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WALE CELEBRATES NATIONAL TITLE AT CONCERT Hip hop artist performs at Jorgensen FOCUS/ page 5
FACING THE WILDCATS Huskies start three games series with Villanova SPORTS/ page 12 EDITORIAL: COMPUTER GRADING SYSTEMS SHOULD BE USED WITH CAUTION EdX system does not benifit students.
COMMENTARY/page 8 INSIDE NEWS: NORTH KOREA PUTS U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA ON HIGH ALERT World braces for expected North Korean missile test. NEWS/ page 3
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THE HUSKY REBORN 24 Division I teams will not be released until next fall, but the “UCONN” word mark will appear in buildings this month. Nike, who has recently redesigned Oregon State University, U nivers ity of G e o rg i a and California State University’s logos, is also responsible for Jonathan’s updated look. According to the release, Nike was working with university officials f o r about 1 8 months prior to the new l o g o ’s release. C l i n t S h a n e r , senior graphic designer at Nike, said the company studied how the UConn teams are perceived by alumni, fans and student athletes to arrive at a design the company liked, according to the press release. Student athletes didn’t think the current logo reflected “the tenacity and toughness” of UConn athletics. Courtesy of the UConn Today “They just didn’t feel the exist-
An era comes to an end as UConn unveils its new logo.
By Kim Wilson News Editor An angular, assertive and multicolored Jonathan logo was debuted by the University of Connecticut today, replacing the friendly, tonguelolling visage that was emblematic of UConn since 2002. For the first time ever, Jonathan will be showing some of his teeth, has bluecolored irises and is facing his onlooker straight in the eye. “This logo is everything that a Husky is supposed to be – powerful, aggressive, determined,” women’s basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma said in a press release issued by the university. “It is looking right through you and saying ‘Do not mess with me.’ This is a streamlined, fighting dog, and I cannot wait for it to be on our uniforms and court.” Jonathan’s makeover is part of the university’s plan to rebrand itself and is concurrent with the release of a new “UCONN” wordmark that
will b e used on sign a g e , publications and marketing. The new logo will also soon be emblazoned on Webster’s credit cards, Dunkin’ Donuts coffee cups and Coca Cola trucks. New uniforms for UConn’s
UConn pushes forward with hiring plan
By Abby Mace Staff Writer
Despite hard economic times, UConn has undertaken a massive project to improve teaching quality and offer instruction in cuttingedge fields. Over the next four years, the university plans to hire 500 tenure-track faculty members. Such a dramatic increase in new faculty is a major deviance from the salary decreasing, academic staff-hiring trend other postsecondary-institutions have been following in the wake of a struggling economic state. The hiring of new faculty members, though, does not mean that UConn is excluded from the side effects of a crippled economy. To pay for the 500 professors that will be Huskies by 2015, the university’s board of trustees passed a four-year tuition increase plan
in December 2011. While in effect, the plan will raise tuition between 5.5-6.25 percent. In a 2011 agreement between UConn and the UConn chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUPStorrs), the parties decided upon a wage freeze until the end of 2013. Also eliminated from the budget until the end of fiscal year 2013 was longevity pay for new professors, with existing faculty experiencing no increase in longevity pay. UConn isn’t alone when it comes to scaling back on professor salaries. According to the AAUP report, “Here’s the News: The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2012-13,” postsecondary institutions across the country have been struggling to keep professor salaries competitive, especially
during the last three years. For 2012-13, the average professor salary matched the inflation rate (1.7 percent) for the first time in this difficult three-year period. However, this result was largely due to the fact that the inflation rate was low, not that professors saw a significant increase in salary. Another factor of concern is the ever-widening gap between the salaries of tenured professors at private versus public institutions. The AAUP reported a national yearly pay average of $167,118 for private research universities, whereas public research universities paid $123,393 – 26.2 percent less than their private school counterparts. Professor assistants, meanwhile, earned an average of $62,763 at private colleges compared to just
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ing mark reflected who they were or embodied the characteristic of a Husky,” Shaner said in the release. “That was really the challenge: how do we deliver against the student-athletes’ expectation and deliver a mark that resonates with them.” The new logo plans were announced last month and UConn President Susan Herbst said the new husky would be unveiled on April 18 during her State of the University address last week. The new Jonathan has arrived a week before his expected debut and new merchandise – including clothing and collectibles – will be introduced later this month at the UConn Co-op, according to the release. The existing inventory of products will be phased out. “[The athletes] are all very excited to wear it into competition and to see it displayed prominently in our facilities,” UConn Athletic Director Warde Manuel said in the release. “The new logo is a significant piece of the new visual identity of UConn Athletics.”
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» FUNDRAISERS
Students plan ‘Hoops for ‘Hook’ to support victims of Newtown massacre By Annie Pancak Campus Correspondent UConn students in a sports management class saw an assignment as an opportunity to help Sandy Hook victims through a fundraiser to be held Saturday. “We wanted to do an event that would be good for more than getting a good grade,” said group member Brendan Fitzpatrick, who also serves as business manager of The Daily Campus. The fundraiser called “Hoops for ‘Hook,” will take place from 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m on Saturday. For the fundraiser, 16 teams made up of three people will play in a basketball tournament on the courts behind North. The event is donation based and is being sponsored by Muscle Milk. All participants will receive a free
Muscle Milk and T-shirt. Sandy Hook Elementary School is also aware and in support of the event, although they requested the event collect donations only, said Fitzpatrick. “Hoops for ‘Hook” started when Professor Cassandra Coble assigned her “Facilities and Events Planning” class to plan an event. The group’s members, Fitzpatrick, TJ Faeth, Brie Scully, Kaitlyn Wengler and David PierreCharles, began planning the event in February. Those interested in the few remaining spots can sign up on the “Hoops for ‘Hook” Facebook page or by the game room in the Student Union today from 2 p.m. – 3p.m.
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What’s on at UConn today... The Brother’s Grimm Spectaculathon 5 p.m. Student Union Theater Several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics fairy tales obscure stories. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for non-students.
Collegium Musicum 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Storrs Congregational Church UConn’s Collegium Musicum and Collegiate Singers present Komm, heiliger Geist – The Holy Spirit in Protestant Music of the German Baroque Works by Buxtehude, Praetorius, Schein, Schütz, and Telemann. Admission is free.
Glow up the Night 5k 8 to 10 p.m. Fairfield Way Glow Up the Night with UConn Club Sports and UConn Recreation for a nighttime 5K run and walk on a certified closed course around the UConn campus. Check-in and Day-of-Race registration is from 6:30-7:30 PM on Fairfield Way in front of the Library.
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Conn woman sued over gun-into-jewelry idea
NEW HAVEN (AP) — A Connecticut woman was accused in a federal lawsuit Thursday of stealing an idea and business model to reduce gun violence by repurposing illegal guns into jewelry and then riding a wave of publicity after the Newtown school shooting to turn it into a lucrative partnership with MTV. Peter Thum of New York sued Jessica Mindich of Greenwich and her company, Jewelry for a Cause. Thum implemented a program of buying AK-47 assault rifles from governments in Africa, repurposing them as jewelry and using a portion of the sales revenue to buy more illegal weapons, according to the lawsuit. Each piece of jewelry bears the serial number of the weapon used to make it. He said he confidentially disclosed his concept and business structure in detail with Mindich at a conference. Mindich implemented the idea in connection with a gun buyback in Newark, N.J., according to the lawsuit. It says she launched what she called “The Caliber Collection” leading to a proposal to sell bracelets repurposed from weapons in conjunction with MTV that will be promoted at the MTV movie awards this weekend. “In other words, after having conducted a media tour in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook, Mindich secured a national stage for her company to profit through The Caliber Collection, a venture that is premised upon the lie that she, as opposed to Thum, was the first to implement a program of repurposing illegal firearms as jewelry,” the lawsuit stated.
UConn parade set for Hartford on Sunday
HARTFORD (AP) — The state of Connecticut is not done celebrating UConn’s national championship. A parade has been scheduled for Sunday in Hartford to honor the school’s women’s basketball team. It will kick off at 4 p.m. and begin and end at the state Capitol. And it will be followed by a rally, which is expected to include remarks from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, UConn coach Geno Auriemma and some players. The event is being hosted by the Hartford Business Improvement District and will be paid for using private donations, Malloy’s office said Thursday. The Huskies beat Louisville 93-60 Tuesday to earn the program’s eighth NCAA title, tying Tennessee for the most ever in women’s college basketball. “The UConn women have once again focused the spotlight of college basketball on Connecticut by bringing home another national championship and proving to the nation why the road to the Final Four always runs through Connecticut,” Governor Malloy said. The team will ride around the city on the top of double-decker buses. Bands, politicians and even Siberian Husky clubs have participated in past parades. The parade will begin at the State Capitol, travel north on Trinity Street, and circle Bushnell Park before returning up Capitol avenue to the statehouse, where the rally will be held. About 2,000 people showed up Wednesday for a “victory lap” and rally on campus when the Huskies returned from New Orleans.
Lockdown at Greenwich High ends, no gun found
GREENWICH (AP) — Authorities have lifted a lockdown at Greenwich High School that was ordered after police received a report of a gun inside the school. Police Lt. Kraig Gray says officers searched the school Thursday and no gun was found. He says nobody was injured and police are continuing to look into the report. William McKersie, the superintendent of schools, issued a statement saying the lockdown was the result of a perceived threat. Parent Rafael Vintinilla was among those who rushed to the school. He told the Connecticut Post he became scared after his daughter texted him, saying she thought there was a gunman inside the school. The incident came four months after 26 students and educators were kiled inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
Sandy retired from tropical storm name list
MIAMI (AP) — Sandy is being retired from the list of tropical storm names because of the catastrophic damage its massive size and strength caused along the East Coast last year. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials say the name Sara will take its place. Sandy was retired Thursday from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization’s hurricane committee. Storm names are recycled every six years unless they’re retired because of extreme damage or a considerable number of casualties. Sandy is the 77th storm name taken off the list since 1954. The National Hurricane Center has attributed 72 deaths from Maryland to New Hampshire directly to Sandy, though some estimates were higher. It wiped out entire neighborhoods and was one of the country’s costliest natural disasters.
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UConn Alcohol Research Center receives five year grant
By Loumarie Roderguez Senior Staff Writer
The Alcohol Research Center (ARC) for UConn recently received a grant for five years of funding approved by the National Institute of Health’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The ARC, part of UConn’s Health Center in Farmington, was founded in 1978 and focuses primarily on studying the effects of alcohol addiction. However, in recent years, they have incorporated studies concerning various psychoactive substances, such as heroin, cocaine and marijuana. The ARC addresses a variety of issues, including the nature of addiction, factors that make
some individuals susceptible for addiction, and treatment options for recovering addicts. The ARC has also began to study HIV/AIDS as well as pathological gambling. Dr. Victor Hesselbrock, the principal investigative researcher at the ARC, is currently working on the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA), which is analyzing substantial evidence that genes influence one’s vulnerability to alcoholism. The goal of the study is to pinpoint the genes that influence reliance on alcohol and its related phenotype. Hesselbrock’s research is looking into identifying risk factors that can contribute to developing alcohol addiction. According to COGA’s research guide, the study
has a total of 15,000 participants with ages ranging from seven to 102. In addition to his position as lead researcher on COGA, Hesselbrock is also the Physicians Health Services endowed chair in addiction studies. One of the pharmaceutical break-throughs has been the development of naltrexone, a medication used to decrease alcohol abuse. The FDA approved the drug in the 1990s. According to Medline Plus, the drug is taken in tablet form and is supposed to steer the person away from drugs and alcohol. However, it should not be taken in large doses due to potential liver damage. Another study currently being conducted involves interactive events and alcoholic patients living with HIV/AIDS. The
study is being directed by Lance O. Bauer, the director of the neural dynamics lab and postdoctoral training program. The study is currently seeking participants for research. ARC provides multiple clinical services including the Huntington Disease Program, the Clinical Treatment Program, the Neuropsychology Services and the Research Treatment Programs. The ARC has numerous drug studies and advocates for the School of Medicine’s psychiatry department. According to its main website, ARC’s main goal is to provide state-of-the-art care for patients in the private and public sectors, as well as to offer individualized biological and psychological treatments.
