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Ryan Boatright was cleared by the NCAA and UConn and played yesterday in the No. 24 Huskies 50-48 loss to Notre Dame at the XL Center in Hartford. Boatright had missed the last three games due to an NCAA investigation into his eligibility. The Connecticut Post men’s basketball beat reporter and former Daily Campus Sports Editor Kevin Duffy reported that Boatright was cleared. The freshman entered the contest with 13:53 remaining in the first half and received a
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standing ovation. “It felt good just to be back on the court competing,” Boatright said. “It’s painful to have to sit out and watch.” Boatright scored six points and played 30 minutes in UConn’s third straight loss. His floater right before halftime gave the Huskies a 24-21 lead heading into the break. They wouldn’t hold on. “I just tried to get in the flow of the game and whatever I had to do to get the win, playing defense and distributing the ball,” Boatright said. “But things didn’t turn out that way.” Boatright was suspended for
the first six games this season because of eligibility questions. The Aurora, Ill. native is averaging 9.8 points per game on the season and coach Jim Calhoun stressed that the Huskies needed the back up point guard back on the court. Boatright said that the NCAA investigation was complete. “It’s finally over,” Boatright said. “We can finally put it behind us. We don’t have to worry about me getting pulled out again. We just have to use this to our advantage and come together as a team and make this last final run.”
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Ryan Boatright took to the court for the first time after a three game suspension for a game against Notre Dame at the XL Center on Sunday.
Business School’s Career Center celebrates 30th anniversary By Jimmy Onofrio Staff Writer
The School of Business Career Center, an organization devoted to helping students connect with employers, develop professional skills and cultivate relationships with corporate partners, celebrated its 30th anniversary Friday in the School of Business Board Room. In attendance were current and former directors of the Career Center, representatives from partner corporations, alumni, and School of Business faculty. Executive Director Jim Lowe began by thanking Pat Mochel, who was the first director of the S.B.C.C. when it opened in 1982. He said the event was a celebration of three decades of great service, but also “a look to the future” as the School of Business continues to find new ways to help students start their careers. The Career Center originally served only MBA students, but due to great demand it was eventually expanded to upperclassmen beginning their job searches, then to all business students. It finally became a university-wide resource for students regardless of major
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Jim Lowe, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Career Services, School of Business, speaks during the Business School’s Career Center’s 30th anniversary.
or career goals. Established in 1982 through a grant from health-insurance provider CIGNA, the S.B.C.C. has grown greatly to partner with some of Connecticut’s largest corporations, including The Hartford, ESPN, RBS (Citizens Financial), GE and Northwestern Mutual. These
relationships bring money to the university, raise its profile and help students along their career paths. Lowe noted the School of Business’ enviable placement figures: 87% of MBA ’11 graduates and 75% of School of Business graduates had received job offers within
three months of graduation. UConn graduates earn aboveaverage salaries in their first placements, by almost $4,000 a year. Interim Dean of the School of Business Karla Fox acknowledged the success the Career Center has had in placing students, but also spoke about a wider vision for its future. She said the School’s goal should be “to help people, help the state and help the economy” while helping make Connecticut “a better place for everyone.” Pat Mochel said she was “thrilled to be able to see what they’ve accomplished” in 30 years.” She applauded the Center’s great expansion while keeping the same principles at heart, saying she is “so pleased” with its development since her tenure as director. The School of Business Career Center provides services like resume help, internship and job opportunities, and employer referrals in addition to the many events they host around campus to connect students with employers. It is located on the second floor of the School of Business building.
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Two Madison teenagers vie for spot in 2014 Olympics skiing MADISON (AP) — Two local teens with Olympic dreams are flying high — in more ways than one. Residents Mac Bohonnon, 16, and Kiley McKinnon, 16, are aerialist skiers who are elated that they are one step closer to accomplishing their goal of competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The two skiers recently got bids to compete in the World Cup Freestyle Aerial Skiing Competition this weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y. — the first international competition they have participated in. Bohonnon learned to ski shortly after he learned to walk and he was sliding off jumps and flying through the air on skis by the age of six. “I grew up in the West and my husband grew up in the East, but we were both skiers,” said his mother, Libby Bohonnon. “We made a pact that none of our children would play hockey or basketball — we would teach our kids to ski. Mac is the youngest of three and when he came along, there was no question he was going to learn.” When Bohonnon was 13, he went to train at a camp in Lake Placid and the former coach of the U.S. Ski Team’s Development Program, Dmitriy Kavunov, spotted him and recognized his talent.
Mobile apps sweep StartUp Weekend: Storrs By Kate Smith Senior Staff Writer
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You may not be familiar with the mobile apps PlatForum, Sobrio, and MailStack, but you will be soon. The three new companies were all winners of StartUp Weekend: Storrs, an international business plan competition group that was hosted on the UConn campus this past weekend. Each team was given over $1,000 to see their ideas put into action. The event kicked off on Friday night with 64 participant-generated minute long pitches, the highest number that a StartUp Weekend has even seen. From there, the group divided into 12 teams based on the idea they liked best and began a weekend of non-stop designing and programming that culminated in presenting their final product on Sunday
evening to a panel of judges that evaluated them on their execution, business model, and potential customer validation. The result was a three-way tie between PlatForum, Sobrio, and MailStack. PlatForum, an idea pitched by Hemel Shah, an 8th semester computer science and engineering major, is a mobile application that allows its users to access online forums while generating profit through Google AdSense. The app, unlike others with the same goal, allows forum owners to profit while customers enjoy free usage on their smartphone. “Our idea wasn’t revolutionary, but the way we went about it was,” said team member Conor Walsh, a 10th semester computer science and engineering major. Sobrio is a mobile web-based app that would connect intoxicated students with sober drivers and would incorporate Paypal in
order for students to compensate drivers. The group behind Sobrio, which was pitched by 8th semester consumer behavior major Nadav Ullman, was the only group to create a working product in the form of a functioning iPhone application which they demonstrated to the judging panel. The iOS developer behind Sobrio was Tom Bachant, a 6th semester Biomedical engineering major, who also developed the popular iHusky app. “I’d like to see it in the App Store around February 17th,” said Ullman. Not all competitors in at StartUp Weekend: Storrs were UConn students. Mailstack, one of the three grand prize winners, was a concept pitched by Abby Fichtner, a coder from Salem, New Hampshire. “I wasn’t even planning on pitching an idea,” said Fitchner. “I thought about what annoys me the most and it took me half a second:
email.” Fitchner’s winning idea was an app that weaves email and various social media platforms into a more efficient, streamlined format for users. StartUp Weekend, which is not affiliated with UConn, is an international non-profit company that hosts intense, 54-hour events bringing people together to put their startup visions into reality. Their Storrs event was one of over 210 that have taken place in 35 different countries since their beginnings in 2007. Storrs will be the third stop in their Connecticut tour following New Haven and Hartford but unlike these events StartUp Weekend targeted UConn’s college-aged population. “Mun Choi [the Dean of the Engineering Department] was particularly instrumental in bringing StartUp Weekend to the campus,” said Drew Harris, an organizer
of StartUp Weekend: Hartford and entrepreneur studies professor at Central Connecticut State University. “Basing the event around a University is pretty novel.” UConn’s involvement with StartUp Weekend is a response to a growing entrepreneurship community and interest in mobile webbased startup ventures. The recently created Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI) through UConn offers and promotes other business plan competitions for students in addition to hosting seminars and even offering classes enabling students to hone their skills in entrepreneurship. “Accessibility for people interested in building their own apps is incredible,” said Ullman. “In the same way people can become rockstars through YouTube, people can make their own businesses.”
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Elderly driver gets probation in café crash
STAMFORD (AP) — A 93-year-old Connecticut man who accidentally drove his car through a café and injured 10 people, including a pregnant woman and an infant, has been given two years of probation. Former law professor and World War II veteran Samuel Leighton was granted accelerated rehabilitation Friday. The charges he faced of reckless endangerment and reckless vehicle operation will be erased from his record when he completes it. One condition is that he cannot own or drive a car. The Advocate of Stamford reports police revoked Leighton’s license after the collision, which left a 4-month-old infant with a concussion and injured nine other people. Investigators determined Leighton mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake. His attorney and one of the victims said the issue of elderly drivers needs legislative attention.
Former UConn player arrested on child porn
STORRS (AP) — State police say additional charges have been lodged against a former University of Connecticut football player accused of possessing child pornography on his dorm room computer. Police say 19-year-old Gregory McKee of Chicago was arraigned Friday on charges of possessing child pornography, larceny and computer crime. Online court records did not indicate if he entered a plea. McKee has pleaded not guilty to charges of obscenity, importing child pornography and promoting a minor in an obscene performance stemming from a separate arrest in December 2010. Police say the new charges came after they discovered 96 child pornography pictures and 26 videos on his computer during their investigation after the first arrest. UConn officials have declined to comment, and McKee and his public defender could not immediately be reached Sunday.
DeLauro in Milford to discuss mortgage assistance
MILFORD (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is drawing attention to legislation she has introduced to establish national standards for mortgage lenders and require them to improve communication with struggling homeowners. DeLauro introduced the Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act in January. She is holding a news conference Monday at the United Way of Milford to discuss the proposal. She is expected to be joined by Attorney General George Jepsen, local homeowners and various advocacy groups. Under her bill, lenders and mortgage servicers would have to create a single point of contact for borrowers. They’d also have to stop the process of foreclosing on a property while negotiating loan modifications, and allow third-party reviews of loan modifications.
Senate candidate kicks off economic tour
NEW HAVEN (AP) — State Rep. William Tong, a Democratic candidate for Connecticut’s U.S. Senate seat, is kicking off a statewide tour to promote his plan to revitalize the state and national economies. Tong is scheduled to begin his “Reclaim the Dream Tour” from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Great Wall Restaurant in New Haven. His parents were Chinese immigrants who began their lives in the U.S. running a Chinese restaurant. The Stamford state legislator unveiled his wide-ranging economic plan last week. It includes a national investment in vocational and technical schools; reauthorizing the Build America Bonds program; and refinancing federally backed mortgages.
Deadline approaching for CL&P customer credit HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Customers of Connecticut Light & Power, the state’s largest electric utility, are running out of time to apply for a credit to help compensate them for lengthy power outages following the freak October snowstorm. Eligible customers have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to apply for the credit, which ranges from $100 to $200. The amount will be determined by the number of customers who apply and meet eligibility requirements by being without power after noon on Saturday, Nov. 5. The $30 million fund is being paid for by shareholders of Northeast Utilities, the parent company of CL&P.
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FBI targets more suspects in growing US police scandal EAST HAVEN (AP) — The arrests of four police officers accused of tyrannizing Latinos could mark the start of a bigger scandal in this working-class suburb, where the FBI is targeting additional suspects. The state is preparing for the possibility of widespread arrests that could cripple the Connecticut town’s police department. Federal prosecutors have urged witnesses to come forward with details of abuses in East Haven, which was rocked by last week’s arrests of the officers. The FBI described them as a “cancerous cadre” that subjected Hispanics to beatings and false arrests. In a community that saw many Hispanics move away at the height of the abuse complaints, one obstacle for investigators is finding victims who are not deterred by fear of police or, in some cases, concerns about their residency status. The officers preyed on illegal immigrants who were unlikely to report abuse, according to the indictment. “Many people are afraid to talk. We have to be careful,” said Wilfrido Matute, the owner of My Country Store, the site of many incidents of alleged harassment of its largely Hispanic clientele. The case adds to a history of friction between police and minorities in East Haven, an increasingly diverse community of 28,000 people that was nearly all white a generation ago. A separate civil rights investigation released last month found a deeprooted pattern of discriminatory policing, and the town is
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under pressure from the U.S. Justice Department to make reforms. For the police department, a more immediate concern is the prospect of more arrests. The Connecticut governor’s liaison on criminal justice policy, Mike Lawlor, said the state is prepared to step in and bolster the East Haven police department if necessary. “State police are continuing to monitor the possibility that a significant number of police officers will be indicted,” he said. “It seems like that is going to happen.” The police chief, Leonard Gallo, is apparently referred to by the federal grand jury
as an unnamed co-conspirator, accused of blocking efforts by the police commission to investigate misconduct. His attorney has denied the allegations and criticized prosecutors for including the reference to him when he is not charged. The Hispanic community grew to 10 percent of the town’s population by 2010 as immigrants from Ecuador and Mexico, including many who had lived across the town line in New Haven, moved here for the peaceful, small-town setting. Many left East Haven amid a rise in discrimination allegations, and while Latino businesses are now bouncing back, some say police are still
widely feared. Mario Marin, who testified before the grand jury in Bridgeport, said he knows of many who have refused to testify and even moved out of the state to avoid the police. But Marin, a native of Ecuador who is pursuing U.S. residency, said he was eager to tell his story. His brother, Moises Marin, was videotaping alleged police profiling outside Moises’ restaurant, La Bamba, in November 2008 when an officer threw his brother to the ground, causing a cut to his chin and repeatedly kicking him while his hands were handcuffed behind his back.
