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UConn alumni discuss life after college By Katherine Tibedo Campus Correspondent
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HUSKIES OVERCOME DEMONS UConn pulls ahead early, blows out DePaul 80-54.
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A panel of UConn alumni told students yesterday to be open minded when pursuing their careers. “Follow what your gut is telling you and see where it takes you,” said Caitlin Anderson, an attorney at law at Cowdery, Ecker & Murphy, L.L.C and UConn undergraduate ’06 alum. The panel addressed students’ questions about life after college covering everything from networking to deciding whether or not to move back home after graduation. The panel included Anderson, ’10 alum Michael Bokoff, ’09 alum Megan Forione and ’08 alum Adam Tarr. The discussion began with a question about the biggest challenge during the first year after graduation. Tarr, a law clerk at the CT Superior Court with an undergraduate degree in political science and American studies, said crafting a career that makes you happy is different from anything students have had to think about,
and that it’s not easy. Bokoff, an equity research analyst at Dowling & Partners Securities with a degree in finance and economics, expanded on Tarr’s idea, going on to explain that students don’t realize how structured college life is until after graduation. Forione, the community outreach coordinator for the office of U.S. congressman Chris Murphy with an undergraduate degree in English and political science, cautioned students going into the workforce to remember that they are going in with zero work experience, and will be at the bottom of the hierarchy. You need to learn when to speak up, she said, but at the say time you have to remember your place. “Trying to find your own voice and knowing the right time to speak up is a challenge,” she said. Anderson, whose undergraduate degree is in history and Spanish, echoed Forione, but moved on to discuss balancing life and work. In college, she said, college is your life and they mesh very well. However, she said, that doesn’t always work in the
workforce. “Sometimes you have to fit your life around your job,” she said. For some of the panelists this meant moving back home. Even those who didn’t move home encouraged students to not discount it. Forione, who moved back home right after college, explained the economic benefits of living at home. Anderson said not moving home after college was the worst decision she made, citing large debts she now has to pay off. In contrast, Tarr pointed out it’s not always practical to live at home. For him living close to Boston University, where he went to law school, offered greater benefits than living at home. If not living at home, Bokoff suggested roommates. “If you can get a roommate do, because it will cut your rent in half,” Bokoff said. “Socially, it was huge for me to be out of the house.” The shift from college to the workforce and its effects on all aspects of life was discussed. One student brought up the question
of how much of the knowledge learned in college was actually used in the panelist’s jobs; almost none was the reply. The panelists stressed the importance of the skills gained in college, such as writing, research and critical thinking, over the importance of the knowledge gained in particular classes. Tarr said, “Problem solving is a huge skill.” Bokoff explained that many people do not end up in their intended field. “I know a lot of people who don’t work directly in the field they study.” In terms of getting that first job, all of the panelists stressed the importance of networking, from digital networking to attending alumni events and asking people about their careers. The panelist said most people are excited to help you, but don’t ask for a job. Ask about a person’s career, build the connection and then turn it into an opportunity. Anderson said, “Every professional had to start somewhere,” and therefore, she continued, they are usually willing to help you.
Forione, whose job originally began as an unpaid internship, said, “Internships are key.” Students were encouraged to be proactive and to take the time to get out and meet people. Students were also cautioned to be aware of their online reputation. The discussion closed with a message from the panelists to enjoy college, because the opportunities and freedoms of college only come once. “I haven’t been thinking about life after college, “ said Nathan Martin a 4th-semester material science and engineering major, “I thought it would be good to get my mind focused in that direction.” Rebecca Albares, a 4th-semester biology and Spanish major, said, “I just recently switched my major, and I have no idea what I want to do, and I’ve been freaking out. I wanted to see what other people did.” The event was sponsored by the Honors Program, the Alumni Association and the CLAS.
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Rainbow Center lecture explores same-sex marriage equality By Robert Fullam Campus Correspondent
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This week’s focus of the Rainbow Center’s Out to Lunch series was winning the freedom to marry. It featured activist Ann Stanback, who focused on LGBT rights movement in Connecticut and the movement towards marriage on the state and national level. Fleurette King, the director of the Rainbow Center, said “We are honored today to have a home grown activist here right in Connecticut who has not just done work on marriage equality but on a host of other issues.” Stanback started off the lecture by describing the fledging years of an LGBT movement in Connecticut back in the mideighties when the Connecitcut Coalition for LGBT Civil Rights was trying to raise awareness
of LGBT issues. They decided to speak at church basements and town halls to whoever was interested, but in the long run, did little. For Stanback, “The one on one talks were intimate and effective ways of informing individuals about the LGBT movement and educating them about what is going on, but it was clear that we needed to expand our message, so we decided to play ball in Hartford and hired a lobbyist.” Lobbying proved effective to a point but sadly it took the beating and death of Richard Reihl to become the catalyst for finally get an inclusive hate crimes bill passed that included crimes against people in the LGBT community. A couple years later Representative Joseph Grabarz Jr. came out following his re-election and galvanized his fellow legisla-
tors into voting with him on a bill to end discrimination against somebody’s perceived or actual sexual orientation. Soon Stanback and others changed direction, they would continue the work on education and support it did before, but this time about marriage. Will Roy, a 4th-semester ACES major left the lecture satisfied, saying “I came with questions regarding the religious arguments against gay marriage and I was impressed by how Mrs. Stanback framed the arguments, both in secular terms and religious terms, clearing a lot of stuff up for me.” The legislative victory in Connecticut in 2002 gave those in the LGBT community some of the rights they wanted for so long but it was the legalization of gay marriage in Massachusetts that finally set the tone for the next
several years and was seen as a watershed moment. Activists in Connecticut thought they were going to get a same-sex marriage bill passed in 2005 but it was amended into a civil union bill, putting many in a tough spot. Stanback remembered this being “the toughest moment in my ten years campaigning, do we settle for civil unions or continue to push for marriage? Many of us were split.” Stanback and many others continued to push for marriage, counting civil unions as a step forward, still taking on the legislature and the courts. Finally in Kerrigan and Mock v. Commissioner of Public Health, gay marriage was legalized in 2008. Stanback chose to keep perspective though, looking at the 13 countries that have legalized same sex marriage, continuing
to fight against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and looking at the bright future ahead, with growing support from all groups and demographics and shifting public opinion. Despite this, many opposite sex couples assume that gay marriage is more about rights and benefits (42%) than those who are in opposite sex marriage (18%). “We realized now that we have not emphasized what fighting for gay marriage means to us, it’s not just the rights, benefits and legal status that come with it, it is society affirming that our relationships are just as loving, committed, strong and prosperous as anybody else’s. This is the message we have to keep pushing for,” Stanback said.
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African American Poetry 5:30 to 7 p.m. SU, 407 Professor Pfister, a poet and fiction writer from New Orleans, is a Spoken Word artist, educator, performer, editor and speechwriter. He will be speaking at the African American Cultural Center.
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Foxwoods unveils outlet store at Conn. casino site
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — Foxwoods Resort Casino has unveiled plans for an outlet shopping center to add to revenue at its eastern Connecticut gambling enterprise. The casino, which is run by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, announced its plans Wednesday to build 85 outlet stores. Wednesday was Foxwoods’ 20th anniversary. Foxwoods said the 320,000 square-foot retail space will connect the MGM Grand Hotel to the Grand Pequot Hotel. Construction is to start in the spring, but Foxwoods did not say when the shops will open. Revenue at Foxwoods was $7.84 billion for the state’s budget year that ended last June 30, up just 1 percent from the previous year. Foxwoods and its neighbor, the Mohegan Sun, have been struggling with weak consumer demand in the sputtering economy and growing competition in the Northeast.
Conn. guilty plea expected in painkiller scheme
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former New York police officer is expected to plead guilty to accepting a bribe to allow a prescription drug dealer to move cash proceeds through an airport, according to court records. Michael Brady, of Westchester County, just north of New York City, is scheduled to appear Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport for a change of plea. He previously pleaded not guilty. Defense attorney Joseph Sorrentino confirmed Brady intends to plead guilty to receiving a bribe. He said Brady will not plead guilty to conspiring to distribute the powerful painkiller oxycodone. “He was up to this very unfortunate chapter in his career a very dedicated and honest public servant,” Sorrentino said Wednesday. Authorities say Brady, a Florida state trooper and three federal Transportation Security Administration officers accepted cash or gift cards in exchange for permitting prescription drug dealers to transport highly addictive painkiller pills and cash proceeds.
Conn. Senate leaders propose utility penalties
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut utilities would face penalties for taking too long to fix power outages during emergencies under legislation that Senate Democrats proposed Wednesday. The proposal also requires more tree-trimming to avoid power line damage and small power grids to allow hospitals, police stations, grocery stores and other critical facilities to operate during emergencies. Senate leaders announced their proposal in response to widespread and lengthy power outages following the remnants of Hurricane Irene in late August and the October snow storm. “We know folks in Connecticut want not only accountability, but energy security,” Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams said at a news conference. Power was out for as long as 11 days in late October and early November, inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of utility customers and forcing businesses to shut.
Amtrak service resumes after death on train tracks
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Officials say a person has died after being struck by a train in Connecticut, where Amtrak service between New Haven and western Massachusetts was temporarily suspended. The trains resumed their normal schedules Wednesday afternoon, a few hours after the person was struck and killed on the tracks south of Meriden. The person’s identity was not immediately released, and the death remained under investigation. The train was traveling between New Haven and Springfield, Mass., and none of the 46 passengers and crew members was injured. The person who died Wednesday is the third to have been fatally struck on train tracks in that region recently. One person died in December and a second person died in January, both on tracks in nearby Wallingford.
Hartford man convicted of murdering girlfriend
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Hartford man accused of killing his girlfriend and driving around with her dead body has been convicted of murder. The Hartford Superior Court jury convicted 31-year-old Maurice Francis on Wednesday. He faces up to 60 years in prison for killing 29-year-old Tashima Reddick in November 2008. The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/w7IwVt ) that witnesses testified they saw Francis drag a woman outside Reddick’s apartment in Hartford, put her in his car and park it at his auto shop for hours. Prosecutors say Francis later put Reddick’s body in the bathtub at her apartment and claimed he found her dead. Francis’ lawyer says his client denies the allegations. Francis told police he believed a neighbor hurt Reddick, but authorities checked out the claim and determined it wasn’t true.
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Israel: Thai bombs similar to those in India blast BANGKOK (AP) — Israeli officials ramped up accusations Wednesday that Iran was launching covert attack plots, saying “sticky” bombs found in a Thai house rented by Iranians were similar to devices used against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the violence, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called the allegations baseless and said Israel was trying to damage his country’s relations with Thailand and fuel conspiracy theories. Thailand’s government was trying to determine what three Iranian men were plotting when a cache of explosives detonated accidentally in their home in Bangkok’s busy Sukhumvit Road area a day earlier. Bomb disposal teams combed the Iranians’ house again Wednesday looking for more evidence, while security forces were searching for an Iranian woman they said had originally rented it. Two of the men were detained in Bangkok on Tuesday after fleeing the destroyed house, while a third was arrested Wednesday in neighboring Malaysia after boarding a flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur overnight. Israel has accused Iran of waging a campaign of state terror and has threatened military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran has blamed the Jewish state for the recent killings of Iranian atomic scientists and has denied responsibility for all three plots this week. On Monday in New Delhi, an explosion tore through an Israeli diplomatic vehicle, wounding the driver and a diplomat’s wife, according to Indian officials. On the same day in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, authorities say attackers planted an explosive device on the car of a driver for the Israeli Embassy, but it was discovered and defused before it went off. “If this aggression isn’t halted, ultimately it will spread to many other countries,” Netanyahu said in Israel’s parliament Wednesday. He convened his Security Cabinet to discuss terrorism against Israel and “Iran’s involvement in repeated attempts to attack Israeli targets,” his office said. Israeli Ambassador to Thailand Itzhak
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Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officials examine the damage caused by a blast at the house where suspected bomber Saeid Moradi was staying in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
Shoham told The Associated Press in an interview that after Tuesday’s blasts, Thai police found and defused two magnetic bombs that could be stuck on vehicles. “They are similar to the ones used in Delhi and in Tbilisi,” Shoham said. “From that we can assume that there is the same network of terror.” That and the arrest of the two Iranians in Thailand “again leaves not too much room to assume who was behind it,” Shoham said. Late Tuesday, Israel’s Channel 10 TV quoted unidentified Thai authorities as saying the captured Iranians confessed to targeting Israeli interests. However, Thai security officials said at a news conference that they had little information about who the alleged attackers were or their possible targets. National Security Council chief Wichean Potephosree said the government had not yet determined if there was any link between the events in Bangkok, New Delhi and Tbilisi. “We haven’t found any links but we are still investigating,” Wichean said. “We admit there was a magnetic component, aiming at individuals, but the origin of the
358 killed in Honduras prison fire
COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire tore through an overcrowded prison, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century. With 856 prisoners packed into barracks, the farm prison in the Comayagua province north of the capital was at double capacity, said Supreme Court Justice Richard Ordonez, who is leading the investigation. Ordonez told The Associated Press the fire started in a barracks where 105 prisoners were bunked, and only four of them survived. Some 115 bodies have been sent to the morgue in the capital of Tegucigalpa. The fire started by an inmate tore through the prison, burning and suffocating screaming men in their crowded barracks as rescuers desperately searched for keys to unlock the doors. The local governor, who was once a prison employee, told reporters that an inmate called her moments before the blaze broke out and screamed: “I will set this place on fire and we are all going to die!” Comayagua Gov. Paola Castro said she called the Red Cross and fire brigade immediately. But firefighters said they were kept outside for half an hour by guards who fired their
guns in the air, thinking they had a riot or a breakout on their hands. Officials have long had little control over conditions inside many Honduran prisons, where inmates have largely unfettered access to cell phones and other contraband. Survivors also told investigators that the unidentified inmate yelled “We will all die here!” as he lit fire to his bedding late Tuesday night in the prison in Comayagua, 53 miles (86 kilometers) north of Tegucigalpa. The lockup housed people convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and armed robbery, but also people awaiting trial. “We couldn’t get them out because we didn’t have the keys and couldn’t find the guards who had them,” Comayagua fire department spokesman Josue Garcia said. Other prisoners were set free by guards but died from the flames or smoke as they tried to flee into the fields surrounding the facility, where prisoners grew corn and beans on a staterun farm. Rescuers carried shirtless, semiconscious prisoners from the prison by their arms and legs. One hauled a victim away by piggyback. Comayagua was built in the 1940s for 400 inmates.
magnets still has to be investigated.” Thai police have named the Iranians in custody here as Saeid Moradi, who lost at least one leg in a self-inflicted grenade blast as he tried to flee police, and Mohammad Kharzei, who was detained Tuesday as he tried to board a flight to Malaysia. Each man faces four criminal charges: possession of explosives, attempted murder, attempted murder of a policeman and causing explosions that damaged property. Thai officials identified the third suspect as Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, and officials in Malaysia said he was arrested there Wednesday. Malaysia federal police spokesman Ramli Yoosuf said Sadaghatzadeh was being investigated for terrorism-related activities linked to the Bangkok blasts, but could not say whether he would be extradited to Thailand. At least five bombs were identified in Bangkok. The first blew off the roof of the men’s house, and Moradi detonated two others. One blew up against a taxi when its driver refused to give him a ride, and the other detonated as Moradi tried to fend off police. The taxi driver and three other Thais were wounded in the taxi blast.
Longtime Puerto Rico mayor charged with bribery
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A longtime Puerto Rico mayor was arrested in a restaurant parking lot Wednesday and accused by federal prosecutors of accepting $55,000 in bribes from developers. Sol Luis Fontanez, who has been mayor of the U.S. territory’s northern coastal town of Barceloneta for 23 years and is seeking re-election this year, was arrested at lunchtime, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said. She said the case was not taken to a grand jury in part because prosecutors felt Fontanez could represent a danger to himself and to others. During a court hearing later in the day, a judge ruled Fontanez would be held without bond after prosecutors said they had taped a Tuesday phone call in which Fontanez threatened witnesses and said he would commit suicide if he was charged. Municipality spokeswoman Bianca Vazquez said no one was available to comment on the case. Prosecutor Charles Walsh said Fontanez demanded bribes since last year for the sale of two municipal properties to commercial developers. He said Fontanez demanded a total of $190,000 for himself but received $55,000 in cash, sometimes accepting the payments while in his office. He said authorities have audio
and video evidence against Fontanez, who faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty. Rodriguez declined to provide details about the developers and whether they would be arrested, saying the investigation is continuing. Local FBI director Joseph S. Campbell said Fontanez was first elected mayor in 1988. “Long enough to know the potential consequences of him soliciting a bribe,” Campbell said. Fontanez made international headlines in 2007 when he was accused in a civil lawsuit of allowing the municipal government to hire a private company whose employees seized dozens of dogs and cats from public housing projects and threw them to their death from a bridge. More recently, Fontanez was investigated after legislators accused him of allowing city officials to demolish homes in an impoverished coastal neighborhood without obtaining needed permits. The case was submitted to the territory’s Justice Department and is still pending. Jose Santiago, president of Puerto Rico’s Mayors Association, expressed surprise over the arrest. He called Fontanez a hardworking and committed mayor who had widespread support of elected officials regardless of their political leanings.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The vice president of China is spending a good deal of his U.S. trip in Iowa, a state better known for hosting American presidential candidates than major heads of state. So why is this rural place playing such a big role in the leader’s historic tour of the United States? The answer lies in the way Xi Jinping (shee jeen ping) likes to do business — by building personal relationships — and in Iowa’s rich agricultural industry, which is closely tied to China’s. “He’s very outgoing, very personable,” said Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who met with Xi in 1985, when a Chinese delegation visited Iowa to study farming practices and again last year, when Branstad led a trade mission to China. “People that meet him like him,” the governor said. “He made friends instantaneously in Iowa.” Branstad was two years into his first term as governor in 1985 when he met Xi, who was then a rising communist party leader from an agricultural province in northern China. Both were in their 30s. When they met again in Beijing, Branstad had returned to the governor’s office after a decade out of politics, and Xi had ascended to vice president. He’s expected to become China’s top leader next year. At that 2011 meeting, Xi recalled the exact day they had met in 1985, the names of many of Branstad’s staff members and some of the people he had met in the small town of Muscatine, where he had visited farms and local industries. That trip seems to have impressed Xi. And despite having a busy diplomatic schedule that will take him from Washington to California, he insisted on returning Wednesday to Muscatine for a reunion with the people he met 27 years
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ago. His delegation drove up to a historic downtown home in the afternoon, and Xi quickly walked through a light rain to the porch, where he was met by Branstad and others. He soon sat down for tea while photographers and video crews recorded the interaction. Xi will also spend some of Wednesday and Thursday in Des Moines, attending a state dinner hosted by Branstad and other officials and launching the first U.S.-China Agriculture Symposium. He will also visit a farm.
“For us, it’s about building relationships, partnerships and continuing friendships,” said Rick Kimberley, who will host Xi at his farm near Maxwell, 20 miles northeast of Des Moines. He wants “to prove to China that we are a reliable source of soybeans, corn and pork, and they can depend on us to produce a healthy product.” Xi also wants to learn about farm technology while in Iowa, Branstad said. Since the fields are covered with snow, Kimberley plans to show Xi combines and planters and to discuss precision farming, which uses GPS-controlled equipment to
guide tractors to a within inches of a field’s edge. Kimberley’s equipment allows him to precisely control the amount of seed, fertilizer, chemicals and water. That lowers costs, reduces chemical runoff and boosts production. Biotechnology, including the use of hybrids and genetically modified plants designed to resist pests and disease, may also come up. It’s a touchy one with the Chinese, who have been skeptical of genetically modified crops and were slow to approve their use. Such technology, however, has been instrumental in doubling crop yields in the last 40 years. Since Xi’s first visit, Iowa’s agricultural exports to China have grown 1,300 percent, Branstad said. The Iowa-China connection is paying other dividends, too. On Wednesday in Des Moines, a delegation of Chinese executives and government officials agreed to buy $4.31 billion worth of U.S. soybeans. Coupled with additional soybean contracts that will be signed later this week in Los Angeles, the deals make up the largest soybean commitment ever made during one trip. U.S. companies involved include Cargill, ADM and Ag Processing Inc., a farmerowned cooperative and Iowa’s largest soybean processor. Xi didn’t attend the signing, but it has been arranged to coincide with his visit. “The Chinese recognize Iowa as the epicenter of agriculture, and that’s why they wanted to do the event here,” said Grant Kimberley, director of market development for the Iowa Soybean Association. “With the vice president coming, it adds a whole other layer of importance to it.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday he is stepping down, raising the possibility that a non-American might be chosen for the first time to head the 187-nation lending organization. Zoellick, 58, informed the board he will leave June 30 at the end of a five-year term, during which he led the bank’s response to the global financial crisis. The board now begins looking for a new president under guidelines directors adopted in 2011 calling for an “open, meritbased and transparent selection” process. That suggests a break from the informal agreement that dates to the bank’s founding almost 68 years ago, under which the bank’s president is an American and the head of its sister institution, the International Monetary Fund, is a European. There is no guarantee that a non-American will be chosen to again head the bank even though China is now the world’s second largest economy, and other countries with growing economic clout have been exerting pressure for a change in the U.S.European arrangement.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-dollar drug-counterfeiting trade is increasingly making inroads in the U.S. The criminal practice has largely been relegated to poor countries with lax regulations. But with more medicines and drug ingredients for sale in the U.S. being manufactured overseas, American authorities are afraid more counterfeits will find their way into this country, putting patients’ lives at risk. The Avastin discovery follows other recent instances in the U.S. of counterfeiting, involving such drugs as Viagra, the cholesterol medicine Lipitor and the weight-loss pill Alli. “We do know there are counterfeits continuing to try and make their way onto the U.S. supply chain,” said Connie Jung, an associate director in the Food and Drug Administration’s office of drug security. The FDA announced Tuesday it is investigating fake vials of Avastin that were sold to at least 19 doctors and clinics, including 16 sites in California, two in Texas and one in Chicago. Tests showed the vials did not contain the active ingredient in Avastin, which is given intravenously in hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices to treat several types of cancer. The contents of the vials are still being analyzed, and the FDA said it has not received any reports of patients who were harmed. FDA officials said the counterfeit Avastin was imported from Britain and distributed by Volunteer Distribution, a wholesaler based in Gainesboro, Tenn. British regulators notified the FDA about the products in December, but the agency didn’t confirm they were fake until last week. The FDA gave assurances Wednesday that the U.S. remains one of the most secure pharmaceutical markets in the world. But the news sent cancer doctors scrambling to check their records. Mary Mathias, a nurse who orders drugs for one doctor on the FDA list — Dr. Phillip L. Chatham in
Granada Hills, Calif., — said they had stopped using the company in question at least a year ago. Because Avastin treatments are spaced one to two weeks apart, it is not likely that someone would get more than one infusion from the same vial. And because these are people facing a life-threatening disease, it is hard to say whether missing one treatment with the real drug would compromise their care. Gauging harm from a counterfeit cancer treatment is nearly impossible, said Dr. Robert C. Young, former president of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and now a consultant to cancer centers. A colon cancer patient, for example, might receive 18 to 20 Avastin infusions over six months. Missing one dose seems unlikely to have a dramatic effect on survival odds, but it’s not provable either way because cancer’s course and a patient’s response to treatment are not predictable, he said. Counterfeits have traditionally been more of a concern in developing regions like Asia and Latin America, where as many as 30 percent of drugs sold are fake, according to the World Health Organization. The group estimates just 1 percent of drugs dispensed in the U.S. and other developed nations are fake. But incidents of counterfeiting reported by drugmakers have increased steadily over the decade to more than 1,700 worldwide last year, though only 6 percent of those were in the U.S. There are few reliable estimates on the value of the global counterfeit drug trade, though most place it in the tens of billions. Counterfeiting has become more prevalent as pharmaceutical supply chains increasingly stretch across continents. Over 80 percent of the active ingredients used in U.S. pharmaceuticals are now manufactured overseas, according to a recent congressional report, and experts say this has made it easier to move counterfeit products into this country. “With today’s transportation networks, it’s no lon-
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Accessible birth control is a great precaution
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ending machines provide a simple fix to any craving, anytime, anywhere. College students have constant access to all of the necessities whether they’re gum, potato chips, a chocolate bar, water or soda. The options are endless. But what if it were just as easy to pick up condoms, a pregnancy test or even Plan B One-Step, as if it were candy? Well, at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, it is. There’s a lot of hype about the Plan B vending machines and whether they’re appropriate for college campuses to provide. For those who are unfamiliar, Plan B is sometimes referred to as “the morning after pill.” It’s a pack of two pills that can be taken up to five days after sexual intercourse. It’s not an abortion pill because it won’t work if someone is already pregnant. It has an 89 percent success rate of stopping pregnancy before it occurs, but the sooner it’s taken the more effective it is. At Shippensburg University the product costs $25, and is located in the self-care clinic. Prior to installing the machines, a survey was given to the school where an overwhelming 85 percent of the student body supported the action. The vending machine has been in existence for many years but no one raised much of a fuss until the recent Susan G. Komen Foundation/Planned Parenthood controversy. Now, school officials are defending what they saw as a convenient way to give students access to healthcare. The opponents of the machine aren’t just against Plan B; they’re against the quick and easy distribution of medicine without the advice of a real doctor. According to the Associated Press, one of the machine’s opponents called it “personalized medicine taken too far,” and explained “it’s part of the general trend that drugs are available for consumers without interface with a pharmacist or doctors.” Plan B has always been a little bit controversial because a lot of folks just think of abortion when they consider how it works, but what better platform for a pregnancy prevention drug that needs to be taken within 72 hours of conception than a vending machine? There’s something to be said for the lack of professional medical advice here but sometimes the medical industry spends more time inserting itself where it doesn’t belong than finding ways to help us live without constant medical intervention, even if that intervention should be made only in cases of emergency. Although the delivery is a little unconventional, it gets the job done. Supplying students with contraceptives and other forms of birth control isn’t only in their best interest but also in the best interest of the school. Colleges and universities that provide students with access to these resources aren’t encouraging more sex, just safer sex. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
I just had sex. Help, I’m trapped in Pennsylvania! Send DP Dough, quick! The only good thing about walking up and down Busby Hill today was that my sinuses cleared because of the altitude change. There are three kinds of people on Valentine’s Day: Those who love it, those who complain about it, and those who complain about the complainers. Elderly man to his wife at the Union: “After the game we should go see that student union!” Where did they think they were? To the couple in front of me at the basketball game feeding each other popcorn, I am still hungover from being single at the bar on valentines day and I will puke on you if I need to. All my relationship advice comes from Coke Talk and How I Met Your Mother. If you dry hump in a hot tub, is it still considered dry humping? RIP the Facebook within the Facebook. To whoever sent a Valentine to their ferret.... Will you send one to me too? Hey UConn men! Congrats on the win. Looking forward to seeing you at the bar for the next week celebrating your mediocrity.
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Online commenters victims of societal change
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ngry ranters are all over the Web. The anonymity of virtual communication encourages the vitriol. The racist, know-nothing, partisan language of online political commentators would be shocking if expressed in person. In normal life, these ranters hide their less pleasant feelings and less defensible ideas. Alone, in front of their computers, they liberate their inner ogres. Because they spew playground epithets, it is easy to dismiss them. But they are worth By Ryan Gilbert listening to. They Commentary Editor have something to say about America, although it’s not what they think they are saying. The ranters possess an absolute faith in their versions of the truth. This faith cannot be shaken by mere facts because anything that contradicts their cherished beliefs cannot possibly be a fact. Anyone who expresses contrary ideas must be part of a worldwide conspiracy. Any news article that contains unwelcome information can be attributed to the biased media in the hands of the enemy. No credential can affirm the worthiness of any expert’s ideas, if those ideas don’t fit preconceived categories. Most of the ranters are white men. They are stuck in a simpler world, an idealized version of some long ago America. There was no talk of racism because there was no questioning of white supremacy. Men were men and women were in the kitchen. The whole world worshiped America, with
good reason, since we were the most powerful and most virtuous nation ever. Religious and secular schooling, popular culture in all its forms, and legislation at every level, reinforced those ideas.
“Life became less comfortable for white men. Not harder.” In the last 50 years, that vision has been shattered. Life became less comfortable for white men. Not harder. In every comparison of earning power and occupational prestige, white men are at the top. White men have half the unemployment rate of black men at every educational level, just as it was 20 years ago. However badly white men may be faring at any moment, even when the economy has been run into the ground by rich white men, they are better off as a group than anyone else. But their comfortable position at the top of the social pyramid is under attack. Every time one of those anti-American professors publishes one of those government-funded studies about racism or poverty, the liberal media shoves it down everybody’s throat. Then they turn around and fawn over some foreigner, as if they might be nearly as good as Americans, talking about their Canadian healthcare or their German labor system or their Chinese economy. The whole pyramid may be threatened by changes in the earth’s atmosphere that
nobody can see or feel, claimed by those same government-funded ivory-tower liberals, who are also socialists, and they say it will cost us gazillions to stop. It’s tough to be told that you should recycle cans, eat less meat, buckle up, wash some dishes and accept all those other people as your equal. The ranters don’t want to talk about white privilege because it doesn’t exist. They don’t want to talk about global warming because it doesn’t exist. They don’t want to talk about Muslims in America because they shouldn’t exist. I wouldn’t call them losers because ranters occupy all segments of our population. Some of them have billions to help fund other ranters. Some of them publish carefully crafted essays and books that other ranters can read to prove again to themselves that they are right. Are they dangerous? The ranters are generally not in positions of leadership in our communities because their closed minds and disdain for what others think make it unlikely that people would follow their lead. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for their outsized anger — nobody will listen. For them the world is filled with dupes and hypocrites, people who just can’t see the truth. There would be fewer ranters if responsible people, who actually know better, did not encourage them for temporary political gain. For example, how many Republican politicians denounced the birthers as mistaken, or criticized any of the ideas I listed above? But that’s America today: Ranters and their enablers against the rest of us.
Commentary Editor Ryan Gilbert is an 8th-semester journalism major. He can be reached at Ryan.Gilbert@UConn.edu.
Hateful radicals inadvertently advance gay rights
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t is an exciting time for gay rights activists in the U.S., this month we have seen Washington state legalize gay marriage, New Jersey, despite Chris Christie’s veto, pass a gay marriage bill through its house and senate, Proposition 8 once again be overturned and comedian Ellen DeGeneres backed by JCPenney despite vocal detractors. By Devin O’Hara In fact, retrospectively Staff Columnist this last 10 years or so has shown constantly accelerated movement for gay rights nationwide, all to the chagrin of right-wing and “family-values” factions. A lot of this progression has to do with the greater relevance of gays and lesbians in pop culture, the media, music, and television. I’m not interested in talking about those things. I want to talk about the other, less obvious influence on the movement for gay rights: vocal anti-gay hate. The figures of this force who immediately come to mind are Fred Phelps, Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, just to name a few. They are most famous for their hate-laced
signs, slogans and comments against gays in general, “God Hates Fags” being the most infamous. The last twenty-five years have shown their messages seeping into contemporary culture. I believe the reaction of the general American public to these bigots is what has helped the gay rights movement overcome its initial inertia.
“... more often than not, Americans cringe with disgust when these figures begin to talk about homosexuality.” The anti-gay message that these figures put out does resonate with some Americans, however, I find them to be in the fringe minority; more often than not, Americans cringe with disgust when these figures begin to talk about homosexual-
ity. The venom in their sting is so toxic, I have met few Christians who willingly associate themselves with figures like Phelps. Instead, a knee-jerk reaction takes place – listeners recoil from words like f*ggot or ludicrous comments that gays were partly responsible for 9/11. The reflex reaction against this is strong and propels ordinary people, otherwise ambivalent to gay rights to disagree with the sentiments immediately. This is what galvanizes grassroots movements who meet Westborough Baptists protests head-on from city to city, or FCKH8 who, with a mix of gay and straight supporters, make it their mission to confront homophobia directly. These organizations are a testament to the fact that hatred of others does not naturally appeal to the human spirit: compassion is the more powerful emotion. While Phelps and his brethren successfully use media to reach and persuade a worldwide audience, they succeed in repulsing two for every one that they convert – while this prejudiced fringe becomes more distinct, a nucleus of sympathy and love becomes stronger. I see this as a huge cause of the shift-
ing zeitgeist for gay rights and acceptance, and I don’t foresee it slowing down. While pure, outright hatred does not appear to be a good motivator to the public, fear has proven the opposite. That’s part of the explanation for the suggestion that gays will “ruin traditional families” or “corrupt children,” but the hatred backing up these messages of fear is so obvious that more and more people can’t take them seriously. Hence, why we are seeing the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and pro-gay marriage laws passed with increasing speed as logic and compassion overcome these malignant ideas. Each time I see Fred Phelps on the nightly news, I smile a little, knowing that, at kitchen tables across the country, mothers are changing the television so that their children won’t be exposed to “Fags doom America” signs; people are slowly realizing that the real threat to America doesn’t come from signs of stick-figures having anal-sex, but from the pure, unadulterated hate in the people that hold them. Staff Columnist Devin O’Hara is an 8th-semester English major. He can be reached at Devin.O’Hara@UConn.edu.
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Horoscopes by Brian Ingmanson To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- You’ve got tons of energy for making big strides toward final outcomes. Don’t worry about details right now. Your easy humor lets you coast to victory. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- A slow morning leads to big picture conversations with a broad outlook. Take notes. New doors are opening for greater leadership. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Continue developing partnerships in impossible places. In case of doubt, review the instructions. Put yourself in another person’s shoes. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- As if you’re not busy enough, there’s more work coming. Someone shows you how to use technology to increase productivity. Two heads are better than one.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Don’t wait until the last minute to finish projects. It’s about to get intense, and you want to make it to the finish line. Relax with friends after a job well done. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -You keep your family together with your capacity to see both sides of the story. Create better communication channels. Don’t get too serious. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You get a morale booster. Now see if you can pass it on. There are many opportunities for growth, especially in your relationships. Let them know what you heard.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- There may be morning grumpiness or frustration. Get into projects with diligence and passion, and afternoon energy relaxes. Look for beauty, and find it. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Put the pieces together. There’s nothing that can stop you now. You can always get help for the puzzles you don’t understand. A friendship thrives. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Enjoy the sunshine, if you can. A partner’s encouragement empowers you. Face-to-face interactions produce great ideas. Follow your schedule.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- You can really make it happen. Surround yourself with those who truly support your creative vision. No need for extravagance. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Enjoy peaceful moments. See yourself in a new light. Your enthusiasm and creativity are quite attractive. You’re more appreciated than you know.
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Santorum searches for own gusher in oil country TIOGA, N.D. (AP) — Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has been spending plenty of time in oil country lately, prospecting for GOP votes — and money. He tromped through an oil field in the frigid northwest corner of booming North Dakota on Wednesday to tell local industry and government officials he wanted to “learn about what you’re doing here and what we can do not to screw it up.” “You are producing a very, very, very important resource to our country that is needed and will be needed even more in the future. As president of the United States, I’ll have your back,” Santorum later told an audience packed into a high school auditorium. In the past week, Santorum also hit themes of peeling back regulations in Oklahoma and Texas, where newly built high-rise office towers with energy company logos are a testament to a strong sector of the economy. The energy money that flows to political campaigns is up for grabs this go around, which could help explain Santorum’s recent focus. In all three fuel-rich states, the GOP contender spoke industry language meant to forge a common bond with his hosts. He quizzed audiences on where the nation’s first oil well was drilled before quickly answering with Titusville, Pa., the former senator’s home state. “I don’t own any oil wells — yet. Maybe one of these days I will. I hope to,” he joked to one crowd. Santorum has voiced support for environmentally risky hydraulic fracking practices, the on-hold Keystone pipeline and oil exploration in Alaska’s wilderness. He says a Santorum administration would quickly reverse regulations imposed by Democratic President Barack Obama that he thinks are stifling energy development or creating too
much uncertainty for investors. In stop after stop, Santorum hammers the Obama administration for not green-lighting the Keystone pipeline that would carry oil from Canada through Plains states to refineries in Texas. He accuses the president of bowing to environmental interests at the expense of jobs and a promise of more domestically produced energy. Obama says his administration needed more time than allowed by a GOP deadline to study the pipeline’s impact. “We have a president who in the energy sector of our economy is doing everything possible to crush energy production in this country,” Santorum said, calling concerns about pollution and other environmental harm scare tactics and the “politicization of science.” Obama’s defenders, such as the League of Conservation Voters, say Santorum’s views are “far out of the mainstream” and indicate they would pounce if he’s the GOP nominee. “He’s providing the most extreme view of the oil industry,” said Navin Nayak, who oversee the league’s political efforts. But Santorum’s message resonates with Republican audiences as well as industry executives capable of writing those big campaign checks. And, if there’s one thing Santorum needs now that polls show him running neck and neck with chief GOP competitor Mitt Romney, it’s money. As Santorum toured the North Dakota oil patch and a nearby “man camp” — a compound for 1,200 oil workers who flocked to the region for the promise of a steady paycheck — top industry officials were close by. Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, which represents 200 companies, called Santorum “the right guy at the right
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Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum works the crowd at the Tioga Public School, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, in Tioga, N.D.
time” and someone the energy sector could rally behind. “He completely gets energy,” Ness said. Tioga is in the heart of North Dakota’s burgeoning oil industry. The self-touted “Oil Capital of North Dakota” is where crude was first discovered in the state 60 years ago and is now inextricably linked to the oil and natural gas industries. North Dakota drillers produced a record 152.9 million barrels of crude in
2011, up nearly 40 million barrels from the previous record set a year earlier, according to state regulators. The energy and natural resource sectors are fertile for Republican candidates. Four years ago, 60 percent of the $12.2 million donated from that sector went to GOP presidential candidates, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. So far this campaign, those givers are slanted even more in the GOP’s direction though the lead
Contraception battle looms in Mass. Senate race
BOSTON (AP) — The debate over the line between religious freedom and federal health care mandates has made its way into Massachusetts’ closely watched U.S. Senate race, with Republican Sen. Scott Brown accusing his chief Democratic rival of wanting to “dictate to religious people about what they should believe.” Consumer advocate and Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren has responded by criticizing Brown for signing on to a Republican-backed bill that would allow employers and health care plans to deny coverage for any service they say violates their moral or religious beliefs. “This is a completely new attack that threatens everyone’s health care,” Warren said Wednesday. “This bill would allow any employer or insurance company to refuse to cover anyone for anything.” Brown, however, said Warren is trying to stifle religious liberties by supporting a proposal from President Barack Obama that would allow workers at religious affiliated institutions to get free contraception directly from insurers. “Now, it is Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren who has assumed the mantle of oppressor,” Brown said in a statement. “She and her allies on the left are dictating to Catholics and other people of faith that they must do as they are told when it comes to health care or face the consequences.” Brown has intensified his criticism of Warren by invoking the memory of the late Democratic U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Catholic who held the same Senate seat for nearly a half-century before his death from brain cancer in 2009. In a letter to Pope Benedict XVI that year, a dying Kennedy wrote of his support for “a conscience protection for Catholics in the health field.” Kennedy made the statement in the context of the debate over Obama’s national health care bill. “Like Ted Kennedy, I support a religious conscience exemption in health care,” said Brown, who won the 2010 special election to fill Kennedy’s seat. The invocation of the Kennedy name is designed to
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U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., shakes hands with supporters during his re-election campaign kick-off in Worcester, Mass., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
resonate in a state with a high number of Catholic voters, some of whom may disagree with their church on the contraception issue but could be sensitive to the question of religious freedom. Neither Brown nor Warren is Catholic. The fight stems from an effort by Obama to require church-affiliated employers to pay for birth control for their workers. That effort met with stiff resistance from Catholic leaders who said it would force them to violate the teachings of the church, which opposes contraception. Obama has offered what he says is a compromise that would allow workers at religious institutions to get free contraception directly from health insurers. The offer has failed to satisfy church leaders. The top U.S. Catholic bishop has vowed to fight the compromise in Congress and through the courts. There are two proposals in the U.S. Senate designed to respond to the concerns of Catholic and other religious leaders by creating wider religious and moral exemptions. One, proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., would
allow any employers to deny birth control coverage if it runs counter to their religious or moral beliefs. Another bill by Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. would go further by allowing health plans to deny coverage for any service that violates their beliefs. The White House has called the legislation “dangerous and wrong.” Brown has signed on as a cosponsor of the Blunt bill. He said he backs the bill because it protects religious liberties. “I support a conscience exemption in health care for Catholics and other people of faith,” Brown said, adding that the measure would restore protections in federal law “that existed prior to the passage of Obamacare.” But Warren has called the bill “an irresponsible assault on the health care of every family in Massachusetts and around our country,” particularly women. “Scott Brown is on the wrong side here, standing with Washington and Republican extremists and against the people of Massachusetts,” Warren said in a statement. As a state lawmaker, Brown faced a similar question a decade ago. Brown was a member of the Massachusetts House in 2002,
when lawmakers were debating a state bill that would do much the same as Obama’s initial proposal by requiring employers that purchase insurance plans in Massachusetts to pay for contraceptives. During the debate, Brown supported an amendment that would have created an exemption for larger church affiliated institutions like hospitals and universities. The amendment was defeated. Brown ultimately voted in favor of the main bill, which did include an exemption for smaller religious employers that meet the definition of a church or “church-controlled organization” The bill was signed by former Republican acting Gov. Jane Swift. It remains state law. Brown’s campaign defended his votes, saying Brown wanted to support the conscience amendment, but wasn’t willing to scuttle the whole bill. The issue has also proved tricky for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Romney has faulted Obama for attempting an “assault on religion,” even though as governor, Romney was largely silent about the state law requiring nearly the same contraceptive coverage.
recipient, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, is no longer in the race. Romney has received the next highest amount from that sector, slightly more than $1 million through the end of 2011, according to the nonprofit campaign watchdog’s analysis of employers of donors giving more than $200 apiece. Santorum had pulled in barely $34,000 at last check.
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Human and humanoid robot shake hands in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts and robots have united in space with a healthy handshake. The commander of the International Space Station, Daniel Burbank, shook hands Wednesday with Robonaut. It’s the first handshake ever between a human and a humanoid in space. NASA’s Robonaut was launched aboard space shuttle Discovery last February. Crews have been testing it to see how it one day might help astronauts perform space station chores. On Wednesday, ground controllers activated computer software that enabled the robot to extend its right hand, fingers outstretched. Burbank took the mechanical hand and pumped it up and down, as the robot’s fingers tightened around his hand. “The first human-humanoid handshake in space,” Burbank proclaimed. A cheer went up in the control room in Huntsville, Ala. “For the record, it was a firm handshake,” Burbank radioed. “Quite an impressive robot.”
Robonaut — the first humanoid in space, built from the waist up — said via Twitter that it was an awesome experience, then followed up with some sign language. “The handshake was definitely one of the highlights of the day, but I’m not done yet,” Robonaut said in a tweet. (A NASA spokeswoman actually files the tweets under the handle AstroRobonaut.) “Did you catch that? I don’t have a voice, but I sent you a message -- Hello world ... in sign language!” Robonaut tweeted. “What a day! I passed my tests with flying colors!!!” Dutch space station astronaut Andre Kuipers couldn’t resist a little robot humor. “Now let’s hope he’s never heard of HAL9000, Skynet or Cylons,” Kuipers wrote in a tweet. HAL was the conspiring computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The people-hating artificial intelligence system Skynet is from the “Terminator” films, while Cylons are cyber-warriors from “Battleship Gallactica.”
Colorado civil unions bill gets first hearing DENVER (AP) — The debate of whether to grant Colorado same-sex couples rights similar to married couples returns to the state Capitol on Wednesday, this time with more momentum than when it failed narrowly last year. The proposal is likely to be among the most emotionally charged this year, with supporters pleading for equal rights and opponents saying civil unions undermine traditional marriages. The issue has gained traction as more states have recently passed either civil union or gay marriage laws. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper urged lawmakers to pass civil during his State of the State speech last month, and more Republicans have expressed public support for the measure. “It’s encouraging to see
people rise above the political fray to respect the dignity of my family,” said Jason Cobb, a 37-year-old Denver attorney who has been in a 14-year relationship with Jason Prussman, 38. They have a 4-year-old son. Cobb said passing the legislation will be a positive reinforcement for their child. “And making sure that he knows that he has a secure family and that we offer them unconditional love and sense of security,” he said. The bill addresses parental rights and child support when a same-sex couple separates. The bill would also grant same-sex couples other rights similar to what exist in a traditional marriage, such as the ability to be involved in their partner’s medical and end-oflife decisions. It also would enhance inheritance and property rights.
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Aaron Torres discusses book on 2011 NCAA basketball champs By Joseph Kirschner Campus Correspondent Aaron Torres, the author of “The Unlikeliest Champion” was in the UConn Co-op Wednesday night signing books for fans of the UConn men’s basketball team. Torres, who graduated from UConn in 2007 with a degree in journalism, is now a twenty-six year old published author. His book signing session was the focal point of the Co-op as he talked to fans and readers about the team’s epic journey to the top last season. Torres was inspired to write the book because the 2011 Huskies’ story was an epic battle to the top of the charts. You could see the passion in his eyes as he talked to fans about the team’s five wins in five days at the Big East Tournament, and how they then went on to win the national championship with another six games in the NCA tournament. Doreen Gibbons, who bought the book when it first came out, has been a die-hard Husky fan since she was nine years old. She agreed with Torres when he said it was an unreal championship because of the team’s struggle in the recent past. John Miller, who also read the book, said it was great because it had a good background on a lot of our young players. Other fans who were in the Co-op, stopped and talked to Torres as he signed their copies. New to the book scene, “The Unlikeliest Champion” is Torres’ first published book. However, he is not new to the world of journalism. Torres does freelance work and is a managing editor for crystallballsports.com, which is syndicated by Fox Sports and has been the author of many articles published in Slam Magazine Online, The Norwich Bulletin and even Sports Illustrated Online. He even has his own website where he posts frequent blog entries at aarontorres.
sports.com. With his first book receiving positive feedback from many of UConn fans, Torres said he would like to do a second edition in the near future. “The Unlikeliest Champion” has been featured in the Hartford Courant, Yahoo! Sports and is an Amazon.com best-seller. The book was released about ten days before Christmas by CreateSpace Publishing Company, a self-publishing company syndicated by Amazon.com. Using photos that were only taken by members of the Daily Campus’s photography team, Torres started writing the book in May of 2011 after the Final Four and finished the manuscript by August first.
“If you believe in something strong enough, just go do it.” Aaron Torres “The Unlikeliest Champion” author
Torres transferred to UConn as a sophomore from the University of Rhode Island and started writing for The Daily Campus. He never thought that he would have a book published at this point in his life. It wasn’t until he saw his team’s ability to rise to the top in the way they did that he thought about writing the book. Torres is not only well on his way to becoming a prominent author, but also is an inspiration for anyone who wants to write or anyone who has a dream for that matter. As he pitched his story to different publishers he kept on getting “No” as an answer because it was a story about one team in one area of the country.
superiority with its wide range of notes and the mixing of soul flare and rock n’ roll delivery. Lee sings with force and command that will truly amaze and make you want to sing along. In short, if you’re looking for an album to play while studying, driving in the car, with the windows rolled down of course, or at an outdoor summer party, Amos Lee has it all. It’s the perfect reminder that spring is right around the corner and all we need it a little music to get us through the last weeks of winter.
I’ve spent a lot of my teenage years and early 20s working at restaurants, and I’ve seen some pretty nasty things happen. There has been nothing that would make anybody physically ill, but there have been a few times where I’ve had to turn a blind eye and continue on with my job. After a while, you start to grow immune to the seedy underbelly of the restaurant industry, because, let’s face it, you need a paycheck and you’re not about to quit in protest. I started thinking about it recently because this past weekend, when I was getting my usual sushi fix, I pulled out a long, black hair that was wrapped neatly into my spicy tuna roll. Now, I’ve found hairs in my food before, but it was something about how it was literally wrapped into the inside of the roll that really grossed me out. I haven’t been able to eat sushi since. Anyone in the restaurant business will tell you, though, that sometimes the hygienic standards of different food joints can get a little lax. When I worked at Friendly’s, I once saw a cook spill a bag of waffle fries on the floor, only to scoop them all up and throw them in the frialator. I’ve seen waitresses make salads without gloves and without washing their hands, touching the ingredients after they’ve been picking up dirty plates. From the horror stories people have told me, however, that pales in comparison. “I once found a dead mouse under the donut case at the Dunkin’ Donuts I worked at in Trumbull,” said Simon Tran, a 10th-semester chemical engineering major. “That was pretty gross.” Tran admitted that the cleanliness of the different Dunkin’ Donuts stores he’s worked at haven’t been the best, but the mouse fiasco sent him over the edge. How about the waiter giving your food a little taste test before he or she brings it out to you? That’s exactly what Jaimi Welch, an 8th semester journalism major, said she has witnessed. “I once saw a waiter pick food off someone’s plate before bringing it out to the customer,” said Welch. “Other than that, I haven’t really seen anything too gross, like dropped food or something.” It’s a small comfort to know that some establishments actually hold themselves to a high level of cleanliness, but they can’t all be winners, unfortunately. So, what should you do if you find yourself having a sub-par restaurant adventure? From personal experience as a waitress, I’ve found that the most responsible thing customers can do when they feel that they think their mashed potatoes taste funny, there’s a finger in their chili (thank you, Wendy’s), or whatever else might be going horribly wrong, is to kindly ask to speak to the manager. Your waitress is merely a messenger between you and the grill, making sure what you want to eat gets to them and your food gets to you. Sure, they’re supposed to do it with some class and respectfulness, but yelling at the person who serves you is fruitless. We have no idea how the food was prepared. A lot of people think that speaking up to whoever the authority figure is at the restaurant will only make them look like a huge jerk. On the contrary, saying something to the manager is one of the best things a customer can do. Not only will calmly explaining your problem probably get you a free meal, but most restaurants truly do want to make sure the customer has a good dining experience. If you, the nice customer willing to have a rational discussion, don’t say something about the food, I can guarantee that a crazy person will be willing to make a much bigger stink about it in the near future.
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Torres, who graduated UConn in 2007 and wrote for The Daily Campus, signed copies of “The Unlikeliest Champion” Wednesday at the UConn Co-op. The book was published through CreateSpace, a syndicate of Amazon.com, and is on sale at the Co-Op for $14.99.
However, Torres persevered until CreateSpace picked up his book. One of the main points Torres emphasized during the interview was that he knew there was a story to be told, and he knew there was potential for this book. “If you believe in something strong enough, just go do it,” he said. It’s fitting that Torres overcame this adversity when going through the process of writing this book, because the team as a whole had a struggle getting the championship in 2011. A quote from page 223 of his book states, “The congratulations doesn’t go to me, it goes to you guys. The 2011 Huskies were incredible without me. All’s they needed was for someone to put their story into words. I’m blessed to be that person.” “The Unlikeliest Champion” is on sale at the Co-op for $14.99.
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The cover for Aaron Torres’ “The Unlikeliest Champion” is an image taken by Daily Campus photographer Ed Ryan.
Sweetness of Amos Lee’s voice commands attention in ‘Mission Bell’ album By Kathleen McWilliams Campus Correspondent One of my favorite things about going back home is getting to be constantly surrounded by my Mom’s taste in music. Something is truly lacking in my life now that I’m constantly at odds with Wiz Khalifa, Skrillex, or Swedish House Mafia. I’ll be the first to admit that there’s nothing wrong with some good house music once and awhile, but honestly, my taste is more mellow and I find myself missing the days of hearing Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Van Morrison on a constant loop. I could always listen to them on my own, but I find the experience less important and meaningful unless my Mom is in the next room singing along. Thankfully, the past year or two in music have given me plenty to fulfill my lust for folksy indie music, with amazing releases from The Decemberists, Mumford and Sons, the Black Keys and Bon Iver, but enough time
has passed that I’m in need of a new sound to mix in with the old. Amos Lee’s new album, “Mission Bell,” was a Godsend this week and is destined to stand among the likes of the afore mentioned greats and be one of the best albums of 2012. “Mission Bell” retains the signature Amos blend of folk and pop, while bringing in some different and bigger guns. Lee, acclaimed for his folksy style, adds some touches of soul to his new tracks, most notably on “Cup of Sorrow” which has everything from a gospel choir to clapping and religious motifs. On “Clear Blue Eyes,” Lee brings in famed country singer Lucinda Williams to compliment his tender, cowboy like ballad. Williams is not the biggest name Lee recorded with. On “El Camino,” a dark and somber lamentation, Lee joins forces with countrysinging royalty Willie Nelson to produce a beautiful, albeit depressing work of music. Lee’s voice is his best asset and it doesn’t disap-
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Amos Lee’s album “Mission Bell” is a pleasant mix of folk and pop. Stand-out tracks include “Windows are Rolled Down” and “Flower.” Amos Lee, whose voice is masculine and vulnerable, has the potential to stand among greats like Mumford and Sons and Bon Iver.
point on this album. He has a voice that is masculine through and through, but not without sweetness and emo-
tion. “Windows Are Rolled Down,” the lead single from the album released summer 2011, displays Lee’s vocal
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Band of Skulls trio produces unique sound After first releasing “Baby Darling Doll Face Honey,” back in early 2009 and then being featured numerous of soundtracks such as “Friday Night Lights” and the blockbuster series “Twilight: New Moon” soundtrack later that same year, it is quite evident that the Band of Skulls have earned some successful in recent years. Although the Band of Skulls have created a name for themselves, an artist’s sophomore record is always the testament to see if the band truly has the ability to stay in the industry for the long haul. After listening to “Sweet Sour,” it is clear that in a time where the Black Keys are gaining worldwide recognition and the White Stripes are declaring that they are no longer making music, the Band of Skulls may have found
their place in the resurgence of rock n roll. The U.K trio made up of Russel Marsden (guitar and vocals), Emma Richardson (bass and vocals) and Matt Hayward (drums) stick with their comfort zone and pres-
be the title track. Though it’s not one of the highlights of the record, it was a smart choice of a lead track because it set the tone for the rest of the record and let the listener know what to expect. Following this formula are
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ent the public with another record that blurs the boundaries of blues, rock and alternative music. “Sweet Sour” begins with a classic Band of Skulls production that also happens to
tracks such as “You’re Not Pretty But You Got it Goin’ On,” “Lies” and “Bruises,” which allow people to realize that Band of Skulls know what they are doing and know how to release great rock n
with a totally new sound. Gone are the heavy synth sounds, distorted, heavy basslines and standard hip-hop hats and claps. In their place, Spitta begins his album with “Soundbombin’,” a track that begins with real drums, a rock organ riff and a true bass-line which Curren$y then raps over uninterrupted, without a hook or a pause, for 90 seconds.
lar to their work than any other mainstream hip-hop on the market; Muscle Car Chronicles truly is something brand new. An array of electric guitars, rock organs, and pianos distinguish each individual track, while instrumental drums and smooth bass provide the album with some consistency. Buy the album on iTunes, and Muscle Car Chronicles
roll songs without any gimmicks. Listening to those tracks may get the listeners pumped up; it’s the more mellow tracks that show the most promise from the trio. Specifically “Hometowns” and “Close to Nowhere,” in which both are seemingly drowning in such a rock driven record, brings outs the band’s true talent and, in a sense, their vulnerability. With strong harmonies from Marsden and Richardson, and a heavy presence from Hayward and his drums throughout the record, the Band of Skulls stuck with what they knew and released a solid rock record. “Sweet Sour” does what it was intended to do and that was to portray what rock music should sound like in the year 2012 without sounding dated or reductive.
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For Curren$y, a new sound, familiar lyrics
By Tom Teixeira Staff Writer
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I have been looking for an album to crush on for some time now. The truth of the matter is that I have reviewed some pretty good music lately and am starting to feel soft. Or maybe I’m just irked by the fact that today is Valentine’s Day and rather than sitting across a candle-lit dinner table from some gorgeous and interesting girl, I’m at my dimly lit desk reviewing music. Either way, I was licking my chops when I saw Curre$y’s name on the upcoming albums list; the man has dropped eight projects in just two years...he has to slip up eventually, right? Wrong. I think I picked the wrong album to flunk. Curren$y’s “Muscle Car Chronicles” is unlike anything I have ever heard before. I pushed play expecting to hear more of the same: heavy bass, spacey, yet mellow sounds, Southern twang and bars about kush, cars and cash. To some degree I was right, Curren$y’s lyrics are largely the same; he still loves to rap about rolling weed, traveling the world and cruising around in classic cars. But on “Muscle Car Chronicles,” the New Orleans rapper experiments
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“Soundbombin’,” like the entire album, is intense, surprising and really pretty impressive. Sean O’Connell provides completely instrumental production for the entirety of Muscle Car Chronicles. You might expect to hear something reminiscent of The Roots, and though more simi-
truly becomes unique. With ten bonus tracks, Muscle Car Chronicles becomes something like a double-album. On the first part, you’ll hear Curren$y doing what he does best, and on second half, O’Connell takes over the album and lays 10 alternative rock songs of his own. Curren$y himself, aside from choosing some radical tracks to
rap over, is largely the same. His flow is smooth, his accent is thick, his persona stays cool as the other side of the pillow, and his lyrics communicate the “just for fun” attitude that has characterized the rapper for years. Staying true to his “Jet Life,” Curren$y constantly raps about having a little bit of swagger and a lot of marijuana. “Razors and Chopsticks,” driven by a heavily distorted guitar, opens in typical Curren$y fashion; “Put a towel by the door and cut the shower on, turn this corner suite into a home.” Muscle Car Chronicles, both Curren$y and Sean O’Connell have admitted, was basically one massive artistic experiment, and while it probably won’t be on anyone’s top-ten list this year, it is a really cool album. Muscle Car Chronicles is creative, unique, and sounds great (especially on good speakers). If you are into Spitta or if you find yourself craving something different, give Muscle Car Chronicles a listen. “Soundbombin’,” “Not So Much” and “Fly Out pt. Tres” will give a solid indication of what the entire album is all about.
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Houston legacy to continue in final film, song LOS ANGELES (AP) – For Bishop T.D. Jakes, watching Whitney Houston sing a classic gospel hymn two months ago made him sure the long-struggling singer was poised for a comeback. Instead, her soulful rendition of “His Eye is on the Sparrow” will be the last chance for audiences to see Houston perform new music. Her performance was filmed for a scene in the upcoming movie “Sparkle,” in which Houston stars as the mother of a family of girls who form a singing group and struggle with fame and addiction. Houston’s death on Saturday in the bathroom of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel thwarted any chance for the singer to rebound from years of damage to her voice and reputation caused by drug abuse and erratic behavior. The footage of Houston singing is nowhere near as voluminous as the rehearsal videos left behind by Michael Jackson that were crafted into the film “This Is It.” Yet “Sparkle” represents a similar opportunity for audiences — the chance to see a once-gifted but since-tarnished artist perform one last time. “Above and beyond the film itself, I think all of us have a sense that we have been entrusted with
this gift from Whitney to the world,” Jakes said. Jackson’s film, released four months after his death, earned more than $250 million worldwide; the success of “Sparkle,” scheduled for release on Aug. 17, remains to be seen. But Jakes predicted audiences would be moved by Houston’s singing of the “Sparrow” gospel classic and another song recorded for the film. “She delivered it with such conviction that it was a very touching moment in the filming of the movie,” recalled Jakes, a Texas minister who helped produce the film. “She just left such a deep impression on everybody.” Houston’s performance, filmed in Detroit, brought tears to the eyes of those on the set, Jakes said. The film’s executive producer, Howard Rosenman, said the film will show a “Whitney that people have never seen, Whitney that people have never heard.” By the time of her death, Houston was far removed from her defining film role in 1992’s “The Bodyguard,” which not only became a blockbuster, but also broke down cultural barriers and produced an award-winning soundtrack anchored by the singer’s vocals.
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In this Oct. 28, 2006 file photo, Whitney Houston arrives at the Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverley Hills, Calif. Houston died Saturday. She was 48.
Houston’s death spurs look at her doctors, meds LOS ANGELES (AP) – It’s become standard-operating procedure when a celebrity dies too young — investigators immediately go looking through their nightstand and medicine cabinet. That effort is well under way in the death of Whitney Houston, with investigators saying Wednesday they have subpoenaed records from the singer’s doctors and pharmacies who dispensed medication found in her hotel room. The inquiries are routine in virtually all death investigations, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said, noting that similar measures are taken when a person dies in a car crash, shoots themselves or, as in Houston’s case, dies unexpectedly. It will be weeks before toxicology results reveal the medications and quantities, if any, that were in Houston’s system when she died. The Grammy winner’s history of substance abuse has added to the speculation that her death may have been caused by prescription drugs. Abuse of prescribed medications has skyrocketed in recent years. In 2008, more than 36,000 people died from drug overdoses – triple the number from 1990 – with most of these deaths caused by prescription drugs. Drug deaths, fueled by prescription drug overdoses, now surpass motor vehicle deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Investigators have not said what medications they have recovered from Houston’s room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The singer was found underwater in a bathtub by a member of her staff hours before she planned to attend a chic pre-Grammy gala. Police have said there were no signs of foul play and Winter said there were no signs of trauma on her body when an autopsy was conducted on Sunday. Among the scenarios that will likely be explored is whether Houston was drinking before her death, which could compound the effects of any medications she was taking. “Sometimes people fall into a stupor when they’re on a combination of drugs so they’re difficult to arouse,” said clinical psychiatrist and addiction specialist Dr. Karen Miotto at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sober people who fall asleep in the bathtub will wake up when water hits their face. An impaired person may not respond the same way. Even a small amount of prescription drugs combined with alcohol “can result in a state of unconsciousness and inability to rescue oneself from drowning in the bathtub,” said Bruce Goldberger, a forensic toxicologist at the University of Florida. In celebrity-rich California, the sudden death of a star always sparks interest in their medical history. When actress Brittany Murphy and actor Corey Haim died, their prescription medications became an early focus. In April 2010, Jerry Brown, then California Attorney General, proclaimed Haim was the poster-child of prescription drug abuse and doctor-shopping. The former child star of films such as “The Lost Boys” and “License to Drive” had long struggled with addiction, but coroner’s officials ultimately determined prescription medications played no role in his death, which was attributed to pneumonia and an enlarged heart.
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‘Bullhead’ marks a fierce debut
(AP) – “Bullhead,” the Academy Award-nominated foreign-language film from Belgium, is a dark, haunting and wholly original exploration of what it means to be a man. Writer-director Michael R. Roskam’s auspicious feature film debut initially looks like a crime thriller, full of shady figures making secret nighttime deals, with a tension and a seamy, muted color palette reminiscent of David Fincher. But eventually it reveals itself to be a character drama about the way the past shapes us and our inability to escape it, no matter how convincingly we believe we’ve transformed ourselves.
“‘Bullhead’ does keep you guessing by lulling you in with a quiet suspense, which makes the punctuations of violence ... seem like even more of a shock.” Matthias Schoenaerts gives a fierce and frightening turn as Jacky, a steroid-addicted cattle rancher who works out an arrangement with some meattrading Flemish mobsters, only to try and back out when an investigating federal agent is gunned down. This sequence of events forces him to revisit a horrific incident from his childhood 20 years ago, as well as the people who were crucial to that pivotal moment. Schoenaerts turns Jacky into a hulking beast given to volatile fits of rage; the performance calls to mind Tom Hardy’s startling, muscular work in his own breakthrough film, 2009’s “Bronson.” The sight of Jacky curled in the fetal position in
his sparse bathroom or shadow boxing in silhouette in front of a window after he’s just injected himself with hormones gets a little repetitive, but it’s always dramatically shot. These moments also serve as a window to Jacky’s true self. His jittery attempts to reconnect with his boyhood crush, a vibrant woman named Lucia (Jeanne Dandoy), who now runs a perfume store in the Frenchspeaking part of the country, are heartbreaking because he’s so clearly uncomfortable in his own skin. He makes you feel the loneliness beneath his sad eyes and massive frame, his awkwardness and a desperate need to be loved. Lucia is also a key figure in the event that damaged him as a boy. The other is Diederik (a creepy Jeroen Perceval), who was his best friend back then but now works for the mob — although as “Bullhead” reveals, alliances are fluid things and no one is to be trusted in a world where everyone is looking out for himself. This is also true of a couple of bumbling, French-speaking mechanics, who ostensibly are introduced to provide comic relief but feel a bit out of place. But “Bullhead” does keep you guessing by lulling you in with a quiet suspense, which makes the punctuations of violence — some of which are quite brutal — seem like even more of a shock. Jacky warns us in voiceover off the top that we’re all screwed (although he uses a more explicit word that we can’t repeat here). That doesn’t make the film twists and turns, or its powerful conclusion, any easier to predict — or forget. “Bullhead,” a Drafthouse Films release, is rated R for some strong violence, language and sexual content. In Dutch and French with subtitles. Running time: 126 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
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Top: In this film image released by Drafthouse Films, Jeanne Dandoy portrays Lucia Schepers in “Bullhead.” Bottom: Matthias Schoenaerts portrays Jacky Vanmarsenille in “Bullhead.” Schoenaerts is ‘fierce and frightening” as Jacky, a steroid-addicted cattle rancher.
‘Walking Dead’ star mum about show’s main mystery
NEW YORK (AP) – Andrew Lincoln, who stars as Sheriff Rick Grimes in “The Walking Dead,” says he loves a secret. That’s partly why Lincoln has told no one the answer to what’s become the biggest mystery of the AMC zombie drama: What scientist Dr. Jenner whispered to Rick in the season one finale. “Not even my wife knows what he whispered to me,” Lincoln said in an interview Wednesday. Lincoln said that in keeping the secret he feels he is being true to his character in the show. “He chooses not to tell people so why would I tell,” Lincoln said of the sheriff. What was said has only been heard by a handful of people, and the mystery has become the object of intense scrutiny by fans. Lincoln said he realized just how curious people were when a show editor revealed he had scrolled through hours of show footage and listened in on radio traffic to find the only two takes where the brief remarks were audible. The cast says the contents of the conversation will be revealed this season. Lincoln, who says the comments are “pivotal” for Rick, hints that the message was not good news. “This is a scientist who seemingly held all the cards to what this epidemic is about and I do think, you know, you would imagine he would have something of value to say on that matter,” Lincoln said. “Well, he chose to kill himself.” The actor also said that Rick and his ragged group of survivors will likely leave the farm where they’ve taken refuge this season. “Something happens and they realize very quickly that the farm is not as secure as they may think,” he said. The series continues Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern.
Boy genius’s book tells Kodak ends of life at college at age 8
(AP) – The one thing 14-yearold Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius. All he did, after all, was enroll in college at age 8 and earn his first of two Associate of Arts degrees from East Los Angeles Community College in 2009 at age 11, graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Now, at 14, he’s poised to graduate from UCLA this year. He’s also just published an English edition of his first book, “We Can Do.” The 100-page guideline explains how other young people can accomplish what Cavalin did through such simple acts as keeping themselves focused and approaching everything with total commitment. He’s hoping it will show people there’s no genius involved, just hard work. “That’s always the question that bothers me,” Cavalin, who turned 14 on Valentine’s Day, says when the G-word is raised. “People need to know you don’t really need to be a genius. You just have to work hard and you can accomplish anything.”
And maybe cut out some of the TV. Although he’s a big fan of Jackie Chan movies, Cavalin says he limits his television time to four hours a week. Not that he lacks for recreational activities or feels that his parents pressured him into studying constantly. He writes in “We Can Do” of learning to scuba dive, and he loves soccer and martial arts. He used to participate in the latter sport when he was younger, winning trophies for his age group, until his UCLA studies and his writing made things a little too hectic. Indeed one of the key messages of his book is to stay focused and to not take on any endeavor half-heartedly. “I was able to reach the stars, but others can reach the ‘Milky Way,” he tells readers. It was a professor at his first institution of higher learning, East Los Angeles City College, who inspired him, Cavalin says. He didn’t like the subject but managed to get an A in it anyway, by applying himself and seeing how enthusiastic
his teacher, Richard Avila, was about the subject. Avila, he says, inspired him to write a book explaining his methods for success so he could motivate others. It took four years to finish, in part because Cavalin, whose mother is Chinese, decided to publish it in Chinese, and doing the translation himself was laborious. Han Shian Culture Publishing of Taiwan put the book in print, and it did well in Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, as well in several bookstores in Southern California’s Asian communities. He then brought it out in English for the U.S. market. Because of his heavy study load, Cavalin has had little opportunity to promote the book, other than a signing at UCLA, where he also lives in student housing with his parents and attends the school on a scholarship. After earning his bachelor’s degree, the math major plans to enroll in graduate school with hopes of eventually earning a doctorate.
naming deal with Theater
LOS ANGELES – (AP) One big name that likely won’t be at this year’s Oscars: Kodak. The Eastman Kodak Co. received court approval Wednesday to end its sponsorship deal with the Hollywood theater that is the venue for the Academy Awards. Kodak signed a $74 million deal for naming rights to the theater in 2000. But the struggling photography company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month and wanted to end its contract for naming rights of the glamorous Los Angeles theater as it tries to improve its finances. The company’s financial advisers said in court documents that the benefits of having the company’s name on the 3,300-seat erstwhile Kodak Theatre aren’t worth the contract’s cost. Kodak confirmed Wednesday that a U.S. Bankruptcy judge approved its request to end the deal. It’s unclear what name will be on the theater when the Oscars are awarded Feb. 26. Kodak said the termination is effective immediately and deferred questions on the theater’s name to the venue’s owners and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. CIM Group, which owns the theater, declined to comment on the decision or the future of the theater’s name. A representative for the academy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The theater has a George Eastman Room, named after Kodak’s founder, which displays one of the nine Oscar statuettes that Kodak has been awarded through the years for its scientific and technical achievements and contributions to the industry, according to the theater’s website.
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On Day 7 on Fashion Week, a new look for layers
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Jessica Alba attends the Michael Kors show.
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Fashion from the Fall 2012 collection of Nanette Lepore is modeled on Wednesday in New York.
NEW YORK (AP) – Layers are nothing new, but New York Fashion Week is showing them in a different way. The list of trends for next fall is piling on as the catwalk previews of new designer collections near their homestretch: There's fur, leather and lace, cozy knits, military looks. The good news about the new styles is that you can wear them all at once. The interest in layered separates bodes well for menswear-inspired styles, said Brandon Holley, editorin-chief of Lucky magazine. "Men dress more in separates, and I think women are enjoying being out of the day dress. That's when style really comes in for me, when you pick the skirt that will go with the shirt, and the sweater and the bag, and a scarf."
Holley added, "It's not just layers, it's interesting layers." The look also extends the life of any one piece through changes in weather. That summer top gets a sweater in the fall, Holley said, and the turtlenecks and knits are so light, you can wear them when it's warmer outside. And, she said, it seems like it's going to be leather weather year-round. At Wednesday's Michael Kors show at the MercedesBenz Fashion Week tents at Lincoln Center, models were styled with fur vests over leather trenches and a slip dress underneath, or a Mongolian-fur vest with a chunky alpaca pullover. "Mix up the texture," Kors said backstage before the show. "Mohair, tweed, plaid, faux and real fur, satin and
NEW YORK (AP) – All the trappings of the big fashion show were there: models, music, and lots and lots of people. But to one of the world's most famous designers, all that fuss was invisible. When it was time for the models to hit the runway to present his next collection at New York Fashion Week, the only thing Oscar de la Renta saw was the clothes. Watching the legendary 79-yearold backstage Tuesday night as he prepped the models moments before sending them down the runway, it was clear that de la Renta is virtually immune to the circus and hype that accompanies New York Fashion Week, the twiceannual previews of designer clothing. Never mind the hundreds of tastemakers in the audience from around the world, from buyers and journalists to celebrities and loyal customers, a group that on this night included Vogue editor Anna Wintour, a close friend. Never mind the scores of assistants backstage trying to carry out his vision. For de la Renta, despite decades in the business, each show commands his total attention as a personal unveiling of a labor of love. For the 15 minutes it took to parade his fall collection on the catwalk, with a reporter from The Associated Press observing by his side, de la Renta sat on a plain stool just out of sight from the crowd, carefully examining each look and speaking to no one. It's a process he's gone through literally hundreds of times — with two, three or sometimes four fashion shows a year — since launching his label in 1965. But it never gets old. "Oh my goodness, show day is not like any other day," de la Renta said an hour before the lights went up. "Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it's a letdown after the show is over. It's done. Something you've worked on for
months is just over. It's like a wedding day, but at least then you get the wedding night." He added: "This is a part of you." He checked the music, tapping his toe to "Maniac" from "Flashdance," and greeted familiar faces popping in pre-show, from his wife Annette to Bergdorf Goodman CEO Jim Gold to stylist Rachel Zoe, who showed de la Renta photos of her baby on her phone. Throughout it all, he was a vision of calm, with no last-minute changes, no barking of orders. The backstage swarm included dressers, makeup artists and publicists, and he seemed to know them all by name as he nodded approvingly at their work. But he also said the buck stops with him. "I check every look sitting here. They'll tell me to let her (a model) go, but I see everything, every hair out of place or thread that is hanging," he said. "I have to be sure it's coming out the way I envisioned it." At Tuesday's show, he gently held the arm of each model until he was ready for her to start moving — in spite of producers telling her to hurry up. He fluffed the tiers of a gown on its way out. And he sent the last model, Arizona Muse, to join the others in the group lineup that ends every preview even though she was a few beats behind the others. The handlers had told her she wasn't going to make it in time for the carefully paced finale parade of all the outfits, and some yelled at her to stop. But de la Renta signaled go, and despite being out of step, she ended up with a few extra moments in the spotlight to show off a frothy silver gown. The audience couldn't tell whether the delay was a glitch or for effect, but when the applause started as she stepped onto the catwalk, de la Renta smiled. He followed,
lace. " But if a shopper had to choose just one thing, he'd go with a coat. "The coats and outerwear this season are outrageous." Michael Kors always starts his shows with a couple and this time they were in hisand-her red-check outfits. He wore a tartan plaid coat and checkered trousers, she had on a blanket coat with fringe in the large-square pattern known as buffalo check, plus a cashmere tweed sweater and cashmere short shorts. Their wardrobe, which also included a sexy, luxe gloveleather trenchcoat for her, and suede utility pants for him, was all about "sporty American glamour," Kors explained. "I thought about the '30s and those glamorous Hollywood
The Michael Kors Fall 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Wednesday.
couples — the Clark Gables and Carole Lombards," he said in an interview backstage. The Kors woman might wear a black wool sleeveless peacoat over a black beaded lace dress, or a camel-colored plaid mohair coat with a mohair sweater and plaid cropped pants. Also shown were a black capelet jacket (a short cape) and pencil skirt, made of soft double-face cashgora (a mix of cashmere and angora), and a black-and-ivory mohair dress with a feather skirt. Men's clothes were simpler, heavy on vercoats and slim, slightly short pants. Ever the Midwestern woman, Nanette Lepore sent a colorful but practical collection down the runway. The Ohio native used deep,
saturated reds, purples, blues and greens — no black — in her separates, prints and footwear. The line was modest too, no plunging necklines or slits to the thigh. "The sort of overt sexiness of the last couple of years is gone and it's back to a more sort of modest or demure silhouette," Lepore said backstage. "Which I think is a great way for a woman to feel sexy because I don't think it's always about skin." Lepore put pockets in her dresses and some models wore flats and loafers, not something often seen on the runway. The shoes were shiny jewel-toned blue, gold and pink. She used gold lame for a bouncy dress and jacket. The prints were intricate, inspired by tarot cards and gems.
NEW YORK (AP) – The last bit of advice Michael Kors had for models at his New York Fashion Week show on Wednesday before they stepped out on to the runway: "Kill them with your chic." He had those instructions on a poster just as they walked in front of a crowd that included Jessica Alba, Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston. Kors starts his fashion shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with a couple — men's and women's clothes on the runway — and for this fall season they were in hisand-her red-check outfits. He wore a tartan plaid coat and checkered trousers, she had on a fringed blanket coat in the lumberjack-style check pattern also known as buffalo check, with a cashmere tweed sweater and cashmere short shorts. Their wardrobe, which also included a sexy, luxe gloveleather trenchcoat for her, and suede utility pants for him, was all about "sporty American glamour," Kors explained. "I thought about the '30s and those glamorous Hollywood couples – the Clark Gables and Carole Lombards," he said in an interview backstage. Modern jet-setters want clothes for a life that is sometimes sporty, sometimes dressy, but always sophisticated. There was a loose ski motif through this collection, although Kors said he was more concerned with the apres-ski life at the lodge that he favors more than the slopes themselves.
Backstage with Oscar de la Renta
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Left: A model wears a gown backstage before the collection of Oscar de la Renta. Right: Designer Oscar de la Renta appears backstage before his collection is shown during Fashion Week in New York. Watching the legendary 79-year-old designer backstage Tuesday night, it was clear that de la Renta is virtually immune to the circus and hype that accompanies Fashion Week. For de la Renta, despite decades in the business, each show commands his total attention as a personal unveiling of a labor of love.
going out for his bow – actually a quick wave – mouthing "Thank you, thank you." At most shows, security guards usually swoop in at this point, cutting off audience access to designers and their backstage havens. De la Renta, though, lingered near the door, sans entourage, for a quick word with the American Vogue team and flamboyant editor of Japanese Vogue, Anna Della
Russo. He watched editors, stylists and retailers make their way to the elevators, giving the occasional handshake or peck on the cheek. Another show was over, and it's hard to tell if it's his years of experience or personality that allowed him to take it all in stride. Not that other designers are crazed egomaniacs. The process of putting on a fashion show, especially from the inside, is far more professional than
Twitter photos and reality shows might suggest. But even with someone as sunny as Michael Kors, a success story with his recent IPO and celebrity as a "Project Runway" judge, or a creature of California cool like Johnstone Hartig of Libertine, a label that retools vintage designer pieces, frantic backstage moments are not uncommon. Kors' crew on Wednesday
morning managed a long line of interviews and well-wishers. There was no way he could peek out at the crowd before his show without causing a frenzy. And Hartig spent the moments before his first model stepped out switching shoes and giving last-minute instructions, adjusting a catwalker's hat and mussing up another's hair; he seemed to have nervous energy to burn.
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UNC survives scare at Miami, wins 73-64 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP)—The North Carolina Tar Heels lead the nation in scoring and rebounding. They showed Miami they can be good on defense, too. Sputtering on offense and evenly matched on the boards, No. 8 North Carolina used smothering defense to erase an eight-point deficit in the second half and beat Miami 73-64 Wednesday night. The Tar Heels, who came in averaging 83.5 points, shot only 38 percent and went 5 for 18 from 3-point range. But they forced turnovers on four consecutive possessions in the second half to get back in the game, and held Miami without a point for nearly five minutes down UNC the stretch. Miami “Defensively we can be a very good team,” said center Tyler Zeller, who was held to nine points but made three steals. “We can win games in the 50s and 60s. And when we start making shots, hopefully we can win by a bigger margin.” North Carolina (22-4, 9-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) took a half-game lead over Duke and Florida State atop the league standings. “It was one of those wins you have to have to have a fantastic year,” coach Roy Williams said. “It was a tough win, it was an ugly win in some ways. To be able to grit it out defensively—we did some better things there. That’s a huge benefit to win games when you play ugly.” Miami (15-9, 6-5) lost to the Tar Heels for the 18th time in their 20 meetings, including two defeats this year. “We played a very solid first half,”
Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga said. “But we never played great, and what we’re looking for is for this team to become a great team.” Durand Scott scored 15 points for Miami, and Kenny Kadji added 13 points and seven rebounds. But Malcolm Grant’s shooting slump continued, and he finished 1 for 6 and scored three points, nine below his average. Harrison Barnes led North Carolina with 23 points, including a trio of 3-pointers in the final 16 minutes. John Henson had 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks for the Tar Heels, who beat Miami for the 10th time in a row. 73 Zeller was held seven 64 points below his average and shot 4 for 13. Kendall Marshall went 0 for 6, and while the Tar Heels came up with some key offensive rebounds, they edged Miami by only six on the boards. But they outscored the Hurricanes 14-6 off turnovers. “When the shots aren’t falling, you’ve got to bring something else to the table,” guard Reggie Bullock said. “Hopefully the shots start falling.” In three of their past four wins, the Tar Heels have shot under 40 percent. The Tar Heels sank only five 3-pointers, all in the final 16 minutes. They fell behind 44-36, then used defense to rally. Turnovers by Miami helped North Carolina score eight consecutive points and make it 44-all. Barnes’ 3-pointer moments later gave the Tar Heels their first lead since early in the opening half. Another 3-pointer by Barnes put
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Lin leads Knicks to 7th straight win NEW YORK (AP)—Jeremy Lin put aside his record-setting scoring to hand out a career-best 13 assists, and the New York Knicks got back to .500 with their seventh straight victory, 100-85 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night. Lin added 10 points, focusing more on his role as a distributor while others torched the Kings for 51 percent shooting. Landry Fields had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Bill Knicks Walker and Steve Kings Novak each chipped in 14 points. Lin scored 136 points in his first five starts, most by any NBA player since the NBA merged with the ABA in 1976. His 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left Tuesday allowed the Knicks to pull out a 90-87 victory in a game they trailed nearly the whole way. The Knicks (15-15) led this one almost throughout, evening their record for the first time since they were 6-6 after a loss to Oklahoma City on Jan. 14. They host hapless New Orleans on Friday, hoping All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony will return from a strained right groin. The way Lin’s Knicks are playing, they can wait for him. The reigning Eastern Conference player of the week played 26 minutes, grabbing a seat next to Anthony—and shar-
ing a few laughs with the star forward — after checking out for good late in the third quarter. Tyreke Evans scored 19 points for the Kings, who had won four in a row in New York. DeMarcus Cousins added 15 but shot only 7 of 18 and grabbed just four rebounds. Already the NBA’s biggest story, Linsanity had peaked about 24 hours earlier with the former Harvard guard’s winner in 100 Toronto. The shot was on the over85 replayed head video board, triggering a huge ovation as if it had just happened live. But Lin would have few other scoring highlights, taking only six shots. Fans, quite a few wearing Lin’s jerseys or holding masks of his face, loved it anyway. They chanted “MVP! MVP!” as he was interviewed on the court after the game and held up signs such as `Lin Your Face,’ `Linderella,’ and—of course—`Marry Me Jeremy.’ “It’s crazy. Thank you for the energy as always,” he said to the crowd. Lin played last season in Golden State for Kings coach Keith Smart, who praised Lin’s work ethic and attitude, but never imagined “the perfect storm” that would lead to these results.
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North Carolina ahead by five for the first time, 58-53. Kadji’s 3-pointer for the Hurricanes cut the margin to 63-58 with 6:10 left, but they then went cold. Bullock’s 3-pointer put the Tar Heels up 67-58, and they sank four of six free throws in the final minute to sew up the win. Fan chants of “Aus-tin Ri-vers” down the stretch failed to rattle the Tar Heels. Rivers hit a 3-point buzzerbeater last week to cap a furious rally and help Duke beat North Carolina. “I’m happy we were able to come into a hostile environment and play well in the second half,” Marshall said. The near-capacity crowd of 7,071 was Miami’s largest at home this season. Larranaga and his players visited campus dorms Monday, passed out chicken wings and T-shirts and encouraged students to attend the game. “It was a missed chance for us to make the next step,” Hurricanes center Reggie Johnson said. “The crowd was good. I like that a lot. But we came up short in the end.” Aside from Barnes’ 9 for 19, North Carolina shot 35 percent. “I really do believe we’re good shooters. We just don’t show it during the game,” Williams said. “When we start making some shots, we’re going to be a really good team.” Three-pointers by Scott, Trey McKinney Jones and Grant helped Miami build its biggest lead at 31-22. The deficit matched the largest erased by North Carolina in a win this season. Tar Heels reserve guard P.J. Hairston returned after missing one game with a sore left foot. He played eight minutes and scored four points.
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UNC's Harrison Barnes shoots over Miami's Trey McKinney Jones during UNC's 73-64 win on Feb. 15.
Drummond dominates the paint in decisive win from HUSKIES, page 14 “I’ve always just tried to get down court and get in position,” Drummond said. In the second half, Ryan Boatright pickpocketed Young at mid court, but missed the layup. Drummond was there for the put-back slam. On the next Husky possession, Drummond got the ball in the low post and used two hands again to slam the ball, stretching the lead to 18 with just over 16 minutes left in regulation. Following the media timeout, Drummond caught an alley-oop pass courtesy of Napier, and poked the ball away on the next possession to start a fast break. Drummond caught an overhead pass from Daniels in transition and pushed the lead to 21 with another two-handed dunk. Drummond and Oriakhi anchored the Husky front court. “Alex Oriakhi has been giving us such an effort and leadership,” Blaney said. DeAndre Daniels got it going in the first half and finished with eight points, four rebounds and one block off the bench. “DeAndre did a good job...
I was very pleased with his effort,” Blaney said. Daniels did not see any playing time in the loss at Syracuse Saturday. It was the first time he didn’t see any game action in his UConn career. “That was the first time that ever happened to me in a basketball game,” Daniels said with a laugh. All nine Huskies who saw action, with the exception of Tyler Olander, scored a basket, even Enosch Wolf who tipped in a rebound for his first points of the season. Roscoe Smith missed the contest with an injury. The game was closer than the final score indicated, as UConn only led by 10 at the half. The Blue Demons managed to hang around before the Huskies blew the game open with a strong second half. “I thought we hung in there pretty well,” Purnell said. “Certainly, we expected a motivated UConn team.” Drummond contained former UConn oral commit Cleveland Melvin on the defensive end, forcing him to shoot 5-of-14 from the field. Melvin finished with 11 points and Jeremiah Kelly led DePaul with 16 points. “They’re paying attention
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Jeremy Lamb dunks the ball during the Huskies' 80-54 win over DePaul.
to [Melvin],” Purnell said. “When he got the ball, there were three guys eyeballing.” “He rebounded well, really played hard, he had a couple
dunks,” Lamb said of Melvin. “He’s a good player.”
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Callahan: NCAA needs a heaping dose of common sense from DR. DREW, page 14 acceleration off the line to get to that top speed. So at this time, I’d take any guaranteed money you can get. Do recall that during your last season, three teams passed you around like a baby boasting a spoiled diaper. There’s little chance NFL front offices will forget that, your one-year hiatus or the suggestion that you bring about more drama about than an opera house fire. Work your tail off and take your best offer. Dear Dr. Drew The school presidents responsible for conference realignment in college athletics have misplaced us. On the other hand, every NCAA employee kicks us square in the teeth en route to making their daily, morning coffee. We feel like we’re totally forgotten sometimes but could be of such help! How can we make a comeback? Will work for free, Logic and Reason My good friends, I simply couldn’t agree more. Pittsburgh and Syracuse constitute as much of the Atlantic
coastline as Tahiti does and the Big East’s replacements fit into their new home even worse. Speaking of making a lot of sense, let’s visit NCAA headquarters. Here the title ‘studentathlete’ is viciously defended while also smashed to bits. Look no further than the organization’s non-stop drive to make more money by having players spend less time in the classroom and more time on the road. My suggestion is to assert yourself in the offices of the most prominent sports media members. You should roll in like a fog… hiding a moving Mack truck. Start hitting people over the head with how hypocritical, unjust and corrupt the NCAA has been as of late. The more uproar you stir, the better chance you’ll make a comeback to make change. Also, see if you can make a return to the parking services office here at UConn. They miss you badly too. Dear Dr. Drew We just set the NHL record for most consecutive home wins in league history with 21 and counting. Given the fact we
catch as much action on ESPN as competitive Connect-4, can we get a little love here? There’s no place like home, Detroit Red Wings Detroit’s true team, Absolutely. One of the most unheralded sports stories of this year has been the success of your club out on the ice in MoTown. While the elimination of ties a few years back allowed such a streak to come about easier, you still pulled it off. You also sit as points leader for the entire NHL. Well done. Lately, trends have also shown that Detroit’s economy is picking up as of late and I have no doubt that’s partly due to the success of their professional teams. You’re at the center of that city’s heartbeat, so just be sure to shore up that penalty kill and you could have them celebrating as champions. Dear Dr. Drew, I had a sucky Valentine’s Day. My girlfriend and I had a nice time but my No. 1 love has been hurting as of late. They’ve lost a lot of ground in the Big East and are now racking up the injuries. What do I do?
Desperately, No. 1 UConn fan Husky hardcore, To this point in the season, it’s undoubtedly been a rough go for the men’s basketball team and watching them at times has arguably constituted torture. But don’t lose faith. Frankly, there’s a talent level with this group that can be matched by only a handful of others in the country. The problems plaguing them are fixable and the competition going further they’ll face can’t acquire more talent. That’s something very important to keep in mind as the regular season winds down. One other thing not to lose track of is the fact that anything can indeed happen. You, I and anyone who’d heard of Kemba Walker witnessed this a year ago. So while the talent exists and problems can be fixed, 1st round exits in any sort of tournament still happen. Then again, you might just have to break out those dancing shoes again.
Andrew.J.Callahan@UConn.edu
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Huskies nearing the finish line
Track and field teams set for Big East Championships By Mike Corasaniti Staff Writer Two things will be happening this weekend for the UConn track and field program: the men will set out to defend their crown while the women will look to grab what was almost theirs a year ago. After a very strong regular indoor season that saw multiple meet victories, the men are ready to head to New York City and defend the indoor championship they won a year ago. “As a team, the main goal is a Big East team championship,” said associate head coach Rich Miller earlier in the season. “Winning both indoors and outdoors last year as underdogs was big. For us to get there again this year, we’ve just got to keep progressing like we’ve been doing and we should be in good shape.” And progress they did. In the men’s four meets since the winter break, they have
grabbed two team victories, at the Great Dane Invitational in New York and at the Joe Donahue Indoor Collegiate Games in Boston, a second place finish, at the SykesSabock Challenge Cup, where they were outscored by only the hosting Penn State and dominated events across the board at the Ryder-Lafayette Invitational in New York. “Our goal is a Big East championship and I think we’re in the right place for that right now,” said breakout sophomore high jumper Noel James. James has been one of the most encouraging signs for the Huskies this season, winning the Big East Field Athlete of the Week Award last week and jumping some of the most impressive heights in the country. Some other Huskies leading the way this weekend will be junior distance runner Joe Clark (who took first in the 1,000m last weekend with a very fast 2:24.94), senior captain Kyle Duggan, who pole
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Four TCU football players arrested in drug sting
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)—Authorities arrested 17 students at Texas Christian University on Wednesday as part of a six-month drug sting, an especially embarrassing blow to the school because it included four members of the high-profile football team. Arrest warrants painted a startling picture of the Horned Frogs, with a handful of players who allegedly arranged marijuana sales after class or around practice and who told police that most of the team had failed a surprise drug test just two weeks ago. According to police, players sold undercover officers marijuana during the season and as recently as last week. “There are days people want to be a head football coach, but today is not one of those days,” coach Gary Patterson said in a prepared statement. “As I heard the news this morning, I was first shocked, then hurt and now I’m mad.” The 17 people arrested were caught making “hand-to-hand” sales of marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs to undercover officers, police said. They said the bust followed an investigation prompted by complaints from students, parents and others. TCU has an enrollment of about 9,500 students, but the athlete arrests drew the most scrutiny. The bust came just one day after a thrilling overtime victory by the men’s basketball team over a ranked opponent and less than 24 hours after TCU released its football schedule for next season, its first in the Big 12 Conference. Three prominent defensive players on the team were arrested: linebacker Tanner Brock, the leading tackler two seasons ago,
defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey and cornerback Devin Johnson. The other player is offensive lineman Ty Horn. While school Chancellor Victor Boschini said he didn’t think TCU had a “football problem,” the arrest affidavits raise the possibility that other players were involved. In November, a Fort Worth police officer was informed that Horn was selling marijuana to “college students and football players at Texas Christian.” The officer allegedly bought marijuana that day, Nov. 3, two days before a road game at Wyoming, from both Horn and Yendrey. Officers during the next several months allegedly set up drug deals with the players outside restaurants, a grocery store and other areas around campus. On Jan. 19, Brock allegedly sold an officer $200 worth of marijuana after Yendrey ran out. “After a short conversation about the marijuana, Brock and I exchanged phone numbers, telling me to come to him from now on instead of (Yendrey),” according to the affidavits. Horn and Johnson scoffed at the Feb. 1 team drug test ordered by Patterson, police said. Brock allegedly told an undercover officer that he failed the surprise test “for sure,” but that it wouldn’t be a problem because there “would be about 60 people screwed.” Horn had looked through the football roster and “said there were only 20 people that would pass the test on the team,” Brock said, according to the warrant. And six days after the test, Johnson allegedly sold an officer $300 worth of marijuana. Asked about the test, he said: “What can they do, 82 people failed it.”
vaulted to victory last weekend with a leap of 5.10m, and sophomore Kyle Twombly, who notched two victories in the 200m dash and the 500m dash two weeks ago at the Joe Donhue Indoor Collegiate Games. The women, who fell to Louisville by just 1.5 points in the Big East Championships last year, are currently ranked No. 1 in the Northeast and are in prime position to reclaim the Big East title. “I think we’ve been improving each week,” said senior distance runner Heather Wilson last week. “We’re ready to take that next step at Big East…” Wilson, who was last week’s Big East Track Athlete of the Week, has been one of the leaders for the Huskies this season as she dominated distance events across the board. Also leading the Huskies into the championship season will be junior Ilva Bikanova and sophomore Natasha McLaren who have both had extremely successful indoor
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A UConn pole vaulter competes during a home meet last season.
seasons in the high jump and were just named co-Big East Field Athletes of the Week. With a win this weekend for both teams, it would be the first time since the 2009 indoor season that both the men and women brought home Big East Indoor Championships. The men’s Big East
Championships will begin Saturday and go through the weekend in New York City while the women begin their Championships at the same time in Boston.
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» GOLF
Golf beats Seton Hall and Loyola-Chicago to begin season
By Tim Fontenault Campus Correspondent The UConn golf team began its spring season this week with an impressive performance at the Big East Match Play tournament in Orlando, Fla., defeating Seton Hall and Loyola-Chicago despite a loss to Central Arkansas. In the opening round on Monday morning, the Huskies went toe to toe with Central Arkansas. Junior Brian Hughes defeated his opponent 1-up, and senior Matthew Dziubina earned the second victory for UConn, winning 3 & 2. Freshman Chris Wiatr halved his match in the first round. These results put the Huskies on 2.5 points, but seniors Jeb Buchanan (4 & 2), Matt Carroll (2 & 1), and Adam Vaccari (4 & 2) each dropped their matches, resulting in a loss by a score of 3.5-2.5. UConn quickly put the loss behind them in the second round on Monday afternoon, defeating Seton Hall 4-2. Hughes and Dziubina picked up where they left off in the morning, winning their matches, 5 & 4 and 3 & 2, respectively. Buchanan picked up his first win of the spring, 1
up, and Wiatr improved on his second time out, winning his match, 2 & 1. Carroll and Vaccari both fell to their opponents, but the Huskies got the convincing victory. Tuesday’s lone round was once again a success for coach Dave Pezzino and his team. UConn defeated Loyola-Chicago. The same four players carried the Huskies in the third round. Buchanan put in a very impressive performance, knocking off his opponent, 7 & 6. Wiatr wrapped up a successful two days during which he earned 2.5 points for UConn over the three matches. He defeated his opponent in the third round, 4 & 3. Hughes and Dziubina each capped off the competition with a 3-0 record and were convincing in doing so. Hughes, 2-up, and Dziubina, 2 & 1, each earned a point for the Huskies. Carroll and Vaccari finished the week 0-3. UConn will hope their good form keeps up when they return to Florida on Feb. 25th for the Nutmeg Classic.
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Gordon helps lead Pistons past Celtics BOSTON (AP)—Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points and Ben Gordon hit three 3-pointers in the opening 4:09 of the fourth quarter during a gamebreaking spree that carried the Detroit Pistons to a 98-88 win over Pistons the Boston Celtics on Celtics Wednesday night. Greg Monroe had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Gordon finished with 22 points for the Pistons, who won for the fifth time in seven games. Rajon Rondo had a season-high 35 points for Boston one game after he recorded a triple-double. Chris Wilcox, starting in place of the injured Kevin Garnett, had 17 points and nine rebounds.
Celtics forward Paul Pierce scored just 10 points on 3-for-11 shooting, and Ray Allen was held to eight free throws until getting the final basket in the closing seconds to finish with 10 points. Garnett was a late 98 scratch with a hip flex88 or. The Pistons led by one entering the final quarter and scored 14 of the first 18 points, pulling to an 87-76 lead on Gordon’s 3 from the left corner with 7:51 to play. He also hit a 3 from the top of the key during the spree. Boston had cut it to 93-86 when Rondo was credited with a basket on a goaltending call, but
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Gordon nailed a 3 with 1 minute left to seal it. During the game-breaking run, the Pistons held Rondo scoreless. He missed the only shot he took. Rondo, who had 19 points at halftime, hit six of 10 shots in the third quarter for 12 points. He had eight of Boston’s initial 10 in the quarter. Things were going so well for Rondo on his outside jumpers that he nailed a 3 in the second quarter, his first since Dec. 30. He had missed his previous nine. The Celtics had pulled to a 72-67 edge on Wilcox’s fallaway jumper late in the third before the Pistons scored the final six points to take a one-point lead into the fourth.
Blain: The restless New York Knicks fans finally have a reason to celebrate in Jeremy Lin from WHICH, page 14 of becoming President of the United States than you do an NBA basketball player (that’s no joke, look it up). Not only is he an NBA player, but he is possibly the hottest player in the NBA at this moment and he has also brought the most excitement to Madison Square Garden since Patrick Ewing. Nate: If we’re basing who the better underdog story is on excitement, then Tebow is the clear cut winner. Denver fans have been starving for another quarterback to bring home another Super Bowl trophy and a trip to the divisional round in his first postseason appearance is a great start. It can be argued that Lin actually has the better skill set so Tebow achieving his success solely on heart and
determination is a much better underdog story. Plus, having the ownership and coaching staff question him every step of the way made Tebow’s path to an underdog success story a much more difficult one Darryl: I think if your argument is about which city is more excited about their player, then you are picking the wrong side. The Denver fans are clearly not as starved for success as Knicks fans have been. The Knicks haven’t won a championship since 1973 and haven’t won a playoff game in nearly 10 years. The fans are growing restless and Lin is a potential answer. With Melo coming back, Stoudemire already back, and Lin playing consistently, the Garden is shaking. And let’s not forget, the catalyst for all of this was
the biggest individual underdog story in the history of the NBA, Jeremy Lin. Nate: Once your city wins a championship the fans become much more restless when their team comes up short. Denver has been in a downward spiral since Elway left the city and all of a sudden Tebow has been forced to be the answer. Also, Tebow’s clutch 4th quarters and overtimes just add to his aura of being a miracle worker and an underdog. We’ll see how Lin fairs when two solidified all stars who crave the spotlight in Anthony and Stoudemire come back into the rotation. Tebow achieved his success with practically no help around him which I think is a crucial factor in why his underdog story is clearly more impressive.
Lebron has quietly taken his game to another level
In today’s current NBA scene, nearly everything starts and ends with the Linderella story that is sweeping the nation. Jeremy Lin, the Knicks upstart point guard, has won the hearts of both Madison Square natives and basketball fans alike. Yet, for all the acclaim Lin has garnered, one wonders if he can keep it up for an entire season. More importantly, one wonders if he can continue to overshadow the true storyline of this year’s season: the dominant play of Lebron James. Arguably the most divisive player in NBA history, James has an uncanny ability to drive his fans to the ends of the spectrum. However, beyond his polarizing abilities, Lebron has unmatched ability on the floor. This unrivaled skillset has been on full display this season, which has potential to be a career year for James. Starting from a statistical standpoint, Lebron’s numbers speak for themselves. Hovering currently around 28 points per game, Lebron is a shade under Kobe Bryant in scoring average per game this year. Just for consideration, Lebron is posting his numbers on 18.5 shots per game, while Kobe ranks much higher, shooting 23.9 times a night. Moreover, Lebron’s statistical balance is in its own echelon. A perennial 7 assist and 7 rebound player, James has finally recognized that even with his unique passing ability at his size, his true identity is closer to the post. Demonstrating this shift in mentality, Lebron has kicked his rebounding up a notch, average 8.2 rebounds per game, nearly an entire rebound more than last year. Meanwhile, his passing has remained constant, dropping minimally from last year’s figure. Perhaps the most telling statistic of Lebron’s new mentality is his field goal percentage. Directly correlated to his new post location, Lebron’s field goal percentage has soared to a career best 54.5 percent, seventh best in the league. Last, Lebron’s player efficiency rating of 32.54, roughly six points higher than the next player in the league, epitomizes his brilliant play this year. Altogether, Lebron’s statistics continue to back his standing as the game’s elite player. Now of course, I am a realist. Every fan knows statistics do not tell the entire story. You cannot teach clutch, mental toughness, or leadership. You cannot make someone want to win a game, it is just something that has to come from within. Lebron’s missteps in the past have been critical, most notably his absence from the entire 2011 NBA Finals. But watching James this year, one cannot feel that something his changed. James is sick of the “choker” label, or the idea that he plays on “D-Wade’s” team. No longer is he complacent to shoot the jump shot; rather, James has attacked early and often in games. His maturity has translated to more efficient play, resulting in higher shooting percentages from the floor and beyond the arc. Likewise, James continues to bring it every night on the defensive end (for any that question this, ask Derrick Rose). Ultimately, James has become an improved leader, and even with a ways to go, has become a better closer. All in all, many times in life call for living in the moment. Sports are often no different, providing endless situations of awe and emotion. The Lin story, although amazing, is just one of many. Let’s not forget the true headlines, and the true superstars. James figures to be a shoo-in for the MVP this year. Old James would’ve been excited, but new James is different. New James knows when the regular season ends and his season starts. The time to win is now; expect James to capitalize.
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New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin celebrates with teammates Tyson Chandler and Landry Fields after his game-winning 3-pointer against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
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Calhoun to miss at least another week
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UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss at least two more games as he continues his treatment for spinal stenosis. Calhoun has already missed four games, and he will not be on the bench for the Huskies’ upcoming games against Marquette and Villanova. The Huskies are 2-2 in his absence, with home wins over Seton Hall and DePaul bookending road losses to Louisville and Syracuse. “I am happy that we seem to have located the problem and I am currently moving forward with treatment,” Calhoun said in a statement. “We have to give that treatment time to see whether or not it is effective.” Calhoun said that he will need at least a week to gauge his progress, and that he won’t be able to determine the date of his return at least until then. WHUS 91.7 FM, UConn’s student radio station, will cover all 56 UConn baseball games this upcoming season, including all road games and the postseason. This is the first time that every UConn baseball game will be available to fans. In the past, WHUS covered home and select road games, and last season the station covered the team’s entire playoff run, culminating in a sweep at the hands of the defending national champion South Carolina in the Super Regionals. “WHUS has covered the baseball team for a long, long time and just like other sports this year, we’ve really worked to maximize our coverage,” said WHUS sports director Andrew Callahan, who is also a senior staff writer for The Daily Campus. “The administration and team have been very supportive, along with numerous listeners who email and call in regularly. Under Jim Penders the baseball program has really soared and we feel supremely fortunate to be able to share its success with so many people.” Coverage of the baseball team’s season begins this Friday, when the Huskies open the season against Indiana in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m., coverage can be found on 91.7 FM or streamed live at www.whus.org. UConn women’s track and field junior Ilva Bikanova and sophomore Natasha McLaren were named Big East Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. Bikanova and McLaren tied for first in the high jump last weekend at the Boston University Valentine Invite, each recording leaps of 1.82 meters, equal to five feet and 11.5 inches. Track and field head coach Bill Morgan said he has high expectations for the two athletes in the coming weeks. “To have two athletes in the same event on the verge of national recognition is extremely exciting,” Morgan told UConnHuskies.com. “They can and will jump higher.”
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NCAA providing glimpse of selection process
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The NCAA, for the first time this season, is giving the public the same information the men’s basketball committee uses to select teams for the NCAA tournament. Even with all those numbers available, there’s sure to be plenty of scrutiny when the final 68 teams are selected next month. “There are frankly a lot of good basketball teams out there that are playing very good basketball and that adds to the challenge for the 10 committee members here in the selection room,” NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee chairman Jeff Hathaway said Wednesday during a teleconference. Selecting the teams for the NCAA tournament is one of the most dissected behindthe-scenes processes in all of sports. When the tournament added three teams to the bracket last season, the microscope seemed to zoom in even more. This season, the NCAA added a link to its website that ranks teams by RPI, including an expanded comparison of overall and conference records, strength of schedule and records against teams within various categories of RPIs.
There’s also a link for the team sheets of all 344 Division I teams, which break down the raw RPI numbers for every game on a team’s schedule—the same sheets the selection committee looks at when deciding which teams to include in the bracket. The idea was to give the teams, fans and media a look at what the committee is basing its decisions on, though the numbers aren’t the only indicators they use. “Certainly, you need to watch teams play and I think the majority of us see teams play on multiple occasions,” said Hathaway, who retired as Connecticut’s athletic director last year and is now an adviser for the Big East Conference. “That gives you some further insight. How a team looks is crucial and we get out and see games throughout the season. We need to go beyond the numbers.” Last year proved that. Virginia Commonwealth was considered a bubble team last season, one many thought more deserving of the NIT than a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Rams not only got in, they proved nearly everyone wrong with an improbable run to the Final Four, where they joined
fellow mid-major Butler in Houston. VCU’s unexpected finish and the strong class of mid-majors this season give the tournament selection committee another thing to factor in during what is already shaping up to be a tough process to fill the bracket. “The bottom line for us as a committee is that there is more quality spread throughout college basketball than we’ve seen in the past couple years,” Hathaway said. One change the committee will make for this year’s NCAA tournament involves the final four teams that make the bracket. When the NCAA expanded to a 68-team field last season, it decided to have a pair of playin games called the First Four, to be played in Dayton, Ohio, the Tuesday before the main bracket started. Clemson was among the First Four and, after winning its opening game, had a short turnaround and a long trip, playing two days later in Tampa, Fla. The tired Tigers ended up losing to West Virginia in the first round. After evaluating last year’s First Four games, Hathaway said changes will likely be made this year to avoid the travel troubles
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Former UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway.
Clemson experienced, possibly putting those first teams in a bracket where the next games aren’t so far away. “You won’t see them play in the first afternoon session and that’s what occurred last year in the Clemson situation,” Hathaway said from Indianapolis, where the committee is going through a mock selection with members of the media. “The other thing you likely will see is that there are sites that are closer to Dayton—Columbus, Pitt—and it’s an easier travel situation, also including Louisville and Nashville.”
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UConn pulls ahead early, blows out DePaul 80-54
Andrew Callahan Frankly, if you’re lovesick, homesick or actually sick, there’s really nothing that I can do for you. But if you’re feeling at all sportsick, that’s another story. So, let’s step in my office. Dear Dr. Drew, I’ve just computed that my recent success out on the hardwood cannot be sustained over a long period of time and will slow soon. How can I avoid handing New Yorkers the worst disappointment since putting their faith in franchises that rhyme with ’regrets’? Lincerely, Jeremy Lin, Harvard grad and New York Knick Jeremy, To the people of the Big Apple and producers of SportsCenter, the linpact of Linsantiy has been just linormous. Yes, your numbers, which look like someone is playing these games on an old Lintendo 64, will drop eventually. But, don’t worry about fans getting down because you’ve done more than lintertain them – you’ve linamoured and linspired them. Now, for the Knicks’ linning ways to continue, your star teammates have to pick up their defensive lintensity. All this talk about how linteresting and lintriguing your group is will fade if they can’t defend or play as one. Use your linfluence to linstill these things. You don’t have to be all lin their face, just go with your lintuition. Remember substance, not storyline, carries teams – even for Linderella ones like your own. Also, a belated happy VaLintine’s day to you. Dear Dr. Drew, I want to come back to the NFL so bad. I still run a 4.38 40-yard dash and have been working like hell on my touchdown dances. I am the same guy who helped make the most explosive offense in NFL history and will be in the Hall of Fame. What do I have to do to start earning back that straight cash, homie? Will work for me, Randy Moss, free agent wide receiver Mr. Moss, Let’s get down to brass tacks here: Aiding the media in harking back to your record days of 2007 won’t bring any success or straight cash in 2012. Dramatic changes have been brought about since then, even excluding a new president in the White House and the cancellations of Lost and 24. Something else that’s no longer around is your
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By Matt McDonough Sports Editor Maybe the UConn men’s basketball team missed the Gampel Pavilion rims after a onemonth hiatus. Or maybe it was the opponent, lowly DePaul. Either way, the Huskies snapped their two-game losing streak and got back at track, defeating the Blue Demons 80-54 in Storrs Wednesday night. “At the end of the day, it’s a win,” said Alex Oriakhi, who finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds. “Whenever you’re able to get a win, you’ll take it.” UConn scored eight unanswered points in the first 1:08 and improved to 16-9 (6-7 Big East) and DePaul dropped to 11-14 (2-11 Big East) on the year before an announced sell-out, with a lot of no-shows. “I thought it was a carry over of the effort we gave at Syracuse,” said interim coach George Blaney. Jeremy Lamb led the team with a gamehigh 18 points on 8-of13 shooting. Shabazz Napier was four rebounds shy of a triple double and finished with 14 points and 11 assists. “Napier was good off the break and we let Lamb get going,” said DePaul coach Oliver Purnell. Andre Drummond finished one rebound shy of a double double and added 15 points. Blaney was pleased with the way the freshman center ran the floor. “I though Andre Drummond was the runner, jumper that we think he is,” Blaney said.
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Freshman guard Ryan Boatright goes up for a basket during UConn’s 80-54 win over DePaul at Gampel Pavilion last night.
Corley and Patterson join Huskies of Honor By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor The wall at Gampel Pavilion continues to get more crowded, especially after last night. Two new Huskies of Honor were inducted at halftime of UConn’s versus DePaul. Bill Corley and Worthy Patterson’s numbers and names were unveiled to the crowd above Section 214. Corley’s wife and children were on hand for the ceremony and met Paul Pendergast at midcourt. Corley died in 1999. The Greenwich native holds UConn’s single-game record for points, 51 in 1968 against New Hampshire, and was a member of UConn’s All-Century team. Patterson, 80, was the first UConn player to play in the NBA and joined Pendergast at the Husky logo. Patterson
hit the game-winning basket Patterson and the 15th and 16th against No. 7 Holy Cross in players. 1954, a major upset at the time, Calhoun Watch and played in that year’s NCAA Coach Jim Calhoun sat out tournament. During Patterson’s against DePaul last night and time in Storrs, the will miss the next Huskies won three two games as he straight Yankee gets treatment for Conference champispinal stenosis. onships. “I am happy that The families we seem to have were presented with located the problem plaques and the curand I am currently tains covering their moving forward numbers dropped to with treatment,” reveal No. 13 for Calhoun said in Notebook Patterson and 22 a statement. “We for Corley. Kemba have to give that Walker’s No. 15, which was treatment time to see whether or placed on the wall on April 5 not it is effective.” last year, moved from the left of UConn plays Marquette the scoreboard to the right side Saturday at the XL Center and of it. There are now 20 Huskies travel to Villanova on Monday of Honor on the men’s side of night. The Huskies play Syracuse Gampel Pavilion, Corley and on Feb. 25 at Gampel Pavilion.
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“I’m hoping by the middle of next week, we will have a much clearer picture of where we are and when I can look forward to getting back to doing what I do,” Calhoun said. Blaney will continue to coach the team until Calhoun returns. Off the Rim UConn scored over 70 points in a game for the first time since the calendar turned to 2012. Before last night, the Huskies hadn’t broken the 70-point mark since Dec. 31, 2011 when they beat St. John’s 83-69 at the XL Center. “We had looked at DePaul a lot, one of the things we really noticed was the bigs could outrun the bigs,” Blaney said. “I think anytime you get breakaway lay ups or dunks it makes your whole offensive system easier to run.”
Alex Oriakhi, P.J. Cochrane, Kyle Bailey and Ben Stewart were honored prior to the game for achieving a 3.0 grade point average last semester. Athletes from a number of teams were honored on the court at halftime as a part of the student-athlete honor roll. Enosch Wolf scored his first points of the season on a tip in with less than a minute remaining. Roscoe Smith did not play due to a sore achilles. Quotable Shabazz Napier Napier said that Blaney was animated at halftime and acted like Calhoun in the locker room. When asked about Blaney’s energy tonight, Napier replied, “He’s young.”
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Which athlete has the better underdog story?
Tim Tebow
By Nate Zielinski Campus Correspondent Tebow’s underdog story will be remembered for years to come. He faced naysayers and critics week in and week out but still performed at a high level and willed his team to victory. His sample size is small, but statistically, Tebow was the third best quarterback in the league during the fourth quarter this season. He was able to bring a depleted 1-4 team to a division title and playoff victory. I don’t think that anyone in any sport will come close to topping the underdog story Tebow wrote this season. AP
Tim Tebow captured the hearts of millions...
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Darryl: Jeremy Lin may have not yet realized the same amount of success as Tim Tebow in his sport, but he is the better underdog because of the amount of unlikely events he overcame to be where he is now. We’re talking about a kid from Harvard who didn’t even get recruited on scholarship, was living on a couch and is now the most talked about basketball player in the biggest sports market in America. This is compared to the alreadyfamous Tim Tebow of Florida fame who was a highly talked about athlete long before his pro successes. There’s no question which player is the better underdog story. Nate: Tebow was not an underdog in either his high school days nor during his time spent at the highly touted Florida football
program, but his career in the NFL is a much different story. He was projected to be a 3rd or 4th round pick with his lack of experience in a pro-style offense and his premature nature to leave the pocket. However, he was selected 22nd overall and once John Fox and John Elway gave him a shot in his second season, Tebow turned his career into one of the greatest underdog stories of all time. Darryl: There’s no doubt that Tebow was an underdog in the NFL, yes, but if you compare who needed to fight more to get to where they are then you would unequivocally come to Jeremy Lin as an answer. After all, Harvard is a school that if you attend, you have a better chance
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Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin has certainly inspired New York fans and shaken the entire basketball world with his play over the last few weeks. Sports talk is absolutely dominated right now by the phrases “Linsanity” and “all-Lin.” There’s no denying that this guy is not only a sensational point guard, but has come from nothing to build his status as a media superstar. Now all that’s left for him to do is complete the underdog story and attempt to bring the Knicks to the Promised Land.
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... but Jeremy Lin came out of nowhere.
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