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Wayne Locust, currently the vice provost for enrollment management at SUNY Albany, has been appointed the next vice president for enrollment planning and management at UConn. Locust previously served as director of undergraduate admissions at UConn from 1998 to 2001 and associate director and then director of admissions at the University of Rochester. “I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to return to a great university, and even more
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thrilled to rejoin an outstanding education leader in President Susan Herbst. I am looking forward to working with the faculty, staff and students to further advance UConn’s success as a premier public research university,” Locust said in a UConn Today press release. As vice president of enrollment, Locust will oversee undergraduate admissions, student financial aid services, undergraduate orientation and the university’s registrar’s office. Locust received a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in administration from West Chester University.
Many at UConn are excited to see Locust return to the university on Nov. 18. “We are incredibly fortunate to have attracted Wayne Locust back to UConn. He is a brilliant analyst of collegiate trends, an expert in admissions and financial aid and a national leader in enrollment management,” said Herbst in a UConn Today press release. “Under Wayne’s guidance, UConn will not only maintain its current rankings, but move upward even more quickly. We want the most talented and most diverse student body we can possibly attract and this goal is easily reached with Wayne at
the helm,” she added. Provost Peter Nicholls said, “We are delighted to welcome Wayne back to the university in his new capacity and look forward to his strategic, forward-thinking and highly effective management of enrollment planning and management, helping to lead the university to even greater heights.” Maria Sedotti, coordinator of orientation services, said, “I worked with Wayne Locust in enrollment management when he was UConn’s Director of Admissions. I look forward to working with Wayne again in his new role as vice president of our division.”
While at SUNY Albany, Locust integrated graduate and undergraduate admissions, advising, financial services, registration and academic support programs, according to a press release. The amount of applications received by SUNY Albany, the academic profile and SAT scores of the freshmen class also increased. Locust is replacing Lee Melvin, who became the vice provost for enrollment at Cornell University after leaving UConn. At UConn, Locust will be paid $225,000 a year, according to a press release.
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Lecturer stresses importance of global citizenship
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As many parts of the world struggle to gain economic independence, businesses are offering help by engaging the poor in entrepreneurship. Marissa DeYoung, UConn graduate and manager of a business that provides employment for Thai women, lectured about her work’s method of fighting poverty, Thursday. The lecture, given in Konover Auditorium and sponsored by Community Outreach, focused on the two different approaches to poverty: hand-ups and handouts. DeYoung stressed the importance of giving the poor economic independence through social entrepreneurship. DeYoung is the manager of Thai Song, a fair-trade business that provides Thai women with a path away from poverty through employment. The business allows women, who otherwise would be out of work, to earn money by making earrings and bags from their own
homes. This money creates a better quality of life and healthier environments. Gina DeVivo Brassaw, senior program coordinator of Community Outreach, said, “UConn has a broadening commitment to talk about global citizenship.” DeYoung started her lecture by giving an overview of poverty and the two different economic approaches. She mentioned her exposure to the economic injustice she witnessed while studying abroad in Australia and the influence it had on her career. DeYoung said her study abroad experience was eye opening, adding that studying abroad could lead to increased awareness of poverty overseas. “When I first went to Australia, I met an aboriginal man who spoke of the injustices he suffered – that’s how I got my heart for fighting poverty,” DeYoung said. DeYoung then discussed
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UConn graduate Marissa DeYoung discusses her involvement with Thai Song, an organization that provides entrepreneurship opportunities for poor women in Thailand.
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Clothesline Project returns to campus
By Olivia Balsinger Staff Writer T-shirts in reds, yellows, blues and blacks have been flapping in the October wind on Fairfield Way this week for the annual Clothesline Project. More than just eye-catching and pleasing against the blue sky, these t-shirts have a special purpose with a message that many UConn students can relate to. The Clothesline Project was created in 1990 by the Cape Cod Women’s Agenda, beginning as a part of the annual Take Back the Night march and rally. The women who began the rally were infuriated to discover that 51,000 women in America were killed by men who supposedly loved them, during the years of the Vietnam War. The project is used as a visual method to learn about the casualties happening at home. Between 50,000 and 60,000 women and men have designed t-shirts, which have been hung on 500 community clotheslines throughout the world. It is the first international movement of its kind, intended to spread awareness as well to be used as a medium for healing and social change. “I have had friends and family members be victim to domestic
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USG pushes veteran housing, prepares for elections
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In this Oct. 2010 file photo, shirts with powerful and personal messages about domestic violence hang outside the Student Union. The annual Clothesline Project concludes today.
violence.,” said Tammy King, a 7th-semester English major and assistant to the project. “I think that the Clothesline Project is valuable because it hits home and is a way to start putting a stop to domestic violence.” Each T-shirt represents a UConn student who is a survivor or who has been moved by a woman who has survived an act of violence against women, according to the Violence Against Women Prevention Program. A white T-shirt represents a memorial for women who have died
because of sexual violence, red for women who have been raped or sexually assaulted, the yellow for women who have been battered or physically abused, blue for women who are survivors of incest or child abuse, purple for women who have been assaulted because of sexual orientation and a black t-shirt is reserved as an open topic. “You have to start somewhere,” said Jose Benit-Rivera, a 7thsemester psychology and human
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Hello UConn! A lot has gone on with the Undergraduate Student Government since my last column. A quick preview: We’re working on creating a themed living community for veterans, there are going to be special elections and UConn Cycles is up and running. Last week, USG endorsed the creation of a veterans’ living community at UConn. Currently, there is no such living community, and veteran students receive no special designation for housing selection. This means that it’s not uncommon for a veteran freshman, who may have served for many years and even seen combat, to be paired with a freshman straight out of high school. While it is the first year at college for both of them, it’s obvious that they have very different life experiences, which may make it incredibly difficult for them to get along as roommates. This can, and often does, lead to veteran students feeling isolated in their own rooms or floors, as they are physically separated from other students they can relate to.
Multiple veteran student leaders approached me about their desire to create a veterans’ living community. This would not be a drastic move, as UConn already provides themed living arrangements for many different populations, such as the Transfer Community, Husky Village or Gender Free Housing. I, along with Sen. Connor Mullen, worked with the veterans to create a statement of support for creating a veterans’ living community at UConn. We then presented the bill to the senate, where it passed unanimously. This is a great victory both for veterans and for the entire student body, and USG is going to continue working on this issue to make sure it becomes a reality. As you may have heard, USG is going to be holding special elections this month. This is because we have a substantial number of positions that were left unfilled after our fall elections. We’re looking for smart, dedicated students who are interested in making their campus a better place. If you’re interested in running, please go to usg.uconn.edu to
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What’s on at UConn today... Animal Science Seminar Noon to 1 p.m. George White, 209 UConn graduate student, Sangeetha Ananda Baskaran, will give a lecture called “The potential use of plant molecules for controlling Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 infections.”
Friday Film Festival Noon to 1:30 p.m. William Benton Museum of Art
Careers for the Common Good Panel 3 to 5 p.m. Foundation Building
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” 10 p.m. to Midnight Student Union Theater
This week’s film is “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” which documents the lives of infamous graffiti artists.
Students interested in careers with non-profit organizations can gain information and advice from this panel of experts.
In this sequel, Sam is dragged back into the Transformers’ war despite trying to return to a normal life. Admission is free.
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Yale conference focusing on universe’s mysteries
NEW HAVEN (AP) — Those who ponder the mysteries of the universe and the meaning of life will be in good company over the next few days in Connecticut. Yale University is hosting some of the world’s most noted scholars for a conference starting Thursday titled, “Why is there Anything in the Universe?” Speakers include philosophers, religious studies scholars, astrophysicists and others. The conference runs through Sunday. The focus: How and why the universe came to exist; whether our universe is unique; the concept of time; and whether there is a creator and, if not, what alternatives explain our existence.
Defense rests in home invasion trial
NEW HAVEN (AP) — Attorneys for a Connecticut man charged with killing a woman and her two daughters in a brutal home invasion have finished their defense. The defense of Joshua Komisarjevsky (koh-mih-sar-JEV’-skee) ended Thursday with a psychologist who said Komisarjevsky told him he was sexually abused as a child and later extensively used drugs. He says medical records showed he had multiple concussions. Dr. Leo Shea says that history does not mean someone will automatically turn to crime, but makes them more predisposed to criminal behavior. Komisarjevsky faces a possible death sentence if convicted of the 2007 attack in Cheshire. His co-defendant, Steven Hayes, was convicted last year of strangling Jennifer Hawke-Petit and killing her daughters, who died of smoke inhalation after the house was set on fire. Hayes is on death row.
Conn. seeks $1M grant for early literacy studies HARTFORD (AP) — State education researchers hope to team up with University of Connecticut experts on specialized research about how literacy and writing skills evolve in young children. The state Board of Education has approved an application for $1 million from the federal Institute of Education Services, a fouryear grant that would finance state researchers’ work with UConn’s Neag School of Education. The state expects to learn in December whether it has won the grant. The researchers would focus on factors that help children become proficient writers and readers in kindergarten through second grade. Officials say determining what influences those students’ early learning would have ripple effects statewide over the years, helping teachers give the children a better foundation on which the rest of their school years would build.
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Heat creates dangers for farmers at harvest time
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Farmers usually hope for sunny weather to help speed their harvest, but weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures have dramatically increased the risk of field fires, prompting growers to take extra precautions as they navigate equipment through dry crops. Thousands of acres of farmland already have caught fire recently, including giant blazes this week in central Nebraska and southcentral South Dakota. The National Weather Service has issued “red flag warnings” for firefighters and land management agents in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, western Missouri, eastern Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota. The warning indicates a heightened fire danger in those regions.
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Salt Lake City underwear run sets world record
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A protest of Utah’s uptight laws that featured people running through the streets of Salt Lake City in their underwear has set a new world record. Guinness World Records says the Utah Undie Run broke the previous record for largest gathering of people wearing only underpants or knickers by 1,720 people. Records officials say 2,270 people stripped to their underwear during the Utah Undie Run on Sept. 24. The previous record of 550 people was set last year in Great Britain. Utah Undie Run organizers are planning another run next August. The event’s goal is to protest the state’s conservative politics.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Their chief target is Wall Street, but many of the demonstrators in New York and across the U.S. are also thoroughly disgusted with Washington, blaming politicians of both parties for policies they say protect corporate America at the expense of the middle class. “At this point I don’t see any difference between George Bush and Obama. The middle class is a lot worse than when Obama was elected,” said John Penley, an unemployed legal worker from Brooklyn. The Occupy Wall Street movement, which began last month with a small number of young people pitching a tent in front of the New York Stock Exchange, has expanded nationally and drawn a wide variety of activists, including union members and laid-off workers. Demonstrators marched Thursday in Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Anchorage, Alaska, carrying signs with slogans such as “Get
money out of politics” and “I can’t afford a lobbyist.” The protests are in some ways the liberal flip side of the tea party movement, which was launched in 2009 in a populist reaction against the bank and auto bailouts and the $787 billion economic stimulus plan. But while tea party activists eventually became a crucial part of the Republican coalition, the Occupy Wall Street protesters are cutting President Barack Obama little slack. They say Obama failed to crack down on the banks after the 2008 mortgage meltdown and financial crisis. “He could have taken a much more populist, aggressive stance at the beginning against Wall Street bonuses, and exacting certain change from bailing out the banks,” said Michael Kazin, a Georgetown University history professor and author of “American Dreamers,” a history of the left. “But ultimately, the economy has not gotten much bet-
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Brighton Wallace takes part in an “Occupy Austin” protest at Austin City Hall, Thursday in Austin, Texas.
ter, and that’s underscored the frustration on both the right and the left.” Obama on Thursday acknowledged the economic insecurities fueling the nearly
3-week-old Wall Street protests. But he pinned responsibility on the financial industry and on congressional Republicans he says have blocked his efforts to kick-start job growth.
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Feds target pot dispensaries for closure SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors have launched a crackdown on some pot dispensaries in California, warning the stores that they must shut down in 45 days or face criminal charges and confiscation of their property even if they are operating legally under the state’s 15-year-old medical marijuana law. In an escalation of the ongoing conflict between the U.S. government and the nation’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry, at least 16 pot shops or their landlords received letters this week stating they are violating federal drug laws, even though medical marijuana is legal in California. The state’s four U.S. attorneys are scheduled to announce a broader coordinated crackdown at a Friday news conference. Their offices refused to confirm the closure orders. The Associated Press obtained cop-
ies of the letters that a prosecutor sent to at least 12 San Diego dispensaries. They state that federal law “takes precedence over state law and applies regardless of the particular uses for which a dispensary is selling and distributing marijuana.” “Under United States law, a dispensary’s operations involving sales and distribution of marijuana are illegal and subject to criminal prosecution and civil enforcement actions,” letters signed by U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy in San Diego read. “Real and personal property involved in such operations are subject to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States ... regardless of the purported purpose of the dispensary.” The move comes a little more than two months after the Obama administration toughened its stand on medical marijuana following a two-year period during which
federal officials had indicated they would not move aggressively against dispensaries in compliance with laws in the 16 states where pot is legal for people with doctors’ recommendations. The Department of Justice issued a policy memo to federal prosecutors in late June stating that marijuana dispensaries and licensed growers in states with medical marijuana laws could face prosecution for violating federal drug and moneylaundering laws. The effort to shutter California dispensaries appears to be the most farreaching effort so far to put that guidance into action. “This really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. The administration is simply making good on multiple threats issued since President Obama took office,” Kevin Sabet, a former adviser to the president’s drug czar who is a fellow at the University
of Pennsylvania’s Center for Substance Abuse Solutions. “The challenge is to balance the scarcity of law enforcement resources and the sanctity of this country’s medication approval process. It seems like the administration is simply making good on multiple statements made previously to appropriately strike that balance.” Greg Anton, a lawyer who represents a Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana, said the 14-year-old dispensary’s landlord received an “extremely threatening” letter Wednesday invoking a federal law that imposes additional penalties for selling drugs within 1,000 feet of schools, parks and playgrounds. The landlord was ordered to evict the pot club or risk imprisonment, plus forfeiture of the property and all the rent he has collected while the dispensary has been in business, Anton said.
