The Daily Campus: March 9, 2012

Volume CXVIII No. 108

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Storrs Center subcontractor ordered to stop work

By Kim Wilson Senior Staff Writer

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The Connecticut Department of Labor issued a stop-work order to a Storrs Center subcontractor on March 2 for failure to secure the payment of worker’s compensation for employees of the company, Monster Contracting LLC. Donna Prince, the director of marketing at Erland Construction Inc., the general contractor of the project, said the stop-work order has

not affected construction at the Storrs Center site, as Monster Contracting LLC is just one of many subcontractors hired for the project.

Prince said there has been an error and that worker’s compensation papers have been filed for Monster Contracting LLC. The Mansfield Downtown Partnership referred questions pertaining to the stop-work order to Prince.

“The Department of Labor claims they [Monster Contracting LLC] didn’t have proper insurance

for their workers,” Prince said.

“We have paperwork that says they do have insurance.”

Worker’s compensation insurance covers employees financially if they are injured while working and protects companies from being sued by employees who experience injury.

According to the Connecticut insurance Department’s website, “Workers’ compensation insurance is a mandatory protection maintained and paid for by employers.”

The Department of Labor issued

the stop-work order because they do not have proper documentation from Monster Contracting LLC stating that they supply worker’s compensation insurance.

“It’s now up to Monster Contracting to get back to the Department of Labor with paperwork that says this has been issued in error,” Prince said.

The stop-work order sign, posted at the corner of Dog Lane and Route 195, cites the company for the insurance infraction and says, “The stop-order may be amended

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Writer wins award for article about BCS bowl

By Brian Zahn Associate Managing Editor

What started as one UConn student’s interest in college football eventually led to widespread awareness of a corrupt bowl system, and now he’s received a national award to show for it.

Mac Cerullo, an 8thsemester journalism student and the managing editor of The Daily Campus, recently won third place in the Hearst Foundation’s national sports reporting competition for his story about UConn’s losses at the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, which ran in The Daily Campus on March 2, 2011.

The award comes with a $1,500 prize, along with a $1,500 grant that will go to the UConn journalism department.

In the fall of 2010, Cerullo, who was the sports editor at the time, thought of the idea after reading the book “Death to the BCS” by Dan Wetzel, Jeff Passan and Josh Peter.

The book dissects the way bowl games cost schools large sums of money for having successful football programs.

UConn received its first invitation to a BCS bowl – the Fiesta Bowl – just that year, and Cerullo made a freedom of information request to the UConn athletic department.

“Going to the Fiesta Bowl was not the financial boon we thought it would be,” Cerullo said.

As it turns out, UConn lost nearly $1.8 million, mainly

UConn’s postseason winning streak ends at 13 games.

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to include additional violations and shall remain in effect until the division issues an order releasing the stop-order.”

The Department of labor could not be reached for comment. Prince said she will supply an update when she receives a response from Monster Contracting LLC or the Department of Labor.

“We are hoping to get this cleared up soon,” Prince said.

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Jackson Laboratory design architects selected

By Christian Fecteau Staff Writer

Jackson Laboratory officials announced that Centerbrook Architects and Planners, as well as Tsoi/Kobus and Associates, has been selected to plan and design the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine facility in Farmington.

“Each of the design finalists presented compelling teams and initial concepts for the facility,” said Jackson senior director of facilities John Fitzpatrick in a press release. “But the team of Centerbrook-TKA reflected a deep appreciation of the Jackson Laboratory’s culture. They dem-

onstrated a strong personal connection and commitment to the project, an understanding of the need for the facility to be a great place to do cutting-edge science, and a commitment to deliver a world-class facility through lowimpact design concepts.”

Both Centerbrook Planners and Tsoi/Kobus and Associates place an emphasis on environmentally friendly practices, which keeps with Jackson Laboratories’ green initiatives.

“By combining the expertise of two top architecture and planning firms, we have the ideal team in place for this complex building project,” said Jackson executive vice president Charles

E. Hewett in a press release.

“Both firms specialize in designing scientific research space and are leaders in environmentally friendly building practices.”

A press release said that construction of the new facility will begin by the end of the year, and the facility is expected to open in 2014. Partners from both Centerbrook Planners and Tsoi/ Kobus and Associates expressed enthusiasm about the project.

“This project is a big deal for us, as it is for the State of Connecticut,” said Centerbrook partner James Childress in a press release. “We have the opportunity to work with the best laboratory design

“The team... reflected a deep appreciation of the Jackson Laboratory’s culture.”

– John Fitzpatrick Jackson senior director of facilities

ers in the country to help the Jackson Laboratory create

a place that will be a world leader in medical research. We are proud to be involved and to live in a state that attracts this quality of research.”

“TKA is honored to be a part of the team that will bring the most technologically advanced and environmentally responsible genomics research facility to the UConn Health Center campus,” said Rick Kobus, senior partner of Tsoi/Kobus Associates. “We look forward to bringing our design expertise and experience to this partnership to help to attract world-class talent to this center for personalized medicine.”

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What’s on at UConn this weekend...

Friday: CPT Workshop 10 am to Noon Student Union 307 This workshop will explain when Curricular Practical Training is used for internships and how to apply for it.

Saturday: Women’s Lacrosse 1 to 3 p.m.

George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex If you haven’t left for Spring Break, come see the Huskies take on Fairfield.

Saturday: Dress Exhibit 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Benton Museum of Art This weekend is the last chance to view over 50 dresses from the collection, “Women of New England: Dress from the Industrial Age: 1850-1900.”

This exhibit ends on Sunday.

Sunday: Spring Break Begins All Day Students who plan to stay on campus must sign up to use their meal plan through Dining Services. Classes resume on March 19.

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Wells Fargo to charge $7 monthly fee for checking

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wells Fargo customers in six states who had free checking accounts will pay $7 a month starting in May. The bank said Thursday that it started moving customers in 23 states to the $7 fee last year and is expanding to six more – Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Customers can avoid the fee by keeping a minimum balance of $1,500 or making direct deposits of at least $500 a month. They can also get a $2 break on the fee by opting for online statements.

Wells Fargo says it hasn’t offered free checking to new customers since 2010. The bank, based in San Francisco, has branches in 39 states.

It will expand the fee to all 39, but a spokesman said the bank had not determined when.

Banks have been adding and experimenting with fees in recent months. They say they need to make up lost revenue, partly because of regulatory changes. Banks have been barred from changing interest rates on credit cards without notifying customers, for example.

Feds seize $60,000 from Mystic Pizza owners

MYSTIC (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has seized more than $60,000 from a bank account of the owners of the Mystic Pizza restaurant made famous in a 1988 movie starring Julia Roberts.

The Day of New London reports that federal authorities took the money from the account of John Zelepos, George Zelepos and Christos Zelepos in January after a criminal investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. IRS officials refused to disclose details of the investigation or why the money was seized.

The seizure was revealed this week in a legal notice published in the newspaper.

The Zelepos family owns Mystic Pizza in Mystic, Mystic Pizza II in North Stonington and the Mystic Pizza Food Co. No one answered the phones at the restaurants Thursday, and the owners didn’t immediately return messages.

Seymour official apologizes for bashing residents

SEYMOUR (AP) — Seymour Superintendent of Schools MaryAnne Mascolo has apologized for bashing local residents who applied for jobs as lazy liars whose work was shabby.

The New Haven Register reports that Mascolo made the comments during a Board of Education meeting last month during a discussion about hiring residents versus nonresidents. The newspaper reports she said she found that Seymour people were “aggressive,” ‘’liars” and “lazy,” and “their work was shabby.”

Seymour has apologized in a letter to the school board and said the comments didn’t refer to any town teachers. She said the comments referred to job candidates whom she was under political pressure to hire several years ago.

Blumenthal seeks appeal of cigarette label ruling

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal is among a group of U.S. Senators asking federal authorities to appeal a recent court ruling that determined federally required graphic cigarette warning labels to be unconstitutional.

The labels, including a sewn-up corpse of a smoker, are supposed to show the dangers of smoking and encourage smokers to quit.

Blumenthal and several colleagues sent a letter this week to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration, asking them to appeal the preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court. It had which halted implementation of the FDA’s new labels, scheduled to appear in September.

Tobacco companies have said the warnings don’t convey facts to inform people and force the cigarette makers to display government antismoking advocacy more prominently than their own branding.

Report: Routes 1 and 5 most dangerous roads

NEW HAVEN (AP) — A regional nonprofit group says the most dangerous roads for pedestrians in Connecticut are Routes 1 and 5.

The Tri-State Transportation Campaign released a study Wednesday on hazardous roads in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

The group says seven pedestrians were killed between 2008 and 2010 on Route 1, which is also known as the Boston Post Road and runs more than 100 miles along Connecticut’s shore. Four pedestrians were killed in the same period on Route 5, which runs from New Haven into Massachusetts.

Three pedestrian deaths were on Route 1 in Westport and three were on Route 5 in East Hartford.

Ryan Lynch of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign says both roads were designed with little concern for pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Wearing a mask to protect her “soul,” Gizmo Lopez, 19, left, who identifies herself as bisexual and homeless, sits with her boyfriend Tiny Jenkins and all their possessions inside a fast food restaurant, waiting to ride the subways for a night’s sleep on March 1 in New York.

Many teens kicked out of homes after coming out to parents NEW YORK (AP) — Iro Uikka clutches his throat as he describes the violent clash that led to spending his nights sleeping in New York City subway cars.

“When I told my mother I was gay, she grabbed me by the neck and threw me out,” he says.

“Then she threw my coat on top of me and shut the door.”

That was five years ago when he was 18, still living at home in Florida.

Uikka is among tens of thousands of homeless youths across America who are LGBT – lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

Most are on the streets because they have nowhere else to go – outcasts who leave home after being rejected by family members or flee shelters because residents bully or beat them.

LGBT young people represent a dramatically high proportion of an estimated 600,000 or more homeless youths across the country – between 20 percent and 40 percent, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. But only about 5 percent of youths identify themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We’ve won battles for gay marriage and gays in the military,” says Carl Siciliano, founder and executive director of the New York-based Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization for LGBT youth. “This is the next frontier, the next battle: helping these youths.”

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Student, journalism dept. each earned $1,500 because the school only sold 2,771 of the 17,500 tickets the Fiesta Bowl required the school to buy in order to participate in the game. The UConn squad lost to a much stronger Oklahoma squad, miles away in the distant state of Arizona.

Cerullo filed his story with The Daily Campus and immediately tweeted out the link, which was then retweeted by Wetzel to thousands of people. The Daily Campus broke the story before the Hartford Courant and the Associated Press, which referred heavily to Cerullo’s reporting.

All the whirlwind of media attention died down, and the story became a notch in Cerullo’s belt; until he found out he had won third place in the national competition back on Feb 29.

“I was honestly surprised,” Cerullo said. According to Cerullo, he had forgotten that he entered the contest until his father texted him to let him know. “I didn’t believe him at first, I had to go look it up to see for myself.”

Cerullo said that winning the award is an incredible honor, and said that it wouldn’t have been possible without the paper.

“The DC has helped my writing so much since I first started four years ago,” Cerullo said. “I had some great editors when I was coming up and there are some great people here now who are going to go on to do great things. We push each other and help each other improve, and I believe the award reflects strongly on them as well.”

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it agency in the Midwest that focuses on LGBT youth – the Ruth Ellis Center, co-host of the Friday conference. But the largely voiceless, powerless youth are fighting to survive from coast to coast.

They live on streets, in subways and train stations, on river piers, in parks and abandoned houses.

They’re robbed, raped and assaulted. Some are murdered.

And they’re invisible to most Americans.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual youth are about four times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers, according to the CDC. And one in three is thrown out by their parents, according to data collected from youth across the country by the Family Acceptance Project at San Francisco State University.

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notice. Members of the Obama Administration are hosting a national conference on housing and homelessness in America’s LGBT communities on Friday in Detroit. They’ll discuss these issues with advocates, community leaders and the public.

Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh, who is openly gay, is one of the participants.

“I take this discussion personally because I know too many people who have been kicked out of their homes because of their orientation,” he told The Associated Press. “To get this kind of attention from the White House is exactly what we need to raise conscientiousness and to help parents find a way to deal with their kids’ orientation.”

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Bill to regulate exotic animals introduced in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker is proposing that owners of exotic animals be subjected to background checks and required to fence their property – measures supporters say might have saved dozens of lions, tigers, and other wild creatures that were shot by authorities months ago after their suicidal owner let them loose.

Legislation introduced Thursday would ban new ownership of exotic animals in the state and immediately prohibit people from acquiring new or additional dangerous wildlife.

Ohio has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets. Efforts to strengthen state law took on new urgency in October when authorities were forced to hunt down and kill 48 wild animals – including endangered Bengal tigers – after their owner freed them from his Zanesville farm and then committed suicide.

State Sen. Troy Balderson,

a Zanesville Republican, said owner Terry Thompson would not have passed the background check in his bill for an ownership permit because Thompson had been convicted of a felony.

Thompson had spent time in federal prison for possessing unregistered weapons.

If Balderson’s legislation becomes law, owners with felony convictions would be ineligible for special state permits to possess wild animals.

