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USG backs rec center plans, names conditions Thursday, October 10, 2013
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The Undergraduate Student Government Senate approved a bill voicing the body’s support for the university’s preliminary plans to build a new recreation facility. But the senate’s support has a few stipulations. Not the least of which is that intercollegiate athletes are to be prevented from using the building for practice. “All of that space should be open to all students at all times of the day if it’s the student body that pays for it and not the division of athletics,” Courchaine said. University officials already involved in the preliminary planning process have stated the focus of the facility would be to serve the whole student body population as well as club sports. Currently, varsity sport’s practices keep students off the track and hardwood courts for time blocks of up to three hours. “There are over 2,000 club sport athletes on campus, and there’s no dedicated area for them,” said Cynthia Costanzo, the executive director of recreation services, at USG’s informal meeting last week.
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Student Body President Edward Courchaine, left, addresses USG senators in the file photo from September of this year. From left is USG Comptroller Claire Price and Vice President Kara Googins. Courchaine declared USG involvement in the recreation facility planning process a priority of his administration, and he has spearheaded efforts to do so.
University officials said the new facility could be open as early as 2016, and will be paid for in bonds backed by student fees that will be implemented after the
building opens its doors. As discussions stand, the fee will run undergraduate students $244 per semester and graduate students and faculty would pay
currently enrolled students. However, not all students had paid their fees when the budgeting was done. But the problem will be addressed as student fees continue to roll in throughout the semester, and an additional $9,961 augmented the budget last week after Tier-II groups that received USG funding in the spring returned their surpluses. The returned money goes into USG’s “reserve fund,” which is a portion of the organization’s budget that on-campus organizations can apply for outside of the regular funding process on an “emergency” basis. The total balance is currently around $50,000, according to Price. At Wednesday’s meeting, USG Senators approved bills allocating $7,775 of the reserve funds to two organizations: UConn Club Boxing
and UConn Honors Council. The senators approved legislation allocating $4,575 to the UConn Honors Council by an 18-13 vote to send five students to the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in New Orleans on Nov. 6. The funds would cover a portion of hotel and travel expenses for the group. Honors Council’s CFO, S’ha Siddiqi CFO, said the group was only made aware of their invitation to attend the event in April this year, which made making the March 25 funding application deadline last semester impossible. The group’s original request for $5,358.56 was cut down. Senators typically attempt to mirror funding board policies, which stipulate travel expenses be funded at 65 to 75 percent.
said SUBOG Major Weekends Chairperson Elise Yonika. “We added the tailgate this year to get students excited for the Homecoming football game against USF,” said Tonika. “And to get students excited for a night of on campus sporting events Friday night.” There will be four games Friday
including field hockey, volleyball, women’s ice hockey and women’s soccer. If students go to all four games they receive a SUBOG prize pack at ice hockey, the last event. The football game is on Saturday, against the University of Southern Florida, with a 12 p.m. kickoff time. At the tailgate there will be an inflatable football toss, a green screen to take pictures with Rentschler Field as the background and a fully catered barbeque. Food will include hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage with peppers and onions, Jack Daniels ribs and traditional tailgate sides. The tailgate is one event part of the weeklong Homecoming celebration of student organizations and UConn athletic teams. Yonika said Homecoming became an official tradition at UConn in 1925.
USG Sen. approves controversial funding
By Jackie Wattles Associate News Editor
A budgeting miscalculation that left a $3,729.24 deficit in the Undergraduate Student Government financial plan two weeks ago has been accounted for, and the organization’s budget is cushioned by a surplus. One of USG’s key responsibilities is allocating a portion of their overall budget – which was over $1 million this semester – to Tier II oncampus organizations, which range from club sports to cultural groups. The deficit was originally the result of a miscommunication with the UConn Bursar’s Office. The office handles the organization’s revenue, which is made up of student fees. Originally USG comptroller Claire Price was given the revenue expected from all
Homecoming tailgate set for Friday on Fairfield Way By Annie Pancak Staff Writer
A Homecoming Tailgate on Fairfield Way will be held this Friday, Oct. 11 from 1-4 p.m. hosted by the Student Union Board of Governors. “The event is free for students and $4 for faculty and staff,”
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The UConn football team takes the field before their game in this Sept. 14 file photo. the Huskies will take on the University of South Florida at the homecoming game on Saturday.
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$180 per semester. But these fees still need approval from UConn’s Board of Trustees, the university’s top decision-making body. Michael
Kirk, the deputy chief of staff for President Susan Herbst, said the board could make a decision as early as their Oct. 23 meeting, but will likely decide on Nov. 13. “But this [legislation] is in no way a rubber stamp of approval of what we were presented last week, this is definitely conditional on the things that we ask for,” Courchaine said. USG’s endorsement also stipulates that students must have a hand in the planning process. “[M]embers of the UConn administration have articulated, both verbally and in writing, their intention to systematically use student feedback in the planning and construction of a new recreation facility [and] to support the chartering of a student-led governance board to oversee the operation of the new facility,” the legislation reads. The senate’s approval paves the way for USG to draft the charter authorizing a student governance board that would include students involved in club sports, UConn Outdoors and undergraduate and graduate student representatives, according to the legislation.
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UConnPIRG starts health care campaign
effort, Byrd then introduced the first speaker, Kurland. Kurland, who is also in charge of On Wednesday, UConnPIRG the university’s student health care – the student chapter of the plans, said UConn students are able Connecticut Public Interest to receive many different types of Research Group in Storrs – held care at Student Health Services but an informational session across “despite the availability of these from Homer Babbidge Library on sorely needed services, it is critical Fairfield Way to inform students that all students maintain adequate and the general public about the health insurance.” “With medical debt as the numbenefits of the Affordable Care Act. More than two dozen students, ber one reason for bankruptcy,” all members of UConnPIRG, stood Kurland said, “going without insurat a table set up with information ance is just simply not an option.” as several speakers discussed the He also urged students to see what group’s plans to spread the word is available and the best option that about the Affordable Care Act, works for them. Alvarez, who was speaking as a which is commonly referred to as Obamacare, in an effort they have representative on behalf of USG, said “even with learning more dubbed “Healthcare 101.” Some of the speakers included about this law [as a political sciMichael Kurland, UConn’s Director ence major] and seeing all the difof Health Services, and Kevin ferent aspects of it, the number one Alvarez, a 3rd-semester political thing that I’ve come across is that it science major and Undergraduate is complex. It’s extremely complex Student Government (USG) sena- and for a UConn student, or any student, it’s difficult to understand.” tor. “But right now, for the state of Daniel Byrd, a 1st-semester political science major and Connecticut and for UConn stuUConnPIRG’s Healthcare 101 dents,” Alvarez said, “we’re in a campaign coordinator, began the prime position to learn about this law.” mid-morning From 10 a.m. to event by intro2 p.m., members ducing the orga- “Despite the of UConnPIRG nization’s new availability of these passed out copproject. He said sorely needed ies of their health they will be able care guide, “So to answer stu- services, it is You Need Health dents questions critical that all Insurance. Now such as they will What?” to stube able to afford students maintain dents as they the new plan and adequate health walked by. The where they might insurance.” guide is also go to find health online insurance. Michael Kurland available at www.connpirgByrd said they are trying to reach Health Services Director students.org. U C o n n out and have disPresident Susan cussions with more than 6,000 students – 2,000 Herbst was also in attendance at at UConn’s Storrs campus as well the press conference. However, she as 2,000 at the other two locations did not take part in the event as the that ConnPIRG has student chap- university was not involved in the ters: UConn Hartford and Trinity process of organizing it and also did not sponsor it. College. After speaking and discussing UConnPIRG’s plans with this Miles.Halpine@UConn.edu
By Miles Halpine Campus Correspondent
What’s going on at UConn today... Lecture: “The Social Justice Sexuality Project” 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Student Union Theater The Rainbow Center’s Out to Lunch Lecture Series continues the semester with a presentation by Juan Battle, entitled, “The Social Justice Sexuality Project.”
CHIP Lecture: Melicia WhittGlover 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. J. Ray Ryan, 204 “It Takes a Village: Strategies for Changing Physical Activities in Communities”
Jazz at Lu’s Cafe 7 - 11 p.m. Family Studies, Lu’s Cafe Each Thursday throughout the Fall 2013 semester, Lu’s Café in the Family Studies building presents live music with UConn jazz students. Music begins at 8:00 p.m.; it ends at 11:00 p.m. Coffee, espresso and pastries are available.
Movie: “The Lone Ranger” 9 - 11 p.m. Student Union Theater This week Subog Films Committee is bringing you The Lone Ranger. Admission is $2 for UConn students and $4 for others. - JACKIE WATTLES
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Convicted killer of pregnant Conn. mom to be freed
EAST LYME (AP) — A woman who has been in prison for 27 years for the death of an expectant mother in Hartford was granted clemency Wednesday after an extraordinary hearing before the state Board of Pardons and Paroles, despite emotional pleas to reject the leniency by the victim’s relatives. Members of the board voted 3-0 at Gates Correctional Institution in East Lyme to approve early release for Bonnie Jean Foreshaw, effective Nov. 15, after questioning Foreshaw about the crime and her rehabilitation. The 66-year-old Foreshaw had been scheduled to be released from prison in August 2017. It was only the second clemency hearing in Connecticut in the past decade. Foreshaw was sentenced to 45 years in prison on a premeditated murder conviction in the shooting death of Joyce Amos in 1986. Foreshaw’s supporters, including author Wally Lamb, sought her release for years, arguing she should have been convicted of a lesser manslaughter charge and freed years ago because they say she shot Amos by accident while defending herself against a man who was threatening her.
Conn. economy hurt by rail mishap
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s economy apparently suffered during the recent 12-day disruption of commuter rail service along Metro-North’s busy New Haven Line, according to a new analysis by the Department of Economic and Community Development. The analysis, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, determined Connecticut’s gross state product — a measurement of the state’s economic output — declined $62 million. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis estimated Connecticut’s gross state product in 2012 at nearly $230 billion. “It reconfirms the point that we’re making of the absolute critical nature of the rail system,” said Joseph McGee, vice president of public policy for the Business Council of Fairfield County, which supports spending at least $2 billion on upgrades to the line and enhancing the ability of trains to travel at higher speeds between New Haven and Manhattan. “These numbers illustrate why. This is extraordinary,” he said of the estimate. The report also determined the service disruption on Metro-North led to a net loss of $2.5 million in state revenue, while lost productivity was the equivalent to 260 jobs, including 200 private-sector jobs lost and 25 construction-sector jobs lost. Among the assumptions used in the calculation were an estimated loss of rail ticket sales of $5.3 million and an estimated $3 million for expenses associated with running diesel-powered trains once per hour on a limited basis and buses for alternative transportation. On Sept. 25, a failed electrical circuit cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing Metro-North Railroad to reduce rail service by half. Tens of thousands of commuters had to make other arrangements as the railroad tried to get by with a handful of diesel-powered trains, and then limited electric train service.
