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UConn in running to be most vegan-friendly college By Jacqueline Wattles Campus Correspondent

THROWBACK THRILLERS TO TERRIFY Classic horror movies like “House of Wax” still have the ability to scare viewers. FOCUS/ page 5

AN UNFRIENDLY REUNION Pasqualoni returns to Syracuse for first time. SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE AGREEMENTS ARE OVERLY RESTRICTIVE

UConn is in the running to be named the most vegan-friendly college in the US by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a non-profit animal rights organization. For the past seven years, Peta2, PETA’s youth division, has ranked the most vegan-friendly campuses for large and small school divisions. The winners are chosen based on the number of votes received, the quality and variety of vegan foods offered at the school, student feedback and the school’s “enthusiasm in promoting vegan options.” UConn is currently competing among 32 other schools in the “large school” division. Ryan Huling, the manager of college campaigns and outreach at Peta2, said UConn stuck out among the hundreds of schools surveyed because of its variety of vegan options that appeal to the entire UConn community. “We got a lot of feedback about the vegan french apple squares,” Huling said. “Even students who don’t identify as vegetarian or vegan pick up on options like this because they’re delicious and healthier.” Vegan ravioli caprese, vegan

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In this file photo from Dec. 8, 2010, students eat at the Whitney Winter Feast at Whitney Dining Hall. Whitney features an array of vegan choices.

chicken pot pie, sweet-and-sour tempeh and vegan tortellini della pangrattato are among the other dishes Peta2 contest officials said put UConn on the veganfriendly map. Caitlin Swallow, a 7th-semester human development and fam-

ily studies major, was a vegetarian for four years. Though she eats meat now, she looks to places like Whitney dining hall, UConn’s vegetarian-focused dining hall, not only for meatfree options, but also for locally grown and organic options.

“There’s always a vegetarian option like tofu,” Swallow said. “And I like knowing things are locally grown. I think UConn is pretty accommodating toward the vegan community.” Dennis Pierce, the director of dining services, said win or lose he

Construction to begin on basketball center

By Samantha Roberts Campus Correspondent

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: OBAMA, ROMNEY PAINT OPPOSING PICTURE OF OBAMA TERM The two presidential candidates debate at Hofstra University on Tuesday.

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is excited just to have an opportunity for student feedback. “We may do well or we may not. But what’s important coming out of this is to know if we’re dong well or if we can do better,” Pierce said. “We serve over 180,000 meals a week. We feel responsible for this community and want to make sure there are options out there. We aren’t striving to win a contest, we’re striving to meet the needs of a diverse community.” Based on a survey by Bon Appétit Management, an onsite restaurant company that focuses on sustainable food service, the number of vegans on college campuses has more than doubled in the past seven years. This is a trend Peta2 representatives are passionate about encouraging. “The vegan revolution is in full swing,” Marta Holmberg, the associate director of Peta2 said in a press release. “And nowhere is that more evident than at UConn and other schools across the country.” After five rounds of voting, the winner will be announced on November 15. Students can vote for UConn by going to http:// features.peta2.com/vegan-colleges-2012.

This image released Tuesday by the University of Connecticut shows a rendering of a proposed UConn Basketball Development Center to be built on the campus in Storrs, Conn. With donations and pledges in hand for $24 million of the $32 million cost to build the center, the project is expected to take about two years to complete.

Facility to be built adjacent to Gampel on location of former football stadium STORRS (AP) — The University of Connecticut plans to break ground in the spring on its new basketball training center after raising $24 million toward the construction of the building. The University of Connecticut Foundation announced on Tuesday that it has donations and pledges in hand for 75 percent of the estimated $32 million in construction costs for the facility, which is being built entirely with private funds. The school said it expects to finance the remaining $8 million. School officials said the overall cost of the center, including furnishings and equipment would likely approach $40 million. “UConn is fortunate to have many strong supporters across the nation, who have dedicated themselves to the academic

advancement of the university, the research ambitions of our faculty and students, as well as athletics,” UConn President Susan Herbst said in a statement. “As we continue to build and renovate so many facilities on our multiple campuses, an outstanding new home is needed for our championship men’s and women’s basketball programs.” The facility will be built adjacent to Gampel Pavilion on the site where the former football stadium was razed earlier this year. Plans call for separate practice courts for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, locker rooms, weight rooms, classrooms, a sports medicine center and offices for the basketball staff. The center also is expected to have a public area to celebrate the history of UConn

basketball, and house Husky memorabilia, including the trophies from the three men’s and seven women’s national championship seasons. The project is expected to take about two years to complete. Alumnus Mark Shenkman, the chairman of the UConn Foundation Board of Directors, and his wife, Rosalind, recently committed $2 million to help the fundraising effort meet the goal to start construction, the school said. The Shenkmans previously donated $2.5 million to help build the Mark R. Shenkman football training center, which opened across the street in 2006. This summer, the school announced that Webster Bank had made a significant donation to the basketball building, but would not release the details. Last December, the school

announced that a Woodbridge couple, Peter J. and Pamela H. Werth donated $4.5 million for the building, the largest single private gift ever to the Division of Athletics. Former coach Jim Calhoun, who retired last month, has said he would be visiting NBA training camps this fall and plans to ask former UConn players for their help with the center. “The success of our men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes, in both the classroom and on the court, will be greatly enhanced by the UConn Basketball Development Center,” said UConn Director of Athletics Warde Manuel. “I want to thank Mark and Rosalind Shenkman and all of our benefactors whose generosity are allowing us to begin construction of this project. We will continue to fund raise to obtain the entire cost of the project.”

Following conservation requests that resulted from dry conditions last summer, a Stage IB Water Supply Advisory was put into effect to conserve water usage until ordinary levels had been reached. UConn will continue to encourage the conservation of water around campus however, the advisory has recently been rescinded. The advisory was originally issued on Aug. 7, 2012, after streamflows were noticed to be seasonally low after several months with dry conditions. Recent rainfall has returned the water to normal levels, and current flow rates combined with forecasted rainfall and seasonal changes are the foundation for UConn’s decision to end the advisory. In an email sent to UConn water system users, Director of Deferred Maintenance and Infrastructure Management Eugene Roberts expressed his thanks for the users’ efforts to conserve water during the drought period. He also made mention of his appreciation for their continued interest in reducing water consumption. He expressed special thanks to the EcoHusky student outreach program, which made public service announcements, printed flyers, poster, banners and managed the EcoMadness annual conservation competition between dorms. UConn will continue to promote and support the conservation of water for the best interests of the UConn community and its surrounding region.

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What’s on at UConn today... Countdown to Commencement 1 to 4 p.m. Rome Ballroom Over 20 vendors will be at the event to with free giveaways and information for graduating seniors.

Information Session 4 to 6 p.m. Oak Hall, 236 UConn Study Abroad staff and former student participants will provide information about the UConn Summer in Toulouse program.

Harlan Cohen: Getting Naked! 7 to 9 p.m. Student Union Theatre Guest speaker Harlan Cohen is the bestselling author of five books, including “The Naked Roommate.”

Men’s Soccer 7 to 9 p.m. Joseph J. Morrone Stadium The Huskies will take on Seton Hall.

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McMahon backed by anti-abortion voters

HARTFORD (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon proclaims to be “pro-choice” in her television ads, but many abortion opponents, including a top leader of Connecticut’s Right to Life organization, say they plan to vote for her in November. It’s the nuances of McMahon’s abortion stance that have won their votes. McMahon supports parental notification for minors seeking an abortion. She opposes late-term abortions and does not believe federal funds should be used to pay for abortions unless it’s a case of rape or incest or the life of the mother is at risk. “Of the candidates that we have right now, she’s the best one on those issues,” said Chris O’Brien, legislative affairs vice president for Connecticut Right to Life. He and other abortion opponents interviewed by The Associated Press said McMahon’s abortion-related caveats show she’s open to their point of view – unlike her Democratic opponent and avowed abortion-rights supporter, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy. While some hope McMahon will someday change her mind on abortion, others are skeptical whether that will happen and believe she’s the lesser of two evils in the race.

Dalai Lama to speak to sold-out audience

DANBURY (AP) — Western Connecticut State University in Danbury has sold out all 3,500 seats for a visit by the Dalia Lama this week, but alternatives are available to hear the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. The News-Times of Danbury reports that a live feed will be broadcast off-site to accommodate more audience members. His two talks scheduled for Thursday and Friday also will be webcast. WestConn will broadcast the live feed at Ives Concert Hall at the university’s Midtown campus. It has 750 seats. The webcast will be posted on YouTube after the talk.

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University of Phoenix closing 115 locations

Apollo Group Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter net income tumbled 60 percent, hurt by higher costs and declining enrollment at the University of Phoenix. To cope, the for-profit education company plans to close 115 of the university’s locations, a move that will affect 13,000 students. Shares in the Phoenix-based company tumbled nearly 8 percent in after-hours trading. The closings include 25 main campuses and 90 smaller satellite learning centers. At least one location in 30 states is slated to be shuttered. The roughly 4 percent of Apollo students affected by the closures will be given the option of transferring to online programs or moving their course work to other sites, said University of Phoenix President Bill Pepicello. If no other center is nearby, the company will continue courses at other space near the closed facility until students complete their degrees, he added.

Shotgun wedding? Jeweler offers rifles with rings

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — Have you spent your life hunting for the perfect wife? Maybe you have met the one but are feeling gun shy? An Iowa jeweler is offering free rifles for husbands-to-be who spend at least $1,999 on an engagement ring at his store near Iowa City. Jeweler Harold van Beek told KCRG near Cedar Rapids that he wanted to “do something for the boy who doesn’t like to hunt for diamonds but likes to hunt for deer.” The deal at Jewelry By Harold in North Liberty starts Thursday and will run through the end of October. The rifle offer is subject to Iowa laws on gun ownership. Those barred include felons and addicts.

Ford recalls Fiesta subcompact for air bag problem

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 154,000 Fiesta subcompacts to fix a problem with the side air bags. The company says that if the front passenger seat is empty, the side air bag won’t inflate to protect rear-seat passengers in some crashes. Ford says it doesn’t know of any crashes or injuries linked to the problem. The recall affects Fiestas from the 2011 through 2013 model years. They were built in Mexico from Nov. 3, 2009 to Sept. 21, 2012. Dealers will reprogram the computer that controls the side air bag so it inflates even if no one is in the front passenger seat. The repair will be done for free.

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Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Don’t let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year’s mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population in patches of the country, bewildering fruit growers with their ravenous appetites, littering highway shoulders as roadkill, and keeping homeowners and pest control experts busy. In southern Vermont, Clarence Boston said he hasn’t seen such an infestation of pests in the 33 years he has been an orchardist on 60 farms in five states. The squirrels wait until his apple crop is nearly ripe to swarm into the trees from nearby forests, sometimes eating half a tree’s fruit in two or three hours. Sometimes, the squirrels will take only one bite, but the teeth marks make the apples worthless for retail sale. “It’s leaving me reeling. I’m sort of used to getting kicked around; I’m a farmer,” said Boston, who estimates squirrels destroyed about half of his most profitable variety of apples following a season already made tough by the weather. “I was not expecting the next plague to be red squirrels.” Biologists know squirrel populations have rare but periodic “eruptions,” when conditions coincide to produce abundant

foods that fuel the fast-reproducing animals. This year’s squirrel boom in parts of Vermont followed two seasons of bountiful acorn and beechnut crops and last year’s mild winter. In addition to eating up cash crops, squirrels can also prevent future harvests by “girdling” trees – eating away a band of bark around the trunk, causing it to die. At South Carolina’s Clemson University, gray squirrels have been so abundant in the past several years that they have killed more than 100 mature trees, said Greg Yarrow, chairman of the school’s division of natural resources. The school has experimented with non-lethal squirrel-control methods, including capturing and then injecting them with birth control chemicals. Another, less labor-intensive method has involves leaving chemical-laced bait that inhibits reproduction. “In this state we are getting increased calls of problems,” Yarrow said. “I know it’s similar in other states. ... It’s all food-related.” The same conditions are contributing to increases in other rodents, such as red squirrels and certain species of mice, experts say. Experts noting an increase in squirrel populations include Paul Curtis, an associate professor at Cornell University’s Department of Natural

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In this March 2, 2008, file photo, a red squirrel perches on a tree branch in Calais, Vt.

Resources and a pest management expert. Such eruptions are rare but noted in historical literature, he said. “This is the first one I’ve heard of,” Curtis said. “I’ve been here in New York state for

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Search for NH student’s body focuses on water

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Authorities in Maine and Massachusetts are being asked to watch their shores for the body of a University of New Hampshire student believed to have been killed a week ago. Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott, of Westborough, Mass., vanished Oct. 9 after attending an evening class in Durham. Seth Mazzaglia, 29, was charged Saturday with second-degree murder and is accused of strangling or suffocating her in his apartment that night. Her body hasn’t been found, but authorities have been searching the waters around Peirce Island in nearby Portsmouth. Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young said Monday that “credible information” has led authorities to focus their efforts on the 27-acre island that separates the city from the Piscataqua River. Marine patrol officials have been using sonar and an underwater camera, she said, but the river’s currents and eddies have hampered their efforts. “The search in that area may last several more days,” she said. “We have not discussed an end date. We have discussed continuing this until we find her.” Authorities in Maine and Massachusetts also have been notified in case her body washes up there, Young said. Mazzaglia, an actor and martial arts instructor, didn’t speak during a brief arraignment

The New Hampshire Marine Patrol continues to search the Piscataqua River near a cliff on Pierce Island for the body Elizabeth “Lizzy” Marriott, a missing University of New Hampshire student on Monday.

Monday, and his court-appointed attorneys didn’t object to the prosecutor’s request that he be held without bail. Craig Faulkner, who works at a theater company where Mazzaglia had auditioned, said he chatted with Mazzaglia for about 20 minutes on Friday while shopping at Best Buy in Newington. Mazzaglia, who was working in the store’s video game section, told him: “Life is good,” said Faulkner, producing artistic director at Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth. “I just asked him, ‘How are things?’ He said, ‘Things are really good,’“ Faulkner told The Associated Press on Monday. Marriott, of Westborough,

Mass., was living with an aunt in Chester, N.H., and commuting to the university in Durham, where she was majoring in marine biology. She was last heard from Oct. 9 when she made plans to visit friends in Dover after class, but she never showed up. Her cellphone was last used in Dover that night, according to fliers posted by family members, but authorities said her car was found several miles away in a parking lot on campus in Durham. Family and friends spent several frantic days searching for her before charges were announced over the weekend. Police have not said what led them to arrest Mazzaglia or how he knew Marriott.

20 years.” Trying to get a precise measurement of the scope of the infestation is difficult. The population booms appear to be happening in some places, but not others.

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NY school’s blackface assault skit criticized

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A pep rally skit by three white high school students who wore blackface and parodied Chris Brown’s arrest for assaulting Rihanna has officials in a largely white New York district vowing to set clearer expectations for school events. The skit was one of several pop culture parodies performed Friday at Waverly High School as part of an annual “Mr. Waverly” competition, Superintendent Joseph Yelich said. The one in question had a male student portraying Brown standing over another cowering actor playing Rihanna; a third male student played an arresting officer. A picture from the skit posted to social media and other sites including Facebook, Tumblr and CNN iReport drew thousands of views and dozens of comments, many calling the skit blatantly racist and blasting the idea of drawing laughs from domestic violence. Brown was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to felony assault for the attack on Rihanna in 2009. Both singers are black. Yelich said he has not kept track of the number of complaints to the small district in southern New York’s Tioga County but said the “Mr. Waverly” tradition is being re-examined. Other skits featured Tarzan chasing a gorilla, hockey players brawling, and Spider-Man.

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Obama, Romney paint opposing picture of Obama term HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — An aggressive President Barack Obama ripped into Mitt Romney’s economic blueprint in a town hall style debate Tuesday night, accusing his rival of favoring only a “one-point plan” to help the rich at the expense of the nation’s middle class. The Republican protested the charge was way off the mark. The truth, Romney said, is that “the middle class has been crushed over the last four years.” It was the first of repeated highly charged moments of the 90-minute debate, the second of three between the two men precisely three weeks before Election Day in a close race for the White House. The president was feistier from the outset than he had been in their initial encounter, where he turned in a listless performance that sent shudders through his supporters and helped fuel a rise by Romney in opinion polls nationally and in some battleground states.

Obama challenged Romney on economics and energy policy, accusing him of switching positions and declaring that his economic plan was a “sketchy deal” that the public should reject. Romney gave as good as he got. “You’ll get your chance in a moment. I’m still speaking,” the former Massachusetts governor said at one point while Obama was mid-sentence. The open-stage format, with no physical objects between them, placed incumbent and challenger face to face and, when they chose, directly in each other’s faces. Their physical encounters crackled with energy and tension, and the crowd watched raptly as the two sparred while struggling to appear calm and affable before a national television audience. The rivals disagreed about taxes, measures to reduce the deficit, energy, pay equity for women and health care issues – all in less than the first half of

the 90-minute debate at Hofstra University. One intense exchange focused on competing claims about whether energy production is increasing or slowing. Obama accused Romney of misrepresenting what has happened — a theme he returned to time and again. Romney strode across the stage to confront Obama face to face, just feet from the audience. Both men pledged a better economic future to a young man who asked the first question, a member of a pre-selected audience of 82 uncommitted voters. Then the president’s determination to show a more aggressive side became evident. Rebutting his rival’s claim to a five-point plan to create 12 million jobs, Obama said, “Gov. Romney says he’s got a five-point plan. Gov. Romney doesn’t have a five-point plan. He has a one-point plan. And that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules.”

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama speak during the second presidential debate at Hofstra University, Tuesday.

» WORLD

Govt to let Cubans travel freely Marijuana backers

HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it will eliminate a half-century-old restriction that requires citizens to get an exit visa to leave the country. The decree that takes effect Jan. 14 will eliminate a muchloathed bureaucratic procedure that has kept many Cubans from traveling or moving abroad. “These measures are truly substantial and profound,” said Col. Lamberto Fraga, Cuba’s deputy chief of immigration, at a morning news conference. “What we are doing is not just cosmetic.” Under the new measure announced in the Communist Party daily Granma, islanders will only have to show their passport and a visa from the country they are traveling to. It is the most significant advance this year in President Raul Castro’s five-year plan of reforms that has already seen the legalization of home and car sales and a big increase in the number of Cubans owning private businesses. Migration is a highly politicized issue in Cuba and beyond its borders. Under the “wet foot, dry foot” policy, the United States allows nearly all Cubans who reach its territory to remain. Granma published an editorial blaming the travel restrictions imposed in 1961 on U.S. attempts to topple the island’s government, plant spies and recruit its besteducated citizens.

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People read adjustments to the migratory policy, posted on a wrought iron fence of an immigration office in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday.

“It is because of this that any analysis of Cuba’s problematic migration inevitably passes through the policy of hostility that the U.S. government has developed against the country for more than 50 years,” the editorial said. It assured Cubans that the government recognizes their right to travel abroad and said the new measure is part of “an irreversible process of normalization of relations between emigrants and their homeland.” The decree still imposes lim-

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Presidential candidates debate agreements are overly restrictive

his past Monday, Mark Halperin of TIME Magazine published the complete memorandum of understanding signed by the Obama and Romney campaigns in preparation for the four debates of the election. The agreements ranged from the mundane, like what the podiums would look like, to substantive matters on how each participant would behave. Soon, the internet was abuzz with articles highlighting the more outrageous provisions of the memo, such as the candidates agreeing not to propose any pledges, issue challenges for more debates or even ask each other direct questions. What many of the articles do not point out is that presidential campaigns actually do this every election season. It is standard practice for candidates to create an MOU to ensure they are on the same page for how the debates will be run. However, this is only the fourth time the memo has ever been leaked to the public. An examination of the most recent leaked agreement, from the 2004 election, shows that the documents are nearly the same. While it turns out that many of the more newsworthy provisions are rather standard, that does not excuse the fact that these agreements are overly limiting, making the presidential debates more of a performance than an actual discussion about important political issues. For example, the candidates agreed not to use any sort of charts, diagrams, or other props during the debate. Forcing each to only use their words to make their arguments may help “even the playing field,” however the audience may better understand the issues with visual representations of the facts. Also, the agreement to not ask one another direct questions severely limits the scope of the debate, as it prevents the audience from seeing the candidates respond to direct criticism of their ideas and proposals. All of these agreements work together to ensure that neither candidate is surprised by anything that happens at the debates. But this makes the American public unable to see how each candidate reacts in unexpected situations, a key factor in choosing the country’s leader and commander-inchief. It also makes the debates significantly less exciting, lowering citizens’ interest in the political process and discouraging civic engagement. We recognize that presidential candidates want to have some measure of predictability in the debates so that they are able to properly prepare. But we think that for future elections, campaigns should disregard some of these standard practices that limit the ability of the debates to actually educate voters. Instead, they should allow for a more organic flow of ideas to occur, actually challenging each other on their positions and demonstrating their abilities to react well to criticism and the unexpected. Less restrictive debates would be much more effective at helping voters decide which candidate to support on Election Day. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.

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Removing history leaves us blind, deaf and dumb

magine something with me for a second: an historical site with thousands of years of records, art, and artifacts that could dramatically alter our understanding of history. Literally thousands of books can be written about this one location. Historians can describe how the people who lived there, detail the methods of building, or what happened at this place. Archaeologists could spend decades poring over religious artifacts and the ruined buildings. Buried deep in the site are documents in ancient By John D. Nitowski languages that Weekly Columnist could shift the way we understand philosophy in this remote location, the primitive nature of ancient cultures, even the supposed “remoteness” of the region, or even provide certain details of vague chapters of human history. The above description can fit a lot of historical locations. Machu Picchu, the Pyramids of Giza (and the Sphinx), even the Tower of London. The above description also fits a little-known site in Afghanistan called “Mes Aynak.” There are two differences between Machu Picchu and Mes Aynak; Machu Picchu is protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Mes Aynak is an unprotected site with the world’s second largest deposit of copper beneath it.

