Library Closes Due to Exhaust Gas
Karina Krul, Ediotr-In-Chief
December 5, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories
At 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, students received a message that the Marvin K. Peterson Library was closed because of mechanical issues. According to Lou Annino, associate vice president of facilities, the building was evacuated due to a “trouble alarm” from the smoke and fire detection system at appr...
University Better Than Average Despite Challenges
Nicole Rivera, Photography Editor
November 28, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories
After her sophomore year at the University of New Haven, psychology major Alexis Cirillo dropped out. Cirillo thought about how her money was being used and where it was going after her teacher said in class that the department could not afford paper. “I chose not to return to UNH because of the quality of educat...
Thanksgiving Week of Service
Everett Bishop, Student Life Editor
November 20, 2018
Filed under Student Life, This Week's Top Stories
The University of New Haven’s Thanksgiving Week of Service was last week. The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Student Engagement, Leadership and Orientation (CSELO), dining services, and the Annual Giving Office, the university’s office for donating. The week captured the spirit of giving back....
Seniors Experience Registration Issues
Everett Bishop, Student Life Editor
November 14, 2018
Filed under Campus News and Events, This Week's Top Stories
On Monday, Nov. 5, seniors of the University of New Haven woke up bright and early in anticipation for class registration. With schedules prepared and eyes glued to their computer screens, these students waited for the clock to strike 7 a.m. before frantically punching in registration codes for their...
Business College Moves to Orange Campus
Karina Krul, Ediotr-In-Chief
November 14, 2018
Filed under Campus News and Events, This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven
The College of Business has launched a pilot program to begin moving the college to University of New Haven’s Orange campus, according to Brian Kench, dean of the College of Business. The program began this semester and will fully transition for the 2019-2020 academic year. As part of the pilot,...
University Reflects in California Shooting
Karina Krul, Ediotr-In-Chief
November 14, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories, U.S. News
A mass shooting Wednesday night in Thousand Oaks, Calif., left 13 dead, including the shooter, U.S. Marines veteran Ian Long. The shooting took place at the Borderline Bar & Grill during their weekly line dancing and college night. “I actually went to Thousand Oaks this past summer with my f...
NAACP Aims to Stop the Stigma
Ariana Lasher, Contributing Writer
November 14, 2018
Filed under Student Life, This Week's Top Stories
On Thursday, Nov. 8, the university’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) hosted their annual free HIV testing event in the Moulton Lounge. HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is the virus that causes AIDS. Health care workers from the Cornell Scott ...
Ceiling Repairs Continue in Savin Apartment
Kiana Quinonez, Managing Editor
November 6, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories
A potential mold outbreak, a falling ceiling, and concerned students greeted the residents of Apartment 31 in Savin Court Townhouses. The students said they were facing a unique situation, and an unresponsive facilities team. “It took facilities about 3 1/2 weeks to come and look at my ceiling...
Know Your Ballot
Karina Krul, Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2018
Filed under Global News, Politics, This Week's Top Stories, West Haven News
Election Day is two short days away. Do you know what’s on Connecticut’s ballot? The Charger Bulletin did what every college student does if they want to know something: We checked the Internet. Here, we break down the Senate and House candidates’ stances on hot-button issues, as well as explain two ...
University Seeks to Lessen Food Waste
Corina Rodriguez, Contributing Writer
October 31, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven
Over 130 billion pounds of food are discarded every year in the United States. According to the Food Recovery Network, an organization created by students from the University of Maryland that fights to reduce food waste on college campuses, 22 million pounds come from colleges alone. The University...
“Halloween” Horrifyingly Horrid
Brian Guski, Contributing Writer
October 30, 2018
Filed under Entertainment, Movies, This Week's Top Stories
Although the newly released “Halloween ” movie, directed by David Gordon Green, shares a name with the horror cult classic, it most definitely does not share the same great cinematic qualities of its 40-year old predecessor. “Halloween ” takes place after the events of John Carpenter’s original “H...
Chargers Go Pink for Colleen Sorbello
Ethan Cardona, Staff Writer
October 25, 2018
Filed under Sports, This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven
It was a weekend of pink across Charger athletics as teams showed their support in the fight against breast cancer. On Friday, the Colleen Sorbello Breast Cancer research lab in Dodds Hall was dedicated in honor of the late Colleen Sorbello, wife of New Haven alum Sam Sorbello. Ms. Sorbellow died of b...
University Relationship with Saudi Arabia Called Into Question
Karina Krul, Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2018
Filed under Campus News and Events, This Week's Top Stories, Top Stories, University of New Haven
Controversy surrounding the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, has given rise to questions about the relationship between the University of New Haven and the King Fahd Security College (KFSC) in Saudi Arabia. In an interview with The Ch...
Examining Sexual Assault Resources on Campus
Everett Bishop, Student Life Editor
October 17, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven
When students are in danger, they need to know that their university is there to protect and support them. In sexual assault cases, this is especially true. So what protections are in place to prevent students from becoming the next survivor? And how effective are those programs and policies? The U...
University’s Largest Class Comes Back Smaller
Sean McGuire, Contributing Writer
October 17, 2018
Filed under This Week's Top Stories, University of New Haven
The Class of 2021 was the biggest freshman class to ever be accepted into the University of New Haven. But is it as big as we remember? The answer is no. Every university has retention rates. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, defines retention rate as, “the percentage of...