Shirt-making project open to all Tracy: Free daily bike rental program started at library students at VAWPP Office from CLOTHESLINE, page 1 development and family studies double major, “and I think if you see shirts and then know what the different colors mean it can plant ideas in your head that these kinds of things happen everyone, even at universities.” Benit-Rivera continued to emphasize that men need to be aware and educate themselves on the extremes of violence that can occur on the domestic front just as much as women. It is only when both genders pledge to put a stop to this violence that the percentage of victims can decrease. The Clothesline Project was brought to UConn by the Violence Against Women Prevention Program. The project is open to
all who want to make a t-shirt to hang on the line which has pictures, symbols, colors or words to express feelings or tell a story. Fabric paints, permanent marker and craft supplies are available for free at either the VAWPP Office in the Student Union or at the Kappa Alpha Theta House in Husky Village. “We could have events like this every day and still it would not reach everyone, but we hope that things like the Clothesline Project help spread awareness and educate people on the fact that domestic violence is a real problem,” said Jamie Bega, 7thsemester communication disorder major. “People need to just have an open mind.”
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from USG, page 1 check out the complete list of positions that are available. To get on the ballot, all you need to do is download the election packet and follow the instructions inside and be sure to turn it in to the USG office by next Wednesday, Oct.12. The elections will take place on Oct. 17 and 18, and as always, they will be completely online. Finally, a bit of amazing news – UConn Cycles, which started up a few years ago, is in full swing. In case you haven’t heard, you can now go to the library and borrow a bicycle for the day free of charge. You just walk up to the front desk, and they will give you a quick form to fill
out, swipe your student ID and then hand over the keys to a bike. They come with a lock, and you have the option of getting a helmet as well. So if you want to cut down the time it takes to get to class (or take a day trip on the weekend), take out a bike for the day! That’s all for now, but as always, please contact me if you have any questions, concerns or ideas for improving UConn. My open office hours are Tuesdays from 2:30-4:00 p.m., or Wednesdays from 3:00-4:30 p.m. (the office is located in SU 219). You can also email me at president@ usg.uconn.edu.
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Scientists seek to document Questioned on spying, Kelly later fall colors in New England denies NYPD profiles PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Clocks may not be the only thing falling back: That signature autumn change in leaf colors may be drifting further down the calendar. Scientists don’t quite know if global warming is changing the signs of fall like it already has with an earlier-arriving spring. They’re turning their attention to fall foliage in hopes of determining whether climate change is leading to a later arrival of autumn’s golden, orange and red hues. Studies in Europe and in Japan already indicate leaves are changing color and dropping later, so it stands to reason that it’s happening here as well, said Richard Primack, professor of biology at Boston University. “The fall foliage is going to get pushed back,” Primack warned. Down the road, scientists say there could be implications not just for ecology but for the economy if duller or delayed colors discourage leaf-peeping tourists. Phenology is the study of timing in nature, whether it’s crocuses emerging in the spring, leaves falling from trees, or Canada geese heading south for the winter. And it’s tricky business for fall foliage. The budding of plants each spring is tied almost exclusively to warming temperatures, while fall’s changing colors are linked to cooling temperatures, decreasing sunlight and soil moisture. The brilliant colors associated with fall happen when production of chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants that’s crucial to photosynthesis, slows down as the days get shorter and the nights grow longer. That
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exposes leaves’ yellow, red and orange pigments that are normally hidden from view. How and when that happens depends on temperatures and moisture levels. In some years, the colors are more vibrant than others. Further complicating matters: A tree that’s stressed may simply drop its leaves, with no color change, or brown leaves. “Fall is still an enigma,” said Jake Weltzin, executive director of the National Phenology Network in Arizona and an ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Scientists caution that heavy rain, drought-like conditions or temperature extremes can cause dramatic year-to-year fluctuations that don’t establish a longterm trend. For example, heavy rainfall in New England this spring, followed by a deluge caused by Irene, is causing fungal growth that’s causing some trees’ leaves to turn brown and
drop earlier than normal. William Ostrofsky, forest pathologist with the Maine Forest Service, is skeptical about whether there’s a proven link between fall foliage and climate change. “I just don’t know that there’s any evidence to indicate there’s a trend one way or the other,” said Ostrofsky, who points out that year-to-year fluctuations make it difficult to discern longterm trends. “I really don’t think we’ve seen any long-term trend, as far as I can tell.” While there’s no definitive study in the U.S., some data points toward later leaf drop: - Researchers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and at Seoul National University in South Korea used satellites to show the end of the growing season was delayed by 6 1/2 days from 1982 to 2008 in the Northern Hemisphere.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly faced pointed questions Thursday about police surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods as the City Council discussed whether it needed more oversight of a department that has become one of the most aggressive domestic intelligence agencies in the U.S. Kelly’s testimony before a legislative committee and a packed room of onlookers was the first time he has been extensively questioned since The Associated Press disclosed in August that police had scrutinized Muslim communities, often not because of accusations of wrongdoing but because of residents’ ethnicity. The department has sent plainclothes officers to eavesdrop in those communities, helping police build databases of where Muslims shop, eat, work and pray. Documents obtained by the AP, for example, revealed an effort known as the Moroccan Initiative, a program that cataloged every aspect of life in Moroccan communities. Officers photographed businesses and noted the ethnicity of the owners and, in some cases, whether they served a Muslim clientele. Kelly defended the department he transformed in the wake of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He said such community mapping programs were essential for police to identify imminent threats. “Establishing this kind of geographically based knowledge of the city’s communities saves precious time in deterring fast-moving plots,” he said. He said those programs were lawful and said they did not constitute racial or ethnic profiling.
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Asked whether the NYPD conducted similar mapping of Irish communities, Kelly replied: “We don’t do it ethnically. We do it geographically.” The council controls the police budget and has the authority to scrutinize police programs. But since 9/11, it has done little to oversee the police department as its intelligence apparatus grew. Peter Vallone, the committee chairman, has said Kelly privately informed him about some of the NYPD’s tactics, but Vallone said they are too sensitive to be discussed at council meet-
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DeYoung: Hand-ups much more effective than hand-outs
New tool will give clearer picture on college cost (AP) – It sounds like a simple question: How much is a college actually going to cost? In fact, it’s a slippery one. But thanks to a federal mandate, a new tool to help students and families pin down an answer is finally arriving this month: a fairly simple online calculator to estimate what you can expect to pay to attend any college in the United States. The new “net price calculators” – many already up and running on college websites ahead of the Oct. 29 legal deadline – are designed to provide the nonbinding cost estimates based on a few relatively straightforward questions about family finances. More broadly, they’re supposed to help students navigate one of the most confusing aspects of the college matchmaking process. While a school’s “list price” is usually easy enough to identify, students often don’t hear until long after they’ve applied and gotten acceptance letters what will be their “net price” – the sometimes substantially lower cost after scholarships and discounts are applied.
Now colleges are obliged to make the estimating calculators publicly available on their websites. Supporters predict two main effects, both positive. Some families may be surprised how much college will still cost them, but at least they’ll know more accurately which schools are affordable, and how much they need to save. Other families, meanwhile, may be pleasantly surprised by the discounts, and won’t cross off potential matches for fear they’re unaffordable. That could lead to more students considering high-priced private institutions where applicants are often scared off by sticker price shock. “For those of us who are higher cost, we get ruled out right off the bat,” said Linda Parker, director of financial aid at Union College in New York, which has had its version of the net-price calculator running on its website since January. “When they find out we have pretty generous scholarships we offer, and we meet full demonstrated need for the students we admit, it’s not out of their reach.”
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At private, nonprofit four-year colleges, the most recent College Board annual survey reported published tuition and fees averaged $27,293. That’s expensive, to be sure. But fewer people realize full-time students at those schools receive grant aid and tax breaks totaling on average $16,000. The average net cost of attending private colleges has actually declined over the last five years. Take the example of a fictional Massachusetts family, the Medians, choosing between the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the state’s public flagship institution, or to Amherst College, an elite private liberal arts school two miles down North Pleasant Street. Amherst College has much higher prices but also a 10-figure endowment and substantial financial aid to spread over its small student body. At first, the state school looks like the obvious choice: the UMass-Amherst lists total yearly costs, including room, board, books and other expenses at $22,408 per year. Amherst College’s total costs are $57,348. But then the AP went to the
schools’ net-price calculators and entered some financial assumptions for the Medians befitting their surname: median Massachusetts family income (around $64,000), treading water on a house with the median state value, an older sibling already attending UMassAmherst, a small amount of savings and a 5-percent retirement plan contribution. The results may surprise. After aid is factored in, private Amherst College will be substantially cheaper, with a total bill of $5,798 at the private college compared to $12,614 at the state one. Colleges may generally lean left politically, but when it comes to Washington mandates they quickly turn into antigovernment zealots. So when Congress forced all institutions that receive federal dollars – including community colleges and for-profits – to start developing the calculators in 2008, most were opposed. But since then, opposition has mellowed into grudging acceptance and even enthusiasm.
from LECTURER, page 1 the different kinds of poverty. She explained the difference between absolute poverty, which consists of poverty as a matter of necessity or living in destitution, and relative poverty, which means surviving on a very low income. “Many poor individuals live on one or the other,” DeYoung said. “Half the world’s poor are located in South Asia and 97 percent of people infected with HIV/AIDS live in lowincome communities.” She noted the differences between handouts and the handups, saying the hand-up is the much more economically satisfying strategy. “Giving handouts is the mistake the Western world has made. Giving handouts only creates reliance instead of actually making people productive through economic independence… If someone makes money, they can contribute to the economy,” DeYoung said. She also talked about the
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Troops are American people, just like the rest
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epublican presidential contender Rick Perry suggested that he would deploy American troops into Mexico to combat the illegal drug trade. During a time when the U.S. is rebuilding Afghanistan and Iraq, the idea that our men and women in uniform should serve in yet another country is irresponsible. Our soldiers are meant to protect American lives, not to bear the responsibility of other nations. They are already serving with bravery and honor. The least they deserve is to complete their current missions and return home. Off-the-cuff remarks like Gov. Perry’s reveal a lack of appreciation for our troops. Though soldiers obey the commander-inchief’s orders, it is the commander-in-chief’s responsibility to deploy them only as a last resort if the nation faces an imminent threat. Troops are human beings who make a priceless sacrifice that must not be treated lightly. Treating soldiers like pawns to serve another country’s welfare, no matter how America benefits indirectly, abuses their mission. Our well-trained troops would help Mexico, but to serve its interests on top of America’s is simply asking too much. When considering whether to support deploying our troops, we Americans should understand that servicemen and women are not strangers; on the contrary, they are our neighbors. At UConn, ROTC cadets are our peers and our friends. When we hear these debates raging in the media about whether to send troops to other countries, we have to remember who these people are how much they mean to us. Naturally, there will be times when they will be called to active service. When those times occur, we owe them our support. With a mature mentality that understands just how much each human life is worth, we can make these times of active service few and far between. Regarding the situation in Mexico, the best method to solve international disputes is to first petition the United Nations. Deploying our troops in Mexico to fight drug cartels would require either unilateral intervention or a treaty with the Mexican government. Either way, the choice would bypass the international community, which our nation and our troops have fought for so long to establish. The United Nations was forged in the 1940s to prevent future world wars and, therefore, to limit disputes between nations. Ignoring the United Nations would undermine that institution’s role, which could only lead to America and other nations having to rely solely on themselves to maintain peace. Again, all diplomatic options should be exhausted before military force is used. The international community can remedy situations so our troops do not need to enter in the first place. Wherever they serve, we Americans will support our fellow citizens who protect us. Let’s simply make sure that they only have to risk their lives when no other option is available. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
You know you’re an engineer when you see your girlfriend more in the library then anywhere else. I just spent more money on Adderall than I did on textbooks. You ate ice cream at 9 in the morning. I will forever judge you, random stranger. I never meant to spark so much hat-related animosity. Can we all agree that top hats are kind of awesome? You know you need to graduate when you hold a conversation about bull riding with one of your professors. Getting into the InstantDaily is better than going out on a Friday night. I’m sooooo glad I went out tonight and will probably still get into the InstantDaily. That awkward moment when your aunt stops by your dorm room after attending a dinner with free drinks to ask why you’re not participating in Thirsty Thursdays #engineeringstudent If you say beer can with a British accent, you’re also saying bacon with a Jamaican accent. To the kid in the library laughing sporadically while watching the computer: my ADD is bad enough without you making such a ruckus. put your headphones to good use and stick the jack in your mouth, thanks.
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Occupy Wall Street movement no joke
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n lower Manhattan, Occupy Wall Street is bringing liberal populism to the nation’s financial center. The protests began as an unusual but insignificant coalition of disillusioned and unemployed youth, progressive activists and a libertarian minority opposed to government intervention in financial markets. Now, fueled by accusations that the NYPD teargassed unarmed protestors and the endorsements of unions, the number of protesters has swelled into the thousands and has inspired similar movements in Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere. This movement, like the Tea Party in 2009, should not be dismissed, nor should it be celebrated. First, there is the practical significance of having 15,000 people conquering several blocks of Manhattan real-estate. A small crowd of By Arragon Perrone blunt-smoking hipsters is one matter; Commentary Editor union workers, liberals disillusioned with Obama, tech-savy youth activists and thousands of the unemployed is quite another. Also, whether one agrees with their leftist message or not, there are substantial economic tensions flowing through this country’s veins. Poverty has increased for the fourthconsecutive year. Youth employment is at its lowest since World War II ended. Economic uncertainty breeds class warfare, as people who lose their livelihoods turn angrily to those who survived unscathed, perhaps for reasons that seem like blind luck or exploitation. Irrational and with very little to lose, brushing aside these people as idiots accomplishes nothing. It ignores the real issues that have led to these events. Neither the Tea Party nor Occupy Wall Street movements emerged from a vacuum. Love them or hate them, these movements began at a specific time in history, in response to real-world factors.