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North Korea puts U.S. and South Korea on high alert
By Stephen Underwood Staff Writer Amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, the United States and South Korea have been on high alert bracing for an expected missile test by the North. According to the New York Times, the Yonhap News Agency in the South reported that “North Korea had moved what appeared to be a missile that might be capable of reaching Guam to its east coast.” The Musudan missile has a range of 1,875 miles which puts Japan and South Korea within reach. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced Wednesday that North Korea was “skating close to a dangerous line” and that “their actions and their words have not helped defuse a combustible situation.” The reports of a possible missile test come after further provocation and growing concerns of threats from Pyongyang. Last month, Pyongyang declared that it is scrapping the 1953 truce agreement that ended the Korean War and the North Korean military warned that the “moment of explosion is approaching fast” and that war could break out “today or tomorrow.” Kim Jong Un, the 30 year old North Korean leader and third in the Kim Dynasty, also warned foreign diplomats to leave the country due to the fact that “their safety cannot be guaranteed” after last Wednesday. According to the Defense Department, in response to increased hostility, the United States and South Korea have conducted joint military drills and have missile defense systems at the ready. The Pentagon has announced the deployment of the $800 million Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) to the island of Guam capable of intercepting missiles launched
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In this Wednesday, April 10, 2013 photo, North Korean military officers look from a sight-seeing boat sailing on the Yalu River, the ChinaNorth Korea border river, near North Korea’s town of Sinuiju, opposite to the Chinese border city of Dandong. North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had “powerful striking means” on standby for a missile launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile during upcoming national celebrations.
at U.S. bases or the United States mainland. Japan has also readied nuclear defense systems in case of an attack on Tokyo. However, some view the North’s increased hostility as mere rhetoric to bolster the relatively young and inexperienced Kim Jong Un’s regime. Alexis Dudden, professor of modern Japan and Korean studies at UConn, believes that while the rhetoric from Pyongyang should be taken seriously it is also a tool for further legitimization. “I believe that Kim Jong Un’s attempt to gain legitimacy is correct. Such a young, untested leader has opportunity for change and he has to gain control of his base. His grandfather, Kim Il Sung, who founded the country, did not
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playing infers that he needs to appease military generals and gain the trust of the military.” Dudden stated the importance of cooperation and averting any sort of conflict that could potentially turn nuclear. “The U.S. should act in a way that invites Kim to the negotiating table,” Dudden said. “Secretary of State John Kerry should attempt to reach out and meet with him to avert fears of increased hostility from the United States that has been propagated by the North. However, we do need to take the rhetoric seriously since any conflict in that region will almost certainly be nuclear.” Developments are currently ongoing in the region.
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By Aysha Mahmood Campus Correspondent
Yesterday evening, over 40 UConn Army ROTC undergraduate students flew by helicopter to participate in a weekend of field training exercises at Camp Niantic. Once everyone arrived at W Lot and the roll was called, the cadets performed a safety sweep to clear the area of any liter that could possibly interfere with the helicopters rotors. “It’s not every day that a helicopter lands on campus,” said Lieutenant Colonel Fleeher, but the army actually performs this mandatory training event twice a year. All of their training throughout the year has prepared the cadets for this weekend. The purpose of the exercise this weekend is to simulate what it would be like in actual combat. Each student will be carrying about 50 pounds worth of equipment and a blank gun in each of their missions during their weekend training. “Blanks are used because they are safe and sound close to combat. The purpose of the overall training is to simulate combat,” Fleeher said. Although the cadets are looking forward to the weekend, most are just excited to be traveling in a helicopter for the first time. Cadet Ashley Kortan, a sophomore, who was excited and not nervous, said how she would remember the ride. “I even brought a disposable camera to take pictures.” Freshman Cadet Justin Simpson
when asked about the experience said he felt like a little kid in a candy store. Two black hawk helicopters arrived and after a safety briefing by the UConn fire and police department, a group of cadets got into the helicopter and took off. One of the helicopter pilots, Chris Gibbs, is a UConn ROTC Army alumnus and expressed his excitement to return to the place where he started out as a cadet. “It’s nice to go full circle and come back to where I started. I really got a lot from UConn’s ROTC program and I’m excited to be back home and see everyone who helped me out.” Once Gibbs left UConn, he went to train at aviation school in Bradley to fly helicopters. He hopes to be deployed in the near future doing something flight related. For the time being though, he’s excited just to be part of UConn’s event. Once the cadets arrive at camp, they will meet up with students from the University of Rhode Island to participate in the field training. Students will then receive a class on how to set up in the area they will be staying. Since there are no tents or any type of shelter, the only protection they will be receiving is a waterproof sleeping bag and a poncho. Other than that the students will have to endure the rainstorms predicted to pour down this weekend. On their second day, students will have the opportunity to prove their orientation skills as they use compasses to navigate through the woods and do various tasks from 9
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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.
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Wale congratulates Huskies at concert
By Emily Herbst Staff Writer On Thursday, April 11, UConn’s Jorgensen Theater hosted multi-hit hip-hop artist Wale. Although the crowd was insanely eager for the musical guest (as reflected through minor brawls and a lot of shoving), Wale’s DJ kept those waiting entertained with hip hop songs spanning from 90s classics to the current Top 40, all mixed, mashed-up and mastered in an ear-pleasing manner. Wale came on stage around 9:45 pm, received screams, shouts and hundreds of iPhone camera flashes. With no delay, he performed his cover of rappers Rick Ross and Drake’s “Diced Pineapples,” a calming slow jam oozing with sexiness. After this track, he thanked the audience graciously, while also drawing out some more UConn pride and chants. The love song set continued with “Ambitious Girl”, a song off of Wale’s older, “More About Nothing” mixtape. After the first phase of the song, which was spoken word adoring a hard-working female, he had everyone’s arms swaying and hearts pouring out in sing-along, and not exclusively the females. Wale’s total ease and in-the-moment performances compensated for the slightly late start, and he hardly
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Hip-hop artist Wale performed at Jorgensen Theatre Thursdsay night. He invited members of the UConn womens basketball’s team on stage with him to congratulate them on their recent national title win.
took any breaks in between. Towards the middle of his setlist, Wale brought onto stage a surprise: some of the UConn women’s basketball team, to commend them for their huge NCAA tournament win. All smiles, the girls received hugs and support from the rapper, along with enthusiastic crowd reception. Speeding things up a bit, Wale contin-
ued with his remix of Tyga’s “Rack City,” throwing in his own lyrical wit and college student appeal. Following this rendition, he moved into some of his newer material, much from his fall 2012 “Folarin” mixtape. “Lotus Flower Bomb” (Ambition) was by far the highlight song of the night, causing audience members to swarm even closer to the stage, mouthing along with the words to
the classic Miguel-Wale collaboration from 2011. The concert ended in just under an hour, but the show left no one disappointed. A complete and jam-packed performance, Wale showed the UConn campus just how pleased he was to be there.
kingpin Eli Roth (creator of “Hostel,” actor in “Inglourious Basterds”), it’s a wide-spanning werewolf drama. It premiers April 19 with two few important question marks: can the fantasy genre improve if made in a vacuum (the first season will all debut at once), and will the lowered content limitations of an online distributor help or hurt its cause? On one hand, a supernatural drama needs bloodshed to add gravity; on the other, Roth’s gratuitous, graphic violence has detracted from his work before. On to “Development,” presumably the reason most people are reading this article. When it debuts in a month and a half, the series will have an added quirk not common in television; not only will all fifteen episodes premier at once, but each will have its own focus on a specific character. This is somewhat thanks to difficulties getting the
series’ ensemble cast all in one place at one time (early reports say Jason Bateman’s Michael is the only Bluth to appear in all 15) but has instead allowed series creator Mitch Hurwitz unprecedented freedom with his show. The series’ new episodes will have what has been called a “simultaneous storyline,” where every episode concerns the same event from different viewpoints. In interviews, the showmakers have teased its significance; in one episode, an exchange between characters Lindsay and Lucille may seem cruel, while in another episode, when viewers see different circumstances surrounding the exchange, they may realize the conversation was meant to be kind-hearted. Situational comedy and awareness have been staples of the “Arrested Development” comedy equation, especially when the family’s interactions hilariously, predictably
went bitter or mean, so this bodes well for the fourth season’s return. Past “Development,” Netflix will continue to roll out original programming, though they have competition from Amazon Prime’s Instant Video selection. Netflix has programs like “Derek,” a Ricky Gervais comedy that aired in the U.K. in January, “Orange is the New Black,” a women-in-prison comedy and an animated series based off Dreamworks Animation’s upcoming film “Turbo.” On the retail giant’s side, their pilot program debuts to the public soon with new shows including a TV adaptation of 2009 horror-comedy hit “Zombieland” and a new “The Onion” TV show starring “Development” patriarch Jeffrey Tambor.
