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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

JONATHAN XIV: NEW DOG IN TOWN

By Mariah Monroe Campus Correspondent

Where art and politics intersecT Benton’s new exhibit on Civil Rights demonstrates how photography changed the movement FOCUS/ page 5

TEMPLE OWLS HOO? SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: e-cigarettes, marked as a safe alternative, should be approached with caution COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: today on campus An “emotional intelligence” lecture and the Spring Student Involvement Fair promise to draw UConn students.

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For the first time since 2008, the University of Connecticut will welcome its new live mascot to the hardwood of Gampel Pavilion and the green grass of Rentschler Field.

After six years of loyal service to the UConn community, Jonathan XIII will hand his duties over to the new husky mascot, three-month-old Jonathan XIV, at today’s board of trustees meeting.

Geno Bologna, Co-Chairman of the committee in charge of caring for UConn’s four-legged companion, said Jonathan XIV would fit right in at university games and events.

“Jonathan XIV is a ball of energy, he has one speed and it’s go,” said Bologna. “He’s super friendly, he’ll run up to anyone, he’s extremely well behaved.”

Having a live mascot has been a UConn tradition since 1935 and adds to the UConn experience, said Bologna.

“We’re one of the few schools that have a live mascot and it gives students and fans something fun to look forward to,” Bologna said. “It’s one of those things that UConn students have on their bucket list.”

The mascot committee, comprised of 10 students, gave their Arkansas breeder Husky Harbour full discretion in choosing which furry friend would become UConn’s next mascot. Bologna

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Jonathan XIII, right, poses beneath the iconic statue outside Gampel Pavillion next to his successor, Jonathan XIV. UConn President Susan Herbst is expected to announce the mascot change at the board of trustees meeting today at 9:45 a.m. in Rome Commons.

said the dog’s coat coloring was not a factor; the only requirement was that the dog have a good temperament.

“We thought that changing the color may be seen as controversial,” said Bologna.

“So after we spoke to the breed-

peace of mind and some comfort.”

While Connecticut has decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, the state is not moving toward legalizing the drug, Malloy said. The state has been careful in implementing the law, he said.

“When we adopted the law in 2012, I wanted to make sure that we had specific safeguards in place to ensure that we don’t go down the same path some other states have, which essentially would legalize marijuana for anyone willing to find the right doctor to get the right prescription,” Malloy said.

The law allows the use of marijuana for patients who have one of 11 illnesses and whose doctors believe the treatment is appropriate. Patients are limited in the amount of the drug they can receive and doctors have to certify the need, officials said.

Officials also hailed the economic benefits, saying the four producers would create about 100

jobs in the first year of operation.

Officials say licenses to dispense medical marijuana are expected to be awarded in the next two months and the drug should be available in the summer to qualified patients.

Officials say 1,684 patients have been certified to participate in the program.

The producers, who were chosen from among 16 applications by the state Department of Consumer Protection, are Advanced Grow Labs in West Haven, Connecticut Pharmaceutical Solutions in Portland, Curaleaf in Simsbury and Theraplant in Watertown.

Ethan Ruby, president of Theraplant who has been in a wheelchair for 12 years after suffering a spinal cord injury, said marijuana provided him relief from chronic pain without the side effects of other medications.

“I would love to be able to bring the relief that I have found from this palliative medicine to other people,” Ruby said.

Conn. selects producers Obama vows to flex presidential powers of medicinal marijuana WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials announced the selection Tuesday of the state’s first producers of legal medical marijuana, saying the move will benefit seriously ill patients while safeguards will prevent abuses.

The program will benefit people who have cancer, Parkinson’s disease, AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder and other debilitating conditions, said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who joined other officials in announcing the four producers who will operate facilities in West Haven, Portland, Simsbury and Watertown. Such patients have faced a decision of whether to risk criminal prosecution to get relief from pain, Malloy said.

“These citizens deserve compassion, not arrest,” Malloy said at an empty warehouse in West Haven where marijuana soon will grow. “They deserve understanding and relief, not fines and a criminal record. And they deserve a treatment that is safe. This new law is about giving people some

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er and decided on a particular litter, we decided whichever puppy had the best temperament, according to the breeder, would be UConn’s

new mascot.”

As for Jonathan XIII, the committee decided it was time for his reign to come to an end. Bologna said in recent years, the endless events and sporting games Jonathan XIII attended began taking a toll on the seven year-old husky.

“Jonathan XIII has been the mascot for quite a while,” said Bologna. “And although he’s a great dog and very gentle, he has begun experiencing some anxiety from all the basketball games and football games, so we decided it would be best to take him out of the spotlight.”

Both huskies will live with a host family off-campus. Bologna said the mascot committee raises all the money it needs for the mascot through private funding, and provides the host family with all the necessary items and services the university mascot will need while residing with the family.

While Jonathan XIV will continue to reside with the host family when not reporting for duty, the family will be adopting Jonathan XIII as their own, giving him more time to play in the snow and snack on his favorite treat, string cheese.

As for those who are sad to see Jonathan XIII go, Bologna said to keep your eyes out and you may just spot Jonathan XIII and Jonathan XIV going for a walks around campus together.

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Students gather for an informational session about searching for an internship. See the story and a breakdown on page 2.

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President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington, as Vice President Joe Biden, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, listen.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress “whenever and wherever” necessary to narrow economic disparities between rich and poor. He unveiled an array of modest executive actions that included increasing the minimum wage for some federal contract workers and making it easier for millions of low-income Americans to save for retirement.

“America does not stand still and neither do I,” Obama declared in his annual primetime address before a joint session of Congress and millions of Americans watching on tele-

vision.

Draped in presidential grandeur, Obama’s address served as the opening salvo in a midterm election fight for control of Congress that will quickly consume Washington’s attention. Democrats, seeking to cast Republicans as uncaring about the middle class, have urged Obama to focus on economic mobility and the gap between the wealthy and poor. His focus on executive actions was greeted with shouts of “Do it!” from many members of his party.

For Obama, the address was also aimed at convincing an increasingly skeptical public that he still wields power in Washington even if he can’t

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What’s going on at UConn today...

College Career Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rentschler Field Businesses and employers from the Hartford and Springfield areas will put students in touch with job opportunities at the 10th annual career fair. UConn will provide free bus transportation for students who fill out a survey. Find the link at events.uconn.edu.

Social Security Day 1 to 4 p.m.

ISSS Office, McMahon Social Security Administration officers will be on campus to accept SSN applications from international students at the International Student and Scholar Services office in McMahon hall. For a list of necessary documents or more information visit isss.uconn.edu.

Involvement Fair 2 to 7 p.m.

Gyer Field House The Spring Involvement Fair puts students in touch with opportunities to join on-campus organizations, groups and clubs.

Tables will be in the blue gym at Gyer Field House and the event will run from 2 to 7 p.m. See the preview on page 2.

Writing an Irresistible Résumé 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Oak Hall, 117 In an hour-long informational session, students will learn how to format experiences and write strategic bullet points on resumes to send out to potential employers.

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» TODAY ON CAMPUS

Emotional intelligence expert to speak tonight

By Marissa Piccolo Campus Correspondent The School of Business Career Center will present speaker Jen Shirkani and her lecture on “Emotional Intelligence: Skills for Success.”

The event, sponsored by Target, will take place tonight from 6 p.m. to 7p.m. in room C80 of the Information Technologies Engineering Building and is free to all. Those interested should R.S.V.P. and register to attend on their Husky Career Link in “Workshops” under the Event tab.

Author of the book “Ego vs.

EQ: How Top Leaders Beat 8 Ego Traps Using Emotional Intelligence”, Shirkani is an expert on talent management and has been training people to become better employees and leaders for over 20 years. She has spoken at multiple confer-

ences and has been a learning and development specialist and executive coach for major successful companies such as Nordstrom, Select Comfort (the Sleep Number Bed) and Bergen Brunswig.

Emotional intelligence, or the ability to express, understand and control the emotions of oneself or of a group, is useful in both personal and professional lives. Those with high EQs often excel at problem solving, have stronger relationships, remain more optimistic and are better at adjusting to change.

In the business world, it has been proven that people with high EQs have higher earnings.

Shirkani aims to educate the audience on human dynamics and provide practical, relevant and immediately useful strategies.

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Biannual fair encourages students to branch out

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Students gather on Fairfield Way for the Fall 2013 Involvement Fair. The event is hosted once a semester and is aimed at motivating students to sign up for clubs and organizations.

By Abby Mace Staff Writer More than 300 student organizations will be featured at UConn’s 2014 Spring Involvement Fair from 2 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 29 in the Student Union.

The Fair’s popularity has been growing each year, as around 3,000 students are expected to be in attendance tomorrow according to Program Coordinator for Student Involvement, Kristen Carr.

Along with an increased student attendance, a myriad of new organizations in areas including community service, academics, outdoor activities and special interest will be actively recruiting members, Carr said.

For the Spring 2014 fair, organizations will be arranged randomly throughout the Student Union.

Students will receive maps upon entering the fair that will direct them to organizations of interest.

Carr said that the random arrangement of organizations - as opposed to arrangement by category used in past fairs - encourages students to check out organizations they may have initially overlooked.

“There could be groups in one room (that you’re looking in) that you would have never of thought to join,” she said.

The UConn Involvement office hopes to draw more students to the fair by providing them with the chance to win a 32-inch HD TV. To have a chance to win, students must complete a scavenger hunt that will lead them to cultural centers and other offices in the

Student Union. If they successfully complete the scavenger hunt, they will be entered in a drawing to win the TV. Carr said that the scavenger hunt not only gives students an opportunity to win a TV but it raises awareness of on-campus opportunities students may not have known existed. “(The scavenger hunt) encourages students to visit cultural centers and to see more resources available on campus they would never think of,” Carr said.

“There’s a lot of great things happening in (the Student Union). It’s a nice connection.”

Before heading to the Fair, Carr recommends that students do some initial research on UConntact, a service that provides descriptions and meeting times for many of the university’s 647 organizations.

The site also enables students to contact the organization either through its site or by email, should they have any questions. By using UConntact, students are less likely to be overwhelmed when they show up for the fair, she said.

Most importantly, the Spring Involvement Fair allows students to connect with organization members in person, who can answer questions, sign students up for organizations and include them on the club email list to receive important organization information, Carr said.

“The Involvement Fair is an opportunity to get an idea of what you want to do. You can’t beat face-to-face interaction.”

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Feb. a hot month for internships

By Molly Miller Campus Correspondent

According to Beth Sittje, senior assistant director of internship and co-op programs, February is a hot month for internships.

“February is our intern month kickoff because so many opportunities are posted in February,” Sittje explained at “5 Steps to Finding an Internship,” an interactive workshop presented yesterday as a part of “30 Days of Internships,” a series of internship-related programs which began on Jan. 27 and will be continuing through Feb. 25.

The workshop covered various aspects of the internshipsearch process, beyond simple Google searches that many undergraduates may be familiar with.

“This is about tips and strategies to employ to make yourself the best candidate possible,” said Settje.

With the help of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance and Financial Services director of internship development Ryan Prescott, Settje guided students through five steps, or aspects to be understood, for successfully finding internships: student motivation and readiness, employer motivations and preferences, internship posting analysis and resumes, HuskyCareerLink and other resources and developing professional relationships.

1) Student Motivation and Readiness: According to Settje, students are generally interested in obtaining internships to improve and develop skills, gain confidence, try out different types of careers, build resumes and make connections. Settje acknowledged that many students are interested in internships because of pressure from friends or relatives.

“Ultimately, it’s got to come from you,” she said.

Students need to be enthusiastic about getting experience and prepared to adjust their attitudes and levels of commitment.

They should also be aware of the type of program they are applying to: will they work with a team of interns, or will they work alone? Settje explained that both of these types of programs exist, and it’s important for students to know what they want out of an internship.

Prescott reinforced the need for students to know what they’re looking for, rather than the ability to regurgitate what the company wants from them.

“I can tell if someone went on our website and plagiarized

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our internship description,” said Prescott. “Employers actually want to know the real you.”

Settje warned that certain internships are exploitive, and that these are not listed on HuskyCareerLink. A 30 to 50-hour a week paid internship was reasonable, said Settje.

Settje said it’s key for students to know understand themselves: what do they want to do? What can they do well?

What are their values?

Out of interests, skills and

enthusiasm and creativity and increase their productivity.

All companies are looking for the same basic set of skills: the ability to work in a team, communicate, multitask, make decisions, problem solve, process information, and analyze quantitative data.

Prescott explained that leadership experience is also very important.

“Companies want someone they could groom into a leader,” said Prescott, advising students to join organizations on campus and find leadership

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1) Student Motivation and Readiness 2) Employer Motivations and Preferences 3) Internship Posting and Analysis and Resumes 4) HuskyCareerLink and Other Resources 5) Developing Professional Relationships

tique at the Center for Career Development, and make sure that their objectives are focused.

“If you make it really broad, it doesn’t look like you have vision, and you always want to look like you have vision,” said Prescott.

4) HuskyCareerLink and Other Resources: Settje advised everyone at the presentation to create a profile and upload a resume to HuskyCareerLink, a website that connects students to the employers who are looking for them. She said that an employer visited the Storrs campus recently simply because of the interest that was shown for him on HuskyCareerLink.

5) Developing Professional Relationships: Networking events, alumni connections and social media sites are all important sources for professional relationships that undergraduates should take advantage of, said Settje.

Settje advised students to make their social media profiles public, especially if they want to go into marketing or communications. Students can get the attention of companies by following the on Twitter and retweeting them.

Although Prescott said that he personally loves it when students he meets through career fairs reach out to him on LinkedIn, Settje reminded students that not all employers feel the same way, and recommended that students ask permission to connect with employers in-person before inviting them into their online networks.

Settje advised students to get their resumes critiqued at the Center for Career Development in Wilbur Cross as soon as possible to prepare for upcoming career

values, Prescott said that values are what employers want to hear about the most. He told students to know their three most important values, and to be ready to list them off to employers.

2) Employer Motivations and Preferences: Large and small companies have different motives for hiring interns. Often, large companies use internship programs as a talent pipeline for full-time employees. Prescott said that Northwestern Mutual converted about 600 interns nationwide into full-time financial advisors last year.

Smaller companies and nonprofits use interns to boost employee morale, bring fresh

roles.

3) Internship Posting Analysis and Resumes: Settje emphasized the importance of taking a very close look at the title of the posting, the list of responsibilities and qualifications and the application instructions.

“Don’t waste your time or employers’ time by applying for something that you’re not qualified or available for,” said Settje.

Even if a posting says that the interns can earn credit, it’s not up to the employer or company to offer interns credit - it’s up to the college, said Settje.

All students should run their resumes through a cri-

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It was the fourth consecutive monthly decline in the unemployment rate, falling from 8.1 percent in August.

Nationally, the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in December.

Generally, the recent improvement in the state’s unemployment rate appears to owe more to people gaining employment than job-seekers giving up on their searches, said Andy Condon, direc-

tor of the Labor Department’s research office.

“On a brighter note, the state’s unemployment rate continues to fall and for better reasons than has sometimes been the case in the recent past,” he said. “Declines in the number of unemployed residents largely were the result of employment rather than individuals leaving the labor force.”

Joe Brennan, senior vice president of public policy for

the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, said the state gained about 11,500 jobs in 2013, restoring about half the jobs lost during the recession.

Job declines were in areas such as professional services, manufacturing and government, but Brennan said growth in financial services jobs shows a pattern of recovery in one of the hardest-hit sectors of Connecticut’s economy.

Conn. jobless rate falls despite decline in jobs HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent in December despite a decline in the number of jobs, labor officials said Monday.

The state reported a loss of 3,900 jobs, about 100 more than were added in November.

But the state Labor Department said the December count appears to have been affected by poor winter weather around the time of the survey.

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State of the US economy: strongest since recession

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In this , Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, file photo, White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures to a display about job numbers during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy is showing more strength than at any time since the Great Recession began six years ago.

Employers are hiring. Home prices, sales and construction have surged. Corporate profits and stocks have hit records. And consumers have picked up their spending.

The economy has yet to fully recover from the most devastating crisis since the Great Depression.

But it’s getting closer — a point President Barack Obama was expected to highlight in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

By the middle of this year, after years of steady but sluggish improvement, the United States is expected to have finally regained all the 8.7 million jobs lost during the recession, which officially ended 4½ years ago. Many economic forecasters say the economy should grow 3 percent or more this year. That would be its best performance since 2005.

And yet in some ways, the lopsided nature of the half-decade global recovery leaves Obama with little to celebrate. Much of the U.S. labor force has gone without pay increases. Millions have struggled for more than six months to find work. Others have had to accept lower-paying jobs and diminished career prospects.

Forty percent of Americans identify themselves as lower or lower-middle class, according to a survey released Monday by the Pew Research Center. Just 25 percent of the country felt that way in 2008.

The world economy remains fragile. That was driven home this month by the turmoil in emerging economies that sent the U.S. stock market falling after a stunning 2013 rally that rewrote record books.

If the economy does come close to 3 percent growth for 2014, it would mark a solid improvement from the 2.4 percent average annual growth during the recovery so far. On Thursday, the government will estimate economic growth for all of 2013.

JOBS Job growth has been remarkably steady in an uneven recovery.

Employers have added at least 2.1 million jobs in each of the past three years, creating momentum that could help the economy gain speed in 2014. Each new job puts more money in the hands of people to spend. That’s why consistent job growth can give more traction to the recovery. The unemployment rate has plunged from 7.9 percent to 6.7 percent over the

past year. That’s down from a 10 percent peak in October 2009.

Still, the benefits of more hiring have been muted so far, in part because much of it has been concentrated in the low-wage industries of hotels, restaurants, retailers and temp workers. Also, millions of jobless Americans have stopped looking for work. Once people without jobs stop their searches, they’re no longer counted as unemployed. As a result, the unemployment rate can fall in a way that overstates the health of the economy.

In December, for example, the unemployment rate fell from 7 percent to 6.7 percent, its lowest point in more than five years. But that was mainly because a wave of Americans stopped looking for work.

HOUSING Real estate is rebounding. Home prices have climbed 13.7 percent over the past 12 months, according to a Standard & Poor’s index released Tuesday. Sales of existing homes totaled 5.09 million last year, the best such performance since 2006, the National Association of Realtors said last week. Home industry experts say the gains should continue this year, though at a slower pace because higher mortgage rates and home prices will make buying less affordable for some.

CONSUMER SPENDING The spending of consumers, which fuels about 70 percent of the economy, is starting to return to its pre-recession levels. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 80.7 this month, well above last year’s average of 73.3. Retail sales bumped up 4.2 percent in 2013, the fourth straight annual increase. Roughly 15.6 million autos were bought last year, an 8 percent improvement and the highest total since 2007.

Historically low inflation and interest rates have kept food and clothing affordable. And according to the Gallup Organization, average daily consumer spending rose $16 to $88 last year.

STOCKS The Dow Jones industrial average enjoyed a monster 2013, climbing 28 percent. Corporate profits are at their highest share of the economy in the 66 years of tracking by the government.

Shares were bolstered by a Federal Reserve bond-buying program that is now being wound down.

The eventual end of the program, paired with weak growth in China and troubles in Argentina and Turkey, help explain the 4.1 percent decline in the stock market since the start of this year.

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Speech aims to bypass Congress’ gridlock from OBAMA, page 1

crack through the divisions in Congress. Burned by a series of legislative failures in 2013, White House aides say they’re now redefining success not by what Obama can jam through Congress but by what actions he can take on his own.

Indeed, Obama’s proposals for action by lawmakers were slim and largely focused on old ideas that have gained little traction over the past year.

He pressed Congress to revive a stalled immigration overhaul, pass an across-the-board increase in the federal minimum wage and expand access to early childhood education — all ideas that gained little traction after he proposed them last year. The president’s one new legislation proposal calls for expanding an income tax credit for workers without children.

Republicans, who saw their own approval ratings fall further in 2013, have also picked up the refrain of income inequality in recent months, though they have AP cast the widening gap between President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, rich and poor as a symptom of 2014, in Washington, as Vice President Joe Biden, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, listen.

Obama’s economic policies.

“Republicans have plans to Even as Washington increas- said. “And too many still aren’t in the coming weeks, is limited close the gap, plans that focus ingly focuses on income inequal- working at all.” in its scope. It will not affect on jobs first without more ity, many parts of the economy The president’s speech drew existing federal contracts, only spending, government bail- are gaining strength, with cor- an eclectic mix of visitors to the new ones, and then only if other outs and red tape,” said Rep. porate profits soaring and the House chamber. Among those terms of an agreement change.

Cathy McMorris f i n a n c i a l sitting with first lady Michelle Republicans quickly panned R o d g e r s , markets hit- Obama were two survivors of the executive initiative as inefR-Wash., in the ting record the Boston Marathon bombing, fective. Said Boehner: “The Republicans’ highs. But as well as Jason Collins, an question is how many people, televised with mil- openly gay former NBA player. Mr. President, will this execuresponse to lions of Republican House Speaker John tive action actually help? I susthe president’s A m e r i c a n s Boehner brought business own- pect the answer is somewhere speech. still out of ers from his home state of Ohio close to zero.”

The econowork or who say Obama’s health care White House officials counmy and other s t r u g g l i n g overhaul is hurting their com- tered by saying many more domestic issues, with stag- panies. Willie Robertson, a star working people would benefit if including health nant wages, of the television show “Duck Congress would go along with care, domiObama has Dynasty,” also scored a seat in Obama’s plan to raise the mininated the presifound him- the House gallery, courtesy of mum wage across the board. dent’s address. self in the the Republicans.

“Give America a raise,” He touched sometimes Though Obama sought to Obama declared. only briefly w k w a r d emphasize his presidential powAmong the president’s other President aposition on foreign of ers, there are stark limits to what executive initiatives is a plan policy, touting Barack Obama p r o m o t i n g he can do on his own. For exam- to help workers whose employthe drawdown a recovery ple, he unilaterally can raise the ers don’t offer retirement savof American that feels minimum hourly wage for new ings plans. The program would troops from distant for federal contractors from $7.25 allow first-time savers to start Afghanistan this year and reiter- many. to $10.10, as he announced, but building up savings in Treasury ating his threat to veto any new “The cold, hard fact is that he’ll need Congress in order to bonds that eventually could be sanctions Congress might levy even in the midst of recovery, extend that increase to all of converted into traditional IRAs. on Iran while nuclear negotia- too many Americans are work- America’s workers.

Obama is expected to promote tions with the Islamic republic ing more than ever just to get The executive order for con- the “starter” accounts during a are underway. by, let alone get ahead,” Obama tractors, which Obama will sign trip to Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

“After five years of grit and determined effort, the United States is better-positioned for the 21st century than any other nation on Earth.”

Gay marriage backers, foes hold dueling rallies

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A little more than a month after a surprising federal court ruling overturned this conservative state’s ban on gay marriage, the battle over the issue hit the Capitol building Tuesday as hundreds of opponents and supporters of same-sex marriage held

twin rallies.

Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, said Utah is the epicenter of the fight over marriage and how it’s decided.

“Activist judges now feel no qualms in simply putting forward their opinion as the law,” Brown

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Supporters of gay marriage gather for a rally at the Utah State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Salt Lake City.

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The National Organization for Marriage, a Washington, D.C.based organization that opposes same-sex marriage, held its rally inside the Capitol building with a local group called Celebration of Marriage. About 500 people attended.

A few hours earlier, about 300 supporters of same-sex marriage rallied at the Capitol steps, carrying rainbow flags and homemade signs with messages such as “Love is Legal” and “It’s okay to be gay.”

Speakers at the rally called for the recognition of same-sex marriages and attacked arguments made by their opponents that children do best with a mother and a father.

More importantly, children need a safe and supportive home, said Mark Lawrence, director of the group Restore Our Humanity, which is backing the legal challenge to the gay marriage ban.

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Lawrence also addressed arguments made by opponents that recognizing gay rights is carving out special rights for one particular group.

“We are not asking for special rights,” he said. “We are demanding human rights.”

The opposing gatherings are the latest square-off over gay marriage, an issue that took Utah by surprise over the past month. More than 1,000 gay couples rushed to wed when a federal judge overturned Utah’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in late December. Voters approved the amendment in 2004.

Same-sex marriages continued in Utah until early January, when the U.S. Supreme Court granted Utah’s request for an emergency halt to the weddings.

Republican Gov. Gary Herbert then ordered state agencies to freeze recognition of the marriages.

