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According to NBC Connecticut, Joshua Phillip Klimas, a 32-yearold student at the University of Connecticut, was arrested yesterday due to alleged death threats he aimed at President Barack Obama and his family. Klimas is a Coventry native. He was arrested by the U.S. Secret Service at his home. The threats made by Klimas were executed electronically on whitehouse.gov, where, among other statements, he wrote: “If you do not resign by the end of the year I will kill you!” Among criminal charges, Klimas has also been suspended from UConn, where he had been attending since 2010. Klimas was also implicated in an incident where he threatened a UConn professor, but the charges were dropped. Klimas made the threats on June 1, and was in Hartford Federal Court yesterday, where he was sentenced to a hospital for psychiatric assessment. Secret Service officials reportedly questioned Klimas inside the Student Union at UConn. During the interview Klimas said “someone is going to do what I wrote if he doesn’t change.”
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COMMENTARY/page 7 INSIDE NEWS: student cuts hair from his dorm room Justis Lopez offers students good, inexpensive haircuts. NEWS/page 2
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Severe repercussions for UConn if non-compliant with Title IX
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If UConn is found to be noncompliant with Title IX stipulations, the university could face federal funding cuts and or complete suspension of federal funding. According to the Office of Civil Rights, if their office determines that a university is non-compliant, several resolutions can occur, with funding cuts being the most extreme form of enforcement. Policy stipulates that “if OCR determines that a recipient failed to comply with one of the civil rights laws that OCR enforces, OCR will contact the recipient and will attempt to secure the recipient’s willingness to negotiate a voluntary resolution agree-
ments.” Spokesperson for the Department of Education and the Office of Civil Rights, Jim Bradshaw, said that if no voluntary resolution is achieved, the OCR has no other option but to turn to funding. “Note, however, that in virtually all cases, we’re able to negotiate agreements to address noncompliance short of having to move to enforcement,” Bradshaw said. If agreements cannot be reached, enforcement will be achieved through fiscal means. According to their policy, “If the recipient remains unwilling to negotiate an agreement, OCR will either initiate administrative enforcement proceedings to suspend, terminate or refuse to grant or continue Federal financial assistance to
the recipient.” For a university that received money from the federal government to administer financial aid, foster research on land, at seas and in space, noncompliance or unwillingness to reform could lead to losing a portion of UConn’s federal granted money, usually around $124 million a year according to the Office of the Vice President. In 2011, the OCR investigated Notre Dame University on sexual harassment charges and formed an agreement with the university. The agreement mandated that they change their sexual harassment policies to maintain equitable and prompt responses to complaints, provide training to campus staff, students and faculty on the new procedures,
to make sure the resources are clearly outline for victims and that regular assessments of the campus culture would be taken. However, not all Title IX complaints are related to sexual assault. At Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. it was discovered by the OCR that male athletes outnumbered female ones due to lack of programs for females. The investigation yielded to the creation of six new athletic teams for the women and more than 80 participation opportunities, according to the OCR. In the last three fiscal years, according to a report by Arne Duncan, secretary of the Department of Education, and Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary, there have been over
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What’s going on at UConn this weekend... The Three Musketeers Friday, 8 p.m. Jorgensen Theatre Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel gets an adventurous staging in this tale of friendship and romance. This presentation is from a version adapted by Linda Alper, Douglas Langworthy and Penny Metropulos from the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Equestrian Team Show Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Horse Barn Hill Arena The UConn Equestrian Team is hosting a show and competition on the UConn campus.
UConn Football at Temple Saturday at 12 p.m. ESPN 3 The Huskies will take on the 1-9 Owls at Temple in Phillidelphia, Penn. on Saturday at noon.
Prior to the Nov. 7 announcement from the Food and Drug Administration that they planned to eliminate all trans-fat from manufactured foods, the University of Connecticut Dining Services has been actively eliminating trans-fat since last August. “A year ago we started to look at trans-fats. We knew this was on the rise,” said Dennis Pierce, director of dining services. Trans-fats, unsaturated fats that are artificially produced, have gained notoriety in the past few years after research that had previously thought partially hydrogenated trans-fat, such as Crisco, was healthier than animal fats, such as butter. However, recent research from the FDA has found that transfats can cause coronary heart disease, high cholesterol and is linked to cancer, infertility in women, Alzheimer’s, obesity and diabetes. Previously, despite banning of the substance in Iceland, Switzerland and Denmark, the FDA considered trans-fats “generally safe.” In their recent proposal, however, the FDA said that banning trans-fat would result in 2,000 fewer heart attacks and 7,000 fewer deaths from heart disease every year. In August of this year, Pierce contacted the UConn Department of Nutritional Sciences and assembled a team of students who researched the over 9,000 recipes in the dining services database and
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From Old Masters to Revolutionaries Saturday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Benton Museum of Art From Old Masters to Revolutionaries: Five Centuries of the Benton’s Best is an ongoing installation that presents a changing selection of exceptional works. – JACKIE WATTLES
Student cuts hair from his dorm room The Daily Campus, Page 2
By Carles Lopez Campus Correspondent
There have been rumors about a student giving professional and inexpensive haircuts around campus. This rumor was already surprising, as it’s relatively hard to get a good and cheap haircut at UConn. However, the rumors became unbelievable when the identity of the mysterious barber was unveiled. Justis Lopez, a 7th-semester education and history double major, is the person in charge of the clandestine haircuts around campus.
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Lopez is a well-known student around campus. He was the mastermind behind the UConn pride song “White and Navy” and was also the host of last year’s Lip-sync. On top of everything else, he was elected this year’s Homecoming King. Lopez isn’t just an entertainer, though; he is also a skilled barber. “I learned under my barber, when I got haircuts from him I wondered how he cut hair and asked him to show me, I would sweep up hair and in exchange he would show me how to cut hair,” Lopez said, explaining his beginnings as a barber.
Lopez started cutting other people’s hair his freshman year, after other students saw him cutting his own hair and wondered how he did it. He described how he would train on his brother and his friend, Ali Etman, because they didn’t mind if he messed up the cut. Etman, now a 7th-semester biology major, who let Lopez experiment on his hair when he was nothing more than a beginner, spoke about his experience with Lopez’s haircuts. “You couldn’t have asked a better person.” Etman said. “Justis and I go back. He’s the only person I let touch my hair.
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I was his guinea pig when he started cutting hair freshman year. “We experimented with designs, fades and blowouts. He’s probably given me over 20 He’s a nice with the straight razor. But my favorite part is catching up with him about our personal lives while he cuts my hair. He has even inspired me to start cutting hair too.” From there, he started cutting the hair from other students from his floor, then students from the building. The word got out that Lopez gave haircuts, and out of nowhere Lopez was giving around 10 haircuts
UConn Bakery uses no trans-fats from DINING, page 1
all of their ingredients, as well as the manufacturers of certain foods. Their research led the way for the UConn Bakery to eliminate 100 percent of trans-fats. Currently, of the 180,000 meals dining services serves weekly, only 10 percent of food items contain trans-fats and Pierce’s goal is to have all transfats eliminated by Summer 2014. “Probably by the end of the summer all of it will be trans-fat free,” Pierce said. One of the challenges of this goal, however, is getting manufacturers to switch out trans-fats or other unappealing ingredients for healthier options. “Companies based on recipes may find challenges coming from a pricing perspective,” Pierce said. “If a commodity becomes scarce it can be challenging to find a substitute.” Because dining services serves two categories of food: scratch, made from whole ingredients in the kitchen, and convenience, items purchased from a manufacturer for a quick meal, they have targeted convenience items in their elimination of trans-fats. Common items that have trans-fats are often those convenient to cook, such as French fries, pancake mix and other fried foods. Pierce said that this is an ongo-
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Dining services is working to remove all trans-fat from the food served in dinning halls. Current about 10 percent of dining hall food contains trans-fat.
ing challenge at dining services and the FDA regulation, when it goes into effect, will be beneficial to their mission. “It’s a positive thing for the FDA. It forces the manufacturer to change,” said Pierce. Pierce also said that dining services works in tune with the
FDA, and often a step ahead as evidenced by their handling of trans-fats. “We have an internal share point,” Pierce said. “We have a live stream that comes in from the FDA that shows all recalls. You’d be surprised by what things don’t hit the media.”
At the end of the day, Pierce and his team work to bring healthy food to fuel students’ studies. “When a student has issues or has feelings about food, it’s our obligation to provide them with options,” Pierce said.
college as will six percent of men,” Duncan and Ali said. The report highlights how OCR has handled enforcement issues in the past and says that “these have led to groundbreaking remedies such as the implementation of procedure
by which schools address alleged sexual violence as a Civil Rights issues, rather than leaving this matter to be handled by the criminal justice system.” Such remedies that have been implemented include
interim protection for victims, systematizing cooperation between campus officials and police and establishing student, faculty and administration committees to monitor school climate.
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and always keep developing their skills. “I currently just do it to make side money, but my father always told me in life to be an entrepreneur and always have a set of skills that will always be in demand and that you can fall back on,” Lopez said. Lopez said he is keeping his options open, as he doesn’t know what the future might bring for him. “I could see myself getting my license in the future and opening up a couple of haircut shops with some friends.”
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Thanksgiving poses challenge for vegetarians
have to politely eat it, so I won’t offend my aunt. “ More than 30 people come to Thanksgiving is a time in Stargardter’s Thanksgiving celewhich families come together bration, and around half of them and share a great dinner together; ask the same set of questions everyone enjoys the time with every year. “Why is there no turkey in family and the food. However, most vegetarians have to survive your plate Jessica?” or “This year’s turkey is great, are you with sides and desserts. sure you don’t A n y want to try it vegetarian who is sur“I have the same plate, Jessica, just a bite!” are rounded by half of the plate is a a couple of a non-vegeoften-asked tarian famimound of sweet potaquestions, ly has expetoes, then a quarter according to rienced Stargardter. what, a green beans casserole, Stargardter 3rd-semesand the other fourth is also said, ter educathat her famtion history mashed potatoes” ily makes fun major and a of her every vegetarian, Thanksgiving has expeJessica Stargardter because she rienced for more than 3rd-semester education his- eats a big portion of 10 years. desserts. “Every year it’s the same,” Stargardter However what Stargardter’s said. “There are this prefabricat- family doesn’t understand is that ed questions, and actions which as a vegetarian, she doesn’t have my family members ask every to many choices of main dishes. Alexander Holmgren, a 1stThanksgiving.” “Every year, I have the same semester animal science major, plate, half of the plate is a mound who is also a vegetarian also of sweet potatoes, then a quarter experienced the lack of undergreen beans casserole, and the standing of his family towards other fourth is mashed potatoes,” his dietary life choices. “Pushy grandmothers just Stargardter said. “So many potapush turkey in your plate, and toes.” However, every other year you just kind of stare at it,” Stargardter’s aunt, makes an said Holmgren on his typical experimental vegetarian dish, Thanksgiving dinner. “They just especially for her niece. “These don’t understand our decisions.” dishes can be great and brighten up my Thanksgiving, or they might be atrocious, and I will Carles.Lopez@UConn.edu
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per week. Lopez has even cut the hair of important members of the UConn community. “I have cut many players’ hair on the basketball, football and soccer teams,” Lopez said. “I also serve as the barber for the vice president of enrollment planning and management for UConn.” Lopez still works as a barber to make some extra money, but he isn’t that active due to his studies. He charges $5 for a shape-up and $10 for a cut. Lopez reminded us that as a college student, one must be able to be open to their choices,
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The day that shocked the nation
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50 years after Lee Harvey Oswald
shot and killed President John F. Kennedy, the nation looks back at the horror, the emotions and the chaos of that day and the ways it changed the country.
Kennedy assassination marked the first time the news coverage never stopped By Kathleen McWilliams Senior Staff Writer
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Top: In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy ride in the back seat of an open limousine on Main Street at Ervay Street in Dallas as the presidential motorcade approaches Dealey Plaza. Texas Gov. John Connally, and his wife Nellie are seated in the limousine’s jump seats. Botton: In this Aug.23, 1963 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., center, poses with his brothers U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, left, and President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington. The Kennedy image, the “mystique” that attracts tourists and historians alike, did not begin with his presidency and is in no danger of ending 50 years after his death. Its journey has been uneven, but resilient – a young and still-evolving politician whose name was sanctified by his assassination, upended by discoveries of womanizing, hidden health problems and political intrigue, and forgiven in numerous polls that place JFK among the most beloved of former presidents.
