The Daily Campus: October 18, 2011

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Olympians speak about hard work, success

By Olivia Balsinger Staff Writer

Marlon Shirley, left, and Steve Mesler spoke about what it took to be an Olympic athelete. Both athletes had humble beginnings and through hard work, were able to represent the U.S. in the games.

The question on all students’ minds when three Olympic gold metal winners came to UConn yesterday was, ‘so how on Earth does anyone get involved in bobsledding in the first place?’

This question and others were answered by Apolo Anton Ohno, Marlon Shirley and Steve Mesler.

Hosted by Connecticut Conference Services and Deloitte, each athlete told his own inspiring story of the journey of an Olympic athlete, which ultimately cumulated at a podium on the world stage, gold medal in hand.

However, this journey end was no easy feat.

“In order to accomplish anything in life, you really need a certain mindset,” Ohno said. “If this is something that you truly want to peruse, then you will do what it takes to pursue it.”

Shirley did not expect to be competing competitively as a child, much less as an Olympic athlete.

He was placed in a foster home as a child, as his mother was a prostitute and not always there to care for him. Shirley emphasized the

The faire leads into a whole other world; one situated in medieval and renaissance times.

Faire-goers are encouraged to go in costumes, and many did.

The King Arthur Renaissance Faire has over 40 different shows and acts. Some take place on the eight stages around the grounds; comedy acts that engage the crowd, but also acts off the stage including jousting and armored combat. There were blacksmiths at work, minstrels playing on medieval instruments and fireeaters.

queens, aristocrats, rangers and peasants. All of the costumes were different. The actors and participants approach everyone in full character, so the immersion is complete and real. They will also pose for photos and stop just to chat in old English.

As the night progressed, participants started to transform into zombies for the coming show at seven, where the “witch queen and a death knight take to the field of shadows where they joust upon Nightmares for the right to escape limbo” that

ONE BAND’S HARMONIOUS HOMAGE Traveling military group teams up with music students to perform.

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ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN No. 1 UConn travels to West Virginia to face Mountaineers

SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: MEMORIAL FUND FOR PLAMONDON APPROPRIATE Friends and family of Dave Plamondon establish scholarship fund.

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need to “challenge ourselves” during his speech. At the age of five, he lost his leg after a lawn mower accident, but with his new family he managed to motivate himself to get past this setback.

Shirley competed in the 4x100m and long jump in the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He also won a silver metal in the high jump and a gold in the 100m.

Last on the panel was Mesler, an Olympic bobsledder, who has been competing internationally since 2001. He was originally a track and field athlete, excited to compete on the colligate level at the University of Florida.

After multiple injuries, Mesler began training to become a professional bobsledder, a sport his coach suggested he try.

“You need to understand that the decisions you make in you life will always affect you in moving forward,” Mesler said.

A few years later, Mesler said he was standing on top of a hill in Vancouver with his bobsledding partners, ready to represent the United States. He stressed that there are multiple paths to take in

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Hebron gets some olde world magic at Ren. Faire

By Christine Peterson Campus Correspondent

This year marks the 13th annual King Arthur’s Renaissance Faire in Hebron. The faire has been running since Sept. 24 and this weekend marked the final weekend of the autumn renaissance festival.

Saturday was one of two special event days entitled Halloween Knights in spirit of the season. It was cold and rainy when the faire’s actors, performers and merchants went on.

Longtime farm manager, UConn alum dies at 61

By Kim Wilson Staff Writer

Faculty and students of the UConn Department of Animal Sciences are feeling the loss of long-time farm manager and UConn alumnus Randy Knight, who died suddenly on Sept. 18 at age 61.

“I’ve worked with him for 25 years and it’s a big loss,” Kathleen Pelletier, assistant farm manager, said. “It’s just an empty feeling down there at the barns.”

Knight graduated from UConn with a BS in agriculture and began working at the university in 1986 as the farm manager at the Livestock Unit.

Knight served as a mentor to UConn students in the Animal Sciences program at UConn, was a 4H leader and worked with local Boy Scouts and FFA members. He was also an active member of the CT Sheep Breeders and the New England Sheep and Wool Growers, said Tina Burnham, financial assistant of the Department of Animal Sciences.

Students and faculty who knew Knight expressed their

affection for him and acknowledged his loss at the university.

“Every morning at 7 a.m.

I’d see him and we’d talk about what was going on in the barns,” Pelletier said. “It was a huge impact to lose him.”

Pelletier said Knight worked hard, enjoyed his work and never complained.

“He always saw the better side in things,” Pelletier said.

“He was an amazing, gentle, nice man. Truly, I am going to miss him. These are things we said about him in life, not just in his death.”

Pelletier said her children had the pleasure of learning from Knight through 4H and the FFA. “They learned a lot from Randy,” Pelletier said. “I learned a lot from Randy.”

James Gaffney, a 7th-semester animal science major, worked with Knight during a professional internship with the department of animal sciences two summers ago.

“Randy was a warm personality,” Gaffney said. “He was very friendly and accommodating towards me even though

On one stage during the evening was the Dueling Fools show; Rocco and George perform as the dueling fools, fencing with period swords while also making the crowd break into hysterical laughter.

On the king’s stage was the Tribal de Luna belly-dancing show, with girls dancing in jingling scarf belts and skirts to exotic music played on old instruments.

The faire’s actors dress the part even outside the shows.

There were knights, kings and

was only shown on the 8th and the 15th, the two ‘Halloween knights.’ In addition, there was trick-or-treating for children; each booth and tent had candy ready for the trussed-up ones under 12.

In addition to shows, there were activities to take part in.

One of which was the Hit and Stab emporium with useable weapons to try. There was an archery range to experiment with recurve bows as well as

A Boat afloat

Freshman Ryan Boatright dunks over sophomore Shabazz Napier at UConn’s First Night, Friday.

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What’s on at UConn today...

Writing About Food, Travel, Culture 4 to 6 p.m.

CLAS, 217 New York Times travel writer Matt Gross talks about his work. He is best known for his “Frugal Traveler” columns.

Pumpkin Carving and Painting 2 to 5 p.m.

Fairfield Way Paint and carve a pumpkin as well as enjoy festive fall food. Tools, paint and pumpkins will be provided.

Book Talk 4 to 5 p.m.

UConn Co-op Assistant Professor of history Mark Healey will talk about his book “The Ruins of the New Argentina.”

Volleyball Tournament 5 to 8 p.m.

Husky Village Volleyball Courts Pi Beta Phi Arrowspike is a volleyball tournament that raises money for First Book, an organization that provides new books for needy children.

Registration is $35 a team

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Students looking into creating a memorial

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AP Interview: activist begins hunger strike

HARTFORD (AP) — Hartford-area activist Cornell Lewis says he is waging a hunger strike, hoping to draw attention to what he claim is a racist attitude toward minority staff at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School in Middletown.

Lewis, a youth service officer at the facility for delinquent boys, said he began the strike on Monday. The 61-year-old pastor told The Associated Press that he is frustrated by what he says is inaction by the school’s administration.

Lewis said he will only ingest fluids. He is demanding an outside investigation.

His strike comes more than a year after he and four coworkers filed a federal lawsuit claiming black employees have been treated unfairly.

William Rosenbeck, the facility’s superintendent, said he is not aware of any specific instances of racism that he can investigate.

Conn. Supreme Court hears sexual assault case

HARTFORD (AP) — A prosecutor says a state court was wrong to overturn the convictions of a Bridgeport man charged with sexually assaulting a 25-year-old disabled woman.

Prosecutor Susann Gill told the Supreme Court on Monday that evidence in Richard Fourtin’s trial showed the woman has a difficult time communicating. She has cerebral palsy, mental disabilities and cannot talk or walk, but can communicate with gestures.

Fourtin was sentenced to six years in prison in 2008 after a jury convicted him of sexual assault charges. But the state Appellate Court overturned the convictions in 2009, saying the prosecution didn’t prove the woman was “physically helpless” as defined by state law.

The Supreme Court didn’t rule Monday.

Advocates for the disabled say the rights of people with disabilities are at stake in the case.

from LONGTIME, page 1 Oct. 12 Christopher C. Stearns, 20, of Branford, was arrested at 10:34 a.m. at the Branford Police Department and charged with larceny in the fifth degree. Stearns was taken into UConn Police custody on an active arrest warrant.

An investigation into a theft implicated Stearns as responsible for the theft of a laptop computer in September. His bond was set for $1,000 and his court date is Oct. 25.

Oct. 14 Patrick K. Desrocher, 41, of Ashford, was arrested at 7:19 p.m. on Hillside Road at Stadium Road and charged with failure to drive right and driving while under the influence. Desrocher was stopped for failure to drive right.

With further investigation, it was suspected Desrocher was under the influence.

Desrocher failed a series of sobriety tests. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Oct. 24.

was arrested at 2:06 a.m. and charged with improper uses of high beams and driving while under the influence. Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Kelly’s car. After speaking with Kelly, police suspected he was under the influence. Kelly then failed a series of field sobriety tests.

His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Oct. 24.

Dylan W. Walter, 28, of Clinton, was arrested at 5:20 p.m. at Rentschler Field and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and interfering with an officer. Rentschler Field Security alerted police that Walter had entered the women’s restroom. Security said Walter was argumentative and would not comply with their instructions to leave the premises.

Police began escorting Walter but he physically resisted the officers. His bond was set for $1,000 and his court date is Oct. 25.

a.m. on Hunting Lodge Road and charged with failure to obey a stop sign and driving while under the influence.

Police conducted a motor vehicle stop after watching Trapp fail to obey a stop sign at the intersection of King Hill Road and North Eagleville Road. Police suspected she was under the influence. Trapp was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which she failed. Her bond was set for $500 and her court date is Oct. 31.

Oct. 15 Sean P. Kelly, 20, of Avon,

Oct. 16 Jessica E. Trapp, 21, of Fairfield, was arrested at 1:20

Marin Beshi, 25, of Burlington, was arrested at 1:58 a.m. and charged with failure to drive write and driving while under the influence. Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on a car operated by Beshi after watching it cross the double yellow line on Hunting Lodge Road. After speaking with Beshi, police suspected he was under the influence.

Beshi was subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. His bond was set for $1,000 and his court date is Oct. 24.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Urban Outfitters’ line of Navajo-branded clothing and accessories has set off a firestorm online and within the Navajo Nation government, with allegations of trademark violations and criticism of the products — particularly underwear and a liquor flask — that many tribal members consider disrespectful.

Native American-inspired prints have shown up on runways for years, and it’s common for designers to borrow from other cultures.

But the Navajo government’s issue with Urban Outfitters is

the clothing chain’s use of the name “Navajo” on its products and in marketing. The tribe holds at least 10 trademarks on the name that cover clothing, footwear, online retail sales, household products and textiles.

The tribe’s Department of Justice sent Urban Outfitters CEO Glen Senk a cease-anddesist letter in June, demanding that the company pull the Navajo name from its products. The tribe has received no response but says it remains “cautiously optimistic” it can persuade Urban Outfitters to adopt another name and trade-

mark.

“When products that have absolutely no connection to the Navajo Nation, its entities, its people, and their products are marketed and retailed under the guise that they are Navajo in origin, the Navajo Nation does not regard this as benign or trivial,” said Brian Lewis, an attorney for the tribe. “It takes appropriate action to maintain distinctiveness and clarity of valid name association in the market and society.”

Urban Outfitters, which has stores across the country and overseas, said it has not heard from the Navajo Nation and has

I lacked experience working with livestock.”

Gaffney fondly recalled moments during his internship experience with Knight.

“I think the memory that best summarizes Randy to me was when I clipped a wooden cow fence with a skid-steer loader while cleaning out a yard; I expected Randy to be somewhat upset,” Gaffney said. “Instead, when I told him about it, he smiled and laughed and passed me a box of nails and a hammer. I started to put the fence back together and quickly realized all the nicks on the surface of the wood and crooked nails were indicative of earlier students doing exactly the same thing, and that Randy realized that mistakes are the best part about learning for one’s self.”

Students are looking into creating a memorial for Randy such as a bench with a plaque, said Pelletier. As an UConn alumnus and employee of 25 years, Knight’s loss is felt here at the university by both students and faculty.

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Mohegan Sun casino: Navajo calls out Urban Outfitters for products Sept. slots revenue up

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino says revenue from slot machines jumped in September, while Foxwoods Resort Casino said revenue fell 5 percent.

Mohegan Sun said Monday that revenue was $59.8 million, up by nearly 4 percent from September 2010. It was welcome news to the Indian-run casino, which reported declining revenue every month since March due to the weak economy and competition from other casinos in the Northeast.

Jeffrey E. Hartmann, president and chief executive, credited an extra Friday in September, better weather and effective marketing.

Foxwoods said slot revenue was $53.2 million, down from $56.1 million in September 2010. Scott Butera, president and chief executive at Foxwoods, said in a statement that despite the persistently weak economy, the casino is generating slot revenue at about the same pace as it did last year.

no plans to alter its products.

“Like many other fashion brands, we interpret trends and will continue to do so for years to come,” company spokesman Ed Looram said. “The Native American-inspired trend and specifically the term ‘Navajo’ have been cycling through fashion, fine art and design for the last few years.”

While the Navajo Nation has not threatened legal action, law professor Bill Hennessey thinks it has a strong case.

He said the tribe could argue the products cause confusion among customers about who manufactured them.