Last dry town in Conn. briefly talks about booze
BRIDGEWATER (AP) — Officials in Connecticut’s last dry town have briefly talked about changing local law banning the sale of alcohol. But Bridgewater selectmen said Tuesday that the issue should wait until after municipal elections in November and new leaders take office. The Republican-American reports that First Selectman William Stuart, who is not seeking re-election, said the next administration should consider changing the law. Selectman Curtis Read, the Democratic candidate who is vying with Republican Nancy Hawley and petitioning candidate Neil Cable for the first selectman’s job, said Bridgewater’s blue laws should not be what he called a “hot potato” in the campaign. The issue was raised by a business owner who asked town officials to rescind the no-liquor law so restaurant owners may be licensed to serve alcoholic drinks.
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Shutdown affects UConn research
By Fatir Qureshi Campus Correspondent
One of the many consequences of the United States government shutdown is the impact it has had on UConn university research. As a result of the shutdown, some university professors and researchers who rely on grants that pay installments over time will be unable to receive aid on time. University researchers who rely on cooperation with federal agencies have also been significantly stagnated. Earlier this week, the UConn Office of the Vice President for Research released a statement advising researchers how to proceed as best they can with this issue. The memo advised researchers that, “The best course of action for you is to proceed with ongoing research unless notified differently, prepare applications and submit new proposals to Sponsored Programs so that we can process them according to the best and most recent directions....” To accommodate for the government shutdown, federal agencies have also provided researchers with a course of action for how to continue with their work. Many prominent government agencies responsible for research, such as the National Institute of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), have issued statements regarding their inability to process grant requests,
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Rick Hohensee of Washington holds a “Fire Congress” sign near the House steps on Capitol Hill in Washington. A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds plenty of disdain to go around as people size up the federal impasse. Most now disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling his job, and Congress’ approval rating is a perilous 5 percent.
progress reports and conduct meetings. Reference resources provided by the federal government such as Research.gov and Fastlane have also been rendered unavailable for use. Many agencies advise that university research continue normally, while also cautioning researchers about the limitations of work that can be performed at this time. In particular, NASA issued a statement to all of their grant recipients which states, “Any work performed during this time period should be carefully planned,
taking into account that NASA technical and administrative personnel will not be available to support those activities during the Government shutdown.” The NIH has also taken steps to ensure that there is no confusion regarding it’s post-shutdown functions. While NIH grant proposals can still be submitted it has warned that, “For the duration of the funding lapse, applicants are strongly encouraged to not submit paper or electronic grant applications to NIH.” Despite the efforts of the vari-
tion center, though not immediately following its opening. Many details about which lines will offer services will be finalized when the center is opened, according to Hultgren. Kathleen Paterson, communications and special projects manager for the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, believes the transportation center will become “a central location for residents and visitors to catch a bus, store their bicycle or meet up with friends to explore downtown Storrs.” Paterson said the parking garage adjacent to the transportation center will have spaces for shared cars, as part of partnership with Hertz On-Demand, and electric vehicles. The center will also have bike lockers and showers available for commuters, according to a May press release
from the town of Mansfield. Additionally, public restrooms and information about the downtown will be available for any visitors, Paterson said. The center is named after two longtime Mansfield residents, Dennison Nash and Gary Zimmer, who were both advocates of alternative transportation, according to Paterson. Nash, who died in March 2012, was a UConn professor from 1957-1991 while Zimmer, who died in Feb. 2011, was a former director of UConn’s farm services. The construction of the center was funded by a $4.9 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration, according to Mansfield’s May press release.
Transportation center coming in Nov. By Kyle Constable Staff Writer Storrs Center’s information and transit hub, the Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center, will open in November, according to town officials. The center is scheduled to open in mid-to-late November if everything goes according to current plans, said Lon Hultgren, Mansfield’s Director of Public Works. He said the center will receive buses from UConn’s on-campus bus lines, though specific lines are not known at this time. The center will also receive buses from Windham Region Transit District’s line from Storrs to Willimantic, according to Hultgren. Hultgren also said regional bus lines such as Peter Pan and Megabus will eventually offer service to the transporta-
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Victim privacy panel to hold 2nd Conn. hearing
BRIDGEPORT (AP) — The task force created by the Connecticut General Assembly to review victim privacy issues is holding its second public hearing. The Task Force on Victim Privacy and the Public’s Right to know is scheduled to hear from members of the public on Wednesday about their ideas on ways to balance victims’ privacy concerns with the state’s open records law. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Bridgeport City Hall. The 17-member task force was created by lawmakers as part of a new law barring the release of photographs, film, video and other images depicting a homicide victim if those records are considered an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Families of the Newtown school shooting victims requested the law. Members must present their recommendations to lawmakers by Jan. 1.
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Students file in to a UConn-operated bus in this April 23, 2013 file photo. In order to make Storrs Center more accessible, Storrs Center is planning to open a transportation hub accessible to UConn busses.
ous government departments in attempting to prevent confusion, there remains some ambiguity in the extent of the government shutdowns effects. Particularly, it is unknown if the government shutdown will affect the deadline for renewing a federal award. The UConn Office for Research warns those conducting research to “Keep in mind, however, that if deadlines are changed, they will not be posted or announced until after operations resume.”
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Conn. to help fund Bridgeport Head Start
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Wednesday that the state will provide $800,000 to help keep the Head Start program in Bridgeport open over the coming weeks as the federal government shutdown drags on. Malloy, a Democrat, appeared at the Head Start center, run by Action for Bridgeport Community Development. The program serves 1,245 children in the Bridgeport area. The center stopped receiving federal funding following the Oct. 1 start of the partial government shutdown. Head Start is a federally funded program for income-eligible children up to 5 years old and their families. Services include school readiness and medical, dental, nutritional and social services programs. “These services are vital for the success of many children in low-income families,” Malloy said, “and the sad reality is that they are the only ones paying the political price for political games being played in Washington. It’s unacceptable.” Last week, Connecticut funded limited services for 494 children in Bridgeport. Malloy said the program will return to normal capacity for the rest of October. There are 18 Head Start programs in Connecticut, serving about 6,600 children. The programs are funded on a staggered basis, and the Bridgeport program is the only one on an October budget cycle. Connecticut Head Start Association chairman David Morgan said last week that three Head Start programs are scheduled to receive their federal funding in November.
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However, with limited time to fundraise, the group would not be able to attend the conference with only $1,917.50 of USG funds. Senator Justin Clark proposed the $4,550 amount as a compromise. Siddiqi said the group will give five presentations to faculty and students from other universities around the country at the conference. “One of the topics that we’re speaking on would be how to lead an affective student organization,” she said. “Another will discuss admissions for students who have less than optimal GPAs, but may be able to contribute something else to campus.” But Comptroller Price said overriding funding board’s
policies is irresponsible. Price has the ability to veto the legislation and said she “strongly disagrees” with it, though she said she has not made up her mind yet on whether or not she will reject it. “It is imperative we spend our money in a fiscally responsible manner and we do that by following the policies we have set in place,” Price said. “If we do change the policies to fund this group, it’s not fair to any of the other groups who were funded at 65 or 70 percent and weren’t able to go to senate to advocate for more.” Funding Board Chair Parth Rana backed Price up, saying violating funding board policies sets a dangerous precedent. “This is something that can really quickly open up
a can of worms down the way,” Rana said to the senators while debating the legislation. “What we did today might or might not have ramifications.” But Senator Kevin Alvarez disagreed. “We have the prerogative to do this and we should be doing this,” Alvarez said. “Our job is to fund groups and give people the opportunity to go out and represent UConn and put this university in a positive light.” UConn Boxing Club received $3,200 to stipend their coach, Lawrence Thompson, who has worked with the club for three years without pay. The Boxing Club was denied funding during the regular funding session because the group’s CFO at the time never passed the Funding
Mastery Test, a requirement of receiving USG funds. The USG Funding Board has apportioned $283,818.90 of its more than $650,000 budget this semester to organizations that have applied for funds for next semester via the regular funding process. But funding board is the only USG committee that has spent a significant portion of its budget, and Comptroller Price urged senators and committee chairs to find worthy causes for their funds. “I would like to remind everyone that we’re already halfway through the semester,” Price said. “Students pay this money and they trust us to spend it. If we’re not spending it, we’re not doing our jobs.”
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Colin Ng, a third semester resource economics major and College of Agriculture senator, manages the list of speakers during USG’s senate meeting Wednesday night. Ng was appointed deputy speaker by Senate Speaker Shiv Gandhi following an application and interview process and was confirmed by the senate at Wednesday’s meeting. The student governing body also approved controversial funding legislation.
Short-term funds show stress as default looms T-Mobile to eliminate » TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK (AP) — Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest money market mutual fund manager, has sold all of its shortterm U.S. government debt — the latest sign that investors are increasingly nervous about the possibility of a government default. Money market portfolio managers at Fidelity Investments started selling off short-term
in the past. The most recent instance was in the summer of 2011, when the U.S. government came close to a default and Standard & Poor’s downgraded the nation’s credit rating, Prior said. Prior said that Fidelity no longer holds any U.S. debt that comes due in late October or early November, the window considered by many investors
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In this Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 file photo, a man walks past a Fidelity Investments office in the Financial District of downtown Boston. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, the nation’s largest manager of money market mutual funds said that it no longer holds any U.S. government debt that comes due around the time the nation could hit its borrowing limit.