Journalism professor Robert Wyss remembers exactly where he was 50 years ago when he heard the news that President Kennedy had been shot. “I was in high school in California. I think I was in the cafeteria. It seemed to me that all classwork stopped,” Wyss said. Wyss remembers teachers tuning into the radio to hear the news coverage because televisions were not a prominent feature of classrooms in the early 60s. While Wyss and his generation have lived through the Challenger Explosion, the Berlin Wall and 9/11, nothing defines his generation more than living through this particular national tragedy. “I remember being in church on Sunday,” Wyss said. “When Jack Ruby shot Oswald. The churches were filled across America because everyone was searching for meaning in what had happened.” The television, radio and newspaper coverage of the assassination continued for four days, throughout Kennedy’s funeral and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby, and although the event was important politically and socially for Americans, it was a defining moment for the
by historian Jordan Winthrop that American Press. “It was a television story there were 52 million television because of the immediacy of the sets in a population of over 179 million. That’s about one televistory,” Wyss said. Wyss said that all advertise- sion for every four people. The ments stopped for four days availability of television was so straight because of the constant widespread that most Americans news coverage and the demand would have seen the photographs for the up to the minute infor- of the assassination and the murmation. All sporting events were der of Oswald unfold as they cancelled, Wyss said, and enter- watched the news on Sunday morning. tainment news was put on hold. Wyss also says that the While modern television news viewers are accustomed to the Kennedy assassination resulted in “CNN Effect” or the continu- a major career moment for Walter ous coverage of news during a Cronkite. Cronkite, who died in national emergency, this trend in 2009 as the voice of American news coverage has its roots in the television news, broke the story on CBS after receiving a United Press Kennedy assassination. International “I think what wire. Cronkite defined it was the “I think what stayed on the fact that it just air until the ran live for a few defined it was the Presidents days. It brought fact that it just ran death had been people closer to live for a few days. confirmed and the death and the his unflinching funeral,” Wyss It brought people report, despite said. closer to the death the emotional With television content he was news, the realiand the funeral.” reporting, garties of the world nered his spot from the Vietnam Robert Wyss as the premier War to the assassination of the Journalism Professor news anchor in American President of the television. United States could be viewed from living rooms across the country. In 1960 it was estimated Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu
In the classroom: Textbooks Secret service has grown in force and responsibilities turn to a more realistic view of Kennedy presidency By Abby Mace Staff Writer
By Domenica Ghanem Staff Writer The late President John F. Kennedy is losing his image across classrooms as one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history, according to a recent New York Times article. Newer editions of textbooks have reassessed the way they were teaching the Kennedy presidency and moved away from hailing him as a hero. The New York Times article “Textbooks Reassess Kennedy, Putting Camelot Under Siege,” cites many reasons for this shift including different perspectives from authors of different generations. For instance, the Vietnam generation is more interested in Kennedy’s role in the war, according to the New York Times. Matt Tribbe, a visiting assistant professor of U.S. history at UConn said, “With historical distance we can better gauge what he actually did.” Textbooks being used in classes today had their first editions written by at least the 80s, so there is less of the idealistic view of Kennedy that there was in the 60s or 70s, according to Tribbe. To that generation “Kennedy seems like a breath of fresh air even though he wasn’t that different from Eisenhower in terms of policy,” Tribbe said. According to Tribbe, the mythology of Kennedy has more to do with what he did not do than what he did do. Because he was president for only a short time before he was
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assassinated, Kennedy did not have time to make any big mistakes, Tribbe said; he was taken in his prime. “Anytime someone is cut down in their prime, they’re elevated,” Tribbe said. “His reputation had nowhere to go but down.” Tribbe cites this as one of the reasons that perceptions of Kennedy have changed in recent years. He compared Kennedy to former President Nixon. Nixon left office in a disgrace, so his reputation had nowhere to go but up. In recent years, Tribbe said that historians have looked back on Nixon’s presidency and were able to get a more balanced picture. They are doing the same with Kennedy, but since he was so elevated, in order to balance it, his reputation has gone down somewhat. Kennedy supporters at the time of his assassination contributed to his legend by talking about the “unfulfilled promise of Kennedy,” but it was not only his supporters that extolled his image. “It [the assassination] was shocking across the spectrum,” Tribbe said “and that contributes to the mythology.” Tribbe said students today sometimes think of Kennedy as very liberal, when in reality he was more of a centrist. The opinions of parents and grandparents affect student’s perspectives of the former president. The New York Times gave suggestions for teachers on how to educate their students on Kennedy and his assassination.
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Friday, Nov. 22, 1963 – the date of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination – marked the first presidential assassination in 62 years. In the years following the JFK assassination, the secret service expanded its protection of some of America’s most revered figures. In 1963, Congress passed legislation to protect Jackie Kennedy and her children for two years. This policy was expanded in 1965 to include secret service protection for all former presidents, their spouses and their children under the age of 17 for their lifetime. Today, the secret service protects major presidential and vice presidential candidates in addition to current and former presidents, vice presidents and their families. Protection for President Barack Obama began in May 2007, the earliest in history: a year and a half before he was elected president in Nov. 2008. As Kennedy rolled through Main Street in Dallas that day, he embraced the sunshine and the throngs of spectators through the open roof of his limousine. While Kennedy may have been safer inside an enclosed car, experts say the plexiglass roof of the limo was easily penetrable and may not have been enough to keep him from being killed had the top been in use. The security of Kennedy’s limo was no match for “The Beast,” the vehicle Obama rides in today. A 2009 Cadillac, features of the Beast include a night vision system, a blood bank for Obama’s blood type, a communication system operated by the White House Communication Agency and special handles on the exterior of the car for secret service agents to hold on to while running alongside the car. W. Ralph Basham, former secret service agent and director of the secret service from 2003
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In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, the limousine carrying mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy races toward the hospital seconds after he was shot in Dallas. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill is riding on the back of the car; Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Gov. John Connally, bends over her wounded husband, and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president.
to 2006, said in the Washington Post that riding inside the Beast is as safe as being inside the White House. “Trying to compare the car that President Kennedy was in in 1963 to ‘The Beast,’ it would be like comparing a Conestoga wagon to a spaceship,” Basham said in the Washington Post. Kennedy was greeted by a crowd eager to welcome the president to their city. Those in Dallas were well aware of Kennedy’s projected route – a public announcement that would never be made today, Ronald Kessler, former Washington Post reporter and author of “In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect,” said. The crowd’s positive reaction was slightly unexpected in Dallas, a city home to political conservatives and white supremacists.
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“Dallas was known for being a hostile environment for Kennedy,” Matthew Tribbe, a history professor at the University of Connecticut, said. The man behind the murder, however, was not a Dallas native. Lee Harvey Oswald, the sniper accused of shooting Kennedy, grew up all over the U.S. and had ties to the Soviet Union. It was these associations with the Soviet Union, Tribbe said, that raised red flags that Oswald was not a Kennedy supporter. “Oswald was a loner and didn’t have many friends,” Tribbe said. “He was sympathetic to communism and disagreed with how the U.S. dealt with matters in Cuba.” However, the secret service did not have Oswald on their radar. According to the New York Times, the secret service had one million names on their list of potential threats to the president in 1963. Oswald was not one of them.
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Oswald shot Kennedy from a sixth-floor window of the Texas School Book Depository. He easily slipped past secret service agents on the ground. Although Oswald was a temporary employee of the depository, Kessler said the secret service of today would have inspected him for possession of weapons. In addition, all buildings lining Dallas’s Main Street would have been flanked with hundreds of agents in contrast to the 35 or 38 agents keeping watch in 1963. Tribbe said the local law enforcement may have partially been to blame as well. Dallas policeman Marion Baker, who had been a member of the department for 10 years, saw Oswald in the Texas School Book Depository, but made no effort to arrest him once he realized that Oswald was an employee.
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by Brian Ingmanson
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
BORN ON THIS DATE
1963
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, is assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas.
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Legend Elvis Costello floors crowd at Jorgensen with classic setlist
By Katie McWilliams Senior Staff Writer
Costello walked on stage to explosive cheering and screaming from the audience and in a unique juxtaposition, humbly lowered his head and waved. He started the show with “Clubland” a track off his 1981 album “Trust.” The song provided a jaunty beginning to show that would only get better as time elapsed. Costello followed “Clubland” with “Green Shirt” a 1979 song of his that is easily recognized for its lyrics “and you tease and you flirt.” Costello performed with five guitars, playing each song with one of three acoustic guitars, an electric guitar or one of two bass guitars. The diversity in his instrumental use reflected the diversity of his music as he performed works from the 70s up until the 2000s. However, not all of the songs he performed were cookie-cutter reproductions of his album recordings. “I Hope You’re Happy Now” was recorded with raunchy synthesizers and upbeat guitar parts on the original album, but in an interesting twist Costello pared down the energy, choosing to croon the lyrics over a soft acoustic harmony instead of bellowing over a raucous chorus of rock instruments. Other songs, such as “Good Year for the Roses” were performed in a similar style as they were recorded and gave Costello the opportunity to display how his vocal capabilities haven’t changed a bit in his 40 years of recording and performing. His unusual voice is still recognizable despite the years of intense use. In between his riveting performances, Costello regaled the audience with tales of his
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Staying healthy at home
it was, I couldn’t have been the bitter outsider anymore.” Costello also played a cover of Maurice Chevalier’s “Walking My Baby Back Home,” in English and thrilled the audience when he performed two of his most famous songs “Watching the Detectives” and “Allison.” “I am a huge Costello fan and I sat through the first half hour wondering if he’d play any of my favorites,” said Elaine Collins. “But he did and I was happy and it
was worth the wait.” Costello closed the show with a double encore that had the audience on their feet for a standing ovation multiple times. In the first encore he performed “Josephine” and “I Want You.” In the second encore he pulled out his more edgy material for a bombastic finish performing “What’s So Funny (‘bout peace, love and understanding)” and “Pump it Up.”
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deformity leading to death when the body can no longer function. Not only is this villain’s premise absolutely ridiculous, but his grotesque appearance (and that of his victims) makes viewing book’s artwork a particular challenge to the stomach. In keeping with the more ridiculous and unrealistic (for a Batman story) elements in the story even Pamela Isley (the woman who eventually becomes Poison Ivy) makes a brief appearance in the comic albeit thankfully not in the form of her supernatural persona. What might have been the most irritating part of the comic was Bruce Wayne’s abysmal treatment of Lieutenant James Gordon. Wayne and Alfred are visited by the lieutenant after climbing out of the Batcave, to only to be treated quite inhospitably by the young playboy. Bruce Wayne has always played off his billionaire playboy persona brilliantly, leading few to expect the man actually was Gotham City’s Dark Knight. However, rarely if ever would Mr. Wayne show such open disrespect and act in such an outright rude, if not somewhat mean demeanor towards a figure such as Gordon, that he knew to be generally well meaning. Regrettably after the brilliant tale told in Issue No. 24, I really don’t have anything complimentary to say about Issue No. 25 at all. The book revives some of the more supernatural and ridiculous (even campy) elements of past Batman stories, despite the fact that such elements have always constituted the weakest Batman stories. One can only hope the writers are back on the right track with Issue No. 26.
