Spring Break
By Kelly Wall Managing Editor The University has announced the speaker for this year's Commencement Ceremony. Former LEGO President Peter Eio will give a speech at the main ceremony. According to his profile on Forbes.com, "Mr. Eio served as the President of LEGO Systems, Inc.
By Janine Perry Informer Staff Writer Environmental aficionados at the University have a new cause to rejoice this week: a new recycling center has been added to the residential side of campus. The new center is the latest addition in a growing trend of awareness for going green on campus.
By Biliana Mihaylova Informer Staff Writer The concert, scheduled to start at 8:35 p.m., started at about 9 p.m., after many T-shirts and glow sticks had been thrown out into the crowd. After a half-hour wait, N.E.R.D. finally lit up the University of Hartford stage for Spring Fling 2009.
By Jeremy Stanley Entertainment Editor J.J. Abrams, acclaimed director and producer of TV shows "Lost," "Fringe" and "Alias," directed one of the summer's hotly anticipated films "Star Trek." As a self-proclaimed non-"Trekkie," Abrams brings a fresh perspective to the rebooted TV and film franchise.
By Cedric Quackenbush Informer Staff Writer The University of Hartford track and field teams broke three records this weekend at the UMass Invitational. Kristalena Lamore, Josh Hummel and Adam Wells each broke a school record in their respective events while helping the women to a sixth place finish with 34 points while the men came in ninth with 9.
By Cedric Quackenbush Informer Staff Writer The Hartford softball team rallied back from a series opening 4-1 defeat to the Binghamton this weekend by winning the final two games 8-0 and 6-1 respectivley. The two wins inched Hartford further up the America East standings and the Hawks now own a half a game lead over UMBC for the fourth and final playoff seed.
So, this is the last issue of The Informer for the 2009-2010 academic year. It is a bittersweet time. You want classes to end and summer to start, but for the graduating seniors it means leaving the isolated campus and being thrust into the real working world.
By Alexandria Hubbard Senior Copy Chief It's almost over. The semester is so close to being done I'm becoming lethargic. Seniors, it's your time to shine. It's your time to relax and enjoy your last few weeks here at Hartford. But for those of you in relationships, it's time to figure out what to do with those relationships you've kindled throughout the year.
By Kelly Wall Managing Editor One thing students at the University don't have this semester is what is traditionally called a reading day. And I know that I, for one, could have used it. It seems as though this semester has been especially rough for no apparent reason.
