USGA President's Corner

I would like to send a huge congratulations to all of the members of SCOPE for planning a wonderful spring weekend! I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! Great job to everyone who had a part in making this weekend such a success, it couldn’t have been done without you.
I wish you all the best of luck with finals, and thank you for your support this year. For the seniors who are moving on, I wish you the best of luck wherever life may take you. Thank you all for being my classmates, my friends, and for helping me to have the best four years of my life.
I hope everyone has a wonderful summer and continues to have happy and healthy lives!

Best,

Christopher Rinck
USGA President
USGAPresident@newhaven.edu

…The Charger Bulletin/Chariot Yearbook offices were in the Office of  Student Activities?

…there was no football/homecoming?

…there was no Rec Center?

…the class photo was taken in Dodds, not from the top of a
building?

…Bartels had a patio?

…the C-Store was in Botwinik?

…you could stand outside Bartels and see the Rec Center?

…there were trailers in the Rec Center parking lot before there was a Rec Center?

…the info desk didn’t exist?

…the stairs to nowhere existed?

…Forest Hills was the furthest dorm from campus?

…DSA existed?

…Spring Weekend was held in the parking lot where Soundview is now?

…New Hall was only for upperclassmen?

…there were only 2 LLC’s?

…Communications Board governed the Media Heads?
…WNHU was a part of USGA?

…USGA wasn’t bicameral?

…freshmen had the chance to live in doubles in Bixler and
Botwinik?

…Kayo did not have turf?

…midnight breakfast was actually at midnight?

…the “grassy knoll” existed between Sheffield, Winchester, and Dunham?

…Bartels didn’t have a fireplace?

…there was not a Sandella’s?

…New Hall had a game room?

…there was a gym in Botwinick?

…there was “Naughty Bingo?”

…Botwinik flooded at the first rain?

…Zack Rosen didn’t live in The Charger Bulletin office?

…“The Price is Right” existed?

…Winchester had a game room?

…the Maxcy Staircase was still blue?

…the awkward stairs existed near the old C-Store?

…there was a giant orange sculpture next to the bookstore?

The drive-in got off to a rocky start with some technique difficulties, but after those were fixed the movie went off without a hitch! Also, before the movie, the first 150 or so people got a keepsake blanket and a giveaway ticket. The giveaway prizes included t-shirts and footballs from the bookstore. Overall the night was a great night!

In the corner of the street where the blue and white bus passes every 15 minutes, sits a fuzzy faced man who to only I, appears as a human sculpture, carved by the hands of the city- from every unique brick inside the structure of a house, from every cemented square shaped in each sidewalk, from every crooked crack created inside the road pavements, and from every colorful squeak and shout within the metal gates of a public park.

This living statue, this breathing, Thinking Man- but one with the cold curb, connected to his environment, his creator. He sits motionless with eyes of stone, a galaxy in his pupils- each star a story. Undistracted is he by the rushing world, with no reliance on busy music or the aid of any speed flashing technology. Next to the stop sign his brain pulses, the thoughts pumped through his mind no longer within our grasp.

What does he think of? I wonder. Family, finances, lovers, the economy…? Thoughts forever forgotten through time in thought? Yet, without understanding, I find comfort in his position; and without any knowledge on this scruffy individual, I relate- I know.

In the corner of the street where the blue and white bus passes every 15 minutes, sits a fuzzy faced man- a Thinking Man- sitting on top of the world.

ESPN’s senior football analyst, Chris Berman, visited the University of New Haven on Apr. 15 for a question and answer forum.

Craig Mortali asked Berman various questions, which he then answered in front of a gym fill of students and faculty. Students had an opportunity to ask some of their own questions as well.

I had the fortunate opportunity to interview Chris with a few questions of my own before the event began. Most of the questions asked were asked again in front of everyone, but some of his answers are a little different.

At the end of the event, Chris was presented with his very own UNH Chargers’ football jersey and helmet.

Me: What are the pros and cons of working at ESPN?

Chris: Well the pros are that if you like sports, there’s nowhere else to work. Not many cons. There is something different every day. You never know what the day is like when you’re going to cover a game. So I mean, those are the pros, but uh…cons? Phhtt. I don’t think I have any cons. If I had cons, I would have been gone by now – believe me.

Me: Outside of ESPN, outside of your job, what are your hobbies?

Chris: I like peace and quiet, but I also like rock and roll music. I um…you know what I enjoy? I enjoy reading the paper. I read a few of them. USA Today, Hartford Current, Boston Globe, wherever I go, I always pick up a paper in the airport. And uh, I mean I know that’s boring. I don’t fly a plane, I don’t sky dive, I don’t uh, jump off cliffs, but you know, I like my rock and roll music, but I also like sitting on a beach and thinking. I like playing golf! I’m alright.

Me: You ever play golf with anyone important?

Chris: I play in these Pro Amateur tournaments sometimes. I played at Pebble Beach like 5 times.

Me: You meet all of these people, but have you ever been star struck?

Chris: You’re always star struck in the early days. I remember interviewing Jack Nicholas at about one year in. At about 5 years in, I interviewed this fellow who was named Walter Payton. And of course, my two idols, the reason that I do what I do: Joe Namath in football, and Willie Mays in baseball. Both of them I’ve become very friendly with so I kind of forget what it was like the very first few times I met them, you know? But I’d have to say Bill Clinton. We sat there for 10-15 minutes. Invited my wife and me to a steak dinner seven months later. Interviewed Obama and McCain before the election, but that was on satellite.

Me: NBA Playoffs, what’s your prediction?

Chris: Oh. I don’t care. NBA? Eh. I don’t care.

Me: Well, do you care about Hockey?

Chris: Oh yeah.

Me: What about your prediction for hockey?

Chris: I haven’t watched it that much this year. I’m interested to see how the two Olympic heroes, Crosby and Ryan Miller, and how they continue. (Pittsburgh won the series). But I know Washington and St. Jose are the two best teams. They’re out. (Washington was eliminated in the first round) So you’ve got to pick two of the other 14 teams. I’ll pick Pittsburgh even though they’re the defending champs.

Me: What do you predict is going to happen in the NFL Draft?

Chris: Sam Bradford. Because the lions took Stafford last year. The rams are wondering if they don’t get one now, what are they going to do.

Me: Do you think he’s going to be the biggest impact player?

Chris: In his first year? No. In his career…maybe.

Me: Favorite sport to watch?

Chris: Probably football. When you get up on Sunday, I get up at 6:00am. I know it is Sunday, it’s a different day, and you’re going to play football all day. It’s like, we’re going to go to the playground – we’re going to have recess all day.

Lisbell Rivera, Becca Kitchell, Gil Rogers,
Lisa Saverese, & Mary Carraway

Final Winners

Based on a panel of student judges, the top three are:

First Place: Lisa Saverese
Second Place: Becca Kitchell
Third Place: Gil Rogers

Congratulations!

“I am thrilled that Peggy Jablonski will be joining the University of New Haven,” said UNH President Steven Kaplan. “She has worked at some of the leading universities in the nation and will be a great asset to UNH.  She is passionate about working with students and will be an excellent advocate on their behalf.”

“I am excited to be joining UNH at this time in its history,” said Jablonski. “I found the students and faculty to be very engaging, interested in real world issues, and focused on the future. I look forward to becoming part of the UNH community and returning to my roots in New England.”

At UNC-Chapel Hill, Jablonski oversees student life for approximately 17,500 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students. Her areas of responsibility include housing and residential education, campus health services, counseling and wellness services, student judicial affairs, Greek life, the LGBTQ Center, disability services, the student union, new student and parent programs, campus recreation, career services, and leadership development.

Prior to joining UNC-Chapel Hill in 2004, she served as dean for campus life at Brown University, the associate vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Connecticut, associate dean for undergraduate education and student affairs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and assistant dean for residential services at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her doctorate in education at Boston University.

USGA President's Corner

I would like to thank the students who participated in this year’s Last Man Standing competition which was hosted by the USGA. We had a great week of events. The 1st place winner was Justin Green, 2nd place prize was Mike Lounsbury, and 3rd place prize was Patrick Wellington.

The interim Vice President for Student Success, Jim McCoy, is planning a wonderful event on Wednesday, Apr. 28 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. called “Sundaes on the Lawn.” This event will serve as a way for all students, faculty, staff, and administrators to get together and celebrate the end of an academic year. I hope to see everyone in the quad Wednesday afternoon.

As a reminder the Annual Spring Weekend is THIS WEEKEND!. I would like to thank SCOPE for all of their hard work and planning that has gone on so far. I hope to see everyone out at the concert, the carnival, and the rest of the events this weekend.

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

The show was edited in HD by Andrei Pop, a senior communications, film, and theatre student, and received rave reviews by MyTV9 producer Sandy Potter. UNH also received production credit at the opening of the show. In addition, a 3-D animated UNH graphic was produced by students in the 3-D Computer Animation and Modeling class, and a 30-second UNH commercial played at end of the show.

The winner of the A Star is Born, competition will receive a one-year paid job on television, appearing in commercials, station promotions, at live events, and will report on events happening around Connecticut. The contestants, ranging in age from their 20’s to 70’s, spent several minutes in front of a camera to prove that he or she should be the MyTV9 Star.

The final show will be rebroadcast at 4 p.m. on Apr. 24.

A leader in experiential education, the University of New Haven is experiencing a historic and nationally recognized surge in enrollment. Founded in 1920, the university provides its students with a unique combination of solid liberal arts and real-world, hands-on professional training. UNH is a private university with an 80-acre main campus. The University has an enrollment of more than 5,700; approximately 1,700 graduate students and more than 4,000 undergraduates, 70 percent of whom reside in University housing.  The University offers more than 80 undergraduate degrees and more than 25 graduate degrees through its five colleges, in fields such as sports management, nutrition, forensic science, music and sound recording, engineering, computer science and criminal justice. University College at UNH develops programs and courses to meet the emerging educational and training needs of educators, businesses and public and social agencies, focusing on academic excellence, convenience and flexibility. University of New Haven students study abroad through a variety of distinctive programs.