls everything can be heard. If it is quiet enough, I can hear a cell phone vibrating in the room next to me, so most of the floor is able to hear the noise going on down the hall rooms away. Students who are causing the noise have no respect for the people trying to sleep.

No one enforces the signs posted that state quiet hours are from 10:00 PM. to 10:00 AM. RAs are usually downstairs on night duty checking guests into the dorm until midnight so they miss most of the excitement. People who are heavy sleepers might not wake up, but for light sleepers like myself, I stare at my ceiling for hours until the noise dies downs.

Approaching the students yelling just causes more problems. A few students have opened their doors and asked for them to quiet down. But this backfires attack because the students seem to find it funny to be even louder. My dorm has a basement with games and a television for student’s entertainment 24 hours a day. Instead

of hanging out in the hallways, students should go to the basement or lobby to all hang out. That way the noise level will be controlled and the people trying to sleep will be able too.

Additionally, Breakers Game Room in the Student Center is now free with many video games and pool tables for students use until late at night. Students can even go hang out there and have fun without disrupting the people who are respecting the quiet hours.

Other students have the same concerns.

Nick Puglisi, a freshman in Carroll said, "I do not hear a lot of noise inside the dorm, but outside I hear yelling, and a lot of cars revving their engines.”

Even though the noise is not as intense as in my dorm, yelling can be heard at late hours on campus from most dorms.

Students need to think a little more before screaming at midnight when others are trying to sleep. Thursday nights are usually the worst with noise due to the lack of Friday classes and the idea of ‘thirsty Thursdays,' when everyone parties to start the weekend. Students should just keep it down on school nights.

Hang out in the Student Center or even check out the Devil’s Den which has fun activities every Thursday night, that way the quiet hours are actually being respected. The hallways are not a hang out, and CCSU offers plenty of activities daily for students. Dorms have trivia and movies at night which is a good way to get to make new friends. Instead of slamming on my door, or screaming up and down the hallway, late night students should go participate in the activities the school has to offer and read the signs that the RAs made and posted for everyone’s well being.

As for now, I just think that college sleep might just not be something that exists anymore.

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FA L L FA S H I O N Tr e n d y Tw i n n i n g

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Nadene D'Oliveira and Chelsea Rohrig rock colorful, printed scarves.

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Caity Ross wearing a fall-favorite: plaid.

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Demir Mehovic is seen in his plaid button-up.

The best things come in pairs.

When looking for fall fashion trends on campus I noticed that some of my classmates were rocking similar looks. And I’m not talking about sweats and a CCSU shirt--actual outfits that were put together well.

Denim Button Downs Button down blouses have been all over the place this summer for girls; they came sleeveless, lacy and made with thin fabric. Guys also wear button down shirts, but they’re perceived as more formal.

With denim button downs, not only can a guy or girl rock the look as seen in the photo, but it’s comfortable and casual for fall while still looking classy. To avoid a denim on denim clash, take the advice of our student models and pair it with colored pants. Finish the look with nice flats, boat shoes or oxfords and look classy for class.

(Picture: Daniel Bates and Danielle Engle, both wearing denim button down shirts and colored pants.)

Scarves We’re college students on a budget, so a great inexpensive way to revamp your wardrobe for fall is with scarves. Anyone can take a drab, basic outfit and make it fantastic simply by throwing on a scarf. It’s a quick way to look

put together this season. Simply by adding the scarves to their look, our student models' outfits become eye catching. Take note!

(Picture: Nadene D’Oliveira and Chelsea Rohrig both wearing cute and colorful scarves.)

Animal Print Look fierce and fashionable in animal print! It’s another big trend for fall that is easy to pull off. Animal print tops make a statement on their own, so leave the rest of the look simple, as the students do in the picture.

(Picture: Hannah Leroy and Ally Boober) Mad for Plaid!

I wouldn’t call plaid a trend for fall; it’s beyond that. It’s more of a fashion staple come autumn.

Everyone has their own unique way of styling plaid shirts--they’re like jeans in that regard. Students were spotted around campus wearing the look. Caity Ross wore it with denim cutoffs and her signature beanie. Demir Mehovic, who’s in the band Sirens Over Sumeria, wore it with khakis and various wristbands. Sophomore Fallyn Kittelson left her girly plaid shirt unbuttoned and paired it with Capris. All these studentsturned-models looked very stylish for the season.

Tweet your fashionable outfits to @TheRecorder or find me around campus to be featured in next week’s fashion report!

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Daniel Bates and Danielle Engle .

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Hannah Leroy and Ally Boober in animal print tops.

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Netflix It!

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House of Cards Joe Suszczynski The Recorder

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House of Cards stars Kevin Spacey as power-hungry Congressman in this Netflix original series.

Club Profile:

One of the things I enjoy is politics. I love every aspect about the topic and get excited when I talk politics with other people even if they disagree with me. A Netflix exclusive premiered in February called "House of Cards". "House of Cards" was a British TV show that premiered in the 90s that was originally based on a book.

It stars Kevin Spacey as Francis “Frank” Underwood who is a career congressman serving as the majority whip who has been promised the Secretary of State position in the new president’s (Michael Gill) cabinet. However the promise was then reneged leaving Underwood enraged.

He and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) then plot a scheme that will get revenge on those who wronged him.

This is a really good series, I cannot say enough about it.

Kevin Spacey is phenomenal in this role. He symbolizes everything about a politician who is power- hungry and is willing to do anything to get it. Spacey is made for this type of role because

of the gravitas he embodies.

Another actor who does a really good job is Michael Kelly who plays Underwood’s chief of staff Doug Stamper. Kelly has been in a few good roles in his career, but this is probably his best one. All the actors/actresses have amazing chemistry together.

The writing is top notch, the first season having a lot of twists and turns in it. The dialogue between characters is well done.

The directing was also great with capturing all the emotions in the characters and environments on the show. A cool thing about this series is that different directors such as David Fincher and Joel Schumacher directed certain episodes. It was neat knowing that not one person directed this whole season and that good directors were brought to direct everything.

"House of Cards" is worth the watch. The acting, writing and directing was so good that Netflix ordered another season of the show. I bought the first season because I don’t have Netflix, but the money I spent was worth it. I highly suggest this show if you’re into politics or like any of the actors/actresses in it.

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Natural Helpers ' Little Brother' chris pace The Recorder

In high school, many of us were required to take health classes where you learned about drug and alcohol abuse, suicide prevention and CPR. After so many years though, you tend to forget about what you learned and college is the most important time to remember these things. Drugs and alcohol are more popular in our college years than in high school.

Natural Helpers is a group on campus whose mission statement is “To support CCSU students, enhancing capacity for optimal wellness for academic and personal success by emphasizing physical, emotional, spiritual and social well being.”

Their objectives include: to initiate a change in attitudes towards drugs and other substances, provide resources for CCSU students and offer positive alternatives to potentially harmful behaviors.

The group began on campus in 2007 and was originally comprised of about 30 members and funded by the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education in Willard Hall. Natural Helpers hosts an educational class called Red Watch Band, which trains its members in CPR, and how to intervene in the case of alcohol related incidents.

The Red Watch Band program started in Stonybrook, NY in 2008 as a response to the death of a professor’s son, who died of alcohol poisoning during his freshman year. The reaction was sad; many students

did not know it was possible to die from consuming too much alcohol.

Red Watch Band is now a national program for students to learn about what they can do in an alcohol-related emergency. Participants are taught the four signs of alcohol poisoning: clammy skin, bluish tint, shallow breathing (less than 10 respirations per minute) and vomiting or not waking up.

Natural Helpers’ goal for this academic year was to train 80-100 students, which they have already surpassed now expecting to train over 100 by the end of the fall semester. Volunteers of The Red Watch Band training this semester include members of two fraternities, students in residence halls and the women’s soccer team.

The group does not just deal with alcohol, however. They work on educating students about problem gambling, drug abuse, safe sex, stress reduction, depression and sharing of prescription drugs.

I attended one of Natural Helpers’ meeting a couple of weeks ago, and they spoke about social hosting laws, where if your roommate is hosting a party with alcohol on campus and there is a minor in your room, you can/will be slapped with a social hosting fine, even if you are not on campus.

Naturals Helpers meetings are at 3:30 on Thursdays. If you are interested in attending a meeting, you can email Sandra Rose-Zak at rosezak@ccsu.edu or visit her in Willard Hall Room 113.

by Cory Doctorow Sean begin The Recorder

The advent of the Internet has vastly changed the way the world runs, for better or worse. The Internet allows large companies to maintain instant communication and effectively run their business. On the flip side, a clever or stubborn hacker can work their way into nearly any system in the world, from the security systems of those companies to phones and gaming consoles.

And with work from groups such as the digital rights non-profit group Electronic Frontier Foundation and, more recently, the high profile actions of members of the online Anonymous collective, Internet freedom and rights has come to the forefront.

