The Daily Campus: March 15, 2013

Volume CXIX No. 108

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USG presidential election decided by disqualification

By Jackie Wattles Staff Writer

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Edward Courchaine was elected student body president Thursday night when the Undergraduate Student Government Judiciary upheld its decision to disqualify Shiv Gandhi from the race due to campaign violations.

Shortly after the decision was issued, the results of the campus-wide vote were released. Gandhi would have won the presidency by a margin of 340 votes had he not been disqualified.

At Thursday night’s

SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: RODMAN, NORTH KOREA A GRAND TEST IN DIPLOMACY Mutual ignorance by America and North Korea cannot be expected to keep the peace.

COMMENTARY/page 8 INSIDE NEWS: TSA STANDS BY PLAN TO ALLOW SMALL KNIVES ON AIRPLANES Passengers allowed to carry knives despite backlash to proposal.

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appellate hearing, the USG Judiciary unanimously upheld their decision from Tuesday night that Shiv Gandhi, the current USG Senate speaker, violated campaign rules that prohibit “aggressive campaigning,” setting up campaign tables without authorization, and campaigning at events funded by USG. The charges were filed by Gandhi’s sole opponent in the race, current USG Comptroller Edward Courchaine and his running mate, USG Senator Kara Googins. Gandhi and his campaign team admitted guilt to all of the charges, but insist-

ed that none of the acts were done with intent to violate campaign laws.

Gandhi said he was not aware that the Cultural Fashion Show was funded by USG when he attended the event on March 2 and delivered a campaign speech. “[The president of ASA] granted permission to myself to campaign at her event, an event that both she and the comptroller were fully aware was receiving USG funding, and an event that comptroller conveniently did not put on the website,” Gandhi said in his appeal leader.

Gandhi clarified it is typically the job of the comptroller to post events funded by USG to the calendar, though it has not been updated since 2009.

The ruling on this charge, however, was not enough to disqualify Gandhi and Sargent from the race. The judiciary ruled that combined with two other infractions, which were committed by members of Gandhi’s campaign team, the Gandhi campaign was guilty of “reckless negligence.”

David Rifkin, a USG senator and a campaign surrogate

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UConnPIRG wins vote, faces final steps to win approval

By Kyle Constable Staff Writer

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UConnPIRG, an advocacy organization whose ballot question to have a $5 student fee reinstated won in the student elections this weekend, is conclusion in its campaign to regain its former status on campus.

“That was huge. ...[I felt] so good, so relieved,” UConnPIRG President Allison Schilling said about the election results, which went convincingly in the organization’s favor. “But...it’s not quite over yet.”

The UConnPIRG ballot question received more than 2,100 votes in affirmation, the most votes in favor of a new or reinstated student fee in the university’s history, according to Schilling. The total, which amounted to 65 percent of the vote, was one of the few successful campaigns in recent years for a new, reinstated or increased student fee.

In the most recent failed fee increase campaign, The Daily Campus narrowly lost its vote last year to receive an increase to its student fee, though the Board of Trustees decided this month to grant the increase in spite of the student vote.

UConnPIRG, which was formerly a Tier III organization – those that receive their funding through a student fee – on campus, lost its funding at the end of the 2011-12 academic year after questions

arose pertaining to where the funding ended up under its current financial plan.

After spending several months reevaluating its financial structure, the organization approached the Student Activity and Service Fee Advisory Committee to consider the reinstatement of the student fee.

One of the major concerns Schilling and other leaders in UConnPIRG raised during the election was a lack of information about the organization available on the elections website. Candidates for office were allowed to have their pictures in addition to a short bio on the ballot, but UConnPIRG was not granted the same status.

“It didn’t give any information on the organization at all,” Schilling said. “It just says ‘UConnPIRG’ and our name doesn’t really say what we do, so, I mean, for all those people who don’t know that we do good stuff probably just saw it as five extra dollars – a new fee.”

Schilling also expressed concern about the wording of the question, which she believed was filled with legal jargon and seemed misleading.

She said that the question’s assertion that a vote in favor of the question would bring about a new fee was simply inaccurate, as the organization has had the fee for the last 35 years. She also stated that some voters expressed confu-

sion over whether it would be $5 or $10 per semester due to the wording of the question.

The concerns proved to be of no consequence since UConnPIRG won the vote, though Schilling stated “without a doubt” that more students would have voted yes if the question were better worded.

The reason more votes in favor remained a concern for the leadership of UConnPIRG

is because the process has yet to be completed. There are still a few final steps that the organization must take before it can have Tier III status again.

First, the Student Activity and Service Fee Advisory Committee must convene again to reach a verdict on whether funding should be restored. Members of the committee will deliberate and work with the Vice Provost to make their final decision, according

to Schilling. If UConnPIRG receives the recommendation from the committee, then only one obstacle remains – the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees will not make a decision on the future of UConnPIRG’s funding status until next year, but it will have the final say on the matter. In the past, the Board of Trustees has proven to be generous in terms of grant-

Collaborative Prevention,” and some of the research was even featured in the “National Association of School Psychologists’ School Psychology Forum.”

Through their research, McCarthy, Fallon and Sanetti discovered that schools could provide the ideal environment for educating and enforcing healthy lifestyle habits in children. “As mental health professionals who work in school settings, we found that many of the interventions, data tracking systems and the coordination of services that needed to be provided in order to have successful outcomes could actually be provided within the school setting by school-based professionals,” McCarthy said.

The most effective school programs to educate and enforce healthy lifestyle habits in children are those that address a multitude of factors that influence body weight-such as psychosocial influences, family eating habits and proximity to healthful foods – beyond just the

basic nutrition and exercise habits.

“As schools begin to address obesity and health to a greater extent, multi-faceted programs that impact each of the influences on our health will be necessary. Programs that stress eating healthier, exercising more and family nutrition with research-based methods that are sustainable in the school-setting are the most likely to achieve success,” McCarthy said.

One of the most significant aspects of the study is that it not only identified effective school reforms, but how to implement them. The first step, according to Fallon, is to recognize which students are at the highest risk for poor health choices and design individual services to accommodate each student’s needs. Once student needs have been assessed, school psychologists can lead classroom reform programs that focus on prevention, screening and intervention of current health habits.

“Our hope is that school psy-

chologists will become leaders addressing the obesity epidemic in educational settings, not by tackling the problem alone, but by coordinating the efforts of school staff so that everyone is on board with encouraging students to be active and healthy,” Fallon said.

The findings that obesity inhibits academic performance aren’t concrete yet, but research similar to McCarthy, Fallon and Sanetti’s suggests that a relationships between these two variables is likely to exist. Both the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics have conducted research on this topic, and similar findings have appeared in the “Journal of Adolescent Health and Preventative Medicine.” The common thread amongst the studies: obese children perform worse on standardized tests than their healthier weight classmates.

Like the NEAG School study, this research indicates that simple classroom reforms can have

a major impact in educating students about the dangers of obesity and encouraging healthy habits.

Increasing students activity level can be accomplished with more gym classes, “walk breaks,” and active after school sessions. Smart eating habits can be enforced with nutrition and obesity education and swapping soda and candy for fruits and vegetables in school lunches.

While McCarthy, Fallon and Sanetti plan to put their findings into action, they also hope that schools across the United States will follow suit. “I think this issue will only continue to gain recognition in the coming years,” Fallon said. “It may be tough to see change in small increments of time but I hope when we look back on this article in 20 years, some of the change that is so direly needed will have been achieved.”

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Rachel Konowitz, left, and Jessica Liu, right, encourage students to vote from their UConnPIRG tabling in this Nov. 6, 2012 file photo.

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Neag school studies link between obesity and test scores

By Abby Mace Campus Correspondent While most Americans realize that childhood obesity decreases stamina on the playground, what they may not know is that this epidemic negatively impacts classroom achievement too. This link between obesity and academic performance is the subject of a NEAG School of Education study headed by doctoral student Scott McCarthy and co-authored by doctoral student Lindsay Fallon and assistant professor and research scientist Lisa Sanetti.

McCarthy, who also serves as a public school psychologist in Greenwich, looked specifically at current school health programs and how they can be improved to encourage students of all ages to lead healthier lives in the future. He reported his findings in his dissertation “The Link Between Obesity and Academics: School Psychologists’ Role in

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UConn Physics Colliquium 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Garth Evans: Selections from the Studio 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Benton Museum of Art “Selections from the Studio” highlights the Connecticut-based artist’s scuptires from the 1990s to the present day.

Millionaires and Mechanics, Bootleggers and Flappers 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Benton Museum of Art The program works with the second annual UConn Reads program. Works include paintings by Reginald Marsh and Everett Shin, photographs by Paul Strand, and prints by Penny Bacon and Edward Hopper.

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Ceiling collapse injures 5 at UConn Medical Center

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Five construction workers have been injured when a ceiling collapsed during renovation work at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Spokeswoman Carolyn Pennington says the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. Thursday in the research section of the facility, and none of the injuries were life threatening.

She said the workers were taken to the hospital’s emergency room for treatment. She said four had been released, and the fifth was expected to be released Thursday night. Their names were not immediately available.

Pennington says the damage was limited to a single room and the accident did not affect patients or staff at the center. No evacuations were needed.

Higher college tuition in Conn. advances

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s state universities moved a step closer to increasing tuition for nearly 100,000 students.

The Finance Committee of the Board of Regents for Higher Education approved the tuition and fees increase on Thursday. The board governs four state universities, 12 community colleges and Charter Oak State College.

For instate students living on-campus at universities, tuition and fees would increase next year by 4.1 percent, to $778, or $19,897 a year.

Community colleges would charge 5.3 percent more, or $188 for fulltime students, to $3,786 a year.

Finance Committee Chairman Gary Holloway said officials understand that tuition and fee increases are difficult for students. Officials initially believed they’d have to consider a double-digit increase, which was not necessary.

The Board of Regents, which must approve the tuition increases, meets on March 21.

SD Regents CEO finalist for Connecticut job

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The CEO of the South Dakota Board of Regents is one of three finalists for the job of president of the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.

KCCR reports that Regents CEO Jack Warner is one of the finalists to lead the Connecticut State College & Universities system, which consists of four universities, 12 two-year colleges and a public online college.

Warner says he was not looking to leave South Dakota, but has family in Rhode Island and is one of the reasons he agreed to be a finalist.

Warner has led the South Dakota higher education system since 2009.

Before that, he was the commissioner of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education for seven years.

United Tech sees $1B or more in share buybacks

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp. says the aerospace giant expects to spend at least $1 billion buying back shares this year.

CFO Greg Hayes told analysts Thursday that the Hartford, Conn., conglomerate has a strong cash position.

United Technologies had $4.82 billion in cash on the balance sheet at the end of 2012, and Hayes said that will soar to $12 billion with free cash flow and money from divestitures.

He said the company spent $350 million for buybacks in the first quarter and will likely spend the same in the second quarter.

The $18.4 billion purchase of aerospace parts maker Goodrich Corp. last year appears to have been a good bet. Hayes said airlines have made money in the last three years and should continue to.

Conn. court hears appeal of disciplined doctor

HARTFORD (AP) — The lawyer for a controversial Connecticut doctor argued before the state Supreme Court on Thursday that a state board used a low standard of proof when it disciplined him for the way he treated two children with Lyme disease.

But an assistant state attorney general representing the Connecticut Medical Examining Board warned the justices that requiring more convincing proof would have wide-ranging effects on doctor discipline cases statewide by making it harder for the board to sanction doctors for wrongdoing.

Dr. Charles Ray Jones, 84 and still practicing in New Haven, has become a polarizing figure in the medical community because he believes Lyme disease is a chronic ailment that should be treated with long courses of antibiotics — one to three years on average. But national medical groups say there’s no evidence that the disease is chronic or that long-term antibiotic treatment is effective.

Jones and his supporters say many doctors fail to diagnose Lyme disease when they’re patients have it and only prescribe antibiotics for short periods of time, leading to needless suffering by thousands of people.

The Examining Board said Jones violated care standards by diagnosing two Nevada children with Lyme disease and prescribing antibiotics based only on phone conversations with their mother, months before he examined them in May 2004. The board reprimanded him, fined him $10,000 and put him on two years’ probation in 2007.

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TSA stands by plan to allow small knives on airplanes

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Transportation Security Administration told lawmakers Thursday he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal.

It’s unlikely in these days of hardened cockpit doors and other preventative measures that the small folding knives could be used by terrorists to take over a plane, TSA Administrator John Pistole told a hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee.

On the other hand, searching for the knives on passengers or in their carry-on bags is time consuming, Pistole said. TSA screeners confiscate about 2,000 such knives every day, with each incident chewing up about two to three minutes, he said.

“I think the decision is solid and it stands and we plan to move forward,” Pistole said.

The policy, which goes into effect April 25, has sparked strong opposition from flight attendants, federal air marshals, some pilot unions, and even aviation insurers. In the hands of the wrong passengers, the knives can be used to harm flight attendants and other passengers, critics say.

Several airline CEOs have also expressed qualms. Delta

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In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, TSA officer Robert Howard signals an airline passenger forward at a security check-point at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The head of the Transportation Security Administration on Thursday, March 14, 2013 told lawmakers he stands by his plan to allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a growing backlash against the proposal.

Air Lines chief executive Richard Anderson said in a letter to Pistole last week that he shares the “legitimate concerns” of the airline’s flight attendants.

US Airways chief Doug Parker asked the TSA administrator to reconsider his position.

Several members of the House committee also urged Pistole to

drop the proposal, warning that if he doesn’t, Congress may take steps to block the policy change.

Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks there have been no incidents in which terrorists have successfully used sharp objects to take over a plane, which suggests the current policy of keeping even small knives

off planes is working, committee members said.

“How does allowing sharp objects on board now accomplish maintaining the goal of having zero planes taken over?” asked Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. “I’m asking why now, and why do we want to go back?”

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Courchaine said he filed the charges against Gandhi when he recognized the campaign violations and wanted the Gandhi campaign to “run a clean show.”

“Nobody wants to go through a process like this,” Courchaine said. “But out of fairness to my campaign team that put in so much work and stayed within the bounds of the regulations, we had to speak up.”

Gandhi and Sargent cited previous USG Judiciary decisions regarding campaign violations in which candidates were “involved in committing violations and the court found them guilty” but the candidates were not disqualified.

Chief Justice Pilares disregarded this information insisting, “This institution does not operate on precedence. It’s not a part of our constitution.”

The decision also makes the bulk of the bill that sparked heated debate at Wednesday night’s USG Senate meeting irrelevant.

“An Act Concerning Undergraduate Student Government Elections,” which was authored by USG Senator Hailey Manfredi, a member of Gandhi’s campaign team, would have overruled the Judiciary’s decision and awarded the presidency to the winner of the campuswide vote. However, Student Body President Stephen Petkis vetoed the bill after it passed the senate by a 9-2 margin, which delayed the legislation’s enactment.

Students vote in favor of Courchaine wins USG election UConnPIRG fee increase despite receiving fewer votes

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ing money to organizations on campus. When The Daily Campus failed to receive the support of the student body in favor of a fee increase, the Board of Trustees went against popular opinion and passed the increase anyway.

At first glance, this would seem to be good news for UConnPIRG. However, the Board of Trustees has made it clear that the student vote will not be the final decision in the process, meaning that if the board takes issue with the organization’s financial structure, it could just as easily decline the restoration of Tier III status and the funding that comes with it.

Funding the organization over the next year will be a pressing issue that organization has to address. Schilling said that the group would operate on “reserves,” much like it has throughout this year. The budget presented to the service fee committee indicates that it will have more than $168,000 at the end of this fiscal year. However, the organization will have to adjust its budget for next year, as it planned on receiving funds from a student fee at the beginning of the fall semester, the loss of which would take away $150,000 in expected revenue.

Matt Somerville, a 2ndsemester biology major, voted in the student elections, but abstained on the UConnPIRG question. He said that he “wasn’t informed enough to be able to vote” on the issue. He said that while he did encounter several UConnPIRG volunteers

campaigning on campus, he never had the time to stop and talk with them about the issue.

Somerville had heard about the organization from some of his peers, receiving mostly negative comments about the group. Yet, he never determined why the group received so much disdain. Without any information about the organization available with the question the website, he elected not to vote.

Chris Kelly, a 4th-semester economics and political science double major, had the opportunity to do some research on the organization before the election, reaching the conclusion that he needed to cast his ballot in opposition.

“When I looked them up online...I didn’t see them as doing anything beneficial for college students,” Kelly said.

“They were more of a consumer advocacy organization and they have a history of just sending money to the state or national organizations as opposed to doing anything here on campus. ” While his view was not in line with the 65 percent of students who cast their ballots in favor of the organization, it still resonated with a significant portion of the student population. But with the student vote already behind it, UConnPIRG is tasked with dealing with the remaining challenges ahead before it can try to win back the rest of the student body.

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of the Gandhi-Sargent ticket, violated campaign regulations when he campaigned in the Buckley atrium after only receiving oral permission from an “improper authority.”

Rifkin insisted he was not aware he was in violation of campaign laws. Gandhi argued Rifkin was not “an agent of the Gandhi campaign” at the time of the infraction, because neither Gandhi nor Sargent were aware of Rifkin’s actions. “[Gandhi and Sargent] told [the campaign team] very strategically where they should be. It was the first day I campaigned, and it was just my confusion,” Rifkin said.

The third charge was brought against USG Senator Neel Rana, who violated Student Union rules that prohibit students working tables in the Union from “calling out to passers-by” and from not “remaining within arm’s length of the table.”

Though Rana said he ceased the illegal actions when he was made aware of them by a Student Union employee, the judiciary wrote in the opinion for Thursday night’s decision that “candidates and their campaign surrogates must be held to a higher standard than is called for” by the Student Union’s rules.

Courchaine, a junior biophysics major, will take his post as student body president in the fall. He and his vice president, Googins, campaigned on promises to “work towards financial transparency for tuition dollars, improved faculty relations […] and a

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Fantasy, zombie courses gaining popularity across

By Aysha Mahmood Campus Correspondent Since the release of Harry Potter, Twilight and the Walking Dead, which lured viewers into the realm of mythical creatures, there has been an increase of interest among students in the fantasy world.

This world not only exists in books or movies but has now found its way inside the classroom as well.

Earlier this month, Lone Star College made news for its classes on zombies and demons. However, they aren’t the first university to receive media attention for having such unique classes. At Baltimore University students have been able to take a Zombie Survival skill course since 2010, and Michigan State also started offering a class last year entitled “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse: Catastrophes & Human Behavior.”

The University of Connecticut also has its share fair of unique classes. In addition to “Magicians, Witches,

Wizards: Parallel Beliefs &Popular Culture in France,” UConn also offers “Vampires, Werewolves and Zombies” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.”

Asides from the FYE class, “Pirates of the Caribbean Class,” the others are used to earn more than one credit. The fact that these classes do fill a requirement though is of concern for some students.

“I feel like it’s just a waste of time and money, what can you actually do with those classes?” asks 4th-semester philosophy major, Bryan Gregor. “I honestly feel like it’s something you shouldn’t pay to have.”

2nd-semester English major, Ryan Freeland, however says Gregor and people like him are missing the bigger picture with these classes, especially the zombie related ones.

“If you think about it, when people think of preparing for the zombie apocalypse, you think of stocking up on water, food, having escape strategies for your town, preparing yourself in self-defense and getting in shape in case the zombies

of tomorrow are the sprinting kind,” Freeland said. “All of these pre measures, while great for zombies, are really good for any disaster that could happen, which is why the government is backing it. A zombie survival class is great because it puts a fun spin on important health and safety precautions.”

In fact, the government has added zombie preparedness as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to its website, what started out as a “tongue of cheek” political platform turned into a useful and rather entertaining way of teaching people about emergency situations. The CDC offers links that contain a tool kit, posters and a checklist in case of a zombie attack.

As Freeland states, “The government distributed a zombie plan to the public because it’s actually a great way to get people prepare for natural disasters or war.”

Other than the natural disaster preparedness benefits, professors at Lone Star University

Colt shuts plant, workers talk to Conn. Lawmakers

HARTFORD (AP) — The president of one of the nation’s oldest gun manufacturers closed down his Connecticut factory Thursday morning and bused 400 of his workers to the state Capitol so they could personally urge lawmakers not to pass gun control legislation that they say could risk their livelihoods.

Dennis Veilleux, president of the Hartford-based Colt’s Manufacturing Co., said even though he has spoken with legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s staff about his trepidations several times, he believes they don’t truly understand the financial ramifications of the legislation being proposed in the wake of the deadly Dec. 14 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

State officials have listened to the concerns he and other Connecticut gun company officials have voiced, “but I would say it’s more pacifying us,” Veilleux said. That’s why he decided to rent 10 buses and bring over his first shift workers, plus some second- and third-shift ones, and some suppliers.

“These are the faces of the jobs at Colt,” Veilleux said in an interview with The Associated Press while riding on a bus back to the factory. “Each of these people represents other people in the state. They represent the community and, in a lot of cases, they’re the breadwinners of their families. And more and more,

manufacturing jobs are hard to come by.”

Colt has been operating in Connecticut for the past 175 years.

The Colt workers packed the Legislative Office Building, many holding signs that read “Save Our Jobs,” as legislative leaders continued to meet behind closed doors, trying to craft a bipartisan response to the school massacre. They’re scheduled to meet again on Friday.

Meanwhile, members of the General Assembly’s Public Safety and Security Committee heard testimony on numerous gun control bills, including a new gun offender registry, an expanded assault weapons ban, ammunition restrictions and a ban on bulk purchases of handguns.

Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence, defended the breadth of legislation.

“We feel that because of the enormity of the situation that happened on Dec. 14, that if we just put some Band-Aids on things, it’s really not going to be enough,” Pinciaro said. Twenty first-graders and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook. The shooter had also killed his mother before eventually committing suicide.

Eric Koenigs, a manufacturing engineer at Colt for the past nine years, has worked in the industry for 18 years. Even though

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Veilleux has not threatened to move Colt out of Connecticut, Koenigs said he is extremely concerned about the fate of his job if, for example, the state’s current assault weapons ban is expanded.

“I never thought it would happen here,” said Koenigs.

Connecticut is known as the “Arsenal of the Nation,” a reputation first gained in the American Revolution. In the early 19th century, inventors Eli Whitney and Simeon North began making firearms in Connecticut with interchangeable parts, which is often recognized as the beginning of modern mass production.

Democratic members of a legislative subcommittee charged with reviewing gun laws recently recommended exempting Connecticut gun manufacturers from a proposed law expanding the definition of an assault weapon. Even though the weapons could not be purchased in the state, they could still be manufactured here.

Veilleux contends his company would still suffer, even though it currently doesn’t sell many rifles in Connecticut.

“If we ban this product in the state where we make it, our customers will take their business to another brand,” he said. “When we start to get erosion of our customers, we lose our market share.”

emphasize how the classes help improve student skills of concentration and time management. Although students such as Gregor who expressed his distaste for the class, UConn Anthropology Professor W. Penn Handwerker states that there is no course that would be inappropriate for a college course as long as it provides students an opportunity to think and write critically.

“You can use any subject matter to help students improve these (to my mind) critically important job and life skills.

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Handwerker said. “Beyond the practical stuff, a course like this can be designed to help students better understand how human minds work and why our minds evolved the properties that currently direct our life. If UConn wanted to develop such a course it could be quite good and I’d be surprised if UConn did not allow it. But who knows?

Administrators live in a different culture.”

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Newtown gunman was interested in other killings NEW HAVEN (AP) — The man who killed 26 people inside a Connecticut elementary school last year showed interest in other mass killings, people close to the investigation told The Associated Press.

The 20-year-old gunman, Adam Lanza, killed his mother at their home before killing 20 firstgraders and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown on Dec. 14. He killed himself as police arrived.

Authorities found literature on other mass shootings at Lanza’s house, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. Another person familiar with the investigation says Lanza demonstrated an interest in other mass murders.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing.

The discovery suggests Lanza didn’t act on impulse and might have used past mass killings as a guide.

“It certainly lends some evidence of prior planning and at least a fascination with these kind of incidents, if not using it as a way to sort of develop a plan,” said Jack McDevitt, associate dean in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University.

Other killers have been found with materials from earlier mass shootings or cited the crimes, said Jack Levin, a professor at Northeastern University who has

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“What it indicates to me is that he had mass murder in his mind and he was looking for some role models and he quite easily found them in the publicity that had been given to other cases,” Levin said.

The massacre at Columbine High School in 1999 has been cited by later killers in the United States and other countries, he said.

“The copycat phenomenon thrives on excessive publicity and we have contributed a great deal by displaying excessively these horrific crimes in our popular culture,” Levin said. “The copycat phenomenon doesn’t cause the event to happen. It determines the timing and the method.”

State police have declined to comment and authorities have not provided a possible motive for the Newtown shooting. A police report is expected around June.

The Hartford Courant and the Hearst Connecticut Media Group first reported Wednesday that Lanza had done research on other mass killings.

The Courant previously reported that investigators found news articles about Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik at Lanza’s Newtown house.

Breivik killed 77 people in twin attacks in 2011 in Norway’s worst peacetime massacre. Several media outlets, including CBS, reported Lanza may have been

trying to top the Norway shooter.

Lanza, whose mother used to take him to shooting ranges, killed all of his victims at the schoolhouse with a Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle that he took from the house where he lived with Nancy Lanza. He used a handgun to kill himself.

Jeffrey Fagan, a Columbia law professor, said he doubted the materials planted the idea in Lanza’s head but could have given him guidance on tactics. He said it’s extremely difficult if not impossible to predict the effect of the materials.

“A would-be shooter could be just as likely to be turned off by exposure to the life histories or tactical details of other mass shootings, or those same details could push an unstable person from passive reading to active planning and ultimately action,” Fagan wrote in an e-mail. “This is beyond finding a needle in a haystack, it’s more like finding a speck of dust.”

The massacre has revived the national gun control debate and led to proposals for universal background checks on gun buyers and bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. It also prompted reviews of school security and mental health care and led to proposed legislation in Connecticut that would forbid arcades and other establishments from allowing children under 18 to play point-and-shoot video games.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Draw upon hidden resources. Provide excellent service.

Accept a generous offer. You’re gaining authority.

Review priorities and contemplate your next move.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- A spiritual advisor keeps you on the right path.

Share your experience with somebody to whom it would make a difference. Your friends are really there for you.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Consider new opportunities in your career, perhaps by completely reinventing your goals.

Make time to help others. What goes around comes around.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Travel and romance both look good for the next two days. Expand your options. There’s no shortage of information. Learn quickly from a loved one.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- There’s action and change going on at work. List options, review considerations and choose. Use top quality materials. Have someone else write your bio.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Brainstorm brilliant ideas with your team of hotshot experts. Unleash imagination. Write a love letter to your future self. Let friends teach you.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Add some passion and spice to your workplace.

The place is bustling with busy innovation. The impossible looks easy. Explore streets you seldom visit.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Make something beautiful with plenty of love. Your intuition is getting recognized. Love is a growing possibility over the next couple of days.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Getting in touch with your spiritual side clears your mind. It’s easier to clear up family issues.

Play with long-range plans. Maintain optimism.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Fun is in the air. Now’s a great time to let go of old upsets and create new possibilities with loved ones. They help you achieve the next level.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- A to-do list helps with tasks. Start by checking off projects closest to your heart. At the end of the day, delegate or erase those you’re never going to do.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re in a time crunch, as you race around getting things done. Luckily, you’re good at this. It gets easier as the day goes by. Have fun with it.

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World-renowned orchestra, The Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, came to perform at Jorgensen Thursday night accompanied by French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie. The group played two concertos during their performance and incorporated a variety of musical techniques.

By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer The Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, accompanied by internationally renowned and acclaimed French Canadian pianist Louis Lortie, delivered two full concertos to an audience at Jorgensen Thursday night.

“I haven’t seen many shows with piano soloists, he’s very good accompaniment,” said Kelly Esianor, a 4th-semester finance major and usher at Jorgensen, who was impressed by Lortie’s performance. “I really enjoy the techniques he uses like his punctuated staccato.”

Hailing from the hometown of the composer that the group lends its name to, the 100-year-old leading German Orchestra has become a key pillar of cultural life in Bonn and the surrounding region through its concerts, operas, music classes for adults and children, CD recordings as well as domestic and international tours. The 106-piece orchestra has won numerous awards, performed in the world’s greatest

concert halls and regularly works with renowned soloists, conductors and choirs.

At Jorgensen on Thursday night, to accommodate all of the musicians on stage, the bare walls of the auditorium were seen instead of the curtains that usually add a background to the stage. Concert master and first violinist Mikhail Ovrutsky stepped on stage in front of the seated orchestra, earning the initial applause from the audience as he led the group in tuning their instruments. Music Director Stefan Blunier and Lortie walked out together, bowing at each other and the audience before taking their respectful places on stage.

Lortie began the night with dramatic piano scales that followed the length of the keyboard as outbursts from the full orchestra added emphasis throughout Piano Concerto No. 5, also known as the Emperor Concerto. There were a wide variety of tempos, tones and melodies in the concerto’s entirety, including tense, fast paced sections and ominous low-pitched ones.

After a few bows from the director, pianist and

Ski cheap over break

By Cole von Richthofen Campus Correspondent

your student ID and one other ID. Only true ski bums might venture beyond this point, but there are many other ways to keep your ski trip cheap. For starters, never buy food at the mountain under any circumstances. Load up a backpack with drinks, sandwiches and protein bars, then leave it in the lodge (most mountains have free storage lockers). In my experience, peanut butter and jelly tastes a whole lot better than a $10 burger. If you’re truly broke, you can try my friend’s suggestion of mixing free ketchup packets with a cup of hot water, but I don’t particularly recommend it.

As for gas costs, FuelMyRoute. com is a wonderful resource that allows you to find the least expensive fuel along your route to your northern destination. Also equally useful is website and app GasBuddy; though it lacks routemapping functions, GasBuddy has the largest and most up-to-date database of gas prices. As a general rule of thumb, fuel up far north.

If you’re looking to drink during the evenings after skiing, what the French call “Après-ski,” I highly recommend a stop in New Hampshire depending on how far north you’re headed. The “Live Free or Die” state has no alcohol tax, which makes for low liquor prices.

For future seasons, I highly suggest that you join the UConn Ski & Snowboard Club. Perks of membership include discounted prices at Colorado Ski Shop, member pricing on trips and membership to the Connecticut Ski Council. I have been a member of the CT Ski Council for years, and sub-$40 lift tickets in the age of $90+ tickets are always thoroughly awesome.

Follow these tips and you can have a great ski trip this break for a fraction of the cost.

It used to be that a college student looking to go skiing or riding/ snowboarding could just pass on a six-pack of beer to a cooperative lift operator, and with a wink and a nod, ride the lifts for free.

Unfortunately, this was largely done away with once scanning and NFC (near-field communication) lift tickets became the norm.

However, given the proper planning, you can still have a blast skiing or snowboarding for cheap this break, and maybe get some exercise and a goggle tan while you’re at it.

If you’re not already part of a college discount program or have a pass, you may mistakenly think that you’re out of luck for this break. Luckily, this is not the case; there are many ways for you to ski/ride cheap this next week. The least expensive, albeit the most difficult, way would be to search Craigslist for “lift tickets.” I’ve personally gotten $90 value lift tickets for $40 from people looking to make their money back on buy-ahead tickets. Check regularly, and check in multiple regions.

For example, say you’d like to go to Mount Snow, just switch over to the Vermont Craigslist, and good luck!

Coming in at close second for the cheapest tickets are Liftopia and student pricing. Liftopia.com is a site meant for the general public, so discounts range from 5 percent to about 80 percent depending on how many days you plan to ski, and how many days in advance you buy the tickets.

At this point, you’re not looking terribly far in advance, so look for midweek tickets; midweek means less crowds, and generally a thicker wallet. It’s also worth looking into whether the mountain you’re interested in offers student pricing.

Jay Peak, Okemo and many other mountains offer student discount Philip.vonRichthofen@UConn.edu pricing. Generally, all you need is

orchestra, the first half of the show ended followed by a brief intermission. The show kicked up again, this time without the accompaniment of Lortie, with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major scale. The concerto had other techniques used in it, like musical responses where one instrument would evoke responses from a section of instruments, plucking of strings mostly used by bassists and cellists, but occasionally by the violinists and violists too, and heavy flute accompaniment. Blunier was seen shaking his body and jumping forward on his platform with the movement of the music.

When the piece concluded, Blunier came back out after his bows to point out each section of instrumentalists, encouraging applause and acknowledgement from the crowd. Responding to the audience’s standing ovation, Blunier led the group in an encore performance to a slow and soft Beethoven tune.

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Drinks to stir up over break

By Emily Herbst Campus Correspondent Whether you’re looking to catch a slight buzz while soaking up the rays or aiming for fully smashed…here are some alcoholic drink combos to get you there. Per usual: drink responsibly.

1. Spring Break Spritzer A sweetly carbonated combo of some classics, this one has the right amount of girly and strong. The lemonade and vodka are interchangeable, but Absolut is the recommended ingredient.

1-2 shots of Absolut (regular flavor or peach) ½ bottle of Minute Maid lemonade ½ bottle of Sprite or 7-Up 1 cup of icea 2. The Classic White Russian Often coined as the coffee-lover’s alcohol, white Russians are sweet, creamy, and delicious. Think of it as a spiked version of a Frappuccino.

1 serving of Kahlua White Russian drink mix 1 cup of ice Whipped cream 3. Cranberry Crush Bursting with berries and tartness, this one is a personal favorite as well as a winner with even the pickiest of drinkers.

1-2 shots Smirnoff Ice (Regular) 1 bottle Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice 1 can of Polar brand plain seltzer 1 cup of ice ½ cup of raspberries (if you really want to get fancy) 4. A One, Two Punch

Since a week-long break from classes is synonymous with rum…

1 part raspberry rum 1 part light rum ½ part passion fruit juice ½ part pomegranate juice ½ part mango juice ½ part soda water 5. Classic Rum ‘n’ Coke 2-3 shots Captain Morgan spiced rum 1 can regular Coke 1 cup ice 1 lime 6. Serendipity A classic “older people’s” drink, the Serendipity balances strong with sweet, creating an island drink perfect for sipping on while working on your tan.

1 oz. Amaretto 1 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier 1 oz. Triple Sec 2 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Grenadine 4 oz. Orange Juice 7. Diamond Margarita For a more polished version of your standard margarita.

1 oz. Liqueur, orange 1 oz. Tequila, gold 1 oz. Tequila, white 1 oz. Triple Sec 1 oz. Lime Juice 8. Christmas in Mexico Headed to Cancun? Mexico City? Bring these ingredients along and your trip will surely be complete.

3 shots Tequila, gold 3/4 pint Cranberry Juice 3 splashes Grenadine 2 splashes Sour Mix 1 slice Lime 6 whole Cranberries 9. Mimosa Simple and lacking in many

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The warm weather of tropical climates requires a fruity and fun drink to match the spirit of spring break.

ingredients; don’t be fooled: Mimosas are celebrated summer drinks, especially by artsy people everywhere.

2 1/2 oz. Champagne 2 1/2 oz. Orange Juice 10. Malibu Mojito For No. 10, here’s a refreshingly tropical concoction perfect for any beach activity, anywhere.

1 oz. Rum, coconut (Malibu) 1 oz. Carbonated Water/ Club Soda 3 wedges Lime 4 leaves Mint 1 tsp. Sugar

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Last year, a collaborative team of UConn faculty, staff, students and town residents organized the first Climate Mitigation and Adaptation (CIMA) Week, a week-long series of inspiring speakers and motivational events that outlined how communities all over the world are addressing climate change and what we can do locally. This year CIMA 2, titled “Our Environment: A Dialogue on Change” will take place from April 15th22nd, and the event is taking an exciting new spin by focusing this week on “teach-in.” The CIMA organizing team will be providing any interested faculty members with instructional materials so that they can incorporate environmental issues into their lectures (any interested faculty members should sign up for the teach-in on the EcoHusky website. In addition to environmentally-themed lectures, CIMA 2 will also feature special events throughout the month of April including a Humanities Institute Day, a Coastal Perspectives Lecture Series, a national screening of “The Island President,” the annual Spring Fling on Fairfield Way and many more.

It has never been more important for students to consider how they will cope with climate change in the near future. The most recent scientific literature on climate paints an increasingly dire picture – significant studies are now finding that the “worst case scenario” in many climate models is the most likely to happen, and that the change will happen much more rapidly than previously predicted. A study described in the November 2012 edition of “Science Magazine,” for example, concluded that we are currently on track with a global temperature increase of eight degrees Fahrenheit, the upperextreme of predicted change.

For perspective, a three degree F increase would make New York City feel like Richmond, Virginia - and an eight degree F increase will make NYC feel like Atlanta, Georgia.

In light of these new findings, it is imperative for communities to begin planning for climate mitigation and adaptation.

Mitigation means lessening our impact on the earth’s natural systems, it describes many of the environmental efforts that we have become familiar with over the last 50 years or so – decreasing our greenhouse gas emissions, eliminating pollution, cutting down on waste, etc. Adaptation is a new concept for many people, and some may find it somewhat alarming – it is simply the realistic observation that no matter what we do at this point, the climate is going to change, and probably drastically. Adaptation measures do not attempt to stop climate change, but instead focus on how our modern societies can withstand it. Adaptive measures may include building sea walls and erosion buffers against storms, preparing hospitals and shelters to accommodate massive heat waves, reducing water consumption, and so on. The key principle is that we must have both – without adaptation, we would not be ensuring our own comfort or survival in the near future, and without mitigation, we would be denying ourselves a long-term future in which we can live on the earth harmoniously.

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Waiting in line for cardio equipment at the gym can be frusterating, so it’s important to know the best times to go. Proper gym etique is also always appreciated by other gym members and staff.

By Maurilio Amorim Campus Correspondent If there is one thing I’ve learned from working at two gyms for the past three years it’s that no matter which gym you go to, there will always be “that guy.”

“That guy” is the person who doesn’t know proper gym etiquette or is new and not sure how to navigate crowded gyms. Here are some tips to avoid this.

Always re-rack weights when you finish.

Don’t make another member or an employee pick up after you. This is an easy way to earn a bad reputation. Do not drop the weights either. Although most gym floors are padded, it does ruin the floors and the weights. It’s also extremely obnoxious to everyone around you. You show maturity and more strength by bringing them down properly anyways.

Try your hardest to avoid grunting or making loud noises while exercising. When you are lifting heavy weights or really pushing yourself these are sometimes involuntary, but if you try you can muffle it to a volume that nobody will hear or be bothered by. Nobody likes a show off and whether or not you are trying to, that is how it will be perceived.

Wipe down equipment when you are done

using it. You may not only be sweaty, but you may have germs that you don’t need to spread.

Be considerate. Even if you have not broken a sweat yet, do it as members and employees watching will feel more comfortable.

Depending where you are, you can actually be reported and have consequences for not wiping down machines. Spray the towel and not the machine directly as it is better for the machines.

Whether you go with friends or meet up with someone, do not hover. Young people are notorious for this. If you and a friend are sharing equipment, that is one thing. It’s not okay if you and sixteen other people are standing around in a crowd while one person exercises or is just sitting. If your friend just shows up and comes over to you while on a machine a quick conversation is fine. However, if you would like to have a long conversation just clean the machine, and walk away from it so others are not waiting.

If your gym requires you to sign up for cardio equipment do so. A lot of gyms require this and even if you don’t during slow hours you are being rude to anyone who shows up wanting to know when you will be done. It sounds ridiculous, but I have seen grown men

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With all the health mumbo jumbo thrown out by the media these days, the amount of information can be quite overwhelming. Who has time to pay attention to all the diet pills, workout routines and nutritional programs out there? Instead, here’s a list of what NOT to do if you wish to improve your eating habits.

Do NOT skip Breakfast: It truly is the most important meal of the day. You see, if you eat earlier in the day, you give your metabolism a kick start so that when you grab lunch or dinner, you digest it a lot quicker. Without breakfast, its possible that lunch combined with any snacks or dinner will not be completely digested by the time you head off to bed, especially if you don’t get much exercise.

Do NOT eat before bed.

Any food consumed before sleep will often lead to indigestion and/or an unpleasant night’s sleep. While no studies confirm this, it is also generally regarded that eating before bed does indeed contribute to weight gain since all food consumed isn’t worked off at all.

Absolutely NO soda.

While New York City’s proposed ban on sugared beverages might be taking things a bit too far, it does make a fair point. Hardly anything can so easily be attributed to unnecessary weight gain than sugary drinks. Featuring loads of sugar dissolved into

every ounce, anyone consuming these beverages multiple times daily is simply asking for a weight problem. Besides regular sodas, Energy Drinks, Ginger Ale, Lemonade, Sweetened Ice Teas, Capri Sun and Hi-C are all loaded with sugar.

Carbohydrates...here’s the thing: Whether it be bread, rice, potatoes or pasta, carbs provide a lot of energy, especially helpful if you intend on doing a lot of physical activity. However, if you are not particularly physically active, eating a lot of these foods is a bad idea. While carbs can provide a lot of energy, if you’re not taking the time to work them off, they stockpile much easier than other foods.

This also includes Beer which is essentially liquid bread.

So remember next time you choose to start chugging a bunch of cold ones, unless you work it off, you’re going to be paying for it in more ways than one.

It’s UConn: Walk!

Take it from a commuter who has to walk (or bike) from W Lot across campus every day, its not a big deal.

Besides getting exercise, due to the inconsistency and irregularity of the buses, it can also be a valuable time saver.

Most places can be reached in a short few minute walk.

The longest, a walk from W Lot to South at most takes 25 minutes. Do yourself a favor, and give it a try.

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Building a base for summer races

By Kim Halpin Associate Focus Editor As the weather slowly starts to turn around, it’s hard to ignore the masses of people who have come out of hibernation to join the running craze. Now is actually a good time to start training, especially if you’re planning on doing any races in the summer.

The first step is to determine what race you want to enter.

This will help you to plan how many miles you need to feel comfortable running and also provides you with a good goal to work towards. For mornings when it’s raining or you feel like you don’t have the energy, knowing that you already paid for the race and have a set date will help give you an extra push out the door.

These early months are the ideal time to start building your running base. Start running three times a week at a distance or time that feels comfortable to you. It doesn’t matter if that’s 10 minutes or five miles. These should be confident boosters for you so make sure you’re not trying to overextend yourself.

In the beginning stages of getting in shape, you also shouldn’t worry yourself too much over the pace that you’re running at. The most important thing to focus on is just actually lacing up those sneakers and hitting the pavement or trails. The time that you spend building up your strength and endurance now will help tremendously when you begin working on getting faster.

When you’ve successfully completed two weeks at your baseline time or mileage, start increasing the distance by about 10 percent a week. Going from one mile a day to four, even if you think you can handle it, can be very damaging to your body. Injury prevention is important, and putting excessive strain on your muscles, ligaments and bones is never good. With the snow melted in most areas, try to find softer surfaces such as fields or trails to run on. Even running just next to the sidewalk on the grass can help save your body from the trials of pounding on the cement.

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The summer months are full of road races of various lengths, and the warmer weather invites you to start training for them now. Whether you can only run a couple of minutes or a couple of miles, the important thing is to hit the road.

just think about your leg strength but of the strength of your whole body. Try doing a couple sets of push-ups and core exercises such as a variety of crunches and planks. You can also head to the gym to use free weights for other arm, chest and back strengthening exercises.

In the winter months when it was snowing and there were subzero wind chills, it was easy to be enticed by the treadmills inside at the gym. However, it’s likely that your race will be outside on roads or trails rather than inside on a machine. Therefore, it is important that you begin to get comfortable pushing yourself to hit a target pace, without

the treadmill pushing the pace for you while you hang on.

A final tip is to start eating healthy now. It’s amazing how much better your training can be if you have an eye towards your diet. Your body needs extra protein, carbohydrates and electrolytes, as you’ll be using more than you did previously. The night before the race is not the right time to start eating salads, lean protein or hydrating. This should be done months before so your body has time to absorb and adjust.

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Jillian Michaels weighs in with a weight-loss book

NEW YORK (AP) — Jillian Michaels orders two eggs over easy with a smidgeon of oil and two slices of dry toast.

And coffee.

Coffee?! “Two strong cups, 400 milligrams, fights pancreatic cancer,” she says, “plus Alzheimer’s, Type 2 diabetes and improves cognitive functions.”

Not that Michaels is a health-nut goodie-goodie.

“I still drink a little bit of alcohol,” she confides. “And I haven’t been to the gym in five days!”

No wonder. There’s this grueling book tour on top of an always-heavy workload, plus the routine demands of parenting a

3-year-old daughter and an 11-month-old son who, along with her partner, Heidi Rhoades, have come with her on this recent New York visit.

But all is never lost, says Michaels, in the battle to lose weight and be healthy.

“Even if you’re just standing while you’re talking on the phone,” she offers, “you can burn up to 300 calories in a day.”

That’s the sort of forgiving advice found in her latest book, “Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast and Lasting Weight Loss” (Harmony Books).

“It’s my softest approach to weight loss,” says Michaels, a wellness coach to

whom the word “soft” is seldom applied.

After all, she is famous as the drillsergeant trainer on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” a 5-foot-2-inch force of nature who doesn’t hesitate to throw her tautly muscled weight around.

But during this recent breakfast she seems different from her “Loser” persona. Clad in jeans, sweat shirt and Ugg boots, her hair pulled under a newsboy’s cap, she could pass for half her 39 years.

She is animated, high-rev. But no way overbearing.

“I wanted to write a book where you felt like I was sitting right there with you,” she says, a vision of reassurance

seated across the table, “providing a simple solution for every problem or complaint I’ve ever heard.”

Fitness is too time-consuming, complicated, costly, inconvenient, plus I’m hungry all the time — Michaels has heard every excuse from the audience for her website, weekly podcast and speaking engagements.

“I wanted to integrate the answers and knock down the myths and the fad diets,” she says. “For every possible dieting dilemma that you could ever have, I provide umpteen amount of solutions.

Pick one!”

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Resurgence of Reebok classic

As years go by and new trends develop, it isn’t uncommon for a brand to adapt their creative strategies to the times. Similar to an artist going through different experiences and progressing with their work, fashion must also progress and produce new ideas to avoid being caught in a loop of predictability. Reebok is one of the most popular brands forced to change identity recently, due to a number of external factors.

Though the Reebok brand is over 100 years old, they were recently acquired by a small German company some people know as Adidas in 2005. Before the acquisition by Adidas, Reebok has always been a retailer of sporting goods and high class footwear for both luxury and athletic purposes.

Check your grandpa’s closet and I bet you’ll find at least one pair of all-white Reebok classics. Before delving into the competitive sports market, Reebok was indeed a lifestyle brand of sorts.

Reebok succeeded in their unique niche of the sporting goods realm when they entered the market. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Reebok had footwear deals with the biggest celebrity athletes such as Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, Isaiah Thomas, Thierry Henry, and more. In America specifically, Reebok was once at the lead of professional sports sponsorships. For almost 10 years, Reebok was the exclusive uniform provider for the NFL, America’s most profitable sport.

This ended in the 2012 season when that contract was handed over to Nike. As far as other big sports in America, Reebok still is under contract for the uniforms on both the NHL and the NLL (lacrosse), while Adidas has taken the reigns on the NBA and professional basketball and Majestic with MLB. With two of the biggest American sports held by competitors, I’ve noticed Reebok has taken a small step back from marketing their performance apparel. Instead, we have seen almost a grassroots effort to revive the Reebok Classics image and lifestyle brand. This is almost unprecedented for a huge brand to start from the ground and work their way up.

I personally think the “We R Classic” creative marketing plan they have implemented has been awesome at propelling Reebok back into different markets. Reebok has employed musicians such as Rick Ross, Swizz Beats, Tyga, Alicia Keys and Meek Mill to be the face of their new campaigns. The intersection of sports, culture, music, and art has been a successful one so far. Reebok has even taken notes from Nike and the Jordan brand at “retroing,” or reproducing former player exclusive sneakers. In just the past year, Reebok has brought back the sneakers of Shawn Kemp, Emmitt Smith, Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson.

It’s hard to tell if Reebok will compete in professional American sports at the same level of Nike and Adidas ever again. However, the resurrection of the Reebok Classics image and the global push of “We R Classic” is one that has definitely gotten people talking about in the world of sneakers and streetwear.

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Thom Browne might be more Maintaining a healthy lifestyle Avoiding ‘suit’ than you’d think

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and women engage in loud and violent behavior over this. Avoid the situation and just sign up if it’s required.

The UConn Recreation Center does not have sign ups, but others do.

If you want to avoid a crowd go at the right times. On campus this is a huge concern as there are so many of us.

The morning is really the best time. When they open is ideal.

At a college gym there will not be many people around at 5 or 6 a.m.. At other gyms there will be more people this early but no crowds. Around 9 to 11 a.m. there are periodic large waves as people are waking up and attempting to get a work out in before their day begins. Depending on the gym these waves vary.

On campus it should still not be too busy. Around noon to 2 p.m. it should not be too busy anywhere. Around 4 to 6 p.m. it will get busy as people are done with work or class. Most gyms die down after, but a college gym will be busy still from 6 to 8 p.m. After 8 p.m. there will be small waves, but nothing serious.

On the weekends there are different times to avoid.

If you go very early on the weekend there will be nobody.

If you go around 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. it will be busier.

College gyms will not be so busy until around 11 a.m. or noon. If there are holidays or anything special about that weekend attendance will be down. Afternoons on weekends are generally not busy.

It will be dead late afternoons and at night.

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Fitness guru Jillian Michaels, a fitness coach on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” has a new book, “Slim for Life: My Insider Secrets to Simple, Fast and Lasting Weight Loss.”

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The Thom Browne Fall 2013 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in New York. Browne’s most recent New York Fashion Week show seemed a fairy tale interpreted through “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t overthink Thom Browne.

Yes, he dressed Michelle Obama on Inauguration Day in an outfit made of fabrics usually used for men’s ties, and, yes, his most recent New York Fashion Week show seemed a fairy tale interpreted through “Fifty Shades of Grey.” But Browne says he isn’t staring at the ceiling at night thinking how to shake up fashion. He’s just not the overzealous, mercurial artiste.

What he’s doing is building a business — and what he hopes is a smart, long-lasting business at that.

Browne has made an impeccably tailored (although slightly shrunken) suit his uniform, for goodness sakes.

He came from a nice family in Allentown, Pa. He was a college swimmer at Notre Dame, where he studied economics. He cared about school and sports, Browne says, and he didn’t think much about his wardrobe until he landed in New York in the 1990s and got an office job at Giorgio Armani.

He runs, without fail, for 70 minutes a day.

Browne, 47, says he sometimes is entertained to read the audience’s musings about the deep meanings of his runways — which also have included a futuristic funhouse, a makeshift convent and a turf tennis court. Sometimes are way off base, but that’s OK. At least they’re thinking about him and his clothes.

At a show, he has a chance to leave a lasting impression with each of the 30 to 40 looks, he explains, and “I want to make people think, or laugh, or cry. I really don’t think about whether they’ll like it or don’t like it.”

Fashion is a crowded place, he says, and he wants to stand out from the masses. “I have no interest in trends. People say, ‘Really?’ to that. It’s not that I don’t care, but I don’t want to follow trends, and I don’t especially want to create them.”

He doesn’t look to obscure works of art or exotic locales for inspiration, although, he allows, there might be the

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subtle influence from time to time from a Turner Classic movie.

“There’s a reason for everything I do. I don’t do these fantastic shows arbitrarily,” Browne adds. “From start to finish, I know what people will see. I have to think logically.”

Ultimately, this is about men wearing his tailored and tweaked preppy styles, and women wearing dresses with carefully sculpted silhouettes and carrying their luxe, streamlined Thom Browne handbag.

“I don’t design from a commercial point of view, but I would love for people to wear my clothes,” Browne says. He is flattered when he sees passers-by on the street wearing his label — or even an imitation of his trademark styles.

The first lady’s navy dressand-coat combination in January certainly helped put him in the spotlight, even if it wasn’t the first time he dressed her.

The outfit came about as he was designing his fall menswear collection, and he had access to a beautiful silk foulard fabric.

He was in Paris when Mrs. Obama donned the look, and the reality of its impact is just being felt. There were A LOT more requests for invitations to his show, for example, Browne says, and he thinks pretty much anyone who didn’t know he added women’s clothes to his repertoire three years ago probably does now.

On a day-to-day basis, though, it has to be business as usual, and he is hands-on, disciplined and organized. That means working on spring collections, developing fabrics, meeting buyers and clients, and scouting locations for his next catwalks. Publicity, too.

“I never set out to be famous,” he says. “It’s awkward to talk about yourself, but I want people to see that I do interesting things, so this is part of it.”

Browne says he’s not the type to dwell on the past if he’s made a mistake — or to bask in its glory if he hasn’t. He’s just too busy.

This month, he is opening a store in Tokyo.

“The travel is good travel.

I don’t have time for a real vacation, so if I get a good meal in on a trip, that’s my enjoyment,” Browne says. “I don’t really need a vacation. I love what I’m doing.”

This interview was done in his smallish, sparse and warm boutique in Tribeca. He opened this location in 2006, and he’s not rushing for bigger space. He’s not someone who craves change; he says he likes moving in methodical steps.

On Wednesday, he received a nomination from the Council of Fashion Designers of America as the top menswear designer of the year, a category he previously won in 2006. Last year, he won the National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, an award presented to him by Mrs. Obama.

“I feel like it’s all going well. Men’s is going well, women’s is going well — and the first lady looked great.”

In her book, every strategy comes with a point system scored from 1 (a “bonus” tip) to 3 (most effective and important). Totaling the strategies you’re able to adopt can help predict your rate of weight loss, she says.

If some of this stuff gets a little technical (she prescribes workouts complete with calories-per-minute burned for each exercise), Michaels also packs the book with simple nobrainers: Eat before you head to the party so you’re less tempted by those fatty hors d’oeuvres.

Nix foods tagged with “danger words” like smothered, loaded, tender, deep-fried and creamy.

At the supermarket, avoid the center aisles (high-trafficked destinations for junk food, she warns) in favor of the store perimeter, where fresh foods are likely to be stocked.

For imbibers who aren’t satisfied with the occasional red wine (pretty healthy in moderation), she even offers recipes for low-cal cocktails.

“I’m going to show you exactly what you need to understand, exactly what never to do, and what it looks like in your life,” she says. “This is never going to be easy. But it’s never gonna be easier than this.”

Growing up, physical health

wasn’t something that came easily to Michaels.

Her dad was overweight, she says, “and one of the ways that we spent time together was through food: ‘Let’s go get a pizza.’”

Her parents went through what she calls an ugly divorce when she was 12, which only hardened her image of herself as “a fat kid, a loser, someone who deserved to get picked on.”

But a few years later she got hooked on martial arts. She had long felt like an outsider in school and most everywhere else, a feeling heightened by the fact that she was gay and hadn’t yet accepted it. But here in the dojo she was part of a community. She felt supported.

She blossomed.

Then came a real turning point: She broke two boards with a sidekick.

“The next day when I walked into the school, no one ever (messed) with me again,” she says, her eyes blazing at the memory.

From there a career unfolded for Michaels as a trainer, physical therapy aide, then sportsmedicine professional.

A decade ago, she signed on to “The Biggest Loser.” There, instantly, she stood out as a taskmaster, even a bully.

‘Lego City’ builds fun

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This publicity photo provided by Nintendo/TT Fusion shows a scene from the video game, “Lego City Undercover.”

(AP) — Over the past eight years, those cute little Lego people — minifigs, as they’re known — have virtually traveled to Middle-earth, Hogwarts, Gotham City and a galaxy far, far away in video games developed by TT Games. The minifigs are finally coming home in their latest adventure, an open-world action game created exclusively for Nintendo’s Wii U. “Lego City Undercover” forgoes the wizardry and intergalactic wonder of big-budget franchises for something much more simple: a good old-fashioned police romp set in sprawling Lego City, a diverse metropolis where cars are made out of colorful plastic bricks and residents have interchangeable heads.

As undercover officer Chase McCain, players must seamlessly switch between multiple disguises with different abilities to hunt down Lego City lawbreakers. For example, when dressed as a farmer, McCain can water plants that blossom into vines that can be climbed. If he’s imitating a burglar, his crowbar can crack open doors. There’s even an astronaut suit.

The game’s zany writing and voice acting alternate between corny and hilarious. (“I’ll come back and give you my insurance details later!” McCain yells after smashing into other cars.) While youngsters might enjoy “Lego City” the most, there’s plenty here for adults who grew up with “Grand Theft Auto,” including sendups of “Goodfellas” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”

McCain can get behind the

wheel of more than 100 vehicles: cars, trucks, boats and helicopters. He can also ride horses, pigs and, at one point, a dinosaur.

Outside of the story missions that take McCain inside such Lego City locales as the museum and prison, there are enough side pursuits for even the most obsessive gamers, from capturing aliens to painting bricks.

There are also lots and lots of bricks to pick up.

Just like the “Lego” games that have come before “Lego City,” there are millions of studs spread across the world that can be traded in for customizable characters and vehicles. “Lego City” adds superbricks to the mix. These collectibles can be cashed in to craft superbuilds like helipads and stunt ramps.

“Lego City” employs the touch screen of the Wii U GamePad as a police scanner and communicator. It’s mostly used to pinpoint locations on the interactive map, but it can also do stuff like spot bad guys through walls, listen in on conversations and snap photos of crimes. It’s a neat touch but ultimately feels gimmicky and not integral to the overall experience.

The game’s biggest flaw is its mind-numbingly long loading screens that feature nothing more than a spinning police badge and some funky wah-chickah-wahwah background music. It was a blockheaded decision not to extend the game’s charms with some title cards, images or anything — ANYTHING! — other than just a rotating graphic.

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Rodman, North Korea a grand test in diplomacy

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he de facto head of the U.S. diplomatic delegation to North Korea at the moment is, unexpectedly and to the great chagrin of the White House, former NBA star Dennis Rodman. He, along with several members of the Harlem Globetrotters, have travelled to the reclusive nation to film episodes of a new HBO series and play some basketball. His professed aim is to initiate “basketball diplomacy”, supposedly introducing North Koreans to a bit of American culture and opening up a cultural dialogue between the two nations which is, at present, nonexistent. In a week marked by North Korea’s unilateral nullification of the 1953 cease-fire which effectively ended the Korean War and escalation of bellicose rhetoric to levels unprecedented in recent memory, such an envoy may unwittingly endanger the fragile peace currently enjoyed on the Korean Peninsula. But we also agree with Dennis Rodman in principle, if not in practice. We cannot expect a mutual ignorance between us and the North Koreans to keep the peace.

It is right that our foreign policy opposes the North Korean regime, a massively repressive and unstable totalitarian potentate which has kept its people in poverty and servitude for more than half a century. A nuclear-armed North Korea would indeed pose a grave threat to the wellbeing of the world’s people. But too often our governments talk past each other, one dealing in abstract threats and the other in the calculated language of realpolitik. Diplomacy through cultural intercourse, we believe, promises shared understandings between otherwise very different, even antagonistic, peoples that quietly undermines the justifications for war against a stylized enemy.

In 2008, for instance, the New York Philharmonic visited and performed in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in what remains to this day a remarkable display of relative openness on the part of the North Korean government. The concert, which included Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (From the New World), was broadcast in its entirety live on North Korean state TV. It contained messages and ideas which the North Korean government could not censor. While that sort of interaction may not be accomplished in all its richness by Dennis Rodman and his basketball-playing entourage, we should still hold out hope that North Korea will accept offers of olive branches if they are not delivered by the fist of American state power.

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Oscar Pistorious killing his girlfriend implicates racist, sexist culture

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scar Pistorius, the doubleamputee South African sprinter, is charged with murder in the February 14 death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who died from three gunshot wounds in the bathroom of Pistorius’ home. Prosecutors have accused him of a crime of passion, acting angrily and impulsively out of some inscrutable jealousy toward his girlfriend of four months.

Such a story makes for great tabloid news, to the point that many wish the police’s account of events to be true and for Pistorius to have

By Chris Kempf cowardly shirked Weekly Columnist responsibility for his murder by appealing to the need for self-defense.

But I believe Pistorius’ version of the death of Reeva Steenkamp to be more compelling in light of his personal history as a South African, subject to its politics, culture and atmosphere of racial conflict.

If true, Pistorius’ irrational self-defense nonetheless does little to vindicate him and implicates the whole of South African society as a contributing factor in his girlfriend’s death. Oscar Pistorius may have fired the gun, to be sure, but a culture of racism and violence placed that gun in his hand and directed his aim.

It should not be lost on any person familiar with Pistorius’ rise to Olympic glory and sudden fall that he is white.

The internationally-recognizable face of South Africa’s Olympic team in London last year was Pistorius,’ a white Afrikaaner competing on behalf of a country whose citizens are overwhelmingly black Africans. This is not to disqualify him from representing his country in a track and field contest because of his minority race, but it demonstrates how a country, nominally unified for two weeks in August, can be internally riven by difference in terms of race, language and culture. The same flag flies over the heads of white and black South African athletes when they win Olympic medals,

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the murder of his girlfriend, Pistorius slept within reach of both a gun and a cricket bat in his gated community and combated insomnia at the shooting range.

Last November, he tweeted about going into “full combat recon mode” upon mistaking the rumble of his washing machine for an intruder.

Unless some evidence can be uncovered to substantiate the prosecution’s charge of the premeditated murder of Reena Steenkamp, the following is, I think, a more likely version of events: Pistorius is roused from sleep late at night by the sound of his girlfriend attending to herself in the bathroom. In his semi-conscious state, he may not remember this, or believe Reena to be elsewhere in the house. His subconscious fear has just been realized – the noise coming from the bathroom confirms that there is an intruder threatening the sanctity of his home. He slips into “full combat recon mode,” grabs his gun and fires into the bathroom, realizing only with great horror after the fact that the “intruder” was merely a projection of his paranoid mind.

I think, therefore, that Pistorius may be telling the truth about the incident of February 14. But for his story to make sense with respect to South African race relations, Pistorius must have perceived of the intruder in his home as a black man. If this is true, Pistorius would not be guilty of premeditated murder but rather a victim of South Africa’s continuing racial tragedy.

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but they lead dramatically different lives when they return home.

Apartheid has been erased from the South African legal system, and oppressor and oppressed have been formally reconciled. But the races, nonetheless, remain very much apart. Despite almost 20 years of governance by the African National Congress, initially led by Nelson Mandela, the economic and social capital of South African society is largely held by whites. Oscar Pistorius’ black countrymen are far more likely to live in substandard housing, be unemployed or fall victim to violent crime than he. In particular, crime is seen throughout South Africa as being a particularly acute social disease. But though the burden of violence is overwhelmingly borne by poor blacks who are both its perpetrators and victims, such an atmosphere of almost irrepressible unrest is deeply troubling to a white population that feels its influence over a multiracial society and its resources slipping away.

Furthermore, South African writer Niren Tolsi remarks that “Pistorius talked of being “acutely aware” of crime. Of the fear of “violent crime being committed by intruders” in his home – a post-apartheid narrative, consistently told by white South Africans.” Whites – Pistorius included – ensconce themselves in gated communities, spaces protected from the intrusion of squalor and blackness by closed-circuit TV cameras and high walls and fences.

But whites feel surrounded, beset on all sides by violence and racial redistribution. The fears that walls and cameras are designed to allay are instead heightened by them and transmuted into irrational paranoias of emasculation. Thus before

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PETA’s criticism of video games unjustified, ridiculous

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ast week, Ubisoft announced that this fall they will be releasing “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag,” the sixth installment in the popular series. I have an opinion regarding the game’s

By Kayvon Ghoreshi announceStaff Columnist m e n t , but that isn’t what caught my interest. In the announcement trailer, there is a scene where the protagonist is chasing a whale while on a ship. This sparked PETA to come out and criticize the game for condoning whale hunting. This isn’t the first time PETA has had a video game related outcry, but it is equally absurd.

To be clear, PETA’s exact

criticism is as follows, “Whaling—that is, shooting whales with harpoons and leaving them to struggle for an hour or more before they die or are hacked apart while they are still alive—may seem like something out of the history books, but this bloody industry still goes on today in the face of international condemnation, and it’s disgraceful for any game to glorify it.

PETA encourages video game companies to create games that celebrate animals—not games that promote hurting and killing them.”

This criticism is incredibly misguided on the part of PETA. Firstly, there is the assumption that whaling will even be part of the game.

Since it hasn’t been released yet it is hard to know whether

whaling will be a big part of the game, if at all. Assuming there is some type of whale hunting feature, there is also the assumption that people who play the game will suddenly gain a newfound interest in whaling. The past five games have centered on stabbing and assassinating people and there is no current epidemic of assassinations. So naturally it’s hard to believe that illegal whaling will suddenly become a new past time of gamers. Finally, PETA’s opinion shows that they do not understand the series.

As Ubisoft pointed out in a response, “Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag is a work of fiction that depicts the real events during the Golden Era of Pirates. We do not condone illegal whaling, just as we

don’t condone a pirate lifestyle of poor hygiene, plundering, hijacking ships and over the legal limit drunken debauchery.” PETA is essentially up in arms over Ubisoft presenting a part of history.

Game developers shouldn’t be discouraged from striving for historical accuracy just because a part of history is ugly to some individuals. This would be like if the NAACP spoke out against Assassin’s Creed III for including slavery even though the game was set during revolutionary America.

Sadly, this isn’t the first time PETA has criticized a video game. They have criticized Call of Duty for killing attack dogs and criticized Battlefield 3 for killing rats. A few years ago they also came out against

every gamer’s favorite Italian plumber. Surprisingly, PETA’s problem with Mario wasn’t that he promoted mass turtle genocide. Instead, they were upset over the Tanooki suit, a power up that allows Mario to fly, because, through their line of logic, it promoted the skinning of actual tanukis for their fur. After the fact, however, PETA said their criticism of Mario was merely tongue and cheek in an effort to raise awareness. Even if the organization wasn’t serious in their criticisms, there is an overarching issue.

All of these criticisms could very well just be publicity stunts for PETA. The media loves controversy and criticizing a popular video game could be a way to gain some attention. PETA also focus-

es on very popular household names like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Assassin’s Creed, Pokemon and Mario in most of their critiques of the game industry. I support PETA’s basic mission to improve the treatment of animals, but it is hard for me to take them seriously when they complain about actions in video games as if those are where the true injustices are happening. As an organization, I think it would be better for their cause and credibility if their efforts stayed in the real world and out of Assassin’s Creed’s historical universe or the Mushroom Kingdom.

was on a robotics team in high school. I’m part of a theater and improv troupe now. I play Dungeons and Dragons, I participate in Live Action Role Play (LARPing), and I’m a regular attender of Renaissance Faires.

I mention all of this because I want you to know where I’m coming from, and because I want to make a point. That point is that I’m not trying to defend the activities I participate in. I’m proud to be a geek, and so are many of the people I role-play with.

I am presenting the following information because I feel that the opportunities fantasy events and games provide are important. Chances to create, discover, and even escape to another world for a time are becoming more and more rare in our increasingly achieve-

ment-oriented society. I hope to help people to understand that fantasy roleplaying can actually provide a healthy way to escape from stress and worries for a little while.

Some people look down on those who participate in such activities because they imagine them to be unintelligent, or irresponsible; people who are childlike, trying to hide from life’s responsibilities.

However, this is far from the case. For instance, people who LARP have jobs and lives outside of it, but dedicate dozens of hours of their free time creating costumes and safe weaponry, not to mention creating a character and backstory, sometimes learning new accents, or researching occupations and nomenclature.

They then take full days, or even weekends to participate

in events, conforming to strict rules of engagement when interacting with other characters, which they are responsible for knowing. Then at the end of the event they return to their responsibilities, often despite being exhausted from running around, participating in combat and getting little sleep. Far from being lazy and shirking responsibility, they work exceptionally hard to be able to participate in an activity they love.

As far as participants being unintelligent, this is also untrue. While intelligence is certainly not a requirement, LARPing and Dungeons and Dragons both involve complex plots, and people who enjoy strategy often find themselves deep in battle plans and espionage.

These activities are also

good for health. They allow people to exercise critical thinking and people skills that they may not have a chance to use in their professions.

It gives them a chance to be creative, promoting the use of skills that are key to relaxation and mental health.

LARPing involves a lot of physical activity disguised as fun, so it’s also physically healthy. The Mental Health Wellness Week’s website provides a list of strategies for good mental health. Among their suggestions are being physically active, participating in creative hobbies, and spending time with friends.

Dungeons and Dragons fulfills two of these suggestions, while LARPing fulfills three.

As for those people who are curious, but feel they wouldn’t fit into a fantasy role-play, I

will only say that there are people of all ages, races, creeds and professions who participate in fantasy roleplay. The only requirements are that you are willing to have fun, and perhaps obey a few safety and courtesy rules.

That is the beauty of fantasy; the draw that has brought so many people to it. No matter the story, it is a world that is separate from ours. It allows temporary distraction from the troubles in our everyday lives, and brings people of all backgrounds together in an intense time of fun, adventure, and community.

Staff Columnist Kayvon Ghoreshi is a 2nd-semester molecular and cell biology major. He can be reached at Kayvon.Ghoreshi@UConn.edu.

Finding a healthy escape, rather than detaching from reality

M

ost people have heard of Dungeons and Dragons.

If they’ve never played, the name probably brings to mind the image of a scrawny, bespectacled,

By Melissa Collins g r e a s y pre-teen Staff Columnist guy, wearing an old tee-shirt and touting the latest comic book in their favorite series. And that’s as far as most people want to know.

The same goes for many such fantasy first-person roleplaying games. People hear certain buzzwords and automatically expect hoards of obsessed, unwashed masses to overtake them if they approach the world of fantasy. I’m here to try and dispel those rumors.

I am a confessed geek. I

Weekly Columnist Melissa Collins is a 4th-semester journalism major. She can be reached at Melissa.Collins@UConn.edu.

» TOTALLY RAD/TOTALLY BAD Watching the men’s Big East tournament Skylar Diggins, always totally bad

Totally bad

Knowing it should be warm for good (maybe) in 2 weeks

The random summerlike March days

Spring Break!!!

Totally saw it coming

Totally rad

What are you doing for Spring Break?

– By Troy Caldeira

“I’m going home to the farmland - Maine.”

“Hibernating.”

Jon Kaplan, 6th-semester biomedical engineering major

Alycia Fulton, 4th-semester, animal science major

“I’m definitely going to relax, I need time to focus and not be stressed. I’m staying home and I’m gonna eat everything!”

Whitney Andrews, 4th-semester theater major

“Visit friends and family and bake a cake.”

Gabriel Aprea, 4th-semester theater major

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» LACROSSE

Huskies off to best start since 2000

By Joe Crisalli Campus Correspondent

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Freshman attacker cradles the ball with her stick during a UCon field hockey game. The Huskies are off to their best start since 2000.

The UConn women’s lacrosse team (5-0) will face Binghamton (0-4) on Saturday.

The 5-0 start is the best for the Huskies since the 2000 season, and has earned UConn the No. 20 ranking in the nation.

UConn is coming off a 12-11 overtime win over Fairfield.

“We created a fairly good lead and Fairfield being a strong team, they didn’t roll over,” Coach Katie Woods said. “They kept fighting and we got tight under pressure and allowed them back into the game. Going into overtime we were able to focus and play together and gave us an opportunity to win the game.”

The overtime was the Huskies’ first this season and first since the 2010 season, which ended in the same result, a 12-11 win against Cincinnati.

“We’re in a situation right now where we are learning how to win and how to handle the pressure,” Woods said. “It was a good experience for us as a team.”

UConn was up 8-4 at the half, but surren-

dered seven goals to Fairfield in the second half to put it to overtime.

Senior midfielder Morgan O’Reilly scored the game winner in overtime for UConn.

Junior midfielder Lauren Kahn scored three goals in the game, and she was selected as Big East Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week.

“The biggest thing for her is that she’s become a really dangerous midfielder and a big threat for us all over the field; defensive plays, offensive plays and transition plays,” Woods said. “She’s a competitor and she’s willing to do whatever she has to do for the team.”

UConn is coming into the game against Binghamton defeating their last two opponents – New Hampshire and Fairfield – by slim margins.

Binghamton has dropped their first four games failing to score double digit points all but once in a double overtime 11-10 loss to Lehigh in their second game of the season. The Bearcats have also not allowed any opponent to score more than 13 points in any game so far this season.

“A key will be focusing on the basics and making sure that we take care of the ball in

our transition game and have an intense level of communication – like playing with urgency, outworking and outhustling our opponent,” Woods said. “It will be a good test for us to play at our level and how we know how to play for the entire game. We have to make sure that we are in the moment in the game and not looking ahead or looking back and playing in the moment and have a lot of connection and support of each other.”

The Huskies have given up 12 points in the second half in their past two games while scoring only eight.

“The biggest thing for us is to play our game for 60 minutes and really stay keyed into each other and connected to each other on the field and play every defensive set from start to finish,” Woods said. “We need to stay connected throughout the field and make sure we take care of the ball after making a stop and put the ball in the back of the net on the other end of the field.”

UConn will face off with Binghamton at the George J. Sherman Sports Complex at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Joseph.Crisalli@UConn.edu

» NFL

Berard has Huskies playing well down the stretch Falcons sign RB Jackson to three year deal

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Falcons found their replacement for Michael Turner on Thursday by agreeing to terms with Steven Jackson, considered the top free-agent running back, on a three-year, $12 million deal.

The 30-year-old Jackson had 1,042 yards rushing and four touchdowns with the Rams last season. It was his eighth straight season with more than 1,000 yards rushing. ''I think this is a very big signing for us,'' Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff told

The Associated Press. ''It continues to bolster our offensive firepower. It gives us not only strength, power in running ability but also the versatility to catch out of the backfield, which is a very important part of this offense.''

In separate posts on his Twitter feed, Jackson referred to Dimitroff and Falcons owner Arthur Blank as he thanked the Falcons for the new deal. ''To the AMAZING Atlanta Falcons Owner, GM & Management team, I SINCERELY THANK EACH OF YOU for

making this happen. I EAGERLY anticipate 2013!'' Jackson tweeted.

Jackson would have earned $7 million with the Rams in 2013 before he opted out of his contract to become a free agent.

He tweeted his thanks to the Rams ''for believing in me & allowing me to be an integral part of this team for so many years.''

Jackson's 10,135 yards rushing for his career are the most of any active player. He set career highs with 1,528 yards rushing and 13 touchdowns with St. Louis in 2006.

UConn heads to Mission Inn Spring Spectacular

By Scott Bernier Campus Correspondent The UConn men’s golf team will compete in its third tournament of the spring at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The field includes Morehead State, Hartford, Virginia Tech, Indiana, Murray State and hosts George Mason. This is in line with Coach Dave Pezzino’s belief in putting together a dif-

ficult schedule with top-class competition in order to build the mettle of his young team through tough tournaments and casting aside any notion that a northeast school cannot compete with southern schools granted the ability for golf yearround.

The Huskies have relied upon their youth so far this season, with John Flaherty, Zach Zaback and Stephen Pastore posting team-best finishes in UConn’s first two tournaments. The freshman

will look to continue that trend and junior captain Mike Masso will look to find his form as well as the leader of this squad.

The Mission Inn Spring Spectacular marks the halfway point of the Huskies’ season prior to the Big East Conference Championships.

The Huskies will return to Florida for the FAU Spring Break Championship in their next start at the end of March.

Scott.Bernier@UConn.edu

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UConn senior forward Sean Ambrosie moves the puck up the ice for the Huskies during a game played at the Freitas Ice Forum.

from AHA, page 12 Since Jan. 1, the Huskies are 12-5-2, the fifth-best record in the country during that time behind only UMass-Lowell, Quinnipiac, Air Force and Wisconsin, and they are 8-2-2 since losing two games in a row, the second being a near-upset of No. 2 Quinnipiac in Hamden.

UConn has a chance to be a spoiler over the next two weeks.

If the Huskies win their best-ofthree series against Robert Morris, they would only need to win next Friday and Saturday to win the conference championship and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever.

If UConn can win the AHA championship, the conference could likely get two teams into the 16-team tournament, as a result of Niagara’s positioning in the Pairwise Rankings, which are used to guide the tournament’s selection committee. The regular season champions are currently No. 13 in the Pairwise.

It is a rare circumstance when powerhouses like Boston University, Wisconsin and Union could have their NCAA Tournament fate determined by the Huskies, but it is a testament to how far the program has come in only a few short months.

“For me, freshman year, if you had tweeted something about the worst five records, we would have been on there,” senior captain Sean Ambrosie said. “It’s definitely nice to be on the other end of it. It feels amazing.”

When Marshall stepped away from the program, the team could have responded by either folding up and letting the season turn to failure, or they could step their game up and make sure they were a force to be reckoned with. They chose to take the latter route.

“I think going through that situation, it made everyone pause for a second and realize that we have a good hockey team and if we want to turn this thing around, we’ve got to start to really commit to doing the things we need to do,” Berard said. “I’m not going to take the credit for going on the run. I think a lot of things played into it.”

Berard acknowledged the challenge of moving from the role of assistant coach to head coach for the first time, but he was able to turn to other coaches on campus for advice. One of the first people

he turned to was men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie, whose takeover situation was similar in many ways to Berard’s.

“I reached out to [Ollie] on a couple occasions via email because I did think that when the situation happened that it was similar in a lot of ways,” Berard said.

“I kind of took the same approach that I don’t know what the future is going to bring. I don’t know what a month from now is going to bring, but I have an opportunity to coach this team and to show what we’re capable of and what I’m capable of as a coach.”

Like the men’s basketball team, the men’s hockey team has succeeded despite the adversity.

Everything has clicked since the transition, especially two components of the Huskies’ game that could be vital to success throughout the postseason.

The most noticeable of these elements is the play of redshirt junior goaltender Matt Grogan.

When senior Garrett Bartus was forced to sit out in December due to academic struggles, Grogan – who had only played in 10 career games and only started two of those – took his game to new heights.

In 20 games this season, Grogan is 12-3-3 with a 1.86 goals against average and a .941 save percentage. Grogan’s goals against average is only 0.01 behind Niagara’s Carsen Chubak for the conference lead, and their save percentages are identical.

“Honestly, I haven’t changed a thing,” Grogan said. That’s what I’m trying not to do. I don’t want to change anything. Even last year I know I didn’t get any starts but I didn’t do anything differently last year that I am this year. I’m just doing the same things I always do.”

Special teams will play a big factor in this weekend’s series, and while the penalty kill has been consistent all season, the emergence of the power play since Berard’s takeover has been critical to success.

Last season, UConn was third in the nation on the power play with a 25.7 percent success rate.

Under Marshall, UConn was 1-31 this season. But the power play has rose to the occasion of late, finally finding its form after without Cole Schneider, one of the best power play forwards in the country in 2011-12.

“When we win, typically we’ll

score on the power play, and our penalty kill will be really good,” Berard said, “so that’s one of those keys for us to have success is our special teams have to be strong.

But to know that you can score a goal or two on the power play loosens you up a little bit.”

Berard does not take the credit for the turnaround since his appointment, choosing to instead praise the work of his players, who worked together to rise to the occasion.

“I think when the whole Marshall thing went down, our team definitely got closer together and we bonded with everything Coach Berard was doing and we’ve had a lot of success,” Ambrosie said.

While Berard acknowledged that he does hope to be considered for the UConn job on a permanent basis, he wants to focus entirely on the upcoming matchup with Robert Morris, and he has faith that this weekend can pave the way to something special.

“We’re certainly not the most talented team in Atlantic Hockey,” Berard said. “We’re certainly not the most talented team in the country. We have flaws and we have things that we’re not good at. We try to limit situations where we can be exposed – but it happens every now and then. But I think more than any other team in our league, I think we believe in ourselves more. We’ve bought into how we need to play in order to be successful and that’s a big reason why we’ve gotten to where we’ve gotten to.

“Certainly we do have talent and we have talented players, but everyone’s pulling on the same rope and everyone’s doing the same things and everyone believes in the same things, and it’s really powerful to see a group come together like that, and then when they play, you can see in how they play that they’re doing it for each other, and that’s allowed us to be successful.”

UConn and Robert Morris will play Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs. If they split the first two games, a third game will be played at 7:05 p.m. on Sunday.

The first team to win two games will advance to next Friday’s Semifinals in Rochester, N.Y.

Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu

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Women’s Basketball (29-4)

March 17 AHA Quarterfinals Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. (if necessary)

March 19 College of Charleston 6 p.m.

March 22 Georgetown 3 p.m.

Softball (8-6) March 17

March 17 March 19 Central Hofstra Sacred Heart Connecticut 11 a.m.

2:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

Lacrosse (5-0) Tomorrow March 22 Binghamton Syracuse 1 p.m.

3 p.m.

March 26 Oregon 4 p.m.

April 5 Rutgers 3 p.m.

April 7 Villanova 1 p.m.

March 27 Monmouth N.J. 2:30 p.m.

April 2 Bryant 3 p.m.

Men’s Tennis (2-5) March 18 Nichols College TBA

March 19 Bradley TBA

March 20 EmbryRiddle TBA

Men’s Track and Field March 23 UCF Invite All Day

Men’s Swimming & Diving Today Tomorrow NCAA Zone Diving Championship NCAA Zone Diving Championship All Day All Day

Women’s Swimming & Diving Today NCAA Zone Diving Championship All Day

» That’s what he said

Welker: No hard feelings

Tomorrow NCAA Zone Diving Championship All Day

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Two days, $56 million. Yes, John Elway can handle Kobe Bryant the checkbook almost as nimbly as he once -NBA statement regarding the foul on Kobe Bryant threw the football.

For the second straight offseason, the Broncos quarterback-turned-front office chief made as big a splash as anyone in NFL free agency. In the span of 48 hours, he added receiver Wes Welker and four more players - all with the single goal of getting Peyton Manning and the Broncos to the Super Bowl as soon as possible. ‘’I was probably the one pitching to him, trying to make this happen and everything else,’’ Welker said Thursday about his discussions with Elway.

The subtext: At 31 and entering his 10th year in the league, Welker wants to win Super Bowls more than cash huge checks.

He signed a two-year, $12 million contract - relatively modest for the most productive receiver in the league over the past six years.

And anyone who thought Elway would stand pat after a 13-3 season: ‘’They don’t know John Elway,’’ said former Bronco safety John Lynch. ‘’I love it,’’ Lynch said. ‘’They’re in it to win it. I think they’re doing it prudently, too. Welker was a bargain.’’

Many players, of course, are more willing to let a few million slide if they can play with a teammate of Manning’s caliber.

Elway’s successful pursuit of the fourtime MVP ended up as the story of last offseason. Manning lived up to the hype, throwing for 37 touchdowns and 4,659 yards. But Denver lost to Baltimore in the divisional round of the playoffs. That, plus the reality that no roster remains the same from year to year in the NFL, put Elway on the clock again this year.

He treated free agency like one of his patented two-minute drills. ‘’It was quick,’’ said guard Louis Vasquez, who had a contract with Denver only hours after the signing period began Tuesday. ‘’I didn’t expect it to go as fast as it did.’’

Welker, who has 768 career receptions for 8,580 yards and 38 touchdowns, was Denver’s biggest signing. The former New England slot receiver is moving to Denver after his former team, the Patriots, offered him $10 million over the same timeframe.

No umbrage taken, Welker insisted, though he made a point of saying he’ll miss Tom Brady. ‘’I’d definitely like to thank New England for the six years there, all the trust and everything they put in me,’’ Welker said. ‘’As free agency kind of went on, I kind of AP got the feeling that it was time to start lookVillanova’s Ryan Arcidiacono shoots over Louisville’s Kevin Ware during the second half of an NCAA college bas- ing for other opportunities. Denver, I felt, ketball game at the Big East Conference tournament. would be a great fit for me.’’

For one final time...

Baseball (8-4)

Tomorrow Tomorrow Central Hofstra Connecticut 1:30 p.m. 4 p.m.

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Men’s Hockey (17-13-4)

Tomorrow March 17 Presbyterian Presbyterian 6 p.m 1 p.m.

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UConn has the fifth best record in Division I hockey since Jan. 1.

AP

March 23 NCAA Tournament Championship TBA

Today Presbyterian 3 p.m

Stat of the day

“Video replay confirmed that referees missed a foul call...he challenged Bryant’s shot and did not give him the opportunity to land cleanly back on the floor,’’

Away game

Today Tomorrow AHA AHA Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Robert Morris Robert Morris 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m.

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» NCAA HOCKEY

Unbeaten Gophers are 3 games from another title MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The NCAA women’s hockey tournament is about to start, and there’s no wonder about who the favorite is: Minnesota.

The way the Gophers have been playing, dominating this sport like never before, the real mystery surrounding the event might actually be whether they’ll give up a goal. ‘’It’s the perfect time of year to be playing well,’’ coach Brad Frost said this week.

The Gophers haven’t just found their groove for the postseason, though. They’ve been in it for more than a year. They’ll take their NCAA-record 46-game winning streak into a quarterfinal matchup with conference rival North Dakota on Saturday. The Frozen Four, fittingly, will be held on Minnesota’s home ice the following weekend. In 12 years since the NCAA first sanctioned the sport, no team has finished undefeated.

The defending champion Gophers (38-0) have trailed in only four games this season, for a total of 47 minutes, 56 seconds. ‘’I think it’s remarkable that we’ve gone 46 games ... just without a hiccup, without having an off night, without some bad puck luck and those types of things,’’ Frost said. ‘’And then as 18 or 22-year-old people, not to get ahead of themselves and think that they’re better than they are.’’

No matter what opinion the Gophers have of their own ability, there’s no question this is one of the most talented teams to ever take the ice. All three of the finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the nation’s best player, are Gophers.

Senior goaltender Noora Raty is the standout among the stars, with shutouts in five straight games. The Gophers, who haven’t been scored on since Feb. 16, have gone six games in a row without allowing a goal. ‘’Well, my plan is to win a national championship,’’ Raty said. ‘’I don’t care if I let in three or four goals and we still get a win.

As of right now, it’s just wins that matter.’’

There are only 33 women’s teams playing in Division I, so mastery of the competition isn’t the same as in, say, basketball.

But Gophers have always been a power, making the tournament 11 of 13 times and winning three titles.

The program is strong enough that, when Raty eagerly e-mailed Frost four years ago to see if he had room for her on the roster,

the coach wasn’t sure. ‘’We already had three goalies,’’ Frost said.

One of his assistants, however, urged him to sign the player they’d been aware of since she played for Finland in the 2006 Olympics. After also considering Minnesota Duluth and Ohio State, Raty picked Minnesota and launched one of the most remarkable careers in women’s college hockey.

The 23-year-old has set NCAA records for career wins (111), career shutouts (43) and single-season shutouts (17). ‘’But it comes down to my defense also. They help me out so much. I see all the shots,’’ Raty said.

With senior defender Megan Bozek and junior forward Amanda Kessel, the two other Kazmaier finalists, the Gophers have an elite player at every spot on the ice. They’re to the point now where any pressure to keep the streak alive is over, because any team has to stay unbeaten in the tournament to win it. ‘’It doesn’t matter who you play,’’ said Kessel, the sister of former Gophers and current NHL star Phil Kessel. ‘’At this point we have three games, and if we want to win it all we have to beat everyone.’’

This will be the sixth meeting this season between Minnesota and North Dakota, which is responsible for two of those four games in which the Gophers had to play from behind. Since the NCAA tries to keep travel costs down in the women’s tournament, these Western Collegiate Hockey Association foes were paired in the first round even though Frost said he saw North Dakota as a No. 4 or No. 5 seed rather than No. 8.

So the Gophers can’t simply show up and expect to sail into the semifinals. This could be as tough of an opponent for them as any in the field. In the other games on Saturday, No. 2 seed Cornell will host Mercyhurst, No. 3 seed Boston University plays at home against Clarkson, and No. 4 seed Boston College will host crosstown rival Harvard.

As cliche as the one-game-at-a-time mantra can be in sports, the Gophers probably wouldn’t still be unbeaten if they didn’t heed it. ‘’One of the best things about coaching young women is that they realize they don’t know everything,’’ Frost said. ‘’I think guys, and the testosterone sometimes, we always think we know better.’’

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.11: Welker: No hard feeling toward Pats. / P.10: UConn Lacrosse off to best start since 2000. / P.10: Falcons sign RB Steven Jackson.

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» SOFTBALL

Central and Hofstra on tap

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AHA PLAYOFFS COMING Interim David Berard leads UConn to conference tourney

By Kyle Constable Staff Writer

After another successful weekend in Florida, the UConn softball team will play a little bit closer to home this weekend, traveling to Hempstead, N.Y. to compete in the Hofstra Invitational.

The Huskies (8-6) will face Hofstra (7-8) and Central Connecticut (4-3) on Saturday and Sunday, playing both teams twice over the course of the tournament.

This is the team’s fourth and final tournament of the regular season, capping off what amounts to one of the team’s stronger starts recently.

In their first 14 games this season, the Huskies found a great amount of success against their opponents. The tournaments at FIU, FAU and UCF held over the past three weekends have provided UConn with opportunities to compete with a variety of teams, including two games with Big East rivals Providence and Villanova.

In comparison, the Huskies were far less successful in the first 14 games of last season. The team went on an eight-game losing streak early, which left them with a 5-9 record halfway through the Hofstra Invitational. This season, however, the Huskies have walked away from each of their first three tournaments with records of .500 or greater, giving them the 8-6 record they currently hold.

Consistent at-bats have provided the team with a significant boost since the beginning of the season.

Junior Maddy Schiappa is continuing her strong start, maintaining the team-highs in batting average (.412), hits (21) and on-base percentage (.412). Senior Marissa Guches is also starting off her season well, with a .356 batting average and a team-high .489 slugging percentage.

However, the key to nearly every win this season has come from the mound. Senior Kiki Saveriano has been almost unstoppable, piecing together an impressive 6-1 record and 1.28 ERA. For the sake of comparison, Saveriano started off her first seven games last season with a 3-4 record. Without their pitching ace on the mound, the team is 2-5, emphasizing how significant of a role she has played so far this season.

Coach Karen Mullins knew how important Saveriano would be before the team left for the FIU Tournament in the beginning of February. Mullins said that Saveriano would be seen as a leader for a team looking to leave a mark in a Big East that will change drastically at the end of this season.

Following this weekend’s tournament, the team will kick off their regular competition schedule, starting with a game at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, March 19.

Kyle.Constable@UConn.edu

By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer Bruce Marshall was the head coach of the UConn men’s hockey team for 25 years. In that time, the former UConn captain compiled 339 wins, brought the program into Division I, and helped ensure an invitation for UConn to join Hockey East in 2014.

Marshall was set to be the man to bring the Huskies into the country’s elite conference and had started the development of a program with the potential to compete with the likes of Boston College, New Hampshire and Notre Dame on a yearly basis.

But when the UConn men’s hockey team hosts Robert Morris in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals this » Preview weekend, it will not be UConn’s all-time wins leader behind the bench for the Huskies.

David Berard has quickly become one of the hottest names in college hockey. When Marshall took a leave of absence from the program on Nov. 6, UConn was 0-4-1 and looking set for another difficult season. The Huskies have been at or below .500 for over 10 years and were projected to finish seventh in Atlantic Hockey this season with a young squad.

Since Marshall’s leave of absence, which led to his resignation on Jan. 7, Berard has taken the Huskies to previously unknown heights.

The Huskies are 17-13-4, ensuring that they will finish with a winning record for the first time since the 1999-2000 season, and are the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic Hockey Tournament.

» MEN’S HOCKEY

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UConn sophomore forward Trevor Gerling moves the puck up the ice during a UConn hockey game. This upcoming weekend, the Huskies will play in the AHA Tournament.

» BERARD, page 10

Huskies start series with Presbyterian

By Danny Maher Senior Staff Writer

The UConn baseball team begins a three-game series with the Presbyterian Blue Hose today at 3 p.m. The middle game of the series will be played at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., home of the Boston Red Sox’ Single-A Greenville Drive.

The Huskies have won eight of out its last nine games to earn a 9-4 overall record. UConn received votes in the NCBWA Top 30 for the second consecutive week, but they have not been ranked since the end of the 2011 season, when the Huskies advanced all the way to the Super Regionals.

Last time out, UConn beat in-state foe Central Connecticut State 8-5 thanks to clutch performances out of a pair of rookies. Freshman third baseman Vinny Siena went a career-high 5-for-5 with 3 RBIs and a couple of stolen bases. Siena is hitting .371 with 11 RBI and has

fit nicely as the cleanup hitter so far this season.

Freshman left-hander Christian Colletti did not allow a base runner in 3.1 perfect innings. He also struck out five and earned his first career win.

Senior second baseman LJ Mazzilli is tearing the cover off the ball early this season, to nobody’s surprise. The 2012 MLB draft pick came back for his senior season and is leading the team with a .411 batting average, 11 RBIs, 14 runs scored and nine extra-base hits.

He is currently riding a sevengame hitting streak.

On the hill for the Huskies this weekend will be lefty Anthony Marzi, who has suffered two losses and has a 5.59 ERA. Righty Carson Cross is set to get the ball in the second game. He has been the UConn ace this year posting a 3-0 record, 1.37 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 26.1 innings. The sophomore has not allowed a run in his last 20.1 innings

pitched. Brian Ward (1-1, 3.20 ERA) will pitch the finale.

In Wednesday’s three-run win over CCSU, UConn stole a season-high six stolen bases.

UConn’s 36 stolen bases rank them in the top 20 nationally.

Shortstop Tom Verdi leads the team with eight thefts.

Presbyterian (11-7) has won three of its last four games including a 3-1 extra-inning victory over Wofford on March 13. Outfielders Aaron Preston and Brandon Paul both have identical .324 batting averages, .412 slugging percentages and six doubles apiece. Preston has struck out a team-high 19 times in 18 games. The Blue Hose are batting .251 and have a 3.03 team ERA. Left-hander Beau Dees, right-handers Bud Jeter and Chandler Knox have combined for a 6-2 record and three complete games.

Tonight’s game will mark the first ever meeting between UConn and Presbyterian.

After Sunday afternoon’s

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A UConn batter swings at a pitch during a baseball game played at J.O. Christian Field.

This weekend, UConn faces Presbyterian.

finale, the Huskies will stay in South Carolina to face the College of Charleston. UConn will then return home to host rival Georgetown in the Big East and home opener on

March 22.

The games this weekend can be heard on WHUS 91.7 FM.

Daniel.Maher@UConn.edu

» TENNIS

UConn men’s and women’s tennis are going to Orlando over Spring Break

By Bea Angueira Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s tennis team will fly to Orlando, Fla. for their Spring Break matches.

The Huskies have a current 1-6 spring record. They will face four teams through the week of March 18. First they will meet No. 41 team University of Minnesota then Southeast University, No. 19 Embry- Riddle and University of Wisconsin- Green Bay. University of Minnesota is currently ranked No. 41 in the nation according to ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association). The Golden Gophers finished the fall season as No. 39 and have a current spring season record of 4-5. They have gained wins over Northern Iowa, Carleton, Mississippi State and Wisconsin. The Golden Gophers have fallen to No. 30

Arizona, No. 54 North Texas and Louisville, Virginia Tech and Oklahoma. They are also one of the eight Big Ten squads to receive recognition in the top 50.

The Southeast University Fire will face the Huskies on March 19.

They have obtained a 3-7 record this spring season. They have taken matches against Webber International University, Aquinas College and Abraham Baldwin College. The Fire have dropped matches with Embry-Riddle University, St. Leo University, Northwood University, St. Thomas University, Ave Maria University, Rockhurst University and Southern New Hampshire University.

On March 20 UConn will meet Embry- Riddle currently ranked No. 19 according to the ITA. The Eagles have a spring season record of 5-6. Gaining wins over Southeastern, Northwood, Ave Maria University, St. Thomas

University and Olivet Nazarene.

They have been defeated by: Florida Southern University, Valdosta State, Rollins, Barry, Scad Savannah and Midwestern State.

Lastly the UConn women will have a match with University of Wisconsin- Green Bay on March 21. The Green Bay Phoenix women have a 0-11 spring season record. They have been defeated at all of their encounters thus far; Chicago State, IUPUI, Marquette, Western Michigan, University of Chicago, Drake, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Milwaukee, Bradley and IPPFW. UConn will fly out to Florida this weekend to have a spring break full of matches The team is looking forward to this experience especially freshmen, Alexandra Bergman and Srna Stosljevic.

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By Mike Peng Campus Correspondent While most college students head to Florida over spring break to soak in some warm sun and have a good time, the UConn men’s tennis team (1-5) will be there next week for business as they make another attempt to snap their current skid.

“I know it’s five losses in a row now,” freshman Zac McEntee said. “But this is a young team. We are all pretty close and we spend a lot of time together. We’re still practicing hard so hopefully that’ll carry over to Florida with us too.”

The Huskies will start their week off against NCAA Division III’s Nichols College Bison on March 18 in Orlando, Fla. The Bison are currently 3-2 on the season, though their lat-

est win came in last September.

They will take on Holy Cross and UMass-Boston before facing UConn on Monday.

The Huskies will stay in Orlando the next day to take on Illinois’ Bradley University on March 19. The Bradley Braves are a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in Division I, and they hold a 7-6 record in the spring season as of right now. They are scheduled to play Western Kentucky and Alabama A&M before their match against UConn.

The Embry-Riddle Eagles will be the last opponents the Huskies face in Florida, with the match taking place at the Eagles’ home court in Daytona Beach on March 20. The Eagles are 10-2 (8-2 at home) on the year and are also on a fourmatch winning streak at the moment. They will try to extend that streak when they face the

Oklahoma Baptist Bison on Monday and the Huskies on Wednesday.

However, the trip for the Huskies doesn’t end after the matches, as the team also plans to take advantage of the warm weather down to hone their skills.

“I’ve heard we have a lot of practices,” McEntee said.

“We’re doing two-a-days everyday to work on the little things in our games. So it will be a lot of work, a lot of tennis.”

McEntee also added that since it is spring break, the players would still be given some time to enjoy themselves.

“We haven’t decided yet,” McEntee said. “But we can go to Disney World or the beach, so I’m pretty excited.”

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