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Media Watch (Nov. 28 – Dec. 5, 2005)
Posted 12/6/2005
"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.
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics in the Barney School of Business, was interviewed by WTIC-AM about Merrill Lynch’s acquisition of the Hartford brokerage firm, Advest. Giannaros talked about Advest’s historical place in the Greater Hartford business community and about the changes occurring in the financial services industry. (WTIC-AM, Dec. 2)
A story on the University of Hartford’s Fall Commencement ceremony, including the honorary degree presented to Robert Weisbuch, new president of Drew University and former head of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, was published in the “Connecticut” section of the Hartford Courant. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 5)
Greg Sweeney, a University of Hartford graduate student who works in the city, was the first person quoted in a story about this past weekend’s opening of the Trumbull on the Park apartments, where Sweeney is now a resident. The downtown Hartford housing project had been delayed roughly a year partly because of construction problems. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 4)
Roger Desmond, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by Connecticut Public Radio for a story on legislation being introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) that would regulate the content of children’s video games. (WNPR-FM, Nov. 30)
The “Jazz Notes” column in the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section featured a note about former Hartt School alto saxophonist Julius Tolentino’s impressive debut as a leader on “Just the Beginning,” a new release on Sharp Nine Records. The story also notes that “while at Hartt, Tolentino roomed with saxophonist Jimmy Greene, yet another one of Professor [Jackie] McLean’s many protégés who have made a giant leap from the academic world to the real world.” (Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
The coverage of the women’s basketball game between the Hartford Hawks and University of Connecticut Huskies featured a few stories on how UConn did not allow the Hartford cheerleaders, pep band or Howie the Hawk mascot to be on the sidelines for the game at the Hartford Civic Center. “By rule, and perhaps by contract, UConn was right. At the same time, UConn comes off as petty on this one,” said Journal-Inquirer columnist Carl Adamec. The game also received coverage in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and many other papers across the country. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 2; Journal-Inquirer, Manchester, Dec. 3; WTNH-TV Channel 8, Dec. 1; New York Times, Dec. 2; , Boston Globe, Dec. 2)
The celebration surrounding the Nov. 30 opening of Vinnie’s Saybrook Fish House in Old Saybrook by former Hartford Hawk star and NBA All-Star Vin Baker was covered in the Hartford Courant. “Baker, at 6 feet 11, towered over the crowd of family members, friends, town officials and employees who gathered Wednesday afternoon for the official ribbon-cutting. Baker, dressed in a sharp suit, said he’s always loved to cook and plans to be at his business every day,” noted the story. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
Other News
The fight is about to begin as hundreds of education, student, and social service organizations plan to battle Congress over proposals that could add up to the largest student loan cuts in history. The U.S. Student Association and congressional Democrats contend the cuts would force the average student borrower to pay as much as $5,800 extra in loan repayment over the course of a college education. On average, students borrow about $17,500 for education. (Boston Globe, Nov. 28)
A car carrying University of Bridgeport students crashed Saturday night, killing two of the passengers. Three others, including the driver, were injured. Jon Uanserume, 20, of Livingston, N.J., was driving a 1999 Honda sedan at 11:45 p.m. when it went out of control and struck a tree. The passengers killed were pronounced dead at the scene. Police were withholding their names until their families are notified. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 5)
Tunxis Community College, bursting at the seams on its small campus, is expected to receive a commitment of $31.7 million in state bond funding following a recommendation from Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The money will go toward a project that would add just over 100,000 square feet to the current campus, more than doubling the size of the present facilities. (The Herald, New Britain, Dec. 3)
Trinity College English Professor John “Fred” Pfeil, 56, died of cancer on Nov. 29. Pfeil was well known on campus and directed the college’s creative writing program and began the film studies program. He joined Trinity’s faculty in 1985, after teaching at Oregon State University and at Stephens College in Missouri. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 2)
Three Central Connecticut State University football players have been arrested in connection with the theft of laptop computers and other electronic equipment from campus dorm rooms while occupants were asleep. Rafiel J. Nyakako, James A. Cole and Chris Basile, all 18, were arrested and charged with burglary, larceny and criminal trespass after a month-long investigation. (Associated Press, Dec. 1)