Cory Doctorow’s novel “Little Brother” takes the concept of not only Internet rights but human rights in general and shows what happens when the a government agency decides they do not exist.

Set in a near future San Francisco, the novel

follows seventeen year old hacker Marcus Yallow, who finds himself held against his will by the Department of Homeland Security following a terrorist attack on the Bay Bridge.

Taken prisoner, blindfolded and gagged, Marcus and his friends are dragged to an unknown destination, forced to undergo interrogations and endure horrible living conditions for several days.

After being released, Marcus, with the help of friends both new and old, decides it’s up to him to show what the DHS is really capable of to a city that has no clue. Through clever use of real life technology, as well as potential technology that hasn’t been fully realized (such as gait recognition cameras, that identify people by the way they walk), Marcus and his friends spend weeks waging an underground war against the DHS. The novel is marketed as a young adult paperback, but handles issues important to people of all ages. Topics such as guilt, paranoia, loyalty and fear drive Marcus and his companions throughout the novel. Guilt keeps Marcus quiet about his kidnapping by the DHS but paranoia drives him to fight back.

Doctorow, who worked for the EFF, fills his novel with serious concepts about civil liberties, social activism, and digital rights that could be found in adult novels, let alone a book aimed at high school students.

Despite the heavy messages, “Little Brother,” through Marcus, does a fantastic job explaining concepts such as TOR (The Onion Router), cryptography, and Bayesian math in easy to understand terms, imparting knowledge to the reader that could be useful in the modern digital age.

In the end, “Little Brother” offers a unique look at issues that are just under the surface of real life. While Doctorow published the novel in 2008, the recent NSA spying scandal is a scarily similar situation that wouldn’t be out of place in Marcus’ world.

A follow up to “Little Brother,” titled “Homeland,” was published by Doctorow in February of this year, and follows Marcus and his friends once again.

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Game Reviews: Grand Theft Auto V danny contreras The Recorder

Over the past 15 years Rockstar Games has been producing modern epics through their main franchise, Grand Theft Auto. What started as a bird’s-eye-view, 2D game has become a beautiful, 3D world with on-point renditions of American cities like New York, Vice City and Los Angeles. On September 17, Rockstar released its latest epic: Grand Theft Auto V. Returning for the first time to Los Santos, San Andreas since 2004, the team at Rockstar once again renders a beautiful, fictionalized version of Los Angeles. With the addition of a northwestern-inspired area that includes realistic forests, and dry-barren wastelands, the game is a living world holding one of the best stories ever told in a videogame.

The story is fairly simple and universal: the search for glory through money. For the first time ever in a Rockstar game we are told the story through three main protagonists: Michael De Santa, a former bank robber long thought deceased who is brought back into the bankrobbing game; Franklin Clinton, a repo man/ gangbanger- turned bank-robber; and Trevor Phillips, a deranged pilot with as much affinity for women as he has for murder, and former accomplice of Michael De Santa.

The story takes place over 60 missions, some exclusive to one of the protagonists, but most told through all three. After 10 years following an unsuccessful bank heist, long retired and under witness protection, meets Franklin Clinton, a repo man working under a crooked car dealer.

Following an altercation between Franklin’s boss and Michael, which results in Franklin’s firing, Michael takes Franklin under his wing, mentoring him into a life of crime. Following a successful jewelry store heist, Trevor Phillips becomes aware of Michael’s existence, and sets for Los Santos in order to find his former friend, and have questions answered from 10 years ago.

The gameplay is open-ended and much more refined than previous titles. Players accustomed to ‘GTA IV’ or other Rockstar titles like ‘Red Dead Redemption’ or ‘Max Payne’ will feel right at home with the controls largely unchanged from the previous titles. The shooting mechanics are still relatively hard to get used to on manual mode, but the game does offer assistance. The driving feels more arcade than in ‘GTA IV’ where the cars handled more realistically. Yet, the biggest return to the game is the aerial-vehicles, with more than five planes being available for use. In addition to motorcycles and helicopters, players can once more drive helicopters, and

submarines—yes—submarines.

The game looks beautiful with the map being bigger than ‘GTA: San Andreas, Red Dead Redemption, and GTA IV’ combined.

