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Rally in support of Title IX complaints unites students

Volume CXX No. 42

Thursday, October 31, 2013

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From left to right: Rose Richi, Erica Daniels and Carolyn Luby. Three of the students who have filed the Title IX complaint against UConn sit in silent protest at a rally held on Wednesday, Oct. 30 on Fairfield Way.

By Kathleen McWilliams and Miles Halpine Senior Staff Writer and Campus Correspondent The Title IX Coalition held a rally Wednesday afternoon to demonstrate student and community support for the seven former and current UConn students who filed a federal complaint against the university last week. The rally

was aimed to unite student groups over the issue and start a conversation on campus about rape culture and violence.

“We are here today to show our support of the Title IX complaints and for all sexual assault victims,” Brittnie Carrie, a 5th-semester Psychology and English double major, said.

Although the event was created in response to the complaint filed

last week, Carrier emphasized that the goal was to reach out to anybody who had been a victim of violence because of their race, sexuality, gender or other defining feature.

“Issues and power dynamics such as racism, homophobia, ableism, cissexism, hetero-sexism cannot be ignored when we’re talking about this culture of violence because all kinds of people

Stories From a Haunted Campus

Disturbed graves haunt Gulley Hall

By Carles Lopez Campus Correspondent Gulley Hall, the building between Beach Hall and the Family Studies building has been rumored to be haunted for generations now.

The building, built in 1905, was supposedly built on top of a forgotten grave of a woman from the 18th century.

In a daily campus interview from 2007, Steve Rhodes, who was the special assistant for former UConn President Michael Hogan, said that he found some documents that FILE PHOTO/The Daily Campus stated that there was an actual grave where the building was Gully Hall, shown above, was supposedly build on a forgotten grave. The legend has led built. “In fact, we came across some to believe the building is haunted. this old file that talked about paranormal activity. the fact that the building was interviewed in 2007 said.

Another strange event that If all of these events are built on a gravesite by mistake, disturbing the grave,” happened in Gulley Hall’s correlated, the ghost of the sinister basement was a mys- woman whose peace was disRhodes said.

Many odd things have hap- terious fire in January 26th turbed by the construction of pened in the basement of this 2011. The fire alarm went the building might be the one off around six in the morn- in charge of all of this parabuilding.

“The fact is, late at night, ing, before any staff member normal effects in a scream for it gets a little unnerving,” she entered the building. The idea help, asking to be left to rest said. “You hear odd noises of a fire happening by itself in for eternity. … I got in the habit of never the morning is unusual; makstaying too late.” Karla Fox, ing people think that maybe it a business professor who was wasn’t an electrical fire, but Carles.Lopez@UConn.edu

are affected,” Carrier said. “We are here to give space to everyone who has been affected by this toxic culture and understand that many factors come into play to hold this culture of violence together. And just by being here, you are working against that, so thank you all.”

The event drew out a crowd of nearly one hundred students, all of whom actively engaged in the

event. Three of the seven plaintiffs in the federal complaint sat to one side clad in UConn gear, with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing the silence they have broken on campus.

Students were invited up to speak and show their support for the women throughout the event.

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as a part of a Stage IA water conservation alert.

Issuing the alert will result in an email to students requesting voluntary conservation efforts of water resources on campus.

The dry weather has already prompted the university to shut off the Fenton River well field to prevent the river’s water supply from falling below sustainable lev-

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UConn to issue water conservation alert

The University of Connecticut will issue a water conservation alert today due to dry conditions around the Storrs campus, according to university officials.

Thomas Callahan, associate vice president for infrastructure planning and strategic project management, said a notice will be sent to students sometime on Thursday

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Sexual assault education may be investigated

By Jackie Wattles Associate News Editor The Undergraduate Student Government is planning to draft legislation that would launch an investigation into the sexual assault and harassment education programs that the University of Connecticut offers during freshman orientation.

After seven former UConn students filed a federal complaint against the university for its alleged mishandling of sexual assault and

harassment cases, sexual assault issues have been the focus of USG senators over the past two weeks.

Student Development Committee Chair Hailey Manfredi said USG does not plan to defend or condemn the university’s actions or response to the complaint, but wants to begin taking concrete steps to address the general attitude towards rape on campus.

“We want to focus on education,

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of what consent is,” Manfredi said.

“It’s a reality, it’s not just on our campus, it’s all across the nation and the world. But this is our place, and there has to be a cultural shift within UConn.”

Manfredi said the Student Development Committee is considering launching a photo or video campaign intended to spark discussion of “rape culture” among students that would in turn begin to change the way sexual assault is viewed and talked about among students.

The Student Development Committee was also charged with launching an investigation, via a resolution initiated by Manfredi and passed by the senate last week, to analyze the university’s current prevention and response policies.

Senate Speaker Shiv Gandhi said he wants USG to undertake significant research so that the organization’s steps are thoughtful and deliberate.

“We’re addressing the culture as a whole and that’s really what we’re focused on,” Gandhi said.

“We do support our students unequivocally and we work every day to represent them to the best of our abilities, so we’re really oriented and geared toward addressing the cultural issues on campus.”

Gandhi added the senators also plan to look into the educational and victim resources available on campus to ensure they are organized effectively.

Student Body President Edward Courchaine is a member of the university’s task force – a group that includes four students, a variety of university officials, and UConn Police Chief Barbara O’Connor - that has been reviewing the school’s sexual assault policies and victim services since the summer.

Three of the university officials on the task force attended USG’s caucus Wednesday night.

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Senate Speaker Shiv Gandhi talks to other USG member in this file photo. Gandhi said at last nights USG meeting that he wants USG to do significant research about campus culture.

A seven-page document given to the members by Women’s Center Director Kathleen Holgerson detailed the educational programs and victim services the university currently offers relating to sexual assault and harassment.

“Most folks know [the Women’s Center] for the support services, and that’s certainly a portion of the work we do, but it’s not a majority,” Holgerson said.

She pointed to educational programs that the Violence Against Women Prevention Program provides during orientation and First Year Experience courses, and the workshops offered to students throughout the year.

But the way in which sexual assault and harassment education is presented at orientation is exactly the topic some senators are concerned about.

“Orientation hasn’t changed that much for the past 20 years and this is a completely new student body,”

USG Senator Kevin Alvarez said.

“We’re going to start by looking into the way it’s handled now and trying to come up with ways it could be handled in the future.

Depending on what information is gathered, we could potentially make requests regarding how to change the education process to fit the current student body.”

Alvarez is one of a group of senators who volunteered to begin drafting legislation that would address potential changes to sexual assault education at freshman orientation.

According to the document presented by Holgerson, during summer orientation all first year students “attend an education session addressing sexual assault on campus, specifically the University’s definition of consent and bystander empowerment.”

The session is provided to international and study abroad students as well, and additional

sessions are offered to student athletes.

Zachary Thatcher, a USG senator and first-semester material science and engineering major, said he thought the presentation he was given during orientation was helpful.

“I think they covered certain situations fairly well with my group,” Thatcher said. “They really touched on the whole consent thing. The big joke when we left was no means no, maybe means no, and yes [sometimes] means no.”

But Rachel Convoy, a senator and first-semester political science and history major, said she thought not every student would take something away from the presentation.

“It’s perfect if you’re open to it and have that mentality to learn,” she said. “But not everyone does.”

Elizabeth Conklin, the associate vice president and Title

IX coordinator within the university’s office of diversity and equality, also attended the caucus and gave an overview of the university departments that handle sexual assault and harassment issues. She also applauded USG for taking up the issue.

“I really appreciated the language [of the resolution passed last week] and your desire to move aggressively and visually,” Conklin said. “Your voice and your conversation now would be really helpful.”

Conklin said the Task Force hopes to have a report prepared for release by December and would detail advisable changes to the university’s education, prevention, and victim services.

“We need to have the skills.

We want to be empowered students and we, as an administration, want to give our students the skills to be empowered. You’re going to hear a lot around prevention,” Conklin said.

Vice President of Student Affairs Michael Gilbert also attended the meeting and added another goal of the task force is to cultivate a stronger alliance between the administration, faculty and students in addressing sexual assault issues.

“While it may not be one or two clear recommendations, one of the core underlying values is how we partner with our students and how to make this a community concern,” Gilbert said.

Gandhi said he believes the university’s goals are in line with USG’s desire to change campus culture regarding rape and sexual harassment.

“We want to take a look at the education and existing programs and make sure that our message is more effectively passed on,” he said. “I think that the administration is committed to doing that too.”

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Journal seeks student submissions

By Domenica Ghanem Campus Correspondent

The Ethical Biologist, a journal that has reached an international audience online, is looking for undergraduate student submissions for its spring publication.

The journal publishes works related to bioethics or a contemporary bioethical issue, its goal being to allow students interested in bioethical issues to present their ideas and gain feedback from other undergraduates. In the past, students have submitted academic research papers, opinion pieces and brief personal accounts.

Megan Rowland, president of the UConn Bioethics Club, said that they have students from all academic disciplines submit papers. They even accept submissions from students internationally, having published submissions by students from Singapore and New Zealand, although they give preference to UConn writers.

She said they have seen everything from engineers submitting ideas for ethical ways to bring animals back from extinction, to history students looking at how historical concepts like seppuku cause Western and Eastern societies to perceive suicide differently.

“That’s one of the great things about bioethics,” said Rowland, a 7th-semester psychology and physiology and neurobiology double major, “almost every student is already interested in these issues, they just don’t realize it until they start working on a paper.”

The club is interested in submissions between 1,200 and 3,500 words. The Ethical Biologist is a peer-reviewed journal and submissions are accepted for publication based on feedback from other undergraduates. Papers are also published online.

“This has allowed authors to discuss their papers with others from all over the world,” said Rowland.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Chronicle has joined a growing list of publications that will no longer use the term “Redskins” when referring to Washington’s NFL team.

Managing Editor Audrey Cooper said Wednesday that the newspaper’s style committee decided to eliminate the term because of a longstanding policy against using racial slurs.

“Not everyone has to be personally offended by a word to make it a slur,” Cooper said in a statement titled “A name unfit for print.”

“Make no mistake,” she said, “’redskin’ is a patently racist term.”

The newspaper’s committee decided that though other team names, like the Chiefs and the Warriors, refer to Native Americans, they are not offensive in and of themselves and will continue to be used.

As for “redskins,” she said in a telephone interview, “we are in the process of eliminating the use of the term in agate and stories.”

The debate about whether

the term is in fact an epithet has raged for decades, particularly in sports and media.