Police: Kansas pilot died in Conn. plane crash Faire full of booths of handmade Fans are able to meet medalists costumes, weapons, jewelery from OLYMPIANS, page 1

DANBURY (AP) — Danbury police say a Kansas man was the pilot who died when his airplane clipped a house and crashed.

Peter Woodsmall of Mission Hills, Kan., a Kansas City suburb, was 64. His plane crashed Sunday night next to the kitchen window of a 91-year-old woman who was not hurt.

The single-engine, propeller-driven plane went down shortly after 8 p.m. after losing contact with the Danbury airport tower. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a Cirrus SR-22.

It was the second plane crash near the Danbury Municipal Airport in less than a month.

Another small plane crashed Oct. 1 shortly after takeoff from the airport, landing about a mile away on a lawn in Ridgefield after clipping the tops of several trees. The pilot was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

New Haven police chief resigns

NEW HAVEN (AP) — New Haven's mayor says police Chief Frank Limon has resigned after a year and a half on the job.

The New Haven Register reports that the resignation will be effective on Nov. 16. Mayor John DeStefano Jr. plans to announce his replacement on Tuesday.

DeStefano said Monday that the announcement follows two weeks of discussions between himself and Limon regarding the chief's personal circumstances and goals for the department. He said Limon is leaving by mutual agreement.

Limon came to New Haven last year on a four-year contract.

He had a reputation as a gang-fighting officer from Chicago but some officers criticized him as being detached. Rank-and-file officers voted early in his tenure that they had no confidence in his leadership.

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The Connecticut Renaissance Faire also has large medieval marketplace to peruse. There are booths of handcrafted and one of a kind items. There are tents of usable weapons, wooden weapons, show weapons and tents of medieval clothing and jewelry. The Fairy Hop gift shop had a tent set up, with figurines of fairies and the work of Amy Brown, an artist who specializes in fairy drawings. The most common tents sold clothing; leather armor and leather clothing, or period costumes which are all extravagant and hand-made. Fairie Taylor was the name of one business that sold beautifully-made costumes.

“It’s all handmade, even the cloth, so you won’t find anything like this anywhere else,” said Don Taylor, who was dressed in his own designs: a

pirate coat of singular designs.

The food offered remained true and authentic; with large turkey legs to dine on, bread and stew. Then there were booths of regular fair food as expected, like pizza and doughboys.

The faire ran for a month and had its last weekend for the fall, but will be back in the Spring with its sister renaissance festival: the Robin Hood faire in the Guilford fairgrounds. This faire will begin on May 12 of 2012.

The Connecticut Renaissance faire is also always seeking volunteers, actors, and entertainers to help create the magic of the festival. People can contact them or just look at the website at www.ctfaire.com to learn more about the festivals, joining, and what to do when there.

There is also a newsletter available to join.

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life and sometimes you really have to keep your eyes open for new and greater opportunity.

Ohno, like Messler, did not originally see himself becoming an eight-time medalist as one of the best short track speed skaters in the world. Originally, he said, his eyes were set on playing football or boxing. After his dad crushed those aspirations, Ohno moved on to other pursuits, namely training six or seven times a day for the next Olympic games.

Ohno told the audience he believes that the American public does not realize the extent of effort and dedication that goes into Olympic training.

An event could last 11 seconds, but to these athletes, Ohno emphasized, these 11 seconds could be the product of years in training, sweat and tears.

Ohno did not only answer questions – he also posed one to the audience: At the end of the day, can you really tell yourself that you gave 100 percent effort?

When an audience member asked the athletes if they have ever lost motivation to get up and train or if they always power through it.

Ohno replied that each day he has goals to accomplish. He also said that being the best is all about consistency, and not putting less effort into tasks on days when you do not feel like trying hard.

Following the words of the athletes, fans had the opportunity to meet them and get autographs and pictures at a “Coffee Hour” hosted by Deloitte.

Cindy Chen, a 1st-semester exploratory major, said, “When [Shirley] was talking about how he grew up, I felt truly inspired.”

1st-semester nutrition major Melissa Windover said, “I loved hearing the back stories of these athletes, especially Apolo Ohno, who I clearly remember from watching the Olympics. It is amazing that they put so much effort and time into their work,” Windower said.

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Ohio retrial under way for suspect in 1967 killing

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of holding a 14-year-old schoolgirl captive for days in his basement before killing her in 1967 went on trial Monday for the second time in two months after jurors failed to reach a verdict the first time around.

Prosecutors indicated they plan to bring new evidence against 75-year-old Robert Bowman that they say will link him to the killing.

Bowman is charged with murder in the death of Eileen Adams, a Toledo high school freshman who vanished on her way home from school and whose body was found tied up and wrapped in a rug a month later in a southern Michigan field.

He has pleaded not guilty and faces life in prison if he’s convicted. Jurors in August

couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict after several weeks of testimony and 12 hours of deliberations.

Detectives tried to connect Bowman to the slaying in the early 1980s after his former wife described a nightmarish scene of finding Eileen alive in their basement fruit cellar with her arms outstretched and bound, tape covering her mouth.

Ex-wife Margaret Bowman told detectives that he made her go with him when he dumped the body, but her story wasn’t enough to bring charges until a cold case squad reopened the investigation five years ago. New DNA evidence connected Bowman with the killing, prosecutors said, and police arrested him near Palm Springs, Calif., in 2008.

Margaret Bowman is

expected to testify again.

Defense attorney Peter Rost tried to cast doubt on her account during the initial trial. He said that she waited 14 years to tell her story to police and that she stayed

NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc.’s earnings rose 74 percent in the third quarter as more of its customers paid their bills on time, leading to lower losses from loans. An accounting gain also boosted income.

The profit report came as the Occupy Wall Street movement entered its second month and spread across the country, targeting large financial institutions like Citi. As of Monday the bank said it had not yet been approached by organizers of the protest following an offer last week from Citigroup’s CEO, Vikram Pandit, to meet with them.

Occupy Wall Street rallies started last month in New York with protests against income inequality and demands for higher taxes on the wealthy. CEOs like Pandit are prime targets.

On Saturday, two dozen people were arrested after they entered a Citibank branch in New York and refused to leave.

Monday’s results reflected Citigroup’s seventh straight quarter of income growth. Citigroup was one of the biggest recipients of taxpayer support during the financial crisis. It received $45 billion in bailouts funds and was partly owned by the government until December 2010.

The New York bank’s net income rose 74 percent, to $3.8 billion, due to lower losses from loans and an accounting gain related to the valuation of the bank’s own debt. Citi’s stock fell 1.7 percent to close at $27.93,

less than other banks stocks. Citi is the nation’s third-biggest bank measured by assets.

Banks like Citi have benefited as Americans have improved their financial health, saving more and paying off their credit card debt on time. Citi’s losses from bad loans fell 41 percent during the quarter to $4.5 billion as defaults fell on Citi-branded cards. That allowed Citi to add $1.4 billion to its earnings from credit reserves it had set aside earlier in anticipation of deeper losses.

However, the bank’s ability to collect fees from raising interest rates on loans or from fees for late payments has decreased because of new regulations. That led to a 9 percent drop in revenue at its North American consumer business. Rival Wells Fargo & Co., which also released its results Monday, took a similar hit to its credit card fee income due to new banking rules.

Citi said new regulation has also changed its plans for its private-label credit card unit, which issues cards in partnership with retail stores. Citi had said it was planning to either sell or reduce the size of the unit. The bank reversed course after noticing that customers are using retailerissued cards more. Pandit said in an internal memo to employees the business earned $2.2 billion so far this year as delinquencies declined.

Citi’s income also included a $1.9 billion accounting gain related to its credit holdings. The

paper gains are related to a drop in the value of the banks’ liabilities, which have to be recorded as an earnings and revenue gain according to accounting rules.

With the accounting gain, its revenue edged up 1 percent to $20.86 billion. Excluding the gain, Citi’s revenue fell 8 percent from the same period last year.

Trading in stocks and bonds and Citi’s investment banking division were hurt by turmoil in financial markets brought on by the debt crisis in Europe and a downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating in August.

The volatility kept many investors away and led companies to put off stock and bond offerings. Those factors also led to a sharp drop in investment banking fees at rival JPMorgan Chase & Co. which reported earnings last week.

Citi’s revenue from fixed income fell 33 percent to $2.3 billion; its stock business fell 73 percent to $289 million and investment banking fell 21 percent.

On a positive note, Citi’s large network of international branches — more than any other U.S. bank — helped the bank offset some of the slowdown in the U.S. Led by Asia and Latin America, the bank’s international consumer business increased 10 percent.

“Our deep roots in these markets give us efficient advantages,” said Pandit in a conference call with analysts to discuss earnings.

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with Bowman for 11 years and moved with him to three different states before leaving only when his business failed.

Both sides acknowledged that she also had a serious drinking problem.

On Monday, assistant Lucas County prosecutor John Weglian told jurors that DNA evidence from semen on the victim’s thermal underwear found that there was a one in 4 million chance that the stain came from someone other than Bowman.

“If Margaret Bowman made this story up out of spite or a drunken stupor, she had to be the luckiest liar,” Weglian said during opening statements.

He also told jurors that investigators think a white dog might have been at the crime scene — a new bit of

information that didn’t come up in the first trial. Bowman owned a white dog at the time, Weglian said.

Prosecutors were more graphic in describing how the girl died, telling jurors that her skull had been shattered in half and a nail had been driven through the back of her neck into the brain.

Bowman’s attorney said Monday that the DNA evidence didn’t conclusively point to him and that other comparable tests did not match him.

Bowman had been a successful businessman before disappearing in the 1980s into a life on the streets in Florida and California.

He had owned a construction company in Ohio and later a business that made high-end purses in Florida and sold them in Nieman Marcus

and Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

But when police detectives tracked him down in Florida in 1982, he was living in an abandoned restaurant, wearing a tattered shirt and jeans and a scruffy beard.

Hanging from the restaurant ceiling were three dolls, some with their feet bound with string. A nail had been driven into the head of two dolls — eerily similar to how a hunter had found Eileen’s body.

When police charged him in 2006, two decades later, they had no idea where he was living or even if he was still alive. He was profiled on “America’s Most Wanted” and police in Southern California arrested him in 2008 when he was spotted riding a bicycle. His attorney said he had been living under a tarp in the desert.

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In this Sept. 30 photo, Clemson University doctoral student Nick Seiter shows a sweep net filled with “kudzu bugs” caught in a test plot in Blackville, S.C. Seiter is studying the invasive Asian bug, which is wreaking havoc on soybean crops.

BLACKVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kudzu — the “plant that ate the South” — has finally met a pest that’s just as voracious. Trouble is, the so-called “kudzu bug” is also fond of another East Asian transplant that we happen to like, and that is big money for American farmers.

Soybeans.

“When this insect is feeding on kudzu, it’s beneficial,” Clemson University entomologist Jeremy Greene says as he stands in a field swarming with the brown, pea-sized critters.

“When it’s feeding on soybeans, it’s a pest.”

Like kudzu, which was introduced to the South from Japan in the late 19th century

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Discretion about student loans essential for grad school

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tudent loan debt is a growing national problem that requires prospective graduate students to engage in financially savvy behavior. In 2010, student loan debt hit the $1 trillion mark and, with limited job opportunities and tepid economic growth, will probably grow. Students no longer live in a world in which they can automatically attend the best college that accepts them. With debt burdens restricting both them and their families in the long-term, they cannot afford to simply pay for an education now and worry about the price later. Instead, as they prepare for graduate school, they should seek particular ways in which to save money and, if necessary, reconsider whether a graduate education is the wisest financial choice at that point in their lives.

Students must consider if their current, four-year financial situation allows them to cover the cost of a bachelor’s degree.

The College Board’s Trends in Student Aid released a study revealing “10-percent of people who graduated in 2007-2008 with student loans had borrowed $40,000 or more.” This high cost becomes a huge concern for families, and especially for graduates, who in this economic climate can expect a competitive job market and the real possibility of finding only a low-paying job. This lack of adequate employment can make a graduate degree implausible, at least in the near future, especially if a student is already saddled with debt his or her undergraduate days. Education is important, of course, but if a student wants to pursue a bachelor’s degree, he or she must make the decision expecting to owe many thousands of dollars with little chance of meeting the required payback plan.

Besides choosing a job over grad school, would-be grad students can take other practical steps to prevent student-loan debt from permanently damaging their futures. Students can research scholarships and TA programs. The latter may cover a grad student’s entire cost of education, though options vary by college. Another alternative is to apply for fellowship programs that often provides one-year of beneficial job experience that can augment one’s job application without spending as much money on a grad degree. Scholarships are a tried-and-true method as well, and students must conduct detailed research as soon as possible to meet deadlines.

Undergraduate students with a degree must accept the reality that well-paying jobs are no longer a given for them. Instead of merely mourning the loss of an affordable graduate program, making a cost-benefit analysis will go a long way. Though ideally each person should receive the best education possible, sometimes the economic reality trumps one’s desires. That is the world prospective graduates face, and the sooner they accept it, the sooner they can move on to the next step in their lives.

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By the end of my senior year, I’d like to be on a first name basis with all of the buildings on campus. Arjona?

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You can wear your undies insideout all day long, and it wont bother you; but as soon as you realize it, it is literally ALL you can think about.

I got a 99% on my history quiz. Once again the 1% is keeping me from achieving my dreams.