Balderson told The Associated Press that he has tried to find a balance that protects the public and the rights of property owners.

“There are good people out there that do this,” Balderson said in a telephone interview. “I don’t want to have a knee-jerk reaction, and overreact to something that happened that was very unfortunate.”

“The animals didn’t get out, they were let out,” Balderson added.

The governor and Columbus Zoo support his plan.

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Washington auctioning off state-run liquor stores

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state opened a public auction online Thursday of its state-run liquor stores, beginning the process of privatizing a booze industry the state has tightly controlled since the end of Prohibition.

Within hours, more than 30 bidders had entered the fray. Nearly a dozen offered to buy rights to all of the stores, though most bid on individual store locations.

The minimum bid: $1,000.

Venturing into store ownership isn’t without its risks, given the current upheaval in the state’s liquor industry.

Big-box stores will be entering the market for the first time under the voter-approved initiative kicking the state out of the business, and two lawsuits seeking to overturn the measure could derail efforts to implement it June 1.

Successful bidders also still must negotiate a lease – the state doesn’t own the properties the stores are on – apply and qualify for a retail liquor license and stock their stores.

But Washington officials said state stores that carry more than 1,400 products, including locally produced wine and spirits, could be a golden chance for entrepreneurs looking to serve a niche market.

The state’s spirits industry is

growing, with more than 20 distillers producing gin, whiskey and vodkas distilled from Washington wheat or potatoes. Washington wineries now top 700.

State stores also carry leading brands of everything from cognac to rum.

“Our customers here in the state of Washington have grown to experience a very diverse portfolio of spirit products, and that portfolio won’t be available by the general big-box stores,” said Pat McLaughlin, director of business enterprise for the Washington Liquor Control Board. “This is a unique opportunity.”

Nearly 20 states control the retail or wholesale liquor business. Some, such as Iowa and West Virginia, have relinquished partial control in recent years, but Washington would be the first in that group to abandon the liquor business entirely.

Voters, anticipating lower prices with private industry, required the state to dismantle its liquor business when they approved Initiative 1183 last fall in what was the costliest initiative campaign in state history. Backed by membership warehouse giant Costco, the measure allows stores larger than 10,000 square feet to sell liquor, and smaller stores could only be allowed if there are no other outlets in

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Renee Robinson, right, rings up purchases made by Mike Klotz, left, owner of the Delicatus restaurant in Seattle, at a state-run liquor store, March 7, in Seattle.

a trade area.

The exception to that rule is Washington’s 167 state-run and 163 contract liquor stores.

Contract stores, which are run by private individuals, will be allowed to continue to operate. The state-run stores are

the subject of the auction, with successful bidders winning the exclusive right for a liquor store at that location. In addition, the

license would be exempt from approval requirements of local officials, as is usually the case.

The auction ends April 19.

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Dutch cheese pokes holes in Swiss bragging rights MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hundreds of cultured spectators nibbled on cheese and crackers, waiting patiently for an hour as dozens of judges deliberated Wednesday night before naming a Dutch Vermeer the world’s best cheese.

What was once a low-key industry affair noticed only by a handful of spectators and reporters is now a must-have ticket for those looking to get their gouda on. The World Champion Cheese Contest sold

out of all 400 tickets in the first year they were offered; the artisan cheese competition has become another way for foodies to outdo one another in the pursuit of local, sustainable and handcrafted fare.

The contest, held every two years in Madison, typically draws more than 2,000 entries from nearly two-dozen nations. Usually only the judges taste the cheese, but this year’s ticketholders sampled 15 of the top entries while they

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The spectators witnessed a mild upset in the judging. Swiss cheesemakers had won the past three contests, and comprised two of the top three finalists this year.

But it was a low-fat Gouda named Vermeer from Friesland Campina, a company based in Wolvega, Netherlands, that took top honors.

The company didn’t have any representatives in Wisconsin, but will receive its

formal award at a banquet in Madison next month.

Dutch judge Peter Piersma woke up the cheesemaker’s plant manager, Piet Nederhoed, with a phone call. It was about 1 a.m. Holland time.

“I got him out of bed so he was a little quiet, but then he got very excited,” Piersma said.

Dan Konz, a cheese grader from Kimball, Minn., said the winning Vermeer stood out for its “nice, smooth, clean flavor. It had nice body and mouth-feel. A

very clean taste.”

Experts compare specialty cheeses to wines: Both have subtle variations based on their region of origin, year of creation and the techniques employed by master craftsmen. The judging protocol is also similar. Judges roll entries in their mouths, search for nuanced characteristics and then discard the samples.

Some judges wipe their tongues with napkins between tastings.

While the judges sampled the finalists, spectators did the same

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Dean’s Scholarship Challenge a great idea

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n a world where entrepreneurial success has continually overshadowed academic achievement, and where college tuition prices are on the rise, many in academia are trying to find a way to highlight the merit of a college education. One school attempting this is the University of New Haven and their recently implemented Dean’s Scholarship Challenge.

This challenge, created by former Mastercard advertising executive Larry Flanagan who is responsible for the famous “Priceless” campaign, offers incoming freshmen a chance to win free tuition if they can invent the next great business idea. Applicants must create a Facebook page in which they outline their business idea, including a company overview and information about what makes their idea interesting or unique. The program will have up to four winners, each to receive $120,000 in tuition for their idea as well as a chance to cultivate their idea throughout their undergraduate career. The university and its resources will aid the students. In addition, twenty students will win Apple iPads as a consolation prize. Following that, another fifty students will receive $250 in credit to the university bookstore.

Academic officials hope that this challenge will lure the great thinkers of our country into the classroom, rather than allow them to try and make a break for the boardroom. The great ideas of the world shouldn’t automatically be fast-tracked to prominence. What Flanagan is trying to prove with this competition is that academia isn’t necessarily detrimental to good ideas. In fact, university resources pair rather well with entrepreneurial ideas for businesses.

Hopefully other universities will adopt similar strategies to encourage people to have and foster these ideas through a college education, rather than hitting the market straight out of high school. Flanagan is making an effort to ensure that the driving force behind invention in this country does not stop at a good idea, but is researched and developed so our good ideas have education to support them. This is a concept and way of thinking that we hope the rest of the country’s universities will be willing to adopt.

The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.

Is it bad that I play Robot Unicorn Attack so often that the song has been stuck in my head for days?

To whoever wrote the letter on the whiteboard of iStudio11, you just put a lot of things in perspective for me.

I know I’m not Eliana, but she should be incredibly lucky to have you in her life. Thank you.

Dear Extremely Hot South Dining Hall Worker...

Until you have a boyfriend who walks across campus at 12:15 at night in 50 mph winds to buy you french fries, you’re not as lucky as me.

I had about 10 witty things to say yesterday, InstantDaily, and you were nowhere to be found.

If I had a twin, I think the first thing I would do is cry.

My last class was three hours ago. Why am I online submitting things to you? Oh right, because I figure this is prime time to get into the InstantDaily, because many other people have similar circumstances.

When I see the sheriff, I’m going to shoot him...A SMILE. :) Goodbye Syracuse. UConn is still the class of the Big East. And enjoy never gaining the status of Duke or North Carolina in the ACC. If you are so angry, then hit me with your car. It will probably be worth it.

Dear Bookworms Barista in the Syracuse shirt , I have been mildly in love with you for the past three years but...SERIOUSLY?!?

The way to get a girl to like you is not to stalk her on Facebook, then link her to a picture of herself and say, “More guys would want to sleep with you if you dyed your hair back to this color.”

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Disrespect for religion is unfair form of bigotry

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ast Saturday evening turned out to be unexpectedly pleasant, in part due to the warm weather but more substantially because of something sublime and fascinating that I discovered. As I left the library at 6 p.m., walking along the edge of the courtyard in the direction of my room in Connecticut Commons, I was stunned to encounter a muezzin delivering the Islamic call to prayer. But then again it was hardly an encounter; this man was so filled the air with the sonorous power

By Christopher Kempf of his voice that his presence did not feel Weekly Columnist coincidental.

He stood near the Business School building, facing the library, a tall figure clad in black that swayed with every phrase of the incantation. From where I stood transfixed, I would have been able to see his face but for his hands cupped around his mouth, focusing and amplifying the call.

The solemn melodies that burst from this throat had an extraordinary effect on all things within the range of his voice, myself included. The people standing at attention in the courtyard, as immobile as the sculptures and walls that define it; the resonating evening air; the dull light of a peacefully dying sun and the muezzin, proclaiming the incomprehensible majesty and eternity of Allah, comprised a beautiful, surreal landscape that briefly erased from my mind all thought of things temporal.

But the adhan – the call to prayer – could not have lasted more than five minutes, and it was in things temporal that I once more found myself immersed. So much for the world of God and prophets; the world of soldiers and presidents and citizens and subjects intruded as brusquely as does reality after an intoxicating dream. I read the news today, oh boy: copies of the Quran were burned at an American military base in Afghanistan, sparking a violent spasm of outrage among Afghan Muslims. It seemed incredible to me that anyone so physically immersed in the culture of Islam could be so willfully ignorant and disrespectful of an entire faith, one which is meaning and truth to more than one billion people.

“It seemed incredible to me that anyone ... could be so willfully ignorant ...”

Public acts of religious ignorance, motivated either by hatred or by critical intent, nonetheless find themselves protected by the rights to free expression that are so integral to progress in liberal societies. When Danish cartoonists depicted the prophet Muhammad in a number of less-than-flattering cartoons, the Western defense of the Danes’ free speech rights nearly matched the anger of the Muslim world at the alleged disrespect of a central figure of Islam. It is right, however, that speech, no matter how inflammatory, should entail the protection of the state against violence and censorship. If someone wishes to burn a Quran or a Bible or defile any other sacred symbol, he should not be restrained

from doing so. The responsibility of deterring such actions thus falls upon all members of society to dissuade him through reason rather than force – precisely because we all are empowered by the same rights that protect the iconoclast.

But liberalism still leaves us unable to understand how immutable traditions of knowing so fundamentally in opposition to one another can co-exist without clashing, each one contesting the other’s claim to the lone pinnacle of truth. The secular often regard the religious as superstitious, irrational bigots; the religious often regard the secular as immoral, perverted apostates. The discourse of these intellectual forces is bound to be tinged with hatred and ignorance. Hostility is, after all, promoted by the very atmosphere of liberty that surrounds speech and action. It is only the individual, cultivating within himself a respect for that which he does not truly understand, who can choose not to contribute to that hostility. He cannot rely on governments or communities to choose for him.

The Muslim call to prayer may have no explicit meaning for this writer or, indeed, for a huge portion of the world’s people. But though the consciousness of the faithful may appear like an unexplored continent – looming vast and mysterious to the non-believer – we can at the very least stand in awe of the beauty of the muezzin’s song, for how can something so beautiful not be worthy of our most profound respect?

Weekly Columnist Christopher Kempf is a 4th-semester political science major and geography minor. He can be reached at Christopher.Kempf@UConn.edu.

Campus construction is planned and timed poorly

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f you live in the vicinity of Storrs-Mansfield or take classes at UConn, you’ve probably noticed a bit of maintenance happening on campus [and if you don’t live here or take classes, then how did you get a copy of The Daily Campus?]. I live in West dorms and have to walk by the renovations to MacMahon Dining Hall, the new building being built to replace Arjona and Monteith and

By John Nitowski the construction across the Staff Columnist street from CLAS just to get to my classes. What is going on? Why do I live and learn in a construction site?

To give you a small sense of the chaos that these special projects have been disrupting my life: I had a TERRIBLE Sunday night. I’m talking night terrors and sleep deprivation.

My first class was at noon. I planned on sleeping till 11 to maximize sleep possibilities.

Unfortunately, the man-sized jackhammer started work sometime between 8:30 and 9 a.m. and I lost out on two extra hours of sleep.

Oh, and it’s midterms week.

That was just one story in one

of the most densely populated areas of the UConn campus.

I have to wonder how many of my fellow West Campus dwellers, or all the people in MacMahon, faced that Monday morning as midterms began. All I know is that the remainder of my day was spent in an angry rage, because if I really want to have an education, housing, food, AND a good night’s sleep, I have to go to a private school (the extra sleep is $20,000 extra).

Ok, the jackhammering eventually died away and life went on. But then there was that time where I was sitting in Koons Hall during my 12:30 to 2 p.m. medieval literature class. We were just getting into the intricacies of Celtic motifs in AngloNorman literature when a cherry picker showed up outside the window and began power washing the window.

Whatever your opinion of medieval literature may be, it’s one of the few classes I learn in and enjoy. So the university doesn’t let you sleep well and doesn’t let you fulfill the very purpose you came to school in the first place: to achieve an education.

What is going on?

I understand that the renovations and new projects are wellintentioned efforts at making the university modern, spacious and the best state school in the universe, but is it worth disrupting the actual functioning capability of the university? Namely: education.

“I lost out on two extra hours of sleep.”

It’s as if a hospital decided to build three new wings to support four times as many patients, but in the process threw so much dust and debris into the air that half of the patients had trouble breathing. It kind of defeats the point of doing those renovations, doesn’t it?