The Chronicle’s style council revisited the issue last month at the request of Scott Ostler, one of its sports columnists, who has written advocating that the team change its name.

The Chronicle joins several other publications that have made the same decision over the years, including the Kansas City Star, Slate.com, and the Portland Oregonian, which dropped the term more than two decades ago.

Sportscaster Bob Costas has also spoken out against the use of the word.

Cooper said the Chronicle will simply refer to the team as “Washington” in most cases. It will use the “Redskins” only when not using it would be confusing for readers, such as in a story about the controversy surrounding the term.

“We have a responsibility to set the tone for civil discourse,” Cooper said. “That doesn’t mean we set the rules, but it does mean we can lead by example.”

SF Chronicle to stop November 11 deadline for using ‘Redskins’ in print Spring Weekend student events

By Kathleen McWilliams Senior Staff Writer Student organizations that are hoping to program an event during Spring Weekend will need to plan and apply for a space before Nov. 11.

On Nov. 11, the application for a space on campus is due to the Programming Board, who will then decide which events will get the green light for the weekend of April 24.

Several changes are being made to 2014’s Spring Weekend festivities that students will need to know prior to applying for an event space.

Last year the University designated the weekend “UConn Cares, UConn Learns, UConn Serves” and made it so that all events on Friday fell under the “Cares” theme, Saturday events would abide by the “Learns” theme and Sunday programs would be categorized as “Serves.” This year, any event with any theme will be allowed to program any day of the weekend, lifting the restrictive measure. All events will still be expected to

follow the theme in one way or another and student leaders must explain how their event follows the theme in their application. As with traditional university protocol, all events must follow UConn policies and standards.

As for the rest of the weekend, UConn will be operating with all the same services, such as the bus system, and building operational hours. The Student Union, in a recent change, will be open for its regular hours, whereas in previous years it has closed early in the evening.

Non-students will be prohibited from the dining halls and no guests will be allowed in residential halls in keeping with standard Spring Weekend security procedures.

As with last year’s policy, students who wish to attend Spring Weekend events will have to swipe their ID and wear a wristband to participate.

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Student organizers discuss plans at a Spring Weekend interest meeting.

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the event, including Carrier, were quick to say that the event, and the complaint itself, was not about removing President Herbst or Chief of Police O’Connor, but rather making the campus safe for everyone regardless of their identity or position in life.

In her opening address Carrier gave a brief history of the past decade of UConn’s sexual assault history, noting that the problem on campus is not unique to campus, but a global issue that has been present forever.

Carrier reminded the crowd that last year two UConn athletes, Enosch Wolf and Lyle McCombs were charged with sexual assault on campus, but saw no severe consequences for their actions.

Carrier even discussed the fact that the entire purpose of the cultural centers on campus are due to the university tackling issues of racism, sexism and homophobia on campus.

In 1987 the Asian American Cultural Center was founded after a group of Asian students were harassed on their way to a university sanctioned dance. To add even more fuel to the fire, after the students complained to their resident assistants about being spat at, called racial slurs and even mooned, the RA’s took no action and even told students to stop ruining the fun of the dance.

Consequently, Asacc was founded providing a safe haven for Asian-American students.

Representatives from numerous organizations came forward and showed their support for the plaintiffs. Love146, Revolution against Rape, Amnesty International and the Pan Asian Council all spoke out against rape culture and demonstrated that their organizations were viable options for safe discussion of the topics at hand. The

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Students organized a rally on Fairfield Way to show their support for the Title IX complaint plaintiffs.

most powerful testimonial, however, came from students.

Rebecca Fletcher, a 5thsemester Sociology student on exchange from Scotland said that one of the first things she noticed at UConn was the police and how they interact with students.

“There is no relationship between students and Police,” Fletcher said. “If there is, it is negative.”

5th-semester Women’s Studies and History major Lisa Vickers said that she has noticed sexism in the classroom, but the most common misconception of the issue is where asaault takes place.

“It happens in every aspect of our community, not just off campus parties,” Vickers said.

Adam Pilarksi, a 3rd-semester Psychology major, spoke up about how he feels that sometimes, as a man, he expected the world to be his for the taking.

“I feel like I have to say something,” Pilarski said. “Because I’m a heterosexual white man I was predisposed to think I own the world.”

The honesty of his statement united the crowd further, bringing more men to the stage to speak out.

State representative for the 54th district representing Mansfield, Gregg Haddad spoke up.

“Twelve weeks ago, I became a father. I have a daughter and it’s hard not to look at her and say, you know, ‘What is she gonna

face when she gets to college?’

It’s the same question parents are asking across the state as they read the newspaper about these instances,” Haddad said, “ It’s the same question that students on campus are asking right now.

People have a right to be safe and, while I think that UConn has done a lot to help mitigate this problem, I question whether they have the resources to be able to make a real impact. And so the programming that already occurs on campus, perhaps we should expand it. I think that we need to do more. I hope that that’s what will come out of the hearings.”

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NYC council votes to raise tobacco-buying age from 18 to 21

NEW YORK (AP) — Smokers younger than 21 in the nation’s biggest city will soon be barred from buying cigarettes after the New York City Council voted overwhelming Wednesday to raise the tobacco-purchasing age to higher than all but a few other places in the United States.

City lawmakers approved the bill — which raises from 18 to 21 the purchasing age for cigarettes, certain tobacco products and even electronicvapor smokes — and another that sets minimum prices for tobacco cigarettes and steps up law enforcement on illegal tobacco sales.

“This will literally save many, many lives,” said an emotional City Councilman James Gennaro, the bill’s sponsor, whose mother and father died from tobacco-related ill-

nesses. “I’ve lived with it, I’ve seen it...but I feel good today.”

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is a strong supporter of the tough smoking restrictions, has 30 days to sign the bills into law. The minimum age bill will take effect 180 days after enactment.

“We know that tobacco dependence can begin very soon after a young person first tries smoking so it’s critical that we stop young people from smoking before they ever start,” Bloomberg said in a statement.

With Wednesday’s vote, New York is by far the biggest city to bar cigarette sales to 19- and 20-year-olds. Similar legislation is expected to come to a vote in Hawaii this December.

Officials previously shelved a plan Bloomberg unveiled

with fanfare earlier this year: forcing stores to keep cigarettes out of public view until a customer asks for them.

The city’s current age limit is 18, a federal minimum that’s standard in many places.

Some states and communities have raised the age to 19.

At least two towns, both in Massachusetts, have agreed to raise it to 21.

Advocates say higher age limits help prevent, or at least delay, young people from taking up a habit that remains the leading cause of preventable deaths nationwide. And supporters point to drinking-age laws as a precedent for setting the bar at 21.

Cigarette manufacturers have suggested young adult smokers may just turn to black-market merchants. And some smokers say it’s unfair

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and patronizing to tell people considered mature enough to vote and serve in the military that they’re not old enough to decide whether to smoke.

The tobacco-buying age is 21 in Needham, Mass., and is poised to rise to 21 in January in nearby Canton, Mass. The state of New Jersey is considering a similar proposal, and the idea has been floated in other places, including the Texas Legislature.

E-cigarette makers say their products are healthier than tobacco, and a trade association leader bristled at the city’s proposal to prevent people under 21 from buying them.

“Is 21 the right number?

People can join the Army at 18,” said Ray Story, founder of the Atlanta-based Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

UConnPIRG to build giant whale from plastic

bottles. However, there is still room for improvement.

UConnPIRG’s Bigger UConnPIRG will be construct- Better Bottle Bill has a “zero ing a sculpture of a whale using waste initiative” according to plastic waste in order to promote UConnPIRG’s Chapter President their Bigger Better Bottle Bill Samuel Hollister, a 5th-semester campaign today from 10 a.m. to 2 Economics major. Connecticut’s bill “still doesn’t cover energy p.m. on Fairfield Way. The event was inspired by an drinks and ice tea bottles,” said incident this past March when a Hollister, which are extremely dead sperm whale washed up on popular among college students.

Spain’s southern coast after swal- Therefore in order to achieve “zero lowing over 37 pounds of plastic waste” UConnPIRG is working waste. This has become a com- toward getting the Connecticut Bottle Bill changed to include all mon sight in coastal areas.

Plastic is recyclable, so why is different bottle types.

It is ConnPIRG and so much ending up out on the sea?

UConnPIRG’s The answer hope that – lack of an update in incentive.

C o n n e c t i c u t ’s Currently, bottle bill will only 10 States provide the in the U.S. incentive neceshave consary for consumtainer deposit ers to recycle laws, othertheir bottles wise known and reduce the as bottle bills. amount of trash Connecticut’s that ends up in first bottle bill incinerators and was passed in as litter across 1978 and was Connecticut and updated in its shoreline.

2009, expandUConnPIRG’s ing the types ConnPIRG Bigger Better of bottles that Bottle Bill were labeled Campaign, with deposits.

These bills allow specific bot- which is led by Krishna Lingiah, tles to be returned to retail stores a 2011 graduate of the University or redemption centers for either 5 of Connecticut, hopes to conor 10 cents each. This monetary struct this whale made from incentive is huge when it comes plastic waste as a means of raisto the amount of plastic and metal ing awareness for the need and that gets recycled. According to importance of recycling.

UConnPIRG is encouraging ConnPIRG, “70 percent of bottles and cans covered by the bottle bill students, faculty and anyone else are recycled, versus just 25 per- visiting the UConn campus on cent of those that are not covered.” Thursday afternoon to stop by Thanks in part to ConnPIRGs Fairfield way, bring their own efforts, Connecticut is well ahead plastic bottles and take part in of the rest of the country in terms the construction of UConn’s first of what bottles have a deposit, waste whale. being one of only two states that have a deposit on plastic water

By Julia Werth Campus Correspondent

“70 percent of bottles and cans covered by the bottle bill are recycled, versus just 25 percent of those that are not covered”

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Students will be asked to take steps to save water from UCONN, page 1 els. The well field was shut off a week and a half ago and will not be restored until conditions improve, according to Callahan.

Callahan said UConn will rely on the well fields connected to the Willimantic River in the meantime.

He also noted that water conservation efforts by the university over the past 5-6 years have made these dry conditions less threatening to the university as a whole.

Callahan said the university is using 250,000 gallons of water per day less than it was in 2005 despite the increase in student and faculty population during that time.

The university’s policy during a water conservation alert requires close monitoring of the water supply to measure reductions in water usage on campus follow-

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The plan states that if conditions continue to deteriorate, a Stage IB water supply drought advisory will be issued to students, resulting in another email notification requesting voluntary conservation efforts as well as coordination with state and local agencies to begin evaluating the long-term outlook for the drought.