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‘Arrested Development’ season 4 coming to Netflix
By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor Netflix set the Internet ablaze with banana-stand enthusiasts this week when they announced their plans for the long-awaited fourth season of “Arrested Development,” but the streaming service’s new itineration of the Bluth family’s escapades isn’t the only big news hitting video this year. While Netflix’s emphasis on original series isn’t new, what with last year’s testing-the-waters effort “Lilyhammer” and this winter’s massive “House of Cards,” a David Fincher/Kevin Spacey adaptation of an acclaimed BBC series, this spring is where they’ll truly come into their own. Along with the bow of “Arrested Development” season four on May 26, the streamer has also prepared the intriguing “Hemlock Grove.” The first TV series from horror
Premier US military band performs diverse set By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer At the von der Mehden Recital Hall on Thursday night, the United States Coast Guard Saxophone Quartet treated audience members to a performance featuring a wide array of music, ranging from tango to dreamlike tunes. Comprised of the saxophone section of the U.S. Coast Guard Band, one of the five premier U.S. military bands, the quartet performs regularly at conferences, in countries like Taiwan and venues like Carnegie Hall. The quartet consisted of musician first class saxophonist Greg Case, chief musician saxophonist Joshua Thomas, chief musician tenor saxophonist Adam Williamson and musician first class Jeffrey Emerich. These SANTIAGO PELAEZ/The Daily Campus members also form the Element Four members of the saxophone section of the U.S. Coast Guard Band performed at Saxophone Quartet that has won Jorgensen Theater Thursday night. medals at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. Donned in their coast guard attire – white coats, navy Case joined the band in 1997 and has been the blue pants with red stripes down the sides – they instructor of saxophone at UConn since 2003, holdbegan the performance with Katerina Kramarchuk’s ing a master’s degree in jazz studies from New York “The Dniester Flow” and five movements of Dmitri University. He is the lead alto saxophonist of the Shostakovich’s “String Quartet No. 8” right after. Coast Guard Big Band and performs with the Masters Coming the different sounds of the tenors and altos, of Swing, Jazz Combo, Hartford Jazz Orchestra, the the band was able to capture multiple sound levels Goodspeed Opera Company, and Saxophone Quartet. and create sounds emulating stringed instruments. Thomas has been a member of the band since 2000 When they came back, they performed the “Six and has given featured performances at the 13th Bagatelles” by Gyorgy Ligeti. The first part of the World Saxophone Congress, the North American piece began with variations of the basic melody, Saxophone Alliance and the Midwest Band and ending softly into the second part that featured a soft Orchestra Clinic. He made his debut as an internasolo by Case. Case gave the audience information tional musician in 2003 performing with the Turin, about the song after they played all six parts of it, Italy Opera Orchestra. He was previously a faculty and while introducing the next song he joked around member at Central Connecticut State University and with his fellow musicians on stage, telling the crowd has succeeded in numerous competitions. Williamson that although the next song was a tango song, they received his bachelor’s degree from the Crane School wouldn’t be doing any funny dance movements to of Music of the State University of New York at it. Following “Tango Virtuoso,” the band performed Potsdamn in 2001 and joined the band in 2003 after “You’ve Been Talking in Your Sleep,” a song with learning under teachers Timothy McAllister, Kelland eerie drawn out notes that emulate the action of fallThomas, Eric Lau, and Otis Murphy. Emerich, origiing into a dream, paired with heavy tenor saxophone nally from California, joined the band in 2005 having notes symbolizing nightmares. already held roles as an instructor, solist, chamber “It’s funky, it’s a lot of work, it’s a lot of fun,” Case music performer and educator teaching privately said. “Thank you for coming out to enjoy it.” throughout Eastern Connecticut. The four introduced themselves as they arranged into a small semicircle in the front center of the stage. Zarrin.Ahmed@UConn.edu
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Strahle’s rise on YouTube
By Tom Teixeira Staff Writer Loud screams, high pitched squeaks and the barking of what sounded like 10 dogs filled the hallway on an otherwise quiet Wednesday night. The closer I got to my door, the louder the incantations became. I reached for the doorknob hoping for the best, expecting the worst. I walked through the door of my suite to find my roommates and neighbors piled tightly on couches and futons, their faces intent upon the screen of a small laptop. They leaned in, lips sealed and eyes wide until suddenly, unpredictably, the entire room erupted with screaming and laughter. On that night, I was formally introduced to the L.A. Beast. Kevin Strahle, known by his YouTube personality, the L.A. Beast, has been slowly building a brand since his first video landed on YouTube almost three years ago. Since uploading, “Fatburger XXXXXL King Challenge- Over 3 pounds of burger domination” in 2010, the L.A. Beast has collected 101,000 subscribers to his channel, skippy62able. To date his videos have been viewed more than 18,000,000 times. Almost all of Strahle’s videos depict his attempt to complete a challenge bestowed upon him by personal friends or fans via Twitter or Facebook. Most of these challenges involve eating, though occasionally Strahle opts to perform outside the kitchen. His most famous stunt, “Idiot Loses Toe After Butter Pranking Himself” was featured as Tosh.O’s Video Breakdown last June and since then has gone viral on home video shows and internet humor websites. Inspired by the movie Dumb and Dumber, Strahle attempts to give himself brain freeze before running across a buttered floor while carrying a stack of holiday presents. While atypical in that it doesn’t involve eating, the video nicely demon-
strates both Strahle’s sense of humor and lunacy. Some of Strahle’s other notable stunts include eating 96 Fruit Roll-Ups, ingesting 24,000 calories of pure olive oil, eating 50 cloves of fresh garlic, and drinking 50 raw eggs from an enormous glass chalice. His egg stunt was replicated on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno three weeks ago. In addition to his amazing eating exploits, Strahle has also performed stunts involving tarantulas, fireworks and ipecac to the tune of Johnny Knoxville and his crew. While YouTube is saturated with want-to-be daredevils, Strahle stands out due to his sense of humor and transparency. To build a repertoire and trust with his viewers, Strahle not only provides hilarious (and usually extremely stupid) original commentary throughout his videos, but shoots his videos without camera movements or cuts in order to prove that his feats are in fact legitimate. In addition to reaching YouTube stardom, Strahle works as a sales rep for a beer distributor by day and is a competitive eater by night. Currently, he is the 16th best eater in the world according to Major League Eating’s (MLE) rankings. Despite his success in the eating ring, Strahle is most entertaining on YouTube as the L.A. Beast, a claim he echoes in his MLE profile, acknowledging that “he is singularly responsible for some of the world’s most foolish content on YouTube – a feat he makes no mention of on his LinkedIn page.” Constantly maneuvering and creating in a medium that combines comedy, stupidity and competition, Kevin Strahle’s persona, the L.A. Beast is quickly becoming one of YouTube’s most prolific, consistent, and entertaining personalities.
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Choosing where and how we live is perhaps the single most powerful impact that each of us has on our economy and our environment. In terms of energy efficiency and resource use, our current housing practices in the United States leave much to be desired. The traditional concept of the “American dream” is predicated on the belief that individualism is an absolute good, and that bigger is always better. The result is that we spend fortunes on more living space, cars and appliances than we could possibly ever use. Does every house on the block really need its own swimming pool or riding lawnmower? Or its average 2.28 cars per person, that spend the majority of their lives parked idly in the driveway? In 2009, a study conducted by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory revealed that 58 percent of the energy produced in the United States is wasted. The residential sector wastes 20 percent of the energy it receives. More importantly, however, is the way that our residential development impacts transportation. The article (reported on phys.org) explains: “due to developers building sprawling suburbs to satisfy Americans’ demands of large homes and yards, many people now find themselves miles from the nearest grocery store and have no choice but to drive everywhere.” This is a direct cause of our nation’s largest energy leak – the transportation sector, which is 75 percent inefficient. Reorganizing our housing developments to be more efficient is a promising way to optimize energy and resources use, and can also lead to improved physical health and social community. It is for this reason that cohousing is quickly becoming popular. Cohousing is a broad term, but often it describes uniquely designed housing developments where there are both private homes and shared community space. The homes are relatively small, but have all the requirements for independent living. (They all have their own dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, yard space, etc.) There is then usually a “common house,” that may contain the expensive appliances and large square footage that don’t make sense for one private home, but are financially viable when paid for in community. Large investments such as lawnmowers and swimming pools can also be bought and used by all of the residents. The neighborhoods are often completely green and connected by walking paths, with a single parking lot located just off-site. Living in cohousing communities makes practices such as ridesharing or even car sharing feasible, and increases social connectivity. Babysitting is a nonissue in cohousing developments, as adults are always present to care for neighbor’s children, and the lack of streets and traffic provides a safe environment for residents of all ages to play and enjoy the outdoors. Cohousing represents a return to the community-centered living that makes human beings happy, while still retaining the privacy and personal independence that our modern culture craves. It is an idea whose time has come, and the first cohousing development in Connecticut is on its way. The new Green Haven cohousing community is currently seeking residents for its new site in Bethany, Conn.
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UConn student reawakens legendary puppeteer
Park evolves to new trends
By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer
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Fred and Cinderella hold hands in a photo of two of the original puppets used by pupetteer Dick Meyers who’s 1960s puppet shows will be recreated and presented by Connecticut Repertory Theatre this week.
By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor The spirit of Dick Myers, a legendary puppeteer who was hailed by Muppet greats Jim Henson and Frank Oz as “the genius of American puppetry,” will be alive this weekend as the Connecticut Repertory Theater presents a revival of his shows. Two of Myers’ full puppet shows from the 1960s, “Cinderella” and “Beauty and the Beast,” will both be performed by Seth Shaffer, a graduate student in UConn’s Puppet Arts program. Myers was one of America’s premiere puppeteers during the last century, a CRT press release detailing how his varied experiences and professions “informed his true love, puppetry.” His experience and background in engineering helped him innovate in his shows; he was known for his rod puppets, a form of puppetry introduced in America in the 1940s, built off long wooden rods. His special addition? Elaborate mechanisms on the rods that held various points of control for puppeteers. Shaffer plays 25 characters in each of Myers’ stories, doing everything from playing six or seven characters simultaneously to controlling the lights with a switch at his feet, behind a stage originally owned by Myers before his death in 2005. Almost all of the shows’ materials still survive from Myers’ original performances. From the strongly built plastic puppets with old-fashioned, appealing cartoon stylings to the scenery itself, almost all of the original material dates back to at least the 1960s. It took Myers two years to build each of his shows, according to Shaffer. Shaffer has also restored Myers’ original puppets, under the direction of Bart Roccoberton, the head of UConn’s Puppet Arts. Shaffer’s performances will be set to Myers’ original scripts, recorded by the puppeteer himself before his death on a reel-to-reel player. As a result of the then-limited technology, Myers would have to retempo his voice for each character during recording, creating dozens of voices per show. While Shaffer will use a USB footpedal during performances to pause the track at key points, he said
Myers himself built one before the invention of digital media, an innovation that allowed him to control his performances. In one scene of a show, Shaffer may play as many as six or seven characters at a time, actively controlling all of them simultaneously to keep them alive in the context of the story. The puppeteer described Myers’ versions of “Cinderella” and “Beauty and the Beast” as “’Shrek’ meets ‘Charlie Brown,’” saying that they combine understandable humor for children with knowingly adult jokes While Myers’ version of “Cinderella” reflected the Disney version, as they were both created around 1967, his “Beauty and the Beast” is very different, created more than twenty years before theirs. Shaffer described it as “madcap and fun” with a more irreverent sense of humor; an example given was after the Beast’s initial transformation, he becomes an annoying guy, after which the Beauty tries to turn him back into a beast. A preview scene shown by Shaffer captured the show’s appeal, combining humor with impressive emoting from the puppets. Their stylized movements in a dance progressed from one to two puppets and from a slow and clumsy attempt from the Beast (who in the story had never danced before) into fast and detailed movement, showcasing Shaffer’s extensive choreography. Myers’ work is also filled with impressive scenes Shaffer called “now for the entertainment moments;” in instances where the show’s stories could slow their action, Myers would create scenes that could reengage the audience with action. One puppet, made of both a music box and character playing it, has three separate aspects that Shaffer will control at once. This weekend’s performances are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a Sunday matinee held at 2 p.m. The shows will be held in the Studio Theater, located in UConn’s Fine Arts complex across from Storrs Center. Tickets cost $15 for general admission audiences and $12 for CRT subscribers.
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This weekend marks the yearly opening of Six Flags New England. While some eagerly anticipate the date, awaiting to ride on a favorite attraction for the first time since last October, for others it is disheartening to see a once cherished landmark continue to remain a shadow of its former self. The park now known as “Six Flags New England” in fact opened in 1870 and was known for most of its history “Riverside Park,” a title it held until its re-branding in 2000. One of the amusement parks in the country, for generations, the park was cherished as a peaceful getaway for all ages. After longtime owners, the Carroll family, sold the park in 1996 to Premier Parks, now known as Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the company began to uproot, replace and modernize much of what had made the beloved getaway so special. While Riverside had its share of thrill rides, the standout of which remains the “Thunderbolt” a wooden coaster which has remained in operation since 1941, the operators knew full well that their appeal was limited. As a solution, the park offered other tamer attractions that could be enjoyed by grandparents, older parents and non-thrill seekers with younger children together. But whereas other theme parks continued to provide attractions for all ages, Six Flags New England began to bank all its fortunes on the success of a series of thrill rides targeted at a young demographic, completely oblivious to the fact that such a paradigm shift would alienate a massive portion of would-be guests from returning (and spending money) at the park. What grandparent would pay the same price of admission to sit on a bench while their grandchildren enjoy rides? And so today, the once iconic picnic grove sees seldom use sans special events. The Riverside Park Speedway, which hosted NASCAR races
until its demolition in 1999 made way for a series of thrill rides. Most rides which existed at the pre 1996 Riverside have been dismantled including notables such as the Ferris Wheel, Log Flume and boat cruise. The once all encompassing park for the entire family has been turned into a thrill megapolis catering to a select audience rather than continuing to provide attractions of the same caliber for guests of all ages. That said, the park’s crown jewel, the “Bizarro” roller coaster remains one of the most exhilarating and best coasters in the country, as evidenced by its numerous “Golden Ticket” awards for best steel roller coaster. While the attraction attracts legions of eager riders, such an attraction does not appeal to many more. Despite this, the park has become over saturated with a series of high thrill rides since 1997 (many of which are unimpressive off the shelf cash-ins such as the “Gotham City Gauntlet” coaster) in lieu of all ages attractions. The approach has attracted legions of tweens and teenagers. As evidenced by numerous park closings and a recent stint in bankruptcy for the corporation, this approach hasn’t only alienated many guests and it hasn’t been very profitable. It is most easy to compare the park to Bristol’s Lake Compounce. While this park has also been purchased by a corporation, it retains much of its charm to this day. While thrill rides have been added, older guests and the less adventurous can still enjoy the sandy beach on the shores of the titular lake, as well as the steam locomotive, riverboat and trolley, as well as the tranquil mountain ski lift attraction (not to mention the park offers unlimited Pepsi Co. products to guests year round), making the park a much more attractive getaway for the entire family young and old.
have to prove they can play the same role as men in action movies or TV shows. Other unsuccessful revivals include “The Twilight Zone” which originally aired from 1959 to 1964 then brought back from 1985 to 1989. It wasn’t as popular as the original, but it lasted four seasons. Then it was brought back yet again in 2002, but was canceled after one season. There is also “V” airing in 1984 and brought back by ABC in 2009 before being canceled after the second season. The show started off well, but the writing slacked during the second season. Finally, the show “Melrose Place” barely lasted one season before being taken off air in 2009. The original successful show began in 1992 and lasted until 1998.
“Hypebeasts we know about ya, won’t buy shoes unless their popular,” says Trinidad James in his recent hit single “All Gold Everything.” Though the term has been around for years, it wasn’t until this lyric hit radios and the internet that it actually sparked debate about what the term hypebeast actually meant. Everyone who has any ties to streetwear, fashion, sneakers or clothing has probably heard of this term before, but not many know exactly what it means. I’ll try my best to present a thorough and articulated definition from my experiences, so you can skip going to “Urban Dictionary” for now. A skeleton definition of the term hypebeast is someone overly obsessed and concerned with the latest trends and hottest styles out. It is then up to the interpreter to fill in the rest of the blanks. It’s usually a derogatory term used to describe someone who doesn’t have a good sense of personal style on his or her own but is only following what they see other people wearing, well, because of the hype. As far as specifics go, the term hypebeast usually applies to both sneakers and fashion. Contextually, the Jordan/Nike brand is where the larger majority of conversation about the term applies. If a celebrity sighting prompts you to buy a certain product, even if it’s out of your price range, and even if you really don’t like the style, you have exhibited the inclusion aspect of hypebeast behavior. This holds true for many Jordan sneaker releases that people camp out for days for, the “Pyrex Vision” brand that Kanye West and A$AP Rocky have worn, and the onslaught of “Supreme” apparel in suburban communities after Odd Future became popular. Now don’t get me confused, sometimes it takes awhile for these styles to break into the mainstream for a larger audience to notice. However, a college-aged student really shouldn’t be wearing Jeremy Scott Gorilla Adidas sneakers on a normal basis, unless of course you really wanted that stuffed gorilla dangling on the tongue of your shoe. The branding of certain companies, especially in the streetwear culture, has allowed for logo identification to really take over. Whether it’s Bape’s camo, Supreme’s box logo or BBC’s astronaut, a hypebeast will be sure to throw what they are wearing all over you. Overall, these beasts of hype are very concerned about brand recognition. Not all people who wear those brands are hypebeasts, of course. Through all the exposure I’ve had to this idea of a hypebeast, the one consistent element of definition has been that a person is only wearing these popular items and styles because they are popular and think they will impress other people. That causes a huge issue with defining them because no other person really knows why someone conceptually dresses or shops the way they do. Sure, you can make assumptions as many people do. What if a person really likes the way Supreme’s clothing and hats are manufactured? Maybe a person thinks this new Jordan sneaker is just really comfortable? It leaves consumers in a never ending cycle of judgment among each other. The internet has really killed the ability to think for one’s self with so many different opinions. To really shop for yourself, cut off your internet connection, turn your phone off, and go look around to see and appreciate things that only you think work for you.
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Revival of vintage T.V. shows
By Loumarie Rodriguez Senior Staff Writer
Classic TV shows are always fun to watch because it brings us back to a decade or time period where a lot of the material was still fresh. Many writers were coming up with story lines that were unique and told a great plot. Currently many networks are taking the risk of bringing back these shows in order to boost their viewership. However, in order to bring back these shows, writers still need to get creative in order to create a modern twist without destroying the concept of the show. “Hawaii Five-O” originally aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980, when the show finally ended. It had a 12-year run, which is fantastic in the entertainment industry. Fast forward 30 years later, CBS has dug out the show and dust it off in order to update it for the 2010 revival. The revival turned out to be a great success since it has been recently renewed for another season. So far there have been three seasons with the fourth on its way. The show has a complex plot that is very engaging and can easily be followed. CBS also revamped the characters, which could have made a lot of fans of the original pull their hair out at the thought of changing the characters. In the end they made it work. The characters are interesting to learn about and have something to offer, which benefits the show. The other cool concept for the show is they show the dangerous side of Hawaii that many tourists don’t read about in their travel brochures. Other successful TV show revivals are “90210”, originating in 1990, which focused on the drama-filled lives of teens in Beverly Hills. It was brought back in 2008 by The CW. Five seasons later, the show is officially ending in May after a five year run. TNT premiered “Dallas” in 2012, a revival of the 1978 classic drama with the modern twist on the new characters as the next generation of the original cast. The show also brought back three of the original cast members, which helped with the popularity of the show. Some shows are meant to stay in the past, because as hard
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“Hawaii Five-O” had a 12 year spot on CBS beginning in the 1960s. The network has recently revived the show with some changes to characters and by creating new plot lines.
as writers may try, there is no way to update a show for the 21st century. “Charlie’s Angel’s” brought a new meaning for the role of spies and secret agents. It showed that these roles were not strictly for men, that women can play these roles too. The show began airing in 1976 and continued through 1981. It is considered to be quite a successful TV show since it is referenced frequently in pop culture. Just go on Facebook there is a good chance you will see friends posing angel-style in silly pictures. The movie adaption based on the TV show made in 2000, starring Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz, received mixed reviews. The movie itself was silly but entertaining in the fact of how silly it was. Then there was the TV show revival in 2011, brought back by ABC and only aired four episodes before being pulled off the air for terrible ratings. The concept of “Charlie’s Angels” is outdated for modern television because women no longer
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UK royal baby name bet surges ‘Accidental Racist’: progressive or just racist?
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Southern white men don’t usually drive racial dialogue but Paisley’s new song “Accidental Racist,” details the challenges facing a “white man from the southland” and then features LL Cool J rapping a black perspective.
(AP) — Southern white men don’t usually drive racial dialogue. For as long as race has riven America, they have been depicted more often as the problem than the solution. So after country music star Brad Paisley released his new song “Accidental Racist” this week, what happened next was hardly surprising: days of widespread criticism about his attempt to detail the challenges facing a “white man from the Southland” and his recruitment of LL Cool J to rap a black perspective. The song sparked a predictable blaze this week on TV, talk radio and the Internet. USA Today asked if it was an “epic fail.” At The Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates titled his analysis, “’Accidental Racist’ Is Actually Just Racist.” More than a few ridiculed it as “the worst song ever.” Some elements of the outcry, however, raise less predictable questions: Where does naiveté turn into ignorance, and then into racism? What is the basis of modern Southern pride? And, possibly most important, should we grade racial attitudes on a curve? Paisley begins the song with an anecdote about a black man taking offense to his Confederate flag T-shirt. “The only thing I meant to say is I’m a Skynyrd fan,” Paisley sings, referring to the pioneering Southern rock group. That scene actually happened to Paisley in real life, said Charlie Cook, programming director for West Virginia Radio Corp. and a member of the Country Music Association’s board of directors, who heard Paisley discuss the song with a group of industry executives. “He sat down and thought about it from another person’s perspective and said, ‘If I offended you, it was accidental,’” Cook said. “I think it’s really from his heart.” That doesn’t matter, say many of the critical voices. They say it’s the result that counts — a song that, to them, turns some of the most stinging flashpoints of American racial history into awshucks anecdotes. They are receiving a message very different from the one Paisley intended: the country-music staple of trying to figure out one’s experiences through song. Ignorance is no excuse for Demetria Irwin, who savaged “Accidental Racist” in a piece on the black news and culture website TheGrio.com. “I think he had good intentions. I think he genuinely wanted to explore a topic,” Irwin, who is black, said in an interview. However, “I don’t believe he doesn’t know what the Confederate flag symbolizes and what it means. There’s nothing accidental about that.” “There’s also just a general entitlement that some white people might have, the whole white privilege thing, being totally unaware of black culture in a real sense,” she added. The song’s black culture was provided by LL Cool J, whose verses were widely panned as shallow. Coates pointed out that while rap is full of artists who are passionate about racial issues, LL is not one of them. “The only real reason to call up LL is that he is black and thus must have something insightful to say about the Confederate Flag,” wrote Coates,
who is black. “The assumption that there is no real difference among black people is exactly what racism is.” Choosing LL, he said, is like “assuming that Paisley must know something about barbecue because he’s Southern.” Being Southern comes with its own set of assumptions and stereotypes, some of them negative ones created by the low points of the region’s history. Southern pride is largely a defensive reaction to such stigmas, said Eric Weisbard, a music critic and American Studies professor at the University of Mississippi. So while some might see “Accidental Racist” as a ham-handed attempt to start a dialogue, it’s part of a long tradition in which Southern musicians “try to talk about who they are in answer to what others dismissively assume they are,” Weisbard wrote on NPR.org. Much of the friction around the song comes from people who don’t understand this history, Weisbard said in an interview: “We’re as segregated culturally as we often are socially.” Many people are proud of being from the “heartland,” New York City or other American places, Weisbard said. But “the South has been branded a problem for the country as a whole at least since the Civil War.” “In every generation, there’s a new way in which white Southerners have marginalized themselves,” he said, “and the rest of America has to think about what that means.” Paisley gave America something to think about with the chorus of the song: “I’m just a white man comin’ to you from the Southland / Tryin’ to understand what it’s like not to be / I’m proud of where I’m from but not everything we’ve done / And it ain’t like you and me can re-write history.” At the end of the chorus he sings, “Caught between Southern pride and Southern blame.” That’s a gray area for Chris Newman, 25, a white West Virginia University graduate student who grew up in Lexington, Ky. He says Southern pride often is “flirting a fine line between being offensive and supporting historical heritage.” Hospitality, driving your truck through the mud, floating down a river or drinking bourbon in Kentucky are great ways to embrace Southern culture, he says. “But I don’t run around wearing Confederate T-shirts. I have Lynyrd Skynyrd T-shirts, but they don’t have stars and bars on them.” That’s a deliberate choice: “If I respect somebody, I’m going to make sure I don’t offend them,” Newman said. Newman doesn’t believe “accidental racism” exists. But Luke Laird, a Nashville songwriter who has penned many chart-topping hits, has “absolutely” seen it while growing up in a small, mostly white town in western Pennsylvania. “There were people who said things (that) I know if they actually knew what it meant, they would be horrified,” said Laird, who is white. Back in high school, Laird saw a Hank Williams Jr. shirt with a Confederate flag on it and thought, “that looks cool.”