Of course, there is a fairly simple solution to all of this:

proper scheduling.

Someone between the construction workers and the academic advisors forgot that these projects were being developed on an active college campus.

And while people are trying to sleep or study at all hours of the day, why did they have to schedule the jackhammer at 9 in the morning, on the Monday of midterms week? Why couldn’t they schedule the jackhammer for, maybe, three in the afternoon? Or why not just push the entire thing to Spring Break when there will hardly be anyone on campus and there won’t be any classes or midterms?

Why was that not considered?

I’m sure that once all of these projects are done, the campus will be beautiful and we’ll be living in some sort of academic utopia and evolve into higherminded beings. No more jackhammers, no more power washing the windows while we try to learn and no more living in a construction site. That is, until they find newer and better projects to further disrupt our education.

Staff Columnist John Nitowski is a 2nd-semester English major. He can be reached at John.Nitowski@UConn.edu.

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Birth control should only be paid for by individuals who need it

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uch controversy has occurred as a result of so called “inflammatory remarks” made by highly acclaimed talk show host Rush Limbaugh regarding his comments made

By Nicole Douglin c o n c e r n ing Sandra Staff Columnist Fluke’s s t a t e ments about contraception and women. Barring any discussion on whether or not the phrases “slut” and “prostitute” were appropriate terms to use in the situation, there still remains an underlying question. “Should anyone else, outside of the actual person(s) using the birth control, be required to contribute to its purchase?” To this, I respond an emphatic and reasonable “no.”

Here on campus, I have heard varying opinions from friends

and foes alike, but many fall short of the central issue at hand. Some express sentiments of hatred toward Limbaugh for words they not only use on a daily basis, but encourage when leveled against conservative women like Sarah Palin or Laura Ingraham. Liberal hypocrisy aside, as a rational individual, I was able to appreciate the commentary by the talk show hosts.

Upon further examination of the issue, I must say that I whole-heartedly agree with the underlying sentiments presented against Fluke and her supporters. I will state it plainly; people should have to pay for their contraceptives, including, but not limited to, the birth control pill. I say “people” here because men and women, when choosing to have sex, should have to pay for the child they produce or the methods used to prevent

that child from being created.

It is incomprehensible that any individual would express sentiments contrary to such an idea.

Any antithetical response to this throws any sense of personal responsibility to the wayside.

Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman is the biological process for a couple to procreate. However, when one chooses to engage in sex and does not want to produce a child, the act no longer becomes biological or necessary for procreation purposes; rather, it becomes recreational. The sex is now an act based purely in pleasure for the parties involved. Again, recreational. As such, a recreational activity should only be funded by those engaging in the activity. Allowing such subsidization, by any means, could lead to a slippery slope into subsidizing other recreational or purely pleasure-based activities. Take

» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

In response to “USG campaign petitions taken to trial”

On Wednesday, Jimmy Onofrio wrote an article that followed up on the seven cases that were filed against USG Presidential tickets and the hearings the USG Judiciary held Tuesday evening. An article was also written on Tuesday outlining allegations and perceived violations that were filed against Bryan Flanaghan and myself. As a former candidate for USG President, I am disgusted at the amount of cases filed during this election and the fact that most of the cases were over trivial violations. These violations were not made by the candidates including myself intentionally in order to disadvantage anyone, but were rather mistakes. These mistakes are ones anyone can make. It is like saying that because you decided to not use a crosswalk on North Eagleville road just one time and as a mistake, you should be given a ticket.

The Election Policies are designed to eliminate uncertainty and ensure can-

didates running for USG have a fair environment to run in. They should not be used in order to go after candidates, find every mistake they make, and then file the cases in the hopes of disqualifying them. Over the past few years, this unfortunately has been the case. That is not what the Election Policies should be there for and that is not what USG is all about.

Some of the violations that cases were filed for include printing one original 8 by 11 campaign ad on the USG computer, looking at a campaign picture on a USG computer, and sending a letter of intent and picture on a USG computer. These were some of the cases that myself, along with the Flanaghan campaign, spent hours working on Tuesday in order to build defenses and in which the Judiciary spent hours hearing the complaints and deliberating from 7:30 p.m. all the way past midnight. The petitioners also recommended that both of our campaigns be disqualified for these violations. Is this what the Election Policies are there for? Is this what USG elections should be about?

Should candidates be disqualified just

membership fees into a country club, for example. People join country clubs largely in part for recreational purposes, for fun.

Would it be fair for any other person to contribute to the fees associated with such recreational activities? Should anyone pay for anyone else to play golf, get (non-physical-therapy-related) massages, play racquetball, or any other leisure based services provided by a country club? If your answer is “no,” then you should agree that no other individual, other than the man and woman partaking in intercourse, should pay for any premium associated with their leisurely activity, i.e. birth control.

In her speech, Fluke mentions an anecdotal story of one woman who went to a pharmacist and for the “first time,” found out that birth control was not covered by her insurance. Tragic, I know. Fluke continued, “Women

like a pedestrian should be given an expensive ticket for not crossing on a crosswalk one time? All the students I have talked to about this said no. It may be extreme to call the filing of some of these cases a witch hunt, but it really was. For example when Bryan Flanaghan looked at his campaign picture on the USG computer, someone surreptitiously took a picture of him doing so in the hopes of filing a case and getting him disqualified. No one came up to us and said, “Hey, you made a mistake” or “Don’t do that.”

They just found us making a mistake, documented it, and after several weeks filed the cases on the second day of elections, which put unwanted attention on our campaigns and prevented us from talking to students about the issues that really matter. This is not what campaigns should be doing and is an embarrassing culture that USG has sustained in the past few years.

USG campaigns are about reaching out to students and giving them a voice, not going after other candidates and trying to get them disqualified for little mistakes.

– Jordan Hegel

like her have no choice but to go without contraception.” Fluke is grossly misrepresenting reality by making such a statement.

She is explicitly saying that if one does not have access to insured birth control, then there is no other contraceptive measure available. Clearly, Fluke is ignorant of the new innovation on the market: the condom.

You know, the only form of contraception that helps protect individuals from transmitting sexually transmitted diseases, in addition to preventing pregnancy. Not only are condoms readily available, but Planned Parenthood currently provides birth control which they state would cost about “$15-$50 a month.” If a couple can’t afford that price, or condoms, then perhaps sex is not the recreational activity they should be partaking in.

Fluke claims she is speaking

“Affordable Health Care Act great for stuTotally rad dents”

In her unfortunate March 5 column “Affordable Health Care Act great for students,” Nhi Tran seems to confuse “great” with “catastrophic” and argues that ObamaCare, as most people know it, “deserves favorable recognition.” It deserves no such thing.

Ms. Tran is unassailably correct in writing that ObamaCare will “transform” how health care operates in the United States.” That this transformation is a positive change, however, is an unsupported assumption. She bases her conclusion that ObamaCare is a desirable bit of legislation on the premise that it will make American health care more “efficient” and “yield better outcomes.” However, she fails, as do most supporters of government healthcare programs, to cite an example of any other domestic program in American history that was executed more efficiently and effectively by the federal government than by the free market.

ObamaCare creates a vast new tier of federal government bureaucracy in the name of improving efficiency, a contradiction if ever there was one.

Further, Ms. Tran refers to one of the

out for women’s rights, but what about the women who have a false sense of security because they are on birth control and engage in casual unprotected sex, or are pressured into having condom free sex by their mate?

I know some people think that bringing a child into the world is the worst possible thing that could result from engaging in unprotected sex. There are worst things, like becoming infected with HIV or other incurable viruses. I think the only thing Fluke is standing up for is her irrational idea that someone else should, as Rush put it, “pay for her to have sex.”

Staff Columnist Nicole Douglin is an 8th-semester political science and American studies major.

She can be reached at Nicole.Douglin@UConn.edu.

worst provisions in the law, the provision allowing adults to retain coverage under their parents’ health insurance policy until they are 27, as a major advantage. The opposite is true. By forcing health insurance companies to cover children of policyholders until they are nearly thirty years old, the government creates yet another class of dependents on itself. The last time I checked, it was no prize to live off of one’s parents’ dime until they are old enough to have children themselves.

America would be better off with health reforms that lowered costs, rather than merely shifting them to others.

I trust that Ms. Tran is more informed about the pharmaceutical consequences of the law than I, and take her word that pharmacists can help “optimize therapeutic outcomes.” Regardless, rather than waiting until 2014 to see what other dreadful “changes remain on the horizon,” Congress ought to entirely repeal ObamaCare in 2013 and replace it with reforms that force insurance companies to compete like other businesses must, thereby necessarily lowering costs and increasing availability and quality of care without unconstitutional government overreach.

– Joseph Gasser

» THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN That dryer that has been broken all year, but you always try to use it anyway.

Being smarter than Britney and knowing that “everytime” is not a word.

It’s HIS turn to talk to YOU and it’s been a week.

Your forgetful friend forgetting things. Every time.

Totally bad

Totally saw it coming

It’s getting warm!

Totally rad

What are you doing for College Gameday?

– By Zarrin Ahmed

“Going to the Cape and making up for lost productivity thanks to March Madness.”

“Interviewing for summer internships and trying to relax.”

“Hopefully going someplace warm.”

“House-sitting alone, while my parents go to the Caribbean.”

Dan Agabiti, 6th-semester journalism major

Victoria Smey, 6th-semester secondary education and English major

Mac Cerullo, 8th-semester marketing major

Joe O’Leary, 6th-semester journalism major

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Comics

Friday, March 9, 2012 I Hate Everything

by Carin Powell

Royalty Free Speech

by Ryan Kennedy

Side of Rice

by Laura Rice

Editor’s Choice

by Brendan Albetski

Horoscopes

by Brian Ingmanson

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Slow down, and think about your words before blurting them out (if possible). Exercise and hot water relieves tension. A friend and a cup of tea help to ponder your next act.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t take a romantic risk just yet.

Check out a wild theory. Double-check data and research. Your quick wit is appreciated. Enjoy simple pleasures.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Jealousies or stress (especially financial) could spark arguments.

Keep the place clean to avoid conflict.

Practice leads to a useful skill. Start with the hard part.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t bet on a far-fetched scheme ... at least, not today. Hold off on longdistance travel, if you can. Constant communication is beneficial. Take on more work, and juggle.

Procrastination Animation

by Michael McKiernan

Mensch

by Jeff Fenster

Nothing Extraordinary

by Thomas Feldtmose

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Stash your cash for the time being.

There’s been a change in orders. No gambling allowed (except in love).

Then, all bets are on. Patient practicality still wins out, however.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Consider all points of view. Help antagonists to understand each other.

Stick to core values. Inspire another to be creative, and get secondhand satisfaction.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Watch out for changes to the dossier.

There could be a crossed wire or bad translation. Verify everything, and scour the schedule. Don’t be too hasty.

One Thousand Demons

by Bill Elliott and Rachel Pelletti

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Clean up old closets and old misunderstandings. Keeping the channels of communication open helps tremendously. Avoid skipping necessary steps.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Clean up a mess with a friend.

Avoid getting into a losing argument.

Think twice before making a purchase.

Will it really make you happier? Buy it if you love it.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep an eye on your watch to avoid missed appointments. Take care of important tasks first. Then take a well-deserved rest, and catch up.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- It’s easier to get in an argument, but is it worth it? You understand your situation best, but others have valuable insights. Don’t fall for a con game.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Today you work better in a quiet space. There’s plenty of room for personal growth and transformation.

Don’t go out if you don’t really want to.

Questions?

Comments?

Other Stuff? <dailycampus comics@gmail. com>

Friday, March 9, 2012

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News

» KONY 2012

Dad-son talk, tweets key to viral video KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) The young American boy sums up what his father does for a living: “You stop the bad guys from being mean.”

Yes, the father says, but who are the bad guys? The child thinks, then offers a guess: “Star Wars people?”

Though half a world away from this preschooler's American upbringing, the truth is far more sinister.

The bad guys are Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, a brutal Central Africa militia that has kidnapped thousands of children and forced them to become sex slaves, fight as child soldiers and kill family members during a 26-year campaign of terror.

The father-son conversation is part of a 30-minute video that has rocketed through cyberspace since its release Monday on YouTube. It had been viewed more than 40 million times by late Thursday, propelled by celebrity tweets and fans on Facebook and Twitter, especial-

ly teens and young adults.

The video's premise is that people here in America - and the world beyond - have the power to stop Kony, if only they are willing to spread the word through the power of social media. Called Kony 2012, the goal is to see Kony captured by the end of this year.

The father, Jason Russell, is the co-founder of Invisible Children, an anti-LRA advocacy group, and the film's director.

At one point in the film, he asks his son, Gavin, what he thinks should be done about Kony.

“Stop him,” Gavin responds.

Then, in one of the video's many slick moments, the boy's words are quickly echoed by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, where Kony is wanted for crimes against humanity.

“Stop him,” Luis MorenoOcampo says on camera, “and (that will) solve all the problems.”

Despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant and the deployment last fall of 100 U.S. Special Forces to four

Central African countries to help advise in the fight against Kony, until now, few Americans knew who he was.

To those 99 percent, Russell poses this challenge: Make Kony and his crimes so “famous” that governments view it as imperative that the mission to capture him succeeds.

