The Daily Campus: April 11, 2013

Volume CXIX No. 121

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Women’s basketball team returns to campus with eighth championship trophy NOT YOUR AVERAGE DOCTOR Dr. Michael Shermer visits UConn to talk about the paranormal FOCUS/ page 5

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Geno Auriemma addresses a crowd of enthusiastic fans on Fairfield Way, above. Stefanie Dolson holds up the UConn Women’s Basketball team’s eighth championship trophy, right.

RHODE WARRIORS Baseball bounces back at Brown, wins 11-6

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COMMENTARY/page 8 INSIDE NEWS: 5K RACE EXPECTED TO CLOSE CAMPUS ROADS FRIDAY Fairfield Way, N Hillside Road, other major thruways will be affected NEWS/ page 3

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By Matt Stypulkoski Senior Staff Writer Less than a day after winning the program’s eighth national title, the Huskies are back home.

“I’ve been here for 28 years,” Coach Geno Auriemma said upon arriving back on campus, “and the only thing we do better than win championships in Storrs, Connecticut, is we party, man.”

And party UConn did, as students and fans lined the streets leading to campus and packed around a stage on Fairfield Way to welcome their newly crowned champions home.

The team paraded through campus in an open-topped dou-

ble-decker bus, waving to fans along the way. They began at the corner of Route 195 and North Eagleville Road and made their way through campus and up Fairfield Way, past Oak and Laurel Halls to meet throngs of people waiting there to greet them.

The parade took the place of the typical rally inside Gampel Pavilion that has followed men’s and women’s basketball championships in previous years.

President Susan Herbst and Athletic Director Warde Manuel opened the ceremony before Auriemma took the stage to chants of “Ge-no! Ge-no!”

“Tomorrow or the next day,

you’re going to see them walking around to class,” Auriemma said of his players upon taking the podium to address the crowd.

“When it’s all said and done, after all the hoopla and the TV and all that, they go to school here just like you all do. They’re part of you, and you’re part of them and this championship is for the University of Connecticut. And the University of Connecticut is you guys, and we’re proud to represent you.”

Some have speculated that this year’s title could be the beginning of another multi-year run by the Huskies, like the ones they strung together from 2002 to 2004 and 2009 to 2010, con-

» USG

Courchaine: ‘They can’t do it all in one year’

By Jackie Wattles Staff Writer

The Undergraduate Student Government Senate met Wednesday and approved changes to the organization’s bylaws that will divide the Senate’s Student Affairs committee into two specialized committees.

Current USG comptroller and student body President-Elect Edward Courchaine said the Student Affairs Committee has too large of a workload to be efficient.

“Student Affairs is involved in so much as a committee, they can’t do it all in one year,” Courchaine said. “Oftentimes the [Student Affairs] committee is very large. We tend to function better in smaller units.”

The Student Development Committee and a Student Services Committee will replace the Student Affairs Committee beginning at the end of the semester.

Senator Hailey Manfredi

said the Student Development Committee is “based on the idea that UConn has its own culture.”

“We want to understand what students want out of their education and how to relay that to the administration,” Manfredi said.

The Student Services Committee, on the other hand, will deal with issues regarding dining services, facilities and residential life.

Courchaine, who spearheaded the changes, said that all the duties that were once the responsibility of the Student Affairs Committee will be divided between the two committees.

Additionally, Courchaine wants to bring on a member of the USG staff to handle technology matters that can also funnel student emails to the correct committee, addressing concerns about student confusion over the new committee structure.

The structural change is one of a few Courchaine plans to implement. He and Vice President-Elect Senator Kara

Googins also plan to break off USG’s marketing department into a separate entity and bring on a research assistant that can help committees conduct research for various initiatives.

“Kara and I have been looking for ways to beef up our ability to research,” Courchaine said. “We hope to get someone [on staff] who can help conduct research in its entirety.”

Courchaine said that he plans to start recruiting for the new positions beginning early next week.

Courchaine said his administration will also use focus groups, town hall-style meetings and surveys to increase student feedback. He said the organization has already had success with the recently conducted smoking survey, which received over 2,000 responses, which they will use to evaluate changes to on-campus smoking policies.

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sidering their relative youth and high-potential.

Senior Kelly Faris, who was named to the Final Four AllTournament Team, followed Auriemma to the podium to address the crowd and to give them – and her teammates – a little challenge.

“I did not expect to have a crowd like this – unbelievable,” Faris said. “I think this is going to be a new tradition now, so for

the next three years – especially for these freshmen – I expect to have this crowd.”

The parade had been scheduled to start around 5:15 p.m., but the Huskies’ flight got in late and delayed their appearance until closer to 6 p.m. Cameras, reporters and trucks from multiple media outlets could be seen among the crowd.

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More emergency funds go to tae kwon do club

By Jackie Wattles Staff Writer The Undergraduate Student Government Senate approved $1,725 in funding for the university’s club tae kwon do club team at their meeting Wednesday night.

The money was allocated from USG’s emergency fund, which is the rollover fund from the previous semester that USG can allocate out to Tier II oncampus organizations throughout the semester.

The senators approved the legislation that allocated funds for the tae kwon do club’s coach against the recommendation of the Senate Funding Board, according to the board’s chair, John Giardina.

“This group did not apply for funds during the regular session, so [the funding board] does not deem it an emergency,” Giardina said.

The tae kwon do club said they did not meet the deadline to apply for funds in last semester’s

regular funding session due to a “miscommunication.”

The Senate has a policy against funding retroactively, fearing it will lead to a slippery slope in which all Tier II organizations will begin spending money and asking to be reimbursed by USG after the fact. However, the senators agreed to cut the original $4,000 the group requested down to $1,725 to cover the coach’s expenses for the remainder of the semester.

The tae kwon do club’s CFO, Vincius Franchin, said their coach, Walled Yousef, has been with the team since 2006 and has been attending practices all semester without pay.

The emergency fund was bled dry at the Senate meeting on March 27, but was replenished when $3,690 was returned to USG from groups that were previously allocated funds that failed to submit applications correctly or came in under-budget. After

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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE

Boost for background checks: Senators compromise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to advocates of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress.

The compromise between Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., boosted the chances that the Senate will agree to broaden required background checks, a step gun control groups laud as an effective way to keep weapons from criminals and the mentally ill. The senators are among the most conservative members of their parties, both have received “A’’ ratings from the National Rifle Association, and their endorsements could make it easier for hesitant colleagues to back the effort.

Gun control advocates still face opposition from many Republican senators and resistance from moderate Democrats, including several facing re-election next year in GOP-leaning states. In the Republican-run House, leaders have shown little enthusiasm for Obama’s ideas, making that chamber an even higher hurdle.

Conn. gun-maker declares intention to leave state

NEW BRITAIN (AP) — A Connecticut gun-maker announced on Wednesday it intends to leave the state, just six days after passage of restrictive gun control legislation, while two other manufacturers said they are considering relocation offers from other states.

Manufacturers also plan to lobby the state’s congressional delegation next week “to make sure they hear from our side,” said Mark Malkowski, president of Stag Arms in New Britain.

Bristol-based PTR said in a statement posted on its website that it has not decided where it will move, but has commitments from most employees to relocate. The company makes military-style rifles and employs more than 40 people. PTR Vice President John McNamara said the company expects to make a more formal announcement about a move within six weeks.

Mayor who made ‘tacos’ comment seeks re-election

Research firm: PC sales plunge as Windows 8 flops

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The ailing personal computer market is getting weaker, and it’s starting to look like it will never fully recover as a new generation of mobile devices reshapes the way people use technology.

The latest evidence of the PC’s infirmity emerged Wednesday with the release of two somber reports showing unprecedented declines in the sales of desktop and laptop machines during the first three months of the year.

As if that news wasn’t’ troubling enough, it appears that a pivotal makeover of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system seems to have done more harm than good since the software was released last October.

“This is horrific news for PCs,” said BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis. “It’s all about mobile computing now. We have definitely reached the tipping point.”

First-quarter shipments of PCs fell 14 percent from the same time last year, according to International Data Corp.

That’s the deepest quarterly drop since the firm started tracking the industry in 1994.

Another research firm, Gartner Inc., pegged the first-quarter decline at 11 percent.

The deviation stemmed from the firms’ slightly different definitions of PCs.

AP

In this Oct. 26, 2012, file photo, a woman walks past laptop computers running the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system during its launching ceremony in Hong Kong.

No matter how things parsed, this is clearly the worst shape that the PC market has been in since IBM Corp. released a desktop machine in 1981.

In an attempt to keep the PC relevant, Microsoft released a radical new version of Windows last fall. Windows 8 has a completely new look that’s similar to the design of the software running the most popular smartphones and tablet computers.

The overhaul requires a relearning process, a leap that many consumers and corporate buyers aren’t ready to take.

All signs so far point to Windows 8 being a flop.

“Unfortunately, it seems clear that the Windows 8 launch not only didn’t provide a positive boost to the PC market, but appears to have slowed the market,” IDC Vice President Bob O’Donnell said.

The newest version of Windows is designed to work well with touch-sensitive screens, but the displays add to the cost of a PC. Together, the changes and higher prices “have made PCs a less attractive alternative to dedicated tablets and other competitive devices,” O’Donnell said.

Representatives of Microsoft Corp. were not immediately available for comment.

LET’S TALK ABOUT SHRIMP, BABY

EAST HAVEN (AP) — Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. is running for reelection in a town still dealing with the effects of a police bias scandal, one that attracted widespread attention for a remark by the mayor that many saw as insensitive.

A Republican leader said he’s thrilled Maturo is running and denied the controversy created divisions in town. But one of Maturo’s opponents said the mayor embarrassed East Haven.

After the FBI arrested four police officers, Maturo was asked what he would do for the local Latino community. He replied that he might “eat tacos.”

“At times he’s been a flat-out embarrassment,” said Gary DePalma, a retired police sergeant seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor.

Maturo did not mention the controversy in a statement announcing his re-election bid that touted accomplishments, including keeping taxes low and installing a traffic signal. He did not return telephone messages seeking further comment.

Cops: Conn. animal officer threw dog against wall

WOODBRIDGE (AP) — Woodbridge police say they charged a local animal control officer with animal cruelty because she slammed a small dog against a wall.

Fifty-nine-year-old Karen Lombardi was arrested Monday, but details of the allegations weren’t released at the time.

An arrest warrant obtained by the New Haven Register says a kennel keeper told police the incident involving a terrier named Timone happened in November. The keeper said she was having trouble getting an outfit on the dog when Lombardi came over and slammed the dog into a wall while yelling at it to hold still.

Lombardi’s lawyer says she’ll plead not guilty next week and questions the co-workers’ motives.

Feds arrest 27 in illegal immigration probe

HARTFORD (AP) — Federal immigration authorities have arrested 27 people in Connecticut over the past few days in an enforcement effort aimed at people in the country illegally who have been convicted of crimes.

Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say the operation that began Saturday is part of on-going enforcement actions against immigrants who commit crimes while living illegally in the United States.

Authorities released few details of the arrests. ICE spokesman Ross Feinstein says all the people arrested were targets for detention and deportation.

New Haven immigration attorney Glenn Formica said in a statement that the arrests were a “disturbing contrast with the tone in the nation” as Congress debates immigration reform.

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Funding Board will begin evaluating 5K race expected to close requests for regular funding session

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campus roads Friday

By Samm Roberts Campus Correspondent This Friday, the Glow Up the Night 5K Race will take place on campus. The race will take place starting at 8 p.m. and will start on Fairfield Way near the Homer Babbidge Library.

As a result of the race, there will be numerous street closings on campus to accommodate the racers. These streets include Fairfield Way, Hillside Road, Stadium Road, Alumni Drive,

Glenbrook Road, Mansfield Busway (in front of Austin) and Gilbert Road.

These roads will be closed at approximately 7:45 p.m. and will remain closed for the duration of the race. Police officers will be present at intersections to direct detoured traffic.

