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Men’s basketball center Wolf arrested, suspended by head coach Ollie indefinitely By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Writer
PASSION PIT DELIVERS GREAT PERFORMANCE AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY Matt and Kim opened at the highly anticipated concert. FOCUS/ page 5
BENTLEY BEATDOWN Nine different Huskies score to beat Falcons.
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UConn center Enosch Wolf has been suspended indefinitely following an oncampus arrest early Monday morning. Wolf was arrested by UConn police at 5:55 a.m. Monday at Hilltop Apartments, and is being charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal trespass in the first degree and disorderly conduct, according to a police report. Officers responded to the La Flesche Building on a report of domestic dispute. A brief investigation revealed Wolf to be responsible for a verbal and physical dispute with an individual. Wolf also refused to leave the apartment after police asked him to leave several times, according to a police report. “We are aware of the situation concerning Enosch and we are taking the matter very seriously,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said in a press release. “He has been suspended indefinitely, until the legal and university process is finalized. I have spoken to the players on the team previously, and will continue to speak with them, about their conduct both on and off the basketball court. We have high expectations of our student-athletes
at UConn, and I expect my players to live up to those standards.” According to police, Wolf “grabbed the hair of the victim and pushed her head,” and also knocked her glasses off with his hand. Prior to the incident, Wolf averaged 13.7 minutes and 3.4 points per game. He had made three starts in the Huskies first 22 games. His suspension leaves Ollie with just two frontcourt players – junior Tyler Olander and freshman Phil Nolan. Olander has started 19 games on the season and is averaging 4.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in his 21.7 minutes per game. Nolan on the other hand has been sparsely used – he’s appeared in just 15 games and is averaging 7.7 minutes – but Wolf’s absence could result in increased playing time for the freshman. The incident comes just two days before UConn is slated to take on Big East-rival Syracuse, which enters the contest ranked sixth in the nation, according to the AP Poll. Wolf’s bond was posted at $500 and his court date is Feb. 13.
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UConn’s men’s basketball center Enosch Wolf, left, was arrested Monday. He was charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal trespass in the first degree and disorderly conduct.
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SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: ADMISSION DECLINES CALL THE WORTH OF A LAW DEGREE INTO QUESTION UConn Law School’s enrollment in down and presumed to drop further. COMMENTARY/page 8
INSIDE NEWS: VATICAN: POPE TOO WEARY AT HIS AGE FOR THE JOB The pope, 85, resigns.
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A snow sculpture of Jonathan the Husky sits proudly on Sunday on the UConn Storrs campus beside the music building. UConn recieved approximately three feet of snow in the Friday storm. Classes are resuming today.
CCSU plans expansion, students speak out By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent Citing a decline in both enrollment and state funding, Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller is planning to expand the New Britain University’s offerings into both downtown Hartford and Downtown New Britain. The Connecticut Fast Track bus way system is mentioned as a kickstart for the plan and the ideal situation is for the new line to provide transportation between New Britain and Hartford. The bus way is scheduled to open in late 2014. Discussions remain in early stages
with no exact sites planned for the expansions in either city. But some CCSU students say the expansions will take away from the university’s atmosphere. “Many students choose to go to CCSU because it is a small campus,” Albert Iacolino, a 6th-semester political science major at CCSU said. “A small campus ensures a better student to professor ratio. I feel that expanding into Hartford would help to diminish that small classroom ratio.” Other students expressed similar concerns. “A lot of people including myself
chose to go to Central because of its relatively small size,” Martin Coldon, 4thsemester secondary physics education major said. “I realize that Central needs a way to increase revenues so tuition won’t be blown through the roof, but building a second part of campus that one would have to be shuttled to would spoil the small university setting that many came here for in the first place.” The CCSU announcement comes less than three months after UConn announced its plans to move the Greater Hartford campus from its current location in West Hartford to Downtown Hartford. An exact site has not been named.
4th-semester ACES major Nicholas Devito, a UConn student who had previously spent semesters at the Greater Hartford Campus also disagrees with UConn’s decision to move into downtown Hartford. “I think [the university] had more potential being in a more culturally diverse area like West Hartford, rather than the more traditionally urbanized city,” DeVito said. “With the campus in downtown Hartford they are going to have a lot of people not wanting to stay [with the university] due to the congestion arising from being located in the city.”
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2 Conn. deaths blamed on carbon monoxide poisoning
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut governor’s office says two people found dead inside a snow-covered car parked in a driveway were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies of a 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were found Sunday morning. Police tell Meriden’s Record-Journal newspaper there were paths shoveled alongside the vehicle but the rest of it was covered with snow and the windows were rolled up. The two deaths bring the number of weekend snowstorm-related deaths in the state to seven. State police on Monday released the name of a 79-year-old Prospect woman killed by a hit-and-run driver while she was using her snow-blower Friday night. Troopers are still seeking the driver of the car that hit Mary McCormack.
The whopper of a storm didn’t rank high in history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The snowstorm that walloped the Northeast with about 3 feet in some places didn’t add up to being that bad, federal statistics say. Two National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stormrating measurements initially ranked Friday’s snowstorm as 16th in Northeast history by one scale and 25th by another. The two storm measurement systems are similar in scale to the ones that measure hurricanes and tornadoes. They rank the weekend storm as a 3 and “major” on a 1 to 5 scale. It didn’t rate a “crippling” 4 or “extreme” 5. “I was a bit surprised; I thought it would have been a 4 or a 5,” said National Climatic Data Center meteorologist Mike Squires. “The footprint of really heavy snow over populated areas was relatively small compared to other storms we have looked at.”
Foxwoods jumps into fray for eastern Mass. casino
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino has joined the race to open a casino in eastern Massachusetts. CEO Scott Butera told The Associated Press on Monday that it is working with real estate developer David Nunes to compete for a casino in Milford, about 40 miles west of Boston. Building a casino just 70 miles from Foxwoods in southeast Connecticut will not lead to destructive competition between the two casinos, but help bring in customers in Connecticut and Massachusetts, which “will hopefully lead to growth in both markets,” he said. Butera and Nunes have known each other for years, and Nunes “reached out to me some time ago,” Butera said. Nunes already has reached an agreement with the town of Milford to build an $850 million resort casino.
Gun victims’ relatives emerge as advocates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union speech. But not Bill Sherlach, whose wife, Mary, was killed in the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. Washington officials fighting over gun control invited him to attend Obama’s speech Tuesday night in the House chamber. Sherlach declined. He said that rather than be the nationally televised face of tragedy, he prefers working within a group that wants the gun issue addressed as part of a comprehensive effort to reduce violence. He wants to work with Sandy Hook Promise, a group that deals with more than just gun control. Mary Sherlach was the Sandy Hook Elementary School psychologist. Sherlach, who said he had other obligations the day of the speech, explained he also didn’t want to be part of the heated rift over gun control that politics and dueling news conferences seem to inflame.
Newtown leader, police to be on hand for speech
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra and two local police detectives who were among the first on the scene for the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will be guests of U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech. Blumenthal said Monday he hopes the presence of the Newtown officials in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night will inspire the president to push ahead with a “very aggressive” gun control package in light of the Dec. 14 shooting, which left 20 first-graders and six educators dead. “I think the president, looking out at the gallery, knowing that victims are there, has to be moved to, in effect, sound the charge,” he said, adding how he’s concerned about talk of backing off a new federal assault weapons ban and a ban on highcapacity magazines. A spokesman for Murphy said Newtown Detectives Dan McAnaspie and Jason Frank will be inside the House of Representatives for the address. Murphy hopes both will attend a traditional Senate dinner before the address and have a chance to speak with other senators.
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The items below list charges filed, not convictions. All persons appearing below are entitled to the due process of law and presumed innocent until proven guilty. Individual police blotters will be taken off the website three semesters after they have been posted. Feb. 2 Calvin Felice, 19, of Bolton, was arrested at 11:07 p.m., at Moulton Road, and charged with a first offense of possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with possession of less than a half ounce of marijuana, interfering with an officer, and possession of alcohol by a minor. Upon police stopping a car where Feliece was a passenger, Felice attempted to eat the marijuana in hoped of hiding it from the officers. He was found to be in procession of 0.9 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and several cans of beer. His bond was posted at $1,000 and his court date is Feb. 13. Feb. 5 Clifford T. Barnes, 46, of Manchester, was arrested at 12:41 p.m., at Hillside Road, and charged with conspiracy and larceny in the fifth degree. Police arrested Barnes after he was identified on a surveillance recording exiting the UConn Co-op without paying for $984.60 worth of textbooks. Police believe Barnes to be working with another unidentified white male. His bond was posted at $5,000 and his court date is Feb. 13.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Feb. 6 Michael D. Goodale, 20, was arrested at 10:49 a.m., at Rockville Superior Court, and charged with burglary in the third degree and larceny in the fourth degree. Goodale was arrested on an arrest warrant issued by the Rockville Superior Court as a result of on-going criminal investigations into thefts from of UConn property. His bond was posted at $40,000 and his court date was Feb. 6. Feb. 7 Arthur J. Vizoskie, 18, was arrested at 1:54 a.m., at Hillside Road and charged with a first offense of possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with less than 0.5 ounce of marijuana, a first offense of less than a half ounce of marijuana and forgery in the second degree. Police responded to room 211 in Hollister Hall on the report of the odor of marijuana. Police found Vizoskie to be in possession of a counterfeit South Carolina driver’s license, 2.2 grams of marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia. His bond was posted at $1,000 and his court date is Feb. 19. Feb. 8 Cody M. Gallagher, 20, of Milford, was arrested at 5:35 p.m., at Husky Circle and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal distribution of a contraband substance, possession of a contraband substance, possession of a hallucinogen, and possession of drug paraphernalia in a drug factory. Police responded to a call at Wu Hall for the smell of marijuana coming from Gallagher’s room. A brief investigation revealed Gallagher to be
in possession of 3.225 ounces marijuana, 8.8 grams of mushrooms, $26, a digital scale, plastic bags, and several pieces of drug paraphernalia. His bond was posted at $15,000 and his court date is Feb. 20.
Feb. 9 Jonathan R. Portillo, 37, of Mansfield Central, was arrested at 9:36 p.m., at King Hill Road, and charged with breach of the peace in the second degree and criminal trespassing the first degree. Police responded to a report of an unruly intoxicated person at Huskies’ Bar. Portillo had begun a physical fight the staff of the bar after having been repeatedly asked to leave. His bond was posted at $1,000 and his court date is Feb. 19.
Feb. 10 Charles T. Hobbs, 20, of Merrmack, NH, was arrested at 12:41 a.m., at Jonathan Way, and charged with disorderly conduct, strangulation in the third degree and unlawful restraint in the second degree. Police responded to a report of disturbance at Merritt Hall. A brief investagtion revealed that Hobbs had chocked and restrained another individual during an altercation. His bond was posted at $2,500 and his court date was Feb. 11.
Feb. 11 Enosch Wolf, 22, of Storrs, was arrested at 5:55 a.m., at La Flesche Building, and charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal trespass in the first degree and disorderly conduct. Officers responded to UConn’s La Flesche Building on a report of domestic dispute. A brief investigation revealed Wolf to be responsible for a verbal and physical dispute with an individual. Wolf had also refused to leave the apartment after being asked to leave sveral times. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date is Feb. 13.
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TV station hacker warns of zombies in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana television station’s regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse. The Montana Television Network says hackers broke into the Emergency Alert System of
Great Falls affiliate KRTV and its CW station on Monday. KRTV says on its website the hackers broadcast that “dead bodies are rising from their graves” in several Montana counties. The alert claimed the bodies
were “attacking the living” and warned people not to “approach or apprehend these bodies as they are extremely dangerous.” The network says there is no emergency and its engineers are investigating. A call to KRTV was referred
to a Montana Television Network executive in Bozeman. Jon Saunders didn’t immediately return a call for comment. The Great Falls Tribune reports the hoax alert has not generated any calls to police.
Military weighs cutbacks, shifts in drone programs LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AP) — The Pentagon for the first time is considering scaling back the massive buildup of drones it has overseen in the past few years, both to save money and to adapt to changing security threats and an increased focus on Asia as the Afghanistan war winds down. Air Force leaders are saying the military may already have enough unmanned aircraft systems to wage the wars of the future. And the Pentagon’s shift to Asia will require a new mix of drones and other aircraft because countries in that region are better able to detect unmanned versions and shoot them down. If the Pentagon does slow the huge building and deployment program, which was ordered several years ago by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates, it won’t affect the CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere against terror suspects. Those strikes were brought center stage last week during the confirmation hearing for White House counterterror chief John Brennan, President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the CIA. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, said senior leaders are analyzing the military’s drone needs and discussions are beginning. But he said the cur-
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In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, a Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Pentagon for the first time is considering scaling back the massive build-up of drones conducted in the past few years, both to save money and to adapt to new areas of operation, such as Asia, as the Afghanistan war winds down. The downsizing would not affect the current drone campaign against terror suspects in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and elsewhere.
rent number patrolling the skies overseas may already be more than the service can afford to maintain. Overall, Pentagon spending on unmanned aircraft has jumped from $284 million in 2000 to nearly $4 billion in the past fiscal year, while the number of drones owned by the Pentagon has rocketed from less than 200 in 2002 to at least 7,500 now. The bulk of
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those drones are small, shoulder-launched Ravens owned by the Army. The discussions may trigger heated debate because drones have become so important to the military. They can provide 24-hour patrols over hotspots, gather intelligence by pulling in millions of terabytes of data and hours of video feeds, and they can also launch precisely targeted airstrikes without put-
ting a U.S. pilot at risk. The analysis began before Brennan’s confirmation hearings, where he was questioned sharply about the CIA’s use of drones to kill terror suspects, including American citizens overseas. The CIA has its own fleet of drones that it uses on its counterterror missions, and any decision to stop building drones would be unlikely to have any effect on that program.
Corrections and clarifications A photo of a mountain biker on Horsebarn Hill that was credited to Jon Kulakofsky was actually taken by Rachel Weiss. The Daily Campus regrets the error.
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Vatican: Pope too weary at his age for the job
LONDON (AP) — When he became pope at age 78, Benedict XVI was already the oldest pontiff elected in nearly 300 years. He’s now 85, and in recent years he has slowed down significantly, cutting back his foreign travel and limiting his audiences. The pope travels to the altar in St. Peter’s Basilica on a moving platform to spare him the 100-yard (-meter) walk down the aisle. Occasionally he uses a cane. Late last year, people who were spending time with the pontiff emerged saying they found him weak and too tired to engage with what they were saying. The Vatican stressed on Monday that no specific medical condition prompted Benedict’s decision to become the first pontiff to resign in 600 years. Still, Benedict said his advanced age means he no longer has the necessary physical strength to lead the world’s more than one billion Roman Catholics. That Benedict is tired would be a perfectly normal diagnosis for an 85-year-old pope, even someone with no known serious health problems and a still-agile mind. He has acknowledged having suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in 1991 that temporarily affected his vision, but he later made a full recovery. In 2009, the pope fell and suffered minor injuries when he broke one of his wrists while vacationing in the Alps.
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In this Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, file photo, Pope Benedict XVI holds the pastoral staff at the Vatican. Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Benedict announced Monday that he will resign Feb. 28- becoming the first pontiff to step down in 600 years. His decision sets the stage for a mid-March conclave to elect a new leader for a Roman Catholic Church in deep turmoil.
A doctor familiar with the pope’s medical team told The Associated Press on Monday
that the pontiff has no grave or life-threatening illnesses. But, the doctor said, the pope — like
many men his age — has suffered some prostate problems. Beyond that, the pope is simply old and tired, the doctor said on condition of anonymity. According to the pope’s brother Georg Ratzinger, the pontiff was told by his doctor not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips. In fact, the pontiff’s only foreign trip this year was scheduled to be a July visit to Brazil for the church’s World Youth Day. Experts weren’t surprised the pope’s health problems were slowing him down. “In someone who’s 85 and has arthritis, the activities of being a pope will be a struggle,” said Dr. Alan Silman, the medical director of Arthritis Research U.K. He said Pope Benedict most likely has osteoarthritis, which causes people to lose the cartilage at the end of their joints, making it difficult to move around without pain. “It would be painful for him to kneel while he’s praying and could be excruciating when he tries to get up again,” Silman said, adding that for people with arthritis, even standing for long periods of time can be challenging. Silman said some drugs could help ease the pain, but most would come with side effects such as drowsiness or stomach problems, which would likely be more serious in the elderly. The doctor said it isn’t clear whether the pope’s arthritis
Kenya holds 1st presidential debate
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A leading candidate insisted Monday during Kenya’s first presidential debate that the crimes against humanity charges he faces at the International Criminal Court won’t hinder his ability to run the country. The charges against Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate William Ruto relate to violence that killed more than 1,000 people after the last elections in 2007. Kenya’s next presidential election is set for March; Kenyatta’s and Ruto’s cases will start in April and could last years. During the live, widely aired debate, moderators — as well as other candidates — raised questions about Kenyatta’s ability to be president if dogged by the ICC case. An audience of about 200 people also participated in questioning the candidates. Prime Minister Raila Odinga, the top contender for the presidency, according to opinion polls, said the country cannot be governed remotely. It will pose serious challenges to run a government on Skype from The Hague, Odinga quipped. But Kenyatta insisted that he will be able to manage the task. “If the people of Kenya do decide to vote for me as their president, I will be able to handle the issue of clearing my name while ensuring the business of government continues and our manifesto and agenda for Kenya is implemented,” Kenyatta said. The violence after the last election was sparked by a dispute over who won the presidency — Odinga, then an opposition leader, or President Mwai Kibaki, who was seeking a second term. A peace deal was brokered that allowed Odinga to become prime minister in a coalition government. Kenyatta is charged with crimes against humanity for alleged involvement in the
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Presidential candidate Musalia Mudavadi center arrives to take part in a televised debate between presidential contenders, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Kenya’s foreign affairs minister on Monday criticized European Union ambassadors in person for what he called an orchestrated attempt to favor a presidential candidate in Kenya’s upcoming elections due to take place on March 4, in which one of the top contenders is Uhuru Kenyatta who faces charges before the International Criminal Court related to the postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people after Kenya’s last presidential election in 2007.
murder, forcible deportation, persecution and rape of supporters of Odinga after the 2007 vote. Ruto, a former education minister, faces charges of murder, forcible deportation and persecution of supporters of Kibaki. Both have defense teams to represent them at the ICC. And despite supporting rival camps during the 2007 vote, the pair are now on the same ticket.
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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three young people have died in violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir despite a curfew that continued for a third day Monday following the execution of a Kashmiri man convicted in a deadly 2001 attack on India’s Parliament. Mohammed Afzal Guru was hanged in New Delhi early Saturday. Ahead of the execution, authorities had anticipated anti-India protests and ordered people in most of the Indian-held part of the disputed Kashmir region to remain indoors indefinitely. Despite the curfew, protests and clashes between troops and demonstrators broke out at a dozen places in the region Monday. Police and paramilitary soldiers fired tear gas and used batons to chase away rock-throwing protesters, police said. Guru’s execution is an extremely sensitive matter in the Himalayan region, where most people believe his trial was not fair. Several rights groups in India, and political groups in Indian Kashmir, also questioned the fairness of his trial. Monday’s protests coincided with the 29th anniversary of the execution of Mohammed Maqbool Butt, the founder of the pro-independence JammuKashmir Liberation Front. Several activists tried to hold a procession in Butt’s honor in Srinagar, the main city in the region, but police chased them away. An Indian court convicted Butt of killing an intelligence officer and he was hanged in 1984 in the same New Delhi jail where Guru was executed. In Watergam village near the town of Sopore, which was Guru’s home, a 12-yearold boy, Obaid Mushtaq, died early Monday of injuries after police and paramilitary troops fired tear gas shells and bullets a day earlier to disperse an angry crowd, hospital official Aijaz Mustafa said. He said an 18-year-old boy injured in the clashes was on life support. At least two other people were also injured, police said. Another young man died in Sumbal village in northern Kashmir on Sunday after he jumped into a frigid river while trying to run away from troops who were firing tear gas and swinging batons. The body of a high school student who had been missing since Sunday’s protest was also recovered from the river on Monday, police said. Thousands attended the funeral processions of the two young men on Monday, shouting slogans such as “We want freedom.” Tens of thousands of security troops were fanned out across the Himalayan region, and metal barricades and razor wire blocked all major roads. Cable television and mobile Internet services were shut down in most parts of the region and Kashmir’s nearly 60 newspapers were unable to
publish. Showkat Ahmed Motta, the editor of an English-language newspaper, Kashmir Reader, said it printed its Sunday edition but police seized the copies. “Police gave us verbal orders not to publish for four days,” he said. A local police official denied that any newspapers were stopped from publishing, but said the strict curfew may have prevented copies from reaching readers. He declined to give his name. Anti-India sentiment runs deep in Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between Hindu-dominated India and Muslim-majority Pakistan but is claimed by both nations. Since 1989, an armed uprising and an ensuing crackdown in the region have killed an estimated 68,000 people, mostly civilians. Guru, the man executed on Saturday, confessed in TV interviews that he helped plot the attack on India’s Parliament that killed 14 people, including the five gunmen, but later denied any involvement and said he had been tortured into confessing. Government prosecutors said Guru was a member of a Pakistan-based militant group, Jaish-e-Mohammed, a charge that Guru denied. Guru had been on death row since being convicted in 2002. Subsequent appeals in higher courts were rejected, and India’s Supreme Court set an execution date for October 2006. But his execution was delayed after his wife filed a mercy petition with India’s president. That petition, the last step in the judicial process, was turned down last week. Indian officials said Guru’s family had been informed of his imminent execution by express mail, but the family said it learned of it only through television news. John Samuel, the head of Indian Kashmir’s postal department, said the letter, posted in New Delhi on Feb. 8, was delivered to Guru’s family on Monday. Indian Kashmir’s top elected official, Omar Abdullah, expressed anger that authorities denied Guru’s family a last meeting and warned the hanging could lead to further unrest in the volatile region. “I wish we were the ones authorized to give the news to the family — we owed him that much,” Abdullah told CNNIBN news channel on Sunday. After the execution, Guru was buried in the prison compound. The secrecy with which Guru’s execution was carried out was similar to the execution in November of Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was buried in the western Indian prison where he was hanged.
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Admission declines call the worth of a law degree into question
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Conn Law School’s total enrollment this past year was 623 students, its lowest such number since 615 students back in 1998. Presumably the figure will drop even lower next year, as UConn Law’s enrollment has either declined or stayed level every year since 2008 and a drop in applications is expected this year. This trend is not only present at UConn: law school applications and admissions are both down. The Law School Admissions Council projects this year will see the lowest applications figures in three decades, and the lowest enrollment since 1977. The numbers had been gradually declining over the past decade, but the truly steep plunge began for the entering class of 2010 (which is to say applications due in 2009). Since 2010 alone, applications nationwide have decreased 38 percent, even as undergraduate applications have increased. But is this overall a negative development? Not necessarily. The job market for lawyers is terrible right now, with only 55 percent of those finishing law school finding full-time jobs that required a law degree, according to the American Bar Association. At the same time, tuition has skyrocketed. The average public law school tuition (a category including UConn) increased 177 percent since 2001, with private law schools increasing “only” 76 percent in that time. Basic rules of economics indicate that the more valuable a service or product is, the higher the cost should be. But law schools seemed to deliberate do the opposite: charging a larger and larger amount for a product which had less and less value, at least if employability was the defining factor. With fewer students but roughly the same number of jobs available, the percentage of law school graduates who find law-related employment will surely go up as a result. In other words, do not think of this as an application and admissions decrease to numbers that are too low. Instead, think of this as application and admissions decrease from numbers that were too high to numbers that are about where they need to be. Hopefully, free market forces will bring both enrollment and tuition to the optimal levels, providing the best outcome for students, faculty, the job market, and the number of lawyers needed for both our state and our nation at large. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
Don’t get me wrong, this weekend ruled, but how epic would it have been if Nemo came on a Monday? Syracuse might be joining the fancy ACC, but their mascot will still be a fruit and they’ll still have less national championships than UConn. Cardiac Kemba, slowly making it’s way to a National Basketball Association near you. I find it entertaining when Syracuse fans desperately try to claim their school has more basketball success than UConn on Twitter. 3 > 1 baby. The pope resigned because of poor health and Enosch Wolf got arrested because of poor decision-making. Bad day for Germans. So what do popes do after they retire? The pathway outside Wilson is a foot wide, covered in ice, and there’s avalanches of snow periodically falling onto it from the roof. Yep this will end well. I didn’t realize Enosch was literally a big bad Wolf. Would the girl who works in the music library like me to bring her some hot chocolate tonight? Hi Eric =) I don’t really care about the change of seasons, but can it just be Spring Concert time already? Please don’t accept Tom Riddle’s request to be the new pope!! Don’t you know he’s Voldemort?!?!? And I’m hungry like the Woooolllfffff.
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Polis marijuana bill a step in the right direction
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ince Colorado and Washington residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, everyone has been wondering how the federal government will react. Much to the dismay of state regulators and marijuana aficionados alike, the Obama administration has stayed nearly silent on the issue, leaving open the possibility of federal interference with the law’s implementation. As marijuana remains illegal for any use under federal law, the president would be completely By Sam Tracy within his legal Weekly Columnist powers to intervene and prevent marijuana retail establishments from opening in states that allow them. Rather than wait and see whether Obama will enforce the laws on the books or turn a blind eye, some legislators are working to change the laws. Last week, United States representatives Jared Polis (D-Colorado) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) introduced the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013. This bill would essentially treat marijuana like alcohol, leaving its legalization up to the states while establishing a federal regulatory system for the states that do decide to allow its use. This proposal is a long-overdue change to federal drug policy, and should be passed into law. The bill does a wide variety of things to ensure that states are in control of
their own marijuana policies, just as they are with alcohol. First, it removes marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act, where it is currently considered a Schedule I substance on par with heroin and LSD, while keeping in place laws that prevent marijuana from being transported into a state where it is still illegal. It then sets up a regulatory system for legal marijuana production, requiring commercial producers to get a permit from the Department of the Treasury. Those growing marijuana for personal use do not need to obtain a permit, just like those producing alcohol for their own consumption. Finally, it takes marijuana law enforcement out of the hands of the Drug Enforcement Administration and gives it to the newlyrenamed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Firearms and Explosives. These changes should be common sense to anyone who pays attention to drug policy. Marijuana became a Schedule I drug due to misinformation and fear mongering, with a vast majority of modern academic inquiries showing that it is objectively less harmful than its legal counterparts, alcohol and tobacco. The federal government continues to spend billions of taxpayer dollars every year fighting its production, sale and use with little impact on the rate of any of those activities. With two states now allowing its recreational use, it makes no sense for the federal government to expend resources on enforcing marijuana prohibition, especially in today’s fiscal environment. While this bill is incredibly important for Colorado and Washington, it is not just about those two states. Marijuana is now legal for medical uses in Washington D.C. along with 18 states.
Our home state of Connecticut legalized its use last year, and is currently working to implement the new law. However, marijuana remains federally illegal for any use, even when used in consultation with a doctor and with permission from the state. Polis’ proposal would end this conflict, permitting these 19 jurisdictions to allow sick people to access the medicine that works best for them. Finally, this bill is also for the 32 states that do not allow marijuana for any use. If passed, it would leave marijuana policy up to states, allowing them to continue its prohibition or allow its use. The federal government would continue working to prevent marijuana from being transported into states where it is illegal. But it would stop wasting money on enforcing its costly blanket prohibition, saving the taxpayers of these states billions per year. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013 is a muchneeded step in the right direction for federal drug policy. Some doubt it will pass, but others beg to differ—since its announcement, the bill already has 12 sponsors from both sides of the aisle. If enough lawmakers step up and become sponsors, it has a strong chance. And convincing them shouldn’t be difficult— recent polls all show marijuana legalization with more support than continuing its ban. If you’re part of that majority, call your representative and tell him or her to get on the right side of history and sponsor the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013.
Weekly Columnist Sam Tracy is an 8th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Samuel.Tracy@UConn.edu.
Laptops should be allowed their place in classrooms
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he University of Connecticut, like many other universities, has made it nearly impossible to survive as a student without owning a laptop. There are online applications and class materials. Yet there is one venue where laptops have not become indispensable. Despite By Melissa Collins U C o n n ’ s efforts to Staff Columnist embrace technology, some professors have been reluctant to do so in the classroom. Most students have heard the familiar speech: “I know that many of you like to take notes on your laptops; however, I find that websites such as Facebook tend to be a distraction, and as such will not allow the use of laptops in my class.” It seems like a good idea. Professors spend a lot of time preparing lectures, and failure to pay attention can cost a student their grade. Laptops provide a tempting source of distraction, calling students away to check Facebook while the professor rambles on a bit, and then keeping their attention even as the topic changes to more important information. Bans on laptops take that temptation away from
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students, theoretically allowing them to pay closer attention to what is going on in class. However, such bans can actually be harmful to a student’s performance in the classroom. To begin with, not having access to laptops in class can cost students money. With many UConn courses using HuskyCT, access to the internet means access to course materials and tools. If students need access to readings posted on HuskyCT while in a class where laptops aren’t allowed, they have to print out a copy of the reading to bring with them, which can often be dozens of pages long. If a student has several such classes with online readings, this can mean printing a hundred-plus pages a week, costing students in printer ink and paper. However, access to the internet is not a laptop’s greatest function in the classroom. Increasingly sophisticated software means that keeping notes on a laptop is becoming easier and more organized all the time. These programs allow notes to be edited, searched, highlighted, linked, emailed and backed up on online servers, among other things. Many students that I have talked to feel more comfortable taking notes on a laptop. Our generation
spends much more time typing than writing by hand, and so as far as legibility and speed, taking notes on a computer is not only more efficient for some, but can provide some students with much better opportunities to have organized notes for studying. True, some students do better with paper and pencil, but that does not mean students should not have the choice. Beyond all of this, however, there is another, more fundamental reason that students should be allowed to make their own choice in the matter. Most UConn professors treat their students as adults, and expect students to be responsible for their work. They will not hunt their students down in search of a piece of homework or a project. Students must take charge, be aware of what is due when, and have assignments read and projects done on time in order to pass their course. Professors leave the choice of whether or not a student will pass a class up to that student, and no one else, except when it comes to the matter of laptops in the classroom. Here, some professors clamp down and try to control students’ level of participation in class, claiming that the removal of laptops removes the temptation to goof off.
The flaw in this logic, however, is that students have been goofing off long before laptops were around. Before there was Windows 8 there were just plain old windows for students to stare out of, daydreaming while they doodled absently in their notebooks. Refusing students access to a tool that has the potential to be very useful simply because it could provide a distraction isn’t a valid argument. Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to pay attention in class should be left to the discretion of the student. Just as with their homework, students should have the freedom to fail the class they are paying for, if that is what they decide. Failing a course does affect the professors as well, as they do not want to waste their time, but a student who fails because they were not paying attention will hopefully learn their lesson, perhaps saving them from having to learn it in later classes or in the corporate world, once their time management and internet use may have more direct consequences. Staff Columnist Melissa Collins is a 4thsemester journalism major. She can be reached at Melissa.Collins@UConn.edu.
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Passion Pit doesn’t hold back performance at Boston University By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer Passion Pit’s performance at Boston University’s Agganis Arena was electrifying to say in the least, with visuals I’m sure to remember and showmanship that didn’t fail to excite the crowd. Though the concert was originally scheduled on Saturday, the three feet of snow delivered by Nemo made road conditions insurmountable. Though the main roads of Boston were cleared as best as possible, the snow made the journey up to and through the city difficult and dangerous. But even with the confusion of crossing lanes of car traffic and trolleys, parking inside, going outside and finding the ticket booth, and going outside again to find the venue, the hassle of the whole trip vanished with the air of excitement that surrounded me in Agganis Arena. Frontman Michael Angelakos, keyboardist and guitarist Ian Hultquist, synthesizer Xander Singh, bassist Jeff Apruzzese and drummer Donmoyer founded Passion Pit in 2007 and they all attended the Berkelee College of Music in Boston with the exception of Angelakos who attended Emerson College. The first four songs of the band’s first album were actually written by Angelakos as a gift to his girlfriend. Having established a fan base in Emerson, Angelakos later met up with Hultquist and began the Passion Pit project together. Some of the first tracks they release as EP singles include “Sleepyhead,”
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“Cuddle Fuddle” and “I’ve Got Your Number.” Their newest album, “Gossamer,” was released this year with critical acclaim for songs like “Talk a Walk” and “Carried Away.” After a 45 minute opening set from Matt and Kim, and a 45 minute intermission, the lights in the entire arena turned off to introduce the band. Agganis Arena, in the heart of Boston University and the city itself, was filled
with students and fans with two sections on the floor and dozens more in the stands. With floating globes of canvassed lights surrounding the stage, Angelakos broke out onto the stage with energy, causing the crowd to erupt with screams. They performed many of the songs off the new album, including “Talk a Walk” and “Carried Away,” but threw in a couple of old songs like “To Kingdom Come.” The
entire night I waited for my favorites, “Sleepyhead,” “Cuddle Fuddle,” and off the new album, “Constant Conversations.” Song after song with the orbs of light illumination the stage and bright lights flashing into the crowd, Angelakos kept his upbeat performance. When he got to “Constant Conversations” I felt ecstatic to sing along with the crowd (he makes it easy with this song in a part that goes “everybody now!”).
Though he ended the concert with a bang, the crowd did not stop cheering after the musicians left the stage, demanding “Sleepyhead.” Knowing they wouldn’t disappoint their fans, I waited for the song and was compelled to stand and dance. The concert ended on exactly the right note.
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Romantic classics to warm your Valentine’s Day
By Breanna Suden Campus Correspondent
Looking for a romantic movie to watch this Valentine’s Day? Here are a handful of classics that will have you smitten. So grab your blanket, some popcorn, cozy up and enjoy. “The Notebook.” A classic love story between a wealthy young woman, Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) and a poor country boy, Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling). After meeting at a carnival one night and falling in love, they are soon separated against their will by social differences. Fate reunites them years later, and they are faced with the decision to stay together, or go their separate ways. “Crazy Stupid Love.” Cal Weaver’s (Steve Carell) world changes when his wife Emily (Julianne Moore) unexpectedly asks for a divorce. It isn’t until he meets a younger bachelor (Ryan Gosling) at a bar who decides to teach him how to rediscover himself by picking up girls. In an attempt to even the score with Emily, Cal sets out to score with as many women as he can. Complications ensue, but they are not necessarily the ones you might expect. “He’s Just Not That Into You.” Based on a self-help book, the movie follows the love lives of a dozen characters that need to ask themselves, is he really that into me? Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a woman attempting to understand the mixed signals she gets from the men she’s dating. She follows the advice from a bar owner (Justin Long) who prides himself on understanding the dating scene. Gigi’s co-worker Janine (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself involved in a
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redecorating project with her husband, Ben (Bradley Cooper) who unbeknownst to her contemplates an affair with Anna (Scarlett Johansson), a woman he met at the grocery store. Another of Gigi’s friends at work, Beth (Jennifer Aniston), enjoys a successful, healthy relationship with Neil (Ben Affleck), but problems arise, as he has no interest in getting married. “Dirty Dancing.” A doctor’s daughter (Jennifer Grey) falls for a dance instructor (Patrick Swayze) while vacationing with her family at a resort in the Catskills. She fills in as his dance partner and they fall in love as he teaches her a routine. But their love is tested by a complicated turn of events and pressures from her family. “A Walk to Remember.” Landon Carter (Shane West) is the most popular guy at school. Jamie Sullivan
(Mandy Moore), the reverend’s daughter, has nothing in common with Landon. When Landon gets in trouble and is forced to participate in the school play, he asks Jamie for help and spends most of his time with her. Neither of them expected to develop such strong feelings for each other. But when a heart-breaking secret becomes known that puts their relationship to the test, it is then that Landon and Jamie realize the true meaning of love and fate. “Time Traveler’s Wife.” Henry, a Chicago librarian (Eric Bana) has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel. When stranger Clare (Rachel McAdams) meets him in the library, she confesses that she has been in love with him since she was six years old. Henry learns how he has visited Clare many times and he soon falls in love. The two get married, but Henry’s
unexpected time travels leave him gone for weeks at a time and put a strain on their relationship. “Dear John.” Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, a young soldier, John Tyree (Channing Tatum) falls in love with college student Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) while he’s home on leave. But when John gets deployed, he has no choice but to leave the love of his life. Savannah promises to keep in touch with letters, which were one of the only things that kept John going. But when John returns home he has to come to terms with the reality that Savannah moved on. “When Harry Met Sally.” Harry (Billy Cyrstal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) meet when Sally gives him a ride to New York after they both graduated from college. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love and fail, bumping into
each other time and time again. A close friendship blooms between them, and they are confronted with the problem: can a man and a woman be friends without sex getting in the way? “How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days.” Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey) is an advertising executive and ladies man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) is a journalist who writes for a women’s magazine called “Composure” and is assigned to write an article on “How to Lose a Guy in 10 days.” The two meet shortly after the bet is made and end up choosing one another for their mutual assignments, neither knowing about each other’s secret agenda. As Ben tries to hold onto Andie, she does everything in her power to annoy him. Once they find out about the other’s secret, the truth might drive them apart. Never Been Kissed.” Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore) is a copy editor at a newspaper who is assigned to enroll in high school posing as a teenager for a story. The only problem is that Josie was a hopeless nerd in high school who was called Josie Grossie by her classmates. She had no idea how to fit in, and hasn’t gotten better at it since graduation. With the help of her brother Rob (David Arquette), Josie is accepted into the cool crowd and starts to fit in for the first time in her life. But when her love interest, and teacher, Mr. Coulson (Michael Vartan) becomes the center of her story, she has to choose between her career and true love.
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Throughout time, romantic love has always been a favorite topic amongst authors and their readers. From “Wuthering Heights” in 1847, “Gone with the Wind” in 1936 and 2011’s “The Lover’s Dictionary,” love stories have stood the test of time. The plotlines vary but the motif of finding love, falling in love and the ensuing relationship of heartbreak never wavers. “The Lover’s Dictionary” by David Levithan is one of the most unique novels I’ve read and the most creative approach to writing about love I’ve ever seen. This novel is like a miniature Merriam-Webster Dictionary but with sparks, hope and wonder emanating from the pages instead of being defined. Levithan chooses words from A-Z and writes a sentence to a page relating to that word. The terms aren’t directly defined, leaving it up to the reader to figure out the word’s true definition from the context in which the storyline on that page was written. This is not a voluminous (defined by Levithan as: “adj. I have already spent roughly five thousand hours asleep next to you. This has to mean something.”) novel. Blissfully short yet raw at the same time, Levithan makes the point that love and relationships are hard. Challenging. Romance can be found, denied, unrequited, broken, remembered, lost, endured, savored, enjoyed, rejoiced, adored. With all the struggles, it’s a wonder why anyone keeps trying over and over again to find that special someone. Failed relationships can leave us jaded, but as with anything in life, allowing the failure of the past to overcome the present’s prospective joy will only leave you bombarded with misery from all directions. Your relationships are what you make of them. They are never planned. Sneaking up on you when you least expect it is how they always begin and how they should begin. You can’t write in your planner a day and time that you want to be in relationship. It just happens,and when it does, you might be knocked off your feet, not knowing what hit you or how to figure out the feelings running through your head. That’s okay. Forcing yourself to try and feel something you don’t isn’t the point. Relationships take time and when one begins, it doesn’t matter how long it took to get going. “The Lover’s Dictionary” is also something you can make your own. The narrator and the significant other are nameless and genderless. Levithan may have written the novel but he liberates his readers, allowing them to picture the novel as they see it, without his influence of describing appearances, sexualities, or how the relationship ends— if it even ends at all. Readers have the power to see what they want to see in this book, with the described couple provoking memories from the past and the present, along with images of hope for the future. When the book ends, you’ll find yourself wanting more but what you want extends beyond the text and into your heart. This Valentine’s Day ensure that those you care about know it. It’s time to write your own dictionary to your relationship. Allow Levithan to be your inspiration and know that even if the relationship doesn’t work out, you can still be grateful for the experience as it taught you about yourself and can help lead you to your future.
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‘Peter Pan:’ a classic Disney movie in retrospect
By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent
2013 marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most timeless and treasured family films of all time, Walt Disney’s “Peter Pan.” The 14th feature length animated feature from the Walt Disney Studios, “Peter Pan” was released in 1953. An adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s play of the same name, the film is fondly remembered as one of the quintessential Disney classics, forever embedded in the pop culture consciousness of Americans everywhere. At its core, “Peter Pan” is the story of a boy who never wanted to grow up. Filled with classic memorable characters including the villainous pirates Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, the fairy Tinker Bell, the lost boys, the Darling children, and Peter Pan himself, as well as iconic songs “You can Fly!” and “The Second Star to the Right,” the film is a classic. The film and its characters have been staples of the Disney brand ever since the film’s release. “Peter Pan’s Flight,” a favorite attraction at Disney theme parks, remains one of the few attractions present at Disneyland’s opening day in 1955 still in operation. Captain Hook has notably been a favorite villain for many years, and until the arrival of one Mr. Jack Sparrow, was arguably Disney’s most notable pirate. Tinker Bell in particular has been made into
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A scene from the beginning of the time-honored ‘Peter Pan’ Disney movie; the four protagonists are pictured here flying through London.
somewhat of an icon for the corporation, arguably their most notable mascot besides Mickey Mouse himself, compounded by the recent success of Tinker Bell’s spin off “Fairies” franchise. While the film itself is widely beloved, it is not without its fair share of criticism. Some Native American groups have been offended by the portrayal of the Indian tribe in the film. Others found Peter Pan himself to be somewhat unlikeable and arrogant, statements echoed by Walt Disney himself. Detractions aside, the film remains a heartwarming classic, and the animation stands as a triumph of the early
Disney Animated features. This past week, the classic was rereleased on Blu Ray disc for the first time ever. The Walt Disney Company has cemented a reputation for making some of the very best Blu Ray discs on the market, particularly in regards to its treasured animated features. “Peter Pan” is no exception to that rule, with the disc featuring a spectacular restoration of the film and an outstanding audio remastering, in complete 7.1 surround sound for those with the available equipment. Special features from the past DVD release have been included with a few extras, notably a 40 min. documentary called “Nine
Old Men” about Walt’s core group of character animators. Those who think hanging onto their old DVD copy of the film should probably reconsider. “Peter Pan” harkens back to a simpler time, when family films could truly be enjoyed by the entire family, completely devoid of double entendres, scene interrupting hip hop numbers, and toilet humor. While Pixar does its best, films such as these are much fewer and farther between these days, all the more reason for the quality family entertainment of Peter Pan to be treasured.
‘Oogieloves’ worst movie ever? Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu
By Alex Sfazzarra Campus Correspondent Big Fish
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From a financial standpoint, there are three types of movies: money-makers, break-evens and bombs. It’s fairly straightforward: successful movies usually gross at least twice their budget, setting them up for big long term profit. This covers films both big, like “The Avengers” (which made $1.5 billion worldwide off a $220 million budget), and small, like “Pitch Perfect” ($108 million worldwide off a $17 million budget) or “This Is 40” ($73 million worldwide off $35 million). Break-evens are much more common, especially concerning genre films. No one gets fired over break-evens. They don’t end up hurting their companies, but their performance is somewhat disappointing; they make back their budget, but get stuck in no man’s land after that. Finally, bombs are just that: a big, gaping hole blasted into a company’s performance sheet. They’re massive misfires, known only for their especially terrible box office performances.
2012 saw the worst bomb in box office history. A family film called “Oogieloves in the BIG Balloon Adventure” was released in 2,160 theaters on Aug. 29. Its opening weekend racked up $443,901, the lowest opening weekend at more than 2,000 theaters ever. Twentythree days later, it limped out of its final eight theaters with a total of $1,065,907 in its coffers. That’s not good in any situation, much less when the company behind it sunk $20 million into making the thing and between $30 and $40 million more into promotion. (You probably haven’t seen a single ad, but it did have a billboard in the Times Square Toys ‘r’ Us for a month and a half. So that’s something.) There are generally two reactions people would have when they see those box office numbers. The majority makes a mental note to “never watch that Oogie movie” and never think about it again. The minority, however, begins to play devil’s advocate. They think: “What could possibly be so bad about it?” “If this thing single-handedly lost a company between $48,935 and
$58,935 million dollars, I have to see why.” While a good film is enjoyable to watch, bad films are too, albeit in a different way: every poor decision a cast and crew could have made during production are seen on-screen and the product is directly affected every time. And if “Oogieloves” had enough problems to become a record-breaking failure, there’s just no way to look away from that dumpster fire. After an online reservation using a free Redbox code (to avoid having to actually pay to see the movie) and two hours of procrastination upon realization of how bad it actually could be, “Oogieloves” turned out to be a fascinating, jarring and unbelievably terrible film. Despite being listed as “family,” there’s nothing in the film appealing to children or adults, every moment of its instance a reminder of how low “family entertainment” can stoop. Anyone above the age of five would not do this, of course. What’s worse is that the gimmick appears fast and furious throughout the movie, throwing out original songs too fast for any kid to
actually follow along, switching up the film every minute and a half. Despite its utter failure of concept, the film does continue running if no one sings along, which became an unsettling experience. Is someone, somewhere, following along to ensure the Oogieloves succeed where their own film says they should fail? Will I one day pay for my refusal to help the Oogieloves collect their balloons? Oh, yes, there’s actually a plot between these failed attempts at capturing the attention of toddlers. The Oogieloves’ vacuum cleaner, J. Edgar (as in J. Edgar Hoover, although that doesn’t make any sense, yes, I know), loses five balloons and the Oogieloves must collect them before this other weird thing woke up from an incredibly long nap on his birthday. I think that was the gist of it. The Oogieloves run into the few people in Hollywood who needed a paycheck badly enough at the time of filming while they’re on their travels. Academy Award Winner Cloris Leachman is up first. A movie like “Oogieloves”
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It could have been great
A movie can be considered good in two ways. There are movies that adequately and competently tell a story without ever reaching greatness. Then there are those that achieve greatness or at least have the clear ability to do so, but are withheld from a higher level of quality by glaring flaws. The latter I find to be most annoying breed of film. While I enjoy and would recommend them; when watching them I can never shake the feeling of – “this should be a lot better than it is.” Here are some films that fit into that category. “Places in the Heart:” This Depression-era drama earned Sally Field her second Oscar for Best Actress and is a wonderfully moving film about people considered lesser in society coming together to prosper. Unfortunately, it contains a boring and needless subplot about the affairs of characters barely related to the protagonist. Its biggest crime is taking away precious screen time that should have been used for central development. I really want to love this movie, but I can’t if I only enjoy two thirds of it. “Les Miserables:” I am referring to the version released two months ago and I firmly believe that if it was telling anything other than one of the most beloved stories of all time, it would not have worked. The endless singing became irritating before the second act, the deliberate pace never gave the story a second to breathe and several parts of the plot just aren’t told well. What exactly did Fantine die of? This film has Victor Hugo and the original songwriters to thank because they are the only reasons it managed to barely come together. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2:” I loved the entire “Harry Potter” film series and while the final installment works as an action packed battle and a conclusion to the story, it doesn’t do the series justice. My issues with the movie are all nitpicks, but they stack a mile high. The final confrontation is too short, some effects are reused way too often, one of the hallows (the cloak) is completely forgotten about and many others that basically come down to the film not going into enough detail. But it only ran two hours, given everything that preceded it, that’s way too short. “The Insider:” This film tells two very compelling stories and it does so with excellent performances, but it should have only told one. The arcs for Jeffrey Wigand and Lowell Bergman, (played by Russell Crowe and Al Pacino respectively) don’t transition well and the tone is so gritty and the plot so detailed there’s only so much of it I can take. But its biggest problem is it treads all over its own morals. It states the media wrongly abandons the people it’s trying to defend, and then the film’s structure does just that by having Wigand appear in one scene in the film’s final hour. “The Wind in the Willows:” Kenneth Gramme’s masterful novel has received upwards of a dozen cinematic adaptations. I’ve seen about half of them, all of which belong here. The 1987 version was well told but the musical numbers were unnecessary and underwhelming, the live action 1996 version was had some great scenes but ultimately tried too hard, and the acclaimed Disney version deviated a lot from the book and lacked a distinctive tone and style. There needs to be a version that tells the story the way Gramme intended: jumpy but balanced, slightly aimless and with a strong focus on mood and atmosphere.
Brendon.Field@UConn.edu
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Innovative jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd dies at 80
A decade after ‘ER,’ Edwards back on TV
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This TV image released by ABC shows Anthony Edwards, left, Addison Timlin and Scott Michael Foster in a scene from “Zero Hour.” Edwards plays Hank Galliston, a magazine publisher who descends into an historical mystery after his wife is kidnapped.
NEW YORK (AP) — A decade after Dr. Mark Greene hung up his white lab coat for good on “ER,” Anthony Edwards is back as the star of a new television series. He plays Hank Galliston, a magazine publisher wrapped up in an historical mystery after his wife is kidnapped on ABC’s “Zero Hour,” which premieres Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. EST. The action thriller requires an audience to concentrate as the story unfolds layer by layer. The road back to series television took Edwards many miles to travel — literally thousands upon thousands. Edwards’ character Greene was the heart of what was then television’s most popular drama before the actor bowed out after eight years. Upon leaving, “I didn’t really have a plan other than I knew I wasn’t going to jump into a series again and I knew that I was really tired and
burnt out,” he said. Professionally, maybe. Personally, Edwards had a clear strategy. The California native moved his wife and four children to New York. He was going to spend time raising his kids and give his artist wife time to establish her career, before they took off on a dream adventure. While fellow actors George Clooney and Julianna Margulies left “ER” quickly to try other things, Edwards committed himself to a four-year contract. At the time, the commitment seemed huge — four years seems a lot longer at age 36 than it does now, when he’s 50 — but the decision set him up financially for life. He bought a plane and took the family (and two teachers) on a 310-day trip around the world, through Africa, India, Southeast Asia and just about every exotic place you could
imagine. “It sounds like ‘Howdy Doody,’” Edwards said. “But I’ve never met the older man who wishes he had spent less time with his kids while they were young. You don’t meet anybody who says, ‘God, I wish I had worked harder and was gone more.’” He had an opportunity that few people have. “I’ve always been able to pay for what I needed and always done what I’ve wanted,” he said. “It got crazy when it was, yeah, we can buy a plane and go around the world, but that wasn’t the goal. That was no more excessive than when I was 20 and I could buy a $150 pair of boots because I wanted them. It feels extravagant in the same way.” He didn’t leave the business. Edwards was always comfortable behind the scenes, and had been close to leaving act-
ing for directing before getting the “ER” job. He has his own production company, Grand Central Entertainment, and was an executive producer of HBO’s “Temple Grandin.” He did some film acting, in “Zodiac” and the memorable flop “Motherhood.” Showtime’s loss proved ABC’s gain. Grand Central developed a series about a high-end public relations firm that Edwards had planned to act in and when Showtime passed, he found himself with free time. Edwards started looking at other scripts and found “Zero Hour” to be “a total page-turner.” Zack Estrin, one of the show’s four executive producers, couldn’t believe his luck. “It’s an honor when somebody who could have his choice of shows chooses yours,” he said. “It’s like, the prom queen chooses you to have a dance.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have run out of rehearsal space. Dressing rooms, too. The award-winning production duo is planning the most performance-filled Oscar show ever. They promise a “wow moment” in each of its 13 acts, so the show demands a more dynamic stage and more dressing rooms and rehearsal time than previous Oscar productions. “I don’t think any Oscars have been as performance-based,” Meron said. It’s no surprise, given the pair’s hit-filled history: They produced 2003’s best picture, “Chicago,” and count TV’s “Smash” and the recent Broadway revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” among their credits. With an unprecedented number of performances, this year’s Oscars could look a little more like the Grammys, which is typically like a three-hour all-
star concert with a few awards thrown in. The Grammys have it easier, of course: It’s a show about music wherein the nominees are accustomed to live performances, plus the Recording Academy gives out the bulk of its 81 awards during an untelevised ceremony that precedes the main event. The Oscars televise the presentation of all 24 of its awards and have traditionally relied on clip packages to showcase the cinematic achievements of its honorees. Packing the Academy Awards with performances of various kinds should up the entertainment factor. “Some of them are musical, some of them are dramatic and some of them are comedic,” Zadan said, adding that running out of space for their A-list roster of performers — including Barbra Streisand, Adele and Norah Jones — is “a great problem.” “When you do an Oscar show, you don’t have a dressing room problem. The presenters don’t
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed commercial success with hit jazz-funk fusion records such as “Black Byrd,” has died. He was 80. He died Feb. 4 in Delaware, according to Haley Funeral Directors in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Mich., which is handling arrangements. It didn’t have details on his death. Byrd, who was also a pioneer in jazz education, attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, played in military bands in the Air Force and moved to New York in 1955. The trumpeter, whose given name was Donaldson Toussaint L’Ouverture Byrd II, rose to national prominence when he joined Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers later that year, filling the seat in the bebop group held by his idol Clifford Brown. He soon became one of the most in-demand trumpeters on the New York scene, playing with Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk. He also began his recording career by leading sessions for Savoy and other labels. In 1958, he signed an exclusive recording contract with the Blue Note label and formed a band with a fellow Detroit native, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, making their label debut with the 1959 album “Off to the Races.” The band became one of the leading exponents of the hard-bop style, which evolved from bebop and blended in elements of R&B, soul and gospel music. A 1961 recording, “Free Form,” brought attention to a promising young pianist, Herbie Hancock. In the 1960s, Byrd, who had received his master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, turned his attention to jazz education. He studied in Paris with composer Nadia Boulanger, became the first person to teach jazz at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and started the jazz studies depart-
ment at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Byrd began moving toward a more commercial sound with the funk-jazz fusion album “Fancy Free” in 1969, taking a path followed by fellow trumpeters Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. He teamed up with the Mizell brothers to release “Black Byrd” in 1973, a blend of jazz, R&B and funk that became Blue Note’s highest selling album at the time. Jazz critics panned Byrd for deviating from the jazz mainstream, but he was unperturbed. “I’m creative; I’m not recreative,” Byrd told the Detroit Free Press in a 1999 interview. “I don’t follow what everybody else does.” Byrd invited several of his best students at Howard to join a jazz-fusion group called the Blackbyrds that reached a mainstream audience with a sound heavy on R&B and rock influences. The band landed in the Top 10 on the R&B charts with the mid-’70s albums “Street Lady,” ‘’Stepping Into Tomorrow” and “Place and Spaces.” In 1982, Byrd, who also had a law degree, received his doctorate from New York’s Teachers College, Columbia University, and turned his attention from performing to education. Byrd, a longtime resident of Teaneck, N.J., was a distinguished scholar at William Paterson University and twice served as an artistin-residence at Delaware State University. Byrd didn’t have much training in mathematics but created a groundbreaking curriculum called Music + Math (equals) Art, in which he transformed notes into numbers to simultaneously teach music and math. “I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop,” he told The StarLedger newspaper of Newark, N.J. In 2000, the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Byrd as a Jazz Master, the nation’s highest jazz honor.
get dressing rooms. And how many people perform on the Oscars, like one or two?” he said. “We have a staggering amount of performers, and each of them needs a dressing room... We’re measuring the magnitude of how big the show is by the fact that we don’t have (enough) dressing rooms.” Just added to the list of stars who may need spots? The cast of “Chicago.” The producers announced Monday that Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah and Richard Gere will reunite on the stage where “Chicago” won its Oscar 10 years ago.
filled set to accommodate the movie-focused numbers: “We’re using a lot of cuttingedge technology with new LED screens of different sizes, shapes and configurations... It’s kind of thrilling what we’re doing with screens,” Zadan said. “There will be, too, the regular screen that you have to use each year... but then we have all kinds of other screens that we’re using in the show that are completely unique and different and allow us to do stuff with cinema, so it’s not a concert thing where somebody comes out and sings a song. It’s all integrated into movies.” — Look for a lot of host Seth MacFarlane: “He’s going to be very present as a host, as a host should,” Meron said. — And expect to hear him show off his chops: “Seth will sing. He’s got a great voice,” Zadan said. “Seth really does understand and have great reverence for the music of the movies,” Meron added. “He loves it.”
Producers: ‘Chicago’ cast to join Oscar performers
“In a night of celebration of the music of the movies, we find it very appropriate,” Meron said. So will the musical cast sing? “We can’t talk about what they’re going to do!” Zadan said. Here’s what they will talk about: — Expect a dynamic, screen-
Bomb at the box office
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is so mind-numbing that it’s mercifully hard to remember, but Leachman was debased in a pretty terrible role where her character’s defining trait was “liking circles.” Chazz Palmintari, an Oscar nominee, plays a milkshake shop’s owner, serving up gut-wrenching treats to the Oogieloves. His key song is done amid a group of dancing actors whose facial expressions clearly betray their inner thoughts of “I never thought I’d have to do this for rent” and an anthropomorphic cow puppet who was innately disturbing in a way that’s hard to describe, like a fleeting dream turned nightmare. Further victims of the Oogieloves include Toni Braxton, who sings a huge, ridiculous, instantly forgettable song; Cary Elwes (yes, “Princess Bride” Cary Elwes), whose cowboy Bobby Wobbly manages to reach a “Tim and Eric” level of watchability, and the unfortunate duo of Jaime Pressley and Christopher Lloyd.
Doc Brown himself can’t do anything to fix their horrendous Mexican stereotype characters, Lero and Lola Sombrero. It’s offensive to pretty much everyone. So the Oogieloves got their five balloons and went to the birthday party where the movie mercifully found an ending, but not before one last setpiece to end the adventure relied on audience support to directly effect the outcome. There was none, but the day was inexplicably saved anyway! Cut to credits. Cut to a mad dash to the Eject button. Cut to the disc going in the Redbox case, the case in the car, the car parked at CVS where the disc was returned to the Redbox. During the blizzard. Yes, “Oogieloves” is a “return immediately at all costs” movie. Oh, did I mention it was inspired by a producer going to see “Madea Goes To Jail” and marveling at the audience’s reaction? Yeah, we’re done here.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
COMICS
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Monkey Business by Jack Boyd
Horoscopes
by Brian Ingmanson
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Meet an interesting new person. Take advantage of your incredible magnetism today to win someone’s heart. Your promotions have power and urgency. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Define your desires locally. Charm your clients with an emotive presentation. Break through a barrier to exceed expectations. Your luck improves immensely. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- A lucky discovery brings sought-after information. Friends have all kinds of great information, and new opportunities develop. Someone falls in love. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Learn what you need to from someone with experience. Promising ideas get presented. Capture important chances in your schedule. A message of love arrives from afar. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Change could be coming down the road. You have a firm hand on the reins. This could get expensive. Reassess your assets. Consider those that don’t usually show up on the books. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -Your capacity to dream is your power tool today. Make it happen. Feeling at ease and in charge of your life makes you quite attractive. Let romance find you. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Look past storm clouds to see the rainbow. When you put it in perspective, it’s manageable. Send your energy in the right direction. A breakthrough is possible. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Ask what you can do for your community, and then act on it. Your willingness to help others is sexy. Friends are there for you, too. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Take a long trip with a loved one and learn something new about yourselves. Listen closely to emotions. Don’t spend more than you budget. Deepen a connection. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Put your energy into your relationship, whether it’s an adventuresome getaway or just a night at home around the fire. Try on their shoes, and enhance your listening skills. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Bring love into your work, and gain more than expected. Transformation is good now. Your advances in just about any endeavor will be warmly encouraged.
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Lindsey Vonn mending after knee surgery
(AP) – The swelling around Lindsey Vonn's repaired right knee has gone way down a day after surgery and her spirits way up. Back in time for the 2014 Sochi Games? Try possibly back in time for the beginning of the World Cup season in late November. The doctor who operated on Vonn's injured right knee thinks the four-time overall World Cup champion just might return that soon. That's the goal, anyway. And it's looking more promising following the procedure by Dr. Bill Sterett on Sunday to fix Vonn's knee after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week at the world championships in Schladming, Austria. Sterett examined the knee again Monday and was optimistic about what he saw: Less swelling, increased range of motion and little discomfort. But this is what struck him most: Her determination to attack her recovery like she would a downhill course. ''She's in full-charge mode,'' Sterett told The Associated Press
in a phone interview. ''She's like, 'When can I start upper-body strengthening? When can I start working on my core? When can I spin on a stationary bike with my other leg?' ''I haven't seen a hint of posttraumatic depression from her, or her feeling sorry for herself or her sad or asking, 'Why now?' She's all about, 'When can I? When can I? When can I? ''' Sterett did caution Vonn that's it's going to be a steady process to return to full strength. This is something she can't rush after tearing her anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments last week during a fall in the super-G competition. She also broke a bone in her lower leg. ''Hers was a little bit of an unusual injury. The ACL has a very typical and standard return to snow progression and it's fairly predictable,'' said Sterett, a surgeon for the U.S. Ski Team and at VailSummit Orthopaedics. ''Hers was complicated by a little bit more of a severe MCL injury that needed surgery as well. That's going to necessitate us going a little bit
slower right off the bat. Then, we'll play catch-up down the line.'' Still, Sterett thinks she very well could be ready in time for the World Cup speed races in Lake Louise, Alberta, in late November or early December, a venue where she's won so often that it's become known as ''Lake Lindsey.'' Vonn also wants to be healthy enough to ski in Beaver Creek in December, when the Birds of Prey course hosts both the men and the women as it prepares for the 2015 world championships. ''But there are a lot of hurdles you can have between now and then,'' he said. ''Everybody's goals are that. That's what she's got her focus on.'' That hardly looked feasible given her serious fall in the superG last Tuesday. The 28-year-old Vonn was lifted into the air off a jump in the opening race at the championships. Upon landing, her right leg gave way and she spun down face first, throwing an arm out to protect herself. Vonn ended up on her back as she smashed through a gate. Vonn received medical treat-
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US skier Lindsey Vonn has been recovering well after a crash last week forced her into surgically repairing her right knee.
ment on the snow before being airlifted by helicopter to a hospital. ''She was actually fairly certain she had shattered her (leg),'' said Sterett, who treated her on the
mountain and flew back to Vail, Colo., with her. ''That's how she felt.'' Instead, she fractured the tibial plateau, the result of her thigh
bone slamming into the top of her tibia bone. ''It was not displaced enough that it would need surgery,'' Sterett said.
Michigan knocked off 13th-ranked Ohio State on Tuesday when Tim Hardaway Jr. blocked Aaron Craft's shot under the basket in overtime. The following night, Wisconsin won in doubleovertime against Iowa, 74-70. The Badgers and Wolverines hooked up on Saturday, and Wisconsin won in OT after Ben Brust's 45-foot heave tied things up at the end of regulation. Unranked Illinois stunned top-ranked Indiana on an inbounds pass with less than a second left. The Illini then beat Minnesota in Minneapolis and received 26 points in the latest AP poll despite a 4-7 league record. Oh, and Indiana bounced back with an 81-68 thrashing of No. 13 Ohio State on Sunday to keep its No. 1 ranking. ''It's always been an entertaining league,'' Purdue coach Matt Painter. ''I think getting some upsets and having some wins on the road makes it even a more entertaining league.'' With the exception of winless Penn State and perhaps 3-8 Nebraska, every team in the league has enough talent to be considered dangerous
every time out. Seven of the 12 Big Ten teams are 31st or higher in RPI, and only the Nittany Lions have a losing overall record. ''I think the league gets branded as the best league in the country for a lot of different reasons. But I think one of the key components of it ... the execution that goes on in this league is really, really strong,'' Indiana coach Tom Crean said. With a month to go, five clear title contenders have emerged in Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin. Lurking below that group are Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Purdue and Northwestern, any of which can have a huge say in who captures the league crown. The Gophers were ranked No. 18 before a pair of losses last week, and Iowa's seven defeats in the Big Ten have come against the league's top seven teams. The youthful Boilermakers are a surprising 5-6 in conference, and Northwestern is 4-7 with four games left against the Big Ten's top five teams. According to Ohio State coach Thad Matta, the league's depth starts at the top. With the exception of
Illinois first-year coach John Groce, all the coaches in the group below the lead pack have been at their school for at least three years. ''Guys can really, really coach in this league. I think from that perspective, you see guys really doing a good job of putting their players in a position to be successful,'' Matta said. Though it will be nearly impossible to match last week's drama, there should be plenty to see in the Big Ten this week. Michigan State hosts Michigan on Tuesday night in a matchup with major title ramifications for both teams. Ohio State will seek a huge road win at Wisconsin on Sunday, while Minnesota plays an Iowa team in desperate need of wins. The race for the Big Ten title should remain murky for weeks. But according to Izzo, the question over which league is the best is very clear. ''If anybody wants to argue that top to bottom this isn't the best by far, I wouldn't even argue,'' Izzo said. ''It wouldn't be worth the argument.''
Big Ten has provided great games, fun finishes
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Ohio State's Evan Ravenel guards Indiana's Cody Zeller. The Big Ten has been arguably the best league in college basketball this season, producing a number of close finishes.
Georgetown tops Marquette WASHINGTON (AP) -Otto Porter scored 11 of his 21 points after a momentum-shifting technical foul on Marquette coach Buzz Williams, and No. 15 Georgetown won a stopand-start game of turnovers and whistles Monday night, beating the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles 63-55 to move into a tie for second in the Big East. Porter scored Georgetown's next six points after Williams was whistled while arguing an out-of-bounds call along the baseline with 12:13 to play. The Golden Eagles had cut a 10-point halftime deficit to three, but the Hoyas went on an 8-1 run immediately after the technical, and Marquette didn't get closer than eight points the rest of the way. Georgetown scored 24 points
off Marquette's 19 turnovers, and Markel Starks added 16 points for the Hoyas (18-4, 8-3 Big East), who won their sixth straight and avenged a 49-48 loss at Marquette on Jan. 5. Jamil Wilson scored 13 points to lead the Golden Eagles (176, 8-3), who fell into a tie with Georgetown behind conference-leader Syracuse (8-2). Chris Otule scored eight of Marquette's first 11 points, but had only three the rest of the game. Georgetown won despite going nearly 7 minutes without a field goal to start the second half. The Hoyas went 9 for 24 from the field in the second half, but they compensated by making 11 of 17 free throws in a half that had 24 combined fouls.
(AP) – The Big Ten may well be the best league in the nation. It has certainly been one of the most fun to watch this season. The depth of the conference - which has three top 10 teams, five in the Top 25 and eight with at least 15 wins - has led to dozens of high-profile matchups and the most entertaining season in recent memory. It's all whetted the appetite for what should be a fascinating stretch run. ''There's a buzz. You stop at the grocery store or fill up your car with gas, everybody is talking about it.'' Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. The buzz is backed up by the numbers. The Big Ten is on pace to lead the nation in attendance for the 37th year in a row, easily topping the other high-major leagues with an average home crowd of 12,704. The league's BTN network said January was its highest-rated month ever in prime time, a bump it credited largely to high-profile basketball games. The league has certainly offered some thrilling programming - and last week featured some unforgettable games.
No. 5 Duke Blue Devils top No. 7 Maryland Terps in Durham DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -When the lead got away from No. 5 Duke, Chelsea Gray snatched it right back and helped her team keep it. Gray scored a career-high 28 points, including seven in a row during a critical stretch of the Blue Devils' 71-56 victory over seventh-ranked Maryland on Monday night. Tricia Liston had 17 points off the bench while Gray's big run came after the Blue Devils (22-1, 12-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed for the only time. I ''just love to see her elevate her game,'' coach Joanne P. McCallie said. ''To be able to do the things that she did on the floor, given the attention she was drawing, was phenomenal.'' Alyssa Thomas had 14
points and 12 rebounds. But the Terrapins (19-4, 10-2) could overcome neither 24 turnovers nor a miserable night for the ACC's leading scorer, Tianna Hawkins, and had their leaguebest nine-game winning streak snapped. Freshman Chloe Pavelich's 3 with about 10:45 left gave Maryland its only lead at 44-42. Three possessions later, Gray took charge - and kept Duke alone atop the league standings. She put Duke back on top with a 3, followed that with two free throws and capped her personal 7-0 run with a layup from Alexis Jones that made it 49-44 with 7 1/2 minutes to go. ''She gave us a nice little psychological boost,'' McCallie said. ''It wasn't surprising, though. We've all seen this of
Chelsea. It was like, 'Yeah.' She's a great player, and it was great to see her have those moments and take advantage of them.'' After Elizabeth Williams followed with a layup, Gray added two more free throws to put the Blue Devils up 55-46 with 5:52 left. Maryland briefly cut it to five before Williams and Gray hit layups. Coach Brenda Frese was given two technical fouls and tossed during a media timeout with 3:51 left - she said she was sticking up for her players because they were in danger of being injured - and Gray hit the four free throws that followed to give Duke its largest lead to that point, 63-50. Gray, who made more free throws (13) than Maryland
Power play came up big for Huskies on major penalty from BENTLEY page 12 The man advantage led to a five-minute onslaught that saw UConn take a 3-0 lead and effectively end the match as a contest. Billy Latta opened the scoring with a low wrist shot past Bentley goaltender Branden Komm, and just 30 seconds later UConn added their second as Kyle Huson got his second of the series poking a shot into the back right of the net. Then just five seconds after the power play ending Brad Smith joined in on the act, giving UConn a 3-0 lead just nine minutes into the match. UConn added a fourth late in the first period when Patrick
Kirkland poked home Shawn Pauly’s shot that ricocheted off the post and into the top of the net. In the second period UConn continued their dominate performance despite Bentley switching goaltenders when Pauly scored perhaps the goal of the match as he rolled a Bentley defender then deked the keeper to the right placing the puck into the left side of the net. UConn added four more before the game ending giving UConn a 9-0 win sealing Matt Grogan’s first career shutout. “It felt good,” said Grogan about his first career shutout. “Tonight was a culmination of a lot of hard work through-
out the year,” said Interim Head Coach David Berard. “Sometimes you get these special nights where everything seems to go in and everything clicks.” UConn continue their march to the AHA conference tournament this weekend when they play a home and home series with Holy Cross. Holy Cross is currently embroiled in a threeway tie for fourth place with UConn and Canisius. UConn start the series Friday night at home at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum and then travel to Worcester, Mass. Saturday night to close out the series.
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attempted (11), surpassed her previous career high of 25 points set last season against North Carolina State. ''I still only had three assists and three rebounds,'' she said, ''so there's definitely room for improvement.'' Williams added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Duke, which won its 36th straight ACC game at Cameron Indoor Stadium and hasn't been beaten by a conference rival at home since Maryland did it five years ago. Katie Rutan had 14 points and hit four 3-pointers for Maryland, which rallied from 10 points down and tied it at 33 on Rutan's 3 barely 2 minutes into the second half. It was remarkable that Maryland was even in the game because Hawkins' stat line was so empty, thanks to the defensive efforts of Williams, senior Allison Vernerey and junior Haley Peters. Hawkins finished with six points on 3-of-11 shooting and seven rebounds - well below her averages of 19.6 points and 9.9 boards - in her first game in single-digit scoring since St. Joseph's held her to two points in November. ''Tianna had an (atypical) night . but knowing Tianna, she'll bounce back,'' Frese said. ''It was a game where our bigs didn't get a lot of touches in this game, in terms of the pressure they faced all night.'' Turnovers also were once again a problem for the Terrapins, who entered averaging 17 1/2 and finished two shy of their season worst of 26 set against Connecticut. Pavelich had nine of them.
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Sports
College basketball rivalry games to love
By Mike McCurry Campus Correspondent
If you were not previously made aware, Valentine’s Day is this Thursday. And, while I get continuous pats on the back from boyfriends everywhere thanking me for the reminder, allow me to introduce what really should be an annual ritual for Cupid’s holiday. For the time being, we will refer to this brilliant, innovative tradition as “The Basketball Love Diversion.” The basis is simple: tell that special someone that your Valentine’s Day will be spent watching Wisconsin-Minnesota or UCLACalifornia instead of going out to dinner or to the movies. Rather than blowing bills on expensive flowers and boxes of chocolates that no one really eats, just download the Watch ESPN app for her. Explain carefully that this week is “Rivalry Week” and also that dining at restaurants every Feb. 14 is as overrated as Kansas this year. And if, after saying all that, your date still hasn’t gone all Nerlens Noel on you and rejected your idea? Well, save her a spot on the couch and marry her as soon as possible. Next on the agenda is previewing one of the best weeks of the year for any sport: Rivalry Week. Although Rivalry Week games did not officially kick off until Monday night, the Notre DameLouisville thriller this past weekend acted as the perfect appetizer. Notre Dame prevailed, 104-101, in five overtimes. Six guys played 50-plus minutes, new big-man-oncampus Garrick Sherman scored all of his 17 points in the extra sessions, and Russ Smith set the all-
time record with 18,273 combined boneheaded decisions and missed game-winning shots. My favorite stat, however? It was the sixth time in eight games between the Irish and the Cardinals that went into at least one overtime period. Being that conference realignment is about as predictable as the stuff that comes out of Metta World Peace’s mouth, this year’s edition of Rivalry Week carries even bigger implications than usual. For example, Wednesday’s Syracuse-UConn meeting may be the last between two teams that have butted heads for decades. On Thursday, Gonzaga travels to St. Mary’s in what has been a fan favorite in the West Coast Conference. With all this chatter about the Catholic 7 wanting to scoop up religious-based teams from other leagues, however, who really knows how long the ZagsGaels rivalry will carry on for? In light of Valentine’s Day, I have decided to rank some of the Rivalry Week games in a love hierarchy. The three categories are as follows: “Like It,” “Love It,” and “Head-Over-Heels.” Indulge yourself in some great hoops action this week, and let me know how the “Basketball Love Diversion” goes. Like It No. 20 Wisconsin at Minnesota (Thursday, 7 p.m., ESPN) Wisconsin comes in to “The Barn” having won four out of their last five games, the last two of which have come in dramatic fashion. If you still haven’t seen Ben Brust’s jaw-dropping, gametying 40-footer at the buzzer on Saturday against No. 3 Michigan in a classic that the Badgers pulled out in OT, immediately revoke your man card. Minnesota, mean-
while, has now dropped six of their last eight after starting the season 15-1. It’s time for the Gophers to get back in the groove again, and it must start on the offensive end. No. 6 Syracuse at Connecticut (Wednesday, 7 p.m., ESPN) The Orange can breathe a little easier now that James Southerland, their third leading scorer (13.6 points per game) and best outside shooter, has retained his eligibility after sitting out for six contests. Southerland scored 13 points and had three threepointers in his return against St. John’s on Sunday, but it was pointguard Michael Carter-Williams who stole the show. MCW had 17 points, eight dimes, four rebounds, and six steals against the feisty Johnnies. UConn no longer has Jim Calhoun pacing the sidelines, but do you honestly think Kevin Ollie despises Syracuse any less? The Huskies, banned from the postseason, are playing for nothing more than pride at this point. If they are to send Cuse off to the ACC with a sour taste in their mouth, Shabazz Napier is going to have to be the guy. Love It No. 5 Gonzaga at St. Mary’s (Thursday, 11 p.m., ESPN2) The class of the West Coast Conference meets up on Thursday, as Gonzaga and St. Mary’s are once again atop the league standings. For Gonzaga, this is an opportunity to show the NCAA Tournament committee that they are worthy of a No. 1 seed. For St. Mary’s, this game almost takes on a “must-win” label. The Gaels have a gaudy record at 21-4, but their marquee wins have come against BYU and Harvard. Matthew Dellavedova is probably
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Duke takes on in-state-rival North Carolina on Wednesday night. The Tobacco Road Rivalry is one of the best in college hoops.
the best point guard you’ve never heard of; however another 4-15 field goal shooting, four-turnover performance isn’t going to cut it. Those are Dellavedova’s numbers from Jan. 10, a game that Gonzaga led by 20 at one point and hung on for the victory. No. 25 Kentucky at No. 7 Florida (Tuesday, 7 p.m., ESPN) The SEC was supposed to be a three-headed monster with Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri fighting for the conference crown. Until recently, though, Florida was the only one out of those three that had lived up to its billing. Here comes Kentucky now, strolling into Gainesville with a fivegame win-streak and an absolute force in the paint named Nerlens Noel. The Cats have taken on a kind of underdog role of sorts, something that was thought absurd in the John Calipari Era. I can’t
wait to see how Ryan Harrow and Archie Goodwin compete against the likes of Gators Kenny Boynton and Scottie Wilbekin. Head-Over-Heels No. 4 Michigan at No. 8 Michigan State (Tuesday, 9 p.m., ESPN) The beautiful thing about Kentucky-Florida is that you do not even have to flip the channel to see another great rivalry immediately after. Consider this: Michigan’s battle against the Spartans marks the third time in the last four games that Trey Burke and company have played a Top 10 team, and the other game was a loss at Wisconsin. The Wolverines can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but they can also see Tom Izzo and Michigan State blocking their path. As if the Big 10 needed another fabulous backcourt matchup to promote them-
selves, Tuesday means Trey Burke against Keith Appling. Wow. UNC at No. 2 Duke (Wednesday, 9 p.m., ESPN) I had the privilege of seeing one intense ACC bragging-rights game over winter break, when my friend and I traveled to Raleigh and saw NC State upset then-undefeated and top-ranked Duke. But if the NC State-Duke series is a pack of wolves, then UNC-Duke is a group of piranhas, bears, and snakes all-in-one. A passion that compares to Yankees-Red Sox, Wednesday night is going to be straight-up rocking in Cameron Indoor. My question is, who do the Tar Heels have to bang with Mason Plumlee down low? Come Thursday morning, Roy Williams may still be looking for an answer.
Kate Upton lands Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover
Knight blasts Freeh Report
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the dead of winter, many girl-watchers' thoughts turn to warmer days ahead. As an answer to such yearnings, the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is on the way, with Kate Upton once again its cover girl. Repeating her world-class pin-up feat for a second consecutive year, the 20-year-old, 5-feet-10-inch Upton graces the cover of the 2013 edition, which is set to be officially unveiled Monday night on TV on CBS' ''Late Show with David Letterman'' (with 10 of the models presenting the Top Ten List). The new edition - marking the 50th anniversary - will be on newsstands Tuesday. It's Upton's third appearance in a AP Swimsuit issue. She was chosen as Sports Illustrated's annual Swimsuit Edition will be released rookie of the year in 2011, when Irina Shayk was on the cover. on Tuesday. Kate Upton was chosen as the cover model.
This year for the first time, the fashion shoot covers the entire world, with 17 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models journeying to all seven continents. Photo sites include African dunes and Asian cliffs. But for Upton, there's lots of ice. She is warming things up in Antarctica, where the cover shot displays her clad only in a white, fur-lined parka and bikini bottom. Out of a dozen or so photos in which she appears, the cover shot ''is the most clothes I'm wearing in the whole issue,'' Upton said in a phone interview Monday. ''It was a sort of I-love-you from the editor: 'I'll let you wear a coat for this one.''' The shoot spanned 10 days in December, which is Antarctica's ''summer.'' Some of the photos, including the cover, were shot from the base ship, which also carried
the team from one icy land shooting site to another. When she returned to her home in Florida, Upton said she was ''very, very sick. I don't think you can go to Antarctica and stand in a bikini without that happening. But I didn't die, and I'm OK now.'' Very OK, after hearing only on Friday that she was the editors' choice for the cover. Despite the challenges of the assignment, Upton said it would likely remain her most thrilling ever, and called Antarctica ''the most beautiful place I've ever been.'' But for anyone else who wants to experience that magical place, she offered this bit of advice: ''You are definitely recommended to keep your clothes on.''
Pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training (AP) – New Marlins manager Mike Redmond arrived at his office at 5 a.m. Monday ready to go long before the Florida sun was shining, his thoughts already on a date 254 days from now: Game 1 of the World Series. Ah, spring training. When all 30 teams are still contenders. ''Everybody's excited,'' Redmond said in Jupiter. ''Obviously, we've got a tremendous opportunity for guys in this camp and I think everybody realizes that. It's a fresh start.'' From a chilly and damp Phoenix, Ariz., to balmy Kissimmee, Fla., pitchers and catchers for 10 teams reported to training camp Monday, taking physicals, meeting new teammates and, in some cases, managers and coaches. The pop of fastballs in mitts, they could be heard, too. Many eager players have been working out ''informally'' for weeks on minor league fields - position players don't report for several more days, and all teams will be in full swing by the weekend. In Tampa, Fla., Yankees captain Derek Jeter ran on a treadmill for the first time since breaking his ankle on Oct. 13, a big step toward reaching his goal of being in New York's opening day lineup on April 1 against Boston in the Bronx. In his third week of baseball activities, Jeter was on the infield grass fielding groundballs and in a batting cage taking swings - all while dozens of autographseeking fans lined up outside the Yankees' minor league complex down the road from the big
league facility. ''I feel fine,'' Jeter said. ''I was able to do everything else. I just had to be careful with my ankle, but now I've gotten the green light with that. I've gotten all the green lights I need.'' In Fort Myers, Fla., Red Sox principal owner John Henry put to rest reports that he was considering selling the franchise. ''You just don't get an opportunity to own something like the Boston Red Sox. As long as we can do it, the three of us are committed to being here,'' Henry told reporters, while acknowledging team president Larry Lucchino and chairman Tom Werner. ''These thoughts that we're somehow selling, those are just not true.'' With a new manager, John Farrell, replacing Bobby Valentine after one disastrous 69-93 season, Henry likes Boston's chances. ''I would say, especially in comparison to last year, I should be optimistic,'' Henry said. In Kissimmee, Fla., the Houston Astros began their first day in the bruising AL West. One of the most inexperienced teams in baseball will wear fiery orange practice hats and jerseys that evoke the orange rainbow stripes of a better time for an organization that lost over 100 games each of the past two seasons. ''We've talked about change throughout the organization, from the time (owner) Jim Crane has taken over the ball club and all the hires he has made,'' firstyear manager Bo Porter said. ''This year (the uniform change) kind of sets the tone because they
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Blue Jays' pitcher R.A. Dickey warms up at his team's Spring Training camp. Monday was the first day pitchers and catchers could report.
visually see things have changed. And when you realize that things have changed, you first realize that they're never going to be the same. Also hoping for a clean start, Bartolo Colon is back with the Oakland Athletics after serving a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test. He had little to say crossing a damp practice field in Phoenix after a 90-minute exam but he's excited to be with a team that won the AL West in thrilling fashion last year, rallying over the final 10 games to grab the title from the Texas Rangers. Manager Bob Melvin isn't worried about Colon getting right
back in the flow with his teammates. ''He fit in very well here before and I see that being the same case,'' Melvin said. ''He knows most of these guys and they all liked him very much and got along with them all and actually was a nice little resource for our younger starters. So, I don't see any problems there.'' As his teammates reported to Cardinals camp in Jupiter, Fla., Chris Carpenter told media in St. Louis he he's not ruling out pitching again - even this season. Last week, the Cardinals said the 37-year-old former ace almost certainly won't pitch in
2013 and that his career is probably over after a recurrence of a nerve injury that cost him most of last season. ''Maybe I don't ever want it to end,'' said Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner. ''I don't think I'll ever retire, to be honest with you. I'll never say that word. There might always be hope. Maybe like when I'm 48 I can come back and pitch some more.'' In Scottsdale, Ariz., Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson greeted his team with a new determination - one that could be mimicked all around the league.
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BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -Nike co-founder Phil Knight has issued a statement blasting the Freeh report's characterization of Penn State coach Joe Paterno in the child sex abuse scandal involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Following the release last year of former FBI director Louis Freeh's report, Knight issued a statement saying he was saddened that Paterno apparently made missteps that led to ''heartbreaking consequences.'' But Knight now says that he may have jumped to conclusions, after a new critique that was commissioned by the Paterno family and carried out by experts that included Dick Thornburgh, a former U.S. attorney general and governor of Pennsylvania. In a statement released Monday, Knight called the findings of the Freeh report unjustified and unsubstantiated. He also criticized the NCAA's subsequent sanctions on Penn State's football program as unwarranted. ''When this tragic story first unfolded Joe cautioned all of us to slow down and carefully gather the facts before jumping to conclusions,'' Knight said in the statement. ''We owed it to the victims, he said, to get to the truth. It was counsel we all should have followed.'' Sandusky, 69, is serving a 30to 60-year prison term for the sexual abuse of 10 boys over a period of 15 years, including attacks on children inside Penn State athletics facilities. Paterno died in January 2012 at age 85. Knight spoke at Paterno's memorial service, but after the Freeh report was released he took the name off the Joe Paterno Child Development Center at Nike headquarters in Beaverton. The Freeh report concluded that Paterno and other university officials covered up allegations against Sandusky to spare the university bad publicity. But the family's review said the cover-up claims were inaccurate, were unfounded and equated to a ''rush to injustice.'' Paterno's family released the review of Freeh's investigation on Sunday. The findings were posted on the website paterno. com. ''There's simply nothing in this record, in the Freeh report, that indicates he (Paterno) was involved in any way,'' Thornburgh told The Associated Press.
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What's Next Home game
Away game
Feb. 21 Cincinnati 7 p.m
Feb. 16 Villanova Noon
Feb. 16 Rutgers 4 p.m.
Feb. 18 Baylor 9 p.m.
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The number of three-point shots hit by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis so far this season.
» That’s what he said
Feb. 23 DePaul 8 p.m.
-Derek Jeter on his rehab from a broken ankle.
» QUICK HITS
A weekend recap of UConn athletics
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Derek Jeter
Feb. 27 Georgetown 7 p.m.
Women’s Basketball (22-1) Today Providence 7 p.m.
Stat of the day
“I’ve gotten the okay to do everything”
Men’s Basketball (16-6) Tomorrow Syracuse 7 p.m.
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By James Huang Campus Correspondent
» Pic of the day
Baseball’s back.
Men’s Basketball: The Huskies defeated the Seton Hall Pirates with a score of 78-67 this past Sunday afternoon away in Newark, N.J. Junior guard Shabazz Napier led the Huskies with 22 points, nine assists, and six steals. Sophomore Ryan Boatright and Freshman Omar Calhoun put in 20 points and 10 points respectively. With this victory, the Huskies are 16-6 for the season and 6-4 in the conference. Women’s Basketball: The No. 3 Huskies defeated the DePaul Blue Devils with a score of 91-44 this past Sunday afternoon at home in Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. Stefanie Dolson led the Huskies with 23 points and six assists. Bria Hartley also added 18 points and seven rebounds, respectively. With this victory, the Huskies are 22-1 for the season and 9-1 in the conference. Men’s Ice Hockey: The Huskies defeated Bentley with a score of 4-1 this past Sunday night away in Watertown, Mass. Junior Brant Harris led the Huskies with two goals. With this victory, the Huskies now have a record of 12-12-3 for the season and a record of 9-9-2 in the conference. Men’s Swimming: The Huskies defeated Colgate with a score of 20081 this past Saturday afternoon away in Hamilton, N.Y. Women’s Swimming: The Huskies lost to Colgate with a score of 177-120 this past Saturday afternoon away in Hamilton, N.Y. Men’s Tennis: The matches that were supposed to take place in West Point, N.Y. against Stony Brook on Friday and Army on Sunday were cancelled. Women’s Tennis: Similarly, the matches that were supposed to take place in West Point, N.Y. against Stony Brook and Army on Saturday were also cancelled. Men’s Track: The Huskies Rider/ Lafayette Invitational that was supposed to take place in New York, N.Y. this past Friday has been postponed. Women’s Track: The Valentine Invitational that was supposed to take place in Boston, Mass. on Friday was cancelled.
Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Seton Hall Pittsburgh 4 p.m. 7 p.m.
Men’s Hockey (11-12-3) Feb. 15 Holy Cross 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 16 Holy Cross 7:05 p.m
Feb. 22 Army 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 23 Army 7:05 p.m
March 1 Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m.
Women’s Hockey (3-22-3) Feb. 12 Feb. 17 New Northeastern Hampshire 7 p.m. Noon
Feb. 16 Boston College 2 p.m.
Feb. 17 Boston College 2 p.m.
Feb. 23 Boston University 3 p.m.
Men’s Track and Field Mar. 2 IC4A Championships All Day
Women’s Track and Field Feb. 16 BIG EAST Championships Alll Day
Feb. 17 BIG EAST Championships All Day
Men’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 16 UConn Open TBA
Feb. 27 BIG EAST Championship TBA
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Spring Training officially opened on Monday, the first day that pitchers and catchers were allowed to report in order to begin preparations for the 2013 season.
» NCAA BASKETBALL
Women’s Swimming & Diving Feb. 16 UConn Open TBA
Feb. 27 BIG EAST Championship TBA
Softball Feb. 15 FIU Tournament 11 a.m.
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Colorado St. ranked for first time since 1954
The buzz in the Colorado State locker room was all about the basketball polls Monday - and that was even before the Rams learned they had cracked the rankings for the first time since 1954. ‘’We were all kind of wondering if Miami was going to jump up to No. 1 after all those upsets,’’ Rams senior forward Greg Smith said. ‘’That was more of the discussion in the locker room. It wasn’t really about us.’’ After the two-hour practice ended at 9 a.m., an exhausted Smith grabbed some breakfast and hit the books. ‘’Then my Twitter started blowing up. Everybody was saying, ‘We’re ranked! We’re ranked!’’’ Smith said. ‘’People sent me links. That’s how I found out. Then, my teammates starting calling me.’’ The Rams are 24th in both The Associated Press men’s basketball poll and the USA Today poll, their first foray into the rankings since March of 1954 - 20 months before Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy was born. ‘’It’s neat for our players and for our program. That’s exciting news for our guys,
but we still have to play very difficult games’’ this week against San Diego State and Air Force, said Eustachy, ever the pragmatist, downplaying the polls. ‘’I think right now all of us are really excited,’’ Smith said, noting that transfers Daniel Bejarano (University of Arizona) and Colton Iverson (University of Minnesota) ‘’are the only two guys who have played on a ranked team. They know how to handle it. ‘’But I think all of us that have been around here for a while are really just happy that we’re finally being recognized as being one of the best teams in the nation. We’ve just got to go out and keep playing like it, starting Wednesday.’’ By the way, Miami, the object of the Rams’ early morning curiosity, rose to No. 3 in the rankings, behind only No. 1 Indiana and No. 2 Duke after a succession of impressive wins and losses by highly ranked teams. The Rams (19-4, 6-2 Mountain West) face preseason favorite San Diego State (18-5, 6-3) Wednesday night at Moby Arena, where they’ve won 26 straight
games. Only Syracuse (37) and South Dakota State (27) boast longer home winning streaks. ‘’I was just talking with my brother. I was like, three years ago, would you ever be thinking that if San Diego State were to beat us that it would be an upset?’’ Smith said. ‘’It’s nice to have that target on our back. But now we’ve got to go out there and keep doing what we’re doing.’’ Smith said the senior-laden Rams should have no trouble keeping all this national recognition from going to their heads, too. ‘’Honestly, we’ve got a lot of seniors,’’ he said. ‘’We should stay pretty grounded because of our age. It’s only a label. Just a couple of days ago we were the 28th-best team. Miraculously, three days later, we’re the 24th-best team. We’ve just got to stick to what we’re doing, go out and focus and keep getting wins.’’ Eustachy, who took over from Tim Miles in April and who’s in line to take his fourth school to the NCAA tournament after guiding Southern Miss, Iowa State and Utah
State there, said his focus is on the Mountain West race, where the Rams trail No. 19 New Mexico by a half game for first place. ‘’New Mexico is clearly the team to catch, but there are other teams right behind them that have a chance, and I think that we are one of them,’’ Eustachy said. ‘’It’s going to come down to who plays the best basketball in the second round of conference play.’’ The Rams were ranked four weeks overall in 1953-54, rising as high as No. 18. Making for a fitting story line, the Rams will celebrate the program’s heritage by wearing pumpkin orange and alfalfa green uniforms with the Colorado A&M mascot ‘’Aggies’’ written across their chests for Wednesday’s game against San Diego State, which is in third place in the tightening MWC race. ‘’I’m not a real ‘poll watcher’ .. But I am extremely aware of where (teams) are in conference,’’ Eustachy said. ‘’Our goal is to win a championship. It always has been.’’
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BENTLEY BEATDOWN
» COLUMN
We’re going streaking
Nine different Huskies score to beat Falcons By Miles DeGrazia Staff Writer
Mike Corasaniti I am not a gambling man. And if ESPN’s “Streak for the Cash” has taught me anything, it’s that I should never try to be. The popular smart phone app, which runs with the tagline “Predict the Winners. Build a streak. Win the cash,” is a delight for both sports fans that love to test their knowledge toward any conceivable in the sports world and cheap college students that don’t really trust their judgment when it comes to putting actual money on the line. Luckily for me, I fall into both of those categories. Unfortunately, I have also proven myself to be one of the alltime worst streakers (as we like to call ourselves) in the history of the app. For those who do not know how the app works, “Streak for the Cash” was made specifically for sports fans not trying to think or work too hard. Throughout the day, the program presents its users with different matchups or outcomes throughout the day–“Who will WIN this matchup? Syracuse at Connecticut?” for example, to bet on for free. If you guess incorrectly, then you don’t lose a cent. But guess right, and you have a streak going for yourself. If you know enough about sports, and have a little bit of luck and karma on your side, then you may just get your betting streak high enough (27 straight needed at the moment) to win enough cash to pay off your tuition bills. If you’re like me though, all you will do is weaken your self-confidence down and down with incorrect pick after incorrect pick. I am currently on a five-game losing streak, and the outlook for PiazzaBoy31, my ESPN username and streaker alter ego, does not look too much brighter. Like I said, the app is designed for those not really trying to think or work, but the problem of still getting over the initial hump is what dooms me and other unfortunate streakers. When you’re riding a losing streak, you become a mad man, betting on teams that should not even be in the competition in the first place. Because who cares? You can’t lose anything when you have nothing. The real pressure is when you are finally riding a formidable tear, and you’re seemingly just picks away from a $50,000 payday. You begin to find yourself analyzing team rankings, betting odds and injuries–I looked at injury reports Sunday for golfers I had never even heard of to see if they had a shot at winning a tournament I had never heard of, all in effort to just extend my losing streak and deal another walloping blow to my self-confidence. Because when it comes to sports, nothing beats knowing how it’s all going to end. Who will score more points? Who will clinch a spot? Who will win this matchup? The power rests with who can consistently and accurately predict outcomes like these and others like these. I, and my tuition payments, can only hope that someday I will become a member of that elite, constantly correctly telling others who to pick, bet and lay themselves on the line for when it comes to the world of sports. Maybe, but I wouldn’t put any money it.
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The University of Connecticut men’s hockey team notched two vital wins against Bentley University over the weekend to move into a threeway tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Hockey Association. UConn scored nine goals in the second match through nine different goal scorers tallying the most goals scored by UConn since 2010. In the opening match of the series, UConn downed Bentley in Watertown, Mass. 4-1 with two goals from Brent Harris and a 30-save performance by Matt Grogan. It took UConn 22 minutes to break the initial deadlock as freshman Kyle Huson scored his second goal of the season and just three minutes later Sean Ambrose added UConn’s second. Later in the second Bentley pulled one goal back, which turned out to be their lone goal for the weekend. In the third Harris added his double securing the much-needed two points for UConn. In the second match UConn came out firing early at home and applied constant pressure to Bentley’s goal due to a five minute major penalty for boarding.
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The UConn men’s hockey team dismantled the Bentley Falcons 9-0 Monday night. Nine different players scored for the Huskies.
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Romo is still a better quarterback than golfer
By Carmine Colangelo Staff Columnist
When I think of Tony Romo, three things come to mind. The first thing that comes to mind is when Romo fumbled the ball on the field goal attempt in the 2007 NFC Wildcard game against Seattle, ending in his unsuccessfully trying to run it into the end zone. Second is the 34-3 loss against Minnesota in the 2010 playoffs. Romo had three fumbles and four of his final five passes were incomplete passes, ending in another underwhelming playoff run for Dallas. The final thing that comes to mind is the perceived jinx by former girlfriend Jessica Simpson during the 2008 season. I’m not too sure, but I do not think her career has rebounded much after that season either, so do not feel too bad Tony. Granted that last one was most likely influenced by the fine folks at ESPN, but all of these things have one thing in common: failure. Romo is known more for his shortcomings with the Cowboys rather than his accomplishments as a quarterback.
However, Romo has a chance to debunk the haters and prove that he is a winner by replacing the pigskin with a putter. Playing alongside professional golfer Jordan Speith in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Romo looked nothing like an amateur golfer. In fact, Romo carried Speith for most of the tournament, which is unheard of in a pro-am tournament because the amateur is expected to hold the team back. Romo looked nothing like he did Seahawks in 2007, nor like he did against the Vikings in 2010. He looked like a golfer. During the first round of the tournament on Thursday, Romo finished with an eight-strokes under-par 62, while his professional teammate finished the round shooting even-par. On the par-4 fifth hole, Romo just missed the eagle put, but finished with a birdie. On the par-5 sixth hole, Romo converted the eagle on three great golf shots. The following day, at the tougher Spyglass Hill course, Romo and Speith combined for a seven-under 65. Romo had five
birdies on the back nine. Going into Sunday, the final day of the tournament, Romo and Speith were on top of the leaderboard. The two shot a 68 on the final day, including a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole for Romo, but it was not enough to keep the lead as co-champion teams of Brandt Snedeker-Toby Wilt and Michael Letzig-John Erickson shot a 65 on the final day. Romo and Speith finished tied for third. Romo might not have won, something Cowboy fans have become accustomed to, but his performance was nothing short of impressive. If Romo could drive down the gridiron like he did on the fairway last weekend, he might have more than one playoff win in his career. So, is Romo a better golfer than a football player? Recent history dictates your first impulse to be that yes, he is a better golfer than a quarterback, but it is not that simple. Becoming a professional golfer, let alone a successful one, is no easy task. Great golfers can spend their entire careers on the amateur circuit, never quite making the cut of the
PGA tour. If they do, it takes more than one good tournament to maintain a professional career. There is a big difference between Tiger Woods and Mitch Lowe. Plus, these guys have devoted their lives to golf. Even if Romo has spent a lot of time on the links, presumably he has spent much more time playing football. Although, he has gotten plenty of chances to play golf since he does not spend much time in the playoffs. In the 2012 regular season, Romo finished third in passing yards with 4,903. That is more yards than Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers, to name a few, putting him behind only Drew Brees and Matt Stafford. He was also sixth in the league with 28 touchdowns. Granted, Romo was second in the league in attempts and tied for first with 19 interceptions, but that is because the Cowboys playbook is ruining him. The Cowboys ranked No. 31 in rushing offense and have many holes to fill on both sides of the ball, a testament to their 8-8 record in 2012. His decision making is poor and
needs work, but so does his team. Romo probably still has another four to six seasons left in him, a final chance at rewriting his career of missed opportunities. There have been many dual sport athletes in history. Bo Jackson played baseball and football, Antonio Gates played football and basketball and Michael Jordan played basketball and baseball (well, sort of). There has yet to be a two-sport athlete with golf, so maybe Romo can be the first. However, Romo’s immediate future is in the NFL. He might look better at Pebble Beach than he did at Cowboys Stadium, but he still has a few good years of football ahead of him. The beauty of golf though is that it is the only sport you can still play competitively in your later years. Once he hangs up his jersey, we might get a chance to see him golfing on the pro-am circuits more, but until then, Romo will be a quarterback first and a golfer second.
By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Writer
“It’s good to have two games in a row now, so I just want to start stringing some more games along,” Hartley said Sunday.
Hartley has begun to return into her old-self. “Bria looked a lot more like herself,” Bruno said. “She’s getting better and she needs to and she is. And that’s a very important ingredient for this team.” Providence enters the game ranked No. 303 in the country in points allowed and No. 321 in field goal percentage defense, so they should provide Hartley a good chance to add to her point total and continue to rebuild her confidence. The Friars are 7-16 on the season and 2-8 in Big East play. UConn enters the matchup 22-1 and 9-1 in the conference.
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Huskies travel to Providence College
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UConn’s Bria Hartley has been turning the corner on her season over the past two games. She’ll look to keep the strong performances coming against Providence Tuesday.
The UConn women’s basketball team will make the short trip up the snow-covered roads to Providence Tuesday to take on the Friars. For Bria Hartley, the contest provides an opportunity to keep building on her recent consistency. After missing the first month of the season due to an ankle injury, Hartley struggled to return to her old self, but has started to find her form of late. Last week, when the Huskies took on Marquette, Hartley racked up 20 points and three assists in 27 minutes. Sunday, against DePaul, she continued her strong outputs with 18 and four.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Preview The biggest difference for Hartley has been her ability to push the pace in recent games, as her typical speed has started to return. Even DePaul Coach Doug Bruno recognized the fact that
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