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E-cigarettes, marketed as a safe alternative, should be approached with caution

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he market for electronic cigarettes has exploded in growth over the course of the product’s very short existence, with some analysts such as Wells Fargo’s Bonnie Herzog estimating the e-cigarette market will grow from its current figure of $2 billion to $10 billion by 2017. The appeal of e-cigarettes lies in their substitution of acrid smoke inhalation with an aerosol-based nicotine delivery system. This has lead to the assumption that e-cigarettes are an overwhelmingly more safe alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes.

The potential of e-cigarettes has attracted the attention of major tobacco companies like Phillip Morris, which recently mended relations with its estranged parent company, Altria, to invest $682.1 million in the construction of a manufacturing facility that will produce 30 billion units upon completion by 2016. Unfortunately, e-cigarettes may not be the miracle product they appear to be, as new studies by the FDA and researchers at the University of California Riverside have found trace amounts of carcinogens and other toxic materials within e-cigarettes’ nicotine vapor.

The FDA has yet to be formally provided the materials to thoroughly investigate the safety of e-cigarettes by any manufacturers. However, preliminary studies conducted on a limited stock of e-cigarette brands found the vapor contains propylene glycol as well as carcinogenic metals like nickel and chromium at levels greater than traditional tobacco smoke. The FDA also concluded that e-cigarettes are not without emissions, meaning the vapor behaves similar to second-hand smoke, which poses a dire risk for children, who are 180 percent more likely to develop asthma, eczema and allergies when they inhale propylene glycol. Researchers at UCR corroborated the FDA’s discovery of at least 11 toxic heavy metals, which they ascribe to e-cigarette cartomizers - the device that heats the nicotine into its aerosol form - melting the other metal components that then leak into the nicotine vapor. At least nine of the 11 toxic metals were significantly more present than in traditional tobacco smoke.

The results of these studies should be considered as regulatory bodies and private companies begin to grapple with the rise of e-cigarettes. As the FDA has pointed out, e-cigarettes are not harmless to bystanders and already some states such as New Jersey have added e-cigarettes to their legislative bans on smoking in the workplace.

Regardless of the potentially dangerous carcinogenic contents of e-cigarettes, the vapor itself consists of concentrated nicotine, which is an extremely addictive compound that retains its pernicious qualities even after being exhaled by the initial individual. The benefits of e-cigarettes are dubious at best, leaving the FDA’s recommendation to not smoke at all as the most optimal of choices.

A better Hartford means better city planning

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hat’s the worst thing about living in or near Hartford? Many people would tell you it’s I-84, the interstate highway that runs straight through downtown Hartford. The highway splits the city in half, causes traffic and congestion and gives thousands of commuters headaches daily.

The viaduct, which is the particularly chaotic elevated section of highway between Flatbush Avenue and the I-91 interchange, needs to be totally rebuilt.

It was built in 1965 and was intended to last only 50 years. Now the viaduct is the busiest stretch of highway in

By Kristi Allen Associate Commentary Editor C o n n e c t i c u t and is in need of an update.

Fortunately, the state is considering alternative plans to change the route of the highway and hopefully undo some of the damage it’s done to Hartford.

The viaduct itself needs to go for structural reasons, but more importantly its design and placement has been detrimental to Hartford. The I-84 viaduct is a perfect example of everything that went wrong with Interstate Highway Project of the 50s and 60s.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways was built to connect the country, bring some uniformity to existing roads and provide a comprehensive network of ground transportation for the military in case of an invasion or some other emergency. That original network that was begun in the 50s has been expanded since

then, and it’s had a profound impact on America over the last half century. Today, 90 percent of the country lives within five miles of a nationally registered highway.

What we learned from this 50-year project with highways is that they’re one of the least efficient systems of mass transportation. They take up loads of space and make the land around them noisy, polluted and undesirable. On top of that, they’re more dangerous than other methods of transportation. They’re often more expensive to build and maintain and they do a poor job of accommodating changes in traffic flow.

The creation of interstates spurred commerce and connected the country, but it also ushered in a new era of sprawl and wreaked havoc on cities. Interstates were built right through downtown areas, destroying and dividing neighborhoods.

Property values dropped, cities became fragmented and many who could afford it moved away, leading to the mass decline of inner cities in the US. Hartford is one of the many cities that suffered this fate.

It is a perfect example of why many urban planners, civil engineers and politicians are beginning to consider the advantages of other forms of mass transportation.

The viaduct cuts off the North End and Asylum Hill from the rest of the city.

Neighborhoods are segmented and people are less inclined to move throughout the city, which is bad from both business and community viewpoints.

The viaduct was originally intended to carry less than one third of its current daily traffic of 175,000 vehicles. The confusing patchwork of bridges, ramps and exits that have been added over the years, coupled with heavy congestion, causes a high frequency of accidents. The state DOT has spent nearly $100 million on the viaduct since 2002, but none of that money has been used to make the struc-

ture better suited to its current traffic - it’s simply maintenance.

The viaduct passes by Bushnell Park, Union Station and the Capitol building through what could be some of the most desirable land in Hartford. Even though the viaduct is elevated, the land underneath it is virtually worthless because of the noise and appearance. It’s used mostly for parking lots.

Hartford recognized that something could be done about all of this. A coalition of Hartford citizens and the Capital Region Council of Governments came up with a plan to get rid of the viaduct and shuffle around the railroad lines instead of replacing the structure in kind. The plan would reconnect some of the city’s neighborhoods and roads, relieve congestion and free up 20 acres of developable land in the heart of the city. Many other cities have successfully removed highways that were once built through downtown areas, including San Francisco, Seattle, Milwaukee, Boston and Portland.

The project looks like it’s going to take between eight and ten years to design and another five to seven to build. It will probably cost much more than replacing the viaduct and during the time that it’s being built, I-84 will be even worse than it is now. It may seem like an impossibly large and somewhat ridiculous project, but the plan is the most practical and cost effective move in the long run. The property taxes from the expansion of the downtown area will help finance the construction. The project will incorporate railroads, bus lines and a more practical highway. It will make Hartford a better place for everyone who lives or works there.

 Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu  4th-semester journalism and geography

Huckabee’s libido comments push discussion in wrong direction

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ormer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee ignited a firestorm of controversy last Thursday during a speech in which he responded to the claims that the GOP is waging a “war on women.”

Huckabee argued that, far from waging a war on

By Brian McCarty women, the Republican Staff Columnist P a r t y “stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women.” The Democrats, he countered “insult the women of America” by insinuating that women “cannot control their libido or their reproductive system” through the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that insurance companies provide coverage for contraceptives in their policies.

Unsurprisingly, many found these comments offensive and they had the unintended consequences of alienating those they were meant to attract.

The first problem with Governor Huckabee’s comments is his choice of tone.

He presents the Republican Party as one that stands for women and the Democratic as one that does not. No one political party can represent the interests of women.

Women are an incredibly

broad and diverse group of people with a vast multitude of different, and sometimes opposing, beliefs and values.

There are large numbers of women belonging to both the Republican and Democratic Parties. To treat women as a monolithic group whose interests can be contained within the platform of a single party is a disservice to the independence of thought possessed by every human. This argument can be equally applied to the claims of a “war on women”.

The Republican Party, to which many women belong, cannot be labeled as an antiwoman party and the women who belong to it are not traitors to their sex. There is no such thing as class interest, especially among the classes of sex; there is only individual interest. It is arrogant for both the Republican and Democratic Parties to ignore the diversity of individual interests among women and purport to be the party that supports the class of women in the aggregate.

The second problem with Governor Huckabee’s comments is the implicit assertion that everyone who supports the contraception mandate believes women cannot control their sexual desires.

This claim would also apply to the women supporting the

mandate, suggesting they have invoked the government to protect them from their uncontrollable libido. These are outrageous claims to make about people with whom you have a disagreement on policy. Supporters of the mandate likely believe contraception is a fundamental medical benefit to which people are entitled and are not motivated at all by women’s libido. Huckabee fails to realize that, unlike himself, many people have no moral qualms concerning premarital sex or the use of contraceptives and believe the government should mandate that the use of contraceptives be insured. He should not express his disagreement with the policy by applying moral values that are not shared by everyone, but by criticizing the policy itself. He could argue against the Affordable Care Act’s standards of care in general, instead of focusing on only one instance of those standards. He could argue that the minimum standards of care are too high or that there should be no government standards at all.

He could express his opposition in terms of federalism, claiming that the federal government has no authority to become involved in healthcare. He could base his argument on laissez-faire econom-

ic philosophy and state that government intervention in markets leads to harmful and inefficient outcomes.

All these arguments are valid arguments against the policy and he was perfectly free to engage in any of them. All disagreements on policy should be expressed in terms that substantively relate to the policy, not the attitudes of its proponents, attitudes that in this case the proponents would vociferously deny. This argument can also be applied against claims that conservatives are callous toward the poor. While it is perfectly acceptable to disagree with Republican fiscal policies, it is wrong to morally indict someone because you disagree with their view of the role of government.

Civil discourse requires that we be able to respect each other’s policy disagreements without ascribing some sort of immorality or defect of character to them. This, coupled with our respect for the independence of thought stated earlier, will lead to more harmonious discussions, a greater understanding of our political opponents, and perhaps, more fruitful policy outcomes.

 Brian.McCarty@UConn.edu  4th-semester political science

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A new exhibit at the William Benton Museum of Art, “Making the Movement Move” showcases the work of photographers whose work gave the Civil Rights movement the necessary momentum to be successful.

By Brett Steinberg Campus Correspondent Every generation has its battle to move closer towards the American dream. The 1950s and 60s involved African Americans rising up against institutions they deemed unjust and demanded the rights promised to all citizens in the Constitution. The exhibit at the Benton Museum and the speech that accompanied it, entitled, “Making The Movement Move,” contained photos taken during the civil rights era by Danny Lyon and Ernest C. Withers.

Lyon, a white photographer, was a staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (19621964) and Withers, an AfricanAmerican photographer, was a freelance photographer for America’s black press. These two young, independent photographers took it upon themselves to document the Civil Rights movement from a perspective that differentiated itself from

mainstream photos at the time.

The majority of their photos were more calm and peaceful relative to the attention grabbing and violent nature of the photos publicized by major news outlets. They were grassroots photographers who were rooted in the movement, which gave viewers an interesting and honest idea of what was going on during these times.

By putting the civil rights movement on record, they helped propel the momentum of the effort. Exposing injustices, capturing key points in history and putting in plain sight the segregation found in the South, Lyon and Withers witnessed those who viewed these photos sympathize with the movement.

The fight for rights became more relevant the more visual it became. Their photographs represented the adversity and triumphs activists went through, which reflected the slow progress of change.

The work done by Lyon and Withers truly did have an effect

on the government’s reaction to the movement, for their photos circulated internationally. When people in other countries started to comment on the contradiction America posed as a country representing Democracy yet repressing certain groups of rights, the American government was motivated to restore its reputation.

An attendee of the exhibit, Zoe Leibowitz, explained how many people around her in Washington D.C were adamantly against equal rights because it was an ego trip for them. She believes that people those days felt better about themselves believing that there were others inferior to them. Leibowitz continued to say, “This was part of my growing up…this was in my news.” Witnessing the injustice that African-Americans had to endure during the Civil Rights movement, Leibowitz gained empathy and sympathy to their cause. Her husband, Jerry Leibowitz, joined in saying, “D.C. had legally sanctioned

Macklemore, Lorde, Daft Punk take the cake at this year’s Grammy’s

By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent

As most of us are well aware, the 2014 Grammy Awards were broadcast on Sunday night.

Whether you missed the live event or just want a refresher, here is the a roundup of the awards, the ceremony itself and the impact that 2013’s most talked-about music will have as we move forward into this year.

One of the major winners last night was 17-year-old singer Lorde. Lorde took home two awards - one for Best Solo Pop Performance and another for Song of the Year, both for her song“Royals.” Between the numerous a cappella reimaginings of the popular song and the controversy surrounding the song’s allegedly racialized critique of conspicuous consumption, the song has generated arguably more buzz than any other song in 2013. Lorde’s visceral, erratic performance of the song was also notable, given that most awards-show performances tend toward the flashy but crowd-pleasing variety.

Perhaps the biggest performance of the night was Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert’s performance of “Same Love,” which has gained clout as a gay-rights anthem.

During the performance, the recently deputized Queen Latifah officiated 33 weddings in a mass public ceremony.

Among those married at the ceremony was Lewis’ own sister, Laura. Macklemore and Lewis had quite the night overall, winning four of the seven awards for which they were nominated.

