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USG supports, but requires students have a say in how new fee is appropriated

By Marissa Piccolo Campus Correspondent

‘THe Puppetmaster’ mixes live actors and puppets into an intriguing story Play tells tale of WWII survivor FOCUS/ page 5

THEY ARE THE TITANS Men’s basketball welcomes Detroit to Gampel Pavilion to open 2K Classic SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: Ricky mastracchio becomes second uconn alum to reach space UConn should be proud to be represented in his accomplishments.

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After months of debate, planning and revised budgets, the UConn Board of Trustees voted to approve the construction of a new Student Recreation Facility this Tuesday.

Although student and faculty alike agree on the need for a new fitness facility and the important role it plays in student wellness and development, many concerns have been raised. A fee of $488 will be grandfathered into UConn’s Cost of Attendance to fund the project, a number that is on the rise.

USG Comptroller Claire Price and Student Development Committee Chair Hailey Manfredi were able to speak at the meeting before the vote, stating that USG supports the project, but that support is conditional. USG proposes that because the project will be funded by students through their fee bill, students should have a say in the process. They requested the creation of a Student Governance Board to demonstrate and respect students’ roles as “stakeholders.” The board would influence how student fees are appropriated and ensure that student opinion “supports and condones” how those fees are used.

The Board of Trustees

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UConn President Herbst spoke at the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. The Board approved plans for a new student gym.

approved several other major funding requests, such as the approval of planning for Gant Building Renovations for STEM faculty offices and teaching facilities, planning for a new STEM Research Center

and preliminary designs for both a new Honors Residence and STEM residence halls. These are the first of many capital projects to be pursued under Next Generation Connecticut.

Furthermore, the Title IX

charges brought against UConn were central to the meeting.

Statements were general, not specifically addressing the cases in interest of respecting the plaintiffs’ personal and legal privacy FERPA statues.

The board unanimously agreed that, as Chairman Lawrence D. McHugh stated, “The public interest of withholding these records are much greater than their disclosure.” An exclusive and private Executive Board meeting was held after to discuss in more detail litigation tactics and strategies.

However, it was brought to the public’s attention that although the plaintiffs held a public press conference and filed a civil suit at the Office of Civil Rights under the Department of Education against UConn, UConn has not yet been able to receive a copy of the actual complaint. Outside counsel will be hired by mid-December to assist in the proceedings.

In her President’s Report, President Susan Herbst made another strong statement about the university’s commitment to the safety of its students, stating, “For as long as there is a single sexual assault on any of our campuses, our work is not complete.” Herbst also made sure to address criticism she received after the last Board Meeting, when she stated that sexual assault reports were “astonishingly misguided and demonstrably untrue.” Herbst clarified that these statements were not directed at the individ-

Hearing held on alleged Over $795,000 funds Title IX noncompliance approved for campus

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student organizations

By Miles Halpine Campus Correspondent

The state legislature’s Higher Education and Public Safety committees held an informational hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 13, titled “Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Procedures at Connecticut Colleges and Universities.” The hearing included speakers from different universities, but many were from the University of Connecticut.

The hearing, which began at 2:00 p.m., lasted almost five hours, and was held in the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.

After several lawmakers gave brief remarks, Senator Beth Bye (D-5), chair of the Higher Education committee allowed the four students from UConn who filed a lawsuit and a complaint with three others to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights to give their testimony. The first of the students to speak was Carolyn Luby who described the situation she endured after sending an open letter to UConn President Susan Herbst in the spring 2013 semester.

Erica Daniels, another student, said she was raped by someone she considered a friend and who worked with her in a dining hall.

Daniels said Willimantic Police and her therapist determined that this individual had drugged the one drink she consumed the night she was raped.

Rosemary Richi, a junior, said she was raped by a member of the UConn Football team and subse-

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Attorney Gloria Allred, second from left, watches as her client Carolyn Luby, center, testifies at a public hearing on sexual assaults and procedures at the Legislative Office Building as Rosemary Richi, left, and Erica Daniels, right, look on, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Hartford.

quently spent a week crying and not sure of what to do. However, Richi said she was “here today not to bash the school, but to offer solutions.”

Kylie Angell, a UConn 2013 graduate, said she was raped in a dorm in 2010 and saw the p¬erpetrator again on campus when his expulsion was reversed.

UConn officials present at the hearing were Richard Orr, General Counsel for UConn; Elizabeth Conklin, associate vice president of the Office of Diversity and Equity and Title IX Coordinator; Michael Gilbert, vice president of student affairs; and Barbara

O’Connor, UConn Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety.

They provided legislators with a 337-page binder on UConn’s sexual violence policies, procedures, resources, prevention and education, which is available at govrel. uconn.edu.

Conklin began by thanking the legislative committees for holding the hearing and later said “As long as there is a single sexual assault on our campus, our work is not finished” and “[n]othing is more important to us than the safety and well being of students on our

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In a rare special session called

by The Undergraduate Student Government, the USG senate approved the allocation of more than $795,000 in funds to on-campus organizations for events, equipment and travel next semester.

USG is expecting its budget next semester to total more than $750,000, according to Comptroller Claire Price, and that amount will likely be augmented by rollover funds from this semester. The group’s funds are made up entirely of student fees and USG is entrusted with allocating the majority of it to various Tier-II organizations – which includes club sports, cultural and musical groups, dance teams and more.

Requests for USG funds in this funding cycle totaled more than $1.3 million and came from more than 200 groups.

Despite the large number of requests, USG will continue a two semester streak of not having to cut any groups due to insufficient funds. However, a

few of the organizations were denied funding due to ineligibility or errors in their applications.

“We had 68 applications cut due to various reasons, and about 40 were cut due to not passing the mastery test,” USG Funding Board Chair Parth Rana said. “Requests that were cut total more than $70,000.”

The leaders of organizations applying for funds are required to pass the Funding B o a r d Mastery Test, which assesses the applicant’s understanding of USG funding policies. The test was put in place to address recurrent issues USG has had with Tier-II organization heads regarding misunderstandings and miscommunications of the policies.

But Rana said relative to other semesters, this funding cycle was a smooth one.

“Groups did really well this semester in terms of defining what they wanted,” he said.

Comptroller Price attributed the smoothness of this semester’s funding cycle to efforts

Requests for USG funds in this funding cycle totaled more than $1.3 million and came from more than 200 groups.

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What’s going on at UConn today...

Open Mic Night 7 to 9 p.m.

Student Union, Ballroom Come showcase your own talent or just enjoy a show of poetry, music and more.

Learning From Exam Performance 7 to 8 p.m.

Rowe 217 Tips on how to reexamine past tests and understand what needs to change before finals come rolling along. Sign up online on the Academic Achievement Center Workshop Schedule.

UConn Symphonic Band 8 to 10 p.m. von der Mehden Recital Hall The UConn Symphonic Band preforms tonight. Admission is $10 and free for students and children.

Kick Ass 2 9 to 11 p.m.

Student Union, Theater His heroic antics having inspired a citywide wave of masked vigilantes, Kick-Ass joins their ranks to help clean up the streets, only to face the Red Mist who transforms himself into the world’s first super villain – KATHERINE TIBEDO

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ual plaintiffs cases, and that she has the upmost regard for “their privacy, legal process, and most importantly, respect for them.”

Following the report, Herbst invited Vice President of the Office of Diversity and Equity and Title IX Coordinator Elizabeth Conklin, Director of the Womens Center Kathleen Holgerson and Chief of Police Barbara O’Connor to give a presentation on the university’s sexual assault policies. Conklin, who was at the State Capitol later in the afternoon to assist the legislature on the examination of policy and procedure, described UConn’s policy as two-fold: the robust response and obligation to both educate and prevent. She believes the biggest asset on campus is the trained response team, a coalition of internal and external groups and individual who work together to provide support. Conklin also brought up the policy the Board of Trustees approved in 2012, that all university workers are required to report a sexual assault case once they have received information, and the President’s Taskforce on Civility and Culture. This taskforce of students and administrators is expected to present recommendations in December.

Turning it over to Director

Holgerson, Conklin noted, “We know that policies and procedures, as robust as they are on our campus, are not enough.”

Holegrson spoke of the many comprehensive student programs that have been utilized, such as orientation services, First Year Experience classes and the Violence Against Women program and its awareness events.

O’Connor, who spent her early career as a sexual assault investigator, spoke on the three main tenets of UConn Police strategy as police training, increase in crime prevention and the development of their sexual assault investigation team. Although Connecticut itself does not have a sexual assault investigators certification program, UConn police have cooperated with the State of Massachusetts to become trained.

Lastly, Michael Gilbert, Vice President of Student Affairs, emphasized the many resources for student advocacy on campus that students can turn to for support. The Office of Community Standards, Department of Residential Life, Department of Student Services and Advocacy, Counseling and Mental Health Services and the Student Health Services’ Office of Women Health were all cited.

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Conference exploring memory coming on Fri.

By Julia Werth Campus Correspondent This Friday, the Languages Graduate Student Association (LANGSA) will present research and discuss ideas on memory across the disciplines of study. LANGSA will be holding its fourth annual “Recalling the Past: A Trip Down Memory Lane” conference in the Wilbur Cross Building from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In contrast to last year spring’s conference, which focused on innovations across the humanities, this year the “goal is to put together people from different fields and have a conversation about the past, present and future,” said LANGSA President Jesus Hernandez-Cobo, a second year graduate student in the literature, cultures and languages department.

This year, LANGSA is hosting Suzanne Nalbantian, an English and comparative literature professor at Long Island University, as the keynote speaker for the conference. “Some people think that you are either a humanities or a science person,” said Niko Tracksdorf, a second year graduate student in the literature, cultures and languages department as well as the PR/Event Coordinator for LANGSA, but Nalbantian is not one of them. “She applies neuroscience to literature,” Tracksdorf said.

Her presentation, which will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., is expected to be extremely interesting and engaging. LANGSA is encouraging anyone who doesn’t have time to attend the entire

day event to come and hear how Nalbantian bridges the gap between humanities and science through memory.

In addition to Nalbantian’s presentation, there will be seven panels presenting on memory from varying perspectives and fields. Many of the students presenting are from the literature, cultures and languages department here at UConn but LANGSA is pleased to be welcoming students from such fields as political science and communications as well as students from other universities, including the University of Ottawa.

The presentations are sure to be interesting, but the true key to the conference is in the final hour, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., when LANGSA will be moving to Oak Hall for round table discussions and a pizza party. “We want people to get into conversation not just listen to presentations,” said Tracksdorf.

LANGSA is hoping that this year they will be able to increase their turn out to the conference by having it during the regular business week.

This is their biggest event of the year and the event that pulls their diverse department together. So, no matter what field you are in, whether you are an undergraduate, graduate or faculty member, if you are interested, “just bring yourself and your ideas” says Tracksdorf, for an intriguing day of presentations and conversations.

Julia.Werth@UConn.edu

Proposal to lower number of senators presented to USG News

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By Jackie Wattles Associate News Editor

The Undergraduate Student Government is considering overhauling how representation is allocated within its senate.

USG currently has seats available for more than 50 senators, a number that is much larger than most other collegiate student governments in the northeast, according to Constitutional Review Committee member Kailee Himes.

A proposal presented by the committee at the group’s Wednesday caucus suggested shrinking the size of the senate and rearranging how the seats are allocated.

The review committee – though considered an ad hoc committee – was formed three years ago with the intention of modernizing the organization’s core document.

But no concrete suggestions have come out of the committee until this year.

Neel Rana, the chair of the Constitutional Review Committee, sat on the committee in previous years but said changes to senate seats were not considered until this semester.

“This issue really wasn’t brought to our attention until this year,” Rana said. “The organization is very large and underrepresented.”

The competitiveness of races for USG Senate seats have historically been variable. While seats perceived as “prominent,” like Freshman Class Senator, have been highly contested, seats for Hilltop Apartments are typically left empty.

This semester, there are between

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USG senators met in an informal meeting on Wednesday. A new proposal would lower the number of senators and redistribute student representation.

eight and 12 empty senate seats, according to Rana.

“Restructuring the seats can allow students to get involved who previously couldn’t,” Rana said.

The current system draws from academic affiliation (i.e. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Senator), class seats and residential seats that are tied to where a senator lives on campus. Seats are also reserved for commuter representatives.

The first of two proposals the committee put forth, which was deemed the favorite by Rana, suggests keeping in place the academic seats and commuter seats while dividing the remainder among residential “zones.”