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Health Center costs should be contained, as recommended by auditor

T

he fiscal challenge for a public university is to invest wisely without spending unreasonably. A report issued earlier this month by Connecticut State Auditor John C. Geragosian suggests that, in several respects, the UConn Health Center may be tipping too far in the “spending unreasonably” direction. The examples provided were numerous, among the more notable: - An unnamed employee was given a six-month sabbatical costing around $73,000, despite taking a full-time position at another institution.

- Lawyers were paid up to $820 per hour for legal services.

- Unused compensatory time was allowed to carry over after the end of a calendar year, a practice departing from most other state agencies, in one instance going back as far as eight years.

- There was no documentation provided that the best available price was even considered when purchasing more than $1.9 million, largely for equipment.

- Employees were reimbursed the full cost for course tuition at non-UConn institutions; by contrast, the Storrs campus will only reimburse up to the university’s rate, with additional cost being uncovered.

- “More than 10,000 items had not been identified as inspected and located in over two years” in the records of equipment and inventory.

The report made 12 recommendations, all of which the Health Center responded to as part of the report. To their credit, they did agree to several reforms, while for other recommendations they countered that the seemingly-excessive costs were necessary. For instance, they revised their sabbatical request form in June, listed nine ways they have revised their expenses related to patents, and are updating their inventory management system, a process currently around 40 percent complete that they estimate should be finished by the end of 2014. Responding to other criticisms of excessive costs, they noted “Variables such as quality, experience, compatibility, warranty coverage, vendor stability, and contract terms are often important considerations as well when selecting a product or a supplier.”

The past few years have seen a renewed focus on the UConn Health Center, with initiatives such as Bioscience Connecticut in 2011 and the introduction of Jackson Laboratory earlier this year. It only makes sense that they should be spending a bit more. But not too much. Hopefully when the next auditors report is written in another two years or so, these reforms will be completed.

The full 34-page report can be found at http://1.usa. gov/1dNUHfW.

What the most popular drugs in America say about us

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rescription drugs were back in the news this week when the FDA announced its plans to introduce additional regulations on hydrocodone, the most commonly prescribed drug in America. While the debate goes on about this drug, I want to look at some of the other most popular drugs in America and what their use means.

A study done by the Mayo Clinic and the Olmsted Medical Center published in June stated that nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug.

50 percent take two prescription medications and 20 percent are on five or more.

So what drugs

By Kristi Allen are they takWeekly Columnist ing?

According to the report, the most commonly prescribed types of drugs were antibiotics, antidepressants and opioids.

It should be alarming that the most popular prescription drugs in America are psychoactive and addictive. The Mayo Clinic study found that one in four women ages 50-64 are taking an antidepressant.

That means huge profits for the people who provide those drugs. Abilify, one of the most profitable psychiatric drugs, took in $4.6 billion in 2011. Is such a huge percentage of the population actually in need of psychiatric medication? Probably not.

It’s unlikely that a quarter of middle aged women have a natural chemical imbalance that would predispose them to depression, but because of the way depression

and other mental illnesses are diagnosed, psychoactive drugs are often very easy to obtain. It’s easy to see why they’re appealing. Antidepressants offer easy, immediate relief. They’re marketed as a very normal and medically sound solution to a wide spectrum of issues. In many cases, depression is more than a physiological issue and won’t be adequately treated by drugs alone. Unfortunately, generic versions of these medications are often cheaper than therapy. Mental illness is very complicated to treat and many patients genuinely benefit from psychoactive drugs, but they weren’t designed to be used in the way that they are by millions of people.

The amount of prescriptions treating obesity-related illness is also alarming.

Five of the top ten most prescribed drugs treat blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes. Many of the people who take these drugs do so because of unhealthy lifestyles. Often, their conditions are easily preventable. There are many outside factors that could prevent a person from living healthily, but the volume of patients with these diseases show that it’s more than just circumstance. People choose to be unhealthy and there are medications to be given when it catches up with them.

Billions of dollars are spent every year treating preventable diseases. This is an unnecessary strain on our healthcare system, and on patients’ pockets. It’s expensive to be unhealthy, but that hasn’t deterred the millions who are prescribed these drugs. Pharmaceutical companies profit handsomely while patients, insurance companies, and government agencies paying for the medications suffer.

It doesn’t appear that these trends will reverse any time soon. A report issued in January this year from the American Diabetes Association said that 25.8 million

people in the United States–almost nine percent of the population–have diabetes.

What’s even more frightening is that the ADA estimates that 79 million people will develop diabetes.

In 2012, the total cost of treating diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. was $245 billion. One disease alone cost nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars. No one can afford to cover those costs: not insurance companies, not the government and not patients.

Another interesting characteristic of the most common prescription drugs in America is that they are aren’t cures.

Aside from the antibiotics, the drugs on this list are designed to treat, not solve problems. They’re taken routinely for long periods of time and if a patient stops taking them, their ailments come back. The five most profitable drugs, the ones that bring in the most money, are all obesityrelated and antidepressant medication of this kind.

If you had a mild problem with your cholesterol and needed to lower it, you could develop a routine of healthy eating and exercise, perhaps combined temporarily with medications if necessary. Or you could just take one little pill, every day for the rest of your life.

That’s a great business model, and one that further entrenches the idea of prescription drugs as a completely acceptable, long-term solution to preventable health problems. The drugs we buy show that we medicate in order to stay unhealthy, not to make ourselves better. This attitude is costing us more than just money.

 Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu  3rd-semester journalism major

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few weeks ago, seven students and former students filed a Title IX complaint against the University of Connecticut, claiming the school and police department did not properly address sexual assault allegations they made as victims.

Their allegations seem convincing that this is the case – cases were ignored entirely, or worse, met with insults. One of the main causes of this apathy is misplaced police priorities.

The UConn Police Department focuses on punishing minor traffic, parking and drug and alcohol offenses.

All of these charges lead to fines that generate

By Gregory Koch income for the police Staff Columnist department and the university as a whole. On the other hand, investigating multiple sexual assault claims would require significant cost, time and effort from the police department and the university.

This is what happens when police departments are more focused on profit than public safety. The trend is seen in numerous police departments across the country, including in the UConn Police Department, and it needs to stop. The stated purpose of the police is to protect and serve, not to make

money, and they need to start following that purpose.

The 2012 UConn Police Department’s annual report showed only 33 arrests for sexual assault between 2010 and 2012. According to One in Four USA, 3 percent of college women are victims of rape or attempted rape in a given academic year (the “one in four” statistic cited in the name of the organization includes summer, when more rapes occur, according to the organization.)

There are 18,000 undergraduates on the Storrs campus, so that amounts to about 9,000 women. Doing some math, about nine percent of women will be victims of rape over a three year period. This adds up to about 800 victims.

However, there may be more than 800 cases, because an individual can be a victim more than once. Also, we have only been including females in all these calculations, but as my colleague Victoria Kallsen reported on Tuesday, one of the Title IX complainants was male, so we should not ignore men entirely.

Assuming the minimum number is correct, about four percent of sexual assault cases resulted in an arrest. This percentage would be higher if the police would focus on public safety more.

On the other hand, there

were 115 alcohol arrests by the police department during the same time frame. This includes underage possession and obtaining alcohol for a minor, among other offenses.

It does not include driving while intoxicated, which is a legitimate public safety issue.

Unlike sexual assault, alcohol offenses are punishable by fines, which result in income for the police department.

Traffic offenses are not included in the report, since they do not result in criminal charges, but they also generate income for the police department.

Many people on campus have been pulled over by UConn police for relatively minor offenses and have subsequently been fined. Similarly, police officers frequently issue parking tickets in UConn’s parking lots. Although this does not generate income for the police department itself–as tickets are handled through parking services–these fines do generate income for the university. As a result, UConn, which employs the police department, has an unfortunate incentive to focus on parking violations rather than serious criminal cases.

However, the focus of the police department should not be making money for itself and the jurisdiction that controls it (in this case, the University of Connecticut). It should ensure that its constituents are safe.

This means seriously investigating cases of sexual assault against UConn students, rather than ignoring them. The condescending attitude that certain law enforcement individuals showed is inappropriate. However, the apathy that the entire police department appeared to show to the victims in the Title IX lawsuit is almost as bad as the insults.

The police department is officially under the supervision of the Division of Public Safety. This also includes the fire department, the fire marshal and building inspectors, among others. Imagine if these departments were more focused on profit than public safety. They might let a building burn down, possibly with people inside, so they could ticket someone in another building for violating the fire code. Clearly, this would be highly inappropriate and dangerous to the university as a whole. It is a shame that the police department manages to get away with having the same skewed priorities. The goal of the police department should be public safety, not profit, but the facts show that this is not actually happening.

 Gregory.Koch@UConn.edu  7th-semester actuarial science  @gregoryakoch

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The UConn Co-Op welcomed Lyn Miller-Lachman on Wednesday to promote her latest book, Rogue. It is the story of Kiara, a young girl coping with the difficulties of Asperger’s disease. A consequence of Asperger’s, she has a difficult time relating to others at all, not to mention making and keeping friends. But a new neighbor, Chad, offers the chance for Kiara to finally make a friend, even if it means holding a horrible secret.

A successful author, editor and teacher, Lachman leads a vibrant life. She filled the room with kind spoken words full of wisdom and emotion. Her publicist and friend introduced her as one who “wears many hats.” She writes for young middle grade readers, using characters that are appropriately aged.

One of her novels, Gringolandia, won a list of awards, including the 2010 American Library Association’s Best Book for Young Adults and the 2010 Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books. It is also on the State of Texas recommended school reading list. What’s most interesting about Lachman’s own life is that she too has Asperger’s and it made her childhood very difficult, as she experienced bullying and ridicule because of her difficulties. Even adults, she says, did not care about her difficulties, never lending a helping hand.

Now she is an anti-bullying activist and when asked about her thoughts on the issue, she passionately responded.

“It is hugely important for a child to feel like an adult cares about them. Bullied kids feel like adults pick on them too,” Lachman said.

At a time when Asperger’s did not exist, her peers and adults viewed her as just weird. Her imagination served to be her only friend, allowing herself to invent situations in which she had many friends and was not bullied.

Personal experience coping with the condition gives Lachman the unique ability to make her characters real. She says that Kiara is a reflection of herself, essentially sharing true stories and emotions vicariously through her. She began writing stories in

BY JASON WONG

How to spice up Halloween

By Jason Wong Associate Focus Editor

makes this track especially spooky-perfect is the vocals, which effect an ethereal, haunting quality with minor intervals and an operatic tone.

Kill Paris “Ghostbusters (remix)” Trust Kill Paris, experts at mixing samples of classic songs with uniquely bouncy electronic beats (see “Baby Come Back”), to give us the perfect Halloween present. Par excellence.

Space_Camp “Hell Tonight” While their new EP, “Slashers,” seems tailormade for Halloween, it tends mostly toward downtempo; this song, however, is the perfect upbeat party track.

Bonus: the EP is free on Space_Camp’s SoundCloud page. (look for “spacecampbeats”) Kavinsky ft. The Weeknd “Odd Look” (Surkin remix) Anything that Abel Tesfaye lends his voice to is going to be soulfully creepy, but Surkin’s remix of this Kavinsky track --including heartstopping buildups, chopping of Tesfaye’s already disjointed vocals, and prolific use of sirens -- brings it above and beyond.

The Neighbourhood “Let It Go (Ghost Loft remix)” Ghost Loft adds some creepy effects and a party-ready bass line to maximize this song’s already ominous tone.

The Bird and the Bee “Witch” This spooky synth-pop track highlights all of what makes the bird and the bee such a wonderful duo: Inara George’s absolutely gorgeous voice, Greg Kurstin’s production and lyrics like “how could I haunt you… when you can see my seams, the fraying of my dress? / I am defenseless.”

Figure “Halloween (remix)” Okay, this remix has been out for a while, but it’s made for college students everywhere. Figure puts “Nightmare Before Christmas” classic “This is Halloween” over a truly phenomenal bass track.

Today is Oct. 31, which means that it’s Halloween, a night we’ve all treasured since our earliest moments of consciousness. Tonight, is a night when we can all release our inner children through an obscene combination of both candy and alcohol. But where do we start on this ignoble journey? Candy is something we all know a lot about. There are those of us who favor Reese’s peanut butter cups and others who favor dark chocolate or fruity Starbursts and Skittles. We were born knowing how to feast on those candies. But a night like Halloween deserves something more than the typical candy bar or cup of jungle juice; Halloween should come with its own set of homemade candies and cocktails.

One simple sweet that’s enjoyable and easy to make for most is chocolate-covered fruit of any kind. Any kind of berry usually works well (those cherries that you put on sundaes are particularly recommended), but feel free to go with a frozen banana for that “Arrested Development” feel. Another easy homemade candy is the almond caramel, where you simply put chopped almonds in melted caramel, then pour the lot into pre-greased mini muffin or cupcake liners. And of course, there’s always the classic caramel apple.

Halloween’s not just about candy though. You might try spicing the seeds from your jack-o’-lantern with a bit of salt and cumin for a delicious (and healthy!) bite-sized treat.

Other easy Halloween recipes include pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and of course, brownies and pumpkin bread. And of course, any run-of-the-mill recipe can be altered a little for added Halloween flair. A little judicious food coloring use can make something blood red and it’s pretty easy to round out just about anything with Halloween appropriate decorations. For instance, you could use a toothpick and a dollop of sour cream to trace a spider web into a bowl of tomato soup.

You might be surprised, but there are quite a few cocktails that resemble the taste of the candies of our youth. For example, if you mix chocolate vodka, hazelnut liqueur and coconut rum, you get a martini that tastes just like an Almond Joy, but gives more kick than your average sugar rush. I was more of a Milky Way fan myself, so I prefer a mix of coffee liqueur, chocolate vodka and cream. For fans of the show “How I Met Your Mother,” a kahlua and root beer cocktail might just do the trick.

Of course, not all of us enjoy partaking in the alcoholic portions of sugary, Halloween reverie. I’ve got something for that too: root beer and frozen yogurt makes a great float that, with the addition of gummy worms, eyeballs or other confectionary body parts, makes a drink that looks like it came from the cemetery outside North.

All in all, Halloween is a great time to get creative with anything from costumes to food and drink, so get to it.

Happy Halloween!

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The UConn Co-Op welcomed Lyn Miller-Lachman on Wednesday to promote her latest book, Rogue. It is the story of Kiara, a young girl coping with the difficulties of Asperger’s disease.

third grade and developed the art of storytelling from telling her younger brother elaborate tales before bed.

One year her mother got her a type-writer and Lachman began seriously writing. While at graduate school, she saw her peers get

published and gave it a try. But after getting rejected and dropped by one publishing company she quit writing for many years. Her second shot at it was obviously more rewarding. She has found huge success, even with a condition that leaves most people

UConn bioethics club holds ‘District 9’ screening

By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent UConn’s bioethics club hosted a screening of “District Nine” on Wednesday in the Student Union theater. The Neil Blomkamp film, produced by Peter Jackson, tells the story of a colony of extraterrestrial beings that settles in Johannesburg, South Africa. During the two decades they stay in the city, these aliens, demeaned as “prawns,” are systemically segregated and marginalized, and eventually, the residents of Johannesburg demand their relocation to a “camp” outside the city.

The film opens here, telling the story of the man who attempts to facilitate this eviction process, with shocking and horrifying results. This 2009 film is a must-watch for science fiction fans as well as those with a passion for bioethics and human rights issues; in general, it is an incredibly well-done film from which anyone can gain a lot of insight.

Even more interesting, however, was the discussion that followed.

In an intimate circle, those who had come to view the intense film were able to debrief and enjoy some Halloween candy. The various issues at play throughout the film clearly struck a chord among various viewers and the students at the discussion had some very articulate and thoughtful things to say about the film.

Alex Lawton, the member of bioethics club who facilitated the discussion, noted that “a lot of what goes on [in the film] comes back to money,” adding that “money… can motivate a lot of actions.” Indeed, the protagonist in the film, who takes on some of the highly sought-after physical powers exhibited by the aliens, is seen as “a commodity.”

“You have so many people trying to get at him, so to speak… they

have a lot to gain from him,” said Harley Pastore, a 3rd-semester ecology and evolutionary biology major.

Dan Rios, a 7th-semester psychology major, also had a lot to say about the societal commentary made by the film. He noted the way the aliens were treated upon their arrival in the city, but also wondered whether they could’ve really expected to have been treated any better than they were given their occasionally violent tendencies. “Fear of [an other] is human nature,” Rios said. “To communicate peacefully with them, we’d have to change human nature… we feared them because they destroyed us.”

Others, however, felt that for a film depicting a literal alien culture, “District Nine” had a quite anthropocentric lens. Noting the constraints of a two-hour film, Lawton nonetheless found the aliens to be depicted as “way too human;” he particularly found that the alien character central to the storyline was entirely too quick to develop empathy for his human counterpart.

“It took the whole movie,” Lawton said. “But at the end, the species sympathized with one another.”

Indeed, sympathy and cultural sensitivity were the overarching theme of this highly productive and thoughtful discussion. Though the event was small in scale, the discussion certainly had a profound impact on those in attendance, and conversations like these can be incredibly beneficial in processing the kinds of themes at play in the film.

UConn’s bioethics club meets Thursday nights in room 106A of the Student Union. All majors are encouraged to attend.

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unable to do anything well. It is this reason that Kristie Grasis, a student at Eastern Connecticut State University gravitates to her writing.

“It is so inspiring to meet someone with Asperger’s that is doing well, and representing

the condition in a positive way,” Grasis said. Rogue, along with her other works, are available to students for purchase in the UConn Co-Op.

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The perfect playlist for your Halloween party

By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent

While there are a few classic Halloween songs -- and by a few, I mean “The Monster Mash” and “Thriller” -- the holiday doesn’t exactly seem to inspire party anthems. To me, this is a bit unfair -- even Labor Day has a Black Eyed Peas song. Halloween is a big party night for college students, so much so that standard party tracks may not quite cut it.

Luckily for you, this enterprising music addict has scoured both her SoundCloud feed and her extensive mp3 collection to create a small starter playlist for her fellow Huskies. Here are some songs that keep the party mood going, but still keep you in that spooky Halloween spirit. You can thank me later.

MS MR “Bones” (Ianborg x PRFFTT & Svyable remix) If you weren’t unsettled by the original when it set dramatic scenes on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Pretty Little Liars,” try this dubstep version at your Halloween party. Starting slowly and building, PRFFTT and Syvable mix Lizzy Plapinger’s vocals with some good bass for a spooky party hit.

Dead Kennedys “Halloween” An old punk and grunge classic, this gritty Halloween anthem may not seem out of place amongst current dubstep trends, but can provide a welcome respite from the constantly thumping bass. After all, “it’s Halloween / and ya feel like dancing.”

Panic! At the Disco “Let’s Kill Tonight” While P!ATD has several spooky-ish songs (notably “Nearly Witches” and “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”), this song has the perfect mix of spooky violins and instrumentals and an appropriately unsettling message (which I strongly urge listeners not to take literally), all set to an excellent beat.

Flux Pavilion “Haunt You” Flux Pavilion knows what they’re doing when it comes to a bass beat. However, what

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Any fan that’s been with Arcade Fire from the jump has witnessed the indie-alt, seven-part collective’s constant progression and growth.

From the melodic, yet still cautious content of “Neon Bible” to the looser, more angst-ridden “Suburbs,” we’ve seen the band totally grow into itself and get comfortable in the process. There’s no preteens, no fear of sounding “weird;” they simply are. The group’s fourth and newest studio album, “Reflektor” exudes a complete sense of assurance. The dual-sided EP is phasic and “flowing” in nature, something fairly new for the band; but as much the work brags of cohesion, there are more than enough “stream of consciousness” moments. “Reflektor” releases one perfect song after another, but like a true abstract artist, leaves some “scribbles” in between.

The album’s opener, also the title track, bursts with bongos and a well-paced beat destined for handtable drumming accompaniment.

It’s easy to zone out during the seven-minute intro; but then again, “rushed” has never been a quality Photo courtesy of avclub associated with indie music. The Arcade Fire’s fourth and newest studio album, “Reflektor” exudes a complete sense of assurance. “Reflektor” at times may have fatiguing song is heavily synth-ed and there’s even a saxophone that sneaks itself song durations, but nothing sounds unpleasant to the ears. in between choruses. Lastly, the residual open time is listeners’ blank reminds of Phantogram, a twosome has never been more appropriate on and late 1970s post punk drumcheck for their own “reflektion” Win trip-hop partnership that practically an indie album, considering that the ming. It’s a little of The Cure, a Butler’s vocals created the niche. two parts really are night and day. tad Human League but still totally have remained Here, there’s enough The B-side is Arcade Fire’s slightly Arcade Fire. The band has the sharp unchanged, chaos for the bored, darker half; the first track is a sequel ability to fuse sounds and styles, Reflektor retaining its sigbut it’s contained to “Here Comes The Night Time,” while still maintaining a unique nature rug.ed, Arcade Fire chaos. It’s messy, followed by “Awful Sound (Oh spot, all their own in the indie rock raspy intonation. but not a train wreck. Eurydice),” a six-minute adventure scene. “Reflektor” at times may 10/29/13 For the gui“Here Comes The that bears an uncanny resemblance have fatiguing song durations, but 13 tracks tar experimenNight Time” follows to The Beatles’ classic, “Day in the nothing sounds unpleasant to the talists, lo-fi suit with a similarly Life.” The transformative charac- ears. The band, now over a decade connoisseurs, random arrange- teristics and the growingly pierc- old, is no rookie to the alternative and shoegazment, and a veil of ing stringed instrument hooks are rock world but it still manages to /10 ers, “Flashbulb fuzz drapes Butler’s hauntingly similar to the unpredict- sound new with every release.

Eyes” is a track voice, making the ability of the “Revolver” hit. made in heaven. final product fit for a “It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus)” The unruly keyboards, trippy- spot on The Strokes’ album. is the album’s overlooked gem, borEmily.Herbst@UConn.edu ness and nomadic instrumentation The concept of a two-sided disc rowing from 1980’s keyboarding

On Saturday I had the immense pleasure of going to a concert by the Idan Raichel Project. Haven’t heard of them? Neither had I when I first came to UConn. A friend of mine, an Argentine Jew of Israeli descent, recommended them to me and when they came to UConn this past week I couldn’t resist the temptation. It ended up as one of the best Saturday nights of my life.

Idan Raichel essentially collects musician’s from around the world and works with them to produce an album every few years or so. Because of the changing landscape of the band, no two albums are the same, despite the fact that most of it sounds vaguely Middle Eastern. The project performs in half a dozen languages including obscure ones such as Amharic, native to Ethiopia, and ones as mainstream as Spanish, Arabic and Hebrew.

When most people think of the genre of world music, they tend to imagine balalaikas, traditional folk songs and other stuffy, archaic sounds.

However, in recent times world music has developed into a genre with a huge following and a diverse array of sounds.

If you are interested in delving into the never ending spectrum of world music I have a few suggestions of places to start.

For those who like an upbeat, rhythmic and vocally strong album, might I recommend, The Gipsy Kings’ “Greatest Hits.” With standout tracks like “Vamos a Bailar,” “Soy” and “Bamboleo,” this album delivers a delightful collection of Spain’s best popular Flamenco stylings. The happy guitar melodies are sure to have even the stiffest students dancing around their dorm rooms.

Another world music great is Shezhad Roy, a Pakistani pop musician. Songs such as “Buri Baat Hai” are fast paced, beautifully layered and make the listener want to catch the first plane to Pakistan. Other great tracks from Roy are “Mukhra” and “Dholna.

For more of a traditional listener, you can’t go wrong with Russian Baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s “Moscow Nights” album. Imagine the sophistication of a world class opera singer applied to Russian peasant tunes and you have the entire album already figured out. While this album is not for everyone, it’s very smooth and sophisticated – I suppose you could call him a Russian Frank Sinatra – the album delivers classic world music.

“Russkaye Pole,” or “Russian Field,” is a favorite of mine for the tragedy and hardship the song conveys about the lives of Russian peasants during the darkness of winter.

Similar to Hvorostovksy, but more relatable, is Brazilian chanteuse Milton Nascimento.

Now don’t expect the sight and sounds of carnival to be created by Mr. Nascimento as his songs take on the more subtle dimensions of life in Brazil. “Paisagem na Janela” is a song about looking at life on a certain street, whereas “Menestrel da Alagoas” concerns a minstrel who travels around and nobody seems to know who he is. Nascimento’s detailed descriptions within his song are impressive and fun to listen to, regardless if you speak Portuguese.

I encourage any music fan who wants to expand his or her borders and widen his or her perception of society to check out some world music and take a journey through the headphones.

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‘Recharged’ is brave new Clarkson kicks off sound for Linkin Park Christmas with a bang song over Aviici. But this is Linkin Park, they make millions fusing sounds.

I can’t say for certain what Since Linkin Park made its first album, “Hybrid Linkin Park had in mind, Theory,” and watched it but basic economics tells me hit multi-platinum, it hasn’t they want to reach the largest looked back since. Named audience, so what better way the third-greatest band of the to do that then add popular new millennium by MTV, “drops” of new sound over their music is some of the their own. When I say “elecmost well-known in America. tronic,” and “drops,” I don’t They are experimenters of mean the kind of sounds that sound and have the fan base would be on Justin Bieber’s to change the direction of first album–it is definitemusic. Fans of Linkin Park ly not pop. The electronic have never fit the mold, and aspect is deep and pulsing, they don’t want to. Their like the band has one memstyle is not fully rock, nor ber that hides in the back and fully hip-hop–it’s not really performs witchcraft on the one style at all. The varia- sound. The lyrics are dark tion in style is what made and disturbing at points. One them famous, and they con- track, “Victimized,” is so tinue the trend in their latest full of hate it is hard to listen to. It is the main reason I’m album, “Recharged.”

“Recharged” is a collabo- not going to call this a great ration of sound, mostly tak- album.

Music is great to me ing from rock and new-age because of its variation, electronic. It meaning its is similar to variation of “Collision notes, like a Course,” Recharged singer going the short EP Linkin Park from high to that they and 10/29/13 low, or a guitarJay-Z made ist hitting every 14 tracks together. note of a solo.

Whether a So the screamdie-hard lising and repeattener of rock /10 ing of a few or rap, you’ve notes gets old in heard the some songs. But song “Numb/ Encore” and probably the majority of the tracks are liked it. Like in “Collision so full of different sounds it Course,” Linkin Park has will make your head spin. To changed the game. This time sum up, Linkin Park continthough, it is the massively ues its legacy. The album is popular electronic style that new, different and exciting. the band fuses with. Imagine It is absolutely worth a listen a rock song from 2006 that and I guarantee you will be gets uploaded into 2013. It surprised. is synthetic and artificial, while at the same time being real. Guitars, drums, vocals, and techno drops–It sounds like a recipe for disaster. It’s like playing a Rolling Stones Kevin.Costello@UConn.edu

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as “Underneath the Tree,” which was released as the lead single.

A hidden gem on this album Christmas starts even earlier is the “Just For Now” rendithis year with Kelly Clarkson’s tion taken from “Imogen Heap.” holiday album titled “Wrapped This song details the emotional in Red,” which was released on exhaustion due to dysfunctional Oct. 29. families that can accompany the The album contains 14 songs, holidays, a sentiment Clarkson five of which are originals. The said she empathizes with. rest of the album contains time“Winter Dreams (Brandon’s less Christmas songs such as Song),” the ninth track on the “Have Yourself a Merry Little album, is a sweet love song Christmas,” “Baby It’s Cold to Clarkson’s new husband, Outside” and “My Favorite Brandon Blackstock, again flush Things.” The deluxe edition fea- with percussion that is crucial to tures two addition tracks, “I’ll Be holiday music and a groovy bass Home for Christmas” and “Oh line through the verses.

Come, Oh Come Emmanuel.”

Clarkson uses “Run Run Clarkson keeps the covers clas- Rudolph” to rock out and flash sic, with twinkling piano, soft back to her Breakaway days. She percussion and highlighted vocals chooses to veer away from the to create the holiday music claswarm mood sicism for this one throughout tune. The track feathe album, tures heavy electric Wrapped in Red synonymous guitar and boisterous Kelly Clarkson with the “red” brass lines.

10/29/13 theme.

Kelly Clarkson 14 tracks “ T h e r e ’s created a promising something mix of Christmas about [red] songs, utilizing that repredifferent holiday /10 sents so many themes such as famdeep emoily togetherness, tions, whethreligious beliefs and er it’s love or lust or envy or material desires, as seen in her pain or beauty,” Clarkson said to tune “4 Carats,” a flashback to the Billboard.

1953 “Santa Baby.”

“Wrapped in Red” features Clarkson can be noted for her three additional country artists, bold vocal chords that led her to one being Ronnie Dunn from win American Idol, and the same the famous duo Brooks & Dunn rings true for her first holiday in the cover “Baby It’s Cold album. A remarkable feature of Outside.” Reba McEntire and Clarkson, however, is her ability Trisha Yearwood sing in the clos- to change her tone from album to er of the album, “Silent Night,” album. Clarkson never falls into ending the album with a serene a the rut of repetitiveness. cappella section.

“For better or worse, a decade Clarkson clearly strived to of recording and touring has make a Christmas album that roughed up the edges of her could nestle among the success- voice,” Slant Magazine posted, ful holiday tunes, like Mariah “lending a lived-in quality that Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas imbues lyrics about love and Is You” and Faith Hill’s “Where longing with an authenticity that Are You Christmas?” A few of the originals come close, such Claire.Galvin@UConn.edu

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Why do we love and Jay-Z responds to Barney’s alleged discrimination enjoy horror movies? towards African Americans

By Zachary Lederman Staff Writer When I was a lad, there was nothing I hated more than scary movies, so much so that I would close my eyes if I ever needed to go into the horror section at Blockbuster (which was oddly located next to the family section) and almost have a heart attack whenever a horror trailer came onto late night TV. Now, however, I consider myself a horror connoisseur. I love the genre and its history, and I wonder what could have changed that made me fall in love with it? To that end I began thinking about what makes us love being scared in the first place. Is it the feeling of relief we get after realizing that there’s no real danger or is it the thrill we get of that danger itself?

When you really think about it, it seems like there should be nothing at all that makes us happy to be scared. Perhaps, from an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense that we’d feel a pleasant sense of relief upon exiting from a dangerous situation or the realization that we were actually safe, but that only explains why a lot of people can walk out of a horror movie, laughing with their friends. It doesn’t explain the enjoyment they get during the movie itself.

This isn’t hard to explain and frankly, isn’t that interesting. I want to know why I can sit down, watch a terrifying film and be enjoying myself the entire way through.

Jumping off of that, is it possible that when the fear

receptors in our brain go off, there’s a conflicting reaction with the knowledge that, “This is just a movie and I’m safe,” that causes a pleasant reaction instead of one of neutrality or fear? Fair disclaimer, I’m not a psychologist, so I’m postulating here, but that doesn’t seem entirely likely.