Occupy Wall Street is also a coalition that Street must emphasize facts rather raw, allows for many organizations to pool their emotion-infused irrationalities. On its webresources together and distribute them more site, the organization states, “We Are the 99 effectively than any percent that will no longer tolone organization. More erate the greed and corruption support means more of the 1 percent.” Dividing the “Neither the money, which can pay American population into the 1 Tea Party nor for wages, propaganda percent “haves” and the 99 perand the ability to maincent “have-nots” must derive Occupy Wall Street tain a long-term presfrom calculations conducted by ence. Media interviews movements emerged New York University’s Edward reveal that protestors in Wolff, which were published from a vaccum.” Zuccotti Park, at least, in the Wall Street Journal in already receive medical 2010. These findings revealed supplies, clothing donathat the top 1 percent increased tions and financial aid from across the nation. its share of the national wealth, from 34.6 If this level of support continues, protestors percent in 2007 to 35.6 percent in late could stay in lower Manhattan indefinitely. 2009. This occurred because the wealthy, Powerful union and activist support gives which invest most of their wealth in stocks protestors even more legitimacy as well as and business enterprises, benefit most rapaccess to a larger audience. Groups who idly when an economy recovers. Protestors joined the protestors on Oct. 5 include blame greed and criminality on a logical the AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers, economic occurrence. If protestors want the Working Family Party, the United to make a legitimate argument, they could Federation of Teachers and MoveOn.org. start by citing a recent study by Harvard Currently, the greatest threat to the Occupy Business School’s Michael I. Norton and Wall Street movement is actually its goal, Duke University’s Dan Ariely, which finds which seems to be ending capitalism. Most that the top 20 percent control 84 percent of Americans would agree that high unemploy- the nation’s wealth. ment, debt and slow economic growth must With its support and influence growing, be remedied. Not many argue that overthrow- Occupy Wall Street may create serious ing the world’s leading financial system will political and economic change. Therefore, solve any problem. On the contrary, doing the movement’s goal, quite plausibly the so would cause global markets to panic and end to the American financial system, plunge, which, as we know, will shrink credit, should be taken seriously. Society can destroy savings accounts and ultimately lead mourn the economic conditions that have to higher unemployment. So every protestor led to this movement and seek to remedy who holds a sign saying, “Vote the corpora- them, but should appreciate its threat – to tions out!” would probably lose more in a the 100 percent – as well. world in which their emotional appeal to Commentary Editor Arragon Perrone is a 7th-semesfinancial vengeance was successful. To create positive change and to be ulti- ter English and political science double major. He can mately respected, however, Occupy Wall be reached at Arragon.Perrone@UConn.edu.
Economic triumphs don’t indicate strong development
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his past Saturday, as China celebrated its 62nd National Day, we are called to look upon its impressive economic growth and, more importantly, reassess what is desired from development, not only in the developing world but here in the United States as well. “China’s civilizational renaissance and its astonishing economic success come By Garrett Rapsilber have to serve as Staff Columnist a source of inspiration for the developing world. It has brought peace and prosperity to China’s neighbourhood,” said Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan at China’s celebration, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan. China’s economic growth has been remarkable. Its gross domestic product, which is the value of all goods produced in a country and a well-used indicator to measure economic growth, went from about $4.5 trillion in 2000 to $10 trillion in 2010 (PPP). The Canadian International Development Agency states that over the past 30 years, 500 million Chinese have been lifted out of poverty. According to the Wall Street Journal, even U.S.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has praised China’s accomplishments, stating, “advanced economies like the United States would do well to relearn some of the lessons from the experiences of the emerging market economies.” While China’s economic record is impressive, it is alarming that the world should praise this nation’s progress so heartedly, considering its poor human rights history marred with countless violations of political and religious rights. Amnesty International, a nongovernmental organization that monitors human rights abuses, reports that China has about 500,000 people in detention without being charged with a crime. China has severe suppression of speech, most notably its internet censorship. Alarming is its repression of minority groups including the Tibetans and various religious groups outside of statesanctioned churches. The list goes on, but it is clear that human rights improvements do not coincide with economic growth. The events of Tiananmen Square in 1989 might be a distant memory, but with economic fortunes and standards of living according to income much
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improved, human rights continue to be violated. Amartya Sen, a development economist, stated that “economic prosperity is no more than one of the means to enriching the lives of people.” The goal of economic growth should not just be a higher GDP, but rather an improvement in the lives of humans, so that they have more opportunities that they can take advantage of. Economic growth is only one part of improving living standards, respecting and defending social and political freedoms is the other. Combined, they generate this concept of human development. Is the kind of “progress” in China really what we desire for the world? A world where there religious protection is weak and one cannot say what is on his or her mind? This is not an isolated incident. In India, where economic growth is strong as well, the World Bank reports that the number of poor living below the poverty line has increased from 421 million to 456 million. This growth can hardly be called progress when an entire segment of the population is left out of the prosperity. The inconsistency between economic and human development is not applicable solely to
developing countries, but even to ones like our own. In the United States, the wealthiest nation in the world where democracy and equality are championed, human development has lagged behind economic growth. Even in the last decade alone, the U.S. GDP has grown significantly from 10 trillion in 2000 to 14.5 trillion 2011. Yet today, according to the recent census, 15.1 percent of the population, or 46.2 million people, is below the poverty line. The Children’s Defense Fund has revealed that one in four American children faces food insecurity. Clearly economic development does not signify human development. It is merely one tool that should be used to improve the lives of a country’s citizens. Instead of politicians and media praising economic success, as in the case of China and the U.S., they should assess whether or not these outcomes have expanding peoples’ opportunities to live fuller lives.
Staff Columnist Garrett Rapsilber is a 5thsemester political science, economics and Spanish triple major and a UNESCO student ambassador. He can be reached at Garrett.Rapsilber@UConn.edu
the R epublicans continue checking underneath every available flag pin and B ible for viable candidates , presumed de facto front runner candidate M itt R omney has gotta be thinking , ‘W hat the fudge ? T his is starting to hurt where my feelings should be .’” –J on S tewart
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Arts education too essential for budget cuts
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n a time when the government’s purse-strings are being drawn ever-tighter, we are forced to look for services to cut and programs to do without because increased taxation on anyone or anything has been removed from the negotiating table. It is a regrettable posiBy Christopher Kempf tion for our Staff Columnist country to be in, since in many cases the quality of life of the next generation of Americans will be lower than that of their parents. When slashing government spending, we are constantly reminded that “there are no sacred cows,” that every cent of funding for every government program should be eligible for elimination. Whenever I see a news article about an opera house closing down for lack of funding, or watch children go for
years in school without any arts education or think of any potential musician, artist, writer, dancer or filmmaker who gives up on his or her passion because it is unaffordable or inaccessible, I am reminded of how simply barbaric and tragic such a policy is. We seem to have forgotten as a nation that, regardless of the economic downturn we experience at the moment, the United States is a nation with a gross domestic product of $15 trillion. That we can seem to find money to bail out banks, give tax breaks to the wealthy and wage war halfway around the globe, and yet, comparatively little to no funding goes to put paintbrushes, pens and cameras into the hands of American youth, is a sad fact of American life that needs urgently to be remedied. I believe that learning to express oneself artistically is as integral to human development as learning to walk,
read, write or speak. People require much more than food and water to have a meaningful existence – they also must have a sense that they have experienced, and created themselves, something beautiful.
have no musical, literary or visual language with which to express these emotions may find that they are unable to accurately give voice to their passions, and search throughout their lives for a way to do so.
“I believe that learning to express oneself artistically is as integral to human development as learning to walk, read, write or speak.” As rational and industrious creatures, we still experience a powerful longing to liberate the emotions which we so often suppress, whether they be joy, sorrow, anger or contentment. But people who
Having seen the transformation that has swept over people I know who have learned to paint or to sing or to act, I think that if our government is to be committed to the freedom and flourishing of
every American, it must dramatically increase funding to art schools and opera houses and theaters, as well as to arts education in public schools. As a taxpayer, it is unacceptable to me that millions of people in what is supposedly the most free and prosperous nation in the world will go through life having never heard a symphony or visited an art gallery. For as much as it is incumbent upon our schools to make children into good citizens, consumers and thinkers, so too should it be its role to make children inheritors of and contributors to the great human tradition of artistic expression. The arts will often instill in young minds knowledge that cannot be assessed by a multiple choice question on a standardized test and may not have a specific monetary value, but arts education, I believe, has the effect of making people more compassion-
ate, more introspective and, ultimately, happier. Supposedly, when Winston Churchill was confronted by one of his advisers during World War II about the possible need to cut funding for the arts in order to finance the war effort, he replied, “Good God, man! What do you think we’re fighting for?” We are at a similar moment in American history. In the midst of economic turmoil and uncertainty, in the midst of a national paroxysm of rage and hopelessness, the arts need fervent defenders who will resist every effort made to marginalize them or reject our national commitment to their flourishing. To deny people access to the arts is to stunt their growth as human beings, and every effort must be taken – right now – to resist this crime against humanity.
Staff Columnist Christopher Kempf is a 3rdsemester political science major. He can be reached at Christopher.Kempf@UConn.edu.
» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What happened to having a sense of humor?
Dearest UConn, a few weeks ago, I submitted an InstantDaily reflective of the types of shenanigans that I purposely put myself and my friends in. Last Friday, I was sitting in the Union with my roommate, when an article caught my eye: “Sexual Assault Is No Joke.” It had me reacting in disbelief, shock, and then annoyance. I was the one who submitted the InstantDaily, “After the Female Orgasm lecture, I decided to be a good Samaritan by checking my roommate for breast cancer; she didn’t seem to appreciate my selflessness.” The first thing I did was turn to my roommate and show her the article. “Was what I did that bad?” I asked. She replied no. Honestly, I am still flabbergasted how I went from student to a sexual predator. I am insulted that Friday’s article turned me from an IM comedian into an advocate for sexual assault. I apologize if the latter is what you believe me to be. In my defense, humor is subjective. As much as I hate to admit it, I myself, do not find everything on Instant Daily funny. If you do not like it, move on and find something else to laugh at. Humor is also not meant to be taken literally. If everyone took humor literally, I’m pretty sure the cascades of sexist and other politically incorrect jokes on Family Guy would have caused it to be pulled within the first few years; instead, it is on its 10th season and counting. What I wrote on Instant Daily on 9/22 was not meant advocate sexual assault neither on mine nor the InstantDaily’s part. After all, who in their right mind would actively, consciously advocate for sexual assault? To believe it is a ridiculous and rather extremist point of view. And, yes, I am a woman. It was also, a work of fiction. Hello, it’s InstantDaily. Since when has information pulled from the internet been reliably truthful? And no, as much as her boyfriend might want me to, I never touched my roommate. I thought that would have been obvious given that a.) About 80-90% of the people who attended the Female Orgasm lecture were women, and b.) Although UConn does provide gender-free housing, the great majority of people are in same-sex rooming. Apparently, that idea slipped through Cindy’s mind. In closing, I would like to thank Cindy Luo for being such a good sport on the topic. Now, if you excuse me, I’m going to watch one man touch another man’s genitalia. -Tiffany Liang
» THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN It’s getting cold :(
Occupy Storrs was a complete and utter failure
Sarah Palin is not running for President in 2012
Sunny forecast! One last hurrah!
The men’s basketball team got their rings
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What’s your favorite part of Autumn? – By Wynne Hamerman
“Half the girls wear maks.”
“Seasonal beer.”
“It’s closure for the trip.”
“Pumpkin spiced everything.”
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Lives altered by 10 years of war in Afghanistan (AP) – Ten years after America began its war in Afghanistan, the decade can be measured by different yardsticks: Dollars. Deployments. Deaths. Or maybe this striking fact: Some soldiers have childhood memories of when the fighting began. A decade is longer than the time ground troops were in Vietnam, longer than the Revolutionary War (both eight years). The invasion of Afghanistan - launched about four weeks after the 9/11 attacks - introduced the nation to a new enemy, the Taliban, and a seemingly endless mission, the global war on terror. For most of the decade, the war in Afghanistan was eclipsed by Iraq, where there were more troops, more deaths, more headlines. That situation has reversed in recent years as Afghanistan has captured the spotlight, with a surge in U.S. forces, a spike in violence and the killing of Osama bin Laden in neighboring Pakistan which generated new debate about the rationale for the war. While there are plans to wind down the war, the costs already have been staggering. Hundreds of billions of dollars. Thousands of U.S. troops injured and nearly 1,700 dead, not counting the deaths of Afghan civilians and U.S. coalition partners. But no war can be reduced to numbers on a ledger. The real impact is measured in the widows left behind, the children who will never know fathers or mothers, the names of the fallen etched in marble memorials and a new generation of veterans with wounds, memories and lives forever changed. THE DEPLOYED: Since the war began, more than 2.3 million troops have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, as of the end of July, according to military statistics. Of those, more than 977,000 have served more than one tour and about 300,000 have been deployed more than twice. Maj. Jeff Pickler ticks off the years one by one: 2002, 2003, 2004 ... until he reaches 2009. For parts of eight straight years, he was at war. Four tours
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This Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 photo shows U.S. Army Maj. Jeffrey Wayne Pickler at Trophy Point at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. For parts of eight straight years, he was at war.
in Afghanistan. One in Iraq. On his first, he met some Afghans in remote villages who didn’t even know U.S. forces were there - or why. On his last, he spent a grueling 15 months facing an experienced, organized enemy and on average, more than three firefights a day. A decade into the war, Pickler says he always expected a long haul. “When people asked me what it was like when I was going back, I’d say, ‘Hey, this is something that we’re not going to fix immediately’,” he says. “I began to understand this is a very, very complex battlefield ... and appreciate we’ve got our work cut out for us.” Pickler, a West Point graduate of the Class of 2001, was in gunnery class in Fort Sill, Okla., on 9/11. When the Pentagon was attacked, he rushed to call his father, who was director of the Army staff there; the elder Pickler was not injured. As an Army Ranger for three tours, Pickler expected frequent deployments. He spent about three years away from home and didn’t hold his first-born, Everett, until he was 5 months old.
Through it all, the 32-year-old soldier says he always leaned on his faith. “I remember a couple of operations clearing out caves ... I’m literally crawling through with a pistol in my hand. I would stop and I would say a prayer,” he recalls. “That’s how I handled it.” Pickler’s last tour - in rugged, mountainous northeastern Afghanistan - was the toughest. “You have soldiers fighting for their lives in just really, really austere conditions,” he says. His battalion lost 26 soldiers. Returning home, he was greeted at the plane by one of his soldiers who’d lost both legs and was in a wheelchair. “You just don’t forget something like that,” he says. Pickler faced family adjustments, too. His wife, Amy, had raised their son alone for a year. “She had become really independent and rightly so,” he says. “I was trying to figure out how to be a dad without stepping on her toes.” But Amy also offered comforting reassurances. “She would say she wasn’t sure if the husband who came back would be the same one who left,” he
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Kansas man sues Facebook over privacy
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Facebook user in Kansas has filed a federal lawsuit against the social networking giant, claiming it violated wiretap laws with a tracking cookie that records web browsing history after logging off of Facebook. John Graham, a 42-year-old Leawood lawyer, is the named plaintiff in the lawsuit filed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Kansas. His suit seeks class action status for the 150 million users of Facebook in the United States. Graham referred all comment to his attorneys, who declined to comment on the filing. Experts say the Kansas litigation faces an uphill battle since courts in the past have tossed out similar cases against Facebook and others filed under wiretap law, finding such computer cookies are not wiretaps. In those cases that do end up being litigated the plaintiffs typically lose because they cannot prove any harm. Andrew Noyes, a spokesman for Facebook, said the firm was not commenting on the lawsuit at this time. But when the controversy over the cookies was initially raised, the company issued a statement saying there was no security or privacy breach and Facebook did not store or use any information it should not have. Like every site on the Internet that personalizes content and tries to provide security for its user, Facebook places cookies on the computer of the user, it said. “Three of these cookies on some users’ computers inadvertently included unique identifiers when the user had logged out of Facebook,” according to the statement. “However, we did not store these identifiers for logged
out users. Therefore, we could not have used this information for tracking or any other purpose.” Graham asks the federal court to decide whether the interception was intentional, the extent of communications intercepted and stored, and whether the court should prohibit Facebook from intercepting such communications when a user is not logged in. “The case raises important questions that the court should consider,” said David Jacobs, a consumer advocacy fellow for the Electronic Privacy Information Center. The lawsuit filed in Kansas is similar to another case filed last week in California arising out of the revelation that Facebook placed cookies on the browsers of its users that traced their Internet activity even when they were not logged into Facebook, Jacobs said. Both lawsuits seek to certify as its class the 150 million users of Facebook in the United States. Both were filed under a provision of the federal Wiretap Act which prohibits interception of wire, oral or electronic communications, Jacobs wrote in an email. The Kansas lawsuit differs in that it also alleges several state law claims, including violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. Nine privacy groups – including the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the American Civil Liberties Union – sent a joint letter last week to the Federal Trade Commission saying it should investigate the ways Facebook collects data about users’ online activity after recent changes to its site. Jules Polonetsky, former privacy officer at AOL and now director of the Future of Privacy Forum think tank, said in a telephone interview that for quite
some time companies have settled such lawsuits, but a number have been litigated recently — with the courts generally finding that the wiretapping law is not applicable to online tracking cases. “The courts have in the past year turned back class actions that focused on wiretapping or some of the other causes raised on the grounds that the wiretapping don’t apply and, number two, there was no harm,” Polonetsky said.
says. “Over time, I’d ask ‘What do you think?’ and she’d always say, ‘You’re still you.’“ Now Pickler trains West Point cadets - some of whom will likely head to Afghanistan for a war entering its 11th year.
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In this 2002 file photo, Will and Lynn Chapman sit in their home in Georgetown, Texas, holding a photo of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, a 31-year-old Green Beret, who died when he was hit by small-arms fire during an ambush in Afghanistan.
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Nationally famous comedian jokes about height, sex
By Zarrin Ahmed Campus Correspondent As part of the Comedy Series tradition to provide funny Thursdays, comedian Owen Benjamin put on a show at the Student Union Theater Thursday. Owen lives in southern California and began his comedy career with music. He’s toured across the country with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, and has appeared in several films like “The House Bunny” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.” He blends music and comedy in his shows, two of which were showcased at UConn. Before he even got on stage, Owen connected with the audience by shaking hands and saying “hello” while walking down the aisle toward the front. He began with jokes about his six-foot, seven-inch stature, along with jokes about short people. Other topics included texting, dogs, relationships, differences between guys and girls, break-ups, road rage, deaf people, homophobia and “Twilight.” Owen related to his audience by talking about things most college students can relate to: sex, drugs and alcohol. He asked the crowd to share their own experiences and stories relating to the things he joked about, and played off of the crowd. There was a lot of bantering between Owen and the students, including the jokes he made about a student sitting in the front row with his bare feet propped up on the stage. Owen also acquired some impromptu props on stage. He was intrigued by the microphone stand that slid up and
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Owen Benjamin has appeared in several films such as “The House Bunny” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”, and has toured across America with other big names such as Vince Vaughn and Kevin James.
down at the touch of a button, making sexual jokes about it. He even made a tribute to Steve Jobs. “My facebook status – a lot of people got pissed – was iDead.” To wrap up his performance, Owen displayed some of his musical talent. He coupled his jokes with song accompaniment, playing tunes he knew the crowd could relate to.
He also played a song he wrote himself called “Text Message Love Story.” The chorus of this song went, “And I said haha / And you said hehe / the winky face means you’re glad…to touch my weiner.” Brittany Holliday, a 1stsemester political science major, said, “It was entertaining. I liked it. I’m a fan of his. I found it refreshing; I’m
not easily offended so I didn’t find his jokes to be crass. I mostly enjoyed the jokes about the differences between guys and girls because I could connect to those jokes. I don’t have a penis, so I couldn’t relate to the penis jokes.” Owen had a 5 a.m. flight out of Connecticut to meet up with his buddy Vince Vaughn, about whom he said, “Vince is the greatest. I once asked
him whether or not I should button my top button. He said, ‘I dunno, man. If you keep it unbuttoned, it looks like you’re gonna party. But if you keep it buttoned it looks like you’re going to an executive board meeting but you may still party.’ He’s funnier in person.”
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Tatas, boobs, knockers, the girls. Regardless of how you may refer to them, breasts have been a popular topic of discussion lately. Well, more than usual, as October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Although the odds of getting cancer are low women in their early twenties, one in 1,760 to be exact, risk drastically increases as we grow older. This year, the American Cancer Society estimated that there will be 230,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer among U.S. women; 39,520 of these women with breast cancer will not live to see 2012. On a more positive note, the number of early stage detection cases have been on the rise, alongside the increase of mammography screening rates. This means that for those who catch the cancer during its early-onset period, more treatment options are available, resulting in a higher chance of survival. More specifically, the National Breast Cancer Foundation reports that early detection provides for a 98 percent five-year survival rate. So why am I throwing all of these startling statistics and facts at you? In lieu of this month’s national health campaign,
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Oft-covered “Our Town” heads to the Nafe Katter Theatre
By Aaron Burnstein Campus Correspondent The Connecticut Repertory Theatre opened its main stage season Thursday with a preview of the classic Thornton Wilder play, “Our Town.” The production took the simple, minimalist approach the play is known for, with sparse sets and no props. “It’s the form that I find so special,” Director Robert Ross Park said, “I find it exciting to engage with a work that is inherently theatrical. It actively engages the audience’s imagination to complete the details in a way that only the live stage can.” “Our Town” is and is the most produced play of the 20th century. Artistic Director Vincent J. Cardinal acknowledged the challenges of producing such a play for a 21st century audience, but said that “the fundamental truths of it are still poignant today.” The play stars Obie Award-winner David Patrick Kelly as The Stage Manager. His Broadway credits include roles in “Twelfth Night” and “The Government Inspector.”
Additionally, he has performed at Hartford Stage in “Tartuffe,” “Othello” and Tooth of Crime. He has also been on “Law & Order,” “Miami Vice” and “Twin Peaks.” Additionally, several members of the Actors’ Equity Association, including
“I find it exciting to engage with a work that is inherently theatrical.” Robert Ross Park Director UConn alumna Mary Cadorette, are in the show. “Our Town” is a joint production between the Connecticut Repertory Theatre and the Department of Dramatic
Arts, and features Kelsea Baker and Michael John Improta, both UConn BFA acting majors, in main roles. The ensemble cast is composed of BFA acting majors. The goal of CRT productions is “the synergy between professional and advanced student artists” that “creates extraordinary theatre and a unique learning environment,” according to CRT’s website. Wilder’s musings on life, death and the American Dream were met with generally positive reviews from the audience. Gil Stearns called “Our Town” “the best American play ever produced” and said “the quality of the production is phenomenal.” The preview was open to all subscribers, and was the first performance with an audience. Members of the artistic team were also seated in the audience, taking notes. Our Town will opens at the Nafe Katter Theatre Friday and will run until Oct. 16. Weeknight performances start at 7:30 p.m., weekend performances start at 8 p.m. and matinee performances start at 2 p.m. Courtesy of CRT
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“Our Town” is known for its sparse staging and lack of props, and is the most produced play of the 20th century.
Transportation Services counters students’ negative perceptions of bus drivers through extensive training By Elmira Fifo Staff Writer
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Bus drivers at UConn spend 50-85 hours on average being trained in bus operations.
Despite rigorous training and hours of experience, a perception among many students exists that bus drivers on campus aren’t doing their jobs well enough, and transportation services is aiming to fight that perception. “I don’t take the buses. I think they drive way too fast, it’s almost scary,” explained Jennifer Thomas, 5th-semester pathobiology major. Is this the general consensus for the buses that transport students around campus? Furthermore, what is the students’ perception of the bus
drivers on campus, and does it even matter? According to Ashley Curtis, the new coordinator of safety for the department of transportation services, this perception matters a great deal. Depending on personal experience, the comments students make may lean towards frustration or indifference. At any given bus stop, it is not uncommon to hear general comments such as “Blue Line’s late again” or “the buses are so annoying, they never stop.” Yet for the Department of Transportation, the safety of the students takes top priority, and comments illustrating a dissatisfaction of the services are to be taken into account. Curtis explained that she
would like the chance to express and explain the work that the drivers do in the hopes that students have a better understanding about this job. The Department of Transportation received expected, though unwanted, attention following the bus accident in March. “I really want to make a strong plea to the students to be more open-minded and aware of our side of the story,” Curtis said. “The drivers don’t have easy jobs and it has to be a balance between the students and the drivers.” Before students make judgments, Curtis provides some statistics to keep in mind. The buses are 40 feet long and weigh 36,000 pounds, meaning the
turns have to be wide and the stopping distance is much longer than a regular vehicle. In addition, there are more blind spots that reduce visibility. Arielle Viteri, a 7th-semester allied health major expressed her frustration at a bus not waiting for her. “They go fast when they shouldn’t,” she explained. What she didn’t know was that the driver didn’t leave on purpose; he couldn’t see her. Furthermore, there are many cases where a pedestrian jaywalks directly in front of the bus without looking and expect the bus to just stop. It’s important to keep in mind that they can’t
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just slam on the brakes. A student worker at the union, choosing to stay anonymous, commented that drivers don’t know how to drive. To this Curtis has a few counterarguments. Many UConn students are unaware that the minimum amount of hours students spend training is 30 whereas on average, they spend about 50-85. Additionally, each driver is required to pass the same exam that Connecticut bus and truck drivers take for their full-time jobs. This must compliment a valid Conn. driver’s license and two years experience. After learning this information, Viteri was surprised and subsequently explained, “Well, I guess it’s a matter of picking up different habits when people drive. Not everyone follows the rules and some do drive fast or more recklessly.” Other students such as Saif Ejaz, a 7th-semester engineering major and Jeffrey Varughese, a 7th-semester actuarial sciences major agreed that they felt generally safe as pedestrians on campus. They think the drivers are qualified and the perceptions differ based on experience. Varughese, who works for the transportation service at Community Outreach, recognizes that “it’s a difficult job to drive at UConn.” Though the accident last spring put people on alert for a short amount of time, the transportation department assures UConn students that safety for pedestrians is always a priority. Even so, as pedestrians, we should also exercise patience. Buses are detoured constantly for construction and they fall behind schedule if waiting for large groups of people to cross while they go to the bar late at night. “Please help us maintain safety,” Curtis asks. “If you are not in a crosswalk, you don’t have the right of way; this is a Connecticut law. Obviously UConn is a pedestrian-oriented campus, but we would like our services to complement the lifestyle of students and not to make it difficult.” Some other statistics to remember: One in ten minor accidents are caused by headphone-wearing pedestrians and a pedestrian is killed/injured somewhere in the world every seven minutes. Therefore, this is an issue to be aware of yet for the UConn community, the safety of the streets is assured. As Eric Lous, a 7th-semester political science major explained, “The accident was just an anomaly and even though it did change people’s perceptions, I think most drivers generally follow the rules and I feel pretty safe.” The goal of this plea is to make more aware and cautious pedestrians and drivers. It is a dual effort. The sooner this is realized, the better the relationship between transportation and students will be. Many of the drivers will graduate this coming spring and as new drivers are searched for and hired, keep in mind that the job is a big responsibility and the department and students do take it seriously.
I wish to spark proactivity, inspiring you to get involved in the battle against the world’s most common cancer in women. It is my belief that knowledge is power when it comes to this fight. For starters, staying physically fit, maintaining a healthy weight and consuming a wellbalanced diet can reduce the risk of breast cancer. According to the NBCF, exercise lowers estrogen levels, which are known to be risk factors, and strengthens the immune system. The foundation also suggests limiting alcohol intake and eating a low-fat diet. High fat consumption can stimulate estrogen production, provoking tumor growth. In addition, it is imperative to know your body for recognition of any potential abnormalities. Although breast self-exams are not an endorsed screening tool, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization recommends performing them routinely to increase breast familiarity and discovery of anything irregular. The American Cancer Society advocates conducting the exam with the pads of your pointer, middle and ring finger, making overlapping circular motions over your breast. Begin the exam laying down on your back with the arm of the examined breast behind your head. Move from your armpit across the breast to your sternum and repeat on the other breast. Three distinct degrees of pressures should be used during your inspection. The ACS website explains it best with, “light pressure is needed to feel the tissue closest to the skin; medium pressure to feel a little deeper; and firm pressure to feel the tissue closest to the chest and ribs.” Next, stand in front of a mirror and press your hands down firmly by your side to look at the “size, shape, contour, or dimpling, or redness or scaliness of the nipple or breast skin,” according to the ACS. Before finishing the procedure, examine your armpit area with your arm raised. If you notice any lumps or irregularities, schedule an appointment with your doctor. Do your part to save second base and wear pink with pride this month. For more information, be sure to check out www.cancer.org.
Elmira.Fifo@UConn.edu
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The art prints displayed at the Evelyn Simon Gilman gallery at the Benton Museum of Art offered new insights into the lives of famous composers ranging from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Franz Liszt to Giuseppe Verdi.
By Joe Katz Campus Correspondent Those who attended yesterday afternoon’s galley talk, held in the Evelyn Simon Gilman gallery at The William Benton Museum of Art, received an informative presentation on the revealing nature of prints, as well as their intrinsic value to collectors. The current exhibit, entitled “Musical Prints: 1568 – 1949,” displays a large array of prints, each vastly different in technique, as well as portrayal of subject, but all relaying insights into the lives of the musicians and the culture that surrounded them. “[The collection includes] not only the famous, but also some musicians whose names are hardly known today,” reads a sign on one wall. Madge Manfred, a docent at The Benton, led the discussion, taking an engaged audience around the rectangular gallery and providing her own insight. “Collecting begins as a very human endeavor,” said Manfred, “and then the collector gains something financially.”
According to Manfred, the cost of a print is determined by its rarity, in addition to the quality it’s kept in. Though the monetary value of individual prints was never discussed, she informed visitors that the earliest prints in the exhibition were often created in editions of twenty at most. This, the docent explained, was due in part to the malleable nature of the metal on which the prints were initially engraved. As the talk progressed, Manfred requested attendees attempt to guess at the nature of musicians depicted. One, whom a member of audience suggested to appear extremely “affable”, Manfred laughingly revealed to “to have a reputation for being very prickly.” “Prints are wonderful for conveying a sense of character,” said Manfred, as another docent examined an “intense and tumultuous” portrait of 19th-century composer Giuseppe Verdi, which takes up the front page of The Benton Museum brochure. For other musicians, it was aspects of their biographies that served as points of interest. One musician portrayed died from gangrene after accidentally
stabbing himself in the foot with his conducting baton. In another corner of the gallery, Manfred expounded upon the heated rivalry between Stibeilt and Beethoven, as well as that which existed between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, the latter competition portrayed famously in the play-turnedfilm “Amadeus.” “[Salieri] doesn’t look so bad here!” said Manfred, to laughter. As the works became more contemporary, so did the lives of their subjects. Viewing a series of five prints depicting Franz Liszt – a “self-centered” man Manfred extolled as being both “the greatest pianist of the 19th Century” and “drop-dead gorgeous” – the audience was treated to tales of Liszt’s liaison with married countess Marie D’Agoult, among others. “It seems as if nothing has changed!” said an elderly member of the group upon hearing Manfred’s story. To this, the docent could only laugh.
Joseph.Katz@UConn.edu
Argentinian opera culture and socioeconomic behavior closely intertwined in UConn professor’s new book
By Jason Wong Staff Writer The Co-op hosted a book reading and lecture by author and assistant professor of sociology at UConn, Claudio Benzecry on Thursday. His book, entitled “The Opera Fanatic: Ethnography of an Obsession,” details Benzecry’s (an Argentinian himself) research of the opera fan culture at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event began with a reading of the preface by UConn professor of sociology Gaye Tuchman. The preface told the story of his research, and presented the reader with a more emotional, supplemented perspective to the academic and sociological perspective yet to come. It detailed Benzecry’s expectations going into the project, as well as giving a taste of
surprises to come. Following the reading, UConn assistant professor of history Mark Healey briefly commented on and critiqued Benzecry’s work, asking about how such social behavior forms, and pointing out interesting tidbits of information like how opera attendance in Argentina went up despite its financial state going down in the past decade. Benzecry was the final act of the event, and in addition to elaborating on the previous two speakers’ talks, he also took questions from the audience. Benzecry talked about how socioeconomic class was viewed as a determining factor of interest in social behaviors such as opera attendance. He talked about his surprise that most opera fans he met were not exposed to it from an early age, instead citing
their first operatic experience as intense and responsible for their current fanaticism. Benzecry thought it interesting that people described their passion the same way people describe relationships. In fact, Benzecry noted that many of the fans made sacrifices for opera the same way they would for relationships. Many of the people he interviewed talked about the sacrifices of time, family obligations, marriages and money they made so that they could attend the opera. It might seem crazy to us, but oftentimes a fan will go five times a week – and what’s more, they will spend the day preceding the performance listening to the music, reading about the history of the opera, perhaps even buying the musical score, all to enhance the enjoyment of the performance.
“Oddly enough,” Benzecry said, “There isn’t much qualitative research from a sociological perspective on the topic of opera. Research tends to be more historical.” When asked what he learned from the experience, Benzecry said, “I learned what it means to enjoy in a non-sociological way.” Reactions from the audience were positive. “I came here for class,” said Abbey Lorenzetti, a 1st-semester exploratory major. “But I came away with a better understanding of how cultural sociology is in other countries.” Kaitlin Conte, a 1st-semester psychology major, agreed. “This was an extension of what we’ve been learning about in sociology class. It offered reallife examples of sociology in different cultures.”
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Failure does not mean the end of success
By Meagan Seacor Campus Correspondent
In several speeches, President Barack Obama has claimed that failure is not an option. Even more specifically, in a 2009 speech he said, “Dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It’s not just quitting on yourself, it’s quitting on your country. And this country needs and values the talents of every American.” Well Obama, I think you are one hell of a public speaker, but I’m going to have to say shame on you for this statement. The simple fact is that some of the most influential figures of our time haven’t graduated from high school. There are profound people, real game changers, that don’t participate in public education and are successful far beyond having a diploma or degree. I’m sure Thomas Edison would agree. This famous inventor not only failed to graduate high school but didn’t even finish his elementary schooling. He learned from observing and experimenting. Even in his brightest days of the phonograph and the electric light bulb, his trials and tribulations were more than 10,000. But he kept watching, learning, trying and teaching himself, so that his plentiful failures could eventually become the successes that light up the entire UConn campus.
Why is it that we are taught from the early days of elementary school that there is a life path we should and are supposed to follow? If we remove family influence and household bias, there is still a utilitarian framework for every educational institution in America. The golden rule prevails and all other rules follow. We aren’t just taught math, science, reading and writing. We are taught obedience in the form of standardized testing, that the need to excel in basic areas is essential if we want to be successful. Does anybody remember the CMT? I can remember my second grade teacher so focused on preparing us for the exams that when all 20 students in her class were laughing and trying to tell her she had toilet paper stuck to her green spandex pants, she yelled and told us that these tests were more important than our report cards so we better hush and pay attention. As UConn students, it is safe to say that we all did pretty well on those standardized tests, and continued to do well as we got older. College Board generally says that if you didn’t get over a 550 in math, reading and writing, chances are unlikely that you’ll be accepted into college. Unfortunately, that’s how the admissions department operates. How unfair and subjective is that? What about the aspiring
entrepreneurs and artistic students? The young minds that have the creativity and heart for innovation but are not the SAT mental elitists who score 2300s? Obama contradicts himself. He says that America needs the talents of its citizens, but then proposes the Race to the Top program, where K-12 education schools are competing for funding via points they receive for productive policies, innovative institutions, and reliable reform. I may be out of my element, but doesn’t the need to prove that standards are being met through high quality assessments mean that teachers will focus on teaching for their own grades instead of the students? Does that in turn mean that electives, such as art, music and athletics, be placed on the back burner? Success is not the same for everyone. It doesn’t mean that in order to be successful, we need to get good grades in elementary school, study hard for the SAT in high school and go to the best college we can. We can be successful in the realm of our own talents, dreams and goals. And unlike the stereotypical assumption, you can absolutely fail, and more often than not, fail your way to the top.
Meagan.Seacor@UConn.edu
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Land of the Little People
By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer
According to the Hartford Courant, Connecticut has the most paranormal activity in the country. One local legend found on the western side of Connecticut is Little People’s Village in Middlebury. Some claim that there is a negative energy there, and that little people continue to haunt the site. A popular story about the village begins a century ago, when an old woman began to see “fairies” in the woods around her house and demanded that her husband build them a place to live. The husband did as she asked and made a series of tiny houses, some with elaborate and unusual designs. Over the years, the village grew and grew, as the couple spiraled into madness. A humansized throne was also built in the village, and legend has it that whoever sits on the throne will be cursed to die in seven years. Many websites, such as www. roadsideamerica.com and www. ctmusuemquest.com, offer similar versions of the tale.
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Apple fans reach for Steve Jobs’ devices to mourn him
CUPERTINO (AP) - He was a conjurer, a modern magician who reached into tomorrow and came up with things that changed millions of lives. And as people gathered at Apple Stores from Sydney to San Francisco to mourn Steve Jobs, the feeling was more than grief for an executive or even an inventor. It was something closer to awe for a wizard. On Thursday, the admirers who turned his technological marvels into everyday tools used them as instruments of grief. People held up pictures of candles on their iPads, booted up their MacBook Pros to watch old Jobs presentations on YouTube, used their iPhones to sift through remembrances on Twitter. They grieved his loss through devices that before his time, or without his vision, would have been considered beyond humanity’s reach. Ten years ago, the only people who carried their music around were tech geeks, music obsessives and those willing to tote a clunky CD player. Presto — the iPod, and everyone wanted one. And then another and another. Five years ago, cellphones had hinges, and the displays looked more like the age
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of Atari than the age of the Internet. Texting, for the most part, was a matter of cryptography, tapping out strings of numbers to make words. Presto — the iPhone, and everyone wanted one of those, too. Two years ago, the economy had just tanked, and it was hard enough for companies to persuade people to buy the things they needed. Getting people to buy a product they didn’t need was out of the question. Most people already had a desktop computer, or a laptop, or a smartphone. And yet, presto — the iPad. Nothing up his sleeve. Though Jobs, ever the showman, once reached into the tiny fifth pocket of his trademark blue jeans at an Apple event and fished out an iPod Nano, just to emphasize how small the gadget was. They always were. Ever smaller, ever sleeker, ever cooler. Anne Sweeney, the president of Disney and ABC, remembered when Jobs flew from Cupertino, Calif., to Burbank to persuade her to license ABC shows to be shown on the tiny screen of his newest invention, the video iPod. He wowed them by playing an episode of ABC’s own hit show, “Lost.” Sweeney was so bowled over
she forgot to ask where he got a copy of the program. “I thought, ‘He’s Steve Jobs. He can do anything,’” she remembered. One day after his death, two days after Apple introduced the latest incarnation of a touchscreen phone that touched pop culture, sadness and admiration poured out — not for a rock star, not for a religious figure, but for an American corporate executive. “He was a genius,” Rosario Hidalgo said outside an Apple Store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan while her daughter, 21-month-old Carlotta, used an iPhone to play an app that teaches children to match animal sounds to animal pictures. For people who have grown up in a world where iPod headphones are as ubiquitous as wristwatches were to a previous generation, Jobs was remembered as their Elvis Presley or John Lennon. Perhaps even their Thomas Edison. “It’s like the end of the innovators,” said Scott Robbins, 34, who described himself as an Apple fan of 20 years and who rushed to an Apple Store in San Francisco when he heard the news. Apple announced Jobs’ death
Wednesday night and remembered him as a “visionary and creative genius.” The company announced no cause of death, but Jobs had been diagnosed with a rare pancreatic cancer seven years ago and had a liver transplant in 2009. He was 56. The company did not release any details about Jobs’ funeral; a spokesman said there would be no public services. On Thursday, the Apple website, which usually features slick presentations of multicolored iPods and ever-thinner MacBook laptop computers, simply displayed a black-andwhite photo of Jobs, thumb and finger to his beard as if in contemplation. Around the world, tributes sprang up of the highest and lowest technology. In the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo, people held up iPhones and iPads, their screens facing outward and displaying sharply defined, touchable graphics of flickering candles. At an Apple Store in Hong Kong, old and new means of grief came together: People scribbled “RIP” and “We miss Steve” and longer notes of condolence on Post-It notes, and stuck them to an iPad display.
Mysterious origins of Lilliputian village continue to perplex from LITTLE PEOPLE, page 8 The story is definitely spooky, but according to Lake Quassy Amusement Park, this and other rumored legends surrounding the village are likely not true. The true story of Little People Village, Quassy claims, is that it was built in the early 20th century as a public attraction for the park. Positioned along one of the park’s trolley lines, this site was called “The Fairy Village” and was very popular for a short time after opening. As time passed, however, the trolley stopped its tours and the little houses were abandoned. The village still stands today, but only as ruins, having been slowly eroded by natural elements and vandalized by visitors over the
years. Though not as impressive as it once was, there is still plenty of evidence left behind to prove the village’s former glory. A handful of houses remain (although only one is still mostly intact), as well as the “cursed” stone throne and a miniature staircase just big enough for visitors to climb. Where do all these legends and myths of Little People Village come from? Is that stone throne really cursed? The mystery still stands for some who claim to have paranormal experiences there. Little People Village is hidden away in the woods of Middlebury, but people can still find it if they’re willing to risk being haunted by fairy creatures, or worse – the local police.
Loumarie.Rodriguez@UConn.edu
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Friday, October 7, 2011 I Hate Everything by Carin Powell
Mensch by Jeffrey Fenster
Royalty Free Speech by Ryan Kennedy
Editor’s Choice by Brendan Albetski
Horoscopes To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
by Brian Ingmanson
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Surround yourself with supportive friends. Listen and provide comfort and resources in return. Avoid charging ahead without checking the blueprint first. Ask your family for counsel. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Communications improve greatly and so does your attitude. You find excellent inspiration in a partner and friends. Take the next step with confidence. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -As you care for your investments, watering the seeds that you planted, you may have to make a difficult decision that ultimately results in future growth. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -You’re both your best and worst critic today. Take your diatribes with a grain of salt, and pay attention to any brilliant ideas. Let others moderate. Make decisions later. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Everything’s possible today, especially if you can work as a team. Take advantage of new openings in the interaction channels. Do what seems right. Share the glory.
Procrastination Animation by Michael McKiernan
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -Draw a new door on the wall with a piece of chalk. Make your own opportunities. Dare to imagine invisible possibilities. Bring the chalk along. You never know when you’ll need it. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Follow the rules to keep things in order. The impossible is beginning to look manageable ... even easy. Your friends are there to help. Take a class or seminar to increase skill. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Find strength with structure. You could take on a home improvement or decoration project. Get in communication with a distant friend for advice. Use your connections. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Consider a simple, direct (yet creative) solution, rather than the more convoluted way. Stay calm to save money. Your spiritual practices clear your mind. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Your typical persistent efficiency serves you well today. Call for reinforcements, if needed. An investment in your home could work. Draw the blueprints, and line up financing.
#hashtag by Cara Dooley UConn Classics: It Sure Has Been a Long Week, Huh? Phil by Stephen Winchell and Ben Vigeant
Based on True Sean Rose by Sean Rose
Nothing Extraordinary by Thomas Feldtmose
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Work may require some travel. See if you can squeeze in some fun, too. Follow an educated hunch, and collaborate with a colleague who has the knowledge you lack. Happy Dance
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Persistent action can open new doors. Try to guess the magic words, and send them out. Follow your intuition (and a map). Trust your heart.
by Sarah Parsons
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Tigers beat Yankees 3-2, head to ALCS
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TThe Detroit Tigers celebrate after winning Game 5 of baseball's American League division series 3-2 over the New York Yankees on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers survived a tense trip back to Bronx, with Jose Valverde and the bullpen holding on time and time again to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to win the deciding Game 5 of their AL playoff series. Don Kelly and Delmon Young hit consecutive home runs in the first inning, then Doug Fister and the Tigers spent the rest of a thrilling game trying to preserve their lead. They did — barely — and advanced to the AL championship series against Texas.
Joaquin Benoit followed Max Scherzer in the seventh and walked Mark Teixeira with the bases loaded, pulling the Yankees within a run. Benoit struck out Nick Swisher with a 95 mph fastball to keep the lead. After Brett Gardner singled with two outs in the eighth, Derek Jeter flied out to Kelly just in front of the right-field wall. Valverde pitched the ninth for his second save of the series, remaining perfect in 51 chances this year. After Valverde struck out Alex Rodriguez to end it, the Tigers' closer crouched and pumped both arms as his team-
mates ran out to celebrate. Detroit won its first all-ornothing postseason game since beating St. Louis in Game 7 of the 1968 World Series. With the Tigers vying for their first World Series title since 1984, ace Justin Verlander will start the ALCS opener at Texas on Saturday night against the Rangers' C.J. Wilson. Before a new Yankee Stadium record crowd of 50,960, New York had its chances, but the Yankees went 2 for 9 with runners in scoring position and 0 for 4 with the bases loaded, and they stranded 10 runners. While the Yankees led the AL with 97 wins during the regular season, the early exit in the first round and second straight season without a World Series title will set off a restless offseason search for more starting pitching and offense. Rodriguez was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts and hit .118 in the series (2 for 18) and Teixeira batted .167 (3 for 18). Robinson Cano, whose fifthinning solo homer started the comeback attempt, was the Yankees' primary offense with nine RBIs. Kelly and Young homered on the sixth and seventh pitches
from Ivan Nova, the Game 1 winner who led rookies with 16 wins during the regular season. They were the first back-to-back postseason homers in Tigers' history, and it was the third homer of the series for Young, who was acquired from Minnesota on Aug. 15. Kelly was a surprise starter at third to some. Young, the first Tigers player with three homers in a single postseason series, left in the seventh because of a mild left oblique strain and will be reevaluated Friday. After pitching scoreless ball into the ninth inning in winning the resumption of the opener, Nova (1-1) lasted just 31 pitches and six outs, with the Yankees saying he came out due to tightness in his right forearm. Hughes started warming up after Nova's sixth batter, Magglio Ordonez, doubled leading off the second. Ordonez advanced on Alex Avila's groundout, but Nova worked out of trouble when Jhonny Peralta hit a onehopper to third baseman Alex Rodriguez with the infield in and Ramon Santiago struck out. When Hughes replaced Nova to start the third, Miguel Cabrera held up his hands, as if he were saying, "What's this?"
No. 16 Mountaineers present many Cerullo: TCU leaving the Big East problems for Husky defense is the right move for them from UCONN, page 14
to Blidi Wreh-Wilson didn’t help matters, as the secondary gave up 479 passing yards last week. “We’ve got to play the coverages better,” Pasqualoni said. “I think at times last week we tried to do flat out too much.” The game, which will be televised on SNY, will be both teams conference opener. It is the eigth meeting between the two schools, with West Virginia leading the series 6-1. Holgorsen, who was named the head coach-in waiting last winter after leaving his coordinator position at Oklahoma State, took over for Bill Stewart this summer. After last week’s rain-soaked game against the Falcons where there was thousands of empty seats, he challenged Mountaineer fans this week for the UConn game. “It’s a big game for us,” Moore said. “It’s a big game for them...We’ve got to be prepared to hit them back twice as hard.”
LSU. Quaterback Geno Smith is the team’s pacemaker. Smith has thrown 12 touchdowns and three interceptions this season. “Geno Smith is an excellent player,” Pasqualoni said. “I’m becoming familiar with him, watching film. He’s a prototype dropback passer to me. He looks great in the pocket, I think he would like to be in the pocket.” Dustin Garrison and Vernard Roberts are the cogs in the backfield. Garrison and Roberts have four and three touchdowns on the season, respectively. The offense averages over 40 points per game. “We’ve got to contain [Smith] and from there we’ve got to get to him,” said Sio Moore. The defense has been an area of concern for the coaching staff so far this season. After a stellar year in 2010, the No. 1 defense in the Big East returned most of its players, but in 2011 the unit has given up the big play. An injury Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu
from LEFT, page 14 Florida? Naturally, UConn fans are understandably nervous right now. Sensing that, President Susan Herbst issued a statement on the matter yesterday assuring everyone that everything is going to be alright. “Conference realignment continues to be a very fluid situation as we have seen developments and new rumors nearly every day,” Herbst said in the statement. “It is important that none of us here at UConn become too anxious over this situation. We will continue to monitor the national landscape and be in communication with officials from other schools and leaders from around the country. UConn has always competed at the high level of collegiate athletics and will continue to do so in the future.” I’m glad she’s not getting worked up about all this, because I am. I just hope Herbst knows something we don’t and is playing her cards close to the chest. After all, Syracuse’s, Pittsburgh’s and TCU’s announcements all came
very abruptly, so who’s to say a “UConn is going to the ACC” headline couldn’t come just as suddenly? But in the meantime, TCU made the right decision and I don’t hold it against them one bit. The Big East is a sinking ship that is way out of their geographic area. By joining the Big 12, they not only get to rekindle old rivalries against Texas and Texas Tech, but they get to stay close to home in a conference that looks poised for a resurgence now that former commissioner Dan Beebe is gone. It’s just a better fit, so good for them. Will the ACC throw UConn a life raft? I don’t know. It seems like it would be a great fit, but unfortunately, it’s their party, and unless UConn can find an attractive enough date, there’s no guarantee we’ll be invited. This story is far from over though, so as bleak as things look now, anything is still possible. Follow Mac Cerullo on Twitter at @MacCerullo.
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Blain: Jets need to go vertical with new passing identity from STRUGGLING, page 14 That’s only 43.2 percent to the guys you should be counting on to get the bulk of the yardage through the air. The rest is to mostly Tomlinson and Keller. In fact, Keller leads the team in receptions and Tomlinson is tied for second. However, if you are going to be a pass-heavy offense you have to take shots downfield every once in a while, and the Jets have not done that. To illustrate the point, who better to compare to than the two highest rated QBs: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers. Tom Brady has completed a total of 109 passes. Of those 109, 63 have been to his top three receivers (Welker, Branch, Ochocinco), which is a 57.7 percent rate – much higher than Sanchez’s 43.2 percent. Rodgers has a total of 103 completions, which a total of 48 going to his top receivers (Jennings, Driver, Nelson). That’s a rate of 46.6 percent and that doesn’t even take into account that Driver missed a game and has been injured since. Either way both percentages are higher than Sanchez’s and it shows
that to have success throwing the ball, you have to get it in the hands of your playmakers. So is it the QB at fault? Probably not. First off, the scheme of the offensive doesn’t seem to call for many shots downfield. Brian Schottenheimer has always come off as a conservative coordinator to most who have watched him. For a team with a strong offensive line and a strong running game, that works. When you want to make a transition to a passheavy offense, conservative is not the name of the game. Second, as I alluded to earlier, the offensive line isn’t as strong as last year. Allpro center Mangold has been out and Damien Woody is no longer at right tackle. More inexperience has been introduced. Hopefully with the return of Mangold Sanchez will be allowed more time to make decisions, and the coordinator will take some chances. Otherwise, look for the Jets to struggle with their identity, and their schedule, for the rest of the season.
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Women's Cross Country to run at New Englands By Krishna Scully Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s cross country team turned heads after a successful 9th place team finish at the Roy Griak Invitational, and now the Huskies will try to continue their run of success at the New England Championships this Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston. Head coach Andrea McDonough, like many other coaches, has strategically removed the top runners from the competition this weekend in hopes that they will be rested and turn in great performances later in the season. Running this Saturday for the Huskies will be Cassandra Goutos, Cassondra Hunter, Terra Briody, Kimberly Moran, Maureen Stringham and Christine Vogel. “The time between our last meet and this upcoming meet has been great,” said sophomore Lauren Sara. “It’s such a great opportunity to be able to keep the season as low key as possible until the championship season starts up. Keeping
everyone well rested and making sure we aren’t doing too much too soon is so important for success later in the season, and makes everyone mentally and physically fresh and ready to go when we need to be most.” Sara indicated that the team had been getting plenty of work in during practice as well. “Practice has been going really well,” Sara said. “We’ve been training hard, but at the same time, making sure we are all being smart about not overdoing anything, staying healthy and staying confident. Practices also show us where our team is headed later in the season, and so far it’s been awesome.” McDonough drew up a range of workouts for her athletes this past week, from fast pace 1k runs for speed training to long 11k intervals to build endurance. She believes her team is training as hard as any men’s program out there. “If we are not the fastest team on the starting line, we will be the fittest,” McDonough said.
Krishna.Scully@UConn.edu
» NHL
Jagr's 1,600th point helps Flyers top Bruins 2-1
BOSTON (AP) — Jaromir Jagr returned after three years in Russia and scored his 1,600th career NHL point on Thursday night, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over Boston and spoiling the Bruins' Stanley Cup banner-raising celebration. Ilya Bryzgalov made 22 saves in his first game for the Flyers since signing a nine-year, $51 million contract. Reigning Vezina Trophy and Conn
Smythe Trophy winner Tim Thomas stopped 27 shots for Boston. Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek scored 47 seconds apart in the final minute of the first period for the Flyers, who overhauled their roster after being swept out of the playoffs by Boston in the second round. The Bruins went on to win their first Stanley Cup title since 1972. Brad Marchand scored for Boston. The loss to the Bruins in the Eastern
Conference semifinals sent the Flyers scrambling to rebuild in the offseason. Eight players
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in uniform on Thursday night were playing their first game for the team — including three rookies — and among them was Jagr, the 39-yearold former Penguins star
who is the NHL's leading scorer among active players and ninth overall. The Flyers also acquired the rights to Bryzgalov and signed him to a big deal to replace the ineffective rotation they have used for the past several years. Gone were offensive stars Mike Richards, their former captain, and Jeff Carter, last season's team-leading goal scorer. Richards and Carter were traded on the same day in separate stunning deals, in part to create
salary cap room to sign Bryzgalov. The defending NHL champion Bruins were largely intact, with the notable departures of Mark Recchi to retirement and Michael Ryder and Tomas Kaberle as free agents. Defenseman Joe Corvo was the major acquisition. Before the game, the Bruins brought out members of the 1972 Cupwinning team, including Bobby Orr, to help raise the 2011 championship banner to the rafters.