Celebrities - and teens - have quickly joined the cause.

“Even if its 10 minutes ...

Trust me, you NEED to know about this!” tweeted Rhianna.

“This is not a joke. This is serious. TOGETHER we can #MakeAChange and #STOPKRONY - help another kid in need!” Justin Bieber tweeted.

“Have supported with $'s and voice and will not stop,” tweeted Oprah.

Data collected by YouTube show the video is most popular with boys and girls ages 13 to 17, as well as young men ages 18 to 24.

Invisible Children's critics say the San Diego-based group oversimplifies a complex issue.

» HEALTH

In a rebuttal posted on its website, the group acknowledges the video overlooks many nuances but says it sought to explain the conflict “in an easily understandable format.” It called the

film a “first entry point.”

“It's something we can all agree on regardless of your political background,” said Ben Keesey, the group's 28-year-old chief executive

officer. “There are few times where problems are black and white. There's lots of complicated stuff in the world, but Joseph Kony and what he's doing is black and white.”

» FORENSICS

Coke, Pepsi make changes to avoid cancer warning NEW YORK (AP) — CocaCola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens come with a cancer warning label.

The companies said the changes will be expanded nationally to streamline their manufacturing processes. They've already been made for drinks sold in California.

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo account for almost 90 percent of the soda market, according to industry tracker Beverage

AP

In this July 31, 2006 file photo, members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army are seen as their leader Joseph Kony meets with a delegation of Ugandan officials and lawmakers and representatives from non-governmental organizations, in the Democratic Republic of Congo near the Sudanese border.

Digest. A representative for Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. said all its caramel coloring now meet the new California standard.

The American Beverage Association, which represents the broader industry, said its member companies will continue to use caramel coloring in certain products but that adjustments were made to meet California's new standard.

“Consumers will notice no difference in our products and have no reason at all for any health concerns,” the association said in a statement.

A representative for Coca-Cola,

Diana Garza-Ciarlante, said the company directed its caramel suppliers to modify their manufacturing processes to reduce the levels of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, which can be formed during the cooking process and, as a result, may be found in trace amounts in many foods.

“While we believe that there is no public health risk that justifies any such change, we did ask our caramel suppliers to take this step so that our products would not be subject to the requirement of a scientifically unfounded warning,” GarzaCiarlante said in an email.

Texas vulture study upends forensic science

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — For more than five weeks, a woman's body lay undisturbed in a secluded Texas field. Then a frenzied flock of vultures descended on the corpse and reduced it to a skeleton within hours.

But this was not a crime scene lost to nature. It was an important scientific experiment into the way human bodies decompose, and the findings are upending assumptions about decay that have been the basis of homicide cases for decades.

Experienced investigators would normally have interpreted the absence of flesh and the condition of the bones as evidence that the woman had been dead for six months, possibly even a year or more. Now a study of vultures at Texas State University is calling into question many of the benchmarks detectives have long relied on.

The time of death is critical in any murder case. It's a key piece of evidence that influences the entire investigation, often shaping who becomes a suspect and ultimately who is convicted or exonerated.

“If you say someone did it and you say it was at least a year, could it have been two weeks instead?” said Michelle Hamilton, an assistant professor at the school's forensic anthropology research facility. “It has larger implications than what we thought initially.”

The vulture study, conducted on 26 acres near the southcentral Texas campus, stemmed from previous studies that used dead pigs, which decompose much like humans. Scientists set up a motion-sensing camera that captured the vultures jumping up and down on the woman's body, breaking some of her ribs, which investigators could also misinterpret as trauma suffered during a beating.

Researchers are monitoring a half-dozen other corpses in various stages of decomposition, and they have a list of about 100 people prepared to donate their bodies to the project, which the school says is the first of its kind to study vultures.

“Now that we have this facility and a group of people willing to donate themselves to science like this, we can actually kind of do what needs to be done, because pigs and humans aren't equal,” Hamilton said.

The forensic center opened in 2008, as did a similar facility at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, making Texas home to two of the nation's five “body farms.”

At the farms, forensic pathologists observe the decomposition process in natural surroundings to see how corpses react to sun and shade, whether they decay differently on the surface or below ground and what sort of creatures – from large to microscopic – are involved.

Only in recent years has academic literature tried to estab-

AP

Kate Spradley, an assistant professor at Texas State University, arranges some skeletal remains at the school's Forensic Anthropology Research Facility, Feb. 9, in San Marcos, Texas.

lish formulas for death time based on stages of decomposition and environmental factors such as temperature conditions where the body was found.

The vulture research has drawn interest from homicide investigators, including Pam McInnis, president of the Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists and director of the Pasadena Police Crime Lab in suburban Houston. She said the ability to account for vultures would “significantly” help investigators who already use insects and their life cycles to estimate time of death.

The body in the vulture study was that of Patty Robinson, an Austin woman who died of breast cancer in 2009 at age 72. She donated her remains to research, and they were placed in a five-acre fenced area.

Her son, James, said the Texas State research seemed like a worthy project.

She'd be delighted “if she could come back and see what she's been doing,” he said. “All of us are pretty passionate about knowing the truth.”

As for the vulture research, “we're not a particularly squeamish lot,” he added.

The project began after scientists noticed scavenger damage on other bodies, an anomaly that puzzled them because the site several miles north of campus is secured against animal intruders.

“It didn't fit the model of scavengers that we had seen before and what people had written about,” said Kate Spradley, an assistant professor at Texas State who also works on the project. “We realized we didn't account for something and it was vultures.”

Vultures fly over much of the United States and are particu-

larly abundant in the Southwest.

Two of the most common species are turkey vultures and the more aggressive black vultures, which can exceed 2 feet in length, weigh 5 to 6 pounds and have wingspans of 5 feet.

The initial surprise was that it took vultures 37 days to find the body. Researchers visited the site daily and checked the camera for any activity.

“Nothing, not even a rat,” Hamilton said.

Then on the day after Christmas 2009, a graduate student working on another project at the site alerted them to the vultures' swift work on the corpse.

“I was wondering if it ever was going to happen,” Spradley said. “We downloaded the photos, and it was stunning.”

She and Hamilton are working with Texas State geographer Alberto Giordano to map the area where birds dragged bones.

They hope to make a predictive model for law enforcement officers that will help determine time of death.

Sgt. Jim Huggins, a recently retired Texas Department of Public Safety criminal investigator who now teaches forensic science at Baylor University, said vultures were always something of a mystery for investigators.

Previous research on scavenged remains focused on carnivores such as coyotes or rodents.

“This is, as far as I'm concerned, it's cutting edge,” he said. “No one has ever sat down and put a pencil down and attempted this before. ... This is going to, I think, change some minds about scavengers.”

When unidentified remains turn up, the vulture research can also be used to help include or exclude people who have been reported missing, Spradley said.

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News

Full Titanic wreck site is mapped for 1st time SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have pieced together what’s believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic and became a legend.

Marks on the muddy ocean bottom suggest, for instance, that the stern rotated like a helicopter blade as the ship sank, rather than plunging straight down, researchers told The Associated Press this week.

An expedition team used sonar imaging and more than 100,000 photos taken from underwater robots to create the map, which shows where hundreds of objects and pieces of the presumed-unsinkable vessel landed after striking an iceberg, killing more than 1,500 people.

Explorers of the Titanic – which sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City – have known for more than 25 years where the bow and stern landed after the vessel struck an iceberg. But previous maps

of the floor around the wreckage were incomplete, said Parks Stephenson, a Titanic historian who consulted on the 2010 expedition. Studying the site with old maps was like trying to navigate a dark room with a weak flashlight.

“With the sonar map, it’s like suddenly the entire room lit up and you can go from room to room with a magnifying glass and document it,” he said.

“Nothing like this has ever been done for the Titanic site.”

The mapping took place in the summer of 2010 during an expedition to the Titanic led by RMS Titanic Inc., the legal custodian of the wreck, along with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Mass., and the Waitt Institute of La Jolla, Calif.

They were joined by other groups, as well as the cable History channel. Details on the new findings at the bottom of the ocean are not being revealed yet, but the network will air them in a two-hour documentary on April 15, exactly 100 years after the Titanic sank.

The expedition team ran two independently self-controlled robots known as autonomous

underwater vehicles along the ocean bottom day and night. The torpedo-shaped AUVs surveyed the site with side-scan sonar, moving at a little more than 3 miles per hour as they traversed back and forth in a grid along the bottom, said Paul-Henry Nargeolet, the expedition’s coleader with RMS Titanic Inc. Dave Gallo from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was the other co-leader.

The AUVs also took highresolution photos – 130,000 of them in all – of a smaller 2-by3-mile area where most of the debris was concentrated. The photos were stitched together on a computer to provide a detailed photo mosaic of the debris.

The result is a map that looks something like the moon’s surface showing debris scattered across the ocean floor well beyond the large bow and stern sections that rest about half a mile apart.

The map provides a forensic tool with which scientists can examine the wreck site much the way an airplane wreck would be investigated on land, Nargeolet said.

For instance, the evidence that the stern rotated is based on

AP

Kirk Wolfinger, top left, Rushmore DeNooyer, and Tony Bacon of the Lone Wolf Documentary Group, pose at an editing station Thursday, March 8, 2010, in South Portland, Maine.

the marks on the ocean floor to its west and the fact that virtually all the debris is found to the east.

“When you look at the sonar map, you can see exactly what happened,” said Nargeolet, who has been on six Titanic expeditions, the first in 1987.

» MONEY

The first mapping of the Titanic wreck site began after it was discovered in 1985, using photos taken with cameras aboard a remotely controlled vehicle that didn’t venture far from the bow and stern.

The mapping over the years has improved as explorers have

built upon previous efforts in piecemeal fashion, said Charlie Pellegrino, a Titanic explorer who was not involved in the 2010 expedition. But this is the first time a map of the entire debris field has looked at every square inch in an orderly approach, he said.

» VA. TECH

Mich. slow to crack down on big Officials admit lottery winners abusing welfare errors in timeline

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan lawmakers last year vowed to crack down when they heard an $850,000 lottery winner was buying groceries with food stamps.

Now comes news of another lucky player getting food on the public dime – and the Legislature still hasn’t passed a law to easily detect and clamp down on the abuse.

“We were on this already but now we have two cases. I’m hoping it will hurry us along,” state Rep. Dave Agema, a Republican from western Michigan, said Thursday. “It demonstrates the entitlement attitude we have in the United States. They want something for nothing.”

Amanda Clayton, 24, of Lincoln Park, chose a $700,000 lump sum, before taxes, last fall after winning a $1 million jackpot on “Make Me Rich!” a Michigan lottery game show. A Detroit TV station approached her this week and asked why she still was using a debit-style card to make purchases under the food-stamp program.

“I thought that they would cut me off, but since they didn’t I thought maybe it was OK because

Ex-detective found guilty in cold-case murder LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles police detective was found guilty Thursday of the 26-year-old murder of the wife of her former lover in a case that hinged on a single piece of evidence – DNA from a bite mark on the victim’s arm.

The first-degree murder conviction came after a three-week trial that included testimony from a forensic expert who said the DNA was a match to defendant Stephanie Lazarus.

Her defense attorney countered that the DNA was packaged improperly and deteriorated while stored in a coroner’s freezer for two decades. He also suggested there might have been evidence tampering.

Lazarus, who had smiled at her family as she entered court, showed no reaction as the verdict was delivered in a courtroom ringed by 10 sheriff’s deputies.

The family of victim SherriRasmussen cried softly.

“The family is relieved that this 26-year nightmare has concluded with the positive identification of the person who killed their daughter,” said John Taylor, an attorney for the Rasmussen family.

Lazarus’ family also was present.

“I’m just devastated,” said Steven Lazarus, the defendant’s brother. “It’s been a difficult thing for our whole family. I have very strong feelings about how the trial played out. It is very sad.”

I’m not working,” Clayton, a mother of two, told WDIV. “I feel that it’s OK because I have no income, and I have bills to pay. I have two houses.”

In a statement, the state Department of Human Services said it was Clayton’s responsibility to report her dramatic change in wealth within 10 days.

She has been dropped from the food program.

The state “relies on clients being forthcoming about their actual financial status,” director Maura Corrigan said. “If they are not, and continue to accept benefits, they may face criminal investigation and be required to pay back those benefits.”

Authorities have yet to announce if Clayton will face charges. The penalty for welfare fraud over $500 can go as high as four years in prison.

Clayton and her mother, Euline Clayton, did not immediately return messages seeking comment Thursday. Euline Clayton told The Detroit News that her daughter is “stressed out” from all the attention.

AP

In this photo provided by the Michigan Lottery, Amanda Clayton holds her $1 million lottery check.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech’s initial timeline of the 2007 mass killing had errors in it, university officials acknowledged Thursday during a trial on the school’s response to the shootings.

The timeline is at the heart of a wrongful death lawsuit that claims Virginia Tech administrators attempted to cover their missteps after the first shootings on campus, and the 30 slayings that occurred 2 ½ hours later.

The suit was brought by the parents of two slain students.