Today my professor said “some of you fall prey to my sweet soft voice.” Now there’s no way I’ll ever be able to fall asleep in that class again.

To the skunk with a cup stuck on its head outside Buckley: Sorry I didn’t take it off, bro, but you looked like you were gonna spray me.

“I didn’t do this, alright?” - my professor’s reaction to the class upon discovering he wrote on the whiteboard in permanent marker.

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Refuse the ‘winter of discontent’

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eter Apps, a political risk correspondent with Reuters, has recently analyzed the current state of world affairs and decided that all signs point to “an autumn and winter of discontent.” While I appreciate the allusion to the Bard (read the first page of “Richard III,” and then read the rest of it, you just may learn something), I find that this analysis is one that ultimately feeds into

By Michelle Anjirbag the vicious cycle of events that are Weekly Columnist keeping citizens of humanity, essentially, “discontent.” The basis of this analysis is the recent, dramatic increase in expressed anger, protests and organized violent acts over the past few years, and the economic strains that are creating large divides across demographic lines, thus making politics “unpredictable.”

I have a hard time understanding why a democratic system of government should ever be predictable.

Recent protest movements have centered around the phrase “we are the 99 percent,” claiming to speak for the disenfranchised masses, irate from years of being spoken for by the entitled one percent. But I am not the one percent. I am not the 99 percent.

I would prefer that neither group claim to speak for me. I, like many students and professionals I know, work hard for what

I want, and understand that even with hard work, we cannot always have what we want, and also that unreasonable demands are worthless. It is unreasonable to assume that because things are not falling into one’s lap, that one has been “denied opportunity.”

It is equally unreasonable to demand more social programs, but that taxes should be simultaneously lowered across the board.

It would be one thing to demand that corporations can no longer be viewed as a person under the law; to demand “change” realistically asks for nothing. And if things change for the worst, well, you still got exactly what you asked for. But even in the face of this coming “winter,” which Apps and many other critics are steering us towards, I am going to choose to refuse to be discontent.

As a society, we have not adjusted out expectations of what the reality of living in America is compared with the idealized, pre-WWI mythic image of the “American Dream.” As life became easier, we forgot that it was the industrious, and entrepreneurial nature of first colonists, and then American citizens, that created the image that anyone could come here and build the life they wanted. No one was going to hand them an easy life; building something takes work, sacrifice and the heartbreaking effort required to pull a community together in a time of uncertainty. We have to remember that having a right to something does not make it easily attainable. Frankly, even without the current economic and political unrest, life would still be hard. The future would still be uncertain. Someone in power would still have more than you, would still be unwilling to pass out handouts, and

would still not listen.

That life is hard and riddled with moments of discontent is the inherent nature of life.

That we expect it to be languidly easy is ridiculous and naïve on our own part. So I am going to refuse to be discontent. I don’t need a political analyst to tell me how I need to see my future. I see opportunities, and I am going to work for them. When I can help someone out, and give back to the community I am a part of, I am going to do that as well. And when things don’t work out, as they often don’t, I am not going to waste time or energy looking for someone to blame. Of course I would like a more accountable and responsible government, and for corporations to stop running our lives. But the reality is that it is our own habits that have given the top one percent the power it now wields. And I know that sitting out on a city street with no concrete demand will not change that.

And for the analysts who will continue to use this phrase, let me give you a lesson in Shakespeare. “Richard III” is a meditation on evil. “Now is the winter of our discontent” is the opening line of a play that remains mildly controversial because the reader becomes sympathetic with an evil man, willing to do anything to steal his brother’s crown, from arranging fratricide, to locking his nephews in the Tower and then killing them. Is this really the frame that the 99 percent should view the future through?

Weekly Columnist Michelle Anjirbag is a 7th-semester English major. She can be reached at Michelle.Anjirbag@UConn.edu.

Ethics behind targeting terrorists hazy

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ith a thunderous roar the fury of multiple Americanmade Hellfire missiles slammed into a car full of passengers, spewing Yemini soil in every direction. Miles away, the emerging fireball that appeared on the drone operator’s monitoring screen conBy Lucas Walsh firmed the result of the Staff Columnist C.I.A. operation: the terrorist threat Anwar al-Awlaki was dead.

Approximately two years prior to his death on September 30, Awlaki was added to the C.I.A.’s “capture or kill” list. He was heavily involved in Al Qaeda’s propaganda campaign.

He worked to recruit members such as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab who recently plead guilty to attempting to blow up a passenger plane in the United States with explosives sewn into his underwear. There is also evidence suggesting he played a role in a failed plot designed to blow up cargo planes with explosives smuggled in printer cartridges.

It’s no surprise that the United States wanted him dead.

But one thing separated Awlaki from the other members of the “capture or kill” list, an exclusive little club of suspected terrorists whose members are deemed

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acceptable to be killed by the U.S. government if they are unable to be captured. Unlike the other targets, Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen to make the list.

The distinction may seem insignificant considering that he moved to Yemen before his assassination. But the setting of a legal precedent for conducting extrajudicial executions of citizens is chilling nonetheless.

What is most concerning, though, is the lack of consistency and transparency of the process that determines who makes the target list. The Obama administration refuses to even acknowledge that such an attack occurred because the military and C.I.A. drone programs are technically covert operations.

And while Awlaki’s case is special because he was also a U.S. citizen, target selection of nonnationals are often even more shrouded.

Like prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, non-citizen targets of drone strikes are caught in a legal grey

area in which it is difficult to determine their legal status and rights. Militants often do not wear uniforms that distinguish themselves from civilians as in conventional warfare, making it difficult to draw the line between a person who can be a legitimate military target and someone who would lawfully need a trial. Who can be considered an enemy soldier and who should be treated as an ordinary criminal suspect?

The Obama administration is apparently struggling to find that answer. In Awlaki’s case, a recently discovered secret internal memo from the administration outlines its justification for targeting one of its own citizens a year before his death. It counters arguments that a drone strike would violate an executive order banning assassinations and various international laws of war. However, it does nothing to establish a clear legal doctrine for its expanding drone programs.

The need for such clarification is important because the future of the War on Terror is looking less

“Like prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, noncitizen targets of drone strikes are caught in a legal grey area...”

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like the troop-intensive counterinsurgency campaigns waged in Iraq and Afghanistan and more like the drone warfare in Yemen or Pakistan. Consider that within the last year the United States has engaged its military or C.I.A. operated armed drone campaigns in six conflict zones around the world (Count them: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia). The arsenal of U.S. operated drones has grown from 50 a decade ago to about 7,000 today, reflecting the increase in their appeal.

Using armed drones to take out targets remains an effective way of eliminating our nation’s enemies. The strikes are precise, effective and limit civilian casualties. The issue is not the use of drones itself but rather that the convenience of using them sometimes overshadows legal justification of their result. In the obscure world of counterterrorism the prosecution of even the most heinous individuals needs to have a consistent and transparent structure. Suspects like Anwar al-Awlaki are threats to American society, but it doesn’t mean we have to toss away our judicial process to deal with them.

Staff Columnist Lucas Walsh is a 7th-semester nutritional sciences and resource economics double major. He can be reached at Lucas.Walsh@UConn.edu

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Stay close to home and avoid distractions.

Create an environment at home that supports you and what you’re up to. Keep your money in your pocket. Organize for space.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Three minutes of silence in the morning helps you prepare for the noisy rollercoaster day ahead. You’ll find it easier to concentrate and to make decisions.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Avoid trouble where money’s involved by counting coins before you spend them.

Optimism prevails, and gives you extra oomph. Discover beauty in the unusual.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re looking better than ever and are ready to take risks (as long as they don’t involve wealth). Take advantage of a renewed ability to express yourself clearly.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Contemplate the plan; figure out your strategy; but don’t get stuck in your head.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- It’s time to get social, and not just with media. Call some friends; get out and discover new things about each other. Work together for a common cause.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -Others are looking for your leadership in the reigning confusion. Listen to someone who tells the truth. You’ll know it when you hear it. Take charge.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Put on your best explorer outfit, and go search for treasures in places you avoided before. Leave it hidden where you find it, for now. You’ll remember where it is.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- The next two days could be a testing period, in which you need to be on your best behavior. Stick to what you already know.

Smile, and keep dancing. Rest later.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Rely on partnership today to create results and reach the next level. Share your dynamic vision, and inspire your team to build momentum.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Intense creativity at work wants to take over the schedule. Stay focused and let it rip. Home or workplace is best. An insider’s tip helps you save big. Collaboration flows.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Surround yourself with loved ones in a private retreat. Let go of stresses for romance and friendship. Repeat what was said for clarity. Succeed with loving support.

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Touring NC, Obama seeks jobs votes FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — Railing against Republicans, President Barack Obama on Monday pushed for a jobs package that Congress is splintering into pieces, with Senate Democrats planning to start with a plan to help states hire teachers, police and firefighters.

In campaign mode on the road, Obama accused Republicans senators of saying no to helping Americans.

With the president’s plan for one big bill now dead, the Senate began moving to take up parts of it. Yet given that the Senate is likely to be consumed this week with an overdue spending bill — and then is taking a vacation next week — any votes on portions of the jobs legislation may not take place until November.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid planned to announce on Monday that the chamber would move first on the aid to states.

Obama, on a bus tour through the politically crucial states of North Carolina and Virginia, made a coordinated push for that part of his bill and mocked Republicans for forcing a pieceby-piece approach to his jobs legislation.

Republicans in the Senate rejected consideration of his whole $447 billion plan last week.

“Maybe they just couldn’t understand the whole thing at once, so we’re going to break it up into bite-size pieces,” Obama said from his first stop in western North Carolina before getting on his black-tinted bus and

heading east across the state.

Obama is pitching a $35 billion proposal of aid to states, and spokesman Jay Carney said the White House anticipates action “very soon.”

But the state aid package faces long odds on Capitol Hill.

It is a non-starter in the GOPcontrolled House and is sure to face a vote-blocking filibuster in the Senate, which would require 60 votes to overcome. Last year, when Senate Democrats controlled 59 votes, moderate Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine voted with Democrats to pass a $26 billion state aid package. But with their numbers down to 53, Democrats appear stuck.

Outside Asheville, N.C., a supportive crowd broke into a chant of “four more years” for Obama. Said the president in response: “I appreciate the four more years, but right now I’m thinking about the next thirteen months.”

Republicans denounced the bus trip as nothing more than a taxpayer-funded campaign trip through two must-win states to try to bolster Obama’s standing for the 2012 election.

The president kept up his strategy of taking his case to voters, saying a recent poll showed public backing for his proposals.

He told his audience that when Republicans in the Senate voted against his bill, “essentially, they said no to you.”

Obama spoke from an airport outside Asheville that he

said could benefit from his $50 billion proposal to help fix airports, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

After his remarks and a round of hand-shakes, Obama headed east on Interstate 40, but soon turned off to have lunch at a barbecue restaurant in Marion, population 8,075, where he ordered takeout and chatted with patrons about plans to boost U.S. exports.

From Marion, the bus caravan route took Obama uphill through Blue Ridge foothills dappled with fall reds and oranges. At a general store in Boone, near Appalachian State University, he shopped for Halloween candy, loading up on peppermint patties and candy corn.

“On Halloween, the first lady doesn’t mind,” he explained.

Obama was traveling on the all-black touring bus he first used on a similar road trip in August, rolling through Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

The Secret Service purchased it for $1.1 million.

House Republicans also touted legislation due for a vote next week to repeal a law that would require the withholding of 3 percent of payments to government contractors. The measure was enacted in 2005 by a GOPcontrolled Congress to try to ensure that contractors couldn’t duck their taxes.

While Obama has pledged to travel the country pitching his plans to get Americans back to work, his stops have focused heavily on political swing

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President Barack Obama greets people upon his arrival at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C., Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, to begin his three-day bus tour promoting the American Jobs Act.

states, underscoring the degree to which what happens with the economy is tied to Obama’s reelection prospects.

Despite Obama’s calls for urgency, it appears the lawmakers may not take up individual components of the president’s bill until November, at the earliest. The Senate is set to debate appropriations bills this week, and lawmakers have a scheduled break at the end of the month.

The president will also speak at community colleges, high schools and a firehouse as he travels through North Carolina

and Virginia this week.

Both North Carolina and Virginia are traditionally Republican leaning, but changing demographics and a boost in voter turnout among young people and African-Americans helped Obama carry them in 2008.

But nearly three years after his historic election, the president’s approval ratings in both states are sagging, in line with the national trend.

A Quinnipiac University poll out earlier this month put Obama’s approval rating in Virginia at 45 percent, with

52 percent disapproving. The same poll showed 83 percent of Virginians were dissatisfied with the direction of the country. In North Carolina, Obama has a 42 percent approval rating, according to an Elon University poll conducted this month. Most national polls put Obama’s approval rating in the mid- to low-40s.

The conservative advocacy group American Crossroads planned to run television ads in both states during Obama’s trip, criticizing the president’s jobs proposals as a second round of stimulus spending.

Givat Hamatos would be the first new Jewish settlement — or neighborhood — to be built in east Jerusalem since the Har Homa enclave was started in 1997. It could hardly come at a more delicate time: last month the Palestinians asked the United Nations Security council to rec-

ognize a Palestinian state encompassing the West Bank, Gaza, and east Jerusalem.

Ashton, the EU foreign policy chief, said she “deplored” the latest Israeli decision and urged the government to halt the project, citing concern it would cut off Arab Jerusalem off from Bethlehem.