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Tim Thomas allows the Flyers' second goal of the night in the NHL season opener.
» NFL
Patriots defense still searching for success in Week 5
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez labored through one of the worst games of his brief professional career in front of the entire country on Sunday night. The New England Patriots are hoping to make it two duds in a row. One week after two of his three lost fumbles and an interception were returned by the Baltimore defense for touchdowns in the Ravens' 34-17 win, Sanchez will try and erase any lingering memories of that national nightmare when he tests his hand at dissecting the worst pass defense in the
league. The Patriots (3-1), however, aren't expecting a similar performance from the third-year quarterback of the Jets (2-2), who has won three of five career meetings against them, including last season's stunning 28-21 victory in the divisional playoffs. "One thing that we can't do is look at that game, and say, 'You know what, the Jets, they're not the Jets — they're going to do this, they're going to do that, they can't do this.' Because each week it changes," New England nose tackle Vince Wilfork said Thursday. "You really can't go about last performance.
"I think we're going to get their best shot. I really do because the same guys that (are) over there are the same guys that played us last year, the same guys that beat us three out of the five times we've played them. This team is definitely a good football team. Let's not get that wrong." The Jets (2-2) are better, though, when All-Pro center Nick Mangold is snapping the ball to Sanchez. Mangold was limited in practice Wednesday after missing a second straight game on Sunday due to a high-ankle sprain. His absence paid dividends early and often for Baltimore's hav-
oc-happy defense. "He's probably one of the best offensive lineman in the game. He's definitely a leader on that team for them," Wilfork said. "I'm pretty sure that they would love for him to play because I think he gives them a spark. "It's absolutely a difference when he's in and when he's not in." It took all of one play by the Jets on Sunday to realize that. Safety Ed Reed stripped Sanchez of the ball on New York's first offensive play of the game, allowing Jameel McClain to scoop up the fumble and go six yards for the
touchdown. Jarret Johnson later took advantage of another Sanchez strip sack and fumble, scoring from 26 yards out in the second quarter, and Lardarius Webb delivered the dagger in the third, providing the final margin with his 73-yard interception return for a score. Jets coach Rex Ryan insisted on a conference call Wednesday that the poor performance had more to do with Baltimore's perennially potent defense — one he laid the foundation for during his 10-year tenure as Ravens' defensive coordinator — and less to do with Sanchez, who finished 11-of-35 for 119 yards.
"I think we were almost close to a 65-percent completion rate going into that last game and that last game was a rough one to say the least. You can put (Patriots quarterback) Tom Brady back there (and) he was going to struggle that day," Ryan said. "The pressure, the constant pressure and consistent pressure that Baltimore was able to put on us really disrupted what we were trying to get accomplished. I think Mark has improved, I really do. I think he's better now than he has ever been." The struggling Patriots defense needs to be if it hopes to slow Sanchez.
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» WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Huskies travel west in search of first win By Tyler Morrissey Campus Correspondent
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Sophomore forwards Stephanie Raithby and Jenna Welch pass the puck as they move up ice in the Huskies’s home and season opener against RPI. UConn tied their visitors 3-3.
The UConn women’s hockey team will seek its first win of the season as it travels to Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend. Last week UConn tied RPI 3-3 and lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. One of the biggest contributing factors to those scores was the lack of production from the offense, in particular the power play. The Huskies went 0-6 on the power play against RPI. Head coach Heather Linstad said, “We view the power play as a momentum creator, in practice this week the team has gone over the power play. We have some quality shooters on our special teams, but they need to have confidence and keep up that sustained pressure during the game.”
On the other side of special teams UConn faired a little bit better only allowing one power play goal this weekend. However the Huskies also let up a shorthanded goal to RPI in Friday night’s game. “As far as the penalty kill goes the intensity needs to be higher, we need to clear the puck from our zone and tighten up. We need to feel confident and comfortable as well,” Linstad said. Last weekend UConn played two different goalies in net, Senior Alexandra Garcia got the start in Friday’s 3-3 tie and sophomore Nicole Paniccia got the nod in Saturday’s contest. As for this weekend, Linstad has not named a starter. “I have not made a decision on who will be starting in goal, both goaltenders played okay for us against RPI. We still have another
day of practice left and it will come down to what they show me in practice,” said Linstad. UConn will face two more ECAC Hockey League opponents this weekend as Clarkson and St. Lawrence play out of the 12-member conference. The Clarkson Knights are 0-1-1 on the season as they tied the University of Vermont and lost to St. Lawrence. Meanwhile the St. Lawrence Saints are 1-0 after the victory over Clarkson. “Clarkson plays a very physical style of play; they are systematic and really come down the boards, while St. Lawrence is more a finesse team that is quick to the puck, which is similar to the way RPI played last weekend,” said Linstad. UConn will be looking to record their first win on the season, but in order to do so the offense will
need to hang on to the puck, as more puck possession will lead to scoring opportunities. “We need to possess the puck more and create turnovers. The fore-check needs to work and our transition play needs to be better. Right now we haven’t played enough with the puck,” Linstad said. This will also be UConn’s first trip away from the confines of the Freitas Ice Forum. “A team’s first road trip is always good, it allows the team to gel and figure out how to play together away from home, it’s also a nice change in atmosphere,” Linstad said. UConn will face off against St. Lawrence on Friday Oct. 8 and will then play Clarkson on Saturday Oct. 9.
Tyler.Morrissey@UConn.edu
» MEN’S HOCKEY
UConn opens 2011-12 regular season on the road
By Greg Keiser Staff Writer Tonight’s game at Bowling Green marks the start of the 2011 season for the UConn men’s hockey team. Coach Bruce Marshall takes his team to Bowling Green, Ohio for a two-game set, excited for the new year. “We’re looking to build off the momentum we had last year. We were two games away from going to the National Tournament,” Marshall said. The Huskies lost to RIT 4-2 in the AHA semifinals last year. “It’s going to take a lot of discipline and staying the course.” Marshall thinks both teams will come out with a lot of energy because it’s the first game of the year for each team. “We expect to see them come out flying.” The Huskies anticipate a tough matchup against the Falcons. “They’re a pretty good team. They’re pretty skilled,” said senior assistant captain forward Marcello Ranallo. “We’re all really excited to play.” The Falcons beat the Ontario Institute of Technology 7-4 at
home in the team’s only exhibition game this preseason. Ranallo said the Huskies don’t plan on sticking to any one system in the game, but that they will be “really aggressive on the forecheck.” On the powerplay, the team plans on running two units, with one primarily using the overload and the other mainly using the umbrella. In UConn’s 7-4 preseason home win over Ryerson, Ranallo, redshirt junior forward Miles Winter and freshman forward Ryan Tyson netted two goals each. Tyson and the freshman class will likely play a significant role in the team’s success this year. “They’re all pretty good players,” Ranallo said. “They’re all gritty on and off the ice.” Ranallo also complimented Tyson, saying, “He works really hard. He’s really good at what he does.” Arguably the biggest key to the Huskies’ success is junior goaltender Garrett Bartus. “He’s been our best player ever since he’s got here. He never gives up. We have all the confidence in the world with him,”
Ranallo said. “We’re expecting big things from him. For a team to have big aspirations, their goalkeeper will almost always need to play well.” “We’re relying on him to make a lot of saves,” Marshall added. On his captains, Marshall said, “I think these are the guys that have been battle tested. They’ve pretty much seen everything.” Ranallo called the captains the “middle men” between the coach and the team, saying that they’re “just there to be helpful and get guys on the right track.” Ranallo had a lot of compliments for his coach, calling him a “good guy” and a “good player’s coach.” “He likes to take everybody’s ideas and opinions,” he said. “And he demands hard work out of everyone.” With the season starting tonight, Marshall is happy with his team, saying, “We like our group.” The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. at the BGSU Ice Arena in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Gregory.Keiser@UConn.edu
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Freshman defenseman Jacob Poe sees action in UConn’s pre-season exhibition against Ryerson. Poe finished the game with a +/- of -3.
» VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball looks to build momentum versus South Florida By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Writer
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Sophomore middle blocker Jackie Wittles makes a play on the ball at a UConn home game earlier this season at Gampel Pavilion.
The UConn volleyball team will travel to South Florida on Friday night in search of its first conference win. After snapping a five-match losing streak on Tuesday night with an easy 3-0 win against in-state rival Hartford, the Huskies enter the match against the Bulls with renewed confidence and hopes of chalking up their first Big East win of the season. A win on Friday could go a long way towards helping the Huskies to reach one of their major goals of the season: to make the Big East Tournament. The Bulls, who currently sit at 6-10 overall but are 2-2 in the Big East so far, are in eighth place in the conference standings, the last spot to make it into the tournament. The
Huskies on the other hand are 0-4 in conference play so far this season, putting them two games out of a tournament slot. But beating the Bulls would cut that gap in half for the Huskies, as well as provide the team with some confidence and getting the burden of winning a conference game out of the way. For the Huskies to beat USF, they will have to continue the strong and balanced team play they exhibited on Tuesday night. Against the Hawks, setter Angela Roidt spread the ball around nicely on the attack, as four different players tallied at least five kills, with Mattison Quayle leading the way racking up 13. The defense also came up big for the Huskies in the match, lead by libero Kelsey Maving who had 20 digs – including the 1,000th of her career – against the Hawks. Strong serving also helped the
Huskies to keep the pressure on their opponents, as the team recorded five aces and only six serving errors on Tuesday night, a drastic improvement over recent matches. Despite winning two of their first four conference games, the Bulls, much like Huskies, have been struggling of late, dropping five of their last seven matches. But even with their difficulties, the Bulls have three players who have had strong seasons on the attack to this point, all tallying at least 120 kills. Defense, an area in which they have struggled lately, will be key for the Huskies if they hope to slow down the Bulls’ big hitters, and their ability to keep balls alive and get some at the net could prove to be a deciding factor in the match.
Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu
» FIELD HOCKEY
No. 2 Huskies to take on Georgetown and Virginia
By Peter Logue Staff Writer
The No. 2 UConn field hockey team will take a 10-1 record on the road this weekend when it heads to the nation’s capital to face Georgetown Friday night, before traveling to Virginia for a showdown with the Cavaliers on Sunday. Since falling to Boston College on Sept. 18, the Huskies have dominated opponents in a four-game winning streak, outscoring them 13-3. As a result of this current hot streak, the Huskies have shot up the national rankings. On Tuesday, the first Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) of the season was released, with the Huskies trailing only Old Dominion.
“Our team works hard to focus on each game we play, rather than following the rankings,” said coach Nancy Stevens. The Hoyas have struggled so far this season, posting a 2-9 record. However, the game has playoff implications for UConn, as a win against the Big East opponent would lock up a spot in the Big East tournament, according to Stevens. The Huskies are currently 3-0 in Big East play. Although Virginia has also had a difficult start to their season (5-7 overall, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), the Wildcats are a perennial national power that will pose a legitimate threat Sunday. “Virginia reached the NCAA Final Four last season,
so Sunday’s game has been circled on our calendar for a long time,” Stevens said. A key component to the ascension up the national rankings for the Huskies has been impeccable defense, anchored by reigning Big East Goalkeeper of the Year, Sarah Mansfield. The sophomore has posted five shutouts and a remarkable goals-per-game average of 0.91, the fifth-lowest mark in the country. While Mansfield has been limiting opponents to less than one goal a game, the Huskies have used a balanced offensive attack to fill up their opponents’ nets, averaging 3.26 goals per game. MariaElena Bolles has used her unmatched speed to provide a spark in recent weeks,
currently leading the team with 22 points on six goals and nine assists. Freshman Chloe Hunnable has been a prolific scorer for UConn, leading the team with nine goals. Jestine Angelini and Ali Blankmeyer are also having impressive offensive campaigns with 18 and 16 points, respectively. UConn has put together an outstanding mark of 57-5 on its home turf over the past five years, and will hope for similar results on the road this weekend. “Good teams know how to win on the road, so we will do our best to meet that challenge this weekend,” Stevens said.
Peter.Logue@UConn.edu
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Chrissy Davidson, a freshman from West Lawn, Penn, battles for possession against Louisville. The Huskies defeated the Cardinals in a top-25 matchup last weekend.
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The Daily Question Sox fans, did you watch the ALDS to cheer against the Yankees, or did Q : “Red you just not watch at all? didn’t know they were still playing baseball A : “I#Stillcryingmyselftosleep” – Tyler Walters, 5th-semester applied mathematics major.
Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford Oct. 26 Pittsburgh 8 p.m.
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-ESPN on their release of the longtime Monday Night Football icon. Nov. 5 Syracuse TBA
Nov. 19 Louisville TBA
Oct. 15 West Virginia 7 p.m.
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Giants’ Tuck uncertain against Seahawks
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Men’s Soccer (11-0-0) Tomorrow Oct. 12 Oct. 15 Notre Dame Providence Pittsburgh Noon 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 22 Georgetown 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (5-5-2) Today South Florida 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Marquette 2 p.m.
Oct. 14 Pittsburgh 7 p.m.
Oct. 16 West Virginia 1 p.m.
Oct. 22 Providence 1 p.m.
Oct. 9 Virginia 11 a.m.
Oct. Princeton 2 p.m.
Field Hockey (10-1) Today Georgetown 3 p.m.
Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Virginia Georgetown 3 p.m. 11 a.m.
Volleyball (9-9) Today South Florida 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 Fordham 7 p.m.
Oct. 15 St. John’s 7 p.m.
Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Villanova Georgetown 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
Oct. 9 Quinnipiac All Day
Oct. 12 Bryant 2 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Today Quinnipiac All Day
Oct. 8 Quinnipiac All Day
Oct. 28 Conn. Champs. All Day
Women’s Tennis Today Bowdoin College 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 Bryant 2 p.m.
Oct. 15 New England’s All Day
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Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus, left, gets a gloveful from second baseman Ian Kinsler, right, as the two joke around during batting practice on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.
