The Daily Campus: February 25, 2014

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More students searching Bellhops for off-campus housing come to UConn Volume CXX No. 92

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meals are provided, to a house or apartment can be extremely challenging.

Knowing what to look for when starting to search of housing can be one of the hardest challenges of all. Whether a student has a car will determine how far from campus he or she can live. Knowing how to sign a lease can also be an issue for many students. These are all common concerns Off-Campus Student Services addresses on a regular basis.

“For help, go to the offcampus housing website and make an account. You can do an advanced search to find a list of houses or apartments available that suit your needs,” Armstrong said.

The website also helps students to locate potential roommates by creating a profile.

There are many apartment complexes and single or double family homes available for rent, but the ones closest to campus do fill up quickly.

Due to their prime location, easily within walking distance, “The Oaks on the Square and Celeron Square fill up very quickly,” Armstrong said. All apartments on Hunting Lodge

Road, which are on the UConn bus line, also fill up fast; so, if transportation is an issue, students should get started with their search as soon as possible.

Although living on campus may seem expensive to students, living off campus is not necessarily cheaper.

“Students generally pay between $600 and $1,000 a month,” Armstrong said, and that doesn’t include groceries or transportation.

Alex Westlund, a sixth semester material science and engineering major who lives in Celeron Apartments, said, “I generally pay $200 on groceries, rent is $675 and I have to pay for utilities.” With electric heat, these utilities can be quite expensive. “In January we paid $130 per person but during warmer months we pay about $70 per month.”

One thing to keep in mind when moving off campus is that being organized and planning ahead of time is even more important.

“It takes longer to get to class, you can’t just roll out of bed when you live off campus,” Armstrong said.

And don’t forget about food.

Without a meal plan, cooking or buying every meal is a necessity, and it takes time. The community plan offered by Dining Services can help with this transition. The plan gives students a certain number of meals in the dining halls per semester.

Although there are difficulties and obstacles, living off campus does have its benefits. “It allows you to learn how to live on your own and to be a citizen in a town,” Armstrong said.

Students should remember that Off-Campus Student Services is available to them as they consider and make this transition. “We are here to help students find off-campus housing, navigate a lease, if they have issues with landlord, or with anything related to their living environment,” said Armstrong.

Off-Campus Student Services will be offering several events throughout the rest of the spring semester to aid students in their search. The next information session will be held on Wednesday, March 5 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Room 304C.

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the employee wants to work, the more shifts they can pick up from the “job board.” The job board is where all moving A new moving service is com- jobs are posted and employees ing to Storrs and is expected to take them on a first come first create over a hundred new jobs serve basis. Because of this syson campus. Bellhops, a college- tem, about 20% of employees, based moving company special- the most motivated ones, do the izing in helping majority of college students the jobs. move, will be Bellhops setting up a began hirnew location ing UConn here at UConn, students on adding another February 1st location to over and they are 100 other towns still actively nationwide. looking Specializing to hire at in small and this point medium scale in order to local movhave a solid ing, Bellhops employee is expecting to base by the find business time May, in the bustling movingcollege town of out seaStorrs. Part of Tripp Stanford son, comes their purpose is round.

Marketing Director aInterestingly not only to help college students or Bellhops e n o u g h , move in and out despite the of dorms and current job apartments, but market, one difficulty of openalso to employ primarily college ing a new branch of Bellhops is students in the process. getting new employees.

The company was originally “The guys up at headquarters founded by two college students, always say, only about 10% of Stephen Vlahos and Cameron the people you talk to are going Doody, in Auburn, Alabama. to be interested in working,” The founders were interested in Tom McDougall, of the UConn entrepreneurship and found a branch, said. largely untapped market: college There are several benefits movers. The company opened to working for Bellhops. The operations in 2011, and by 2012 company asks customers for they had business in 8 college reviews of the attitude and effitowns. Today, they operate in ciency of the student helping 116 towns nationwide and the them move. These reviews are newest one is at Storrs. Tom recorded by the company speMcDougall, in charge of hiring cific to each worker. If a previnew employees at the UConn ous worker asks Bellhops for a branch, calls it “a new type of reference, the company can cite business”. these good reviews to help the Marketing director Tripp student secure their next job.

Stanford says the company Also, McDougall says that one hopes to hire close to a hundred of the best things about working students at UConn. at Bellhops is that if you work at “The idea is to find a bunch the UConn branch, you can later of people who want to work work at another branch if one is on campus and those who pull present in your hometown. In through and want more jobs will conclusion, McDougall calls it, claim them off the job board,” “an all-around awesome college Stanford said. job.”

The company is based on success due to motivation: the more

“I am as sick of apologizing to you as you are of hearing it,” Shaw said.

Commuters have recently complained about overcrowded rail cars, forcing many to stand for much of their trips into Grand Central Terminal in New York. In January, downed wires left nearly 200 passengers stranded for about two hours in 10-degree weather in Westport.

Shaw, president of the conductors union, said in an interview that Metro-North often apologizes, but not for every problem that occurs.

“I just did my own letter,” he said. “I know a lot of the pas-

sengers.”

Jim Cameron, a commuter advocate, said it’s the first time he can remember a conductor apologizing in writing for Metro-North problems.

Conductors have made “unofficial apologies” on the loudspeaker, but he’s never known of a conductor leaving written apologies on rail car seats.

“That’s extraordinary,” Cameron said. “It not only speaks to the dedication of the employee but also the frustration they have with management and the embarrassment they have.”

Marjorie Anders, a spokeswoman for Metro-North, said

the rail service shares Shaw’s concerns, but does “not condone his methods of communicating them.”

“Mr. Shaw made assumptions about train service based on his long experience, but MetroNorth operations managers can and do make changes based on the conditions they encounter,” she said in an email.

Metro-North communicates schedule changes on its website, through an app and in text messages, email alerts and social media posts, she said.

Anders could not immediately say whether passengers were notified about the canceled express train.

Shaw, 48, has been working at Metro-North for 30 years and said he loves his job. “I love the people,” he said, comparing his work to postal carriers who know residents on their routes.

In addition, Shaw, who lives in North Haven, Conn., said he receives reports from his daughter who rides MetroNorth daily.

“I get the complaints when I get home,” he said.

For Metro-North, 2013 was among its worst years ever. A train derailed in Bridgeport in May, injuring scores of passengers. A track foreman was struck and killed less than two

By Jessica Griffin Campus Correspondent

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In this photo, the Knollwood Apartments, an off-campus housing option for UConn students, are pictured. They always fill up quickly in the spring team due to their convenient location, within walking distance of the UConn campus.

By Julia Werth Staff Writer Over the past four months, the University of Connecticut Off-Campus Student Services’ new website received more than 50,000 hits as more students are using its resources to line up off-campus housing for the coming school year.

“Approximately 5,000 to 7,000 students live off campus,” said John Armstrong, the director of Off-Campus Student Services at UConn, and that number is on the rise.

At the housing fair this past fall, Off-Campus Student Services saw its attendance soar to the highest level in the past seven years. This increase makes sense. With more students than ever, the dorms simply cannot hold everyone, and people have to find their own housing.

“Students move off campus for all sorts of reasons – because they are looking for independence, looking for a change or their friends are moving off campus,” Armstrong said.

But making the move from the dormitories, where housing contracts are simple and

“The idea is to find a bunch of people who want to work on campus and those who pull through and want more jobs will claim them off the job board.”

Conn. rail conductor apologizes for mix-up HARTFORD (AP) — A conductor on the nation’s secondbusiest commuter railroad apologized Monday to riders in Connecticut for an express train that failed to show up, delaying their trip into New York City.

Michael Shaw had told passengers Friday at four stations along the Metro-North Railroad to wait for an express train that later was canceled.

He says he put 500 copies of his written apology on rail car seats Monday morning.

In the note he addressed to “our friends and passengers,” he said he was shocked and furious.

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weeks later by a passenger train in West Haven. And four people died when a Metro-North train derailed in the Bronx in December.

In September, the New Haven line was disrupted for nearly two weeks when a feeder cable failed. Con Edison had taken the other feeder cable out of service at the request of Metro-North to accommodate the railroad’s work in Mount Vernon, N.Y. “If you communicate, people will understand better,” Shaw said. “It’s when they sit there for 30 minutes and don’t know what happened, that’s upsetting.”

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Alabama family adopts four Convicted Conn. murderer loses kids amid Ukraine violence nickname appeal The Daily Campus, Page 2

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — David and Lisa Bundy knew adopting four orphans at once from Ukraine would be stressful.

But it wasn’t until the bullets started flying and homemade bombs exploded outside the apartment where they were staying in the capital of the eastern European country that the Alabama couple discovered just how stressful it could be.

Last week, the Bundys, of Montgomery, stayed in an apartment in Kiev a half-mile from Independence Square, the center of violent protests. They listened to gunfire and explosions, and the children played games and tried to sleep as bullets whizzed by their balcony.

“It was a constant boom, boom, boom,” said David Bundy in an interview at the couple’s Montgomery home Monday, a day after he returned with three of the children. “It was three or four explosions every 10 seconds.”

The couple had planned to return home together after the last of the four adoptions, that of 16-year-old Nastia, was finalized, but decided it would be best if David Bundy headed home early with the others to escape the violence.

He arrived in Montgomery on Sunday night with 14-yearold Karina; 11-year-old Max; and 9-year-old Alla. Lisa Bundy remained behind in Kiev with Nastia.

“The children became afraid of what was going on, and then it became more of a safety issue,” David Bundy said.

Bundy, a 47-year-old freelance photographer, and Lisa Bundy, 40, an emergency room physician, began looking at adoption after not having any children of their own. They first looked at domestic adoptions, but got dismayed by the paperwork and long wait.

In the summer of 2013, the couple volunteered with Bridges of Faith, a program that brings orphans from Ukraine to Alabama for a month of cultural enrichment.

Through the program, they met Nastia and made plans to adopt her. Later, they met Karina

and her siblings and decided their home could handle four children.

“Something felt very right about them being with us,” Bundy said.

Bundy said adopting from Ukraine costs about the same as a domestic adoption, but can be challenging as it requires working with lawyers and courts outside of the U.S. The couple arrived in Kiev on Nov. 22 and rented an apartment near Independence Square because it is where restaurants, shops and government agencies are located.

Bundy said the protests in the square began about a week before they arrived, but they didn’t think anything about them because they were peaceful.

“We had to deal with protesters constantly. It was part of our daily routine,” Bundy said.

Gradually, however, the protests turned into violent clashes with police and the police disappeared from Bundy’s neighborhood. “The protesters themselves became our police department,” he said.

Despite the violence, government agencies and courts stayed open, and the Bundys were able to complete three of the adoptions. Nastia’s was held up by a paperwork problems and a judge’s illness, David Bundy said.

He recalled a night last week when the family tried to sleep despite repeated explosions.

Two of the younger children crawled in bed with Nastia. “It was Nastia’s first opportunity to be a big sister,” he said.

David Bundy, who has worked as a photographer for newspapers in Mississippi and Alabama and done freelance work for The Associated Press, ventured out occasionally to take pictures of the violence.

On Friday, the whole family went to Independence Square to see the burned buildings and torched cars. They inadvertently walked into the memorial service for a slain protester.

“I wanted to have something sort of as a historical record for our family,” he said. “It is not just Ukrainian history. It’s our

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s half brother pleaded guilty Monday to impersonating a federal law enforcement officer, authorities said, describing how he stopped boaters off the Connecticut coast and an incident in which he investigated youths for drugs.

Bruce Brown, a 47-yearold Wolcott resident, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Bridgeport to two counts of impersonating a law enforcement officer and one count of falsifying a military discharge certificate.

A message left with his attorney was not immediately returned.

Scott Brown has said he was estranged from Bruce Brown, who has a different mother. The Republican lost the Massachusetts seat in 2012 to Democrat Elizabeth Warren.

Brown is also known as “Bruce Browne,” ‘’Spenser Brown,” ‘’Spenser Browne,”

‘’Agent Brice” and “Detective Brice,” authorities said.

Brown arrived on Aug. 8 in Old Lyme in a Ford Crown Victoria equipped to resemble a police vehicle. He was wearing a bullet proof tactical vest with police insignia and was carrying a weapon and handcuffs and told a resident he was a special agent of the United States Coast Guard, prosecutors said.

While in Old Lyme, Brown’s fiancee asked a friend to take Brown on the friend’s boat. As the boat was backing out of the slip, prosecutors said Brown informed the boat owner that “I am commandeering your boat.

Your boat is now a U.S. Coast Guard vessel.”

Brown required two boat operators to produce their boating licenses. Brown also asked a jet ski operator for his license and told him to return to the dock when he couldn’t produce it.

Authorities say Brown initially told them that he was a law enforcement officer sent by the

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In this photo from Feb. 23, 2014, David Bundy arrives home to Montgomery, Ala., with three of their newly adopted four children, Max from left, Alla and Karina. Bundy’s wife, Lisa remained in Ukraine until the adoption of their daughter Nastia could be finalized.

family’s history.”

David Bundy and the three children celebrated their arrival in the United States on Sunday with a pepperoni pizza. Meanwhile, Lisa Bundy and Nastia moved to a safer area on the outskirts of Kiev to wait for her adoption to become final, hopefully on March 3.

With an interim government under construction, Bundy worries about delays. He notes the couple would not have been able to adopt Nastia if they had waited until after her 16th birthday.

“We are Nastia’s last hope,” he said.

Assuming the adoption finishes on time, Lisa Bundy and Nastia will fly home for a delayed Christmas celebration.

David Bundy and the other children put up the Christmas tree Monday morning. By that afternoon, Max had already found the closet where their presents were hidden.

“It didn’t take 24 hours,” Bundy said.

Before heading to Ukraine, the Bundys remodeled their home to accommodate four children and made plans for helping the children learn English and start their American educations. But they still have one little problem to address: They both drive MINI Coopers.

“I love my MINI Cooper.

I’m trying to see if there is a way to put a side car on one,” the new dad said.

U.S. Coast Guard to photograph a Coast Guard cutter, but eventually admitted he was not an officer. Brown had in his car a bulletproof/tactical vest with police insignia and a Transportation Security Administration badge, handcuffs, three handguns, loaded gun magazines, significant quantities of ammunition including hollow point bullets, a knife, and a police tactical baton, prosecutors said.

After he was arrested, Brown threw four other law enforcement badges into a reservoir but told authorities what he did, and a state police dive team recovered the badges.

Last March, Brown offered to have a “scared straight” conversation with the sons of an acquaintance who believed Brown was a federal law enforcement officer with experience in narcotics matters, prosecutors said. Brown arrived at his acquaintance’s home in a Crown Victoria, displayed a badge and had a holstered gun and hand-

cuffs secured on his belt, authorities said.

Brown introduced himself to the minors as “Agent Brice” and “Detective Brice.” Brown escorted the minors up to their rooms while ordering the mother stay downstairs. She later learned from her son that Brown had drawn his gun and handcuffed her son while Brown searched his room, authorities said.

Brown also removed the weapon from his holster and pointed it near the minor as they prepared to enter a garage, authorities said. Brown returned with a backpack that contained about $200, a small amount of what appeared to be marijuana and a pipe and gave the mother the money and took the backpack and its contents, authorities said.

Brown was discharged in 2002 from the U.S. Coast Guard “under other than honorable conditions” but denied that on a pistol permit application, prosecutors said.

Half brother of ex-Senator pleads guilty

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man found guilty of killing four people failed to convince the state Appellate Court that his convictions should be thrown out because he was referred to by his nickname — “Killer”— at trial.

The use of the nickname was “inappropriate,” but Marco Camacho failed to prove it prejudiced the jury enough to warrant a new trial, the state’s secondhighest court said Monday.

Camacho was convicted in the 1996 murders in Southington of Nick Votino, 50; Joanne Votino, 18; and their house guests, Lynn Suszynski, 26; and Wayne Barrows, 44. Prosecutors said he and an accomplice, Erik Lee Henry, went to the house to collect a $400 drug debt from Nick Votino. When they were not paid, Camacho became enraged and shot everyone inside, they said.

Camacho, who was 17 at the time of the murders, was convicted of felony murder in 2002 and sentenced 260 years in prison. Henry received a 45-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to murder and a drug charge.

In Camacho’s latest appeal, his lawyer, Joseph Visone, argued the jury was prejudiced not only by the use of the nickname but by the

cumulative effect it had on jurors when combined with the playing of a 911 tape.

The “Killer” nickname was used twice by Henry’s girlfriend, who was called to the stand by prosecutors — once during her initial testimony and again, six weeks later, when she returned to the stand.

Defense lawyers asked for a mistrial both times and were refused. The trial judge did caution the jury to disregard the nickname.

The 911 call was made by Joanne Votino after she was shot.

On it, she can be heard gasping for breath. Prosecutors played it during the evidence portion of the trial and again during closing arguments.

In an email Monday, Visone said he would file a petition seeking another review by the state Supreme Court.

That court rejected Camacho’s initial appeal in 2007. In that appeal, he unsuccessfully argued that his trial judge should not have allowed hearsay testimony

by Henry’s girlfriend and another woman about what Henry told them about the killings.

Henry did not testify at Camacho’s trial because he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Transgender rights repeal misses California ballot

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Kevin Snider, a lawyer with — A referendum to overturn a the Pacific Justice Institute who California law that gives transgen- represents the Privacy for All der students protections including Students coalition, said he and the right to use the public school other conservative attorneys plan restrooms of their choice will not to challenge the secretary of appear on the November ballot state’s determination by reviewafter its backers failed to gather ing the invalidated signatures and enough voter signatures to qualify going to court to try to get them the measure, the secretary of state added to the final tally. said Monday.

“The secretary of state has had The law’s opponents were led the inclination to disenfranchise by a coalition of religious conser- voters, and we won’t sit still and vative groups who said it violates take their word for it,” Snider the privacy said before the of youngsters final count was who may be announced. uncomfortable The law that sharing faciliis the subject of ties with classthe repeal attempt mates of the took effect Jan. opposite bio1. It guarantees logical sex. students the right to use the school They needfacilities and to ed at least participate in the 504,760 signasex-segregated tures to force activities that cora public vote respond with their on the statute expressed genders approved by instead of their the California Kevin Snider school records.

Legislature and Some school signed by Gov. Lawyer with the districts around Jerry Brown Pacific Justice California, as well last year. They the education submitted Institute as departments in 619,381, but Massachusetts county election officers found just 487,484 of and Connecticut, have implemented similar policies by reguthem to be valid.

If the referendum had made lation. But California is the first the ballot, the law would have state to detail the rights of transbeen put on hold until after the gender students in schools by November election as its sup- statute.

Although the law’s opponents porters and opponents mounted a campaign that promised to be have focused on potential abuses as bitterly fought as the one over and awkward encounters in bathProposition 8, the 2008 consti- rooms and locker rooms, schools tutional amendment that banned also evaluated what it means same-sex marriage in California for yearbook photo dress codes, sleeping arrangements for overuntil last year.

“The secretary of state has had the inclination to disenfranchise voters and we won’t sit still and take their word for it.”

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AP - A woman accused of killing four people, including three of her relatives, at a tiny American Indian tribe’s Northern California headquarters had been evicted from tribal housing because she was suspected of stealing from the tribe, the tribe’s lawyer said Monday.

Cedarville Rancheria attorney Jack Duran said Cherie Lash Rhoades was suspended as tribal chairwoman just three weeks before the gun and knife attack, pending a federal investigation into allegations that she embezzled at least $50,000 in federal grant money.

Rhoades’ son, Jack Stockton, was ousted as vice chairman and evicted from tribal housing on the same grounds, Duran told The Associated Press.

Stockton was not at Thursday’s hearing when the shooting broke out. He does not have a listed phone number.

Duran said the meeting in Alturas, Calif., was being held to consider Rhoades’ appeal of her eviction.

But at some point, Rhoades opened fire, killing her brother Rurik Davis, 50, who had been named interim chairman by the tribal council, authorities said.

Also killed in the attack were Rhoades’ niece Angel Penn, 19; her nephew Glenn Calonicco, 30; and Shelia Lynn Russo, 47. They were all members of the tribal council that evicted Rhoades, and Russo was the tribal administrator.

Duran said Penn was holding her newborn infant on her lap when she was shot, but the baby was unhurt and will be placed with a sister.

Davis’ two daughters, Monica and Melissa Davis, were criti-

cally wounded, court documents said.

Responding officers arrested Rhoades outside the building, where a declaration of probable cause says Modoc County Undersheriff Ken Richardson saw Rhodes stabbing one of the victims in the parking lot and handcuffed her after another person tackled her. The document adds that police talked to six people who witnessed the shooting. The two women who survived bullet wounds were also cut with a knife.

A criminal complaint filed Monday in Modoc County Superior Court charges Rhoades with four counts of murder with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, and two counts of attempted murder. She was to be arraigned Tuesday morning.

District Attorney Jordan Funk said she will face the death penalty if she’s convicted, because the complaint carries the special circumstance of multiple victims.

Funk said it wasn’t immediately clear if attorneys had been appointed for Rhoades yet, because they would have to be qualified to handle a capital case.

The Cedarville Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe with 35 registered members.

The Rancheria owns 26 acres in Cedarville, where most members reside in nine small, onestory houses built in the 1950s on the outskirts of town.

In 2012, the tribe received an Indian housing grant for $50,399 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a news release on the agency’s website.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration signaled Monday it no longer recognizes Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president. The shift of support for opposition leaders in Kiev came even as U.S. officials sought to assure Russia that it does not have to be shut out of a future relationship with a new Ukrainian government.

Yanukovych was widely seen as a puppet of Moscow against Ukraine protesters who demanded stronger ties with the European Union to boost the faltering economy of the onetime Soviet state.

His whereabouts are unknown after fleeing the capital Kiev in the wake of deadly protests seeking his ouster.

U.S. officials said the International Monetary Fund is considering an aid package as high as $15 billion to help stabilize a new, transitional government in Kiev. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. will provide additional aid to complement the IMF, aimed at fostering Ukrainian economic stability, but it was not immediately clear how much money it would provide.

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This Feb. 21, 2014 photo shows the entrance to the Cedarville Rancheria, in Cedarville, Calif. Cherie Lash Rhoades, a former chairwoman of the rancheria, lived here. She is held on suspicion of homicide and other counts in a shooting at tribal headquarters in Alturas, Calif., that left four dead and two wounded.

Duran said he couldn’t confirm whether that was the money in question, adding the amount could be less “or a lot more.”

Though police have said they are still working on a motive, a nephew who lived with Rhoades, Jacob Penn, said she snapped under the pressure of her brother’s attempt to evict her.

Eviction from tribal housing is among the most serious punishments for American Indians.

However, Rhoades and Stockton were not being removed from tribal rolls and would continue to receive their share of $1.1 million in gambling revenue shared by casino tribes with the

Rancheria, which does not have a casino, Duran said.

Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said that as the shooting erupted, young children were inside the building and on the property, and a judge from another tribe was listening to the eviction proceedings over the phone.

After running out of bullets, Rhoades grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed a woman, police said. She chased one of Davis’ daughters out of the building and into the parking lot while brandishing the knife.

There, she was tackled by the tribal headquarters maintenance man, Duran said.

“Yanukovych left Kiev. He took his furniture, packed his bags, and we don’t have more information on his whereabouts,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. “So there are officials who have stepped in and are acting in response to that leadership gap at the moment.”

Carney said that although Yanukovych “was a democratically elected leader, his actions have undermined his legitimacy, and he is not actively leading the country at present.”

Senior U.S. officials, including Deputy Secretary of State William

Burns and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, are scheduled to meet with political, business and civil society leaders during a series of meetings in Kiev over the next two days. Top European Union officials are already there.

Psaki said Congress must approve any U.S. aid package, and several lawmakers on Monday called for a quick show of support for Ukraine’s new leaders.

“Now more than ever, the Ukrainian people need the continued support of their friends,” Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said in a statement. “The path of reform will be difficult, but if the new Ukrainian government is prepared to make these tough — and, at times, unpopular — decisions, it will need significant assistance from the IMF and the European

Both of Davis’ daughters were wounded. Officials said one was alert and talking, while the other remained in critical condition Friday.

The tribe’s headquarters — a ranch-style building with a pitched brown metal roof and solar panels — is in a residential area about a block from the police station. Police were alerted to the attack by a woman covered in blood pounding on a side entrance to City Hall, which also houses the police.

The tribe is busy cleaning the building, and it is uncertain whether it will resume using the facility because of the slayings, Duran said.

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Pressure mounts over Arizona bill

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican Gov. Jan Brewer faced intensifying pressure Monday from CEOs, politicians in Washington and state lawmakers in her own party to veto a bill that would allow business owners with strongly held religious beliefs to deny service to gays and lesbians.

Senate Bill 1062 has set off a political firestorm since the Arizona Legislature passed it last week, with critics denouncing the measure as blatantly discriminatory and embarrassing to the state.

The chorus of opposition has grown each day, and on Monday, three state senators who had voted in favor of the bill changed course and said they now oppose it. U.S. Sen. John McCain asked Brewer to veto the measure, as did Apple Inc. and the CEO of American Airlines Group Inc. State Sens. Bob Worsley, Adam Driggs and Steve Pierce sent their letter urging a veto just days after they joined the entire 17-member Senate Republican caucus in voting for the bill.

“I think laws are (already) on the books that we need, and have now seen the ramifications of my vote,” Worsley told The Associated Press. “I feel very bad, and it was a mistake.”

With the three Republican senators joining all 13 Senate Democrats in opposition, there would be enough votes to defeat the measure in a re-vote. But too much time has passed to allow for reconsideration, and the bill was sent to Brewer in a routine transmittal Monday that was accompanied by “boos” from Senate Democrats.

Yanukovych not actively Ukraine head Malloy, governors offer new National Guard plan HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and some fellow governors planned on Monday to offer an alternative to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s proposed shrinking of the Army National Guard.

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Malloy said Connecticut could lose more than 500 positions. Under the governors’ plan, forces nationally would drop to minimum of 335,000.

“We’re not saying there don’t have to be cuts. We’re saying we have a better way,” said Malloy, adding how a plan to cut the Army National Guard even further “doesn’t make sense.” He said the alternative offered by the governors would allow the Guard units to better respond to both national and state emergencies.

Malloy, a Democrat, sits on the bipartisan Council of Governors. The 10 chief executives work with the federal government on national security issues, including the National Guard. The group was scheduled to present its alternative plan on Monday evening in Washington, D.C. He said President Barack Obama has expressed a willingness to discuss the proposed reductions. But Malloy said the president has been clear that cuts need to be made.

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n Dec. 31, 2011 President Barack Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 into law. Most of the NDAA 2012’s provisions were rather routine, such as providing $662 billion for US defense purposes, imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran and appraising the military capability of Washington’s main geopolitical rivals. Yet, tucked away within the act is Section 1021(b) (2) which allows the President to authorize any branch of the U.S. armed forces to clandestinely and indefinitely detain any individual–including U.S. citizens–who has “substantially supported al-Qeada, the Taliban, or associated forces.” The problem with Section 1021(b)(2) is that the terms “substantially supported” and “associated forces” are so nebulously undefined, especially when compounded with various other anti-terrorism laws or rulings, that the law effectively imposes a “chilling effect” on the First Amendment.

Truthdig columnist Christopher Hedges, formerly of The New York Times, filed a lawsuit against the Obama Administration in order to remove Section 1021(b)(2), which he explains could be used against journalists, activists or anyone the administration can deem a “covered person” under such ambiguous terminology. An example, as Hedges points out, is any journalist who travels to the Middle East and interviews members of al-Qaeda, the Taliban or “associated forces,” and then completes a piece deemed critical of the administration, can–under the extremely vague wording of the law–be classified as an “enemy combatant,” which makes them subject to indefinite detention in secret.

The lawsuit in question, Hedges v Obama, was initially successful, when in May 2012 U.S. District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest ordered an injunction against Section 1021(b)(2), and she explained that the law directly violated citizen’s First and Fifth Amendments, but also added that the federal government never provided a single witness or piece of evidence to support their claim the law would not be used against U.S. citizens. Unfortunately, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned Forrest’s injunction, and elaborated in their ruling that because the plaintiffs were not facing impending detention under the law they therefore had no standing to challenge it. One of the Appeals Justices, Judge Lewis Kaplan, added that the ambiguous wording of the NDAA is not reason enough to invalidate it, but did acknowledge that it could be used in conjunction with other laws, such as the Authorization for Use of Military Force act of 2001, to perpetually imprison U.S. citizens in secret. As of now, the Supreme Court has twice rejected applications to rule on Hedges v Obama, and the current Supreme Court filing made by Hedges’ team will be their last appeal allowed by law.

‘History of Rap’ and the ‘whitification’ of black music

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n a stunning fifth part of their “History of Rap” series, two white guys – Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake – make the socially conscious lyrics of black hip hop and rap more comfortable and accessible to their audience. This is a continuation of the symptomatic “whitification” of African-American music and an appeasement of white unease with listening to that “thug music.” As a result, hip hop and rap music has been split into “white” and “black” categories. This process ultimately places its creators at a disadvantage, where their music is refitted for white markets, redone by white artists and stripped of its social meaning. Ultimately this says more about white audiences who are so uncomfortable with black expression that they must recategorize it into their own form before it becomes acceptable.

This whiteBy Victoria Kallsen washing of Weekly Columnist A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n music emulates previous patterns. Many forms of music, such as blues, jazz, swing, rock and roll trace their roots back to African American creators. As described by David Ewen in his book “Panorama of American Popular Music,” blues music allowed expression of “personal woes ... the cruelty of police officers, oppression at the hands of white folk (and) hard times.” Blues and rhythm eventually gave way to rock and roll for the African-American artist scene in

the 1940s and 1950s. However, Elvis Presley would retool this style into a rockabilly sound, and suddenly rock and roll was a white man’s game.

The biggest crime of the “History of Rap” series is that it makes sound bites of impactful and socially aware songs; to be fair to Jimmy Fallon, few probably care to realize Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” is actually a recounting of his experiences with racial profiling in the 1990s. Still, it’s rather suspicious that the “History of Rap” is boiled down to a couple of popular lines while Fallon and JT “jump around” the studio. Additionally, the series exposes the “black” and “white” versions of the rap and hip hop genres.

“Black” hip hop was constructed by many marketing executives in the 90s to appeal to white audiences with sex and danger as they took a larger interest in the genre. This was possibly due to the success of the Beastie Boys.

As a result, “authentic black stories” emerged – boasting of their bling, their gangs, their girls and their drugs – at the cost of creating damaging stereotypes about African Americans today. Artists like Drake and Childish Gambino find their “blackness” questioned, as the latter addresses in his song “Bonfire” – “Told me I should just quit: 'First of all, you talk white!”

As described by Policy Mic, the “core attributes of early hip-hop music, such as its political critique, social commentary, comedy and spirituality” were rejected in favor of this new image.

Modern hip-hop artists like Macklemore have gained attention for songs rejecting this “black” hip hop.

In “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore rejects the materialistic ideals that “black” hip hop provides while mocking them for their designer choices. The song,

“Same Love,” while a beautiful equality anthem, also stands in defiance of the hyper-masculine image of its counterpart. This describes “white” hip hop as sensitive and meaningful in a way its darker twin isn’t. What’s important to realize is that the actual color of one’s skin almost ceases to have an effect on this muddled mess. White and black rappers can be on both sides of the musical coin here. What matters is the impression of the minority group when the majority group makes it their own.

The evidence points to a long history of manipulating and controlling African-American music. By repacking and retooling, blacks have either been forgotten – as was the case with the foundation of rock and roll – or restructured into a new image. This has left us with the impression that black influence is largely unimportant and presents harmful stereotypes. With the advent of “black” hip hop, all black rappers are defined as “dangerous,” and we give them little room to expand on this. Worst of all, the core values of hip hop, ones that challenged society and contemplated religion and politics, have become sideline antics to mainstream concepts of the genre. “Whitification” of the hip hop and rap musical style has thoroughly damaged its creators and robbed them. Through understanding the history and race complications of this matter, we can do more than Jimmy Fallon does by rapping at the camera, and instead come to fully appreciate the origins and expression of AfricanAmerican culture.

 Victoria.Kallsen@UConn.edu  6th-semester mechanical engineering  @Oh_Vicki

Media companies take a more progressive stance on gender

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ore now than ever, media has grown more and more progressive in terms of the way it represents gender and sexuality. Facebook, for example, recently added 50 new options for gender identity, allowing users to finally select something that accurately reflects who they are. Ranging from pangender to genderqueer and even intersex, the choices Facebook has included accurately reflects the

By Aysha Mahmood d i v e r s i t y and difStaff Columnist ferences of this day and age.

The addition to such a popular social media site encourages a more LGBTQ user friendly environment and acceptance among those who identify as being something different than themselves. For people that have struggled to stay in that “male and female” box, the ability to say who they really are to their friends and family is one of relief and confidence. It’s also worth noting that users now have the ability to choose the pronoun they’d like to be referred to publicly, (he/she/or the gender neutral they.) Too often, we address others of being a male or female, but hopefully with the new terms added, we can address people properly

and become more informed of the term they identify as being. This addition of terms can help combat the stigma associated with being transgender or androgynous and is ultimately a reflection of how progressive our generation has become.

Not only have changes been made online, but television shows, especially for children, are also becoming more liberal. The show “Good Luck Charlie” introduced Disney Channel’s first openly gay couple before ending their final season. According to the company’s statement, “The episode was developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect the themes of diversity and inclusiveness.” Although the aftermath of the show resulted in threats made to the several of the actors, Disney has taken a step in the right direction.

The hundreds of thousands of kids that watch this channel will know it’s OK for someone to have two moms or two dads. For those who actually have gay parents, the episode is a chance to reassure them that their family is just another one on the block. Differences aren’t bad, but instead should be embraced.

Disney has also recently reflected these views in its recent hit movie “Frozen.” The movie features Jonathon Groff, the first Disney prince to be

voiced over by an openly gay actor. If that wasn’t significant enough, the movie also presents a scene with a gay couple.

The character of Oaken, the man that owns the shop in the mountains, is suggested to be gay. When he turns to say, “Hello, family!” what appears is not a woman, but a man – a man with three children nonetheless. Like “Good Lucky Charlie,” Disney has once again reassured children of gay couples that these types of families are normal. Not only are they normal, but these families are also presented as having positive characteristics. They are overall happy, caring and often times rather humorous.

“Frozen” was No. 1 in the box office for weeks and the fact that so many young people have watched it will hopefully result in a more accepting and tolerant attitude towards people different than themselves.

Of course, “Frozen” is just one movie. But all movies, even Disney ones, can be seen as political; and the political message Disney has taken here is a subtle but strong one.

The Walt Disney Company has been around since the 1920s and for a gay actor to be voicing the hero along with the presentation of a gay couple, however short its presentation was, is such a significant event.

2013 was a year in which

Disney took huge steps to include more diverse characters, which makes me curious to see what Disney has up its sleeve for this upcoming year.

With its progressive route, I have to wonder, is it finally time for a gay Disney princess?

Even if that idea isn’t currently on the table, there’s no doubt media has progressed in showcasing gay characters.

Since media is a reflection of society, I would like to say the increasing amount of differences of people I see on television is representative of the progressive attitudes of gender and sexuality in our communities today. Movies, television, and even social media sites, have a way of breaking open the door to the sheltered and presenting people with different views and perspectives other than their own.

In hopes of becoming a more tolerant and accepting community, social media sites and television alike should look to these examples and produce material that continue to reflect that diversity.

I really do believe that our generation is growing up to be the most libertarian of its kind. And I for one am proud to part of it.

 Aysha.Mahmood @UConn.edu

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Once directors reach a certain point of fame, they have a tendency of overshadowing their own work. This is especially prevalent among auteurs such as Tim Burton and Quentin Tarantino, both of whom possess flamboyant styles that overpower any story that they are trying to tell. Animated movies, being more cooperative efforts by nature, are less likely to fall prey to this trend, but the new Studio Ghibli film “The Wind Rises” seems to be the exception.

The reason for this is of course Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli’s founder and a well-loved celebrity in his own right. The announcement that he was seriously considering retirement was given significant attention in both Japanese and American media and since “The Wind Rises” may be his last movie, it was quickly hailed as Miyazaki’s swan song and received a lot of hype.

Does the movie itself live up to the acclaim it has received, however? The answer is quite a

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mixed bag. “The Wind Rises” is a noted departure from the fantasy of most Studio Ghibli films as it centers on a historical subject. The difference is quite striking, even with the added dream sequences, as is the movie’s more muted color palette. Though all of Miyazaki’s movies carry a very serious undercurrent, never has such solemnity been so prominent before.

This tonal shift is quite understandable when one considers the plot of the film, which is about Jiro Horikoshi, the Japanese inventor of the famous Zero airplane. Born with an incredible urge to fly, Hirokoshi was hampered by his terrible eyesight, which automatically eliminated any chances of becoming a pilot. With the help of a dream mentor, he then began to study aircraft design and, despite numerous setbacks and limitations, eventually achieved his goal. This success is colored by disillusionment, however, as the Zero aircraft eventually becomes an instrument for death during World War II. A story on innovation and the beauty of flight that has nuanced moral implications seems to be a perfect send-

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Where were you when you heard the news about Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death?

We’ve heard this heartbreaking story many times before, but it never ceases to deeply sadden and confuse us.

The New York Times reported that Hoffman died at the age of 46 alone in the bathroom of his apartment in Greenwich Village, with a syringe in his arm and an envelope containing heroin. The police later confirmed a drug overdose.

Hoffman had a history with drugs that had interwoven itself within the fabric of his illustrious 25-year career. Hoffman has been proclaimed as one of the best actors of his generation, but his renowned career was overshadowed by his struggle as an addict.

As any addict can attest, the road to recovery can be a bumpy one with unfortunate twists along the way. Although he was sober for around 23 years, through his recovery were some short-lived relapses. The New York Times reported that last year he became reliant on prescription pills, which resulted in him using heroin for a short period before checking into a rehabilitation program for 10 days. After that incident, his problem with addiction appeared to be gone for the immediate future.

In an interview with the New York Times, playwright and Hoffman’s friend, David Bar Katz, said, “I saw him last week and he was clean and sober, his old self,” continuing say “I really thought this chapter was over.”

For many recovering addicts, the idea of a man who overcame drug addiction for over two decades succumbing to addiction after all that time was startling.

New York Times reported that Hoffman’s death opened up channels for communication between addicts on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Online, people shared their grief over Hoffman’s passing, but also their personal adversities with staying sober. It’s been reported that at many Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings recovering addicts apparently expressed a similar sentiment as well. Prominent individuals who are also recovering addicts like Aaron Sorkin (screenwriter), Seth Mnookin (journalist), and Russell Brand (actor) have come out to share their own reactions.

According to The New York

Times, Mnookin responded to Hoffman’s death by writing, “There’s a lot we don’t know about alcoholism and drug addiction… But one thing is clear: Regardless of how much time clean you have, relapsing is always as easy as moving your hand to your mouth.” The fear of a relapse and the reality of lifetime addiction are daunting for people struggling with such, but Hoffman’s death can act as a wake-up call for some.

In Time, Sorkin recalled a conversation between him and Hoffman in which “ [Hoffman] said this: ‘If one of us dies of an overdose, probably 10 people who were about to won’t.” He meant that our deaths would make news and maybe scare someone clean.” The fact that addiction is indiscriminant regarding whom it plagues is a wakeup call to all people—addiction is as real and harsh as ever. Sorkin was trying to get the point across that addiction is not something you can control, for he stated “Phil Hoffman… did not die from an overdose of heroin — he died from heroin.

We should stop implying that if he’d just taken the proper amount then everything would have been fine.” Heroin and other drugs have destroyed the lives of so many promising people in the entertainment business and in other fields.

It is not something that should be taken lightly or overlooked.

So now ask the question—is there something that could have been done? Is there a disgrace felt by addicts? A label we give them that turns their cry for help into an insolated and lethal dilemma? In his article in The Guardian, Russell Brand, a former drug addict, commented on the harsh nature in which society responds to addicts.

Brand stated “Addiction is a mental illness around which there is a great deal of confusion, which is hugely exacerbated by the laws that criminalize drug addicts...

If drugs are illegal people who use drugs are criminals. We have set our moral compass on this erroneous premise, and we have strayed so far off course that the landscape we now inhabit provides us with no solutions and greatly increases the problem.” In his article, Brand began to question whether Hoffman would have died if so many people didn’t believe that suffering addicts deserved to suffer.

Brand went on to draw examples of new policies implemented in Portugal and Switzerland,

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This image released by Touchstone Pictures shows a scene from the animated film, “The Wind Rises.”

off for Miyazaki, but occasionally the movie falls short.

The strongest aspects of “The Wind Rises” are also the parts that stick closest to the real story; unfortunately, Miyazaki felt that it was necessary to cloud the movie inventions that ultimately do not gel well with the overall story. The most egregious of these has to be the tacked-on romantic subplot, which meanders pointlessly around the origi-

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which are less harsh on addicts and have had a positive affect on society. The Guardian has explained that in Portugal, there is a decriminalization of the possession and use of specific small amounts of certain drugs. This in turn leads to more addicts in recovery facilities than in prisons. Also, in Switzerland, there is a new program to give addicts heroin in specific amounts authorized by the government, in which the injections are administered in a fashion that satisfies a craving but does not induce a high for the person. The program started 14 years ago and has been credited with lowering crime and improving the health and lives of addicts on a day-today basis. The program helps to diminish large groups of drug dealers and drug using scenes in public parks, which brought down the quality of many Swiss communities.

These policies are surely controversial, but at least it opens up our minds to alternatives. These proposals at least reflect a less general outlook towards drug addicts as either clean or criminal. Times like these are important for reflection over what drives people of even the highest esteem to fall into addiction, and our role in facilitating the problem. The loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman is a tragic one, and he will be greatly missed by his family, friends and fans, but if there is any silver lining to such a bleak loss, shouldn’t we look inward to find the answer?

not have been the best swan song for the artist responsible for “Spirited Away,” but it does embody a major part of Studio Ghibli’s vision for animation. If this is indeed Miyazaki’s last film (the man has come out of retirement multiple times in the past), he will be missed.

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Spotlight on remakes

By Randy Amorim Staff Writer

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman arrives for the premiere of “The Master” at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

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nal character Naoko. Ghibli is well-known for creating relatable and dynamic female characters, but unfortunately Naoko—whose sole object seems to be dying stoically— cannot be counted as one of them.

Though it never quite reaches the heights of pathos and intellectual clarity that Miyazaki undoubtedly wanted, “The Wind Rises” is still a polished, stylized film. It may

One thing most film-goers hate is remakes. There’s a good reason for this since most remakes disappoint and fail to live up to the original. Yet, every now and then one comes along that manages to impress audiences. Why are some better than others? One important factor is originality. The two mistakes most remakes make are that they either attempt to remake the material as it was but with a twist, or that they try to pay homage to the original while making their own thing all together. The key is to find a middle ground where the essence of whatever made the original work is present while becoming its own thing altogether.

One remake that worked well was “The Departed.” What worked in its favor (besides most Americans never seeing the original Asian film series it was based on) was that it managed to emulate the original while becoming its own story.

The setting was changed and the story and characters were updated to fit the new location, while the plot line and premise remained similar. Many creative changes were taken and made their own thing rather than attempting to follow any footsteps. Not all remakes take this approach.

A similar example would be the recent “Oldboy” remake.

While I liked the remake, it somewhat felt like it was walking entirely in the shadow of the original. The setting and characters were somewhat updated to the new setting, but these changes added nothing to the story. The plot is essentially the same, only written differently.

The film even tried to tease fans of the original by misleading them to believe the final plot twist would be different.

The remake did add in certain elements and additions to the story’s first act that worked, but overall it just did the same thing differently.

Remaking classics is not a good idea altogether if there is nothing to add to it. An example would be the “Robocop” remake. The remake had potential, seeing as everything predicted in Verhoeven’s dystopian classic about American society has ironically come true. Yet, the writers, producers and director did not seem interested in emulating the story or its themes.

Instead they seemed interested in modernizing the entire thing and scratching on the surface of some of the themes the original introduced, but not the big picture.

Two more examples are “Psycho” and “Night of the Living Dead.” While there are some changes and additions, both are practically shot for shot remakes. Neither one works.

These films prove that such an experiment is pointless as it does not capture the essence of what made the original so great. It gives fans no reason to rewatch the inferior copy. Those who have not seen the original might enjoy it a little more.

I watched the remakes before the originals and I have to say that while I did not hate them, it did feel like something was off and that the film was merely walking in some shadow even if I was unfamiliar with whose it was.

“Remakes can work, but they don’t because they are often made as a way to cash in on a popular name.”

Randy Amorim Remakes can work, but they don’t because they are often just made as a way to cash in on a popular name. Since people hate remakes, they are often called re-imaginings or reboots as if the changed name changes what it essentially is. “Carrie” was billed as a re-imagining and while it was modernized and added minor details, it was practically the exact same thing.

In fact, the changes only made the movie worse than the original. Some reboots do work.

Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy was technically a reboot of a dying franchise, but it was truly re-imagined and made into something of its own with little to no resemblance in story or tone to the original films. This sort of creativity is what can make a story worth retelling and a film worth remaking.

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As an aspiring veterinarian, I spend time reading about my ideal profession. I read the science section of “The New York Times,” and I’m always looking for a good book about animals. I recently read a fantastic book titled, “Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health” by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers. This book is all about the “One Health” approach that has become a frequent topic of discussion in the medical world. “One Health” is the collaboration between various medical professions and scientists to tackle problems that affect the health of humans, animals and the environment.

“Zoobiquity” is Horowitz and Bower’s term, and it means the same thing as “One Health” but focusing more focused on animals helping human’s problems. I find it extremely interesting that it has taken us so long to realize that animals and humans can greatly help each other and learn from one another.

Veterinarians and medical doctors have received extensive education in their field. You would think it would be natural for them to join forces to help all species, including humans.

Luckily, this teamwork is becoming more prevalent. “The New York Times” published an article a few months ago about a human medical doctor operating on a gorilla. Humans may look drastically different from animals but on the inside, similarities abound.

This book was filled with fascinating stories about animals sharing the same diseases as humans – diseases I had never realized the two shared. When I think about it, why wouldn’t there be shared diseases? Take cancer as an example. What would ever make us think that animals wouldn’t get cancer?

They have DNA, just like us, that is always at risk for mutation due to faulty proofreading. Animals live in the same world as we do, a world unfortunately filled with carcinogens. Even without carcinogens, we both spend time in the sun with its melanomacausing rays.

Horowitz and Bowers show readers that solutions exist that can potentially help both animals and humans. In regards to melanoma, a vaccine was developed for use in dogs which shrank tumors, giving them the ability to survive the cancer. With the success of this vaccine, a vaccine for humans is in the works. By examining problems in animals, we can discover solutions to our own maladies. The answer may already exist in one species, but it may not have crossed over to another.

Cancer is not the only topic “Zoobiquity” covers. Heart problems, drug addictions, STDs, fainting eating disorders are all examples of dilemmas the book discusses. If you aren’t familiar with medical terminology or diseases, this book is still readable.

Horowitz and Bowers’ explanations are very simple and appear to be designed so anyone with or without a scientific background can read and understand their research. It is rare that a science book is such a smooth, entertaining and amusing read. The facts will stand out and you’ll enjoy learning new information about our furry, scaly or feathery companions. We are all living in the same place so it is important that we work together to make the best of our survival.

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I’m getting tired of these ridiculous Luc Bessonproduced PG-13 action movies. There have been some bad ones, but “3 Days to Kill” might just be the worst to date.

Kevin Costner stars, since Liam Neeson must have been too busy, or maybe decided he’s had enough of these movies. The plot is unnecessarily complicated and difficult to follow which is strange since it really falls back on just about every action film cliché rather than be anything significant.

Costner is a CIA assassin dying of cancer. He tries to reconnect with his estranged wife and teenage daughter when he is told that his life could be saved by an experimental drug his CIA handler will give him if he tracks down and kills two international criminals that only he has seen, or something along those lines. The details were hard to follow, but to be fair I was only half invested.

The film is truly a painful experience. While many criticized “The Wolf of Wall Street” for being too long at three hours, I found myself unaware of time and enjoying my experience completely submerged into the film. At just under two hours, “3 Days to Kill” feels at least four hours long, dragging and forcing the audience along on a ride it is not interested in. The entire film is not only absurd, but poorly written, directed, constructed, filmed, acted and edited. Director McG does a terrible job with the film. You may remember him as the man who made that god awful “Terminator” reboot. For some reason he is still in show business and has made more

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This image released by Relativity Media shows Kevin Costner, left, and Hailee Steinfeld in a scene from “3 Days to Kill.”

garbage.

The only real thing I can say positive about this film is Costner’s performance.

Throughout his career he has consistently tried to become an action star and failed every time. His performance here makes me feel like he could potentially become one, but it’s not right for this movie. Unlike Liam Neeson, who seems to embrace these sorts of roles by taking it way over the top, Costner seems to think this is an intense thriller requiring an intense performance. He must not have read the entire script. I can’t blame him for wanting to get in his share of Neeson-like

action, but he could certainly have done better than this.

There really isn’t much action. What we do see is rushed, sloppily shot and poorly edited. Don’t forget, because this is PG-13, every time somebody is shot or beaten the camera shakes away too fast to see what is even happening. This film is an odd mix of action, melodrama and comedy.

Yet, none of these things really work on any level on their own.

They certainly do not work shoved together into the terrible package that is this film.

Like it or not, the golden age of action movies is long gone. The real reason for this is the PG-13 rating. There can

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be good PG-13 action movies and even great ones like “The Dark Knight.” Yet, we see more movies like “3 Days to Kill” where everything is written and produced around the rating which leads to terrible content and a cheap silly film like this. There’s a running gag throughout the film that really bothered me. Costner continuously kidnaps people and then suddenly needs fatherly advice. What does he do? He asks the kidnapped who tell him under duress and fear of

torture. Some of the audience laughed, but is this funny?

Have the producers really lost all touch with humanity that we are supposed to laugh at what essentially is a cheap and inhumane joke. Costner never hurts them, but imagine the feelings and fear running through their heads. This is essentially what “3 Days to Kill” is. A film that aims and never hits a single mark in any category.

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The biggest night in Hollywood and the basements of movie buffs, the 86th Academy Awards, are to be presented this Sunday. Here are my predictions for the major categories.

Best Actor: This looks to be a two horse race between Matthew McConaughey for “Dallas Buyers Club” and Bruce Dern for “Nebraska.” Chiwetel Ejiofor remains a dark horse for “12 Years A Slave,” but seems to have a lost a little momentum since its release. Dern is a beloved veteran who has been working for 50 years, but the Academy loves comebacks, and no actor has had a bigger career reinvention than Matthew McConaughey. Seeing as the Academy missed their last opportunity, choosing Sean Penn for “Milk” over Mickey Rourke for “The Wrestler,” I don’t think they will again. McConaughey will take home his first Oscar.

Best Actress: Some of the nominations here (Judi Dench, Meryl Streep), seem almost obligatory for the Academy, so I think this will come down to Sandra Bullock for “Gravity” and Cate Blanchett for “Blue Jasmine.” Bullock has the benefit of a role that was physically challenging as well as a lot of solitary screen time. But Blanchett has been winning almost every other award in the business, and I think the Academy will follow suit.

Best Supporting Actor: Like the last several years, Supporting Actor looks to be the most hotly contested acting prize. Oddly enough the biggest names, Bradley Cooper (“American Hustle”) and Jonah Hill (“The Wolf of Wall Street”) look to be the only ones out of contention. Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”) achieved the

rare feat of a nomination on his introductory role. But Michael Fassbender’s performance in “12 Years a Slave” was being talked about for nearly a year before the film was released. But I predict this will go to Jared Leto for “Dallas Buyers Club,” where plays a transgender woman. The Academy made the mistake of overlooking Jaye Davidson for his transgender role in “The Crying Game” in 1992. They better not make it again.

Best Supporting Actress: This category looks to be the biggest toss-up. I don’t think Jennifer Lawrence (“American Hustle”) will win two years straight, and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”) has been earning nominations, but no wins. Nobody seems to be talking much about Julia Roberts (“August: Osage County”) either. June Squibb could win, but I’m going to go with Lupita Nyong’o for “12 Years A Slave,” because “12 Years” likely won’t go without at least one acting win, and this seems like the most probable place.

Best Director: Alonso Cuaron will win for “Gravity,” I don’t want him to, but he will. After finally seeing “Gravity” this past weekend, I can safely say it’s the most overhyped and overrated movie of the past year. Cuaron’s direction was incredibly uneven, with some terrible cinematography decisions and the only two characters being stock. But Ang Lee’s win for “Life of Pi” last year shows the Academy doesn’t consider the quality of the script when voting for Best Director.

Best Picture: This year’s Best Picture race looks to be one of the most interesting of the past decade, easily the most since the field was expanded beyond

five. Since “Argo” was only the fourth film Oscar history to win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination, it won’t likely happen two years in a row. This narrows the field to “12 Years A Slave,” “Gravity,” “American Hustle,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Nebraska.”

The first three appear to be the frontrunners, with “12 Years A Slave” winning the British Academy top prize, “Gravity” (tying with “Her”) for Best Film from the Los Angeles Film Critic Assocation, and “American Hustle” winning Best Picture – Musical or Comedy (stronger than the Drama field this year) at the Golden Globes. But it’s been awhile since a Best Picture upset, and I think “The Wolf of Wall Street” might come out on top. The Academy likes movies that address current and prominent American problems, in “The Wolf of Wall Street’s” case, that’s financial corruption and income inequality. I think it hard-nosed and unapologetic portrayal of racism in “Crash” is what put it ahead of “Brokeback Mountain,” and like “Crash” it had a slightly polarizing effect.

As for “Gravity,” I just really don’t want it to win. Both “12 Years A Slave” and “American Hustle” were acclaimed, but their release seemed to bring only a respectful splash of applause.

“The Wolf of Wall Street” is the nominee with the most important message, as well as the movie people seem to be most passionate about. I would be happy with most nominees winning, but I would be thrilled if “The Wolf of Wall Street” earned Best Picture.

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Delegate. Build energy with rest, exercise, healthy food and peaceful time. Romance fills summer into autumn. Focus on love.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Don't make a promise you won't keep. Don't avoid promising from fear of failure, though. If you're going to risk, make sure it's worth it. Get support, for a wider view. Self-discipline, plus your big heart, earns success.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Stick to basics.

Don't gamble or speculate. Consider the effort involved.

Do the homework. Don't be late for a family affair. Keep confidences. Circumstances play a big role in your decisions. Find balance and harmony.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Put your heads together to get to the bottom of a situation. A revelation leads to proposed changes. With responsibility comes strength. Avoid risk and travel. Put your heart into your work, play by the rules and beauty arises.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- A new income possibility arises with creative inspiration. Stick to practical goals, and take quiet action. Stay home and handle important homework behind the scenes. Don't drop out exercise and health routines. Create something of beauty.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Link up with a creative partner to get to the heart of the project.

Consider all possibilities, and think huge! Let your passion flavor the work. No shortcuts... follow all steps, and polish carefully.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Creative collaboration thrives. Together, you see farther. Gather essential facts, supplies and an articulate message. Call an experienced friend, for private advice. Simplify your routine. Apply discipline to what you love, and discover the sweet spot.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- An opportunity arises for your group. Listen to all considerations.

Make secret plans for a jump on the competition.

Postpone travel for a day or two. Craft a message expressing the heart of the endeavor.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Follow a hunch to avoid possible breakdowns. Don't give away all you know. Spend carefully, and budget to bring a passion project to life. Change your tune, and sing in harmony with creative partners.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Rely on someone stable to discover the missing piece. Apply selfdiscipline to distractions. Assume authority, and put your heart into it. Do a good job, despite annoyances. You're getting wiser. Encourage love and harmony.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Plan your road ahead. Consider well being, health and family.

Take on a project that inspires. Do it for love, not money (although that could come). Your past work speaks well for you. Keep it cost-effective. Create beauty. Express your love.

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Dress for the part. Practice your art. Something you try doesn't work. Get help from family and friends. New possibilities open up. Let your light shine.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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Sports

Selanne turns in flashback performance in Sochi

By Ryan Tolmich NHL Columnist

The 2014 Winter Olympics concluded with Canada once again reigning over the hockey universe. The Canadians proved themselves to be the top hockey country in the world, as the best team truly did dominate the tournament. However, despite his side not bringing home the gold, one Jofa helmet was the true story of the tournament.

43-year-old Teemu Selanne was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2014 Olympic Hockey tournament in his sixth and final Olympic appearance.

The Finnish Flash may not be what he once was, as few things have remained the same in the 26 years since Selanne was drafted 10th overall in 1988. However, Selanne gave hockey fans all over

the world one last glimpse into the past with his four tournament goals that led the way in Finland’s bronze medal triumph.

Selanne flashed each and every one of us back to the 90’s–the Finnish winger is the ultimate throwback. Every game, Selanne takes the ice in his now famous Jofa helmet, despite the fact that the company hasn’t produced hockey gear since the 2004 Reebok buyout.

As someone raised on hockey and its heroes, there have been few as loved as Selanne. He has been a constant presence on NHL ice for what seems like an eternity. I can’t remember the sport of hockey without Selanne, partly because there hasn’t been one in my lifetime, as Selanne’s NHL debut occurred one month before I was born. He scored 76 goals that season, an NHL record for a rookie.

While most heroes have aged, declined and subsequently retired, Selanne has pushed through. Draftmates Mike Modano, Jeremy Roenick and Rod Brind’Amour have long since retired. Meanwhile, the Finish Flash has just completed his sixth Olympic run.

His two-goal performance in the bronze medal game left even the most patriotic American a little mushy on the inside. Anyone who has grown up as a fan of the game has come to appreciate Selanne for his skating speed, longevity and passion. It truly was something special.

There may not be much time left to appreciate the Finnish Flash.

However, Teemu Selanne’s 2014 Olympic run gave hockey fans all over the world one last chance to watch one of the greatest players of the past three decades.

Ryan.Tolmich@UConn.edu

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Teemu Selanne of Finland (8) takes a victory lap around the ice with his medal after he men's bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Finland defeated the United States 5-0.

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Saniya Chong will be one of the many challenging Huskies SMU has to face. After snapping her scoring drought, Chong lit it up in the last few games and was named American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week. Chong averaged 12 points and seven rebounds in the two games played last week. She also recorded her first double-double against UCF. Moriah Jefferson and Hartley were also named among 22 final-

ists for the Nancwy Lieberman Award on Monday. This award is given to the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I basketball. Since the award’s start in 2000, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi and Renee Montgomery are the only three UConn players to be honored.

Hartley has notched double-digit points in 12 consecutive games dating back to Jan. 11. Over those twelve games Hartley has averaged 20 points and 3.8 assists per contest. She also took home the USBWA National Player of the

Week honors on Jan. 21 after she racked up a career-high 30 points against Rutgers. Jefferson leads the Huskies with 5.3 assists and 2.6 steals in a contest. She also dished out 12 assists against Temple and nine steals in the Memphis game, nearly tying the program record.

Both Hartley and Jefferson lead the nation in assists (22.3 per game) and assists to turnover ratio (1.93).

Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. tonight and the game can be seen on SNY.

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Place a player of Mario Balotelli’s caliber in Miami. The flashing lights, the fancy cars, the women and the caviar? While I may have just took my comparison into the depths of Ludacris and Bobby V’s “Pimping All Over The World” I would not put it past a player like Balotelli to relish MLS. And that is no dig at the former Manchester City man.

Balotelli is quite the player and his recent wonder-goal against Bologna in the AC Milan kit was absolutely stunning, but he needs more.

Miami would be an ideal fit for the high–profile players, playing under a high profile owner in David

Beckham. Roll out the red carpet on this endeavor and the possibilities are endless. And while it may seem as if I’ve taken to Beckham’s ambition to create a club in Miami heed my warning – Beckham is a footballer who loves to win. He will scour the globe for the top professionals and young talents to complete the squad. Whichever manager he appoints will surely have his say with Beckham taking an owner role, but this will not stop him. Just as Sir Alex Ferguson may have originally pulled a few strings in the first months under David Moyes, Beck’s will be upstairs in the owners boxes sipping on fineaged wine, enjoying his masterpiece.

Beckham is the Picasso of world

soccer. He has made some of the best passes the world has ever seen and gathered league titles in nearly every major league in the world.

In the end, David Beckham knows what he is doing. The golden man with the worlds most popular face understands how to brand a club, as he has shown quite well during his illustrious playing days.

And as the aqua and pink kits are about to storm the Miami-Dade County area between now and 2020, David Beckham’s vision will remain constant: bring the best quality of soccer possible to Miami and to the MLS as a whole.

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Golf starts season with Snowman Getaway Yanks' Gardner signs $52 million deal

By Brandon Smith Campus Correspondent The UConn golf has kicked off its spring season with the Snowman Getaway, hosted by Loyola, Md. at the Palm Valley Golf Club in Goodyear Ariz., which began on Monday and concludes today.

The Huskies are facing

Air Force, Gonzaga, Illinois St., Indiana, Loyola, Md., Missouri St., Missouri-Kansas City, Murray St., Navy, SIU Edwardsville, South Dakota, St. John’s, Tennessee Tech, Utah, Utah Valley and William & Mary in the tournament.

Coach Dave Pezzino’s team finished in the top five in three of five tournaments this fall, including a team title

at The Connecticut Cup in October.

Sophomores John Flaherty and Zach Zaback lead the team in scoring average – both at just one over par. Zaback has already earned individual medalist honors three times in his UConn career.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Brett Gardner and the New York Yankees have agreed to a contract that adds $52 million in guaranteed money from 2015-18.

The deal announced Sunday includes a team option for for 2019 that if exercised would make the new money $62.5 million over five seasons.

"It shows the level of confi-

dence, belief and trust, and the type of player and person he is," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. "We're excited to know that he's going to be a part of this team going forward.

We're a better team with Gardy on it, that's the bottom line. This is a good day for him, and we believe it makes the future for us better."

Gardner agreed last month to

a $5.6 million, one-year contract and would have been eligible for free agency after the 2014 season. The new four-year contract includes a $2 million signing bonus payable next Jan. 15 and salaries of $12 million in 2015, $13 million in 2016, $12 million in 2017 and $11 million in 2018.

The Yankees have a $12.5 million option for 2019 with a $2 million buyout.

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The number of runs allowed by the UConn baseball team during their 3-0 weekend in South Carolina.

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“I sucked last year because I sucked. It’s not because I had an injury. You always have injuries.”

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman can’t field the cutoff throw during a spring training baseball workout, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Kissimmee, Fla.

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The Red Devils will be without defenders Jonny Evans and Phil Jones, both of whom have been missing since picking up injuries Feb. 1 against Stoke.

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Evans is out with a hamstring injury; Jones has been ruled out due to a concussion.

Men’s Basketball: No. 1 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. ESPN (AP) – These Gators have won a school record 19 straight games coming off a 75-71 win at Mississippi where they shut down Marshall Henderson in the second half. They can clinch at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title on Tuesday night with a win at Vanderbilt before having a chance to wrap up the championship against LSU on Saturday.

Playing at Memorial Gym means dealing with the unique layout with the benches on the end lines.

Even though Vanderbilt is playing short-handed with only seven scholarship players and even used a couple walk-ons, the Gators with their new ranking will be tested quickly.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees could face a hard-throwing Heisman Trophy winner in their first spring training game.

Florida State University, with 2013 Heisman winner and closer Jameis Winston, will play the Yankees Tuesday at Steinbrenner Field.

“I’m looking forward to seeing him,” Hall of Fame closer and Yankees’ spring training instructor Goose Gossage said.

Winston led the Seminoles football team to the 2013 national championship in a 34-31 victory over Auburn on January 6. The 6-foot-4, 230 pound sophomore has allowed one hit over four scoreless innings in three games this season.

“It will be fun to watch,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “Obviously, he’s extremely athletic when you watch him play the game of football. He’s got a great arm. Pretty mature for his age.”

New York outfielder Brett Gardner, whose $52 million, four-year contract that starts in 2015 was finalized Monday, will play in Tuesday’s game. The Yankees scheduled starter is Vidal Nuno.

Masahiro Tanaka was impressive again in his second batting practice session, a 35-pitch outing Monday, “He was nasty,” catcher Francisco Cervelli said.

Girardi has not announced when Tanaka will make his first start.

“I just feel that I’m pretty much ready to throw in a game,” Tanaka said through an interpreter.

CC Sabathia (35 pitches) and Hiroki Kuroda (36) also threw BP for the second time. Ivan Nova will pitch in Wednesday’s road game against Pittsburgh.

Fifth starter candidate David Phelps is scheduled to start the spring training home opener Thursday with the Pirates, a game in which Derek Jeter, limited to 17 games last season due to injuries, is set to play in his first exhibition game this year.

Jeter announced earlier this month that he will be retiring after the 2014 season.

NOTES: The Yankees had a limited workout and took part in an annual spring training union meeting Monday before departing for an off-site pool shooting tourney, which is this year’s team bonding activity. ... OF Alfonso Soriano (flu) did a light workout.

“He said he feels much better,” Girardi said.

“He was smiling, which is good.” ... Florida State football head coach Jimbo Fisher is scheduled to throw Tuesday’s ceremonial first pitch.

Florida tops new AP poll, Syracuse No. 4

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The Florida Gators are taking their turn as the newest No. 1 in what coach Billy Donovan calls a revolving door atop the AP college basketball poll, their first time on top of the rankings since they repeated as national champions in 2007.

The Gators (25-2) moved up one place Monday, replacing Syracuse (25-2), which lost twice last week and dropped to fourth.

Wichita State (29-0) and Arizona (25-2) both moved up one place to second and third. Florida, the fifth school to hold the No. 1 spot this season, received 47 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. The Gators were ranked No. 1 for eight weeks in 2007. Wichita State was No. 1 on 14 ballots with Arizona receiving the other four first-place votes.

Donovan called the rankings a revolving door before his Gators took over the top spot, and he said being No. 1 is an honor and compliment.

“But let’s be honest right now: The only reason we have garnered No. 1 and we would have never, ever been No. 1 if it had not been for the teams in front of us losing,” Donovan said.

To Donovan, a lot of teams could be considered the nation’s best right now with undefeated Wichita State having a strong argu-

ment. Donovan also said he’s impressed by Syracuse winning 25 straight games along with what Arizona did before Brandon Ashley’s foot injury.

“It’s not like all of a sudden Florida is No. 1 or you get a ranking and we’re the best team in the country,” Donovan said. “We’ve been given a number, and that’s about the extent of it.”

These Gators have won a school record 19 straight games coming off a 75-71 win at Mississippi where they shut down Marshall Henderson in the second half. They can clinch at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title on Tuesday night with a win at Vanderbilt before having a chance to wrap up the championship against LSU on Saturday.

Playing at Memorial Gym means dealing with the unique layout with the benches on the end lines.

Even though Vanderbilt is playing short-handed with only seven scholarship players and even used a couple walk-ons, the Gators with their new ranking will be tested quickly.

Florida senior forward Will Yeguete thinks the Gators will handle the challenge well.

“Our lives aren’t really changing,” Yeguete said.

“We’re No. 1. That’s a really good accomplishment, especially for us being No. 1. But

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I think Coach D will use that to motivate us. We’ve been No. 2 before. We know what it is to be ranked really high.

We know you just take one game at a time.”

Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall told The Associated Press that being ranked No. 2 means the Shockers are being recognized for an outstanding season so far, and they plan to keep pushing to see how high they can go.

“Florida is an outstanding team,” Marshall said. “I’ve watched them, I really think they’re good, there’s a lot of good teams out there. But I just think this continues to

be a carrot for our team. It continues to be a goal and it’s a very lofty goal, and it’s something to strive for.”

Kansas jumped three places to fifth and was followed by Duke, Louisville, Villanova, Creighton and Saint Louis.

Syracuse, which was No. 1 the past three weeks, lost to Boston College and Duke last week, the Orange’s first losses of the season.

North Carolina, SMU and New Mexico all returned to the Top 25 this week replacing Connecticut, UCLA and Gonzaga.

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RUN WITH THE PONIES No. 1 UConn finishes Texas trip with stop at SMU

Tim Fontenault The Florida Gators are back on top.

Billy Donovan’s team was last ranked No. 1 in the country after winning its second straight national championship in 2007. That is when Joakim Noah left, and the Gators needed two years to reload before returning to the NCAA Tournament in 2010.

Florida reasserted itself quickly and has reached the Elite Eight every year since 2011.

Now, they are No. 1 in the country again, and the way they are playing, I will find it hard to not pen them in for the national title when I get my bracket on March 16.

The Gators are deep, the most talented team in the country. They have everything a championship contender could want.

Scottie Wilbekin is one of the five best guards in the country. Casey Prather and Michael Frazier II are both excellent scorers. I had to walk past Dorian Finney-Smith and Patric Young near the locker room after the Gators’ last loss, when Shabazz Napier beat them at the buzzer on Dec. 2. I would not want to fight for a rebound against them. Kasey Hill and Will Yeguete come off the bench and provide quality minutes.

They have the tools, they have the coach and they have momentum on their side as March approaches.

I would not want to be a team in Florida’s way right now. This is a team that looks destined for a national championship.

If the Gators do win another national championship this season, Florida has a legitimate claim to the recognition as the best team of the 21st century.

A trip to the Final Four would be Florida’s fourth since 2000. That is not the most of any team this century, but a third national championship to add to the 2006 and 2007 titles would lift the Gators over UConn, Duke and North Carolina, who all have two national titles since the turn of the century.

Consistency has been the name of the game for Florida. The Gators have made 12 NCAA Tournaments.

In those 12 appearances, they have made six Elite Eights.

They have only gotten over the hump into the Final Four twice, but March is a weird month. Think about this: Florida would only be playing for a second national title, and might not have even won the first, had George Mason not upset UConn in the Elite Eight in 2006.

But those Florida teams were great, with players like Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer and Lee Humphrey.

The Gators knew how to play basketball and they were fun to watch.

It is incredible to think that they have done all of that, fallen off for two years and then resurrected under the direction of Billy Donovan. From an assistant at Kentucky, to the early 90s version of Brad Stevens at Marshall to the nationally respected, big-time coach in Gainesville, Donovan has proven that he is one of the best basketball coaches around.

He won national championships with great teams, but this year’s version of the Gators may be the best he has ever had. It is hard to imagine them losing the SEC Tournament, and from there, the national title is theirs to lose.

Arizona, Duke, Louisville, Kansas, Kentucky, Wichita State and Syracuse are all great teams with a chance at winning the national title. They are not the only ones this year; this year’s tournament is going to be deep and it is going to be fun.

Talent, depth, coaching and momentum are four essential tools to winning in the rapid-fire madness that is March. Florida has all four and has an advantage in each department over most in the field.

If they get that third title, Gainesville will become college basketball’s capital. WWith that third title, there is no one that can say that in the 21st century, there has been a more successful program than Florida.

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By Erica Brancato Staff Writer

After the No.1 UConn women’s basketball team sailed by Houston in a 51-point blowout, the Huskies look to wrap up their visit to Texas this week as they take on Southern Methodist for the second time this season.

The last time the two teams met in early February, UConn defeated SMU in a lopsided 102-41 game.

Bria Hartley and Breanna Stewart led the team with a combined 41 points.

Stefanie Dolson and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis racked up 11 rebounds each. UConn opened up 28-0, 15-0 with a 19-0 run, not allowing the Mustangs to score for six minutes. By the end of the half UConn led SMU by 37 points.

Although the American Athletic Conference leading scorer, Keena Mays managed to make her 16-10, 7-8 average of 20 points per Tues., 7 p.m., game against UConn, she the only offensive SNY, Moody was threat for the Mustangs.

Coliseum The rest of the SMU team racked up a mere 21 combined points.

As of now, SMU stands at No. 5 in the American Athletic Conference at 7-8. After defeating Houston 67-50, the team snapped a three-game losing streak and seems to be headed in a positive direction. Mays hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and racked up 34 points against the Cougars. She also helped the Mustangs narrowly defeat Memphis 78-74, as she led the team with 24 points, two assists and four rebounds.

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UConn guard Moriah Jefferson drives past a UCF defender last week. The Huskies take on SMU in the final game of their Texas roadtrip Tuesday.

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Beckham brings glitz, glam to Major League Soccer

By Robert Moore Soccer Columnist

What can David Beckham bring to Major League Soccer?

It appears that before we know it, David Beckham will be running a soccer franchise in Florida. As Major League Soccer and Beckham have formed an agreement to set up shop in the ever-so diverse community of Miami, the allure factor is at an all-time high.

Toronto FC have corralled Jermain Defoe, Gilberto, Julio Cesar and Michael Bradley to the mix – and that is in cold weather. Now imagine the dashing beaches, the beautiful women and weather fit for a king.

Throw Beckham in the mix and the entirety of Major League Soccer has seen its stock skyrocket.

Granted the Golden Boys, Miami Vice or whatever Beckham decides to name the club is still years in

the making, signal of intent that the MLS is no longer the laughing stock in the soccer-sphere is readily apparent. And while quite a few world class players like Thierry Henry or Robbie Keane have made way to the United States in the latter stages of their careers, it would appear Beck’s could drag a few over to Miami at an earlier age.

The man who featured so prominently in “The Class of 92” at Manchester United has connections throughout the world. From his youth career to his time in Spain, England, France and the United States – Beckham has the “it” factor – whatever “it” is. Call it his looks, which make women crumble, or his ability to captivate nearly every person when he speaks, David Beckham chose the United States to set up shop–for the time being.

As the high-profile former superstar prepares the final details in Miami, I’d imag-

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Fans from the Southern Legion soccer supporters hold up scarves before a news conference where former England soccer star David Beckham announced he will exercise his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion team in Miami, Wednesday, Feb. 5 in Miami.

ine there’d be no short of applicants for this club. It would not be hard to imagine Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and even Cristiano Ronaldo

making way for the United States. The Los Angeles Galaxy courted Lampard for quite awhile and I’d imagine the Englishman would be more than willing to take a

boat across the sea at one point or another. Drogba enjoys much of his time-off in Miami as well.

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Huskies finish third at American Championships

By Eugene Joh Campus Correspondent

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UConn men’s swimming and diving finished in third place at the conference tournament.

The UConn men’s swimming and diving team took third place this past weekend in the American Athletic Conference Championships in Louisville, Ky., finishing behind home team Louisville and Southern Methodist University.

Competing in their home pool at Ralph R. Wright Natatorium, Louisville dominated the swimming events, winning 14 of 16 to become the first-ever AAC Champions. Louisville finished with 985.2 performance points, followed by SMU with 944.4, UCONN with 929.0 and Cincinnati with 908.6.

The two swimming events that didn’t go to the home team both went to swimmers from UConn. Junior Sawyer Franz took the 400yard individual medley crown, finishing the event in 3:47.88. Franz was able to cut almost 12 seconds from his time in the preliminaries to take the win in the final heat.

Freshman Chris Girg posted UConn’s other first-place finish at the meet, winning the 500-yard freestyle event in 4:19.24. Louisville’s Trevor Carroll finished just behind Girg, clocking in at 4:19.52.

The Huskies’ 800-yard freestyle relay team which featured Girg, along with junior Felix Samuels and seniors Keith Piper and

Sean Battle, was able to take home second place.

The relay team finished the event in 6:33.73, behind Louisville’s time of 6:19.25.

The diving events were mostly dominated by SMU. SMU junior Devin Burnett finished the championships with a win in all three diving events contested, including the 1, 2, and 3-meter dives.

UConn sophomore John Brice managed two fourthplace finishes in the 1 and 3-meter dives; the top three in each of those events were occupied by SMU. The Huskies next take to the pool for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships on March 14-15.

Eugene.Joh@UConn.edu