U.S. government debt a couple of weeks ago, Nancy Prior, president of Fidelity’s Money Market Group, said Wednesday. While Fidelity expects the debt ceiling issue to be resolved, the Boston-based asset manager said it has taken steps to protect investors. “We expect Congress will take the steps necessary to avoid default, but in our position as money market managers we have to take precautionary measures,” Prior said. Fidelity, which manages $430 billion in money market mutual funds, has taken similar actions
to be the most exposed if the government runs out of money to pay its debts. Money market funds are a significant part of the U.S. financial system. Individuals and institutional investors have roughly $2.685 trillion invested in the funds, according to data from the Investment Company Institute. Money market funds are typically ultra-safe places to park money. They invest primarily in short-term debt that can be easily bought and sold, such as U.S. Treasurys or commercial paper, debt issued by large companies to fund their day-to-day
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expenses. In a money market fund, investors expect to get back every dollar they invest. The U.S. Treasury has warned it will run out of money if Congress does not agree to raise a $16.7 trillion cap on borrowing by Oct. 17 and allow it to issue more debt. The worry has other parts of the market showing signs of stress. Like Fidelity, other investors have tried to limit their exposure to U.S. government debt that comes due this month, with the heaviest selling occurring in one-month Treasury bills. The yield on the one-month T-bill jumped to 0.27 percent Wednesday, its highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. The yield was nearly zero at the beginning of the month. Money market mutual fund managers don’t want to be caught holding U.S. government debt that comes due around the time the government hits the debt ceiling. They fear that the government may not be able to pay back bond holders, said Gabriel Mann at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. “Investors are buying protection,” Mann said, referring to growing demand for insurance against the U.S. defaulting on its debt, a security known on Wall Street as a credit default swap. Overnight interest rates in the repo market, used by banks to fund day-to-day lending, shot up to 0.12 percent Wednesday from 0.04 percent at the beginning of the month. The increase is partly because some banks have stopped accepting some U.S. Treasurys as collateral, or are requiring more collateral, to borrow. Not all investors are worried though. “We’re doing just the opposite ... probably buying what Fidelity is selling,” Bill Gross, co-founder of PIMCO, the world’s largest bond fund manager, said Wednesday in an interview with CNBC. Gross said the odds of the U.S. defaulting on its debt are a million to one.
international data fees
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile is eliminating fees for using data and texting services in more than 100 countries and capping charges for international voice calls. Starting Oct. 31, customers of T-Mobile’s flagship Simple Choice plan won’t have to worry about getting hit with so-called roaming fees if they fail to sign up for an international plan before they travel abroad. Those fees can reach hundreds or thousands of dollars for a trip, even to neighboring Canada or Mexico. T-Mobile, the No. 4 U.S. cellphone carrier, has been trying to differentiate itself from bigger rivals by shattering longstanding industry practices and calling itself the “Un-carrier.” The company began in March by dropping conventional two-year service contracts in favor of selling phones with installment plans. In July, it introduced a program that lets people upgrade phones more frequently — up to twice a year. AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have since followed with their own frequent-upgrade plans. At the time of the phoneupgrade announcement, CEO John Legere said a third major change was coming — the one T-Mobile announced Wednesday. In an interview, Legere said roaming fees are very profitable for the wireless industry, but T-Mobile hasn’t benefitted much because it doesn’t have many business customers who travel. With the new program, Legere said, the company is hoping to gain subscribers without sacrificing much revenue. But even if the company doesn’t gain customers, Legere said T-Mobile won’t be losing money in providing
the service. That’s because its existing agreements with wireless carriers around the world allow for more data use than T-Mobile’s customers are using now. In addition, T-Mobile will make some money from selling higher-speed roaming plans — $15 for a day or $25 for a week. The free plan will be good enough for email, social networking, Web browsing and other common tasks, but customers who like to watch highdefinition video might want the upgrade, the company said. There are signs that T-Mobile’s previous changes have helped boost its standing. In the April-June quarter, T-Mobile gained long-term, good-credit customers for the first time in at least two and a half years. T-Mobile US Inc. added a net 688,000 such customers in the quarter, compared with a loss of 557,000 in the same period a year earlier. Part of the boost came because the carrier began selling Apple’s iPhone for the first time in April. But the iPhone accounted for only 26 percent of smartphone sales in the quarter, an indication that there was more behind the gain. The new plan is likely to appeal to customers who travel frequently to any of the covered countries. Canada, Mexico and other major countries on every continent except Antarctica will be covered. Officials say the list includes the vast majority of the places Americans visit. In addition to free data and texting while traveling in those countries, customers will pay a flat rate of 20 cents per minute for voice calls to any of those same countries or the U.S. T-Mobile and other carriers now charge $1 or more a
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ecently, UConn proudly announced the addition of housing for 400 students at its regional campus in Stamford. The move was generally well received as the construction of dorms will have benefits for both the city and for its students. Considering the plans to expand the offerings and student body at the Stamford, housing should be a priority for the school’s administration. While only currently in the planning stages, the decision to add housing to UConn Stamford will add credibility to the campus while making it more feasible for the students who attend. Currently, UConn Stamford has 1,400 students enrolled at the campus who must commute or pay steep prices to live in the downtown Stamford area. UConn plans to expand double that number as they add or beef up its business and graphic design programs. This project is part of the “Next Generation Connecticut” venture instituted by Gov. Dannel Malloy as part of a decade long improvement period for UConn. The new programs seek to take advantage of the vibrant business industry in the area. According to UConn vice provost, Sally Reis, a survey conducted last year at the Stamford campus showed an 82 percent interest in campus provided housing. Now, many will have the opportunity. UConn is spending in the neighborhood of $10 million dollars for this project, but the benefits for those enrolled at the campus will be realized when the housing opens in September 2016. Because of location in downtown Stamford, apartments are expensive for college-aged students to rent. The offering of housing is the first step in allowing many students, such as international students, the opportunity for affordable housing while taking advantage of all that Stamford has to offer. The addition of housing at the Stamford campus will set it apart from other branch campuses in the area; currently both the University of Bridgeport and Sacred Heart University have regional campuses in Stamford, and neither offers housing. With this new plan, UConn Stamford will offer apartment style housing. Having occupied the same campus since 1998 after renovating it from a closed down Bloomingdale’s department store and surrounding properties, UConn Stamford is ready for more renovation. By doing so, it will become the first UConn campus outside Storrs to offer housing. This is an important step to increase the credibility of not just the Stamford branch, but UConn as a whole.
Six things you didn’t know about Guantanamo
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uantanamo Bay, the United States’ military base on the southeastern tip of Cuba, has most recently made news for the hunger strikes taking place in its detention camp for terror suspects. While most know the basics about the base and detention center, there’s a lot more to Guantanamo than meets the eye. 1. Guantanamo Bay has been controversial for hundreds of years. Christopher Columbus was the first European to enter the bay, which was called Guantanamo by the Taino Indians. Since then the bay has been controlled by Spain, Britain (briefly during the War By Kristi Allen of Jenkins’ Ear. Weekly Columnist Look it up) and the U.S., but never Cuba. The U.S. military landed there at the end of the Cuban War of Independence in 1898 and never left. 2. Leasing Guantanamo Bay from Cuba is surprisingly cheap. If you’re the US government, 45 square miles of prime beach-front Caribbean property costs about $4,000 a year – or nothing at all. The initial Guantanamo ‘agreement’ was an indefinite lease at the price of $2,000 a year in gold coins. In 1934, the U.S. forced Cuba into a lease agreement that couldn’t be altered without the consent of both countries. Since then we’ve been sending them that $4,000 every year, but they haven’t cashed a check since 1960. The first check in the year after the Cuban Revolution was cashed,
which the U.S. has taken as acceptance and compliance with the treaty. Fidel Castro has said the check was cashed by accident in the chaos following the revolution and his government has since maintained that Guantanamo Bay is an illegal occupation that violates international law. 3. The Guantanamo/Cuba border has been protected with land mines and cacti. After the communist revolution, many Cubans tried to escape to US soil. In 1961, Cuban troops planted an eight-mile barrier of Opuntia cactus to try and prevent them from making it to Guantanamo. Then, during the Cold War, the U.S. and Cuba planted 55,000 land mines around the perimeter, creating the second-largest minefield in the world. The U.S. removed their mines in the late 90s, but Cuba has yet to do so. 4. US forces didn’t capture most Guantanamo detainees A Seton Hall School of Law study from 2006 concluded that of the 517 detainees at Guantanamo at that time, only about five percent had been brought in by U.S. troops. Eighty-six percent were turned over to the U.S. by the Pakistani military, the Northern Alliance or Afghan civilians. In the chaotic early days of the Afghan war, the U.S. was offering huge bounties to anyone who could produce alleged Al-Qaeda or Taliban members. In a country of deep poverty and rampant extortions and kidnapping, the bounties were an incredible windfall and the U.S. was being handed “terrorists” left and right. 5. There is no evidence to charge the vast majority of detainees. While the U.S. has shown that it feels no need to charge the men imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, most of them couldn’t even be charged with anything at all. In August, the base’s chief prosecutor, Gen. Mark Martins, said only 20 of the 164 detainees were chargeable. There isn’t even
sufficient evidence to make claims justifying the indefinite detention of 146 civilian men. In addition, only about eight percent of them were ever actually tied to Al-Qaeda. 6. Many of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention camp are cleared for release. Eighty-four detainees, more than half the inmate population, have been cleared for release, but only a handful have left Guantanamo. Many have been in limbo between clearance and release for years. Congress passed a law in 2010 forbidding funding for transfers to US prisons. Instead, we imprison the 164 men at Guantanamo for $150 million a year. Home countries are often ill prepared or have no interest in receiving detainees because we won’t release them unless they’re monitored under specific conditions. Other countries are reluctant to get caught up in the mess. There are many, many more facts about Guantanamo Bay that remain unknown to all but a few high-ranking military officials. Almost all documents about the detention center are classified and no one is allowed to see more than a fraction of the compound. Visiting journalists are prohibited from speaking to the detainees and all information, photos and writing leaving the base is run through strict censors. So, should the prison be shut down? Of course. Is that possible? This is the big question. The men at Guantanamo can be detained as prisoners of war until the end of the conflict, but since no country can surrender in the War on Terror, that’s a convoluted prospect. For now, Guantanamo Bay will remain open, a stain on the country’s values despite the little we know about it.
Commentary Editor Kristi Allen is a 3rd-semester journalism major. He can be reached at Kristi. Allen@UConn.edu
Basketball ticket allocation should be restructured I always feel so sketchy trying to buy a ticket from Buy or Sell. Don’t mind me as I stare down everyone in the Union. #PearlmanCup The Instant Daily just followed me on Twitter, does that mean anything I say can and will be used against me? I only have eye’s for you ;) Only eight days until First Night. There is something special about this Red Sox team this year. #GetBeard To the girl in my math class that yells YES! every time she gets a question correct...stop it. I’m not mad It’s no coincidence that three of the original buildings at UConn are Young, White and Hicks.