East Jerusalem Jewish housing plan clears hurdle JERUSALEM (AP) — A plan for settling thousands more Jews in a strategic part of Israeliannexed east Jerusalem has quietly cleared a key bureaucratic hurdle, threatening to cut a link between Jerusalem and the West Bank and endanger already slim peace prospects.

The proposed Givat Hamatos development would complete a Jewish band around a part of east Jerusalem, the Palestinians’ hoped-for capital, complicating any future partition of the city.

“This is a game changer,” Daniel Seidemann, a Jerusalem expert, said of Givat Hamatos.

While relatively small in size, “this is a mega-settlement in terms of impact,” he added.

The plan calls for about 2,600 apartments, including about 1,800 for Givat Hamatos and 800 for an expansion of Beit Safafa, an adjacent Palestinian neighborhood, Seidemann said. Construction could begin by the second half of 2012, he said.

Because of Israel’s construction of a half-ring of Jewish enclaves in east Jerusalem, only a few land corridors are left its core Arab neighborhoods and the West Bank. Givat Hamatos would cut off one of the key remaining ones — cutting off the area of Beit Safafa from the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

The new building plan drew condemnation over the weekend from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. The U.N. and EU, along with the U.S. and Russia, make up the Quartet of Mideast mediators, who hope to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

Quartet envoys are set to meet next week in the region to nudge the two sides back to the table, but prospects are were dim before, and even more so now.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will not return to talks as long as Israel keeps building on territory it captured in the 1967 war, and Palestinian officials said the plans for Givat Hamatos reinforced that decision.

“It’s another slap in the face of all those international efforts being made toward the resumption of a meaningful political process,” Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told The Associated Press on Monday. “It’s not only damaging to our own interests, it’s damaging to all those who have a vested interest in a two-state solution,” referring to a Palestinian state next to Israel.

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In this Oct. 17 photo, the Mar Elias monastery is seen from Givat Hamatos area in east Jerusalem. A plan for settling thousands more Jews in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem has quietly cleared a key bureaucratic hurdle, with potentially grave consequences for peace.

Arab neighborhoods to Palestine and Jewish neighborhoods to Israel. Such arrangements would be complex, likely requiring the construction of bridges and tunnels to create contiguity between disjointed Arab and Jewish areas.

Both Israel and the Palestinians accepted the concept at the time, but peace talks broke down over other issues. Since then, both sides have taken steps away from those positions.

The Palestinians, along with the international community, make no distinction between construction for Jews in the West Bank and in the occupied sector of Jerusalem. Israel annexed east Jerusalem — plus a swath of West Bank land around it — after the 1967 war and since then has settled 200,000 Jews in a ring of new developments around the Arab core.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while offering to negotiate the terms of a Palestinian state, opposes a partition of Jerusalem. His ruling coalition is dominated by hard-liners and supporters of settlement.

In a reflection of their power, the Netanyahu government last week decided to set up a task force to review West Bank land ownership, possibly creating a way to legalize dozens of unauthorized settlement outposts on lands until now regarded as private Palestinian property.

And last Tuesday, Jerusalem city officials also deposited the Givat Hamatos plan for a 60-day public review period. Court appeals could delay the process for a few more months, but construction could start within a year, according to the Israeli anti-settlement watchdog Peace Now, calling last week’s decision the final planning stage.

Jerusalem municipal spokesman Stephan Miller said more steps have to be taken before construction can begin, but declined to give details. The plan could also be canceled at the government level.

Israelis insist the post-1967 housing developments are mere “Jewish neighborhoods,” a term sounding benign and residential. The Palestinians, along with officials from the United Nations, the European Union and others, refer to them as settlements, a word which, in the shorthand of the conflict, implies illegitimacy.

Semantics aside, the world community overwhelmingly opposes the east Jerusalem construction — and it is a red line for the Palestinians who consider the eastern part of the city as their capital.

About half a million Israelis already live on occupied land, including the 200,000 in areas Israel annexed to Jewish west Jerusalem. The annexed lands include the original east Jerusalem, which under Jordanian rule was a hilly hamlet of some six square kilometers (2.5 square miles), as well another 64 square kilometers of the West Bank.

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Discovering Traveling military group teams up with music subtleties students to perform contemporary jazz pieces in beloved fairytales

By Shaquana Chaneyfield Campus Correspondent

On Oct. 17, the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors held a performance concert in J. Louis von der Medhan Recital Hall. On its third day of touring, the field band graced UConn with several jazz pieces. Pieces were adapted by many of their own members and musicians. Led and directed by Chief Warrant Officer Gordon K. Kippola, the band’s repertoire included big band swing, bebop and contemporary jazz. With a diverse selection in the pieces, many students were moving and tapping their feet to every song.

Shoshannah Henry, a 3rdsemester biology major, described the experience as a “break from the norm.” Henry said, “I don’t usually go to events like this, but I really enjoyed myself.”

The concert lasted about an hour and a half. It opened with two selections from the UConn Jazz Ensemble and included a few students from the ensemble during their performance.

The performance also included lead vocalist Master Sergeant Marva Lewis in a few selections including, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” and “East of the Sun.” Christina Caron, a 3rd-semester HDFS major, said, “I didn’t want to leave. I loved the music and how welcoming the performance was.” Audience members were on the edge of their seats for the whole concert.

Kippola directed the band and even told a few jokes during the concert. Many students felt “a

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Three musicians from the the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors play lively bebop, swing and jazz songs at a concert in von der Mehden Monday evening. The ensemble dedicates their performances to veterans and current service members of the Armed Forces, and is stationed in Fort Meade, Md. when it’s not touring.

part of the audience.” One piece involved one musician whistling, backed only by a piano selection. Kippola thanked the audience for “making it out to a live jazz performance.”

Kippola asked members of the audience to rise and salute if any of their loved ones served in the United States Military. After

the Armed Forces Salute, hugs and words of respect and gratitude were expressed for those individuals who stood. Not one individual exited the recital hall without a smile or expressing words of gratitude.

Once dismissed, the audience flooded the lobby of the J. Louis von der Medhen Recital

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Hall and greeted Kippola, thanking him and the band for the “uplifting performance.”

The Recital Hall was filled with all ages and backgrounds, from small children to veterans. Most of the audience lingered after the performance with nothing but smiles and rave reviews.

Seasonal delicacies to match the fall foliage

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Amy Levin’s blog ‘College Fashionista’ focused only on Indiana University when she first started it in 2008. Since then it has expanded to include 155 different colleges and has been used to advertise a variety of brands, such as Frye and Juicy Couture.

Fashion blog shares tips with students

There are certain people born with qualities that define them as truly unique.

Whether that is a brain for the sciences or a build for physical competition, not everyone shares the same traits. The same can be said of people born with an eye for fashion. For everyone who wakes up in the morning staring at your closet thinking deeply about which combination of t-shirt and sweatpants to wear for the day, have no fear. There

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All in all the performance was described as an “enlightening” experience and one “worth attending.” The U.S. Army Band has performed in all 50 states, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan and the Republic of India.

is a safe haven to flock to and seek knowledge to spice up your everyday apparel designed specifically for college campuses around the country.

Collegefashionista.com is a blog and lifestyle website that was started in 2008 by Amy Levin, then a senior at Indiana University. Her vision for the blog was seeing the transformation of college campuses as runways, with her classmates serving as the most influential models. Both men’s and women’s fashion styles are updated daily, tending to

the changing seasons around the country. This blog allows students from all around the country to post and share pictures, ideas and thoughts about anything involving fashion. By seeing what other peers are wearing and what trends are popular on College Fashionista, any student can incorporate some new ideas into their own personal style. What makes this blog unique is the combination of styles and trends from students nationwide into one forum.

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As the leaves change into beautiful colors, the temperature slowly dwindles downward and the air smells crisper, we can’t help but think of the amazing food that comes along with the changing season. Autumn typically means fresh picked fruit in September, delightful sweets in October and a scrumptious Thanksgiving feast in November. Every year, we indulge in those delicious fall favorites, but we forget that food is incredibly malleable.

Thus, I propose some excellent fall treat options that have a little twist to their traditional counterparts.

Instead of apple pie, try sautéed sweet apples! Autumn brings fruit-picking. Orchards, corn mazes and hay rides fill the event calendars and at the end of the day, you have bushels of apples, pears, cherries and raspberries. You go home to make some apple pie, blueberry pie and all sorts of pies. While a traditional apple pie is always a favorite, why not put those apples to more practical use by sautéing them. An apple pie takes skill and time whereas this tasty fall treat can be done by the least experienced of cooks.

You just cut the apples into slices and cook with ground cinnamon, brown sugar and butter.

As the apples caramelize, their natural juices will create amazing syrup to use on pancakes.

The best part about this dish is that you can have it any time of day or year.

Try pumpkin pancakes.

Another favorite ingredient for fall is pumpkin. Pumpkin pie tops the list on Thanksgiving,

while pumpkin spiced coffee specials make an appearance at Starbucks. Pumpkins are used for carving and for baking.

Among its many uses, pumpkin can be used innovatively to make pancakes! To your regular mix add pumpkin puree, cinnamon and ginger and voila, a perfect autumn breakfast to enjoy while watching the leaves fall.

A popular Thanksgiving item is cranberry sauce.

Trust, me it is also one of my favorites but I have another alternative that you can consider if you want to be healthier. My suggestion is a cranberry spinach salad.

Thanksgiving has such heavy dishes that this dish will cleanse the palate but is still just as sweet as cranberry sauce. It is extremely simple to do. You can add toasted almonds, dried cranberries, sesame seeds, mandarin slices on a bed of spinach leaves.

Dress the salad with a healthy vinegar and olive oil mixture and you have a great side dish to go with your turkey.

Another aspect of fall is football season. Along with the excitement of football, many people rejoice in the hefty nachos, burgers and wings that make up football cuisine. For a different but equally excellent alternative try a jambalaya sandwich.

This is made up of smoked sausage, pork loin, and chicken combined with garlic, peppers, onions and spicy red flakes. Place the mixture on a large sour dough roll for a jambalaya twist and dig in!

This dish is also incredible for those chilly movie nights in with your friends.

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When we were children, we were often read fairytales by our parents to help us fall asleep at night and by teachers during “reading time.”

As we began to grow up our experiences with literature may have grown to include books such as “Where the Wild Things Are,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Goodnight Moon.” And as you’re reading this you may be thinking, “Those were the good old days.”

Up until a few weeks ago, I was probably thinking that children’s books are so much simpler and more fun than the books we are forced to read in high school and college. Fairytales never seemed complex and all the stories always had happy endings; what’s not to love, right?

Wrong.

It wasn’t until I enrolled in a Children’s Literature class this semester that I came to realize depending on what stage in your life you read a certain book determines how you react to a story. Reading fairytales and children’s books only have that happy, childlike, nothing-can-hurtme feeling when you’re still a child.

Maybe it’s because as we go through school we are taught to dissect literature and find deeper meanings and analyze the characters, conflicts and tones. Or maybe it’s because as children, we don’t recognize the bad in things as much as we do the good. Either way, reading fairytales as an adult isn’t as joyous. More frankly: it kind of sucks.

Now, in no way am I telling any prospective children’s literature students to forego taking this specific course, I’m not. My advice: just don’t go into this class assuming that “Hansel and Gretel” is an amazing story because they get to eat a house made of candy; be prepared for some intense “What the…I never noticed that” type of reactions.

For instance, while it may seem cool to imagine stumbling upon a house made of food and candy, it’s pretty depressing to look back upon why Hansel and Gretel were lost in the woods in the first place: their parents no longer could take care of them and needing to get rid of them they choose to abandon their children in the woods to die of starvation. (And don’t even get me started on the whole idea behind the witch trying to cook the children in a pot).

These parts of the story don’t seem critical to us early in life because most of us as children see more of the fun aspects than of the wrong ones. A house made of candy is fun, the abandonment from parents and an evil witch trying to eat you: not so fun.

At different stages in our lives we will be more prone to observe and react to different parts of a work of literature. Sometimes those observations are of joyous moments while other times they are more morose.

However, in my opinion it is always important to return to a piece of literature at different stages in your life to see what you may have missed.

Alessandra.Petrino@UConn.edu

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1. Real Steel: $16.3 M 2. Footloose: $16.1 M 3. The Thing: $8.7 M 4. The Ides of March: $7.5 M 5. Dolphin Tale: $6.3 M 6. Moneyball: $5.5 M 7. 50/50: $4.3 M 8. Courageous: $3.4 M 9. The Big Year: $3.3 M 10. The Lion King 3D: $2.7 M From Rottentomatoes.com Ending in week of Oct. 21

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The 1984 classic “Footloose” was remade and released Friday to mixed opinions.

The basic story line is still the same. Ren (Kenny Wormald) moves to a small town called Bomont, where loud music and dancing have been banned through efforts of the town preacher, trying to protect the children.

He finds Ariel, the preacher’s daughter, and even though he’s immediately drawn to her he has to deal with her rebellious boyfriend Chuck (Patrick John Flueger). The story follows Ren as he tries to make it in this small town and reverse the ban before the senior class prom.

The classic warehouse scene, with Ren trying to blow off steam, is still in the movie, as are the important songs, “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” and “Footloose.”

But there are some muchappreciated updates, including new songs from Big and Rich and a fiery bus-racing scene instead of playing chicken with tractors.

