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Sobibor, a concentration camp in Poland. Glenn Beck is irrelevant. in opening weekend. ketball season opens in November.
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Left: Citizens have been rioting for the past week in France over a plan for pension reform. Center: President Obama will appear on the Daily Show next
Wednesday for the rst time since taking ofce. Right: Starbucks ofcially launched its exclusive, content-based network Wednesday.
French Protest Pen- ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Obama To Appear On Saudi Prince Arrested Starbucks Launches
sion Reform Proposal Tell’ Ban To Be Lifted The Daily Show For Murder Of Servant Exclusive Network
Protesters continued to riot in The Obama administration is ex- The “Daily Show” will be going A Saudi Prince was given a maxi- Starbucks ofcially launched its
France this week due to opposition pected to appeal the decision to end on the road to Washington in order mum sentence Wednesday for the own free Wi- network Wednesday
of a planned pension reform. the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. to host Obama next Wednesday. brutal murder of a servant. in over 6,800 stores nationwide.
Protests took place throughout the The administration stated that an This will be the rst time Obama He was tried in a British court The coffee company, which used
country, causing chaos and disrup- abrupt change in the policy “risks has been on the show since taking and sentenced to a minimum of to charge customers to use it’s Wi-
tion of gas stations and transits. causing signicant immediate harm ofce in 2009. 20 years for the killing of Bandar , launched the Starbucks Digital
While cars were set ablaze and to the military and its efforts to be The appearance will take place Abdulaziz. The murder, which Network (SDN) in hopes of building
some buildings destroyed, unions prepared to implement an orderly just three days before Jon Stewart ofcials say had a sexual element, a sense of community between all
blockaded gas stations and roads repeal of the statute.” is scheduled to hold his “Rally to occurred after the prince beat Ab- customers.
leading to Charles De Gaul airport. U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Restore Sanity” in Washington, and dulaziz who eventually died from SDN will be a content-based
Ofcials were able to peacefully Phillips banned enforcement of the more importantly, the night before swelling of the brain. network revolving around News,
remove three of those blockades. law last month, however a motion the midterm election. The prince admitted to killing Entertainment, Wellness, Business
This is all in response to a pro- was led for the Judge to lift that ban. It is predicted that campaign- Abdulaziz, though he claimed he and Careers, My Neighborhood
posed plan to raise the retirement Phillips denied, which means ing during the last week before had not intended to do so. and the customer-personalized
age from 60 to 62, along with other the 9th Circuit could overturn the the election will be intensive with The jury ultimately had to de- Starbucks channel. It will also of-
changes, which the Senate will vote ruling relatively soon and “Don’t Obama making appearances across cide if he was or was not guilty of fer users content exclusive to the
on this coming Thursday. ask, Don’t tell” could be reinstated. the country. manslaughter. Starbucks customer.
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years now.
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considering the amount of media
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famous that have been bombarding huppke@hartford.edu
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back of the shelf while Amazon’s Kindle and the Nook are becoming increasingly popular. couple on the brink of a separa- but not so ideal for couples that
tion is Courtney Cox and David actually did have xable marriage
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The talented UHa women’s basketball team roster struck a pose during a preseason green-screen photo shoot on campus last week.
NO. NAME POS HT Yr REB AST PPG AMERICA EAST PRESEASON POLL
1 Jackie Smith G 5-9 Sr. 1.7 102 6.5
No. 1 Boston University Terriers
2 Daphne Elliott G 5-6 So. 2.2 39 6.0
3 Taylor Clark F 6-0 Fr. - - - No. 2 University of Hartford
10 Alex Hall G 5-7 So. 1.7 4.4 5.0 No. 3 Binghamton University
14 Amanda Weaver G/F 6-1 Sr. 1.7 8 1.4
20 Keyokah Mars-Garrick F 6-1 Jr. 0.8 2 0.4 No. 4 Stony Brook University
21 Ilicia Mathis G 5-9 Jr. 2.7 29 5.5 No. 5 UMBC
22 Mary Silvia G 5-11 Sr. 2.1 23 5.7
23 Alyssa Englert G 5-9 Fr. - - - No. 6 University of Vermont
24 Ruthanne Doherty F 5-11 So. 4.8 24 6.0 No. 7 University at Albany
33 Milana Gilbert F 6-0 Fr. - - -
44 Nikkia Smith F 6-1 So. 1.7 5 2.3 No. 8 University of Maine
No. 9 New Hampshire
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Basketball ‘Mania’
By Tim Rizzo tory back in the 2007-2008 season
Special to the Informer (18), and also carried them to their
first American East Conference
Midnight Mania featured ‘GTL’ championship game.
and basketball down the ‘Howie Gallagher’s high-tempo perimeter
Shore’ last Friday, where the Uni- game will hopefully translate into
versity of Hartford community was some strong wins this year, as the
pumped up in anticipation for the Hawks compete in a schedule similar
2010-2011 men and women’s bas- to last season.
ketball season. The Hartford men’s roster is
Hartford students, athletes and dominated by upperclassmen, thus
faculty packed into the sports center strong chemistry on the court is to
for the Hawks’ preseason pep-rally, be expected.
three-point shooting contest, and The Hawks will be led by return-
season outlook on behalf of the ing top-scorer, senior guard Joe
celebration of the upcoming bas- Zeglinski, averaging 16.5 points-
ketball season. per-game, and by senior big man
The University of Hartford men’s Morgan Sabia who pulled down a
basketball team looks to improve solid six boards per game in previ-
their 8-22 season record from last ous seasons.
year with the help of a familiar face. In order to return to those glory
Having served as the Hawks’ As- days, the Hawks must improve their
sociate head coach from 2006-2008, 3-13 road record, losing 11 of their
John Gallagher is back on the court rst 12 road games last year.
as the team’s head coach for 2010 The men must also win crucial
after spending the last two seasons conference matchups against Maine,
at the University of Pennsylvania. Vermont, Boston University and
ADAM MANISON
Gallagher led the Hawks to their Stony Brook to make 2011 their best
Hawks basketball rocked the ‘Howie Shore’ as teams previewed their 2010-11 season outlook. highest win total in Hartford’s his- season to date.
NO. NAME POS HT Yr REB AST PPG AMERICA EAST PRESEASON POLL
1 Milton Burton G/F 6-5 Sr. 3.3 65 9.6
2 Charles White G 6-1 So. 2.2 32 4.6 No. 1 Boston University Terriers
3 Ross Erickson G/F 6-6 So. 0.7 11 1.0
No. 2 Stony Brook University
4 Ben O’Neill G 6-4 Fr. - - -
10 Mustafaa Jones G 6-1 Fr. - - - No. 3 University of Maine
11 Andres Torres G 5-10 Sr. 2.4 79 6.7
13 Ryan Baker G 6-5 So. 0.3 1 1.0 No. 4 New Hampshire
14 Joe Nardi G 6-1 Fr. - - - No. 5 University of Vermont
21 Genesis Maciel F/C 6-9 Jr. 1.5 0 0
23 Morgan Sabia F 6-8 Sr. 6.1 30 11.7 No. 6 University of Hartford
24 Joe Zeglinski G 6-0 Sr. 5.1 48 16.5 No. 7 Binghamton University
25 Anthony Minor F 6-6 Sr. 2.5 20 3.2
31 Kevin Estes F 6-7 Sr. 1.0 5 2.7 No. 8 University at Albany
32 Clayton Brothers G 6-1 Jr. 1.4 22 2.5
44 Oren Faulk F 6-7 Fr. - - -
No. 9 UMBC
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UHa Students Film Documentary, rst ve points, but the Hawks
dominated play from there,
winning the third set by a score
game slump for Hartford volleyball,
and it was also the Lady Hawks’ rst
conference win of the year.
By Hayden Harrower miles long. Due to the fact that the down Broadway last weekend.
Staff Writer event is not ofcially recognized or Junior Simon Presley also at-
sponsored, there are no blockades, tended the Broadway Bomb this
The city streets of Manhattan were and as a consequence riders are often past weekend, along with Bob
lled with hundreds of longboarders, forced to dodge trafc or even get Bunker, Kristophe Machado-Mir-
including University of Hartford hit by moving vehicles. asola and several other Hartford
students, all vying to nish rst in The notion for the Broadway students, capturing hours of
the annual “Broadway Bomb Race” Bomb began back in 2001, when footage to build a documentary
last weekend. three friends made a bet as to who on the event.
The Broadway Bomb does not could make it through a section of In an interview, Presley said, “I
occur on the same day every year, Broadway in Manhattan the fastest. feel that the event was a perfect
there is no registration, there are no The Broadway Bomb has seen representation of the current long-
sponsors, there are no rules, many rapid growth in the last few years, boarding community,” he said, “I
think the participants are crazy, and as last weekend marked the ninth hope that this will lm help the
even though this event is increasing anniversary of the event with more community to grow even more.”
in popularity every year, many people than 400 skaters in attendance. The Broadway Bomb is lmed
still have never heard of it. University of Hartford junior Dave every year, but this year the Uni-
The Broadway Bomb is an under- Tucker blended in with the four- versity of Hartford is building the
ground longboard race from 116th and hundred longboarders, with the documentary, which Presley hopes
Riverside to the Financial District in exception of the video camera in his to make available on campus once HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION
New York City spanning eight and half hand, documenting the thrilling race it is nished. Nethersole helped Hawks win their rst conference game.