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Spring elections: Student voting kicks off Volume CXX No. 99
By Kathleen McWilliams Senior Staff Writer The two major issues on the docket for this week’s Undergraduate Student
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Government elections are changes to the USG constitution and a fee increase to support Nutmeg Yearbook. Every four years Tier III organizations must review their constitution, according to Student Activities regulations. Changes to the constitution this year are inclusive of major changes to the USG system. If student voters approve the
changes to the constitution, the organization will restructure how senate seats are distributed across campus. Currently there are 60 seats, encompassing residential area and academic schools, but just over 40 are filled. The changes propose to create 20 seats based on constituent residential zones. This will group areas like Hilltop Apartments, which historically
does not have a senator, with Hilltop Dorms, to increase the chance of a full senate. Each zone will be allotted one representative per 900 students and zones containing more than 900 students will be given an extra seat, according to the proposed changes. However, no zone will be allocated more than three representatives. An additional 25 seats
will be distributed to fit the academic schools. According to the proposal, no school will have more than eight representatives. The changes will take effect prior to the 2015 spring voting cycle. The other issue up for a vote is a $2 fee increase on tuition to benefit Nutmeg Yearbook. The current fee is $3/semester,
$6/year, and the organization is hoping to raise it to $5/semester and $10/year. A Tier III organization, Nutmeg produces a yearbook each year featuring photographs of seniors, sports teams, student organizations and Sorority and Fraternity Life, to “produce an archival record of
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paid for their own food. “We adhere to the same principles that we expect student groups to adhere to,” Price said. Universitas 21 is a network of universities around the world trying to build increased mobility between schools across the globe and allow students to become ‘global citizens.’ The meeting was held February 24-25 and was attended by Vice President Kara Googins and Funding Board Chair Parth Rana. While in Sweden, the UConn representatives were voted Vice President of U21, giving the university the distinction of hosting the conference in 2016. Conference of Student Government Associations, held Feb. 22-25, is a convention of student leaders from around the country focused on comparing practices at one university, and adapting them for use at a representative’s home school. Representatives to the confer-
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USG Senators discuss new initiatives, plans for future
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USG Senators convene for their biweekly caucus in the Austin Building on UConn’s campus Wednesday night. A handful of USG representatives recently attended conferences around the world. At their Wednesday informal meeting, members discussed ways to implement ideas they gleaned from peer institutions.
USG vice presidential candidates talk initiatives
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LEFT: USG Comptroller and vice presidential candidate Claire Price. RIGHT: USG senator and vice presidential candidate David Rifkin.
By Sten Spinella Campus Correspondent Elections for the Undergraduate Student Government are taking place from Mar. 5 – Mar. 10, and UConn students will have to account for the Vice Presidential nominees. David Rifkin, a 4th–semester business management major, and Claire Price, 6th–semester pathobiology major, are opposing candidates for the position of
Vice President of USG. Price’s running mate is Mark Sargent and Rifkin’s is Carlyle Bethel. In his freshman year Rifkin was named Rookie of the Year and garnered the position of Deputy Speaker. “My USG experience has had a huge impact on me,” Rifkin said. “I was freshman class senator last year and this year I was sophomore class senator, and my colleagues saw that I had ambition and that I would rise up in USG. USG has some of the brightest minds and best leaders on campus.” Price is already an accomplished comptroller, and spoke to how that will translate in the office of the vice president.
“My time as comptroller has given me a lot of insight on how USG can focus on issues effectively and ineffectively,” Price said. “Since I’ve been comptroller, I’ve already balanced out the next two fiscal years in my mind.” The allocation of the over one million dollar budget is a top priority for Price. She outlined specific initiatives, including building a storage facility for groups like the outing club on the Depot Campus for their equipment and revamping the Safe Rides program, which is coming back next semester. Part of the job of the Vice President is to “supervise, evaluate, hire, and terminate all student employees,” according to vote. uconn.edu. Price and Rifkin have similar views on this aspect of the position. “We’re [the VP is] the liaison between the student workers and USG,” Rifkin said. “Student workers don’t get enough credit behind the scenes, and the Vice President has to be there for them.” Price said she would conduct interviews for new members,and that if she had to act as a disciplinarian she could because when it comes to work, it’s all business for Price.
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Representatives of the Undergraduate Student Government traveled to Sweden and Texas this past month to attend conferences on the subjects of increasing global student mobility and student government leadership and brought back ideas they hope will bolster their organization and the community it serves. UConn sent representatives to the Conference of Student Government Associations at Texas A&M University and the Universitas 21 Student Leaders’ Network Meeting at Lund University, Sweden. USG received funding for the trips on the same level that other Tier III student organizations on campus receive, according to Comptroller Claire Price. Such organizations receive up to 75% of the costs of the trip through USG, and must pay the remainder themselves. According to Price, the representatives paid the remaining costs of the trip out of pocket, also
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Obama visits CCSU
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President Barack Obama greets supporters as he leaves after speaking about raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour during an event in Kaiser Hall on the Central Connecticut State University campus in New Britain, Conn., Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Obama traveled to the Hartford, Conn., area to highlight the importance of raising the minimum wage and then will travel to Boston for a pair of Democratic fundraising events. See the story on Page 2.
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the academic year,” according to their proposal. Without the fee increase the organization claims that it will be significantly impacted. “If the fee increase were no approved we would be forced
to cut the scope of our coverage in the book,” the proposal said. According to the organization, 60-75 percent of UConn students get their portrait taken through the organization for $14. While this fee does sup-
port the organization, it does not cover all of the expenses of creating the book. To vote on these issues log onto vote.uconn.edu using your NetID.
GSG candidates seek lower student fees By Julia Werth Staff Writer
Neel Rana, a USG senator and chairman of the USG Constitutional Review Committee, speaks to senators at a formal senate meeting in this 2013 photo. Rana has worked with fellow senators for more than two years on revising the organization’s core document. The revised Constitution must be approved via referendum and the Board of Trustees before it becomes effective.
Co-Op Board of Directors seats up for election bids
By Marissa Piccolo Staff Writer
Yesterday at 9 a.m., online voting opened for many student-held positions, including elections for the Co-op Board of Directors. The Board of Directors sets policy and establishes goals for the Co-op, and is responsible for organizing, reviewing and developing operating plans. There are a total of eight open seats for this 2014 election: four must be UConn students, with at least one graduate student, one must be a UConn staff member, one must be a student or staff member from a regional campus and two “at-large positions” can be either students, faculty or alumni. Those elected serve for two years, starting in fall, and will assure that the store is operating productively. Candidates are undergraduate students Reece Adamson and David Anzini, graduate students Lazri DiSalvo and Jeremey Jelliffe, university staff Kimberly A. Duby and Joseph Sweet, regional student Kelsey Barringham and alumnus Vijay Sekhara. David Anzini, a marketing major expecting to graduate in May 2017, considers his past experiences in retail his greatest asset for this position. “I understand what it takes it ensure that every customer has a pleasant shopping experience,” Anzini said. He emphasized his commitment to customer satisfaction and experience working with store management. “I would expect the employees of the Co-op to invest their time in each customer with the goal of return on investment,” Anzini said. In addition to a goal of driving profits to an all-time high, Anzini sees potential for the Co-op to raise school spirit. Vijay Sekhara, a 2012 graduate of the School of Engineering, also recognizes the connection between the Co-op and the Husky community. Having held various roles in Undergraduate Student Governement, SUBOG, Residential Hall Association and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he
considers student advocacy central to his approach. “Many students forget that the Corporation is non-profit,” Sekhara said. “If anything should change, the Co-op and the community should strengthen their relationship.” He said he hopes to broaden the learning experience of students through ever-changing products and services. Kelsey Barringham, first year graduate student at the UConn Greater Hartford campus, believes she brings expertise with her expected masters degree in Public Administration with a concentration in non-profit management and M.A. in Social Work concentrated in community organizing. “I am glad that UConn prides itself in having a member owned bookstore whose primary mission is not simply making a profit, but serving its members and local community,” Barringham said. She said specifically that she believes the new UConn Co-op bookstore in Storrs Downtown is crucial to community life and that she hopes to help plan a new Co-op bookstore coming for Downtown Hartford campus by Fall 2016. Lazi DiSalvo, as a doctorate student in the Political Science Department, has dedicated himself to researching the positive impacts of co-operatives internationally. “As a member of the board, I am interested in pursuing creative ways to improve the UConn Co-op’s member services,” DiSalvo said. “I am dedicated to meeting members’ demands so that the Co-op may maintain its relationship with the community.” Kimberly A. Duby, a current Co-op member, said she hopes to continue to make positive changes in terms of the services and selection that are essential to UConn members. “I feel that I have a unique perspective in that I am both alumni and also a staff member in the Office of Student Financial Aid Services,” Duby said, “I would like more members to be aware of the benefits of being a member of a Co-op. I do not believe that students know they have a say in
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what happens with their bookstore.” She hopes to open a dialogue focuses on having multiple, affordable options for textbooks. In the past years, the Co-op like many other retail bookstores has faced many financial challenges. “As a previous Vice Chair and current Treasurer I have experienced a variety of the challenges that the Co-op faced,” said Reece Adamson, a junior electrical engineering major. “With this experience, I wish to continue working hard for the Co-op by being active in its decisions, involved in its activities, and eager to take responsibility for any endeavor it wishes to undertake.” Jeremy Jelliffe agreed. A doctorate student of Agricultural and Resource Economics, expected to graduate in May 2016, Jelliffe has been on the board for six years now and has served the last five as chairman. “The effects of the economic recession are still being experienced by the college book industry, compounded by recent changed in the online textbook market,” he said. In addition to addressing many unforeseen changes during his tenure, hoping to find key strategies to keep the Co-op profitable, Jelliffe also considers sustainability one of his top priorities as UConn thrives as a “green” campus. Joseph Sweet is another UConn alumnus running for the university staff candidate position and has been at the university since 2003 as an undergraduate, M.B.A. and Law student. Now as an employee, he hopes to represent the university. “I hope to utilize my university knowledge and background as a Strategic Sourcing Specialist in the University Purchasing Department to ensure that we have the most affordable products,” Sweet said. “I have helped the university identify several opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiencies, and would like to bring similar initiatives to the Co-op.” Co-op members can vote online at vote.uconncoop.com, until Monday, March 10, at 5 p.m.
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VP hopefuls talk plans for UConn
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The three graduate students running for UConn’s Graduate Student Senate, Morad Behandish, William Dupont and Lindsay Ellis, are all firsttimers to the Graduate Student Senate at-large, looking to stop the continuously rising graduate student fees. Despite their differing studies and length of time at UConn, the candidates are all in agreement that graduate students deserve better services but less fees. “I hope to represent the graduate student body in GSS and work towards reducing any further increase in graduate student fees,” said Ellis, a first-year graduate student in the department of kinesiology, said. Behandish, a fifth-year Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate, and Dupont, a graduate student in kinesiology, agree that the fees need to be prevented from increasing and also hope to make changes to the health insurance offered to students. “Health insurance has been changed to have less benefits with higher out of pocket expenses,” Behandish said. Behandish and Dupont are currently GSS Senators for their respective departments, engineering and kinesiology, but now hope to represent the entire graduate student body. “It is an exciting and critical time for graduate student advocacy,” Behandish said, “On one hand, UConn is constantly growing, and on the other hand,
it faces financial problems, of which we have already started to feel our share.” Ellis is running for GSS after being her major’s representative to Undergraduate Student Government previously. “I thoroughly enjoyed the responsibility of representing my peers’ questions, concerns and suggestions to the government and participating in many student committees and voting on issues,” Ellis said. All three candidates are ready to make their voices and ideas heard so that changes will be made. There are many organizations across the campus asking for changes and talking about reform, but if their complaints are never brought up to the administration nothing will ever happen. “It is critical that we make our voices heard,” Behandish said. Both Dupont and Ellis want to make sure it isn’t just their voices that are heard, however. Dupont is focused on “improving the communication and collegiality among graduate students [and] increasing the solidarity of graduate students on issues we care about.” Ellis is also determined to unify graduate students from all disciplines and make sure that concerns among her peers are heard by UConn’s administration. “I hope that my voice and fresh perspective can help GSS most effectively represent the graduate student body,” Ellis said.
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Morad Behandish is a candidate for the University of Connecticut Graduate Student Senate. He and his colleagues are hoping to use their senate seats to influence fee rates for graduate students.
Transparency and communication is the campaign platform for Rifkin, who seeks to “unite diverse students and work to communicate with students and administration in order to bridge that gap,” he said. “USG puts out a lot of information but it isn’t well-received,” said Rifkin. “Students are interested when something affects them directly. Carlyle [Bethel] and I want to implement senator outreach programs to get communication out and here feedback. We also want to remodel the USG website, increase online communication, and hold more town meetings.” With regards to cultural centers, Rifkin stressed unity. He suggested increasing the influence of cultural centers through increased channels of communication. He expressed a wish to combine cultural centers into one voice. Price said that it is important to work together with cultural centers, and that they’re “strong on their own, but if USG works together with them, both organizations can improve.” The two VP candidates both believe in increased transparency and communication, but they have different ideas on how to achieve this. Price had her own ideas about better communication and transparency with the student body. “Mark and I would create a Communications Committee which would be in charge of transparency and relaying information to the students,” Price said. “We would stay away from bulletin boards and posters in exchange for digital photo frames and video blogs.” Sexual assault, a contentious issue on campus, is important to both candidates. Rifkin admitted that the large number of recent assaults on campus is a product of campus culture, and again highlighted communication in combatting assault. He hopes that the student government will give the issue attention and expand from there. Price spoke to a few specific goals. “I would like to personally work on the relationship with students and police, because right now they [students] feel like the police are against them and some police officers view students negatively,” Price said. “I am working on an event with President Courchaine right now and would like to develop a Blue Light app, as well as construct more lights on campus.” Rifkin, who sees himself as a big-picture thinker, expressed a desire to improve the funding system, most notably by simplifying the process. Price’s top priority is also changing the funding system. The two candidates appealed to the voters when asked how they envisioned their role as VP. “Carlyle [Bethel] and I are ready to take USG to next level. The Vice President needs to be seen as a leader within the student government, and the Vice President needs to be ready to spearhead a lot of initiatives.” Price spoke to her relationship with her running mate, Sargent. “I’m Mark’s rock, he’s called me that before. I act as a nice, stable foundation, all the while having my own initiatives. We work side by side rather than separately,” Price said.
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ence attended workshops and roundtables discussing the theme of Reflecting the Past, Challenging the Present, and Envisioning the Future. Senators heard reports from COSGA attendees on programs that have been instituted at other schools that may be adapted to suit the UConn community. Senator Kalee Himes, spoke on behalf of Senator Rachel Conboy, suggested that UConn look back to its rich history to find new traditions and bring back old ones in an effort to build a more united student body. According to Himes, for a college as large and old as UConn, it has surprisingly few traditions, and by gradually working new ones into the campus culture, Husky Pride can be redefined to include all students. COSGA also gave the senators ideas about how to improve the Guard Dogs safe ride program. Senator Eliza Conrad took lessons learned from Texas A&M’s own safe ride program, CARPOOL and hopes UConn can adapt some of the operations to better Guard Dogs. Conrad said aspects like continuous volunteer training, restrictions on how many rides can be provide to individual students, renting vehicles used and financing through various school organizations and fundraising, would make the service safer and more cost effective. Attendees also suggested possible changes to the USG system to make it a more effective government system and provide more for its members. Senator Joshua Essick brought forward the idea of formalized posi-
tional training for new members of USG, and potentially a one-month overlap of shared power between new and old holders of an office. Compensation for USG executives was also discussed. According to Senator Jake Broccolo, the practice, while currently absent at UConn, is common at other schools, with compensation including hourly pay to reimbursement of tuition and room and board. If future executives will be paid, the money will come from the USG budget. Senator Daniel Byrd made suggestions on how to increase communication between USG and students from practices that have been proven at other universities. Byrd’s suggestions focused on two strategies: an introductory video for students about the workings of USG and a bi-weekly video address by the president to alert them to the more current goings-on of the government. President Ed Courchaine discussed UConn’s lack of representation and connection UConn has with the Mansfield and state legislature. Courchaine suggested practices such as contacting Greg Haddad, State Representative of Mansfield, and facilitating student connections through letter writing campaigns and outreach to the local community and other colleges and universities in Connecticut. According to Courchaine, USG will be holding a feasibility analysis between now and Spring Break of all the programs to see if there are any that can be implemented either before the end of the semester or the Fall 2014 semester.
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Obama spotlights minimum wage NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Mounting a show of support from like-minded governors, President Barack Obama put a spotlight Wednesday on a minimum wage push that Democrats hope will appeal to economically squeezed voters in November’s midterm elections. Standing at the center of a packed college gymnasium, Obama said raising hourly wages to $10.10 would pull millions of Americans out of poverty. Although one of Obama’s top priorities, the proposal is more likely to serve as a rallying cry for Democrats in the approaching election than to be adopted by Congress in the foreseeable future. In a nod to staunch Republican opposition, Obama urged Americans to demand answers from their lawmakers about whether they support raising stagnant wages. If they don’t, why not? “Ask them to reconsider. Ask them to side with the majority of Americans,” Obama said. “Instead of saying no for once, say yes.” The backdrop as Obama rallied a crowd of 3,000 at Central Connecticut State University: Four northeastern governors — from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island — who support Obama’s proposal. More than 20 states have increased their state-level minimum wages, said Labor Secretary Tom Perez, including six in the year since Obama first called for a federal increase. Democrats believe the push will bolster a populist message about expanding opportunity that they believe offers their best shot at fending off Republicans this November. As if to underscore how politically charged the issue has already become, Republicans seized on Obama’s appearance to accuse him of threatening to obliterate badly
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President Barack Obama hugs Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, center, and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, applaus before Obama spoke about the minimum wage during an event in Kaiser Hall on the Central Connecticut State University campus in New Britain, Conn., Wednesday, March 5, 2014.
needed jobs. Republicans cite a study from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimating the proposal would cut employment by roughly 500,000 jobs. The White House disputes that finding, while embracing another finding from the same report that says more than 16.5 million people would see higher earnings by 2016. “The problem is Republicans in Congress oppose raising the minimum wage. Now I don’t know if that’s just because I proposed it,” Obama said to laughter from the largely supportive crowd. “Maybe I should say I oppose raising the minimum wage, and they’d vote for it.” Poking fun right back, House Speaker John Boehner’s office released a parody “fact sheet”
in the style typically used by the White House to outline Obama’s proposals. The headline: “President Obama Offers Plan to Destroy Jobs for Low-Income Americans.” “When folks are still struggling to find work in this economy, why would we make that any harder?” said Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck. Obama’s visit to a state he handily won twice served as a nagging reminder than Obama is struggling to maintain the public’s support amid concerns about his health care law and a still-sluggish economic recovery. Just 45 percent of voters here approved of the president — his lowest score in Connecticut — according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this week. Seeking to dramatize his push
for higher wages, Obama dined on a steak sandwich earlier at Cafe Beauregard, a restaurant on New Britain’s Main St., where the owners pay their workers more than $10 an hour. “As the owner put it, he knows what it’s like to work your whole life and understands that if people are working hard, they shouldn’t be in poverty,” Obama said. Before returning to Washington, Obama also planned to appear at two fundraisers in Boston for the Democratic National Committee, which is working its way out of deep debt. Outside the gymnasium where Obama spoke, a handful of protesters waved the Ukrainian flag in apparent solidarity with Ukraine’s new government, while immigration activists chanted: “Obama, don’t deport my mama.”
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Storrs Center successful so far, but construction needs to stay on schedule
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The hypocrisy of Obama’s threats to Russia
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ast week, Russian troops entered Ukraine in response to what Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called “an unconstitutional coup,” according to NBC News. This invasion came shortly after Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanuvych was ousted by the citizens and forced to flee the country. On Friday, President Obama said he was “deeply concerned” by the actions of the Russian troops, and warned that “there will be costs for any military intervention in Ukraine,” according to an article on Fox News’ website. However, this position is highly hypocritical coming from the United States government, which By Gregory Koch has intervened Weekly Columnist in numerous foreign conflicts in the last several decades without any apparent reprucussions from the international community. If Obama had agreed to provide military support to the opposition in Ukraine before Russia sent troops in, nobody in the international community would dare condemn him for his actions. After all, in less than 15 years, we have intervened in conflicts in Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia and Mali, as well as providing financial support to one side or the other in numerous other foreign conflicts. If Putin or any other foreign leader had
dared to declare there would be “costs” for our intervention, the President’s response would be swift and negative. No country would dare speak out against us in that way. Now, however, President Obama is criticizing Russia for the very same thing he and numerous American presidents before him have done countless times— intervene in a foreign conflict. How come it is only acceptable when we are doing the intervention? The hypocrisy of the situation is appalling. Obama cannot criticize the Russian military for taking actions that the United States military has taken in similar conflicts several times during his term of office. If Obama is against interventionism, he should have pulled all the troops out of Afghanistan a long time ago. He should not have let the Iraq War continue for almost three years during his first term before finally ending it. He should not have sent troops to Libya, Somalia, Mali,and Pakistan to intervene in those nations’ conflicts. It appears his position is that nobody except the United States is allowed to intervene in wars in other countries. The United States does not own the exclusive right to intervention. There is seldom a good reason to intervene in foreign conflicts, and it is good that Obama finally realized that. Unfortunately, he only applies this logic when it is another country sending the troops. If the roles were reversed, and Vladimir Putin threatened the United States if we did not immediately withdraw all troops from Afghanistan, our government would not tolerate that. Most likely, Obama would
still be threating those “significant costs” to Russia but for a very different reason Back in reality, Obama is telling Russia to stand down and withdraw their troops from a conflict that should not have involved them. This is a commendable stance. The conflict was entirely domestic, and there was absolutely no reason for Russia to send troops in. It simply was not their problem until Putin decided it was. Does this sound familiar at all? It is the exact same thing America has done for a long time. Yes, Russia’s action against Ukraine is wrong, but Obama cannot reasonably condemn it when he has authorized similar actions against other countries numerous times. Either intervention in international conflicts is wrong no matter who does it, or it is an acceptable foreign policy measure. However, it is not only acceptable for certain nations while being worthy of condemnation when others do it. If Obama does not find intervention acceptable, he should carry that viewpoint over to his own policy. However, judging by the current state of American foreign affairs, Obama has never had a problem with it in the past. Now that it is another country doing it, he has decided it is not acceptable. This view is hypocritical. Obama needs to apply the same non-interventionist stance he takes against Russia to our own government, or he has no grounds to complain about the situation in Ukraine.
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In preemptive defense against the threats to religious freedom, Arizona decides to draw up a bill that allows private business owners or employees to deny service to whomever they feel infringes on their religion. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed Arizona’s bill, SB 1062, also known as the “anti-gay bill,” on Wednesday. Though the bill does not explicitly deny rights to By Jesseba Fernando any demographic, Staff Columnist the bill’s v a g u e wording opens the floodgates for criticism from small business owners to corporations as well as other Republicans. This bill essentially allows for people to refuse service to others based on religious beliefs. This brings in the Church’s stance on homosexuality. Jon Stewart feels the bill is “morally repugnant.” The idea of progressivism in America may have the potential to be a self-fulfilling prophecy; however, the
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fact that a bill of this nature was drafted in the first place makes it difficult for me to truly believe in individual freedom. A little over 100 years ago, Chief Justice Waite wrote in Reynolds v United States “Freedom of religion means freedom to hold an opinion or belief, but not to take action in violation of social duties or subversive to good order.” In 1776, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Establishment Clause of the Constitution, which states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The devolution of social reform is becoming more apparent. This bill is a blatant breach of the Constitution of the United States. It not only encourages an establishment of religion, but also condones discrimination through one’s religion. There is a Lemon Test, which the Supreme Court follows to prevent “excessive government entanglement.” It was established in the Lemon v
Kurtzman case “First, the statute must have a secular legislative purpose; second, its principal or primary effect must be one that neither advances nor inhibits religion; finally, the statute must not foster an excessive government entanglement with religion.” Now, the SB 1062 has the reference title “Exercise of Religion: State Action”. This defies the first prong of the Lemon Test. The second definition given in this bill explains how the exercise of religion means practice or observance of a religion includes the ability to act or refuse to act in “a manner substantially motivated by religious belief”. We are now advancing religion in this bill, which defies the second prong of the Lemon Test. Finally, drafting this bill to further strengthen religious freedom entangles the United States government. This not only defies the third prong of the test but also directly violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.
Not to say that one doesn’t have the right to say no to whomever they want. However, there shouldn’t be a legislation promoting discrimination as long as there is a religious belief to validate it. People and businesses discriminate in every possible way, even to this day. However, the fact that we can still hold them accountable for their actions is what makes up the checks and balances system for our society. The focus on individual freedom is so myopic; we are losing perspective on the whole picture. One group of people is gaining the freedom to tear down the liberty of whomever they so choose based on religious freedom.
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Kaitlin Roig, Sandy Hook survivor and founder of Classes4Classes spoke about her experiences as a teacher, UConn alumna, and the tragedy on Dec. 14, 2012. “There are no words to describe the events of Dec. 14, 2012,” Roig said. Kaitlin had to make a choice as soon as she heard the “loud rapid gunfire.” She
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Kaitlin Roig, Sandy Hook survivor and founder of Classes4Classes spoke about her experiences as a teacher, UConn alumna, and the tragedy on Dec. 14, 2012. “Good and bad are always present and we had survived,” Roig said. After the shooting, her school received many gifts from people around the world.
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made her 15 first graders go into their small classroom bathroom. They were in the bathroom for 45 minutes before a SWAT team came to get them out. “Good and bad are always present and we had survived,” Roig said. After the shooting, her school received many gifts from people around the world. This is where the idea for Classes4Classes came about. Classes4Classes is a
non-profit that Roig started to help her students understand the idea of giving back. During the events of Sandy Hook, she tried to stay positive when she knew that the worst could happen. “The power of positive thinking during the hardest times in your life is huge,” Roig said. The event had a positive mood. Though, the Sandy Hook shooting was discussed, the main focus was
the positivity that came from it. “It’s an important message to bring back to campus. When we receive you have to give; It’s not a one sided story,” said SUBOG Lecture Chair Samantha Orchowitz. “People were very excited and looking forward to meeting her and hearing her story,” Orchowitz said. According to Orchowitz the story speaks to UConn students on a more personal
level. “We are only 40 minutes away and it is closer to home because there are students that are from Newtown and know people that were affected. It’s not something you see other places,” Orchowitz said. Roig ended the lecture with a quote from Mohandas K. Gandhi, “be the change we wish to see the world.”
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Dr. Sean Forbes, professor of Creative Writing and Poetry read from “Providencia,” his first collection of poems at the Co-op Bookstore Wednesday evening. Forbes’ poems combine anecdotes of growing up on the unforgiving streets of Queens, New York and tales of the small Caribbean island Providencia. They give a surreal vision about growing up as a homosexual boy of mixed race in a world of traditional values. Many of his pieces play with traditional poetic structures, including the pantoum and the haiku. One poem was formatted in 19 sequential haikus, telling the story of his adolescence in Queens. Including temptation to join the drug exchange and a close friend being arrested and imprisoned–“spark of a fried gun – in the cold night air. Damon holds – my trembling right hand.” Two figures featured heavily in Forbes’ poetry are his grandparents, who raised him with his mother. His poem “The Burning” talks about how his grandmother would hear rumors in the crinkling of onionskin, so she would reduce it to ash on her stove. He explains that they told him many stories of mythology and folklore as a child, which he incorporates into his writing. “An Oracle Remembering Providencia’s Creation” personifies the island as a man’s head, which it resembles in shape, as it first emerges and settles above the ocean’s surface–“white smoke puffing out of my open pores thousands of feet in the air as if to say: breathe in the burnt dust, sulfur and salt.” Forbes’ connection to the island of Providencia also comes through his grandparents. His grandfather traveled there every other year to live with his mistress Forbes tells of a fantastical meeting with her at the age of 92 in his poem, “Truces.” He didn’t actually get to visit the island until 2009. His poem “The Map to the Pirate’s
Treasure is Woven Into The Women’s Hair” is a sprawling nine part tale beginning with him watching a girl’s hair braided into cornrows shaped like a treasure map. It then goes on to tell of John Robinson, founder of the island’s largest family, the map to whose grave was hidden in the braids of his sister’s hair. The poem later discusses pirate Henry Morgan, and Forbes’ writing is similar to piracy, in borrowing lines and images from other poems. It ends with Forbes’ visit to Providencia, where he collapses after a flash vertigo. In an introduction given by professor Penelope Pelizzon, she describes how Forbes’ poetry breaks cultural, ethnic and gender barriers. He refuses to be closed by “convention and polite expectation,” Pelizzon said. He makes use of the trickster figure, a character common in Native American folklore that is known for shape shifting and transgressing boundaries. “I really like the form of Sean’s poetry, the voice and the tone, it’s almost melodic. It’s a unique approach, and it’s about a unique subject matter. I don’t think there’s anything quite like it. It’s something that nourishes the soul,”Christiana Betts, graduate student of English said. “A lot of it resonated, and I was really intrigued by his thoughts about reconciling, multiple identities, and how he as individual wears all that,” Leislie Godo-Solo said. Forbes began writing at the age of 19 at Queens College. He said “Providencia” took him 10 years to complete. His next collection of poems, two of which of he shared with his “Providencia” reading, will focus on a character born from his mother’s rape and resented by his grandparents. He looks to incorporate Celtic and Norse mythology into the work. Forbes earned his doctoral degree in English from UConn, where he is the Director of Creative Writing and head of the Poetic Journeys program.
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A lecture on the intersection of humanities and medicine as dictated by an author in the antebellum U.S. is not necessarily something I’d seek out on a Wednesday evening, but Dr. Sari Altschuler’s lecture, entitled “From Empathy to Epistemiology,” was a rewarding academic engagement. Altschuler is an assistant professor of English at the University of South Florida and is part of the American Antiquarian Society. She is currently positioned at Clark University for a fellowship. The lecture was centered on the work of a particular author, Dr. Robert Montgomery Bird, a physician who sought new inroads to medical knowledge via his love of literature. While this topic may seem incredibly specific, Altschuler was excellent at positing potential applications of her tightly focused work to the medical field. Specifically, she argued that scholars and medical practitioners should “use humanities to cultivate productive empathy that aids in treatment.” She framed Bird’s book– which tells the story of a man who accidentally dies by his own hand and projects his soul and spirit into various bodies, including that of a slave–as a larger attempt at knowing the nature of the human body in both the medical
and sociopolitical sense. When Bird’s soul occupies these bodies, Altschuler explained, he is able to feel their pain and understand a significant part of their daily lives. Altschuler went on to describe how this novel inspired Bird to seek knowledge about the bodily experience of medical patients and individuals in general. Bird advocated for a paradigm called “imaginative experimentation,” which posits that medical epistemology can be attained through conceptualizing and philosophizing the experience of another–in other words, a systematic, humanitiescentered approach to attaining empathy. Tom Long, a UConn professor of English recently appointed to the School of Nursing, seemed enthusiastic about the applicability and salience of Altschuler’s work, despite the increasing divide between STEM disciplines (which encompass medical sciences) and the humanities. “Medicine has become a sort of technical life science,” Long said, adding that, “a big debate going on right now is about medicine’s lack of a theoretical foundation.” Altschuler argues that we can ultimately gather this foundation through literature like Bird’s. Her talk indicated a remarkable awareness of the nuances of Bird’s work; while on the surface, the argument for 19th–century
literature as an informant of medicine seems strange, Altschuler explained and defended with ease the particular elements of work like Bird’s from which the medical field stands to gain. The overarching themes of Altschuler’s talk hold particular salience in relation to the current directions of the medical field. Altschuler discussed the connections between mind and body, particularly in relation to the experience of pain. Altschuler was impressive in her ability to take considerably broad topics and lend them concrete form through her discussion of Bird’s novel. In particular, she discussed in depth how the character in Bird’s novel came to feel the pain of the bodies he inhabited, prompting a discussion of disorders involving chronic pain and how different kinds of pain impact each body and spirit differently. “The somatic life becomes the life of the spirit,” Altschuler said. Overall, Altschuler’s lecture was highly thoughtprovoking in nature, even if the scientist in me was hesitant to entirely accept her critiques of the current structure of medical research. She provided more than enough justification for the idea that the humanities can not only inform medicine, but renew the capacity of the medical field to treat people rather than just patients.
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It seems to me like this winter has gone on forever, and the majority of the thoughts I have in any given day are related to how cold I am. One of the best ways to get warm again is to eat food that warms you up, and for me, that food comes best in the form of capsaicin, the main compound in chili peppers. In today’s column, I want to recommend some of my favorite spicy dishes for readers that can handle the heat. My all-time favorite food is my mom’s Malaysian curry chicken. The most striking thing about this dish is its fragrance. It’s aromatic without being overwhelming, and its flavor reflects that. The reason for this is the coconut milk, an uncommon ingredient in other curries. Unlike a lot of Indian or Thai curries, this curry is not particularly spicy (at least to practiced palates). The curry is perfect for drizzling over a bowl or three of rice, and the chicken thighs and potato wedges are always tender and delicious. It’s easy enough to make too, especially if you buy the curry paste instead of making it yourself. Another one of my favorite dishes comes from the Sichuan region of China, which is known for its Sichuan peppercorn. It’s an interesting spice that seems to spread numbness on your tongue and lips, draws you in with its fragrance and leaves you wanting to just eat more of it. It’s a spice that isn’t warming or cooling; it’s simply tingling. My personal favorite Sichuan peppercorn dish is Sichuan braised pork belly. It’s a surprisingly simple dish that really only involves standard preparation and cooking the pork in oil along with the necessary spices like star anise, and of course, the Sichuan peppercorn. When it comes to spicy vegetables, there’s nothing I love better than kimchi. It’s a traditional Korean dish that involves pickling cabbage and other vegetables with the appropriate regional spices. What’s better is that kimchi is incredibly good for you; it’s high in dietary fiber, low in calories and a great source of vitamin C and carotene. Kimchi, however, can be difficult to make yourself without experience, so I’ll also mention another couple of great spicy vegetable dishes I enjoy–mapo tofu and spicy green beans. Also hailing from the Sichuan region of China, this dish is made up of silken tofu cubes that are stir fried with Sichuan peppercorn, garlic and chilies (and meat if you really want it – I recommend ground pork). Like with the pork belly, this dish will leave you with your lips tingling and your stomach wanting more. The spicy green beans are even easier to prepare. You simply have to stir-fry them with thick black bean sauce, garlic and chilies, and in no time you’ll be chowing down.
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‘Atlas’ is melancholic, but an easy listen By Carles Lopez Campus Correspondent
Real Estate’s newest album “Atlas,” is a melancholic, yet easy to listen to album which would sound best during a long car ride, driving back from a weeklong beach vacation with friends. The New Jersey based band Real State just released their third album “Atlas” through Domino Recording Company. The band consists of bassist Alex Bleeker, guitarist Matt Mondanile, singer/guitarist Martin Courtney, drummer Jackson Pollis and Matt Kallman on the keyboards. Real Estate’s third album has the same smooth, easygoing rhythm from its past two albums, “Real Estate” and “Days,” clean strummed open chords, bright, stressfree lead guitar and a gentle voice, giving the listeners the beach-y pop rock they expected from Real Estate. However, the mood of the album took a surprising turn. The first two albums took you somewhere with a pool, tiki-torches and if you are 21 plus, a cooler filled with Coronas. “Under dormant trees, under bright lit skies, mountains of maple leaves, standing side by side, the phone lines, the street lights, lead me to you” sings Courtney in the song “Green Aisles” from their second album “Days.” The song
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The New Jersey based band Real State just released their third album “Atlas” through Domino Recording Company. The band consists of bassist Alex Bleeker, guitarist Matt Mondanile, singer/guitarist Martin Courtney, drummer Jackson Pollis and Matt Kallman on the keyboards.
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Coldplay to release new album after three years By Brett Steinberg Campus Correspondent
After three years of touring and writing since their 2011 release of “Mylo Xyloto,” Coldplay has finally announced the release of their sixth album. The new record, “Ghost Stories,” is due out on May 19 from Parlophone/Atlantic Records. The album will be composed of nine tracks, and the songs “Magic” and “Midnight” have already been released for listening. So far the two songs show an evolution of sound for Coldplay. They convey more of a new age, electronic sound with synth drums. “Midnight” includes processed vocals of the lead singer, Chris Martin, and an X-ray type video to accompany it. The song is built by ambient pads, which rise in intensity as the song progresses. “Magic,” includes a crisp electronic kick pulsating through the entire track accompanied by a little bit of piano and a return of electric guitar in the later half of the song. In this track, unlike in “Midnight,” Martin’s vocals come through without all of the affects that muffle his usually rich singing. So far, both song releases, “Midnight” and “Magic,” have given off a chill, relaxed vibe to the album. Still, no stadium rock anthems have been alluded to with the upcoming release thus far. These two songs represent a large shift in sound for Coldplay, who always seem to reinvent themselves with each new release. Reactions have been mixed towards the new music, but anticipation for the new record doesn’t seem to be suffering. Even Coldplay, arguably one of the most successful bands in the past decade, is charting unknown territory and experimenting with sound on the new record. Rolling Stone has stated that Target is selling a
“deluxe” version of “Ghost Stories” with three exclusive/bonus tracks. The album is now up for pre-order on iTunes as well. Coldplay has announced that their first show promoting the album will be at the iTunes festival during South by Southwest
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song “How Might I Live” from “Atlas.” The songs that stand out the most from Atlas are “Talking Backwards,” “Hard To Hear,” and a personal favorite, “Horizon.” “Atlas” gives the listener an easy to listen sound, and lyrics which will help anyone through their struggles if they lose themselves in this well developed album.
How many of you use iTunes these days? Back in the heyday of iPods I was an iTunes junkie. I downloaded every free song they offered (and consequently discovered some really weird, but awesome music) and pretty much listened to everything from podcasts to iTunes U episodes. Don’t even get me started on the excitement Christmas and birthdays brought with the anticipation of an iTunes gift card. Twenty-five songs completely free was pretty much a bonanza. I’d spend hour planning out which songs I wanted to buy. Fast forward about 10 years later and I haven’t set foot on iTunes in years. With the advent of Spotify, Pandora and Eight Tracks, I never buy music. I pay $10 a month for unlimited access to Spotify’s entire music collection and if something is missing there I simply listen to it on YouTube until I get sick of it. For $120 a year I can access thousands of albums whenever I want and I can experiment with different types of music without fearing that I’ll get sick of my new obsession with R&B after spending $10 on Pharell’s new album. I can make endless amounts of playlists and access them on my smart device regardless if I have an Internet connection or not.
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Puppeteer discusses Swedish artist’s debut EP is raw iTunes must and emotional art personal journey By Emily Lewson Staff Writer
Kicking off the Spring Puppet Forums, Anna Fitzgerald presented “Creating Reverse Cascade: Dynamics of a Puppet Production.” Her presentation gave background information on her personal journey, Judy Finelli’s intriguing path and the show “Reverse Cascade’s” growth. “I’ve spent the last two, three years now supporting and advertising for these puppet forums,” Fitzgerald said, “And finally, I get to present one.” That patience was rewarded though; Fitzgerald gave an informative, energetic and interesting presentation surrounding her show “Reverse Cascade.” According to Fitzgerald, the show came from many years of unexpected twists and triumphs, beginning with her middle school days. Raised in Balitmore, Fitzgerald attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, which introduced the young artist to theater, among other arts. She continued with a high school education from the School for the Arts and spent her summers performing with the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Although she enjoyed her time performing (and often would do so while playing with friends), Fitzgerald came to the decision that college should not be about art. Around the time she attended university, Fitzgerald questioned the importance of art within our world. Coming from a family of doctors, she felt the pressure to follow a narrow path. Art’s beauty seemed somewhat useless. Despite this divergence, art— and especially performance— continued to speak to Fitzgerald. Following her undergraduate career, Fitzgerald faced a dilemma: Clown School or Law School? “After sitting in an office and studying prisons and the law system, I discovered the office wasn’t for me,” Fitzgerald said. “So many people go to law school and they seem so sad. So clown school seemed like the logical decision.” In 2007, Fitzgerald arrived back in San Francisco to take on Clown
School. Despite her intentions to find happiness, she quickly became “poor, sad and lonely.” These emotions encouraged her to start working for Judy Finelli, a teacher. Judy Finelli lives an inexplicably, outstanding life. She is daring. She is passionate. She is inspirational. Throughout her life, Finelli transformed Circus Arts. Her list of accomplishments is long, complicated, and always impressive. Sadly, Finelli became affected by MS and has since lost all control of her body. Yet, she continues to teach and spread her passion for the arts. “The juggler was suddenly missing from my life. And I was forced to see myself without an act; I was a brain without a body,” she says in her upcoming biography. Despite her illness, Finelli has changed the lives of many performers. In fact, Fitzgerald was so moved that when considering her MFA Project, she decided to perform a story about Finelli’s life, leading to “Reverse Cascade”. The process, from start to finish, has taught Fitzgerald the beauty of story telling, especially with such an amazing tale. “The world needs art to tell stories; humans need to tell their stories, and to have their stories heard; they are the most valuable things we have,” Fitzgerald said, noting her rediscovery of art’s essential nature in our world. After a year of working and reworking “Reverse Cascade,” Fitzgerald has finally found a version that satisfies her. “With this production, I didn’t want to let her [Judy] down; but I also realized that it was an able body’s interpretation of being in a wheelchair,” Fitzgerald said. Despite her anxiety, Fitzgerald has created a moving piece, deeply affecting its audience members. Make sure to catch one of “Reverse Cascade’s” last performances this weekend; all show times and ticket sales can be found on the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry website.
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Swedish singer Tove Lo’s debut EP, “Truth Serum,” was released Monday, and for her its been a long time coming. Her first single, “Habits,” was self-released almost a year ago. The electro-pop artist has since released two songs.
By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent Swedish singer Tove Lo’s debut EP, “Truth Serum,” was released Monday, and for her its been a long time coming. Her first single, “Habits,” was self-released almost a year ago. The electro-pop artist has since released two songs, “Love Ballad” (notably absent from the EP) and “Out of Mind.” The release of “Truth Serum” came up rather suddenly;“Not on Drugs,” another song from the EP, was released four days before the EP itself. Those looking for more Tove Lo magic have relied on remixes of “Habits,” the best of which, in my opinion, is the Jane Doze “club edit.” Tove Lo did however, include one remix of “Habits” on the EP – the Hippie Sabotage “flip” of the song, entitled “Stay High” after a lyric from the song’s chorus. This particular remix, after being prominently featured on the YouTube music channel “The Sound You Need,” has garnered wide acclaim online and has even spurred some remixes itself. Only two of the tracks on “Truth Serum” were brand new. “Over” is
a classic “good riddance” breakup proceeds to argue that she’s “not anthem, while “Paradise” ponders on drugs… just in love.” Though the meaning of a “perfect” love. “Not on Drugs” may not have been The two best tracks are the ones intended as a continuation of the released before the EP. “Habits” “Habits” narrative, the two songs paints a perfect picture of the self- pair undeniably well together. destructive behavior pattern one can Tove Lo’s production perfectly fall into after a difficult breakup. matches the energy of her urgent, Tove Lo does not mince words throaty wail. Simply put, Tove Lo’s about what these habits are in par- art expresses a girl who is, often, a ticular, with the main line of the mess; this EP is raw, it is emotional, song being “you’re and it is Tove Lo at gone and I’ve got her best. to stay high / all the As the singer Truth Serum time / to keep you said herself on her Tove Lo off my mind” as Facebook page, well as mentions “The lost loves, 3/04/14 of “eat[ing] dinner the new loves, my 6 tracks in the bathtub” and highs, my lows, “numb[ing] my late nights … hapway to easy.” piness and heartIn “Not on breaks. It’s all in /10 Drugs,” meanthere.” while, Tove Lo’s As for what amazing lyrics “it” is, exactly, continue to take center stage. The Tove Lo’s face on the cover of seminal line of the song, “I’m not the “Habits” single–mournful and on drugs, I’m just in love,” speaks streaked with mascara tears–says it perfectly to the effects that falling in all. There is beauty in not having love can have on a person. It almost things entirely together, and Tove sounds like the sequel to “Habits”– Lo has found it and portrays it perwhile Tove Lo sings of “stay[ing] fectly on “Truth Serum.” high” after her lover leaves, she then Ellie.Hudd@UConn.edu
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One of the big turn offs of iTunes for me was the constant need to upgrade your version. If you didn’t upgrade the day you got that pop up message your system slowed down and it became near impossible to quickly hop into iTunes to make a slapdash purchase or download. Additionally, storing thousands upon thousands of songs is going to slow your computer down considerably. After uploading most of Mom’s 300 piece CD collection there was a lot of music on the computer and everything slowed down. An external hard drive solved the issue, but my point is that the concept of iTunes is unsustainable. The concept of storing all your music on a computer system–one that could crash–is great for people who might only listen to a handful of artists. But even so, buying and storing music on a device is not as functional as streaming it online at no expense to your device’s memory. iTunes is great for things like games and apps, and my suspicion is that this is the market where they are making the big bucks. Their movie and video section used to be popular, but with the popularity of Netflix and Amazon Video, the $15 cost of renting a movie in iTunes for 24 hours is just ridiculous when you can pay $15 for an entire season of Downton Abbey. The question remains, will iTunes survive the boom of streaming services like Spotify and Netflix? I think they’ll need to upgrade their system to make it more efficient and modern to survive. By keeping their costs high and their platform outdated and slow, iTunes will surely be left in the dust by more forward thinking companies.
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Huskies get the job done on senior night in Storrs
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alive and I owe them a lot. I can never repay them for what they gave me – a chance to coach them. It’s just been a blessing.” UConn (24-6, 12-5 American Athletic Conference) hit 12 3-pointers on 25 attempts and shot 47.2 percent from the field overall. “We just wanted to have a 3-point contest,” Napier joked. “Niels was open for a lot of shots so we were just willing to give him the ball and he was willing to knock down shots.” “They tried to cover the paint a lot because of the penetrations by [Ryan] Boatright and Shabazz,” Giffey said, “so it just opened up a lot of space on the 3-point line and the corners for me and other guys to just get the shots up.” UConn had its largest lead at 64-53 with 6:07 left after
sophomore forward Philip Nolan made two easy dunks in the span of 40 seconds, but Rutgers followed with a 9-3 run to cut the lead down to four with just under a minute left before UConn’s DeAndre Daniels and Napier made a free throw each to seal the victory. The Scarlet Knights shot 43.6 percent from the field, outrebounded the Huskies 37-28 and made eight 3s of their own to hang around for most of the contest. “It was just frustrating because I felt like we were definitely up more than what we were,” Napier said. “We just have to continue to get better, continue to understand that we’ve got to keep our composures in these situations, and I think that’s what we did well and I was happy to get out with the win.” UConn continued to struggle offensively to close out games late in contests despite the victory. After making just one field goal in the final eight minutes in last week’s win
UConn women's tennis breaks losing streak By Eugene Joh Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s tennis team won for the first time since Oct. 1 this past Wednesday, defeating Fairfield University to end a run of six straight losses. With the win, the Huskies’ dual meet record moves up to 2-6, while the Stags’ loss brings their record to 3-4. The Huskies swept all six of the singles matches, and won both of the completed doubles matches, to take all seven points in the contest at Manchester Racquet Club. In the #1 singles match, UConn sophomore Srna Stosljevic cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Monica Yajima. Also playing each other in the #1 doubles match, Stosljevic teamed up with senior Lucy Nutting to prevail over Yajima and Allison Radde,
8-4. Nutting also posted a win for the Huskies in singles action, dispatching Fairfield’s Kaila Nelson for a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the #4 match. Senior Jennifer Learmonth rounded out the list of Huskies with two wins on Wednesday. In #6 singles, Learmonth notched a comfortable 6-1 first set before being bested by Victoria Pirrello 4-6 in the second. She was able to take control once again in the third, taking the set and the match with a 6-2 score. In the #3 doubles match, Learmonth paired with fellow senior Marie Gargiulio to earn an 8-2 victory over Kaila Nelson and Karen McKeough. The Huskies next head to Houston this weekend for a pair of dual meets. Saturday, they face the University of Houston on the Cougars’ home court in an American Athletic Conference match up. UConn returns to the same courts the following Sunday to take on Louisiana Tech.
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UConn Lacrosse defeated by UNH
By Elan DeCarlo Campus Correspondent
The University of Connecticut women’s lacrosse team were defeated yesterday by the University of New Hampshire 11-7. With the loss, UConn falls to 1-4, dropping their third straight game, following defeats by Boston College and Dartmouth. The Huskies struggled right out of the gate, giving up a goal 25 seconds into the game. They knotted it up at one following a goal by Alexandra Crofts. However, as the first half progressed, UNH took control of the game. A hat trick by Kayleigh Hinkle, along with two goals by Laura Puccia, enabled UNH to lead 6-2 at halftime. The Wildcats picked up where they left off following the break. With three goals in the first six minutes of the second half, UNH took a commanding 9-2 advantage. Facing a deep deficit,
UConn mounted a comeback. A free position goal by Kacey Pippit and an unassisted goal by Crofts in the course of a minute brought UConn within five. However, UNH was able to match UConn down the stretch. Each time the Huskies went on a run, UNH came up with a timely goal to keep their lead intact. UConn goals by Laura Kahn and Molly O’Reilly cut the final margin to 11-7. UNH was led by Laura Puccia, who had four goals, and Laura McHoul, who tallied two goals and four assists. The leading contributor to UConn was Laura Kahn with two points, stretching her team–leading total to 16. UConn, now 1-4, return home this Saturday to face off against James Madison. JMU is 4-1. The game will be at 1 pm Saturday afternoon at the Sherman Complex. It will be UConn’s first home game following their three game road trip.
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over Cincinnati, the Huskies saw only a Boatright jumper go down in the final six minutes Wednesday night, apart from free throws. “Offensively, we have to figure out when it comes down the stretch,” Napier said. “I cannot stress enough that defense is going to help us continue to win games. We’re not going to make a lot of shots, but as long as we continue to work hard and play good defense down the stretch, it gives us a great shot to win the game.” The Huskies had five blocks in the contest and scored 18 points off 16 Rutgers turnovers. UConn will travel to Louisville, Ky. and face the No. 11 Cardinals and wrap up the regular season on Saturday. Tipoff for that contest is schedule for 2 p.m.
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Iditarod racer flown to hospital with broken ankle ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher was flown to a hospital after a harrowing ordeal that included crashing his sled, hitting his head on a tree stump and getting knocked unconscious, and later falling through ice and breaking his ankle. Scott Janssen, 52, an Anchorage undertaker known as the Mushing Mortician, was back home early Wednesday after getting a cast for the broken bone he suffered on Tin Creek, about 40 miles from Nikolai "I made it through the worst part of the trail only to slip on the ice and break my foot," Janssen told The Associated Press on Wednesday as he recuperated from home. Treacherous trail conditions with little snow have marked the early part of this year's Iditarod, which started Sunday with 69 mushers. The nearly 1,000-mile race spans two mountain ranges, dangerous wilderness and the windwhipped Bering Sea coast. Janssen's ordeal began Tuesday when he crashed his sled between the Rohn and Nikolai checkpoints, hitting his head after he said he bumped across rocks all along the trail. He lay unconscious for at least an hour and awoke to find his sled nearby
and his dogs huddled next to him, covered in light snow. As he dismantled his broken seat, another musher came along. Janssen asked him the time, and couldn't believe an hour, if not two, had passed. "I tripped over there, went full-speed and hit my head on that stump," he said he told the musher. "I think I went night-night for awhile." After caring for his dogs, Janssen fixed his sled and continued on. There's a lot of heaven to be seen along the Iditarod route. But, he said, "that part of the trail was all hell." He made it to Tin Creek and estimated he had only about 7 more miles of nasty trail until it turned good again. But one of his dogs, Hooper, got loose from the line and took off. Janssen said he loosely anchored his sled and tried to call Hooper as he crossed a frozen creek. But just as Hooper heeded the call and trotted back to his place in line, Janssen fell. "I slipped on the ice, and bang, that was it," he said. "Then I just laid there on the ice because I could not get back across the water to get back to my sled." He lay there for about 45 minutes before another mush-
er, St. Anne, Jamaica, native Newton Mashall, came along. "I said, 'Help! Help,' and Newton comes walking up and said, 'Yeah, mon. How you doing?' I said, 'I'm just lying around, kicking back,'" Janssen said. Marshall was able to retrieve a snowsuit and Janssen's sleeping bag from his sled, helping the injured musher into both. Janssen said hypothermia was setting in at that point. After that, Janssen said he encouraged Marshall to get back on the trial and keep racing, but Marshall wouldn't budge until help arrived. Mushers carry mandatory GPS units that have an emergency button on them, which Janssen said he pushed. "I had 15 dogs I have to take care of; no way I could responsibly mush in the pain I was in," he said. Later, film crews for the Iditarod website came on the trail and stayed with Janssen until an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter arrived to fly him to an Anchorage hospital. Janssen is among about a dozen mushers who have dropped out of this year's race. Iditarod officials also removed a Canadian musher because of injuries.
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10-second rule withdrawn by NCAA rules committee
NEW YORK (AP) — Round 1 in the fight over pace of play in college football goes to those who have the need for speed. The NCAA football rules committee tabled a proposal Wednesday that would have penalized offenses for snapping the ball before 10 seconds had run off the 40-second play clock. After a conference call, the committee decided not to send the so-called 10-second rule to the playing rules oversight panel for approval Thursday. "What the committee agreed to do was table that proposal to allow time to gather more information from the medical community and allow time for a broader discussion for the implications of that change," NCAA national coordinator of officials Rogers Redding told the AP on Wednesday. Redding said the NCAA received 324 comments during the feedback period after the proposal passed and 75 percent opposed the change; 16 percent supported the proposal. The rest were uncertain. Redding also said a new proposal was passed by the committee to expand roughing the passer to include "forcible" hits to the knees or below. That proposal now goes into a comment period before it will be taken up by the oversight panel. On Thursday, the panel will consider a proposal to drop the 15-yard penalty when an ejection for a targeting foul is overturned by video replay and no other foul is involved. Last year, if the ejection for targeting was overturned, the 15-yard penalty stood. The 10-second proposal was touted as a move to protect players by slowing
down the fast-break offenses so prevalent now in college football. Supporters, such as Alabama's Nick Saban and Arkansas' Bret Bielema, said they were concerned about the increasing number of plays in games and the inability to substitute for fatigued defensive players. Other coaches were infuriated by the proposal. Auburn's Gus Malzahn, Arizona's Rich Rodriguez and Texas Tech's Kliff Kingsbury were among the many critics who said there was no proof that up-tempo offenses increased the risk of injuries. Rodriguez and Arizona went to so far as to make a YouTube video spoof of the movie "Speed" to get his point across. "I don't know where it goes from here, but I appreciate the rules committee realizing it was a mistake to put it out there right now," Rodriguez said Wednesday in a telephone interview. Had the rule been approved it would have gone into effect next season. The penalty for snapping the ball too fast would have been 5 yards. Bielema and Saban were not on the rules committee but had a chance to address it last month and push for changes to control the ever-quickening pace of play. Alabama ranked 116th in the nation in plays per game last year at 65.9 per game. Arkansas was 121st at 64.7. The proposal was passed on Feb. 12. What followed was three weeks of heated debate among college football fans and coaches about the evolution of football. A debate that is not even close to over. "I'm just one that doesn't think the officials should not control the pace of the game," Saban told reporters before it was
announced the 10-second rule had been withdrawn. "That's what I think, because that's a player safety issue, too. To me, football was not intended to be a continuous game. Soccer is. Rugby is. Football was never intended to be that. It's been played for a long time and there's always been a little bit of time between plays because of the physical nature, the contact that's involved." The proposal caught many coaches by surprise because this is non-change year for NCAA rules. Exceptions could be made for rules related to player safety, however. Coaches such as Rodriguez weren't buying the safety concerns and felt as if they had been left out of the process. "I'm more than happy to join that debate if it goes there," Rodriguez said. "There's a lot people with strong opinions on it on both sides." Bielema said he feared for players with the sickle cell trait, a genetic condition that can alter red blood cells during strenuous exercise and cause muscles to break down, being unable to come off the field against fast-moving offenses. "It's hasn't been a schematic (issue) or anything," said Bielema, also before the proposal was withdrawn Wednesday. "It's all been about player safety, and I'm not wavering from that because that's all it's about." But even rules committee chair Troy Calhoun, the coach at Air Force, acknowledged after the proposal passed that the lack of data supporting safety concerns would make the change difficult to approve.
Seniors shine on senior night
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Huskies and 67 other teams fighting to be the last team standing. “No matter what team you are, if you’re the worst team or the best team, feels that way, you want to get to the last game. As long as we continue to work hard and make sure we get in the games and make sure we play the way we’re supposed to play, we should be fine.” UConn has an advantage that is shared by only two other teams that will be in the tournament field. Like Kentucky and Louisville, UConn has players with championship experience. Napier, Giffey and Olander got their experience the hard way. In 2011, the Huskies became the only team to win a conference tournament by winning five games in five days. After that, UConn was a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and won the title. Now, they are trying to use the lessons they learned during that run to prepare the Huskies for what lies ahead.
“It’s an extraordinary task to do what we did,” Olander said. “That’s unbelievable, a once in a lifetime type of thing. Hopefully we can make it twice. So you just need to keep it in perspective, go night by night. It’s a bunch of small pictures that make a big picture; just got to show them the frame of each little picture, and at the end, hopefully we can all lift that big prize.” Ollie’s comment may have gotten a positive rise out of the fans, but for the players, it was no surprise. It did not faze them. When the expectation is to win the national championship, the way to behave is to reinforce the idea that you are capable of doing so. “That’s how he felt,” Napier said. “That’s definitely how he felt. I’m not going to shy away from it. I’m going to back him up. I believe we can definitely be (national champions), but it’s one thing to say it, and we have to go out and do it.”
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In this Aug. 31, 2013, file photo, Temple coach Mark Rhule yells to his team during an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
Pistorius questioned over gun incident PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A month before he fatally shot his girlfriend, Oscar Pistorius cajoled a friend into taking the blame when a gun was accidentally fired under the Johannesburg restaurant table where he and other friends were sitting, according to testimony Wednesday in the doubleamputee runner's murder trial. "'Just say it was you. I don't want any tension around me,'" witness Kevin Lerena remembered Pistorius telling a friend. "'There's too much media hype around me.'" The testimony by Lerena, a boxer, raises questions about the character of a man who insists he accidentally killed Reeva Steenkamp in his home in the early hours of Feb. 14 last year. Prosecutors allege he intentionally shot 29-year-old Steenkamp, a model and television personality, after a loud argument. Lerena was the first witness in the globally
watched trial, which started Monday, to allow himself to be broadcast on television under a judge's order allowing cameras into the courtroom but preserving the right of some witnesses not to be shown. The boxer wore a suit and leaned forward with an intent expression as he answered lawyers' questions. His testimony about the restaurant shooting was a reminder of how 27-year-old Pistorius, who ran for South Africa in the 2012 Olympics, once commanded respect among his peers. The boxer described Pistorius as "an icon and a legend in sport" and said he sought advice from the runner about diet and running. The episode occurred during a busy lunchtime at Tashas restaurant in the swank Melrose Arch area of Johannesburg in January 2013, and relates to three firearms-related charges against Pistorius, in addition to the murder charge. Pistorius pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
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Stat of the day
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Home game
The number of seniors who played their last game in Gampel Pavilion last night.
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“Oh, I’m having super fun. Super fun.”
Away game
- UConn senior Shabazz Napier on his last season in college
Men’s Basketball
(24-6)
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Shabazz Napier
March 12-15 AAC Tournament TBA
March 8 Louisville 2 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
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‘Gotta get me a horsie-hug’
(31-0)
March 7-10 AAC Tournament TBA
Men’s Hockey (18-12-4) March 14 Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals TBA
Lacrosse (1-4) March 9 James Madison 1 p.m.
March 14 Oregon 7 p.m.
Baseball March 7 Florida 7 p.m.
March 22 March 29 Fairfield Temple 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
March 9 Florida 1 p.m.
March 12 March 14 Sacred St. Peter’s Heart 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
(4-5)
March 8 Florida 4 p.m.
Softball
March 16 Fresno State 2 p.m.
(1-9)
March 7 March 7 Youngstown Wintthrop State 5 p.m. 1 p.m.
March 8 Eastern Kentucky 1 p.m.
March 8 Wright State 3 p.m.
March 9 Norfolk State 10 a.m.
Men’s Track and Field March 7-9 IC4A Championship TBA
AP
March 14 and 15 NCAA Championship TBA
Former President George W. Bush gets a hug from SMU mascot Peruna during a break in the first of an NCAA college basketball game between SMU and Louisville on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in Dallas.
Coach of the Year Chatter By Michael McCurry Campus Correspondent
Women’s Track and Field March 8-10 ECAC Championship All day
March 14 and 15 NCAA Championship All day
What's On TV Men’s Basketball: No. 20 Memphis vs. No. 15 Cincinatti, 7 p.m., ESPN No. 20 Memphis will look to keep the ball rolling after defeating No. 11 Louisville. With the 30th ranked offense in the nation and the third most assists, the Tigers will be a hand full on the offensive end.
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The Bearcats are looking to rebound from a devestating loss to the UConn Huskies in overtime.Cincinatti has allowed the third fewest points per game this season
Men’s Basketball: No. 24 Iowa vs. No. 22 Michigan State, 9 p.m., ESPN No. 24 Iowa will head into Lansing, Mich. looking to keep the ball rolling after defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 83-76. The Hawkeyes rank fifth in points scored per game and fifth in rebounds. The formerly first ranked Michigan State Spartans will look to to not extend their losing streak to three games. AP
College basketball’s Player of the Year award is all but locked up, thanks to the brilliance of Creighton senior Doug McDermott. McDermott, who leads the nation in scoring (26 points per game), hasn’t dropped less than 25 points since Jan. 25. Douggie McBuckets’ sole focuses now are leading the Bluejays an a deep postseason run and continuing to move up the NCAA all-time scoring list—he’s currently 10 with 2,944 career points. When it comes to Coach of the Year, however, things get a lot more foggy and complicated. There are many laudable candidates, from the coaches who have quickly brought their program back to national relevance to the ones who have sustained excellence for a while. Below are 15 headmen who are definitely in consideration. Gregg Marshall, Wichita State: Hopefully it’s not breaking news to you that the Shockers are 31-0 and the only undefeated team left in America. Let’s momentarily forget that their schedule consists of glorified junior varsity clubs. 31-0 is impressive no matter who you play, and Marshall will be one of the main frontrunners for Coach of the Year. John Beilein, Michigan: Due to his “player’s coach” feel and the well-spaced, efficient offense he runs annually, Beilein would have to be in my top 10 of guys I’d most like to play for. Michigan lost Trey Burke (NBA), Tim Hardaway Jr. (NBA) and Mitch McGary (back surgery) for this season, and all they’ve done is roll through the Big10, also known as the most rigorous league in the land. The Wolverines have a two-game cushion over Wisconsin and Michigan State and they’ve already clinched at least a share of the Big-10 title.
Tony Bennett, Virginia: Along with Marshall and Larry Brown (see below), Tony Bennett fills out the triumvirate of probably the three most serious nominees to win Coach of the Year. Virginia lost by 35 points at Tennessee on Dec. 30. They’re 16-1 since, with the lone setback occurring at Duke in a game in which the Cavaliers nearly pulled off. In those 16 wins, UVA has allowed their opponent to eclipse the 65-point mark just twice. Also, did you know Bennett was AP Coach of the Year in 2007 while at Washington State? Larry Brown, SMU: The national media rudely snickered at the idea of Brown, who already had an NCAA (with Kansas in 1988) and NBA (with the Pistons in 2004) title under his belt, returning to the sidelines to (of all places) Southern Methodist—the program that hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since ’88. Well, Brown is the one laughing now. Paced by impact transfers Nic Moore and Markus Kennedy, the magic has been restored in Moody Coliseum (the Mustangs are 15-0 at home). Next order of business: Winning in the Big Dance. Roy Williams, UNC: Williams has already referred to the current college basketball season as the most challenging of his career, so it must speak volumes as to how good of a coach he is that he still appears in this column. Throughout all the trauma—losing P.J. Hairston for good, getting upset by Belmont and UAB after beating Michigan State, Kentucky and Louisville—UNC is on a bigger roll than anyone in America. The Tar Heels have ripped off 11 wins in a row, and Marcus Paige is making a nice case for ACC Player of the Year. Credit Williams for righting the ship.
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Former West Virginia football player Shawne Alston sued the NCAA and five major conferences Wednesday, saying they violated antitrust laws by agreeing to cap the value of an athletic scholarship at less than the actual cost of attending school. Attorneys Steve Berman and Bruce Simon, who have been involved in cases challenging the NCAA’s ability to sell college athletes’ likeness to video-game makers, filed the proposed classaction lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco. Alston, a running back for West Virginia from 2009-12, is the only named plaintiff. The lawsuit also seeks to represent all scholarship football players who have played since February 2010 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference. “We just received a copy of the complaint and are evaluating it as it relates to similar cases filed by the very same plaintiffs’ counsel,” NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said in a statement. The lawsuits said players essentially work fulltime football jobs while they go to school. “The NCAA and Power Conference Defendants have studied and acknowledged that a so-called ‘full ride’ scholarship does not cover the full cost of attending school,” the lawsuit said. “Athletes are often a few thousand dollars short for the typical expenses of a student. These costs include money for gas, food, and other necessities. While players scrimp, coaches and universities most certainly do not. The average salary for major college football coaches is over $2 million, with some coaches earning over $7 million.” Alston had to take out a $5,500 loan to cover the difference between his scholarship and actual costs of attendance, the lawsuit said. It said if a free market existed in major-college football, cost of attendance, and possibly more, would be included in a scholarship. The lawsuit asks that the NCAA and the five conferences discontinue the practice of not including the actual cost of attendance in scholarships. It also asks for members of the class to receive damages in the amount of the difference between the value of their scholarships and their actual costs of attendance. The NCAA and other power brokers already are facing challenges to the traditional model of college athletics. Two weeks ago, the National Labor Relations Board met in Chicago to hear a request from Northwestern University football players to form what would be the first college athletes’ union in U.S. history. Attorneys suggested that the highly regimented structure of football at Northwestern, and the tight control of players’ daily lives, essentially make it a business, and the relationship of the school to the players was one of an employer to employee.
Nets over .500 for first time
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Johnson scored 21 points, Marcus Thornton came off the bench for 20, and the Brooklyn Nets powered their way above .500 for the first time this season by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 103-94 on Wednesday night. Deron Williams added 16 points and Paul Pierce 14 for the Nets (30-29), who have won four in a row overall and six straight at home in turning around a turbulent start. They are still only sixth in the Eastern Conference, but look capable of climbing more after following a rout of Chicago on Monday by clobbering the Grizzlies for most of this one. The matchup between two of the NBA’s best teams in 2014 was a mismatch until the fourth quarter, when the Nets had already led by 30. Memphis fell to 21-9 since Jan. 1, while the Nets’ 20-8 record is tops among East teams. Jon Leuer scored 19 and Marc Gasol 18 for the Grizzlies, who were without Zach Randolph because of the flu and then turned in a sickly performance. Memphis never led and missed a chance to tie Phoenix for the West’s eighth and final playoff spot. Jason Collins played 17 scoreless minutes on the day he signed his second 10-day contract. The NBA’s first openly gay player got a visit in the locker room before the game from Commissioner Adam Silver, but received just polite applause when he checked in during the second quarter
after getting a standing ovation Monday during his home debut. Pierce went right at Randolph’s replacement, Ed Davis, and already had eight points by the time Davis was yanked with the Grizzlies trailing 13-2. James Johnson replaced him and quickly botched a fast-break layup as Memphis missed 10 of its first 11 shots. Andray Blatche’s threepoint play made it 26-5 with 3:30 left in the first, and Brooklyn led 54-44 at halftime. Brooklyn scored the first 11 of the second half to open a 19-point lead and kept pouring it on by making six 3-pointers in the third quarter. The lead hit 87-57 on Johnson’s short jumper, but the Nets had to bring starters back when the Grizzlies sliced that in half by midway in the fourth. The Nets were 10-21 after getting blown out at San Antonio on New Year’s Eve, threatening to become the NBA’s biggest flop after building a team that would cost more than $180 million in salary and taxes. But they’ve kept rolling after losing leading scorer Brook Lopez for the season, and most recently playing without Kevin Garnett for the past three because of back spasms. They picked up Thornton in a trade with Sacramento just before the trade deadline, a move that was all but ignored after they signed Collins a few days later. But he’s scored 20 or more in two of his first five games with the Nets, and had 15 in the second quarter alone Wednesday.
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Key NBA buy outs By Eddie Leonard Campus Correspondent
NBA buyout deals seem to be have become a trend this year. Every time I turned around a new player was being being bought out last week. I believe the redistribution will have a big impact on the Western Conference playoff picture. The most notable deal was Danny Granger’s buy out from the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers were robbed in this deal because they gave up their best player, Evan Turner to the Pacers. The Sixers traded Turner, even though he was having a career year, for Granger. Getting robbed has become a routine in Philadelphia. The Sixers traded their last star, Andre Iguaodala for Andrew Bynum. Bynum ended up spending more time bowling than he did playing basketball. After Granger was released from the Sixers he signed with the LA Clippers. Granger is a great fit for the Clippers because Doc Rivers knows how to insert players into his system. Granger averaged 25ppg. one year in Indiana before his injury. He will really add to the already improving half court offense of the Clippers. Blake Griffin’s post game has dramatically improved, so having a perimeter scorer not named Chris Paul will really help spread the floor. The Clippers are the second best team in the Western Conference if they can utilize Granger correctly. The Milwaukee Bucks also bought out their best player, Caron Butler, on Feb. 28. The two-time all star is now taking his talents to Oklahoma City. Butler is a shadow of what he used to be but he will be a great role player on the Thunder. Butler will serve as a veteran leader on the Thunder that can make big shots. He will be like Derrick Fisher, who has come up big for the Thunder several times. Butler will play a big role in games because there is so much focus on Durant and Westbrook. All Butler has to do is knock down open shots when the floor is spread. Jimmer Fredette also found a new home in Chicago this past week. The prolific BYU scorer was bought out of his contract in Sacramento and the Chicago Bulls picked him up. This is a great move for both Fredette and the Bulls. Fredette will be able to blossom in a big market with veteran players. Fredette is a great shooter but he has to be surrounded by great pieces in order to shine. He can not create his own shot at the NBA level. Fredette’s averages 1.41 ppp on the spot up, which is a league best but his sample size is only 34 plays. Fredette could help fill Kyle Korver’s role. Chicago is 27-15 when they hit at least five three’s but they are 6-11 when they do not. Fredette also benefits from the deal because he is an awful defender going the best defensive minded coach in the NBA, Tom Thibodeau. Fredette did not get much playing time in Sacramento because he was a defensive liability. Lastly Metta World Peace was released by the New York Knicks earlier this week. The best fit for World Peace would be in Miami because he would help them on the defensive side of the ball when they have to play bully ball with Indiana in the playoffs. No one likes bully ball more than World Peace, just ask Pistons fans.
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TAKIN’ CARE OF SHAB-USINESS Napier scores 26 in final game at Gampel By Mike Peng Senior Staff Writer
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Shabazz Napier, Niels Giffey, Tyler Olander and Lasan Kromah combined for 49 points in their final game at Gampel Pavilion and helped UConn pull out a 69-63 victory over Rutgers on Senior Night on Wednesday. “I’m definitely proud,” said Napier, who made a career-high seven 3-pointers to lead all scorers with 26 points. “I knew we were going to come out and try to play our best game… It’s a special feeling when you’re a senior and it’s your last game at home. You want to give it your all and I think that’s what everyone did.” Giffey followed Napier’s footsteps and knocked down four treys of his own for a careerhigh 16 points. “That’s really the perfect end for me playing here at Gampel,” Giffey said. “I was just really carried by the emotions that we had, with my mom being here, a lot of my friends being here. I just really felt all the love from the fans and the support they gave me. That was really moving for me, so it’s easy to give that back on the court.” UConn coach Kevin Ollie thanked his seniors after the game for “providing [him] with loyalty.” “They could have left,” Ollie said. “They could have transferred. They could have done a lot of things, but they said, ‘We are going to stay through the tough times and we’re going to get back to where we belong.’ They kept this program
UConn’s Lasan Kromah (above) looks out on the court during senior night. Kromah joined the Huskies during the prior offseason and played his final game at Gampel Pavilion last night against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
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UConn wins on senior night behind Napier and Giffey By Tim Fontenault Campus Correspondent With the 2011 national championship banner hanging overhead, Niels Giffey, Tyler Olander and Shabazz Napier, the only players left from UConn’s third national championship team, said goodbye to Gampel Pavilion and the 10,167 fans inside. The three seniors, along with graduate student Lasan Kromah and walk-on Tor Watts, were honored on Senior Night Wednesday before the No. 19 Huskies’ 69-63 win over Rutgers. “I was excited to come out and play,” Napier said. “I told the guys, ‘Even though it’s Senior Day, we have to come out and play the same way. We have to play the game we know how to play.’ But it was definitely a special moment.” The Class of 2014 went out in style. Napier scored 26 points, moving within two points of Kemba Walker for seventh on the all-time scoring list, and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers. Giffey made six of his nine shots, four of them from behind
the arc for a career-high 16 points. Olander did his part in 13 minutes, adding four points and three rebounds. Kromah struggled offensively – he was 1-for7 for three points – but the transfer from George Washington added four rebounds, two steals and a block on the defensive end for UConn. “That’s really the perfect end for me playing here in Gampel,” Giffey said. “I was really carried by the emotions we had, my mom being here, a lot of my friends being here. I really just felt all the love from the fans and all the support they gave me. That was really moving for me. So it’s easy to give that back on the court.” The emotions were obvious, but Napier, who said Saturday after beating Cincinnati that he plays bad when he cries, kept his composure. “The guys thought I was going to be the first to cry,” Napier said, “but I told them it’s not like last year when I knew that was our last game.” Last year’s 20-10 season ended abruptly at Gampel Pavilion – despite an overtime victory over Providence – because of the Huskies’ postseason ban, a result of poor
AP
Shabazz Napier (13) looks to score while being defended by four Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Shabazz Napier celebrated his final game in Gampel Pavilion with a win over the Scarlet Knights.
academic scores. On March 16, UConn will be announced as one of the 68 participants in the NCAA Tournament, with the Huskies looking for their first tournament victory since the 2011 National Championship Game. Giffey and Olander addressed the crowd following the win. When they were done, Ollie grabbed the microphone and declared to the fans that come
the second week of April, the Huskies would be back at Gampel Pavilion to raise the program’s fourth national championship banner. “Like 68 other teams, we’ve got a chance, so why not think it?” Ollie said. “Because that’s the only way you’re going to get a chance, if you think and have faith.” Before the five departing players hang up their sneak-
ers, there is a lot of basketball to play. UConn goes to Louisville Saturday for the regular season finale against the No. 11 Cardinals. After that, the team goes to Memphis for the inaugural American Athletic Conference Tournament. Then, after potentially three games in Tennessee, the NCAA Tournament begins, with the
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Rangers, Lightning swap captains on deadline day
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In this Feb. 6, 2014 file photo, a fan holds up a sign congratulating Tampa Bay Lightning right winger Martin St. Louis (26)
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off the biggest deal on NHL trade deadline day Wednesday, swapping captains Ryan Callahan and Martin St. Louis. The surprising move was announced just hours before the afternoon deadline and shortly before the Rangers were to host the Toronto Maple Leafs. St. Louis arrived in time to make his debut with New York. The Rangers had been trying to sign Callahan, who can become an unrestricted free agent this summer, but weren’t able to reach an agreement with the gritty forward. They sent him packing instead of risking losing him for nothing. “It’s still tough,” Callahan told Canada’s TSN. “I knew it was an option that was going to happen if I didn’t re-sign with New York. No matter how prepared you are for it or knowing it’s going to come, when you hear that initial ‘You’ve been traded’ it’s definitely
a shock.” New York dealt Callahan, a second-round pick in this year’s draft, and a first-round pick in next year’s draft to Tampa Bay for St. Louis, a disgruntled two-time NHL scoring champion. The second-round selection this year would become a first-rounder if the Rangers reach the Eastern Conference finals this season. If Callahan re-signs with the Lightning, the teams will then trade picks in next year’s draft. New York would acquire the Lightning’s second-round choice, and Tampa Bay would get the Rangers’ seventh-round selection. Callahan was reportedly seeking a sixyear deal worth $6.5 million per season. It is believed the Rangers were willing to agree to a six-year term, but not pay more than $6 million a season. “I truly thought we’d work something out,” Callahan said. “I said all along going through this that I wanted to stay there and get a deal
done, and that was the truth. But it’s part of the business that, unfortunately, you have to deal with.” The 38-year-old St. Louis, who led the NHL in the lockout-shortened 2013 season with 60 points, had been seeking a trade after initially being left off Canada’s Olympic roster by Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman, who served as Canada’s executive director. St. Louis was added when Lightning teammate Steven Stamkos was unable to play because of injury. Callahan, a Rochester, N.Y., native, was a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the Sochi Games. He plans to wait and get acclimated in Florida before deciding whether to open contract talks with the Lightning. “I’m extremely excited. I’m going to a great organization, great owners, great GM,” he said. “I’ve heard nothing but good things from players that have played there, and they’re in the playoff hunt, too, which is big.”