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Monday, November 28, 2011

North Carolina stuns UConn in semifinal UConn gives up 3-1 lead with under 90 seconds to go, loses 4-3 to UNC in 2OT in national tournament

By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer

MOORE ‘OCCUPIES’ JORGENSEN Documentarian gives talk to occupants at Jorgensen.

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AND THEN THERE WERE EIGHT Huskies move one win away from College Cup with win over Duke.

LOUISVILLE – The UConn field hockey team’s 2011 season comes to end at the Final Four in Louisville as the Huskies were defeated by No. 1 North Carolina 4-3 in double overtime.

The Huskies were a barely minute from advancing to the national championship game before UNC rallied.

Holding a 3-1 lead with less than 90 seconds to play, the Tar Heels scored two quick goals to force overtime.

Carrying all the momentum, UNC finished the job in the second overtime period, as Kelsey Kolojejchick scored the game winner.

“We are tremendously proud of our effort today,” said head coach Nancy Stevens.

“Obviously we are terribly disappointed not to win, but really

proud of the effort.”

It was a tale of two halves for the No. 5 Huskies as all three of their goals came in the first half.

The Huskies scored the game’s opening goal 14:35 into the first half as forward Marie Elena Bolles deflected a long pass

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Jeute scored a deflection off of a direct flick from back Jestine Angelini. Jeute finished the season the season with a team-high 15 goals. The Huskies ended the first half up 3-0.

“I think what happens is if you are down 3-0 you need to push forward,” Stevens said. “Clearly this is what happens when you have two good teams playing and when someone is behind they are going to push forward.”

The Tar Heels scored their first goal of the game midway through the second half when Kolojejchick beat UConn goalkeeper Sarah Mansfield. Kolojejchick scored two goals in the game and leads her team with 23 goals on the season. Around the time of their first goal, the Tar Heels also pulled their goalkeeper, giving them a one-player advantage on the field. They would continue

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from midfielder Cara Silverman into the goal. She would score again just over eight minutes later off of another deflection.

Bolles finished the season with 12 goals.

“They were all unselfish goals that I just happened to be there to tip in because my teammates did the hard work,” Bolles said.

The Huskies would score again in the half as forward Anne

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Men’s soccer moves on up

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UNC senior Elizabeth Stephens, right, battles Maryland defender Hayley Turner to maintain control of the ball in the NCAA Field Hockey Championship game in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, Nov. 20. UNC lost to Maryland 3-2 in overtime after beating UConn 4-3 in double overtime of the semifinal.

Calhouns receive philanthropy award

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By Courtney Robishaw Staff Writer

EDITORIAL: STATISTICS DO NOT INDICATE ACTUAL SUCCESS AFTER COLLEGE

He may be a hall of fame coach with three NCAA championships under his belt, but Jim Calhoun and his wife Pat have another distinction to add to a growing list. The Calhouns were awarded the UConn Foundation Inc.’s first Foundation Philanthropy Award for their support of cardiology research at the UConn Health Center.

“Pat and Jim Calhoun are eminently deserving of this honor in recognition of their numerous contributions to the University of Connecticut over the years,” said John Martin, president of the UConn Foundation, in a UConn Today article.

Since 1998, the Calhouns have generously supported the UCHC through personal gifts and through the establishment of the Jim Calhoun Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament and the Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game. These events have raised more than $5 million for the Jim and Pat Calhoun

Wall Street Journal chart sends message to upperclassmen

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: MASS. CASINOS POSE TOUGH COMPETITION New legislation approving casinos in Mass. could hurt business at Conn. casinos.

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Tony Cascio heads a ball during UConn’s 3-0 win over James Madison in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday at Morrone Stadium in Storrs. The Huskies are three wins away from winning the national championship.

Cardiology Research Endowment Fund. This fund supports research of the causes of heart disease as well as investigating new treatments, according to an UConn Foundation Inc. press release.

As a tribute to their contributions, the cardiology program at the UCHC was renamed the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center.

The Calhouns have also raised more than $1 million for the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UCHC in the past five years through the Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk, according to a UConn Foundation Inc. press release.

“Through their financial and volunteer support, but most importantly their passionate leadership on behalf of cardiology and cancer research at the Health Center, they have put their concern for others to work and improved the lives of countless people whose lives are touched by these tragic diseases,” said Martin in a UConn Today article.

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Community School of Arts State politicans show support for federal marriage equality holds Silent Auction

By Christine Peterson Staff Writer

Filling the need for more student scholarships, UConn’s Community School of the Arts offered a silent auction to fundraise for a scholarship fund that allows children, ranging from toddlers to teens, to be exposed to music and art.

Starting on Nov. 21 and ending Dec. 5, the Community School of the Arts (CSA) is holding its annual silent auction fundraiser to raise financial aid for students across Eastern Connecticut through its scholarship and general support fund.

More than 100 items were available for bidding on Nov. 21 online.

The auction items range from a one-week vacation stay in Maine, tickets to local attractions and restaurants, tickets to Mystic Seaport, handmade pottery and jewelry and original artwork. There are also tickets to the Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts, the Hartford Symphony, Eastern Connecticut Symphony and the Bushnell.

All auction items can be viewed and bid on at www. csa.uconn.edu/auction or at the Tolland Building on UConn’s Depot Campus at 3 Witryol Place. On the website, the items are divided into categories such as performing arts, food and beverage, for the whole family,

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By Christine Peterson Staff Writer

In the past weeks in Washington, Governor Dannel Malloy and Mayors John DeStefano of New Haven, Bill Finch of Bridgeport and Pedro E. Segarra of Hartford led 15 mayors and governors from marriage-equality states in support of federal marriage equality.

The coalition of bipartisan leaders advocated for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) by the Senate Judiciary Committee. DOMA has been deemed discriminatory and the panel signed their support to the Respect of Marriage Act or RMA, the bill that would repeal DOMA and end federal marriage

discrimination. A letter in support of RMA that was written by the elected leaders in the states that recognize marriage equality was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a press release.

“We write as state and local leaders where marriage equality is recognized urging you to end federal discrimination against our citizens,” saidnthe bipartisan leaders in the letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “Tens of thousands of loving and committed gay and lesbian couples have been strengthened because our states recognize their equal right to marry. These couples work hard, pay taxes and share the same values as other married couples but they are constantly

hamstrung in their ability to protect themselves and their families because of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.” After less than two hours of discussion, the committee members voted along party lines to repeal the law. The Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill on a 10-8 vote, while none of the Republicans supported its passing. This legislation has now moved on to the Senate.

“Leaders in states where marriage equality is the law of the land know firsthand that marriage strengthens families and builds stronger communities,” said the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

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What’s on at UConn today...

Project 35 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Benton Museum Project 35 will show a diversity of approaches to making video, as well as the issues artists are addressing in their practice.

Some Like It Hot 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Benton Musem Barkley L. Hendricks: Some Like it Hot focuses on the artist’s work created in response to his travels to Jamaica and West Africa.

Lunchtime Seminar Series 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Dodd Center, 162 Eleni Coundouriotis, Department of English, will present her talk titled “No Innocents and No Onlookers: The Novels of Mau Mau and the Aesthetics of Reconciliation”

UMS hosts LEGO 7 to 8 p.m.

Business 211 The UConn Marketing Society will be hosting Mike Maynihan, VP of Marketing, from LEGO.

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Fire damages seniors’ complex; no injuries

GROTON (AP) — Fire officials say a blaze in a Connecticut apartment complex for senior citizens caused extensive damage in several apartments, but that no injuries were reported.

The two-alarm fire Sunday at the Windham Falls Estates in Groton was traced to a bathroom in a third-floor apartment, but the tenant was in another part of the building and was not injured.

The Day of New London reports about 142 people live in the complex, where several buildings sustained damage from smoke and water and need repairs before residents can return.

Fire crews also had to douse another small blaze when a resident left the stove on while evacuating because of the larger fire. Its cause remained under investigation later Sunday.

State court upholds casino cheating conviction

NEW LONDON (AP) — An appeals court has upheld a Tennessee man’s conviction for leading a craps cheating scam at Connecticut’s two casinos with the help of insiders.

Forty-five-year-old Richard S. Taylor of Memphis is serving a 10-year sentence in Connecticut after being convicted in 2009 of orchestrating the 2007 scam, in which he recruited casino dealers to let him place late bets.

A Connecticut Appellate Court panel upheld his conviction in a decision released Friday.

Authorities say Taylor and his group were responsible for nearly $70,000 in losses at Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun. Taylor dubbed himself “Mr. Casino,” and was described in court records as a professional gambler who made his living through highstakes gambling nationwide.

Conn. man held after an alleged sex assault

MIDDLEFIELD (AP) — State police are accusing a 21-year-old man of sexually assaulting a victim in her Middlefield bedroom after an early morning home invasion.

Police say at about 3 a.m., Jeremy Murphy of Middlefield entered the victim’s house, then her bedroom, where he attacked her. They say the alleged assault doesn’t appear to be random.

Police say Murphy fled on foot, but state troopers caught him a short time later.

Police say the victim and her family weren’t injured.

Murphy is being held on $500,000 bond prior to his arraignment Monday on charges including home invasion, first degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.

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Aging sagebrush rebel keeps up fight against feds

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — A 75-year-old lawyer who fought private property rights battles alongside Idaho U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth and her Nevada rancher husband Wayne Hage in the 1990s is still cultivating the Sagebrush Rebellion’s roots.

Fred Kelly Grant has been slowed by age and heart surgery, but he’s in demand from counties — and tea partyers who attend his $150-perperson seminars — as conservative elements in the West’s continue to clash with the federal government.

California’s Siskiyou County is paying Grant $10,000 to help block removal of four Klamath River dams. Montana and Idaho counties have enlisted him to trim hated wolf populations and thwart U.S. Forest Service road closures.

GOP Latinos face questions of own immigrant past

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More Latino Republicans are seeking and winning elected office and their families’ background are becoming the subject of increased scrutiny from some liberal Latino activists.

Experts say it’s a reaction to Latino Republicans’ conservative views on immigration, and the scrutiny into their background is a new phenomenon that Latino Democrats rarely faced.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican and the nation’s only Latina governor, recently found documents that suggested that her grandfather legally entered the country. Previous reports said her grandfather was an illegal immigrant.

Marco Rubio, Florida’s GOP senator, also was accused of embellishing his family’s immigrant story and later corrected his Senate website.

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Monday, November 28, 2011

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City set deadline passes for Occupy Philly to dismantle

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A deadline set by the city for Occupy Philadelphia to leave the plaza it has occupied for some two months came and went sans scuffles and arrests as police watched nearly 50 demonstrators lock arms and sit at the entrance of Dilworth Plaza.

The scene was far different from other, previous encampments in cities elsewhere where pepper spray, tear gas and police action resulted in the decampment of long-situated demonstrators, but Occupy Philadelphia has managed to avoid the mass arrests and conflict that has arisen at other sites nationwide.

Sunday night, there was hope that Philadelphia would continue to be largely violence-free.

“Right now, we have a peaceful demonstration,” said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan, nearly 45 minutes after the 5 p.m. deadline had come and passed.

Along the steps leading into Dilworth Plaza, nearly 50 people sat in lines, their arms linked, refusing to leave. A police presence was unchanged and no orders to leave had been issued.

“We can definitely claim a victory,” said Mike Yaroschuk, who was in the process of dismantling his tent. “We’ve opened a lot of minds, hearts

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Jeff Rousset holds a sign during a demonstration by Occupy Philly, at Dilworth Plaza, in Philadelphia, Sunday. The city gave the protesters a deadline to disperse.

and eyes.”

Yaroschuk said he was leaving the plaza not because of the city-issued deadline but because of a request by unions whose workers will be involved in the long-planned construction project there in the coming weeks. He said it made more sense to pick and choose when it comes to Occupy and its efforts to draw attention to the 99 percent.

“This place is not a key battle for me ... This is a marathon, not a sprint,” he said.

In Los Angeles, another deadline was getting closer, too, for hundreds of demonstrators to abandon their weeks-old Occupy Los Angeles protest.

Although city officials have told protesters they must leave and take their nearly 500 tents with them by 12:01 a.m.

Monday, just a handful were

Mass. casinos pose tough new competition

HARTFORD (AP) — The race is on for more casinos in southern New England as Connecticut and Rhode Island look to expand to keep up with huge competition expected from Massachusetts, now that the Bay State has jumped into the business.

Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun

Huskies outshot in regulation from NORTH CAROLINA, page 1 this tactic for the remainder of the half, which helped change the tide of the game and helped set up their two goals in the last minute of regulation.

In regulation the Huskies were out cornered 15-1 as well as outshot 22-6. The Huskies did not record a single shot in the second half.

The first period of overtime had no scoring, but the Tar Heels closed out the first period of overtime with two penalty corners as time expired. The Huskies were able to thwart both efforts, moving them into the second period of overtime.

But just over eight minutes into the second period of overtime, Kolojejchick ended the Huskies 2011 campaign with a reverse chip over goalkeeper Mansfield, who finished the game with 19 saves.

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is seeking to build a casino in Palmer, Mass., as other casino developers look at Springfield and Holyoke as competitors for a western Massachusetts site.

And Rhode Island voters will be asked next year to approve a ballot question on whether to turn a slot parlor into a casino.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed legislation Tuesday authorizing the greatest expansion in gambling in the state since the lottery was established 40 years ago. The new law authorizes up to three competitively bid casinos and one slots parlor. It caps a five-year effort that backers say

will create thousands of jobs and generate hundreds of millions in revenue.

A slot parlor could be operating in two years, while it could be four years before destination resort-casinos are in business, said Massachusetts state Sen. Stephen Brewer, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and a casino supporter.

Mitchell Etess, chief executive of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, which runs the Mohegan Sun in eastern Connecticut, praised Massachusetts’ foray into casino gambling.

Defense of Marriage Act keeps same-sex couples from marraige from STATE, page 1 President Joe Solmonese in the press release.

Back in July, the Senate Judiciary Committee had a hearing on the RMA and Joe Solmonese joined other LGBT individuals in testifying against the problems and hardships that DOMA creates. DOMA, which was enacted in 1996 by Bill Clinton, defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and thus prevents the federal government from recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages, according to the release.

However, DOMA does more than prevent the union of same-

sex couples, it also keeps all same-sex couples from receiving thousands of federal rights, benefits and responsibilities that come with marriage, such as employee health benefits for spouses, protections against spouses losing their homes in cases of severe medical emergencies, family and medical leave, and being able to file joint tax returns, according to the press release.

Now 15 years later, DOMA is about to be repealed, the first time it has even been considered by Congress since the bill’s inception.

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seen packing up Sunday.

Instead, some passed out fliers containing the city seal and the words: “By order of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, this notice terminates your tenancy and requires you to attend the Occupy L.A. Eviction Block Party,” which the fliers’ said was scheduled for 12:01 a.m.

Others attended teach-ins on resistance tactics, including how to stay safe should police

Auction’s proceeds benefit CSA scholarship from COMMUNITY, page 1 and the “give a scholarship” category, which has five items ranging in price that will give to the Scholarship fund directly.

There is also the scholarship for a semester of private music lessons for $850.

The final bidding will take place live at St. Mark’s Episcopal Chapel in Storrs on December 5 at 6 p.m. This auction will be accompanied by a reception with food and entertainment, including “A UConn Christmas” concert given by the CSA Treblemakers Children’s Choir and the UConn Brass Ensemble.