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ecently, UConn allocated student basketball tickets via the ticket lottery. While some students were fortunate enough to win the right to buy tickets, others were not. Many of the winners are now selling the tickets in the Facebook group “Buy or Sell UConn Tickets” for up to three or four times By Gregory Koch face value. Staff Columnist It is outrageous that these individuals are allowed to sell tickets at such inflated prices and take advantage of their fellow students, and the process should be changed to prevent it. The best way to do this is by linking tickets to the buyer so nobody else can use them. The easiest way to do this is by printing the ticketholder’s name on each season ticket. That individual would then need to show their student ID to get in (which they do anyway) and security would compare the name to make sure it matched, then check the picture to make sure the person presenting the ID was the owner. This way, nobody can sell their tickets for ridiculously high prices and take advantage of others who just want to
cheer on their Huskies. Of course, not everybody can go to every game, and there needs to be a way for people who legitimately cannot attend to give their tickets to someone who can go. To allow this to happen, any student who holds tickets could return individual game tickets to the ticket office and receive the face value back as a refund. Other students would then have the opportunity to buy these tickets for face value at the ticket office and/or online. The new ticket would also have the student’s name on it, and the same policies would apply. This way, we ensure as many students as possible can attend each game without forcing them to buy tickets at outrageous prices. One shortfall of this proposal is that students could not simply give tickets to their friends if they cannot attend. While this is unfortunate, it is necessary to prevent any circumvention of the system to resell tickets. If there is a method for a student to directly transfer their ticket to another student for free, then they could keep selling them for ridiculous prices and simply exchange the money outside the system. This would render the restructuring completely pointless.
Since most students can’t go to every game, there should be ample opportunity for students to purchase unused tickets to almost every game once other students return them. It should be an ongoing process, so if someone returns their ticket, that would go on sale immediately. This would allow students to keep checking back to find the tickets they want. More passionate fans will likely be more persistent in their checking, so this method would reward those students for their loyalty. Unfortunately, with ridiculous prices being charged in the Facebook group, many students find it very difficult to obtain basketball tickets and may simply give up. The method I am proposing would allow students who did not win the lottery a chance to buy single game tickets at face value. It would also force students who won the lottery to actually go to the games rather than sell their tickets for a profit. This would improve the odds of winning the lottery, since the people who only entered it to make a profit by reselling would not enter. Judging by how many people on Facebook are attempting to sell full sets of season tickets, this group makes up a substantial portion of lottery
winners. Some sellers have attempted to justify their resale for high prices on “free market” grounds, citing supply and demand. However, the current system is not a free market as economically defined, so basic economic principles such as supply and demand do not necessarily apply, and cannot explain the outrageous prices. Free markets have freedom of choice, meaning everyone is free to produce, purchase and sell goods and services. In the secondary ticket market, nobody is free to produce tickets (this would be counterfeiting) and only those who win the ticket lottery are able to resell their tickets. This is not specific to UConn – no secondary ticket market has true economic freedom. Since free markets are not a sufficient explanation in this case, the outrageously high ticket resale prices can be best attributed to the greed of certain students. It is time to put an end to this practice and restructure the ticket allocation system entirely.
Staff Columnist Gregory Koch is a 7thsemester actuarial science major. He can be reached at Gregory.Koch@UConn.edu
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Last night, the AfricanAmerican Cultural Center, UConn Irish and a conglomeration of Alpha Epsilon Phi, Beta Theta Pi and Tau Kappa Epsilon stole the show and took first place in their respective categories: fee-funded or cultural centers, non-fee-funded organizations and Greek Organizations at the 26th Annual Campus-Wide Lip Sync Contest, hosted by SUBOG’s Major Weekends Committee in Gampel Pavilion. The theme of the twoand-a-half hour, contest, as with the rest of Homecoming Week, was “It Takes Two.” Each organization performed a skit with songs and dances centered around a dynamic duo. The African-American Cultural Center’s performance was a crowd favorite. Their story followed Mario and Luigi as they traveled through “the new Huskyworld Wii Game.” Mario and Luigi successfully made their journey through the Homer Babbidge Library, the bus route and the Huskython, even if they slipped on a few banana peels along the way. UConn Irish’s skit followed Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse as they fell in love at UConn, and the winning Greek skit joined the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey as they helped UConn students make their way to Rentschler Field. Second place in the nonfee-funded category went to the Global House for their representation of Marlin and Dory. Third place was awarded to Alpha Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Pi, Pi Sigma Epsilon and Sigma Theta Alpha for their depiction of Batman and Robin saving football field from the evil “crazy kids.” In the fee-funded category,
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The theme of the two-and-a-half hour, contest, as with the rest of Homecoming Week, was “It Takes Two.” Each organization performed a skit with songs and dances centered around a dynamic duo.
the Asian-American Cultural Center came in second place for their portrayal of “The Lion King’s” Timon and Pumbaa. Third place went to the UConn Marching Band, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma for their portrayal of Scooby Doo and Shaggy from the “Scooby Doo” series. Other memorable skits
included a throwback to Great Gatsby and the roaring twenties, the love story of Barbie and Ken (complete with a pink Barbie dream car), Charlie Brown’s journey to becoming a football star and Bert and Ernie showing their new friend Jonathan around Sesame Street UConn Wo m e n ’s Basketball center Stefanie
Dolson, a 7th-semester communication sciences major was the MC of the contest. The event opened with a performance by the UConn Dance Team. Dolson then introduced the Homecoming Court, composed of the top five couples competing for the title of Homecoming King and Queen. According to SUBOG
Major Weekends Coordinator Elise Yonika, a 7th-semester psychology and human development & family studies major, the audience at Lip Sync typically consists of over 6,000 students. An additional 1,000 students participate in the contest.
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Magdalena Gomez gives powerful presentation in Student Union Theatre
UConn alumnus comes home to screen his chess documentary
On Wednesday, the UConn Student Union Theater was captivated by the words of Magdalena Gomez. In a performance brought to UConn by PRLACC, El Instituto, Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies Institute, and others, “An Evening with Magdalena Gomez” welcomed students to celebrate a fruitful life, and an illustrious career. With success as a poet, playwright, performer and writer, Gomez is a renaissance woman in every sense of the word. The reason for the event was to publicize the recent transaction between Gomez and UConn of a selection of never-before-seen poems from her upcoming anthology. It was a type of pre-release party, similar to what music artists might hold weeks before an album is released. The evening got under way following an introduction from Marisol Ramos, curator of the Latin American and Caribbean Collections, and remarks from Roger Buckley, professor of history, and Maria Luisa Arroyo, a poet and educator. Speaking about the first time he saw Gomez, Buckley said, “She came at us relentlessly with her
Brian Schulz, a 1997 graduate of UConn, came to his home campus to screen a documentary film he worked closely on: “Brooklyn Castle.” The film takes the stories of five young members of a chess team from a junior high school, Intermediate School 318, which has a population of students who live below the poverty line. The members of the chess team are compared to being as popular as the athletes at other junior high schools. Themes in the film include: urban education, tension between balanced budget, parental involvement and the value of extracurricular opportunities. “Brooklyn Castle” brings to our attention how important the game of chess is to the group featured in the film. The audience pays attention to Justus and Rochelle who try to make history; Justus, the youngest African-American chess master, and Rochelle, who wishes to be the first African-American female chess master. Other characters include Alexis, a Latino boy, who wishes to excel in school in order to become a lawyer or doctor to help support his family. Pobo, an African-American boy, is the emotional support for his fellow chess members and hopes to become president of the United States. Lastly, there is Patrick, the boy who lives with ADHD and who wants to progress with his chess playing. These five children prove to us that we can step up and achieve our dreams. The budget is the key part of the film that was brought up
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words and her actions… I remember feeling a shortness of breath following the performance.” Friendly jabbing and side-humor made up most of the opening remarks, highlighting the genuine friendship between Gomez and her introducers. To close, “Magdalena is incredibly creative, spiritual, and a real human-activist,” said Buckley. Gomez thanked each speaker with a kiss on the lips, then took the stage and did not wait one second to capture all eyes and ears. She wore a black stylish fedora and donned ethnic jewelry from neck to sandalenclosed toes. With her first words the audience could sense her strength. Gomez touched on her background, growing up as a Latina in a racially charged neighborhood. The immediate message of equality was projected, “We need to say with our actions, when we meet someone, I see you, and I understand you. Even if you don’t know anything about them, because feeling an understanding will come soon.” The performance seamlessly jumped from explicit discussion, to personal stories, eventually breaking out in inspiring poetry. With much laughter and sup-
port, Gomez bashed the habit of texting, social networking and sending electronic messages over personal communication. She spoke on the current state of media and its messages, saying “Divide and conquer is constantly happening, let’s have them (young people) watch reality TV shows, so they will be distracted from the real reality.” In an excerpt from a poem about a girl and her search for selfidentity, Gomez makes clear that “There is no such thing as English only.” By the end, a motif was evident, and that was to not exclude yourself from any culture, people, or lifestyle, because we all share the unbreakable bond of being human. She warns the audience to not just be interesting, but be interested. The interested person allows himself/herself to absorb and in turn, become more interesting. Two exhibits featuring Magdalena’s props, puppets and manuscripts selected from her collection are available for viewing at the McDonald Reading Room, Thomas J. Dodd Center, Sept. 23. until Oct. 15.
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many times. With the government not doing well, the budget for the school was cut more and more each year, causing the children to fundraise their trips to Texas, Minnesota and Northern New York. We see how the issue weighs on the kids physically and mentally, making them believe they may not be able to achieve their goals or even attend the championships. On the panel joining Schulz was Michele Femc-Bagwell, Ruth Lyons and Alex Fikiet. Femc-Bagwell is the director of CommPACT Schools and part of the Department of Educational Leadership Faculty. Lyons is the director of The Renzulli Academy in Hartford, CT. Fikiet is a member of the UConn Chess club and a fellow chess player supporting the film who played against the “Brooklyn Castle” stars in championships. After the film, the panel took on questions that were generated by staff of NEAG, Alumni, and students. Schulz explained how the documentary was built in collaboration with the director of the film. He explained how he was exclusive only to sports but has made his way into a new area with his cinematography. “Brooklyn Castle” was a successful film that puts viewers into the shoes of the chess players who made their way into our hearts with little laughs and endearing stories that viewers eventually feel connected to. For more information about the film, visit www.brooklyncastle. com.
