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By Dan Lifshatz & Jeremy StanleyStaff Writer and Editor-in-chief

Hartford mens head soccer coach Dan Gasparresigned Monday to pursue a job in internationalcoaching.

Gaspars resignation comes as a surprise, asGaspar had improved the Hartford programdramatically since joining the Hawks staff in2005, reaching the America East Tournamentfor three consecutive years.

Hawks midelder Andrew Liapis said, Wehad practice on Monday and after practice wehad a team meeting in the locker room and he was emotional and he sat down with us and

told us what the situation is.

The resignation came as a shock for someof the guys, Liapis said. Hes been here veyears. I feel that he gave a lot to the programhe was a good coach. It was a good opportunityfor him to improve his professional career, eventhough we dont know where hes going.

Since 2005, Gaspar and the Hawks com-piled a 36-46-21 record, while reaching threeAmerica East Tournaments in a row in 2007,2008, and 2009.

Along the way, Gaspar helped 19 players gainAmerica East All-Conference Honors, six ofwhich were rst team members.

Gaspar was also an integral part of the Hawkssoccer program as a goalkeeper, playing from

1974-1977. As a goalkeeper, he helped the team

make NCAA Tournament appearances in 1976and 1977, posting a career goals-against-averageof 1.52, according to hartfordhawks.com.

Liapis said, he really gave everything he hadto the program, he wanted to improve the levelof play here.

Gaspar has also helped Hartfords fan baseincrease by a large amount.

Hartford ranked 39th in the country in 2008,with an average attendance of 814 per-game,while following up another impressive campaignin 2009, ranking 41st in the nation with an aver-age attendance of 778 fans a game, accordingto hartfordhawks.com.

The future remains unclear for the programa

national search for a new coach is underway

players could choose to transfer.Liapis said, He has a great reputation, it

could help players [pursue professional careers,because] hes a good guy to know.

At the same time, players who are upset withGaspar leaving may opt to transfer, but its tooearly to tell, Liapis said.

Patricia Meiser, the athletic director, told hart-fordhawks.com, His leadership and dedicationto advancing Hartford mens soccer will be hardto replace. We wish coach Gaspar the best ofluck in his next endeavor.

Gaspar has been rumored to be interested injoining the Iranian national team with his long-time friend Carlos Queiroz, who is being strongly

considered to take the Iranian national job.

Empty netDan Gaspar pursues

international coaching job

Above: Hawks goalkeeper from 1974 to 1977, Dan Gaspar has coached the Hawks for six successful seasons. He announced his resignation on Monday.

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By Jeremy StanleyEditor-in-chief

Resident assistants will have the op-portunity to live in mixed-gender housingbeginning in the fall.

The change marks an expansion of a pilot

program introduced this year that allowedstudents to apply, but housing was limitedto the Village Quad No. 3. Under the newplan, any resident assistant could bring inwhomever they choose, assistant director forstudent development Shawn McQuillan said.

RAs follow the same process for studentswishing to live in mixed-gender housing: aspecial application is submitted and reviewedby the Ofce of Residential Life, then stu-dents must attend a living together seminar,

said McQuillan.One of the main differences between

non-RAs and RA mixed-gender housingis anchoring privileges. Since RAs can getnew assignments each year, all non-RAs inthe apartment are not allowed to stay in theapartment from year to year. Whats more,

if an RA leaves mid-semester, the apartmentwill be vacated of all residents, because RAsare allowed to pull in roommates of theirchoosing.

Next fall, mixed-gender housing in theVillage Quad No. 3 will continue based onthe success of the pilot program implementedthis academic year.

This is part of a series of initiatives inplace by the Ofce of Residential Life to dowhats best for students, McQuillan said.

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New option for substance-free housing

By Kaitlin SchroyerStaff Writer

Students now have a new optionfor housing with the addition of asubstance free wing in Regents Eastrst oor, along with the SpecialInterest housing, beginning this fall.

According to Shawn McQuillan,Assistant Director for CommunityDevelopment, students can applyas an individual, partial group, orwhole groups. After receiving ap-plications on March 30, the Ofceof Residential Life will be reviewingthe candidates and notifying stu-dents who are selected to participatein this pilot program. Students whoare selected will need to sign a Sub-stance Free Living Agreement andparticipate in a series of meetingsand events through the whole year.

We will have an RA on the wing,McQuillan said, However, weexpect the students to self-monitortheir behavior and adhere to the

policies set worth. We also expectthat each suite which is designatedsubstance free will self-governthemselves, as each of them willhave applied for the substance freeprogram.

Students who violate the livingagreement will be subject to beingrelocated to another residentialfacility on campus. If the studentis under 21 or violates the Code ofStudent Conduct, they will be alsoreferred to the Ofce of StudentConduct Administration.