The parents have said if a specific warning had been issued earlier, some people might have survived the shooting spree by Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 people and then himself.

According to a timeline publicly released by the university the night of the massacre, the university stated it alerted students that two homicides had occurred at the West Ambler Johnston dormitory, when the email released at 9:26 a.m. only said a “shooting incident” had occurred shortly

after 7 a.m. and mentioned no search for a gunman.

Students and university employees were not told a “gunman is loose on campus” for another 24 minutes – after Cho was chaining the doors of Norris Hall.

The timeline remained part of the official version of the events for months and was included in a state report examining the killings and the response until parents of victims and reporters pointed out the error. The report was then revised.

The official timeline also stated that police were following leads in the first shootings at the dormitory at 7:30 a.m. and had a person of interest, which was false.

Larry Hincker, the official face of the tragedy as the university’s spokesman, testified his recollection was clouded by the traumatic events of the day and suggested that some elements of the timeline might have been entered on his computer by someone else.

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Empowering women abroad Women’s Day celebration features speakers and their experiences Last-minute items for a safe and healthy break

By Kim Halpin Staff Writer

Yesterday, the International Center played host to this year’s International Women’s Day celebration. The day has been dedicated to women since the early 1900’s and this year’s focus of the presentations was empowering rural women. Three women shared their stories about journeying abroad and their work with volunteer groups to empower women.

Claire Simonich, a sixthsemester political science and international business major, discussed her two-month trip to Guatemala. She described the “machismo” culture of the country, as well as lack of respect for women, that leads to a high risk of sexual assault in the country.

To empower the women in Guatemala, Simonich’s group worked with an entrepreneurial organization to give women the tools necessary to become educated and begin a business outside their homes. The micro-consignment program was implemented as a low risk opportunity for women to sell basic need items such as eyeglasses to the rural population.

Because they don’t have to take out loans, the women can return their merchandise without risk of debt if their business doesn’t go well.

Because most of these women work, weave and make other domestic products from their homes, “They don’t have a lot of opportunity to get together to talk about women’s issues,” Simonich said. This organization gave them self-confidence and self-respect, and Simonich gave personal stories of women who’s lives were touched by their work.

The second woman to present was Meagan O’Brien, who

By Lauren Cardarelli Campus Correspondent

spoke about her experiences in Tanzania and Ethiopia. As an elementary education major, she teaching children and attended women’s empowerment seminars.

O’Brien shared one of the most inspirational moments of her trip, when she met two girls on a walk in a nearly deserted area. Caught up in some of the negative aspects of the trip, she was caught off guard by how empowered the two girls were and how large their dreams were for the future.

Endowment of Arts.

The Magic School Bus Jorgensen, March 11, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Tickets: students - $7, children - $11, adults - $13 Relive one of the best childhood shows of all time with the live musical version at Jorgensen this weekend. Miss Frizzle, Liz and the class will be exploring the effects of climate change as they travel from the pole, down to the equator. The play has a general message about conservation, recycling and reduction, so if you’re an environmental geek, don’t miss it.

Trey McIntyre Project Jorgensen, March 14, p.m.

Tickets: UConn dents-$7, non-UConn dents-$10, others-$30, and $25

7:30 stustu$27

The Boston Globe reviewed Trey McIntyre as one of the best choreographers on the planet. According to his website, he is bringing his classical and provocative ballet to Jorgensen to “explore the human experience in transformative and captivating ways.” The dance performance is being funded by the New England Foundation of Arts and the National

Joseph.Kirschner@UConn.edu

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Claire Simonich, a 6th semester political science and international business double major, gives a talk on her study abroad experiences to empower women during her two-month trip to

There’s plenty to do in Storrs over break

There’s no shame in staying Storrs for spring break; there’s plenty of music and arts to be experienced before heading back to classes for the final stretch of the semester.

lars, said the Quartet was amazing and very good.

Wearing a bright red cloak, Julie Rosenfeld stood out from the other musicians on stage as she played with enthusiasm to enlighten the crowd’s intellect. Redding, Gustavsson and Schlaikjer all wore dark purple or maroon cloaks. At some points during the show, it was like the violins were competing against the viola and cello because of the way the music was portrayed; however, all four musicians worked in perfect harmony to make each piece stand out as much as possible. Marilyn Gerling said she loved the whole thing, but the ending was phenomenal.

The crowd gave great applause whenever they could find opportunity, even giving the group a standing ovation at the end of the show. Ahmad Arfaj, who is a first semester foreign exchange student studying English from Saudi Arabia, said that the show was awesome and that he didn’t want it to end. Arfaj also noted that this show was the best he has ever seen in his whole life.

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» BREAK

By Purbita Saha Focus Editor

Spring Break is finally here!

Can I get a hallelujah? Although I have hardly been able to control my excitement all week, I must admit, I’ve been overwhelmed in terms of packing.

It’s inevitable to forget something. For me it’s typically an essential like a toothbrush. Not this time, though. In attempt to avoid a memory lapse, I decided to make a checklist of absolutely everything I will need to be cruising comfortably in style.

Best idea ever. I’ll give myself a pat on the back.

Don’t worry, I share! Here are a few last-minute safety and health-related items you should throw into your suitcase before bidding UConn farewell.

Must-have meds.

It never hurts to be too prepared. It’s better to be safe than sorry, right? Being a walking pharmacy will help alleviate any ailments that may arise so you don’t miss out on any of the fun.

Be sure to pack necessary prescription medications along with antacids, antihistamines, pain relievers and antidiarrheal/gas relief medicine. Motion sickness tablets are also paramount for bumpy flights or trips out at sea.

Prep with proper garb.

Bathing suits, check. Undies, check. It seems so juvenile, but take a look at the projected weather forecast of your travels and pack accordingly. If you’re headed for somewhere warm, protect yourself from the sun with sunglasses and a baseball cap.

Even if your not planning on exercising, make sure a few workout ensembles, sneakers and socks are in your suitcase.

Who knows if an adventure will present itself or you feel like taking a tour of the town. Because sneaks can add a lot of bulk, I usually wear them when I travel.

Can’t beat being comfortable and ready for racing to catch a flight!

Pack healthy snacks.

If you have never been to your destination spot before, you have no idea how the food will be.

Even if you’re going to an allinclusive resort, there is potential for a living nightmare, especially in regard to those with food allergies or restricted diets.

Whether you’re picky or not, it’s always a good idea to load up on some of your favorite portable snacks in case of a food emergency. I keep a few protein bars in my bag but other easy munching options include prepared baggies of your favorite cereal, granola, nuts or popcorn. Packets of Crystal Light, Emergen-C and the like are great to stick in your carry-on to stay hydrated!

Skin care, repellents and personal hygiene.

Where do I begin with this list? There’s a lot you need a week or so away from home so it may be a good idea to divvy them up amongst your fellow travelers to save space. Some beauty must-haves include sunscreen/bug spray, aloe vera gel, shampoo, brushes (both tooth and hair), deodorant, face cleanser, contact lenses and solution (if applicable), toothpaste, floss and lip balm with SPF. You get the gist.

Create a traveling first aid kit.

A scrape here, a cut there… things happen! Be sure to pack adhesive bandages, antibiotic ointments and antiseptic wipe packets. If you have a medic alert bracelet, rock it. Safety is always in style! For those with serious allergies or asthma, remember your EpiPen and inhaler and keep them handy at all times.

“They knew one day they would change the world,” O’Brien said. She realized that the trivial aspects of the trip didn’t matter anymore.

She was also struck by the fact that women in these cultures were expected to be married and have children by the time they were her age. She laughed as she told the group that when she told the women she was neither, they would reply, “So sorry, why?”

The final woman to present was Sharielle Applewhite.

Having been to Rwanda, Guatemala and South Africa, she had a wealth of knowledge about dedicating service to other women, and how that in turn could empower herself.

The mantra that inspires her is an African philosophy called Ubuntu, which means “I am because we are.” Regarding her trip to South Africa, Applewhite said, “The people helped me more than I helped them.”

Coming from a low-income household, Applewhite said that she chose not to believe the

negative stereotypes of the area, but instead chose to help others. She would like to see more students like herself, who do not come from high-income households, to get the opportunity to go on trips such as hers.

“Women are the backbone of a community,” Applewhite said. Simonich added that if you “invest in a woman, she’ll invest in her children,” and the community can grow.

Kimberly.Halpin@UConn.edu

» MUSIC

Colorado Quartet plays a concert with enthusiasm and passion

Kristin Errett Pub 32, March 16, 5 p.m.

Kristin Errett is a UConn alumna with extensive talent in singing and piano.

According to her website, she infuses pop with vintage sounds from the ‘70s to embody mainstream artists like Sara Bareilles and Norah Jones. After moving out to Hollywood she returned to Southern Connecticut, and has since released a new album called “Confessions of a Songbird.”

To support Errett’s work and foster the local music scene, check out her performance in Storrs next Friday.

More information on the singer can be found at http:// kristinerrett.com/.

Danú Jorgensen, March 17, 8 p.m.

Tickets: UConn students $7, non - UConn students - $10, others - $30, $27 and $25 Jorgensen caps its trifecta of Spring Break shows with Danú, an Irish folk ensemble that has hosted sold-out concerts around the world. The group was founded in 1994.

It features a fiddle, flutes, a button accordion and percussion, in addition to vocalist Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh.

This concert is a special for St. Patrick’s Day, and will include a variety of tradition and contemporary Irish pieces.

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Courtesy of the Jorgensen Centre for the Performing Arts

The world-famous Colorado Quartet played a concert at the Jorgensen Centre for the Performing Arts this past Thursday night. Known across four continents and recipients of multiple awards, members Julie Rosenfeld and Katie Schlaikjer are on the UConn music faculty.

By Joseph Kirschner Campus Correspondent The Colorado Quartet took the stage Thursday night at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts starring UConn’s own Julie Rosenfeld on violin, accompanied with D. Lydia Redding on violin, Marka Gustavsson on viola and Katie Schlaikjer on cello.

This all-woman and highly recognized international quartet played an all-Beethoven show for a large and diverse crowd.

Taking the stage wearing matching black slacks and different colored cloaks, the Colorado Quartet started the show with “Quartet in B-flat Major, Opus 18, No.6.” The musicians all sat around their music sheets and began to enlighten the crowd as they played in front of a well-lit white backdrop, angled to give the audience a close connection with the musicians.

The quartet played the music with enthusiasm and passion as the large crowd sat silently in darkness, hearing every note and feeling every bit of emotion the Beethoven pieces had to offer. The

music was lively at some points and elegant at others but consistently held its sophisticated ability to charm throughout the concert.

Richelle Strimple and her daughter Amelia, who attends the Community School of the Arts for violin, both said that the pieces chosen were very powerful and emotional. They were showcased by very talented artists, one of who is Amelia’s teacher, Lydia Redding.

To start the second part of the concert the musicians played “Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95.”

The two violins played in perfect sync, while the cello and viola were played to complement each other as well as the violins.

The musicians took great care to respect each piece they played.

Kathryn Croteau, a sixth semester English major, said that she really liked the movement and how the musicians got into the music with their bodies. Croteau’s favorite piece was the “Quartet in F Minor, Opus 95.”

The large crowd at Jorgenson saw a great show with the Colorado Quartet. Carol and Paul Colombo, who are Jorgenson Center regu-

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» HUNGRY HUSKY

Stay fulfilled with fantastic fruit tarts

Buildering While travel hours out into the country to climb cliffs when you can do pretty much the same thing right at home in the city?

The activity originated among students in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. However, it was Geoffrey Winthrop Young, an alpinist, who first documented the activity in 1895. He climbed buildings at Cambridge and Oxford and wrote a buildering guide to Trinity College as well.

Since World War II, buildering has branched out beyond the college campus onto any tall buildings in general. The activity is generally illegal as well, adding to its thrill and danger.

Since the 2000s, the sport has experienced a renaissance of sorts, with reprints of buildering guides from the first 50 years of buildering. Also, nightclimbing, or buildering under the cover of darkness, has become especially popular, bringing the sport back to college campuses.

-John Tyczkowski

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Fruit tarts are easy and affordable, and also provide a large amount of healthy nutrients such as calcium, iron, riboflavin and protein. If made with soymilk, the benefits extend to vitamins A, B-12, C and E.

By Megan Toombs Campus Correspondent Spring Break is coming up, and for those of us wishing we were going somewhere tropical and warm, this recipe is sure to brighten your day. Today’s recipe is for a fruit tart that is super easy to make, extremely delicious and affordable.

Prep Time: 10 minutes Inactive Time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour 10 minutes Here’s what you’ll need: – 1 box of vanilla pudding – Ready made mini graham cracker pie

» GAMING

“Just found out I DID NOT get the part of polar-walrus gorilla #2 in John Carter. #WentCGIRouteInstead.”

By Jason Wong Staff Writer

APP-tastic “Cyanide and Happiness” Full Version “Cyanide and Happiness” is one of the most popular webcomic series on the internet.

