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After years of waiting, Student Health Services may finally get its new building By Kathleen McWilliams Staff Writer
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Student Health Services is being seriously considered for a new building. Seven years ago SHS was billed for a new location as part of the UConn 2000 initiative, but because it did not include funding it was not made a top priority. Discussions have now been reopened and plans are being made for the new location. While the exact location of the new building has not yet been determined, it is possible that it will be located near X Lot in order to keep its proximity to other health and wellness services. With the arrival of a branch of the UConn Health Center arriving in Storrs Center this winter, the planning for the new building will include communication with the Health Center to ensure that space is used efficiently. “It is important that we work together closely with the administration of the UConn Health Center in order to assure that our facility is ‘right sized’ and provides the appropriate types and levels of services,”
said Student Health Services Director Michael Kurland. “ We are closely collaborating to identify operational synergies and avoid duplication of services. This will assure that the general community and student body are best served with cost effective care.” The new building will include Counseling and Mental Health Services, which previously had its own location, and will feature an expanded pharmacy with a larger retail area for over the counter medication. Kurland also hopes that an increase in parking availability will also be a part of the plan, as students have often complained about inadequate parking services at the current location. While the new building will not necessarily be any larger than the current facility, it will hopefully improve upon several key issues. “Our current facility is outmoded and functionally inefficient. The intelligent design of a new facility using best practices should enable us to optimally and efficiently use space.“ Kurland said. This step towards efficiency and the desire to make the facil-
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An employee is shown standing at the entrance to Student Health Services located in the UConn Infirmary. Student Health Services was slated to move into a new building seven years ago as part of UConn 2000, but the plan was never completed.
ity more functional is consistent with UConn’s LEAD initiative, which is a focus on sustainable and green development. “It will also allow us to save energy as our current facility has archaic building systems which waste energy. We will work closely with architects in planning the facility so that it most effectively and efficiently
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German student at UConn in 2nd US visit
years old.” The now 21-yearold is not in her home country, Germany, for the three week At the mention of the word festival this year since she is “Oktoberfest,” Greta Schäffer studying abroad at UConn. responds “this is the first year She translates a song from I’ve missed since I was 18 the festival, “And I fly, fly, fly, fly like an airplane…” explaining that the songs are just funny and reminiscing about a time when two of her friends from Los Angeles came to visit her for the festival and tried to sing the songs but sang the wrong words because they didn’t know German. This is Schäffer’s second time being an exchange stuANNIE PANCAK/The Daily Campus dent in the U.S. Greta Schäffer, an exchange student at UConn from Tuebingen When she was University in Germany, is visiting the United States for the sec- in 11th grade she ond time, having previously visited Los Angeles. lived with a distant
relative in L.A. and went to a high school with a surf class that met at the beach every morning as part of the curriculum. “I’m an international economics major and double major in French and English, with a focus on American studies,” she said, “It made sense to go to the U.S. and since I did a high school year in L.A., I thought an east coast chapter in my life would be great.” Schäffer said she choose UConn based on its economics department, the fact that 90 percent of students lived on campus and the Division I sports. She said the biggest difference between UConn and her school, Tuebingen University, are the classes. In Germany, classes are huge lecture halls that some people go to and some people don’t, she said. At the end of the semester there is a big exam that counts as the entire grade.
fore attract students that otherwise would have passed over the event. Courchaine said that he’s happy with this year’s event, having received “a lot of good feedback.” Courchaine emphasized that USG is concerned with the opinions of every student, and will go to great lengths to hear the voices of even the most timid or soft-spoken. The survey given to students
asked questions like “How often do you use the Student recreational facility?” giving the USG a chance to review some of the finer points of life on campus and make any adjustments where necessary. The students’ responses were very helpful in providing “information for some of the projects (USG is) working on,” said Courchaine. On the atmosphere of the
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meets the needs of students,” said Kurland. To research models of sustainability and success in efficient health care centers, the planning team will be traveling around the country to get a feel for what makes some of the nation’s top facilities as successful and efficient as they are. The new facility will also
address the needs of a growing student population. “We are conscious of the new NextGen/STEM initiative and want to make sure that we design an appropriately sized facility that will be able to handle an increased student population,” said Kurland.
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Habitat looks to fight homelessness
By Domenica Ghanem Campus Correspondent
UConn’s Habitat for Humanity will be taking on several big projects this semester to help raise money for the homeless locally and internationally. Their goal is not only to raise awareness about the homeless, but to actually do something about the problem of homelessness, according to President Savas Tsikis, a 7th- semester molecular and cell biology major. One way in which they work to directly combat the problem is by participating in builds. Alex Curry, the build coordinator for UConn Habitat for Humanity, works with Sarah Bojorquez, the volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity Windham, to set up builds in Willimantic. Curry, a 3rd-semester civil engineering major, also sets up builds in Hartford. “It’s a cool experience in Hartford because the builds are
a lot bigger,” said Vice President Emily Behling, a 5th-semester biology major. The club does several builds per month, something that their membership has been very active in. “We’ve had a very good turnout, “ said Tsikis, citing their 60 plus active members. “We’d be nothing without these people.” The officers of Habitat for Humanity UConn said that most of the time there are not enough spots open for everyone who wants to go on the builds and they have to choose members randomly to be fair. In addition to the builds, the group plans on hosting several fundraisers. On Oct. 27, Secretary Shaina Forte, a 3rd-semester nursing major, is coordinating Habitat for Halloween. The event will include a haunted house on Horsebarn Hill, pumpkin carving and candy apples. This and other fundraisers will
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USG’s Bark for Beer attracts students at Late Night By David Weigand Campus Correspondent
The Undergraduate Student Government’s Bark for Beer event was held on Friday, Oct. 4. USG President Ed Courchaine, a 7th-semester biophysics major, said the program’s success lay in the fact that it can “dovetail with Late Night” and there-
“(Bark for Beer) gives USG a chance to connect with the students.”
Ed Courchaine USG President
event, in stark contrast to other, “town hall-style” public meetings, Bark for Beer “gives (USG) a chance to connect with the students on a recreational level” said Courchaine, smiling and observing the bustling students taking the survey and treating themselves to root beer.
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What’s going on at UConn today... Study Abroad 101 10 - 11 a.m. Rowe CUE, 320 Learn about study abroad basics by attending one of our drop-in introductory information sessions.
Puttin’ the LGBTQIA into the Résumé! 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Rainbow Center Bring a résumé if you have it, and an open mind to the Rainbow Center for advice and résumé critique.
Funding Your Research 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. ROWE, 134 UConn awards thousands of dollars every year to support undergraduate student researchers in all majors through funding for travel expenses, supplies and summer research.
Paul Tough Lecture 7 - 9 p.m. Student Union Theater The Leadership Legacy Experience in collaboration with SUBOG will be hosting author Paul Tough, who wrote the NY Times Best Selling book How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of Character. - KYLE CONSTABLE
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Health reform measures pushing Conn. to innovate
WALLINGFORD (AP) — While Connecticut embraced setting up a health insurance exchange and expanding Medicaid eligibility faster than many other places, the state has lagged behind when it comes to modernizing how health care is delivered to patients. But with the new health care overhaul law and a growing push in the state to cut costs while improving patient care, Connecticut is now moving toward a streamlined and better-coordinated, patient-centered system of medical treatment. “Connecticut has been a little bit slow to adopt many of these things, but I see it happening very quickly over the next five years,” said Ken Lalime, CEO of the new nonprofit health insurance company HealthyCT. The Wallingford-based HealthyCT offers small group and individual plans in the state’s new online insurance exchange, known as Access Health CT, as well as outside the exchange. Using money from a loan from the federal government, HealthyCT is providing hundreds of thousands of dollars to 75 medical practices across Connecticut, representing a total of 440 clinicians. The grants will enable them to become certified as a patient-centered practice. They’re also referred to as patient-centered medical homes, a concept that’s been embraced in neighboring Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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By Domenica Ghanem Campus Correspondent
Delta Gamma raised almost $900 for Service for Sight and Aid to the Blind at their annual Pancake Night last Thursday. They made $300 more this year than they made at last year’s pancake night, where they made $600. They fell short of their goal of $1,200. All of the proceeds went to their philanthropy service for Sight and Aid to the Blind. The entry fee was $3 for all-you-can-eat pancakes. The sisters of Delta Gamma
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made plain, suggestion of blueberry and one member chocolate chip who was blind pancakes. sparked the “The phiidea of Service lanthropy is for Sight being near and dear their national to our hearts,” project. said Chelsea By 10:30 Oarr, a 7thp.m. the Delta semester actuGamma house Chelsea Oarr was crowdarial sciences major and the with both Event Coordinator ed coordinator of members and the event. “We non-members. do this every “ T h e r e year.” are more people here now According to the national than I expected,” said Oarr. Delta Gamma chapter, the “Usually it doesn’t pick up
until around 11 p.m. To have this many people at this time is pretty amazing.” Many members of the ADPi fraternity were in attendance. “We’re matched up with Delta Gamma for homecoming,” said 1st-semester business management major Max Reiter. “We came out to support them.” Many of the attendees said that the pancakes were delicious and they were happy to support a good cause.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Celeste Corcoran, in her yellow “Boston Strong” hat, navigated her way across the artificial turf on her artificial legs, a volunteer on each arm to keep her upright. One of her assistants had a pair of prosthetics of his own. “Normally you walk around and you see everybody with two legs. Especially in the summertime — all you see is legs,” Corcoran said, pausing to choke back tears. “It’s easy to miss yours. “But when I see everybody here walking and running, it’s OK,” she said after a running clinic for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and other amputees. “I just want to be able to do the things that I did before. ... So many people have my back, I feel like I can do it. I’m trying my hardest to enjoy being alive.” Dozens of amputees showed up at the Harvard athletic fields on a rainy Sunday morning along with their family and physical therapists and other volunteers to learn how to run — or run better — with prosthetic legs. Corcoran, who lost both legs in the explosions at the marathon finish line, wasn’t much of a runner before, but she said she hopes that she will someday be able to join in a 5K or fun run. “I’ve always wanted to be a runner but I used to get shin splints,” she said. “I don’t have shins anymore, so I’m hoping,” The joke has apparently been repeated so often that her daughter is ready for it. Sydney Corcoran, 18, is wearing a matching yellow hat along with ankle-length tights that showed the effects of the shrapnel that scarred her legs but did not require amputation. She was on Boylston Street with her mother when the
bombs went off, waiting for her aunt to finish the marathon. Across the field, a boy with two prosthetic legs, no more than 4 years old, was learning to kick a soccer ball with the carbon fiber blades. Two older boys wrestled playfully while the bigger one played keep-away with the younger’s prosthesis. “The most inspiring stories are at the back of the pack,” two-time Boston Marathon winner Joan Benoit Samuelson said at the start of the clinic. “Our motto is ‘There is no finish line.’ There are always more challenges out there. You people who came out today are the spokesmen for those challenges.” Organized by the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which helps amputees and others with disabilities participate in sports, the clinic brought together marathon victims, those wounded in the military and other amputees. Coach Bob Gailey ran them through a series of increasingly complicated drills, then lined them up for an obstacle course that was the highlight of the day. Similarly skilled participants match up in a relay race. Some runners fall; others have trouble weaving through the cones or stepping around the ropes. But everyone cheered. One woman made her way through the lanes, saying aloud, with a smile, “I’m not going to fall this time.” Another wore a T-shirt that said, “I am a Champutee.” “It’s inspiring,” said David Driscoll, a doctor who was working at the marathon’s finish line medical tent on race day. Because his son, Brendan, was born with an incomplete tibia and fibula, the elder Driscoll has also volunteered with the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
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activities throughout the night. The sleepout will take place on Fairfield Way on Nov. 2. Although the club’s major focus is to combat homelessness locally, they have also donated to their national chapter and internationally. Last year they donated $500 to an organization based in Kenya. They have also done alternative spring breaks in Colorado and Mississippi.
“The philanthropy is near and dear to our hearts.”
Bombing victims learning to run
Conn. flags to half-staff to honor firefighters
HARTFORD (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has ordered all Connecticut and U.S. flags in the state to be flown at half-staff to honor firefighters killed in the line of duty. The order was issued because of a proclamation by President Barack Obama calling on flags nationwide to be placed at half-staff Sunday in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. The annual service is held at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Md. Eighty-one names were added to the memorial during Sunday’s service, including 73 who died in the line of duty in 2012 and eight more from previous years. Obama also declared this week Fire Prevention Week.
Yale searches for stinker adding feces to dryers
NEW HAVEN (AP) — Yale University hopes to solve a case of whodungit by identifying the stinker who has been soiling students’ laundry by sticking human feces inside clothes dryers. The culprit has been dubbed the “poopetrator” and is being blamed for at least four incidents in the past month in the laundry room at Saybrook College. “We have asked our students not to leave their laundry unattended, the affected machines have been thoroughly disinfected and we are actively seeking information about who the perpetrator might be,” Saybrook Master Paul Hudak told the Yale Daily News. “That’s about all we can do.” Hudak said Yale police are investigating. Officials at the Ivy League school also are considering changes to laundry room access. Yale police declined to comment in the investigation. Lucy Fleming was one of the first victims. She opened a dryer in the Saybrook College laundry room on Sept. 7 and found her clothes soiled by human feces. Someone also urinated on them. She tried to rewash them, but they were ruined.