A map of the entire course and other information about the race can be found at the Club Sports website at clubsports.uconn.edu.

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So far this semester, USG has allocated over $60,000 from the emergency fund to various organizations for reasons ranging from conferences to alternative breaks.

The Senate Funding Board will also begin evaluating requests for this semester’s regular funding session, which will provide oncampus organizations with funds for the fall, on Saturday.

“We’ve had about $775,000 worth of requests,” Giardina said.

“Which is significantly less than

“We’ve had about $775,000 worth of requests...”

– John Giardina USG Senator

the last time around.”

Giardina said requests from the fall semester totaled about $1 million.

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» WORLD BRIEFS

Dutch recall 50,000 tons of meat across Europe

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities are recalling 50,000 tons of meat sold as beef across Europe because its exact source cannot be established and it may contain horse meat, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The announcement was the latest development in a far-reaching scandal that saw horse meat mixed in with other meats and sold as beef across the continent without informing consumers. The scandal led to recalls of products ranging from frozen lasagna to Ikea’s Swedish meatballs.

In all, 370 different companies around Europe and 132 more in the Netherlands are affected by the latest recall because they bought meat from two Dutch trading companies, said Esther Filon of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority.

The food authority said in a statement that because the exact source of the meat cannot be traced “its safety cannot be guaranteed.” The statement added that Dutch authorities have “no concrete indications that there is a risk to public health.”

Gay attack victim in France becomes cause celebre

PARIS (AP) — The shocking photo of a homophobic attack victim in Paris that went viral on social media this week and caused the French interior minister to weigh in was used as an emblem in a pro-gay rally Wednesday evening.

The image of Wilfred de Bruijn’s cut and bruised face was brandished by gay groups during a demonstration of several thousand people as evidence of their claim that homophobic acts have tripled nationwide over opposition to a law legalizing gay marriage.

This week, the French senate will conclude its debate on a law legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption, which is expected to pass. It’s been a rocky run since it was unveiled last November by President Francois Hollande’s Socialists and split the majority-Catholic country.

But whichever way the Senate votes, the image of De Bruijn’s battered face has made for a symbolic end to five months of bitterly divisive protests.

De Bruijn was beaten unconscious near his home early Sunday in central Paris, sustaining five fractures in his head and face, abrasions and a lost tooth. His boyfriend, who was also beaten up, said he witnessed three to four men shouting “Hey, look they’re gays,” before they attacked. The incident has shocked France, and garnered support far and wide as a gay “cause celebre.” On Tuesday night, Interior Minister Manuel Valls called De Bruijn personally to express his shock.

UK villagers digging flowerbeds find bomb

LONDON (AP) — Gardeners in Britain who were digging flowerbeds for a village horticultural competition have instead uncovered a World War II bomb.

Police say a bomb disposal unit was sent to a crossing near Nafferton train station in the northeast of England after residents reported finding the explosive device.

The area near railway tracks was cordoned off to prevent vibrations from trains setting the device off, and local train services were temporarily stopped as a precaution.

Officers said Wednesday the object turned out to be an inert twopound (one-kilogram) aircraft bomb. They have removed the device to safely dispose of it.

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No panic in NKorea despite talk of impending missile test PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was strangely calm.

The focus in Pyongyang on Wednesday was less on preparing for war and more on beautifying the capital ahead of the nation’s biggest holiday: the April 15 birthday of the nation’s founder, Kim Il Sung. Soldiers put down their rifles to blanket the barren ground with sod and students picked up shovels to help plant trees.

But the impoverished, tightly controlled nation that has historically used major holidays to draw the world’s attention by showing off its military power could well mark the occasion by testing a missile designed to strike U.S. military installations in Japan and Guam.

South Korea’s foreign minister said the prospect of a medium-range missile launch is “considerably high.”

North Korean officials have not announced plans to launch a missile in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions barring Pyongyang from nuclear and missile activity.

But they have told foreign diplomats in Pyongyang that they will not be able to guarantee their safety starting Wednesday and urged tourists in South Korea to take cover, warning that a nuclear war is imminent. Most diplomats and foreign residents in both capitals appeared to be staying put.

The European Union said there was no need for member states to evacuate or relocate their diplomatic missions, but it called on North Korea to “refrain from further provocative declarations or action.”

The threats are largely seen as rhetoric and an attempt by North Korea to scare foreigners into pressing their governments to pressure Washington and

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North Korean pedestrians walk on a sidewalk past a large nationalist painting in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday. The prospect of a North Korean missile launch is “considerably high,” South Korea’s foreign minister told lawmakers.

Seoul to change their policies toward Pyongyang, as well as to boost the military credentials of its young leader, Kim Jong Un. North Korea does not have diplomatic relations with the U.S. and South Korea, its foes during the Korean War of the 1950s, and has pushed for a peace treaty to replace a 60-year-old armistice.

On the streets of Pyongyang, there was no sense of panic.

Downtown, schoolchildren marched toward statues of the two late leaders, Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, dragging brooms to sweep the hilltop plaza where they tower over Pyongyang. Women with coats thrown over traditional dresses rushed through the spring chill after leaving a rehearsal for a dance planned for Kim Il Sung’s birthday celebrations.

At the base of Mansu Hill, a group of young people held a small rally to pledge their loy-

alty to Kim Jong Un and to sing the Kim ode, “We Will Defend the Marshal With Our Lives.”

Kim Un Chol, the 40-yearold head of a political unit at Pyongyang’s tobacco factory, said he had been discharged from the military but was willing to reenlist if war breaks out. He said North Koreans were resolute.

“The people of Pyongyang are confident. They know we can win any war,” he told The Associated Press. “We now have nuclear weapons. So you won’t see any worry on people’s faces, even if the situation is tense.”

Kim Jong Il elevated the military’s role during his 17-year rule under a policy of “military first,” and the government devotes a significant chunk of its annual budget to defense.

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Guns and tanks are popular toys for children in the highly militarized society, and young North Koreans learn to fire guns when they are teenagers, residents say. As young adults, they attend camps to learn military techniques.

But there was no sign North Koreans were brushing up on their skills Wednesday.

Pyongyang sporadically holds civil air raid drills in which citizens practice blacking out their windows and seeking shelter. But no such drills have been held in recent months, residents said.

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USA Today and Hartford Courant copies should remain

W

alking this week in the library past Bookworms Café, the Student Union or North and South Dining Halls, you may have noticed something new: freely available copies of USA Today and the Hartford Courant.

Undergraduate Student Government has provided copies of the New York Times through the NYT Readership Program for years, a national program which allows participating colleges to also bundle a local newspaper in addition. The Hartford Courant had been one of those newspapers until the Times stopped offering it as part of their program last year. This explains why this year free Courant copies disappeared from campus.

At the beginning of this semester, USA Today contacted USG about the possibility of implementing their Collegiate Readership Program. Under this proposal, not only would UConn begin receiving USA Today for the first time, but the Courant would be included as well. A pilot program was implemented last Monday and will last the remainder of this semester, for approximately a month total. Near the end of April, student opinion will be collected through an online survey and in-person feedback at a table in the Student Union. Then the USG programs director and USG will choose whether to continue with the USA Today option or remain with the status quo. (The pilot program runs at no cost to the university, although it would cost money should it be implemented in full next year.)

As you might have guessed, we at The Daily Campus Editorial Board – along with most of our writers and staff – enjoy a larger selection of print newspapers. But it seems we are not the only ones. On Wednesday following the women’s basketball team winning the national championship, seemingly every copy of the newspapers had disappeared by noon. Granted, that was an extraordinary circumstance, with a front page and banner headline that UConn students are likely to keep for years to come. Yet the point remains: people like their newspapers.

And these two specifically are excellent ones to have.

USA Today is the second-largest newspaper by circulation in the country, even higher than the Times, which ranks third. The Courant is the largest newspaper in the state of Connecticut. Of particular relevance to UConn students, the Courant has done some great reporting on UConn – by education reporter Kathleen Megan on tuition battles and budget cuts, by Dom Amore and Desmond Conner on the basketball and football teams and more.

We acknowledge the financial difficulties the university currently finds itself in, and understand that the newspaper program is hardly the top priority for President Susan Herbst or the Board of Trustees. But if you want to see these two additions to campus to remain permanent fixtures instead of month-long conveniences, make your voice heard. Feedback will be solicited at a Student Union table this Friday, April 12, as well as Friday, April 26 and Wednesday, March 1.

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.

Breanna Stewart, Symbol of Might to the Foe. Working with all these tools and machines at my internship has me feeling like a manly-man.

I successfully defended my thesis this morning. But even if it hadn’t gone well, it wouldn’t have mattered because the UCONN WOMEN ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. It’s great waking up in the morning and remembering that your school just won that National Championship.

The UConn women. Winning winners who win.

And after two full hours of procrastination for every single bit of my homework, I finally have a new Twitter profile picture. I think I’ll take the rest of the night off.

Of course the intramural soccer game at 11 p.m. on a Wednesday is the one game of the season I can make.

If you tell me you know a more handsome Italian gentleman than Geno, then you’re either lying or please show me where he is because I’m going to marry him.

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Roger Ebert, a genuine fan’s fan

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n October 2012, Roger Ebert wrote his review of Ben Affleck’s film.

“Argo”: “The craft in this film is rare.

It is so easy to manufacture a thriller from chases and gunfire, and so very hard to fine-tune it out of exquisite timing and a plot that’s so clear to us we wonder why it isn’t obvious to the Iranians. After all, who in their right mind would believe a space opera was being filmed in Iran during the hostage crisis? Just about everyone, it turns out. Hooray for Hollywood.”

This is a masterBy Tyler McCarthy ful analysis from Commentary Editor of a film, which would later go on to win Best Picture of the year.

As anyone who is familiar with me or my column knows, I have a soft spot for fans, particularly when it comes to film and television. I believe that the love between a fan and the project is one of the most underrated forms of affection in our society. After all, where else can someone’s unapologetic – and often overthe-top – love for something be contingent solely upon the talent of the people who produce it? That’s why I write about entertainment. For the people who care, there is precious little that matters more to them than the well-being of their favorite characters, writers, directors, producers and stories. I find the work to be rewarding and noble.

In that spirit, I would like to use my column this week to honor one of the greatest fans and ally to fans ever – Roger Ebert, who passed away after several years of battling cancer on April 4.

For those who don’t know, or just need

a refresher, Ebert was a journalist and film critic for the Chicago Sun Times.

His film reviews number in the hundreds since he got the job in April of 1967 and are syndicated to more than 200 other sources. He has published several books and made TV criticism popular alongside fellow Chicago Sun Times reporter Gene Siskel. Together the two debated movies every week on a PBS show called “Sneak Preview,” where they argued over the minutia of film and storytelling.

For the first time, it became acceptable and popular to not watch a movie passively.

To hold the filmmakers accountable when they produced garbage and to reward those who mastered the craft. When Siskel and Ebert both agreed that a movie was good, they used the famous phrase, “Two thumbs up.” After Siskel passed away in 2009, Ebert continued what had become an American film tradition with Richard Roeper.

By 2005, Roger Ebert had made such a name for himself in the film industry that he became the first film critic to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame.

Movies are a precious thing. They can fill two hours of someone’s time, change the minds of a generation, make us cry or simply tell people that it’s okay to laugh after tragedy.

Roger Ebert, above all else, loved

movies. He was a fan. He understood the power of film to carry a great story, and he understood just what a great story could do for the world. He was a devout fan in the truest of terms. He wanted to show people what was worthy of the love that fans can produce and what was all smoke and mirrors from people trying to abuse the responsibility that comes with that level of love and devotion.

Although he has passed away, Ebert’s legacy is more than remembered.

He taught the world that anyone can watch a movie passively and that, oftentimes, that’s just what they want you to do. Today, films are put under every microscope imaginable from websites like EW.com, rottentomatoes.com, Rolling Stone and countless others. The average person demands more from a film than not being bored while watching it, and America has Roger Ebert to thank for that. So, on behalf of all current and potential critics as well as movie fans in general, I’d like to thank Mr. Ebert for his 46 years of service to fans and to promise him that we’ll do our best to keep it going – for him and for the movies.

