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Sizable spending, revenue for UConn athletics

Study shows Big East schools spend almost six times more on sports than on academics A successful athletics program often means better name recognition and prominence for a university, the report said. In the short term, a school may experience a boost in applications, enrollments and campus spirit. The jump typically lasts only one or two years. The study referred to a winning program as “priceless ‘advertising’ for colleges and universities, reaching potential students, donors and politicians.”

But, the report went on, “most of the recent studies on alumni giving find little connection between athletic success and fundraising” from alumni.

But that won’t stop Sanchez from giving back to UConn in the future. He said he plans to donate to the university once he starts earning money in his professional soccer career.

“UConn’s been four great years,” Sanchez said. “Giving back is the least I can do to help out future students - both athletes and non-athletes.”

Sanchez said he approaches every game with the mindset that he’s not playing just for himself, but for his community, his fellow students and the fans. He noted that the athletes aren’t just athletes, but students, too. He said he hopes people recognize the hours student-athletes at the school put in to both academics and athletics.

By Elizabeth Bowling Campus Correspondent

SURVIVING THE INVOLVEMENT FAIR Navigate the student organization at the fair with ease.

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CLAWING THE WILDCATS Huskies rout Villanova to move to 19-1.

SPORTS/ page 12 COMMENTARY: UNIVERSITY’S REVISED SPRING WEEKEND POLICY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

UConn, like other schools with Division I athletic programs, spent three to six times more on athletes than regular students, according to a 2013 report by the Delta Cost Project at the American Institutes for Research.

According to the report, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions including UConn spent about $92,000 per athlete to every $14,000 per student. This means in 2010, schools with teams in the Big East spent 5.8 times more on student-athletes than regular students.

UConn’s athletic department uses about 16 percent of its budget for athletic scholarships. That money comes from the department, not the university, according to the Hartford Courant.

Jossimar Sanchez, a senior UConn soccer player who will go on to play Major League Soccer for New England Revolution, said, “A lot of athletes come from a background where they need athletics just to come to college. They’re getting a free education but they give back to their community so much.”

The Delta Cost Project determined that most FBS schools’ athletic departments are not self-funding and therefore costly to the students, the institution and the state.

UConn, however, is an exception.

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The $32 million basketball training facility site near Gampel Pavilion is pictured above. The facility, designed to keep UConn athletics from falling behind in revenue, will include practice courts for each team, study areas, two computer labs, a video editing suite, a hydrotherapy room, a dining area, an alumni locker room and two film-viewing rooms.

UConn’s 24-team athletics program proved to be self-sufficient in 2011. The football team brought in $1.6 million in revenue. Similarly, the men’s basketball team made $3.9 million in revenue, breaking the mold of FSB schools that typically rely on the football team for a financial boost. UConn’s women’s basketball team also broke the mold, taking in $3.8 million in revenue.

Mike Enright, UConn’s associate direc-

tor of athletic communications, told the Hartford Courant, “We’re self-sufficient...

We also support recreation, all the intramurals, for instance.”

According to the 2013 UConn Fact Sheet, UConn’s tuition prices for in-state students have gone up by about 14 percent since 2010. Those increases are actually intended to help hire faculty and reduce class size. The additional money is not meant for athletic funding.

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Largest-ever involvement fair today in Union

Students discuss culture at International Chat

University’s effort to create a safer, less strict Spring Weekend will produce a positive tradition.

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COMMENTARY/page 8 INSIDE NEWS: PROPOSAL WOULD REMOVE MARITAL RAPE EXCEPTION Washington proposal would eliminate marriage as a defense against rape allegations.

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In this Jan. 29 photo, students gather for an International chat meeting. The meetings are held every week in the McMahon Hall International Center and cover a variety of topics like day-to-day tips about living abroad, general information and resources.

Storrs/Hartford bus service halted to cut costs

By Joe Santos Campus Correspondent

The Storrs to Hartford express bus service, run by Megabus in collaboration with Dattco Inc., will no longer run on weekdays for the time being, to cut costs.

Janet Freniere, the head of the Department of Transportation at the University of Connecticut, agreed with the decision to halt the bus service based on the lack of ridership on Mondays through Thursdays. With the lack of riders, Megabus decided to pull the plug on the service in order to save money.

“It cost over $550 per person per semester to run the service, based on ridership data,” Freniere said.

She admitted that it wasn’t a decision she wanted to let happen, but in the end, the amount of money it cost didn’t

justify the bus route running in comparison with the number of students that took advantage of the service.

While plenty of students and residents took advantage of the bus system, it wasn’t nearly enough to make it economically feasible. The only days where the service saw heavy use was on Friday nights and Monday mornings, due to the fact that students would take the bus home for the long weekend.

The service began in early 2011, according to megabus. com, as a way to provide students of the University of Connecticut and nearby Storrs residents with a speedy and cheap way to get from campus to the state capitol with ease.

But those weren’t the most important purposes of the bus route.

“It was originally designed to build more collaboration

between Storrs and the UConn Health Center,” said Freniere.

However, Mike Alvich, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for megabus. com, says that the dropped weekday service isn’t all bad news.

“The service will still continue to run Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,” said Alvich.

“And, there are still great opportunities to get discount seats.” He pointed out that there are tickets as low as $1 for a bus ride to Hartford.

Alvich also pointed out that the weekday bus service is by no means permanently cancelled. If ridership increases over a period of time, it is entirely possible to restore service on the weekdays.

“I would encourage students to sign up as a fan on Facebook,” says Alvich. It is another way for the company to determine how popular the

bus service is becoming.

In addition to creating a cheap and fast service to Hartford, megabus.com still offers service to Amherst, MA, Providence, RI, and New York City. But, these services will now be limited to the weekdays as well.

“It is unfortunate,” said Freniere. “We wanted to see it succeed, but it just wasn’t financially feasible.”

However, if students do need to travel to Hartford or other cities statewide and beyond on the weekdays, they can still take advantage of the Peter Pan Bus Line. According to peterpanbus.com, Peter Pan runs three buses per day to Hartford and back, two buses per day to New York City, and one bus a day for many other cities across Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The Spring Involvement Fair will host the largest selection of student organizations ever, with 308 participating clubs.

At the fair, each participating student group is allotted half a table to embellish with signs, posters and sign-in sheets for new members. Student leaders of the organizations are available to answer questions for prospective members.

The fair has two purposes, said Kristen Carr, the coordinator of student involvement programs.

“We provide the fair to help students find different activities,” Carr said. “It also helps our student organizations recruit new members.”

The Student Union staff was very accommodating, Carr said, and no student groups who wanted a table were turned away.

The involvement fair, which is hosted every semester at the University of Connecticut, will be held at the Student Union from 2 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 30.

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What’s on at UConn today...

Board of Trustees Meeting 11 to 12:30 p.m.

Rome Commons, Ballroom The Board of Trustees will convene in the Rome Commons Ballroom, located on South Campus.

Spring Involvement Fair 2 to 7 p.m.

Student Union Student groups will table in the Union to promote their groups and recruit new members.

Flu vaccination clinic 2 to 8 p.m.

Student Union, Lobby Student Health Services is holding a flu vaccination clinic. Vaccinations are free for students.

Internship Search Boot Camp 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Laurel Building, Room 302 In this 90-minute Internship Search Boot Camp, you will be introduced to an internship search framework that will help you approach your search in a strategic manner.

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After school shooting, Conn. debates mental health

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday began reviewing mental health care following the deadly Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have little insight into the mental state of the 20-year-old gunman.

The prosecutor in the case, Danbury State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky III, said he cannot release information about Adam Lanza’s mental health because of the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, which covers all attorneys in the state. His office is reviewing whether details of Lanza’s mental state can be released to the public after the police report is completed, possibly in June.

But Jeremy Richman, father of 6-year-old Arielle Richman, one of the 20 first-graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, told a legislative subcommittee on Tuesday that it is clear Lanza did not commit an impulsive act of violence, but rather a planned crime with the “goal of achieving infamy” like other mass shooters.

New Haven mayor won’t seek re-election

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, the longest-serving chief executive in city history who championed immigration-friendly policies and unsuccessfully ran for governor, said Tuesday he will not run for re-election after 20 years in office.

The Democrat said he was proud of the changes that have taken place in the city, including a vibrant downtown that had been in decline when he took office, numerous rebuilt schools and better relations with Yale University.

“I feel it’s the right time, right for the city, right for me,” DeStefano, 57, said in an interview at his office. “I have pride in what I’ve done over the last 20 years as mayor, feel the city is a different place, felt it’s headed in a good direction.”

DeStefano, who was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2006 but lost to Republican M. Jodi Rell, said when he took office department stores and shopping malls were closing downtown and relations with Yale were difficult. He noted that Yale President Richard C. Levin, who is also retiring, started around the same time and together the men embarked on a more collaborative relationship that helped New Haven become a center for biosciences and pharmaceutical companies and led to a college scholarship program that has encouraged city students to stay in school.

$1M lawsuit alleges Bridgeport police brutality

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A man seen on a video being beaten by three Bridgeport police officers has filed a $1 million lawsuit, while NAACP leaders are calling on police officials to arrest and fire the officers.

Orlando Lopez-Soto, 27, filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport, accusing the officers of violating his constitutional rights, using excessive force and other wrongdoing, the Connecticut Post reported (http://bit.ly/T38YuZ ).

The video shows officers Joseph Lawlor, Elson Morales and Clive Higgins kicking and stomping Lopez-Soto in Beardsley Park in May 2011 following a car chase. It’s not clear who recorded the video, which was posted recently on YouTube and has been viewed more than 95,000 times.

All three officers have been placed on paid administrative duty pending a police internal affairs investigation.

“We want the immediate arrests of the three men who conducted this massive and brutal beating of a downed man,” said Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP chapter, adding that city officials should fire the officers.

Lawlor’s attorney declined to comment. There is no phone listing for Higgins and it’s not clear if he has a lawyer.

Morales’ lawyer, Michael Fitzpatrick, said his client did nothing wrong and everything on the video can be explained.

Lawlor wrote in a police report that Lopez-Soto struggled with police after falling to the ground when Morales shot him with a stun gun.

Lawlor said Lopez-Soto was wearing a gun holster on his belt, and officers later found a loaded handgun and drugs in Lopez-Soto’s van.

Lopez-Soto pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges in July and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Missing 74-year-old New Britain man found safe

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — New Britain police say a 74-yearold local man who went missing and prompted a statewide silver alert has been found safe.

Police say Neville Phillips was found walking along a street Tuesday by a bus driver who regularly takes him to a care center.

Phillips was reported missing by his daughter and was last seen at about 3:10 p.m. Monday on Tremont Street before being located.

Police say he wasn’t injured.

State police issued a silver alert for Phillips at about 3:30 a.m.

Tuesday and canceled it shortly before 10 a.m.

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Proposal would remove marital rape exception

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington is one a handful of states where marriage remains an absolute defense against allegations of some forms of rape and sexual assault, and lawmakers considered a proposal Tuesday that would change that.

House Bill 1108 would remove the spousal exemption from both rape in the third degree — in which no physical force is used — and from taking indecent liberties.

“There is no such thing as legitimate rape,” said Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland. “We have to get rid of this marital rape exception and catch up with the rest of the country.”

Until the 1970s, most states considered marriage to preclude any form of rape.

Washington removed the marital exemption for first- and second-degree rape in 1983.

Over the past four decades, most other states, including all others in the Pacific Northwest, have removed the marital exception for all forms of rape.

Prosecutors and domestic violence groups testified in favor of the change in Washington state, which they said is long overdue.

Prosecutors have said that the current law has forced them to pursue lesser, misdemeanor assault charges in cases involving married couples that would otherwise qualify as thirddegree rape.

Seattle-based criminal defense attorney Brad Meryhew said he has no objection to removing the marital exception for rape in the third degree but has concerns about doing so for indecent liberties.

Because a sleeping person is by law consid-

NRA says proposals for more gun control are not serious

WASHINGTON (AP) — school guards while his own Banning some assault weap- children are protected that ons and requiring background way at their school. While checks for all firearms pur- Obama’s children have Secret chases aren’t a serious attempt Service protection, officials to reduce gun violence, a top at their school say its own National Rifle Association guards don’t carry guns.

“We need to be honest official warned Tuesday as Congress geared up for the about what works and what year’s first hearing on the does not work. Proposals that would only serve to burden subject.