Rather than tying a seat to a

specific dorm, the committee’s proposal suggests grouping dorms into an east, south, central, north, Hilltop, Towers, Charter and Mansfield Apartments zones. The number of seats awarded to each zone will depend on its population. Though Rana said the exact number hasn’t been calculated, the proposal suggests the total number of seats will be around 27.

The report states this proposal aims to “provide better representation of similar areas and fosters more competition for seats that are not usually filled.”

The second proposal would divide a total of 40 seats evenly between freshman, sophomore, junior and senior class seats. But the review committee members

Fair shows students offcampus housing options

By Domenica Ghanem Staff Writer

Over 30 vendors were in the Student Union Ballroom for “Get the Sweetest Off Campus Housing” fair on Wednesday.

Some of them were landlords of residences close to campus including Oakwood, Carriage and Celeron Square apartments, which range in price from $500 to $800 per resident per month.

Other property owners offered housing further from campus, some of them up to 15 miles away. However some of these apartments in less convenient locations had more appealing prices.

For instance, a house in Vernon went for $450 per month, including a washer and dryer. The owner, Bill Hauser, guaranteed that no matter what the weather, if school is open he would get students safely on the road.

Some properties further from campus also had perks such as access to a swimming pool, as residents at Wyndham Park Apartments have.

Property owners gave specific information on all aspects of housing including what was included with rent, pet policies and parking.

Other vendors included Off Campus Student Services, CT Rides, Health Services and Commuter Services.

pointed to a concern that senators elected in this way would not have a defined constituent base that is easily accessible.

Rana said specific language of the proposed changes will be ready by the end of the semester, and the senate will likely take a vote on the changes at the beginning of next semester.

However, changes to the organization’s constitution must also be approved by the university’s Board of Trustees and obtain approval via referendum from the student body. Should the proposed changes clear the first two hurdles, the student body would vote on the proposed constitution during the joint elections set for March 2014.

Jackie.Wattles@UConn.edu

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A vendor displays an off-campus housing option at the off-campus housing fair on Wednesday. The fair featured over 30 vendors.

CT Rides provided information on carpooling services for off campus students.

Some of the off campus options, such as Hunting Lodge were attractive to students because they are part of the on campus bus routes, namely the Purple Line.

A representative and registered dietician from Health Services, Anna Garrett, told students that they still have access to health services such as access to the infirmary and free appointments with dieticians.

Garrett also provided flyers on

issues pertinent to off-campus students such as eating on a budget.

Many of the students said the fair represented a decent variety of housing options and available services.

“I thought the fair was super beneficial,” said 5th semester speech and hearing language sciences major Britney Curtis, “It’s great to be able to compare prices and get help from people who run the apartment complexes.”

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campus.”

Gilbert discussed the different ways that UConn provides support services to students going through traumatic experiences such as sexual assault.

O’Connor talked about prevention and response procedures and how university police officers must attend rape crisis and campus sex crimes training.

Aside from UConn officials and students, other people who spoke at the hearing include Judith Greiman, president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, Alison Kiss, executive director of The Clery Center for Security on Campus, officials from the Board of Regents, Christopher Piscitelli, Director of Judicial Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University and Laura Cordes, executive director of Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. In 2012, state lawmakers passed a law related to this matter (Public Act 12-78) that requires colleges in Connecticut to inform victims of the options available to them and the disciplinary measures. It also requires students receive mandatory training on awareness and prevention of sexual violence, but only if it is an affordable option to the schools.

Miles.Halpine@UConn.edu

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In an article published on Nov. 12 titled “New stores in store for Storrs Center,” there were multiple errors. The final stages of Storrs Center will be completed in a few years, not in 2014. There are currently apartments in three buildings located at 1 Dog Lane, 9 Dog Lane and 1 Royce Circle.

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Special USG senate session call to ensure time to process funding from OVER, page 1

taken by the funding board and herself to better-educate Tier-II organization leaders about how the process works.

“We really tried to open the process up this semester,” Price said. She added that groups that were denied funding still have options to go about securing it.

“They can either appeal it or take it to senate,” she said.

Speaker Shiv Gandhi of the USG Senate called the special session in order to give the organization’s business office enough time to process disbursal requests, which is the last hurdle groups who were approved for funding will have to pass before USG money is handed to them. The disbursal requests include finalized list of price quotes and other required supporting documents.

This funding cycle is also the first the funding board has divided funding requests into two broad categories: protected and non-protected accounts.

According to Rana, a protected account was created in order to set aside funds for Alternative Spring Breaks. In the past, these requests have been lumped in with lower-category requests that are subject to hefty cuts.

Rana said the decision to create a protected account to serve these groups was done in a conscious effort to provide a stable backing for the community-service oriented trips.

None of the Alternative Breaks were funded in full by USG, and many of the itemized requests were still subject to cuts. But USG did bolster its funding for the trips – dividing roughly $30,000 of its funds among seven different trips.

After the formal session concluded, the senators caucused about the organization’s system for allocating emergency funds. Under the current system, if Tier-II groups come upon expenses outside of the normal funding process, they can requests USG funds through legislation.

This method is relatively new, and the system overhaul was carried out last year by Student Body President Edward Courchaine who was the comptroller at the time. Funding polices have long been an issue USG has grappled with, and some senators said they’re still not keen on the system.

“We spend so much time in senate talking about funding that we don’t really get anything else done,” Senator Daniel Byrd said.

Byrd said he was frustrated the only major piece of legislation USG has passed this year besides funding legislation was the resolution detailing the organization’s position on sexual assault issues. He added that diving into USG’s history, particularly in the late 1960s, he found the organization used to pass resolutions regularly detail-

After students filed a Title IX violation against UConn in October, the Women’s Gender & Sexuality Department hosted a “long overdue” panel to discuss the harms and remedies of sexual violence, department head Nancy Naples said.

“What are the worst things we call a man? What are the worst things we call a woman?” asked WGSS graduate instructor and Ph.D. candidate for sociology Nikki McGary, “When we think about it, the worst thing about a woman has to do with sexuality, the c-word, … the worst thing to call a man is a woman.”

Another graduate assistant for WGSS and Ph.D. candidate for sociology Brenna Harvey researches how men are taught about sex. Harvey explained that the desire to avoid fear, anxiety and pain is what keeps men participating in rape culture and conforming to McGary’s point. She used examples of two male students she interviewed who she called “Dirk” and “Alan.”

Dirk’s friends think he has a lot of sexual partners although he really doesn’t, said Harvey.

He lies to his friends because he is afraid he would be judged if they knew the truth. Alan hates the way women dress at UConn, said Harvey, because it is a constant reminder that he is not having sex. “In college it very much feels like pretty girls in the yoga pants and riding boots are in control,” Harvey repeated from her interview with Alan.

The point of Harvey’s interviews was to show what causes men to belittle women, wether they aware or not, hence building rape culture.

Although all genders can participate in rape culture, men are most susceptible to being violent because of testosterone, assistant professor in residence in African American studies and psychology V. Bede Agocha said. He cited a study that found high levels of testosterone in males and females on death row the same as college athletes.

In their attempt to define “rape culture,” assistant professors in WGSS Barbara Gurr and Daniel Silvermint agreed with McGary’s indication, and Harvey’s interviews that it is related to gender inequality reflected in the undervaluing of women.

“Things are sold through women’s body as a vehicle,” Silvermint said after showing several advertisements that degraded women. In one for a perfume, musician Sean Combs shoved a woman face against a wall, with both arms on either side of her as if she were trapped.

Aside from advertisements, “it’s actually very easy to contribute to rape culture,” Silvermint said. He said it does not necessarily mean being violent or having sex. He asked the audience if they laugh at certain jokes, tell people to lighten up or blame the victim. “These are all ways we can be part of rape culture,” he said.

McGary added that society constantly blames the victim saying things such as “she

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USG members discuss policies and proposals at Wednesdays informal senate meeting. The special media was called to make sure the organization’s buisness office had enough time to processes disbursal requests.

ing disagreements with the university administration.

Other senators chimed in and alleged that the emergency funding process – which often requires lengthily debates during senate meetings – is too time-consuming.

Panel discusses effects of sexual violence

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

should have known better” or “she’s lying.” FBI reports that only two to four percent of people that report rape are lying, said McGary.

During questions students were interested in hearing from the case manager from the Office of Diversity and Equity Nancy Meyers. She explained the process for rape reports at UConn.

All employees are trained to deal with students that report rape by directing information to her office Meyers said, that way they can look for patterns because all the information is in one place. Under government law the university has to investigate the issue as well as the police department, she said.

Lauren Donais the Violence Against Women Prevention Program coordinator cited further remedies UConn and other universities are using to combat sexual violence including online programs required by first-year students, annual events and training staff.

Her message was to continue giving programs remedies to stop the issue, comparing it to taking repeated doses of medicine to cure an illness.

Margaret Breen, professor of English and WGSS, also gave the message to keep advocating and across different platforms.

“We need to work for the right to dress how we choose, and if that’s yoga pants and riding boots, so be it,” she said.

Naples said the panel marked the beginning, not the end, of the conversation.

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But current USG Comptroller Claire Price said she saw the system improving, and becoming more efficient as the senators gained experience with it.

“Looking over the semester from the beginning, the process has definitely improved,”

Price said. “But when things go wrong and groups are unhappy, they come to see me and I can see both sides of the story. [The process] can be complicated and I think there are still areas that can be improved upon.”

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Increased break-ins and thefts prompted UConn police to notify students via email of the safety precautions to deter theft. UConn policed urged that this was not a warning of increased criminal activity, but rather to heighten safety awareness of students and their vehicles.

These break-ins occurred in the parking lot areas of Alumni Drive, Calhoun Way and Hillside Road. The severity of the crimes range from perpetrators simply opening unlocked cars, to actually breaking windows, and taking car stereos, speakers or wallets.

In response, UConn police has stepped up security in these areas with uniformed and non-uniformed patrols in order to deter crime.

Additionally, last Tuesday, UConn Police and the Department of Public Safety tested its Emergency Notification System. During an actual emergency this system will alert students to dangerous activity on campus and provide corresponding precautions.

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Students prepare for finals in this May 1 photo. The Academic Achievemetn Center held a workshop to help students prepare for exams.

AAC teaches ‘Five-day Study Plan’

By Julia Werth Campus Correspondent

With finals only a month away students are reaching out to campus resources, like the Academic Achievement Center (AAC), in order to learn all they can about how to succeed on their upcoming exams.

On Wednesday evening, the AAC hosted a 45-minute session called “Getting Ready for Finals Workshop.” The workshop provided students with information ranging from study tips to stress relief to answering questions during the exams itself.

Caitlin Taylor, a 7th-semester marketing major, started off the session by introducing a new study technique called “The Five-Day Study Plan.” The plan recommends splitting the material on the exam into five categories based on difficulty. Five days before the exam a student should study the most difficult group of material.

Then on each day leading up to the test, the student should add the next hardest group of material while reviewing what they have already studied. In this way a student is spending the most time on the hardest material and adding manageable additional chunks each day. Through the five day plan, students also avoid a highly

stressful night before the exam, because they have left the easiest material to be studied on that day.

“I’ve used it personally and it’s really effective,” Taylor said.

Many students in attendance seemed convinced by the method including 1st-semester Business student Lindsay Bissey who said, “Definitely, I will use to the 5 day plan.”

After the five day plan, Jason Meier taught students methods of predicting test questions.

“Professors often hint at exam questions,” Meier said, “so make a side note during class.” Meier also stressed the importance of talking to your Professors and TAs. “Don’t be shy,” he said, “ask your professors and TAs for the format of the test.”

The format can completely change the way you should prepare and take an exam. If it’s multiple choice, flashcards, flow charts or teaching your friends.

The material can be effective ways of review. During the test, “watch out for ‘all of the above’ and ‘none of the above’ options,” Taylor said. These questions are why it is important to read all of the answer choices because although the first choice may be correct, all the others may be too.

“But what about open book tests?” Taylor asked. In the case

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of open book organization is absolutely key. “Use sticky notes, make equation sheets, key term lists, and study the material, you don’t have unlimited time,” Taylor said.

Although studying and organizing are often considered the most important exam preparation techniques, the AAC leaders informed students that healthy sleeping, eating and exercising habits are also essential to success.

Many students tend to deprive themselves of sleep during exam week but the AAC leaders emphasized that the extra few hours of groggy studying really won’t do you much good. “Sleep is the time when your brain makes connections” Meier said, “if you’re not sleeping you aren’t making those connections.”

Exercise and healthy food are also crucial to getting good grades.

“Exercise really helps you stay focused,” Meier said “and always eat breakfast.”