The pair won Best New Artist over Lorde and Kendrick Lamar, and while all three are excellent artists, I was disappointed at the lack of recognition for James Blake. The chord progressions of “Retrograde” combined with Blake’s impressive vocal range are well worth some sort of recognition.

Macklemore and Lewis also courted controversy when they took home the award for best rap album, which many argued should have gone to Kendrick Lamar. Even Macklemore himself, in a text message to Lamar which he later posted on his Instagram, said that Lamar “should’ve won” for “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.”

Lamar did get his due credit, though, for his incredible live performance of Best Rock Performance winner “Radioactive” with Imagine Dragons. It’s also worth drawing attention to another album that got passed over – Kanye West’s “Yeezus.” The album – a dark, intellectual portrayal of the roles of race, history, and power in America – is a major artistic achievement.

Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake mutually treated one another to a Grammy each (or, as Jay-Z adorably put it, a “gold sippy cup” for daughter Blue Ivy).

Jay-Z contributed to Best Music Video winner “Suit and Tie,” and Timberlake lent his vocals to Best Rap/Sung Collaboration winner “Holy Grail.”

Daft Punk was another big winner with “Record of the Year” for “Get Lucky” and Album of the Year for “Random Access Memories.” However,

Daft Punk’s “Memories” win in the EDM category has debatable legitimacy, as the band is really more in the category of pop or dance-pop than what we now call EDM. The nomination of Pretty Lights in the EDM category has huge implications for the economics of the music industry. Pretty Lights has achieved major success despite offering free downloads of his entire catalog online. Another notable winner was the song “Cut Me Some Slack” (Best Rock Song), sung

by Paul McCartney, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic and former Foo Fighters member Dave Grohl (the latter two make up the surviving permanent members of Nirvana, though McCartney was unaware of this fact at the start of the collaboration). The success of this song speaks to the ability of truly talented artists to sustain recognition in the music industry.

Bruno Mars took home Best Pop Vocal Album for “Unorthodox Jukebox”; along with popular tracks like “Gorilla” and “When I Was Your Man,” the album also boasts excellent lesser-known tracks like “Money Make Her Smile,” “Young Girls” and “Moonshine.”

Lana Del Rey also won big on Grammy’s night, though not in an officially recognized manner.

Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful” was passed over in favor of Adele’s “Skyfall” (Best Song Written for a Visual Media), and her only actual award, for “Summertime Sadness,” went to Cedric Gervais’s radio-friendly

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segregation.” Having people who lived during these times of change made the struggle that so many African Americans endured that much more real and relevant.

Within the exhibit were photographs of a protest done by the students of UConn in 1974 when demanding equal opportunity, affirmative action, and a larger African American cultural center. The students sat and studied in front of Wilbur Cross for hours and hours to send a message to the school.

Ultimately their efforts worked as UConn now has a muchimproved African American cultural center. The relevance of these photos is not just based on the fact that the demonstrations were done at UConn, but that students sought out change for the betterment of future generations, and with determination achieved such ambitions.

There are many causes these days that require our attention and motivation to take action on. Civil rights is still a prob-

lem we deal with today, but in different capacities and for different reasons. The “Making The Movement Move” exhibit has a purpose far beyond just sharing interesting pictures of the civil rights movement—it is to remind us of the work that brave students before us put forth to make a more promising future. Our work is not done just because the Jim Crow Laws were revoked or because schools are not technically segregated anymore. Students are the future. We are the moon that pulls the tides of change in one direction or the other. If we resign to apathy, we cannot control, or at least not put forward an effort towards, the betterment of our country and ultimately the world. Now is our time to rally behind movements that will improve the quality of life for all who deserve a chance at achieving the American dream.

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Big Sean, a rap artist, will perform at Jorgensen on Thursday night at 8 p.m.

By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer The last rap concert held at UConn earned notorious fame when the Huffington Post shed light on students cheering for the “rape trail”. Will Big Sean’s upcoming concert hold any similar surprises?

25-year old Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, better known by his stage name Big Sean, will be performing at the Jorgenson Theater this Thursday and I’m sure everyone is anxiously awaiting the twerk song, “D.A.N.C.E.” The artist’s first claim to fame was when he signed with Kanye West’s GOOD Music in 2007, and then Def Jam Records a year later.

His first debut album came in 2011, Finally Famous (an appropriate name, I think). Though the album features well known songs like “Marvin and Chardonnay” and “Dance,” some songs that

don’t get nearly enough recognition, but are lyrically and musically decent including “High” and “Memories.” The artist has collaborated with big names to produce chart topping hits like “Clique” and “Guap,” songs sure to get partiers hyped.

Recently, especially in his latest album, “Hall of Fame”, Big Sean has broadened his horizons and collaborated with artists like Ellie Goulding. Though his sound remains the same, the newest album is more melodic than hard hitting - the concert is sure to provide some bass-ridden vibes with singsong rapping. For those going to the concert, definitely catch up on the lyrics to songs like “Beware.” Maybe Jhene Aiko and Lil Wayne or even Kanye will make guest appearances. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

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By Imaani Cain Campus Correspondent A few years back, I read an article that announced that “small busts” were back in style. I’d never known that they had been deemed unfashionable, but it was, of course, part of a magazine that was geared towards men.

I hadn’t previously been aware that breasts could be deemed “fashionable” or “unfashionable,” or that anyone really cared about the size and shape of them---or that there was one “ideal” size to be put on a pedestal above all the rest. It was odd to learn about, seeing as most of my male friends could not differentiate between a B cup and a C cup.

It’s incredibly odd to consider how many people are unaware that breasts are, in fact, a male and female body part. They are simply shaped in different ways to the hormones that our bodies produce. However both contain a larger, fleshier part with an areola, the darker colored circle surrounding the nipple.

Both the nipple and the areola can, of course, vary in size but usually people are referring to the former when they actually mean to address the latter.

This, along with the majority of the knowledge spread about the female anatomy, is not factual and actually displays quite a lot of ignorance.

It’s not entirely surprising though; when a body part is usually being used in terms of advertisement, the facts are rarely checked.

The average cup size is around a B, but you wouldn’t know it due to the advertisements being run. Victoria’s Secret is full of beautiful women wearing bras with enough padding to elevate them from their (usually smaller, most likely due to their thin bodies) natural bust sizes to an extravagantly padded D cup. Truth be told, the majority of breasts look nothing like those. There are often stretchmarks accompanying them, or a slight variance in size (it is quite common for one breast to be bigger than the other), or even a small grouping of hair on them in the case of yo-yoing hormone levels. You’d never know by watching television, though.

There are only perfect, full breasts to be seen there (no hint of the sag that is so very common in women)— or at least the suggestion of such, being as they’re usually accompanied by a blurring sensor to protect our society’s delicate sensibilities.

Women’s breasts have been so sexualized that they have become a sort of taboo in common society. Men are free to be topless and encouraged to do so, while women are repeatedly told that they must cultivate a sense of shame around their breasts; that even the slight appearance of cleavage, or even just a bra strap is obscene. I’ve seen mothers glared at and spoken to about their “inappropriate behavior” when they breastfeed their child in public— which seems odd, as the functional purpose of the breast is to lactate and provide food for infants, not to provide pleasure for the masses. The notion of the female body not being for sale seems an entirely foreign concept for so many people, even as they claim to be appreciating it.

But at what price does the appreciation come?

Imaani.Cain@UConn.edu

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Who doesn’t want to be Batman?

Other than the whole “dead parents” fiasco he had as a young lad, things are pretty great for the Dark Knight.

He’s a billionaire with the coolest butler/best friend ever, and he gets to go out every night and fight crime for a living. Don’t you wish you could be as cool as Batman?

Well then “Batman: Arkham Asylum” has everything you’re looking for, minus dead parents. Play as the caped crusader as he explores the infamous madhouse, fighting villains like Bane, Harley Quinn and Killer Croc at every turn, all in an effort to stop the evil plans of the Joker, who is bent on creating an evil army of super soldiers.

The game is great fun, seamlessly fusing together combat and stealth elements, creating, in my opinion, the best Batman experience one can get short of having murdered parents and billions of dollars.

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New Disney App pushes creativity

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With hundreds of thousands of Apps available on the Apple App Store, you’d better make something truly extraordinary to stand out from the rest of the pack.

That’s just what the Walt Disney Animation Studios did when they released their premium “Disney Animated” app last year.

Despite carrying a comparatively pricey $9.99 price tag, in December, Apple personally selected the app as the very best iPad app of 2013.

A must have for Disney fans and aspiring artists alike, the “Disney Animated” app serves as both a wonderful piece of entertainment as well as an educational tool.

Part e-book, part video clip, and part learning tool, the app covers the entire history of Disney Animation, from the earliest Mickey Mouse cartoons to their company’s recent blockbusters. Inside, you will be able to look at select clips and trailers from the studio’s entire theatrical slate, as well as special behind the scenes footage from the likes of pencil tests in “101 Dalmatians” to unreleased test

footage from “Frozen.” You’re given the ability to take apart a scene from “Beauty and the Beast” and seen what it looks like when you remove the background, main characters, etc.

Designed for those who are interested in a more in depth look into the process of how Disney films are made, portions of the app are divided into “chapters” such as “story,” and “visual development” to demonstrate step by step how each film goes from the concept stage to reality.

Veteran Disney buffs and historians will appreciate the app’s inclusion of various clips including some featuring Walt Disney himself, from the old Disneyland/World of Color television series as well as interviews with veteran studio artists.

A variety of creative tools are also included with the program. You’re given a basic 3-D model of the character Vanellope from “Wreck-It Ralph” and invited to play around with it and attempt to create a basic animation. By swiping on the iPad’s screen, you can recreate swirls of Elsa’s snow from “Frozen.”

It’s hard to articulate just how many various things there are to see and do in the

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Disney’s new app, “Disney Animated” was released last year and allows users to explore the world of Disney animation with their own two hands.

“Disney Animated” app. I’ve yet to try another application on the iPad that makes such wonderful use of the tablet’s screen. Everything is rendered gorgeously and feels fluid to manipulate. This is one of the few apps that truly realizes the full potential of the tablet device, in the process creating an intuitive, interactive entertainment experience that can also be educational. Both a

wonderful learning tool and a fun and entertaining way to pass the time, this app is a must own for any Disney fan, and is full of a lot of useful information and tools beginning artists should be able to take full advantage of.

Originally, I was going to write this piece on The Stanley Parable, but as of about three hours ago, something else has grabbed my attention. Irrational Games has finally released the first official preview of “Burial At Sea Part Two.” Be forewarned, this article will be full of “Bioshock” spoilers from all points in the series. The preview itself is short, lasting less than three minutes when accounting for titles and credits.

It begins right where Burial At Sea Part One left off, with Elizabeth waking up on the ground next to the dead body of Comstock, who was slain by her at the end of part one. A man holds a gun to her face, torturing her with a twisted game of Russian roulette, until a handsome man with a thick Irish

brogue walks into the scene and orders the man to simply kill her, and cease the torture.

Yes, the one and only Atlas has finally made his return.

Suddenly though, out of the corner of her eye, Elizabeth spots Booker (the real Booker) sitting in a chair, strumming on a guitar.

Clearly, only Elizabeth can see him, as nobody else is commenting on his presence. He tells her exactly what to say to Atlas and his men in order to survive.

Finally, after organizing a deal to return Atlas and his men up to Rapture in exchange for the little sister, Sally and Elizabeth’s lives, the trailer ends.

I cannot express how awesome this was. First of all, the chance to see things through the eyes of Elizabeth already looks to be great. Unlike Booker, Jack and Delta, Elizabeth is a vulnerable character. She’s a young woman, and is neither physically

powerful nor particularly handy with a gun. She has her powers, but based on the trailer, it seems they might not be quite as strong in Rapture as they are in Columbia. Going toe to toe with splicers is certainly going to prove a challenge, and the Big Daddys seem out of the question.

Not necessarily related to gameplay, however, is finally getting to meet and interact with Atlas (also known as Frank Fontaine) in the flesh. In part one, we got to chat with Sander Cohen, and now it seems we’re not only going to get to be involved with Atlas, but Yi Suchong (a character that has only been seen as a corpse), and possibly Andrew Ryan at the height of his power. For anyone who played through the original Bioshock, these characters should all stick out in your mind as figures that were present throughout the original game,

but never really showed up other than a brief cutscene, and a short and simple boss battle.

