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Quarterly status update details crucial renovations completed, major projects ahead By Marissa Piccolo Campus Correspondent
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The construction team at the University of Connecticut is gearing up to plan for the many highly anticipated projects funded by NextGen CT. According to the Quarterly Construction Status Update report, among many utility repairs were the completion of the water reclamation facility and an upgrade of the heating system in the floriculture greenhouse, replacing deteriorating pipes. The water reclamation facility will reduce UConn’s dependence on conventional water sources and includes a microfiltration and ultraviolet radiation water treatment system. The Arjona and Monteith buildings are once again occupied after completed renovations. They are finished with an upgraded interior with faculty office space for Counseling and Mental Health Services, College of Arts and Sciences, Veterans’ Affairs and “swing space” for general classrooms. There have been many improvements, both big and small, throughout campus, yet perhaps the most visible change for students and faculty is the reopening of the Whelton Quad between the School of Business, Information Technologies Engineering Building and
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In this photo posted by @uconnlibraries on Twitter, the completed renovations to the courtyard behind the School of Business and Homer Babbidge are shown. Construction kept the area closed for most of the fall semester.
Homer Babbidge Library. The project, divided into two phases, first redesigned the courtyard to better accommodate for handicap access and pedestrian safety, with a new Dodd Center parking area, new walks, and drainage. Following these highly prioritized improvements, the second phase focused on improving the overall quality of the courtyard by revamping the landscape, adding new sitting areas, trees, and a “rain garden.” According to the report, the
goal was to foster an environment to “throw a Frisbee, read a book or simply lay on the grass.” Sophomore management information systems major Prakriti Kumar is one of many who are excited the quad has been reopened. Having most of her classes in the School of Business, Kumar said, “It’s definitely an improvement from the last courtyard, which I wouldn’t even call one. It was just a field of grass with a pathway in the middle.
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Harvard professor Julia Lee addresses colloquium participants at the University of Connecticut on Friday. The topic of the colloquium was “Experimental Astrophysics: From Black Hole Winds to Cosmic Dust.”
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However, the construction team did a good job with making use of the space.” Looking toward the upcoming year, senior construction project manager Brian Gore commented the next major completion will be the Basketball Development Center. Scheduled to be finished in early May of this year, the center – located on the west side of Gampel Pavilion – will be the new training facility for the men’s and women’s basketball programs. The facility will contain prac-
tices, strength and conditioning, administrative offices, dining facilities, media rooms and a court matching the one inside Gampel Pavilion – a total of 76,000 gross square feet. “We are also currently planning for the NextGen CT program which will allow more major development for the next 10 to 15 years,” Gore said. Master planning is already underway and a revised campus master plan is to be completed for December 2014. Milestone projects already in place are the Innovation Partnership Building, started in November 2013, and a new Engineering Sciences Building to begin in January 2015. The new STEM residence hall and renovation of Putnam Refectory are scheduled to open by the end of summer 2016. “I am proud of the team of dedicated professionals who manage these projects which have resulted in a major transformation of the university over the past twenty years,” Gore said. “What I am most excited to see is the continuous progression in the ranking of the university as a major teaching and research university and to know that our students are being provided with the first class living and learning environments.”
In a spirited talk on Friday Jan. 24, professor Julia Lee, CFA, from Harvard University, gave a rundown of new exciting possibilities coming from the studies of cosmic dust and the answers they provide about the ways the universe works in her lecture “Experimental Astrophysics: From Black Hole Winds to Cosmic Dust.” Black holes, the physicist’s beautiful nightmare, are enigmas not only because of their distance, but because their very natures make it impossible to study them directly. She said during her visit that to retrieve any information back from the edge of a gravity field that can consume even light is no small feat. However, new breakthroughs in X-ray spectroscopy have made it possible for new, cutting-edge research of astronomical significance.
She spoke of the “near and long-term dusty future” to be explored, closing with the statement that “there is a lot of work to be done in the lab in order to further our understanding” of interstellar space, black holes, and cosmic dust. She said she has helped to solve a “90-year-old mystery” surrounding interstellar bands, and has been able to provide much “cosmically interesting” information. When asked how she became involved at UConn, Lee said she knows a few UConn faculty members. She lauded UConn’s “experimental expertise,” particularly in reference to its laser facilities, and says she is open to prospects of future collaboration with the school. Lee also expressed her excitement in anticipation of the Astro-H launch, from which there will be opportunity for much data gathering. Astro-H is an orbiting obser-
vatory in development in Japan, to be launched in 2015. It will be equipped with a Soft X-ray Spectrometer, or SXS, an unparalleled, highly sensitive X-ray spectroscopic system, which was developed in part by NASA. This system can accurately relay information about metals floating about the cosmos as dust, which can further furnish scientists’ understanding of the “origin of the elements,” according to NASA’s website. The equipment is so state-ofthe-art that it can provide “timeresolved spectra from material approaching the event horizon of a black hole.” To the layperson, this boggles the mind, but as Lee explained in her talk, the processes involved are actually remarkably wellestablished and hold a myriad of possibilities for curious scientists and intellectuals alike.
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Since the iPhone’s first incarnation, the additions made per generation to enhance communication have been incremental at best. However, Google Glass is looking to create a paradigm shift. Google Glass is one of the most innovative and controversial devices developed by Google through Project Glass. The device is worn around the head like a visor that has a cube shaped optical-head mounted display. The display allows users to view all their typical smartphone applications such as mail, Internet, and social networks.
However, Google Glass is activated by a mere glance upwards towards the display, responds to voice commands, and even allows one to take a picture simply by blinking. Mickey Ward, 7th–semester biology major, has gotten interesting looks around campus thanks to the prototype Google glass he won last semester. After entering an application describing what he would do with a Google glass and his professional background, Ward was allowed the rare opportunity to purchase one the devices. “Google Glass is really a
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Cecilia Abadie wears her Google Glass as she talks with her attorney outside of traffic court in this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo taken in San Diego. The California woman believed to be the first cited for wearing Google’s computer-in-an-eyeglass while driving says she was within her rights.
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In a Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 file photo, Stanford offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren, wearing Google Glass, answers questions from the media during a news conference, in Los Angeles. Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off?
interaction with physical world,” Ward said. Google Glass provides users with the typical smartphone, without forcing their head down
into their phone. For example, Ward described a situation in which one can use Google Glass to acquire directions in a foreign city.
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The gunman who killed two people at a Maryland mall was a teenage skateboarding enthusiast who had no criminal record before he showed up at the shopping center armed with a shotgun, plenty of ammunition and a backpack filled with crude homemade explosives, authorities said Sunday. Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, took a taxi to the Mall in Columbia in suburban Baltimore on Saturday morning and entered the building near Zumiez, a shop that sells skateboarding gear. He went downstairs to a food court directly below the store, then returned less than an hour later, dumped the backpack in a dressing room and started shooting, police said. Shoppers fled in a panic or barricaded themselves behind closed doors. When police arrived, they found three people dead — two store employees and Aguilar, who had killed himself, authorities said. The shooting baffled investigators and acquaintances of Aguilar, a quiet, skinny teenager who graduated from high school less than a year ago and had no previous run-ins with law enforcement. Police spent Sunday trying to piece together his motive, but it remained elusive. Aguilar, who had concealed the shotgun in a bag, fired six to nine times. One victim, Brianna Benlolo, a 21-year-old single mother, lived half a mile away from Aguilar in the same College Park neighborhood, but police said they were still trying to determine what, if any, relationship they had. Although they lived close to Maryland’s largest university, neither was a student there. Aguilar was accepted last February to Montgomery College, a community college in the Washington suburbs, but school spokesman Marcus Rosano said he never registered or attended. The other employee, Tyler Johnson, did not know Aguilar and did not socialize with Benlolo outside of work, a relative said. Tydryn Scott, 19, said she was Aguilar’s lab partner in science class at James Hubert Black High School and said he hung out with other skaters. She said she was stung by the news. “It was really hurtful, like, wow — someone that I know, someone that I’ve been in the presence of more than short amounts of time. I’ve seen this guy in action before. Never upset, never sad, just quiet, just chill,” Scott told The Associated Press. “If any other emotion, he was happy, laughing.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Will the snowy New York City area really reap an estimated $600 million economic boost from the Super Bowl? Probably not. Despite such lofty predictions, sports economists say the financial impact of the Super Bowl could be fall far below expectations, in part because visitors often spend their cash at NFL-sponsored or corporate events rather than at tourist attractions. Some hotels say Super Bowl bookings are running behind what they hoped for, prompting them to ease demands for minimum stays and room deposits. And academic studies show that at best, past Super Bowls generated tens of millions, not hundreds of millions. “Move the decimal point one place to the left,” said Robert Baade, a professor at Lake Forest College in Illinois, who has studied the Super Bowl’s impact on local economies. “The NFL says $500 or $600 million? I think $50 to $60 million would be a generous appraisal of what the Super Bowl generates.” The NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, which has worked closely with the NFL to prepare for the Feb. 2 game, has claimed in the yearslong run-up that it would generate $500 to $600 million for the region, but it refused to provide any information on how it tabulated that estimate. An NFL spokesman said the league does not conduct economic impact studies on the Super Bowl. A study Baade conducted in 2000 showed that the average Super Bowl from the 1970s through the late ‘90s only accounted for about $32 million each in increased economic activity at the most. The study, which examined tax revenue and other economic factors before and after the Super Bowl, concluded that the 1999 Super Bowl in Miami, for example, only contributed about $37 million to the South Florida economy. The NFL, by comparison, claimed that 1999 game between the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons generated $396 million, the study said. County sales tax data in Jacksonville showed hardly any increase in 2005 when it hosted the Super Bowl compared to nonSuper Bowl years, according to a study conducted by Philip Porter,
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now it is not incredibly detailed. One can give voice commands to make searches, and there is also a touch sensitive bar on the side of the device for manual use. From an outsider perspective one can only see the overall color of what the wearer is looking at. Features like this, as well as only having to wink to take a picture, have raised privacy concerns, however, Project Glass discourages this type of use with the device. While the device raises some eyebrows, either from the privacy concerns, or just the overall peculiarity of walking around with a computer on one’s face, the future of how we interact with technology is brought closer with Google Glass. “It’s still a prototype and still being developed, but I’ve had ideas everyday like, ‘Wow this could be so much cooler if ‘this’ was a part of glass,” Ward said.
“I was basically lost in San Fransisco, and I gave Google Glass a voice command to the address I was going too, and while still being aware of everything going on around me, it gave me perfect directions and all I needed to do was glance up,” Ward said. “And it was so convenient because at the same time I was able to have a conversation with somebody.” In subtle ways, Glass shifts the way we interact with technology. Because of the placement of the Glass display, most interactions are made by glancing slightly up, and this acts in antithesis to the act of looking down at one’s phone. Ward has own the device for five weeks now, and in that time he has come up with hypothetical uses for the device as it relates to education. These would include using already present handwriting recognition technology that allows Glass, in tandem with math tutoring websites like
Wolfram Alpha, to recognize and provide step by step instruction on how to solve the problem. He has also used it in conversation and debate to seamlessly search and cite articles relating to the discussions. As for educational use, Ward has said that professors have been largely ambivalent of the device. “Most professors have no clue what it is, and I don’t think they would like to single me out.” That has not stopped him from integrating it in the classroom. “For example, one time I was in class and the professor put up an interesting slide about climate change. I was able to take a picture of it and share it online within four seconds.” Ward said. When worn, the display looks like a 25-inch television place about 8 feet away from the user, and the screen light adjusts to outdoor brightness. The apps scroll through the display similarly to a slide-show presentation, but as of
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an economics professor at the University of South Florida. “No one’s ever been able to find a footprint that an event occurred,” he said. Porter found that visitors spend money at NFL-funded events and buy NFL-branded memorabilia during Super Bowl week instead of frequenting local establishments. Die-hard Denver or Seattle fans won’t necessarily attend a Broadway show or visit the Statue of Liberty during their stay, as tourist attractions often report lower attendance than usual during major sporting events. They’re more likely to visit Super Bowl Boulevard in Times Square, which is filled with NFLsponsored activities that funnel money directly back to the league. Economic impact studies commissioned by past Super Bowl host committees — based largely on spending surveys distributed among fans at the game — claimed that the 2008 Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., generated a record $500 million and the 2006 game in Detroit brought in about $274 million. But those studies, which aren’t made publicly available, are widely disputed by economists. “Here’s how the NFL gets the huge numbers that they get. They ask the people, ‘How much are you spending while you’re here?’” Porter said. “They ought to be asking: ‘How much did we sell you while you were here?’” The Super Bowl is a weeklong business bonanza for people who work in marketing, advertising,
product development and sales, said Robert Boland, a professor of sports management at New York University. “The Super Bowl has a life of its own as a trade show apart from a football game,” Boland said. “It’s about 10 days of celebration, trade show and tourist event, and then it’s a game. And not necessarily the same people attend both.” Experts note that the pre-game madness may also deter tourists or business travelers who might ordinarily plan a visit to the host city. In New York, some hotels realized by mid-autumn that the expected surge in bookings had not materialized, so they began to scale back, in some cases reducing required minimum stays from four nights to two and ending demands for non-refundable room deposits. Rates for the week leading up to the game, which had been at a premium, were dropped back to normal pricing. Kate Martin, general manager of the Hotel Chandler in midtown Manhattan, said the hotel was only 50 percent booked during Super Bowl weekend, with fewer than usual bookings lined up for the week preceding the game. “All of the anticipation and the hype about what this was going to bring for hotels in New York City has not materialized,” she said. Part of the problem lies in the tri-state area’s large hotel room inventory, which at 150,000 rooms is at least triple the inventory seen in the past 10 Super Bowl host cities, said Adam Jones, a director at consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. That
leaves more lodging options for visitors and makes it harder for hotels to jack up rates. Still, some hoteliers are more sanguine about the prospect of a football-fueled revenue jump. Langham Place Hotel, a luxury hotel on Fifth Avenue, is approaching the Super Bowl like another holiday, with prices on par with New Year’s Eve at about 20 percent higher than normal. As of two weeks before the big game, the hotel was not yet sold out, with 70 percent occupancy for the days leading up to the game. “For us, it’s a bit like another holiday,” general manager Francois-Olivier Luiggi said. “Suddenly you throw another Thanksgiving in the middle of a cold winter.” Economists say that’s the one bright spot for New York City: The months of January and February are usually the most sluggish tourism months of the year, so it’s possible the game might provide a boost. Another potential benefit — exposure — could also be muted. While prior host cities in less populated cities, such Indianapolis and Jacksonville, have been enticed by the chance to showcase themselves on a worldwide stage, there’s no evidence that the game has any lasting brand impact for any city, said Smith College sports economist Andrew Zimbalist. And in any case, more exposure isn’t exactly something New York City needs. “You can’t say that a Super Bowl is going to put New York on the map,” he said.