So whether you like to make flashcards, talk through problems with friends, draw flow charts or all of the above, now is the time to start thinking about and preparing for exams because they’ll be here in just a few short weeks.

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Rick Mastracchio becomes second UConn alum to reach space

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hile UConn may be most famous for sending players to the league of the Houston Rockets, one UConn alum last week took a rocket to outer space.

Rick Mastracchio, 53, was born in Waterbury and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UConn in 1982, according to his official biography from Johnson Space Center. Last Wednesday he blasted off from Kazakhstan to board the International Space Station, making him one of only six people currently in space and one of only two Americans. He has been training for the six-month mission – his fourth overall – since 2010, although his previous missions in 2000, 2007 and 2010 only lasted about two weeks apiece.

To increase public awareness, he has been tweeting through his Twitter account @AstroRM. His posts represent a great blend of literally out-of-this-world pictures, science and even some humor thrown in. “Space Station life is great but still settling in… It ain’t rocket science but it ain’t easy.” Follow him if you want more; there is a reason he has gained approximately 6000 followers in the week since he boarded the ISS alone.

Believe it or not, Mastracchio is not the first alum to reach space. Franklin Chang-Diaz received his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering here in 1973.

Memorably, he played the “UConn Husky” fight song to wake up his fellow astronauts on a 1989 mission.

With NASA ending its shuttle program in 2011 and dialing back on its budget due to governmental cuts, Mastracchio’s role is more important than ever. Having explored essentially all of Earth’s land and a good deal of its oceans, space is truly, in the words of Star Trek, “the final frontier.” What better reflection on UConn than to have one of its own on the forefront of that voyage into the unknown? Plus, with such increased focus the past few years on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs such as BioScience Connecticut in 2011 and Next Generation Connecticut earlier this year, what better proof of what happens when UConn does STEM right than an astronaut?

That message is especially important during 2013, the 50th anniversary of the speech in which John F. Kennedy famously announced his intention to land a man on the moon “before the decade is out.” As Kennedy explained, “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” Godspeed, Mr. Mastracchio.

The myth of merit based aid

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he “higher education arms race” is a well-documented phenomenon.

Colleges and universities all over the country, including this one, are doing everything they can to attract potential students with new building projects, top tier sports programs and other add-ons and amenities. One of those strategies is merit aid.

Far from the scholarly achievement it’s presented as, merit aid was conceived as a way to lure high paying students to a particular campus. It worked so well that it’s undercutting need-based aid. In the past 15 years, merit aid awards have increased dramatically at the expense of assistance for lower income students.

A ProPublica analysis pubBy Kristi Allen lished this Weekly Columnist September outlined the trend.

Since 1996, aid awards to the highest quartile of income have increased six percent, and aid to the lowest quartile of income has decreased almost 10 percent. At the moment, about a quarter of students from both the highest and lowest income tiers receive some form of institutional aid. Merit aid is given to many deserving candidates, and it can be especially helpful for students who fall between qualifying for financial aid and being able to pay for college in full, but in general the trend has been detrimental. Despite expanded Pell Grants, skyrocketing tuition prices and a growing need for financial assistance, fewer students are able to access the help they need.

Why are low-income students being left behind and high-income ones given discounts?

Unfortunately, the answer isn’t as simple as greed and money-grabbing. The evolution of merit-based aid is part of the whole system of college admissions and recruitment, and it’s a decision many schools have made to stay financially solvent.

As state contributions to universities declined, schools needed to look elsewhere for revenue.

They turned to out-of-state students, who usually pay much more in tuition. Campus beautification projects and other amenities became the prime methods for luring these students in, and “merit scholarship” discounts were introduced to sweeten the deal. These scholarships are not new among Ivy League and other highly selective schools, but they’ve become incredibly common at mid-range schools and public universities in recent years.

According to a report by the Washington Monthly, the modern incarnation of these policies began at Ohio Wesleyan University in the 1980s. They were the first school in the state to institute merit aid and their intent was to attract students who would otherwise attend the cheaper public schools in the area. The program worked incredibly well, until other schools caught on and OWU had to ramp up their aid offerings to the point where 39 percent of students were receiving merit based aid in 1994.

After a few schools adopted these policies, it started a chain reaction. Colleges had to offer tuition discounts to keep from losing good students to their competitors. Many were reluctant to do so but felt they had no choice, both for financial reasons and to preserve the quality of the student body. When budgets were slashed or strained with new projects, schools had to admit less qualified students who could pay the majority of their tuition.

Merit scholarships also became a convenient way to boost a school’s rankings. Students with the two most attractive attributes–high GPA and SAT scores–could be brought in easily

with merit aid. For a fraction of the overall cost of tuition, a school could admit a mediocre but high-scoring out-of-state student, knock a few thousand dollars off the tens of thousands that student was already paying, and come out far ahead financially in addition to moving up in the all-important college rankings. Even public universities, which exist to provide affordable, accessible higher education have jumped on the bandwagon, inflating costs and pricing out the students they’re supposed to cater to.

Because these scholarships were never designed to simply reward achievement, they’re often not all that merited. At Denison University in Ohio, nearly half of all students receive non-need based aid that’s supposed to be tied to outstanding achievement and exceptional qualifications. At the University of Denver, it’s 38 percent. The University of Rochester gives 29 percent of its students nonneed-based aid (UConn gives 60 percent of it’s students some kind of institutional aid, but doesn’t give a specific breakdown of need and non-need based). According to the Washington Monthly report, one-fifth of students receiving merit aid have less than a B average.

The conflicting priorities of generating revenue and selecting the best students have led to a zero gain situation: the best qualified lowerincome students can’t pay, and the school gets overrun with middle of the road students who can.

Cheaper college tuition is good thing and it’s sorely needed, but merit scholarships don’t decrease the actual cost of college for anyone.

They were designed for those who already had the means, and lower income students are being systematically pushed out as aid goes down and tuition goes up.

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

The USS Forrestal: a lesson in wasted potential

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I fought it for so long, but looks like I’m listening to Christmas music from now until Dec. 25.

It’s not warm out.

12 page paper due in a week on a 400 page book I haven’t read. Yup it’s senior year.

Never thought I would be this happy to have you in my life. I’m a very lucky man.

There’s nothing worse than wasted talent.

I have two papers, a group project and four exams to study for over Thanksgiving “break” Can’t believe I’m saying this, but I am bar-ed out for this semester. See you in January Ted’s.

If you’re still wearing shorts and flip flops in Storrs, you’re going to have a bad time.

Remember getting up for “extras” in elementary school?

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ircraft carriers are arguably America’s most dominant symbol of conventional military might; a single nuclear-powered Nimitz-class supercarrier is capable of providing an 1,100-foot long mobile base from which 90 fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters can be launched. In addition to their primary function of projecting American force, U.S. aircraft carriers also provide h u m a n i t a rian support

By Dan Gorry on a level Staff Columnist unparalleled by even some of the largest international aid organizations. Unfortunately, the U.S. Navy continues to prioritize the construction of reactionary weaponized carriers instead of realizing the potential of converting carriers into humanitarian-oriented vessels for preventative endeavors.

Let’s be frank about it: The U.S. Navy does not need any new weaponized vessels. In 2011, the U.S. spent $711 billion on its military compared to the total of $695 billion expended by the next 13 countries combined. Of the $683.7 billion requested for the 2013 total military budget, approximately $150 billion will be allocated to the U.S. Navy alone. The Navy operates 10 of the 20 total

aircraft carriers in the world, with every other country only having one, save Italy, which has two. A single Nimitzclass supercarrier expends $160 million a year for an estimated life span of 50 years, and construction has almost completed on the new USS Gerald Ford, designed to be the first of the Ford-class supercarriers, which cost U.S. taxpayers roughly $13 billion.

On Oct. 22 the decommissioned USS Forrestal, built in 1954 as the world’s first supercarrier, was sold by the US Navy to Brownville, Texas scrap company All Star Metals for $0.01. The USS Forrestal was commissioned at a modern cost of $2 billion, and though the Navy waited 20 years for “viable applicants” to purchase the ship as a museum, no offers were deemed satisfactory.

Though the vessel is capable of desalinizing 400,000 gallons of water a day as well as providing air conditioning for an area twice the size of the Empire State Building, it will meet an ignominious end at the hands of a scrapping company, which will undoubtedly resell the Forrestal’s old parts back to the Navy at exorbitant prices.

To consider the Forrestal’s deconstruction as a massive waste of money in addition to being a colossal missedopportunity, is a severe

understatement. Instead of essentially gifting the historic supercarrier to a scrap yard, it would be far more prudent for the Navy to convert decommissioned aircraft carriers into full-fledged humanitarian vessels such as the USNS Mercy. The Mercy, and her sister ship the USNS Comfort, are second in size only to the Nimitz-class supercarriers, which allows both hospital ships to house 1,000 patient beds, 12 operating rooms, a medical research laboratory, dental services and two oxygen producing facilities.

Converting the aging Nimitz-class supercarriers into a new fleet of hospital ships is not a ludicrous idea. A single carrier already contains many of the same facilities, albeit at a fraction of the size, but enjoys the benefits of being a master of logistics. Being nuclearpowered allows the Nimitzclass to travel at a relatively rapid 30 knots, they do not have to resupply for an average of 90 days and they can house nearly one hundred aircraft for humanitarian air-drops as well as rescue missions. Additionally, each Nimitz-class carrier can match the Forrestal’s rate of water desalinization and are capable of providing hot meals to feed 20,000 people a day. Removing the 24 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles as well as the aircraft-

delivered ordinance stockpile would undoubtedly make way for more medical facilities, humanitarian supplies, or even an expanded fresh water tank.

In spite of spending $4 trillion waging the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the American strategy of bombing places “back to the Stone Age,” as former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage once put it, has only bolstered the strength of terror groups. Imagine what an entire aircraft carrier dedicated to providing humanitarian aid could have done for the 80 percent of Afghans without food or water in 2002; better yet, imagine what one could do for the Pilipino victims of typhoon Haiyan. The reality of the matter is that the Navy will eagerly continue to waste billions on new warships like the USS Gerald Ford because violence begets violence, which in turn fuels the need for more warships. If the U.S. Navy began a policy of converting old supercarriers into a fleet of indomitable hospital ships, a feat entirely within the wealthiest nation’s reach, the people of the world would love us, drastically reducing the need for America’s rampantly destructive military might.

 Daniel.Gorry@UConn.edu  7th-semester political science major

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‘Puppetmaster’ mixes live actors and puppets into intriguing story

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By Matt Gantos Staff Writer There won’t be a bad seat in the house for the UConn Drama Department production of “The Puppetmaster of Łódź,” opening Thursday Nov. 14.

The play will be performed in the Mobius Theatre inside the Drama Building. The room itself is large but seating is actually limited because most of the room is taken up by an enormous and elaborate set.

The Mobius Theatre is a sight to be seen in itself. Complete with three levels of platforms and stairs on a normal day, the work put into the set of the play

by Matt Iacozza and the rest of the crew transformed the unique space into a world imagined by a puppetmaster.

Riddled with twine, rope and hanging lights, the set opens up the mind of Puppetmaster Samuel Finkelbaum, a Jewish refugee five years after World War II. After denying several sets of evidence, including newspapers, radio broadcasts and verbal testimonies, it becomes clear that Finkelbaum really believes that the war is not over and it is unsafe for him to come out of hiding.

According to director Harrison Haney, his rendition of the play is meant to awaken people to accepting truth from sources other than what is right in from of them.

“We are constantly bombarded with information, we’re information junkies,” Haney said, “And it’s interesting that the information we choose to absorb and choose to ignore, I think that it is the larger issues that we choose to ignore.”

Finkelbaum, played by Dana Samborski, refuses to accept that the war is over because according to Haney, “then he would have to stop and accept everything.”

The title, “The Puppetmaster of Łódź” comes from Finkelbaum’s mad desire to arrange a puppet show from his only companionship, his handmade puppets.

Finkelbaum’s puppet show has many obvious parallels to his own life creating a play within a play to keep things interesting.

Samborski does an exceptional job creating the Finkelbaum character, interacting with his puppets as if they were his family and even shows truly deep love and

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According to director Harrison Haney, his rendition of the play is meant to awaken people to accepting truth from sources other than what is right in from of them. We are constantly bombarded with information, we’re information junkies,” Haney said, “And it’s interesting that the information we choose to absorb and choose to ignore, I think that it is the larger issues that we choose to ignore.”

affection toward some of them in a manner that from the audience seems like madness.

Although there are only four actors, between the different identities and the puppets, there are more than four characters.

Actor Kalob Martinez, who plays multiple roles in the play,

says that he invested well over 100 hours into the play as well as being a full-time grad student.

However many characters there are, there is only one set.

The only set is a boarding house in which Finkelbaum has taken shelter from the Nazi’s.

Because of the size of the

was treated and turned away by peers. He began recording during his senior year of high school and was met with a negative reception about his rapping style.

“Lyrically, I knew I was there,” Samadi explained. “I knew I was talented, and I didn’t listen to kids who told me to stop flowing.”

What started off as poetry to impress a girl back in high school has now become a passion–one driven by Samadi’s own experiences with real issues of bullying, victims of sexual violence and conforming to escape judgment from society. Since then, he’s been working on his flow and working with friends to accompany his lyrics with beats. He has a Facebook page, a Soundcloud and a Twitter, and hopes to expand himself as an artist through other social media like Tumblr.

“Right now I’m trying to build my foundation,” Samadi said. “I’m building my independent base.”

Though Samadi is sure that he wants to pursue music in the coming years, he didn’t always have support or permission to do so. When he first began recording, his parents were very against it.

Having immigrated to the United States, his parents preferred he studied to become a lawyer or doctor. One day in April, after coming home from a night out, Samadi’s father spoke to him about the music he heard coming from the computer. His father liked the song and was curious about it, later finding out that it was Samadi’s music. He

was very impressed and told his son to continue creating music.

With the support from friends and family, it seems Samadi is more determined than ever to create a name for himself in the music industry.

Samadi sees himself as an advocate against bullying but also focuses on other issues in his music. He was recently inspired by the chaos of Title IX complaints against the university. His song, “Haunted,” is one that he thinks students should listen to. The song centers around sexual abuse, and about a girl he personally knows who has been through “crazy things.” The song follows the story of a fictional girl who is percieved by people as a mean girl, but addresses how with the passing of time, she became “haunted” and lost her mind.

Social life is another topic that Samadi explores, especially in the song “FriendZone.” As a shy-guy himself, the song is comical and comments on the romantic social culture present in college. He thinks people overlook a lot of other people while trying to find them in the wrong places.

With personal experience, his raps are powered by emotions that he’s gone through.

“You gotta accept people for their differences, as bizarre as they might be,” Samadi said. “You gotta accept people because of their uniqueness.”

Samadi plans to rap at an open mic session in the Student Union on Thursday night.

Mobius Theatre, there isn’t much room for seating so the first row of chairs are on the floor right inside Finklebaum’s apartment.

After the performance Sarah Nolen, puppetry major, said that she “enjoyed the way puppetry and acting went hand in hand” and “that it feels like you’re in the

room with him.”

After Thursday night’s dress rehearsal the crew will be putting on the finishing touches and rounding out the kinks for what is expected to be a thrilling opening night.

Matthew.Gantos@UConn.edu

UConn rapper aims to touch people’s UConn acapella groups raise lives and speak about important issues awareness for social issues

By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer

Embracing differences is at the heart and soul of the music Shaheen Samadi creates.

“I want to be known as different and hopefully touch some people’s lives,” Samadi said when describing his hopes for the future.

Having faced bullying when he was younger, Samadi now stands strongly for the acceptance of differences, especially through his lyrics.

In the profile photo of his SoundCloud, Samadi is exasperated and simply dressed in front of a mural. He looks like he is part of the painting. With his hand covering most of his face, he superimposed the phrases “Nothing is True” and “Every Thing is Permitted” onto what he says is a painting that is supposed to represent good times and fun. The picture was taken in his elementary school and represents the underlying truth: sometimes kids can be really cruel.

Samadi spent most of life growing up in South Windsor after living in New Britian until the third grade. He recalls experiencing bullying for being different as early as elementary school and feeling like a social outcast for most of his life. He began writing “for the hell of it” about five years ago, and it wasn’t until high school, specifically sophomore year, that he turned to rapping his lyrics: Samadi was driven by anger, something that fuels his passion, for the way he

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by UConn’s Love146 task Though sex trafficking may force. The Acapella groups seem like a faraway issue, sang songs that ranged from it is “right in our backyard,” soulful tunes like “Mercy” to Dowski said. pop hits like Sara Bareilles’ The money Love146 “Brave,” creraised is sent ating a fun to national and upbeat branches experience for “Just over this past that help the audience. reintegrate The con- summer, five victims s u r v i v o r s cert promoted of sex trafficking back into a w a r e n e s s were recovered dur- society. Two about child girls from sex trafficking ing an FBI operation a Love146 while simulta- in Connecticut com- r e h a b i l i t a neously helpcening from Waterbury, tion ing Love146 ter in the raise money Milford and Philippines for the cause. Groton.” are still miss“The donaing after the tions will go devastation Ariel Dowski of typhoon to our club, and at the end President of Love146 Haiyan. Two of the year we shelters, one take a porfor boys and tion of our another for clubs funds girls, in the to donate to the National Philippines were destroyed Love146 organization,” after the typhoon and the Ariel Dowski, president of national Love146 organizaLove146 and 7th-semester tion needs funds to rebuild actuarial science major, said. its centers.

Sexual assault is currently a hot topic at UConn.

Love146 primarily focuses on sexual assault against children in third world countries, but members of this organization are also very

By Elizabeth Abreu Campus Correspondent

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What’s more American than apple pie? Putting aside well-known American favorites like burritos, pizza and pork fried rice, the hamburger is a big part of American food culture. People from all socioeconomic backgrounds enjoy a good hamburger.

Relatively simple as a burger may be, there’s something special about biting into a piping hot, freshly grilled burger.

Of course, the No. 1 thing in a good burger is the meat, usually ground beef. If you don’t want your burger to be dry, you don’t want to get ground beef that’s labeled “lean” or “extra lean,” because that means that the fat content is probably around 9-12 percent fat.

For a good, juicy burger, you want somewhere around 15-20 percent fat. This applies across the board for other meats: turkey, lamb, pork and even duck can make fantastic burgers. Side note: after you mold your burger patties, to prevent them from ballooning, press your thumb about a quarter of the way into the center of the burger.

Condiments and other seasonings are of course up to you, but a little salt and pepper is a good bet. You can add other things (and I’ll go into specifics in a minute) like various herbs or seasonings, but try not to overdo it. If the meat is good, you don’t want that other stuff to overpower its flavor – otherwise, you’d just have meatloaf.

One of my favorite nontraditional burgers I’ve ever made and tasted is the chipotle burger. The key ingredient here is chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Use a food processor to mix this with some mayonnaise. You can then either use this as a sauce or mix it into the ground meat for a nice, medium spice. In addition to the traditional burger condiments, I also recommend that you try lightly grilled avocado slices (not for long, literally just 30 seconds!).

For a more pan-Asian flair, you might consider using kimchee instead of the more orthodox lettuce, or using Sichuan peppers in the burger for that spicy flavor that’s unique to the Sichuan region of China. If that’s a little too out there for you, Sriracha chili sauce is a great substitute for ketchup.

My personal favorite burger ingredient is sautéed mushrooms, preferably alongside perfectly melted Swiss cheese. In addition to that, I also like adding a fried egg, and also a nice dill sauce to complement the cheese. If I can get in some organic rashers of bacon in the mix, all the better. That’s my perfect burger.

Regardless of what your burger tastes are, the most important thing about any burger is the quality of the ingredients you use. Go organic and/or free-range if you can. Fresh produce is of course infinitely superior to canned vegetables. After all, if you were looking for a good omelet, you’d use real eggs, not a gross powder, right?

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The fifth album from these United Kingdom “Queen of the Slipstream” fellows fits right into the vein of their previous Van Morrison albums by supplying the listener with upbeat tunes dealing with dark subject matter. It’s a breath of fresh air in a boring scene done by some veterans of the movement.

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Lady Gaga tries too hard on ‘Artpop’

By Emily Lewison Campus Correspondent

Lady Gaga’s newest album, “Artpop,” is her retelling of a Saturday night gone askew.

The music is uncharacteristic and sets a pop culture tone that Lady Gaga typically is too unique to subscribe to; in this new album, Lady Gaga loses her personal style and becomes just another pop artist on the charts.

The peppy beat starts out enjoyable, but the meaning behind the lyrics quickly dissipates any true enjoyment.

For instance, “Venus” tells of a girl who enjoys dancing and therefore wants to be taken to a leader; the touch of that person causes her to “die / Just a little inside.” This sounds like an open invitation to intimacy with a stranger. Lady Gaga promotes an easy one-night stand, losing her past support towards love and long-term relationships. The singer of “Yoü and I” or “The Edge of Glory” suddenly inspires her listeners to take part in barbarically simple relationships. Lady Gaga has lost part of her uniqueness by abandoning her crazy yet pure identity.

Another song on the album that displays Gaga losing her uniqueness is “MANiCURE.” Put simply, it sounds like a Katy Perry song. The best part about Lady Gaga was that she was her own person: from the costumes to the hair to the music, she was unique.

But this song is just a Perry song; it has the same repetition that is seen in countless other pop songs and holds no originality.

To her credit, Lady Gaga clearly tries to return to her uniqueness in the track “Swine.” However,

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To her credit, Lady Gaga clearly tries to return to her uniqueness in the track “Swine.”

However, she again misses the beat. Impersonating a pig for four and a half minutes is not enjoyable music. she again misses the beat. around Lady Gaga’s old Impersonating a pig for four style and is perhaps the most and a half minutes is not – if not only – enjoyable enjoyable music. “You’re song on the entire album. It just a pig inside remains catchy a human body” without going is a statement to deeply into Artpop that perhaps the unknown. we might think With this Lady Gaga about someone song, listen11/12/13 but it makes for ers can admire 15 tracks strange lyrics. the flamboyAlthough in ant nature of the past Gaga’s Gaga while strangeness is still enjoy/10 what made her ing her music. great, this new However, it too strange is hard becomes repetto understand and not appre- itive: spelling or saying the ciated. word “applause” thirty times The hit song on the album, within three-and-a-half min“Applause,” meditates utes is extreme.

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“I refuse to do what I don’t want to do,” Lady Gaga said in an interview at Sirius XM, “I am the artist and culture doesn’t cue me. I cue culture.”

Although she may still be the artist, it’s time Lady Gaga took some time to rediscover her inspirations. Her amazing creativity has been lost among the other great hits of pop culture and she can undoubtedly make a return in her music with some soul searching. As to her newest album, “Artpop,” it’s better left alone. Maybe next time, Gaga will cue culture in a novel way.

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‘Everchanging View’ ‘Direct Hits’ is more is a breath of fresh air of a close call

they lie in its versatility, in its ability to be regulated to use as a soundtrack–albeit a remarkably Confession time: I had no idea steady and beautiful one–rather who Scarlet Youth was when I than as the main attraction. This signed on to review their album. is an album one uses to set a I had only seen somewhere, scene–driving through a city at briefly, that they were releasing night in the rain, studying under an album this week. In fact, it a pile of warm blankets, building was the beauty of the album a bonfire on a beach in the summertime. The beauty of Scarlet cover that pulled me in.

The album did not disappoint. Youth, however, is in their selfTo confine Scarlet Youth to a awareness. Their music doesn’t genre would be too simplistic, aspire to knock the listener flat but for the purposes of a potential with awe; they relegate themlistener, it could best be summed selves comfortably to the backup as soft alternative rock with ground. They make music that notes of electro and downtempo. settles contentedly into the exact Many of the songs have substan- spot in the listener’s life where tive instrumental intros, some it’s needed, gently supporting of which set the mood of the the moment without stealing the lyrics that follow, and some of scene. This album is precisely which are intriguingly inverted the kind I’m referring to when I say that music by them. Several saves me. of the tracks were This album reminiscent of The Everchanging view has a vitality of The Killers and Scarlet Youth its own. It has M83; if the qui11/12/13 its own energy, eter songs on feeling, pas“Hot Fuss” mar8 tracks sion. I realized ried “Midnight a long time ago City” by M83, that an album this album would /10 can upset you probably be their when it begins love child. One to reach its end. highlight of the The most honalbum was “What It’s Worth,” where the magical twinkling est way I can sum up Scarlet synths on the chorus turn the Youth’s “The Everchanging lyric, “I had some time to think / View” is to say that reaching the to think things over” into a com- end of this album feels like havforting, rather than redundant, ing a blanket pulled off you, only refrain. Another stellar track is to realize you’re in a perfectly “My Dream is Yours,” which warm room already. I still miss provides a wonderful, steady the soft place to which “The finish to the album. The low, Everchanging View” took me, pulsating beat and sparkling but the album is a breath of fresh synth notes on top frame an air that prepares one to face the intense devotional: “My dream outside world, and I know that is yours, but you can have it the blanket will be just as soft as if you want.” This final refrain warm when I need it again. sums up the album perfectly, as with it, Scarlet Youth has given us their dream.

If this album has any faults, Eleanor.Hudd@UConn.edu

By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent

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lead singer Brandon Flowers and impressive guitar work. Though the tune feels a little jarring at the Compilation albums tend to beginning, it definitely improves come in two flavors: the type that with each repeated listen. collects the songs performed by a The second original song, “Just band that didn’t quite make it into Another Girl,” was produced with the studio albums and the type that the band’s longtime collaborator only collects the band’s greatest Stuart Price and feels more like hits. The Killers had previously their later work. The tune is slower released a compilation of the first and has a slight country flavor variety. “Sawdust,” which largely to it, and the lyrics hold a discollected B-side material from the creet sense of melancholy to them band’s first two albums, had been but occasionally stray into tritea little rough around the edges but ness. Both songs are enjoyable, an enjoyable listen overall. but when compared to an album Their new compilation, “Direct stuffed with the band’s greatest Hits,” however, is a collection songs, they seem to be lacking of their most popular singles, something vital. released in celIf the purpose ebration of the of greatest hits band’s 10 years compilations is Direct Hits of success. As far to give new fans The Killers as greatest hits an easy entryway 11/12/13 albums go, this is into the band, as straightforward 18 tracks then “Direct as it gets; the Hits” does its album begins with job superbly.

“Mr. Brightside,” The album is /10 the band’s breakcrammed with through hit, and the band’s most runs through all successful songs, of their most famous songs from and adequately charts their prothere. There are a few surpris- gression from a niche indie rock es in the selection: not includ- band to a mainstream success. ing “Bones” and “Jenny Was a However, one can’t help but feel Friend of Mine,” for example, and like this compilation is a little including “The Way It Was” from unnecessary – after all, the band “Battle Born” even though it was has only been releasing songs for never released as a single. ten years, and only has four studio The album also released two albums to its name. It’s not as new songs: “Shot at the Night” if the band has been creatively and “Just Another Girl.” “Shot sterile, either; any prospective fan at the Night” was produced with can simply pick up their newest M83’s Anthony Gonzalez, and studio album “Battle Born” to get some of the instrumentals show a taste of their sound. “Direct his influence, as it has distinctly Hits” works nicely as a refreshing synthetic tones and heavy drums record of how much the music that feel more at home in “Hurry of The Killers has changed over Up, We’re Dreaming,” M83’s time, but brings too little to the newest album. However, the song table to be considered a worthy still feels very much like a song by investment.

The Killers, with provoking but slightly unsettling lyrics written by Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu

By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent

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Reviewing Keane’s greatest hits album made me think about television shows that have awesome soundtracks.

To make a soundtrack great there has to be a variety of music, but also a fair deal of exposure to new artists or new music from old bands.

“The O.C” did an amazing job compiling a soundtrack of artists who were both a little familiar, but also on their way to stardom. Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor, featured already popular artists, such as The Killers, alongside smaller acts like Eels or The Shins.

Furthermore, the structure of the show allowed for exposure to live performances while it was airing.

Marissa Cooper, Summer Roberts, Seth Cohen and Ryan Atwood spent most of their free time down by the beach, going to shows at the “Bait Shop.” The club loosely modeled off CBGB’s featured performances from The Killers, Rooney, Modest Mouse and Death Cab for Cutie, giving viewers the opportunity to see some of their favorite acts live.

“Gossip Girl” worked a similar format, inviting guest performers to do shows at most of the Upper East Side’s soirees. For “Pretty Little Liars” and “Gossip Girl” fans, the unnerving feeling of hearing The Pierces perform “Secret” (the sinister theme song from “Pretty Little Liars”) at the debutante ball in “Gossip Girl” still sends chills down my spine. Florence and the Machine, as well as Lady Gaga and St. Vincent, also did guest performances during the show’s six-year reign. Aside from awesome guest performances that made me fan girl the show even harder, “Gossip Girl” had an elegant soundtrack that reflected the opulence of Park Avenue, but also represented Brooklyn and the grittier locations in the show.

One of the most memorable musical moments of the show was the opening scene.

Serena Vanderwoodsen is returning to Manhattan and what song plays? “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John, also known as “that hipster song” (Google that and you’ll be surprised as to what comes up). It was an epic and understated way to start the show that will never be forgotten.

“Gilmore Girls” has my favorite television soundtrack of all time.

Catchy, cute and often eclectic, the show’s soundtrack was not for faint-hearted or picky listeners. Just as Amy Sherman Palladino’s writing was witty and fast paced, the soundtrack had to be all over the place as well. In one episode you could hear Siouxsie and the Banshees followed by Louie Armstrong and finished up with Neko Case. The show was a haven for music appreciators of all kinds because of the diversity in the genres and themes. I discovered so many bands because of the show, including The Shins, The Clash and Sam Phillips.

Other honorable mentions for great television soundtracks are “The Vampire Diaries,” “Scrubs” and “The Sopranos.”

Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

Thursday, November 14, 2013

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Keane compilation is not so keen

By Kathleen McWilliams Senior Staff Writer

I first listened to Keane live, believe it or not. I rented a DVD recording of the Live Aid 2008 Concert and watched in on the basement floor after finals week my sophomore year of high school. Now I don’t know if I was just in a horrible mood that day, but the band’s anxious and agonizing style grabbed my attention and I played the “Somewhere Only We Know” performance over and over that summer.

After 16 years of activity, Keane released its greatest hits album, “The Best of Keane,” on Island Records.

The album, 38 tracks of studio and live recordings, is pulled from Keane’s four albums of material and includes one previously unreleased track, “Russian Farmer’s Song.”

Because of the quantity of songs on the album and the small amount of albums they are pulled from, the album comes across as a compilation album and not Keane’s greatest hits. In my opinion, “greatest hits” or “best of” Photo courtesy of soveirgnlightcafe albums should be the top 15 songs from a band’s career.

After 16 years of activity, Keane released its greatest hits album, “The Best of Keane,” on Island Records. The album, 38 tracks of studio Keane has had a long enough and live recordings, is pulled from Keane’s four albums of material and includes one previously unreleased track. career to warrant a best hits album, but they need to scale angst in every chord and knew change into a stranger. The album also is missing down on how many songs they bring back memories “Bend and Break” describes tracks from 2010’s “Night of “The O.C.” the inescapable feeling of Train.” This album produced they included. which featured anxiety and fear often com- one of Keane’s most popular Keane clasKeane’s music. mon in adolescents and young tracks, “Stop for a Minute,” sics such as But m o r e adults. featuring K’Naan.

“Somewhere Best of Keane i m p o r t a n t l y, Other Keane favorites such Over all, this album seems Only We Keane the lyrics are as “This Is The Last Time” thrown together and too Know,” “Bend 11/12/13 relatable to a and “Hamburg Song” also are expansive for the band’s actuand Break” and 38 tracks teen audience. on the album, but most of al accomplishments. It makes “ E v e r y b o d y ’s “ E v e r y b o d y ’s the material on disk one is for scattered listening and Changing” are Changing” is drawn from their 2004 album even the greatest of Keane all included all about how “Hopes and Fear.” “Hopes fans won’t recognize some of on the album, /10 people around and Fears” is arguably the the tracks on the album and and rightly so. you constantly best album of the four, but won’t think they deserve to be These three change and the several classics from the on a greatest hits album. songs in particular personify Keane’s appeal feeling of confusion as you album are. The absence of to their audience. There is watch everything you ever “You’re Eyes Open” and “We Might As Well Be Strangers” is notable, considering how popular those tracks were. Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

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William Hurt to star in TV film based on The Challenger Disaster

NEW YORK (AP) — The watching world was horrified when, on Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded over Cape Canaveral, Fla., just seconds after liftoff. Seven crew members, including beloved Teacher-In-Space Christa McAuliffe, lost their lives and the manned space program was dealt a nearly mortal blow.

Five months later, the reason — two of the shuttle’s O-rings had failed during launch — was made public, a major finding of the presidential commission formed to solve the mystery.

A vocal member of that commission was Richard Feynman, a world-renowned physicist and Nobel laureate whose sharp mind and dogged spirit led him to the design flaw, in the process exposing negligence and cover-ups by both NASA and the contractor supplying it the O-rings.

A new film, “The Challenger Disaster,” stars William Hurt as Feynman (with co-stars including Brian Dennehy and Bruce Greenwood). Airing Saturday at 9 p.m. EST on Science Channel and Discovery Channel, it depicts his unswervable search for the truth, even in the face of resistance from his colleagues.

“In a way, Feynman interested me more than the project did,” says Hurt. “This is mostly an event story, but I thought we could allow character to exist within the narrative and lead to a greater conclusion: Human courage is really what it’s all about, and listening to your own instinctive, loving skeptic. That’s what Feynman did.”

It’s a nippy fall day and Hurt is discussing the film, and many other things, with a reporter as he walks his dog, Lucy, in Manhattan’s Riverside Park.

The 63-year-old Hurt, a TV, stage and Oscar-winning film star (for “Kiss of the Spider Woman”), has been taking an acting break this fall to play a different role, that of student, as this former Tufts theology major plunges, with undisguised humility, into a pair of courses at Columbia University: computer science and Indo-Tibetan Hinduism.

“I’m working pretty hard,” he says with clear understatement as he unsnaps the leash worn by Lucy, a gentle Doberman pinscher-Labrador mix, who is nibbling some grass and contemplating the joggers.

“Your mind, your heart must learn to value yourself,” Hurt says, pivoting back to what Feynman taught him. “That’s where your answers will come from: Learn to bear your frustrations gladly, ‘cause they’re your teacher. YOU are your teacher.”

An actor often outspoken about the frustration he bears as an actor (“I have a hard time finding work that will allow me to do what I know how to do, because they won’t give me time to prepare”) has only good

things to say about shooting “The Challenger Disaster.”

A co-production with the BBC, the film was directed by James Hawes (“Doctor Who,” ‘’Fanny Hill”), whom Hurt hails as “a great human being and a great director.”

Under Hawes’ stewardship, Hurt says, he got what he craves as an actor: “Not to be showing off, not to be insecure, but to open myself to a new look at life.”

Hawes, speaking by phone from England, describes their first meeting while he was on a trip to New York last fall.

The pair took a stroll to visit, fittingly, the shuttle Enterprise prototype installed nearby at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex.

“The sun was shining,” Hawes recalls, “and we had the most extraordinary walk. By the end of it, we had a bond.”

Once shooting commenced in South Africa, Hawes goes on, “I arranged for William to have a lesson on the bongos, because Feynman notoriously played them.

I’m not usually that Method, but I knew that he is a man who loves his research. I’ll never forget sitting there in the dying light of a South African evening with William Hurt and a bongo teacher hammering out rhythms.”

In Riverside Park, Hurt describes his fascination with the character whose rhythms he channeled.

“I was so grafted to Feynman as a spirit,” he says. “A spirit like that, you can legitimately worship. They don’t want your enslavement, they want your freedom. Feynman wants your freedom!

“Look! Here comes a cop!” he interrupts himself as he spies a parks department golf cart. “He’ll arrest you,” Hurt tells Lucy as he re-snaps the leash the law requires her to wear. “You’d go to prison. We’d go to prison together.”

Feynman died in 1988 at age 69 of the cancer he was battling while on the commission, but his spirit lives on, including, Hurt hopes, in this film, and in the interest the film might spur in what Feynman stood for. That sort of impact, Hurt says, is what makes drama great.

“Being interesting for its own sake is worthless,” he declares.

“You have to be interested in a theme: The question of who we are, why we are, should be considered carefully and audaciously. Just attracting attention for its own sake is chaos.”

Just then, the cawing of birds attracts attention overhead.

“When the crows caw, you know the interview’s over,” says Hurt, amused. “They’re here to tell us we’re no longer being useful, you know what I mean?”

With that, he and Lucy head off to a neighborhood pet store. It’s time to buy her a treat.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Victoria’s Secret Angels worked their magic on the catwalk Wednesday, weaving between chart-toppers Taylor Swift and Fall Out Boy, and some fancy sets and stage tricks, yet somehow keeping the spotlight mostly on themselves.

The elaborate wings, shiny sequins and strategic flashes of skin certainly helped. Oh, and those Nicholas Kirkwood and Sophia Webster stilettos had the models towering over everyone else, too.

Swift donned a Union Jack costume and a sparkly silver minidress, but she never put on the lingerie that makes this annual fashion show so famous. She did give a lively performance of “I Knew You Were Trouble” that got the crowd at the Lexington Avenue Armory on its feet. Faux snow fell from the rafters, adding to the fantasy feel of the production.

Favorite models Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls, Alessandra Ambrosio and Doutzen Kroes paraded in outfits — maybe a better word is get-ups — that fit themes of Snow Angels, British Invasion, Shipwrecked, Snow Angels, Parisian Nights, Pink Network and Birds of Paradise. (One can imagine this excuse to send tons of feather embellishment floating down the runway.)

At her fitting for her Psychedelic Angel costume, with hand-painted thigh-high boots and maybe the biggest wings of the show, Kloss said that while the garments are skimpy, they take months to make.

Candice Swanepoel got the glory of the opening look, wearing a $10 million bra decorated with diamonds, rubies and sapphires that was cleverly dubbed the “Crown Jewels.”

She was quickly followed by Cara Delevingne as an English footballer and Lily Aldridge, who often gets the good-girl outfits, as a punk in a tartan plaid skirt that no school would allow.

Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz trailed pretty closely behind them, and who can blame him?

As has become tradition, there wasn’t much for the lingerie retailer’s customers to wear here, but there was drama, fun and a delicacy to the clothes that seemed a contrast to the more overt sexiness of the past few years. The light touch on the tattered tulle used for the Shipwrecked segment, and the black beads that caught the light of the faux French streetlamps on the side of the runway were examples of design skill.

This was the 18th Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. It will be shown as a one-hour special on CBS on Dec. 10.

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRAW OR MAKE GAMES FOR THE DAILY CAMPUS COMICS?!

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HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday (11/24/13). Find your higher calling this year through study and communication. Discover the best way you can imagine to help others while growing stronger physically and financially. Do it all for home and family, and your sanctuary will rejuvenate you. Care for your health and for those you love. An educational adventure arises. Enrich your spirit.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Imaginative changes move from the idea stage into reality. An older female shows you something new. Check account balances to avoid extra fees. Rules get stringently enforced. Take charge, and make it fun.

Creative games help.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- A controversy continues. Self-discipline plus a warm heart guarantees success with Venus and Saturn favorably aligned. Don't fall for a trick. Do the homework, consult with experts and wrap up a project that has moved very slowly. Bring it home.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -Don't keep arguing if it's over who is right.

Determining who's right makes no difference. Put your energy to work on a private effort. Trust old love and old information.

Faithfulness counts.

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UConn Classics: TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BAROMETER AND GET ON DECK.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- The possibility of error is rather high. Rely on your own experience, and trust your intuition. Be frugal with money and words.

Listen, instead. Don't surrender to a sweet talker, though. True love isn't after your loot. Go for reliability.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You continue to call the shots. Another job requires immediate attention. Don't believe everything you think. Check it over with some practical people and get their advice.

Consider all options. Add discipline to forwarding what you love.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- There's no shame in doing what worked before. Patience is required. Change doesn't happen all at once right now. Capture the essence of a dream into an expression.

Deal with household responsibilities. Play a game later.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- A disagreement about priorities springs up. Ask friends for advice. Handle with care, and impress an older person. Congratulate yourself, but don't stop the action. Pay attention or it could backfire. Many hands make light work.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Dedicate time to your community. You're making a good impression. Proceed with caution ... it's not a good time to discuss finances. Don't trust unquestioned belief.

And don't take risks or travel.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Apply determination, persistence and practice towards an area of your passion. Watch for hidden dangers. Go for fun, intellectually, physically and spiritually. Don't fall into the gossip trap. Stand for excellence. Breathe deep, and perceive beauty.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Ask for more and get it, but don't burn all your bridges. Hold on to what you have.

Cut entertainment spending. Listen to what your associates are saying like it's worth a million bucks. They're cluing you into the conversation.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Practice juggling as you negotiate obstacles today. Don't stress. If you see that you're getting nowhere, take a break and try again. Partnership saves time and effort.

Treat the team to dinner and rest easier.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Your fears aren't fact-based; double-check the information for relief. Travel could be challenging right now, so be ready for surprises.

Avoid shopping, too. Learn well from a strict teacher. Don't believe everything you hear.

by Brian Ingmanson

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Sports

The best day of the year: Tip-Off Marathon

By Mike McCurry NCAA Basketball Columnist

My hunger for hoops—especially men’s Division I collegiate hoops— is unparalleled. The 24-hour—this year, it actually extended past 29 hours—Tip-Off Marathon is everything you could possible wish for in a day of basketball. There are games around the clock and some of the matchups are sensational. The cherry on top was the Champions Classic, a preseason round-robin event featuring four of the most historic and successful programs in sports: Kentucky, Michigan State, Kansas and Duke. All 4 were in the preseason Top-5, and the KentuckyMSU tilt was the first regular season matchup featuring the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the land since 2008.

For the third consecutive year, I decided to log my Tip-Off Marathon journey, from just after midnight on Tuesday until the wee minutes of Wednesday.

12:23 a.m. Tuesday: The Tip-Off Marathon really got underway with Temple and Kent State at 7 p.m..

That being said, every hardcore hoopster knows it doesn’t really get going until midnight. Right now, we have the Cougars of BYU against the Cardinal of Stanford. A lot of whistles have been blown both ways but, due to some shoddy transition defense by Stanford, Jimmer Fredette’s alma mater leads by double-digits. I’m confused, though—I was under the impression Mormons weren’t allowed to score until marriage.

1:25 a.m.: It turns out Wichita State has Nick Wiggins, who happens to be the elder brother of Kansas freshman and top recruit Andrew Wiggins. You think Nick’s middle name is “Hype,” too?

10:57 a.m.: I am again reminded that I slept right through the 5 a.m. game, New Mexico State at Hawaii.

Who cares about this snoozer, right?

Well, your interest might be piqued if you knew New Mexico State has the Bhullar brothers: Sim stands 7’5” tall, while freshman brother Tanveer is a short 7’3”. Sim had a nice 15-point, 10 rebound doubledouble, while Tanveer sat out and may be redshirted this season.

1:44 p.m.: Really ESPN, West Virginia and Virginia Tech? Why must we suffer through this?

Would it kill you, in future Tip-Off Marathons, to balance it out so we have great hoops all day? Imagine VCU-Virginia or Florida-Wisconsin at 1 p.m. That’d be heaven.

8:07 p.m.: There’s 60-plus NBA scouts in the building, most of whom came for the likes of freshmen Julius Randle, Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker. But it’s Michigan State’s Gary Harris who’s hypothetically making NBA money tonight. Harris can do it all: shoot it, get out in transition, and he already has made two beautiful floating layups over the Kentucky trees.

8:50 p.m.: In Charlottesville, Virginia holds a tight 47-44 edge over VCU with 8 minutes and change to go. Virginia’s Joe Harris is most likely the best Division 1 player you’ve never heard of.

10:00 p.m.: Michigan State hangs on, 78-74. We will have a new top dog when Monday’s rankings come out—Michigan State.

10:38p.m.: Andrew Wiggins finally gets on the board, prompting Dick Vitale to rave about him.

Vitale proceeded to inform us that the layup was Wiggins’ first basket of his collegiate career. Clearly, Dickie V (or is it Dukie V?) did not do his homework, failing to watch KU’s season opener on Friday.

10:43 p.m.: Let’s welcome Jabari Parker to the ballgame. Playing in his hometown of Chicago, the No. 2 overall recruit drained two consecutive threes from the top of the key.

He was fouled on the first triple, cashing in on the ultra-rare 4-point play. A quick, personal 7-0 run.

11:57 p.m.: Does it get any better than this? Well, if we see KansasDuke in April, which is highly likely, it could possibly be better.

12:30 a.m.: ANDREW. WIGGINS. What a sequence. First, Wiggins has his best move of the night, a step-back jumper out of the post. After a Jayhawks steal, Wiggins flew out in front of everyone and received the rock for the monster jam, gaining an and-one and drawing the fifth foul on Parker.

Bigtime!

12:36 a.m.: I’ve never seen a Mike Krzyzewski-coached team this disinterested, this impassionate, this carefree about the defensive side of the floor. Totally embarrassing. And really, what a great win for Kansas.

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Corasaniti: Huskies have gotten hot at the perfect time, expect title-winning finish from MEN's, page 12 With the team now firing on all cylinders after their dominant 5-0 win over SMU last weekend to open their conference playoffs, the Huskies are reaffirming their goals from the very beginning of the season.

Before the start of the season, I asked Diouf what some of his personal goals were for this season. Surely the goal-

scorer had some thresholds on his list he was looking to reach in his final season in Storrs, but the defending All-American made it very clear he and the rest of his team had a one-track mind.

“I don’t have personal goals, I have team goals,” Diouf said. “My goal for this season is the same as everyone else’s: To win a national championship.”

Last year didn’t end the

way it was supposed to. And it’s once again up to the Huskies to decide how this year will ultimately remembered among the many other successful campaigns in the program’s lengthy history.

Just don’t tell this year’s team it’s supposed to end any other way than on top.

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The annual Tip-Off Marathon cocluded Wednesday night, capped off by Duke-Kansas in the Champions Classic, a 94-83 Jayhawks win.

Daniels looks to find his game vs. Titans from THEY, page 12 But the Huskies are not a one-man team, and it has showed through two games.

UConn has played all 12 scholarship players, and 10 of those players have played in both games and accumulated at least 10 minutes on the floor. The Huskies have been getting production from top to bottom, but arguably no role player’s production has been more important than Giffey’s.

The German senior is playing with a confidence that at one point was improbable. But since coming back from Eurobasket, Giffey has been playing lights out.

In two games, Giffey is averaging 14 points, shooting 10-for-12 from the field, 8-for-9 from behind the three-point line, and has a block.

Though all his points have come in the first half of the two games, Giffey’s hot hand has been a muchneeded asset for the Huskies.

“I knew coming into my senior year, I had to step it up a little bit on the offensive end,” Giffey said.

“I’ve always been one of the better defenders out there, a hustle guy. But

I talked to the coaches and they told me I need to be a little bit more of a leader, and that’s part to it.”

But while Napier, Giffey and freshman center Amida Brimah have been bright spots early in the season, junior DeAndre Daniels has yet to hit his stride.

Daniels finished the 2012-13 season on fire, averaging 21.3 points, nine rebounds and 3.3 blocks while shooting 55.9 percent over the Huskies’ last four games.

So far this season, Daniels has averaged four points, 1.5 rebounds and two blocks.

“You look for him the best way you can,” junior guard Ryan Boatright said. “We’re not going to go out of our way to just look for him. But if he’s open, we’re gonna get him the ball the way we have been doing. He’s just got to knock down shots.

“I think he had a lot of good looks last game, and even [head coach Kevin Ollie] ran some isolations for him. He just had a bad shooting night like everybody, so he’ll be alright.”

Thursday’s meeting between UConn and Detroit will be the second all-time meeting between the

two programs and the second at Gampel Pavilion. The Titans upset the Huskies 67-61 in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament on March 18, 2001. It was the last time that a non-conference opponent beat UConn at Gampel Pavilion.

The Titans (1-1) return only one starter from last season’s 20-13 squad that reached the NIT, but that returning starter is Juwan Howard Jr., whose father retired from the NBA this summer after winning two straight championships with the Miami Heat. Howard Jr. leads Detroit with 20 points and 10.5 rebounds per game so far this season.

UConn will play its second game of the 2K Sports Classic Sunday against Boston University at Gampel Pavilion before moving to the Semifinal round next Thursday at Madison Square Garden against Boston College. The Huskies will then play either Indiana or Washington next Friday.

Thursday’s tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be aired on SNY.

and this game is when they need to show it the most. If the defense can improve its sacks and interceptions and keep passing play to a minimum they will be able to handle Smith to keep him irrelevant in the game and ultimately win.

Basically, what it boils down to for each team is that in order to win the game the defense needs to

play in sync and be on top of the passing play. They need to shut down each quarterback so that their offense can run up the scoreboard. It seems like whichever defense gets into the groove first will have the upper hand.

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Brancato: Defense is key in Broncos-Chiefs matchup from SHOWDOWN, page 12 If the Broncos defense steps up it’s game they are guaranteed to win. With a combination of both a dominant offense and defense they would be even more dangerous than they are now. Although the Broncos defense isn’t all that bad, they could use improvements

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Defeated: Predictions for winless college football teams

By Scott Carroll NCAA Football Columnist

The season is coming down the stretch and while some might be caught up in the highly competitive top of the BCS race with four remaining teams remaining undefeated. However, I like to go the extra mile and find the real story.

There are currently five completely defeated teams without wins this season. Here is your comprehensive guide to the five teams with the worst records in college football and what I believe they will do for the rest of the season.

Southern Miss (0-8) In the decade previous, the Golden Eagles only missed being bowl eligible in two years–2001 and 2006. They made the Hawaii Bowl in 2011 and haven’t been bowl eligible since. The only real competition going on at Southern Miss this season is the battle between their offense and defense to see who’s worse. The Golden Eagles rank 122nd in the FBS in points for and 122nd in points against (There are only 125 FBS teams). Southern Miss’s final three competitors have a com-

bined record of 11-17 with their opponent, UAB, only having two wins on the year. The Golden Eagles won’t win any of these games. I’d say have fun with the first pick in next year’s draft, but that doesn’t exist.

Georgia State (0-9) Georgia State’s football program got started in 2008 and joined the FBS in 2010. The Panthers have had some close calls thus far, losing to Jacksonville State in overtime by six, to Troy on a late touchdown and to Alabama by only 42 points. The Panthers final three opponents have a combined record of 16-10 with their best opportunity for a win coming the last week of the season against South Alabama. However, South Alabama will roll over the Panthers with their passing game.

Better luck next year Georgia State.

UConn (0-8) UConn played in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl and hasn’t been bowl eligible since. They rank No. 120 in rushing yards and points for. Former head coach Paul Pasqualoni was fired in the middle of the season after the Huskies were demol-

ished by Buffalo. The Huskies last four matchups are against SMU, Temple, Rutgers and Memphis. I think the SMU Mustangs will put up Madden-like passing statistics against the Huskies for the win.

However, I think the Huskies have a shot at finishing the last three games undefeated. Temple is terrible. They couldn’t win a game until Week 7. UConn always plays well against Rutgers and defeated the Scarlet Knights to prevent them from going to a BCS bowl in 2011. Memphis is also horrible with their only two wins of the year coming against Arkansas State and UT Martin. So buck up UConn fans cause I’m predicting a win in three of the next four games.

Hawaii (0-9) Hawaii has yet to play defense in the 2013 regular season, giving up at least 30 points in every single game. However, they do have one of the country’s best passing attacks this year as it ranks No. 23 in college football. So the Warriors could get lucky one weekend just bombing the ball all over the field.

In fact, it’s time for a prediction. The Warriors will take down

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Hawai'is quarterback Sean Schroeder throws against Navy in the second half Saturday in Annapolis, Md. The Warriors are one of five teams in FBS football that have yet to win a game this season. UConn, Miami (OH), Southern Miss and Georgia State are the other four.

heavy-favorite San Diego State this weekend in their throwback rainbow uniforms. Nothing gets college football fans and players more excited than flashy uniforms. The Hawaii Warriors get off the cutting block and win this weekend, put it in stone.

Miami (Ohio) (0-9) The Red Hawks are the worst offensive team in the country bar none. The top highlight for the

Red Hawks on ESPN.com is a 43 yard punt. They are ranked No. 126 in FBS in points for. As I said before there are only 125 teams in FBS football. (They’re that bad). The Red Hawks final three opponents are Kent State, Buffalo and Ball State. Kent State also has a bad offense, averaging five points more than Miami. The Red Hawks will lose this game however, because five points is

half of their average point production. The Red Hawks will get demolished by Buffalo and then completely decimated by Ball State. Maybe a recruit will confuse Miami, Ohio with Miami, Fla. and the Red Hawks can get back to their winning ways next season.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu

The Feared, Fraud and Fallen: NBA Western Conference Indiana proving to be legitimate title contender

By Eddie Leonard NBA Columnist

By Spencer Mayfield NBA Columnist The Indian Pacers are here to stay. Led by Paul George and Roy Hibbert, the Pacers are off to an impressive 8-0 start, the best in franchise history. This winning streak included a 17-point statement win over the Chicago Bulls. The Pacers are the only undefeated team left in the league and they sit atop of the Eastern Conference. If the Pacers continue to play this brand of dominant basketball they can make their case for a sweep of the MVP (Paul George), Defensive Player of the Year (Roy Hibbert) and Coach of the Year (Frank Vogel) awards.

The Pacers’ success comes from their strong defensive play. Led by center Roy Hibbert, the anchor of their defense, the Pacers are holding teams to just 84.5 points per game, the lowest number in the league. Hibbert is doing all the little things necessary on a championship caliber team. The big man is averaging an absurd 4.4 blocks per game while also leading the team in rebounding with 8.8 rebounds per game. Indiana’s other big men also do a great job at protecting the paint; David West and Ian Mahinmi are both averaging over a block per game.

Indiana also has one of the most balanced offenses in the league. Four out of five starters are averaging over 10 points, with Roy Hibbert, the fifth starter, averaging 9.9 points per game. The Pacers have a point differential of plus-10.4 per game, which is also the widest margin in the league. Paul George is proving that he belongs to be in the discussion as a legit superstar in the league. George is averaging 24.9 points per game, 7.8 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game. George also has a player efficiency rating of 25.92, good for 9th in the league. If George remains consistent throughout the season, Indiana will win the top seed and they

will be able to make a run in the playoffs.

The X-factor of this year’s Pacers team has been the strong play of Lance Stephenson so far this season. Stephenson has benefited from having his minutes increased to 35.3 minutes per game, up from 22 minutes per game last season.

Stephenson has been averaging 14.3 points per game as well as 5.8 assists per game and 5.8 rebounds per game. Stephenson has also improved his three point shooting; he’s shooting 51 percent from behind the arc.

Stephenson is off to such a hot start it has raised the question if he deserves to start over Danny Granger when he returns from injury.

Granger will practice with the team this week and Vogel plans to ease Granger into the lineup as long as he does not have any pain. Starting Granger would provide even more matchup problems for other teams but Stephenson has been playing great and coming off the bench might alter his game. This is a great problem for coach Vogel to have as Indiana has the depth to compete with any team in the league.

Although it is early, the Pacers have put the rest of the league on notice. This Indiana team is taking nothing for granted and is trying to build on their three game lead in the conference standings. Six of Indiana’s wins have come against Eastern Conference opponents and they have all been on the strength of good team basketball. The Pacers have the inside post presence necessary to succeed in this league as well as strong perimeter play. If Granger is able to integrate himself back into the lineup the Pacers will put the league on notice. This team is a championship contender and this strong start will help them as they try to gain a home court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Spencer.Mayfield@UConn.edu

Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are the most feared team in the Western Conference with a 7-1 record through the first two weeks of the NBA season. Every team in the league knows how dangerous the Spurs are, but they always seem to fly under the radar due to the fact that they play fundamental basketball and are not a flashy squad.

The only game the Spurs have lost was during a back-to-back in Portland. The Rose Garden is one of the hardest places to play for road teams due to the intensity and volume of the crowd.

The Spurs have one of the most well-balanced and deep rosters in the NBA. They have five players on their roster that average over 10 points per game and four player on the bench averaging over seven points per game. There is no team in the west that has the depth of San Antonio. The Thunder struggle to find help after Durant, Westbrook and Jackson and the Clippers rely way to too much on Chris Paul despite the acquisition of J.J. Redick.

Rockets The biggest fraud and most overrated team in the Western Conference is the Houston Rockets. Although the Rockets have a decent 5-3 record for a team that is trying to develop chemistry between superstars, they have so many holes that need to be filled in order for them to live up to title expectations. The three time Defensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard, has not inspired his team to a become a defensive minded team. Houston is 25th in league in points allowed at 103.6 points per game.

The Rockets are first in rebounding thanks to Howard, but rebounding has more of an individual influence. One of the other biggest reasons that Houston is a fraud is due to the liability of Dwight Howard late in games.

Howard essentially ruined his own debut against his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, when he missed seven free-throws in the fourth quarter after D’Antoni elected to use the “Hack a Howard” technique.

What makes it worse, is that the Rockets could have won the game despite Howard’s abysmal performance from the charity stripe. All Howard had to do was not call

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for the ball on the inbounds pass with less than 30 seconds left in the game. That allowed for Pau Gasol to intentionally foul Howard because he had possession of the ball. Those events led to Dwight bricking a free throw, which resulted in a Steve Blake game winning three for the Lakers. If the Rockets want to be a serious contender in the postseason they have to figure out a way to have Howard on the floor without being a liability. This is easier said then done.

Jazz The Utah Jazz have fallen way below expectations this year. The Jazz have started the season 0-8 this year. That is the worst start since the Jazz moved to Utah in 1979. The Jazz are in a youth transition similar to the Boston Celtics.

They are trying to rebuild with young talent.

The Jazz lost their two best offensive players, Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson, making them by far the worst offensive team in the

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Dwight Howard was a big addition for the Rockets in the offseason, but he has not been able to propel Houston to the top of the Western Conference, at least as of yet.

NBA, averaging only 86.9 points per game with a shooting percentage of 40.1. Besides being ranked 30th in scoring, the Jazz are also, 20th in rebounds, 29th in assists and 20th in points allowed.

Granted, the Jazz are trying to build a team for the future with young players like Hayward, Favors and Trey Burke, who we have not seen yet due to his broken

finger, but these players are not enough unless Burke becomes the next Kyrie Irving. A young team like Utah needs veteran leadership, which was lost when Jefferson followed the money to Charlotte. The Jazz have gone from a consistent 4- or 5-seed in the west the past decade to a league bottom feeder.

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Nov. 17 Boston University 12 p.m.

Tomorrow Nov. 17 Maryland Penn State 6 p.m.

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Nov. 20 Oregon 7 p.m.

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Nov. 23 Monmouth 4:30 p.m.

Football (0-8) Nov. 16 SMU 3 p.m.

Nov. 23 Temple TBA

Nov. 30 Rutgers TBA

Dec. 7 Memphis TBA

Men’s Soccer (10-2-5) Tomorrow American Athletic Conference Semifinals SMU 5 p.m.

Field Hockey (17-4) Nov. 16 NCAA Tournament First Round TBA TBA

Volleyball Tomorrow Nov. 22 Rutgers Memphis 7 p.m.

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(11-17) Nov. 24 Temple 2 p.m.

Nov. 27 Louisville 7 p.m.

Nov. 29 Cincinnati 1 p.m.

Women’s Hockey (4-6-1) Nov. 19 Brown 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 Boston College 2 p.m.

Nov. 24 Boston College 2 p.m.

Nov. 29 Yale 1 p.m.

Nov. 30 Quinnipiac/ RIT TBA

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NFL: Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans 8:25 p.m. NFL Network

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Colts and Titans both feel embarrassed and disgusted with themselves, ready to move. They get to do so quickly.

Indianapolis is coming off its worst loss since 2011, and Tennessee just became the first team to lose to the Jaguars.

So both the Colts and Titans are eager to play again, even if their bodies still ache with a four-day turnaround.

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The faster the better so at least one team can ease the pain in this AFC South showdown.

NBA: Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks 8:00 p.m., TNT The 2-4 Knicks get a visit from the 5-3 Rockets on Thurdsay night.

Defense has been a gaping hole for the Knicks so far this season, especially in their 120-89 loss to San Antonio on Sunday.

Houston enters the game with a lessthan-stellar defense as well–they’ve allowed an average of 103.6 points per game.

NEW YORK (AP) — Louisville has agreed to pay the American Athletic Conference an $11 million exit fee so the Cardinals can join the Atlantic Coast Conference next year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Louisville announced last year that it planned to leave what was then called the Big East and join the ACC. Conference bylaws for the American require members to give more than two years’ notice and pay a $10 million exit fee.

The conference announced that its members had voted to terminate Louisville’s membership on July 1, 2014. The person familiar with the situation says the school agreed to pay the conference an extra $1 million after amicable negotiations between American Commissioner Mike Aresco and Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial terms were not disclosed.

“I have great respect and admiration for Tom and for the manner in which Louisville conducted itself in our negotiations,” Aresco said in a statement. “We wish Louisville the best and appreciate what they have meant to our conference.”

Louisville has already paid $5 million to the American that will count toward the $11 and has agreed to pay the rest from 201417.

“I’m glad to have been able to work face-to-face with Mike Aresco to reach a fair settlement for us to depart the league a year early,” Jurich said. “All of us at the University of Louisville appreciate what the former Big East and American Athletic Conference have done for us and I see greatness ahead for the league under Mike’s leadership.”

Still left for the American is to finalize Rutgers’ departure for the Big Ten. That will be more complicated because Rutgers has challenged the exit fee in a lawsuit.

The school is preparing to be in the Big Ten next season, and its new conference has already included the Scarlet Knights in its schedules.

The conference is also in a legal fight with Boise State over exit fees. Boise State pledged to join the Big East back in 2011, but backed out after Rutgers and Louisville decided to leave.

The American Athletic Conference is in its first season after negotiating a deal to relinquish the name Big East to the conference’s non-FBS football members in exchange for more than $100 million.

Next season Tulane, East Carolina and Tulsa join the American Athletic Conference, and Navy will join as a football member in 2015.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dwayne Bowe deftly avoided the locker room full of prying TV cameras, finally emerging onto the Kansas City Chiefs’ practice field Wednesday as if nothing was amiss.

The former Pro Bowl wide receiver spent the rest of the afternoon preparing for Sunday night’s AFC West showdown against the Broncos, a game in which he’ll start despite a weekend arrest for speeding and possession of marijuana.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that he intends to let the legal situation run its course, but he made it clear that Bowe will be in the starting lineup for the unbeaten Chiefs.

“There are rules and regulations put in place and we’ll abide by the rules and regulations, and we’ll make sure we take all of the information that comes out as it goes through the process,” Reid said.

“That’s where we’re going with it.”

Bowe did not speak to reporters, instead issuing a statement in which he apologized “for the distraction I have caused the team this week.”

“Due to the nature of the pending matter, I am unable to make any further comment on the situation,” Bowe’s statement said.

According to police, Bowe’s wallet was discovered along with two containers that held about onethird of an ounce of suspected marijuana. Bowe was cited for speed-

ing and possession of a controlled substance. He posted $750 bond and faces a Dec. 18 court appearance.

The Chiefs were off last week before beginning their preparations for Denver.

“I addressed him, had that opportunity to talk to him, and I’ll leave it at that,” Reid said. “There are laws, rules and regulations, and I’ll leave it at that.”

Reid did say that Bowe has been a model teammate.

“Dwayne’s been a team player since I’ve been here,” Reid said.

“He doesn’t want to bring any problems to the table. That’s not what he wants to do.”

It is unlikely Bowe will be disciplined until after his court date.

While the Chiefs are barred from disciplining the former Pro Bowl wide receiver for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in the past has handed down onegame suspensions and fines of an additional game check for similar cases.

Bowe, who signed five-year, $56 million deal in the offseason, has struggled to live up to the expectations that come with being one of the game’s best-paid wide receivers. He’s second on the team with 33 catches for 369 yards and two touchdowns during the Chiefs’ 9-0 start.

This isn’t the first time that Bowe has proven to be a distraction.

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In this Nov. 3, 2013 photo, Kansas City’s Dwayne Bowe prepares for a game against the Buffalo Bills. Bowe was arrested outside Kansas City over the weekend, authorities said.

He was suspended four games in 2009 for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs after taking what his agent called an unapproved weight-loss supplement. He also made questionable comments to a magazine a few years ago about womanizing that allegedly occurred at team hotels, and then misstated the name of Chiefs ownership family in his apology.

Now in his seventh season, Bowe is second in franchise history with 448 catches, trailing only former tight end Tony Gonzalez.

He has 6,078 yards receiving, sixth-most in team history, and 41 touchdown catches, fifth-most in

Chiefs history.

With the specter of a high-profile showdown against Denver hanging over the locker room, Chiefs players were reticent to discuss Bowe’s arrest during Tuesday’s availability.

Quarterback Alex Smith guided the conversation back to the Broncos any time the topic was broached, though he did say players with larger contracts have an obligation to be leaders.

“It’s a lot different than the collegiate level or the high school level.

When you get to the NFL, there’s a lot that comes with it,” Smith said.

“We have a bunch of guys that are focused on winning, doing things the right way.”

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THEY ARE THE TITANS Men’s basketball welcomes Detroit to Gampel Pavilion to open 2K Classic

By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor

Erica Brancato This Sunday marks one of the biggest, if not the biggest, matchup in NFL this season when the Kansas City Chiefs (9-0) take on the Denver Broncos (8-1) in Denver. This game will be a battle between two teams that can end in a number of different scenarios. These scenarios have one thing in common: each is dependent on the defense.

Eric Allen, ESPN studio analyst, said the Broncos defense could overcome the Chiefs if they can sack quarterback Alex Smith and intercept the ball to give it back to Peyton Manning and the offense.

“If your offense is so good and it’s scoring points, you are forcing the Chargers, the Chiefs, whoever you are playing to try and score and keep up with you,” Allen said. “[The Chiefs] aren’t going to have the opportunity to run the football, they are going to have to throw the ball and that really helps the Broncos defense.”

The Chiefs offense will have the biggest challenge of the season in its attempt to keep up with Manning and the Broncos. Smith has a total of nine touchdowns and 1,919 yards for this season with just four interceptions. He is an average quarterback compared to Manning who is on his way to a record-setting season with his 33 touchdowns and 3,249 yards this season. Granted, everyone looks just about average or less than average compared to Manning, but that’s beside the point.

The Chiefs are ranked 31st in pass defense with 7.42 yards per pass play, while the Broncos are ranked first. Denver’s offense is the most lethal and highest scoring offense in the league.

The Broncos average 42.9 points per game, while the Bears, who are the second-highest scoring team in the league, have averaged 30.4 points a game. Kansas City’s Jamal Charles is leading the Chiefs in rushing yards and receptions. He is ranked second in the NFL and will be a threat to the Broncos defense this upcoming game.

There are three different possibilities and outcomes that can come out of this game. Each scenario revolves around the defense and how they come into the match up. Both teams have a huge chance to win, making it a highly anticipated battle between two of the best teams in the league.

First, if the Chiefs defense can shut down and neutralize Manning, they can win the game. The Chiefs have the No. 10 defense in the league with 36 sacks, 429 total tackles and 12 interceptions. If the No. 22-ranked Colts defense can shut down Manning, the Chiefs definitely can. It is even more possible to neutralize Manning this weekend considering his condition. His sprained ankle isn’t getting any better, if anything it is getting worse, making him more vulnerable and prone to mistakes.

He went down hard against the Chargers last week, but his tender right ankle won’t stop him from playing this Sunday. Although an MRI shows no damage to his ankle, Manning will undoubtedly be vulnerable, giving the Chiefs an edge they need.

However, if the Chiefs cannot shut down Manning and the offense, he will most likely try to rack up as many points as he can. Manning will continue on with his offensive dominance and hope that they defense can hold of Charles and Smith as best as possible.

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Shabazz Napier carries the ball upcourt and barks instructions during the Huskies’ game against Yale Monday. UConn takes on Detroit to kick off the 2K Sports Classic on Thursday night at Gampel Pavilion.

Shabazz Napier’s pursuit of history will continue Thursday night when the No. 19 UConn men’s basketball team takes on Detroit in the 2K Sports Classic, which will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, at Gampel Pavilion.

Napier has passed milestones in each of the Huskies (2-0) games so far this season. The UConn captain is now 29th on the all-time scoring list with 1,271 points, and he is now 10th in career assists with 468, passing Kemba Walker Monday afternoon against Yale.

With 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against the Bulldogs, he recorded the 10th tripledouble in program history and became the only player with two.

Napier is also the only player out of the nine who have recorded triple-doubles to play four years at UConn.

Against the Titans, Napier has a chance to pass Vin Yokabaskas (1,275), A.J. Price (1,284) and Bob Staak (1,288) to move up to 26th on the alltime scoring list. Averaging 16 points per game so far this season, the Massachusetts native would not have to extend far past his average to beat Staak.

Having passed Walker into the top 10 on the alltime assists chart, Napier is now one behind Price for ninth all-time and 11 behind Khalid El-Amin for eighth.

Napier is 32 assists away from becoming the fourth player in UConn history with 1,000 points and 500 assists, joining Tate George, Doron Sheffer and Taliek Brown.

From the quiet freshman to the underappreciated senior, Napier is quietly cementing his place in UConn history.

“It’s just him working so hard at everything in the game,” senior guard Niels Giffey said. “He’s just like a second coach once in a while. When you watch practice, he’s telling people where to be. I think he’s the main player on this team right now.”

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Huskies lose Mosqueda-Lewis, Tuck to injury

By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor

When the No. 1 Huskies hit the road this weekend for two games with top-20 teams, they’ll be sorely shorthanded. Junior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis has been ruled out indefinitely with a nerve contusion in her elbow; Morgan Tuck underwent knee surgery Tuesday and will be sidelined four to six weeks, according to a statement issued by the team.

The news of Mosqueda-Lewis’ absence is unsurprising after she was left writhing in pain on the Gampel Pavilion floor against Stanford Monday. Word that the injury was not as severe as originally thought and that a return at some point in the season–though that point is still undertermined–was encouraging.

“It’s annoying not really knowing when I’m going to be able to come back, “ Mosqueda-Lewis said. “But at the same time it’s really a relief to

know that nothing major is broken and that everything is going to be fine.”

Tuck’s injury, a cartilage issue in her right knee, was far more surprising–at least to those outside the program. According to head coach Geno Auriemma, Tuck and the Huskies knew the extent of the issue and took the court Monday knowing that the sophomore would need arthroscopic surgery Tuesday.

Before the surgery, which was performed at the UConn Health Center, Tuck had been experiencing swelling throughout the first few weeks of the season.

The two injuries leave UConn with just seven scholarship players for its matchup with No. 8 Maryland Friday and No. 13 Penn State Sunday.

“I think it’s going to be a test for sure,” Mosqueda-Lewis said. “You know, how much we can be together as a team in a time like this and I think it also is a good time early on

in the season to give people a chance to step up and find their role. I think it’s really going to prepare Saniya [Chong] as a freshman, she’s going to have to come in and play a lot of minutes now.”

Chong already did a good job of stepping up for the Huskies early this season. Against Stanford, the point guard hit two straight threepointers early on to break a streak of eight straight missed shots and grab UConn the lead.

Kiah Stokes will also see an increase in minutes while MosquedaLewis and Tuck are out. The extra opportunity for the junior comes at a time when she’s playing the best baskebtall of her UConn career.

Stokes grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against Stanford, in addition to 10 points and six blocks, and has followed it up with strong practices the past two days, according to Auriemma.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

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Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis plays defense in UConn’s game against Hartford Saturday. The junior forward is out indefinitely with a nerve contusion in her right elbow.

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Men’s soccer: Huskies pushing to the finish

By Mike Corasaniti Staff Columnist 2012 wasn’t supposed to end the way it did for the UConn men’s soccer team.

That team, led by future professional talents and the same legendary coach its had at the helm for nearly two decades, was not supposed to see its postseason run end in the NCAA quarterfinals.

So what were the realistic chances that 2013 would see more success than the year before? Turns out, the confidence has been there since the beginning, resonating all the way up to the coaches and down to the team’s onfield leaders.

“We have as much talent and depth with this group as maybe in our whole time

here. It’s one of the deepest teams we’ve ever had,” said associate head coach John Deeley. That was two-and-ahalf months ago, on the eve of UConn’s season opener against St. Francis.

Now, after a 9-2-5 regular season, the Huskies are charging into their American Athletic Conference semifinal matchup against UCF in Dallas this Friday. But the team is not where it is today without its fair share of adversity.

The Huskies lost to Bradley University on Sept.

14 at home for their first real blemish of the season, which began a 1-2-3 stretch that saw the team fall out of the Top 25 for the first time in years. The team was failing to close out against the likes of Syracuse, Temple and USF in matches where

the Huskies were still significantly outshooting their opponents.

Such a run might mean as much to other programs.

It certainly didn’t help that the downturn saw injuries sideline both of the team’s captains, senior forward Mamadou Doudou Diouf and junior goalkeeper Andre Blake.

But as quickly as things turned sour, the season took on a whole new feeling. The Huskies started finishing more offensively, looking more like themselves on the defensive side of the ball and began winning games again.

“When we’re clicking, we’re clicking,” said junior forward Allando Matheson after a 3-0 win over Memphis on Oct. 12, the first time the Huskies had scored more than 2 goals all season.

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Allando Matheson carries the ball against SMU Saturday. He and the Huskies are in Dallas this weekend for the semifinals–and possibly finals–of the American conference tournament.

Well, that very next Tuesday the Huskies put up four goals against Columbia, and the Huskies ultimately followed their mild midseason dip with a 6-0-1 streak.

Now back in the national

rankings at No. 11, the Huskies are in the midst of the postseason riding an unbeaten streak of nearly two months.

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