All proceeds from the event will benefit the CSA’s scholarship and general support fund, which enables CSA to offer programs to students such as adult art classes and early childhood music. Children of any age can participate in programs which they would not otherwise been exposed to, such as music lessons. These student scholarships can be applied both to music or art classes as well as lessons at the Summer School of the Arts Programs.

There is more information available online and one can bid on some of the items. To learn more, call the Community School of the Arts at (860) 486-1073.

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SWAT team’s shooting of Marine causes outrage

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jose Guerena Ortiz was sleeping after an exhausting 12-hour night shift at a copper mine. His wife, Vanessa, had begun breakfast. Their 4-year-old son, Joel, asked to watch cartoons.

An ordinary morning was unfolding in the middle-class Tucson neighborhood — until an armored vehicle pulled into the family’s driveway and men wearing heavy body armor and helmets climbed out, weapons ready.

They were a sheriff’s department SWAT team who had come to execute a search warrant. But Vanessa Guerena insisted she had no idea, when she heard a “boom” and saw a dark-suited man pass by a window, that it was police outside her home.

She shook her husband awake and told him someone was firing a gun outside.

A U.S. Marine veteran of the Iraq war, he was only trying to defend his family, she said, when he grabbed his own gun — an AR-15 assault rifle.

What happened next was captured on video after a member of the SWAT team activated a helmet-mounted camera.

The officers — four of whom carried .40-caliber handguns while another had an AR-15 – moved to the door, briefly sounding a siren, then shouting “Police!” in English and Spanish.

With a thrust of a battering ram, they broke the door open. Eight seconds passed before they opened fire into the house.

And 10 seconds later, Guerena lay dying in a hallway 20-feet from the front door. The SWAT team fired 71 rounds, riddling his body 22 times, while his wife and child cowered in a closet.

“Hurry up, he’s bleeding,” Vanessa Guerena pleaded with a 911 operator. “I don’t know why they shoot him. They open the door and shoot him. Please get me an ambulance.”

When she emerged from the home minutes later, officers hustled her to a police van, even as she cried that her husband was unresponsive and bleeding, and that her young son was still inside. She begged them to get Joel out of the house before he saw his father in a puddle of blood on the floor.

But soon afterward, the boy appeared in the front doorway in Spider-Man pajamas, crying.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said its SWAT team was at the home because Guerena was suspected of being involved in a drug-trafficking organization and that the shooting happened because he arrived at the door brandishing a gun.

The county prosecutor’s office says the shooting was justified.

But six months after the May 5 police gunfire shattered a peaceful morning and a fam-

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In this photo taken June 9, a portrait of Marine Jose Guerena Ortiz sits on display in the window of his home in Tucson, Ariz.

Guerena was shot and killed on May 5.

ily’s life, investigators have made no arrests in the case that led to the raid. Outraged friends, co-workers and fellow Marines have called the shooting an injustice and demanded further investigation. A family lawyer has filed a multimilliondollar lawsuit against the sheriff’s office. And amid the outcry in online forums and social media outlets, the sheriff’s 54-second video, which found its way to YouTube, has drawn more than 275,000 views.

The many questions swirling around the incident all boil down to one, repeated by Vanessa Guerena, as quoted in the 1,000-page police report on the case: “Why, why, why was he killed?”

Outside the family’s stucco home, a giant framed photo of Guerena in his Marine uniform sat placed in the front bay window, American flags waved in the yard and signs condemning his death were taped to the garage door.

The 27-year-old Guerena had completed two tours in Iraq, and a former superior there was among those who couldn’t make sense of his death.

Leo Verdugo said Guerena stood out among other Marines for his maturity and sense of responsibility. Verdugo, who retired as a master sergeant last year after 25 years in the Marines, placed Guerena in charge of an important helicopter refueling mission in the remote west desert of Iraq.

“He had a lot of integrity and he was a man of his word,” Verdugo said.

Verdugo, who also lives in Tucson, said Guerena came to him for advice in 2006 about whether to retire from the Marines and apply to the Border Patrol.

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The other student loan problem: too little debt from college

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Yeh uses the University of California-Berkeley library instead of buying textbooks.

He scrounges for free food at campus events and occasionally skips meals. He’s stopped exercising and sleeps five to six hours per night so he can take 21 credits – a course load so heavy he had to get special permission from a dean.

The only thing he won’t do: take out a student loan.

“I see a lot of my friends who took out student loans, then they graduated and because of the economy right now they still couldn’t find a job,” said the third-year student, whose parents both lost their jobs in 2009 and who grew up in the boomand-bust town of Victorville, Calif., on a block with several houses in foreclosure. “The debt burden is really heavy on them.”

Even as college prices and average student loan debt rise, educators in some sectors of higher education report they’re also seeing plenty of students like Yeh. After watching debt cause widespread damage in their families and communities, they’re determined to avoid loans no matter what.

What’s surprising is this: Educators aren’t sure that’s always such a good thing.

Students who take extreme steps to avoid debt at all costs, they say, may get stuck with something much more financially damaging than moderate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich won the endorsement of New Hampshire’s biggest newspaper, which turned its back on establishment favorite Mitt Romney with just six weeks remaining before the state’s first-in-thecountry nominating election.

The New Hampshire Union Leader, a powerful conservative voice in the northeastern state, ignored the results of last week’s WMUR-University of New Hampshire Granite State poll that showed Romney with 42 percent support among likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.

Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, was second with 15 percent. Six other Republicans are battling for the party’s nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in the November 2012 election.

In turning its back on Romney with Sunday’s front-page endorsement, the newspaper noted it was

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To pay for college and minimize borrowing, students are working longer hours at jobs and taking fewer credits. They’re less likely to enroll full-time. They’re living at home. They’re “trading down” to less selective institutions with lower prices, and heading first to cheaper community colleges with plans to transfer later to four-year schools.

Those may sound like moneysavers, but in fact each is a well-

documented risk factor that makes students less likely to graduate.

“There’s been such attention on student debt being unmanageable that current students have internalized that,” said Deborah Santiago, co-founder and vice president for policy research at the group Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit advocacy group. In fact, “If you can take out a little bit of loan you’re more likely to complete.

If you can go to a more selective institution that gives you more

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In this Nov. 22, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Washington.

at odds with Gingrich on some issues, but said: “We would rather back someone with whom we may sometimes disagree than one who tells us what he thinks we want to hear.”

That was a not-so-discreet rebuke of Romney, the former governor of neighboring Massachusetts. He is viewed with suspicion by the party’s most conservative wing for his shifts on

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To be sure, educators can’t help but admire the determination of students like Yeh; if that kind of responsibility was more common, the financial crisis might never have happened. And nobody blames students for being afraid amid a flurry of news about debt, like a recent analysis estimating the average debt burden for 2010 college graduates who borrowed was over $25,000, up 5 percent from the year before.

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At the same time, the endorsement boosts Gingrich’s conservative credentials. He spent the week defending his immigration policies against accusations that they are a form of amnesty. On Monday, Gingrich takes a campaign swing through South Carolina, the South’s first primary state.

The Union Leader’s backing of Gingrich reflects Romney’s problem with that all-important party base in state primary contests that award delegates to the national party convention where the nominee is officially chosen.

Four years ago the newspaper threw its support to Sen. John McCain’s bid and used its Page One opinion columns and editorials to boost him — and criticize Romney. Since then, Romney has worked hard, but failed, to win support from Union Leader Publisher Joe McQuaid.

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Statistics do not indicate actual success after college

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he Wall Street Journal recently posted a comprehensive list of college majors by their predicted salaries and employment rates based on 2010 census data. The chart is meant to be a helpful guide to incoming freshmen and current college undergrads who are having trouble picking their major. However, despite the creators having good intentions, the chart reads more like a hopeless warning to upperclassmen who are already fully engrossed in a career of study, cautioning them that their choice might not have been wise. This is not the first chart of its kind. Every day, newspapers, magazines and even blogs are coming out with some new graphic illustrating the turbulent job market that the next generation of graduates will be facing come the end of the year.

While it may seem prudent to allow these numbers to frighten or discourage people from majoring in certain fields, it is important to keep things in perspective. A chart that represents salary or unemployment is, in essence, a chart of success as measured by one’s major. While mathematical knowledge of the possible success in their field is nice to see, students should not allow it to become death sentences for their aspirations or goals for the future.

Success has never been measured by the median. It is, and always has been, a direct result of someone’s passion and determination. If students allow their ideas of success within their field to be determined by some number crunching to the point where they’re willing to change fields, then they’ve already lost sight of why they sought an education in the first place.

Academia is about studying the things that interest individuals.

It’s about finding that career that will not only take them where they want to go in life, but allow them to be happy and excited for what they’re doing in the first place. Society simply doesn’t work without passionate and curious people working for the betterment of themselves and their subjects.

So while a field’s unemployment rates and salaries are not something to be completely ignored, they are most certainly not the only qualifying factor for deciding what to major in and what to do with the rest of your life. All the best success stories have one thing in common: It isn’t that they all belonged to a particular field, it’s that they worked hard at their passion and eventually reached an adequate level of success.

So for any one who still believes that success is a mere measure of numbers, reflect on what Mark Zuckerberg, Al Gore and J.K. Rowling have in common. It isn’t a similar major or field. It is that they’re wealthy successful and hard-working people. Undergraduates need to remember to never let a chart tell them that they can’t be the same.

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Debate greatly benefits American society

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ebating has been a long-standing tradition in both American and global politics. That is why the Republican primary debates have been so popular this year. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer has even gone so far as to call 2012 “the year of the debate” as he prepared questions on foreign policy and national security for the next primary debate in D.C. The plethora of opportunities for GOP potentials to verbally go at each other on national television has led many to wonder

By Tyler McCarthy if things are getting out of control. Many Weekly Columnist people, on both sides of the political aisle, feel that the presidential race is in danger of becoming a reality show-type circus. The office of the presidency of the United States is not something that should ever be handled, talked about or looked upon as trivial. The men and women looking to take the oval office must have an appropriate respect for the position and not get caught up in any media hype.

With the debates bringing in millions of viewers, it’s no secret why CNN wishes to air so many. The idea that any 24-hour news network is ever ruled completely by journalistic integrity and not for the sake of money is an idea held only by the naïve and the foolish.

Debates offer so much to Americans that this

could be a case of doing something good for dubious reasons.

While the office of the presidency needs to be well respected, it is also important that the next person who takes that office be more than qualified for occupying it. The burden of verifying that qualification falls onto the American people. It is every citizen’s duty to make an informed decision when voting, and debates are the best way to educate people and to get them involved.

Media coverage of the 2008 presidential election was so widely criticized that many citizens are entering the 2012 race distrustful of the news. This leads to people not getting any information about their candidates and blindly following party lines. With the primary debates, both viewers and candidates are forced to ponder and watch the issues unfold in front of them in real time.

The test of a presidential candidate’s merit to be commander-in-chief should not occur after he or she has been inaugurated. Debates not only allow a candidate’s values and promises to be put under a microscope, they force it.

What the moderators do not call someone out on, one can bet good money that one of the opponents certainly will. This is why debates are such a good medium for testing a candidate.

Candidates can rehearse all they want, but when

the time comes to hold their feet held to the fire, all that they have to protect themselves are their convictions, beliefs and composure. These are the qualities that a good president needs. A long series of debates forces presidential hopefuls to prove that they have those skills and that they can lead a nation, not just a party. The ability to argue one’s point in an articulate fashion cannot be faked.

Debates test what someone truly knows and how they feel about what they know.

The United States is facing such turbulent times that it is no longer enough for candidates to skirt by on promises of hope or criticism of past or current administrations.

Americans need more than fluff; they need to carve into the deeper issues and have a place to showcase who they’ll be as a leader, not just who they are as a candidate.

While it’s true that the style and justifications for the numerous debates come off like a show that should be a lead-in for “Dancing With The Stars,” the fact of the matter is that debates are good for the country. Without organized political discourse, people are left with nothing but vague campaign promises and a winning smile.

That is not enough anymore. Let candidates argue, let them say stupid things under pressure and let them get a little cross with each other.

Let them do it, because it matters.

“Americans need more than fluff...”

Weekly Columnist Tyler McCarthy is a 5th-semester journalism and English double major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@UConn.edu.

Misunderstanding of First Amendment causes unfair war on Christmas

Thanksgiving is a marathon, a 10-day marathon.

Just when I thought I couldn’t possibly procrastinate any more, Thanksgiving break happened.

To the UConn student section front row: how does drowning each other’s cheers out help us win games?

Though ResLife allows only fish as pets, I don’t think they really define what qualifies as a ‘fish.’ Language loophole?

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If Caroline Doty is really a robot I might have to become robosexual.

UConn didn’t win Battle4Atlantis? To quote Alex Oriakhi’s tweet: “I know sum bs.”

Am I dreaming or did UConn win a football game this weekend?

Pizza was declared a vegetable because of the tomato sauce, but let’s be real--we all know tomatoes are fruits.

Thanksgiving break = blue balls.

You know you’re at a UConn women’s basketball game when a woman in the front row is knitting...

Overdosed on tryptophan this weekend. That’s going to make it tough to study for finals.

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W

ith the approaching 2011 Christmas season, young students in America’s public schools are learning some curious terminology related to the upcoming festivities. These include such head-scratching expressions as “holiday tree,” “solstice party” and “winter recess,” in place of the more sensible “Christmas tree,” “Christmas party” and “Christmas break.” Teachers and school administrators, either to avoid being perceived as controversial or to send a political message, often choose not to utter the word “Christmas” in their classrooms. This

By Joseph Gasser behavior is a Staff Columnist hallmark of what some have dubbed a “war on Christianity” in the public sphere. Whatever this phenomenon is called, whether a “war” or not, the de-emphasizing or outright exclusion of Christianity in education and other aspects of public life, despite the vast majority of Americans’ practice of it, has a single main cause: the fanciful “wall of separation” between church and state.

Because of its ubiquity, many Americans today believe that the supposed “wall of separation” between church and state is a literal component of the First Amendment. It is not. The amendment, in relevant part, states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exer-

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cise thereof.” The text is starkly clear in its brevity; there are no double entendres, no clever wordplay or hidden meanings. The amendment could be rewritten thusly: “The U.S. Congress shall not establish a national religion or prohibit citizens’ free exercise of their own religions.”

It is obvious that this is the intended meaning of the amendment after the briefest of examinations of the founding-era’s religious climate and the writings of the framers. At or around the time of ratification, many states, including our fair state of Connecticut, had established religions. Here, the Congregationalist presence dominated religious and political life to such a degree that only members of the church could participate in certain civic activities. Though obviously questionable today, 19th century public policies inspired or even dictated by religion were plainly not forbidden under the Constitution. Moreover, until the late year of 1818, the State of Connecticut even collected taxes on behalf of Protestant churches in the state. Recollection of these facts is not intended to endorse a state-sponsored religion today, but merely to show that when the First Amendment was written, there seemed to be little or no concern, whether governmental or popular, about enmeshment between religion and government activity. If, then, there is no “wall” created or intended by our Constitution, how did such a concept originate?

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The term “wall of separation,” as used in this context, was written by then-President Thomas Jefferson in January of 1802, 15 years after adoption of the Constitution. A deeply religious man, Jefferson personally feared the encroachment of a national religion on state and local churches. He used the expression “wall of separation” in personal correspondence to the Danbury, Conn. Baptists to address their fear that a “hierarchy and tyranny” of nationally-designated religion was not specifically prohibited by the Constitution. Jefferson used the term “wall of separation” to reassure the Baptists that “Congress is inhibited from acts respecting religion,” but he did not use the term publicly and he likely could not have imagined the extent to which 20th century jurists would pervert his turn of phrase.

The very idea of a legally-recognized, hard-and-fast separation between religious activity and government and, indeed, the rest of public life, is virtually the brainchild of one man, Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. In 1947, he wrote the Court’s majority opinion in Everson v. Board of Education, in which he announced that “the First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.”

Though Justice Black added the “wall” metaphor as a mere afterthought to the Everson opinion and it did not play a role in the Court’s

decision, the phrase gained significant traction among “progressive” elements of the public, such that it has evolved (or, rather, devolved) into an oft-invoked and hugely magnified distortion of constitutional interpretation.

It is important for Americans to understand that the myth of a “high and impregnable” wall between church and state is merely a concoction of 20th century American jurisprudence and not a constitutionally-laid cornerstone of our civil society. This “wall” is entirely judge-made and, as it is presently interpreted, should have no practical force in our daily lives. Public school teachers should not be afraid of the specter of political correctness and bureaucratic reprimand if they allow schoolchildren to draw Christmas trees or Santa Clauses or menorahs during arts-and-crafts.

Churches and towns ought not to fear putting up Nativity crèches merely because they are visible to “the public.” Perhaps above all, no child, whatever religion they practice, should ever have to grapple with the conceptual abomination of a “holiday tree”.

Thus, to those of you who choose to observe it, I wish you from the pages of this publiclyfunded newspaper a very merry Christmas.

Staff Columnist Joseph Gasser is a 5th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Joseph.Gasser@UConn.edu.

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by Brian Ingmanson To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Pace yourself with all this action and activity. Take care of your health.

Balance motion with rest and good food. Counter stress with peace. A quiet evening refreshes.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Try something new. You’ve got your sights set on moving up the career ladder, which has seemed a bit shaky.

Take inventory of those skills: There’s an appreciative audience.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Something may not work as intended.

Follow directions exactly. Consider external factors. Go outside to clear your head, and get back at it later.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Figure out the costs of a promising plan. Research the pros and cons, and consider purchases that might be required. Two minds are better than one here.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Don’t always trust the voices in your head, especially if they’re trying to put you down. Tell your fears to take a long walk and focus on what needs to be done.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Schedule time for relaxation, but don’t overspend. Act consistently with what’s most important to you, even in difficult situations. Don’t just go along with the crowd.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -All the world’s a stage, and you, a player.

Your role is “peacemaker.” Give it your best effort, for huge applause and flowers from loved ones.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Your mind wants to travel, but it’s best to stay close to home now. If you have to go, expect delays or some type of challenge. Home is where the heart is.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Use your wits and imagination to create money, regardless of what others might say is possible. Stay true to your values and integrity. What goes around comes around.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Start getting practical. The next two days could prove quite lucrative. Figure out the finances first, and then make your move. Think it through, and prep your materials in advance.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re building something of value.

Stash profits, and keep to it. If roadblocks develop, find alternate routes. Cool persistence pays. It eases tomorrow.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Quiet work behind the scenes goes far. Conserve resources, and reward yourself for finding clever ways. Review priorities. Fine tune structures of support.

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Egypt heads to landmark vote amdist turmoil, confusion CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians prepared to vote Monday in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a milestone many hoped would usher in a democratic age after decades of dictatorship.

Instead, the polling is already marred by turmoil in the streets and the population is sharply polarized and confused over the nation’s direction.

Nine months after the popular uprising that pushed Mubarak out, protesters are back in the streets.

This time, they are demanding that military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and his council of generals step down immediately, accused of bungling the transition. Nine days of clashes that have left more than 40 dead have heightened fears of violence at polling stations.

More critically, the political crisis has cast doubt on the legitimacy of the vote, which is expected to be dominated by Islamic parties. That could render the parliament that emerges irrelevant.

“We have no idea who we are going to vote for,” said Mustafa Attiya Ali, a 50-year-old barber in Cairo. “We don’t know any of the candidates, but I and my friends will get together tonight and decide who to vote for.”

Egypt’s military rulers decided to forge ahead with the elections despite the new wave of unrest, scenes starkly reminiscent of the first uprising. On Sunday night in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the center of the original uprising, a relatively small crowd of a few thousand braved a rare rainstorm to keep the round-the-clock protests going.

Egypt has not had a fair or clean election in recent memory.

The last parliamentary vote held under Mubarak was in November and December a year ago and it was so fraudulent, the ruling party won all but a handful of seats.

Tantawi and other generals have pledged to ensure a clean election and troops and police began deploying on Sunday evening to protect thousands of polling centers. Foreign groups sent missions to witness the vote, but officially the military banned

AP

Egyptians shout slogans against the country’s ruling military council during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday. Egypt’s military ruler warned of “extremely grave” consequences if the turbulent nation does not pull through its current crisis and urged voters to turn out for landmark parliamentary elections starting Monday.

international election observers.

“I have serious concerns about the safety of the ballot boxes staying overnight uncounted at the polling centers,” said Hassan Issa, an oil engineer from Alexandria.

“They will definitely be rigged,” he predicted.

A high turnout will likely benefit the military because the vote is a crucial part of a road map it proposed for a transfer of power to civilian authorities ending with presidential elections before the end of June 2012.

High turnout may also undermine the tens of thousands of anti-military protesters — many of them see the vote as inconsequential. It could also dilute the Islamist vote because the majority of Egyptians, while pious, prefer separation of religion and politics.

“I want an Islamic state in

Karzai: Afghan forces to take lead in more areas KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that the nation’s forces will soon take charge of security in areas of the country that are home to half of Afghanistan’s population.

The handover, expected to begin by early next year, is the second step in a transition that Karzai hopes will leave Afghan forces in control of the entire country by the end of 2014, when the U.S.-led coalition’s combat mission is scheduled to end.

After that date, a much smaller foreign force will remain to continue training Afghan soldiers and police and battle militancy.

A successful handover is key to NATO’s plan to withdraw most of its combat forces from Afghanistan after more than a decade of fighting there. Western officials and experts have expressed pessimism about the ability of Karzai and his armed forces to assume command of their country. If they fail, the militant Taliban could stage a comeback.

Karzai’s announcement means that Afghan forces already are, or soon will, lead security in eight of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces and nearly a dozen provincial capitals. Most of the areas on the second list are in the north and west, but it also includes places that have experienced recent attacks, as well as parts of the country near Taliban-controlled areas.

Marjah district of Helmand province — the site of a major offensive by coalition forces last year — is included in the second round. Security has improved in Marjah, where the police once were so corrupt that residents feared them more than the Taliban. Coalition operations to

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rout the Taliban in February 2010 yielded slower than expected returns, but a troop buildup later in the year pushed insurgents out of the main center of the district.

Though excited, many governors in the newly listed provinces have complained the transition can’t succeed unless they receive more police, soldiers and equipment.

At a meeting last month in Kabul, some governors predicted the transition would go smoothly in their regions while others worried insurgents would move in and overwhelm still nascent Afghan security forces. Several governors made the plea for extra manpower and equipment.

The first seven areas began transition in July. They were four provincial capitals — Herat, Lashkar Gah, Mehterlam and Mazer-e-Sharif — all of Bamiyan and Panjshir provinces and all of Kabul province, except the restive Surobi district.

All or parts of 18 provinces are on the second slate of transition areas that Karzai approved.

Nimroz, Day Kundi, Samangan, Takhar and Balkh provinces in their entirety are on the list. In addition, the provincial capitals of Ghazni, Wardak, Badghis, Nangarhar, Badakhshan, Ghor and Jawzjan provinces are included. The rest of the sites are separate districts in various provinces.

The transition process recently was accelerated.

Instead of a six-stage transition process, U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen, the coalition’s top commander in the country, has said the plan is to now achieve the transition in five steps, with the last starting as early as the fall of 2013 instead of later that year or early 2014.

Egypt, ut not like Saudi Arabia or Iran,” said Mohammed, a 19-year-old student from Cairo’s upscale Mohandiseen district who only wanted his first name published.

Low turnout could give credence to protester claims that the vote lacks relevance and legitimacy and bolster the argument that voting should have been put off until the military returned to its barracks.

The uprising that forced Mubarak out after nearly 30 years in power left his regime almost entirely intact. The weeks that followed his ouster saw a series of massive protests that pressured the military into caving in to some of the revolutionaries’ demands, including the arrest of Mubarak and his two sons. Mubarak is now on trial on charges carrying the

death penalty, while the two sons, including one-time Mubarak heir apparent Gamal, are facing corruption charges.

Relations between the military and the youth groups behind the uprising steadily deteriorated, primarily over the trial of civilians before military tribunals — at least 12,000 since February — and other human rights violations. The military responded to the criticism with a campaign to discredit the groups as stooges of foreign powers, portraying protesters as irresponsible youths and football hooligans.

The rift widened with the ruling council trying to push through guidelines for the drafting of the next constitution that would give the military immunity from oversight and a guardianship political role that would allow it the

final word on major policies. The activists said it was a power grab.

Adding to election-related confusion, many candidates have suspended their campaigns over the past week, either because of the tenuous security or so as not to be seen as too thirsty for the power that comes with a parliamentary seat.

“I am not going to vote tomorrow because everyone who is running is a thief and only cares for the seat they want to sit in,” said Abu Ahmed, a 36-year-old fruit vendor in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. “Many times they’ve tried to buy my vote with a bag of food or money. They know that I’m poor and they want to take advantage of me. I don’t read or write, but I know that Tantawi needs to go,” he said.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament on Sunday approved a bill requiring both Iran and Britain to withdraw their respective ambassadors from each other’s countries, following London’s support of recently upgraded U.S. sanctions on Tehran.

Tehran’s relations with Britain have become increasingly strained over the past few months, largely driven by increasing tensions over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program. The West says Iran is developing weapons; Tehran denies the claims.

During an open session broadcast live by state radio, 171 out of 196 lawmakers present voted for the bill requiring Iran to reduce its relationship with Britain to the level of charge d’affaires within two weeks.

Ismail Kowsari, a lawmaker and one of the sponsors of the bill, told the official IRNA news agency that the bill would lead to the removal of ambassadors.

Britain’s Foreign Office on Sunday said the decision to order the country’s ambassador, Dominick John Chilcott, to leave Tehran was regrettable.

“This unwarranted move will do nothing to help the regime address their growing isolation, or international concerns about their nuclear program and human rights record,” the ministry said in a statement. “If the Iranian government acts on this, we will respond robustly in consultation with our international partners.”

The bill needs ratification by a constitutional watchdog to be a law. It also requires reduction of the volume of trade to a “minimum” level. It allows Iran’s foreign ministry to restore ambassador-level relations if the “hostile policy” of Britain changes.

Parliament’s decision is seen as a reaction to London’s support of a new U.S. package of sanctions in Iran. The measures were coordinated with Britain and Canada and build on previous sanctions to target Iran’s oil and petrochemical industries and companies involved in nuclear procurement or enrichment activity.

Iraq emerges from the war a society divided by sect

BAGHDAD (AP) — The sounds of cars honking, shoppers shuffling and children laughing and playing drums fill the air in Hurriyah, a Baghdad neighborhood where machinegun fire and death squads once kept terrified residents huddled in their darkened homes.

But normalcy has come at a price: Few Sunnis who were driven from what was once a religiously mixed enclave have returned five years after Hurriyah was the epicenter of Iraq’s savage sectarian war.

With Shiite militias still effectively policing the area, most Sunnis will not dare move back for years to come.

Hurriyah — the name means “freedom” in Arabic — is symptomatic of much of Iraq: far quieter than at the height of the war but with an uneasy peace achieved through intimidation and bloodshed. The number of Iraqi neighborhoods in which members of the two Muslim sects live side by side and intermarry has dwindled.

The forced segregation, fueled by extremists from both communities, has fundamentally changed the character of the country. And it raises questions about whether the Iraqis can heal the wounds of the sectarian massacres after American forces leave by the end of this month.

“It’s quiet now, but from time to time there are problems,” said a Shiite man in a pinstriped dishdasha, or traditional Arabic shirtdress, who stopped to chat outside a grocery store.

“Back then, the people were in a panic, we were in fear of everybody because of the killings,” said the man who would identify himself only by his nickname of Abu Ahmed — a

AP

In this Nov. 15, 2011 photo, an Iraqi army soldier guards as a woman passes by posters for Shiite religious leaders and Shiite people who killed during the sectarian violence at the primarily Shiite neighborhood of Hurriyah in north Baghdad.

sign of the fear that still pervades the neighborhood. “Many families left when they were afraid for their lives.”

Getting to Hurriyah — a middle-class neighborhood of modest, single-family homes and shops just west of the Tigris River — is not easy.

Thick blast walls and a security checkpoint protect the entrance.

Guards check drivers’ IDs. On the neighborhood’s main road, a visitor can see banners of Shiite saints posted on concrete walls, along with a painted mural of Snow White whistling to a bird.

The streets are also lined with billboards depicting slain soldiers of the Mahdi Army, the Shiite militia controlled by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that made up most of

the death squads. Their pictures are shown under the glowering faces of al-Sadr and his revered father, Mohammed al-Sadr, who was killed in 1999 by Saddam Hussein’s henchmen.

Gaggles of boys roam the wide streets littered with rubble, playing drums and laughing. On a recent sunny Sunday morning, men were sipping tea at cafes while women shopped. A cheerful, elderly woman in a black head-totoe abaya greeted a reporter with kisses but then hurried away when asked for her name.

Deadly bombings remain common in Hurriyah, although far less frequent than a few years ago. It’s the Shiite militias, who kill those they deem traitors, that spur the most dread.

“Even though there are police and Iraqi soldiers in Hurriyah,

we still consider the security situation there unstable,” said Iraqi police Capt. Hassan Hadi.

“Militias and criminal gangs are behind this instability, which needs more time, checkpoints and inspections, and tighter security measures, before it will get better.”

U.S. and Iraqi intelligence officials believe Hurriyah is now a haven for a Mahdi Army splinter group: Asaib Ahl alHaq, or Band of the People of Righteousness. They say the militia does not have alSadr’s backing, relying instead on Iranian support of about $5 million in cash and weapons each month. Iraqi officials confirm Iran’s role in the militia, although Tehran has repeatedly dismissed the accusations.

Ali Hussein, 49, a local electrician, said the militias like Asaib Ahl al-Haq have morphed from protectors into Mafia-type organizations in Hurriyah, shaking down businesses for cash.

Asaib Ahl al-Haq “takes millions from these entrepreneurs and businessmen,” Hussein said. “Because if they refuse to pay, the Asaib group would send their agents to destroy their businesses.”

Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, chief spokesman for the departing American military in Iraq, said Asaib Ahl al-Haq militiamen based in Hurriyah were behind recent attacks on the fortified Green Zone, which houses government headquarters and foreign embassies. He also accused the group of launching indirect fire and armor-piercing explosives known as EFPs on the sprawling Victory Base Camp, which until recently housed tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers.

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Moore ‘Occupies’ Jorgensen Half Full Breaks Ground

By Joe Pentecost Staff Writer

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Activist and documentarian Michael Moore speaks at Jorgensen on Friday, Nov. 18, as part of a lecture series sponsored by the Mark Twain House in Hortford, on topics including modern American politics, youth activism, the global economic crisis and Occupy Wall Street.