What makes Mes Aynak so special? It lies in southeastern Afghanistan almost on the border with Pakistan. Now, most people don’t know this, but prior to the advent of Islam in the region in the 7th Century, the area we now call Afghanistan was a major center of Buddhist civilization. Not only that, but it was the crossroads of civilization. The only reason Ancient Afghanistan became Buddhist was because of its crucial location on the Silk Road. The people of this region were introduced to not only Buddhism, but other Indian religions, Persian Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and even Socratic philosophy. The ruins of Mes Aynak, besides having hundreds of statues of the Buddha, contains historical records going as far back as Alexander the Great’s invasion of India. It goes without saying that the details of this epic war are incredibly rare. Mes Aynak lies over the world’s second largest copper deposit. This isn’t any new information. The archeologists at Mes Aynak have been unearthing copper artifacts since the excavation began in the ‘60s. The ancient civilization that called it home knew about the copper too, and chose to settle the region to profit from the metal. Unfortunately, the China Metallurgical Group (MCC) also knows about the copper and leased the area for $3 billion in 2007. Amidst outcry from the archeological community, MCC gave archeologists three years to excavate the site. Even though that time has been extended to the end of 2012, MCC has had enough. Before the new year begins, the ruins are scheduled to be demolished along with hundreds of records detailing daily life in ancient Afghanistan.

However, we need that copper! Copper is incredibly expensive and we need it, but there are two problems with destroying a sacred historical site (both religiously sacred and historically sacred). The first problem is the message it sends to future generations: nothing is sacred, especially if it means profit or short-term relief. Though we need copper, the fact remains that there’s only a finite amount of copper in the world and that money would be better spent trying to investigate possible alternatives. The second problem is the perpetuation of our insanity. It’s no secret that the global food infrastructure is frighteningly fragile. But instead of investing in local agriculture in Afghanistan (the jobs spur Afghanistan copper mining will provide is finite, but plants can grow ad infinitum) where food can be a daily struggle especially with the Taliban at your back, we’re going to ignore that we’re cannibalizing our ancestors and history and go on with life as usual. Maybe you’ve been to another country and have actually seen the Tower of London, or the Louvre. Maybe you have been lucky enough to climb Machu Picchu, or visit the Vatican, or the Pyramids. Regardless of your religious affiliation, these sites are all crucial keys to understanding our past. We inevitably lose a part of ourselves if we are the ultimate cause of their destruction.

Weekly columnist John D. Nitowski is a 7thsemester English major. He can be reached at John.Nitowski@UConn.edu.

For many voters, party allegiances outweigh stances on issues

hink quickly–which presidential candidate supports increasing funds to Veterans Affairs hospitals in rural areas? I’m guessing most students reading this don’t know the answer to that question. This is just another sign of an uniformed electorate. Most voters are By Gregory Koch u n a w a r e of most, if Staff Columnist not all, of their chosen candidate’s policies. This is a tremendous problem if our country hopes to remain a free democracy. One problem is that many voters decide which candidate to vote for based solely on whether they are a Democrat or Republican, without knowing anything else about them. For anyone who doubts this, a recent survey of Ohio voters provides proof. The survey also asked about three non-partisan races for Supreme Court Justice. Although Justice candidates in Ohio do not run on a Party line, they all have allegiances to one of the two parties. The telephone survey did not mention which candidate allied with which party, since that information was not

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on the ballot, and as such was “unofficial”. The three races saw 63%, 62%, and 62% respectively, undecided. It is clear that without the aid of party labels, voters are not educated enough to decide who to vote for. In his book “Just How Stupid Are We?” Rick Shenkman describes a study done during the 2000 Election Season by the Vanishing Voter Project. It was a 12-question survey and each question described an issue and asked if they knew whether a candidate supported or opposed it. Six questions pertained to George W. Bush, the Republican, and six to Al Gore, the Democrat. For instance, one question was “Do you … know whether Bush favors or opposes a large cut in personal income taxes?” Unfortunately, the results were atrocious. On only two questions did a majority of Americans answer correctly. One was the Bush tax cuts question, and the other asked whether Al Gore supported or opposed Medicare extensions. Furthermore, many voters thought they knew what the answer was, but guessed wrong. Voters need to know what candidates stand for before they decide who to vote for. On Oct. 15,Alternative Political Society, a student organization at

UConn, held a mock debate and straw poll featuring six presidential candidates. However, there was a catch – audience members were not told which candidate was which until after they voted. The results were surprising. Rocky Anderson, running on the Justice Party line nationally and the Connecticut Independent Party line in Connecticut, won easily, receiving 57.6% of the vote. Republican Mitt Romney finished a distant second with only 15.4% of the vote. Jill Stein of the Green Party came in third with 11.5%, Democrat Barack Obama and Libertarian Gary Johnson tied for fourth with 7.7%, and Constitution Party candidate Virgil Goode received no votes, and thus finished last. However, it doesn’t take an expert to realize that Rocky Anderson will be lucky to get one-fiftieth of that share in Connecticut for the actual election Nov. 6. He certainly will not come anywhere near 57.6%. It also is obvious Obama will get far more than 7.7% of the popular vote in Connecticut and that Romney will get far more than 15.4%. The disparity between the educated voters and the general public is disparaging and disturbing. How can we expect

voters to make good choices when they don’t know what the candidates stand for? The mainstream media is more responsible for this than anyone else. The left-leaning MSNBC would rather criticize Romney for tying his dog to his car than criticize him for his social conservatism. The right-leaning Fox News would rather speculate about Obama’s religion than his economic plan. As a result, voters are left in the dark about what matters most–the issues. When it comes time to vote on Election Day, they don’t know what to do. Fortunately, with the internet growing faster than ever, people can find any information they want if they look hard enough. The problem is that many voters don’t do this. If this country wants to elect decent leaders, this needs to change. An informed electorate is a satisfied electorate because an informed electorate makes good choices. And for those who didn’t get the above question–Obama supports increasing funds to rural VA Hospitals, and Romney doesn’t. Staff Columnist Gregory Koch is a 5thsemester actuarial science major. He can be reached at Gregory.Koch@UConn.edu.

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in papers like the Washington Post, New York Times, and the Boston Review. Ngai explained how there is very little written about Chinese gold miners because historians usually focus on the expansion of the United States during the 1800s and less attention to the United States as a settler colony. She spoke about the constitution and marginalization of migrant communities, the “Coolie” figure and exclusionism, and the concept of slavery by debt bondage. After her lecture, Ngai answered questions from the crowd. At a following reception, Ngai stayed to talk to her readers and enthusiasts while other audience members discussed Ngai’s works and the lecture amongst themselves.

Misogyny crops up in all areas, but it’s becoming increasingly prevalent in college settings. It no longer appears to be outright, but instead blanketed underneath acceptable behavior, such as in things like the “friend zone.” The “Friend Zone” is a conceptual space that many men (and sometimes women) feel that they have been dumped in after being turned down by a friend that they considered a potential partner. This causes the friendship to take on a much more one-sided, resentful nature directed at the former friend for either not putting out or being unwilling to enter a sexual relationship. The bitterness is only heightened when the one responsible for “friend zoning” starts to maintain a relationship with a person that the other deems inappropriate. This goes hand-in-hand with Nice Guy Syndrome, wherein men feel they are entitled to a woman’s body because they have been cordial towards them. Both are actually examples of internalized misogynistic behavior, wherein these men fervently believe that they are actually displaying better conduct than those other “jerks,” and deserve to be gratified in some way. Either way, these acts contribute towards a desire to claim women as their own, without considering the girls’ personal feelings or their receptiveness to furthering the relationship. Internalized misogyny frequently crops up in places where men believe they are either respecting women, being “sex positive,” or are actually unconcerned with how their treatment of the female gender comes off. This is found frequently in pornography, especially ones that display the dominant/submissive subtype, as well as BDSM and other kinks and fetishes. Although these acts are demonstrated as being consensual in porn (and remain so in the bedroom), there is an underlying theme of male dominance, power play and the sexualization of violence and/or ownership of another human being. The women usually play a submissive role, and are tied up or gagged in the interest of it providing fun for both partners, but it carries with it a strong sense of desiring a fearful partner, or causing some sort of fear during the sexual act. The role of the submissive woman also ties into antiquated gender roles in the vein of “Lie Back and Think of England,” wherein women were supposed to yield to their male counterparts in sex in order to insure their orgasm. Why are we as a nation still encouraging fetishes and kinks that serve to debase women? Why are we still allowing things like Nice Guy Syndrome and the “Friend Zone” to be excused time and time again, and even supporting it and trying to guilt women into accepting their affections? This all builds into the idea that women somehow owe men something, and that their payment must come in the form of submission.

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Looking for something spooky to watch before Halloween? Instead of the go-to recent horror films, try out something classic, like the chills of Vincent Price in the original ‘House of Wax’ or the disturbing ‘Freaks’ from the 1932 film of the same name.

By Loumarie Rodriguez Senior Staff Writer Never underestimate the power of black and white movies. Though these movies are from a generation where screen shots were limited because of conservative views, and technology lacked special effects as well as HD quality, there are a lot of films that have great substance and tend to go unnoticed simply because they’re not from this century. With Halloween just around the corner, it’d be a true shame to miss out on these classic horror movies that can keep you up at night,

wondering what is lurking in the dark. In 1999, Hollywood made the mistake of releasing a remake of “House on Haunted Hill” based off of the original from 1959. The remake received terrible reviews, and it will never compare to the classic Vincent Price original. Price was a well-known actor for appearing in horror or warped movies, and was also famous for his distinguished voice that had the power to make any narration sound terrifying. You can hear him narrate the end of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson; he gives the famous cackle at the very end. Despite his long resume in

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delivers yet another astonishing performance that may leave you jumpy but wanting more. His list of movies goes on throughout the decade, so there are plenty to choose from. Taking a step further back in time, 1930’s and 40’s Hollywood began to pump out the typical monster movies that we all know and love. Such titles include “The Wolf Man” (1941), “Dracula” (1931), and “The Mummy” (1932). However, one title that has gone largely unnoticed is “Freaks” (1932). Although the concept behind the movie is offensive, it’s important to keep in mind that this movie was made in a time before being politically correct was an issue. It’s a simple movie about deformed circus people who are very loyal to the leader of their sideshow, until a woman wants to marry him for his money. Of course, they find out, and it doesn’t end well for her. What makes this movie terrifying is the song

they sing right before they strike and the fact that the camera never really shows what exactly happens to the woman. It is left up to our imagination. The climactic scene has been parodied in “South Park,” among other shows, and the film is widely regarded as a cult hit. The list of horror movies goes on, including titles such as “The Haunting” (1963), where mysterious screams and shadows will leave you shaking, and “The Howling” (1981), which gives a very different perspective on the werewolf genre. We cannot forget Alfred Hitchcock, either; “Psycho,” “The Birds,” “Rear Window” and plenty more, still scary today. So put away “Halloween,” “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Saw” and try something more old-school. They’re not technical marvels, but these movies will leave you wondering what the bump you heard in the night was.