For many of you, Thanksgiving means a break from not only classes, but also the chaotic life associated with living at school. While the abbreviated vacation (and the impending winter break) can help relieve some of the mental stress associated with college, return trips back home can breed unhealthy lifestyles that can make your trips home much more stressful. Throughout this article you will find some tips to help make the swing from home to college healthier. One of the biggest benefits of going home is the chance to sleep in a much more conducive environment. The relief of sleeping in a bed where you do not have to worry about roommates or noisy dorms can often be asylums to help many alleviate stress. While the most common thing to do is go home and sleep for extended periods of time to make up for lost sleep during school, this actually may prove more detrimental. First off, the bad news about sleep loss is that you can never make up your sleep debt. A few all-nighters cannot be made up for with a few borderline comas. The best thing you can do for your body is to establish and maintain a sleep schedule with little fluctuation. Even when you return home, try to wake at a normal time of the day. This will allow for your body to stay on schedule and not try compensating for your schedule, often making it more difficult to fall asleep at night. This compensation is important for when you do return to school, as it will take even longer to readjust your sleep habits each time. In addition, your parents may finally stop calling you lazy. Another area that many people struggle with when returning home is their eating habits. While it is entirely appropriate to enjoy yourself on Thanksgiving, it is more troublesome when you gorge yourself on a daily basis simply because the availability of food has changed. Once again the key is to try and create as normal of a schedule between school and home. By eating at regular times your body can regulate your appetite better. This means you can understand when you are full and stop eating. The common practice of going out drinking with all your high school friends can be unhealthy as well. By not taking some time to alleviate stress in a healthy way, you may undo the benefits of a break. Staying up late at night and drinking are two very good ways to make your break work against you. The common thing to do is to have two sets of schedules, one for school and one for home. However, just because the structure of classes and other commitments may decrease, your body will appreciate the sense of normalcy by sticking to a schedule. By taking the time to understand your daily habits you can begin to understand the detrimental effects. You should still enjoy yourself on break, but some small modifications can help make the transition more seamless and healthier.
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Elvis Costello had the crowd at Jorgensen on their feet for a double encore during a spectacular performance Thursday evening, with a setlist spanning songs from his entire career.
tours past. In one anecdote Costello described his first visit to the United States and how he had expected the grandeur of culture shown on American television and was thoroughly impressed with the Howard Johnson Motel, where there was no “Night Porter,” the ubiquitous figure in British hotels who keep the keys to the liquor cabinet. Costello reminisced about travelling to Los Angeles and seeing the Hollywood Sign, Whisky a Go
Go and how one hotel worker told him that he was staying in the same hotel that Sam Cooke died in. “I stayed awake all night waiting for his voice to come out of the air conditioning,” said Costello. As the show continued Costello played his hits such as “Every Day I Write the Book.” “I wrote this song in 10 minutes,” Costello said. “And it was almost a hit. Can’t imagine what I would have done if
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Humor and adventure abound Bats and co. jump the shark in latest issue in ‘The Three Musketeers’
scenic designer, Posy Knight, really came through. Because there were 14 scenes in both acts of the play “you have to treat the set much like ‘2 boards and a passion.’ He followed up by saying that by leaving the set neutral they were allowed to have a character take two-steps and suddenly they’ve crossed the English Channel. I found this idea and the smooth transition of the set throughout the play to be magPhoto by Gerry Goodstein nificent. The fight scenes “All for One” L to R: Thomas Brazzle (Athos), Anthony J. Goes (Porthos), Will Haden (D’Artagnan) and James Jelkin (Aramis) star in The Three Musketeers at Connecticut Repertory Theatre from November 21 and the music were through December 8 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre in Storrs. also something to cheer about. The chothing I did not expect coming reography was well By Michael Jefferson in. The characters were all done and the characters really Campus Correspondent very lively and adapted their looked like they were getOn Thursday, the roles like camouflage in the ting their you-know-what’s Connecticut Repertory jungle, you’d of thought it kicked. As for the music, Theatre put on a production was real. Mr. Simotes pointed out to of “The Three Musketeers.” The King (Coles Prince) me that some of the instruFrom the get-go, the actors was very convincing as well. ments used were not actudraw you in with a cinema His flamboyancy was down- ally found during the actual worthy scene of musketeer right hysterical and the way time of this play. I found men practicing at the academy he carried himself was per- this very surprising because as their Captain (Alexander fect. He seemed every bit the everything blended so well. Sovronsky) instructed them aloof king history at times Simotes went on to say they on the importance of swords- suggests kings to be. And did not want to make outramanship. of course, what is a king geous leaps and displace the But as the scene continued without his queen? Queen period of the play with modthe audience was introduced Anne (Khetanya Henderson) ern day movies. to the infamous musketeers: played a very solid role and This play is a definite Athos, Porthos and Aramis in was a favorite character of must-see considering it has quite an entertaining fashion. mine due to the fact it was everything you’re looking The three stormed into the an African American woman for. Even if you’re not the academy and Athos fell to the playing the queen. theatre-going type I guaranfloor, wounded from a previI also found the set to be tee you will have a very good ous skirmish. Porthos then quite phenomenal. It was like time. All of the actors and bragged about their encoun- something out of a French actresses did an amazing job ter, as his friend lay bleeding architecture book with its and the tech crew as well. at his feet, and as bad as that beautiful arches and staircassounds, it was actually quite es. When I asked the direchilarious. In fact, the entire tor (Tony Simotes) how he play was very funny, some- came up with this, he said his Michael.Jefferson@UConn.edu
Talk about a step backwards. With the first issue of the “Zero Year” story arc in “Batman” Issue No. 24, the Dark Knight was presented with a slightly redesigned origin story, the first such major revision to that part of the Batman mythos since Frank Miller’s acclaimed “Year One” storyline more than 20 years earlier. Issue No. 24 did a great job of respecting the legacy of the material while providing a contemporary update for modern audiences. The resulting comic was a highly entertaining epic more than worthy of the Batman legacy. That’s why the mediocre efforts of Issue No. 25 remain so baffling. It seems as if in recent years, most “serious” interpretations of the Batman mythos, whether in film television or in the comic books itself have dominated most of the major interpretations of the character. This movement has been for the better, helping to erase campy aspects of the Batman stories. But in Issue No. 25, the writers have returned the Dark Knight to a bit more ridiculous fare. For starters, the first appearance of the Caped Crusader in the issue features him driving an inexplicably bright version of the Batmobile that while attempting to outrun the cops, ends up driving sideways on the wall of a Gotham City Tunnel. The main villain of the story is Doctor Death, a relatively obscure classic Batman super villain from early days of the comic. The doctor’s main hook is his special bone growing serum, which causes victims bones (including teeth) to grow continuously causing severe
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“Two Spirits,” a documentary about Fred Martinez who was murdered at the age of 16, touched guests at the Rainbow Center Thursday afternoon. The film discussed the acceptance of multiple gender identities in Navajo culture.
By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer At the Rainbow Center, many were touched by the film screening of “Two Spirits,” a documentary about Fred Martinez, who was murdered at the age of 16 and identified with Two Spirit. As students filed into the common room at the Rainbow Center and got comfortable on the couches, facilitators and faculty members at the event welcomed and thanked everyone for coming. “This is the true story of a Navajo boy who was also a girl,” the documentary started off. It began with scenery from Colorado and a narrator who explained the Navajo belief that human beings were merged from
the middle of the earth. There were different colored worlds before ours, the fifth world, was created with the first man and woman. Everything in Navajo tradition is given a gender identity, especially in the world. Even biological body parts are believed to be made from elements of the earth. In this way, human beings, their bodies and the earth are always connected and always in harmony. The narration of the documentary turned into an interview while scenes from the town of Cortez, Colorado were shown. Pauline Mitchell, mother of Fred, described the kind of kid Fred was and how he looked up to his father, who was a cowboy.
She explained how Fred was always willing to share and give. In another interview with John Peters-Campbell, a family friend, described him as “very affectionate.” As Mitchell recalls, Martinez began to ask her to borrow her purses and make up before sitting his family down and coming out to them. In the Navajo tradition, there are four basic genders. The first is the woman, since the culture is matriarchal. Following that is man. The third gender, nadleehi, refers to a feminine man. And the fourth, dilbaa, refers to a masculine woman. Native Americans of the third and fourth genders have been historical leaders: healers, negotiators, matchmakers and caretakers.
Interviews with other Native Americans who identified with Two Spirit, which is the English term given to understand these genders, described being at the crossroads of two discriminations as dangerous, but two genders as a blessing in Native American culture. Children are allowed to flourish in the way they were meant to be – something Martinez’s grandmother reassured him of when he was younger. Navajos define evil as the intentional act of creating harm against people either physically or psychologically. In 2001, Martinez went to a local carnival with some friends. His body was found five days later, a mile from his home and off a gravel
Obviously, you can’t go wrong with the classic pumpkin pie. Do I even really need to mention this one? It’s so heavily ingrained with Thanksgiving that it’s probably the first thing people think of after turkey. As a tip from a pro pie-eater, don’t eat it plain. Have either a big scoop of vanilla (or chocolate, if you’re weird) ice cream on the side, or put a big swirl of whipped cream right on top. Or just do both if you want to really get into the Thanksgiving spirit. My favorite, however, is sweet potato casserole. You know the dish I’m talking about; sweet potatoes, often mashed and served with a marshmallow topping? It’s the dish that, somehow, is often served as a dish and not a dessert? Yeah, I don’t quite get that one
either. Personally, I always eat it last as a dessert, but you can have it earlier if you want. Another tip from a dessert pro, try making it without marshmallow, and instead substituting a brown sugar/cinnamon crust top. It’s the way my aunt makes it, and it’s absolutely one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten. What, the sweet potatoes weren’t good enough? How about more pie? No, not pumpkin pie, but chocolate pie! Yes, tasty, delicious chocolate, disguised in pie form. I mean, really, it’s just a lot of chocolate put together in a circle. Regardless, this dish is best served, like its pumpkin cousin, with a little whipped cream on top. You can also eat it plain, but the pilgrims wouldn’t approve of that. You want more pie? What
about classic apple pie? Yeah, it might not necessarily be a “Thanksgiving” dessert, necessarily, but it’s about as American a dessert as you can possibly find, and isn’t America what Thanksgiving is all about? If you don’t eat this with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, all of the Pilgrims will not only be disappointed, but also will likely stop wearing belt buckles on their hats out of shame. Ok, enough with the pies. After all, cake is much better, right? Well, it isn’t, but I can humor you for now. Know what’s even better than a normal cake though? A cake shaped like a turkey! I went and asked a bunch of scientists, and they all told me that cakes shaped like turkeys, when served on Thanksgiving, are one hundred
percent tastier than any other dessert. Feel free to pick your own flavor of cake, but you’ll probably want to go with chocolate frosting for this in order to get that natural turkey-like look for your cake. If all of these pies and treats are too complex, you could also just go and buy one of the Pillsbury cookie rolls with the Turkey design on them. Sure, they’re not the most delicious cookies in the world, but they sure are festive! The pilgrims would definitely be fond of you for eating them in lieu of no dessert at all. So there you have it, folks. Have a happy Thanksgiving, spend some time with your family, and do your very best to keep Grandma and the Pilgrims happy.
international unity through the art of dance. The audience also learned that Alima does many fundraisers. This year’s raising of money will be for the Malala fund, a movement started by a young girl who was a victim of Taliban violence for taking a stand for young girls her age; the purpose will be enhancing and ensuring education for girls in Pakistan. The group’s first piece was a Latin, fast-paced song with energizing choreography. The dancers fused their movements with the heavy and rapid drumbeats provided by the instrumental. Decorated with colorful sarongs, the simple but fun dance steps kept audience
members interested and alert. The group later performed another memorable joint, “Waves and Breakers,” an interpretive dance approach set to the Goo Goo Dolls classic, “Iris.” Next on the floor was UConn Irish. The small yet highly talented group came with blue velvety skirts and simple black step shoes. They quickly began their complex routine, while accompanied by an upbeat Gaelic melody. The leader of the group introduced the ensemble, explaining the Irish step footwear and how to get involved with the group. They performed a second piece after a shoe change, making it easier to combine the rhythm of the
Celtic music with the rhythm of their feet. After a brief intermission, the show resumed. Present at the performance was UC Invasion (a co-ed, Bollywood and J Pop-focused group) and the visiting dance group, University of Rhode Island’s very own Alima. URI’s Alima performed a dancehall-esque, Caribbean set full of bold moves and a lot of arm movement – something usually more neglected in most dance routines. UC Invasion provided much excitement; the coed group focuses heavily on instrumentally wild Bollywood songs and other Eastern genres. The group performed a medley of danc-
es on a variety of multilingual songs. An aspiring dancer at UConn can find everything he or she needs by joining Alima. The organization is not only reputable and talented, but also quite open and welcoming to beginners and those who otherwise feel rushed with overly complex routines in typical collegiate dance groups. Audiences can anticipate more fun-filled events from the diverse and internationally seasoned ensemble.
road. He was beaten to death with rocks and found lying on his back with his eyes to the sky. It is believed that the soul takes four days to ascend into heaven after death. When Martinez’s presence in the physical world was manifesting in opened doors, his mother performed a ritual to free his spirit. The next day she saw an eagle fly down and land near her. After the film screening, the facilitators opened the floor for comments and questions. They encouraged opinions and even related what was seen in the video to the lack of space for Native Americans at UConn.