LONDON (AP) — Queen Debbie doesn’t quite have the right ring to it. King Bob just sounds wrong. Naming a baby is no easy business, but much more is at stake when it comes to finding the right name for a future monarch. Britain’s bookmakers have some ideas to offer to Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge: Alexandra is the clear favorite, with the odds slashed at 2-1 as of Thursday. One of the bookies, Coral, said that at one point betting on the name became so furious that it had to suspend it. Elizabeth, Diana and Victoria are close behind, following widespread speculation that the royal couple’s first child will be a girl. All things considered, the bookies are likely on the right track. “Royal names tend to be based on previous monarchs, relatives and godparents to ensure continuity,” said historian Carolyn Harris, who lectures at the University of Toronto’s school of continuing studies. “(The names) are not generally something out of the blue. It will be something that fits into the royal lineage, names used by previous kings and queens,” she added. Alexandra appears to be a good bet — it’s the name of Queen Elizabeth II’s greatgrandmother, a Danish princess who married Edward VII. The full name of Elizabeth herself also includes Alexandra, as well as Mary, her grandmother. It’s not clear why people suddenly became so enthusiastic about the name Alexandra over the past few days, though Simon Clare, a spokesman for the bookmaker Coral, offered a clue: Many of the bets appeared to be coming in from Berkshire, the county that’s home to royal residence Windsor Castle. “With these sorts of markets you don’t expect a rush of money. Generally it comes once people think they know what’s happened,” he said. He added, however, that it could also just
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As the due date of Britain’s Kate Duchess of Cambridge’s first child approaches, speculation about the baby’s name increases.
be that “someone at the local pub said Kate quite liked the idea of the name.” Much more reliable, then, to delve into the royal family trees for clues. In the middle ages royals sometimes used saints’ names, but since then most monarchs have stuck to the names of predecessors — Henry, William, Mary, James, Richard, to name a few. Some royal names do not hark back to ancestors, but instead can be read as symbols that have national significance, Harris said. Take Arthur, the middle names of both Prince Charles and Prince William, which brings to mind the legendary King Arthur and tales of chivalry — a favorite theme ingrained in Britain’s literature. Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936, was christened Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David — the first names were in honor of family members, but the last four were patron saints of England, Scotland, Ireland and
Wales. Not all British royal names are strictly English, though. Marriages with other European dynasties have brought in new additions to the name pool, like Isabella, Charlotte and Frederick. Given the weight of history, can William and the former Kate Middleton — widely admired as the fresh, modern face of a crusty institution — break with tradition and call their child something trendy and unexpected? Experts don’t think it’s likely. While children further down the line of succession have had more unconventional names — for example, the grandchildren of Princess Anne, the queen’s only daughter, are called Savannah and Isla — those first in line to the throne don’t have such freedom. “With royal children it’s rarely just the parents who have a say,” Harris said. Safe to say, then, that the baby won’t be called Apple or Wayne.
A reboot for the National Geographic Channel NEW YORK (AP) — David Lyle, CEO of the National Geographic Channel, has seen enough of the letters to know how they go. The writer is typically a longtime reader of the magazine, who perhaps recalls the times he leafed through its glossy pages while perched on grandpa’s knee. “The second paragraph,” he said, “would always be, ‘So you can imagine my disappointment when ...’” Fill in the blank. Maybe the person saw the channel’s documentary about escort services, or a show about a man who sculpts with a chain saw. Perhaps it was a show about gypsies, UFO hunters or people stocking up for the imminent end of the world. Maybe more letters will come after this Sunday, when narrator Rob Lowe starts a nostalgic three-day look at the 1980s. Every day Lyle and his executive team face the challenge of building a successful network in the era of Honey Boo Boo and “Duck Dynasty” without damaging a National Geographic brand that has stood for quality since the magazine was first published in 1888. The first three months of 2013 represented the network’s best quarter since its launch in 2001. The National Geographic Channel averaged 554,000 viewers in prime time, propelled by “Doomsday Preppers,” the “Wicked Tuna” series about fishermen in Gloucester, Mass., and a movie dramatization of Bill O’Reilly’s book, “Killing Lincoln.” “We have a lot to grow on,” Lyle said. “We have just scratched the surface with the types of shows and the types of people and ideas we can explore.”
Toward the end of 2011, Lyle appointed Howard Owens, a founder of Reveille Productions, as the network’s president and brought on Courteney Monroe from HBO as chief marketer. The station is a joint venture between National Geographic and the Fox cable networks. Before its makeover, NatGeo was a musty network that aired documentaries with “voice of God” narrators and few reasons for people to watch regularly, Lyle said. The “Great Migrations” miniseries about animal treks in 2010 had spectacular nature photography but wasn’t the television event that executives hoped for. “Just because we’re able to say ‘five years in the making’ doesn’t mean the audience gives a toss,” he said. The new team’s mandate was to make the channel contemporary and “add the big E — entertainment” without alienating people, he said. Financial success for many cable networks now requires developing characters and series that compel viewer loyalty. The History channel was once the place for old men to watch war movies. Now it’s the home of “Pawn Stars,” ‘’American Pickers” and the just-concluded miniseries on the Bible. Its turnaround provided a blueprint for some of the Discovery networks and A&E, and now National Geographic. Owens, whose former production company was behind shows like “The Biggest Loser” and “Master Chef,” was told to take some swings quickly. Not all connected, like last year’s “Chasing UFOs,” about alien hunters, or “American Gypsies.”
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Computer grading systems should be used with caution
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hile math, physics and other classes concentrating on quantitative learning have already suffered automated test taking, the humanities tends to be free from this. Not entirely, there are moments where multiple choice, fill in the blank and other sorts of tests are required just to gage basic knowledge. However, English, History and other Liberal Arts majors still tend to be based firmly in the essay writing form of education, which only a professor can grade. After all, how can a machine read subtext, between the lines, literary style or groundbreaking methods of understanding that only a human professor with a frontal lobe might be able to understand? EdX, a nonprofit enterprise founded by Harvard and MIT claims their new system can grade student essays and short written answers just as well as any professor. The brilliance of the system is, quite simply, its convenience. Instead of wasting time going over paper documents to correct short or long essays, just insert the document into the server and presto! A graded essay. Anant Agarwal, the president of EdX and an electrical engineer predicts that instant-grading software would be a useful tool for the classroom. He claims instant feedback is beneficial for students and instead of waiting days or weeks for an answer on a student’s essay, students everywhere will know their grades instantly and can work tirelessly to increase their grade without the delay in between rewrites. Les Perelman is only the first in a horde of critics, however. One of his clever debunking of these sorts of systems has been to fabricate a completely nonsense essay that is “technically correct” and can fool the system into an A+. While any professor with a human brain can identify the paper as ridiculous gibberish, the computer has no way of knowing because it can’t truly understand. Even if most students find it easier to write an actual essay rather than find the magic gibberish code that is basically cheating, the system (which is free online to any educational institution that wants to implement it) itself calls into question some serious ramifications. The EdX system requires a human professor to grade 100 essays or essay questions. Then it will base every subsequent answer off those already logged in the system and grade them based on comparison. But what about that 101st essay that is brilliant but the machine cannot recognize? Even if the student is given the chance to rewrite it, are they expanding their knowledge or being taught how to conform to the accepted standard? Let’s just hope that convenience doesn’t get the better of higher education here, too. 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.
UConn should have considered student and alumni opinion on something as important and meaningful as a logo change. WE ARE ALL UCONN. Jonathan the Husky is a friendly dog. Plain and simple. What did we do in political science class today? Made up Barack Obama fan fiction. Can we all stop complaining about the new logo and focus on more important things like Justin Bieber coming out with a new video tomorrow. Who let Enosch Wolf design the new logo? Students Today. Huskies Forever (or until UConn decides to make us the wolves). The school really needs to just go back to our sock puppet husky logo days of the later 1950’s. Do people still like Third Eye Blind? Everybody has that one person they follow on Twitter and favorite almost everything he or she tweets out. Maybe it’s a case of just not liking change, but the old Husky was a national icon. If it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it.
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Idolatry for dead politicians unnecessary
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hristopher Hitchens, the notoriously candid atheist and public intellectual, when asked by Anderson Cooper in a 2007 CNN interview, immediately after the death of Jerry Falwell, whether the televangelist and conservative commentator had gone to heaven (if it existed, of course), replied thus: “No, and I think it’s a pity that there isn’t a Hell for him to go to.” Speaking ill of the dead in this way is often seen as a cowardly act, akin to attacking a man who can no longer defend himself. In the wake of an individual’s death, only the appreciative or laudatory comments are admissible so as to give the bereaved time to By Chris Kempf mourn and to heal. It is a rare figure, such Weekly Columnist as Hitchens, who loudly and openly objects to the uncritical litany of praise lavished upon the dead man. But the death of an important political leader makes for an especially unstable and perilous situation as the leader’s acolytes and enemies alike contest the nature of his remembrance. The creation of memory itself is an innately political act – it shapes both one’s identity as it emerges from a past defined by a culture’s leaders and heroes and shapes one’s future actions into a continuation or a deviation from the work set out by the great men of the past.