Man accused of stealing $25K in casino poker chips
UNCASVILLE (AP) — A man was arrested at the Mohegan Sun casino over the weekend on charges that he stole $25,000 in poker chips. Twenty-six-year-old Zachary Lewin of Old Saybrook, Conn. is charged with third-degree larceny. The Day of New London reports that he was accused of reaching over a plastic barrier on a gaming table to steal the chips around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Lewin was arrested by state police when he tried to cash in the chips and was later released on a $2,500 bond. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney and a no phone listing was available for him.
Bible and beer combine for Conn. men’s study group
OXFORD (AP) — In between a sip or two of beer, a group of men delved deeper into the Bible at a bar off Route 67 last week. Some also dug deeper for a better understanding of themselves and a better relationship with God. Rather than hosting a men’s community Bible study inside a church, The Rev. John Donnelly of Christ Church Quaker Farms led the start of a new men’s Bible study at the Brookside Inn on Wednesday. He conducted a men’s Bible study similar to this when he was co-rector with his wife, the Rev. Ellen Donnelly, at a church in New Jersey. There, Donnelly had it in the living room of his home, which was next door to the church. He couldn’t host it at his home this time because he lives in Southbury, and he wanted it in the center of Oxford and not in church.
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Triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., smiles as she completes an obstacle course during a running clinic for challenged athletes Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Cambridge, Mass.
Cartilage goes beyond the nose By Julia Werth Campus Correspondent
Cartilage in the body goes beyond just the ears and nose – in fact, it is the base for the entire human skeleton. At the first STEM Lecture of the fall series, this past Friday, Dr. John B. Lees-Shepard discussed how cartilage develops in the body and the causes and possible solutions to Osteoarthritis as well as other cartilage-loss related conditions. Lees-Shepard explained to those present at the lecture how “cartilage is a model for bones to build upon.” He described how our “entire skeleton is at one point cartilage” and then as we grow it expands and hardens to form bone. In adults, when all growth is complete, a thin sheet of cartilage remains at the end of bones to prevent rubbing and grinding in the joints. Unfortunately, in advanced osteoarthritis when there is little to no cartilage left between the bones, they begin to rub against each other, causing severe pain. Lees-Shepard’s Ph.D research, which he performed at the UConn Farmington Health Center in Dr. Caroline Deeley’s lab, focused on how the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) affects cartilage growth. In his first experi-
ment Lees-Shepard tested if EGFR negatively regulates cartilage growth by inhibiting signaling of the growth-promoting hormone BMP. In his second experiment Lees-Shepard studied the effect of the loss of a certain sensor, Mig6, that will cause an increase in EGFR, signaling and thus promoting the degeneration of cartilage. Using mice models LeesShepard was able to successfully prove both of his hypotheses. In short, he has demonstrated that EGFR stimulates the breakdown of cartilage. Due to the tightly packed nature of cartilage cells, its breakdown is essential to repair. In the future, it is possible that an injection for the joints could be developed that would stimulate EGFR to breakdown the precise amount of cartilage necessary for repair while still leaving enough for pain free movement. This medication would benefit approximately 20 percent of the adult population who suffer from osteoarthritis as well as many other people who have experienced traumatic injuries. Lees-Shepard, now that he has completed his Ph.D, is looking to continue working in the field through either post-doctoral research or by working for a pharmaceutical company.
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Habitat for Humanity collecting donations lead up to a Homeless Sleepout fundraiser in November with co-sponsor ConnPIRG. They plan on reaching out to different groups on campus, such as Greek life, to make this a campus-wide effort. There is a suggested donation of $10 per group and $2 per individual in exchange for cardboard boxes to build their shelter for the night. There will be contests for the best shelter, dance performances and other
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St. Mark’s Greer looks to reach beyond pulpit The Daily Campus, Page 3
By Abby Mace Staff Writer
The Rev. Hilary Greer’s dream of becoming a reverend came the moment she discovered that for people to be their best selves, they must be transformed inwardly through God. Two years later, in Oct. 2011, Greer became the reverend of St. Mark’s Chapel in Storrs, an Episcopal chapel founded upon the principles of drawing closer to God through community and maintaining an international, interfaith focus. In fact, it was this devotion to community and community service that drove Greer’s decision to become a reverend. While a student at Oberlin College, she volunteered at
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co-operatives and community development corporations in addition to working for the Sanctuary Movement, a program that used the church as a welcoming place for refugees who the government deemed otherwise unwelcome. Her love of community service coupled with her religious background (her father was a presbyterian minister) has landed Greer in a niche where she’s surrounded by what she said she loves most: a warm, caring community. Greer said she has found a lively community in the academic environment at UConn, which she praises for its liveliness. “I want to reach out more, to be more loving, and to connect with students on campus,” Greer said. “I want to provide help
for staff and students and make them a central part of what we do.” Greer has extended her desire to help others outside of St. Mark’s through the chapel’s volunteer programs at local soup kitchens, a homeless shelter and the Windham Area Interfaith Organization, a social service agency that supplies home furnishings and funds for utilities for those in need. Yet Greer’s service does not stop there--as part of its interfaith emphasis, St. Mark’s is a part of the Anglican Communion, a global network of Christian faiths of all denominations that works together to coordinate international service projects. Greer’s most notable international projects include REACH
Rwanda to help the nation recover from the genocide and the Amahord Children’s Home in Uganda to provide living essentials and health services to orphans. UConn students are very receptive of this international focus, as they comprise a large portion of the interns who volunteer for REACH Rwanda and the Amahord Children’s Home. Although Greer currently has only student interns for the projects right now, she is hoping to acquire several more if funds increase. The significance of an international focus is also an integral part of Greer’s worship services, as she often incorporates prayers from foreign countries such as Kenya, Canada and India into
her services. Perhaps this practice originated from her experiences in South India, where she studied religion at a seminary featuring disciples of all Christian denominations from around the world speaking more than 30 different languages. The myriad of languages spoken made prayers an eye-opening yet unifying experience, Greer said. “When it was time to say a prayer in our mother tongue, there would be the same pauses. We all knew where we were in the prayer even though were were speaking different words,” Greer said. An inclusive atmosphere pervades the services at St. Mark’s, as the services are kid (and occasionally) pet-friendly. Another core value of the Episcopal
Church is its acceptance of the LGBTQ community which is demonstrated through St. Mark’s partnership with the Rainbow Center on campus. “God has blessed and embraced people of all genders and sexualities,” Greer said. Through the development of an inclusive, welcoming community and an open-minded perspective, Greer has created the kind of environment she envisioned when she first set her sights on becoming a reverend. “I wanted to help other people come to a deeper relationship with God,” she said. “And our relationships with God is best lived out with relationships with each other.”
alumna Heather Richter, the Rev. Karen of Shrine of the Universal Dance and UConn’s Capoeira Club. Throughout the event, PODS accepted donations for the Connecticut Humane Society. Richter presented a lecture titled “Paganism, Polytheism and Heathenry: More LGBTQ Than You Think.” She spoke about third genders in Native American and Hindi traditions, as well as non-gender conforming gods in ancient polytheistic Greek and Norse traditions. The Capoeira Club presented a blend of martial arts and dance that originated in Brazilian plantations. The practice of capoeira is cultural rather than spiritual, but PODS
Chief Organization Officer P.J. Larson, a 5th-semester pathobiology major, explained that the club was performing at Pagan Pride Day as part of an effort for cultural groups to support each other. The Rev. Karen of the Shrine of the Universal Dance, a Wicca community based in Meriden, gave an interactive presentation on “shadow work” titled “Delving the Dark.” She said that many people associate darkness and destruction with negativity, but explained that “the purpose of dark is to bring understanding and rest.” In the reflective activity, each participant shared a secret with the rest of the group in order to stretch their comfort zones.
Participants then privately listed attributes that they disliked in a person in order to find what they didn’t like about themselves. Pagan Pride Day closed with a ritual conducted by Richter. The ritual did not follow any specific spiritual tradition, but represented a generalized amalgamation of different traditions. “PODS has kind of formed their own traditions,” explained Richter, who was a member of the organization when she attended UConn. Members of PODS represent a broad range of pagan and mystic spiritualities, as well as agnosticism and atheism. Although many of the students who participated in the
event’s activities were members of PODS, students and community members from other religious or thought-based groups also stopped by to learn more about the organization. “I was just curious,” said Rob Domin, a 9th-semester environmental engineering major. “I’m involved in UConn Free Thinkers, and we’ve talked about collaborating with (PODS).” Adjunct English instructor Emma Liddle, who is also the UConn contact for St. Paul’s Church in Storrs, said that she was contacted by PODS about the event. “It’s really interesting,” said Liddle. “Everyone is answering all of our questions.”
Larson was pleased with the number of students and members of the surrounding community who stopped by throughout the event. “It’s nice to see so many people who are dedicated to independent thought,” said Larson. “It’s cool that on this college campus, we can exchange these ideas.” Larson said that partially due to increased advertising, the turnout was bigger this year than last year. He hopes that trend will continue. “We make more and more friends every year,” said Larson. He looks forward to adding new vendors and new presentations in the future.
Pagan Pride Day celebration comes to UConn By Molly Miller Campus Correspondent
Students, speakers and vendors gathered in front of the Student Union on Saturday to celebrate UConn’s second annual Pagan Pride Day. Over the course of the fivehour event hosted by UConn’s Pagan Organization for Diverse Spirituality (PODS), students meandered through several tents to receive tarot card readings, make scented pillows, buy clothing and jewelry and learn about pagan religions and spiritualities both old and new, such as Druidry, Wicca, mysticism and Thelema. Pagan Pride Day also featured presentations from UConn
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Midwest Republicans: don’t blame us LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republicans in the Midwest would like you to know something about the government shutdown that closed the national parks and put 800,000 workers on the street: They had nothing to do with it. Please don’t blame them. That message spilled out of the offices of state legislators, and even governors, in public statements, tweets and interviews as politicians outside Washington scrambled to insulate themselves from the partisan turmoil that sent repercussions across the country. No shutdowns here, they assured, in one state capital after another. We wouldn’t do that. “Here in Lansing, we will continue to work hard on solutions to issues facing Michigan’s families,” declared Rep. Al Pscholka, a conservative Republican from southwestern Michigan. Said Republican Gov. Rick Snyder about his way with budget problems: “We came in, did tax reform, balanced the budget, have done that several years successfully.” In Missouri, Republican Sen. Ryan Silvey of Kansas City joked on Twitter that he couldn’t tweet because of the shutdown but added: “Oh, wait. We passed our budget, balanced & on time. Nevermind. As you were.” The shutdown began Tuesday after a group of tea party Republicans in Congress made a last-ditch effort to block funding for President
Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul. Apparent to all, even in state capitals miles away, were the lessons of the shutdowns during Bill Clinton’s presidency. Many voters blamed Republicans and exacted retribution in the next election. Should any partisan blame start flying now, state politicians, especially moderate Republicans in the Midwest, want cover. In Michigan, Snyder, who fought tough battles over fiscal issues with Democrats in the GOP-controlled Legislature, made his state’s budget negotiating process sound like a high school civics class. His advice to his federal counterparts: “Stop blaming, stop taking credit, get in a room, solve the problem and keep moving forward.” Rep. Joe Haveman, another Republican from western Michigan, said his colleagues like budget agreements, not blocking them. Lawmakers got a “budget approved four months early,” he said. “That’s the new normal in Lansing.” But Michigan Democrats noted that Snyder and the Republicans also rammed a right-to-work measure through the Legislature with no compromise, prompting huge union protests at the Capitol. Michigan’s aversion to shutdowns was heightened by two brief but embarrassing deadlocks in 2007 and 2009 that brought scorn down on both parties.
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, was among those testifying to the virtues of compromise and conciliation. This after months of pitched battles with his Republican Legislature, in which he vetoed 29 bills and waged a crossstate public campaign to kill a GOP-approved tax cut. While the federal government closes, he said, “We reach across the aisle to balance budgets, control spending and protect our AAA credit rating.” Most polling immediately before the shutdown showed Republicans taking more heat from the public than Obama. No major polls have been released since workers were sent home Tuesday. The potential for backlash is especially dangerous for Republicans in battleground states like Michigan where independents, not the tea party, decide elections. The GOP in several Midwestern states takes a less combative approach to interparty differences, in contrast to tea party bastions like Texas, home of anti-Obamacare leader Sen. Ted Cruz. GOP leaders in the moderate states were eager to point that out. “We run different than the federal government,” said Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican. “We work to solve problems instead of fighting with each other. I don’t spend my time attacking the Democrats in the Legislature. In fact, we had a very successful session.”
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German student at UConn continues adjustment to American life, school
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At UConn, Schäffer said she has homework, papers, quizzes and a class participation grade. To her, the funniest concept is multiple choice, which she feels is an easy way to guess the correct answer. She said the best aspect of the classes here are how much the professors care for their students. Schäffer said her favorite professor is Jorge Agüero. “He knows my name, talks to me after class, invites me to office hours. That’s amazing. You don’t get that in Germany,” she said. Another new concept was having a meal plan, Schäffer said. She was used to sharing an apartment with two others and cooking for herself. Being a vegetarian, she was
nervous about the stereotypical, unhealthy American food. To her satisfaction, she said she has found that with the meal plan she can be as healthy or unhealthy as she wants. On the 21-year-old drinking law in the U.S, Schäffer said, “It is very funny, and I don’t understand it at all.” In Germany people can legally starting drinking beer at 16, she said, and so being in school without everyone being able to go to the “student pub” is new for her. Her school, Tuebingen, is one of the oldest schools in Europe, founded in 1477. It is in a small, historic German town, Schäffer said, complete with a church in the center, shops lining the streets and Fachwerkhaus, the German equivalent to English tudors. The town is run by a
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Better information about basketball ticket lottery would improve process
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ith the advent of fall comes not just the fond cooler air, a beautiful vibrant array of colorful leaves topped with the general frenzy over the words “pumpkin spice latte,” but also the selling of “BB Tix.” It’s the special time of year when everyone is more passionate about Men’s Gampel tickets and the Louisville game than pretty much everything. (It’s not as if football was really fighting for the school spirit attention). However, misinformation surrounds this important sale and perhaps generates more unease and controversy than the ticket sale for the SUBOG spring concert. Considering the issues outlined below, UConn Athletics needs a more proactive method of distributing important details regarding the sale of UConn basketball tickets. One of the first issues is the notification of the sale at all. With a deceptive title of “BB Tix,” one may believe it is spam or some other nonsensical item that has arrived in their inbox. In fact, many inboxes can and have characterized the email as spam, especially if their UConn email is forwarded to another private account. A more official title, such as “UConn Men’s and Women’s Basketball Ticket Lottery Entry,” would be more informative than the current subject line, “BB Tix” from a “BB Tix” email address. “BB Tix” is also the name given to every single email from them, regardless of the content inside of the email. For example, when you found out the results of your lottery entry, you received an email titled “BB Tix,” again, when “UConn Men’s and Women’s Basketball Ticket Lottery Results” would have been more appropriate. After the initial lottery period is over, and after many winners have purchased tickets, all remaining tickets are put on sale online. You wouldn’t know that however from looking at the “BB Tix” email as this information is not included. Perhaps UConn Athletics is concerned that it would take longer to sell out and doesn’t advertise the latter sale of tickets. This is a rather ridiculous excuse considering the value of some of those Gampel tickets. Instead, it leads to naive and freshmen souls who purchase Men’s Gampel tickets off “Buy or Sell” for three to four times face value. While it remains to be seen if the scalping of tickets can ever be prevented, or if the mobs that rise up against the scalpers will ever die, it is important that the general body knows that even as lottery losers, they have the opportunity to try for the remainder before throwing down $200 on tickets. A more informative and appropriate ticket selling process for UConn Basketball tickets would greatly benefit the student body without whom the basketball program at UConn would suffer.
Energy companies should have to disclose their environmental impact
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illy Ely likes to show off what his water can do to the media. He turns on the tap water and brings a cigarette lighter to the flowing water as it catches on fire. Bright orange flames flicker as the tap water continues to flow. This phenomenon of flammable water is no feat. As a matter of fact, flammable water in Dimock, Pennsylvania is common. This flammable water occurrence is no magic trick, or some sort of scientific paradox. The water is actuBy Omar Allam ally polluted Weekly Columnist with methane, a highly combustible hydrocarbon. According to CNN, Dimock, Pennslyvnia sits on one of the largest natural gas deposits in the United States of America, the Marcellus Shale. As a result, this natural gas reserve attracts gas companies wanting to extract this valuable resource. The extraction of natural gas is done through a very controversial process, called hydraulic fracturing, or commonly known as fracking. The United States Environmental Protection Agency states that fracking is the process in which wells are drilled in these gas rich bedrock deposits, often almost 10,000 ft deep.
Afterwards millions of gallons of toxic hydraulic fracturing fluid are then injected at high pressures down into the wells, which induce fracturing of the bedrock that contains these natural gases. Once the bedrock is fractured the natural pressure of theses gases causes the poisonous fluids to resurface, as the gases flow upwards through the wells. In the past couple of years, there has been a lot scrutiny facing the process of fracking, due to environmental and health concerns. When these gas rich bedrocks are fractured, natural gas tends to flow upwards through the wells, however, some gasses reach the surface through different mechanisms such as diffusion, much of which the gas companies have no control over. As a result, some aquifers become tainted as these chemicals diffuse into the earth; such is the case with Billy Ely and his water. In addition, the hydraulic fracturing fluid that resurfaces after fracking is extremely toxic, sometimes even containing radioactive material, and is usually stored in a pit near the drilling site and is improperly dealt with. Although there have been numerous studies published that illustrate the health and environmental hazards of fracking natural gas, protection agencies can do very little to protect Americans from the hazards facing them. Why? Because of Halliburton’s loophole. When President George W. Bush passed the Energy Policy Act of 2005, a provision that gave environmental protection agencies authority in attempt to
ensure clean water and air, a loophole was created that exempted natural gas companies from abiding to these policies. Dick Cheney, former vice president of president Bush, helped create Halliburton’s Loophole. The loophole is named after the multinational corporation, Halliburton Company, that profits off energy resources such as natural gas and oil. Ironically, Cheney is also a former CEO of the multibillion-dollar company. As a result, natural gas companies have the liberty to not reveal any of the deadly chemicals that are being released into the environment, and do not have to abide to many of the regulations passed by the EPA. Halliburton and many other companies illustrate natural gas as a “clean” energy source, however recently a Cornell research professor recently published an article illustrating that the production of natural gas is actually “dirtier” than coal. This is one of many cases in which the fate of our environment is not scientifically established or based on moral principles, but by wealth and power, as in the case of Halliburton’s Loophole. As a nation, as inhabitants, we ought to change this for the sake of the environment. We need to push for proper and safer methods for utilizing our resources for energy.
Weekly Columnist Omar Allam is a 3rd-semester chemistry major. He can be reached at Omar. Allam@UConn.edu
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here really ought to be better care taken of the general citizenry so we won’t feel the need to question our government’s interest in its people at every turn. We have all heard about the nuclear disaster that took place in Japan back in 2011 and about the radioactive contaminants spread across the Pacific. Some have heard that testing a year ago off the coast of British Columbia reported contamination levels four t i m e s By Amaris Vásquez higher than the safe Staff Columnist parameters. Have any of you followed the story further and become lost between the truths and the lies? Alternative news sources are telling us that the Environmental Protection Agency pulled out some of their radiation monitors from the West Coast as readings have sustained high results. Then, instead of working to protect consumers, the government has allowed the EPA and the Federal Drug Administration to raise the levels considered safe for daily consumption. Moreover, although Japan has stopped testing its seafood for radioactive
contaminants, the US is still purchasing said goods from them. The new safe levels are thousands of times more laid back than what had previously been decided on. In addition, scientists who had been testing the Pacific waters following the Fukushima catastrophe had their government funding pulled and were forced to find private investors in order to find the true, hairraising results. Now, similar sources tell us not to get too comfortable thinking this merely means not eating Japanese and Pacific seafood is the only necessary preventative measure. Cow milk tested the area have been found to show levels of radiation varying from 3.2pCi/L to 18pCi/L when the EPA had previously set 3.0pCi/L as the maximum safety threshold. The milk is important as cows feed on grass and consume the same essentials as our water supplies and food crops. Once cow milk starts to test high in radiation levels it means a contamination of the entire food supply. At this point it seems only obvious that our food and environmental protection companies would do something, and our government would act to ensure the safety of our nation, correct?
This is where it starts to get muddy. The companies we count on and trust to have the public’s best interest on hand when it comes to our health have started down a path seemingly of failure. The government we so adamantly believe in to keep us safe from external and internal threats has chosen to abandon that notion for their own selfish economic reasons. This is how we are being forced to look at the situation when we have all of this information thrown at us. We are in serious need of strict laws that cannot be overwritten or overlooked and will be enforced without prejudice. No more making light of a situation that could be even more severe in the long run. The reasoning behind this seemingly laid back approach to the situation is the United Nations Scientific Committee of the Effects of Atomic Radiation’s statement that it may not be statistically detectable what health effects could result from this incident. We are also being advised not to worry about these radiation amounts which are low compared to what we are exposed to naturally on the daily. Yet, it might be noted that there is a difference between external exposure and internal intake
of radiation. Nonetheless, we can apparently feel confident that what we are consuming lies at safe levels and while it might increase our chances of getting related diseases; the increased rate is still very low. While there is no known time-frame of when this radiation will cease to matter, it’s advisable to understand that at this point Pacific seafood is indeed contaminated and radiation has continued to spill out into the water as recently as this month. As complicated as it may sound, we should have a government that shows enough worry to have our goods tested so we can choose for ourselves how much contamination we are comfortable with consuming. If these levels of radiation we are being exposed to are truly so safe then it should be an open forum where it doesn’t seem like the government is trying to hide facts from its citizens. Put our worries to rest by being highly involved and active in providing the general public with undisclosed information since this matter is clearly intensifying.
Staff Columnist Amaris Vásquez is a 5thsemester English major. She can be reached at Amaris.Vasquez@UConn.edu
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Innate improve skills, one of a kind show
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Improv is a talent that most people who can perform it well were probably born with. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood were definitely born with it. Because of its unpredictability, improv is one of the trickiest art forms. No one knows how a scene will evolve begin since everything is thought up on the spot. It is terrifyingly easy for a joke, scene or an entire performance to go wrong, but somehow Mochrie and Sherwood never had an off beat this Saturday when they performed for UConn before a packed theater at Jorgensen. Those who attended will remember the constant stream of laughter from the rest of the audience and those that didn’t come will never be able to experience the same performance. Audience participation is such a large part of Mochrie’s and Sherwood’s routine that even with the exact same audience they could never replicate it. The audience decides the settings, genres, sound effects, and even some of the words that Mochrie and Sherwood have to use. Everything gets decided for the duo and it is up to them to turn the bizarre, non-sequiturs into something the audience will find funny. With so much room for mistakes, somehow Mochrie and Sherwood can take every silly choice the audience makes and turn it into something the audience will find hysterical. Even the games that didn’t require any audience participation were loaded with jokes that had been conceived from previous parts of the performance. If you’ve ever seen “Who’s Line is it
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Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” didn’t miss a beat at their improve performance Saturday night at Jorgensen. The pair used the audience to help keep the show going.
Anyway?” you would recognize several of the improv games they played. There was the classic sound effect game, where audience members would make sound effects for the scenes. “Kick It” involved one of the performers rapping anytime the other said ‘kick it’ during a conversation. There was even a game where Sherwood had to guess the ‘crime’ the audience decided he committed from clues Mochrie gave. “Donkey wrangling, while hijacking the Black Pearl in ‘Nakagosha’ during an armadillo painting festival with a q-tip” was the ‘crime’
Sherwood inconceivably figured out. Their finale was the perfect closure for a night of unpredictable humor. Blindfolded, shoeless and with 100 real and primed mousetraps spread across the stage Mochrie and Sherwood played the Alphabet Game. They began a statement with one letter and then the next statement started with the preceding letter in the alphabet. The danger was obvious to the audience but they laughed despite the painful events that occurred on stage. Mochrie and Sherwood are profession-
Aztec inspired recital impresses crowd
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Sophomore Jonathan Schieding, a composition major, performed his Aztec inspired music at Von der Mehden recital hall.
By Katie McWilliams Senior Staff Writer The world of the Aztecs came alive Saturday evening in the Von der Mehden recital hall, as sophomore composition and clarinet performance major, Jonathan Schmieding showcased his composition “Las Canciones.” Inspired by the culture, language and music of the Nahuatl (Aztec) people, Schmieding’s piece was performed by Marissa Chaffe on the flute, Marissa Levy on piano, Jessa Sahk singing mezzo-Soprano, Colby Herchel singing bassbaritone and Tyler Campbell on percussion. Schmieding’s piece used lyrics and poems from the Florentine Codex, one of the only surviving records of the Nahuatl culture. “Las Canciones” was composed of six individual pieces, an interlude and both an introduction and conclusion. The music was intended to bring listeners to an almost
trance like state. “This music is meant to be listened to passively,” said Schmieding, “That said, try and turn your mind off and let the music take you where it wants to take you.” The music was soft and delicate, while maintaining a powerful and ethereal force. The music was performed continuously, without breaks between movements and immediately transported the audience to the misty hills of preColombian Mexico. “This was a really unique concert,” said Allyson Mansbridge, a Vernon resident. “Usually when I come to recitals here, you hear a lot of classically inspired music. It’s very nice to hear something really inspired and listen to something you are unfamiliar with.” The piece began with an introduction entitled “El Mar de Tlalocan.” Tlalocan is supposed to be a rain deity and the music reflected the movement of water
with delicate piano and a mysterious flute coming from off stage. The introduction faded into the first piece of the series, “Canto de Cara Amarilla (El Dios del Fuego,” or Song of Yellow Face, The God of Fire. This song featured alternating male and female vocal parts, shared by Sahl and Herchel. Often, the singers would speak the lyrics as if they were telling an ancient myth, which in a sense they were. All of Schmieding’s songs reference Aztec myths and deities, creating an exotic experience. The second piece was “Canto de la Madre de los Dioses” or “Song of the Mother of the Gods.” This piece mainly featured Herchel’s vocal part mainly, but the two voices merged towards the end creating delicate harmonies to juxtapose with the strong percussion. “The second piece was my favorite,” said Mansbridge. “It had a really colorful feel to it and I felt like I was in Mexico at the time watching some ancient ritual.” The remainder of the performance was well received by the intimate audience and met with thunderous applause for the Schmieding’s achievement. Eleni De Vito, a Vernon resident and avid classical music fan, said she did not expect the music to be so exotic that evening. “It was surprising to listen to something so complex and so intricate from a student.” Said De Vito. “You tend to forget that these talented students here at UConn are going to be making waves in the future. You might see them hear performing their recital, but in a few years who knows, maybe they’ll be performing at the Boston Opera House.”
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als. They can take nothing and transform it into one of the funniest jokes the audience will ever hear. It is unfortunate to think that no other audience will ever hear the same jokes, but at the same time that is what makes the experience so special. There is a different relationship forged between the born-improv comedians and each audience they have, yet each relationship is equally hysterical.
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Art springs civility
By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer
The Benton hosted the first part of “Creativity and Civility,” an Art and Conversation event, on Friday evening. During the event UConn professors participated in a panel discussion about the power of art for civil discussions. This interdisciplinary panel discussion used works from the Museum’s collection as a “springboard for conversation about contemporary themes” according to the museum’s webpage. The works included the back of a Mola blouse made by Kuna Indian women from Panama in the mid 20th century, digital chromogenic photograph “And One” by Hank Willis Thomas and a photograph by Earnst Withers named “Daddy, I want to be free.” The panel consisted of Anne D’Alleva, the Department Head and Associate Professor of Art and Art History, and Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, the Vice Provost for Diversity and Professor of History at UConn. Both professors have had a long history with the university and were invited to join English professor, Veronica Makowsky. Each participant signed into the event and registered for raffle) before heading upstairs for wine and light Hor D’oeuvres during the reception at 5 p.m. Giving members and the audience enough time to settle and discuss topic amongst themselves, director Nancy Stula eventually began the discussion by introducing the agenda for the evening, the panelists and the moderator. “Our society is beginning to confront the conflict between the freedom of expression and discussing controversial issues in
a setting of respect,” Stula said before posing many questions and issues that integrated the three art pieces displayed. D’Alleva spoke first, tying in references to Polynesian theology with the self assertion demonstrated by the molas. She explained the concept of mana which is similar to an electric charge or power that stratifies societies and can be contained in people as well as objects like art. On the other hand there is aroha, which is asserting one’s self through art or dance. She argued that effective civil discourse centers on asserting one’s self but also reaching out rather than only establishing one’s own viewpoint. After D’Alleva, Ogbar integrated his knowledge of hip hop to talk about all three pieces. He eased the crowd up to him by sharing stories they can imagine and by finding things the crowd could relate to. He used the analogy of mix tapes to demonstrate how hip hop culture is a mix of cultures. Focusing on the piece “And One,” he commented on the fact that though the athletes are rich, they are still getting paid by the wealthy. Though with his knowledge of history, the rope in the picture symbolizes more to him than some other people, he argues that group dialogues are important to share cultural concepts the are the driving points behind works of art. Both panelists agreed that the classroom is the a good place to exchange in a free flow of dialogue in which students should be encouraged to speak, whether they make a mistake or a clumsy statement, and learn to recover from it and move past it. The second part of the talk will occur on Nov. 8, where President Herbst will be a panelist.
Christopher Moore draws fans to reading
By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer
Author Christopher Moore delighted fans when he visited the Co-op on Saturday evening and shared personal stories about the creations of his books and his inspirations. Special arrangements were made for this visit in which the entire opening to the Co-op Store was used for seating and though there were more seats laid out than any previousbook talk, people still had to stand up along the sides and in the back as the author spoke. Before Suzy Staubach, head of the General Books Department at the Co-op, introduced him Moore hung around the back and chatted with a fan about baseball. Donned in a striped shirt with exotic purple designed folded-up cuffs, he walked up to the podium nonchalantly while holding a chipmunk mask in his hands. With just small gestures and motions, he made his
audience chuckle before he began speaking. He asked if anyone had the pleasure of reading his newest book, “The Serpent of Venice,” (related to Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”) and warned the audience that the Co-op didn’t have the book in stock. “I don’t wanna get you all fired up about this book…and you can’t buy it,” he said. “The Serpent of Venice, “which is a sequel to “Fool,” focuses greatly on the characters arguing with the chorus. His novels that lend themselves to other story plots tend to exaggerate an aspect of the wellknown story, which he finds amusing. His inspiration to create his latest novel came when he was in Italy for a literature festival with his wife. Noticing how tiny the streets in Venice were, he realized that Venice would be the perfect place for a monster to live in the streets. He also warned his audience of the terrible sewage in Venice.
Channeling from Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe, “The Serpent of Venice” is a satirical Venetian gothic that ties in all the Shakespeare characters and how they try to deal with “Fool’s” protagonist, Pocket. Moore didn’t spend a lot of time during his visit publicizing the book, but opened the floor to the audience for questions. He spoke about how looking at art for a long period of time makes people see everything and like the art they just absorbed. He realized this while watching an old lady eat her green beans with appreciation as if they were art. He enjoyed shifts in perspective and to challenge himself with his writing, which is one of the main reasons why he took on a story of Jesus in “Lamb.” He shared how he’s received over 30,000 responses to Lamb, which is a satirical play told by an apostle that was “written out of
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One of the most memorable and long running NickToons of the 1990s was “Hey Arnold!” The kid with the football head and his gang of friends had so many adventures; it was hard to believe they were only in fourth grade. Every generation has their own experiences in childhood cartoons, and each feels like their own was superior to all else. The NickToons of the 1990s are held to a high standard by their original viewers who claim there was never anything better and nor will there be. “Hey Arnold!” was no exception to this. The show made an effort to address the rites of passage for boys and girls growing up and the complications along the way. Even though sometimes there were situations that weren’t quite realistic, such as the enormous flood that had no later repercussions, or meeting the sewer king who lived in an enormous sewer domain with rats that could play chess, the show never fell short of a truthful and sincere theme. For example, if you can recall the episode where the gang finds use for a trashed vacant lot as their new baseball field, you’ll remember that within a day the adults took it over and ruined it and began squabbling over space and damage to their sections. In the moment, Helga Pataki said it best, “This is what happens when adults rule the world.” It goes deeper than invasion of personal space, it was likely an allusion to the fact that adults are constantly taking for themselves with little to no regard of who they are displacing while benefitting themselves. This was a pretty heavy theme that most of us probably missed as kids. There were also plenty of simpler themes that kids could identify with such as crushing on older girls, hiding from the “fifth graders” or anyone older, surviving the heat wave or how to spend your snow day. Not as many, hopefully, identified with Helga’s excessive obsession with Arnold. Maybe you really liked some boy or girl in elementary school, but was it enough to build a shrine and statue out of his used bubblegum behind the clothes in your closet? As the show wound on, Helga’s obsession became more and more apparent to everyone except Arnold, who remained clueless, mostly because of the bully façade Helga played on a regular basis. The characters in the show are what really allowed for the plot to develop in most episodes because they were all very classic personas but displayed through kids. There was Arnold, the voice of reason, Gerald the keeper of urban legends and youthful wisdom, Phoebe, best friend and secretary to Helga, and Arnold’s grandparents, who were wise, inspiring and always there for him because his parents couldn’t be. Grandma and Grandpa were easily two of the most interesting characters, because as adults they held some sort of power in the world that the kids did not, but most of the time acted like kids themselves. A lot of shows, especially NickToons and old Disney movies have plenty of jokes and hidden innuendos that you likely missed as a kid. I’d recommend that next time you’re procrastinating for a paper or an exam, find some of it on the internet. I bet you won’t be able to watch just one. There was so much about this show that I didn’t get the chance to discuss, but I could talk about it for hours. If there’s something about this column that caught your eye or you think was missing, tweet at me @Gigantos.
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If you’re a competitive person and like to travel, “The Amazing Race” is a perfect way to spend your Sunday nights. Every week, teams race across the world performing versions of tasks that locals do every day in the country they end up in. Over the years, teams have traveled to every continent, barring Antarctica, and seen a variety of cultures in the process. As a student who didn’t find the time during college to study abroad, “The Amazing Race” is a way to expand the boarders of my experience, without having to pay for the plane tickets. In the show’s 23rd season premier last week, teams got to experience hang gliding in Chile and boating in the harbor. -Kim Halpin
Having ended season four with a bang, the premier of this season of “The Vampire Diaries” was a bit of a letdown in comparison. Last season left us with Elena finally, after four years, making her way out of the love triangle consisting of the Salvatore brothers, Damon and Stephan, by ultimately choosing to be with Damon. Heartbroken Stephan, in an attempt to rid Elena from his life, decides to take a road trip. Before leaving, Stephan runs into some complications while disposing the defeated Silas (the evil witch/hybrid) and ends up getting trapped in a metal safe underwater all summer. Now, we return to Mystic Falls just in time for Elena and best friend Caroline Forbes to head off to the world of cheap beer and late night study sessions, a world we all know too well: College. Upon settling into their new dorm room, complications are thrown into the mix when an unexpected third roommate Megan shows up. While trying to figure out how to get rid of her, Caroline and Elena discover evidence that Megan knows who and what they are. Their suspicions are cut short when an unknown vampire ends up murdering their new roommate during a house party later that night. Meanwhile, Damon and Jeremy discover that Silas is in fact on the loose, manipulating people and tricking them into thinking he’s Stephan (whom he is conveniently the doppelgang-
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Season four of “The Vampire Diaries” opens with a new location as the characters head to college, where they face new sets of obstacles, including a suspicious roommate.
er of). Silas confronts Damon, flame from his trip returns and threatening him with Stephan’s performs some weird magic on life if he does not hand over the him. This bit was quite ominewly human Katherine Peirce nous so it will be interesting (who just happens to see how the plot to be Elena’s dopThe Vampire Diaries unfolds. pelganger) The episode ends Then, Katherine with Silas brainwashThursday 8 p.m. and Jeremy try to ing the entire populamake a run for it, tion of Mystic Falls a struggle ensues, into locating the eluand there is a car sive Katherine Pierce. accident. We’re still not sure On another note, the beloved why, but if Silas wants her, it quarterback Matt Donavan can’t be for a good reason. has returned to Mystic Falls After his creepy little mind after a summer abroad with his controlling speech, Silas then original vampire fling Rebekah proceeded to murder the mayor, Michelson. Upon returning to the now deceased but still preshis duties as a bus boy, an old ent as a ghost, Bonnie Bennett’s
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Father. Racing to his side, sobbing and screaming, the screen fades to black with Silas calmly walking away from the scene. Overall, the premier didn’t live up to the show’s usual standards. It left me feeling more confused than excited for what’s to come. The finale of season four (or who are we kidding, the entirety of season four) was just so perfect, it’s going to be difficult for the writers to top. This show has never let me down before, therefore I have high hopes for what’s to come.