Students participating in theprogram will also be expected toparticipate in a series of meetings

and other programmatic eventsrelating to the new type of hous-ing. These meetings and programswill be conducted by the Ofce ofResidential Life and the Connec-tions Health Education and WellnessCenter.

Its a way to stay substance free,

Sam Rowell, a freshman currentlyinterested in the program, said, Itscool that theyre offering a placefor people who dont want to dealwith substances to not have to dealwith it.

However, not all students areconvinced about the program.

Its a travesty that good behavioris rewarded by being placed on acrappy building on campus, NickSchuberth, a junior, said, Thepracticality of [the program] beingadvantageous to [those living there]is questionable.

Although an unfortunate spot tolive, there is something to say about

the programs bene

ts.If the program works out, thenit outweighs having to live in thenot as nice dorm, Rowell said,The success of the program rideson having a good number of theparticipants to holding each otherto the social standard.

By Ben GyurikStaff Writer

Richard Freund, director of theUniversitys Greenberg Centerfor Judaic Studies, continues togain worldwide interest for thework he and a team of archae-ologists and scientists have beendoing in southern Spain thatcould potentially be the locationof the legendary city of Atlantis.

Freund, whos scheduled ap-pearance on NBCs Today Showlast week was postponed, willstill be featured on the show at adate that has yet to be announced.

The location of the site iswithin a marshland of southernSpain, and the team has beensurveying for artifacts.

Any evidence found is beingmatched with the philosopherPlatos explanation of Atlantisexistence; to solve one of the

UHa faculty recognized

in search for Atlantisworlds biggest mysteries.

Freund explained in an interview

with Reuters that the cause of the lostcity was something not uncommontoday; a tsunami.

According to him, the searchbegan after the discovery of a se-ries of memorial cities in Spain,places residents of Atlantis ed toafter it was destroyed. Because ofthis, Freund and his team expectthat Atlantis was buried somewherealong Spains southern coast.

We found something that noone else has ever seen before,which gives it a layer of credibil-ity, especially for archeology, thatmakes a lot more sense, Freundtold Reuters.

Freund has already done inter-views with various media outletssuch as WNPR Radio, NBC Con-necticut, the New Haven Register,WTNH Channel 8, Fox CT, BBCRadio, and numerous other outlets.

Richard Freund of the Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies gainednational attention for his work in uncovering the city of Atlantis.

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UHa Habitat for Humanity spends spring break giving backBy Sarah WilsonNews Editor

In Georgia, 25 University ofHartford students spent their spring

break not by relaxing poolside inthe southern heat, but committingthemselves to a week of physicallabor.

Members of the UniversitysHabitat for Humanity chapter trav-eled to Valdosta, Georgia, last weekwhere they spent the time buildinga house the only way to do i t; fromthe ground up. The students sidedthe house, put in door frames, doors,molding, and window sills, saidMarissa Giammarino, Vice Presi-dent of the organization.

The group was participating withthe Valdosta-Lowdnes CountyHabitat for Humanity chapter aspart of the Collegiate Challenge,a contest encouraging groups on

college campuses across the coun-try to carry out community serviceprojects.

While working in the area, thestudents were housed by several

churches in the surrounding area,and were able to use facilities atValdosta State University. Theyspent the days working from 7 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. in the Georgia heatso they could complete the housebefore the week was up.

Giammarino explained that thestudents were also responsible forcaulking and painting the house, andpreparing the backyard for grass bytearing out tree roots, vines, cement,bricks and broken glass from theground, manual labor that she sayspaid off.

Its the most rewarding experi-ence at the end of the week to seethe smile on a new homeownersfaces, said Giammarino.

The universitys chapter of Habitat for Humanity spent the spring

break building a house in Georgia.

MARISSA GIAMMARINO

For her as well as four othermembers of the organization, thiswas the second year in a row theyhave spent their spring break in asimilar location in Georgia, which

provided the opportunity to seethe house that was originally builtlast year.

Seeing it made my eyes water,but seeing the person living inthe house I helped build made mecry, said Giammarino of the mov-ing experience she encounteredupon return. It was one of theproudest moments of my life, shecontinued.

Giammarino, along with othermembers, got started with Habitatfor Humanity during their freshmanyears here, a decision nobody seemsto regret.

Giving up a week to put a roofover somebodys head means every-thing, Giammarino added.

By Sarah WilsonNews Editor

The end of this week marksthe nale of the Universitys In-ternational Week with a festivalcomprising foreign entertainmentand cuisine.

The festival, which will take placeon Saturday, March 26, featurethree main entertainment acts withauthentic dancing and music.

The Val Ramos Ensemble features

amenco dancing, a Spanish type ofdance that is sophisticated, color-ful, and complex according to thegroups website.