Memory interacts with ideology to emphasize the good qualities of a deceased political leader, while selectively ignoring or denying any evidence which seems to contradict the evidence for his greatness – or to demonize that leader as evil or inhuman. The first few days after a leader’s death present a nation with an opportunity to review the impact he or she had on it. Politicians commemorate and eulogize; newspapers publish obituaries and commentary, and the public reflects. But after a week or so, once the funeral ceremonies and services have concluded, the nation moves on to other concerns. It is within that brief period of time that memory is at its most plastic and susceptible to manipulation. Specifically, the acolytes of the recently deceased act swiftly and decisively to promote a favorable memory of their leader that may represent an attempt to canonize him or her as a national hero or as a secular saint. They do this by capitalizing on the enforced silencing of criticism during a time of mourning. Show respect for the dead, they urge. If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say it at all. But if not now, when? At what point following the announcement of the death does it become permissible to criticize the late figure – one day? One week? One month? Waiting allows the dialogue over the leader’s legacy to be monopolized by the hagiographers, and by the time criticism emerges from the funeral shroud of silence, the nation has moved on. This monopoly on memory when it counts, moreover, can have real consequences in politics for those left living. The death of Hugo
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Water supply and Farmington River Dear President Herbst,
My name is Sarah Hincks. I am writing today to express my serious concerns over the Farmington River being considered as a resource to solve UConn’s water supply problems. I have served on the board of the Farmington River Watershed Association’s board of directors since the mid 1990’s until my term expired in 2012. I have a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies from Antioch University New England. FRWA is a 60 year old river protection group with a professional full time staff and thousands of volunteers who have worked and continue to work tirelessly to protect this important river and watershed. I have recently attended several public meetings on the subject of water supply for UConn. Transferring water from watershed to watershed is not a sustainable choice and would have detrimental impacts on the Farmington River – despite what a water company might be trying to tell you. UConn has a strong program in Environmental Studies and certainly the campus in Avery Point is doing world-class environmental work. You can ask your faculty whether transferring water from one watershed to another is sustainable or generally a bad idea. The answer is “not sustainable.” It is not how watershed basins function and
an action like this would have permanent negative effects on the Farmington River, our watershed and would impact thousands in the Farmington Valley region who use the river for recreation and water supply locally. Water companies are in the business of selling water. They might say that the water they would sell you is not from the river but from their reservoirs, but it is ultimately from the river. In this case of the MDC, it’s from the Farmington River Watershed from the springs, the small streams, melting snow and tributaries and some of that water that would go into the river, is diverted into reservoirs. On UConn’s website, the Environmental Science Program is described as one that Studies the living and nonliving parts of the Earth and evaluates human impacts to promote informed management. The program will educate students who will understand the scientific principals and social factors underlying local, nation and international issues.” This water supply issue at hand is a perfect example of the need to understand the scientific principals AND social factors underlying this local issue! Sending water from the Farmington Valley to Storrs should not be under consideration for a multitude of reasons, a few I have mentioned here. Your faculty and students will definitely agree that local choices for water supply are
Chávez in March triggered a special election to the Venezuelan presidency in which a close lieutenant of Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, is the clearly favored candidate. Maduro’s campaign grew directly and completely out of the massive outpouring of grief accompanying Chávez’s demise – he refers to himself as “the son of Chávez” and claims that the deceased leader visited him from the afterlife to urge him on to complete his “Bolivarian Revolution.” If Maduro wins, he will have done so entirely on the force of popular allegiance to Chávez and thus deprived Venezuela of the opportunity to engage in a national dialogue about policy, foreign relations or democracy. The opponents of Chávez and of Margaret Thatcher following her death this week, must surely chafe at being commanded to remain silent while their political opponents fire up the klaxons of hagiography. This notion of silence as “respect for the dead” should not exist for them or for any other actors in public life. They need to make their cases that Thatcher was a shrill tyrant who treated the working people of Britain like animals and that Chávez destroyed a nation’s democratic aspirations and started Venezuela on the road to socialist ruin. A debate and a memory of dead political figures that lacks their perspectives deprive the future of the potential for progress and change in society.
Weekly Columnist Chris Kempf is a 6th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Christopher.Kempf@UConn.edu.
best, as well as aggressive water conservation and gray water systems, which I’m aware you have recently invested in. If I can be of any help, don’t hesitate to contact me at 806675-6777 or sarahhincks@ gmail.com Thank you. – Sarah Hincks
Scooter regulations on campus seem contradictory As it warms up outside, we begin to see more scooters buzzing about. Scooters are great, because they reduce traffic, consume less fuel, and take up less space while parked. This brings me to the topic of the recent Motor Bike, Moped, and Scooter policy Uconn enacted. This policy seems to go against the green image Uconn is implementing. The scooter parking regulations in Uconn are unnecessary and unenforceable. When I first heard about the scooter parking regulations, my first thought was why they even bothered. 50cc mopeds and scooters are not required to be registered or insured in the state of Connecticut. This means “illegally” parked scooters cannot be identified by a police officer, and no ticket can be written. Towing scooters would be the equivalent of towing a bicycle. You cannot identify who the rightful owner is. Booting would be unnecessary and ridiculous. The whole point of having a scooter is to have the freedom
to park where a bicycle could, closer to your destination. The designated scooter parking areas are nice, but people will not park in them if a permit is required. Why should they, when they can park anywhere else for free? They are not a public nuisance and help with traffic congestion and increase parking for motorists. For example, an off campus student could drive a car onto campus, pay to park there, and take up a space which could be used for someone who lives further away. With a scooter, the student is not bound by limited parking, does not have to pay a high parking fee, and reduces greenhouse gases. I do not understand why Uconn is taking an anti-scooter stance. Expecting students to pay to register their scooter with parking services and take a knowledge test is asking for too much. Additionally, parking services only allows a student to have one vehicle registered at a time, including a scooter. This means a student would have to choose between keeping their scooter or car on campus. What about local resident who own scooters and decide to park them on campus? Do they need to register their scooters too? The scooter regulation is a big bluff. Impeding scooter ownership is contrary to Uconn’s sustainability initiative. They should have thought ahead before attempting to reduce the rights of people who choose alternative transportation. Treat scooters like bicycles, as they are legally viewed as such in Connecticut. – Dominick Spina
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How sequels can kill art and why I’m scared of ‘Finding Dory’
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hen Disney-Pixar announced its newest addition to its upcoming lineup of films, most responded positively. I reacted apprehensively, as I generally am not a fan of beating a dead horse, though I will By Victoria Kallsen admit there is a higher Staff Columnist likelihood of success as it is coming from Pixar. The largest issue with movie sequels is that they are most typically ordered based off the popularity of the first film, meaning they are created not with the goals of entertainment and art in mind, but just to generate a quick buck off the popularity of a franchise. This strips away the credibility for many that films can be seen as an artistic endeavor and is another example of the film industry sinking their teeth into
a pure business. Since I believe the true goal of film was and should be a dedication to art and entertainment that can be found through a camera lens, I am devastated by sequels continuously dragging the movie industry into this dark territory. Let’s begin with where sequels go wrong because there have been more than enough examples. They can overstretch an already thin story; I’m still confused as to why “The Hobbit,” a 310 page book, requires three movies to tell its tale. That is just plain unnecessary. Did we really need “The Godfather Part III?” Was anything really advanced by “Indiana Jones 4” that we ourselves couldn’t imagine better on fanfiction.net? Then there’s the idea that bigger is better, that if we have twice the amount of car chases and explosions in “Fast & Furious 6,” the success will be twice
as good. Some sequels seem to have nothing to do with the original film (I’d say Troll 2, but we all know that’s a modern cinematic marvel). Think more “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights” or “Caddyshack II”. The real killer of sequels is neglecting what made the first movie so great. “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions” stepped away from the science fiction to focus on rave dance parties and fighting a revolution, taking it away from the symbolism and religious undertones of the original. “Batman & Robin,” in addition to obvious flaws in screenplay writing, continued the completely opposite thematic direction of “Batman Forever,” negating the excellence of the original “Batman” films by Tim Burton which sought to keep the Dark Knight, well, dark. Keeping in line with the
themes and concepts that made the original so successful is what allows movies sequels to still have success. Films like “The Godfather II” or “The Dark Knight” are the reasons we cannot completely argue against sequels. Yet we have to recognize why these films are great, or why trilogies can have a place in cinema today. It’s about the story, and having a story worth continuing. The “Toy Story” trilogy is so powerful in my eyes because the themes of staying true to yourself and your friends are constant in the films. It had reached a sense of completeness when Andy gave away his toys in the end, something the best trilogies end on. Basically, if there is a need for the story to continue, or if the proper care goes into the film, then sequels can rise above the garbage pile. However, while Pixar stole
my heart with its “Toy Story” sequels, “Cars 2” finally broke the trend of unstoppable critical Pixar darlings, with a horrendous 38 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to an average of 93.75 percent for the other 12 films. Granted, it was probably created more for merchandise in mind, considering the original film produced about $1 billion in merchandise sales in 2006 for Disney. Yet, the recent desire for sequels to Pixar films (until 2010, Pixar had only released one sequel; by 2015, four more will have been produced), has me alarmed much like the Disney sequel craze. From 1994 to 2008, Disney produced 27 sequels or prequels to films from their original canon. Yes, to answer your question, there was little to no point to the films, where all but two went direct to DVD. To me, sequels are a much
larger risk than the average production company may imagine. Disney’s sequel craze helped end the Disney Renaissance, reducing the quality of its films for nearly a decade. Now, is making money bad? No, and I do understand that the film industry is a business, but should that compromise the art form of cinema? According to the late Roger Ebert, “It’s not what a movie is about, it’s how it is about it.” If a sequel is made well, and in line with the original, success is quite possible. Yet, a sequel which has no greater aim than a paycheck will compromise the integrity of the art form of cinema.
the Independent Party and the Working Families Party. The Working Families Party almost invariably endorses the Democrat. The Independent Party sometimes endorses the Democrat, sometimes endorses the Republican, sometimes endorses a third party candidate and sometimes endorses their own candidate. In this way, they are more like a party line for independents than an actual organized party. Therefore, the Working Families Party is a better example of the problems with fusion than the Independent Party. While most Connecticut voters have heard of the Working Families Party, almost none of them know what it stands for. In fact, even though I consider myself to be very knowledgeable about the platforms of most third parties and am an officer in a student organization that promotes awareness of third
parties, I had no idea what the Working Families Party stood for before I wrote this article. I followed candidates who ran for the Green Party, the Libertarian Party Line, the Justice Party and the Constitution Party (known in Connecticut as the Concerned Citizens Party) among others. Because I paid attention to these candidates, I knew what their parties stood for. However, because the Working Families Party endorses the Democrat in almost every race, they were unable to promote their own issues, which according to their website include “Creating good jobs, making healthcare more affordable, quality schools and fair taxes for the middle class.” It was up to the Democrat they endorsed to focus on those issues, and that did not always happen. The Democrats represented their own party, and the interests of the Working Families Party
were secondary. Other third parties in Connecticut nominate their own candidates instead of just endorsing someone already in the race. It is nearly impossible for any of them to win an election, at least as a shortterm goal. However, these candidates can influence people on the issues. A cross-endorsed candidate cannot. For example, when running for Governor in 2010, Dannel Malloy advanced the Democratic Party’s platform, not the Working Families Party’s platform. There have been numerous examples of third parties succeeding on their issues without winning their election. For instance, Mary Ruwart ran for city council in Kalamazoo, Mich. as a Libertarian in 1983. One of the major issues was a proposed use of eminent domain. Ruwart and the other Libertarians seeking spots on the council strongly
opposed the plan. Even though none of them won, they encouraged enough people to oppose the seizure of private property that it ultimately failed. As Ruwart, who later became a member of the Libertarian National Committee, wrote, “We rolled back big government without electing a single person.” Had the Libertarian Party cross-endorsed the Republican or Democrat, that would not have happened. Some people will point out that the Working Families Party’s nomination of Malloy in 2010 is one of the reasons he won the election. More votes were cast for Tom Foley in the Republican line than Malloy on the Democratic line, but when the Working Families votes were included, Malloy won. However, when parties focus solely on winning and ignore the issues, it defeats the purpose of running in the first place.
The Republicans could have virtually guaranteed that their candidate would win by crossendorsing Malloy themselves. But that would have accomplished nothing for their goals, so they nominated someone who upheld their values. Similarly, the Independent Party chose not to use fusion and instead endorsed their own candidate, Thomas E. Marsh, in order to promote their own message. They could have endorsed Malloy or Foley, but they wanted to present their message, not the Democrats’ or Republicans’. Even though they knew Marsh would not win, they felt it was more important to promote the issues. All other third parties should do the same.
Staff Columnist Victoria Kallsen is a 4th-semester mechanical engineering major. She can be reached at Victoria.Kallsen.edu.
Electoral fusion in Connecticut should be disallowed
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ast month, the Connecticut State Senate introduced SB 1146, which if passed would end electoral fusion in the state. Fusion, where one political party crossnominates By Gregory Koch the candidate of Staff Columnist another party, is legal in only eight states, including Connecticut. Unfortunately, fusion has done more harm than good for the parties that use it. While it helps them gain name recognition, it fails to make the public aware of what the party actually stands for; thus, preventing them from accomplishing any goals they set out to do. Even if fusion remains legal, political parties should cross-endorse other candidates very rarely, if ever. Two parties regularly use electoral fusion in Connecticut:
Staff Columnist Gregory Koch is a 6th-semester actuarial science major. He can be reached at Gregory.Koch@UConn.edu.