Los Santos is a replica of Los Angeles in full, with a financial district, LAX and the suburbs being replicated almost fully. There’s a full highway that connects downtown Los Santos with ‘Sandy Shores’, a backwoods, desert town full of rednecks and bikers, and the Oregon-like area of ‘Paleto Bay’ surrounded by amazingly rendered forests. Within each area there is a lot to be explored with Los Santos having a working public transportation system, a thriving underworld with police working against it, and the Paparazzi’s of Los Santos’ ‘Vinewood’. In ‘Sandy Shores’ and ‘Paleto Bay’, the players can see wild life (coyotes and cougars), hunt game, and take place in off-road races.

The whole game is a living world that continues to live even when the player turns off the game. There are far too many additions to mention, but it would be unfair to say that this is not Rockstar’s best title ever. A definite candidate for game of the year, GTA V is a game that proves that videogames are works of art that can be intuitive, and can teach gamers something. The game will create controversy, especially with some specific scenes, but there is too much social commentary within the game to be considered “just another game.” If you are not playing GTA V you are missing out on a masterpiece.

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FIFA 2014

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The beautiful game got a whole lot prettier this week, and we can thank EA Sports for that. FIFA 14 was released in North America on September 24th, and it sure does not disappoint.

EA Sports knocked this game out of the ball park. With its high-definition graphics, and new celebrations, FIFA keeps on getting better by the year. The realisticness shown in this game is better than ever before. Player’s faces are almost a mere image of real life, and all in all the game is more challenging than previous years.

Many FIFA users don’t notice the changes EA Sports makes yearly to its top selling game. Each year FIFA becomes more difficult, and players are much more likely to make mistakes. Players over-run balls, have bad touches, and of course foul more than ever before. In prior years, a user could get the ball with a player like Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben, or Lionel Messi and just run with them because they are so fast. Well, it’s not like that anymore. This year the game asks more out of you. It wants you to play attractive soccer, just like the professionals would.

Dribbling can also be a hassle. It is hard

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to get by a defender without using any moves. In prior years, it wasn’t too hard to beat a defender by using just cuts and speed.

FIFA 14 wants you to use moves such as the famous Maradona. Moves are hard to use and takes practice, but once you get the science down it makes the game much more enjoyable and easier at the same time.

The most popular reason why FIFA keeps on getting bought every year is because of updated rosters. Everyone likes being up to date, that’s just the way our generation is. New transfers such as Neymar to Barcelona and Carlos Tevez to Juventus are a just a few reasons why people pick up the new game. EA Sports does update rosters mid-season, but this is only if you have online play.

Free-kick specialists now have a much easier time scoring goals in FIFA 14. The unpredictability of the game makes long distance-free kicks possible and even highlevel goals that will make your jaw drop.

Looking to improve your FIFA game?

There are new skill games that will be sure to make you a better player. From passing to long distance ball drills, this game is sure to give you the basic needs to make sure you beat your friends who you desperately don’t want to lose to.

Online play is the same as the year before, and for good reason. Players can start online and play against others from around the world in the settings called seasons. From there you start in division 10. Once you get enough points, you will be promoted to the next closest division all the way until you get to one. Division one is the highest-level of play and takes some time and games to get achieve. Players can also get relegated if they do not have enough points during the season. This feature, along with ultimate team where you can make up your own squad, puts this game in a league of its own.

There's also 11v11 Pro Clubs (players create their own teams and invite friends); co-op seasons; 2V2 matches; unranked head-to-heads, friendlies and then there's career mode, in which you can take on roles of both player and manager.

FIFA is a pioneer in the video game world. And though it might take some time to getting used to with its new features, it still is the king of all sporting video games.

Even if you’re not a big soccer fan, go out and grab yourself FIFA 14, you won’t regret it.

Art Spread

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Victor Leger's artwork 'Northeast Landscapes' exhibiting located in Maloney Hall now from September 12 - October 3rd is free to students.

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Central's Ace In The Hole Intuitive And Explosive, Lavoie Gives CCSU Options On Offense

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Siena struck with 20 minutes on the clock; almost immediately, CCSU replied immediately through Morgan Santoro. Five minutes later, Julie Lavoie took her chance, and shot the ball on goal to seal the game for the Blue Devils.

“It was definitely, exhilarating.

There’s a lot of excitement when you go out there in the field, there’s a lot of adrenaline, definitely. To have a result so quickly after we tied—so it was exciting,” said Lavoie.

It was only her second goal of the season. Lavoie is a native of Waterford, Connecticut; her accolades include 2010 Player of the Year by the “Norwich Bulletin” and the “New London Day,” and All-New England honors.

Standing at 5’2”, Lavoie is a forward with a low center of gravity and crazy speed. She is a naturally gifted attacker, constantly plugging herself between holes left by the opponent’s back-four.