One thing in particular I’m excited for is that Booker and Elizabeth are finally going to be a team again. The relationship between the two of them was one of the defining traits in Bioshock Infinite, and I really hope we’ll get to see it explored even more in-depth in this new DLC installment.

Unfortunately, as I said, the trailer is relatively short, so there’s not much more to comment on, but hopefully in the coming month before release, the now-rolling hype train (or should I say hype bathysphere) will convince Ken Levine to continue to release more information.

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Portable Rayman Fun as Ever

By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer There are thousands upon thousands of games to be discovered in the Android and iOS app stores. The problem is a majority of them can be classified as either complete garbage or an overpriced rip off. That’s why finding a diamond in the rough like “Rayman Fiesta Run” is no small feat.

The follow up to the wonderful “Rayman Jungle Run,” “Rayman Fiesta Run” takes the wonderful art style and platforming mayhem of the recent console based “Rayman” titles and adapts it to a gameplay style adapted for on the go tablets and mobile phones.

Rather than attempt to awkwardly emulate the superior controls of a game controller with the touchscreen, “Fiesta Run” simplifies the formula for a more portable and enter-

taining experience. For example, in levels you are constantly running. All you have to do is tap the screen to jump over obstacles. It’s an incredibly simple concept, but no less enjoyable.

The food-based art design for many of the levels also provides a refreshing change of pace from those of both its predecessor and other “Rayman” titles.

The graphics tech is among the best of any game you can purchase in the app store.

On the negative side, I will say I’m not a huge fan of the somewhat extensive Facebook and social integration the game sometimes imposes upon the player. It’s a hindrance that occurs too often in mobile titles. Also while easy to jump into, the game can become unnecessarily difficult later on.

But then again, it’s only $2.99 and for over a few hours of content, that’s a real steal.

released then is a question that is still firmly up in the air. After all, many game-based movies never get released at all, due to various production problems.

The “Halo” movie is one that specifically comes to mind here.

However, “Sly Cooper” may finally be the one that gets it right.

Why do I say this? Well, at the same time the film was formally announced by Sony, they released a trailer, and I’ve got to say, it looks pretty amazing already at this early stage of development.

The art style, while different from the traditional cel shading that the “Sly Cooper” series used during its tenure on the Playstation 2 and Playstation 3, still looks fantastic, and definitively rivals what we’ve seen in the past

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“Sly Copper” is being turned into a movie according to a statement from Sony on Tuesday.

By Zachary Lederman Staff Writer We, as gamers, always know to hold a firm skepticism when it comes to movies based on games, even more so than games based on movies. In fact, I struggle to think of a single movie, based on a game that actually ended up even remotely successful. Terrible game-based movies come to mind whenever the subject is mentioned, including “Resident Evil,” “Postal” and “Street Fighter.” However, with our current level of CGI technology, things may be about to change.

On Tuesday, Sony announced that a movie based on the “Sly Cooper” film series is currently in production, and is due for release sometime in 2016. Whether this actually means the movie will be

By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer

2013 was a huge year for video games. The next generation consoles are upon us and the industry is becoming more mainstream than ever.

For developers, 2013 was the year the story telling in games took a gigantic leap forward. Three titles in particular have raised the bar for combining excellent story telling with engaging gameplay.

“The Last of Us”, “Grand Theft Auto V” and “Bioshock Infinite.”

It’s a pity that all three of these amazing titles came out in the same year. For what its worth, I believe each of these three titles are better than any title released in 2012 or 2011, which is no small statement.

“The Last of Us” took players on a very emotional struggle for survival across the a desolated United States. The most intuitive survival game since “Resident Evil 4,” showcased the ability of studio Naughty Dog to flex some serious creative muscles and cemented the PS3’s position as the home of the very best line up of exclusive titles for the last generation. You’ll never look at a brick the same way again, and I’ll be darned if the game’s soundtrack isn’t the best I’ve ever heard.

“Grand Theft Auto V” is arguably the biggest game of this past console generation.

The best GTA by far, players were once again thrust into the incredibly large and insanely detailed city of Los Santos for a brilliant action-adventure title as hilariously satirical as it was dramatic. Containing dozens of hours of main story content in addition to the even more expansive GTA Online mode, “Grand Theft Auto V” without question gave you the most bang for your buck in 2013. To say Rockstar Games topped themselves yet again is a gross understatement.

But alas, I must pick only one out of the three to be named “Game of the Year”.

And that game is “Bioshock Infinite”.

From the first time players set foot in the flying city of Columbia, right up until the jaw-dropping grand finale, Ken Levine and his team at Irrational Games created an amazing experience unlike any other.

Whereas the “The Last of Us” tells a chillingly realistic tale of a post apocalyptic America and “Grand Theft Auto V” lets you bear witness to a brilliant satire of modern America, “Bioshock Infinite” thrusts players into an unprecedentedly well crafted fantasy world of an America that never was and never will be.

Furthermore, while the other two titles are equally brilliant in many regards, “Bioshock Infinite” alone tells a story and crafts an emotional experience that can truly only be properly enjoyed in the video game medium, with no parallel in film or television currently in existence.

While the remarkable turn-

‘BioShock: Burial at Sea’ looks promising

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was passed over in favor of Adele’s “Skyfall” (Best Song Written for a Visual Media), and her only actual award, for “Summertime Sadness,” went to Cedric Gervais’s radio-friendly remix rather than Del Rey’s original song. Her real win was during the commercials, when a brand-new trailer for Disney’s upcoming “Maleficent” featured her haunting, languid cover of the Sleeping Beauty song “Once Upon a Dream.” Del Rey has the perfect voice with which to turn a lighthearted Disney tune into a sultry, resonant love ballad, and she absolutely knocked this cover out of the park.

While awards nights, by their nature, involve some triumphs and some disappointments for both artists and fans, the Grammys largely did justice to the music of 2013 and set a high standard for musicians in the coming year.

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of-the-century American idealist art design of Columbia is more than enough to merit the game such high praise, it’s the little detail’s in the city that put “Infinite” over the top.

From Disneyland-inspired set pieces to brilliant pop culture references (including an impromptu 1912 rendition of “Fortunate Son”) and the numerous audio logs scattered across the world, “Bioshock Infinite” contains an extreme level of detail unlike anything seen before.

2013 saw the release of three of the greatest games of all time. Each one told an amazing story, presented an incredible world to explore and featured some of the most intuitive gameplay mechanics seen in years. But for crafting a world unlike any other with unprecedented and excruciating detail and subjecting players to the best ending in video game history, “Bioshock Infinite” stands as the very best game of the year.

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from major companies like Pixar.

Though the trailer doesn’t reveal anything much about the plot, Sony has thankfully revealed an official plot synopsis as a companion to the trailer. According to the synopsis, the film will feature “Sly Cooper,” the infamous thief, during the very beginnings of his career as a thief. The synopsis states that during the film, Sly will discover his family’s status as an infamous group of thieves, and embark on a journey with his close friends, Bentley (the brains) and Murray (the muscle), in a quest to recover pieces of an ancient book, “holding the Cooper Clan’s family secrets…” However, their progress is impeded by the machinations of the evil Clockwerk, a robotic, Russian raptor with an intense hatred for the Cooper Clan.

This probably sounds remarkably familiar to anyone who played the original “Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus” on the Playstation 2, as it is virtually the same plot, lending credibility to the theory that the film is going to be a retelling of the first game.

Does this mean that we might even see a second, third and fourth movie based on the game’s three sequels?

Perhaps, depending on whether or not this movie is successful. One thing is sure, however, Tuesday’s announcements are sure to have any fans of the series, myself included, hopping on board the hype train.

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AP

Pete Seeger conducts an instrument making session on Children’s Day at the Newport Folk Festival, in Newport, R.I. The American troubadour, folk singer and activist Seeger died Monday Jan. 27, 2014, at age 94.

ALBANY, New York (AP) — Pete Seeger, the banjopicking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents, has died at the age of 94.

Seeger’s grandson, Kitama Cahill-Jackson, said his grandfather died peacefully in his sleep around 9:30 p.m. Monday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he had been for six days. Family members were with him.

“He was chopping wood 10 days ago,” Cahill-Jackson recalled.

Just a couple years ago in 2011, the nonagenarian Seeger — buoyed by his characteristically soaring spirit, the surging crowd around him and a pair of canes — walked through the streets of Manhattan leading an Occupy Wall Street protest.

Though he would later admit the attention embarrassed him, the moment brought back many feelings and memories as he instructed yet another generation of young people how to effect change through song and determination — as he had done over the last seven decades as a history-sifting singer and everso-gentle rabble-rouser.

“Be wary of great leaders,” he told The Associated Press two days after the march. “Hope that there are many, many small leaders.”

President Barack Obama on Tuesday said Seeger used

his voice to strike blows for workers’ and civil rights, world peace, and environmental conservation.

With his lanky frame, useworn banjo and full white beard, Seeger was an iconic figure in folk music who outlived his peers. He performed with the great folk minstrel Woody Guthrie in his younger days and wrote or co-wrote “If I Had a Hammer,” ‘’Turn, Turn, Turn,” ‘’Where Have All the Flowers Gone” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine.” He lent his voice against Hitler and nuclear power. A cheerful warrior, he typically delivered his broadsides with an affable air and his fingers poised over the strings of his banjo.

In 2011, the canes kept Seeger from carrying his beloved instrument while he walked nearly 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) with hundreds of protesters swirling around him holding signs and guitars. With a simple gesture — extending his friendship — Seeger gave the protesters and even their opponents a moment of brotherhood the short-lived Occupy movement sorely needed.

With The Weavers, a quartet organized in 1948, Seeger helped set the stage for a national folk revival. The group — Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman — churned out hit recordings of “Goodnight Irene,” ‘’Tzena,

Tzena” and “On Top of Old Smokey.”

Seeger also was credited with popularizing “We Shall Overcome,” which he printed in his publication “People’s Song” in 1948. He later said his only contribution to the anthem of the civil rights movement was changing the second word from “will” to “shall,” which he said “opens up the mouth better.”

His musical career was always braided tightly with his political activism, in which he advocated for causes ranging from civil rights to the cleanup of his beloved Hudson River. Seeger said he left the Communist Party around 1950 and later renounced it. But the association dogged him for years.

He was kept off commercial television for more than a decade after tangling with the House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee in 1955. Repeatedly pressed by the committee to reveal whether he had sung for Communists, Seeger responded sharply: “I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent this implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, or I might be a vegetarian, make me any less of an American.”

He was charged with contempt of Congress, but the sentence was overturned on appeal.

Seeger’s output included dozens of albums and single records for adults and children.

He appeared in the movies “To Hear My Banjo Play” in 1946 and “Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon” in 1970. A reunion concert of the original Weavers in 1980 was filmed as a documentary titled “Wasn’t That a Time.”

By the 1990s, no longer a party member but still styling himself a communist with a small c, Seeger was heaped with national honors.

Official Washington sang along — the audience must sing was the rule at a Seeger concert — when it lionized him at the Kennedy Center in 1994.

President Bill Clinton hailed him as “an inconvenient artist who dared to sing things as he saw them.”

Seeger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 as an early influence. Ten years later, Bruce Springsteen honored him with “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,” a rollicking reinterpretation of songs sung by Seeger. While pleased with the album, Seeger said he wished it was “more serious.”

In 1997 he won a Grammy for best traditional folk album, “Pete.”

Seeger was born in New

York City on May 3, 1919, into an artistic family whose roots traced to religious dissenters of colonial America.

His mother, Constance, played violin and taught; his father, Charles, a musicologist, was a consultant to the Resettlement Administration, which gave artists work during the Depression. His uncle Alan Seeger, the poet, wrote “I Have a Rendezvous With Death” before being killed in World War I. It was a favorite poem of President John F. Kennedy, a classmate of Pete Seeger’s at Harvard.

Dropping out of Harvard in 1938 after two years as a disillusioned sociology major, he hit the road, picking up folk tunes as he hitchhiked or hopped freights.

In 1940, with Guthrie and others, he was part of the Almanac Singers and performed benefits for disaster relief and other causes.

He and Guthrie also toured migrant camps and union halls.

He sang on overseas radio broadcasts for the Office of War Information early in World War II. In the Army, he spent 3½ years in Special Services, entertaining soldiers in the South Pacific, and made corporal.

He married Toshi Seeger on July 20, 1943. The couple raised three children. Toshi Seeger died in July at 91.