There’s quite a bit of comedy throughout the film, most of it coming from Ren’s best friend Willard (Miles Teller), as he is taught how to dance and his struggles with dating women.

On the other hand, there are plenty of intense moments when Ariel has to deal with her choices of being with Chuck and the disappointment she sees from her father. The bond between her and Denis Quad, the quintessential father figure, is very important to the film and is played out perfectly by Hough and Quad.

Many critics say that it is not as good as the original or that it should have been a

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continuation of the other storyline, making it “Footloose 2.” As students that most likely were not alive in 1984 or not old enough to understand it, this remake is arguably perfect. It is set in a

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Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays a paleontologist in the prelude for the 1982 film ‘The Thing.’ The alien that she hunts is a shape shifter and brutal murderer.

Newest alien film offers a few thrills

By Joe O’Leary Senior Staff Writer

This science fiction title, published in 1931 by John W. Campbell, Jr., has inspired two of the most famous horror films of all time: 1951’s “The Thing from Another World” and John Carpenter’s 1982 classic, “The Thing.” As Hollywood hasn’t had a good idea in five or six years, “Who Goes There?” has inspired a third horror film, “The Thing” (referred to as “The Thing (2011)”). Does this newest challenger resemble its

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‘Footloose’ made a splash in the box office this weekend. The Craig Brewer remake of the popular ‘80s film stars Julianne Hough (center) and Kenny Wormald (right). Wormald plays the rebellious Ren, a character that was played by Kevin Bacon in the originals movie.

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Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Richard Attenborough, James Garner and James Donald: is it possible to have a cast that has more gentlemanly star power?

McQueen of course, is the central figure in the movie. His carefree, vagabond character is identical to the reputation that McQueen made for himself once he achieved stardom in the late ‘60s and ‘70s.

“The Great Escape” is an odyssey in comparison to other Hollywood movies. The three-hour film starts off slow, but picks up speed once the heroic prisoners begin to plan their escape from their Nazi captors.

It’s a throwback, I know. But it’s classic, and can most certainly be enjoyed in the present day, and in the future.

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(2011)” is also the worst film of the series made yet, paling in comparison to its predecessors. The first act is too boring (largely full of exposition), while the third act goes off the rails, falling into the Hollywood remake staple of a “big-budget ending” in a film where it was the least necessary. The effects fall sharply in quality; the mid-movie mix of practical effects and CGI is much more effective than the all-CGI approach it takes in the finale. The acting also takes a backseat, but it’s hard to really care at that point; after the thrill ride half-way through the film, it’s just not necessary to include another 15-minute chase scene.

However, “The Thing (2011)” isn’t a worthy remake not because of its faults but because it’s not actually a remake. After the credits begin to roll, the film picks back up at base camp after the initial conclusion.

Anyone who’s seen the 1982 “The Thing” will stand up and applaud this epilogue, which turns the initial film into the new version’s prequel. This turn helps the film’s comparison immensely, making it a companion to its fellow films, but doesn’t save it from being disappointing.

If you’ve never seen “The Thing,” this newest version is worth a glance, at least thanks to Halloween. There’s enough action and gore to satisfy festive crowds. If you’ve got Netflix, however, it’s a better idea to load up the 1982 version for free and save your scary movie money for this weekend’s “Paranormal Activity 3.”

This week, two remakes of beloved movies from the early ‘80s are coming out, both to much disdain from fans of the original films. I’ve seen the first, “Footloose,” and thought it was great. The other film, “The Thing,” is receiving mostly negative reviews from the press. In light of this, hear it for some of the best remakes that did their predecessors proud, in no particular order.

1. “Dawn of the Dead” (2004). Say what you like about “300” director Zack Snyder, but he did an excellent job raising George Romero’s classic sequel from the dead. A combination of good acting, hair-raising scares and awesome violence really did the trick, and outshone some of Romero’s recent work. Also, two words: Ving Rhames.

2. “The Manchurian Candidate” (2004). Jonathan Demme’s update of the Laurence Harvey classic is just as paranoid and gritty as the original, all while bringing in some excellent performances Meryl Streep does justice to Angela Lansbury’s chilling Mrs. Shaw, choosing to play her as dangerously quiet when she could have been histrionic.

3. “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001). One of three George Clooney heist flicks, Steven Soderbergh’s remake is massively entertaining, despite being as shallow as a puddle.

The Frank Sinatra original, which co-starred the other members of the Brat Pack, is surprisingly boring and awful.

4. “King Kong” (2005).

With a combination of Peter Jackson’s virtuosic yet sensitive direction and Andy Serkis’ astounding interpretation of Kong, there’s little to find fault with this remake of the 1933 classic except maybe its runtime, clocking in at over three hours. The original allegedly inspired Jackson to become a filmmaker in the first place.

5. “The Departed” (2006). What is little known about Martin Scorsese’s Oscarwinning return to mob movies is that it’s a remake of a Hong Kong film called “Infernal Affairs.” Retaining the razorsharp plot and little else, this movie is absolutely drenched in Bostonian atmosphere, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s nuanced performance to the outstanding soundtrack and script.

6. “Casino Royale” (2006). Less of a remake than a reboot (the original was a silly Peter Sellers parody), this Bond film brought the series back to its roots by drawing heavily from the source novel. Daniel Craig is cold-eyed and savage as 007, a refreshing change from Pierce Brosnan’s increasingly smug interpretation. Martin Campbell strips the film down to its bare essentials, portraying violence as it is in real life: shocking, brutal and uncompromising.

7. “True Grit” (2010).

Often the best way to remake a film is to hand it to an auteur (or auteurs). See this version of the 1969 John Wayne Western, which the Coen brothers transformed into a story that truly lives up to its title. Greenhorn Hailee Steinfeld is particularly great as the precocious and disarmingly eloquent Mattie Ross, whom the Coens directed to an Oscar nomination.

predecessors? Is it a worthy remake? Do we have a third classic on our hands?

I’ll tackle those questions in order. First, “The

time that we better understand and has more music that we will actually like.

The remake doesn’t need to be compared to the original because it is a quality film in and of itself, even though it Thing (2011)” really does resemble its predecessors, thanks to a similar premise. Kate Lloyd, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, is a paleontologist in 1982 called to a Norwegian camp in Antarctica. Something has been found in the ice.

It’s not human. It’s not even indigenous to Earth. So, like morons, the Norwegian camp decides to dig it out, and when it inevitably breaks out, they’ve got to save themselves from an alien that can absorb and mimic its victims.

On its own merits, “The Thing (2011)” is a pretty decent horror movie. Well, the second act is. When the alien gets out of its icy prison and starts assimilating to its victims, the movie gets hectic. Suspense rides high when anyone could be the alien, and a few suspenseful scenes where the characters fight their hardest to survive are tense and unsettling. When all hell breaks loose, and characters are dropping like flies, the film is never better: the thing does unspeakably horrific things to its victims– enough to make viewers nauseated–and no character can be trusted. As the plot spirals out of control, the action is chaotically impressive.

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does pay its dues to the 1984 version.

The music literally makes you want to dance and the variety is key. It isn’t all just country line dancing, but the movie incorporates break dancing and hip-hop in a fun and sexy way.

The actors were cast well as they have a strong background in dancing, especially Julianne Hough who was just recently on “Dancing with the Stars” and Wormald, who has been dancing since he was six.

It’s a movie worth your time that will leave you with a feel-good attitude.

Kimberly.Halpin@UConn.edu

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Brook, Jackson honored by Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson have won more honors than they can count. The one they took home Sunday night was near the top of the list.

Brooks and Jackson were inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame along with top songsmiths John Bettis, Thom Schuyler and Allen Shamblin.

“It’s the songwriter, that’s what it’s all about,” Brooks said. “I mean this is it. We can talk all day about entertainer. We can talk all day about record sales. It starts with the songs. And to be confused as a songwriter, then honored as one, that’s the bomb.”

Jackson and Brooks are members of the so-called “Class of ‘89” group of country superstars. Their success over

the last two decades helped push country music from the county fair to major arenas and football stadiums.

Brooks, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City earlier this year, is the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history with more than 128 million albums sold. Songs like “If Tomorrow Never Comes” and “The Thunder Rolls” helped launch his career.

Jackson, who helped spearhead the new traditionalist movement in country, has 35 No. 1 country songs, including “Chattahoochee” and “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning),” which Taylor Swift sang for him Sunday.

“I’ve won a lot of awards but the songwriting thing has always been most important to me,” Jackson said. “I’ve

never thought of myself as much of a singer, so I’ve always fell back on my songwriting. It’s the most creative part of the business. It all starts with the songs.”

Jackson and Brooks were inducted as songwriter/artists.

Brooks said straight songwriter inductees like Bettis (“Slow Hand,” ‘’Human Nature” and “Top of the World,” Schuyler (“16th Avenue” and “Long Line

of Love”) and Shamblin (“The House That Built Me” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me”) are the real stars of the night.

“I can go in that room and show you the guys I hang out with, and all of them are songwriters,” Brooks said. “And to be called that with these guys, because their talent is amazing, makes me very proud. I’m not saying I agree with it, but I’m very proud.”

Specialists add personal touch to style site from FASHION, page 7

Each college has style “gurus,” or student bloggers responsible for maintaining their school’s fashion integrity. The style gurus are the ones who post about different trends they see and like during a normal day on campus. Usually equipped with a camera, gurus can choose to highlight a person and post about that person’s individual style influences on the site. Be on the look out for these gurus around campus. If you step out in the morning for class feeling fresh, you might get rewarded for it with a feature on College Fashionista.

Here at UConn, one of the style gurus is senior Emily Trodson. “Working as a style guru with College Fashionista is very exciting,” Trodson said.

“I am constantly on the lookout for well dressed students sporting their trendiness.”

UConn bears the full brunt every season and all weather. It takes true talent to master the art of fashion while constantly battling the elements. Through rain or snow, UConn is definitely a hotspot for a variety of progressive styles.

“I can say with confidence that collectively UConn has an exceptional sense of fashion and students around campus are definitely keeping up on the fall trends,” Trodson said.

Collegefashionista.com isn’t just for the kids who wear sweats, Uggs or t-shirts everyday to class and need a complete makeover.

Anyone interested in clothing and style can come to the blog to pick up new bits of information to add to their armoire’s arsenal.

Opting to actually get dressed on those dreaded rainy Tuesday mornings in Storrs might pay off with a feature on the blog for the entire country to see. “One tiny bit of advice to both boys and girls: single cuff your jeans,” Trodson said.

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Beer, sangria are useful for flavorful recipes from SEASONAL, page 7

To replace regular butter biscuits, add your favorite beer to the mixture and make beer biscuits. You can incorporate a dinner favorite with a football favorite.

As an appetizer or finger food for any Halloween, Thanksgiving or football party I highly recommend stuffed mushrooms. Most people serve wings or nachos, but mini Portobello mushrooms stuffed with three kinds of cheeses, prosciutto and cream cheese is sure to satisfy any craving.

Lastly, you have got to try mulled red wine sangria in place of apple cider. You still get the sweetness and the warmth, but this sangria is a little fancier and more creative. It is simple to make: add orange juice, three tablespoons of sugar and brandy to Spanish red table wine and garnish is with a wedge of lemon and orange. As far as a substitute for beer, this also is sure to please at any superbowl, boys/girls night and party.

Now that you have these amazing alternatives, it’s time to get cooking and get ready for the fall feasting to begin.

Elmira.Fifo@UConn.edu

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Michael Jackson latest to get Cirque show DETROIT (AP) – Michael Jackson long has been intertwined with the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

In addition to his standing as a fellow all-time, chart-topping music legend, the late King of Pop also owned a substantial share of the publishing rights to the Beatles' back catalog, and he married Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie.

Now, Jackson is being mentioned with the Fab Four and The King for yet another reason: his life and music are being celebrated as theirs were with a Cirque du Soleil show.

"Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour" made its U.S. debut Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, only a handful of miles away from the old Motown Records headquarters where Jackson got his start as a member of The Jackson 5.

And like "The Beatles Love" and "Viva Elvis" shows, the two-hour Jackson-themed performance is designed to give audience members the flair and showmanship of Cirque coupled with the flair and showmanship of a Michael Jackson concert.

"Michael was a performer that was not just music. He was dance. He was cinema. He had a humanitarian side," said Kevin Antunes, the "Immortal" show's musical designer. "So, you can take all of that and put it all into the show. That's where I think the difference is."

The eye-popping, high-wire acrobatics and elaborate costuming that are a hallmark of any Cirque show are of course present, but there are a multitude of Jackson-specific touches.

Oversized versions of his signature accessories – glove and penny loafers – come to life during a rocking version of "Beat It," and airborne performers wearing LED suits light up the darkened arena to the strains of "Human Nature."

Jackson's best-known and loved dance moves are all there, too.

The Cirque performers do the patented "Smooth Criminal" leanforward during a noir-ish, gangster-themed segment, and the first half of the show concludes with a rousing performance of "Thriller," which features the famous zombie boogie from the video in a Cirqued-up graveyard.

And of course, the moonwalk is represented, not only on stage, but on the massive video screens behind it, where footage of the man himself is displayed throughout the show.

In Detroit, Jackson's likeness drew a hearty ovation the first time it appeared. One woman loudly squealed: "We love you, Michael!"

The show's writer/director, Jamie King, knows a thing or two about Jackson, having started his music career as a backup dancer on the 1990s "Dangerous" tour. King says he "really wanted to create something that Michael would be proud of."