Lavoie explained: “I’m usually thinking, before I get the ball, of where I am. Like if I’m in the attacking third of the field, you wanna look over your shoulder to see if you can turn. As a forward

your mentality is always straight to goal.”

According to the official CCSU Blue Devils website, In 2012, Lavoie tallied five shots, three on goal, with one conversion in the game winning goal against Mt. St. Mary’s. She averaged a .600 shot on goal percentage in the season.

So far in 2013, Julie Lavoie has started in three games and scored 2 goals, one of them a game winning goal against Siena.

Her in-game psychology is based around her positioning, she explained: “I prefer the counterattack because it works to my advantage; the defenders are backtracking while I’m running forward, so it works to my advantage.”

And it can be observed through her favorite player, the pacey striker from Brazil, Neymar, whom she looks to for inspiration.

“I recently got to go to the Portugal- Brazil game and had the chance to see him play, and he’s just a really quick player, explosive, fun to watch.”

Yet it can be also observed through her favorite team, Real Madrid; a team known for revolutionizing the counter-attack game over the last decade.

With only a year and a half left in her CCSU career, Lavoie is looking forward to improving her game through the tutelage of Coach D’Arcy.

“There are so many aspect of my game I could improve but personally, keeping possession and being able to pick out the passes, as oppose to always just moving forward,” she said on improving her game play.

Additionally, she has pretty ambitious but achievable objectives for the season: “I would definitely like to make it to the NEC Tournament; I haven’t been since I’ve been here, and I think we have enough talent to make it there.”

When asked about how she would fare in another position, she replied, “I’m pretty happy at forward. Goalie frightens me, I’m pretty comfortable at forward.”

Lavoie would like to invite CCSU Students to the Blue Devils Soccer matches as they are on Friday nights, and Sunday afternoons.

Lavoie and the Blue Devils will face Robert Morris on October 4th, and Yale on October 7th. The CCSU Blue Devils are currently 2-7.

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Junior Julie Lavoie has two goals on six shots this season.

New Club Tackles Yankee Collegiate Conference corey pollnow The Recorder

David Camille and a friend wanted to brush the dust off their shoulders pads and create a club tackle football team at Central. Camille, the Vice President of the club approached RECentral about starting a team, and he’s gone above and beyond organizing a generic pick-up tackle football game on campus. He’s created a team with 27 players and it’s open to any fulltime students at Central that wish to play tackle football competitively and have the dedication to attend practices, regardless of prior experience.

The team plays in the Yankee Collegiate Football conference and travels around New England and the tri-state area playing other colleges. The YCFC is official with a complete schedule, referees, uniforms, and a regularly updated website – (yankeecollegiate.org).

The club opened up the season with a 12-7 loss at Arute Field on Sep. 21 versus Hartford, but bounced back on Saturday with a 27-0 win at North Jersey to bring their record to 1-1.

CCSU had a chance to win the game

versus Hartford on the final play of the game, but quarterback Pat Wollenberg was hit as he released the ball, causing the ball to flutter and get intercepted by a Hawks defender. Camille, one of the team's running backs, was announced as Central's player of the week with six rushes for 98 yards versus UHart.

Although the club isn’t Central’s official Division-I FCS football squad, the team has received some flak for being viewed as a pick-up team, despite the fact they practice regularly.

“Some of the [Central] football players were taken back at the fact that we made a team,” said Camille. “But, some were supportive because they know people on the club team and know they plan to play for our team after this season. I played college football for one year and it wasn’t for me. It’s hard. I really do respect the Central team. It takes a lot of hard work and a lot of dedication to be able to go to class and do well in the classroom."

The team is hopeful that they will win the four games remaining on the schedule and clinch a berth in the playoffs.

The club’s next game is at Arute Field on Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. versus Clarkson.

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David Camille stiff arming a defender during the CCSU club tackle football game against UHart.

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COLUMN

OPINION

Sandman Exits With Junk Corey Pollnow The Recorder

Mariano Rivera has been showered with a plethora of meaningless retirement gifts from each team the Yankees have visited on the road this season.

Although Rivera is humble and smiles for photos with the suits from each organization when he is presented with the tacky gifts, you have to wonder what he’s thinking and more importantly, what is he going to do with all that garbage?

The donations to Mo’s charity were thoughtful and practical. The rocking chair made out of broken bats – “The Chair of Broken Dreams” – that Rivera received

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Mariano Rivera totaled 652 saves over his 19-year career.

from the Minnesota Twins was creative. But, the cowboy boots, fishing rod, bicycles, guitars, paintings, surfboard, fire hose nozzle accompanied by a call box and plaques that he received from the Yankees' opponents adds up to a heaping pile of rubbish.