Tania.Rivera@UConn.edu
In the past month, I have visited New York City several times. In that time, there has been one restaurant that I have made a point of eating at every time I visited. That restaurant is called Cocoron, and it serves Japanese soba noodles. What are soba noodles? Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat, and the noodles themselves are thin, and not to be confused with the thick, wheat noodles, known as udon. It can be served in a variety of ways, but typically soba noodles are served either chilled in a cold broth, chilled with a hot dipping broth or in hot broth as a noodle soup. Quite frankly, I prefer my soba to be served chilled with a hot dipping broth (that is, one picks up the noodles, dips them in the broth, then eats), as the noodles are fairly absorbent and will soak up the broth relatively quickly. Having them apart from the broth prevents them from becoming soggy and mushy, so that every bite has great buckwheat texture. The broth soba is served with, or in, can be just about anything. At Cocoron, I have tried the pork kimchee broth, the mira mira broth, the Mexican broth and the Japanese curry broth, and I highly recommend all of them. The pork kimchee and mira mira broths are both spicy, but not overly so. I found the Mexican broth spicy only when jalapeno was added, and the Japanese curry was more flavorful than spicy. The restaurant itself is rather small, but if possible I recommend getting a seat at the bar so you can watch the chefs work their magic. Common ingredients often found in soba dishes are equally tasty. Daikon radish is used in a couple of the dishes, as well as some appetizers. It has a cool, refreshing flavor and texture – I would compare it to a cucumber as the closest common Western food. Scallion is also used frequently, as well as all manner of meats. Really unless you’re allergic, I can’t recommend any one soba over another, they’re all delicious. The final defining characteristic of soba is soba-yu, or the water that was used to boil the soba noodles. It is given to you after you have finished eating all your noodles, and you pour it into what remains of your broth so you can drink it as a soup. I’m not sure if this is strictly true, but the restaurant advertises that doing so gives you a lot of nutrients from the soba noodles that were absorbed into the water via the boiling process. Either way, it’s another tasty part of the process, and I am always happy to oblige. Cocoron also offers a sizable selection of authentic Japanese appetizers and desserts, from edamame to mochi and tofu to daikon radish. My personal favorite is frozen fruit served with chilled coconut milk and tapioca. It’s fantastic, and I recommend that anyone who enjoys quality Japanese food make Cocoron a stop the next time they visit the Big Apple.
Jason.Wong@UConn.edu
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Miley Cyrus still can not be tamed By Tania Rivera Campus Correspondent
Miley Cyrus warned us three years ago that she couldn’t be tamed…and she was totally right. Her new album, “Bangerz,” takes the cake for the most ridiculous album I’ve come across since Justin Bieber’s latest installment. Cyrus’s makeshift rebellion is mirrored through this album and even though she claims she is a “rebel,” I’m sure that if we placed her in a roomful of respected rebels; things wouldn’t end so well for Cyrus. In this embarrassment, Britney Spears, Nelly, Future, Big Sean and French Montana support Cyrus in five collaborations along with Mike Will Made It and Pharrell Williams as producers for a handful of songs. On the deluxe edition, Ludacris is featured in another collabPhotos courtesy of hawtcelebs oration. The songs vary from “sweet” to “meaningless” to The deluxe edition album cover features a nude Miley Cyrus on the cover. The standard edition of the album artwork features a clothed Cyrus, but not with much clothing on. “raunchy” to “why did you make this album, Miley?” But seriously, Miley…why probably hoped they would in preparation for her album French Montana. I believe did you think it was okay to be. But her hits, “We Can’t ‘Bangerz’ or if she would she thought she could get rid Stop” and be starring in a new porno of Hannah Montana forever. release an album “ W r e c k i n g inconspicuously named after Billy Ray Cyrus must look like this? Ball,” really her album. at his daughter and have an She starts Bangerz depict the Other reviews are too achy breaky heart after all off with a slow new (and nice to her. Entertainment of her ridiculous stunts. She Miley Cyrus song, “Adore hated by 95 Weekly even gave her an should not be allowed to You.” This song, 10/7/13 percent of A-. Someone clearly wasn’t release another album after accompanied by 13 tracks A m e r i c a ) thinking clearly when he or this one until she checks into a couple others, Miley Ray she released that review. I’ll some sort of institution or is a direct mesCyrus. be nice enough to give her one has a nice long chat with sage to her previWe should whole point just for including Amanda Bynes to learn what ous fiancé, Liam /10 have all seen Britney Spears on one of the not to do in life. Hemsworth, who this com- songs. The other point is for I suggest not purchasing finally came to ing with her all of the rappers, especially this album but if you feed off his senses and called off their engagement. recent behavior on the MTV French Montana. Don’t you of horrible music and would It’s okay, Miley; we know the Video Music Awards and see what she was trying to like to have more ammo truth. Her lyrics are cliché recently releasing near-nude pull there? She’s this skinny against Cyrus…get it. and not as meaningful as she photos all over the internet. unintimidating girl, channel- Tania.Rivera@UConn.edu I’m still unsure if that was ing her inner rapper through
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Early Christmas album fails to impress despite Streisand’s talented voice retains the original character that made her popular with our parents’ generation. Her choice of Christmas It seems these days that as soon as Halloween is over, fare is a bit trite, with the the Christmas decorations album starting off with “Have and music come out in full Yourself A Merry Little swing. This year, Barbara Christmas.” I’m used to most Streisand completely glosses Christmas songs being a bit over Halloween and released too cheesy and sentimental, “The Classic Christmas which is why I tend to graviAlbum” in the second week tate to more classical fare like “Carol of the Bells,” of October. I wish I could say that but this album takes sappy Christmas tunes this fact alone to a new level. makes the album atro- The Classic Christmas Album It’s a combination of the fact cious, but the Barbara Streisand that Streisand is fact is Babs 10/7/13 trying too hard still has it in to be a Michael 16 tracks her. Her voice Buble, and trying has not aged to make classical one bit since Christmas tunes she danced /10 jazzy, instead her heart out of fun. “It Must in “Funny Have Been the Girl” and cerMistletoe” is a classic examtainly has shown no signs of change since her first ple of a song that tries too Christmas album in 1967. hard. With a synthetic beat, Her voice is smooth and you’d think it’d be inter-
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While Streisand still has a talented voice after all these years, her early christmas album fails to impress and is filled with uninteresting song selections.
esting, but it’s overly sentimental to the point where I changed the track mid song. The song selections are nothing special, or even anything unique. Streisand rehashes old tunes like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “I Wonder as I Wander,” and in many cases takes nontraditional songs and makes them “Christmas”-y. One such example is track number 12, “Favorite Things.” The Rogers and Hammerstein song is transformed by Streisand into a scintillating Christmas tune complete with silvery bells and overdone vocals from Streisand herself. While Streisand certainly knows Broadway, she really misses the mark on this one. It’s hard not to laugh at her attempt. The most amusing song of all is “Jingle Bells?” Yes, the question mark is inten-
tional and not a copy editor’s typo. This piece takes the classic winter tune and brings it to heightened levels of drama. It’s Streisand’s one-man show, as she speeds up the choruses, slows them down dramatically and lets her vocal range soar all over the place. It’s horrible and the question mark serves to question its very being as a musical work. Overall, don’t toss out your other Christmas CDs to make room for this one. Her vocals might be well tuned and excellently preserved, but the album is chock full of boring songs and ridiculous interpretations that are doing Streisand’s musical career no favors.
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Rhythm and Soul: Robin Thicke’s Morals By Katie McWilliams Senior Staff Writer
It was both the song of the summer and the song that made women across the nation cringe. Yup, that’s right, I’m talking about “Blurred Lines.” If you haven’t heard this song, be grateful. It’s catchy, hip, but irrevocably sexist and vulgar. It’s a hard juxtaposition to make sense of and it’s an even harder song to hate. Well, maybe it doesn’t take that much effort. As a disclaimer, I have nothing against vulgarity and obscenity in music. It’s all free speech to me and if you don’t like something, don’t listen to it. What I take objection with in “Blurred Lines” is how easily accepted the vulgarity was. My first point is to draw your attention to the fact that Robin Thicke’s infectious – in more ways than one – tune sat on the top of Billboard’s Top 100 list for over 12 weeks. It was the most played song on the radio and it’s already made appearances in trailers for movies like “The Best Man Holiday.” Now, there’s nothing wrong with a great song being played over and over on the radio, I happily jammed out to “Get Lucky” whenever it came on. But what makes this so wrong in the case of “Blurred Lines” is how accepted and unquestioned his message went. With lyrics like “But you’re a good girl/ the way you grab me/ must wanna get nasty/ go ahead, get at me” the image of consent the song portrays is dangerous. Consent does not exist in this song. The woman’s actions are taken as a “yes,” while the woman’s desires are not expressly voiced. For all we know, the woman could not want what Robin Thicke has to give. This, in my opinion, propagates rape culture and sends the message that non-verbal cues are equal to consent. This is absolutely not the case. Not to mention how unbelievably sexist it is that the woman’s voice in this song is unrepresented. How does the woman feel? We don’t know if she’s a willing participant or too inebriated to know what’s happening to her. Were people not upset by this? I know most of my female friends won’t listen to “Blurred Lines” because of this. My second point is to address the explicit instances of sexual violence in the tune. According to Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, an act of sexual violence occurs every two minutes in the United States. That means that during the four minute duration of Robin Thicke’s songs, two people fall victim to exactly what his song describes. One grouping of lines, sung by Pharell Williams goes as far to describe acts of violence that might hit home a little too hard for victims of sexual abuse. “Had a bitch, but she ain’t bad as you/ So, hit me up when you pass through/ I’ll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two…Nothin’ like your last guy, he too square for you/He don’t smack that ass and pull your hair like that.” Granted, if consensual, some women enjoy a little pain with their pleasure, but again, the woman’s voice isn’t heard. It’s assumed that she’ll be okay being roughed up and hurt. The violence in these lyrics is horrifying and frankly I feel disappointed at how popular they’ve become. My last point is that women are displayed merely as props in the “Blurred Lines” music video. Robin Thicke, flanked by naked women who do nothing but act sexy, gets away with portraying women as accessories to his act. It’s an archaic idea that is insulting to independent women everywhere. My goal with this column was to shed light on a vulgar and violent song that is far too popular. Perhaps people are desensitized to sexual violence, but it’s an issue that is faced by over 200,000 people in the United States. I encourage all my readers to think about the music they support and whether it aligns with their morals.