» TOTALLY RAD/TOTALLY BAD Vine is already kind of getting old. One month to graduation.
Totally bad
Snapchat looks like it’s here to stay. One month to summer.
The logo not going unleaked until April 18.
Totally saw it coming
Totally rad
If UConn were to add a new statue to campus, who should it be of? – By Jon Kulakofsky
“Jim Calhoun.”
“The 1960’s colonial Husky logo.”
“Geno Auriemma.”
“Chuck Okwandu.”
Kim Halpin, The Daily Campus Associate Focus Editor
Dan Agabiti, The Daily Campus Sports Editor
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Sports
UConn to play home games against Cincy and Louisville
By Erica Brancato Campus Correspondent
The UConn women’s lacrosse team returns to Storrs this weekend to play two home games against Cincinnati and Louisville. Cincinnati and Louisville are both in the Big East Conference with UConn, which means these games will count towards conference play as well as regular season games. The Huskies will start the weekend off on Friday against the Bearcats and wrap up against the Cardinals on Sunday. After an exciting past few games the Huskies look to keep their winning streak alive. “The past two games were very close, but in the end, we played well when we needed to. We stepped up our intensity and urgency when the game was on the line,” head
coach Katie Woods said. “I think we could have been more consistent in terms of our fight and execution.” Since the close games against Rutgers and Villanova, UConn has advanced to an overall 9-1 record so far this season. The Huskies are also 2-1 in conference play and 3-0 at home. Last season UConn played both Cincinnati and Louisville back-to-back, similar to this season. The Huskies won both games, beating the Bearcats 17-8 and the Cardinals 10-9. Due to the consecutive conference games the Huskies have to stay aggressive and ruthless, yet the coaches have the upmost confidence in their team. “I think our leaders have and will continue to step up to each challenge that we face.” Woods said. Although each game brings
new challenges, UConn hopes their dominance and home field advantage will help them prevail. The Cincinnati Bearcats have an overall record of 6-5 this season. However, they are 0-3 in conference play. In their most recent game, Cincinnati lost to Notre Dame 13-6. The Bearcats came out on top scoring the first goal of the game, yet they couldn’t keep up with the fast paced Irish. By the end of the first half Notre Dame was leading 7-3. Notre Dame dominated in all aspects of the game. The Irish outshot the Bearcats 33-16 and forced 23 turnovers for Cincinnati. The Bearcats’ goalie, freshman Meg Gulmi, recorded 13 saves throughout the game. The Louisville Cardinals are 8-4 this season, but are 0-3 as well in conference play. The Cardinals
recently lost to Loyola Maryland, Georgetown and Notre Dame in their three conference games. However, in their most recent game, Louisville beat Marquette 21-2. The Cardinal came out aggressive in the first half scoring whopping 14 goals in the first half compared to Marquette’s one goal. Louisville outshot Marquette 37-4 and had 18 draw controls compared to Marquette’s six. The Cardinals forced 22 turnovers against Marquette, thus leading to their victory. As the season winds down UConn remains strong. Their goal for the rest of the season is to work hard and play as a unified team. With all their hard work and dedication UConn will continue to prevail.
Erica.Brancato@UConn.edu
Villanova pitchers have been struggling lately from VILLANOVA, page 12
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UConn junior infielder Tom Verdi handles a ground ball for the Huskies during a UConn baseball game against St. John's.
Second baseman Tyler Sciacca was named to the preseason All-Big East team. His .326 batting average makes him the only regular starter hitting over .260 on the team. The senior has a team-leading 28 hits, eight doubles, two triples and 14 RBIs in just 23 games. Senior outfielder Paul Rambaud is an impact player at the top of the Villanova lineup. He has a .373 on-base percentage and leads the team with eight steals. The Villanova arms haven’t fared much better. The Wildcat staff owns a 4.91 ERA and ranks in the bottom half of the conference in nearly every pitching category. The only bright spot is that Villanova has only allowed seven home
runs this season. Junior right-hander Pat Young, won Big East Pitcher of the Week earlier this season, and has a 1-3 record in eight starts. He leads the staff with 49 strikeouts. No regular Villanova starter has a winning record. Villanova and UConn have played two common opponents so far in 2013. UConn defeated Central Connecticut State 8-5 on March 13 but the Blue Devils defeated Villanova 6-4 on March 10. Both teams also lost to Northeastern. After the trip to Philadelphia, the Huskies will return home for a five-game home stand beginning with in-state rival Fairfield on April 16.
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By Scott Bernier Campus Correspondent
The UConn Huskies golf team will compete this weekend at the New England Division-I Championships, held at Newport National Country Club in Middletown, R. I. Hosted by Providence College, this tournament is the first competition on the Huskie’s schedule held in the Northeast this spring, providing an easier commute and more conventional course layout akin to golf in New England. After every season in May, the team holds an annual golf tournament in honor of
late coach Joe Giannelli that is held at neighboring Shelter Harbor Golf Club in Westerly, R. I. This familiarity with a fellow Rhode Island course should give the Huskies an edge over their competition as everyone will attempt to master a difficult course in Newport National. The front nine uniquely has two par-3s in a row, which could provide an opportunity for the Huskies, whom two tournaments ago at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular were the fourth best team in par-3 scoring with a scoring average of 3.05. The back nine provides some relief and a few
chances on some short par-4s, which the Huskies as a team were third overall at their most recent tournament in Lake Worth, with a 4.24 scoring average. Coach Dave Pezzino will again look to his youth for leadership, especially standout freshman Zach Zaback, who has been on a tear all season, culminating in a final day tournament-low round of 4-under 67 at the FAU Spring Break Championship at the end of March. Fellow freshman John Flaherty also posted a career best score to tie for 9th overall at the event.
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UConn junior midfielder Kacey Pippitt cradles the ball while running by an Oregon defender during a UConn lacrosse game.
Men's tennis to wrap up season against Boston University By Mike Peng Campus Correspondent Men’s tennis to wrap up regular season with showdown against Boston University. The UConn men’s tennis team is looking for a win to conclude its regular season today when they host BU at the UConn Tennis Courts at 3 p.m. The team last competed on Wednesday in a 6-1 win over the Southern New Hampshire Penmen. The visiting Terriers, on the other hand, will be heading into Storrs with a 6-5 record that includes a 1-5 mark on the road, following the team’s two consecutive losses at Brown and Marist earlier in the week. The Huskies are 3-9 on the season. UConn has had season-long struggles due to the youth of the team. However, the team has been improving as of late after seeing better performances from players like sophomore Wayne
Harrell and freshmen Andrew Ginzberg, Mark HoSang and Zac McEntee. “They’ve made strides, without question,” Coach Glenn Marshall said. “They were being thrown into these situations that are tough for tennis players, especially as freshmen because they haven’t been through the cycle of a season. We just need to get tougher mentally in the close matches but these things don’t happen overnight.” UConn will be looking to repeat their success on Wednesday and get on the board early with a good performance in the doubles competition to jump out in front. “I think we can definitely take the doubles point against BU,” McEntee said. “If we can get the momentum rolling early on in the match I think we have a good shot.”
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What's Next Home game
Away game
Baseball (19-13) Today Villanova 3:15 p.m.
Tomorrow April 14 Villanova Vil anova 1:15 p.m. 12:15 p.m.
Tomorrow Louisville 2 p.m.
April 16 Fairfield 3 p.m.
April 19 USF 3 p.m.
April 14 Louisville 12 p.m.
April 16 UMass 4 p.m.
April 17 URI 3:30 p.m.
Lacrosse (9-1) Today Cincinnati 3 p.m.
April 14 Louisville Noon
April 26 April 19 April 21 Marquette Notre Dame Georgetown 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m.
Men’s Tennis (3-8) Today Boston University 3 p.m.
April 18 Big East Championships TBA
Women’s Tennis (4-8) Today Boston University 3 p.m.
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The number of years it had been since Yale was in the Frozen Four.
» That’s what he said
April 18 Big East Championships TBA
Men’s Track and Field April 13 Battle on the Bayou All Day
Women’s Track and Field Today/Tomorrow Tennessee Sea Ray Relays All Day
Rowing April 13-14 Knecht Cup All Day
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» NCAA HOCKEY
Yale tops UMass 3-2 in overtime
“It was a good bouncing puck. We stopped them in trans. Came across, caught a defenseman flat-footed.” —Yale senior forward on the overtime goal.