"It's not a biography-type show. It's really an artistic interpretation of Michael's life – Michael the man, Michael the artist," King said. "With Cirque on board, we already know it's going to be magical.

With Michael's songs and what Michael stood for, it's already going to be huge."

That's where Antunes comes in.

Antunes, a longtime musical director and digital audio programmer who has worked in various capacities for artists ranging from Madonna and Justin Timberlake to Aerosmith and Jackson's sister, Janet, was given unique access to the pop legend's original multi-track master recordings and charged

by King to create the musical backdrop for the show.

He spent a year re-designing and re-imagining dozens

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of Jackson's greatest original recordings. The result is Jackson's remixed vocals set to the music of a live band.

Epic Records on Nov. 21 will release "Immortal," which comes as both a double CD version or as a single disc. The doubledisc offering features 37 tracks in all, condensing more than 40

of Jackson's greatest original recordings into a compilation that allows listeners to experience his music in a new way.

The album's music consists of remixed/remastered studio recordings, not live, and contains newly discovered outtakes such as alternate take on the Jackson 5's "ABC" and a

vocals from a choir that Jackson recorded for "They Don't Really Care About Us." And just as the Beatles and Elvis shows found a home in Vegas, so will "Immortal," which is to stop for several weeks in December at the Mandalay Bay Arena as part of the tour schedule. It will be

accompanied by a special "Fan Fest" experience. Eventually, a new and different Michael Jackson-themed show will be created by Cirque du Soleil and take up permanent residence at the Mandalay Bay Theatre in Las Vegas. That show is being created now and is to open in 2013.

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Early Paul McCartney letter offers drummer tryout

LONDON (AP) – Somewhere, an aging drummer (identity unknown) is probably still kicking himself.

A newly discovered letter found folded in a book at a Liverpool yard sale has shed new light on the Beatles' early days, revealing that Paul McCartney offered an audition to a mystery drummer in 1960, just a few days before the band left for a formative two-month gig in Hamburg, Germany.

The letter, to be auctioned next month by Christie's, has surprised Beatles scholars. It was written two years before the band bounced drummer Pete Best in favor of Ringo Starr, who arrived just in time to help the Beatles' conquer first England and then the world, earning untold millions along the way.

The Aug. 12, 1960 letter handwritten by McCartney offers an audition to someone who had advertised their availability in the Liverpool Echo newspaper four days earlier. The unsigned ad said simply: "Drummer_ Young_Free."

McCartney, who was then playing guitar in the band while the late Stuart Sutcliffe handled bass guitar, offered the drummer an audition with the caveat that if he joins the band he must be ready to travel almost immediately to Hamburg. The Beatles honed their musical chops playing at low-rent clubs in the German's city's famed red-light district.

"Expenses paid 18 pounds per week (approx) for two months," McCartney writes. "If interested ring

Jacaranda club."

The letter is signed, "Yours sincerely, Paul McCartney of the BEATLES." It is not known if the drummer came for an audition, and failed to impress McCartney and the others, or if he simply didn't follow up. McCartney addressed the letter "Dear Sir," assuming the drummer was a young man, as there were very few female drummers on the Liverpool rock scene at the time.

Bruce Spizer, author of "Beatles For Sale" and other books about the band, said the Beatles were desperately looking for a drummer to take to Hamburg and eventually chose Best, in part because Best "had a drum kit" and because his mother ran a nightclub where the group had played.

"This shows that Pete wasn't the

only person they were interested in," Spizer said. "They needed a drummer and Pete was convenient. It makes sense that they would have responded to some drummer in Liverpool looking for work. My speculation is that two months in Hamburg intimidated him, maybe he didn't want to go and never replied. If he had responded, and if he was good, it might have changed everything."

Christie's spokeswoman Leonie Pitts said the auction house's Beatles experts are certain that the letter was not an early feeler to Starr, who was a successful drummer with a rival Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, before he joined the Beatles.

She said auctioneers had not con-

tacted McCartney to ask if he knew anything about the drummer who had placed the ad.

"We think he's on his honeymoon," she said. McCartney married U.S. heiress Nancy Shevell eight days ago. His representatives did not immediately return a request for comment.

Christie's auction house said Monday the letter would likely draw more than 7,000 pounds ($11,000) when it is sold Nov. 15 along with other pop memorabilia.

The letter was discovered by a man from Liverpool who has asked to remain anonymous. The auction house said he is a devoted collector of antique coins who regularly checks yard sales.

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Museum unconvinced by new Van Gogh death theory

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Two American authors believe Vincent van Gogh was fatally shot by two teenagers and did not die from self-inflicted wounds, but the new theory won a skeptical reception Monday from experts at the museum dedicated to the 19th century Dutch master.

A book by Pulitzer prize-winning authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, "Van Gogh, The Life," concludes that Van Gogh, who suffered chronic depression, claimed on his deathbed to have shot himself to protect the boys.

"Covering up his own murder," said Naifeh in an interview broadcast Sunday on the U.S. network CBS's "60 Minutes."

Leo Jansen, curator of the Van Gogh Museum and editor of the artist's letters, said the biography is a "great book," but experts have doubts about the authors' theory of his death in 1890.

"We cannot yet agree with their conclusions because we do not think there is enough evidence yet," Jansen told The Associated Press.

At the same time, there has never been any independent evidence to support Van Gogh's dying confession that he had shot himself.

"There's no proof. We just know what he said, and that's what people always went by," Jansen said.

Severely wounded in the chest, Van Gogh dragged himself to the rooming house in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, where he was staying. He died about 30 hours later after tell-

ing his brother Theo, several doctors and the police that he had shot himself while painting in a wheat field. The gun was never found.

Naifeh and Smith revived unanswered questions that have clouded Van Gogh's own story: How did the painter, who had a widely known history of mental illness, obtain a

revolver, and what happened to it? Why would he shoot himself at such an odd angle and not put the muzzle next to his heart? How did he manage with his wound to make the difficult journey more than one mile (2 kilometers) through the fields back to town? And what happened to his painting gear?

The authors say an art historian who visited Auvers in the 1930s heard rumors from citizens who were alive in 1890 that Van Gogh had been shot accidentally by two boys.

They also discovered a "guiltridden" 1956 interview by a wealthy French businessman, Rene Secretan,

who said he and his broth er had known Van Gogh that summer and had tormented him mercilessly.

Secretan, inspired by a Wild West show that was popular in France, borrowed a gun from the owner of the inn where Van Gogh was staying, but he claimed the artist stole it from him.

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» MLB

Pujols, Cards take wild ride to World Series

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Left behind in the postseason race, the St. Louis Cardinals decided that they'd focus on small goals in September. Now, the ultimate one is within reach.

The Cardinals' wild ride is headed to the World Series.

"It's kind of surreal that we're here," said third baseman David Freese, who took MVP honors in the series. "But this team deserves what we've been rewarded."

Freese hit a three-run homer in the first inning and manager Tony La Russa again turned to his brilliant bullpen for seven sturdy innings as St. Louis captured its 18th pennant with a 12-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night.

"For two weeks in August we started mugging games left and right and we had to say, hey, look, unless we go about this better, we're going to ruin everything we accomplished as far as respect," La Russa said.

"And we started winning a little bit. And literally played every game like it was the last game of our life."

Trailing by 10½ games in the wild-card race on Aug. 25, the Cardinals surged down the stretch and took advantage of a monumental collapse by Atlanta to win a playoff spot on the final night of the regular season.

In a twist of fate, it was Philadelphia that helped them get in by completing a threegame sweep of the Braves.

Once in the postseason, Albert Pujols and the Cardinals took out the heavily favored Phillies in the first round, then dispatched the division-rival Brewers on their own turf in Game 6 of the NL championship series.

"I mean, you could have never known," Pujols said.

Freese, often overlooked in a lineup anchored by All-Stars, batted .545 with three homers

and nine RBIs in the series.

Looking for its second title in six seasons, St. Louis opens the World Series at home Wednesday night with ace Chris Carpenter on the mound against the AL champion Texas Rangers.

It's been such a frenetic run, it seems fitting that a squirrel has become the team's unofficial mascot.

The rally squirrel started in the division series against Philadelphia when the furry rodent scampered across home plate during Game 4. Another squirrel was on the field before Game 5 when Carpenter shut out the Phillies.

Reliever Octavio Dotel carries a small, stuffed squirrel with him after a Philadelphia fan tossed it to him in jest, a tangible sign of where the Cardinals have come from.

"I lay in my bed thinking, 'Wow, we are in this position.'

I cannot believe it personally.

I can't believe where we are after the way we played the last month, and the way Atlanta played," Dotel said. "It's crazy to be where we are right now. I don't know how to explain that to you. The only thing I know is we're here and we're looking forward to keep winning games."

Bolstered by a group of no-name relievers who keep answering La Russa's call, the Cardinals are back in the World Series for the first time since beating Detroit in 2006.

"We had a lot of adversity, but we found a way," Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday said.

It was a disappointing end to a scintillating season for Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun and the NL Central champion Brewers, who finished with a franchise-record 96 wins, six games ahead of St. Louis in the division.

Baseball's best home team collapsed in the NLCS, though, losing twice at Miller Park in an error-filled flop. It was likely

AP

The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their 18th National League pennant Sunday night in Milwaukee. The Cards will face the Rangers next.

Fielder's final game with the Brewers, too. He can become a free agent after the season.

"I had to clear the throat once, but it was all right. I love these guys," said Fielder, a first-round draft pick in 2002. "I've been playing with most of them since I was 18. So this organization has been great to me."

Rafael Furcal and Pujols hit solo homers off Chris Narveson and St. Louis built a 9-4 lead by the time the bullpen took over for Edwin Jackson in the third inning.

The group of Fernando Salas, Marc Rzepczynski, Dotel, Lance Lynn and Jason Motte allowed two runs the rest of the way. For the series, St. Louis relievers finished 3-0 with a 1.88 ERA over 28 2-3 innings.

The most lasting image of this NLCS has been La Russa on the

bullpen phone.

"He's a genius, isn't he?" said Motte, the fifth closer this year for the Cardinals.

St. Louis built an 11-5 lead before the biggest scare came when Pujols was shaken up after tagging out Braun in the fifth inning. The three-time MVP fell hard on his right forearm on a close play at first base.

"I got spiked. I didn't feel too good but as long as I can walk I'm playing in that game," Pujols said. "It's the postseason. Nothing hurts. You don't think about it. You think about making a play. If you got hurt, hey at least you got hurt trying something hard."

The Cardinals took control of this series beginning in Game 2 by jumping out to early leads and letting the bullpen lead the way.

La Russa called on his reliev-

ers 28 times in the NLCS and Jackson's start was the shortest of the postseason for the rotation, which finished the NLCS with a 7.66 ERA. St. Louis became the first team to win a postseason series without a starter reaching the sixth inning, according to STATS LLC. Freese gave his teammates credit while accepting the MVP award.

"I wish we could make eight or nine of these and give them to our bullpen. They're the reason why we won this series," he said.

Corey Hart, Rickie Weeks and Jonathan Lucroy all homered for the Brewers, who won a major league-best 57 home games at Miller Park this season and four straight in the postseason before losing Game 2 to the Cardinals.

The Brewers' biggest hitters — Braun, Fielder and Weeks

— finished 1 for 12 in Game 6.

Fielder, the All-Star game MVP and the reason St. Louis will start at home on Wednesday, received a standing ovation in his final at-bat in the eighth. He grounded out and slowly walked back to the dugout with his head down.

"Obviously I envisioned us winning the World Series, but that didn't happen," Fielder said.

"We had a great year as a team.

Unfortunately we didn't get to where we wanted to go. But still some great moments and great memories in there. Like I said, this year has been awesome."

It was the two ugly defensive performances that will likely linger for Milwaukee, which committed four errors in a 7-1 loss in Game 5 and added three more in Game 6.

"You can't get away with mistakes to them and we made way too many mistakes," manager Ron Roenicke said.

Struggling starter Shaun Marcum never really gave Milwaukee a chance and was hurt by defensive plays that weren't ruled errors.

In the first, Jon Jay singled with one out and stole second when Weeks couldn't hold onto Lucroy's low throw. Marcum believed he had strike three on Pujols, who ended up walking.

Lance Berkman singled for the second hit in 18 career atbats against Marcum to drive in the first run, and center fielder Nyjer Morgan made an illadvised throw to third that let Berkman reach second.

Marcum saved a run by grabbing Holliday's dribbler and flipping it out of his glove to Lucroy to get Pujols at the plate, but Freese homered on the next pitch to make it 4-0 and extend his postseason hitting streak to 10 games.

"We believe, Freese said. "I think that's what you've got to do in this game. We got a group of guys with some talent, desire, and just a ton of heart."

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» MEN'S TENNIS

Huskies head to Hamden for last dual match

By Michael Corasaniti Campus Correspondent

Coming off a tough draw at the Regional Championships this past weekend at Cornell, Scott Warden is ready to lead the UConn men’s tennis team into its last dual match of the fall season.

At the site of the championships this past weekend in Ithaca, N.Y., Warden, who played singles and then doubles alongside freshman partner Jacob Spreyer, met tough competition in Dartmouth’s Chris Ho, who took the match from UConn’s senior captain in straight sets.