“Roger Ebert, above all else, loved movies. He was a fan. He understood the power of film to carry a great story and he understood just what a great story could do for the world.”

Commentary Editor Tyler McCarthy is an 8thsemester journalism and English double major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@UConn.edu.

Can parents spank their children in public?

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e have all had that issue in the grocery store or mall, where a child sees something that they want. They ask their parents if they can have it. At first the parent ignores them, until the child keeps asking. Once the parent says “no,”

By Lashay Lawson the child Staff Columnist proceeds to scream and cry while jumping up and down or falling on the floor, throwing a temper tantrum. Onlookers stare at the parent, asking the question in their mind, what are you going to do?

In this instance, should parents be allowed to spank their child in public? Yes. But let me explain what my definition of spanking is. Spanking is a slight slapping on the wrist or on the behind. While I do not condone child abuse, there is a difference between getting a spanking and getting a full-out WWE brawl.

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that you are the parent and you know how to control the situation. Your child might cry even louder and harder when you spank them, but at the same time children get embarrassed when they cry in front of others, so they will eventually stop.

Children act out in public because they know that it will draw attention to themselves and their parent in public, and the parent will most likely be too embarrassed to do anything while all of society is looking on.

You might as well spank your child in public because you are most likely going to do it when you go home anyway. Some parents might prefer to save time and energy and do it as soon as the situation happens, while other parents prefer to wait to spank their child within the privacy of their own homes.

Dr. David Safir, a CNN. com commentator, is a pediatrician in California, with five children and five grandchildren. According to CNN. com, “he said he was spanked as a child, spanked his own

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children when necessary and believes the occasional use of physical punishment-not abuse can be an effective tool for parents…children need to learn discipline to function in society. If a spanking or a firm squeeze to the arm or neck is needed at time to teach this lesson, so be it.”

Dr. Barbara Greenberg, a psychologist in Connecticut who specializes in parenting, teens and family, strongly disagrees. Although some people say they turned out fine after having been spanked as children, she said, “I think those people saying they turned out OK are lucky. And second, they might have turned out more OK if they weren’t spanked. Physical punishment instills a feeling of shame. It’s a very embarrassing thing to be spanked, and shame is one of the most intolerable feelings to experience.” It also leads to depression and anxiety.

Some parents are able to create success by disciplining their child through time-outs, by letting them cry or by talking to their child without

spanking them. More power to them. In most cases, these options do not work. And when they don’t, spanking is the most effective option.

Who cares what society thinks? If you spank your child, society is going to say something. If you don’t spank your child, society says that you need to discipline your child because if you don’t, they end up becoming robbers and criminals, all because you haven’t spanked your child and taught them how to behave in public. On top of this, a lot of people put the Bible into play on this issue. The only time society should be able to interfere in this is when there are signs of physical abuse going on.

Otherwise, how parents chose to discipline their children is their own decision.

Staff Columnist Lashay Lawson is a 5thsemester journalism and African-American studies double major. She can be reached at Lashay.Lawson@UConn.edu.

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Not your average doctor On science » FROM THE WRITER’S DESK

fiction

By Jason Wong Senior Staff Writer

conversation between Howe and Stevens’ ghost.

Howe explained that her latest book, “New Directions,” is divided into three parts and could actually be considered an essay or poem. The first section she read from was a detailed account of her husband’s death. Howe described how it was an ordinary morning, but that she could sense that something was off. She managed to keep a calm and even voice as she progressed through the details of her husband’s death.

Skipping from section to section in her book, Howe alternatively mused about the meaning of God, questioned a real existence and discussed death. Occasionally, she would stutter in order to emphasize a certain emotion.

At other times, she repeated the same words for dramatic effect. She ended the reading by offering a book signing.

“I’m very interested in creative writing, and I heard that Howe is an experienced and well-known writer,” said John McKenna a 6th-semester English major. “I thought this was a good experience.”

“It was a fun time and very moving,” said Howe. “I was very honored to be a part of the Wallace Stevens. I love Wallace Stevens.”

It’s “pew pew pew – BOOM!” and so much more. Science fiction is a genre that has been around for some time, and has produced classics such as Isaac Asimov’s ‘I, Robot’ and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” In today’s readership, science fiction is more popular than ever.

I’d like to talk about what makes good science fiction.

Science fiction has been done in many, many ways, and the first thing I’d like to say is that you don’t necessarily have to come up with some new pseudoscientific field that’s never been done before to write something that will stick with people.

“Star Wars” is one of the oldest plotlines in the book, yet look how beloved it is.

Traditional science fiction often takes place in a dystopian future where humanity has gone too far technologically, and it has either been subjugated by its creations or has become tyrannical due to its ubiquitous power.

Science fiction stories can also take place in the present, or even in the past. The ever-popular “Iron Man” series is a great example of science fiction in a current setting, and “The Invisible Man” or “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” are both science fiction stories that take place in the past.

Despite utilizing plot points like time travel, space travel and sentient robots and aliens, science fiction must still be grounded in some realism and familiarity to be successful. That is to say, it still has to be relatable; readers should be able to easily visualize the world in which the story takes place. “Ender’s Game” uses the setting of a school to draw readers in. Even though the school is a military one, readers can relate to the concepts of difficult classes and impossible tests, of bullies and friends made through strife. While it’s slightly easier to create a believable world in stories that take place in the past or present, stories that take place in the future should make use of some cultural idea that would plausibly last through the ages and be relatable.

Of course, successful science fiction, like any other genre, is ultimately driven by its characters. Unlike fantasy (with which it is often lumped together), science fiction need not have a cast of hundreds. The 2004 film “Primer” only has two main characters that never interact all that meaningfully with any other character, and the plot doesn’t suffer for it. It’s still a brilliant and mindboggling plot. Science fiction characters are often at risk of falling into tropes, so make sure that your character is interesting enough that he or she is not simply a recycled version of Luke Skywalker (who was pretty boring to begin with, in my opinion).

The one characteristic of a good sci-fi story that people will remember is the part that makes it scifi. If you’re going to write about time travel, make it a complex story, but be careful not to leave plot holes in your wake. If it’s going to be a space odyssey-type deal, make the space and ship descriptions stick in the reader’s heads. Write well and prosper!

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Dr. Michael Shermer visited the Student Union Theatre Wednsday to speak about his research on conspiracies and paranormal activities. Shermer is the publisher of The Skeptic quarterly journal, as well as the executive director of the Skeptic Society. The Doctor has spent his life researching psychology, evolution and history.

By Kim Halpin Focus Associate Editor Dr. Michael Shermer came to the Student Union Theatre Wednesday night to shed light on seemingly out-of-this-world experiences.

Publisher of The Skeptic quarterly journal and executive director of the Skeptic Society, Shermer has spent his life dedicated to research on psychology, evolution and history. In his presentation to students and staff he sought to examine topics such as conspiracy theories, out- of-body-experiences and UFO sightings using the theories he has researched.

His magazine delves into a new topic every issue that some people are skeptical about and attempts to debunk it. One issue focused on artificial intelligence. Shermer joked, “We looked into it… we’re five years away – and always will be.”

Other issues that received atten-

tion were global warming and conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11 and even the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook. What Shermer is looking for, however, is evidence and the “burden of proof” that falls on the person making a claim so different from everyone else’s beliefs.

Shermer based some of his argument that what a person thinks is reality on a evolutionary necessity that leads the brain to build patterns and associations in the world around us. He used the example that a hominid on the plains of Africa would have been better off assuming that a rustling from the wind was a predator rather than the wind. Therefore, it was better to have a false positive association.

Thus, over-associating became a selected trait.

Optical illusions are one way to help explain the problem between the realities our brain is experiencing and what is actually occurring.

Shermer discussed how the brain is trained to interpret the world in certain ways because of repetition in everyday life. For example, the Fusiform gyrus, a part of your brain whose main job is to detect faces, can do so even when there isn’t a normal face present. When the audience was shown two faces of Barack Obama upside down, no one found immediate fault with the version that had his eyes and mouth actually right side up inside the frame. This part of our brain also helps to explain how people can see faces on the surface of Mars or the Virgin Mary on a grilled cheese sandwich.

People have also claimed that they have had out-of-body experiences, or have died but come back to life. Shermer discussed research that shows that magnetic pulses and electrical stimulation of certain areas of the brain can produce these same effects. Electrical stimulation of the temporal lobe has been

shown to create feelings that the person is hovering over their own body, and the higher the current, the higher the person believes they are floating.

Many of the discrepancies between reality and what the individual is experiencing was explained by Shermer’s discussion of confirmation bias, in which people remember the information that already coincides with their beliefs, and patternicity, where people seek to make patterns out of random noise.

Shermer played a clip of a show he participated in with Bill Nye the Science Guy. He pretended to be a psychic and used topics such as a white car, a father figure and scraped knees to “read” people.

Subjects, he said, were actually just picking up on the few things he was saying that actually connected to them. He also played “Stairway to Heaven” with the lyrics, then backwards without lyrics and then

backwards with the perceived lyrics. Some people have found meaning in the random pattern of noises when the song is played backwards, and when the lyrics where shown while playing backwards, suddenly the audience could hear these perceived lyrics. A pattern was created out of random noise.

Addison Zhao, an 8th-semester psychology major, said that he was interested in bringing Shermer to campus to better understand “how people behave in weird ways,” and that he thought Shermer was a great choice because “he has spent his life studying this.”

Shermer’s latest book is called “The Believing Brain: From Ghost and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies – How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths.” He was available after the presentation for book signings.

Good Stuff at UConn Wallace Stevens

Poetry Program ‘very moving’

By Julie Bartoli Senior Staff Writer

Camille Kritzman may not live in Guatemala, but the country is never far from her mind.

After a Guatemala study abroad trip in 2011, Kritzman became determined to help the country. The first thing that came to mind was to help the Guatemalan women who inspired her.

“I met a lot of these women during Guatemala’s study abroad. Some of us even lived with them,” Kritzman says.

So the 8th-semester Latin American studies major got involved with a program called Good Stuff Good Works.

Good Stuff Good Works is a Social Entrepreneur Corps program founded by Greg Van Kirk. It allows stu-

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UConn 8th–semester Spanish and political science major Miles Roman with a Centro Explorativo student. The two are in the Centro Explorativo playground in Nebaj, Guatemala.

dents to sell handmade artesian goods from Guatemala, Ecquador, Nicaragua and South Africa on their very own campus.

Kritzman brought the program to the UConn campus last year. In their first sale, they raised $470.

In the sale currently running, they have already raised $765.

“The concept is called ‘micro consignment,’ explained Emily Bergan, a 6th– semester resource economics major.

“The women who make these products lend them to Good Stuff Good Works, so we don’t have to pay up front. Then, we sell the products here and send back the money.”

Image courtesy of goodstuffgoodworks.com Bergan added, An image from Good Stuff Good Work’s website, featuring “The reason we one of their artesians crafting a scarf on her loom. do this is because

women can’t sell these products for very much in Guatemala. One scarf takes a full day to make, and they can only sell it for 40 Quetzales, which is like 5 0r 6 dollars.”

“So, even though they work all day, if they sell their crafts in Guatemala they still won’t make a livable wage,” said Carolyn Friedman, an 8th-semester English major that volunteers at the sales for Good Stuff Good Works.

“The idea is to sell the products here, so they can get the money they deserve,” Friedman added.

Good Stuff Good Works makes this possible by selling products at retail value.

A scarf that took all day to make is sold for $40 instead of $6, which allows the crafters to receive fair compensation.

Being a nonprofit, Good Stuff Good Works also helps by not collecting money from any of the sales or distributors.

“It’s nice, because the

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The Konover Auditorium at the Dodd Center hosted the 50th annual Wallace Stevens Poetry Program with special guest lecturer Susan Howe last night.

The Hartford Financial Group, Inc. sponsors the annual poetry program. It aims to honor the late poet Wallace Stevens, as well as to promote poetry at UConn.

The program brings in a poet with an international or national reputation to read some of their work. There is also a contest held every year for UConn students in which the winner will have their work published in The Long River Review. This year’s winner was Nicole Rubin, who read a poem before Howe gave her lecture. The poem provides a unique perspective on the Holocaust.

After a special introduction, Howe took stage.

Before she began to read, Howe explained how she is a huge fan of Wallace Stevens and even wrote a poem inspired by his home, which she had visited twice.

The lengthy poem, whose title referenced the address of Wallace Stevens’ house, describes the feelings Howe experienced as she explored every corner of his house.

The poem has an almost spooky vibe, describing a

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FOCUS ON:

MUSIC Warming Up

12/6 Playlist

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor

“Here Comes The Sun” The Beatles

Album Of The Week

“Summertime Clothes” Animal Collective

“Feel It All Around”

Washed Out

“Time of the Season” The Zombies

“Long Hot Summer Night” Jimi Hendrix

Your name could be on the Music page!

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The Band Perry still ‘Pioneer’ with second album

In a lot of modern music, it can be hard to find songs that tell a story or have meaning behind the lyrics. Although The Band Perry can be a tad generic with their sound, they have unique lyrics that can tell the listener a story of vengeance, love and even murder.

The Band Perry’s latest album, “Pioneer,” was released on April 2 with 12 tracks that focus on themes of finding love and getting revenge on that past lover who did you wrong. I couldn’t help but be slightly amused with a lot of the band’s lyrics, which were entertainingly twisted.

In the first track on the album, “Better Dig Two,” the lead singer Kimberly Perry tells a story of a woman who is a little too in love with her husband. The lyrics lean on the gothic side, but the story is still amusing to imagine.

“Pioneer,” the title song of the album, is nice love song where the singer uses different types of analogies in order to describe her devotion to her lover. It was a soft, slow melody but not enough to make the listener lose interest with its sweet lyrics. Another love song on the album, “I Saw a Light,” isn’t as effective because it over-emphasized the love concept to the point of sappiness. It could almost be confused for the perfect wedding song, which is a bit corny. However I suppose

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“Done” The Band Perry some people enjoy that.

The Band Perry does make up for its occasional cheesiness with strong vocals in “Forever Mind Nevermind.” It is hard to follow the song, but the tune is catchy and the lyrics are silly but fun to listen to. Then there is “Chainsaw,” which isn’t so much a song about vengeance as a song about getting over your ex in a very unique way that requires a chainsaw. The beginning of the song misleads the listener into thinking that it’s going to be another sweet love song, but the tone quickly changes as Kimberly sings “It’s hard to bury the hatchet, holdin a chainsaw.”

Throughout the album there’s a

Around 10 years ago, a little poppunk band from Chicago released a critically acclaimed debut album.

Six years later, the same band had matured into a pop-rock band, alienating a majority of their fans with an album that went in a new direction.

After that record became their swan song, they disappeared until they came out swinging with a brand new single in February, letting the rest of the world know that Fall Out Boy was back with a vengeance.

After releasing another two singles, the band decided to stream the entirety of their brand new album “Save Rock and Roll” on their website prior to its release on Tuesday.

The title might have originally been a satire on the state of the band and the music industry itself, but “Save Rock and Roll” lives up to its title, mixing up the bland banalities of current radio affairs by injecting

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The cover of “Pioneer,” the latest album by Anerican country group, The Band Perry. It features memberes Kimberly Perry, Neil Perry and Reid Perry.

great sense of imagery used in the lyrics that help the listener envision the scenarios that Kimberly sings about. The last track, “End of Time,” describes the Alabama moon and the ground shaking beneath her feet. What makes this album great are the odd lyrics, which could be seen as twisted, but still tell an amusing story of love gone right or wrong. The music is catchy and reflects the essence of country music. It certainly isn’t hard-core

country (to my relief) but the album acknowledges the fact The Band Perry is country. The gothic influence within a few of the songs is a different approach not seen too much in the music industry, with the exception of Carrie Underwood. It’s easy to argue that The Band Perry sounds generic, but their unique, almost gothic vibe makes them stand apart.

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dancy, synth-pop hooks with crashing guitars and drums and soulful vocals.

After the dismal failure of the members’ solo projects, the songs on “Save Rock and Roll” sound like they’re out for blood, demanding the listener’s attention. The album begins strong, with the previously released singles of “The Phoenix” and “My Songs Know What You Did in The Dark.” The lowest point on the album is the third track “Alone Together,” but even that has verses so tight it can support the rest of the song. The album’s highest

point is the title track, featuring Sir Elton John. “Save Rock and Roll” takes all the rage and sorrow and joy that’s been building over the album and releases it in a powerful duet between Sir Elton and Patrick Stump, musing over Pete Wentz’s sharp-tongued lyrics in a desire to present an amazing ode to the musical genre they both love. Stump’s high soul-influenced voice clashes with Sir Elton John’s deep rock voice, but this cacophony creates a wonderful mix of new and old legends both professing their deeply

though Hayley Williams has lost some of her signature feisty attitude, by way of less “shout” and more “sweet.” Her scornridden relationship songs such as “Misery,” “That’s What You Get” (Riot!) and “Playing God” (Brand New Eyes) have become guilty pleasures for many listeners, but there is a lack of such disdain for males on the new EP. Maybe Williams has simply had better luck in the love department of late.

Radio-ready “Fast in My Car” kicks the album off with melodic delight, featuring Williams’ lead vocals, which are mighty as ever.

Patterning it after a combination of the catchiest songs off Riot!, their 2007 platinum studio album, the song celebrates the universal teenage carefree disposition, high school flings and the overall simplicity of youth. Although demonstrating “catchy” qualities, the track may be a little too generic for original fans, who are accustomed to a certain cleverness and wit evident in Paramore’s older material.

“I’m bringin’ my sinking ship

back to the shore...I’m startin’ over”, shouts Williams in the military-themed song, “Now.” The music video relates the message of perseverance to battlefield imagery, while comparing people to soldiers falling, but not yet fallen. While the track has a solid lyrical message, the melody is not yet fully developed. We’ll coin this one a “filler.”

“Daydreaming,” the fourth track of the 17, is similar in theme, but far better in sound.

A little smoother on the ears, this song could definitely find its way onto a self-esteem-boosting playlist.

“Ain’t it Fun” is the shining star of the album, made for bass-lovers and love-lyricists that yearn for Paramore’s reach back into the “old stuff.” With overwhelmingly diverse drumming and constantly switchedup dynamics, listeners don’t get bored, and replay value is upped by 100 percent. The song has multiple phases, from minor to major and all the lovely tones in between. This is by far my personal favorite of the compilation,

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rooted passion for music.

Sir Elton John’s featured bit is perhaps the best on the album, with Foxes on “Just One Yesterday” being the second best. Courtney Love, on “Rat-A-Tat,” provides energy to a lackluster song, but the part seems unnecessarily tacked on to just to see if she’d make it sound slightly better. Big Sean’s bridge in “The Mighty Fall” is the goofiest thing on the record, totally out of place with the feeling of the song and just alienating to the listener.

While some fans may have preferred to keep missing Fall Out Boy for what they were, “Save Rock and Roll” takes the maturity of “Folie à Deux” with the pop-laden hooks of “From Under the Cork Tree” and “Take This to Your Grave.” While not a perfect album, it stands as a great testament to how a band can, as they say, “Save the songs that we can’t stop singing.”

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Paramore’s back with a bang

By Emily Herbst Staff Writer Alternative rocker-group Paramore’s new self-titled album features a return to their classic angsty sound, with a hint of something new. Throughout their nine years of making music, the Tennessee-based band’s dynamics have undoubtedly changed, as has the number of members.

Since the departure of the band’s two primary musicians, guitarist Josh Farro and drummer Zac Farro, Paramore’s sound has turned a little more mellow. It also became increasingly “poplike”– a change that most fans would never have foreseen.

Additionally, it seems as

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as it could fit right into any of Paramore’s past works. “Part 2,” the following track, follows the same trend.

Williams celebrates newfound love on “Still Into You,” a shockingly upbeat tune illustrating a relationship that has gone through ups and downs, but mostly ups – quite the contrary from the furyfilled attitudes expressed on the last two albums.

Seventeen songs is a lot for an album, and there are the standard “skippables”; however, what’s good on the album is great. Overall, Paramore is still Paramore, but for minor tweaks in terms of sound and content.

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Few things in music are black and white. When it comes to judging, reviewing and ranking artists and albums, most criteria remain, in my opinion, either personal or arbitrary. Yet critics and fans always seem to come to a consensus on an artist’s first release after a major success.

Almost always, these albums sink or swim; there rarely exists a comfortable middleground.

Compare Snoop Dogg’s first and second releases to Eminem’s. “The Doggfather” couldn’t live up to the hype surrounding Snoop’s first release since the 1993 classic, “Doggystyle,” while “The Marshall Mathers LP” matched great expectations spawned by “The Slim Shady LP.” Albums that follow major successes unfortunately are judged not by their own merit, but on whether they meet, surpass or fall below expectations set for the artist by fans, critics and labels.

A handful of albums that critics deemed disappointing are, in my opinion, judged too harshly. Not every album can wow, astonish or make a profound musical or personal statement. Sometimes, sitting back, relaxing and listening without expectation can make a ‘disappointing’ album quite satisfying. As spring approaches and temperatures rise, there exists no better place to casually, loudly and guiltlessly enjoy albums that have aged well, despite their initial disappointment. Here are five of my favorite ‘disappointments’ at the moment for riding around with the windows down.

1. It’s gotten some play from me this week, so I’ll start with Toro y Moi’s “Anything in Return.” Critics raved about Toro’s second studio album “Under the Pine,” pushing him to underground stardom.

While “Anything in Return” got decent reviews, some thought it a disappointing follow-up. For me, the vocals and lyrics are mediocre, but the sounds are more than enough to carry the album, and my attention, on long rides.

2.Singles “My Last ft.

Chris Brown” and “I Do It,” Big Sean’s studio debut was heavily anticipated on both hip-hop and pop charts in 2011. Sean’s 2010 mixtape “Finally Famous Vol. 3” and strong appearances on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Friday tracks helped build hype for an album that sold well and served as a decent introduction for the young rapper, but that couldn’t fulfill Sean’s status as a rising prodigy.

Regardless, “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” and “High ft.

Wiz Khalifa” transition nicely between the album’s four singles and make “Finally Famous” a loud and fun soundtrack for spring and summer afternoons.

3.Wiz Khalifa stands on very unique ground in hiphop. “Black and Yellow” and “Remember Me ft. The Weeknd” have carried his two studio albums, but many fans of the artist refuse to buy his releases, holding out for free mixtapes instead. 2012‘s “Taylor Allderdice” served as Wiz’s first full-

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Stuff funds a school as well

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor There’s something to be said for the full album experience. While picking and choosing favorite songs is a fine way to listen to music, a front-to-back listen captures a record in the form its creators originally wanted it to be heard. The emotional peaks and valleys that appear distant when heard separately suddenly take form in the final package, creating a metaphorical mountain range music fans can explore over and over again.

Take, for instance, Kendrick Lamar’s excellent record “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City,” released in late 2012. At face value, singles like “Backseat Freestyle,” a cocky, bragging spitfire tear that appears boastful and misogynistic, can be taken the wrong way. When Lamar released the video for “Freestyle,” it was disparaged by critics, who claimed the song was vapid and was no different than other vulgar rap songs.

However, when listened to in the full context of the album, “Backseat Freestyle” takes on a new life.

Throughout “Good Kid,” Lamar tells a story, frequently taking on the persona of K-Dot, a young, semiautobiographical character trying to thrive and survive in Compton.