Oct. 18 Quinnipiac 2 p.m.
Men’s Cross Country Today Oct. 15 Oct. 21 New England Conn. College CCSU Mini Champ. Champ. Meet TBA TBA TBA
Oct. 29 Big East Champ. TBA
Nov. 12 NCAA Northeast TBA
Women’s Cross Country Today New England’s TBA
Oct. 15 Conn. College TBA
Oct. 21 CCSU Mini Meet TBA
Nov. 12 NCAA Northeast TBA
Nov. 21 NCAA Cham. TBA
Golf Oct. 10-11 Oct. 15-16 Oct. 30 Connecticut Shelter Kiwah Island Cup Harbor All Day All Day All Day
Rowing Oct. 22 Head of the Charles All Day
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» That’s what he said Hank Williams Jr.
Oct. 15 South Florida TBA
“Did West Virginia just score again?”
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The frustration in New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck is obvious. The coy smiles, the occasional laughs and the usual 20-or-so minute news conference in front of his locker followed by a shooting-the-breeze session were all missing on Thursday after Tuck practiced on a limited basis for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, Tuck was sullen. There were no smiles or laughs. His answers to questions were short, some limited to a single word. The preseason neck injury — the dreaded stinger — that has forced the two-time Pro Bowler to miss two games this season is taking a toll. He doesn’t know either when he will play again or if his neck will be healthy again this season. That’s only part of the problem. Tuck also is upset that some opponents have gotten away with a couple of facemask penalties in the games he played against the Rams and Eagles. “I mean, they did it before the neck, but it’s a little bit more amplified now,” said Tuck, who admitted that targeting injuries is common in the NFL. “When you get an advantage or you feel like you’ve got an advantage in a situation, you try to exploit that. That’s what teams are doing.” Tuck would not say specifically who pulled his facemask. With two games before the Giants (3-1) get a bye, it is conceivable that they could sit Tuck until after the bye to get him healthy. “Obviously that sounds like the smart thing to do, but we’ll see. I don’t know,” Tuck said. “It’s no guarantee that if I sat out until the bye week that I’d be healthy for the rest of the season. So, you’ve got to go on what you’re feeling that day. That’s why they call it day to day.” Tuck suffered his stinger on Aug. 29 in a preseason game against the New York Jets. He missed the season opener against Washington, played against the Rams and Eagles and then was inactive this past weekend against the Cardinals. The 6-year veteran says he is still not 100 percent, and he probably won’t know until Sunday whether he will play against Seattle (1-3). Tuck changed shoulder pads on Thursday, using a set that was tighter and limited his movement. He also changed his facemask, using one with tighter bars, giving opponents less surface to grab it. Veteran defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy said teams will put things into their game plans to get an opponent off the field. If a lineman has a bad right knee or right shoulder, they will run the ball to the right side. Kennedy also said some teams will attack the injury itself.
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Men’s soccer and football face tough tests on the road
MLB Playoffs, NFL’s Week 5 highlight upcoming weekend
By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer Wish We Were There: No. 1 men’s soccer at No. 12 Notre Dame. The No. 1 Huskies will make the trip to South Bend this weekend to take on the No. 12 Fighting Irish. The Huskies are coming off of a 3-0 victory over Manhattan on Tuesday. Forward Carlos Alvarez scored the gamewinning goal four minutes into the contest, his third of the season. Insurance goals were added by midfielder Juho Karppinen, his first of the season, and forward Stephane Diop scored the third goal, his second of the season. With the win the Huskies are 11-0-0 this season. The Fighting Irish are coming off of a 1-1 draw against Northwestern on Wednesday. The Irish are 5-2-3 this season. The Irish are also 1-1-0 in Big East games, whereas the Huskies are 2-0 this season. The Huskies will put their perfect record on the line this Saturday at 12 p.m. Game to Follow: Football at No. 16 West Virginia. The Huskies will open up
their Big East schedule this weekend with a game against the 16th-ranked Mountaineers. The Huskies are coming off of a tough 38-31 loss last weekend against Western Michigan. Quarterback Johnny McEntee threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns in the game and wide receiver Kashif Moore had eight catches for 112 yards and two touchdowns, but unfortunately these performances fell short to the Broncos, whose quarterback Alex Carder threw for a career-high 479 yards and five touchdowns. The Huskies will now enter Big East play with a 2-3 record. Last season the Huskies finished 5-2 in the Big East, including a 16-13 overtime victory against West Virginia. The Mountaineers are 4-1 this season and are coming off of a 55-10 dismantling of Bowling Green last weekend. The game will start at 12 p.m. on Saturday. Number of the Week: 2. The 10-1 UConn field hockey team is now ranked No. 2 in the RPI. in the nation.
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By Dan Kagan Campus Correspondent Games to watch: St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies The Cards and the Phillies look to clinch the final game of their NLD Series and secure a spot in the NLCS in what St. Louis manager Tony LaRussa has called a “dream matchup.” Two-time Cy Young Award Winner Roy Halladay will face off against Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, setting the stage for the possibility of a historic pitching duel. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:37 p.m. on Friday night, and will be televised on TBS. The winner will face the victor of the Diamonbacks/Brewers series. Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions In the NFL’s Monday night showcase, the young, upstart Lions will face a veteran Chicago squad in the fifth week of the season. 3rd-year quarterback Matthew Stafford has been near flawless thus far, leading his Lions to a perfect 4-0 start, but the Bears boast
a tradition in strong defense and an always explosive return man in Devinn Hester. The game will be televised live from Ford Field at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons The Georgia Dome should be packed to root on the hometown Atlanta Falcons as they take on the defending Lombardi trophy winning Packers Sunday night. Look for the Packers to raid the air and for Atlanta to dominate the run-game in a classic rematch of last year’s NFC Championship game. The game will be televised on ESPN at 8:20 p.m.. Number of the week: 0 The number of the week is zero, which is how many losses the Detroit Lions have so far this season. The Lions will look to continue their unblemished start this season and extend their record to 5-0. It would be the first time Detroit will have been undefeated this late in the season this decade.
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MOVING MOUNTAINS
Big East left at the altar
Huskies visit nationally ranked West Virginia
By Matt McDonough Sports Editor
Mac Cerullo
The 2-3 UConn football team heads to Morgantown, W.Va. to open up Big East play this weekend. “Playing down there to start the conference season will be a huge challenge for us,” said coach Paul Paqualoni. “The season is going by very quickly, obviously, we’re in game No. 6.” The Huskies will look to bounce back from last week’s 38-31 loss at home to Western 2-3, 0-0 Michigan. West Virginia has never lost to UConn at Milan Puskar Stadium. Last season, on Oct. 29 at Rentschler Field, the Huskies knocked off the Mountaineers for the first time in school history. Dave Teggart’s 4-1, 0-0 field goal in overtime Sat., 12:00 p.m., gave UConn a 16-13 win the crowd rushed Milan Puskar and the field. The Huskies Field wouldn’t lose a game the rest of the regular season on their way to the Big East crown. West Virginia went to the Champ Sports Bowl. This year the two schools appear headed in different directions again. UConn has lost two of its three home games and has only beaten one FBS team. The Mountaineers, under first-year coach Dana Holgorsen, are 4-1 and ranked No. 16 in the country. Last week West Virginia romped Bowling Green 55-10 at home. They have also beaten Marshall, Norfolk State and Maryland. The Mountaineers’ lone loss came at home against
In all the uncertainty that has surrounded the future of the Big East, there has been one shining beacon of hope to look forward to: the imminent arrival of Texas Christian University. TCU is everything that the Big East needs. Not only is it a quality institution, but it has a blue chip football program that could restore some credibility to the conference and maybe even save its automatic BCSbowl bid. But then yesterday, TCU dumped the Big East at the altar and abandoned its plan to join, instead choosing to stay at home and join the Big 12. And then there was darkness. TCU’s change of plans is a disaster of epic proportions for the Big East. The conference is now left with only six footballplaying members, and given the fact that Missouri wants out of the Big 12, it is likely that the Big 12 will try to add another member to stay at 10 teams. If they do, Louisville and West Virginia would be likely targets. But worse than the prospect of losing more schools is the fact that the Big East can’t replace its losses with anyone better. TCU got away, and beyond them there aren’t any schools out there even close to with? Army? Navy? Central
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Struggling Jets in identity crisis
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UConn kick returner and wide receiver Nick Williams sprints upfield against Western Michigan last weekend in the Huskies’ eventual 38-31 defeat.
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Unbeaten UConn treks to South Bend By Gregory Keiser Staff Writer
By Darryl Blain Tri-State Sports Columnist In the past two seasons the New York Jets found their way to two consecutive AFC Championship appearances. This year they start off 2-2, including an embarrassing loss on national television and a loss against the Raiders that included an underwhelming defensive performance. The difference? –Identity. In the first two seasons under head coach Rex Ryan, anyone who watched even one game of the Jets knew what they were all about. They were a defensive team that was top five in just about every statistical category that blitzed the other team into submission with alternating packages, and an offensive team that played hard-nosed, ground-and-pound style football. So what can be said about the identity of the team this year that’s off to such an inauspicious start? This year the team has altered itself to include a pass-heavy scheme, which now sees a young quarterback in Mark Sanchez attempting to throw a little over five more attempts per game than he did last year, and over ten more than in his rookie season. He’s been given the keys to the team and the weight on his shoulders is noticeably larger – not to say that’s a bad thing. It’s certainly not the downfall of the Jets, but the point here is that if you are going to pass more, you need to do it decisively. The current passing offense the Jets employ just simply isn’t producing adequate output. The reason: the playmaking receivers are not getting the ball, while the check-down routes are getting thrown to frequently. In Sanchez’s 81 completions so far this season, a mere 35 total have gone to their top three receivers in Holmes, Burress, and Mason.
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Junior forward Carlos Alvarez lines up the ball in the Huskies’ 2OT victory over Yale last week. Alvarez is second on the team in points and third in assists.
Coach Ray Reid will take his No. 1 UConn men’s soccer team to Indiana to battle No. 12 Notre Dame in the Huskies’ third Big East game of the season. So far in Big East play, the Huskies (11-0, 2-0) have defeated No. 12 St. John’s 2-0 at home and No. 8 Louisville 1-0 in double-overtime in Kentucky. Notre Dame has also played just Louisville and St. John’s so far, beating Louisville 1-0 at home and losing at St. John’s 2-1 in double-overtime. “All [the Big East] games have huge implications,” Reid said. Reid’s sentiment was reflected by the players, who said winning the conference is important to them. “This is our conference and we want to be at the top of it,” said
junior defender Max Wasserman. The difficulties of going into a ranked Big East team’s stadium cannot be overstated. “From what I’ve heard, [Notre Dame] is a good team,” said senior defender Nickardo Blake. Reid said the team will be mindful of the “dangerous kid up front” in junior forward Ryan Finley. Finley transferred from Duke and is a first-year player for the Fighting Irish. So far, he has four goals on 32 shots, but has yet to start a game. Wasserman and the UConn back line has played stingy defense all year. The Huskies have not allowed a goal in more than a month, with the last coming in UConn’s 4-1 win over California on Sept. 4. This success, which Reid called a “group effort,” is due in large part to the starting defensive line of Wasserman, Blake, sophomore Andrew JeanBaptiste and freshman Michael
Mercado. Freshman goalkeeper Greg O’Brien called Wasserman a “really good all-around defender.” The The starting goalkeeper, freshman Andre Blake, has also been outstanding. “Andre’s record speaks for itself,” Wasserman said. “Everybody has full confidence in him.” It’s often challenging for a goalkeeper to develop effective communication with his back line, but UConn has been very smooth in their transition from the graduated All-American goalkeeper Josh Ford to Blake. “It’s definitely been a learning process for all of us,” Wasserman said. “But as experienced as he is, it’s been a really easy thing.” Blake feels the same, stating, “We’ve gelled so good. We’ve communicated and we understand each other.”
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Huskies ready for battle with the Bulls By Danielle Ennis Staff Writer
in the Notre Dame game where we had opportunities to score and tie up the game but we didn’t Tonight the UConn Huskies capitalize on them,” Prendergast will head south to Tampa to take said. “We kept more possession of on South Florida at 7:30 p.m. the ball and settled the play down On Sunday they’ll head up to before just getting rid of the ball, Wisconsin to take on conference which we tended to do a lot of against Notre Dame” leader Marquette for a 2 The Huskies conp.m. matchup. tinue to control the Redshirt Junior ball on offense, talDanielle Schulmann lying impressive continued her scoring at numbers for shots on dominance this weekend where she netted two South Florida goal. Even in the 3-0 loss to Notre Dame, against the DePaul Blue 7 p.m. the Huskies had 10 Demons, with assists shots on goal. Against from junior Danielle 91.7 WHUS DePaul, they had 12. Dakin and sophomore “We need to work Devin Prendergast. Schulmann now has seven goals on finishing our scoring opportunion the season. The Huskies have ties when we get them. The easier an all time undefeated record of it is for us to put goals away early on both of the teams this weekend 7-0 against the Blue Demons. “Against DePaul, we put our will be key to helping us get two scoring opportunities away unlike wins on the road,“ said Prendergast
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said. USF is 5-4-4 after a loss to Louisville this weekend. Prior to the defeat, the Bulls tied Cincinnati. Uconn is now 5-5-2, sitting one place above USF in the American Division. “If we clear the ball out of defense right away, the more we stay connected out of the back and not let the other teams get any chances. This will be a big factor on how the games wind up this weekend,” Prendergast said. The Marquette Golden Eagles are 12-2-0 and currently on a four game win streak. They are coming off a 4-0 win over Cincinnati. Last week, Senior Kerry McBride was named to the Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll. The Eagles also won the American Division the last two years
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Senior goalie Jess Dulski rockets the ball back up field in a home match last week.