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Fire department raises Coach Kevin $2000 for breast cancer Ollie competes Volume CXX No. 78
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The UConn Fire Department presented a representative from the Susan G. Komen foundation for the Cure with a $2000 donation, on Monday. The UConn Fire Department, along with their counterparts in IAFF Local S-15, raised the money by selling T-shirts throughout the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Betsy Holmes from the UConn Fire Department started the tradition at the UConn fire department in October 2012. Holmes said, “firefighters raise money for breast cancer all over the state, during October it is on everyone’s mind.” According to Chris Trovarelli, a UConn fire fighter, “we sell the shirts for about $20 to all the firefighters and our friends and family.” To promote the cause, all employees of the fire department wear the T-shirts they sell during the entire month of October.
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UConn Fire Department employees pose with a representative from the Susan G. Coleman Foundation on Monday to commemorate the money they raised during October 2014 to help support Breast Cancer research.
Coach Kevin Ollie is competing in the fourth annual Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge. The Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge is a competition between 48 of the top NCAA Division I men’s basketball coaches to win $100,000 for a designated charity of their choice. Coaches receive online votes in rounds to create a bracket style competition in order to advance in the challenge. Ollie moved past round one, which ended January 26 and is competing with 24 other coaches. Infiniti gives at least $1,000 to each coaches’ charity, however the coach with the most votes after a month will win the grand prize. The winner will be chosen on March 16. Ollie’s chosen charity is the Neag Comprehensive Cancer
Center, a choice that was announced through the UConn website and in a flyer sent out via e-mail to UConn students. According to its website, the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, located in Farmington, Conn., “offers a complete range of world-class services, from innovative cancer prevention programs to today’s most sophisticated treatments, including the region’s only TomoTherapy radiation oncology system.” Through Twitter, Ollie has urged students and faculty to go online and help him win the contest. In order to vote for Ollie, or any coach involved in the challenge, it is necessary to have an ESPN. com account, but it is free and easy to sign up. Coach Ollie is currently attempting to move into the top sixteen.
Innovation Quest Kickoff Provides Unique Opportunity to Students Julia.Werth@UConn.edu
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Innovation Quest, a nonprofit organization aimed at bringing out the innovation of college students, kicked off its annual competition with a workshop at UConn’s Charles B. Gentry building on Tuesday, Feb. 11. According to its website, Innovation Quest (iQ) was created to “foster innovation and entrepreneurship” in the student body, and in its third consecutive year at UConn there is much anticipation for the next big ideas to come. The audience contained students from numerous backgrounds, including biomedical engineering, English, communications and many more, all eager to hear more about how to develop and drive their ideas. The organization seeks good ideas for projects among college students, and then decides which ideas have the most merit and provides funding, mentoring, and other assistance to innovative students. A panel of UConn alumni, many of them successful CEOs of their own working hand-in-hand with iQ,
will mentor the students in their own quests. iQ sponsors a $15 Thousand grand-prize contest to see who has the best, brightest and most marketable idea. The winner of this contest will gain recognition and seed money, both vital assets for a startup in any field. Second and third place will receive $10 and $5 thousand, respectively. In preparation for the contest, there will be four developmental workshops as well as a six day “start-up boot camp” in the summer, where students will hone the marketability of their products and refine their understandings of their models, as explained by Dr. Robert Dino, the director of UConn’s Innovation Quest and associate professor at the School of Business. “Nobody has control over ideas. They come from everywhere,” Dino said. Dino expressed his confidence that UConn students “generate innovative ideas that address a market need,” and that with help from seasoned alumni, business veterans with a “philanthropic interest” in helping the UConn community thrive.
A commonly recurring theme for the initial session, titled “Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship,” was “giving back,” as many UConn alumni mentioned their intentions to channel their successes and experience back to the university’s students. One alumni, Kevin Bouley, is the CEO and president of Nerac, a research and advisory firm that deals specifically with the kind of innovation iQ is looking for. Bouley said that he can help by hosting a “business incubation environment” in which students’ talent and hard work can pay off. He said he has worked with many people with “important ties to UConn” and that he can offer his expertise to anyone who would have their idea “turned into a commercial venture.” Last year’s grand prize winner, Mark Smith, had an idea for “a low-cost portable imaging device that enables the user to capture spectacular high-resolution images” of scientifically or medically pertinent objects, and he developed the Macropod. Since, his idea evolved into a full business–Macroscopic Solutions, LLC–highlighting
the value of iQ in helping students like him. Keith Fox, Managing Partner of iQ–and alumnus of UConn’s School of Business–said that iQ is “about giving students the real choice to start their life journeys by starting their own companies with the help of
interested alumni and university leaders,” a quote displayed on the UConn branch of the website. Anyone is encouraged to bring their innovative idea, and as the iQ webpage puts it, some “of the greatest innovations come from the quiet people that
originally don’t think what they are doing is significant, but are doing it because it is cool to them.” Readers wishing to learn more about the program can visit http://innovationquest.org/ uconn for more information.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Bridgeport trucker pleaded guilty Tuesday to the theft of more than 100 firearms that prosecutors say are turning up in criminal investigations as distant as North Carolina. Elliot Perez, 28, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Hartford. Perez picked up boxes of
firearms from the Smith & Wesson manufacturing plant in Springfield, Mass., on Nov. 8, 2012, and stole other boxes for a total of 111 firearms, authorities say. He drove the truck with the firearms to his house in Bridgeport where he met an associate, Michael Murphy, 25, and the two men stored and sold many of the
guns, authorities say. Perez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and sell stolen firearms and other charges. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced May 7. Murphy previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and sell stolen firearms and other charges. He faces up to 15 years when sentenced on
April 21. Two convicted felons also are being prosecuted in the case; they allegedly stole Smith & Wesson firearms taken during the theft, U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly said. “There is nothing more important to our mission than keeping illegal guns off the streets,” she said.
Perez also was accused of falsely telling agents for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that another man at Smith & Wesson’s manufacturing plant told him which boxes he was to load onto his truck and that he delivered the firearms to a distribution center in Stratford.
Authorities say Perez was previously convicted of larceny and burglary and Murphy has a felony burglary conviction. Federal law prohibits anyone convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially “catastrophic” second blow in a thick layer of ice that threatened to bring hundreds of thousands of power outages and leave people in their cold, dark homes for days. The streets and highways in metro Atlanta were largely deserted as people in the South’s business hub heeded advice from officials to hunker down at home, especially after the snow jam two weeks ago saw thousands of people stranded on icy, gridlocked roads for hours when 2 inches of snow fell. “Last time I was totally unprepared, I was completely blindsided,” said Lisa Nadir, of Acworth, who sat in traffic for 13 hours and then spent the night in her car when the storm hit Jan. 28. “I’m going to be prepared from now on for the rest of my life.” Nadir was telecommuting from home Tuesday and she had kitty litter in her trunk in case she needed to put it down on icy roads for extra traction. The forecast drew comparisons to an ice storm in the Atlanta area in 2000 that left more than 500,000 homes and businesses without power and an epic storm in 1973 that caused an estimated 200,000 outages for several days. In 2000, damage estimates topped $35 million. Eli Jacks, a meteorologist with National Weather Service, said forecasters use words like “catastrophic” sparingly. “Sometimes we want to tell them, ‘Hey, listen, this warning is different. This is really extremely dangerous and it doesn’t happen very often,’” Jacks said. This kind of language was first used in May 1999 for a tornado in Moore, Okla. Forecasters called it a “tornado emergency” to make sure the public knew it was not a typical tornado. “I think three-quarters of an inch of ice anywhere would be catastrophic,” Jacks said. But the Atlanta area and other
parts of the South are particularly vulnerable because there are so many trees and limbs hanging over power lines. When the ice builds up on them, limbs snap and fall, knocking out power. “There is no doubt that this is one of Mother Nature’s worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the South, and that is ice. It is our biggest enemy,” Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said. While only light rain fell in Atlanta on Tuesday, cities 40 miles northwest saw 2 to 3 inches of snow. The rain was expected to turn into sleet and freezing rain overnight. More than 200 utility vehicles from Florida, North Carolina and other Southern states gathered in a parking lot near one of the grandstands at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The state had more than 22,000 tons of salt, 70,000 gallons of brine 45,000 tons of gravel and brought in 180 tons of additional salt and sand. The goal was to make sure at least two interstate lanes were available in each direction. Then material would be used on the most heavily used roads off the highways. Officials were also considering re-routing traffic in extreme circumstances.
“It’s certainly going to be a challenge for us. Ice is definitely different than snow,” said state Transportation Commissioner Keith Golden. “It is very difficult for us to plow ice.” Hundreds of Georgia National Guard troops were on standby in case evacuations were needed at hospitals or nursing homes, and more than 70 shelters were set to open. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Georgia, ordering federal agencies to help the state and local response during the storm. Deal said a priority for that request was generators. Metro Atlanta, the economic engine of the South with the headquarters of Fortune 500 companies including Home Depot, UPS, Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, resembled a ghost town. Schools were closed and grocery store shelves were bare of milk and bread. State and local officials, chastened by tough criticism for their slow response to the Jan. 28 storm, were eager to prove they could handle winter storms. On Monday, before a drop of freezing rain or snow fell, Deal declared a state of emergency for nearly a third of the state and
state employees were told they could stay home. He expanded the declaration Tuesday to more than half the state’s counties. Dustin Wilkes, 36, of Atlanta, was one of the few who headed to the office Tuesday. His parking lot was mostly deserted. “I think they probably overreacted,” Wilkes said. “It’s to be expected.” Atlanta has a painful past of being ill-equipped to deal with snowy weather. Despite officials’ promises after a crippling ice storm in 2011, the Jan. 28 storm proved they still had many kinks to work out. Around the Deep South, slick roads were causing problems. In North Texas, at least four people died in traffic accidents on icy roads, including a Dallas firefighter who was knocked from an Interstate 20 ramp and fell 50 feet, according to a police report. In North Carolina, 23-yearold Breanna Lynn Tile was killed Tuesday when the car she was riding in went off a snowcovered road outside Aberdeen and struck a tree, the Highway Patrol said. The driver of the car was hospitalized with non-lifethreatening injuries.
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Two women accused of pummeling and kicking a 23-year-old woman who died after a fight outside a California nightclub that was captured on cellphone videos were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on murder charges. Vanesa Zavala and Candace Brito have pleaded not guilty in the death of Annie Hung Kim Pham, who was taken off life support after the fight outside the Santa Ana bar-restaurant in the early morning hours of Jan. 18. Prosecutors allege that Brito twice punched the left side of Pham’s head as she scrapped with Brito’s friend and then kicked Pham twice in the head after she fell to the ground and kept fighting. After Brito was pulled away, Zavala stepped in and kicked Pham once more in the head with her booted foot, prosecutors told the judge. After that kick, Pham immediately lost consciousness, Orange County prosecutor Tony Pino said. “It’s very clear on the video,” Pino said outside court. “Videos
don’t lie.” The forensic pathologist who conducted Pham’s autopsy ruled the cause of death was blunt force injury to the head. But she testified that it was impossible to tell whether one specific blow caused the fatal brain bleeding and swelling, or if it came from all the blows in combination. Police played three cellphone videos of the fight during the preliminary hearing and are still trying to identify dozens of witnesses seen in the footage. They also want to question a third woman, identified only as “Amelia” in court, who was fighting with Pham on the ground when she was kicked. The woman has obtained a lawyer and hasn’t returned calls from police. Just who started the fight was in dispute during the hearing, with various witnesses describing different scenarios. Pham and her group of 11 friends were waiting in line to get into the club as Brito, Zavala, the woman identified as “Amelia” and two men were exiting.
At some point, the groups bumped into each other. One witness told authorities Pham started swearing and threw the first punch. But Pham’s friends told police the three women in the other group attacked Pham without provocation after they bumped into her. Zavala told police that Pham’s first swing hit her and the fight began. Defense attorneys repeatedly indicated that Pham’s friends might have minimized her role in the fight and their involvement. They also picked at the police investigation, pointing out that detectives have not identified another woman who can be seen kicking at “Amelia” as she struggles with Pham on the ground. “That night at The Crosby was a powder keg ... and that powder keg exploded and, if nothing else, in the past few days we’ve seen Ms. Pham is the one who lit the match,” Michael Molfetta, Brito’s attorney, said outside court. “Given the murder cases I’ve tried over the years — and there
have been a lot of them — I like these facts,” he said. Lawyers for both sides reached an agreement about how to handle testimony from a homicide detective who went undercover while wearing a wire and got Zavala to talk about the fight in an hour-long recording. The attorneys accepted as evidence for the preliminary hearing only that Zavala told Detective Patricia Navarro, “’She hit me first. I acted in self-defense.’” On Monday, Judge Thomas J. Borris told Navarro to stop her testimony after she acknowledged going undercover after Zavala had already requested a lawyer. Another hearing was set for Feb. 21. Pham, who went by the first name Kim, graduated from Chapman University last year and would have celebrated her first wedding anniversary last month. She was an aspiring writer whose work was published online and in an anthology of works by Vietnamese-American writers.
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Tim Fields, with Keenum Excavation, clears the road with a grader along Hwy 31 on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Vinemont, Ala. Fields was contracted by the state to help clear roads after a winter storm dropped several inches of snow on North Alabama overnight and more is expected.
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — were friendly and sometimes Investigators said Tuesday that a looked after other neighbors’ pets package sent to a rural Tennessee when they went out of town. home exploded, killing a lawyer David Hughen arrived at his who lived there and injuring a house about an hour after the woman. blast on Monday, and noticed Killed was 74-year-old Jon that the front and back windows Setzer and 72-year-old Marion of the Setzer home had been Setzer was in critical condition shattered. at Vanderbilt University Hospital “With the house as well-built on Tuesday, police said. as it was, it had to be a huge Tennessee Bureau of explosion,” Hughen, a contractor, Investigation officials declined to said of the home built four years say what kind of package was ago. “It’s just a huge mystery that sent to the Lebanon home. a terrible thing has happened to “A package was delivered, as good people.” far as where or when, I can’t give Another neighbor, Charles that information,” TBI spokes- Thompson, said the blast in the woman Illana Tate said. small neighborhood has left him Along with shaken. the TBI, agents “It didn’t from the appear that U.S. Bureau they were the of Alcohol, kind of people this would Tobacco, happen to,” Firearms and Thompson Explosives, said. “It’s very were investigatscary.” ing at the home Mike on a rural culCharles Thompson R Rev. i p s k i , de-sac. Crews A neighbor senior pastor in white hazardat Lebanon ous materials First United suits were walkMethodist ing around the Church where property, and official vehicles filled the yard the couple attended, said they of the red brick two-story home will be sorely missed. “This horrific tragedy has left with white dormers on Tuesday. “We will be here night and the members of the church and all day trying to come to the quick- who know them in disbelief and est resolution to this issue as profound sorrow,” Ripski said. we can,” Tennessee Bureau of “Our prayers continue for their Investigation Director Mark children and grandchildren.” Officials — some with dogs — Gwyn said. Earlier, alcohol bureau spokes- continued to search for evidence man Michael Knight said inves- late into the evening Tuesday. “Anything that was in that tigators had ruled out accidental causes like a gas leak or electri- area will have to be methodically cal malfunction. Later authori- removed,” Knight said. “We have ties confirmed it was a pack- to decide is this something that age. Police on Tuesday afternoon was part of the residence, or is announced an $8,000 reward for this something that was part of information that leads to a con- the item in question.” In a release, TBI officials asked viction in the case. Authorities declined to say if residents to contact police if they Jon and Marion Setzer were mar- locate any suspicious packages. ried but neighbors referred to them as a couple and said they
“It didn’t appear that they were the kind of people this would happen to...It’s very scary.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in December and hiring slowed, adding to evidence that the job market weakened that month. Still, the number of available jobs remained near a five and a half-year high. The Labor Department said Tuesday that openings slipped 1 percent to 3.99 million in December, from 4.03 million in the previous month. November was the first time that employers had posted more than 4 million open jobs since March 2008. Total hiring fell to 4.4 million from 4.5 million in November, according to Tuesday’s report. While job openings are mostly back to pre-recession levels, hiring is below the roughly 5 million a month that’s typical for a healthy market. Job gains slowed in January for the second straight month, according to last week’s monthly employment report. That has raised concerns that the economy’s momentum has stalled
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after healthy growth at the end of last year. January’s report showed that employers added just 113,000 jobs, up from December’s scant 75,000. Both months were far below average monthly gains of 194,000 last year. Most economists have partly blamed unseasonably cold weather for the slowdown. But there were also some positive signs in last week’s figures. The unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent from 6.7 percent. The January employment report showed net job gains, which is the number of people hired minus those who were laid off, quit or retired. Tuesday’s report, known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey, provides more details. It shows the overall number of people hired each month, rather than just the net gain. Total hiring in December was the weakest in six months, according to the JOLTS report. Quitting also declined in
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December, after reaching a five-year high in November. More quitting is a positive sign, because people usually quit when they either have a new job — typically for more pay — or are confident they can find one. It’s getting a little easier to find a job, though the mar-
ket remains competitive. There were 2.6 unemployed people, on average, for each available job in December. That’s much better than the 6.7 unemployed for each job in July 2009, one month after the recession ended. But the ratio is roughly 2 to 1 in a healthy economy.
it was a Herrera gown and Herrera took credit in a news release saying she made the dress at her New York atelier. The first lady, however, is known for wearing silhouettes that are more sleek and glamorous. Take, for example, the strapless and sequined custommade Naeem Khan column gown she wore to the state dinner for India in 2009. Tuesday evening’s dress had a vibe that was more couture and elegant, said Kate Betts, author of “Everyday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style.” “It’s a very stately dress especially for her because she usually wears something much more streamlined,” Betts said. The dress also did something that’s a bit of a rarity. It covered Michelle Obama’s famously toned arms. “I don’t know that she’s ever worn sleeves for a formal occasion,” Swimmer said. “Why would she? She’s got fabulous arms!”
NEW YORK (AP) — Reputed mobsters in New York City and Italy joined forces in a failed conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin and cocaine, with one suspect suggesting that the drugs could be concealed in frozen fish bound for an Italian port, authorities said Tuesday. Law enforcement officials on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean said the scheme involved Italy’s powerful ‘ndrangheta organized crime syndicate and New York’s Gambino organized crime family. A sting operation resulted in 24 arrests — 17 in Italy and seven in New York. The investigation targeted a new cocaine trafficking route from South America to the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro, Italian anti-Mafia police said. In exchange, the Italians were to provide heroin to the American market. Officials, using wiretaps and an undercover agent who infiltrated the Brooklyn-based mob, said they thwarted the delivery to Italy of about 500 kilograms of pure cocaine that was to have been hidden in shipments of canned coconuts, pineapples and frozen fish being shipped from Guyana to Gioia Tauro. The plot unfolded in 2012, when one of the ‘ndrangheta suspects visited his son-in-law, Franco Lupoi, in Brooklyn. The father-in-law claimed he knew a corrupt customs agent in Italy who “would guarantee the safe arrival of container ships containing contraband,” court papers filed in New York said. In a recorded meeting with the undercover agent, Lupoi later explained that he could have cocaine packed into fish and frozen, saying “it takes a day to defrost and then it takes a day to take out,” the court papers said. The papers also accuse Lupoi of traveling to Italy,
was subjected to direct questioning at an administrative disciplinary hearing from the man who attacked her and was told by police that her assailant was “a nice guy.” Michael Gilbert, UConn’s vice president for student affairs, issued a statement denying “the vast majority of what was asserted.” The school has consistently defended its sexual assault policies and the resources it devotes to the issue. Gilbert and Elizabeth Conklin, the school’s Title IX coordinator, outlined for the committee several changes that have been implemented in the last week. Those include the establishment of a support office that will serve
as the single point of contact for sexual assault victims. The school also is offering more student education on preventing sexual assaults, including bystander training, something that is part of the proposed legislation. The changes were among the recommendations of a task force on civility that was formed in May by UConn President Susan Herbst. “We believe that the implementation of these recommendations, along with the robust policies and procedures already in place at UConn, demonstrate the university’s commitment to working aggressively to eliminate all forms of sexual violence for our university,”
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(AP) Michelle Obama chose a Venezuelan-American designer for the gown she wore Tuesday to the state dinner honoring French President Francois
Hollande. But the formal, ornate style of the sumptuous gown by Carolina Herrera reflected French aesthetics, from the
intricate beaded black bodice, to the train and full skirt in a color called liberty blue, according to Susan Swimmer, author of “Michelle Obama: First Lady of Fashion and Style.” “From the White House to Versailles it’s not that far,” said Swimmer, who is also contributing fashion features editor for More magazine. “It’s much more keeping in a French aesthetic than I’ve seen her wear before. It’s very French in terms of how ornate it is and the use of lace and the velvet sash.” The gown featured a black, hand-sewn beaded embroidery applique scallop-edged top that came to Obama’s elbows. The top went over a blue silk faille corset and long skirt with a train that billowed behind the first lady as she walked with President Barack Obama. It was matched with a black velvet belt. The color also echoed the blue color that both countries share in their flags. The White House confirmed
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Educators, students and advocates for sex assault victims testified Tuesday before a legislative committee that is considering a bill designed to improve sexual assault policies on Connecticut’s college campuses. The legislation before the General Assembly’s higher education committee comes in the wake of federal complaints, including a Title IX lawsuit filed last fall, that allege the University of Connecticut responded to recent reports of sexual assaults there with deliberate indifference or worse. The bill would require that schools establish detailed sexual assault response policies;
provide more training for faculty, students and staff in how to prevent and deal with sex assaults; and create more services for victims. It would mandate state reporting of the accusations at public and private schools in Connecticut; allow victims to make anonymous complaints; and set up trained sexual assault response teams on campuses to aid victims. “The positive note in all of this today is that we’re here to effect change,” said committee co-chairwoman Rep. Roberta Willis, D-Salisbury, who noted the legislation has been endorsed by all 54 women in the General Assembly. Some of the most dramatic
testimony came from the mother of a UConn student who described the frustration she had in trying to find help for her daughter, who reported she was sexually assaulted last fall at a fraternity party. The mother, whose name is not being used by The Associated Press to protect the identity of her daughter, said she was transferred to seven offices while looking for someone to help her daughter through the medical, emotional and academic issues she was dealing with. “It took more than a week to gain access to a rape counselor on campus, and then she was offered a male counselor,” she said. She also said her daughter
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First Lady Michelle Obama walks away from the Grand Staircase after posing for the official photo with President Barack Obama with French President Francois Hollande as they arrive for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.
where he sold the undercover more than 1 kilogram of heroin that he believed the undercover planned to smuggle back to the United States for resale, the papers said. Lupoi, alleged to be a Gambino associate, pleaded not guilty to international heroin conspiracy and other charges on Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn. He was ordered held without bail. Reputed ‘ndrangheta member Raffaele Valente, an Italian citizen and U.S. legal resident, also pleaded not guilty at the hearing and was jailed. He was accused of plotting with Lupoi to sell $1 million in counterfeit U.S. currency. The defense attorneys for both men had no immediate comment. The investigation underscored how ‘ndrangheta is spreading its operations beyond Italy’s borders as it consolidates its position as one of the world’s most powerful drug traffickers, officials said. It also laid bare how the ‘ndrangheta, based in the southern region of Calabria, is encroaching on territory once occupied by the Sicilian-based Cosa Nostra, since the Gambinos were the Sicilian Mafia’s U.S. branch. “The ‘ndrangheta can and has to be considered one of the most powerful organizations in the world for handling of international drug trafficking,” said Raffaele Grassi, head of the Italian police’s central operative service unit. “The ‘ndrangheta has left its territory of origin: Beyond occupying areas of our country and infiltrating itself in northern Italy, the ‘ndrangheta is looking for criminals beyond the borders, invading new markets to make profit.”
Conklin said. Officials from several schools expressed some concern about the burden of new mandates. The state’s community colleges, for example, noted they are mainly commuter schools and don’t have the same level of counseling, health or police resources as residential schools. Others suggested changes to the bill to encourage compliance. State Rep. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly, said she would like to see financial penalties for institutions that refuse to cooperate with law enforcement investigations into sexual assaults or fail to comply with all sections of the legislation.
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UConn needs to take bigger steps to keep tuition down
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ver the past few years, UConn has been focused on keeping college affordable. A legislative report issued in January by the Program Review and Investigations Committee of the state legislature found that UConn’s affordability has declined sharply over the last few years, particularly for low and middle-income students. At a total cost of $26,122 per year, UConn is the tenth most expensive flagship university in the country. The most significant finding of the report was the increase in tuition paid by the lowest income students. The amount of tuition lower income students pay as a proportion of their family’s income increased 13 percent between 2008 and 2012. The share of family income paid by middle and high-income students rose between 2 and 6 percent. The university was quick to point out that grants and scholarships have been increasing to meet rising tuition costs – 75 percent since 2005 – but from this report it’s clear that it’s not enough. UConn gave out $73.9 million in aid money last year, but the cost of tuition went up more than five percent. UConn is not solely to blame for the rising cost of college. The funding they receive from the state has dropped from half of the total budget to one third since 1996. Federal grants and scholarships are harder to come by, and the recession has reduced income for many families. That being said, UConn is a public university, and its first goal should be to provide quality, accessible education for all of its students. It’s great to see our school improving itself, but it can’t be doing so at the exclusion of lower income students. When UConn takes a big step – like the four-year hiring plan passed in 2011 (which included a 20-percent tuition increase over those four years) – they have to keep in mind how students will be affected. The payment expectations of lower income students have increased more than any other income group, at a time when they’re most likely to need tuition aid. While it’s great that the school is improving itself, UConn shouldn’t be trying to compete with expensive private colleges. The focus has to remain on what’s best for all of the university’s students.
List articles are not a way to deliver news
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f you had told journalists and media experts five years ago that an article titled “17 Pornhub Comments as Inspirational Quotes” could garner 60,000 page views in two hours, they probably wouldn’t have believed you. Nonetheless, list articles have become immensely and inescapably popular. You’ve probably already read a few of these articles or at least been exposed to their headlines today. Their popularity is what has made Buzzfeed the leading cause of procrastination among college students and pessimism about media literacy among jourBy Kristi Allen nalism profesAssociate Commentary Editor sors. They’re so pervasive that a quick google search of the world “listicles” (as they’re called in my journalism classes and probably nowhere else) turned up an articled titled “Top nine things you need to know about listicles”, from the Guardian. Why are list articles so addictive? As someone who enjoys reading, list articles make me uncomfortable. While they may be great for enumerating the surprising foods that contain more sugar than a Snickers bar, there seems to be something wrong with delivering news and other important information in such a simple format. List articles have very little nuance and lose the advantages that narrative and fuller context can provide. They can feel mind-numbing and addictive, even to someone who tries to avoid them. I could spend hours read-
ing list articles and feel like I haven’t learned a thing. Many people are quick to point these things out. List articles are seen as a sign of our generation’s minute attention spans, taste for the inane and desire for instant gratification. We live in a world where an article titled “33 Reasons Miley Cyrus Was Actually The Best Thing To Happen to 2013” can get almost a million page views. There’s certainly some cause for concern there, but I don’t think the issue here is smartphones, attention spans or shallow Millennials. Lists appeal to both the way our brains work and the way we were taught to read. A New Yorker article from December delved into the ways our brains process lists and what makes them so appealing. The headlines are engaging and offer a measurable time commitment and clear outcome from reading the article, two things that make it much more appealing to click on. The lists themselves feed into our brains’ tendency to categorize things, and they require little of the “mental heavy lifting” of traditional writing. I think the popularity of lists, particularly among our age group, goes beyond the way our brains work to the way we were taught to read and write. In grade school, we were taught to write expository essays with rigid structure and pick small, specifics details out of textbooks and novels. The dreaded five-paragraph essay and a focus on “reading for information” naturally led students to seek out and package information as clearly and plainly as possible. All those expository essays were organized in a way similar to list articles: attention grabbing first line, an introductory paragraph that tells the reader what to expect, three body paragraphs defending the statement in your
introduction and a conclusion to tie it all up. There’s supposedly more depth in an essay of this kind than a in a list article, but the basic structure is the same- the reader knows what they’re getting before the click on the article, and the information is easy to digest and skim through if necessary. After years of five paragraph essays, processing information that had been organized this way became second nature to us. We were taught to read in a similar way-to answer the question at the bottom of the page. In middle and high school, I wrote countless summaries of works of fiction and read long articles in order to answer a few specific questions and “sum it up” or give the “main idea” in a few sentences. We were taught to read in a way that deemphasizes the importance of a piece of writing as a whole. After learning to approach writing in this way, it’s no wonder we strip any extraneous details we can from what we read. Does this mean that you can blame your 4th grade teacher for your unfinished term paper and extensive knowledge of Beyonce’s stage outfits? Probably not, but it does mean we have to look at the way we teach literacy and what we expect of students. If adults don’t like list articles, I think they make a compelling case for more creative writing, fiction and reading for enjoyment. Most of the media we consume today is meant to be understood quickly, with a couple of easy takeaways. In today’s digital climate, we will have to teach children how to read for something other than immediate information.
Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu 4th-semester journalism and geography
New documents demonstrate Clinton’s political strategy
I think my professor thinks we are at a middle school learning level. “You know, a lot of people died in World War I.” YOU DON’T SAY?! Don’t worry about a thing. Because every little thing is going to be all right. Saying a prayer to Jay Hickey tonight, I need a day to sleep tomorrow. Can’t wait to spend Valentine’s Day with you sweetheart. Word of advice to everyone, don’t park your car in the dirt lot behind East. You will get stuck there and nearly miss an important job interview. Jay Hickey is my Valentine <3 Everytime my phone rings I think it’s a job calling me back. Turns out it’s always a collection agency or telemarketer. If this snowstorm is the real deal I’m done with classes for the entire week. #SeniorYear
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ecently, documents have emerged detailing conversations between Hillary Clinton and political science professor Diane Blair, one of her closest friends. The documents reveal Clinton’s thoughts on several events between the 1970s and 2000. The concerns she expresses show her to be an ambitious, calculating, and at times, ruthless political By Brian McCarty s t r a t e g i s t . No doubt Staff Columnist these documents are gaining the public’s attention because she is likely to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2016 and many of her opponents intend to utilize the information contained in them. Regardless, it is important for every American citizen to learn more about the character and beliefs of someone who may be the next president of the United States. The information garnering the most attention is Hillary Clinton’s response to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Recording Clinton’s description of the affair, Blair wrote, “It was a lapse, but she says to his credit, he tried to break it off, tried to pull away, tried to manage someone who was clearly a ‘narcissistic loony toon;’ but it
was beyond control.” This passage is somewhat troubling, as it appears that Clinton saw the affair as a mistake not because it was morally wrong, but because it damaged their public image. She gives President Clinton credit for trying to manage Lewinsky and keep the affair quiet, while expressing frustration that Lewinsky could not be controlled. Her concern with political reputation, a trait that is increasingly common among elected officials, suggests a lack of honesty and integrity. She further claims that her husband did not abuse his position as President of the United States in beginning the affair, that it was not a power relationship. Though none doubt that the affair was consensual, it is incredibly naïve for Clinton to suggest that her husband’s powerful position played no role in an affair with a White House intern. In reference to a conversation about Senator Bob Packwood, who was then the subject of several sexual assault allegations, Blair wrote, “HC [Hillary Clinton] tired of all those whiney women, and she needs him on health care.” This insensitivity toward potential victims of sexual assault is deeply disturbing. Blair also notes that the Clintons and their supporters had “really been trying to keep the women’s groups in line since
Paula Jones filing.” In addition, Blair’s records contained a memo from 1992 titled “Possible Investigation Needs” which suggested ways to stop stories of then-Governor Clinton’s infidelities from coming to light. For example, it suggested that they expose Gennifer Flowers as a “fraud, liar, and possible criminal to stop this story.” In 1998, President Clinton admitted he had had an affair with Flowers. These instances of the Clintons attempting to control, silence, and discredit any who would harm their political reputations regardless of the veracity of their allegations illustrates a damnable and unprincipled ambition. While attending dinner with the Clintons at the White House on February 23, 1993, the topic of health care reform came up. She writes, “At dinner, [Hillary] to [Bill] at length on the complexities of health care – thinks managed competition a crock; single-payer necessary; maybe add to Medicare.” It is important to note that Clinton had just been named to the president’s health care task force, which advocated a system of managed competition. Further, in a 2008 New York Times interview she claimed she “never seriously considered a single-payer system.” This evidence suggests Clinton’s public positions are not her honest beliefs, but the most
politically expedient and most likely to receive public support. When Justice Harry Blackmun resigned from the Supreme Court, one of those suggested to replace him was Judge Richard Arnold. While both Clintons had concerns with Arnold’s health, Hillary suggested that rejecting him would also teach a lesson to Walter Hussman, Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Hussman supported Arnold’s nomination, but had published articles critical of the Clintons. According to Blair, Clinton said, “Goddamn Hussman needs to know that it’s his own goddamn fault; that he can’t destroy everybody from Ark. and everything about the state and not pay the price for his precious Richard.” Clinton also stated, “He needs to get the message big-time, that Richard might have a chance next round if Hussman and his minions will lay off all this outrageous lies and innuendo.” This evidence of petty politics is unflattering to a potential presidential candidate. All these examples portray Hillary Clinton as a savvy, ruthless and ambitious political strategist. However, the lack of principle shown in many cases makes her likely presidential campaign concerning.
Brian.McCarty@UConn.edu 4th-semester political science
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Neon, metallics and minimalism all over the runway at NY Fashion Week
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Badgley Mischka, left, combined luxurious furs with brillant gold gowns in their Fall/Winter 2014 collection, and Alexander Wang, right, borrowed the same metallic hues but with a darker twist at Bryant Park this week.
By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent
Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week is well underway, having started on Thursday, Feb. 6. NYFW is the first week of what is known as “fashion month,” a biannual event that moves from New York to London to Milan and finally to Paris. Designers are currently presenting their collections for the coming fall season, known in the fashion world as AW or autumn/winter. Here are some of the highlights of NYFW AW14 so far. Peter Som’s collection featured a snooze-worthy first half, comprised of trenches in sleepy colors and a rather hapless use of leopard print, the latter of which hasn’t been a standout since Blumarine SS11. The back half of the collection, featuring dresses and formal wear, was a
marked improvement. Blurred florals in fresh colors were set off by neutral tones on a black background for a vibrant aesthetic, and a few silhouettes in particular offered a very modern take on formal wear. Despite the dull opening of Jason Wu’s show–Wu cast Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima, whose highfashion work is wooden and awkward–I was pleasantly surprised by the collection itself. The collection featured both minimalist and more shapely silhouettes, largely in black, as per usual for Wu. Wu also embraced Pantone’s 2014 color of the year, “radiant orchid,” though he toned it down to a more fall-friendly mauve. Overall, the collection produced some decent minimalist formal wear, and Lima’s stiff opening belied the talent of the show’s cast, which featured Marine Deleeuw, Malaika Firth,
and rising star Joséphine Le Tutour. BCBG MaxAzria opened with a stunning winter coat featuring a stripe of peach, burgundy, ice blue, and navy, which was paired with a sleek, modern knee-high boot. The collection featured some stunning winter-wear perfect for this coming year, utilizing unexpected pops of leather, print, and texture as well as playing on the traditional “giant coat” shape. A highlight of the show was Le Tutour’s second outfit, a dress-and-vest combination with a dramatic stripe, a beautiful sleek silhouette and a large, but not obnoxious, fur neckline. Altuzarra featured a lot of cinched-waist looks; strategic pops of royal blue and neon seemed to “bloom” from the clothing’s largely black backdrops. Reem Acra, meanwhile, combined unique cutouts with
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Short and sweet shelf life for ‘Flappy Bird’ game
By Zach Lederman Staff Writer I don’t really understand what it is about mobile games and birds. In 2009 we had “Angry Birds” take the app store by storm, followed by “Tiny Wings” in 2011. Now, in 2014, we’ve had “Flappy Bird,” which has been, arguably, the most popular of them all. In “Flappy,” the player takes the role of the titular bird and navigates his or her way through a series of pipes, trying to avoid bumping into any of them. One single bump and the game ends. It’s an incredibly simple and addictive concept. However, this game is not like any other game on the app store. This game comes with one of the most intriguing stories I’ve ever had the chance to write about. The game was originally released in May 2013, but flew under the radar for a long time. However, in the beginning of January, something happened to set off what I like to refer to as the “Flappy Reaction.” In the course of just a few days, the game seemed to absolutely explode; generating thousands of downloads per hour. Since its big break, the game has been downloaded over 50 million times, and reportedly garnered creator Nguyen Ha Dong upwards of $50 thousand dollars per day in advertising revenue. Unfortunately, I don’t have
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‘Flappy Bird’ gained immense popularity over the past few weeks, leading developer Nguyen Ha Dong to remove it from availability this week.
the slightest clue what originally formed the catalyst in our situation here. So what makes this game so special? Well, frankly, I don’t understand it myself. It’s certainly not an original concept by any stretch of the imagination. Games like this –commonly known as “helicopter games” – have existed for years now. In fact, by all accounts, “Flappy Bird” isn’t even a particularly good helicopter game. There’s little to no difficulty curve. The game starts off, and permanently stays, frustratingly difficult. The graphics and scenery are bland and uninspired, and practically every sprite in the game looks stolen from older Mario games. Honestly, the pipes that you have to avoid look like carbon copies of the
famous ones that originated in “Super Mario Bros.” for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Yet, despite all of this, gamers and non-gamers have gone absolutely berserk over this game. Yes, the game is a free download, but 50 million downloads is still astounding for any app, free or not. Of course, as with anything successful, the game did garner significant criticism. Most ratings from credible game reviewers were mixed at best, and it seemed that for every fan the game had, there were two or three people that hated it. Eventually, it seems, Dong could no longer handle keeping the game on the app store, tweeting, “I am sorry ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours
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a fresh use of metallics and lace overlays in reds, purples and golds to bring a unique take to a traditional fall clothing line. The gowns in the second half of the collection were especially stunning, channeling a sort of underthe-sea vibe. Polish runway veteran Monika Jagaciak opened and closed the show; Jagaciak’s closing look was a highlight of the collection. Meanwhile, self-professed fashionistas would do well to stay away from Alexander Wang this season. Some of the fall boots on display were laughably ridiculous, and the overall look was garish and tacky, especially in contrast to Wang’s chic spring line from September. Carolina Herrera’s frumpy silhouettes in patterns reminiscent of bad ‘70s wallpapering seemed designed for herself rather than the women in her target demographic. Derek Lam followed largely
in Herrera’s footsteps, but redeemed his collection by trading the nightmarish prints for pops of colored leather. Lam also featured stellar footwear. Though certain pieces in Phillip Lim’s collection were wearable individually– notably a bomber jacket with purple, black and sky blue patterns –his overall aesthetic was sloppy and even kooky, with giant fleece vests and impractical skirts dominating the look. Hérve Léger fared much worse than fellow Azria-owned and designed BCBG. While the collection’s copious metal accents paired well with its blush-toned pieces, the line’s black clothing was overwhelmed by tacky feather and fringe. NYFW will wrap up on Thursday, immediately followed by London Fashion Week.
Any kid who ever tap-danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for “Annie” can only dream of being as beloved — or as important — as Shirley Temple. Temple, who died Monday night at 85, sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of downcast Depressionera moviegoers and remains the ultimate child star decades later. Other pre-teens, from Macaulay Culkin to Miley Cyrus, have been as famous in their time. But none of them helped shape their time the way she did. Dimpled, precocious and ohso-adorable, she was America’s top box office draw during Hollywood’s golden age, and her image was free of the scandals that have plagued Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan and so many other child stars — parental feuds, drugs, alcohol. Temple remains such a symbol of innocence that kids still know the drink named for her: a sweet, nonalcoholic cocktail of ginger ale and grenadine, topped with a maraschino cherry. Her hit movies — which included “Bright Eyes” (1934), “Curly Top” (1935), “Dimples” (1936), “Poor Little Rich Girl” (1936) and “Heidi” (1937) — featured sentimental themes and musical subplots, with stories of resilience and optimism that a struggling American public found appealing. She kept children singing “On the Good Ship Lollipop” for generations. She was also a tribute to the economic and inspirational power of movies, credited with helping to save 20th Century
Fox from bankruptcy and praised by President Franklin D. Roosevelt himself for lifting America’s spirits during a gloomy time. She was “just absolutely marvelous, greatest in the world,” director Allan Dwan told filmmaker-author Peter Bogdanovich in his book “Who the Devil Made It: Conversations With Legendary Film Directors.” “With Shirley, you’d just tell her once and she’d remember the rest of her life,” said Dwan, who directed her in “Heidi” and “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.” ‘’Whatever it was she was supposed to do — she’d do it. ... And if one of the actors got stuck, she’d tell him what his line was — she knew it better than he did.” Her achievements did not end with movies. Retired from acting at 21, she went on to hold several diplomatic posts in Republican administrations, including ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the sudden collapse of communism in 1989. Former President George H.W. Bush, who appointed Black to the post in Prague, saluted her Tuesday for “her selfless service to our country” and her film career. “In both roles, she truly lifted people up and earned not only a place in our hearts, but also our enduring respect,” Bush said in a statement. Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, died at her home near San Francisco.
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By Imaani Cain Campus Correspondent The media presence of interracial relationships has increased with shows like The Fosters, Happy Endings and Modern Family, wherein the marriages are shown to be both happy and healthy. However, in light of recent backlash against the Cheerios ad, in which a biracial child is shown talking to her white mother and black father, it begs the question: are we truly as liberal as we think we are? The more enthusiastic support for interracial dating came from those who were either bicultural, multiracial or were in an interracial relationship themselves. Erica Press, a New York-based blogger, stated that she thinks that interracial relationships open more doors as far as acceptance goes, and that “it’s proof that although racism and prejudice and all still linger in the world we live in, it doesn’t always win.” “It’s weird when you say you wouldn’t date some specific type of race,” said an employee at Massachusetts General Hospital, “like when black guys say that they wouldn’t date black girls. What’s wrong with black women? Why wouldn’t you like them?” Only a few other people also supported this declaration, stating that they thought it was odd that people wouldn’t want to date a particular race, or only prefer to date a certain race. “When you have a racial preference, it’s usually just racism perpetuated by traditional standards of beauty” said a senior who requested to remain nameless. “It’s definitely racist,” said Wyn Andino, a junior, “whether they’re conscious of it or not”. However, Gustavo Cruz, a senior, is adamant is that a racial dating preference is just that—a preference. Not wanting to date a particular racial group isn’t an issue. “I don’t think it’s racist, love is love,” Cruz said, “you can’t control that”. He admitted that while the majority of his friend group consists of men of color who date other women of color, there is a definite preference for light-skinned women with long hair. “But it’s just a sexual preference,” said Cruz. A junior, Alex Schwarz, agreed with Cruz as well, “Everyone has their own preferences,” Schwarz said, adding that he personally did not date outside of his racial category but that this was solely based on having a mostly white social group and that he had not yet experienced an attraction to any women of color. In direct contrast with Cruz’s statements, Lisette Rodriguez added that she thought that skin color definitely leads to some suspicious decision making when it comes to interracial dating. “I had a guy point to my skin and go, ‘oh, I like that you’re light-skinned, I like this’. That’s weird,” Rodriguez said. “I think people want to say that they don’t have any racial preference, that it doesn’t matter at all—but it definitely does to some people.” One student expressed that while she has no problem dating men of color, she would be nervous about bringing them home to meet her parents. “They would be weird about it,” she said. Another student, Tessa O’Leary, mentioned that her father discouraged her from dating black men when » LIBERAL, page 7
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GAMES Focus Favorite “Final Fantasy VII”
In honor of the re-release of “Final Fantasy VI” on iOS this week, I’d like to talk about my favorite game in the series, “Final Fantasy VII.” Of course, this is the most popular installment, so I’m sure this isn’t exactly a unique opinion In FFVII, players take on the role of Cloud, a young ex-soldier with a darkened and mysterious past, as he joins together with a group of unlikely allies to defeat the evil Shinra Electric Power Company and free the city of Midgar from their grasp. But things are not all they seem, and Cloud soon finds himself face to face with a much deadlier and equally mysterious foe: Sephiroth, who may hold the secret to Cloud’s past. If you’ve never played an RPG before, “Final Fantasy VII” is the perfect way to get into the genre. -Zach Lederman
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Mobile gaming continues to astound me every time I hear something new about it. On Feb. 6, “Final Fantasy VI” – the sixth game in the Final Fantasy series – was remade and released on iOS systems. Now, for just $16, you can download this classic and nearly 20-year-old title onto any iPod or iPhone. To those who didn’t play games when they were younger, this might not seem like such a big deal, but to me it absolutely is. When I was younger, it never even crossed my mind that these games, that once could function only on consoles, would one day be easily transported to a mobile setting. Something being transported to a handheld device meant that it would receive a downgrade in quality, not an upgrade. “Final Fantasy VI” has most certainly received the latter. While the game still features the classic 2-D graphics that the early Final Fantasy games are known for, they have received a bright polish, making them glistening and modern. In fact, they almost seem to be functioning in a 2.5-D environment, rather than just a 2-D one. I know a lot of die-hard fans might not be in favor of the changes, but I think they look positively lovely. Digital re-release is certainly not a new trend with developers. Most of them, notably Nintendo, have come to realize
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After 20 years of popularity, ‘Final Fantasy VI” was released on Feb. 6 on the iOS platform. The results dissappointed long time fans.
that there is plenty of money to be made in the re-releasing of games that are no longer supported by modern-day consoles. Take an old game, polish it a bit, allow it to be downloaded onto current-gen systems and let the money flow in. Gamers who have either sold these old games, lost them or no longer have the hardware to support them will quickly buy them up because of the nostalgia factor alone. Plus, exclusive digital releases mean that costs to the companies are significantly lower than producing physical copies. In short, re-releasing older content is a win-win sce-
nario for everyone, but most of all the developers. Square Enix, who has been in some pretty dire financial straits as of recently, has certainly taken full advantage. This re-release is only the next in Square’s current lineup, following the release of the first five games in the “Final Fantasy” series on iOS. This brings the total number of games that Square Enix has released on iOS up to fifteen, with three of them being Japanese exclusives. Hopefully the release of “Final Fantasy VI,” and what I can only presume to be the eventual release of all older “Final
Fantasy” games onto iOS, will help inspire faith in the company’s investors and pull them out of their current financial slump. If you’ve got an iOS device and have never played “VI” I strongly recommend forking over the small bit of money and downloading it. It’s one of the best in the series, and its impacts can still be felt in the more modern titles.
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Gamings ‘greatest’ romances By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer
For better or worse, some of the best games of all time have included some type of a romantic subplot, sophisticated or otherwise. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, here are a few of my favorites. Sly Cooper and Carmelita Fox: The reverse of the timeless Batman-Catwoman relationship, the devilishly suave raccoon Sly Cooper and the feisty Carmelita Fox find themselves on opposite sides of the law: he’s a thief while she’s a cop. But that hasn’t stopped the pair from enjoying one of the most entertaining forbidden romances in gaming, and apparently neither has Ms. Fox’s ever changing voice and accent. Master Chief and Cortana: Chief ’s “special” relationship with his A.I. companion Cortana has consistently provided the emotional backbone of the “Halo” series. A time-
less love story of two beings whose emotional attachment to each other goes far beyond that which can be achieved by a physical relationship. The pair’s long history together (she’s literally been inside his head for years) made Cortana’s sacrifice at the end of “Halo 4” stand as gaming’s most emotional moment of 2012. Nathan Drake and Elena Fisher: Ah, Nate and Elena, the PlayStation 3’s power couple. Who could forget the lack of chemistry and touching moments or the vague plot details (I think they got married) that defined this “Uncharted” romance. Can you believe Nate dumped a much hotter girl with whom he clearly had a lot of history with for a passive aggressive wannabe reporter? Me neither. Princess Zelda and Link: If there ever were a sign that two people were destined to be together, I’m pretty sure that being the only people in the world who are consis-
tently reincarnated is it. While their relationship in the “The Legend of Zelda” series varies from the purely platonic (“Twilight Princess”) to the more romantically implied (“Skyward Sword” and “Wind Waker”), these two remain as difficult to separate as the legendary Triforce itself. Mario and Princess Peach: Gaming’s longest running couple. After a few decades together the princess and the plumber have their relationship down to a science. Peach bakes Mario a cake and invites him over to share it. Sometimes he does, sometimes he has to rescue her from the evil clutches of Bowser first. Either way, after all these years of going through so much trouble one thing must be certain: Peach must make a pretty mean cake. The Companion Cube and Chell: Oh how I do love thee, adorable generic grey companion cube with hearts painted on the side? Let me count the ways... Only a villain as
sinister as the A.I. GlaDOS could fool you into believing that an inanimate block was both sentient, and had feelings. If you were able to drop it into the incinerator near the end of “Portal” without shedding a single tear, you have a heart of ice. Elizabeth and Booker DeWitt: A romance played out entirely in the minds of gamers everywhere, “Bioshock Infinite” presented one of the most likable companion characters in video game history in the form of Elizabeth. This charming and attractive young women immediately won the hearts of players everywhere an attachment that only grew as the game went on. But near the end of the game, the bombshell announcement that she is your long lost daughter. Just let that sink in for a minute.
ular game that Dong couldn’t handle. By his own admission, he was making up to $50 thousand dollars a day for doing basically nothing. I can’t imagine anyone in his or her right mind turning down that kind of money, despite the negative attention. That’s more money than most people around the world make in a year. My personal guess is that it was related to Nintendo considering a lawsuit. The company is notoriously protective of their flagship franchise. It isn’t much of a stretch to imagine the multi-billion dollar company suing to protect their intellectual rights,
despite Dong’s claim otherwise. So if you want to try “Flappy Bird” it’s unfortunately too late now. Too late, that is, unless you have a few thousand dollars to throw around. Since the game’s deletion, many business-minded individuals have taken to eBay and other online auction sites to sell their various phones and MP3 players that have “Flappy Bird” installed on them. At first I was dubious, until I checked for myself and saw some people are paying in the thousands for these now-rare phones and iPods. To those people, I
strongly suggest getting their heads examined for possible brain damage. There is nothing unique about “Flappy Bird,” and it is certainly not worth paying that much for a free app that any semi-talented developer could create in a day or two. So is “Flappy Bird” gone for good? It’s possible, but I don’t think we’ve yet seen the last of it. Whatever happens though, the story of “Flappy Bird” is one that is going to go down in gaming infamy.
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from now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I cannot take this anymore.” When asked if the issues were related to a rumored Nintendo lawsuit, Dong tweeted, “It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore.” True to his word, less than a day later, the game was removed from the app store, and it seemed as though the “Flappy Bird” phenomenon was over. Really though, deleting the game has just left us with more questions than answers. Was it really the fame of creating such a pop-
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If there’s one innovation introduced in this past generation of consoles that is here to stay, it is downloadable content. In 2014, nearly all major titles released include some form of additional content that can be digitally purchased separately from the main game. Ranging from the minor, (alternate character costumes) to the major (additional levels), for better or worse, DLC has become a permanent fixture of the modern gaming landscape. While, story based DLC does provide an excellent way for developers to deliver new content to fans in a much more time efficient manner than it would take to develop a full blown sequel, it also allows developers to overcharge for comparatively lacking content that they know fans will pay for anyway. The latter comprises the main issue of this week’s column: story-based DLC that is too short and overpriced. “Bioshock Infinite” is a wonderful title of superior quality. I had no hesitations whatsoever when i plunked down $60 on it’s launch day last March. The game took me about 15 hours to finish on my first play through and thats not counting significant additional challenges I neglected to engage with. Predictably, I was excited as anyone when the first piece of story based DLC was released for the title. However, “Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea Part One” while brilliant, was disappointingly short. I was shocked to find that I had completed the content in only 2.5 hours. Considering the content cost $15 to purchase on its own, by comparison that’s one-fourth the price of the main game for just less than one-fifth of the content. It was recently announced that”Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes”, the upcoming prologue to “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” will be released as a separate product from the “The Phantom Pain.” This is essentially DLC that will be released before the actual title. Set to release later this spring, numerous outlets have reported that “Ground Zeroes” is only about two hours long, a reasonable length for a prologue. The problem? The “cheapest” version of “Ground Zeroes” will sell for $20. The title will sell for $20 digitally and $30 at retail for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions while the Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions will go for $30 digitally and $40 at retail. That’s right, $40 for two hours worth of content. This goes beyond absurdity. It’s an absolute insult to the fans. With release models such as these, game companies are hoping that hardcore fans are so hungry for new content from that they will gladly hand over an absurd amount of money for the chance to play said content as soon as it is released. High quality or not, it’s absolutely criminal for companies to charge such high prices for comparatively little content.
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UConn students open up on race and sex
Beloved child actress dies at 85
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from SEX, page 5 from dating black men when she was growing up under the idea that people would ‘make fun’ of her. “It’s ridiculous. It sounds like he’s not trying to be racist, but it’s a way of trying to control me and who I date—he has these three rules: same race, same age, different gender. He thinks he isn’t racist but he is.” Other students said that their parents were a bit subtler in their distaste. What we must consider is what we label as acceptable—are some races more desirable to us than others, and why? What causes us to gravitate towards a certain racial group over another one? It’s always productive to critique who and what you’re attracted to, as so to understand not only yourself, but how you view others as well. Imaani.Cain@UConn.edu
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And don’t get me started on so-called “season passes” which may or may not bundle future DLC content at a discounted price. Why on earth should I fork over even more money for future downloadable content that we have no idea what it will consist of? You’ve already made your non-refundable purchase far ahead of critics having the opportunity to review the content.
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» SHIRLEY TEMPLE
Seven things to know about Shirley Temple
(AP) She was the biggest of child stars. She was the top U.S. box-office draw from 1935 to 1938, bigger than Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper or Joan Crawford. She kept children singing “On the Good Ship Lollipop” for generations, retired from acting at age 21 and went on to a diplomatic career. Here’s a look at the life of Shirley Temple, who died Monday at age 85: 1. HOW MANY GOLDEN CURLS WERE ON HER HEAD Her mother was said to have done her hair for each movie, with every hairstyle having exactly 56. 2. WHEN SHE STOPPED BELIEVING IN SANTA CLAUS At age 6, “Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” 3. SO FAMOUS THEY NAMED A DRINK AFTER HER The kid’s cocktail for the ages: ginger ale and grenadine, topped with a maraschino cherry. 4. HOW SHE LIFTED PEOPLE’S SPIRITS DURING THE DEPRESSION “... It is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles,” President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said. 5. HOW SHE LEARNED TO CRY ON CUE... “I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn’t think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry. I didn’t like to cry after lunch, because I was too content.” 6. ...AND HOW IT CAME IN HANDY AT AGE 21 Driving up the Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu in a red convertible, she was stopped for speeding. She turned on the tears, and the officers ended up escorting her home. 7. WHY SHE DIDN’T PLAY DOROTHY IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ” 20th Century Fox chief Darryl Zanuck refused to lend her out for the 1939 classic.
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In this 1933 file photo, child actress Shirley Temple is seen in her role as “Little Miss Marker.” Temple was best known as a child star who danced, sang and acted her way into the American public’s hearts.
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disclosed. From 1935 to 1938, she was the most popular screen actress in the country and a bigger draw than Clark Gable, Joan Crawford or Gary Cooper. In 1999, the American Film Institute’s ranking of the greatest screen legends put Temple at No. 18 among the 25 actresses. “I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the lifetime achievement award: Start early,” she quipped in 2006 as she was honored by the Screen Actors Guild. But she also said that evening that her greatest roles were as wife, mother and grandmother: “There’s nothing like real love. Nothing.” Her husband of more than 50 years, Charles Black, had died a few months earlier. In “Bright Eyes,” Temple introduced the song “On the Good Ship Lollipop” and did battle with a charmingly bratty Jane Withers, launching Withers as another major child star. As a bright-eyed orphan in “Curly Top,” she sang “Animal Crackers in My Soup.” She was teamed with the legendary dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson in two 1935 films with Civil War themes, “The Little Colonel” and “The Littlest Rebel.” Their tap
dance up the steps in “The Little Colonel” (at a time when interracial teamings were rare in Hollywood) became a landmark in the history of dance on film. Known for a remarkable ability to cry on cue, she won a special Academy Award at age 6 — and was presented with a miniature Oscar statuette — for her “outstanding contribution to screen entertainment.” Temple and her movies were an escapist delight and a popular sensation. Mothers dressed their little girls like her, and a line of dolls that are now highly sought-after collectibles was launched. Her fans seemed interested in every last golden curl on her head. Her mother, Gertrude, was said to have done her hair for each movie, with every hairstyle having exactly 56 curls. Roosevelt once said: “As long as our country has Shirley Temple, we will be all right. When the spirit of the people is lower than at any other time during this Depression, it is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents, an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles.” Temple’s mother worked to keep her daughter from being spoiled by fame and was a constant presence during filming.
Temple said years later that her mother had been furious when a director once sent the mother off on an errand and then got the child to cry for a scene by frightening her. “She never again left me alone on a set,” Temple said. But Temple also suggested that in some ways, she grew up too soon. She stopped believing in Santa Claus at age 6, she once said, when “Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” Decades later, her interest in politics brought her back into the spotlight. She made an unsuccessful bid for Congress as a Republican in 1967. After Richard Nixon became president in 1969, he appointed her a member of the U.S. delegation to the U.N. General Assembly. In the 1970s, she was U.S. ambassador to Ghana and later U.S. chief of protocol. A few months after she arrived in Prague in 1989, communist rule was overthrown in Czechoslovakia as the Iron Curtain collapsed across Eastern Europe. “My main job (initially) was human rights, trying to keep people like future President Vaclav Havel out of jail,” she said in a 1999 Associated Press interview. Within months, she
was accompanying Havel, the former dissident playwright, when he came to Washington as his country’s new president. She considered her background in entertainment an asset to her political career. “Politicians are actors too, don’t you think?” she once said. “Usually if you like people and you’re outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.” Born in Santa Monica, Calif., to an accountant and his wife, Temple had just turned 3 when she made her film debut in 1932 in the Baby Burlesks, a series of short films in which tiny performers parodied grown-up movies, sometimes with risque results. Temple’s expert singing and tap-dancing in the 1934 movie “Stand Up and Cheer!” first gained her wide notice. Her appeal faded as quickly as it had emerged. She missed a shot at playing Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” when 20th Century Fox chief Darryl Zanuck refused to lend out his greatest asset; the part went to Judy Garland. And “The Little Princess” in 1939 and “The Blue Bird” in 1940 didn’t draw big crowds, prompting Fox to let Temple go. Among her later films were “The Bachelor and the BobbySoxer,” as a teen with a crush
on Cary Grant, and “Miss Annie Rooney” which included her first on-screen kiss, bestowed by another maturing child star, Dickie Moore. After her film career ended, she concentrated on raising her family and turned to television to host and act in 16 specials called “Shirley Temple’s Storybook” on ABC. In 1960, she joined NBC and aired “The Shirley Temple Show.” In her 1988 autobiography, “Child Star,” she revealed some dark moments during an otherwise happy life and career: An MGM producer exposed himself to her when she was 12, and her first marriage, to actor John Agar, was ruined by his drinking and verbal abuse and ended in divorce in 1949. Meanwhile, her father squandered millions of dollars she earned from the movies. She married Black in 1950, and had two children, Lori and Charles. She also had a daughter, Susan, with her first husband. In 1972, she underwent surgery for breast cancer and was credited with opening up public discussion about the disease. She urged women to get checked by their doctors and vowed: “I have much more to accomplish before I am through.”
» VIOLIN THEFT
Concertmaster relieved Stradivarius OK after theft MILWAUKEE (AP) — Violin virtuoso Frank Almond had spent years learning the nuances of the 300-year-old Stradivarius violin that its owner had loaned to him. So when the $5 million instrument was stolen last month and recovered nine days later, he was worried it might have sustained serious damage in the process. Fortunately it turned out to be fine, he said Tuesday. “One would expect that there would be some huge problem after something like this, but happily ... I played it a little bit and it was clearly in good shape,” he said. There are some cosmetic issues but it is otherwise fine, he added. Almond, the 50-yearold concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, had just finished a performance Jan. 27 and was putting the violin in his vehicle when someone shocked him with a stun gun, grabbed the violin and fled in a waiting van. Almond said the shock immobilized him for about 5 seconds but caused no lasting injury. The violin eventually was recovered from the attic of a Milwaukee home. Two men, including one with a history of art theft, have been charged with being party to robbery. Almond said he hadn’t taken any special security
measures with the instrument. He said if he’d been accompanied by an armed guard or had the violin handcuffed to his wrist, it only would serve to draw more attention to the instrument. He said he was always more worried about being careless with it — maybe leaving it on top of his car and driving away, for example, or leaving it in a cab or having it stolen from under a cafe table during a meal. The recent theft has him rethinking his approach now — he’s more aware of his surroundings and more cautious about the possibility of robbery. He said the incident would prompt a review of security protocols. “Everything’s got to get looked at,” he said, adding, “I fully intend to keep playing it. That’s what it’s for.” Almond played the Stradivarius on Monday night to a sold-out crowd in Brookfield. He said it was good to get back on stage with it and hopes that the national coverage that accompanied the theft would pique the community’s interest in the Milwaukee symphony. Almond got his start in music at age 5 due to the influence of his parents, both musicians. When he was 17 he became one of the youngest prizewinners in the his-
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond, playing the Lipinski Stradivarius violin in public for the first time since it was taken from him in an armed robbery, performs with pianist William Wolfram at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield, Wis.
tory of the Nicolo Paganini Competition in Genoa, Italy, according to his blog. Five years later he was among two American prizewinners at the Eighth International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He went on to serve as concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in The Netherlands and now helps run the 83-person Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
After the robbery, he said police did a thorough job of investigating, even questioning him to make sure the theft wasn’t an inside job. He said he wasn’t offended and he had nothing to hide: “I’m not stupid enough to steal a Stradivarius,” he said wryly. At times he spoke of the violin, which a private donor has lent to him indefinitely, as though it were a person. He said he’s spent more time with
the violin than with nearly any other object over the past few years, and that its loss was disorienting and traumatizing. Even so, he said there would be little value to keeping it safe by locking it up in a vault rather than sharing its fine sound and craftsmanship with the world. “It’s meaningless if it doesn’t make a sound,” he said.
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NBA All-Stars eager to see legacy of '08 event
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In this Feb. 15, 2008 file photo, NBA basketball player LeBron James scrapes paint from a window in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Six years ago this week, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki and several other NBA All-Stars left the comforts of a high-rise hotel in downtown New Orleans for a short, sobering bus ride to a devastated neighborhood a few miles away. "It was pretty sad. I think nobody really knew how bad it still was," Nowitzki recalled from the NBA's "Day of Service" during 2008 All-Star weekend. "If you only stayed downtown (or) in the French Quarter, everything looked
great. But once we drove out there, 10 minutes outside the city ... it was tough to see what conditions people still lived under." The 6-foot-11 Dallas Mavericks forward remembered feeling small in the face of such widespread destruction in the Holy Cross neighborhood, situated along the Mississippi River in New Orleans' Ninth Ward. He figured the few hours of painting he did was largely symbolic, but hoped that the presence of NBA stars in storm-ravaged neighborhoods, and the encour-
agement they offered to rebuilding residents, would make a lasting difference in the city's recovery Hurricane Katrina. More than half a decade later, New Orleans remains part of the NBA, defying many who predicted storm-torn community would ultimately lose its franchise — and the All-Star game is coming back this weekend. "Us painting a couple of houses didn't really make the difference, but us being there and lifting up some spirits is I think what made the difference," Nowitzki said. "And the NBA, obviously, making that commitment. That was one of the better things we did in my All-Star games so far I've been a part — what — 11 times?" More than eight years after Katrina struck in August 2005, pockets of New Orleans are still rebuilding, but many areas of the city are more vibrant than even before the storm. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that, as of July 2012, the population of New Orleans proper was just surpassing 80 percent of its pre-Katrina population of about 484,000. In the past few years, New
Orleans has hosted college football's 2012 BCS championship game, the 2012 NCAA men's basketball Final Four and the 2013 Super Bowl. The arena that hosted the city's first NBA All-Star game six years ago has since undergone significant upgrades. The first phase of what will be a two-part renovation costing about $50 million is done. The stadium also has a new name — the Smoothie King Center — thanks to a 10-year sponsorship deal with a growing company that chose to maintain its headquarters in New Orleans after flirting with the idea of moving to Atlanta or Dallas. Only a handful of 2014 AllStars were part of the 2008 festivities in the Big Easy. Along with Nowitzki and James, they include Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony. James helped sponsor the resurfacing of a basketball court at a recreational center in the flood-damaged St. Bernard neighborhood. "It was perfect timing," James said of the NBA's decision to bring the All-Star game to New
Orleans in 2008, even though some people, including former NBA Players Association head Billy Hunter, questioned whether New Orleans could handle the event or if players would be safe. "I was happy to be part of it," James added. "For us to be there is good." Wade said he was able to help three displaced families get into permanent homes six years ago. "I don't remember the game, but I remember the city," Wade said. "The NBA really made it about the city of New Orleans." Howard won the '08 slam dunk contest, wearing a red Superman cape. That wasn't the only highlight for him, though. "I was just happy to be there and help people out in any way we possibly could," Howard said. "The city has really picked itself up fast. It's a lot better place than it was when we were there for that (2008 All-Star) game." Paul was a first-time All-Star and spending his first full season in New Orleans in 2008. The franchise that drafted him in 2005 — then called the Hornets, now the Pelicans — had been
displaced to Oklahoma City for Paul's first two seasons. He remembered fielding phone calls from players around the league who wanted his assurances that it was wise to attend All-Star festivities in New Orleans. "I am not sure what the NBA knew to expect coming to New Orleans, but once everyone got there, no one wanted to leave," Paul said. "It was one of the funniest times of my career and a game that I will never forget." After that All-Star weekend, Paul's community service efforts in New Orleans — from helping Habitat for Humanity build homes to refurbishing public basketball courts — continued. And though he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2011, he still sponsors an afterschool program in New Orleans' Central City neighborhood. "If anyone knows me, they know how much I love the city and how much I miss the city," Paul said. "As I always say, it is not Bourbon Street, not the beignets, not the amazing restaurants. "It is the people that make the city of New Orleans."
Roy Oswalt retiring after With A-Rod banished, Yanks turn to Johnson & Co 13 seasons in majors Right-hander Roy Oswalt retired from baseball on Tuesday after 13 major league seasons that had him criss-crossing the country with time in the American and National Leagues. Oswalt's agent, Bob Garber, confirmed Oswalt's retirement and said the pitcher would come to work for his agency. Oswalt, 36, had a 163-102 career record with a 3.36 ERA. His best season came with Houston in 2004, when he went 20-10 with a 3.49 ERA. The durable starter — a three-time All-Star and 2006 NL championship series MVP — went over 200 innings seven times in his career but dealt with injuries in recent years. He was 0-6 with an 8.63 ERA in nine outings and six starts for Colorado last year. He signed a minor league deal with the Rockies in May 2013 and missed time with a strained left hamstring. Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington was thrilled
to acquire Oswalt in the middle of the 2012 season, when he went 4-3 with a 5.80 ERA in 17 appearances with nine starts. He joined the Rangers on June 22, 2012, but didn't know if the team just planned to trade him away. Washington often said Oswalt "has been a pro" in handling a tough, unclear situation that called for him to be used primarily out of the bullpen. That was after Oswalt spent two stints on the disabled list during 2011 with Philadelphia because of lower back inflammation. He went 9-10 with a 3.69 ERA in 23 starts for the Phillies that year, and his 139 innings pitched were his fewest since 2003. He didn't go more than 59 innings in his last two years. A 23rd-round pick by Houston in the 1996 amateur draft, Oswalt pitched his first nine-plus seasons for the Astros (2001-10) and then played for Philadelphia (2010-11), Texas (2012) and the Rockies last year.
Nolan Ryan to rejoin Astros as executive advisor HOUSTON (AP) — Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan rejoined the Houston Astros on Tuesday as an executive adviser. Ryan worked as a special assistant to the general manager in Houston from 2004 until he became president of the Texas Rangers in 2008. He added CEO to his title with the Rangers in 2011 and remained in that position until he stepped down in October. Ryan will serve as an adviser to owner Jim Crane, general manager Jeff Luhnow and his son and president of business operations Reid Ryan. "I'm very excited to be back with the Astros," the elder Ryan said in a statement. "I'm happy to assist Jim, Jeff and Reid in any way I can. The Astros have a solid foundation with a strong farm system. I think the future is bright for Houston and I'm looking forward to my involvement." The Astros have lost more than 100 games in each of the last three seasons, but their minor league system has been ranked among the best in baseball this offseason. Crane is glad to have Ryan back in Houston after his time with the Rangers. "We will use his experience, expertise and knowledge to improve the Astros in all areas," Crane said. "He will be
an integral part of our management team. Nolan wants to be a part of our success moving forward." Ryan, who played for the Astros for nine seasons, is major league baseball's career strikeout leader and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999. "Nolan Ryan's experience and insights will help us on the baseball side — both in terms of decision-making and in maximizing the productivity of our players," Luhnow said. "I'm fortunate as a general manager to get advice and guidance from great former players and Astros — Craig Biggio, Roger Clemens and now Nolan Ryan." Ryan won 324 games and set records for strikeouts (5,714) and no-hitters (seven) in a 27-year major league career. He signed with the Astros in 1980 and helped them to their first postseason appearance that year and back to the playoffs in 1981 and 1986. Reid Ryan joined the Astros last season and is looking forward to working with his father. "The opportunity to work with my father is very special," he said. "He's had success in baseball on many levels and will be a great addition to our organization." The team said Nolan Ryan will join the team at spring training in the next few weeks.
NEW YORK (AP) — With Alex Rodriguez banished for a year, the New York Yankees will turn their attention to Kelly Johnson & Co. at third base. The Yankees didn't respond at all Friday when Rodriguez gave up his legal fight and accepted his season-long suspension resulting from Major League Baseball's Biogenesis drug probe. "It's something that seems to have been settled, and we don't have him until 2015," manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday. "We'll focus on this year this year, and we'll deal with next year next year." Johnson played third base last season for the first time in his big league career, making 12 starts and 16 appearances. He has spent most of his career at second. "We've got Kelly Johnson along with a cast of characters
that are going to compete for that spot from the right side," general manager Brian Cashman said. "We look for it to be a platoon situation, a lefty-righty situation. We're open-minded to affordable options that might become available via trade, but realistically the answers that we will have are going to come with what's on our current roster here or at (Triple-A) Scranton." The left-handed-hitting Johnson had a .218 average with 16 homers and 44 RBIs in 280 at-bats for Tampa Bay against right-handed pitchers last year and a .291 average with no homers and eight RBIs in 86 at-bats versus lefties. Eduardo Nunez and Brendan Ryan are right-handed-hitting options on the roster. Scott Sizemore, limited to two games during the last two seasons because of knee injuries, will be at spring training on a minor
league contract as will Russ Canzler, who has never played third base in the major leagues. "Hopefully, the longer Joe Girardi has a chance with his staff to run out a number of guys, the more comfortable we'll get with those options," Cashman said. "Right now, it's a question mark. I think our infield is a question mark. We've got two guys coming back from injuries, but third base is still a developing area that we certainly hope over time we'll get comfort from." First baseman Mark Teixeira and shortstop Derek Jeter both missed nearly all of last season with injuries. New York doesn't appear to be interested in signing free agent Stephen Drew, who would consider a move from shortstop to third, according to agent Scott Boras. There's not much more of a
drop-off in run production that the Yankees can experience at third. With Rodriguez limited to 44 games last year following hip surgery, New York third basemen were 29th in the major leagues with 52 RBIs, according to STATS. Second base also is a puzzle following the departure of AllStar slugger Robinson Cano, who signed a $240 million, 10-year deal with Seattle. Oftinjured Brian Roberts and Ryan appear to be the leading contenders. "In this day and age, the way things are, every team has issues, and we just have to work through them," Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner said. "Maybe we don't have the resources down below that we need to deal with some of the issues. Maybe we do. We'll see what we've got in March."
Wilbekin, No. 3 Florida outlast Tennessee 67-58 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida's smothering defense returned to form just in time for the third-ranked Gators to keep their winning streak going. After falling behind in the first half due to Tennessee's strong shooting, the Gators stepped up their defense down the stretch and won 67-58 Tuesday night for their 16th consecutive victory. Florida also beat the Volunteers in Knoxville for only the second time in its last nine attempts. Florida had allowed opponents to shoot just 38.4 percent in its first 22 games of the season before Alabama shot 55 percent in a 78-69 loss to the Gators on Saturday. Tennessee shot 62.5 percent in the first half Tuesday, but the Volunteers made just 29.2 percent (7 of 24) of their attempts after halftime. "We didn't press a lot in the first half," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "The game I thought for us just got kind of stagnant. ... We wanted the game going up and down the floor, to really get into a racing game, and I thought we pressed predominantly most of the second half. We didn't turn them over a lot, but it was just disrup-
tive in terms of flow." Scottie Wilbekin had 21 points and six assists and Michael Frazier II added 11 points for Florida (22-2, 11-0 SEC). Wilbekin and Frazier both made key 3-pointers down the stretch to put the game out of reach. Jarnell Stokes had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Tennessee (15-9, 6-5), which was seeking a victory over a highly ranked opponent to boost its NCAA tournament hopes. Jordan McRae had 17 points and Josh Richardson 13. When the teams last met, Florida routed Tennessee 67-41 in Gainesville on Jan. 25 to hand the Volunteers their most lopsided loss in Cuonzo Martin's three-year coaching tenure. Tennessee shot 26.8 percent (15 of 56) overall and 1 of 19 from 3-point range in that game. "We knew we were a better team than that first game anyway, (even) while it was going on," Richardson said. "We came out and played as well as we could today, and they just outplayed us." Tennessee fired up the crowd by having the players walk through a walkway in the
Thompson-Boling Arena stands to get to the floor, allowing fans to greet them on their way. The student section behind one basket waved orange glow sticks as Tennessee's starting lineup was introduced. That atmosphere might have caused the Vols to get a little too amped up early on. After a basket by Stokes gave the Vols an early 2-0 lead, Florida went on a 10-0 run by scoring seven points off five Tennessee turnovers in the first 4½ minutes.
But once the Vols settled down, they capitalized on their strong shooting to pull ahead. Tennessee outshot Florida in the first half but only led 34-33 at halftime because of Florida's ability to force turnovers and grab offensive rebounds. "I was really encouraged coming into the half, just for the fact we'd shot 36 percent from the field and they shot 62 and we're down by one," Donovan said. "That's generally a recipe where you're down by 12 to 15."
(AP) – Qatar sought to allay widespread concerns about conditions for migrant workers on World Cup building projects by detailing on Tuesday how their rights must be protected by contractors. Rights group Amnesty International called the charter a "positive, if partial" step, but the International Trade Union Confederation called it a "sham," and complained that 2022 World Cup leaders have not demanded changes in Qatar's labor laws despite mounting criticism from rights groups. FIFA, which ordered the report, said the charter showed "concrete steps" were being taken to accelerate the introduction of "adequate uniform" conditions for workers building venues for the Middle East's first World Cup. Qatar's 50-page document
fleshes out the basic welfare obligations that were published last year. Within it are the requirements for employment contracts, payment, medical care and living conditions, including the meals and bedrooms that must be provided. Employers must also allow workers to retain their passports and cover the cost of their costs to return home at the end of their contract. "In our experience enforcement (of the standards) is almost always the stumbling block," Amnesty researcher James Lynch said in a statement. Lynch stressed that only a "relatively small proportion" of workers are covered by the charter. Only companies building World Cup venues must abide by it, rather than those with government contracts for the wider infrastructure projects that are
required to handle an influx of players, fans and media. Just 38 construction workers are currently employed by World Cup organizers, building the Al Wakrah Stadium south of the capital Doha. The labor force will rapidly rise as a dozen stadiums and training camps for the 32 competing teams are built from scratch or renovated. The International Trade Union Confederation is troubled by the charter's failure to address the sweltering summer working conditions when temperatures can hit 50 degrees (120F). "It promises health and safety but provides no credible enforcement," ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow said. "It promises employment standards but gives migrant workers no rights to collectively bargain or join a trade union. It promises equality but
does not provide a guarantee of a minimum wage." The ITUC is urging the Qatari government to abolish the "kafala" employment system, which stops workers from leaving the country without written permission from employers. FIFA executive committee member Theo Zwanziger, who is working with the ITUC to resolve concerns about Qatar, will face questioning on their progress at the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday. Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general of the World Cup organizing committee, insisted that the tournament will be a catalyst for change in Qatar. "(It) will leave a legacy of enhanced, sustainable and meaningful progress in regards to worker welfare across the country," Al Thawadi said.
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Florida guard Scottie Wilbekin (5) drives against Tennessee guard Antonio Barton (2) in an NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Knoxville, Tenn.
2022 World Cup leaders outline rights for workers
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After chartering 787, Tanaka introduced by Yanks NEW YORK (AP) — The latest high-priced addition to the New York Yankees stood on the dais in front of a large news conference, put on his pinstriped jersey with No. 19 and smiled. "Hello. My name is Masahiro Tanaka," he said slowly in English. "I'm very happy to be a Yankee." After chartering a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for his trip from Tokyo to New York, the 25-yearold right-hander with the $155 million, seven-year contract was presented Tuesday not in the news conference room downstairs at Yankee Stadium, but in the Legends Suite Club, where the high rollers congregate on game days. Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo concluded the team's latest Pacific overture drew New York's most-attended news conference since Hideki Matsui was introduced in January 2003. Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner said obtaining Tanaka was worth the economic pain of exceeding the $189 million luxury tax threshold New York had hoped to stay under. "We needed another starter, and when we do things, we try to do them right," Steinbrenner said. "And this guy, he's tough. He's got tremendous ability. We all know that. And he's going to be very exciting to watch. And he's going to be great for the
team, a great teammate. And $189 (million) or not, we wanted a good quality starter, and we got it." Tanaka charted a Japan Airlines plane, which seats about 200, for the trans-Pacific trip to New York, reportedly costing about $200,000. There were just five passengers on the plane, including his pop star wife Mai Satoda, plus their poodle Haru. The flight, originally scheduled to depart at noon, was delayed many hours by a snowstorm. "There wasn't many choices of planes," he said through a translator when asked about the big jet. And a lengthy commercial trip could have been uncomfortable. "I thought about my conditioning, just wanted to get here in the best condition possible," he said. For his first meal in New York, he ventured outside his room at the Mandarin Oriental hotel overlooking Central Park. "I ate a sushi," he said, "which I bought at a grocery store nearby." New York, which also added Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran during the offseason, figures to have a big following in Japan this year. Tanaka joins pitcher Hiroki Kuroda and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki on the roster, and reliever Yoshinori Tateyama will be
at spring training with a minor league contract. "This would make the Boss proud," general manager Brian Cashman said in a reference to late owner George Steinbrenner. "The Yankees obviously are about always trying to acquire the best talent and a collection of talent that can compete for a championship, but he also liked a lot of attention, and this certainly represents a lot of attention. So this is Yankee big. This is Steinbrenner big." Tanaka was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year, leading the Rakuten Golden Eagles to the Japan Series title. That left him with a 99-35 record and a 2.30 ERA in Japan, where he had 53 complete games in 172 starts. New York had one of the most successful Japanese players in the major leagues with outfielder Hideki Matsui, the 2009 World Series MVP. And the Yankees experienced costly flops with pitchers Hideki Irabu and Kei Igawa. Manager Joe Girardi was behind the plate for Irabu's debut in 1997. "They feel a little bit more weight of representing their country than maybe players that are here on an everyday basis, because they kind of pave the way for the next guy and then the next guy," he said. Girardi's advice: "Don't feel
like you have to live up to the contract." On a tour of the U.S. with a Japanese high school allstar team in 2006, Tanaka met Matsui when one of the young pitcher's games was rained out. During the offseason, he spoke briefly by telephone with Matsui about his pending decision. New York appealed to Tanaka's desire to pitch on the biggest stage. "This is where you need to be. A great star. The biggest franchise. The biggest brand. The biggest city," Yankees President Randy Levine remembered saying during the team's pitch session with the player on Jan. 8 in Beverly Hills, Calif. "He said some other teams he had met with wanted him to transition in, and he didn't like that. He wanted to take the ball on Day One, and that told us a lot about him." Tanaka sounded prepared for the Yankees' win-or-else mentality. "I've heard that this place is — it could be very harsh to you at times," he said. "Just wanted to put myself, though, in this environment and try to see where I can get to with my ability." Cashman is trying to lower expectations, saying Tanaka will slot in as No. 3 in the rotation behind CC Sabathia and Kuroda.
"We could be getting more than a three. Maybe it's a two. Maybe it's even a one at some point," Cashman said. "I think that the adjustments are real, and as excited as we are to have and
as much as we need a player of his capabilities, I want to make sure that people understand how difficult this game is over here and that there should be expectations of growing pains."
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right after he blocked it.” Billy Latta gave the Huskies a two-goal cushion with about seven minutes to play. The senior forward won the puck in the neutral zone and got out in front of everybody, leaving only Gillies to beat with a back-handed effort for his 11th goal of the season. Latta’s goal was reminiscent of his goal on Jan. 22, 2013, when the Huskies nearly upset then-No. 2 Quinnipiac. “I think it’s just coincidence,” Latta said. “We just try to play the same every game. You make teams try to adjust how you play, not how they play and who they are.” Mauermann gave the Friars some hope with 29 seconds remaining, putting a rebound past Grogan with the Providence net empty. Providence continued to find ways to get the puck to the goal in the final half minute, but the Huskies held on. The win over Providence
comes as UConn prepares for a stretch of six games that will determine the Huskies’ positioning in the AHA Tournament. UConn’s home stretch begins Friday night, when the third-place Huskies, who trail conference leader Mercyhurst by three points, host Holy Cross (8-17-3, 7-11-3 AHA) in the first game of a home-and-home at the Freitas Ice Forum. “I think certainly our guys now believe we can play with anybody – you know, that’s a top-10 team – that we can play with anybody in the country,” Cavanaugh said. “That being said, it doesn’t do anything to help us beat Holy Cross…We have the 24-hour rule where we’ll enjoy this for 24 hours and then we’re going to flip tomorrow afternoon at practice and get solely ready for Holy Cross.”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Steve Vasturia made sure Notre Dame didn't let Clemson rally back and force a third overtime. The Fighting Irish led most of the way against the Tigers on Tuesday night, going up by as many as nine points early in the second half, by seven points with just under 3 minutes remaining in regulation and by four with 24 seconds left in the first overtime before Vasturia hit two 3-pointers in the second overtime to help Notre Dame pull out the 68-64 victory. "We had it won a couple times, we handed it back a couple times, but found a way to win it," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. Clemson coach Brad Brownell blamed his team's offensive struggles. "We're just not as talented offensively as we need to be. We're very inconsistent shooting," he said.
Vasturia hit the first 3 to give the Irish a 63-62 lead early then added a second with 62 seconds left that gave Notre Dame a 66-64 lead. Pat Connaughton then added a pair of free throws to help the Irish overcome a career-high 30 points and 14 rebounds by Clemson's K.J. McDaniels. Vasturia said he was open because the Tigers were focusing on Eric Atkins, who hit a game-winning 3-pointer in overtime against Boston College 10 days earlier. "A lot of teams are going to key on Eric just by the way he scores and creates. If we have open looks, we're expected to shoot them and we're confident we can make them," he said. Atkins said Vasturia, who was 1-of-5 from the field and 0-of-3 from behind the arc heading into the second overtime, showed a lot of confidence. "He's not scared of the moment and I love that about
him," he said. McDaniels said the baskets by Vasturia were key "He hit some big shots, and they were hard to cover. In the end, they came up with some clutch shots," he said. The Fighting Irish (13-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) avoided falling below .500 for the first time this late in the season since finishing 14-16 during the 1998-99 season in John MacLeod's last year as coach. Both teams squandered chances to win the game earlier. Rod Hall could have given the Tigers, playing on only a day's rest after losing at Syracuse on Sunday, a one-point lead with 4.6 seconds left, but missed the first of two free throws, sending the game into overtime. After another turnover by Atkins, McDaniels missed a long jumper at the first overtime buzzer. The Irish have now won nine of their last 10 overtime games.
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New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, of Japan, speaks during a news conference at Yankee Stadium Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in New York.
Defense held on after Latta's goal Vasturia's 3s lead Irish past Clemson behind the net, and the forward fired one past Gillies, who was screened in front. “It’s something that we talk about all the time,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said. “Just don’t jump on the ice and then assess the play. (Kirtland) was assessing the play from the bench and jumped on and saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.” Despite the advantage on the scoreboard, UConn still found itself fighting to hold on, as Providence was able to get 60 shots to the net, but Grogan stood strong, and the defense kept its resolve in front of him. “There was a lot of huge blocks,” Grogan said. “I know (defenseman Jacob) Poe had a bunch of shots from them that he blocked. And like one of the guys said in the locker room, he was on the puck
Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu
CFL players fined for posts about Michael Sam Prep shooting guard Rashad (AP) – The Canadian Football League fined two players Tuesday for making inappropriate comments about openly gay NFL prospect Michael Sam. Montreal Alouettes wide receiver Arland Bruce and Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive tackle Bryant Turner Jr. were penalized undisclosed amounts on Tuesday for postings on social media. Bruce misspelled the word "gay" in his message, which urged Sam to "man up" and get on his knees and "submit to God fully." "The comments made by these players are extremely disappointing and do not represent the CFL's views or the views of the vast majority of our players," CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon said in a statement. "The CFL is supportive of openly gay athletes in professional sports and we commend the courage shown by Michael Sam."
The 36-year-old Bruce is a three-time CFL all-star and twotime Grey Cup champion who appeared in two NFL games with San Francisco in 2003. He and Turner both played college football in the United States, Bruce at Minnesota and Turner at Alabama-Birmingham. While the CFL was condemning their words, Athlete Ally, a nonprofit organization formed in 2010 to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in sports, began to solicit online "signatures" from athletes and fans that will be presented to Sam as a show of solidarity. Sam was the Southeastern Conference co-defensive player of the year last season at Missouri. He's projected to be a mid-round pick in April's NFL draft and, if so, would be the first openly gay player in league history. The NFL has publicly pledged its support, but a
Sports Illustrated article published after Sam's announcement anonymously quoted several general managers around the league suggesting lukewarm support for drafting an openly gay player. "It's important for us to show the teams that might be considering him the draft that the public is ready," said Lia Parifax, a board member and co-founder of Athlete Ally. "This is about showing Michael the support from the community at large." Parifax said more than 1,500 names had been collected as of Tuesday. Former Baltimore fullback Brendon Ayonbadejo, also a member of the board, helped start the campaign. Others who've voiced their support, Parifax said, are current and former NFL players Chris Kluwe, Scott Fujita and Dante Stallworth and retired tennis star Andy Roddick. Turner apologized in a series
of tweets, calling his post "inappropriate and insensitive." The Bombers said team President Wade Miller and general manager Kyle Walters have spoken to Turner. "It is unfortunate that Bryant made this comment through social media," it said. "Any athlete with the ability and determination has the right to succeed in their sport." The Alouettes denounced "the regrettable comments" by Bruce. "Our organization supports all types of diversity. Every individual is unique and free to make his or her own choices," said Jim Popp, the Alouettes' general manager and coach. He said no decision had been made on whether Bruce will remain with the team. "As an organization, we'll discuss the matter thoroughly and decide what to do next," he said.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Back with the San Jose Earthquakes after their nearly monthlong stint on the U.S. national team and training in Sao Paulo, Clarence Goodson and Chris Wondolowski believe Brazil will be ready for the World Cup stage come June. The U.S. held a training camp in Sao Paulo for almost two weeks last month, giving the Americans a feeling of already being acclimated to the culture and an idea of what to expect during this summer's tournament. Goodson and Wondolowski hope they will return to Brazil in June as part of the Americans' 23-man World Cup roster. They were impressed with their setup in Brazil, which has less than
four months to complete venues and finish all other details in some of the 12 cities across the country set to host games. The Americans will be based out of Sao Paulo FC. "It was very nice where we were," Goodson said after Tuesday's Earthquakes training. "I know there's been a lot publicized about them not being ready, but everything that we did with the U.S., all the facilities we were at and the hotels, they were all top notch and ready to go. I didn't experience the other part. Certainly everything with the U.S. was top class." Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez, a member of the Honduran World Cup team, isn't worried about Brazil meeting its
Vaughn picks UNLV (AP) – Five-star shooting guard Rashad Vaughn is headed to UNLV next season. Vaughn announced Tuesday night on the CBS Sports Network that he is verbally committed to the Rebels. Vaughn will join Baltimore forward Dwayne Morgan and Massachusetts center Goodluck Okonoboh in one of the nation's top recruiting classes. The 6-foot-5 Vaughn is ranked seventh nationally by recruiting publication Rivals. com, and 13th by Scout.com. Vaughn played his first three seasons of prep ball at Robbinsdale Cooper High near Minneapolis. He transferred to Findlay Prep in Las Vegas for his senior year and is averaging 20 points per game. Iowa State was thought to be UNLV's main competition for Vaughn, along with
North Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas. Vaughn's commitment is a big boost to the Rebels (168, 7-4 MWC), who began Tuesday tied for third in the Mountain West and will likely need to get on a run to earn consideration for the upcoming NCAA tournament. UNLV coach Dave Rice has led the Rebels to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances — and the addition of Vaughn will certainly ramp up expectations for the 2014-15 season. "Me and Coach Rice, we kicked off a relationship from the jump, and I just liked everything he was talking about. I liked the blueprint that he set out for me," Vaughn said. "The recruiting class they've got coming in with me, I feel we can do something special next year."
deadline and ultimately being prepared. Bernardez and Honduras are set to face Ecuador at Arena da Baixada — one of the delayed stadiums that could be dropped from competition — on June 30. "It's not a problem with that," Bernardez said during an interview in Spanish. "I think everything will be fine. We'll be there in June to compete and I think they'll be ready. We're confident it will be a beautiful World Cup." Brazil promised to finish all 12 World Cup stadiums by the end of last year as planned by FIFA, but five remained under construction as of last week. U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann took his players to Brazil for 12 days in January as part of its
"dry run" preparations. "It was hot down there, but it was a great experience and one of those you'll always remember," Wondolowski said. "There's always speculation (about the conditions), but I think when it comes down to it, it will be great." Bernardez's Honduras team will play four friendlies leading up to the World Cup. First, it will host Tunisia on March 5, then face Colombia on May 31 in either New York or Chicago. Coach Luis Fernando Suarez also is scheduled to lead his team against Ivory Coast at a to-be-determined location June 4 before facing England in its final tuneup three days later at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Americans impressed with Brazil's World Cup setup
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In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, United States' Landon Donovan kicks the ball during a soccer training session in Sao Paulo.
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Men’s Basketball Today USF 7 p.m.
Feb. 15 Memphis Noon
Feb. 23 SMU 2 p..m.
Women’s Basketball Feb. 16 USF 4 p.m.
Feb. 19 UCF 7 p.m.
Feb. 26 USF 7 p.m.
Medal count update Norway 11 4
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“I’m going to be one of the top four that’s ever played this game, for sure.” - Miami Heat forward LeBron James when asked to name his personal Mt. Rushmore, the four greatest players of all time.
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Feb. 20 Temple 9 p.m.
The number of points UConn guard Shabazz Napier averages per game in conference play.
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Feb. 24 Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Holy Cross Holy Cross Army Army 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 14 Ohio State 5 p.m.
Softball Feb. 21 Hofstra Noon
Feb. 22 Maine 2 p.m.
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Feb. 28 Hockey East Quarterfinals
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Feb. 22 George Mason 5 p.m.
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Feb. 28 AAC Champ. TBA
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March 1 AAC Champ. All day
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March 7 IC4A Champ. TBA
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Germany’s Carina Vogt celebrates winning the gold during the women’s normal hill ski jumping final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
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March 8 ECAC Champ. 10 a.m.
March 9 ECAC Champ. All day
What's On TV NCAAB: No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 25 Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ESPN Top-ranked Syracuse visits ACC and former Big East rival Pittsburgh for a conference clash. C.J. Fair (left) leads the Orange with 16.8 points per game while senior forward Lamar Patterson paces the Panthers with 17.2 ppg. In the last meeting between the two, Syracuse squeezed out a 59-54 win over Pitt at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 28. AP
NCAAB: No. 8 Duke vs. North Carolina, 9 p.m. ESPN After returning to the top 10, Duke sets to square off against longtime rival North Carolina for an ACC battle at Chapel Hill. The Blue Devils are led by freshman star Jabari Parker (right), who is averaging team-highs of 19.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. The Tar Heels have had an up-and-down season and currently stand at 16-7 (6-4 ACC) and four games behind Syracuse. UNC is ranked ninth with 41.1 rebounds per game as a team.
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THE Pro Side
UConn remains ranked, along with four other AAC teams
Uncertain future surrounds skidding 76ers
By Elan DeCarlo Campus Correspondent
By Scott Carroll Staff Writer
A week after re-entering the AP Top 25 Poll, the UConn men’s basketball team is ranked No. 24. Coming in with 194 points in the rankings, the Huskies are right on the edge of losing their place in the national discussion. Following a hard fought loss to No. 10 Cincinnati and a defeat of conference-foe Central Florida, the Huskies stand at 18-5 and 6-4 in the American Athletic Conference. A week ago, UConn was ranked No. 22, their first ranking since early January. UConn traveled to face the then-undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats last Thursday and were narrowly defeated 63-58. They played that game without junior DeAndre Daniels, a vital component to their offense. However on Sunday, UConn bounced back nicely with a victory at Central Florida. Graduate student Lasan Kromah carried the Huskies with a 17-point, seven rebound performance to lead a decisive 75-55 rout. Daniels, who had been sidelined for three games with ankle and back problems, played 25 minutes and contributed 16 points and seven rebounds. UConn will now face off against South Florida (12-12,
5-8 AAC) in Hartford at the XL Center in one of their last home games of the season. Following that, the Huskies match up against No. 20 Memphis (18-5, 7-3 AAC) in another tough game on Saturday, as it will be the schools’ first meeting as members of the American Athletic Conference. The American Athletic Conference is tied with the Big Ten as the most represented conference in the AP Top 25 Poll with five teams, proving its place among power conferencesat least in basketball. Leading the way is undefeated is No. 10 Cincinnati, No.13 Louisville, No. 20 Memphis, No. 23 Southern Methodist and No. 24 UConn. This is the first time SMU has been ranked since the 1984-85 season. Led by Hall of Fame Larry Brown, the Mustangs have been one of the best stories in college basketball, with their upset of Cincinnati as their high water mark of the season. SMU also upset UConn in Dallas in the teams’ second game in the new conference. However UConn will have the opportunity to avenge their road loss when SMU comes to Gampel Pavilion on Feb. 23.
Elan-Paolo.DeCarlo@UConn.edu
The Philadelphia 76ers might have just had the most impressive consecutive series of games in the history of basketball. Unfortunately, it’s for all the wrong reasons. The 76ers were beaten Sunday by the Los Angeles Clippers 123-78 and were beaten again Monday night by the Golden State Warriors 123-80. Philadelphia was beaten by a combined score of 88 points over the span of two games. The team has truly taken the term “tanking” to a whole new level with their efforts in January and February. They are currently riding a sevengame losing streak, and have yet to win a single game in this early month. In January, the team went 6-11 with eyeopening losses to Atlanta by 26 and Minnesota by 31. Perhaps the most shocking statistic over the course of their current seven-game losing streak is that they have given up over 100 points in each of the losses. This is true to form with the faltering 76ers as they rank dead last in NBA defense with a points against average of 110.5. With a record of 15-38 and their current standing of second
to last in the deplorable Eastern Conference, things could get even uglier for Philadelphia as they look to improve their draft stock. Michael Carter-Williams could prove to be a budding star for the team as he has put up 17.1 points per game and 6.4 assists per game in his rookie year. The 76ers are also holding Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel on the sidelines for the remainder of the season. Many had Noel pegged as the No. 1 overall pick in the draft before his knee injury in college. The 76ers could be one young piece away from contending in the Eastern Conference, but who knows if help is on the way in the draft. Andrew Wiggins, while having a solid year, hasn’t lived up to all the hype surrounding his recruitment. Duke’s Jabari Parker and Kansas’ Joel Embiid have both suggested that they might not be coming out for the NBA Draft this year. Philadelphia could find itself on the ugly side of tanking and with a player they could have done without. Hopefully the grass will be a little greener next year, with Kentucky shot blocker patrolling the paint.
Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu
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» OLYMPICS White falls to I-Pod in Olympic stunner KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Maybe it was all too much. Or maybe just one of those bad nights. That debate will last a long time. Shaun White stood at the top of the Olympic halfpipe Tuesday night, hunched over, hands resting above his knees. He high-fived his coach, clapped his hands, then jumped in for a ride that would decide if all the calculated choices he had made over a winter full of injuries, distractions and angst would pay off. One jump, 15 feet above the pipe, was perfect. The second one looked good, too. Then, the trick they call the “Yolo” — the one a rival invented but White had turned into his own. His snowboard skittered across the halfpipe on the landing. White finished the run with a flourish and raised his index finger, trying to woo the judges who know, as well as anyone, what he’s done for his sport. No sale. No medal, either. He finished fourth. The world’s best-known, most-successful and bestmarketed snowboarder lost to a man they call the “I-Pod,” and now, he may never hear the end of it. “I would definitely say that tonight was just one of those nights,” White said after falling to Iouri Podladtchikov, the 25-year-old Russian-born inventor of the ‘Yolo.’ “The tricks I learned getting ready for the competition will carry on for a couple years in this sport. It’s a bummer. I had one of those nights.” The Japanese pair of 15-year-old Ayumu Hirano and 18-year-old Taku Hiraoka won silver and bronze, and the Americans were shut out on the halfpipe for the first time since the sport was introduced to the Olympics in 1998. Almost unthinkable, especially since White joined the mix and won the first of his two gold medals in 2006. He wanted to win two this year — one in halfpipe and one in the newly introduced sport of slopestyle — but ended up with none. “In hindsight, maybe it wasn’t the best move, but he’s ambitious,” said Jake Burton, the snowboarding guru and one of White’s very first sponsors. “That’s him. You wouldn’t want to see him trade that in for anything.” There’s more than one trendsetter in snowboarding, more than one person who likes to “progress the sport,” as they say on the halfpipe. The effervescent Podladtchikov, who now lives in and competes for Switzerland, thought up the Yolo trick first and landed it first. White watched the replay of I-Pod doing it last March in an event in Europe and immediately saw what he needed to do. Very quickly, he did it better than Podladtchikov and landed it twice in key events leading up to the Olympics. I-Pod tried it three times at the Winter X Games last month and fell all three times. “Practice,” he called it. Those falls, and a hundred other reasons, are why White came into these games the heavy favorite to become only the seventh person to win three straight Olympic golds in an individual winter event. “I saw videos of Shaun doing it really well,” Podladtchikov said. “I got bummed. I said, ‘Damn, that’s my trick and he’s doing it better than me. I guess I was doing it a little better tonight.”
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THROUGH FRIAR AND ICE
Grogan’s career night propels UConn over No. 9 Providence By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The UConn men’s hockey team, bound for Hockey East at the end of this season, made a statement about its future on Tuesday night. Led by a career-high 58 saves from senior goaltender Matt Grogan, the Huskies pulled the biggest upset in program history, defeating No. 9 Providence, a future Hockey East opponent, 3-2 at Schneider Arena. The win marks only the second time the Huskies have ever defeated a ranked opponent. UConn defeated then-No. 19 Air Force in an Atlantic Hockey Tournament game in 2012. Providence (15-8-5, 7-6-1 Hockey East) controlled the game early on and jumped out in front on a power play goal from Ross Mauermann eight minutes in. Sophomore defenseman John Gilmour, a prospect of the Calgary Flames, fired a shot from the point that Mauermann was able to redirect past Grogan for his 17th goal of the season. The Friars continued to apply pressure after the opening goal, and nearly doubled their advantage on multiple occasions. But late in the period, the Huskies (15-9-4, 12-6-3 AHA) found life. Trevor Gerling nearly beat Providence goaltender John Gillies on a redirect from Tyler Cooke as the Huskies rushed into the zone. Following the miss, UConn had Gillies, the United States goaltender at the 2014 World Junior Championships, frantically trying to cover the puck, which he eventually was able to do. Off the ensuing face-off, defenseman Kyle Huson found Ryan Tyson in front of the net, and the junior was able to beat Gillies on the backhand to tie the game with three minutes left in the first period. The ice remained tilted in UConn’s favor entering the second period, and Patrick Kirtland scored almost immediately after coming off the TROY CALDERIA/The Daily Campus bench. The puck came out to the point from UConn’s Billy Latta (16) controls the puck during a game against AIC on Jan. 25, 2014. Latta scored his 10th goal of the season Tuesday night against Providence to help UConn improve to (15-9-4, 12-6-3 AHA) on the season.
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Before Memphis, Huskies focus on Bulls of USF By Mike Peng Senior Staff Writer
With another big conference game looming on Saturday against No. 20 Memphis, the 24th-ranked UConn men’s basketball team (18-5, 6-4 American) wants to take care of the business right in front of them first, and that comes in the form of USF (12-12, 3-8 American) when the two sides square off at the XL Center on Wednesday. “We can’t look ahead,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “We’re not that good to look ahead because our margin of error is not that big. So we’ve got to make sure we take care of business. We learned that when we played Houston and SMU the first couple of games.” USF has previously beaten the now-No. 23 SMU, but also dropped its last game against the 10-14 Rutgers at home.
Nevertheless, Ollie stressed to the Huskies not to overlook their opponent. “If you underestimate them, they can beat you on any given night,” Ollie said. “We’ve got to respect that. We’ve got to respect the game and how you respect your opponent is to play hard.” The Bulls do not score a lot, and their 63.4 points per game average ranks at dead last in the 10-team conference. In order for the Huskies to avoid to upset, however, containing USF’s senior forward Victor Rudd will be key. “That’s a high-flyer that’s doing a lot for them,” said Ollie on Rudd, who leads the Bulls with 15.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. UConn junior forward DeAndre Daniels also said the game plan is to “pack it in the paint” with USF being a poor shooting team at just 42 percent from the field and 25 percent from beyond the arc.
Last season, USF gave UConn some trouble in their two meetings, dropping an overtime game at Gampel Pavilion, 69-64, but also handed the Huskies their second-worst loss of the season with a 65-51 victory in Tampa, Fla., though Shabazz Napier did not play in that game due to a foot injury. The Huskies could be without Omar Calhoun this time around. The sophomore guard suffered a concussion in the team’s last game against UCF on the road and was held out of practice on Tuesday. “He’s day-to-day,” Ollie said on Calhoun. “His symptoms are much better now than they were yesterday. So hopefully he keeps getting better so we can get him out there as soon as possible.” Tipoff for Wednesday’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN2 with Mike Patrick and Kara Lawson on the call.
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UConn’s Amida Brimah dribbles the ball against Houston in a game at Gampel Pavilion earlier this season. The Huskies will host the USF Bulls on Wednesday at the XL Center.
Goals by Kirtland and Latta help UConn pull off upset By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It’s one of the most used buzzwords in the game for a reason. In hockey, momentum is everything. With 18:27 left in the second period, after Patrick Kirtland fired home a point shot for the go-ahead goal and a lead over No. 9 Providence, the Huskies certainly had plenty of it. Once Billy Latta slotted home a breakaway attempt with 7:16 left in the third period to make it 3-1, they were brimming with it. The signs were evident – starting with Ryan Tyson’s equalizer late in the first period, UConn began tilting the ice in their favor, leveling out the play after being dominated for much of the opening 17 minutes. “That was huge,” UConn head coach Mike Cavanugh
said. “Instead of going into that locker room down 1-0, we were 1-1. And no matter what you say, even if you’re playing well, if you’re down 1-0 there’s still that feeling like, ‘We’ve got to get back in this game.’” Those good feelings, plus an added aura of belief, helped fuel a program-best win for UConn, its first against a top10 team and just its second ever against a ranked opponent. Simply put, it was a marquee moment for the soon-to-be Hockey East addition, on the road against a Hockey East opponent, and the first-year coach. “It was a great opportunity,” Cavanaugh said. “A lot of people were asking, ‘Why are you playing this game down the stretch in February, a midweek game?’ Because it was the next game on the schedule. So be excited. Would you rather practice today or do you want to go out and play the Friars. To their
credit, they played very well.” In the midst of it all, the Huskies were still prone to spells under siege, to be sure, but they were also capable of generating offense, sustaining some pressure and getting a few looks on the rush. And during those long spells stuck in their own defensive end, senior goalie Matt Grogan was equal to the task. Fifty-eight saves with just two blemishes – an early powerplay goal on a deflection by Friars’ leading scorer Ross Mauermann – did enough to hold onto his team’s emotional and mental edge. Those shots that Grogan didn’t get, the defense in front of him did. UConn blocked 19 shots on the night and excelled at clearing rebounds out of the slot and away from opportunistic Providence sticks. “I told some of our guys, if you have the chance to block it, block it,” Grogan said,
“because they had a couple big guys right in front of me. So I remember a couple of blocks that definitely changed the game.” “We talk about having a faceless opponent,” Latta said. “Blocking shots is part of the game. Good teams do that.” Now it’s up to the Huskies to continue to do it over the season’s final three weekends. With six games left on the regular season schedule – series against Holy Cross, Army and Sacred Heart, the bottom three teams in Atlantic Hockey – they sit tied for third and just three points behind leagueleading Mercyhurst. In order to leapfrog a few teams and claim another program first – a league title – UConn is going to need momentum. But they’ll have to create some more of it come Friday night. “Certainly, now our guys believe we can play with any-
body – you know, this is a top-10 team – that we can play with anybody in the country,” Cavanaigh said. “That being said, it doesn’t do anything to help us beat Holy Cross. We have to come out and have that same type of intensity. “We have to be mentally ready, we have to be physically ready, we have to be together as a club if that’s going to parlay into Holy Cross.” For now, though, they’ll have a little bit of a break to rest up, recover and enjoy. “It was the first time that UConn’s beaten a top-10 team,” Latta, a senior, said. “Last year we had a chance against Quinnipiac and fell short by a goal. Yeah, I’m sure in a couple months looking back it’ll be nice. But like Coach said, there’s 24 hours to think about it and then move on.”
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