With the context of the preceding track’s ending, where one of K-Dot’s friends convinces him to join some friends to freestyle rap, “Freestyle” shifts from a jarring, seemingly unnecessary boast of power and prowess from Lamar himself to the cocky, exaggerated ego of a seventeen-year-old kid trying to fit in, not only explaining its immature approach but lending it further, deeper meaning.

Whenever a song has an unexpected ending or beginning, it’s a clear side effect of an album’s implied cohesiveness. Take Daft Punk’s “One More Time” from the album, “Discovery.” I personally believe its triumphant horn refrains and incredibly wise lyrics make it one of the best songs of all time, but unless we’re talking about the radio edit, the song always ends with three long gongs. The fourth gong lies

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on the next song on “Discovery,” “Aerodynamic,” which picks up the beat; its final synth then bleeds into “Digital Love,” whose mechanical ending progresses into “Harder Better Faster Stronger” and so on.

Each of these songs can and do stand alone as powerful singles, but Daft Punk’s idea of the full album is clear; even their live release, “Alive 2007,” bleeds across track listings.

LCD Soundsystem’s albums are another clear example of artistic intent. Each of their three albums, four when considering their debut’s two discs, begin and end with songs to reaffirm their overall message and tone. The punk mentality of “Daft Punk is Playing At My House” establishes the first disc of 2005’s “LCD Soundsystem” as an electro-house amalgamation that comes to a head in the melodic “Great Release,” with plenty of emotion and tempo changes rising and falling between them. Disc two is the same story, with the extended self-aware blast beats of “Losing My Edge” and “Yr City’s A Sucker” bookending a collection of intelligently pretentious underground New York City punk sneers.

Their true classics, “Sound of Silver” and “This Is Happening,” explore the full experience further. “Sound” starts with “Get Innocuous!”, a long, shifting disco beat full of introspection about the same old nights out getting as old as the band. These questions of aging in the 2000s span the tear-jerking “All My Friends,” the on-the-nose fight of “Us V. Them” and “North American Scum” and the album’s other tracks. The piece de resistance, lead singer James Murphy’s conflicted ode to the old and new New York City he’s loved and hated on “New York I Love You,

But You’re Bringing Me Down,” ensures the album’s point remains noted.

The same can be said of “This Is Happening,” whose tone can best be described as a disc-length “One More Time.” The epic nine-minute intro track, “Dance Yrself Clean,” ebbs and flows brilliantly with an otherworldly awareness of life’s eternal march. “This basement has a cold glow, but it’s better than a bunch of problems,” Murphy sings; the experience can’t last forever, but time brings wisdom and the little things work themselves out, he seems to say. The rest of the album is full of contentious questions of whether life will move on, ending in LCD’s magnum opus, “Home.”

The group’s last song reflects the uncertain times of “Dance Yrself Clean,” but instead of ordering the subject to dance, Murphy instead just asks them to “do it right.” After rising choruses raise themselves to deafening volume, Murphy finally lays down the cards to his uncertain subject: “If you’re afraid of what you need, look around you, you’re surrounded, it won’t get any better… until the morning.” After pleading that he can change, and all he wants is his lover’s pity and bitter tears, a mature realization that the sun will keep setting and rising, no matter what happens, collects the album’s heart in a single sentence.

There are many more arguments in favor of albums, even as artists like Flo Rida dedicate themselves specifically to singles in this postpiracy, radio-heavy music climate.

There’s the concept album, whose merits The Decemberists could certainly argue; there’s the frontto-back concert experience offered by many “classic” bands from dadrockers Steely Dan to alternative

taken lightly.

“Make a plan,” Salvatore said.

“Don’t go into the festival halfheartedly or without a plan. If you’re doing a road trip, make sure your car is reliable, you’ve got the directions, you know how much you’ll have to be spending in gas, know the laws of other states, and so on.”

Salvatore also explained that when it comes to any music festival buying your tickets early is imperative. Ticket sales are formatted in “waves,” with the cheapest ticket being released first and the most expensive later on. If you wait any longer than a week after they go on sale, you might find yourself with prices you don’t want to pay.

Salvatore mentioned that the difference can be up to $50. Furthermore, you shouldn’t wait until the last minute to work out transportation.

If you are going with a group, carpooling is a fun and inexpensive way to get yourself to your destination. Splitting gas money between five people will be affordable and

also more environmentally friendly.

After you have your tickets, camp site and transportation arranged, it’ll be time to start thinking about what to bring and how to survive the three or four days on your own. Salvatore recommends bringing your own food, because festivals often mark food prices up to make a profit, noting, “I’ve seen $5 waters, $6 slices of pizza, and $10 hamburgers.” For campers, Salvatore recommends bringing an “Easy Up” to protect yourself from the sunshine when you want to head back and relax after some shows, as well as all other necessary camp gear. Because central parking lots are detached from the campgrounds and concert venues, make sure you pack light. Bring the bare minimum of extra stuff, but don’t forget necessities such as a tarp to protect you from the rain, sunscreen, a hat, water bottles and lots of snacks. At the campsite, Salvatore emphasizes the importance of laying down all of your camping gear to get all of the space

money all goes back to the people who made these things, except for the 10 percent that goes to a foundation of our choosing,” Bergan said.

The foundation UConn chose to support is called Centro Explorativo.

“Emily and I have been to Centro Explorativo, and we really wanted to support them,” said Nick Caruso, an 8th-semester accounting major who became involved with Good Stuff Good Works after his study abroad program in Guatemala.

“It’s a school that just teaches the kids skills, and gives them a place to go if they don’t have the best home life.

At Centro Explorativo, they learn to bruth their teeth, eat healthy–that type of thing.”

Bergan explained that eating healthy in Guatemala is crucial, because malnutrition is one of the country’s biggest problems.

“Guatemala has a major issue with healthy nutrition because the diet is based on corn,” Bergan said. “I actually read a study that children in Guatemala are shorter because of food deficiencies, so we

want to help give them their nutrition.”

If Good Stuff Good Works sends $8 to Centro Explorativo, that allows 20 students a full day of health snacks. $40 is a week, and $160 is a month. Between this and the money the crafters earn, Good Stuff Good Works is making a big difference.

Of the UConn branch of the program, Kritzman said, “I’m proud that we’ve been able to come together as a group to put on these sales.

It may not seem like much, but to the people there, even one sale is so helpful.”

Kritzman also takes pride in the group she put together to work with Good Stuff Good Works.

“The majority of the group went to Guatemala with me. We all went in the same year. Some other volunteers are friends who I talked to that became interested. Plus, I put up some flyers and online things,” Bergman said.

“I mean–there aren’t a lot of us, maybe only seven. But we’re all very dedicated.”

Good Stuff Good Works will hold their final sale on Thursday in the Student Union, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“There aren’t a lot of us, maybe only seven. But we’re all very dedicated.”

- Camille Kritzman

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gods the Pixies, meant to recreate the studio experience. But above all else, the album approach is necessary because of its sheer artistic importance; telling a three-minute story and telling a forty-seven minute story including the three-minute story are two very different beasts.

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‘Disappointing’ albums deserve Get yourself to a music festival another chance

By Katie McWilliams Staff Writer

At first glance, the idea of attending a music festival can be rather daunting. The price of tickets, the coordination with a group of people, the dilemma of transportation, food and camping are all issues that the festival-goer faces while planning their pilgrimage to whatever genre of music they most enjoy.

The big summer festivals are obviously Bonaroo and Lollapalooza, with smaller festivals like the Newport Folk Festival, Firefly and Gathering of the Vibes garnering loyal followings. Whichever festival you choose to go to, the fact remains that thorough planning and attention to detail will be required to get you where you want to go.

According to Alex Salvatore, a 4th-semester English education major and an avid festival goer who has attended Gathering of the Vibes several times, as well as Bonaroo, going to a festival shouldn’t be

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you will need: “The second you park the car, get out and claim your space. If you’re doing car-side camping, they will pack you in like sardines. So make sure you start throwing your stuff on the ground to get as much room as possible.

Of course, don’t be overly greedy, but make sure you claim your area, because if you don’t, your neighbors will.”

Once inside the festival grounds, be sure to plan out which acts you want to see and plan your days around that list. Before entering the shows, use the bathroom, fill up your water and eat a substantial meal; once you enter it will be difficult to leave. Sleep will be hard to find with music usually running around the clock and the festival atmosphere buzzing with electricity. Salvatore’s final advice was to enjoy the festival experience, “Get in the festival spirit! It’ll be your home for three to four days!”

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length mixtape release since 2010’s “Kush and OJ” and was met with mixed reaction. Excellent production, more adult content than his label releases and a handful of colorful assists from Juicy J make it a topfive for relaxing in the car and outside it to this day.

4.“I’m With You” defied expectations for many ,given that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were missing their signature guitarist John Frusciante. Yet the album doesn’t compare to “Stadium Arcadium,” Californication” or “By the Way.” “I’m With You” was at the time, and still is, the perfect ‘good enough’ release. “Brendan’s Death Song” and “Police Station” are favorites for me, though the entire album is pleasant enough to earn start-to-finish listens.

Quieter and a hair more serious than their earlier work, but retaining some traditional funk and surprise, “I’m With You” will satisfy if you take it seriously and delight if you don’t.

5.I disliked G.O.O.D. Music’s compilation “Cruel Summer” when it came out, and though I’ve warmed to it since, it remains frustrating. I expected better from Kanye West, Big Sean and company. While I refuse to praise it, “Cruel Summer” was engineered for car rides. “Mercy,” “Clique” and “New God Flow” pack punch, while “Sin City” and “Higher” deliver quieter, more complex production and vocals. At home, “Cruel Summer” stays on the rack, but on the road, few albums can match it.

Thomas.Teixeira@UConn.edu

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Procrastination Animation

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The Student Advocacy Council sponsors a banquet promoting awareness about class, difference and hunger.

Editor’s Choice

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I Hate Everything

by Carin Powell

Horoscopes

by Brian Ingmanson

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- You may need to find a peaceful, quiet place to regroup with your thoughts and get grounded.

Slowing down helps put things into perspective.

Find something to laugh about.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- The next two days are great for having friends over. Set up meetings, gatherings and social opportunities. Network and tap into the abundance you have at home. Share resources.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Pay attention ... there’s a test. Someone is evaluating your performance. Stay respectful, and show your stuff. Opportunities arise. Give thanks.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -Things are expanding into study, research, or even travel and adventure. Romance intrigues ... let your imagination loose. Discover a new source of revenue.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Count your blessings, and don’t forget to express your gratitude. Friends follow you wherever you lead them. Promises alone won’t do it. It must be the cookie trail.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Your generosity inspires another. It’s all about partnership. Come together and create something beautiful. Focus on the big picture, and don’t sweat the small stuff.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -Create your own reality with poetry, and sing it.

As Georges Braque said, “Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.”

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- All you need is love and a little bit of inspiration.

Relax into the love of your family, and spread it around. They may be crazy, but who isn’t?

Shower them with affection.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Clear your mind through meditation, philosophical musing, spiritual practice or getting lost in a good read. Plan a luxurious evening at home. Pamper and be pampered.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Practicing something you love goes well now.

Open your mind to greater possibilities. Use passion for the best. Take what you learn and apply it.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Abundance is available. The more love you give, the more you receive. You should be paid well for your efforts. Think and move quickly.

Send those invoices.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- There’s a tendency to get carried away by your passion, which could be a good thing. Use the circumstances to your advantage. Motivate others.

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Sports

» MLB

Machado's 3-run HR lifts Orioles over Red Sox 8-5

BOSTON (AP) — Manny Machado's three-run homer capped a five-run ninth inning and gave the Baltimore Orioles an 8-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.

The Red Sox had gone ahead 5-3 in the sixth on consecutive homers by Daniel Nava and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. But closer Joel Hanrahan couldn't hold the lead on a night when their nearly 10-year home sellout streak ended after two seasons in which they missed the playoffs.