Softball (17-16) Tomorrow Louisville Noon
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to lift Yale to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the NCAA men’s hockey semifinals Thursday night. The senior captain raced around a pair of River Hawks defenders then slipped a backhand shot between the legs of UMass Lowell goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. The Bulldogs (21-12-3) will play Quinnipiac or St. Cloud State in the final Saturday. Mitch Witek and Antoine Laganiere gave Yale an early two-goal lead and the Bulldogs controlled play for long stretches but couldn’t finish off the top-seeded River Hawks in regulation. Riley Wetmore and Joseph Pendenza scored 14 seconds apart in the second period for Lowell (28-11-2) and Hellebuyck nearly made it stand up. He stopped 44 shots but had no answer when Miller zipped to the net. Jeff Malcolm made 16 saves but didn’t even see a shot in overtime as Yale buzzed Hellebuyck before Miller broke through. The Bulldogs took out perennial NCAA powers Minnesota and North Dakota on the program’s way to its first Frozen Four appearance in 61 years. Yale is the only of the four participants to ever play in a national semifinal before this year, and is now one win away from a title. The River Hawks had stormed to the Frozen Four behind a suffocating defense and the stellar goaltending of Hellebuyck. UMass Lowell allowed all of six goals during a seven-game winning streak, and won the Hockey East regular season and tournament titles. In 20 minutes, though, all that momentum disappeared. The Bulldogs took the lead 12:45 into the first period when Witek scored his first goal of the season in the waning seconds of an otherwise ragged Yale power play. The Bulldogs were unable to sustain anything until a late rush ended up with Carson Cooper feeding Witek at the top of the right circle. The bouncing, skitter shot didn’t have much on it but slid by Hellebuyck to put the River Hawks behind for the first time in the NCAA tournament. Laganiere made it 2-0 with less than a minute to go in the first, jamming home a rebound off a Matt Killian shot for his 15th of the season. The period ended with the River Hawks and Hellebuyck — named Most Outstanding Player of the Northeast Regional after surrendering just one goal — reeling while Yale continued its impressive run. The road to the final appeared smooth deep into the second period, as well. Yale controlled play at both ends, outskating the bigger and slower River Hawks for long stretches. Pittsburgh native Jesse Root nearly pushed Yale’s lead to 3-0 when a wrist shot found its way through traffic and clanged off the goalpost. It was all the reprieve UMass Lowell would need. Wetmore gave the River Hawks life 14:38 AP into the second period, stopping Derek Yale goalie Jeff Malcolm, left, blocks a shot by teammate Clinton Bourbonais during an NCAA college hockey practice in Pittsburgh, Arnold’s shot from the point then flipping the puck to his backhand and into a wide open net. Wednesday, April 10, 2013. AP
Miller and a teammate
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Practice makes perfect
» MLB
Yankees’ Teixeira making solid progress with wrist CLEVELAND (AP) -- Mark Teixeira isn’t dreading his next doctor’s visit. He’s actually excited about it. New York’s star first baseman said he expects to be cleared to begin swinging a bat as early as Friday in his recovery from a wrist injury that will sideline him for the first month of the season. Teixeira has been on the disabled list since March 31 with a torn sheath in his right wrist. When the Yankees return to New York on Friday, Teixeira will be examined by Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser, the team’s hand and wrist specialist, at Yankee Stadium before the series opener against Baltimore. ‘’I’m confident the doctor will let me take swings tomorrow,’’ Teixeira said Thursday in New York’s clubhouse before the Yankees played the finale of a rain-shortened series against the Indians. ‘’I feel great and I’m getting better every day. There’s no pain. I could not be happier with the progress. The plan is to take BP for a week - it could make my wrist sore as part of the process - but that is a definite milestone.’’ It’s more encouraging news for the Yankees, who have gotten positive reports this week on All-Stars Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson. Jeter has resumed on-field hitting at the team’s training complex in Tampa, Fla., after being shut down last month by soreness in the left ankle he broke in the playoffs last
October. Granderson, who broke his right wrist when he was hit by a pitch during spring training, was able to remove a stabilizing brace on Thursday and throw. ‘’That’s big,’’ Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of Granderson. ‘’That means the bone has healed and it’s just the rehab process and getting him to where he can play in some games and getting him back here. It’s real encouraging.’’ Girardi has been watching videotape of Jeter’s workouts and said he’s gotten favorable reports. ‘’I think he’s OK,’’ Girardi said when asked for the latest on the Yankees’ captain. ‘’I didn’t get any alarming news.’’ Teixeira, who turned 33 on Thursday, said his rehabilitation program is on schedule. When his injury was diagnosed March 6, the Yankees estimated he would need at least eight weeks to recover. If he receives the go-ahead from Rosenwasser, Teixeira expects to spend New York’s six-game, seven-day homestand working his way from dry swings to hitting with a fungo bat and then soft tosses. ‘’Hopefully, the first day we’re in Toronto (April 19), I’ll take BP on the field with the team,’’ said Teixeira, who has 338 career home runs. ‘’Then, when we go to Tampa (April 22), I’ll stay there and play some simulated games and some in extended spring training. Hopefully, I’ll be back with the team
after that.’’ Girardi was excited to hear the five-time Gold Glove winner was moving toward a return to New York’s lineup. ‘’So far, so good,’’ he said. ‘’Everything has been positive in his rehab. The true steps are going to be in the swinging part. He’s been strengthening it and he was in that brace for a while but everything has been encouraging so far.’’ Teixeira joked that once he arrives in Florida he may have to take extra precautions when facing some of the Yankees’ pitching prospects. ‘’We’ll tell those young guys to throw straight and away,’’ Teixeira said, laughing. ‘’We’ve got to protect our arms and wrists down there.’’ Teixeira blamed his injury on ‘’overuse,’’ and said he would cut back on his work load in the batting cage going forward. He has not yet been cleared to throw, but isn’t concerned. ‘’I make like two throws a week, so there is no reason to stretch it, but I don’t see it being a problem,’’ he said. ‘’I take so many swings being a switch-hitter. I’m going to emphasize quality over quantity from now on.’’ A career .279 hitter, Teixeira is wearing compression wraps on both wrists during his recovery, but he’ll just tape them - for the first time in his career - once he begins playing in games.
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P.11: Yale advances to NCAA Hockey final. / P.10: Men’s tennis to wrap up season. / P.9: UConn to face Louisville and Cincy in lacrosse.
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FACING THE WILDCATS
Huskies start three-game series with Villanova
By Jack Mitchell Campus Correspondent
The UConn men’s lacrosse team had a pair of Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League matchups over the past week, squaring off against Rhode Island at home on Saturday, April 6 and against Boston College on the road on Tuesday. The Huskies split the two contests, winning 12-7 over the Rams and falling 11-7 to the Eagles. UConn’s record currently stands at 4-1, and the team is ranked 17th overall in the MCLA Division I national poll. “I thought we played a very complete game versus URI,” head coach Paul Scordato said. “URI likes to take long offensive possessions to try to tire out the defense. For a while it did work, until we made some defensive adjustments. I was happy because we were able to get almost all of our players into the game.” Junior attackman Kevin Canavan topped the scoring column for UConn against the Rams, netting five goals on the day. Canavan, the reigning PCLL Offensive Player of the Year, was also one of only 15 players recently nominated for the Godekeraw Award, an honor bestowed annually upon the player chosen as the MCLA’s National Player of the Year. Also contributing to the Huskies win over URI were Michael Malara and Kyle Wimley, who each added two goals, as well as captain and midfielder Michael Horne (one goal), attackman Arthur Sullivan (one goal), and attackman Garrett Page (one goal). Senior Jon Sherman and junior Brendan Helberg each saw time between the pipes for UConn. On Wednesday, UConn hit the road to take on divisional and regional rival Boston College. But in what was a hard-fought contest, the Huskies – who a year ago bested the Eagles 11-5 in Storrs – fell 11-7 to earn their first loss of the 2013 season. “I felt Boston College played very well and got off to a quick start,” Scordato said. “We were on our heels the whole game and had to play catch up. One of the keys to the game that Coach O’Leary had stressed was to get up by a few goals and have BC chase us, but it did not work out the way we planned. I thought we didn’t take care of some of the smaller details, and the small things add up to goals when they don’t go your way.” Despite posting a respectable total of seven goals on the day, the UConn defense couldn’t hold back Boston College’s attack duo of Jack Lambrecht and Joseph Volk, who combined to score six out of the Eagles’ 11 total goals. “Boston College is undefeated and ranked tenth in the country, so we knew we were in for a great game,” Scordato said. UConn will play its next two games on the road in Bel Air, Md. as part of a jamboree tournament event. The Huskies will take on No. 23 Virginia Tech, the reigning Southeastern Lacrosse Conference champions, as well as Clemson, who currently holds a 6-5 record. “We lost a barn-burner to Virginia Tech last season. They were highly ranked and had some great players on their team. I though we had a great scouting report put together, and I thought we played well enough to win,” Scordato said. “I am hoping the players remember the feeling they all had last year when we lost. I am sure those memories will help motivate the team.” UConn will play Virginia Tech on April 12 and Clemson on April 13.
Jackson.Mitchell@UConn.edu
By Danny Maher Senior Staff Writer
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UConn freshman Bryan Daniello rounds third base during a baseball game played at the University of Connecticut. This weekend, the Huskies face the Villanova Wildcats.
UConn has the opportunity to take over first place in the conference standings in a three-game series at Villanova this weekend. The Huskies (19-13 overall, 5-4 Big East) currently are tied for fourth in the conference with Seton Hall but sit just two games behind first-place South Florida and Louisville. The Villanova Wildcats are 9-22, the worst overall record in the league, and are just 1-5 in Big East play, good for 10th out of 11 teams. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season will advance to the Big East Championship in Clearwater, Fla. May 21-26. After a home loss to Northeastern, UConn Head Coach Jim Penders said he was going to make some adjustments to the lineup because his team had dropped six of its last 10 games. Penders started catcher Conor David over Max McDowell and outfielder Jack Sundberg over Jon Testani. David, Sundberg and the rest of the Huskies responded with a 11-6 win at Brown. David and Sundberg combined for four hits, four RBIs and a run scored. Second baseman LJ Mazzilli began the season on a tear that included a 12-game hitting streak but the senior has fallen off in the last two weeks as he has played through a foot injury. “He’s having trouble stopping,” Penders said after the loss to Northeastern. “It’s obviously painful, he’s always got the green light on the bases. He looks like he’s swinging the bat a little better. We want to let him hit his way out of it.” In Wednesday’s win Mazzilli got the start at second base after being the designated hitter the last few games. He went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base. Sophomore Carson Cross (5-1, 1.57 ERA), junior Brian Ward (1-2, 3.02 ERA), and junior Anthony Marzi (2-4, 4.12 ERA) are the likely starters for Connecticut this weekend. Villanova has struggled on offense all season and its struggles at the plate continued in a 5-3 loss against Long Island on Wednesday. The Wildcats are last in the Big East with a team batting average of .226, well behind the .273 league average. Villanova also ranks last in hits, runs scored and total bases. They lead the conference with 274 strikeouts.
» MEN’S TRACK
» VILLANOVA, page 10
UConn heads to Baton Rouge for Battle on the Bayou By Nick Danforth Campus Correspondent The UConn men’s track and field team will continue their 2013 outdoor season this weekend as they travel to Baton Rouge for the thirdannual “Battle on the Bayou” meet, being held at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium. It will be the Huskies’ first multi-teamed scoring meet of the outdoor season. After defeating the Albany Great Danes at last weekend’s “Dog Fight,” the Huskies are set for one of the toughest meets of the year, as they will be running against some of the top schools in the nation.
“This competition represents a significant move up in class as all of the other schools are ranked in the top 25 in the country,” head coach Gregory Roy said. “Points and wins will be hard fought and hard to come by. It will really expose our athletes to a level of competition that we aspire to. The kids are fired up and hope to continue UConn’s recent athletic success in the state of Louisiana.” Facing off against the Huskies will be four nationally ranked squads in the USTFCCCA Top 25, including No. 10 LSU, No. 13 Mississippi State, No. 17 Arizona State and No. 19 Penn State. The Huskies are
not nationally ranked but are rated No. 2 in the Northeast Region, up two spots from last week. In last year’s “Battle on the Bayou,” Connecticut finished in seventh place out of nine teams, accruing 62.5 points, well behind first place LSU who totaled 157.5 points. Two Huskies to watch this weekend are junior sprinter Darnell Cummings and senior high jumper Noel James. James has won two Big East titles in the high jump, and Cummings is the reigning Big East Indoor Champion in the 60-meter dash. Events are slated to kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
Nicholas.Danforth@UConn.edu
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A UConn sprinter takes the blocks during a meet at the track of the University of Connecticut.
» SOFTBALL
Huskies defeat in-state foe Hartford By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer
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UConn senior Kim Silva bats against Providence during a UConn softball game played on the campus of the University of Connecticut.
Marissa Guches drove in two runs and Alyson Ambler pitched three scoreless innings in relief as the UConn softball team defeated in-state rival Hartford 3-0 on the road Thursday. The Huskies move to 17-16 on the season and are now on a two-game winning streak. UConn scored in the first inning and never looked back. Guches drove in shortstop Emily O’Donnell on a fielder’s choice. In the third inning, Guches hit her fourth home run of the season, moving into a tie with Audrey Grinnell for the team lead. Guches’ two RBIs bring her to 27 for the season, which
leads the team The final run of the game came in the top of the fourth inning, on a double by second baseman Brittany Duclos that scored catcher Jacklyn Dubois. Katelyn Callahan got her first win of the season for the Huskies, moving to 1-1. The junior pitched four scoreless innings, striking out four Hawks and allowing only two hits. Accuracy was a struggle at times, however, as she walked one batter but hit two. Ambler came in for the final three innings to record her second save of the season. She did not allow a run while allowing two hits and striking out one batter. Ambler also hit one Hartford batter. Coach Karen Mullins made the decision to bring in three
players off the bench in the seventh inning, including freshman Heather Fyfe, who got her first hit of the season, senior Jessica McDermott and freshman Alyssa Gardea. Next up for the Huskies is a three-game series with No. 11 Louisville. The Cardinals (34-6, 7-1) are in a tie for third place in the conference with Notre Dame, sitting behind South Florida and DePaul, who share first place with a 10-1 record. The two teams will open with a doubleheader on Saturday and will wrap the series up on Sunday afternoon. The Huskies do not play at home again until April 18 against Bryant.
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