The Charger Bulletin

Planning for Commencement

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 18, 2012

Commencement is a time for celebration, but it also requires a certain amount of planning. If you missed Charge-Out on April 11, there is still time for you to prepare. If you attended, there will still...

Commencements Carry Long Histories Forward

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 11, 2012

The university commencement ceremony is a truly ancient tradition. According to April L. Harris’s "Academic Ceremonies: A Handbook of Traditions and Protocol," the first commencements were held...

Report Ranks Connecticut Top State for Women

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 11, 2012

Connecticut is the best state for women to work and live in, according to an assessment released in March compiling data from 12 sources. The report, titled "50 Best and Worst States for Women," ranked ...

Tips on Arguing: Inductive Reasoning

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 11, 2012

In ancient Greece, philosophers and thinkers invented a process for arriving at truths about the world that we know today as deduction. These processes relied on taking general statements about the world...

New Members Elected to UNH

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 4, 2012

The Office of the President announced recently that five new members were elected to the Board of Governors for the University of New Haven. The chairman of the board, Samuel S. Bergami, Jr., expressed...

Charge-Out: One-Stop Graduation Shopping

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 4, 2012

For graduating students, the April 11 event known as "Charge-Out" will provide everything they need for commencement, and then some. "It’s a one-stop shop to get your last minute questions answered,"...

Students from HCC Get Tour of UNH

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 4, 2012

A group of 22 students from Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport got a first-hand look Friday at the UNH experience. The students, accompanied by HCC Counselor Marilyn Wehr, boarded a bus at 10:00...

Tips on Arguing: Tautologies

Brandon T. Bisceglia April 4, 2012

Ever wonder why people call it a PIN number or an ATM machine? Ever hear someone say, "Wherever you go, there you are," and think to yourself, well, duh? If you have, then you’ve already stumbled upon...

UNH Professor Shares Exploration of Modern Chinese Art

Brandon T. Bisceglia March 28, 2012

Things are changing so fast in China that even material change doesn’t last, and this sentiment is reflected in the country’s contemporary art, said UNH Philosophy Professor David Brubaker during...

Donation to WNHU Spurs Renovation of Studios

Brandon T. Bisceglia March 28, 2012

UNH’s award-winning radio station will soon be getting an upgrade. WNHU 88.7 FM has received a $6,000 donation to renovate its studios from Barrett Outdoor Communications, a West Haven-based...

Tips on Arguing: Stay Detached

Brandon T. Bisceglia March 28, 2012

Andrew Brody, host of the Princeton Review podcast, LSAT Logic in Everyday Life, ends every episode with a reminder for his listeners: "don’t get emotionally involved with the subject matter."  Brody’s...

Gaboury Chosen as Dean at Henry C. Lee College

Brandon T. Bisceglia March 21, 2012

Mario Gaboury, interim dean of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science was announced Feb. 27 as the new dean following a national search. Gaboury has taught courses at...

New Experiment Says Neutrinos Obey Speed Limit After All

Brandon T. Bisceglia March 21, 2012

Neutrinos do not travel faster than light, according to the first independent attempt to verify the results of an experiment from 2011 that found the subatomic particles breaking the speed limit...

Tips on Arguing: Correlation versus Causation

Brandon T. Bisceglia March 21, 2012

When two events are shown to be related in some way, they are said to correlate. When one event makes the other happen, the first is said to cause the second. These two terms may at first appear to be...

The Hidden Wellington Wang Collection

Brandon T. Bisceglia February 29, 2012

If you’ve ever walked into the Marvin K. Peterson Library at UNH, you’ve probably noticed a set of glass display cases with shelves of strange-looking rocks prominently displayed along one wall....

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