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater hired Lee Jones as a dean months after he resigned as associate dean of Florida State University’s College of Education where auditors contended he spent thousands of dollars of school money for personal benefit. Jack Miller, now president of Central Connecticut State University, was UW-Whitewater’s chancellor when Jones, who is black, was hired. Miller hired Jones to increase diversity in the hiring pool from a list of finalists. Miller said he probably would not have hired Jones if he knew of the Florida State audit. (Associated Press, Dec. 2; Hartford Courant, Dec. 2)
Peru is preparing a lawsuit against Yale University to retrieve artifacts taken nearly a century ago from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Peru is seeking the return of nearly 5,000 artifacts, including ceramics and human bones excavated by explorer Hiram Bingham. Peru’s National Culture Institute said the artifacts were lent to Yale for 18 months in 1916, but the university made them part of its collection. Yale University spokesman Tom Conroy said Yale is having discussions with the Peruvian government. “We are hoping for a resolution that is satisfactory to all involved,” he said. (Associated Press, Dec. 1; Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
About 55 faculty members, students and alumnae grilled University of Connecticut Provost Peter J. Nicholls and other administrators, demanding to know how a plan to restructure the School of Family Studies would help them. Alumni organized the meeting as part of their campaign to save the school after Nicholls proposed making it a department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
Conservative Ann Coulter’s upcoming speaking engagement at the University of Connecticut on Dec. 7 has stirred up students. The student government’s decision to spend $16,000 to bring her to campus has spawned letters to the editor and an editorial in the student newspaper. It has also prompted some students to plan an alternative event called “Stop the Hate.” The UConn College Republicans invited Coulter as part of their mission to bring conservative speakers to the University of Connecticut. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 30)
After Katrina, colleges around the country took in an estimated 18,000 displaced New Orleans students. Now, the New Orleans schools desperately need those students to return next semester and pay tuition. Tulane says 80 percent of its students have already re-registered. Loyola University, which received little damage, just started registration. The situation will likely be more dire at schools like Xavier and Dillard, which are poorer and suffered more storm damage. (USA Today, Nov. 28)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving the University of Washington $33.3 million to provide full scholarships for law students willing to pursue public-service careers. They have to work as modestly paid non-profit or government lawyers for seven years, or they’re on the hook for paying it all back. The scholarship program is set up to pay the tuition and living expenses of five law students each year for the next eight decades. (Seattle-Post Intelligencer, Dec. 2)
Demetrios Giannaros, professor of economics in the Barney School of Business, was interviewed by WTIC-AM about Merrill Lynch’s acquisition of the Hartford brokerage firm, Advest. Giannaros talked about Advest’s historical place in the Greater Hartford business community and about the changes occurring in the financial services industry. (WTIC-AM, Dec. 2)
A story on the University of Hartford’s Fall Commencement ceremony, including the honorary degree presented to Robert Weisbuch, new president of Drew University and former head of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, was published in the “Connecticut” section of the Hartford Courant. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 5)
Greg Sweeney, a University of Hartford graduate student who works in the city, was the first person quoted in a story about this past weekend’s opening of the Trumbull on the Park apartments, where Sweeney is now a resident. The downtown Hartford housing project had been delayed roughly a year partly because of construction problems. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 4)
Roger Desmond, professor of communication in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by Connecticut Public Radio for a story on legislation being introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) that would regulate the content of children’s video games. (WNPR-FM, Nov. 30)
The “Jazz Notes” column in the Hartford Courant’s “Cal” section featured a note about former Hartt School alto saxophonist Julius Tolentino’s impressive debut as a leader on “Just the Beginning,” a new release on Sharp Nine Records. The story also notes that “while at Hartt, Tolentino roomed with saxophonist Jimmy Greene, yet another one of Professor [Jackie] McLean’s many protégés who have made a giant leap from the academic world to the real world.” (Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
The coverage of the women’s basketball game between the Hartford Hawks and University of Connecticut Huskies featured a few stories on how UConn did not allow the Hartford cheerleaders, pep band or Howie the Hawk mascot to be on the sidelines for the game at the Hartford Civic Center. “By rule, and perhaps by contract, UConn was right. At the same time, UConn comes off as petty on this one,” said Journal-Inquirer columnist Carl Adamec. The game also received coverage in the New York Times, Boston Globe, and many other papers across the country. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 2; Journal-Inquirer, Manchester, Dec. 3; WTNH-TV Channel 8, Dec. 1; New York Times, Dec. 2; , Boston Globe, Dec. 2)