By Purbita Saha Focus Editor When it comes to giving thanks, Michael Moore is not one to show appreciation to our nation’s politicians.

The famed documentarymaker and activist spoke at Jorgensen on Friday, Nov. 18, as part of a lecture series by the Mark Twain House in Hartford. Although he focused on Occupy Wall Street and the global economic crisis, he also shared his opinion on key political issues that are concerning Americans today.

As the audience rose up to greet him, Moore shuffled on stage in a sweatshirt, shorts and a baseball cap. He blamed his attire on his anxiety-filled drive from Manhattan to Storrs

and called it his “Occupy Wall Street outfit.”

Moore has been a big proponent of the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon, which has prompted demonstrations and sit-ins all around the world. He has blamed corporations and banks for reserving the country’s wealth for only one percent of the population, and has shown support for the activists during protests and interviews.

“It is amazing how this has spread like wildfire around the country,” Moore said.

Moore then invited members of audience to take initiative and become leaders for Occupy Wall Street. “Somebody has to burn the first bra; somebody has to burn the first draft card,” he said. According to him, civic action and participation

will help to reduce the world’s economic injustices. “It takes so little to kill apathy,” said Moore. But the media is not always the best way to advertise the issues. The radio and the news only seize the meaty, controversial parts and then discuss them until they’re jaded and superficial.

The filmmaker also talked about how the younger generations have been key to Occupy Wall Street and much of the other activism that is occurring around the country.

“Young people put Obama in office,” he said.

But despite the President’s strong relationship with the American youth, Moore thinks that he has not done enough with his power. “We live in a liberal country,” he

from his daily responses to follower tags.

Bored? Tweet Baldwin and you might just get a response from Jack Donaghy himself.

so popular that smaller pages were introduced, including @OMGFactsSex, @ OMGFactsAnimals and @ OMGFactsCelebs.

Be warned, this page is reminiscent of a Jeopardy question sheet and is just as time-consuming.

said, “and the majority comes down on the liberals.”

“I want Barack Hussein Obama to come home,” Moore said.

After Moore had finished his lecture, he opened up the floor to brief questions. One audience member asked how she could contribute to the well being of the nation. Moore responded by saying that voters need to screen the politicians to prevent conflicts of interests and big-business takeovers. He also said that solidarity among Americans is crucial. “They can’t get their hands around 10 million necks,” he said.

Finally, Moore posed the big question of the night: “Why do smart people do stupid things?” He referenced American ideals, such as the

“Horatio Alger belief,” and fear by ignorance as causes for strife. But according to him, the younger generations are the primary hope for the nation, due to their lack of insularity and non-racist mindsets.

All ticket sales from Moore’s lecture went toward the Mark Twain House. A spokesperson from the museum said Moore was chosen as the guest lecturer because of his affinity to Mark Twain. Both have critiqued the American government through popular forms of media. Furthermore, Moore’s new autobiography “Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life” parallels Twain’s personal memoir, which was written in 1906.

Purbita.Saha@UConn.edu

5 ways to stay off-task with Twitter

By Stephanie Ratty Staff Writer We’ve all been there.

Scrolling the Twitter universe for hours in an effort to get everything done except for the actual work due the next day. The influx of 140-character posts is unending, and therefore addicting. Though it’s unlikely college students will break the habit of procrastinating anytime soon, they might as well use a few of those late night hours following some of these popular accounts for serious news, comedic captions or random one-liners.

Alec Baldwin (@ AlecBaldwin) With more than 560,000 followers, Baldwin’s star has risen quickly in the “Twitterverse.”

Through Twitter posts, he has become a vocal supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement and various philanthropies. While he definitely gets points for frequently publishing pictures and links, much of @ AlecBaldwin’s appeal comes

Stephen Colbert (@ StephenatHome) Don’t expect anything less than witty puns and shameless plugs from the host of “Colbert Report’s” host.

Just like the show, Colbert’s Twitter account is chock full of posts that incorporate current events with dirty undertones and blunt remarks about political candidates. If Colbert is your kind of comedian, also check out @ConanOBrien and @SteveMartinToGo. OMG Facts Series (@ OMGFacts) With nearly three million followers, @OMGFacts is the original in a series of accounts that can keep readers busy for weeks on end.

The page publishes random and useful facts about life, news, food and anything else imaginable almost every hour. The account is

First World Life (@ FirstWorldLife) Similar to @OMGFacts, @ FirstWorldLife posts very frequently. Standing strong at more than 35,000 followers, @FirstWorldLife posts witty comments about the “hard life” of upper middle class citizens. From having to choose between deluxe electronics to complaining about forgotten song lyrics, this account can leave readers either laughing on the floor or questioning the fate of humanity.

If the former applies to you, it’s worth the search to check out @HipsterMermaid and @ FirstWorldProblems as well.

Rainn Wilson (@ RainnWilson) Dwight Schrute is at it

A screenshot of The Daily Campus’ Twitter feed. Check out our page along with the rest of the accounts for some much-needed finals procrastination.

again, serving fans with comical and sometimes rude oneliners. Actor Rainn Wilson pulls in current events and puts his own self-deprecating twist on them.

Just like his character on “The Office,” Wilson’s

Twitter account publishes everything people want to say but don’t because of the mental filter that soaks up the socially unacceptable.

Stephanie.Ratty@UConn.edu

This time last year, I broke the news of Connecticut’s freshest addition to the beer scene: Half Full Brewery in Stamford, Conn. I caught up with founder Conor Horrigan last week to get up to date with the most recent developments.

Fortunately, Half Full’s message has not wavered since the initial business plan. Conor still believes in building a unique experience around beer, experiences that encourage people to live in the moment.

The essence of Half Full centers on this sense of a positive lifestyle and optimism: always looking forward to the next great life experience and to live in the moment when it arrives.

To usher in these great life experiences, Conor plans to launch with three core beers and follow up with a variety of seasonal and one-off offerings. The three initial brews will include a Pale Ale, an IPA and Half Full’s “Bright Ale.” Inspired by Conor’s trip to Australia, the Bright Ale is a take on a blond ale recipe that carries a citrusy undertone and subtle apricot hop note. Seasonal offerings are slated to include an espresso chocolate stout and an amber ale.

Though the core beer offerings have not changed from the initial plan, lots of changes and developments have been made in other areas. These include some of the processes that most consumers may not think about—such as testing the concrete in the leased warehouse in order to ensure it will be structurally sound under the immense weight of the brewing equipment and fermenting tanks. Aside from many of the logistical considerations, there have also been a number of legal hurdles throughout the process.

Luckily, Conor’s mother is a UConn Law School graduate and assisted in the drafting of many financial documents required for the incorporation and fundraising process.

Once the initial capital was raised, the focus shifted to finding and purchasing the brewhouse and fermenting tanks. After consulting and working with six different manufacturers, Conor settled on a 20bbl (40 keg) system, three 40 bbl fermentation tanks and one 40 bbl brite beer tank. Since delivery of the system isn’t expected until mid-April, Conor has purchased a 1bbl nano system to brew some pilot batches of beers in the meantime.

These test brews will be a combination of both the core beers and one-offs for debut in private tasting sessions for friends and family of the brewery. In keeping with Half Full’s message, Conor plans a brewery with offerings that will be highly fueled by feedback from consumers.

These tasting sessions will even continue beyond the initial stages of the brewery in order to generate a certain level of customer interaction and feedback, all geared toward the goal of improving the beers and creating a product that will enhance the experience of the consumer.

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By Hima Mamillapalli Staff Writer

1.NBC Sunday Night Football (NBC) - 12.5 2. NCIS (CBS) - 12.3 3. Dancing with the Stars (ABC) - 11.7 4. Sunday Night NFL PreKick (NBC) - 9.4 5. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 9.4 6. Dancing with the Stars Results (ABC) - 10.0 7. The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - 9.1 8. Two and a Half Men (CBS) - 8.8 9. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 9.2 10. Modern Family (ABC) - 7.8 Ratings from TVbytheNumbers.com Week ending Nov. 20

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1. NFL Regular Season L (Vikings/ Packers) (ESPN) - 14,188 2. NFL Regular Season Game (2011 – NYJ VS. DEN) (NFLN) 7,050 3. NASCAR Sprint Cup L (Ford 400 Homestead Miami) (ESPN) - 6,799 4. Walking Dead (AMC) - 6,077 5. Sportscenter (ESPN) - 5,940 6. Auto: Rain Delay (ESPN) - 5,168 7. WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) (USA) - 5,000 8. WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) (USA) - 4,905 9. Pixie Hollow Games (DSNY) 4,347 10. Spongebob (NICK) - 4,322 Numbers from TVbytheNumbers.com Week ending Nov. 20 (Numbers of viewers x 1000)

What I’m watching “The Wire” HBO, on DVD

With the abundance of cop shows on TV – all the “Law and Order,” “CSI” and “NCIS” spin-offs and rip-offs – it’s easy to think that being a cop always means catching the bad guy and ending the episode in a conviction. Thankfully for viewers everywhere, there is “The Wire.” Critically acclaimed as one of the best shows to appear on TV, this slow moving drama takes a true look at what it means to be a cop in a major metropolis. “The Wire” takes place in Baltimore, and each season deals with a different aspect of the city, from drug rings to inner-city schools. The cast fully takes on their respective roles as criminals or cops, though the line between good and bad gets more and more blurred as you continue to watch. “The Wire” is an once-in-a-lifetime series that will change the way you look at television dramas. If you have HBOGo or have access to the DVDs, you have no excuse to miss such a spectacular show.

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The doctor is in, shows ‘Hart’

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Hank Griffin, played by Russell Hornsby, and Nick Burkhardt, played by David Giuntoli, the crime-fighting duo of NBC’s new show, “Grimm,” from season one, episode four, “Lonelyhearts.”

NBC’s new show throws a fairy-tale twist on the classic cop drama

By Zarrin Ahmed Campus Correspondent The newly aired fairy-tale based show “Grimm” follows “Once Upon A Time” in theme but is first in quality.

Though the special effects and acting aren’t exactly top-notch, the way the show reinterprets classic fairy tales with vigor, wit and a sleek visual flair make this show a must-see fall series.

In the dark-hued adventure from creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf, a homicide cop from Oregon named Nick Burkhardt learns that he is a descendant of a clan of hunters, “the Grimms.”

He is supposed to hunt supernatural creatures that invade the world, and does so by seeing the bad beasts before other

humans and solving cases like the death of a red-hooded girl.

Its ways like these that the film adapts stories like “Little Red Riding Hood” while adding a bit of humorous flair from the funny male bonding between Burkhardt and reformed “big bad wolf” Eddie Monroe.

Though some viewers may not enjoy the modern twist, the plot actually works for this series. If viewers expect something very literal, perhaps “The Brothers Grimm” would suffice. But to keep the show on for more than one season, the novelty of the stories portrayed could hold potential if skillfully expanded. It looks like the show has no trouble in doing that; it deepens the plot and gets intricate with the mean-

ings behind important aspects of the show, like Burkhardt’s dilemma between his duties as a cop and his duties as a Grimm.

Upon seeing the pilot, the show first seemed to have a comic-book feel and the story seemed a little thin and stitched together. The special effects themselves did not impress me at all; the transformation humans made into their beast forms was very unrealistic which only added to the comic book feel. But as I watched the few episodes following it, I noticed the superb cinematography, the attention to detail, and the humor the show held. This made an impression on me, and I’ll probably be watching the episodes to follow to see how the show progresses.

As a fan of the Grimm tales myself, I appreciated the ways the episodes adapted to stories like “Little Red Riding Hood.” Although some of the connections are not apparent and the endings do not always match up with the tales, I think it gives the show more solidarity instead of portraying each tale for the episodes.

Because of this, I give the show a 7 out of 10 stars so far: a rating that may improve depending on the direction the creators take the show.

There have been four episodes so far, including the Pilot, since Oct. 28. The show’s website on nbc.com also hosts all of the full episodes for those who want to check it out and catch up.

Zarrin.Ahmed@UConn.edu

Formula for humor starting to wear thin

By Jason Bogdan Senior Staff Writer In the “South Park” midseason finale earlier this year, the show seemed to be having an identity crisis. Through some not-so-subtle metaphorical messages in the episode, “You’re Getting Old,” the shows creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, weren’t sure if some serious changes needed to be made for the series to continue. October’s mid-season premier finally displayed their answer: let the show continue on unchanged.

Initially, it was a bit disappointing that the writers’ end decision was to play it safe instead of taking risks to make the show better than ever.

Considering the quality of the six episodes that finished off the season, however, there definitely still is a spark of brilliance in the old formula.

“Bass to Mouth,” for example, was more than enough evidence that “South Park” can continue to be hysterically crazy in its haphazardly composed plot points.

“The Last of the Meheecans” showed that the horrifically rac-

ist Eric Cartman can still impart some guilty-pleasure laughs. “A History Channel Thanksgiving” cleverly blended a criticism for how low the History Channel has gotten; alongside a bizarre Thor parody with pilgrims and turkey stuffing. The episode “1%” proved to be one of the more ingenious episodes in recent memory, with Eric departing from his stuffed animals in the most entertainingly melodramatic way plausible.

At the same time, there are aspects to the episodic ebb and flow that don’t fall in the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mantra. The naughty joke about Broadway musicals in “Broadway Bro Down” was a perfect example of the show’s bad habit of abusing a joke ad nauseum. There was also the season finale, “The Poor Kid,” which included a very funny joke that agnostic people love Dr. Pepper because it’s not quite cola or root beer a joke the episode kept returning to, even after it got stale.

So, yes, Trey and Matt’s decision to not make any severe changes hasn’t been a complete success. But even so, the fact

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Token, Kyle, Stan, Cartman, Butters, Jimmy and Kenny in the episode “W.T.F.” from season 13 of Comedy Central’s “South Park.”

that South Park still manages to entertain and make people laugh with its usual formula is nothing short of astounding. After all, it was near the end of season eight when Family Guy became a mean-spirited shell of its former self. And with the recent con-

tract update that will make the show continue on through 2016, there is still plenty of time for the writers to bite the bullet and make changes – when they feel ready for it.

Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu

In a world filled with medical shows that seem to dominate TV, there comes another series that might be worth watching. “Hart of Dixie” is a brand new show that airs on CW at 9 p.m. Monday night, following “Gossip Girl”.

“Hart of Dixie” stars Rachel Bilson, formerly of “The O.C.,” playing Doctor Zoe Hart. In the season premiere, Hart is presented as a doctor who focuses so much on the logistics of medicine that she has forgotten that being a doctor requires more than just book smarts.

Consequently, Hart is denied a prestigious fellowship in surgery and is told by her mentor to spend a year learning how to be a “people’s doctor.”

After the recent rejection both in her career and by her longtime boyfriend, Hart begins her journey to Bluebell, Ala. to accept a job offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes. Hart, a New York native, takes two planes and a bus and hitches a ride to reach Bluebell, a town with plenty of surprises.

The first surprise that Hart discovers upon entering Bluebell is that Harley Wilkes has passed away and has left half of his practice to Hart. In a short time, Hart discovers that Harley was her biological father and, therefore, that she had been lied to her entire life. Stuck in a state of shock and anger, Hart decides to stay in Bluebell to learn more about her dead biological father while trying to become a more compassionate doctor.

After only a couple of hours in Bluebell, Hart learns that Southern hospitality is not exactly as expected.

This is evident through her coworker Dr. Brick Breeland who owns the other half of Harley’s practice and is determined to be the only doctor in town. Unimpressed with Hart’s fast-talking New York ways, Breeland and the entire Bluebell community view her as a stuck up East Coast girl. Set to prove that she is one of them, Hart tries desperately to win over their approval.

“Hart of Dixie” had a slow beginning but actually ended up being interesting and fun to watch after a few episodes. The show cannot be compared to other medical dramas such as “Grey’s Anatomy” because “Hart of Dixie” is not just about medicine and drama. The show seeks to capture the hearts of viewers as they realize that the best things in life are spontaneous.

The cast of “Hart of Dixie” is another reason to watch the show. “Hart of Dixie” stars Scott Porter (from “Friday Night Lights”) as George Tucker, Wilson Bethel as Wade Kinsella, Cress Williams as Lavon Hayes and Jamie King as Lemon Breeland. Lemon and George are engaged in the show although it is clearly evident from the first episode that there may be something in the future between George and Hart. With such a small town like Bluebell, it is almost inevitable not to have love triangles or drama.

Stay tuned to “Hart of Dixie” every Monday night at 9 p.m. on the CW.

Hima.Mamillapalli@UConn.edu

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‘Misfits’ still the right fit

Spreading the word from HALF FULL, page 7 In addition to carrying many of the financial and managerial responsibilities, Conor plans to take on the role of a sales representative to spread the word of Half Full in preparation for a draft release beginning in June in Fairfield County. Due to the immense costs involved, Half Full offerings will initially be limited to draft-only via

self-distribution. This decision helps Half-Full maintain a higher level of control over their product and ensure freshness and quality to all drinkers.

Until summer 2012, thirsty consumers can keep up to date with all of the happenings via www.halffullbrewery.com, on Twitter (@halffullbrewery) and on Facebook (facebook. com/halffullbrewery). Cheers!

Joseph.Pentecost@UConn.edu

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A still from season three, episode six of the e4 sci-fi series “Misfits,” featuring Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey and Matthew McNulty as Seth.

By Jason Wong Staff Writer The British comedy-drama series “Misfits” has continued to provide both laughs and nail-biting storylines over the last three episodes, keeping this reviewer’s attention throughout them all.

In the third episode of the season, Simon’s identity as a superhero is discovered by Peter, a comic book fan who Simon rescues from a mugging. Peter’s superpower provides a serious challenge to the group, as anything he draws and writes in the form of a comic book becomes

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reality. In addition to the conflict caused by using his power to turn the group against itself, the episode also ended with a surprise twist and a cliffhanger that still has yet to be addressed in the episodes succeeding it.

Following that episode, an old Jewish man uses Curtis’s old power to go back in time in an attempt to kill Hitler, but fails to do so in epic proportions, actually altering the course of history so that the Nazis took over Great Britain. The storyline is gripping as it follows the group trying to get by in the Nazi world they have now always lived in, while

the audience is left for the majority of the episode wondering how the group will get out of their predicament when they are not even aware that they are in one.

I was very pleased with both the drama and humor in this episode – the comedic timing was perfect, and the dramatic moments were suitably so.

Finally in the most recent episode, during her community service, Kelly accidentally gets body swapped with a coma patient and runs the risk of having the plug pulled on her. Like the previous episode, there was the dilemma of the group not

even being aware that there was a problem to be addressed, and frankly, left me afraid for my favorite character’s survival.

The subplot Kelly’s relationship with Seth, the superpowers dealer, also develops over the course of the three episodes.

In short, “Misfits” continues to be one of my favorite television shows for its combination of raunchy humor and fantastic drama. And also, Kelly Bailey is a flawless human being and character, and I will not hear any opinion to the contrary.

Jason.Wong@UConn.edu

NBC apologizes to Bachmann for Fallon song choice

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann received an apology from an NBC executive after an off-color song was played during her appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night,” her spokeswoman said late Wednesday.

The Minnesota congresswoman received a personal letter from NBC’s vice president for late night programming, Doug Vaughan, a day after she appeared on the show. As Bachmann walked onstage, the show’s band had played a snippet of a 1985 Fishbone song entitled “Lyin’ Ass B----.”

Vaughan wrote that the incident was “not only unfortunate but also unacceptable,” Bachmann spokes-

woman Alice Stewart told The Associated Press. She said Vaughn offered his sincerest apologies and said the band had been “severely reprimanded.”

Fallon also apologized to Bachmann when they spoke earlier Wednesday, she said.

He’d tweeted earlier, saying he was “so sorry about the intro mess.”

“He was extremely nice and friendly and offered his apology, and she accepted it,” Stewart said, adding that the comedian said he was unaware the band planned to play the song. “It’s just unfortunate that someone had to do something so disrespectful.”

Bachmann lashed out earlier Wednesday at NBC for not apologizing or taking immedi-

ate disciplinary action. In her first comments on the flap, Bachmann said on the Fox News Channel that the Fallon show band displayed sexism and bias by playing the song.

“This is clearly a form of bias on the part of the Hollywood entertainment elite,” Bachmann said. She added, “This wouldn’t be tolerated if this was Michelle Obama. It shouldn’t be tolerated if it’s a conservative woman either.”

She went further on a national radio conservative radio show hosted by Michael Medved, calling the incident “inappropriate, outrageous and disrespectful.”

On Fox, Bachmann expressed surprise that she’s heard nothing from the TV network. She suggested that

discipline for the show’s band, The Roots, was in order.

She said she believed Fallon’s comments to be sincere.

One of Bachmann’s congressional colleagues, New York Democrat Nita Lowey, had called on NBC to apologize for its “insulting and inappropriate” treatment of its guest.

An NBC spokeswoman didn’t return a phone message from The Associated Press.

The Roots’ bandleader, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, has said the song was a “tongue-incheek and spur-of-the-moment decision.”

Bachmann, who is lagging in presidential polls, has spent the week promoting her new autobiography in national television interviews.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the world’s rarest and most valuable books is out of the vault and on public view as part of an unusual daily ritual at the nation’s oldest natural history museum.

Every weekday at 3:15 p.m., a white-gloved staff member of the Academy of Natural Sciences lifts the locked protective cover from 19th century naturalist John James Audubon’s influential book, “The Birds of America,” and turns a large linen-backed page to reveal the bird of the day. More than 180 years after Audubon created the life-size illustrations that now link his name with ornithology, their vibrant watercolors and fine details are still remarkable.

“Many times these were framed as artworks and faded from exposure to light,” said curator Robert Peck, who does many of the page turnings.

“Ours weren’t exposed to light, so they’re in wonderful condition.”

The Academy of Natural Sciences was an original payas-you-go subscriber of “The Birds of America” from 1827 to 1838. The complete folio of 435 hand-colored copper engravings on handmade paper, each measuring about 2 feet by 3 feet, cost $1,000 — the equivalent of around $40,000 today, Peck said.

Every month or so during those years, “Birds of America” subscribers received a set of five prints — usually one large show-stopper of a bird like the hot-pink Roseate Spoonbill, along with four prints of smaller species.

Audubon created 87 sets of five in all; the museum bound its completed collection into five volumes.

“Some of the birds hadn’t even been discovered yet when he started,” Peck said.

Last year in London, a privately owned complete edition of “The Birds of America” sold at auction for $11.5 million — a record-breaking price for a single book.

“He was so great at these paintings and he was such a wonderful character,” Peck said. “He was a great storyteller with lots of anecdotes about his experiences of discovering these birds in the wild.”

Audubon traveled for decades to observe birds in their habitats and to hunt samples he used as his models for his masterwork, which allowed people to

see exotic species in incredible detail and full color before the invention of photography. In the studio, he posed them with wire in positions he observed from nature and included details specific to each bird’s territory.

Several birds in the book are now extinct, including the once plentiful Carolina Parakeet and Passenger Pigeon. During his field work, Audubon discovered more than two dozen new species and was lauded by 19th century scientists such as Charles Darwin for his efforts.

“The Birds of America” long spent its days out of public view in The Academy of Natural Sciences’ rare books vault, available only to scholars by appointment, until officials decided recently to bring their treasure out of hiding. Its age, value and superb condition means displaying the book must be done with great care, however.

With a two-handed, whitegloved, gentle turn of the page, Peck revealed the Black Skimmer to the “oohs” and “ahhs” of about a half-dozen people on a recent afternoon.

There are no frequent visitors in this group but Peck said a few “regulars” have become familiar faces at the page turnings.

“We’ve been here since the doors opened, and we were about to leave when the announcement came on that this was happening,” said Diana Gehman of Barto, 50 miles north of Philadelphia, who brought two of her grandsons to the museum. “I’m so glad we stayed to see it.”

Aidan McQuade, 9, and Kieran McQuade, 7, are admittedly bigger fans of snakes — so a sneak peek Peck provided of an upcoming American Anhinga page got their attention. Its long neck resembles a snake ready to strike when the Anhinga — also called a snakebird — is swimming.

“They love the outdoors, they love nature,” said Gehman, a retired teacher. “So much land has been lost to development ... it’s incredible how much (the landscape) has changed.

It’s important to appreciate what we have.”

The bird of the day, and a preview of birds the next couple of page-turnings will reveal, can be seen on the museum’s website. Visitors can see it in person as part of the price of general admission, which is $12 for adults and $10 for children.

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Book aims to help kids cope with loss PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — First there was Marley, the rambunctious Labrador retriever whose death brought readers to tears in John Grogan's "Marley and Me." Now there's Sammy, a mixedbreed hound who's the subject of another tear-jerker, a children's book, "Sammy in the Sky." When her beloved hound dog died, Pulitzer PrizeWinning journalist Barbara Walsh watched her young daughters tearfully struggle with their loss and with tough questions. Walsh quickly realized there was a story to be told, one that she hopes will help other families deal with the loss of a pet.

But it wasn't easy getting the book published, even after Walsh enlisted celebrated American artist Jamie Wyeth to fill the pages with illustrations in watercolor, acrylic and pencil.

Book agents and publishers were squeamish about the subject matter, yet Walsh and Wyeth didn't want to sugarcoat the pain and sorrow that unfolds in "Sammy in the Sky." "Agents didn't want to go near this book. They said, 'It's too sad, it's too real,'" Walsh recalled.

"That's my point. There's nothing else like this out there."

Sammy, a mixed-breed hound, became the family's first pet, purchased from a dog pound for $30 by Walsh's husband, Eric Conrad, while they were living in Florida.

Sammy became a cherished family member, earning Eric's oft-repeated moniker, "the best hound dog in the world."

The hound showed love and patience. He licked Emma's cheeks when Barbara and Eric brought her home from the hospital. He slept next to her crib.

"She'd play doctor and wrap him in bandages and put bonnets on his head. He would just sit there. She used to sleep on him. He was her pillow," Walsh said. "He was this amazing, gentle hound who looked after her. And she considered him to be her best friend."

As pet owners know, all good things must come to an end. The family, by now living in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, discovered a lump on Sammy, and he was diagnosed with cancer at age 12. The girls were told to enjoy their time with him, because it was drawing short. On the night he died at home, Emma echoed her father's words: "You're the best hound dog in the whole wide world."

Emma was 5, and Nora was 3.

After the tears dried, Emma kept asking her parents why did Sammy have to leave, and where did his spirit go. She would run inside after school and holler out Sammy's name, forgetting the hound was gone. Nora sometimes got angry, shaking her fist at the sky and ordering Sammy to come back down to earth. She wondered aloud if there were a ladder long enough to reach

the sky, so she could go see him.

Walsh began taking notes of the heartbreaking emotions.

Wyeth said he liked Walsh's story because it was real. "It's not cute. It's not sweet. It'd kind of edgy," said Wyeth, whose works are on display at the National Gallery of Art, John F. Kennedy Library and the Museum of Modern Art, as well as the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland and Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa. Like Walsh, Wyeth is a dog lover.

The artist — son and grandson of renowned painters Andrew Wyeth and N.C. Wyeth — has been surrounded by dogs and farm animals since he was a boy; "Portrait of a Pig" is among his bestknown works. He currently has three dogs — Wiley, Iggy and Voler — who spend the summer with him on the coast of Maine.

"Dogs are more important to me than people, actually," Wyeth said. "The death of a dog wrecks me more than the death of a person, which is probably not a very nice thing to say. I just think of them as total equals, if not superiors."

Wyeth, who is not an illustrator as his grandfather was, returns most of the 10 or 15 manuscripts he receives each year from hopeful authors. But he said Walsh's story touched him, so he agreed to bring the tail-wagging, tongue-flapping Sammy to life in his paintings.

As they collaborated, there

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This Nov. 3, 2011 photo shows a copy of the new children's book, "Sammy in the Sky," in Portland, Maine. The story was written by Barbara Walsh and illustrated by Jamie Wyeth.

were still battles to fight, even after children's publisher Candlewick Press of Somerville, Mass., agreed to publish the book. Wyeth was chagrined when the art director suggested the girl looked too sad in one of his paintings and that it might be a good idea to lighten the sky, and the mood, in another. Wyeth resisted the changes.

"It's the death of a dog. I mean, kids aren't stupid," said Wyeth. "We live in a day and age where everyone wants to

dumb things down."

Opening a door to the difficult subject matter in "Sammy in the Sky" was a book by an old friend, John Grogan, whose best-selling "Marley and Me," featuring the Grogan family's lovable-butdestructive Labrador retriever Marley, had readers reaching for tissues at the end.

Wyeth and Walsh will sign books on Dec. 11 at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa., home of the Wyeth clan.

"Sammy in the Sky" is not expected to outsell Marley, but it's doing well for a children's book. The first printing of 10,000 sold out in a couple of weeks; the book is now on its third printing.

Librarians and veterinarians have told Walsh the book fills a niche. She hopes it helps parents, teachers and children talk about life and death, joy and grief — and helps families to find a way to celebrate a pet's life, like Walsh's family did.

JK Rowling: UK press left London theater turns me feeling under siege LONDON (AP) — Writer J.K. Rowling and actress Sienna Miller gave a London courtroom a vivid picture on Thursday of the anxiety, anger and fear produced by living in the glare of Britain's tabloid media, describing how press intrusion made them feel like prisoners in their own homes.

The creator of boy wizard Harry Potter told Britain's media ethics inquiry that having journalists camped on her doorstep was "like being under siege and like being a hostage."

Miller said years of car chases, midnight pursuits and intimate revelations had left her feeling violated, paranoid and anxious.

"The attitude seems to be absolutely cavalier," Rowling said. "You're famous, you're asking for it."

The pair were among a diverse cast of witnesses — Hollywood star Hugh Grant, a former soccer player, a former aide to supermodel Elle Macpherson and the parents of missing and murdered children — who have described how becoming the focus of Britain's tabloid press wreaked havoc on their lives.

Rowling said she was completely unprepared for the media attention she began to receive when her first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," became a sensation. The seven Potter books have sold more than 450 million copies, spawned a hit movie series and propelled Rowling from struggling single mother to one of Britain's richest people.

"When you become wellknown ... no one gives you a guidebook," she said.

Prime Minister David Cameron set up the inquiry amid a still-unfolding scandal over illegal eavesdropping by the News of the World tabloid. Owner Rupert Murdoch closed down the newspaper in July after evidence emerged that it had illegally accessed the mobile phone voice mails of celebrities, politicians and even crime victims in its search of scoops.

More than a dozen News of the World journalists and editors have been arrested, and the scandal has also claimed the jobs of

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two top London police officers, Cameron's media adviser and several senior Murdoch executives.

It has also set off national soul-searching about the balance between press freedom and individual privacy.

Rowling, 46, said media interest in her began shortly after the publication of her first novel in 1997 and soon escalated, with photographers and reporters frequently stationed outside her home. She eventually moved after stories and photographs revealed the location of her house.

"I can't put an invisibility cloaking device over myself or my house, nor would I want to," Rowling said. But, she added, "it feels threatening to have people watching you."

Rowling said she had always tried to keep her three children out of the media glare, and was outraged when her eldest daughter came home from primary school with a letter from a journalist in her backpack.

"I felt such a sense of invasion," Rowling said. "It's very difficult to say how angry I felt that my 5-year-old daughter's school was no longer a place of complete security from journalists."

By the time her younger children were born in 2003 and 2005, Rowling said, the scrutiny was "like being under siege and like being a hostage."

She also described how, early on in their relationship, her now-husband Neil Murray gave personal details over the phone to a reporter who was pretending to be a tax official. An article about him duly appeared in a tabloid paper.

"That was a not-very-nice introduction to being involved with someone famous," Rowling said.

Rowling told the inquiry she had gone to court or to Britain's press watchdog more than 50 times over pictures of her children or false stories, which included a claim by the Daily Express that unpleasant fictional wizard Gilderoy Lockhart had been based on her first husband.

Before the final Potter book appeared in 2007, a reporter

even phoned the head teacher of her daughter's school, falsely claiming the child had revealed that Harry Potter died at the end, in an apparent bid to learn secrets of the plot.

Miller, who became a tabloid staple when she dated fellow actor Jude Law, said the constant scrutiny left her feeling "very violated and very paranoid and anxious, constantly."

"I felt like I was living in some sort of video game," she said.

"For a number of years I was relentlessly pursued by 10 to 15 men, almost daily," she said.

"Spat at, verbally abused.

"I would often find myself, at the age of 21, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own with 10 men chasing me.

And the fact they had cameras in their hands made that legal."

The 29-year-old actress told the inquiry that a stream of personal stories about her in the tabloids led her to accuse friends and family of leaking information to the media. In fact, her cell phone voice mails had been hacked by the News of the World.

Miller, the star of "Layer Cake" and "Alfie," was one of the first celebrities to take the Murdoch tabloid to court over illegal eavesdropping. In May, the newspaper agreed to pay her 100,000 pounds ($160,000) to settle claims her phone had been hacked.

The newspaper's parent company now faces dozens of lawsuits from alleged hacking victims.

Also testifying Thursday was former Formula One boss Max Mosley, who has campaigned for a privacy law since his interest in sadomasochistic sex was exposed in the News of the World.

Mosley successfully sued the News of the World over a 2008 story headlined "Formula One boss has sick Nazi orgy with five hookers." Mosley has acknowledged the orgy, but argued that the story — obtained with a hidden camera — was an "outrageous" invasion of privacy. He said the Nazi allegation was damaging and "completely untrue."

its riots into a drama

LONDON (AP) — It sounds like a tough sell for an evening out: Come relive the London riots.

But that is the offer currently packing audiences into London's Tricycle Theatre, a small venue that has built a big reputation with factbased plays about divisive issues, from Guantanamo Bay to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The Riots," which opened this week, vividly recreates the mayhem that raged for four nights in August through the testimony of real people — residents, police, politicians, community workers and the rioters themselves.

Director Nicholas Kent said the play was intended to take the place of a public inquiry into the riots, which the government has declined to hold.

"It didn't have to happen," Kent said. "That's the thing I totally took away from our work on the play.

"It seemed to us important to explore the reasons for the riots and people's motivations and what happened and what our response was to it as Londoners — and how we could prevent something like that happening again."

The riots were triggered by the fatal police shooting, in disputed circumstances, of 29-year-old Mark Duggan in the working-class London district of Tottenham on Aug. 4. The play shows how Duggan's death led, partly through accidents and missteps, to Britain's worst civil unrest in a generation. The mayhem across London and other English cities left hundreds of millions of pounds' worth of property damage, as well as pain and questions, in its wake.

Writer Gillian Slovo and her researchers taped 56 hours of interviews with everyone from police officers on duty in Tottenham that night to community lead-

ers, young looters and a man left homeless by arson. They even heard from two people imprisoned for rioting, who wrote to the theater with their stories after the Tricycle put an ad in a prison newspaper.

The conservative Daily Mail newspaper criticized the company for giving criminals a voice, but Slovo said the rioters' viewpoint was vital.

"I do think it's important for us to listen and to see how they got caught up, what they think about it afterwards and what provoked them to do it," she told BBC radio. "Because otherwise how can you make sure that this won't happen again?"

Although a few senior politicians — including London Mayor Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Theresa May — declined to participate, many agreed to give interviews, as did top police officers. Kent said many police and politicians were as shocked by the riots as most Britons, and wanted to learn the lessons.

Kent, who has led the Tricycle since 1984, plans to step down next year. Under his leadership, the 250-seat venue in a scruffy part of north London has gained international acclaim with documentary dramas and verbatim plays which mold real people's words into compelling theater.

In 2003, "Justifying War" recreated the legal inquiry into the death of David Kelly, a weapons expert caught up in a storm about the British government's case for war with Iraq. The next year, "Guantanamo — Honor Bound to Defend Freedom" drew on the testimony of terrorist suspects detained at the U.S. naval base in Cuba. The play transferred to London's West End and ran off-Broadway in New York.

Although the theater has a left-wing reputation, it has won fans in high places.

Earlier this year "The Great Game," its cycle of short plays covering 200 years of Afghan history, was summoned by The Pentagon for a command performance for senior U.S. defense officials and military brass.

London critics were enthusiastic about "The Riots." The Independent called it a "taut, illuminating two-hour show," while the generally conservative Daily Telegraph praised it as "thought provoking and admirably evenhanded."

The play is a patchwork that asks more questions than it answers: Was it a race riot?

Was it protest or criminality?

Were street gangs or government cuts to blame? Could it happen again?

There are no comfortable or easy answers, but plenty of striking details that have the ring of truth — and often humor as well.

The play conveys how different the experience of the riots felt, depending on vantage point. It captures the distress of victims, the fear of police officers holding the line against a mob, and the excitement of participants caught up in the mayhem.

"It looked like Hollywood had come down, set up everything to look like a mad war zone," says one anonymous rioter, wide-eyed with excitement.

Another boasts of his haul from looting: shoes, electronics and a Harry Potter DVD box set. "I don't even like Harry Potter."

The emotional heart of the play is provided by Tottenham resident Mohamed Hammoudan, who fled his apartment with his two young sons after rioters set the store below it ablaze. Compellingly played by Selva Rasalingham, he is reflective and wry, describing the surreal experience of standing amid rioters watching his home burn to the ground.

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Sanchez, Jets come back to beat Bills

AP

Mark Sanchez and the Jets kept their playoff hopes alive Sunday against the Bills.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — This was one frantic finish the New York Jets might consider a turning point if they end up pulling off another lateseason playoff push.

Mark Sanchez threw a careerhigh four touchdown passes, including the winning 16-yard score to Santonio Holmes with just over a minute remaining, as the Jets kept pace in the AFC playoff race with a 28-24 comeback victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

"He's at his best," coach Rex Ryan said of his quarterback, "in big moments."

And, this was certainly one of them. One win down. Five more to go.

With several Jets players saying they needed to win each of their last six games to reach the postseason, things appeared bleak with New York (6-5) trailing 24-21 after Dave Rayner's 53-yard field goal and facing a third-and-11 from the Bills 36. But Sanchez connected with Plaxico Burress, who reached

up and made an impressive onehanded grab along the left sideline for 18 yards and the first down.

"It was crazy," Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis said of the catch. "He's 6-foot-5 and he's got those 'Go-Go-Gadget' arms.

It was probably one of the best catches I've seen in a while."

Added Sanchez: "I don't know if words could do it any justice.

It was a big-time catch in a crucial situation."

Sanchez quickly ran a quarterback sneak — just to make sure there was no challenge, even though replays showed Burress caught it cleanly. On the next play, Sanchez rolled out to his right to buy some time and found Holmes alone in the right corner of the end zone to give the Jets the lead with 1:01 left.

"I felt good," Sanchez said of his confidence entering the winning drive. "We've been in that situation before."

But the Jets then had to overcome a valiant comeback attempt by the Bills (5-6), who have lost

four straight. With Buffalo driving for a winning score, a wideopen Stevie Johnson dropped a pass that would have gone for a long gain. Ryan Fitzpatrick also threw behind Johnson in the end zone with 8 seconds left that might have been a touchdown.

"It's hard," Fitzpatrick said.

"They scored at the end and we had a legitimate four chances to get it in there in the end zone and unfortunately we were unable to make the plays. It hurts real bad."

Sanchez wasn't great in this one, going 17 of 35 for 180 yards and an interception, but came through with the game on the line. It was his eighth fourth-quarter comeback victory in two-plus seasons. He also threw two touchdown passes to Dustin Keller and another to Burress as the Jets rebounded from a deflating loss to Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos 10 days ago.

"Defensively, the one thing we can say is we finished," Ryan said.

Fitzpatrick was 26 of 39 for 264 yards and three touchdowns, but couldn't pull out one more in the end. Buffalo played without several injured starters, including Fred Jackson and George Wilson.

Johnson had one of the Bills' touchdown catches late in the first half and got up and mocked being shot in the thigh, clearly making fun of Burress who served 20 months in prison for shooting himself in the leg in a nightclub in 2008 while he was with the Giants. Johnson then ran to the left side of the end zone mocking the "flight" celebration the Jets often use after scoring and fell to the ground, getting flagged 15 yards for excessive celebration on the play that gave Buffalo a 14-7 lead.

"I was just having fun and part of having fun ended up being a penalty and a touchdown for the Jets," Johnson said. "It was a stupid decision by myself."

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Tentative deal moves the NBA lockout closer to end

NEW YORK (AP) — With a Christmas Day tripleheader on everyone's wish list and a tentative labor agreement in place, NBA owners and union officials went back to work Saturday, relaying details of the deal with hopes of cementing it quickly.

After a 149-day lockout that ultimately will cost the league approximately a half-billion dollars in losses, a marathon bargaining session produced a handshake agreement earlier in the day — actually, just a few hours before daybreak.

Commissioner David Stern still must sell his owners on an agreement that could change the way they do business. And the players, looking beat and beaten, face a tougher healing process in approving a pact that significantly limits their earnings.

But considering everything owners sought when these negotiations opened with a contentious meeting at the All-Star break in February 2010, perhaps they will feel relieved they got as much as they did.

Players' association executives Derek Fisher and Maurice Evans hardly looked enthused about the agreement as they sat next to executive director Billy Hunter on the same side of a conference table with Stern, Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver and Spurs owner Peter Holt, the chairman of the league's labor relations committee.

But at least they weren't sitting in a courtroom, where they appeared headed less than two weeks earlier.

Just 12 days after talks broke down, Stern and Hunter appeared together after 3 a.m. Saturday to announce the 10-year deal, with either side able to opt out after the sixth year. It leaves the NBA with its second shortened season (the first was the 50-game 1998-99 season), with the hope of getting in 66 games instead of a full 82-game schedule.

Stern said he expects the labor committee to endorse the deal and recommend it to the full board for

approval.

The players' side has revealed little of its feelings about the deal, noting the pending antitrust litigation in its desire to keep details quiet. But players always preferred to be on the court, rather than in it, and now they finally have the chance — starting Christmas Day. For the season openers, it would be Boston at New York, Miami at Dallas and Chicago at the Lakers — sorry, little guys, the big markets still rule Christmas.

Now, the regular season would end one week later and push back NBA finals a week, potentially setting up a Game 7 on June 28, 2012.

The deal also calls for no hard salary cap, no rollbacks of existing salaries and contracts can still be fully guaranteed. Owners had called for all of that, seeking a route to profitability after saying they lost $300 million last season, and believing they would create a level of parity that had been missing.

But players' annual raises were trimmed from 10.5 percent for those re-signing with their own teams and 8 percent for those leaving to 7.5 percent and 4.5 percent respectively. Rules implemented to curb spending by teams over the luxury tax will limit some of their options in free agency.

Owners relented slightly on their previous insistence that players receive no more than 50 percent of basketball-related income after they were guaranteed 57 percent in the old CBA. The target is still a 50-50 split, but with a band from 49 percent to 51 percent that gives the players a better chance of reaching the highest limit than previously proposed.

"I appreciate what Billy and Derek and the players have compromised on because it will allow us, as a small market, to be competitive and create more parity across all 30 teams," Holt said. "We are really excited. We are excited for the fans. We're excited to start playing basketball for the players and for everybody

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The NBA will begin on Christmas Day with the Celtics playing at the Knicks.

involved."

Details were provided to owners Saturday afternoon in what would be described as a largely congratulatory teleconference.

A person with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press that some owners said they wished certain issues — usually ones specific to smaller markets — were addressed, but many were simply relieved the process was nearing an end.

"The way the deal shakes out, particularly the system issues, there's something in there for every owner to hate," the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the pact still needs to be ratified. "A number of the small market owners may feel bad that they were not protected the way they thought they were going to be protected. Having said that, virtually all of them say it's better to play than not to play or lose the season."

Players filed an amended antitrust lawsuit in Minnesota on Monday that could have earned

the players billions but surely would have come at the cost of at least the entire 2011-12 season.

The sides said all along the only way to a deal was through negotiating. They got back together Tuesday, setting the way for the pivotal meeting that began Friday.

"I think we saw a willingness of both sides to compromise yet a little more and to reach this agreement," Silver said. "We look forward to opening on Christmas Day and we are excited to bring NBA basketball back and that's most important."

Now, players must drop a lawsuit against the league and reform their disbanded union before they can vote on the deal. Hunter said it could take anywhere from three days to a week to get that completed.

Once the pact is approved, it would pave the way for training camps and free agency to open simultaneously Dec. 9, setting off a chaotic flurry of activity that could leave coaches running practices with different players arriv-

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entire tournament after beating Creighton 3-0.

“I just made a run and [Cascio] played in a great ball,” Alvarez said.

At the end of the half, the game was 1-0, but UConn had created enough chances to score two or three goals in that time if it weren’t for the excellent plays

by James Madison’s goalkeeper, Justin Epperson.

To start the second half, James Madison came onto the field and took control of the first 10 minutes of the game. The Dukes had possession, were creating

chances and the ball rarely left UConn’s half of the field.

But eventually, the Huskies started to take advantage of the space that the Dukes were giving them. Once they did that, a game that could have been tied up went beyond the reach of James Madison.

About 10 minutes into the half, forward Mamadou Doudou Diouf, Cascio and Alvarez all had great scoring chances within five minutes of one another.

It seemed inevitable that UConn would soon add to its lead.

In the 63rd minute, UConn did just that. Midfielder Jossimar Sanchez sent Doudou Diouf a

through-ball that created a oneon-one between himself and Epperson. But James Madison defender Karel Manrau came in from behind with an illegal slide tackle in the box. The play earned Manrau a yellow card and gave Doudou Diouf a penalty kick.

Epperson stopped the initial penalty kick, but Doudou Diouf was there with a put-back right off of the initial save, giving the Huskies a 2-0 lead.

After the game, Doudou Diouf joked that he has never missed a penalty kick but that didn’t mean that he was nervous when the goalkeeper stopped his shot. He

said he knew just what to do and, even with a few nerves, he calmly put the ball into the net.

UConn added its third and final goal only two minutes later. Goalkeeper Andre Blake’s goal kick went to Alvarez, who handled the ball for a bit, then fed it to Cascio. Once Cascio had the ball, he shot it into the left side of the net from the right side of the box.

Joking aside, Reid knows Charlotte will be a formidable opponent.

“We have some very heavylifting to do,” Reid said.

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ing each day. There could be an even larger pool of free agents if teams use the amnesty clause, which allows them to waive one player during the deal and have 100 percent of his salary taken off the cap and the tax.

President Barack Obama gave a thumbs-up when told about the tentative settlement after he finished playing basketball at Fort McNair in Washington on Saturday morning.

Because the union disbanded, a new collective bargaining agreement can only be completed once the union has reformed. Drug testing and other issues still must be negotiated between the players and the league, which also must dismiss its lawsuit regarding the legality of the lockout.

"We're very pleased we've come this far," Stern said. "There's still a lot of work to be done."

A number of minor issues remain unsettled, such as sponsorship patches being added to jerseys and how the preseason should work.

Some major matters — like revenue sharing, which the NBA has said it will not really dive into until a new CBA is complete — remain on the table as well. Meetings on that issue take place every few days, and the person briefed on the status of the NBA's discussions said many teams are not thrilled by the notion of paying both a luxury tax and into a revenuesharing pool.

When the NBA returns, owners hope to find the type of parity that exists in the NFL, where the smallmarket Green Bay Packers are the current champions. The NBA has been dominated in recent years by the biggest spenders, with Boston, Los Angeles and Dallas winning the last four titles.

"I think it will largely prevent the high-spending teams from competing in the free-agent market the way they've been able to in the past. It's not the system we sought out to get in terms of a harder cap, but the luxury tax is harsher than it was. We hope it's

effective," Silver said.

"We feel ultimately it will give fans in every community hope that their team can compete for championships."

Owners locked out the players July 1, and the sides spent most of the summer and fall battling over the division of revenues and other changes owners wanted in a new collective bargaining agreement.

They said they lost hundreds of millions of dollars in each year of the former deal, ratified in 2005, and they wanted a system where the big-market teams wouldn't have the ability to outspend their smaller counterparts.

Players fought against those changes, and scored some concessions at the end. The full midlevel exception of $5 million a year for four years will be available to all teams as long as the signing doesn't take them more than $4 million over the tax, and the "mini midlevel" for taxpayers was increased to $3 million a year for three years.

"This was not an easy agreement for anyone. The owners came in having suffered substantial losses and feeling the system wasn't working fairly across all teams," Silver said. "I certainly know the players had strong views about expectations in terms of what they should be getting from the system. It required a lot of compromise from both parties' part."

Stern denied the antitrust litigation was a factor in accelerating a deal, but things happened relatively quickly after the players filed.

"For us the litigation is something that just has to be dealt with," Stern said. "It was not the reason for the settlement. The reason for the settlement was we've got fans, we've got players who would like to play and we've got others who are dependent on us.

And it's always been our goal to reach a deal that was fair to both sides and get us playing as soon as possible, but that took a little time."

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Drops, mistakes lose Louisville game

By Willy Penfield Staff Writer

press conference and could not come up with an explanation for the dropped passes.

“Why? I can’t tell you that,” In a game that could have he said. “It’s hard to talk about. been a springboard to a late You saw it. We caught the ball season BCS run for the Huskies, well all week in practice. It was the wide receivers and tight very difficult for us today. Some ends dropped upwards of 10 of those drops were key plays.” passes en route to a 34-20 loss UConn’s leading receiver, to Louisville.

Isiah Moore, had some key Dropped passes are drops in the game and demoralizing to an took it pretty hard. He offense and Johnny knew what the game McEntee couldn’t meant to the program seem to catch a in terms of being break as his receivinvited to a bowl ers dropped multiple game this season. The passes that would Huskies now have to have been third down Notebook win out to even be conversions. bowl eligible at 6-6.

The stat line shows McEntee

“Four drops is unchargoing a pedestrian, 18-for-43, acteristic of me and I take which could have easily been that personally,” Moore said.

28-for-43 had his receivers “Obviously, [the loss] was from caught their intended passes. the production of the receivers McEntee didn’t let that affect and I feel like it was a lot on me.” his play moving forward.

If a receiver lets one drop get “I have some bad throws to him down, it could very well those guys all the time,” he lead to more drops. As a captain, said. “We talked about it on Kashif Moore keeps his fellow the sideline. We just have to receivers’ confidence up after bounce back from it and move tough plays. forward.”

“Anytime we drop a ball, the Coach Paul Pasqualoni was at whole energy goes down,” he a loss for words in the post-game said. “They walk around with

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their heads down, but I just get in their ear, like ‘Hey, I know you’re going to make up for it, you’re going to get more opportunities’ and that’s usually what happens.”

He added, “Even when I drop a ball, I get down a little bit and my teammates help me as well.”

The Huskies’ wide receivers need to have a short-term memory when they hit the field for their remaining two games and forget about the 10 drops against Louisville if they want to win out and become bowl eligible.

“They have to shake it off,” Pasqualoni said. “Dropped passes are a part of the game. At one point in a receiver’s career, they’ve all had a day when they dropped the ball. We had our day. We’re going to move on.”

Pasqualoni believes there is a simple fix to the problem: “They’ve just got to focus, concentrate and come out of the break full speed.”

The team was able to put the drops behind it, coming out strong against Rutgers without dropping a pass in the 40-22 victory.

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Kashif Moore fights for extra yardage during the first half of UConn's 40-22 win over Rutgers.

UConn women get revenge on Stanford

By Ryan Tepperman Staff Writer

the game. "Kaleena has a lot of talent and she certainly knows how to make plays and there is no hesitation."

With Maya Moore on Point guard Bria Hartley hand for the game, the No. scored 19 points and dished 2 UConn women’s basketball out four assists, while centeam downed No. 3 Stanford ter Stefanie Dolson had nine 68-58 last Monday in front of points, nine rebounds and a near-capacity crowd at the four blocks. Senior Tiffany XL Center.

Hayes bounced back from a Freshman K a l e e n a tough first-half performance Mosqueda-Lewis to finish with came off the nine points, 13 bench to lead the rebounds and six Huskies, tying her assists in the win, career high with which at the time 25 points – 19 of extended UConn’s which came in the home winning first half, when streak to an NCAA she shot 8-11 and record 86 games.

3-5 from threeThat streak has Notebook point range in 15 since grown to 89 minutes of play. games, as UConn "Great basketball programs defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, don't necessarily win big Buffalo and Dayton in sucgames against really good cession this weekend as part teams. Those games are won of the World Vision Classic at by players that have a lot of Gampel Pavilion. talent," coach Geno Auriemma On Friday, the Huskies told UConnHuskies.com after raced out to a 44-5 half-

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Heather Buck scores against Dayton yesterday at Gampel Pavilion.

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Husky seniors win final game at the Rent

By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor EAST HARTFORD- The UConn seniors left the Rent winners.

The Huskies beat Rutgers 40-22 on Senior Day to improve to 5-6 on the season and the 13 seniors on UConn’s roster won their final home game at Rentschler Field.

Prior to Saturday’s game, all of the seniors were honored on the field with their families. During warm ups and at halftime, a tribute video was shown on the Rentschler Field scoreboard with video highlights of the seniors.

Coach Paul Pasqualoni, although he’s only coached this class one season, said these seniors have left a mark on the program.

“Proud of the seniors, fun to have them in there after the game and great to be around them,” Pasqualoni said.

If the Huskies beat Cincinnati this weekend, then UConn will be bowl eligible for the fifth-straight year, and possibly earn the senior class a bowl game every year they’ve been in Storrs.

“They could leave just a tremendous legacy here,” Pasqualoni said. “Nothing really has been easy for this team this year, yet these seniors have found a way to be

outstanding leaders.”

The senior class that leaves the football program won the 2010 Big East championship and played in the school’s first BCS game, the 2011 Fiesta Bowl. One of the reasons for this success has been Dave Teggart, who made some of the biggest kicks in school history.

“It’s definitely been a goal of mine to have all the records,” Teggart said. “I just go out there and try not to disappoint.”

Three of the captains, Moe Petrus, Kendall Reyes and Kashif Moore walked out of the tunnel for the final time at Rentschler Field. Reyes’ Senior Day was extra special, as he returned a fumble nine yards for his first collegiate touchdown.

“I was picking the ball up 100 percent,” Reyes said.

The fumble recovery made it 21-3 UConn, and the Huskies poured it on to get the muchneeded win.

“Coming into the game, it was emotion-packed,” said senior running back Jonathan Jean-Louis. “We knew we had to get this win.”

Jean-Louis, the back up to Lyle McCombs, had 10 carries for 42 yards on the day.

“It’s definitely been a privilege,” Jean-Louis said. “I don’t think not a day goes by where we don’t think about the lows,

and that was the ultimate low, losing Jasper.”

This group went through the death of a teammate, a change at head coach and playing in the biggest games in school history.

“These last four and a half, five years, we all grew up…

I grew up here,” Reyes said.

“Life is so precious. There’s so many experiences you go through.”

Their final game at home will be a memory for the 13 seniors. Harris Agbor, Gary Bardzak, Mike Ryan, Mark Hinkley, Isiah Moore, Gary Wilburn and Twyon Martin were the other seniors that were honored. Kijuan Dabney was also honored, but was unable to play this season due to an eye incident.

The week before the 40-22 win, Kashif Moore said that the last game for this class would be emotional.

“It’ll be real emotional to play my last game here, especially against Rutgers,” Moore said prior to the Rutgers game.

“Just the fact that it’s my last one at the Rent, the fans have always been great, the camaraderie of the team coming down to my last few games; it’s something I’ll never forget.

It’s something I’ll miss.”

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

time lead against FDU (1-4) en route to 74-28 victory.

Freshmen Brianna Banks and Kiah Stokes led the way, as Banks had a game-high 17 points and Stokes finished with nine points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Fairleigh Dickinson managed to hit just two first-half shots and made 16.4 percent of its attempts for the game.

Hayes’ offensive explosion carried the Huskies to a 90-34 win over Buffalo on Saturday.

The senior guard scored 30 points on 10-15 shooting and 9-9 free throw shooting, and grabbed 11 rebounds to post her first career double-double.

“We have a lot of different options as far as scoring,” Hayes told UConnHuskies. com. “When it’s your night, it’s your night. It just happened to be my night. And a lot of it came from something that I’ve been working on lately – that was rebounding.”

The Huskies held Buffalo (2-4) to 28.6 percent shoot-

ing, while forcing the Bulls into 32 turnovers – 19 of which were the result of UConn steals. They then held Dayton (3-3) to 27.5 percent shooting the next day in a 78-38 win, where they were once again led by MosquedaLewis, who finished the game with 23 points on 6-8 shooting from downtown. Hayes, Dolson, Hartley and junior guard Kelly Faris joined Mosqueda-Lewis in double figures in the win, which marked UConn’s fifth in six games by 40 points or more.

The Huskies, who improved to 6-0 with the victory over the Flyers, will return to action Wednesday when they welcome Towson to the XL Center. The Huskies will look to extend their home-winning streak to 90 games.

Ryan.Tepperman@UConn.edu

Reyes, Huskies improve to 5-6 from UCONN, page 14 “It’s definitely very rare,” said Reyes, who had a touchdown called back after a penalty against Cincinnati last season, said. “It wasn’t anything spectacular, the ball was right there.”

“He’s a tailback playing a three-technique, you need to understand that,” Moore said.

Dave Teggart kicked a field goal with one second left in the first half to send the Huskies into the locker room with a 24-10 lead. Teggart, who was 2-of-2 on field goal attempts, had an extra point blocked after a McCummings touchdown in the third quarter. It was the first missed point after attempt in his college career.

“It would have been nice to put that one through on Senior Night, but I don’t know what happened,” Teggart said. “It was like hitting a sand wedge out of a trap. You can’t hit behind the ball and expect it to go in. It had nothing to do with the blockers. It would have been nice to keep the streak, but at least we got the

win.”

Teggart, McCummings and McCombs dominated the third quarter scoring, giving UConn a 40-10 lead heading into the fourth quarter. It gave Jonathan Jean-Louis, who ran for 42 yards on 10 carries, extra touches.

“I owe that all to coach [Clayton] White and Lyle,” Jean-Louis said.

Gary Nova found Brandon Coleman for touchdowns twice in the final quarter.

Jawan Jamison’s one-yard run in the second quarter was Rutgers’ only other touchdown. Blidi Wreh-Wilson intercepted a Nova pass in the end zone on the Scarlet Knights’ final drive. McEntee took two knees to end the game.

“This makes me feel confident that our offense and defense can step up at any time,” said Trevardo Williams, who totaled four sacks.

The seniors, who were honored prior to kickoff in the AT&T Senior Salute, beat Rutgers for the first time since 2007. Spoiling the Scarlet Knights’ (8-4, 4-3 in the con-

ference) chance at a Big East title made it sweeter.

“Me and Rutgers have a little grudge,” said Kashif Moore, a New Jersey native, after the loss to the Cardinals.

“They were actually the first school to start recruiting me, never offered, but it goes like that sometimes.”

“The right answer is to say every game is equally important,” said Nick Williams, who finished with a combined 158 yards on punt and kickoff returns. “But it is always special because the last couple of years they’ve beaten us in gut-wrenching ways.”

UConn, now 5-6 overall and 3-3 in the Big East, will look to win its second-straight game become to bowl eligible Saturday at Cincinnati.

Kickoff is at noon and the game will be broadcasted on ESPN. “We’re the [defending] Big East champs and we’re going to keep playing that way,” said Yawin Smallwood.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

AGABITI: Christmas is a joyous time, but not because the NBA will have a season this year from A REAL, page 14 the players or owners can opt out of it in six. Don’t be surprised if in 2017 there’s another lockout because the changes that needed to be made weren’t made.

Congratulations to the NBA. It got a deal together just in time to save face and

host its biggest PR stunt of the year – the Christmas day slate of games. I just don’t care and I have far better things to do on Christmas day.

Although, come to think of it, I suppose something good did come of the NBA’s return.

Now I don’t have to watch the incredibly annoying and overhyped “A Christmas Story” in

the time between a massive dinner and a large array of delicious sweets.

Follow Dan on Twitter @ DanAgabiti

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Home game

Away game

The Daily Question was the best sporting event that you watched during Q : “What break?”

A : “I saw Shabazz get a triple double...we be runnin it.”

» That’s what he said

» NFL

AP

Brady, Pats rout Eagles 38-20

Paul Pasqualoni

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Kash and the fam

Home: Gampel Pavilion, XL Center

Dec. 22 Fairfield 7 p.m.

Dec. 28 USF 9 p.m.

Women’s Basketball (6-0) Home: Gampel Pavilion, XL Center Nov. 30 Towson 7 p.m.

Dec. 6 Dec. 9 Texas A&M Seton Hall 7 p.m 7 p.m.

Dec. 21 Dec. 18 Coll. of Baylor Charleston 8:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

Men’s Soccer (19-3-2) NCAA Tournament TBA

Men’s Ice Hockey (4-7-2) Dec. 2 RIT 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 3 RIT 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 29 Dec. 9 Army Bentley 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

Dec. 30 Toyota Classic TBA

Women’s Ice Hockey (3-12-2) Dec. 3 Vermont 2 p.m.

Dec. 4 Vermont 2 p.m.

Jan. 3 Harvard 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 Brown 1 p.m.

Jan. 10 Union 7 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving U.S. Short Course Nationals Dec. 2 &3 All day

Jan. 21 Seton Hall 1 p.m.

Jan. 29 Colgate Noon

Feb. 5 Dartmouth Noon

Women’s Swimming & Diving U.S. Short Course Nationals Dec. 2 &3 All day

Jan. 21 Seton Hall 1 p.m.

Jan. 29 Colgate Noon

Feb. 5 Dartmouth Noon

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Kashif Moore and 12 other seniors were honored with their families prior to UConn’s 40-22 win over Rutgers on Saturday at Rentschler Field.

Kashif Moore was a bright spot against Louisville

By Matt McDonough Sports Editor EAST HARTFORD– On a day when dropped passes by the UConn football team’s receiving corps were a reason why the Huskies fell to Louisville 34-20 on Nov. 19 at Rentschler Field, fifth-year senior Kashif Moore was a bright spot for the offense.

Moore, who dropped a critical third down pass in the third quarter, caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Johnny McEntee, who threw for 253 yards, completing 18 of his 43 attempts, connected with Moore on a 31-yard touchdown pass with 8:34 left in the fourth quarter.

The score brought UConn within 11. Dave Teggart’s field goal with 13 seconds left gave the Huskies one last gasp. After a successful onside kick by Teggart, McEntee threw two forward passes on a botched hookand-ladder, the last of which was intercepted and returned by Malcolm Mitchell 36 yards for a touchdown.

It was the final play of the 14-point loss before a season-low 34,483 in East Hartford.

“We lost this one, but this game’s done now and we can’t take it back,” said Kendall Reyes. “We just have to learn from our mistakes and move on to the next team.”

Moore, who admitted that one

drop is too many, said the team squandered too many offensive chances.

“I feel Louisville was a good team, especially defensively, but we just let up too many opportunities out there,” Moore said.

Moore could not explain the reason why the rushing game stalled against the Cardinals. Louisville held quarterback Scott McCummings to 40 yards on the ground and Lyle McCombs, who eclipsed the 1,000yard mark for the season in the loss to the Cardinals, to 33 yards on 10 carries. Moore, however, did find the end zone on the ground. With 53 seconds left in the half, and UConn trailing 14-3, Moore took a reverse five yards and flipped over a wouldbe tackler into the end zone.

“It was the reverse call to me,” Moore said. “I saw a little bit of daylight and I did all I could to get in the end zone.”

Moore, who finished with 11 rushing yards on two carries, still felt as though the Huskies left too many big plays on the field.

“It’d be a whole different story right now; you might see me smiling,” Moore said. “Just knowing it was my second-to-last game at home, it’s really starting to hit me.

Anytime you lose at home, it feels bad.”

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

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The Daily Roundup

–UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni on his football team.

Dec. 3 Cincinnati 12 p.m.

Dec. 18 Holy Cross 1 p.m.

“Will the football team win its final regular season game?”

–Zachary Sundquist, 6th-semester psychology major.

Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford

Dec. 8 Harvard 7 p.m.

Next Paper’s Question:

“ What’s important is the way you respond to adversity..”

Football (5-6)

Dec. 3 Arkansas 3:15 p.m.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tom Brady had his way against the Philadelphia Eagles — again.

Brady threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns and the New England Patriots beat the Eagles 38-20 Sunday in a rematch of the 2005 Super Bowl.

Filling in for the injured Michael Vick for the second straight game, Vince Young couldn’t keep Philadelphia’s fading playoff hopes alive despite throwing for a career-best 400 yards passing. The Eagles (4-7) are all-but-mathematically eliminated from playoff contention in a season that began with Super Bowl expectations.

Angry fans made their feelings known about coach Andy Reid, chanting “Fire Andy!” in the second half.

The defending NFC East champions fell to 1-5 at home and have lost eight of nine at the Linc, including a playoff loss to Green Bay last January.

Down 10-0 early, the AFC East-leading Patriots rallied behind Brady. New England (8-3) scored on five of its next six possessions, excluding a kneel-down at the end of the first half.

Brady and coach Bill Belichick improved to 4-0 against Reid’s Eagles, including a 24-21 win for their third NFL title in four years after the 2004 season.

Brady finished 24 of 34, Deion Branch had 125 yards receiving and Wes Welker caught eight passes for 115 yards and two TDs. Brady, a two-time NFL MVP, has completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 1,232 yards, nine TDs and no interceptions in four career games against Philadelphia.

Young led the Eagles to a 17-10 win against the New York Giants last week in his first start in nearly a year. He put up decent numbers against the worst-ranked defense in the league, but couldn’t overcome another inept performance by the Eagles’ defense.

Young finished 26 of 48. It was just his third career game over 300 yards.

Vick broke two lower ribs in a loss to Arizona on Nov. 13. He got hurt on the second play of that game and stayed in, but hasn’t practiced the last two weeks. It’s uncertain whether Vick can play when Philadelphia visits Seattle on Thursday night.

After a fast start, the Eagles fizzled.

Brady engineered a 70-yard drive capped by BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ 4-yard TD run to cut it to 10-7. The Pats converted two third downs on the drive, including two by penalty.

Helped by a missed call, New England’s defense then forced a three-and-out. Young was sacked by Rob Ninkovich, who spun the quarterback down by pulling his facemask. But the referees didn’t see it, eliciting loud boos from the crowd when the replay was shown on the video screen.

THE Pro Side Ravens win the Har-Bowl and Tebow stays hot for the Broncos

By Darryl Blain Campus Correspondent Game of the Week: Ravens win Har-Bowl There is no larger football tradition outside of the Super Bowl than Turkey Day football. This game had the honors of closing out the holiday contests with a matchup between the Harbaugh brothers on opposite “ends of the table” on this particular Thanksgiving. It was a defensive game from the first snap, but the Ravens got the better of the Niners in the end while sacking Alex Smith for a franchise record nine times. Joe Flacco threw for the only touchdowm of the game, and John got the better of his brother Jim by a score of Ravens 16, 49ers 6.

Big Letdown: Texans lose another quarterback The Texans were having a pretty impressive season, sporting an 8-3 record after their win over Jacksonville yesterday, but things are now looking rather gloom.

Just a few weeks after losing Matt Schaub for the season to injury, Matt Leinart may have broken his

collar bone and is probably also lost for the rest of the season. The hopes of the Texans’ season now rest in the hands (and arm) of T.J. Yates and newly-signed backup and former Jet, Kellen Clemens.

What looked like one of the best team in the AFC is now forced to attempt to continue winning with a third-string quarterback in order to try to win their first AFC South title in franchise history.

Wish We Were There: Tebow and the Broncos win fourth straight Tim Tebow seems to give reason for both critics and fans to push their opinions on the quarterback every single week but one thing remains certain: the Broncos are continuing to win. Tebow may not put up the prettiest numbers, but a fourgame winning streak cannot be argued with. The real question for fans is how much of that streak may exactly be attributed to Tebow. This latest win was a 16-13 overtime victory with less than a minute remaining against San Diego on their own field.

Darryl.Blain@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.13: Patriots beat Eagles in Philly. / P.12: UConn women stay unbeaten, move to No. 2. / P.11: Jets come back to hand Bills loss.

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A real useless gift

Dan Agabiti This Black Friday, I spent a little quality time with my mom—while putting a dent in my Christmas shopping list— and went to a couple stores with her.

When we got to Target, my mom obliterated the surprise of what she and my dad were getting me for Christmas by asking, “Which Kindle do you want?” She proceeded to purchase the Amazon Kindle 3G with keyboard that I asked for, along with an Amazon gift card. My mom then looked at me and said, “You don’t get it until Christmas day.”

I’m a dork. I’ll admit that.

So can’t wait for that gift. The wait for that Kindle is going to be agonizing.

Once I actually get the thing Christmas morning, I’m going to go through my Amazon wish list—which may or may not already include a dozen items and decide which books to get with the money from the gift card. I am going to be in full out dork mode, and I can’t wait.

Then, not only do I get to receive a sweet gift, but I get to see the look of ecstasy on my little brother Dom’s face after he opens the box revealing the black and green Oakley riding gloves I bought him and I get to give my other younger brother Mike a really nice shirt.

For those reasons, along with the fact that Christmas forms the foundation of everything I believe and think, I’m absolutely thrilled for this Christmas season. I haven’t been this excited for a Christmas since I was a little kid. I think Matt Chandler nailed my feelings for this season when he said, “This year, I’m straight up Chevy Chase.”

Yet for all my joy about this Christmas, there’s one thing about the holiday that I won’t care about – the NBA’s return.

For those who haven’t heard, NBA players and team owners finally reached a conclusion on the league’s new collective bargaining agreement. The 66-game season is set to start Christmas day with a tripleheader.

My reaction to the announcement Saturday morning that the league was back was, “Crap, I was looking forward to a college football breakdown today.”

Throughout this lockout, I’ve been incredibly critical of both sides of the negotiations.

I’ve said time and time again that David Stern is incompetent and both the players and owners are greedy. This strike revealed the worst kept secret in all of sports: it’s all about the money. The fans are third behind money and fame, and anybody who thinks contrary should go look for a unicorn.

I honestly don’t need the NBA. I have UConn basketball. I cover the women’s team for this newspaper and keep track of the men’s team to the best of my ability. Even though the players are obviously not on the same caliber and the NCAA is rife with its own flaws, the overall experience of college basketball is far better than that of the NBA. The funniest thing in all this is that pretty much nothing has changed in the way the NBA does business. This deal is good for 10 years and

» AGABITI, page 12

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UConn beats Rutgers in final home game

By Matt McDonough Sports Editor

EAST HARTFORD– The UConn football team kept its slim bowl hopes alive, beating Rutgers 40-22 before 37,857 on Senior Day at Rentschler Field.

The Huskies jumped out to a 14-0 lead less than eight minutes into the game. Sio Moore, who had an interception in the game, recovered a fumble and Ty-Meer Brown intercepted a Chas Dodd pass to turn the Scarlet Knights first two offensive drives into scoring drives

for UConn.

Lyle McCombs, who ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries, scored on a 10-yard 2:09 into the game to make it 7-0. Scott McCummings ran it in from five yards out for the Huskies’ second score with 7:16 left in the first quarter.

“I thought Johnny McEntee was sharp early in the game ... I thought Scotty was productive as well,” said coach Paul Pasqualoni.

McEntee, who completed 10-of-16 passes for 90 yards and no interceptions, managed the game well. McCummings, who completed his only pass for

a 22-yard gain, ran for 47 yards and two touchdowns. The quarterback tandem helped UConn rebound from a tough 34-20 loss at the hands of Louisville on Nov. 19.

“What’s important is the way you respond to adversity... I just thought last week was such a disappointing week for us,” Pasqualoni said.

Kendall Reyes returned a fumble nine yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter to stretch the lead to 18.

» REYES, page 12

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Jonathan Jean-Louis ran the ball 10 times for 42 yards in Saturday’s win over Rutgers.

AND THEN THERE WERE EIGHT

Huskies move one game away from College Cup with win over Dukes

By Dan Agabiti Staff Writer

JIM ANDERSON/The Daily Campus

The mood after last night’s game was one of almost sheer bliss for UConn.

After the Huskies defeated the James Madison Dukes 3-0 in the Sweet Sixteen, everybody— including the usually stoic coach Ray Reid— was laughing, joking and, most of all, excited to still be playing soccer this late into the season.

Midfielder Carlos Alvarez said the mood had a lot to do with the fact that the Huskies have fought hard as a team all season long.

“At the end of the day, we know what it takes to win,” Alvarez said.

“Everything we do, we do as a team. We’re brothers.”

UConn dominated the game’s first half. The Huskies held possession for the majority of the game’s first 45 minutes.

After a few solid chances, the Huskies finally scored in the 19th minute when Alvarez scored a goal off of a through-ball from forward Tony Cascio.

Reid said that Alvarez’s goal into the top-left corner of the net looked almost identical to a goal back in 2000, which sent UConn into the Final Four. That team went on to the finals and won the

Juho Karppinen fights for a ball during UConn’s 3-0 win over James Madison in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday at Morrone Stadium in Storrs. The Huskies will have a chance to play for the College Cup when they take on Charlotte.

» HUSKIES, page 11

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Trouble in Paradise: UConn goes 3-1 over break

By Matt McDonough Sports Editor

Napier was held to four points, but managed five rebounds and five assists. Harvard defeated UCF 59-49 in the title game.

It was a “black” Friday for The Huskies rebounded on the No. 4 UConn men’s basket- Saturday in the consolation ball team. game. UConn defeated Florida The Huskies hit a speed bump State 78-76 in overtime to salover Thanksgiving break, los- vage its trip to the Bahamas ing 68-63 to Central Florida and finish in third place. Ryan in the Battle 4 Atlantis tourna- Boatright, playing in his first ment semifinals on Friday at the game in a UConn uniform after Imperial Arena in a six-game suspenAtlantis resort on sion administered by Paradise Island, the NCAA, knocked Bahamas.

The down three free duo of Marcus throws with seven Jordan and Keith seconds remaining to Clanton combined send the game into for 40 points. overtime.

Marcus, the son The freshman of NBA Hall of guard finished with Notebook Famer Michael 14 points in his Jordan, scored debut and helped the 20 points and totaled seven Huskies improve to 6-1. The rebounds in the Knights’ win, No. 22 Seminoles dropped to which snapped the longest win 5-2 on the year. Napier had streak in the nation at 16. It 26 points on 8-of-18 shootwas UConn’s first loss since ing and added five assists and March. Clanton was 4-of-5 four boards. Lamb scored 19 from behind the arc and Jeff points on 7-of-9 shooting and Jordan, Marcus’s brother and Drummond had 12 points, 10 transfer from Illinois, scored rebounds and seven blocks. two points in 21 minutes.

Roscoe Smith and Oriakhi both Jeremy Lamb scored 15 went scoreless off the bench points on 5-of-16 shoot- and Niels Giffey did not see ing. Andre Drummond had any playing time.

13 points, nine rebounds and On Thanksgiving, UConn four blocks, and Alex Oriakhi beat UNC Asheville 73-63 in totaled 14 points, 10 rebounds the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterand five blocks. Shabazz finals. Drummond, starting

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fof the first time this season, finished with nine points and five boards. Lamb and Napier once again led the way, scoring 23 points apiece. Lamb and Smith each had six rebounds.

Smith scored seven points off the bench and DeAndre Daniels had three points, four rebounds and three assists in the 10-point victory. Matt Dickey scored a team-high of 18 points for the Bulldogs in the loss.

The Huskies started the break off on the right foot, beating Coppin State 87-70 on Nov. 20 at the XL Center. Lamb scored a game-high 25 points, but Napier stole the show.

The sophomore guard notched his first career triple double with 22 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. Tyler Olander scored 11 points and grabbed 10 boards, marking his secondstraight double-double. Smith, a Baltimore native, scored 15 points on 6-of-10 from the field. Tony Gallo scored 21 points for the Eagles before 11,397 in Hartford.

UConn is off until Saturday when they host Arkansas in the Big East/SEC Challenge. The contest is at the XL Center and tipoff is 3:15 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

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Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

Alex Oriakhi goes up for a shot in the Huskies’ win over Coppin State on Nov. 20 in Hartford. UConn is now 6-1 after losing to Central Florida in the Bahamas.