Wayne LaPierre, executive the law-abiding have failed vice president of the NRA, in the past and will fail in the said the country must instead future,” LaPierre said in his focus on boosting security at prepared remarks.

A ban on some semischools, enforcing existing gun laws and taking more automatics considered to be steps to deny guns to people assault weapons was tried from 1994 to 2004 and failed with mental illnesses.

“Law-abiding gun owners to reduce crime, he said. He will not accept blame for the also said background checks acts of violent or deranged will never be universal criminals. Nor do we believe because criminals won’t subthe government should dictate mit to them. Both are among what we can lawfully own and measures that Obama is seekuse to protect our families,” ing.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, LaPierre said in testimony he planned to deliver Wednesday D-Calif., has already introat a hearing by the Senate duced legislation taking similar steps to Obama’s proposJudiciary Committee. als, includL a P i e r r e ’s ing banstatement, ning assault r e l e a s e d weapons and Tuesday by magazines the NRA, that house came nearly more than seven weeks 10 rounds of after the ammunition. massacre at She said Sandy Hook T u e s d a y Elementary that she will School in hold her own Newtown, hearing on Conn., in gun control which a gunman killed 20 Wayne LaPierre because she was unhappy children and NRA Vice President that three of six adults. the five witThe hornesses testirific slayings have revived the national fying to the Judiciary panel debate over gun control, with on Wednesday are “skewed President Barack Obama pro- against us.” Feinstein is a posing a range of restrictions member of the committee.

Despite the momentum last week and members of Congress introducing legisla- gun-control advocates have gained since the Newtown tion on the subject.

LaPierre’s testimony was shootings, it will be diffisimilar in substance but some- cult for them to prevail in what milder in tone than some Congress this year because of statements the organization the popularity of guns in many states — including several has made recently.

Less than two weeks after represented by Democratic the mass shooting, LaPierre senators — and the formiattacked the “media machine” dable muscle of the NRA for blaming the gun indus- on Capitol Hill, lawmakers try for attacks like Newtown and other say. Among other and said what was needed obstacles, the Republicanto prevent the next massacre run House has shown little were armed guards and police immediate interest in making in every school. Earlier this dramatic changes in the laws.

“It’s hard,” Feinstein said month, the NRA ran a television ad calling Obama an of gun legislation prospects. “elitist hypocrite” for voicing “I know it’s hard. It doesn’t doubts about having armed mean I shouldn’t try.”

“Law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals.”

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ered to be physically helpless, he said, touching your spouse while he or she is asleep could under the measure be interpreted as a class B felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

“We want to be careful about unintended consequences,” said Meryhew. “We don’t want to turn the marriage bed into a crime scene because I reach over and touch my husband’s butt.”

Goodman, the bill’s sponsor, said he was open to amending the bill to address Meryhew’s concerns, but said they struck him as “a little theoretical.”

Goodman said he is “pretty confident” that the measure will pass out of the Legislature and make it to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk, adding that he is fully committed to championing it.

Soldier receives successful arm transplant after attack

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Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco uses his transplanted arm to brush his hair back during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2013 at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq.

After shooting, Conn. debates mental health

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday began reviewing mental health care following the deadly Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have little insight into the mental state of the 20-year-old gunman.

The prosecutor in the case, Danbury State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky III, said he cannot release information about Adam Lanza’s mental health because of the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct, which covers all attorneys in the state. His office is reviewing whether details of Lanza’s mental state can be released to the public after the police report is completed, possibly in June.

But Jeremy Richman, father of 6-year-old Arielle Richman, one of the 20 first-graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, told a legislative subcommittee on Tuesday that it is clear Lanza did not commit an impulsive act of violence, but rather a planned crime with the “goal of achieving infamy” like other mass shooters.

“The shooters in Sandy Hook, Tucson, Aurora, Littleton, Blacksburg — we will not grant them the respect of using their names — were not in their right minds,” said Richman, who, along with his wife, has started a foundation in their daughter’s name to protect vulnerable groups from violence and to understand the mental underpinnings of violent behavior.

“Too little is known in the mental health area about what drives these violent behaviors,” he said.

“Clearly, something is wrong with the person capable of such atrocities.”

Besides gun violence and

school safety, two task forces created by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the General Assembly are focusing on mental health services and reducing the stigma of treatment as they review public policy and recommend law changes after shooting, which also left six educators at Sandy Hook dead. Police said Lanza also killed his mother at the Newtown home they shared and later committed suicide as police approached the school.

The massacre in Newtown has also set off a national discussion about mental health care, with everyone from law enforcement leaders to the gun industry, urging policymakers to focus on the issue as a way to help prevent similar mass shootings.

Members of Malloy’s commission said they would like to have details of Lanza’s mental health, but it’s not essential.

“I don’t think not having that information is going to prevent us from doing important work,” said Dr. Harold Schwartz, a psychiatrist on the commission. “Adam Lanza is just one case. We really need to think about large populations. We need to think about improving the mental health system for everyone.”

Nelba Marquez-Greene, mother of 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim Ana Marquez-Greene and a licensed marriage and family therapist, said she hopes Connecticut will become a national model to improve its mental health system. In written testimony read by her sister on Tuesday, MarquezGreene suggested that exposing families to trained mental health professionals to de-stigmatize mental health access and treatment. She also called for the state to fully fund programs that provide support to parents.

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Scouts’ future uncertain if ban on gays is dropped

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of replacing its long-standing ban on gays with a America’s proposed move away from its no-gays policy that would let troop sponsors make their membership policy has outraged some long- own decisions. The change is expected to be time admirers, gratified many critics and raised discussed next week at a meeting of the BSA’s intriguing questions about the iconic organiza- national executive board. tion’s future.

The ban on gays, which the U.S. Supreme Will the Scouts now be split between troops Court upheld as constitutional in 2000, has with gay-friendly policies and those that keep provoked a multitude of protest campaigns over the ban? What will a National Jamboree be like the years. Numerous Scout councils and Scout if it brings together these disparate groups with leaders have expressed disagreement with the conflicting ideologies? policy, and some corporate donors last year said The anticipated policy change from the iconic they were suspending gifts to the BSA until the American organization would seem to cap a wave policy changed. of growing acceptance of homosexuality across the One of these companies, New Jersey-based U.S., a year after the military accepted openly gay drug-maker Merck & Co., said Tuesday it was soldiers first time and a growing number of states pleased the BSA was reconsidering its position, have legalized gay marriage. but declined further comment.

A top official of the Southern Another form of protest Baptist Convention, whose involved Eagle Scouts who conservative churches sponsor returned their medals and badghundreds of Scout units that es to Boy Scout headquarters. embrace the ban, was among Among them was Nate May, those alarmed that the BSA is a 25-year-old musician, who proposing to allow sponsordepicted the Scouts’ new proing organizations to decide for posal as “a step in the right themselves whether to admit direction.” gays as scouts and adult leaders.

Later this year, more than “We understand that we are 40,000 Scouts from across the now a minority, that it is not U.S. are expected to participate popular to have biblical valin the annual National Jamboree ues, not popular to take stands at a 10,600-acre (4,300-hectare) that seem intolerant,” said Frank site being built in southern West Ann Perrone Virginia.

Page, president of the SBC’s executive committee. “This is If the new policy is in place by Phildelphia going to lead to a disintegration then, May said, there could be Scoutmaster some teasing and hurt feelings of faith-based values.”

Page had been scheduled to as gays make their public debut speak in July at the Scouts’ at the Jamboree. But overall, he National Jamboree, and he’s now apprehensive predicted a positive experience. there could be conflict as troops with differing “It would potentially open up some really policies converge. Asked if he might decide not interesting dialogues,” May said. “I think it will to speak, Page said he would pray about it. probably show troops that continue to have the Of the more than 110,000 scouting units across ban that a troop can exist in harmony, even with the U.S., nearly 70 percent are chartered by reli- gays in it.” gious organizations. Some were pleased by the In Philadelphia, scoutmaster Ann Perrone said proposed change, others were troubled. she’s spent the past 13 years fighting the ban by Triggering the angst was the Boy Scouts’ writing letters, speaking out and wearing gayannouncement Monday that it was considering rights rainbow symbols.

“This is something that will probably flare up, and if handled properly, will be allowed to die down.”

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In this July 28, 2010 file photo provided by the Department of Defense, thousands of Boy Scouts march with flags for the playing of the national anthem during the Boy Scouts of America’s 2010 National Jamboree at Ft. AP Hill, Va.

“I’ve done everything I can think of to make a local difference,” Perrone said. “I’m really thrilled.”

Perrone, an African-American, said she benefited from white support for the civil rights movement and now, as a straight woman, sees a chance to help expand the rights of gays and lesbians.

She said the proposed change could prompt some churches to cut ties with Scouting, but suggested other congregations will step up to fill the gaps.

“This is something that will probably flare up and, if handled properly, will be allowed to die down,” Perrone said.

The no-gays policy has fueled a protracted legal fight in Philadelphia. The Scouts’ Cradle of Liberty Council has used a city-owned building rent-free for decades, and officials have been trying to evict them because the ban violates a local anti-discrimination law. A federal jury ruled in

favor of the Scouts, but the city has appealed.

In North Carolina, news of the possible policy change was welcomed — cautiously — by Matt Comer who said he was forced out of his Boy Scout troop at the age of 14 after troop leaders confronted him over being gay.

“It was very intimidating,” said Comer, now 26.

“The scoutmaster said, ‘If you choose to live that lifestyle, you choose not to be a Boy Scout.’”

“I lost a lot of good friends when I had to leave,” Comer said. “I really did enjoy Scouts. I wanted to get my Eagle Scout and go on to be a Scout leader.”

Now, he has mixed views about the proposed change, and anticipates there could be problems when troops with different stances mingle at jamborees and summer camps.

He also questioned whether adult leaders would have the necessary training and insight to deal well with gay scouts who come out if the ban is eased.

3 months after Sandy, victims waiting for relief Hostess set

NEW YORK (AP) — Devon Lawrence neatly stacked bricks on the gas burner of his kitchen stove and turned up the blue flame, creating a sort of radiator that warmed the ice-cold room.

His two-story house in the Far Rockaway section of Queens hasn’t had working heat since Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters destroyed the oil burner in the basement. Now mold is growing upstairs because the house has been cold and damp for so long.

Lawrence wakes early every morning to heat the bricks and light a kerosene space heater while his 75-year-old mother sits in bed in a hat and gloves.

“That way she doesn’t freeze,” said Lawrence, a former Army medic who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. “Even the dog is cold.”

Three months after Sandy struck, thousands of storm victims in New York and New Jersey are stuck in limbo.

Waiting for the heat to come on, for insurance money to come through, for loans to be approved. Waiting, in a broader sense, for their upended lives to get back to normal.

While Congress passed a $50.5 billion emergency aid package on Monday, many say the rebuilding has been complicated over the past several weeks by bureaucracy.

Some people are still living in mold-infested homes, while others are desperately trying to persuade the city to tear theirs down. Illegal immigrants who don’t qualify for federal aid are struggling to scrape by. Small businesses are shutting down in neighborhoods where nobody seems to shop anymore.

Federal officials say they understand the frustration and are working as quickly as possible to compensate people for their losses and rebuild.

“The infrastructure and the homes that were in place that Sandy took away took a lot longer than 90 days to be built up and put into place,” said Michael Byrne, who is overseeing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Sandy response in New York state. “If there’s any assurances I can give folks that feel that way, we’re not leaving until we get it done.”

The Oct. 29 storm damaged or destroyed 305,000 housing units and disrupted more than 265,000 businesses in New York state. About 14,000 housing units have been repaired so far through New York City’s Rapid Repairs program. In New Jersey, 346,000 housing units were destroyed or damaged, and 190,000 businesses affected.

Nearly 18,000 households have received aid for repairs

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In this file photo of Jan. 23, 2013, Eddie Saman shows how he insulated his home with blankets donated by the Red Cross, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The house was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy and will have to be renovated.

from FEMA. “This is a war zone down here still,” said Donna Graziano, who has been running a 24-hour relief hub near the beach on Staten Island in a tiny white tent heated by a generator. “This looks no better than it did three months ago.”