The Red Sox went above and beyond to give Rivera the worst of all the parting gifts. A bullpen rubber? What the hell is he supposed to do with a bullpen rubber? Is he supposed to hang it on a wall or put it on a mantle?

Use it as a beverage coaster?

Personally I would burn it, but that’s neither here nor there.

The overdramatic ceremony continued at Fenway and Big Papi unveiled a painting of Rivera

with his hands up in the air from opening day in 2005. Then Mo was presented a placard piece of the scoreboard from Fenway with his number, 42 on it. Then came the 1934 blue chair from Fenway Park. How is any of this rot relevant to Rivera? He played at Fenway Park, but did not play for the Red Sox. The gifts will likely be auctioned for charity because Rivera has class, but it felt like a contest to see who could give Rivera the most inane junk to sit in storage and collect dust.

A donation from each team to his charity, followed by a handshake and thanking Mo for his contribution to baseball would've easily sufficed.

What do you call students who go to class?

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

Graduates!

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Just because schools' athletic departments are gaining more money, doesn't mean that they need to hand out $500,000 paychecks to each of their athletes.

The idea to start paying college football players is one that has been floating around for many years now.

In a recent article from the Joplin Globe, it was said that Time Magazine writer Sean Gregory wrote in a five page spread about the topic," College athletes have the right to a paycheck.

The time is right to give schools the option to share their rising sports income with college athletes."

But why? Most of these students are rewarded with a full ride through college, never worrying about paying off student loans five years from now like the rest of us. And if some schools choose to pay athletes over others, it will decrease the value of athleticism in those schools, and also decrease the amount of players at schools that choose not to pay, making the game worthless.

And though his article goes on to say that it is no longer an academic debate, rather ethical, it is unethical to separate the two. These athletes are students, and playing football, though it may be in the future, is not their full-time career.

According to Gregory, Texas A&M's defensive end, Jackson Jeffcoat, "should be rewarded with an annual salary of $546,832." Really?

So what about a school like Central? Why aren't our players getting paid? Maybe because they don't need to, or expect to. Most college athletes play the game because they enjoy it, not because they expect a paycheck after last week's game.

The author of this article, Ron Hutchison, also thinks that paying college athletes is morally wrong.

He stated that "players will find themselves squabbling over whose salary is too fat and whose is too lean." And he is right.

Though the game is meant for fun, it is also meant for a healthy competition.

However, this competition can quickly make a turn for the worst when the defensive end from one schools finds out the quarterback from their rival school gets paid more. This can quickly turn into a blood bath.

If a paycheck is all our athletes worry about, there will be no room in their minds to think about the game itself. And no doubt schoolwork will be out of the question. Grades will slip and scholarships would be lost, potentially harming their future in the sport in the first place.

There is no reason why college athletes need to get paid. Saying that these athletes "deserve to get paid more than a scholarship" is unfair.

If they are rewarded with a full ride to college along with amazing opportunities in the professional sports world, what makes them deserve a paycheck?

OPINION MLS Should Reconsider danny contreras The Recorder

According to Major League Soccer, the league will be expanding by one in 2015 when New York City FC joins the competition. The league also has plans to expand into three more cities, with Orlando and Nashville being the forerunners to receiving the expansion teams.

While I am extremely happy that the beautiful game is finally growing in the United States, the idea of “expansions” stills bothers me because it is an aspect that is not recognized in any other part of the world.

Unlike the MLS, most leagues around world incorporate a system of promotion and relegation. In this system the bottom three clubs in the first division are relegated to the second division, while the top three clubs from the second division are promoted to the first division.

This system creates competition and stimulates economic development. Teams fighting to stay within the first division are forced to spend smarter and create suitable

tactics to survive a season, while potentially promoted teams are given the chance to get more revenue by playing in the first division, and of course better player.

In MLS, however, clubs are franchises and have no repercussions for financial recklessness or tactical stagnation.

Sometimes, teams become money pits, for example, the Tampa Bay Mutiny, who dissolved in 2001 following back to back unsuccessful seasons and lack of financial support.

With 20 teams, the league has thrived in the United States.

World-class player are coming to the league, to compete for trophies. But, the lack of a promotion and relegation system has hampered the development of lower leagues and youth systems.