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Award-winning historian delivers annual Fusco lecture on Chinese gold miners

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan sued a disc jockey, the DJ’s ex-wife and a gossip website Monday after a sex tape involving Hogan and the woman was posted online. Hogan said in two lawsuits that he had consensual sex with his best friend’s wife, Heather Clem, about six years ago in the Clemses’ home, but he did not know he was being secretly recorded. “Mr. Hogan had a reasonable expectation of his privacy, just as all Americans have a reasonable expectation of their privacy in their bedrooms,” attorney Charles Harder said. The video was posted on the online gossip site Gawker. Hogan is seeking $100 million in damages from the New Yorkbased media company, which declined comment. It’s unclear who gave the video to Gawker. In the suit against the Clemses, Hogan claimed the video caused “severe and irreparable injury which cannot be adequately compensated by monetary damages.” Hogan is seeking the rights to the video in both lawsuits. Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, wore a tight black T-shirt, black pants and dark

the horror movie genre (dating from the 1930’s to his death in 1993), a lot of his greatest movies go unnoticed. “House on Haunted House,” which Price stars in, is a classic example of the typical haunted house movie with a few spooky surprises. What usually turns people off is the fact that it was made in 1959, so no special effects were added. But at the time, directors managed to get creative with scares, and they certainly got creative within this film. “Expect the unexpected” is one thing to remember when viewing “House,” because the thrills can really sneak up on you. Another classic Price is famous for is “House of Wax.” No, not the 2005 remake where (spoiler!) Paris Hilton gets a pole through her head. In the 1953 version, no one gets a pole through their head, but it does leave you wondering what happens when an artist goes mad and is willing to do anything to make their work more lifelike. Price

sunglasses as he stood outside of the federal court in Tampa while his attorneys spoke to the news media. He did not comment. It’s not clear whether Hogan and Bubba the Love Sponge Clem are still friends. The Clemses have since divorced. Hogan acknowledged on various TV talk shows recently that he had sex with Heather Clem while he was married to Linda Hogan. The Hogans have also divorced. Hogan, his ex-wife and the couple’s son and daughter have appeared on the reality show “Hogan Knows Best.” Stephen Diaco, a lawyer for Bubba the Love Sponge Clem, said Hogan was the best man at the Clemses’ wedding and he is also a godfather to their child. “My hope is that these two can preserve their friendship,” said Diaco. “I can’t comment on the suit. This has caused harm to Bubba and he didn’t release it, he didn’t condone the release of it. He wants to find out who did that and he wants that person to be held accountable.” It is illegal in Florida to record someone without their permission, but Hogan waited too long to file criminal charges.

Dr. Mae M. Ngai spoke about Chinese gold miners, the “Coolie” Question, and the Propaganda of History as the guest speaker for the 14th Annual Fusco Distinguished Lecture in History on Tuesday night at the Dodd Center. “I’m glad to have a person that replaces my virtual conception of Mae Ngai,” said Shirley Roe, administrative coordinator of the department of history. “As a historian of science, this certainly added a lot to deepen my own understanding of race and science.” Roe provided a brief introduction at the beginning of the program. The Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series, founded by Edmund J. Fusco, Sr. Fund for Excellence in History, has hosted a number of renowned scholars like Frederick Cooper and Barbara Weinstein. Each year, the lecture takes place in October and features a variety of different topics. This year, Ngai concentrated on Chinese gold miners in the late 1800s and the racist misconceptions they faced. “Indeed her work skillfully navigates the contested terrains of laws and politics and she productively pushes us to rethink the relationship between immigration, citizenship, and nationalism,” said Cathy Schlund-Vials, director of the Asian American Studies Institute. Both SchlundVials and Roe commented on how they felt like they’ve learned a lot about Ngai from her scholarly work. Schlund-Vials recollected how she was influenced by Ngai’s work while obtaining her master’s degree. “One of the most profoundly impactful books was Dr Ngai’s “Impossible Subjects,” which

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Political and research historian Mae M. Ngai delivers the fourteenth Fusco Distinguished Lecture in History Tuesday night at the Dodd Center.

showed me the limitations of my own thinking,” said SchlundVials, who introduced Ngai to the audience at the Konover Auditorium. “I was delighted to be asked to deliver the Fusco Lecture this year, so I thank all of you for coming,” Ngai said at the beginning of her lecture. “Some of my thinking that I’m going to share with you today has to do with how I’m framing some of the larger questions that I’m trying to investigate and then I’m going to share with you some of the research I’m finding.” Ngai is a United States political and legal historian who researches questions of immigration, citizenship, and nationalism. She has won numerous awards, including the Frederick Jackson Turner Award and the Littleton-Griswold Prize, and has published journals

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By Deepti Boddapati Campus Correspondent The positive effects of the problem solving capacity of gamers has been well explored. In her TED talk, Jane McGonigal speaks about how this capacity could potentially save the world, and indeed is starting to. Games like “Foldit” have already started to do so. But what about games that present moral puzzles, not logic ones? What can a game with an interactive moral consequence system like “Dishonored” offer to gamers? Morality in games fascinates me. Although many have accused games of inciting gamers to real world violence, the trend in gaming has been a definite shift away from games of pure violence to games like “Dishonored,” which provide opportunities for moral navel-gazing. Morality isn’t new, of course. “Bioshock,” with its double ending, shows that games have been providing moral dilemmas since at least 2007, but “Dishonored” shows a definite improvement of the idea. The Npcs are becoming harder and harder to kill indiscriminately. For example, “Dishonored” provides many

Dishonored PS3, 360, PC 9/10 mechanics to give NPCs more of a human dimension. One item, “The Heart,” whispers the secrets of the NPCs it’s pointed at. I make many decisions using this item. In one instance, I was prepared to let a man live after I heard him lamenting about his cheating wife, but when the heart revealed to me that he was a spy who sold out his neighbors, I felt compelled to kill him. Another game mechanic which lends humanity to the NPCs is the dialogue. In one mission, an ally of yours orders you to kill his corrupted brothers. While he is speaking to you, he is taking fast gulps of alcohol, apparently trying to drown his grief. Dialogue between NPCs is revealing as well; you can hear guards plaintively asking each other for a part of their meal, or worrying about the dangers of a particular trap they are guarding. You realize that the guards aren’t mindless evil minions, but hungry men with families and no other way to provide for them. Although you play assassin Corvo Attano,

there is a way to finish every level without killing at all. There is always an option provided to non-lethally neutralize the target. But this introduces new moral dilemmas. Do you let obviously corrupt politicians who have caused so much misery off the hook? If you kill them, aren’t you just as bad as they are? The most advanced aspect of the game is its shift away from black and white to more grey and complex morality. But as complex as this morality is, one can still see the holes in it. Isn’t it better, many players argue, to kill the zombie-like plague maddened ‘weepers’ who are liable to attack and infect healthy people? Isn’t it putting them out of their misery? In this vein, wouldn’t disabling “Walls of Light” which quarantine plague devoured parts of the city (and the weepers which inhabit them) be tantamount to bio-terrorism? All in all, “Dishonored” is a great step in the direction of games which can really enhance people’s perspectives by letting players literally “walk in someones else’s shoes.” However, if you choose to play it, it’s a great multifaceted challenge, which will feel a lot more like an experience.

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NiGHTS, the main character of the Sega Saturn cult classic ‘NiGHTS into DREAMS,’ races through a fantastical course in this screenshot from the game’s high-definition remake, recently released on current-generation consoles’ online services.

By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent In the vast landscape of the gaming universe, every now and then there comes along a beloved title that innovates and introduces us to a totally new and unique style of gameplay. While many of these games turn into wild success stories, such as Valve’s “Portal,” many more of them are doomed to obscurity thanks to a variety of ever differing factors that led to the title being overlooked by the general game consuming public. For the classic “Beyond Good and Evil,” the failure was blamed on poor marketing. For the classic “NiGHTS into DREAMS,” the failure was undoubtedly due to the title’s lone appearance on arguably the biggest home console flop of the past two decades, the Sega Saturn. “NiGHTS” was the major title developed by Sega’s “Sonic Team” development division for the Sega Saturn. The Sega mas-

cot and Sonic Team’s previous creation, Sonic the Hedgehog, would never see a major release on the platform, leaving fans with little more than spin-offs to hold them over until the release of “Sonic Adventure” on the Sega Dreamcast. “NiGHTS” has only seen a rerelease since then in the form of a Japan only 2008 PS2 remake and a lackluster sequel for the Wii. Now for around $9.99 USD on PSN and XBL, both a remastered HD version of the original game and the original cult classic itself are available to fans once again. “NiGHTS into DREAMS” put players in control of Nights, an androgynous flying purple jester. A resident of the Night Dimension, a fantastical dream world inhabited by millions of sleeping earthlings every night,

the player must help Nights stop the great evil that has spread across the once peaceful land of Nightopia by defeating the evil Wizeman in an attempt to save both his world and ours. Game play in “NiGHTS” may seem simplistic at first but the challenge can become quite steep. You’ll spend most of the time controlling Nights through a three-dimensional space as the purple jester flies through the beautiful dreamscape levels. Your goal is to fly through enough rings and orbs to score points and collect power ups. The goal is not simply to beat the level, rather you are graded on your performance and better execution rewards higher ratings. Each of the seven main worlds each features a boss to fight. While fantastic battles, the sometimes frustrating game camera and strict time limits make these fights harder than

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they should be. While the game was dazzlingly original and excellent in execution, it was far from the titan Sega needed to overshadow the likes of the PS’s “Crash Bandicoot” or the N64’s “Super Mario 64.” That doesn’t make it any less spectacular. The gameplay is highly unique and enjoyable to this day. The game holds up very well thanks to its timeless game design and breathtaking art style and visuals. However some boss battles feel unecessicarily difficult. While the learning curve is steep, it is rather refreshing to play a game that doesn’t hold your hand through a long tutorial and instead encourages you to explore and figure things out for yourself. “NiGHTS into DREAMS” is filled with wonder, imagination and innovation at every turn. Indeed this is exactly the formula from which DREAMS are made of.