Or maybe it’s as simple as that humans just naturally enjoy the rush of adrenaline they get when they’re afraid.

We see something dangerous or alarming, our bodies release adrenaline, and we get a kick out of it. Is it possible that a reaction involving endorphins would happen simultaneously? This is a nice theory, but like the above, it can’t be the case. If it were that simple, people would love being in any kind of dangerous situation, whether real or not, and as it stands, there aren’t many who enjoy being in simulated danger and even less who really enjoy fearing for their lives.

In the end, it doesn’t really matter why we enjoy it, as much as it matters the fact that we do. I’m sure there are scientists more capable than I who can tell you the exact physiological responses that we experience while watching a horror movie, and exactly why we get a mixture of fear and pleasure, but as I said, I am not one of them. Regardless, tonight, bust out your favorite scary movie, make some popcorn and enjoy scaring yourself silly. Happy Halloween!

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NEW YORK (AP) — When big-name celebrities pair up with big businesses, customers often believe the adage: You are the company you keep.

Rap artist Jay-Z is learning that firsthand. He has complained this week that he’s been unfairly “demonized” because he hasn’t backed out of his collaboration with Barneys New York after the luxury retailer was accused of racially profiling two black customers.

Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, has said he’s waiting to hear all the facts.

Meanwhile, Barneys said on Tuesday that its initial investigation showed no employees were at fault in the two incidents in which customers complained that they were detained by police after making expensive purchases. The New York Police Department disputes the store’s account and said they were alerted by Barneys.

The controversy illustrates the problems that can arise when celebrities and companies team up.

The deals are lucrative: Companies like having big names on their roster and celebrities are always looking to expand their brand. Revenue in North America from celebrity merchandise lines, excluding products linked to athletes, reached $7.8 billion last year, according to figures available from trade publication Licensing Letter.

But when either side is accused of wrongdoing, the negative publicity can cause damage to the partner’s reputation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A trip down the grocery store produce aisle could soon feel like a stroll down “Sesame Street.”

Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization behind the popular children’s educational TV program will let the produce industry use Elmo, Big Bird and Sesame Street’s other furry characters free of charge to market fruits and veggies to kids.

The goal is to get children who often turn up their noses at the sight of produce to eat more of it.

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Until now, Michael Stone, CEO of brand licensing agency Beanstalk, says it’s been the norm for personalities to have moral clauses in contracts that let merchants back out. But Stone, who has reviewed 100 celebrity contracts, says he hasn’t seen it the other way.

For Jay-Z’s part, it’s not clear what he’ll do as he faces pressure from an online petition and Twitter messages from fans.

Barneys is expected to start selling items next month by top designers, inspired by JayZ, with some of the proceeds going to his charity. Jay-Z is also working with the store to create its artistic holiday window display

ite Sesame Street characters on stand-alone signs and on stickers and labels on all types of produce regardless of whether it comes in a bag, a carton or just its skin.

An “unprecedented step,” Mrs. Obama said of the agreement. “And they’re doing this free of charge.

Yes!” she said as she pumped her fists in the air before an audience seated in the State Dining Room of the White House.

The first lady cited a study published last fall in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in which Cornell University researchers gave more than 200 boys and girls ages 8 to 11 the choice of eating an apple, a cookie or both. Most kids went for the cookie. Asked to choose again after researchers put Elmo stickers on the

apples, nearly double the number of convened at the White House last month, where she urged a broad kids chose the fruit, she said.

“Just imagine what will happen range of companies to do more, when we take our kids to the gro- faster, to promote foods with less cery store, and they see Elmo and salt, fat and sugar to youngsters.

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South Lawn for the annual fall harThe agreement between Sesame vest. White House staff helped stuWorkshop and the Produce dents from elementary schools in Marketing Association is the latest the District of Columbia, Maryland, step by the private sector to support Virginia and West Virginia with the “Let’s Move,” the first lady’s near- harvest. The group, including the ly 4-year-old campaign to reduce first lady, also prepared — and ate — turkey veggie wraps made using childhood obesity rates in the U.S. It also is the first announcement some of the freshly picked cucumsince a summit on food market- bers and tomatoes.

Sam Kass, the “Let’s Move” ing to children that Mrs. Obama executive director, said it was a big step for Sesame Workshop to waive its licensing fee, which is a major source of income for the nonprofit.

“For them to step in and do this is a really big thing,” said Kass, who also is an assistant White House chef.

Sherrie Westin, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Sesame Workshop, said Hear the music of Miles Davis, Charles waiving the fee is not normal practice and that it’s too early to say how Mingus, Duke Ellington and the world much revenue would be lost. But premiere of Mark Harvey’s Merry Go she said the deal gives the company another way to use the characters Round. Featuring the Eastern Concert to pitch to children and families the Chorale (David Belles, director) and the healthier-eating messages that are part of its TV show.

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prosecutors about a stock sale, she served a five-month prison sentence that ended in 2005.

Kmart, which sold her towels and kitchen accessories until 2009, continued to carry her line.

But experts say that the subject of race can stir up even more emotions, so there’s less tolerance for slip-ups.

“Everybody wants to be fair minded and not make generalizations about a group,” said Marty Brochstein of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association, a trade group.

Celebrity chef Paula Deen’s empire, which spanned from pots to TV shows, began to unravel in June, within days of the public disclosure of a legal deposition in she admitted under oath to having used the N-word to describe black employees. In addition to los-

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“It literally shows you how vulnerable the celebrity business is on both sides of the equation,” said Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst at The NPD Group, a market research group.

More often, it’s the celebrities — not the stores — who are accused of bad behavior.

Late last year, for instance, Macy’s was pressured by some customers to dump real estate mogul Donald Trump’s line of $65 power ties after the billionaire verbally attacked President Barack Obama on social media following his reelection. One customer collected close to 700,000 signatures on a petition website signon.org. Macy’s stood by Trump.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Exceed expectations. As Dr. Seuss would say, “Oh, the things you can think!” Figure out finances. They don’t have to be stressful. You might find some money.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t believe rumors until you’ve checked the facts. The Full Moon and Jupiter are both in your career house, bringing new, expansive opportunities. Craft some plans.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -Find the right partnership and play your cards well for a possible income increase. Don’t go crazy while shopping. Just get the basics. Hang on to those chips.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -You’re entering a yearlong power phase in your career, so expect a raise in status and income (but don’t count those chickens yet). Smile, and keep providing great service.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Love is more important than money now.

Refrain from impulsive actions. There could be some disagreement regarding priorities.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re inclined to want to find out more.

Pay special attention to the details, and build a solid foundation. Choose a partner with complimentary skills.

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Sports

Seminoles deserve to play Bama for title

By Scott Carroll NCAA Football Columnist

With no foreseeable hiccup in Alabama’s future, I’d say that it is a pretty safe bet to assume that they will be in the championship game come January. The real argument lies in who deserves to play Crimson Tide as both the Oregon Ducks and Florida State Seminoles are undefeated and look poised to stay that way moving forward.

Each team has a Top 10 opponent to play this week, as the Ducks take on Stanford and the Seminoles take on the Miami Hurricanes. Each also has a cupcake schedule to finish off the season, as neither takes on a worthy adversary– other than the last game of the season when Florida State plays Florida. In the strength of schedule argument however, Oregon has played a much tougher schedule with games

against Washington and UCLA to go with their tough matchup this weekend. Florida State’s only defining victory came against Clemson and, although it came in grand fashion, that isn’t enough to build an entire resume around.

While Oregon may have the better schedule, I believe that Florida State beats Oregon when it comes to the eye test.

Florida State has been running over their opponents week after week. I believe that they’re every bit as fast as Oregon, and more powerful to boot. If I were Nick Saban I would be hoping to see the Ducks roll into the championship game, not the Seminoles. Saban has proven he can contain exceptionally athletic quarterbacks as he did against Johnny Manziel. Manziel might have been able to score against the Crimson Tide, but I believe that to be more because of his gigantic, athletic receiver Mike

Evans more than anything.

Marcus Mariota, the Oregon quarterback, doesn’t have a Mike Evans to throw to and would no doubt get beat up by the Alabama defense.

The Florida State Seminoles would be a terrific matchup to watch against the Crimson Tide. They run a more traditional style of offense with the ability to run and pass.

They could easily steamroll Alabama. Jameis Winston has also shown the passing skills to be able to attack the kind of experienced secondaries necessary to take down the Crimson Tide as he dismantled Clemson.

While Oregon may get in due to strength of schedule or the computer rankings, I believe that Florida State should be the team taking on Alabama come January. They are clearly the two best teams.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Rex Ryan held off on wearing a wig or stuffing his sweatshirt this time around.

The Ryan twins' sibling rivalry is still alive and well, though.

The New York Jets' coach took a playful jab at twin brother Rob, the New Orleans Saints' defensive coordinator, during his news conference Wednesday.

After opening by saying he was pleased with his players' performance during practice, Rex held up a placard, the back of which he pretended the Jets' injury report was printed on.

With a straight face the whole way through, he read off the injuries without acknowledging what was on the front.

Well, there was a picture of

each brother: One of Rob's agonizing pout after New England beat the Saints three weeks ago on a touchdown with 5 seconds left. Under it were the words: "Sorry About That Jets." The other photo was of a smiling Rex with the words: "I Wish I Could Look As Good As My Twin."

Laughs, of course, all around.

But, which of the brothers wishes they could look as good as the other, Rex? "Oh, please," he said with a big grin. "It's pretty obvious. The Lap-Band worked for me. I'm just going to say that, putting it out there."

Rex had Lap-Band surgery in March 2010, and is down over 115 pounds since the procedure.

He encouraged Rob to have it done, too, and he did — but hasn't lost nearly the weight his twin brother has.

Sunday's game marks the third time since Rex has been the Jets' coach that he'll face a Rob-coached defense, and he has won the previous two meetings. A few days before the first showdown in 2010, when Rob was with Cleveland, Rex showed up for his news conference wearing a blond wig and a pillow stuffed inside a makeshift Browns sweatshirt.

During a conference call with Saints reporters, Rex was told that dressing up as Rob for Halloween is one of the top costumes this year in New Orleans. Rex thought that was

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pretty funny, but was then asked if he was worried at all about his brother living in New Orleans.

"Why? How big he could get?" Rex said. "I think he probably fits right in."

Including college teams they've coached on, Rex holds a 6-3 advantage. That includes the first meeting back in 1987 when Eastern Kentucky, with Rex as the defensive ends coach, beat Western Kentucky, where Rob was a graduate assistant, 20-10.

Despite the rivalry and the jokes, each of the brothers has a tremendous amount of respect for each other. Rex declared that Rob and Kansas City's Bob Sutton, a former member of his Jets staff, are probably doing the best jobs of any defensive coordinators in the league.

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Rob Ryan was the biggest pick up of the season in my eyes and is one of the best defensive minds in the game.

With a new look defense that is much better than years past and a top ten offense, I like the Saints’ chances.

Kren: Rob Ryan might be the biggest pick up for them, but, ultimately, he is not playing. The Saints come into the season with no pro bowlers on defense while the 2-14 Chiefs had four. Both teams brought in a new coach.

The Saints knew what they were getting with Payton, but the Chiefs were unsure.

Reid, a quarterback friendly coach, has made the offense look NFL worthy compared to being ranked in the lower

third last season. Alex Smith, who has not lost as a starter in over a year, has yet to have a breakout game. Once the offense catches up to the defense, can anyone stop the Chiefs?

Zampini: The Chiefs still have to play the Broncos twice, San Diego twice and the Colts.

I’m not saying they won’t win a few of those games, but I think the Saints will end up in a better spot at the end of the season.

The Saints have been to the playoffs before and I feel, with Payton back on the sidelines calling the plays, plus a new defense run by Rob Ryan, I like the Saints’ chances a lot better than the Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl.

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Knicks blow 25-point lead, beat Bucks NEW YORK (AP) — Carmelo Anthony had 19 points and 10 rebounds, making a pair of baskets in a finishing run after New York had blown a 25-point lead, and the Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 90-83 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Seemingly coasting to a second straight opening-night blowout, the Knicks instead were behind with under 3 minutes remaining before Tyson Chandler's follow dunk and two straight baskets by Anthony put them back ahead by five.

Chandler added another basket in the Knicks' 10-2 run to close out their sixth straight victory over the Bucks.

Raymond Felton added 18 points and Iman Shumpert had 16 for the Knicks, who shot 51 percent but committed 22 turnovers.

Gary Neal scored 16 points and fellow newcomer Caron Butler had 14 for the Bucks, who opened on the road for the 29th consecutive year.

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Freshman Brimah big in debut The UConn men’s basketball team tipped off its 2013-14 season with a 93-65 exhibition win over Southern Connecticut State University Wednesday night at Gampel Pavilion in front of a crowd of 5,114.

The Huskies are now 46-6 in exhibition games over the last 27 years, and have won 39 of them in a row. The last loss came on Nov. 21, 1993, when UConn fell to Marathon Oil. Daniels leads the charge for Huskies After finishing last season strong by averaging 21.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game over the final four games, UConn junior forward DeAndre Daniels looks to lead the way for the Huskies this season, and it began Wednesday night.

Daniels topped all scorers with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks – just on par with the average he finished

last season with – in 28 minutes. Daniels also threw down a thunderous dunk over an Owls defender early in the first half that sent the crowd at Gampel into a frenzy.

“I like the dunk,” head coach Kevin Ollie said on Daniels’ performance. “I like him getting out on the fast break, I like his intensity, I like the focus.

He was one of the best players out there on our team. He was the most consistent.”

Big man on campus It’s safe to say that UConn’s 7-foot freshman Amida Brimah is the new fan favorite after his performance Wednesday night.

In just 17 minutes of action, Brimah scored eight points on two hook shots and two alleyoop dunks. The Ghana native also blocked five shots during the span, each of them followed by thunderous cheers of “A-mida!” from the student section.

“I felt comfortable,” Brimah said. “I’m working on getting strong, that’s my weakness now. The thing I do best is I’m a shot-blocker.”

Brimah’s impressive debut earned him praises from both Ollie and Daniels after the game.

“He’s going to be a great player for us,” Ollie said. “He plays with passion, he plays with energy, he plays with effort and he is very, very long.

He spreads out and he goes up

dle of the first half. Almost immediately, the crowd began chanting his name.

The center’s first impact on the game was getting on the receiving end of an alley-oop pass from graduate student Lasan Kromah, something that happened twice on Wednesday.

Ten seconds later, Brimah was down the other end of the floor trying to make a defensive stop, although he was whistled for a foul on the play.

“I felt comfortable,” Brimah said. “I’m working on getting stronger – that’s my weakness right now. I run hard all the time. The thing that I do best is I’m a shot-blocker.”

And Brimah showed that on Wednesday. The big man finished the night with five blocks, showing the potential to be the long-awaited heir to another UConn center from

Africa, Hasheem Thabeet.

“He’s going to be a great player for us,” Ollie said. “He plays with passion, he plays with energy, he plays with effort, and he is very, very long. You see when he spreads out and he goes up with verticality, he keeps his arms up, and it is hard to shoot over him.”

Kromah was another boost for the Huskies. The transfer from George Washington scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and had five assists. He assisted on both of Brimah’s alley-oops and showed confidence to split the defense with a pass into the low post.

“He’s going to give us some versatility,” Ollie said. “I can play him at the two or I can play him at the three. If somebody is not having a good per-

formance, I can put him in and plug him in.

“He’s a seasoned veteran, so when he comes in it’s not like you have to get him going, or he’s worried about starting.

He’s just going to come in and take care of his minutes.”

Ollie’s biggest issue was with the rebounding, and with a final tune-up against Concordia on Monday in Hartford followed by the regular season opener against Maryland next Friday, he is not going to let the matter work itself out.

“I’m disappointed with [the rebounding],” Ollie said, “but it gives me an opportunity to come back on Friday and work on it extensively and try to get those guys rebounding and going to get the basketball.”

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Notebook with verticality and keeps his arms up. It’s hard to shoot over him.

“He’s got a pretty nice jump hook down now and then, too.

He’s not as raw as a lot of people think.”

Transitioning and rebounding still need work

Crashing the boards was UConn’s Achilles’ heel last season as the team was ranked No. 243 in the nation in the category. Despite the solid play from Brimah, Daniels and Phillip Nolan Wednesday, UConn was still outrebounded

by SCSU 48-43. Ollie is not pleased with the result.

“It’s been an emphasis of ours and I’m disappointed with that,” Ollie said. “But it gives me an opportunity to come back Friday and work on it extensively and try to get those guys rebounding and going to get the basketball.”

UConn also had trouble establishing a tempo early in the game that Ollie would have liked.

“Transition hurt us this game,” Ollie said. “Giving up 27 fast break points is not good.”

Kromah and others provide depth in the backcourt Ollie played 14 players Wednesday night and showed off the depth on the team, mainly in the guard positions.

Veterans Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright both played 24 minutes, combined for 17 points (15 of them from Boatright) and dished out five assists each while Omar Calhoun, Lasan Kromah and Terrence Samuel together provided some sparks off the bench.

Kromah, the graduate student-transfer from George Washington, contributed the most out of the three with eight points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals.

“He’s going to give us some versatility,” Ollie said of Kromah. “I can play him at the two or I can play him at the three. If somebody is not having a good performance I can put him in and plug him in. He’s a seasoned veteran, so when he comes in, it’s not like you have to get him going, or he’s worried about starting.

He’s just going to come in and take care of his minutes… It’s good to have that luxury on our bench.”

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“I could have done a lot of things better,” Daniels said. “I had too many turnovers, but I was able to hit some shots – knock some shots down. My teammates looked for me. The coaches ran a couple plays for me, and I got some finishes.”

As is to be expected in an exhibition game, second-year head coach Kevin Ollie rotated his entire squad into the game.

All 12 scholarship players saw the floor, each playing at least six minutes, and walk-ons Pat Lenehan and Tor Watts played the final minute.

If anyone on the Huskies’ bench did themselves a favor on Wednesday night, it was freshman Amida Brimah.

Brimah, a lanky 7-footer from Miami, by way of Ghana, entered the game in the mid-

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Allen Iverson’s highlights played one more time on the big screen, diehard Philadelphia 76ers fans and Julius Erving all part of the crowd catching one more glimpse of No. 3 in his prime.

His killer crossover in his rookie season that dusted Michael Jordan.

The jumper he buried over Tyronn Lue, then the highstep over the fallen Lakers defender in Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals.

All there. All as much part of Iverson’s DNA as the rants about practice, the cornrows, the controversy.

All in the past.

This was time for A.I to say goodbye.

Iverson officially called it quits — though, in truth, it was the NBA that gave up on him — nearly four years after he played his final game.

He did it in typical A.I. flair, eschewing a suit fit for an elder statesman for a black, leather hoodie, askew black cap and a gold chain around his neck.

“I always felt like it was cool being me,” Iverson said.

Iverson retired Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center, the site of so many of the moments he crafted into a Hall of Fame worthy career.

Iverson led the Sixers to the 2001 NBA finals, won four scoring titles, clashed with former coach Larry Brown, and was an All-Star game fixture. Winning a championship is the lone void in a bio sheet that forever stamps him among the league’s greats.

The undersized guard with the supersized heart was a perfect match in a city that prizes authenticity and hustle as much as production.

“I’m going to always be a Sixer til I die,” he said.

And his number will always hang in the rafters. Iverson’s No. 3 will be retired on March 1 against Washington.

The 38-year-old Iverson had not played an NBA game since Feb. 20, 2010, in his second, short-lived stint with the Sixers. The 6-foot, 165pound guard also played for Denver, Detroit and Memphis over a 14-year career that has him 19th on the career scoring list with 24,368 points.

He also played in Turkey before realizing the NBA doors would not open for him again.

“I thought that once this day came, it would be basically a tragic day,” Iverson said. “I never imagined the day coming, but I knew it would come. I feel proud and happy to say that I’m happy with my decision and I feel great.”

Iverson always proclaimed his love of Philly, the fans and the Sixers and swore he wanted to end his career with the franchise that made him the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 draft.

He fearlessly crashed the lane against players nearly a foot taller than him, played through countless injuries and added the pizzaz that was missing in what was a staid franchise. He transformed the 76ers from lottery losers to contenders, though he couldn’t bring home an NBA title to this championship-starved city. He came close in 2001, when the 76ers lost to the Lakers.

By Erica Brancato Staff Columnist “Peyton Manning is about to play through two sprained ankles.

What’s your excuse today?”

This tweet from Jacob Schwartz on Sunday got me thinking about this football legend. Not only did the Broncos beat the Redskins 45-21 Sunday afternoon, but Manning also completed 30 passes for 354 yards and had four touchdowns with two sprained ankles when the Broncos played the Jaguars.

In his 16 years of experience he has thrown 465 touchdowns and 62,406 yards. This season alone, he has thrown 29 touchdowns and 2,919 yards in eight games–he is off to a record-breaking start.

Even in his so-called “sloppy games,” Manning throws around 300 yards or more and completes multiple touchdown passes.

I’m pretty sure he’s also one of the very few quarterbacks who would get a warm welcome, tribute and standing ovation from the team he was cut from.

However, when the Broncos

lost to the Colts in the highly anticipated reunion, many were surprised and did not know what to think. It seems like fans and analysts are always very quick to point blame at the quarterback for losses. In this game, Manning lost a fumble, threw an interception and was sacked four times, but statistically it was still a solid game–he had three touchdown passes and completed 29 passes for 386 yards.

Indianapolis’ Robert Mathis’ sack was the catalyst to the Colts success. Mathis’ come-frombehind sack happened right as Manning was in motion of throwing, allowing the Colts to recover the fumbled ball. By the end of the second quarter, the Colts took a 26-14 lead.

This sack changed the pace of the game. It made Manning more hesitant for a bit, and to be quite honest I don’t blame him.

This play not only aggravated his already sprained ankle, but also the come-from-behind approach probably shook him up after his surgery in 2011.

His spinal fusion surgery

removed a disc in his neck and replaced it with a plastic implant.

It was fused with a titanium plate and screws in his upper and lower vertebrae. This surgery was supposed to alleviate pressure and pain and make his throwing arm stronger. There was even a possibility that he could never play professional football again.

Although these types of sacks happen frequently in football, this particular play made me cringe.

It was partially because of this surgery and the possibility that his neck is still fragile but also because you don’t normally see this happen to this particular quarterback. Manning gets sacked in games­ –don’t get me wrong–but not often in this fashion. The Colts used what they knew about Manning to wear him down.

However, wearing Manning down is not the same as wearing a typical quarterback down.

Manning always comes back one way or another; he’s never fully down and out. Near the end of the fourth quarter Manning

“Manning always comes back one way or another; he’s never fully down and out.”

marched the Broncos down the field for two touchdowns. They were only down by six with eight minutes left.

Although Manning single handedly made a mediocre team one of the best in the league–and at one point the Broncos were deemed unbeatable–football is not a one-man show. The team overall was inconsistent at best, which they could have gotten away with on some days, but the Colts were on their game. Ronnie Hillman’s fumble at the five-yard line, Trindon Hilliday’s fumble, along with the defense’s numerous penalties and Manning’s ankle and shaken performance resulted in the Broncos first loss.

It is unreasonable and nearly impossible to say that a team will go undefeated and won’t lose a game. Only three teams in football history have gone unbeaten in regular season, and only one team, the 19721973 Miami Dolphins, went on to win the Super Bowl. To say a team is unbeatable is unrealistic and doesn’t happen often.

The Broncos are still one of the best teams, if not the best, in the league this season. Manning playing on two sprained ankles only reinforces my belief. The season is just heating up for the Broncos, so get ready.

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BOSTON STRONGEST

Cheers to the beards

Sox top Cards to win third World Series in a decade

By Tyler R. Morrissey Managing Editor

Mike Corasaniti

As a Mets fan, the greatest moment in my team’s history came at the expense of the Boston Red Sox. Any sports fan knows the story: 1986, Game 6, Buckner, and the continuation of the Curse.

And that’s interesting to me considering how many similarities the two teams share. For starters, there’s the relative geography, varied Bobby Valentine managerial stints, and a mutual hatred for that pinstriped team in the Bronx.

And even as a Mets fan, one of the greatest sports moments I’ve ever witnessed came about thanks to Boston. Even if it wasn’t the Yankees on the losing end of things, watching Boston’s miraculous 2004 playoff comeback and eventual coronation was unlike anything I’ve ever seen or will likely ever see again.

It was magic.

The story of the World Series champions 2013 Red Sox is a completely different one from that of the 2004 team. Between the comebacks, the fights, and the pine tar on the helmets, ‘04 was too full of drama to be compared to.

But that’s not to say in the slightest that the story of these champions doesn’t have some drama of it’s own. There was last season’s last-place finish on player’s minds, uncomfortably overgrown beards, and, of course, Boston Strong. No matter who you root for, try to watch replays of Ortiz’s game-winning slam in the ALCS and not get chills.

Try to look at the grown men who would pull on each other’s beards like children every time they made a big play and not laugh.

Try to read the words “Boston Strong” and not realize that the chip on Boston’s shoulder this season was bigger than any team has played with for a long time.

That was all magic.

The best part of the whole ordeal is the fact that the Red Sox finally got to celebrate a World Series clinching game in front of their home fans.

Sox fans celebrate and suffer with their team as much as any other, and now they get to do the former for the third time in a decade after another season, playoffs and championship full of October magic.

Now if we could just talk about how to get some of that magic going for the Mets next season, I’d very much appreciate it.

The last time the Red Sox played in Game 6 of the World Series they broke the hearts of thousands across Red Sox Nation.

That did not happen last night.

Behind solid starting pitching and an offensive explosion in the third and fourth innings, the Boston Red Sox won their 8th World Series title defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1.

After missing Games 4 and 5 due to lower back tightness, Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino returned to the starting lineup. He delivered in a big way by driving in three runs in the 3rd inning with a bases clearing double off the Green Monster.

Boston would continue to pour on the runs in the 4th inning after a solo home run by Stephen Drew.

By the end of the inning the Red Sox found themselves up 6-0 after an RBI single by Mike Napoli and bases loaded single

by Victorino.

The lone Cardinal’s run came off a two-out RBI single by Carlos Beltran in the top of the 7th inning.

St. Louis could not mount a late game comeback, as Red Sox closer Koji Uehara retired three straight Cardinals in the 9th inning.

John Lackey allowed one run and nine hits over six and two third innings pitched earning him the victory. Michael Wacha pitched three and two third innings in the loss for St. Louis.

It was the first time since 1918 that Boston celebrated a World Series title at Fenway Park, when the Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs 2-1.

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Boston Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino celebrates after hitting a three run RBI double during the third inning of Game 6 of baseball’s World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in Boston.

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Daniels leads way in exhibition opener

By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor

DeAndre Daniels ended last season on fire.

He started the 2013-14 season the same way.

Daniels recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks on Wednesday night as the UConn men’s basketball team opened the season with a 93-65 victory over Southern Connecticut State in an exhibition game at Gampel Pavilion.

Wednesday was UConn’s first game since March 9 and it showed. The Huskies looked flat at times, and some of the same issues that have plagued UConn for years were obvious once again. The Huskies were outrebounded 48-43 while turning the ball over 16 times, missing 13 foul shots and getting whistled for 19 fouls.

With UConn’s first regular season game – Nov. 8 against

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Maryland at the Barclays Center – right around the corner, the Huskies know there is still a lot of work to be done.

“Everybody’s got some improving to do because playing a D-II team, we didn’t play as good as we should have,” junior guard Ryan Boatright said. “I think if that was Maryland, they would have been a tough game for us, so we got to go back to the drawing board and put in some more work.”

Daniels led the Huskies in minutes on Wednesday, playing 28 of the 40, and showed that his hot run at the end of last season was no fluke.

Daniels shot 8-for-13 from the field and was 5-for-5 from the foul line en route to being the only player on the floor to record a double-double.

“I like him getting out on the fast break,” second-year coach Kevin Ollie said. “I like his intensity – he was talking.

So I like the focus. He was one of the best players out there, I believe, on our team, and he was the most consistent, I believe.”

Daniels has been flying under the radar throughout the preseason. He failed to make it onto the preseason all-conference teams in the American Athletic Conference, but Southern Connecticut coach Mike Donnelly is sold on Daniels’ ability.

“He’s tremendous,” Donnelly said. “With his size and his ability to play in and out, he plays with great demeanor as well. He’s tremendous.”

With just over a week before the Maryland game, Daniels is pleased with the progress the team has made, but, like Boatright, he knows that there is work to be done, especially on a personal level.

» DANIELS, page 10

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Junior guard Ryan Baotright (11) looks on as freshman center Amida Brimah, left, and junior forward DeAndre Daniels block an SCSU player’s shot in UConn’s 93-65 win Wednesday.

Which NFL team leads the midseason power rankings?

Kansas City Chiefs

By Matt Kren Campus Correspondent

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At the midway point of the NFL season, the Kansas City Chiefs remain the only undefeated team. At a perfect 8-0 they are the first team in any of the four major professional sports to go from the worst record in the league to 8-0.

The Chiefs are led by their stout defense which has not allowed more than 17 points in any game this season and only allow a staggering 12.3 points per game, leading the league.

After going 2-14, Kansas City brought in former No. 1 pick and 2012 49ers starter Alex Smith, as well as former Eagles head coach Andy Reid.

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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Kren: The way the Saints blew the opportunity to win in Foxboro against the Patriots is very concerning. Although Brady is a great quarterback, Drew Brees had two chances to put the game away and he could not. The blame isn’t his, but the Saints’ lack of running game.

They are 25th in the league with only 85.3 yards per game and 27th in the league with only 597 yards through seven games.

Zampini: I don’t think that the way the game ended in Foxboro is concerning. It is difficult to lose, and yes, the play calling was not good on the last few offensive drives, by any means but I trust Sean Payton as a coach to learn from his mistakes. They may not have the greatest run game, but they are making it work. The Saints have always been a pass first

offense and they have had success in the past, so I am not too worried about that.

Kren: Although they are an offensely heavy team, their defense will be the key to win, which is the opposite of the Chiefs. The Chiefs already have a dominant defense which boasts a league best +12 turnover ratio and are first in sacks.

Alex Smith, in his first year with the team, needs a little more time to gel. To win, a championship defense must be the catalyst, or else the Broncos would have been handed the title after the first game.

Zampini: When the Saints won the Super Bowl in 2009, their defense ranked only 25th in the league. This season, they rank seventh in the league.

»MIDSEASON, page 9

New Orleans Saints

By Matthew Zampini Campus Correspondent Halfway through the NFL season, I believe the New Orleans Saints are the best team in the league. This team is completely different from last year’s team, which went 7-9. After sitting out all of last year because of his part in the bounty allegations, head coach Sean Payton is back this year with a vengeance.

The Saints offense is clicking on all cylinders now with a muchimproved defense. Rob Ryan has come over from Dallas and transformed this defense, which was horrendous last season. The Saints are 6-1 to start the year and very likely would be undefeated if it wasn’t for Tom Brady.

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