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Artists explain choices at Benton Exhibit
By Breanna Patterson Campus Correspondent
This Wednesday at 1:15 p.m., the Benton Museum hosted artists Judith Thorpe and Ray DiCapula at their well-attended event “Talk With the Artist.” Both guests showcased their work during the lecture and explained to their audience their inspirations and artistic processes. Judith Thorpe, a photographer, showed a series of photos from her collection entitled “The Body Remembered,” while Ray DiCapula presented a charcoal drawing called “Mother’s Hands”. Ray Dicapula has a thriving art career. Besides his current position as Associate Head of Sculpture at UConn, Dicapula’s charcoal portrait of his wife entitled “Marie” is currently being shown at The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. His resume includes exhibits in Richmond
Center for the Visual Arts at Western Michigan University and the University of Mary Washington. At “Talk With the Artist” on Wednesday, DiCapula showed his work “Mother’s Hands” while explaining his artistic process to those in attendance. “Mother’s Hands” is a mesmerizing charcoal drawing that depicts two open hands with their palms facing outward. The wrinkles and imperfections in the hands create a network of lines that are breathtaking in their totality and deeply emotional in their detail. Dicapula’s own explanation behind his piece is hung on the museum wall next to his work. “In any moment of experience,” the placard reads, “there exists a profoundly complex weave of that which is personal (internal) and that which is structural (external). As I build the drawing, I am aware that I play the role of interpreter
and that the images I structure are reflections the narrative of which I view and the way in which I construct meaning.” Dicapula revealed to his audience that he is deeply intrigued by the way in which an artist can lose him or herself in their art, and how interfering thoughts during the creation of a piece can affect the way in which the artist draws. DiCapula also explained his artistic choices, such as why he did not put “Mother’s Hands” in a frame. He explained his belief that the glass creates a separation between the art and its viewer. Judith Thorpe is a professor of photography in the art and art history department at UConn, and also holds the title of MFA Program Director. Well regarded in the world of photography, Thorpe has had many exhibits across America as well as internationally. Some places where she has been shown include New Britain Museum
of American Art in New Delhi, India and the Atlanta High Museum of Art. At this Wednesday’s event, Thorpe showed a series of photos from her collection “A Body Remembered.” Each image depicts Thorpe posing with a white sheet and a grey background. Thorpe’s poses were both emotional in nature, yet very open in presentation. The lack of color allowed the viewer space for interpretation and Thorpe was easily able to describe her connections between herself, her history, and her art. In her own written explanation of the work, Thorpe includes her ideas and inspirations regarding the piece. “My creative work considers the representation of the female body, exploring the tension between the idolized and the real… In these images the body is shrouded or obscured, reflecting upon the inner self.”
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ADTR releases new album By Matt Gantos Staff Writer Despite being in the middle of a lawsuit with Victory Records, A Day to Remember has released their latest album “Common Courtesy” independent from their label as of Oct, 8. The lawsuit, which involved the band as the plaintiff party and the label as the defendant, is a dispute essentially over ownership of material and money owed. Plain and simple, Victory Records tried to claim ownership of one of the previous albums without the band’s consent, and they were quite upset. Upset enough to join “the long list of bands who have filed lawsuits against Victory Records” according to a statement issued by the band. Regardless of the controversy, the album is out, and the only thing lacking in quality is
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the marketing, of which Victory would have been responsible for, had the band released their album under the label as opposed to independently. However, the band is currently on tour and will be playing a show in Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Arena and will surely be doing plenty of advertising, distributing and demonstrating of their new material. The band is playing along with The Wonder Years, All Time Low and Pierce the Veil. A lot of people know about All Time Low and their super poppunky sound, quite the opposite of Pierce the Veil who are much more on the hardcore end of the spectrum. This is very appropriate for the show since ADTR falls somewhere in the middle of the two. That said each band, including The Wonder Years, have their own followings and while tastes may spill over from band to band. Some fans will be there strictly for All Time Low and others for Pierce the Veil. A Day to Remember, who is the headliner is just a bonus, even with the excitement of their new album. The album is 13 songs long and is an appropriate blend of stereotypical hardcore vocals mixed with clean vocals that gives the band that middle ground that they love because it really broadens their fan-base. A Day to Remember is famous for having alternating clean vocals with screaming Fans respect that they are somewhat hardcore but still have words that the human ear can comprehend and that it isn’t literally painful to listen to, like many hardcore bands. Enjoying a bit of screaming in your music is definitely an acquired taste, much like scotch or the smell of gasoline. Even if you happen to be one of the people that can’t stand screaming in their music, there are a few tracks that are almost purely clean vocals, and one acoustic song which really brought them over to the softer side, so give the album a listen and there might be a few that you like and maybe the rest will grow on you. One of my biggest complaints about the band in general is that previously they were just one big rhythm section. The guitar parts weren’t very melodic, just heavy chugging, even in the complex rhythms they get boring. If there are trebly melodic parts, they are so drowned out in the mix that they hardly matter. This album did a much better job of bringing in complexity without relying too much on breakdowns than previous albums. What it did not do was move away from the cliché lyrics that plagued the last few albums. They are and have been vague and uninteresting. They are also very rarely aimed at anyone or anything specific. There is one song toward the end of the album “The Document Speaks For Itself,” which may or may not be about the bands feud with Victory Records, like I said, the lyrics are so vague that it is difficult to tell. The album was decent, I’d give it an 8 out of 10. Fans will be satisfied that the sound hasn’t changed too much, but is still different enough that they can distinguish it from other works.
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Horoscopes Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Use your talents to create beauty from chaos. A possible conflict or misunderstanding could slow you down until compromise gets achieved. Don’t gamble. You
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have what you need. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re getting even more interesting. Make hay while the sun shines. Do what you promised, with a friend’s help. Together, anything is possible. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You can see the big picture. Good judgment is required. Stick to tested techniques. Let others know what you want, and ask for help. Invest in home and family. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Motivate those doing good work. Provide unexpected service, and the money will follow when you least expect it. Success builds upon success. Travel is not favored now. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Controversy arises and makes you stronger. Use wits and charm to clear the miscommunication. Note the emotional flow at work. You don’t have to control everything. Let it be. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- If at first it doesn’t work, don’t despair. Re-do, until you get it right. A new opportunity arises from working out the bugs. Postpone a romantic conversation. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Be patient with a talker. Accept a nice compliment. Gentle persuasion reveals a brilliant suggestion. Do what you promised. It’s not a good time to travel. Socialize. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -Loved ones believe you can succeed. Gather data and question theories. Think quickly and move slowly. Financial conditions have changed for the better, despite resistance. A hunch pays.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- If words do not come easily now, express yourself with pictures, or with some other creative expression. Accomplishing a goal provides a great feeling; savor it. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Provide support for those who are weaker. Fan the passion flames. Misunderstandings may be more abundant than usual. Clean up any messes as they come. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Listen carefully to the team’s suggestions, and keep everything on track. One good friend leads to another. List the pros and cons before proceeding to your dream. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Postpone a romantic interlude (temporarily) and avoid arguments at all costs (even/especially if you’re right). Invest in renewable solutions for energy. You’re gaining confidence. Tomorrow words flow.
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Sports
Heisman race goes through Aaron Murray
By Scott Carroll NCAA Football Columnist
The college football season has been exciting thus far, but no team has been more exciting than the Georgia Bulldogs. Each week, except for a commanding win over North Texas, has been an edge of your seat, roller coaster ride that has no doubt taken years off the life of head coach Mark Richt. Despite losing to the No. 3 Clemson Tigers in their opening game, the Bulldogs participated in quite possibly the most exciting game of the year, losing 38-35. The Bulldogs followed up their heartbreaking week one loss with a trip to No. 6 South Carolina in yet anoth-
er great game. This time the Bulldogs would emerge victorious 41-30. The Bulldogs led early and would take the lead from the Gamecocks again after they tied it up 24-24. The Bulldogs swapped touchdowns with the Gamecocks late to assure the tight victory. After a rest against the University of North Texas, the Bulldogs faced off against perennial SEC powerhouse LSU in a battle of quarterbacks. Georgia’s Aaron Murray and LSU’s Zach Mettenberger were actually roommates at Georgia before Mettenberger left for LSU. The former roommates gave the fans one of the greatest shows of the season but it was Murray that came through with the late game heroics. Murray found
Justin Scott-Wesley in the back of the end zone to put the Bulldogs ahead of the Tigers 44-41 with only one minute and forty-seven seconds left on the clock. Georgia went on to win the game. In perhaps the most impressive of his clutch feats, Aaron Murray led his team down the field to score a touchdown with five seconds left to tie the game against Tennessee. The Bulldogs would take the game in overtime with a field goal without having their star running back Todd Gurley for the entire game. Aaron Murray’s clutch gene has some considering him the Heisman favorite and they have a point. No one else on the country has looked defeat in the eye as often as Murray
bigger than people even thought it was for me. I’ve just waited three years for this moment, but Andre’s a good keeper, so when he’s back, I’ll still be there to back him up. I’ll just be ready to come in whenever.” The Scarlet Knights were able to test UConn’s keeper, as Wagmeister was forced to make 3 saves, the biggest of which was a diving save with six minutes remaining. “The kid was a very good goalkeeper in Jersey and he’s had the unfortunate luck of backing up Andre,” said coach Reid in praise of his keeper. “But he was great for us tonight. I’m really happy for the kid because he’s worked his backside off for two years and change. He got what he deserved tonight.”
UConn was coming off of three consecutive conference draws, which is something uncharacteristic of the Huskies, who have been known to be a national powerhouse. “It’s huge for us,” said Bradley. “We had three draws in a row. It’s something that, since I’ve been here, it’s not something we take or we accept. To finally get that first win, it feels really good. We’re not out of the conference yet, so if we can keep this going, we’ll be fine.” The Huskies’ victory gives them a 1-0-3 conference record and a 4-2-3 record overall. UConn will be back in action Saturday night as they host new conference rival Memphis.
and still rose to the occasion. Sure Johnny Manziel and Marcus Mariotta have made flashy plays and put up impressive numbers, but no other quarterback has been leaned on by their team as often as Aaron Murray. If the Heisman Trophy is truly the NCAA equivalent to the MVP award, then it unquestionably should be Murray atop the Heisman list. With much clout still surrounding college football, one fact still remains evident. Wherever the Bulldogs play, excitement follows. I for one can’t wait to see what happens in the next chapter of their epic season as they take on Missouri this weekend.
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Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray, left, celebrates a touchdown pass to wide receiver Chris Conley, right, against LSU, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, in Athens, Ga.