Expansion may sound like a good idea because it will allow the game to spread more nationwide, but in reality, it will begin to dig a hole in a profitable league. Instead of spending money on expanding, MLS should start considering creating a second league to stimulate youth development nationwide.

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Women's Soccer Loses 0-2 To Harvard corey PoLLnow The recorder

After winning their last two home games against Siena and Fairfield, the Central Women's soccer team made two costly mistakes on Sunday evening, resulting in a 0-2 loss.

In the 62nd minute, Margaret Purce scored her fifth goal of the season and gave Harvard a two goal cushion when she scored on a breakaway that was caused by a bad touch by a Central defender.

Central was unable to beat the Crimson to the ball on a corner kick in the 8th minute. Emily Mosbacher got her head on the ball off the corner kick by Peyton Johnson, and directed the ball into the top left of the goal.

"It was a game of chances and we made two defensive mistakes," said Coach D'Arcy. "On the corner kick we didn't track the runner and on the second [goal] we got stripped on top of the 18 yard box.

Two rather elementary mistakes and we were punished for both of them."

The Blue Devils have often come out f lat footed with a lack of energy early in games, but that was not the case versus Harvard.

"I thought we were the better team for the first 15 minutes," said D'Arcy. "We had 75 percent of the possession for the first 15 minutes, but we couldn't get the goal that could've built our confidence."

Central's best scoring chance came in the second half when Jewel Robinson dribbled deep

into the penalty box, but was reluctant to take a shot and her cross was quickly cleared by the Crimson.

"On the [offensive] end I thought we created a bunch of chances and we failed to pull the trigger inside the 18 yard box," said D'Arcy. "People are still looking to pass the responsibility of the shot onto another player. If we don't start taking responsibility inside the 18 then we can't score. That's the difference in the game. Two mistakes."

Nikola Deiter played all 90 minutes and saved eight of Harvard's 10 shots on goal. Deiter made a spectacular save in the second half on a shot that was placed into the upper right 90 of the goal and should've been a goal. But Deiter robbed Harvard of a goal as she dove to her right, extended her right arm just far enough to def lect the ball off the post.

Deiter's saved 48 shots in nine games, has a goals against average of 1.88 and a .750 save percentage.

Central recorded 11 shots for the game, with four of them being on goal. Harvard tallied 15 shots, with 10 of them being on goal.

With the loss the women's soccer team drops to 2-7-0, and Harvard's record improves to 5-31.

"It's a whole new beginning for us," said D'Arcy in regards to their next game and Northeast Conference opener at home versus Robert Morris on Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Students Share Tailgating Traditions Paige brown The recorder

Do you love tailgating? Well, CCSU students do. And why wouldn't they? There's beer, games and food, all before an exciting game of football.

If you're planning on going to Homecoming this weekend, here's some game-day favorites from students around campus.

Beer! It seems as though our CCSU peers are favoring Bud Light; and whether it's for the taste or the affordability, it was the first choice to come out of most. Sam Adams Octoberfest was a close second, being a Students may (or may tasty Fall beer. not be) using said beer to drink while playing during Games! Beer Pong, some of the following... the classic drinking game, was the first game that came to mind for many excited students.

However, KanJam, a rapidly-growing frisbee game, and Cornhole, commonly known as "that hacky-sack game" tied for another popular tailgating activity.

And of course you can't forget the tasty tailgating treats...

Food! Get out the grill and grab some buns because the iconic burger and dog duo is the choice for Blue Devil fans. Add some pretzels and chips to your plate, and you're ready to eat!

Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy some of your favorite food, drinks and games this weekend while showing off your Blue Devil pride! Send us pictures of your favorite moments of Homecoming Game Day! Tweet us @TheRecorder and maybe you'll end up in next week's issue!

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The Central Connecticut women’s golf team welcomed two freshmen this season, both arriving in New Britain by way of Canada.

Kaitlyn Stoddart, of Shelburne, Ontario, and Ella Williams, of Calgary, Alberta, may be the newest members of the golf team, but they have already appeared in two tournaments for the Blue Devils, showcasing promising and consistent play through five total rounds.

Stoddart began playing golf young, when her father introduced her to the game at the age of four.

At ten, she started competing in tournaments before eventually joining her high school team. There she met with success, finishing in the top five in several tournaments including a win in 2012 at the Pepsi-Titleist Junior Golf Tour.

Williams spent her childhood playing hockey, having learned to skate at the age of three. “I learned to walk, then I learned to skate,” she said. She began playing golf for her provincial team when she entered high school, splitting time between that and hockey. In her senior year,

Williams focused solely on golf and, like Stoddart, found success, winning both the MJT British Columbia Series and the MJT Prodigy Series.