This app allows you to view the entire backlog of comics (over 2800+) instantly on your iOS device. It comes complete with the ability to “favorite” any comic you especially enjoy for quick access when you want to show it to your friends without having to flip through multiple pages or remembering the original publishing date. The comics themselves are almost always laugh out loud home runs if you can stomach the dark humor. Best of all, a brand-new one is published every single morning. You are also given the option to shuffle to a random comic and are given quick access to the series of Cyanide and Happiness animated shorts that are equally hilarious. You can download a free version of the app that will let you view the past 30 days of comics if you would like to see how C & H’s unique brand of humor suits you. Also all of the comics are available for free on the official website however the app makes viewing much more convenient. This app is a must for any fan of comedy and can be purchased in the iTunes app store for 99 cents.

-Alex Sferrazza

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By Jamil Larkins Campus Correspondent

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» A CAMPUS

crusts – 2.5 cups of milk/soymilk – Strawberries and blueberries Start by making your pudding. This is pretty simple. In a bowl, place your pudding mix and your milk together, then mix. Pour the pudding from your bowl into the ready made mini graham cracker pie crusts. It will fill about 8 mini crusts.

If you prefer, you can use one large ready made graham cracker pie crust for one fruit tart. I chose to make them mini so that one crust equals one serving. I also thought they were fun to share with friends that way.

Place your graham cracker crusts filled with pudding in the fridge to set for

about an hour. When the pudding has set, take your crusts out of the fridge. Now decorate with washed and cut strawberries and washed blueberries. You can be creative and make fun designs on your tart if you like. It will taste delicious and look professional.

Plus, if you make this with soymilk like I did, you get a good variety of vitamins such as A, B-12, C and E. In addition, you get good amounts of calcium, iron and riboflavin. This is also a good source of protein. So if you’re going to have a fun, fruity dessert, dig into this easy-to-make fruit tart.

Megan.Toombs@UConn.edu

Dispelling Dungeons and Dragons myths

The tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons is often portrayed negatively in popular media; players are overwhelmingly seen as male and socially awkward. While the former is true (at least in my experience), the latter certainly is not. In fact, I would argue that talented “Dungeons and Dragons” players exhibit a damn good understanding of human nature through the interesting characters they create.

For those readers unfamiliar, Dungeons and Dragons it is set up like a board game.

In my opinion, the more entertaining part of the game is the role-playing aspect.

The game is organized like this: one player is the G/DM (Game/Dungeon Master) and he/she creates a world and

story for the other players to interact with. The other players create characters and narrate or even act out how their characters react to the situations that the DM throws at them.

For example, let’s say the DM decides to make a longrunning and trusted non-player character (NPC) in the story reveal himself as the true villain. Players could have their characters react in various ways, from gasps of shock, to copious weeping, to grim anger. The DM’s job is the most important, as he or she must keep the action engaging and meaningful, or risk losing his players’ attention.

One of my favorite parts of the game is the process of character creation. A player’s character can be pretty much anything that would fit in a high fantasy genre (and sometimes even not, at your DM’s discretion). You want

to be a powerful magic-user who can disembowel enemies with but a flick of the wrist or a mean look? Roll a wizard, a warlock, a sorcerer! You want to charge into the fray, outnumbered ten to one and come out on top? Roll a fighter, a barbarian, a paladin! “Dungeons and Dragons” is the ultimate in interactive gameplay. Your character can be anything you want them to be.

The game is not all storytelling though. There’s dicebased combat too. It is typically played on a board that is checkered with 1-inch by 1inch squares, representing a 5-foot by 5-foot area in the game world. Player units occupy one square apiece, though enemies like dragons or giants might occupy larger areas of space. I personally run a campaign using a dry-erase board, but there are plenty of other boards

available on the market. The combat system is die-based; you roll different dice to determine the accuracy and effects of your actions. For example, you would have to roll a 20-sided die to determine whether the fireball you lobbed at that goblin’s head hits it or not.

Dungeons and Dragons offers a lot in terms of entertainment value. If you are a creative person who enjoys watching people’s faces at a major plot twist, you might enjoy DM’ing or playing a character who betrays the party in the end. If you like acting or strategy-heavy combat, roll up a character. In short, Dungeons and Dragons is a good way to spend a Friday evening without ending it passed out in a pool of your own vomit. At least in the real world.

Jason.Wong@UConn.edu

» SPRING BREAK

Stay in shape while on vacation for Spring Break

By Jamie Dinar Campus Correspondent Is dining hall food not agreeing with the bathing suit you’re trying to squeeze into for next week’s beach festivities?

Just because spring break starts today doesn’t mean it’s too late to get that beach body.

Before leaving the hotel each morning, see if your hotel has a free-wifi service, or maybe even a cheap price for Internet service. Go to YouTube and Google “8 Minute Abs.” You will feel the burn in those short eight minutes.

If your hotel doesn’t provide Internet service, create your own work out. Do a couple sets of ab exercises, and maybe a few jumping jacks. Push-ups are a great way to work your arms if small weights or dumbbells are not available.

While on the beach, take a walk! The water will feel soothing against the hot sand. Did you know that it takes 18 minutes of power-walking to start burn-

ing fat calories? Count each lifeguard stand and see how many stands it takes to reach the 18-minute mark.

Whether in the ocean or the pool, try to swim some laps. You would be surprised how hard a work out swimming is. It not only works out more muscles than running does, but it is also easier on your joints. As a plus, you can float in the water as soon as you’re done to relax.

Beach volleyball is fun, and a good workout. It’s a good way to stay outside to keep up that tan. Running up and down stairs is also a great thigh exercise.

Exercise is not the only way to lose weight while at the beach. As they say, abs aren’t just made in the gym; they’re also made in the kitchen.

Try to make breakfast your biggest meal of the day. Eggs are full of protein and an excellent start to any day. Add a side of fruit or yogurt and you are ready to hit the beach.

Try to stay away from high-calorie drinks. Pina Coladas may look really

appetizing, but they are one of the unhealthiest drinks you can buy. Drinks with fruit are ideal. Beer, which is extremely high in calories, will only make you bloated and regret your choice of drink.

DRINK WATER. Not only will that keep you hydrated and healthy for the day, but drinking water will also stop you from eating as much. The water will fill you up, and you won’t need to eat all that greasy all-inclusive hotel food.

Now that you have all these healthy eating tips, it is important to remember to keep your diet up. While sitting at the buffet it may seem tempting to devour an entire plate of carbs and oil, but if you want to feel comfortable and thin in that new bikini, keep these few tips in the back of your head this coming week.

And one more tip: wear sunscreen!

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Mother nature took it really easy on Connecticut this winter. Aside from one major storm at the end of October, we escaped the normally harsh weather we have grown to know and hate. This week, we have seen some absolutely beautiful weather that has made almost everyone excited for spring. After fall, I’d say that spring is the next best season to show off your true sense of style. Since menswear is what I know best, allow me to help you guys out on how to make the most of the (hopefully) beautiful spring in Storrs.

Between March coming in like a lion and April’s famous showers, it’s always good to be prepared for whatever elements mother nature will throw at you.

Keep your trench coats in the closet and opt for a lightweight rain jacket to layer over your gear. When the temperature goes up, you won’t get weighed down with the weight of a heavy coat and will be ready for the rain at all times. If you go

“(Spring) can be a perfect time to sharpen up your style and really show off your sense of fashion.” nylon, look for a two-toned style. This trend of the ‘90s is back, featuring pastel colors and geometric patterns.

With high temperatures comes less clothing.

Therefore, the accessories you suit with your simple spring attire is crucial to completing an outfit. Cover your ankles with some flashy printed socks. Check out the online shops of Huf and The Hundreds for some ideas to keep your feet fresh. As for hats, you can officially retire your snapbacks. Keep them in the closet and try something new this season. Fivepanel hats and military camp caps are a cleaner and more grown up look that you can add to your closet.

In New England, people rush to throw on their salmon and pastel pants or chino shorts at any opportunity.

I would recommend adding a pair of dark chinos. They will add contrast to any outfit and will make the vibrant colors of the rest of your outfit really stand out.

Some people view spring as only an extended introduction to summer. However, it can be a perfect time to sharpen up your style and really show off your sense of fashion. Take these small tips and slowly incorporate them into your normal routine. Though simple, spring can be dominated by a simple henley, blazer or denim shirt. However, if a new trend comes up, I’ll definitely let you know about it.

Jamil.Larkins@UConn.edu

Friday, March 9, 2012

Star Wars people? Dad-son talk key to viral video

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Banda black market suspected as California tubas vanish

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In this Nov. 12, 2006 file photo the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, Joseph Kony, left, and his deputy Vincent Otti sit inside a tent at Ri-Kwamba in Southern Sudan.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The young American boy sums up what his father does for a living: “You stop the bad guys from being mean.”

The bad guys are Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army, a brutal Central Africa militia that has kidnapped thousands of children and forced them to become sex slaves, fight as child soldiers and kill family members during a 26-year campaign of terror.

The father-son conversation is part of a 30-minute video that has rocketed through cyberspace since its release Monday on YouTube. It had been viewed more than 40 million times by late Thursday, propelled by celebrity tweets and fans on Facebook and Twitter, especially teens and young adults.

The video’s premise is that people here in America — and the world beyond — have the power to stop Kony, if only they are willing to spread the word through the power of social media. Called Kony 2012, the goal is to see Kony captured by the end of this year.

The father, Jason Russell, is the co-founder of Invisible Children, an anti-LRA advocacy group, and the film’s director. At one point in the film, he asks his son, Gavin, what he thinks should be done about Kony.

Then, in one of the video’s many slick moments, the boy’s words are quickly echoed by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, where Kony is wanted for crimes

against humanity.

“Stop him,” Luis Moreno-Ocampo says on camera, “and (that will) solve all the problems.”

Despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant and the deployment last fall of 100 U.S. Special Forces to four Central African countries to help advise in the fight against Kony, until now, few Americans knew who he was.

To those 99 percent, Russell poses this challenge: Make Kony and his crimes so “famous” that governments view it as imperative that the mission to capture him succeeds.

Celebrities — and teens — have quickly joined the cause.

“Even if its 10 minutes ... Trust me, you NEED to know about this!” tweeted Rhianna.

“This is not a joke. This is serious.

TOGETHER we can (hash)MakeAChange and (hash)STOPKRONY -- help another kid in need!” Justin Bieber tweeted.

“Have supported with $’s and voice and will not stop,” tweeted Oprah.

Data collected by YouTube show the video is most popular with boys and girls ages 13 to 17, as well as young men ages 18 to 24.

Invisible Children’s critics say the San Diegobased group oversimplifies a complex issue.

In a rebuttal posted on its website, the group acknowledges the video overlooks many nuances but says it sought to explain the conflict “in an easily understandable format.” It called the film a “first entry point.”

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In this March 2, 2012 photo, The Horn Guys store manager/trumpet player Mike Davis moves new tubas inside the store, in La Crescenta, California.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’ve still got their trombones and their trumpets, their cornets and their clarinets.

But the high school marching bands of Southern California are tuba-less these days, and their music directors think they know why.

There’s a banda bandit on the loose, they say. Someone, they believe, is breaking into high schools from the east side of Los Angeles to the shores of Manhattan Beach and stealing expensive tubas to supply a fast-growing black market for banda music.

Once little known north of Mexico, banda has become the fastest growing genre of Latino music in the United States over the past 20 years.

It is particularly popular in Los Angeles, where musicians gather in places like Mariachi Plaza to offer their services to parties, weddings, quinceaneras and other events.

“Musically, it’s appealing because it’s so dynamic and colorful and bright,” Josh Kun says of the fast-paced, joyous dance music that sprung from the polka tunes that German and French immigrants carried to the Mexican state of Sinaloa in the 19th century.

“Beyond a purely musical context,” says the University of Southern California expert on cross-border popular culture, “it is attractive because it is also the musical context for Mexican immigrant life. ... It’s about living between two worlds and sustaining your identity in that balance.”

It also is all about the tuba, the most important instrument in the band.

Without a guy standing front and center blowing out those fast-paced “oompah, oompah, oompah” notes that only a tuba can make, a banda band is nothing.

“The band is driven by the tuba and the drummer,” says Bill Roper, a professional tuba player. “The tuba serves the time function and the bass function, and the rest of the band can’t exist without that.”

Plus, the tuba is so big

and pulsating that no one in the audience can ignore it, making it a very sexy instrument in its own right, says Roper. Indeed, people have been known to stuff money by the handful into the horn of a particularly talented tuba player.

So forget the trumpet player, the trombonist or the clarinetist. The tubist is to banda what the lead guitarist is to rock ‘n’ roll.

This is why some of the music teachers at the schools that have been hit say they believe banda bandits are responsible.

“I don’t think anyone would go through all the trouble to break locks, break in and explicitly take tubas just to break them down,” says Ruben Gonzalez, the music teacher at South Gate High School, which has lost five tubas. “They’re worth a lot more money on the black market than they are if you melt them down. It’s just a question of where are they selling them, here or out of state or in Mexico.”

His school has been hit twice this year, once in October when thieves broke into the band room and took three tubas, then several weeks later, when they came back and grabbed two more. The school has only three left, leaving them with “more players than tubas,” Gonzalez said.

“We have alarms, we have locks, but the second time, they just came in like gangbusters,” he said. “All they took were tubas. Once they got in, they could have taken any instruments they wanted, but all they took were tubas.”

In the modest Los Angeles suburb of Bell, where one in five people live in poverty, someone broke into the band room and took two tubas.

They also ignored every other instrument there, said band director Ligia Chaves-Rasas.

At Huntington Park High School, two tubas have gone missing.

In affluent Manhattan Beach, someone made off with four tubas at Mira Costa High School, and in

Compton, someone took eight tubas from Centennial High School.

Los Angeles Unified School District police did not return several recent calls, but Gonzalez said they have told him they were investigating. School police haven’t said who they suspect.

Although players say cheap knockoffs are becoming more available from China, a good new brass tuba can cost $6,000 or more, and even a decent used one can fetch a couple thousand dollars.

“Everyone should get their horns insured,” said Victor Mortson, who teaches brass at Riverside’s Ramona High School, where some of the smaller sousaphone tubas vanished over the recent Christmas holiday. He said he no longer risks leaving his tuba in his car.

South Gate High officials pegged the loss of their five tubas at $30,000. They are trying to raise donations from the community to replace them.

The tubas favored by banda players are the lighter sousaphones, which marching band members carry. But in some instances, thieves have also been grabbing the heavier ones used by concert orchestras.

In their cases, those big tubas can weigh as much as 50 pounds, making them arguably the most difficult instruments to steal, after the piano and the bass drum.

But even before banda music’s rise in popularity, tuba dealers say, the instrument’s high cost has always made it vulnerable to theft.

Four years ago, somebody stole 14 sousaphones from North Carolina Central U n i v e r s i t y ’s marching band, and the group had to borrow instruments to take part in a competition.

“They are instruments that are expensive and that are in demand,” said USC’s Kun. “In another context, it might be an electric guitar or a really tricked-out synthesizer. But because we’re talking about Southern California, it’s a tuba.”

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- Once signed in, make your way to Sports, Fantasy Sports and finally Tourney Pick’em ‘12*.

- Once there, find the “My Brackets & Groups” tab and click on “Join Group.”

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» BASEBALL

UConn heads to Nike Showcase

By Darryl Blain Staff Writer

The UConn baseball team heads to Oregon today for the Nike Showcase where they will face perhaps their toughest competition so far this season, including No. 9 Oregon, No. 17 Oklahoma and No. 28 Oregon State (rankings according to NCAA.com).

They will also play Illinois in the showcase and Seattle University on Monday, making it the first five-game stretch all season.

While the team isn’t off to the start they anticipated (4-6), head coach Jim Penders feels adjustments can be made to have a successful weekend.

“They are certainly very good teams. We’re going to have our hands full,” said Penders. “We’ve been beating ourselves an awful lot.

We just haven’t made the plays. We’ve outpitched and outhit our opponents significantly.”

The three ranked opponents for the Huskies this week-

end have a combined record of 25-8, while the other two schools (Illinois and Seattle University) are a combined 11-10.

The main in-house concern for UConn is third base, where Penders has made multiple changes. Originally senior Tim Martin had the job, but he has five errors this season and has recently been battling shoulder issues. Sophomore Mike Friel has also been in and out of the lineup at third.

Both players have a sub-.210 batting average. Friel is set to start there today, while freshmen Alex DeBelles has also been getting work there in practice.

“We just haven’t been happy at that position as a whole right now,” said Penders.

“The infield is a mess. We have to figure out how to field it and throw it.”

With the Huskies set to play five games in four days, freshman left-handed pitcher Jared Dettmann will be added to the rotation and get the start on Monday vs. Seattle University.

“The time he pitched against [College of] Charleston he did very well,” said Penders. “We expect big things from him.”

The starting rotation for the entire weekend will be Brian Ward, Pat Butler, Jordan Tabakman, Anthony Marzi and Jared Dettmann, in that order. Brian Ward (2-0, 1.33) leads all starters in wins and ERA. Offensively, UConn is averaging 4.5 runs per game over 10 games, much of which is thanks to first basemen Ryan Fuller and shortstop Tom Verdi. The two are hitting .406 and .375 respectively and lead the team in almost every statistical category. Verdi was also recently named to last week’s Big East Honor Roll.

During weekend following the Nike Showcase the team will play in the Coastal Tournament in South Carolina, where they will face UAB, Coastal Carolina and Michigan. It will be the final stretch of tournaments before their home opener.

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UConn's John Andreoli makes contact with the ball during the Huskies' April 25 game against Quinnipiac last season.

» SOFTBALL

Huskies make the long trip to Fresno

By Mike Corasiniti Staff Writer

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Junior shortstop Brittany Duclos makes the throw to first base during a game against Hartford on April 26 of last season.

» MEN'S HOCKEY

Air Force Falcons next up

By Willy Penfield Staff Writer The UConn men’s hockey team will head to the United States Air Force Academy for a three-game series in the second round of the Atlantic Hockey Association playoffs this weekend.

In the first round, the Huskies were able to knock off Canisius in consecutive games for the weekend sweep.

Goaltender Garrett Bartus was honored with AHA Goalie of the Week for his performance in the first round. His weekend included a clutch save on a penalty shot on Friday and a 26-save shutout on Saturday.

It will not be easy to take out the

Falcons; they finished the regular season in first place in the AHA standings with a record of 17-97. The Huskies dropped the only two regular season matchups, 3-1 and 4-3.

If the Huskies are going to have a chance, they are going to need Bartus to turn in some of the masterful performances he had early in the season. He broke the team record for shutouts in a season with five.

The Falcons have the advantage of being a rested team as well, gaining a bye in the playoffs due to their finish in the regular-season standings.

But after a rough February, the Huskies have managed to turn things around as of late, currently on a three-game win streak. The

Huskies won just a single game in the entire month of February.

Head coach Bruce Marshall was encouraged by the team’s play this past weekend.

“We played playoff-type hockey and everyone did what they had to tonight,” he said after the team’s 4-0 shutout this past Saturday.

But he isn’t satisfied yet.

“This was just one step,” he said. The next step is to go on into the playoffs and do it again in the next round.”

The Huskies begin play in Colorado on Friday night with the puck set to drop at 9:05 p.m. EST. Game 2 will be played Saturday at the same time and Game 3 will be Sunday at the same time.

William.Penfield@UConn.edu

» MEN'S TENNIS

After BU win, Colgate's next

By Nate Zielinski Campus Correspondent The UConn men’s tennis team traveled to Boston University looking for its first win of the spring season and that’s exactly what it got.

The team got up early in their singles matches and didn’t look back, cruising to victory with a score of 5-2.

Both Dave Adams and Ryan Carr won their singles matches with ease in straight sets.

Carr was able to contribute another point for the team by

winning in doubles match by a score of 8-4.

However, if the team wants this winning streak to continue, another player needs to help out this duo. In the match against BU, it’s safe to say Wei Lin stepped up for the role. As Carr’s doubles partner, Lin was a huge help to his teammate in securing their win, and was impressive in his singles match.

Lin suffocated his opponent, only allowing him to win four games total, going on to win in straight sets. If he can continue to play well,

Lin and Carr will be a formidable doubles team. Adams, Carr, and Lin give the team a strong foundation.

The team will try to keep winning today in Albany when they face Colgate, who will not be an easy foe.

Colgate is on a five game winning streak and has outscored their opponents by a combined 27-8 in those matches. This will need to be a team effort if UConn wants to pull off the upset.

Nathan.Zielinski@UConn.edu

The UConn women’s softball team will be taking the longest trip of their season this weekend when they head to Fresno, Calif. for the annual Bayer CropScience Classic at Fresno State University.

The Huskies (1-4) are coming off of a tough weekend at the Charleston Southern tournament in South Carolina, where they dropped their first two Friday games and the rest of the tournament was cancelled by rain.

After falling 5-3 to the Wisconsin Badgers and getting trounced 8-0 by a very strong Kansas team, the Huskies are looking to bounce back this weekend where they face a seven game slate from Friday through next Tuesday.

In the Huskies’ first day of action, play will start off against San Diego State, their first Mountain West Conference opponent of the season. Friday evening, the Huskies will take on Fresno

State to end day one’s doubleheader. The Bulldogs should prove to be the toughest competition the Huskies face this weekend.

UConn will not have much time to recover after their meeting with the Bulldogs as they face the surging Oregon Ducks at 12 p.m. the next day. After their noon match-up, the Huskies will end Saturday’s double-header with a Fresno State rematch at 8:30 p.m.

The pace slows down for UConn on Sunday with one match-up against Butler later on in the evening. The Bulldogs are also looking to turn their fortunes around this weekend after a rough outing at the Woo Pig Classic in Arkansas where they ended with a close loss to the hosting Razorbacks.

After a day off on Monday, the Huskies will finish off the California competition with a double-header against Cal State Bakersfield. At 4-12, the Roadrunners should be the easiest competition for the Huskies this weekend.

The Huskies will be relying

on junior pitcher Kiki Saveriano (1-2), as they have been this season, to lead them through the busy weekend. Saveriano was the hurler in UConn’s lone win this season against Western Illinois at the Georgia Classic in Athens. She allowed only one earned run in seven innings of work in the victory.

On offense, the leader this season for UConn has been senior slugger Amy Vaughn, who will take a .400 batting average and an .800 slugging percentage into this weekend’s play.

After this weekend, the Huskies will head to Hempstead, N.Y. for the anuual Hofstra Tournament.

There, the Huskies will take on the likes of Maine and the Pride for two games apiece. The Hofstra Tournament will end the opening tournament season for the Huskies as they kick off their regular season against Bryant University in Smithsfield, R.I. on March 20.

Michael.Corasiniti@UConn.edu

Syracuse pulled away at the end of the game from NOT THIS, page 16 The Huskies opened by keeping the game to within two points for the entire first 10 minutes, before the Orange pulled away to an eight-point lead. Calhoun called for a time-out and his club responded with a made Tyler Olander jumper from the free throw line. UConn then pulled to within two points with less than four minutes to play, and settled for a 27-24 deficit before heading to the locker room at halftime.

Olander played 12 crucial firsthalf minutes and 26 overall, the most he’d seen in weeks. The Huskies continually worked the ball toward the middle of the floor in an effort to break the zone. As a result, the sophomore forward collected four points to go along with

eight rebounds and four assists.

Two of his assists came on backto-back possessions in the opening minutes of the second half, when the Huskies reclaimed the lead.

UConn enjoyed a 13-4 run thanks to some of their best play of the season on both ends of the floor.

“I’ve just seen a change in the guys,” Napier said. “We’ve got that edge that we’ve been missing and are starting to have a lot of fun.

You know, a lot of teams lose and they lose because they’re not having fun. Now, you see us out there, we’re smiling and we all know we’re blessed to be in the situation we’re in,” Following a series of possessions that drew the Husky defense inward, sophomore center Fab Melo found Southerland for a wide-open three that closed the

gap to one point. From there, the Orange saw three more made baskets from Southerland who pushed their lead to six with just over one minute remaining.

The Huskies managed to close an eventual seven-point Orange advantage to one possession, with four seconds left following three Napier points and a Drummond tip-in. But following a sideline timeout, the Orange inbounded the ball successfully to the backcourt and ran the clock out.

With their fate now resigned to the NCAA tournament selection committee, Calhoun remains confident in the chances of what he calls a new ballclub.

Andrew.J.Callahan@UConn.edu

Despite the rivalry, there is respect for 'Cuse from CALHOUN, page 16 “I don’t know what else we have to prove that we’re one of the top 30, 35 teams in the country,” Calhoun said.

The Huskies will have their fates determined by the NCAA tournament selection committee this Sunday evening. A selection show, during which the full bracket is revealed, can be seen on ESPN at 6 p.m.

Respect amongst rivals Over the 90 meetings between the two schools since 1956, Hall of Fame head coaches Jim Calhoun and Jim Boeheim have met head-tohead more often than not.

While the Orange have swept the Huskises in their three

games so far this season, each coach was quick to praise the job done by the other and quality of team he employs.

“I love Jim Boeheim like a brother and I’ve told people this the whole year that he’s done an incredible job coaching this team,” Calhoun said.

“They’re very unselfish and they, in my opinion, can definitely win the national championship,” Boeheim took it one step further, saying by that prediction UConn should be with them step-for-step almost half of the way there.

“Connecticut is a very good team and I would be shocked if they don’t win two games in the NCAA tournament, at the minimum,” Boeheim said.

Syracuse is likely destined

for a No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament, with experts projecting them to the Boston region.

Off the rim

Syracuse forward James Southerland scored eight of his 10 total points in the final minutes yesterday, to give the Orange the lead. He knocked in two three-pointers after missing 20 of his last 23 shots from distance.

The Huskies’ all-time record in the Big East quarterfinals dipped below .500 at 13-14.

Syracuse has now won six of the last seven games between the two clubs, including the post-season.

Andrew.J.Callahan@UConn.edu

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I get my hands on a time turner, I feel like the safe answer A : “Unless would have to be no.”

» That’s what he said – UConn head coach Jim Calhoun on the Huskies’ loss to Syracuse in the Big East Tournament.

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UConn hockey takes on Air Force and baseball travels to Oregon

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Wish We Were There: UConn men’s hockey at Air Force. Today, the Huskies will play against the No. 19 Falcons in the opening game for the Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinals. The Falcons, who went 17-9-7 in the regular season, claimed the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament going 15-6-6 in conference play with 36 points. The Huskies, who are coming off of a series sweep against Canisius College last weekend in the opening round, are the No. 8 seed in the AHA tournament. The Huskies and the Falcons played twice this season; Air Force swept the series, winning 3-1 and 4-3.

Since the Falcons are the No. 1 overall seed in the conference, they have clinched home ice for the entire tournament.

This best-of-three-game series starts tonight at 9:05 p.m. in the Cadet Ice Arena at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado. The game will be available to watch or listen to on uconnhuskies.com.

Game to Follow: UConn baseball vs. Oklahoma. Today, the Huskies find themselves in Eugene, Ore. for their first game in the Nike Showcase.

The Huskies are 4-6 this season and are coming off of a 6-5 victory over Lipscomb last Sunday.

The No. 16 Sooners are 9-3 this season and are currently riding a five game winning streak. The Huskies will also face Illinois, No. 28 Oregon State, No. 9 Oregon and Seattle University, playing five games over the next four days.

Number of the Week: 5. On Tuesday night, the UConn women’s basketball team won the Big East Championship against conference rival Notre Dame for their fifth consecutive title. The No.4 Huskies defeated the No. 3 Fighting Irish 63-54, snapping the Huskies’ three-game losing streak against the Irish. Forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis led the way for the Huskies with 19 points and eight rebounds.

She was also named Most Outstanding Player in this year’s Big East tournament.

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Manning restructures deal with Giants

Eli Manning has restructured his contract with the New York Giants to give the Super Bowl champions more cap room, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not officially announced the quarterback’s deal.

Under terms of the restructuring, the Giants will guarantee $9 million of Manning’s $10.75 million salary in 2012. The move allows the Giants to divide the guarantee over the final four years of the contract, reduces his base salary to $1.75 million and clears roughly $6.75 million in cap space, the source said.

Manning had a career season in 2011, leading the Giants to their second Super Bowl title in five seasons. He threw for a career-high 4,933 yards, and led seven game-winning drives in the fourth quarter.

Manning’s last game-winning drive came in the 21-17 win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. He ignited the 88-yard title drive with a pinpoint 38-yard pass to Mario Manningham.

The Giants were over the cap, so the extra money will give them some wiggle space for free agency.

New York made punter Steve Weatherford its transition player last week. Three other starters are also free agents: tackle Kareem McKenzie, linebacker Chase Blackburn and cornerback Aaron Ross.

Manningham, defensive end Dave Tollefson, defensive tackle Rocky Bernard, cornerback Terrell Thomas and safety Deon Grant also can walk.

General Manager Jerry Reese also has to decide what to do with two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora and running back Brandon Jacobs, who have big contracts and are key cogs, but they are no longer starters.

“We try to make good football decisions,” Reese said during a recent conference call.

“It would be great to make splashy moves in the offseason, but our goal is to make good football decisions and that’s what we try to do every year. We don’t just think about our personnel for the current year. We think a couple years down the line and that’s important.”

Umenyiora is slated to earn $3.975 million next season in the final year of a sevenyear deal he signed in 2005. He had nine sacks in nine games in 2011.

Jacobs is scheduled to earn $4.4 million next season, plus a $500,000 roster bonus.

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Huskies to take on in-state rival Fairfield Stags

By Danny Maher Campus Correspondent The UConn womens’ lacrosse team returns home Saturday to face in-state rival Fairfield (3-1) at 1 p.m. at the Sherman Sports Complex.

The Huskies (4-1) defeated the UNH Wildcats on Wednesday in Durham, N.H. After allowing an early goal, UConn jumped out to a 10-2 lead early in the second half.

The Wildcats scored four consecutive times within seven minutes, cutting the lead to four with less than ten minutes remaining, but senior attack M.E. Lapham’s 15th goal of the season sealed the 12-9 victory for the Huskies.

Senior attack Kiersten Tupper tallied four goals and an assist in the winning effort. She leads the team with 21 points on the season.

Tupper is also in the Big East top ten for goals scored, assists, and points. Midfielders Mackenzie Rainone and Lauren Kahn each scored two goals apiece.

Junior goalie Brittney Testa earned the victory with ten saves for the Huskies. Testa is still top three out of all Big East goalkeepers with a save percentage of .511 and 9.2 saves per game.

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Connecticut 35-27 in the second half of games this season. UConn has also had fewer opportunities in the second half, as they are averaging four less shots on goal in the second half than in the first half.

Fairfield has won the last two meetings with the Huskies, but UConn is 5-4 in the series all-time.

The Stags are coming off a 16-12 victory over Sacred Heart, in which freshmen Melanie Raso and Addie Reilly each earned hat tricks. The pair of freshmen attack have been a deadly duo for Fairfield in 2012; they have combined for 23 goals in just four games. Reilly is second in the conference with 15 goals in 2012.

Another freshman making a difference for Fairfield this season is midfielder Courtney Chmil, first in the MAAC with 4.25 ground balls per game. She also leads the team with six draw controls and five caused turnovers.

Fairfield’s lone loss this season came at the hands of No. 13 James Madison on March 4.

Up next for the Huskies is another in-state opponent, Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Conn., on Friday, March 16. The Stags will tread north to face the UNH Wildcats on Sunday, March 18.

Daniel.Maher@UConn.edu

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NOT THIS TIME AROUND

UConn’s postseason winning streak ends at 13 games

By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer

Mac Cerullo Get anything important done this week? Yeah, neither did I. Was it because of the Big East Tournament? I thought so.

I feel like the week before spring break is normally a joke as it is. Professors all schedule their midterms right before the break, but students are so burned out and ready to go somewhere tropical for a week that studying becomes a nightmare. Fighting through the five days before freedom is hard enough, even without any distractions. Throw the Big East Tournament and three consecutive 12 p.m. start times into the mix? Forget about it.

For the past three days, every class I’ve had that coincided with one of UConn’s games has been the same. Every single person in the room who bothered to show up at all was on their laptop, and every single person was on ESPN3 watching the game.

Not only that, but everyone tried their hardest to pretend they weren’t watching. People (pretended to be) attentive to the professor, they minimized the screen whenever the professor moved behind them and they put on their best poker face any time something big happened.

The only time the charade really fell apart was yesterday toward the end of my marketing strategy class, when Andre Drummond threw down a huge dunk off a missed three against Syracuse to take an eight-point lead. After that, everyone in the class collectively looked around and started making excited faces at each other.

Then, collectively, everyone pretty much lost it and openly started making dramatic gestures, prompting my professor to stop and ask what happened.

“We just scored a basket,” one of my classmates said.

The professor was a good sport about it. She knew exactly what was up the whole time and was more or less was expecting it going in. The thing that struck me was though is the fact that it could even happen at all. Everyone on campus could watch the game, no matter where they were.

Think about that for a second.

It wasn’t long ago where the idea of actually watching a live basketball game on the Internet during class was insane. I remember back in high school how hard it was trying to follow NCAA Tournament games during school. My cell phone couldn’t connect to the Internet and the ESPN ScoreCenter App didn’t exist yet. The best we could do was text people or try to convince the teacher to let one of us check the score online.

The best we ever could do was during the 2006 tournament, we managed to hook up a cool teacher’s TV to the cable box during lunch to pull up the No. 4 Boston College vs. No. 1 Villanova game in the Sweet Sixteen.

Now we don’t even have to skip class, sneak out of lunch or hide under a desk. We can watch anywhere, even if the big game is on at noon on a weekday.

ESPN3 might be the greatest invention for sports fans ever made, and as a fan, I’m excited by the possibilities that could wait as the internet streaming model continues to develop.

Follow Mac Cerullo on Twitter at @MacCerullo.

Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu

NEW YORK – Repeating history will have to be put on hold.

Up by as many as eight points with 14 minutes to go, Connecticut (2013) fell to No. 2 Syracuse (31-1) yesterday, 58-55, in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The loss knocks the Huskies out of competition until next week, where they likely will own a spot in the NCAA tournament.

It was the third time the reigning champions fell to the Orange this season and the second in the last 11 days.

Shabazz Napier led his team with 15 points on 5-17 shooting as Andre Drummond finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.

First team All-Big East guard Jeremy Lamb endured a quiet second half and closed with totals of 10 points and six rebounds. UConn saw its last lead disappear at the 5:46 mark, in the midst of a 15-5 Syracuse run.

Sophomore guard Dion Waiters recorded a game-high 18 points for Syracuse, which saw Kris Joseph and James Southerland also reach double figures. The Orange comeback was sparked by great penetration and clutch shooting by Southerland in the latter stages of the second half. Outstanding defense on the other end held the Huskies to just seven points over a late 10 minute stretch.

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Huskies’ Shabazz Napier handles the ball during UConn’s 55-58 loss to Syracuse Thursday. Napier led the Huskies in scoring with 15 points.

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Calhoun confident about the tourney

prouder of this basketball team and all the things we’ve been through this season.”

Throughout the tournament, NEW YORK – Throughout the Hall of Famer insisted he his team’s stay in the Big Apple, wasn’t pushing too hard for his UConn coach Jim Calhoun has team’s chances at the NCAA been asked about many things tournament berth. However, in each of his openand thus, replied ing statement durin many differing UConn press ent ways. But any conferences, the answer concern26-year coach made ing what he thinks quite the case. of his team has “We probably always been the have as many qualisame, steady, conty wins for anybody fident reply. in our position, and “No one can tell Notebook I just think when me that wasn’t a you start to look at good team in blue today,” Calhoun said. “Do we how many teams have done make good decisions all the what we’ve done. I am not time? No. Play great all the going to make a pitch for it. I time? No. Do we play with trust the basketball committee heart and for one another with- … and if what they say is out a doubt. I’ve been sitting true, we want you to play good here 26 years and I couldn’t be people, I think 22 out of 33 top-

By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer

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100 teams is probably a pretty good schedule.”

Following both his team’s win over West Virginia Wednesday, Calhoun beamed with confidence, sharing statistics about UConn’s strength of schedule.

“That was our 22nd game against top-100 competition.” he spoke Wednesday. “I’m just telling you, if you look at our record, you say, well, they only have 20 wins, yet we played some people. We played some people, folks.” C a l h o u n ’ s clearest remark came yesterday after his team’s loss to no.

2 Syracuse, a team whom the Huskies fell to by a combined five points in their last two meetings. At this point, Calhoun is not sure how much more evidence people need to see that UConn is a quality team.

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UConn’s Shabazz Napier dribbles the ball up the court against Syracuse during the Huskies’ 55-58 loss Thursday afternoon.

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UConn looks to keep its momentum

By Dan Agabiti Senior Staff Writer If Geno Auriemma had it his way, the NCAA Tournament would have started Thursday night. The Huskies are still riding the wave of excitement that came with two big wins at the end of the Big East Tournament earlier this week.

In the semifinal, UConn beat St. John’s by 31, avenging the 1-point home loss the Huskies suffered at Gampel Pavilion in a game that could have given the Huskies 100 consecutive wins at home.

In the final, the Huskies took on a Notre Dame team that beat them twice in the regular season and on both occasions, UConn fell apart late in the game. UConn beat

Notre Dame 63-54, giving the “We have a couple of playHuskies their seventh confer- ers who have won a couple ence tournament win in the of national championships,” last eight years.

Auriemma said. “But they For UConn, the long time were the shortstop and the lapse in between games might second baseman whose job be a problem. After Tuesday’s was not to hurt the team. Play big win, the defense. Turn the Huskies will not double play when play again until you can. Move the March 17, a gap of runner along. But almost two weeks. the three-four-five The key for that hitters will carry stretch, Auriemma us.” said, is going to “All of a sudden be practicing hard you look up and and keeping up there is no Tina Notebook that high level of Charles, no Renee energy that the Montgomery, no Huskies played with during Maya Moore and you start the conference tournament. to figure out that this is our Auriemma said this con- team and we’ve got to win ference championship was it. Sometimes that is a scary special because the players feeling. You don’t know if owned it for themselves. you can do it or not. Tonight

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and last night, they weren’t looking for Maya or Tina or Renee. They looked at each other and said this is what we’ve got,” Auriemma said.

Forget what Auriemma said on Feb. 27 about the Huskies not having any fight in them. He admitted that this team has been maturing since September, and it took a little bit of a rough stretch for that growth to manifest itself in its play.

“They’re a little bit more grown up now than they were a week ago,” Auriemma said Tuesday night.

“They’ve come a long way.”

Now it’s tournament time and it’s a better chance for this young UConn team to show just how much it has grown since the beginning of the season.

The Huskies, Notre Dame, Stanford and Baylor are all a lock for the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament.

UConn’s first game of the NCAA Tournament is going to be Saturday, March 17 in Bridgeport, but whom the Huskies will play is yet to be determined. ESPN’s Charlie Creme speculated earlier this week that UConn would take on Navy.

After Tuesday night’s game, Auriemma said and Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw agreed that the Big East play during the regular season has been excellent preparation for the NCAA Tournament.

“I think we got two of the best teams in America in our conference,” Auriemma said.

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu