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Funding distibution amended at USG Senate meeting By Liz Crowley Senior Staff Writer
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USG passed a collection of amendments to the Funding Board policies for Tier II organizations during the Senate meeting Wednesday night. “I think they will be very successful,” Funding Board chairperson Syed Naqvi said. “But we are entering into new territory and should proceed with caution.” Given that a “soft cap” was added, comptroller Dan Hanley will decide the maximum amount of money the Funding Board may give. Naqvi said the benefit of a soft cap is that under extreme circumstances, the comptroller may allow a group to receive a little more money. He said the cap ensures that there are funds available for every funding session. “A lot of student organizations want to know that they can get something, that the well hasn’t run dry,” Naqvi said. Category C organizations, off-campus
events open to all students, and category D organizations, off-campus events open to only some students, used to be eligible to receive 100 percent of the money they applied for. However, now they are only eligible for 75 percent of the funds. “Due to the growing number of groups and applications, that is just not sustainable anymore,” Naqvi said. “It lost accountability for student organizations to fundraise…They relied on us. We can’t have that anymore, because we can’t sustain that anymore.” Additionally, the policies now give priority to on-campus events open to some people over off-campus events open to all students, since, according to Naqvi, events hosted at Storrs are more beneficial to students than those who live off campus. Bryan Flanaghan, residential affairs subcommittee chair, was the lone opposer to the changes. He said he thinks the issues lie in the way student groups are organized, not in the Funding
Board policies. There should be a fourtier system where newer organizations shouldn’t receive as much money, given that they are new to the way the system works, he said. “I believe that the tier system on campus is the big problem,” Flanaghan said. President Sam Tracy appointed Senator Ed Courchaine to lead a task force that will look into all of the Funding Board policies and try to remedy them. Courchaine said the task force will research for a long time. He wants to look into other universities’ policies and into how state laws affect the Funding Board. He said the current policies are very intricate and hard to understand. “The process is so complex and there is so much red tape involved. It’s hard to look at the big picture,” Courchaine said. He hopes his seven-person committee will come up with more definitive solutions to the policies, rather than the “Band-Aid” amendments that were made, he said.
USG also passed a statement in support of ConnPIRG to propose the use of Open Source Textbooks as a textbook supplier. The legislation said that Open Source Textbooks offer less expensive textbooks, with online components written by reputable professors. “Open Source Textbooks are a logical, economical and environmentally friendly solution to this costly and unfair problem,” the legislation said. Mark Walsh, UConn’s ConnPIRG representative, said a benefit to using Open Source is that professors can change the material, and add content or questions before the semester begins. He said the problem with textbooks is that they are expensive and students do not have a say in the ones the professor chooses or their cost. With USG’s backing, ConnPIRG will begin meeting with UConn professors, whose books are offered in Open Source to see if they would like to switch publishers.
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“Tertulia Talk” focuses on political unity
Career Services teaches students to build resumes
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Over 50 students attended a lecture yesterday on how to build their first college resumes. Students, most of which were freshmen, spread themselves around the room, sitting on the floor when chairs ran out. “I’m trying to learn how to create a good resume,” said Kristina Dorche, a 1st-semester biology major. “I know how to create a good High School resume but I’m not really sure what goes on a college resume.” Career Services peer advisors Jenna Fabrizio, a 7th-semester human development and family studies major, and Mary Reilly, a 7th-semester health care management major, led the lecture. They began by explaining the nature of a resume. Fabrizio explained that a resume is what lands you the initial interview. A good resume is designed to market the skills a person can offer to potential employers. Resumes should be only one page long; students should keep in mind that resumes are typically looked at for less than a minute. Students can adjust the margins and font size in order to fit all the information onto one page. A college resume should highlight one’s college experience, Fabrizio and Reilly said, while all high school-related experience should be removed from a college resume by the beginning of junior year at the latest. “I wanted to make sure I got my resume in order. It’s a big step from high school,” said Robert Wilson, a 1st-semester computer sciences and engineering major. Fabrizio and Reilly divided the resume into different categories, including contact information, objective, education and experience. For contact information, students were instructed to include their first and last name and middle initial, their current and permanent address and a phone number. They reminded students to have a professional voicemail for the phone number they list. Following their explanation of appropriate contact information,
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Dr. Mark Healey, a professor of the Department of History, focused on the rebuilding of San Juan, Argentina after natural disasters and political corruption on Wednesday.
Students gathered for an informal talk on “The Politics of Distaster and Rebuilding” By Michael Corasaniti Campus Correspondent In the second in a series of “Tertulia” talks sponsored by the Center for Latin American and Cultural Studies, Professor Mark Healey of the Department of History delivered an informal talk Wednesday on the politics of San Juan, Argentina, before and after its 1944 earthquake that killed more then 10,000 and left ten times more homeless. The talk, entitled “Revelations among
the Ruins: the Politics of Disaster and Rebuilding in Mid-Century Argentina and Beyond,” dealt with how Argentina under President Juan Perón was both unified and divided after its natural disaster as discussed in Healey’s book, “The Ruins of the New Argentina: Peronism and the Remaking of San Juan after the 1944 Earthquake.” “The earthquake produced stability in the way that it brought together a people divided by political grief,” Healey said. Healey went on to discuss how the community of San Juan experienced both “divergence and convergence” as it dealt
with how to move forward with a corrupt political body after a natural disaster. He continued with the general ideas of how rebuilding can lead to political unity as well as strife, how political rivalries can hurt a rebuilding community and how the world today can learn from such happenings. “As we move forward, we look back on how the world reacts when the earth is shattered and we try to rebuild it a new,” Healey said.
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This week, the Rainbow Center hosted the next in its ‘Out to Lunch’ lecture series, featuring Ute Bettray, a Ph.D candidate in German Studies with a certificate in Women’s Studies at UConn. The lecture focused on Bettray’s ongoing thesis of the continuous line of expressing transgendered embodiment in 20th century German literature. The lecture, entitled “From Bertolt Brecht’s Der gute Mensh van Sezuan to Ingeborg Bachmann’s Malina: Developing a Continuous Line
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of Expressing Transgendered Embodiment” surrounds the first chapter of her text Female Masculinity in the Works of Ingeborg Bachmann. Bettray began by showing the audience pictures of examples of female masculinity, transsexual males, female to male and butch individuals, but what do all of these terms mean? All of these categories, she says, fall under the umbrella of transgender. Her lecture began with these terms and the recognized concepts that surround them. Then she narrowed in on Judith Jack Halberstam’s idea of female masculinity. In Halberstam’s
novel F2M: the Making of Female Masculinity, she put forth that if one is to dress and act like a man, then they are for all intents and purposes a man. If one performs masculinity, then one is a man. Masculinity thus is available to all bodies and moves away from the stereotypes and the masculinity that has been claimed by biological males. Halberstam’s theory is that masculinity can be put on female bodies like a second skin, resulting in female masculinity. Bettray uses Halberstam’s “deconstruction of the man and the woman” as a lens into her own thesis of the trans-
gender elements in German literature. “I picked this topic because I wanted transgender children to be able to read these texts and read about things that have been neglected in their societies,” Bettray said. For the most part, transgender issues remained a taboo subject in German speaking countries, which expand outside of simply Germany. “I want them to be able to accept themselves,” she said. So she decided to write her thesis on the underlying transgender themes that run through
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What’s on at UConn today... Gallery Talks 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Benton Museum of Art A work of art from one of our current exhibitions will be the subject of a 45-minute theme talk. The talk will be lead by a member of the museum’s docent program. A time for discussion will follow.
EEB Department Seminar 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Biology Physics Building, Room 130 This lecture will focus the evolution of weeds and invasives from domesticated ancestors.
Erasing Borders 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jorgensen Auditorium
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This exhibition features contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora. Jorgensen Gallery hours are: MondayFriday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Douglas Pease, Physics ECE Coordinator at the UConn Physics Department, will discuss the “The Early College Experience Program for the Physics Department.”
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Conn. outages drop to 511,000; more crews
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The president of Connecticut’s largest utility said Wednesday that he still believes most of the hundreds of thousands of customers still without electricity due to last weekend’s autumn snow storm will have their service restored by late Sunday night. More than 511,000 homes and businesses remained in the dark Wednesday evening. Jeffrey Butler, Connecticut Light and Power’s president and chief operating officer, predicted that number to drop to about 425,000 by Thursday morning, as crews work to restore service.
Pastor: Conn. man convicted of killings saw demon
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man facing a possible death sentence for killing a woman and her two daughters during a fiery home invasion was portrayed Wednesday as a dark and depressed teen who once saw a demon with glowing eyes — and whose ultra-religious parents believed prayer and faith were the best medicine, witnesses testified. Joshua Komisarjevsky faces life in prison or the death penalty for killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters in their Cheshire home in 2007. The girls were tied to their beds and died of smoke inhalation after they were doused in gas and the house was set on fire during an eight-hour ordeal. Komisarjevsky’s accomplice, Steven Hayes, was sentenced to death last year for raping and strangling Hawke-Petit and killing the girls. Komisarjevsky was also convicted of sexually assaulting the 11-year-old girl.
Conn. woman dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Bloomfield police say a 29-yearold woman has died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a home where an unventilated generator was running in the basement. The death appears to be the fifth in Connecticut related to last weekend’s snowstorm, which knocked out power to more than 800,000 homes and businesses across the state. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that there had been 135 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in the state since the storm hit. Authorities haven’t released the woman’s name. Officers found her dead in a home on Harding Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, after relatives told police they hadn’t been able to contact her. Police say they believe fumes from the generator caused her death. An autopsy is planned.
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U. of Idaho says 1 officer knew of gun threat in graduate student’s death BOISE, Idaho (AP) — University of Idaho officials say at least one police officer knew of alleged gun threats against a graduate student before she was shot and killed by a professor she had been dating. The school issued a statement Wednesday saying a police officer included on a threat assessment team was made aware of the threats that 22-year-old Katie Benoit reported. Benoit complained to the university in June that professor Ernesto Bustamante had threatened her with a firearm three separate times during the relationship. Moscow Police Chief David Duke said Friday he was unaware of gun threats until after Bustamante shot and killed Benoit on Aug. 22 and committed suicide.
Judge: Case of fake Facebook profile can proceed
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (AP) — A woman accused of impersonating her boyfriend on a fake Facebook page and posting inflammatory comments can be prosecuted for identity theft, a judge ruled Wednesday in a case that could have wider implications for American cyber-speech. Dana Thornton was indicted last year on one count of fourthdegree identity theft, a crime punishable by a maximum 18-month prison term upon conviction. Assistant Prosecutor Robert Schwartz said she created the Facebook page using photos and personal information about her ex-boyfriend, a police detective in northern New Jersey, and posted comments purported to be from him.
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from CAREER, page 1 Fabrizio and Reilly explained the objective – to indicate what you are applying for and state relevant skills and experience. Fabrizio then brought up a slide asking students to fix poorly written objectives, tossing a free T-shirt to the student who volunteered to share his answers. Fabrizio and Reilly went on to explain that students show their education in a section listing the institution they study at, the degree they are earning, their major and minor and their GPA, along with any honors and awards. The latter, however, could be listed in a separate section. Finally, the speakers explain ed how to present previous and current experience. Students were instructed to list the companies’ and organizations’ names, their position title, and the month and year of their employment (or “to present” if they are still employed by the company). Bullet points should be beneath each listed position, describing the duties a person fulfilled and the skills he or she gained during employment. Each bullet point should begin with and action verb an avoid the use of “I.”
Other categories students could use to represent their experiences include study abroad, military experience, research, volunteer, activities and honors and awards. Since the event was targeted to honors students, they were strongly encouraged to mention their honors achievements. “I like how the lecture showed different categories,” said Mohamed Shitia, a 3rd-semester microcellular biology major. “I didn’t know how to differentiate between experience where I was a volunteer and where I was paid.” The lecture concluded with resume tips, including avoiding templates, tailoring resume for ach jail, keeping a master resume and getting your resume critiqued at Career Services. “We [Career services] are here to help you,” Fabrizio said. “Utilize us to the fullest. We are here to serve you.” The lecture was part of the Honors Professionalism Program hosted by the staffs of the Honors Program and Career Services. Fabrizio and Reilly said they were impressed by the number of students who came to the lecture.
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Moving forward in Argentina from TERTULIA, page 1 After his talk, the discussion moved to a question and answer session as Healey, in conversation with the faculty and graduate students in attendance, went deeper into the ideas of how San Juan and Argentina dealt with disaster and politics in the 1940s. “I think [these talks] are a welcoming, inviting opportunity to engage the university community in the pillars of CLASC,” said CLASC director Mark Overmyer-Velázquez. “A welcome, informal environment is what we aim for.” The talk was attended by a group of 20, made up of mostly graduate students and faculty members with a few undergraduates in attendance as well. “I try to go to as many of these events a possible, I enjoyed the presentation a lot,” said Elena Hunt, 9th-semester history major. “I try to go to as many of the talks that are outside of my field. It’s definitely important to go outside of your comfort
zone in the sense that you’re not always just learning about the same thing.” Other students expressed similar sentiments about the benefits of learning and discussing themes outside of student’s own specific fields of study. To this point, while history majors were in attendance, few of them had focuses in Latin American studies. Some students were also not even history majors at all. “It’s definitely pretty interesting stuff,” said 3rd-semster engineering Nathan Martin. “It’s definitely important to learn about the subject areas that I otherwise wouldn’t have the chance to learn about as an engineering major.” The Tertulia talks, described by CLACS as faculty and graduate student lunch time talks, will continue throughout the year in the CLACS conference room in the J. Ray Ryan Building.
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Obama heads to G-20 amid questions on Greece WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has an important role to play in helping guide Europe through its financial crisis, but it is ultimately Europe’s problem to solve, the White House said Wednesday as President Barack Obama headed for an economic summit in France. Obama left Wednesday evening on an overnight flight to France aboard Air Force One. The Group of 20 industrialized and developed nations meets Thursday and Friday in Cannes, a summit that’s shadowed by the European debt crisis and Greece’s surprise plans to put a bailout deal to a popular vote. Press secretary Jay Carney said
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s call for a referendum on the Europe bailout plan was certain to be a topic of discussion for Obama and world leaders. Papandreou has infuriated European leaders and rocked financial markets, putting in jeopardy the long-sought deal to resolve the European debt crisis. Without criticizing the Greek plan, Carney said it made clear the need for Europe to act. “The events in Greece ... only underscore the need for Europe to come together and to unite behind conclusive action that resolves this crisis,” Carney said at the White House.
A peer career advisor for Career Services gives tudents tips on creating a professional resume on Wednesday.
Transgender themes discussed at Rainbow Center lecture from LECTURE, page 1 the two texts she focused on: “Malina” by Ingeborg Bachmann and “Der gute Mensh von Sezuan (or The Good Woman of Setzuan)” by Bertolt Brecht. “The Good Woman of Setzuan” deals with a Chinese prostitute who cannot say no to anybody, and thus is taken advantage of. To deal with this, Shen Te creates the strong, male alter ego of Shui Ta, who gets her life under control. Bettray uses this novel as an example of transgender, because Shui Ta became a pregnant man. This connects back to Halberstam’s notion of female masculinity and how by dressing like a man, one becomes a man, as Shen Te does in the novel, donning a man’s suit. “Malina” is the main novel focused on in Bettray’s thesis. In this novel, there is the female narrator and the male Malina. As the story continues, it is revealed that the two are one and the same and at the end of the novel, the female narrator goes away. “Like Brecht writes the male Shui Ta onto the body of female Shen Te, Bachmann dissolves the physical body and the set-
ting, the apartment, becomes the body, with two people who inhabit it,” Bettray said. Bettray’s point centers in on the female narrator going away. “The last line of the book is ‘it was murder.’ Most people take it as the narrator dying, but really it is the division between Malina and the narrator that dies and Malina’s masculinity comes to the forefront but still embodies the female ‘I’,” Bettray said. It is again an example of the female masculinity which Bettray argues so strongly. These German novels are both examples of the transgender concept, and Bettray seeks to it known. “I had a professor that was transgender, and a student who revealed to me in a paper that she was transgender living as a woman. It really influenced me a lot, and the novels just seemed to all come together,” she said. As she continues her book, she works to dispel stereotypical notions of gender so that the idea of transgender can cease to be such an unmentionable subject.
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Occupy protesters set to target busy Oakland port
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters escalated their tactics beyond marches, rallies and tent camps Wednesday and moved to disrupt the flow of goods at the nation’s fifth-busiest port. Protesters were arrested as they held a sit-in at the headquarters of cable giant Comcast in Philadelphia. Military veterans marched in uniform in New York, angry at their dim job prospects. And parents and their kids, some in strollers, formed a “children’s brigade” to join the Oakland, Calif. rallies. “There’s absolutely something wrong with the system,” said Jessica Medina, a single mother who attends school part time and works at an Oakland café. “We need to change that.” In Los Angeles, New York and other cities, demonstrators planned their own rallies in solidarity with the Oakland protesters, who called for Wednesday’s “general strike” after the city became a rallying point last week when an Iraq War veteran was injured in clashes with police. Protesters, city officials and business leaders were optimistic the strike would be peaceful. There was little to no visible police presence all day. At a briefing, officials described the protests as peaceful and orderly and said no arrests had been made. Potentially minimizing any significant disruptions at the port, leaders of the longshoremen’s union said they could not call for members to join the protests under their contract with the port. Organizers say they want to stop the “flow of capital.” The port sends goods primarily to Asia, including wine as well as rice, fruits and nuts, and handles imported electronics, apparel and manufacturing equipment, mostly from Asia, as well as cars and parts from Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai. On Wednesday morning, the port was operating as normal and most longshoremen had shown up for work, according
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Protester Alexis Marvel, of Boston, front, holds an American flag and shouts slogans while joining with members of the Occupy Boston movement, students from area colleges, and union workers as they march through downtown
to port and union officials. Craig Merrilees, spokesman for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, said its members were not being called to strike, but that they supported the protesters. The members “are supporting the concerns raised by Occupy Oakland and the Occupy movement to speak up for the 99 percent and against the corporate greed that is wrecking America,” Merrilees said. Elsewhere, police in Philadelphia arrested nine protesters who staged a sit-in inside the Comcast lobby. Officers handcuffed them and led into police vans as supporters cheered. One protester, Bri Barton, said she was there because the gleaming Comcast tower represents excessive wealth in a city with many blighted neighborhoods. “It’s hard for me to see this and that existing in the same city,” she said. In New York, about 100 military vet-
erans marched in uniform and stopped in front of the New York Stock Exchange, standing in loose formation as police officers on scooters separated them from the entrance. On the other side was a lineup of NYPD horses carrying officers with nightsticks. “We are marching to express support for our brother, (Iraq war veteran) Scott Olsen, who was injured in Oakland,” said Jerry Bordeleau, a former Army specialist who served in Iraq through 2009. The veterans were also angry that returned from war to find few job prospects. “Wall Street corporations have played a big role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Bordeleau, now a college student. He said private contractors have reaped big profits in those countries. In Boston, college students and union workers marched on Bank of America
offices, the Harvard Club and the Statehouse to protest the nation’s burgeoning student debt crisis. They say total outstanding student loans exceed credit card debt, increase by $1 million every six minutes and will reach $1 trillion this year, potentially undermining the economy. “There are so many students that are trying to get jobs and go on with their lives,” said Sarvenaz Asasy of Boston, who joined the march after recently graduating with a master’s degree and $60,000 in loan debt. “They’ve educated themselves and there are no jobs and we’re paying tons of student loans. For what?” The day’s events in Oakland began with a rally outside City Hall that drew more than 3,000 people who spilled into the streets and disrupted the downtown commute. Protesters hung a large black banner that read: “Occupy Everything, DEATH TO CAPITALISM.” The crowd included students, families with young children and many people wearing labor union T-shirts. “Shut down the 1 percent. We are the 99 percent,” they chanted. Oakland let city workers use vacation or other paid time to take part, and officials said about 5 percent took the day off. About 360 Oakland teachers didn’t show up for work, or roughly 18 percent of the district’s 2,000 teachers, officials said. The district has been able to get substitute teachers for most classrooms, and where that wasn’t possible children were sent to other classrooms, he said. “I came here because the schools are in the (same) boat as everyone else,” said Steve Neat, a fifth-grade teacher. “We have five schools being closed here in Oakland. We have class sizes skyrocketing. We have cuts, cuts, cuts, just like everyone else. And the 1 percent, their share of the wealth is growing, and it’s time for that to stop. It’s time for some of that wealth to be shared out to all of society,” he said.
Nevada IHOP shooter feared demons were after him
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A man who stormed into a Carson City IHOP restaurant with an assault rifle was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia as a teenager and feared demons were after him in the months before he killed four people before ending his own life, according to newly released police information. Eduardo Sencion, 32, was diagnosed in 1999 and declared permanently disabled two years later. The Carson City sheriff’s office detailed the deterioration of his mental state and the law enforcement agency’s handling of the Sept. 6 chaos following 85 seconds of terror that left five dead — including three National Guard members — seven injured and a community traumatized. The new information was first reported by the Nevada Appeal.
A presentation was given during a meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas of the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association, and a copy of the PowerPoint presentation was obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Sencion, 32, was born in Mexico and moved to the United States in 1993. He spoke fluent English, graduated from high school, had no criminal history and was a devout Catholic, authorities said. Investigators said his family first became aware of mental health issues when Sencion complained about being harassed by co-workers. He sought treatment when his employer told the family he was becoming increasing paranoid. Family members said Sencion took his medication, and all but
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PORTLAND, Texas (AP) — Police launched an investigation Wednesday into a Texas family law judge whose daughter posted a YouTube video of him savagely beating her with a belt during a tirade several years ago when she was a teenager. The nearly 8-minute video, which had been viewed more than 600,000 times since it was uploaded last week, shows County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams lashing his then-16-year-old daughter in the legs more than a dozen times and growing increasingly irate while she screams and refuses to turn over on a bed to be beaten. “Lay down or I’ll spank you in your (expletive) face,” Adams screams. His daughter, Hillary, wails and pleads for him to stop. Tim Jayroe, police chief in William Adams’ hometown of Rockport, a Gulf Coast community south of Houston, said Wednesday he has asked the Texas Rangers to assist in investigating whether the video shows anything criminal happened. He said his department began investigating after receiving phone calls from several concerned people who watched the secretly recorded 2004 video. No one answered the door at William Adams’ home Wednesday, and repeated calls to his office rang unanswered. However, the 51-year-old judge told Corpus Christi television station KZTV on Wednesday that the video “looks worse than it is,” and that he doesn’t expect to be disciplined or punished because of it. “In my mind, I haven’t done anything wrong other than discipline my child after she was caught stealing,” Adams said. “And I did lose my temper, but I’ve since apologized.” Reached at her mother’s home in Portland, Texas, Hillary Adams told The Associated Press that her father became irate after she was caught illegally downloading media files she hadn’t paid for. She said she feels some regret over posting the video because she said she doesn’t want to see her father punished, but that she hopes it will spur him to seek help. “He’s supposed to be a judge who exercises fit judgment,” she said. Sheriff Bill Mills said that since the video was posted, William Adams has received threatening phone calls and faxes at the courthouse. “People are upset, understandably upset. But emotions can’t really run this thing,” Mills said.
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Colleges should support National Merit scholarships
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hese are bleak days for National Merit scholars. Once a coveted honor for many high school students, National Merit is losing major support among colleges. New York University recently eliminated funding, following in the footsteps of Wake Forest, the University of North Carolina and the University of Texas at Austin. Though standardized testing is not the best way to measure academic excellence, and colleges should be applauded for realizing this, many qualified students do benefit from National Merit scholarships. Hard-working students have enough trouble affording colleges nowadays. Why punish them by revoking this one option for merit-based reward? Colleges that cut funding for National Merit are undermining the scholarship’s existence and hurting students. Without higher education’s support, the fund would be nearly halved. Of the $50.3 million that National Merit awards each year, $23.6 million comes from colleges and universities. College-sponsored scholarships are one of three types of scholarships National Merit provides, and perhaps is the best known. Without college support, National Merit would have one of two options: distribute less money over the same number of finalists, or shrink the pool of finalists, which is currently 8,300. Either way, students lose. Students understand that tuition is going up. The College Board reports that in-state public university tuition, including fees, has risen 7.9 percent since 2010. Many qualified individuals, perhaps even our own friends or family members, are no longer matched with universities that reflect their integrity, dedication and hard work. Instead, these intelligent people who spend years pouring over books, spearheading group projects and slaving over SAT and ACT prep books face a future where higher education cares much less about their efforts. Not every hardworking student comes from a rich family – or a poor one that can qualify for financial aid. What will happen to these students when merit scholarships disappear? Perhaps they will settle for a lesser school or, even worse, become discouraged and less willing to work. As mentioned, standardized testing is not the most effective measure of a student’s academic proficiency. Some high school students just do not perform well on one big exam, but excel at their classes and maintain high GPAs. Colleges like NYU are correct in recognizing this disparity. However, in their efforts to reform the culture that over-emphasizes the PSAT and SAT, they must not leave high-achieving students out to dry. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
UConn ball so hard NCAA wanna fine em. That Jim cray. To the 10% of people who said Twilight is better than Harry Potter on the daily poll.... GTFO. I’m sorry, everyone. Would you like the bus drivers to use their telekinetic powers to magic the insane amount of cars and pedestrians out of the way so we can get to you on time? How rude of us to get stuck in traffic! And how dare we take detours to avoid construction and CL&P work sites! Especially when our buses have hovercraft technology, our drivers are all wizards, and all pedestrians are perfect little angels who never jaywalk in front of us without looking. OH WAIT. The guy in the room above me gets it on more than donkey kong. UGH! Bookworm’s caesar dressing! It has too many calories. AND depicts Paul Newman as Julius Caesar when caesar salad was, in fact, invented in Mexico! #nerdproblems. Me and my friend kept referring to Andre Drummond as Zorro because of his face mask. We are cool. That awkward moment when everyone in the elevator pretends they have a text. To the longboader who just hit a pedestrian and then both took out a bike rider, that was epic. That awkward moment when your RA delivers a chocolate chip muffin to your room right after you had sex. It was delicious. Uh oh, looks like Justin’s Bieber’s gonna have a baby! Baby! Baby! OOOOOOH!
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LGBT hate crimes are still a pressing issue
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hirteen years ago, on a frigid October night in Laramie, Wyo., Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old college student, met two young men at a small bar near the University of Wyoming. The men claimed to be gay, and when the bar closed, they offered to give Matthew a ride home. Instead, they drove him to a remote rural area, robbed him, pistol-whipped him, tortured him, tied him to a fence with a rope and left him to die. He was tied to the fence for 18 stinging, excruciating hours until a mountain By Ryan Gilbert biker, who initially Associate Commentary Editor mistook him for a scarecrow, rode by and found him. Matthew’s face was beaten so brutally that it was completely covered in blood, except where it had been partially washed clean by his tears. He suffered fractures to the back and side of his head and experienced brainstem damage. His body was unable to normalize its heart rate and body temperature, and his injuries were too severe for doctors to operate. Matthew remained unconscious and on full life-support for five days until he died in his hospital bed. Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson beat and left Matthew to die because he was gay. Fred Phelps and members of the Westboro Baptist Church protested Matthew’s funeral because he was gay. Matthew was the victim of a hate crime and was targeted simply because of who he was, and the truth is too many people in the LGBT community are still abused because of who they are. In an interview conducted
by Greg Pierotti, a member of the New York Tectonic Theater Project, McKinney said, “Matthew Shepard needed killing.” McKinney also called himself “the poster child for hate crime murders.” In 1998, no hate crime prevention laws existed nationally or in the state of Wyoming. Yet, two years ago, President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James
“Yes. How dare we even attempt to prevent hateful and deplorable bigots from beating and killing people they just don’t like.” Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which expands the 1969 federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, into law. James Dobson, founder of the socially conservative lobbying group Focus on the Family, opposed the Act, arguing that it would effectively “muzzle people of faith who dare to express their moral and biblical concerns about homosexuality.” Yes. How dare we even attempt to prevent hateful and deplorable bigots from beating and killing people they just don’t like. In an op-ed piece for The Advocate, Judy and Dennis Shepard, Matthew’s parents wrote: “Through a bipartisan Congress and with President Obama’s support, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes
Prevention Act declared hate crimes against the LGBT community to be a federal offense, sending the message that they would no longer be tolerated and that LGBT Americans are an important and valued thread in the American fabric. Over the last few years, the LGBT community has seen great promise, but we still have work to do both legally and socially. If you need any proof of this, just look at the latest teen suicide rates in the LGBT community. Furthermore, judicial and law enforcement officials must charge, convict and punish committers of hate crimes to the full extent of the law. According to Dallas Voice, a newspaper for the gay community in Texas, on Oct. 30, 2011, Burke Burnett, a 26-year-old gay man, said he was the victim of a brutal hate crime in the town of Reno. Burnett claimed four men attacked him, stabbing him with a broken beer bottle and throwing him onto a fire. He also said his attackers yelled things like “pussy-ass f****t,” “gay b***h” and “c**k-sucking punk.” The paper reports that Reno police spokeswoman Alicia Myrick said it will be up the Lamar County District Attorney’s Office to determine whether the case is prosecuted as a hate crime. As we salute the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Matthew Shepard Act, all of us must come together and continue to fight for equal rights and protections for every citizen. The LGBT community plays a significant role in honoring the ideals on which this country was founded, and when members of that community are brutalized and discriminated against simply because of who they are, all of us must condemn and punish the perpetrators of those hateful acts.
Associate Commentary Editor Ryan Gilbert is a 7thsemester journalism major. He can be reached at Ryan. Gilbert@UConn.edu.
Students should spend more time discussing academics
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f one were to walk around the dining halls or Student Union and listen to students talk and socialize, they would probably hear conversations about sports, homework or the latest movie. All this is evidence of a solid and supportive community here at UConn, but, in my opinion, there is one thing missing: There is rarely discussion about academic or intellecBy John Giardina tual topics just for the sake Staff Columnist of that experience. It is not often that students have an indepth debate with their peers about a topic not explicitly assigned in one of their classes. Conversations and discussions, however, can be an amazing driver of academic growth and discovery, and can encourage students to reach further in their classes and career. That is why the UConn community as a whole must encourage academic engagement in all areas of student life, not just in the classroom. I recently had a discussion in one of my economics classes about a question someone had about a theory. In the discussion, the teacher did not simply give the class the answer, but helped everyone work through the problem
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together. This reminded me that sometimes the best way to learn or explore new ideas is not through reading or listening to someone else’s interpretation or analysis, but through developing your own. One of the best ways to do this is through having discussions like I had in my class, where one can test his or her ideas, or ask questions and develop a stronger foundation for knowledge. Discussions can be a fairly common occurrence in some classes, but they rarely take place outside of the classroom. It seems that there is often a kind of barrier between one’s life in class and outside of class. People do homework in groups, but they rarely talk about academic concepts simply to expand their understanding, especially if it is unrelated to any class assignment. For UConn students to reach the next level of academic success, they have to breakdown that barrier between the classroom and the rest of their life. To be fair, there are many programs at UConn that try to reduce this barrier. Most prominently, the learning communities bring together likeminded people and give them opportunities to listen to speakers and presenters outside of class, hoping to encourage discus-
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sion and exploration of important topics. There are also some academic clubs, which explore a particular subject area and encourage people to explore things that they do not necessarily learn in their classes. Yet students shouldn’t have to be a part of these things to feel comfortable having discussions with their peers about important and substantial topics. Faculty and students should work together to create an atmosphere on campus where these kinds of conversations are commonplace. Professors can do this by simply assigning group projects that encourage critical thinking and debate within the group. The purpose of any group activity in class should not necessarily be to reinforce lecture (although that can be helpful). Instead, the activity should try to spur excitement and interest in the students that will hopefully lead to engagement outside of class. Faculty, however, can only do so much to promote an academic dialogue outside of class. Students must be willing to fully integrate their studies into their daily life. They must be eager to start conversations with their friends about things they find interesting, whether it is current events, medicine or any other field
they want to explore. This does not mean everyone should start discussing theory from lecture. That would be rather boring. Students could instead discuss something new and exciting from a field that they find interesting. It may seem that the campus I am calling for is one where all the students think about their classes and studies all the time. This is not the case. I simply think an atmosphere should develop where people get excited about what they do in class, and where it is standard for students to discuss the remarkable applications and research that are in every field students study. If the barrier between class and the rest of student life can be broken down, it will be easier for students to switch from passive learners to active and creative participants in their academic growth. This switch to active learning can provide countless benefits to students and their future careers, and to the university as a whole. It can create an environment where students study things they find fascinating and are constantly pushed to reach their full potential. Staff Columnist John Giardina is a 3rd-semester economics/MCB major. He can be reached at John.Giardina@UConn.edu
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Side of Rice by Laura Rice
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Froot Buetch by Brendan Albetski and Brendan Nicholas
Horoscopes 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 an 8 -- There’s more money coming in, and you’ve got the energy to keep it flowing. Discipline’s required. Draw upon hidden resources, and stash provisions. The pressure’s easing. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- The more you learn, the more you value true friends. Communication channels are open, and freedom and change in relationships prevail today. Have a conversation. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- It’s time for exploration. If you can’t afford a trip to the Bahamas or Curacao, dive deep into a book, and soak in the rays of good literature. Relax. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s as if shackles have been cast off of your ability to love and interact. Reaffirm your bonds. Rely upon a loved one, and stand up for a cause. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- When in doubt, ask for advice from a trusted partner. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. Don’t fight for false victory. Come together instead.
Monkey Business by Jack Boyd
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Let experienced elders teach you the ropes. Stick to your word, and make your deadlines. Stay in communication. Someone’s drawing a line in the sand, so draw a line yourself. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Balance romance and creativity. Paint a picture for someone close to you, or fall in love with a new piece of art. A visit to a museum or an art gallery could help. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- There’s more cleaning to do. Find those places where more organization would help you in achieving your goals. Your trash is another person’s treasure.
#hashtag by Cara Dooley UConn Classics: Back in My Day, Comics Were These Comics Phil by Stephen Winchell and Ben Vigeant
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You are ready to take another go at things that have failed before. Take advantage of your enhanced negotiation skills to reach new heights. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- It’s a good day for writing, whether it’s a grant proposal, a business plan or a list of steps to move your project forward. Visualize it completely. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- There’s more work and money on the way, and they could involve some travel. You’re free to talk about changes in love and friendships. Someone may want to talk. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Private’s better than public today. Seek out peace and quiet. Meditation or spiritual contemplation soothes and eases tension. Solutions arise unbidden.
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Israeli prime minister said to favor Iran attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official said Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to persuade his Cabinet to authorize a military strike against Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program – a discussion that comes as Israel successfully tests a missile believed capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Iran. It remained unclear whether Israel was genuinely poised to strike or if it was saber-rattling to prod the international community into taking a tougher line on Iran. Israeli leaders have long hinted at a military option, but they always seemed mindful of the practical difficulties, the likelihood of a furious counterstrike and the risk of regional mayhem. The developments unfolded as the International Atomic Energy Agency is due to focus on the Iranian program at a meeting later this month. The West wants to set a deadline for Iran to start cooperating with an agency probe of suspicions that Tehran is secretly experimenting with components of a weapons program. Israeli leaders have said they favor a diplomatic solution, but recent days have seen a spate of Israeli media reports on a possible strike, accompanied by veiled threats from top politicians. In a speech to parliament this week, Netanyahu said a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a “dire threat” to the world and “a grave, direct threat on us, too.” His hawkish foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, was dismissive of the reports but added: “We are keeping all the options on the table.” The government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was discussing sensitive internal deliberations, told The Associated Press that the option is now being debated at the highest levels. The official confirmed a report Wednesday in the Haaretz daily that Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud
Barak both favor an attack, but do not yet have the support of a majority of Cabinet ministers. The official also said Israel’s top security chiefs, including the heads of the military and Mossad spy agency, oppose military action. It is generally understood that such a momentous decision would require a Cabinet decision. Israel’s 1981 destruction of Iraq’s nuclear reactor was preceded by a Cabinet vote. Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev refused to comment on the issue but did say there is a “decision-making process which has stood the test of time. ... There have been precedents, and the process works.” With most of its population concentrated in a narrow corridor of land along the Mediterranean, Israel’s homefront could be vulnerable to a counterattack. Iran’s military chief, Gen. Hasan Firouzabadi, said his country takes Israeli threats seriously and vowed fierce retaliation. “We are fully prepared to use our proper equipment to punish any mistake so that it will cause a shock,” he said in comments posted on the website of the Guard, Iran’s most powerful military force. Reflecting the mood in Israel, military expert Reuven Pedatzur wrote in Haaretz that “if anyone can save Israel from catastrophe, it is the Israeli air force commander,” who might simply tell Netanyahu that an attack on Iran “cannot achieve its goals.” Several months ago, the newly retired head of the Mossad, Meir Dagan, caused a stir by warning publicly against attacking Iran, saying a strike would be “stupid” and would risk unleashing a region-wide war. Israel considers Iran to be its greatest threat, citing Tehran’s nuclear program, its president’s repeated calls for destroying the Jewish state and Iran’s support for the Hamas and Hezbollah
militant groups. For years, Israeli leaders have implored the world community to impose tough economic sanctions to pressure the Iranians to dismantle their nuclear installations. The key element now is time. Israeli estimates of when Iran might be able to produce a nuclear weapon have been fluid, with Dagan giving a 2015 date when he left office. But some reports have suggested officials consider the coming months critical. The successful test Wednesday of an advanced long-range Israeli missile, along with word of a recent air force exercise, seemed to fit into that scenario. Barak hailed the launch as “an impressive technological achievement and an important step in Israel’s rocket and space progress.” An Israeli defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity under government policy, said the military tested a “rocket propulsion system” in a launch from the Palmachim base near Tel Aviv. Further information about the test was censored by the military. Foreign reports, however, said the military testfired a long-range Jericho missile – capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and striking Iran. Also Wednesday, military officials confirmed that the air force conducted a drill last week with Italian warplanes in Sardinia. Israeli warplanes were joined by supply and logistics aircraft. There were no details on the purpose of the drill. Israeli TV stations ran an interview with one of the pilots who participated, identified only as Lt. Col. Yiftah, who said it allowed the air force to simulate longer-distance missions. “The advantage here,” he said, “is that we can fly in a very large area, much larger than we can in Israel.” He said there were “complicated flights with many planes.”
China spacecraft make first successful docking BEIJING (AP) — China moved one step closer to setting up its own space station early Thursday, with two spacecraft docking successfully above the earth. The state-run Xinhua News Agency said the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 docked with the Tiangong 1 module now in orbit as China moved ahead with its most ambitious space project to date. Shenzhou 8 launched Tuesday from a base in far western China. China launched its own space station program after being turned away in its repeated attempts to join the 16-nation International Space Station. That was largely on objections from the United States, which is wary of the Chinese space program’s military links.
Xinhua said China joins the U.S. and Russia as the only countries to master the space docking technique. In terms of technology, the launch of the Tiangong-1 places China about where the U.S. was in the 1960s during the Gemini program. But space experts have said that China progresses farther than the U.S. did with each launch it undertakes. Experts see no explicit military function for the Chinese space station. President Hu Jintao praised the docking in a message from France, where he is ahead of the Group of 20 summit of economic powers. Premier Wen Jiabao and other top officials watched the docking from an aerospace center in Beijing, Xinhua reported.
China plans two more space missions – at least one of them manned – to meet up with the Tiangong 1 module next year for further practice. Plans call for launching two other experimental modules for more tests before the actual station is launched in three sections between 2020 and 2022. At about 60 tons when completed, the Chinese station will be considerably smaller than the International Space Station, which is expected to continue operating through 2028. China launched its first manned flight in 2003, joining Russia and the United States as the only countries to launch humans into orbit. The Chinese space program also calls for one day landing on the moon, possibly with astronauts.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 2. Earlier this week, Netanyahu expressed new concerns about Iran’s nuclear program.
A military strike would hardly be unprecedented. Besides the 1981 strike, Israeli warplanes destroyed a site in Syria in 2007 that the U.N. nuclear watchdog deemed a secretly built nuclear reactor. But attacking Iran would be a much more difficult task. It is a more distant target, and Israeli warplanes would probably have to go over hostile airspace in Syria, Iraq or Saudi Arabia to reach it. Turkey could be an alternative – but its relations with Israel are fraught. Iran’s nuclear facilities also are believed to be spread out across many sites, buried deep underground. The Iranian military is far more
powerful than those of Syria or Iraq, equipped with sophisticated anti-aircraft defense systems as well as powerful medium-range missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel. An Israeli attack would also likely spark retaliation from local Iranian proxies, the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip to Israel’s south and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon along Israel’s northern border. And it would reorder priorities in a region now consumed by the Arab Spring and the Palestinian issue. Some have speculated that the United States – or even Britain – might be better poised to carry out a strike. Iran denies it aims to produce a
Prosecutor will investigate all sides in Libyan civil war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the international war crimes tribunal said Wednesday that his office will “impartially and independently” examine allegations of crimes committed by NATO and opposition forces, as well as by pro-Gadhafi troops, during this year’s fighting in Libya. At the same time, prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said he is pursuing Gadhafi’s son Saif al-Islam and the former military intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, both of whom have been charged with alleged war crimes. Moreno Ocampo said he has been in contact with intermediaries about the son’s possible surrender, but has received information he may try to leave Libya. Along with alleged crimes by Gadhafi’s forc-
es, “There are allegations of crimes committed by NATO” and opposition forces, Moreno Ocampo said. He said allegations of crimes perpetrated by the opposition National Transitional Council included detention of civilians suspected of being mercenaries and the killing of detained combatants. He did not provide details of possible crimes by NATO forces. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court told the U.N. Security Council that his office has been informed that Libya’s new leaders will look at the circumstances surrounding Gadhafi’s Oct. 20 death as they prepare a strategy to address crimes committed during the conflict. Questions remain about the death of Gadhafi, who was still alive when opposition forces took him into custody.
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English majors learn about possible job opportunities By Jason Wong Staff Writer The Writing Internship Program hosted its annual panel presentation and discussion for English majors: “Careers for English Majors: Strategies, Options, and Ideas,” Wednesday afternoon at CLAS. In an economic climate where a liberal arts degree is often viewed as foolish, the panel provided a reassurance that job options specific to the skills of English majors are now highly varied, and also available. Four UConn english majors who graduated recently were invited back as panelists. Lauren Cunningham (’11) works as an Editorial Assistant at Pearson Publishing in Boston. Katherine Mather (’08) works as an Account Coordinator for Text 100 Global Public Relations in Boston. Brandon Murray (’08) works as a University Educational Assistant in UConn’s Office of the Provost and Kierstin Wesolowski (’09) works as a Communications Assistant at MIT School of Engineering, Laboratory of Manufacturing and Productivity in Cambridge, Mass. English majors are traditionally associated with careers in education and law, but in the past 5-10 years, the viability of an English major in other fields has improved
considerably. The panelists started the event by detailing the responsibilities and skills that they have and utilize at their current jobs. Most of the panelists have administrative duties – Wesolowski talked about using logistics, marketing, and coding in her job. Cunningham coordinates reviews on textbooks, and Mather creates brand awareness and works with media relations. Next the panelists talked about their experiences before getting their current jobs. Many of them went to grad. school, as well as substitute teaching and temping while searching. Many of them also did internships, as well as freelance writing for local newspapers to stay in practice. Then, they talked about how to market being an english major to potential employers. The panelists agreed universally that english majors should emphasize their writing skills. They explained that being able to write well means you can write to a client, sell them a product or service, communicate succinctly and sensibly. If the employer is in books (like publishing), use it to show you are genuinely interested in the field. “Show them that you don’t want a job, you want ‘this’ job,” Cunningham said. About the job hunt, the panelists recommended getting as much practical experience in a professional setting as
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Up and coming authors talk to students about novels
By Lily Rhodes Campus Correspondent The UConn Co-op held its annual Creative Sustenance Reading on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Readers filed into rows of chairs alongside the bookstore’s fiction section to hear two emerging authors, Christopher Boucher and Jane Roper, read excerpts from their debut novels. Boucher gave the audience a brief warning before diving into his book “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive.” “Are you ready for some weird fiction?” Boucher said. “Are you sure?” In the question portion of the event that followed the authors’ readings, Boucher and Roper spoke of their creative processes. “I write everyday,” Boucher said. “I’m really neurotic about it. I look at writing like I look at brushing my teeth. If I don’t brush my teeth, then I can get through the day, but I’m not very happy and neither is anyone else.” Roper explained the similarities between their habits. “I was able to write almost everyday, but I never set a routine. I’d give myself a word count. I’d write 1,000 words, even if they were 1,000 terrible words.” Both Boucher and Roper have careers that allow them time to write. Roper is a blogger for Babble.com, and Boucher is a professor of writing and literature at Boston College. They agreed that developing a plot is the most difficult part of writing. “I worked on the book for three years before I realized I didn’t even have a plot,” Boucher said. The title of Boucher’s book
was inspired by John Muir’s 1969 novel “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive.” “It actually has nothing to do with Volkswagens,” Boucher said. It is written in a vignette style, consisting of small stories. The main character of Boucher’s novel has a son that is virtually a Volkswagen Beetle. His first selection was “Tune-Up,” a chapter that portrays the automobile’s second birthday party. “With me so far? Have I hit my weird limit?” Boucher asked. “I really hope not.” Boucher finished with an excerpt from another chapter titled “I Would Die For You,” before thanking the audience and returning to his seat. Jane Roper’s novel, “Eden Lake,” is about a summer camp in Maine. Roper described her camp as a “touchy-feely, crunchy, granola” kind of place similar to the one she visited with her parents for the first 15 years of her life. “So… my book’s not so weird, hope that’s not a bad thing,” Roper said while glancing over at Boucher. “Did anyone go to camp growing up?” Several audience members raised their hands. Roper then began reading a chapter that recounts the first day the Eden Lake campers arrive. Ellen Litman, director of UConn’s Creative Writing Program, thanked the authors and audience for attending. The readings were held in order to raise money for Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic. Donations were accepted by Scott Nolan, one of he Kitchen’s board of directors.
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Katherine Mather (‘08) was one of four panelists that spoke to current UConn students about jobs for English majors after graduating college.
possible such as internships. They also recommended having several résumés, that is, tailoring each one to the job you’re applying for. Brandon recommended taking a onecredit grammar class that UConn offers. The panelists
used such resources as Job Fox, Indeed, LinkedIn, Media Bistro and the like. “I thought this was very helpful. Lauren’s doing what I want to do, and her experience gave me a lot of insight into my future,” said Samantha
Ruggiero, a 3rd-semester english and psychology major. “I was glad to hear about jobs outside of teaching and law,” said Morgan Tarleton, a 3rd-semester english major.
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Deer Tick’s fourth album could be better
By Joe O’Leary Senior Staff Writer
One Friday back in July, after my shift at the local factory ended, I hopped in my car with a friend and drove to Lupo’s in Providence, R.I., to see a free show from Deer Tick, New England’s best (and probably
are missing something, at least in studio form. It might be something else, though; maybe the drawling, screaming, hardrocking country tracks that pervade “Providence” sound better when you’re surrounded by a thousand hooting hipsters than when you’re wandering campus with your earphones on. John McCauley’s lead vocals,
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only) alternative country band. The show was a hell of a time. The band and crowd were suitably sloshed, the songs came hard and fast and they even debuted some songs that were, at that point, “on their next album.” That “next album” has finally arrived in the form of “Divine Providence,” Deer Tick’s fourth album, and third in three years. While the record sometimes shows off the band at its best, it’s obvious that the songs
heard on most of the 12 tracks on “Providence,” are unlike almost any others in modern rock. In a rough, raw and loud voice, McCauley commands attention on almost any track, but especially in those like the opener, “The Bump.” Over a raucous ruckus of drums and twanging guitars, McCauley brings his voice from a normal drawl to flat-out screaming, unleashing a chorus that sums up most of the band’s work: “We’re full grown men/ But we act like kids!” The slow
open in “Main Street” hides one of the best rock songs of the year. As the song develops, its quality magnifies. Even when he’s not drinking or partying, McCauley’s vocals can still command attention. McCauley, however, falters in other tracks, at least in their recorded versions. “Let’s All Go To The Bar,” a rowdy drinking song, sounds repetitive and boring as the band endlessly repeats the title. Back at Lupo’s, when the crowd was singing along and the band was plunging into the audience, the song killed it. It’s easiest to say they’re just better live. The repetition kills more than just “Bar,” though, as a few other songs with potential feel a bit wasted like “Something to Brag About.” However, “Providence” doesn’t ride simply on McCauley. He allows his bandmates Ian O’Neill (guitar) and Dennis Ryan (drums) to step up to the mic for their own lead parts. While they don’t always succeed, it’s an important move that allows the band to expand its sound. The experiment is a hit on “Clownin’ Around,” a surprisingly slow, introspective song in which Ryan mourns his past transgressions, before the song ends on a somber note about inescapable addiction (“and the icy needle kisses my veins”). The album has some weaker points, specifically the section of tracks near the end where the band slows things down a bit too much. Nonetheless, it still has some rollicking tracks. It might not be the band’s best effort, but its best effort is hard to contain on a disc. If you like “Providence,” keep an eye on the group’s next tour. Their live show will convert you for good.
Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu
I’ve never understood the fascination with looking at food or watching shows like “Man vs. Food.” They only serve to make me hungry and jealous of the amazing things that people get to eat that I will probably never have the chance to eat. That doesn’t mean I don’t like to get my own sweet, sweet dose of food porn every once in a while, and we all know what I’m talking about. Those amazing websites where people post pictures of the tacos they made, or the triple chocolate peanut-butter layer cake, or the bacon and cheese frittata. I could go on. While the everyday blogger who takes pictures of their food (for whatever reason) and posts is more concerned about the lighting and presentation to make their food look good, the professional food porn providers – some people may call them “advertisers”– use much more deceiving processes to make sure that the burger you see on that huge billboard makes you giddy with the excitement of pulling off the next exit to order three of them. Would you like a little motor oil with your pancakes? Well, that’s what photographers use instead of the not-so-photogenic syrup that you’d probably prefer instead. Photographers use a lot of things that shouldn’t go in your mouth and pass them off as food. Another one being shoe polish to make raw meat look like it just came out of the oven and has been browned to perfection. But really, it’s been wiped with something that probably doesn’t taste very good, although I’ve never eaten shoe polish. A towering bowl of cinnamon toast crunch might pop onto your television screen and make you run to your cupboard for a sugary fix, but make sure you pour them onto a towering bowl of white glue if you want yours to look like the ad’s. Cereal gets all soggy and gross when it’s atop actual milk, so advertisers put it over the sticky stuff instead so that it sits elegantly upon a sturdier base instead. Yum. If you’ve ever wondered why your grapes don’t have that frosty covering like the pictures, or your cake doesn’t look quite as succulent, then you have food tricks to blame again. Advertisers use spray deodorant to spritz fruit to give it a nice sheen. Furthermore, they use hairspray on baked goods to breathe life into a cake that’s been sitting under lights for hours and probably is starting to look a little stale. At the end of the day, some advertisers also just use plastic food or nonedible items that look like food (like cardboard). It’s no secret that the sad excuse for ketchup and mustard oozing out of its packaging doesn’t resemble what the McDonald’s ads say is a quarter pounder with cheese. However, most people – myself included– assume that McDonald’s just made a really tasty version of the burger that day and was ready for some glamour shots. In reality, that burger is either entirely fake or definitely tastes like crap, and would probably kill you if you ate it.
Rebecca.Radolf@UConn.edu
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1. “21,” Adele 2. “Come To The Well,” Casting Crowns 3. “Clear As Day,” Scotty McCreery 4. “Evanescence,” Evanescence 5. “Duets II,” Tony Bennett 6. “Tha Carter IV,” Lil Wayne 7. “Own The Night,” Lady Antebellum 8. “The Good, The Bad, The Sexy,” Joe 9. “American Capitalist,” Five Finger Death Punch 10. “Wildflower,” Lauren Alaina
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Lou Reed and Metallica have been collaborating for a while to come out with an album, but the finished product does nothing to impress listeners.
By Julie Bartoli Senior Staff Writer I’d like to preface this by saying that I am a huge Lou Reed fan. I loved him in the Velvet Underground, broadcasting his personal brand of artful irony. I loved his solo work, particularly “Transformer’s” deceivingly ordinary overlay and “Street Hassle’s” nihilistic stance. I dug his bohemian punk aesthetic. I even appreciated his 1975 crash-and-burn “Metal Machine Music,” because only Reed could pioneer forward so far in a genre that he managed to reach the point of no return. Or so I thought. “Lulu,” released Tuesday is a collaboration between Reed and Metallica, that clocks in just under an hour and a half long. The seemingly endless album features the tale of “Lulu,” a stripper-turnedtrophy-wife-turned-prostitute in two of Frank Wedekind’s early 20th century plays. Reed wrote the lyrics, which are a series of misogynistic psycho-sexual slurs and nonsensical references. Meanwhile, Metallica tries desperately to rock out from under the mix, occasionally coming up for air when Reed takes a break from his verbal jargon. Otherwise, Lou is heard first, foremost and too much. Reed’s spoken poetry worked in the Underground and as a solo artist because it was cradled by a similarly morose tune. “Lulu” is two very separate musical lines layered one over the other,
By Jamil Larkins Campus Correspondent So far in 2011, we have seen the realignment of power within the hip hop genre. Huge stars such as Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Rick Ross and Eminem have assembled teams of new and veteran artists in similar fashion to a fantasy
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Reed’s legacy is cemented, and listeners are well aware that he has no interest in any form of commercialism post“Metal Machine Music.” However, repercussions from “Lulu” may hurt Metallica in future endeavors. I respect the attempt at higher art. But this is all so contrived. It seems like music has become a joke to Reed, and
to the sophomore release by Wale, entitled “Ambition.” Finally finding a home with Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group, Wale has found success so far this year almost completely built off of the buzz surrounding Maybach Music and the anticipation for his album. That anticipation has turned into reality, as Wale hopes to have both the com-
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the result is just insulting. I’ve seen the arguments that “Lulu” is “too advanced for most,” and “one of the greatest art rock albums ever made.” It’s not. If someone came up to me and said, “Hey, did you ever think that ‘Lulu’ is Loutallica’s way of making a statement about music’s current lack of economic value, while simultaneously shaping higher art through themes of 20th century theatre and using Reed and Metallica as
foils to do so?” I would say, “No, I think ‘Lulu’ is a really bad album.” And if they said, “You just don’t get it.” I’d reply, “Whatever. Take a walk on the wild side.”
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Wale’s sophomore release underwhelms
Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the U.S. singles chart with ‘You Haven’t Done Nothin’, the singers fourth U.S. No.1. It featured The Jackson Five on backing vocals.
Led Zeppelin’s eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger.
which leaves the impression of being pulled into two equally miserable directions. You can either tune into Metallica desperately trying to form some sense of melody around atonal gibberish, or Lou Reed creating the gibberish. It’s a miserable album. There’s no structure, no tune, no melody, no sense of timing, no cohesive thought process all surrounded by a thinly veiled layer of machismo and forced aggravation.
football draft. With these super teams in order, this year has been full of new releases from various artists. From their class, Big Sean and J. Cole both dropped debut albums earlier in the year, and Drake’s “Take Care” will soon be arriving. But this week, everyone’s attention has been pointed
mercial and critical success with “Ambition” as his peers have found with their album releases. Wale has gone through some big changes in his career and this album still retains some classic elements of his music. The first few songs were typically Wale;
heavy drums, high tempo, and some not-so-humble lyrics. In “Legendary,” we find Wale examining the cross between success and fame, saying, “for real, you real then you don’t need to say it, it’s something to be great, it’s nothing to be famous.” Unfortunately, these first few songs sound so much alike that it’s hard to tell them apart when listening through the album. One of rap’s biggest sports fans, Wale never misses a chance to throw in a reference to anything sports related. Something every Husky can appreciate: Wale drops a UConn inspired line in “Double M Genius,” saying “Imma let the chips fall, they’re Kemba Walker tryna see me pitt-fall.” There were two clear standout tracks on the album that I could easily point out. Both “Chain Music” and “Ambition” put the new styles and influences that Wale has endured on display. “Ambition,” (in my opinion) the best song on the album, features guest appearances by fellow MMG members Meek Mill and Rick Ross.