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A real ‘Pokemon’ MMO? By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor One thing about the “Pokemon” series has never made sense to me: why the games aren’t more receptive to multiplayer. Since games in the franchise have been released on more Internet-capable consoles like the Wii and 3DS, it doesn’t make sense that every game remains focused on single-player, with only cursory multiplayer like Wi-Fi trades and battles. If Nintendo made a “Pokemon” game whose gameplay is onlineenabled, they would practically have a license to print money. How do I know this is possible? I have proof. An intrepid gang of European gamers have created “PokeMMO,” available at PokeMMO.eu, which is exactly what it sounds like: a fully functioning massively multiplayer online game that just so happens to be derived from the Game Boy Advance’s “Pokemon Fire Red.” Launching “PokeMMO” requires some computer knowledge and some law-skirting, but it’s nothing major, and it’s actually deceptively simple. After downloading the game’s files, it asks you to find a ROM file of “Pokemon Fire Red” capable of running in a Game Boy emulator, which takes five seconds on Google, and paste the ROM into the “PokeMMO” files, then open the executable file. After that, everything’s set up and logging in to begin the adventure takes seconds. How does it play? Exactly like any other “Pokemon,” only now there are dozens of other people running around the map. The base quest is still the same, though a lot of features like the Elite 4 and move effects are either missing or broken. Considering the game’s in its alpha playstate and it’s free, with updates coming, this is more than excusable. When it comes to the multiplayer aspect of “PokeMMO,” it’s just as simple as installation. Rightclicking on another character near you brings up a menu, with options to duel, trade, or chat with them. You can also make friends and block people. The online server that runs the game takes a lot of stress, as I haven’t logged in at a point when it wasn’t being “highly used,” but you won’t see too much lag; almost every battle, matchup and screen transition is fast enough that you won’t notice the exception. Unfortunately, it has to be mentioned: the game isn’t exactly 100% legal. Nintendo could take offense to the game’s use of ROMs, since they’ve sold millions of copies of “Fire Red,” but they haven’t tried litigating with the numerous ROM-sharing websites currently on the Internet. It can be presumed that, at least for the moment because the game is free, the massive company won’t drop a “cease-and-desist” on the “PokeMMO” team. If anything, they should all be offered jobs, as they’ve taken a game nearly a decade old and turned it into something incredible.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

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Beyonce set Picasso, Monets stolen in Dutch heist for Super Bowl halftime show NEW YORK (AP) — All the single ladies will be watching the upcoming Super Bowl along with football lovers — that’s because Beyonce is the halftime show performer. NFL confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon after Beyonce posted a photo of herself sporting eye black, where “Feb. 3” is written on one and “2013” on the other, on her Tumblr page. The Super Bowl is set for Feb. 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Beyonce, whose pop and R&B hits include “Crazy in Love,” ‘’Irreplaceable” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” has won 16 Grammy Awards. The 31-year-old sang the national anthem at the 2004 Super Bowl in her hometown of Houston when the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers. Madonna performed at halftime at this year’s Super Bowl in February with guests CeeLo

Green, Nicki Minaj, LMFAO and M.I.A. The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in a thrilling rematch of the contest four years earlier. Her performance was seen by 114 million people, a higher average than the game itself, which was seen by an estimated 111.3 million people, according to the Nielsen Co. If Beyonce’s performance at the Pepsi NFL Halftime Show features collaborations, it could likely include husband-rapper Jay-Z and her Destiny’s Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. New Orleans last hosted a Super Bowl in 2002, making next year’s game the first NFL championship in the city since Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Louisiana Superdome in 2005. Pepsi is returning as the sponsor for the halftime show since doing so in 2007 when Prince performed.

This photo released by the police in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, shows the 1901 painting ‘Charing Cross Bridge, London’ by Claude Monet. Dutch police say seven paintings stolen from the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam include one by Pablo Picasso, one by Henri Matisse, and two by Claude Monet.

This May 7, 2012 file photo shows Beyonce Knowles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada in New York.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Thieves broke into a Rotterdam museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse potentially worth hundreds of millions. Police haven’t said how they pulled off the early hours heist, but an expert who tracks stolen art said the robbers clearly knew what they were after. “Those thieves got one hell of a haul,” said Chris Marinello, who directs the Art Loss Register. The heist at the Kunsthal museum is one of the largest in years in the Netherlands, and is a stunning blow for the private Triton Foundation collection, which was being exhibited publicly as a group for the first time. “It’s every museum director’s worst nightmare,” said Kunsthal director Emily Ansenk, who had been in Istanbul on business but returned immediately. News of the theft “struck like a bomb,” she said at a press conference in the museum’s cafe. She declined to reveal any details of how the thieves got

in and out with the paintings, or how the museum is protected, other than describing its security as “state of the art” and “functional.” Willem van Hassel, the museum’s chairman, said its security systems are automated, and do not use guards on site. Police arrived at the scene five minutes after an alarm was triggered, he said. He described the museum’s insurance as adequate for the exhibition. The collection was on display as part of celebrations surrounding the museum’s 20th anniversary. Police spokeswoman Willemieke Romijn said investigators were reviewing videotapes of the theft, which took place around 3 a.m. local time. She called on any witnesses to come forward with information. The Art Loss Register’s Marinello said the items taken could be worth “hundreds of millions of euros” if sold legally at auction. However, he said that was now impossible. Interpol sent a bulletin alerting member countries to the theft, along with images of the

stolen paintings. They were: Pablo Picasso’s 1971 “Harlequin’s Head”; Claude Monet’s 1901 “Waterloo Bridge, London” and “Charing Cross Bridge, London”; Henri Matisse’s 1919 “Reading Girl in White and Yellow”; Paul Gauguin’s 1898 “Girl in Front of Open Window”; Meyer de Haan’s “Self-Portrait,” around 1890, and Lucian Freud’s 2002 work “Woman with Eyes Closed.” Marinello said the thieves have limited options available. They may try to seek a ransom from the owners, the museum or the insurers. They could also conceivably sell the paintings in the criminal market — but only for a fraction of their true worth. He said the idea that an unscrupulous private investor might have commissioned the works’ theft was far-fetched. “That’s something that comes from Hollywood movies,” he said. The Triton Foundation is a collection of avant-garde art put together by multimillionaire Willem Cordia, an investor

and businessman, and his wife, Marijke Cordia-Van der Laan. Willem Cordia died last year. Asenk said she spoke on behalf of the family in saying “we are shocked, but we will go on.” “All involved want the public to still be able to see these kinds of special collections and private collections,” she said. The museum was cordoned off as police carried out their investigation Tuesday, but it will reopen Wednesday, she said. The Kunsthal museum is a display space that has no permanent collection of its own — the name means “art gallery” in Dutch. The Cordia family collection includes works by more than 150 famed artists. Others whose work was on show include Paul Cezanne, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Edgar Degas and Andy Warhol. Curators of the Cordia family collection aim to have the works on display for the public, and the pieces have been shown individually or in small groups in the past.

New York school’s blackface assault skit criticized BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A pep rally skit by three white high school students who wore blackface and parodied Chris Brown’s arrest for assaulting Rihanna has officials in a largely white New York district vowing to set clearer expectations for school events. The skit was one of several pop culture parodies performed Friday at Waverly High School as part of an annual “Mr. Waverly” competition, Superintendent Joseph Yelich said. The one in question had a male student portraying Brown standing over another cowering actor playing Rihanna; a third male student played an arresting officer. A picture from the skit posted to social media and other sites including Facebook, Tumblr and CNN iReport drew thousands of views and dozens of comments, m a n y calling the skit bla-

tantly racist and blasting the idea of drawing laughs from domestic violence. Brown was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to felony assault for the attack on Rihanna in 2009. Both singers are black. Yelich said he has not kept track of the number of complaints to the small district in southern New York’s Tioga County but said the “Mr. Waverly” tradition is being re-examined. Other skits featured Tarzan chasing a gorilla, hockey players brawling, and Spider-Man. “I mean, this is a pep rally; we’re supposed to be cheering on our team,” said Yelich, who has been on the job a little over a year. “The fact that skits are involved and parodies ... it strayed from that and it got into a different kind of competition.” A Waverly High alumnus who posted comments on CNN said that while he doesn’t believe the students meant to offend, he was surprised administrators didn’t intervene. “There were adults who should have

stood up and said, ‘Hey, guys, this is not OK. Blackface is not OK. Is it illegal? No. But you should really not do that,’” Matthew Dishler, 24, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Rose Garrity, executive director of A New Hope Center, an agency in nearby Oswego County that assists victims of domestic and sexual abuse and other crimes, also put responsibility on the adults. “They were trying to make something funny that is far from funny, and they were being incredibly racist while they were doing it,” Garrity said. “I doubt any of those children had any idea about the history of racism and minstrels or anything like that.” Garrity said her agency has been working with Waverly and other districts on antiviolence and anti-bullying programs and would continue its outreach. “Domestic violence isn’t funny,” Garrity said. “Three women every day are killed in this country by the man they’re partnered with. It’s anything but funny.”

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Walker Beard, trumpet player, serenades the crowd Tuesday at Storrs Congregational Church.

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Stickcat by Karl James Ifert-Miller

Horoscopes Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Pay close attention. Success is particularly fun now. A female offers an opportunity; follow through. Talking it over helps. Catch up on communica-

by Brian Ingmanson

tions. There’s good news. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Write a love letter or a romantic novel. Find a way to work smarter, and it seems easy. You advance through the kindness of others. Show your appreciation. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re especially charming. What you have to say is important. Don’t waste your energy in negativity. Listen to others, and ask questions. A female provides an answer. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You know what you’re talking about. Sort, file and discard for maximum productivity. Be unstoppable, and gather up treasure. Make sure your partner hears your ideas, too. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Generate creative brainstorming with your team concerning communications. There are excellent conditions for group discussion. Ask probing questions, and share what you see. Fall in love again. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -Write down a dream. Arrange a social gathering, or join one already in progress. Initiate communications. Others help behind the scenes. Let them know what’s needed. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -Completion leads to abundance. Questions lead to more questions. A female pitches in to help with the right words. Change your tune ... you’ll love the new sound. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Do your best work, and admiration results. Don’t forget to thank others for their input.

Conditions are good for tender, in-depth conversation. Contact distant relatives. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Whenever you’re stuck, stop and listen. A female has a creative solution. Use your special sensitivity to advance, possibly together. Balance romance with career. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Spread your wings. Nothing can stop you now. Write down your experiences for future reference, a novel or a memoir. Others love your ideas. There’s good news from far away. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re in the emotional spotlight, but don’t be afraid to perform. Play for a standing ovation. You’re free to express yourself at home. Remember what’s really important. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s time for travel, even if through books or imagination. Your self-expression helps improve a relationship. Write a poem or a song, or paint something. Develop secret talents.

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Will Drummond or Lamb make the better pro?

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(think beneath 50%). The mercurial center disappointed many in his performance last year in the March Madness tournament. Moreover, many question his confidence. However, I believe Detroit will give him a good chance to come into his own as a professional player. A big man tutor like Ben Wallace should help Drummond gain defensive potential and act as a possible future anchor for a Pistons defense that needs more interior D. Add that expectations are low for Detroit this year, and there won’t be pressure suffocating Drummond as there was at UConn. He will get a decent amount of minutes (a lot more than former teammate Jeremy Lamb will get backing up Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lin) for a rebuilding Pistons team and should be a good complement for Brad Miller 2.0, Greg Monroe. Scott: You claim that Drummond will be better because of his opportunity for playing time, but that may work against him. This is just time for him to show off the flaws in his game, not

to mention the long term affects this could have on his career. The game isn’t built for big men anymore. It’s shifting towards a smaller, international game that is faster than big men can keep up with. Each year big men come out as busts and just wear themselves out of the league. Hasheem Thabeet, Greg Oden, Michael Oluwakandi, and Shawn Bradley are proof that just being tall isn’t enough and that an injury filled career is possible. Especially with Drummond’s play style of constant jumping, injuries could plague his career. Anokh: Maybe he won’t be a superstar, but I can definitely see Drummond being a great teammate if he isn’t suffocated by pressure, is given a core of young teammates to bond with and veteran big men to hone his defensive skills with. He’s also only 19 years old, which gives him a lot of time to develop. I can see him becoming a center/power forward hybrid that can anchor a good defense, while becoming a deadly finisher in transition. Sure, that may not be franchise material. But it’s not so bad for the ninth pick, is it?