On a recent snowy evening, at least a dozen people huddled over plates of food in Graziano’s tent, which has become a gathering place where displaced residents can exchange greetings and get daily updates.

“This is three months now. And we’re still fighting,” said Nicole Chati, who is waging a battle to convince the city that her flood-damaged home must be torn down. “And we’re still filling out more paperwork. And we’re still cutting more red tape.”

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Hostess Brands is close to announcing that it has picked two investment firms — C. Dean Metropoulos & Co. and Apollo Global Management — as the lead bidders for its Twinkies and other snack cakes, according to a source close to the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly on the talks.

The joint “stalking horse” bid would set the floor for an auction process that lets competitors make better offers. A judge would have to approve any final sale.

After years of management turmoil and turnover, Hostess declared it was going out of business and selling its brands in November. The company, based in Irving, Texas, has already announced separate lead bidders for its other brands.

McKee Foods, which makes Little Debbie snack cakes, was picked as the lead bidder for Drake’s cakes, which include Devil Dogs, Funny Bones and Yodels.

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University’s revised Spring Weekend policy a step in the right direction

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fter UConn student Jafar Karzoun died during Spring Weekend 2010, the university realized that students’ annual tradition of partying on the nextto-last weekend of the spring semester could not continue as usual. The subsequent crackdown brought the campus to a near-standstill during Spring Weekend the past two years, but the administration could hardly be faulted for such a response following an event as tragic and unexpected as the death of a student. Now that enough time has passed and the policies could be viewed in a clearer light, last week the university announced a revised policy which will be implemented for the upcoming Spring Weekend 2013. Good.

For this year’s April 25-27 weekend, student organizations will once again be able to hold events and meetings provided they are approved by the university, which doubtless nearly all will. The campus bus and shuttle system will run again. However, no non-UConn guests will be permitted to participate in any campus events, and they will be restricted from residence and dining halls. Many – indeed, perhaps even most – students would contend that the revisions still remain too stringent. But Karzoun’s death was caused by a sucker-punch to the head by a non-UConn student visiting for the weekend. A complete ban on non-university students for the weekend is likely to cause gripes, but can at least be justified after the events of three years ago.

What could not quite be as justified was the crackdown over the past two years on any event (or other form of fun), even ones that could have been available just for UConn students. Police had routinely noted that historically the vast majority of arrests on Spring Weekend were from nonuniversity students here for the weekend. There was no need to punish university students for something they didn’t do.

This year, the administration appears to have received that message, and is changing its policies accordingly.

That’s not to mention the memory factor: of the four undergraduate grade levels, only this year’s seniors were students three years ago when the last “true” Spring Weekend took place. For all current juniors, sophomores and freshmen, the barely-constrained wildness that the Weekend used to be is but a distant tale of UConn lore. With a revived but regulated weekend back once more, perhaps this could once again become a proud annual UConn tradition rather than a black eye and a stain on the university’s reputation around the state. Only time will tell, and we will find out in April.

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I wish they would tone down the heating in our building, it is so dank in here.

When you see me waddling like a penguin, it’s because of the slushy floors. I’m cautious and don’t wanna be in a “Jesus take the wheel” situation.

Jim Calhoun retired, Jay Hickey is no longer doing snow emails, and Arjona is closed off for renovations. Am I even at UConn anymore?

I know you’re supposed to drink eight cups of water a day, but is it really necessary to carry a gallon jug to class?

My professor said he had to cancel class last week because of an emergency room visit due to kidney stones caused by oatmeal. #oldpeopleproblems Wait, I can order food to come to me?!?

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Enough of the gun control ‘theories’

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y mom works at a middle school.

My nephew is in pre-school.

Needless to say, if Sandy Hook told us anything, it’s that no one is safe. Not even little children. So what do we do when little children are involved? We get angry. We demand something be done.

Because, hell, high school students are on their own when it comes to gun wielding suburbanites, but now that little children are involved we have to do something.

And now that I know my mom and my nephew (5 years-old) are fair game, I can’t say I disagree.

By John D. Nitowski So we’re sitting at the dinner table Weekly Columnist and talking about all the possibilities of gun-proofing middle school. You could add locks on the doors so teachers can make sure a rampaging gunman can’t get in. But of course, he could always just shoot the window and open the lock from the inside. Well you could then get bullet-proof glass, but if that doesn’t work, just make doors that don’t have windows. But a murderer could always come in through a window, so you make sure there are no windows at all. At least not on the first floor. But say a killer is actually in the building and is on the second or third floor?

Well it’s necessary to have ladders that the children can climb down (and hopefully not fall to their deaths).

There’s really no absolute way to make a

school 100 percent defensible. There just isn’t.

Something is always going to fall through the cracks. Someone, somewhere, in some school, in some town in America is going to break through all the locks and kill children, and we’ll be back at square one.

But what if you could? Say money was no option, manpower wasn’t an issue, that you could just snap your fingers and poof! All schools in America were 100 percent loon-proof. Great. Well, if that’s the case, then why bother with a school at all?

The crazy man with a gun just goes and shoots up a hospital, or a shopping mall or a crowded street.

No matter what way you cut it, there’s a huge flaw in planning your school defensive strategy: there’s still a lunatic, and he still has a gun. So at the end of the day, even if we made every school a bleak fortressprison, there’s only two solutions to the gun issue.

1) We lower the amount of guns.

Or 2) We lower the amount of lunatics.

The main problem with lowering the amount of guns is simply that there’s so much political resistance from the other side that it’s impossible to make any positive movement any time soon. Even attempts to restrict the absolute number of insane gun owners finds opposition! So then we’re left with the second option: to make mental health care as readily accessible, if not more so, than firearms, live ammunition, and extended magazines.

We don’t have a choice. These are children involved. And we have to do something positive. The frightening risk is that 26 people died last December, and countless more since that fateful day at Columbine High School.

But every time the conversation switches to the supply of guns, (and no one thinks about the demand of those who shouldn’t be qualified to hold them) immediately the conversation grinds to a screeching halt when the Second Amendment is waved about as if George Washington and James Madison directly referred to M16s and AK-47s.

In the words of Jon Stewart, people like this can’t get the image of a dystopic future out of their heads in order to change our dystopic present. But our oppressor isn’t a political despot, it’s the very dredges of human madness. Gun advocates had ammunition when they could point to high school, where a lot of students may have been able to handle weaponry safely but weren’t allowed to. But how can we expect 6-year olds (who can’t even follow instructions to a LEGO set) to handle firearms? If we don’t do something (and I’d rather they increased mental health accessibility, regardless) then the memory of Sandy Hook will be a grim reminder of how we watched our own children die, and did nothing.

“There’s really no absolute way to make a school 100 percent defensible.”

Weekly columnist John D. Nitowski is an 8thsemester English major. He can be reached at John.Nitowski@UConn.edu.

Presumed war between film and television is silly

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t this year’s Golden Globes, co-host Amy Poehler quipped, “Only at the Golden Globes do the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of televiBy Victoria Kallsen sion.” Or as the crafty Staff Columnist Addison DeWitt from “All About Eve” snarked to a naive Marilyn Monroe, “That’s all television is, my dear, nothing but auditions.” These quotes are very indicative of the general negative attitude towards work in television that has been prominent since the rise of television in the 1950s. The conception that being a television actor is less prestigious than a film actor is evident in marketing, actors leaving television to work on their film career, and opinions related to the quality. It boils down to the fight between film and television, and the constant battle for your money. With film damning itself every day with lackluster plots and higher ticket prices, it needs to be more fully aware that television is a fully developed medium with a quality usually outflanking that of cinema.

The commercial emergence of television in the early 1950s was involved in a decline in the Hollywood studio system. While television was a threat to films, there were other shortcomings that affect-

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ed the success of Hollywood, such as the dissolution of Hays Code, the end of the theater monopoly, the Communist Red Scare that blacklisted some of the greatest actors of the day, and the threat of foreign films. Without going into too much detail, this translates into the fact that the blame for this lackluster period of film does not just belong to television.

If you’re unclear of the snobbish attitude of film regarding its ugly stepsister, television, there are many examples. Starting with awards (it is the season for it after all), earning an Oscar is much more valuable than an Emmy; and while a TV show will advertise Oscars or Emmys won in ads, a movie would never advertise that their actors have only won an Emmy. It’s also evident in the behavior of actors. For example, actors like Steve Carell and Paul Schneider have left their successful sitcoms, “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation” respectively, to focus on a film career. (It’s clearly worked out more for Carell, but I digress.)

Television and film are often at odds because film attempts to boast epic films that you simply must see in theater, not just wait for FX to procure the rights to it down the line. “Avatar” is probably the classic example of such a case. But with improvements in technology we now boast the most high defini-

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tion televisions and Blu-Ray players, some even equipped with 3D technology. Plus, our televisions only get better by the day.

Even better, if you don’t want to upgrade your television every year, you don’t have to pay more to enjoy it, the way films in theaters will make you. That is a field where televisions have a distinct advantage.

As ticket prices increase for films, more Americans are just staying at home, preferring to enjoy the latest episode of “American Horror Story” instead of shelling out $10 for a horrific Adam Sandler flick. Because you can cut out the movie theater from your budget, but never the cable. Additionally, you can commit to a couple episodes of “Mad Men” before making your choice on the matter, but once you’ve paid that $10 for “Movie 43” or have popped in the “Red Dawn” remake, you’re typically stuck with the horror.

This leads to an excellent point on defending television; you’re often given more leeway and time to improve as a television show. “Parks and Recreation” is a clear example of why you should always give a show at least a season. Time has always been one of television’s best assets: more time with the characters you love. In many ways, “Breaking Bad” is just a slowed-down and more accessible version of “Scarface,” but with a Shakespearian five act structure of Walter White’s rise to power

and then subsequent fall. While the latter is certainly a cinematic classic, Stallone’s lead character is less of developed person. We have more time with Bryan Cranston’s masterful character whose incomprehensible evil and drive push the show to new limits. In essence, television has become a conversation point, something you can tweet about, and there is much lauded about a “watercooler” show because there’s more to discuss every week compared to the flicker of discussion points that often result from film.

My final hope for the television and film conflict is that they will rise up together. After all, they have a new common enemy: the internet.

Soullessly destroying all profit for shows with all the opportunities to watch illegally, the internet and its “internet-only” or “web” shows are so bereft of art that surely movies and TV can band together to despise this new, lower medium! I merely hope that television and film, and the people who create them, can just band together in love and solidarity, since people really love both forms.

There’s no need for one to be better. Both are excellent examples of art and wonder, and I’d hate to be without either.

Staff Columnist Victoria Kallsen is a 4th-semester mechanical engineering major. She can be reached at Victoria.Kallsen@UConn.edu.

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Surviving the Involvement Fair To give is to receive: the skinny on oral sex

By Imaani Cain Campus Correspondent

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This file photo from 2010 depicts one of UConn’s involvement fairs, which occur each semester, in the Field House in the fall and Student Union Ballroom in the spring. UConn has more than 450 clubs for almost any interest, so students who want to get involved have plenty of options.

By Michael McGuigan Campus Correspondent With over 450 clubs and organizations on campus, getting involved can be a daunting task.

Thankfully at the start of each semester there is a campus wide involvement fair where each club mans a booth in order to let students know what they’re all about. This semester the involvement fair is on Wed. Jan. 30 (today) from 2:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the Field House.

Successfully navigating the involvement fair can seem like a challenging task due to its sheer size. In order to reduce the enormity of the task, you should take some time to check out the listing of student activities located

at ucontact.uconn.edu. This site will ask you to log in with your Net ID and will allow you to see all the currently active clubs on campus. You can select various interests to allow the website to recommend clubs that you might want to get involved in.

After creating a list of clubs that possibly interest you, you should make it a point a to obtain a list of where the clubs are located upon your arrival at the Field House. This will allow you to successfully navigate your way around the fair.

Even if you do have a list of clubs you want to check out, you should make it a point to keep an open mind at the fair. For instance you might go in being dead set on joining the College Democrats, but you might

be drawn in by what the Alternative Political Society has to say.

William Chan, a second-semester chemistry major, initially went to last semester’s involvement fair, thinking he would just be joining some science related clubs. In addition to joining those clubs, he decided to give the Kendo Club, a martial arts club where members train with bamboo swords, a try after seeing it at the fair. He’s been going there ever since.

Chan said about the involvement fair, “It informed me about a lot of the different clubs because you’re really able to feel out what UCONN has to offer.”

By being able to feel out what the university offers at the fair students can find new and exciting ways

to become involved. This semester Chan plans to return to the fair in order to discover new ways to become involved here on campus.

When asked if he would go again Chan said, “Yes, because I actually want to try new stuff. Like joining new cultural groups on campus.

Maybe discovering friends and new adventures.”

The involvement fair is among the best ways to find out how to be involved on campus. But you can also continue checking out the club listings, and send messages to club officers via the Ucontact website to find out more about various clubs and organizations here on campus.

Roe v. Wade remembered 40 years later

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Members of the UConn a cappella group Notes Over Storrs perform Tuesday night in the Women’s Center. The Center held a vigil in honor of the fortieth anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion in America in 1973,

By Katie McWilliams Staff Writer The Women’s Center joined forces with Planned Parenthood to present a vigil in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States

and inadvertently brought women’s reproductive rights into the political spotlight for years to come. The event honored not only the court case, but Savita Halappavanar, the young woman who died in Ireland this past October after being denied a lifesaving abortion during a fatal

miscarriage. The death of this young woman sparked protest around the world and ignited a movement in Ireland to change the laws dictating the circumstances of abortions. To pay homage to the legislation and Ms. Halappavanar, the Women’s Center and Planned Parenthood orchestrated an

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evening of speakers, musical and dance performances and artwork. The event also included the grave yard set up outside the Student Union to commemorate those women who have died as the result of an illegal abortion or no access to an abortion. A Minor started the event after opening remarks from two of UConn’s CampusAction Planned parenthood interns, MariChris Cariaga and Cassidy Kushner and a Planned Parenthood representative, Gretchen Raffa, with two songs: “It Don’t Have to Change” by John Legend and “Sunrise”

by Norah Jones. Both songs eloquently captured the theme of reproductive rights with the mellow harmonies and deep messages.

The next group to present was LAVA, or Lauching Activism through Art. The group is dedicated to creating artwork that serves a greater purpose and ignites activism.

The group had brought three pieces to display and discuss that were relevant to the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade. The first was created from a broken industrial looking mega

phone and had been filled with paper flowers of every color imaginable. As LAVA president, Nicole Salamone explained, “the broken down megaphone, signifies loss of voice women get after abortion laws, flowers and leaves represent how women should continue to speak up.” The last two pieces were paintings that conveyed the sense of ownership of the female body and the struggle with restrictive female reproductive health legislation.

After LAVA’s poignant presentation, attendees were asked to close their eyes in a moment of silence dedicated towards all of the women affected by abortion laws, particularly the women who have died because of illegal abortions. Following the moment of heavy silence, the video “Roe is Here For Good” was screened to provide background information on the history of women’s reproductive rights in the United States. The film called for people in this day and age who have not had to face the trials of women before

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The jazzy Birdland Big Band coming to Jorgensen Thursday

By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer Jorgensen will host an upcoming dynamic jazz ensemble, The Birdland Big Band, in a show Thursday night.

Straight from the jazz mecca of New York City, this band is directed by internationally renowned drummer Tommy Igoe and has been described as an unforgettable musical event “that sets the standard for 21stcentury jazz orchestra.” The band infuses world music with the best of American jazz.

Named after saxophone player Charlie Parker, Birdland was founded in 1949. Regular performers at Birdland were legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Lester Young. The band itself was created in 2006 by Igoe and has become a popular music attraction in the big city. The band recreates the ambience and experience of a night at Birdland. Featuring fresh treatments of Parker compositions as well as innovative arrangements from composers such as Chick Corea, Lennon/McCartney and Buddy Rich, the band includes musicians from every jazz/pop

tour and Broadway show imaginable.

The band’s newest record, “Eleven,” has received five star reviews and is currently in the Grammy conversation for three separate awards.

The Birdland Big Band will be putting on a one-of-a-kind show Thursday night. At 6:30 p.m. there will be food available to eat, and the show itself starts at 7:30 p.m. Student tickets are $20 for UConn students and $25 for non-UConn students.

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There is a definite imbalance between the male and female ideas of oral sex and whether it should be reciprocated. Many students I interviewed on the subject stated that the act was something that should have limitations imposed upon it and that it was something that is most commonly expected during a hook up.

A student I asked reported that “it depends on the girl” and that he would only perform oral sex if she was “clean or shaved and if I was dating her.”

The general consensus among male students seemed to be that going down on girls was something that was restricted to a committed relationship. The majority of the men I asked were unlikely to perform oral sex on their female partners while hooking up, but agreed that hooking up would usually include blowjobs, although they wouldn’t ask.

Although baldly asking for fellatio is construed as rudeness, boasting about it is not.

The boys declared that only “jerks” and “bros” bragged about girls giving them head, and that it’s usually not an act that is discussed among men, with the exception of close friends.

Cunnilingus on the first date and/or meeting seemed to be less of a concentrated issue for the boys, and was merely thought of being something that wasn’t for casual sex.

Although the boys regarded dental dams and/or condoms for oral as more of a suggestion rather than a necessity, they all seemed to take pains to not catch sexual diseases by limiting oral sex to monogamous relationships.

On the other hand, female students believed that there was more of a social stigma against giving head to women.

One female student scoffed that it was seen as “subservient for guys to go down on girls and that the main focus is his orgasm, not hers, even though it should be equal.”

Guys see girls going down on them as an act of dominance, they want to assert to you that “they’re the man.” In addition to this, there is also the opinion that a woman who gives blowjobs is “a total hoe, it means that she does a whole bunch of dudes probably.”

This thought process is mostly likely due to the surplus of media images that involve women performing fellatio on men, as opposed to it being the other way around.

It is seen as ‘acceptable’ and ‘normal’ for women to give blowjobs, but the image of cunnilingus in film is still a fairly new concept.

However, this is directly contrasted with the patriarchal concept that women should enjoy embracing their sexuality, but should only do so to benefit and/or produce the male orgasm.

“The only way it’s seen as good for guys to give head is if they get something good in return,” a girl said, “but there should be equality in it.

There’s no guaranteed reciprocity because I’m supposed to focus on his orgasm, and that’s messed up.”

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In recent weeks, violent video games have come under political fire after authorities learned Adam Lanza, the shooter in the Sandy Hook massacre, frequently played them on his computer. Different games have dealt with violence in different ways; clockwise from top left are ‘Bulletstorm,’ ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2’ and ‘Spec Ops: The Line.’

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor After the horrific events that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, it was revealed that Adam Lanza, the killer of 27 people and then himself, frequently played violent video games on his home computer, the hard drive of which was violently destroyed. Authorities say they will likely never fully recover the information it held.

Almost immediately, questions began to fly across the political spectrum: did video games contribute to Lanza’s terrible actions by normalizing extreme violence in Lanza’s eyes, and in so doing inspire his bloodshed or have some other unknown effect on him?

Wayne LaPierre, the vice president of the National Rifle Association, railed against violent games as a symptom of deeper problems in America’s culture in a speech a week after the events, specifically calling out games like 2011’s “Bulletstorm,” the “Mortal

Kombat” franchise and an early-2000s Internet Flash game called “Kindergarten Killers” as catalysts to violence.

It’s hard to deny that video games can affect their players emotionally, especially at young ages. Studies show that children who play violent video games do show some amount of aggressive behavior. A 2006 Indiana University study found that children who played a first-person shooter, “Medal of Honor: Frontline,” experienced stronger senses of emotion with lessened reasoning, while those who played a racing game, “Need for Speed: Underground,” did not. But other studies found stark differences from Indiana University’s conclusions; for instance, a study from the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health found no connection between violence and video game usage.

From a legal sense, the law has been much more cut-anddry about the controversy.

There has never been a suc-

cessful lawsuit tying video games and physical violence, despite more than a decade of controversy. In 1997, a mother’s lawsuit against former “Mortal Kombat” owner Midway Games, filed after her son was killed by a friend supposedly copying a character’s “finishing move,” was dismissed after the court saw no valid claim to damages; the supposed move did not exist. While many serious crimes have been caused involving video games, none of them were found to have been directly caused by them.

This isn’t to say violent video games don’t need to be examined in modern society. As graphics continue to improve and games become more realistic, death and violence in video games will too become more vivid and are sometimes used as a selling point. In 2009, major controversy was raised when “No Russian,” a mission in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” was revealed to be an interactive terrorism minigame, tak-

ing place in a Russian airport where players are asked to slaughter citizens with real-life brands of machine guns. Recent advertisements for other shooting games, including “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” and “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2” advertised warfare as a game, desensitizing their violence by making it look “cool.”

While a growing number of games express the disturbing nature of bloodshed, for instance the twists of “Spec Ops: The Line,” the others’ lack of self-awareness shows their flippant view toward the true nature of shootouts and fistfights in our culture are the real problem. Then again, when films like “Bullet to the Head,” television like the serial-killer drama “The Following” and even books about teenage slaughter like “The Hunger Games” are a dime-a-dozen, it’s clear violent video games are a small part of a bigger problem.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

The next step for Nintendo

» NINTENDO NEWS

By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent

Nintendo needed to make a splash.

Much like the Nintendo 3DS, the Wii U, Nintendo’s 8th generation home game console, launched last year to much fanfare with the promise that the company would continue to shake up and innovate the gaming world yet again. However, the press and even many fans of the Big N once again began to have their doubts after the new console failed to launch with a major AAA first party Nintendo title. While the company has promised major games are on the way, the historically secretive company has lived up to its reputation and has been mum on the future of its brand new console, much to the chagrin of fans, the press and investors.

They say the night is darkest just before the dawn, and last week it finally cracked.

In a presentation of Nintendo

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An HD remake of ‘The Legend of Zelda: The WInd Waker’ will hit the Wii U in August, only one of many announcements Nintendo made last week that include new ‘Mario,’ ‘Pokemon’ and ‘Xenoblade.’

Direct last Wednesday, Nintendo revealed its plans for the Wii U, not only for the casual market, but also for its hardcore and loyal fans.

That old mantra “goods things come to those who

wait” proved true yet again.

So what are we getting exactly?

The beloved classic “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” was released ten years ago for the Gamecube.

In August of this year, the title will be re-made in glorious high definition with additional features exclusively for the Wii U. Word has been received that

» MARIO, page 7

Last week, the famous publisher THQ shut its doors for the last time after more than 20 years of service to the gaming industry since its inception in 1989. The writing had been on the wall for a while; when a massive company is selling its blockbuster games in a Humble Bundle, a chooseyour-own-price pricing level normally reserved for smaller indie developers or charity offers, it’s easy to see THQ was in trouble.

But let’s reminisce about THQ’s glory days. Readers my age and younger should remember the company mostly for its legion of licensed games, which were a major profit-maker throughout their lifespan. Wrestling fans will remember their World Championship Wrestling games in the mid-90s, their World Wrestling Federation games, which began after they acquired the WWF’s license around the turn of the millennium. Fans of cartoons probably owned at least one of the company’s Nickelodeon or Disney/Pixar game adaptations.

The company had more checkered success with original games, some of which were minor hits, others disappointing cases of what might have been. The company’s premier success has been the “Saints Row” series, initially an early 360/PS3 “Grand Theft Auto” ripoff. With a sequel the series found its stride becoming the more-ridiculous younger brother of “GTA,” and by the time “Saints Row The Third” hit shelves in 2011 it had nearly overshadowed the original series, if only due to the latter’s large timespan between releases.

For every success like “Saints Row,” THQ saw dropping profits from dwindling licensed-game sales and increased competition in the video game marketplace after the 2008 recession. It also closed five of its developers in 2008, announcing a plan to invest in “fewer, better bets.”

This brought on their downfall, as most of their resulting efforts were disappointments at best. Its stock dropped 26 percent in March 2011 after “Homefront” failed to reach expectations. When other bigbudget releases, including “Red Faction: Armageddon,” followed in the underselling footsteps of “Homefront,” the company was brought to dire straits.

The death knell for THQ though, developed out of a bonafide success. When the company released “uDraw Studio” for the Wii in 2010 it saw impressive sales despite the inclusion of an expensive drawing tablet. Hungry for more success, the company’s executives greenlit “uDraw” releases for the 360 and PS3 What was a big success on the Wii became a drastic failure on other consoles, which had a

» THQ, page 7

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Focus

Animal shelters are real winners of ‘Puppy Bowl’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday.

But at the “Puppy Bowl,” it’s always a win for animal shelters.

The show provides national exposure to the shelters across the country that provide the puppy athletes and the kittens that star in the halftime show, and introduces viewers to the different breeds and animals that need homes, animal workers say. Many shelters see bumps in visits from viewers who are inspired to adopt a pet.

“It raises awareness for our shelter and others that take part,” said Madeline Bernstein, president and CEO of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles. “It shows dogs in a happy, playful, fun way, which makes people think, ‘Gee, I could play with a dog too.’

You hope it will also stimulate adoptions, and if not, at least a positive attitude toward dogs, rather than they are just hairy and smelly.”

The “Puppy Bowl,” an annual two-hour TV special that mimics a football game with canine players, made its debut eight years ago on The Animal Planet.

Dogs score touchdowns on a 10-by-19-foot gridiron carpet when they cross the goal line with a toy. There is a Most Valuable Pup award, a water bowl cam, a new lipstick cam (it’s in the lips of the toys), slow-motion cameras, hedgehog referees, a puppy hot tub and a blimp with a crew of hamsters.

Bios on each puppy player flash across the screen during closeups of the action, letting viewers know how to find each animal for adoption.

Most of the puppies, however, are usually adopted by airtime since the show is filmed months ahead, said executive producer Melinda Toporoff, who is working on her fifth “Puppy Bowl.” But Bernstein said the point is to show that animals just like the ones on the show can be found at any shelter at any time.

“A lot of people have come in during the last year and said, ‘I want a dog just like Fumble,’” she said, referring to spcaLA’s player entry in “Puppy Bowl VIII” who earned the game’s Most Valuable Pup crown.

About 300 puppies and

14,000 shelters and rescues that Petfinder works with.

The inaugural “Puppy Bowl,” which was promoted as an alternative to the Super Bowl, had 22 puppies and was watched by nearly 6 million viewers. Nearly 9 million

three pit bull mixes from the Pitter Patter Animal Rescue in Silver Lake, Wis., — and Jenny, a terrier mix from the Pitty Love Rescue in Rochester, N.Y. “I don’t know if there’s any bigger forum for getting some-

process. He planned to watch this year’s show to catch any flashbacks of last year’s MVP playing his heart out.

“I’m not really a fan of football,” he said, adding that he has renamed Fumble to Toby.

“He fits the name Toby. He is

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This undated publicity photo provided by Animal Planet shows dogs playing on the field during “Puppy Bowl IX,” in New York. The “Puppy Bowl,” an annual two-hour TV special that mimics a football game with canine players, made its debut eight years ago on The Animal Planet. Dogs score touchdowns on a 10-by-19-foot gridiron carpet when they cross the goal

kittens have been featured on “Puppy Bowl” over the last decade, according to Petfinder.com, the country’s largest online pet adoption database that helps cast the show’s animal stars.

“Shelters and rescues are at capacity, and pet adoption is the responsible way to add to your family,” said Sara Kent, who oversees outreach to the

tuned in last year and another 1.4 million watched via video streams, Toporoff said.

“Puppy Bowl IX” will feature 84 animals, including 21 kittens from a New York shelter for the halftime show, and 63 puppies from 23 shelters.

Only four of the puppies have yet to find new homes, Toporoff said. They include Tyson, Daphne and Sacha —

thing out on adoption. We make sure the message gets out there.

We make clear that these dogs need homes and that all animals have come to us during the adoption process,” Toporoff said.

Fumble, last year’s MVP winner, was adopted before the show aired. Michael Wright, of New York, said he found out about Fumble’s participation toward the end of the adoption

so cute. I like the name Fumble, but I pictured someone dropping the ball. He wasn’t a Fumble,” Wright said.

Each year, recruiting for the show is a logistical challenge for Kent and her crew of 80-plus.

This year’s show was particularly worrisome because taping was scheduled for October 2012 — just after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast.

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ing discussion, Notes Over Storrs performed two selections, “Little Talks” by Of Monsters and Men and “Stand Up” by Melee, before welcoming UConn Poetic Release to the stage. Members of the group performed abortion and women’s rights themed performance poetry to close the evening, leaving audience members with more than just a little food for thought.

Planned Parenthood Campus Activists and the event organizers, Cassidy Kushner, an 8th- semester communication disorders major, and MariChris Cariaga, and 8thsemester nursing major, were both feeling proud at the end of the event. “The most

“We worried about the puppies, kittens and hedgehogs that may have been directly impacted or unable to travel due to Sandy,” Kent said.

The New York studio where the game was supposed to be taped lost power, but the taping couldn’t be postponed for too long given how quickly puppies grow. Another studio further uptown that had both power and space was found, and “amazingly, the crew was able to reschedule the shoot for only a week later and all the animals were still able to attend,” Kent said.

Bernstein said they try to find rambunctious, energetic puppies to enter in the bowl though even if a dog falls asleep on its way to the end zone, it can be funny.

Puppies chosen for the show have to be between 10 and 15 weeks old, healthy and sturdy enough to be on the field with playmates. All breeds are considered because “we try to reflect what’s out there in the adoption world. A lot of those breeds are mixed,” Toporoff said.

Producers also were trying to find ways to incorporate older animals into the show, since shelters have more trouble finding homes for them than they do puppies and kittens, Toporoff said.

As with all reality TV shows, the behind-the-scenes casting can lead to problems. Viewers often come in seeking a dog just like one on the show, and “then the lawyer brain kicks in, and you have to make sure you let everybody know not every dog plays football,” said Bernstein, who is also an attorney. “People will adopt the kind of dog they see in the movie and they’ll expect their Dalmatian to know how to use a word processor and not understand that was a cartoon.”

“Some dogs like to play more than others. But don’t come in thinking every Chihuahua can play football,” she said.

The “Puppy Bowl” airs on Feb. 3 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in all time zones and will keep repeating until 3 a.m. The Super Bowl starts at 6:30 p.m. ET and 3:30 p.m. PT.

Film screening, a cappella covers and poetry commemorate 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Roe vs. Wade to “appreciate doctors and clinicians who take care of women every day.” The film was followed with a brief discussion led by Planned Parenthood about the significance of the case today and the implications of illegal abortions around the world.

Raffa reminded students in attendance that we live in a state and a country where abortion is a legal right, but many people globally and within the United States are not so lucky. Raffa emphasized that in some states do not have abortion clinics and many healthcare plans do not cover reproductive services.

Following Raffa’s interest-

empowering part of this was being able to communicate a message that is taboo in society and have the UConn community support this event.”

Kushner agreed saying, “It’s exciting to see all the groups come together with art and music.” When asked about the most important aspect of the event, Kushner said, “For me, its reminding people that we are still remembering how important Roe vs. Wade was.

It’s easy to pass 40 years and forget, teenagers are growing up in society and take this right for granted.”

Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

New ‘Mario,’ ‘Mario Kart,’ ‘Yoshi,’ THQ’s bankrupt‘Super Smash Bros.’ announced by cy leaves only Nintendo for 2013 and on its legacy behind from NINTENDO, page 6

the next core title in the main 3D Mario platforming series is on its way to Wii U and it’s being developed by the same team responsible for the Wii’s “Super Mario Galaxy” games, which currently stand as the 2nd and 3rd most critically acclaimed games of all time on review aggregate website gamerankings.com.

The next “Mario Kart” game has also been announced, as well as the first news on the next “Super Smash Bros.” games which are headed to both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. A new Yoshi title tentatively titled “Yarn Yoshi” will adapt the art style of “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” to the series and will be directed by the director of “Yoshi’s Island” and “Yoshi’s Story.”

Monolith Soft, developer of the acclaimed Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles, teased a new project which was heavily hinted at being a new install-

ment of the “Xeno” series.

Most of these titles are expected to be seen and/or playable at E3 this year.

Nintendo has also announced a plan to bring its classic Virtual Console game service to Wii U with upgrades as well as sales of classic titles in the next few months. They also started revealing the first tidbits about the next Zelda game for Wii U, which the development team says will be an attempt to break away from certain series conventions.

All of this on top of the announcement a few weeks ago that the next core Pokemon games will be coming to Nintendo 3DS this year and will feature a graphics overhaul making these the first installments in the main RPG series to use 3D graphics.

Nintendo has once again proved that they can deliver the biggest surprises in the industry. E3 2013 is shaping up to be a show for the ages.

Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

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more adult customer bases than Nintendo’s “little machine that could.” This major commercial failure (and hundreds of thousands of unsold drawing tablets) was probably the final nail in the coffin.

As THQ dies, some of its past lives on. The developer Crytek bought the rights to “Homefront,” to which they’re making a sequel. Relic, developers of “Company of Heroes” and “Warhammer” games, were bought by Sega.

An unnamed future game was taken by Take Two, who also nabbed the rights to the WWE. THQ Montreal, who are finishing “South Park: The Stick of Truth,” are now owned by Ubisoft and the rights to the sleeper-hit “Metro” series were bought by Koch Media.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

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I Hate Everything

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Vegetables and Fruits

by Tom Bachant and Gavin Palmer

Horoscopes

by Brian Ingmanson

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.

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.

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.

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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Sports

Celtics prepare for life after Rondo

By TJ Souhlaris NBA Eastern Conference Columnist

As I sat down in my seat at the XL Center to cover the UConn men’s basketball team take on Rutgers on Sunday, my iPhone buzzed in my pocket. It was an ESPN alert. I get these a couple times a day, so it wasn’t really too surprising. This was until I read it: “PG Rajon Rondo out vs. Heat.” I furrowed my eyebrow at my cell and tried to recall if I saw the Celtics all-star point guard limping or favoring anything in their most recent loss against the Atlanta Hawks, but all memories of this game were wiped from my mind as if Agent J appeared in front of me with his trusty neuralyzer.

I didn’t think much about it and, to be frank, thought Rondo was just milking an injury in an attempt to avoid getting embarrassed by Miami.

Not even 15 minutes later, I received the bad news from one of my friends back home in New Hampshire: “Celts think Rondo has a torn ACL.” Obviously, this did not sit well with me. And not even an hour

after that, it was confirmed – the Celtics would have to go the entire second half of the season without their table setter and the only player on the team that can create scoring opportunities for his teammates. After nearly vomiting on the dance team sitting in front of me upon hearing this news, I realized that I had to: a) finish covering the game and then b) put on my Danny Ainge mask and think of ways to fix the Celtics.

The most popular scenario in the mind of Celtics fans is a full-blown fire sale, which would trade any and all Celtics assets – Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce included – to contending teams in exchange for an assortment of draft picks, salary cap relief and hopefully some young talent to build around.

I have no issues with blowing up the Celtics and trying to start over. However, like Andre Drummond trying to make five straight free throws, this is a lot more difficult than it seems on paper. Sure, The Big Ticket and The Truth are appealing players that would certainly help out aspiring championship teams,

but at the same time, it’s not like teams are lining up to gobble up their massive contracts ($31 million over two years for Pierce; $36 million over three years for KG according to Sportrac.com).

Another reason why Boston is going to have issues making the fuse light is because Rondo was the Celtics’ best trade asset before he was injured. There were rumblings of a deal for DeMarcus Cousins a couple weeks ago that included Rondo moving out west to Sacramento, and even though hindsight is about 20/5 right now for C’s fans, a fair amount were wishing that Ainge got something together and made a move. The only young talent the Celtics have in their rotation is Bradley and rookie Jared Sullinger. If the Celts can trade for, say, Kyle Lowry or Jose Calderon (love the former, ambivalent toward the latter) without giving up Bradley or Sully, it’s hard to call the Celtics losers in the situation. Boston should also try to rid itself of Jeff Green’s awful contract, Brandon Bass and/or Jason

Terry before the trade deadline.

The whole Terry idea was like witnessing unsupervised high schoolers attempt a chemistry lab experiment; it sounded like a ton of fun at the time, but there’s no denying that it blew up right in the Celtics’ face.

Do the Celtics have a chance to make the playoffs still? Absolutely. The Eastern Conference is as weak as it’s been over the last few years and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the C’s play pick up a little bit without their star point guard in the short-term. They still have Pierce. They still have KG. Although their offense is going to resemble the Bobcats, but it’s not like the Celtics were dropping 110 points every night. The Celtics have always been built around defense and Rondo is pretty maddening to watch when he doesn’t have the ball. If Rondo out means more minutes for lockdown defender Avery Bradley and plus-defender Courtney Lee, don’t be surprised if the Celtics actually get a little bit better when they’re guarding the basket.

The Boston Celtics were sup-

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Celtics' point guard Rajon Rondo tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season, leaving Boston wondering where the rest of this sesaon will take them.

posed to compete for another Larry O’Brien Trophy this season, but instead, they’re under .500 and their best player’s knee just exploded. Ainge has been known to roll the dice around the trade deadline – the Kendrick Perkins deal a few years back comes to mind – so I wouldn’t be shocked to get another ESPN alert at some point over the next couple weeks. However, the silver

linings are few and far between right now. Ainge has the unenviable position of having to do something with nothing. I don’t want to write the obituary either, Doc Rivers. But unless Ainge can pull some Red Auerbach luck out of his sleeve, the city of Boston is going to be all about the Bruins a little earlier in the spring than they might like.

TJ.Souhlaris@UConn.edu

Arop's 17 points lead Indiana State to upset win over No. 15 Wichita State WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — As he took a seat in the media room of his home arena, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall shook his head.

"Been a while since we had to do this," he muttered.

Indeed, No. 15 Wichita State not only lost to Indiana State 68-55 on Tuesday night, the Shockers had a 19-game home winning streak snapped and watched control of the conference race slip away.

Marshall hasn't had to explain many home losses, but he didn't have a problem doing that with this one.

"We got whipped," he said.

"We couldn't score inside, couldn't guard them inside, they beat us on the boards — there were a lot of things that weren't the norm."

Indiana State (14-7, 7-3 Missouri Valley) stayed in the conference race with its first victory over a ranked team in five tries this season. Manny Arop scored 17 points to lead the Sycamores, while Davonte Brown and Jake Odum each added 10 points.

Though wins against Miami and Mississippi look good on the resume, too, Arop said this victory was the sweetest.

"Because of this environment," Arop explained. "The difference is they were playing in front of their fans, one of the best crowds in the country."

That crowd had helped Wichita State (19-3, 8-2) wins its previous 19 home games, but it wasn't enough against a determined Indiana State team that held the Shockers to 27.1

percent shooting. Cleanthony Early led the Shockers with 15 points while Demetric Williams added 14, but even those two were a combined 7 of 24 from the field.

"How many good (individual) performances did we even have?" Marshall said. "It's tough to find a star of the game for us."

Indiana State was at its most aggressive during the most important stretch of the game, the final 4:12 of the first half.

The Sycamores outscored the Shockers 17-3 during that stretch to take a 39-28 halftime lead.

The spurt was culminated with R.J. Mahurn's four-point play and Khristian Smith's steal and layup, all in the final 35 seconds.

"They were quicker to every loose ball, to rebounds," Marshall said. "I need to figure out why that happened."

As expected, Wichita State stormed out of the locker room at halftime and quickly scored the first five points.

Four minutes into the half, Indiana State's lead had shrank to 39-35.

But a 3-pointer by Dawon Cummings and a jumper by Arop stemmed the tide and padded the Sycamores' lead to 44-35 with 14:45 to play.

"I thought Dawon's shot was huge," Indiana State coach Greg Lansing said. "It felt like we were never going to score again."

Trailing by 10 points with 10:34 remaining, Wichita State made a run by holding Indiana

State to two points over the next 4 minutes. A 3-pointer

by Fred Van Vleet helped the Shockers methodically pull within 50-48 with 7:26 left.

"It was more than once where it seemed like one more basket and we were right there," Marshall said. "But then they'd make the plays."

Odum did just that, scoring four straight points, halting Wichita State's momentum.

Two minutes later, Arop outhustled everyone to a loose rebound on Wichita State's end and raced for a layup.

The Sycamores were on their way.

Arop said Indiana State made Wichita State "a jump shooting team" with a 2-3 zone it employed after every made basket.

But Marshall said he was less concerned about going 9 of 28 from the 3-point line than he was by going 7 of 31 inside it.

"We've got to make some shots," he said.

Lansing said he was thrilled the zone "took Wichita State out of its rhythm." "(The zone) is not something I want to spend even five minutes on in practice," Lansing said.

In Lansing's three seasons at Indiana State, the Sycamores are 38-3 when holding an opponents to less than 63 points.

"What I'm happiest about is we weren't passive," Lansing said. "If you come in passive here, they smell blood in the water."

Evgeni Nabokov's 37 saves lead Islanders to 4-1 win over divison rival Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (AP) — The New York Islanders are done playing pushovers for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Matt Moulson scored a goal and assisted on another, Evgeni Nabokov stopped 37 shots and the Islanders dominated listless Pittsburgh 4-1 on Tuesday night.

John Tavares scored for the second straight game for New York while Michael Grabner collected his fourth goal of the season and Casey Cizikas found the net for the first time in his career.

"I don't consider any win easy but we came out and played the game we wanted to play and I think we didn't make the game easy for them," Tavares said.

The Islanders have won three straight against the Penguins dating back to last season, their longest winning streak in the series in more than five years.

Two of those victories have come on the road, something New York hadn't done in Pittsburgh since 2002.

While the Islanders aren't getting too far ahead of themselves just six games into the season, the way they dominated a team considered a Stanley Cup favorite is a welcome confidence boost following a late collapse in a loss to Winnipeg on Sunday.

"I'm sure nobody gave us much of a chance against a really good hockey team, but you know what I thought systematically we were a little more structured, over the last game for sure," coach Jack Capuano said. "We were a little more sound in a lot of areas tonight."

Pascal Dupuis scored with just over a minute remaining to avoid the shutout but it wasn't nearly enough to keep the Penguins from losing for the third time in their past four games.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 shots before being pulled after the second period.

Fleury and backup Tomas Vokoun received little help from Pittsburgh's defense.

The Penguins gave it away 11 times, with two of the turnovers leading to New York goals.

"I'm not sure if we're pressing early, and then it doesn't happen and you get away from things," Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby said. "As you see tonight, we get a couple bad bounces, ended up down early and seems like we let that frustration kind of get to us."

The Penguins had scored first in each of their five games this season, but Cizikas gave the Islanders a wellearned early lead by stealing the puck from Paul Martin deep in Pittsburgh's zone then swooping behind the net and wrapping it around an outstretched Fleury.

The goal served as an exclamation point on a period the Islanders dominated in a place they rarely win. New York came in losers in 13 of its past 14 visits to Pittsburgh, the victory a 5-3 triumph last March that derailed any hopes the Penguins had of catching the New York Rangers for the Atlantic Division title.

Pittsburgh expects to be in the mix again during this truncated 48-game season but has hit an early rough patch that left the largest crowd in the brief history of Consol Energy Center voicing its displeasure following another disjointed effort.

The Penguins were drummed 5-2 by Toronto in the home opener last Wednesday and appeared no sharper six days later against another young, quick team that flustered Pittsburgh with its forechecking.

"We want to be a team that plays with pace and tough to play against and make teams come out of their own end and play a full 200-foot game," Tavares said. "When we're skating and getting on

the forecheck, that's when we're most successful and that's what we've been doing and I think that was evident tonight."

Not that the Penguins needed any help giving it away.

The Islanders went up 2-0 at 6:46 of the second period when Pittsburgh defenseman Deryk Engelland misplayed a New York clearing attempt at the blue line.

The puck bounced off Engelland's stick and the speedy Grabner pounced, beating two Penguins up the ice then flicking a wrist shot that deflected off Fleury's glove and into the net.

The goal seemed to briefly energize Pittsburgh, who spent the next five minutes buzzing Nabokov. All the pressure failed to produce a goal and a pair of power-play tallies by the Islanders late in the period put New York firmly in control.

Tavares wristed a pretty cross-ice pass from Moulson

by Fleury to make it 3-0 and Moulson scored less than two minutes later, collecting a long shot off the end boards and stuffing it by a foundering Fleury.

The goaltender actually fell on his rear after the initial shot and failed to get up before Moulson stuffed it by him, a fitting ending to a maddening night.

Nabokov had no such problems. He improved to 10-2 lifetime against Pittsburgh, which went 0 for 3 on the power play, including a fruitless 5 minutes spanning the second and third periods after New York's Colin McDonald was hit with a boarding penalty and a game misconduct for his hit on Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy.

"We definitely deflated ourselves with the power play," Pittsburgh's James Neal said.

"But we've just got to have a better effort all over the ice, 5-on-5 and we just didn't have it tonight."

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Four Huskies selected in MLS Draft

By Miles DeGrazia Soccer Columnist

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Carlos Alvarez became the second-highest draft pick in UConn history when he was selected

by Chivas USA No. 2 overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.

The University of Connecticut showed its pedigree at last week’s MLS SuperDraft in Indianapolis by having four recent graduates drafted by MLS clubs.

Senior captain Carlos Alvarez was the second overall pick by Chivas USA, making him the ninth ex-UConn player to be selected in first round.

Alvarez, 22, who was a back-to-back member of the NCAA All-America Second Team, and was named the Big East Midfielder of The Year in his senior season, made over 80 appearances for UConn during his four-year career in Storrs, scoring 20 goals and providing 42 assists.

Alvarez was selected by Chivas USA not only because of his tireless work rate and his silky passing but for his family lineage as well.

Chivas USA is owned by Jorge Vergara, who also owns Chivas de Guadalajara a Mexican soccer club (where current Manchester United star Javier Hernández started his career), wants his Chivas USA side to represent the Latino people of Los Angeles. This means Chivas USA will now mostly field a team comprised of Mexicans or MexicanAmericans.

Strangely enough Alvarez already has a strong connection to the Chivas name. His father played for Chivas de Guadalajara professionally before moving to Los Angeles.

Along with Carlos Alvarez, UConn had seniors Jossimar Sanchez, Stephane Diop, and Max Wasserman all selected in the MLS Supplemental Draft.

Jossimar Sanchez, better known as Jozy, was selected with the 42nd overall pick (fourth in the Supplemental draft) by the hometown New

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shot the ball it felt like a good shot, it was a smart shot and luckily tonight they just were falling.”

Just as important as the offense that the duo provided the Huskies was their defensive work.

For most of the night, Dolson was matched up against Villanova’s leading scorer, Laura Sweeney, in the post, and managed to hold her to just five points.

“She’s extremely tough, aggressive,” Dolson said of Sweeney. “When she gets the ball on offense, it was tough for me, personally, to guard her just because she’s very quick. But with that it was just good help defense. I mean any time she beat me, there was just always someone there to help and just make her take tough shots.”

Despite the fact that the Wildcats had two players averaging double-digit points on the season entering the game,

not a single player reached the 10-point mark on the night. Jesse Carey led the way for Villanova with nine.

Before the start of the second half, UConn assistant coach Chris Dailey had the crowd tell her players to “stay aggressive,” and for the most part, her team happily obliged, as they outscored the Wildcats 32-26 to end the game.

“Today, for a little bit of a stretch in the second half, we played the kind of defense that I had them in, which wasn’t really aggressive,” said Auriemma, who likened the defensive scheme at the beginning of the second half to a prevent-defense in football. “But other than that, I thought they did. I thought they stayed aggressive.”

Throughout those final 20 minutes, his team’s large advantage allowed Auriemma to work his bench players into the game for big chunks of time.

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UNC beats BC, Hairston hurt BOSTON (AP) — P.J. Hairston ignited a first-half run and scored 14 points before he was taken off the court on a stretcher after a scary fall late in the opening half of North Carolina's 82-70 win over Boston College on Tuesday night.

Hairston banged the back of his head on the floor after colliding with teammate Dexter Strickland.

A North Carolina spokesman said he suffered a concussion, but was not going to be taken to the hospital.

James Michael McAdoo led North Carolina (14-6, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 17 points and 10 boards. Strickland added 14 points.

Olivier Hanlan scored 22 points, Ryan Anderson 16 and Patrick Heckmann 12 for the Eagles (9-11, 1-6).

Boston College lost its fifth straight game.

North Carolina, which entered its sixth straight week out of The AP Top 25 after spending 33 consecutive weeks ranked, opened a double-digit lead midway into the first half and coasted to the win despite losing Hairston.

The scary moment came with 4:02 left in the half when Hairston collided with Strickland as they were contesting a shot by Heckmann. After banging into his teammate while they were both in the air, Hairston fell backward to

the floor and hit his head.

Hairston connected on all four 3-point attempts and hit two free throws before he was injured.

Hairston was on the floor for a lengthy time being attended by the medical staff — with coach Roy Williams at his side. After he was helped to his feet, he attempted to slowly walk to the locker room — with each arm draped over a teammate — but he appeared to become woozy and was helped to the floor where he sat until paramedics brought a stretcher.

Surrounded by medical personnel, he was carted down a long hallway past the North Carolina locker room and into a medical room in the building, where he was expected to stay for the rest of the game. He left to an ovation, with a few players from BC standing at midcourt and applauding.

North Carolina, which led by 15 at halftime, kept BC from making a charge by getting timely transition baskets early in the second half.

When BC looked like it might put a scare into North Carolina, Marcus Paige and Reggie Bullock hit 3s that helped maintain a comfortable lead.

Heckmann's three-point play had cut it to 67-56, but Bullock followed with a trey from the left wing with 7 minutes left.

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the team got from their freshmen. Of the Huskies 13 top 10 finishes, six were from first year athletes. In the 1,000 meter run, freshman Alvaro Chavez (West Windsor, NJ) finished with a time of 2:26.41 and fellow freshman Alex Levine (Danbury) followed closely behind in 2:26.82, placing them in fifth and sixth place, respectively.

Freshmen Connor Grunwald (Neshanic Station, NJ) and Tim Murphy (New Fairfield) finished sixth and ninth in the pole vault with jumps of 4.70 meters for Grunwald and 4.60 meters for Murphy. This week’s Big East Field Athlete of the Week, Junior Cory Duggan (Staten Island, NY), also placed third in the pole vault, flinging himself

Stewart, Brianna Banks, Kiah Stokes and Moriah Jefferson all logged double-digit minutes on the night and combined for a total of 21 points. Heather Buck also played the last three minutes of the night and hit a layup with just under a minute remaining for her only two points of the game.

“It’s really great to be able to have them get some time and just get some experience,” Mosqueda-Lewis said of her teammates. “It’s about to be tournament time – we’re going to need that – so for them to get the experience and get the confidence that they need for later on is nice.”

Though they owned a 48-28 rebounding advantage and held the Wildcats, who hit 31 percent of their threes, to just 7-of-28 from behind the arc, the most telling statistic of the night was UConn’s nine turnovers.

Ball security has been an issue for the Huskies all season long, and their ability to hold onto the

ball throughout the night was integral to their success.

“I think our biggest thing, always, is you know, with our guards, it kind of starts with them getting too fast and making decisions too quickly, and then they end up begin turnovers,” Dolson, who finished the night with 20 points, said. “So I think tonight we did an awesome job of just pushing the ball in transition and speeding the game up, but at the same time making smart decisions, passing the ball well, just executing well on offense and taking care of the ball.”

Next up for the Huskies is a trip to Queens, N.Y. to take on St. John’s. The Red Storm handed UConn a loss in Gampel Pavilion last season, snapping their 99-game home winning streak.

That game is set for a 2 p.m. tip-off and can be seen on SNY or heard on WTIC 1080 AM.

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the stadium where he will now play his home games. Diop has a good chance of making the team due to the turbulent off-season for the Red Bulls, which saw 14 players leave the club and will even have a chance to link up with former UConn player Toni Ståhl who was invited to trial with New York this preseason.

The final UConn player selected in the draft was right back Max Wasserman who was selected by Real Salt Lake with the 107th overall pick (69th in the Supplemental draft) will be in direct competition with Brock Granger from Louisville for the reserve right back position. Wasserman played as at right midfielder, left back and right back while at UConn racking up 71 total matches with 6 goals and 10 assists and was the free kick and corner kick specialist.

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U.S., Canada draw in Houston

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United States' Brad Evans, left, and Canada's Kyle Bekker compete for control in the first half of an exhibition soccer match on Tuesday in Houston. The game ended 0-0.

Wiltjer, Noel lead Kentucky over No. 16 Mississippi OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kyle Wiltjer scored a careerhigh 26 points and Nerlens Noel set a school record with 12 blocked shots as Kentucky beat No. 16 Mississippi 87-74 on Tuesday night.

Kentucky (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) looked like it might run away with the win, taking a 73-56 lead with 10 minutes remaining. But the Rebels roared back with 16 straight points, cutting the deficit to 73-72 with 4:22 left.

Ryan Harrow nailed a 3-pointer to stop Ole Miss' run and Kentucky was able to hold on and win for the fifth time in seven games. Archie Goodwin scored 24 points and Alex Poythress added 15.

Ole Miss (17-3, 6-1) had its nine-game winning streak snapped. LaDarius White led the Rebels with 22 points while Marshall Henderson added 21. Henderson made 5 of 19 shots from the field, including just 2 of 11 from 3-point range.

Ole Miss had almost no production in the paint thanks to Noel, who was the game's most important player despite an off night on offense. The 6-foot-10 freshman was everywhere, blocking the 12 shots

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Nerlens Noel grabs the ball away from Mississippi's Nick Williams during the Wildcats' 87-74 upset victory over the Rebels in Oxford, Miss.

and altering countless more.

The Rebels' Murphy Holloway is the only player in the SEC averaging a doubledouble with 14.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, but he was held to 10 points and eight rebounds.

With Noel awesome on defense, Wiltjer provided the offense. The 6-10 sophomore made 10 of 19 shots from the

Huskies earn 13 top 10 finishes at Terrier Invite

The UConn men’s track and field team put forth another impressive performance at Boston University’s Terrier Invite on Saturday as they compiled 13 top 10 finishes. Head Coach Gregory S. Roy credited the team’s performance to the “aggressive,” “tough” and “hard-nosed” approach the group takes when they compete.

“We went in with the goal of competing a certain way, with the idea that our performance, should we compete like that, would take care of itself,” Roy said. “It worked out really well.”

The story of the day for UConn was the contributions

England Revolution. Sanchez played and started 12 matches his senior season, all at center back before breaking his leg against Marquette on Oct. 6. Prior to his senior season Sanchez played at defensive midfield 61 times, so it is unknown where Revs second year head coach Jay Heaps will use him, but it is known that he will be an excellent squad player whose versatility and leadership skills make him valuable.

The third UConn player selected in the 2013 MLS draft was midfielder/forward Stephane Diop, who was selected with the 89th overall pick (51st in the Supplemental draft) by the New York Red Bulls. Diop’s UConn career included 16 goals and 16 assists in 82 games, including a memorable strike to beat Louisville in the Big East Conference Tournament Semifinals at Red Bull Arena,

to a personal best of 5.00 meters.

In the long jump, freshman John Landis (Philadelphia, Penn.) took home fourth with a jump 7.02 meters while freshman Harley Lacroix (Elkins Park, PA) leapt to a fifth place finish with a jump of 6.87 meters.

“We certainly thought that we had a good freshmen class coming in this year, and so far they have done nothing to prove that they’re anything different,” Roy said. “Moving forward, we can’t wait to see what we can do.”

Senior Alex Bennatan (Lake Forest, Ill) had the Huskies top finish of the day, completing the 800 meter run in a personal best time of 1:50.90, good for second place. Sophomore

Amanze Williams (New Haven) impressed in the triple jump, placing third in the meet with a hop, skip and jump of 14.57 meters.

“I was real excited about Amanze Williams in the triple jump. He got third overall and it was probably the best competition he’s had since he’s been here,” Roy said.

Williams also finished in eleventh place in the long jump with a leap of 6.45 meters.

The Huskies, and their group of fantastic freshmen, will have another chance to show just how good they are when they return to competition on Saturday Feb. 2, at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge.

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field and 5 of 12 from 3-point range.

Ole Miss led 38-37 at halftime despite making just 13 of 44 shots (29.5 percent) from the field. Henderson led the Rebels with 16 points and White had 15.

Kentucky stayed close thanks to Wiltjer's 17 points while Goodwin added 10, but the Wildcats struggled at the

free throw line, making just 10 of 20.

Both teams struggled with foul trouble for almost the entire first half and had to dig deep on the bench for bodies.

But once the second half started, the Wildcats were back at full strength and their offense exploded. Wiltjer hit two early 3s to push Kentucky ahead and the lead grew to 71-56 with 11:27 remaining.

Kentucky's offense was good during that stretch, but the Ole Miss defense was just as bad.

The Wildcats made several easy baskets in transition and off offensive rebounds.

And with Ole Miss needing points, Henderson was mostly silent in the second half. The Rebels came back anyway, with a stunning 16-point run that cut the deficit to 73-72 with 4:22 left.

Once again, the Rebels were let down by their defense.

Harrow hit the wide open 3-pointer and the Wildcats were able to slowly put the game away.

Holloway became Ole Miss' all-time leading rebounder on Tuesday, passing Walter Actwood's record with his 946th rebound in the second half.

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Feb. 6 St. John’s 7 p.m.

Feb. 10 Seton Hall 12 p.m.

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Syracuse 7 p.m.

Feb. 12 Feb. 5 Feb. 10 Marquette DePaul Providence 7 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

Feb. 16 Rutgers 4 p.m.

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Feb. 2 Feb. 8 Bentley RIT 7:05 p.m 7:05 p.m.

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Feb. 12 New Hampshire noon

Feb. 16 Boston College 2 p.m.

Men’s Track and Field Mar. 2 IC4A Championships All Day

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Feb. 9 Colgate 1 p.m.

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Bruins come back to beat Devils

“I think we’re a top-30 team, but there is a big difference between 30th and three.”’

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored the decisive shootout goal after teammate Nathan Horton forced overtime late in the Harry Perretta third period and the Boston Bruins rallied for a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

Boston’s Tyler Seguin and New Jersey’s Ilya Kovalchuk scored on their teams’ first shot during the shootout. Then both teams failed on their next four attempts.

But Marchand put the puck between goalie Johan Hedberg’s pads and the Bruins won when Marek Zidlicky’s shot hit Tuukka Rask’s left pad.

David Clarkson had put New Jersey ahead with his fourth goal of the season on a power play at 8:30 of the second period.

Horton tied the game with his third goal with 4:05 left in regulation.

The Bruins are 5-0-1 and lead the Eastern Conference with 11 points. That matches their best start since 1970-71, the last time they earned points in each of their first six games.

The Devils remained unbeaten in regulation but fell to 3-0-2.

The victory was Boston’s second in two nights in which it took the lead late in the game. In Monday night’s 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, David Krejci scored the tiebreaking goal on a pass from rookie defenseman Dougie Hamilton with 1:50 left. Seguin added an empty-net goal with eight seconds remaining.

The Devils were coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to Montreal in which they erased a 3-1 Canadiens lead in the third period.

Horton’s scoring play started when Krejci brought the puck out of his own zone and passed it to Milan Lucic, who carried it over the left side of the Devils’ blue line.

Lucic passed it to Krejci in the middle and he immediately passed it to Horton, who shot a 20-footer from the right past Hedberg, playing for the first time this season after Martin Brodeur started the Devils’ other four games.

Rask returned for the Bruins after sitting out Monday night’s win, the first game he missed this season.

Clarkson’s goal came on a 50-footer from the left after he skated with the puck from the middle of the blue line. Travis Zajac crossed in front of Rask, screening the shot that went in the upper right corner of the net. That made the Bruins the last team to allow a power-play goal this season after 23 successful penalty kills.

Clarkson had another scoring bid early in the third period when he fired the puck from the left circle. But Rask gloved it after stopping it with his chest while Krejci AP was in the penalty box for interfering with Mario Balotelli receives a red card in a match against Arsenal last April in London. The Italian international is returning Hedberg. home, after Manchester City and AC Milan reached an agreement for the oft-criticized forward.

-Villanova Coach Harry Perretta on his team’s loss to UConn on Tuesday night.

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THE Storrs Side Football commit may also want to play basketball for UConn

By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer Two-sport athlete Jordan Fuchs committed to UConn on Monday on a full football scholarship.

Fuchs, a senior at Christ the King High School in New York, plays tight end in football, but is also a power forward in basketball. He received offers from multiple Division I basketball schools: including Rhode Island, Iowa State and Rutgers.

As a two-sport player, speculation remains as to whether or not Fuchs will pursue a spot on the basketball team as well.

Fuchs is unsure if he will ever try to play both.

“I spoke to Coach P about it and he said maybe after my first two years, when I have a little more experience,” Fuchs told the Hartford Courant. “I haven’t played football that long and have a lot to learn but if I pick it up fast enough maybe I’ll try it after my first year. I have friends on the team so that would be cool.”

One of those friends is Christ the King basketball star Terrence Samuel, who commit-

ted to UConn last fall.

Fuchs is the fourth tight end to commit to UConn for the 2013 season. The Huskies are losing starting tight ends Ryan Griffin and John Delahunt, who played key roles in UConn’s passing game in 2012.

UConn received a surprise commitment on Monday from wide receiver Brian Lemelle from Bishop McDeVitt High School in Harrisburg, Penn.

Lemelle is a three-star prospect ranked No. 151 among wide receivers in the Class of 2013, according to ESPN. He chose UConn despite offers from Iowa, Temple, Boston College, Purdue, Cincinnati, Nebraska, Penn State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Virginia and West Virginia.

The addition of Fuchs and Lemelle brings UConn’s 2013 total to 21 recruits.

UConn will hold its signing day presentation at Rentschler Field on Feb. 6. As of right now, there is still space for the program to add a couple more commits.

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THE Pro Side Rudy Gay remains center of trade talks as deadline approaches

By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer With less than a month remaining before the NBA trade deadline, talks between the Memphis Grizzlies and other teams revolving around forward Rudy Gay have heated up. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Grizzlies have most recently engaged in serious talks with the Toronto Raptors, who also have interest in forward Darrell Arthur. Other clubs mentioned in Stein’s report include the Boston Celtics, who may have to part with Paul Pierce in a potential deal for Gay. Currently the six-year veteran has two years left on his contract that will pay him more than $35 million. The sizeable figure has warded off some teams from making offers for his services, however, in addition to offering to take on the salary, the Raptors have made both promising point guard Jose Calderon and young forward Ed Davis available. Gay is currently in the midst of his worst season since his rookie campaign, averaging just 17 points and fewer than six rebounds per game while shoot-

ing below 40 percent.

Last week, the Grizzlies completed a small deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers to keep them under the NBA’s luxury tax threshold for the season. Now that the franchise is not forced financially to make a move, Memphis head coach Lionel Hollins reportedly does not want to part with the former UConn star. His club is currently slotted fourth in the Western Conference and has won five out of its last seven.

Meanwhile, clubs like Toronto and Boston who figure to be fighting for a playoff spot down the stretch, see a potential berth solidified with the addition of Gay. The Raptors are five and a half games out of the final playoff spot whereas Boston, who presently owns the No. 8 seed in the East, sits at least three games ahead of their competition.

For his career, Gay has averaged 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and shot 45.5 percent from the field. When healthy, he has started every game for Memphis since 2009.

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CLAWING THE WILDCATS Huskies rout Villanova to move to 19-1

By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Witer

Tyler Morrissey While covering this year’s UConn women’s basketball team I have seen many great performances from a variety of different players. From Kelly Faris to Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis there are many key players that deserve a lot of praise. One of the biggest surprises this season has been the exceptional play of junior Stefanie Dolson.

Time and time again UConn head coach Geno Auriemma has said that Dolson has been one of the players on his team that has changed their game dramatically and their performance on the court has benefited from this change.

Currently Dolson is first in the nation in field goal percentage this season at 60.5 percent. The player behind her in this category is Kelsey Bone, who was a member of the 2011 Texas A&M national championship team.

Dolson is also fourth on UConn’s all-time field goal percentage list.

Some of Dolson’s other numbers are pretty impressive this year as well. As of Jan. 27, Dolson has averaged 13.4 points a game overall and has averaged 17.7 points a game in Big East play. On Jan. 19 in a home victory over Syracuse, Dolson became the 36th player to join the 1,000 point club after she scored a career high 25 points against the Orange.

Dolson has also been leading the team in rebounds, as she has grabbed 125 boards on the season and has averaged 6.6 rebounds a game. This stat comes as no surprise, as she was also the team’s leading rebounder last season, where Dolson averaged six boards a game.

One of Dolson’s teammates, who has played with her for a few years now is Faris. She has also noticed the improvement in Dolson’s game and said that she is more open on the court and is playing much smarter on the defensive side of the ball.

“I think it’s things she tried to do in the past but just better,” said Faris. “She tried to work really hard in the post and we weren’t always able to get the ball because it wasn’t a clear opening, but now it’s almost every time, it’s more so our fault this year if we don’t get her the ball. She works really hard in the paint and she’s running the floor a lot better which really helps us out.”

While covering the team over the course of the season, I have noticed some of these improvements as well. Dolson has become more of a mobile center and has the ability to charge up and down the court better this year than in years past. Dolson’s presence on the court is very hard to match by the other centers on this team. The key for Dolson will be to stay out of foul trouble so she can reach her full potential on the court.

As the Huskies press on to finish their ten remaining games of the regular season, don’t be shocked to see Dolson’s name at the top of the stat sheet at the end of the night. Her improved game and natural talents are deadly combination for UConn’s remaining opponents, which includes a rematch with No. 2 Notre Dame on March 4. At the end of this season, this UConn team will be on a quest to capture their eighth national championship, for that to happen the Huskies will look to their center to help them get to New Orleans.

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The night started off with a bang and only got louder from there.

Over the first 2:04 of the game, the UConn women’s basketball team opened up on a 7-0 run that ignited the XL Center crowd.

Though they would allow Villanova to claw back to within 7-4, that was as close as they let the Wildcats get, as the Huskies dominated from start to finish en route to a 76-43 win.

With the score reading 14-8 with 13:48 remaining in the first half, UConn unleashed a 30-9 run to close out the half with a 27-point lead.

Both Stefanie Dolson and Kaleena MosquedaLewis caught fire throughout the opening 20 minutes for the Huskies, as they tallied 15 and 14 points, respectively, on 10-of-15 combined shooting in the first half.

“Stefanie and Kaleena, they’re in a really, really good rhythm right now, they’re in a good place,” UConn Coach Geno Auriemma said. “They’re just really, really confident right now.”

“It just felt good tonight,” said Mosqueda-Lewis, who finished the game with 19 points and hit five of her six shots from behind the arc. “Whenever I

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Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis finished with 19 points, making five of six three-point attempts, as the Huskies beat Villanova in Hartford on Tuesday night.

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Villanova offense shut down by Huskies

By Tyler R. Morrissey Associate Sports Editor

The No. 3 UConn women’s basketball team defeated No. 25 Villanova 76-43 in a game where the Huskies were able to shut down the Wildcats most dangerous offensive weapon.

Villanova is known for their ability to shoot the three point ball well, but that was not the case last night at the XL Center. In the first half the Wildcats struggled behind the arc, only making one three-pointer of the 10 they attempted. Things only slightly improved for Villanova in the second half, where the Wildcats shot 33.3 percent from behind the arc for a game total percentage of 25 percent. Senior Stefanie Dolson said that great coaching played a factor for the Huskies to shutdown Villanova from three point range.

“CD did a great job scouting Villanova, telling us who the

shooters were and who weren’t,” said Dolson. “It was great hustle by all the guards and getting over the screen and making sure that every shot they took was a tough one, especially the three.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Notebook The Huskies on the other hand, shot ball well from beyond the field thanks in part to sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis. Lewis was perfect from behind the three point line, as she made all four three pointers she attempted in the first half. Lewis added one more three pointer in the second half

as she went 5-6 on the night from behind the arc. After the game, Lewis talked about being consistent for her team and being an allaround player, not just somebody who can score a basket.

“I think that I’ve tried to make steps to be more consistent for my team and just being a better all-around player,” said Lewis. “I feel like if you’re talking about a player who is best in the country or one of the best, they are an allaround player, they’re not someone who just scores or just plays good defense, it’s someone who does a little bit of everything, like Kelly Faris.”

Dolson shines once again In addition to the exceptional play of Lewis, Dolson was UConn’s other biggest star of the game. She was the Huskies’ leading point scorer in the game with 20 points on the night and also grabbed eight rebounds in UConn’s dominating victory.

The XL Center has been friendly to the 6’2” center as of late.

Dolson scored a career high 25 points when the Huskies defeated Syracuse in Hartford on Jan. 19.

Head coach Geno Auriemma was very satisfied with the play of UConn’s top two scorers in the game.

“I don’t think there’s any quarrels that I have with Stefanie in anything that she’s done since the first day of practice,” said Auriemma. “If she could stay exactly the way she is and get better at some of the things that she’s already good at, I don’t think we could ask those two to do any more for us. Where that puts them nationally, I don’t know. I guess that’s for other people other to decide other than me.”

Turnovers not an issue against Villanova The Huskies were able to correct a weaker portion of their game against the Wildcats. In the previ-

ous two games, UConn turned the ball over a combined 30 times.

Tonight the Huskies only gave the ball away nine times, compared to Villanova’s 12 turnovers.

Auriemma stressed the importance of eliminating turnovers to his team in practice this week and was happy with what his players did when they had possession of the basketball.

“I think it’s something that we have been talking about a lot, we shot the ball a little quicker and I think we passed up fewer open shots,” said Auriemma.

The quotable Geno Auriemma “I would say our bench has to develop into really, really reliable players that offensively can give us something as the season winds down. They have to be able to be productive; we got to know exactly what we get when we put those guys in the game.”

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Niagara remain atop AHA Rankings

By Joe Cressali Campus Correspondent

Here are my updated Atlantic Hockey Conference power rankings; a little bit shaken up from the last.

12. Sacred Heart (0-22-2, 0-152) The Pioneers have lost their last 13 games, allowing five or more goals in all but one game. Sacred heart has yet to win a game this season, and have not tied a game since Nov. 17, 2012.

11. American International (5-14-4, 2-11-4) The Yellow Jackets are 1-2-1 in their last four games, with a most recent 1-1 tie vs. UConn. AIC will face division foe Air Force on Feb 2.

10. Army (7-12-3, 7-7-3) The Black Knights won their most recent matchup 4-1 vs. Royal Military College, after dropping both games in a two game series vs. Atlantic Conference rival: The Rochester Institute of Technology.

9. Robert Morris (12-9-2, 7-8-1) Robert Morris surrendered 10 goals in their last three games, only

one of which was a victory. The Colonials dropped their last two games to Air Force, 4-1 and 2-0.

8. Canisius (9-11-5, 8-6-2) The Golden Griffins have allowed an average of four goals per game in their last three contests. After being swept in two games by rival Bentley University, Canisius defeated another division foe Mercyhurst 4-1.

7. Connecticut (10-11-3, 7-8-2) The Huskies are 2-2-1 in their last five games with both wins coming in divisional matchups vs. Mercyhurst, and American International. UConn will be on the road to face RIT and Bentley before returning to home ice on Feb. 9.

6. Mercyhurst (11-10-1, 9-6) The Lakers have been up and down recently alternating wins and losses in each of their past seven games. Mercyhurst has posted a record of 3-4 in that seven game stretch.

5. Rochester Institute of Technology (8-11-5, 6-7-4) RIT has worked their way out of the bottom after defeating rival Bentley 4-0, and sweeping rival

Army in a two game series. The Tigers most recently went 0-1-1 vs. division leading Niagara with a 3-3 tie in overtime and a 4-6 loss.

4. Bentley (11-11-1, 9-7-1) Bentley is 5-2 in their last seven games, and has only allowed nine goals in that seven game stretch.

3. Air Force (11-9-5, 9-5-3) The Falcons have won four straight games, scoring 17 total goals while shutting out their opponent once in those games.

2. Holy Cross (13-9-2, 9-6-2) Holy Cross is 2-2 in their last four games, with a 5-3 defeat over division leading Niagara on Jan. 18. The Crusaders will face Canisius on Feb 2 in their next matchup.

1. Niagara (15-4-5, 14-1-2) Senior defenseman C.J. Chartrain was named student-athlete of the week after scoring three of the Purple Eagle’s nine goals over a two game series vs. RIT this past weekend. Niagara will face Bentley in their next matchup on Feb 1.

Joseph.Cressali@UConn.edu

TROY CALDEIRA/The Daily Campus

Assistant captain Trevor Gerling and the Huskies currently sit in ninth in the Atlantic Hockey standings, but are catching fire.