A few weeks ago, The Charger Bulletin went green for a week! Instead of the normal, building-to-building delivery service that normally occurs every Wednesday morning, the paper was instead available online to any curious clicker across campus. Of course since then, The Charger Bulletin has gone back to its normal technologically advanced printing methods: your every day newspaper!

For those who don’t know, printing of the weekly edition of The Charger Bulletin is not exactly the most green process on campus. We use a lot of paper for copy editing, energy to create layouts, and we normally order more newspapers than the campus actually needs. In order to reach out to the campus community through the school newspaper, we have to rely on relatively “non-Earth friendly” methods to print. However, some of that is about to change.

In an effort to embrace the green living lifestyle adapted throughout campus, The Charger Bulletin will be making strides to add green practices to our papers. Don’t worry, copies of the paper will still be delivered to blue newsstands across campus. The Charger Bulletin will still be available in print and online copies. Instead, editor-in-chief Zack Rosen and assistant editor Erin Ennis will be collecting all of the unused papers at the end of the week and recycling them to local schools.

During the week, The Charger Bulletin will be rounding up all of the unused copies of the paper on campus: whether in our newsstands, our office, or floating randomly around campus. These extra copies will be brought to middle and elementary schools within the West Haven, New Haven, Milford, and Orange communities. Currently, many of these schools use newsprint for many different activities including paper mache, gluing, desk protection, and painting.

Remember when, back in elementary school, you would cover your desk in newspaper or scrap paper in order to avoid messes and spills? Now The Charger Bulletin will be bringing itself to the desks of students across the West Haven area. Our articles, editorials, comics, games, and popular features will be placed amongst glue, paint, and the occasional spill of sparkly glitter. While everyone may not see the great contribution this effort will bring, The Charger Bulletin knows it will be helping aid students at the lowest level while keeping unused newspapers away from trash recepticles. Now, your very own Charger Bulletin will be aiding the green living effort here on campus while supplying nearby schools with material for their classes.

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

Media head selection time is here! If you are interested in applying to become a co-chair of SCOPE, editor-in-chief of assistant editor of The Charger Bulletin, or editor or assistant editor of the Chariot Yearbook, applications are available now – and are due on Mar. 12. If you have any questions about the media head selection process please e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu.

Be on the lookout for the USGA elections campaign “Burgers for Ballots.” The USGA will be passing out $5 gift cards to Five Guys Burgers and Fries throughout the voting period. In order to receive one of these gift cards, you must be one of the first 500 students to cast a ballot in the Bartels student center. Voting will be Mar. 29 – Mar. 31. Don’t miss out!

The annual Alumni Scholarship Ball will be held this year on Saturday, Apr. 17 in the David Beckerman Recreation Center. The USGA has purchased a table for this year’s event and we would like to invite all UNH students. If you are interested in attending this event please send an e-mail to me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu by Mar. 31 at 5pm. Please answer the question: What is your involvement at UNH and how would you benefit from attending this scholarship ball? Please keep in mind you can only attend if you are 21 years of age or older.

I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students throughout the day who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and let your voice be heard!

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

President of the Culinary Institute Slated to Lecture to Campus Community

Dr. L. Timothy Ryan ’77, Certified Master Chef is the college’s fifth President. A 1977 graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Chef Ryan is the first alumnus and the first faculty member to rise through the ranks to become president. His responsibilities as Executive Vice President included supervision all of the college’s degree programs and continuing education, as well as faculty development, the CIA’s intellectual properties and the then 62,000-volume library. During his 28 years at the college, Dr. Ryan has been instrumental in generating the sustained growth, innovation, and quality improvements that have shaped the CIA.

Dr. L. Timothy Ryan ’77, Certified Master Chef is the Culinary Institute of America's fifth President.

After five years as a chef in the restaurant industry, Tim Ryan returned to his alma mater in 1982 to serve on the faculty. As part of the team that developed the CIA’s American Bounty Restaurant, Chef Ryan was a leader in the American cuisine movement. Under his leadership at the CIA, the college launched several new programs, including the world’s first bachelor’s degree in culinary arts and baking & pastry arts management; developed a highly successful publishing program; fashioned award-winning videos and television shows; dramatically expanded the college’s continuing education programs; and strengthened an already gifted faculty.