Chris Davis led off the ninth with his fifth homer. Hanrahan (0-1) retired the next two batters, then allowed a single by Ryan Flaherty. Then he struggled with his control, walking Nolan Reimold and Nate McLouth to load the bases and throwing a wild pitch that

brought pinch runner Alexi Casilla home with the tying run.

On the next pitch, Machado hit the ball over the Green Monster for his first homer. Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his third save.

Darren O'Day (1-0) got the win.

The sellout streak began on May 15, 2003, lasted 820 games, including the postseason, and was the longest in major pro sports history. It broke the record of 814 set by the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers from 1977-95. Boston's streak of 794 regular-season sellouts also is the longest in major pro sports history. The previous longest regular-season streak in major league baseball history was 455 set by the Cleveland Indians from 19952001.

Nava gave the Red Sox a 4-3 lead with his third homer in three games, an opposite-field shot over the Green Monster.

Saltalamacchia followed with his first homer, a hard shot over the right-field fence.

Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the first with the help of Boston's first error of the season. Nate McLouth walked before Machado hit a fly ball to right-center. Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury and right fielder Shane Victorino converged on it. Victorino ducked in front of Ellsbury and the ball fell safely. Victorino was charged with the error.

Machado moved to third on the play and scored on a groundout by Nick Markakis.

The Red Sox tied it in the second on a walk to Nava and an RBI-double by Saltalamacchia.

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Baltimore Orioles' Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis and Adam Jones, from left, celebrate the Orioles' 8-5 win over Boston.

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Heat snag home-court, beat Wizards Williams carries Nets in win over C's

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ray to 14-1 on the second night of Allen scored 23 points, LeBron back-to-backs.

James and Dwyane Wade chilled A.J. Price tied a career high at the end of the bench, and the with 23 points and John Wall Miami Heat's B-squad gave the had 17 points, 11 assists and nine resting A-team the gift of home- rebounds for the Wizards, who court advantage throughout had won nine straight at home. the playoffs Wednesday night, James played in Tuesday clinching the best record in the night's 94-83 victory over the NBA with a 103-98 victory over Milwaukee Bucks, but the Heat the Washington Wizards. are playing it safe with the reignWith James (right hamstring) ing league MVP. and Wade (sprained "Not a setback," ankle and bruised coach Erik Spoelstra knee) looking like said. "Want to make 103 sure he feels right. two guys sitting at a Miami bus stop, and Chris Washington 98 He was a little bit Bosh at home with tight yesterday after flu-like symptoms, the game. That was plus Udonis Haslem getting the probably to be expected. It was night off because of a sore right the same amount of tightness ankle, the what-was-left-over of he had after Saturday night's the Heat committed 25 turnovers game, but we had two days off but still managed the win that in between, so he was able to assured they'll finish better than manage that." the Western Conference-leading Wade missed his sixth conSan Antonio Spurs. secutive game. While he and The Heat, who have won four James at least made the trip to straight, also set a franchise Washington, Bosh stayed home record for victories with 62, and missed a third straight game moving one ahead of the 1996- because of flu-like symptoms.

97 team. They also improved Haslem sat out after recording

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his first double-double of the season in Tuesday's game. He said the ankle has been bothering him for a while, and he felt a pain when he planted while chasing a rebound. He doesn't expect to be sidelined for long.

"I don't want it to be a situation where I go into the playoffs with something nagging," Haslem said. "We just want to have all cylinders firing and everybody as healthy as possible."

The absence of the big names gave the game a low-key, exhibition feel. The Heat committed 11 turnovers in the first quarter, yet still had a three-point lead.

Miami made 17 3-pointers in the game, compared to 16 2-pointers.

Rashard Lewis scored 17 points, Shane Battier had 15, Mike Miller added 14 and Mario Chalmers finished with 13 for the Heat.

The Wizards turned out to be an even match for the Miami backup wave. Neither team led by double digits until the Heat went ahead 98-88 with 2:53 remaining.

BOSTON (AP) — Deron Williams had 29 points and 12 assists to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 101-93 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Brook Lopez scored 21 points and Joe Johnson added 20 for Brooklyn, which won for the 12 time in 18 games overall and beat the Celtics for the third time in four meetings this season.

The Nets moved closer to wrapping up fourth place in the Eastern Conference and clinching homecourt advantage Brooklyn in the first round. Boston Brooklyn owns a 3 1/2-game edge over idle Chicago with four games left to play in the regular season.

Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 points, Jeff Green added 11 and Kevin Garnett had 11 points and eight rebounds in his second game back after missing the previous eight with an inflamed left ankle.

The Celtics, who have dropped four of six, remained three games ahead of Milwaukee

for the East's seventh playoff spot, but fell 2 1/2 games behind sixth-place Atlanta, which beat Philadelphia 124-101. The Bucks lost at Orlando in overtime, 113-103.

Garnett got a technical in the second quarter and tangled up Kris Humphries for a jump ball that had the Celtics star rolling over the Nets' center midway into the fourth.

Earlier this season, Rajon Rondo and Humphries were ejected for 101 scuffling under a 93 basket and into the first row of seats after the Nets' big man knocked Garnett to the floor with a hard foul.

The Nets pushed a 10-point halftime lead to 60-45 on Jerry Stackhouse' jumper from the right baseline before Boston started to get some production offensively — mainly from Pierce. After missing six of their initial seven shots in the second half, the Celtics relied on Pierce driving to the basket where he

converted a three-point play and was fouled, hitting five free throws that cut it to 70-62. He had 13 points in the quarter.

But Johnson followed with a 3 from the top, triggering a 7-2 spurt that helped the Nets to a 79-69 lead after three quarters.

The Celtics just had no answer for the penetrating, game-controlling Williams, who made key passes and continually found his way to the basket.

Boston sliced its deficit to nine three times in the opening 6 minutes of the final quarter, but after the last time Williams had a pair of baskets during a game-sealing 8-0 run that had many in the crowd heading for the exits.

Brooklyn hit six from beyond the 3-point line and shot 51.4 percent (19 of 27) in the opening half.

In the opening half, the Nets used a 15-4 run over a five-minute stretch late in the first quarter en route to a 22-21 edge after one. Johnson started the spree by nailing a fadaway and following Brandon Bass' basket with a 3 from the wing.

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That game is followed by a Sunday night showdown with Tim Duncan’s top-ranked Spurs.

Normally, at the end of the season, San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich would rest his starters, but with Oklahoma City breathing down their necks, only one game back in the loss column, I believe that Popovich will play his heavy artillery. With Duncan and Parker playing, the Spurs should win easily regardless of an injured Manu.

Finally, the last game of the Lakers season is a home game against the Rockets, which is anybody’s call.

The Rockets will be going all out for the win because they are only one game back of the 6th seed, and would like to avoid OKC in the first round. In their final four games, the Lakers will most likely go 2-2.

Now to the Utah Jazz, who have been just as awful this season, but have not gotten the same publicity as the Hollywood team. The Jazz are trailing the Lakers by only a half game in the playoff race. Utah has three remaining games, with two games that should be stressfree victories. The Jazz play their next two games against the dreadful (29-48) Timberwolves. If the Jazz take them seriously, and don’t play down to their competition, they should have two victories in the bag heading into Memphis for their final game. This road game in

Tennessee will most likely decide the final Western Conference playoff spot this year. If the Jazz win this game and end with three victories, the Lakers have to win out, because they cannot tie the Jazz due to Utah owning the tiebreaker.

The Lakers are currently in control of their own destiny. If they can win their next four games, they will be heading into the postseason. However, if they lose any one of those games, the Jazz are in the driver’s seat because if the Jazz win out with a Lakers loss, they win the tiebreaker. But wait, can there be another figure in the driver’s seat?

The answer is yes. Other drivers could be Greg Popovich, Kevin McHale or even Lionel Hollins.

These coaches control whether their star athletes will play in the final crucial Lakers and Jazz games. If their superstars do not play, that could really make predicting the final recipient of the eighth playoff spot complicated.

We have seen, this year especially, star players sitting out games in order to rest for the playoffs. Will the resting of star players affect the chances of a team getting into the playoffs?

For David Stern and the NBA’s sake, I hope not.

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Jazz, Lakers in playoff push

The NBA season is about one week from drawing to a close; however, it is not yet over, despite what Coach Eric Spoelstra may believe as he continues to sit his star players. Believe it or not, there are some players still finishing out the season strong and with some sense of urgency. The players that fall into this category play for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Utah Jazz. Both of these teams are fighting for the eighth spot in the playoff picture, but they need to step up their game.

The Lakers have four remaining games in their regular season schedule. They head to Oregon to face a great home team, the Portland Trailblazers, on Wednesday. The Lakers have lost 18 of their last 22 games in the Rose Garden, so their chances do no look bright for a win unless Kobe can carry his team to another victory as he did Tuesday night against New Orleans. The Mamba scored 23 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Lakers to a 104-96 win. After Portland, the Lakers would take on the Warriors at home in the Staples Center, and given the magnitude of the game, I believe the Lakers will win the game despite the Warriors being the current sixth seed.

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Zeller, pair of point guards declare for draft BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana 7-footer Cody Zeller and a pair of point guards were among the latest standout underclassmen to enter the NBA draft.

Joining Zeller were Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams and Missouri's Phil Pressey.

Zeller, a sophomore who led the Hoosiers in scoring (16.5 points) and rebounding (8.1), was a second-team AllAmerican and is projected to be a top-10 pick in the June draft.

He is the second Hoosiers star to leave school early. On Tuesday, junior swingman

Victor Oladipo announced he, too, was entering the NBA draft.

He also is projected to be a lottery pick.

Zeller said he's known for a while that this past season would likely be his last in college.

"After a while, you just kind of know," he said during a news conference at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. "Barring injury, I kind of knew it might be my last year, so I enjoyed every minute of it. There was a sense of accomplishment playing my last game at Assembly Hall, playing in my last (NCAA)

tournament."

Zeller's older two brothers, Luke and Tyler, play in the NBA. The 6-foot-6 Carter-Williams started all 40 games for the Orange this season. He finished fifth nationally in assist average (7.3) and fourth in steals (2.78) among Division I players, and also averaged 11.9 points and a team-best 35.2 minutes.

"I want to thank coach (Jim) Boeheim and all the coaches for the amazing experience I've had playing basketball at Syracuse," Carter-Williams said in a statement. Wednesday.

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Sports

» SOFTBALL

Huskies still see path to top-five Big East finish

By Kyle Constable Staff Writer

When this season started, Coach Karen Mullins made one thing clear to anyone willing to listen: she wanted the UConn softball team to have a top-five finish in the Big East. But after a 3-5 start in conference play, the road to the top five is beginning to look implausible for this team.

Implausible is not impossible, though, and Mullins believes her team can surprise everyone and pull off the 9-5 finish down the stretch that will likely be necessary to clinch one of the top five spots in the conference.

The reason the Huskies would need nine more wins is simple: no team has finished in the top five without reaching 12 wins in four out of the last five years.

The only exception to that was in 2010, when Syracuse earned only 10 wins in the regular season and placed in the top five.

There are two major routes to 12 wins for the Huskies, both equally daunting.

First, the Huskies can take the “balanced” route, which would

include taking two out of three against No. 11 Louisville and DePaul, one out of two against Notre Dame and two out of three against St. John’s and Seton Hall.

Considering Louisville and DePaul are three of the best teams in the country right now, getting two wins against them would be major challenge for the Huskies.

However, taking two of three against Seton Hall and St. John’s as well as splitting a pair with Notre Dame are realistic goals the team could achieve.

“We’ve got to sneak one,” Mullins said. “We’re capable of sneaking them. We’ve got to sneak one from Louisville. We’ve got to get out there and be aggressive, and sneak a game or two from them. DePaul, Notre Dame – we can play with them, and we need to get out and get after them.”

Then there’s the second route – the “blitzkrieg” route – that could get them the nine remaining wins they need. If the team can take one out of three against Louisville and DePaul, one out of two against Notre Dame and sweep St. John’s and Seton Hall, then the fifth seed of the Big East tournament would

likely belong to the Huskies.