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Forget the turkey, desserts are the real Thanksgiving stars By Zach Lederman Staff Writer Thanksgiving is right around the corner, folks, and I know you’re all eager to get home and chow down on some delicious home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner, but do me a favor and try to save a little room! Why? For dessert, of course! We never seem to think of that, do we? Typically, we just sit down and fill up quicker than a water balloon, only to end up groaning when Grandma announces that she’s bringing out dessert. Well, just for this year, let’s try not to make grandma upset that her delicious desserts only brought us pain. Let’s eat lots of dessert! But of course, which dessert is the best? There are so many to choose from!
Dancing showcase at the Student Union features extensive variety with multicultural songs By Emily Herbst Staff Writer
The Alima International Dance Association performed their fall showcase in the Student Union Ballroom as an introduction to those unfamiliar with the dance ensemble on Thursday at 6 p.m. Alima, as described in the preview, comes from an Arabic word referring to “those who are skilled at dance and music.” The dance organization itself was formed at the University of Rhode Island and later spread to UConn. It brings together males and females of different backgrounds, levels of experience and ages, all the while reinforcing a sense of
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The holiday season is upon us, and although the true meaning of the season (hopefully) transcends materiality and consumerism, shopping remains an important tradition for many of us. Producing and consuming goods in an economy has been part of human societies for millennia, and it is common to retain nostalgic memories of window-shopping along carefully decorated streets and shops glistening with seasonal adornment. Certainly shopping itself is not inherently bad – but unfortunately, under our current system, many (if not most) products are manufactured in such a way that degrades human life or the environment. It is unfortunate that the modern consumer must make a choice between affordability and ethical purchasing. Certain companies carry the guarantee that their products are ethically produced, but these tend to be boutique outfitters that carry a much heftier price tag. Another important factor is convenience – if your hands are cold now, you are unlikely to go online to find Fair Trade gloves, wait a week for them to be delivered and pay three times the price. You’re going to swing by Ocean State Job Lot and pick up a pair for $5, completely unaware of whether they were produced using slave labor or horrible toxins. This shouldn’t have to be the case! We all deserve an economic market where we can find accessible, affordable products that are assured to be ethically made. If all products had to meet basic standards before they even became available to buy, then the consumer would never have to wrestle with their conscious when they made a purchase. The ethics of the product would be guaranteed, without the consumer having to conduct hours of research or drive out of their way to find an ethical retailer. Furthermore, we could structure our subsidies in such a way that makes properly manufactured goods more affordable, and perhaps even penalizes companies that utilize unethical methods. It is possible to construct this convenient and guilt-free economy! And fortunately, it appears that demand for it is growing. An Ipsos poll, conducted this year across 16 countries, showed that 70 percent of respondents would consider paying extra for ethically produced clothing (although 40 percent do not care where their garments are sourced from). Heather Franzece, director of Good World Solutions (an organization working to promote humane retail sourcing), states in a recent CNBC article, “I think in five years’ time we’ll see much greater availability” of ethical clothing. According to the article, “Online initiatives are likely to continue expanding the reach of ethically sourced clothing” and “some brands include information on product sourcing in QR codes on the tags.” Ethical Fashion Forum, Fashioningchange.com and Zady are all online directories that can help consumers connect with ethical products. For now, ethical products remain somewhat pricey and inconvenient – but if we all care enough and create the demand for change, we won’t have to sacrifice extra money or time for a clean conscience. The change will come through policy, and we can all have a hand in that – there is no better time to create a better world than during the holidays!
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his week, the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX) formally announced its latest hire. George M. Weinstock, associate director of the Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis and professor of genetics and of molecular microbiology, will be joining the “dream team” at JAX. Weinstock’s hire is designed to give the lab a stake in research on the microbiome, a relatively new area of biology and genetics that focuses on the colonies of bacteria within our body. Though it may be disconcerting to think about it, we are not pure bodies of human cells. In fact, as Weinstock told the New York Times back in 2010, “We have over 10 times more microbes than human cells in our bodies.” These microbes reside in our gut, nasal passages, on our skin and in various other parts of our bodies. However, they don’t fit the general perception of microbes. They aren’t deleterious to our health and instead take part in multiple necessary body functions such as digestion and even fighting certain diseases. Despite their seemingly crucial role in our health, these microbes are still a relatively unknown part of our biology and have become of particular interest to researchers such as Weinstock. Years ago, the federally funded Human Genome Project successfully sequenced the human genome. Now, a similar endeavor entitled the Human Microbiome Project, which includes Weinstock and 200 other scientists, is looking to take on a somewhat more daunting task in sequencing the genomes of microbes. The goal of genomic medicine is to work towards aligning medical treatments with a person’s genome, effectively creating “personalized medicine.” In addition to person’s genes, their microbiome will also be an important consideration for future medicine, since, like genes, not everyone has identical colonies of bacteria residing in their gut. By hiring someone as established in the field as Weinstock, JAX is in a good position to contribute to this field. His hiring also could help in attracting other top tier talent in other or related research fields. JAX has been a costly investment for Connecticut so it is only fitting to bring in the best talent. Hires like Weinstock give the labs the best chance to produce dividends for the state and are hopefully indicators of what is to come as the labs open at the UConn Health Center next fall.
We managed to survive. Have a nice break I think my bed has a gravitational pull. “The banana’s full of wisdom, Jimmy. It’s irrational, but wise.” Today I learned that there’s a reason a lot of milkshake flavors don’t exist. So glad the rivalry with BC is back on... and that we won because we’re superior to them in every way. What’s the deal with nickel and girls dressing up like it’s prom... I’m just trying to be comfy while I make bad decisions Relationship history: Never been to IKEA Hi daddy, will you plz stop at the store on your way home and get me 10 bottles of pink moscato xoxo “Out here looking like an extra for the Walking Dead this morning” Professor just told my my shirt is nice. Promptly burning it right after class.
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Kennedy assassination rocked UConn campus 50 years ago today “
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here was a system of bells on this Associated Press machine that would tell us when news was coming in,” remembers Steven Primack, who was once the manager for UConn radio station WHUS. “Depending on how important the story was, a certain number of bells would ring. The maximum was five. I was downstairs and other people were up in the station just doing their normal thing, and all of a sudden the machine went crazy. It was ringing constantly, ringing right off the wire. By Jesse Rifkin Somebody said Associate Commentary Editor ‘Steve, you better get upstairs. The president has just been shot.’” The date was November 22, 1963 – exactly 50 years ago today. “It was just a very somber moment. People were crying. The studio became packed and you just couldn’t move,” recalls Primack by phone, now working in insurance for Phoenix Mutual in Massachusetts. “There was a fellow by the name of Vaughn Meader, who was a comedian who would do an impression of President Kennedy, sounded just like him. We had that album stored in the studio and very often would play it. Right after that happened, we took a magic marker and wrote ‘Not to be played for the next 10 years.’” Victor Schachter was president of the UConn Associated Student Government. “In the Student Union cafeteria there was a bulletin board on the left-hand side. I had come down from a meeting, and on the board was
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posted the announcement that Kennedy had been assassinated,” recalls Schachter by phone, now a litigator at the Sillicon Valley law firm Fenwick and West. “Which, to all of us who were aspiring hopeful progressive-thinking students, came as just a devastating shock of disbelief. We started milling around and held an informal gathering on what was then the patio of the Student Union to console ourselves, then held an impromptu memorial there on the patio. As I recall, there were several hundred students.” Dianne Rader, now Dianne Kuhn, was Editor-in-Chief of the Connecticut Daily Campus student newspaper. “All of a sudden there was this massive ringing of bells. We kind of jumped around, we weren’t sure what was going on. We went over to the Tele-Type machine and there was news of the assassination in Dallas. There must have been 10 of us standing around, just trying to take it all in.” Although it was a Friday and the paper only published on weekdays, “The staff worked over the weekend and we got out [the paper’s first-ever special weekend edition] either the next day or Sunday,” recalls Kuhn by phone, recently retired from being associate vice president at United Way of Seattle. “It was amazing to be able to witness it in that way, to feel like we were doing something positive while it was all going on. There were a lot of tears as we were working, but it was a way to channel some of the grief, to share the information with everybody else on campus. It was a full staff, everybody was working to make sure we got it out, even the sports editor.” All agreed that Kennedy’s death struck a particularly fierce blow on the psyche of college-aged students in their late teens and early 20s. “It was difficult for us to talk about it, it was difficult for us to put together the [eulogy] program,” remembers Primack.
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“A tremendous shock for everybody. The campus became almost like somebody had draped a big veil over us. Nobody felt good, obviously. Nobody felt good.” “His call of ‘Ask not what your country can do for me, ask what you can do for your country’ – I think there are many people who have worked very hard to fulfill that contribution to their country, though not as many as there should,” says Schachter, who has tried to do his part to fulfill that mission all these decades later. “In fact, I set up a scholarship at UConn for setting up peaceful resolution centers around the world, the Victor Schachter Rule of Law Award through the Human Rights Institute. It’s a version of [Kennedy’s Peace Corps], absolutely.” “The beginning of the ’60s was Kennedy’s assassination, because it was such a death knoll for all the optimism,” Kuhn feels. “And I think as university students we had a wonderful sense of optimism. ‘Ask not what you can do for yourself, what you can do for your country’ – we all bought that. We believed it wholeheartedly, and we saw things moving up.” Kuhn pauses. “We all felt it was more than the death of a president. It was the death of some of our hopes.” The next day, the student newspaper ran a poem excerpt by Edwin Markham in place of their regular editorial. “He held his place – held the long purpose like a growing tree – held on through blame and faltered not at praise. And when he fell in whirlwind, he went down as when a lordly cedar, green with boughs, goes down with a great shout upon the hills, and leaves a lonesome place against the sky.”
