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Russian military seizes control of Crimea, Ukrainian officials put troops on high alert, fearing wider invasion

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PEREVALNE, Ukraine (AP) — Warning that it was “on the brink of disaster,” Ukraine put its military on high alert Sunday and appealed for international help to avoid what it feared was the possibility of a wider invasion by Russia.

Outrage over Russia’s military moves mounted in world capitals, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calling on President Vladimir Putin to pull back from “an incredible act of aggression.”

A day after Russia captured the Crimean Peninsula without firing a shot, fears grew in the Ukrainian capital and beyond that Russia might seek to expand its control by seizing other parts of eastern Ukraine. Senior Obama administration officials said the U.S. now believes that Russia has complete operational control of Crimea, a pro-Russian area of the country, and has more than 6,000 forces in the region.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said there was no reason for Russia to invade Ukraine and warned that “we are on the brink of disaster.”

Pro-Kremlin demonstrators dressed in WWII army uniforms and carrying replicas of Soviet Army WWII banners reading, Ukrainian Front, march in central Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 2, 2014 to express support for the latest developments in Russian-Ukrainian relations. Banners are those of units that were liberating Ukraine from Nazi occupation during WWII.

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Trayvon Martin’s mother visits Storrs Sybrina Fulton talks with UConn students at gala about gun violence, safe communities

By Kathleen McWilliams Senior Staff Writer Sybrina Fulton encouraged UConn students to become more active and tolerant citizens in her keynote speech at the 45th anniversary gala of the African American Cultural Center.

“Make sure you’re keeping abreast of the news in your community, make sure you’re voting and you’re registered to vote,” Fulton said.

Fulton, whose son Trayvon Martin was shot and killed on Feb. 26, 2012 in Stanford, Fla., spoke about experiencing tragedy and transforming it into civic action. Since the death of her son and the acquittal of his

killer, Fulton has focused her life on reaching out to families affected by gun violence.

She and Martin’s father, Tracy Martin, founded the Trayvon Martin Foundation which supports families who have also been damaged by gun violence, but who do not have the backing of large sectors of the nation.

“It empowers families because it is one thing to lose your child and have no one support you. It is another thing to have, I’m not going to say the country, but a lot of people to support you,” Fulton said. “That’s how we give back.”

Fulton delivered her speech without a script, saying her spirituality and faith in the issue

allows her to deliver her message no matter where she is.

She said her mission in speaking around the country is not only to spread awareness of gun violence, but also to advocate for safer communities and more protective laws.

“It’s not just about Trayvon anymore,” Fulton said. “I tell people I have two boys. One in heaven and one on earth and I’ll fight for my boys until they put me in a casket.”

Fulton noted repealing or revising laws–such as the Stand Your Ground Law–that allow gun violence was one way her foundation works to make communities safer.

“I have nothing against gun laws. It is how the laws are applied,” Fulton said. “We have to make sure we understand the laws that we have, that we vote on these laws, that we revise

those laws and that we are registered voters.”

The gala signaled the end of Black History Month, a concept that Fulton believes should not be confined to February.

“African American History is not February. It is 12 months a year, 365 days a year. I don’t get a chance to take off my skin,” Fulton said.

Fulton discussed the racial aspects of her son’s killing in connection with the centuries of discrimination African Americans have historically combated.

“Why is it that when a 17-year-old wears a hoodie he becomes suspicious? Why does he become the criminal? When in actuality he was the one minding his business,” Fulton said.

director of the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, and Bill Simpson, president of the UConn Co-op, as well as other officials from the university, Department of Dining Services and bookstore.

Simpson, speaking to the crowd in the bookstore, said that the effort is going to be a collaboration between the three entities – Le Petit Marche Café, UConn Co-Op Bookstore at Storrs Center and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

“When we first started talking about this place, we didn’t want it

to be like every other mall in the state of Connecticut,” Mansfield mayor Betsy Patterson said. “We wanted it to have unique attributes that would bring people here. … There’s so much culture at the puppet museum.”

Paterson said she hopes that the new location will attract more people, young and old, to visit the museum.

Once the ribbon was cut, some of the visitors took tours of the new museum and, starting at 3:30 p.m. performers inaugurat-

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UConn journalism professor emeritus dies

By Alban Murtishi Staff Writer

With the recent passing of Professor Emeritus John J. Breen, UConn’s journalism department, and the school as a whole, has lost a vital instructor.

Breen was a journalism professor at UConn for 36 years, and during his tenure he instructed generations of Connecticut journalists, solidifying a lasting influence in the field he loved the most: the news. Breen passed away Feb. 19 from complications related to vascular dementia, and is survived by his sons Dan and Tom Breen.

Breen’s journalism and teaching career began in the 1960s

after he graduated from from the University of Illinois. After working briefly as a reporter and editor for a few years, he began teaching at UConn, where he stayed for 36 years.

Friends and colleagues of Breen’s remember him as a calm and collected individual who often taught in such a way that student were not even aware that they were learning.

“Mostly when I was trying to learn to be a better teacher I sat in on a couple of his lectures.

He actually sat in a on a couple of lectures and gave me advice,” Marcel Dufresne, associate professor of journalism, said. “He

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Co-op bookstore celebrates grand opening of branch in Storrs Center “When we first started talking about this place, we didn’t want it to be like every other mall in the state of Connecticut.”

Betsy Patterson Mayor of Mansfield At UConn today

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By Miles Halpine Campus Correspondent More than 200 people the grand opening for the new University of Connecticut Co-op at Storrs Center and the neighboring Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry on Saturday. After moving from the Depot Campus, where it has been since 1996, the museum was relocated to Royce Circle in Storrs Center.

The event began at 2 p.m. when several members of the collaborative effort spoke to the crowd including John Bell, the

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In this file photo from September, balloons fly during the grand opening of Storrs Center.

The newest branch of UConn’s Co-op bookstore opened over the weekend on Royce Circle.

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NY, Conn. up heat help in food stamp cut The Daily Campus, Page 2

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut and New York have found a way around federal budget cuts that played a central role in the massive farm bill passed this month: bump up home heating assistance a few million bucks in return for preserving more than a half-billion dollars in food stamp benefits.

The moves by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — with the possibility that more governors could follow — cheer social service advocates who say the deep recession and weak economic recovery have pounded low-income workers and the unemployed who rely on heating assistance and food stamps.

The $100 billion per year farm bill cut $800 million annually in the food stamp program by ending some state practices that give recipients minimal heating assistance — as low as $1 per person — to trigger higher food stamp benefits. Compromise legislation requires states to give recipients

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at least $20 in heating assistance before a higher food stamp benefit could kick in.

Connecticut and New York have both moved to bump up heating assistance in order to preserve the food stamp benefits, a decision backed by advocates and panned by critics who say it’s just a way to circumvent the point of the bill passed by Congress and signed into law

by President Barack Obama on Feb. 7.

“The extra money being spent is an artificial boost of an amount that a household is receiving, but they’re doing so though a scheme, basically,” said Rachel Sheffield, a policy analyst at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington.

As much as 95 percent of food stamp funding is from Washington and “states don’t have a concern about increased food stamp costs,” she said.

“We need to be sure that money spent goes to those most in need rather than states using a

loophole to boost money they’re receiving,” Sheffield said.

Anne Foley, an undersecretary of the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, said increasing heating assistance is “absolutely not a loophole.”

“It’s a way in which we identify households that have extraordinary needs and legitimately ought to have additional federal funding for nutrition assistance,” she said.

An order by Malloy will spend about $1.4 million in federal energy aid, increasing benefits for 50,000 low-income Connecticut residents from $1 to $20 so they do not lose $112 in monthly food stamp benefits. It will preserve about $67 million in food stamp benefits. New York will spend about $6 million more in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding to maintain food stamp benefits totaling $457 million.

“The state has intervened on behalf of these low-income New Yorkers to make sure they

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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, center, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, following a meeting between President Barack Obama and members of the National Governors Association (NGA).

can get food for themselves and their families,” Cuomo said in announcing his decision.

Fourteen other states and Washington, D.C., participate in the so-called “heat and eat” program that lever-

ages nominal payments into higher food stamp benefits: California, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,

Washington and Wisconsin.

Low-income residents will not likely feel an immediate impact on heating assistance, which is funded well in advance.

Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney called it a “next-winter issue.”

Services. It is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. as well as Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Among the hundreds to attendees were authors, illustrators and poets like Caragh O’Brien, Ellen Litman, Ron Mallett, Bruce Cohen, Nan Sorensen, Florence Minor, Heather Webb, David Johnson, Barbara McClintock and Wendell Minor.

Chris Guido, a 6th-semester communications and Italian major who works at the bookstore said they have been getting ready for the event by moving in

the books and other items since November.

While Guido estimated there were probably two hundred people in attendance for the grand opening, a post on the Facebook page for the museum said that more than “500 people visited the museum opening day – the most ever at the Ballard Museum.”

BIMP is named after Professor Frank Ballard, who worked in the School of Fine Arts and helped establish the puppetry program.

Admission to the museum is free and the hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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learn.’” “‘Do you know who to spell Philippines now?’ Breen asked calmly.” “’Of course,’ the student snapped.” “‘Well, it’s working.’ Breen said.”

Breen was also an accomplished columnist and syndicated in many papers. He wrote “slice of life” articles about Connecticut and the government. He made great use of ‘understated humor’ in his articles to relate to his readers.

“He had a way of shining a light on some of the things that made us all laugh, but above it all he always had a point.”

Dufresne said. “He didn’t take cheap shots at people unless it was deserved.”

During his time at the university, Breen also held the position of secretary to the course committee that decided which courses would be taught. He was also an advisor to The Daily Campus for 20 years.

As seen through his teaching and commentaries, Breen is ultimately remembered as a kind, but witty individual. Croteau recalls a conversation between Breen and another faculty member about the difficulty of buying a new car. “‘I just bought a new car,’ John said.” “‘What kind?’ the faculty member asked.” “‘A Chevy,’ John said.” “‘What model?’ the faculty member asked.” “‘A Corvette.’”

Sen. Murphy calls for Opening brings 500 people to new branch economic sanctions against Russia from CO-OP, page 1

NEW HAVEN (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is calling for economic sanctions against Russia in response to its military presence in Crimea.

The Connecticut Post reports that Murphy told a gathering of Ukrainian-Americans on Saturday that refusal by the U.S. to participate in the planned Sochi summit of the eight wealthiest nations would send a strong message.

He also said the U.S. could cut off discussions on new trade agreements and suspend all current economic trade with Russia.

Murphy, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Europe, said Europe needs to take a stronger stance.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine “an incredible act of aggression.”

ed the museum’s performance space.

While local residents, students and other guests visited the new bookstore, café and museum, music was provided by the UConn Chordials a capella group and a UConn Jazz duo playing piano and bass.

Le Petit Marché Café offers different assortments of French foods including baguettes, crêpes, yogurts and pastries.

The café also serves sandwiches and beverages, and is run by UConn’s Department of Dining

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Journalism professor remembered for wit, Mother of Trayvon Martin says case would have professional demeanor been ‘swept under the rug’ without student rallies

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Sybrina Fulton addressed hundreds of students gathered at the African American Cultural Center’s annual gala. Fulton said movements at colleges and universities were the reason Trayvon Martin’s case received the national attention from the press.

from TRAYVON, page 1 Fulton told students she felt the legal response to her son’s killing and the legal system that supported the acquittal of his killer demonstrated a lack of respect among Americans and a silencing of minority groups.

She noted that after the killing she and her family were urged to keep quiet.

“It would have been swept under the rug. They didn’t want to make arrests,” Fulton said.

Fulton reminded the audience that after her son’s murder it

was not the mainstream media who picked up the case, but local universities who started rallies that got national attention.

“It was the colleges and universities that started doing stuff first. Before CNN, NBC, CBS it was the college students who started it all. They started the rallies,” Fulton said.

Willena Kimpson Price, Director of the African American Cultural Center, recalled the reaction of the UConn community in 2012 after Martin’s

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“I still remember how almost two years ago, how involved this campus was in the issue, the family and what it meant. And then at the end of that year we had our own gun violence tragedy at Sandy Hook,” Price said.

Fulton’s speech was supplemented by an array of other speakers who spoke on the theme of diversity and overcoming discrimination. Dr. Ronald Taylor, Vice Provost of Multicultural and International Affairs, spoke about how the

African American Cultural Center was founded to give a support system to African American students in the 1960s and Professor Lewis Gordon spoke on injustice in the justice system.

The Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir, the Hartford Public High School Choir and student spoken word poets Chantel Honeyghan and Jovonne Pullen performed tributes to the center.

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was very relaxed, it came so natural to him, he was entertaining, but full of information.”

Dufresne had worked with Breen for 15 years, and during that time Dufresne set many precedents for the journalism program that are carried on today. For example, Breen would sometimes have journalism students print a special edition of the The Day in New London that would feature articles written exclusively by them, a tradition that continues today. He also had the students enrolled in his class during the 9/11 terrorist attacks write special articles about its influence on them. Breen also had taught every introductory journalism class during his time of teaching and heavily influenced the professors who took over those classes over.

Although Breen was known for his calm and cool demeanor, he balanced it with professionalism as an instructor. A colleague of his, Maureen Croteau, head of the journalism department, cites an anecdote between Breen and a student.

“One day, in one of the writing labs associated with John’s course, a student became enraged to learn that his answer on a news quiz was marked wrong “just because” a geographic name was misspelled.

The student came storming into John’s office unannounced.” “‘I’ve worked hard to get here and study journalism,’” the student said. “‘I didn’t come here to play games. I came here to

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Invasive weed forces New Fairfield officials to consider new solution to problem DANBURY (AP) — Big, weed-eating, non-breeding fish may be unleashed on Candlewood Lake within a year or two to chomp at one of the lake’s worst problems — its infestation of Eurasian watermilfoil.

What’s slowing the project now is a state regulation that needs to be changed. If that happens — as it may this year — that could result in sterile grass carp in Candlewood in 2015.

Area leaders said that on the whole, they favor the plan, especially compared with the alternative of controlling the watermilfoil — using herbicide or mechanical harvesters.

“Our town has the largest share of the lake,” said New Fairfield First Selectman Susan Chapman. “I think it’s a good idea. It’s definitely worth looking into.”

New Fairfield is the only town in the state that’s used grass carp in a publiclyowned body of water — Ball Pond.

“It’s been very successful there,” Chapman said.

Area selectmen heard a presentation about the carp at a recent meeting of the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials. Phyllis Schaer, the chairman of the Candlewood Lake Authority, and Larry Marsicano, the authority’s executive director, spoke at the meeting.

Schaer said the authority, in studying the use of carp, have consulted with state and federal agencies as well as the Ball Pond Advisory Committee and the Lake Waubeeka Association in Danbury.

She said that even if the lake had to stock the carp for a serious infestation of the lake — with watermilfoil covering about 500 acres of the lake’s 5,420 acres of surface — it would cost about $45,000.

“That’s about one-tenth of the cost of herbicides,” she said.

Sherman First Selectman Clay Cope Tuesday praised

Schaer for her presentation.

“Obviously, this will have to be discussed by our Board of Selectmen,” Cope said.

“But personally, I think it’s sort of a no-brainer.”

Brookfield First Selectman Bill Tinsley said the possible solution is “not just costeffective, but effective in a lot of ways.”

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said he’d favor the idea as well, but only if FirstLight Power Resources, which owns the lake, supported it.

“They have to put that in writing,” Boughton said.

FirstLight spokeswoman Carol Churchill said in an email statement that if the towns and the authority got a state permit from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, then “we would not oppose it.”

But the DEEP permit may prove to be a hang-up.

Peter Aarrestad, director of the fisheries division for the DEEP, said state regulations

say that before grass carp can be introduced into a body of water, each property owner around the body of water must be individually notified, and grant permission.

With so many property owners along the lake’s 60 miles of shoreline, that might prove too cumbersome.

“It would be hundreds of people,” Marsicano said.

But Aarrestad said the DEEP is in the process of streamlining that regulation, with the changes before the current session of the General Assembly. If approved, the changes would speed the permitting process for Candlewood Lake.

However, Marsicano said, it does not seem feasible for the legislature to finish its work and for the authority and the five towns surrounding the lake to complete a permit application to stock the carp, then get DEEP approval all in one year.

“I think we’re looking at the early summer of 2015,” he said.

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demanding that Russia respect its obligations under the U.N. charter. Ukraine is not a NATO member, meaning the U.S. and Europe are not obligated to come to its defense, but the country has taken part in some alliance exercises.

“We are on a very dangerous track,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

But “it is still possible to turn around. A new division of Europe can still be prevented.”

So far, however, Ukraine’s new government and the West have been powerless to counter Russia’s tactics. Armed men in uniforms without insignia have moved freely about Crimea for days, occupying airports, smashing equipment at an air base and besieging a Ukrainian infantry base.

Putin has defied calls from the West to pull back his troops, insisting that Russia has a right to protect its interests and those of Russian-speakers in Crimea and elsewhere in Ukraine. His confidence is matched by the knowledge that Ukraine’s 46 million people have divided loyalties. While much of western Ukraine wants closer ties with the 28-nation European Union, its eastern and southern regions like Crimea look to Russia for support.

Russia has long wanted to reclaim the lush Crimean Peninsula, part of its territory until 1954. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet pays Ukraine millions every year to be stationed at the Crimean port of Sevastopol and nearly 60 percent of Crimea’s residents identify themselves as Russian.

During a phone conversation Sunday with Merkel, Putin “directed her attention to the unrelenting threat of violence from ultranationalist forces (in Ukraine) that endangered

the life and legal interests of Russian citizens,” according to a Kremlin statement.

“The measures taken by Russia are fully adequate with regard to the current extraordinary situation,” it said.

Russia’s state-controlled media has played almost nonstop footage of the Ukrainian crisis, highlighting what it says are ultranationalist attacks on Russians and pro-Russian Ukrainians by activists from Kiev or regions further west.

However, AP reporters in Ukraine witnessed no acts of violence directed at Russians or Russian sympathizers in Crimea.

Ukraine’s new government came to power last week following months of pro-democracy protests against the country’s pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych, and his decision to turn Ukraine toward Russia instead of the EU. Yanukovych fled to Russia after more than 80 people were killed in the protests, but insists he’s still president.

Ukraine’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, put Ukraine’s armed forces on alert Sunday, calling up reserves for training and stepping up security at nuclear power plants, airports and other strategic locations. However, no overt military actions by Ukraine were seen.

Turchynov also moved to consolidate the new government’s authority in eastern Ukraine, appointing 18 new regional governors and enlisting the support of the country’s wealthy businessmen, known as oligarchs. The new appointees included two oligarchs in the eastern cities of Dneprotrovsk and Donetsk, as big business and the Ukrainian government united against Russia.

Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Akhmetov, urged business, ordinary people and the government to join together, saying Sunday that the use of force and “illegal action from outside” were “impermissible.”

“I call upon all my fellow citizens to unity for the sake of a whole and undivided Ukraine ... Our strength is in the solidarity of business, government and society,” said Akhmetov, whose SCM Group has 300,000 employees and interests in steel, coal and mining.

Faced with the threat from Russia, “the national elite has consolidated around the new government,” political analyst Vadim Karasyov of the Institute for Global Strategies told The Associated Press. “This is a very good sign for the new government.”

Russian troops, meanwhile, pulled up to the Ukrainian military base at Perevalne on the Crimean Peninsula in a convoy Sunday that included at least 13 trucks and four armored vehicles with mounted machine guns.

The trucks carried 30 soldiers

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NATO holds emergency meeting, protestors rally in Russia, Ukraine “We believe that our western partners and the entire global community will support the territorial integrity and unity of Ukraine,” he said Sunday in Kiev.

World leaders rushed to try to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

NATO held an emergency meeting in Brussels, Britain’s foreign minister flew to Kiev to support its new government and Kerry was to travel to Ukraine Tuesday. The U.S., France and Britain debated the possibility of boycotting the next Group of Eight economic summit, to be held in June in Sochi, the host of Russia’s successful Winter Olympics.

In Kiev, Moscow and other cities, thousands of protesters took to the streets to either decry the Russian occupation or celebrate Crimea’s return to its former ruler.

“Support us, America!” a group of protesters chanted outside the U.S. Embassy in Kiev.

One young girl held up a placard reading: “No Russian aggression!”

“Russia! Russia!” the crowd chanted in Moscow.

Kerry, interviewed on U.S. television news shows, talked about boycotting the G-8 summit, as well as possible visa bans, asset freezes and trade and investment penalties against Russia. All the foreign ministers he talked to were prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia, Kerry said.

President Barack Obama also spoke Sunday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski.

NATO issued a statement saying it “condemns Russia’s military escalation in Crimea” and

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A convoy of hundreds of Russian troops was also seen heading toward Simferopol, the regional capital of Crimea.

Armed men in military uniforms without markings strolled around Simferopol’s central plaza, Lenin Square, outside its Council of Ministers building.

“It is very important that we all do everything we can to calm tensions,” said British Foreign Minister William Hague, who flew to Kiev on Sunday.

He said he has urged Russian officials to “speak directly to the Ukrainians” but so far they had not.

In Moscow, at least 10,000 people bearing Russian flags marched freely through the city Sunday, while a few dozen demonstrating on Red Square against the invasion of Ukraine were quickly detained by Russian riot police.

“We understand that the West wants to attack us and seize this territory. The West “is dangerous to us,” said Victor Sidelin, a Moscow resident at the march.

Demonstrators against Russian military actions in Ukraine rally in Times Square, Sunday, March 2, 2014, in New York. Western powers are prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine, “an incredible act of aggression” that may lead to visa bans, asset freezes, trade and investment penalties, and a boycott of a Russian-hosted economic summit of global powers in June, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday.

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each and had Russian license plates.

In response, a dozen Ukrainian soldiers, some with clips in their rifles, placed a tank at the base’s gate, leaving the two sides in a tense standoff. It appeared to be the first known case of outmatched Ukrainians standing up to Russian military might.

Unidentified soldiers were also seen cutting power to the headquarters of the Ukrainian naval forces in Crimea — whose commander defected later Sunday and pledged his allegiance to “the people of Crimea.”

In Kiev, a Ukrainian security official said the head of the Ukrainian navy — Adm. Denis Berezovsky — had been dismissed and faces a treason investigation after declaring his allegiance to the pro-Russian government in Crimea and offering no resistance to the Russian troops.

The speaker of Crimea’s legislature, Vladimir Konstantinov, was quoted as saying local authorities do not recognize the new government in Kiev.

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Online voting is a step forward for Connecticut

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n February 18, Connecticut became the 15th state to allow residents to register to vote online.

Residents must meet all of the same requirements to be eligible to vote and have a valid driver’s license or other form of identification issued by a state DMV. The new system is designed to make voting easier, and if examples from other states are any indicator, it should succeed. Connecticut should be commended for making the voter registration process simpler and more open.

Before this law was passed, it was necessary to fill out a paper form and either bring it into a local office or mail it to an address. Going to a website requires significantly less effort. This will encourage more people to register to vote and hopefully, eventually make their voices heard by casting a vote.

Additionally, the system takes many precautions to make sure the person filling out the form online is really who they say they are. By requiring a form of stateissued ID, the person must confirm both their identity and residency status. This guards against identity theft and voter fraud. The former is often a problem with anything online, while the latter is a problem in many elections around the country. It will be very hard under this new system to impersonate someone else online and register to vote in their name or to falsely claim that you are a resident and register to vote in the state. Security is always important and the state took the necessary precautions in this case.

Generally speaking, anything that makes it easier to register to vote is a good thing for democracy. It encourages more people to become voters, which means more people will turn out to vote on Election Day. This way, more people have their voices heard and public officials are more representative of all the people, not just those who have enough time in their day to take a form down to town hall and wait in line to turn it in.

We applaud Connecticut for its decision to allow online voter registration. We hope this will cause an increase in voter registration and a furthering of democracy.

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Fear of NATO lies at heart of Russian invasion of Ukraine

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n the sleepy, early hours of Feb. 27, 60 Russian-speaking armed men in unidentifiable uniforms laid siege to Crimea’s parliament building and orchestrated a forced vote of no-confidence to replace Crimea’s Prime Minister, Anatolii Moyhliov, with Sergey Aksyonov, a member of the Russian Unity party. The next day, Russian MI-24 assault helicopters carried hundreds of Russian soldiers into Crimea where they subsequently seized Simferopol and Sevastopol International Airports, which was followed

By Dan Gorry by the arrival Weekly Columnist of a Russian missile boat in Ukrainian waters and an additional 2,000 soldiers. As of now, Russia’s military has been mobilized under the pretense of an emergency drill and Russia’s parliament voted unanimously to grant authorization for Putin’s request to formally deploy troops into Ukraine. Though the EU and the United States have threatened Putin with potential consequences, there is little the west can do to prevent a Russian invasion of Ukraine besides address Russian concerns over the continual eastward expansion of NATO, which forms the crux of this conflict.

Russian fears of NATO stem all the way back to the beginning of the Cold War and were the motivation behind the 1955 formation of the Warsaw Pact. On Sept 12, 1990 Soviet Union premier Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Two Plus Four Agreement–a center-piece of his perestroika reforms–which allowed for the reunification of Germany in return for assurances that Germany would remain

demilitarized and that NATO would not expand any further.

Yet, as Gorbachev remarked in a 2008 interview, “The Americans promised that NATO wouldn’t move beyond the boundaries of Germany after the Cold War but now half of central and eastern Europe are members, so what happened to their promises? It shows they cannot be trusted.”

This expansion included the installation of approximately 20 nuclear warheads in Germany under NATO’s nuclear weapons sharing policy and the construction of two missile defense systems within Poland.

Russia’s impending invasion of Crimea bears striking similarities with its 2008 Georgian invasion. Whereas Ukraine would become a de facto member of NATO under the EU Association Agreement, Georgia was in the process of formally applying to the security alliance. Crimea’s population, however, is at least 60 percent ethnically Russian, just like South Ossetia, which is the now semi-autonomous province of Georgia that Russia invaded and continues to occupy. Crimeans, like South Ossetians, are unnerved by the thought of their states hosting weapons with the purpose of intimidating their native Russia, and the internal strife that results between the population and the state is what provides Russia with the opportunity for a “peace-keeping” invasion.

Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Security Council, has attempted to justify Russia’s unilateral invasion by claiming that the provisional government constructed by the Euromaiden protestors is illegal and illegitimate. Russia, however, has inarguably committed a grave violation of international law by ignoring its obligations to states’ self-determination under the UN Charter and breaking the provisions of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum that granted Ukraine independent sovereignty from Russia, in addition to disarming it

of Soviet nuclear weapons. The problem is Russia will undoubtedly veto any UNSC resolutions that attempt to punish it, and even if western powers had the military capability to combat the invasion, Russia’s nuclear deterrent remains an ominous threat.

This Russian invasion has been fearfully anticipated for years as evidenced by an Oct. 5, 2009 cable in which Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko rhetorically questions then-NATO Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow about whether security consultations alone will dissuade Russia after the international community had failed to punish Russia for its 2008 invasion of Georgia.

Four days later, Ukrainian National Security Advisor Volodymyr Horbulin remarked that whoever wins the Ukrainian election–which we know ended up being pro-Russian Yakunovych–would have to “follow in the wake of Russian policies” because, “Since the 2008 Russian invasion of Georgia, Russian military action against Ukraine is no longer unthinkable.”

Instead of seeking to dialogue with the seemingly unstoppable Russians, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen reaffirmed that “Ukraine is a valued partner for NATO” and added “We support the right of people of Ukraine to determine their own future without outside interference,” which is important to keep in mind because as Horbulin pointed out to Vershbow in 2009, “70 percent of Ukrainians are currently opposed to NATO membership.”

If the west truly wants to stop Russia’s invasion, it should alleviate Russian fears by respecting Ukrainians’ wishes and not expand NATO any further east.

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

Apathy toward intellectualism damages our culture

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n contemporary culture, there seems to be a pervasive apathy for intellectualism, and this has yielded unfortunate consequences. Striving for intellectual enrichment is often perceived as a futile exercise, deemed a waste of one’s time.

This is demonstrated by examining the fundamental purpose of a collegiate education. Most students

By Paul DaSilva attending Staff Columnist college in the presentday will undeniably admit the principal reason they have chosen to go to college instead of seeking employment directly from high school is so that they can acquire a job someday that will pay reasonably well. The hope of future employment where pay is superior to a position that can be obtained without a college diploma should not be considered an entirely unjust motivation for attending college. After all, the average American will spend tens of thousands of dollars pursuing such an education. But it is disconcerting to me that an aspiration for enriching the mind is not more ubiquitous among today’s college students.

I see this dynamic first-hand

as a college student. Most of my friends and fellow classmates believe it is unnecessary to, for instance, complete every assigned reading, since this is superfluous to achieving their overriding goal of earning a satisfactory enough grade to get a diploma. What is the purpose of going above and beyond and reading the fifty page optional chapter when an equal grade can be received without reading the chapter?

This is an incredibly unfortunate mindset, since it is inherently contrary to the historical intention of higher education: to explore myriad academic disciplines while increasing one’s ability for higher-level thinking.

The first institutions of higher learning, dating back to ancient Greece with the Platonic Academy, were created with the purpose of maturing the mind and acquiring wisdom. Over time, and particularly over the past few decades, post-secondary education would be expanded to include the masses and would focus less on trying to create Renaissance men, but instead on forming curricula that would provide necessary knowledge for future employment. This phenomenon can be credited mainly to a natural cause, namely, the growth in

demand for jobs which require a more focused education beyond grade school. But that necessity for a larger percentage of the population to attend college did not have to bring with it the negative side effects that are playing out today.

One can look beyond the collegiate environment to provide further evidence for the notion that we, as a society, fail to celebrate and encourage intellectual achievement. Our political leaders, for example, purposely speak in simple terms, in sharp contrast to the diction used by our earlier leaders. There is a fear that if a politician makes use of a strong vocabulary they would be condemned as “elitist.” This is concerning, that somehow speaking intellectually is shunned by the public, instead of being embraced and celebrated. For further evidence of this phenomenon, The Guardian conducted an analysis of the reading level of each president’s State of the Union adress since Washington, and there is a notable negative correlation between the year of the speech’s delivery and its reading level.

President Obama’s State of the Union Addresses from 2010-2012 were determined to be at an eighth grade readability level, according to an analysis published by the University

of Minnesota’s SmartPolitics blog.

People often wonder why the rhetoric of our earlier presidents seems to be so much more refined and eloquent; why they made use of an elevated vocabulary, as opposed to presidents today, who though they may possess the ability to use elevated diction, choose to speak in language that would be perfectly comprehensible even by the most poorly educated Americans.

Apathy for intellectualism can be described in terms of college students’ motivations for attending an institution of higher learning and by the notion that has been advanced by political communication strategists: in public speaking, politicians should essentially talk to the lowest common denominator.

It appears that this trend is destined to continue, and likely get worse, considering already, for instance, the increasingly popular push for schools and universities to rethink their liberal arts-based curriculum.

 Paul.DaSilva@UConn.edu  2nd-semester political science and economics  @paultdasilva

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By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent Not many events at the Jorgensen Center explicitly require formality, but entering the doors to the theater always gives one a strange sense of gravitas. Friday’s performance by Big Sam’s Funky Nation was extraordinary in how relaxed it was. Upon entering the auditorium, members of the audience presented their tickets in exchange for a beaded necklace and a mask to emulate the Mardi Gras atmosphere, while those who were feeling peckish bought sandwiches at the open bar. Tables were placed closest to the stage so ticket-holders could eat during the performance.

The concert had attracted quite a lot of people.

“I heard about it on the radio,” Kayla Huther, an animal science major at UConn, said. “And I’ve heard of this band before, and was interested.”

That sentiment seemed to be shared by many people.

Seconds later, the director of the program emerged.

“Are you ready to dance?” he asked, and the crowd erupted in cheers.

Before Big Sam could perform, however, everybody experienced a rare treat.

SANTIAGO PELAEZ/The Daily Campus Funky Dawgz, UConn’s own UConn’s brass brand, Funky Dawgz, performed with Big Sam in a Mardi Gras party at Jorgensen Friday night.

The jazz music and festive atmosphere inspired dancing from audience brass band, showcased their members. talent. Armed with trombones, trumpets, saxophones, drums and cowbells, these UConn students everyone from well-dressed adults to again, however, there was a collective audience certainly seemed to engage and alumni wowed the crowd with students wearing pajama pants danced rush to return to their seats. The main with the opening number—after its their bombastic music. in the aisles. attraction had finally begun. conclusion, many people sprang to “Clap your hands, stomp your feet,” The period between Funky Dawgz’s Big Sam’s Funky Nation began their feet in their enthusiasm. they encouraged during their rendi- departure and Big Sam’s appearance their show with an instrumental piece, “Get on your feet!” Big Sam cried tion of “Sweet Dreams (Are Made on the stage was marked by an atmo- and immediately the unique sound of out, “Make some noise!” As the show of This).” The audience was eager to sphere of relaxed intoxication. The funk—a blend of jazz with rhythm and began in earnest, appreciative yells comply. room brightened, those who arrived blues—could be felt. Though the genre rang throughout the auditorium. A The brass band closed their perfor- late left in the search for more food. conventionally did not feature any Friday night: people laughed, danced mance with a Mardi Gras march down Alcohol flowed freely among those brass instruments, Big Sam’s trom- and allowed the music to flow through the aisles of the auditorium, followed who could purchase it at the bar, while bone added to the traditional makeup them. in line by eager audience members. others engaged in polite conversation of electric guitars and drums to give The mood seemed almost rowdy as and mingling. As the lights dimmed funk music a particular flavor. The

tells circus Women share their Fitzgerald arts leader’s story history through art

By Ashley Maher Campus Correspondent

Friday, Feb. 28, the William Benton Museum of Art hosted the latest installment of their popular “The Salon at The Benton: Art and Conversation” exhibition. A substantial group filled the gallery during the evening for hors d’oeuvres and wine, casually chatting before the start of the speaking panel.

The topic of this salon was “Herstory and Memory,” a talk that would connect women’s history with “Persepolis,” this year’s UConn Reads book, with art created by women or about the lives of women.

The panel featured three speakers: moderator Cathy Schlund-Vials, Director of the Asian American Studies Institute and Associate ASHLEY MAHER/The Daily Campus Professor of English and A panel of distinguished women from UConn discussed women’s expression of their history Asian American stud- through art at the Benton Friday night. ies at UConn, and panelists Kathleen Holgerson, Director of the Women’s Center at UConn, and Afarin making space for voice and validation.”

Rahmanifar, Persian artist and Professor at “The concept of memory is quite relaEastern Connecticut State University and tive,” Rahmanifar responded. “I moved to UConn alumna. Each of the women offered a America at 25 for school and it was a chalgreat deal of perspective on what it means to lenging transformation. I have attachments be a woman and provided their piece of the to my past that I cannot let go, but my intelconversation on women’s stories told through lectual character defines me and holds me art and literature. as an American woman. I exist between two Once the cocktail portion came to a close, areas- this brought me to a personal duality.” the audience gathered in the seating area where This personal duality proved to be a major the three speakers sat in the front. Alongside theme in much of Afarin’s artwork. The audithem three key pieces of artwork, one created ence was then presented one of her pieces and

by Rahmanifar herself, which were presented began discussing the themes within the art and during the panel. how their relation to the overall conversation “What does ‘Herstory and Memory,’ the regarding how women’s stories are told as well title of this salon,” Schund-Vials questioned as their validation. the panelists, immediately opening the floor to Schund Vials then addressed her next conversation, “mean to you?” question, “how do you interpret the word “The term interrupts default thinking,” com- ‘Feminist’?”

“It is important to understand the fluidity mented Holgerson. “It questions whose story is being told and how memory is shaped. and rigidity of the term. At the women’s cenMemory is impacted by our positions of ter we define this as the belief that all women privilege and disadvantage. The idea is about have the right to their own bodies and destimaking visible visions of women’s memory, » AUDIENCE, page 7

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By Emily Lewson Staff Writer

On Saturday, March 1, Anna Fitzgerald’s “Reverse Cascade” was the first of many productions to grace the stage at the new Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry. The show is Fitzgerald’s Master of Fine Arts thesis in Puppet Arts and it demonstrates her true knowledge of puppetry.

“Reverse Cascade” is based on the life of Judy Finelli. For over five decades, Finelli has been impacting the world of Circus Arts. She graduated with a BFA from the NYU School of the Arts in 1970 and went on to write books, perform shows and teach others how to best entertain. Sadly, Finelli was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1989, which progressed rapidly and led to loss of function in her arms and legs. Despite this, Finelli continues to teach and direct.

Finelli’s story has amazing power in itself. Combined with Fitzgerald’s puppetry, it is an unavoidable, emotional selfstruggle. With scarf puppetry, the puppeteers bring a person to life. The acrobat unicycles across a tightrope, hulahoops on different parts of the body and amazes the audience throughout. Love of the circus is evident and powerfully entertaining.

Creativity shines throughout the show. As the puppet is overcome with MS, visits to various doctors introduce Fitzgerald’s unbounded imagination. She uses stethoscopes, surgeon’s masks and even a clipboard to abstractly, yet precisely, identify physicians. Also, the stage is lit with a bright white light that gives an antiseptic, hospital feel to the setting. Through these visits, the puppet and its

disease become relatable and somehow beautiful.

John Cody, Austin Costello, Gavin Cummins, Karen Huizingh, Christopher Mullens, Sarah Nolen and Krista Weltner all work fluidly to put on the fifty minute performance.

“The puppeteers know exactly what they are doing,” Fitzgerald said. “I couldn’t ask for anything more from them.”

In addition to the devising cast, two musicians grant the show another dimension. Michael Albaine and Nicholas Trautmann play live music to accentuate the puppet’s movements and emotions. “[Albaine and Trautmann], the musicians, have recorded their parts for the show, but having them there makes such a difference,” Fitzgerald said.

The physical presence of the instruments reverberates in the small black-box theater, causing the cozy atmosphere to come even more alive.

Varying the sounds, lighting and puppetry, this show becomes a one-of-a-kind experience. The puppeteers are invited to the International Puppetry Festival in Nairobi, Kenya–a huge honor.

Fundraising will have to be done to fly the cast there. However, Fitzgerald first has a focus closer to home.

“After this year’s intense work, I want the show to travel across the country,” Fitzgerald said. “We are trying to get the show to Judy since she can’t come to see it.”

With such an inspirational and complimentary feature, Finelli will undoubtedly be impressed and honored by Fitzgerald’s hard work. The show will only be playing at the B.I.M.P.’s blackbox theater until March 9th, so make sure to stop by soon to Storrs Center’s greatest addition.

Emily.Lewson@UConn.edu

It’s on like ‘Donkey Kong’

In honor of “Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze,” released just over a week ago, this week’s nostalgia column is dedicated to the old “Donkey Kong Country” series for Super Nintendo.

After having their horde of bananas stolen by King K. Rool, Donkey Kong, a tiewearing gorilla and his chimp side kick, Diddy Kong, set out to take back what was rightfully theirs.

Their adventure takes them through all types of terrain, but they always have help along the way from some animal friends.

The animal characters really add a unique element to the game because they open up the map to bring you to different mini-games and hidden treasures for those players who absolutely need to find everything in every level.

At other times they are necessary to finish a level and the player has to rethink how to go about dispatching enemies or making it over larger pits.

Another thing that is pretty unique to these games is its early use of the co-op system.

The game mode in which two players are on the same team, both on the screen at once, was ahead of its time for 1994.

The system allowed for only one person to control the pair at a time, then once they were hit by an enemy, they would run away and the second player would have a turn and a chance to find the missing player in a “tag barrel” somewhere else in the level.

One thing that really created success for “Donkey Kong Country Returns,” released for the Wii in 2010, was the ability to have a co-op mode where each player moves independently throughout the level.

In the new game, you are also able to use Diddy to ride on DK’s shoulder and use the jet pack to hover for a few seconds, but not really do anything else. This is useful in situations where the window to move through a trap is incredibly small or when jumping off ledges that break as you stand on them.

In the old games, the inactive player just followed around the active player and was invincible to enemies and never fell into a pit by accident.

One thing I’m excited for in “DKC: Tropical Freeze” is the return of Dixie Kong, who was always such a useful character in the second two games for the SNES. She jumps, spins her hair and gently floats down on enemies like a helicopter.

DKC: Tropical Freeze and DKCR are made in a similar style to the old games in the sense that they are sidescrolling “platformers,” but the co-op mode is really an upgrade and adds a whole element to the game.

Even though I haven’t played “Tropical Freeze” yet, “Donkey Kong Country Returns” was much more difficult than the old games. Some of the traps and enemy movement patterns require the player to be incredibly precise and sometimes the traps are almost impossible to make it through on the first try because you have no idea what is coming

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The Amazing Race I like shows that I can count on to be on for years, and ‘The Amazing Race’ is definitely one of those shows.

Now in it’s 24th season, the show is bringing back some of our favorite teams from the past couple of years for an All Stars season. The most interesting team to follow this season is the “Kentucky Team,” Mark and Mallory.

Due to his partner’s illness, Mark was given Mallory (another old fan favorite) as a replacement partner. Only time will tell whether they can become a cohesive team to race around the world, or whether it’s just too difficult to race with someone you don’t know.

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‘Piers Morgan Live’ to be canceled

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“Piers Morgan Live,” CNN’s news show that used to be hosted by Larry King, won’t be on the air for much longer. The network announced that the show will be canceled as early as this month.

By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent CNN announced recently that it plans to end the news show “Piers Morgan Live,” possibly as early as this month.

Morgan, who replaced Larry King in the network’s lineup just three years ago, has postulated that his American audience does not afford him the credence to speak to issues facing our nation due to his English background.

“I am a British guy debating American cultural issues, including guns, which has been very polarizing, and there is no doubt that there are many in the audience who are tired of me banging on about it,” Morgan said.

The New York Times’ David Carr, who spoke to Morgan personally about the end of the show, seemed to echo this sentiment.

“When I find Mr. Morgan telling me what it all means,” Carr said in a recent article. “I have a… reflex to dismiss what he is saying.”

However, it should be noted that CNN has not fired Morgan; the news anchor says he has been actively working with the CNN team to find another role for

himself within the network. It is simply the show–which Morgan says “has taken a bath in the ratings”–and not the man himself, whose performance CNN is displeased with.

CNN is seen by many Americans as the preeminent news network, especially given Fox’s noted conservative leanings and MSNBC’s increasing reputation as a highly liberal network. Morgan brought a lot more than his nationality to the network–his background on shows like “Britain’s Got Talent” and “You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Famous” gave him the chance to establish and refine his biting wit and natural charisma. He used these skills to host a show where he established an organic rapport with his audience. Morgan’s conversational style worked well for him at first, but he quickly alienated much of his audience when his increasing fervor made the conversation feel more like an argument.

Morgan has a firm, impassioned stance on many American cultural issues–particularly gun control, which has, for lack of a better term, something of a loaded history. His inability to rein in the vehemence and emotion with which he presents his takes on the issues has created

a charge that repels viewers who look to CNN as a refuge from emotionallyloaded, sensationalized journalism.

The beginning of the end for Morgan seemed to occur right after the massacre at Sandy Hook, when his proverbial battle cry–“more guns are not the answer!”–created quite a backlash. While Americans of course accept contributions to American media from individuals not native to the country, Morgan’s failure to demonstrate some sensitivity toward the history and polarity of the gun control debate seemed to highlight his foreignness, thus diminishing his authority in the eyes of many viewers.

As a frequent viewer of Morgan’s show, I will certainly miss the chance to keep up with global and domestic affairs via Morgan’s candor, passion, and more-than-occasional snark. The end of Morgan’s show, however, also makes a very powerful statement on the American mindset–one that is not only thoughtprovoking for the American citizen, but that CNN should be mindful of in finding Morgan’s replacement.

Eleanor.Hudd@UConn.edu

‘Glee’ should have stayed on break

By Emily Lewson Staff Writer

After a three-month break, “Glee” returned this week with “Frenemies,” an episode that lacked depth. The show should have remained on break.

The episode followed the relationships between Rachel (Lea Michele) and Santana (Naya Rivera), as well as Artie (Kevin McHale) and Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz). The pairs fought for things outside of their control.

With her main role in “Funny Girl,” Rachel’s stardom inflates her ego. The Rachel from earlier seasons returns; her self-centered attitude drives away any friends and changes her into the character we all hated.

Santana’s audition for Rachel’s understudy brings about Rachel’s character change.

Perhaps Santana’s rendition of a song Rachel commonly performs was a dramatic move, but Rachel’s new spotlight in the most dramatic city in the world made it almost acceptable.

“Santana’s unique take on the number we’ve been conditioned to hear as ‘Rachel’s Song Only’ is refreshing and a neat trick of how ‘Glee’ can still make the musical fantasy reality work for it,” said Rae Votta, a “Billboard” columnist.

The return of the backstabbing suggests that nothing changes after high school. The duo’s actions are immature. They act as if they are freshmen again. By setting this example, Rachel and Santana wrongly demonstrate to viewers across the nation that when pursuing your dreams it is okay to sabotage friendships.

While the Santana-Rachel feud returns, the debate between Artie and Tina sends the show in a new direction. The pair has

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“Glee’s” lastest episode, “Frenemies,” dissapointed audiences with a lack of moral guidance.

always been the shining back- the impossibility of maintaining ground singers. They play nice, close friendships while pursusing well and set an example. ing your dreams. More imporBut not anymore. In a fight to tantly, Tina abuses Artie. She become that year’s valedictorian, says horrible things to him and Tina exposes Artie’s pretentious pushes him out of his wheelchair. desire for popularity by dating Tina never apologizes, nor is she Kitty. If this low blow was not chastised. The show’s focus on enough, Tina ends up physically drama determines violent action abusing Artie as she pushes him as a social norm. The show over in his wheelchair. became famous for its attempt Following the to destroy hateful fight, each concedes actions between high Glee the win to the other schoolers. Lately, in their speech comtheir characters are petition. However, not the ones facing their feud isn’t over. discrimination, but Principal Sue decides rather dealing it out. their speeches act as The final convera forfeit and grants Blaine the sation in “Frenemies” is about title of valedictorian. Of course, the need to leave a small town.

Blaine resolves the fight by “If you don’t hate where you offering for the three to sing came from, if you didn’t [get out] a rendition of Kelly Clarkson’s of your dinky midwestern town, “Breakaway” at graduation. if you somehow managed to fit The unexpected outbreak in just a little bit in high school between supposed best friends, and don’t carry any resentment Artie and Tina, again suggests toward your parents for forc-

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ing you to grow up in such a hole, well, then you’re weird and unfulfilled and a loser. Your fate is a sad one and you should be pitied,” staff writer MaryAnn Sleasman of “TV.com” said.

The necessity to leave Ohio is a sad idea. If New Directions was a great experience, more kids should want to stay. The relation between success and somewhere else — anywhere else — paints the notion that the grass is greener on the other side.

This is just another way “Glee’s” realism has been lost; it no longer teaches its viewers right from wrong. Rather, this show focuses on achieving your goals regardless of consequence.

As a whole, the latest episode was a waste of time. Here’s to hoping the season returns to its positive teachings and lightens up on the drama.

Emily.Lewson@UConn.edu

It has been said that the media’s portrayal of men and women has led to insecurity in our society. By showing enhanced and edited images of male and female figures that the average person cannot naturally achieve, it’s easy to see how the television and film industry places an unreasonable amount of pressure on viewers to look that way. The average person may not be able to achieve the six pack we see so often on television, but that does not stop the industry from creating these illusions in order to attract audiences. Although this is a serious problem, the issue I’m writing about is how we so often see these sorts of bodies and images, but we never see anybody work for them.

Just about any action film or show features a male character with a chiseled six pack and huge muscular frame.

Yet, how often have we ever seen a character do exercise?

Daniel Craig has spent a lot of time showing off his body in his three James Bond movies. Yes, he looks good and all of us men hope to look like that at his age, but he spends the entire movie living and breathing espionage.

We never see him do a pushup or pick up a weight. We see him do a lot of cardio chasing terrorists, but surely those biceps did not grow themselves.

Let’s look at a more extreme example. Look at either Vin Diesel or The Rock in any movie they’ve done.

These guys look like they have never spent more than an hour of their lives outside of the gym, but with the exception of “Pain and Gain,” how often do we see them working out or even in physically demanding jobs?

Strangely, not very often.

Yes, some guys are naturally born big, but not that big.

So often these action heroes are passed off as the everyday average man. But, does an everyday man look like The Rock, whose every single promotional poster demands a close-up of the bursting veins in his biceps?I don’t have a problem with these sorts of images, I actually really like The Rock as an action star. I’m just tired of cliché Herculean body types with no effort.

If a show or film is going to show us a character for days on end on a busy schedule with no breaks that appears to be routine, all they really need to do is insert a quick clip somewhere of the character working out so we can at least buy into it. Ben Affleck seems to understand this. I recall he inserted a random scene of his character working out in “The Town.” It was hardly necessary since he didn’t appear to be in exceptional shape, but at least somebody gets it. I’m not going to buy Mark Wahlberg as a lazy stoner who eats chips all day in “Ted” when his “Pain and Gain” biceps are busting through the clothes that attempt to hide them. If we must be shown outrageous bodies, at least justify them with exercise scenes.

Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu

Monday, March 3, 2014

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Focus

Late night update: good start Anime’s slice of life

By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer

Weekend Update five nights a week? Sign me up! After a 12 year stint on “Saturday Night Live,” comic Seth Meyers has finally landed his very own late night talk show.

In an unpredictable (well maybe not) series of events in early 2010 Conan O’Brien departed NBC and set the stage for Jimmy Fallon to take over “The Tonight Show” in a few short years. These left the door open for Meyers to claim the mantle of host for NBC’s “Late Night” franchise this past week. Considering some of comedy’s biggest icons have consistently re invented the late night format itself on the program, it would be an understatement to say that Mr. Meyers has some pretty big shoes to fill. Be they David Letterman’s absurdist humor and remote bits, O’Brien’s colorful cast of characters and elaborate sketches, or Jimmy Fallon’s consistent viral video hit creating.

Fortunately for Meyers, his premiere episode was solid.

Meyers opened with a mock version of Jimmy Fallon’s popular “Thank You Notes.” After, a somewhat nervous Meyers got through a monologue fairly well, although it was clear that the comedian is still in “Weekend Update” mode.

The punchiness is still funny, but his flow was a bit off. It’ll probably take the new host some time to get acclimated to the new format.

Following the monologue, Meyers proceeded to have a quick conversation with bandleader and fellow ex-SNL cast mate Fred Armisen.

Meyers noted how busy Armisen has been, working on his IFC series “Portlandia” in addition to his new gig on “Late Night.” Armisen then

proceeded to give an outlandish plug for his fictitious new program on the History Channel covering recent history. It was a fun little bit showcasing the absurdness the program is unafraid of demonstrating.

The first comedy bit ever done by the program was “Venn Diagrams.” The classic elementary school learning tool was revived for “Late Night.” For example: there are two separate terms, “Snow” and “Toilet Paper,” and the host then reveals what they have in common–“things you won’t find in Sochi.” It’s an original and amusing bit, while not laugh out loud funny; it’s enough to keep you entertained without getting bored.

Meyers’ very first guest, pal and former “Weekend Update” co-anchor Amy Poehler, made a memorable appearance, helping Meyers transition into AP the role of interviewing “real” Host Seth Meyers smiles during the premiere of “Late Night people. The pair has always with Seth Meyers” on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in New York. had great chemistry and the high entertainment value of last week, the new set of “Late the ensuing conversation came as Night” appears fairly cheap and no surprise. generic, lacking elaborate detail. It’s The first real challenge for Meyers a minor gripe but I can’t imagine followed as he interviewed Vice why NBC would launch a new proPresident Joseph Biden. Meyers gram with such a set. Altogether, the seemed relatively at ease and ques- debut episode of “Late Night with tioned the politician on a few “seri- Seth Meyers” was solid. Despite a ous” matters including expanding few low points, Meyers seemed far high speed rail transit in the U.S. more confident than either O’Brien Meyers seemed confident during or Fallon in their debut shows, and the interview and managed to find a the result was a fun and entertaining great balance between light hearted product that fans will have no probcomedy and serious deliberation. lem tuning into after the “Tonight Musical guests A Great Big World Show.” closed out the debut show.

When compared to Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” set, which debuted Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

By Max Engel Campus Correspondent In the field of anime, there exists a genre of series where nothing of consequence truly occurs. There’s no martial arts tournaments, nor giant monsters coming to destroy Tokyo every week. Indeed, the series that make up the so-called “slice of life” genre choose to do little more than chronicle the daily lives of various people, whether that be a father and his inquisitive daughter like in “Yotsubato,” or Martian gondoliers as seen in Aria.

Arguably, one of the more popular slice of life series was none other than “Hidamari Sketch,” the 2007 animated adaptation of a graphic novel series

by Ume Aoki. Even today, “Hidamari Sketch” continues to be serialized in graphic novel form.

“Hidamari Sketch” follows a quartet of teenage girls attending the Yamabuki Art School. This group consists of the innocuous Yuno, who is joined by her energetic friend Miyako, as well as the other tenants of the Hidamari Apartments: the gentle Hiro and bashful Sae. Additionally, Yuno and Miyako’s 20-something teacher, Ms. Yoshinoya, has an unusual penchant for dressing up in various outfits and showing off. The quartet usually interacts with one another in cutesy snapshots of their lives as art students, such as when Miyako struggles to resist eating slices of bread that are meant for erasing. To many people unfamiliar with the slice of life genre, this premise would understandably appear as insipid and droll. But in a world that isn’t perfect, “Hidamari Sketch” depicts a life as sunny and innocent as the characters it stars. It’s a feel-good series without worries or

drama, and everyone has a friendly, strong spirit.

Another sizable part of “Hidamari Sketch”’s success can be attributed to the stylistic choices of the famed animation studio, Shaft. Shaft utilizes a very unique selection of colors and patterns to give the backgrounds of the series an appearance not unlike 1960s pop art. In addition to using soft colors, Shaft occasionally uses photorealistic items in the series, such as Yuno’s teddy bear, or the sculpted busts seen in a storage room. A personal favorite stylistic choice of mine is when Yuno is standing at a crosswalk and a car is represented simply as the word “car,” rather than an actual sedan or coupe.

In addition, the soundtrack for “Hidamari Sketch” is quite soothing and very befitting of the show’s atmosphere. With mellow basses and innocent recorders, the soundtrack is ideal lounge music. Fans of the soundtrack will be delighted to hear the composer for “Hidamari Sketch,” Tomoki Kikuya, continued to work with the series in subsequent seasons, as he is responsible for the music of “Hidamari Sketch x 365,” “Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu,” and “Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb.” More recently, Kikuya worked on the soundtrack for both seasons of “Squid Girl” before his most recent work for the “Henneko” soundtrack.

True to its name, “Hidamari Sketch” sketches a bright, sunny story that doesn’t have anything to hide. If you enjoy the slice of life genre, or you’re a fan of Shaft’s work in animation, “Hidamari Sketch” should leave you as happy as Miyako.

Max.Engel@UConn.edu

‘American Idol’ votes Good film, not right for Rainbow Cinema routed to Wash. pizzeria

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — The phones were ringing off the hook at Gordy’s Pizza & Pasta in Port Angeles last Wednesday, but the callers weren’t looking for the eatery’s signature fettucine.

They were trying to vote for their favorite singing contestants on the hit Fox TV show “American Idol.”

It’s not clear why the calls were routed to Gordy’s for two hours Wednesday night, the Peninsula Daily News reported. The number the show advertised for voters — 855-443-6411 — is not similar to the number the pizzeria has had for the past 50 years.

According to the show, viewers nationwide cast more than 71 million votes Wednesday night.

The restaurant’s owner, Randy Sexton, said his staff was inundated with calls — “a frenzy of ring, ring, ring, ring, ring” — and answered every one as if it were a customer. He hopes the snafu gets fixed before next Wednesday’s episode.

A spokeswoman for “American Idol,” now in its 13th season said efforts were being made to fix the problem.

Sexton said a mistake may have been made — possibly a keyboard typo — when voters’ calls were routed through AT&T. Most of the calls seemed to be from the East Coast, he said.

Sandy Bennett, who set up and manages the show’s voting system, did not have an explanation, according to an email she sent to Wave Broadband in an effort to address the

By Zach Lederman Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of fox.com

One of the most important element’s of FOX’s “American Idol” is the audience’s ability to call in to vote for their favorite singer; but that went awry last week as calls were directed to a pizzeria.

problem.

Bennett is the general manager of Los Angeles-based Telescope, “a provider of audience participation, consumer engagement and social television solutions,” according to its website.

She suggested blocking out-of-state calls to Gordy’s during show nights, subject to Sexton’s approval.

“The purpose of this is to prevent the misdials/routed calls from flooding Mr. Sexton’s lines and interrupting his business while we continue to work on investigating the cause,” Bennett said.

Bennett also suggested placing a

trap on the line to detect the number that “American Idol” voters are actually dialing.

“While they say they are calling 855-443-6411, it’s quite possible it’s something similar and is somehow tied to the pizza company,” Bennett wrote.

Sexton was not happy about the prospect of another night of frenzied phone calls from “American Idol” fans.

The show has 12 episodes remaining this season.

“I have three months of potential challenge if they don’t figure out how to reroute or unroute calls in a different way,” he said.

Audience involved in art interpretaions

Old game’s high score

from WOMEN, page 5

of the art that was presented and how they felt it reflected the previously lost stories of women. Connections were drawn to the graphic novel “Persepolis,” and the group discussed the effectiveness of Marjane Satrapi’s choice of making her emotional narrative in a graphic, usually comic, form.

The talk proved to be insightful, intellectual and enlightening. The spark of conversation as well as the knowledge and curiosity of both the panelists and the audience as a whole was stimulating and exciting. The next salon is planned for April 11 at The Benton.

next.

On top of that, your characters have relatively larger hit-boxes, meaning that things have a better chance of hitting you instead of missing you by a hair.

“Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze” is getting pretty good reviews across the board, averaging around 9/10 from what I can tell.

If you enjoy the old games, I would suggest checking it out, as well as “Donkey Kong Country Returns.”

Don’t forget to tweet at me @GiGantoss and we can do some co-op or head to head sometime!

Ashley.Maher@UConn.edu

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nies,” said Holgerson, “But the term is evolving so we have adopted an intersectional approach. It is important to look at race, sexuality and religion.”

“The middle east has a different kind of interpretation.

Iranian women have fought so much for basic human rights and now have many more rights than before. But there is a back and forth concept of feminism,” said Rahmanifar.

This led to a group, even audience wide, conversation about the topics at hand.

Audience members took turns responding to these questions, posing their own questions and even providing their own interpretation

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On Saturday afternoon, the Rainbow Center held Rainbow Cinema, their weekly presentation of an LGBTQthemed film. This week’s film was “Son Frére,” French for “His Brother,” a film focused on the relationship between two estranged brothers, and the way a devastating illness helps bring the two of them together.

The film stars Bruno Todeschini as Thomas and Eric Caravaca as Luc, two brothers, who, at the beginning of the film, have not seen one another for quite a long while. Thomas, the older of the two, arrives at Luc’s home and explains to him that he is suffering from a rare and potentially deadly blood disorder that is affecting the platelets in his blood. He asks Luc if he would accompany him to the various doctors that he must visit, to various tests he must undergo. Through their frequent arguing, it is made clear that the two have not been close for a very long time.

The brothers gradually become closer, to the point that both Thomas’ girlfriend, Claire, and Luc’s boyfriend, Vincent, both take notice of their increasing closeness, and voice their concerns that they are losing their significant others to a newfound familial relationship.

Through the course of the film, the audience is made privy to the fact that the troubles between Luc and Thomas stem much deeper than is initially made apparent. Thomas’ relation-

ship with his parents, specifically his father, is heavily strained, with his father at one point stating that he considers Thomas to be weak, and he wished Luc had gotten the disease instead, because he is strong enough to actually beat it.

Though the audience at the showing was quite small, those who attended seemed to enjoy the film.

“This movie was wonderful, I especially liked the depiction of ableism going on within the film, in the way that others treated Thomas when they found out he was sick. It really highlights an important issue,” said Jay Beaulieu, a second semester molecular and cell Biology major.

Beaulieu felt the film choice was odd for the Rainbow Center.

“It seemed that this film didn’t really touch too heavily on LGBTQ issues,” she said. “Yeah, Luc was gay, and his relationship with Vincent seemed slightly troubled, but other than that, the film didn’t really focus on it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I was definitely expecting a film that revolved more around LGBTQ that ableism.”

Anyone interested in attending Rainbow Cinema can come to the Rainbow Center, located on the fourth floor of the student union each Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Next week’s film will be “I Can’t Think Straight.”

Zachary.Lederman@UConn.edu

Curtain goes up on Oscars LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another year, another Oscars, and Jennifer Lawrence is still stumbling and laughing about it.

A year after Jennifer Lawrence memorably tripped on her way up the stairs to accept best actress for “Silver Linings Playbook,” the young actress briefly stumbled just as she was hitting the red carpet and waving to fans. She was quickly pulled up after momentarily collapsing in a heap of red gown and self-deprecating laughter.

The 86th annual Academy Awards got underway at 8:30 p.m. with a ceremony hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. After a blustery few days of torrential downpours, Hollywood appears ready for smooth sailing at Sunday’s show — even if sure footing was proving elusive for some.

Best-actor nominee Matthew McConaughey was greeted by fans in bleachers along the red carpet humming and patting their chests as he does in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Lupita Nyong’o, the “12 Years a Slave” nominated star and new red carpet favorite, wore a flowing ice blue Prada gown that she said reminded her of her Kenyan home.

The Oscars promise a music-filled ceremony, including the best-song favorite “Let it Go,” sung by Broadway’s Idina Menzel in Disney’s “Frozen.”

“If I wasn’t nervous, something would be a little off,” said Menzel.

Unlike the stormy hosting of Seth MacFarlane last year, the nimble, sneaker-wearing DeGeneres is expected to return the broadcast to more traditional territory. Many of the night’s biggest categories, too, seem to hold little chance for surprise.

The well-established favorites include McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Nyong’o and Jared Leto. Each comes into Oscar Sunday having won a parade of awards over the last few months, including honors at Saturday’s Spirit Awards.

The night’s biggest question mark won’t come until the very end. The historical drama “12 Years a Slave,” the 3-D space spectacle “Gravity” and the con-artist caper “American Hustle” are vying for best picture in the night’s closest contest.

Though the Oscar ceremony is almost always a glitzy bubble separate from real-world happenings, international events in Ukraine and Venezuela could be felt Sunday. Russian state-owned broadcaster Channel One Russia said it would not broadcast the Oscars live because of the necessity for news coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. It will instead transmit the Oscars early Tuesday morning, local time.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

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by Michelle Penney

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Sports

Huskies' defense troubles defensive-minded Cincinnati

By Mike Peng Senior Staff Writer

UConn senior point guard Shabazz Napier runs the offense against No. 11 Cincinnati at the XL Center Saturday afternoon. Saturday's game was Napier's last at the XL Center.

HARTFORD – It’s not often a team can shoot 31 percent from the field and still pull out a victory in college basketball, but the UConn men’s basketball team managed to do so Saturday afternoon to upset No. 11 Cincinnati 51-45 at the XL Center and improved to 23-6 overall and 11-5 in the American Athletic Conference.

Defense stymies Bearcats Points came at a premium on Saturday as both teams combined for only 28 field goals in the contest.

Ryan Boatright’s dunk with 7:39 left in the second half gave UConn a 41-32 lead, but it also turned out to be the last basket the Huskies would make on the day.

UConn went on to make 10 free throws after that and held Cincinnati to just 27 percent shooting from the

go,’” Hartley said. “You get in game mode and all the other stuff is just like peripheral stuff, you zone that out and just focus on the game.”

Dolson tallied the Huskies’ first two points of the game with a pair of free-throws and finished with just six points, though she also grabbed 10 rebounds to go with two steals and two assists.

“For me, I had a good game tonight,” Dolson said. “I don’t need to score in double figures all the time because we have such scorers on our team. You want to play well for everyone, for the fans and for everyone being our last home game, so I think Bria and I played our best.”

The senior center also managed to sweeten her final regular season game at Gampel Pavilion by making a bit of history.

With 3:03 left in the first half, the center grabbed her sixth rebound of the day and 1,000th of her career,

becoming one of just five Huskies– along with Maya Moore, Rebecca Lobo, Tina Charles and Jamelle Elliot–to ever hit the mark.

“She didn’t strike me as a great rebounder her freshman year,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma said. “It’s just taken a while for her to understand, to go get the ball. I’m just really proud of her because that wasn’t one of her strengths coming out of high school and she’s worked really, really hard on it. She deserves it.”

Sluggish return After four games off due to a bout with mononucleosis, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis returned to the court Saturday afternoon. The junior forward got a start and 27 minutes, but showed some signs of rust.

“It was alright,” Mosqueda-Lewis said of her return appearance. “It wasn’t the best that I want, but it’s going to take some time and I think I did well for my first day back.”

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field to preserve the win.

“We went into a little drought and we didn't allow that to deter us on the defensive end," said Shabazz Napier, who had 18 points and 11 rebounds during the game. "Guys were just continuing to work hard and that was exactly what we needed.”

The Bearcats’ Sean Kilpatrick, who was averaging 20.5 points per game to lead the American heading into the game, was held to 16 points–only four of them in the second half¬–in the contest.

“We just had 10 eyes on [Kilpatrick],” UConn coach Kevin Ollie said. “Lasan [Kromah] did a great job on him then Terrence [Samuel] came in and did a great job on him… We wanted to get the ball out of his hands and make somebody else score.”

UConn’s defense forced Kilpatrick to cough the ball up seven times and scored 20 points off 20 total Cincinnati turnovers.

“There wasn't going to be a lot of X’s and O’s this game," Ollie said. “There was going to be a lot of punches thrown and thank God we threw the last punch and we got out with a victory.”

The 51 points UConn scored on Saturday were the fewest in a victory since the Huskies topped Villanova on Feb. 11, 2002 by a score of 46-40.

Farewell, XL Seniors Napier, Niels Giffey, Tyler Olander and Tor Watts, along with graduate student Lasan Kromah, played their final XL Center game on Saturday.

Napier, who has played 38 games at the XL Center and averaged 10.6 points per game at the venue during his four-year career at UConn, said “it was quite emotional” for him in his last game in Hartford.

“It just hit me,” Napier said after the game. “Actually on my last free throw, I smiled… I just thought to myself, ‘This is maybe my last shot

at XL…’ I can’t believe how fast four years go by.”

On Wednesday, it will be Senior Night for the Huskies and Napier will be one of the honorees prior to the game against Rutgers at Gampel Pavilion. Napier looked back on his career at UConn and pointed to the 2011-2012 season as the one he learned the most in.

“My sophomore year, where nothing went my way, everything was so messed up, I think that was the most understanding year I could ever have,” Napier said.

“I’ve enjoyed it so much after it happened, because without that, I would probably still be messing up games and yelling at guys.”

“I’m just passionate about winning and I had to learn how to be a leader. That definitely was one of the biggest reasons why I think I learned so much in life at UConn.”

Michael.Peng@UConn.edu

Hartley, Dolson leave emotions on the sideline on Senior Day

By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor

There were flowers, music and even a little dancing during UConn’s Senior Day ceremonies on Saturday afternoon.

But after Stefanie Dolson shimmied her way to midcourt and Bria Hartley triumphantly pumped her framed jersey overhead, there was an eight-minute break and then a game to play.

The top-ranked Huskies won it, 72-35, over No. 24 Rutgers, but it took the two seniors a few minutes to regroup and hit their usual stride.

For Hartley, it took nearly 10 minutes to get a bucket, but that first mak–a left-wing 3-pointer–helped shake the emotions. She tallied a team-high 14 in the first half and finished the game with 20.

“When you have big games or whatever, just when you hit that first shot it’s just like, ‘OK, let’s

The junior forward racked up seven points on 3 of 10 shooting and went 1 of 7 from behind the arc. She also added three rebounds.

“I had three turnovers, so I’ve got to make sure that I’m not trying to over-force the ball in places where it’s not there,” Mosqueda-Lewis said. “And I want to be a little more active on the offensive and defensive boards.”

Mosqueda-Lewis did say that she was pleased with how she fed the ball into the post and how she played defensively. Auriemma quipped that the Huskies needed her lackluster shooting performance to help lower the team’s average.

“I should tell her this isn’t baseball, you don’t get to the Hall of Fame by going 3-for-10,” Auriemma joked before saying he was pleased to get her extended minutes in an effort to get back in game-shape.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

Huskies finish second at AACs No. 11 West Virginia shocks No. 6 from WOMEN'S, page 12

Southern Methodist University snagged first place with a score of 118.5, followed by UConn with 114, Houston with 87.5, UCF with 78 and Louisville with 77. Memphis, Cincinnati, South Florida, Rutgers and Temple filled out the bottom half of the scorecard in that order.

Sophomore Laura Williamson opened the competition strong for the Huskies, claiming first in the mile run with a personal-record time of 4:53. Junior Faith Dismuke also broke her personal record and placed third in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:07.50.

The Huskies concluded the competition by winning the 4x400 relay for the first time in any championship event in program history. The

team of senior Celina Emerson, sophomore Deysha Smith-Jenkins, Dismuke and fellow junior Nyanka Joseph broke the school record with a time of 3:37.92.

“I’m as proud of this team as I have been of any team I have coached. I am excited about the future and what this young team can do,” associate head coach Clive Terrelonge said. “This was a great weekend for the first ever AAC Championship. I’m excited about the future of this conference, including the upcoming outdoor conference championship.”

Next weekend the Huskies will compete in their second to last event of the indoor season at the ECAC championships in Boston.

Cody.Milardo@UConn.edu

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Baylor to keep Big 12 hopes alive WACO, Texas (AP) — Ever the self-proclaimed downer, West Virginia coach Mike Carey was quick to tell his No. 11 Mountaineers they still have one more game before being able to at least have a share of the Big 12 title.

Carey also realizes they have that chance only after taking down the three-time defending champ on the road.

Asya Bussie had 21 points before fouling out, Averee Fields stole an errant pass and drove for a go-ahead layup with 12 seconds left and West Virginia beat No. 6 Baylor 71-69 Sunday, handing the Lady Bears their first conference home loss in four years. The teams are tied atop the Big 12 standings with one game left in the regular season.

"This is a very big win for us. We just came in here really focused and stayed focused the whole game," Bussie said. "We have goals, and one of our goals was to beat Baylor,

and that's what we did. " Odyssey Sims, the nation's leading scorer, had 39 points in her final regular-season home game. But the senior guard also her first career 10-turnover game, including the pass that Fields got in the Baylor end of the court, before Sims then missed a last shot.

West Virginia (26-3, 15-2 Big 12) never even led until 5:20 was left.

The lead changed six times after that, the final time on the play by Fields that gave the Mountaineers their ninth consecutive victory.

"I told the girls, I'm very proud of them. Win or lose, we played hard. I just felt like the first time we played them, we weren't aggressive at all — offensively, defensively — kind of sitting back, kind of intimidated," Carey said. "This game, win or lose, I thought we were aggressive. I just wanted everybody to know that we showed up today, and our girls did a good job of that. "

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UConn senior forward Stefanie Dolson dances onto the court at Gampel Pavilion Saturday afternoon. Dolson and Bria Hartley were inducted into the Huskies of Honor on Senior Day.

Women's tennis falls to James Madison

By Eugene Joh Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s tennis team lost to James Madison University and fell to a 1-5 dual meet record at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. this past Saturday.

The Huskies extend their losing streak to five meets, after earning their sole victory against Quinnipiac on Oct. 1 in the season’s first headto-head contest. JMU moves up to a 4-2 record, and records their third consecutive victory.

UConn performed solidly in their singles matches, earning three points with straight-sets victories from sophomore Srna Stosljevic and seniors Lucy Nutting and Jennifer Learmonth.

In the No. 1 singles match, Stosljevic defeated JMU’s no. 1, Taylor Pinchoff, 6-3 and 6-1 in two straightforward sets. At No. 3,

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Nutting also got through a fairly comfortable two sets, beating JMU’s Emily Bradshaw 6-2, 6-4.

In the No. 5 match, Learmonth got off to a solid start against JMU’s Ruxandra Andriescu, winning the first set 6-3. She had to work a little harder in the second set, having to win the ensuing tie-break to take the match 6-3, 7-6 (1).

With the singles matches tied at three apiece, it came down to the three doubles teams to earn the seventh point, and the win. JMU would go on to sweep all three matches en route to a victory.

Next, the Huskies will look to record their first dual meet victory in five months, as they take on Fairfield University this Wednesday, Mar. 5. The meet is set to take place at the East Hartford Tennis Club at 2 p.m.

four minutes, but that next shot, a fast-break layup from Shabazz Napier, sent UConn into the half with a 26-25 lead.

Holding on to a one-point lead against one of the nation’s top defenses, it was the Huskies’ defense that rose to the occasion in the second half.

UConn held Cincinnati to 19 points on 6-for-24 shooting in the second half, and after Bearcats’ leading scorer Sean Kilpatrick scored 12 points in the first half, he was held to just six in the second. Kilpatrick had 26 points in the two team’s first meeting, a 63-58 Cincinnati win on Feb. 6.

“We had to load up,” junior Ryan Boatright said.

“We knew Sean was going to come in and everybody knows he’s a great scorer.

He puts up a lot of shots.

Our thing was to load up and make somebody else beat us.

We weren’t going to let him come out and go for 30 or 26.

Somebody else was going to have to beat us because we were going to load the paint.”

Ten of UConn’s 25 points in the second half came from Napier, who finished the game with 18 points and 11 rebounds. The Huskies are now 6-0 in games where Napier records a double-double.

But Napier was the only Husky to score in double fig-

ures. The last time UConn only had one player surpass 10 points was on Nov. 22, 2013, when Napier’s 27 lifted the Huskies to a 59-58 win over Indiana.

“We’re just kind of in a drought,” Napier said. “And if we’re in a draught, we can’t allow that to hurt us defensively. We’re going to have games where we’re not going to score a lot of points. We’ve got to make it up somehow, some way but as long as we play good defense, our shots are going to fall eventually.”

Napier’s heir apparent, freshman point guard Terrence Samuel, gave the Huskies 16 quality minutes off the bench.

Samuel added three points, one assist and one steal in the win, but his most important contribution may have been locking down on Kilpatrick.

“I’m extremely proud of Terrence,” Boatright said. “He’s been working hard all year. He’s getting his opportunity now and he’s making the best of it. These last two games he’s been tremendous and a big part of our wins.”

Next up for UConn is Senior Night at Gampel Pavilion.

Napier, Giffey, Kromah, Tyler Olander and Tor Watts will play in Storrs for the last time Wednesday night in the Huskies’ final conference game against Rutgers before the Scarlet Knights move to the Big Ten Conference.

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There are 13 days until Selection Sunday ahead of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Men’s track wins first AAC Championship

“I don’t think there’s anyone that’s seriously going to challenge them.”

By Matt Kren Campus Correspondent

- Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer on UConn

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March 8 Louisville 2 p.m.

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March 9 James Madison 1 p.m.

Baseball March 7 Florida 7 p.m.

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Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin argues with Ted Valentine after a call goes against the Bearcats against UConn at the XL Center in Hartford Saturday afternoon. Cronin had to be restrained by players, but did not receive a technical foul.

Baseball drops two out of three games at Lipscomb

Women’s Track and Field March 8-10 ECAC Championship All day

By Scott Carroll Staff Writer

March 14 and 15 NCAA Championship All day

What's On TV Men’s Basketball: Notre Dame vs. No. 19 North Carolina, 7 p.m., ESPN Virginia is the No. 1 seed and Virginia Tech is 15. That is all that is certain in the ACC Tournament picture at this point.

With a win against Notre Dame, North Carolina can secure a double bye and an automatic berth in the Quarterfinals.

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The Irish, meanwhile, are trying to make the road easier by clowing out of the bottom six to earn a first-round bye.

NHL: Buffalo Sabres vs. Dallas Stars, 8 p.m., NBC Sports With only a couple of days until the trade deadline, there are few, if any, players on the Buffalo Sabres not being dangled as trade bait.

The club has already pulled the trigger on a trade that sent superstar goaltender Ryan Miller to the St. Louis Blues.

After giving up Miller, the Sabres face a test from top-20 scorers Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin, who have Dallas currently sitting in a playoff spot.

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The UConn baseball team went 1-2 this weekend in their series against the Lipscomb Bison.

The Huskies (4-5) opened up the weekend strong and won an extra inning thriller to start off the series.

With the scored tied at 4-4 in the top of the tenth inning and two outs, freshman Aaron Hill delivered an RBI single that would score Max McDowell as the Huskies permanently took the lead from the Bison, making the score 5-4. Hill would advance on a wild pitch and eventually score on a Jack Sundberg single that would double the lead, making the score 6-4.

Freshman Patrick Ruotolo picked up the win for the Huskies as he tossed three scoreless innings while striking out four Bison on his way to his first victory of the year.

The Huskies would not fare so well during the rest of the series, being out-scored 18-3 over the next two games.

UConn would drop game two of the series in another extra innings thriller as the Bison took the game 4-3 in extra innings.

With the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the tenth, the Bisons’ junior infielder Grant Massey started the inning with a lead-off double. UConn pitcher Andrew Zapata would walk the next batter, while the Bisons’ sacrifice bunted both runners over to sec-

ond and third.

UConn would intentionally walk the next batter to load the bases with one out.

Zapata would strikeout the next Bisons’ batter, but allow a walk to senior outfielder Chad Shannon sealing the game for Lipscomb as they took the game 4-3 on the walk-off walk.

The Huskies would lose the rubber match of the three game series 14-1 as the Huskies allowed 12 runs in the eighth inning.

UConn only accumulated six hits in the affair as their lone run came off the bat of Blake Davey as he hit his first homerun of the year in the top of the ninth.

The Bison scored their first two runs in the bottom of the second inning when junior outfielder Jonathan Allison hit a triple that scored two Bison, giving Lipscomb a 2-0 lead.

The score would remain 2-0 until the bottom of the eighth, when Lipscomb had an offensive explosion.

The Bison would score 12 runs on 10 hits in the inning as the Lipscomb trampled the UConn bullpen.

Davey’s homerun in the top of the ninth allowed UConn to avoid the shutout, but they would be unable to overcome the 12-run eighth inning as they fell 14-1.

The Huskies will hit the road again next weekend for a threegame series against Florida in Gainesville.

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The UConn men’s track and field team overcame a 33-point deficit after the first of two days to win the first ever American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship.

On the first day, the Huskies accumulated 26 points and placed qualifying performances in every event. Notable performances were turned in by junior Oluwatosin Edwards, who placed second in the 35-pound weight throw, freshman Craig Hunter and senior captain Cory Duggan, who placed third and fourth respectively in the pole vault, and the UConn medley relay team.

Trailing Louisville, who led with 59 points, and Houston, UConn owned the second day to win the title. The Huskies finished with 158 points, holding off Louisville (123 points) and Houston (116 points).

Although the Huskies only finished first in the 4x400 mile run and the 1600-meter run, 27 of the 32 athletes scored points in their events.

The Huskies had 25 top-five finishes and 34 top-10 finishes. The first place finish in the mile run was turned in by freshman Mike O’Donnell, who was closely followed by a pair of teammates: sophomore Nick Bertolini and sophomore Bryan Fowler, who placed third and fourth respectively.

The captains once again helped lead the winning effort, with Duggan in pole vault and Darnell Cummings placing third in the 60-meter dash and second in the 200-meter dash. Eric Masington placed second in shot put with a throw of 17.30 meters.

Other top-five performances in the field were turned in by sophomore Kris Horn (second), sophomore Patrick Meyer (fourth) and senior Sean Walsh (fifth) in the heptathlon, sophomore Harley Lacroix (fourth) in the triple jump, junior Tobey Belton (fifth) and freshman Demario Gray (fifth) in the high jump.

In the track events, top-five performances included freshman Patrick Hayes (fifth) in the 200-meter dash, freshman Chinedu Amonu (third), senior Kyle Twombly (fourth) and sophomore Robert Hovanec (fifth) in the 400meter dash, and sophomore Alvaro Chavez (third), sophomore Robert Rhodes (fourth) and senior Paul DeSalvo (fifth) in the 800meter run.

The Huskies have now won back-to-back conference championships, including last year’s Big East Championship, and have not lost a scored event this season. Coaches Greg Roy, Rich Miller and Renny Waldron were honored as the American Athletic Conference coaching staff of the year.

Mathew.Kren@UConn.edu

Softball gets first win, but drops four in Texas

By Kyle Constable Staff Writer

The UConn softball team earned its win of the season on Friday, but could not manage to pull off another at the Texas A&M Invitational over the weekend.

The Huskies (1-9) avoided what would have been the program’s worst start in history Friday morning, as they defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 10-2 in five innings.

Lauren Duggan, who earned her first win of the season, had her best outing thus far, allowing only four hits and two walks while giving up just two earned runs.

On the offensive side, senior Audrey Grinnell put together a tremendous effort, driving in four runs on a three-run home run and an RBI single. Five other Huskies contributed RBIs as well.

However, that’s where the offensive well dried up for UConn.

In UConn’s second game of the day, No. 13/18 Texas A&M almost shut out the Huskies in a 14-4 win.

The Aggies carried a 14-0 lead into the top of the fifth, but a furious comeback effort powered by Grinnell’s second three-run home run of the day gave the Huskies at least a respectable showing in the game.

Senior Katelyn Callahan took the loss–her first of the season– after pitching just 0.1 innings and giving up one hit and four walks

for three earned runs.

Freshman Kayla Doty, who came in for Callahan in the first inning, and sophomore Alyson Ambler, who came in for Doty in the third inning, could not contain the Aggies’ offense either, giving up another eight runs before the game concluded.

The game was the Huskies’ worst loss of the season.

UConn looked to start fresh on Saturday, with a chance to notch another strong performance against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. However, the game quickly got out of hand and became a six-inning, 8-0 loss–the third time the Huskies have been shut out this season.

With just two games remaining in the tournament, UConn was still hoping to earn its second win of the season. But having to face Texas A&M again and reigningBig Ten champion Wisconsin did not make it easy.

The Huskies forced a full seven innings against Texas A&M in the second matchup on Saturday afternoon, but still could not overcome a five-run deficit, falling 6-1. On Sunday morning, UConn fell to Wisconsin 7-2 in a fiveinning game that ended prematurely due to rain.

Next up for the Huskies is the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C. this weekend, where UConn will kick off the tournament by facing Youngstown State at 1 p.m. on Friday.

Kyle.Constable@UConn.edu

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BEARCATS GET SKINNED UConn gets statement win over No. 11 Cincinnati at XL

By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent Going into the first round of the Hockey East Tournament, the UConn women’s hockey team was underdog against the No. 3 Northeastern Huskies.

Northeastern won both contests this season against UConn, including a 10-game win streak against the Huskies dating back to the 2010-11 season. Northeastern came into the matchup with 10 straight conference wins and was a sure lock in this first round matchup.

UConn proved to be a tough challenge, as they have been all year, holding a lead late into the third period until giving up two goals in the final three minutes of the game, falling to Northeastern 2-1.

UConn came out and competed against top-tier competition, holding Northeastern scoreless through two periods. The later this one went scoreless, the higher the belief became for UConn that they could pull off an upset.

UConn tallied the first goal of the game at 6:08 of the third period when Sarah MacDonnell netted her 12th goal of the season. Michela Cava put a shot on Northeastern goaltender Chloe Desjardins, who then let up a rebound in front of the net for MacDonnell to jam home.

Northeastern had numerous opportunities on the power play and finally equalized seven seconds into one of their power plays 17:36 into the third. Sonia St. Martin ripped a shot from the point that found its way through the bodies in front and past UConn goalie Elaine Chuli.

Just 1:33 later, Northeastern took the lead when Brittany Esposito found herself in front of the net and was able to slap a wrist shot over Chuli’s glove.

UConn pulled Chuli with 1:01 left to add an extra attacker but were unable to equalize.

With the loss, UConn’s season is over. The Huskies finished with a 9-24-2 (6-14-1 Hockey East) record and tied for fifth in the conference standings. In his first year as head coach, Chris MacKenzie led the Huskies to triple their number of wins from a year ago.

Juniors MacDonnell and Cava led the team in points with 27 each.

MacDonnell finished with a teamleading 12 goals and Cava finished with a team-high 17 assists.

Chuli led the Huskies in net this season, starting 24 out of 35 games while recording a 2.57 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

Matthew.Zampini@UConn.edu

Women’s track and field finishes in second at AAC Championships

By Cody Milardo Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s track and field team earned second place in the inaugural AAC Championship meet at Armory Collegiate this weekend. The Huskies were led by the Championship’s Most Outstanding Track Performer, sophomore Emily Durgin, who won the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs and anchored UConn’s first-place relay team.

“I am so proud of the way the girls fought for every point,” assistant coach Amy Begley said. “Some stepped up when others had an off day, and that is what a united team does for each other. UConn finished third in the American Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship and now earned second place in the Indoor American Championship. I like where this is going for outdoor track.”

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HARTFORD – March basketball games are not always pretty, and Saturday’s contest at the XL Center was no different, at least on the offensive side of the ball.

UConn and Cincinnati combined to make 28 of 96 shots, and only two players reached double figures in scoring.

Despite making 15 of 48 shots from the field and matching their lowest scoring output of the season, the Huskies picked up one of their biggest wins of the season, a 51-45 victory over the No. 11 Bearcats.

“I told the guys before the game that there was going to be some droughts scoring,” head coach Kevin Ollie said, “but you can’t have any droughts on the defensive end. We told them it was going to be 90 percent punches and 10 percent plays. Thank God we threw the last punch and we got out with a victory. All in all, it was a great statement victory for us.”

Cincinnati was the first team to reach 10 points, but not until Troy Caupain’s 3-pointer with 8:49 left in the first half. The Bearcats got out in front by six after that, their largest lead of the game, before Lasan Kromah finally got UConn over 10 points with 7:30 left.

A 3-pointer from Niels Giffey gave UConn the lead back three minutes later, a lead that only lasted 50 seconds.

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UConn freshman center Amida Brimah looks to go up for a shot against No. 11 Cincinnati at the XL Center Saturday afternoon. In their last game in Hartford this season, the Huskies beat the Bearcats 51-45, avenging a loss in Ohio on Feb. 6.

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No. 1 UConn tops Rutgers as Dolson, Hartley honored

By Erica Brancato Staff Writer

After a touching Senior Day tribute to Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley, it was back to business at tip for the No. 1 UConn women’s basketball team as they defeated No. 24 Rutgers 72-35.

“It was so special. The environment was amazing to have all of these fans come out for the two of us,” Dolson said. “To be able to share it with Bria, we came in together as freshmen and endured such similar journeys throughout our careers. To be able to end it together is a moment we will never forget.”

Before the game both Hartley and Dolson’s numbers were added into the Huskies of Honor along with players like Maya Moore, Tina Charles and Diana Taurasi. The two have led the Huskies throughout their four seasons at UConn, making marks on the program.

“I was a little worried about Bria.

She doesn’t look like it or act like it,

but she is a very emotional person,” head coach Geno Auriemma said. “I figured she would probably struggle a bit early on and she did, but once she got rolling, she did exactly what she always does in big games. She played well…that is the way it is supposed to be on senior night. You are supposed to play well, you are supposed t o enjoy yourself out there, a n d they did.”

Breanna Stewart lit it up early in the first half and never looked back.

With over 13 minutes left in the first, Stewart already racked up 11 points for the Huskies allowing an easy lead over the Scarlet Knights.

Kiah Stokes also blocked a shot late in the second half allowing UConn to tie their team single season record. With Stokes’ three blocks this game, the Huskies were able to tie their record of 251 blocks.

Both Hartley and Dolson shook off their Senior Day jitters early to play their usual dominant games.

Hartley racked up 20 points, as she and Stewart were the leading scorers for the team, while Dolson snatched 10 rebounds and two steals. She became the fifth ever player in UConn history with 1,000 rebounds a n d points.

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“I am really proud of her because [rebounding] was not one of her strengths coming out of high school. She has worked really hard on it. She deserves to be in that group,” Auriemma said. “She is so unselfish and does so many things for so many people. It is good for her to be recognized like that with some of the all-time greats that we have had here.”

Junior Betnijah Laney led the Rutgers’ frontcourt with 14 points, as their top scorer Kahleah Cooper

was unable to play due to an injury. The rest of the Scarlet Knights tallied 21 total points, which was one point higher than what Hartley scored by herself.

“We’re obviously not very deep offensively,” Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Strigner said. “What is important about Kahleah is the way she scores...We found out about her injury last night and it was disappointing.”

As predicted February quickly turned into March allowing UConn’s regular season to fly by.

Despite their setbacks with injuries and illnesses, the Huskies have seemed to mesh and improve at the right times. UConn looks to finish out the regular season strong as they travel to No. 3 Louisville for their last regular season game tonight at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. This battle not only determines whether the Huskies remain undefeated in regular season, it also determines who is the American Athletic Conference regular season champion. As of now, both the Huskies and the Cardinals share the regular season title.

“They want a share of the title and they are going to have to beat us to get it. We don’t share very well here at Connecticut,” Auriemma said.

“We are not into having parades if you tie for the league championship. If we want to win it outright, then we will have to beat a really good team on their home court in front of a sold out building.”

Beginning in 2006, UConn won five straight regular season championships in the Big East conference, but the Huskies have failed to win the last two seasons. In the new American Athletic Conference, UConn looks to change this pattern.

“I really don’t see anyone that seriously is going to challenge them,” Stringer said. “I give all credit to UConn. There are no other teams that are so well organized and play with that extreme precision and skill level… I think that this team is one like we have not seen, period.”

Erica.Brancato@UConn.edu

Men’s hockey earns first-round bye in AHA Tournament

By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer

The UConn men’s hockey team salvaged one point from its final two-game series of the regular season this weekend, defeating Sacred Heart 4-3 in overtime on Friday before falling to the Pioneers 2-1 on Saturday.

The Huskies (18-12-4, 15-9-3 AHA) finished the regular season with 33 points, enough to tie them in third place with Air Force. They will be the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic Hockey Championship, a seeding that earns them one of four firstround byes awarded to the conference’s top four teams.

After battling to a scoreless first period on Friday night in Milford, Conn., both UConn and Sacred Heart put a pair of goals on the board in the second, with sophomore forwards Shawn Pauly and Patrick Kirtland registering one

marker each in the stanza for the Huskies.

Tied 2-2 coming out of the second intermission, the Pioneers took a 3-2 lead after converting on an even strength opportunity 6:45 into the third period, a lead that they would sustain until the final minute of regulation.

With 37 seconds remaining on the game clock and with freshman goaltender Robby Nichols pulled, senior wing Billy Latta provided the Huskies with some magnificent late-game heroics, tying the contest at three goals per side with assists from freshman defenseman Joona Kunnas and senior wing Brant Harris.

After hanging on to the 3-3 tie through the final ticks of the third period and sending the game to overtime, the Huskies struck once more, with Latta netting the game winner just over four minutes into the extra stanza and earning UConn its first overtime win of the season.

Nichols – making his 11th and final start of the regular season – finished the night having made 26 saves on 29 shots, and improved his record to 8-1-2 on the year with the victory.

Despite earning their first back-toback wins since defeating American International on Jan. 25 and Air Force on Jan. 31, the Huskies immediately reverted to their win-onelose-one ways, dropping Saturday night’s contest to Sacred Heart 2-1.

Falling into a 2-0 hole after the first 26 minutes of regulation, UConn only managed to put one goal on the board, with its lone marker coming off the stick of freshman center Brent Norris 15 minutes into the second period.

Norris’ goal, however, proved incapable of sparking a UConn comeback as Sacred Heart held on to its one-goal lead until the final buzzer sounded, holding the Huskies to just four shots in the third period and escaping with a victory

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UConn forward Shawn Pauly carries the puck against Army last weekend in Storrs.

in the final contest of the regular season.

After getting the night off on Friday, senior goaltender Matt Grogan drew the start for the Huskies, making 27 saves on 29 shots. The Arizona native finished his final collegiate season with a 10-11-2 record, as well as a .924 save percentage and a 2.45 goals

against average – finishing fourth and third in Atlantic Hockey in each category, respectively.

UConn returns to action on March 14 for the first of three games in its Atlantic Hockey Championship quarterfinal series at Freitas Ice Forum.

Jackson.Mitchell@UConn.edu