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Volume 100, Issue 14 February 26, 2019 West Haven, Conn. CHARGER THE BULLETIN The student news source of the University of New Haven. UNIVERSIT Y STAYS ‘UP ‘TIL DAWN’ The Charger Bulletin @ChargerBulletin @ChargerBulletin @ChargerBulletin February 26, 2019 BULLETIN BOARD Page 2 Bulletin Briefs Page 4 The West Haven’s Charger Bulletin 300 Boston Post Road | West Haven, CT 06516 Bad Air Quality [email protected] | www.ChargerBulletin.com office: 203.932.7182 | text: 270.864.6397 Page 6 Our office is located on the second floor of 46 Ruden Street, Room 202. Editor-in-Chief Karina Krul Managing Editor Kiana Quinonez Since 1938, The Charger Bulletin has been the official student news The Many Oscars Staff Writers Thalia Rodriguez, Ethan Cardona, source of the University of New Haven. Controversies Sommers Smith, Matt Verrilli, Majelique Lewis, AJ Advertising Greene The Charger Bulletin ad rate sheets are available upon request or by calling 203.932.7182 or via email at [email protected]. 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Awards by College Media Association, 2017 The Charger Bulletin @ChargerBulletin @ChargerBulletin @ChargerBulletin NEWS Page 3 Up ‘Til Dawn Raises Over $118,000 for Cancer all going out for a good cause.” attractions included inflatables, BY EVERETT BISHOP In order to keep everyone a photo booth, popcorn and cot- STUDENT LIFE EDITOR awake and to continue to raise ton candy machines, a balloon money for St. Jude’s, students artist, a caricature artist, and competed in various challenges music. tudents at the Uni- throughout the night. These According to Meghan Mam- Sversity of New Haven raised included music trivia and poster mola and Matt Lind, two seniors $118,702 during Saturday’s, making. on the St. Jude’s Up ‘til Dawn Feb. 23 Up ‘til Dawn event. As Hosted by the St. Jude Up ‘til e-board, planning for this event the name implies, students are Dawn student organization on started as early as last summer. challenged to stay up all night campus, this year’s event was “It’s a huge time com- in order to raise money for St. co-sponsored by Sigma Alpha mitment,” said Mammola a Jude’s Children’s Research Hos- Epsilon, Phi Sigma Sigma, the criminal justice and national pital. This was the event’s 11th American Criminal Justice security double major. “But it’s year running at the university. Association, Alpha Phi Delta, so worthwhile. It’s a lot but it Bottom (left to right): Thomas Koppelmann, Zack Wolff, Julia Annunziato. Top (left to right): Olivia Staying up from 10 p.m. Sat- Rotaract, and the men’s and comes together in the end.” women’s rugby teams. The Lind, a legal studies and Segota, Josh Kealer, Brooke Lombardo. urday night until 6 a.m. Sunday Photo by Anthony Gangemi/The Charger Bulletin entire event was emceed by ju- criminal justice double major, morning didn’t seem to faze from St. Jude’s, showing every- good feeling.” niors Ian Maloney and Michelle actually became involved with the attendees. In fact, students one to whom and where their But according to attendees, Liantonio. The two opened up St. Jude’s for a personal reason. enjoyed being able to come money was going. by far the best part of the night the event by thanking everyone “I decided to do Up ‘til Dawn together for a night of fun and “The little videos that we was seeing the reveal at the end. in attendance and drawing at- because cancer’s been prevalent fundraising. watch about each child’s indi- Despite the dip in fundraising tention to the safari theme of the in my family,” said Lind. “I “This is my first year. I’m so vidual story, going through the compared to last year’s total of night. Attendees were dressed can’t imagine seeing someone excited,” said Sarah Licata, a hospital and going through the over $137,000, attendees were in safari hats and boots and the so young go through that. That’s freshman nutrition and dietetics process of getting money from still excited to be part of the recreation center had cardboard pretty tough.” major. “I’m looking forward to St. Jude, all of that stuff hits night. cutouts of animals and balloons Throughout the night, the hanging out with my friends, your feels,” said Lauren Risley, “It’s so rewarding,” said covered in animal print. Other emcees would also play videos having a good time, and we’re a senior criminal justice major Risley. “Like it’s so exciting just with a concentration in investi- knowing that even like $5, like gative services. “I usually hate the littlest amount of money can that, but this is nice. So it’s a do anything.” Bottom (left to right): Rachel DeMartino, Hayley Wil- helm, Nicole Eschweiler. Top (left to right): Justin Shafner, Jonathan Cimino, Jeremy Bellman, Sigma Alpha Epsilon had multiple teams that participated in Up ‘til Dawn. Chris Fogarty. Photo by Anthony Gangemi/The Charger Bulletin Photo by Anthony Gangemi/The Charger Bulletin February 26, 2019 NEWS Page 4 University Community Comments on Duke Incident they ever interviewed for an opportunity to be recommended ing foreign languages around incident before she made the BY CORINA RODRIGUEZ internship. for internships or jobs based on people who don’t speak their decision to send out an email STAFF WRITER The incident has drawn sharp what language he or she speaks language. like that. I honestly think it is rebuke from the University or how he or she behaves in “There are cases where we beneficial for this incident to be of New Haven community. their leisure time.” should avoid speaking our brought to the public eyes in- professor at Duke Ethan Duan, a member of the In the email, Neely said native language, i.e. language stead of continuing the discrimi- AUniversity asked international University of New Haven’s that, although she respects the classes, but all members of a natory practice.” students to refrain from speak- Chinese Students and Scholar students for immigrating to the university community should Duke University officials ing their native language on Association, said that while he U.S. and learning a new lan- feel that their culture is accepted apologized for Neely’s email campus after receiving com- understands professors recom- guage, they should keep in mind and celebrated,” said Hernan- and she has since stepped down plaints from faculty members. mend students based on their the consequences of speaking dez. from her position as director. Megan Neely, director of extracurricular involvements, Chinese around non-speakers. Duan said that he while he While Hernandez said he be- graduate studies in biostatistics the professors’ judgement in this “I encourage you to commit to appreciates Neely’s courtesy to lieves “this could happen on any at Duke, emailed her students case was based on their personal using English 100 percent of the remind the students to be care- college campus,” he also said after being approached by two discrimination and prejudices. time when you are in Hock or ful, she should have handled the the University of New Haven colleagues who asked for the “I would challenge the ethical any other professional setting,” situation differently. appreciates student diversity. names of the students who, the standards of those professors said Neely.