MacTalla Mor, is a group special-izing in Celtic music, incorporatingbagpipes, organs, percussion andGealic singing. The musical back-ground is combined with Irish step

dancing for a unique experience.The third group, Inca Son, are an

eclectic combination of song anddance hailing from the Andes. Theyare National Peruvian FolkdanceChampions, and use traditionalInca instruments and dress to puton a performance enjoyable toall ages.

Over the past week the Univer-sity has been celebrating culturesaround the world with cuisine fromaround the world, lessons in dif-

ferent languages, an internationalphotography competition, as wellas dance lessons, among otheractivities.

On Thursday students are invitedto learn about potential foreignlocations of study at the StudyAbroad Fair in Suisman lounge at11:30 a.m.

On Friday there will be an oppor-tunity for lessons in salsa dancingby an experienced instructor from1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a studentfee of $5.

Taste of the World can alsobe found for the remainder of theweek in Gengras and Commonswhere a different food prepared byARAMARK will be featured eachday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

As an end to the celebrations, thefestival will take place in GengrasStudent Union at 5 p.m. Admissionis $5 for students, and $12 for non-students . However, anyone who hasobtained stamps from ve eventsthroughout the week will get intothe event for free.

Tickets can be purchased at thedoor, or ahead of the time at theInternational Ofce in GSU 327.

ADAM MANISON

Fresh sushi was being rolled in GSU Tuesday as part of InternationalWeek. The celebration will continue throughout the rest of the week.

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There are two paragraphs thatneed scrubbing, or at least modica-tion, in the NCAAs media policiesfor sporting events.

These paragraphs prohibit mediafrom providing real-time accountsof game action, instead leaving that

task to its own website.So when The Informer set out

to cover the NCAA womens rstround game between Hartfordand UConn, we set out with thesame mission as our coverage ofthe America East Championships:providing a live blog and recapinstantly on the website.

Instead, the backwards and justdownright silly policy the NCAAhas prevented us from doing therst. I sat court side, doing whatwe normally do: frequently updat-ing readers on stats and important

plays with a little bit of commentarythrown in.

The whole reason we do this isto incite and provoke responsesfrom our readers. Plus, it serves as asupplement to those who can see thegame (furthermore, viewers outsideof Connecticut were also subjectedto ESPN2s whip-around cover-age of four games at once, meaning

fans undoubtedly missed some ofthe action).

About half way through the rsthalf, a representative from theNCAA came out and asked me tostop doing the live blog. I askedfor a reason and was told I could

only update once or twice a half. Iobliged, but was dumbfounded asto the reasoning.

Its strange to me that, in the eraof social media, that The Informerwould be prevented from constantlyupdating its readers on what isgoing on.

This is especially true whenthinking about how low viewer-ship and national attention is paidto womens sports. The publicityhelps and its not like, by publish-ing quick updates, the live blogwas hurting ESPNs ratings (I even

mentioned the game could be seenon the channel).

Think of it this way: I was read-ing Twitter Sunday when someoneposted about the Duke-Michigangame getting into crunch time. Iimmediately went to turn on the

television and watch the excitingnish. I posted a reply mimickingthe NCAAs policy saying, real-time accounts and descriptions ofthe game are prohibited.

Without that real-time account ofthe game, I would have had no wayof knowing the game was going onand I immediately scrambled to seethe conclusion.

I helped the NCAA make money.By live blogging the womensgame, there would be instant pro-motion for the sport. What morecould the NCAA want?

Instead, the NCAA would preferits fans to seek out the dry, boringplay-by-play updates on a Flashwebsite without the commentary(or Hartford-centric perspective)on the game.

Thats probably because ad-

vertising partnerships there helpbring them the revenue (that do gomostly towardstudent-athlete schol-arships), but if they crack down ona student publication that gets reallya meaningless following, why notgo after every single person whotweets about the game?

What gets me the most, is thatif I had stayed home and watchedthe feed on television, I could haveprobably live blogged the wholegame. If you cant police it outsidethe Gampel Pavilion, dont policeit inside. Let us do our job.

NCAA restricts reporters, limits game live blogging

BYU honor code too strict for 2011

Brandon Davies, forward for the BYU Cougars was kicked off the team for having premarital sex.

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Imagine campus life at the Uni-versity of Hartford if coffee, sex andalcohol were replaced with regularattendance and participation inchurch services.

Well thats the life students ofBrigham Young University sign upfor as soon as they step onto thesprawling campus in Provo, Utah.

Just a few weeks back a scandalerupted when one of BYUs starbasketball players was kicked off ofthe team for violating a key stipula-tion in the schools honor code, nopremarital sex.