Women's tennis set to face UMass

By Kyle Constable Campus Correspondent

After a successful weekend at the New England Championships, the UConn women’s tennis team looks to continue their success in their first home tournament of the season on Wednesday. Today the Huskies will host the UMass Minutemen in the first of two dual matches to be held on campus. The UConn squad has already had several encounters with Minutemen through the first half of the season, competing against them in several rounds at Quinnipiac and Army. Thus far, the Minutemen have had the upper hand in the majority of matches, but in the dual match format, anything can happen. With the Huskies focusing all of their efforts on defeating UMass, they will have the opportunity to best their performances in every other match where they’ve faced the Minutemen. The competition in today’s dual match will likely be higher than that of past years.

Part 2 of 3: Top 35 Soccer Phenoms Under 22

By Miles DeGrazia Soccer Columnist

Player, Position (Club / National Team) 19. Isco, central attacking midfielder (Málaga / Spain) Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez, aka Isco is a typical Spanish attacking midfielder. He possesses very good passing, dribbling ability and decent speed. Isco plays a lot like fellow Spanish international Andrés Iniesta of FC Barcelona. 18. Iker Muniain, left wing (Athletic Bilbao / Spain) - Iker Muniain is a different type player when compared to his fellow Spaniards. Muniain is more Theo Walcott than David Silva. His deadly speed and dribbling ability have already made him an important player for Athletic Bilbao where he has already made over 100 appearances. 17. James Rodríguez, left wing (FC Porto / Colombia) James Rodríguez has followed in many other Columbian players’ footsteps, establishing himself in the Primeira Liga Portuguesa. Rodríguez has grown into a key player for FC Porto where he has already won the Treble in 2011, and a second league title in 2012. 16. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, right wing (Arsenal / England) - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been hyped as the next big thing for England. The “Ox” as he is affectionately known as, is mostly compared to fellow Arsenal and England teammate, Theo Walcott, but to be honest, that’s selling his skills short. He is a tad slower than Walcott but is much more technically proficient and is not limited to playing on the wing. 15. Xherdan Shaqiri, right wing (Bayern Munich / Switzerland) - Xherdan Shaqiri is the leading man in the Swiss resurgence to become relevant in European futball again. Shaqiri played for Swiss club FC Basel from 2009 till 2012, where he won three league titles and two Swiss Cups. 14. İlkay Gündoğan, central midfielder (Borussia Dortmund / Germany) - İlkay Gündoğan is a German footballer with Turkish decent, like fellow national team player Mesut Özil. Gündoğan has more than just that in common with Özil, as both players possess a typical Turkish smooth playing style with German pragmatism. Last season Gündoğan helped Borussia Dortmund win the League and Cup double over Bayern Munich. 13. André Schürrle, left wing (Borussia Dortmund / Germany) - André Schürrle is another player from the Borussia Dortmund revolution in Germany. Schürrle has exceptional speed, a rocket shot, and memorizing dribbling abilities. His passing ability is not as good as other at Dortmund but his positive attacking wing play makes him an exceptional player. He even defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League. 12. Stephan El Shaarawy, central attacking midfield (AC Milan / Italy) - Stephan El Shaarawy is an attacking midfielder come center forward who is fleet of foot but still strong

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey celebrates after scoring for the Gunners against Greek side Olympiacos in the Group Stage of the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League.

enough to unleash shots from outside the box. Italian football and AC Milan in particular is typically known for its older players, but El Shaarawy has broken the mold and with Zlatan Ibrahimović leaving for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer, El Shaarawy has been given more responsibility in the AC Milan strike force. 11. Aaron Ramsey, central midfielder (Arsenal / Wales) Aaron Ramsey is not very fast but his inclusion so high on this list is strictly due to a footballing brain and exceptional passing ability. Ramsey can do it all shoot, pass, dribble, and defend: a true box-to-box central midfielder. A key player for Arsenal and for the

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Welsh National team Ramsey, was named the youngest Captain ever at just 20 yrs. old in 2011. 10. Thiago Alcântara, central midfielder (FC Barcelona / Spain) – Thiago Alcântara is an Italian born Spanish International whose father Mazinho won the 1994 FIFA World Cup with Brazil. With a history like that, you know he’s going to be good. Thiago as he commonly referred to, has like all Barcelona players an amazing passing ability but has added trickery that most Spanish central midfielders do not possess. He has been dubbed the new Xavi, and perhaps will one day take his place in the Barcelona midfield.

Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu

What makes this year’s dual match with the Minutemen so unique comes from the Huskies’ newest addition to the team: Emilie Burgess. Burgess joined the team at the beginning of this season, she transferred from UMass to bring her talents to UConn. Her addition will only serve to add to the already welldeveloped rivalry between the two schools on the court. For the first time since the 2008 fall season, the Huskies will host the Minutemen in Storrs. Two years ago, the two teams planned to meet on the UConn Tennis Courts in the fall, but they were rained out shortly before the competition was set to begin. This year was no exception to rain issues, but today’s match, which was rescheduled from two weeks ago, will likely be free from inclement weather. In the past five years, UConn has yet to defeat UMass in the dual match setting, but this year’s team has confidence that they’ll be successful on the court. The Huskies’ first home match of the season will be

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The UConn women's tennis team will host New England foe UMass on Tuesday at the UConn Tennis Courts. The match begins at 2 p.m.

hosted on the UConn Tennis Courts at 2 p.m. The team will wrap up the week by traveling to West Point, N.Y. for

the Regional Championships on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Kyle.Constable@UConn.edu

Tigers top Yankees 2-1, need 1 win for pennant

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers held on to beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the AL championship series. Phil Coke gave up consecutive singles with two outs in the ninth before striking out postseason star Raul Ibanez for his second save in two games. Verlander allowed only a pair of singles by Ichiro Suzuki and a leadoff homer by Eduardo Nunez in the ninth. Delmon Young hit a solo home run for the Tigers, and Miguel Cabrera had an RBI double. Yankees starter Phil Hughes was lifted in the fourth because of a stiff back, and manager Joe Girardi's lineup shuffle — Alex Rodriguez was benched again — failed to snap New York out of its untimely hitting funk. The Tigers were on a historic pitching run even before their ace took the mound Tuesday. With the exception of a four-run ninth inning against Detroit closer Jose Valverde in Game 1, New York had been shut out for the entire series. Nunez's homer snapped a streak of 37 innings by Detroit starters without allowing an earned run, the longest in a single postseason in the liveball era. Verlander fell just short of a second straight shutout after stopping the Oakland Athletics in the decisive fifth game of the division series. He struck out only three but kept New York off the scoreboard until the homer to left field by Nunez, the first run allowed by the powerful right-hander since he gave up a leadoff homer to Coco Crisp

in Game 1 of the ALDS. Verlander got Brett Gardner on a tapper before he was lifted after 132 pitches, one shy of his career high set in Game 5 of last year's ALCS against Texas. Coke came in and allowed two-out hits to Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano, with the latter snapping a drought of 29 at-bats without a hit. But Ibanez, who hit tying and winning homers in the same game in the ALDS against Baltimore and tied Game 1 of this series with a homer in the ninth, struck out swinging at a breaking ball to end it. Valverde's meltdown nearly cost Detroit the first game of this series, but the Tigers were able to win 6-4 in 12 innings. Coke closed out a 3-0 victory in Game 2 and was able to hold on Tuesday in a tense final inning. Hughes matched Verlander in a scoreless duel until Young led off the Detroit fourth with a line drive over the wall in left field. It was his seventh homer in the last two postseasons — he's already the Tigers' career leader in that department.

Five of those homers — in only eight games — have come against the Yankees. Andy Dirks followed with a walk, and Hughes was pulled with an 0-2 count on Jhonny Peralta. David Phelps came on and got out of the inning, but the Yankees now have a pitching injury to go along with all their hitting problems. Hughes allowed a run and three hits in three-plus innings. He walked three and struck out one. The Yankees kept it close, dodging several Detroit rallies. The Tigers added an unearned run in the fifth when Eric Chavez — Rodriguez's replacement at third — misplayed a grounder. Cabrera, the AL Triple Crown winner, followed with an RBI double. Cabrera has a 16-game hitting streak in LCS play, breaking a tie for that record with Manny Ramirez and Pete Rose, according to STATS LLC. But Cabrera hit into a double play with the bases loaded in the sixth, preventing the Tigers from adding more runs.

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The NFL Bandwagons: Week 6 Edition

By Mike McCurry NFL Columnist I opened up a dictionary this weekend for two reasons, first, I looked up the words “collapse” and “bum.” To no surprise, I was directed to another page: “see Rivers, Philip.” I also looked up “parity” because, if there was one word to characterize the NFL season to date, it would be just that. The best way to describe parity is “equivalence, as in status or character; similarity.” Parity is a term that floats around often in sports. It’s what makes March Madness, specifically the men’s NCAA Tournament, so popular. It explains how the St. Louis Cardinals (and the New York Giants, for that matter) are able to barely squeeze into the playoffs, get hot at the right time, and end up being the ones to hoist the trophy. Parity loves the underdog, strikes fear into the hearts of the heavyweights, and lives for the classic atthe-buzzer type finishes. It makes sure that no high seed is ever comfortable and that no low seed ever loses hope. As sports fans, we embrace and welcome parity. That is, unless you’re the Packers hosting Eli and the boys last January, or Duke getting matched-up with 15-seed Lehigh in the first round in the NCAA’s. As is usually the case, all 32 teams in the NFL have conformed to the law of parity at some point this season. Only the Atlanta Falcons remain unblemished (6-0), and they’ve needed some magic to

defeat both Carolina and Oakland at home. Aaron Rodgers made the previously invincible Texans look very mediocre, this coming just one week after Green Bay blew an 18-point lead against the Colts. Remember when Arizona and Philadelphia were the class of the NFC? Man, that was so September. The point that I am trying to make is that, once again, the Lombardi Trophy is totally up for grabs. Parity reigns supreme in football, and this explains why seemingly dominant teams fail to show up on certain Sundays (What’s good, Alex Smith?) and also why blind squirrels like the Cleveland Browns (Happy 29th birthday, Mr. Weeden!) find an acorn every once in a while. Get used to it. Similar to Andrew Luck, parity isn’t going anywhere. Let us now turn to the NFL bandwagons for Week 6. This just in: Philip Rivers threw another interception. Hop on the Bandwagon, Quickly: 1) A.J. Green: The Bengals star wide receiver is a fantasy owner’s dream. The man has great size (6’4”, 207) and hands, he capitalizes in the red zone, and Cincinnati seems to play the Browns or the Jaguars every other week. The schedule gets a lot tougher for Cincy going forward (next three opponents: Steelers, Broncos, Giants), but then again that just means QB Andy Dalton is going to have to throw even more. Green is averaging an absurd 105 yards and a TD per game this season,

almost equaling the offensive production of the Kansas City Chiefs. 2) The Manning Bros: Eli can now call three stadiums in the league home: MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Cowboys Stadium, and Candlestick Park. The Giants 26-3 thrashing in San Francisco on Sunday was so ugly that the younger Manning attempted just 10 passes in the 2nd half. Peyton’s first three drives after halftime on Monday night, meanwhile, looked something like this: a perfect 13 completions on 13 attempts, 190 yards, and three touchdowns. Archie, we thank you. 3) Jordy Nelson: One too many haters must have told Packers WR Jordy Nelson that he’s nothing more than a Wes Welker wannabe. Whether that’s factual or not, Nelson’s week six performance (nine catches, 121 yards, three TD’s) clearly shut some of the naysayers up. With Greg Jennings obviously more interested in starring in Old Spice commercials than nursing his injured groin, Nelson’s reemergence as a star in this league is just what Green Bay needed. Be Aware of the Nearest Emergency Exit 1) Russell Wilson: Kind of like how you can perform otherwise unimaginable acts in Amsterdam, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and his team can do whatever they want at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest), their home venue. Seattle has already knocked off the Cowboys, Packers and now the Patriots there this year. On Sunday, Wilson (293 yards, three TD’s) out-