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Stars line up to pay tribute to The Beatles LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s an easy way to give pop music’s most performance-hardened stars a case of the butterflies: Ask them to perform in front of The Beatles.

Many of today’s top artists gathered Monday night to honor The Beatles’ legacy, with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in attendance and late members John Lennon and George Harrison always in mind, at The Recording Academy’s taping of “The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles.”

John Legend and Alicia Keys sang “Let It Be.” Katy Perry performed “Yesterday,” while her boyfriend, John Mayer, teamed with Keith Urban on “Don’t Let Me Down.” And Brad Paisley and Pharrell Williams took on the challenge of “Here Comes the Sun,” a song well known to millions of music

fans.

“We are honoring the most important band of all time, and trying to do justice to their song while two of them sit there,” Paisley said in an interview before his performance. “We know, going in, we’re not going to sing like them, and we’re going to try to do our own thing with it.

But ... there’s reasons why people get blasted when they cover Beatles songs in any situation. But here we are, we’re all doing that tonight.

So, I guess it’s an even playing field in that sense.”

It was until McCartney and Starr took the stage, turning what had been a fairly sedate affair into an arm-in-arm singalong of hits “Hey, Jude,” ‘’Sgt. Pepper” and “Yellow Submarine” that prompted movie stars and Grammy Award-winning musicians alike to sing along like giddy kids.

The telecast will air Feb.

9 on CBS, 50 years after The Fab Four made their first appearance in front of an American TV audience on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

It was a historic moment with more than 73 million Americans tuning in, changing pop culture in profound ways.

Even so, McCartney told the crowd he was hesitant to agree to commemorate it.

“What can I say about this evening, it’s just amazing,” he said. “At first when I was asked to do the show, I was wondering if it was the right thing to do. Was it seemly to tribute yourself? But I saw a couple of American guys who said to me, ‘You don’t understand the impact of that appearance on the show on America.’ I didn’t realize that.”

Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich said the tribute event was more than a decade in the making and was produced at

the Los Angeles Convention Center with archival footage from the band’s “Ed Sullivan” era as well as their psychedelic and hirsute, hipster periods.

Maroon 5 kicked off the show by re-creating the opening moments of the Feb. 9, 1964, appearance with “All My Loving,” then “Ticket to Ride.” Keys and Legend faced each other as they sat at matching black baby grand pianos. Mayer and Urban traded guitar licks, as did Gary Clark Jr. and Joe Walsh on “As My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics reunited to play “The Fool on the Hill.”

Dave Grohl and Jeff Lynne hammered deep cut “Hey, Bulldog,” and Harrison’s son Dhani joined Lynne and Joe Walsh on his father’s classic “Something.” Stevie Wonder performed “We Can Work It Out” twice, asking for a

retake after a slow start on his first attempt.

“Fire me, sue me,” he joked with the crowd.

Starr took the stage next and marveled at Wonder’s appearance: “I’ve got to tell you, what a thrill following Stevie Wonder.”

The drummer performed three songs alone, including “Yellow Submarine” at the request of Grohl’s young daughter. McCartney took the stage next for five songs of his own before Starr returned for a finale that included a group singalong of “Hey, Jude.” It was the first time the two had performed together since 2010.

“We were in a band. It’s called The Beatles,” Starr said near the end of the show. “And if we play, John and George are always with us. It’s always John, Paul, George and Ringo.”

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Aries (March 21 -- April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Think up solutions from a new vantage point. New opportunities open up to advance the prosperity of your community. Opposites attract, now even more. Plan actions before taking them.

Get into strategy.

Taurus (April 20 -- May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You don't need to spend to have fun. Play music, draw or write. There's nothing wrong with changing your mind. Take small steps toward your goal. Solve a household problem while you're at it.

Gemini (May 21 -- June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You can get whatever you need. Let your partner take the lead.

Meeting a deadline conserves your good reputation.

Finances become more optimistic. Share your gratitude with your team. It does take a village.

Cancer (June 21 -- July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- There's a problem at work, but you can solve it. Create an elegant social event. Being generous doesn't have to be expensive. Let the responses come. Quiet, do-nothing time and meditation allow for innovative thinking.

Leo (July 23 -- Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Continue your good work, and advance to the next level. It starts with the first step. Postpone cleaning house. A mess is fine.

Gamble or take risks another day. Celebrate and appreciate a loved one.

Virgo (Aug. 23 -- Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Consider an interesting suggestion from someone beloved. Strengthen your foundation, to avoid losing a deal to another. Have faith, plus a backup plan. Borrow to regain balance.

Don't bite more than you can chew.

Libra (Sept. 23 -- Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- New skills make you even more interesting. Take risks with home projects, while willing to accept consequences good or bad. Wisdom prevails. You have more in reserve than you thought. Tally up, then celebrate the results.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 -- Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Select colors and designs. You're very attractive now. Sparks fly, creatively and otherwise, and it's all good. Emotional speeches are par for the course. Limit your spending considerably. Slow down and accomplish more.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 -- Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Decline a party in favor of a private activity. Confirm attendance.

Express your true feelings. Do the homework. Anticipate controversy. Let go of how you thought it had to be.

Flattery will get you everything.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 -- Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- You can solve a challenging puzzle. Others vie for your attention.

Do the homework. The data you're amassing comes in useful later. It's not a good time to gamble. Run a reality check. Postpone having company over. Indulge in mindless diversions.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 -- Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Fall in love all over again. Intuition points the way... follow your heart. Keep digging for the best deal, and drive a bargain. A female records decisions. Mean what you say.

Circumstances dictate the direction to go.

Pisces (Feb. 19 -- March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Begin a new project, but finish the old stuff first. Don't get intimidated by constructive criticism. Keep more in reserve than in your pocket. Bring excitement to the bargaining table.

Insist on complete honesty. Exude confidence.

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McCurry: Marshawn predicted for Super Bowl MVP from PREVIEW, page 12 front handles the two-headed rushing dose of Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch.

Seattle’s defense: obviously great. Denver’s offense: just as impressive. Seattle’s offense and Denver’s defense, meanwhile, are both mediocre and ranked somewhere in the middle tier of the NFL. Which is why the x-factors are Broncos like defensive tackle Terrance Knighton (a.k.a. Pot Roast) and linebacker Danny Trevathan, plus Seahawks such as Lynch and that entire offensive line.

Who can potentially be this year’s wideout darling?

Every Super Bowl, it feels like a wide receiver that wasn’t exactly the focal point of the opposition’s gameplan comes out of irrelevancy and threatens to win MVP with how well they perform. Think of David Tyree, Mario Manningham and Jacoby Jones as examples. With the Broncos’ pass-catching quartet of Julius Thomas, Demaryius Thomas, Wes Welker, and Eric Decker being so explosive and notorious, I’m looking at a Seattle receiver to break through to the point that they get a call from the “Dancing with the Stars” executives this offseason. Perhaps Doug Baldwin, the undrafted Stanford graduate who had 6 catches for 106 yards versus the 49ers last week, can be that man. I’m putting

my money on another undrafted dude, however. Jermaine Kearse, who Russell Wilson has turned to often this year in late-game situations and in the red zone, has a tremendous opportunity to make a name for himself this Sunday. Remember, it was Kearse and not Baldwin or Golden Tate, who hauled in the game-winning touchdown versus San Francisco. What you got for an encore presentation, Jermaine?

Who will win the game?

The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived. I have the Seattle Seahawks defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII by a final score of 27-23. Maybe it’s the New York Giants diehard in me that has me siding with the defensive specialists while simultaneously praying that Brother Eli still has less free fingers on his hand than Peyton after Sunday evening. After all, Eli’s house is the venue.

MVP? Marshawn Lynch will win MVP. Russell Wilson will get a serious nod as well. In the end, though, both confetti and Skittles will be raining down in New Jersey after the Seahawks take down the Broncos in a battle of the Goliaths.

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Anthony Davis scores 30 in Pelicans victory

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New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson (13)

CLEVELAND (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points with eight blocks and seven rebounds and Eric Gordon scored 20, leading the New Orleans Pelicans to a 100-89 win over the puzzling Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.

Davis, one of three No. 1 overall picks in the game, was dominant at both ends of the floor as the Pelicans won their third straight. He injured fingers on his left hand in the final minutes, but got taped up during a timeout and stayed in.

New Orleans scored 16 straight points to close the first half and opened a 22-point lead in the third, causing some fans to boo the listless Cavaliers.

Kyrie Irving scored 23 and Dion Waiters 21 for the Cavs, who had a 1-4 homestand after a 3-2 trip out West.

Cavs rookie Anthony Bennett, the first pick in last year's draft,

scored a season-high 15.

Davis scored 11 points in the third quarter, when he showed off his well-rounded game. He swished a long jumper, dropped a runner, nailed a bank shot and, of course, dunked.

"There's not much to not like about his game," Cavs coach Mike Brown said before the game.

Missing Anderson Varejao, out with a hyperextended and bruised left knee, the Cavs had no defensive answer for Davis, who was coming off a 22-point, 19-rebound, seven-block performance in a win over Orlando.

As the Pelicans were putting the finishing touches on the win, Davis jammed his left hand and came to the bench in obvious pain. He bent over as a trainer worked on his fingers and several of Davis' teammates patted him on the back as he was treated.

He returned to the floor with black tape around two fingers, but didn't have to do much in the final three minutes as the Pelicans had already wrapped up their 10th road victory.

Gordon added nine assists and seven rebounds. Greg Stiemsma had 10 rebounds for New Orleans.

Bennett was the lone bright spot for the Cavs.

A major disappointment so far, the 6-foot-8 Canadian added eight rebounds and played 31 minutes — his most action this season.

The Pelicans outscored the Cavs 16-0 over the final 5:25 of the second quarter to open a 56-44 halftime lead.

Gordon had six points during the spurt, which included a possession where all five New Orleans touched the ball before Davis took a feed on the baseline and dunked.

Cleveland, which scored just six points in the third quarter of a loss to Phoenix on Sunday, missed its last nine shots of the period. The Cavs committed three turnovers in the last four minutes and shot only 5 of 20 from the field, leaving the floor to a smattering of boos.

The Pelicans stretched it out in the third, taking an 81-59 lead on a basket by Al-Farouq Amin.

With New Orleans hosting this year's All-Star game, Pelicans coach Monty Williams believes Davis should be added as a reserve to the Western Conference team.

Williams has seen major growth in Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in 2012. The Pelicans monitored the young center's minutes last season to keep his confidence high, but they don't have the same restrictions on him now.

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MetLife Stadium is seen in the foreground with the New York city skyline Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, before the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men made highquality counterfeit tickets for the Super Bowl and other postseason NFL games and sold them online, authorities in New York said on Tuesday, five days before tens of thousands of fans pack into a stadium across the river in New Jersey for the game.

Damon Daniels, 43, of New York, and Eugene Fladger, 32, of Philadelphia, were awaiting arraignment Tuesday in Queens Criminal Court following their arrests Monday on forgery, possession of forged instruments and other trademark counterfeit charges. Attorney information wasn't immediately available.

Police recovered 59 counterfeit tickets at Daniels' Queens apartment Monday, including 36 Super Bowl tickets, eight stadium parking passes, 12 tickets to the NFL Honors Party at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan and three tickets to the NFL Commissioner's Party at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, said NYPD Lt. Chris Fasano, who headed the investigation following a tip from NFL's security division last month.

Fasano said the quality of the tickets was "very good" and the average person wouldn't know they were fakes. He said they made the arrests this week after their investigation led them to believe the majority of the counterfeit tickets were going to be sold this week.

About 40 counterfeit tickets, including 20 for the Super Bowl, were either purchased or arranged to be purchased by law enforcement over the course of the roughly six-week inves-

tigation, he said.

All of the tickets were emblazoned with the NFL logo and included a bar code designed to gain entry when scanned at stadiums, prosecutors said. Police said that the men sold the tickets using Craigslist and then shipped them via FedEx, getting payments through Western Union.

An NFL spokesman said fans who don't buy tickets directly from the NFL or a team should beware of what they get.

In all, an undercover investigator made two separate purchases from the men, authorities said.

The undercover spent $1,200 for eight counterfeit tickets with a face value of $175 each to the Dec. 22 game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys in Landover, Md., police said. The officer then spent another $1,200 for six tickets and a parking pass to the NFC Wild Card game in Philadelphia valued at $130 each and four tickets valued at $230 each plus a parking pass to the AFC divisional round playoff game in Foxborough, Mass.

Tickets to various events such as New York Rangers hockey games and Billy Joel concerts were also recovered, he said.

Fasano and Dt. Gerard McNally, both assigned to the department's Organized Crime Investigation Division, said the two men didn't appear to have a connection to any organized crime operation but each had arrest histories for counterfeiting tickets and scalping.

Seahawks' Harvin 'absolutely' a go for Super Bowl NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Percy Harvin is tired of sitting through games and just watching.

The Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is ready to play a full game while healthy for the first time this season. And, if he had to pick one, well, the Super Bowl might as well be it.

"I'm not really worrying about the past games that I missed and the time I missed," Harvin said at media day on Tuesday. "I'm here now, I'm healthy and I'm ready to go."

Harvin returned to practice last Wednesday after passing the NFL's concussion protocol following a head injury suffered in Seattle's NFC divisional playoff game against New Orleans. It was the latest in what has been a lost season — so far — for the

playmaking receiver.

He missed the first 10 games after needing hip surgery, and played sparingly when he returned because of complications. Harvin came back for the playoffs, but hit his head on the turf in Seattle's win over New Orleans.

"I don't know if a player can ever actually say that he is 100 percent, but I feel really good," Harvin said. "I haven't had any problems or anything."

Harvin was then asked if he thought he'd be at full strength Sunday against the Denver Broncos.

"I am absolutely playing," he said without hesitation.

Seattle paid a significant price in the offseason to bring in Harvin, dealing three draft picks, including a first-rounder,

to Minnesota and then signing him to a six-year, $67 million contract.

The Seahawks envisioned him as a difference-maker not only on offense, but also special teams as a game-breaking returner. Instead, Harvin has spent a lot of time on the sideline and in the trainer's room while Seattle has been winning without him.

"It was definitely a trying year for me," Harvin said, also using the word "frustrated" to describe his season.

Harvin had just one catch for 17 yards in the regular season, and had three receptions for 21 yards and a 9-yard rush against the Saints before banging his head on the turf and leaving that game.

"I'm feeling really good now,"

he said. "I have no restrictions."

That could make Harvin a player to keep an eye on during the Super Bowl. After all, when he's healthy, he's one of the league's most dynamic players with his tantalizing mix of speed and elusiveness.

"I've been hearing 'X-factor' and this kind of talk," Harvin said. "This is not my first rodeo.

I've played in a lot of football games and I've been effective at doing that. I'm not worried about anything other than what I've always done, and that is go out there and play football the way I know how."

The Broncos are certainly expecting Harvin to play an integral part of the offense — whether he's lined up on the outside, in the slot or returning kicks.

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Seattle Seahawks' Percy Harvin speaks during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Most teams in Deep South dodge weather Manning had concerns about comback ATLANTA (AP) — Most of the sports teams in the Deep South dodged the winter storm that hit the region.

The majority of the college basketball, NBA and NHL squads in the region were off or playing on the road Tuesday when the snow, ice and freezing temperatures engulfed the Southeast on Tuesday.

At least one team planned ahead: No. 25 Middle Tennessee avoided potential dangerous travel by deciding on Monday to postpone a game at Southern Mississippi. The game originally planned for Wednesday

was rescheduled for Feb. 5.

Also, Lincoln Memorial, a Division II team based in Harrogate, Tenn., pushed back men's and women's basketball games at Brevard in North Carolina from Wednesday to Thursday.

The LSU men's basketball game with No. 11 Kentucky went on as scheduled in Baton Rouge on Tuesday night. However, freezing rain and icy road conditions led to the closure of Interstate 10 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge about four hours before the game.

LSU gave parking attendants the night off, so there

was free parking. Parking lots around the stadium were covered with a film of ice, making for a slippery, short walk to the gates of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Tigers fans Jim and Libby Best needed 30 minutes more than usual to make the drive of about 20 miles from Prairieville, rerouting because authorities had closed an overpass they normally take.

"The roads were bad," Jim Best said. "You had to go really slow and be careful."

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — When Peyton Manning returned to the NFL after a series of neck operations that sidelined him for the entire 2011 season, there was plenty of talk about when — and even whether — he would return to the level of play that earned four MVP awards and two Super Bowl appearances.

He ignored others' voices.

He couldn't ignore his own questions.

"I certainly had my concerns that entire time," Manning said Tuesday at Super Bowl media day, less than a week before he'll lead the Denver Broncos against the Seattle Seahawks.

"I had my concerns, because the doctors just couldn't tell me anything definite. They wouldn't say, 'You're going to be back at this time, at 100 percent strength level.' They couldn't tell me," he continued. "So when the doctors can't tell you that, how do you really know? It was a matter of a lot of faith and

trust."

Manning scoffed as he recalled what some said as he prepared to move to the Broncos from the Indianapolis Colts.

"There was a lot of 'narrative' out there.

That's kind of my new word for the year," he said with a smile.

"There was a lot of 'narrative' out there on what I couldn't do: 'He can't throw to the left.'

And, 'He really struggles throwing to the right.'

I'm like, 'How do they know? I've been throwing in private the entire time.' ... At the time, throwing to the left was about the only thing I could do well," Manning said. "So there was a lot of misinformation out there."

As it turned out, Manning would be just fine.

Last season, he led the Broncos to the playoffs, earning NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors.

New coach has American off to 8-0 start in Patriot League

AP

his Nov. 20, 2013 file photo shows American University's John Schoof, left, guarded by Ohio State's Aaron Craft during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As of Tuesday morning, Mike Brennan had an 8-0 conference record in his debut season as head coach at American University.

He also had some fresh advice from mentor and basketball legend Pete Carril, who had sketched a plan for beating the press on the back of a box score — a piece of paper that could probably net a hefty price at a Sotheby's auction in about 30 years.

But Brennan had nothing on his walls.

They were white and bare, except for the studs left behind when former coach Jeff Jones moved out last year. Finally, on Tuesday afternoon, just to give the room some atmosphere — and to supply a decent background when Brennan is doing on-camera interviews — assistant director of athletic communications Mike Gambardella hung a photo from the 2009 Patriot League title game and a poster.

Brennan, 41, kept right on working. He's a coach, not an interior decorator.

"He's very, very passionate about basketball," senior center Tony Wroblicky said. "Coach Jones was, too, but I think coach Brennan's on a slightly higher level."

From Princeton to American with a stop at Georgetown,

Brennan has taken a team projected to finish ninth in the 10-school Patriot League and transformed it in a hurry. Using his single-minded basketball focus, Brennan got the players to buy into his version of the Princeton offense made famous

by Carril. Share the ball. Do a little bit of everything. Oh, and look for the backdoor cut.

"It's just getting guys to be skilled, getting them to share the ball, that's probably the biggest obstacle," Brennan said.

"Getting people to share goes against human nature."

Brennan played for Carril at Princeton in the early 1990s and coached for seven years on the Tigers' staff. Then came two seasons as an assistant at American under Jones and four years at Georgetown working for another Carril protégé, John Thompson III. When Jones left for Old Dominion, Brennan didn't have to leave Washington, D.C., to get his first head coaching job, leaving the Hilltop at Georgetown for AU Park. It took a few games for his offensive philosophy to take hold: The Eagles went 4-7 in nonconference play, including a 63-52 loss at Ohio State.

But things have started to click.

AU won a first-place showdown with Boston University last week by 30 points.

"Princeton, I was kind

of unsure about that" at first, Wroblicky said. "But I couldn't be happier playing under it right now."

There's always room for improvement, however. Carril attended the BU game and found a flaw or two in the 86-56 victory.

"We got pressed a bit and turned it over a couple of times," Brennan said, "and he was drawing something on the back of a box score, saying, 'Hey, try this against the press.' He's a teacher at heart, and he's a coach at heart."

Ever since American moved to the Patriot League from the Colonial Athletic Association in 2001, the running joke in D.C. circles has been that AU's coach is hired to win one game per season — the conference tournament championship game that guarantees an NCAA berth.

Jones prevailed in 2008 and 2009, and Brennan will have to do the same to get to the big dance. Even an unbeaten league record might not be enough to get the Eagles' RPI out of triple digits.

But 8-0 is a pretty good start.

"It's nice to have some success in the league," junior guard John Schoof said. "But it still comes down to the end of the year to tournament time. That's definitely the main goal, is the Patriot League championship —

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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 Feb. 4 SMU 7 p.m.

Feb. 1 Cincinnati 2 p.m.

Feb. 9 Louisville 1 p.m.

- Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman

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Feb. 9 UCF 6 p.m.

Bettman: Sabres bidding to host scouting combine

“If I could pass a lesson on to the kids it would be this: Don’t attack anybody.”

Away game

Men’s Basketball

Number of games that Kevin Durant has scored 30 points or more in a row.

Richard Sherman

Feb. 15 Memphis Noon

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Say anything...

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Feb. 16 USF 4 p.m.

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Feb. 19 UCF 7 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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Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Indiana Auburn State Noon 11:30 a.m.

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.

(0-0) Feb. 22 College of Charleston Noon

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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Seattle Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch stands against a wall during media day for the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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

What's On TV

NBA: OKlahoma City Thunder vs. Miami, 7:00 p.m., ESPN

The Oklahoma Thunder will take their talents to South Beach to take on the defending NBA Champions Miami Heat in a rematch of the 2012 NBA Finals.

Thunder small forward Kevin Durant will test his streak of 11 straight games of 30 points or more against MVP LeBron James as two of the best scorers in the NBA faceoff.

AP

NCAA Hoops: No. 16 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Kansas, 9 p.m., ESPNU Iowa State will enter into Phog Allen Fieldhouse Wednseday as they try to put an end to the Jayhawks six game winning streak.

The Cyclones will have to go up against freshmen phenoms Andrew Wiggins, Joel Embiid, and Wayne Selden in a rematch of an overtime classic played in Iowa earlier this year.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL is already interested in Sabres owner Terry Pegula’s $172-million downtown Buffalo hockey/entertainment complex, even though the facility is not completed yet.

Commissioner Gary Bettman told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the league is considering the Sabres’ pitch to relocate the NHL’s annual pre-draft scouting combine from Toronto to Buffalo.

“It’s something that’s being discussed, and I know it’s something that Ted Black is vigorously pursuing,” Bettman said by phone, referring to the Sabres president. “It’s a work in progress. We haven’t made any decisions.

But we’re taking the expression of interest very seriously.”

Bettman made the revelation during an interview regarding Pegula and the facility he’s building. It’s called HarborCenter, and is currently under construction across the street from the Sabres arena.

In a text to the AP, Black said discussions with the NHL regarding Buffalo hosting the combine have been taking place for the past several months.

“The NHL’s interest in Buffalo is very flattering and it is another example of the ways that we’re trying to promote Buffalo and HarborCenter as an international hockey destination,” Black wrote.

The facility is set to open in October and feature two ice rinks, 11 locker rooms, classroom space and a high-performance training facility.

HarborCenter will be connected to the Sabres arena and eventually also include a full-service hotel, which is set to open next year.

The combine is run by the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau and is traditionally held in Toronto in late May. It brings together the league’s top draft-eligible prospects for testing and workouts that are open to the NHL’s 30 teams.

The testing is exclusively done off-ice inside a convention center room.

Some teams, including the Sabres, prefer to also hold additional on-ice workouts with prospects. HarborCenter has the potential to do both on- and off-ice testing under one roof.

The complex is already attracting interest in hockey circles.

Earlier this month, USA Hockey announced its annual All-American Prospects game will be played in Buffalo for the next two years.

USA Hockey executive director Dave Ogrean has called HarborCenter a one-ofa-kind hockey facility in America. Ogrean anticipates HarborCenter will lead to USA Hockey hosting other events in Buffalo.

The Sabres are preparing to make a bid to host the 2018 World Junior Hockey Championships.

THE Storrs Side

THE Pro Side

UConn baseball looks forward to season’s beginning on Valentine’s Day

Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch signs with Skittles

By Dalton Zbierski Associate Sports Editor With just over two weeks standing between now and Opening Day, the UConn baseball squad is eagerly looking forward to the upcoming season and the challenges it will bring.

UConn opens up play on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 in Port Charlotte, Fla., with a game against Ohio State, followed up with matchups against Indiana State and Auburn on the same weekend.

“I’ve had Feb. 14 marked on my calendar for a very long time now,” said redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Jordan Tabakman. “The damage our team can do this year is scary and with Opening Day right around the corner I can’t wait to get it going.”

A weekend series beginning on March 7 in Gainesville, Fla., against the Florida Gators already has players excited.