Winning one out of three in the Louisville and DePaul series is a reasonable expectation, but even that will be a challenge against two teams that are consistently getting votes in the national poll each week. That being said, winning one is far more realistic than two out of three in each.

Sweeping St. John’s and Seton Hall will be no easy task, however. The St. John’s series will be played in Storrs, which could give the Huskies an edge, but the Seton Hall series will take place on the road. However, both teams are underperforming so far this season in the Big East, so an opportunity is there for UConn.

“We need to start getting some sweeps,” Mullins said, adding that St. John’s and Seton Hall are significant opportunities. “We need to start taking some two out of threes and three out of threes. We can’t continue to split. We’ve got to start dominating.”

Neither route will be easy for Connecticut as they draw closer to the middle of the Big East season, but, of the two, the blitzkrieg is the most likely outcome for the team.

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UConn continues a rough start to conference play, splitting a doubleheader with Georgetown yesterday. The Huskies are 3-5 in Big East play.

“I think we put ourselves in a little bit of a hole,” Mullins said.

“But if we take one game at a time, I think we’re capable of climbing back.”

The last time the Huskies finished in the top five of the Big East was 2009, and the chances of pulling off the feat this season are certainly slim. But Mullins made

it clear that the goal had not been abandoned.

“It’s possible,” Mullins said.

Kyle.Constable@UConn.edu

Callahan: Huskies won eighth title thanks to gradually gained toughness from TITLE, page 12 to play at UConn, period.

But over the course of their year, the Huskies hadn’t yet attained title-caliber toughness as a team.

Therefore, they couldn’t play with it.

Until, of course, this recent run.

Born from their on-court struggles against top-tier competition, in addition to off-court work done in meetings and practices, the Huskies’ toughness finally grew to where it needed to be at the end of the season.They'd had enough and were ready to show it.

All that was left now was the NCAA tournament. Luckily for them, that’s also all that mattered.

The Huskies opened the first two rounds against Idaho and Vanderbilt, whom they rolled by a combined margin of over 100 points. By continuing to limit their turnovers and engaging in complete, tough team play

on both ends, they next topped Maryland in the Sweet Sixteen.

Then came Kentucky, who was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time — right between UConn and the Final Four, when the Huskies were playing their best ball to-date.

One 83-53 thrashing later, and it was time to head down to New Orleans to open the curtain on Act IV of UConn-Notre Dame.

Here, on the game’s biggest stage, is exactly where the Huskies demonstrated their new developed toughness that carried them to a title.

First, above all else, they showed it by finishing. Down 20-18 with less than six minutes to go in the first half against the Irish, UConn reeled off a critical 21-9 run. Over that time, they didn’t allow a single Notre Dame player to snag a rebound and forced three turnovers from Irish hands. On the offensive end,

» NHL

Bruins extend NJ woes, regain 1st in Northeast NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — short-handed goals.

Gregory Campbell scored twice Campbell put Boston ahead in a three-goal first period and the 70 seconds after the opening Boston Bruins regained first place faceoff, but it was Jaromir Jagr, in the Northeast Division with a who did most of the work. The 5-4 victory over the reeling New recently acquired 41-year-old Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. controlled the puck between the In winning for the fifth time in circles despite being hounded. He six games, the Bruins scored three eventually got a quick shot on times against Martin Brodeur in Brodeur and Campbell pounced the opening 8:12, took a four- on the rebound, sliding it under the goal lead and then held on. Daniel 40-year-old goaltender, who was Paille and Campbell capped the making his 10th straight start. outburst with short-handed goals The Bruins then killed off the in a 3:21 span. two-man disadvanZdeno Chara and tage and Boychuk Tyler Seguin also got his penalty scored and backup just seconds Boston 5 shot goaltender Anton after coming out of 4 the box and being Khudobin made 24 New Jersey saves as the Bruins hooked by Marek (56 points) moved a point ahead Zidlicky. Brodeur followed the of the Montreal Canadiens with Boston defenseman's slow-motion nine games to play in the lockout- moves and stacked his pads to stop shortened season. his shot.

Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, Andy It only slowed down the Bruins' Greene and Matt D'Agostini momentarily. scored for New Jersey, which has A bad pass by forward Steve lost eight straight (0-4-4) in seeing Sullivan at the point on another its playoff hopes fade. The slide is power play set up a 2-on-1 break its longest since 1985-86. for the Bruins a little less than D'Agostini's goal got New three minutes later. Brodeur made Jersey within a goal with 37 sec- the initial stop on Paille, but he onds to play, but Boston dominated swatted the rebound out of the air this game in moving into second for his eighth goal. place in the Eastern Conference Campbell got his fourth with a behind Pittsburgh. deflection of a shot from the point The first period was the differ- by Andrew Ference. ence, a session that included the Chara made it 4-0 with a powersellout crowd 17,625 booing the play goal early in the second perihome team a number of times and od, but the Devils didn't give up. giving Brodeur sarcastic cheers Elias got them on the board with after routine saves. He made only a deflection of a shot by Sullivan, 13 stops in the game New Jersey and the momentum seemed to made interesting by cutting a 4-0 change after Devils' defenseman deficit to a goal.

Anton Volchenkov elbowed Brad Not only did the Bruins score Marchand in the head, drawing three times early, they killed off a five-minute major and a game four penalties, including an early misconduct. It left the Devils with 1:27 two-man advantage. They four defenseman because Bryce even had lumbering defenseman Salvador did not return after being Johnny Boychuk miss a penalty hit in the hand on a shot by Chara shot, or it would have been three earlier in the period .

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the Huskies garnered five made lay-ups and five wide-open threepoint opportunities.

That’s tough basketball: strong boxing out, pressure defense, fierce cutting and screening to open up shots. Mind you, all while, the clock was ticking down.

When Notre Dame cut the Huskies’ lead down to six with fewer than seven minutes to go in the game, UConn went on a 22-9 run to close it. Over that time, the Huskies snatched four offensive rebounds, dished out a handful of assists and forced more turnovers as they out-toughed the Irish.

Thus, they were able to beat them.

While there was little need to finish as strongly in the championship game against Louisville, UConn still exhibited toughness in another way. They played a complete 40 minutes by responding well in each difficult situation they faced and refusing to allow

the game to get away from them.

After falling behind 14-10 in the early going, the Huskies sparked a 19-0 stretch handed them a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Similarly, two nights before, UConn never once let Notre Dame go on a run of their own.

After consecutive Irish baskets or positive plays, the Huskies always answered immediately.

It took tremendous focus, discipline and, consequently, toughness. The Huskies didn’t have enough of this in their three previous meetings, when momentum swings would get them back into the game and produce a W. Not to mention, those dressed in the blue and white knocked down clutch free throw after free throw in crunch time, misfiring on just two of 21 attempts on the game.

Finally, UConn stopped Notre Dame and Louisville from executing what they do best offen-

sively, which is the hardest, toughest thing to do in sport. The Irish love to run offense through their backcourt of Diggins and fellow All-American Kayla McBride. However, after gashing the Huskies in six of their past seven matchups, the two were held to 8-35 from the floor for a combined 26 points. In addition, together they coughed up 10 of the 19 Notre Dame turnovers.

Then during the title game, UConn clipped the wings of the hottest team of the country who’d taken flight thanks to the threepoint ball. The Huskies hounded Louisville along the perimeter, ultimately holding them to 5-23 shooting from behind the arc.

Shoni Schimmel, the Cardinals’ undisputed star and first-team AllBig East member, made one three in eight tries. She finished with nine points.

So, now that all is dribbled and done, the new landscape of

women’s college basketball looks much the same —UConn’s on top. But, the journey the Huskies took to arrive at their familiar perch was unlike anything Storrs has seen before. They weren’t favorites and doubts along the way were real.

Though, it wasn’t a shot at alltime history that changed that. It wasn't just the efforts of Breanna Stewart that won a title . There’s also not a chance that UConn won just because that the luck of the Irish ran out.

Together, the Huskies mustered a championship-caliber level of the most underrated attribute in sports — toughness. And then, and only then, were they able to achieve the most-sought thing in all of sports — a title.

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Stat of the day

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What's Next Home game

April 13 April 14 Villanova Vil anova 1:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m.

April 16 Fairfield 3 p.m.

April 19 USF 3 p.m.

April 13 Louisville 2 p.m.

April 13 Louisville Noon

April 14 Louisville 12 p.m.

April 16 UMass 4 p.m.

Where are they now?

» That’s what he said “In Storrs, Connecticut, we party, man.”

—UConn women’s head coach Geno Auriemma addressing the crowd at yesterday’s rally on Farifield Way celebrating the women’s basketball team’s national title.

Softball (16-16) April 11 Hartford Noon

The number of freshman to win Most Outstanding Player at the women’s Final Four, excluding Breanna Stewart.

3

Away game

Baseball (19-13) Tomorrow Villanova 3:15 p.m.

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Sports

Charles Nagy (1986-1988)

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Geno Auriemma

By Mike Peng Campus Correspondent

» Pic of the day

Born on May 5, 1967 in Bridgeport, Charles Nagy spent a few years of his youth in St. Petersburg, Fla., playing Little League baseball.

Not long after, he returned to Connecticut and attended Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield.

After playing both baseball and football at RLHS, Nagy enrolled at UConn and began pitching for the Huskies. In his two-year career at UConn, he was named the All-Big East Pitcher of the Year – a first in school history – and an AllNew England selection in both years. He compiled a 10-7 record with a 2.59 ERA, 194 strikeouts – the fifth most in school history – and five saves in 29 games –19 of them as a starter.

Impressed by his record, the Cleveland Indians selected Nagy as the 17th overall pick in 1988 MLB Draft that June, making him the first firstrounder in UConn baseball history. Several months later, Nagy was also selected to represent the United States in the Summer Olympics, where he and the team won gold. Nagy led the team with a 1.05 ERA during that campaign.

After a brief stint in the minors, Nagy made his major league debut against the then-California Angels on June 29, 1990, but suffered a 7-2 loss.

He ended the season with a 2-4 record in nine starts and a 5.91 ERA. In his first full season the next year, Nagy went 10-15 with a 4.13 ERA and was tied for eighth place in the American League Rookie of the Year voting.

Nagy continued on to have a successful 14-year career in the majors. He was an All-Star in 1992, 1996 – as the AL starter that year – and 1999. He also went to World Series twice in 1995 and 1997 with the Cleveland Indians, despite losing in both attempts.

Some of his most impressive feats included a complete one-hitter game against the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 8, 1992, and a 17-5 record with a 3.41 ERA in 1996. Furthermore, Nagy had a fourth-place finish in the AL Cy Young voting.

Nagy spent five more years with the Indians following the loss. After being hampered by a series of injuries, he finished his last season in the majors with the San Diego Padres in 2003 with only five appearances and 12.1 innings pitched.

However, Nagy’s career numbers with the Indians are amongst some of the all-time greatest in team history. He is ranked 10th in wins, with 129, and sixth in strikeouts, with 1,235.

In 2007, he was inducted into both the Cleveland Indians Team Hall of Fame and the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame.

Two years later, he returned to the Indians’ organization to serve as the pitching coach for their AAA affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. In October of 2010, Nagy left the club and took the same position with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He and his wife, Jackie, who currently reside in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. with their two daughters, established a $100,000 baseball scholarship at UConn in 1999.

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Lacrosse (9-1) Tomorrow Cincinnati 3 p.m.

April 14 Louisville Noon

April 26 April 19 April 21 Marquette Notre Dame Georgetown 3 p.m.

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1 p.m.

Men’s Tennis (3-8) April 12 Boston University 3 p.m.

April 18 Big East Championships TBA

Women’s Tennis (4-8) April 12 Boston University 3 p.m.

April 18 Big East Championships TBA

Men’s Track and Field April 13 Battle on the Bayou All Day

Women’s Track and Field April 12-13 Tennessee Sea Ray Relays All Day

Rowing April 13-14 Knecht Cup All Day

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Connecticut’s Stefanie Dolson carries the championship trophy during a parade through campus honoring the team’s win in the women’s NCAA Final Four college basketball championship in Storrs.

