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BILLY JOEL COMES TO UCONN The ‘Piano Man’ lectures, rocks Jorgensen

“FOR THE LOVE OF THE MUSIC” Billy Joel captivates a capacity crowd at Jorgensen.

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TAKING ON THE TIGERS No. 2 UConn hosts Towson tonight at the XL Center in Hartford.

SPORTS/ page 14 REACTION OVER KANSAS TEEN’S TWEET NEEDLESSLY EXTREME Governor’s staff should accept criticism.

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INSIDE NEWS: CHESIRE HOME INVASION TRIAL RESTS Joshua Komisarjevsky may face the death penalty.

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Iconic singer-songwriter Billy Joel gave a lecture and played a set of classics at the sold-out Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night. Full story in the Focus section on Pg. 7.

Panel discusses difficulties faced by LGBTQ minorities

By Christine Peterson Staff Writer The Color Series panel discussion held yesterday at the Rainbow Center dealt with being a racial minority as well as identifying as LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and allies).

The discussion featured a panel of three students at UConn who work at the Rainbow Center, and who also identify as both LGBTQ and a minority. Shalymar Cruz, an ally, led the discussion as Courtney White, Mick Powell and Stephanie Lumbra talked about their experiences of being a minority as well as LGBTQ. The discussion panel introduced My Pride, My Soul, a discussion group that will cover “issues of interest within and surrounding minorities that identify as LGBT or allies.” My Pride, My Soul will begin meeting in the spring semester and can be found on Facebook or emailed at mypridemysoul@uconn. edu. They will be talking about issues such as religions within minorities and how it affects a person’s sexual orientation,

as well as the issue of a lack of minorities in the LGBTQIA community. There are frequent cultural aspects that make it hard for LGBT minorities to feel comfortable. The purpose of the color panel is to address these issues that are faced within and outside the LGBT community.

Lumba, a 3rd-semester physiology and neurobiology major, told the other discussion attendees that she was Jamaican, French and Polish, as well as pansexual. Powell, meanwhile, is Capeverdean and lesbian, and White is halfblack, half-Italian and bisexual. The three speakers discussed how these factors have influenced their lives to date.

“I was always surrounded by minorities in school, so when it came to my sexuality, I never thought about being black and being gay,” Powell said. “Race never came into my mind,” adding that it wasn’t until she began to research the issue that she discovered how few minority gay icons there were.

Lumbra, who is from Bridgeport, Conn., said she experienced the same lack of influence that ethnicity played on her sexuality, as she never thought of herself as a minority.

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Students discuss LGBTQ issues at the Color Series panel entitled ‘My Heart, My Soul’ on Tuesday afternoon to bring awareness to issues faced by minority students.

“I was raised by white people, but I never saw myself as black,” Lumbra said.

White’s situation, meanwhile, was slightly different.

“I was half-black and halfItalian, so I had one foot in each door. I didn’t feel involved completely in either,” White said. She expressed that among different groups, she was either the token black girl, white girl, straight girl or gay

girl. She said she felt isolated in the groups she should have been apart of.

However, there were other issues involving race that have influenced the panel members that were brought up during the discussion – specifically the lack of minorities in the LGBTQ community.

One attendee noted the lack of support for people who are minorities in the LGBT com-

munity. He commented on the discrimination that existed within the community, both sexually and socially, and how “I don’t like Asian guys” or “I don’t like black guys” carries over within the LGBT population as well.

The reason for this, according to the lecture, is that the LGBTQ movement has a

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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE

Conn. projects $100M budget surplus, credits taxes

HARTFORD (AP) — New figures show Connecticut might erase its deficits in the current budget year, potentially generating more than $100 million in surplus money thanks to new taxes.

State officials addressing two legislative committees Tuesday said tax increases that started on July 1, along with income tax increases retroactive to Jan. 1, are helping turn the tide in the state’s finances.

The Hartford Courant reports state officials warned that tax revenue can be very volatile, though.

Alan Calandro, director of the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis, says the financial picture will be clear after tax returns are filed in April.

Connecticut’s income tax generates about $8.5 billion of its $20 billion annual budget, which runs through June 30, 2012. The state sales tax is projected to add $3.78 billion.

3 Conn. money managers: No secret lottery winner

NEW HAVEN (AP) — Three Connecticut money managers awarded a $254 million Powerball jackpot say there’s no fourth participant despite a claim they’re covering for a winner who wants to stay anonymous.

Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson work at an asset management firm in Greenwich, one of the most affluent towns in America. They came forward as the lottery winners Monday. A lawyer for them said they formed a trust to manage the money after Davidson bought the $1 winning ticket at a Stamford gas station.

Thomas Gladstone says he’s landlord for the men’s company. He said Tuesday that Lacoff told him they’re representing the winner, who wants to remain anonymous.

But a statement from the men’s trust says there are only three trustees and no anonymous fourth participant.

» NATIONAL

American Airlines files for bankruptcy

DALLAS (AP) — An analyst for Fitch Ratings says that American Airlines will have to focus on terminating its underfunded pension plans and getting wage concessions from workers now that it has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Leaders of employee unions at American say they’ll fight to look out for the workers’ interests.

Fitch analyst Bill Warlick says that American may need to consider a merger with US Airways.

American’s parent company, AMR Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company says it was forced to file because of high labor and fuel costs and the weak economy.

S&P downgrades top US banks’ credit ratings

NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poors Ratings Services is adjusting the ratings on 37 of the world’s largest financial institutions, including downgrading the biggest banks in the U.S. Bank of America Corp. and its main subsidiaries were among those cut at least one notch on Tuesday, along with Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo & Co. S&P says the changes reflect its new ratings criteria for banks, which incorporate shifts in the worldwide financial industry and macroeconomic trends, including the role of governments and central banks in industry funding.

Top U.K. downgrades include Barclays, HSBC Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group and The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Ratings for several big European banks, including Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, ING and Societe Generale are unchanged.

Obama administration appeals cigarette pack ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking a requirement that tobacco companies put graphic images warning about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled earlier this month that the cigarette makers are likely to succeed in a lawsuit to stop a Food and Drug Administration requirement that they put images across the top half of all their packs. The images included photos of dead and diseased smokers, which Leon said went beyond conveying the facts about health risks into stop-smoking advocacy.

The requirement was supposed to go into effect next year. But Leon blocked it until after the lawsuit is resolved, which could take years.

The administration filed a notice of appeal Tuesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

News

Lecturer describes ‘petro-sexual’ vilification of Nigerian activists

By Joseph Katz Campus Correspondent In the United States, mainstream media exploits an ageold narrative of violated female victim and hyper-masculinized male perpetrator to achieve its political ends.

This is part of the theory behind assistant professor Heather M. Turcotte’s lecture, “Petro-Sexual Politics and Configurations of Violence,” which she delivered Tuesday afternoon at the Humanities Institute.

Turcotte’s research, which colleague and associate professor Jeffery R. Dudas heralded as being “at the cutting edge” in a brief introduction, dissects “discourses of terrorism and gender violence, inter-

national security and human rights within U.S.-Nigerian petroleum relations,” according to the Department of Political Science’s website.

Throughout her presentation, Turcotte referred to an organization known as MEND, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. She described them as mischaracterized as violent terrorists, or even “gangsters,” by reputed news outlets such as The New York Times and ABC. According to Turcotte, these mischaracterizations can be seen as an attempt to hyper-masculinize and vilify the activists (predominantly young, black and male) into a pre-existing media narrative. In actuality, their feminized vic-

tims, including a mother as the subject of a New York Times piece, are victims of corporations and centuries of colonization processes, she said.

“The U.S. plays a silent actor in colonization and decolonization processes [in Nigeria],” Turcotte said.

According to statistics quoted

by Turcotte, incidences of petroviolence (or violence related to oil/petroleum extraction) equivalent in size to 2010’s BP oil spill occur in the Niger Delta on a yearly basis. Only about 70 percent is cleaned up, she said.

“Focus on the U.S. as the victim here erases our own accountability,” Turcotte said, alluding to concepts of “corporate social responsibility.” “[We need to erase] the myth that an oil spill is a rare, spec-

tacular, natural event,” Turcotte said. “Multi-national corporations are always responsible.”

Discussing the scope of her work, Turcotte offered her manuscript’s provocative title as “a method of desegregation,” and a literal combining of gendered and petroleum-related violence, historically depicted as a separate phenomena.

The lecture, which took up the better part of 90 minutes, emphasized global citizenship, the Humanities Institute’s theme for the semester.

“Ultimately, we need to recast questions of…human rights,” said Turcotte, putting her lecture in the context of “what it means to be accountable global citizens.”

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LGBTQ students discuss minority status, religion from PANEL, page 1 “white face.”

“It’s indicative of a larger problem,” said Autumn Alston, who attended the panel. “LGBT people are discriminated against, and they’re still fighting for their rights.

So they have to get most of America behind them, so it has to be a white face.”

“If you put that person as a figurehead, we as a general person would listen to it,” White said.

However, there are other issues that shape the lives of minorities who identify as LGBTQ. One large issue is the topic of religion. For example, religion plays a large role in the Hispanic community, which has a large population of Christians, making it dif-

ficult to come out in such an environment and be proud of it at the same time.

Powell talked about how, even though she does not consider herself to be very religious, a large part of her family is southern Baptist.

“They are very open about their beliefs. ‘This is right and this is wrong, and I’m going to tell you because I’m right,’” Powell said.

Reece Green, another discussion attendee, dealt with similar problems. Living with Jamaican parents who were Christian while identifying as LGBTQ was difficult.

“I’m not a Christian, I’m agnostic. I won’t say I’m not a Christian because I’m gay, but it played a big part,” Green said.

White also suffered difficul-

ties that were rooted in religion, as she is an Episcopalian and is very religious.

“I personally believe the bible is the true word of God, but not the modern version. It has been added to and stuff has been taken away…but even if I am sinning, I am saved too. God made me this way and loves me for who I am,” White said.

With all of the issues that exist, what needs to be changed so minorities can feel more comfortable in the LGBTQ community? One thing that was mentioned was the fact that UConn’s Rainbow Center is culturally diverse, and if the whole LGBTQ movement were to adopt such an atmosphere, it would aid the matter greatly.

“We need to talk about it more, tell people that it’s okay.

Groups like My Pride, My Soul are important,” Powell said.

The consensus that seemed to be reached was that it is important to let people know that LGBTQ is not just for white people. One suggestion was more minority LGBT icons so people don’t see it as just a thing for white people, even if it is difficult to see past all biases.

“Minorities do make up an even smaller percentage of the LGBT community… You’re not alone,” White said.

“Just don’t give up. Keep looking for other LGBT people. But also don’t exclude yourself from other people in the community. That will only create a larger gap,” Lumbra said.

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Both sides rest in Conn. Conn. police chief home invasion sentencing reinstated despite

FBI probe

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Joshua Komisarjevsky in his booking photo.

NEW HAVEN (AP) — The defense and prosecution rested Tuesday in their arguments over whether a man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion should spend the rest of his life in prison or be put to death.

The jury that convicted Joshua Komisarjevsky of killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 17-yearold Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, in their Cheshire home will now decide whether he should live or die. Closing arguments are expected Friday, with jury deliberations starting Monday.

Komisarjevsky’s attorneys ended their defense in New

Haven Superior Court earlier Tuesday. Prosecutors also rested after playing an audiotaped confession of two burglaries the men committed in Cheshire the night before the killings, The Hartford Courant reported.

Komisarjevsky and codefendant Steven Hayes were convicted of capital felony, murder and sexual assault in the killings. Hayes is on death row after he was convicted last year of raping and strangling Hawke-Petit and killing her daughters, who died of smoke inhalation after they were tied to their beds and left to die in a fire. The girls’ father, Dr. William Petit, was beaten but survived.

HARTFORD (AP) — A Connecticut police chief who was suspended as the FBI investigates claims that his officers harassed Hispanic residents was welcomed back Tuesday by a new mayor who said he does not believe the allegations are true.

East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo, who took office Nov. 19, reinstated the chief who was put on paid administrative leave last year after the Justice Department’s civil rights branch began investigating claims of discriminatory policing. The FBI has also been gathering evidence for potential criminal prosecutions of some officers, and agents raided Chief Leonard Gallo’s locked office less than two weeks ago.

In an interview, Maturo said he is open to the work of federal investigators, but he has confidence in Gallo and the rest of the force.

“I don’t think any of it rose to the level of just cause to get rid of a police chief,” he said of the material he read in the previous administration’s files.

The U.S. civil rights investigation began in September 2009 in East Haven, a New Haven suburb where Hispanics and their advocates say police targeted them with traffic stops, false arrests and even jailhouse beatings.

Latino business owners said rough treatment by police drove many newcomers from Mexico and Ecuador to leave the seaside town of about 28,000 people.

A Roman Catholic priest who presides over a predominantly Latino parish in East Haven, the Rev. James Manship, said the town needs a change from policies that shook public confidence in police.

“It is astounding that Mayor Maturo has chosen to reinstate a police chief who presided over an institution that created a culture of impunity for harassment and abuse of Latinos,” said Manship, who was arrested in 2009 while videotaping East Haven police officers to document alleged harassment as officers removed license plates from the wall of a Hispanic couple’s store.

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» ECONOMY

Confidence index, Europe send stocks mostly higher

NEW YORK (AP) — A jump in U.S. consumer confidence sent stocks modestly higher Tuesday. Investors were also encouraged by new efforts from European leaders to find more aggressive cures for the region’s debt crisis.

The Dow Jones industrial average ended with a gain of 32 points, following a 291point surge Monday. Retail stocks were among the biggest gainers. Home Depot Inc. rose 5.3 percent. Best Buy Co. rose 5.1 percent. Retailers had record sales over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Stocks started higher and gained momentum after 10 a.m., when the Conference Board, a private research group, reported that its Consumer Confidence Index jumped in November to its highest level since July. That news and the surge in holiday shopping reassured investors that the U.S. economy might be sputtering back to life, said Quincy Krosby, market strategist for Prudential Financial.

“For the market, the fact that Americans are spending is a positive force,” said Krosby.

European finance ministers gathered Tuesday to hash out the latest ideas for squelching the crisis. At their regular monthly meeting, the ministers also released the latest installment of emergency loans for Greece.

Europe’s proposals for wriggling out of a potential financial catastrophe have become more radical as borrowing costs for the region’s large economies, including Spain and Italy, spike.

President Barack Obama said in

a meeting with top EU officials Monday that if Europe failed to solve its crisis, the U.S. economy would suffer.

Acting with new urgency, Europe’s finance ministers were considering wide-ranging plans for protecting its shared currency, the euro, from collapsing.

Many of those ideas would have been off-limits until recently, including having countries cede some control over their finances to a central European authority.

In the latest sign of trouble, Italy was forced to pay a high interest rate on an auction of three-year debt Tuesday. The 7.89 percent rate was nearly three percentage points higher than last month, an enormous increase.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 33.62 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 11,555.63 Tuesday.

The Dow jumped 291 the day before on expectations that European leaders were moving more aggressively to prevent the region’s debt crisis from causing a catastrophic breakup of their currency union.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 2.64, or 0.2 percent, to 1,195.19.

Technology stocks were weak. Corning Inc., which makes glass for flat-screen TVs, slumped 10.8 percent, the most in the S&P 500, after saying a major South Korean customer would no longer do business with it.

The Nasdaq composite, which consists mostly of technology stocks, fell 11.83, or 0.5 percent, to 2,515.51. Netflix lost 3.4 percent after Standard & Poor’s lowered its rating on the com-

pany’s debt, saying it expected losses.

Bank stocks lagged the market after the latest jump in Italy’s borrowing costs. Morgan Stanley fell 3.6 percent; Bank of America 3.2 percent. Banks are especially sensitive to Europe’s financial problems because they hold billions in European debt.

They could suffer huge losses in the event of a financial panic in Europe and a freeze-up in global lending markets.

AMR Corp. plunged 84 percent after the parent company of American Airlines said it would file for Chapter 11 because it could no longer shoulder rising fuel costs and its heavy debt load. Competitor United Continental Holdings Inc. jumped 6.3 percent, and Delta Air Lines Inc. rose 5 percent.

AMR Corp. has continued to lose money while other U.S. airlines returned to profitability in the last two years.

Seagate Technology PLC jumped 3.7 percent after the hard drive maker forecast revenue for the current quarter that was higher than analysts were expecting. Citi analyst Joe Yoo said higher hard disk drive prices were driving the gain.

Tiffany & Co. fell 8.7 percent after the luxury retailer forecast fourth-quarter earnings that were below Wall Street’s expectations. The quarter includes the holiday shopping season.

Dillard’s Inc. slumped 6.8 percent after a Sterne Agee analysts cut his rating on the stock, saying the department store operator’s profits could be pressured by an increased in markdowns and sluggish economic conditions.

Oil price rises to $100 a barrel NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound in U.S. consumer confidence and escalating tensions in Iran pushed oil to $100 per barrel on Tuesday.

The price of benchmark crude rose $1.58 to end the day at $99.79 per barrel in New York.

It rose as high as $100.15 a barrel earlier in the session.

Oil prices jumped early in the day after a private survey found that U.S. consumer confidence rose this month to the highest level since July. The Conference Board survey followed robust retail sales over the Thanksgiving weekend. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil consumer, and its economy is driven by consumer spending.

A surge of violence in Iran also helped boost oil prices.

Students angered at sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program stormed the British embassy in Teheran and other British diplomatic sites before police restored order. Iran is the world’s third-largest oil exporter. While analysts say it’s unlikely that Western nations would impose an embargo on

Iranian oil, the potential for more violence in the country could keep prices up.

“It’s a little frightening, especially for anyone who remembers the Iranian revolution,” said Tom Kloza, publisher and chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information Service. From November 1979 until January 1981, 52 American were held hostage after students overran the U.S. embassy in Iran.

Meanwhile, European leaders continued to work on a last-minute strategy to save the euro and prevent a eurozone collapse that could send the region into recession.

While traders kept a wary eye on Europe and Iran, analysts said the consumer confidence numbers in the U.S. show the American economy is on stronger footing. That bodes well for future oil demand.

“Everyone’s really focused on the holiday shopping,” independent analyst and trader Stephen Schork said. “It’s pushed the European situation to the back seat.”

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But motorists are still conserving fuel, according to a study released Tuesday by MasterCard SpendingPulse. Its analysis of gasoline purchases shows that American drivers have cut way back this year. Motorists bought an average of 369 million gallons of gasoline per day during the four-week period that ended Nov. 25. That’s down 4.1 percent from a year ago.

At the pump, retail gasoline prices were steady Tuesday at a national average of $3.295 per gallon, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of regular is about 15 cents cheaper than a month ago, but it’s still nearly 44 cents higher than the same time last year.

In other energy trading, heating oil rose 5.12 cents to finish at $3.0211 per gallon, while gasoline futures increased 2.1 cents to end the day at $2.5391 per gallon. Natural gas rose 10.8 cents to finish at $3.633 per 1,000 cubic feet.

» NATIONAL

Facebook makes privacy pledge in FTC settlement

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Facebook said it is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers. The FTC had charged that the social network told people they could keep the information they share private and then allowed for it to be made public.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Government regulators are sharing some alarming information about Facebook: They believe the online social network has often misled its more than 800 million users about the sanctity of their personal information.

The unflattering portrait of Facebook’s privacy practices emerged Tuesday in a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that Facebook exposed details about users’ lives without getting legally required consent. In some cases, the FTC charged, Facebook allowed potentially sensitive details to be passed along to advertisers and software developers prowling for customers.

To avoid further legal wrangling, Facebook agreed to submit to government audits of its privacy practices every other year for the next two decades. The company committed to getting explicit approval from its users — a process known as “opting in” — before changing their privacy controls.

The FTC’s truce with Facebook, along with settlements this year with Google and Twitter, is helping to establish more ground rules for online privacy expectations even as Internet companies regularly vacuum up insights about their audiences in an effort to sell more advertising.

Although Facebook didn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing in the legal papers it signed with the FTC, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was more contrite in a blog post Tuesday.

“I’m the first to admit that we’ve made a bunch of mistakes,” Zuckerberg wrote. “In particular, I think that a small number of highprofile mistakes ... have often overshadowed much of the good work we’ve done.”

Facebook has overcome its missteps in the past to emerge as the world’s largest social network and one of the Internet’s most influential companies since Zuckerberg created the website in his Harvard University dorm room in 2004.

No website has been as successful as Facebook at getting people to voluntarily share intimate details about themselves. Zuckerberg has emerged as the Internet’s chief evangelist for sharing, partly because he believes it can help make the world a better place by making it easier for people to stay connected with the things and people that they care about.

Facebook also is trying to make money by mining the personal information that it collects to help customize ads and aim the messages at people most likely to buy the products and services being promoted.

That strategy has been working well as Facebook prepares to sell its stock in an initial public offering that’s expected next year.

The company’s revenue this year is expected to approach $4.3 billion, according to research firm eMarketer, up from $777 million in 2009. The rapid growth is expected to make Facebook the biggest Internet IPO in history, topping Google’s stock market debut in 2004.

The FTC’s 19-page complaint casts a glaring spotlight on how Facebook has approached its

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Google tried to lure people away from Facebook with a system that made it easier to guard their personal information. Facebook has responded by introducing more granular privacy settings.

The FTC cracked down on Google eight months ago for alleged privacy abuses that occurred last year when the company attempted to plant a social network called Buzz within its widely used Gmail service. Like Facebook, Google agreed to improve its privacy practices and submit to external audits for the next 20 years.

Twitter, the online short-messaging service, also struck a settlement with the FTC in June to resolve charges that it didn’t do enough to protect users’ accounts from computer hackers.

Much of the FTC’s complaint against Facebook centers on a series of changes that the company made to its privacy controls in late 2009. The revisions automatically shared information and pictures about Facebook users, even if they previously programmed their privacy settings to shield the content. Among other things, people’s profile pictures, lists of online friends and political views were suddenly available for the world to see, the FTC alleged.

The complaint also charges that Facebook shared its users’ personal information with thirdparty advertisers from September 2008 through May 2010 despite several public assurances from company officials that it wasn’t passing the data along for marketing purposes.

Facebook believes that happened only in limited instances, generally when users clicked on ads that appeared on their personal profile pages.

Most of Facebook’s users click on ads when they are on their “Wall” — a section that highlights their friends’ posts — or while visiting someone else’s profile page.

The FTC also alleged that Facebook displayed personal photos even after users deleted them from their accounts.

Facebook’s agreement with the FTC requires the company to obey privacy laws or face fines of $16,000 per day for each violation.

“Facebook’s innovation does not have to come at the expense of consumer privacy,” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. “The FTC action will ensure it will not.”

The FTC’s commissioners unanimously approved the agreement with Facebook. The FTC is accepting public comments through Dec. 30 before deciding whether to finalize the settlement.

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Reaction over Kansas teen’s tweet about politician needlessly extreme

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ast week, Kansas teen Emma Sullivan caught some flack for insulting Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback via her Twitter account while on a school trip.

The high school senior posted, “Just made mean comments at gov. Brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot,” according to a report on Yahoo!

News. Needless to say, members of Brownback’s staff were less than pleased and demanded an apology after notifying Sullivan’s principal. She refused, and after receiving a lot of negative commentary, Brownback offered his own apology for his staff’s reaction.

While there was most likely a more productive way for Sullivan to express her views, the demand for an apology, and the official apology for the initial response, are slightly ridiculous. As a public figure and as representatives for a public figure, Brownback and his staff should learn to accept the fact that there will be negative criticism thrown into cyberspace, and the best thing for all parties to do is to take it in stride. This tweet would have been seen by 60 people at most. Brownback’s staff’s efforts to eradicate such a post only guaranteed that the incident would go viral. Their attempts to keep Brownback’s image spotless have provoked more negativity than Sullivan could have provoked on her own.

This incident displays a large breach in common sense.

On the one hand, rudeness is never a constructive method by which to achieve change, and fabricating stories about people who are likely to Google themselves is never the best idea. But on the other hand, politicians cannot expect to control everything said about them on the Internet.

Demanding an apology from a high school student because she does not like certain policies does not prove one’s competence to govern. This entire incident should never have even made the news.

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I think the beeping trucks are trolling all the people who hit the snooze button.

My roommate is questioning his sexuality. He thinks he might like girls.

My roommate just googled “thirst attacks.” Either she has abnormally long hangovers or she needs a beer.

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Billy Joel really isn’t that great. There, I said it.

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Names of ticket holders shouldn’t be made public

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here is a list that UConn has kept secret for years. It could potentially be made public within days or weeks, and your name might

be on it.

First, the backstory. Jonathan Pelto, a former state representative and UConn graduate from the class of 1984, filed a Freedom of Information request with the university on April 15, 2008. The request included names and addresses of people in four categories: university athletics season ticket purchasers, Jorgensen Auditorium subscribers and individual ticket event

By Jesse Rifkin buyers, Center Weekly Columnist for Continuing Studies inquirers and university library donors.

UConn contended that such data was exempt from disclosure under a state statute protecting trade secrets. Never before in state history has the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled whether disclosure rules applied to public agency trade secrets. The Court will soon make history by handing down a decision in University of Connecticut v. Freedom of Information Commission. The Court should rule that UConn is under no legal obligation to provide such information to either Pelto or the public.

Lower court decisions on the matter have been contradictory. On May 13, 2009, the FOI Commission ruled that “the principal function of [UConn] is not trade, but

rather education, a traditional governmental function.” As such, “unlike a private business entity engaged in ‘trade’ where profits are closely linked to such entities’ existence and economic advantage, the cultural and athletic activities of [UConn] are incidental to its primary governmental function of education. It is also found that [UConn] is largely subsidized by public funding, unlike a private business engaged in trade that depends on earned income for continued existence.” Accordingly, the Commission ruled that UConn had no legal right to withhold such information.

On appeal, however, Superior Court Judge Robert Vacchelli reversed and overturned that decision on April 21, 2010.

From a legal perspective, Vecchelli’s reasoning carried stronger weight. For UConn to prevail on the merits, they must demonstratively establish that such lists “derive independent economic value” from “not being known” or “generally ascertainable,” according to the state statutes protecting trade secrets. Vecchelli found that such independent economic value was indeed derived from these lists. He wrote, “The fact that UConn is not exclusively a for-profit, private sector sports company [or concert/performance hall] does not exclude it from creating or maintaining a trade secret customer list.” Indeed, the athletic department “is in competition with a variety of intercollegiate athletic departments, Indian tribal sports enterprises, and professional sports teams in Connecticut, and throughout the region, for fans willing to buy tickets for such entertainment” while the Jorgensen “is in competition with a variety of for-profit theaters, civic centers, other community based performing venues … other colleges, operas, symphonies, performance halls, Indian tribal

enterprises and arts groups … for the same artists and audiences.”

The Commission had correctly stated that the primary aim of the university is education, but a critical distinction must be made between primary aim and subsidiary aims of worth. Just because the university exists to provide education does not negate the importance of its other subordinate missions. In fact, it could be claimed that those other missions, such as athletics, are by one degree of separation hugely beneficial to the larger mission of education. For example, after the George Mason University basketball team made its improbable run to the Final Four in 2006 despite being seeded No. 11, new gift and pledge payments to the university increased over 18 percent the following year, while freshmen applications increased 20 percent. It would not be surprising if UConn’s 2011 basketball championship yields similar trends.

The FOI Act is a vital necessity for democracy and the public’s right to know.

As such, very few exemptions for disclosures should be allowed, and those exemptions should be narrowly construed.

UConn has made compelling arguments for why this specific case demands one of those few narrow exemptions.

Still, regardless of the Connecticut Supreme Court’s final ruling, I will voluntarily do my part to help disclose a tiny fraction of the lists: my name is Jesse Rifkin, I have attended several events at the Jorgensen and I hold season tickets for the men’s basketball and football teams.

Weekly Columnist Jesse Rifkin is a 3rd-semester political science and journalism double major. He can be reached at Jesse.Rifkin@UConn.edu.

Romney is a poor choice for a GOP candidate, would lose

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sk any Republican why Mitt Romney should be the GOP nominee, and you’ll likely be met with a familiar refrain: “He’s the only one who can beat Obama.” A CBS poll shows that four out of 10 Republicans agree with this sentiment, calling Romney the most electable candidate by a margin of nearly 2-to-1 over his closest rivals.

Upon closer examination, however, Romney’s electability appears to have been

By Nicolas Tomboulides grossly misjudged. He Staff Columnist has a credibility deficit on every major issue, and the strategic reasons for nominating him do not hold up to historical scrutiny.

It’s true. Right now, no GOP candidate performs better in headto-head polls against President Obama than Mitt Romney. Unlike his rivals, Romney is within the margin of error. His backers like to cite these polls as evidence that their man is a paragon of electability—the only one who resonates with most voters. The problem?

According to a Pew survey, only 27 percent of Americans are even aware that Romney is running for President. If most Americans don’t know the most elemental fact about Romney, it’s safe to assume that

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even fewer know the finer details about his career as a politician— like how he has flip-flopped on every issue that Americans value most.

When Romney ran for Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat in 1994, he positioned himself as a doctrinaire progressive, supporting abortion, gun control, a federal health insurance mandate and taxpayer-funded promotion of the homosexual agenda in public schools. He rejected the “extremism” of Barry Goldwater, and proudly boasted of having severed his ties with the GOP during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. He retained these views when he ran for governor of Massachusetts in 2002, presumably to appease the notoriously liberal voters of that state.

After being elected governor, Romney started eyeing the 2008 GOP nomination for president. He knew his left-wing views would never fly in early primary states like Iowa and South Carolina, so he decided to change them. All of them. Romney became – almost overnight – a pro-life, pro-gun, profree market espouser of traditional Republican orthodoxy. “Ronald Reagan is my hero,” he told the Boston Globe in 2005, after having treated the Gipper like garbage back in 1994. He even tricked the

editors of the National Review, the estimable conservative magazine founded by Bill Buckley, into giving him their valuable endorsement.

Romney appears to be a formidable candidate today, but that will change quickly. As the election draws nearer, American voters will inevitably learn more about his history of unprincipled political opportunism. The media will play an instrumental role in the campaign to destroy him. By October 2012, the three major networks— all stalwart Obama allies—will be opening every evening news broadcast with an expose into Romney’s egregious position switches. Like John Kerry in 2004, Romney won’t be able to survive the irreparable damage from these legitimate attacks on his character. The media will put the cells of his candidacy under a microscope, thus revealing a cancerous deficiency of integrity to the entire country.

In debates with President Obama, Romney will lack the credibility to skewer Obama on his biggest areas of vulnerability. When Romney goes for the jugular, the highly unpopular socialized medicine scheme, President Obama can simply reply, “You did the same exact thing in Massachusetts. You’re a hypocrite. End of discussion.” With any other candidate but Romney,

the GOP will not have to shelve its most powerful and compelling argument. The nominee will be free to speak boldly and forcefully against one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation in modern history. Romney has no such luxury, and is therefore weakened. The federalist argument is not a strong enough gradation of difference. It will fail.

Even if Romney is taken seriously—a big if—he will still represent a failed theory of Republican politics: the idea that less conservative candidates are the most electable. John McCain was nominated on that very basis and lost. Reagan was nominated in spite of it and won in a landslide. Obama must be defeated with broad contrast— “bold colors, no pale pastels,” as Ronald Reagan put it. The GOP nominee can’t be out there arguing that government should only control 60 percent of the economy instead of 80 percent. He must question the ideology behind having any government meddling at all.

Mitt Romney’s great electability is a myth. He is not a credible candidate capable of defeating President Obama.

Staff Columnist Nicolas Tomboulides is an 8thsemester economics major. He can be reached at Nicolas.Tomboulides@UConn.edu

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- The job’s more enjoyable than you expected, which is lucky since there’s plenty of work (thank heavens). Your creative drive is purring. And there’s an amazing breakthrough along the way.

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Cain tells aides he is reassessing his campaign

ATLANTA (AP) — Herman Cain told aides Tuesday he is assessing whether the latest allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior against him “create too much of a cloud” for his Republican presidential candidacy to go forward.

Acknowledging the “firestorm” arising from an accusation of infidelity, Cain only committed to keeping his campaign schedule for the next several days, in a conference call with his senior staff.

“If a decision is made, different than to plow ahead, you all will be the first to know,” he said, according to a transcript of the call made by the National Review, which listened to the conversation.

It was the first time doubts about Cain’s continued candidacy had surfaced from the candidate himself. As recently as Tuesday morning, a campaign spokesman had stated unequivocally that Cain would not quit.

Cain denied anew that he had an extramarital affair with a Georgia woman who went public a day earlier with allegations they had been intimate for 13 years.

“It was just a friendship relationship,” he said on the call, according to the transcript.

“That being said, obviously, this is a cause for reassessment.”

He went on: “With this latest one, we have to do an assessment as to whether or not this is going to create too much of a cloud, in some people’s minds, as to whether or not they would be able to support us going forth.”

Saying the episode had taken an emotional toll on him and his family, Cain told the aides that people will have to decide whether they believe him or the accuser.

“That’s why we’re going to give it time, to see what type of response we get from our supporters.”

Cain has denied the affair as well as several other accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior that have dogged his candidacy over the past month. He had been publicly resolute about pressing ahead even as his standing in public opinion polls and his fundraising started to slide.

But in the conference call, he pledged only to keep his imminent schedule, including a foreign policy speech at Hillsdale College in Michigan later Tuesday that he promised to deliver with “vim, vigor and enthusiasm.”

He scrapped at least one planned event, withdrawing from a party in New York on Sunday to meet with some of the city’s top journalists including NBC’s Matt Lauer and ABC’s Barbara Walters.

Cindy Adams, the New York Post columnist hosting the dinner, told the AP she had received a call Tuesday from Cain adviser John Coale saying Cain had decided not to attend. Coale declined to comment.

Still, Cain was what one participant described as calm and deliberate as he addressed his staff on the conference call.

The participant, Florida state Rep. Scott Plakon, one of four

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain addresses the media. Cain said that he would not drop his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in the face of decadeold allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior.

chairmen for Cain’s Florida campaign, said he wanted to see more evidence from the accuser.

“If it is true that he didn’t do this, I think he should fight and kick and scratch and win,” Plakon said.

But if Cain did have the affair, Plakon said, it would be unacceptable to Republican voters.

“That would be very problematic,” he said. “There’s the affair itself and then there’s the truthful factor. He’s been so outspoken in these denials.”

After the conference call, Cain attorney Linn Wood told AP: “Any report that Mr. Cain has decided to withdraw his candidacy is inaccurate.”

“I think they are assessing the situation, just as I would expect the campaign to do or any prudent business person to do,” said Wood. He added that he would hate to see what he described as false accusations drive Cain out of the race for the presidency.

On Monday, Ginger White said in an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta that her affair with Cain ended not long before the former businessman from Georgia announced his candidacy for the White House.

“It was fun,” said White, 46, as she described Cain buying her plane tickets for a rendezvous in Palm Springs, Calif. “It was something that took me away from my sort of humdrum life at the time. And it was exciting.”

Cain went on television to flatly deny White’s claims even before the report aired.

“I didn’t do anything wrong,” he said then. On Tuesday, he told his staff “I deny those charges, unequivocally,” and went on to say he had only helped White financially “because she was out of work and destitute, desperate.”

Seemingly out of step with Cain’s denials, his lawyer issued a statement Monday that included no such denial of the affair and suggested that the media — and the public — had no business snooping into the details of consensual conduct between adults.

Cain’s response was faster

and more deliberate than he had managed when it was reported that three women alleged he had sexually harassed or groped them when he was the president of the National Restaurant Association in the mid- to late 1990s. The trade group paid settlements to two women who had worked there.

As some conservative Republicans sought an alternative to Mitt Romney, Cain surged in the polls while pushing his 9-9-9 tax plan and providing tough criticism of President Barack Obama during televised debates.

But as the harassment allegations surfaced, Cain stumbled in explaining his views about U.S. policy toward Libya and other foreign policy issues, creating an opening for rival Newt Gingrich to assert himself as a more reliable, seasoned politician to challenge Romney and even Obama. Cain fell in the polls and Gingrich began to rise.

In her TV interview, White said she decided to come forward after seeing Cain attack his other accusers in an appearance on television.

“It bothered me that they were being demonized, sort of, and being treated as if they were automatically lying, and the burden of proof was on them,” she said. “I felt bad for them.”

She said she first met Cain in the late 1990s in Louisville, Ky., when he was president of the National Restaurant Association. They had drinks and he invited her to his hotel room, she recalled.

She quoted Cain as telling her, “You’re beautiful to me and I would love for us to continue this friendship,” then produced his personal calendar and invited her to meet him in Palm Springs.

White has been accused of lying before. A former business partner, Kimberly Vay, filed a libel suit as part of a larger business dispute with White. Court records show a state judge ruled in favor of Vay because White failed to respond to the suit. Vay’s attorney, Kurt Martin, said a jury must still decide whether to award damages.

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Biden visits Iraq ahead of US troop departure

BAGHDAD (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden arrived on a surprise visit to Iraq late Tuesday in a trip designed to chart a new relationship between the two countries after all American forces have left the country in just over a month.

After nearly nine years of war, the U.S. now must navigate a future without American troops in Iraq. Iraq’s vast oil resources, the massive U.S. Embassy presence here and Iraq’s strategic location in the Middle East — next to Iran — ensure American interest will remain high in Iraq even after the troops are gone.

“It’s good to be back,” Biden said during a meeting at the embassy with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq James F. Jeffrey and the top American commander in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin and Jeffrey met Biden at the airport when he landed.

Baghdad and Washington failed earlier this year to come to an agreement on keeping a small American military presence in Iraq next year, meaning all U.S. forces must be out of the country by Dec. 31. Some 13,000 U.S. troops remain, down from a one-time high of about 170,000.

The issue of what type of military relationship Iraq and the U.S. will have next year and into the future is expected to dominate Biden’s visit. His trip will also lay the groundwork for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dec. 12 visit to Washington.

Biden also will take part in a ceremony commemorating the sacrifices of U.S. and Iraqi troops.

Iraqi leaders have said they want U.S. military training help for their security forces but have

been unable to agree on what type of help they’d like or what protections they would be willing to give the American military trainers.

The U.S. ambassador told reporters that the U.S. is trying to assess how “we can support Iraq, particularly to develop their conventional capabilities, and to continue the fight against terror.”

“This is a very, very important joint priority of ours. The al-Qaida in Iraq organization is still active particularly in the north but they strike throughout the country,” he said.

In the week leading up to Biden’s visit, Iraq has seen an uptick in violence that has renewed concerns about the abilities of the country’s security forces.

A suicide bomber slammed a car packed with explosives into the gate of a prison north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 19 people. On Saturday a string of explosions killed 15 people. Three days earlier, a triple bombing in the southern city of Basra killed 19 people.

Many U.S. and Iraqi officials are concerned insurgents may use the transition period when American troops depart to launch more attacks in a bid to regain their former prominence and destabilize the country.

The U.S. Embassy will have 157 American military personnel in charge of facilitating weapons sales to Iraq, and then about 700 civilian contractors around the country helping train Iraqis on the weapons they’ve purchased.

U.S. Marines will also guard the embassy, which is the largest American embassy in the world.

Biden’s visit also will likely

touch on Syria and Iraqi concerns over the turbulence that has engulfed Iraq’s western neighbor. While Washington has harshly criticized Syrian President Bashar Assad’s bloody crackdown that has killed more than 3,500 people, Baghdad has taken a more conservative approach.

Iraq was one of only three countries to fail to support sanctions on Syria approved by the 22-member Arab League Sunday. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview with The Associated Press Monday that Iraq was not acting out of pressure from neighboring Iran, with which Iraq has close ties.

“We took that decision out of the national interest of Iraq. So this doesn’t mean that we condone the regime’s actions against its civilians or demonstrators or that we don’t care about the freedom of the Syrian people,” Zebari said. “But there are certain self interests here for Iraq.”

Zebari noted the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees living in Syria, as well as the longstanding economic ties along the countries’ extensive border.

Iraq leaders are also deeply worried about what type of government might replace Assad. A conservative Sunni-led regime with ties to Saudi Arabia could be a disaster for Iraq, which is still wrestling with Sunni-Shiite problems of its own.

The U.S. vice president and Iraqi leaders will also likely discuss the fate of Ali Mussa Daqduq, a Lebanese Hezbollah commander linked to the death of four American troops in Karbala in 2007.

Gingrich: never lobbied, didn’t need money

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Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gestures as he speaks Tuesday in Bluffton, S.C.

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich says he didn’t need to be a lobbyist after his congressional career because he was paid so handsomely merely to give speeches.

The former House speaker has raked in millions of dollars at his network of for-profit consulting firms, think tanks and speaking engagements.

During a meeting with South Carolina voters at a shopping center Tuesday, he confronted a suggestion that he sought to turn his tenure as the House’s top Republican into a role of for-hire powerbroker.

“I did no lobbying of any kind — period,”

Gingrich said. “I’m going to be really direct, OK? I was charging $60,000 a speech. And the number of speeches was going up, not down. Normally, celebrities leave and they gradually sell fewer speeches every year. We were selling more.”

The legal definition of lobbying is fairly narrow, encompassing only those who directly contact members of Congress or executive branch officials in an attempt to influence them. Many ex-lawmakers decline to do that kind of work, but instead offer their advice to groups that do lobby, as Gingrich did in the case of Freddie Mac. Moreover, Gingrich’s business network has for years given the Georgia Republican a farreaching platform to support his causes, such as digital medical records. He contended he never voiced opinions that weren’t his own.

“If I didn’t like the issue, I didn’t deal with it,” Gingrich said “If I didn’t agree with you, I didn’t say it.”

However, Gingrich was paid huge sums over the past decade by the mortgage giant Freddie Mac, an institution roundly criticized by Republicans.

Gingrich himself criticized Barack Obama in 2008 for accepting contributions from executives of Freddie Mac and its larger sister institution, Fannie Mae, and said the Democrat should give the money back.

Pressed on the matter in Iowa earlier this month, Gingrich said he provided “strategic advice for a long period of time.” A person familiar with the Freddie Mac consulting contracts said they paid at least $1.6 million from 1999 to early 2008. The person spoke on condition of anonymity in order address a personnel matter.

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“For the love of the music” Billy Joel captivates capacity crowd at Jorgensen

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By Stephanie Ratty Staff Writer Grammy winner and Hallof-Fame performer Billy Joel showed his many faces Tuesday night as he answered questions for a sold-out crowd at the Jorgensen center for the Performing Arts.

After a brief introduction, Joel took to the stage and was met with a standing ovation from a crowd of all ages that was screaming and waving copies of his records.

“I apologize if any of you thought this was a concert,” Joel joked. “That’s not even a real piano.” Dressed in headto-toe black, he dove right into audience questions with his refreshingly funny sarcasm.

He advised parents on how to support their budding musician children and reiterated that the best way to advance in the music world is to take any job that comes along. “It’s not about the money,” he said, “it had to be about the love of the music.”

A Long Island native, Joel infused self-deprecation to show that anybody can make it big if they work hard enough.

“Look at me, do I look like a rock star? No, I look like a guy who makes pizza,” he said.

Joel went on to describe the inspiration behind several pieces, as well as the motivation from choreographer Twyla Tharp to turn his songs into the hit musical, “Movin’ Out.” Every time an audience member referenced a favorite song, Joel sat down at his piano and sang it, earning roars of applause with each soulful note.

It didn’t take much longer for 7th-semester journalism and English major Danielle Ennis to shake up the theater as Joel summoned her to the stage to perform her “go-to” karaoke song, “Only the Good Die Young.”

“I’ve listened to that song for 15 years, but I can say I never would have predicted this,” Ennis said of her chance to sing alongside Joel. “It was surreal. It really was one of the greatest moments of my life.”

Two other fans followed suit throughout the night, taking the stage with Joel and singing karaoke-like versions of their favorite songs. Any audience member that asked won a hug from Joel, who humbly answered their requests with a dose of wit. Though, alongside the humor, Joel was able to show how serious he was about his career.

“Sometimes your limitations become your greatest gifts,” he said. “I just don’t believe too much in sugar and sweetness, there’s always a knife in it, and that’s what makes it real.”

The glow of cameras and smartphone recorders illuminated the audience as Joel

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Grammy winner Billy Joel not only entertained the crowd with the performance of csome of his classics, including “New York State of Mind” and “Piano Man”, but also responed to audience questions with humor and enthusiaism.

took to the piano to play his favorite song of the moment, “Baby Grand,” written for Ray Charles. He turned off the “funny man” for the ballad, but turned up the soul and was met with yet another roaring applause.

From “New York State of Mind” to “Piano Man,” Joel served his loyal audience and humbly accepted a second standing ovation when he exited the stage for the evening.

“It was definitely the best performance I’ve seen because it’s very intimate,” said 7thsemester marketing major Nick Stevens. A four-year Jorgensen employee, Stevens said this was his favorite because of Joel’s close interaction with the audience.

Seventh-semester allied health major and SUBOG social media and communications chair Sarah Lauretti has seen her fair share of SUBOG shows, but claimed “this was easily the best.”

“Having him perform the songs I’ve listened to since I was five was mind-blowing,” she said.

SUBOG next welcomes comedian Jay Montepare on December 1 in the Student Union Theater.

Sometimes, people will invite 90 raving hooligans to their apartment with the hopes that their crush will attend and stay the night. Sometimes, people actually get what they want. This past weekend, I found myself in quite the pickle. However, that pickle did not find itself in me. If you didn’t get that joke, it means I was confused about whether or not I should “get it in,” and ultimately decided to forego the act out of respect for myself and the gent. I thought about which situations warrant people waiting to have sex until they know a person better, and which make it acceptable to make haste.

I decided it is best to wait unless you plan on keeping it really casual and don’t really care about the other person.

Even then, you might want to know them first for the sake of not being really awkward.

Here are some things to consider: 1) Your true feelings will not get confused.

If you have just met a person, chances are you are not entirely sure about your feelings for them just yet. If you go “all the way” at the second event you two attend together, you may feel that you never really got to know them beforehand. Were you hooking up because you liked each other, or because you were attracted to one another?

At this point it is hard to tell whether the relationship has any depth. When asked about the difference between waiting awhile to consummate your relationship and jumping the gun, 7th-semester sociology major Alex Altieri said, “Why don’t you want to give it up too soon? If you wait, it’s easier to tell if you actually like them. And if you do it too soon, it could end up being entirely sex-based.”

2) Stay dressed out of respect

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Just kidding. You can take off your clothes if you want.

But really, the more you leave things a mystery, the better.

Keep them chomping at the bit. Don’t be parading around in your retainer and zit cream thinking you look good. Save this for times when you are sure to be alone for the night.

Really though, it’s a matter of respect. Show that you are interested in more than sex.

By getting to know the person that you are interested in, you can figure out if it’s right for you. Nothing is worse than doing it too soon, when things she said.

Even though the content of can be potentially strange. her work does not allow her 3) There will be something male relatives to view it, she said that this does not bother her to look forward to and she accepts this practice of If you don’t jump the gun respect in her culture.

Professor Kathryn Myers and can focus on other aspects teaches a class focusing on of your relationship, you will Indian art at UConn, and was be much better off in the long crucial in bringing the show to run. Sarah Kodel, 7th-semescampus to expose her students ter art and psychology major, to the pieces that they have been said, “If you don’t have sex learning about in the classroom. right away, you can guarantee Third-semester art history that things will only get betand English major Karolina Hac ter. No one’s going to hook said, “We’ve learned about the up with someone for a month imagery and religion in class without having sex, and then and now getting into contempo- decide they hate them after rary art, it’s easy to see how the they have sex.” exhibition ties in.”

‘Erasing Boarders’ Panel Discussion at the Jorgensen Theatre

By Kim Halpin Staff Writer Curator Vijay Kumar led a panel discussion with artists from the Erasing Borders exhibition Tuesday afternoon in the Jorgensen Theatre, and the exhibit will continue to be on display until Dec. 9 in the Jorgensen Gallery.

The panel consisted of three of the artists represented in the show and two women who were key in compiling the work and bringing the show to UConn.

The participants were presented with a variety of topics and questions upon which they could base discussion of their work in relation to their personal life experiences.

The subjects of the artists’ works were focused on balancing opposing cultures within themselves. Therefore, the idea of identity and where a person’s identity comes from was an important topic of discussion.

Neil Chowdhury, who works primarily with photography, described the experience of coming from an English mother and an Indian father who repressed his heritage. Moving around the country as a child he never felt a sense of belonging, but through his photography could investigate the culture from which he came. Not being an “insider” in India, however, he says he can have a more critical view of the culture.

Upon being questioned how he chooses subjects, Chowdhury

said “it’s a moment” that he strives to be a mirror for the world by just being an honest photographer. His time in South Asia has influenced his work by making the compositions more layered and complicated as in traditional culture.

Trying to define who is South Asian, and if that depends on where they were born or a culture a person identifies with was a question tackled by Anjali Deshmukh. She said, “The identity I’m most comfortable with is being an artist,” a sentiment that many of the panelists agreed with.

Deshmukh talked about the blending of Indian philosophy that her mother introduced her to with otherwise limited knowledge of Indian culture.

The abstractness of her work and the layers with which she uses to codify ideas in her pieces are representations of this.

Sonia Chaudhary comes from two Pakistani parents who raised her with a firm Muslim influence. Because of this cultural background, she expressed that she was confused between not being able to question tradition and American education systems that encouraged scrutiny.

Chaudhary’s pieces presented in the exhibit relate to women’s sexual abuse in conjunction with her conservative religion. The nature of some of her work is seen as offensive, but Chaudhary welcomes these reactions.

“It proves that these are topics that need to be talked about,”

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The Nintendo 3DS already has a decent selection of good games, but “Super Mario 3D Land” might as well be considered the first game that gives reason for owning the system. It isn’t a remake of a N64 game, or a port of a Wii game; it doesn’t necessarily need the stereoscopic effects.

Rather, it’s the first game on the system where utilizing depth in perspective actually feels important.

In “Super Mario 3D Land,” the use of 3D actually makes sense. It isn’t just window dressing or a distraction of aesthetics; you will actually have an easier time going about the deluge of superbly designed obstacle courses that make up the levels of the game. Each of the levels are viewed and designed in such a way that knowing exactly where Mario, the platforms and the enemies are is crucial.

It isn’t impossible to play in 2D, but it sure is more intuitive and easier to grasp if you do so.

This notion came across especially strong during the few stereoscopic-focused puzzle sections, which set up visual tricks that can only be figured out from a glance by turning on the 3D. And the best part: there’s a subtlety to the 3D that doesn’t cause eyestraining for quite a while.

That is, as long as you don’t adjust the 3D setting of the game to the more-depth mode that gives a deeper view of the action, but doesn’t improve the gameplay and causes a

very quick headache.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the levels themselves are excellently crafted. The game is basically a collection of platformer obstacle courses, with no central theme in the different worlds that hold each delectable challenge.

This actually works in this game’s favor because the best parts of the other 3D Mario adventures were the ones that weren’t enclosed in a large area, so it allows even more creativity and innovation.

Also, the suits that include the return of Mario 3’s tanooki suit and a hammer-throwing version make the game especially enjoyable.

Unfortunately, despite how much care and attention was put into every coin placement, the difficulty is one core issue of the game that diminishes its value a bit.

For the first eight worlds, the only challenge I found was a personal one where I tried to get as many of the excessive 1-ups as possible. But then the second set of worlds become available, escalating the difficulty from normal to teeth-grindingly hard. It was also where the stereoscopic depth felt more palpable.

But even with the distinct lack of challenge early on, there’s no question that this game should be a mandatory purchase for owners of the 3DS. It shows that stereoscopic graphics actually can improve gameplay, and it’s an incredible Mario platformer, too.

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“Super Mario 3D Land” gives gamers a reason to own the Nintendo 3DS gaming system.

Super Mario 3D Land

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The Good

-Though it’s Mario’s first 3D platformer for a portable system, it still proves why his series of games is the epitome of the genre.

-Stereoscopic 3D might be a gimmick at its core, bit it actually makes the level designs with the camera perspective easier to figure out.

The Bad

-I know that the storytelling of Mario games are as basic, but the one in “3D Land” was pathetic in how little effort was put into it. Honestly, it would’ve been better if there weren’t any story at all.

-The easy challenge might make the more hardcore crowd pull away, but they absolutely shouldn’t give up without trying the levels after the first eight.

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I’m relieved that “Super Mario 3D Land” never once had a moment where it decided to become a 2D platformer. Not just because the 3DS technology could make a 3D Mario adventure more possible, but the stereoscopic effects make more of an impact. It’s also the fact that portable 2D Mario pretty much peaked in the classic Nintendo DS game, “New Super Mario Bros.” When going back to that game, I was really amazed by how ingenious these levels were designed – even better than the sequel on Wii – and how they used the wall jumps and environmental effects with the power the DS had.

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“Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3” stays true to the “MvC” series while also adding new features and characters to the already successful game.

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The Good

- Players are able to select a team of three characters to fight with.

- This game has 12 new characters not included in “Marvel vs. Capcom 3”.

The Bad

-The controls are quite complex and require an extended amount of time to gain a sufficient understanding.

-This game is not a great leap forward from its predecessor.

Less than nine months after the heralded release of “Marvel vs. Capcom 3,” the long-awaited return of a fantastic fighting game series, Capcom has decided to test fans’ goodwill by releasing a vastly updated version of the game, “Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.” Despite the lowered price tag (only $40 instead of the usual $60), owners of the original were up in arms, and rightly so. For fighting fans looking for a great multiplayer experience, “Ultimate” is well worth the asking price. Owners of the original may want to skip it, though, as it’s mostly the same game.

The “MvC” series is much different than others, where players select one character and duke it out. Instead, players select a team of three characters from the comic and game companies’ extensive catalogs, and each can be brought into the fight at any time. The switch in format helps distinguish the game from other fighters greatly, as each character has its own abilities and specialties. Part of the challenge is creating a well-rounded team that can take on all comers.

The controls are very intricate for a fighting game; unlike “Tekken” or “Soul Calibur,” button mashing won’t get a novice very far with intricate combos and moves that aren’t explained and may take days to discover.

There are many different fighting styles characters can use, from ranged to close-quarters.

Some characters specialize on the ground, others thrive in the air. With 48 characters, there’s a lot to learn, not to mention the thousands of combos available to use.

The main difference between “Ultimate” and its predecessor is the 12 new characters it brings to

the fray, six from each company in the game’s title. On top of standbys from both companies, like Capcom’s “Resident Evil” and “Street Fighter” players and Marvel’s main superheroes such as Wolverine and Spider-Man, these new characters break the game wide open, with many of them from niche games.

For instance, the ninja character Strider Hiryu from the retro classic “Strider” makes a return from “Marvel vs. Capcom 2” on the Capcom side, while Ghost Rider and the Avenger Hawkeye appear from Marvel’s cast. On the other hand, some choices are out of left field, but just as fun to play with. Capcom, for instance, brings the ace attorney Phoenix Wright into the fold (and yes, a lawyer in a fighting game is just as strange as it sounds), while Marvel unearthed the vermin mercenary Rocket Raccoon and threw him in. By the way, he attacks with gigantic bazookas and machine guns.

Sure, there are some new features, but the new characters are the most significant addition.

Though it’s mostly the same as its predecessor, the game’s a blast with friends. It leaves players to discover special moves themselves, but once they are discovered, multiplayer games become frantic, hectic and incredible fun.

While “Ultimate Marvel vs.

Capcom 3” isn’t a great leap over its predecessor, it’s helped greatly by the fact that its predecessor was such a good game.

Those who own the original game may want to either hold off on “Ultimate” or trade their copy in to get it. However, for fighting fans looking for a new fix, it can’t be beat. Grab a copy and a few friends, pass the controllers around and you’ve got one of the most fun dorm-room games in recent memory.

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Almost two weeks ago was the 10th anniversary of Nintendo’s previous game console, the Gamecube. With the company now appealing to the more casual crowd with the Wii and the upcoming Wii U, the Gamecube may very well be Nintendo’s last system that serves the hardcore crowd. Though the Gamecube wasn’t as popular as the Xbox and Playstation 2, the system has become a cult favorite among fans thanks to titles that are still beloved to this very day. Here are five Gamecube games that I still hold dear to my heart, and sometimes go back to again on my Wii. 5. “Pikmin 2:” Sequels, by and large, have the tendency to add more to the original game.

But while yearly follow-ups like “Uncharted 3” brought a whole new meal to sink your teeth into, “Pikmin 2” was the “all you can eat buffet” of sequels. The original game was constrained in its campaign length, but “Pikmin 2” lets you go about and collect hundreds of treasures at your leisure.

It was a move that was debatable among fans, but I absolutely loved it. When it comes to a charming strategy game like “Pikmin,” more is most definitely better.

4. “Paper Mario: The ThousandYear Door:” When I played the original “Paper Mario” on the Nintendo 64, I was absolutely floored by how well a basic setting had been given the wholly integrated storytelling of a Pixar film.

The Gamecube sequel expanded on that by including even more engaging environments, better written dialogue and the role-playing- game gameplay was given better speed and variety. It’s a masterpiece that I still consider to be the best Mario RPG. 3. “Super Smash Bros. Melee:” It almost feels redundant to put such an obvious choice here, but “Melee” is that awesome. It remains the most well-balanced and appealing fighting game in the whole franchise. There are so many nuances to each of the characters’ moves that can give an edge in any battle. It’s the kind of multiplayer game that truly can never get old.

2. “The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker:” There isn’t a doubt in my mind that the latest Zelda game, “Skyward Sword,” has the best gameplay, story and pacing of them all. But while that game has a unique art style for graphics, “Wind Waker” will always be a beauty of a game with its outstanding cel-shading technology.

Besides that, it’s easily my second all-time favorite that knew how to engage you in a way that “Twilight Princess” never fully replicated.

1. “Resident Evil 4:” It’s odd, really. I know that it’s been over six years since the game was released, yet why is every thrilling moment still etched in my brain? I suppose “RE4” was just that incredible of an experience. It’s true that over the years, the repeated playthroughs just didn’t have the same thrills that were present during the unpredictable first time. It was one of those rare game experiences that was so cathartic, it actually made me think to myself at the credits: “This, right here, is why I play video games.”

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Police search for suspects after 7 shot in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Police searched for multiple suspects Tuesday after a gunbattle in a parking lot where a rap music video was being filmed left seven people wounded, including a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head.

The gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. Monday as about 20 people gathered outside a west Oakland liquor store, police said. The victims were transported to local hospitals by others at the scene before officers arrived.

The toddler, a man and a woman were critically injured, Police Chief Howard Jordan said. The remaining victims — all males — sustained non-lifethreatening injuries.

"This was a pretty heinous act that took place in our city," Jordan said, asking any witnesses to come forward with information. "This should not be tolerated by this community."

Witnesses initially said Oakland rapper Kafani was the one making a video when the shooting occurred. But Kafani said Tuesday that while his promotional van was in the vicinity, he himself was not there.

"I was in the studio," said Kafani, who has a deal with an independent record label. "I get these tweets that I had been shot and then some of my family members started calling, asking me what happened."

Other family members then called and told Kafani that his cousin Hiram Lawrence and

Lawrence's 1-year-old son had been shot. Kafani said Lawrence had mentioned earlier Monday that he was going to a video shoot.

"My cousin was holding his son and a bullet hit him in the hand, and his son was shot in head," Kafani told The Associated Press.

Lawrence then drove himself and his son, also named Hiram, to the hospital.

Relatives who gathered at Children's Hospital Oakland on Tuesday declined to speak with reporters, and the hospital wouldn't release any information about the child. Kafani tweeted mid-afternoon: "Right now lil cuz in coma but both sides of brain seems to be functioning right now pray pls."

Investigators were still trying to piece together what happened and determine a motive Tuesday. They said it appeared one group of people fired on another group, and the second group fired back.

But Sgt. Randy Wingate said some of the people who returned fire were "not as cooperative as we'd like them to be." He said authorities are looking at "several persons of interest."

Wingate wouldn't say whose video was being recorded but said investigators "don't think that Kafani has any significance in this case."

A surveillance camera at State Market Liquors captured parts of the shooting, including three people wearing hooded sweat

shirts firing from around the corner from the store.

Bullet holes riddled the liquor store's exterior Tuesday, and two cars still parked outside had shattered windows and flat tires from bullets.

The store's co-owner, Salah Abdullah, was inside the business when the shooting occurred. He said the group outside was using small cameras to record the music video. Some were posing with liquor bottles outside the store entrance when gunfire erupted, sending Abdullah ducking for cover.

"Everybody was scared," Abdullah said, estimating he heard about 50 shots. "There was yelling and screaming from inside and outside the store."

Larry White, 35, said he was entering his apartment across the street from the store when the shooting happened. After the gunfire subsided, he said he saw a car speeding from the scene and a man holding a little boy who was bleeding from the head.

"I hope everybody is all right, especially that little man," White said.

Kafani said he spoke to his cousin briefly after the shooting, and Lawrence is "really distraught and emotional right now."

"We're just sad about this," Kafani said. "How can someone shoot in a crowd with kids around? This violence in Oakland is crazy. Please, put the guns down."

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elvis Presley Enterprises says three new exhibits will open next year at Graceland in Memphis to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the entertainer's death.

The first exhibit looks at the 1972 documentary "Elvis on Tour," which chronicles a multicity concert tour. The exhibit,

which opens Jan. 5, will include jewelry and clothing worn by Elvis during the shows.

"Elvis.Through His Daughter's Eyes," which opens Feb. 1, will highlight Elvis' relationship with his daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. It includes family photos and home movies that show her growing up at

Graceland.

The third exhibit, opening March 1, is called "Icon: The Influence of Elvis Presley." It features clothing, musical instruments and other items used by performers who were influenced

by Elvis.

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Lions Gate, Summit discuss merger in early talks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Hollywood studios that are vying for a similar teen audience are talking about merging, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Summit Entertainment LLC, both based in Santa Monica, restarted discussions following the success of Summit's fourth "Twilight" movie, the person, who was not authorized to speak about it publicly, said Monday. The two have talked about merging in the past.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" has grossed nearly half a billion dollars worldwide since its release Nov. 18.

The success of the latest in the saga has fueled new inter-

est in privately held Summit, which is set to release Part 2 of the finale next November.

Lions Gate, a publicly traded company, is banking on its own hit with "The Hunger Games," due out in March. It's based on the young adult novels by Suzanne Collins.

Bloomberg News earlier reported on the talks.

A merged entity would benefit from the two studios' combined film libraries.

Those include Lions Gate hits like "The Expendables" and the "Saw" horror series, and Summit's "Twilight" series and movies such as "Red." Lions Gate would also get the benefit of Summit's international film-distribution arm.

Summit spokeswoman Melissa Zukerman and Lions

Gate spokesman Peter Wilkes declined to comment.

The talks are in the early stages and no deal is assured, the person said.

Summit, once an international sales agent for other production companies, was reborn as a full-fledged studio in 2007 when former Paramount Pictures executive Rob Friedman joined with Summit President Patrick Wachsberger to raise $1 billion in financing led by Merrill Lynch. The studio refinanced $750 million in debt earlier this year.

Lions Gate recently emerged from a long shareholder battle with activist investor Carl Icahn, who agreed earlier this year to sell most of his shares and focus his attention elsewhere.

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Plea bargain ends case against man in 'Idol' death

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey prosecutors have dropped the most serious charges against a man who had been accused of killing a former "American Idol" contestant with his car, agreeing with his lawyer that even though he had confessed, there is no evidence he struck the woman.

Daniel Bark pleaded guilty under a plea agreement Monday to eluding police and drunken driving. Prosecutors dismissed aggravated manslaughter and other charges in the 2009 accident that killed Alexis Cohen of Allentown, Pa. Her profanity-laden rants when she was rejected by the show on two successive seasons were shown repeatedly.

The 25-year-old's body was found on a road in Seaside Heights.

Bark faces probation and nearly a year in jail when he's sentenced. His attorney Michael Nolan told the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app.com/ tjpjiD ) there's never been any physical evidence connecting Bark to Cohen's death.

"As we've said all along, there has never been any proof that he did do it," he said. "The sad part is, this girl was killed, and whoever killed that girl is still driving around out there."

Nolan said his client was pressured into confessing to something he didn't do. In court Monday, Bark said he had drunk about six beers at a nightclub before getting into his car and driving early on July 25, 2009. He acknowledged ignoring orders from two bicycle police officers to stop, instead driving away from them. He said he was afraid because of the beers he had consumed, and because he had a marijuana pipe in his car.

Bark acknowledged swerving and nearly striking the police officers before fleeing from them, and driving through several stop signs. He also conceded he was impaired by the beer, though he wouldn't submit to a test to determine his bloodalcohol level when he was pulled over by other police officers.

The suspect denied having anything to do with Cohen's death for the first 40 minutes of his interview with police, but then said he may have hit a woman, and at one point said he did hit her.

The investigators continued questioning him for a while before reading him his rights.

A judge threw out that confession because police failed to advise him of his rights, including the right to have an attorney present during questioning.

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Jackson Doctor gets 4-year Sentence, Judge's Ire LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was clear that Michael Jackson's doctor was going to get the maximum four-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter before the judge even finished speaking.

In a nearly half-hour tongue lashing, Dr. Conrad Murray was denounced as a greedy, remorseless physician who committed a "horrific violation of trust" and killed the King of Pop during an experiment.

"Dr. Murray created a set of circumstances and became involved in a cycle of horrible medicine," Judge Michael Pastor said in a stern voice.

Pastor said Murray sold out his profession for a promised fee of $150,000 a month when he agreed to give Jackson a powerful anesthetic every night as an unorthodox cure for insomnia.

Murray will likely serve less than two years in county jail, not state prison, because of California's overcrowded prisons and jails. Sheriff's officials said he will be housed in a oneman cell and be kept away from other inmates.

The tall, imposing Murray, who has been in jail for three weeks, was allowed to change into street clothes — a charcoal

gray suit and white shirt — for court. But he wore prison-issue white socks and soft slippers.

Jackson's family said in a statement read in court that they were not seeking revenge but a stiff sentence for Murray that would serve as a warning to opportunistic doctors. Afterward, they said they were pleased with the judge's sentence.

"We're going to be a family.

We're going to move forward.

We're going to tour, play the music and miss him," brother Jermaine Jackson said.

After sentencing, Murray mouthed the words "I love you" to his mother and girlfriend in the courtroom. Murray's mother, Milta Rush, sat alone on a bench in the courthouse hallway.

"My son is not what they charged him to be," she said quietly. "He was a gentle child from the time he was small."

Of her son's future, she said, "God is in charge."

Murray, 58, was convicted after a six-week trial that presented the most detailed account yet of Jackson's final hours, a story of the performer's anguish over being unable to sleep.

Pastor was relentless in his bashing of Murray, saying the physician lied repeatedly

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and abandoned Jackson when he was at his most vulnerable — under the anesthesia that Murray administered in an unorthodox effort to induce sleep.

"It should be made very clear that experimental medicine is not going to be tolerated, and Mr. Jackson was an experiment," he said.

Propofol is supposed to be used in hospital settings and has never been approved for sleep treatments, yet Murray acknowledged giving it to Jackson then leaving the room on the day the singer died.

As for defense arguments that Jackson tempted his own fate when he demanded propofol, Pastor said, "Dr. Murray could have walked away and said no as countless others did.

But Dr. Murray was intrigued with the prospect of this money-for-medicine madness."

Pastor said Murray was motivated by a desire for "money, fame and prestige" and cared more about himself than Jackson.

The doctor was deeply in debt when he agreed to serve as Jackson's personal physician for $150,000 a month during his comeback tour. The singer, however, died before Murray received any money.

"There are those who feel Dr. Murray is a saint and those who feel he is the devil," Pastor said. "He is neither. He is a human being who caused the death of another human being."

Defense attorney Ed Chernoff implored Pastor to look at Murray's life and give him credit for a career of good works. "I do wonder whether the court considers the book of a man's life, not just one chapter," Chernoff said.

The judge responded: "I accept Mr. Chernoff's invitation to read the whole book of Dr. Murray's life. But I also read the book of Michael Jackson's life, including the sad final chapter of Dr. Murray's treatment of Michael Jackson."

Chernoff suggested that Murray is being punished enough by the stigma of having caused Jackson's death.

"Whether Dr. Murray is a barista or a greeter at Walmart, he is still the man that killed Michael Jackson," he said.

A probation report released after sentencing said Murray was listed as suicidal and mentally disturbed in jail records before his sentencing.

However, Murray's spokesman Mark Fierro said a defense attorney visited the cardiolo-

gist in jail last week and found him upbeat.

The judge said one of the most disturbing aspects of Murray's case was a slurred recording of Jackson recovered from the doctor's cellphone.

His speech was barely intelligible and Murray would say later Jackson was under the influence of propofol.

Pastor suggested Murray might have been planning to use it to blackmail Jackson if there was a falling out between them. "That tape recording was Dr. Murray's insurance policy," Pastor said.

Defense attorneys never explained in court why he recorded Jackson six weeks before his death. In the recording, Jackson talked about the importance of making his shows on the comeback tour "phenomenal."

Jackson's death in June 2009 stunned the world, as did the ensuing investigation that led to Murray being charged in February 2010.

Murray declined to testify during his trial but did participate in a documentary in which he said he didn't consider himself guilty of any crime and blamed Jackson for entrapping him into administering the pro-

pofol doses.

"Yikes," the judge said. "Talk about blaming the victim!"

Murray's attorneys presented 34 letters from relatives, friends and former patients to win a lighter sentence. They described Murray's compassion as a doctor, including accepting lower payments from his mostly poor patients.

In their sentencing memorandum, prosecutors cited Murray's statements to advocate for the maximum term. They also want him to pay restitution to the singer's three children — Prince, Paris and Blanket.

The exact amount Murray has to pay will be determined at a hearing in January.

In the meantime, sheriff's officials said Murray will serve a little less than two years behind bars. A recent change in California law requires Murray to serve his sentence in county jail rather than state prison.

District Attorney Steve Cooley said he was considering asking Pastor to modify the sentence to classify the crime as a serious felony warranting incarceration in state prison.

"This is going to be a real test of our criminal justice system to see if it's meaningful at all," Cooley said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran stand-up comic Patrice O'Neal, who gained a wider following through TV and radio and helped roast Charlie Sheen, died Tuesday from complications of a stroke he suffered last month. He was 41.

O'Neal's manager, Jonathan Brandstein, said he died in a New York-area hospital.

"Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius," Brandstein said in a statement.

O'Neal appeared on Conan O'Brien's and David

Letterman's TV shows and was a frequent guest on the "Opie & Anthony" radio show on Sirius XM. His performance was a highlight of the Comedy Central roast of Sheen, who had been fired from the hit CBS comedy "Two and a Half Men," in September.

Sheen said in a tweet Tuesday, "The entertainment world as well as the world at large lost a brilliant man."

He added, "Patrice had that rare 'light' around him and inside of him. I only knew him for the few days leading up

the Roast. Yet I will forever be inspired by his nobility, his grace and his epic talent. My tears today are for the tremendous loss to his true friends and loving family."

Other entertainers also mourned O'Neal on Twitter.

"RIP Patrice O'Neal. You made us laugh til we cried," comedian Sarah Silverman said.

Actor Jay Mohr said, "Just heard. Goodnight brother.

Damn. Just ridiculous. Terrible.

Beyond sad."

O'Neal had half-hour specials on Showtime and HBO and was

the host of "Web Junk 20" on VH1.

He appeared in numerous television shows including "Arrested Development," ''Chappelle's Show" and "The Office."

O'Neal suffered a stroke on Oct. 19 after battling diabetes.

He is survived by his wife, Vondecarlo, his stepdaughter, Aymilyon, his sister, Zinder, and his mother, Georgia.

Brandstein, his manager, said the family wished to thank "all of the fans and friends who have expressed an outpouring of love and support for Patrice these past weeks."

Comedian Patrice O'Neal dies, had suffered stroke

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Jaguars fire Del Rio after 3-8 start in 9th season as coach

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars fired coach Jack Del Rio on Tuesday after a 3-8 start, parting ways with the franchise's second coach during his ninth season.

Del Rio's job security had been tenuous since owner Wayne Weaver said the coach needed to make the playoffs to secure a 10th season in Jacksonville. The Jaguars were essentially eliminated with Sunday's 20-13 loss to AFC South-leading Houston.

The timing of the move made sense since the Jaguars are struggling to sell tickets and host a Monday night game against San Diego.

Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker was named the interim coach. The team scheduled a noon news conference to discuss the move.

Del Rio leaves with a 69-73 record, including 1-2 in two playoffs appearances. The Jaguars didn't win the AFC South in any of his nine seasons.

Weaver considered firing Del Rio after last season, but kept him partly because of the uncertainty surrounding the NFL lockout. Weaver refused to give contract extensions to any of Del Rio's assistants, putting everyone on alert that this was a win-or-else season.

Del Rio refused to let offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and linebackers coach Mark Duffner interview for lateral positions. He couldn't stop quarterbacks coach Mike Shula, whose contract ended, and receivers coach Todd Monken, who returned to a college job at Oklahoma State, from bolting.

Given the situation, the pool of coaches wanting to come to Jacksonville was small, so Del Rio had few options while rebuilding his

staff. Del Rio hinted this season that his hands were tied in terms of what he could to assemble the best staff.

Fans have been clamoring for his departure for years, with many calling for him to be fired following a 5-11 finish in 2008. Instead, Weaver parted ways with personnel chief James "Shack" Harris and selected Gene Smith the general manager.

Smith has rebuilt the roster over the last three years.

But the Jaguars have shown no progress under Del Rio's leadership.

Del Rio's tenure will be remembered for putting an ax and a wooden stump in the locker room in 2003, settling up a situation in which punter Chris Hanson hacked into his leg, and for repeatedly failing to properly handle quarterback situations.

He announced he was benching Mark Brunell and giving rookie Byron Leftwich the job in 2003 before talking to the players. He insisted Leftwich was his starter in 2007, and then cut him days before the season opener.

He did the same thing to David Garrard this season, cutting him five days before the opener and naming Luke McCown the starter.

McCown was benched after two games.

The Jaguars have been inept most of the season with Blaine Gabbert under center. The 10th overall pick in April's NFL draft has been rattled under pressure, has been inaccurate on short throws and doesn't appear to be making much progress.

Del Rio said Monday he was sticking with the rookie.

It turned out to be the coach's final decision in Jacksonville.

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Jack Del Rio, seen here on Nov. 13 against the Colts, was fired by the Jaguars on Tuesday.

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FAMU hazing persisted despite suspensions, probes

MIAMI (AP) — Two decades ago, the now-ousted director of the Florida A&M band warned in a letter about the dangers of hazing among the famed "Marching 100" ensemble, saying "it would be very difficult for the university and the band should someone become killed or hurt."

In the following years, however, hazing seemed to become a bigger — if not more public — problem. Police investigated several serious cases and students were arrested. Anti-hazing workshops were held. Dozens of band members were suspended. University officials and the marching band community were keenly aware of the persistent hazing, yet it continued and is believed to have played a role in the death this month of a 26-year-old drum major Robert Champion.

Champion's death started a blame game of sorts, with the historically black college in

Tallahassee firing its band director, Julian White, accusing him of "misconduct and/or incompetence." In turn, White released more than 150 pages of documents showing that he warned the university for years about what was going on.

The chair of the Board of Governors, which oversees Florida's public universities, wrote a letter to FAMU trustees Tuesday saying they would investigate whether the university administration took appropriate action to address White's concerns.

A former band member told The Associated Press on Tuesday that White looked for ways to eradicate a culture of hazing that existed in many instrument sections of the band. White invited band members to anonymously report hazing and even had police come along on some away games, former drum major Timothy Barber told AP.

Suh to appeal suspension

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ndamukong Suh is going back to the NFL, this time hoping for some leniency.

The league suspended Detroit's All-Pro defensive tackle without pay for two games on Tuesday, punishing the second-year player for roughing up a Green Bay Packers offensive lineman after the whistle last week.

Suh promptly appealed his suspension, hoping his stomp doesn't keep him away from his playoff-hopeful teammates when they need him most.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Suh's hearing will be with Art Shell, an appointed appeal officer who is paid by the league and NFLPA. As of late Tuesday afternoon, the hearing hadn't been scheduled, but the league has said it will expedite the procedure to give Suh and Lions an answer before Sunday's game at New Orleans.

If Suh doesn't win the appeal, he won't play against the Saints or in the Dec. 11 home game against Minnesota. He would return Dec. 12 ahead of a road game against Oakland.

Suh is barred from practice and the team's facility while suspended. He did not return messages left with his agent.

"As a player, you have to appeal it," said Detroit defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch, the team's union rep. "I'm sure the NFLPA will be on his side to make sure that he gets a fair hearing."

If the NFL turns rejects the appeal, Suh will be watching the Lions (7-4) scramble to keep up in the NFC wild-card race after what the league said was his fifth violation of on-field rules in his first two years in the NFL. And everyone saw the latest one.

Suh lifted up his right knee and forcibly stepped on Evan Dietrich-Smith's right arm during the third quarter of the Lions' 27-15 loss last Thursday in a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day game. Before the stomp seen from coast to coast, Suh shoved Dietrich-Smith's helmet toward the turf while separating himself from the Packers player on the ground.

It might have hurt Suh's case when he sounded defiant during his postgame news conference, insisting he didn't intentionally step on his opponent. After the Lions criticized his conduct Friday, Suh issued an apology to his teammates, organization and fans — not to Dietrich-Smith — as some around the league said his latest outburst proved he was the NFL's dirtiest player.

"I'll let him speak for himself when he gets that opportunity, but I've had a lot of conversations with him the last two days and I think he is in a different spot," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Tuesday. "I think his No. 1 thing is, he didn't want to be a distraction for the team. He wanted the team to be able to focus on the Saints and he wants to be accountable for his actions."

Earlier this season, the reigning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year requested a meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his play after he drew several penalties and another fine.

Suh said he had a better understanding of the rules after that meeting four weeks ago. On Sunday, he called Goodell to apologize but that didn't appear to help.

Lions offensive linemen Dominic Raiola and Rob Sims refused to answer questions about Suh after Tuesday's practice. Vanden Bosch, though, believes everyone in the locker room supports Suh, who he spoke with on Tuesday.

"His biggest regret is the affect it had on the team," Vanden Bosch said. "It was an unfortunate situation. When you're on the field, a lot of things happen when you're playing with so much emotion in such a physical game. It's difficult to look at the grand scheme of things when you're in the heat of the moment.

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Syracuse chancellor: Boeheim's our coach SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor gave men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim a vote of confidence Tuesday amid an investigation of child molestation allegations against his former longtime assistant coach.

Some commentators and sex abuse victims' advocates had said Boeheim should resign or be fired after three men, including two former Syracuse ballboys, accused former assistant coach Bernie Fine of molesting them and Boeheim verbally attacked the accusers.

"Coach Boeheim is our coach; he's getting the team ready tonight," Cantor said after an economic development conference with state officials in Albany. "We're very pleased with what he said Sunday night, and we stand by him."

In his 36th season at his alma mater, Hall of Famer Boeheim ranks fifth all-time in wins in Division I and has a record 33 20-win seasons.

Boeheim received a standing ovation as he walked onto the court that bears his name on Tuesday night for the game against Eastern Michigan. Fine's seat on the bench was not left vacant Tuesday as it had been

for the last home game 10 days ago.

After initially saying Fine's first two accusers were lying to make money in the wake of the Penn State University sexual abuse scandal, Boeheim backed off those comments in a statement Sunday.

"What is most important is that this matter be fully investigated and that anyone with information be supported to come forward so that the truth can be found," Boeheim said after the firing of Fine, who has denied the allegations. "I deeply regret any statements I made that might have inhibited that from occurring or been insensitive to victims of abuse."

Bobby Davis first contacted Syracuse police in 2002 about Fine, but there was no investigation because the statute of limitations had passed. Kevin Quinn, a spokesman for the university, said police did not inform the university of Davis' allegations then.

On Tuesday, the Syracuse police chief said Dennis DuVal, a former SU basketball player who was police chief in 2002, knew of the allegations against Fine.

Police Chief Frank Fowler said DuVal, who played for

the Orange from 1972-74, was aware of Davis' accusations in 2002 that Fine sexually abused him. Fine, who has been fired, denies the allegations.

Because Davis said the abuse stopped 12 years earlier, Syracuse Det. Doug Fox told him the statute of limitations had passed, meaning an arrest was not possible. Fox advised his supervisor in the abused persons unit but didn't file a formal report. The detective is still with the department but not in the same unit.

A phone message left with DuVal was not immediately returned.

On Nov. 17, Davis' allegations resurfaced.

Davis, now 39, told ESPN that Fine molested him beginning in 1984 and that the sexual contact continued until he was around 27. A ball boy for six years, Davis said the abuse occurred at Fine's home, at Syracuse basketball facilities and on team road trips, including the 1987 Final Four. Davis' stepbrother, Mike Lang, 45, who also was a ball boy, also told ESPN that Fine began molesting him while he was in fifth or sixth grade.

A third man, Zach Tomaselli, who faces sexual assault charges in Maine involving a

14-year-old boy, said Sunday he told police last week that Fine molested him in 2002 in a Pittsburgh hotel room. Also on Sunday, ESPN played an audiotape, obtained and recorded by Davis, of an October 2002 telephone conversation between him and Fine's wife, Laurie.

ESPN said it hired a voice recognition expert to verify the voice on the tape and the network said it was determined to be that of Laurie Fine.

During the call to the woman, Davis repeatedly asks her what she knew about the alleged molestation and she says she knew "everything that went on."

"My heart goes out to the families. I have no comment about the Fine situation or the Boeheim situation," former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony said. "That's a sensitive situation, a sensitive topic right now that I don't even want to go into."

Cantor stressed the university is working with authorities.

"We've been very straightforward and candid about this whole process," she said. "We've gone through our due diligence when things came up, and we felt it was important both for Bernie Fine and for the university to move forward."

Syracuse backed coach Jim Boeheim, seen here in the preseason NIT championship on Nov. 25.

In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, walks to the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A newly hired lawyer for a high school student described by prosecutors as a sexual abuse victim of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky said Tuesday that he has been distressed to hear Sandusky's attorney dispute the charges.

Slade McLaughlin said his client stands by the allegations and sees the strategy by defense attorney Joe Amendola as putting victims on trial instead of Sandusky.

The grand jury report, issued Nov. 5 when Sandusky was charged with 40 criminal counts, accused Sandusky of fondling and repeated instances of oral sex after they met about five years ago through The Second Mile, a charity for disadvantaged youths Sandusky founded.

"I can only say it was emotionally devastating," said McLaughlin, who also represents the boy's mother. "It was

someone he trusted. It was someone he believed had his best interests at heart. What's even more distressing to him and his family is Sandusky's lawyer is out there saying Victim No. 1 is a liar; he's made all this up."

Amendola, who did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment Tuesday, said last week that Sandusky has maintained his innocence and that he has information leading him to conclude he may be innocent.

"We're ready to refute all eight charges in the original presentment," Amendola has said. "We have evidence to refute all of those."

Sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a period of 15 years and faces charges that include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault.

The case has also led to the departure under pressure of

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Penn State President Graham Spanier, and the firing of longtime head football coach Joe Paterno.

McLaughlin said Amendola's tactics reminded him of a defense lawyer in a rape case saying the woman "wanted it."

"The proof is going to come out strong and hard, and these people are going to eat their words," McLaughlin said.

He said that Amendola's comments were not appropriate and that they may be an effort to influence potential jurors in favor of Sandusky.

"I frankly think a lot of his comments have been incendiary," McLaughlin said. "I think they have been harmful and hurtful to a lot of the victims."

The boy recently changed schools; at his previous high school he was bullied, received threats and did not receive sufficient support, McLaughlin said.

Remillard gets 5 years No. 4 Syracuse beats EMU

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Featherweight boxer Matt Remillard was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for fracturing a Connecticut man's skull with an aluminum baseball bat last year in what police say was a fight over a woman.

The 25-year-old Remillard didn't speak during the hearing in Hartford Superior Court, and he was led out of the courtroom by marshals to begin serving his sentence. He pleaded no contest to first-degree assault in September in exchange for the five-year term.

"Matt, by accepting this plea, has given up his career," said Kevin O'Brien, one of Remillard's lawyers. "This is just a tragedy."

Remillard, a two-time under19 national amateur champ from Manchester, was climbing toward the top of the featherweight rankings before losing to Mikey Garcia in March, dropping his record to 23-1. Remillard had held the featherweight titles of the North American Boxing Federation and the North American Boxing Organization before losing to Garcia.

The victim, 22-year-old Jordan Evans, described a harrowing ordeal in his January 2010 encounter with Remillard.

Evans said Remillard pummeled him with the bat several times at a home in Marlborough, about 15 miles southeast of Hartford. Evans said he managed to run outside, get in his car and lock the doors, but he didn't have the keys and was trapped. Remillard then went berserk, smashing the car with the bat numerous times and threatening to kill Evans and his family, the victim said.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — points to match his career high Playing for the first time since as the Orange improved their assistant coach Bernie Fine was record to 7-0.

Boeheim was greeted by fired, No. 4 Syracuse remained unbeaten with an 84-48 vic- a standing ovation when he walked onto the tory over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday BASKETBALL Carrier Dome court night. that bears his name.

Fine has been Syracuse 84 First-year Eastern accused by three men coach Rob EMU 48 Michigan of molesting them Murphy, an assistant and was fired Sunday for seven years under after 35-plus years on the bench Boeheim, greeted the Hall of next to coach Jim Boeheim. Famer with a warm hug, and Fine has denied the allegations. Boeheim received another rauJames Southerland scored 19 cous cheer when he was intro-

duced after the players.

Then, it was back to basketball after a tumultuous weekend of new revelations in the investigation of child molestation allegations against Fine.

Syracuse took charge with an 18-3 run spanning halftime.

Southerland scored seven of the points, hitting a fallaway jumper on the baseline, a 3-pointer from the left wing, and converting a resounding slam dunk off a pretty lob pass from Scoop Jardine to give the Orange a 32-24 halftime lead.

Toss Up? Predicting who will take the NFL wild cards

By Ryan Curto Campus Correspondent With December only a few days away, the NFL season is already closing in on the end of the regular season. And with the regular season ending, playoff talk has started to intensify. Debates have begun on which teams will come out of the NFC and play football in January. While teams such as the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys are all used to being in the playoff hunt, teams such as the San Francisco 49ers have surprised many.

However, the fact that some of these teams are in control of their respective divisions does not confirm that they will make it to the playoffs as division leaders. The wild card spots in the NFC may end up being controlled by some of those teams in the lead right now. By the end of the season, the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta

Falcons will be the teams in the playoffs via the wild card.

The Cowboys will lose their position atop the NFC East for two major reasons. First is their quarterback. Although often considered a very solid quarterback in the NFL, Tony Romo has historically not been a player who is able to win the big game. Between interceptions, costly special team fumbles and simply not being able to produce when needed, it is not hard to imagine Romo helping the Cowboys drop out of first place.

Although their schedule is not too difficult the rest of the way, Romo and the Cowboys still have to get past the New York Giants twice, which is the second reason as to why the Cowboys will not finish this season atop the NFC East and fall to a wild card. Recently the Giants have faltered, dropping games to the Philadelphia Eagles and then getting blown out by the New Orleans Saints, but they still have looked like a team that can

win. If the Giants can rebound and get back on their feet, it is possible for them to beat the Cowboys in both of their meetings.

The second wild card spot in the NFC will belong to the Atlanta Falcons. Over the past six weeks, the Falcons are 5-1 and have rebounded strong after a faulty start to the season. The Falcons must rely on quarterback Matt Ryan to produce in hopes of continuing their recent success.

Michael Turner must continue to help his team win. Already with eight touchdowns and closing in on 1,000 rushing yards, the Falcons will rely heavily on him to continue to find success.

In the NFC it is very easy to see the now division-leading Cowboys drop their lead to the Giants. However, they still will maintain a playoff birth along with the Falcons as the two wild card winners in the NFC.

Ryan.Curto@UConn.edu

By David Marinstein Campus Correspondent As Week 13 of the NFL season approaches, the playoff picture begins to get clearer.

There have been many surprises throughout the season, creating more options for the playoffs than in recent seasons. In the AFC, teams such as the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos have shown a lot of promise and improvement this year but there are many other teams also deserving of one of the two available wild card spots.

The Pittsburgh Steelers will without a doubt take one of the Wild Card spots.

The season has shown an extremely competitive AFC North between the Steelers, the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Ravens seem to be rolling

toward a division title while the experienced Steelers have not been able to get the best of them this season. But with that said, Pittsburgh should still be considered a championship contender. They are one of the best teams in the NFL by a long shot and make a run at the Super Bowl seemingly every year.

The team currently in second in the wild card is the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals have had an extremely surprising season, sitting at 7-4. Despite the team’s impressive play, the Bengals are very young and inexperienced. They will without a doubt return in future years, though. The next two teams behind the Bengals are the Denver Broncos (led by a man called Tebow) and the New York Jets. Both teams have the same record at 6-5. The Broncos have an edge over

the Jets because they defeated them in their one matchup this season. Although they’ve been playing very well recently, led by Tim Tebow, the Jets seem to turn it on at the end of each season. The past two years, they have reached the AFC Championship game only to come just a game short of the Super Bowl. As long as the defense can stay strong and the offense can find some cohesion, the Jets have the talent to be the second wild card team in the AFC. The AFC is filled with teams deserving of a playoff spot this year. But key injuries have held some teams back while allowing others to flourish. It should be a very competitive and exciting stretch to the end of the season.

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Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford

–Syracuse Chancellor Nancy Cantor on coach Jim Boeheim’s status following Bernie Fine’s firing after allegations of sexual abuse.

Dec. 3 Cincinnati 12 p.m.

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Men’s Basketball (6-1) Dec. 22 Fairfield 7 p.m.

Dec. 18 Holy Cross 1 p.m.

Dec. 28 USF 9 p.m.

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

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

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

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Men’s Soccer (19-3-2) NCAA Quarterfinals Dec. 4 Charlotte 1 p.m.

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

Dec. 3 RIT 7:05 p.m.

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

Dec. 30 Toyota Classic TBA

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

Dec. 4 Vermont 2 p.m.

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Jan. 7 Brown 1 p.m.

Jan. 10 Union 7 p.m.

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Senator: Vikings should talk Minneapolis stadium ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings, hoping to flee their longtime home in downtown Minneapolis for a new suburban stadium, got a message Tuesday from an influential state senator: Not so fast.

At a joint hearing of two state Senate committees, team executives and Ramsey County leaders touted their plan to put a $1.1 billion stadium on a former Army ammunition plant in Arden Hills. State lawmakers — who will make the final decision on whether and where to build a stadium — also got a pitch from Minneapolis’ two top officials about three likely cheaper places to build downtown.

Mayor R.T. Rybak and City Council President Barbara Johnson also dangled an existing city sales tax to help pay for the stadium — a local share that Ramsey County currently lacks.

One suggested location is the current Metrodome site, which Rybak said city leaders prefer. But he said they’ve been reluctant to discard the other two, which are on the other side of downtown, because Vikings officials won’t meet with them or express a preference.

“The Vikings have chosen, and that’s their choice to back only the Arden Hills site,” Rybak said. “We would like to go back to the table with them.”

That prompted Sen. Julianne Ortman, chairwoman of the Senate Taxes Committee, to encourage Vikings executives to sit down with Minneapolis stadium boosters. “I for one think it’s in your best interest to help us narrow down these sites,” said Ortman, a Republican from Chanhassen.

Lester Bagley, a Vikings vice president, said they would. But he stressed again that team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf are interested in what they see as a greater “fan experience” offered by the 430-acre Arden Hills site, including room for team practice and recreation facilities, adjacent parking and tailgating, and space for related retail, hotel and restaurant development.

“We worked hard to find a local partner, as we were instructed to do,” Bagley said of the team’s agreement with Ramsey County. “We think it’s important we stick with a local partner that sticks with us.”

The three Minneapolis proposals each offer a lower estimated price tag: The plan to build at the Metrodome site is pegged to cost $895 million, while the two proposals west of downtown near the Twins’ Target Field each weigh in at a little more than $1 billion.

However, Zygi Wilf has vowed to contribute less money to a Minneapolis stadium than he would to one in Arden Hills.

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Women’s basketball team keeps rolling, men’s team still has kinks

Red Wings stop Bruins’ win streak, Blue Jackets wake up

By Dan Kagan Campus Correspondent Who’s Hot: UConn Women’s Basketball The Huskies have rebounded tremendously since last season’s Final Four slip-up against Notre Dame, kicking their 2011-2012 season off with an eight-game winning streak, including a 68-58 victory over No. 3 Stanford, which ended UConn’s legendary 90-game streak last year at Maples Pavilion. With the exception of that game, all other Husky wins have come by 40 points or more. The offensive attack has been led by junior guard Tiffany Hayes and stand-out freshman Kaleena Mosquede-Lewis, who earned Big East Freshman of the Week honors for her performance against Farleigh-Dickinson. In the same game, the Huskies’ defense set a school record for least points allowed in a half, giving up only five in the first 20 minutes. No. 2 UConn turns its attention to its next game versus Towson tonight, when they play at 7 p.m. at the XL Center, before reaching a stretch of tough games that opens ver-

sus defending national champion Texas A&M. Who’s Not: UConn Men’s Basketball After a highly anticipated Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in which the No. 4 Huskies were favored to win, Jim Calhoun’s squad dropped its semifinal game versus the Marcus Jordan-led UCF Knights by a score of 68-63.

At one point the Huskies led by as much as 17, but extended scoring droughts allowed the Knights back into the game. The Huskies went 2-for-18 from three, an area of the game that recent-look Calhoun teams have found success without. The Huskies did, however, close the tournament out with a hard-fought win versus Florida State. Highlighted by the addition of Ryan Boatright, who had been suspended for receiving “improper benefits.” Lamb, Napier, Oriakhi and the Huskies will look to continue their recovery from the upset Saturday versus Arkansas at 3:15 pm in the XL Center as part of the Big East/ SEC Challenge.

Daniel.J.Kagan@UConn.edu

By Jimmy Onofrio Staff Writer Game of the Week: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Nov. 25 The NHL’s two hottest teams faced off in TD Garden Friday night, with the Red Wings beating the Bruins 3-2 in a shootout. Defending Stanley Cup champion Boston is back in the groove after a slow start, and had a 10-game winning streak going into Friday’s game. After a six-game skid at the end of October, Detroit had won seven-of-nine prior to the matchup.

The teams played a very even game during regulation.

With the Bruins down 2-1 in the third period, Patrice Bergeron netted his fifth goal of the season in the eighth minute. A scoreless overtime sent the game to shootout, where the Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi got the best of Tuukka Rask, who had 29 saves on the night.

Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard recorded 41 saves and

gave up one during the shootout to Nathan Horton. Tyler Seguin, Boston’s star rookie, had nine goals in his last 11 games, but was unable to get any points in the matchup.

Big Surprise: Signs of life in Columbus The Columbus Blue Jackets entered Thanksgiving week with the worst record in the NHL: 3-13-1. However, an injury to goalie Steve Mason in a Nov. 15 game against Minnesota seems to have been a blessing in disguise for the Central Division’s last-place team. Backup Curtis Sanford has been red-hot, holding the Bruins to one goal and forcing a shootout in his first start.

With Sanford in the net, the Blue Jackets have gone 3-1-2, giving up just 1.5 goals per game. While Mason has been cleared to play again, he’ll have to earn back his spot from 32-year-old Sanford.

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The Rent’s due

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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TAKING ON THE TIGERS No. 2 UConn hosts

Towson tonight at the XL Center in Hartford

By Dan Agabiti Senior Staff Writer

Colin McDonough I have a love/hate relationship with Rentschler Field.

I love the Rent because it represents everything that is good at UConn. The football team needed a stadium like it to continue its rise as the fastest growing program in Division 1. The facility is modern, has a great tailgating scene and when the 40,000 seats are filled it is, in my opinion, the best atmosphere in the Big East.

Centrally located, it allows citizens from everywhere in Connecticut to cheer for the state’s team.

I hate the Rent because it represents everything that is bad at UConn. The stadium is a 30-minute drive from campus. Students always leave The Dog Pound early, and regular fans show up late from tailgating or leave early, letting a lot of empty bleachers show on television. Located off campus, it caters to fans rather than students.

I love the Rent because the playing surface is grass.

I hate turf.

I love the banners donning the façade of the press box.

Although it is a short history, they deserve to be hung proudly.

I hate that there is no Huskies of Honor at the Rent, like there are at Gampel Pavilion. There should be. Next year’s introductory class could be Donald Brown, Jordan Todman, Dan Orlovsky, Dave Teggart and the late Jasper Howard.

I love the tailgating at the Rent. If the Patriots had moved here–it would’ve been on the waterfront in Hartford obviously–the Greater Hartford area could’ve provided a good pro football environment.

I hate the parking. I hate that there is nothing around the Rent besides Cabela’s.

I love Cabela’s. Go to the Candlewood Grill upstairs; they have wild boar, bison and elk lunch meat on the menu. You should really try some of the exotic woodland creatures on a sandwich. They’re awesome.

I love the guy in the Dog Pound against Louisville who threw back the free t-shirt he caught from the cheerleaders who threw it into the stands. He tossed it back on the field after unfolding it and seeing that the shirt had no UConn logo on it, and only read, “Property of Premier Limousine.”

I hate how UConn didn’t throw a husky or block “C” logo on the front of the Premier Limo t-shirt. Whoever is in charge of this, don’t make the cheerleaders toss shirts that don’t have anything to do with UConn into the crowd. Come on.

I love how “Sandstorm,” the best techno song of all time, is played before the fourth quarter. This is something that, if it ever catches on, like it did last year against Pitt and West Virginia, looks really cool and could become a nice little tradition.

I hate how most of the student section is gone by the time DJ Joey Franchize plays “Sandstorm.”

I hate that on Senior Day at the Rent, Rutgers fans filled up three sections of the lower bowl.

I love that UConn won on Senior Day, forcing all the fans in red to sit on their hands the whole game while the Huskies celebrated.

I hate that my four years of going to Rentschler Field are over.

I loved every minute of it.

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

The UConn women’s basketball team looks to extend it’s season-opening winning streak to seven games tonight against the Towson Tigers at 7 p.m.

Fresh off a 40-point win over Dayton Sunday night, the Huskies enter the matchup with a lot of momentum, and they are looking to add to it.

With the conference schedule and other highquality opponents fast 6-0, 0-0 approaching on the schedule, it is games like this that ensure that the pieces of the puzzle are working well.

One piece the Huskies still need to work on is their half-court offense.

Their full-court trap has 4-1, 0-0 succeeded in creating 7 p.m. turnovers, and UConn has scored points off of them.

XL Center But in their half-court sets, Hartford, CT they have looked a little sloppy at times. If they are going to do well against the top teams in the nation, they will need to score points in the half court and not just in transition.

One of the key pieces to UConn’s offense this year has been freshman forward Kaleena MosquedaLewis, who earlier this week was awarded the Big East Freshman of the Week award. This is her second time in as many weeks winning the award.

Mosqueda-Lewis came into the season with a lot of hype and high expectations. She was expected to be one of the primary pieces of an offense that was going to need as much scoring ability as it could get.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

VS.

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Tiffany Hayes drives the lane in UConn’s 78-38 win over Dayton in the World Vision Classic at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday.

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu

Huskies turn page on Rutgers, prep for Cincy

By Matt McDonough Sports Editor

The UConn football team took advantage of a quick start to beat Rutgers Saturday at Rentschler Field. After taking a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter, the Huskies cruised to a 40-22 win.

“On Saturday, we had a day where things for the most part went our way,” said coach Paul Pasqualoni. “I think we started the game well.”

Pasqualoni was pleased by the complementary effort of his team in all three phases of the game.

“Saturday was probably our best effort at that,” Pasqualoni said. “Offense, defense and special

teams played together.” p.m. Pasqualoni isn’t concerned Now UConn (5-6, 3-3 Big with the Huskies’ monopoly of East) will have to have its first the wordwide leader in sports, but two-game win streak of the sea- rather getting the football program son to keep its season alive past bowl eligbile for the fifth straight this weekend. The team is putting season. A loss at Cincinnati (8-3, Rutgers in the rearview 3-2 Big East) would mirror and will try to end UConn’s season for become bowl eligible certain.

Saturday by weekend “Everybody knows Cincinnati at 12 p.m. what the consequences on ESPN. are,” Pasqualoni said.

“The Rutgers game “I’m not going to bring is done and over with... it up. There’s no need to To me anything else is a Notebook bring it up.” distraction,” Pasqualoni Williams stepping said. up his game Following the game against Junior defensive end Trevardo the Bearcats, the UConn men’s Williams recorded four sacks basketball team’s contest against against the Scarlet Knights.

Arkansas will be broadcasted Williams has nine sacks in the last on ESPN, with the tipoff at 3:15 four games. His 12.5 sacks on the

FOOTBALL

season is good for second in the country.

“I saw a guy who was really explosive coming off the ball...

He’s starting to develop his pass rush skills,” Pasqualoni said.

Quick Hits As Pasqualoni wraps up his first regular season at the helm of the Huskies, the coach commented on the strength of the Big East conference and how deep the league was in 2011.

“The league is a very well balanced league,” Pasqualoni said, adding that from the quarterback to lineman position the Big East has depth. “I think we have a very good conference. I think this conference is sometimes much more tougher than what the national perception is.”

Pasqualoni said his quarterback duo has made opponents have to prepare almost two different game plans, as Scott McCummings typically runs zone reads or zone options in the spread offense and wildcat formation, while Johnny McEntee is under center or in the shotgun in multiple formations of a pro-style attack.

“There’s a lot for people to defend,” Pasqualoni said.

Pasqualoni also weighed in on a possible LSU versus Alabamas rematch in the BCS National Championship game.

“I don’t have a solution... If they are clearly the best two teams, it doesn’t matter... They’re the best two teams,” Pasqualoni said.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

» UCONN

UConn says no changes needed in abuse policies

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s interim athletic director said Tuesday he’s confident his department has enough measures in place to prevent the abuse of children at the school.

Paul Pendergast tells The Associated Press that he has discussed the issue with the university president and his staff in the wake of the sexual abuse scandals at Penn State and Syracuse, and is comfortable that the school is doing enough to keep children safe.

“The fact of the matter is we do have a code of conduct here for the players for the coaches in their contracts and so forth,” he said. “One would hope that these are two situations among the millions that go on across the wider spectrum of education, athletics, you name it. We don’t want to react in such a way that would now put measures in place that maybe don’t need to be there.”

The allegations at Penn

State and Syracuse both involve assistant coaches who are accused of sexually abusing boys.

Pendergast said Connecticut has full trust in the people it hires and believes they will act in a moral way. If they don’t, they face termination, he said.

“I haven’t gone to the measure of putting things in place that were not there before,” he said. “It’s there already.”

UConn football coach Paul Pasqualoni, a Penn State alumnus, said UConn has numerous rules in place that deal with moral issues. He said he and others in authority are making sure those rules are followed.

“I’ve been at this a while, so my eyes are open,” he said.

“We’re going to maintain a very, very high standard of conduct here. We’ve never, ever looked the other way on anything and we never would — not that other people have.”

AP

Connecticut’s coach Paul Pasqualoni is congratulated by interim athletic director Paul Pendergast after Connecticut’s 40-22 victory in an NCAA college football game in East Hartford, on Saturday.