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Soccer beats Rutgers Bruins and Blackhawks
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The penalty was the result of the build-up play of freshman and former club teammates Kwame Awuah and Cyle Larin. Awuah was able to play Larin through with an eye-ofthe-needle pass, forcing the Scarlet Knights to take down the UConn forward. The Huskies, who outshot Rutgers by a total of 22-10, received a performance worthy of a true number one goalkeeper from the backup Wagmeister, as the redshirt sophomore filled in for the injured Blake admirably. “Of course it had to be Rutgers because I’m from New Jersey,” said the redshirt sophomore. “I was recruited from there. Coming in, it was a little bit B BYO
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Throw in Tuukka Rask, who is only 26 and proved he is worth every penny of the contract extension the Bruins gave him this summer, and Boston has the perfect mixture of youth and experience to bring this team where it wants to be. Plus, the Bruins has the toughness Chicago lacks. I doubt I would see any Blackhawk finish out a penalty kill after breaking his leg. Carroll: The Blackhawks are deep enough and smart enough to not have to finish out penalty kills on broken legs as they sport the best in the league. The Blackhawks only had one glaring weakness heading into last year’s Stanley Cup and that was their below-average faceoff percentage. The Blackhawks made a conscious effort to improve this facet with the acquisition of Yanic
Perreault as a developmental coach. Milardo: Faceoffs are something that the Bruins certainly don’t have to worry about as Bergeron and Chris Kelly
Dougie Hamilton, continue on their developmental trajectory, Boston will be in good shape. Barring an injury, Boston should be able to run through the Eastern Conference, considering they rolled through Pittsburgh – who are considered the other Cup contender in the East – last year in four games. Carroll: It is my firm belief that the Blackhawks would have repeated after the 2011 championship season if the NHL’s salary cap hadn’t forced Chicago to lose half their team to free agency. The Blackhawks are going to steam roll everyone in their way this year and that will include the Bruins if they have the privilege of losing to Chicago again this season. With the Detroit Red Wings out of the Western Conference, there will be no one to compete with the Blackhawks.
“As long as the Bruins powerplay can continue to perform at an elite level as it has so far this year, Boston will be in good shape.” were first and fourth, respectively, in faceoff win percentage in the playoffs. I would say that as long as the Bruins powerplay can continue to perform at an elite level as it has so far this year, and the trio of young defensemen, Krug, Matt Bartkowski and
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Cards beat Pirates in Game 5 to win NLDS
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright, left, celebrates with catcher Yadier Molina after the Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 to win Game 5 of a National League baseball division series, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nobody's better than the St. Louis Cardinals when they can't afford to lose. Adam Wainwright went all the way on the mound and St. Louis got two-run homers from David Freese and Matt Adams to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 Wednesday night, advancing to the NL championship series for the third straight season. Wainwright scattered eight hits in his second dominant win of the division series, coming through for the Cardinals in a winner-take-all Game 5. St. Louis gets to stay at home to open the NLCS against the wellrested Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. “I wanted it bad. It's probably the most nervous I've ever been,” Wainwright said. “I don't get a whole lot of nerves when I pitch. Before I pitched today, I was pretty nervous.” By ending Pittsburgh's storybook season, the Cardinals improved to 8-1 when facing postseason elimination the past three years. They also won Game 5 of the NL division series in Washington last year — even though Wainwright got rocked — and at Philadelphia in 2011. Freese homered in the second inning off rookie Gerrit
Men's tennis takes on Bobcats
By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent
For the second week in a row, the UConn men’s tennis team will travel to Hamden to take on the Bobcats of Quinnipiac University. The Huskies (3-0) will be up against their toughest test of the season. The Bobcats (2-0) also have been very impressive this year, posting two shutout wins against St. Francis (N.Y.) and Siena. “We’ve had the opportunity to see Quinnipiac at our tournament and theirs and they are a
strong team with a lot of depth in their lineup,” coach Michael Louis said. “They will be our first big test this season. We match up very well with their guys and it’s a match I’m looking forward to.” When the Huskies visited Hamden last weekend for the Quinnipiac Invitational, the last day of the tournament was called off due to inclement weather. As a result, UConn had several players miss out on the opportunity to win championships on Sunday. “I know my guys are looking forward to getting back on the courts and competing,” Louis said. “We had some really posi-
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three double plays — two when Pirates runners strayed too far on line drives. The right-hander struck out six and walked one in a 107-pitch complete game. “Every time we turned around, Wainwright got in the way tonight,” Hurdle said. “We were able to be — the at-bats were better, the approach got better, but he kept making pitches. The last two games they kept us off the plate.” Sidelined with an arm injury when the Cardinals won the 2011 World Series, Wainwright threw seven innings of three-hit ball to beat Pittsburgh 9-1 in the series opener. He is 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA and four saves in 15 career postseason games, including six starts. As a rookie closer in 2006, he helped the Cardinals win the World Series. “It's hard not to think back about what happened in Game 5 last year. I just wanted to prove I could go out there and be a good playoff pitcher,” Wainwright said. The 23-year-old Cole beat the Cardinals with an impressive effort in Game 2. They got to him early this time even though his fastball hit 100 mph in the first inning against Matt Holliday.
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Cole, and Adams connected in the eighth against reliever Mark Melancon to make it 5-1. Pete Kozma added an RBI infield single, and Wainwright finished it off by striking out Pedro Alvarez with two on. “I'm just so fired up for this team and this city right now,” Wainwright said. “Cardinal fans were rockin' today and I'm just fired up to be here.” Alvarez became the first major league player with an RBI in his first six postseason games on a fluke hit that caromed off first base in the seventh. But the Pirates, who stopped a record streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons this year, were held to one run in each of the final two games of their first playoff appearance since 1992. “We were able to take a huge step forward this year in restoring the pride and the passion of the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization,” manager Clint Hurdle said, “and rebonding our city with a ball team.” Despite their charming turnaround and a victory over Cincinnati in the NL wild-card game, the Pirates haven't won a postseason series since the 1979 World Series. Wainwright was helped by
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Nov. 16 SMU TBA
Recusal of judge sought in Hernandez case in Mass. AP
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Oct. 26 Cincinnati 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (8-6-0) Oct. 17 Cincinnsti 7 p.m.
Tomorrow Temple 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 Louisville Noon
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Oct. 27 Memphis 7 p.m.
Field Hockey (10-1) Tomorrow Louisville 6 p.m.
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Volleyball Oct. 18 Temple 7 p.m.
Tomorrow Rutgers 7 p.m.
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(9-10) Oct. 20 Memphis 2 p.m.
Oct. 25 Cincinnati 7 p.m.
Oct. 27 Louisville 1 p.m.
Women’s Hockey (0-3-0) Oct. 11 Colgate 7 p.m.
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors in the murder case against former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez want the judge to recuse herself because, they said Wednesday, she and the lead prosecutor have a public history of antagonism and she has shown bias. Bristol County Assistant District Attorney William McCauley wants Judge Susan Garsh to remove herself from the case, he said during a hearing in Fall River Superior Court. McCauley did not detail his reasons in court, but a new filing cited a “well-known and publicly documented history of antagonism” between him and Garsh, stemming from a 2010 murder trial he argued before her. Though McCauley won a conviction in that case, he was quoted in the media as criticizing Garsh, saying she had unfairly limited or excluded evidence and exhibited hostility. The filing said the friction would likely be exploited and sensationalized by the media in the high-profile case and could impair the ability of McCauley and Garsh to perform their sworn duties. “This isn’t a matter the Commonwealth takes lightly,” McCauley told the judge. Hernandez, 23, was indicted in August in the killing of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s girlfriend. He pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and five weapons-related charges last month and is being held without bail at a county jail. Hernandez attorney James Sultan said in court that the defense would strenuously object to the recusal request when arguments are heard Oct. 21. Outside court, another of his attorneys, Charles Rankin, declined to comment further. “We are very, very much looking forward to Aaron’s day in court,” he said. The defense has said previously that prosecutors’ case won’t hold up during a jury trial and they are confident Hernandez will be exonerated. Prosecutors allege Hernandez orchestrated Lloyd’s killing because he was upset with him for talking to some people at a nightclub with whom Hernandez had problems. Garsh declined to comment, citing judicial ethics. She didn’t address their history in the hearing. McCauley has previously sought Garsh’s recusal in a case. In a 2011 court filing, resubmitted Wednesday in support of the new request, he wrote that she had “exhibited antagonism and bias toward the prosecution throughout the (2010) case” and that he didn’t believe she could be free of bias. During Wednesday’s hour-long hearing, Hernandez briefly took the witness stand to answer a string of questions from the judge about a possible conflict of interest in the case by another of his attorneys, Michael Fee. The wife of one of the prosecutors is a partner at the firm where Fee is also a partner.