Official: Yemen president in US for treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — The embattled president of Yemen arrived Saturday in the United States for medical treatment for burns he suffered during an assassination attempt in June. President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived at an unspecified location in the United States, according to the country’s foreign press office. His journey had taken him from Oman, through London. The one-line Yemeni statement said Saleh was in the U.S. for a “short-term private medical visit.” His staff has said he is in the United States to be treated for injuries suffered during the assassination attempt. He was burned over much of his body and had shards of wood embedded into his chest by the explosion that ripped through his palace mosque as he prayed. After months of unrest, Saleh agreed in November to end his 33-year-rule of the Arabian state. His trip to the U.S. comes as Yemen, a key counterterrorism partner, prepares for an election on Feb. 21 to select his successor.
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assaulted by his security forces have neither proper medical care nor justice for the crimes they’ve suffered,” Balkees Jarrah, international justice counsel at Human Rights Watch, said in an emailed statement. “The Obama administration should insist those responsible for atrocities in Yemen be brought to the dock.” Maneuvering and manipulation had been reliable tactics for Saleh throughout his rule over mountainous, semi-desert Yemen, mired in poverty and divided among powerful tribes and political factions. But his room to maneuver steadily narrowed when the Arab Spring revolts swept into Yemen last year. From late January 2011, hundreds of thousands of Yemeni marched in the streets nearly every day, despite crackdowns. After a particularly bloody shooting of protesters in Sanaa, many ruling party members, lawmakers, Cabinet ministers and, most importantly, powerful military generals and tribal leaders abandoned him, siding with the opposition.
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Time for Gingrich to close gap in Florida short
MIAMI (AP) — Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to “carpetbombing,” trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner’s lead in Florida in the dwindling hours before Tuesday’s pivotal presidential primary. Surging ahead in polls, Romney kept the pressure on Gingrich, casting him at an appearance in south Florida as an influence peddler and continuing his heavy advertising blitz questions the former House speaker’s ethics. In what has become a wildly unpredictable race, the momentum has swung back to Romney, staggered last weekend by Gingrich’s victory in South Carolina. Romney has begun advertising in Nevada ahead of that state’s caucuses next Saturday, illustrating the challenges ahead for Gingrich, who has pledged to push ahead no matter what happens in Florida. An NBC News/Marist poll published Sunday showed Romney with support from 42 percent of likely Florida primary voters, compared with 27 percent for Gingrich. Romney’s campaign has dogged Gingrich at his own campaign stops, sending surrogates to remind reporters of Gingrich’s House ethics probe in the 1990s and other episodes in his career. Gingrich reacted defensively, accusing the former Massachusetts governor and a political committee that supports him of lying, and the GOP’s establishment of allowing it. “I don’t know how you debate a person with civility if they’re
Florida. The intense effort by Romney to slow Gingrich is comparable his strategy against Gingrich in the closing month before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses Jan. 3. Gingrich led in Iowa polls, lifted by what were hailed as strong performances in televised debates, only to drop in the face of withering attacks by Romney, aided immensely by ads sponsored by a “super” political action committee run by former Romney aides. Gingrich has responded by criticizing Romney’s conservative credentials. Outside an evangelical Christian church in Lutz, Gingrich said he was the more loyal conservative on key social issues. “This party is not going to nominate somebody who is a pro-abortion, pro-gun-control, pro-tax-increase liberal,” Gingrich said. “It isn’t going to happen.” But Gingrich, in appearances on Sunday news programs, returned to complaining about Romney’s tactics, rather than emphasizing his own message as that of a conservative with a record of action in Congress. “When we get to a positive idea campaign, I consistently win,” Gingrich said. “It’s only when he can mass money to focus on carpet-bombing with negative ads that he gains any traction at all.” Romney and the political committee that supports him had combined to spend some $6.8 million in ads criticizing Gingrich in the Florida campaign’s final week. Gingrich and a super PAC that supports him were spending about onethird that amount.
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prepared to say things that are just plain factually false,” Gingrich said during appearances on Sunday talk shows. “I think the Republican establishment believes it’s OK to say and do virtually anything to stop a genuine insurgency from winning because they are very afraid of losing control of the old order.” Gingrich objected specifically to a Romney campaign ad that includes a 1997 NBC News report on the House’s decision to discipline Gingrich, then speaker, for ethics charges. Romney continued to paint Gingrich as part of the very Washington establishment he condemns and someone who
had a role in the nation’s economic problems. “Your problem in Florida is that you worked for Freddie Mac at a time when Freddie Mac was not doing the right thing for the American people, and that you’re selling influence in Washington at a time when we need people who will stand up for the truth in Washington,” Romney told an audience in Naples. Gingrich’s consulting firm was paid more than $1.5 million by the federally-backed mortgage company over a period after he left Congress in 1999. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, trailing in Florida by a wide margin, stayed
Protesters, meanwhile, decried Saturday’s police tactics as illegal and threatened to sue. Mayor Jean Quan personally inspected damage caused by dozens of people who broke into City Hall. She said she wants a court order to keep Occupy protesters who have been arrested several times out of Oakland, which has been hit repeatedly by demonstrations that have cost the financially troubled city about $5 million. Quan also called on the loosely organized movement to “stop using Oakland as its playground.” “People in the community and people in the Occupy movement have to stop making excuses for this behavior,” she said. Saturday’s protests — the most turbulent since Oakland police forcefully dismantled an Occupy encampment in November — came just days after the announcement of a new round of actions. The group said it planned to use a vacant building as a social center and political hub and
threatened to try to shut down the Port of Oakland for a third time, occupy the airport and take over City Hall. After the mass arrests, the Occupy Oakland Media Committee criticized the police’s conduct, saying that most of the arrests were made illegally because police failed to allow protesters to disperse. It threatened legal action. “Contrary to their own policy, the OPD gave no option of leaving or instruction on how to depart. These arrests are completely illegal, and this will probably result in another class action lawsuit against the OPD,” a release from the group said. Deputy Police Chief Jeff Israel told reporters late Saturday that protesters gathered unlawfully and police gave them multiple verbal warnings to disband. “These people gathered with the intent of unlawfully entering into a building that does not belong to them and assaulting the police,” Israel said. “It was not a peaceful group.”
in his home state, where his 3-year-old daughter, Bella, was hospitalized. She has a genetic condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 18th chromosome. Aides said he would resume campaigning as soon as possible. Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who has invested little in Florida, looked ahead to Nevada. The libertarian-leaning Paul is focusing more on gathering delegates in caucus states, where it’s less expensive to campaign. But securing the nomination only through caucus states is a hard task. The race began moving toward a two-person fight in South Carolina, and has grown more bitter and personal in
After lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland’s streets for occasional weekend marches that bore little resemblance to the headline-grabbing Occupy demonstrations of last fall. Then came Saturday, which started peacefully enough — a midday rally at City Hall and a march. But hours later, the scene near downtown Oakland had dramatically deteriorated: clashes punctuated by rock and bottle throwing by protesters and volleys of tear gas from police, and a City Hall break-in that left glass cases smashed, graffiti spray-painted on walls and an American flag burned. More than 400 people were arrested on charges ranging from failure to disperse to vandalism, police spokesman Sgt. Jeff Thomason said. At least three officers and one protester were injured. On Sunday, Oakland officials vowed to be ready if Occupy protesters try to mount another large-scale demonstration.
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Take advantage of museums, starting with the Benton
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recent report released by the American Association of Museums shows that more than 70 percent of the nation’s museums are under financial distress because most saw government and corporate funding reduced. Critics of federal spending on the arts often point to inefficiencies in programs such as the National Endowment of the Arts or Arts in Education in order to justify attempts to reduce or eliminate government funding. The William Benton Museum of Art currently has a collection of over 6,000 pieces of art spanning several time periods and multiple genres. With free admission for students, it serves as an excellent resource for those looking to experience worldclass art in their own backyard. The Benton serves not only college students, but also students from elementary schools and high schools. The museum sponsors activities and informative sessions for children, with a subsidized bus program allowing children without transportation the opportunity to visit. However, despite the museum’s educational prestige, student visitation is at an all-time low. The gallery walls are lined with beautiful and inspiring art, yet students and others aren’t present to appreciate it. Opened in 1967, the Benton has been an educational and cultural hotbed for students, faculty and the public for decades. With the nearby classroom building on the Student Union green finally finished, the museum’s galleries have been allowed to reopen and The Benton has been restored to its former glory. However, it may not be enough to get the struggling museum back on its feet. Why is attendance so low at the Benton? The upsetting part is facing the reality that most students don’t give the Benton the credit it deserves. Perhaps that’s the dilemma – simply not enough student appreciation for the art displayed at the Benton. Or, perhaps it’s an innate aversion to anything educational that is not necessary to class. We must recognize how fortunate we are to have a worldclass museum on our campus, and we must also admire the Benton’s resilience through turbulent economic times. New exhibitions are routinely installed, respected artists and critics pay visits and the museum has garnered a well-deserved reputation for its ingenuity. Pay a visit to the Benton. The friendly woman at the front desk will ask you if you’re visiting the galleries or if you’re simply there for some coffee. Make the trip upstairs to immerse yourself in some art. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
This weekend I discovered the primary difference between studying in Homer and studying in the Library of Congress: no one there is on Facebook. Was Nike giving away orange T-shirts at a UConn game the work a Syracuse fan with a bad sense of humor? To black Adidas boy: come introduce yourself in person. From, Duck boots girl. The only thing grayer than the UConn men’s new Nike uniforms are the prospects for the rest of this season. Did anyone at Nike bother to research UConn’s colors? And furthermore, did the SNY announcer really say he couldn’t tell us apart from Syracuse fans? Rude. I think UConn just got outrebounded again. That awkward moment when you and a girl you just hooked up with realize you’re seven years older. Those new uniforms are bad luck I tell you.... BURN ‘EM! That awkward moment when you realize graduation exists . The Garrigus fire alarm is the music playing in Hell. Horngry (adj.): The state of being hungry and horny at the same time. I’m unlucky in laundry. That awkward when you already said “moment” in your head before you read it. So about Saturday night... No regrets?
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Sitcom success a reflection of changing society
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or decades, American life has been measured a lot of different ways: money, status, aid, and personal freedoms are all ways in which Americans can track the nature of their cultural surroundings. The “American Dream” is a concept that has motivated some of the world’s finest men and women to never give up and always achieve. The American Dream was only a concept until recent decades. That proverbial finish line of success hadn’t had a face until the 1950s when television slowly By Tyler McCarthy began to creep its way into people’s Weekly Columnist homes and every day routines. Soon after the potential in television was seen, William Asher, credited with being the inventor of the American sitcom with the popular show “I Love Lucy,” took the reins and set into motion American tradition that continues to define our lives to this day with no end in sight. Sitcoms are a timeline of the collective American mood. In the 1950s, “I Love Lucy” portrayed the popular nuclear family, with a stay-at-home wife/mother and a husband who believed that it was improper for her to work. Jump ahead a few years to shows like ”The Jeffersons” or “All In the Family” where the nuclear family was a bit
more broken up and the subject matter dealt more with social issues like race, homosexuality, poverty, and war. Leap through time once more to today’s sitcoms like “Modern Family” or “The Big Bang Theory” where the shows focus on issues of equality and coping with an increasingly technologically evolving social norm. The pattern is so clear that it’s practically screaming. With over a dozen new sitcom pilots being green-lit every year, in a business governed by the Nielsen ratings, these shows cannot afford not operate at the height of human interest. Thus, the sitcom mirrors what American society cares about at the time. Sitcoms have always had the ability to speak to what the audience wants to hear. Like any good story-telling medium, they tailor themselves to what their audience wants. To some degree the sitcom gets to decide how its audience feels. While the genre is supposed to evolve with us, its very existence today is causing viewers’ opinions of social paradigms to change based on what they do or do not want to see. For example, for years the traditional sitcom staple was the bickering couple. Humor comes from conflict and within any marriage, there is certainly a lot of conflict. However, over time that has changed and along with it, so did the American opinion of marriage. When Fred and Ethel bickered back in the 1950s it was new, there was no such thing as a sitcom cliché. Today, however, the view of marriage as a “balland-chain” is tired and overdone. No one wants to see it anymore, so good shows have stopped using it. There is a reason
that “How I Met Your Mother’s” Lily and Marshall get more ratings than Whitney and Alex from the horribly unpopular show “Whitney.” It’s because the collective opinion of marriage has changed in a lot of ways as less of an obligation and more of a partnership. The argument can be made that this new, more modern view of marriage is not the result of a natural social change that writers are picking up on. Instead, perhaps the writers are picking up on it because the sitcom has lead to a social change. People’s boredom over the bickering couple has lead to its death and in its place a new model is stepping up to take its place. This is one example of the power that the modern day situational comedy has. It’s been putting a face to the American Dream for so long that people have grown sick of seeing a white picket fence, a beautiful wife, a male provider and three to five children of varying genders. As a result the face of the American Dream throughout the country’s collective national consciousness is changing and adapting, giving the proverbial finish line a new look. We’re trapped in a circle that is not necessarily bad or good in which the American mood is dictated by the sitcom, but the sitcom is dictated by the American mood. Call one side the chicken and the other the egg. It doesn’t matter, as long as the laughs keep coming.
Weekly Columnist Tyler McCarthy is a 6th-semester journalism and English double major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@UConn.edu.
More research should be done on dream interpretation
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reams are a fun conversation topic. At one time or another, everyone has had an interesting one. Sometimes our nightmares are scary enough to relate to other people, or they’re just absolutely ridiculous with no real point. Other times, we wake up feeling like something was terribly wrong, or find our body chemistry physically altered because a dream felt so real. (For example, if you fall on your face in a dream, you can wake up with adrenaline rushing through your system). But in the end, it’s By John Nitowski all fun and games and as Staff Columnist much meaning as we try to ascribe to dreams, they’re nothing more than some images in our brains. The conventional viewpoint is that dreams are no more than mental fancies. If Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t break into our subconscious and build them, then our mind does it for us. While in this state, we tend to think we’re actually awake and are usually limited similarly to our earthly-life. Physically, this state of consciousness is triggered about an hour into sleep when rapid eye movement (REM) begins. Since our bodies are fragile flowers, any little thing can really affect our sleep. Some sedatives can render REM impossible and we won’t dream
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The problem stems from our popular (and academic) viewpoint where dreams are just “bits of beef or blots of mustard.” The average dreamer will wake up and go about their daily life, forgetting the dream ever happened. But every once in a while, a dream will plague us, haunt us, even disturb us to the point where seeing a psychotherapist is the only option. But even then, a lot of shoulders are left to shrug. What’s the point? Popular conception isn’t always wrong. Maybe dreamology is best left in a state of premature growth. But consider the alternative view: Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic Table of Elements after a dream where the elements fell into neat columns. August Kekule, another chemist, developed our conception of benzene rings after envisioning a snake eating itself in his fireplace. Besides the possible leaps in scientific discovery, imagine the personal introspection, or the philosophical advances. Dreams can open windows into who we are or who we’re meant to be. In the quest for knowledge, I can think of no more important a question.
Staff Columnist John Nitowski is a 2ndsemester political science major. He can be reached at John.Nitowski@UConn.edu.
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Horoscopes by Brian Ingmanson To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Money comes in. It could be easy to spend it all on food, comfort or other sensual treats. Have some of that. Pay down a debt, and save some, too. Have it all. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Hermit-crabbing sounds appealing. Taking care of business close to home recharges your social batteries. Get in the spotlight later. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- It’s getting easier to step forward. It seems so comfortable to hide out, but there are costs. Your creativity wants to escape. Cook something up. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- The conversation is rich: The revelation you’d been looking for gets discovered by the group. You begin to understand. Defer gratification. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Tap into abundance without spending more. Get the word out, and it goes farther than expected. Remember, love’s the most important part. Be patient with someone.
Nothing Extraordinary by Thomas Feldtmose
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Plan a fabulous adventure. A new assignment baffles. Slow down and puzzle it out. Organize for efficiency. There’s fun ahead. Make a change for the better. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Home vies with career for your attention. Consider your options carefully, including an unreasonable request. Don’t worry about status. Set priorities. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re on top of your business game. Create new partnerships and complete negotiations. You have many reasons to be happy. Your friends are there for you.
Mensch by Jeff Fenster
UConn Classics: Back in My Day, Comics Were These Comics Based On A True Sean Rose by Sean Rose
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Entering a very busy two-day phase. Focus on the difference you can make. Expect changes in your career, and glitches in communication. Relax. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- You’d rather play for the next few days. Balance finances and romance. With some creativity, you can make it all work. Hold that carrot out on a stick. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Build abundance with a foundation of love. Avoid going out on spending sprees. Things go smoother at home. Keep your promises, and be respectful.
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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re even smarter than usual for the next few days. You can find the solution to that old problem. The assignment changes. Stand up for what’s right.
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Syrian troops storm near Damascus BEIRUT (AP) — In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. At least 62 people were killed in violence nationwide, activists and residents said. The widescale offensive near the capital suggested the regime is worried that military defectors could close in on Damascus, which has remained relatively quiet while most other Syrian cities descended into chaos after the uprising began in March. The rising bloodshed added urgency to Arab and Western diplomatic efforts to end the 10-month conflict. The violence has gradually approached the capital. In the past two weeks, army dissidents have become more visible, seizing several suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus and setting up checkpoints where masked men wearing military attire and wielding assault rifles stop motorists and protect antiregime protests. Their presence so close to the capital is astonishing in tightly controlled Syria and suggests the Assad regime may either be losing control or setting up a trap for the fighters before going on the offensive. Residents of Damascus reported hearing clashes in the nearby suburbs, particularly at night, shattering the city’s calm. “The current battles taking place in and around Damascus may not yet lead to the unraveling of the regime, but the illusion of normalcy that the Assads have sought hard to maintain in the capital since the beginning of the revolution has surely unraveled,” said Ammar Abdulhamid, a U.S.-based Syrian dissident. “Once illusions unravel, reality soon follows,” he wrote in his blog Sunday. Soldiers riding some 50 tanks
ground. “Troops were able to enter some areas but are still facing stiff resistance in others.” The fighting using mortars and machine guns sent entire families fleeing, some of them on foot carrying bags of belongings, to the capital. “The shelling and bullets have not stopped since yesterday,” said a man who left his home in Ein Tarma with his family Sunday. “It’s terrifying, there’s no electricity or water, it’s a real war,” he said by telephone on condition of anonymity, for fear of reprisals. The uprising against Assad, which began with largely peaceful demonstrations, has grown
increasingly militarized recently as more frustrated protesters and army defectors have taken up arms. In a bid to stamp out resistance in the capital’s outskirts, the military has responded with a withering assault on a string of suburbs, leading to a spike in violence that has killed at least 150 people since Thursday. The United Nations says at least 5,400 people have been killed in the 10 months of violence. The U.N. is holding talks on a new resolution on Syria and next week will discuss an Arab League peace plan aimed at ending the crisis. But the initia-
tives face two major obstacles: Damascus’ rejection of an Arab plan that it says impinges on its sovereignty, and Russia’s willingness to use its U.N. Security Council veto to protect Syria from sanctions. Arab League SecretaryGeneral Nabil Elaraby told reporters Sunday in Egypt that contacts were under way with China and Russia. “I hope that their stand will be adjusted in line with the final drafting of the draft resolution,” he told reporters before leaving for New York with Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim. The two will seek U.N. support for the latest Arab plan to
end Syria’s crisis. The plan calls for a two-month transition to a unity government, with Assad giving his vice president full powers to work with the proposed government. Because of the escalating violence, the Arab League on Saturday halted the work of its observer mission in Syria at least until the League’s council can meet. Arab foreign ministers were to meet Sunday in Cairo to discuss the Syrian crisis in light of the suspension of the observers’ work and Damascus’ refusal to agree to the transition timetable, the League said. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said he was “concerned” about the League’s decision to suspend its monitoring mission and called on Assad to “immediately stop the bloodshed.” He spoke Sunday at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. While the international community scrambles to find a resolution to the crisis, the violence on the ground in Syria has continued unabated. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 27 civilians were killed Sunday in Syria, most of them in fighting in the Damascus suburbs and in the central city of Homs, a hotbed of anti-regime protests. Twenty-six soldiers and nine defectors were also killed, it said. The soldiers were killed in ambushes that targeted military vehicles near the capital and in the northern province of Idlib. The Local Coordination Committees’ activist network said 50 people were killed Sunday, including 13 who were killed in the suburbs of the capital and two defectors. That count excluded soldiers killed Sunday. The differing counts could not be reconciled, and the reports could not be independently confirmed. Syrian authorities keep tight control on the media and have banned many foreign journalists from entering the country.
KINGSTON, Ontario (AP) — A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as “cold-blooded, shameful murders” resulting from a “twisted concept of honor.” The jury took 15 hours to find Mohammad Shafia, 58; his wife Tooba Yahya, 42; and their son Hamed, 21, each guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in a case that shocked and riveted Canadians from coast to coast. First-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. After the verdict was read, the three defendants again declared their innocence in the killings of sisters Zainab, 19, Sahar 17, and Geeti, 13, as well as Rona Amir Mohammad, 52, Shafia’s childless first wife in a polygamous marriage. Their bodies were found June 30, 2009, in a car submerged in a canal in Kingston, Ontario, where the family had stopped for the night on their way home to Montreal from Niagara Falls, Ontario. Prosecutors said the defendants allegedly killed the three teenage sisters because they dishonored the family by defying its disciplinarian rules on dress, dating, socializing and going online. Shafia’s first wife was living with him and his second wife. The polygamous relationship, if revealed, could have resulted in their deportation. The prosecution alleged it was a case of premeditated murder, staged to look like an accident after it was carried out. Prosecutors said the defendants drowned their victims elsewhere on the site, placed their bodies in the car and pushed it into the canal. Defense lawyers said the deaths were accidental. They said the Nissan car accidentally plunged into the canal after the
eldest daughter, Zainab, took it for a joy ride with her sisters and her father’s first wife. Hamed said he watched the accident, although he didn’t call police from the scene. After the jury returned the verdicts, Mohammad Shafia, speaking through a translator, said, “We are not criminal, we are not murderer, we didn’t commit the murder and this is unjust.” His weeping wife, Tooba, also declared the verdict unjust, saying, “I am not a murderer, and I am a mother, a mother.” Their son, Hamed, speaking in English said, “I did not drown my sisters anywhere.” But Judge Robert Maranger was unmoved, saying the evidence clearly supported their conviction for “the planned and deliberate murder of four members of your family.” “It is difficult to conceive of a more despicable, more heinous crime ... the apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your completely twisted concept of honor ... that has absolutely no place in any civilized society.” Hamed’s lawyer, Patrick McCann, said he was disappointed with the verdict, but said his client will appeal and he believes the other two defendants will as well. But prosecutor Gerard Laarhuis welcomed the verdict. “This jury found that four strong, vivacious and freedomloving women were murdered by their own family in the most troubling of circumstances,” Laarhuis said outside court. “This verdict sends a very clear message about our Canadian values and the core principles in a free and democratic society that all Canadians enjoy and even visitors to Canada enjoy,” he said to cheers of approval from onlookers.
The family had left Afghanistan in 1992 and lived in Pakistan, Australia and Dubai before settling in Canada in 2007. Shafia, a wealthy businessman, married Yahya because his first wife could not have children. The prosecution painted a picture of a household controlled by a domineering Shafia, with Hamed keeping his sisters in line and doling out discipline when his father was away on frequent business trips to Dubai. The months leading up to the deaths were not happy ones in the Shafia household, according to evidence presented at trial. Zainab, the oldest daughter, was forbidden to attend school for a year because she had a young Pakistani-Canadian boyfriend, and she fled to a shelter, terrified of her father, the court was told. The prosecution said her parents found condoms in Sahar’s room as well as photos of her wearing short skirts and hugging her Christian boyfriend, a relationship she had kept secret.
Geeti was becoming almost impossible to control: skipping school, failing classes, being sent home for wearing revealing clothes and stealing, while declaring to authority figures that she wanted to be placed in foster care, according to the prosecution. Shafia’s first wife wrote in a diary that her husband beat her and “made life a torture,” while his second wife called her a servant. The prosecution presented wire taps and cell phone records from the Shafia family in court to support their honor killing theory. The wiretaps, which capture Shafia spewing vitriol about his dead daughters, calling them treacherous and whores and invoking the devil to defecate on their graves, were a focal point of the trial. “There can be no betrayal, no treachery, no violation more than this,” Shafia said on one recording. “Even if they hoist me up onto the gallows ... nothing is more dear to me than my honor.”
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This image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group and shot on Sunday, Jan. 29, purports to show a funeral in Damascus, Syria. The Syrian military launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus on Sunday, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army defectors in fierce fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at several people, activists said.
and dozens of armored vehicles stormed a belt of suburbs and villages on the eastern outskirts of Damascus known as al-Ghouta Sunday, a predominantly Sunni Muslim agricultural area where large anti-regime protests have been held. Some of the fighting on Sunday was less than three miles (four kilometers) from Damascus, in Ein Tarma, making it the closest yet to the capital. “There are heavy clashes going on in all of the Damascus suburbs,” said Rami AbdulRahman, director of the Britishbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, who relies on a network of activists on the
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi speaks at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 29.
UN nuclear inspection gets under way in Iran TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister expressed optimism Sunday that a visit by U.N. inspectors to Iran’s nuclear facilities would produce an understanding, despite world concerns that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. The three-day inspection tour by the International Atomic Energy Agency team comes during spiking tension. The West is imposing new sanctions to try to force Iran to slow or halt its nuclear program, and Iran is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil passage, in retaliation. Visiting Ethiopia, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi appeared to be trying to defuse the crisis. “We are very optimistic about the mission and the outcome” of the IAEA mission, Salehi was quoted as saying by Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency. “We’ve always tried to put transparency as a principle in our cooperation with IAEA,” Salehi said. “During this visit, the delegation has questions and the necessary answers will be given,” The findings from the visit could greatly influence the direction and urgency of U.S.-led efforts to rein in Iran’s ability to enrich uranium — which Washington and allies fear could eventually produce weapons-grade material. Iran has declined to abandon its enrichment labs, but claims it seeks to fuel reactors only for energy and medical research. The team is likely to visit an underground enrichment site near the holy city of Qom, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Tehran, which is carved into a mountain as protection from possible airstrikes. Earlier this month, Iran said it had begun enrichment work at the site, which is far smaller than the country’s main uranium labs but is reported to have more advanced equipment.
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A lesson from ‘the dean’ Chucho Valdés, the ‘dean of Latin jazz,’ brings piano skills to Storrs
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By Joseph Kirschner Campus Correspondent Fans flocked by the hundreds Friday night at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts to witness the amazing work of Chucho Valdés and the AfroCuban Messengers. Valdés is a multi-Grammy Award-winning Cuban pianist. He as recorded over 80 records during his career, and has performed with jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea, according to a press release from Jorgensen. The 70-year-old musician and his Afro-Cuban Messangers are currently promoting their latest album, “Chucho’s Steps.” They have played in such esteemed places as Carnegie Hall in New York City, and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, according to an article from The Hartford Courant. The casual night out at the center was attended by fans of all different backgrounds and also by people who have never gotten a chance to see what all the hype was about. Mary Crawford is a retired UConn faculty member who read about the event in The Hartford Courant, The New York Times and a Jorgensen flyer. She said she has never seen Chucho Valdes and his band in action but expected the show to be “lively and fun.” Paul and Carol Colombo, who live in the area and love
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Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Chucho Valdés performed at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 27 and 28 with his band, the Afro-Cuban Messengers. The artist has performed with celebrated jazz legends such as Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, and is celebrated as “the dean of Latin jazz.”
the Jorgensen Center have been subscribers for a number of years. They had never heard of Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers before this event but still expect to see a great show. As Valdés and the band played different songs, the background curtain changed colors on the well-lit stage to help emphasize the mood the music was portraying. Some songs were lively and upbeat, while others were more romantic. People
listened as the musicians played their instruments while watching their instruments glimmer in the light on stage. Along with the piano, the band consisted of a brass section with a saxophone and trumpet as well as a bass guitar, a cello and three different types of percussion instruments. It also included instruments specific to Afro-Cuban jazz. The show also contained a section for members of the band to showcase their vocal talent.
Bob and Jenny-Beth Delbane of Groton, who are avid jazz listeners, listen to a radio show called “In The Groove” on 91.7 FM WHUS on Saturday nights where Valdés’ music is sometimes showcased. Delbane said he likes jazz because it is “deceptively free in its rigid structure and encourages the musician to be very creative.” This is one of the characteristics that Valdés and his band demonstrated. Alex Kosakowski, a 2nd-semester engineering major
and first time concert goer, said his favorite part of the concert was “the drum solos and how the band made the music come alive for him.” After the show, Valdes was around to sign albums and take pictures with fans. The albums sold for $20 apiece and according to another first time Valdés concert goer Shirley Beyor said, “the concert was fabulous and she fell in love with his music.”
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Students step out in style for charity
By Zarrin Ahmed Campus Correspondent In an effort to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network, UConn students put on a fashion show on Jan. 28 during which a leukemia survivor spoke words of inspiration. A precursor to HuskyTHON, Miracle Walk is a fashion show organized by UConn Greek Life aimed to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. The Miracle Network was founded in 1983 from a televised fundraiser in a small studio. Since then, it has become one of North America’s leading children’s charities. The organization’s two simple goals are to help as many children as possible by raising funds for children’s hospitals and keeping funds in the community in which they were raised to help local children. As stated on their official website, the Miracle Network touches the lives of more children and their families than any other children’s charity, whether that means healing common childhood afflictions like asthma or broken bones, or battling bigger challenges like birth defects or cancer. The hospitals included in the Network provide comfort, treatment and hope to millions of sick children every year. The Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is the nearest hospital in the Miracle Network. CCMC is dedicated to improving the physical and emotional health of children through family centered care, research, education and advocacy, embracing discovery, teamwork, integrity and excellence in all they do. Officially opened in 1996,
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Vijay Sekhara, an 8th-semester chemical engineering major, and Chelsee Parker, an 8th-semester civil engineering major, walk in the Miracle Walk Fashion Show. The show is organized by UConn Greek Life as a precursor to HuskyTHON, as part of the campus-wide effort to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
the hospital is now one of the most acclaimed children’s hospitals in the Northeast. The ladies and gentlemen of many sororities and fraternities and Project Fashion modeled clothes and strutted their stuff down a runway in the Student Union Ballroom, surrounded by friends and even family in the crowd. The chapters and clubs teamed up, coupling a sister and a brother to walk down the aisle together and strike a pose
for the audience to today’s popular dance tunes. Some groups like Phi Sigma Rho and Project Fashion modeled specific brands such as Victoria’s Secret PINK while other groups showed off formal wear and summer outfits. “A Completely Different Note,” the oldest all male a cappella group on campus, put on a performance for the crowd. They began with “There Goes My Baby” by Usher followed by “Poison”
by Bell Biv DeVoe. Aaron Baral, a junior at UConn, gave a short speech during the show. Baral shared how he was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 14. He was treated at CCMC, and has now been cancer free for four years. CCMC didn’t just provide excellent treatment and care for children, he said. He recalled how a staff member at the hospital would sing to him, and helped calm his nerves. It was the little
things like singing a song that defined the hospital. His last words on stage were, “From the kids, thank you.” Last year, HuskyTHON and the Miracle Walk raised nearly $195,000 in funds for the Children’s Miracle Network, and this year they hope to raise even more. These events are, as chanted during the Fashion Show, “FTK – For the Kids.”
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Continuing the vibe from last week’s 2011 review of craft beer growth, many breweries have had demand increases that exceed their current production capabilities. While some brewers look to add new equipment or make renovations, others turn to the construction of entirely new facilities or contract out the production of their beers to breweries with excess capacity. Though each of these strategic decisions has their merits, let’s look at some of the more recent examples of each and how the decisions play into the craft beer business model. When facing problems of meeting demand with the current production capabilities, perhaps the most obvious solution is to expand the current facility to accommodate new levels of growth. This decision usually comes in the form of purchasing a new brewhouse and fermentation tanks – though sometimes breweries opt to upgrade their packaging options with an automated bottling line or canning system. While these options may seem easy enough, they come at a large cost and often at the risk of delaying current production during the installation process. Additionally, as with any new piece of equipment, a certain amount of calibration is required. Utilizing new brewing technologies for a young microbrewery may require some trial-and-error when scaling up recipes and carrying out the fermentation process. Another possibility is that the current brewery’s location simply cannot house the additional equipment needed. For this reason, many microbrewers such as Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. opt to find a new brewery location that can be built while the current brewery continues to operate. After almost six years in business, the company outgrew their Pleasantville, N.Y. location and moved down the Saw Mill Parkway to Elmsford, N.Y. – not only to increase brewing capacity but also to provide a larger tasting room and better experience for guests at the brewery. On a larger scale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, Calif.) has announced that it will break ground on a new brewery in North Carolina to meet the growing east coast demand for their beers. This, combined with their announcement to begin canning a portion of their products, including the famous Pale Ale, will ultimately result in fresher beers for customers through by avoiding cross-country shipping. Thirdly, some brewers choose to outsource the production of their beers to facilities with excess capacity. For some brewers, this mentality is built into the business plan from the get-go. Take Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project for example – they have no physical brewery to call home, and are simply ‘gypsy’ brewers that purchase excess capacity at local New England area breweries to produce their beers. This results in much lower start-up costs and long-term investment, while still allowing head brewer Dann Paquette to maintain control over the brewing operations. Other larger operations such as Brooklyn Brewery actually have a large portion of their beers brewed and packaged at F.X. Matt in Utica, New York (makers of Saranac brand beers). While this helps meet their demand, it does raise some questions about quality control and recipe integrity due to production leaving home base.
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calls Leslie, in her words, “the second worse name for a lady,” and though common sense would dictate he be arrested and Leslie’s campaign fall apart, it leads to a Leslie campaign speech that reaches through to Pawnee like never before. As “Parks” enters the meat of its fourth season, it’s getting better and better. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s the best show on television right now.
I remember the first time I watched “Law and Order: SVU.” I was shocked at the horrible atrocities human beings are capable of inflicting on others. The first episode that I saw dealt with a prostitution ring among a group of pre-teens. My first thought after watching that episode was that there is no way that the kinds of things that happen on “Law and Order: SVU” could actually take place in the world we live in. After some basic research on sex crimes, I realized that the show is not as far-fetched as some people make it out to be. “Law and Order: SVU” has become a huge success among a variety of age groups and has recently been renewed for a 14th season. The show is a television drama that centers on the cases investigated by the detectives of the Special Victims Unit, a fictional version of a similar department of the NYPD. The first 12 seasons of the show starred Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson and Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler. Each episode focuses on a sexually based crime and the path that the detectives of SVU take to solve it. A majority of the cases dealt with on “Law and Order: SVU” are fictional; however, some are loosely based on true events. Executive producer Dick Wolf decided to create a show that explored the concept of human sexuality and how powerful of a motivator sex can be. Based on this idea, the show was originally named “Sex Crimes.” But after some speculation as to how to grasp viewers’ attention, the show went from being called “Sex Crimes” to what we now know today as “Law and Order: SVU.” Some of the most interesting episodes of “Law and Order: SVU” are the ones that are loosely based on real crimes. The first episode of the first season was based on executive producer Wolf’s fascination with the 1986 “preppie murder” by Robert Chambers. Chambers was a New York native with a troubled past that consisted of addiction and disorderly conduct. Chambers was charged with two counts of seconddegree murder of Jennifer Levin, his ex-girlfriend. Levin’s body was found in typical “Law and Order: SVU” fashion: a strangled, half-naked corpse that was covered in bruises and cuts. Another episode based on real-life events is episode 17 of the fifth season. The episode brings up the dangerous world of high school cliques. After a popular high school girl is brutally murdered, the detectives soon learn that sometimes it is the females that are the cruelest to each other. The episode is loosely based on the murder of Shanda Renee Sharer, a 12- year- old girl who was tortured and burned alive by four teenage girls in Madison, Ind. Sometimes the episodes on “Law and Order: SVU” seem bizarre and unlikely to happen in real life. The reality is that the world we live in is not perfect, and shows such as “Law and Order: SVU” help us realize this.
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1. Jersey Shore SSN 5 (MTV) 6,158 2. Pawn Stars (HIST) - 6,141 3. Pawn Stars (HIST) - 5,931 4. Drew Peterson: Untouchable (LIFE) - 5,774 5. Republican Pres Debate (FOXN) - 5,475 6. Southern GOP Pres Debate (CNN) - 5,022 7. American Pickers (HIST) - 4,933 8. Storage Wars (A&E) - 4,885 9. iCarly (NICK) - 4,842 10. Gold Rush (DISC) - 4,813 Numbers from TVbytheNumbers.com Week ending Jan. 22 (Numbers of viewers x 1000)
Since its return to television following the winter hiatus, “Modern Family” continues to entertain its viewers with realistic and relatable comedy. In “Lifetime Supply,” Phil runs out of his “lifetime supply” of razorblades, coinciding with a missed, supposedly urgent call from his doctor which leads him to believe that he is very ill. Unfortunately, the rest of his behavior throughout the episode is predictable, and his best line comes early in the episode when the doctor tells him to bend over; “Dim the lights, crank up the Norah Jones, and let’s get this over with.”
Cam’s and Mitchell’s storyline revolves around Mitchell receiving an award for his success as a lawyer, and then becoming annoyed at Cam for considering his fishing award from his teen years to be on par with it. Mitchell later learns the error of his ways, but the storyline is never really resolved, though we do get some laughs out of Cam and Mitchell bickering like an old married couple. Meanwhile, Manny is caught between life lessons with his biological father Javier and his stepfather Jay at the racetrack; this was a rare bittersweet moment for “Modern Family,” one which I wholeheartedly approve. Following that was “Egg Drop,” in which Claire and Jay
are tricked by Manny and Luke into doing their school projects for them. Their competitively crazy was fun to watch, and their eventual realization of having been duped was sweet. In the meantime, Phil makes the mistake of relying on Haley and Gloria to help him with his real estate seminar, and ends up having to do the whole thing himself – confetti cannon, planted questions and all. This storyline led to another rare moment in “Modern Family;” we got to see Phil get angry, and at Gloria no less. Finally, Cam and Mitchell try to win over a surrogate mother in an interview, but Cam’s pride in his singing ends up persuading the mother to keep her baby. In the most recent epi-
sode “Little Bo Bleep,” Cam and Mitchell struggle over how to deal with Lily dropping a bleeped out F-bomb. Interestingly enough, the Parents Television Council asked ABC to pull the plug on this episode for that reason. The biggest laugh from this storyline is Cam and Mitchell’s reaction to Lily saying she likes her tacky flower girl dress. The best laughs in the episode come from Claire’s debate for town council, where Phil’s attempts to defend her honor go horribly wrong. Overall, “Modern Family” continues to be a fantastic television show I would recommend to anybody.
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‘Parks and Recreation’ goes bowling for laughs By Joe O’Leary Senior Staff Writer
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I don’t watch much television, but every now and then I like to catch some late night talk shows. You can’t quite call “Piers Morgan” a news show, but he does manage to get some impressive guests on the other side of his desk. Lately, I managed to catch his interviews with William Shatner, Seal and Mark Wahlberg. They aren’t the biggest news-makers, but the interviews were revealing. Morgan may not be a journalist by trade, but he’s a great host. I like the way he talks to the guests – he treats them like real people and not subjects of a social experiment. The results are fantastic, and we end up with a casual-style interview that’s easy to watch and incredibly revealing every single week. - Melanie Deziel, Editor In Chief
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“Parks and Recreation,” has been at its best in the last three weeks. As Leslie Knope’s campaign to reach the city council of Pawnee, Ind., unfolds, the parks department has been on fire, dropping enough one-liners and hilarious scenes for three episodes of a lesser comedy in a single act. “The Comeback Kid,” which originally aired three weeks ago, centers on the big launch of Leslie’s campaign, and everyone in the department has a role to play. Of course, April and Andy adopt a three-legged dog named Champion instead of focusing on work, and April accidentally books a skating rink instead of a gym for Leslie’s first major campaign speech. Tom’s love for red carpet backfires when he can’t afford enough carpet for Leslie to walk to her campaign platform. All of the characters’ flaws come together for an incredible comedic setpiece in the third act as the team tries to shuffle Leslie across her rented ice rink for her speech. Andy falls, Champion pees on Ron Swanson and Leslie can’t get up to start her speech – all while the chorus of Gloria Estefan’s “Get On Your Feet” continually plays in the background. It’s an instant classic. Paul Rudd came into the picture for the episode “Campaign Ad,” which ran two weeks ago. He plays Bobby Newport, Leslie’s new competition for city council, and he’s hilarious as the dumb, rich son of Pawnee’s fast-food giant
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A still from season 3, episode 12 of “Parks and Recreation,” “Eagleton.“ The comedy continues to improve as the show continues through the middle of the fourth season.
Sweetums. Despite having never worked a day in his life, he’s got a 70- point lead on Leslie in the polls, so Ben, Tom and Jerry are tasked to bring him down with a new campaign ad. They spend a lot of time saying “Bobby Newport” in different voices. With a bunch of throwaway lines that nail their target, a funny April and Andy plot and a great matchup of characters with a Ron and Chris subplot, it kept the show’s hot streak
going. Finally, Leslie just couldn’t take “no” for an answer in last Thursday’s episode, “Bowling for Votes.” After a bunch of focus testing, Leslie can’t understand why one member says he wouldn’t go bowling with her. Leslie’s obsessive side comes out, as she just can’t take the rejection of a single voter, and she ends up beating the man in a game of bowling, at which point he gets confrontative. Ben punches him after he
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By Kathleen McWilliams Campus Correspondent The UConn Music Department hosted the 18th annual Cello Festival, an all-day event on Sunday Jan. 29 that focused on bringing cellists of all ages together for a day of workshops, master classes and competitions. The festival concluded with a performance by the cellists involved, faculty, and guest artists. This year’s guest cellists, who conduct the workshops and master classes that students attend during the day, included Stephen Doane, Eastman School of Music faculty member and an internationally renowned performer and teacher, Hartford area cellist Carolyn Savot, and Louise Dubin, a fellow at both Tanglewood and Norfolk festivals. Of the notable cellists involved was UConn’s own Katie Schlaikjer, who joined the UConn faculty in 2010. Dr. Schlaikjer boasts an impressive resume, with performances at Carnegie Hall and participation in numerous musical festivals and ensembles. Cello students of all ages arrived at UConn’s music building early Sunday morning to attend the myriad of events sponsored by the UConn Music Department and the Community School of the Arts. The events of the day included a workshop on playing with appropriate expression, maintaining excellent practice habits and a lecture on how the friendship between cellist Auguste Franchomme and composer Frederic Chopin resulted in some of the best music written for cellists. Students were also invited to compete in the Young Cellists Competition and perform Popper’s Hungarian Rhapsody. The culminating performance took place at the von der Mehden recital hall. The entire building resonated with music as each performer took the stage. The first performance was by guest artist Stephen Doane, who played J.S Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major. He played without sheet music to reference and with his eyes closed. As he hit the last chord of his rendition the audience erupted with applause. Following Doane’s performance, the audience welcomed Schlaikjer, who entertained the audience with a dynamic piece by obscure composer Zoltan
By Zarrin Ahmed Campus Correspondent
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Cellists play as part of the 18th annual Cello Festival, hosted by the UConn Music Department, on Sunday, Jan. 29. The day of workshops and masters classes with renowned musicians also included competitions and performances, and was attended by cellists of all ages.
Kodaly. The piece incorporated various styles of play, including Pizzicato and Arco, the traditional means of playing the cello with a bow. “I picked this piece in celebration of the cello,” Sclhlaikjer mentioned as she introduced her performance. “It’s wildly fascinating and one of the best pieces written for cello…it’s a lot of fun.” The audience certainly agreed with her, as her performance was met with gasps and extensive praise after the show. Zach Lederman, a 2nd-semester psychology major, was certainly impressed and professed “I thought the music was phenomenal, far beyond anything I could have expected.” Schlaikjer’s outstanding performance was followed by the UConn Cello Ensemble. The
group of nine cellos performed "Ritual Fire Dance" from "El Amor Brujo," a piece by a Mexican composer intended for small ensembles. This piece was by far the most interesting and enjoyable. It was hard to imagine, given the quantity of sound emitting from the nine cellos, that there were only nine musicians on stage. At the same time, it was also inconceivable that the purity of the performance was not coming from one instrument. After the special performances was the culminating event of the evening, the Cello Festival Orchestra. All participants in the day’s events performed in a large ensemble of about 40 cellos. The ensemble performed three pieces to perfection in the spirit of the evening, and the devotion of the students of all
ages was readily apparent. One anonymous audience member complimented the ensemble by saying that “the skill levels of the students are amazing.” Kim Canzoneri, a junior at Fairfield Warde High School, and Gerard Lanzano, a senior at the same school, were among the high school students that participated in the day’s events. “The best part of the whole experience was learning something new that I didn’t expect. There were so many younger kids in the classes that I expected to not learn anything new because of them being so young, I thought I’d be bored. But I actually learned a really cool technique, it was an unexpected delight,” commented Lanzano on his experience. Canozoneri agreed with Lazano and also noted that she particu-
larly enjoyed “listening to so many cellists, usually a musical ensemble is dominated by violins; this is an opportunity we don’t often get.” Schlaikjer felt similarly after what she described as “a long day, but a fascinating and rewarding day.” Despite the long day and the hard work required of the students, Schlaikjer ultimately believes wholeheartedly that “having other people to play with brings up your abilities just by getting to witness what is possible with your instrument.” Canzoneri and Lazano both agreed that they could see improvements in their own playing. “We’ve made vast improvements in sight reading and just learned a lot from this experience.”
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'Portlandia' hits sketch comedy mark
By Zachary Fisher Campus Correspondent In the past few years there hasn’t been much sketch comedy to rival “Saturday Night Live” or the now defunct “Chappelle Show,” but IFC’s “Portlandia” comes very close to matching those shows’ irreverent charm. Fred Armisen (of SNL fame), and Carrie Brownstein (lead singer and guitarist of indie-rock bands Sleater Kinney and Wild Flag) have created a world of loveable, reoccurring characters that inhabit the counter culture of Portland, Oregon. From hipsters that want to hold a “relaxed” wedding, to
militant feminist bookshop owners, the characters ring true to Portland’s subversive culture. Now in its second season, Portlandia has hit its stride, thanks to the kinetic relationship between the two lead actors. Armisen and Brownstein’s platonic friendship off-screen makes for solid chemistry. In “One Moore Episode,” the second episode of the season, Armisen and Brownstein play a couple that become obsessed with the show “Battlestar Galactica.” After watching a few episodes, they quit their jobs and almost have their power turned off because they can’t stop watching the
show for weeks on end. The writing is crisp and hilarious, while never being predictable. The theme of the episode also rings true to today’s culture of investing countless hours to media because of how accessible movies and programs have become on-line, on cable channels and pay per-view. The show also features a number of delicious cameos including comedic actors and famous musicians. This helps the show’s creative energy by using an onslaught of different characters that interact with Armisen and Brownstein’s personas and give some continuity to episodes. Steve Buscemi, Aubrey Plaza, Eddie Vedder, Jeff Goldblum
and Andy Samberg are among the show’s guest stars. Samberg helped the second season premiere find its charm by playing a “mixologist” at a bar that Brownstein falls for. He creates a character that is loveable and funny, and mocks the culture of mixology. Though Armisen and Brownstein satarize our culture, the characters seem human. They never try to paint the characters as robotic caricatures but rather real-life individuals who believe in the left-of-center movement of Portland. Their portraits of hippies, vegans and cultlike figures are revelations to sketch comedy. Where a
lot of sketch comedy forgets to put heart into characters, Portlandia never feels cynical. Portlandia rarely misses the mark, but at times it can seem too over the top for its own good. When Armisen and Brownstein exchange genders and play a couple that has rough sex and talks dirty, it doesn’t ring true. But there’s little else not to love about this show. This personable pair seems to have a blast making this show, and you’ll have a blast watching it. Portlandia airs on IFC on Fridays at 10 p.m. You can also catch the first season streaming on Netflix.
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Students ring in Lunar New Year traditionally
By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) and the Chinese Undergraduate Student Association (CUSA) rang in the year of the dragon by hosting the Lunar New Year Celebration in the Student Union Ballroom Friday night. Although the Chinese New Year was already celebrated a few days prior, the event offered a second chance to celebrate the typical traditions. At the entrance students were given little red envelopes that contained a fortune and a number for a raffle. Red envelopes are traditional gifts exchanged during the time of celebration
Tenor shows operatic prowess
and usually contain money. The color red symbolizes luck and is also supposed to ward off evil spirits. The event had a large turnout that filled the ballroom and played loud Chinese music before the program began. Professional lion dancers, originally from Springfield, Mass., entertained the crowd by dancing around the room. Drums and bells accompanied the dancers as they performed for the audience. People hosting the event gave out envelopes of money and dollars bills to audience members so they can feed the lion dancers. They encourage students to stand on chairs and make the lion dancers work for the money.
There was a poetry reading about the New Year that led into a performance by the Taekwondo Team. The team took stage and demonstrated many high kicks, punches, and broke pieces of wood in half. One demonstrator even shattered a whole apple into the audience, sending shards of it everywhere. The two groups also took the time to talk about the UConn China Care Club (UCCC) that was holding a small fundraiser at the event to raise money for an orphan child that lives in China who is in need of cleft lip surgery. The club’s two main functions are charity work and helping adopted kids from China who live in nearby
areas learn more about Chinese culture. “We were not expecting this many people to attend,” said Sharon Chung, a 6th semester psychodevelopment and arts major and president of the UCCC. “It’s great to see students who are so interested to support the event.” The event offered free Chinese rice and fortune cookies for everyone. After the brief intermission the show continued with a story telling of how the zodiacs came to be, using large cut outs of animals and other pieces to help play out the story. There was also a singing duo that performed a few popular songs such as “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5. Chinese
Tenor John Carlo Pierce performed an array of German tunes at von der Mehden on Jan. 28 in an unusual stage set up. Pierce is an internationally known lyric tenor who has spent 14 years performing opera across the U.S. and Europe. He’s held many lead tenor roles in opera companies such as the International Opera Studio of the Cologne Opera in Germany, and has played a number of roles in musical theater productions like “Macbeth,” “Cenerentoia” and “Saul.” Pierce was accompanied by pianist Kurt Galván, the music director at Trinity Covenant Church in Plainville and piano instructor at UConn’s Community School of the Arts. Galván has performed solos in concert pieces and in operas. He is currently studying for his Master of Music in piano performance under the direction of Irma Vallecillo. Violinist Stan Renard also accompanied Pierce. Renard has been a member, founder and performer in many orchestras including the Bohemian Quartet. He holds two masters, an M.B.A., a Ph.D in International Business and is currently earning a D.M.A. in Violin Performance. “I joined a children’s choir around the age of 12,” said Pierce. “I studied music education and decided that I wanted to learn how to sing.” Pierce lived in Germany for a large portion of his life and came back to the United States three years ago. He enjoys jazz and prefers to listen to pop rather than listening to opera. His favorite pop artist is Destiny’s Child, befor Beyoncé went solo. Upon entering the recital hall, the audience noticed that a number of chairs were set up at the back of the stage and that the piano faced away from the pit where the audience would usually sit. These seats were set up for the audience to share the stage with Pierce, Galvan and Renard. Pierce requested this stage set up himself, though he had not seen it done before. He felt having the audience on stage with him, and facing them would create a more intimate setting where the audience could fully hear his voice, even if he sang quietly. It provided the crowd with a different view, sharing the experience of performing on stage with the performer himself. Pierce performed “Gesänge des Harfners, Op. 12” by Franz Schubert, “Sechs HölderlinFragmente, Op. 61” by Benjamin Britten, “Paroles à l’absente” by Andre Caplet, and “Four Madrigals of Michelangelo” by David Ashley White. The subject matters of these pieces range from political oppression and praises of Socrates to tunes about home and love. At the end of the recital, Pierce, Renard and Galván received a standing ovation. “It was fantastic,” said Katie Cummings, a 2nd-semester music education major. “The fact that the audience was sitting on stage made it more intimate. I’m in the vocal program at UConn and I’ve sung in German before. It was enjoyable.”
Zarrin.Ahmed@UConn.edu
Facing expansion questions
yo-yo’ers took the stage and impressed the audience with a few tricks. The night ended with raffle giveaways that included prizes from China such as bamboo fans, Chinese chess and other assorted items. “I thought the show was really amazing,” said Annie Karlsson, a 2nd-semester student in the ACES program. “The dancing lion show was really interesting to watch.” “It just really great to see so many people to come out and support this event,” said Leo Kasle, 4th semester music major. “It was a really big turn out.”
Based on the projected growth of the craft beer industry, it’s only a matter of time until some fledgling breweries will be forced to make a decision regarding their expansion. Regardless of which route is taken, it is apparent that there are huge quality, cost and production implications. The good news is that once the expansion is complete, craft beer lovers will have better access to their favorite brews. Cheers!
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Dolson and Hayes lead way through Bull fight
By Dan Agabiti Senior Staff Writer
Auriemma said it was one of those games that, as a team, they just had to grind out because it seemed as if nothing was going For a game in which UConn right. Even the notoriously stinbeat USF by 15 points, the Bulls gy UConn defense gave up 33 created some problems for the points in the first half alone. Huskies. “This is probably the worst The UConn bench, which defensive performance we have averaged close to 46 points per had in a while,” Auriemma said game going into the contest, was at halftime. “They are good and held to just seven we can’t guard them.” points on the The only thing that day. Freshman UConn was really able forward Kaleena to do against the Bulls Mosqueda Lewis was rebound. The had only five. Huskies out-reboundO r d i n a r i l y, ed the Bulls 53-28 the Huskies’ full and beat the Bulls in court pressure second chance points Notebook defense creates a 22-8. A big reason lot of turnovers, for the post success resulting in easy baskets. But was UConn’s center, Stefanie UConn found itself unable to run Dolson. the floor and get out into tranDolson scored 22 points seemsition against a South Florida ingly from all over the floor. team with so much speed and She was able to get into posisize on the perimeter. tion in the low post and score “We couldn’t press them from there, but was also getting today,” UConn coach Geno the ball from the foul line and Auriemma said. “They’re just knocking down mid-range jump too quick.” shots. She also brought down 18 The Huskies were thrown rebounds. even more out of their normal “I thought Stefanie Dolson rhythm with their poor shooting. had a very good game,” USF They shot just 27-62 and went coach Jose Fernandez said. a mere 4-20 from three-point range. Avoiding the big one “They were daring us to take Fernandez was pleased with shots from the perimeter and how well his team was able to we didn’t make any,” Auriemma stay relatively close to a UConn said. team that can be lethal if it gets
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hot. He said that he just wanted his team to be able to handle “the run” when it comes. Fernandez acknowledged that the Huskies are good at creating small runs that can cause teams to lose their heads. Once that happens, the lead jumps to 20 and then they start going away from what they practiced and it becomes a 30-point blowout. Once it reaches 30, the bench players come in and before anybody knows what happened, the lead is up to 50. “We stayed within striking distance,” Fernandez said. Hayes lights up the floor After spending much of her career in the shadows of other players, the Huskies’ lone senior, guard Tiffany Hayes is starting to take on her role as the leader of this young UConn team. Coming off of a 35-point, seven assist game against Syracuse Wednesday night, Hayes had another big game for UConn. She scored 33 points and added 10 rebounds for her second double-double on the season. “This is the best I’ve ever seen her play,” Auriemma said. ED RYAN/The Daily Campus
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UConn guard Tiffany Hayes drives down the lane past a USF defender in Saturday's contest against the Bulls. The Huskies pulled away with a victory, but not before the Bulls put up a good fight.
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Garrett Bartus leads Huskies, sets UConn all-time Division I saves record
By Tyler Morrissey Campus Correspondent Solid goaltending is essential to the success of any great hockey team and luckily for the Huskies, they have just that. UConn junior goaltender Garrett Bartus set the all-time UConn Division I saves record this weekend in a 3-1 victory at home Friday and 3-0 shutout victory against Holy Cross on the road. The record was previ-
ously held by Beau Erickson who made 2,431 stops in during his time with the Huskies from 2006 to 2009. Bartus came into Friday’s game just 56 saves away. He made 33 saves on 34 shots to come away with the victory. UConn’s offense gave him the goals he needed by scoring 3 to secure the win. “He made real key saves for us and we gave him the ability to do so,” said head coach Bruce Marshall On Saturday, UConn hit
the road to faceoff with Holy Cross. On the first shot that Bartus faced in the third period he notched his 2,432nd save, giving him the all-time UConn Division I saves record. Another record was also broken this weekend with 3-0 victory. The Huskies snapped the record for shutouts in a season with 4. UConn is also ranked No. 18 in the country for goals per game with 2.56. UConn’s offense once again gave Bartus the support he
needed with a power play goal by the captain Sean Ambrosie in the first period. Junior Miles Winter scored an even strength goal in the second, followed by the empty netter in the third by sophomore Cole Schneider. At the final horn Bartus had stopped all 31 Holy Cross shots he faced. “It’s pretty cool. I have played a lot of games; it’s a record you don’t really have control over. I played a little shaky last weekend and it feels good to
battle back,” said Bartus. As the hockey season heads into the home stretch the victories and points will become even more precious, UConn will continue to rely on Bartus for more solid performances between the pipes. This is not something uncommon for him, as he set the record for most saves in a single season at UConn with 1,085. After this weekend, Bartus is ranked No. 14 in the NCAA in save percentage at .925 and currently
sits fourth overall in saves. “You need to continue to do what you’re doing and come and play hard,” Bartus said. Bartus and the rest of the UConn Huskies will play Princeton out of the ECAC, their last non-conference opponent of the regular season, at Princeton on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Huskies return home to take on Army Feb. 7.
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Men's hockey ends skid By Carmine Colangelo Campus Correspondent
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A UConn wingman pushes the puck forward in a 2011 match for the Huskies. The men's team recently ended it's losing skid with a win over Holy Cross this weekend.
The UConn men’s ice hockey team ended their two-game losing streak this weekend with a sweep against conference rival Holy Cross. On Friday, the Huskies hosted the Crusaders in their 12th home game of the season. The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead with second period goals from forward Ryan Tyson and defensemen Jacob Poe. They now have two goals each in their freshman season. The Crusaders would cut the lead to one with a goal in the third, but forward Jordan Sims responded nearly two and a half minutes later with his seventh goal of the season. The Huskies improved to 7-5 this season in the Mark Edwards Freitas Ice Forum. They were outshot 34-26 on the night, but were still able to hold the two goals advantage. Goaltender Garrett Bartus had 33 saves on the night, good for a save percentage of .971.
When asked about how the Huskies look at the remaining schedule, Bartus responded by saying “it is always in the back of your mind, but you need to continue to do what you are doing and come and play hard.” Bartus lived up to his statement on Saturday as he and the Huskies traveled to Worcester, Ma. as he recorded his fourth shutout of the season, a record high. He saved all 31 shots that game his way and became the Huskies’ all-time Division I saves leader after recording his 2,432nd save on the first shot of the third period from the Crusaders. The Huskies came into Saturday’s game with a goal against average of 2.56, good for 19th in the nation. Three different Huskies scored in the game as forwards Sean Ambrosie, Miles Winter and Cole Schneider all reached the back of the net. Schneider scored his 13th goal of the season, tying him with forward Brant Harris for the team lead. With the series sweep, on the Huskies improve to 12-122 on season and 11-8-1 in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
“We need to treat every game like it’s a playoff game,” said head coach Bruce Marshall. “Every second is important as the points become more precious here.” The Huskies have eight games remaining in the season, seven of which are against conference opponents. Going into the series the Huskies and Crusaders each had 19 points in the conference standings, putting them in a tie for sixth place in the AHA. The Huskies were able to gain four points in the conference standings this weekend. On Tuesday the Huskies will travel to NJ to take on Princeton in their final non-conference match of the year. The game will start at 7:00 p.m.
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Agabiti: "Retribution is stupid."
from PAYBACK, page 14
This game won’t be payback and any Patriots fans willing to be honest with themselves know it. Will it be a great win? Certainly. But you can’t avenge a ruined 19-0 season unless it’s with another ruined 19-0 season, which is just not the case this year. So instead of concluding this column with a few hundred words of retribution-seeking melodrama, I’m going to end with the four words every Patriots fan should have first and foremost in mind this upcoming week. Do it for Myra.
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Huskies Fried in season series By Tyler Morrissey Campus Correspondent
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A UConn forward takes a shot during a 2011 game. The Huskies lost to Providence twice this weekend, falling 2-0 on the road and 5-2 at home.
The UConn women’s hockey team was swept this weekend in a 2-0 loss on the road Saturday and a 5-2 loss at home Sunday. In Saturday’s contest, sophomore goaltender Nicole Paniccia made a career high 47 saves for the Huskies. The lone goal that she let up came in the second period when senior Providence forward Kate Bacon found the back of the net off a pass from freshmen forward Haley Frade. With 2:07 left to play in the third period, Pannicia was pulled in favor of the extra attacker. However, junior forward Jessica Vella scored the empty netter to give the Friars the 2-0 victory. On Sunday the Huskies returned home for their second game of the home and home
series. This game was also the annual Skating Strides against Breast Cancer game, where the Huskies wore their pink sweaters and raised $10,000 for charity. Providence jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when junior Nicole Anderson beat UConn senior goalie Alexandra Garcia just 2:12 into the game. The Huskies soon answered on the powerplay when sophomore defensemen Maggie Walsh lit the lamp for her third goal of the season. Providence struck again, this time from senior forward Abby Gauthier and took a 2-1 lead into the locker room at the intermission. At the start of the second head coach Heather Linstad made a change in goal, pulling Garcia in favor of Paniccia. UConn scored in the last few minutes of the second period, when freshmen forward Sarah MacDonnell
scored off her own rebound, tying the game at two. It was all Providence in the third, as they scored twice followed by an empty net goal to seal the victory. However, the Huskies did outshoot the Friars. In the game 34-24 Pannicia totaled 15 saves in the game for UConn, while senior goaltender Genevieve Lacasse stopped 32 pucks for Providence. “It’s getting late in the season and we played with a lot of heart and passion today. We need to keep doing that for the remaining six games,” said Linstad. The Huskies will be back in action on Friday when they hit the road to take on Northeastern. UConn returns to the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum on Sunday, Feb. 5 to faceoff against New Hampshire.
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Men Terry scores 34, Mavs come up beat Spurs 101-100 in OT short
from HUSKIES, page 14
“They played great defense,” Drummond said. “We took some bad shots, some of our shots weren’t falling.” The low scoring affair was also because of the Irish running their half court sets deep into the shot clock. Although UConn forced three shot clock violations, Notre Dame shortened the game. “It does affect you because you have to play the whole 35 seconds,” said Ryan Boatright. The Huskies got back into the game but could not tie it or take the lead back in the second half. Down 44-38 with 4:02 left, a Drummond pass to Shabazz Napier was stolen, and led to an easy Jack Cooley slam. The next play, the Fighting Irish came up with a loose ball and Eric Atkins scored on an open lay up to give Notre Dame an eight-point lead. But much like UConn’s last home loss, a 70-67 loss to Cincinnati, the Huskies clawed back at the end. With 1:01 remaining, Boatright crashed through the lane and made a lay up, which cut the lead to 47-44. Roscoe Smith stole the ball after the ensuing inbounds pass and found Napier, who missed the tying three-pointer. Drummond was called for a foul on the rebound and Pat Connaughton hit two free throws for the Irish. On the next Husky possession Drummond dunked it to cut the lead to 47-44 with 36.1 ticks left. Then UConn forced a fivesecond violation to gain back possession. With 17.8 seconds left, Napier airballed a threepointer that would’ve tied the game. Lamb hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 49-47 on UConn’s next possession. The Huskies fouled Jerian Grant with 6.4 seconds left, and he made one of two free throws. Grant fouled Lamb before he could shoot a three-pointer, sending him to the line to set up the final play, in which Lamb missed a floater. UConn led 24-21 at halftime after Boatright hit a floater as time expired.
DALLAS (AP) — Jason Terry was more than willing to take the big shots, with Dirk Nowitzki just getting back into the Dallas Mavericks' lineup. Terry made them when they mattered, too. Terry scored the last four points in overtime, after hitting a tying 15-footer with a half-second remaining in regulation, and the Mavericks came back after blowing a big lead against San Antonio's reserves to beat the Spurs 101-100 Sunday night. “He put us on his shoulders there,” said Nowitzki, who played for the first time after a four-game hiatus to strengthen his sore right knee and do some conditioning work. “He made some great pullups. He got to his sweet spot to send it to OT.” Terry put Dallas ahead to stay when he took a pass from Nowitzki and made a 12-foot baseline jumper with 42 seconds left to make it 99-98. After Shawn Marion stole the ball from Gary Neal, Terry got fouled and made both free throws with 17 seconds left. “It's just the will to win when the game is on the line,” Terry said. “I like to take the shot when the game is on the line. ... When my team needs me the most, I'm going to come through regardless of what's going on the entire night. Fourth quarter is winning time.” Terry scored 26 of his season-high 34 points after halftime, though the Spurs still had a chance after his last two free throws. Neal, who finished with 19 points, drove for a layup and was fouled by Marion with 12 seconds left. But Neal missed a potential tying free throw that was rebounded by Ian Mahinmi, who was fouled and missed two free throw attempts. After Neal got that rebound and the Spurs called timeout, Vince Carter knocked the ball loose. Danny Green grabbed it and threw up a 3-pointer that ricocheted off the front of the rim as the game ended. Green and the Spurs thought he had a game-winner at the end of regulation, but his 14-footer was disallowed when replay clearly showed that shot didn't get out of his hands before the buzzer sounded. “I thought it was good, but I guess it was too good to be true,” Green said. Dallas led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter before San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich decided to go with his reserves. The Spurs' last 51 points after that came from bench players, and they went ahead by as many as nine in the fourth quarter with the help of a flurry of 3-pointers. “We were just on fire shooting 3s and it got us back in the game. It's as simple as that. I thought the energy defensively was great; we double-teamed everywhere,” Popovich said. “They were playing great. There's no sense in taking them off the court.” The last Spurs starter to score was Richard Jefferson on a 3-pointer with 4:28 left in the third quarter. When Jefferson came out less than 2 minutes later, the only starter to re-enter the game was Kawhi Leonard for 1.1 seconds in overtime. Terry's tying shot at the end of regulation was set up after Rodrigue Beaubois, starting for injured Jason Kidd, drove for a layup with 30 seconds left and then blocked a shot on a drive by Neal. Nowitzki grabbed the rebound and got the ball to Terry. San Antonio still had a chance to win the game. Green swished his jumper off the inbound pass, but officials looked at the replay before ruling it didn't count and sending the game to overtime. “We got a little lucky there,” Nowitzki said. “I thought it was over.” Carter had 21 points, his most with the Mavericks, while Beaubois had 14. Nowitzki had 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting with 13 rebounds. “I'm moving better,” Nowitzki said. “Definitely that was an improvement from before. I'm going to keep working and get back to normal soon.” Richard Jefferson, Tim Duncan and Green each had 12 points for the Spurs. Dallas (13-8) took over the Southwest Division lead, ahead of Houston (12-8) and the Spurs (12-9).
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Boatright, team ready to move forward from BOATRIGHT, page 14 “It’s finally over and we can put it behind us,” Boatright said. Teammates said Friday that they missed Boatright on the court, but coach Jim Calhoun didn’t think his team welcomed him back on Sunday. “They didn’t seem that glad, I guess, by the way they played,” Calhoun said. Off the Rim UConn wore their “Nike Elite Platinum” uniforms. The
Huskies were the first school in the country to wear “the game’s lightest uniform” in action. The coaches wore sweaters and sneakers in support of “Coach’s vs. Cancer” weekend. The UConn baseball team was honored during a timeout in the first half. The 2011 Big East regular season champions advanced to the NCAA Super Regional last summer. Coach Jim Penders addressed the Hartford crowd. The Huskies received Big East champion rings on Friday night at the team’s preseason dinner at the Rome Commons Ballroom at
South Campus. New Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was the featured speaker and UConn-Avery Point baseball coach Roger Bidwell was honored with the UConn Baseball Alumni Award. Bidwell has managed the Pointers for 29 years. The quotable Jim Calhoun “The second half we opened and didn’t score for seven minutes and that was the game,”
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Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry reacts after a second half bucket against the San Antonio Spurs Sunday night. The Maverucks went on to win 101-100 in overtime.
Paniccia on a roll
By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Writer
UConn sophomore goalie Nicole Paniccia has been on a tear in net this season, rating among the top goaltenders in the nation in several categories. On Saturday, Paniccia made the start at Providence and was the key to the Huskies staying in the game for as long as they did, before eventually falling 2-0. Though she could not carry her team to the victory, Paniccia made 47 saves and let up just one goal against the Friars on
Saturday afternoon. Then, when the Friars returned the visit on Sunday, Paniccia was on the bench to start the game as senior Alexandra Garcia was slated to play the second half of the weekend series. But after one period, coach Heather Linstad decided to put Paniccia back between the pipes. “We have our rotatation going but Garcia didn’t feel like she had it and Paniccia played well yesterday,” Linstad said. After entering, she continued her strong play, posting 15 saves during the final two periods while allowing two goals.
With 62 saves on 65 shots this weekend, Paniccia now has a .934 save percentage, which places her at sixth in the nation in that category. She is also 18th in goals against average, allowing just over 2.25 goals per game. Paniccia’s play has indicated that even after Garcia – who has played well this season, posting a .908 save percentage and 2.98 GAA – graduates, UConn’s net will remain well protected in the coming years.
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Led by the surging Hayes, Women tame Bulls from DOLSON, page 14 "When she starts hitting those 15-footers, that sets her up for everything else she is going to do." In total, UConn outrebounded the Bulls 53-28 and shot 19-of21 from the line. USF, which
dropped to 12-10 and 4-4 in the Big East, shot 32.8 percent for the game. The win extended the team’s home winning streak an NCAAbest 97 games. It was also win No. 790 of Auriemma’s career, moving him into sixth all-time. Next up for the Huskies is
a 7 p.m. showdown at Duke, to be aired on ESPN2. The Blue Devils – led by freshman Elizabeth Williams’ 14.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.8 blocks – are currently 17-2 (8-0 in the ACC) and riding an 11-game
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Georgia Tech falls to No. 7 North Carolina CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Glen Rice Jr. just never looked like himself Sunday. Georgia Tech’s scoring leader struggled to just four points in the 93-81 loss at No. 7 North Carolina, robbing the Yellow Jackets of a reliable scorer who has turned in big performances against highly ranked Duke and against North Carolina State in the team’s only win of the past month. Rice said he was bothered by the injury to his right big toe suffered during a recent practice. “I don’t know what happened,” Rice said. “I guess my big toe was just bothering me today. But, I mean, no excuses. I should have come out there and played better. It just wasn’t a good game today.” Rice had scored 28 points in the loss to the Blue Devils and 22 points in the win days later at N.C. State on Jan. 11. But he finished 2-for-7 from the field and 0-for-2 from 3-point range against the Tar Heels. He came in averaging about 14 points, but played just 22 minutes in one of his shortest stints on the court all year.
For North Carolina, Harrison Barnes scored 23 points and the Tar Heels hit 10 3-pointers to end a four-game losing streak to the Yellow Jackets. Tyler Zeller added 17 points for the Tar Heels (18-3, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 12 of 13 games and extended their schoolrecord home winning streak to 31 games. North Carolina shot 54 percent from the field, led by 20 points at halftime and by 24 in the second half of an easy win that moved the Tar Heels into a tie with Duke and Florida State atop the ACC standings. John Henson had 13 points and Reggie Bullock added 11 for the Tar Heels, while Kendall Marshall had 12 assists. Mfon Udofia scored 16 points to lead the Yellow Jackets (8-13, 1-6), who trailed by double figures the entire second half. The Yellow Jackets have lost five straight games and nine of 10 in the past five weeks. In an odd stat, North Carolina hadn’t beaten Georgia Tech in nearly three years. The Tar Heels lost three times to Georgia Tech in 2009-10, including the first round of the ACC tournament.
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-UConn men’s basketball guard Ryan Boatright on his return following his second NCAA suspension of the season.
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“I’m just happy to be back on the court. Whatever my mom and the lawyer got going on, that’s with them”
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OTTAWA (AP) — Marian Gaborik made New York Rangers teammate Henrik Lundqvist pay for not selecting him to play for Daniel Alfredsson’s team in the NHL All-Star game. Gaborik beat Lundqvist twice in the first period, finished with three goals and an assist, and earned MVP honors in leading Team Chara to a 12-9 win over Team Alfredsson on Sunday. Tim Thomas made 18 saves in the final period, and extended his record by winning his fourth All-Star game. Chara, with the eventual winning goal, Marian Hossa and Corey Perry broke the game open by scoring three times in a span of 1:22 that put their club ahead 11-8 with 6:34 remaining. Despite the loss, Alfredsson rewarded his hometown fans by leading his team with two goals and an assist. The Senators captain also hinted afterward that he is considering coming back for one more season. In an interview broadcast on the arena’s scoreboard, Alfredsson was asked about his future. With a smile on his face, and fans cheering his name, Alfredsson said: “Fifty percent yes, and my wife’s going to have to decide the other 50.” Henrik Sedin had a goal and two assists for Team Alfredsson. Gaborik became the 16th player to score at least three goals — one short of matching the record — in the All-Star game, and first since Rick Nash had three in 2008. The outcome was decided in the final period, in which Team Chara outscored Team Alfredsson 6-3. Hossa broke an 8-8 tie by scoring on a partial breakaway after being set up by Pavel Datsyuk with 7:56 left. Settling the puck, Hossa stopped in front and then backhanded a shot past Brian Elliott. Chara gave his club a 10-8 lead when Gaborik fed him a perfect pass into the middle for a snap shot past Elliott. For Team Chara, Hossa and Jarome Iginla had a goal and two assists, and Joffrey Lupul scored twice. Daniel Sedin, John Tavares, Jason Pominville and Milan Michalek had a goal and assist each for Team Alfredsson. Team Chara got off to a fast start, building a 3-0 lead on Gaborik’s second goal 9:51 in. The club was so dominant that it was leading 2-0 before Alfredsson’s team got off its first shot. Gaborik certainly enjoyed getting the best of Lundqvist. After scoring his first goal on a give-and-go with Datsyuk, Gaborik circled the net dropped to one knee and pointed his stick at Lundqvist while pumping his fist. Lundqvist jokingly lamented about being
THE Pro Side Heat prove too much for the Bulls, Nadal wins in a classic By Darryl Blain Staff Writer Game of the Week: Bulls can’t beat the Heat. The Miami Heat are seemingly unstoppable right now, taking their fourth straight win against the Bulls yesterday. LeBron dropped 35 points but was answered by last year’s MVP Derrick Rose, who had 34 points of his own. Although the Heat never lost the lead, the Bulls were in contention all the way though the final seconds. Rose was on the line with 22.7 seconds left with a chance to take the lead, but he botched both free throws and Miami never looked back. Chris Bosh—who also contributed 24 points and 12 rebounds— sealed the deal with a pair of free throws with 0.1 second left. Final score: Heat 97 Bulls 93. Big Letdown: Lakers continue their road struggles. The Los Angeles Lakes fell to a miserable 1-7 on the road yesterday after their loss in Milwaukee. The Bucks were heavily understaffed with Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson, but they didn’t
miss either man too much as they handled the Lakers fairly easily. Drew Gooden scored 23 points and added 8 rebounds to lead the team in both categories. Kobe scored 27, but it wasn’t enough, especially with the Bucks shooting 50 percent from the field. Final score: Bucks 100 Lakers 89. Wish We Were There: Djokovic beats Nadal in longest Grand Slam final ever. It was just what you would expect from the two athletes, who aren’t exactly strangers on the tennis court, and were both playing at their best to try to capture the Australian Open final. The match lasted a grand total of 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest in major history and third longest match ever. In the end, Djokovic took home his third straight major title, joining Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and the man across the court from him in this very match as the only men ever to do so. The final was 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5.
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It’s not about payback
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HUSKIES NOT SO LUCKY
Boatright’s return spoiled by streaking Irish By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor
Dan Agabiti You know why I can’t listen to “Free Fallin’” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers? Because that song was played at halftime during Super Bowl XLII and hearing it reminds me of that dreadful evening. There are three phrases that cause me more mental anxiety than any others in the world of sports. “2001 World Series,” “2004 ALCS” and “Super Bowl XLII.” Now, this Sunday, I will have to face my—dare I say it—Giants. In late January of 2008, my mom bought me a beanie as an early birthday present. It read, “New England Patriots, 2008 AFC Champions.” I looked at my brother Mike, laughed and said, “Soon I’m going to need an updated one.” I never got it. That year, the Patriots seemed untouchable. Tom Brady was playing on a level at which most quarterbacks could only dream. Randy Moss had revived his career and was lighting up DB’s like kindling. The defense was solid. 19-0 seemed inevitable. But Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo had other plans. He decided to channel his inner George Patton on the Patriots and his defensive scheme aggressively held the most potent regular season offense in league history to a mere 14 points. It seemed impossible, but it happened. The Patriots had been figured out. Then it all came crashing down with one play. That play is still embedded in my brain. Eli Manning ran around as if the Patriots’ defenders were covered in baby oil and just slipped off of him. He launched the ball down the field in the general vicinity of wide receiver David Tyree—a Syracuse alum, I should add— and the ball looked as if it stuck to his helmet. The Giants were then in field goal position and they converted. Game over. Perfection over. 18-1. After the loss, I took the beanie and threw it against a wall as hard as my 16-year old arm would allow me to. I went upstairs and straight to bed, almost without saying a word. Strangely enough I, did not throw the hat in the garbage. I kept it and it sits in my closet back home to this very day. It serves as a reminder of humility and that in sports, anything can happen. The next day, my friends and I didn’t say a word to one another. We didn’t have to. We simply stared emptily at each other. We all knew that the space in our hearts reserved for sports had been ripped out, ground to pieces and served to us in a soup. I was really hoping the 49ers would win the NFC Championship Game. Is it because I now have a man crush on Jim Harbaugh? Partially. But it was more because I can’t bear to think back to February of 2008. I can’t bear to think about that last game. The very thought of Super Bowl XLII makes me nauseous. Now I’m not going to lie, that loss crushed me. I want to beat the Giants and I want to see Eli Manning get knocked down so many times that he imprints the word “elite” into the grass. But this year, I think Patriots fans have bigger fish to fry than settling an old score. Truth be told, I don’t care the slightest bit about getting payback Sunday. Quite frankly, I think all the discussion of retribution is stupid.
» AGABITI, page 11
HARTFORD- The game’s “lightest uniforms” did not help to balance the weight on UConn’s shoulders as the Huskies’ slide continues. The No. 24 UConn men’s basketball lost 50-48 to Notre Dame yesterday in front of a sellout crowd at the XL Center. The Huskies were defeated for the fifth time in its last seven games. Jeremy Lamb missed a free throw intentionally with two seconds left, grabbed his own rebound but missed the tying shot at the buzzer. “I got the rebound and I missed my floater,” Lamb said. “I don’t know how I missed it, but I missed it.” UConn’s last win was a 67-53 victory over the Fighting Irish on Jan. 14 in South Bend. This meeting was a different story. “We lost because we didn’t play well,” said coach Jim Calhoun. Notre Dame began the second half on a 13-0 run. The Huskies didn’t score a point for the first seven minutes and eight seconds of the second half. Lamb led the team with 16 points, Andre Drummond scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds. “We were much more physical today and held our own,” said coach Mike Brey. “We really controlled the tempo…the tempo is a big effect, guys don’t get as many shots.” Notre Dame’s defense forced the Huskies into shooting 40 percent for the game, including 23.1 percent from beyond the arc.
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Huskies forward Jeremy Lamb works to drive past a Notre Dame defender in UConn’s battle with the Irish on Sunday. The Huskies dropped the contest as the Notre Dame got away with a 50-48 victory.
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Third straight loss leaves men dissapointed, motivated By Matt McDonough Sports Editor
showed anything can happen in basketball,” said Ryan Boatright. HARTFORD– Shortly after Lamb had a chance to Jeremy Lamb’s last-second send the game into overtime. floater didn’t fall through the Following a made free throw, hoop, the sophoLamb purposely more fell to the missed the second floor. free throw and got And the UConn his own rebound, men’s basketball but his put back fell team fell out of the short. rankings. “I don’t know The No. 24 how I missed it,” Huskies will most said Lamb, who finlikely be out of the ished with a teamNotebook top-25 when they high 16 points. “It are released this worked out prefectly. I don’t week. The 50-48 loss to Notre know how I missed it. I don’t Dame at the XL Center will know how I missed it.” drop UConn out of the polls The loss is the Huskies’ third for the first time all season. in a row. “Rankings don’t mean any“It’s disappointing,” said thing... This team last year Andre Drummond, who finished
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UConn guard Ryan Boatright puts up a jumper in his first game back from suspension.
with 15 points and 11 rebounds. “We’ve got to go back in the gym and get better everyday.” Boatright back Boatright returned after a three-game hiatus due to the second investigation conducted by the NCAA regarding his eligibility. It was determined Saturday that he would be deemed eligible. Boatright, who received a loud ovation from the crowd when he came off the bench, finished with six points on 3-of-6 shooting in 30 minutes played. “As painful as it is to sit out and watch, it felt good to be back out there,” Boatright said. Boatright said he felt emotionally drained by the investigation.
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Led by the surging Hayes, women’s tame Bulls and extend streak to seven
Saturday marked the second game in a row that Hayes went for 30-plus, beginning last Wednesday, when she dropped a For the second straight game, career high 35 points in UConn’s the No. 3 UConn women’s bas- 95-54 win over Syracuse. Her ketball team rode the sharp- 68 combined points is the highshooting of senior Tiffany est scoring output in back-toHayes to victory–this time back games in UConn history, according to a tweet by the against South Florida. Hayes exploded on Saturday team’s SID, Pat McKenna. The Huskies raced out to for 33 points on 10-of-15 first half leads of shooting, as the 26-17 and 34-24, Huskies (19-2, but a 9-2 Bulls 8-1 Big East) run in the last 2:55 edged the Bulls the game 77-62 to run their UConn 77 closed to three points at winning streak to 62 halftime. That’s seven games. The South Florida precisely when 5-foot-10 guard Hayes took over. also grabbed 10 The senior guard exploded rebounds and dished out three for 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting assists in the win. “Nobody’s as good an offen- (and 9-of-11 free throw shootsive player – maybe in the whole ing) to lead UConn to the douleague,” coach Geno Auriemma ble-digit win. “She plays so hard and does said of Hayes after the game. “She struggled a bit early on but all the little things,” said USF she got it back together for us.” coach Jose Fernandez. “You just
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try to avoid that big run when it comes and for the most part, I think we were able to keep ourselves within striking distance.” That run came early in the second half, when a 14-3 run extended the lead to 52-40. The Bulls were competitive throughout – thanks largely to center Caitlin Rowe’s 20 points and guard Inga Orekhova’s five 3-pointers – but were never able to get it closer than nine. Sophomore center Stefanie Dolson had her best game of the season with 22 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and three blocks. “I thought Stef was great tonight,” Auriemma said. “She certainly wasn’t [aggressive] in the first half of the Syracuse game and we let her know about it. I thought she came out today right from the beginning.
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UConn guard Kelly Faris puts the pressure on a USF guard in Saturday’s game. The Huskies won the contest 77-62.