For Stoddart, a successful senior year helped achieve her goal of playing golf in college. “It was always the only option,” explained Stoddart. “Every year playing golf was to get me ready to come to college.”

“I had wanted to play hockey in college,” Williams adds. “But as I got older golf became so much more fun and so much more of a passion than hockey was. So college golf definitely became a huge goal for me.”

Despite spending time looking at other schools, both girls chose to come to Central, thanks in part to both Coach Carly Ludwig and their visits to the campus.

“They always tell you when you’re going through the recruiting process it’s less about the location and more about the coach and the people and we just have the best coach,” said Williams.

“The atmosphere and environment really reminded me of home,” added Stoddart, “which I really liked because being so far away, to have the comfort of that was really nice.”

Ella Williams hitting a two iron.

The transition from high school golf in Canada to college golf at a Division I school has been a big change for both girls. Neither experienced the team scoring system in high school play to the degree it’s used in college.

“In high school, for me, we didn’t really have a team structure,” explained Stoddart. “It was practice on your own and then drive to the tournament and play whereas here it’s work out together, practice together, travel together. It’s a way different atmosphere and a lot more competitive.”

“Playing for my provincial team was a lot different because even though you are a team, all the kids playing junior golf are kind of doing the same thing: they’re trying to get

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into college. So it’s a team, but it’s still so individual that it doesn’t compare to this at all,” said Williams.

Despite the change, both girls have embraced the team concept of college golf, more concerned over the team’s success than on their individual performance.

“I want the team do well, so I don’t think about individual goals as much. If I do it’s geared towards the team doing well,” said Williams. Adds Stoddart: “When we go out and play in tournaments, we are playing for ourselves, but more for our team and the name and what comes with it.”

While seeking team success, both players have spent time improving their game. While they spend nearly every day on the links practicing and

honing their game, their greatest improvements have come in how they recover.

“I think my mental game has improved with a ton of help from her [Coach Ludwig] already and we’ve only been here a month. I’m already learning to think in better ways,” said Williams.

“If we have a bad hole, she’s been showing us how to forget about it which is very important in golf because if you carry your bad shots all round you’re not going to have a good finish. She’s helped us be able to move on,” Stoddart explained.

Both Stoddart and Williams should see the course again when Central heads to New Jersey for the Rutgers Invitational on October 14.

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The Central Connecticut women’s golf team showed improvement over the weekend at the Yale Women’s Fall Intercollegiate, despite finishing 15th of 17 teams, 95 strokes behind host and tournament winner Yale.

“It was a really good learning experience,” said Coach Carly Ludwig.

“We haven’t been to Yale for about two years, so it was good to be out there and see some fantastic teams and play against those players.”

“The golf course was a good test as well. Yale is definitely tough,” she adds. “And after the rains moved in on Saturday night, the golf course was just really wet and really windy out, so it was different.”

Despite the less than ideal conditions, the Blue Devils shot a third round 319, good for 10th best on Sunday For the second straight tournament, Central was led by junior Albrianna Farnum, who shot a three day score of 284, including a team best 76 in the second round. Sophomore Sarah

Bolden shot a 238 for the tournament, finishing the weekend with rounds of 78 and 77 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

“Finally got some girls in the 70’s a little more consistently, day two and three, so I thought that was a big plus,” said Coach Ludwig. “My freshmen battled it out for three days and learned a lot.”

Those freshmen, Kaitlyn Stoddart and Ella Williams, both showed consistency, despite neither breaking into the 70’s. Stoddart shot 86-85-85 over three rounds while Williams

carded an 81-80-80.

Coach Ludwig has fielded a less experienced team this season, starting two freshmen, a sophomore, a junior and a senior in each tournament.

That youth showed itself this weekend for Williams, who carded nine strokes on the par-4 17th during the second round, and back to back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes on Sunday.

“She hit the ball so well this weekend, it’s unfortunate she took that nine on 17,” said Coach Ludwig of her young player. “She’s right there, she’s

right on the cusp. I’m really proud of her.

I expect big things from her this spring.”

“The biggest overall riding theme this fall is going to be learning,” explained Coach Ludwig, who views this fall as an adjustment period for her young players. “We’re young and we’re going up against some teams that have some more experienced players.”

“It’s just about learning for now,” she adds.

The women’s golf team heads to New Jersey in three weeks for the Rutgers Invitational on October 14th and 15th.