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Increase in vPC use crashes library computers By Loumarie Rodriguez Campus Correspondent
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Students have been feeling the agony of Homer Babbidge’s computers not functioning properly for the past few weeks. A lot of the issues are due to the sudden increase in the new virtual PC (vPC) use. The library computer system is projected to take hours to fix, but it will most likely take days to fully assess and correct the problems, according to Jeremy Pollack, the director of IT in the school of business and Tony Molloy, the director of IT for the university libraries. The main problem with the system is the hardware, which was addressed this past weekend when library
computers went down. Over the weekend, the network card failed, which caused a cascade of problems. Both Pollack and Molloy identified the issue; however, they proceeded to email the vendor repeatedly. The main issue stems from the sudden growth of the system used by students and faculty. The library computers have switched over to the vPC system, which is a virtual computer lab that can be accessed from anywhere. Personal laptops and even iPads can access vPC and use UConn software. However, the sudden surge in vPC use has created a lot of problems, specifically in the hardware that IT services were not prepared to repair. Some
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problems include being unable to log onto the program, internet servers being down and many other simple tasks. “We know we have problems with the system,” Molloy said. “We certainly acknowledge there is a problem occurring. This past weekend we have had technicians working on it and any other resources we can use. We diagnosed the problem with three different vendors.” Molloy explained that the project was put into place back in Fall 2011, and this past fall, they decided to extend it further due to its popularity. However, so many people suddenly using it faster than anticipated has led to many of the problems. Molloy described the problems as
“growing pains” with the project. Technicians will be assessing the hardware problems in the coming days and over winter break.
“We are actively trying to make a better tech life for students” Jeremy Pollack Director of IT Another complaint from students is that the USB drives in the library computers will not accept
their thumb drives or memory sticks. This is due to the fact that there is an additional step in order for USB’s to function properly on the computers according to Molloy. The library has student aids to help students and faculty work through this extra step. “We are trying everything in our power to help students,” Pollack said. “At the time we were in the middle of quadrupling the hardware but with so many people using it, it has led to problems. We need to make sure that the small issues don’t become big issues. Some of these problems within the UConn network no one has seen before.”
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Down computers frustrate student
The Department of Transportation encourages students to ‘like’ its page
By Marina Cinami Campus Correspondent Every now and then the bus just doesn’t show up. No indication of a bus change at the stop, or on UConn’s transportation department website or even on their Facebook page. You check the GPS on your phone and see your desired bus line roaming around far from where you are. A problem students, including Allison Fitch a 7th-semester psychology major, occasionally face on campus. “I waited for nearly a half hour before the bus driver on the Green line noticed myself and others at the stop from afar,” Fitch said, describing a time when there was no detour posted anywhere that Fitch could find for a lower F-Lot stop. Fitch noted that she often parks in fairly distant commuter lots, like many other commuters, and that this is not the first time she has had such bus troubles. The Transportation Manager at UConn’s Department of Transportation, Logistics and Parking Services, Janet Freniere, explains how this kind of inconvenience can occur. “If my student who can update the website isn’t here, it won’t get up on the website as quickly as we’d like,” Freniere said, noting that she is not as technologically savvy as many of the students who work in the building. Freniere said she tries to get the word out to students about where they can find information on bus changes at the beginning of every semester, but admitted that “maybe it’s something that needs to go out more frequently.” Fitch said she has seen signs at bus stops before that say that a line will not be going there that day or during a period of time. But the signs, she said, “aren’t always as clear as they could be,” highlighting one instance where the posted sign was a full page of words in a small font size. She said, “I could never have read that from my car pulling in,” she said Freniere explained that they make a point to leave signs at stops that the department knows will not be serviced by buses for a significant amount of time, but sometimes a road or a parking lot will “just all of a sudden close and we don’t have any control over that.” Sudden detours or delays are
typically caused by accidents, Freniere said. The Department of Transportation does try to get the word out to students about where they can find information and any changes on bus lines. “We put it in the Daily Digest. We had signs on the buses…” Freniere said. It is also in their printed schedules as well as on the UConn Transportation Services Facebook page where most changes, even sudden ones, will be posted. In the instance Fitch described, the detour had been posted on the Facebook page. “We encourage people to like our Facebook page,” Freniere said. “We will put any updates, detours, delays, anything, on the Facebook.” Freniere expressed her disappointment in the number of students who “like” the Facebook page (roughly 1,400) in comparison to the roughly 22,000 students at UConn. If your bus just isn’t showing up, both Freniere and Fitch advise checking the GPS on your smart phone or Blackberry. If you are one of the unfortunate students who still use a not-so-smart phone, Freniere said there is a number that students can text to receive information about the buses. Students can text their bus stop code to 41411. The code for each stop is listed on the Department’s website, bus.uconn.edu. When Fitch couldn’t find a posting for the detour of the bus she’d been waiting a half hour for, she said she sent an email to the department, and that “they were responsive and apologetic.” Freniere does admit that their detour and delay-announcing system is not perfect. “I don’t honestly know if we have on the signs, recommending where they go…. That’s something that we’ll work on,” Freniere In the F-Lot case that Fitch described, Freniere explains that construction was the reason for the detour. No signs had been posted at the stop. “It was one of those, you know, it looked like it might come back shortly, kind of thing, so we kept hoping, but….We should have put something out there.” Students parking in distant lots may want to have a charged smart phone and/or a comfortable pair of sneakers in their car at all times.
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Computers in the Homer Babbidge have not been functioning properly for the past few weeks.
USG gains control of excess revenue By Katherine Tibedo Campus Correspondent The Undergraduate Student Senate will have more oversight and flexibility in the use of excess revenue in the coming semesters due to the passage of a revised Financial Operating Policies and Procedures at Wednesday’s senate meeting. Under the new policies, the Executive Committee will allocate excess revenue from student fees. The student Senate will have the ability to appeal these allocations. Until now, all excess revenue was placed directly into the executive branch’s budget. Since USG by-laws allow only the
Senate to approve the movement of money, once the revenue was placed in the executive’s budget it was impossible for it to be allocated elsewhere even if needed. Despite a need for changes expressed by Comptroller Edward Courchaine and USG President Stephen Petkis, the resolution was not easily passed. The original change to the legislation gave the comptroller the responsibility of distributing excess revenue. Some members of the senate and Vice President Jigish Patel worried about placing such great a responsibility in the hands of one person. “There needs to be oversight,” said Patel, a 7th semester history,
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Senators Shiv Gandhi and David Ritkin sit on panel at Wednesday night’s USG meeting.
political science and chemistry major. Northwest Senator Kevin Alvarez, a 1st-semester political science major, pointed to a theme of increased senate responsibility running through this semester senate. He said, “We [senate] should not be appealing the decision. We should be making the decision.” Petkis, a 7th-semester political science and human rights major, protested giving Senate the complete responsibility of allocating funds, saying it would take away from senates primary tasks of legislation, advocacy and policy creation. “These decisions can be made by people who were elected to do it,” he said, echoing an early statement in which he reminded senators that the comptroller is elected by the student body to manage USG finances. “I’m totally fine with there being more oversight,” said Courchaine, a 5th-semester structural biology and biophysics major. He continued to stress, however, the need for some change in order for USG to use its money most effectively. Ultimately the legislation passed after amended to give the executive committee the responsibility of allocating excess funds, rather than just the comptroller. USG funding board will being reviewing funding applications for spring semester after the Thanksgiving break.
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Witness: Day care owner concealed criminal history
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman convicted of murder for a fire that killed four children at her home day care lied in her application to run the business about having a juvenile record, which would have prevented her from getting a child care license, a former state official testified Wednesday. Jurors heard the testimony during the punishment phase of Jessica Tata’s trial. She was found guilty Tuesday of one count of felony murder in one child’s death and faces up to life in prison. Prosecutors said the February 2011 fire started after Tata left the children alone to go shopping, and had left a pan of oil on a stove that was turned on. Her attorneys argued that she never intended to hurt the children, who ranged in age from 16 months to 3 years, and that she tried to save them. When Tata applied to run her home day care, she didn’t indicate she pleaded to an arson charge as a juvenile in connection to two fires on the same day in bathrooms at her suburban Houston high school, said Susan Lahmeyer, a former district director of licensing at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The department oversees day care facilities.
Cops: Bon Jovi daughter ODs on heroin, is charged
CLINTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jon Bon Jovi’s 19-year-old daughter was hospitalized and facing drug charges Wednesday after overdosing on heroin in a dorm at her college in upstate New York, authorities said. Stephanie Bongiovi was found unresponsive by an ambulance crew sent to Hamilton College early Wednesday after a report that a female had apparently overdosed in Dunham Hall, the school’s largest dorm. Town of Kirkland police investigator Peter Cania said Bongiovi, of Red Bank, N.J., was recovering at a hospital he declined to name. Officers sent to the dorm initially found a small amount of heroin and arrested Ian Grant, 21, also of Red Bank and a Hamilton student, according to police reports. Investigators got a search warrant for the dorm and found heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, leading to Bongiovi’s arrest. Cania would not say whether the search involved her room. Police didn’t know whether Bongiovi or Grant have lawyers. Jon Bon Jovi’s representative wasn’t commenting Wednesday. Bongiovi and Grant were each charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Bongiovi was also charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and criminally using drug paraphernalia, both misdemeanors, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. Both were issued tickets and ordered to appear in court at a later date. Bon Jovi, 50, is scheduled to perform at a concert to benefit Hamilton’s scholarships and arts programs in Times Square on
Ohio mom: Grandmother, uncle not in ‘right minds’
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The mother of three children killed this week in what police believe was a murder-suicide said Wednesday her mother and brother weren’t in their “right minds” when the deaths occurred. Notes found at a Toledo house indicate the children’s grandmother and uncle planned to kill themselves and the children by funneling fumes from a pickup truck into a car where their five bodies were found Monday, police said. The children’s mother, Mandy Hayes, told WTOL-TV in Toledo her mom was her best friend and she was close to her brother. The children, their grandmother, 54-year-old Sandy Ford, and their uncle, 32-year-old Andy Ford, died of carbon monoxide poisoning, a coroner ruled Wednesday in a finding that confirmed what investigators already suspected. Investigators and family friends say the murder-suicide appears to stem from a family disagreement over where the children should live. The children, ages 5, 7 and 10, had been living with Hayes’ mother the past three years. Hayes had decided recently to take the children back home. Within the past week, the children moved back into their parents’ home, angering the grandmother, who believed they would be better off with her, according to child welfare workers. Police were called to intervene twice last week, but they said there were no signs the children were in danger. On Monday morning, Sandy Ford picked up the children from school not long after their mother dropped them off and took them back to her home, police said. Authorities were called to the home by the children’s frantic grandfather after he discovered the letters and was unable to force open the garage door. Firefighters using a sledgehammer broke down the garage door to find the bodies of 5-year-old Madalyn Hayes, 7-year-old Logan Hayes and 10-year-old Paige Hayes slumped inside the car along with their grandmother and uncle. Two hoses attached to the exhaust of a pickup truck pumped gas fumes through the car’s rear window.
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Thanksgiving break presents many options for international students
By Megan Merrigan Campus Correspondent While most students are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving break relaxing at home with family and friends, those who are too many miles away to make the trip back home are anticipating spending the week on UConn’s soon to be vacant campus. Among those spending Thanksgiving break on campus are UConn’s international students. Some are taking advantage of the week-long break from classes to do some of the sightseeing they have not been able to fit into their schedules until now. “I’m excited to finally discover New York City,” said Tissem Elmeoued, an international student from Paris, “I’m going to visit everything.” Main Nguyen, an international student from Frankfurt, Germany, will also be spending a few days in New York City before heading down to North Carolina to spend her very first Thanksgiving with her host family in Charlotte. While Nguyen is looking forward to her first Thanksgiving, she is especially excited
for her first “Black Friday” shopping experience. “In Germany, we always hear about black Friday on the news, they always show videos of people going nuts, so I really want to see it for myself,” Nguyen said. “ I don’t even care if I buy anything, I just want to take pictures and videos,” she said. For the international students who do not have host families and other connections in the States, members of the River of Life Christian Fellowship in Tolland have offered to open their homes to those who have nowhere to go to celebrate Thanksgiving. “I can’t imagine the challenges of language and culture change [international students] face, but food and family are universal,” said Chris Fields, a member of the River of Life’s leadership team. Fields and his family are also hosting two students this Thanksgiving. This is the first year the River of Life Christian Fellowship is hosting students for Thanksgiving, according to the program’s coordinator Veronica Trudel. Eight families have volunteered to host students so far, and 18 students are expected to attend.
“We would love to have anyone who can’t be with their families for Thanksgiving, this includes American students,” Trudel said. “We have the opportunity to host more students if there is a need.” International students will not be the only ones in Storrs next week; Andy Kim, a 5thsemester student from Atlanta, Ga., will be eating Wings Over Storrs instead of turkey this Thanksgiving while he spends his break on campus. Kim says that is a bright side to staying on campus. “I’m looking forward to taking advantage of the empty gym and vacant laundry room,” Kim said Residence halls will remain open all week for students who choose to remain on campus, and students with meal plans can sign up for a breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day next week with the exception of Thursday, according to UConn’s ResLife and Dining Services websites.
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This July 17, 2012 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey shows adult female walruses on an ice floe with their young in the U.S. waters of the Eastern Chukchi Sea in Alaska. The absence of vast swaths of summer sea ice is changing the behavior of Pacific walrus, federal scientists said Wednesday, but more research is needed to say what the final effects might be.
Feds: Lack of sea ice changes walrus behavior
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The absence of vast swaths of summer sea ice is changing the behavior of Pacific walrus, federal scientists said Wednesday, but added that more research will be needed to say what the final effects might be. “There is a definite concern for the population,” said Chad Jay, a U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist who studies patterns of walrus distribution. Since 2008, Jay, USGS researcher Anthony Fischbach and colleagues in Russia have used crossbows to attach temporary radio collars to walrus so their movements can be tracked. In a paper published last month, they concluded that walrus in late summer will increase their use of coastal resting areas, called haul-outs, and feed in nearshore foraging areas because sea ice will continue to diminish. The consequences for the population, they said, was not known. A decade ago, the future of walrus was hardly a consideration. Their habitat in in a hostile locale off a remote state provided
natural protections. Warming has opened up the Arctic for ecotourism, petroleum development and possibly cargo transport and commercial fishing. Like polar bears, walrus have seen their primary habitat melting beneath their feet or flippers. Walruses cannot swim indefinitely. They use ice, rocks or beaches as resting platforms. Walrus females give birth in the Bering Sea, and as temperatures warm each summer, live on the sea ice edge as it moves north through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea. The ice provides a sanctuary for nursing walrus calves and an ever-changing diving platform for females that hunt along the ocean floor for clams, snails and marine worms. Biologists compare the ice edge to a conveyor belt that carries walrus north and south as ice melts and re-forms with the seasons. A wakeup call for U.S. scientists came in 2007, when several thousand walrus appeared on Alaska’s northwest coast in
late summer. Ice had receded beyond the shallow continental shelf to the Arctic Basin, where the ocean floor is 10,000 feet down and too deep to reach by walrus. Thousands more hauled out on the Russian side. Remnant ice kept walrus offshore in 2008, but they returned to shore in late summer 2009, with tragic consequences: more than 130 mostly young walruses were crushed at Icy Cape in a stampede that could have been caused by a polar bear, human hunters or an airplane. In 2010, upward of 20,000 walrus were counted near Point Lay, an Eskimo village 300 miles southwest of Barrow. In 2011, 5.000 walruses were spotted north of Point Lay and 3,000 more a short distance away. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last year added walrus to the “warranted but precluded” list, deciding that the animals need additional protections but could not be listed because other species were a higher priority. A legal settlement requires a decision by 2017.
Pollack explained that a lot of the problems seen earlier in the year were outside of their control and were problems within the UConn network. The two power failures that occurred earlier in the semester caused major issues and made a mess behind the scenes. Another project that is currently being worked on is an upgrade for a wireless expansion specifically for the dorm halls. Both Molloy and Pollack explained it will not be an easy expansion, and will cost an estimated $700,500. “We are actively trying to make a better tech life for students and we understand how frustrating it is [system failure],” said Pollack. Molloy expressed a desire for feedback on the system, even if it’s negative, as they want to hear what students and faculty have to say. They also plan to have a focus group for the system toward the end of the semester. The vPC system has three different support teams. One is for networking, one is services and the last is for storage. These are all owned by Dell. There is a new project currently in the works called a parallel system. It is a system that will be set up outside of Storrs, but students and faculty can still connect to it in case the server on the main campus crashes. The purchase was finalized although there were no estimated costs given. They are currently researching a proper building location. More information on the vPC system at UConn can be found at vpc.uconn. edu.
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Myanmar says 450 prisoners to be freed in amnesty
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s reformist government ordered more than 450 prisoners freed Thursday in an amnesty apparently intended as a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic visit by President Barack Obama next week. It was not clear whether any political prisoners will be among those released, but past amnesties have included both prisoners of conscience and common criminals. The administration of President Thein Sein has made freedom for political prisoners a centerpiece of its reforms over the last year and a half to seek international favor after almost five decades of repressive army rule. Earlier amnesties helped convince Western nations, including the United States, to ease sanctions they had imposed against the previous military regime. The announcement in the state-run New Light of
Myanmar newspaper comes just days before Monday’s planned visit by Obama, who will become the first sitting American head of state to visit the country. Under the now-defunct junta, which ceded power to an elected government in 2011, rights groups said that more than 2,000 activists and government critics were wrongfully imprisoned. Myanmar’s main opposition movement estimates that at least 330 political prisoners are incarcerated, according to Nyan Win, a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party. Nyan Win said he believes the latest amnesty was “a goodwill gesture” ahead of Obama’s trip. “We want all political prisoners to be freed,” he added. Prominent activist and former detainee Ko Ko Gyi echoed the criticism of rights
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In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 photo, a monk walks by a a wall painting created by graffiti artists to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama on a street in Yangon, Myanmar. Obama is scheduled to visit Myanmar later this week, the first visit by a U.S. president to the the one-time pariah nation, which is emerging from decades of military rule.
groups who accuse Thein Sein of using strategically timed prisoner releases to appease the international community. “The release of prisoners of conscience should not be used as a bargaining chip,” said Ko Ko Gyi, a leader of the country’s 1988 pro-democracy uprising who spent many years
in prison. The last amnesty took place in September, a week before Thein Sein visited New York for the U.N. General Assembly. State media said some of the prisoners to be released Thursday were foreigners who would be extradited, but it gave no details.
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Thein Sein’s government has spearheaded a major transition toward democracy in the Southeast Asian nation, easing harsh media censorship, signing cease-fire deals with armed rebel groups, and helping opening the country to Western investment.
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NOGALES, Arizona (AP) — A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness. U.S. Border Patrol agents and local police gave chase on foot — from bushes to behind homes, then back to the fence. The conflict escalated. Authorities say they were being pelted with rocks. An agent responded by aiming a gun into Mexico and firing multiple shots at the assailant, killing a 16-yearold boy whose family says was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Oct. 10 shooting has prompted renewed outcry over the Border Patrol’s use-of-force policies and angered human rights activists and Mexican officials who believe the incident has become part of a disturbing trend along the border — gunning down rock-throwers rather than using non-lethal weapons.
Rat kill in Galapagos Islands targets 180 million Calif. panel rejects
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The unique bird and reptile species that make the Galapagos Islands a treasure for scientists and tourists must be preserved, Ecuadorean authorities say — and that means the rats must die, hundreds of millions of them. A helicopter is to begin dropping nearly 22 tons of specially designed poison bait on an island Thursday, launching the second phase of a campaign to clear out by 2020 non-native rodents from the archipelago that helped inspire Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The invasive Norway and black rats, introduced by whalers and buccaneers beginning in the 17th century, feed on the eggs and hatchlings of the islands’ native species, which include giant tortoises, lava lizards, snakes, hawks and iguanas. Rats also have depleted plants on which native species feed. The rats have critically endangered bird species on the 19-island cluster 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from Ecuador’s coast. “It’s one of the worst problems the Galapagos have. (Rats) reproduce every three months and eat everything,” said Juan Carlos Gonzalez, a specialist with the Nature Conservancy involved in the Phase II eradication operation on Pinzon island and the islet of Plaza Sur. Phase I of the anti-rat campaign began in January 2011 on Rabida island and about a dozen islets, which like Pinzon and Plaza Sur are also uninhabited by humans. The goal is to kill off all nonnative rodents, beginning with the Galapagos’ smaller islands, without endangering other wildlife. The islands where humans reside, Isabela and Santa Cruz, will come last.
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In this Nov. 11, 2012 photo released by Galapagos National Park, park staff test equipment that will hold poisonous bait to kill rats on the Galapagos Islands, as they stand on Baltra Island. To preserve the unique birds, reptiles and native plants that make the Galapagos Islands such an ecological treasure, authorities will start on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 phase II of a mass kill-off of black and Norway rats, an invasive species introduced to the Pacific Ocean islands by whalers and buccaneers beginning in the 17 century.
Previous efforts to eradicate invasive species have removed goats, cats, burros and pigs from various islands. Pinzon is about seven square miles (1,812 hectares) in area, while Plaza Sur encompasses just 24 acres (9.6 hectares). “This is a very expensive but totally necessary war,” said Gonzalez. The rat infestation has now reached one per square foot (about 10 per square meter) on Pinzon, where an estimated 180 million rodents reside. The director of conservation for the Galapagos National Park Service, Danny Rueda, called the raticide the largest ever in South America. The poisoned bait, devel-
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oped by Bell Laboratories in the United States, is contained in light blue cubes that attract rats but are repulsive to other inhabitants of the islands. The one-centimeter-square cubes disintegrate in a week or so. Park official Cristian Sevilla said the poison will be dropped on Pinzon and Plaza Sur through the end of November. A total of 34 hawks from Pinzon were trapped in order to protect them from eating rodents that consume the poison, Sevilla said. They are to be released in early January. On Plaza Sur, 40 iguanas were also captured temporarily for their own protection. Asked whether a large number of decomposing rats would
create an environmental problem, Rueda said the poison was specially engineered with a strong anti-coagulant that will make the rats dry up and disintegrate in less than eight days without a stench. It will help that the average temperature of the islands is 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius), he added. The current $1.8 million phase of the project is financed by the national park and nonprofit conservation groups including Island Conservation. The Galapagos were declared protected as a UNESCO Natural Heritage site in 1978. In 2007, UNESCO declared them at risk due to harm from invasive species, tourism and immigration.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Citing harm to marine life, California coastal regulators on Wednesday soundly rejected a utility’s plan to map offshore earthquake faults near a nuclear power plant by blasting loud air cannons. The unanimous vote by the California Coastal Commission came after an hours-long public hearing attended by environmentalists, fishermen and residents who were overwhelmingly opposed to the seismic testing. The proposed survey by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. involves firing sonic pulses into the ocean. Sensors on the seafloor would pick up the echoes to create 3-D maps of geologic faults that the utility said are needed to understand the seismic hazards around the Diablo Canyon facility. “If you live near a nuclear plant, wouldn’t you want more certainty in the assumptions that are being made?” asked Mark Krausse, a PG&E director. But commissioners said the impact to sensitive marine mammals along the Central Coast would be too great, and they felt PG&E did not make the case that such testing was necessary. In a statement, PG&E said it was disappointed with the decision and will evaluate its next move. It could reapply for a permit, but several commissioners indicated they would be hard-pressed to change their minds if the issue came up again. The commission’s staff had urged the panel to reject the plan. In a report this month, the staff said sonic blasts would cause “significant and unavoidable impacts to marine resources.” More than
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Super PACs have yet to prove their worth in winning elections
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n 2010, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that independent groups could spend infinite amounts of money on political campaigns. This decision, and the ensuing creation of countless Super PACs, led many to worry that incredibly rich individuals would now be able to buy elections by radically outspending their opponents. Thankfully, this does not appear to be the case. While there were a great deal of contributions made to Super PACs by wealthy individuals and many wealthy candidates self-funding their campaigns, it appears that having more money does not always win an election. No amount of spending can convince the public to elect a candidate they just don’t like. Although Super PACs are legally forbidden from coordinating with candidates’ official campaigns, there are many that have been created solely to support one candidate. In the presidential race, Restore Our Future backed Governor Mitt Romney, and Priorities USA Action backed President Obama. Over the course of the election, Restore our Future spent $142,645,946, and Priorities USA Action spent $66,482,084. In addition, the American Crossroads Super PAC run by Republican Karl Rove outspent Obama’s own PAC, spending $91,115,402. Yet despite his Super PAC spending over two and a half times more than his opponent’s and having the help of other groups like American Crossroads, Romney still lost the election by a significant electoral margin. While it certainly had an impact, spending by Super PACs did not decide the presidential election. Similarly, wealthy individuals were unable to buy the election, in spite of their new ability to contribute unlimited amounts of money to Super PACs. The biggest individual spender of the 2012 election was casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who contributed a total of $53.7 million to various campaigns and Super PACs. All eight of the candidates backed by Adelson lost. Harold Simmons, the second-highest spender at $26.9 million, donated to 7 campaigns. Six of them lost. Of course, there are some other explanations to consider when looking at these trends. It is possible that candidates who were trailing in the polls attracted more donations than those who were leading by healthy margins. A candidate in a safe seat does not need to spend a lot to win, while an underdog needs more money in order to have a chance at victory. This is especially true when running against an incumbent, a difficult and costly endeavor. Money is certainly a factor in political campaigns. There is no denying that. In fact, having a sizeable war chest is essentially a requirement of winning an election. Yet whether a campaign is fueled by a nearly anonymous Super PAC or a wealthy self-funding candidate, money alone isn’t enough to win. A core principle of American democracy is that one person gets one vote and no amount of money can convince voters to elect someone they don’t like. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
“It’s Thanksgiving” is the only reason I’m not super excited to go home for the holiday. I can’t believe the NHL lockout is still going on. Then again, I haven’t really been able to tell the difference between a season and there being no season... If a knuckleballer can win the Cy Young Award, then I can do anything!! Except probably win the Cy Young Award. Coming late and sweaty to lecture today wasn’t enough to make me mad at the B.O. coming from the person I was forced to sit next to. There’s nothing better than a little Michael Jackson when you’re really in the mood. AND I’M REALLY IN THE MOOD. Now that he’s not a firey basketball coach, I can finally appreciate Jim Calhoun for the adorable old man he is. I need to see James Bond. Like right now. Who’s coming with me? The only thing worse than hearing people play dubstep is living next to someone who just discovered dubstep and “educates” you on it every time you go to the bathroom.
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How to fix the broken Republican image
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everal weeks ago, I wrote a column titled “What being a republican should mean.” In that piece, I outlined all of the reasons why the GOP has lost its way and why it’s a terrible shame that the nation doesn’t feel like it is a realistic opposition party. While being the easiest laugh for every hack political comedian may make the Republicans fun to keep around, it is more important to the country to have a viable second party than it is to have a walking punch line. Much of the criticism that I By Tyler McCarthy received from that Commentary Editor column came from the fact that I did not answer how the Republican Party will become viable again – a question that I hope to answer now. First of all, the party needs to understand the problem. Since the 2008 campaign, the mood of the Republicans has been that the problem is with the Democrats. When Romney lost last week, half the country was rejoicing and the other half was scoffing at what fools we were for re-electing Barack Obama. The attitude cannot continue to be, “what’s wrong with them?” It needs to be, “what’s wrong with us?” The strategy should not be to try and convince people that the Democrats are foolish. That is the play that the GOP has been running for the past four years and it’s fundamentally flawed. The only people that they are going to convince that liberalism is foolish are people who aren’t
already liberals. No one likes hearing that they are the ones causing the problems, so they will fight tooth and nail to prove that they aren’t. Thus, it’s no surprise that this strategy has lost the Republican Party two consecutive presidential elections. The Democrats have demonstrated their majority in the nation and basic logic has demonstrated that telling someone they’re dumb does not suddenly make them think your way. Convincing them that you’re smart, however, always wins. Therefore, the party has to understand as they move forward that the enemy isn’t the Democrats, but rather it’s the opinion that America has of the once great party. How they combat that perception will be the key. There are a few ways to begin doing this effectively. For starters, the party needs to get rid of the blatant disconnect between the primary campaigns and the presidential campaigns. Mitt Romney had to spend the first several months of his bid for the White House pandering to the far-right Tea Partiers. These are the voters who make the party look racist, anti-women, homophobic and overly religious. Romney faced an uphill battle against Obama as it was. Having to wade through all of those months of pandering to the people whose agendas don’t progress the country at all and merely create noise in the political arena made it significantly more difficult. That must go. Each party has an image to maintain and voters are no longer willing to look past these issues and they shouldn’t. Many won’t do this because they’re afraid that they’ll lose votes to third-party candidates like the Libertarians or the Green Party. However, the U.S. is, and will for the foreseeable future remain, a bi-
partisan electorate. There are Democrats and Republicans and any vote outside of that bracket is a waste of a vote. I don’t say that to diminish the hopes or importance of third parties, I simply mean to speak in practical generalities and make the point that Republicans have far less to fear from not pandering to the radical right than they seem to think. Following that, the party needs to show that not only is it a modern party with reasonable ideas, it needs to outline why Republican values make sense. Strong military for the purpose of defense, free market economics and a general idea that you are better suited to spend your money than the federal government. They need to combat the idea that the party is made up entirely of rich white men who just want to stay rich and show the world that they believe the way to stimulate an economy is not to punish people for having what the Democrats would call an unreasonable amount of wealth. Those are the broad strokes to give the country what it needs to be a viable twoparty system once again. Republicans need to identify the problem realistically. They need to stop catering to the unreasonable and destructive wills of the far right; they need to toughen up and not worry about losing votes when there is no one to lose votes to and they need to outline why they’re different from the Democrats and that those difference have nothing to do with being backwards thinkers.
Commentary Editor Tyler McCarthy is a 7thsemester journalism and English double major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@UConn.edu.
Petraus scandal: Why the judgement of our leaders is flawed
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avid Patraeus resigned as director of the CIA, further confirming the seriousness of the scandal he’s embroiled in. The retired four-star general has confessed to an affair with his biographer, Paula Boardwell. While political scandals are as old as politics, this is part of a new trend of unrelated personal wrongdoing having a major impact By Kristi Allen on politicians while Staff Columnist actual misconduct and law-breaking goes unnoticed. Patraeus being brought down so quickly shows a major flaw in what we expect of our leaders. There’s no question that politicians do occasionally get creative with their interpretation of the laws. The first person to use temporary insanity as a legal defense was Congressman Daniel Sickles, who was acquitted in 1859 for publicly murdering his wife’s lover in front of the White House. Over the years, there have been numerous scandals, some well known and some not as much, with the overarching theme being that politicians rarely go to jail and often suffer very few repercussions for their actions. But in the past few years, politicians have had their careers completely undone
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by personal problems. Anthony Weiner, Chris Lee and Mark Souder are all federal politicians who have resigned in the last two years over allegations of affairs or other shameful but completely legal misconduct in their personal lives. Charles Rangel, Laura Richardson and David Riviera are all federal politicians who have been convicted of ethics violations within the last two years including tax evasion, money laundering and misuse of campaign funds and all of them served out their terms. They received punishments ranging from reprimands to heavy fines, but none of them lost their jobs. Even Rangel, the chairman of the House Committee on tax policy, was allowed to keep his seat after being convicted of tax evasion. And for the record, he did win re-election. When Patraeus’s affair was exposed, he stepped down almost immediately. In this case, the affair does have some pertinence to Patraeus’s job. As CIA director, having a mistress could open him up to blackmail and create problems with national security. His conduct was an actual insubordination and it’s probably right that he stepped down, but the affair is still unfolding. At the time of writing, the only things that are certain are that Petraeus had an affair and some officials
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knew about it. The Washington Post reports that Patraeus was aware of the ongoing investigation and only intended to step down if it became public. So it’s clear that he didn’t see himself as being in the wrong, and his departure amidst the scandal is only for the sake of saving face. The opinion of his conduct as shameful was more important than whether or not what he actually did anything wrong. We treat our politicians in much the same way as we treat movie stars – a bad breakup makes more headlines than bad acting. This leads to the same kind of performance from them that we would expect from actors. There was a time when we expected morality from our politicians, but that time is over. No one is kidding themselves about our Congressmen and cabinetry as flawless upstanding citizens, so why are their failings as individuals still more relevant than when they actually fail to do their jobs? Newt Gingrich had 84 ethics violations filed against him during his term as Speaker of the House, and they mattered less in his presidential bid than his three wives did. The fact that he wanted an open marriage seemed to have a more definite negative effect on his campaign than the bad economy did on President Barak Obama’s
campaign. Gingrich was done in largely by the public perception of him as a somewhat overambitious and unhinged womanizer, despite that fact that he had serious political experience and arguably the best qualifications of any of the Republican candidates. The more legitimate and relevant claims of incompetency made by Obama’s opponents about him weren’t enough to stop him from winning the presidency by over 100 electoral votes. This is not to say that he was a better candidate or would have made a better president, but the focus of the criticism against him was often completely irrelevant. In the end, it’s a clash of images and not a clash of ideas. After watching the Senate race in Connecticut this year, it’s hard to deny this is true. Politicians win and lose based on their often-inaccurate “reputations,” and fostering the idea of bad conduct in your personal life as equal to bad governance just makes it worse. Whether or not politicians deserve to be punished for their personal failings will remain a contentious issue, but no matter what their actual crimes shouldn’t be swept under the carpet. Staff Columnist Kristi Allen is a 1stsemester pre-journalism major. She can be reached at Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu.
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Human Rights Film Series: Infanticide in India Dr. Hallie Liberto discusses the economic burden of girls in India, and explains how this has led to 36 million female abortions since 1980.
By Rahul Darwar Campus Correspondent
During a documentary screening on the Storrs campus Wednesday night, a UConn philosophy professor posed the question, “Why do people in India not value their girls?” Dr. Hallie Liberto, an assistant professor of philosophy, asked the audience of the third and final Human Rights Film Screening to consider the morality of practices like infanticide and feticide of girls in India, the topic which the documentary, Daughters of Gardens, focused its attention. Liberto said that in America, over 98 percent of fetuses diagnosed with Down Syndrome are aborted since the parents believe that these children will not have as fulfilling lives as their peers. Liberto said some Indians think aborting female fetuses is similar to medically selective abortions because traditionally, the lives of girls were inherently not as fulfilling as those of boys, although this changing. All in all, the screening and the short presentation by Dr. Liberto no doubt left the audience with a lot of questions that they will all ponder for days to come.
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CBC’s documentary, “Daughters of Gardeners,” shows how the birth of a daughter has become shameful in India. Based off the Indian proverb, “Raising a daughter is like watering a neighbor’s garden,” the film illustrates how raising a daughter in India is a painful burden both economically and socially.
In parts of India, like the state of Punjab, the ratio is 781 females to 1000 males. Amartya Sen, a Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist, estimates that there are 100 million “missing” women throughout India, China and Northern Africa. In his 1990 article “More Than 100 Million Women Are Missing,” Sen attributes the disproportionate number of males to females in these regions as the result of deeply-entrenched cultural customs. Sons are more highly valued than daughters, due to the labor potential of sons and high dowry costs for
marrying off a daughter, and this is epitomized in China’s infamous “One Child Policy.” Furthermore, the disparity in medical attention given to sons instead of daughters results in higher infant mortality rates for girls. In China, India and North Africa, women under 30 also die at higher rates than men, a trend unique to these regions that can be directly attributed to poor medical care and the devaluing of daughters. The uneven ratio may also be due to the estimated 36 million female fetuses that have been aborted in India since 1980.
Annual International Coffeehouse
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A group of performers from the Annual International Coffeehouse lineup, which features diverse forms of student entertainment.
By Shaquana Chaneyfield Campus Correspondent Undergraduate Student Government’s Diversity Chairman for Student Affairs Ozzie Gooding hosted the second annual International Coffee House Wednesday eve-
ning in the Student Union. This event featured a compilation of diverse forms of entertainment including performances from UConn Irish, UConn Capoeira and Poetic Release. 5th-semester resources economics major Ozzie Gooding
said this two hour event was a necessity. “The purpose of the coffee house is to showcase diversity on campus and to aid in fostering unity among the cultural centers,” he said. This event was a display of the student diversity that is within this university. 3rd-semester allied health major Rebecca Rodriguez said the event was “a visual display of the hidden gems within this school.” The packed event was sponsored by several campus organizations including the university’s cultural centers and USG. Students pulled up extra seats, and even that wasn’t adequate. There were numerous rounds of applause and reactions from students including 5th-semester human development and family studies major Dominique Meyers. “I didn’t even know about some of these organizations but it was so nice to see these clubs perform,” she said. Most of the students who attended the coffee house stayed until the end and some even longer. The few students who left early could be heard telling their friends “one more performance,” “a little more time,” “I’ll go to the library later.” Students from all areas of the world came together to show support for organizations representing their cultures as well as students there who wanted to learn about other countries. Faculty and staff were also in attendance. The Coffee House accomplished its goal of bringing awareness and shining the spotlight on several cultures, talents and modes of expression through UConn students.
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The high rate of abortions may be a result of the prevalence of ultra-sound technologies. An estimated 100,000 ultrasound devices operate out of illegal clinics visited by pregnant Indian women due to societal pressures to have male children. The societal preference for boys is entrenched in Indian society by cultural, social and religious customs. For example in Hinduism, the religion of 80 percent of Indians, males are often necessary to perform the funeral ceremonies of their parents. Plus, the prevalence of dowries, or payments made by the family of the bride to the
family of groom during weddings, puts extensive financial pressure on the parents of girls. However, the Indian government and various charities and non-governmental organizations have been working for decades to eliminate sex-preferences and gender based abortions throughout the country. It is now a crime in India for a doctor to disclose the gender of a fetus to expecting parents. Gender-selective abortions are illegal, too.
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The Jupiter String Quartet, featuring Liz and Megan Freivogel, Nelson Lee and Daniel McDonough. The group will perform at Jorgensen on Thursday night.
By Joe O’ Leary Focus Editor Fans of classical music and students will be happy to know that the Jupiter String Quartet is performing Thursday night at Jorgensen. “String quartets, like wines, get better with age; the Jupiters are a very fine vintage indeed,” raved the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The group of four will perform three pieces from classic performers starting with “Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K. 575” by Mozart. The group will progress to Bartok’s “Quartet No. 7, Op. 7” and conclude with “Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1” by Brahms.
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On Elaboration
By Jason Wong Senior Staff Writer
If your high school English teachers were anything like mine, then I’m sure you heard this particular refrain quite often: “Elaborate! Show, don’t tell!” It’s standard sage advice for the aspiring writer. Elaboration is integral in immersing your reader in your story. But that sort of advice is easier said than followed. Today’s article will offer some tips and tricks you can employ to improve your writing’s descriptive qualities.
The best way to describe something is to use the right words. That sounds a bit facetious, I know, but hear me out. Having a large vocabulary at your command makes describing even the most indescribable things a lot easier. The best way to expand your vocabulary is to read – and not just books inside your comfort zone. If you like reading sci-fi/fantasy, try some nonfiction. Alternatively, read some poetry. Either way, describing something as merely sad when you could be using words like melancholy, mournful or regretful to emphasize every nuance is almost certain to improve your writing as a whole.
That is not to say that you should simply consult a thesaurus every time you feel like using a word different than the basic one. First of all, while the thesaurus is a useful tool, it does not give you an idea of the nuance of a particular word means. Moreover, if you’re just using the thesaurus to add a little variety, the word you choose randomly may not fit well with the flow of the rest of your prose. Finally, overuse of the thesaurus can lead to your prose sounding overly bombastic, like one of those writers who is allergic to the word “said,” and insists on using anything but, even if it’s something ridiculous like “burbled.”
When it comes to elaboration, there are basically two schools of thought: Tolkien and Hemingway, and everyone falls somewhere between the two. Tolkien’s style of elaboration involved florid language and entire paragraphs of description given to an item or person of the slightest importance. Those that have read his famous “Lord of the Rings” series know that Tolkien enjoyed giving the family genealogy of every cat, tree and stone that the main characters venture by. Hemingway, on the other hand, had prose that was sparse and blunt; every single one of his words was carefully chosen so that his meaning was clear. He used shorter words and usually a sentence of description was more than enough. Both styles are perfectly valid, and so is anything in between.
According to its website, the group, which formed in 2001, named itself after Jupiter because of the planet’s prominence in the sky. The Jupiter String Quartet features Liz and Megan Freivogel, sisters who perform on the viola and violin, respectively. The quartet is rounded out by violinist Nelson Lee and cello player Daniel McDonough. The Quartet will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. following a free concert talk hosted by UConn professor of music Dr. Alain Frogley. Tickets for UConn students are only $10; regular-admission seats start at $34.
Finally, when writing from multiple characters’ perspectives, the way that you elaborate can help differentiate the voices better than outright stating who is speaking. A fun exercise is describing something interesting in a few different ways so that a distinct personality can be gleaned from each description. This sort of practice is, in my opinion, highly beneficial to any creative writer, and I hope that I’ve adequately made the case for elaboration in this article.
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Must-have compilation from the most important artist in years I can say with near certainty that no new artist has been more important for music in the past two years than Toronto native Abel Tesfaye, commonly known as The Weeknd. During the spring of 2011, Tesfaye set the hip-hop world on fire with his dynamic and unique mixtape “House of Balloons.” In the weeks and months that followed, The Weeknd’s music spread from small blogs and hip-hop websites, to mainstream publications and media. By the end of the year, he delivered three successful tapes including “House of Balloons,” “Thursday,” and “Echoes of Silence.” After signing with Universal Republic in September, The Weeknd announced that he would re-release all three mixtapes as part of his major label debut, “Trilogy”. Let me start by saying that “Trilogy” is a no brainer. I’m not sure you’ll ever find a greater bargain in regards to money well spent on music. The return
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you’ll get for your $10 dollar investment, both in terms of quantity and quality, is mind-blowing. With that said, a few things about “Trilogy” bother me. First, while the remastered tracks sound more polished—they’re crisper, cleaner and more professional— part of The Weeknd’s appeal was the rawness that defined his music. Remastering the original tracks strips away the amateurism of his tapes and in the process corrodes more than fortifies The Weeknd’s original tracks. Next, the album cover is dreadful. Universal’s decision to put a photograph of Tesfaye on the cover is troubling, given that he consciously kept his face hidden from the public for months after he released Balloons. Heavily publicizing Tesfaye’s image seems to go against the artist’s will. I also think the image they chose for the cover is too clean. It does a poor job reflecting the album’s content and style. The covers for the three tapes indi-
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vidually were not only creative and fresh, but were accurate renderings of The Weeknd’s music. The album art for “Trilogy” falls flat because it does neither. I’m also disappointed with the bonus tracks. All three songs are decent listens, and while I actually enjoy “Twenty-Eight,” the tapes were made without them and should have remained off of the album as the artist originally intended. I understand the label’s desire to include new music on the album, but in some ways they
cheapen the material that was already excellent both artistically and commercially. As for the music itself, “Trilogy” impresses. Each tape fits on its own thematically and topically, yet they fit together nicely as a grouping. The progression from one to the next is smooth enough to justify the “Trilogy”, yet different enough to keep listeners entranced. “House of Balloons” starts
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One weak track, the rest is ‘Paradise’ One of American’s favorite contemporary love-hate artists, Lana Del Rey, released her third EP “Paradise” Tuesday. Those who have not found Lana appealing to date need only cite her abysmally weak performance on “Saturday Night Live.” Available as a twodisc “Born to Die: Paradise Edition” coupled with her second album, “Paradise” itself is a collection of eight new tracks with several bonus songs, varying by country. Somehow, Lizzie Grant (“Lana”) has managed to make her voice more sultry and her beats more electrified for this release, though it’s not quite as good as “Born To Die,” the difference is marginal. Opening track and lead single “Ride” is a progressive, vocalsforward rock track that sounds as if someone plucked the “Sam’s Town”-era Killers (frontman Brandon Flowers excluded) and placed them behind Del Rey. In short, it is a fantastic song for fans of Del Rey’s earlier work. The
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music video is a surprisingly tasteful, artistic 10-minute short film in which Del Rey portrays a singersongwriter turned free-roaming streetwalker. Del Rey is almost inspirational in her self-written monologue, wherein her freedomobsessed character almost poetically describes herself as having “a chameleon soul, no moral compass pointing to North… just an inner indecisiveness that was as wide and as wavering like the ocean.” The song might be seductive, but the music video is actually safe-for-work and easily her best yet. While the second track
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“American” is not worth mentioning, it is thankfully the only weak song of the set. It’s followed by the humorous “Cola,” a drug trip of a song that’s got equal parts Fourth of July and drugs (“Ah he’s in the sky with diamonds and he’s making me crazy”). The fourth track, “Body Electric,” is a moody reflection on American royalty: “Elvis is my daddy / Marilyn’s my mother / Jesus is my bestest friend … Or at least I pretend.” Unfortunately, while the heart is there, the production work is sloppy on “Body Electric”, something that could be overlooked if Lana Del Rey were not a production-
heavy pop artist. “Blue Velvet” is a popular 1950’s song, originally recorded by The Clovers and covered by Tony Bennett, Bobby Vinton, and – now – Lana Del Rey. It is a slow-dance sort of song, and Lana’s contralto voice spouts the song beautifully (and if their new commercial/music video is any indicator, apparently clothing line H&M thinks so, too). Being easily the best track on the album, “Blue Velvet” is worth a listen… or five. For those with the opportunity, do download the iTunes bonus “Burning Desire.” The track is one of two on the EP produced by Justin Parker (producer for “Video Games” and “Born To Die” from Lana’s second release), and were it not a bonus track, it might be the best on the album. “Ride” by Lana Del Rey
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Don’t Do Drugs, Listen to Crystal Castles
By Emily Herbst Staff Writer The Canadian electronic-indie/ shoegaze group just released another EP entitled “III” this past week. As expected, it entrances the ears. The 12-track deep album hypnotizes through a chain of gracefully flowing melodies adorned with synthesizers, the haunting vocals of Alice Glass and booming bass lines. First is “Plague.” Heartbeat-like drumming and shaky keyboards are launched. The bass drops, creating an explosively rich concinnity. Visions of the heavens’ aperture, emotions of pure bliss and general peace cloud the mind; it’s five minutes of audio ecstasy. Achieving a beautiful blend of melancholia and synthesized melody, this song serves as a model for the electronic genre.
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“Wrath of God” produces a faster pace – yet still pausing enough for listeners to soak up the synths. Instrumentals take center stage on this one, retaining Glass’ soft but mighty vocals in the background. “Affection” might be the soothing track of “III.” It’s soothing, yet invigoratingly so. It takes the EP for a unique, almost hip-hop based turn, with a beat almost designed for rap. Crystal Castles sets itself apart for
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a couple reasons. The primary is the divergence from typical piercingly unpleasant electronic music. It has a little dance (try “Violent Youth”), a little experimental (“Pale Flesh”) and a bit of indie (exemplified in “Sad Eyes”). Unlike the typical discombobulated fusion of computergenerated sounds of the techno/ shoegaze genre, Crystal Castles is not purely digital, but musical. “Mercenary” encompasses dance
and electronica. Although the vocals are nearly incomprehensible, lyrics would be too much for this intense piece. The slowing and gradual fade of all instrumentals halfway through the song enhances and dramatizes Alice’s layered vocals, providing multiple phases. Whether this is listened to prior to conquering the treadmill or enjoyed simply through headphones, your mind will be undoubtedly taken on a trip. Like many albums, “III” is somewhat of a story. Listen to individual songs to be impressed, but listen without stopping for the full acidtrip experience. “Plague” by Crystal Castles
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“Into the Future:” Bad Brains The ninth studio album by hardcore punk godfathers, dedicated to Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys MC), who died of cancer in May. “Unapologetic:” Rihanna Track 10, “Nobody’s Business,” features America’s sweetheart, Chris Brown. “The Odds:” The Evens Indie-rock duo’s discography thus far: “The Evens” (2005) and “Get Even” (2006). November 26
“Baby Caught the Bus:” Clairy Browne & Bangin Rackettes The Australian retro-soul group’s debut album is finally being released in the U.S. “Girl on Fire:” Alicia Keys Keys claims that her fifth album focuses less on the beat and more on the songwriting and crafting process. December 4
“Warrior:” Ke$ha Okay, so this one will likely be miserable, but it’s good news for anyone who made a bet that Ke$ha would come back with a new album (Enjoy your $5). “Bish Bosch:” Scott Walker The 14th album by the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. “Grace/Confusion:” Memory Tapes With chillwave dead and gone, rumor has it that Dayve Hawk’s third album fits in the dance/electronic genre. “O.N.I.F.C.:” Wiz Khalifa Already pushed back twice (from April 28 to Sept. 18 to Dec. 4), it may be more of a hope than a guarantee that we hear “O.N.I.F.C.” before the new year. “Carry On:” Willy Mason Discovered by Sean Foley (associate musician of Conor Oberst), Mason has since toured with everyone from Radiohead to Death Cab to Mumford & Sons. Ideally, “Carry On” will boost him to headliner level. December 11
“Tre!:” Green Day The final album in Green Day’s “Uno!” “Dos!” “Tre!” series, which have thus far been scrapped together far too quickly and sound shoddy. Who knows, maybe “Tre!” is the turning point (but, probably not). “Tape One:” Young Fathers Scotland alternative hip hop group’s debut album. NME has called the band a mix of De La Soul and DT, “but re-imagined for the hipster generation.” December 18
“Block Party:” Missy Elliot The name is tentative and the release date may be as well (originally scheduled for May of 2008, she makes Khalifa’s “O.N.I.F.C.” look punctual), if December 18 is in fact the release date, it will be a great way to wrap up the year.
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Judge tosses anti-paparazzi counts in Bieber case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge dealt a blow Wednesday to a California law meant to crack down on reckless driving by paparazzi by saying the statute is overly broad and should not be used against the first photographer charged under its provisions. Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson dismissed counts filed under the law against Paul Raef, who was charged in July with being involved in a high-speed pursuit of Justin Bieber. The 2010 law raised the penalty for those who drive dangerously in pursuit of photos for commercial gain. The offense is punishable by six months in jail and a $2,500 fine but went unused until Raef was involved in the freeway chase of Bieber that topped 80 mph and prompted several 911 calls. Raef still faces traditional reckless driving counts and has not yet entered a plea. The judge cited numerous problems with the paparazzi statute, saying it was aimed at newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment, and lawmakers should have simply increased the penalties for reckless driving rather than targeting celebrity photographers. He also said the law could be used against photographers rushing to shoot a wedding or political rally, or even a private citizen such as himself on the way to an event that might generate photos worth selling. Assistant City Attorney Ann Rosenthal said hours after the ruling that her office would appeal. The judge put the case on hold until the appeal is resolved. Rubinson’s ruling only affects Raef’s case, but the law could be struck down completely by the appellate court, said Brad Kaiserman, an attorney for Raef. Kaiserman argued the statute
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In this June 11, 2012 file photo, pop star Justin Bieber poses for photos prior to a press conference at a hotel in Mexico City. A Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, that an anti-paparazzi law is overly broad and dismissed those charges against a photographer accused of recklessly chasing Justin Bieber.
was unconstitutional and meant to protect celebrities, not the public. “This discrimination sets a dangerous precedent,” he said. Prosecutors countered that the law could be applied to people in other professions, not just the media.
“The focus is not the photo. The focus is on the driving,” Rosenthal argued. While the media is granted freedom under the First Amendment, its latitude to gather news is not unlimited, she said. “This activity has been found to be particularly dangerous,” she
said of chases involving paparazzi. Prosecutors should focus on using existing laws, including reckless driving and false imprisonment statutes, to tackle aggressive behavior by celebrity photographers, said Doug Mirell, a First Amendment attorney.
Announcement planned at vacant housing project DETROIT (AP) — Mayor Dave Bing is set to announce the future of a long-vacant Detroit housing project where members of the Supremes lived before becoming Motown superstars. The announcement is scheduled for Thursday morning at the 14-acre site of the BrewsterDouglass Homes. Details of the announcement were not released late Wednesday, but Bing said in his State of the City address in March that the complex would be demolished by year’s end to make way for “affordable housing and commercial redevelopment.” Bing said then that the city was committed to working with Housing and Urban Development officials and the Detroit Housing Commission on the demolition. Known to most Detroit residents as the Brewster projects, the brick, mortar and steel condolike units, six-story buildings and four 14-story towers had been one of the oldest public housing projects in the country. Hundreds of auto, manufacturing and other workers and their families flocked to the low-income housing units just northeast of downtown. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson lived there for a time as teens before signing with Berry Gordy’s Motown record label. But over the years, more and more people moved from Brewster-Douglass and other housing projects as crime and drugs flourished in some city neighborhoods and other affordable housing was built elsewhere. The Detroit Housing
Commission relocated the final 280 families from BrewsterDouglass in 2008, then-commission chief Eugene Jones told The Associated Press last year. “The reason why we moved everyone out is because we could not maintain this property in decent, safe and sanitary condition,” Jones said. “The elevators were going out; systems were in need of repair.” Some families were given vouchers for Section 8 units, while some were moved into newer public housing in Detroit, Jones said. Many of the apartments in the complex still look as if they were abandoned quickly. Sofas and chair sit overturned in living rooms. Rusting canned and molding boxes of food sit on shelves or among piles of clothing strewn across floors. Empty, Brewster-Douglass became one of the largest examples of blight in the city. Scrappers pillaged through the hundreds of vacant apartments, busting out tiled walls to get at metal pipes and wiring. Windows and frames — even in the top-most floors of the four towers — are missing. Stray dogs and cats freely prowl, competing with urban raccoons for whatever food scraps can be found. Jones, who left the housing commission earlier this year, had hoped to entice big-box retailers to the site, but the massive size of the complex and demolition costs at one point estimated at $6 million or more hampered those efforts. The property was appraised in 2009 at $9 million, he said. A 2010 appraisal revealed the value had dropped to $3 million.
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the set, and the first track, “High For This,” sets the tone for not only the rest of the first tape, but for the entire album. The tracks distorted, echoing drumming, quiet high pitched keys, and Tesfaye’s strong opening line “You don’t know, what’s in store--” sucks listeners immediately into the album. The hook, “Trust me girl, you wanna be, high for this” introduces themes central to both the tape and the entire “Trilogy.” “The Morning” sonically and lyrically depicts the dark side of the party absolutely perfectly. While “Loft Music” serves as a bedroom-ready track, and “The Knowing” displays Tesfaye’s emotional side. The second tape, “Thursday,” begins much faster than “House of Balloons.” It is at once more haunting and more playful than Balloons. Being the easier set to overlook on first listen, “Thursday” becomes
more impressive with time. Like Balloons, “Thursday” gradually transitions from faster, shorter, and harsher tracks to increasingly epic sonic experiences. While “Coming Down,” “Loft Music” and, especially, “The Knowing” defined that transition on “Balloons,” “Gone” and “Heaven or Las Vegas” show The Weeknd’s mastery of that trend the second time around on “Thursday.” “Echoes of Silence” is The Weeknd’s most polished and refined set. The easiest of the three to fall in love with upon first listen, Tesfaye’s cover of Michael Jackson’s “Dirty Diana” makes Echoes instantly accessible. “Montreal” begins to bring listeners to an urban landscape of sex, drugs, mischief, and allure without revealing too much. Tesfaye’s lyrical confidence gives “Outside” a level of danger new to the “Trilogy.” “XO/The Host” is brilliant;
while the first part brings us further into lust, “The Host” fuses desperation with chaos flawlessly. The production, lyrics and vocal distortion on “Initiation” focus entirely on these themes of danger and lust in a way that nearly becomes violent. Consistent with the other three tapes, Echoes finishes on softer, quieter, more profound note with “Next” and “Echoes of Silence.” At its heart, “Trilogy” is simply a re-release of The Weeknd’s three mix-tapes from 2011 and because the mixtapes were all great listens, so is “Trilogy”. When the album attempts to build its own identity via new artwork and bonus tracks, it disappoints. While the bells and whistles falls flat, “Trilogy” excels under the hood, offering three seductive R&B albums for the price of one.
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Procrastination Animation by Michael McKiernan
Classic Side of Rice by Laura Rice
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Is it too early to pick out something for Christmas? A variety of jewels and scarves were on display in front of the Union Wednesday for students to peruse.
Kevin & Dean Kevin Penrod I Hate Everything by Carin Powell
Toast by Tom Dilling
Horoscopes 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 -- Clear out space for a new possibility. Sort, organize and give stuff away. Take time to appreciate where you’ve been, as you prepare for where you’re going.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Keep the good vibes flowing at work and at home by continuing to adjust the infrastructure. Take some special alone time. Then you can care for others. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- List your blessings. Doing this will make you happy. There’s money coming in (and going out). Go for balance. Success is knowing you’ve done your best. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Lose yourself doing something you love. Your have award-winning confidence. Move up a level at work. Synchronize schedules for upcoming plans. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Slowing down is not a bad thing now. Take your time to regroup, and consider the low hanging fruit. Study the details. Thinking it over reveals hidden pitfalls. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Pass on what you’ve learned. What goes around comes around, sooner or later. Keep dreaming new adventures, and share skills with those who would follow your path. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Think bigger. Your job here’s not done. You have a lot to say and a lot to contribute. Allow others to show you your own blind spots. They love you more than you know.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Upgrade your personal environment with pleasing touches. Find them on Craigslist or Freecycle ... no need to spend. Save up for something big. Travel later. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -Accept well-earned acknowledgment. Harmony infuses your efforts, and you make things look graceful and easy. You know the persistence it took to pull that off. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Negotiating a contract is easier now. Make a case for honest communication and clear listening. Begin a writing or recording project. Children spur you on. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -Today you’re a worker bee. Collect all the pollen that you can, as you do the dance that makes the flowers grow. Work as a team. Enjoy the honey later. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Nurture the love you have and make it grow. Step into a larger role in a project. Small, yet
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McCurry: Viewing marathon was exhausting, but worth it
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Duke forward Mason Plumlee blocks Kentucky's Alex Poythress. Duke beat Kentucky 75-68.
from A LOOK BACK, page 12 guard Tony Snell even more. Snell finished with 25 points,
and combined with steady point guard Kendall Williams (17 points, 7 assists). He went 12-13 from the free-throw
line to put the victory on ice. Lobos win, 86-81. 4:35 a.m.: I’m still feeling surprisingly alert and awake but I’m having a little trouble falling in love with this Houston Baptist-Hawaii matchup. This is partly because we are approaching 5 a.m., and partly because I could have a shot at cracking the starting five for either team. 12:15 p.m.: OK, I’ll admit, I caught some beauty sleep. Big deal. I slept right on through Stony Brook-Rider at 6 a.m. (so much for Jersey pride, right?) and decided the snooze button was more important than catching Northern Illinois-Valparaiso at 8. We’re halfway home: 12 hours in the books, 12 more to go. Although I may have just failed an all-essay test, I’ve got some Dunkin’ Donuts in my system to add to my already alarmingly high calorie/fat/sugar count. Let’s go! 3:59 p.m.: Let’s take a second to recap analyst Fran
Fraschilla’s day. The former Manhattan, St. John’s and New Mexico coach was on the ESPN broadcast at 6 a.m. for Stony Brook-Rider. He then picked up St. John’s legend and former NBA stud Chris Mullin and the two of them, along with John Saunders, were the announcers for Detroit-St. John’s at 2. Fran deserves some MVP votes today. 5:08 p.m.: I just bought a Diet Coke because spending the majority of the night holding up the “3” goggles and jumping out of my chair after dunks is finally catching up with me. Xavier-Butler is a really underrated game today and deserves my undivided attention, but unless Butler coach Brad Stevens walks into my dorm room with a few Red Bulls and candy bars, I may have to keep the volume at full-blast to prevent myself from passing out. 8:06 p.m.: In a world of dreamy preseason tournaments, is there a better event
before conference play than the Champions Classic? Sure, it would be legendary if there was a championship game and consolation game, but the one-night event is still amazing. Kentucky, Duke, Kansas and Michigan State are four of the most successful programs in the sport and they’re all in one place, paired up against one another. It just so happens that the “place” this year is Atlanta, the site of this year’s Final Four. Did somebody say “Possible Final Four Preview?” 8:39 p.m.: Man, did I miss Sir Robert Montgomery Knight. 9:16 p.m.: No. 21 Michigan State 65, No. 7 Kansas 64. Only 35 seconds remain, with 22 seconds on the shot-clock. I have three things to say. One, what a freaking game. Two, Michigan State ball. Three, who is the go-to-guy for the Spartans? Most would say floor general Keith Appling, but I question his clutch gene and outside shot.
9:17 p.m.: Keith Appling is now making me question my basketball knowledge. The dude just made a beautiful lay-up that we’ll be talking about all year. Sparty wins 67-64. 10:41 p.m.: Halftime here in Hotlanta. Duke holds a 33-31 lead over Kentucky. Calipari just called out the entire Blue Devil roster for flopping and said if they were in the NBA they’d all be suspended. Classic. 11:27 p.m.: It’s officially a love/hate relationship that I have with Dick Vitale. Duke diaper dandy Rasheed Sulaimon hits a big shot to give his team a 58-44 lead, and within three seconds Vitale is talking about UNLV’s frontcourt. Um, what? 11:58 p.m.: No. 9 Duke prevails over No. 3 Kentucky. What a great day of hoops. Time to get some sleep.
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UConn prepares for most Hockey and polo compete in eventful weekend difficult meet yet
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By Mitchell Jackson Campus Correspondent UConn club sports had a busy, action-filled weekend, with four games taking place across three sports. Men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey and women’s polo each competed, with the men’s hockey team hosting a pair of home games. The men’s hockey team, led by first year coach Chris Myers, split their weekend games, winning their matchup with Montclair State 7-4 and losing 5-4 in overtime to Bryant University. The weekend’s results moved the Huskies’ record to 10-2 on the year. UConn’s first line, consisting of senior Miles Winter and juniors Rui Encarnacao and Paul Cinquegrana, ran rampant, scoring seven of the Huskies’ 11 total goals. “I thought we played hard in both games,” Myers said. “Both goalies, Andrew Furbush on Friday night and Crag Naclerio on Saturday night, made a lot of big saves for us and kept us in the game. But we need to understand
that teams are out to beat us, and that we need to bring our A game all the time.” The Huskies will return to action on Nov. 30, when they take on NYU at Norwich Ice Rink. The women’s ice hockey squad also competed over the weekend, pulling out an impressive 9-0 shutout victory over Endicott College Sunday afternoon. The team has been clicking of late, as the win marked its fourth consecutive victory. UConn currently stands at 4-2 on the year. “I could not be more pleased with how we played this game,” head coach Georgia Korovilas said. “Not only did we overwhelm the opposition with shots and scoring, we also made excellent offensive plays which utilized all five players on the ice. Cycling and switching were things I focused on the previous week in practice, and it was evident in the game that my girls paid attention. We showed up to play our game, and we did so for the entire 45 minutes of play.” Senior defenseman Maggie Walsh and senior forward Carly Pridmore each netted hat tricks,
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Time for "Manziel Mania"
By Scott Carroll NCAA Football Columnist I’ll be honest, I love a good bandwagon; I was the biggest Thunder fan last year during the NBA playoffs and my favorite baseball team changes 10 or 12 times a year. I didn’t just jumped onto my newest bandwagon; I dove off the empire State Building onto it. Johnny Manziel, aka “Johnny Football,” has taken the college football landscape by storm by taking down the No. 1 team in the country last week, Alabama. Last Saturday, he passed for over 250 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for nearly 100 yards in a program defining win. This isn’t the first time Manziel put up these kinds of numbers. He has amassed nearly 3,000 yards passing and rushed for over 1,000 during his freshmen year. The most legendary football player of the last decade didn’t even get those kinds of numbers. That’s right, not even Tim Tebow could do that. Now, am I saying that “Johnny Football” is better than Tebow? No, I am not. At least not yet. Tebow was a tremendous winner who knew how to get into the end zone. But he didn’t get much playing time his freshmen year. He also inherited a team and defense that had just won a national championship. Menziel took over a team that’s fighting through a new conference and he’s taken most of the offensive load. Let’s face it, Tim Tebow was throwing to Percy Harvin, Riley Cooper and Aaron Hernandez all of whom are currently top performers in
the NFL. I can’t even name a Texas A&M wide receiver that Manziel has been throwing to yet he has been putting up terrific numbers week after week. So while it’s too early to say that Manziel is better and more legendary than Tebow, it is a definite possibility further down the road. Let’s all remember that Manziel is a freshmen. As a freshman, Tebow was really only used for his legendary “jump passes” and was Chris Leaks’ backup during their 2007 championship run. He would go on to win the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore, but what if Johnny Manziel wins the Heisman as a mere freshmen? Menziel has the chance to put College Station and Texas A&M permanently on the map with his superior athleticism. What is able to accomplish on the football field is truly jaw dropping. The ways he evades the rush and continuously finds the man down field are incredible. He is the perfect balance between a rushing and passing quarterback. In 2014, with Johnny Manziel going into his senior year and possibly entering the NFL Draft, I believe that “Tebow Time” will finally strike midnight and “Manziel Mania” will overtake the nation. This bandwagon will have become a fulltime obsession going further than “Tebow Mania” could ever go. This time, however, it won’t be based on hype and teams won’t have to rearrange a whole offense just to include Manziel on the field. Get ready for “Manziel Mania” because it will be here sooner than you think.
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scoring three goals apiece. Senior captain Laura Dembofsky had a goal and two assists, and netminder Rebecca Rubenstein, a grad student, held on for the shutout. The Huskies had a stranglehold on Endicott’s offensive opportunities, allowing only six total shots on goal. “Having coached multiple years now I can say that this is by far the best overall team we’ve had at UConn club in a long time, both in skill and camaraderie,” Korovilas said. “I was very pleased with the way the girls came together this weekend. We ran all four lines consistently and everyone played as a cohesive unit.” UConn will return to the ice this Saturday at 7 p.m. to take on SUNY Cortland at the South Windsor Ice Arena. The women’s club polo team took to the field on Sunday afternoon, taking on stout regional power Cornell at Horsebarn Hill Arena in Storrs. The Huskies, outmatched by a superior opponent, were bested 37-5. Head coach Jon Nicholson’s squad currently stands at 1-4-1 on the year.
“The season has been going very well, and our girls are continuing to grow,” Nicholson said. “We do have a very young and inexperienced team, but we’re built for the future.” Sophomore Nora Young carried the Huskies offensively, scoring five of UConn’s seven total goals. “Nora has been the leader on the team this year,” Nicholson said. The Huskies – who compete in the Northeast region of the United States Polo Association’s Division II – are a young team, and Nicholson, despite a less than stellar record, has not been overly disappointed with the 2012 campaign. “We’re right we should be based on where we started,” Nicholson said. “The team is continuing to grow and improve every week.” The women’s polo team will return to the pitch on Nov. 29 to take on Vassar College at Horsebarn Hill Arena.
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from NO WAVE, page 12 leaving for Penn last Friday. Competing only in the onemeter dive, Fecteau placed fourth overall, behind UConn freshman John Brice and junior Tony Cortright, as well as one competitor from Penn. At the end of last season, Fecteau placed eighth overall in the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, making him one of the most valuable members of the team. “He’s done everything he can possibly do to be there every day, do as much physical work as he could, given the physical limitations of the wrist cast,” Bransfield said. “He has been, in spirit, very connected with the team.” The swimming team does not
face similar issues heading into the weekend. Senior Kyungsoo Yoon has had a strong season thus far, claiming several individual victories in the four contests held up to this point. Sophomore Sawyer Franz and freshman Michael Lennon have also seen similar success this season, though Lennon had to sit out last weekend’s meet due to a minor leg injury. He is expected to return and compete again this weekend. The meet begins Thursday at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center, an off-campus location just outside of Blacksburg, Va., and will continue through Saturday.
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R.A. Dickey, David Price win Cy Young awards
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R.A. Dickey pitches in the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins back on Aug. 9. Dickey won the NL Cy Young award this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — R.A. Dickey languished in the minors for 14 years, bouncing from one team to another before finally perfecting that perplexing knuckleball that made him a major league star.
David Price was the top pick in the draft and an ace by age 25, throwing 98 mph heat with a left arm live enough to make the most hardened scout sing. Raised only 34 miles apart in central Tennessee, Dickey and
Price won baseball's Cy Young awards on Wednesday — one by a wide margin, the other in a tight vote. Two paths to the pantheon of pitching have rarely been more different.
"Isn't that awesome?" said Dickey, the first knuckleballer to win a Cy Young. "It just shows you there's not just one way to do it, and it gives hope to a lot of people." Dickey said he jumped up and yelled in excitement, scaring one of his kids, when he saw on television that Price edged Justin Verlander for the American League prize. Both winners are represented by Bo McKinnis, who watched the announcements with Dickey at his home in Nashville, Tenn. "I guess we can call him Cy agent now," Price quipped on a conference call. The hard-throwing lefty barely beat out Verlander in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, preventing the Detroit Tigers' ace from winning consecutive Cy Youngs. Runner-up two years ago, Price was the pick this time. He received 14 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 153 points to 149 for Verlander, chosen first on 13 ballots. "It means a lot," Price said. "It's something that I'll always have. It's something that they can't take away from me." Other than a 1969 tie between Mike Cuellar and Denny McLain, it was the closest race in the history of the AL award. Rays closer Fernando Rodney
got the other first-place vote and came in fifth. The 38-year-old Dickey was listed first on 27 of 32 National League ballots and totaled 209 points, 113 more than 2011 winner Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Washington lefty Gio Gonzalez finished third. Cincinnati right-hander Johnny Cueto and Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel each received a first-place vote, as did Gonzalez. Kershaw had two. Dickey joined Dwight Gooden (1985) and three-time winner Tom Seaver as the only Mets to win the award. The righthander went 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA, making him the club's first 20-game winner since Frank Viola in 1990, and became the first major leaguer in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters. Perhaps most impressive, Dickey did it all during a season when the fourth-place Mets finished 74-88. "It just feels good all over," he said on MLB Network. Dickey switched from conventional pitcher to full-time knuckleballer in a last-ditch effort to save his career. It took him years to finally master the floating, darting pitch, which he often throws harder (around 80 mph) and with more precision than almost anyone who used it before him.
"I knew what I was going to be up against in some regard when I embraced this pitch," Dickey said. He was the first cut at Mets spring training in 2010 but earned a spot in the big league rotation later that season and blossomed into a dominant All-Star this year. He led the NL in strikeouts (230), innings (233 2-3), complete games (five) and shutouts (three) — pitching through an abdominal injury most of the way. "I am not a self-made man by any stretch of the imagination," Dickey said. "The height of this story, it's mind-blowing to me, it really is." A member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and a first-round draft pick out of Tennessee, Dickey was devastated when the Texas Rangers reduced their signing-bonus offer from more than $800,000 to $75,000 after they discovered during a physical that he was missing a major ligament in his pitching elbow. Undeterred, perseverance got him to the big leagues anyway. When he failed, the knuckleball brought him back. Among those he thanked ceaselessly for helping him on that long and winding road to success were all his proud knuckleball mentors, including Charlie Hough, Tim Wakefield and Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.
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proving ground for the team, even though it isn’t against a Big East opponent. This team may be young, but youth doesn’t necessarily predicate inexperience. See: Omar Calhoun, Ryan Boatright. They have the talent for the title. Tim: It is difficult to use non-conference games as a gauge for what conference play will bring. In 2010-11, the Huskies non-conference schedule included wins over Michigan State, Kentucky, Texas and Tennessee. UConn proceeded to finish 9-9 in Big East play. Before the argument that UConn won the Big East and NCAA Tournaments comes out, UConn also had the best clutch game player in recent history in Kemba Walker. Kyle: I would argue that this season’s circumstances are far
different than they were in the 2010-11 season because of where the team was perceived to be before the season began. The 2011 championship team was vastly underestimated heading into the season, but the postseason ban on this season’s team added another dimension to the underestimation. However, this team is under new management. This is what they have to play for. If they fail to win the regular season title, they walk away from this season with nothing. The drive and determination within these players is convincing enough, especially when paired with their stats. The 2012-13 Huskies will not walk away empty-handed; they will walk away with the Big East regular season title. Tim: A team’s success cannot be gauged by a trophy. Teams go through rebuilding stages. Honestly, the ban is one of the greatest things that
could have ever happened to UConn. The program is about to enter a completely new era. The new coach is bound to become one of the greatest recruiters in college basketball. A new team, with excellent chemistry, is on the rise. The 2013-14 team is going to be absolutely loaded. It will be the first time the team has more than one senior since 2010. Unfortunately, like with every rebuilding project, there is a drop-off for a year or so. As was mentioned previously, this is a young team. It is a very good team, but a young team nonetheless. It is not the end of the world if they do not finish the season at No. 1 in the Big East standings; sixth place is probably a realistic expectation of where the Huskies could finish. In any other year, that’d be a first round bye in the conference tournament.
Callahan: Calling out ESPN
from WORLDWIDE page 12 you’ll have to take some time visiting sites like Deadspin and blogs like Awful Announcing. The Deadspin writers have thoroughly detailed exactly how this has happened by breaking down many Sportscenter episodes. They empirically reveal the network’s undying affection for Tim Tebow, LeBron James, Brett Favre, the Dallas Cowboys, the LA Lakers and others. It’s ignoring the NHL playoffs (the only major sport they’re not under financial covers with) and, on multiple occasions, failed to attribute breaking news to proper sources reported by other media outlets. Just yesterday, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports was quicker than a western draw in reporting that Ben Roethlisberger will not be playing this Sunday. However, on the morning episode of Sportscenter, the breaking news was prefaced simply by “Sources:” and completed with no mention of Glazer at all. Later, ESPN.com initially cited the reports from FOX concerning the Steeler quarterback’s condition, but then later retracted the attribution. This refusal to acknowledge competing media members has formed a bad habbit with little to no repercussions in house. Glazer, thankfully, was quick to call out the worldwide leader on its multiple flubs, but nothing changed after further reports came out regarding a Roethlisberger rib injury. Simultaneously, the company’s main site sported the headline “Reports: Many Jets
think Tebow’s not good”. Frankly, many back-up quarterbacks are terrible in the NFL and when your career completion percentage is below 48 percent, you may have dug yourself to a new low. This is not news. This is parading the obvious and the showcasing the irrelevant. Yet, ESPN placed this story above others such as: The Marlins and Blue Jays blockbuster trade that will shake up baseball for years to come; Duke defeating Kentucky after a huge Wildcat comeback try; Michigan State upsetting No. 7 Kansas at home. Mike D’Antoni finalizing his contract to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Why? Why in anyone's name, for anybody's sake or the good of anything is this the case? Well, because that’s how it’s been spelled out for people in Bristol. Higher-ups have dictated that they’re no longer interested in pure news, and as told by the folks at Deadspin, when some have pushed they’ve basically been told “Well, this is what brings in the ratings: Tebow.” Not only Tebow, but apparently fans who would starve themselves for 40 days and 40 nights for him and go by the name of Skip Bayless. Over the past year, ESPN has allowed the mindless talking head to spread his drivel in debate cirumstance, along with Stephen A. Smith, because it was favored by a focus group. Here’s the problem: The two, along with certified circus clown Rob Parker, are enter-
tainers; none are valid analysts who provide meaningful arguments backed by substantial, appropriate evidence. They participate in the same verbal spats that can be found on any playground in America and utilize the same logical fallacies. Except they’re on national television and portrayed as experts! So, people take the words they say as truth and seek out more of this combination of entertaining news, perpetuating a sick cycle of supply and demand for sports nonsense. This is undoubtedly similar to the occasions when referees are duped just often enough into dishing out charges so the next kid to step on the court flails the same way. Now, some people (selfincluded at times) will claim that scribing such a piece only feeds the fire and adds to the hot garbage that is “TebowMania” or troll that is Skip Bayless. But, when it comes to something as basic as journalistic integrity, the buck needs to stop somewhere and given the power the network holds, it has to stop soon. ESPN should be educating and bettering the sporting universe, not setting an agenda. If you truly are the worldwide leader, you damn well ought to act like it. Follow Andrew on Twitter: @ACallahan24
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Kevin Garnett gets tied up with Jazz center Al Jefferson while fighting for a loose ball last night at the TD Garden in Boston.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics like to have a lot of veterans for this very reason. With point guard Rajon Rondo on the bench after injuring his right ankle, Leandro Barbosa sparked a third-quarter run and ran the offense in the fourth as the Celtics held off the Utah Jazz 98-93 on Wednesday night. "That's what we brought him in here for," said Boston captain Paul Pierce, who led the way with 23 points, including a pair of key free throws with 19.5 seconds to play. Reserves Jeff Green Boston and Barbosa each Utah scored 16 points for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games. Kevin Garnett added 11 points and eight rebounds. "That shows we are deep and we can have guys that can step up," backup center Chris Wilcox said. "Tonight we had it down the stretch." Rondo left the game for good in the third quarter with the ankle injury after getting 10 assists — reaching double-digits for the 32nd straight game. With Rondo sitting on the bench for the final quarter, Green and Barbosa each played the entire 12 minutes, with Green scoring seven points. "Barbosa was terrific," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "I mean, he bailed us out." Rivers said he "had no idea" if Rondo would play Thursday in Brooklyn. When Avery Bradley returns from offseason shoulder surgeries, Barbosa will be in a mix of five guards along with Rondo, Jason Terry and Courtney Lee. Paul Millsap led the Jazz
with 20 points and 12 boards. Al Jefferson had 13 points and 14 rebounds. "Tonight we proved that we can fight. Thats the difference between the Celtics and us right now. They know how to seal the game," Jefferson said. "That's what we've got to get to. Playing these type of teams, it's going to help us get there. Now we know what to do. So, we just need to go and try and take care of these next two games on the road." Mo Williams missed three shots in the closing min98 ute for Utah, which coming off a tri93 was ple-overtime win at Toronto on Monday but fell to 1-5 on the road. The Celtics grabbed a 94-93 edge when Garnett hit the second of two free throws with 1:08 left. After Williams missed a long jumper and Gordon Hayward the follow on an attempted put-back, Garnett missed a jumper and Jefferson grabbed the rebound. The Jazz called timeout with 33 seconds remaining and Williams missed on a lefthanded scoop shot with 22 seconds to go. "He made a good drive and took it to the basket, but lost his balance a little bit and tried to push it there at the end," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said. The Jazz then fouled Pierce and he nailed both free throws, increasing the lead to three points. Millsap then missed a drive, but Boston's Green was called for traveling after grabbing the rebound, giving the Jazz one last shot. Williams missed another long jumper.
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Garnett sealed it with two free throws. Boston led 93-88 after Green's three-point play with 3:40 left, but Jefferson scored the next five points, tying it on a jumper from the right wing with 1:21 to play. Garnett's no-look, behindthe-back pass set up Barbosa for an easy layup midway into the final quarter, giving Boston an 80-74 lead. The teams then traded baskets before Green drove the lane for a dunk over Jefferson, bringing most of the crowd to its feet. He was given a technical, though, for taunting him on the play. But despite the highlight baskets, the Jazz stayed close, narrowing it to 88-86 on Jefferson's layup with 4½ minutes to play. Rondo came up limping on a drive to the basket with 4:55 in the third, left the game and headed to the locker room about a minute later. He returned to the bench to loud cheers from the crowd with under a minute left in the third. The Celtics announced that he "rolled" his right ankle. Pierce missed 10 of his initial 13 shots before hitting three straight 3s in a 1:17 span midway into the third quarter, with Rondo getting assists eight, nine and 10 on the baskets. Pierce scored 15 in the quarter on 5-of-9 shooting and Hayward scored 10 for Utah. After Pierce's long-range shooting exhibit, Barbosa drove to the basket and scored six of the points in Boston's 8-0 run that gave the Celtics a 68-60 edge. The Jazz then scored 10 of the final 15 points in the quarter, closing it to 73-70 at the break.
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Nov. 17 Quinnipiac or Iona TBA
Nov. 25 Stony Brook 4 p.m.
Nov. 19 TBA
Nov. 22 Wake Forest 6 p.m.
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Nov. 28 Colgate 7 p.m.
Dec. 1 Cincinnati TBA
Men’s Soccer (15-3-1) Nov. 18 NCAA First Round TBA
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(19-11) Nov 16 Big East Quarterfinal Cincinnati
Men’s Hockey (2-4-1) Nov. 17 Bentley 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 23 Air Force 4 p.m.
Nov. 24 Air Force 3:30 p.m.
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Women’s Hockey (2-9-1) Tomorrow Vermont 2 p.m.
Nov. 18 St. Lawrence 2 p.m.
Nov. 23 Yale 7 p.m.
Nov. 24 Quinnipiac or BC TBA
Dec. 1 Vermont 1 p.m.
Nov. 16 Virginia Tech Invitational All Day
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By Nick Danforth Campus Correspondent
UConn has a history of guards with sweet strokes and penchants for hitting big shots; see Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton and Ben Gordon. However, there is another former Husky who belongs in this category: Rashad “The Dagger” Anderson. Anderson was born in Florida and was introduced to basketball by his cousin at the age of 10. By 13, he was playing on the third best AAU team in the nation. After being named an All-American and winning a state championship in high school, Anderson chose to enroll at UConn, turning down offers from the University of Florida, University of Tennessee and University of Texas. As a freshman, Anderson came off the bench and averaged 8.2 points per game. He increased his average to 11.2 points per game in his sophomore year, but it was in the NCAA Tournament where Anderson really made his mark. With an average of 17.3 points per game during the NCAA Tournament, he was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team. In the championship game, Anderson scored 18 points in the Huskies 82-73 win over Georgia Tech. During the title run, Anderson set a UConn single-tournament record with 21 three-pointers and earned the nickname “the Dagger” from Jim Calhoun for repeatedly hitting shots at key moments of games. Following an uneventful junior season, in which he missed seven games due to skin abscess in his right leg. Anderson led the nation in points per game off the bench as a senior. Although he played just 22.4 minutes a game, Anderson was an All-Big East Honorable Mention and averaged a career best 12.8 points per game. Anderson finished his career with 276 threepointers, the most in UConn history. Despite his success at UConn, Anderson was not selected in the 2006 NBA Draft. This did not deter him, however, and he left the U.S. and began his professional career playing for Egaleo BC in the Greek League. Since then, Anderson has continued to play professionally for different teams throughout Italy. He also briefly came back to the United States after being drafted in the 2009 NBA Developmental League Draft, No. 9 overall by the Iowa Energy. Although Anderson has yet to receive an offer, he continues to pursue his dream of playAP ing in the NBA.
A Colombia fan watches before an international friendly soccer match between Brazil and Colombia at MetLife Stadium, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Football (4-6) Nov. 24 Louisville TBA
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Women’s Basketball (1-0) Nov. 18 Texas A&M 2:30 p.m.
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D’Antoni looks to bring offensive wizadry to LA
By Eddie Leonard NBA Western Conference Columnist It did not take very long to think of the No. 1 story in the Western Conference this week: the Los Angeles Lakers and their head-coaching dilemma. The Lakers fired Head Coach Mike Brown Friday only five games into the season. Under Brown’s leadership, the team looked like a one-way road to failure that we have seen before after the Lakers had a 1-4 start to the season this year. Mike Brown was never the right man for the job, he is considered to be a defensiveminded coach but wasn’t particularly in the Lakers first five games. Brown is known for letting his players run the show. In Cleveland, down the stretch, instead of swinging the ball and looking for options, the strategy was to have four players stand on the three-point arc and have LeBron try to go through four defenders. Mike Brown went as far as LeBron carried him. This is what the Lakers were afraid of: a stagnant offense down the stretch when they have so many potential weapons to utilize. This is where the headlines got even bigger and the shock meter went through the roof.
The Lakers talked to their former head coach, Phil Jackson, an 11-time World Champion with a career-winning percentage of .704. Jackson coached five Lakers teams to World Championship titles. Jackson also coached three players in the current starting line up: Bryant, Gasol and World Peace. He coached Shaq and Kobe to three titles, so he is well aware of how to deal with many stars and egos on the same team. In the Lakers’ last two home games, the crowd chanted, “We want Phil.” The sentiment echoed. Most unbelievably, Phil Jackson was interested in the job and agreed to take until Monday to decide to take it. Every fan and his non-sports watching mother could probably guess that Jackson was a lock for the job. Or was he? Early Monday morning, the whole world woke to an alarming surprise. The Lakers had hired Mike D’Antoni to a three-year deal worth $12 million. D’Antoni, a former Knicks and Suns coach, most known for his high tempo, run and gun offense with no emphasis on defense, was hired over the 11-time champion and arguably the best coach of all time, Phil Jackson. What did they see in D’Antoni that they did not see in Jackson? They wanted to return to show
time. They are a long way from that. Granted, D’Antoni is a fantastic offensive coach, but he is a run and gun transition guy. The teams that he coached were fast. They had speed and they had knockdown snipers, like Stoudemire, Leonardo Barbosa, Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Jason Richardson, all over the court. The Lakers do not have that. The Lakers are old and they are slow. They are a big, bulky team that’s not known for shooting. Their best shooters are Nash and Kobe, who happen to be the two playmakers. D’Antoni coached the Knicks, after Phoenix, where he was reunited with Amare Soudemire and was joined by Carmelo Anthony. Everyone thought the Knicks were going to be a huge success due to the star power and D’Antoni and Amare being back together. Well, we all know that ended with D’Antoni resigning and Amare punching a fire extinguisher. D’Antoni does have things that will contribute to the Lakers. Obviously the Lakers will be good defensively, with the three time Defensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard, in the paint and Kobe and World Peace guarding the perimeter. D’Antoni will help with the offense by incorporating Steve Nash offensively. D’Antoni
knows Nash like the back of his hand from his Phoenix days. His offensive mind will figure a way for Nash to be the ball-handler, which was not seen in his debut. He will still find away to get Kobe the ball with Gasol and Howard running a pick and roll. This is what we all expected Mike Brown to do, but instead we saw Nash running without the ball like Ray Allen. That is not how Nash plays. D’Antoni will make sure Nash controls the ball and makes plays for the rest of the Lakers stars. This may turn out to be a good choice depending whether D’Antoni can get Steve Nash comfortable on offense. The only thing missing all those years with Phoenix was a solid defense. A Mike D’Antoni team, sometimes called an “Antoni” team because there is no “D” in a any team he coached, may have just been missing that piece. That missing piece is perhaps the defensive presence of Howard, Kobe and World Peace. We will just have to wait and see. It is not the outcome we all thought would happen, but if they win the championship, I don’t think the, “We want Phil” Lakers fans will complain.
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P.11: Where are they now?: Rashad Anderson. / P.10: Dickey, Price named Cy Young award winners. /P.10: Celtics top Jazz, 98-93.
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Worldwide flopper in sports
Huskies travel to Virginia Tech for Invitational
By Kyle Constable Campus Correspondent
After a close loss to Penn last weekend, the UConn men’s swimming and diving team will travel to Blacksburg, Va. to compete in the annual Virginia Tech invitational this weekend. The H20kie Fall Invitational this weekend will be the Huskies’ most difficult meet so far this season. While the team will not face any Big East foes, they will go head-to-head with strong swimming and diving programs. “Virginia Tech is going to be a buzz saw,” UConn diving coach John Bransfield said. “South Carolina and Virginia Tech, in diving, are excellent. They both, between the two teams, have 10 kids that have been to the NCAA, two that have been to the Olympic trials, so we’re going into a contest…that will be a true litmus test.” Practice and competition experience have been stressed as two keys to success at this weekend’s meet. Therefore, Bransfield said that last week’s meet against Penn served as excellent preparation for the H20kie Fall Invitational. “I like where we are and I’m looking forward to [Penn] as a warm-up for Virginia Tech,” Bransfield said last week. “I like what I’ve seen [in practice]…Each of the last two or three weeks, I’ve seen more residual fundamental basic training starting to show in the more advanced skills.” Questions still linger about senior Grant Fecteau, who struggled after returning to competition last weekend. Fecteau sustained an unspecified wrist injury that has kept him out of the pool since the beginning of the season. However, he was cleared to compete just before
Andrew Callahan Two nights ago, Christmas came early for ESPN reporter Andy Katz. Following a heated half of blue blood basketball featuring Duke and Kentucky, Wildcats coach John Calipari paced over to the longtime journalist for a brief interview. Just before he would address his team in the locker-room, Cal spilled his thoughts on the play of his opponent. “They’re flopping all over the place. In the NBA, they’d be suspended,” he said. The quote and sound bite went viral, leaving Katz and his sports media comrades smiling like their stockings had been filled with golden retriever puppies and golden Wonka tickets. Calipari later relabeled his shot at Duke as a joke and the dust has more or less since settled. But other sorts of flops have been noticed elsewhere. These can’t be found on the hardwood, though; rather on press row, in production rooms and in the Sportscenter studios. The same network broadcasting the Calipari comments about flopping has committing the sin itself. ESPN, the self-proclaimed “worldwide leader in sports,” has been mirroring the Blue Devil BS Calipari spit fire about last Tuesday in their own way over recent years. Its coverage and creation of irrelevant news stories coupled with the promoted “analysis” of hooligans simply to garner attention. Just like any hoops player when he momentarily flops worse than any recent Nicholas Cage film you can name off the top of your head. Flopping, in its essence, is an excuse. In basketball, it’s a sad replacement for hard, steady defense. In media, it’s substituting nonsense for hard, quality news. The $40 billion worldwide leader built its way up through the hiring of numerous, brilliant journalists who to this day continue to produce tremendous work. This practice continues in Bristol, but the showcasing of this kind of labor has slowed and been replaced with excuses. To see exactly how ESPN has gone about its new business,
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The men’s swimming and diving team competes last year in their home Invitational. UConn will host their annual meet this season on Feb. 16.
» NCAA BASKETBALL
A look back at college basketball’s opening 24 hours
By Mike McCurry NCAA Basketball Columnist For the fifth consecutive year, ESPN brilliantly kicked off the college basketball campaign with a bang by holding the 24-hour TipOff Marathon, an event early in the season that features games around the clock from schools all across the country. And, for the fifth consecutive year, I approached this day with as much enthusiasm and passion as a Ray Lewis pregame speech. You see, despite the baggy sweatpants I wore and the Wendy’s value meal I ate, I didn’t feel like a glorified couch potato that was about to sacrifice schoolwork (kidding, Mom and Dad!), decaffeinated products, sleep and a bit of my sanity for the next 24 hours. Rather, I had the mindset of a player, with one main goal in mind: to not miss a single second of the Tip-Off Marathon. It was like being like a kid on
Christmas morning, only I was much more determined. My plan was to stay wide awake and fully glued to the television screen all Tuesday, from the tip-off of WestVirginia-Gonzaga until the final buzzer of Duke-Kentucky. Look, I probably get as many girls as the rapper Drake, but my motto is not “YOLO.” My motto, and the motto of my fellow bracketologists who live and die with college basketball, is “Ball is Life.” In truth, I was getting sick of hearing about the Jets quarterback debacle, the reeling Lakers and Lou Holtz talking (spitting?) about his Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I was craving the return of the greatest sport at the greatest level known to man: NCAA men’s Division I basketball. And, now that college hoops is finally back, what better way to celebrate than to consume 2120 calories and 107 grams of fat in the wee hours of the morning, order enough fast-food to feed a small
village, and attempt to watch the Tip-Off Marathon in its entirety? Well, I couldn’t think of a better way, so I tried it out. And, luckily for you, I documented my entire journey. 12:03 a.m.: The casual college basketball fan probably doesn’t know that West Virginia, fresh off a nasty divorce with the Big East, joined TCU as the new kids on the block in the Big 12 Conference. But I’ll let that one slide, because everyone and their mother are aware of Deniz Kilicli, the Turkish grizzly bear who happens to play forward for WVU. Well, I have some devastating news: THE BEARD IS GONE. Yes, the same beard that reaped national admiration for the 6’9,” 260-pound bruiser is suddenly as much a part of the past as most hillbillies who reside in Morgantown. Head Coach Bob Huggins must quickly find another player who, like Kilicli, can flawlessly transition from grabbing
rebounds in a game to serving as the Mountaineers’ mascot. 1:19 a.m.: The second half is about to start. If it’s anything close to what the first twenty minutes entailed, I may be able to take a nice catnap. Gonzaga leads, 44-18. West Virginia needs either Geno Smith (WVU quarterback) or John Stockton (son, David, plays for Gonzaga) to suit up if they want any chance of making a comeback for the ages. 2:07 a.m.: The good news is West Virginia finally hit the 40-point mark, with 5:49 left in the contest. The bad news? They’re still down four touchdowns. I’m not quite sure which of the two is more irritating right now: Huggins, or my stomach after all that Wendy’s. 2:13 a.m.: There is already a dilemma with the scheduled programming. Because WVU and Gonzaga have roughly 83, 685 team fouls between them,
Davidson vs. New Mexico has already started. Davidson, led by co-Southern Conference Players of the Year De’Mon Brooks and Jake Cohen, is out to an early 10-0 cushion. Please don’t tell me I’m in for another blowout. 3:17 a.m.: It’s halftime of Davidson vs. New Mexico, so I channel my inner middle-school soccer player and eat some cut-up oranges during the break. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching some of these smaller schools play, but the little downtime has me salivating over Kentucky-Duke tonight. Calipari-Coach K, Mason Plumlee-Nerlens Noel, I could go on and on with dream matchups. Call me Bart Scott because I “can’t wait!” 4:26 a.m.: You have to love “The Pit” the nickname for New Mexico’s hostile home court, and you might have to love Lobos’
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Will the men’s basketball team win the Big East regular season? Yes
By Kyle Constable Campus Correspondent While the season has hardly begun, big things are in store for this UConn team. After a surprising upset over then-No. 14 Michigan State, the team showed that they are fully dedicated to seeing this season through with “10 toes in”. Last Tuesday against Vermont, the team, again, showed the kind of stifling defense and offense it would take to win a Big East regular season title. Junior guard Shabazz Napier has also really stepped up so far as a scorer. These are exactly what it will take for UConn to compete with Louisville, Syracuse, Cincinnati and Notre Dame. Can Shabazz lead UConn to first place...
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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Kyle: The Big East certainly has depth this season, no doubt, but UConn has the kind of schedule that could yield a very successful season. Let’s look at the biggest names the team is facing: first, Louisville is certainly a major threat. For the sake of argument, let’s give it the win against UConn. Then, UConn will face Cincinnati twice. Let’s say UConn splits the two games. That only leaves Syracuse and Notre Dame. If UConn beats Notre Dame and falls to Syracuse, then that gives the team a 15-3 record overall. Looking at Louisville and Syracuse’s schedules, UConn’s in line to go 14-4, especially since the two face each other twice in the regular season. Tim: First off, going 15-3 takes something special. The last time the Huskies did that,
they rolled over teams en route to the Final Four. This is a young team, which rotates in a lot of freshmen and sophomores, playing for a first-year coach. It is a good team, no doubt about it, but looking at teams like Louisville and Syracuse, where experience is at a premium, makes it hard to imagine anyone stopping one of them from claiming the title. Kyle: This team is something special. They were remarkably underestimated heading into the season and they are still underestimated. That being said, they have yet to have a significant chance to prove how special they are. UConn’s performance in the Jimmy V Classic against No. 6 NC State in December will undoubtedly be a major
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By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer
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Even with the postseason ban hovering over the team this season, there is reason to be excited about the UConn men’s basketball team. It’s a strong team, a young team and a team that will give Big East foes nightmares this year. However, that doesn’t mean they will be regular season champions when all is said and done. UConn can easily finish top five, but with the depth in the Big East this year, it seems like saying they can win the conference regular season title is a little crazy.
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...or is the rest of the Big East too tough?