By Erica Brancato Staff Columnist This weekend in football consisted of predictable wins, hard losses and several upsets for teams and fans around the nation. The two games that particularly stood out to me were Patriots-Bengals and BroncosCowboys. Early on in the season, both teams, along with a few others, were undefeated. With the help of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady’s spectacular performances in the first few games, both the Broncos and Patriots were deemed unbeatable, or nearly impossible to defeat. Some may argue that Manning and Brady are two of the best quarterbacks in history; others may claim that one is, in fact, the best. Regardless of opinions, both quarterbacks have had phenomenal starts to this season and have propelled their teams to be dominant forces in their leagues. Within the first five games alone, the players statistics show how much of an impact they make on the field and what a huge asset they are to the
game. Their skill and technique is unlike any other. Their work ethic and determination is infallible and it reflects on the teams and performance each week. Tom Brady has thrown seven touchdown passes and racked up 1,211 throwing yards. He has only thrown three interceptions thus far. Peyton Manning may have actually gotten even better after his neck surgery in 2011. A mere five games into this season, Manning has thrown 20 touchdown passes and recorded a total of 1,884 passing yards with just a single interception. However, this weekend the Bengals and Cowboys each stepped up their game and revealed the Patriots’ and Broncos’ flaws. If you didn’t already know this, the Bengals beat the Patriots 13-6 breaking their perfect record; and although the Cowboys lost to the Broncos, they challenged Manning and his team in a battle that lasted until the very end. The Cincinnati Bengals improved their record to 3-2 and showed their true potential in beating the Patriots. This was a highly anticipated game because many believed that the Bengals were better than what their record showed. Geno Atkins sacked Brady on his first pass attempt of the game and the Bengals didn’t give up there; they managed
to sack Brady a total of four times throughout the matchup. Also, the Cincinnati defense didn’t allow the New England quarterback to throw a single touchdown pass, thus shattering Brady’s record of 52 consecutive games in which he threw a touchdown. Furthermore, the Bengals defense kept New England out of the end zone for the entire game. This was the first time since 2009 that the Pats did not score a touchdown. The Bengals truly stepped up their game and shut down not only Brady but the whole New England team as well. Cincinnati defense targeted Brady and shut him down, thus allowing the win. However, in the case of the Broncos-Cowboys game, it wasn’t a matter of the Cowboys defense shutting Manning down, it was Tony Romo stepping up. This high-scoring game was a battle between the quarterbacks until the very end. The Cowboys started off strong in the beginning of the game with a 14-0 lead over the Broncos with 3:15 left in the first quarter. However, in the second half the tables were turned and it almost became a Broncos blowout until the Cowboys defense finally stopped Manning. After the defense avoided a near disaster, Romo threw an 82-yard
touchdown to rookie Terrance Williams that cut Denver’s lead to 35-27 in the third. Romo threw for 506 total yards with five touchdowns throughout this game. Combined, the two teams had 1,039 yards of total offense, making it the second-highest offensive game in regulation since 1970. It was truly a backand-forth battle between quarterbacks that ended with weakness from Romo. In the final two minutes of the game, Denver’s Danny Trevanthan intercepted Romo’s pass inside the Dallas 30 to set up the win for the Broncos. Kicker Matt Prater kicked a 28-yard field goal to beat the Cowboys 51-48. Although the Cowboys defense couldn’t contain Manning, they challenged the Broncos in other ways. Both of these games show that these unbeatable teams can be beaten. It won’t be easy but it is possible. For both situations it is necessary for the defense to shut off the main power source of the team: the quarterback. The Bengals completely shut down Brady thus resulting in their win. Although it may be nearly impossible to shut down Manning, opposing defenses needs to outsmart Manning and Co. Stay tuned for more exciting games; this season is just heating up.
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GETTING OUT OF A RUT
A Giant-sized hole in the win column
Huskies outlast Rutgers for first conference win By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent
Mike Corasaniti For the better part of my time as a sports fan, too many of my favorite teams have been on the wrong side of dissapointment. The New York Rangers have come up short in the playoffs the past few years, the Knicks can’t seem to find the missing piece to their contender formula, and the Mets, well, let’s just say it’s hard being a Mets fan. But when it comes to football, my favorite team has been able to keep me afloat amongst the countless losses and disappointments amongst my other favorite teams. Enter 2013 and the winless New York Football Giants. The Giants, who have managed to win two Super Bowls since 2007, are alongside Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, and Jacksonville as the four teams to enter Week 6 of this NFL season without a win. That’s right, 0-5. It’s a record that even the Browns have managed to avoid this year. But I digress. The Giants not winning has been enough to give any fan a headache, but how the former perennial playoff threat has stumbled its way to 0-5 is the real catastrophe. After years of being the team known for sacking quarterbacks left and right, New York’s pass rush is nearly non-existent. After countless debates surrounding the eliteness of Eli Manning, the quarterback leads the league in interceptions, pouty faces, and embarrassing comparisons to his unstoppable older brother. And after it seemed like Tom Coughlin had finally won enough in New York to quiet the critics, his head coach position is being called into question once again. The next chance for the Giants to break through in the wins column comes tonight against the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football, where the Giants also inconceveivably have the opportunity to pull within one and a half games of first place. That’s right, the Giants are only two games out of first place in the NFC East behind the 2-3 Cowboys. Playoffs? New York would have to go at least 8-3 over their final 11 games to end the season with an even record in a division where 8-8 may be enough to win. Regardless, I’m not holding my breath. The Giants have managed to keep me afloat over my time as a sports fan, winning when none of my other favorite teams could. But with an 0-5 start, it’s starting to look like someone else will have to fill the winning void. Hey, is it too late to jump on the Browns bandwagon?
The UConn soccer team earned their first American Athletic Conference win behind a Jacob Wagmeister clean sheet, as the Huskies were able to knock off longtime Big East rival Rutgers by a score of 1-0. The Huskies, who played without captains Mamadou Doudou Diouf and Andre Blake, were led by Colin Bradley, whose penalty conversion was enough to get the Huskies the win they so desperately needed. Bradley stepped up in the 16th minute and calmly slotted home past Rutgers keeper David Greczek in what turned out to be the game’s decisive play. The goal was the first of Bradley’s five-year stay in Storrs. “It’s about time, right?” said the redshirt senior. “I think I’ve been here almost 80 games and that’s my first goal. To finally get that off of my back, it’s something hopefully I can build off of so I can get a couple more before I’m out of here.” “He’s a great kid,” said Reid to describe Bradley, who he has coached for five seasons. “We’re gonna miss him. He’s a wonderful kid. It’s his fifth year. He redshirted the first year, and he’s started, I think, every game since. He’s a great kid and it’s good for him to get that goal for us tonight.”
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UConn junior midfielder Adria Beso (11) dribbles the ball up the field in Wednesday night’s match against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Huskies beat Rutgers 1-0 for their first conference win in the American Athletic Conference.
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Bradley lifts UConn with first career goal
By Mike Peng Staff Writer
Redshirt senior midfielder Colin Bradley’s early penalty goal held up for UConn, and the Huskies (4-2-4, 1-0-3 The American) picked up their first conference win Wednesday night as they topped the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-61, 2-2-0 The American), 1-0, at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. Colin Bradley’s first career goal propels Huskies About 16 minutes into the match, freshman defender Kwame Awuah made his way along the left side of the pitch and fed a through-pass to a charging Cyle Larin into the penalty box. Larin was then fouled and taken down by a Rutgers defender, prompting referee Lou Labbadia to blow the whistle and award UConn the penalty kick. Bradley stepped into the
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box and calmly put the ball a great kid, it’s good for him over a diving David Greczek, to get that goal for us tonight.” Rutgers’ freshman goalkeeper, First conference victory of and into the right side of the the season net. The goal was Bradley’s After opening the inaugural first ever as a Husky in the 77 American Athletic Conference matches he has played. season with three consecutive “Yeah well it’s about time, draws against USF, Temple right?” Bradley and UCF, UConn said. “I think I’ve was finally able been here almost to crack the goose 80 games and egg on the left side that’s my first of the conference goal. So to finally column with its get that off my win over Rutgers back, it’s someWednesday night. thing hopefully I “It’s huge for can build off of us,” Bradley said. Notebook and get a couple “I think we had more before I’m three draws in a out of here.” row, and since I’ve been here, Coach Ray Reid praised it’s not something we accept. Bradley’s efforts and said that So to finally get that first win, he is happy for Bradley’s goal. it feels really good. We’re not “He’s a great kid, we’re out of the conference yet, so if going to miss him, a won- we can keep this going, we’ll derful kid,” Reid said. “It’s be fine.” his fifth year. He redshirted Reid added that despite the the first year, and has started previous draws, he thought the every game I think since. He’s team had played “very well.”
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“We have a young group and I thought tonight they did a very good job. A very good win, good performance by a lot of guys,” Reid said. Huskies playing without Andre Blake and Mamadou Doudou Diouf In last Saturday’s match against UCF, UConn junior goalkeeper Andre Blake was taken out of the match in the second overtime after a mid-air collision caused the Jamaica native to fall and land on his neck. Blake was able to walk off the field on his own several minutes later, and Reid had claimed that Blake would not miss any time. However, the junior goalkeeper’s name was not included in the Huskies’ starting lineup Wednesday night. Senior forward and leading scorer from last season, Mamadou Doudou Diouf, has yet to return to action as well since an injury caused him to miss time after UConn faced
Syracuse back on Sept. 17. Despite the absences of these two team captains, UConn was not short of any leadership on the field thanks to contributions by the likes of Bradley and the replacements. “Those two guys (Blake and Diouf) are two guys we always look to whenever we are kind of in a hole,” Bradley said. “So tonight being one of the older guys I try to be someone who can lead, and lead by example. Jacob did an awesome job without Andre. He made a big-time save at the end there, so that makes my job a lot easier when the guys who are filling in are doing such a good job.” “We’ve got a great group of kids,” Reid added. “We had a deep team. We got a tough team. All the guys step up so I’m very proud of those guys.”
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Which team is more likely to return to the Stanley Cup Finals? Boston Bruins
By Cody Milardo Campus Correspondent
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Will Boston make it back to the Stanley Cup ...
Although I would not be surprised if the Bruins and Blackhawks met in the Stanley Cup finals again this season, if forced to pick one team to make it back this year I would have to choose Boston. It’s still early in the season but they have played well through two games and look like the class of the Atlantic Division. Although they lost some key pieces from last year’s team, the Bruins have reloaded through free agency and have the talent, experience and grit to make it back to the finals for the third time in the last four years.
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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Milardo: True, the Blackhawks return the core of the team that raised the cup last year, but the Bruins have upgraded all of their weaknesses from a year ago. The power play has already seen a dramatic improvement as the Legend of Torey Krug continues to grow. The Tyler Seguin trade that shocked many Bruins fans has improved the team as well. Loui Eriksson, the main piece that came to Boston in that deal, is an underrated two-way forward that will slide right into the vacancy left by Nathan Horton. Now that he is outside of Dallas and can step into the one of the best hockey cities in the country, he will quickly become a fan favorite. Couple that with the addition of Jarome Iginla and Boston’s top two lines can match up with anyone.
Carroll: Jarome Iginla is old enough to be my great grandfather. Not to mention that most of the Bruins players are aging – Zdeno Chara is getting up there as well. The Blackhawks are a young crew who were bred to win nothing but championships. Kane and Toews are only 24 and 25, respectively, and aren’t slowing down. Let’s face it the Bruins are moving into a retirement home while the Blackhawks are taking over the neighborhood. Milardo: The Bruins age like fine wine, and with age comes experience. The core of their team, aside from Chara and Iginla, are all under 30. Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci are 28 and 27, respectively, and their young defensemen will only get better as the season goes on.
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Chicago Blackhawks
By Scott Carroll Staff Writer The Blackhawks will definitely be back to the Stanley Cup this season and there is no doubt about it. They’re exactly the same team. You know, the same team that started the 2012 regular season with a 24-game point streak. Patrick Kane embodies the heart of the city of Chicago and the city will rally around him once more. Cory Crawford has come into his own as one of the best goalies in the league. Also, Jonathan Toews is the greatest silent captain in sports next to Derek Jeter. Expect to see the Blackhawks raise the cups once again this season.
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... or does Chicago have the better shot?