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) makes a catch to score a touchdown against Houston Texans strong safety Glover Quin (29) in the third quarter of the Packers' Sunday night win at Reliant Stadium.

played Tom Brady and showed off his arm strength via some gorgeous deep balls. As distinct a Christian as Tim Tebow, the rookie sensation may want to tweak the well-known verse from the Bible (Philippians 4:13) and simultaneously give a shout out to the home fans: “I can do all things through the 12th man who strengthens me.” 2) Miami Dolphins: Sure, I’ve given some props to Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill in previous articles this season, but I believe the whole team deserves a collective pat on the back right now. For a group of men that had “double-digit loss season” written all over them during HBO’s Hard Knocks, Miami

is 3-3 heading into the bye week. They suffered devastating overtime losses to the Jets and Cardinals and, by leaning on an underrated defensive unit (Cameron Wake is 3rd in the NFL in sacks with 6.5), beat the Rams on Sunday despite a pathetic 17 rushing yards out of running back Reggie Bush. I’m not saying the Fins are about to shock the world and make the playoffs, but look at some of the rather opportunistic games remaining on their schedule: Jets, Colts, Titans, Jaguars, and the Bills twice. Boise State would call this schedule “easy.” Get Off at the Next Stop: 1) Ravens Defense: The num-

ber “7” is supposed to be lucky, right? Baltimore’s “D” is ranked seventh worst in the NFL in rushing yards-per-game allowed (137; allowed 227 to Dallas in Week six), seventh worst in total yardsper-game-allowed (397; allowed 481 to Dallas), and seventh worst in total defensive penalty yards (390). Remember, that’s before two gigantic playmakers on the defensive side of the ball, linebacker and murderer Ray Lewis and cornerback Lardarius Webb, went down with season-ending injuries. It’s time to panic in Baltimore.

cially from Pasqualoni. He once again reiterated that when the offense struggles and the defense has a chance to take the game on its back, that the defense relishes in those opportunities. But “on the other side of the pancake,” when the defense is struggling and the offense is playing well, it’s the offense that has a chance to win the game that the players look forward to that. He was adamant that UConn is not a team that will point fingers. “This is a team game,” Pasqualoni said.

McCombs is listed as probable. Running back Lyle McCombs, who missed Saturday’s game with a wrist injury, is listed as probable to play Friday night. Pasqualoni said that he is still a bit concerned with McCombs’ ability to carry the ball at certain places and isn’t sure if McCombs can hold the ball as tight as he usually does. Before McCombs takes the field in a game, Pasqualoni wants to be sure that he can keep the ball securely during runs. Last week, backup Max

DeLorenzo had a good week according to Pasqualoni. He said that DeLorenzo not only ran the ball when he needed to, but that he was incredibly helpful in the backfield as a pass-blocker. The Syracuse defense ranks No. 94 in the nation rushing defense, allowing over 127 yards per game on the ground. This is a matchup that favors the run-heavy UConn offense.

Michael.McCurry@UConn.edu

McCombs probable as offense looks to improve at Syracuse from ORANGE, page 12

“You just put the loss behind you and you got to look forward,” Williams said Tuesday. Senior defensive tackle Ryan Wirth felt the same way. “No one has their head down,” Wirth said. “Everybody’s up. We have to be. We still have five games left...We still have a chance to do something good.” The players’ confidence and willingness to keep playing without pointing fingers this JON KULAKOFSKY/The Daily Campus week is something that comes Sophomre wide receiver Shakim Phillips and the Huskies could not score enough to beat from the coaching staff, espethe Temple Owls on Saturday.

Morrissey: Pasqualoni's job hangs in the balance from QUICKLY, page 12 Now who’s to say UConn won’t go on a miracle run and somehow knock off two ranked opponents to finish the season with at least six wins and qualify for a bowl game? After all that’s why we play the games. But I, like many Husky fans, have seen the writing on the wall. UConn is ranked 112th in the country in rushing yards and 73rd overall in passing yards. Our defense is still hanging in there, ranked 16th in the nation in points against. Public opinion of head coach Paul Pasqualoni has been rapidly changing as of late. In this very column I defended Pasqualoni just a few weeks ago and I stand by those words. I don’t think firing the head coach of a football team in a middle of season is warranted, especially when you already have three wins in hand. That being said, if the remainder of the season does not include at least three more wins, it may be time for the Pasqualoni era to end in Storrs, Connecticut. Before we start calling for Pasqualoni’s head on a silver platter let’s see what happens with the rest of this season. I understand that Husky fans are upset, and they should be. But there are still five games left to play. It’s not time to hit the panic button but it’s certainly not too early to glance down at it. Follow Tyler on Twitter @ TylerRMorrissey

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What's Next Home game

Away game

Nov. 3 USF TBA

Oct. 20 Pittsburgh 4 p.m.

Nov. 9 Pittsburgh 8 p.m.

Nov. 24 Louisville TBA

Dec. 1 Cincinnati TBA

Oct. 27 Oct. 31 Providence Big East 4 p.m. Tournament

Oct. 24 Providence 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer (7-7-2) Oct. 20 Providence 7 p.m.

Field Hockey (15-0) Tomorrow Boston College 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 Princeton 1 p.m.

Volleyball Oct. 19 USF 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 Pittsburgh 1 p.m.

Oct. 27 Syracuse 1 p.m.

Nov. 2 BIG EAST Semifinal 5 p.m.

(12-10) Oct. 27 Rutgers 2 p.m.

Nov. 2 Marquette 8 p.m.

Oct. 28 Seton Hall 2 p.m.

Men’s Hockey (0-1-0) Oct. 26 Holy Cross 7:05 p.m.

Oct. 27 Union 8 p.m.

Nov. 2 Niagara 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 9 Sacred Heart 7: 05 p.m.

Nov. 3 Niagara 7:05 p.m.

Women’s Hockey (0-4-1) Oct. 20 Maine 2 p.m.

Oct 21. Maine 2 p.m.

Oct. 26 Syracuse 7 p.m.

Oct. 27 Syracuse 3 p.m.

Nov. 2 Northeastern 7 p.m.

Women’s Cross Country Oct. 19 CCSU MiniMeet 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 26 BIG EAST Champ. TBA

The number of Big East men’s soccer teams in the top 10 of the NSCAA Coaches’ Poll.

» That’s what he said

The Daily Roundup

– Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman on his team being down 2-0 in the ALCS.

Men’s Soccer (11-1-1) Today Seton Hall 7 p.m.

Stat of the day

“It’s not like we’re dropping off the face of the earth.”

Football (3-4) Oct. 19 Syracuse 8 p.m.

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Sports

Nov. 9 NCAA Regional 11 a.m.

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» Pic of the day

US advances to final round of World Cup Qualifying

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Clint Dempsey is precisely the kind of scrappy player that Jurgen Klinsmann covets on his teams, an attacker who is willing to throw his body around for the greater good. On Tuesday night, the rest of the United States team played just like him. Dempsey had a pair of goals and assisted on Carlos Bocanegra’s equalizer, and the U.S. finally showed some of the gritty, proactive style Klinsmann has been preaching to rally past Guatemala 3-1 and reach next year’s final round of World Cup qualifying. “They understood the moment,” said Klinsmann, who has eschewed the defensive style embraced by former U.S. coach Bob Bradley for one predicated on always moving forward. “We expected a very difficult qualifying campaign, and that’s what this is,” Klinsmann said. “We made clear we’re the number one team in this group and the next round will be harder.” Facing their first elimination game in qualifying since 2000 and only second in 23 years, the Americans needed merely a draw to advance to the six-team finals in North and Central America and the Caribbean. The final round also will include Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Jamaica. After Carlos Ruiz put Guatemala ahead in the fifth minute, Dempsey set up Bocanegra’s goal in the 10th minute, then scored in the 18th and 36th to help the U.S. (4-1-1) — seeking its seventh straight World Cup appearance — top its semifinal group with 13 points. “We’re excited to get to the next round,” said Dempsey, whose 30 international goals are tied with Brian McBride for third-most in American history. “But we know we need to step up our game.” Guatemala, which has never appeared in a World Cup, needed only a tie to advance, but was eliminated when Dane Richards scored two goals late in the second half in Jamaica’s 4-1 win over Antigua and Barbuda. Guatemala and Jamaica were both 3-2-1 for 10 points apiece, but the Reggae Boyz overtook Guatemala on goal difference, plus-3 to plus-1. Guatemala coach Ever Hugo Almeida declined to attend a postgame news conference. “This was my last game,” the 33-year-old Ruiz said. “I want to thank all the team, my AP family, my fans in Guatemala for all their Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing a shot against Northern Ireland during their World Cup Group F qualifying soccer support. It hurts not to go to a World Cup as a player but I will try to be with my national team match on Tuesday. Ronaldo’s 100th cap for Portugal resulted in a 1-1 draw.. in any other ways.”

It’s just not my day

THE Storrs Side Captain of ‘99 championship team added to coaching staff

By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer

and working hard, all these things, all the different things I talk about, he epitomizes that so I’m glad he’s on the staff and he’s a wonderful addition.” Moore is a member of UConn’s All-Century Team from the 20th century. He was a three-time captain of the Huskies when they were reaching their peak. In Moore’s four seasons, the Huskies went 114-24 overall and 55-17 in the Big East. UConn won three Big East regular season titles, three Big East Tournament titles, and reached the Sweet 16 three times, the Elite Eight twice and won the program’s first national championship during the 1998-99 season, Moore’s senior year. Moore was never a prolific scorer, but that was unneccessary on a team that featured the likes of Freeman and Richard Hamilton. With players like that to turn to, Moore finished his career with 510 assists, sixth alltime in UConn history.

