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Media Watch (Feb. 13-20, 2006)
Posted 2/21/2006
"Media Watch" is a round-up of recent stories in the media about the University of Hartford, as well as significant stories about other local and peer institutions and news about trends and issues in higher education.
Ethan Cowf, a freshman at the University of Hartford, had a "Letter to the Editor" published in the Hartford Courant. In his letter, he spoke out against a proposal to implement standardized testing for colleges and universities. "College is a place where I am supposed to find my own identity. It’s where my unique personality can blossom and expand. This proposed testing would limit my chance to bloom as a student and citizen," he wrote. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 20)
Diana LaRocco, an assistant professor in the educational leadership program at the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a story about the lack of services provided to autistic young adults after they reach the age of 21. LaRocco, who was formerly a research coordinator for the state Department of Mental Retardation, was the author of a 2002 report that called on the state to make transportation, intensive vocational and social skills training, housing assistance, personal life coaches, case managers and subsidized health insurance available to autistic adults. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16)
The Waterbury Republican-American covered a forum that the Construction Institute at the University of Hartford presented on strategies for helping real estate developers and commercial property owners deal with rising energy costs. (Waterbury Republican-American, Feb. 16)
The Hartford Advocate highlighted, in advance, the Feb. 16 Humanities Center lecture by journalist, artist, historian and DJ Dave Cook, known better in rap circles as Davey D, on "The Silencing of the Hip Hop Voice." (Hartford Advocate, Feb. 16)
Kent McCray, a Hartt School alumnus and honorary regent, and his wife Susan, a University regent, were interviewed on Stephen Brewer’s show on WWUH Radio (91.3 FM). The McCrays talked about their careers as producers in Hollywood and their involvement with the university (particularly The Hartt School and the University of Hartford Magnet School), as well as the recent naming of the university’s television studio in Kent McCray’s honor. (WWUH-FM, Feb. 10)
Hartford Hawks men’s golf coach Bill Poutre was quoted in a Golf Digest magazine article about the impact of possible changes in the way collegiate golf teams are selected for the NCAA tournament. (Golf Digest, Feb. 20)
The University of Hartford cheerleaders took part in a celebration at the East Berlin home of Harry Josephson as part of the prize package in an ESPN-sponsored contest. (Berlin Citizen, Feb. 16)
Other News
Upset about allegations that three University of Connecticut students ejaculated onto a female student while she slept in a dorm, students at a community forum spoke out about how to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus. Uconn student body President Sarah Domoff said she was disappointed that only about 40 people attended the forum. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 17)
Yale University will divest from Sudan, responding to pressure from student activists and labor unions on campus. The United States and humanitarian groups have accused the Sudanese government of genocide against people in the Darfur region. Harvard University promised to divest from Sudan last year, setting a moral tone among the nation’s elite universities. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16)
Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith, the University of Connecticut’s vice president and chief operating officer who handled much of the fallout from the Uconn 2000 construction program, announced she would resign to care for her ailing mother in Alabama. She was recruited for the newly created post in July 2003 as part of an administrative reorganization. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16)
College students in Connecticut smoke pot more than their peers nationwide, but marijuana use is down both in the state and nation, studies show. Despite a recent crackdown on pot dealing at Fairfield University and efforts to address the problem elsewhere, marijuana use remains a fact of life on campus. (Connecticut Post, Feb. 19)
The arrests this month of a Fairfield University student and two Sacred Heart University students for selling marijuana shows local authorities are serious when it comes to students selling the drug. "Drug-dealing is drug-dealing, whether it occurs on the streets of Bridgeport or in a dormitory in Fairfield. We view it with equal seriousness in either case," says State’s Attorney Jonathan Benedict. (Connecticut Post, Feb. 19)
In the 2006 budget-cutting "reconciliation" bill President George W. Bush signed this month, the best known student loan programs for middle-class families, Stafford loans for students and PLUS loans for parents, took a big hit. The Perkins Loan Program, which helps lower-income and lower middle-income students, was spared. However, the reprieve may have been temporary, as President Bush’s fiscal 2007 budget proposal calls for ending the Perkins Loan program altogether. (Forbes, Feb. 16)
