The Daily Campus: February 24, 2014

Monday, February 24, 2014 FOCUS

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Comic book characters come to life

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Annual comic and anime convention ‘UCon’ draws hundreds, features panels, comedy, costume contest

By Nick Shigo Campus Correspondent

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Students dressed up on Saturday, Feb. 22, as their favorite comic book and anime characters to participate in UCon @ UConn in the Student Union. The two-day convention drew more than 800 participants, a record for the event.

Student elections on the horizon Students will vote on March 5, candidates for senate, president, vice president hit the campaign trail

By Sten Spinella Campus Correspondent Undergraduate Student Government elections will take place on March 5.

Students should go to vote. uconn.edu to vote. The website is run by “UConn Votes,” which “exists to coordinate large-scale, UConn-wide votes, including elections, polling and contests,” according to the site.

The open senatorial positions for this spring semester are

mostly academic seats, including five for Multicultural and Diversity at Large Senators, three senatorial positions for Agriculture, three for Business, one for Education, three for Engineering, five for ACES, one for Fine Arts, eleven for Liberal Arts and Sciences, one for Nursing and one each for Pharmacy and Ratcliffe Hicks.

The position of comptroller and president will also be contested on March 5.

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senators were chosen in the fall semester and these senators will serve their terms for the rest of academic year.

This year’s campaign features two tickets, one with presidential candidate Carlyle Bethel and vice presidential candidate David Rifkin and the other with presidential candidate Mark Sargent and vice presidential candidate Claire Price.

Political affiliation is arbitrary in UConn student elections. Candidates only run on the platform of what they wish to accomplish.

While there are two tickets competing for the presidency

this year, Chief Justice of the USG Judiciary Committee Shawn Pilares said that this isn’t always the case.

“This year and last year there are only two tickets. However, in the past, there have been three or more. For example, if we’re talking about the Spring of 2012, there were three separate tickets,” said Pilares.

Pilares, an 8th–semester international relations major, oversees the Judiciary Committee and as Chief Justice he is integrally involved in regulating undergraduate student elections.

The UCon @ UConn anime and comic convention took over the Student Union this weekend with a storm of colorful characters and screaming fans.

Attendees spent the weekend discussing their favorite shows and movies, playing tabletop and video games and comparing the costumes that many wore.

The convention drew more than 800 attendees, a new record for the event, said Jarrett Bassett, the convention’s head planner.

According to Bassett, the event ran smoothly. The only a slight mishap was with the internet connection needed for the “League of Legends” video game tournament, which was quickly fixed.

Guests swarmed the Union from 9 a.m. on Saturday until late into the night, attending panels on their favorite comics and TV shows or events such as the Fandomania Trivia Challenge.

Special guest Karl Custer, known to fans as Uncle Yo, entertained audiences by hosting the costume contest with his own brand of geek humor in an almost stand-up comedy show.

Contestants were judged on categories of originality, craftsmanship, accuracy and group costumes, all showing a lot of surprising talent, according to Custer.

Winning costumes included Jack Frost from the Dreamworks film “Rise of the Guardians,” Mr. PoPo from the “Dragon Ball Z” franchise, Mary Poppins and the costumed musical group SteamPowered Giraffes.

This is Custer’s first UCon, but he has been a veteran of the convention circuit for the past six years.

“College cons are great because they are small, intimate crowds,” Custer said. “It’s like spending the weekend in a friend’s treehouse.”

Other attendees agreed with Custer’s sentiments. Guests chatted, laughed, hugged, and admired each other’s costumes as if they had known each other for years.

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“College cons are great because they are small, intimate crowds.”

Karl Custer Special guest at convention

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Reflecting on suicide and other tragedies Icicles, black ice pose University of Chicago student’s suicide starts mental health discussions

By Sandy Mueller Campus Correspondent A University of Chicago student was found dead in his dorm on Saturday, Feb. 19 and the cause of death is still unknown.

The traumatic events surrounding the student, Nicholas Barnes, have caused University of Connecticut students to reflect on their own lives.

“Certainly, I think when we see a death among college students anywhere, people who are college students think, ‘That could have been one of my friends,’ or ‘That’s how old I am,” Director of Counseling and Mental Health Services Elizabeth Cracco said.

Nicholas Barnes was just 20 when he died, which is the normal age of a college sophomore

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Counseling and Mental Health Services is located in the Arjona building, pictured above, and offers students dealing with tragedy resources to address the issues. The recent death of a University of Chicago student has sparked a discussion of mental health on campus.

or junior.

“That is not what we typically expect, for someone to pass away at that age,” Cracco said.

This event could have affected students who have suffered recent deaths of close friends or family members.

“It grabs people’s attention and makes them think about their own mortality. That can make an impact. If people have had recent losses it can trigger perhaps some difficult feelings and sort of a trauma response,” said Cracco.

If such feelings occur, there are resources on campus available, according to UConn psychology professor Eric Lundquist.

“When you encounter those feelings and if you feel like they are out of hand, then you know that there are resources on this campus for you. You can go to Counseling and Mental Health Services in Arjona (or see its web page, counseling.uconn. edu) and they are going to have resources that they can point you towards,” Lundquist said.

Lundquist added that these feelings could also be caused by stress.

“It is a very common thing to be exposed to the phenomenon of depression. Maybe you are starting to feel symptoms like that especially in a relatively stressful point in your lives.

College is stressful. Everybody who is in the situation you’re in finds it stressful. There are dif-

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threat to student safety

Winter weather forces university to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to keep campus safe

By Julia Werth Staff Writer

Icicles hanging precariously from dorms, packs of snow mounting ever-higher on classroom buildings, black ice coating walkways and piles of snow growing on the median strips all pose dangers to the UConn community.

According to the Associate Vice President of Facilities Operations and Building Services Michael Jednak, icicles, sight lines and snow packs are the three dangers that his crew is currently most concerned about.

“We have spent the last week getting snow off the roofs to minimize icicles,” Jednak said. “We knock them down and do our best to monitor ones that may become an issue.”

Over the past couple of weeks, several reports of icicles posing a potential danger have come in from students and faculty, but no injuries have been reported. Facilities has responded by closing some staircases, such as the one in front of the Business School.

Snow piles blocking the sight lines for students and faculty driving into campus are another major concern of Jednak’s.

“We have to scoop and haul the snow out so piles remain low enough for drivers to see around,” said Jednak.

The snow is transported to the many fields on and around

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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — With an ally claiming presidential powers Sunday and the whereabouts and legitimacy of the nominal president unclear, newly freed opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko may feel her chance to take Ukraine’s leadership has come. But even among protesters who detest President Viktor Yanukovych, Tymoshenko sparks misgivings.

The former prime minister, who was convicted of abuse of office in a case widely seen as political revenge by her arch-foe Yanukovych, is a polarizing figure in a country staggering from political tensions that exploded into violence. Admired and even adored by many for her flair and fiery rhetoric, Tymoshenko is regarded by others as driven by intense ego and tainted with corruption.

Just a day after she left the hospital where she was imprisoned, demonstrators outside the Cabinet of Ministers expressed dismay that she could be Ukraine’s next president. One of them held a placard depicting Tymoshenko taking power from Yanukovych and reading, “People didn’t die for this.”

Ukraine is in a delicate state of uncertainty since Yanukovych

and protest leaders signed an agreement to end the conflict that left more than 80 people dead last week in Kiev. Soon after signing it, Yanukovych’s whereabouts are unclear after he left the capital for his support

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After 19 rounds in a Missouri county’s annual spelling bee over the weekend, only two of the 25 contestants who started the competition remained.

Several hours and 47 rounds later, an 11-year-old and her 13-year-old adversary had used up all of the available words, forcing organizers of the Jackson County Spelling Bee to temporarily halt the showdown.

“It was legendary,” said Mary Olive Thompson, a library outreach manager and co-coordinator of the Saturday spelling bee.

Sophia Hoffman, a fifth-grader at Highland Park Elementary School in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, and Kush Sharma, a seventh-grader at

Frontier School of Innovation in Kansas City, buzzed through the list of words provided by the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Then they ran through a list of about 20 additional words bee officials picked out of their Merriam-Webster’s 11th Edition during the lunch break, The Kansas City Star reported.

But bee officials decided not to pull more words from the dictionary because they worried one speller might get a tough word and the other a relatively easy one, which wouldn’t be fair.

Plus, Thompson said, at “about 2 o’clock, I think we were all really tired.”

Saturday’s competition went 66 rounds, she said, while last year’s bee ended after only 21.

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ness about the problem, Active Minds strives to educate students about the resources oncampus that anyone can use when they or someone they know, is in need (of them),” according to the Active Minds website.

Lindquist said students should remember, when stressed or depressed, that it is not out of the ordinary to feel that way.

“You’re not the only one who has ever felt like that. It is a common thing to deal with and there are whole departments at most universities devoted to helping people through those feelings,” he said.

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People lay flowers and lit candles at one of the barricades heading to Kiev’s Independence Square, the epicenter of the country’s recent unrest, Ukraine, on a mourning day Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. A top Ukrainian opposition figure assumed presidential powers Sunday, plunging Ukraine into new uncertainty after a deadly political standoff – and boosting long-jailed Yulia Tymoshenko’s chances at a return.

Spelling bee in Mo. hits snag, runs out of words

Groups on campus work to target student mental health needs ferent stressors that are apparent in different phases of life,” Lundquist said.

There are also student organizations, such as Active Minds, on campus that will aid students.

“There are student groups that can help you with that,” Lundquist said.

Active Minds is a student group focused on promoting awareness and education about mental health issues. “(The) goal is to raise awareness about mental health problems, with a focus on suicide prevention as well as lower the negative stigma surrounding these issues. Along with aware-

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base in eastern Ukraine. Allies are deserting him.

Russia’s next moves in the crisis were not immediately clear, but Washington warned Moscow not to intervene militarily.

The newly emboldened parliament, now dominated by the opposition, struggled to work out who is in charge of the country and its ailing economy. Fears percolated that some regions might try to break away and seek support from neighboring Russia, particularly the Crimean peninsula where Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet is based.

Ukraine is deeply divided between eastern regions that are largely pro-Russian and western areas that widely detest Yanukovych and long for closer

ties with the European Union.

Yanukovych set off a wave of protests by shelving an agreement with the EU in November, and the movement quickly expanded its grievances to corruption, human rights abuses and calls for Yanukovych’s resignation.

The parliament on Sunday assigned presidential powers to its new speaker, Tymoshenko ally Oleksandr Turchinov, who said top priorities include saving the economy and “returning to the path of European integration,” according to news agencies. The latter phrase is certain to displease Moscow, which wants Ukraine to be part of a customs union that would rival the EU and bolster Russia’s influence.

Russia granted Ukraine a $15 billion bailout after Yanukovych backed away from the EU deal.

The Kiev protest camp at the center of the anti-Yanukovych movement filled with more and more dedicated demonstrators Sunday, setting up new tents.

Demonstrators posed with an APC and two water cannon that protesters seized during last week’s clashes and carried flowers to memorialize the dead, some of whom were killed by snipers.

Tymoshenko, the blond-braided and controversial heroine of the 2004 Orange Revolution, increasingly appears to have the upper hand in the political battle, winning the backing Sunday of a leading Russian lawmaker and congratulations from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. senators on her release.

Although her spokeswoman, Maria Soroka, said it’s too early to discuss whether she will run for president in early elections called for May 25, Tymoshenko is possessed of adamant determination. Even from a wheelchair because of a back problem that was aggravted in 2 1/2 years of imprisonment, she was a powerful speaker Saturday to a crowd of tens of thousands at the protest camp.

“She knows how to do it.

She is our hero,” said Ludmilla Petrova, one of those at the square the next day.

Other demonstrators objeccted.

“She is just as corrupt as Yanukovych,” said 28-year-old Boris Budinok. “We need new faces in Ukrainian politics. The old ones brought us to where we are now.”

Tymoshenko’s admirers remember her as the most

vivid figure of the Orange Rvolution, which forced a rerun of a fraud-riddled presidential election purportedly won by Yanukovych. After the new vote, won by Viktor Yushchenko, Tymoshenko became prime minister.

But she and Yushchenko quarreled intensely and their government was a huge letdown for those who had hoped it would help integrate Ukraine into Europe. Detractors also look askance at her for her years at the helm of Unified Energy Systems, a middleman company that was the main importer of the Russian natural gas on which Ukraine depends. Nicknamed “The Gas Princess,” she was accused of giving kickbacks to then-premier Pavlo Lazarenko, who is no imprisoned in the United States for fraud. Later, as deputy prime minister, she pushed through reforms of the energy sector that some said did little more than fill the pockets of her associates.

Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation Friday that a political settlement in Kiev should ensure the country’s unity and personal freedoms.

Rice also said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that it would be a “grave mistake” for Russia to intervene militarily in Ukraine.

The Kremlin has been largely silent about whether it still supports Yanukovych. Putin, who presided over the close of the Sochi Olympics, has not spoken about recent events in Kiev.

He had developed a productive working relationship with Tymoshenko when she was Ukraine’s prime minister.

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campus, which – according to Jednak – UConn is lucky to have. Jednack came to UConn from Boston College, and said the cities have to battle the constant problem of where to put all of the snow.

But ice, unlike snow, cannot be so easily moved and causing a problem for many students around campus.

“The parking lot floods during the day and then freezes over at night. It’s so slippery that cars get stuck,” said Jordan D’Angelo, a 2nd-semester commuter student in the ACES program.

Attempting to prevent the potential disasters that could be caused by this continual thawing and refreezing cycle requires ample amounts of salts and ice melts which, according to Jednak, UConn Facilities Operations spends $300,000 on per year.

“We are working on a more comprehensive plan to clear parking lots,” Jednak said. “We need to find a way to encourage students to move their cars so the plows can clear the entire lot, but it is difficult, because there is nowhere to move them to.”

The ice and snow has also been a problem for UConn’s polo teams.

“One of the issues we’ve been having is that there is a lot of snow piled around doors and a lot of ice on the roads lead-

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Icicles dangle from the metal awning at a home on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive during a snow storm in Lumberton, N.C., Wednesday morning, Feb. 12. UConn Facilities Operations spends $300,000 per year to prevent potential problems from thawing and refreezing.

ing into the arena, which is very dangerous because when we were walking the horses last weekend, many of them were slipping,” said Julia Baddos, a second semester animal science major and member of the UConn women’s polo team.

But the snow isn’t only blocking the doors, it’s piled up on a bowed plank of wood across the scaffolding in front of the door.

“There was a permanent structure in front of the polo door but it broke and now every winter we put up a scaffolding to protect people from falling snow and icicles,” Jednak said.

But the scaffolding adds another danger. If the snow on top gets too heavy it could break.

“The roofing department shovels it because of the bow-

ing. It has never fallen in,” said Jednak.

Every flat roof needs to be shoveled when the snow buildup reaches a certain level. Jednak also has the areas of prime concern inspected by a team of engineers to make sure they are structurally sound and remain safe for all building users.

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(AP) – Jason Collins became the NBA’s first active openly gay player Sunday, signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

Collins will join the Nets for their game Sunday night in Los Angeles against the Lakers. The 35-year-old center revealed at the end of last season he is gay, but he was a free agent and had remained unsigned.

With a need for another big man, the Nets turned to the 7-foot Collins, who helped them reach two NBA Finals in the early 2000s.

“The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision,” general manager Billy King said in a statement. “We needed to increase our depth inside, and with his experience and size, we felt he was the right choice for a 10-day contract.”

Collins has played 12 NBA seasons, including his first seven with the Nets, when they were in New Jersey and Jason Kidd was their point guard. Kidd is now the Nets’ coach and Collins has been a teammate of several other current Nets.

“Jason told us that his goal was to earn another contract with an NBA team. Today, I want to commend him on achieving his goal. I know everyone in the NBA family is excited for him and proud that our league fosters an inclusive and respectful environment,” Commissioner Adam Silver said.

The Nets worked out Collins

during the All-Star break and met with him again Sunday, with his twin brother, Jarron, hinting that history would be made.

“Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday. Today should be a pretty cool day!” Jarron Collins wrote on Twitter.

The news on Collins comes

as Michael Sam, the SEC defensive player of the year from Missouri who recently revealed he is gay, is taking part in the NFL draft combine. Sam’s onfield workouts in Indianapolis are scheduled for Monday.

Jason Collins played 38 games last season with Boston and Washington and averaged

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has reached a deal with Comcast to ensure that its TV shows and movies are streamed smoothly to households, the first deal the online video streaming service has reached with an Internet service provider.

The two companies said in a joint statement Sunday they’re establishing a more direct connection to provide a better service to customers that will also allow for future growth in Netflix traffic. The companies say the arrangement is already giving customers a better experience.

Netflix had 33 million U.S. streaming subscribers at the start of the year and accounts for about one third of all traffic at peak

times on the Internet, according to research firm Sandvine. As the video steaming company has grown, Internet service providers like Comcast have pushed the company for more structured deals to enable its content to be transmitted smoothly and reduce the strain on their networks.

While the companies did not disclose the terms of the deal, Netflix investors will want to know how much this deal will affect the company’s bottom line and whether the costs will be passed on customers. Netflix has been resisting paying fees to Internet companies and this deal could open the door to similar agreements with other providers.

Netflix is already experimenting with different rate plans that

charge slightly more for households that want to stream its shows and movies on four different screens simultaneously.

The deal comes after months of collaboration with Comcast though Netflix will receive no preferential network treatment under the multi-year deal, the statement said.

Comcast was ranked as the 14th fastest Internet service provider in January, according to a table on Netflix’s website. By connecting directly to Comcast’s network, Netflix should be able to boost the quality and speed of its video streaming as it adds more customers and prepares to start streaming its content in the ultra high definition format this spring.

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This June 8, 2013 file photo shows NBA veteran Jason Collins, left, marching in Boston’s gay pride parade alongside U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a college roommate, second right, and Kennedy’s wife Lauren Anne Birchfield, center, in Boston. Collins became the NBA’s first active openly gay player Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, signing a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds in limited minutes. For his career, the 7-foot Collins averages 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds.

His announcement last spring was followed by numerous NBA players insisting he would be welcomed in the locker room.

Collins has played for five other teams and is well respected

inside and outside the league — he attended the State of the Union as a guest of first lady Michelle Obama.

“I just know Jason as a person and as a player. That’s what I’m happy about. He has earned it.

He’s a great guy. It’s good for the league. The important thing is to judge him as a person and

a basketball player,” Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said.

“I know people who have coached him, and I know how highly thought of he is.”

The Nets had an opening for a big man after trading Reggie Evans along with Jason Terry to Sacramento on Wednesday for guard Marcus Thornton.

King said Thursday that Collins would be among the players they would look at, insisting they wouldn’t be concerned about any extra attention the signing of Collins would provide.

“We’re going to bring in a basketball player,” King said.

“It’s not about marketing or anything like that.”

The Nets posted a photo on their Twitter account of Kidd watching Collins sign his contract, encouraging followers to retweet it to welcome Collins to Brooklyn.

Collins is tied for third in Nets history with 510 games played, and also ranks in their top 10 in minutes played, and offensive rebounds and total rebounds.

A limited offensive player, the Nets hope he still provides a presence defensively and on the boards.

“I know Jason Collins is a competitor. One thing I know about him is he fouls very hard,” Miami’s Dwyane Wade said with a laugh. “He’s one of those tough veterans. I’m sure he’s happy to be back playing in the league. Welcome back.”

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Candidates face strict campaign regulations, risk disqualification from STUDENT, page 1 Last year, Pilares was a part of disqualifying a presidential ticket for breaking election rules.

The ticket consisted of current speaker of the student senate, Shiv Gandhi, who was running for president, and Mark Sargent, who was running for vice president. After being disqualified, Gandhi attempted to appeal.

“Essentially what they did was, since Speaker Gandhi had a large cohort of senators who were loyal to his campaign, they sought to pass legislation that would cut the judiciary out of the decision-making process,” Pilares said.

The bill, which Pilares said “basically tore up the constitution and said ‘to hell with it,’” was vetoed.

The job of the Judiciary is

to make sure candidates don’t break rules while campaigning, rules which candidates have to agree to before they run. These include standards in where candidates can campaign, and one of the main reasons for Gandhi’s ticket being dissembled was the fact that he campaigned at a USG funded event. Pilares said that this is “a big no-no.”

Pilares mentioned the different ways candidates could disseminate information to voters.

The Daily Campus usually publishes a joint elections edition before polling begins, where candidates are given space to reach out to their constituents, but Pilares was adamant in saying that candidates should be prepared to put extra time in and campaign with vigor if they hope to be elected. Other avenues used to speak to voters

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The USG Presidential and Vice Presidential debates are being held in the Student Union North Lobby on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. While turnout varies, Pilares said that voter apathy is the biggest challenge USG faces.

“We always want to change voter turnout. We have an issue with apathy. It’s a generational thing – younger people tend to be a bit more apathetic when it comes to politics. … Compared to other universities, though, the voter turnout for UConn is noticeably higher than other institutions,” Pilares said.

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variety of costume designs

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Attendees at UCon dressed as characters from their favorite comic books and game series. Guests at the event had the opportunity to purchase manga comic books, Japenese food imported from Japan, gaming supplies and artwork based on their favorite shows and games.

from COMIC, page 1 Athena Cot, 16, of Southington, said that this supportive atmosphere and community is the reason she loves cons like this.

Athena dressed as Winry Rockbell, a character from the anime “Fullmetal Alchemist,” in honor of the voice actor behind “Fullmetal” character Edward Elric, Vic Mignogna’s, attendance at UCon. “It was cool knowing that you can actually meet the characters from your favorite show in person,” Athena said.

Mignogna hosted a question and answer session and held multiple signing opportunities throughout the weekend.

While no stranger to conventions like UCon, saying he has attended over 200, Mignogna

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says that UCon is one of the smaller events he has attended.

“Each opportunity to interact is unique,” Athena said. “There was a girl here dressed as my character from Pokémon. To see a human form of that character is fun.”

Guests could also purchase anything from manga comic books, imported Japanese food, gaming supplies and artwork based on their favorite shows and games from vendors and artists at the convention.

Sam Kent, the artist behind Itty Bitty Sheip, sold hand drawn commission art, most made on site, for guests at UCon. UCon is one of seven shows Kent is attending this year.

“I’m really big into pop culture and drawing as a whole, so I just put the two together,”

Kent said.

The second day of the event was much slower than the first.

While Saturday was a constant rush of color and activity, Sunday had a much more laidback atmosphere.

Guests trickled in throughout the morning, in contrast with the crowds during the first hours of Saturday’s events, and much fewer of them were in costume.

While no panels were scheduled for Sunday, guests still had the opportunity to pick up any last minute items from the Dealers’ Room and get their last chance to meet Vic Mignogna.

Guests and organizers are looking forward to an even bigger and better UCon @ UConn next year.

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Debate between Nye and Ham gave undeserved credibility to creationism

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arlier this month, “science guy” Bill Nye debated new earth creationist Ken Ham in a heavily hyped debate on creationism vs. evolution. Although the debate involved a compelling topic, it was not productive and falsely suggested creationism is as scientific a theory as evolution.

Evolution is a theory backed by significant scientific evidence. On the other hand, creationism is backed by the Bible and nothing else. Most of the “evidence” Ham presented was either false or an attempt to use the Bible to prove itself, a form of begging the question.

Meanwhile, Nye relied on real scientific evidence to argue his side of the debate.

Toward the end of the debate, the two men were asked what — if anything — could change their minds on the subject. Ham simply replied, “I’m a Christian. The Bible is the Word of God.” In other words, nothing at all would change his mind. Nye replied that evidence that the universe is not expanding, rock layers forming in only 4,000 years, or discovery of a fossil that somehow swam to another layer of rock during the Great Flood would cause him to change his mind immediately.

Nye’s response, not Ham’s, indicates a proper understanding of scientific inquiry. New discoveries are made all the time, which cause us to change our understanding of science. Several centuries ago, most scientists believed the Universe had no beginning and that it had always existed. At the time, this was what the bulk of research suggested. Later, evidence was discovered that pointed to a finite creation date for the Universe — approximately 13.7 billion years ago — and scientists adjusted their opinions accordingly. Nye acknowledged that it was possible (albeit unlikely) that future scientific discoveries would cause researchers to change their opinions again and believe that the Biblical account of creation is accurate. On the other hand, Ham refused to acknowledge any possibility that he would change his mind, no matter how much scientific evidence to the contrary was presented. This is not real science.

While Nye’s decision to debate Ham may have appeased creationists who have been calling for this debate for a long time, it also lent credibility to an unscientific theory and a man who refuses to follow the scientific method. Additionally, it is highly unlikely the debate managed to change anyone’s opinion on the subject one way or the other. At best, the debate was pointless. At worst, it helped advance the cause of an unscientific theory by giving it the same credibility as evolution.

Lessons in ‘humanitarian’ imperialism from the Kosovo War

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his Friday marks the 16th anniversary of the beginning of the Kosovo War, which was the fourth war in a series of largely ethnic conflicts that ultimately eviscerated the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The most notable aspect of the Kosovo War was NATO’s decision to bomb Yugoslavia in order to stop an alleged genocide. In reality, there was no genocide, but the bombings heavily contributed to ongoing ethnic cleansing perpetrated by both belligerents.

With widespread insurgencies threatening a host of states, primariBy Dan Gorry ly in the tumultuWeekly Columnist ous Middle East, a reexamination of the effects of militarized intervention–such as those used in Kosovo–is more prudent than ever.

Yugoslavia was a former member of the Non-Aligned Movement, and one of the few Eastern European states that remained relatively stable after the collapse of the U.S.S.R. It was comprised of various ethnic groups, the largest being Serbians, and enjoyed an admirably efficient economy notable for its widespread nationalization of industry. By the 1990’s, however, Yugoslavia became the target of western powers who sought to extend economic liberalization (i.e. privatization of industry). Then-president of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic, had already begun to slowly relinquish state-owned enterprises to private interests, as mandated by the IMF, but he ardently rejected surrendering the state’s sovereignty.

Concurrently, Germany’s secret service–the

BND–began recruiting Albanian Kosovars in 1996, shortly after the collapse and ensuing violence within Albania, to serve as soldiers in the newly formed Kosovar Liberation Army, as detailed by Matthias Kuntzel–a senior advisor to the German parliament.

Additionally, Canadian Ambassador to Yugoslavia James Bisset implicated the CIA, along with the British Special Air Service, in arming and training the KLA with the intent of catalyzing a violent insurgency within Kosovo. “The hope was that with Kosovo in flames NATO could intervene,” he said.

Sure enough, beginning in 1998, the KLA intensified an ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing in order to secure an ethnically pure Kosovo, which resulted in the mass displacement of 200,000 Serbs, Romas and other Kosovar minorities. Milosevic organized a response via the Yugoslavian Army that responded to the KLA’s terrorist activities with irresponsibly indiscriminate killing of civilians, which further added to the widespread ethnic cleansing. At the insistence of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Milosevic reluctantly allowed international representatives to set up the Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission, which attempted to broker a ceasefire between the parties, but was stymied by American officials like Mike McCurry and Kenneth Bacon who demanded that Yugoslavian forces withdraw, “without linkage to…the ‘stopping of terrorist activities.’”

In 1999, Richard Holbrooke, Clinton’s envoy to the Balkans, flew to Belgrade where he was infamously photographed with KLA commanders whilst issuing his ultimatum to Milosevic: obey or “what’s left of your country will implode.” Yugoslavian authorities attempted to reach a peace agreement under the threat of NATO bombing at the Rambouillet Conference, but left after the sudden addition of Annexure B, which demanded that an

army of 30,000 NATO troops have permanent unrestricted passage within Yugoslavia and be immune to Yugoslavian law. However, British Foreign Office minister Lord Gillbert later admitted Annexure B was added last minute to deliberately provoke rejection.

NATO bombings commenced on March 24, 1999, which were not authorized by the UNSC, but were later defended as being “illegal but legitimate,” because of the need to stop the imaginary genocide being waged against the ethnic Albanians. Though only 14 Yugoslavian tanks were destroyed by NATO, the military alliance utterly annihilated at least 372 public industrial facilities, in addition to scores of hospitals, schools, bridges, houses, nurseries, broadcasting centers and power stations. The bombing also directly lead to an exponential increase in civilian displacement.

Realizing that Russia would not come to his aid, Milosevic acquiesced to NATO demands and withdrew Yugoslavian forces from Kosovo, in addition to granting the former territory full autonomy, which has resulted in an additional 200,000 people being ethnically cleansed by remnants of the KLA. FBI investigators sent to uncover Kosovo’s “mass graves” found only 2,788 bodies, and most of the corpses were Roma or Serbs killed by KLA forces. Today, Kosovo provides a “free market” for 70 percent of Europe’s heroin in addition to human trafficking services, and murder of non-ethnic Albanians remains common. Yet, the country hosts the enormous U.S. Army base Camp Bondsteel, which has been implicated by the Council of Europe as a secret detention and torture facility. Thus encapsulates the “saintly glow” of NATO’s humanitarian intervention.

 Daniel.Gorry@UConn.edu  8th-semester poltical science major

Push for the further criminalization of ‘revenge porn’

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I know at this point 35 feels like 65 but shorts still seem a bit excessive.

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unter Moore, former owner of the discontinued website isanyoneup. com, is who people would refer to as a real champion — having accrued nicknames such as “the most hated man on the internet” in Rolling Stone, “the web’s vilest entrepreneur” and, most notably, “the king of revenge porn.”

A self-proclaimed “professional life-ruiner,” Moore operated a site which allowed resentful exes to post nude or sexually provocative pictures of their forBy Stephen Friedland mer partners with screenStaff Columnist shots from Facebook and other social media platforms, including the subject’s name and personal information — all without permission. In its heyday, the website made roughly $13,000 and received 30 million page views per month, according to “The Awl.” As of April 2012, it was ironically sold to an anti-bullying website, bullyville.com, and Moore wrote a letter announcing that he was “a changed man” to owner James McGibney.

But that didn’t deter the exproprietor from continuing his

defamatory odyssey.

“I literally had a half pound of cocaine on a f*cking table with like 16 of my friends and we were busting up laughing taking turns writing this stupid letter [to McGibney],” Moore said to Betabeat later.

He subsequently started a website called HunterMoore.tv in December 2012, which is essentially an isanyoneup on steroids.

This time, posts include nude photos and the addresses of the people in the pictures and a map of where to find them. Since the website began, the page has been repeatedly hacked by the hacktivist group Anonymous, and no one can access any revenge porn vitals because they are not there anymore. In addition to the onset of hacktivist tampering, Moore is currently being investigated by the FBI. There is a particular legal ambiguity to revenge porn at the moment. It is not a federal offense, and it is not what Moore is being indicted for. Revenge porn finds its niche in Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a bill which exempts the owners of a website from criminal content in usersubmitted posts. However, in this case, a good portion of the photos

weren’t submitted by exes or anyone at all.

Now, deservedly enough, Moore and his surreptitious partner — hacker Charles “Gary Jones” Evens — are facing trial in Los Angeles in early March on 15 criminal counts: seven for aggravated identify theft, seven for unauthorized access to a protected computer for the seizure of information and one for conspiracy.

Are the stars of these intimate photos at fault? Yes and no. Once you send a picture to somebody — a lover, a friend or a website —you relinquish total control over it, subjecting yourself to any of the new owner’s intentions. You simply can’t trust people, so don’t. What if your boyfriend has some friends he’s just itching to show you off to?

What if you lose that lover or friend and things don’t go amicably? We all have the capacity to be spiteful, vindictive human beings in the hope of feeling better, striving for what we deem a proper interpersonal leveling.

Cynical as it is, other people can and will destroy you for their own fulfillment. What exonerates Moore’s and Evens’ victims, though, is that people weren’t even sharing these photos in the

first place. The pair stand in front of a judge because they stole personal, unseen media.

The indictment by the FBI says that Moore reportedly paid Evens $200-$900 dollars a week to hack and scavenge for nudes wherever he could find them.

While the 15 counts could send them to jail for at least a decade, I think it needs to go further.

Revenge porn, in my opinion, should be illegal. Fortunately, it’s gradually becoming such.

Israel has ruled it a cybersex crime with punishments of up to five years of incarceration. New Jersey, Wisconsin, New York, Virginia and Maryland have also created similar legal measures.

California has enacted a law which has drawn mixed criticism because it doesn’t excuse self-taken shots, which comprise the majority of revenge porn.

However, these laws need to exist at a federal level. People lose careers and privacy. Too many people suffer humiliation at the hands of the Hunter Moore and his diasporas: the spiteful, malicious and — above all — insecure.

 Stephen.Friedland @UConn.edu

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Orchestra and Jaroussky hit Jorgensen Anime in full force

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Philippe Jaroussky performed with the Venice Baroque Orchestra Sunday at Jorgensen. This was Jaroussky’s second appearance on the Jorgensen stage after performing “Apollo’s Fire” two years ago. This time around, the group performed a variety of arias that were written for Farinelli.

Will Trampoline Skating in the spotlight Club bounce back? » UCONN CLUB SPOTLIGHT

By Emily Lewson Campus Correspondent

On Saturday, Feb. 22, the UConn Figure Skating Club took to the ice for their Spotlight Show. It was hosted at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum from 5 to 6 p.m. with free admission.

In its second semester, the UConn Figure Skating Club features 14 competitors and 24 recreational skaters; they range in ability levels and come from various groups on campus. Saturday’s show gave the skaters an opportunity to present their talents and acted as practice for their upcoming competition. Many UConn students, family and friends were in the audience.

“The support for this club was astounding,” said Sarah Kerger, a second-semester marketing major. “A lot of other club sports came out to cheer and it was cool to see the unity of UConn.”

Next weekend, the club sport will be taking the nine-hour drive to compete at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. The event will be hosted at the LaHaye Ice Center and has program events including free skate, short program, solo dance and team maneuver — all with varying ability levels.

Club President Melanie Furman plans to compete at the preliminary skate level and demonstrated elegant grace on Saturday night. She skated to “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent.” Furman had elegant camel spins and moved fluidly across the ice. Although she had a couple missteps, Furman’s performance was pleasant.

Another notable skater was Stephanie Brady, who plans to perform in the junior short program and the preliminary solo dance program. Brady, the only skater to fall, was also the only skater who demon-

strated ease and enjoyment of her sport for the full performance. She risked more by trying greater feats: jumping more often and higher than many of her teammates.

“In this sport, it seems like falling is the only way to success,” said Matt Olson, a second-semester accounting major. “Brady went down, but she was confident enough to attempt figure skating in the first place.

Tonight, she skated courageously.”

But to focus on Brady’s fall would be a giant mistake. Her performance was littered with impressive spins and movement across the entire rink. Every audience member was transfixed by her ease and captivated as she flowed by.

“The show demonstrated athleticism and grace,” Lauren Silverio, a sixth semester English and psychology double major, said. “Most of the things they did on the ice, I could hardly do on a gym floor. They reiterate how much work it takes to get to their level and helped me appreciate the ongoing Olympic games so much more.”

As a group, the team looked stunning in 14 unique dresses. Castella Copeland had on a fabulous outfit reminiscent of the Queen of Hearts. It was a dramatic addition to her spirited skate.

“Copeland’s dress was so different from the other girls; it helped her stand out,” said Megan McCollum, a second-semester allied health sciences major. “It was amazing the aesthetic effect a simple outfit had on the entire performance; all the girls looked great though.”

Saturday night’s Spotlight Show was a great demonstration of the young club’s talent. In Virginia next weekend, the group will look to bring home UConn’s first figure skating medal.

Emily.Lewson@UConn.edu

By Emily Lewson Campus Correspondent Trampoline Club may be taking its last jumps. Due to their gym’s closing, UConn Trampoline Club recently announced that its future looks uncertain in the upcoming months.

Throughout the semester, the club typically practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The members meet up around 6 p.m. at the Visitor’s Center and return to campus around 9 p.m. By carpooling, the club shuttles its typical attendance of 20 to 30 people for the 40-minute drive to The Trampoline Place.

Although it is a drive to get there, The Trampoline Place is a one-of-akind facility. Located in Plainfield, it is the only all-trampoline training facility in New England. The Trampoline Place boasts 10 world-class Olympic style trampolines. Their staff is qualified for beginners to experts, although the UConn club has its own instructor, Coach Bill. The facility also has overhead safety harnesses, end decks and pitch pads.

Despite the impressive set up, the Trampoline Place will be ending its lease in September.

“Trampolining is a recreational activity. When kids have homework or tests, it is often the first thing they’ll skip,” relates Richard Wolferz Jr., a sixth-semester biology major and the club’s president.

This may explain the facility’s unfortunate closing. Business for recreational activities is not as high when

the economy is recovering and customers’ focus is on more essential activities. While UConn Trampoline Club asks no club dues, it is a commitment of time that many students cannot afford and so, skip practice.

Although trampolining might not demand the same dedication as other clubs, it has created lasting friendships. The assortment of students allows for a unique bond.

“Students from all parts of campus life come to Trampoline Club,” Wolferz continued. “We get skaters, snowboarders and skiers, gymnasts, adrenaline junkies, and random college students.”

With this student selection and sporadic attendance, the club rarely competes. However, their coach starts the trampolinists with the basics and advances them at a comfortable pace.

The practices work muscles most don’t even know they have, but the soreness can be a reminder of a good time.

“Our last few practices are less about the trampolines and more about being together,” Wolferz said.

Despite the current despondent state of UConn Trampoline Club, the future still holds promise. Their coach may be able to open a new jumping facility in Groton, and the club might alter its activity schedule to maintain the friendships created. Although the future looks uncertain, the club refuses to quit jumping. Check out their last practice on Tuesday, March 25 or get on their Facebook page for more information.

Emily.Lewson@UConn.edu

Jazzy notes from UConn students and professors

By Brian Passeri Campus Correspondent UConn hosted a Jazz Showcase in the von der Mehden Recital Hall this Sunday, which featured the full UConn Jazz Ensemble as well as three smaller combination groups.

The Ensemble, a full jazz band, was co-directed by UConn professors Earl MacDonald and John Mastroianni and consisted of saxophones, trombones, trumpets and a variety of rhythm instruments–including piano, guitar, bass and drums.

The Ensemble performed four arrangements, each featuring a variety of solo performances. The band was able to

showcase each of their talented performers while keeping true to the solo and improvisational style of jazz.

Once the full band had finished its pieces, the performers then broke up into smaller group performance. In comparison to the powerful songs played by the Ensemble, the combo groups were much smoother and retained the coffee shop feel many often associate with jazz music. Each group featured a saxophone, a brass instrument, as well as a variety of rhythm instruments and was laden with numerous solo performances. Both of these combo groups were directed by UConn professor Gregg August. A composer as

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The UConn Jazz Ensemble, led by UConn professors Earl MacDonald and John Mastroianni, gave a Jazz Showcase on Sunday night at von der Mehden Recital Hall.

You don’t have to be a big fan of anime to have heard of “Dragon Ball Z,” a cartoon from Japan that aired in the U.S. in 1996.

The series is one of the most popular anime cartoons to make it to the states, and it is for a few reasons. The show is a lot of fun, has great male and female leads and teaches wise life lessons: the value of life, friendship and overcoming obstacles.

The main character, Goku, was always abnormally strong, even for his race of space alien warriors.

Wow, that got nerdy fast. They look just like humans, but superripped humans with furry tails that can fly, shoot energy from their hands and turn into giant monkeys in the full moon.

Seeing all of that written out makes me actually have to think how this idea got past the drawing board. Although when you’re six, that stuff is still cool. Nonetheless, the show encompassed much more than just talking about giant alien monkeys. Goku was always training to be stronger, mostly physically although there is always a mental aspect to fighting, which he seemed to do a lot.

The reason Goku trained was not only to be the strongest, which admittedly was an enormous factor in his success, but also to protect his friends. The safety of his friends is what drives him to push himself beyond his own limits and overcome an obstacle.

The display of courage and motivation throughout the series is one of my favorite aspects. It’s incredibly motivating because all of the benevolent characters are so likeable, aside from Vegeta, so you want to act like them. I always find I’m in the mood to hit the gym after watching an episode or two.

The precursor to “Dragon Ball Z,” simply “Dragon Ball,” followed Goku as a kid, where he would take down giant monsters and an entire army at the age of eight. Personally, I liked it more than “Dragon Ball Z.” “Z” was great, but it lacked a creativity element that the original had.

The formula for “DBZ” was always some incredibly powerful enemy appears and tries to kill everyone. All of the best fighters try to take them on and fail, or–if they succeed–the victory is shortlived. Then, all of a sudden, Goku comes and wins by the skin of his teeth. Oh, and somewhere along the way Krillin and/or Goku dies.

It was still a wonderfully animated, dialogued and wellproduced show, but it got stale.

“Dragon Ball” was different and so was “GT” for that matter.

Instead, these shows took advantage of extenuating circumstances instead of just saying, “Oh who’s stronger or is the most impossible to kill?” “Dragon” created enemies that may not necessarily have been as strong as the good guys but maybe had a special power to give them an edge.

The villains in “DBZ,” in my opinion at least, were overpowered and underimagined. Cell and Majin Buu really only had one thing going for them besides power-copying, and that was being able to regenerate their bodies even when destroyed down to the cellular level, which of course eventually happened because “Goku OP”.

There is so much more to discuss on the show, video games, movies, DBGT, favorite characters and everything in between. So if you grew up watching this show, tell me what your favorite thing was @GiGantoss on Twitter.

Matthew.Gantos@UConn.edu

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Now in its final season, “How I Met Your Mother” is just keeping viewers interested with humor, even if the storyline is leaving much to be desired.

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followed by an episode where the show’s writers do what they do best, which is combining humor with drama. One The latest and final season of “How I episode showed Marshall and Lily fightMet Your Mother” is a difficult one to ing in an intense moment that ended the evaluate. For the most part, the season episode on a cliffhanger with Lily leavhas dragged on the mostly-nonsensical ing. Meanwhile, Barney was so drunk he events of the weekend of Barney and could not tell a lie, which led Ted and Robin’s wedding. On the other hand, it Robin to take advantage of him. The next is usually still very funny and makes episode showed the story of the entire for entertaining television. There are show’s timeline from the anonymously very high moments, but also very low named mother’s point of view. We see moments. the overlaps between her life in New There was a recent epiYork City and Ted’s. It filled in sode where, after Marshall many of the holes throughout finally arrives at the inn, he How I Met Your Mother the years, and it really showed tells Barney that he is going us who her character was and to use one of his remaining what she went through on the two slaps to slap him harder way to meet Ted in a funny yet than ever before. He tells emotional episode. an obvious fictitious and While it has dragged on all frankly stupid story of how he traveled season, the show has finally begun to throughout Asia to learn the techniques approach its finale, and we are starting to required for the most powerful slap ever see a big payoff. The plot is more interfrom martial arts masters. This is really esting and moving along, while the show the entire episode. It was unfunny and continues to be funny. While it is hard rather offensive. For the first time ever, to forget that absurd episode of Marshall the show became difficult to watch. slapping Barney, everything that folHowever, after that painful episode the lowed was funny enough to make up for show’s quality went straight uphill. It was it and keep me watching.

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Duck Dynasty “Duck Dynasty” is consistently one of the most watched shows in America according to TVbytheNumbers, so I decided to give it a shot.

I was expecting a group of unkempt guys that only care about hunting and backwoods activities. To my surprise, however, that wasn’t the whole story line.

The family dynamics make it similar to other reality shows and more entertaining for those not intrigued by the outdoor sports. If you’re not one of the thousands of Americans that make “Duck Dynasty” one of the most popular shows week after week, give it a shot.

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My one other complaint is that, in the show’s most recent episode, it featured what is perhaps one of the corniest moments I have ever seen on television: After telling Robin the truth about his feelings for her and realizing that he must finally let her go, Ted looks at Robin and sees her fly off into the sky while we listen to an emotional song in the background. Up until that point, the episode was really good, but I suddenly found myself outraged by this cheesy moment. It featured poor special effects, and it wasn’t necessary. I felt like I was watching a bad 80s music video on “Beavis and Butthead.”

Putting bad moments aside, the show continues to be one of the funniest sitcoms on television. While this season has dragged on unnecessarily, and perhaps should not have all been written around the wedding, it is beginning to pay off — and I will be sad to see it go soon. Fans should keep watching despite some of the absurdity we have recently seen.

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Sitcom survives typical pitfalls thanks to diverse, talented cast

By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent

Despite the sheer volume of sitcoms that get churned out every fall, very few sitcoms ever gain real traction.

Far too many slip through the cracks and are canceled before the mid-season, and even the luckier ones may not make it to a second season.

It might be too early to make any sweeping value judgments, but Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has managed to buck the pitfalls of its genre so far. Ever since its debut in September 2013, the show has been praised for not just its offbeat humor, but also its treatment of social issues.

Furthermore, the highly diverse and well-rounded cast of characters has made it far more than an Andy Samberg vehicle.

“Full Boyle” — “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” newest episode — centers on one such supporting character. Though Charles Boyle is a member of the main cast, he has been largely out of focus. Cursory traits establish him as a hardworking, but nervous, man looking for love (as well as an enthusiastic foodie), but only in this episode are those traits truly brought to life. A befitting episode that aired right before Valentine’s Day, the A-plot of “Full Boyle” deals with the detective’s romantic entanglements — namely that his new relationship with Vivian has changed his personality in drastic ways.

Having been buoyed by love, Boyle is now much more confident in all areas to the point where he even begins to dress differently. Neither

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Fox’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has survived the mid-season cancellation, likely due to the show’s diverse and talented staff. Although Andy Samberg was the most well-known actor before the show began, he isn’t the only member of the cast that shines though.

assertiveness nor low-waist ing sympathy to a character jeans are a bad look on him, that would seem incredibly but his friends (particular- annoying on paper, and Andy ly Peralta) are worried that Samberg is in his prime in his this newfound passion might supporting role. cause him to try to move While Boyle and Peralta are too quickly in his running around in relationship with Brooklyn Nine-Nine the city and workVivian — the Full ing through the Boyle referred to in former’s romantic the title of the epiwoes, the rest of sode. Despite their cast is preoccupied best efforts, the with its own difinevitable catastroficulties. Ray Holt phe happens; it’s a continues to be the predictable story, but it serves most interesting member of the purpose of fleshing out the cast as he gets embroiled Boyle into more than just a in a political rivalry with a stereotype. Joe Lo Truglio has young ambitious man who always managed to walk the is rising in the ranks of the fine line between comical and African American Gay and grating in his portrayal, bring- Lesbian New York City

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Policeman’s Association.

Despite the breadth of offensive jokes that could have been made in scenarios like this, everything was handled with respectful humor, as was the C-plot that dealt with an offbeat vigilante in the streets of Brooklyn.

Overall, “Full Boyle” is another strong addition to a well-written show. If it has one flaw, it was that the three storylines never really form into any cohesive structure — but the slightly disorganized feel of the episode is overshadowed by strong performances and fantastic humor.

Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu

Technology and times are changing faster than ever before. While you can pretty much watch any movie or show from 1981 or 1988 and see only slight differences in the times between the two, the rate at which things are changing nowadays is so fast that even something from 2008 seems relatively ancient. For example, I recently watched “The Departed” with my friends.

I saw the film back when it came out in 2006, and — at the time — it was an incredibly modern movie. The characters all used their cool new flip phones and texted with the numeral keypads. At the time, it obviously didn’t bother me. The film was — and remains — one of my all-time favorite movies. My friends had never seen the film before. I realized how dated it was when they began to comment and ridicule the use of old flip phones and old fashioned texting.

It’s impossible to take these things into account when making a movie or show at the time, but does this hurt the overall quality?

While some may disagree, I don’t think it does. “The Wire” is hands down one of the greatest television serial dramas of all time. The show ran from 2002 to 2008, and — as I’m sure many of you remember — this was a very drastic time for technological advances. While “The Departed” still works overall in modern times, “The Wire” feels more like a period piece. At the time, it showed the struggle of law enforcement agents to deal with the introduction of cell phones, pay as you go phones and texting in the world of drug dealing and organized crime.

A lot of equipment they used for surveillance and case work was state-of-the-art and brand new at the time, as the characters note, but are now relics.

While it feels incredibly less than ten years after its finale, does this hurt the overall show? I would argue it doesn’t. The show does somewhat feel like a portrait of its time, but it also works on another level with enough substance and thematic material that is applicable today.

While it certainly feels older than it is, the show continues to be discussed by critics and audiences as one of the greatest shows of all time.

Just this past year it seemed it did hold against the test of time with many debating whether “Breaking Bad” had taken the title.

I’ve found with “The Wire” and “The Departed” that if the show or film is really that good, audiences will overlook the dating. However, will the next generation that was not around for flip phones be able to watch a show like “The Wire” or a movie like “The Departed” and take it seriously? We can certainly watch “The Godfather” or “Scarface” for its time and appreciate it, but can the same be said of something so recent yet

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By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer Here’s Jimmy!

A little over five years ago, Jimmy Fallon’s career had been reduced to that of the occasional appearance in a series of Hollywood flops. The former Saturday Night Live star has enjoyed a wildly successful run as the host of “Late Night” on NBC and against all odds, now finds himself in possession of the crown jewel of comedy, “The Tonight Show.”

With late night time slots more crowded than ever, keeping “Tonight” at #1, a position it has enjoyed for the better part of half a century, will be no small task. While Fallon brings with him a built-in and highly devoted youth audience from his tenure at “Late Night,” keeping the show on top means appealing to older viewers that have enjoyed the company of Jay Leno for the past 22 years.

To say Fallon has succeeded in this endeavor on the night of his premiere would be a gross understatement. He absolutely killed it.

With an enormous respect for both those who came before and the storied history of the franchise overall Fallon presented himself to the country, many of who were possibly watching the comic for the first time, as a humble and exceptionally gracious man. No one knows how lucky Fallon is to be here better than the man himself.

And so, rather than coming right out of the gates pulling punches left and right, Fallon’s monologue for the most part focused on the host reintroducing himself to the country. He tells us he’s only 39, happily married and has a new baby daughter at home. It was a fantastic way for Jimmy to show his new audience he’s down to earth and that he hopes they’ll enjoy laughing with him.

The first comedy bit of the show was a home run. Fallon tells the audience he needs to collect on a $100 bet he made with a friend who said he’s never get “The Tonight Show.” Immediately after that, Robert De Niro came onstage and plunked a $100 bill on Jimmy’s desk. It didn’t end there. A series of celebrities, including Tina Fey, Mariah Carey, Tracey Morgan, Lady Gaga, Mike Tyson, Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Rudy Giuliani, Joan Rivers and Seth Rogen followed suit. Saving the best for last, Stephen Colbert, who instead covered Fallon with a bucket of pennies, took a selfie of the pair and begrudgingly congratulated the host “Welcome to 11:30 Bitch!”

Rivers; appearance is also notable as its the actress’ first appearance on “Tonight” since she was infamously banned from the program by Johnny Carson in the late 1980s.

First guest Will Smith participated with Fallon

By Brea Patterson Campus Correspondent

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Jimmy Fallon is the new face of the “Tonight” show after Jay Leno retired from the show after 22 years.

in “Evolution of Hip Hop Dancing,” a great comedy sketch sure to go viral.

Musical guest U2 performed from the top of Rockefeller Center against the gorgeous backdrop of the New York skyline, a perfect way to remind viewers that “Tonight” is back in New York City and there’s no better place to be.

U2 later performed in studio after chatting with Fallon for a bit.

If there’s one thing I was convinced of after Jimmy’s first episode on “Tonight,” it’s this: Jimmy Fallon has the potential to be the most successful late night host since Johnny Carson himself. The man has the mass appeal of Jay Leno but he’s also a lot funnier. While his gracious nice-guy style means he won’t ever be able to showcase the biting wit possessed by contemporaries like Letterman, Kimmel and O’Brien, holding back just a bit has served Fallon well before and will continue to do so down the road. He put on the type of show that a family could gather around the television and enjoy together. Young or old, Fallon proves he’s got a little something for everyone to enjoy. Late night might just have found its new king.

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Musicians heard weekly at Co-op from JAZZY, page 5 well as an educator, August is an active member of the New York music scene who incorporates a variety of Spanish influences into his work, which could be distinctly felt in the combo performances.

At the end of the showcase, a change was made to the program, as John Mastroianni, a member of the scheduled faculty duo, was ill. Instead, Earl MacDonald invited the two senior members of the band, saxophone player Colin Walters and bassist Nick Trautmann, to play a piece with him. With MacDonald on the piano, each musician performed flawlessly in synch

and had an opportunity to showcase their individual talent.

After finishing the piece, MacDonald announced that they would be performing Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the new Co-op Bookstore located in Storrs Center. Caroline Cacciola, 8th–semester anthropology major said “I really enjoyed the last performance and can’t wait to see them play again in Storrs Center.”

Overall the showcase was tremendously enjoyable, a sentient echoed by the consistent applause throughout the concert and especially after the solo performances. 6th–

semester biomedical engineering major Alex Urizar said, “I’ve always been really interested in jazz music and having the opportunity to attend this concert was a great break from my usual sciencepacked schedule.”

In addition to future performances in the Co-op Bookstore, von der Mehden will be hosting a variety of upcoming concerts, including wind ensembles, a choral concert and a symphonic band, all of which can be found on the recital hall’s Facebook page.

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so far away? “The Wire” is certainly set in its time, but “The Departed” is supposed to depict a modern time.

I would argue that a show has a better chance of fighting this kind of aging if multiple seasons allow for the show to progress. A good

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example is “Dexter.” The show began with flip phones and old computers, but — as the seasons progressed and sponsors changed — we began to see apple products, iPhones and newer cars to keep up with the times. I suppose there is no clear answer to whether or not aging hurts

the quality of recent film and television in our fast advancing world. However, it seems clear that, at least for now, with some vague memories of the past, we can overlook such things when the show is really good.

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This Saturday, Rainbow Cinema at UConn presented “Brokeback Mountain,” the story of two men falling in love with one another while sheep herding in the mountains of Wyoming. Taking place at the Rainbow Center at the Student Union, Rainbow Cinema has a weekly movie showing that includes important themes about sexuality and a post-movie discussion.

Although attendance on this particular weekend was sparse, it should not take away from the significance of “Brokeback Mountain.”

“Brokeback Mountain” describes the forbidden love affair of two men living and working in the western part of the United States during the 1960s. Starring Heath Ledger

and Jake Gyllenhaal, the pair struggle to find a place for their passion in a world where their feelings are considered taboo.

When it was first released, many movie reviewers — such as Peter Travers from Rolling Stone Magazine — considered this movie “a landmark film” because of its controversial content. Although this film is often labeled as “the gay cowboy movie,” the moving performances of both starring actors creates such an atmosphere of empathy, allowing the audience to feel connected to Ennis and Jack.

After the movie was finished, and the audience dried all of its tears, a discussion commenced over the significance of the characters, plot points and imagery of the film. One member of the group brought up the importance of queer people being allowed to tell their own

story. Although “Brokeback Mountain” was considered groundbreaking when it was released, the actors and producers of the film were straight.

Therefore, this story about homosexuals is expressed by heterosexual people — possibly causing the storyline to be shaped to how the filmmakers expect homosexuals to act.

Other members of the audience brought up similar concerns about the realism of the film.

Ultimately, “Brokeback Mountain” was an excellent film and a wonderful choice for Rainbow Cinema. Anyone who would like to attend a movie at the Rainbow Center should visit at 2 p.m. any Saturday of the month. Each week’s film choice can be found under the “events” tab on The Rainbow Center’s website.

Breanna.Patterson@UConn.edu

Fashion week continues: Designers impress in Milan

By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent

Several major design houses presented this past weekend in Milan, providing a packed roster of shows for both fashion writers and consumers. Though the Milan shows are far from over, those designers that have presented have already offered an incredible array of gorgeous fall looks.

Blumarine opened with a striking group of formal outfits in luxe black silk with gold detailing. The accented silks remained, but quickly moved through teals with green and orange and into whites with red and turquoise. Luxe fur coats and dresses and leather pantsuits in black and jewel tones dominated the second part of the collection. Tulle, beading and metallic gold in all the right places added stunning drama to the last third of the collection.

Pucci’s collection began with a redux on the classic “Pucci print” in white, black and elecAP tric orange with beaded detail.

A model wears a creation for Roberto Cavalli women’s Fall-Winter 2014-15 collection, part The collection quickly moved into dramatic furs with sleek of Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. lines, followed by busy Aztecinspired prints on both low-cut dresses and featured several bold jackets and skirts as well winter coats. However, it was the dramatic as bold metallic accents, though knee-high maxi dresses, with unique lines and cutouts on boots with laser-cut patterns were a definite the top half, that stole the show. Also notable at miss.

Cavalli made a dramatic impact early on with Pucci were the stunning knee-high boots paired with many outfits, as well as the beauty look: furs over dresses and suits in patterns of black, hair was wavy and natural, and several models grey and white. This theme continued throughhad an intriguing flush of gold at the center of out the show with the later addition of fringe and pops of royal blue and red. The middle of their foreheads.

Etro managed the remarkable feat of bringing the collection emphasized reds and oranges on the terms “sumptuous” and “neutrals” into the black silk for an almost flame-like effect, espesame concept, heavily featuring olives, greys, cially given the movement of the maxi dresses. and tans in low-key, visually pleasing patterns. Finally, Cavalli introduced some “Gatsby”The line also created several looks that folded esque flapper dresses in black and white, still multiple patterns on luxe fabrics over one paired with furs at the neck.

Bottega Veneta emphasized metallics that another while staying mindful of the golden rule of layering patterns — keeping everything popped against black backgrounds and dresses within the same color scheme — which pro- with alternatively sensuous swirls in black, vided a striking take on a layered fall outfit. orchid, and neutral tones and sharp geometric Metallic gold accents added drama to muted patterns in neons, black, and fall tones. Jil Sander, meanwhile, offered its classically miniburgundy, faded yellow, black and dusty blue.

Versace played with its traditional aesthetic malist aesthetic in a variety of pastel-colored of sleek, bumped hair paired with short dresses, winter coats, dresses, pants and sweaters. adding uneven hemlines, furs and buttoned Eleanor.Hudd@UConn.edu accents for a new visual appeal. The line also

Paula Deen says she’s ‘back in the saddle’ after career setback MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Paula Deen continued maneuvering for a comeback Sunday, turning a beachside cooking demonstration into a public apology for the racist comments that decimated her career last year.

The former Food Network star took the stage to prepare chicken and dumplings at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, but before beginning asked the crowd if they minded if she talked about something serious for a moment. Without ever explicitly discussing the allegations or comments she has admitted making, she said she was glad to be back and that, “I am not a quitter.”

“We have come off of a very hard summer my family and I, my team, my partners,” she said to a cheering crowd of several hundred fans. “But you know, I have heard on more than one occasion ... that I’ve never apologized. So if anybody did not hear me apologize, I would like to apologize to those who did not hear me.”

Deen’s career has been in shambles fol-

lowing a one-two punch of public relations disasters. In 2012, she was criticized for announcing she had both diabetes and a lucrative endorsement deal for a drug to treat the condition she’d until then hidden.

Then last summer, during a legal dispute with a former employee who accused her of racial discrimination and sexual harassment, she acknowledged having used racial slurs in the past. Most of her endorsement, book and TV deals fell apart within days.

Deen has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since then, even avoiding the Food Network’s 20th anniversary party last October. But lately, she has made it clear she wants back. Earlier this month, she announced that private investment firm Najafi Companies is investing $75 million to $100 million to help her make a comeback.

As part of the deal, she’s launching an umbrella company, Paula Deen Ventures, that will oversee her restaurants, cookbooks and product endorsements. And Sunday’s crowd seemed primed for it

all, shouting out to her “You don’t need to apologize!” and “We want you back, Paula!”

“Ya’ll’s cards and letters that I got, helped me get out of bed every day,” she replied.

Midway through the demo, Food Network star Robert Irvine joined Deen onstage. Irvine survived his own scandal in in 2008 when the Food Network let him go over discrepancies in claims he’d made over his work experience. He eventually returned to the Network, seemingly unblemished.

“This is a warning to you,” Irvine told Deen. “You’ve apologized. You’ve eaten crow. You’re done. Don’t do it anymore.

I’ve been there.”

Before a roaring crowd, Irvine then got down on his hands and knees while Deen straddled his back and rode him across the stage, a reenactment of a gimmick they’d done during a previous festival.

“I’m back in the saddle!” she yelled to the crowd.

AP

Paula Deen gets a ride across stage from Food Network star Robert Irvine during a cooking demo at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.

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No. 44 Madalyn Pimental, a sophomore midfielder, handles the ball for UConn’s lacrosse team during their 17-7 win over Quinnipiac on Saturday.

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Women's hockey swept by Maine, earns No. 6 seed

By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s hockey team dropped the final two games of the regular season to the Maine Black Bears, finishing with an overall record of 9-23-2.

UConn entered the weekend in 5th place in the conference standings. With two wins or a win and a draw, the Huskies could have clinched that seed but they simply did not bring it on Friday.

The Huskies came out flat and looked like they were going through the motions. UConn fell behind 4-0 in the second period and although pulled one goal in the third. However, it wasn’t enough to spark a comeback.

“They came out and had more hustle to them,” Head Coach Chris MacKenzie said. “They

cashed in on their chances and we were sleep walking for I would say half the game. We weren’t good enough today, we didn’t deserve anything and that’s what happens.”

Maine quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first period and didn’t look back. The Black Bears added another goal in the second to go up 4-0. Michela Cava scored her ninth goal of the season to cut the lead to 4-1, but that proved to be all UConn would get.

The start to Saturday’s game was the complete opposite of Friday. This time, it was UConn who jumped out to an early lead, scoring two goals in the first period. Cava and Susan Cavanagh scored for the Huskies in the first period, and it looked as if UConn would cruise to their tenth victory of the season.

“We had a great start,” MacKenzie said. “And we were managing it pretty well into the second period and then we took some penalties. I thought that was interesting considering we are the least penalized team in the league right now.”

The Black Bears cut the score in half in the second period when Audra Richards beat UConn goalie Sarah Moses. The third period was almost a spitting image of the first period from Friday as Maine outshot UConn 17 to eight, tallying four goals, two of which were empty–netters.

This was not the hockey that UConn likes to play and MacKenzie said that if his team wants to have success in the Hockey East Tournament, they have to fight for everything.

“We just have to play our best

Special teams start slow, finish strong for UConn against Army

By Scott Carroll Staff Writer

The UConn men’s hockey team split a pair of games with the Army Black Knights, losing Friday 4-3 and winning 3-1 on Saturday.

Friday night’s game the Huskies finished 0-3 on the power play while the Black Knights finished 2-4 on their power-play. UConn’s struggle on the power-play was highlighted by the inability to convert on a five minute powerplay in the second period.

“If you lose the special teams game 2-0, it’s really hard to win,” Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh said. “The thing is, when you get towards playoff season here, now you can dominate a team 45-27, but if your special teams aren’t good and you make one mistake and you give up a couple easy goals like the third goal they got, it’s going to be hard to win.”

Cavanaugh expressed that he would like to see more move-

ment on the power-play after Friday’s loss.

“I don’t think we moved the puck as quickly as we should have,” Cavanaugh said. “There were too many times that we tried to create our own shot. I think good power-plays, when they get their shots it’s off a pass, it’s off a great movement… I thought we were holding on to the puck a little too long and trying to create our own shot.”

Friday’s loss was also marked by goals that seemingly took the air out of the building.

The Huskies held a 2-0 lead early, but Army was able to get on the board with a blue line wrist shot that beat Matt Grogan on the blocker side.

Cavanaugh recognized after the game that the goal may have taken the wind out of his team’s sails.

“It’s our job to continue to be positive and try to pump kids up on the bench and let them know that it only one goal and let’s be mentally strong and keep

going,” Cavanagh said. “When you get to the play-offs, you’re going to play teams just as good as you are… and that’s going to happen where you give up a goal like that and you got to be mentally strong to overcome it.”

UConn was able to rebound after their home loss to the Knights as they took the rubber match of the series 3-1.

The Huskies were also able to win the special teams battle this time around as they finished 1-5 on their power-play while successfully killing off all three of the Black Knights’ power-play opportunities.

The weekend leaves UConn in a tie for third place with Air Force in the highly contested Atlantic Hockey League and with 17-11-4 overall record and a 14-8-3 conference record.

UConn’s last set of games is next weekend in Milford, Conn. as the Huskies get set to take on Sacred Heart. The puck drops Friday at 7:05 p.m.

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Softball struggles in first five games

By Kyle Constable Staff Writer

At least the weather was nice.

The UConn softball team traveled to Florida over the weekend to compete in the NFCA Division I Lead-Off Classic, where they started the season with five straight losses.

The Huskies suffered losses to Hofstra, DePaul, College of Charleston, UMass and Illinois St. while battling through offensive inconsistency and continued pitching woes.

In its first game of the season, UConn faced regional rival Hofstra, who walked away with a 7-3 win after spoiling a 3-2 lead held by the Huskies in the bottom of the 4th inning.

Freshman pitcher Kayla Doty made her first collegiate start, but only lasted 1.2 innings against the Pride after giving up two hits, five walks and two earned runs.

Junior Lauren Duggan took the mound for the Huskies and pitched for the next 4.1 innings.

UConn secured a 3-2 lead in the top of the 4th, but could not hang on as Duggan gave up five runs in the bottom of the innings – handing the Pride the win.

Later on Friday, UConn looked to avenge a season-end-

ing loss to DePaul in May 2013 with a bounce-back win in a new season. The Huskies were unsuccessful, however, losing to the Blue Demons 8-0 in five innings in a game that was stopped midway through the top of the 5th due to inclement weather.

Doty made her second start of the season against DePaul with similar results to her first, giving up six hits, two walks and three home runs for a total of six earned runs in three innings.

The Huskies resumed play after the delay on Saturday morning, where a 7-0 DePaul lead grew by one in the bottom of the 5th to put the game away – a mercy-rule loss.

UConn then played College of Charleston in 5-0 loss where the Huskies’ offense was again nowhere to be found.

Duggan earned her second loss with a five-hit, three-walk performance, surrendering all five earned runs.

Wrapping up the team’s activities on Saturday, UConn squared off with another regional rival, UMass, who managed to sneak past in an 8-7 win.

This was the first strong offensive performance from the Huskies, where sophomore Val Sadowl stole the show. Her three-hit, one-run, one-RBI

performance helped to keep the team in contention. Five Huskies recorded hits in the game in total.

Doty pitched the first 6.2 innings, where she gave up six runs to UMass, but it was Duggan who was credited with the loss when she could not maintain a 7-6 lead in the top of the 6th as the Minutemen scored two runs to put them in the lead for good.

Despite falling to 0-4, the Huskies still believed they could challenge for their first win of the season against Illinois State. It was not meant to be, though, as UConn fell in eight innings 3-2.

Four errors from UConn were responsible for all three runs scored in the game, including the game-winning run in the bottom of the 8th.

UConn has not started 0-5 since the 2008 season, where it finished with a 22-22 record on the season.

The Huskies will look to avoid an 0-6 start when they play in the Texas A&M Invitational next weekend. They will face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi twice, No. 12/16 Texas A&M twice and reigning Big Ten champion Wisconsin once.

Kyle.Constable@UConn.edu

Women's hockey honors four seniors during final weekend series at Freitas

By Ryan Tolmich Staff Writer

Freitas Ice Forum was adorned with decorative posters bearing the names of the UConn women’s hockey team’s four seniors as the Huskies honored those departing in the team’s home finale.

Erin Burns, Sarah Moses, Kiana Nauheim and Stephanie Raithby were honored in the pregame ceremony. However, the Huskies were unable to send their seniors out with a victory as they dropped a 5-2 contest to conference foe Maine.

“I just wanted to play my best for myself, for my family and for my team,” Burns said. “I can be happy with that, but you want to get the win for your team and your

fans, too. It was heartbreaking. I think that’s the right word for it.”

Despite the loss, head coach Chris MacKenzie was full of praise for his senior class.

“Erin Burns was our captain this year,” MacKenzie said. “I think every player on the team voted for her … Moses brings a solid presence for us on the backend …

Raithby is playing her best hockey right now … and Nauheim has played a special role for us on special teams.”

“They contributed,” Mackenzie added. “All four of them contributed in some way. Our program has taken a step in the right direction and they’re a part of that.”

Both MacKenzie and Burns were quick to point out that senior night wasn’t the end of UConn’s

season, as a conference tournament matchup with Northeastern is on the horizon.

“I’m sorry we didn’t get it done for the seniors,” MacKenzie said, “but next week we have playoffs, so we’ve just got to get ready for that.”

“I think a lot of people have kind of counted us out,” Burns said. “All season they’ve done that and we’ve turned some heads.

We’ve surprised some people, and I think it’s exactly what’s going to happen throughout the playoffs.”

UConn will take on Northeastern in the Women’s Hockey East Championship Tournament on Feb. 28 in Boston.

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game,” MacKenzie said. “We have to learn to battle any sort of adversity, whatever it is. If the refs aren’t as sharp, we have to get through it. If we’re having a rough game, we have to get through it. It doesn’t matter what it is, you have to overcome it if you want to win.”

With two wins, Maine jumped up to tie the Huskies in points and since the Black Bears own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Huskies, they will have the 5th seed just ahead of UConn in 6th.

The Huskies will play Northeastern next week in the opening round of the conference tournament where they will look to advance past the first round for the first time since 2009-10.

Matthew.Zampini@UConn.edu

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UConn sophomore forward Michela Cava carries the puck against Maine at the Freitas Ice Forum. Cava scored two goals this weekend, marking her second straight 10-goal season.

Brant Harris becomes Huskies' all-time Division I scoring leader in win from MEN'S, page 12 The Huskies were able to pull back to even four minutes later with a score from junior winger Trevor Gerling, sliding the puck past Gahagen — who was distracted by a bevy of traffic in front of the net — to tie the game 3-3.

UConn — despite receiving an excellent chance to build on Gerling’s goal in the form of a five-minute major penalty — was unable to capitalize again in the second, kept at bay by the hardworking Army penalty killers who exterminated a prime opportunity for the Huskies to take a late-period lead.

“We played a pretty good period in the second period, we only gave up six shots, but one of those was an empty net, we didn’t pick a guy up on the back check,” Cavanaugh said. “We threw a lot at their net, Trevor’s goal was a great goal I loved the traffic in front.

“We had a five-minute major and we didn’t capitalize, we had another couple of

powerplays where we didn’t capitalize, and that was probably the game tonight.”

The Black Knights sealed their victory with a powerplay goal — their second — early in the third period, taking a 4-3 lead that would prove insurmountable for the Huskies, who pulled Grogan in the final seconds of the stanza but were unable to convert six-on-five.

UConn finished the game having outshot Army 45-27, but the tale of the game was written on special teams, where the Huskies posted an uncharacteristic performance — allowing two powerplay goals and finishing 0-for-3 on the man advantage.

“You can dominate a team 45-27, but if your special teams aren’t good, and you make one mistake and give them a couple of easy goals, it’s going to be hard to win,” Cavanaugh said. “If you lose the special teams game 2-0, it’s really hard to win, and that was the case tonight.”

Showing the same brand of resilience they exhibited last week against Holy Cross, the

Huskies avenged their loss on Friday night by capturing a win on Saturday, defeating the Black Knights 3-1 on the road.

Brant Harris, who had two assists in the game, surpassed former UConn forward Cole Koidahl to become the program’s all-time leading scorer in the Division I era.

Koidahl’s mark had been set at 107 career points.

Goal scorers for the Huskies in Saturday’s victory were freshman center Shawn Gaffney, Norris and Kirtland, who punched in an empty net goal with two seconds remaining in regulation to lock up the win.

Freshman goaltender Robby Nichols drew the start for UConn, making 27 saves on 28 shots and improving his already outstanding record to 7-1-2 on the season.

The Huskies return to action on Friday night against Sacred Heart at the Milford Ice Pavilion.

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slow them down.”

UConn won the battle on the boards with a 36-31 edge, including 16 offensive rebounds. Despite that, the Huskies managed to scored just 10 second-chance points.

“It’s very frustrating,” Boatright said. “Whenever we put the ball up, it’s just not going in. We’ve just got to get in the gym and get better at it.”

The win gives SMU and Hall-of-Fame coach Larry Brown the season sweep over Ollie, his former player. The Huskies dropped the previous meeting, 74-65, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas on Jan. 4.

“He was the best teammate I’ve ever been around,” Brown said on Ollie. “He was as good

as anybody that’s ever put on the uniform. The respect that he has from the his teammates and the coaches, everybody recognizes that.”

It was a slow start for both sides to start the game, with the first points of the contest coming at the 15:45 mark when SMU’s Markus Kennedy scored on a layup.

The teams would go on to commit 11 turnovers each in the first half before SMU headed into the locker room with a 27-25 lead at the break. The 25 points scored by the UConn was it’s lowest in the first half all season.

“The first five or six possessions, it was either a turnover or a missed shot,” Boatright said.

“The crowd wants to stand up until we make our first basket,

and we felt like everybody was standing up forever.”

At halftime, former UConn guard Khalid El-Amin and the rest of the ‘99 national championship team was inducted into the Huskies of Honor.

“To come back and be honored, not only individually, but the whole ’99 team, that special team we had, it means the world,” El-Amin said prior to the game. “To see the guys, how successful they have become over the years and now as men, it means a lot. It’s special, and I’m happy to be here.”

The Huskies will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Tampa, Fla. to face USF for a 7 p.m. tipoff.

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Lacrosse tops Quinnipiac for first win

By Elan DeCarlo Campus Correspondent Early Saturday afternoon, the UConn women’s lacrosse team defeated the Quinnipiac Bobcats handily, by a score of 17-7. The Huskies quite simply dominated the game. Led by the 6-point effort of sophomore midfielder Katherine Finkelson, UConn was able to improve to a 1-1 record after UMass handed them a loss in their season opener.

Senior midfielder Lauren Kahn added three goals of her own, bringing her season total to seven. Kahn also added two assists. Along with her five goals, Finkelson tallied one assist. Finkelson also scored four goals in last year’s game against Quinnipiac.

Senior midfielder Kacey Pippit added two goals.

Sophomore Ally Fazio, junior

Sara McBride, sophomore Carly Palmucci, sophomore Alexandra Crofts, freshman Jaquelin Jordan, junior Grace Presnick and sophomore Madalyn Pimental each scored once to round out the Huskies’ attack.

UConn only scored five goals in their season opener, so this offensive outburst was surprising. When asked what the key to the offense was, coach Katie Woods said, “The team trusted each other more. They went out and took risks, tried to make plays.” She noted the team played more cohesively, with a greater emphasis on passing the ball. Of the 17 goals scored, seven were assisted.

With their victory, UConn improved to an all-time record of 29-15 against Connecticut opponents. They have a winning record against Quinnipiac, Central Connecticut State, Eastern Connecticut State,

Fairfield and Sacred Heart.

Early in the first half, Quinnipiac was able to keep the game close. The score was tied (4-4) 10 minutes into the 1st half, but — after that point — Connecticut pulled away decisively. Sophomore midfielder Aileen Carey had three goals and an assist: a team high. This was Quinnipiac’s first game of the season.

At 1-1, UConn will head up to New Hampshire next week to face off against Dartmouth.

Coach Woods noted that the team was ready. “We know the schedule is tough, but we’re looking forward to the good competition. Our team loves to play against top competition,” Wood said.

The Huskies will play their first road game of the season on Wednesday.

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No. 1 UConn wins in Auriemma's 1,000th game

By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor

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UConn guard Bria Hartley goes to the hoop against SMU on Feb. 4 at Gampel Pavilion. Hartley scored 24 points as the Huskies improved to 28-0 with a win over Houston on Saturday.

Geno Auriemma’s 1,000th career game went a lot like many of those that preceded it.

UConn’s two seniors–Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson–both notched 24 points as the Huskies pummeled Houston Saturday in a 92-41 blowout.

Top-ranked UConn (28-0, 15-0 American Athletic Conference) more than took care of business against the last-place Cougars (5-22, 1-15 American) in the benchmark contest. The Huskies opened on a 7-0 run and used a 17-1 spell late in the first half to break the game open.

The Huskies shot 64 percent from the field on the day, including an 80-percent performance in the second half.

Breanna Stewart was the only

other UConn player in doubledigits with 16 points. But the sophomore forward also hung up six turnovers, outnumbering her five assists.

The maligned Brianna Banks continued her return from a lingering ankle issue with 18 minutes. She tallied five points, two assists and two rebounds.

Te’onna Campbell led the Cougars, who have lost 18 of their last 20 games, with 15 points.

The UConn winning streak now sits at 34 games, the fourthlongest in program history.

As for Auriemma, he improved to 867-133 in his 1,000 games coached. By winning percentage, he is currently the most successful of the eight coaches in women’s basketball history to record at least 800 wins.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

Baseball dominates during weekend sweep in S.C.

By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer

After dropping its first three games of the season last weekend at the Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla., the UConn baseball team rebounded with a three-game sweep at the Baseball at the Beach Tournament in Conway, S.C., defeating Wichita State, George Mason and Illinois to move to 3-3 on the year.

After being stymied defensively by Wichita State for the majority of the night on Friday, and with the game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 10th, UConn was able to load the bases for left fielder Eric Yavarone, who stepped into the box and knocked a single to centerfield, plating captain Tom Verdi and winning the game for the Huskies–their first victory of the young 2014 season.

Top performers for UConn against the Shockers were center fielder Jack Sundberg (3-for-4), first baseman Bobby

Melley (1-for-4, RBI), third baseman Bryan Daniello (2-for-5) and Yavarone, who went 3-for-5 and batted in the game–winning run.

Redshirt junior righthander Jordan Tabakman drew the start for UConn, pitching five innings and allowing four hits, one earned run and three walks against five strikeouts.

Redshirt sophomore Max Slade and freshman Anthony Kay each made relief appearances for the Huskies, with Slade netting two strikeouts and two hits in one inning of work. Kay pitched the final four innings of the game and earned his first collegiate win after holding the Shockers scoreless, racking up seven strikeouts and allowing only three hits.

The Huskies took the field on Saturday night for their second game of the tournament against George Mason, a contest UConn won 11-2 thanks to an explosive show of offense.

Sundberg, once again leading off and playing centerfield,

had another excellent showing for UConn, going 3-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Melley (3-for-4, two RBI, one run), second baseman Vinny Siena (2-for-5, two RBI, three runs) and Yavarone (2-for-3, 2B, two RBI, one run) also had superb outings at the plate against the Patriots.

Senior Anthony Marzi manned the bump for the Huskies against George Mason, going five innings and striking out six while allowing six hits, two earned runs and two walks.

Freshman Pat Ruotolo relieved Marzi in the sixth inning, going two innings and striking out two while giving up only one hit in his second collegiate appearance. Redshirt freshman Ryan Radue and redshirt sophomore Devin Over also chipped in one scoreless inning apiece.

The Huskies–who did the majority of their offensive damage in the bottom of the third inning, scoring five runs on three hits–finished the game

with 12 total hits in 36 at bats, good for a .333 team batting average.

With two wins in their first two games in the tournament, UConn completed the sweep with a 6-0 shutout win over Illinois, a team that finished 35-20 in 2013 and advanced as far as the NCAA Regionals.

Getting the win on the hill for the Huskies was senior southpaw Brian Ward, who improved his record to 1-1 after dropping his first appearance of the season on Feb. 16 against Auburn. Ward threw 5.2 scoreless innings for UConn, allowing just two hits and striking out six.

Zapata and redshirt junior David Mahoney each made relief appearances, combining to throw 3.1 shutout innings and allowing just one hit while striking out three.

Offensively it was Siena leading the way for the Huskies, as the second baseman finished the afternoon having gone 3-for-6 with a double, one RBI and one run. Sundberg (2-for-

4, one RBI, one run) and right fielder Davey Blake (2-for-4, one RBI, one run) also had solid outings at the plate for UConn in the win.

Melley and junior catcher Connor David also each posted one RBI each for the Huskies.

Head coach Jim Penders’ squad finished the tournament having generated 39 hits in 114 plate appearances, equating to

a .342 team batting average over the course of the three games.

UConn returns to the field on Feb. 28 for the first of a three-game road series against Lipscomb in Nashville.

Coverage of the games can be heard on 91.7-WHUS.

were ready for the challenge.

“I think for those guys, they took it personal,” Voskhul said.

“When you look at it on paper, they were a more talented team– no one would argue that. But I think that we were a better team.

“We went into the situation and, like the quote that Khalid said, we shocked the world.

Well, I think everyone thought we were going to lost that game except for us…We felt that we were a tougher team, collectively, than they were.”

With less than 10 seconds to play in the championship game, the Huskies held a 75-74 lead.

Down one with the ball, Duke had a chance to win the game, but Langdon was called for a travel, giving the ball back to UConn.

The Huskies put the ball in El-Amin’s hands, knowing Duke would have to foul. Sure enough, with five seconds left,

the short, stocky point guard from Minnesota was on the line.

“I shot a million free throws up to that point,” El-Amin said, “and it would be just like the millionth and one. I was just trying to concentrate and give our team the three-point lead so they would have to hit a three.”

El-Amin knocked down both and Langdon tripped as he went to set up for a 3-pointer. UConn had shocked the world.

“We worked hard, just like Duke did,” El-Amin said while recounting the championship game. “We had a confidence about ourselves that we really didn’t care who did well. We didn’t care who had the best game on that day. We wanted all the players to be successful…We had the that team camaraderie that, you know, we wanted the next guy to do as well as ourselves.”

While the team was inducted

as a whole, El-Amin was recognized individually with an induction into the Huskies of Honor.

El-Amin, who played three seasons in Storrs, ranks 11th all time with 1,650 points, ninth with 479 assists and seventh with 186 steals.

El-Amin joins Hamilton as one of two members of the championship team to be inducted to the Huskies of Honor and is one of five members of the team to be selected to the UConn AllCentury team, joining Hamilton, Voskhul, Freeman and Moore.

“I always believed that Khalid, he’s a special player,” Hamilton said. “I think that he’s probably my top two or three point guards I ever played in my career, and that’s from high school to college and the NBA. What he brings to the game is his leadership, his knack for scoring big buckets at the end of the game. Everything that he gets is well deserved.”

When the Huskies returned to Storrs to celebrate their championship on March 30, 1999, Gampel Pavilion was filled beyond capacity. Nearly 15,000 fans filled the arena to welcome home the champions. Days later, the streets of Hartford were shut down as thousands poured into Connecticut’s capital to honor the Huskies. The players of that team have become heroes in the eyes of UConn fans.

“I think it’s kind of a surreal moment for us,” Voskhul said about the celebrations following the victory. “We don’t really know what to expect. We’re just out there trying to win a basketball game and don’t know how much it means to everyone else. When you’ve never done it before and it’s the first one, I think the first one’s always really special.”

lar for the fans. We've had some quite tough trips to get to in recent years, but there's some good places to visit," England coach Roy Hodgson said. "The name Switzerland always brings a smile to my face because they were four fantastic years (as national team coach)."

But Wales' bid to qualify might mean going through the playoffs as Group B contains Eden Hazard's Belgium and the attacking strength of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is completed by Andorra, Cyprus and Israel.

"I'm happy, positive," Wales coach Chris Coleman said.

"We managed to get a point in Belgium (in World Cup qualifying) and were unlucky at home."

Belgium coach Marc Wilmots was happy overall.

"I am not going to say it is a beautiful draw, because every match is difficult," Wilmots said.

"But I will return home feeling satisfied."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed out on this year's World Cup after Sweden was beaten by Portugal in a thrilling playoff, but the prolific Paris Saint-Germain forward should grace the fields of France

in two years' time.

Sweden and Russia are likely to lead Group G, where Liechtenstein, M o l d o v a , Montenegro and Austria look to be up against it.

Italy, runners-up to France in 2000 and Spain in 2012, will be confident of winning Group H, despite facing Croatia, Norway and Bulgaria.

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Real Madrid midfielders Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Gareth Bale celebrate a goal on Feb. 11.

Ronaldo "It's a very demanding group, (Portugal) and Bale (Wales) will lead their respective countries into qualifying for UEFA Euro 2016. we will have to prepare ourselves well," Italy coach Ireland and Hungary. All of them Denmark in Group I, and trips to Cesare Prandelli said. "We're not should take maximum points Albania and Armenia are somefacing Belgium or Switzerland against perpetual minnow, the times tricky.

France completes Group I, but I don't think Croatia is inferi- Faeroe Islands.

Having guided Portugal to the although Didier Deschamps' or to them. Croatia and Bulgaria World Cup with a brilliant playteam has no bearing on the outare potential group winners." off performance against Sweden come.

Group F, however, seems to "It's pretty good to play a team be the most open one and it is — outshining even Ibrahimovic — Cristiano Ronaldo will need like Portugal, they will be preshard to call the top two from to find his scoring touch to keep tigious matches," Deschamps 2004 champion Greece, Finland, Portugal ahead of Serbia and said.

Romania, improving Northern

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The UConn baseball team improved to 3-3 on the season with three wins this weekend.

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First championship team recounts 1999 victory over Duke

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Former UConn point guard Khalid El-Amin walks onto the court at Gampel Pavilion Sunday at Gampel Pavilion. El-Amin was inducted into the Huskies of Honor at halftime.

from EL-AMIN, page 12 No. 4 throughout the season, but what ever the Huskies had done right, the Blue Devils had

done better. Duke was riding a 35-game winning streak, was 37-1 overall and was favored by 9.5 points. UConn did not look at Duke and cringe. The Huskies

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Qualifying groups selected for UEFA Euro 2016 NICE, France (AP) — Twotime defending European champion Spain faces a seemingly comfortable road to defend its title at Euro 2016 after being drawn in Group C along with Luxembourg, Macedonia, Belarus, Slovakia and Ukraine on Sunday.

It's not as easy a group as it might appear to some. We are facing emerging teams who are young and strong," Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said of the Group C draw. "The cold conditions could play a role in the group because many of the trips will be to teams from the east."

The Netherlands drew a tougher-looking Group A and faces the Czech Republic, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Iceland and Latvia.

"The Dutch are the favorites.

Together with them, it will be us, Turkey and Iceland fighting to advance," Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech said. "We have to cope with it if we want to go to France."

There will be eight groups of six teams and one of five, each playing home and away. The top two teams from the nine groups qualify, along with the best third-

placed side. The eight remaining third-place teams will play off for four spots.

Host France is the 24th team and automatically qualified. It will play matches in Group I, but no points will be awarded for their matches.

UEFA made the change because host nations can struggle to arrange suitable friendlies while others focus on qualification.

Germany, the runner-up to Spain at Euro 2008, is in Group D and has potentially difficult matches against the Republic of Ireland and Poland — led

by Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski — with Gibraltar, Georgia and Scotland also in the group.

"The matches against Scotland will be great occasions," Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill said. "It looks like a group, Germany apart, where teams might take points off each other."

England has what looks like a winnable Group E, featuring Switzerland, San Marino, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia.

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“People will remember this one for 30 years because the old coach went out there and got a little excited.I think the fans will remember Jim Boeheim down here. Two great games.”

- Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim after losing to Duke

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Men’s Basketball: No. 1 Syracuse vs. Maryland, 7 p.m. ESPN Syracuse will not be the No. 1 team in the nation when they enter the Comcast Center Monday night.

The Orange became the fifth team to lose two games in one week as the No. 1 team in the nation last week, losing to Boston College and Duke. The last team to do that was Texas, when they lost to Kansas State and UConn in 2010.

Meanwhile, Maryland has lost three of its last five games.

Men’s Basketball: Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Kansas, 9 p.m. ESPN The Jayhawks beat up No. 19 Texas Saturday night. They hit them, and kept hitting them, until they walked out of Phog Allen Fieldhouse with an 85-54 victory.

Oklahoma could be ranked by the time it gets to Lawrence Monday night, and the Sooners will be looking for a big win that could virtually lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

The Sooners are 2-1 against Top-10 teams this season, beating No. 9 Iowa State and No. 8 Oklahoma State after losing to No. 1 Michigan State.

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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Sidney Crosby skated in alone on Henrik Lundqvist, faking Sweden’s goalie to the ice with a textbook-quality deke and sliding a perfect backhand into the net.

Canada did everything by the book at the Sochi Olympics, winning all six games with a ferocious commitment to defense and discipline. When Canada’s captain finally got his first goal of the games Sunday, it had none of the dramatics of Crosby’s last Olympic goal four years ago in Vancouver.

But it was every bit as golden.

Jonathan Toews scored in the first period, Carey Price made 24 saves in his second consecutive shutout, and Canada defended its Olympic men’s hockey title with a 3-0 victory over Sweden.

“We’re just an amazing team to watch, the way we work together,” Toews said. “We were just all over them. It’s fun to be a part of.”

Chris Kunitz also scored as the Canadians confirmed their worldwide dominance in their national game by winning the gold for the third time in the last four Olympics. No team in the NHL era has controlled a tournament like this group, which allowed just three goals in six games and never trailed at any point in the 12-day tournament on the shores of the Black Sea. “Not quite as dramatic as the other one,” Crosby said. “Just real solid all the way through.

We knew the way we wanted to play, and the last couple of

games, we were solid. With each game, we seemed to build more and more confidence.”

By the final event of the Sochi Olympics, that confidence was unshakable. Canada became the only repeat Olympic champ in the NHL era and the first team to go unbeaten through the Olympic tournament since the Soviet Union in Sarajevo in 1984.

Canada won its record ninth Olympic hockey gold medal — its first outside North America since 1952 — and joined the women’s team to complete Canada’s second straight Olympic hockey sweep.

The Canadians didn’t allow a goal in their final 164-plus minutes at the Bolshoy Ice Dome after the first period of the quarterfinals against Latvia, shutting out the U.S. and Sweden.

Steve Yzerman, the architect of this roster for Hockey Canada, called it the greatest display of defensive hockey by any Canadian national team.

Yzerman also said he’s stepping down as Canada’s Olympic executive director.

The Swedes also were unbeaten until the final, but they couldn’t compete with Canada’s formidable defense and Price, a first-time gold medalist who played splendidly in Sochi, allowing three goals in five games.

“That was the hardest-working team I’ve ever seen,” Price said. “I really can’t say enough about that group of defensemen and that overall team in front of

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Canada forward Jonathan Toews waves the Canadian flag after receiving his gold medal.

me. Our work ethic was what won us this championship.”

The Canadians exchanged hugs and leaped over the boards at the final horn, gathering at Price’s net for a celebration that had seemed inevitable since Crosby scored in the second period.

Toews, who scored on a firstperiod tip-in, and Crosby are among Canada’s 11 returning players from the 2010 championship team. Kunitz, widely criticized for failing to finish chances earlier in Sochi, capped the scoring with a vicious wrist shot in the third.

If these games were the last with NHL players joining their

national teams, Canada’s pros put on a landmark show. The NHL won’t decide for several months whether to allow its players to go to Pyeongchang.

“It is amazing to see the guys that have the raw talent and ability commit themselves to doing all the little things right,” said Toews, who has two Stanley Cup titles and two Olympic gold medals at 25. “We knew that’s what it was going to take in this tournament to win the championship, and guys were willing to do that.”

Lundqvist stopped 33 shots, but the depleted Swedes couldn’t keep pace with the new Big Red Machine in Russia.

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LOW ON HORSEPOWER Napier, offense struggle as No. 21 UConn upset by SMU

Tyler Morrissey This year, at the Olympic ice facility in Sochi, Russia, there will be no playing of the Star Spangled Banner, and the stars and stripes won’t be lifted high to the rafters, slightly elevated over two other nations’ flags. The U.S. Olympic hockey team will travel back to the states without a medal after being routed in the bronze medal game against Finland.

It all started on Friday afternoon when the Americans took on their arch-rival Canada. The game was a rematch after the U.S. lost a heartbreaker to Canada in the gold medal game during the last Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Team USA had all the momentum heading into the much-anticipated matchup with Canada. The U.S. made easy work of the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals en route to a 5-2 victory. Meanwhile, Team Canada was nearly upset by Latvia — of all teams — after they clawed out a 2-1 victory to set up the semifinal with the U.S. With spirits high, it looked as if the U.S. was the superior team considering Team Canada’s captain, Sidney Crosby, was held goalless in Sochi heading into the contest.

You had the feeling that something special was going to happen in this game. It all seemed to add up.

The United States downed Russia in dramatic fashion earlier in the tournament. In fact, the United States did something that Adolf Hitler and Napoleon couldn’t do: defeat Russia in the winter on Russian soil.

Anytime the U.S. defeats Russia in hockey, it obviously conjures up memories of the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980, and this U.S. men’s team seemed destined after T.J. Oshie stuck a dagger in the heart of the home country.

The first period of the game with Canada lived up to the hype with end-to-end action you will only see in Olympic hockey. While I love the NHL, Olympic hockey is more about a player’s skill, not if he can take a hard lick into the boards, and quite frankly it’s a nice to see a finesse game for a change.

Enter Canada’s Jamie Benn.

After a powerful slap shot from the top of the left faceoff dot by Jay Bouwmeester, Benn tipped in the only goal scored during the game for either country. I wasn’t one of the many patrons who crowded into a bar to watch the game, but I can only imagine the sadness of everyone down at their favorite local watering hole.

While they were no longer in contention for gold, the U.S. could still take home the bronze. Team Finland had other ideas, after U.S. Goaltender Jonathan Quick allowed five goals in a humiliating defeat.

What started out as a promising Olympic games quickly turned into a nightmare for fans of Team USA hockey. What surprised me the most was the fact that the U.S. rolled over the way they did in the bronze medal game. I know for a fact that if this was during the Herb Brooks era, that would not have happened.

I think this Olympics is a great example of why we need to switch back to amateur athletes for hockey.

The other day, WEEI had the legendary Mike Eruzione on before the game with Canada. He talked about the 1980 team that shocked the world and trained together for six months before facing the mighty Soviet team. During that time they became not just a group of talented guys playing hockey, but they became a cohesive unit. By sending NHL players to the game, you can’t shut a professional league down for half a year; it’s just not possible unless, of course, it’s for a silly labor dispute.

There are many questions surrounding USA hockey as the team travels back, one of them being: “Where do we go from here?” The ending of the movie “Miracle” said it best: We have dream teams playing in Olympics nowadays, but it’s robbed us the chance to dream.

Tyler.Morrissey@UConn.edu

By Mike Peng Senior Staff Writer

On the day UConn honored its 1998-99 national championship team, the 2013-14 Huskies failed to deliver a win to complement the ceremony, falling to SMU, 64-55, Sunday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion.

The Mustangs, who are the top defensive team in the American Athletic Conference, held the Huskies to just 29.6 percent shooting during the game and never allowed the hosts to take a lead.

“They are tough defensively, but you just have to keep moving the basketball,” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “We made them even tougher by staying on the first [offensive option]… We won’t shoot 29 percent ever again, hopefully.”

Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright scored 15 points apiece to lead the Huskies (21-6, 9-5 American), but combined for just 8-for-28 shooting from the field.

“We just had a bad game all around, offensively at least,” Boatright said. “We were just off as a team. Everybody was missing shots.”

SMU’s backcourt, Nic Moore and Nick Russell, each scored 15 points as well, but accomplished the feat on a combined 8-for-17 shooting.

“They are great players,” Boatright said about Moore and Russell. “They are going to get theirs.

We’ve just got to execute defensive schemes and

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UConn junior guard Ryan Boatright goes up for a contested shot against SMU Sunday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies shot under 30 percent from the field, losing to the Mustangs 64-55. SMU, who defeated UConn on Jan. 4, completed the regular season sweep of UConn.

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El-Amin, title team inducted to Huskies of Honor

By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor

The last time Richard Hamilton was at Gampel Pavilion for a basketball game was Feb. 20, 1999, when he and then-No. 2 UConn lost a 73-71 decision to No. 15 Miami (FL).

Four weeks later, Hamilton and the Huskies were Big East champions–regular season and tournament–and playing in the first Final Four in program history.

After beating Ohio State in the National Semifinal, the Huskies, with 33 wins and only two defeats, matched up against one of the most talented teams ever in college basketball at the time.

Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils had not lost since November 1998. A team compiled of stars like Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Trajon Langdon, Shane Battier and William Avery, the Blue Devils were supposed to run away with the national championship.

But the Huskies, gritty, resilient and unwavering, defeated Duke 77-74, shocking the world, as point guard Khalid El-Amin put it.

On Sunday afternoon, the UConn men’s basketball program, now with three national championships 15 years later, honored the first championship team at halftime of the present day-Huskies’ 64-55 loss to SMU at Gampel Pavilion.

Ricky Moore and Kevin Freeman, both starters for the Huskies that season and now members of the UConn coaching staff, and Karl Hobbs, an assistant coach on the team then and now, were joined by former head coach Jim Calhoun, former assistant coach Tom Moore and six other players–Hamilton, El-Amin, Jake Voskhul, Souleymane Wane, Beau Archibald and Richard Moore–as the 1998-99 team became the first men’s basketball team inducted into the UConn Huskies of Honor.

“This is definitely a cool day,” El-Amin said. “To come

back and be honored… that special team, it means the world. To see the guys, how successful they have become over the years now as men, it means a lot.

It’s special, and I’m happy to be here.”

U C o n n went 34-2 during the 1998-99 season, losing only to No. 16 Syracuse and Miami at JESS CONDON/The Daily Campus home in the From left to right, Jim Calhoun, Kevin Freeman, Richard Hamilton, Khalid El-Amin, Ricky Moore and Jake Voskhul process. The pose for a photo after the 1998-99 men’s basketball team was inducted into the Huskies of Honor Sunday afternoon.

Huskies beat 11 ranked opponents by an average of 9.6 championship. the Year that season. points and won the Big East “I’m just happy that I got to UConn was ranked as high as regular season and tournament share so many special moments No. 1 and only as low as No. 4 titles en route to the program’s with a great group of guys,” said first Final Four and national Hamilton, the Big East Player of » FIRST, page 10

Men’s hockey splits with Army, remains third in AHA

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Brant Harris became UConn’s all-time leading scorer in Division I in Saturday’s win at Army.

By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer The UConn men’s hockey team split its weekend series for the second time in as many weeks, falling to

Army 4-3 in its final home game of the season on Friday before salvaging two points on Saturday with a 3-1 win in West Point, N.Y. — a game in which senior forward Brant Harris broke the

program’s Division I scoring record.

The Huskies (17-11-4, 14-8-3 AHA) are now tied with Air Force for third place in Atlantic Hockey with 31 points, one point behind second-place Bentley and one point ahead of fourth-place Robert Morris. The team wraps up its regular season schedule this weekend with a two-game road series against Sacred Heart in its Milford, Conn arena.

UConn got out to a blazing start offensively on Friday night, scoring two goals in what was perhaps its best opening half of a period this season. Freshman center Brent Norris struck first for the Huskies, blasting a shot high to the blocker side of Army goaltender Parker Gahagen off of a feed from sophomore wing Patrick

Kirtland six-and-a-half minutes in to give his team a 1-0 advantage.

Sophomore center Shawn Pauly followed up Norris’ marker with one of his own just five minutes later, extending the UConn lead to two goals with assists from senior right wing Billy Latta and junior left wing Cody Sharib.

“We started the game really well,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh said. “We haven’t started many games like that, getting out of the gate and scoring two goals in the first 11 minutes.”

The Huskies’ momentum was quickly extinguished, however, by an Army goal at the 12:28 mark of the first stanza. Black Knights forward Kyle Vogel threw the puck on UConn goaltender Matt Grogan from the edge

of the blue line and caught him napping, bringing the Black Knights back to within one.

“They kind of got a fluke goal,” Cavanaugh said. “It was kind of a knuckleball that went in, and I thought it deflated our bench a little bit.”

Army scored again just three-and-a-half minutes later, potting a powerplay goal against a normally stingy UConn penalty killing unit in the waning minutes of the period, pushing the game to a 2-2 tie heading into the first intermission.

After seven minutes of play in the second stanza, the Black Knights broke through again, scoring a goal at the 7:17 mark to take a 3-2 lead — their first of the night.

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