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New face of food stamps: working-age Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to demographics, such as the trend toward having fewer children. But a slow economic recovery with high unemployment, stagnant wages and an increasing gulf between low-wage and high-skill jobs also plays a big role. It suggests that government spending on the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program — twice what it cost five years ago — may not subside significantly anytime soon. Food stamp participation since 1980 has grown the fastest among workers with some college training, a sign that the safety net has stretched further to cover America’s former middle class, according to an analysis of government data for The Associated Press by economists at the University of Kentucky. Formally called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, or SNAP, the program now covers 1 in 7 Americans. The findings coincide with the latest economic data showing workers’ wages and salaries growing at the lowest rate relative to corporate profits in U.S. history. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night is expected to focus in part on reducing income inequality, such as by raising the federal minimum wage. Congress, meanwhile, is debating cuts to food stamps, with Republicans including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., wanting a $4 billion-a-year reduction to an anti-poverty program that they say promotes dependency and abuse.
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Workers install a studio for ESPN in Herald Square, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in New York. A dozen blocks of Broadway, in the heart of Manhattan, will close to traffic for four days so the NFL can host a Super Bowl festival.
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Killed protester mourned in Kiev amid crisis KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of Ukrainians chanted “Hero!” and sang the national anthem on Sunday, as a coffin carrying a protester who was killed in last week’s clashes with police was carried through the streets of the capital, underscoring the rising tensions in the country’s two-month political crisis. Mikhail Zhiznevsky, 25, was one of three protesters who died in clashes Wednesday. “He could have been my fiancé, but he died defending my future so that I will live in a different Ukraine,” said Nina Uvarov, a 25-year-old student from Kiev who wept as Zhiznevsky’s body was carried out of St. Michael’s Cathedral. The opposition contends that Zhiznevsky and another activist were shot by police in an area where demonstrators had been throwing rocks and firebombs at riot police for several days. The government claims the two demonstrators were killed with hunting rifles, which they say police do not carry. The authorities would not say how the third protester died. Meanwhile, protests against President Viktor Yanukovych continued to engulf the country, and are now beginning to spread to central and eastern Ukraine, the leader’s support base. In Dnipropetrovsk, 390 kilometers (240 miles) southeast of Kiev on the Dnipro River, several hundred demonstrators tried to storm a local administration building, but police drove them
back with water sprayed from a fire truck in subfreezing temperatures, the Interfax news agency reported. In Zaporozhets, about 70 kilometers (45 miles) down river, demonstrators gathered outside the city administration building. Meanwhile, in Kiev, protesters seized the Justice Ministry building Sunday night, adding another government building to the several already occupied by the opposition. After bursting into the Justice Ministry, which
is several hundred meters away from the main protest camp, protesters began erecting barricades. They also tore up a portrait of Yanukovych. The protests began in late November after Yanukovych shelved a long-awaited agreement to deepen ties with the European Union, but they have been increasingly gripped by people seeking more radical action, even as moderate opposition leaders have pleaded for the violence to end.
Zhiznevsky’s body was then carried several hundred meters (yards) to Independence Square in central Kiev, where protesters have established a large tent camp and held demonstrations around the clock since early December. Crowds shouted “Yanukovych is a murderer!” and “Down with the criminal,” a reference to Yanukovych’s run-ins with the law during his youth. The coffin was then carried to the site of Zhiznevsky’s death at barricades near the Ukrainian parliament.
A crowd late Saturday besieged a building, throwing fireworks, firebombs and rocks, near the protest tent camp where about 200 police were sheltering. By early Sunday morning, a corridor was created, allowing police to leave. On Sunday, activists were cleaning up the devastated Ukrainian House building, sweeping broken glass and furniture, but also the trash left there by police. The overnight outburst came
soon after opposition leaders issued a defiant response to Yanukovych’s offer to make Arseniy Yatsenyuk, one of their top figures, the country’s prime minister. While not rejecting the offer outright, Yatsenyuk said more of the opposition’s demands must be met, including Yanukovych’s resignation. He vowed protests will continue. About half of Ukraine’s people favored deeper integration with the EU, according to polls, and many Ukrainians widely resent Russia’s long influence over the country. In the past week, demonstrators have seized government administration buildings in a score of cities in western Ukraine, where Yanukovych’s support is weak and desire for European ties is strong. Zhiznevsky was from Belarus, a neighboring ex-Soviet country where hardline President Alexander Lukashenko has jailed and harassed his opponents. Vladimir Neklyaev, a Belarusian opposition leader, came to Kiev to bid farewell to Zhiznevsky. “Ukraine is showing Belarus an example of how one should fight for freedom,” Neklyaev said. “I am sure that our countries have a common future in Europe, where neither Ukrainians nor Belarusians will die.” Despite an offer to release activists and stop more prosecutions, the government continued a crackdown, with over 40 detained in the central city of Cherkasy after a protest, according to prosecutors.
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s interim leader on Sunday said the country will pick a president before parliament, a widely expected change in a political transition plan as public support for army chief and July coup leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah elSissi grows stronger. But Egypt remains dangerously divided, as seen in clashes that killed at least 49 people a day earlier and militant attacks in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula that left several soldiers dead. The decision follows weeks of deliberations with different political groups who had pushed for holding presidential, not parliamentary elections first, as had been originally planned. Many argued that electing a president would be a panacea for the coun-
try’s dangerously divided politics. The transition plan, adopted after the ouster of Egypt’s first freely elected president, Islamist Mohammed Morsi, calls for both elections within six months of the adoption of a new constitution. The charter was passed on Jan. 18. The presidential election is now expected before the end of April, while a parliamentary vote should come before the end of July. The announcement came amid rising expectations that el-Sissi will run for president after leading the coup that toppled Morsi following massive protests against him. “Having presidential elections first will lead to stability faster,” said Ahmed Gamaleddin, the leader of an alliance of politi-
cal parties comprised mostly of former security and military officials, some of whom had worked under autocrat Hosni Mubarak, who led Egypt for nearly 30 years. Gamaleddin told The Associated Press that his group, “Egypt my Country”, will encourage el-Sissi to run for office because he has enough popular backing. The alliance was a main sponsor of the calls to rally in support of the general on Saturday, the third anniversary of the uprising against Mubarak, who preceded Morsi. The rallies saw ecstatic crowds gather across the country, carrying posters of the general and already calling him “my president.” But divisions still run deep. The
celebrations competed with widespread clashes between security forces and Morsi supporters, who have vowed to keep up their protests against the interim authorities. The fighting killed at least 49 people. Islamist politician Mohammed Mahsoob, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood-led coalition that is rallying for Morsi’s return to office, said the decision only exposes the difficulty the current authorities are facing. “Changing the roadmap is to set up the leader of the coup as president and (this) only shows their predicament after the people ... only chipped away at their legitimacy, foiling their referendum, and exposing their hostility to the revolution,” he wrote on his Twitter account. Egypt’s ultraconservative Salafi party, the only Islamist group to back Morsi’s ouster in the popularly backed coup, said despite having supported the idea of holding a parliamentary vote first, it will now go along with the majority consensus. Younes Makhyoun, the head of the party, told The AP that his party “must now think of the future.” “We would have preferred a parliament first so that the coming president doesn’t combine legislative and executive powers at the same time,” Makhyoun said. “The declared goal is that the people now need a president more than a parliament to have the leadership necessary to achieve stability.”
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After decades of dictatorship and two years of arguments and compromises, Tunisians on Sunday finally have a new constitution laying the foundations for a new democracy. The document is groundbreaking as one of the most progressive constitutions in the Arab world — and for the fact that it got written at all. It passed late Sunday by 200 votes out of 216 in the Muslim Mediterranean country that inspired uprisings across the region after overthrowing a dictator in 2011. “This constitution, without being perfect, is one of consensus,” assembly speaker Mustapha Ben Jaafar said after the vote. “We had today a new rendezvous with history to build a democracy founded on rights and equality.” The constitution enshrining freedom of religion and women’s rights took two years to finish. During that period, the country was battered by high unemployment, protests, terrorist attacks, political assassinations and politicians who seemed more interested in posturing than finishing the charter. At the same time, Egypt wrote two constitutions — and went through a military coup against an elected government. Egypt’s charters were quickly drafted by appointed committees and involved little public debate or input. In Tunisia, an elected assembly of Tunisian Islamists, leftists and liberals worked on a detailed roadmap for their politi-
cal future. Tunisians hope its care in drafting the constitution makes a difference in returning stability to the country and reassuring investors and allies such as the U.S. “We needed time to get this constitution as it is today,” said Amira Yahyaoui, who has closely followed the assembly’s activities with her monitoring group Bawsala. “Clearly, writing this constitution to do a real transformation of the minds of people needed time and I absolutely don’t regret these two years and I am happy we had time to discuss and think about all the arguments.” The new constitution sets out to make the North African country of 11 million people a democracy, with a civil state whose laws are not based on Islamic law, unlike many other Arab constitutions. An entire chapter of the document, some 28 articles, is dedicated to protecting citizens’ rights, including protection from torture, the right to due process, and freedom of worship. It guarantees equality between men and women before the law and the state commits itself to protecting women’s rights. “This is the real revolution, many democratic constitution don’t even have that,” said Yahyaoui. “It will have a real impact on the rest of the Arab region, because finally we can say that women’s rights are not a Western concept only, but also exist in Tunisia.”
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People stand behind the barricade in front of riot police in central Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Ukraine’s opposition called off a massive rally planned for Sunday because of the funeral for a protester killed in clashes with police last week, underscoring the rising tensions in the country’s two-month political crisis.
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Egyptian relatives gather around the coffin of a man killed during Saturday’s clashes between protesters and security forces at the Zeinhom morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
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hough still in the midst of construction, Storrs Center has remained an illogical arena of confusing signage, misleading roads, and disastrous layout. As a result, frustration is common among UConn students in regards to navigation of its roads which have become especially dangerous due to the winter weather conditions. While Storrs Center has not officially called it a day in terms of its overall completion, it is now arriving on its fourth year of construction. Storrs Center has generated traffic issues as a result of poor planning and numerous complications. There almost seems to be an overcompensation for parking in the area. Unfortunately, not all of it is as well designed, with a fair amount of the open parking shoehorned into the space behind Buckley residence hall. Having shoved it there, the Storrs Center is almost unfairly spilling into the academic and living areas of campus. It hides the Daily Campus building behind a wall of apartments and creates a dark roadway between the two. In essence, the parking situation has rather unfairly absorbed a great deal of the property. Currently, the Storrs Center layout has remained an illogical decision because it has been so long in development. With multiple contractors working on the project, the feel is that of too many cooks in the kitchen, resulting in one large unfinished dish. Looking at the layout provided by the Storrs Center website, about half of the area has yet to be completed. This has resulted in a very problematic layout of roads. Some seem to lead nowhere and others wind needlessly around a large undeveloped area next to the shopping area, named “Town Square.” It can only be assumed that this area is merely the future “Town Square.” Of its delays, one of the most primary is its transportation center. Perhaps it is a good thing that is has yet to be opened, considering it can barely hold its current traffic. A project that is, as of this writing, quite unfinished, needs to reconsider its overall design before adding on. Without more oversight into this matter, Storrs Center remains a misguided mess for many who visit there and are still puzzled as to its eventual completion. Hopefully, one day, the students of this university will find more logic involved in the pavement of its roads and the construction of one of its greatest assets.
Russia must commit to anti-imperialism to combat terrorism
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ate December last year, two suicide-bombing operations in Volgograd, a southern Russian city - claimed the lives of 34 civilians and exponentially increased security concerns as the Winter Olympics in Sochi rapidly approached. A 49-minute video released on Jan. 19 contains footage of the bombers before their attack, identifying themselves as memBy Dan Gorry bers of Vilayat Weekly Columnist Dagestan, a militant Islamist group seeking to construct an independent Islamic state in the North Caucasus, the Caucasus Emirate. In response to the twin bombings, Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically increased the presence of security forces within Sochi’s 1,500mile “Ring of Steel” to 40,000 personnel, in addition to a bolstered police presence within Volgograd. President Obama extended an offer of U.S. assistance to Russian security forces including the presence of two Navy warships in the Black Sea; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey is in negotiations with Russian Chief of Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov to sell high-tech American signal scramblers, to thwart potential attacks. What no one seems to be discussing, however, is the fact that Russia’s security concerns have a very simple fix: reverse the centuries old imperialistic domination of the Northern Caucasus and commit Russian forces to aiding in a peaceful transition of power. Tensions between Russia and the people of the Caucasus originated in 1577, when Tsar Ivan the Terrible had
Cossacks–a Slavic minority group– colonize the lowlands of the Terek River Valley as part of an imperial expansion. The people of the Caucasus relied on agricultural production supported by the Terek river to maintain their economy. The Terek Cossak Host, which had pledged loyalty to the Tsar were more aggressive in their expansion. Additionally, the Turkish Ottoman Empire and Persian Safavid Empire began contending for control of the Caucasus, which lead to factions among the indigenous populations into three groups. These factions can be broken down into pro-Safavids, pro-Russians and pro-Ottomans, the overwhelming majority. The Russian Empire began a horrific genocide of the Caucasus people for the following three centuries. The crux of the Russian strategy was to drive the natives into the mountains, cutting the resistance off from the Terek river, in the hopes they would starve or surrender. The resistance managed to continue under the leadership of Imam Shamil, a tyrant in his own right, but ended when Shamil was captured in 1859. Natives converted to Islam en masse in hopes of courting the favor of the Ottoman Empire, but the Turkish imperial state had already begun to steadily collapse, and prospects for independence declined in hand. The protracted annexation and resulting Russian occupation of the Caucasus witnessed a massive wave of emigration from the Northern region. According to writer Amjad Jaimoukha, the Chechen population of the Northern Caucasus dropped from 1.5 million people to 116,000 individuals in 20 years. Various attempts at armed resistance were made while Russia was distracted by for-
eign wars. This resulted in the Soviet government’s permission for persecuted minorities to move freely back to their homelands in 1957. The Chechen struggle for independence became fully revitalized after the Soviet Union collapsed, but Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin refused to grant anything more than “de facto” autonomy, which is ultimately what lead to the First and Second Chechen Wars in the 1990s. In both conflicts witnessed egregious war crimes committed by the Russian fforces as well as the Chechen separatists, including torture, rape and indiscriminate killing of civilians. The centuries of violence, however, have not managed to quash all avenues for peaceful reconciliation. In spite of Chechnya’s example of nigh-success through violent resistance, the more ethnically diverse states in the Caucasus, such as Dagestan, remain open to diplomatic dialogue. Dagestan exemplifies a growing trend within all Islamic countries, as they attempt to shed dictators while simultaneously avoiding descent into fundamentalism, and this internal struggle provides ample opportunity for Russia to gain credibility with its Islamic minorities. Rather than protecting athletes, security forces should be assisting Sufis in maintaining a secular Dagestan and preventing Salafists from being oppressed. Russia has a real chance to reinvent itself and the struggle against international terrorism; hopefully it isn’t lost over a bunch of meaningless games.
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Obama pot comments are step forward, but not enough
KG and the Truth: Celtics Forever. Salt ruins everything... Especially my shoes, tires, carpets and the floor of every building on campus. When was the last time you used a pencil? It has been a long time since I’ve taken an English class. I’ve missed the man ponytails, sweaters, and flannels. “This woman interviewed me today and asked me to explain a time I solved a problem... I was so tempted to re-enact the Richard Sherman speech” Decoration pillows are enemies to your neck! You’ve been warned friends! Freitas Ice Forum could drastically improve its prospects by becoming BYOB. Lots of students are missing Guard Dogs. Please come back RIP Syllabus Week, you will be missed. For those of us who just had our last one... Let’s not mourn the death of senior spring before the snow even melts.
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ith a large majority of Americans favoring the legalization of marijuana, it isn’t surprising that the president might chime in on the contentious and growing debate. You’ve probably heard or read about his comments already–with the intended and probably ineviBy Nate Herter table puns about the Staff Columnist marijuana d e b a t e reaching its “highest” point yet–but in case you haven’t, here are his comments, spoken in an interview with the New Yorker: “As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life,” the President said. He went on to say, pointedly, “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.” The comments, while not a radical departure from Obama’s previous stance on the issue, were still lauded as a watershed moment in the turn of public opinion toward favoring legalization. I’m not so sure we should
be impressed quite yet, though. While the President’s opinion on the matter continues to evolve, THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, remains a Schedule I restricted substance, which makes manufacture, possession, or distribution a federal crime. What’s more, the state-bystate enforcement of marijuana laws remain a ridiculous patchwork of regulations that can result in a wide range of penalties and enforcement issues. Possession of up to an ounce of marijuana in Connecticut, for instance, brings a $150 fine, whereas in New Jersey the same amount can land you up to six months in jail or a $1000 fine. Things aren’t any clearer for states with legalized weed like Colorado, or medicinal dispensaries like California, where, despite the official Obama administration position of non-enforcement of federal statutes in states with contradicting regulation– itself a mystifying proposition that raises many important legal questions–the DEA has continued to raid dispensaries and farming operations, with 11 in Colorado shut down just after the passing of the legalization statute last November. The Attorney General has said with some fanfare that the Justice department has
“bigger fish to fry” when questioned about enforcing federal laws against individual users, but, as demonstrated by the events of last year, the status of dispensaries are still in doubt. Yet still, in 2012, as widely reported, the combined figures showed 750,000 arrests for marijuana related offenses, or one every 42 seconds. This sheer official confusion is the context of the President’s remarks and it colors them significantly. While it is nice that the President has recognized the shift in public opinion on this aspect of the drug war, his comments seem insensitive at best in an environment like this. But there’s another context to these remarks and it has to do with race. It has been a long acknowledged fact that the drug war has targeted minority and especially black communities with massive disproportion. We’ve heard the facts, but they bear repeating: 62 percent of drug offenders in state prisons are African-American and African-American men are remanded to federal prison at a rate 57 percent higher than white men charged with similar crimes. The depressive effect on the economy in minority areas, where a statistically significant proportion of men are incarcerated
for the same sort of offenses that the weed legalization movement would nullify, is widely known, and the personal effect of a drug conviction at the start of life can be catastrophic, with consequences ranging from the loss of eligibility for federal student financial aid to an increased difficulty in finding employment. The President is fond of reminding us of his weed use in his young adult-hood; it is undoubtedly what colors his opinion on the dangers, or lack thereof, of marijuana use. But he surely also knows on what a razor’s edge his future is balanced, with the statistics what they are, in an environment like this. Imagine if a young Barack Obama had been sent to jail for marijuana possession? Unlike other recent presidents with criminal records, he doesn’t have a famous father or a dynastic name to protect him. George W. Bush’s DUI record didn’t stop him, after all. This personal hypocrisy is stinging to witness, and until Obama calls for an immediate end to the arrest and imprisonment of people who are just like him, I’d suggest that he, and we, can do better.
Nathaniel.Herter@UConn.edu 8th-semester classics
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Britten’s “Albert Herring” tells the story of town members trying to select the right candidate to award the Queen of the May, though they have trouble finding a worthy nominee.
By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent The first thing that caught the eye upon entering the Jorgensen auditorium to see the opera, “Albert Herring,” was the pristine set. The stage was orderly and entirely white, giving an almost clinical feel to the whole event. Though it was a Friday night, “Albert Herring” attracted a fairly large crowd. The demographics were quite varied, ranging from small children with their parents to older couples. “I used to be part of the faculty,” Emeritus Professor Theodore Arm said, “So I
wanted to support this program.” The orchestra performing in the pit began tuning their instruments at precisely 7:30 p.m., as Voice Area Coordinator Dr. Constance Rock offered some opening words to the audience. After thanking them for braving the cold weather outside to see the show, she briefly described the work that went into the production of the opera. “Truly,” she said, “It takes a village to bring an opera together.” The actors filed onto the stage during an introductory piece by the orchestra. Dressed in costumes from various time periods, they brought color to
the set. The first scene depicted the Judy Bowers portrayed Florence Pike, who serves as housekeeper for the aristocratic Lady Billows. Florence is running ragged in her attempt to help her mistress run the May Day festival, during which a coveted position called Queen of the May will be selected. Lady Billows invites the four most important townspeople to her house to nominate the May Queen for the year, but Florence shoots down every one of their ideas—none of the women suggested are as pure as they appear. As the list of nominees is exhausted, Superintendent Budd suggests crowning a
May King for the year instead of a May Queen. He names a young Albert Herring as a candidate, and even Florence cannot come up with any arguments against his selection. The next scene revealed what Albert’s life was truly like—he works as a greengrocer and feels stifled by his overbearing mother, overly cautious for fear of offending her. However, he is jealous of the free lives of his friends Sid and Nancy. With the prize money that he receives for being crowned the May King, he decides to indulge in a night of drunken debauchery. The town rejects him due to his newly discovered imperfections, but he no longer
cares. Britten’s style is complex, and throughout the performance numerous other operas are alluded to—for example, a line from Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” was used satirically during a scene in which Albert is drunk and tonguetied at his feast of honor. Though the production was somewhat hampered by the lack of supertitles, which are supposed to display the exact words that the actors are singing, the audience seemed to enjoy the performance tremendously. “It was very good,” said
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Proper planning prevents ‘Sherlock’ gets complacent poor career performance
By Kim Halpin Focus Editor You’ve likely heard dozens of acronyms to remember by the time you’ve made it to college. One of the most poignant ones that I’ve learned is the 5 Ps: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Great in theory, but like many others, can sometimes be difficult in practice. If you apply this phrase to just one area of your life, let it be for your career. The vast majority of college students have presumably come to get their degree to be better prepared for the job market when they graduate. It’s easy to lose sight of that goal when exams and extracurriculars consume our time and we can’t see the forest for the trees. Proper planning can give you a leg up when May comes, and because it inevitably will come, why not be prepared? Whether you’re a freshman looking to get more out of your summer than a minimum wage job or a senior looking to begin your career, January and February are crucial months that should be used to your advantage. Now is the time to take advantage of the below zero wind chills by staying inside and getting a head start on your future. You can’t take steps to finding your ideal job without knowing where you want to go. If you haven’t given much thought yet to what you want to do when you graduate, start there. You can explore your field perhaps by talking with professors in your department or by going to the Center for Career Development for a personalized career counseling session. The second step is to develop your resume, or more specifically, your resumes. A good strategy to developing a good resume is to target it to each specific job or program that you are sending it to so that the person reading it will see how your previous positions
will help you in your future one. This could mean changing the objective that you list at the top of your resume or giving more detailed descriptions of your responsibilities and experience in roles that are closely aligned to the position for which you are applying. When sending your resume with an application, it is almost always appropriate to send a cover letter to accompany it. A resume tells employers what you’ve done and what you’ve achieved, but a cover letter can show them why you’ve gotten involved and what you plan to do with your experience. It’s a great place to show employers your passion for your work and what drives you. One of the best pieces of advice when looking for a summer internship or job is to begin early. Many employers are looking now, and by applying early you can not only beat the rush of other candidates, but also have peace of mind when the semester comes to a close that you already have a job lined up. There are many great resources on campus, particularly this week, which can help you through these steps. Monday’s event is at 3:30 p.m. and is called Navigating the Career Fair. On Tuesday, a presentation called Five Steps to Finding an Internship will be given at 3:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom, and on Wednesday, Writing an Irresistible Resume will be presented at 4:30 p.m. in Oak 117. There is also a College to Career Fair at Rentschler Field on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Transportation to the event is available. Take advantage of the extra time you have on these bitter winter days to go to a career development session or begin searching for internship and job applications. Come May, you’ll be glad you did.
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The recent “Transformers” movies directed by Michael Bay made an enormous profit at the box office, which is why they made three of them, none of which I terribly cared for. But the idea of “Transformers” long precedes Bay’s explosionstudded productions. It actually dates all the way back to the 1980s when it began as a comic book and soon after an animated television series that ran until the 90s. The idea was all the same– humanoid robots that can disguise themselves as everyday vehicles or machines. Even the name “Optimus Prime” dates back that far. But to be honest, I was never to familiar with that stuff growing up in the 90s. My first experience with the franchise was a subsequent TV show called “Beast Wars: Transformers” which premiered in 1996. The animation style was actually pretty advanced for 1996. It wasn’t quite as nice as Toy Story or any of the early Pixar productions, but that’s not the point. The point was that Optimus Prime was a gorilla, which I think is way cooler than a big truck. I feel this way mostly because the “beast forms” were actually practical for fighting and the robot forms were limited because of lack of “Energon.” There also were no humans in the show, unlike the recent films, because even if the robots tried to simply blend in the wild with their animal forms, Megatron, the leader of the evil Predacons, was a Tyrannosaurus Rex in his beast form, suffice it to say he wouldn’t get very far without getting noticed. Before the TV show in the 80s even came out, Hasbro was producing Transformers toys, none of which I personally owned. I did own plenty of the “Beast Wars” toys, however. The toys were incredibly elaborate; at least to my 8-year-old self. So why dig up old memories of the early Transformers generation? Simply to remark on a long surviving series and stir the nostalgia within. For me, most of that nostalgia is rooted in the “Beast Wars” series and toys. From comic books and transforming action figures to big budget special effects and five story robots, the series has surely changed over the years.
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The BBC’s “Sherlock” can’t hold fan’s attention after the show’s two year hiatus. Characters’ growth and plot advancements have taken a hit this season.
By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent The problem for a show that’s been on hiatus for two years is during that period of time portions of its fan base will realize some of the seriously unfortunate things about it and become disillusioned before it airs again. This is the case with BBC’s “Sherlock,” a modern retelling of the Conan Doyle stories created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. When it first aired in 2010, it was received with widespread critical acclaim, generating a massive and frighteningly zealous fandom. Due to the substantial time lapse between seasons, however, fan enthusiasm cooled substantially by the time the third season aired in early January. Unfortunately, the actual content of the season could not manage to rescue its fan base from apathy. The first episode of the three-part series delivered a story that seemed interesting if run-of-the-mill, but spectacularly failed to explain any of the lingering plot threads of the previous season. The cliffhanger of “The
Reichenbach Fall” showed main character Sherlock Holmes had in fact survived its events, leaving the audience to puzzle over exactly how he was able to fake his death. It was expected that the answer to this mystery would be revealed, but Moffat and Gatiss apparently consider themselves to be above petty considerations such as plot consistency. Instead of offering any concrete solution, they continued to stretch out the supposed “intrigue” to the point where the audience no longer cared. If “Sherlock” could be explained with a single word, it would be “convenient,” as it is clear that character and story can be sacrificed in the name of spectacle. Another dangling plot concern from the previous season was a wide scale public slander movement that seriously damaged Sherlock Holmes’ credibility. Much like the faked death, this point was quickly handwaved so the weekly “white man doing something intensely” quota could be filled. Similarly, any character growth from a terrible trauma, such as seeing your best friend commit suicide in front of you, is eradicat-
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ed. John Watson initially showed an impressive amount of anger when Sherlock returned to his life, but that potential was squandered when Sherlock used the threat of an exploding bomb to manipulate forgiveness. This action, which could be construed as emotional abuse, is instead supposed to be laughed off and the status quo is immediately restored—in fact, John asks Sherlock to be his best man in the next episode. If the purpose of a modern retelling of a story is to make the story more applicable to the world we know today, then the world according to Sherlock is a grim one indeed. It’s a world where nothing is ever of consequence and the atrocious actions committed by the main character are treated as understandable psychopathy and celebrated instead of condemned. This may be a watchable show for some people, but others should take solace in “Elementary.” The other problem for a show that has been on hiatus for two years is that a far better show with a similar concept may replace yours.
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1. FOX NFC Championship 1/19 - 19.0 2. FOX NFC Champ 1/19 (FOX) - 11.3 3. American Idol 1/15 (FOX) - 4.7 4. The Following (FOX) - 4.4 5. American Idol 1/16 (FOX) - 3.9 6. Modern Family 1/15 (ABC) - 3.2 7. NCIS 1/14 (CBS) - 3.0 8. How I Met Your Mother 1/14 (CBS) - 3.0 9. Big Bang Theory 1/16 (CBS) - 2.9 10. 2 Broke Girls 1/13 (CBS) - 2.7 Ratings from TVbytheNumbers.com Week ending January 19
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Now in its fourth season, “Downton Abbey” uses the social freedoms of the 1920s to bring new subject matter to the show, allowing for interesting character developments.
By Kim Halpin Focus Editor If you haven’t heard about “Downton Abbey” yet, you might need to reassess your television watching life. The British sensation has captured the hearts and T.V. sets of fans around the globe for the past four years. If you don’t trust my opinion, the show is now broadcasted in over 100 different countries and has won awards on several continents, so it must have merit. Despite the short season lengths by American standards, writer Jullian Fellows manages to pack quite a punch into each week’s episode, and with over 20 characters to follow, you’re bound to find at least one storyline that interests each viewer. The fourth season, which kicked off earlier this month, picks up six months after the shocking ending of season three. One of the most undoubtedly favorite characters, Mary Crawley, is still deep in depression after losing the one man that she feels really saw and brought out her good side. Fellows took the loss of Mathew in stride and I can’t take
my eyes off Mary as her character has become so much more dynamic as she tries to come back “to the land of the living,” as Lady Grantham said. Season four is giving viewers a very different picture of the Crawley household as it moves further into the 1920s. Perhaps the newfound freedom that this decade brings to the characters inspired Fellows to take more freedom in the subjects the show takes on as well. Characters this season aren’t just struggling with which wine to pair with dinner or who their next beau is. In the third episode, three characters had their first brush with issues of race and it was immediately clear who came down on which side. The young and vibrant cousin Rose was enamored by the black jazz musician who came to her assistance, but the interaction caused distress to her chaperones Tom and Aunt Rosamund. Fellows doesn’t stop there. For the first time, a disclaimer message was required at the beginning of the second episode due to a horrific scene when a visiting valet raped a favorite lady’s maid, Anna. The episode is such a departure from the old style of “Downton” that it caught
many viewers off guard. The new decade is opening up doors for many of the characters and it’s entertaining to see where the doors will lead. Edith has her new, slightly scandalous affair with her editor Michael Gregson, which could for once lead to happiness for Edith. And with Rose in the house, the family is brought into the middle of the roaring 20’s with new music, new dancing and new rules for dating. The only element missing so far this season has been Mary and Tom’s interaction with their children. Now that Mary is coming alive again, shouldn’t she turn her attention to her child that she neglected for the first six months? Of course, it’s difficult to show entertaining interactions with a six month old, but it’s distressing how little interest she is still showing in George. All three of the previous seasons are available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video, so it’s not too late to jump in now if you’re interested.
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What I’m Watching Grammys Underrated: Now in its 56th year, the Grammys are one of the most anticipated night of any music fan. This year’s show was hosted by LL Cool J and featured performances by many of the nominees including Lorde, Taylor Swift, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Nominees for Song of the Year were “Just Give Me a Reason” by Pink ft. Nate Ruess, “Locked Out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars, “Roar” by Katy Perry, “Royals” by Lorde and “Same Love” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Mary Lambert. -Kim Halpin
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In the latest episode of “Archer” the former ISIS members seek to fund their retirement by selling cocaine they accumulated from previous missions.
By Claire Galvin Campus Correspondent If you thought you knew “Archer,” think again. Archer aired Monday night at 10 p.m. on FXX. It was the second episode of the show’s remake, “Archer Vice.” Sterling Archer is a spy for ISIS, a secret service located in New York City. Archer is self-absorbed and lacks almost all skills necessary for a spy. Using dark humor and dysfunctional characters, the show concentrates little on their secret service duties. The four seasons of “Archer” concluded when the U.S. government finally
shuts down ISIS for treason. The current season takes a completely new direction and starts with the characters picking up the pieces after ISIS shutdown. Although very little during the first four seasons was continuous, “Archer Vice” removes all familiar aspects for viewers. Monday’s episode shows the ISIS team traveling to Miami to sell 60 million dollars worth of cocaine that Malory, Archer’s mother and head of ISIS, accumulated from previous missions. The workers plan to fund their retirement and leave ISIS for good. For example, Cheryl decides to become a country
singer and Cyril decides to become staff attorney. Archer and Lana decide to smuggle the cocaine by forming it into a full body cast, which Pam wears during the flight. Pam soon becomes addicted and throws a wrench into the team’s plan to sell the cocaine. Archer and Lana are rejoined by Ramon, Charles and Rudy. Archer trusts Ramon to sell the cocaine, but Lana refuses to sell to hit men Charles and Rudy. After Ramon forces Lana and Archer to not bring guns, Charles and Rudy steal both the money and the cocaine. Archer decides to break into their house to take back the
cocaine. Ramon, Charles and Rudy die during a shootout with Archer, and Archer is victorious. Upon arriving back at the manor, Cyril realizes the money is counterfeit and Ramon lied to them, leaving them with no money and no cocaine. Charles and Rudy have faked their own deaths during the shootout. Will “Archer Vice” bring in more viewers than the fourth season of “Archer?” Will it re-engage its viewers? Only one thing is for sure, “Archer Vice,” will be nothing like “Archer.”
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We saw a lot of great television in 2013. “Breaking Bad” surpassed “The Sopranos” and “The Wire” with its epic conclusion to become the greatest serial drama of all time. “American Horror Story” continued with an entertaining third season whose only real fault, besides its unnecessary growing need for gratuitous shock value, is that it cannot stand up in its predecessor’s shadows. “The Walking Dead” began to resemble one of its zombie antagonists until the fourth season gave it a much needed revival. “Parks and Recreation” and “The League” continued to be the funniest shows on television, despite their underappreciation. “How I Met Your Mother” began to overstay its welcome as the show dragged into an unnecessary last season, but provided enough laughs to excuse its uninteresting plot. All things considered, 2013 was a good year for television. While a lot of great things happened on television in 2013, the big surprise was how much great television seemed to happen on the internet. Netflix has been trying to develop original shows and materials for some time now. The first one I can recall was “Lilyhammer” back in 2012. I cannot say I have personally watched the show, but I have heard nothing but negative comments about it. 2013 started off well for Netflix with their introduction of the David Fincher produced “House of Cards,” the story of a corrupt sociopathic senator plotting an elaborate, vengeful and vicious path to the presidency. With the involvement of Fincher and stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, I had high hopes, but was naturally skeptical at first. “House of Cards” managed to exceed my expectations and become one of the best shows of 2013, earning universal acclaim from both critics and audiences as well as numerous accolades. Netflix must have known they had something big on their hands with “House of Cards” because shortly after we saw many more original programs appear in 2013. Given the time and money it takes to prepare these things, they must have known the gamble would pay off. Shortly after “House of Cards” came “Hemlock Grove.” I watched the trailer and had no interest in what appeared to be another generic werewolf genre show aimed at a young teen girl audience. After the negative reviews came in, I no longer even debated giving the pilot a chance. Shortly after “Hemlock Grove,” Netflix introduced “Orange is the New Black.” Given the obvious aim for a female audience, I immediately overlooked it. At this point, I also felt Netflix may have had a one hit wonder with “House of Cards.” After the rave reviews and universal acclaim from audiences began to come in for “Orange is the New Black,” I decided to give it a try. I was expecting “The Carrie Diaries,” but was delighted
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Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon, both alumni of “Saturday Night Live,” are changing the face of late night T.V.
By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer 2013 featured the biggest changes in the ever expanding realm of late night television since the 2009/2010 “Tonight Show” fiasco. Arsenio Hall is back on the air, comedian Pete Holmes launched a new program to follow “Conan” on TBS, Chris Hardwick’s internet based comedy panelist show “@midnight” secured a 40 week renewal on Comedy Central after an enormously successful launch last fall and Jimmy Kimmel finally received the coveted 11:30 p.m. time-slot on ABC. 2014 promises to shake up the late night landscape even more. Now, in an effort to combat the younger skewing audience of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” NBC has once again fired Jay Leno, the long standing undisputed late night ratings leader and have decided to promote current “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon to replace Leno as the host of the “Tonight Show.” Leno’s final program will air on Feb. 6, after which the comedian’s future career ambitions remain unclear.
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” will premiere on Feb. 17 following the conclusion of NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in February. Under Fallon’s tenure, the show will once again be filmed at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, the original home of the program until 1972, when Johnny Carson moved the show to California. “The Late Show with David Letterman” on CBS is also broadcasted out of New York. Considering the close proximity of the studios and the same nightly time-slot, expect an intense behind the scenes booking war between the programs to secure appearances by high profile guests. Fallon promises that his version of “Tonight” will still be the same show as his current late night program, with the possible exception of extending the length of his opening monologue. “I’m not going to change anything. It’s more eyeballs watching, but it’s the same show.” Meanwhile, current “SNL” head writer and “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers will replace Fallon as the host of NBC’s “Late Night”. Meyers’
version of “Late Night” will follow a similar format to past iterations of the program as well. However, Meyers promises to deliver an “SNL” infused silly, more comedy-oriented program with recurring fictional characters not unlike those seen on “Weekend Update” making appearances alongside “real” celebrities on the program. “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will debut on Feb. 24. Notably, both Fallon and Meyers are alumni of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Additionally, each man’s respective shows are executively produced by Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of “SNL,” thus giving Michaels control over all three of NBC’s major late night programs. Additionally, following his acclaimed stint as guest host of “The Daily Show” last summer, former show correspondent John Oliver has left the program entirely as he prepares to host his own news based comedy talk show, sometime later this year Sundays on HBO.
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Armando Manzanero and The Recording Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow attend The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards - Special Merit Awards Ceremony, on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unofficial theme for the Recording Academy’s laughterfilled Special Merit Awards ceremony could easily have been old friends. When Ringo Starr and Kris Kristofferson ran into each other on the red carpet Saturday, they bear-hugged it out. “I’m just going to hug you first, brother,” Starr said as he reached for Kristofferson. “I’m getting the dinosaur award. What are you getting?” “I don’t remember,” Kristofferson said and everyone laughed. Starr and his old band the Beatles and Kristofferson were among an influential group of honorees celebrated Saturday at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre with lifetime achievement awards and other honors. The connections didn’t stop with those two. The Isley Brothers, whose songs “Shout” and “Twist & Shout” were early touchstones for the Beatles, also were honored with a lifetime achievement award. Ronald Isley recounted a story on the red carpet about recently speaking with Paul McCartney about those early hits. “Me and Paul talk about that all the time,” Isley said, noting the two recently spent time together after a concert. “And we talked about that all night, and he said, you know, if it
wasn’t for our group, they would probably still be in Liverpool.” The ceremony was the first of several celebrations of the surviving Beatles, Starr and McCartney, the latter of whom was unable to make the ceremony because of Grammy Awards rehearsals. The two will appear on the telecast Sunday night and will be the subject of a star-studded television special taped Monday to air on Feb. 9, the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ first performance in the U.S. Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, the widows of Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison, accepted the honors Saturday for their late husbands, and Starr used Ono’s long speech as an opportunity to play to the crowd. He took out his cellphone early in her remarks and pretended to take a call, then leaned in to try to get her attention sometime later. Starr lamented not writing down his thoughts beforehand but kept the crowd laughing before turning serious: “The Beatles’ music is still out there, and that’s the thing I’m most proud of.” The academy also gave lifetime achievement awards to Zydeco master Clifton Chenier; electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk; early 20th century violinist Maud Powell; and Armando Manzanero, the first Mexican to be honored by the academy with the award.
German newspaper publishes top Nazi’s letters BERLIN (AP) — One black-and white photo shows Heinrich Himmler on an idyllic family outing, holding his wife’s hand while his blond, pigtailed daughter is picking flowers. Others show the SS Nazi leader feeding a little fawn or taking a bath at Lake Tegernsee near his home in Bavaria. The family-friendly, intimate scenes are part of a previously unseen collection of photos, recipe books and about 700 letters and notes believed to be written by Himmler, one of the Nazis most responsible for the Holocaust. Excerpts from the collection appeared in seven full pages of the German paper Welt am Sonntag on Sunday. They contain large-sized images of Himmler surrounded by his family and excerpts from his love letters to wife Marga, calling her “my sweet, beloved little woman.” The newspaper said the material is part of an eight-part series it plans to publish. Welt said it was approached three years ago by Israeli film director Vanessa Lapa, whose family had the documents in its possession. Welt said the documents’ authenticity has been independently verified by historians. The paper said two U.S. Army soldiers found the trove right at the end of the war in May 1945, inside a safe in Himmler’s home in Bavaria. Decades later, in the 1980s, the papers surfaced in Israel in the hands of Holocaust survivor Chaim Rosenthal. Welt says it is not clear how he obtained the papers. Rosenthal kept them until 2007, when he sold the documents to Vanessa Lapa’s father, who then gave them to his daughter. Lapa will debut a documentary she directed on the
Himmler files at next month’s Berlin International Film Festival. Almost 70 years after the end of the Third Reich, the documents provide an unprecedented glimpse into the private life of Himmler and evidence of his radical anti-Semitism. Himmler’s hatred of Jews was shared by his wife. In their correspondence, they both often refer to Jews in derogatory terms and in a letter from June 21, 1928, Himmler writes to Marga: “Don’t be upset about those Jews, good, good wife, if only I could help you.” Ten years later, Marga writes in a diary entry on Nov. 14, 1938, “Those Jews, when will that pack finally leave us so that we can enjoy our lives again,” according to Sunday’s Welt. In the midst of World War II, when many Germans spent their nights at shelters hiding from the bomb raids of the Allied forces, the letters show the privileged life of the Nazis’ top families. Welt quotes from letters saying that Himmler was sending his family chocolate and cheese while the rest of the population was barely surviving on allotted food stamps. In May 1942, Himmler brought his wife and daughter from the Netherlands “fruit, vegetables and 150 tulips ... striped, jagged, twocolored, one color — such that you can’t see here.” The writings also trace Himmler’s career from the early beginnings and rise of the Nazis in the 1920s, all the way to the genocide of Europe’s Jews in the 1940s. Himmler does not explicitly write about the atrocities of World War II. But small letter fragments and quotes reveal his involvement — often shocking
in the banality of its evilness — as when he writes to his wife “I’m going to Auschwitz, kisses, yours Heini.” Before going on an inspection tour of various death camps in occupied Poland, where he wanted to watch the gassing of hundreds of Jews firsthand, Himmler wrote on July 15, 1942, to his wife. “In the next days, I will be in Lublin, Zamosch, Auschwitz, Lemberg and then at a new accommodation,” he said. “I’m curious if and how it will work out with (talking on) the phone. ... Have good days with our daughter. Lots of love and kisses. Yours Pappi.” Haim Gertner, the director of the Yad Vashem Archives Division in Israel, which houses one of the biggest collections on documents about the Holocaust, praised the release of the documents. “The collection is important because the question of how the Holocaust was humanly possible is still in the air since the end of the war,” he said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Jerusalem. He said even the private writings of a leading figure in the Nazi hierarchy would not allow anyone to fully understand how human beings were capable of conducting the Holocaust. But, Gertner said, “The private writings with his family enable us to compare between someone who lives a seemingly normal life in private, while at the same time he is a leading mass murderer in public life.” Himmler committed suicide on May 23, 1945, in Lueneburg, Germany, after he was captured by British forces.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win 4 Grammys LOS ANGELES (AP) — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are cleaning house at the Grammys. The rap duo won best new artist at the Sunday awards show as well as best rap album for “The Heist,” beating efforts from Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Kanye West and Drake. “Wow, we’re here on the stage right now,” said Macklemore, thanking fans first, then his fiance and team. “I want to say we made this album without a record label, we made it independently and we appreciate all the support.” Beyonce kicked off the Grammy Awards with steamy and smoky performance of “Drunk In Love”: She started on a chair and then grinded in a revealing black outfit. Jay Z emerged in a fitted suit to rap his verse, and the couple held hands and danced together. LL Cool J is hosting the 56th annual awards, airing live on CBS. Macklemore & Lewis’ wins, which include best rap song and rap performance for “Thrift Shop,” come after the Grammy rap committee almost ousted the duo from its categories. A source told The Associated Press that the rap committee rejected the duo, but that was later overruled by the general Grammy committee.
The source, who attended the general Grammy meeting, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the meeting was private. Macklemore & Lewis are also nominated for album and song of the year. Justin Timberlake won two awards, including best R&B song for “Pusher Love Girl” and music video for “Suit & Tie,” which also earned Jay Z a Grammy. Engineer Bob Ludwig and gospel singer Tye Tribett are also double winners. Adele, who dominated the Grammys two years ago, was also an early winner. The British singer won best song written for visual media for “Skyfall,” which also won an Oscar and Golden Globe last year. Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Imagine Dragons and Daft Punk were also early winners. Macklemore & Lewis, like Lamar, are nominated for seven trophies Sunday, and the performers are competing in five of the same categories. The year marks a high note for hip-hop since album of the year and best new artist both feature two rap acts. OutKast and Lauryn Hill are the only two rap performers to win the
coveted album of the year; Hill and Arrested Development are the only rap-based stars to take home best new artist. A rapper has never won song or record of the year. Jay Z, keeping up the decade-long Grammy tradition of rappers leading in nominations, was the night’s front-runner with nine. For top album, Macklemore & Lewis and Lamar’s platinum-selling debuts, “The Heist” and “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” will battle Taylor Swift’s earth-shattering sales force “Red,” Daft Punk’s electronic adventure “Random Access Memories” and the surprise nominee — “The Blessed Unrest” from the piano-playing Sara Bareilles. Macklemore & Lewis’ “Same Love” is up for song of the year alongside No. 1 Billboard hits, including Katy Perry’s “Roar,” Lorde’s “Royals,” ‘’Locked Out of Heaven” by Bruno Mars and Pink’s “Just Give Me a Reason,” featuring Nate Ruess of fun. Lorde and Mars’ songs repeat in record of the year, and will be up against Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” and two songs that feature Pharrell Williams.
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More Netflix originals to come from THE YEAR, page 6 instead to find a show as funny as “The Office,” but as dark as “Oz.” “Orange is the New Black” stands beside “House of Cards” as one of the best shows of 2013 and also earned universal acclaim and numerous accolades. Both are highly anticipated for their return in 2014. So what does this all mean for Netflix and the future of television programming? Netflix content obviously matters and reaches an audience large enough to be relevant. While not every program they have created has been successful, they produced two of the most popular shows of
2013. They also have begun to produce their own documentaries and stand-up routines with comedians as big as Aziz Anzari. At this rate, I think it is safe to say that we will see more Netflix original content appear and the quality should only increase with more actors, writers, directors and producers willing to invest more time and money into material they may have previously been skeptical about. For the time being, Netflix has shown us they matter and if they continue to produce high quality material, they should continue to do so.
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Aries (March 21 -- April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Confer with your team and make a plan accounting for each of your abilities. Use their ideas and approach. You're already ahead of the game. Talk about what you're learning. Wax philosophical. Taurus (April 20 -- May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Complete financial paperwork: invoices, expense reports, tax forms... If you don't understand, don't be afraid to ask. Get in touch with old clients or friends who can provide new work. Choose love you can depend on. Gemini (May 21 -- June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- A good partner helps you get farther, and could also provide a unique opportunity that you wouldn't discover otherwise. Provide motivation, plus facts, and win the prize. Collect an old debt as a bonus. Cancer (June 21 -- July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You can find the right words to make an excellent deal. Get busy and take advantage of your great productivity today. Include time for romance. Let your partner share your appreciation. Provide a healthy dose of great service. Leo (July 23 -- Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Indulge passion and imagination. It's a nice day for romance. Write a love letter and seal it with a kiss. But don't forget your career obligations. You find the balance. Share fun and laughter. Virgo (Aug. 23 -- Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Study new ways to save at home. Pay attention to unnoticed or forgotten stuff. Spend wisely to improve your decor. Keep your promises. Your plans develop as you go along. Good news comes from far away. Libra (Sept. 23 -- Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Your past work speaks well for you. Make new friends. Check out an interesting suggestion. For a fresh perspective, ask a child. Cash in coupons and ask for help. Team projects go well. Consider new possibilities. Scorpio (Oct. 23 -- Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Renew career activity. Consult an experienced and trustworthy financial advisor. Take action to forward your next profitable adventure. Friends offer good advice. Chat in private. Find a smarter method at work. Go for it. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 -- Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -Write, record or organize about your new escapade. Include new support or information. Do it for love. Write a practical document. Find just the right tone. Private efforts bear fruit. Mutual admiration grows with a partner. Capricorn (Dec. 22 -- Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- A roommate helps you understand. Share the pertinent facts. Your input is appreciated. Dexterity solves a problem. You're on a roll. Keep saving as much as you can. Introspection and quiet prove soothing. Aquarius (Jan. 20 -- Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Have a private conversation with a supervisor or at home. Allow yourself to get persuaded. Ask questions and take notes. Run errands. Watch for hidden agendas. Work smarter as you assimilate new ideas. Pisces (Feb. 19 -- March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Work on the plan you made. Gather new information. Use your wit and charm. Friends keep you on track to profit. You're gaining respect. Contact your team and talk about the important things.
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Frozen Big Apple on menu for Super Bowl JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — An icy wind made its way through the Meadowlands, cut across the Hudson River and into frigid Manhattan. Looks like Mother Nature is taking seriously the NFL's slogan for the upcoming Super Bowl: Best Served Cold. One week before kickoff, on the day the Broncos and Seahawks arrived in the frozen Big Apple, Sunday brought a bit of a thaw. Temperatures actually reached the low 20s. Hardly balmy. Not that the guys who will take the field at MetLife Stadium have any complaints or concerns. They'd play this one on the New Jersey tundra or in Death Valley. "My team is excited," Peyton Manning said after the Broncos' flight landed in New Jersey. "We worked hard to earn this opportunity. We couldn't be more excited. "We were excited getting on that plane and excited getting off that plane." What the Broncos and Seahawks must understand is that the upcoming week is unlike anything else they experienced during the season. Or during any season. More media, for sure. A
glaring spotlight on everything. Spending a week away from home. Practicing in another team's facility: the Seahawks at the Giants' complex across the parking lots from MetLife Stadium, the Broncos at the Jets' place in Florham Park, about 30 minutes from the Meadowlands. Both coaches, Denver's John Fox and Seattle's Pete Carroll, expressed concern about the outdoor practice fields being covered with snow or frozen. Neither sounded eager about working indoors the entire week. Just another inconvenience that goes along with the Super Bowl, although the NFL said the outdoor fields will be available for practices. "Our mentality is strong," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. "I think we know how to play in games like this. Hopefully we will be able to maintain that mentality that allows us to do the things we do." Not one regular Seahawks player has been this far, giving Denver something of an edge in experience. The Broncos have four: receiver Wes Welker, tight end Jacob Tamme, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-
Cromartie and some quarterback named Peyton. Manning, of course, is the only current Bronco to have won a ring, with Indianapolis in 2007. He also lost the Super Bowl in 2010 with the Colts. "The Super Bowl is a big deal," he said. "I know how hard it is to get here. I know the sacrifice the team made." That they will sacrifice the comfort of playing in a dome, or in a warm climate, in this Super Bowl doesn't seem to be fazing them a bit. Instead, the Broncos want to embrace the cold, the winds, the snow — and everything else that comes along this week in the first Super Bowl ever played outdoors in a cold-weather city. "We'd love to play in 70-degree weather," said Denver 15-year veteran cornerback Champ Bailey, who has reached his first title game. "But if you tell me it's 20 degrees and I am playing in the Super Bowl, I'm going to take it." Welker, who lost both of his trips to the Super Bowl with the Patriots before joining the Broncos this season as a free agent, fully understands the issues that can arise
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Marcia Shiri-Wasto, center, cheers with Seattle football fans on South 188th Street in Seattle, Wash. Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. The Seahawks drove past the crowd on route to the airport for Super Bowl XLVIII.
this week. He and Manning, in particular, have counseled teammates on those pitfalls. "It's knowing what to expect, trying to get rid of all the nonsense that goes with the Super Bowl," Welker said. The Seahawks certainly didn't find their send-off in Seattle to be nonsensical, even if it got a little "extraordinary," as Carroll dubbed it. "At the airport, what usually takes us about one minute to get through took 20
minutes," defensive end Cliff Avril said about the "thousands and thousands" of fans lining the bus route. "They were pretty close and we were hitting the windows inside. It was a blast." That's a lot of 12th Men saluting their team. "The 12s were out there in full force," Carroll said. "The bus could go 2 miles per hour because they kind of scurried into the streets. They were not just waving, but jumping up
and down and going crazy. It was kind of collegiate-like." On Monday, with the long travel out of the way and the introductory news conferences behind them, each team gets down to the main strokes. They can't wait. "I don't believe in such a thing called distractions," Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard said. "This is the moment we have got to be in. It's what you wanted your whole life."
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Bowl — the first in which the — Peyton Manning might Broncos have played since have a few years left in his John Elway won the second record-breaking right arm. of consecutive titles in 1999. So, the idea that he could After that victory, 34-19 ride into retirement with over the Atlanta Falcons, another Super Bowl ring? Elway retired from the game Well, that's not even a a champion. Manning has thought for the Denver quar- spoken to Elway, now his terback. boss in the Broncos front "If I can't produce, if I can't office, about walking away help the team, that's when I'll from the game after winning stop playing," Manning said a ring. He has also spoken to Sunday. "If that's next year, former Baltimore linebacker maybe it is, but I certain- Ray Lewis, who did the same ly want to continue to keep last year after the Ravens playing." beat the San Francisco 49ers. The AFC champion They talked about how Broncos arrived in New great a feeling it is, being able Jersey on Sunday to start to go out on top, but Manning preparing for the noted that big game next week there is a against the Seattle major differSeahawks at MetLife ence between Stadium. Manning, their situaat a news conference tions and his. aboard the Cornucopia "In talking Majesty cruise ship to Ray Lewis docked outside the and in talkteam hotel, said he ing with John Broncos has no plans beyond Elway, they next Sunday's Super couldn't play Bowl. anymore," Manning said. It's hard to blame him after "That was all they had to a season in which he set give, and they truly left it all NFL records with 55 touch- out there. I certainly had a down passes and 5,447 yards career change two years ago while leading the league's with my injury and changing top-ranked offense. Manning teams, so I truly have been is trying to become the first kind of on a one-year-at-astarting QB to win Super time basis. So, I really have Bowls with two teams, an no plans beyond this game. I accomplishment that seemed had no plans coming into this a bit of a long shot after season beyond this year. he underwent two career"I think that's the healthy threatening neck surgeries way to approach your career two years ago. at this stage." "I still enjoy playing footFor those who work with ball," Manning said. "I feel Manning every day, they a little better than I thought have no doubt the 37-year-old I would at this point coming quarterback still approaches off that surgery, and I still the game with the enthusienjoy the preparation part of asm of a youngster. it, the important part of it. "Absolutely, you can just Everybody enjoys the games, tell he enjoys it and he loves and everybody's going to be it," said wide receiver Wes excited to play in the Super Welker, wearing an eyeBowl. catching bright orange suit. "But I think when you still "He loves being around the enjoy the preparation, I think guys. He loves the gameyou probably still ought to be planning. He loves Sundays. doing that." You can just tell all of the Manning is the favorite to aspects of the game he really win his fifth league MVP enjoys. award, and is the indisput"It's great to see and it defable face of this year's Super initely inspires me as well."
John Fox will be participating in his second Super Bowl as a head coach, and first since his Carolina Panthers lost to the New England Patriots in the 2004 game. He was sidelined a month earlier this season after needing open-heart surgery, so he knows a few things about quick comebacks. But even he has been impressed by what Manning has been able to accomplish in two seasons with the Broncos. "He's a tremendous, tremendous player as well as a guy, as far as what he went through," Fox said. "It's a pretty different injury that he experienced. To work back and to learn a new offense, learn a new football team, learn a new city and two years later be in the Super Bowl is pretty incredible. "I hope that's glowing enough." The Broncos, greeted by hundreds of bundled-up fans decked out in blue and orange outside the Hyatt Jersey City, also got a frosty taste of the bitterly cold weather — it was about 25 degrees when they arrived — they might have to play through next Sunday in East Rutherford. The game at MetLife Stadium will be the first Super Bowl played outdoors in a cold-weather site. "I don't mind," said smiling cornerback Champ Bailey, playing in the first Super Bowl of his 15-year career. "I'm used to Super Bowls being in better-weather cities, but I don't really care. When it's time to play, it's time to play." And, after a long day of traveling from Denver to New Jersey that included two bus rides, a 3-plus-hour flight and a whirlwind interview session on a boat, the Broncos are ready to focus again on football. No matter the weather. "We couldn't be more excited," Manning said. "The Super Bowl, it's a big deal. I know how hard it is to get here."
By Cody Milardo Campus Correspondent
parisons. Her altitude conversion would be 4:52.67, which would be a personal record. I am really proud of her for racing at altitude for the first time and doubling,” Begley said. “She is gaining experience for future championship races. Emily is continuing to put all the pieces together for a great indoor and outdoor season.” After seeing success in Albuquerque, the Huskies will return to action Friday Jan. 31 in State College, Pa. for the Penn State National meet.
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Durgin earns two top-10 finishes
The UConn women’s track and field team sent only one athlete to the Cherry and Silver Invitational in Albuquerque, but sophomore Emily Durgin enjoyed top 10 finishes in both events. Durgin placed fourth in the 3,000 meter run, finishing with a time of 9:56.81, and came in with a time of 4:59.18 to earn seventh place out of 50 in the mile run. Durgin was able to compete at a high level while dealing with flu-like symptoms
as well as the high altitude at the University of New Mexico. “We sent Emily to Albuquerque to experience racing at altitude. The 3,000–meter will be affected and she felt it. The first 2,000–meter were great then it caught up to her,” said assistant coach Amy Yoder Begley following the races. Exerting that much energy in high altitudes is challenging for all athletes, however Durgin seemed handled it well which was noted by the coaching staff. “Races at altitude get converted for sea level com-
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UConn cruises past USF without three players By Erica Brancato Staff Writer
The No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team continues to demolish its competition, even without three players. Without Morgan Tuck, Saniya Chong and Brianna Banks, the Huskies used the six remaining scholarship players to defeat South Florida, 81-53, Sunday afternoon to continue their 27-game winning streak dating back to last season. UConn and USF have matched up 13 times since 2002, and UConn has been victorious in every contest. Last season, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis recorded a career high of 32 points in the match up against the Bulls, allowing UConn to dominate 85-51. Bulls hard to brush off USF has had a steady season thus far. Despite their four game losing streak in mid-December, the Bulls managed to fight back and win three games in a row.
USF ended up falling a bit short in their recent conference game against Louisville, allowing the Cardinals to prevail and snap the Bulls’ comeback momentum. In spite of their close conference loss, USF remains fourth, with five wins and two losses, in the American Athletic Conference. Of USF’s eight losses, six have been by single digits, including No. 5 Louisville, showing that this team has potential. “The team we played today is a pretty good team. I mean you look at them today and you say they’ve got a lot of pretty good pieces to the puzzle,” head coach Geno Auriemma said. “They’ve been in the postseason, like, 10 of the last 11 years…There was no thinking going in that we were going to win by 50.” The Bulls gave UConn a hard time in the beginning of the first half, making it a close scoring game. USF’s top scorer Courtney Williams started the game with two points right off the bat and never looked back. The Huskies trailed for a total
of 3:05, which is huge for the team. However, it didn’t take long for UConn to bounce back and make seven three pointers to take the lead back. “The great thing about the regular season being so long is that you get the chance to go through some ups and downs and find yourself again and put yourself in the position to do some things once the postseason comes around,” Auriemma said. These girls are on fire Moriah Jefferson continues to play spectacularly, as she has recorded 26 assists, 19 steals, 40 points and only three turnovers in the last four games. She has been a huge factor in both the backcourt and frontcourt. “[Jefferson] has got a lot of ability and she can take the ball wherever she wants to take it and that’s a huge advantage for any guard,” Auriemma said. “She’s really difficult to play against.” Bria Hartley has also been a huge force on offense as she banked 26 points. This was
Hartley’s third game in a row with 20 points or more and the 16th of her career. Breanna Stewart also tied her career high of 29 points, banking numerous shots leaving USF unsure of whom to guard first. “There’s really no room for error if you are out there and you are making mistakes. There is no one there that can come in and relieve you or help you out,” Hartley said. “So you have to really focus. I think and go out there and play confident.” With the loss of two healthy players, it seems as if Jefferson and Hartley have taken the initiative to motivate and lead the Huskies through this season’s journey. The two have been huge playmakers and have helped the team shine. “There’s a lot we have to fix during the month of February,” Auriemma said. “But during the month of February is when the great teams separate themselves from all the other teams.”
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Bria Hartley drives to the hoop during UConn's 81-53 win over South Florida at the XL Center in Hartford. Hartley scored 26 points in the win.
Women's hockey splits series with Providence By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent
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Sarah MacDonnell and the Huskies split this weekend's Hockey East series with Providence.
Over the weekend, the UConn women’s hockey team split the series with the Providence Friars, moving to an overall record of 7-17-2 and 4-8-1 in Hockey East play. The last time out, the Huskies and Friars combined to put nine goals on the board in an up and down battle. On Saturday, it looked like it was going to be another high-scoring affair. Providence winger Brittney Thunstrom put the Friars ahead just 28 seconds into the game. Thunstrom was able to put back a rebound after a flurry of shots were fired at UConn goalie Elaine Chuli. “Its not ideal, but it does happen,” Chuli said about giving
up an early goal. “So you just push it aside and forget that it happens and move forward with the game, that’s all you really can do.” The Friars dominated the first period, outshooting the Huskies 15–3, but they were only able to tally one goal. UConn was able to rebound after giving up a goal in the first minute and only trailed by one after the first period. The second period was all Huskies. UConn came out firing and were able to create a variety of scoring chances, completely swinging the momentum of the game in their favor. UConn found an equalizing goal 7:14 into the second period, as Stephanie Raithby was able to light the lamp for the Huskies. The goal was Raithby’s third of the season.
the game,” junior defenseman Jacob Poe said of the weekend’s physicality. “They came out really strong at the beginning, and I think we responded the same way.” Despite finishing Saturday night 0-for-4 on the man advantage, the Huskies were a perfect four-for-four on the penalty kill, with perhaps the most crucial of the four kills coming with 3:42 remaining in the third period when UConn was hanging on to its one-goal lead. “That’s happened to us a couple of times this season,” Cavanaugh said of the late third-period penalty kill. “Our penalty kill is very confident that we can kill penalties. I thought our five-on-four play, when we were down, was excellent all weekend long. We really were in sync and in
rhythm, and I thought we did a nice job.” The Huskies finished the hard-fought series 2-for-12 on the man advantage, with two of their three goals in Friday night’s 3-2 victory coming on the power play. Conversely, the penalty killing unit finished the weekend with an 80 percent success rate, fending off eight of the Yellow Jackets’ 10 power plays. UConn now ranks second in Atlantic Hockey in both power play and penalty kill percentage behind first-place Mercyhurst, boasting 22.1 percent and 82.7 percent success rates in each category, respectively. Senior winger Billy Latta is also tied for fourth in the conference in power play goals with six on the season. The Huskies depart on a
UConn then gained the lead five minutes later when Rachel Farrel took a pass from Alice Hughes and squeezed it by Providence goaltender Sarah Bryant for her seventh goal of the year. Kayla Campero was able to tack on a third goal for the Huskies 1:25 into the third period. Campero had two break away chances earlier in the game but was finally able to get one by Bryant. “It was relieving,” Campero said on scoring her ninth goal of the season. “The first two breakaways were a little disappointing to say the least because the net was wide open.” Chuli made 36 saves to help the Huskies earn their seventh victory of the year. The Huskies were unable to pull off the season sweep of the
Friars on Sunday as Providence outlasted UConn 1-0 in a defensive battle. Lexi Romanchuk found the back of the net early in the second period for the Friars for the only goal of the game. Getting into the thick of conference play and heading towards the end of the season, head coach Chris MacKenzie knows it is important to focus on the little aspects of the game to be successful. “Just focus on the next game, the next period, the next shift and just play our best, MacKenzie said. “As long as we’re playing our best game, we’re going to be in every game here on in.” UConn has the whole week off before facing off with Boston University next weekend.
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Special teams key for Huskies in sweep of AIC By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer
With a pair of victories over American International College – 3-2 on Friday night and 2-1 on Saturday night – the UConn men’s hockey team improved its Atlantic Hockey record to 10-43 on the season and now stands just four points behind Mercyhurst, who leads the conference with 27. In a series headlined by a slew of penalties and an abundance of big hits, UConn’s special teams units were put to the test to the tune of 12 power plays and 10 penalty kills combined over the course of the two-game series. “[Friday night] the power play won us a game,” head
coach Mike Cavanaugh said. “[Saturday night] I thought we had a couple good looks, probably we need to break out a little cleaner, and we’ll work on that this week, but overall I think our power play this year has been really strong. [Saturday night] if we score some power play goals maybe we put the game away, but on the same token it won us a game [Friday night].” After the two teams combined for 14 penalties on Friday night, both AIC (6-171, 5-11-1 AHA) and UConn picked up right where they left off on Saturday night, delivering big hits with aplomb from the initial puck drop to the final buzzer, and by game’s end, each team had racked up four more penalties apiece. “I think it’s just part of
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Brant Harris and the UConn special teams have been crucial to the Huskies' success.
two-game road series this weekend against Atlantic Hockey rival Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 before
returning home to take on Bentley University at Freitas Ice Forum on Feb. 7.
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Chuli stops 66 of 68 shots Daniels not expected to in weekend split with Friars miss any time after injury By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent
The UConn women’s hockey game was able to earn a home and home split with conference foe Providence, as the Huskies picked up their seventh win of the season on the back of goaltender Elaine Chuli. The Huskies kicked off the weekend with a 3–1 victory over the visiting Friars on Saturday afternoon, before dropping a 1–0 decision on the ensuing trip to the Rhode Island capital. Stellar goaltending from Chuli led the way, as the sophomore was able to pick up a combined 66 saves on 68 shots. Chuli has started the New Year in great form, having made at least 30 saves in 9 straight games. However, Chuli got off to a rough start in Saturday’s matinee, as the UConn goaltender
let one past just 28 seconds into the game. “It’s not ideal but it does happen,” Chuli said. “You just have to put it aside and forget that it happened and move forward with the game. That’s all you can do. It was tough to give up a goal in the first 20 seconds of the game but I thought we battled hard, came back and we never gave up and got a couple of key goals. We were able to hold them at one.” Chuli’s play over the past few weeks has been spectacular. She was able to pick up the first UConn shutout since November of 2011 and she was recognized as the WHEA Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 3. UConn coach Chris MacKenzie praised his goaltender for her performance in Saturday’s game, as the first year coach is just as proud of her off-ice work ethic as her play on it.. “She’s getting what she
deserves,” Mackenzie said. “She’s a student athlete that puts in hard work everyday. She’s here, she studies the game, she’s a 4.0 student and she’s one of the hardest working players on the team. And she’s actually talented. That’s not a bad thing either. When you put that together, you’re going to be successful. She’s just getting rewarded for all of her hard work and effort, just like a lot of our players.” Chuli was also quick to point out the effort of those around her, as she made sure the rest of the team got their share of credit for their efforts. “Our team did a really good job of clearing out pucks up front and picking up rebounds from outside shots,” Chuli said. “I just do what I can, but the team really, really helped.” Chuli and the Huskies will be back in action this weekend, as UConn will take on nationally ranked Boston University.
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from WINNING, page 12 shooting from the line, you’re going to learn how to get your confidence back up.” Napier was 10 of 11 from the line and made five of his last six shots. With sophomore guard Omar Calhoun already out of the game due to a sprained ankle, the Huskies faced another injury scare Saturday. At around the four-minute mark in the first half, junior forward DeAndre Daniels, who was fresh off a career¬– high 31–point performance and averaging 13.7 points per game, collided with Ryan Boatright while both were chasing a defensive rebound. Daniels went down after the contact and was helped off the court. The diagnosis for the injury is a high ankle sprain and Daniels’ return was listed as questionable at halftime. Daniels checked back into the
game at the 13:58 mark in the second half but Ollie was not expecting Daniels to come back initially. “I was very surprised,” Ollie said. “A high ankle sprain is very painful and he just gutted it out. That’s the toughness we need to see.” After checking back in, Daniels moved gingerly at first before making a reverse layup – his only shot attempt in the second half. “I couldn’t really push off too hard off my right foot,” Daniels said. “That was tough to do. I just wanted to do anything that can help my team to win, so I was just fighting through it.” Daniels also said that he’s feeling fine after the game and he’s “definitely going to play the next game no matter what.” The Scarlet Knights, who shot just 28 percent from the 3–point range in conference play heading into the game,
hit eight of 14 from beyond the arc in the game for 44 percent. The hot shooting helped Rutgers take a 42–41 lead after J.J. Moore and Jerome Seagears knocked down back–to–back 3s to begin the second half. It was the Scarlet Knights’ first lead since the score was 6¬–5. The game also began in bizarre fashion as a Class B technical foul was on Rutgers after a player dunked a ball prior to the game. Napier made one of two from the free throw line to give UConn a 1-0 lead before tipoff. UConn will return home and face a repeat opponent for the first time this season in Houston on Thursday night at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies dropped the previous meeting when the two met in the conference opener on New Year’s Eve.
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Jan. 30 Houston 9 p.m.
Feb. 6 Cincinnati 7 p.m.
Feb. 12 USF 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball Tomorrow Temple 7 p.m.
Feb. 1 Cincinnati 2 p.m.
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Feb. 9 UCF 6 p.m.
Feb. 4 SMU 7 p.m.
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Shabazz Napier has averaged 27.67 points over the last three games: 30 vs. Louisville, 27 vs. Temple and 26 at Rutgers.
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Feb. 9 Louisville 1 p.m.
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Feb. 16 USF 4 p.m.
Men’s Hockey (12-7-4) Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Air Force Air Force Bentley 9:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 11 Feb. 8 Bentley Providence 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Women’s Hockey (7-17-2) Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Boston Boston University University 7 p.m. 3 p.m.
Baseball Feb. 14 Ohio State 5 p.m.
Feb. 9 Feb. 15 New Northeastern Hampshire 2 p.m. 2 p.m.
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Softball Feb. 21 Hofstra Noon
Feb. 8 Boston College 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 Wichita State 4 p.m.
Feb. 22 George Mason 5 p.m.
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Feb. 21 DePaul 2 p.m.
Feb. 22 Feb. 23 UMass Illinois State 2 p.m. 11 a.m.
Men’s Track and Field Feb. 1 Coaches Tribute TBA
Feb. 8 Skykes Sabock 10 a.m.
Feb. 14 Feb. 22 Lafyette/ Alex Wilson Ryder Invitational Invitational 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 AAC Champ. TBA
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Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Garnett acknowledges the crowd at TD Garden during a tribute Sunday night against the Boston Celtics. Garnett and Pierce were making their return to Boston, where they won the 2008 NBA title.
Women’s Track and Field Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Penn State Penn State New New Brown National National Balance Balance Invitational 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. TBA
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NHL: Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks, 10 p.m., NBC Sports Despite being two of the NHL’s best teams all season, a 10-point gap separates two of California’s finest, as San Jose and Los Angeles move in different directions.
The Sharks (34-12-6, 74 points) have won six straight games to jump into second in the Pacific Division, though they still sit nine points behind the Anaheim Ducks.
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With a 3-0 loss at Dodger Stadium against Anheim on Saturday, the Kings (29-18-6, 64 points) have now lost five straight contests.
NCAA Hoops: No. 18 Duke vs. No. 20 Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ESPN Duke’s season looked to be slipping away after a 72-59 loss at Clemson on Jan. 11. But since that game, the Blue Devils have reeled off four straight wins, defeating Virginia, North Carolina State, Miami (FL) and Florida State by an average of 18 points. Jamie Dixon and Pittsburgh have enjoyed life in the ACC to date, only losing in conference play to No. 2 Syracuse. The Panthers’ only other loss was to old Big East foe Cincinnati on Dec. 17.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — If people were looking for Richard Sherman to get the weeklong hype for the Super Bowl started with another rant, the Seattle cornerback disappointed them. With about a dozen camera crews and 50 reporters surrounding him at a table, Sherman smiled broadly, winked when a reporter asked him about his rant at Michael Crabtree after the NFC championship game, and played it close to the vest in discussing the Super Bowl next Sunday against Denver at Metlife Stadium. There were no harsh words Sunday night. He talked about his respect for the Broncos’ offense, his friendship with Denver receiver Demaryius Thomas and the fact that the blowup with Crabtree led to a good discussion about race relations. There were neither guarantees nor boasts. Just honest talk. “I think you are always cognizant of it as football players, especially in today’s world, that everyone is looking for a story and they are trying to get their name in the paper,” Sherman said when asked if anyone had advised him to tone it down this week.” Sherman is clearly more conscious about what he says after falling into disfavor with many people for his postgame rant in which he said Crabtree is a subpar receiver. The comments came moments after Sherman deflected a pass to Crabtree in the end zone late in the fourth quarter and it was intercepted, sealing the Seahawks trip to the Meadowlands. The rant with a sideline reporter seemed to transform Sherman from a player considered one of the NFL’s best cornerbacks to someone who some considered a thug. Sherman doesn’t see himself that way. “I am just a guy trying to be the best,” Sherman said. “I am a guy who wants to help this team win. I am a fiery competitor who puts his life into his work and puts his everything into his work. I came from humble beginnings and came from a place where not everyone gets out of. I am just trying to affect the world in a positive way.” Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said Sherman is clearly a great cornerback, who has gotten noticed because of his comments last week. He admits he likes players with personalities and has nothing bad to say about him. He also understands that people who did not know Sherman are basing their opinion on one glimpse. “When a lot of people don’t know you and that’s what you show them, and they haven’t heard you name all day, which is typical for a corner who doesn’t get a lot of balls, that’s the way it is,” Bailey said. “That’s how it is. People make their judgments on what they see and hear and if they don’t know you they are going to draw their own conclusion. You have to live with it. If you are going to talk, you have to live with it.” In the past week, Sherman said he has reached out to Ronnie Lott and Deion Sanders for advise on how to preparing for a Super Bowl. He also downplayed the Seahawks’ lack of experience playing in the Super Bowl. Only one player, receiver Ricardo Lockette, has Super Bowl experience, playing with the 49ers last year.
Men’s track posts strong showing at Terrier Classic
Nets win as Pierce, Garnett return to Boston for first time
By Matt Kren Campus Correspondent
BOSTON (AP) — Andray Blatche scored 17 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 85-79 on Sunday night as Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett returned to their former home court for the first time since being traded last July. The cornerstones of the Celtics’ 2008 championship team received video tributes early in the game with career highlights shown on the scoreboard. They didn’t have any highlights on the court until Garnett stole the ball from Rajon Rondo and dribbled ahead of the field for a layup that ended Boston’s last threat. That put the Nets ahead 82-77 with 20 seconds left and secured their 10th win in 11 games. The Celtics, losing for the 17th time in 20 games, were led by Brandon Bass with 17 points and Rondo with 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Pierce and Garnett scored just six points each, and Pierce missed eight of his 10 shots. But they received several standing ovations early in the game on the court where they won the team’s 17th championship. During the video tribute to Garnett in a timeout with 2:25 left in the first quarter, he stood near his bench with a white towel draped over his head. He smiled, pounded the left side of his chest and waved several times to the crowd. The tribute to Pierce at the end of the first quarter was longer and drew a louder ovation. He looked up at the video board above center court with a somber expression. The camera
In back to back weeks, UConn Track and Field has posted excellent results in their competitions. They did it again, this time at the Terrier Classic at Boston University. Coming into the weekend, all eyes were fixed on the 200 meter dash featuring senior captain Darnell Cummings, who would be running for the first time this season. He certainly did not disappoint as he led all huskies in the 200 meter with a time of 21.55, placing sixth in the event. After coming back from injury, he was a bit nervous, but said, “once I crossed the finish line it was a great feeling to be back out there with my teammates enjoying the day; I was extremely happy with how I ran. It was a great starting point and I feel as if I set myself up for a great season.” Darnell was not the only captain who led by example, as he was joined by fellow captains Eric Masington and Cory Duggan, who also performed very well. Masington, who competes in shot put, a field event, finished fifth with a 17.29 meter heave. Duggan also stepped up, earning second place as he cleared the five meter bar in the pole vaulting competition. Along with Duggan, the Huskies had four top ten performances as freshman Cory
Hunter placed third, sophomore Timothy Murphy took home fifth and sophomore Connor Grunwald earned seventh. Along with the great performance in the 200 meter dash, the men’s team placed well in the 400 meter dash, 500 meter dash and 800 meter dash. In the 400 meter, the Huskies had two top ten finishes with senior Kyle Twombly finishing fifth with a time of 47.78 seconds and freshman Chinedu Amonu getting seventh with a time of 47.91 seconds. The 500 meter dash saw another top two performances by the Huskies, as they were led by sophomore Dele Owoye, who finished in sixth with 1:03.96 and sophomore Robert Hovanec who finished seventh in a time of 1:04.08. Finally, in the 800 meter dash, the Huskies again had two top ten finishes, with sophomore Alvaro Chavez in third with a time of 1:51.30 and sophomore Robert Rhodes in seventh with 1:52.37. The Huskies finished the day with another top ten finish which was recorded in the high jump by junior Toby Belton who finshed eighth with a jump of 1.95 meters. The Huskies’ next meet will be February 1st in Kingston, Rhode Island at the Coaches Tribute Invitational, a meet where they did not compete last year.
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panned to him on the court showing him repeatedly mouthing the words, “thank you.” Pierce spent 15 seasons with the Celtics after they drafted him with the 10th pick in 1998. Garnett was obtained in a trade with Minnesota before the 2007-08 season and, with Pierce and Ray Allen, led Boston to their most recent championship. But the Celtics are in full rebuilding mode now and trailed 59-53 after three quarters then allowed the first six points of the fourth as the Nets led by 12. Boston cut the lead to 73-70 on a 3-pointer by Chris Johnson, playing on a 10-day contract, with 4:37 remaining. But the Nets scored the next five points on a layup by Andrei Kirilenko, a free throw by Deron Williams and a jumper by Pierce. That made it 78-70. With the score 80-72, Boston cut the deficit to three points on a field goal by Bass and a 3-pointer by Rondo, two of only five current Celtics who played with Pierce and Garnett last season. Joe Johnson then missed his shot and Rondo rebounded. He moved the ball upcourt only to lose it to Garnett, who went in for Brooklyn’s final field goal. Pierce, the second-leading scorer in Celtics history, scored his first two points of the game on free throws 1:08 into the third quarter then hit his first field goal, a 16-foot jumper that capped a 10-0 Nets run 2:51 into the period. The Celtics, trailing 45-36, immediately called timeout.
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WINNING IN A B1G WAY Napier’s 26 lifts UConn over Big Ten-bound Rutgers By Mike Peng Senior Staff Writer
Tyler Morrissey When you think of landmarks on UConn’s campus, a variety of buildings come to mind, but perhaps the most well–known and recognizable is Gampel Pavilion. The 10,167-seat arena opened in 1990 and has seen some of college basketball’s biggest stars grace its hardwood. The men’s basketball team has enjoyed a 151-22 record at Gampel since its doors opened. There’s no question that the arena holds many memoires for fans across UConn country. That being said it’s time for the university to renovate or demolish Gampel Pavilion. Over winter break I made it up to Storrs for the game against Harvard and took a moment to take a good look around the building. The roof is falling apart, the concourse level has always been too small to handle the large crowds the Huskies draw and the arena lacks some of the modern amenities common in newer venues. Not to mention it takes a day and a half for the lights to warm up and turn on. If UConn really is the “college basketball capitol of the world” then we need to upgrade our facilities. The basketball developmental center next door is coming along nicely and it will be a huge tool for Kevin Ollie and Geno Auriemma to recruit the nation’s top players to Storrs, but having an outdated arena will hold back recruiting efforts in the long run. The counter argument is that other major college basketball programs have been playing in buildings much older than Gampel for years. Phog Allen Fieldhouse has been home to the Kansas Jayhawks since 1955. Butler has been playing college hoops at Hinkle Fieldhouse since 1928. However these two buildings have been renovated to ensure they are providing fans and players alike the best atmosphere for the game. As far as facilities are concerned, athletics at UConn have hit a turning point. The baseball field needs lights, the soccer field needs some renovation, but the large elephant in the room is what to do with the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. The Huskies will soon transition into one of the top college hockey conferences in the country, Hockey East. The Forum on the Storrs campus only holds 2,000. Merrimack College has the lowest crowd capacity in Hockey East at 2,489. Something needs to be done in order to ensure the success of the men’s hockey program. The current agreement to play conference games at the XL Center is laughable. UConn students don’t want to travel to Hartford for basketball games and it’s not likely they would make the trek for a hockey game. The most logical idea is to renovate Gampel to accommodate hockey and basketball. It would create for one of the best winter sports arenas in the North East. Granted the major issue with this is, of course, money and lots of it. But at the end of the day it would make more sense to spend the money now and create adequate facilities that will not only draw in the nation’s top athletic prospects but out-of-state tuition dollars as well. In the meantime Gampel is here to stay and that’s ok. I like Gampel, it’s a place that holds so many of my UConn memories and it will be the place where I will graduate in May. That being said it’s time to think about the future and what’s best for future generations of Huskies and their fans. Follow Tyler on Twitter @ TylerRMorrissey
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Shabazz Napier scored 26 points – 20 of them in the second half – leading the UConn men’s basketball team to an 82-71 victory over conference foe Rutgers Saturday night in front out of sellout crowd of 8,006 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. With Rutgers moving to the Big Ten Conference next season, thus ending the conference rivalry between the two teams that dates back to the 1995-96 season, UConn head coach Kevin Ollie said it was “great” to get a win in the team’s final visit to the venue. “It was ‘Black Out’ night,” Ollie said. “I tell the guys, ‘We had our ‘Blue Out night,’ and that wasn’t successful so let’s go spoil somebody else’s night.’” Ryan Boatright scored 12 points while Amida Brimah chipped in 10 of his own to go along with eight rebounds, helping UConn improve to above .500 for the first time this season in conference play at 4-3. “Big momentum game for us,” Ollie said. “We got a lot of teams that we are looking up at… We’ve got to stay right on their heels and go beat them when we play head-to-head.” Napier’s second–half surge began around the midway mark after being held to just two of 11 shooting for most of the game. “I was making no shots,” Napier said. “If I don’t make shots, I’ve got to figure out how to get myself going. I got to the free throw line a lot and when you are
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Shabazz Napier looks to pass against Temple on Jan. 21 at the XL Center in Hartford. Napier scored 26 points Saturday night to lead the Huskies to an 82-71 win over Rutgers. UConn’s longtime rival is leaving the American Athletic Conference for the Big Ten Conference this summer.
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No. 1 Huskies top South Florida, improve to 21-0 By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor
HARTFORD – Most people couldn’t make that many shots from behind the arc alone in a lockedup gym. The Huskies did it with a defense in their face, and a pretty good one at that. Entering Sunday afternoon’s matchup, South Florida was allowing opponents to hit 30.4 percent of their 3-point attempts. Over the first 13 minutes, No. 1 UConn (21-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference) hit 10 of its 11 attempts from behind the arc–a ridiculous rate of 91 percent. Their long-range shooting went cold late in the half and finished with a more pedestrian 4 of 14 performance over the remainder of the game, but by then the Huskies were well on the way to a comfortable 81-53 win. “We actually got yelled at because we were taking too many threes at one point,” Bria Hartley chuckled. “But I think it’s kind of, when you’re hitting them, and then you’re open, you just want to shoot
it every time you get it.” The blistering shooting was more than a one-man effort as well; a collection of three Huskies, Breanna Stewart, Kaleena Mosqeuda-Lewis and Hartley, all hit at least half of their 3-point attempts. But that doesn’t mean things came easy. In fact, during the opening few minutes, USF (10-9, 5-3 American) kept up with the 3-point production, converting on three of its first four tries. Coupled with some missed UConn layups, the Bulls were opportunistic enough to take the lead three separate times and hold it for a total of 3:05– including a three-point edge about five minutes in. Those early deficits were unusual territory for the Huskies, too, who had trailed for just 26:11 during the course of the season before Wednesday. Eventually, however, UConn took over, starting with a 16-3 run in the late stages of the first half. Hartley did quite the job of taking over as well. Prior to this latest stretch, the senior guard had never
put together back-to-back 20-point efforts. But with 26 against the Bulls, Hartley has now made it three consecutive games with at least 20. “My teammates did a good job of finding me,” Hartley said. “Stef [Dolson] did a good job of setting screens. And if the shots are open, I’m going to take them.” She also added six assists to the Huskies’ unselfish effort, which saw 25 of 30 field goals in the game come courtesy of a helper. Moriah Jefferson led the team with seven in that category and turned the ball over just once, extending her streak of offensive efficiency. In the past five games, she’s tallied 32 assists and countered with just five turnovers. “She’s got a lot of ability,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “And she can take the ball wherever she wants to take it, and that’s a huge advantage for any guard.” The strong guard play from those two was even more crucial Sunday with UConn having just six scholarship players at its disposal. Morgan Tuck, it was announced
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UConn forward Breanna Stewart puts up a 3-point attempt against USF Sunday in Hartford.
Saturday, will have surgery on her injured right knee and is out for the remainder of the season. Brianna Banks and Saniya Chong also missed the game due to a sprained ankle and illness, respectively. The fact that Stewart chipped in by tying her career-high with 29 points, 15 of which came in the second half, certainly didn’t hurt the cause. “I think that all of us have to [step up],” Stewart said. “It’s kind
of like how it was in the beginning of the season when we were down however many players we were down and everybody needed to step up and take on another role. I think it’s kind of like that similar situation again.” UConn has a quick turnaround for its next contest, a Tuesday night trip to Temple. Tip-off in Philadelphia is set for 7 p.m. on SNY.
Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu
UConn sweeps AIC, jumps to third in Atlantic Hockey By Scott Carroll Staff Writer
The UConn men’s ice hockey team won both games this weekend against the AIC Yellow Jackets, taking the first game 3–2 and the second 2–1. The Yellow Jackets got the first goal of the weekend in the second period of Friday’s game. After consecutive penalties by the Huskies, AIC was able to convert on their 5–3 advantage and score from the point as Blake Peake blasted a slap shot by the UConn goaltender. UConn was able to tie up the game on a power play at 14:37 as Jordan Sims got the puck by the goaltender, evening up the score at 1-1. The Huskies went on to score two unanswered goals
in the third period. Jacob Poe got the scoring started on the power play as he fired the puck past the goaltender on the right side of the net, giving UConn a 2-1 advantage. Brent Norris was next to score for the Huskies. Freshman Ryan Segalla fired a shot on net that ricocheted off of the AIC goaltender. Norris cleaned up the rebound and beat the goaltender on the far post, giving UConn a 3-1 advantage. AIC would cut the lead later on in the period off another 5-3 power play. Jon Puskar scored at 17:32, making the score 3–2. UConn ended the game by killing off the rest of the penalty and fighting off the Yellow Jackets with an extra skater. Freshmen goalie Robby Nichols recorded a career-
best 34 saves and earned his first Atlantic Hockey Conference victory for the Huskies. UConn followed up their win against the Yellow Jackets Friday with another win Saturday in a packed house in Freitas Ice Forum as the Huskies played their first home game since winter break. AIC started with a slap shot that beat UConn’s senior goaltender Matt Grogan in the top shelf of the net with only four minutes and forty four seconds left in the first period. However the Huskies fought back and took the lead as they scored back-toback goals off the sticks of Sims and Poe. UConn’s first goal came with one minute and 42 seconds left on the clock. Kyle
Huson fired on net from the point, causing the puck to ricochet off of the AIC goaltender’s left leg pad. Sims crashed the net and beat the goaltender, tying the score up 1-1. The Huskies next goal came less than one minute later. Senior Billy Latta received the puck from the left boards and skated towards mid-ice. Latta dumped the puck off to Poe in the right circle who sniped the puck over the goaltender’s left shoulder and out stretched glove. “I think the biggest thing on that was the two guys driving the net,” Poe said. “Pauly and Norris drove the net really hard and it opened it up for me. Bill [Latta] held up, faked a pass, and then passed it to me. I took the shot, got a little lucky.” The goal would prove to
be the game-winner as neither team was able to get the puck in the net through the following two periods. “I thought that we played a very solid hockey game today,” said head coach Mike Cavanaugh. “Overall it was a really good weekend for our club. We had gone the previous two weekends without getting points on that second night or win the second night and we were able to accomplish that this week. That’s a goal we set out at the beginning of the week.” This weekend brings the Huskies overall record to 12-7-4 with a 10-4-3 conference record. The Huskies will play Air Force next weekend twice at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu