The Daily Campus: November 14, 2012

Volume CXIX No. 67

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Women’s Center offers resources for sexual assault victims

By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer

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In light of Amherst College facing scrutiny for its poor handling of numerous sexual assault cases, UConn has made sure to have a large variety of resources and programs specifically on prevention for sexual assault victims.

Five to 15 victims of sexual assault are reported to the Women’s Center per semester according to the director of the Women’s Center, Kathleen Holgerson. In 2011 there were 14 reports submitted related to sexual assault.

Holgerson believes that there are many unreported sexual assaults so the number of incidents could be higher. Also there are other community response teams that students can report to when facing sexual assault crisis or other

personal incidents including community standards, residential life and the Office of Student Services and Advocacy.

“We provide advocacy, support and empowerment to sexual assault victims,” said Holgerson.

“We create a space for their needs and to talk about what happen, share information on their options, and support whatever choices they make.”

Karen L. Bresciano, the associate director of the office of services and advocacy explained that their office helps students reach out to instructors in order to provide understanding when a student is a victim of sexual assault. They help coordinate with professors so students do not fall behind on classes and if necessary rearrange their school schedule if the perpetrator is in the class.

“It’s important that the victim feels safe,” said Bresciano. “We also help them connect with other services.”

As of January 2011 UConn has emplaced a sexual assault response policy with the purpose to assist university employees in responding to reports of sexual assault.

The policy continues to make sure that there is a timely and comprehensive response. The full outline of the policy can be found online.

Amherst College is currently in hot water for the way they handle sexual assault cases, in large part due to a student-written column about her experience when reporting she was raped. Amherst has faced years of misconduct with how poorly victims are treated and their new president, Carolyn A. Martin, plans to revise the Amherst approach.

UConn has made sure to have many resources that students can turn to when reporting sexual assault or other incidents involving sexual misconduct. This array of resources all differ depending on the student’s comfort zone as well.

Holgerson continued to explain that there are incident reports filled out by community response teams in order to trace the trends on campus, however they are not made public to protect the privacy of the victims.

UConn’s primary focus with these programs and community response teams is prevention, would be the best-case scenario according to Holgerson. She furthered explained how employees in the Women’s Center have an obligation to report sexual assault but that information will remain private if reported.

Reflections on Mirror Lake

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» MANSFIELD

Town may hire consultants for school project

Huskies defeat Vermont in home opener 67-49.

By Stephen Skudlarek Campus Correspondent

SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: HIGH 2012 YOUTH VOTER TURNOUT SHOULD PERSIST IN THE FUTURE Politicians may be more likely to address concerns important to young citizens.

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: A CAST OF CHARACTERS IN THE PETRAEUS SEX SCANDAL A guide to Petraeus, Broadwell, Kelley, Allen and others involved.

The university also follows Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on the gender of employees and students.

It also prohibits sexual harassment and sexual violence. In the office of diversity and equity, individuals can file a complaint against the university if they believe they have been discriminated against based on sex, as well as if they have been victims of sexual assault or sexual violence.

The Women’s Center also offers many other programs such as VAWPP (Violence Against Women Prevention Program) and their website offers a list of emergency contacts and other emergency response teams that students could call for immediate assistance.

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Streetlights and lights from Montieth shine on the surface of Mirror Lake on Tuesday night.

Two new elementary school projects in Mansfield are seeking consultants, which could cost the town between $5,000 and $10,000.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the town council considered taking on the services of CREC (Capitol Region Education Council).

Two officials from CREC, Robert Saunders and Roger LaFleur, were brought in to discuss the school building project.

CREC assists towns with the construction of schools, from any given stage in the project from planning to its end.

In addition to construction and planning, the organization specializes in a wide variety of areas of consulting for these projects, including energy efficiency, building design and operation, among other things.

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Workshop teaches about writing updated citations

By Alie Garry Campus Correspondent The Homer Babbidge Library offered a workshop for UConn students on Tuesday who hoped to finally understand the frustrating and complicated nature of academic citations.

The lecture “Demystifying Citations” is one in a series of classes that the library offers to students every Tuesday night.

The program is called, “The Real College Survival Guide” and goes over everything that a college student needs to know, from resume writing and time management, to learning how to make interactive maps.

Joelle Thomas, Undergraduate User Experience and Media Technology Librarian, is the coordinator for the program and is teaching several of the workshops. She said that the program was started last spring by Kathy Labrador with great success and has been continued.

Citations are a key part of any

undergrad’s academic experience and one of the more frustrating pieces of academic writing to understand, the reason being that there are several different styles that are changing every couple of years. Thomas points out that the reason citations change is also due to the types of sources that are used.

“The most commonly asked question is, how do I cite a YouTube video?”

Thomas showed how citations are keeping up with technology by showing a recent update by MLA on how to cite a tweet.

Thomas showed students different resources to help with citations, refworks.com is a resource available to all UConn students that will import citations from databases automatically into your bibliography.

The Library offers workshops every Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

They will continue after the Thanksgiving break.

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UConn alum Jake Pomerantz attends the lecture, “Demystifying Citations,” at the Homer Babbidge Library on Tuesday Night. The workshop was offered as part of a series of writing workshops that are held every Tuesday.

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Plea deal falls through in East Coast rapes case

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A plea deal for a Connecticut man accused of a series of rapes along the East Coast fell through Tuesday after the defendant told a judge he wasn’t sure he knew what he was doing.

A plea hearing had been scheduled in Prince William County for Aaron Thomas, who is charged with abducting three teenage trick-ortreaters in 2009 in Virginia and raping two of them. But the deal was called off when Thomas, of New Haven, Conn., balked at the deal in open court.

At the outset of the hearing, Thomas told the judge in a barely audible voice that he wasn’t sure what was right and what was wrong.

“I’m not sure I know what I’m doing,” Thomas said.

The assaults were the last of 17 that authorities attributed to Thomas, who was linked through DNA to assaults and rapes on women as far back as 1997 in Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Had Thomas pleaded guilty, it would have been the first time he had been convicted for any of those assaults.

Report: Housing prices remain high

HARTFORD (AP) — A new report shows a shortage of affordable housing options in Connecticut, which is leading to higher rental costs and continued high sale prices for lower income families.

Median sales prices of homes have been pushed below their 2007 peak. But an annual housing report, released Tuesday by the Partnership for Strong Communities, found that many residents continue to struggle to find an affordable place to live.

Connecticut still has the eighth highest median sales price in the U.S. and the 6th highest rental prices.

According to the report, calls from residents to the United Way’s 2-1-1 Infoline seeking information about homeless shelters, affordable rentals and help with rental and mortgage payments remain at record levels.

Meanwhile, households paying more than 30 percent of their incomes for housing have risen.

CCM calls for greater education funding

HARTFORD (AP) — The largest association of Connecticut cities and towns called on a state task force Tuesday to recommend the governor and legislators increase state funding for public education, despite a continuing drop in state revenues.

James Finley, executive director of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, said the Education Cost Sharing grant, the largest pool of state aid for local K-12 education, is underfunded by more than $763 million. That means local property taxpayers end up shouldering the bulk of the education costs, something Finley maintains they cannot afford to continue.

But Finley said he is worried the ECS task force will become overwhelmed by the fiscal challenges currently facing the state and not recommend that substantially more money be invested into the ECS grant program or special education.

Conn. aims to improve child abuse detection

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s child welfare agency and medical providers are working to improve detection and reporting of child abuse, including setting new guidelines for examining injured children.

Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz said Tuesday the efforts also include increasing education for doctors and other medical professionals. Yale-New Haven Hospital and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford are among hospitals that have increased training.

Katz says the goal is to detect child abuse quicker and prevent further abuse.

The new guidelines for medical providers include evaluating available medical records when children are brought in with injuries and disrobing children and placing them in hospital gowns for more thorough examinations.

New Britain landlords fight local fees

NEW BRITAIN (AP) — Landlords in New Britain sued the city on Tuesday over a fee they argue is excessive but city officials say is intended to fight blight.

A group of landlords sued in New Britain Superior Court to block imposition of the $150-per-unit annual fee. The charge would total in the thousands of dollars for a landlord with hundreds of properties.

Daniel Silver, a lawyer representing landlords, said the fee is unnecessary because the city already has numerous regulations and laws on the books such as housing codes, nuisance abatement standards, antiblight laws and other rules.

Phil Sherwood, a spokesman for Mayor Tim O’Brien, said the landlords fighting the fee are the same ones who fought the city’s past anti-blight efforts.

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‘I stole from a 9-year-old’: Court-ordered shaming (AP) - A woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to pass a Cleveland school bus was ordered this week to hold a sign at the intersection reading, “Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.” It was the latest example of creative, and sometimes controversial, sentences handed out by judges to publicly shame offenders. Some other examples from around the country: UTAH: PONYTAIL CUT OFF The mother of a 13-yearold Utah girl chopped off her daughter’s ponytail in court in order to reduce her community service sentence.

The teen had landed in court in May because she and another girl used dollar-store scissors to cut off the hair of a 3-yearold they had befriended at a McDonald’s.

A judge agreed to reduce the teen’s community service time if her mother chopped off her daughter’s ponytail in court.

The mother has since filed a formal complaint, saying the judge in Price intimidated her into the eye-for-an-eye penalty.

HOUSTON: ‘I AM A THIEF’ Daniel and Eloise Mireles were convicted of stealing more than $265,000 from the crime victims fund in Harris County, Texas.

In addition to restitution and jail time, the Houston couple were sentenced in July 2010 to stand in front of the local mall for five hours every weekend for six years with a sign reading, “I am a thief.”

A sign was also posted outside their house stating they were convicted thieves.

PENNSYLVANIA: ‘I STOLE FROM A 9-YEAR-OLD’ Western Pennsylvania residents Evelyn Border and her daughter, Tina Griekspoor, 35, were caught stealing a gift card from a child inside a Wal-Mart.

In November 2009, the Bedford County district attorney said he would recommend

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Shena Hardin holds up a sign to serve a highly public sentence on Tuesday in Cleveland for driving on a sidewalk to avoid a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children.

probation instead of jail time because the women stood in front of the courthouse for 4 1/2 hours holding signs reading, “I stole from a 9-year-old on her birthday! Don’t steal or this could happen to you!”

WISCONSIN: ‘I WAS STUPID’ A man who crashed his car into the gates at a Wisconsin waste water treatment plant spent eight hours holding a sign saying, “I was stupid.”

Shane McQuillan decided he would rather do that than spend 20 days in jail on a charge of criminal damage to property.

McQuillan had a blood alcohol level of 0.238 percent, nearly three times the legal limit for driving, at the time of the 2008 accident in Eau Claire.

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Grandmother, uncle plot murder-suicide

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Caught up in a family disagreement over who should care for three young children, a grandmother and her son barricaded themselves and the kids in a garage and filled it with deadly carbon monoxide gas. All five died.

Police spent Tuesday trying to explain the heartbreaking scene discovered a day earlier at the home of 54-year-old Sandy Ford and her son Andy in a quiet Toledo neighborhood.

Firefighters using a sledgehammer broke down the garage door to find the bodies of 5-yearold Madalyn Hayes, her 6-yearold brother, Logan, and 10-yearold sister, Paige, slumped inside a car, along with their grandmother and uncle. Two hoses attached to the exhaust of a pickup truck pumped gas fumes through the car’s rear window.

Police said letters inside the house indicated the woman and her son plotted the murder-suicide, beginning by picking up the children from school Monday morning after their mother had dropped them off earlier.

They also had disabled the garage door opener and nailed plywood over the windows, said Toledo police Sgt. Joe Heffernan.

He wouldn’t say what was in the letters, but it appeared some were written by the children.

“We’re trying to figure out all the why’s in this,” he said.

Authorities were called to the home by the children’s frantic grandfather after he discovered the letters and was unable to force open the garage door.

Despite the grisly scene, investigators found no signs the children were forced into the car and believe all five died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

OHIO: ‘SORRY FOR THE JACKASS OFFENSE’ An Ohio judge ordered a man and woman who vandalized a baby Jesus statue in a church’s outdoor nativity to march through town with a donkey to apologize.

Jessica Lange and Brian Patrick admitted to defacing the statue at St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church on Christmas Eve 2003. They led a donkey provided by a petting zoo through the streets of Fairport Harbor carrying a sign that said, “Sorry for the jackass offense.”

After the 30-minute march, the pair were taken to serve 45-day sentences that included drug and alcohol treatment.

They also were ordered to

replace the statue.

TEXAS: FROM COURTHOUSE TO DOGHOUSE Curtis Robin Sr. made a deal with Texas prosecutors to spend 30 consecutive nights in a 2-by3-foot doghouse after pleading guilty to whipping his stepson with a car antenna.

Robin served the sentence outside his home in Vidor in 2003 so he could avoid jail time and continue working as a foreman for a demolition company.

Police were assigned to randomly check on Robin to ensure he was in the doghouse each night from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Robin was allowed to have a sleeping bag, mosquito netting, plastic tarp or similar protective items.

Motion by member to set up pay-as-you-go plan denied from TOWN, page 1 Saunders and LaFleur estimated that CREC’s services would cost the town between $5000 to $10,000 for the project.

Council member David Freudmann tried to make a motion at the meeting to set up a “pay-as-you-go” type of plan for renovations and building, but the motion was denied.

The other council members wouldn’t let him make the motion because they felt the issue on the agenda dealt with hiring the CREC consultants, not the school building project as a whole.

Freudmann disagreed with this, saying that he felt that the town has already taken long enough to debate this issue.

“We’ve spent six and a half years focusing on this school building project. We’ve run up a tab of almost a quarter of a million dollars on consultants during this time period. So,

what do we do? We hire even more consultants. How is this going to solve the problem?”

Freudmann said Elizabeth Paterson said that the council did not have a clear consensus from the townspeople.

“It doesn’t matter if this takes seven years, or however long it takes. We’re not ready to make a decision on this yet. We need to look at every aspect of this project first,” Paterson said.

The council passed a motion to consult with the CREC officials and get an assessment on whether the school building project is currently heading in what they believe to be the correct direction.

The CREC officials will report back to the Town Council sometime in the future on their possible options with regard to this project.

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A cast of characters in the Petraeus sex scandal WASHINGTON (AP) — One day CIA Director David Patraeus was sending out signals he’d like to stay on for President Barack Obama’s second term. The next he was hurrying to the White House to offer his resignation and remorse over an extramarital affair. In rapid succession, other characters have emerged in North Carolina, Florida and Afghanistan with story lines that resemble the latest installment of “Real Housewives.”

And the scandal’s become so complicated you need a scorecard to keep track: DAVID PETRAEUS A highly decorated four-star Army general lauded for his leadership of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Petraeus, 60, moved into the civilian world to become CIA director in September 2011. He shocked official Washington on Friday by admitting an extramarital affair with his biographer and resigning his post.

PAULA BROADWELL The other woman. Now a 40-year-old author and married mom of two young children, she met Petraeus while she was an Army reservist and graduate student at Harvard in 2006. She later embarked on a case study on his leadership of the Iraq War. After he took the helm in Afghanistan, Broadwell expanded her work into a biography, gaining unprecedented access to Petraeus and his commanders.

It’s called “All In: The Education of General David Petraeus.”

Their affair began in November 2011, a couple of months after he became CIA director, according to retired Army Col. Steve Boylan, a friend of the Petraeus family. It ended last summer, Boylan said.

The relationship was exposed after Broadwell of Charlotte, N.C., sent emails to another woman, Jill Kelley, warning her to stay away from Petraeus, officials said.

JILL KELLEY All threads in the story trace

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In this 2011 file photo, USMC Gen. John Allen, left, and Army Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. commander in Afghanistan and incoming CIA Director, greet former CIA Director and new U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, as he lands in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 9, 2011.

back to this Tampa, Fla., socialite.

A surgeon’s wife and mother of three young girls, Kelley is a sort of self-appointed social ambassador for the nearby U.S. Central Command. The Kelleys opened their bayside home to lavish parties where military brass mingled with Tampa’s elite. In this role, she befriended Petraeus and his wife, Holly, when he took over Central Command in October 2008.

Kelley, 37, stayed in close contact with Petraeus after he left to take command of the Afghanistan war. They exchanged nearly daily emails in an account routinely monitored by his aides, according to two former staffers, who said those messages weren’t romantic in tone.

In May 2012, Kelley started getting anonymous, harassing emails warning her away from Petraeus.

She reported the email to the FBI. The FBI traced the messages

to Broadwell, uncovering her affair with Petraeus. The FBI notified Petraeus’ boss, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who urged him to resign.

And the FBI found something more.

It unearthed “inappropriate communications” between Kelley and another top military officer, John Allen, according to Pentagon officials.

JOHN ALLEN The four-star Marine general who followed in Petraeus’ footsteps at Central Command and then as Afghanistan commander is now following him into choppy waters.

The Pentagon is investigating 20,000 pages of documents and emails involving Allen, who is married, and Kelley. Some of the communications were “flirtatious,” according to a senior defense official, who spoke on

condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the case publicly.

Like Petraeus, Allen was part of the Tampa social circle; he moved up to acting commander when Petraeus left for Afghanistan.

When Petraeus came home from Afghanistan, Allen moved into the top job there – his current post.

President Barack Obama has nominated Allen to take over U.S. European Command and lead all NATO forces in Europe.

That’s been put on hold. He denies any wrongdoing and remains in his job.

NATALIE KHAWAM Kelley’s twin sister also socialized with the two generals. Both Petraeus and Allen wrote letters lauding Khawam as a devoted mother to help her in a bitter child custody battle with her ex-husband. Earlier in that divorce case, Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz

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Jill Kelley leaves her home Tuesday in Tampa, Fla. Kelley is identified as the woman who allegedly received harassing emails from Gen. David Petraeus’ paramour, Paula Broadwell.

had criticized Khawam for a lack of honesty and “misrepresentations about virtually everything.”

HOLLY PETRAEUS Petraeus’ wife of 38 years, mother of their two grown children, is in charge of service member assistance at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is a well-known advocate for military families. Mrs. Petraeus is said to be devastated by her husband’s infidelity. “Furious would be an understatement,” family friend Boylan told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

THE SHIRTLESS FBI AGENT And then there’s this unnamed character: The FBI agent to whom

Kelley first took her complaint was a longtime friend. And he had once sent her shirtless photos of himself, according to a federal law enforcement official.

He passed the information along to others for investigation, and was subsequently told to steer clear of the case because his superiors worried that he had become obsessed with it, the official said.

But the agent passed along a tip about Petraeus’ affair to Republican Rep. Dave Reichert of Washington state, who got word to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor on Oct. 27, nearly two weeks before the scandal became public.

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Clouds part, solar eclipse darkens north Australia

SYDNEY (AP) — From boats bobbing on the Great Barrier Reef, to hot air balloons hovering over the rainforest, and the hilltops and beaches in between, tens of thousands of scientists, tourists and amateur astronomers watched as the sun, moon and Earth aligned and plunged northern Australia into darkness during a total solar eclipse Wednesday.

Stubborn clouds that many feared would ruin the view parted – somewhat – in north Queensland, defying forecasts of a total eclipse-viewing bust and relieving spectators who had fanned out to glimpse the celestial phenomenon.

“Immediately before, I was thinking, ‘Are we gonna see this?’ And we just had a fantastic display – it was just beautiful,” said Terry Cuttle of the Astronomical Association of Queensland, who has seen a dozen total solar eclipses over the years. “And right after it finished, the clouds came back again. It really adds to the drama of it.”

Spectators whooped and

clapped with delight as the moon passed between the sun and Earth, leaving a slice of the continent’s northeast in sudden darkness.

Starting just after dawn, the eclipse cast its 150-kilometer (95-mile) shadow in Australia’s Northern Territory, crossed the northeast tip of the country and was swooping east across the South Pacific, where no islands are in its direct path. A partial eclipse will be visible from east Indonesia, the eastern half of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and southern parts of Chile and Argentina. Totality – the darkness that happens at the peak of the eclipse – lasted just over two minutes in the parts of Australia where it was visible.

Gloomy weather had left many eclipse-chasers who had traveled to Australia from around the globe anxious that they wouldn’t be able to see a thing. But the clouds moved in time for many to watch as the moon blotted out the sun’s rays and cast a shadow over the tropical landscape.

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“We gambled everything – drove through the rain and didn’t even know if the balloon was going to go up,” he said by phone from the hot air balloon as he and Harrison, 10, and Reilly, 12, watched the sun’s rays re-emerge from behind the moon while kangaroos hopped on the ground below. “It was everything I could have hoped for.”

On a dive-boat drifting along the blue waters of the Great Barrier Reef, a cheer of relief erupted as the clouds moved away at the moment of total eclipse, followed by a hush as darkness fell across the water.

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High 2012 youth voter turnout should persist in the future

Y

oung adults are notorious for voting in disproportionately low numbers on Election Day, a statistic especially skewed by low interest levels and persistent apathy among college-aged students.

This backdrop makes a report released this week by the Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement at Tufts University all the more interesting.

Young voters, defined as those voting eligible citizens under age 30, made up 19 percent of the total electoral turnout this year–up from 18 percent in 2008. Excitement surrounding the then-fresh presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama drove youth turnout up to levels unseen since 1972, the first presidential election in which the minimum voting age was lowered to 18. Most political analysts assumed this unusually high youth turnout was a one-time phenomenon unlikely to be repeated anytime in the near future. However, these preliminary statistics from 2012 indicate that this may be the beginning of a long-term trend.

What does this mean politically? Potentially a lot.

Politicians have long put issues of concern to the young on the backburner, relative to those of older citizens who have generally been thought more likely to reward (or punish) an office-seeker based on their stance on such issues.

Student loans, drug policy and higher education are but a few of these issues. What we may be witnessing is the beginning of a true paradigm shift in this nation: young people exerting their political capacity in numbers equal to their share of the country.

This is especially noteworthy with regards to the national debt, an issue on the forefront during every campaign for federal office this year. What are deficits? Simply, they are spending incurred now with the promise of paying for it later. And by “later,” that means “current young people.”

As a result, the platforms for reducing the deficit from both Democrats and Republicans relied little (if at all) on changes to the middle-aged and up. No changes to Social Security. No changes to Medicare. No raising the retirement age. You get the idea. When politicians go on and on about who they will not ask to fix our problems, think for a moment about who that means will be asked to fix our problems. People our age, and us alone.

Let us hope this high youth turnout is a trend that continues in the 2014 midterm election, the 2016 presidential election and beyond. And let us hope this trend does not, on the other hand, prove nothing more than a short-lived Obama-fueled burst.

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Is anyone else concerned by the fact that there are still political ads on television?

As a resident of Vermont submitting this InstantDaily before the game, I will NEVER hear the end of it if UConn loses to UVM. There’s nothing worse than 5 Hour Energy commercials.

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I was told by my friend today that I resemble Buzz Lightyear.

I don’t know if I should accept that as a compliment or be insulted that he would comment on my jetpack like that.

When you leave the stove on, the water’s going to boil.

It was a long, rainy day on campus. But any long rainy day can be cured by one thing: brinner.

Okay, is Moe’s open or what??

In September, I was sweating in my dorm room in North due to no air conditioning. Now in November, I’m still sweating in my room. Sweet.

Wow did I miss UConn basketball.

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A university reading program of Ice and Fire

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’m still not sure what UConn Reads is trying to accomplish. Is the goal to make students at UConn read more? It’s not like we are illiterate college students who don’t read. But as an English major, an aspiring novelist and a lover of good books (take it how you want it), I am all for supporting reading. But a fellow commentary writer made a good point: the writers should be alive to open up the possibility of having the writer come to the University and speak to the students.

The first UConn Reads sponBy John D. Nitowski sored Nicholas Weekly Columnist Kristoff ’s “Half the Sky” and in May, he came and spoke at the Student Union. This year, UConn is sponsoring “The Great Gatsby”

by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, sadly, is dead.

So here’s the book UConn Reads should have sponsored this year, and will have the opportunity to sponsor next year: “A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin.

But John, you might be hypothetically saying, “A Game of Thrones” is a silly, sometimes vulgar fantasy series. How could it possibly advance learning like the current event-related “Half the Sky” or the highly literary “Great Gatsby” are?

The as yet unfinished “A Song of Ice Fire” series is a traditional fantasy in the same genre as Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings.” Even though it isn’t finished

(only 5/7 books have been written) “A Game of Thrones” reflects our world more accurately than Tolkien.

In Tolkien’s “Rings,” the elves are the good guys, the orcs are evil. Frodo is an incredibly good character who is being corrupted by the beautiful, gold, ring. Reality in Middle Earth is black and white. There is good over here, and evil over there. We have to fight the evil, or become it.

In Martin’s “Song,” Westeros is divided into Seven Kingdoms. The Lannisters are rich, the Starks are honorable, the Baratheons are warriors, the Targaryen’s are outcasts, etc. There is no black and white. We may come to like some characters more than others, but Martin has a way of making us detest or like some characters at the beginning, and flipping our perspective by the end.

The characters of Martin’s “Song” are relatable. It’s hard for us not to relate to the struggles of Sansa Stark, who struggles to be feminine in a hostile world. Or Arya, Sansa’s sister, who doesn’t want to be a princess, she wants to be a warrior.

Tyrion Lannister is physically stunted, but has a mind stronger than anybody.

Jon Snow, a bastard boy, tries to figure out his own place in the world between the love for his family, and the vow to his brothers at the frigid Wall.

Often passed by as a series of escapist fantasy, “A Game of Thrones” raises important questions for our time. The

books are, objectively, about a succession crisis: who should rule us? Why should we let rulers rule us? What constitutes legitimate rule? Are men and women inherently different? Do we always choose love over honor? Does honor, military prowess, intellectual prowess, or any other quality, immediately grant one the ability to rule?

The political and philosophical questions “A Song of Ice and Fire” create make it a prime candidate for UConn Reads.

In addition, issues of censorship come in to play considering the story’s insistence not to block out any scenes of graphic sex or intense violence.

Some people might say these issues should keep it out of the running for a UConn Reads book, but “Half the Sky,” in my opinion, was just as graphic and just as important.

“The Great Gatsby” is high school reading. I’m not speaking against it’s literary merit, but we’re all familiar with it and we don’t need to look at it for the millionth time. “A Game of Thrones” leaves open the possibility of inviting George R.R. Martin to UConn and questions to him. Every question we ask Fitzgerald is the same: No comment.

“This year, UConn is sponsoring ‘The Great Gatsby’

by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald, sadly, is dead.”

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

State secession from United States not a viable option

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week after President Obama was re-elected, citizens from 36 states filed petitions for their states to peacefully secede from the Union. In a time when it is almost chic to say that America is going downhill, that we need a revolution, that the government is corrupt or that the

By Carleton Whaley best thing to do is Staff Columnist move to another country, it was only a matter of time before the thought of secession became a highly debated topic. After all, many people across the country are enraged that, as Texas Republican Peter Morisson said, “baby-murdering, taxraising socialists” have once again won the election. Of course, most seem to forget that this “socialist” president helped to create the website where these petitions are being filed, in order to create “an unprecedented openness in government.”

Having myself said that there are many things wrong with the government, I can see why some people would be upset that “their guy” didn’t

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win, and I respect their right to petition the government for change. Secession, however, is not change. It flies in the face of everything we as Americans have ever done; every victory, every loss, every tragedy that has befallen us has struck us all. To secede now is to make all of our brotherly struggles, especially the Civil War, null and void. Should the hallowed ground at Gettysburg be disgraced because Mitt Romney wasn’t elected?

Whether I supported him or not, no one in my mind is that important to dissolve America over. Every election for the past twelve years, all anyone has said is that they are voting for “the lesser of two evils.”

Why then is it acceptable to throw in the towel now? I don’t believe there was anything different about this election; no one is satisfied with the leadership that we have been offered, and they are tired of having to deal with that.

In that regard, I sympathize with the separatists; I too yearn for a president that I think can truly lead us to greatness, but I also know that I will live to see many elections and many presidents, and that life will go on. If we allow ourselves

to succumb to infighting and disputes, we will only drag ourselves down.

Beyond the sentiment of secession and its overwhelming error, there is no real way for the states to secede. Many of the petitions on ‘We the People’ cite the Declaration of Independence’s article addressing the need for a people to revolt, as well as the theory behind consent of the governed.

The truth is though, that the Declaration is in no way a piece of legislation, and nowhere in the Constitution does it give states the right to secede.

In fact, the fourteenth amendment, written after the Civil War, denies this right to states. Despite this, Texas is leading the separatist charge with over 77,000 signatures, well over the required 25,000 to require an official response from the president. The total amount of signatures is over 400,000, but there is a small flaw. Although one person can only sign a petition once, there is no way to keep people living in one state from signing the petitions of other states as well. Thus, the total number of signatures is likely inflated, and the ones from each state do not necessarily represent

the wishes of that state.

With the Obama administration taking this into account, it seems that the only one they will have to take action on is the Texas petition.

The fact that states do not have the right to secede is both good and bad. Without a legal way out, and with support slowly mounting, there is a small chance that things could get ugly. There is, however, some hope that Governor Rick Perry of Texas can quell the feelings of his state. Although he supported Romney, he is in support of the Union. Senators and governors aside, this is a debate between the people of America; after all if there is a revolution, it’s us who will be fighting.

Along with these petitions to secede, two more petitions have arisen, each one asking for the forced deportation and stripping of citizenship of those who signed the separatist petitions. While these antisecession petitions are just as unlikely to result in anything, the situation is getting more heated by the minute.

Staff Columnist Carleton Whaley is a 1stsemester English major. He can be reached at Carleton.Whaley@UConn.edu.

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Hungry, huskies? Have no fear New website takes on GrubHub in Storrs

Casual sex, casual racism

By Billy Lambert Campus Correspondent GrubHub.com may have a formidable underdog challenger to its place on starving UConn students‘ web browsers in Hungryhuskies.com–and working from the ground up may be its biggest advantage.

“They’re too big for their own good,” said Devin Sheehan, vice president of Hungry College Menus, about GrubHub. Hungry College Menus runs Hungry Huskies at UConn and “Hungry Rhody” at the University of Rhode Island, the corporation’s flagship website.

GrubHub, which bought out former UConn consumption darling Campusfood last year, processes “25-30 thousand” orders a night, according to Sheehan, and some students feel that such widespread production for one website isn’t always a good thing.

“It’s too big,” said Mike Huse, a 5th-semester actuarial science major.

Sheehan (who does maintain that GrubHub “does a good job”) instead offers an alternative online advertising platform for restaurants in and around Storrs.

“We work one-on-one with restaurant owners at least once or twice a day,” said Sheehan, something the Chicago-based GrubHub would not be able to do. According to Sheehan, this would allow the website to more quickly and accurately reflect a possible problem with the restaurants they represent, should one arise.

Launched at UConn with two weeks left of the 2012 spring semester, Sheehan admits that Hungry Huskies “hasn’t marketed much at UConn.” However, his plan to create a “locally based...one-

Eisner gets back into movies with Universal

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner is getting back in the movie business.

The 70-year-old said Tuesday that the media company he founded, The Tornante Company, will finance films that will be distributed by Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures.

The distribution deal will likely help Tornante raise outside financing.

There is no set number of films in the multi-year deal.

Universal has similar arrangements with several production companies, including producer Joel Silver’s Silver Pictures. This year, those arrangements resulted in just one film, “Pitch Perfect,” which came out in September and grossed $62.6 million worldwide.

Eisner built a reputation at Disney, and at Paramount Pictures before that, for backing midbudget films with recognizable actors and well-written scripts such as “Terms of Endearment” (1983), “Saturday Night Fever” (1977) and “Ruthless People” (1986).

He was CEO of The Walt Disney Co. from 1984 to 2005.

“Michael Eisner has been a powerful creative force behind some of the world’s greatest films and we’re confident that with Tornante, he’ll continue that tradition,” said Universal’s co-chairs, Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley, in a statement.

By Imaani Cain Campus Correspondent

Photo courtesy of hungryhuskies.com

The main delivery page of HungryHuskies.com, a new website meant specifically for UConn students. The website offers delivery and pickup order options for students from a dozen local restaurants and stores.

stop shop to see everything for take-out or delivery” at the university may flourish against the GrubHub conglomerate through several promotions being planned by the website.

One such deal in the work is “e-cheap weeks,” which would offer exclusive deals during select weeks if one were to order through Hungry Huskies. Think “Finals Week” or “Welcome Back Week”– two possibilities proposed by Sheehan.

Another, called “Husky Points” (not to be confused

with those distributed through school meal plans) would act as a “royalty program,” said Sheehan.

“Every 30 dollars you spend at [Sgt. Pepperoni’s], you get three dollars back,” said Sheehan, giving an example of a deal already in place.

“People in our age group, we don’t use coupons,” he said, “we are trying to act as a marketing company for these restaurants. The whole idea is to get the students to try their food–at the end of the day, you want [your restaurant’s] food

in kids’ mouths.”

A glance at Hungryhuskies. com shows that the website is trying to make that happen as easily as possible, with several UConn favorites such as Sgt. Pepperoni’s, Phoenix, Wally’s Chicken Coop and Baja Cafe already represented, with links to order, “cheap eats,” and information on the restaurants readily available.

Sheehan believes Hungry Huskies offers a great opportunity for these restaurants to build their consumer base.

“Yes, [these restaurants] do

a great business, but half the campus doesn’t even know who they are,” he said.

Indeed, several students, when asked about GrubHub, even seemed unaware of that website’s existence (“is it like Campusfood?” said Abigail Larkin, a 5th-semester English major), so Hungry Huskies’ emergence on campus may be at just the right time.

“You don’t have to be everywhere, just be good at where you’re at,” said Sheehan.

William.Lambert@UConn.edu

Documentary strives to help women worldwide

Photo courtesy of blog-aauw.org

This image promoting the ‘Half the Sky’ movement depicts a young girl, following the organization’s focus on improving the world for women around the world from poor education systems in Vietnam to child sex trafficking in Cambodia.

By Shaquana Chaneyfield Campus Correspondent Love 146 and UConn UNITE hosted a film viewing and discussion of the national bestseller “Half the Sky,” a nonfiction paperback focusing on the idea of turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide recently produced as a four-hour documentary for PBS, for an audience of about 40 students in the Women’s Center reception room in the Student Union Tuesday evening.

“Half the Sky” shined light on issues that lie in the way of the development of women in several countries. Broken into two viewing and discussion segments, the main issues discussed were child sex trafficking, mainly in the area of Cambodia, and the lack of education for young girls in Vietnam.

4th semester finance major Jeanette Farley described the documentary as being “unreal.”

“I had no idea this was that major. I

know of child sex trafficking but I didn’t know it was that widespread to the point where mothers would sell their own children to brothels,” Farley said.

This documentary used the faces of actors, activists, and political figures to drive the message home. Notable individuals such as Hilary Clinton, George Clooney, Meg Ryan, etc. shared their ideas on the global atrocities featured in the film.

The first part of the viewing highlighted the business of child trafficking with children as young as three years old.

Recording up close and personal footage, it gave the audience an insight into the horrors of modern slavery.

As the discussion moved along, it touched upon the common lack of education of young girls in Vietnam. Statistics showing that 300 million children are receiving no education, two-thirds of them being girls. In Vietnam, girls drop out of school at the average age of 15 while boys only make it a year further, their average

age being 16.

5th-semester English major Amber Jones said this stood out most to her.

“Fifteen is so young,” said Jones. “I couldn’t even imagine dropping out so young. Education is a given opportunity for us in America and for young children to have to drop out and stop that education is terrible.”

The book “Half the Sky” follows the stories of several women and struggles they face and the documentary puts a face and real time footage to those faces, those struggles, and the issues not necessarily known and focused on in today’s society.

5th-semester psychology major Marilyn Pinto looks at “Half the Sky,” both the paperback and the documentary, as being, “So enlightening. I’ve learned so much reading the novel and watching the documentary and I definitely feel much more informed. It makes me want to make a difference.”

Shaquana.Chaneyfield@UConn.edu

Cultural appropriation tends to rear its ugly head in the autumn, when people seem to forget that borrowing from other cultures is not being a “citizen of the world,” but is an instrument in casual racism. Native American cultures are among the most highly appropriated, a practice seemingly accepted by all. However, when cultural clothes are worn by people who are not Native American, it comes across as a mockery of someone’s ethnicity and a gross sort of sexualization that only serves to demean them, not honor them at all.

Victoria’s Secret recently made a formal apology under the pressure of the negative reaction from fans after their annual show in New York. The lingerie company had toted out Karli Kloss in a floorlength war bonnet, which was meant to represent the month of November. Traditionally, the feathered headdresses are worn by men, with a feather put on the bonnet connecting to an act of compassion or bravery. Victoria’s Secret’s short apology smacked of a slight incredulousness, wherein the underlying question seemed to be “why is this a big deal?” Native American culture has been sexualized for so long that it appears as normal to the majority of America, and isn’t seen as being explicitly racist the way yellowface and blackface are.

There is a constant argument that Westerners are merely being ‘appreciative’ of their culture by dressing up like them, and that this is but another way of being “culturally open.”

Even No Doubt delved into the fold of sexualizing Native American culture with their recent video, “Looking Hot.” In this, the band replayed a variation of “cowboys and Indians”, with Gwen Stefani as some sort of “sexy indigenous woman,” rolling around in her teepee and being held at gunpoint. Although No Doubt pulled the music video from the Internet and made an apology, stating that they had “consulted with Native American friends and Native American studies experts at the University of California,” this still is not enough. It seems bemusing to say the least; if the band had to ruminate over whether their music video could be construed as racist, why did they put it out at all? Wouldn’t it have been a better move to scrap the idea and find another one that wasn’t fraught with troubles? However, No Doubt (with Stefani in particular) is a repeat offender in the matter of fetishizing, as their vocalist has worn a wide array of accessories and clothes belonging to other cultures.

In addition to this mockery of cultures, Lana Del Rey’s music video for her song “Ride” includes a short segment in which the singer adorns a war bonnet similar to the one worn by Kloss. This comes, quite honestly, out of nowhere and has no connection to the narrative used in the video or the lyrics at all.

Although Del Rey does not sexualize the headdress the way Stefani and Kloss did, she does appropriate it. There is no reason for Del Rey to be wearing a war bonnet at all, and she could have easily

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A Spartan, one of the ‘Halo’ franchise’s tough-as-nails space marine protagonists, squares off with an evil Elite wielding an Energy Sword, a dangerous weapon in ‘Halo 4.’ The longawaited sequel is the first ‘official’ game in the franchise since 2007’s ‘Halo 3’ and the first overall since 2010’s ‘Halo: Reach.’

By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent It appears that the gaming community at large has been appeased by annual installments of “Call of Duty” which has replaced the “Halo” series as the most played game on Xbox.

While this is due largely to that series’ respective multiplayer modes, with most of the campaign modes being subpar compared to the “Halo” games, it nonetheless stands as a blazing reminder to Microsoft and the world that only the return of Xbox’s greatest hero could possibly bring “Halo” back on top.

In the years since “Halo 3” we’ve seen the release of some “Halo” side stories, including the fantastic “Halo Reach.” But the semi silent hero the Master Chief, his A.I. Cortana and the exploration of a foreign world are the things that made “Halo” an icon in the first place. It sure does feel good to be home.

What makes “Halo 4’s” campaign so enticing is its familiar, if not nostalgic, premise. The first part of the game features the Master Chief and his A.I. companion Cortana crash landing on an unknown world where they attempt to survive a hostile, foreign, if not mysteriously intriguing environment. Its hard

not to be reminded of the premise to the original “Halo: Combat Evolved.”

This time around the Chief is a bit more vocal while Cortana acts erratically, nearing the end of her typical A.I. lifespan. After you crash on the planet Requiem you’ll face the familiar Covenant and will encounter a mysterious race known only as the Prometheans.

More so than in any other “Halo” game, “Halo 4” is a very emotional, dramatic (not to mention understandable) space opera. Jen Taylor’s performance as Cortana stands as a highlight of this game which at its core is the story of a “dying” Cortana and the Master Chief’s quest to save her.

Gameplay is outstanding to say the least. Nearly all prior weapons and vehicles appear in the game with a few notable exceptions, namely the plasma rifle which has been replaced with the similar storm rifle.

New Promethean weapons are an absolute blast to use and manage to maintain a unique feel all their own, distinct from the games’ Covenant and Human weaponry. The games frequent combat sequences are varied and

feature a perfect balance between traditional first person shooting and vehicular combat sections. Taking a cue from “Halo Reach” combat scenarios take a more “open field” approach that is complemented by brilliant enemy A.I. that will have you constantly being flanked and your retaliatory shots constantly being dodged.

A significant fraction of the game will have you playing in fantastical all vehicle levels, including a spectacular scenario near the game’s end that is reminiscent of the Death Star trench run.

The musical score is one of the best to be released in years.

Themes are rousing during combat and hauntingly chilling during exploration scenes. While largely featuring new material, the score wisely hints at the iconic “Halo” themes at key points in the story.

Graphics wise, “Halo 4” might just be the best looking game on Xbox 360, but it’s the fantastic art design that makes the game an absolute joy to look at.

The largest complaint some may have about “Halo 4’s” campaign is that it is just “more of the same.” Here I disagree. The introduction of the Prometheans

Halo 4 Campaign 360 9.5/10

and their respective weapons add a level of challenge never before seen in a “Halo” game. While the game does tread old ground at times, it’s nearly impossible to radically reinvent the wheels of an established franchise and the old adage “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” applies. Nonetheless certain gripes arise. Despite a well-paced and emotional plot, at times it can become confusing.

Also the character of Dr. Halsey appears at the beginning of the game, only to never be heard or seen from again.

While the campaign comes in at around ten hours, expect to double that on higher difficulty.

The massive variety in weaponry also adds replay value as you try to conquer familiar scenarios differently.

On the whole, from gameplay to the touching story of Cortana and the Chief, “Halo 4” is a rousing success. From the epic opening to the incredibly emotional climax, the campaign never lags. Suffice to say I did not expect 343 Industries to pull off such an accomplishment on a rookie effort. The campaign is one of the best in years and ranks right up there with “Reach” and “Combat Evolved” as the franchise’s very best.

A good old-fashioned bloodbath Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

By Zach Lederman Campus Correspondent

Halo 3 Xbox 360 Yeah, I know, we reviewed the newest entry in the “Halo” series twice today, so it can be seen as cheap that “Halo 3” is this week’s Focus Favorite.

However, when I look back on my 360 ownership, “Halo 3” was easily the game I played the most over the last five years. The campaign? Wellmade, though the jury’s out on the ending. Multiplayer, though, is what kept me coming back over a halfdecade. The maps are expertly crafted, each one with its own personality and special rules, but I won’t forget the day I found out non-matchmaking games were customizable.

Hours of no--gravity, high-speed zombie matches ensued.

-Joe O’Leary

An agonizing year and a half since its announcement, “Halo 4” has finally been released. The sequel to 2010’s “Halo: Reach,” “Halo 4” serves as a direct sequel to “Halo 3.” However, I’m not here to discuss the main game, but rather just the multiplayer.

Everybody ready? 3, 2, 1: Round Start.

I’ve had a bit of an antagonistic relationship with “Halo” multiplayer over the years. “Halo 3” had some of the best online I’ve ever played, where everyone could stand their own with any weapon on any map. During “Halo: Reach,” it seemed that certain weapons would ALWAYS dominated (I’m looking at you, DMR). But with “Halo 4,” it seems we’ve gone back to “Halo 3’s” model! At long last, I feel like I can be as capable with an Assault Rifle as a Battle Rifle. Of course, some weapons are still better than others, but things have been balanced out significantly.

Most of the game modes are the same as they’ve always been in the “Halo” series, with the notable exception of the finally official Flood mode (“Halo’s” version of a zombie mode) featuring Flood character models at last, rather than recoloring of Spartan armor. Each game mode is complemented perfectly by the wide array of new maps, each beautiful and intricately detailed.

The game no longer features “Reach’s” credit system, instead relying on player achievements and a leveling system to unlock new armor and other customizable options for the player character. The biggest change by far, however, is the creation of a load out system, à la “Call of Duty.“ Players now have a choice of different weapons, grenades, and abilities to

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A group of Spartans wage war against each other in the multiplayer mode of ‘Halo 4.’ The game’s addictive multiplayer moves away from changes made in ‘Halo: Reach,’ instead resembling that of ‘Halo 3.’

Halo 4 Multiplayer respawn with. Of course, not all 9.5/10 weapons are available in this for-

mat, and these must still be scavenged. The game also features a new ordinance system, whereupon reaching a certain number of kills, the player can choose to receive one of three weapons or temporary bonuses, similar to “Call of Duty’s” killstreak system.

There’s not much to say in terms of negatives, though I will say the game feels a little less like “Halo,” and a little more like “Call of Duty.” The loadout system, leveling system, and some of the newer weapons feel like they’ve been taken straight from “Modern Warfare.” There’s nothing wrong with that, but the original “Halo” was arguably the most genre-defining game of the 2000s, so it’s odd and a bit sad to see it following the pack instead of leading it.

As a side note, the fact that you now have to

unlock different emblems to use is absolutely horrible. Emblems are a means by which players can add a small picture to their armor, and color it however they’d like in order to identify themselves. The feature has been around since “Halo 2,” and has never required any sort of unlocking. The fact that we now have to do so is incredibly frustrating, and has elicited rage from players online, upset that they are rendered unable to use their favorite symbols without a significant amount of playtime.

As far as first person shooters go, “Halo” will always be the king. If you ever enjoyed the multiplayer from any of the other installments, you’ll enjoy this one more. 343 Industries has not only outdone themselves, but has outdone Bungie as well. I for one, have never been more excited to see what “Halo” will do next.

Zachary.Lederman@UConn.edu

This weekend brings the beginning of Thanksgiving break, the time of the year when UConn students finally get their revenge on friends in schools that celebrated Columbus Day and Veterans’ Day by getting a full week off from classes. There’s also turkey and time with family, but I like that first part the most. I digress.

When we get a few days off to relax, most gamers would turn to video games, where the hard-working protagonists of our favorite games valiantly battle on without so much as a complaint about overtime. But what if the videogame universe actually did celebrate Turkey Day? It might look something like this…

As the day begins, Tommy Vercetti is hauling butt across Vice City with a convertible-load full of frozen turkeys meant for an orphanage. He delivers them successfully, but crashes the convertible into the building after killing seven pedestrians.

Falco, Kazooie and the Angry Birds jet around after stocking the Great Fox spaceship with laser guns, explosive eggs and kamikaze sparrows, ready to rescue as many turkeys as they can, overzealous farmers be damned.

Cooking Mama dies from exhaustion.

Slowpoke hosts a holiday party.

When everyone arrives, they realize he’s hosting a Memorial Day party. (Because he’s slow.)

Kirby isn’t allowed to eat dinner with everyone else, instead getting cleanup duty. It only takes him five seconds to clean the table… when he eats it along with everything else in the room, including Busby.

A few Yoshis who were friends from high school touch fuzzy, get dizzy, go to Taco Bell and see “Life of Pi” in 3D. In the Nintendo house, when Mario, Pikachu, Star Fox and Captain Falcon can’t decide who gets the drumstick, a four-person “Brawl” breaks out. Later, the Sony table hears about the Nintendo fight; a few hours after, Ratchet and Clank, Heihachi, Nathan Drake and Sly Cooper have a “Battle Royale” over who gets the remote because none of them want to watch the Redskins/ Cowboys game.

Happy to have a chance to kick back for once, the football players of “Madden 13” chill on the couch while they watch the Thanksgiving NFL games. The hockey players from “NHL 13” try to watch their games, see the lockout’s still going on and start to cry.

GlaDOS, from “Portal,” spends the entire day making jokes about “the cake is a lie,” even though no one eats cake on Thanksgiving, a pie-centric holiday. She’s just doing it to be annoying.

Connor from “Assassin’s Creed 3” offers to carve the turkey with his bloody hatchet. Every other video game character from every other video game ever made politely declines.

And from all of us (read: me) here at Gamer’s Piece, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, and remember the #1 rule of holiday survival: don’t mention the election at the dinner table!

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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Man who accused Elmo puppeteer of teen sex recants

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy has recanted his story.

In a quick turnabout, the man on Tuesday described his sexual relationship with Clash as adult and consensual.

Clash responded with a statement of his own, saying he is “relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest.” He had no further comment.

The man, who has not identified himself, released his statement through the Harrisburg, Pa., law firm Andreozzi & Associates.

Sesame Workshop, which produces “Sesame Street” in New York, soon followed by saying, “We are happy that Kevin can move on from this unfortunate episode.”

The whirlwind episode began Monday morning, when Sesame Workshop startled the world by announcing that

Clash had taken a leave of absence from “Sesame Street” in the wake of allegations that he had had a relationship with a 16-year-old.

Clash, a 52-year-old divorced father of a grown daughter, swiftly denied the charges of his accuser, who is in his early 20s. In that statement Clash acknowledged that he is gay but said the relationship had been between two consenting adults.

Though it remained unclear where the relationship took place, sex with a person under 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is at least 21.

Sesame Workshop, which said it was first contacted by the accuser in June, had launched an investigation that included meeting with the accuser twice and meeting with Clash. Its investigation found the charge of underage conduct to be unsubstantiated.

Clash said on Monday he would take a break from

Fifty and counting for The Rolling Stones NEW YORK (AP) — The official line is “we’ll see.” But the Rolling Stones seem in such fighting trim, clear-eyed and focused, that it’s hard to believe there’s not more cooking beyond the current flurry of activity surrounding the band’s 50th anniversary.

The archetypal rock ‘n’ roll band is booked for five concerts in London and the New York area over the next month, the last one a Pay Per View event. The Stones on Tuesday released yet another hits compilation with two new songs and HBO is premiering a documentary on their formative years, “Crossfire Hurricane,” on Thursday.

“Without saying yes or nay,” Keith Richards said in an interview this week, “once this starts rolling, I can’t see it stopping. The band feels good about themselves, they still feel they’ve got something to offer. Obviously there are a lot of people out there who agree.

We’ll go along with it.”

Fifty years is hard to fathom (“It’s impossible,” Keith cackles. “I’m only 38.”). The Rolling Stones have been through death, defections and addictions, through classic discs like “Exile on Main Street” and “Some Girls” and forgettable ones, and are still operating with Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts. Ron Wood, the new guy, joined in 1975.

“I thought it would be kind of churlish not to do something,” Jagger said. “Otherwise, the BBC would have done a rather dull film about the Rolling Stones.”

Fifty days was a better yardstick when Watts first set up his drum kit. “It was quite normal for a band to last a month,” he said.

The Stones formed in London in 1962 to play Chicago blues, led at the time by the late Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart, with boyhood friends Jagger and Richards.

Bassist Bill Wyman and Watts were quick additions.

Anniversaries usually aren’t big on the band’s agenda, but Richards said the Rolling Stones felt external pressure to mark this one.

“This band is famous for not obeying the rules and bowing to pressure or anything,” Richards said. “But over the course of the year we felt more and more aware that there are folks out there counting on us. You can’t let them down. At the same time, you real-

ize that the folks are right. Playing together over the last five months you realize that there’s this thing out of your life that’s been missing.”

They spent several weeks in Paris rehearsing five hours a day for their concerts, including two dress rehearsals before audiences in a club and theater. To mark the occasion, the band has dug back into its catalogue for songs like “I Wanna Be Your Man” and “The Last Time,” although Richards held the line at resurrecting their first single, the Chuck Berry cover “Come On.” Jagger didn’t want the band to take on too much, “but I thought it was important to do some sort of a show, even if it was just a club gig,” he said. “I didn’t want it to be too nostalgic and I wanted to be pretty irreverent about it. My idea of the tour is calling it ‘F--- Off, We’re 50.’”

Few people in the concert industry expect the Stones to mount one of the huge world tours that they have done in the past, given ages that range from Wood’s 65 to Watts’ 71, said Gary Bongiovanni, editor and publisher of the trade publication Pollstar. More live shows wouldn’t be a surprise, however, perhaps as residencies in a number of large cities, he said.

The band’s periodic sabbaticals sometimes stretch so long that Rolling Stones fans can’t help but wonder whether it’s all over now. The most recent time out lasted five years. If anyone threatened to make it permanent it was Richards, always the most protective and romantic about the band, because of his best-selling autobiography that took some shots at his songwriting partner Jagger.

Richards dismissed the idea that it created a barrier.

“Anybody who thinks that doesn’t know the band,” he said.

“This band’s sense of humor is basically built upon insulting each other. I’m not saying there wasn’t an issue here and there, but it’s really water off a duck’s back ...

You cannot offend a really good friend. I happened to put it in print and everybody else was saying, ‘Oh, my God.’ I thought it was fairly mild.”

(Said Jagger: “I don’t want to talk about Keith’s book.”)

Sesame Workshop “to deal with this false and defamatory allegation.”

Neither Clash nor Sesame Workshop indicated on Tuesday when he might return to the show, on which he has performed as Elmo since 1984.

Elmo had previously been a marginal character, but Clash, supplying the fuzzy red puppet with a high-pitched voice and a carefree, child-like personality, launched the character into major stardom. Elmo soon rivaled Big Bird as the face of “Sesame Street.”

Though usually behind the scenes, Clash meanwhile achieved his own measure of fame. In 2006, he published an autobiography, “My Life as a Furry Red Monster,” and he was the subject of the 2011 documentary “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.”

He has won 23 daytime Emmy awards and one primetime Emmy.

AP

In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash poses with the ‘Sesame Street’ muppet in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

‘Medal of Honor’ shooter game takes a bullet

FILE PHOTO/The Daily Campus

This undated publicity photo provided by Electronic Arts Inc. shows a scene from the video game “Medal of Honor: Warfighter.’ Navy officials said last week that seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to take down Osama bin Laden, were reprimanded for disclosing classified information to the creators of ‘Warfighter.’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The punishment of Navy SEALs who worked on the video game “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” is the latest in a series of misfires for the interactive medium’s popular military shooter genre, which continues to face scrutiny as high-definition graphics become more lifelike and gamemakers attempt to create the most authentic experiences possible.

“These games are now trying to portray things and tell stories around current events,” said Casey Lynch, editor-inchief of the gaming site IGN. com. “When you’re dealing with current topics, there’s a higher level of sensitivity. I think most people would agree there’s not the same level of sensitivity when compared to old World War II or Vietnam War games.”

Navy officials said last week that seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to take down Osama bin Laden, were reprimanded for disclosing classified information to the creators of “Warfighter,” a modern-day, first-person shooter from developer Danger Close Games and publisher Electronic Arts Inc. “We worked really close-

ly with more than two dozen operators on the mission objectives, operations, maneuvers and various elements in the game that helped shape our single-player campaign, things like the weaponry, the gear, the way these operatives perform door breeches,” said Luke Thai, producer at Danger Close Games, ahead of the game’s Oct. 23 debut.

Thai noted that both the gamemakers and military personnel who consulted on “Warfighter” were cognizant about not detailing too much about current conflicts — or making them boring in virtual form. One of the game’s missions tasks players with explosively battling a band of Somali pirates. Thai said the real-world inspiration for that level was far less fiery.

“In terms of the various conflicts that are still going on throughout the world, we touch upon those, but we don’t replicate them exactly,” he said. “They serve as dotted-line inspiration for things that go on in the game. For instance, our overarching single-player campaign story revolves around a global hunt to shut down a fictional terror network.”

Still, to ramp up the game’s realism, “Warfighter” creators

mimicked real-world weaponry and centered the plot on the ripped-from-the-headlines threat of an industrial explosive known as PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, the same material used in 2001 by convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid when he tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight.

The tactic doesn’t seem to have helped fuel “Warfighter” sales. The NPD Group, which tracks sales of new physical products, said last week that “Warfighter” ranked eighth in overall game sales in October, behind such titles as “NBA 2K13” and “Resident Evil 6.”

EA noted in an earnings call last month that “Warfighter” had a “weaker than expected performance.”

(EA spokesman Peter Nguyen said last Friday the company has no plans to recall or alter “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” in light of the SEALs’ punishment.)

It’s not the first time a “Medal of Honor” game has found itself in hot water. Two years ago, military officials opted not to stock the firstever modern-day “Medal of Honor” title after protests over the game’s multiplayer mode, which allowed gamers to represent the Taliban. The characters were later given the more ambiguous moniker “Opposing Force.”

“Call of Duty,” the most successful military shooter franchise, experienced its own controversy over a skippable

level in 2009’s “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” that cast gamers as an agent who infiltrates a Russian villain’s inner circle to defeat him but ends up participating in a bloody terrorist attack on an airport while acting as part of his group.

The “Medal of Honor” and “Call of Duty” franchises both began as harmless World War II shooters before EA and Activision respectively shifted their focus to more contemporary — and complicated — conflicts and settings. It’s paid off for Activision. Last year’s “Modern Warfare 3” smashed records by selling 6.5 million copies within 24 hours, earning $400 million.

EA didn’t experience similar success when it relaunched the “Medal of Honor” franchise in 2010 with a presentday, Afghanistan-set chapter, though it sold a respectable 5 million copies.

It’s unlikely the punishment of the Navy SEALs will affect the creation of future military shooters, which have long employed military personnel as advisers.

“I think there’s still going to be people out there using their expertise and experience in the military that will help bring entertainment products to life, whether it’s in games, movies or other things,” said Lynch of IGN.com. “I imagine after what happened with this situation that people will be a little more sensitive and careful.”

‘Ethnicity is not a costume’

from CASUAL, page 5

found another way to explain her concept of being “free and crazy” at the same time.

What people do not seem to understand is that someone’s ethnicity is not a costume.

This is not to say, of course, that you can’t appreciate a culture different from your

own, or be extremely interested in their traditions. The point is that you, as an outsider to a particular culture, do not have the right to wear their clothing and claim that it is public property.

Imaani.Cain@UConn.edu

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

COMICS

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Comics

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Procrastination Animation

by Michael McKiernan

Side of Rice

by Laura Rice

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UConn men’s basketball forward Tyler Olander is interviewed Tuesday after the Huskies beat the University of Vermont 67-49.

Fuzzy and Sleepy Matt Silber I Hate Everything

by Carin Powell

Toast

by Tom Dilling

Horoscopes Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Home is where your heart is, so use your energy to build something there. Simple actions add up, one at a time. No need for anything drastic. Take a pretty walk.

by Brian Ingmanson

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Your family helps you make your dreams come true.

Your work is earning admiration. Explore and study as much as you can. Keep practicing, and be persistent.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 9 -Money doesn’t bring happiness (although it can seem like such a relief). Find satisfaction in love and compassion. That’s your real wealth. Share resources.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re out of your shell today, at ease and comfortable. You’ve got a secret that you’re itching to tell, but not quite yet. Wait for romance and travel, too. Soon enough.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- If you focus on the limitations, that’s what you will get. Among the clouds there are openings and opportunities. Use your intuition like a compass.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re becoming more popular. Things seem to be coming back into balance. Don’t start before you’re ready, and don’t spend beyond the budget. Think it over.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Go ahead and consider a career in public service, or at least participate in your community at a deeper level. Listen to someone who tells the truth.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -Energy and money are flowing, and travel could be in the forecast. Pad the time around ticketing and reservations, and buy as early as possible for the best price.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re in charge and you’re taking care of business. All kinds of windows open. Accept guidance from a guru, and take on more leadership. Watch for hidden agendas.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Instructions could be contradictory. Let your partner drive. Work out directions together, and get advice when needed. Take the philosophical high road.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -Buckle up and get ready for a roller-coaster day of productivity, even when confrontations arise.

Focus on the goal and solve problems with ease. Keep costs down.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Do the work with loving support, and succeed. Expand your territory. You’ve got the connections. Make sure you understand what they need, and provide it.

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Sports

Atlantic Hockey Power Rankings: Niagara leads the pack

By Joe Crisalli Campus Correspondent After the first few weeks of the college hockey season, here are the Atlantic Hockey Association power rankings.

12. Sacred Heart (0-8-1, 0-61) After being swept by division rival Mercyhurst, Sacred Heart is in search of their first win of the season. The Pioneers have surrendered 56 goals so far in merely nine games this season: an average of about six goals allowed per game.

11. American International (3-4-1, 0-2-1) AIC is 0-2-1 in conference play, with all three of their wins coming agaisnt non conference teams: Penn St, AlabamaHuntsville and Quinnipiac. The Yellow Jackets were also only able to take one point away from conference rival RIT this weekend.

10. Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) (2-6-1, 1-31)

RIT had a three point weekend versus AIC this past weekend with a 2-2 tie in overtime and a 3-0 win. The Tigers only have one other win on the season, an 8-1 victory over Ottawa in their first game of the season.

9. Canisius (2-5-3, 1-1-1) The Golden Griffins defeated RIT 6-3 in their last contest and are 1-1-1 in conference play.

Canisius has three overtime ties on the season, one versus division rival Air Force, and two against Clarkson.

8. Army (2-5-1, 2-2-1) With four losses by four goals or more, this Army team is a tad bit too inconsistent. A 5-2 win and 4-4 overtime tie to winless Sacred Heart early in the season supports this ranking. A 7-2 win at 6-2 Holy Cross is the only reason they are ranked this high.

7. UConn (2-4-1, 1-3) UConn has not lost a home game at Mark Freitas Ice Forum.

(1-0-1 at home) Although they have only played two home games, the good news is that nine out of their next 10 games are at the Forum. It will be tough

for UConn without their head coach, Bruce Marshall, as he has taken a personal medical leave of absence effective immediately. Assistant coach, David Berard, will take Marshall’s place for the time being.

6. Bentley (3-4, 2-2) At 2-2 in the Atlantic Conference, the Falcons are averaging three goals per game.

Bentley has played close games with rivals Holy Cross and Robert Morris. The Falcons are 1-2 in those games, losing by a goal differential of only four.

5. Robert Morris (4-3, 3-2) The Colonials split a two game set versus Bentley this past weekend, a 5-2 win and a 4-5 loss. Robert Morris has also defeated division rivals Canisius and RIT. 4. Air Force (3-4-3, 2-1-1) Air Force has some key wins against quality conference opponents as they defeated Holy Cross 7-0 in their eighth game of the season. The Falcons also defeated Robert Morris 4-1 in their sixth game of the season.

3. Mercyhurst (3-2-1, 3-1)

The Lakers have swept through the bottom half of the Atlantic Conference with wins over Sacred Heart and RIT. Mercyhurst also held their own vs. Niagara in a 1-2 loss. The Lakers also have only given up 15 goals in their first six games.

2. Holy Cross (6-2, 5-2) With wins over UConn, Bentley, Sacred Heart, Air Force, and AIC, Holy Cross is 5-2 in conference play. The Crusaders have scored 26 goals in their first 8 games, and have only allowed more than three goals twice in those eight games.

1. Niagara (6-2-3, 5-0) The Purple Eagles are 5-0 in conference play and have been dominating the competition behind stellar goaltending.

Niagara already has four shutouts on the season, and three of those were in consecutive games. The Purple Eagles sit atop these power rankings and don’t look to be anywhere going soon.

Joeseph.Crisalli@UConn.edu

UConn freshman defenseman Tyler Cooke settles the puck in the Huskies' defensive end in last Friday night's win over Sacred Heart.

the Knicks acquired guard Raymond Felton in a signand-trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. Felton, who played for the Knicks under Mike D’Antoni and was sent to Denver in the Carmelo Anthony blockbuster in 201011, had received harsh words for being out of shape once the lockout ended and looking “plump” to put it nicely.

Because New York already had these two veterans, along with Italian point guard Pablo Prigioni (who might be old enough to remember Ezio Auditore from Assassin’s Creed), the Knicks let restricted free agent point guard Jeremy Lin walk this summer after choosing not to match Houston’s 3-year, $25 million offer sheet, which was panned at the time by a majority of NBA analysts.

Although it made sense that the Knicks wrapped up Felton

and Kidd before relinquishing Lin to the Rockets, it didn’t make sense, to me at least, to let a potential franchise point guard walk away due to luxury tax penalties three years down the road. Also, with cadaver Amare Stoudemire on the shelf for at least two months, prospects for the Knicks season didn’t look too promising out of the gate.

It’s a good thing basketball isn’t played on paper, huh?

New York is 4-0 as of Tuesday night, and is the most dominant team in the NBA in the season’s early stages.

Don’t believe it?

Let’s get statistical, shall we? As of Tuesday night, the Knicks are second in the league in scoring (104.5 points per game, just one point shy of Miami) and lead the league in points against (87.5 ppg, which is absolutely unsustainable, unfortunately

for Knicks fans.)

They’ve won every game by double digits, including an opening night 20-point drubbing of the Miami Heat, and have the best average margin of victory in the league at 17 points.

Their best lineup (Kidd-Felton-Ronnie BrewerAnthony-Tyson Chandler) is statistically the best and most efficient in the league, and the group has a plus-minus of +31 points in only four games.

This is all without six-time All-Star Stoudemire.

The main reason for New York’s success has been former Syracuse star forward Anthony. The Knicks strategy this season has been to play small ball with Melo playing power forward instead of his natural small forward. And the results have been staggering: Melo leads the NBA with 27.1 points per game, and guys like Brewer, Steve

“Discount Double-Check” Novak and J.R. Smith are seemingly hitting every shot they take with the extra space.

The interesting part about Melo’s game this season is that his field goal percentage and free-throw percentage actually down from his career averages. In fact, Melo is shooting over 50 points below his career free throw percentage of .804. Once these numbers regress to Anthony’s career mean, and if he still is taking 21 shots a game, this could be Melo’s first year as a 30-point scorer.

Now, will the Knicks keep this up as a team? I don’t believe so, but the blistering start should be regarded as bliss for Knicks fans. How Head Coach Mike Woodson works Stoudemire back into the rotation when he returns could be key to the Knicks success during the winter months

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New York Knicks off to hot start in 2012-13

By TJ Souhlaris NBA Columnist

The brand spankin’ new 2012-13 NBA season is pretty youthful, as only about six or seven percent of the schedule is in the books so far. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t take a look the Eastern Conference’s main storyline so far.

Let’s discuss the undefeated and unlikely early juggernaut, the New York Knickerbockers.

The Knicks were pummeled with criticism of their offseason moves this summer.

First, the Knicks signed Jason Kidd to a multi-year deal. Kidd, who’s been in the league since Michael Jordan had zero NBA titles, then proceeded to “allegedly” drunkenly drive his Escalade into a telephone pole just days after signing his contract. Next,

of the season.

Woodson shouldn’t touch the starting lineup at all when STAT does make a return, however. Let Stoudemire slowly work his way back into game shape.

Stoudemire could be a great sixth man for this team as a versatile scoring big man, who is vastly different than the starters Anthony and Chandler. Having a player make $20 million to come off your bench does sound ridiculous, but as the adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

All in all, New York is probably going to make the playoffs, as they were just about a lock going into the season before their hot start anyway. But this team already has gone from Eastern Conference one-and-done to a legitimate threat to make the Conference Finals.

TJ.Souhlaris@UConn.edu

Picking a team of the world's best young professional soccer stars

By Miles DeGrazia Soccer Columnist In modern times it seems football clubs can achieve success in two ways. One is developing local players to become world stars (FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund) the other being, throwing oil money at the best players until they decide to be a part of your “project” (Chelsea, Manchester City).

The ladder teams have always followed the same blueprint; buy the best current players and immediately make your team stronger.

This transfer strategy is a good one, but only for the short term.

Chelsea was taken over

by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich in June 2003, and immediately challenged and then won the Premier League.

But since Abramovich was constantly buying fully developed players the team was constantly in turnover. This meant that every two to three years he must re-buy a new team as those once great play-

ers would begin to decline and this can be seen as in the last two years he has bought an entirely new front four with Eden Hazard, Juan Mata, Oscar, and Fernando Torres.

Newer teams such as Anzhi Makhachkala and Málaga are now following in Chelsea’s footsteps by buying current top players and shooting them up their domestic league table.

But why?

Instead of buying Zlatan Ibrahimović or Samuel Eto'o you could build one of the most dominant teams ever that could last 15 years. Here is a team that could immediately challenge for domestic titles and in five years could be the best team on the planet.

Goalkeeper–MarcAndré ter Stegen (Borussia Mönchengladbach / Germany) Right back – Phil Jones (Manchester United / England) – Joining.

Center back – Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid / France) Center back – Matija Nastasić (Manchester City / Serbia) Left back – Kurt Zouma (Saint-Étienne / France)

Defensive midfield – Granit Xhaka (Borussia Mönchengladbach / Switzerland) Defensive midfield – Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain / Italy) Attacking midfield – Neymar (Santos / Brazil) Attacking midfield – Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund / Germany) Attacking midfield Stephan El Shaarawy (AC Milan / Italy) Striker - Luis Muriel (Udinese / Columbia) All 11 of these players are 20 years old or younger, meaning they each have at least a decade of playing at the highest level together. It may be unrealistic to imagine each of these footballing phenoms playing on the same team but to think that Manchester City has gone from the third tier of English football to one of the best teams in the world strictly due to their owners’ wealth in less than 10 years, well anything is possible.

Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The NFL Bandwagons: Week 10 Edition

By Mike McCurry NFL Columnist

The Saint Louis Rams took a trip to Candlestick Park on Sunday for an NFC West game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams, who came in dropping their last three decisions (they watched New England scored 45 straight on them in London in Week Eight), were finishing up a nauseating threegame stretch against the NFL’s elite: the Packers, Patriots, and 49ers. Saint Louis did have the luxury of using an extra few days to prepare for San Francisco due to their bye week, but not many analysts out there had any faith in Sam Bradford and company against the likes of defensive bullies Aldon Smith and Patrick Willis, among others. Neither did the betting heads in Las Vegas, for that matter, as the game called for a doubledigit spread.

As we are too often reminded, previous lackluster performances and large spreads need to be thrown out the window sometimes. Nothing serves as a perfect example of this than Week 10 in the National Football League.

For starters, take Monday Night Football’s bout between the Steelers and the Chiefs. Pittsburgh entered the game coming off of a great win against the defending champion New York Giants, while Chiefs fans have recently been more hyped about QB Matt Cassel getting knocked out on the

field than seeing their team win football games. It was a total mismatch on paper, and the spread was set firmly at 12.5 points. Not a preview could be found for PittsburghKansas City without the words “blowout,” or “laugher.”

Next thing you know, the only thing that matters occurred: the game. We didn’t see former Chiefs head coach and current Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley run up the score on his old squad, which was “supposed” to happen. None of the Pittsburgh running backs dictated the game the way they have of late, as Jonathan Dwyer led the team with just 56 rushing yards. Wide-receiver Antonio Brown was sidelined with an ankle injury, so most just assumed that WR’s Mike Wallace and Emmanuel Sanders would be able to run wild against a questionable Kansas City defensive unit.

The speedy duo combined for 44 yards.

Luckily for the Steelers, they eked out a 16-13 victory. The Chiefs got the ball first in overtime, Cassel threw an interception on the second play of the extra session, and Pittsburgh immediately sent out Shaun Suisham to kick the eventual game-winning 23-yard field goal. Black-and-Yellow Nation earned no extra brownie points with the win and failed to cover the spread in the process, but who really cares? All a team can attain after a regular season game in the NFL is a single win or a single loss, and chalking up yet

another one in the “W” column is just what the Steelers were able to do Monday night.

Just a second though, Mr. McNabb. There actually is another outcome that can result from a game. And, with as smooth of a transition as a Mike D’Antoni fast break, that brings us back to our other example of a large-spread letdown in Week 10: Rams-49ers.

I was bashing St. Louis before, however I failed to mention what actually went down in the Bay Area on Sunday. Rams 24, 49ers 24. Final. Game, set, match. A tie.

There are two main things that I take away from the 75-minute stalemate. First, San Francisco looked like the farthest thing from a 6-2 powerhouse for the entirety of the contest. QB Alex Smith attempted his last pass midway through the second quarter before leaving with a concussion, but at that point the Rams had already jumped out to a 14-7 lead (STL was up 14-0 after 1). Backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has thrived at times this year running the Wildcat offense and spelling Smith for a play or two, stepped up and had a pretty solid ballgame (117 passing yards, 66 rushing yards, rushing touchdown).

Still, the Rams hung around way longer than they probably should have, and what in Ditka’s name has happened to San Fran’s shutdown, no-mercy run defense? Steven Jackson, who has aged worse than Lindsay Lohan, tallied 101 yards and a score on Sunday. This marks

No. 23 Huskies off to 2-0 start from MOUNTING, page 12

Nolan hit for a lay-up, Omar Calhoun knocked down his first collegiate three and sophomore Ryan Boatright banked in a long jumper. UConn led 20-13.

The west coast offense was on display as UConn notched eight fast-break points on nine steals.

Calhoun led the team with four thefts.

UConn also ran an effective half-court offense. Late in the first half, UVM trimmed the lead back down to seven when Olander fought for one of his five offensive rebounds and allowed Napier to reset the offense. It led to a Napier drive down the lane and kick-out to a wide-open Calhoun at the top of the key. He knocked down his second triple. The freshman finished with 12 points including 2 of 4 from three-point range.

Evans provided yet another jolt of energy in the second half as the Huskies climbed to a 19-point lead. On a break-away, he was fouled on a made lay-up

and completed the three-point play.

“Whenever I go in, I play my hardest,” Evans said. “Whatever I can do to help the team, I’m going to do it.”

The prettiest play of the young season came with 9:38 remaining in the game. Daniels found Ryan Boatright on a breakaway, the sophomore guard flicked it behind his back to a trailing Daniels who slammed home his second crowd-pleasing dunk of the night. Daniels finished with seven points and Boatright dished out seven assists to go along with nine points.

The loss drops the Catamounts to 1-1 overall. Vermont also began the season with a win, a 54-53 victory over Siena on Friday night. E.O. Smith graduate Ethan O’Day started the game at center for UVM. He scored the first points for his team and finished the night with four on 2 of 7 shooting before fouling out late in the second half.

Vermont held the edge on the boards, grabbing 39 rebounds to UConn’s 32. The lack of rebounding has been a question mark for Ollie’s squad this season. Vermont capitalized on the rebounding advantage, recording 14 second-chance points.

But the size was not the issue Tuesday night; UConn outscored Vermont 34-16 in the paint.

For the second straight game, the UConn defense made the stops when they needed to.

After holding Michigan State to 40 percent shooting, the Huskies locked down and held the Catamounts to 30 percent from the field.

UConn will hit the road again on Thursday, this time for St. Thomas for the only tournament of the 2012-13 season. They will play Wake Forest in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The Huskies won the earlyseason tournament in 2008.

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Morrissey: Harvard-Yale rivalry important regardless of teams' records

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game so special.

Alumni from Yale and Harvard, both young and old make it a point to return to their alma maters each third Saturday in November for something special. When the game ends, there is no squabbling over who is ranked higher or even who won the Ivy League that year, it’s only about beating the other team. This sentiment has been lost in the BCS era of college football, where the end of the season comes down to computers crunching numbers to determine the “best” team in college football.

This year, Harvard sits in third place with an Ivy League record of 4-2 and a chance to

share the Ivy League title. Yale is dead last in the Ivy League standings with a record of 1-5; however don’t tell the Bulldogs they have nothing to play for. A chance to spoil Harvard’s Ivy League title aspirations and a chance to end a five year losing streak to the Crimson is all the motivation that Yale will need when they arrive in Cambridge this Saturday.

This Saturday I will be attending my first Yale/Harvard game at Harvard Stadium, a privilege I am very excited for, as I have only seen the rivalry from Yale’s point of view. Attending “The Game,” in both Cambridge and New Haven should be on every col-

lege football fan’s bucket list.

Growing up just 24 minutes from Yale Bowl, it’s where I learned not just the fundamentals of college football but football itself. As the college football landscape continues to change as the years go by, one thing will always remain the same. Harvard and Yale will continue to meet every November, as there are still many new chapters in this historic rivalry that are yet to be written.

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San Francisco 49ers' backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick was forced to step in for Alex Smith midway through Sunday's game.

the third time in the last four games that the 49ers have allowed an opposing rusher to break the 100yard plateau, something that has been as rare as a Terrell Owens sighting on the sidelines lately.

Secondly, I think it deserves mentioning that the NFL finally has something in common with wellknown sideline reporters Craig Sager and Ken Rosenthal: all three have really ugly ties. I mean, upon seeing Sager covering an NBA game, one has to wonder if he got thrashed at a Barstool party and then joined the Dayglow tour for a nightcap. When Ken Rosenthal is not running around from dugout-to-dugout delivering baseball stats, the Pee-wee Herman double

is picking out the hottest, most obnoxious bowties on the market.

And, in the overtime period alone there were two punts, two missed field goals, an 80-yard bomb to Rams receiver Danny Amendola that was called back for illegal formation, and a game-winning Saint Louis field goal that was washed out by a delay-of-game penalty. No wonder it was a tie.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and as I am feeling quite festive at the moment I have decided to cut the Steelers and the 49ers some slack. Now that that’s out of the way, both teams should really be thankful for where they are at the moment. Despite one almost falling to the dreadful Chiefs and

the other being involved in a tie, Pittsburgh and San Francisco would be playoff bound if the season ended today. The pilgrims cannot be thanked for this coincidence, but the Steelers can show some gratitude toward the Indians (they beat the Redskins in October).

With no giant spreads to mess with either team’s psyche in Week 11, here are my predictions for the weekend’s two primetime games: Ravens OVER Steelers (Sunday night, 8:20) 49ers OVER Bears (Monday night, 8:30)

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins' spending spree a year ago didn't work, so now they're trying another payroll purge, shedding some of their biggest stars and their multimilliondollar salaries in one blockbuster deal.

Rebranded in a new ballpark at the start of 2012, the Marlins were up to their old ways Tuesday, swapping highpriced talent for top prospects.

Miami traded All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes, left-hander Mark Buehrle and ace right-hander

Josh Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays, a person familiar with the agreement said.

The person confirmed the trade to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams weren't officially commenting. The person said the trade sent several of the Blue Jays' best young players to Miami.

The stunning agreement came less than a year after the Marlins added Reyes, Buehrle and closer Heath Bell in an uncharacteristic $191 million

spending binge as they moved into a new ballpark. The acquisitions raised high hopes, but the Marlins instead finished last in the NL East.

The latest paring of salary actually began in July, when the Marlins parted with former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez, second baseman Omar Infante and right-hander Anibal Sanchez, among others.

Bell, the team's high-profile bust, was traded to Arizona last month.

Michael.McCurry@UConn.edu

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What's Next Home game

Nov. 17 Quinnipiac or Iona TBA

Nov. 25 Stony Brook 4 p.m.

Nov. 19 TBA

Nov. 22 Wake Forest 6 p.m.

Nov. 23 Nov. 24 Marist Purdue 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m.

Nov. 29 New Hampshire 7 p.m.

Nov. 28 Colgate 7 p.m.

Football (4-6) Nov. 24 Louisville TBA

Dec. 1 Cincinnati TBA

Men’s Soccer (15-3-1) Nov. 18 NCAA First Round TBA

Volleyball

(19-11) Nov 16 Big East Quarterfinal Cincinnati

Men’s Hockey (2-4-1) Nov. 17 Bentley 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 23 Air Force 4 p.m.

Nov. 24 Air Force 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 1 Nov. 30 Canisius Canisius 7:05 p.m. 7: 05 p.m.

Women’s Hockey (2-9-1) Nov. 16 Vermont 2 p.m.

Nov. 18 St. Lawrence 2 p.m.

Nov. 23 Yale 7 p.m.

Nov. 24 Quinnipiac or BC TBA

Dec. 1 Vermont 1 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Nov. 15 Virginia Tech Invitational All Day

Nov. 16 Virginia Tech Invitational All Day

Women’s Swimming & Diving Nov. 15 Virginia Tech Invitational All Day

Nov. 16 Virginia Tech Invitational All Day

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The margin of victory when the UConn women’s basketball team defeated Texas A&M, their next opponent, on Dec. 6, 2011.

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» That’s what he said AP

Women’s Basketball (1-0) Nov. 18 Texas A&M 2:30 p.m.

Stat of the day

“I mean, no doubt about it, other than my wife, he’s my best friend. There’s obviously a businesslike mentality for both of us...but it’s still totally a brotherly connection as well.”

Away game

Men’s Basketball (2-0) Nov. 16 Wake Forest 6:30 p.m.

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–Kansas State star Collin Klein on playing with his brother, Kyle

Collin Klein

» Pic of the day

Johnson, Melvin named MLB managers of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Davey Johnson of the Washington Nationals, and Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics were chosen as managers of the year on Tuesday after guiding their teams to huge turnaround seasons.

Melvin beat out Baltimore’s Buck Showalter for the AL honor in a close vote by a Baseball Writers’ Association of America panel. Under Melvin, the A’s made a 20-game improvement, finished 94-68 and won the AL West.

Johnson was an easy choice for the NL prize after the Nationals — who had never enjoyed a winning year — posted the best record in the majors and made their first playoff appearance.

Johnson, who turns 70 in January, was honored for the second time. He was tabbed as the AL’s top manager in 1997, hours after he resigned from the Orioles in a feud with owner Peter Angelos.

This time, Johnson will get a while to enjoy the accolade.

The Nationals announced this month that he will guide them in 2013, when he will be the oldest manager in the majors. He’s set to leave the Washington dugout and become a team consultant in 2014.

“World Series or bust,” Johnson said on the MLB Network. “It’s going to be my last year, anyway.”

Melvin also became a two-time winner, having been chosen in 2007 with Arizona.

Melvin got 16 first-place votes. Showalter got the other 12 firsts, and Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox finished third.

The A’s were one of baseball’s biggest surprises this year, especially after trades and injuries wreaked havoc with the roster.

Oakland never panicked under Melvin’s cool demeanor and overtook Texas in the final week to win the division. The Athletics lost in the first round of the playoffs to Detroit.

Johnson received 23 of the 32 first-place votes, Dusty Baker of NL Central winner Cincinnati got five firsts and was second.

Bruce Bochy of the World Series champion San Francisco Giants got four firsts and was third.

Washington won its second-ever major postseason award. Bryce Harper was voted NL Rookie of the Year on Monday.

Washington went 98-64 this year, taking over the NL East lead in late May and staying in first place the rest of the way.

Boosted by Harper, Cy Young candidate Gio AP Gonzalez and their fresh “Natitude,” they Gonzaga’s Elias Harris (20) takes a jump shot against West Virginia in the second half of the Bulldogs’ 84-50 win over the brought postseason baseball to Washington Mountaineers. Gonzaga and West Virginia kicked off ESPN’s 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon on Tuesday at midnight. for the first time since 1933.

Midnight Madness

THE Storrs Side UConn men’s soccer earns No. 4 overall seed in NCAA Tourney

By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer

lege soccer polls and the No. 2 team in the RPI standings, missed out on a top seed. UConn benefitted from having to weather the most difficult conference in college soccer and having to play in the same division as Notre Dame, Georgetown and Marquette.

Akron, the 2010 national champions, ended up getting the No. 5 seed, which means that if both the Huskies and the Zips win their second and third round matchups, the two will play each other at Morrone Stadium in Storrs for a trip to the College Cup. The other two seeded teams in the region with UConn and Akron are No. 12 Creighton and No. 13 New Mexico. The way the bracket is set up, if all four were to advance, Creighton would play at Akron and New Mexico would play at UConn on Nov. 25.

Besides the matchup between Boston College and Northeastern, the three other first round games in the UConn part of the bracket are: Niagara vs. Michigan (winner plays Akron), Air Force vs. Washington (winner plays Creighton) and Lafayette vs.

Virginia (winner plays New Mexico).

Despite falling to Notre Dame in the Big East Semifinals, the UConn men’s soccer team was named the No. 4 overall seed in the 2012 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament, meaning that it is the top seed in its quarter of the bracket.

As one of the 16 seeded teams in the 48-team tournament, the Huskies (15-3-1, 7-3-0 Big East) will have a first round bye and will have home-field advantage until the College Cup, the college soccer equivalent of the Final Four in basketball, which will be played in Hoover, Ala. on Dec. 7 and 9.

UConn will take on the winner of Thursday’s matchup between Boston College (8-5-5, 3-2-4 ACC) and Northeastern (13-2-4, 8-1-3 CAA) on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Morrone Stadium.

UConn is one of three top seeds from the Big East, which has a tournament-high eight teams. Big East champion Notre Dame is the No. 1 overall seed and Big East runner-up Georgetown is No. 3.

ACC champion Maryland is No. 2.

UConn’s selection as a top seed is a center of debate, as it means that Akron (17-1-2, 9-0-0 MAC), Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu the No. 1 team in all major col-

THE Pro Side Knicks lead Atlantic Division as NBA’s last undefeated team

By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer Following their defeat last night over the Orlando Magic, the New York Knicks continued their reign as the NBA’s lone undefeated team. As of press time, the Knicks were first in the NBA in points allowed per game and second in average points scored.

They now embark on a trying stretch that includes seven road games over their next nine contests.

After a first-round exit in last year’s playoffs courtesy of the Boston Celtics, the Knicks were criticized in the off-season for letting go point guard Jeremy Lin in favor of adding experience in their backcourt. Free agent and future Hall-of-Famer Jason Kidd has provided a steady presence, facilitating the scoring outbursts of star forward Carmelo Anthony.

Anthony has averaged roughly 27 points through the first five games, aided by starting guard JR Smith. Smith has recorded better than 17 points per contest.

Looking up the Knicks are their new cross-town rivals the Brooklyn Nets who have

maneuvered their way to a 4-2 season start. They’ve won three out of four games in their sparkling new home, the Barclays Center, where they were supposed to host the Knicks on opening night.

Philadelphia and Boston trail the New York teams, each with 4-3 records. The Celtics climbed above .500 for the first time this year with a 10195 victory two nights ago in Chicago over the Bulls. Rajon Rondo led the C’s in all major statistical categories with 20 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. The star point guard figures to be the main advantage for Boston in their future matchups with the Knicks.

Finally, Toronto faces a long way towards attaining a playoff spot, beginning their year with a marginal 2-6 mark.

They took down the Pacers last night in an ugly 74-72 game, led by DeMar DeRozan who picked up fifteen points.

It was the Raptors’ first road win of the season.

Andrew.J.Callahan@UConn.edu

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The only game that matters

Huskies defeat Vermont in home opener 67-49

By Danny Maher Staff Writer

Tyler Morrissey In sports there are only a few contests that can be referred to as “The Game.”

One of those is the fierce rivalry between two of this country’s highest institutions of learning, Harvard and Yale.

It all began on November 13th in 1875 when the two squads met at Hamilton Field in New Haven for the first time. The Crimson won by the odd score of 4-0 after scoring four touchdowns.

Back in the late 1800s only one point was awarded for a touchdown. A lot has changed in college football since that November day in 1875, but there are some things that will never change including the competitiveness that each school displays when the two come together.

The clashes between Harvard and Yale over the past 137 years have given us tales that seem almost unbelievable. For example, it is rumored that in the 1908 edition of “The Game,” Harvard coach Percy Haughton strangled a live bulldog to death with his bare hands in the locker room to motivate his players to victory. Whether this story is actually true has been debated by many, nonetheless the Crimson beat Yale that year 4-0 en route to 9-0-1 record and a national championship.

Many point to the 1968 Yale/Harvard game as the rivals’ best and most historic matchup. Both teams came into the game with undefeated records of 8-0, meaning the winner would be crowned Ivy League Champion. The Bulldogs were also riding a 16 game winning streak and were heavily favored to beat Harvard in the contest.

Yale enjoyed a 29-13 lead late in the fourth quarter but the Crimson were not finished. With the game practically over, Harvard scored 16 points in just 42 seconds. Due to the rules at the time, there was no overtime and the game ended in a 29-29 tie. The next day Harvard’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, ran the headline “Harvard beats Yale 29-29.” The phrase stuck and will forever be tied to the 1968 edition of “The Game.”

So why is it so important to recognize a football game between two teams that don’t impact the BCS standings or even play in the postseason?

The fact is that this rivalry laid the ground work for the sport that college football fans enjoy today. In the book, “The Only Game That Matters,” ESPN personality and co-host of College Gameday, Lee Corso said, “To understand Ohio State/ Michigan, Florida/Florida State and USC/UCLA, you need to understand Harvard/ Yale.”

“The Game,” is college football at its finest. I have had the opportunity to attend the matchup three times, all at the historic Yale Bowl in New Haven. When you walk around the tailgate lots before the game it is nothing like Rentschler Field. You’ll see fancy cocktails and expensive food served on fine china underneath chandlers powered by portable generators. This is not exactly what comes to mind when you think college football tailgating, but this is just one of the many reasons that makes this

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Freshman guard Omar Calhoun and the Huskies picked up where they left off on Tuesday night after last Friday’s win. UConn defeated Vermont 67-49 in their first home game of the season.

The Kevin Ollie era is off to the perfect beginning. After stunning then-No.14 Michigan State in the inaugural Armed Forces Classic, the No. 23 Connecticut Huskies (2-0) returned home and defeated the Vermont Catamounts 67-49.

Despite not recording a point in the first half, junior Shabazz Napier led all scorers with 13.

Senior R.J. Evans provided his patented boost off the bench, making all five of his shots in 17 minutes.

“We didn’t have a guy that had 25 points, but that shows we can win in different ways,” Ollie said. “All in all, I was happy with the guys’ performance.”

Junior Tyler Olander and sophomore DeAndre Daniels got the Huskies off to the right start.

Olander hit a 12-foot jumper from the corner that was followed by Daniels’ floater over a Vermont defender, giving the Huskies an early 7-2 lead. But Vermont stood tall early on as Trey Blue knocked down a three-pointer to give the Catamount’s their only lead.

Seven minutes into the first half, Evans entered the game and instantly rejuvenated the offense by attacking the rim each time he touched the ball.

After a steal from Napier, Evans went straight to the basket and scored on a fast-break. The very next play he snuck behind the UVM defense again for lay-up giving UConn a 13-12 lead.

“R.J.’s just a stabilizer, a guy that I can go to,” Ollie said. “He’s on a big stage now and I think he’s relishing the moment. It’s just his time to play.”

Connecticut pulled away thanks to a 1:10 stretch half-way through the first half. Freshman Phillip

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Napier leads Huskies to second win of the season

By Peter Logue Staff Writer

It took the UConn men’s basketball team a long flight to Germany and a hard fought win against Michigan State to remind the rest of the college basketball world that they are still a force to be reckoned with. On Tuesday night in Storrs, the No. 23 Huskies built off of that momentum and rolled past Vermont, 67-49.

During a tumultuous offseason that saw several highprofile players leave the program, and the retirement of legendary head coach Jim Calhoun, it was the addition of a transfer from Holy Cross that has made the most tangible impact on this year’s 2-0 start. RJ Evans started 67 straight games at Holy Cross but has adjusted smoothly to coming off the bench for the Huskies, giving head coach Kevin Ollie consistent leadership and poise.

“I know what I’m going

to get from RJ,” said Ollie.

“I can call on him no matter what, no matter the situation.

I’m going to get him to play hard, I’m going to get inten-

MEN’S BASKETBALL

67 49 sity, and I’m going to get maturity. He’s a grown man.

He’s on the big stage now and I think he’s relishing in the

moment.”

Evans contributed 11 points on 5-5 shooting to what is already one of the strongest backcourts in the nation, anchored by Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright.

After the performance against Michigan State, ESPN Basketball analysts tweeted that the tandem is the “best backcourt in the Big East,” and they lived up to the hype again on Thursday night.

Napier, who led the team with 25 points in the upset win in Germany, was held scoreless in the first half but took over in the first few minutes of the second as UConn expanded on their lead. The junior point guard finished the game with 13 points and four rebounds.

“When (Napier) gets going, there’s not a guard in America that can hang with him,” said Ollie. “I thought that in the second half he played with a real sense of purpose. He’s just a great young man and our coaching staff is going

to continue to work with him because he is a terrific lead guard for us and he can have a fantastic junior year.”

“When (Napier) gets going, there’s not a guard in America that can hang with him...he can have a fantastic junior year.”

Kevin Ollie UConn Head Coach The game featured a matchup of former E.O. Smith High School teammates, as Mansfield natives Tyler Olander (UConn) and Ethan O’Day (Vermont) faced off.

The two big men frequently battled eachother defensively and for rebounds, with Olander ultimately gaining the upper hand. The junior continued his solid start to the season with nine points and nine rebounds, while O’Day finished with four and six. After the game, Olander spoke highly of his former teammate.

“It was real exciting; we have been friends for a long time,” said Olander. “He lives right around the corner from me so we grew up always playing with eachother. He had some foul trouble but he is going to be a real good player for Vermont in the future.”

The Huskies will take flight again on Thursday when they catch a plane to the Bahamas to play in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. They will face Wake Forest Friday night at 6:30 p.m.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

Big East to move to two divisions CHICAGO (AP) - The new Big East will have a West Division, and Temple, located in Philadelphia, will be part of it.

The conference revealed its divisional alignment Tuesday for the 2013 football season, when it becomes a 12-team league. The announcement came after the Big East presidents approved the plan at a meeting in Chicago.

The East will have Central Florida, South Florida, Connecticut, Louisville, Cincinnati and Rutgers.

The West will have Boise State, Houston, Memphis, San Diego State, SMU and Temple.

Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco said the goal was to keep natural rivals such as Louisville and Cincinnati together and make it as simple as possible for fans to know which teams are in which division.

“I like the East-West,” Aresco said in a telephone interview. “I like the clarity of the divisions. I like the identifiability. Some conferences, it’s hard to know who is in what division.”

Navy will join the Big East for football only in 2015, and the conference plans to add another football member to reach 14.

Commissioner Mike Aresco indicated that division alignment would be readdressed after 2014.

“Despite the fact that Temple will be in the West Division during the 2013 and 2014 football seasons, we will have every opportunity to play institutions from the East Division and be eligible for the first Big East championship game,” Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw said in a statement.

“Beginning with the 2015 football season, there will be two seven-team divisions with the addition of Navy and another football school (to be announced later) with every indication that division alignment will be reconstructed.”

Aresco said the conference will do everything it can to ease travel burden for the Owls.

“We will draft a schedule that will minimize travel,” he said.

The first Big East championship game will be played at the home

field of one of the participating teams on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013.

Aresco said the conference has yet to decide how it will determine which division winner will host the championship game. The typical way is to give it to the team with the best conference record, but he said having overall records and/or rankings involved in some way is still a possibility.

On Monday, the Big East got good news when the commissioners of the major football conferences agreed to reserve a spot in the new postseason system for the highest ranked team from a group of five conferences that includes the Big East.

The Big East will have to compete against the Mountain West, Sun Belt, Mid-American Conference and Conference USA for a bid in one of three marquee bowls. It’s not as good as its current setup — the Big East has an automatic bid in the BCS — but it’s better than being left out.

AP

Boise State is one of six teams preparing to join the Big East Conference in football in 2013. The influx of teams has made the conference decide to go to two six-team divisions.