The celebration surrounding the Nov. 30 opening of Vinnie’s Saybrook Fish House in Old Saybrook by former Hartford Hawk star and NBA All-Star Vin Baker was covered in the Hartford Courant. “Baker, at 6 feet 11, towered over the crowd of family members, friends, town officials and employees who gathered Wednesday afternoon for the official ribbon-cutting. Baker, dressed in a sharp suit, said he’s always loved to cook and plans to be at his business every day,” noted the story. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
Other News
The fight is about to begin as hundreds of education, student, and social service organizations plan to battle Congress over proposals that could add up to the largest student loan cuts in history. The U.S. Student Association and congressional Democrats contend the cuts would force the average student borrower to pay as much as $5,800 extra in loan repayment over the course of a college education. On average, students borrow about $17,500 for education. (Boston Globe, Nov. 28)
A car carrying University of Bridgeport students crashed Saturday night, killing two of the passengers. Three others, including the driver, were injured. Jon Uanserume, 20, of Livingston, N.J., was driving a 1999 Honda sedan at 11:45 p.m. when it went out of control and struck a tree. The passengers killed were pronounced dead at the scene. Police were withholding their names until their families are notified. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 5)
Tunxis Community College, bursting at the seams on its small campus, is expected to receive a commitment of $31.7 million in state bond funding following a recommendation from Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The money will go toward a project that would add just over 100,000 square feet to the current campus, more than doubling the size of the present facilities. (The Herald, New Britain, Dec. 3)
Trinity College English Professor John “Fred” Pfeil, 56, died of cancer on Nov. 29. Pfeil was well known on campus and directed the college’s creative writing program and began the film studies program. He joined Trinity’s faculty in 1985, after teaching at Oregon State University and at Stephens College in Missouri. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 2)
Three Central Connecticut State University football players have been arrested in connection with the theft of laptop computers and other electronic equipment from campus dorm rooms while occupants were asleep. Rafiel J. Nyakako, James A. Cole and Chris Basile, all 18, were arrested and charged with burglary, larceny and criminal trespass after a month-long investigation. (Associated Press, Dec. 1)
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater hired Lee Jones as a dean months after he resigned as associate dean of Florida State University’s College of Education where auditors contended he spent thousands of dollars of school money for personal benefit. Jack Miller, now president of Central Connecticut State University, was UW-Whitewater’s chancellor when Jones, who is black, was hired. Miller hired Jones to increase diversity in the hiring pool from a list of finalists. Miller said he probably would not have hired Jones if he knew of the Florida State audit. (Associated Press, Dec. 2; Hartford Courant, Dec. 2)
Peru is preparing a lawsuit against Yale University to retrieve artifacts taken nearly a century ago from the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Peru is seeking the return of nearly 5,000 artifacts, including ceramics and human bones excavated by explorer Hiram Bingham. Peru’s National Culture Institute said the artifacts were lent to Yale for 18 months in 1916, but the university made them part of its collection. Yale University spokesman Tom Conroy said Yale is having discussions with the Peruvian government. “We are hoping for a resolution that is satisfactory to all involved,” he said. (Associated Press, Dec. 1; Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
About 55 faculty members, students and alumnae grilled University of Connecticut Provost Peter J. Nicholls and other administrators, demanding to know how a plan to restructure the School of Family Studies would help them. Alumni organized the meeting as part of their campaign to save the school after Nicholls proposed making it a department within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. (Hartford Courant, Dec. 1)
Conservative Ann Coulter’s upcoming speaking engagement at the University of Connecticut on Dec. 7 has stirred up students. The student government’s decision to spend $16,000 to bring her to campus has spawned letters to the editor and an editorial in the student newspaper. It has also prompted some students to plan an alternative event called “Stop the Hate.” The UConn College Republicans invited Coulter as part of their mission to bring conservative speakers to the University of Connecticut. (Hartford Courant, Nov. 30)
After Katrina, colleges around the country took in an estimated 18,000 displaced New Orleans students. Now, the New Orleans schools desperately need those students to return next semester and pay tuition. Tulane says 80 percent of its students have already re-registered. Loyola University, which received little damage, just started registration. The situation will likely be more dire at schools like Xavier and Dillard, which are poorer and suffered more storm damage. (USA Today, Nov. 28)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving the University of Washington $33.3 million to provide full scholarships for law students willing to pursue public-service careers. They have to work as modestly paid non-profit or government lawyers for seven years, or they’re on the hook for paying it all back. The scholarship program is set up to pay the tuition and living expenses of five law students each year for the next eight decades. (Seattle-Post Intelligencer, Dec. 2)