Former UConn men’s basketball star Ricky Moore was named to the team’s coaching staff on Friday as the Assistant Director of Basketball Administration. Moore, an assistant coach at Dartmouth the past two seasons, replaces former teammate Kevin Freeman, who was recently promoted to Director of Basketball Administration when Karl Hobbs was promoted back into his old role of assistant coach. With the addition of Moore, the coaching staff now has four former UConn players: Moore, Freeman, Hobbs and Head Coach Kevin Ollie. “It’s a great addition,” Ollie said on Friday before First Night. “Everything he stands for, his unselfish play here, never looking for the limelight but was the rock of the team, I want him to come and provide that for our team here and he’s just a great guy and I think these are sort of the coaches I want our guys to be around so they can learn from them. Just the way he’s handled his whole life Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu

THE Pro Side First BCS standings of 2012 still show SEC leading the pack By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer The dominance of the SEC in college football over recent years has been well documented; the last six national titles were all awarded to teams in the southeast and the most recent championship was an all-SEC showdown. With reigning national champions Alabama resuming their previous position as No. 1 this season, football fans across the country have become anxious for a new group of top dogs. The first edition of this year’s BCS standings released last Sunday has given them little hope. Six of the top 12 teams in the latest rankings that will eventually select the participants of the national championship game are SEC clubs. The nation-leading Crimson Tide are followed by Florida at No. 2 and LSU, who fell to the Gators 10 days ago, who are the country’s No. 6 team. Looking up at the Tigers is No. 7 South Carolina who dropped a 23-21 game to LSU in Death Valley. The Gamecocks enjoyed a nice rise to the Top 3 in the

coaches’ poll after their victory over Georgia two weekends ago in a matchup of Top Ten teams. However, the Bulldogs now reside at No. 11 with Mississippi State quietly on their heels at No. 12. The Bulldogs pose the next legitimate threat to toprated Alabama when they roll into Tuscaloosa, AL on October 27th for an 8:30 p.m. game. After that will be a much-anticipated rematch of the national title with Alabama travelling to LSU on November 3rd. Challenges for the second-rated Gators arrive much sooner beginning this Saturday in a home game against South Carolina. Florida then travels the weekend after to Jacksonville, FL for a neutral-site game with Georgia. The only other SEC team ranked in the BCS poll is No. 18 Texas A&M who is 5-1 in their first season as a conference member. The Aggies take on LSU this Saturday beginning at noon in their home stadium.

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» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.11: Ricky Moore added to coaching staff / P.10: US beats Guatemala in WC Qualifying/ P.9: UConn women’s tennis hosts UMass

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It’s quickly slipping away from us

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AN UNFRIENDLY REUNION

Pasqualoni returns to Syracuse for first time

By Dan Agabiti Sports Editor

Tyler Morrissey In college football, there are not many October football games that I would consider a “must win,” but that was just the case for the Huskies last weekend when the Temple Owls came to Rentschler Field. UConn was coming off a loss to Rutgers in their first conference game of the season and needed a solid win against a conference opponent, but that didn’t happen. The Huskies lost in overtime 17-14 and had to watch the Owls celebrate on our field. I couldn’t believe what I saw. In the first quarter of the game, quarterback Chandler Whitmer threw for two touchdown passes while the Temple offense struggled to get the ball to midfield. What happened? The victory and quite possibly the season slipped away. Now I’m not one to jump the gun and call this season over, but looking ahead to our schedule, things do not look fantastic for the Huskies. UConn will play two road games against the Syracuse Orange and the South Florida Bulls. Both games in my opinion are winnable for the Huskies. The Bulls have lost four straight games and now must go on the road to face No. 16 Louisville, best of luck USF. Meanwhile, Syracuse sits at 2-4 and is ranked 5th in Big East play. What worries me about this UConn team are the final three games of their schedule. On November 19th the Huskies play host to Pittsburgh; this will be the easiest game to win for UConn in the home stretch. However after that, the Huskies must travel on the road to face Louisville. Chances are the Cardinals will still be undefeated unless they can be upset by Cincinnati. Speaking of the Bearcats, that’s who the Huskies will face on December 1st on the last day of the season. Currently, Cincinnati is ranked No. 21 in the nation and still has the majority of their Big East schedule left to play. All I have to say when looking at the remainder of our schedule is, thank god West Virginia left the Big East because the Huskies will have their work cut out for them.

» MORRISSEY page 10

Those headed to Friday night’s game in Syracuse better not waste time asking UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni–former head coach of the Orange–for directions to the city’s best burger joint. “I spent 18 years going from my office to the house and I couldn’t even tell you where things are in Syracuse,” Pasualoni said Monday at the Huskies’ weekly press conference. “Don’t ask me for directions anywhere. I can’t help you.” For Pasqualoni, this Friday’s game in Syracuse is not a sentimental trip down memory lane. It’s a business trip to central New York to take on just another football team in just another conference game. “We’re not going...to pick apples and take the hay wagon,” Pasqualoni said. Notebook Despite all the side-stories, UConn is treating the Friday game as simply another one for which to prepare. The Huskies are 3-4 and winless in their first two conference games. Saturday, UConn gave up a convincing lead to a Temple team that was able to crawl back into the game and beat UConn in overtime. In addition, the Huskies are facing rival Syracuse in the Carrier Dome for the last time as Big East opponents. UConn’s senior defensive end, Trevardo Williams said that Saturday’s loss did not break the Huskies’ will. Williams said that after the Temple game, it is not a challenge to stay confident.

FOOTBALL

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Senior tight end Ryan Griffin and the Huskies lost to Temple 17-14 in overtime on Saturday, Oct. 13. UConn travels to Syracuse to face the Orange for the last time as Big East Conference rivals on Friday night.

» MCCOMBS, page 10

Huskies seek revenge against Seton Hall

By Danny Maher Staff Writer

After an eight-day hiatus, the No. 4 UConn Huskies will be back on the pitch tonight at 7 p.m. as they host the Seton Hall Pirates at Morrone Stadium. The Huskies improved to 11-1-1, 3-1-0 in the Big East after a 2-0 victory over Iona on Sept. 9. UConn is currently tied with Marquette atop the Big East Blue Division; the Golden Eagles own the tiebreaker because of a 3-2 win over Connecticut on Oct. 6. Ray Reid’s Huskies are second in the latest NCAA Men’s Soccer RPI behind No. 1 Maryland. First-year Head Coach Gerson Echeverry’s Seton Hall team is on the outside looking in, but is searching for that signature win that could improve its NCAA Tournament chances. An upset win tonight would be the Huskies first regular season home loss since November 7, 2009. The Pirates are 2-2-0 in the conference and 6-7-0 overall, that places them fifth in the Big East Blue

Division and 101 in the RPI. Seton Hall has dropped two straight, a 1-0 loss to NJIT and a 6-1 drudging at home by No. 7 Notre Dame. The Pirates and Huskies are no strangers. The programs have met 29 times since 1987 and have split the games evenly at 13-13-3. Last season, Seton Hall spoiled UConn’s chances of a conference title in the regular season finale. Kai Greene’s goal in the 20th minute was the difference and the Huskie could not convert on 11 second half shots as UConn lost its last regular season game for the second consecutive year. Seton Hall has not won in Storrs since 1998. Juniors Max Garcia and George Velasquez have combined for 10 of the Seton Hall’s 17 goals this season. So far Garcia has taken an overwhelming 41 shots, meanwhile no one else on the team has attempted over 19 shots. Velasquez has notched 10 points in four conference games, the second most this season behind Notre Dame’s Ryan Findley.

Seton has yet to find any consistency in net as Michael Kuzan and Kevin Bonder have allowed a combined 28 goals and have only managed to stop 71.7% of shots on goal. UConn sophomore goalkeeper Andre Blake has only allowed seven goals and posted a conference-best .53 goals against average. He is not on pace for 15 shutouts like last season but he has still recorded a league-best eight shutouts. Junior Mamadou Doudou Diouf leads the team with nine goals followed by sophomore Allando Matheson, who has seven goals including four game-winning goals off the bench. Carlos Alvarez has put together a fine senior season in the Connecticut midfield, he has notched five goals and six assists. Alvarez led the Big East in assists with 11 in his freshman season and 14 as a sophomore. Tonight’s game can be heard on WHUS at 91.7 FM and followed through a live web stream on UConnHuskies.com

Daniel.Maher@UConn.edu

KEVIN SCHELLER/The Daily Campus

Senior midfielder Stephane Diop and the No. 4 Huskies battle the Seton Hall Pirates tonight at Morrone Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Which UConn alum will perform better in the NBA? `

Andre Drummond By Anokh Palakurthi Campus Correspondent

AP Will Drummond take the league by storm...

Andre Drummond looks like another version of DeAndre Jordan – an athletic freak of nature without any skills to make for a successful NBA career. Drummond’s athleticism isn’t common in the NBA. Once viewed as a Top 5 pick, the gigantic center possesses a combination of length, speed, raw power and strength. Every NBA player may have potential, but not every NBA big man has a 7’6 wingspan, a 34 inch vertical, and a 3.39 three quarter court sprint. Despite struggling at UConn, Drummond will do well in the NBA

Anokh.Palakurthii@UConn.edu

» POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Anokh: The most underrated aspect of Drummond’s game is his passing game from the post. Though UConn underwhelmed in their final season with him and guard Jeremy Lamb, Drummond’s passing helped open three point shooters on the floor and was a big part of the Husky offense. His ability to make plays from such a deep position, in my opinion, separates him from many athletic big men in the league. Combine this with his athleticism, ability to finish at the basket and ball handling skills – that’s one of the most promising young transition big men rookies in the league. Scott: Lamb is a basketball player, Drummond is an athlete. I think Drummond may be more suited to the NBA Dunk Contest than the NBA. Let’s face it, outside of dunking and blocking shots, he really isn’t that use-

ful. His shooting motion makes conventional coaches cringe. He just isn’t a basketball player, but instead a terrific athlete. Unfortunately for Drummond, he’s entering a league in which everyone is as athletic as him. During his career at UConn, Drummond demonstrated that he had no post game, no hands and zero drive. This was when he was supposed to be impressing NBA scouts and showing them what he could do. Why would he work any harder now that he has the money and the contract? Anokh: I’m not saying Drummond will be a franchise player, because he probably won’t be. He still needs to refine his post moves (a lot), cut back on overaggressive fouls, and take care of his free throw shooting because it is…surreally awful

» WILL, page 9

Jeremy Lamb

By Scott Carroll Campus Correspondent

Jeremy Lamb’s long build and strong jump shot is almost exactly what every NBA scout looks for. His ball handling is outstanding and he moves without the ball with ease, using screens better than anyone in Storrs last season. Lamb was a cornerstone of the 2011 championship as Kemba Walker’s “Robin” and came out of nowhere into the public spotlight. Jeremy Lamb’s career at UConn suggests that he will continue to grow, while Drummond’s career would suggest more of the same.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu

AP ...or will Lamb steal the spotlight?