Tim Ryan is well known throughout the hospitality industry. He holds the distinction of being the youngest national president of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), elected at age 36, and at 26 he became the youngest person ever to receive Master Chef Certification from that organization. Chef Ryan has also served as ACF vice-president and chairman, and is a former chairman of the editorial council for the ACF’s publication, The National Culinary Review.

He was named the ACF’s 1998 Chef of the Year and is one of five Americans ever to receive the Presidential Medal from the World Association of Cooks Societies. He also captained the U.S. Culinary Olympic Team to a world championship.

A native of Pittsburgh, Dr. Ryan earned his doctorate degree in education from The University of Pennsylvania and bachelors and M.B.A. degrees from the University of New Haven. He lives in Hyde Park, NY with his wife Lynne and their two children, Jackson and Sawyer.

Dr. Tim Ryan is coming to UNH as the Robert Alvine Professional Enrichment Program distinguished lecturer on Wednesday, Mar. 31 at 11am in the Alumni Lounge. All are invited and strongly encouraged to attend.

Collapsing in the surprisingly comfortable Ektorp sofa, I wondered to myself, “How did it come to this?” After almost three hours spent wandering the labyrinth that is IKEA, I had only managed to pick out a futon and a table lamp for my new apartment. I never thought accessorizing and conceptualizing my new place would be so time consuming and difficult.

With the implementation of UNH’s new housing policy this year, many upperclassmen face the same hair-pulling dilemma, as they will most likely be moving off campus next semester.

Lucky for you, The Charger Bulletin has taken it upon itself to save you the trouble of losing your mind in the moving and designing process by finding a solution that was right under our noses the entire time: UNH’s interior design program.

Working with Dr. Jesse Peck and her interior design students, The Charger Bulletin is pleased to introduce the first ever student housing interior design contest. The challenge presented to Dr. Peck’s students is to design an efficient, sustainable, and livable apartment unit for a conceptual Graduate Housing Complex located on University of New Haven’s North Campus.

Students will complete this challenge in two stages. First, they will be designing a studio unit that is approximately 325 square feet with a 24 square foot balcony accessed by a sliding glass door. Each unit will need to include a bedroom area furnished with a double bed, a free-standing wardrobe, a sitting area with a small couch, a desk, bookshelves, and other student storage, and a kitchen area with oven, microwave, sink with garbage disposal unit, small refrigerator, and bike hanger / storage. The room must also include a private bath with shower and a washer/dryer unit.

In addition to the required living arrangements, students will also be required to include only green/sustainable utilities and building equipment into the design ranging from maximized natural lighting to water efficient appliances. Once the apartment unit module is designed and approved, Dr. Peck’s students must help their conceptual student client design an apartment fitted with accessories, furnishings, and decorations. As an added challenge, this portion of the project must also fit a student budget.

The real goal of this project is to provide UNH students with student-inspired design concepts they can utilize and apply to either improve existing apartments or inspire new ones. This is also a golden opportunity to provide students with realistic green living concepts they can practice at home. The need to reduce our carbon footprint is more important than ever, since according to Dr. Peck, “The growing environmental impact of housing, combined with the growing need for affordable student housing, necessitate the development of an efficient, sustainable, housing model that both supports student needs and reduces impact.”

The Charger Bulletin will be presenting four designs a week for four weeks. Each design will be accompanied by a brief concept description, various design specs, and a student-friendly budget layout. Readers will be able to vote on those they like best via The Charger Bulletin website. So, please join all of us in supporting the truly visionary minds of UNH’s interior design department as they help guide us through the labyrinth of decking out a new apartment by voting during the next four weeks!

Fellow UNH students,

USGA President's Corner

USGA elections time is here! Applications are available on www.ChargerVoice.com and will be due by Mar. 5.
The positions that are available are USGA president, USGA treasurer, and 20 positions open for USGA senators. For any questions on elections please e-mail USGAElections@newhaven.edu.
Media head selection is also rapidly approaching. If you are interested in applying to become a media head, applications are available now until Mar. 12. If you have any questions about the media head selection process please e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu, or contact the current media heads: SCOPE (Glenn Altshuler, Lindsay Lynch), The Charger Bulletin (Zack Rosen, Erin Ennis), and the Chariot Yearbook (Rachel Barton, Jess Negron).
Be on the lookout for the USGA elections campaign “Burgers for Ballots.” The USGA will be passing out $5 gift cards to Five Guys Burgers and Fries throughout the voting period. In order to receive one of these gift cards, you must be one of the first 500 students to cast a ballot in the Bartels Student Center. Voting will be Mar. 29 -31. Don’t miss out!
I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the top floor of Bartels Hall. You can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can during any time of the day. As always, if you have any concerns log onto www.ChargerVoice.com and let your voice be heard!

Have a great week,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

Café Nine presents benefit show for WNHU 88.7 FM this March

New Haven, CT — Café Nine and Connecticut’s #1 college radio station WNHU 88.7 FM are teaming up for a day of music on Mar. 7, 2010. The all day benefit show will raise funds for WNHU during their annual Phone-A-Thon taking place this Feb. 27 through Mar. 7. The lineup will feature Reggae Royalty Don Minott & His All Stars, The Zambonis, and rockabilly/psychobilly band Soul Reapin’ 3. The event will also feature raffles, merchandise, and giveaways. All proceeds from the show will be donated to WNHU. Admission $5. 2pm-6pm

To participate in the WNHU Phone-A-Thon listen LIVE at 88.7 FM or stream online through http://www.wnhu.net  this Feb. 27 through Mar. 7.
For more information about Cafe Nine and the Mar. 7 show visit http://cafenine.com/
Café Nine is located at 250 State Street in New Haven, (203)-789-8281.

Students gathered together for Ambassadors for Christ’s second annual religious service, entitled “Breaking Grounds: A New Foundation.” The event, which was held in Dodd’s Auditorium on Feb.21, attracted approximately 125 attendees, including university employees. The service began with Christian worship music led by Ambassadors for Christ’s worship team, followed by a performance of the UNH Gospel Choir, and culminated with a sermon presented by Stephen James Johnson, university student and ministry director. He is currently in the process of creating a rising ministry called The Movement. Johnson spoke about God’s desire to move through the situations that challenge people the most. “When trouble comes, what are we to do?  How we deal with terrifying events?  God desires for you to have breakthrough in these situations – and that comes with placing your faith in Christ.”

The Ambassadors for Christ skit team also presented a hand mime, which involved the use of a black lights and white gloves. Students performed impressively, including spelling the name of “Jesus” and making the shape of a cross using their hands alone.

Danny Irizarry, the president of Ambassadors for Christ, greeted the attendees with a light-hearted attitude and Johnson presented with a comical spirit, performing various impersonations including Family Guy character Stewie Griffin and having audience members selected at random act out side-splitting skits. “Who says church has to be so serious?” says Johnson, “Jesus laughed.  Yes, He was God, but He was also human.”

“I am continually impressed by the passion of the University of New Haven students,” says Johnson, who is currently in development of a national tour as a speaker upon graduation from UNH.  “These are students and leaders after the very heart of God.  I am not sure if the administration of this university is aware that great Christian leaders are coming from the ranks of UNH.  The university should continue to do all it can to support these young men and women.”

To the UNH faculty and staff,

My name is Scott Kazar and I am the Director of the new club that came on campus this past year called Up ‘Til Dawn. This club hosts a campus wide event that brings students and faculty together to address donation letters and raise awareness for childhood cancer. All proceeds of the event go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude’s is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. It costs $1.4 million a day to keep this amazing facility open and 84 cents of every dollar received, through donations, has supported the research and treatment at St. Jude’s. Not once has St. Jude’s ever turned a family away for their inability to pay. Not only do St. Jude’s cover family’s medical bills, but they also give them a place to live and food to eat.

In order to make this event bigger and better I am asking for your help. I would like for all faculty and staff to wear Jeans for St. Jude’s on the week of March 1^st 2010, the week leading up to the Up ‘til Dawn event date, on March 10^th 2010. We are asking for a minimum of a five dollar donation and for all participants to wear jeans that week. All you have to do is stop by the Up ‘Til Dawn table, located in Bartels Monday March 1^st to Thursday March 4^th and again Monday March 8^th to Tuesday March 9^th from 8am to 2pm then, after you donate a minimum of $5 you will receive an Up ‘Til Dawn sticker for everyday of the week, to show why you are wearing jeans and proof that you donated to this great cause. This is an amazing way to bring the campus community together and raise more money and awareness for a remarkable organization. If you are interested in helping to join this wonderful cause please email me at SKaza1@UNH.NewHaven.edu or one of my Executive Board members, Chelsea Keel, at CKeel1@UNH.NewHaven.edu and we will gladly give you all the appropriate information regarding Jeans for St. Jude’s.

Furthermore, if any of you are interested in participating in the Up ‘Til Dawn event, it will be located in the Beckerman Recreational Center, March 10^th 2010 at 8:30pm.

Again, if you are interested in helping this cause please feel free to email me or my E-Board member for any additional information. Thank you for your time and I am hoping to see you March 10^th at Up ‘Til Dawn or wearing Jean’s for St. Jude’s.

One night, One cause, Our campus.

Sincerely,

Scott Kazar

Sam and Wanda Rieger visited UNH on Feb. 15 and held an informational lecture and discussion on domestic violence and the Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference Against Violence. Sam and Wanda are the parents of Melanie Ilene Rieger of Waterbury, Connecticut who was murdered by her boyfriend on May 24, 1994. She was 19.

The lecture opened with introductions and a video showing family photographs of fishing trips, vacations, proms, and all the other “Kodak moments” that constitute a life. You wanted to smile as you watched the family and the girl on the screen love and grow throughout the years in the photographs, but you couldn’t because you already knew what became of her. In the photographs the youth and vitality of the less than 5-foot young woman struck you, as she will never know life’s joys and pains as we do.

At the time of her death Melanie Rieger, a college student at Naugatuck Valley Community Technical College, was having difficulty escaping the violent relationship she had been in for several years with Jose Crespo. Melanie was a Human Services and Sociology major, working in social work and psychology, with the desire to continue her education at the University of Hartford. On May 24, 1994, her abusive boyfriend came to her house while he was aware her parents were vacationing in Aruba and strangled her to death in her own home. Crespo made it appear as if Melanie had also left town, as he pawned several pieces of her jewelry and electronics and rented a storage locker. He later returned to the Rieger home to transport Melanie’s body and some of her belongings, which he placed in her brother’s hockey equipment bag and trash from the murder in the storage locker. For the next couple days he went about as if nothing had happened until he asked his brother-in-law for the best place to abandon [Melanie’s] car. His brother in law brought him to an attorney and turned over the locker keys to the police, to whom Cespo had told he remembered nothing. Crespo was convicted of murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison.

After Melanie’s death, her parents Sam and Wanda started the Melanie Ilene Rieger Memorial Conference Against Violence and the Survivors of Homicide group in Connecticut. Both these groups work throughout Connecticut and the Northeast.

The couple works with survivors of homicide and their families to cope with the crimes that have affected those families and support those individuals through the difficult trial process.

Through these efforts the Rieger family has appropriately assisted in the development and alteration of the state constitutional Victim’s Rights. Their victim’s rights effort included the prevention of the state legislature official from revoking victim’s right’s compensation and awarding it to convicted individuals and their families They also work with other large names in criminal investigation but especially those in victim advocacy, such as Henry C. Lee, Chip St. Claire, Mark Class, David Kaczynski – brother of the Unibomber-, Dr. Petit of Cheshire, and the Meghan Kanka Family.

By Lynn Monahan

DROPPED a course this semester?

Thinking of dropping one?

The deadline for course drops is Friday, March 5. After that, you must ask your instructor for a “W.”  This “W” will appear on your transcript, but it won’t harm your grade point average. However, be aware that after the 5^th, you are at the mercy of your instructor—he or she can decide to give you a grade based on the work you have completed.

When you drop a class, you should be aware of the following:

ü  Financial Aid and Residence Hall Status: Make sure you still have a minimum of 12 credits.  If you fall below this number, you become part-time rather than full-time and this can jeopardize your financial aid and student residence hall status.

ü  Beware of the 5-year plan! The CJ program is based on taking 5 classes per semester, so if you drop a class and don’t replace it with one, you might not graduate on schedule.  There are several ways to fix this:

• Summer school: Take a class or two at UNH or back home
• In your senior year, take an extra class (there will be a charge for each credit over 17)

We’ll be happy to talk to you in more detail—come by for a visit!

South Campus Hall 101

Phone: 203-479-4897

Email: CJAdvisingCenter@newhaven.edu

Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 1:30-4:30 and by appointment.