Ethan Cowf, a freshman at the University of Hartford, had a "Letter to the Editor" published in the Hartford Courant. In his letter, he spoke out against a proposal to implement standardized testing for colleges and universities. "College is a place where I am supposed to find my own identity. It’s where my unique personality can blossom and expand. This proposed testing would limit my chance to bloom as a student and citizen," he wrote. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 20)
Diana LaRocco, an assistant professor in the educational leadership program at the College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, was quoted in a story about the lack of services provided to autistic young adults after they reach the age of 21. LaRocco, who was formerly a research coordinator for the state Department of Mental Retardation, was the author of a 2002 report that called on the state to make transportation, intensive vocational and social skills training, housing assistance, personal life coaches, case managers and subsidized health insurance available to autistic adults. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16)
The Waterbury Republican-American covered a forum that the Construction Institute at the University of Hartford presented on strategies for helping real estate developers and commercial property owners deal with rising energy costs. (Waterbury Republican-American, Feb. 16)
The Hartford Advocate highlighted, in advance, the Feb. 16 Humanities Center lecture by journalist, artist, historian and DJ Dave Cook, known better in rap circles as Davey D, on "The Silencing of the Hip Hop Voice." (Hartford Advocate, Feb. 16)
Kent McCray, a Hartt School alumnus and honorary regent, and his wife Susan, a University regent, were interviewed on Stephen Brewer’s show on WWUH Radio (91.3 FM). The McCrays talked about their careers as producers in Hollywood and their involvement with the university (particularly The Hartt School and the University of Hartford Magnet School), as well as the recent naming of the university’s television studio in Kent McCray’s honor. (WWUH-FM, Feb. 10)
Hartford Hawks men’s golf coach Bill Poutre was quoted in a Golf Digest magazine article about the impact of possible changes in the way collegiate golf teams are selected for the NCAA tournament. (Golf Digest, Feb. 20)
The University of Hartford cheerleaders took part in a celebration at the East Berlin home of Harry Josephson as part of the prize package in an ESPN-sponsored contest. (Berlin Citizen, Feb. 16)
Other News
Upset about allegations that three University of Connecticut students ejaculated onto a female student while she slept in a dorm, students at a community forum spoke out about how to raise awareness of sexual assault on campus. Uconn student body President Sarah Domoff said she was disappointed that only about 40 people attended the forum. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 17)
Yale University will divest from Sudan, responding to pressure from student activists and labor unions on campus. The United States and humanitarian groups have accused the Sudanese government of genocide against people in the Darfur region. Harvard University promised to divest from Sudan last year, setting a moral tone among the nation’s elite universities. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16)
Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith, the University of Connecticut’s vice president and chief operating officer who handled much of the fallout from the Uconn 2000 construction program, announced she would resign to care for her ailing mother in Alabama. She was recruited for the newly created post in July 2003 as part of an administrative reorganization. (Hartford Courant, Feb. 16)
College students in Connecticut smoke pot more than their peers nationwide, but marijuana use is down both in the state and nation, studies show. Despite a recent crackdown on pot dealing at Fairfield University and efforts to address the problem elsewhere, marijuana use remains a fact of life on campus. (Connecticut Post, Feb. 19)
The arrests this month of a Fairfield University student and two Sacred Heart University students for selling marijuana shows local authorities are serious when it comes to students selling the drug. "Drug-dealing is drug-dealing, whether it occurs on the streets of Bridgeport or in a dormitory in Fairfield. We view it with equal seriousness in either case," says State’s Attorney Jonathan Benedict. (Connecticut Post, Feb. 19)
In the 2006 budget-cutting "reconciliation" bill President George W. Bush signed this month, the best known student loan programs for middle-class families, Stafford loans for students and PLUS loans for parents, took a big hit. The Perkins Loan Program, which helps lower-income and lower middle-income students, was spared. However, the reprieve may have been temporary, as President Bush’s fiscal 2007 budget proposal calls for ending the Perkins Loan program altogether. (Forbes, Feb. 16)