This is the part of the review where the praise stops. In order to really get a feel for an album, I usually sit down and play it straight through about two or three times. Immediately, I know how I feel about the album by the number of songs that I have to skip through without finishing them. As for “Ambition?” Six. The sequencing of the album really flawed what could have been a good project. “Ambition” begins with three songs of a very similar, upbeat sound. Toward the middle of the album it heavily slows down. Here is where I lost my patience. The album then ends with arguably the weakest song on the whole album, entitled “That Way.” A more appropriate ending would have been “Ambition” or “Focused,” two strong statement songs by Wale and company. The production on this album is also pretty underwhelming, especially considering the connections that Wale has within the industry. One-third of the
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Australia: home of crocodile hunters, Cut Copy, the Great Barrier Reef, Pendulum, wallabees and the Bee Gees. Even though the continent may be tiny in comparison to its six siblings, it’s bursting with culture and artistry. Australia has everything from indigenous music to electronica. Its residents celebrate their folk origins, and keep up with the modern times by dreaming up innovative rhythms. Furthermore, many internationally renowned artists and bands have originated from the Land Down Under. As I mentioned before, the Bee Gees began their disco domination in Queensland, and eventually was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by the founder of the Beach Boys. Australia has a rich history when it comes to classic rock. At its forefront is Redgum, an outspoken, four-piece unit that was a fixture in the Aussie music industry for 15 years. Redgum’s ideology is similar to that of The Beatles and Queen: first create music with a purpose, then mix in some harmonious sing-a-longs and instrumental solos to get that purpose across to the people. Redgum’s music is simple. In fact, some of their songs are completely a capella. Others incorporate a muted guitar, a breezy flute and a characteristic fiddle. But no matter the backdrop of the song, the group emphasizes its politically charged lyrics. Their most famous single, “I Was Only Nineteen,” is a lament for the Australian soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. On the other hand, “Nuclear Cop” is an environmentally conscious song that warns against mining and nuclear war. As influential as Redgum was in the past, its members are no longer active in the music world. Other groups have taken its place as Australia’s premier band. One example is Powderfinger, which, to the shock of many of their fans, just broke up last year. Powderfinger has a light sound for a rock band. Plus its lyrics are much more one-dimensional than Redgum’s rebellious verses. Yet Powderfinger makes for good background music as it incorporates interesting electric elements in its songs. The lead singer also has a voice that is good enough to entertain, but not great enough to impress. Of course, I have to mention picturesque New Zealand and its multi-faceted music scene before I finish up this article. The island is home to the Naked and Famous, which is one of the best bands that I’ve heard in recent years. The group consists of five young musicians who are filled with talent and persona. It’s difficult to pin down which genre The Naked and Famous is in. Its dynamic music is what makes it one of the most unique bands in Auckland. The group can be characterized as a cross between Canada’s Stars and the Berklee-born Passion Pit. So far it has released two EPs and a full-length album, “Passive Me, Aggressive You.” “Passive Me” is stunning as a whole, but the song “Girls Like You” outshines all the other songs on the track listing. The Naked and Famous will be playing at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel in Providence, R.I.
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New album has classic Wale elements from WALE’S, page 8 album’s songs were geared toward women, but those and a few others all had a very mellow and instrumental sound. Features by Miguel, Lloyd, and Ne-yo slow this album down in contrast to the usual sounds of Wale that we are accustomed to. It’s almost like all of Rick Ross’s leftover beats went straight to Wale’s album. Previous releases such as “More About Nothing” and “Back to the Feature” found Wale working alongside the beats to create the song. On “Ambition”, Wale’s lyrics carried the entire weight of the album due to the lackluster production. Some silver lining in production comes in a collaboration with classmate Big Sean, who released his debut album “Finally Famous” earlier this year. The song “Slight Work,” produced by Diplo, could easily become the next huge song to hit radios, clubs and even the round of parties around campus this upcoming weekend. By today’s standards, its very hard to live up to the expectations surrounding a new album. For someone as popular as Wale, even bigger standards must be met. He set himself up for failure by personally dubbing his album a “classic” when promoting for the drop. This album is by no means a classic, but still has it’s bright spots. Wale shines with his lyrics and the stories he tells. At the same time, he falls due to the production of many songs, the sequencing of the album, and the hype that he personally created. Should “Ambition” be placed in the category of albums of the year? Not a chance, but whether you are a Wale fan or not, give this album a shot and you definitely will pull something away from it.
Jamil.Larkins@UConn.edu
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Ex-'X Factor' singer says deal cut for his exit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former "The X Factor" contestant Dexter Haygood said he wasn't pushed off Fox's new singing contest. He jumped. Haygood was among five contestants eliminated from the show last week. But the rock singer with the James Brown rasp said that what viewers saw didn't reflect the whole story, including a behind-the-scenes agreement to ensure the swift exit he wanted. According to Haygood, 49, who was part of mentor-judge Nicole Scherzinger's group of age 30-plus contestants, he told Scherzinger two days before last Tuesday's show that he was dissatisfied with "X Factor." "I wanted to leave the show because I was unhappy that I was unable to be a rock artist. I grew up on rock," said Haygood, of Memphis, Tenn., who enjoyed the spotlight in the 1980s as frontman for the rock group Xavion, which toured at one point with Hall & Oates. Being called on to do pop songs such as Beyonce's "Crazy in Love" and Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" was aggravating, Haygood said: "Can you imagine Steven
Tyler, Mick Jagger, James Brown, doing (the 'Crazy in Love' chorus) 'uh oh uh oh uh'?" Producers "seemed to have their way of doing things. I'm not sure why they wouldn't let me be me," he said. Scherzinger, former member of the Pussycat Dolls, took his complaint to the show's producers and came back the same day with an offer, according to Haygood: He would be bounced during the results announcement if he agreed to return for the season finale. In a statement Wednesday, the show dismissed Dexter's allegations as untrue. "Dexter always said he was very happy with everything leading up to last week's show and he had no conversation with either Nicole or producers to the contrary," the "X Factor" statement said. The show's schedule was disrupted last week by baseball's World Series games on Fox. It is back to Wednesdays and Thursdays this week. Haygood said he was contractually bound to remain on the show and wouldn't have quit, but he appreciated the out he was given — despite the $5 million record contract that goes to the
winner. "They (producers) took the opportunity to cut me, to let me just fly and do things the way I want to do them," said Haygood, who said he communicated only with Scherzinger and didn't talk directly to the producers, including series creator Simon Cowell. Cowell left Fox's "American Idol" so he could launch the U.S. version of "The X Factor," his hit British singing contest. Fox gave "X Factor" a lavish promotional launch but the show hasn't lived up to the 20 million weekly viewers predicted by Cowell, with 12.1 million watching last Tuesday's show. Fox announced Wednesday that it was picking up the show for a second season. On radio's "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" Wednesday, Haygood repeated his account. Asked how he could give up a shot at such a rich prize, he said he doubted he had a chance to win and that he had to "look at myself in the mirror." Although Haygood said Tuesday he was willing to play along before he was cut, he decided he owed it to himself and fans he made through "X Factor" to tell
his side of events. He also expressed frustration with how much the show highlighted his difficult circumstances, including "living couch to couch" in Memphis since he lost his home to foreclosure in 2007. "I was treated more like a character than an artist. This is TV, they want a good story, you know? But they took that and I didn't get a chance to be an artist. I was doing things I would never do," he said. For the approximately two weeks he was in Los Angeles, he was paid $250 for expenses, another $500 for the live show and cab fare for his ride to the airport after he was cut, Haygood said. He voiced appreciation for the exposure "X Factor" gave him, which put him back in touch with members of his old band. They are in talks for a comeback tour and may appear on the season-ender of "X Factor," he said. "The judges are great," he said, including Cowell, whom he called "a very nice guy." "They understood me even though they couldn't give me what I wanted," Haygood said.
Bieber spokeswoman Maintaining the power: Watch the throne denies he fathered a child
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By Ronald Quiroga Campus Correspondent Last Tuesday night, I was fortunate enough to witness Jay-Z and Kanye West performing at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore. The venue was moderate in size and intimate. Entertaining a packed house, the two rap titans put on a two-hour performance. Here are four factors that set this concert apart from all other ones that I’ve ever witnessed: Energy: From the very beginning, the two entertainers came out determined and enthused, qualities not always seen from such superstars. Although they were the only two people on stage, they flooded the arena with virtuosic lyricism and clas-
sic transitioning between one another, battling for the audience’s attention. Setlist: Kicking off with the bonus track off “Watch The Throne,” the Jigga man and ‘Ye traded verses atop rising platforms that were set across from each other and projected crisp images of growling dogs and lions. While interspersing classics like “Big Pimpin’,” Jay-z dropped underground hits “Where I’m From,” and “Jigga What, Jigga Who,” causing the crowd to erupt in jubilance. Although West kept his portion more mainstream, he included tracks from each of his albums. Stage Set-up: Lighting and stage setting took the event from a simple concert to an all-out performance. Lasers shot across hundreds of feet and over thousands of people,
twisting and flickering in the arena for fractions of a second. The stage was draped with an enormous American Flag as the duo performed the standout track “Otis,” while towers of flame shot out from each side. Duality: Jay-Z v. Kanye became the mantra of the entire show. From beginning to end, their performance was the culmination of the last decade. Although rumors circled about guest appearances and collaborations during show, none of them came true. The “Watch The Throne” tour is a celebration of two incredibly successful careers. It is both a showcase and a victory lap with no discernable end in sight.
Ronald.Quiroga@UConn.edu
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An allegation that Justin Bieber fathered a baby by a woman who has filed a paternity suit is "demonstrably false," a spokeswoman for the singer said Wednesday. Melissa Victor said in a statement that Bieber's camp will "vigorously pursue all available legal remedies" in response to the allegation. "While we haven't yet seen the lawsuit, it's sad that someone would fabricate malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false claims," Victor said. Online court records show Mariah Yeater filed a paternity lawsuit against Bieber, 17, on Monday in San Diego Superior Court. California law keeps paternity matters confidential but Radar Online posted a copy of the lawsuit on its site. Yeater, 20, said she had sex with Bieber after one of his concerts at the Staples Center in October
2010, according to the posted suit. She said she gave birth to a boy in July and believes the teen heartthrob is the father because there were no other possible men she had sex with at that time. She is asking a judge for child support and a paternity test. Yeater's attorneys said in a statement provided to The Associated Press that their client isn't seeking a large amount of money from Bieber. Yeater "is pursuing a modest and rightful claim," lawyers Lance Rogers and Matthew Pare said. "There is credible evidence that Justin Bieber is in fact the father of her baby." The attorneys also note that Bieber hasn't denied he had unprotected sex with Yeater following the concert. "We call upon Justin Bieber and his attorneys to reach out to resolve this issue in a reasonable manner," they said.
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Lohan's wings clipped by Gil Cates led with wit, new jail, probation terms charm and confidence LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge made Lindsay Lohan's world a lot smaller Wednesday, ordering the longtroubled actress confined to a jail cell for 30 days and to the state of California when she is released. The sentence by Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner was aimed at keeping close tabs on Lohan, who acknowledged she recently violated court orders by getting booted from a community service assignment at a women's shelter. Lohan has been in court numerous times since her legal problems began in 2007 with a drunken driving case. Sautner warned the actress that more time behind bars awaited if she messed up again. In reality, however, the initial 30-day sentence will be significantly shortened by jail overcrowding, and sheriff's officials said she may only be at the jail for a few hours. In 2007, the actress spent 84 minutes at the jail before being released, and in the past she has served about 20 percent of her sentence, which is roughly six days. The actual length of the term will be set by the Sheriff's Department, which oversees county lockups. The 25-year-old actress has until Nov. 9 to report for her jail term, and Sautner ruled she cannot serve house arrest, as she did previously this year. The sentence also requires Lohan to perform community service assignments at the county morgue, undergo psychotherapy sessions, and appear monthly at court hearings between December and March. The judge also said Lohan can no longer leave the country and needs the permission of her new "no-nonsense" probation officer to travel outside California. In recent months, Lohan has been jet-setting, appearing in New York during Fashion Week and overseas for modeling gigs. If Lohan fails to follow the terms imposed by the judge, she will be sent to jail for 270 days, Sautner said, explaining the approach was known as "putting the keys to the jail in the defendant's hands." In court, the actress, wearing a polka-dotted dress, spoke only to acknowledge she understood the terms of her sentence. Similar arrangements with Lohan have failed. A year ago, a judge in Beverly Hills sent her to rehab until January and told her if she stayed out of trouble, she would no longer be court-monitored and would be free to leave Los Angeles. It was not to be. At rehab, Lohan was accused of battery on a worker, although charges were never filed. Within three weeks of her release, Lohan was accused of taking a $2,500 necklace without permission and eventually pleaded no con-
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Actress Lindsay Lohan appears for a probation hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner sentenced Lohan on Wednesday to 30 days in jail and warned the actress there would be plenty more time behind bars if she violated further court orders.
test to a misdemeanor theft charge. Sautner then sentenced Lohan to four months in jail in the theft case. The term, however, was reduced to 35 days on house arrest due to jail overcrowding – an outcome that led the judge at a recent hearing to express exasperation with the actress and California's cashstrapped jail system. Sautner said Wednesday she would not hesitate to return Lohan to jail for nearly nine months if she failed again and laid out strict guidelines for her freedom. Lohan will have to serve 423 hours at the county morgue, where for nearly two weeks she has been mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms and washing dirty sheets. She will also have to attend 18 psychotherapy sessions between now and March after missing several in recent months. The judge noted that Lohan's popularity in certain circles is low, saying another women's shelter refused to accept her for a community service assignment because she was considered a bad example for the women. Lohan's previous probation officer also wanted off the case, and the new officer is under orders to immediately report any violations directly to Sautner. The actress has now been sentenced to county jail five times since being arrested twice for drunken driving in 2007, and each of her incarcerations has been shortened due to over-
crowding. Her current court troubles came after she was terminated from the shelter program after failing to show up nine times at the center. She told her probation officer the assignment was not fulfilling, according to a probation report. Sautner had sent Lohan to the facility in downtown Los Angeles, thinking that it might benefit the actress. Now the judge says all of Lohan's community service hours will be spent at the morgue. That assignment has not been without drama. She was turned away the first day after showing up 40 minutes late but has shown up early several times since then. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter declined Tuesday to characterize how Lohan's service was progressing. Sautner told Lohan that the coroner's office was unhappy with her posting Twitter updates about her experience and that she should stop. In turn, the judge said she told the agency not to hold any press conferences about Lohan, as they had done on the day she was turned away. Lohan's probation on her four-year-old drunken driving case was extended until March, and she remains on probation in the necklace theft case until 2014. Sautner said the restrictions may be lifted early if Lohan completes her service and counseling before the court's deadlines.
Appeals panel sides with CBS over Super Bowl fine PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the latest court battle over the steamy 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that CBS should not be fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction." The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held its ground even after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a review in light of the high court's ruling in a related Fox television case. In that case, it said the Federal Communications Commission could threaten fines over the use of even a single curse word uttered on live TV. But Circuit Judge Marjorie Rendell said the Fox case only "fortifies our opinion" that the FCC was wrong to fine CBS over the halftime show. The three-judge panel reviewed three decades of FCC rulings and concluded the agency was changing its policy, without warning, by fining CBS for fleeting nudity. "An agency may not apply a policy to penalize conduct that occurred before the policy was announced," Rendell wrote. CBS argues that the FCC had previously applied the same decency standards to words and images — and excused fleeting instances of both. Rendell said that long-standing policy appeared to change without notice in March 2004 — a month after the act at the Super Bowl, held in Houston. The ruling involved rock star Bono's use of profanity on the Golden Globe Awards show the prior year. An FCC enforcement bureau had called it a fleeting, non-sexual utterance and declined to issue a fine. The full commission reversed the ruling in March 2004 but declined to issue a fine because it would have been allowed under the
prior standard. Rendell sees the same issue at play in the Janet Jackson case. "The same logic implies that the FCC erred in imposing a fine on CBS in this case, as the chronology of events that are the subject of these cases demonstrates," she wrote. CBS said it was grateful for the decision. "We are hopeful that this will help lead the FCC to return to the policy of restrained indecency enforcement it followed for decades," the network said in a statement. The FCC said that it was disappointed by the ruling and that the court overturned the fine on "narrow procedural grounds." "The FCC will continue to use all of the authority at its disposal to ensure that the nation's broadcasters fulfill the public interest responsibilities that accompany their use of the public airwaves," a spokesman said. The 3rd Circuit panel had been unanimous in its 2008 ruling. But Judge Anthony Scirica reversed himself after the Supreme Court's Fox ruling, issuing a dissent Wednesday that said CBS could be fined if the FCC finds the network knew about the alleged stunt. The FCC argues that Jackson's choreographer had suggested that something might be up. During the act, Justin Timberlake ripped off Jackson's bustier, exposing her breast for nine-sixteenths of a second. It was explained away as a "wardrobe malfunction," a term that has since become part of the lexicon. "There were considerable alarm bells about deviating from the script," FCC lawyer Jacob Lewis argued before the 3rd Circuit last year. "CBS had a duty to investigate."
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anytime veteran Oscar producer Gilbert "Gil" Cates booked another superstar for the big show, he banged a giant golden gong outside his office. Gong! Jamie Foxx. Gong! Jennifer Aniston. Gong! Sandra Bullock. The gong — like the Yiddish words and occasional expletives he used to pepper his speech — hinted at the whimsy and charm Cates brought along with his leadership. Cates died Monday at 77 after collapsing on the UCLA campus. The cause of death was not immediately known. Friends of Cates told the Los Angeles Times he recently underwent heart surgery. Cates produced more Academy Awards telecasts than anyone else — a record 14 times. He last produced the Oscar telecast in 2008, when the show was almost sidelined by the Writers Guild strike. Cates was comfortable at the helm, calling the Oscar gig "an absolutely great job." He'd assemble his staff of loyal workers, many of whom had been with him for years, and go about the task he had done professionally for more than five decades: Putting on a show. "You prepare, you get out there and something happens," he said in an interview before his 13th Oscarcast. Cates, is credited with revitalizing the ceremony by bringing in comedians such as Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock and Jon Stewart as hosts and establishing a template for the show that has been followed for years. Martin tweeted his condolences Tuesday. "So sorry to hear Gil Cates has died," the comedian wrote. "He helmed two Oscar shows I hosted. He was delightful, wise, canny and unperturbed. A great fellow." Academy President Tom
Sherak said Cates was a colleague, friend and a "consummate professional." Cates "gave the academy and the world some of the most memorable moments in Oscar history," Sherak said in a statement. "His passing is a tremendous loss to the entertainment industry, and our thoughts go out to his family." Though he was the boss — a producer and director, founder of the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA, twotime president of the Directors Guild of America and member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — Cates was an affable man with an easy smile. He never seemed rushed or stressed, despite the mountain of high-profile tasks on his plate at any given time. In 2008, he prepared two Oscar shows (in case the writers' strike kept famous folks away), ran the Geffen Playhouse in West Los Angeles (which he founded in 1994), and led the directors guild's contract negotiations. Yet he still had plenty of time to have a relaxed lunchtime chat with a reporter and proudly show off the theater he helped create. Cates produced and directed plays at the Geffen Playhouse, where he was regarded as "our founder, our leader and our heart." "Gil has always referred to the staff of the Geffen Playhouse as his second family," board chairman Frank Mancuso said Tuesday. "And it is as a family that we mourn this tremendous loss. Gil built this theater and he will forever be at the center of it." Cates, the uncle of actress Phoebe Cates, loved the world of entertainment, even with its prima donna celebrities and penchant for excess. He brought a sense of fun to the Academy Awards, once sending an Oscar up in the Space
Shuttle Columbia. When Steven Spielberg honored George Lucas during the show, a satellite camera showed the golden trophy floating in space's zero gravity. "That's the excitement of doing the show," Cates said. "It's big enough that you can do those things." He was generous with his time and talent. He served as dean of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television from 1990 to 1998 and remained on the faculty as a professor. Dean Teri Schwartz called Cates as a "beloved mentor, colleague and friend." "Today we mourn our great loss but also celebrate Gil's extraordinary vision and countless contributions, not only to (the school) as founding dean and distinguished professor but to the entertainment and performing arts industries and the education of our students." she said Tuesday. When he was tested, he often voiced his thoughts in Yiddish, which removed any sting. Once when prodded by a journalist for answers he was reluctant to provide, he playfully threw up his hands and pretended to end the interview, saying, "''Genuk! Enough already! It's time for my nap" When this reporter admitted she didn't understand the Yiddish reference, he teased her for not being Jewish enough, then allowed the interview to continue for another 30 minutes. Cates amassed dozens of credits in film, television and on and off Broadway. His film credits include 1970's "I Never Sang for My Father," which was nominated for three Academy Awards, and 1980's "Oh God! Book II" with George Burns. He belonged to the Directors Guild for more than 50 years, and president Taylor Hackford said Tuesday that Cates embodied the organization.
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Callahan: Expert analysis doesn't always live up to billing; Genius gameplans are few and far between from LET'S, page 14 Bowl watched by over 97 million people four years ago between the Giants and Patriots. After that game, any and every expert told the world that the Giants solved the offensive juggernaut that was the 2007 New England team. New York had come up with the perfect plan and thus the words "genius" and "brilliance" were thrown around as many times as you’d find in your average Einstein biography. Now, there’s no doubting the Giants’ plan was a great one. Wider defensive line splits matched with frequent interior blitzing gave their stellar pass rushers their needed one-onone matchups. They were then able to pressure Brady until he cried ‘Uncle’ while simultaneously bullying his receivers thus halting the New England attack. But it wasn’t this plan that got the job done, like we were all told. I mean, the laminated page held in the sweaty palms of Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo didn’t kick Brady’s ass that night. Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Michael Strahan, Antonio Pierce and other Giant defenders did. Sure, Tuck and co. were put in good position to do what was needed in order to win thanks to that play call sheet. But even in the highly complex world of pro football, a great gameplan doesn’t carry as much effect as great execution. The Giants simply rushed better, tackled better and won more individual matchups that night. That’s why they won. Just as in baseball. Your team can pick up on the fact that Roy Halladay will throw a curveball against right-handed hitters every time he gets a 1-2 count. But if the batter in the box can’t touch that 12-6 ‘Uncle Charlie,’ your boys are going to be grabbing some pine all night long.
Try basketball. Everyone knows Syrcause plays a 2-3 zone defensively. So let’s say Jim Calhoun discovers that when Orange opponents swing the ball to the corners, their wings tend to fall for pass fakes down low. The (very simplified) plan then becomes kick the ball to the corners, fake a pass inside to make them step back and let it fly from three. Yet, let’s also say now that they Huskies later go a combined 2-of-15 from downtown and lose by four. Did that make Calhoun’s plan a bad one or the reason that UConn lost? No, it was good preparation based on careful, tangible observation. They just couldn’t hit ocean if they were hip-checked clear off a cruiseship and therefore lost as a result. Similarly, had the Huskies knocked in just two more threes, those extra points would’ve been the reason for victory, not Calhoun’s plan. Just like four years ago when the Giants outmatched the Patriot offensive linemen, wide receivers and running backs. Justin Tuck rushed past Matt Light. Michael Strahan pushed back Dan Koppen. Corey Webster shut down Randy Moss. Antonio Pierce wrapped up Laurence Maroney. They beat them up, beat them down, played better and won. Now, put a helmet and pads on you or I in that same circumstance with the same gameplan, and we’re undoubtedly going to get destroyed. No plan, blueprint or God-given epiphany could save us. That’s just the way it is because professional players are professional for a reason. And that’s who wins and loses games, not anybody or anything else. You see nowadays, very rarely could any coaching staff “figure someone out” or come up with a blueprint because information is so well spread and easily accessible. From statistical analysis, film breakdown, scouting reports going
back years and years, ways of gaining information are boundless. Most teams know how to beat another one, they just can’t manage because of either their own deficiencies getting in the way or unfavorable matchups. Every coach in every major sport is watching tape that his opponent has access to that week. They will draw out different notes, observations and ultimately gameplans but these are not what decide the outcome of games. So why do we hear all kinds of “experts” talk about great gameplans doing exactly that? Well, let’s figure them out. In general, when people come across extraordinary things, or even just unexpected ones, they seek equally atypical explanations. Think about this for just a second. That unidentified flying object passing overhead you’ve never seen before must be a sign of extraterrestrial life. Why? Well, because you’ve never seen it before, and you’ve lived long enough to know what’s normal and what’s not. Now, when someone knocks over a glass of milk, most adult human beings won’t cry ,but even fewer will attribute it to the ghost of some passed on, vengeful bovine. Because anyone who’s ever knocked something over, knows exactly what simple things cause this kind of everyday mistake. Yet what people typically fail to realize is that improbable events are a part of everyday life as well, simply due to randomness (think back to the plane flying so low –perhaps there were uncommonly poor flying conditions higher above). This also holds true in sports. For example (and for the last time I swear), something highly unusual, and unforeseen–even for experts– happens; let’s call it a Giant upset. No one can communicate afterward exactly why what
happened did because of the sheer shock settling in. No soul also can also feel compelled to admit that their prediction of a Patriots win was incorrect because of something as simple as the Giants played better. So football fans get bombarded with extraordinary explanations that are incapable of being proven wrong on the spot by an average Joe; the gameplan was of Newtonian caliber, they found the blueprint, etc. But do you really think that it was on the 19th try a team finally beat the Patriots because they had figured them out or discovered what New England was doing? Neither do I. An opponent finally just played better and that in and of itself was so unusual because of the undefeated season New England had boasted until that point! The Giants indubitably did have a very good plan. But that wasn’t the hard part, nor was it the critical one to their eventual success. It was putting it all together and executing better than the Patriots out on the field. Finally, I am confident that most people could try their hand at figuring how to write a good sports column and do an ok job at it. All you need is a good beginning to grab attention, a topic worth discussing to carry you through, solid support and a neat little ending to be remembered by. Can everyone do this? No, of course not– just like with any other skill. Now, did I do this? Well, that’s up to you. I thought I did OK. But however you rate my work, just know that this column wasn’t terrible, good or great by its’ structure. It was what you deem it to be because of its content, its points or for our purposes, its players; the action between the lines, on the lines and nothing outside of it. For that is what truly matters and always what will.
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» GOLF
Huskies earn 15th place finish
By Tyler Morrissey Campus Correspondent The UConn golf team concluded its Fall season with a tie for 15th place at the Wendy’s Kiawah Classic. This tournament was hosted by Charleston Southern University at the Turtle Point Golf Course in Charleston, S.C. Senior Jeb Buchanan, who finished 28th overall, was the highest finishing Husky at the event. He shot a 76 in the first round, followed by a 72 and 80 in the next two rounds giving him a combined score of 228. Other Huskies in action this past weekend were freshmen Chris Wiatr, who tied for 55th, senior Matt Dziubina, who tied for 60th and Brian Hughes, who finished in a tie for 79th. Kennesaw State and Campbell University both tied for first place to share the team title. Rounding
out the top five were Jacksonville State, host school Charleston Southern and George Washington University. Vaita Guillaume from Campbell University and Andres Pumareiga of George Washington University took home the individual medals for the Kiawah Classic. The Huskies finish the 2011 fall season with five top ten finishes, three top five finishes and one victory. Junior Brian Hughes finished the fall season leading UConn in fairways hit as well as Birdie conversion. Hughes and Senior Jeb Buchanan each posted the lowest round score of the season which was a 69. Senior Matt Carroll recorded two eagles on the year for the Huskies. UConn will return to the links in 2012 when they open up play for their spring schedule.
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Pasqualoni claims progress
By Matt McDonough Sports Editor UConn football coach Paul Pasqualoni takes on his former team Saturday at noon at Rentschler Field. At Tuesday’s media luncheon, he called his current team’s offense “a work in progress.” “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” Pasqualoni said of the pro style attack. “Guys work on this stuff for years and years and years. The good news is we’re making progress.” The Huskies hope the ‘progress’ will continue and result in a win Saturday against Syracuse. Pasqualoni was at the helm of the then Orangemen from 1991-2004. Pasqualoni said Johnny McEntee will remain the starting quarterback, citing him as the best fit for the pro style offense. He added that with Scott McCummings also see-
ing time, the offense has spread and wildcat formation capabilities. McEntee, who has thrown for 1,402 yards, eight touchdown passes and four interceptions this season, went 17-of33 for 193 passing yards in last Wednesday’s 35-20 loss at Pittsburgh. The junior walk-on connected with Kashif Moore on a 62-yard touchdown pass and Ryan Griffin from 14 yards out for a score. McCummings was 1-for-1 in the air for nine yards and rushed for 23 yards on three carries. The redshirt freshman, who has rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown this year, is 4-of-7 with two touchdown passes and no interceptions on the season. Michael Nebrich hasn’t seen action in all eight games like McEntee and McCummings. In six games, the freshman has thrown for 69 yards on 5-of14 attempts. Nebrich has also thrown two picks.
“We haven’t decided to redshirt him,” Pasqualoni said. “He’s doing good, getting a lot of reps in practice.” Quick Hits It was pointed out to Pasqualoni that in three of their last four games, the UConn defense has given up over 400 yards passing. All three of those contests (Western Michigan, West Virginia and Pittsburgh) have ended in a Husky loss. It’s no coincidence that UConn has been missing cornerback and team co-captain Blidi WrehWilson who was sidelined with an injury since the 17-3 win at Buffalo on Sept. 24. “We certainly miss Blidi,” Pasqualoni said. Wreh-Wilson will be out again Saturday. Pasqualoni said the secondary isn’t as strong without the redshirt junior. “At the same time, that’s not an excuse,” Pasqualoni said. “We certainly need to play better on pass defense.”
The Huskies are preparing for, and will look to limit Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib this weekend. They are looking to put the past few games behind them. “It’s really not about the yardage,” said linebacker Sio Moore. “It’s about the points that get put up because of the yardage.” The Orange, winners of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium last December, are 5-3 overall this season and 1-2 in the Big East. The Huskies enter Saturday’s game with a 3-5 season record and are 1-2 in the conference. The Big East matchup marks the beginning of a three-game homestand for UConn and a critical four-game stretch to end the season. “Either we win... or we don’t” Moore said. “We just have to take it one game at a time.”
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Redshirt junior quarterback Johnny McEntee fires up field in a home game earlier this season. The Huskies will take on Syracuse at home this Saturday beginning at noon.
Can the Husky freshmen make up for UConn to open with exhibition the loss of Kemba Walker?
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Bria Hartley fights for possession in the Huskies' last game against Notre Dame in the Final Four, a surprising 72-63 UConn defeat.
By Danielle Ennis Staff Writer
Skylar Diggins. This marks only the second time the Huskies have not been selected to finish first in the Big East – the only other being While UConn fans remember in the 1992-93 season. the heartbreaking semifinal loss In the coaches’ preseason poll to Notre Dame that would end released on Tuesday, the Huskies Maya Moore’s college career just are No. 4, behind Baylor, Notre short of the 2011 national cham- Dame, and Tennessee. pionship, coach Geno Auriemma Senior Tiffany Hayes and is ready to take the Sophomore Bria “luxury of hindsight” Hartley were and move towards a named to the Prenational championship season all Big in Denver come April. East Team, while “We’re going to Freshman Kaleena have to figure out as vs. Asssumption Mosqueda-Lewis a group what we can is selected as pre7 p.m. do rather than relying season Freshman Gampel on the experience or Player of the talent level of an AllYear. Lewis averPavilion American. Having so aged 21.7 points many underclassmen per game, and 6.1 in key roles will be a rebounds per game huge challenge,” Auriemma told in her senior season at Mater Dei the media this week. High School in Anaheim, CA. She Thursday at 7:30, the team com- trades in the west coast warmth piled of just one senior will begin for the snowy east, comforted by their 2011-12 season with an exhi- a close-knit team poised to pose bition game at Gampel Pavilion a threat to the rankings. After against Assumption. constant comparison to the now The Huskies are picked to finish WNBA star, Moore, Lewis faces second in the conference, behind the pressure to fill a void left by last year’s National runner up arguably the best player to pass Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish through UConn. have preseason player of the year, “She is not Maya Moore, she is
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Kaleena Lewis. Kaleena’s shot is already unbelievable. If she focuses on her being her and not worrying about filling someone’s shoes she will be a great player here,” said redshirt junior Caroline Doty. Doty will return to the court this season after an ACL knee tear that put her on the bench for the entirety of last season. She’s one of the strongest outside shooters for the Huskies and has been working hard to make the transition from flats to sneakers. “It was more a learning experience than anything. I was able to see a lot and learn from the sidelines. I had to stay positive,” Doty said. “We have a lot of young players on the team this year and I think positivity is a huge thing to keep everyone going. It allows us to have fun and do well on the court at the same time.” What some doubt will be attainable with the mix of young and older players, the blend simply means there will be less predictability. “There are going to be times when it’s not going to look great and times when it looks really good,” Auriemma said. “That’s the beauty of college basketball”
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» WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Huskies travel to West Point
By Krishna Scully Staff Writer The UConn women’s swimming and diving team will jump back into action this weekend, taking on the Army Black Knights a week after hosting the Big East Quad Meet. The meet will take place on Saturday, Nov. 5, on Army’s campus in West Point, N.Y., with the starting time scheduled for noon. Danielle Cecco, a 5thsemester elementary education major, said about the season to come: “In preseason we added a lot of plyometrics to our conditioning workouts, which is something we haven’t done in previ-
ous years. I didn’t think that going into the Big East Quad Meet that I would qualify for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. It is something that reassures me that I am working hard in practices and it is a good start to the season. Hopefully my scores just keep getting better as the season goes on.” The Huskies will have to watch out for Alyssa Tran, one of the Black Knights’ key athletes who carried her team with four victories against Massachusetts last Saturday. Tran became the first Army women’s swimmer to receive the conference’s weekly award since Amanda Otto on Feb. 5, 2007. Ron Kontura, in his first
three seasons with the Knights, has already coached his players to three academy diving records. Tran won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.86, the 50-yard freestyle in 24:15 and the 100yard butterfly in 56.36. Tran looks to give top swimmer Caitlin Gallagher a run for her money. The women’s swimming and diving team is taking these meets in stride, as the players steadily condition themselves for the upcoming U.S. Short Course Nationals, as well as Big East Diving Championships and Big East Swimming Championships.
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leadership role. TJ: Lamb had a terrific summer with the U-19 U.S Olympic squad, but the AllAmerica pegging is premature. Even if Lamb has a great season and puts up about 17 or 18 a game, where’s the other scoring coming from? Huskies not named Walker or Lamb only put up 20 points three times last year. Napier did once and current Hofstra forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel did twice. UConn is going to struggle scoring, even if Drummond is what he’s cracked up to be. Danny: One name, Andre Drummond. The man is 6-11 and 275 pounds. Drummond’s arrival in late August locked in a repeat for Connecticut. Ranked second in his recruiting class, Andre the Giant has freakish athletic ability for his size and frankly nobody in the Big East, maybe even the country can match up with
him. Another freshman Ryan Boatright, has proved in high school to have the ability to score, and score a lot, including 63 points in one game and 55 points in another game. TJ: Is Boatright even going to play? With the NCAA looking into his eligibility, he brings an awful large question mark to the table. Without him, the Huskies have their hands tied ridiculously tight in the backcourt, as Napier will be the only true guard on the roster. Lamb can play the two and so can Niels Giffey, but do you trust either of them as your point guard? Even with Boatright, he’s an undersized freshman in a physical Big East–who knows how well he’s actually going to do? Danny: The recent reports that Boatright may not play due to off the court issues “not related to academics” would most certainly be a huge blow to the season. But they are just reports for now
and no permanent decisions have been made for Boatright. UConn may have some question marks but so do North Carolina, Kentucky and Ohio State. UConn has something those teams do not, players with national championship experience and a national champion coach to prepare his team for what looks to be an exciting season. TJ: UNC, Ohio State and Kentucky all have coaches that have been to a National Championship game, with Roy Williams winning it, so it’s hard to argue that those teams don’t have quality coaches. With UNC having arguably five first-round picks in 2012 (assuming the NBA exists), Ohio State having POY-candidate Jared Sullinger and Kentucky having three of the top five freshmen in the land, UConn’s road is going to be filled with landmines. I’m just happy I get to watch basketball again.
DeGrazia: Yugoslavia would reunite in a 4-4-1 from A HISTORICAL, page 14 and Northern Ireland. Team British Isles would use a 4-2-3-1 formation, with England’s Joe Hart (Manchester City) in goal. The back line would consist of Republic of Ireland native Séamus Coleman (Everton) at right back, the English duo of Chelsea captain John Terry and Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand at center back, and Terry’s English colleague Ashley Cole (Chelsea) at left back. The two holding midfielders would be Scotland’s Darren Fletcher (Manchester United) partnered with England’s Gareth Barry (Manchester City). The three attacking midfielders would be Ashley Young (Manchester United) of England at right attacking mid, Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) of England at central attacking mid, and the left attacking midfielder will be Gareth Bale (Tottenham) of Wales. England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney would spearhead the attack. Team Yugoslavia: Yugoslavia was a country located in the
Western Balkans that existed for most of the 20th century. In the breakup of the country during the 80s, 90s and 2000s, the nations of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia have all been formed. If Team Yugoslavia still existed, it would use a 4-4-1-1 formation, with Samir Handanović (Udinese) of Slovenia between the sticks. An all-Serbian back four would be made up of right back Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea), center backs Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United) and Neven Subotić (Borussia Dortmund) and left back Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City). The midfield would contain four different nationalities with Miloš Krasić (Juventus) of Serbia at right mid, and Luka Modrić (Tottenham) of Croatia and Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma) of Bosnia and Herzegovina playing the two central midfield positions. On the left side of the midfield would be Mirko Vučinić (Juventus) of Montenegro. The attack would utilize Montenegrin center forward Stevan Jovetić
(ACF Fiorentina), with Edin Džeko (Manchester City) of Bosnia and Herzegovina at striker. Team Nordic: The Nordic region is located in Northern Europe and is made up by Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. Team Nordic would use a 4-4-2 formation, with Finnish goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen (Bolton Wanderers) and a back four of Denmark’s Daniel Agger (Liverpool) at right back, a center back pairing of Norway’s Brede Hangeland (Fulham) and Sweden’s Olof Mellberg (Olympiacos), and Norway’s John Arne Riise (Fulham) at left back. In the midfield would be Sweden’s Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) at right mid, Denmark’s Christian Eriksen (AFC Ajax) and Sweden’s Kim Källström (Olympique Lyon) in the center and Norway’s Morten Gamst Pedersen (Blackburn Rovers) at left mid. The striker pair would be Zlatan Ibrahimović of Sweden and AC Milan, and Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark.
Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu
Huskies rout AIC in second half from REIGNING, page 14 Jackets to a 20 percent field goal percentage. In last year’s national title game, the Huskies held the Bulldogs to 18 percent from the field. “That’s Connecticut basketball,” said sophomore forward Tyler Olander. “We play good defense and we want to get out on the break after their misses.” Lamb led all scorers with 17 points, while Alex Oriakhi scored 13. Shabazz Napier scored nine points to go along with 15 assists and 0 turnovers. “Shabazz, 15 and 0 was nice,” Calhoun said. He also mentioned that Napier wasn’t doing enough
in the first half, but “in the second half he got us going.” Olander nearly had a doubledouble with nine points and nine rebounds. Calhoun said Olander also did a good job hedging on screens and getting back to his man. He added that Olander had the same success in the game that he’s been having in practice. “I thought Tyler was really terrific tonight,” Calhoun said. “He blocked four shots…He looked like he knew exactly where he should be, offensively and defensively…He would’ve been good playing against most everybody tonight.” Andre Drummond made his debut in a UConn uniform and
started the game 0-3 from the field. He picked it up in the second half, though, and finished the game with a 50 percent field goal percentage and 10 points. Another freshman, Deandre Daniels, played solid with 10 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes. “The first half I was kind of nervous. Second half I was still kind of nervous, but towards the end I got used to it,” Daniels said. UConn’s next game will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at the XL Center in Hartford, when they take on C.W. Post in another exhibition. Their quest to repeat starts with Columbia on Nov. 11.
Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu
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The Daily Question Q : “Who is the team to beat in the NFC?” Soon Charlie Whitehurst will reveal his true identity A : “asTheZorroSeahawks. and lead them to a Super Bowl win.” –Max Silbart, 5th-semester business major.
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Nov. 5 Syracuse Noon
Nov. 19 Louisville TBA
Dec. 3 Cincinnati 12 p.m.
Home: Gampel Pavilion, XL Center Nov. 14 Wagner 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 17 Maine 7 p.m.
Eli Manning
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By Mac Cerullo Managing Editor
We suck!
Men’s Basketball (0-0) Nov. 6 Nov. 11 C.W. Post Columbia (exhibition) 7 p.m. 1 p.m.
Men’s soccer, field hockey in post-season
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Nov. 26 Rutgers TBA
Nov. 20 Coppin St. 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball (0-0) Home: Gampel Pavilion, XL Center
Tonight Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 13 Nov. 21 Assumption Pace Pacific Holy Cross Stanford (exhibition) (exhibition) 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer (14-2-2) Today Big East Tournament DePaul, TBA
Field Hockey (16-1) Tomorrow Big East Tournament Semifinals Louisville, 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Ice Hockey (3-2-1) Tomorrow Nov. 5 Mercyhurst Mercyhurst 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 12 AIC 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 16 Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m.
Nov. 19 Yale 7 p.m.
Women’s Ice Hockey (1-7-2) Tomorrow Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Northeastern Northeastern Providence 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m.
Nov. 19 BU 3 p.m.
Nov. 20 Vermont 2 p.m.
Men’s Swimming & Diving Nov. 5 Army Noon
Nov. 18, 19, 20 Pitt Invite All Day
Nov. 12 Penn Noon
Women’s Swimming & Diving Nov. 5 Army Noon
Nov. 12 Penn Noon
Nov. 18, 19, 20 Pitt Invite All Day
Volleyball (13-12) Tomorrow Nov. 6 West Virginia Pittsburgh 7 p.m. 2 p.m.
Nov. 12 Rutgers 2 p.m.
TBA Nov. 13 Big East Seton Hall Tournament 2 p.m. TBA
Men’s Cross Country Nov. 12 NCAA Northeast TBA
Nov. 21 NCAA Champs. TBA
Women’s Cross Country Nov. 12 NCAA Northeast TBA
Nov. 21 NCAA Champs. TBA
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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski reacts during the first half of Duke’s exhibition college basketball game against Shaw in Durham, N.C., Wednesday.
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After hugely successful regular seasons, the men’s soccer and field hockey teams are headed to the postseason. Men’s soccer opens the Big East tournament tonight at 6 p.m. against DePaul. The No. 4 Huskies finished the season with a record of 14-2-2, while DePaul was 6-10-2. If the Huskies win, they will advance to play Rutgers in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Huskies have not won the Big East tournament since 2007. Last year, UConn was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Cincinnati, losing in a shootout after playing to a 1-1 tie. The No. 4 field hockey team, meanwhile, will open the Big East tournament against Louisville on Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Syracuse, N.Y. The field hockey team finished the year with a 16-1 record and is the No. 1 seed in the tournament. UConn is seeking its 12th Big East tournament title after earning its 12th regular season crown this year. The team has won its last 10 games after losing to Boston College on Sept. 18, the Huskies’ only loss of the season. The game will be streamed live on BigEast. org for free. Junior libero Kelsey Maving of the volleyball team was named Big East Player of the Week for this past week. Maving recorded a single-game record 40 digs in last Saturday’s win over Notre Dame, and added 22 more in the Huskies’ win over DePaul. She also tied a career high with five assists in that game as well. She is the second Husky to win Big East Player of the Week in the past three weeks, after junior Mattison Quayle earned the honor on Oct. 17. The men’s tennis team concluded its season this week at the Connecticut Championships, hosted by Yale. Ricardo Cardona, Wei Lin and Jacob Spreyer were the top performers for UConn, as all three players advanced to the finals of the consolation bracket. Scott Warden and Spreyer finished the season as the Huskies’ top contributors. Warden had records of 11-4 in singles and 14-7 in doubles. Spreyer went 12-3 in singles and 13-8 in doubles. The golf team also finished its fall season this week after the team tied for 15th place in the Kiawah Classic on Kiawah Island, S.C. Senior Jeb Buchanan led the way for the Huskies, finishing tied for 28th place overall with a score of 228 (+12) for the tournament.
Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu
Freshmen make their mark in exhibition
By Matt McDonough Sports Editor Instead of making his debut in a UConn men’s basketball uniform, Ryan Boatright sat at the end of the bench wearing street clothes. Issues concerning his eligibility kept him out of the Huskies’ 78-35 exhibition win over AIC at Gampel Pavilion Wednesday night. “University of Connecticut men’s basketball freshman Ryan Boatright will be held out of intercollegiate competition while the school works cooperatively with the NCAA in a review of his eligibility, a review that is not related to academics,” UConn said in a statement. “Boatright will continue to practice with the team and may sit on the bench during games, but will not dress or see action while the joint review takes place. The University and Athletic Department will not be making any further comment during this ongoing process.” “We’re not going to comment on that,” said coach Jim Calhoun. Freshman Andre Drummond did make his UConn debut, despite suffering a concus-
sion and broken nose at prac- got comfortable as the game tice on Friday. Drummond, went on, but still needs to find wearing a headband and face his comfort zone within the mask, entered the game at the offense. 14:00 mark of the first half. DeAndre Daniels made a He missed a fadeaway base- 3-pointer in front of the AIC line jumper on his first shot bench with over eight minattempt. Forty seconds later, utes and made a “three goggle” Drummond missed a shot in gesture with his right hand. the paint, but Alex Shortly after Tyler Oriakhi was there Olander swatted a for the tip-slam. Yellow Jacket shot At the 4:30 into the stands with mark, Drummond 7:56 left in the grabbed a Jeremy half, Calhoun had a Lamb miss off the “coaching” moment left side of the baswith the freshman. ket and dunked it “He knew, and for his first buckof course when he Notebook et of the contest. got to the bench Drummond scored he knew better,” two more points to finish with Calhoun said. four points in nine minutes of Daniels, also making his playing time in the first half. Husky debut, shook off firstHe then added six points in the half jitters to finish with 10 second half, including a cou- points and four rebounds. ple wide-open dunks, to finish Roscoe Smith was benched with 10 points. for the first half after he vio“I think he struggled a lot lated a commitment he had with the mask, and I don’t with the team, according to think he expected to... He’s a Calhoun. great kid... He doesn’t have “No more will come of it,” any idea how great he’ll be Calhoun said. someday,” Calhoun said. Drummond said the mask Off the Rim felt fine in the shootaround, Shabazz Napier told the but once he got on the court it press on Tuesday that he’d was uncomfortable. He said he like to hold AIC to 35 points
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or under. The Yellow Jackets reached the 35-point mark with two minutes left in the game and didn’t score after that. Enosch Wolf saw his first action at Gampel Pavilion, playing three minutes. Freshman walk-on Brandan Allen grabbed one rebound and had two steals in 12 minutes. Michael Bradley, who is out until December after ankle surgery, was courtside with his teammates on the Husky bench. Bradley, who wore a walking boot, used crutches to get to and from the locker room. Kemba Walker was in attendance, sitting behind the UConn bench. Former Husky Jerome Dyson also watched the game from a few rows behind the bench. Matt Barnes, former UConn baseball pitcher and the No. 19 overall draft pick in the MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, was in the front row of the student section. With the win, UConn is now 42-6 all-time in exhibitions under Calhoun. It has beaten the coach’s alma mater five times over the last six seasons.
Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu
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P.13: Men’s basketball freshmen make their mark. / P.12: Women’s basketball opens season tonight. / P.12: Golf finishes Fall season.
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REIGNING DOWN
Let’s figure this out
Lamb leads Huskies with 17 points, three rebounds
By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor
Andrew Callahan
The UConn men’s basketball team’s last game was a sloppy win – only it was to win the National Championship over Butler last April. Last night, the No. 4 Huskies’ victory over American International College wasn’t pretty, and it obviously did not give the same sense of satisfaction to the team as the last contest it played in. “The team that finished up last year, that’s not that same team, that’s not that same team,” said coach Jim Calhoun. “It was an offensive struggle for us…Our wings are going to have to do a better job getting free…We’ve got to be able to score a lot more points ourselves.” UConn defeated the Yellow Jackets 78-35 in an exhibition game in front of 9,038 at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies began the game on a 14-0 run, highlighted by two Jeremy Lamb dunks, including a one-handed slam that forced AIC to use a timeout with 14 minutes left in the first half. But UConn would struggle at times during the first half, and at one point, the lead was cut to eight. The Huskies led just 28-15 at the break, before scoring 50 points in the second half to pull away from their Division II opponent. UConn used a stout defense to hold the Yellow
They figured out how to stop them. They came up with a blueprint for how to beat them. They had a great gameplan and that’s why they won. I love being informed by experts who talk like this when breaking down games. Don’t you? They just make things so much simpler, so much neater, even when a final score seems to make no sense at all. No thinking needed thereafter, whatsoever. Now, I hope you’ve got a keen sense for picking up on dignified bull, for the last two clumps of sentences have honestly been 100 percent hogwash; particularly the first one in italics. You ever heard things like that and accepted them as legitimate reasoning? Well if you’ve answered yes, you’ve essentially just been caught with your fan-pants down. Here’s why: Recall arguably the greatest sports upset our generation has ever seen. A game played between two teams that will face off again this very weekend for the first time since their epic Super Bowl; the same Super
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Freshman center Andre Drummond dunks in the Huskies’ exhibition win over AIC last night. Drummond tallied 10 points and 4 boards in 17 minutes
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By Miles DeGrazia Futbol Columnist
Huskies host DePaul in Big East 1st round
With the 2012 London Olympics rapidly approaching, the biggest football-related controversy remains: What will Team GB (a nickname for the UK’s Olympic fútbol team) look like? While pondering the pros and cons of the other associations allowing their players to play with a mostly English squad, I began to think about what an all-British Isles national team could look like. The possibility of this national team served as a jumping-off point for three other potential national teams. Using areas of historic significance as national borders, I attempted to create four national teams that could compete in a World Cup or the European Championships. Team British Isles: The British Isles is the group of islands in Northwest Europe that make up England, Scotland, Wales, the Republic of Ireland
By Michael Corasaniti Campus Correspondent After only its second loss of the season, the UConn men’s soccer team is going into the 2011 Big East Championship tournament with hopes of pulling off exactly what it did last year: bounce DePaul out of the tournament in the first round. “We had a real good practice session today, and good meetings after the game, and this week I think we have been able to put the loss behind us,” said assistant coach John Deeley. The loss to Seton Hall this weekend proved especially tough for the Huskies because a win would have clinched a bye into the quarterfinals. However, a first-half goal by Kai Green set the Pirates
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up for their first win over a 8 tie against Notre Dame in ranked opponent in six years South Bend. Despite finish(which also came against ing out the last seven games UConn) and stopped a seven- of the season with only three game losing streak. Now, the wins, the Huskies still sport a Huskies will have to do a little 14-2-2 record, a No. 7 ranking more winning if they want to in the latest NSCAA poll and have another home a third-place spot in game after DePaul. the Big East Blue “It was a tough Division behind loss. You never want West Virginia and to lose a game that Marquette. you should have won DePaul (6-10-2) vs. and that would have clinched the sixth DePaul given us more home and final spot in games,” Deeley said. the Red Division 6 p.m. “But we’re going to a 2-1 victory Morrone with have to keep the loss over Syracuse last Stadium behind us if we want Saturday. The bigto win. Nobody here gest problem for the WHUS wants to lose.” Blue Demons may After starting off well be their road the season with 11 consecu- record. In eight away games, tive victories and a plus-18 DePaul has come away with goal differential, the Huskies only one win: a 2-1 victory have shown signs of being over Cincinnati. And if they human ever since their Oct. stand any chance of scoring
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against goalkeeper Andre Blake and a UConn defense that has allowed only six goals over the entire season, DePaul will have to rely on junior midfielder Antionio Aguilar and freshman forward David Selvaggi, the team’s leading scorers with seven goals apiece. “We’re not going to take them for granted,” Deeley said. “We can’t if we want to win.” With sophomore forward and leading scorer Mamadou Doudou Diouf leading the way for the Huskies, UConn should have no problem taking on a DePaul defense that has allowed 30 goals this season, as long as they capitalize on the opportunities that come to them. “We don’t get many scoring opportunities in this game; that’s just the nature of the
sport,” Deeley said. “So when we get them, we have to take them. We didn’t take advantage against Seton Hall, but we’re going to have to Thursday if we want to come away with a win.” Student admission to tonight’s contest is free with the presentation of a student ID. The Huskies will look to eventually bring home their eighth Big East title and first since 2007. The winner will head down to Piscataway, NJ, for a quarterfinal match with No. 2 seed Rutgers. UConn did not meet the Scarlet Knights during the regular season. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium.
Michael.Corasaniti@UConn.edu
Will the men’s basketball team repeat as national champs? Yes By Danny Maher Campus Correspondent The UConn men’s basketball team will be cutting down the nets come April in New Orleans. Many say that to repeat as champions is the toughest thing to do in sports. If you learned anything from last season, UConn has a flair for making history. The Huskies stunned the country by winning five games in five days to win the Big East Tournament and shocked the world, bringing back their third national championship to Storrs. Kemba is gone. But four out of the five top scorers from last season with a year more experience and a stellar freshman class. AP
Will the Huskies rise up to repeat as champs..
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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Danny: It is true the hype surrounding this year’s UConn team is immensely larger than it was going into last year’s season. But I believe the leadership of junior Alex Oriakhi and the experience of sophomores Jeremy Lamb, Shabazz Napier and Roscoe Smith will pay dividends throughout the season and will be the difference between UConn and other teams. This team knows the effort and the willpower that it takes to be national champions, they will make UConn students happy again and bring home the hardware. TJ: I also believe leadership is an indelible quality, especially in college hoops. However, I don’t think there was a player more important to his team in all of college basketball than Kemba Walker. The Huskies are obviously going to miss his scoring,
but they may miss his voice and leadership more. Walker was the heart and soul of the UConn team last year, and I’m not sure if anybody on the team this year will be able to match his fire and intensity. Danny: Kemba Walker, the national player of the year, at least in our minds (sorry Jimmer) has moved on. Will his ability to will UConn to victories be missed? Of course it will be. Kemba Walker had one of the most amazing seasons in UConn history. But now it is time for a new star to emerge, Jeremy Lamb. Lamb averaged 11.1 points per game last season, including scoring in double figures in each of the last 11 games. After recently being selected as an AP pre-season All-American, Lamb is prepared to take his new
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By TJ Soularis Campus Correspondent
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It’s not that I don’t think UConn is super-talented or that they don’t have a chance; it’s simply the competition is too difficult to expect the Huskies to cut down the nets in 2012. With teams like UNC, Ohio State, Kentucky and Duke lurking, it’s not going to be an easy path to navigate. Last season nobody gave UConn the time of day, projected to be in the bottom half of the Big East, but this year they are going to have a huge bulls eye on their backs. The Big East is still stacked (for now) and UConn’s backcourt is lacking true depth. I’d love a repeat, but it’s going to be an uphill battle.
Thomas.Souhlaris@UConn.edu
... or will tougher competition prevail?
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