“All the Ivy League teams are always very solid,” said assistant coach Dan Gal. This point was further proven when the Warden later joined up with Spreyer to take on the

pair of Alex De Chantellus and Chris Kipouras, another team from Dartmouth. The Huskies held strong throughout the match while gaining an early lead. But the Dartmouth team, who went on to lose to the Harvard who has made it as far as the quarterfinals of the 56-team field as of Monday, eventually came away with a slim 9-7 victory.

“This was a team that if you looked at on paper we shouldn’t beat, but we had a really good, strong showing,” Gal said. “We got an early break to get up 6-3 and then, we got a little tentative and started looking too far ahead.

Then the Dartmouth team came back, was able to capitalize on it and closed out the match.”

The Huskies return to play today at 2 p.m. when they face Quinnipiac down in Hamden for the two team’s fourth matchup of

the fall season after meetings at the Fairfield Doubles Invitational, the UConn Invitational and the Quinnipiac Invitational. The teams are well acquainted, but the Huskies are not taking anything lightly en route to a strong end to the fall season.

“Quinnipiac’s a tough team,” Gal said. “We’re just looking to end this part of the year on a good note for dual match purposes.”

In dual match play, the Huskies are looking to build upon their fall 2-0 record as well as continue their winning ways over the Bobcats, who fell to UConn in tight play late last October, a match in which then freshman Teddy Margules sealed the win for UConn with a straight sets victory over Quinnipiac’s Corey Morgenstern.

“Last year we snuck away with a 4-3 victory here on campus, so

hopefully this year we can piece together what we’ve been improving on for the fall and then conclude it with this last dual match,” Gal said.

Quinnipiac also has a few players coming off competition at the Regional Championships this past weeken including junior Andrew Weeden, who fell in straight sets in his first round matchup, and the pair of James Kwei and Alex Lazerowich, who fell 8-3 to a pair from Boston College.

Quinnipiac, at the Monmouth Invitational among the other aforementioned tournaments, has enjoyed strong showings this fall season in invitational play. The Bobcat’s match-up with UConn however will be their first dualmatch of the fall season.

Michael.Corasanti@UConn.edu

RACHEL WEISS/ The Daily Campus

The UConn men's tennis team has its last dual meet of the season, today against Quinnipiac. It will be the Huskies and Bobcats fourth matchup of the fall season.

Homecoming meet allows UConn to test waters

By Krishna Scully Staff Writer

ASHLEY POSPISIL/The Daily Campus

The UConn women's swimming and diving team held its annual Alumni Homecoming meet this past weekend.

The UConn women’s swimming and diving team opened up its 2011-2012 season with the annual Alumni Homecoming meet this past Saturday in Storrs. The meet, although not a true competition, was a good way to test the waters, work out the kinks and prepare for more challenging meets to come.

Head coach Bob Goldberg and assistant coach Tyson Hurst have positive expectations for this season and great confidence in their athletes.

“We have been training

since the first week of school and are about seven weeks in with no races,” Goldberg said. “Our first true test will come next week at the Husky Invitational where we will be up against teams like Rutgers and Villanova.”

Along with several alumni coming back to show their support, the team has been having a month long fundraiser where all proceeds will be donated to breast cancer research. The athletes have been tabling in the Student Union, where they raised $159 in the first two hours. Nike has acknowledged these efforts and donated pink t-shirts and swim caps to help spread awareness.

John Hogen, a UConn alumni and graduate student in the agriculture and research economics masters program, took part in both the butterfly and freestyle events.

“It’s great to be back visiting with old friends and trying to beat some of the varsity athletes,” Hogen said.

The coaches have implemented a rigorous practice schedule to keep the athletes conditioned and primed for competition.

“Fall has been harder for the team, but they have been taking it really well. There is a reason for hard work,” Hurst said.

Krishna.Scully@UConn.edu

Women's tennis team faces QU after competing at FU

By Carmen Beatriz Angueira Campus Correspondent

The UConn women’s tennis team earned a 16- 2 overall record at the New England Invitational hosted by Sacred Heart and Fairfield. The Huskies participated in six singles flights, of which four were won, and three doubles brackets, of which the Huskies won two.

Concluding an exceptional tournament was the No. 2 singles racket, freshmen, Maxene Weinberg, who breezed through the opening match with a victory of 6-0, 6-2.

In the semifinals Weinberg droppen the opening set but quickly redeemed herself in the second set and the tie breaker bringing the score to 1-6, 6-1 (10-5). Weinberg took the championship match with ease, having results of 6-2, 6-4.

Winning 8-6 to place third in the No. 1 bracket was sophomore Jennifer Learmonth.

Also to place in her bracket was senior Alexa Gregory, who fell in the opening match but recovered with back-toback matches for the fifth place title.

Taking No. 3 singles flight

was sophomore Lucy Nutting who was victorious in all three of

“The Quinnipiac match will be a very good test for our team.”

Coach Glenn Marshall her matches. Nutting wrapped up the opening match with a

6-3, 6-2 result. She advanced to the final with a tight match of 7-5, 6-4 win, and claimed the championship of her bracket with a 6-3, 6-4 result.

Also reaching the finals, the No. 4 singles flight, sophomore, Marie Gargiulo breezed through the first two matches, with results in opening match of 6-2, 6-0 and advancing to the final with a 6-1, 6-1 result.

Gargiulo dropped both sets in the final, becoming sub champion with 6-3, 6-2 results.

Likewise, taking the championships in their corresponding flight was, Lauren Wilmarth in No. 5 singles bracket and

claiming the No. 6 flight was UConn’s Abby Mckeon.

The overall doubles results for the Huskies was 8-1.

Making a break from their 0-4 record, was the doubles team of Learmonth and Weinberg, who took the championship for the No. 1 flight.

The duo encountered three hard- fought matches, opening match 8-4 result, advancing to the finals with a result of 9-8 and taking the flight with a 9-8 (6) win. In the No. 2 doubles flight was the opposite situation, winning with ease all three matches (8-2), was the tandem of Gregory

and Gargiulo.

The Huskies will prepare to play a dual match against Quinnipiac today at 2 p.m. in Hamden.

The Bobcats concluded the Fairfield University Doubles Festival with a 15-0 results.

“The Quinnipiac match will be a very good test for our team,” said coach Glenn Marshall. “We were able to beat them last season in a close match, but our team need to play focused for us to win this year.”

Carmen.Angueira@UConn.edu

» NFL

Jets beat Dolphins, 24-6 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For a team in turmoil, this was one therapeutic win.

It certainly wasn't pretty or convincing. But it did the job for Rex Ryan and his feuding New York Jets.

Darrelle Revis ran back the first of his two interceptions 100 yards for a touchdown and the Jets did just enough to beat the winless Miami Dolphins 24-6 on Monday night and end a three-game losing streak.

Mark Sanchez threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes and ran for another score as the Jets — who called this a "must-win" game

— capped a tough week by pulling out a victory and sending the Dolphins to their fifth straight loss.

With the losses mounting and the season already on the brink of spinning out of control for the Jets (3-3), they traded wide receiver Derrick Mason to Houston and then had to deal with some infighting as Holmes called out the offensive line for not giving Sanchez enough time to throw deep. Right guard Brandon Moore fired back, saying those comments could have a "fragmenting effect" and were not what a captain, which Holmes is, should do.

Huskies head to WV unbeaten from ON TOP, page 14 ED RYAN, ASHLEY POSPISIL/The Daily Campus

The late Jasper Howard (left) is being honored this season by friend and teammate Kashif Moore (right), who is wearing the No. 6 jersey. He is the first Husky to wear it since Howard.

McDonough: Moore honors Howard every game from THE JOY, page 14 in 2010, winning its last five games to take the Big East title and BCS bid to the Fiesta Bowl.

Moore had four catches for 62 yards against the Sooners, but he didn’t get into the end zone as No. 6 until this season.

On Sept. 16, Moore scored his first touchdown as No. 6.

Moore used the athleticism that Jasper displayed on a regular basis to climb the ladder and snatch the ball out of the air, and then used speed to

outrace an Iowa State defensive back to the pylon for the 39-yard touchdown reception from Scott McCummings.

“It feels good, every time I see his jersey when I come to my locker, just to know I’m playing for him, I’m going to play my heart out and I know he’s out there watching,” Moore said.

Moore has had 21 receptions wearing the No. 6 in seven games so far. He’s also added two more touchdowns to lead the receiving corps with three total. On Saturday,

Moore and his teammates celebrated a huge Homecoming upset against South Florida. In a game, where fittingly, the defense stepped up, the Huskies beat the Bulls 16-10 to move to 3-4 on the season.

Watching Kashif throw up the “LH” to the crowd, and jump up and down on the field with teammates was reminiscent of Homecoming two years ago. Jasper had 11 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in his final game and day on earth. Nearly

two years to the day, another No. 6 in blue was exciting fans on Homecoming weekend.

When asked if he feels joy or sadness wearing the No. 6 jersey, Moore replied, “A mixture of both.”

That is how we should feel while watching Kashif this season. There is joy in seeing the No. 6 jersey back on the field, but sadness while remembering what happened two years ago.

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have a favorable matchup in the national and Big East tournaments.

“Yeah, sure we’re No. 1,” Matheson said. “But we’ve got nothing to show for being No. 1 right now. It hasn’t given us a championship or anything.”

Even though the Mountaineers are not known to score goals in bunches—only twice in their 13 games have they scored three or more goals—UConn will have to keep an eye on a couple of good West Virginia players. Freshman forward Andy Bevin has six goals on the season, junior midfielder Shadow Sebele has five, and both players will be looking to create opportunities for themselves and other teammates. The Mountaineers are only 2-3 when

facing teams from the Top-25 in the NCAA Coaches’ Poll.

The Huskies have one of the lowest goals against averages in the NCAA—they’ve only allowed three goals in 14 games—and that mixed with a West Virginia that has been weak at times creates a good matchup for UConn. But even so, the Huskies are not taking the Mountaineers lightly.

“Saturday was a big win for us,” O’Brien said. “But we know that West Virginia is really good and we are going to have to be ready.”

Gametime is at 7 p.m. from West Virginia’s Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium and the game can be heard locally on 91.7 FM WHUS.

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu

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Home game

–Kat O’Connell, 7th-semester marketing major.

» That’s what he said

Nov. 5 Syracuse TBA

Nov. 19 Louisville TBA

-Kashif Moore on wearing the No. 6 jersey this season in honor of Jasper Howard.

Nov. 26 Rutgers TBA

Dec. 3 Pittsburgh 12 p.m.

Oct. 22 Oct. 26 Georgetown Marquette 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

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Kashif Moore

» Pic of the day

Oct. 18 West Virginia 7 p.m.

Oct. 22 Providence 1 p.m.

Field Hockey (13-1) Oct. 23 Syracuse 12 p.m.

Oct. 28 Rutgers 3 p.m.

Nov. 5 Oct. 30 Big East Princeton Tournament 2 p.m.

TBA

Volleyball (11-10) Oct. 29 Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Villanova Georgetown Notre Dame 2 p.m.

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

Oct. 30 DePaul 2 p.m.

Nov. 4 West Virginia 7 p.m.

Men’s Tennis Oct. 28, 29, 30 Connecticut Championships All Day

Women’s Tennis Today Quinnipiac 2 p.m.

ED RYAN/The Daily Campus

Jasper Howard warms up prior to UConn’s 38-25 win against Louisville on Oct. 18, 2009. Howard was killed hours later in a fight outside the Student Union. Today is the two-year anniversary of the cornerback’s death.

Oct. 28, 29, 30 Conn. Championships All Day

Men’s Cross Country Oct. 29 Big East Champ.

TBA

Nov. 12 NCAA Northeast TBA

Nov. 21 NCAA Champs.

TBA

Women’s Cross Country Oct. 21 CCSU Mini Meet TBA

Nov. 12 NCAA Northeast TBA

Nov. 21 NCAA Champs.

TBA

Golf Oct. 30, Nov. 1 Kiwah Island All Day

Rowing Oct. 22 Head of the Charles All Day

Oct. 29 Head of the Fish All Day

The UConn women’s cross country team laced up its sneakers and competed in the Penn State Nationals on Friday afternoon in State College, Penn. where they had a second place team finish beating out two ranked opponents, No. 20 Penn State and No. 26 Duke.

Ahead of the Huskies with 70 points was West Virginia who finished with 45 points and rounding off the top three was the host team, Penn State tallying a total of 77.

“The team really ran great all the way across the board”, said coach Andrea McDonough. “If you look closely at the results, we are by far the deepest team. We really ran as a team today and that made the difference. We had some great leadership from Shauna and Heather on the course. Lauren [Sara] ran a tough and gutsy race against two All-Americans and everyone else made big strides to close gaps. Our hard work is beginning to pay off and I couldn’t have been more proud of them.”

Sara, in a highly competitive 300-runner field finished in third place overall finish with a time of 20:55.

“I didn’t have much of a game plan for myself specifically,” Sara said. “I wanted to stay as close to the front pack as I could, but this meet was a big meet team wise. We were really hoping to beat Penn State and Duke, and we talked about how we could accomplish that, and what each of us had to do individually to contribute to the team results. The key to beating two nationally ranked teams was definitely working together and making sure that when things got tough, we stayed in the race. Another key part was making sure we kept focus on the competitors around us, and keeping track of what teams they were on and who we needed to beat in order to accomplish our team goals.”