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Obamacare ‘fix’ appears unlikely to fix anything
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resident Obama’s repeated claim that “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan” has come back to haunt him in recent weeks as millions of Americans received cancellation notices stating their plans did not provide sufficient coverage under the Affordable Care Act. While some are lambasting the By Brian McCarty president as a “liar,” this Staff Columnist particular untruth was blatantly false even when he uttered it. Minimum coverage provisions have always been a critical element of Obamacare and it follows that plans not meeting these provisions would be canceled. It should not have taken the actual issuance of the notices to reveal the president’s claims as untrue. Yet many have subsequently criticized the president, notably
former President Bill Clinton, who argued, “even if it takes a change in the law, the president should honor the commitment that the federal government made to those people and let them keep what they got.” This is an issue President Obama never wanted to deal with. While he knowingly misled the American public, he operated under the assumption that anyone who lost their current plan due to Obamacare would be able to enroll in the online health care exchanges to sign up for federally-subsidized plans with broader coverage. Unfortunately, few Americans have been able to access this website due to substantial technical problems. Therefore, individuals with canceled plans currently have no affordable insurance options, in contradiction to the mission of the ACA. This reality, combined with calls for action by
President Clinton and others, led Obama to declare a “fix.” He announced that all those whose plans had recently been dropped would be able to renew them for one year, assuming the online marketplace will be functional and able to accept them by then. However, this declaration does not automatically renew canceled plans. There are other actors involved, including state insurance commissioners and the insurance companies themselves, who must grant their approval. These groups have spent years preparing for the sweeping changes and regulations enacted by the Affordable Care Act, making them hesitant to rapidly implement a policy that will be null within a year. Some state insurance commissioners have already stated that they will not permit the renewals authorized by Obama, some say they will and others have
not yet decided. Insurance companies must make the same decision. Thus it is unclear how many people will be able to keep their insurance under this fix. On January 1, assuming the trouble with the exchanges continues, those who cannot renew their plans will find themselves without insurance and unable to continue the standard of health care they have previously enjoyed. Sick individuals will not be able to continue their treatment. These horrible effects have the potential to become a serious crisis for President Obama and the implementers of the ACA. Those who are able to keep their plans for a year (if there are any) will have them canceled in October 2014. However, they will not be the only people getting cancellations that month. All people working in businesses with fewer than 50 employees
will have their plans canceled if they do not meet the minimum coverage requirements. Perhaps their employers will purchase new plans in the small group market, or perhaps these individuals will be able to enroll in the exchanges by then. Unfortunately, there may be more problems with the exchanges than the website. It seems that the vast majority of people enrolling in the exchanges have been older people with preexisting conditions, those most at a disadvantage under the previous system. The enrollment of young, healthy individuals has been minimal. This creates an extremely risky pool in the exchanges that consumes more in health care services than it contributes in premiums. This will cause insurance companies to increase premiums, which will cause some people to drop their plans, further increasing pre-
J.P. Morgan Chase recently agreed to a settlement totaling $13 billion, making it the largest legal prize awarded to the US government in history. The settlement has been divided up into various chunks which will be distributed to multiple parties involved with the prosecution. The $7 billion lion’s share of the settlement will be awarded to a collection of government agencies with $4 billion being handed over to the Federal Housing Finance Agency - the public body that absorbed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; another $1.4 billion will be allocated to the National Credit Union Association, and the rest will be divvyed up to the attorney general’s offices of New York, California, Illinois, Delaware and Massachusetts. A $4 billion piece of the pie is designated as “consumer relief,” and will theoretically be used to help citizens
whose financial situations were irreparably damaged by J.P. Morgan’s criminal activities. At least $1.5 billion of the consumer relief package will be given to homeowners whose property is not worth as much as they paid. The only people who will receive the funds are those living in Detroit or New York, and according to the Wall Street Journal’s Devlin Barrett, owners with “large” mortgages on “expensive” homes are also excluded. Another $500 million will be used to reduce the monthly mortgage payments of a few J.P. Morgan customers. Interestingly enough, the remaining $2 billion of the overall settlement will be pocketed by the Justice Department into the US Treasury, but for what purpose remains dubiously unclear. In a WSJ piece titled “J.P. Morgan and its ‘Victims,’” one columnist repeats the same
incredulous cry of “injustice” that Jim Cramer, of MSNBC’s “Mad Money”, lobbed against the Justice Department. Both contend that the government has unlawfully prosecuted J.P. Morgan in what they both refer to as a “shakedown,” which they believe stems from the Obama administration’s request that J.P. Morgan purchase two failing firms: Bear Sterns and Washington Mutual. Though 80 percent of the toxic loans maintained by J.P. Morgan are in fact the product of Bear Sterns and Washington Mutual - before they were purchased - these loans are not the catalyst for the Justice Department’s prosecution. If one looks at the statement of facts presented in the case, it is immediately clear from a 2006 meeting transcript that J.P. Morgan executives knowingly manipulated the classification of sub-prime loans as a way of avoiding their due diligence
and reselling said loans at premium prices. J.P. Morgan Chase is not the only company to be complicit in this criminal bundling of fraudulent loans; Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley have all paid seemingly substantial settlements over the last five years. Bank of America has been financially punished the most, having paid $45.03 billion so far, but don’t think that any of these historically astronomical settlements hurt the companies in any substantial way. According to the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, a branch of the US Department of Treasury, the four largest banks – Bank of America, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Citibank – hold a combined $215 trillion in derivative exposure, with J.P. Morgan in the lead at $70 trillion. To put those numbers in perspective,
miums, ultimately resulting in what has been called an “insurance death spiral.” Because the exchanges are federally subsidized, they may be able to keep the premiums down for consumers and delay the death spiral for a time, but young healthy people must start enrolling in the exchanges in large numbers to keep the exchanges sustainable bodies that offer insurance at reasonable premiums. If the fix works, young people will be incentivized to keep their current plans, making the exchanges more risky and unstable come October 2014. If it does not, individuals may lose their health care next year. Either way, the likelihood of the fix improving anything is a murky prospect at best.
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J.P. Morgan and Citibank pay, but for different reasons
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ere we are in the penultimate month of 2013, over five years removed from the disastrous “Great Recession” of 2008 that nearly destroyed the global economy. Though the average American household’s income has fallen from $55,000 in 2008 to a current average of $50,000, By Dan Gorry and not Staff Columnist a single Wall Street executive directly involved with the corporate malfeasance has gone to jail - Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme was only tangentially connected to the housing bubble - we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Attorney General Eric Holder and the US Department of Justice have finally exacted some semblance of punishment upon the private institutions responsible for this mess.
» TOTALLY RAD /TOTALLY BAD Totally bad
12 straight weeks of classes
Without a day off
Totally saw it coming
Everyone I know is dying of stress But Thanksgiving break
Totally rad
Is finally here
» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR In response to “Herbst has lost her authenticity” A column published on Nov. 17 by student Sarah Adler regarding the public statements and character of UConn President Susan Herbst was far off the mark. Adler states that the president’s remarks at two recent Board of Trustees meetings were “incompatible” with one another when it came to the messages regarding sexual violence. A reading of the president’s remarks suggests otherwise. At the Oct. 23 board meeting, President Herbst stated: “It should go without saying that as an institution, and as individuals, we have nothing but heartfelt compassion for any victim of sexual violence, anywhere. We prioritize campus safety above all else, and I commend any student who is working to raise awareness and to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assault. And we urge any
UConn student – or anyone – who has been a victim of sexual assault to immediately utilize the many resources that the University has to offer victims.” Three weeks later, she said the following at the Nov. 13 board meeting: “Let me be as clear as I can: the fact is that we commend anyone, especially our students, who are working to raise awareness and understanding of the issue of sexual assault, or who engage in education and prevention efforts, on or off campus. At UConn we feel nothing but heartfelt compassion for every victim of sexual violence, and we will never stop working to keep our students safe, to prevent sexual assault, and to aid victims. That is a pledge to them, to their families, to you, to the state, and to ourselves.” Further, while the president did not and would not characterize any individual students or the their cases, on Oct. 23 she
the World Bank estimates the US’s GNI at around $15.7 trillion. As if the grave risk of having so much wealth consolidated into just four private institutions wasn’t enough, the House recently approved H.R. 992, a piece of legislation that will repeal the DoddFrank bill’s ban on using FDIC-insured funds in highrisk derivatives trading. Rep. Randy Hultgren R-IL is the primary sponsor of the bill, but as Ben Protess and Eric Lipton point out, it was Citibank’s lobbyists who authored 70 of the bill’s 85 lines. In return, Hultgren received $136,000 with another $66,450 donated to co-sponsor Jim Himes, D-Conn. If such legislation is upheld, prepare to ride the recession-rollercoaster again.
Daniel.Gorry@UConn.edu 7th-semester political science did address the broad charge that UConn is “deliberately indifferent” to reports of sexual assault and to sexual assault victims by saying nothing could be further from the truth, because nothing could be. She repeated this on Nov. 13. She also made it clear, again, that she was not addressing any student or any specific claim made, but rather the general charge of “institutional indifference.” On both occasions – and throughout her time at UConn – President Herbst had made UConn’s zero-tolerance policy toward sexual assault very clear. The two statements mentioned in the column are of course not identical, but her message of compassion for victims and deep commitment to leading the university in combating sexual violence in all its forms on our campuses is entirely consistent – and concrete. Sincerely, Tysen Kendig Vice President Communications
What is your favorite thanksgiving dessert? – By santiago pelaez
“My Mom’s pumpkin pie.”
“Family Recipe, Burnam Pudding. Like Chocolate Cake but better.”
“Apple pie.”
“Key Lime Pie, not much of a dessert family.”
Sarah Pohorilak, 7th-semester special education major
Thomas Green, 3rd-semester physics major.
Roma Romaniv, 1st-semester finance major.
Mike Fegan, computer science graduate student.
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Shaun Phillips proves quite a bargain for Denver Broncos ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Shaun Phillips spent a good portion of last offseason waiting for the phone to ring. It certainly wasn't the first time. A free agent heading into his 10th year, Phillips had been through the waiting game before — back in 2004, when he wasn't selected until the fourth round of the NFL draft. "In my mind," Phillips said, "I was better than all those guys." The Denver Broncos came in with a one-year, $1 million offer in hopes the hybrid linebacker-defensive end could make up for some of what they lost when Elvis Dumervil departed following a much-publicized and messy foul up with the fax machine. Phillips has responded with nine sacks over the first 10 games, only 2½ short of his career high, and has also proven a solid influence in a veteran locker room. "For me, it was kind of shocking that more teams weren't calling me," said Phillips, who had 10 tackles, two quarterback hits, two pass deflections and 1½ sacks in last week's win over Kansas City. "I was coming off a good year. A few
teams, obviously, made offers but they weren't anywhere near what I felt like I deserved." Phillips has 78½ sacks over his nine-plus seasons — a total, he points out, that is greater than every player from the 2004 draft class except Jared Allen. "You always need some sort of gas to fuel your fire, though," Phillips said. "Not everyone was out there saying, 'We want Shaun Phillips on our team.' It irked me a little bit, so you just go out and work that much harder to prove myself that much more." Recruited to Purdue out of Willingboro High in New Jersey, where he played defensive end and tight end, Phillips had visions of himself catching passes from Drew Brees in college. But when Boilermakers coaches handed him the No. 53 upon his arrival, it was clear Phillips would have to make a name for himself on the other side of the ball. He finished college as Purdue's all-time sack leader with 33½, though that didn't do much for his stock in the draft, in part because his size and
speed — 6-foot-3, 253 pounds with a 4.66 40-yard dash — put him in that awkward spot somewhere between a defensive lineman and linebacker. Among the 24 players at those positions chosen in front of him in 2004: Jonathan Vilma, Igor Olshansky and former Broncos No. 1 pick, D.J. Williams. This year, it was a different list — specifically, the one with the names Dwight Freeney and Osi Umenyiora — that came up when the discussion turned to the top pass rushers in 2013 free agency. The Broncos were in the market, in search of a pass rusher to complement Von Miller, especially after losing Dumervil and his 11 sacks from the previous year to a tough negotiation that went south because of a timing mix-up on the contract signing. Draft weekend rolled around and, after the Broncos had made no move for Freeney, Umenyiora or anyone else, many looked for them to select a pass rusher. Instead, they chose defensive tackle Sylvester Williams, then used their second
By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent
thus far. The Eagles have The Eagles have three other only lost once in confer- players with double-digit ence play and trail Boston points, senior Taylor Wasylk, University for first place in freshman Andie Anastos and the conference by two points. junior Emily Field Boston College has had Corinne Boyles has started UConn’s number over the 10 out of the 13 games in past four seasons. UConn’s goal for the Eagles. Boyles last win against BC came in has posted a .924 save perthe 2009-2010 season when centage while allowing just the Huskies 2.03 goals per defeated the game. Eagles 3-1. UConn only has Since the one player with 2009-2010 double-digit points season, BC as opposed to has won nine BC’s four. Sarah out of the 12 MacDonnell congames played, tinues to lead only losing the Huskies once and tying with 11 points. Preivew twice. BC has MacDonnell has outscored UConn 45 to 11 in four goals and seven assists the previous 12 meetings. on the season. The Eagles have been on This weekend presents a a roll as of late, going 4-1-1 great opportunity for both in their last six games and teams to show their worth scoring 25 goals over that in the conference. UConn span. Over the course of hopes to stay in pace with the the beginning of the season, middle of the pack while BC sophomore Haley Skarupa will look to maintain ground has been a standout for BC, with conference leader, BU. tallying 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points in the team’s first eleven games. Matthew.Zampini@UConn.edu
and third round picks on running back Montee Ball and cornerback Kayvon Webster. Also that weekend, a less-heralded transaction: The signing of Phillips, who had spent the previous nine seasons harassing the Broncos out of San Diego, including sacking Peyton Manning for a safety during their game in Denver in 2012. Phillips became even more critical to Denver's success with Miller's early season suspension and the slow progress he's made upon his return. This year's sack stats: Phillips, nine; Umenyiora, 6½ with Atlanta; Freeney, half a sack before getting injured with San Diego. "It was kind of a situation where we really felt like he still had some juice, some ability to affect the quarterback left in him," Broncos interim head coach Jack Del Rio said. "He's been a pleasant surprise. He's been a little better than we'd hoped in terms of his impact and his leadership. Smart, tough guy. He's a great communicator. He comes over and gives us good insight."