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CBS’s ‘Elementary’ Saved by the team: stands on it’s own Miley Cyrus flop refreshing departure from the norm, it deals with Joan Watson’s backstory instead Two years ago, the news of the dissected events of that CBS greenlit a modern Sherlock’s past. In the previadaptation of Arthur Conan ous season, Sherlock’s more Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes sto- exciting past has overshadries was met with mass ridi- owed Joan’s story. However, cule. The general consensus the events of last season’s was that it would be another finale and this episode makes failed police procedure and it clear that Watson is no lonthat the casting of Lucy Liu as ger going to be just a spectaa gender and race-bent John tor. Watson was a desperate gimFor example, it is finally mick to attract viewers. To revealed exactly why Watson make matters worse, devoted gave up her lucrative career fans of the BBC version of as a surgeon. Previously, it Sherlock immediately decried was suspected that she had the new show as a pale copy been sued for malpractice, of their beloved show, which but it turns out that she had had ended its second season resigned from her job after on a cliffhanger. one of her patients died Despite its beleaunder her care. It guered beginning, is strongly implied Elementary “Elementary” soon that Joan had been proved to be an close to her patient Thursday 10 p.m. and still has some earnest and clever show (the finale guilt issues. Those of its first seaissues rear their son in particular head when she put the audience encounters the through an emopatient’s son Joey, tional and intellectual wring- who asks her for money. er). Eventually, even some The premise of this subSherlock fans tired of waiting plot isn’t original, but what for a third season (which has is interesting is Joey does not inexplicably failed to mate- blame Watson for his father’s rialize even now) began to death and his request for five admit that “Elementary” was thousand dollars stems more a legitimate interpretation of from desperation than from Sherlock Holmes. vengeance. In the end, Joan After a season premiere last offers twenty thousand dolweek that sent Sherlock and lars with the condition that Joan back to London and rec- Joey uses it to go back to onciled both the characters school and he refuses. The and the audience to the show’s whole story is handled with source material, this week’s the nuanced realism the main episode saw “Elementary” plot lacked. Though Joan has return to its procedural norm reached some level of recin New York City. The A plot onciliation with Sherlock’s of the episode centered on the help, it is clear that emomurder of a mathematician, tionally she has a ways to whose doodling can appar- go before she can truly forently solve a problem that give herself. These displays will result in the breakdown of understated humanity are of computer security every- what sets “Elementary” apart where. Despite this escalation from other run-of-the-mill of consequences, the main procedurals. plot is wholly transparent and even the double reversal at the end is predictable. The saving grace of this episode is the subplot. In a Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu
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Miley Cyrus played host on “Saturday Night Live” this week, and with a subpar performance, success of the show depended on the regular casts’ skills.
portraying a Connecticut housewife who had amusingly become addicted to “Grand Theft Auto Former teen queen and Disney V” after playing the game. Jay Princess Miley Cyrus has received Pharoah was up next, delivering a lot of negative publicity as of a hilariously over the top impreslate. An instant ratings draw, sion of NFL analyst Shannon Saturday Night Live called upon Sharpe. The segment concluded the “actress” to host this past with Vanessa Bayer reprising her weekend. A solid performance role as Bar Mitzvah boy Jacob by the rest cast and crew thank- in one of the characters better fully managed to salvage what appearances. was otherwise a largely forgettable 2. “Fifty Shades of Grey and unremarkable performance Auditions” - This simple sketch by Miley Cyrus. featured wave after wave Here’s the sketchof solid celebrity impresby-sketch run- Saturday Night Live sions from the cast as down. they “auditioned” for the Saturday 11:30 p.m. upcoming sexual thriller The Fantastic: 1. “Weekend “Fifty Shades of Grey”. Update” - Now Highlights included this one was a Jay Pharaoh as Tracy real treat. Rarely Morgan, Tarran Killam as is a “Weekend Christoph Waltz, Kenan Update” segment presented virtu- Thompson as Steve Harvey and ally flawlessly. Seth Myers and Kate McKinnon as Jane Lynch. newcomer Cecily Strong did a However, Nasim Pedrad put them fantastic job of delivering punch all to shame with an incredible line after punch line this week. Aziz Ansari (yes, you read that The “Winner/Losers” segment right). regarding the government shutThe Good: down was easily the highpoint, 1. “Cold Open” - Featuring topped by a pun blaming Canada a flashback to Miley at the for the shutdown. 2013 VMAs, the sketch wisely The “guests” this week on addressed the recent controversy “Update” were equally on pitch head on. Pretty straight forward, as well. Kate McKinnon was first, » THE BAD, page 7
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We have now seen both “Breaking Bad” and “Dexter” end for good. Both were major shows that made a huge cultural impact and gained a strong fan base during their runs. There are a few lessons we can learn from both shows’ endings. Both shows are dramas led by a violent antihero in which the hero became more and more of a monster as the show progressed. Eventually the character and the audience are forced to see this realization and the characters for the monsters they really are. Let’s start off by saying that while “Breaking Bad” gave us a perfect ending to one of the greatest shows ever made, “Dexter” gave us the opposite. “Dexter’s” series finale may have been the worst thing that’s ever happened ever. It was a declaration of war against all things audiences believe in. Every season after the first four acclaimed seasons of “Dexter” has been not so great, but the ending is so bad it even ruins the good seasons. The first thing to take away from the two endings is that to end a show you need to tie everything together the audience has seen in terms of plot and themes throughout the show. Even if it was not originally planned out to end the way it is, the illusion that it was should be there. I don’t know when “Breaking Bad’s” ending was decided, but it certainly felt as if it had been going there from day one. However, “Dexter’s” ending felt more like a checklist where characters and things were crossed off the list. A plot was then forced into action just to make things that wouldn’t and shouldn’t happen occur just to bring things to a close. A lesion learned: don’t write things as you go and if you do make sure it works. I could write a novel on the plot holes the last season and episode of “Dexter” delivered us. Let’s save time and just say the whole thing made no sense. Moving on to our next lesson, writers should not be afraid to write what or how they want. Even if they have to play it safe throughout the series, they can do whatever they want at the end to serve the show justice. In “Breaking Bad’s” last few episodes, we saw nothing but twists and dark character arcs that we would have never seen if the show had another season coming. In “Dexter,” we saw nothing but nonsensical twists and moments just to give us a quick gasp. Very quickly, let’s talk about plot twists. If it makes sense and the audience could possibly foresee it or at least understand it, then it’s probably okay. If you just bring up silly twists, like a presumed dead family member never before mentioned who escaped from an institution several years before without anybody’s knowledge of, there’s going to be a lot of questions and unsatisfied customers. Moving back to the fearlessness lesson: “Breaking Bad” was not afraid to make us hate Walter White and show us who he really is. “Dexter” has always flirted with the idea that he is a monster and then backed out of it and said, “No, it’s okay he’s nice.” This season and last season they started to bring the show there, especially the way last season ended. Does “Dexter” end with everyone finding out who he is, forcing him to flee Miami or get punished or even believe
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Strong start falters by episode three The bad and the ugly from SAVED, page 5
By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer
Two weeks ago, the one hour series premiere for the new NBC sitcom “The Michael J. Fox Show” was an absolute delight. Michael J. Fox, one of the most brilliant comedic actors in television history, proved his return to a regular series was more than just a novelty. Embracing his Parkinson’s disease by starring as similarly afflicted TV newsman Mike Henry, Fox successfully managed to mine great comedic material from a somewhat sensitive and serious issue, providing viewers with something truly unique to enjoy. Unfortunately, the follow up to the brilliant one hour premiere was lackluster from the start. Ridden with typical cliche’s of the genre, “Art” was barely more than a passable effort. Given the success of the series premiere, the audience should rightly feel somewhat disappointed. The basic premise of the episode centers around Mike’s daughter Eve and her newfound hobby, photography. Her parents are excited she’s found a creative outlet, that is until they learn exactly what she’s been photographing: nude male models. Things get even more complicated when Eve (rather absurdly) convinces her mother Annie (“Breaking Bad’s” Betsy Brandt) to pose topless. To solve things, Mike and Annie have no other choice but to break into the museum where their daughter’s photographs are being displayed to prevent public embarrassment. An easily forgettable subplot revolved around Mike and Annie’s eldest son Ian breaking up with his girlfriend and subsequent encounters with Mike’s boss
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The second episode of “The Michael J. Fox Show” is lackluster in comparison to the series’ opener last week.
and best friend Harris whom Ian sought ought to receive (rather Thursday 9:30 p.m. poor) advice on women. Many of the funniest parts of the series premiere were centered around Mike’s various antics both in the newsroom and in the field reporting. Seeing one of the most acclaimed comedic actors in television history make his return to a regular series was nothing less than an absolute thrill. Which is why it is all the more confusing as to why this episode centered primarily on the cliched adventures of Mike’s children rather than on his own storyline. This episode lacked virtually
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all of the humor and charm that made the series premiere so enjoyable. Joke after joke fell flat like a series of dominoes. Its almost as if this was a different series. Perhaps NBC is trying to “play it safe,” attempting to replicate the success of similarly formatted series on other networks. This episode of “The Michael J. Fox Show” was far from the worst thing you could have caught on television last week, but I can assure you, there was nothing extraordinary, unique, or even all that funny to see here. Besides Mike Henry himself, nearly every character is a largely forgettable clichéd, by the book sitcom stereotype. Despite a solid premiere, one should already have reason to fear for this once promising new series.
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we got to see new Miley have a conversation with old Miley (Vanessa Bayer) and great impressions of Robert Thicke and Will Smith by Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah respectively. 2. “Piers Morgan Tonight” Showcasing Tarran Killam and Nasim Pedrad’s solid tried and true impressions of Piers Morgan and Ariana Huffington, the segment served as a segway to showcase a series of fake Hilary Clinton T.V. shows, the most notable of which was a hilarious “Breaking Bad” spoof titled “Running Rodham” starring Kate McKinnon (“I’m not Hilary anymore, I’m Heisenhower”). The Bad: 1. “Monologue” - The monologue was thankfully rather brief this week. But a quick cutaway to a “naked” Bobby Moynihan on a Wrecking Ball made for a good laugh. 2. “Good Morning Miami” - Featuring Miley, Bobby Moynihan, and Kate McKinnon as local news anchors filming their weekly promos, this sketch was an overly long drawn out series of punchlines that kept falling flat. 3. “Poetry Class” - This sketch was sort of lame and didn’t have any flow. However Vanessa Bayer’s ridiculous accent and expressions in the sketch were rather amusing. The Ugly: 1. “Cheerleaders and Alien” No, just no. This sketch made no sense whatsoever, was incredibly stupid and was most likely written on a dinner napkin the night
before. 2. “Republican Wild Party” This sketch was perhaps the biggest disappointment of the night. With this weeks government shutdown, SNL was presented with a gold mine of material. Unfortunately they squandered it with an absurd digital sketch featuring Tarran Killam and Miley as hyper sexualized impressions of Republicans John Boehner and Michelle Bachman in a parody of one of Cyrus’ songs. Featuring Republicans holding a wild house party/orgy, the sketch made little sense and was likely produced for nothing more than shock value. 3. “Girlfriends” - Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong return for this sketch (which was never good in my opinion) and were joined by Miley playing a hip hop fan in what I can only surmise was a poor Bieber imitation. Oh and yeah, she twerked ‘cause we all wanted to see that again. 4. “Sex Tape” - Featuring Miley beginning to film a sex tape before being instantaneously interrupted, this sketch was a bad idea before it even began. Despite the burden of the guest host, the SNL writers did a decent job of playing it safe, using Miley in mostly pre taped sketches, and focusing their best material on the regular cast. Don’t be fooled, there were some genuinely funny moments in this weeks episode. Unsurprisingly, none of which featured Miley Cyrus.
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FOX’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ leaves viewer looking for more episodes
By Zach Lederman Staff Writer
It’s that time of the year again, when FOX and the other TV networks bust out their newest shows and compete for the highest ratings. This year, FOX is bringing “Sleepy Hollow” to the table, one of four new dramas that they’re premiering. The show is a modern take on the nearly 200-year-old short story, starring Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie. In this incarnation, the show begins in 1776 with Ichabod Crane (Mison) as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. During the war, Ichabod is killed after beheading a fearsome British mercenary, and is awoken in the twenty-first century, where he meets Abbie Mills (Beharie), a lieutenant in the local police force. Of course, who follows poor Ichabod but the Headless Horseman himself, who
we soon find out is actually “Death,” one of the four riders of the apocalypse. The weight of the world now rests upon the shoulders of Ichabod and Lieutenant Mills to unravel the mystery behind the Horseman and the mysterious demon pulling the strings, in order to prevent the end of the world. Now I understand this might sound a little silly, but stay with me on this because, the show is actually really enjoyable. I’m not really big on supernatural type shows, and when I first read the plot synopsis, it seemed somewhat campy. But after sitting down and watching it, I’ve found myself hooked, and looking for access to the rest of the currently released episodes. The show is a lot of fun, and a very interesting take on the classic tale of Ichabod and the Horseman. The special effects budget does leave something to be desired, but I never found it to be a significant problem
during the action sequences, and I’m willing to forgive, considering I only watched the pilot. Although I only had access to the first episode, looking ahead it seems that each week, Ichabod and Lieutenant Mills will face a new supernatural enemy, all tied in to the overall battle between Ichabod and the Horseman. Some will be well known to most, such as the Sandman, while others will be original characters designed for the series. The acting is excellent too. Tom Mison, a British born actor is fantastic as Ichabod, and perfectly paired with Nicole Beharie. The show also features Orlando Jones (Evolution, Runaway Jury), and John Cho (Harold and Kumar, Star Trek), in a surprisingly minor role for his level of stardom. Truth be told, I am a bit worried the show will not really catch on. It
may have piqued my interest, but I’m not sure how much demand there really is for a show like this, especially when it Photo courtesy of avclub.com d o e s n ’ t FOX’s new “Sleepy Hollow” is a new verion of the classic story about Ichabod Crane and have the the Headless Horseman. greatest special effects in the world. It can come off as it a chance! cheesy at times, and I’m a bit worried Catch it Monday night at 9 p.m., on this might turn some off of this other- FOX. wise fantastic show. If you have an opportunity to watch this show, give Zachary.Lederman@UConn.edu
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all the time. “If you get ideas, I’ll get up and write it down cause those thoughts aren’t there forever and could be worth so much,” Moore said, while adding in the fact that he always carried a notepad and has learned over the years to always write his ideas down.
the Bible for being a smartass.” Out of all those responses, only four of them were negative, two of which came from people in Alabama who didn’t even read the story. His creativity never turns off, but he uses that to enhance his writing and work on new ideas Zarrin.Ahmed@UConn.edu
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he is a monster? No, it actually ends the exact opposite. No one saw this coming, nor does this ending make sense. The writers are as sociopathic as their heroine they seem to misunderstand script after script.
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Blake injured in third conference draw By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent
sub Allando Matheson, as the junior forward was able to give UConn life with just one second remaining in the first half. After conceding twice in the opening frame, Matheson was able to find the back of the net at the last second, giving UConn the spark it needed to push through in the second half. “Our guys answered the bell,” said UConn coach Ray Reid. “Alando came in and changed the game for us… He changed the whole game. Not just the goal, but his effort.” Injuries to Captains The Huskies have been left without star striker Mamadou Doudou Diouf for the past four games, as the Senegalese senior has been sidelined with a leg injury. However, things looked like they got a lot worse for the Huskies, as star goalkeeper Andre Blake was forced out of the game in the 112th minute after a collision with UCF goalscorer Williams. Blake went up to claim a cross, but was undercut by Williams, sending the Jamaican keeper tumbling to the ground Blake was tended to by team doctors for several minutes before leaving the field on his own power. The injury left the Morrone crowd silent, as many wondered how UConn would
cope without their star keeper. When asked about the condition of his two stars, Reid stated that both were “fine”. “We’re gonna be alright,” said Reid. “We’ll get Andre back healthy. We’re gonna be alright here.” UConn Gets Third Draw to Open Conference Play Despite being the preseason favorite, UConn has opened conference play with a tepid start, as the Huskies have started the inaugural AAC campaign with three draws. The Huskies were left disappointed with draws against both USF and Temple, but coming back from a two goal deficit against UCF is sure to leave the team with a better feeling. Despite being the dominant team in all three contests, the Huskies have failed to grab a win. “It’s hard,” said UConn midfielder Adria Beso, who found Larin’s head to assist the equalizing goal. “All of the teams try to defend in their half of the field. It’s hard for us to break them down. But we’re better than them, and that’s what we have to do. We have to break them down and try and score goals.” “Tonight was a microcosm of the two road games,” said Reid. “They had two chances, and they scored two goals.”
but also the game-winning goal to snap the Huskies’ 10 game winning streak. “We had more opportunities The No. 2 UConn field than them but they were able hockey team suffered its first to finish more than we were,” loss this weekend against No. head coach Nancy Stevens 9 Boston College. Boston said. “Sometimes it’s not realCollege defeated UConn ly what you’ve done wrong, 4-3 in overtime on the rainy but you have to give credit Sunday afternoon, to the opponent leaving the Huskies for what they do with an overall right.” 10-1 record and 5-1 The game was record at home. evenly matched; Despite the toreach team was rential downpour ready to fight and cold bite in until the end. the air, each team Both teams came out fired up scored fast and Notebook and aggressive. The often, in the first two evenly matched 45 minutes alone both teams teams had one goal in mind. scored a combined six goals. The Huskies were looking to UConn outshot Boston 21-14 conquer a top ten team and and capitalized with four more remain unbeaten, while the corners than their opponent, Eagles were looking to be but that was not enough to win the team to finally defeat the the game. undefeated UConn. “ Ye s t e r d a y, Chloe Boston’s Emma Plasteras [Hunnable] had a hat trick, outshone her teammates as she scored three goals [against she scored not only a hat trick, Providence College],” Stevens
said. “Providence couldn’t contain Chloe and today we couldn’t contain Emma Plasteras.” Although the loss was a disappointing blow to the Huskies they remain optimistic for the remainder of the season. The team understands how challenging their schedule is and takes that in stride. “When you play a [difficult] schedule like that I don’t know if it’s really realistic to say you are going to win all your games,” Stevens said. “You are going to be in every game and hope you’re going to win more than not.” Despite this minor set back in the season, the Huskies still are one of the most dominant teams in the league. They will learn from this game and continue to play as they always have. The Huskies will be back in action over the weekend as they play both Louisville and Boston University at home.
The UConn soccer team earned a hard fought draw, as the Huskies fought back from a two-goal deficit against conference foe Central Florida. The Huskies looked doomed from the start, as a 13th minute freekick from UCF’s Romario Williams stunned the 5,045 people in attendance at Morrone Stadium. UCF followed that with a one-time finish from Omar Vallejo, who put the favored Huskies in a 2-0 hole. However, goals from UConn’s Allando Matheson and Cyle Larin earned UConn the draw, leaving the Huskies 3-2-4 on the season, with an 0-0-3 conference record. Last Second Gasp Ignites Huskies The UConn Huskies have become famous in college athletics for their knack for hitting dramatic buzzer-beaters. Tate George had “The Shot” before he had “The Ponzi Scheme.” Rip Hamilton’s put-back against Washington led UConn just a year before they shocked the world. And who can forget Cardiac Kemba? The latest in a long line of UConn buzzer-beaters came off the foot of super-
Field hockey's perfect season shattered By Erica Brancato Staff Writer
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UConn junior goalkeeper Andre Blake sets up for a goal kick in Saturday's 2-2 draw against Central Florida at Morrone Stadium. Blake left the game in the second overtime after landing on his neck following a collision with a Central Florida player.
“Tonight has been our season,” continued Reid. “We can either cry about it or we can change it. You saw tonight what the character of this group is about.” The Huskies will be looking to rebound on Wednesday, as they host visiting Rutgers.
But until then, Reid wants to keep hands off of the panic button. “This is how we’ve played every game this season,”said Reid. “We’ve got three wins. So we can do two things. We can drop men’s soccer at the university on Monday, or
we can come out and train and be ready for Wednesday night.” “We’ve played nine games. We’ve got seven left. We’re not going anywhere. Trust me.”
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» TENNIS
Rain disrupts Quinnipiac Invitational also would have played a semifinal match against Munir Serin of Bryant in flight D. The Huskies also had The UConn men’s tennis team’s chance to win two semifinalists in flight two titles at the Quinnipiac D. Junior Joshua Palmer and sophoInvitational was more Parker interrupted by rain Cohen would this weekend. have played Junior Wayne on Sunday if Harrell had won the rain had the opportunity to not washed out play in the A flight Sunday’s matchsingles semifinals es. before the rain UConn also disturbed play. Recap had many other Harrell defeated players that perChris Seitz from Villanova and Patrick Sell formed well this weekend. of Quinnipiac and would Sophomore Mark HoSang have played Dana Parziale lost in the finals of the A of Bryant if the rain had flight consolation singles not cancelled all of Sunday’s match. He was defeated by Justin Pagan from Sacred matches. Sophomore Zac McEntee Heart, 4-8.
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In the A flight doubles, junior Jacob Spreyer and freshman Chris Toner lost in the semifinals to the team from Villanova of Seitz and Bradley Noyes, 6-8. The team of Harrell and senior captain Ryan Carr reached the semifinals before losing to Villanova’s Thomas O’Brien and Kelly Donaldson, 6-8. UConn’s Cohen and HoSang reached the championship in B consolation doubles flight before losing to Quinnipiac’s Alain Grullon and Luke Rosner, 6-8. UConn will return to Quinnipiac on Thursday to take on the Bobcats in a dual match.
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» VOLLEYBALL
Huskies drop two in Florida By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent UConn Volleyball’s trip to the Sunshine State proved to have few bright moments, as the Huskies dropped a pair of conference matchups to South Florida and Central Florida this weekend. The Huskies opened the weekend with a back and forth affair against hosts UCF, but fell short, as the Knights were able to pull out a victory in five sets. The first set was all UConn as a 25-16 victory in the opener gave the Huskies a great start. However, the
Huskies dropped the next two, before taking the fourth to force the game-deciding fifth set. It was not to be for the Huskies, as UCF’s 15-11 triumph in the final set gave the Knights the victory. The Huskies were led by Immanuella Anagu, as the sophomore was able to contribute a career-high 19 kills for the Huskies. UConn also got double digit kill performances from Karson Ratliff, Erika Thomas and Camille Evans in the loss, while Brianna Datti, Sage Esposito, Jade Strawberry and Sophia Mar each contributed double digit digs. UConn’s second contest of the weekend took place at South Florida, as the Huskies dropped straight sets to the hosting Bulls. The Bulls were able to tame the Huskies with scores of 25-17, 25-20 and 27-25. Marissa Prinzbach led the way for UConn in the sweep, as the sophomore setter notched her team-leading sixth double-double of the season. Prinzbach had a team-high 24-assists and 13 digs. However, no Husky was able to record double digit kills in the loss. The Huskies, who drop to 0-4 in conference play, will look to rebound this weekend as they take on non-conference opponent Sacred Heart and American foe Rutgers.
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Women's hockey gets outscored 13-1 at Duluth By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent
Whenever a team brings in a new head coach, growing pains are to be expected. There is a new system to adjust to, new personnel to develop chemistry with and, overall, an entirely new style of play. There are growing pains, as the opening games of the season are generally used to sort out problems and get used to new adjustments. However, when looking to develop chemistry under a new system, facing the number one team in the country is less than ideal, as
Chris MacKenzie’s UConn women’s hockey team was thrown into the fire against top-ranked Minnesota-Deluth over the weekend. MacKenzie, who made his UConn coaching debut in last weekend’s loss to Union College, had a tough case on his hands, as the Huskies dropped back-to-back games to the Bulldogs by scores of 7-0 and 6-1. The weekend’s opening game was a rough one for the Huskies, as Minnesota Duluth wasted little time in asserting their dominance. The hosts were able to score 13 seconds into Friday’s matchup, and refused to look
back as the Bulldogs scored seven goals from six different goalscorers. UConn’s Elaine Chuli was peppered by the Bulldogs offense, as the sophomore goaltender was able to set a career high with 45 saves before being replaced by Sarah Moses in the third period. The Huskies were outshot by a total of 59-22, while also going scoreless on six power play opportunities. The second game of the series was slightly better for the Huskies, as Sarah MacDonnel was able to light the lamp late in the first period.
Minnesota Duluth jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first on two power-play conversions. The Bulldogs were able to sandwich MacDonnel’s effort with three additional scores in the second and third periods, giving the hosts six on the day. Moses, who played the entire game in net, was able to record a career high of her own, as the senior netminder picked up 45 saves on the day. The Huskies will return to action this Friday, as they open up a weekend set against visiting Colgate.
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UConn freshmen Jessica Stott and Kelly Harris connect on a pass on Sept. 28 against Union at Freitas Ice Forum. The Huskies lost two games at Minnesota Duluth this weekend.
» NFL
Prater's last-second field goal lifts Broncos over Cowboys
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning scampers into the end zone on a quarterback keep play on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. The Broncos won the game 51-48.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Peyton Manning spent all afternoon putting the Broncos in the end zone during a wild shootout with Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys. The last time he got the ball, Manning kept Denver out of the end zone — and that was the best way to win the game. The four-time MVP kept up his record pace for touchdown passes, Matt Prater kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired after an interception by Romo spoiled the first
500-yard game in Dallas history, and the Broncos stayed unbeaten with a 51-48 victory Sunday. "It was pretty amazing that it came down to the defense making a big play at the end," Denver coach John Fox said. "Thank God our offense kept us in the game all day long." In the waning seconds of one of the highest-scoring thrillers in NFL history, Manning ensured that his kicker — not Romo — had the last chance to score.
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wish you could decline the penalty and just skate fiveon-five, but that’s not the case. On Saturday the Bruins power play not only showed life, but also it produced results. Two of the Bruins’ four goals came on the power play. The first came off the stick of Torey Krug. Krug assisted on the second power play goal as well when Bruins’ captain Zdeno Chara lit the lamp for the first time of the season. Boston cruised to an easy 4-1 victory over Detroit after the Bruins peppered Red Wings’ goalie Jimmy Howard with 37 shots. Across the sheet, Tuukka Rask made 25 saves in the victory. While the Bruins took care of business on the North
And with that, the Broncos ran their total to 230 points this season — the most by an NFL team through the first five games. The Broncos (5-0) had moved the ball to the Dallas 2 after Danny Trevathan's diving interception at the 24 in the final 2 minutes. Needing a first down but not a touchdown so they could run out the clock, Manning and Knowshon Moreno shouted at each other in the backfield just before the snap. "He basically was asking me, 'How am I supposed to do that? How can I get a half a yard but not get a yard and a half?'" said Manning, who threw for 414 yards and four touchdowns to give him a record-setting 20 in the first five games. "I just said, 'You can't! You can't score! You can't do it!'" Moreno managed to pull off the first down without scoring, and Manning took three snaps to drain the clock to 2 seconds for Prater, who also had a 50-yarder among his three field goals. It was quite a debate over a measly yard in a game with 1,039 yards of total offense
combined in the fourth-highest highest scoring game in NFL history and tied for the second-highest in regulation since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, according to STATS. Romo was 25 of 36 for 506 yards and five touchdowns, breaking Don Meredith's franchise record of 460 yards. He is the fifth quarterback in NFL history to pass for at least 500 yards and five touchdowns in a game. Romo's 79-yard pass to Dez Bryant set up a 4-yard scoring toss to Cole Beasley for a 48-41 lead. Manning, who threw for 414 yards and moved past Dan Marino for second on the career passing list with 61,371 yards, answered by leading a nine-play, 73-yard drive to Moreno's tying 1-yard score with 2:44 remaining. Romo's interception came two plays later, when Trevathan dived in front of tight end Gavin Escobar. "I was baiting him," said Trevathan, who scared his teammates with a knee injury in practice last week that turned out not to be serious. "Romo threw it and I felt
like, man, hopefully I don't drop the ball when I get in the end zone this time. I fell to the ground and said, 'Forget it!'" The Cowboys (2-3) were on the verge of getting blown out early in the second half when they finally stopped Manning and forced a field goal. They later ended his streak of 227 passes without an interception when Morris Claiborne picked him off late in the third quarter. Dallas, which scored its most points ever in a loss, converted the turnover into a 41-38 lead on Romo's 10-yard pass to Jason Witten, but the Broncos pulled even with a drive to Prater's 50-yarder. The biggest momentum swing came on Romo's 82-yard touchdown to rookie Terrance Williams that cut Denver's lead to 35-27 in the third quarter. "So you leave this game and obviously you are crushed and disappointed," said Witten, who had 121 yards receiving and a touchdown. "Offensively, this needs to be the standard by which we play." The Cowboys jumped ahead 14-0 in the first quarter, but Dallas defenders just couldn't stay with Denver's receivers.
Then Manning fooled them and the 92,758 watching his first game at the $1.2 billion home of the Cowboys with a bootleg for an easy 1-yard score and a 28-17 lead late in the first half. Denver lined up for what looked like a run on third down from the 1. But Manning had faked the handoff, and the roar from thousands of orange-clad Denver fans grew as they realized he was jogging toward the left corner of the end zone for his first touchdown rushing since 2008. "The key is you want to do it about every five years or so," Manning said. "If you do it every game, they're going to be playing it right. Naked bootlegs only work, the ones I've done, is when you don' tell anybody." Romo got Dallas in position for a 48-yard field goal by Dan Bailey just before halftime with a 38-yard completion to Williams, who had 151 yards receiving. Bryant had six catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Julius Thomas led the Broncos with 122 yards and two scores, and Moreno had 93 yards rushing for the Broncos.
End, in the Back Bay it was the Red Sox who emerged victorious after David Ortiz belted two solo home runs in a 7-4 win over Tampa. With the exception of the Patriots' stumble against Cincinnati this was a weekend that Boston sports fans live for. Red Sox fans are looking to bury the Rays on Monday and advance to the ALCS, while the Bruins look to remain undefeated when they welcome the Avalanche to “the hub.”’ It’s a wicked great time to be a Boston sports fan. Let the good times roll.
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Landon Donovan would be more excited about his latest piece of MLS history if he wasn't so consumed with the Los Angeles Galaxy's push for another league title. Donovan scored twice in the first half, tying Jeff Cunningham's MLS career goals record in the Galaxy's 5-0 victory over Chivas USA on Sunday. Donovan has 134 regularseason goals, passing secondplace Jaime Moreno (133) and matching Cunningham's total. The Galaxy's home crowd gave a warm halftime ovation to Donovan, who's likely to reign high atop the list in the coming years. "If this had happened earlier in my career, I would have thought about it more," Donovan said.
"But we're in a playoff race right now, so for us, it's about winning. But at halftime, it hit me, and I realized it. I'll sit and think about it at some point, but for now, I want to keep going." The U.S. national team star scored in the 23rd minute on a sharp pass from Gyasi Zardes before tying the record in the 41st minute with a beautiful chip shot over Chivas goalie Dan Kennedy. After the Galaxy ran out the clock on a blowout win in the SuperClasico rivalry, Donovan's thoughts already were on the Americans' upcoming World Cup qualifier and the Galaxy's next match against Montreal. "It would be nice to get (the record) out of the way so there's no attention on it," Donovan said. "I would trade maybe not all of them — but most of them
— for another championship ring." Donovan bounced back impressively after struggling through a scoreless September on a sprained left ankle. With the Galaxy needing wins to stay in playoff contention, the 31-year-old star finally pulled even with Cunningham, who played eight of his 14 MLS seasons with Columbus. Robbie Keane also scored two goals for the two-time defending champion Galaxy, who ended a four-match winless skid. "The way we started until the end was very professional, very dominating," said Keane, who didn't realize Donovan's accomplishment until afterward. "It's a great achievement for anybody to score that many goals. He was good. I think everybody performed in this one."
Morrissey: It's a good time to be a Boston fan Donovan matches MLS scoring record in 5-0 win Causeway are some of Boston’s finest sports bars. No trip to a Bruins game is complete without dinner and a brew at one of these establishments. Try the Bobby Orr sandwich at The Fours, you’ll thank me later. For the first time since the 1973-1974 season the Bruins and Red Wings met as divisional opponents. Detroit moved from the Western Conference to the East during the NHL’s rendition of conference realignment this past summer. If you follow the Bruins you are well aware of the issues the team has had on the power play for the past few years. Quite frankly I
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Larin's team-leading third goal helps Huskies avoid defeat
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UConn forward Cyle Larin dribbles the ball during the Huskies' 2-2 draw against Central Florida on Saturday at Morrone Stadium. Larin scored the equalizer in the 57th minute.
from POINT, page 12 send the sellout crowd at Morrone Stadium into a frenzy prior to the break. “It put us into a good position going into the second half,” said Matheson. “It brought us back, but we still had a lot to do.” “Allando came in and changed the whole game for us,” said coach Ray Reid,
who substituted Matheson into the match just three minutes prior the goal. “I haven’t played Allando as much as he liked this year but he changed the whole game tonight, not just the goal but his effort.” Despite heading into halftime with a 2-1 deficit, UConn dominated UCF in possession and also had a 12-3 edge on shots in the first half. Coming out of the
break, the Huskies continued on with the heavy offensive pressure. In the 57th minute, junior midfielder Adria Beso sent a cross from the left side into the box that found an airborne freshman forward Cyle Larin. Larin then headed the ball past Evers for the equalizer to tie the game up at 2-2. UConn had been attacking from the wings frequently since UCF had dropped back more defensively after taking the lead, but the Huskies were not able to connect for a score until then. “It’s hard because all the teams try to defend half of the field so it’s hard for us to break them down,” Beso said of the Huskies’ attacking plans. “But we’re better than them and it’s what we gotta do. Break them down and try to score.” “I think that should be happening more,” Larin added. “We need to score like that all the time because the defenders are short.” After tying the game, the Huskies also clamped down defensively as the team did not allow the Knights to take a single shot for the remainder of the half. UConn fin-
ished the regulation leading 17-3 in shots. Two minutes into overtime, UCF had the first chance to end the match when it was rewarded a free kick just beyond the right side of the penalty box. Blake, however, was able to corral the bouncing shot to keep the score even. The Huskies had a chance to win the match themselves with just half a minute left in the first overtime. Matheson dribbled the ball near the left side of the box and sent a cross over to junior midfielder Edir DaGraca on the right, DaGraca then passed the ball back to Larin in the box, who fired a shot as he was falling down but only to see the ball go straight to goalkeeper Evers for a save. UConn had to hold its breath two minutes into the second overtime as a cross from a UCF player led Blake to collide with Williams. Blake was flipped over midair as he was going for a catch and fell down on his neck after Williams ran into Blake’s legs. After a visit from doctors and trainers, Blake was able to walk off the pitch on his own power
and redshirt sophomore Jacob Wagmeister came in as the replacement. Wagmeister played the remainder of the match and made one save while Blake departed the match with two. After the play resumed, the Huskies continued their offensive pressure as Nerwinski fought for a ball along the right side of the pitch and won a corner for the Huskies with just over a minute left. Beso’s proceeding cross from the corner connected with Matheson, but his header flew just over the crossbar. Several seconds later, Matheson had a chance to score again when DaGraca set up a pass for him just inside the right edge of the box, but Matheson’s shot sailed just over the upper right corner as the clock ticked down. UConn’s last chance came with five seconds remaining in the match on a free kick from about 30 yards out. Beso took the show shot but only to watch it curl just over the upper left corner as the referee blew the whistle to draw the conclusion to the match. The draw marks the third
consecutive for the Huskies after the team tied 1-1 on the road against both University of South Florida and Temple. Reid, however, commended the team’s effort to fight back in the match. “They were freaking resilient,” Reid said. “I give this kid on the end (Matheson) a lot of credit. That goal with a second left changed the momentum. Nerwinski worked his backside off and Allando scored a big-time goal. You saw tonight just what the character of this group is about. They gave me 100 percent.” As for the conditions of both Blake and senior forward Mamadou Doudou Diouf, who hasn’t played since Sept. 17 against Syracuse, Reid said that both are “fine” and Blake will not miss any time. However, Reid has yet to give a timetable as to when the Senegalese forward will return. The Huskies will continue their conference battles on Wednesday, Oct. 9 when they take on Rutgers at Morrone Stadium at 7 p.m.
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Tom Brady
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after his streak of 52 straight games with a passing touchdown ended Sunday Oct. 26 UCF TBA
Nov. 8 Louisville 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 16 SMU TBA
Oct. 15 Columbia 7 p.m.
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The team on his back
Men’s Soccer (3-2-4) Oct. 9 Rutgers 7 p.m.
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“I’m bummed that we lost. I think that’s all that really matters.”
Away game
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Oct. 19 Louisville 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Yale 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (8-6-0) Oct. 17 Cincinnati 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 Temple 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 Louisville Noon
Oct. 24 Louisville 7 p.m.
Oct. 27 Memphis 7 p.m.
Field Hockey (10-1) Oct. 11 Louisville 6 p.m.
Oct. 13 BU 2 p.m.
Volleyball Tomorrow Sacred Heart 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 Rutgers 7 p.m.
Oct. 23 Old Dominion Noon
Oct. 18 Oct. 20 Georgetown American 2 p.m. 1 p.m.
(8-10) Oct. 18 Temple 7 p.m.
Oct. 20 Memphis 2 p.m.
Oct. 25 Cincinnati 7 p.m.
Women’s Hockey (0-3-0) Oct. 11 Colgate 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Colgate 2 p.m.
Oct. 25 Rensselear 2 p.m.
Oct. 26 Rensselear 2 p.m.
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Boston Red Sox’s designated hitter David Ortiz lifts relief pitcher Koji Uehara after the Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 in Game 2 of baseball’s American League division series Saturday. Ortiz hit two home runs in the win.
Men’s Hockey (0-0-0) Oct. 18 Minnesota State 8:05 p.m.
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Nov. 2 Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m.
Women’s Cross Country Oct. 12 New Englands 3 p.m.
Oct. 19 Wisc. Adidas Inv. Noon
Oct. 25 Nov. 2 CCSU Mini Conference Meet Champ. 4 p.m. TBA
Nov. 15 East Regional 11 a.m.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will be missing Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley for its World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Panama. Dempsey has not played since Sept. 13 because of a strained right hamstring, and Bradley has been sidelined since spraining his left ankle during pregame warmups at Costa Rica on Sept. 6. The U.S. (5-2-1), which already has clinched its seventh straight World Cup berth, selected only 20 players for Friday night’s game against Jamaica at Kansas City, Kan., and the match four days later at Panama, which concludes qualifying. Three of the players were not in camp ahead of the September qualifiers: defender Brad Evans, midfielder Sacha Kljestan and forward Terrence Boyd. Evans had been out with a calf injury. “It opens up maybe some playing time for a Mix Diskerud or an Aron Johannsson. Maybe up top we can play Jozy Altidore and Eddie Johnson together,” U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann told the federation website. The roster includes two plays from Sporting Kansas City: defender Matt Besler and midfielder Graham Zusi. In addition to Dempsey and Bradley, other players out with injuries include defenders John Brooks (right elbow) and Clarence Goodson (bruised right knee), and defender/midfielder Fabian Johnson (sprained ankle), While Jamaica (0-4-4) has virtually no chance of qualifying, Panama (1-2-5) is fourth, ahead of Mexico on goal difference. The top three teams in the final round of North and Central America and the Caribbean qualify for next year’s 32-nation field in Brazil, and the fourth-place team earns a home-and-home playoff against New Zealand in November for another berth. “Once you achieve the goal of qualifying, you understand that the next higher level is already waiting for us. The World Cup is a couple of levels higher up than World Cup qualifying,” Klinsmann said. “Players understand this is serious business. We want to see an improvement of the entire squad, and we want to see competition in every spot. You only have to say one word: Brazil. Then you automatically get fired up.” The U.S. has a pair of exhibition games next month, at Scotland and likely at Austria. The roster: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England), Nick Rimando (Salt Lake) Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla, Mexico), Matt Besler (Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke, England), Edgar Castillo (Tijuana, Mexico), Brad Evans (Seattle), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles) Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, France), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg, Norway), Jermaine Jones (Schalke, Germany), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht, Belgium), Graham Zusi (Kansas City) Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Sunderland, England), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna, Austria), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Eddie Johnson (Seattle)
Pirates take 2-1 lead with win over Cardinals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pinchrunner Josh Harrison stood on second base in the bottom of the eighth inning and pointed to Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach Nick Leyva. “I told him to get that arm ready, because I’m coming,” Harrison said. Moments later, Harrison was streaking across home plate to give the Pirates the lead. Minutes after that, the Jolly Roger that’s been a fixture on the Pittsburgh skyline all summer climbed up the flagpole again. Harrison scored on Pedro Alvarez’s tiebreaking single Sunday, sending the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that staked Pittsburgh to a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five NL division series. Russell Martin followed with a sharp RBI single against reliever Kevin Siegrist, who took over after Carlos Martinez (0-1) faltered. The go-ahead single was the latest big hit by Alvarez. He homered in the first two games against St. Louis and is 4 for 10 with four RBIs in the series. Alvarez also kept the Pirates’ famous flag flying high in October. “Raise the Jolly Roger!” is the rallying cry for this wild-card team, now one victory from its first postseason series win since Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and the “We Are Family” gang won it all in 1979. “We’re continuing to surprise a lot of people, I believe. We’re continuing to show people that we’re not done, that we’re not just happy to be
in the postseason,” star center fielder Andrew McCutchen said. “We’re fighting to win a World Series.” Heady territory for a franchise that had endured a record 20 consecutive years of losing coming into this season. Six months later, the Pirates are on the cusp of knocking out baseball royalty. Mark Melancon (1-0) picked up the win despite allowing Carlos Beltran’s tying home run in the top of the eighth. Jason Grilli worked the ninth for a save. Charlie Morton is set to start for Pittsburgh in Game 4 on Monday against rookie Michael Wacha. Beltran finished 2 for 3 with three RBIs. His 16th playoff home run moved him past Babe Ruth for eighth place in postseason history. “It’s a must-win tomorrow for us,” Beltran said. “Hopefully we can come here tomorrow, take care of business, win and go play the last game at home.” Beltran’s shot temporarily silenced a rocking crowd at PNC Park. It also set the stage for another dramatic win by the Pirates. McCutchen led off the eighth with his second hit, a double to left. But the NL MVP candidate unwisely tried to advance on Justin Morneau’s grounder to shortstop and was an easy out at third. Harrison ran for Morneau and moved up when Marlon Byrd walked. St. Louis manager Mike Matheny turned to a lefty in Siegrist to face the left-handed Alvarez. The
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Pedro Alvarez drives in Josh Harrison in Game 3 as the Pirates take a 2-1 lead in the NLDS.
Pittsburgh slugger tied for the NL lead with 36 homers during the regular season, but hit just .180 against lefties. “I just knew it was going to be a tough matchup,” Alvarez said. “I’ve seen him a couple of times before. I haven’t had much success. He’s a pitcher with good stuff — great stuff. He threw me a couple of fastballs out over the plate.” One too many, as it turned out, and Alvarez singled between first and second. Martin then fouled off a squeeze bunt before lining a hit to left that gave Grilli more than enough cushion. The game was a rare nail-biter between two clubs that spent the summer shadowing each other in the race for the NL Central title.
Coming into Sunday, only five of the previous 21 matchups between the two were decided by two runs or less. After blowouts by each club in St. Louis, there wasn’t much room to breathe in front of a frenzied, blackclad crowd looking for a repeat of Pittsburgh’s giddy 6-2 romp over Cincinnati in the wild-card game last Tuesday. Martin’s sacrifice fly off reliever Seth Maness in the sixth gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead and turned the game over to Pittsburgh’s “Shark Tank” bullpen, one of the keys to the franchise’s first winning season and playoff berth in a generation. Tony Watson worked around a one-out single in the seventh before giving way to Melancon.
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Down 2-0, Huskies fight back to salvage point against UCF By Mike Peng Staff Writer
Tyler Morrissey If you’re waking up this Monday morning and you’re a Boston sports fan, what a weekend it was. Two of Boston’s most beloved teams were in action in Beantown, generating an electric atmosphere in the city. It all started on Thursday when the Bruins opened the 20132014 season in front of the home crowd at TD Garden. The Bruins are coming off a successful yet heartbreaking season, after Boston was defeated in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. It still boggles my mind the Blackhawks scored those two goals in 18 seconds. Thoughts of the Bruins collapse in the Stanley Cup Final were soon forgotten when Chris Kelly scored the first goal of the season for Boston on a penalty shot eight minutes into the game. Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron would tack on two more goals to send the Causeway crowd into the night with a satisfying 3-1 victory. Friday brought rain to Boston, but it was not enough to delay the opening game of the American League Division Series between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The last time the Red Sox won a playoff game was on Oct. 18, 2008 when Boston defeated the Rays in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. Red Sox fans would not have to wait much longer for the taste of postseason victory. Tampa took a two-run lead into the bottom of the fourth, but the bats came alive for Boston as the Red Sox plated five runs in the fourth and three runs in the fifth. Wil Myers dropping a routine fly ball in the fourth inning also didn’t hurt. Boston went on to take the first game of the series 12-2, setting up a pivotal Game 2 at Fenway Saturday evening as the Detroit Red Wings came to town to face the Bruins in an “Original 6” showdown. On Saturday I had the privilege of spending the day in Boston with a special someone. It was the first time I had been back in the city since the Boston Marathon bombing. I got chills when I saw the street sign for Boylston Street. After taking a tour of the Sam Adams brewery, (a fantastic way to kill an hour or two in Boston) we made our way to The Garden. There’s something special about the Causeway Street crowd. In a sea of black and gold jerseys, a few brave Detroit Red Wings fans donned the famous winged wheel sweater. Along the streets that connect to
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After being down 2-0 early, the No. 24 UConn men’s soccer team battled back to earn a 2-2 draw in double overtime against the University of Central Florida (3-4-2, 1-1-1 American) Saturday night at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. The Huskies are now (3-2-4, 0-0-3 American) on the season. UCF struck first in the 13th minute when its leading scorer, sophomore forward Romario Williams drilled a free kick from about 25 yards out that curled just out of the reach of UConn junior goalkeeper Andre Blake and into the upper left corner of the net. The goal was Williams’ fifth of the season. A little over 20 minutes later, the Knights found the net again when Williams sent a pass to senior midfielder Omar Vallejo through several UConn defenders. Vallejo then pulled the trigger from just outside the penalty box and sent the ball past a diving Blake and into the lower left corner to double the Knights’ lead. The score also marked the first time since Oct. 6, 2012 that UConn conceded multiple goals when the team lost a 3-2 contest to Marquette. The Huskies, however, answered the bell and ended the half on a high note when junior forward Allando Matheson scored his first goal of the season with just one second remaining on the clock. Freshman defender Jakob Nerwinski worked his way around several UCF defenders on the right side of the pitch and fed a pass to Matheson just inside the box, allowing the North York, Ontario native to fire the shot past UCF goalkeeper Sebastian Evers just inside the right post to
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UConn junior forward Allando Matheson controls the ball during Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Central Florida at Morrone Stadium. Matheson scored his first goal of the 2013 season with one second remaining in the first half to pull the Huskies within one.
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Huskies fall to 8-6 after two losses in Florida By Kyle Constable Staff Writer It was a rough weekend in the American Athletic Conference for the UConn women’s soccer team. In UConn’s first of two conference road trips, the Huskies came home empty handed, falling to Central Florida 4-1 on Friday and South Florida 3-2 in double overtime on Sunday. The Huskies (8-6-0, 2-2-0 American) started the weekend coming off back-to-back wins against conference rivals Southern Methodist and Houston, but could not keep the momentum going. On Friday, UConn made its first stop on the road trip, visiting Orlando to take on Central Florida (10-2-1, 3-0-0 American). The Huskies fought hard early and kept the game scoreless through the first 37 minutes, but in the 38th minute, the Knights broke through and
netted their first goal. UConn regained control through the end of the first half, but it was in the second half the Huskies let the game slip away. In the 59th minute, the Knights scored the first of three goals they would record in two minutes. Goals in the 60th and 61st minutes put the win solidly in UCF’s column. However, UConn did not go out in total silence. In the 73rd minute, freshman forward Rachel Hill scored to put the Huskies on the board before the conclusion of the game. The weekend struggle continued for UConn as the team traveled farther south to play South Florida at home in Tampa on Sunday. This loss came as the Huskies were less than a minute away from earning their first tie of the season. In the 3rd minute, redshirt junior forward Julie Hubbard struck first to give the Huskies an early 1-0 lead over the Bulls.
The Huskies could not hold the lead for long, though, as USF’s Olivia Chance scored in the 14th minute to tie up the game. Twenty minutes later, USF’s Sharla Passareillo added a second goal to give the Bulls the lead. UConn was able to tie up the game less than two minutes into the second half as sophomore forward Stephanie Ribeiro scored one on a header from eight yards out, assisted by junior forward Samantha McGuire. For the next 62 minutes, the score would remain deadlocked through the remainder of the second half and the first overtime. But with just 52 seconds to go in the second and final overtime, USF’s Cristin Granados broke through the Huskies’ defense and netted a shot in the upper right corner from 18 yards out to end the game. This weekend’s losses were
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UConn redshirt freshman defender Gabriella Cuevas dribbles against a defender in UConn’s 4-1 win against Houston on Sept. 29. The Huskies lost at both UCF and USF this weekend.
the Huskies’s first two in the American, setting them back in the conference standings. While UCF was projected to finish first in the conference, USF was projected to finished below UConn, making the loss a tough one for the team to
overcome. UConn’s next game will be back on the Huskies’ home turf, where they will face the Temple Owls on Friday at 7 p.m.
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Field hockey starts season 10-0 before loss to Boston College By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer
The No. 2 UConn field hockey split a pair of games this weekend, winning 4-1 on the road against Big East rival Providence before falling to No. 9 Boston College 4-3 in double overtime at home for their first loss of the season. Junior forward Chloe Hunnable’s hat trick against Providence propelled the Huskies to their 10th win of the season, which would maintain the team’s undefeated record heading into Sunday’s contest against Boston College. The Huskies outshot the Friars 14-12 and took a 13-6 advantage in penalty corners. Senior goalkeeper Sarah Mansfield had five saves, and senior forward Marie Elena Bolles, sophomore midfielder Sophie
Bowden and Hunnable would smothering defensive pressure each add assists. Sophomore early in the first half, got on the midfielder Mckenzie Townsend board first on a goal by Virgynia also netted her second goal of Muma in the 10th minute, with the season. Muma tipping in a pass from The team returned home to midfielder Emily McCoy deep take on No. 9 Boston in the UConn circle. College on Sunday, FIELD HOCKEY UConn would a team that would answer in the 23rd 4 minute after sophohand the Huskies UConn their first loss of the Providence 1 more midfielder Sophie 2013 season. Bowden sent home a Friday “It was a great cross from senior forcollege matchup,” Anne Jeute deep UConn 3 ward head coach Nancy in the Eagles’ circle, 4 beating goaltender Stevens said. “You BC had two top ten Leah Settipane to the Sunday teams battling, and it far post to tie the game was fitting because at 1-1. both teams played well. We The Huskies would trade had some great opportunities in goals once again with the overtime to finish, and we got Eagles late in the first half, close, but then they put the win- with Boston College midfielder ner in, so that was the deciding and second team All-American factor.” Emma Plasteras scoring off of a The Eagles, after dominating 31st minute penalty corner only time of possession and applying to be answered three minutes
later by UConn’s Marie Elena Bolles, who scored off of her own rebound to move the score to 2-2 with 42 seconds remaining in the half. “She was the focus point going in and we obviously didn’t do our job on her,” Stevens said of Plasteras. “One thing we noticed with Boston College is that they can finish,” Stevens said. “If you give them opportunities, they have the ability to finish. And that’s to their credit.” The Huskies came out swinging in the second half, taking a 3-2 lead in the 41st minute on a Roisin Upton penalty corner goal assisted by Jeute and junior midfielder Chrissy Davidson. Boston College, however, would not relent, as the Eagles once again tied the game on a 45th minute goal from Plasteras, her second of the contest.
The score remained knotted at 3-3 through the final 25 minutes of regulation, sending the game to overtime. But after 15 minutes of extra time, the game was still stuck at three goals apiece, sending the game to a second seven-on-seven overtime period. Midfielder Anne Jeute nearly put the game away for the Huskies three minutes into the second overtime, sending a shot sailing just over the crossbar. The Eagles, however, would end the Huskies’ undefeated run on another goal from Plasteras – who had a hat trick – in the 80th minute, giving Boston College the 4-3 victory. “When you play a top ten team they make you better, so the best coach is the game,” Stevens said. “We have one of the toughest schedules in the country. This is our fifth top ten team in 11 games. When you
play a schedule like that I don’t think its really realistic to say you’re going to win all of your games, but you’re going to be in every game and hopefully you’re going to win more often than not.” Despite the loss, Stevens remains undeterred heading into another tough pair of games later this week. The Huskies will take on No. 17 Louisville on Friday and Boston University on Sunday, both at home. “We just made a decision to play one of the nation’s toughest schedules,” Stevens said. “And when you can go into overtime – and we’ve won two out of our three overtimes against top ten teams – then we have to be proud of that effort.”
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