Following Sara were three other Huskies who finished in the top 20. Lindsay Crevoiserat placed 10th in 21:40, Shauna McNiff placed 15th in 21:52 and Heather Wilson placed 18th in 22:01. UConn’s final three competitors concluded the race in the top 30 as junior Brigitte Mania came in 24th with a time of 22:14, sophomore Allison Lasnicki finished 28th in 22:21 and senior Courtney Dinnan placed 29th with a time of 22:21.

“Today was a very big step forward for our program,” McDonough said. “We beat two renowned cross country programs who race at the National Championships year in and year out, so to be able to go toe to toe with them and come out on top feels great…But make no mistake. We are not satisfied nor are we kidding ourselves that our hard work is done. With the Big East and the NCAA Northeast Region Championships ahead of us - still the most important part of our season, we need to stay hungry and keep focused.”

Krishna.Scully@UConn.edu

McCurry: The BCS continues to pick on little guys like Boise State from PICKING, page 14

Oct. 21 CCSU Mini Meet TBA

Tweet your answers, along with your name, semester standing and major, to @DCSportsDept. The best answer will appear in the next paper.

By Krishna Scully Staff Writer

Women’s Soccer (6-7-2)

Oct. 19 Boston U. 7 p.m.

“Who will win the World Series?”

Sara, Huskies take second at Penn State

Thinking of Jazz

Men’s Soccer (13-0-1)

Next Paper’s Question:

» WOMEN’S XC

“It feels good every time I see his jersey when I come to my locker.”

Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford

Today West Virginia 7 p.m.

The Daily Question Q : “Who is the team to beat in the AFC?” A : “Now that Tom Brady is hawt again, it’s definitely the Pats.”

Away game

Football (3-4) Oct. 26 Pittsburgh 8 p.m.

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squads have to settle for lesser bowls, wondering what could have been if a four- or eightteam playoff was implemented.

For example, both No. 5 Boise State and No. 6 Wisconsin are sitting pretty at 6-0, leading their conferences and playing great overall football. For the thirdstraight year now, Boise State has been ranked in the top five in the season’s first BCS standings, the only program that has accomplished the feat during this span. The Broncos, who know the biases of the BCS system all too well, also know that for the third-straight year they probably will not get an opportunity to contend for the national championship.

This sad reality is attributed to a number of reasons. First off, Boise State plays a very soft schedule, and although they scheduled their opener against SEC power Georgia, the level of play in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) just does not impress the voters enough for Boise to jump teams like Oklahoma State and Alabama based on what experts refer to as the “eye-test.” Next, the program has been well aware that simply losing one time in a year may take them out of consideration for every BCS bowl. It doesn’t

matter how good past Boise State teams have been; it is hard for any school in any sport to consistently dominate the competition in one’s conference. Boise State did just that in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) but, as we saw last year in their heartbreaking loss to Nevada in which kicker Kyle Brotzman missed two chip-shot field goals, one slip-up for a mid-major school can be the difference between playing in one of the top five bowls in January and having to settle for the Las Vegas Bowl, as Boise sadly did last season.

Unlike Boise State, Wisconsin plays in an AQ conference, which means that as long as they win the Big-10 (which is easier said than done) they will be placed in one of the five BCS bowl games in a Southern city featuring perfect weather, seven-course meals and a five-star hotel. It sure beats staying in Madison all winter, huh? The answer is yes, and it also beats playing in the WAC or MWC, where the next best team year-in and year-out needs a miracle to crack the top-25.

Boise State thought the idea to move to the MWC was brilliant, as the conference had a chance to apply to become an AQ with both the Broncos and TCU flying up the polls the last couple seasons. Then TCU announces it’s move to the Big East, and

Boise realizes the program truly is between a rock and a hard place. (Not knocking your geography, Idaho!)

Even though the Wisconsin Badgers are in much better shape than a school like Boise State or Houston (No. 19 in the BCS), Wiscy is going to have to win out and get a lot of help from the teams ranked above them. Wisconsin’s three toughest games down the stretch are at Ohio State, at Illinois, and at Penn State. Without question, if QB Russell Wilson and company want a shot to play in the national championship, these three games (and the other two remaining) are must-wins. That’s just step one.

An undefeated conference record would mean Wisconsin represents the Leaders Division in the Big-10 championship against the champion of the Legends Division, which is shaping up to be either Michigan State or Michigan. Once again, the Badgers are placed in an unfair, must-win situation and, to be brutally honest, a loss to either of the Michigan schools might put Wiscy out of BCS-bowl conversation entirely. If they miraculously achieve all that, Wisconsin might still be No. 6 in the BCS poll when all is said and done.

They would need to be glued to the television screen, pulling for a team like Texas A&M and/or

Georgia to shock the world and win their conferences, putting top-5 teams LSU, Bama, OU and Oklahoma State on the bubble.

Let’s be real: there is no way this scenario occurs. It would take a lot and be deemed a very successful season is Wisconsin just wins the Big Ten, and gets a spot in one of the major BCS games. For Boise, all they should focus on is winning games and not trying to run the score up when they’re up 30 in the second half, which is how it usually goes down. Unless LSU and Alabama decide to suspend their entire 11-man defense, and Oklahoma somehow picks up the Bears offensive line and ex-Giants punter Matt Dodge, a national championship featuring Boise State and Wisconsin is as realistic as the Cubs letting Steve Bartman throw out the first pitch.

Lance Africk, I despise you and all the other presidents who control the major BCS games. An eight-team playoff would work perfectly, but in the end it’s all about making a buck. What you’re really doing is picking on the little guy, which is anyone not in the top-two of the BCS rankings, according to your stupid little computer-generated system.

Michael.McCurry@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.13: Sara, Huskies finish in second place. / P.12: Men’s tennis faces Quinnipiac. / P.11: Cardinals ride momentum into World Series.

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ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

No. 1 UConn travels to West Virginia to face Mountaineers

By Dan Agabiti Senior Staff Writer

Colin McDonough Today is the two-year anniversary of Jasper Howard’s death. Jasper was fatally stabbed outside the Student Union on Oct. 18, 2009. Jasper’s family, friends and teammates have gone two years without their son, father and friend. Jasper’s roommate, Kashif Moore has lived, and played football with a heavy heart since the murder. This season, Moore has had the honor of honoring his fallen brother, by being the first UConn football player since Jasper, to don the No. 6 jersey.

“Every time I go on the field I play for him, I play for his family,” Moore said after the Iowa State game. “I know they’re always watching, I talk to his mother before every game, I give her a call or send her a text message, he will never be forgotten.”

Moore debuted his new number in the Fiesta Bowl loss to Oklahoma last season, in what would’ve been Jasper’s last collegiate game. Moore surprised teammates by running out of the tunnel wearing the late cornerback’s jersey in the biggest game in school history.

“It was really touching to see him wear it in the Fiesta Bowl because that would’ve been Jazz’s last game as a Husky,” said senior captain and starting center Moe Petrus. “It meant a lot to the team. I think that he’s doing a great thing by honoring his friend this season.”

In 2009, in the games following Jasper’s death, UConn lost in excruciating fashion to West Virginia, Rutgers and Cincinnati. But the Huskies bounced back to end the year on a four-game winning streak including a Papajohns.com Bowl victory. UConn pulled off another late season surge

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Picking on the little guy

By Mike McCurry College Football Columnist To the dismay of everyone, the first Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings of the year were unveiled this past Sunday. Once again, the poll gave fans the same old sour taste in their mouths as they thought “Why can’t college football have a playoff system, just like every other sport?” The SEC and Big 12 represent the top four spots thus far as LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are ranked one through four, respectively. These initial standings stir up enough controversy alone, as many wonder how Alabama can be ranked ahead of Oklahoma when a) Oklahoma began the year as the consensus No. 1 and remains undefeated and b) while Alabama has used a potent running game and smothering defense to get to 7-0 (they have not allowed more than two touchdowns in a game all year), Oklahoma has faced bigger competition with more on the line, winning big against proven foes Florida State and Texas.

Unfortunately for promoters of the BCS, the complaints do not stop here. The major flaw of the system, the one that has yet to be addressed over the course of all these years, is that schools not ranked in the top-two have a very difficult time covering ground in the standings and, unless one of the teams at the front lose, many undefeated

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Fresh off a 1-0 win against Pittsburgh on Saturday night, the No. 1 UConn men’s soccer team is headed to Morgantown, W. Va. to take on another Big East opponent.

The Huskies take on No. 23 West Virginia (7-51, 3-2 Big East) tonight in UConn’s sixth Big East matchup of the season.

With the conference schedule starting to wind down, the Huskies know that every game is important at this point.

“We need the points to win the regular season,” said freshman goalkeeper Greg O’Brien. “We need to stay at West focused.”

Virginia Sophomore forward Dick Dlesk Mamadou Doudou Diouf that goals are Soccer Stadium knows crucial, especially when 7 p.m. playing against Big East teams, which are so close to one another in talent.

“We need to fight to try and get ourselves wins,” said Doudou Diouf after the UConn’s Oct. 12 1-0 win against Providence. “We have to keep moving forward [on offense] and when we get the chances, we have to take them.”

Even with the No. 1 ranking nationally, the Huskies remain focused on their next task at hand. When asked Saturday night after the Huskies’ win over Pittsburgh what he thought of national rankings, coach Ray Reid responded, “We’re just worried about West Virginia.”

UConn knows that the No. 1 ranking does not do anything except get the team into a better position to

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Andrew Jean-Baptiste kicks the ball against Providence last week. The No. 1 UConn men’s soccer team will try to stay unbeaten at West Virginia.

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UConn looks to continue winning ways on road

By Gregory Keiser Staff Writer

Ranallo said. “There were no rebounds. He made great saves. Real saves, too. He’s been our backbone since he’s The UConn men’s hockey been here.”

The offense was also team travels to take on UMass Lowell in an out-of-confer- impressive, with Ranallo complimenting the ence game tonight. line of Schneider, This comes after junior forward Sean a 5-0 thrashing of Ambrosie and sophoArmy Friday.

The Huskies, at UMass- more forward Brant Harris, saying “they who “just stuck Lowell did really well for to [their] gameplan,” according to Lowell, Mass. us.”

The Huskies only tri-captain senior 7 p.m. had two powerplays, forward Marcello WHUS scoring on one. The Ranallo, dominated team plays both the the Black Knights.

Sophomore forward Cole overload and umbrella powSchneider tallied two goals, erplay systems.

As far as the UMass and junior goaltender Garrett Bartus made 47 saves in his Lowell matchup tonight, the first career shutout, earning team doesn’t know what to the title AHA Goaltener of expect.

“We don’t know too much the Week. The Huskies hope Bartus continues the incred- about them,” Ranallo said.

“They’re going to be a good ible performance tonight.

“He was just on his game,” team. They’re going to work

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hard. They’ll be a good test for us.”

The Huskies play in the Atlantic Hockey Association, while the River Hawks play in the Hockey East Association.

“We’re looking forward to playing an out-of-conference game,” said Ranallo.

The Huskies will roll with four lines tonight, as they did against Army. The team will likely continue this indefinitely until it stops working.

UMass Lowell is 2-0 on the season. Terrence Wallin was named Hockey East rookie of the week yesterday. The freshman had 2 goals and 1 assist in the River Hawks win over Minnesota State last weekend. UMass Lowell swept that series by scores of 4-2 and 4-1, respectively.

Both games were on the road, so UConn will be the River Hawks’ home opener.

Gregory.Keiser@UConn.edu

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Alex Gerke and the Huskies will look to start a win streak at UMass-Lowell.

Balanced Huskies extend winning streak

By Peter Logue Staff Writer

Nancy Stevens as a “world class goal.”

Since their lone loss of the The No. 4 UConn field hock- season, a 3-1 defeat at the ey team continued its winning hands of Boston College on ways on Sunday afternoon, September 18th, the Huskies battling to a 3-1 victory over have hit their stride and are Princeton to extend their win- rising in the national rankings. The red-hot ning streak to seven Huskies have been games and improve dominant in their their record to 13-1. current winning A balanced offenstreak, outscorsive attack that does ing opponents by a not rely upon one resounding 28-5. weapon has been As the wins pile crucial to UConn’s up, Stevens emphasuccess all season. sized the imporThis was evident » Notebook tance of keeping again on Sunday her team focused afternoon as midfielder Anne Juete, who had and hungry down the home only four goals on the sea- stretch of the season.

Pivotal to the Huskies sucson entering Sunday’s contest, netted a pair to lead the cess has been the stellar play of Huskies to the hard fought goaltender Sarah Mansfield. win. Juete, who played for Behind Mansfield, the reignthe German national team, ing Big East Goaltender of the put the game away with her Year, the Huskies were third second goal, a beautiful chip in the nation in goals against shot into the top-right corner average with 0.84 entering that was described by coach Sunday’s contest. She has

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The UConn field hockey team took care of business with a home win against Princeton this past weekend. The Huskies improved to 13-1 on the season.

allowed only four goals during the 7 game stretch. The Cornwall, England native has posted six shutouts on the season.

“Nobody practices harder than Sarah,” said Stevens of her goaltender. “She hates letting the ball in the net. If we are doing shooting drills and one ball goes in, she hates that. She is very self-motivated and we really feel that we have the best goalkeeper in the country. Athletically, she is so superior and her work ethic is tremendous. It’s a winning combination.”

The Huskies will be back in action on Wednesday night for a crucial game against No. 15 Boston University. UConn, who is ranked second in RPI but fourth in the coaches’ poll, has already defeated four top 20 teams during the regular season.

Peter.Logue@UConn.edu