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COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: Ph.D anthropology student explores gender in Latin America Study looks into how sexuality is treated Latin American cultures. NEWS/page 2
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By Molly Miller Campus Correspondent Summer is a great time for students to sink their teeth into research projects, but if they want to do so using a SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fund) grant, they should start working on their proposals as soon as possible, says Dr. Caroline McGuire, Interim Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. SURF awards allow students to probe topics that they’re passionate about with the help of a faculty advisor. “Summer research and creative projects represent opportunities for students to engage deeply with a question or topic of interest to them,” says McGuire. “These projects are, at their core, about producing new knowledge and understandings, moving beyond what is already established and known, which is an exciting endeavor!” McGuire says that summer gives students plenty of free time to take advantage of. “During the summer, in the absence of the classes and other commitments that require attention during the academic year, students can focus
more intensively on their projects,” said McGuire. McGuire encourages all students to think about research, including those who aren’t majoring in traditional “lab sciences.” “This is an opportunity open to students in all majors and at all UConn campuses,” said McGuire. “We encourage students to look at the lists of past awardees that are posted on our website to see the range of projects students have pursued through SURF.” Last year, project titles ranged from “A Study of Amyloid Protein Aggregation Kinetics” to “Natural Knowledge and the Anthropology of Choice.” At an informational session held yesterday attended by about a dozen students, McGuire went over the guidelines for eligibility and proposals. SURF award recipients can graduate no earlier than December 2014, and must agree to present their findings at Frontiers in Undergraduate Research, a research display held every fall and spring. Students can receive up to $4,000 for their research, including up to $500 in necessary costs (not including travel) and up to $3,500 in a stipend (which can be
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Caroline McGuire speaks at a SURF info session. Students interested in applying for a summer research grant are encouraged to start their applications now.
put towards travel). McGuire reminded students that the online application is due by 4 p.m. on Feb. 3. The application includes a project proposal that will be reviewed by a faculty committee coming from various schools and colleges at UConn.
According to McGuire, the proposal should demonstrate the applicant’s knowledge of the subject, the purpose of the project and why the topic is important In addition to the proposal, students must submit a budget, a timeline that breaks the proj-
Scooters, motor bikes and bicycles are
increasingly a fire hazard on campus By Julia Werth Campus Correspondent Throughout the last semester, motor bikes, scooters and bicycles have become an increasing fire hazard at the University of Connecticut, adding many hours of work to the fire department’s already busy schedule. According to Lieutenant Heidi Vaughan, the fire department knows “that bicycles and scooters are a common mode of transportation but they are becoming a problem when they are parked incorrectly.” The regulations for motor bikes, mopeds and scooters as well as the regulations for bicycles prohibits such vehicles from parking “in areas designated for larger vehicles… in or at bicycle racks…loading zones, on sidewalks, disabled access aisles, driveways, lawns, within 10 feet of a fire hydrant or in areas used for special events.” However, the fire department is most concerned when students park in “common areas inside residential or university buildings, breezeways, hallways, student rooms, entranceways, building overhangs [or] immediately adjacent to campus buildings,” which is also against the regulations. In recent months more and more vehicles are being found inside buildings or directly outside entrances/exits which endanger the safety of all persons within the building if a
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A UConn Fire Department truck is shown above. The department has faced an increase work load due to scooter, motor bikes and bicycles parked incorrectly.
fire were to start. “If a vehicle is found to be parked in a manner that creates a life safety hazard then we will cut any locks or securing cables, and we will immediately move the vehicle to a safe location,” said Vaughan. Once the vehicle has been moved to a safe location the responding personnel would chain up
the vehicle and complete a red violation tag. The tag explains what happened and has a phone number on it. “You would have to call the number for us to come back out and unlock it,” Vaughan said. By forcing students to call the fire department in order to use their vehicle again the fire department is given an oppor-
tunity to explain to the violator what the real problem is with how they parked their vehicle. Many students, however, experience difficulty finding a safe parking space for their bicycles. “There are so many people with bicycles and one building may only have one small rack so I end up chaining my bike to a lamp post or whatever I can find. It would better if there were more spaces,” said 2nd – semester biological sciences major Himakshi Bhatt. With limited bike racks and sidewalks, parking lots, fences, grass and buildings all off limits her frustration is quite understandable. In response to the growing complaints Vaughan said, “we may need to go higher up in the university or to facilities and see about getting more bike racks put in.” In addition, gas cans and battery operated bicycles have also become a reoccurring problem for the fire department. No one is permitted to store gas cans inside or near buildings for the obvious fire hazards these cause. Vaughan said, “any gas will just be confiscated and not returned.” Battery operated bicycles also are considered a fire hazard and the fire department would like to remind students that these vehicles are “not allowed to be charged in resident halls.”
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What’s going on at UConn this weekend...
UConn Opera presents Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten Friday, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Jorgensen Albert Herring (1947) explores societal pressures, social taboos and the fate of outsiders. Admission is $10 for students, $14 for seniors and $20 for the general public.
‘Cast Away’ Friday, 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Student Union, Theatre
SUBOG presents “Cast Away.” Tom Hanks plays at FedEx executive struggles to survive on a deserted island after a plane crash. Admission is free.
‘Captain Philips’ Saturday, 8 to 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m Sunday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Student Union, Theatre Tom Hanks plays Captain Richard Phillips whose ship was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. Admission is $2 for students, $4 for guests.
ect into smaller tasks, phases and milestones and two letters of recommendation, one from the advisor and one from another faculty member. Applicants receive decisions
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Belltower will buy any book By Alban Murtishi Campus Correspondent
During finals week, students will be found deeply attached to their books while studying, but the employees of Belltower Books would much rather be packing them in a truck and having them taken far away. Belltower Books is a used book buying company started in 2004 by two Cornell University students. Their method of acquisition involves hiring students on college campuses to buy books from their peers. The business is highly seasonal, and the season is finals week. “It’s literally the highlight of my semester,” said John McInally, 6th semester athletic training major. McInally, along with Sarab Kukreja, 6th-semester international business major, Frank Laratta, 8th-semester health services major and about 10 other students comprise the UConn branch Belltower Books. Belltower has had a five-to-six year presence on campus, and the current branch was brought together by Kukreja who joined three years ago. “(To work for Belltower) it takes a social person who can communicate, take rejection, and who is dedicated to making money,” Kukreja said. Belltower employees can be found outside finals of many larger classes, equipped with cash and scanner and start advertising their services. The scanner can take any books ISBN (International Standard Book Number), imme-
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Women’s Basketball Husky Roadshow Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Student Union Bus leaves Student Union at 10:30. All the buses leave UConn at the same time, ninety minutes before game-time. – KATHERINE TIBEDO
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RESEARCH
Ph.D anthropology student explores gender in Latin America By Abby Mace Staff Writer
UConn anthropology Ph.D candidate Ronnie Shepard learned to search within the marginalized groups in society as he researched gender roles in contemporary Latin America. Studying Ecuador specifically, Shepard sought out men of all races and social classes to explore the question: What defines “a man” in this region of the world? Latin American is known for its “machismo” culture, a perspective that places a significance on men to be heterosexual, act masculine and provide for their families. Combining his knowledge from studies in Latin American studies, international studies, business, national security administration, human rights and women’s studies – Shepard has devoted his anthropology dissertation research to discovering how Ecuadorian men feel about these predetermined gender roles and expectations, particularly when it comes to sexuality. As homosexuality is generally taboo in Latin
America, Ecuador took a pro- dren who they believed were gressive stance on the matter homosexual. The Church when it ratified its constitution would couple prayer services in 2008. with beatings and starvation Shepard to “convert” said Ecuador’s the child into change in a hetereosexits constituual individtion gave all ual. In some citizens more instances, freedom to act Shepard said, according to the Church their own sexwould show ualities. homosexual “Lives are pornograchanging due phy to the to these changindividual to es in society,” see if he or Shepard said. she would “All citizens b e c o m e have the right aroused by it. to decide their Ecuador, own sexualhowever, Ronnie Shepard is moving ity.” Shepard said closer toward UConn anthropology the Church has equality for PhD student had a longsexualities. standing role Such procein minimizing dures were the homosexual presence in deemed illegal in Jan. 2012, Ecuador, a traditionally theo- yet Shepard said he has heard cratic state. He said Ecuadorian that these ex-gay activities may families would pay the Church still occur in secret. to perform an “ex-gay reparaAside from studying tive procedure” on their chil- Ecuador’s general accep-
“I was an outsider from another country wanting to know information from other people’s lives that they may not even tell their families”
Students connect with spirituality at conference By Sten Spinella Campus Correspondent Members of the Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) have returned to UConn after attending “The Epicenter Experience” conference from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20 in Albany, N.Y. Cru is an international organization with a stated purpose to evangelize through “Helping to fulfill the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit… building them in their faith and sending them to win and build others; and helping the Body of Christ do evangelism and discipleship”. While it is admittedly difficult for the Body of Christ to “do” evangelism and discipleship, Cru has been successful in creating a wide web of practicing Evangelist “athletes” in over 30 countries. One of their many “ministries” can be found at UConn. For Cru to be recognized as a legitimate university or college group and to develop a “campus ministry,” they need to meet certain criteria, like all independent clubs do. Cru’s red tape is only of a different shade. Take, for example, the student government of MontclairState University, who denied Cru’s attempt at recognition because of “concerns about the group’s leadership, their views on homosexuality and the negative connotations of the word ‘Crusade.’” It is also important that Cru accepts being an interdenominational group as long as they’re on a college campus (as they do at UConn), though this caveat is
paradoxical when considering Cru’s mission. The Epicenter Experience conference sought to “gather” college students “around Jesus in transformational community,” and to put God at the “epicenter” of their lives. There were speakers and music and activities, as well as opportunities to network: picture it as a business retreat for young Christians. Sixth semester English and biology major Chelsea McGarry saw the conference as an ideal forum to get in touch with her spirituality. “The Epicenter Conference was a great time to focus on my relationship with God before the business of the new semester,” McGarry said. “One of my favorite speakers was Doug Pollock, who talked about the value of listening to others and asking good questions.” The UConn chapter of Cru, which consists of nearly 50 members, and meets in the Wilbur Cross North Reading room Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., relished their experience at the Epicenter Conference. Kaley Kruger, an 8th-semester special education major, was grateful for the chance to meet other like-minded people from colleges in the northeast. “The conference involved speakers and seminars and offered a lot of opportunities for college students to reach outside themselves and show God’s love to their peers or people in need in their communities all around the world,” Kruger said. Kruger also expounded upon Cru’s mission at UConn. “Cru is an organization that
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seeks to help Christians on campus grow in their faith, and to step outside of our group to get to know, love and serve the rest of our campus,” Kruger said. UConn Cru’s three main values are “giving, growing, and going.” This is the basis for their plan of evangelization. They seek to “give” members of the UConn community the chance to hear the gospel; they want to help UConn students and faculty that are already Christians to “grow” in their faith; and they aim to “go” out in the world, or prepare missionaries to “go” out in the world, and spread God’s word. While there is no animosity between the LGBT community and Cru at UConn, there has been national controversy regarding certain chapters of Cru and their stance on homosexuality. There was an evangelism conference organized by Cru in Nigeria that escalated to angry gay-bashing, and certain former members of Cru that were not against homosexuality have been renounced as heretics by their fellow members. Naturally, Cru is a controversial concept for a college campus. Members of Cru at UConn are assuredly a part of the group for the right reasons, and they will be working to strengthen their faith and their UConn club again during spring break, when they attend another conference similar to the Epicenter Experience.
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tance towards homosexuality, Shepard has focused on samesex international adoption policies of those in Andean countries (Peru, Ecuador, Argentina and Bolivia) versus those in the United States. Shepard and his colleague, Shir Lerman, will speak at a Feb. 21 conference called Queering Paradimes Five in Ecuador. Their speech, “Queer Families in the Margins: A Call for U.S.Andean Adoptions,” will support international adoption rights for same-sex Andean couples. While it is legal for a samesex couple to adopt a child in the United States, it is prohibited in Andean nations. Currently in order for Andean homosexuals to adopt, they must adopt a child independent of their partner. Shepard said homosexuals typically adopt “special needs” children, such as older children or children with siblings who need to be adopted, instead of infants or “health children.” Special needs children are less likely to be adopted by heterosexual couples, and thus adoption agencies are more likely to bend the rules to grant adop-
tion rights to homosexuals for these children. Shepard’s findings regarding male gender identity in Ecuador, “Ex-Gay Exposé: Considering Gender, Sexuality and Globalization within Ecuador’s Ex-Gay Movement,” will be published in an edited volume in Ecuador next month. He said the name of the publication is yet to be released. Before Shepard could publish his research, he observed Ecuadorian men in public places – even frequenting brothels, dance clubs and spa houses – and conducted private interviews with several others. Yet homosexuality is a sensitive subject, and Shepard said it was difficult at first for interviewees to open up. “I was an outsider from another country wanting to know information from other people’s lives that they may not even tell their families,” Shepard said. “But I would try to meet as many people as possible from different races and social classes to get as many different opinions as possible.”
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UConn skydivers take home the gold at Florida competition Force teams are the best and beat the rest of the competition handily,” Hendrix said. A group of UConn students This year, Mo’ Budget Mo’ set a Florida collegiate sky- Problems took first place. The team is coached by fordiving record by building a formation in 8.65 seconds last mer member of the Golden Knights, Brian Smith. The month. The team, Mo’ Budget Mo’ Golden Knights are one of Problems, competed against the most competitive skydiv75 skydivers, in a six-way for- ing teams in the world and mation event where they won Army’s top rival. Hendrix said gold medals. his biggest “The six of challenge was us are some maintaining a of the most positive minddedicated set during the members of jump. “I visuthe UConn alize every Skydiving turn, moveClub,” said ment, and grip team memin the way ber Douglas Hendrix, a Andrew Usher they should happen,” sixth-semesUConn skydiver said Hendrix. ter materials He said it is science and important to engineering visualize the major. “We are also some of the most jump and the formation before they happen so that everyexperienced.” The team included Kevin thing goes smoothly. The team trains at an indoor Duignan, William Harris, Douglas Hendrix, Andrew wind tunnel in Nashua, N.H. Stipicevic, Jon Szylobryt and so they can practice free falling without weather concerns. Andrew Usher. The skydivers recommend Skydivers were challenged to leap from more than two everyone try skydiving at miles above ground and make least once. Andrew Usher, an geometric formations in freef- eighth-semester horticulture all before opening their para- major, said, “I’ve never met anyone who got to the ground chutes. The UConn team said they and hated it.” were surprised to have won gold. “Traditionally, the Air Domenica.Ghanem@UConn.edu
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“I’ve never met anyone who got to the ground and hated it.”
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on their proposals on March 15. The program is fairly competitive; typically about 65 projects out of the approximately 100 that are proposed receive funding. Krisela Karaja, an 8th-semester English and Spanish double major who is also a former SURF award recipient, said that she used her summer research to springboard her into her honors thesis. For her project, “Working for and Against the Concept of Nation in Latino and Albania Literature: Junot Diaz and Fatos Kongoli,” Krisela traveled to Albania to conduct literary research. “In your proposal you should show some level of continuity,” said Karaja. “Show that this isn’t going to be some isolated summer project.” Karaja’s biggest piece of advice for those traveling to conduct research as she did is to be as prepared as possible, and to anticipate unforeseen cultural differences. Karaja explained that since she arrived in Albania at the start of beach season, faculty members there weren’t as responsive as Karaja was accustomed to. “It made me be very proactive, and made me appreciate when professors did respond to me,” said Karaja. She is still working on the final product of her research, but said that research she conducted over the summer had a great impact on her honors thesis. Karaja, who was born in Albania but left when she was young, realized that it would be more “ethical” for her to write about the interpretation of literature by a diasporic population. “I can now talk about it without being so removed,” said Karaja. “The cultural knowledge is now there, so I can write without making broad assumptions.” Students who are interested in learning more about SURF grants can do so by visiting ugradresearch.uconn.edu/get-researchfunding/surf.
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Quinnipiac to arm campus public safety officers
HAMDEN (AP) — Quinnipiac University is beefing up security by arming some of its campus public safety officers. Officials at the Hamden school say they will arm senior officers this semester to improve safety. Mark Thompson, Quinnipiac’s executive vice president and provost, wrote in a memo that the school also will offer active shooter training to members of the university community. University leaders say they’ve been discussing the idea for a few years and it’s not in response to recent incidents elsewhere. A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to weapons charges after authorities say he carried two loaded handguns at the University of New Haven last month. The campus was locked down more than four hours. In November, a student in a Halloween costume prompted a lockdown and police response at Central Connecticut State University.
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Virginia: state marriage ban unconstitutional RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — Virginia’s new attorney general has concluded that the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and he will join the fight against it — a move that could give same-sex marriage its first foothold in the traditionally conservative U.S. South. Virginia, widely considered a battleground state in the nationwide fight to grant same-sex couples the right to wed, will now instead side with the plaintiffs who are seeking to have the ban struck down, a spokesman for Attorney General Mark Herring said Thursday in an email to The Associated Press. There are currently 17 U.S. states that allow gay marriage but most of those states are considered to be fairly liberal and the momentum in more conservative states suggest the tide is shifting across the country in debate over gay marriage. Virginia’s shift comes on the heels of court rulings in which federal judges struck down gay marriage bans in conservativeleaning Utah and Oklahoma. Herring, along with
Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, were elected in November as part of a Democratic sweep of the top of the ballot that changed Virginia’s political landscape. Herring succeeded Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, an activist on social issues such as abortion and gay marriage. At a news conference later in the day, Herring said he would support gay couples who have filed lawsuits challenging the state’s ban. “After thorough legal review, I have now concluded that Virginia’s ban on marriage between same sex couples violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution on two grounds: marriage is a fundamental right being denied to some Virginians, and the ban unlawfully discriminates on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender,” Herring said. Herring stressed the samesex ban will be enforced despite his challenge. Herring’s decision drew divided responses — celebration from attorneys challenging the ban and condemnation
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Virginia Attorney General-elect Mark Herring smiles during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., in this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo. Herring has concluded that the state’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and he will no longer defend it in federal lawsuits challenging it, his office said Thursday Jan. 23, 2014.
from conservative activists. Proponents of striking down the state’s ban say the issue
resonates in Virginia in particular because of a landmark 1967 U.S. Supreme Court
decision involving a Virginia couple and interracial marriage.
Tom Shuttleworth, representing the couples challenging the ban in Norfolk, praised Herring’s position “on the basic human right of being able to marry the person of your choice.” Lambda Legal, which has challenged the state’s gay marriage ban in federal court in Harrisonburg, called Herring’s decision critical as he is “the keeper of the federal and state constitution in the commonwealth.”” But the conservative Family Foundation of Virginia called the development “disappointing and frightening.” The Republican speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates said Herring was setting a “dangerous precedent.” Virginia voters approved the same-sex marriage ban 57 percent to 43 percent in 2006. But a Quinnipiac University poll in July found that 50 percent of registered Virginia voters support same-sex marriage, while 43 percent oppose it. The survey’s margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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Company give instant Apple’s Mac still has influence 30 years after the computer debut cash for all books NEW YORK (AP) — Look around. Many of the gadgets you see drew inspiration from the original Mac computer. Computers at the time typically required people to type in commands. Once the Mac came out 30 years ago Friday, people could instead navigate with a graphical user interface. Available options were organized into menus. People clicked icons to run programs and dragged and dropped files to move them. The Mac introduced real-world metaphors such as using a trash can to delete files. It brought us fonts and other tools once limited to professional printers. Most importantly, it made computing and publishing easy enough for everyday people to learn and use. Apple sparked a revolution in computing with the Mac. In turn, that sparked a revolution in publishing as people began creating fancy newsletters, brochures and other publications from their desktops. These concepts are so fundamental today that it’s hard to imagine a time when they existed only in research labs — primarily Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center in California. Apple cofounder Steve Jobs and his team got much of its inspiration from PARC, which they visited while designing the Mac. The Mac has had “incredible influence on pretty much everybody’s lives all over the world since computers are now so ubiquitous.” says Brad Myers, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute. “Pretty much all consumer electronics are adopting all of the same kinds of interactions.” Apple didn’t invent these tools, nor was the Mac the first to use them. Xerox Corp. sold its own mouse-based Star computer, and Apple’s Lisa beat the Mac by months. It’s impossible to say what would have happened if those machines hadn’t flopped with consumers or whether others would have come along if the
was the highest seller in the diately identify it and price it northeast with over $6000 of according to Belltower’s pric- buybacks, and employees were ing standards. Whether it is a awarded a Kindle Fire. However, working for textbook, or a personal copy of Belltower leads to long hours “The Great Gatsby,” Belltower can offer you a price, but text- and late nights. During finals books typically fetch higher week, employees can expect a 3 to 8 a.m. workday. There is prices. “We buy back any textbook no hourly pay, rather, employfrom anybody, cash in hand,” ees start at 10 percent commission on sales and must work Kukreja said. their way up. “When we’re M a n u a l really hustling, labor is also we literally required. stand outside Around finals and offer 1,000 books prices.” are moved, Belltower stacked high and the UConn and organized Co-op someat the dorm times offer difof Kukreja ferent prices, and McInally. and commonly Then from one service there they will offer a betwill move the ter price for a books to a 6th-semester internaused textbook storage unit. than another. tional business major Belltower Belltower will then sends an even give bad 18-wheeler to quality and take the books early edition away. books a price, “By the end of finals, getting with math and science textbooks typically pricing poorer to text- around the room is like skipping books on the humanities. “With rocks.” McInally said. Belltower’s presence on camthe scanners, Belltower will at pus as an independent contracleast offer you a quarter, and we will personally round it up to a tor is legal and has been a welcome presence since its incepdollar.” McInally said. Belltower, which stresses its tion. The UConn branch expects employees to practice a personal to expand in the coming years touch, will even arrange to meet through their page on Facebook. and negotiate with a student at Laratta said, “It’s like nothing else to work for Belltower.” their dorm.
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This January 1984, file photo, shows Apple CEO Steven P. Jobs, left and President John Sculley presenting the new Macintosh Desktop Computer in January 1984 at a shareholder meeting in Cupertino, Calif. January 24, 2014, marks thirty years after the first Mac computer was introduced.
Mac hadn’t. But the Mac prevailed and thus influenced generations of gadgets that followed. The Mac owes much of its success to the way Apple engineers adapted those pioneering concepts. For instance, Xerox Corp. used a three-button mouse in its Alto prototype computer. Apple settled on one, allowing people to keep their eyes on the screen without worrying about which button to press. While Lisa had those improvements first, it cost about $10,000. The Mac was a “low” $2,495 when it came out on Jan. 24, 1984. Apple insisted on uniformity, so copying and pasting text and deleting files would work the same way from one application to another. That reduced the time it would take to learn a new program. And Apple put a premium on design. Early Macs showed a happy face when they started up. Icons and windows had rounded
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corners. Such details made computers appear friendlier and easier to use — at least subconsciously, Myers says. One of the first applications enabled by the Mac’s interface was desktop publishing. Early computers generated text the way a typewriter would — character by character, one line at a time. Users had a limited number of characters, with no variation in appearance. The Mac was one of the first to approach displays like a TV: Text gets incorporated into a graphic that the computer projects on the screen pixel by pixel. With those tools, would-be publishers could change fonts, adjust typeface sizes and add attributes such as italics. They could also mix images with text. The earliest Macs popularized “what you see is what you get,” or WYSIWYG; formatting on the screen largely reflected how the page would look in print. Instead of going to a professional printer, anyone could simply design and print newslet-
ters on a Mac. Of course, the Mac’s success was never guaranteed. Initially, many people “thought it was a waste of time and a gimmick,” says Dag Spicer, senior curator of the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. He says long-time computer users already knew how to perform computing tasks “very efficiently with just two or three keystrokes. It might have been more efficient for them than to use a mouse.” The Mac didn’t run software for the company’s Apple II computer, so there was little people could do with it until Aldus — now part of Adobe — released PageMaker publishing software in 1985. The original Mac had little memory and a small screen, and it lacked a hard drive. Although the Mac’s processor was fast for its time, much of that power went to the graphical interface instead of tasks common for research and commerce.
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The UConn Opera will present “Albert Herring” tonight at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Jorgensen. The comedic British opera follows the exploits of misfit young man Albert Herring who is crowned king of his town’s “May Festival”.
By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer The UConn Opera will present a performance of Benjamin Britten’s comedic opera “Albert Herring” this evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Jorgenson center for the performing arts, followed by an encore performance Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
The production marks the second of the school year for the UConn Opera, following “Songfest: Songs of Your Heritage” this past October. “Albert Herring” takes place in Loxford, a small town in East Suffolk, England around the turn of the 20th century. A shy young man named Albert Herring is crowned “May King” instead of the usual
“May Queen” at the town’s May Day festival, since all the girls in the town are proven unworthy of the title because Albert’s the only one in town everyone knows has remained a virgin. Humor surround Herring’s unlikely time in the spotlight. “Albert Herring” was the follow-up to Benjamin Britten’s acclaimed opera trag-
edy “Peter Grimes.” Based on the novella “Le Rosier de Madame Husson” by Guy de Maupassant, the comedic show can’t be more different from it’s predecessor. The opera first premiered on June 20, 1947 at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in England and made its debut performance in the U.S. a little over two years later at the Tanglewood Music Festival.
Since then “Albert Herring” has been shown around the world with recent notable productions by the Portland Opera in Oregon, the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, and the Vancouver Opera with the Pacific Opera Victoria. For more information head to www.jorgensen.uconn.edu.
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dates of exams, papers, projects and other major assignments. Look at the distribution of these assignments and look to see if they are concentrated over a certain period of time. You might find that you have two papers and an exam in one week and in this case you’ll be glad you figured it out sooner rather than later. With this information you can plan study days and off limits weekends where you focus on studying rather than social activities. 3. Make a daily routine and stick with it. Because productivity is the result of habit, use the first two weeks of the semester to establish a solid routine. Make a schedule with time allocated for classes, studying, working out, social time and activities. If you stick to your plan in the first few weeks of school you’ll be likely to follow though during the rest of the semester. 4. While the end of the semester may seem far away, it’s never too early to plan for summer internships. Many internship applications opened in January and are still accepting applicants. The process of applying for an internship can often be time consuming and using the extra time at the beginning of the semester is a sure way to make sure you have it all done. Furthermore, take advantage of the Center for Career Development’s many resources and schedule résumé, cover letter and interview critiques to be better prepared. It often seems challenging to be motivated at the beginning of the semester but if you start now and get organized you’ll be happy you did.
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By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer January in Las Vegas, Nev. is known for two things: New Year’s hangovers and the annual Consumer Electronics Show. The largest trade show in the tech industry, CES has served as the launching pad for some of the biggest gadgets in history from the VCR to the Blu Ray Disc. CES 2014 took place from Jan. 7-10 and here’s what grabbed the attention of the tech world. It seems as though the next big “innovation” (or so we’re told) in television is upon us. The time has come for 4K pixel television sets to enter the mainstream marketplace. These “Ultra-HD” television sets offer screen resolutions that at minimum easily double that of those available on current “2K” HDTV’s. While 4K sets have been around for a few years now, their cost has remained extremely high with multiple sets going for well over ten grand. However at CES, Vizio announced their intention to bring a 50 in.” 4K television to market for the comparatively very reasonable price of $999. Another potential game
changer in the making: certain television manufactures such as Samsung and LG and still perfecting curved OLED 4K TVs. These sets feature a screen that curves outward, similar to what is seen in convention IMAX cinemas. The theory is that such a screen helps to better immerse the viewer and and create a more enveloping viewing experience. We’ve finally seen the first batch of Valve’s much hyped “Steam Machines”, a line of gaming PC’s officially supported by Valve that operate on the company’s Linux-based “SteamOS” operating system. Thirteen partnerships were announced with a variety of varying configurations that will range in price from $499 to $6,000. As mentioned on Tuesday, Sony announced the “PlayStation Now” streaming service. The Gaikai-based platform will allow users to stream legacy PlayStation titles from PS1, PS2 and PS3, over the internet to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita systems, as well as to select smart TVs and mobile/tablet devices. The still in development “Oculus Rift” virtual reality gaming headset continued to
impress CES attendees lucky enough to go hands-on with the product. The latest prototypes feature an external camera for the purpose of allowing motion tracking for the device. This means that where before the headset could only track the players head in the virtual world, users will now be able to lean over and bend down with the headset recognizing the real world movement one makes. In an unprecedented move, cell phone carrier T-Mobile has announced that they will pay out up to $650 in early termination fees for customers who cancel their existing plans with Sprint, Verizon and AT&T and switch over to T-Mobile. Wearable tech appears to be the way of the future with Razer, Sony and LG, among others, soon planning to bring their own smart-watch and smart-wristband devices to market. Although nothing announced by any competitor appears nearly as intriguing as the newly announced “Pebble Steel” are far more aesthetically pleasing upgrade to the original Pebble, which raised over ten million dollars during its initial Kickstarter campaign, a site
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While syllabus week may seem like the ideal time to slack off and take advantage of the slow pace and limited homework, it’s the best time to get organized for the rest of the semester. Being productive is, more than anything, about habit. If you get into a routine that allows you to accomplish all your work, exercise, eat three meals a day and socialize, you’ll find that you can make everything happen, even when your work load increases mid-semester. Take advantage of your free time during the next few weeks and maximize your productivity for the rest of the semester. You’ll be more on top of things and less stressed. 1. Don’t use the first two weeks of the semester to slack off. Your work might not pick up for a few weeks, but those third and fourth week exams, papers and projects will come up fast. Get a head start on them or at least budget time to complete them on time. There’s nothing worse than leaving 200 pages of reading until the day before an exam. Stay on top of your work while you have free time and spare yourself the cram session. Additionally, research has proven that consistent studying over a long period of time is the only way to thoroughly master the material. If you study each subject for 15 minutes every day you’ll ease the burden of studying for exams. 2. Use this time to plan your semester. It might seem daunting to schedule an entire 14 weeks, but it’s worthwhile. Use a calendar or a smartphone app to organize the
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While New Year’s may seem like a distant past due to the now busy, shuffling life of the semester, an important part of New Year’s is still relevant. New Year’s resolutions are at or near their tipping point. The most common resolutions, involving weight loss or improving fitness, fall slave to the same trend every year. By February, individuals have either succeeded or failed to make a “new year” a “new you.” Many of the reasons for failed resolutions are not linked to motivation. With unrealistic goals impossible fitness and diet plans, many individuals set themselves up for failure – sometimes by being overzealous. Therefore, here are some tips to either keep you motivated and on the right track or to give that New Year’s resolution another shot. When it comes to goal setting, everyone likes to imagine how much better they would look 10, 20 or 30 pounds lighter – without giving much thought to how they will get from Point A to Point B. While the visualization is a great motivation tool, setting realistic goals and developing incentives is key. By picking out an item of clothing that you would like to fit into on your way to your ultimate goal, you can begin to see changes on a physical scale – which can be more rewarding than seeing it on the scale on your bathroom floor. While “The Biggest Loser” may be all about the extreme weight loss, this is impractical and difficult for the average person. One pound per week is a very realistic goal for the majority of individuals. This weight loss alone takes discipline and lifestyle changes. Remember that one pound of fat loss is equivalent to 3500 calories. So, to make things easy, some combination of eating less and exercising more is necessary to cut 500 calories a day each day of the week. For reference, 500 calories is about two slices of pizza or about an hour of running. Another key principle to maintaining fitness goals is to make lifestyle changes rather than following fads. By making eating healthy and exercising more a true sustainable daily habit you can ensure that you will not fall victim to the lack of variety that comes with many diet trends. There is no rule that states you can only lose weight through one exercise or that you must eat the same meals everyday. In fact, that is a sure-fire way to end up gaining back the weight you lost. Instead, it is important to understand the healthy choices you can make in variety of circumstances that will lead you to success. When you are sitting down for a meal, it can often be easier to think about what food is healthier than worrying about the exact amount of calories. While excitement inevitably comes with any plan to become healthier, it’s also easy to get overwhelmed. If and when this happens, start small. By making one small change every day for a week, you will see a drastic change over the course of seven days. It takes about 21 days for a new habit to truly set in, so don’t give up too soon and you may begin next year with new resolutions.
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Debut author Ron Burgundy crafts literary masterpiece
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“Let Me Off At The Top! My Classy Life & Other Musings” by Ron Burgundy is a wonderful comedic autobiography written entirely in character by Will Ferrell.
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incredible and inspirational life. The book covers everything you ever wanted to know about the man with the finest hair in the world, from his days as a student at “Our Lady Queen of Chewbacca High School,” all the way to his time as the iconic newsman the world has grown to love today. By the time you’re finished with the title, you’ll have learned everything fromhow Mr. Burgundy invented the WonderBra and the SuperSoaker (in the same day no less), to his daring courtship of a 28-year-old woman at the age of 12. Burgundy plays by his own rules and doesn’t
let you forget it. Would any other logical author repeatedly interrupt their narrative to rant about how their n e i g h bor won’t r e t u r n their leaf blower? Of course not. Because none of them have the manly guts of Ron Burgundy. Burgundy also offers r e a d ers a plethora of useful tips throughout the book including his advice on “What Kind of Breath Turns a Woman on?” and
his ever handy “12 Rules for Living Through a Prison Riot.” Some might brush off Mr. Burgundy’s ingenious writing style as the work of an idiot. These posers simply fail to recognize Burgundy for what he really is: a brilliant, brave, risk taking, no holds barred, red, white and blue maverick. In all seriousness now, “Let Me Off at the Top” is nothing less than a work of pure comedic genius. Written completely in character as
Burgundy, Will Ferrel has crafted a brilliant piece of pop culture laden satire that is sure to please any “Anchorman” fan and shouldn’t be missed by any serious comedy fan in general. Incredibly, the title rarely runs out of steam and while a few running gags may get a bit old, for the most part you’ll find yourself laughing out loud over its sheer absurdity. It’s offensive, a bit insensitive and dangerously funny. This isn’t a work for the faint of heart, but if you can handle a joke, you’re in for one hell of a ride.
If there’s one thing virtually all college students have, it’s a laptop. It seems no matter where you go there’s always a hip twenty something, drinking their Starbucks and typing away furiously on their MacBook Pro. The classroom, of course, is no exception. Take a glance around your next class, and you’ll find any number of students with laptops on their desk. Some of them are typing up additional notes while others are on Facebook, chatting with friends. Some professors
have even taken to banning all electronic devices from their classroom in order to circumvent students from participating in the latter activities. Now, there’s no question that laptops can absolutely be a huge distraction for anyone. Personally, I find myself extremely distracted by my device whenever I take it to class, and thus, I do it only sparingly. It doesn’t take me more than five minutes before I’ve logged onto Facebook, checked the menu at McMahon, and started researching the history of Canada, all while my professor gives detailed explanations of topics that will
likely show up on the exam. I know that I can’t focus with a laptop, and that’s why I only bring it to a single one of my classes, where it’s absolutely necessary. On the other hand, however, there are those students with the requisite level of focus to handle having an unlimited source of information in front of them without becoming ensnared by it. To those that are able, I commend them. Chances are good that they’re both typing, and retaining, more information than most others in the class, especially if they’re typing up both the notes provided by the professor (slides, notes on
the board, etc.) as well as the additional comments the professors make during their lectures. Would it be a good or bad idea for professors to ban laptops from their classrooms? I concede that there have been times where I myself have thought that it might be beneficial for the university as a whole to ban laptops during lectures. Fewer distractions could lead to higher average grades, university wide. On the other hand though, I’m not sure it’s the university’s job to babysit like that. We’re not kids in high school anymore. Now is the time when we should all be
making rational and intelligent decisions for ourselves, rather than letting authority figures make them for us. So, UConn professors, please don’t stop us from bringing our laptops in. Those who wish to do so will face the consequences as adults, or reap the rewards. We won’t blame you if our grades go down, because the fault will lie with us. However, so will the success when some of those who bring our computers do exceptionally well!
(AP) — When he debuted five years ago, Justin Bieber was a mop-haired heartthrob, clean cut and charming. But a series of troubling incidents have put his innocent image at risk, and none more so than his arrest on DUI charges Thursday. Police say they arrested a bleary-eyed Bieber — smelling of alcohol — after officers saw him drag-racing before dawn on a palm-lined
residential street, his yellow Lamborghini traveling at nearly twice the speed limit. The 19-year-old singer later admitted smoking marijuana, drinking and taking a prescription medication, police say. Unlike previous episodes, this arrest has him facing potential jail time. Bieber was charged with DUI, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest without violence.
His Miami-Dade County jail mug shot showed the singer smiling in a bright red inmate jumpsuit, his hair still stylishly coiffed. He was arrested with R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff, after police say they raced two luxury vehicles down the street at 4:09 a.m., with two other vehicles apparently being used to block off the area. Police Chief Ray Martinez
said the singer was initially not cooperative when the officer pulled him over. Martinez said the singer also had an expired Georgia driver’s license. Police said Bieber was driving the Lamborghini and Sharieff was driving a Ferrari. Both cars were towed. Police say Bieber was clocked at 55 to 60 mph in a 30 mph zone near a high school, youth center, golf
course, city firehouse and small apartment buildings. According to the arrest report, Bieber “had slow deliberate movements” and appeared to be in a stupor when the officer ordered him to exit his vehicle. Bieber was arrested after repeatedly refusing to put his hands on his vehicle so the officer could pat him down to look for weapons, the report said.
Just how great is Ron Burgundy’s new book? To put it lightly, folks this just might be the best work of human literature since the Bible. Suffice it to say, it’s kind of a big deal. “Let Me Off At The Top! My Classy Life and Other Musings” by the immortal Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy is a brilliant memoir from a brilliant man. Rather than provide us with a boring, run of the mill, fact checked and grammar corrected yawn fest, Burgundy gets right down to the truthiness of the greatest story he’s ever delivered: his own
“Let Me Off At The Top! My Classy Life & Other Musings” By: Ron Burgundy 9/10
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The great debate: Laptops in the classroom By Zach Lederman Staff Writer
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The walkable city and urban planning Over the winter break, I had the happy coincidence of reading Jeff Speck’s groundbreaking book, “Walkable City,” while traveling in Spain for two and a half weeks. As my friend and I backpacked through the major cities between Barcelona and Madrid, I found myself immersed in the urban design principles presented in the book, and Speck’s insight into the real-world consequences of walkability proved to be unfailingly accurate. Following this informal study-abroad experience, I am more convinced than ever that designing our towns and cities to be more walkable is the single most powerful thing we can do to elevate the modern human experience and the everyday quality of life. Speck, an architect and urban planner, introduces walkability as the primary determinant of urban vitality. “After several decades spent redesigning pieces of cities, trying to make them more livable and successful, I have watched my focus narrow to this topic as the one issue that seems to both influence and embody most of the others. Get walkability right and so much of the rest will follow.” America’s neighborhoods are at a special disadvantage because so much of our infrastructure and zoning codes were constructed with the express purpose of making the car the primary means of transport. As we all know, this has resulted in neighborhoods that are unenjoyable and often lifethreateningly dangerous to navigate as a pedestrian. Walkability does not simply mean that a city or suburb could be walked; it describes an area where walking is the most practical means of transportation. The goal is not to encourage citizens to take walks, but rather to integrate walking into daily life through intelligent design. The benefits of walking as part of an everyday lifestyle are extensive and profound. Speck catalogues them under the three categories of health, wealth and sustainability. For a comprehensive review of these benefits I would refer you to his book, but one of his more memorable examples is the city of Portland, Oregon. Portlanders drive an average of 20 percent less than the typical American, and economic expert Joe Cortright estimates that the annual savings to the city is somewhere around $2.6 billion due to decreased vehicular expenses and time wasted in traffic. In an interview with The Atlantic, Speck points out: “Unlike driving dollars, 85 percent of which are sent out of town, much of those savings are spent locally, on housing and recreation. Portlanders are said to have the most roof racks, independent bookstores and strip clubs per capita — all exaggerations, but only slight ones.” In terms of health, the effects of daily walking on lowering obesity rates have been extensively supported by scientific studies, as has the lowering of asthma rates with decreased vehicular traffic. With 300,000 Americans dying every year from obesity and 14 each day from asthma attacks, we have a lot to gain from taking cars off of the road. And then there are car crashes – which many readers may be surprised to know are the “single-largest killer of healthy adults, and one of the largest killers of all people.” As a nation, the U.S. has one of the highest rates of car crash fatalities per 100,000 people (12, as compared to seven in England and four in Japan). Cities, at first glance, seem to have much lower rates: New York, for example, is the lowest at just 3 – but Speck shatters this theory with examples like Tulsa, a city with 14 deaths per 100,000 people, and Orlando with 20. He explains: “It’s not whether you’re in the city or not, it’s how is your city designed? Was it designed around cars or around people?” Perhaps counter-intuitively, many experts now consider our urban areas to be the “greenest” portions of our planet. Due to the reduced reliance on cars, as well as the efficiency of infrastructure and energy distribution in high-density developments, greenhouse gas emissions per capita are actually staggeringly lower in cities than in suburban or rural areas. Speck notes that “the average New Yorker consumes roughly one third the electricity of the average Dallas resident, and ultimately generates less than one third the greenhouse gases of the average American. The average resident of Manhattan consumes gasoline ‘at a rate that the country as whole hasn’t matched since the mid-1920s.’” As a citizen, all of these benefits are very important to me – but none of them are so powerful as the simple happiness that I discovered as a walking pedestrian. In Spain, I was thrillingly independent – I never had to coordinate for a ride or to think about parking. With 5-10 miles of walking built into each day between errands and tourist sites, I found no need to try to fit in a work-out, something that is a daily logistical struggle when living in suburbia. I really cannot adequately describe how much easier it was to attain a happy state of mind when living the walkable lifestyle. It was a combination of pure biology (numerous studies show that walking reduces stress), improved social engagement, and the fun of being able to interact with my environment rather than watch it pass through a pane of glass. In a complete and almost eerie coincidence, a bookmark that was left in a used book that I purchased in Granada was printed with the following quote from Bertrand Russell, which I though fitting to copy here: “Man is an animal, and his happiness depends on his physiology more than he likes to think. Unhappy business men would increase their happiness more by walking six miles every day than by any possible change of philosophy.”
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Title IX lawsuit against UConn sheds light on campus
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ast month, Silvana Moccia, a former member of the UConn women’s ice hockey team, joined the Title IX lawsuit against the school, claiming it had failed to adequately respond to her sexual assault complaints. According to the lawsuit, a men’s hockey player sexually assaulted Moccia in 2011. When she asked team officials for help, they were “indifferent.” The lawsuit also alleges she was encouraged to transfer by team doctor Thomas Trojian. Finally, then-coach Heather Linstad kicked her off the team because she “wasn’t stable enough” and “would bring down the team.” One of the most troublesome parts of the saga occurred when the player met with Dr. Trojian. According to the lawsuit, he first asked who the rapist was, but before she could answer, said he did not want to know who the rapist was, adding that he could probably guess his identity. If this really is true, it raises some critical questions. Did this player have a history of sexually assaulting women? If so, why was he allowed to remain on the team or even at this school? This is something that UConn should have addressed, but failed to. These allegations are very troubling, and the conduct of team and university officials should be condemned for their roles. However, it is very heartening that the Title IX lawsuit and complaint against the university has encouraged more victims to come forth with their stories. If this lawsuit had never been filed, then the conduct of Linstad, Dr. Trojian and other university officials in this case might never have been exposed. By filing the complaint, the initial plaintiffs have encouraged others to share their horror stories about UConn’s response to sexual assault claims. We hope that there are no more cases like that of the hockey player and the other complainants. However, if there are any others who were victimized first by being sexually assaulted and then a second time through gross university misconduct, we hope that they too will be encouraged to come forward with their stories. When Kylie Angell, Carolyn Luby and five other students filed the Title IX complaint in October, they became the first to publicly expose the inner troubles with UConn’s response to rape complaints. As the hockey player’s story shows, they were not the last. If there are any more students who have experienced this same victim blaming and denial, they may now be inspired to join the complaint as well. While the conduct of the hockey staff and school officials is despicable, it is encouraging that more stories are now being revealed.
Getting our ducks and our rights in a row
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t the beginning of winter break, there was a controversy regarding Phil Robertson of the show “Duck Dynasty.” In an interview with GQ Magazine, he had made controversial comments regarding homosexuality, and – as a result – A&E suspended him from the show. Even though the story is roughly a month old and the matter has since been resolved, with A&E reinstating Robertson, the biggest issue I found with the controversy was hardly addressed. It wasn’t R o b e r t s o n ’s comments or A&E’s decision to suspend him. Rather, it was the reaction on social media By Kayvon Ghoreshi that should’ve Commentary Editor prompted an important discussion on the public perception of rights. Across Twitter, many jumped to the defense of Robertson with #StandWithPhil and subsequently brought up ideas of freedom of speech and freedom of religion – two ideas that are effectively the same and fall under our First Amendment. However, this generalized freedom of expression was also vastly misunderstood during the entire controversy. The Constitution and the more pertinent Bill of Rights deal with limitations on the government. The First Amendment in particular prevents, for example, a journalist from being thrown in jail for disagreeing with the president or someone being arrested on account of their
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religious denomination. As evidenced in the Phil Robertson backlash, people can have a somewhat absolutist mentality in regards to our Constitutional rights – thinking that they protect us in all spheres of our lives. In reality, their protection can only really be invoked when the government is involved. There is a reason that data collection through the National Security Agency is heavily debated on Constitutional grounds, but not when companies like Verizon and AT&T engage in similar activities with their customers. Likewise, A&E is not currently the government, and it wasn’t the government back when it reprimanded Robertson for his comments. To say that his civil liberties were violated objectively makes no sense. Imagine if you worked at a company and walked into your boss’s office and started screaming obscenities at him or her. Very few would disagree that the employer is in a perfectly reasonable position to fire them. Robertson made comments that reflected poorly on A&E, so they suspended him. Whether or not it was right to suspend him is a subjective matter and really deals with how offended you were from his comments. Those looking for some violation on the part of A&E should be looking at the conditions of their contract with Phil Robertson or legislated business regulations if anything, not the constitutional amendments. Even within the governmental sphere, the absolutist mentality regarding our rights is still inaccurate and in some instances can be dangerous. Take the often debated Second Amendment. From an absolutist standpoint, the government has consistently been treading on our right to arms. With an extreme interpretation you could argue that anyone should
be allowed to have a gun, that there should be no restrictions on age, mental stability, criminal record, or even the type of firearm an individual is allowed to possess. Yet, even the most arduous gun advocates consent that former criminals and the mentally insane should be prohibited from purchasing a gun, and that there is no need for an individual to own a high-powered automatic machine gun. In each of those cases liberty has been limited, but it was done so because of society’s consensus that it is in the best interest of our society to do so even if it limits our civil liberty. The same can be said of our public school system which, despite being an arm of the government, can limit students’ speech in the event that it causes “material or substantial disruption,” according to the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines. To say we have absolute freedom is incredibly idealist. In the private sphere, you are free to jump off the proverbial cliff, but nowhere is a safe landing guaranteed. Even on the government side we accept everyday limitations from the government on our liberty; generally, because it is something worth giving up in exchange for safety. The real issue is in where the line should be drawn because “Should anyone be allowed to purchase a tank?” is a much easier question to answer than “Should the government have access to everyone’s data?”
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Friday, January 24, 2013
» BLUE VS WHITE
The misguided focus of income inequality
The launch of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “unconditional war on poverty in America” marked its 50-year anniversary in early January, opening the door for debate as to the success of the “Great Society:” myriad domestic programs designed to reduce rates of poverty and hunger. Of course, there is a By Paul DaSilva difference of opinion. Staff Columnist Republicans allege that the trillions of dollars spent on attempting to eradicate poverty have yielded unsatisfactory results, while Democrats argue that these poverty-fighting tactics have brought millions of people out of poverty, and thus, the money has been well spent. Striving to go further than LBJ’s efforts, President Obama has made it a legislative goal to reduce the income disparity between the
wealthiest and poorest Americans. This has been the focal point for liberals for quite some time now and made national headlines when Obama famously told Joe the Plumber, when he was campaigning for president in 2008, that “when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” This was a reference to then-Senator Obama’s plan to raise taxes on the well-off, presumably to redistribute that income to individuals in need of financial assistance. It is my assertion, however, that this wealth disparity is completely meaningless. True, there is a significant disparity in what the rich make and what average Americans earn, but this is wholly irrelevant not only to the nation’s overall economic situation, but also to the folks who earn the lowest incomes. It makes no difference to these individuals what Wall Streeters earn; and contrary to what some
might discern from statements made by the left, one person making a lot of money does not take money away from someone else. In other words, the rich are not consuming money and keeping it to themselves. They invest it or spend it, which circulates money throughout the economy. What matters only to those at the bottom is that avenues exist for them to rise up into the middle class. Sure, LBJ’s program established a “safety net” which prevented anyone from experiencing Third World-like poverty, but the programs did nothing about ensuring the existence of avenues for those who wish to break free from the chains of poverty. In America, it has been a cherished idea that no matter the circumstances you were born into, you could – with diligence and persistence – rise up. While this notion is not lost, for many it seems farsighted or impractical.
Now the question is: How can this core ideal be preserved and rejuvenated? For some, as many on the right have argued, there is somewhat of a disincentive to actively search for employment; because, in many cases, the benefits provided by the government exceed minimumwage jobs. It has been accurately reported that a mother with children receives a higher sum of benefits than the income she would earn working at McDonald’s. This inherent disincentive, however, could easily be eradicated by the strengthening of a work requirement for food stamp benefits, and this policy should be passed quickly. Additionally, there should be a methodically orchestrated campaign to address a fundamental root cause of intergenerational poverty, and that is single-parent homes. Research has proven that a child born to married parents
who have the financial means to primary causes of poverty. support him or her has a statistiThis is the most profound discally better chance to succeed in tinction between the ideas of the life. Inner-city faith leaders, poli- left and right: Democrats want ticians, admired musicians and to address the symptoms of povcelebrities should join forces to erty, while Republicans seek to insist that women and men be determine the fundamental rearesponsible about unprotected sex, sons behind poverty. The former and to make responsible decisions. strategy will never eliminate – or Certainly, this is not the exclusive likely even reduce—intergeneracause of poverty—rural poverty, tional poverty, while the latter very for instance, exists, despite the well could. In short, the effort of the left to high number of two-parent households, but the proper education reduce the income gap is a wholwould go a long way in reduc- ly misguided pursuit; all debate ing poverty-prone single-parent should focus instead on how to open the avenues for those at the homes. Finally, there is no better place bottom to rise up into the middle for the government to start a reju- class. venated campaign to counter poverty than by reforming the education system. Simple principles like granting parents the choice of where to send their child to Paul.DaSilva@UConn.edu school, or extending the length of 5th-semester communications the school day to allow for more major instruction time, would address the
etc etc, all with the polished delivery of a career politician. You get the picture. The debate around poverty in this country has an air of this scene about it. While there is real suffering and real problems, both of which stem from systemic and generational poverty within our society, solutions to any specific problem, are too often co-opted by Democrats or Republicans, and used as political footballs and less as actual policy goals. But it behooves any honest person to admit when their opponent has a good idea or two, and when it comes to poverty, there are some conservative ideas that may work. My colleague has discussed some of them, and, though I don’t agree with everything he has put forward or his methods in some cases, issues like education will impact income inequality well into
the future. The real problem here, is that while some good ideas are being put forth, one of the simplest and demonstrably most effective tools for lifting people out of poverty is often dismissed: providing a living wage. The recent explosion of protests and strikes at fast-food chains and other venues over the untenably low federal minimum wage of $7.25 highlights the problem; in New York City, where the minimum wage hovers around that level, workers have called for an increase to $15 dollars an hour. This increase may seem extreme, but according to the living wage calculator provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a true living wage for a single parent in Manhattan with one child would realistically be about $25 an hour, with the Federal minimum clocking
in at an impressive 25 cents over the poverty line. With the average age of a fastfood worker approaching 29, this scenario is not out of the question, and with minimum wage and service-industry jobs growing faster than any other sector of the economy, more workers throughout the country are going to come up against some severe financial limits. Providing for education, even adult education, is a fine goal, but when one can’t afford child-care, let alone nutritious food, education itself becomes a luxury. The usual conservative argument that an increase in minimum wage would lead to a contraction in hiring is unfounded. The labor market, construed as a single entity, really doesn’t exist, and it has been proven repeatedly that an increase in spending capital in one sector of the economy will lead to recipro-
cal benefits throughout the entire system. Simply put, people with more money spend more money, which buoys the total economic environment. Combined with the potential to lift a great number of people over the poverty threshold and thereby reducing the collective strain on our social safety net programs, its almost hard to see where conservatives could object to a minimum wage increase. Almost, that is. Among many conservative circles, the myth of self-reliance is still rather strong; the idea that, in our globalized economy, one simply must rely on oneself to pull oneself up by the bootstraps in times of hardship is a tough position to surrender. I’d venture a guess that we’re seeing the blinding effect of privilege at work here, and a rather short historical memory.
Effective tools that could end poverty are overlooked
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here’s a great scene in the movie “American Psycho,” where Christian Bale’s Patrick Bateman, a high-society, yuppie maniac and titular monster, sits discussing contemporary politics with a number of other socialites and members of his privileged By Nate Herter class. In Staff Columnist response to a challenge from one of these members of his circle, Bateman rattles off, rehearsedly and unconvincingly, a number of high-profile issues that need attention: “ Well, we have to end apartheid for one. And slow down the nuclear arms race, stop terrorism and world hunger. We have to provide food and shelter for the homeless, and oppose racial discrimination and promote civil rights…”,
It is easy to forget that the modern middle class was created as a result of a labor movement that demanded safe and fair working conditions in factories, the major industry of the time being manufacturing, and a livable, minimum wage. When the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set that wage at 25 cents an hour, it was the start of the movement for a standard of living that provides the opportunity for self advancement, not just survival, that today manifests in fast-food strikes in New York City. And if we want to do more than just make empty declarations, than just seeming to care, here’s a movement that can help us do that.
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Spending time with my friends on New Years Eve.
Spending time with family during the holidays.
Doing my civic (jury) duty.
Eating bagels in the morning with my boyfriend.
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Dodger Stadium transformed into ice rink LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dan Craig and his crew have been at Dodger Stadium from dusk to dawn every night for the past week, patiently building a sheet of NHLquality ice in the middle of the iconic baseball field. They're just about ready to drop the puck in sunny Southern California. The ice is solid, the fans have bought nearly every ticket, and the two local teams are eager for their historic showdown under the lights and stars. Only a few tweaks remain before the Los Angeles Kings face the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday in the NHL's first official outdoor game in a warmweather climate. "It's hard not to get excited about it now that it's almost here," Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf said. "It seems like everybody is talking about it." While the NHL raised plenty of eyebrows with the announcement of out-
door hockey in one of the nation's hottest places, Craig has always been confident that this unorthodox game wouldn't turn into a swim meet. The NHL's ice specialist is working a vicious schedule this winter with preparations for six outdoor games, but he's most excited about the chance to do the improbable in Chavez Ravine. "This is the challenge that everybody who works with me wanted to try," Craig said. "The crew that's in New York (for two upcoming games at Yankee Stadium) doesn't want to be in New York. They want to be here." Even with daytime temperatures in the 80s and abnormal humidity in Los Angeles over the past week, Craig is quietly confident about the ice sheet created by his meticulous crew and the huge refrigeration unit in the 53-foot truck beyond center field. They work at night, build-
ing and grooming more than 10,000 gallons of water into a 1¾-inch sheet that stays cool under a heat-reflecting blanket during the day. The ice is out of the sun's reach by roughly 4 p.m. each day, and that's when Craig's crew goes to work. "We are very patient with what we do," Craig said. "Our guys aren't getting a whole lot of sleep. I know I won't be getting a whole lot of sleep." Craig said he could have made NHL-quality ice just about anywhere in North America for several years now, but the league didn't expand its outdoor exploits to a warm-weather city until expanding its series of stadium games this winter. Glycol coolant is constantly circulated from the truck and below the rink, keeping the ice temperature around 22 degrees. The outdoor temperature is likely to be in the high 50s at game time on Saturday night, which would
be plenty cold enough for Craig's purposes. "It's a hard concept for anybody that's not in the field to understand," Craig said. "I've got two very efficient systems that we're marrying together."
Craig and Kings executive Luc Robitaille skated on the ice Wednesday, with Robitaille pronouncing it ready to go. The Kings and Ducks will hold separate practices at Dodger Stadium on Friday to get used to the rink's peculiarities. The boards, benches and glass were trucked into Dodger Stadium from the Winter Classic at Ann Arbor's Michigan Stadium, although they won't need the heaters. The NHL is also embracing the unusual setting with a variety of amusements in the Dodger Stadium bowl — everything from a beach volleyball court and a pond to two performance stages.
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A hockey rink is ready at Dodger Stadium for the upcoming 2014 NHL Stadium Series hockey game in Los Angeles, seen Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014.
The game will be the NHL's first outdoor venture west of Alberta, but it's not the first attempt at Southwest outdoor hockey. Robitaille and the Kings played an exhibition against the New York Rangers in Las Vegas in 1991, and everything went fairly well — except for the swarm of grasshoppers that jumped onto the ice.
"These guys know what they're doing, and the ice is going to be great," Robitaille said. "This is an incredible opportunity for these two teams to bring hockey to a new level in Southern California."
Men's hockey to play Yellow Jackets
Women's track competes in New Mexico
By Soctt Carroll Staff Writer
By Cody Milardo Campus Correspondent
The UConn men's hockey team will take on the AIC Yellow Jackets twice this weekend, as they will play both Friday and Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The Huskies match up against the Yellow Jackets earlier this year as UConn exterminated AIC 8-1. Tyler Brouchard led the team with two goals and he also assisted on a goal. Brent Harris and Jordan Sims each led the team with two assists while Harris also notched a goal. Cody Sharib, Patrick Kirtland, Sean Gaffney and Trevor Gerling were also able to beat the AIC goaltender. The Yellow Jackets have gone 3-11-1 since they played the Huskies two months ago. They have an
overall record 6-15-1 on the during conference play this season and have gone 4-10-1 season and are currently in in the conference. tenth in the Atlantic Hockey AIC is led in scoring Conference. by three of their players: The Huskies go into the Alexander MacMillan, who weekend coming off of conhas scored 19 points on secutive ties to the confer10 goals and 9 assists, Jon ence leading Mercyhurst. Puskar, who has also scored UConn will look to improve 19 points on on their 10-7-4 10 goals and overall record and 9 assists and their 8-4-3 confertheir teamence record. The mate Norris Huskies are curDavid has rently ranked as the scored 19 fourth best team in points on 16 the Atlantic Hockey assists and Conference. three goals. The puck drops Freshman on the weekend Preview H u n t e r double header at Leisner has 7:05 p.m. in the started a majority of the Freitas Ice Forum on both Yellow Jackets' games this Friday and Saturday night. year and has gone 4-6-1 while compiling 424 saves. The Yellow Jackets rank ninth, right behind the Huskies, in goals scored Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu
MEN’S HOCKEY
Alabama loses again to No. 6 Florida, 68-62 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Anthony Grant and Alabama still can't beat Florida. Of course, nobody else has lately, either. Trevor Releford scored 14 points but the short-handed Crimson Tide lost 68-62 to the sixth-ranked Gators on Thursday night. Alabama (8-10, 2-3 Southeastern Conference), playing without injured No. 2 scorer Retin Obasohan, fell to Florida (162, 5-0) for the eighth straight time. "They are a great basketball team," said Grant, who is 0-7 against the Gators. "They are the sixth-ranked team in the country for a reason." Grant is a former assistant under Florida coach Billy Donovan, whose team won its 10th straight game to match last season's longest streak. Michael Frazier II led the Gators with 18 points and five 3-pointers, including some timely long-range shots. The Tide had its leaguebest 14-game SEC home winning streak snapped. Florida went 8 of 10 from the free throw line over the final 47 seconds to halt any Alabama threat. Frazier shot 5 of 13, all from 3-point range. Casey Prather scored 14 points despite just 6-of-16 shooting for the Gators. Scottie Wilbekin had 10 points and four assists. Frazier's four-point play with 5 seconds left in the opening half gave the Gators a 33-26 lead. He hit a 3 from the right corner, his third of the half, and was fouled by Shannon Hale. Frazier made the free throw. Florida struggled shooting at times but did make 10 3-pointers to take advantage of what Alabama's zone defense left available. "We got the ball several times into the middle of the floor and we got the ball around the basket and they did a really good job collapsing on (Patric) Young and our guys in the front court,"
– it’s a great group that will continue to grow.” Although the Huskies have momentum heading into After winning the Great Albuquerque, they will be Dane Classic for the third year without Coach Morgan for in a row last week, the UConn the meet, as he has taken a women’s track and field team leave of absence, according will return to action Saturday, to assistant coach Amy Yoder Jan. 25 in the Cherry and Begley. Morgan, Silver invitational who has been in Albuquerque, coaching at UConn N.M. for 32 years, is on The distance an indefinite leave medley relay for personal reasquad of Laura sons. Williamson, In his absence, Tiffany Daley, UConn will be Kat Vodopiam led by associate Preview and Emily Durgin head coach Clive paced the field, Terrelonge, who and claimed first place with is beginning his 10th season a time of 11:56.01 last week, with the school. Terrelonge, and following the meet, who normally coaches the coach Bill Morgan said, sprinters and hurdlers, has “Consistency is going to be enjoyed success in his tenure the word from here on out as a Husky, as he is a five-time
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recipient of the USTFCCA North Eastern Region Coach of the Year. “Coach Terrelonge is doing great. He has been with Coach Morgan the whole time he has been at UConn, so even though he has had some added responsibilities, we are trying to keep our routine the same as it would be for any other meet,” Begley said. Terrelonge, Begley and the athletes are excited to prove they can still compete at a high level without their leader, as they are facing some tough competition at the University of New Mexico. “The kids will look to honor [Morgan’s] absence and he will hopefully be proud of the effort we put forth this weekend,” Begley said.
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Balfour gets 2-year deal from Rays TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays couldn't resist adding Grant Balfour to solidify the back end of their bullpen, giving the closer a $12 million, two-year contract Thursday about a month after his $15 million agreement with Baltimore fell through. The Orioles said they had concerns with his physical. Balfour proclaimed he's healthy and looking forward to helping Tampa Bay get back to the playoffs. "I'm 100 percent healthy," Balfour said, adding he had more lucrative offers from other teams but was eager to play for a perennial contender and return to the Tampa Bay area, where he still resides after spending time with the Rays from 2007-10.
"I've had an eventful offseason to say the least," he said. "It's always been a place on my radar. I'll be honest, I never wanted to leave here." Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg made the announcement at a news conference held following a team sponsorship event at the Tampa Museum of Art. He called it a significant move for the budget-minded Rays, who have made the playoffs four times in the past six seasons despite one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. Sternberg noted the team did not enter the offseason expecting to be in a position to pursue the 36-year-old, who was 62 for 67 in save opportunities the past two seasons with the Oakland Athletics.
"We've have had some exceptional teams," Sternberg said, explaining the decision to spend above the team's projected payroll. "We want to give this organization the best chance to win, and we know it's going to cost us more than we can afford to pay." In his first stint with the Rays, Balfour was part of an improbable run to the 2008 World Series, where Tampa Bay lost to Philadelphia in six games. Sternberg called him a "known quantity" for the Rays. Manager Joe Maddon added the signing will make an already impressive bullpen even more formidable. "He wants to go back to the World Series," Maddon said. "So do we, so do I."
we were able to come back in the third period.” This Saturday will be the first game in six days for the The last time the UConn Huskies, which is a major women’s hockey team upgrade in their schedule faced off against the Friars after having to play eight of Providence College, it games in 18 days prior to resulted in the highest scor- this short rest period. “That’s a lot,” MacKenzie ing affair of the season for the Huskies. UConn and said. “I think a little bit of Providence combined for rest this past week getting ready for Providence will nine goals, includhelp us a lot.” ing five of the S a r a h nine coming in a MacDonnell back-and-forth continues to be third period, as the the Huskies’ best Huskies were able player on the ice to edge out the this season. She Friars 5-4. leads the team Since the last with 20 points, meeting between Preview tallying nine the two on Nov. 11, goals, which the Huskies (6-162, 3-7-1) have not been good leads the team, and eleven if you look at their record. assists. “Sarah is an everyday They have won two out of the last four games and head player, she brings energy and coach Chris MacKenzie real- passion to the game everyly likes the way his team day, MacKenzie said. “She is playing going into this performs and works as hard as anyone I’ve ever coach weekend. “I liked our compete level and she will contribute in last weekend against UNH,” some way, if it’s not offenMacKenzie said. “It was sively, it’ll be defensively.” The Friars (10-15-0, 5-7) excellent. Those were two come into the weekend tilt great games that could have tied for fifth in the Hockey went either way. Both nights East standings and have won
three out of their past five games. A key part of their success has been freshman Cassidy Carels. Carels leads the Friars in goals with 13 and is tied for second in points with 18. Over the past three games she has tallied three goals and two assists, including a career-best four point performance against Boston University on Jan 17. UConn’s series with Providence this weekend will be very important for the Huskies looking ahead, as they will No. 10 ranked Boston University next weekend. “We know our schedule and we know it’s going to be tough,” MacKenzie said. “This time of year you want to start really getting on a roll, playing your best hockey so I think that is the focus and at the same time don’t get to far ahead of yourself.” UConn hosts Providence at the Freitas Ice Forum at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday and then will travel to Rhode Island for the back end of the home-and-home between the two teams.
Women's hockey revisits the Friars By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent AP
Alabama Forward Nick Jacobs (15) shoots over Florida forward Dorian Finney-Smith, left, during an NCAA college basketball game.
Donovan said. "What was open was from the perimeter, and we made some shots and moved the ball pretty well." Nick Jacobs scored 12 for Alabama, Levi Randolph 11 and Hale 10. Alabama struggled to get into an offensive rhythm in Obasohan's absence, allowing the Gators to focus more on Releford defensively. Obasohan strained his left hip flexor in Tuesday's practice. "If he was out there, he could have definitely helped," said Releford, who shot 5 of 12 from the floor. "We missed him tonight." The Gators have won 10 of the last 11 meetings with the Tide. Florida also had handed Alabama its last SEC home loss on Feb. 14, 2012. Alabama has lost three of four games, despite holding six straight opponents below 70 points. Randolph hit a pair of free throws on back-to-back pos-
sessions to cut Florida's lead to 62-57 with 1:07 left. Florida ran 20 seconds off the clock before forcing the Tide to foul, and then the free throw parade began. The Gators didn't make a field goal over the last 4 minutes. Frazier hit consecutive 3-pointers to give Florida its first double-digit lead, 53-43, with 9:28 left. Young then made a steal and lofted a long pass to Kasey Hill for a layup. Alabama cut the 12-point deficit in half with a 6-0 spurt but couldn't get any closer until Randolph's free throws. The Gators fired up 28 3-pointers. The 10 makes helped overcome 23-of-61 shooting (37.7 percent). "Those 3s hurt," Releford said. "They were momentum plays for Florida and gave Frazier his confidence. When you give a shooter like him confidence, he's just letting it go."
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Denver Broncos return to practice in frigid temps ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning found no need to dunk his right hand in a bucket of ice water Thursday — it was 9 degrees when the Broncos returned to their practice field for the first time since clinching a spot in next week's Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium. "Anytime you can have ... a situation that you can simulate during practice that might be in a game, that's always a good thing," said Manning, his breath vaporizing as he spoke from the podium after the two-hour workout. Manning, who spent much of his career inside in Indianapolis, has prepared for some cold-weather games since coming to Denver in 2012 by soaking his right hand in ice water. He welcomed the blast of wintry weather after a relatively balmy stretch of January, which included a 63 degree Sunday afternoon when he led the Broncos past the New
England Patriots for the AFC title. The knock on Manning is that for all his greatness he crumbles in the cold and in the playoffs — he has just one championship ring in 12 previous trips to the postseason, eight of which ended in first-round exits, including last year's doubleovertime loss to Baltimore on a frigid night in Denver. Manning could take care of both of those criticisms next week when the Broncos face the Seattle Seahawks in East Rutherford, N.J., in the first outdoor Super Bowl ever held in a cold-weather city. With a win, he would be the first quarterback to lead two teams to the title. Although it's too early for forecasters to predict what the weather will be, there's a decent chance for freezing temperatures or snow by kickoff on the night of Feb. 2. Although Manning is 167-73 in the regular season, he's 11-11 in the playoffs. And he's 4-7 in
games that are below freezing at kickoff, although some of those were games where he played sparingly because the Colts had already locked up playoff seeding. Others were against New England, when the Patriots clearly had the better team. And Manning did complete 39 passes for 397 yards and four touchdowns against Tennessee last month when the temperature at kickoff in Denver was 18 degrees. If the Broncos beat the Seahawks — and they're favored by oddsmakers for the 30th straight game — Manning will match little brother Eli's two Super Bowl rings. Eli said Peyton doesn't have to beat Seattle to secure his legacy, however. "I think Peyton's already created his own legacy," Eli said during a conference call Thursday. "He's played at a very high level for a long period of time and he's overcome injuries and obviously set
numerous records and been on a lot of playoff teams, playing in his third Super Bowl." Peyton's resume is impressive: 13-time Pro Bowler, seven-time All-Pro and odds-on favorite to win his fifth MVP after setting NFL records by throwing for 55 TDs and 5,447 yards. Eli does not think the cold will be a factor in the game, either. "I don't think this hurts or helps either team," he said. "Peyton has been in Denver this year and played outside in a lot of cold games. I think obviously if it were to snow or be very windy, it could be a disadvantage to the Broncos, just because how much they like to throw the ball, compared to Seattle and their running game. "For the most part, it's really going to be the best team that is going to win, whoever plays the best football that day. It's going to come down to that and execution. The weather isn't going to decide
the game." Although the Seahawks are more run-oriented, the Broncos do have a good 1-2 punch in running backs Knowshon Moreno, who grew up 45 minutes from the Meadowlands, and Montee Ball, who combined
for 2,290 yards from scrimmage and 17 touchdowns this season. Denver safety Mike Adams, who's also from New Jersey, scoffed at the notion that inclement weather could hurt the Broncos.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is disappointed he's not teammates with Robert Mathis during the Pro Bowl. But the Colts linebacker says if he gets a shot at Luck during Sunday's game, he'll take it. "I'm going to bust him," Mathis said Thursday after practicing for Team Rice, drawing laughs from a crowd of fans while signing autographs. Luck versus Mathis is just one of several head-to-head matchups made possible by a new Pro Bowl format modeled after fantasy sports and schoolyard pickup games. The teams were drafted by Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders. Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald could line up against teammate Patrick Peterson. Chicago's wide receiver tandem of Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery might have to face off against cornerback
Tim Jennings. And Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith could be sacked by linebacker Tamba Hali or defensive tackle Dontari Poe, or intercepted by safety Eric Berry. Nearly 30 of 88 players in the Pro Bowl have a reasonable chance of facing their NFL teammates on Sunday during the game at Aloha Stadium. Marshall said practicing against Jennings throughout the season has given him inside information he plans to use during the game. "I know what he likes, I know what he doesn't like," Marshall said. "I know what he bites on so I'm going to give him some double moves, give him some triple moves and I'm going to run right by him a few times." Asked if Jennings could say the same about him, Marshall said: "I don't think so, man. I don't give away a lot." "I'm a good actor out there," he said.
Rice and Sanders split up the Pro Bowlers in an "unconferenced" format earlier in the week. Players on six NFL teams — Baltimore, the New York Jets, Houston, New Orleans, Tampa Bay and Washington — ended up with their teammates only on the same Pro Bowl side. All five New Orleans Saints players ended up on Team Rice, which he built around quarterback Drew Brees. "I love having my guys — I know they can all play," Brees said Thursday. "And I definitely don't want to go up against any of them." His teammate, tight end Jimmy Graham, said Brees was the mastermind behind makings sure the Saints ended up together. The players practiced in front of a military crowd on Thursday at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, next to an airfield with a Boeing C-17
Globemaster on the tarmac and service members and their families in a crowd on a track and field named for Amelia Earhart. "You made my day," 12-yearold Sam Grazzini shouted toward Brees after the Saints' quarterback posed for a picture with him and signed an autograph in a spiral notebook. Sanders, after trading barbs with Rice many times in the weeks leading up to the game, practiced with his team's cornerbacks, wearing football gloves and doing positional drills. "I feel good, man. This is fun," said Sanders, who has pushed to square off against Rice in the game. Rice did not appear to be at his team's practice. He was scheduled to appear at a mall opening in west Oahu with Eddie DeBartolo, Jr., the mall's developer and former 49ers owner.
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Denver Broncos linebackers coach Richard Smith, right, instructs his players during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colo.
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In this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) dives in for a 5-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown during an NFL football game
Kevin Love voted into the All-Star game MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Surprise, Kevin Love. You're an All-Star starter. The Minnesota Timberwolves' forward was voted a Western Conference starter Thursday night, leap-frogging Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard in the final balloting to earn the first starting nod of his career. "I think it's a little sweeter this way because I really didn't expect it," Love said on a conference call. "I was already humbled by the response the fans gave me to being very close to the top (frontcourt players). The outreach by the Minnesota fans and beyond was truly amazing." Earlier in the day after practice in San Francisco, where the Wolves are preparing for a game Friday night against Golden State, Love sounded resigned to not getting voted in when he spoke to reporters. In the final voting tabulations made public last week, Love trailed Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake
Griffin by 17,000 votes for the third and final frontcourt spot. Love was eating lunch in his hotel room when Timberwolves President Flip Saunders and GM Milt Newton came to his room and gave him the news. "I was in disbelief up until it came across the screen that I was going to be a starter," Love said. The Wolves' public relations staff made a massive push to get out the vote, urging fans to use social media to stuff the box. It's a bit of vindication for smallmarket Minnesota to be successful in pushing its star into the game when he was competing against the likes of Griffin and Howard in much bigger cities with much bigger fan bases. Love received 661,246 votes. "It means a lot. It doesn't go unnoticed," Love said. "The fans have been so great this year not only to me, but to the rest of the team. Everybody's had my back and had the team's back so much. It really means a lot."
It's also a testament to Love's superb season. Despite playing on a team that hasn't quite met expectations this year while hovering around .500 for most of the season, Love has reasserted himself as one of the very best power forwards in the game. He is fourth in the league in scoring at 25.0 points per game, second in rebounds (13.0) and is averaging a careerhigh 4.1 assists. He has also made big strides on the defensive end as he tries to lead the Timberwolves to their first playoff appearance since 2004. "I am very happy for Kevin," Saunders said in a statement. "He is certainly deserving of being voted in as a starter. You look at his numbers, his commitment to making his teammates better and his overall value to our team this year, he's certainly having an All-Star caliber season. He's been a joy to watch this year and I look forward to watching him represent the Timberwolves in New
Orleans." He becomes the Timberwolves' first starter since Kevin Garnett in 2007, which was also Garnett's final season in Minnesota. Love has been trying to fill Garnett's shoes for six years now. He doesn't have KG's force-of-nature presence on defense or his Big Bad Wolf scowl. What he does have is a game that is quickly making him the next generation's Dirk Nowitzki. The league has seen more and more "Stretch 4s" — power forwards that can step out and shoot from the perimeter — over the last five or six years. Nowitzki set that mold with the Mavericks, a 7-footer with the size to get to the glass and the soft touch to draw an opposing big man out of his comfort zone. Love has taken it a step further, shooting 3-pointers at an even higher clip while remaining one of the very best rebounders in the league.
Huskies visit Scarlet Knights for the last time from ATTACK, page 12 Following a dismal performance of only three points against Louisville, Daniels unleashed on Temple. The junior forward made 11 of 19 shots, including four of six 3-pointers, and he finished with a career-high 31 points to go along with 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. “I don’t know what he ate, but we’re going to make sure we find out,” Ollie said. “And we’re going to keep him on that same plan. He wasn’t really scoring early, but he was just going for every rebound. Some of them he wasn’t getting, but that activity and that energy, it always finds the basketball…He didn’t settle.” Napier scored a career-high 30 points against Louisville and exploded again Tuesday, finishing with 27, matching a career high with five 3-pointers. With his 27
points, Napier moved into 16th on UConn’s all-time scoring list (1,569), and his six assists moved him into fourth all time (564). On Wednesday, Napier was named to the 25-player midseason watch list for the Wooden Award, which is presented to the national player of the year in college basketball. “It makes a coach’s job really easy when you have a point guard that knows the game as well as he does, and knows when to pick and choose his spots and when to get everybody involved.” Rutgers (8-11, 2-4 AAC) enters Saturday’s game in a situation similar to one that UConn found itself in not so long ago. The Scarlet Knights opened the week with a trip through Texas to face Houston and SMU, and both the Cougars and Mustangs easily beat them. UConn opened American play with a Texas road trip and left
the Lone Star State with two 10-team conference in scorlosses for its trouble. ing defense, allowing 74.9 In total, UConn and Rutgers points per game. Meanwhile, have shared six opponents UConn is the American’s with the same results for third-best scoring team at both teams. Both defeated 75.6 points per game. Yale, Temple and Central Saturday’s game tips off at Florida andAD lost to THE Houston, 7 p.m. and will be aired on FOR DAILY CAMPUS SMU and Louisville. FRI 1/24/14 2 COL. ESPNU. x 3.0" Rutgers’ biggest flaw is on defense. The Scarlet Knights rank ninth in the Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu
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Falcao needs knee surgery, could miss World Cup Radamel Falcao, one of soccer's top goal scorers, could miss this year's World Cup after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while playing for Monaco against an amateur team in the French Cup. A 27-year-old Colombian who finished 11th in FIFA Player of the Year voting announced this month, Falcao left the field on a stretcher Wednesday night after getting hurt when tackled by Chasselay defender Soner Ertek. "I am not going to hide that my sadness is huge," Falcao said Thursday on Twitter. "My heart is destroyed. But I still hold faith of playing at the World Cup. God makes the impossible possible. I believe in Him". ACL surgery usually requires a recovery time of about six months, and Colombia plays its World Cup opener against Greece on June 14. Japan and Ivory Coast also are in Group C. "The player will have surgery in next few days. Doctors will do everything possible to speed up recovery," Monaco said in a statement.
Falcao has 20 goals in 51 international appearances, including nine goals in qualifying for this year's World Cup. "He choose to go to Portugal, where he knows doctors he trusts, and we're following his condition," Colombian soccer federation President Luis Bedoya said. Falcao was examined in Portugal by Dr. Jose Carlos Noronha, who told the Colombian radio station Caracol that swelling must subside before setting a date for the operation. "I cannot say that he will miss the World Cup," Noronha said. After Wednesday's game, Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri criticized referee Philippe Kalt for not taking firmer action against Chasselay's players. "If Falcao has a serious injury, it's the referee's fault. It's not possible to let things go like that," Ranieri said. "When there are fouls, you have to whistle. When it's a bad foul, you have to get a yellow card out, and if there's another bad foul, then it's a red. Tonight I saw neither."
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Jan. 30 Houston 9 p.m.
Feb. 6 Cincinnati 7 p.m.
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Men’s Hockey (10-7-4) Today Jan. 25 AIC AIC 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Air Force Air Force Bentley 9:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Women’s Hockey (6-16-2) Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Tomorrow Jan. 26 Boston Boston Providence Providence University University 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
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Feb. 19 AAC Championships All Day
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Men’s Track and Field Tomorrow Feb. 1 Terrier Coaches Classic Tribute 10:30 a.m. TBA
Feb. 8 Skykes Sabock 10 a.m.
Feb. 14 Feb. 22 Lafyette/ Alex Wilson Ryder Invitational Invitational 12:30 p.m.
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Atletico’s Arda Turan, left, in action with Athletic’s Benat Etxebarria, right, during a Copa del Rey soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain.
Men’s track and field to compete in Terrier Classic
Women’s Track and Field Jan. 25 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Today Cherry & Penn State Penn State New Terrier Invite Silver Invite National National Balance 2 p.m. All Day 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
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What's On TV
NHL: Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, 1 p.m., NESN The Boston Bruins head to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers this weekend in their first match up of the season. Chris Kelly joined the Bruins at practice this Thursday for the first time back since suffering a broken right fibula on Dec. 7, however it is undetermined whether he will play or not. After an on and off month of wins and losses for the Bruins, they look to start a winning streak with the Flyers. AP
NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m., CSSNE Forward Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder look to continue their six game winning streak as they take on Boston at the Garden. Durant has scored an average of 36.5 points in his last 15 games, but was lackluster in the last matchup against the Celtics. The last time the two teams met on Jan. 5, the Thunder beat the Celtics 119-96. AP
This weekend, the UConn men’s track team will be competing in the 2014 Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic. Coming off a first-place finish in the Great Dane Invitational in New York last weekend, the Huskies are starting their indoor season in fine form. In last week’s win, four Huskies had first place finishes extending their winning streak at the Great Dane Invitational to four years in a row. Similar to their first indoor event, the Yale Invitational, the Terrier Classic is an unscored or non-scoring meet. Since it is more of a performance meet or a training week, coach Greg Roy says he “will be turning some kids loose for the first time this season in an effort to find out where they are in their training.” While some will be competing, others on the team are going to skip the meet in order to get a hard week of training. Since it is so early in the season, the team still needs to be evaluated in order to see who fits where and who is performing their best right at this point in the season. The highlight of the meet this upcoming week will be when captain and the conference 60-meter champion, Darnell Cummings, competes in his first meet of the season when he runs in the 200 meter. “There will be great competition, and we are looking for some great performances from our team this weekend,” said Cummings.
Last year at this meet the Huskies turned in eight top-5 finishes including a second-place finish by Alex Bennatan in the in the 800-meter in a time of 1:50.90. Other top five finishes were turned in by Kyle Twombly, Alvaro Chavez, John Landis, Harley Lacroix, Corey Duggan, Amanze Williams and Tobey Belton. This Sunday will feature many events such as the long jump, shot put, pole vault, high jump, triple jump and the weight throw. Along with these events are distance meter runs and team medleys, which include the 200-meter, the 500-meter, the 1000-meter, the 3k, 5k and the 4x400. The Huskies are coming off of a very successful 2013 indoor season which included a Big East championship, a New England championship and an IC4A championship. They will be four more competitions after this before the AAC championships, IC4A and NCAA championships ending the indoor season in mid-March. Following the indoor season, the men will be competing in the outdoor season. After winning both the indoor title and the Big East championship, Roy and his coaching staff the Outdoor Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year Award for the fourth time. The Huskies will look to continue the success this week and start to get on a roll which will set the pace for the season and get them prepared for tougher competitions and meets to come.
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Nick Goepper’s road to the Olympics really began on the doorsteps of rural Indiana, where he rang doorbells, handed out flyers that shared his dream and offered to do odd jobs for neighbors for a buck or two. And on the school bus, where Goepper took the bulk boxes of candy bars he’d bought and sold them to friends at a profit. “Easy money. Too easy,” Goepper said. Small little victories, a dollar here or there, helped him raise the money to buy a pair of goggles, eventually a pair of skis. It bought more than that. It earned him buy-in from his parents, who lived paycheck to paycheck, at best, and couldn’t afford to spend money on trivial things. “They had no idea what freeskiing was,” Goepper said. “Didn’t know anything about the X Games. I think it was more me showing to them I had the passion to do it.” The kid who bummed rides to the 300-foot mountain near his hometown of Lawrenceburg, Ind., and got his fair share of strange looks for choosing tricky skiing over the more traditional kind — or for choosing skiing at all over the Hoosier state’s main sport, basketball — is a favorite at the Winter X Games this week in slopestyle skiing. His quest for a second straight gold medal begins Friday. Then, next month, he’ll be going for gold in Sochi, spiraling his way down the course in one of the new events at the Olympics. He’ll be doing it in part because he sold his parents and his community on a dream that nobody in his hometown could really imagine might come true. “It didn’t seem like it then, but now, they tell me they had their doubts,” Goepper said. “They didn’t have much validation about whether I was any good, or just good for the hill I was at.” Goepper’s validation started coming when he would hit the road and compete in small local contests in the mountains of North Carolina, West Virginia and Michigan. With his dad out of work, Goepper’s plan at 15 was “to mow lawns all summer and make 35 grand so I could go to a ski academy out East.” Around then, he was introduced to one of the godfathers of the sport — the mysterious, but amazingly effective Kerry Miller — who steered Goepper toward the Windells Academy in Oregon. There, Goepper connected with Peter Hanley, a former elite freestyle skier, who saw Goepper’s broad, lanky build and said the first thing he asked him was “why are you wearing shoulder pads?” Goepper did not grow up in a ski factory and came to Windells self-taught and a bit bullheaded. “I didn’t like him for a year,” Goepper said about Hanley, who remains his coach and one of his closest friends. While working on an especially difficult trick, Hanley gave him some pointers that started to sink in. “I finally did it right,” Goepper said. “I thought, ‘This guy may know what he’s talking about.’ That helped.” Goepper started winning bigger contests and getting more attention.
UConn pays Rutgers one final visit from PENG, page 12
Rutgers is apparently willing to sacrifice those easier chances, and instead run the risk of getting stomped on week in and week out by schools like Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin, all for some extra TV money, the driving force behind all conference realignments. And let’s face it, if they can lose to a 1-9 UConn football team this year, could they possible have any success in the Big Ten? If Rutgers feels like it can compete as Big Ten football school, then good luck, knock yourself out. Basketball will be an even greater challenge. The entire program has been in free fall since the Mike Rice fiasco. Rice, former head coach of the men’s basketball team, was fired for verbally abusing his players. As a result, former athletic director Tim Pernetti stepped down and Rutgers replaced him with Julie Hermann, who was accused of verbally abusing players herself in her days as Tennessee’s volleyball coach. Hermann then hired Eddie
Jordan – the former Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach who also attended Rutgers – as Rice’s replacement, only to find out Jordan never received his degree from the institution. The entire saga baffled me completely, as Rutgers went from that prestigious school that once captivated me, to the laughingstock of Division I. Sure, money talks and the prestige of the power conferences is seductive. I’ll be honest, I wish UConn could’ve gotten into one of those conferences as well, but I would’ve also preferred to just keep the old Big East intact. So when I leave the RAC after covering this Saturday’s game, likely the last time I’ll ever step foot onto that campus, I won’t miss the “R-U” chants and the Scarlet Knights like I miss the Orange, the Hoyas and the Fighting Irish. It will simply mark the end of a connection UConn and I once shared with my home state that could’ve developed into so much more.
“If Rutgers feels like it can compete as Big Ten football school, then good luck, knock yourself out.”
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ATTACK AT THE RAC UConn makes one last trip to RAC to face Rutgers By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor
Mike Peng Since the dissolving of the ‘old’ Big East, UConn has had to say goodbye to some of its traditional rivals from the conference. Syracuse, Pitt, Notre Dame and Georgetown are already gone. Louisville and Rutgers are on their ways out, too. So on the day before the UConn men’s basketball team pays its final visit to the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J. for the foreseeable future, I would like to bid the Scarlet Knights adieu and wish them the best of luck in the Big Ten. They will need it. First, some full disclosure: I’m a Jersey guy. Growing up, I saw the logos of that mighty cavalier clad in crimson and the capitalized ‘R’ all over the state. Rutgers represented New Jersey and the Scarlet Knights represented Jersey’s collegiate sports. I thought I was destined to attend the school since that was the only college I really knew about. But red has never really been my color, and my eventual distaste for the institution closed that door permanently. I had my heart set on UConn and I came to Storrs, my happy place. But that Jersey tie with Rutgers has never totally gone away. A lot of my friends, including most of my high school classmates, go there, and my cousin received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers as well. So naturally, the trash talks between some of us are continual. Two seasons ago, I traveled back to the Garden State for UConn’s football game against the then-No. 22 Rutgers. Amid red and black dots in the stands, and chants of ‘R-U-Rah-Rah!’ I watched the Scarlet Knights’ Jawan Jamison run all over the Huskies for 110 yards to lead his team to a 19-3 victory. Of course, my friends let me hear about it and I took it in stride as I do with most trash talking. After all, that’s what rivalries are all about, right? Okay, maybe you can argue that the UConnRutgers rivalry – apart from women’s basketball years ago – never panned out like the fans expected it to, but Rutgers was still a decent enough school to provide some excitement in conference play. Until recently, Rutgers football had been picked consistently as a contender in the Big East and has also produced NFL talents like Ray Rice, Brian Leonard, Mohamed Sanu and Devin and Jason McCourty, to name a few. Yet in the Scarlet Knights’ illustrious history of 145 years in college football, they have won conference titles just four times. Three while they were in Division III’s Middle Atlantic Conference and just one since they joined the Big East in 1991. But instead of taking advantage of the old Big East or the new and weaker American Athletic Conference where they could still chase after conference titles and major bowl games, the Scarlet Knights will jump to the Big Ten next season.
» PENG, page 11
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The UConn men’s basketball team will look to surpass .500 for the first time in American Athletic Conference play when it takes on Rutgers Saturday night in Piscataway, N.J. Saturday’s visit to the Rutgers Athletic Center will be UConn’s last for the foreseeable future. Rutgers will be moving to the Big Ten Conference this summer, and the only other matchup between the two teams is at Gampel Pavilion on March 5. The Huskies (15-4, 3-3 AAC) are coming off a 90-66 win against Temple, during which UConn outrebounded the Owls 45-25. After allowing Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell to grab 13 rebounds on Jan. 18, UConn, which ranks 149th in rebounds per game and 206th in rebounding margin, kept Temple’s Anthony Lee, the American’s leading rebounder, off the boards. Lee finished with no rebounds Tuesday night at the XL Center. “We played Connecticut basketball,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said after Tuesday’s win. “We defended for most of the game. We had a couple lulls here and there, but I like how the guys came out and played at a level five.” UConn’s blowout win came without junior guard Ryan Boatright, who was in Illinois for the funeral of his cousin, Arin Williams, who was killed last week. Boatright is expected to be back in the lineup Saturday. Without Boatright, UConn got strong performances out of Lasan Kromah and Niels Giffey, while Terrence Samuel played a larger role in the game, finishing with two points and two assists in 15 minutes. But the Huskies’ offensive explosion was led by leading scorers DeAndre Daniels and Shabazz Napier.
Shabazz Napier looks to lead the Huskies in their last trip to play the Scarlet Knights in New Jersey. Napier along with DeAndre Daniels had a strong performance as they led UConn on offense in their last game agaisnt Louisville.
» HUSKIES, page 10
Four first-timers voted to start NBA All-Star game NEW YORK (AP) — Kobe Bryant called for younger players in the All-Star game, and the fans listened. They still want Bryant, too. Stephen Curry, Kevin Love, Paul George and Kyrie Irving were voted NBA AllStars Thursday, putting four first-time starters in the Feb. 16 game in New Orleans. Bryant was elected by fans to his 16th All-Star game, second-most in NBA history, but this one is shaping up as a kids’ game. Curry, perhaps the biggest snub last season, will join him in the Western Conference backcourt. Love passed Dwight Howard in the final days of voting and will start in the frontcourt along with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and the Clippers’ Blake Griffin. “Hey, I’m popular now,” Love joked. “It’s very humbling to me to be starting in
the All-Star game. I tip my hat to the fans in the Twin Cities and all over Minnesota and beyond.” The four first-time starters are all 25 or younger. Curry went to All-Star weekend as a kid when his father, Dell, competed in the 3-point contest, and now he’ll finally get to play in the game. “It’s kind of just a surreal feeling,” Curry said. “I saw Kobe come on the screen and you knew that next person on the screen was going to be me or I was going to get left off that list. Just when I saw my name it was a real emotional kind of experience and glad my wife and daughter were here to watch it with me.” LeBron James was the leading vote-getter with 1.4 million and Miami teammate Dwyane Wade also was voted in Thursday. George, who has led Indiana to the league’s best record, and New
York’s Carmelo Anthony are the other East forwards, and Irving will start at guard. Bryant has been limited to just six games this season because of injuries and will be out until at least early next month. He said recently he hoped fans wouldn’t vote for him and would instead look toward younger, more deserving players. Fans picked him anyway. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 19, was selected to more All-Star games. But even Bryant could finish only second to Curry among West guards, a remarkable turnaround for the Golden State sharpshooter. He was the highestscoring player not chosen last year, but moved past the Clippers’ Chris Paul in the third returns of balloting, then passed Bryant in the final days to finish with more than a million votes and become the Warriors’
By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor
eighth in the conference – and shooting an efficient 43.4 percent from the field. The Bulls also have a track record of playing close games with top teams. Three times this season they have played top-15 opponents, and all three times the games have been decided by eight points or fewer, including a one-point loss to then-No. 14 Oklahoma State. Add in their near-upset of Notre Dame in last year’s Big East Tournament, and USF could shape up to be one of the few teams capable of giving the Huskies some trouble. UConn (20-0, 7-0 American) has been in excellent form the last few games, however, and that will make the task far more difficult. Against Memphis on Wednesday, Stefanie Dolson recorded her 50th block of the season, joining Breanna Stewart and Kiah Stokes as three Huskies with 50-plus blocks – the first time that’s
happened in school history. Bria Hartley, the reigning American Player of the Week, has also been playing with a renewed swagger as of late, recording four straight games with double-digit points and two straight with at least 20 points for the first time in her career. Add in Moriah Jefferson’s ability to grab steals, like her nine against the Tigers and strong sense of ball security, and the Bulls certainly have a tall order ahead of them. One reprieve is the likely absence of Morgan Tuck, who has missed four straight games with a bone bruise on her left knee; the same knee that required arthroscopic surgery earlier in the season. Tip-off is scheduled for noon Sunday. The game can be seen on CBS Sports Network.
first All-Star starter since Latrell Sprewell in 1995. “I understand how big a deal it is to be selected on the team,” Curry said. “And just how different the feeling was from last year, having gone through that experience and just trying to get back healthy, first and foremost, to give myself a chance come All-Star selection time.” Love also made a late move to surge into the top three, finishing about 8,000 votes ahead of Houston center Dwight Howard to become Minnesota’s first All-Star starter since Kevin Garnett in 2007. “I was hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, and knowing the worst was I was going to still probably end up in the All-Star game (as a coach’s pick) and represent the West and the Wolves and the Twin Cities.” Love said. “Right now, I’m very happy.”
Indiana hadn’t had one since Jermaine O’Neal a year earlier, but now George will get to play for Pacers coach Frank Vogel, who has already clinched the East’s coaching spot. “It means a lot because that means the fans are really watching us as a team,” George said. “For us to have the No. 1 record in the league, and playing at a high level, I think the fans are starting to follow us as a whole and I think that’s the biggest thing with me being a starter.” The reserves will be announced next Thursday. Head coaches in each conference will vote for two guards, three frontcourt players and two players regardless of position.
Jefferson’s nine snatches one shy of program record In the American Athletic Conference standings, it’s UConn and Louisville, a small second tier of teams and the rest of the pack. On Sunday, the top-ranked Huskies take on a member of that middle class, South Florida, at the XL Center. The Bulls (10-8, 5-2 American) enter the matchup unranked, but sit tied for third in the conference with Rutgers and boast Preseason All Conference-Team member Inga Orekhova. The senior guard has averaged a solid 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game thus far and shot at a 31.5 percent clip from behind the arc. But it’s Courtney Williams that paces USF on the offensive side of the ball, averaging just under 15 points per game – good for
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Moriah Jefferson had a total of nine steals in the Huskies’ last game. Jefferson’s defensive performace has helped UConn dominate in both the backcourt and frontcourt.