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) is sacked by Denver Broncos defensive end Shaun Phillips (90) in the third quarter of an NFL football game.
The Broncos are pleasantly surprised. Phillips — well, he kind of expected it. "Every year, I probably believe it can be a career year for me," he said. "I'm getting better and better as I go and learn more. They give me
an opportunity to rush the passer all the time here. In San Diego it was 50-50. I believe the more opportunities I get, the better chance I have to go out there and get a sack."
kills and six digs. The Tigers have gone 2-5 since their match with the Huskies, earning wins against Cincinnati and Houston for a 13-15 overall record. The Tigers are led offensively by Hawkins, who has accumulated 262 kills while Caitlin Lily has reached 237 kills on the year. Aleksandra Petronijevic leads the team with 540 digs. The Huskies will then challenge Temple on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. In their last meeting, the Huskies were swept by the Owls 3-0 in October. Anagu led the Huskies offensively in the match with 10 kills. Assuming Anagu again was Thomas, who accumulated nine kills and eight blocks in the match. However, the Huskies were no match for the Owls, led by Gabriella Matautia with 14 kills. Her teammate Elyse
Burkett also had a great showing for the Owls, as she finished the match with 10 kills and eight blocks. The Owls’ Alyssa Draschlin also had 28 digs for the evening. The Owls have gone 3-5 since playing the Huskies and have a 17-9 overall record. They are led by Matautia offensively, who has accumulated 333 kills on the season. Caroline Gratton has reached 198 kills while her teammate Burkett has 143 kills on the year. The Owls are led on defense by Drachslin, who has 399 digs on the season while Marautia has scooped 274 on the year. UConn comes into this weekend with a 12-17 overall record and a 3-11 conference record. The Huskies’ weekend in Storrs starts at noon on Friday.
Women's hockey travels to Hockey Volleyball shakes off overtime East opponent Boston College loss to play Tigers and Owls The UConn women’s hockey team will travel to Massachusetts on Saturday searching for their first win in four years against their Hockey East opponent Boston College. Saturday’s game is the first tilt of a weekend series between the two teams. Both will make their way back to Storrs for the second game of the series that is scheduled for Sunday. Both games are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. The Huskies were last in action on Tuesday night against the Brown Bears. Michela Cava scored a goal with under two minutes left in regulation to tie the game while Sarah Moses made 26 saves in a 1-1 tie. UConn now stands at 4-6-2 on the season and sits in a tie for sixth place in the Hockey East standings with three points. Boston College (9-3-1) has had an outstanding season
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
Chattanooga Mocs prepare for Tide while awaiting playoff fate CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Chattanooga heads to No. 1 Alabama to face the two-time defending national champions while wondering about its own postseason fate. The Mocs squandered an opportunity to clinch their first Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearance since 1984 last week when they lost 17-14 at Samford in overtime. Chattanooga still could earn the Southern Conference's automatic playoff bid Saturday if Elon (2-9) upsets Samford (7-4). The Mocs (8-3) otherwise must wait to learn Sunday whether they've received an at-large playoff invitation. In just about any other circumstance, that uncertainty might distract a team. The opportunity to face Alabama (10-0) on Saturday assures that won't be a problem in this case. "It's 100 percent Alabama without a doubt," Chattanooga nose tackle Josh Freeman said. "I don't know how you could focus on anything else with such a (game) being played Saturday." Chattanooga coach Russ Huesman says he isn't thinking about this game as one last chance to impress the committee that determines which FCS teams get atlarge playoff berths. "This is totally separate," Huesman said. "The bottom line is, were our eight wins good enough to get to the playoffs. Ultimately, that's what's going to happen. We had eight (wins), no matter what happens with Alabama. Were those eight good enough to get us in?
I believe that's where it is. I could be dead wrong, and maybe they'll watch this game. I doubt it. I wouldn't be watching it if I was there. It's not the game of the week to watch." Chattanooga still savors the chance to get on a national stage this week. The Mocs will garner more attention from this game than they'd receive from any playoff berth. That's apparent whenever the players talk to their classmates. "In the engineering department, they don't really know that much about football," said Chattanooga offensive tackle and electrical engineering major Brandon Morgan, "but when they hear the name Alabama, they always ask me, 'When's the Alabama game?' 'When's the Alabama game?'" This opportunity represents a reward for a team that already has won at least a share of the Southern Conference title for the first time since 1984. But it isn't an ideal time for Chattanooga to face this kind of challenge. Chattanooga quarterback Jacob Huesman, the coach's son, has a knee injury. Russ Huesman said Tuesday he anticipates Jacob will play against Alabama. Chattanooga has other injury issues as well and now must worry about the physical toll of facing the nation's premier program a week before a potential first-round playoff game. The Mocs are familiar with this type of challenge. Chattanooga has faced two of the last four national
champions, losing 45-0 to Alabama in 2009 and falling 62-24 to Auburn in 2010. Russ Huesman appreciates Alabama coach Nick Saban's achievements so much that he took notes while reading Saban's book, "How Good Do You Want To Be?" Huesman said he occasionally goes back and reads those notes. The respect between the two coaches is apparently mutual. "Chattanooga has a really good team," Saban said. "They're very successful in their division. I think Russ does a really good job of finding ways to get the most out of his players in terms of what they can do." Huesman gets amused when he sees various fans and teams holding "We Want Bama" signs at stadiums across the country. "I saw that Pee Wee group that did it, that little 7-yearold or 8-year-old group," Huesman said. "If they want to take our place this week, I'll let them." All joking aside, Chattanooga's players don't want to give up this opportunity. Whether or not they reach the FCS playoffs, the Mocs at least know they'll get a chance to test themselves against the best college football has to offer. "That's something that we all dream of, these opportunities and these moments to play against these guys that are said to be the best athletes in the country," Freeman said. "We look forward to it. It's a challenge we embrace."
By Scott Carroll Staff Writer The UConn volleyball team will take on the Memphis Tigers and the Temple Owls this weekend in Gampel Pavilion. UConn starts its weekend against the Tigers on Friday afternoon at noon. The teams last met in October in a 3-2 loss for when the Huskies. Despite the overtime loss, the Huskies still had some tremendous individual performances, as Madeline Kuppe led the team with a career-high 16 kills. Erika Thomas led the team with 10 blocks while Immanuella Anagu chipped in seven blocks and seven kills. However, the Huskies were overpowered by the Tigers’ Lauren Hawkins, who led the match with 18 kills and nine blocks while Syndi Etheredge recorded 12
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After two game losing streak, men's hockey looks to defeat Yellow Jackets By Scott Carroll Staff Writer The UConn men’s hockey team will be taking on the American International Yellow Jackets at 7:05 p.m. this Saturday. The Huskies went 2-0-1 against the Yellow Jackets last year with a 7-2 rout in the UConn Classic. Senior captain Brant Harris and junior Trevor Gerling each scored two goals in the game while Matt Grogan finished the game with 29 saves and the win. UConn’s second game with the Yellow Jackets resulted in a 3-1 win as Matt Grogan made 21 third-period saves to secure the game for the Huskies. Senior
Billy Latta scored the first goal of the game on a power play and Harris added a late goal to pad the lead. UConn’s third matchup would end with a tie as the Huskies trailed most of the game until a goal by Cody Sharib tied up the game for the Huskies. AIC comes into the matchup with a 3-3 record with wins against Sacred Heart, Holy Cross and Bentley as well as two losses to Michigan State and Providence College. AIC has been led by Alex McMillan who has eight points on three goals and five assists. David Norris has put up eight points thus far on the season on one goal and a staggering seven assists.
Yellow Jackets’ goaltender Hunter Leisner has made 58 saves on the year and leads the Atlantic Hockey League in both goals-against average and save percentage and is fourth in win percentage. UConn comes into this weekend riding a two game losing streak with losses against Bentley and Boston University. The Huskies are 3-4-1 on the season and have a 2-1 conference record. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. Saturday night as the Huskies look to break out of their slump as well as work captain Brant Harris back into the rotation.
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Former teammate Mariano Rivera says he accepts A-Rod's claims of innocence NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera says he believes Alex Rodriguez is innocent. The retired Yankees reliever said Thursday he's willing to accept the word of the threetime AL MVP, who insists he didn't take any performanceenhancing drugs after New York acquired him from Texas in 2004. "If he tells me something, I'm going to believe him. Definitely," Rivera said. "But again, that's me. He's my friend, and if he tells me something I'm going to believe him." Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games by Major League Baseball on Aug. 5 for alleged violations of the sport's drug agreement and labor contract. He was allowed to keep playing pending a determination of the grievance filed by the players' association to overturn the discipline. Thirteen other players accepted penalties, with Ryan Braun getting a 65-game suspension and the others 50 games each.
"I don't understand why someone gets 50 and the other one gets 200 and something," Rivera said. He understands why A-Rod is fighting the penalty. "Everybody has to defend themself in a situation like that," Rivera said. Talking generally, Rivera said players who cheat should expect to get caught. "Everybody has the opportunity to play the game clean," he said. "You decide not for reason A or reason B, that's not my problem. But you have to understand this thing will come." Rivera spoke at an event arranged by New Era, MLB's official cap supplier. A Manhattan street outside the MLB Fan Cave was renamed "Mariano Rivera Way" for the day. "It's amazing when you see your name on a street like that, even if it's for an hour or a minute," he said. Rivera also revealed he's talked with second baseman
Robinson Cano about his free agency. "As a Yankee fan, I'd love that he stays," he said. Rivera also gave Cano some advice. "I want him to do what is right, and what is good for him, not for others, for him. If he is comfortable playing in New York, he should be playing here," he said. "I hope that whatever decision that he makes, he will be happy — for him, not for anybody else, but for him." Rivera isn't planning to be a guest instructor at spring training, but he's open to the possibility in future years. "It's too early. I have a lot of other things to do besides that," he said. "I'm focusing right now on the church." He's helped fund construction of Refugio de Esperanza (Refuge of Hope), which will be a Christian-Pentecostal church in New Rochelle. Rivera hopes it will open Dec. 15.
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Football's chance to shine, playing 1-9 Temple By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor There’s no good way to lose nine games, but so far this season, UConn and Temple have both taken a different tact in doing so. Off to the worst start in school history at 0-9, the Huskies have struggled to so much as keep the score close in the majority of their games. In fact, just twice – against Michigan and South Florida – has the final margin been within 10 points. Both of those games finished as three-point losses. Temple has had the benefit of tasting victory once this season, a 19-point victory against Army. That could very well give them a leg up on Saturday against a team that is still trying to learn how to win, at least in the
mental aspect of the game. “When you’re in this situation where you don’t have big plays, you don’t have successful drives,” UConn interim head coach T.J. Weist said, “guys are on the sideline thinking, ‘OK, here we go again.’ And they have to break that mold. They have to fight for each other during the game, they have to not get on the bench and keep their head down and stay motivated.” In their losses, the Owls (1-9, 0-6 American Athletic Conference) have been masters of heartbreak and nearmisses, especially lately. Their last three games since the sole win have been decided by a total of 16 points. In 10 games this season, Temple has lost six by 10 points or fewer and four times – against Fordham, Idaho, Rutgers and, most
recently, No. 17 Central Florida – it’s lost by a field goal or less. “They’re playing better football,” Weist said. “They’re coming together more as a team and they’re a well-coached team. You can look on the film to see that.” Part of Saturday’s puzzle may also come down to how well the Owls bounce back from a last-second backbreaker against UCF last weekend. Leading by seven with about two minutes to play, Temple’s defense succumbed to Blake Bortles’ and the Knights’ aerial attack on a quick, 58-second scoring drive to tie the game. Eventually, a UCF field goal as time expired would prove to be the difference in the 39-36 loss. Still, despite being unable to hang on for the upset,
a Nov. 24 match against UMBC in Baltimore. The winner of that match will likely go on to play the No. 1-seeded UCLA Bruins on Dec. 1. Welcome back to Mama’s House With the Huskies up 1-0, forward Cyle Larin went down in the penalty box to set up a free kick for Mamadou Doudou Diouf. The senior forward, who had still yet to score this season, had his penalty shot saved by Quinnipiac’s goalkeeper Borja Angoitia. But in staying persistent, it was Diouf who still proved to be the hero for the Huskies in the end. The senior captain headed in a goal with less than 10 minutes to go for his first goal of the season to put UConn up for good. “Tonight, I think it was the best and the right time to score a goal,” Diouf said. Diouf, who could have easily left UConn for professional soccer last season, scored his first goal since Nov. 25 last season. “He came back to finish what he started as a player and as a student,” Reid said. “I couldn’t be happier for him tonight. It’s what we needed from him, and it’s great because good things happen to good people.” Zuniga comes through once again Nicholas Zuniga is no strang-
er now to big postseason goals himself. The sophomore from Norwalk scored the game winner against New Mexico last season to move UConn along to the NCAA quarterfinals. On Thursday night, the opening goal came off the boot of Zuniga who drove in the ball on the goal line after Jacob Nerwinski and George Fochive assisted to help set up the play. “These playoff games, they get my blood pumping,” Zuniga said. “When we get into these games, it’s just everything’s on the line and we just have to play our best.” Indeed, Zuniga and his five total shots helped set the offensive pace for the Huskies the entire night. “This guy was fantastic,” said Reid about his budding forward. “He’s really come on the last half of the season. … He’s scored big goals.” The quotable Ray Reid “These guys are a bunch of fun. I’m enjoying this ride and we may have only 90 minutes left, we may have 180 minutes left, we may have 270 minutes left, but they’re a good group of guys,” Reid said. “And I know one thing: We get to go on the road tomorrow. That’s a plus, versus going home.”
Weist was impressed with what he gleaned from the Owls’ efforts. “I know how mentally tough and physical Central Florida was, along with being talented,” Weist said. You put those three things together, that’s a tough team to face. So I know for Temple to play them and put up the numbers they did and be in the game and really have a great chance to win the game, I know they’re pretty tough team. They’re a tough football team.” Aside from toughness, Temple also showed it’s capable of moving the ball – freshman quarterback P.J. Walker and the offense put up 518 yards of offense in defeat. By comparison, the Huskies have yet to crack the 400-yard mark in a single game this season.
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UConn football looks to gain their first win as they travel to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to play against Temple who have also struggled to capitalize this season.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. – Temple’s first-ever night game at Lincoln Financial Field – and the game will be
streamed live on ESPN3.
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'Welcome back to Mama's house' Huskies advance to 2K championship By Mike Corasaniti Senior Staff Writer If there are any teams better at handling speed bumps than the UConn men’s soccer team, they would be difficult to find. Following a heartbreaking penalty kick loss to USF in the inaugural AAC Championship, the Huskies responded with a dramatic 2-1 win over the visiting Quinnipiac Bobcats Thursday night in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Quinnipiac was playing in its first-ever NCAA tournament match after winning its first-ever MAAC Championship this past weekend. The Bobcats overcame a 1-0 second half deficit to tie up the match, but ultimately left Storrs defeated despite giving the Huskies a major opening scare. “The first game of the tournament is the toughest one,” said head coach Ray Reid on Quinnipiac’s physical play. “We’re excited to be still involved. We get to go a couple more days and play Sunday night, and we’ll see what happens with that. But I’m very proud of the group.” The Huskies will move on to the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship for
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Boatright blocked last minute threepointer to defeat longtime rivals By Mike Peng Senior Staff Writer NEW YORK – It wasn’t pretty, but No. 18 UConn (5-0) managed to squeeze out another close game in New York City, beating Boston College (1-4), 72-70, Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in the semifinal of the 2K Sports Classic, benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. After a Shabazz Napier free throw that put UConn up by two with 2.3 seconds left on the clock, Ryan Boatright blocked BC guard Lonnie Jackson’s lastsecond 3-point attempt to help the Huskies stay undefeated on the young season. Just like the old days The two longtime former Big East rivals met for the first time since 2005, and for head coach Kevin Ollie – who has never lost a game to BC in his play days at UConn during 1991-1995 – the game jogged his memories of the old battles he went through. “It was like an old BC-UConn rivalry, coming down to the last possession,” Ollie said. “We gutted out the win and I told the guys without struggle, there is no progress. Tonight we had a struggled from the field but we played defense, and that’s when you win championships. You don’t get down on yourself, you don’t get down on your teammates, and I thought our guys stayed together and we pulled it through.” With the win, the Huskies now advance to the championship game that will be held tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., where UConn will face the Indiana Hoosiers. Daniels picked up right where he left off Fresh off his season-best 24-point performance on Sunday
against Boston University, stayed in the gym, he got ready junior forward DeAndre Daniels and stayed focused.” again put up an impressive perWhistles blowers formance with 23 points scored With the new hand checking on Thursday night. rules established by the NCAA Amid a poor shooting night this, fouls are being called more all around, Daniels was able to often than not. stay consistent to shoot 8-for-15 Together, BC and UConn from the field, including a 5-for- combined for 54 free throws 9 shooting in the first half for 15 on a total of 40 fouls called points. Daniels also managed to Thursday night. score 12 consecutive points for Ollie admitted that the freUConn during a stretch in the quent stoppages disrupted the first half. Huskies’ offensive rhythm. “Just saying aggressive,” “We wanted to get in a fastDaniels said on his mentality tempo game,” Ollie said. “And during the game. “Teammates we couldn’t do that because of were looking for me and I was all the free throws that they were able to get a couple of good shooting.” looks and knock down my shots BC shot 24-for-25 from the tonight.” line while UConn went 25-forDaniels started the season off 29. slowly and scored a total of 19 “When teams are close, it points in the first three games, comes down to execution,” but Ollie said that Daniels has Ollie said. “We made more plays been hitting the gym more fre- tonight, and it’s just survive and quently, and that’s what keyed advance… We are going to get his recent success. off our feet and going to get “That’s what it’s all about,” ready for the winner of (Indiana/ Ollie said. “He could’ve point- Washington) game and hopeed fingers. He could’ve make fully bring a championship back excuses…AD butFOR we THE got aDAILY motto CAMPUS to Storrs.” FRI 11/22/13 2 over here that we don’t lookCOL. out x 3.0" the window, we look in the mirMichael.Peng@UConn.edu ror, and that’s what he did. He
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after keeping drive in close game from YOU, page 12 On the ensuing possession, Oliver Hanlan, who scored 38 points in Boston College’s last game against Florida Atlantic, put up a contested three and nailed it to put the Eagles within one. Hanlan then fouled Napier with 2.3 seconds on the clock. Napier hit one of two, allowing the Eagles a chance to win. Unable to get the ball to Hanlan, Lonnie Jackson put up a long-range chance at the buzzer, but he was blocked by Ryan Boatright, allowing the Huskies to escape with the win. “We’ve been up in a lot of our games by double digits. Three of the teams, we let them come back, so we still want to have that mentality that when we get up, we need to finish games. I don’t want to be a spurt team. … I want to be a more consistent team. I think we’re getting there. We just got to keep battling. We’ve got to keep fighting.” For UConn, shutting down Hanlan was a priority, and for the better part of 40 minutes,
they were able to do that, holding the 2012-13 ACC Freshman of the Year to just 19 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Napier and Boatright led the effort, but the defensive effort was hailed as a team performance. “I like our guards,” Ollie said. “We kept pursuing. DeAndre didn’t block the shot, but at least he attempted to block the shot, and he maybe threw his concentration off a little bit to miss the layup because he generally don’t miss layups like that…It’s really hard to play defense when your shot’s not going in, and that’s why I really thank my team for going out there and giving that effort and playing with that enthusiasm because it’s hard.” UConn’s depth did not show in the box score Thursday night – eight players scored but only four had more than five points – but Daniels once again rose to the occasion. After a slow start, the junior from Los Angeles is finding his form. Daniels
scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds, blocked a shot and had two steals for the Huskies. Through two games, Daniels was averaging four points and 1.5 rebounds. Now five games into the season, he is up to 10.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. “I stayed aggressive on offense and my teammates were looking for me,” Daniels said. “I was able to get a couple good looks and knock down my shots tonight.” With the win Thursday night, UConn advances to Friday’s championship game, where the Huskies will take on the Indiana Hoosiers, after Tom Crean’s team knocked off Washington Thursday night. Despite losing Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller from last year’s Sweet Sixteen team, Indiana is 5-0 to start the 2013-14 season, sitting just outside the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 27.
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Former New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera smiles as a street in Manhattan is ceremoniously renamed “Mariano Rivera Way” for the day in his honor, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in New York.
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NBA: Golden State Warriors vs. LA Lakers, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
With Kobe Bryant back at practice the Los Angeles Lakers (5- 7) may have a pep in their step in their game against the Warriors (8-4).
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With the loss of Kobe Bryant due to an Achilles tendon tear in April the team has seen better days. The team has been inconsistent through the progression of the season. After losing two games in a row the Lakers were able to bounce back and beat Detroit Pistons. Will they be able to keep the streak alive?
NCAAF: Baylor vs. Oklahoma State, Sat., 8:00 p.m., ABC No. 4 Baylor (9-0) will travel to No. 10 Oklahoma State (9-1) to play in a showdown of the Big 12. This week in the Associated Press Top 25, Baylor was moved to the No. 3 spot predicting that they would win against Oklahoma State. However if Baylor loses, Ohio State will reclaim the No. 3 spot. The focus of the game will be on both teams defense to see which can capitalize first and win the game.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The first few weeks after Rodriguez Coleman arrived at Kansas, everybody on the team — and even coach Charlie Weis — took to calling him Rod. Seemed natural enough, except that Coleman didn’t like it. He sticks to Rodriguez to differentiate himself from his father, who has the same name. “All the people call my dad Rod,” Coleman said. “I don’t want them at home to be like ‘Rod,’ and I look back because I don’t know who they’re talking about. So I prefer the name Rodriguez.” His name isn’t the only thing Coleman wants to distinguish. He and the other Jayhawks’ receivers are trying to separate themselves, too. Kansas (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) is averaging only 12.6 completions per game, nearly last in the nation, so the wide receivers have had to find more creative ways to get involved. Or more blue-collar ways, such as blocking downfield. In fact, in last Saturday’s win over West Virginia, quarterback Montell Cozart only completed five of 10 passes in his first career start. The Jayhawks haven’t completed more than 13 passes in their last six games and have completed more than 16 passes only once. Meanwhile, the running game is averaging almost 42 carries and went for 315 yards in a win over the Mountaineers that ended the Jayhawks’ 27-game Big 12 losing streak. With a couple nice blocks from his wide receivers, Cozart even had 60 yards rushing. “We only threw it 12 times and had a couple other passes called that he scrambled for good production that I call hidden yardage,” Weis said this week. “Him running for 60 yards was just as important as him throwing for 60 yards.” It might not mean the same to a wide receiver who lives to catch passes. Blocking downfield isn’t a whole lot of fun, but right now, it’s the best for them to get noticed. “Everybody obviously knows our pass game hasn’t been all that great and obviously we’re doing everything we can to improve on that,” wide receiver Josh Ford said. “(Weis) kind of puts the quarterbacks and receivers and the whole offense as a whole kind of. Sometimes it’s really maybe one group that might mess up that causes another to mess up.” With top playmaker Tony Pierson, who has a team-leading 24 catches for 333 yards, done for the season because of recurring symptoms from a concussion, it’s likely that Kansas will turn to the ground even more when it visits Iowa State (1-9, 0-7) on Saturday.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips believes his scheme with the Texans works just fine, despite what Ed Reed says. Reed is a nine-time Pro Bowler who was released by the Texans on Nov. 12 and signed with the Jets. He said Wednesday that the Houston defense “is not a good fit for a lot of people who are still down there” and singled out Phillips as a big reason for his departure. Phillips responded to Reed’s criticism on Wednesday. “I think a lot of players have fit into it real well,” Phillips said of his defense. “I just let the record speak for itself. We’ve got seven guys on defense that have been here since I’ve been here, and I feel like they’ve played real well within it.” Houston defensive end Antonio Smith brushed off Reed’s comments. “You just have to take it for what it is,” he said. “Everybody has their opinion ... I like the scheme.” Houston is mired in a franchiserecord eight-game skid, but the defense is allowing the fewest yards in the NFL. The 35-year-old Reed was signed to a three-year, $15 million contract in the offseason after he spent his entire 11-year career with Baltimore. The Texans court-
ed him in an effort to beef up what they saw as an elite defensive unit that needed an upgrade in the secondary to make an expected run at the Super Bowl. But Reed never showed the playmaking ability he had become known for in Baltimore and had just 16 tackles with the Texans. He missed the first two games after hip surgery and was relegated to a backup role before he was released. A few days before he was cut, he expressed his displeasure at not starting. After his last game, he publicly criticized the team and said they had been outplayed and outcoached in a game where Phillips coached in place of Gary Kubiak, who was recovering from a mini-stroke. Reed said Phillips didn’t really talk to him when he was cut and just “basically just made sure I was leaving.” He added that he thinks Phillips is the reason he isn’t with the Texans anymore. Phillips said that he found Reed in the training room the day he was released, shook his hand and told him thanks and that it was an honor to coach him. Phillips didn’t take any direct shots at Reed on Thursday, but did mock one of his comments from a day before. On Wednesday Reed said: “The truth is the truth. You’ve got to put your players in a position to make plays.”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Javier Lopez found a nice fit in San Francisco from the moment the Pittsburgh Pirates dealt him to the Giants at the 2010 trade deadline. It hasn’t hurt he won a pair of World Series championships. The free agent left-hander reached agreement on a $13 million, three-year contract to stay with the Giants. The deal is pending a physical, likely to take place next week, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said Thursday. “I am happy to be back in San Francisco. It’s the place that my family and I have come to love,” Lopez wrote in an e-mail. “The Giants organization has been first class since I was first traded in 2010. The fans especially have been welcoming not only to me but all of my teammates and their support is unmatched in the major leagues. They make for a wonderful place to come and work.” Lopez agreed to terms two days after San Francisco gave right-hander Tim Hudson a $23 million, two-year contract. The 36-year-old Lopez went 4-2 with a 1.83 ERA in 69 appearances and 39
1-3 innings this year, when the Giants missed the playoffs one season after winning their second World Series in three seasons. Lopez just completed an $8.5 million, two-year contract signed that paid him $4.25 million each season. San Francisco acquired Lopez in a swap that sent John Bowker and Joe Martinez to the Pirates, and Lopez emerged as a reliable option for manager Bruce Bochy as the club made an improbable run to the city’s first World Series championship since moving West in 1958. Signing Lopez to a multiyear deal will give the Giants two lefties in the bullpen for the next two seasons. Jeremy Affeldt received an $18 million, three-year contract last November. In addition, starters Madison Bumgarner and Matt Cain are signed long term, along with 2012 NL MVP and batting champion catcher Buster Posey. Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum landed a $35 million, two-year deal late last month. “I’m excited for the future of the black and orange,” Lopez said.
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Field hockey goes to Final Four in Va.
Friday, November 22, 2013
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Men’s basketball narrowly surpasses BC in semifinals of 2K Sports Classic
By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer The No. 4 UConn field hockey team will play No. 3 North Carolina in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament on Friday night in Norfolk, Va. The Huskies (19-4) advanced to the tournament semifinal after defeating No. 11 Boston College in overtime in the first round on Nov. 16 and No. 20 Michigan State in second round on Nov. 17. “We feel good about where we are as a team entering our fourth Final Four in the past eight years,” head coach Nancy Stevens said. “Our team has been able to maintain focus, despite the challenges of playing quite a few highly ranked teams on the road. We will work very hard to continue that this weekend.” UConn has not lost a game since Oct. 26 and is currently riding a six-game winning streak that began on Nov. 2 with a 7-0 win over Temple. The Huskies have averaged 3.2 goals per game over the course of the streak, which also includes four shutouts. Friday’s game is a rematch of that Oct. 26 loss, a game in which the Tar Heels (16-5) defeated the Huskies 2-1 in a neutral site game in Norfolk, Va. The loss marked the end of a three-game road trip on which UConn lost three consecutive games. “We match up well with UNC, as evidenced by our recent game with them,” Stevens said. “We have focused on neutralizing their counter attack and maximizing our counter attack opportunities. Our team speed creates difficulties for our opponents.” North Carolina ranks second in the NCAA in goals per game, scoring an average of 4.13 goals through 23 games this season. The Huskies rank second in the NCAA in shutouts per game, averaging .43 shutouts through 23 games, or about one every second game. Stevens said the team’s senior leadership – as well as the team’s wealth of experience on the national and international stages – has been key to getting the Huskies to the national semifinal. “Our seniors have led us to the Final Four through their commitment and hard work,” Stevens said. “They are actively involved in game planning for our opponents. Our three starting seniors [goaltender Sarah Mansfield, forward Marie Elena Bolles and forward Anne Jeute] have each played internationally and understand the game very well, and they serve as additional coaches on the field.” A win Friday would send UConn to its fifth national championship game in program history and its first since 1985, a game in which the Huskies defeated Old Dominion to secure their second national title. Potential opponents in the national title game are No. 1 Maryland and No. 4 Duke, who will play in the other semifinal game. UConn did not face either team in the regular season. The Terrapins are 22-1 on the year, with their lone loss coming to No. 6 Old Dominion, a team the Huskies defeated in the Big East championship game on Nov. 10. Friday’s semifinal game will begin at 4:45 p.m.
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By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor NEW YORK – On two separate occasions in the second half, the UConn men’s basketball team had an 11-point lead on Boston College. But the Eagles would not go out without a fight. With three seconds left, a four-point lead dwindled down to one. But somehow, Kevin Ollie’s team survived. Led by 23 points from DeAndre Daniels, the No. 18 Huskies (5-0) weathered the storm, pulling out a 72-70 win over the Eagles (1-4) at Madison Square Garden to advance to Friday’s championship game in the 2K Sports Classic. “I told the guys without struggle, there is no progress,” Ollie said. “And we had a struggle tonight from the field, but we played defense, and that’s when you win championships, when you play defense.” Both teams started slow, unable to establish a rhythm in the early going in front of what started out as a small, scattered crowd. Boston College started with the lead and took it back twice when UConn started to pick things up, but DeAndre Daniels hit a 3-pointer to put UConn up 11-9 with 13:12 remaining in the first half. The Huskies never looked back. UConn never relinquished the lead after that, no matter how many times Boston College knocked on the door. The Eagles pushed the game to within one possession eight more times throughout the game, and each time, the Huskies resisted. “We just kind of fell asleep in the second half when they were doing their backdoors and different plays,” senior point guard Shabazz Napier said. “We just had mental mistakes. We have to fix those.” In the final two minutes of the game, the teams were never separated by more than four points. That four-point lead came with eight seconds to play, when Ryan Boatright hit a JON KULAKOFSKY/The Daily Campus pair of foul shots.
UConn junior forward DeAndre Daniels held the Huskies together in a close game against Boston College at Madison Square Garden. Daniels had 23 points, two steals and a block within the 34 minutes he played on the court. The Huskies defeated the Eagles 72-70.
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Mamadou scores game winning goal, first of season By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent The UConn men’s soccer team booked their ticket to Baltimore, as the Huskies were able to take down instate rival Quinnipiac in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night by a final score of 2-1. Fresh off a shocking penalty shootout loss to UCF, the Huskies were able to get back to their winning ways, as sophomore Nicholas Zuniga was able to put the Huskies up in the 51st minute. However, it was Mamadou Doudou Diouf’s header in the 81st minute that sealed the deal for the hosting Huskies. Zuniga was able to tap home a Jakob Nerwinski cross early in the second half, giving the Huskies all they would need on the night. Nerwinski
was able to find his way into space on the right side of the Bobcats’ goal before playing a menacing ball right in front of the QU keeper. After deflecting off a few Bobcat defenders, Zuniga was able to pounce and thump the ball home from close range to give the Huskies the lead. Zuniga has been cold-blooded for the Huskies, as three of his last four goals have come in a playoff format. “These playoff games, they get my blood pumping,” said the sophomore. “When you get into these games, it’s just that everything is on the line and we have to play our best. Each game we have to improve. The Huskies had a chance to double their lead in the 56th minute, as freshman sensation Cyle Larin was taken down in the box. Senior captain Diouf stepped up to the
spot, but his shot was stopped by QU keeper Borja Angoitia in what turned out to be a turning point in the contest. “To be honest,” said Diouf to describe the miss, “I was like ‘what is happening to me?’” “The only moment I felt like I was going down was when I missed the PK,” continued the senior. “When I got back to the bench, coach said ‘Mama, forget about it. You’re going to get us the next goal.’” Minutes later, the Bobcats were able to find the equalizing goal, as midfielder Simon Hinde was able to slide one past UConn keeper Andre Blake to level things at one. It was the first goal the Huskies have allowed since an October 19 matchup with conference foe Louisville. However, it was not to be for the underdog Bobcats, as UConn captain Diouf scored
his first goal of the year in what can only be described as the ideal time. Once again, Nerwinski was able to put a cross on a platter, as Diouf was able to head home to give the Huskies the lead. The goal was Diouf’s first since Nov. 25, 2012. “It was a heavy weight,” said an emotional Diouf on his goal-scoring drought. “I’m just happy because that was the hardest one. ... Tonight, I think it was the best and the right time to score a goal because we needed it.” “This is one of the most decorated players in the history of the program,” said coach Ray Reid to describe Diouf. “I couldn’t be happier for him tonight. It’s what we needed from him. It’s great because good things happen to good people. This guy, he’s as good of a young man as we’ve had here in my 17 years.”
From there, the Huskies defended admirably, as the hosts were able to avoid Bobcat lightning to strike twice. “These guys are a bunch of fun, and I’m enjoying this ride,” added Reid. “We may only have 90 minutes left. We may have only 180 minutes left. We may have only 270 minutes left. But they’re a good group of guys.” “I know one thing: we get to go on the road and that’s a plus versus going home.” With the victory, the Huskies, who find themselves with a record of 12-26, book themselves a trip to Baltimore, as UConn’s round of 32 matchup will take place Sunday afternoon at UMBC Sunday.
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Women’s basketball to play in Hall of Fame Classic
By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor
Call it an early-season tournament, a test of physical fitness. Find some label to describe it, because the impending three-game stretch for the top-ranked UConn women’s basketball team certainly doesn’t look like much on paper. Between Friday and Sunday, the Huskies will play three straight games – the first two at Gampel Pavilion before concluding at the XL Center – against mid-major foes as part of this year’s Hall of Fame Classic. Boston University, Monmouth and St. Bonaventure might not be juggernaut programs, but the matchups do provide Geno Auriemma and his team with an opportunity. “We’re going to go in the same way we went in against
[Oregon],” Auriemma said. “We just want to play, get better…I’m anxious to see how some of our players handle some of the positions I’m going to try and put them in, where they might not be as comfortable as they are right now.” Though these contests would typically be the perfect opportunity for the Huskies to try new combinations and work on various aspects of their game and system, that has been made more difficult, if not near impossible, by just the sheer numbers on their bench; with Morgan Tuck and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis both out about three-to-five more weeks with injury, Auriemma has but seven players at his disposal. Instead, the three-day, threegame stretch has become a challenge of conditioning – albeit one that the players are excited for.
“You want to play games,” sophomore Breanna Stewart said. “I mean, this month has been a little hectic – we’re playing what, 10 games in November? – but it’s great to play games, to go on some road trips. It’s kind of like AAU where you have a game, game, game, game.” There is some relief on the horizon of the frantic schedule coming up. Following Sunday’s game, the Huskies have a full week off, coinciding with Thanksgiving Break, before resuming on Dec. 1. When they finally retake the court after that layoff, they’ll be doing so in Springfield, Mass. The MassMutual Center will host the final game of the Hall of Fame Classic, which features UConn and Ohio State. In the meantime, the courts in Storrs and Hartford will be getting a workout this weekend. The three-day stretch
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Breanna Stewart helped the Huskies dominate in their last game against the Ducks as she racked up a team high of 28 total points with 28 minutes of play on the court.
is organized in round-robin fashion, with each of the four teams – the Huskies, Terriers, Hawks and Bonnies – playing each other once. All of the games featuring UConn this weekend will be televised on SNY. Game times
are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday, 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The Dec. 1 showdown with the Buckeyes is slated for a 5:30 p.m. start on ESPN2.
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