Located in the heart of Mormoncountry, its no big surprise thatthe private university owned andoperated by The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-Day saints wouldtake extreme offense to BrandonDavies straying from their conser-vative ways.

As the number three seed in theNCAA tournament, the Cougarssuffered an enormous blow by losingDavies. The 6-foot-9 forward hasbeen regarded as the schools secondbest player just behind player of theyear candidate Jimmer Fredette.

BYU requires all athletes to signand abide by a behavioral contractto remain on their varsity sports

team. This contract enforces thatstudents live a chaste and virtuouslife, attend church service regularly,not use vulgar language, abstainfrom the use of alcohol and tobacco,and last but not least no caffeinated

beverages of any kind.I have to wonder if Brandon Da-

vies had been caught with a double

tall iced soy caramel macchiato in hispalm would he have been kicked offthe team as well or would a warningbe offered?

Now BYU sets a pretty restrictinglist of rules to abide by for the aver-age college student however its fairto guess that Davies was well versedin the lifestyle by the time he arrivedon the BYU campus.

And there lies the split views on theDavies scandal 2011. One side be-lieves rules are rules and by breakingone consequence must immediatelyensue. The other side believes thatthe university is taking this honorcode policy to the extreme.

Yes, Davies knew the terms of the

honor code he signed along withall of the other students attendingBrigham Young, therefore criticscould argue that being fully aware ofthe rules the basketball star shouldnthave participated in the lustful act

in the rst place. But for the schoolto go so far as to possibly removehim from the institution based offof one mistake is absurd.

BYU never ofcially disclosedwhat cardinal rule was broken either,but Davies himself admitted to thepublic that his chastity belt wasntfastened as tightly as it should havebeen.

The 19-year-old sophomore issaid to be extremely remorseful andheartbroken, according to the SaltLake Tribune, even going so far asmaking a public apology.

If hes honestly that remorseful,shouldnt he be granted a time forconfession and forgiveness? The de-vout religious school should practicewhat they preach and at least extendthat right to an athlete who madean honest mistake.

For the Cougars, this season wasshaping up to be the best in BYUshistory. After the dismissal of Da-vies, their hopes of NCAA victoryseemed tozzle with a crushing lossto New Mexico the following night.According to an interview for theSalt Lake Tribune teammate JimmerFredette said Davies apologized tothe team, he told us he was sorryand that he let us down. We just

held our heads high and told him itwas okay, that its life, and you makemistakes, and you just got to playthrough it. The Cougars are look-ing to make it to the elite 8 duringthe next round of the tournament.

Dont read this

column, reada book

In a recent class of mine, theprofessor opened class by askingwhat books we were currentlyreading, aside from assignedschoolwork.

A trickle of hesitant responsesfollowed, a few females blurtingout Jodi Picoult titles, accompa-nied with a number of uncondent

students racking their brains torecall the last thing they had readfor pleasure. Others outwardlyadmitted, I dont read.

This utter lack of interest inliterature shouldnt come as asurprise. In the balance betweenconstant homework assignmentsand day-to-day internships, stu-dents hardly have time to leisurelykick back and stare at words ona page for any signicant periodof time. But to not read ever?Youre doing yourself a horribleeducational disservice.

Maybe this common evasionof literature seen in college stu-dents stems from the perpetual

requirement that has spanned themajority of a twenty-somethingslife.

Once something becomes anobligation, most often pleasure islost somewhere along the lines aswell. This, unfortunately, leavesthe act of reading with a con-notation similar to that of thosetwo trains are traveling at dif-ferent speeds math problemseveryone tried so hard to avoidin high school.

A signicant part of the prob-lem, in that case, is that nobodyeven bothers to give it another go.Since escaping required readingover the summer and a book a

week being assigned in that peskyAP English class, they want to runand never look back.

The trick is to nd a book thatinterests you. Somewhere alongthe shelves of Barnes and Nobel

oroating in the cyberspace of theKindle Store there are books thatwill mind f*** you even more thanthe rst time you saw Inception.Its just a matter ofnding the rightone before youll be hooked again.

But fact of the matter is the lackof reading is going to do nothing buthurt you in the long run. If peoplespent more time reading novelsrather than status updates, Im sureputting apostrophes before the s ina plural word would happen a wholelot less (Thats a big grammar no-no,

people).And come real-world job inter-

view, when the potential employeeasks what the last book you readwas, a long pause before you canthink hard enough to come up withHarry Potter? as your response,surely isnt going to impress.

If you cant seem to nd the timeto squeeze a little reading into yourhectic collegiate schedule (a problemI often have myself), theres alwaysbreaks. Theres summer. Theresweekends. And heres the thing:books arent like movies. Threehundred pages dont have to be readin one sitting. And if they are, all themore power to you, youve found

your book.All in all, if nothing else just take

some advice from Lil Jon, becauseeven unlikely outdated rappers seethis as an issue. (Just look up hissong titled Read a Book. Okay?)

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STN2 live sportscast attacked on national frontBy Andy SwetzEntertainment Editor

Live coverage of the AmericaEast Tournament by the Univer-sitys student news network wentviral and came under attack on theInternet and national TV receivingover 75,000 hits on one site alone.

Appearing on the popular sportswebsite Deadspin.com, JimmyKimmel Live! and the blog of co-median Daniel Tosh, the sportscastwas edited down to only highlightthe mistakes made by both of thereporters.

The live tournament recap, host-ed by students Brendan Marshall

and Darius Wilmot, experienced itsshare of technical glitches includ-ing a slow teleprompter and badcamera direction.

However, the majority of thebroadcast went relatively smoothfeaturing a representative fromStony Brook, a school involvedin the tournament.

What satiated the appetite on thenational front was the careful edit-ing to maximize the mistakes of theSTN2 reporters for a quick laugh.

Although talk show host JimmyKimmel included the fact that thesportscasters lacked experience onhis March 15 show, that still didntstop him from airing the edited

video and landing joke after jokeon ABC, just in time for MarchMadness.

Hitting the video relativelyharder than Kimmel, Deadspin.com went as far as to humiliatethe sportscasters by comparingthem to other media meltdownsat other schools.

STN2 issued a statement sayingSTN is an educational organiza-tion. The best part of what we dois giving students a chance to trysomething new for the rst time.

The process involves making mis-takes in order to grow from them.Unfortunately Marshall voiced

his distaste with the website andretaliated via Twitter with a fewchoice words.

The tweet, containing vulgarlanguage, had a screen shot takenof it by Deadspin and then postedto their site.

Although the Internet has aston-ishing capabilities to break storiesat a fraction of the time it used totake, the ip side of the speedyuploads has left STN2 at the buttof a viral joke.

I think both Deadspin and Kimmelare denitely lacking in material as

they stoop down to scrap up mistakesmade by amateur sportscasters.The fact that a Stony Brook stu-

dent originally uploaded the videoproves that the intentional editingwas an attack on Hartford.

Since the broadcast hit the webSTN2 has successfully fought copy-right infringements with YouTubeto remove the video.

However, the video is still ac-cessible through Comedy CentralsTosh.0 Blog. The blog, in conjunc-tion with the show that is now onhiatus, titled the video Its Time toChange Your Major and links tothe popular video site Todays BigThing.

Todays Big Thing tit led the videoAmazingly Awkward Sportscast-ers and featured the tape as thevideo of the day for March 14.

Despite the videos brief appear-ances on national television and apopular sports website, it seems asif the viral video effect has cometo a relatively quick halt as mostInternet videos do.

The live tournament recap wasa learning experience for both thesportscasters and STN2 that theywill never forget.

Black scores Internet fame for all the wrong reasonsBy Kelsey SterlingStaff WriterRebecca Blacks new YouTube

sensation Friday, an overnight hit,reached millions of views within amere few days.

The nasally voice, ridiculouslyrics and overall awkwardness allwork together to produce one of theworst possible songs ever recordedand posted online.

Despite the hate this video hasreceived, it has become a super-popular phenomenon simply forbeing, well, bad.

The question arises: can justanyone become a YouTube sensa-tion by throwing a few thousanddollars into producing a low-qualitytune and an even lower-qualityvideo?

Blacks mother evidently paidLos Angeles-based record companyArk Music Factory $2,000 to popout an absurd song and matchingvideo; which may just actually beworth it considering digital salescould reach up to $25,000 whileYouTube views may amount to$20,000.

Whether or not we like it, RebeccaBlack is a star.

But a few questions come to

mind: why does she feel the need

to explain every single minute detailof her morning?

Gotta have my bowl, gotta havecereal Okay, cool.

Is that even a lyric? Furthermore,

why exactly is she waiting at the bus

stop if her thirteen year old friendspull up in their convertible half asecond later?

Even furthermore, how dothirteen-year-old children legally

obtain a drivers license? And what

is with the dilemma about which seatshe should take there arent thatmany options considering theresonly one seat left and its obviouslydesignated for her.

Is this supposed to have some sym-

bolic meaning? Fail. Last but notleast, I am familiar with the days ofthe week, Rebecca Black, but thankyou kindly for the clarication.

The fact that such a terribletune with lackluster lyrics and anamateur star poses a concern aboutInternet stardom. Can just anyonebecome famous overnight throughYouTube with a couple thousandbucks and zero skill?

Based upon this sensation, itseems to be so.