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» MLB

Blue Jays rally for 8-6 win Westbrook throws shutout, Cards tee off on Reds over Tigers DETROIT (AP) — J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run double in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 on Wednesday.

Detroit led 6-1 in the sixth, but starter Rick Porcello allowed hits to the first three batters that inning. They all eventually scored, and Toronto added four more runs the Toronto following inning.

Brayan Villarreal Detroit (0-1) came on with one on and one out in the seventh and proceeded to walk three straight hitters, forcing in a run. Arencibia followed with a drive to the gap in left-center off Octavio Dotel.

Aaron Loup (1-0) pitched a scoreless sixth for the Blue Jays.

Casey Janssen, the last of five Toronto relievers, pitched a perfect ninth for his second save.

The game started after a rain delay of 2 hours, 29 minutes, and it was also raining when the Tigers made the final out.

Toronto lost five of its first seven games after entering the season with high expectations, and the Blue Jays fell behind early in this one. Mark Buehrle, acquired in the same offseason trade that brought Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson to Toronto, allowed six runs — five earned — in 4 1-3 innings.

Three of those runs came home after left the game 8 Buehrle in the fifth. Reliever 6 Steve Delabar allowed bases-loaded walks to Victor Martinez and pinch-hitter Andy Dirks, and Jhonny Peralta added an RBI single to make it 6-1.

But Porcello didn’t get another out. He allowed four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings and left the lead to what is already a beleaguered Detroit bullpen. The Tigers don’t have a set closer.

Manager Jim Leyland says he’s willing to use anyone to pitch with a lead in the ninth inning — but he never even got to make that decision Wednesday.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Westbrook bounded out of the dugout for the ninth inning before manager Mike Matheny could change his mind.

The right-hander quickly finished off a five-hitter for his first shutout in more than six years, backed by four home runs in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-0 rout over the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday.

St. Louis “He was making a statement,” Cincinnati Matheny said. “He wanted to make sure he gave the appearance he was ready to go. What a great day for him.”

Westbrook (1-1) hasn’t allowed an earned run in 15 2-3 innings this season, although he took the loss on an unearned run in a 1-0 setback to Barry Zito in San Francisco in his season debut. He relied heavily on a sinker against the Reds with 16 groundball outs.

“It always means a lot when you can finish what you started,” Westbrook said. “The ball was in

the zone and really moving a lot.

I guess I know when I’m good is when I get a lot of ground balls.”

The lineup made a statement, too. Jon Jay, Carlos Beltran and Matt Adams homered in a span of seven at-bats off Homer Bailey as the Cardinals took two of three from the NL Central champions after Cincinnati stunned them with a nine-run ninth in the opener.

10 home “It’s a great point 0 about resiliency,” Matheny said. “They certainly showed a different brand the last two days.”

Matt Carpenter added a tworun homer on a four-hit day.

Adams homered for the second straight game and added an RBI double and walk.

The Cardinals have dominated the Reds at home the last decade, losing just three of 28 series with two splits. They outscored them 15-1 the last two games of the series and the Reds were shut out for the first time in the finale.

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Title Toughness

Baseball bounces back at Brown, wins 11-6

By TJ Souhlaris Staff Writer

Andrew Callahan

Ah, the world is right again.

And you can hear the toasts breaking out at every AARP gettogether nearby because of it.

For the eighth time, the UConn women are champions. After handidly defeating all their competition in the 2013 NCAA tournament, the Huskies are indeed top dogs once more.

Now, while that notion may stink of staleness to the 49 other states, this year’s Final Four actually produced as many fresh new narratives as you’ll find inside your neighborhood Barnes & Noble: UConn is tied with Tennessee for most titles in NCAA women’s basketball history.

Breanna Stewart stole the sport’s entire spotlight by delivering one of the best all-time performances in Final Four history– as a freshman.

The Huskies shook their twoyear spell of being unable to beat back the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Conference foes UConn and Louisville bid adieu to Big East basketball forever on the biggest stage in the game.

And so on, and so on.

It’s funny, though. The one storyline left unwritten at Bridgeport, Bourbon Street and now back in Storrs, is the biggest reason they were crowned champions two nights ago.

Toughness.

Not to be confused with a simple will to win, but rather a multifaceted recipe of focus, commitment, discipline and persistence, toughness is a must for any team gunning for a title. Simply put, during the regular season the Huskies collectively didn’t have the kind of toughness needed to earn all the “Gr8ness” talk they enjoy now.

In the four games this year that UConn took on a team boasting similar talent and depth, it lost.

There were the three squeakers to Notre Dame, and sandwiched in between was a slightly more decided loss to Baylor. During each contest, the Huskies had their chances to claim victory, but comparatively speaking, lacked in the toughness department and didn’t make the plays necessary to win. This then allowed the Irish or Bears to defeat them, and deservedly so.

Back in January, the first meeting with Notre Dame was marred by poor shooting from three-point range, set up by undisciplined shot selection. However, the Huskies still had a chance in the final few minutes before souring things with bad decision-making.

Take two against the Irish was similar. UConn couldn’t hit free throws or keep the ball at the end of regulation or in either the first or the second overtime, and thus fell in the third extra period after totaling 35 turnovers.

Finally, in their clash at the Big East tournament, the inability to finish hurt the Huskies again when a simple in-bounds pass morphed into a turnover and layup the other way. Notre Dame senior and All-American Skylar Diggins, one of the toughest players in America, made the crucial steal and ultimately, like she had many times before, delivered the dagger.

Now, this brief review isn’t to say this year’s national champions were entirely lacking in toughness over their campaign.

That would be beyond ludicrous.

They needed toughness to win every single game except those four against Baylor and Notre Dame and you have to be tough

» CALLAHAN, page 10

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The Huskies topped the Brown Bears 11-6 on the road yesterday afternoon in Providence, R.I. They now prepare for a three-game series with Villanova down in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. UConn last took on the Wildcats two years ago, when they swept their conference foe in three games while also on the road.

Sparked by a six-run fifth inning, the UConn baseball team rebounded from a 4-2 Tuesday home loss against Northeastern with a 11-6 victory at Brown on Wednesday afternoon.

With the score 4-3 entering the fifth inning, seldomused position players at the bottom of the order carried the UConn offense in game-changing frame. The team’s No. 8 hitter, sophomore catcher Connor David, drove in two runs with a two-out single, while freshman right-fielder Jack Sundberg followed him with a double to left center to drive in two more Huskies.

UConn (19-13) sent 11 batters to the plate in the big inning, while Brown (3-20) used four different pitchers.

David and Sundberg have combined to make only 17 starts in UConn’s 32 games so far this season, but the two players combined to go 4-for-9 with four RBI and six total bases in the game.

Although Brown was able to make the score 10-5 with a home run in the bottom of the fifth, the Bears weren’t able to cut the gap to less than five runs.

UConn’s Coach Jim Penders gave the ball to freshman Michael Healey to start the game. In his first career start, Healey went three innings, allowing five hits and three runs, just one of which was earned.

The Huskies bullpen sent out five different pitchers in the contest after Healey departed before the fourth began. Pat Butler, Dan Feehan, Will Jolin, David Mahoney and Ryan Moore combined to shut down Brown’s bats by only yielding three hits and three runs with four strikeouts.

Senior second baseman LJ Mazzilli played in the field for the first time in four games against Brown.

The All-American was considered day-to-day with a bruised foot and was UConn’s designated hitter in the team’s previous four games. Although Mazzilli made an error on the first play of the bottom of the first, Mazzilli went 1-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and a stolen base. Mazzilli is a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts this season.

UConn is now 4-3 against New England teams this season.

Thomas.Souhlaris@UConn.edu

» MEN’S TENNIS

UConn snaps skid with win over Southern New Hampshire

By Mike Peng Campus Correspondent UConn men’s tennis team snapped its three-match losing streak with a convincing 6-1 victory over Southern New Hampshire University Wednesday at the UConn tennis courts.

SNHU came in the match with an 11-5 record for this season and was ranked third in Northeast-10 Conference of NCAA’s Division II. Though the Penmen put up a good fight throughout the day, the Huskies were able to overcome the challenge to nab victory in the end.

With the win, UConn improves its record to 3-9 on the season with one more regu-

lar season match remaining.

The Huskies received a cohesive effort from all the players, as they were able to get on the board early by winning the doubles competition to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles.

At the singles event, UConn managed to win five of its six matches that included several close battles. Freshman Zac McEntee was in one of them, as he was locked in a tight contest at the No. 5 spot but managed to edge his opponent in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4) and 7-6 (7-2).

The last match to conclude the day was the duel at the No. 1 spot between SNHU’s junior Mitch Dobek and UConn’s sophomore Wayne Harrell.

Harrell was able to come out

on top in straight sets after enduring a long second-set tiebreaker with Dobek as well.

“I think it was a good performance for the team overall,” freshman Mark HoSang said.

“We had a lot of close matches and we’re looking to play well for the Big East tournament next week.”

UConn needed the easy victory after its recent tough stretch. The team is looking to build on the momentum and experience to have a good outing next week in South Bend, Ind. The Huskies will return to action on Friday when they host the Boston University Terriers.

Michael.Peng@UConn.edu

SETH CRAIG/The Daily Campus

UConn will move on from Southern New Hampshire to take on Boston University Friday.

» SOFTBALL

Huskies split doubleheader with Hoyas

By Scott Carroll Campus Correspondent

The UConn Huskies split their doubleheader with the Georgetown Hoyas 1-1. They lost the first game 7-2 and won their second game 4-3.

Game 1 was marked by a fifth inning full of fireworks, where the Georgetown offense erupted for a huge seven-run inning. The rally was started by the Hoyas’ Hannah Slovacek, who hit a two-run double to get the Hoyas on the board. Samantha Giovanniello and Sophia GarqicevichAlmeida also doubled to help lead the Hoyas to victory. The Huskies would try to battle back, but ultimately fell short,

falling to the Hoyas 7-3.

The Huskies thundered back during Game 2 of the double-header with one swing of the bat. After two consecutive walks, senior Marissa Guches stepped to the plate with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Guches would rip a frozen rope over the head of the Hoyas’ leftfielder for her third home run of the year, giving the Huskies a 3-0 advantage. The Huskies would strike again in the bottom of the fifth. Junior Maddy Schiappa reached base on an error and was able to steal second base. Schiappa was moved over to third by a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt off the bat of shortstop Emily

O’Donnell. Schiappa would reach home off an RBI single

by Guches, her fourth RBI of the game.

Lauren Duggan took the hill for the Huskies during Games 2 and after an early walk, settled in quite nicely. Duggan recorded two strikeouts while giving up two runs on three hits. Most of that damage came during a crazy seventh inning.

Slovacek got the rally started with a single through the left side of the infield. She was then moved over to second by a bloop single off the bat of Rachel Nersesian that landed just inches in front of the right-fielder’s glove. After a walk to load the bases, UConn opted for a pitching change,

bringing in junior Katelyn Callahan. Callahan allowed a two men double, but end the rally there. O’Donnell made a tremendous leaping catch to save multiple runs while Callahan finished the game with back-to-back strike-outs.

The Huskies would finish atop the Hoyas 4-3.

“I thought we came back in the second game a lot stronger and played hard,” said head coach Karen Mullins. “We got out right away to a strong start.”

Callahan would earn a save for her efforts, while Duggan would pick up the win for the Huskies.

Mullins was very happy with the efforts of her relief pitch-

ing in Game 2 of Saturday’s double-header, “I’m very pleased with Callahan ... She hasn’t seen a lot of time for us recently and she came in ready and really put out the fire and did a great job. I mean, you’ve got to say hats off to her.”

Wednesday moves the Huskies record to 16-16 overall and 3-5 in the Big East.

UConn’s next game will be played today at the University of Hartford.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu