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Investment aims to grow Stamford enrollment By Megan Merrigan Campus Correspondent
CALHOUN CALLED ‘THE GREATEST COACH OF HIS GENERATION’ A conversation with Peter Burns, author of ‘Shock the World: UConn Basketball in the Calhoun Era’ FOCUS/ page 5
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Next Generation Connecticut, a $1.5 billion investment in UConn’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, including big plans for UConn’s regional Stamford campus, was discussed at Wednesday’s Board of Trustees meeting. The academic expansion in Stamford includes the addition of a digital arts major, as well as some business-related majors. These new majors, including risk management, are specifically designed for the Stamford campus’s convenient proximity to New York City. Thomas Kruger, a member of the board’s Financial Affairs committee, recapped the events held on Stamford’s campus last week, which Kruger described as being “very well-received by the Stamford community.” University President Susan Herbst hosted a lunch with 14 business leaders to detail the plans for Next Generation Connecticut and its planned academic expansion for both the
Storrs and Stamford campuses. “She [Herbst] also talked about the importance of the development of a residential solution at Stamford to meet increased student demand and attract students from a broader market to that campus,” Kruger said. Next Generation Connecticut includes plans to increase undergraduate enrollment by 30 percent, totaling more than 6,000 students, over the course of 10 years. Nearly 1,500 of these prospective students would be at the Stamford branch. The plan, as outlined in a slide presentation on UConn’s Next Generation website, would see an increase in undergraduate digital media students by 840 and undergraduate risk management and global business students by 680. Kruger went on to discuss Gov. Malloy’s “well-attended” press conference, which was held after his lunch with Herbst. Malloy discussed job stagnation, the exodus of uneducated youth from Connecticut and how the STEM programs plan to combat these issues by training
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Board of Trustees members discuss Next Generation Connecticut, a new investment in sciences and math at UConn, at Wednesday’s meeting. This $1.5 million project is designed to bolster enrollment at UConn Stamford and prepare students for post-graduate careers.
the state’s youth for jobs. “He [Malloy] made the point that Connecticut needs to join states like North Carolina, who have made major investments in their research triangle,” Kruger said.
USG establishes new funding policies
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USG President Stephen Petkis speaks at the USG meeting on Wednesday night. Senators voted to implement new funding policies that would require spending caps and allocated funds to organizations.
By Jackie Wattles Staff Writer The Undergraduate Student Government Senate met last night and voted to adopt a new set of funding policies and allocated $26,178.54 to six oncampus organizations. USG has a $26,874.84 “reserve fund” that can be given to on-campus organizations, through legislative request, to fund events throughout the semester that were not requested in the normal budget process. The senators voted to pass a new set of funding policies that would put in place new spending caps that require the Senate to automatically cut down requests in certain areas like travel and catering to a specific threshold. The policy also requires Tier II on-campus organizations that are able to apply for funds to prepare legislation two weeks before it will be heard in front of the Senate, and amended, approved or denied so that the funding board is able to ensure the application and paperwork is completed. Senate Funding Board Chair John Giardina said the new spending caps are put in place to ensure that
the funds are not spent recklessly. “The spending caps will help us get more groups funded,” Giardina said. “Last semester, we cut a lot of groups due to lack of funds.” The new rules, however, will not be enacted until the next Senate meeting. Wednesday night, the senate allocated $10,000 to the a capella group ConnMen to help fund their trip to New York to record an album and produce 300 copies, which the group plans to distribute to students at the University for free. An additional $3,200 was allocated to the club boxing team to fund a coach, $2,281.80 to the Triathlon Club to help fund a trip to the USA Triathlon National Championship, $223.80 to the Dressage team to help fund a competition at UMass and $857.94 to the Medical Humanitarian Society to help fund their attendance at a conference at Yale. The co-ed fraternity Pi Sigma Epsilon was given $9,615 out of the $22,000 it will need to travel to a convention in San Diego, where the group will compete for nine awards.
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The third event Kruger discussed was a town meeting attended by students, residents and faculty, who addressed similar topics. “All three events had a lot of active participation on the
part of the audience, and the feedback from the community down in Stamford that I’ve heard since then has been very positive,” Kruger said.
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Sequester cuts would affect state education By Stephen Underwood Staff Writer The approximately $85 billion in federal budget cuts known as the Sequester are scheduled to go into effect over the next seven months if Congressional leaders can’t come to an agreement by Friday. According to the White House website, these cuts were first put into the Budget Control Act (BCA) in 2011 and were intended to act as a budget cap if deficit reduction did not reach the $4 trillion goal designated by Congress. The original cuts were set to go into effect on Jan. 1 of this year but were pushed back to March 1 under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA). Obama remarked, “The problem is, when you’re cutting $85 billion in seven months, there’s no smart way to do that. You don’t want to have to choose between, ‘Let’s see, do I close funding for the disabled kid, or the poor kid? Do I close this Navy shipyard or some other?’” However, GOP leaders have criticized President Obama for exaggerating the cuts. According to the GOP Leader’s website, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell R-KY, said, “The President’s been running around acting like the world’s going to end because Congress might actually follow through on an idea he proposed and signed into law – all the while pretending he’s somehow powerless to stop it.” In Connecticut, the areas that would get hit the hardest would be defense and education. According to the White House website, Connecticut would lose $8.7 million in funding for primary and secondary education, which puts roughly 120 teachers at risk of losing their jobs. In addition, the White House estimates that Connecticut would lose $6.3 million in funds for
children with disabilities. Along with education, defense would also see cuts. The White House estimates approximately 3,000 Department of Defense workers would be furloughed in Connecticut. In addition, $1.6 million in cuts would be made to Army base funding in Connecticut. However, what would the cuts mean for UConn? University Spokesperson Stephanie Reitz commented on how the cuts could potentially impact the university. “Like other research universities, UConn is closely watching the sequestration issue. It’s difficult to say yet how our researchers would be affected because so many factors would be in play. For instance, some federal agencies have indicated they might maintain the current funding already promised for current grants while reducing future programs. Others might make immediate changes. Federal funding comprises about 80 percent of the funding for UConn research that’s funded by outside sponsors, and it has long been the largest source of external research funding support at UConn. Close to $100 million of the $122 million awarded overall in the last budget year came from federal sources,” Reitz said. “The largest sources were from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation ($25 million and $22 million, respectively, last year) and the departments of Agriculture and Defense ($12 million and $9 million). With the federal Budget Control Act and the threat of sequestration, we already had anticipated that federal support for research was going to be flat at best and will grow slowly over the next few years, and certainly not at the pace it has over the last decade,” Reitz said. Reitz also mentioned the
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What’s on at UConn today... Safe Zone Training 1 to 4 p.m. Student Union, 403 Learn to be an ally to the LGBTQ community. Participants will receive a Husky Ally sticker to display in their offices.
Sackler Lecture 4 to 7 p.m. Dodd Center This networking event is for professionals who are interested in corporate social responsibility. John G. Ruggie from Harvard Law School will speak about human rights.
His Girl Friday 7:30 to 10 p.m. Nafe Katter Theatre The CRT presents “His Girl Friday,” a romantic comedy about an editor who tries to prevent his ex-wife reporter from remarrying.
Wind Ensembles 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. von der Mehden Recital Hall De-stress to beautiful performances by UConn’s Wind Ensembles. Admission is free for those with UConn IDs.
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Conn. officials seize 41 animals in Oxford
OXFORD (AP) — State and local officials say they seized 41 animals in Oxford after finding many of them malnourished and in need of veterinary care. State agriculture officials, troopers and local animal control officers executed a search warrant Tuesday on the property off Condon Road. They seized 18 chickens, six turkeys, six guinea fowl, a horse, a donkey, two miniature horses, a goat, one pig, four dogs and a cat. Agriculture officials say the animals are owned by Karen Desrosiers. No criminal charges have been filed, but authorities say the investigation continues.
9/11 victim’s mom upset film used son’s last words
NEW CANAAN (AP) — A Connecticut woman whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center says she’s upset the Oscar-winning movie “Zero Dark Thirty” used a recording of his last words without her permission. Mary Fetchet of New Canaan told CBS News and the Daily News this week that she was shocked the filmmakers didn’t ask if they could use the voicemail her son, Bradley Fetchet, left on her phone while he was on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower. The movie about the manhunt for Osama bin Laden begins with the voices of 9/11 victims making their last phone calls.
Foxwoods informs workers of impending layoffs
MASHANTUCKET (AP) — Foxwoods Resort Casino has told employees it will cut jobs, though Chief Executive Scott Butera says the number will be modest. The Day of New London reports that Butera would not say how many jobs are at stake. The newspaper quotes Butera in a memo to employees saying Foxwoods must adjust to declining business. The newspaper says that in the memo it obtained, Butera cited the weak economy and its impact on casinos, which rely on consumer spending.
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Michelle Obama highlights obesity progress in MS
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Michelle Obama on Wednesday congratulated this Southern state for a more than 13 percent drop in its child obesity rates and said its example should inspire the rest of the country. It’s the reason the first lady made Mississippi the first stop on a twoday tour to promote her signature effort, the anti-childhood obesity campaign she launched three years ago called “Let’s Move.” In remarks at an elementary school near Jackson, Mrs. Obama cited new research showing that childhood obesity rates among elementary school pupils in the state had declined by more than 13 percent between 2005 and 2011. “What’s happening here in Mississippi is really what ‘Let’s Move’ is all about,” she told an audience of state officials, school nutrition professionals and parents. She urged them to keep on doing what they’ve been doing. “It’s the story of what you all have achieved here that we want to tell. It’s the story we want to be telling in every state all across this country,” the first lady said. When she visited Mississippi three years ago, she said, it had just been declared the most obese state in the nation. Mrs. Obama attributed the decline in childhood obesity rates here to efforts by state law-
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First lady Michelle Obama and Food Network chef Rachel Ray discuss lunches that students from the Eastside and Northside Elementary Schools receive during a “Let’s Move!” program at the Clinton, Miss., schools Wednesday.
makers, the Board of Education and individual school districts, which she said took such steps as setting new standards for food and drinks in school vending machines, serving more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and replacing food fryers with steamers, to which she exclaimed, “Hallelujah.” Some churches even declared
We know how to get results. Now we just need to keep stepping up.” The first lady said Mississippi, and other parts of the country that also have seen their childhood obesity rates come down – including California and New York City and Philadelphia – are showing others what works. After all, she said, “love for our children” is the motivating factor.
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“no-fry” zones for their congregations, where only healthy food and nothing fried was allowed. “So there’s no reason why this success can’t happen in cities and states all across the country – if we’re willing to work for it,” Mrs. Obama said. “So now is the time for us to truly double down on these efforts. We know what works. We’re seeing it right here.
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takes a hard look at what the cuts would be. It’s never acceptable when Congress puts politics before its citizens. I’m optimistic, however, as an American that Congress will reach an agreement that hopefully puts citizens first. In terms of UConn, the cuts will not affect the student experience and funds will still be allocated to student organizations.” Obama is scheduled to meet with Congressional leaders on Friday to avert the cuts.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The substance found in Oscar Pistorius’ bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend was identified by his representatives Wednesday as Testis compositum – an herbal remedy they said is used for “muscle recovery.” A product by that name also is sold as a sexual enhancer. Testis compositum is marketed by some online retailers in both oral and injectable forms as a testosterone booster and sexual performance aid that contains the testicles, heart and embryo of pigs, among other ingredients. Some online retailers also say it can be used to treat fatigue. At the Paralympian’s bail hearing last week in the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp, police said they found needles in Pistorius’ bedroom along with the substance, which a detective initially named in court as testosterone. Prosecutors later withdrew that statement identifying the substance and said it had been sent for lab tests and couldn’t be named until those tests were completed. Pistorius spokeswoman Lunice Johnston said in an email to The Associated Press that the athlete’s lawyers had confirmed that the substance is Testis compositum. In the email, Johnston wrote that the product was being used “in aid of muscle recovery.” She did not say whether the substance was the same as the product that is sold as a sex enhancer. In court, Pistorius defense lawyer Barry Roux said the substance was not banned by sports authorities. The World Anti-Doping Agency said its science department had already been made aware of the substance and that it wasn’t banned. “It would appear to be a homeopathic treatment, and these treatments are not prohibited by the list,” WADA said in a statement to the AP. Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the International Olympic
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Disagreement among senators causes lengthy meetings from USG, page 1 Though senators said they felt Wednesday’s Senate meeting went more smoothly than the last meeting two weeks ago, frustration over the confusion and length of debate continued to grate on some senators’ nerves. “We need to streamline this [funding process],” Senator Neel Rana said. “We have to focus less on the accolades of the group and more on policy. And the senators who sponsor it need to do your job, not support your personal preference.” Senator Kevin Alvarez, who represents Northwest, said he disagreed. “We should think about the merits of it. We are elected for our judgments as well. We should spend time thinking about what we are actually funding,” Alvarez said. Senators expect further efforts to streamline the funding process will be discussed at the Senate’s caucus next Wednesday.
Giardina said he was proud of the way this week’s meeting went. “This [week] we had requests that followed the reasons we have requests: they requested funds that couldn’t have been anticipated. They were great opportunities [for groups] that they just didn’t know about,” Giardina said. Out of the $26,178.54 that was allocated to the six groups, $22,978.54 will come out of the reserve fund, leaving $3,896.30 to be allocated to other groups throughout the semester. Though the reserve fund does have the potential to accumulate more money, should Tier II organizations return funds they do not use. Comptroller Edward Courchaine said he thinks the Senate will have to get better at saying “no.” “You have to figure out how and when to say ‘no,’” Couchraine said to the senators at the end of the meeting. “We don’t have unlimited funds.”
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In this photo taken on Feb. 22, Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius stands in the dock during his bail hearing at the magistrate court in Pretoria, South Africa.
Committee’s medical commission, told the AP he had not heard of the product but that it sounded like “a real cocktail, all pointing in the same direction, namely having something to do with testosterone.” “This sounds to me like something that needs to be analyzed in order to make sure what it is,” Ljungqvist said in a phone interview. “You cannot ban something simply on claims and names. It needs to be looked into. Even saying that it is testosterone boosting, it could contain some precursors. It needs to have some analysis.” Pieter Van Der Merwe, director of South Africa’s Doping Control Laboratory in Bloemfontein, declined to comment on whether a sample from Pistorius had been sent to that laboratory for testing. Pistorius was charged with premeditated murder in the Valentine’s Day shooting death of Steenkamp. He says he shot
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Voting Rights Act Section 5 should not be struck down
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he Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The law was enacted back during the Civil Rights Era, with the section at issue requiring several states and areas – most located in the Deep South – to receive preclearance from the U.S. Justice Department before making any changes regarding voting laws. The Court’s decision, expected in June after college has already let out for summer break, could potentially strike down one of the most important laws enacted in the past half-century. Most legal opinions on the matter fall into one of three categories. The first opinion argues that the Justice Department should have final say over voting laws enacted in any of the 50 states, not just the ones specifically (and many would say unfairly) singled out in the law as it currently stands. The second opinion believes that the law is optimal just the way it is, with the federal government stepping in with states that have historically passed burdensome or discriminatory laws while simultaneously stepping out with states that have done no such thing. The third opinion contends that the law should apply to zero states, and that the whole premise is an unconstitutional intrusion of the federal government into states’ rights. While the first and second opinions both have merit, the third opinion does not hold up to the facts on the ground, meaning the Supreme Court should not strike the law down. Republican governors in 2011 and 2012 made numerous efforts to restrict voting rights of minority populations, most frequently poor, young and African-American. For example, several states tried to pass (or actually did pass) laws banning voting the Sunday before a Tuesday election, supposedly because “voting should occur on Election Day.” But nearly everybody implicitly understood that the underlying motivation was to prevent voting by members of black churches, many of whom traditionally go out in mass to vote following Sunday service. In Texas, meanwhile, Gov. Rick Perry supported a law that required identification to vote, even though millions of voting-aged citizens have no identification. Texas, while accepting a gun license as acceptable identification, would not have allowed a college ID – a blatant attempt to promote the gun-happy conservative vote but suppress the young Democrat vote. Many of these state laws were rejected by the Justice Department. You don’t see these kinds of attempts happening in Connecticut, or in almost any other state currently excluded from Section 5. Whether the Voting Rights Act should be expanded to apply to every state, or whether the law should be kept unchanged is up for debate. But the petitioners’ argument that the 1965 Act no longer applies to the realities of 2013 is a falsehood. Perhaps a day will come when such a law will not need to exist in order to ensure any eligible citizen in the South can vote. Hopefully that day will come soon. Clearly, it has not occurred yet. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
I can’t tell how a good a thing it is that I’m always the first one of my friends willing to take my shirt off. I just have good pecs, ok?? I never liked Georgetown. Got caught in one of those “say a word so many times it loses it’s meaning” modes today. As of 4:30, “question mark” has no meaning to me anymore. Looking for a roommate. Whoever has the funniest InstantDaily tomorrow gets a tryout. My new low-carb diet was going pretty well this week. And then my sophomore friend offered to swipe me into pasta bar and my low-carb diet isn’t going pretty well anymore. Why is it raining if it’s not Tuesday? Any movie with Morgan Freeman in it will always get me hook, line, and sinker. Mostly sinker. I totally hated Georgetown before it wasn’t even cool to dislike Georgetown. There’s no bones about me naming my first-born Beyonce regardless of whether or not it’s a girl, right?
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Seth MacFarlane was a great host
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ou know, sometimes I feel like I should just title this column “Unpopular Opinion with Tyler McCarthy.” That way, I can pretty much tell the reader outright that they should start sharpening their criticism pencils because I’m about to take something in pop culture and tell everyone who reads this column to relax about it. It would also save me the trouble of having to explain directly that I’m not a sexist, racist or general bigot in any way. I’m just a guy who thinks that By Tyler McCarthy playing the devil’s advocate can be Commentary Editor valuable thing. So yes, as many of you may have guessed by now, I’m writing today about Seth MacFarlane’s gig as Oscar host. Months ago, when it was announced that the Fox cartoon funnyman would be hosting the 85th Academy Awards, I wasn’t quite sure how I felt. I don’t dislike “Family Guy” or MacFarlane’s two other creations, but I also stopped watching them regularly a long time ago. So allowing a man who specializes in making guilty pleasure content to host the top tier of entertainment award shows didn’t sit quite right with me. I gave him a chance, though. After all, he’s a singer and comic and seems to have a great respect for the business, which is exactly what I saw at the show. However, the next day, when I made my usual rounds of checking the news, I
was disappointed to see that almost everyone was panning MacFarlane as being a misogynistic host. I took a closer look at all of the claims and came to the conclusion (or “unpopular opinion”) that perhaps the Oscar’s viewership has become a bit oversensitive. Criticism seemed to start right out of the gate with the “Saw Your Boobs” song. As I watched, I almost jumped ship on MacFarlane myself right then and there. But then I looked at the bit as a whole. William Shatner had dusted off his old Starfleet uniform and the joke was that he was warning MacFarlane, from the future, about all of the mistakes he will be making later in the night and suggested ways to change them. No one who wrote that song thought of it as anything but tasteless – that was the point. When you have the actresses in question shown on screen looking mortified (in a pre-recorded segment) it should highlight the absurdity of how people perceive women in film, certainly not celebrate it, which is exactly what “Saw Your Boobs” did. Any who think otherwise are either missing the point or ignoring it in favor of making the issue volatile at MacFarlane’s expense. The most difficult of the moments to look past was MacFarlane “sexualizing” 9-year-old Best Supporting Actress nominee Quvenzhané Wallis. I place “sexualizing” in quotation marks because that’s where ridiculous things that other people say belong. The joke here was that, after congratulating her on being the youngest nominee ever, he says that she’ll be too old for George Clooney to date in 16 years. Let’s break this down in terms of what it
says about each person. For Wallis, it says that she will age someday. For Clooney, it says that he has an affinity for women who are drastically too young for him. It wasn’t the height of appropriate humor, but it was pretty tame by MacFarlane’s usual standards. Besides, the joke was clearly on Clooney, not Wallis. Then there’s the joke about actresses getting the flu in order to lose weight to fit in their dresses. By all means, let’s lash out at MacFarlane for his comments here. It’s clearly not indicative of a bigger issue. It’s not like all this week there have been fashion blogs and shows ranking Hollywood’s most talented actresses by their appearance. MacFarlane wasn’t congratulating these women – that wouldn’t be a joke. He was drawing attention to how insane it is that so much emphasis for women at red carpet ceremonies is on how they’ve dressed, and who they’re wearing and how they’re not looking ugly. I’d be willing to give MacFarlane a high five for that one. I laughed a lot at the Oscars. I also would like to think that I have nothing but the utmost respect for women. I don’t appreciate having to read and hear about how my laughter associates me with supporting misogyny or how it sets the cause of women back decades. It doesn’t. What it does is overcome oversensitivity and unnecessary criticism. I’m aware that women continue to have an uphill battle ahead of them, and I’m sympathetic to that. But is this really the way to fight it?
Commentary Editor Tyler McCarthy is an 8thsemester journalism and English double major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@UConn.edu.
Kerry’s foreign aid positions appropriate for new job
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That number is often hugely overestimated by both the public and politicians, and it gives the false impression that foreign aid is ineffectual and wasteful. For the tiny sliver of the pie that we send overseas, diplomatic missions and various forms of aid help stabilize volatile areas and secure our interests in a peaceful, mutually beneficial way. Critics say that the countries we give assistance to are still suffering, and many of them are. Foreign aid may not always bring about the kind of change we think we should see from a few billion dollars, but why should we expect it to if we can’t keep the Taliban out of Afghanistan for a trillion dollars? An arduous, expensive fix is better than a long and costly war, both ethically and financially. Another common criticism is that we shouldn’t be spending our money on other countries when we’re slashing budgets at home. That’s a sound argument, but the reality of foreign aid
spending negates it. A 1 percent increase in the federal budget is not going to close the deficit and pay for all the things we’re struggling to account for in the U.S. In his speech Kerry said, “Nothing gets a crowd clapping faster in a lot of places than saying, ‘I’m going to Washington to get them to stop spending all that money over there.’” That sentiment pervades politics, but the money we spend m e a n s almost nothing to us, it makes a real difference to the people who receive it and it helps in the long run. To put it in perspective, the Pentagon’s budget is about 20 percent of federal spending. If defense spending is safe from cuts, shouldn’t the department involved in preventing war and conflict enjoy the same treatment? The phrase “investing in our future” gets thrown around quite a bit in Washington, but it’s truly appropriate when it comes to foreign aid. Kerry stressed the
“The crux of Kerry’s argument is that we have to use foreign aid as a real tool for growth, not just treat it as an obligation.”
idea of foreign assistance as a way to open up new markets as well as promote social and cultural freedoms abroad. There are certainly flaws with some of our current practices. A large portion of foreign aid is military aid to developed countries like Egypt and Israel, and there are a lot of problems with making sure money is used as intended, but it’s still a formula that’s been proven to work. Eleven of the top 15 U.S. trade partners were once recipients of foreign assistance. The countries we’re trying to lift out of poverty and discord will hopefully be our trading partners and allies; instead of the Syrias and Sudans of the future. It’s true that there are many specific foreign policy issues Kerry could have focused on, but he made an important point by showing the domestic side of his department’s work. “In today’s global world, there is no longer anything foreign about foreign policy,” he said. The crux of Kerry’s argument is that we have to use foreign aid as a real tool for growth, not just treat it as an obligation. If it’s an empty gesture we make to the rest of the world, it’s probably not going to do a lot of good. Our policies need to evolve for our global world. Staff Columnist Kristi Allen is a 2ndsemester journalism major. She can be reached at Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu.
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paid attention to both while listening to “Now.” Unfortunately, not much has changed since their last album release in 2009 except for heavier guitar strumming and weird high-pitched accents. The lyrics, singing and guitar stay as boring as ever, though. Next, let’s look at Demi Lovato’s “Heart Attack.” Though I haven’t enjoyed any of her music so far, her newest single wasn’t too bad. She keeps her edgy pop style throughout the song, and though the subject matter is pretty typical (a girl putting up defenses, afraid to fall in love), I think she wrote the lyrics in a way that gives more perspective.
Justin Timberlake dropped “Mirrors” recently, which was kind of a disappointment after “Suit and Tie.” The multiplied vocals in the chorus really took away from his iconic pop voice that shone through the verses, and I can’t say much about the lyrics. However, “Suit and Tie” is one that I added to my library immediately. Starting off on a slow R&B style, after a short pause almost a minute into the song, it dives into an uptempo dance beat that incorporates trumpets and dreamlike melodies in a funky pop style similar to that of “Lovestoned.” Learning more about his beliefs and personality through his awe-inspiring music, I’ve been loving Frank Ocean more and more, along with the rest of the world. It’s no surprise he’s earned two Grammys, especially after listening to “Eyes Like the Sky.” The song starts off acoustic and slowly incorporates drums while Ocean sings about seeing and blindness. When I heard the line, “I said ‘Have you ever seen the mountains?’ He said ‘No but my faith can move those,’” I almost shed a tear. The song is truly beautiful, just like his last single for Django Unchained, “Wise Man.” I’ve saved the best for last. I’ve been a fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for a couple years now, diving into every song from “It’s
it an identity and a sense of pride. He also stated that Geno Auriemma is the greatest women’s coach there ever was, leading the greatest women’s team that has ever competed on a college court. He is currently working on another book about Hurricane Katrina, an event that deeply impacted his life and his students in Loyola. This will be
There have been quite a few new singles released from a variety of artists over the past couple of weeks, some pretty bad and others undeniably amazing, and I’m here to tell you about the best and worst. Going from worst to best, let’s start off with Paramore – no one should be surprised here. I’ve never been a fan of Hayley Williams’ singing, let alone the rather dull music backing her up. Her voice lacked character, something the guitarist would occasionally make up for, and I
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The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s newest single, “Sacrilege,” will appear on their upcoming album “Mosquito.” The single was released Monday, Feb. 25.
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Justin Timberlake, the lead vocalist on “Suit and Tie.” Written by Timberlake, Timbaland, Jay-Z and others, “Suit and Tie” will appear on Timberlake’s upcoming album.
Blitz,” “A Fever To Tell” and “Show Your Bones.” Needless to say, as soon as I heard a new single from their upcoming album already dropped, I was all over it. I was overwhelmed just one minute into “Sacrilege.” The Yeah Yeah Yeahs take their sound to a whole different level that is unexpected and simply must be praised. Beginning with a clash of Karen O’s soft vocals and her
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his fourth book; the first two focused on the subjects of conditions under which white leaders represent minority interests and success in college. He hopes to write a movie script one day, and shared that his favorite player on the men’s team at the moment is Shabazz Napier.
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Chekhov’s Gun
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Peter Burns Jr. signing copies of his book, “Shock the World: UConn Basketball in the Calhoun Era.” The book is a chronological account of UConn’s career as UConn basketball coach. In order to write it, Burns found information from every game. He also collected pictures and conducted interviews. Burns is now working on a book about Hurricane Katrina.
To complete the book, Burns pulled information about every game the team played, the statistics for the games, pictures courtesy of the Dodd Center and interviews he conducted himself. The book contains his beliefs that Jim Calhoun is the greatest coach of his generation and the best program builder of all time, having changed the face of UConn by giving
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sassy screaming, the bass that kicks the song off is soon accompanied by a perfect sequence of drumming. Then comes the overt pop sounds that fill in the spaces unoccupied by Karen O’s voice. This is probably the one band that can get away with repetition in almost all their songs and maintain my love for them.
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Orleans since 2001. Burns has been a UConn basketball fan since his uncle graduated from the university in 1969. Burns recalled how, when he was a student back in the 1980s, the team was not as talented as they are now. However, Burns said he has always enjoyed rooting for the underdogs, such as the Boston Red Sox.
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Today’s column is going to focus on the literary technique or trope known as Chekhov’s Gun. Anton Chekhov coined the term to describe a literary technique in which a seemingly insignificant element introduced early in the story becomes important later on. It can be viewed as a form of foreshadowing, although it usually takes a second readthrough to pick up on its initial significance. It has become a somewhat popular technique as of late, perhaps most obviously in the “Harry Potter” series, in which certain items mentioned in previous books gain significance as Horcruxes at the end. This has led (somewhat hilariously) to some authors putting pointless details into their stories just to mess with overzealous Chekhov’s Gun enthusiasts. Anyway, Chekhov put it this way: “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.” In my opinion, that shouldn’t be taken too literally. Maybe the rifle is hanging there, not to be fired, but to inform the reader that the occupant of that house is a hunter, or a member of the NRA or some other relevant detail. It’s only when the narrative seems to go out of its way to mention this seemingly insignificant object or whatever that Chekhov’s Gun applies. I’d like to make a brief little side note: it doesn’t have to be a gun, or even an object. Some examples: a character has bad breath in the first chapter and later reveals some terminal lung disease at the worst possible time, or a character tells a fairy tale and that fairy tale turns out to be true, or a character is Chekhov’s Gun (e.g. quiet, dorky kid is the true Highlander), etc. However, I like to interpret Chekhov’s Gun as more of a succinct guideline meaning “don’t put anything unnecessary in your narrative.” Unlike in Dickens’s day, writers aren’t paid by the word anymore. There is no reason for a book to be 900 pages long unless it’s essential to the plot (sorry, Game of Thrones. I still love you). For relevant elaboration, check last week’s column. What I didn’t talk about last week was how you decide what is important enough to spend paragraphs on, and what can be presented in a more brisk style. Conversations usually take paragraphs because they happen in “real time,” so to speak. That is, the time it takes you read the words is probably the time it would take for the conversation to happen in front of you. As this is the case, make sure the conversation is important to the plot continuing. On the other hand, travel is often skimmed over in that five hours of “real time” is given in a quick sentence, e.g. “Caroline booked the most convenient flight to London and landed in Heathrow without incident.” Chekhov’s Gun can be a really fun technique to use in your writing and is comfortingly familiar to readers, which makes it one of the “better” literary techniques in my opinion. I hope this column has encouraged you both to experiment with it and go searching for them in your favorite books.
By Zarrin Ahmed Campus Correspondent UConn alum and longtime UConn basketball fan Peter Burns Jr. spent Wednesday evening at the Co-op before the Senior Night Game to autograph his latest book, “Shock the World: UConn Basketball in the Calhoun Era” and converse with students and readers. “The hardest part was to get the ‘so what?’ of the book out,” Burns said. “You’re given all of this information, but what does it mean? There’s got to be a message.” “Shock the World” is a narrative of the Calhoun era of UConn basketball that unfolds chronologically and includes its ups and downs, both victories and scandals. The book also contains statistics on games and Burns’ personal opinions of the best players, the most underrated players and the best games. Burns, who is a professor of political science at Loyola University, was named “Outstanding Young Alumnus of the Year” by the University of Connecticut Alumni Association in 2002, and his school spirit has not left him since he earned his masters in political science in 1994 from UConn. Already having earned a bachelor’s degree in the same field two years prior, Burns went onto the University of Maryland to pursue master’s degree in government and politics as well as a Ph.D. in the same subject. “I’m really under the belief that your life goes up if you get a degree,” he said while sharing his academic experiences. He spoke about one of his greatest influences, J. Garry Clifford, a professor of political science at UConn, who encouraged Burns to pursue a master’s degree. After acquiring four degrees, Burns took a two-year position at Trinity College, and has been at Loyola University in New
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Finally, a country band for non-country fans Mount Moriah, a relatively fresh three-piece alt-country rock band out of Chapel Hill, N. C., released “Miracle Temple” on Monday on indie label Merge Records (of Neutral Milk Hotel, Superchunk and Arcade Fire fame). The group’s first album since their self-titled 2012 debut, the sophomore release builds on their country instrumentation and folksy energy in nearly every way. The guitars are louder, the arrangements are more complex and the themes are darker. The mood is set by the album art, which depicts a house – perhaps the “Miracle Temple” – ablaze in the midst of a gray, dead-looking landscape; the ever-present theme of the record is a remorseful and annoyingly vague recollection of summers past. Kickoff track and pseudo-single “Younger Days” introduces the listener to a clear mix of equal parts Springsteen, soul, and southern Baptist, but the band is decidedly self-described “secular gospel.”
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Miracle Temple Mount Moriah 2/25/13 14 tracks
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Lead singer Heather McEntire has a voice similar to Ann Wilson of Heart, but nothing in “Miracle Temple” is quite as direct as what you’d find in Heart’s “Barracuda.” Frankly, McEntire doesn’t have to be, because her voice is quite beautiful. The first few tracks on the album are severely, misleadingly weak – “Eureka Springs” and “I Built a Town” are hardly worth a listen. Luckily, Mount Moriah holds true to rock-and-roll cataloguing with tracks like “Connecticut to Carolina.” It’s relaxed rock, mind you, but rock nonetheless. Lead guitarist Jenks Miller makes few attempts to stand out, lest he distract from McEntire’s lyricism. In best-for-last fashion, “Telling the Hour” gives McEntire a chance to showcase her enchanting voice, sounding almost like a southern Regina Spektor before the song picks up with the lyrics,“Gimme whiskey, gimme wine … gimme skies so dark, I will have no choice but to remember…” This closing track is incredibly earnest, standing out from the pack as the best from the release.
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The cover of Mount Moriah’s sophomore album, “Miracle Temple.” Mount Moriah is an altcountry band that received national coverage after their self-titled debut dropped in 2012.
“Miracle Temple” asks more questions than it gives answers. The album is largely meditative and focused on the past. The ghosts of McEntire’s life, both family and friends, haunt the lyrics intermittently throughout the album. In “Rosemary,” she choruses, “nothing was easier than Rosemary / back when your knees would buckle in for me … we saw only what we chose to see.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, “Rosemary” is one of the only tracks with a discernable chorus. Will non-country fans like
“Miracle Temple?” It’s likely, because the twang is assuredly subdued. Will folk fans like this? Definitely. At its best, “Miracle Temple” is an acceptable rainy day playlist, and it’s not difficult to imagine one of the tracks thrown into film or romantic comedy montage. If listeners are willing to look past predictable chord progressions and several uninspired songs, Mount Moriah’s “Miracle Temple” is home to some reward.
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Kavinsky’s debut has a need for speed
By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor
Fans of the 2011 Ryan Gosling cult hit “Drive” surely remember the film’s opening sequence, with the cast’s names splashed across the seedier sides of the Los Angeles night skyline as French house artist Kavinsky’s “Nightcall” blasted on the soundtrack. The film would lose a lot of its power if it wasn’t for “Nightcall,” a forceful, bombastic electronica track with 80s-retro synth stings and electropop roots that energizes the opening sequence with a nostalgia aura. Kavinsky’s pedal-to-the-metal mentality carries over to his debut album, “OutRun,” which itself name-drops Sega’s famed racing series. For fans of electronica, it’s reminiscent of any and all cheesy 80s soundtracks, but it harnesses the strengths of the genre to become one of this year’s early stand-out albums. Its nonstop speed and car-chase themes (the first and last tracks imply the record’s about a kid in 1986 who becomes fused with his car) make it an excellent choice for any spring break road trips as well. Kavinsky has worked with Daft Punk and Justice in the past, and “OutRun” more than resembles tracks from both artists; of course, sounding like two of the best dance outfits ever isn’t exactly a bad thing. Many tracks feature screaming guitars. With killer riffs that tear through the beat’s moody
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An image of the French house artist, Kavinsky. Kavinsky is best known for his song “Nightcall,” featured in Ryan Gosling’s 2011 film, “Drive.” Kavinsky began his music career in 2005, and has since released three EPs. “Outrun” is his first studio album.
shuffle, “Blizzard,” which sounds like a brother to Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic,” is an early standout. Tracks do progress much like the soundtrack to a 80s action movie, a unique strength of the album; there’s no direct natural progression, but they thematically click. The bright, actionfilled songs like “Blizzard” and “ProtoVision” bleed into the heavy downbeats of “Odd Look” and “Rampage,” then the sleepy rap of “Suburbia.” “Testarossa Autodrive” has a frantic synth rhythm reminiscent of “Axel F,” the “Beverly Hills Cop” theme song, with twice the speed and a much more serious tone. It’s one of the four tracks on “OutRun that have been released. “Nightcall” makes another appearance on the album, more than a year after it buoyed
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Gosling’s thriller and almost three years since its initial single release. Age has treated “Nightcall” well; it’s still a standout track. The song’s repeating synth melody combined with sluggish drums, lonely lyrics, heroic thematic stings and a powerful chorus whose success rests on the shoulders of Lovefoxx, the vocalist for Brazilian rock band CSS, make it four minutes of moody euphoria. The thematic tale continues over the next five tracks. A full cinematic range of emotion is present from “Deadcruiser” to the hard-rocking and autotuned “First Blood,” which feels like the buildup to the climax of “Roadgame” and the conclusion of “Endless,” which continues and concludes the album’s “storyline” with a strange yet compelling narrative full of surprising drama. “OutRun” is a fantastic debut
“Nightcall” Kavinsky LP for any artist and a great slice of electronica, especially if listeners can tune into its storyline. Much like “Drive” and PC game “Hotline: Miami,” it expertly captures a vibe not unlike the most stylish “Miami Vice” episode never made. At the very least, it’ll more than hold over anyone waiting for Daft Punk to hurry it up already and release their fourth studio album.
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Hip-hop producers are true musicians. Many music purists disregard hip-hop production as computerized, thoughtless noise. Fans of other genres often sneer that anyone with a little luck and an 808 machine, keyboard or MacBook can make a hiphop beat. They might then explain that it takes real talent or musical knowledge to play a guitar, piano or musical instrument. In 2013, a computer is now, by any practical definition, a musical instrument. A hiphop beat is without a doubt real music. If it were somehow miraculously easier to do than playing the guitar, anyone with a moderate amount of musical skill would spend every waking hour in front of a computer motivated by the financial compensation that successful hip-hop production can bring. But they don’t. Hip-hop production is extremely complicated and requires not only a high level of skill with programs and instruments, but also an ear for a sound that is unique yet accessible to rappers and singers alike. Modern producers rely on many techniques to compose their music. Some chose to compose and record beats entirely from live instrumentals. Oddisee, a D.C. producer famous for his instrumental albums and mixtapes, largely relies on live instruments. While he can only play a select few himself, Oddisee acts as a composer. He writes or orally shares ideas for a piece, has artists perform and record each piece, instrument by instrument, then arranges the entire composition. On the other end of the spectrum, some beats are made entirely on an Apple or Dell computer through programs like Avid’s ProTools, Apple’s Logic and Propellerhead’s Reason. Devon Gallaspy, the producer behind Trinidad James’ hit single, “All Gold Everything,” made the beat using Image-Line’s FL Studio (formerly known as FruityLoops), a $99 Windows music production program. Gallaspy and many other noted producers play and record on keyboards (computer or piano-based) using prerecorded sounds. Programs also allow for notes to be drawn, stretched and otherwise altered to fit the user’s needs. Still others combine both live instrumentals and computer programs to merge classic sounds with traditionally hip-hop drum lines. Big K.R.I.T provides drums, bass and pianos through computer software on all of his albums, but collaborated with guitarist Mike Hartnett on his 2012 mixtape “4EvaN A Day.” Similarly, Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange track, “White,” employs both production and guitar by John Mayer. Additionally, many producers use sampling techniques to create beats. Sampling involves using a fragment of an existing song in the creation of a new instrumental
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Billboard charts Kanye West’s technique is now using YouTube unparalleled
By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent
The first major viral Internet phenomenon of 2013 is arguably “The Harlem Shake.” Featuring videos of crowds of people randomly dancing to “Harlem Shake,” a single by American DJ Baauer, the meme has exploded in popularity during the early weeks of 2013. Inspired by a group of Austrian teenagers, who began the craze, hundreds of copycat videos have flooded YouTube, including versions from the “Today” show and, most recently, from 2013 Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson and his racing team. From Rebecca Black’s “Friday” to the unstoppable behemoth that is Psy’s “Gangnam Style,” its undeniable that many of today’s most popular singles gained their stature thanks to the website Youtube. These wild viral video sensations are only a few of the many success stories attributed to the popular video clip website. Major artists today have gotten their starts on YouTube, including Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen, the singer of “Call Me Maybe.” With all of these success stories, one wonders why it took so long for Billboard to factor in YouTube video views when determining its chart positions for the most popular songs in the country. Billboard began to factor in YouTube video views last week, a decision that has skyrocketed “Harlem Shake” to
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track. Kanye West is perhaps the most skilled, famous and prolific producer to utilize sampling as a primary production technique. His beats for “Gold Digger,” “Through The Wire” and “Otis” heavily rely on the use of sampling. “Otis,” for example, samples Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness,” borrowing the song’s intro
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Baylor students participate in a “Harlem Shake” video on Friday, February 15, 2013. Students danced around the Judge Baylor statue in Founders Mall. Nearly 300 people participated, all informed via Facebook event.
No. 1 on the Billboard charts. A Billboard press release explains that they are “now incorporating all official videos on YouTube captured by Nielsen’s streaming measurement, including Vevo on YouTube, and user-generated clips that utilize authorized audio into the Hot 100 and the
Hot 100 formula-based genre charts.” Prior to this, a song’s popularity was measured by how many copies were sold, number of radio plays, and so forth. With the changes, one wonders just how much a popular hit YouTube video can influ-
ence chart position. Despite being YouTube’s all-time most watched video, with well over one billion views and counting, “Gangnam Style” failed to rise to No. 1 on the U.S. Hot 100 singles chart once in 2012.
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from Redding in its entirety and both chopping and looping the sample to create an original beat. The next time you throw on a hip-hop or R&B records, listen to the music and listen carefully. Count the layers, notice the precise timing of the notes and sounds and appreciate the art of production.
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Horoscopes
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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Follow a stronger leader, and beat your best time. You’re a champion. Toss the ball to your partner. Your luck has just improved immensely. Pay it forward. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Take every opportunity to share good tidings. Important people speak well of you. Be prepared for uninvited company. Accept a pearl of wisdom from a friend. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Handle kitchen repairs, and you’ll appreciate it daily. A discovery brings sought-after information. Accept a tough assignment that brings more income. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Think of ways to increase your resources. Offer new services. Help your friends, and let them help you. Expand your view. It’s a great time for travel. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Your career can really take off now. The money’s available, but save more than you spend. Relationships are most important. Rid yourself of unnecesary obligations. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re on a roll. Step onstage, and speak your part. You’re lining up the pieces for a positive change. Be prepared, so you can move quickly when necessary. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Suggest an innovation. What you learn today benefits more than just yourself. Your theory works! Replenish your reserves. Tap into your environment. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Work in partnership with others to get the most value today. Your good energy’s contagious. Extra effort earns you a bonus. A romantic evening beckons. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Today’s a whirlwind of activity. Your productivity reaches new heights, especially when you’re having fun. Anything’s possible. Leave time for relaxation. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Ideas flow like water, so pluck some from the stream and write them down. Charm customers with your skills. Competition has you pick up the pace. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Friends help you solve a philosophical problem. Your imagination profits. Make commitments and promises in the privacy of your own home. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Get into the books for the next couple of days. You may get mixed signals and contradicting information. Find out what works for you, and use it.
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IOC needs to use amateur hockey players By Matthew Stypulkoski Hockey Columnist Let me preface this by saying it will almost certainly not happen. In my perfect world, NHL players are banned from competing in the Olympics. Oh, and KHL and other professional players are banned too. In my perfect world, only amateur players are allowed to play in the world’s biggest international hockey competition. Why? Because it means more to them. Conjure up some images of
“Miracle” for a moment—the intense tryouts, training camps and practices. For them, the Olympics were more than just a two-week break from their day job as a professional player. For them, Team USA was the ultimate; the team deserved, and received, their complete and utter devotion. If you’ve ever watched the IIHF World Junior Championships, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about when I say that amateur teams just have a different feel to them than teams made up solely of professionals. For professionals, many of their
USA Hockey teammates are typically their enemies; they have put aside rivalries and discrepancies for just a few weeks. As a fan, it can be incredibly difficult to stomach rooting for a hated NHL rival or rooting against a favorite from another country. Think about the 2010 Olympics: How many Penguins fans had to root against Sidney Crosby for two weeks? And how many of them felt weirdly conflicted when he scored the overtime game-winner against the U.S. in the gold medal game? Yes, professional players still care about performing well at the
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Olympics because they take a certain sense of pride in representing their country. But when it comes down to it, as NHL stars, their ultimate goal is to win a Stanley Cup, not an Olympic medal. Watching amateur teams is just a different feel. Yes, some of them may have played against one another in college or junior leagues along the way. But typically, these players have been together within USA Hockey long enough to have formed a special bond with one another. Even though they may meet up only sporadically to play in tourna-
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Nebraska defensive back Daimion Stafford runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine.
To prove this point, Tom Brady clocked the slowest 40-yard dash of all-time by a QB, yet he has become one of the most successful players the position has ever seen. Dalton: A good friend of mine was highly interested in playing baseball for a collegiate powerhouse. Hurling a low-90s fastball as a high school senior, he more than had the ability to do so. Playing a game in the area of his “dream” school and under the impression that a scout was at this game, my friend performed. Approaching the scout after the game, my friend asked him what
he thought of the dominant effort. The scout responded slyly, “Sorry kid, got here late. I missed it. We can’t see everybody.” The NFL Scouting Combine eliminates this problem for athletes wishing to compete at the next level. If the athletes are talented enough to garner an invite, the Combine provides them with a stage to perform. It does not matter if an athlete played for Alabama or Western Kentucky. Individuals at the Combine are just that – true “individuals.” The Combine must be kept. It is football’s avenue for aspiring NFL players to impress. Phil: It is true that the Combine gives players from some of the
But frankly, seeing glorified all-star teams is far from a dream for me. The stunning upsets and the pride that comes with rooting for a team that’s so organically grown and so much more intrinsically tied to USA Hockey is often lost in the modern-day Olympic hockey tournament. So please, IOC, do us all a favor and make the Olympics an amateur tournament again. I know it’s unlikely, but allow us to dream again.
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What is Charlie Villanueva up to? By Mike Peng Campus Correspondent
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ments along the way, the fact that amateur teams play together repeatedly gives the team a whole heck of a lot more of an “organic team” feel than the “all-star team” feel of professional-based squads. Plus, the chemistry that comes with having played together before shows up in these events and the familiarity on the ice yields some fantastic team play. Quite simply, I couldn’t agree more with the final line of “Miracle.” After the 1980 Olympics, so-called “dream teams” made up of pro players became allowable and became the norm.
smaller schools a chance to show off their ability. Unfortunately, a lot of the players that “blow up the Combine” do not continue the success with the NFL. In the last five years, we have seen guys like Vernon Gholston, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Darius Heyward-Bey and Dontari Poe use amazing workouts to boost their draft stock. On the other hand, players like Brandon Spikes, Rob Gronkowski and Desean Jackson slid because of bad showings. What does this all mean? That the NFL Scouting Combine is not a measure of success and needs to be taken with several grains of salt.
Destiny is a tricky thing. Some people look for it while others can’t escape it. In Charlie Villanueva’s case, he was destined to be a Husky, no matter how many twists and turns came his way. Born to Dominican immigrants Roberto Villanueva and Doris Mejia, Charlie Villanueva grew up in Queens, N.Y. and holds dual citizenship in both Dominican Republic and the United States. Villanueva was an avid baseball fan from an early age. But it wasn’t until he began playing AAU ball along with his future teammates Ben Gordon and Taliek Brown that he realized his potential as a basketball player. As a result, Villanueva decided to transfer from Newtown High School in Queens to Blair Academy Prep School in Blairstown, N.J. during his sophomore year. At Blair Academy, Villanueva was the roommate of Luol Deng, who currently plays for the Chicago Bulls. Together, Villanueva and Deng led the Blair Academy Buccaneers to three consecutive New Jersey MidAtlantic Prep League titles. Both were named as McDonald AllAmericans, and New Jersey State co-Players of the Year in 2003.
As Villanueva approached graduation at Blair Academy, he initially declared for the 2003 NBA Draft, only to withdraw from the event upon further consideration. One of the main reasons for Villanueva’s change of heart is due to Bill Self, who was the head coach at the University of Illinois at the time. Self had recruited Villanueva and gotten a verbal commitment. However, after Self left the Fighting Illini for the University of Kansas Jayhawks, Villanueva withdrew his commitment as well. That was when Jim Calhoun came calling. As an established basketball powerhouse at the time, UConn also had Gordon and Brown in the program as well, further convincing Villanueva to join the Huskies. Prior to his freshman season, Villanueva was named Preseason Rookie of the Year in the Big East polls, and he did not disappoint. Awarded the Big East Rookie of the Week on several occasions, Villanueva averaged 8.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg coming off the bench for Calhoun, and helped UConn capture its second national championship in 2004. He was also named as a member of the Big East All-Rookie team at the end of the season. By the time his sophomore season rolled around, Villanueva had already garnered national
attention as he was listed as a preseason candidate for both the Naismith and Wooden National Player of the Year awards. AP All-American listed him as an honorable mention as well. While UConn wasn’t able to defend its title in the 20042005 season, Villanueva still had an impressive season by putting up 13.6 ppg and 8.3 rpg. Subsequently, he declared for the 2005 NBA Draft, and was selected as the 7th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors. North of the border, Villanueva contributed 13.0 ppg and 6.4 for the Raptors in his first year and was named as a member of the 2005-2006 All-NBA Rookie First Team. Despite those achievements, the Raptors did not keep Villanueva for the upcoming season, and traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks during that offseason. In his seven-year career in the NBA so far, Villanueva is averaging 12.0 ppg and 5.4 rpg. In his personal life, Villanueva is also known for having a condition named Alopecia Areata, a non life-threatening, autoimmune skin disease that causes hair loss on the body. In 2005, Villanueva became a spokesperson for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.
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Column: Lack of Harden will make difference in playoffs
By Eddie Leonard Campus Correspondent
What will be the biggest difference heading into this year’s NBA post-season as compared to past years? The best answer is the Oklahoma City Thunder no longer has James Harden on their roster. This will be a bolder headline than King James’ inevitable jump shot proficiency. The Harden deal was the most crucial move the young franchise had to make in its history, and it will end up being be their biggest regret as well. We all knew James Harden was a star, we just didn’t know he was going to be a superstar. Many people, including the front office in OKC, may not know what separates the two. Well, a superstar is your franchise player who carries the team and is the leader in the locker room. Every defender that covers him is a mismatch for him.
Yes, I know Kevin Durant is also a superstar and is the best pure shooter in the NBA, but is there a rule against having too many good players? The answer in a way is yes, and the reason is due to the salary cap. The Thunder were not going to be able to pay all of their players unless they took dramatic pay cuts like the Miami Heat big three. So, when OKC realized that was not an option, they traded their “bench player” to free up space, instead of their team killer and ball hog, Russell Westbrook. Westbrook, along with Dwayne Wade, is by far one of the most athletic players for his size in the NBA. They both can do anything on the floor that is asked of them regardless of their size. However, unlike Wade , Westbrook always wants to be driving the team bus. Westbrook continues to take illadvised shots at the expense of his
team instead of passing the orange to Kevin Durant. When LeBron James came to Miami, Wade rode in the passenger seat, still in control but let LeBron lead the way. Westbrook refuses to let Durant lead the team, despite all the criticism he receives for it. Harden on the other hand, had the smallest ego in Oklahoma – he came off the bench, for goodness sake. He was not a scrub by any means, but he did what was best for the team, providing a spark off of the bench. The Thunder should have kept Harden and worked out a trade for Westbrook. Not only is Harden a better player than Westbrook, but he is a better teammate for Kevin Durant. It is amazing that Durant scores as many points as he does with Westbrook leading the point. Westbrook averages eight assists a game but he is not a true point guard, he is a shooting guard by nature. The term shooting guard
fits perfectly for him, because he loves running down the court and stopping and popping from 10 feet out. Can you imagine how many points Durant would average if he had a traditional guard make plays to get him open, a pass-first type of point guard? Harden, however, is certainly making the Thunder look like fools for deciding to keep Westbrook and trade him to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin. Harden is averaging an astonishing 27ppg, 5 rpg and 5 apg. The assists stat is the most impressive. Most people cannot even name their starting lineup. They gave this superstar up for Kevin Martin. Martin is a decent player but, please, please, do not ever say he will replace James Harden. Martin is averaging about 15ppg, 1apg and 2rpg, which is respectable, but does not nearly replace the impact that
Harden had. Harden was a game changer the minute he stepped on the floor. Martin is just filling in the play calls. Harden is carrying his Rockets to new heights. They are currently 8th in the West, but they are only two games back from 6th place. If they can catch up to Mark Jackson’s Warriors, they can avoid the red-hot San Antonio Spurs and maybe make it to the second round. If the Rockets can make it to the second round of the playoffs that would be a successful season for them. Despite what they may say, they did not expect to make it to the post season until they got Harden. Oklahoma City, on the other hand, since shaving their beard has been a two-man wrecking crew in the regular season. This may work against subpar opponents; but they have already been squashed twice by their rival, Miami, without Harden. They
went from a dangerous team with many weapons to a team led by two superstars, and the real superstar only gets the ball when the other feels like it. This two-man show will not work with deep playoff contenders such as the Heat and the Spurs. Miami and San Antonio have so many scoring options that they do not know what to do with themselves. It took about a season to figure out, but we know that LeBron is Batman and Wade is Robin in South Beach. In Oklahoma, however, there are two Batmen, and well, that isn’t how the cartoon was written. They may not understand it now, but down the road in the playoffs, when they other teams are heating up and OKC is cooling down, they are going to wish they had their beard for warmth.
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Callahan: Soak in the current Big East while you still can, it's going soon from NEW KIND, page 12 In the final season of the real Big East, you have a chance to watch day after day of scintillating college basketball from one of the sport’s best conferences. Last year, I was fortunate enough to attend and witness one of the more underwhelming tournaments in recent memory. But you know, overall, it still kicked ass. Not to mention, at what other time could you see Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers
and more all lose in one place? Get yourself down there and have a hell of a time. Go to a UConn men’s hockey game One of the few Husky teams whose situation will be bettered after all is said and done with conference realignment, this men’s club is already enjoying quite the ride. Backboned by stellar goaltending the last few seasons, the 2012-2013 team has become very well-rounded and risen to the high ranks of Atlantic Hockey.
Currently slotted third in conference, UConn will conclude its regular season against lowly Sacred Heart this weekend, beginning with Senior Night tomorrow at the Freitas Ice Forum. You should swing on by at 7 p.m. to catch arguably the best sport to see live and then return in two weekends for something better: Free playoff hockey, a.k.a. the best kind of post-season you can find anywhere, for the slim price of $0. Should the Huskies maintain
UConn women's lacrosse beat Boston College By Joe Crisalli Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s lacrosse team won its second straight game to start the season 2-0 with a 13-8 victory over No. 15 Boston College. Freshman Carly Palmucci led the Huskies with four goals and one assist. Juniors Lauren Kahn and Kacey Pippitteach had three goals a piece. Freshman netminder Shannon Nee made eight saves to earn the
victory for UConn. The Huskies went up 7-5 on the Eagles in the first half and scored six goals in the second half to BC’s three. BC scored the first three goals of the second half to go up 8-7, but the Huskies finished the second half with six unanswered goals en route to the 13-8 win. Boston College totaled 27 shots, while UConn finished with 21. The Huskies have scored 26 goals on 53 shots in their first two games, and have held their oppo-
nents to 10 goals on 41 shots. Kahn, at midfield, has tallied 11 points in the first two games to lead the Huskies with seven goals and four assists. Senior Morgan O’Reilly is currently the team’s second-highest scorer, with a total of seven total points – three goals and four assists – so far this season. UConn will travel to Quinnipiac this weekend in search of their fourth 3-0 start in program history.
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their high seed in the conference tournament, they’ll not only return to the AHA quarterfinals, but also have their best shot since 2006 to advance to the semifinals and beyond. And then, if they come out as the top dog in conference, UConn will move on to the NCAA tournament. This year they’ve got the talent to get there. The only question remains — will you be right there alongside with them? Enjoy nine innings of Husky baseball from J.O. Christian Field
Admittedly, the first home UConn baseball game won’t take place until March 22 against Georgetown, so you will have to kill some time before first pitch. But, since the Big Leagues will still be on spring break down in Florida and Arizona by that date, don’t wait any longer than necessary to take in America’s favorite pastime when it’s right down the street. Less than two years removed from a visit to the Super Regionals (or college baseball’s “Sweet
Sixteen”), the Huskies figure once again to compete for an NCAA tournament berth in 2013. The team remains almost entirely intact from a positive campaign last season and boasts both strong pitching and lively bats. This combination lends itself to the most exciting brand of baseball and has already produced two extra-inning wins this season at neutral sites.
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Hoyas have won 10 straight after win over Huskies from RUNNING, page 12 The win marks Georgetown’s 10th straight victory. This was also the Hoyas’ first-ever win at Gampel in four attempts. Sophomore forward DeAndre Daniels notched the Huskies’ first double-double of the season, scoring 25 points (8-15 FG, 3-4 3FG, 6-6 FT) and grabbing 10 rebounds while effectively defending Porter for a majority of the game. Daniels also added three blocks and an assist in the defeat.
After winning the tip to start the second overtime, Daniels sunk a three from the left corner over the outstretched arm of Porter to put UConn up 72-69. Georgetown junior forward Nate Lubick made a hook shot in the post to cut Georgetown’s deficit to one, but junior guard Shabazz Napier swished a three from the wing on UConn’s next possession to extend the lead to four. Giffey was fouled on each of the Huskies’ next two possessions, and he made three
of four from the line to give the Huskies at 78-71 lead with 2:03 left on the clock. However, UConn gave up back-to-back threes to Porter and freshman guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera on consecutive possessions and let Georgetown within one point with 49 seconds left. “We just didn’t take away the threes when we were up seven,” Ollie bemoaned after the game.
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» That’s what he said —Geno Auriemma on Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis playing the whole game.
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“It’s never a bad thing to have Kaleena out on the floor...I just don’t try to find the reason to take her out right now.”
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March 4 Notre Dame 7 p.m.
Men’s Hockey (16-13-3) March 1 Sacred Heart 7:05 p.m.
March 2 Sacred Heart 4 p.m
March 8 Atlantic Hockey Tournament 7:05 p.m.
Baseball (3-3) March 1 Ohio State 1 p.m.
March 2 Central Michigan 1 p.m.
March 8 Sam Houston State 7:30 p.m
March 3 Stetson 3 p.m.
March 9 Sam Houston State 5 p.m
Softball (5-4) March 1 March 1 March 2 March 2 March 3 Penn Villanova Ole Miss UCF Penn 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 4 p.m. 11:30 a.m.
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The UConn women’s tennis team lost to state rival Quinnipiac, 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The only win for the Huskies in yesterday’s draw was by freshman Srna Stosljevic, who obtained a victory at No. 2 singles. Stosljevic dropped the opening set to Quinnipiac’s Jacqueline Raynor, 4-6, and came back to take the second set, 6-4, wrapping up the tiebreaker, 10-4. Stosljevic has made a tangible contribution to the team this year, working opponents side to side on the court and making them work hard when facing her deep and consistent groundstrokes. Stosljevic’s serve is her other weapon, as she enjoys serve and volley strategy and looks to take control from that very first shot. Stosljevic. With her control of her serves and volleys, Stosljevic is seen as a player that will adapt to any situation. She currently holds a 3-2 record in singles as a freshman, playing the No. 2 singles, and is 2-2 in doubles play. UConn’s Lucy Nutting, competing in No. 3 singles, won the first set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (5), but dropped the second set 6-2 and was unable to obtain momentum. Nutting lost the third set 10-7. Marie Gargiulo had a different matchup, losing the first set, 6-3, enjoying a 6-3 comeback in the second, but dropping the third set, 7-6 (6). Also in singles play for UConn was sophomore Maxene Weinberg who lost in No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-3. Abby McKeon in No. 4 singles lost, 7-5, 6-3, while Natalie Robson in No. 5 singles lost, 7-5, 6-2. In doubles play, UConn’s No. 1 tandem, McKeon and Nutting, fell 8-5 to Quinnipiac’s Raynor and Michelle Dassa. In No. 2 doubles, Weinberg and Stosljevic lost, 8-1, and the third doubles duo Learmonth and Gargiulo was not finished at 6-6 for an unspecified reason. The Huskies dropped to 1-4 in the spring season, after having defeated the Bryant Bulldogs last week 6-1 and falling to Cincinnati 5-1, Stony Brook 6-1 and Army 5-2. The UConn women will be back in action next Tuesday at the Big East opener against Rutgers at the UConn Tennis Courts.
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Column: Part 2 of Miles’ MLS Eastern preview By Miles DeGrazia Soccer Columnist New England Revolution – After a streak in the mid 2000’s that saw the New England Revolution get to four of six MLS Cup finals, the club has had recent struggles finishing 6th, 9th and 9th in the Eastern conference the last three seasons respectively. Head coach Jay Heaps is in his second season now and must expect an improvement over last season if he wants to keep his job. New addition Kalifa Cissé will anchor the midfield and allow Lee Nguyen to create down the left side. The Revs will struggle in 2013 unless they find someone who can consistently score goals. New York Red Bulls – The New York Red Bulls still haven’t won a MLS Cup title and are hoping season 18 will be their lucky year. In typical Red Bull style, the offseason saw a whole raft of changes from a new general manager in Jérôme de Bontin to fan favorite Mike Petke being named head coach. In addition to the off the field changes, the Red Bulls got rid of Jan Gunnar Solli, Teemu Tainio, Stephen Keel, Sébastien Le Toux, Rafael Márquez, Joel Lindpere and Kenny Cooper and brought in Fabián Espíndola, Jámison Olave, Kosuke Kimura and ex-Olympique Lyon star Juninho. In Juninho, the Red Bulls finally have the attacking midfielder they have been call-
ing out for, but the question is if first year head coach Mike Petke get all these pieces working together. If Petke can get it together, the Red Bulls have a good shot at lifting MLS Cup next fall. Philadelphia Union – In their first three seasons in MLS, the Philadelphia Union have failed to live up to expectations, finishing 7th, 3rd and 8th in their first three seasons. 2013 will be head coach John Hackworth’s first full season after being named head coach halfway through 2012. The Union didn’t lose much in the off-season – only midfielder Gabriel Gómez, who rarely plays his best while in Philly, and they gained two MLS veteran strikers in Conor Casey, and Sébastien Le Toux who has already scored 28 goals for the club from 2010 to 2011. The Union have a mostly young team, but they should have the ability to make a strong playoff push. Sporting Kansas City – Sporting Kansas City has become one of the best run and most consistent clubs in MLS, finishing 3rd, 1st and 1st in the Eastern Conference in the last three seasons. Continuity has been key for SKC in the last three seasons. This off-season, they only lost Roger Espinoza to Wigan Athletic and have sent Kei Kamara to Norwich City on loan while bringing in Benny Feilhaber and Ike Opara. Sporting has been con-
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sistently close to winning MLS Cup, and if they get solid play out of Aurélien Collin, Graham Zusi, Teal Bunbury and Benny Feilhaber there is no reason to believe 2013 will not be their year. Toronto FC – Toronto FC’s history makes for rather depressing reading to anyone, especially TFC fans. In the five seasons of their existence, Toronto has finished in 5th once, 7th twice and 8th twice, never making a playoff appearance. In addition, attendance has been down in each of the last three seasons. In the off-season Toronto
brought in Kevin Payne from D.C. United to become the president and general manager, and Ryan Nelsen, who less than a month ago was playing for Queens Park Rangers in England, as head coach. Toronto also brought in Justin Braun and Danny Califf and promising USMNT center back Gale Agbossoumonde. Toronto wont challenge for MLS Cup in 2013, but a possible playoff birth isn’t out of the question.
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RUNNING OTTO TIME Hoyas top Huskies in double overtime By TJ Souhlaris Staff Writer
Andrew Callahan
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the biggest lull in the entire sports calendar: the soulless end of February and monotonous beginning of March. These are the weeks when if you weren’t already telling folks nearby about the soup of the day, your fulltime job becomes waiting anyways. These are the times that make standing in line and wasting away at the DMV look like all-inclusive cruise to the Bahamas. The series of days seemingly made for Tumbleweeds. Think about it. Right now, we are tantalizingly close to, but also maddeningly far away from, March Madness. Simultaneously, we can gaze happily forward at baseball’s return, but only with the knowledge that real competition won’t start until the first April shower. Also, we recently heard the fat lady sing at the NFL Combine, but then realized that means she just kicked off a two-month wait until the actual Draft. Oh, and the NBA and NHL playoffs are right around the corner. Scratch that—farther down a couple blocks/months, and then right around the corner. Late February and early March, you kinda suck. So to cure our late winter woes, it’s time to invent something that most people wait far too long to write anyways: a bucket list. Now, this is not comprehensive list of things to scratch off before someone is scratching your name into your eventual tombstone. Think of it more as a tip sheet for maximizing the upcoming weeks before the madness ensues and everything else follows. This is no time to simply hurry up and wait. It’s time to hurry up and get going. Road trip down to the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden While Kevin Ollie and company will sadly not be making the trip themselves, any true sports fan ought to be hardpressed for missing out on a shot to visit the world’s most famous arena during arguably its best event of the year.
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STORRS – Junior forward Niels Giffey hit one of two free throws to give the UConn men’s basketball team a 78-71 lead with 2:03 left in double overtime. Sold-out Gampel Pavilion was thunderously loud and everybody in attendance was on their feet, screaming and shouting in elation. And then, in what felt like an instant, the UConn faithful walked away, deflated in defeat. Georgetown sophomore forward Otto Porter Jr. made a difficult transition layup with 9.5 seconds left in the second overtime to steal a potential upset away from UConn and give the No. 7 Hoyas a 79-78 victory on Wednesday night. “These losses are the toughest because you fight so hard to win the game,” sophomore Ryan Boatright said after the loss. “You give it your all, but you fall short.” UConn (19-8 overall, 9-6 in Big East) head coach Kevin Ollie lauded Georgetown (224, 12-3) after the loss for its strong defense on the final play of the game. Boatright had a chance to win the game at the end of the second extra period, but he wasn’t able to convert a contested three from the right corner as the buzzer sounded. “You try and push it and get to the rim,” Ollie said. “They played good defense. They bottled him JON KULAKOFSKY/The Daily Campus up in the corner and he just had to [take the shot].”
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Calhoun and Daniels carry UConn to OT
By Danny Maher Staff Columnist
At the six-minute mark of the second half, Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr. had UConn sophomore DeAndre Daniels one-onone in the low post. Porter faked to his left and scored going right. The Hoyas built a 56-46 lead and Porter proved why he is likely the Big East Player of the Year. However, Daniels shut down Porter during the entire first half, limiting the sophomore forward to just one point on one shot. “He took the challenge of Otto Porter and he passed it,” Head Coach Kevin Ollie said. “[Daniels] did a phenomenal job rebounding, blocking shots, diving on the floor, playing with the attitude we want to see him play with.” Daniels finished the night with UConn’s first double-double of the season. He tallied 25 points, ten rebounds and three blocks
and outperformed Porter until ball. That’s one thing I’ve always the last play of the game. had,” Calhoun said. “It was a very tough matchThe Brooklyn guard sized up up,” Porter said. “He was play- and nailed a three-pointer to send ing good defense, trying to make the game into overtime and the it hard for me, clogging up the Gampel Pavilion crowd into a paint…He was terrific.” frenzy. Junior Niels Giffey nearGeorgetown’s Markel Starks, ly won the game in regulation a 76-percent free throw shoot- when he stole the inbounds pass er, walked to the foul line with but missed his long jumper as his team up 62-59 time expired. and just eight secThe Huskies had onds away from trailed by 12 with his team’s tenth 4:36 left on the consecutive vicclock, but outscored tory. But UConn the Hoyas 14-2 over showed its resilthat stretch to go in ience once more. to their sixth overtime Starks missed of the season. Notebook the front end of the The game was tied one-and-one, and again at 69 at the junior Shabazz Napier grabbed end of the first overtime. After the rebound and then threw an Napier’s potential game-winning outlet pass to Ryan Boatright. jumper fell far short, Georgetown The sophomore guard raced up head coach John Thompson III the floor and found freshman called a timeout to set up a play Omar Calhoun on the elbow to win the game. behind the three-point line. With the game on the line, “I’m confident when I get the everyone in the building knew
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Porter was getting the ball. “Coming down at the end, it was ‘let’s get a stop and then let’s get it to Otto and go,” Thompson III said. Porter received an entry pass in the low post with Daniels smothering him, identical to the play with six minutes left in regulation. This time, Daniels forced Porter to an off-balance shot that fell short. Boatright grabbed the rebound, raced up the floor and missed a 15-foot floater to send the game into double overtime. With two minutes remaining, the Huskies held a 78-71 and could taste the upset. But it was not to be. In the blink of an eye, Porter knocked down a three followed by a three from freshman D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera. With just 14 seconds remaining, Smith-Rivera stripped Napier and got the ball to Porter as the Huskies scrambled to set up their defense. Neither Daniels nor Giffey could stay
in front of Porter as he sliced to the basket and finished a lay-up to put the Hoyas up 79-78. Boatright’s desperation heave from the corner was no good and Porter was swarmed by his teammates at center court. Porter finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists, but most importantly lifted his team to victory.
Napier Injured Shabazz Napier injured his right foot early in the second half after landing awkwardly on Georgetown’s Hopkins while going up for a rebound. “I just tweaked it in the game. I’ll know for sure [on Thursday]. It’s sore,” Napier said. Napier was in a protective boot for precautionary measures after the game. It is the same foot that Napier had surgery on over the summer.
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Is the NFL Scouting Combine really all that important? I don’t think so
By Phil Guay Campus Correspondent Big, fast, strong—these are all things that you would want in a football player, right? At this week’s NFL Scouting Combine, the skills of college seniors were put to the test. In the last decade or so, the process of scouting for the NFL draft has become popular. Scouts and fans alike have become more involved with trying to find the next Tom Brady and avoid the next Ryan Leaf. Unfortunately, a good showing at the combine does not guarantee success at the next level, with dozens of players fitting this description. This is why the NFL Scouting Combine is not that important. Is the Scouting Combine is over-hyped...
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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Dalton: While one cannot take the Combine for granted, one should also not place too much emphasis on it. The Combine serves a simple purpose. It gives an opportunity to little-known players with credible collegiate stats aspiring to be drafted highly by professional organizations. College football has expanded in the time that has passed since the Combine was introduced to the football world over 30 years ago. The talent spread across the college football landscape exceeds the parameters of the national spotlight. While its drills may seem corny, the Combine provides scouts with accurate insight into players’ athletic skill sets. Get rid of the Combine and you crush the little man. All-Americans are destined to be high draft picks regardless, but it has been the performances of less-regarded players
such as Colin Kaepernick, Dwight Freeney and Chris Johnson that have made the Combine both special and invaluable over the years. Phil: That is true, and I do think is has some value, but the Combine is still overrated. The two major events that everyone stresses, the 40-yard dash and the 225 bench press rep, do not necessarily equate to success in the NFL. Sure, being straightline fast and weight-room strong is good. But until they bring the bench press onto the field, these skills do not have practical application. Some of the skills the Combine does not test for are work ethic, toughness and character; coincidently these are some of the most important traits in becoming a successful NFL athlete.
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I think it is
By Dalton Zbierski Campus Correspondent
The legitimacy of the NFL Combine has been questioned. Who exactly benefits from the NFL Scouting Combine? Are the time and effort put into gathering the nation’s top draft prospects and asking them to display their skills centerstage worth the endeavor? I answer both questions with a simple “Yes.” Over the course of the 31 years that have passed since its conception, the Combine has evolved and in 2013 its presence is as necessary as it ever has been.
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...or is it a needed part of the NFL?