Internet stardom can be a goodthing, but only if you have the po-tential to become a singer or Internet

sensation; Justin Bieber status.Unfortunately for this eighth-gradeaccidental phenomenon, she hasbecome famous for all the wrongreasons.

However, she has become famousnonetheless. In addition to theYouTube success the song is beingdownloaded on iTunes, and Blackand her team could make upwardsof $1 million. As for press time,Friday sat at the number 33 spoton the iTunes chart.

Apart from all the chaos RebeccaBlack has caused over the pastcouple of weeks, at least we canthank her for one thing: we willnever forget that Friday comes after

Thursday.

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Jersey Shore turns up heat for season naleBy Brandon GoncalvesSpecial to the Informer

With the nale right around

the corner, get ready tost pumpa farewell to Americas mostnotorious Guidos as the thirdseason of Jersey Shore is nearcompletion.

GTL was finally broughtback to Seaside Heights, thispast season, as Nicole SnookiPolizzi and the rest of the gangreturn to where it all began fromthe spectacle they created forthemselves in Miami duringseason two.

Despite that, Snooki and herco-stars certainly have left amark for themselves as newdrama, a new roommate andthe ongoing Sam/Ron saga have

spiced up televisions all acrossthe country.

Seen by over six million view-ers, season threes 12th and latestepisode paved the way for whatwill hopefully be a juicy andentertaining nale, leaving theepisode count at 13.

As tensions begin to arisebetween roommates, we ndourselves captivated by howeverything will become resolvedin thenale set for March 24. Butthen again, what can be moreentertaining than a house lledwith heated Guidos?

Jersey Shores latest episodecontinues with the awkward

relationship shared between ourfavorite meatball, Snooki, andVinny Guadagnino. The twoappear to harbor untold feelingsfor each other throughout theseason, but Vinny proceeds tosmush with other girls.

He is seen in this episode treat-ing Snooki to dinner, ultimatelyhighlighting their bond, but it isnot until after he gets his earspierced for the rst time that adifferent side appears.

In addition to cracking jokesabout Deenas hideous denimensemble and participating ina heated rap battle with SammiSweetheart, Vinny continues to

play with Snookis heart follow-ing a not-so-successful night atAztec, one of the groups manySeaside hot spots.

While intoxicated at the Shorehouse, he attempts to seduce a so-ber Nicole, whose feelings werenot mutual, and fails. Even so,the two remain Jersey Shorefavorites after always managingto sustain their friendship.

The rocky relationship be-tween Sammi Sweetheart andher juicehead gorilla boy-friend Ronnie, known for hissignature laugh and indiscretionback in Miami during seasontwo, also continues to heat up

just in time for the nale (and

not in the good way).Following an intense fall-out that

led to Sams brief departure from theshow, the two attempt to rekindle

whats left of their relationship until

some Guido named Arvin arrives atKarma one night, claiming to havebeen invited by Sam. Hoping to helpa brother out and ultimately ruining

any hope of Ron and Sam engaging in

a functional relationship, Mike TheSituation steps in hoping to showSams disloyalty. He calls Arvin onthe phone himself who validates

Sams duplicity and motives to Ron.

With the house divided girlsagainst guys, the episode ends withRon about to confront Sam onceagain, producing some great enter-

tainment for the nale.

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Publisher censors N-word in American classicAn Alabama publishing company

has taken Mark Twains Adven-tures of Huckleberry Finn andreplaced the N-word with the wordslave, which appears in the novel219 times.

A staple of American literature,the Twain classic has been stirringup controversy ever since its rstpublication in 1885.

NewSouth Books, a companybased in Little Rock, has printed7,500 copies of the newly cen-sored book in hopes of persuadingschools that have banned the bookto reconsider dropping it from theircurriculum.

If you can have the discussionand youre comfortable havin thediscussion, have it. Have it with it inthere. But if youre not comfortablewith that, then heres an alternativefor you to use. And I would argueto you that its still powerful, co-owner of NewSouth said during a60 Minutes interview.

With many school districts aroundthe country banning the text, thecontroversy over one powerfulword is brought into question.

I can recall high school Englishwhen the word was read by myteacher the gasps of students aroundme lling the air. A word so com-

monly and used and hackneyed inrap songs suddenly becomes verbalpornography in the context of aclassroom. But why?

It is regarded that Twains inten-tion in using the N-word was tocapture the language of the timesof the novel, dating before thecivil war.

Whether a teacher decides to saythe word or not in a school wherethe novel is still taught, the subject

of race must be brought up to fullyunderstand and discuss the s tory.To me, any altercation to an

authors work no matter how oldit might be for the sake of not of-fending someone is simply wrong,especially to a book of such mag-nitude in America.

Generally regarded with a nega-tive connotation, the word itself it

not what seems to offend people,rather the images it evokes suchas slavery, oppression and theindividuals who use it.

Yes, the N-word is consideredvulgar, but eliminating it from this

novel will suppress the emotionaland historical weight it carried in ac-curately depicting the time period.

Even today I think people that usethe word in everyday conversationforget the weight of what theyreactually saying.

That fact that it is socially unac-ceptable for anyone to use the wordother than African Americans alsocontributes to the way people viewthe word in the context of the novel.

I think taking the word out ofthe novel would be suppressingthe impact of how far America hascome in terms of equality.

It is the power of the written word,one word at that, which has caused

so much controversy.I believe the real issue lies inwhat the N-word is associated withand not the fact that the word is sooffensive.

My opinion is to leave Twainalone and use the word to stimu-late an intelligent and educationalconversation about why it evokes somuch tension and anger.

Adele soars to top of charts with latest release 21By Danielle NielsenStaff Writer

U.K. Female singer and song-writer Adele had just released hersecond album in the U.S. titled 21.

This album has put her in thespotlight far more than her debutalbum that was released in 2008titled 19. Within the rst week ofher release 21 peaked at number

one on the U.S. Billboard 200. In theU.K. the album is one of the biggestselling albums thus far.

Adele started singing at age fourand her passion for music was quiteevident. While growing up listeningto artists such as the Spice Girls,Etta James and Peggy Lee, she wasinuenced by many of these femalevocalists styles. Adele has taken thestyles of her musical inuences and

created a unique sound.For most artists the instrumentals

compliment their voice, but forAdele her voice compliments themusic. With having such a vastvocal range, her voice is so pow-erful. The instruments used on hertracks are merely faint sounds incomparison to her voice. There isa noticeable growth and maturityin her voice between herrst and

second album.21 was named simply because

Adele wanted to differentiate hersongs that she has written accord-ing to who she is as a person andexperiences she is going through.Many of the songs were written andinspired from a recent break up shewent through.

Her lyrics tell a story and usuallyrevolve around love and personalbattles. Adele takes us into herpersonal life by way of music.

The album has a wide range ofsong types from ballads, blues,gospel-like and R&B. Track to trackkeeps you listening and not one songsounds the same. Out of the threesingles off of the album Set Fireto the Rain is my favorite. Thispiano ballad simply shows off all ofAdeles musical attributes. With awide vocal range, well written lyricsand a beautiful piano melody in thebackground of her voice.

Rumour Has It is one of themost upbeat and catchiest tracks

off of the album. Featuring drumsand a soulful bluesy sound, it isnt awonder why this has been a popularsong for radio stations to play.

Another great track off of thealbum happens to be a cover ofLovesong originally written andperformed by The Cure who happento be another one of Adeles musicalinuences.

Bands such as 311, Anberlinand Jack Off Jill have coveredLovesong in the past. Covers canbecome monotonous especially thisone. Adele put her own twist onthe song with a soulful ballad feel,which by far surpasses any cover ofLovesong done before.

Adele is different and is unlikeany female artist presently. Theindustry has been lacking a pow-erful female voice up until now.21 has had tremendous successboth in the U.S. and U.K. and herpopularity will only increase. Adelewill have tour dates throughout theU.S. starting in May.

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By Tim RizzoStaff Writer

The University of Hartfordmens and womens tennis teamstook out their frustration of hav-ing to travel during their springbreak on their opponent, unfor-tunately for the Coppin StateEagles, they were the Hawkscompetition.

With a convincing 6-1 victoryfor the mens team and a 7-0victory for the womens team,in a series of games where thewomen didnt drop a single set,the Hawks received convincingvictories for big conference winsagainst a long time rival. Coppin

States, James Jeffreys, started offthe match against UHart with a (6-3,6-0) win against freshman, Joel delos Santos, but after dropping therst game, the Hawks never backeddown from there.

Edgardo Ureta won a hard fought(6-3, 7-6 (7-4)) match againstQuincy Darko in a clear change ofpower between the two teams withUHart taking the next four games to

complete a 6-1 rout of the Eagles,with the nal four singles matchesresulting in UHart only droppingtwo sets total.

On the womens side of the courtthere was no dropping of any sets,writing anything in the Coppin Statescorecard, and no chance this game

would be close.The University of Hartford wom-

ens team did not drop a single setin all seven matches that counted.

California native, Katina Zampas,started off the game with an 8-0sweep of Coppin States LaurettaMukam and with solid follow upperformances by junior Haley Gi-leau and senior Nicole Haynal, thematch couldnt have ended quickly

enough for the Eagles.The University of Hartfordwomens team, with the win, putstheir record at 3-5 on the season andwill resume play March 24 againstQuinnipiac, while the mens teamwill resume play two days lateragainst St. Francis in New Jersey.

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First doubles player Josh Isaacson (above) and partner Aneil Bhalla won 8-3 at CSU.

By Erica WhiteStaff Writer

The University of Hartfordwomens golf team placed sev-enth out of nine teams competingin the Homewood Suites SienaInvitational at the WanamackerCourse in Port Lucis, Fla. thispast weekend to kick off their2011 season.

Notably, sophomore SarahSideranko earned the lowestsingle round of the tournamentwith a 74. Sideranko rebounded13 points from herrst day of the

tournament, putting her in rst

for the Hawks. She ultimately took17th, nishing out the tournamentwith 161.

In second place for Hartford wasjunior Emily Linn, who tied for 25thwith a score of 165 after droppingthree strokes her second round ofplay for an 81 on day two.

Freshman Aubrey Ungvarsky hada score of 81 for day one and ledthe Hawks through the rst half ofthe tournament.

She concluded day two with an86, bringing her to a total of 167 andtying for a solid 28th place overall.

In fourth for the Hawks was

junior Marissa Kallaugher with a

175 and a respectable 39th place.Sophomore Kirsten LaPointe

nished up in fth for Hartfordwith a 194 and a 47th place afterimproving by 16 strokes the secondday of competition.

The Hartford Hawks had twoindividual competitors on the greenthis past weekend.

Freshmen Claire Crouch andElizabeth Creighton came in 46thand 48th respectively.

The Hartford Hawks will hitthe links next at the Four StreamsGolf Course in Beallsville, Md. forthe Hoya Invitational, hosted by

Georgetown University.

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Sophomore Sarah Sideranko nished No. 17 individually, best among her teammates.

Golf, No. 7 in spring break tourneyThey [athletes] didnt move faster,

but it looks like they thought faster.

-Art Kramer, director of the Beckman Institute

Characterized by exceptionalphysical dexterity, the edge thatathletes have over non-athletesmay also extend to mental focus.

According to a New York Timesarticle, a recent study performedat the Beckman Institute for Ad-vanced Science and Technologyat the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign proved themental focus ability of studentathletes over non-athlete collegiansduring a virtual trafc-dodgingexperiment.

The results of the experimentillustrated that a higher successrate for student athletes crossingthe virtual street was not becausethe athletes were bigger, better or

Mental training:

faster than the non-athletes.What they did do was glance

along the street a few more timesthan the non athletes, each timegathering slightly more data and

processing it more speedily andaccurately than the other students,according to the New York Timesarticle.

They [athletes] didnt movefaster, said Art Kramer, the direc-tor of the Beckman Institute anda leader in the study of exerciseand cognition, who oversaw theresearch. But it looks like theythought faster, he said.

Sports emphasize the importanceof mental conditioning for athletesin order to yield success on and offthe eld.

When an athlete is in the zone,the synchronization of mind andbody allows the individual to excel

beyond mental and physical chal-lenges; the results of the revelatorystudy performed at the Beckman In-stitute show exciting new evidencethat skills conditioned by athletesmay impact their mental dexterityand the way they think entirely.

Rene Marois, director of theHuman Information ProcessingLaboratory at Vanderbilt com-mented on the experiment.

To the extent that athletes, intheir sport, must routinely makesplit-second decisions in oftenvery complex environments (e.g.,whether to pass or kick the incom-ing soccer ball), it would makesense to me that they would have

superior skill sets in processing the

fast-paced information to success-

fully cross the street, Marois said.Immaculate coordination of

mental and physical strength iswhat gives athletes an edge overeveryone else, although it is still

debated as to how much these traitscan be credited to Mother Natureversus practice and hard work.

A modern variation of the age-old chicken and egg paradox asks,

Which came rst: the athlete orthe athleticism?

The answer to this question isdebatable, but I believe the solutionto be an imbalanced combinationof nature and nurture.

In my opinion, athleticism andexceptional mental focus is mani-fested by a 3:1 ratio of nurture tonatural ability.

For instance, a person may beborn with an IQ of 180, but withoutan education, practice and nurtur-ing their full potential success maynever be achieved.

The strategic mental process andconsequent success exhibited byathletes in the experiment at the

Beckman Institute when crossingthe street, could perhaps be appli-cable when taking a difcult test,facing a job interview or overcom-ing any challenge in life.

The constant multitasking andinformation processing demandedby athletics increase both thecapacity of the athletes mentalinformation processing systemsand their speed, according to theNew York Times article.

Future research will delve deeperinto the subject of athletes andbrain focus, but in the meantime,its a no brainer that sports arebenecial for the body and mindand can help people keep their cool

in everyday situations.

Agile athletes brain focus,

benecial on & off theeld

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