“It’s a great opportunity for UConn to put itself on the map nationally playing a Florida team that seems to be great every year,” said redshirt sophomore right-

handed pitcher Max Slade.

“We need to play relaxed, confident and have fun.”

The importance of the series was not lost on Tabakman either.

“Playing in Gainesville is going to be a great test for us. We have quite a few guys who are familiar with this type of atmosphere and for the rookies, it will be a great experience,” Tabakman said.

“Playing a top SEC team like Florida will be more than a great challenge, it will be a challenge we are prepared and ready for.”

Tabakman stressed the impact that the weekend series could have on the season altogether.

“We are looking to make a statement early this year and picking up a series win against Florida will get us one more step closer to Omaha,” Tabakman said.

“We know what it will take to get there and everyone is doing their part to make that goal a reality.”

Dalton Zbierski@UConn.edu

By Scott Carroll Staff Writer With the Super Bowl rapidly approaching this Sunday, most of the media attention has been paid to the abrasive comments made by Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, but there is a far sweeter story to this year’s big game.

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has just signed a deal with Skittles, his favorite candy, which will allow him to endorse the product.

The candy company paid homage to their new relationship with the Pro Bowl caliber running back with a line of “Seattle Mix” Skittles that only includes Skittles of the color green and blue, the Seahawks team colors.

Lynch’s love of Skittles dates back to when he was just a boy playing recreation football. His mother would give them to him during games under the nickname “power pellets”.

Lynch’s love for the candy has extended into the NFL as he can often be seen snacking on the candy on the sidelines.

Fans of the Seahawks, dubbed the “12 man”, have found

a fun way to get in on the Skittles frenzy and have begun showering Lynch in Skittles after he crosses the end zone for a touchdown.

In 2010, Lynch was fined $10,000 for wearing cleats that actually featured images of tiny Skittles on the outer sole of the cleat. The cleats were found not to be in accordance of league uniform policy.

Lynch is the first athlete to ever be sponsored by Skittles, however he is not the first candy sponsored athlete.

Last January, Raven’s quarterback Joe Flacco signed a one year endorsement with Haribo, the company that makes GoldBears gummy bears, after being photographed eating the bears.

Skittles will make a $10,000 donation to Lynch’s Fam First Foundation, which seeks to empower and enrich children of the Bay Area, for each touchdown he scores in Sunday’s game.

The Seattle Seahawks running back has proven the old myth wrong, as for him there truly is no such thing as too much sweets.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu

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TEMPLE OWLS HOO?

Breanna Stewart shines with 37 points against Owls

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored a career-high 37 points and Bria Hartley had 16 points and 11 assists, leading No. 1 Connecticut to its 28th straight win, 93-56 over Temple on Tuesday night.

The Huskies (22-0, 9-0 American Athletic Conference) shook off a rare early challenge to turn yet another game into a romp. Stewart made 10 of 11 shots in the first half and scored 25 points to thwart any hope the Owls had for pulling off the upset.

UConn center Stefanie Dolson had 11 points and 13 rebounds when she limped off the court with 8 minutes left. She had her right foot taped and did not return.

Rateska Brown led the Owls (10-10, 4-5) with 13 points.

For about 10 minutes, there was a hint of a surprise at refurbished McGonigle Hall, the home floor for some of Hall of Fame coach John Chaney’s greatest teams.

The Owls turned a 22-15 hole into a 23-22 lead with 7:55 left in the first half. Taylor Robinson put Temple in front with an inside bucket that put the crowd on its feet.

Not for long.

Stewart put UConn back on top with a layup that sparked a 20-5 run. Stewart really got on a roll during the decisive stretch, scoring, an easy bucket off Hartley’s steal, a layup, and a 3-pointer for a 47-31 lead. She made 15 of 19 shots overall and 3 of 5 3-pointers.

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Matt Stypulkoski It’s almost over, we’re almost there. Four more days and we’ll have made it through.

After Sunday – Super Bowl Sunday that is – we’ll finally be done with the worst two weeks in the sports calendar.

Some may disagree with that assessment, chalking up the dog days of summer or the February lull as their least favorite time of the year.

I’ve considered those arguments before. They tend to make sense. After all, the periods when baseball is the only option or before the start of March Madness can get a bit stale or get a bit restless.

But every year, in the two weeks between Championship Weekend and the Super Bowl, the hype-machine fires up again and quickly reminds me why these two weeks are so insufferable.

Full disclosure: Football isn’t my favorite sport. In fact, if I was put under the gun, it would probably fall somewhere around fifth on my list of preferred sports to watch. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy football, there are just things I enjoy more.

And therein lies the issue with the odd intersession we’re currently stuck in. No matter what happens in other sports – the NBA, the NHL, college hoops – ESPN, Fox Sports, every radio station and newspaper around the country are focused on one thing and one thing only.

Turning on the TV is like watching a worship service at the almighty alter of the NFL. If you somehow haven’t yet been convinced that football is king in this country, a 10-minute spell tuned into SportsCenter over the next few days should be the only argument needed.

Meanwhile, between Jan. 20 and Feb. 1, there are 96 NHL games, 105 NBA contests and over 600 Division 1 college basketball games on the docket, all being largely ignored. Instead, we’re bombarded with “analysis” for 14 straight days, forced to watch constant breakdowns and debates on Richard Sherman’s postgame rant and reminded regularly of the impending weather as if we’re watching a local newscast (spoiler: it’s cold in the Northeast during the winter).

Basically, the Super Bowl has turned into a two-week hiatus from actual sports in favor of a broad, repetitive conversation about a single game.

The worst part is that the game rarely lives up to the hype. Yes, three straight Super Bowls have been decided by one score, as have four of the last five. But after two weeks of endless build up, anything short of the greatest game of all-time – chock full of big plays and lead changes, monumental momentum shifts and late-game heroics – just doesn’t stand up to the extended billing.

Frankly, by the time Super Bowl Sunday rolls around, the two weeks of talk have left me so exhausted that my interest in the game has bottomed out.

Perhaps the worst part of this stretch on the sports calendar is how completely avoidable the misery is. Obviously, the Super Bowl is going to be a hot topic – it’s the biggest spectacle in American sports each year. But with just a little less conversation and a lot more diversity in topic, plus a few highlights from around the non-NFL world, the TV networks and radio stations and websites and newspapers could keep the game from getting stale before it even happens.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

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College athletes take step toward forming union CHICAGO (AP) — Calling the NCAA a dictatorship, Northwestern’s quarterback and the United Steelworkers announced plans Tuesday to form the first labor union for college athletes — the latest salvo in the bruising fight over whether amateur players should be paid.

Quarterback Kain Colter detailed the College Athletes Players Association at a news conference in Chicago, flanked by leaders of Steelworkers union that has agreed to pay legal bills for the effort. The NCAA and the Big Ten Conference both criticized the move and insisted that college athletes cannot be considered employees.

Colter said the NCAA dictates terms to its hundreds of member schools and tens of thousands of college athletes, leaving players with little or no say about financial compensation questions or how to improve their own safety.

That college football generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue only bolstered the argu-

ment for a union, he said.

“How can they call this amateur athletics when our jerseys are sold in stores and the money we generate turns coaches and commissioners into multimillionaires?” Colter asked.

“The current model represents a dictatorship,” added Colter, who just finished his senior year with the Wildcats. “We just want a seat at the table.”

Colter said “nearly 100 percent” of his teammates backed the drive to unionize. But only he spoke publicly, saying the others wanted to keep a low profile.

CAPA’s president, former UCLA football player Ramogi Huma, said a union would help ensure that scholarships, at minimum, cover all living expenses as well as tuition. Currently, he said, scholarship athletes come up thousands of dollars short each year. A union would also push for full medical coverage that could carry over past college.

While the effort to form a union among college athletes

appears without precedent, there is a recent case that may help their cause. More than 600 graduate teaching and research assistants at New York University voted to form a union in December and to affiliate with the United Auto Workers. It was the first such union in the country to win recognition by a private university.

For now, the push is to unionize college athletes is focused only on private schools like Northwestern — though large public universities, which are subject to different sets of regulations, could follow, said Huma, who is also the head of the National College Players Association he founded in 2001 to lobby for the interests of college athletes.

“This will be the first domino,” Huma said.

If the players succeed, a union could fundamentally change college sports, said Brian Rauch, a New York-based labor attorney.

He said it could raise the prospect of strike by disgruntled players or lockouts by schools.

By Mike McCurry NFL Columnist

I was very indecisive as to what my Super Bowl preview would actually consist of. I considered doing an A-to-Z list of big-game tidbits, a strictly quantitative report, or a breakdown of each squad’s starters. And we all thought Peyton Manning had a load of options. Finally, I came up with a series of imperative questions for myself to answer, because, quite frankly, I like being “that guy.” I have no shame in admitting that I foresaw a breakout campaign from Brandon Weeden after seeing him in preseason action, or that Kaepernick was my MVP choice. By taking chances like those, I also take full credit for hypothesizing that T.Y. Hilton would become a (somewhat) household name, or that either the 49ers or Seahawks would be the final team standing in MetLife Stadium in February (which will hold court come Sunday night).

After all, what’s the point of attempting to be an expert if you don’t put your knowledge to the test? It’s prediction time, peeps.

My only worry is that, should I fail miserably in answering the questions accurately, I’ll come across as “mediocre.” Tell me, Michael Crabtree, how does that feel?

Who does history favor?

Whew, we’re starting out easy. History favors the Seattle Seahawks. We’ve seen the indisputable top offense against the clear-cut, most dominant defense a few times before in the Super Bowl and more often than not it’s the defensive-driven squad that has figured out the seemingly immovable offensive vessel en route to a victory. In 1985, a stout 49ers “D” forced Dan Marino into two interceptions, and the Dolphins managed just 16 points in a 38-16 final.

In Super Bowl XXXVII, also known as Raiders-Buccaneers

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Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter speaks during a news conference in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan., 28, 2014. Calling the NCAA a “dictatorship,”

The NCAA has been under increasing scrutiny over its amateurism rules and is currently in court, fighting a class-action federal lawsuit filed by former players seeking a cut of the billions of dollars earned from live broadcasts and memorabilia sales, along with video games, and multiple lawsuits filed by players who say the organization failed

to adequately protect them from debilitating head injuries.

NCAA President Mark Emmert and others have pushed for a $2,000-per-player stipend to help athletes defray some of their expenses, but critics say that isn’t nearly enough and insults players who help bring in millions of dollars to their schools and conferences.

in 2003, Tampa Bay took three Rich Gannon offerings to the house for pick-sixes—the Bucs stifled the normally high-flying Raiders attack, taking home the top prize in a 48-21 statement.

Then, in 2008, the undefeated and record-setting New England Patriots–only a month after putting up 38 points against the Giants in the regular season finale met their match against a New York defense in the Super Bowl that was as hot as could be.

You get my gist. The Seahawks have history on their side.

Will the strengths cancel each other out?

For the most part, yes. Of course, Manning and that insanely deep offense are going to score points, and I wouldn’t be absolutely stunned if the total points for the game was in the 50’s or 60’s (The official over/under is 47; you know which way I would lean). But the Broncos offense and the

Seahawks defense will cancel each other out in the sense that whether Seattle or Denver dethrones the Ravens as league champs depends on which “lesser unit” plays at a higher level. Translation: As impossible as it’s going to be to blink when Peyton has the rock and is doing his best to outwit Seattle’s defense, this Super Bowl will come down to Russell Wilson, Champ Bailey and their respective companies. No matter how much guys like Sherman, safety Earl Thomas and defensive end Michael Bennett can befuddle the Broncos’ “O,” Seattle has no shot if Russell Wilson proves to be nothing better than a gamemanager. On the flip side, if Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas somehow tear up that elite secondary, it still depends on how the Denver defensive front handles the two-headed

A preview of Super Bowl XLVIII As difficult as this may be to fathom, there is much more to Super Bowl XLVIII than the much-presaged Richard Sherman-Peyton Manning matchup. Sure, the idea of the best, loudest cornerback in the league going head-to-head against one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time is quite intriguing and can put goosebumps on the skin of the most impassive of fans. But really, the Sherman-Manning clash could end up being nothing more than a glorious footnote in the story that culminates with either the Seahawks or Broncos hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.

After all, 49ers gunslinger Colin Kaepernick tested Sherman just twice all afternoon in the NFC Championship, and even those two attempts proved to be one too many.

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