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Genetics of alcoholism research By Loumarie Rodriguez Senior Staff Writer
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The Alcohol Research Center (ARC) at UConn received a grant that provides five years of funding through 2017 in order to continue research on several studies including one that began in 1989. Dr. Victor Hesselbrock, the primary investigative researcher, explained over the phone the major benefits the grant will have to the ARC which includes further research on the study of the genetics of alcoholism (COGA). The research for COGA is looking at extensive evidence that genes influence the vulnerability to alcoholism. About 17,000 individuals have participated in the study from five different states across the country. The planning for the study began in 1988 and officially received funding in 1989. COGA also focuses around identifying genes associated with developmental problems caused by alcohol. “We have identified 30 different genes in different organ systems associ-
ated with problems of alcohol use (within the study),” said Hesselbrock. “We also learned about taste sensitivity. There are genes that prefer or like the taste of alcohol. Then there are other genes that don’t like the taste of alcohol and it provides a protection factor.” The grant is funding four main studies and pilot studies surrounding alcoholism according to Hesselbrock. The four main studies include: COGA, seeing if college students in the real world drink as much as in college, risk factors associated with alcohol and obesity among adolescent girls and using E-Technology to track alcohol use in patients that have alcohol problems. The pilot studies will begin in the early fall and will center around testing varied cells for IPS (Immature Pluripotent stem cells) to generate stem cells and neurons found in the brain and look at the affects of alcohol. Rather than using real brain tissue the ARC can duplicate it in a test tube. Hesselbrock joked that not many people are willing to donate their own brain tissue. Another pilot study includes examin-
ing older people and to see how alcohol affects their balance, gate and cognition done in low doses. The patients are given one or two drinks and researchers will see how they are affected differently compared to younger college students. Hesselbrock explained that much of the studies done at the ARC offers opportunities to develop pharmacological interventions for alcoholism and important implications for prevention and treatments. “Working in the department of psychiatry and addiction is major part. We have identified genes and their vulnerability,” said Hesselbrock. “We have been able to identify types of individuals with different levels of risks and vulnerabilities for substance abuse. There is a lot of cognitive testing of these individuals. We’ve identified styles or deficits that contribute to a person’s risk of substance abuse.” Hesselbrock says the study is considered to be large and by using large sample numbers of individual has led to finding results for the numerous studies.
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Annual ‘Take Back the Night’ walk tonight
By Domenica Ghanem Campus Correspondent
On Wednesday night, The Violence Against Women Prevention Program, in collaboration with the UConn Women’s Center will host the annual ‘Take Back the Night’ walk, in which hundreds of students of both genders, will take to the streets of UConn, in an effort to throw down the gauntlet against those who would proliferate sexual violence and to spread awareness of the issues. The events will kick off with a discussion in the Student Union Ballroom, where students will be able to share their experiences with sexual violence, and share their beliefs and opinions on the issues from both a male and female perspective, whereupon concluding, the march will proceed around campus, armed with lit candles, signs, and powerful chants. The walk will travel through various quads and campuses, often drawing many to their windows, hopefully inspiring others to join in with the march. This will be TBTN’s 38th year of existence. The program was originally developed in Philadelphia, P.A., in response to the murder of a young woman named Susan Alexander Speeth, less than a block from her home. Since then it has grown exponentially, both nationally and internationally, with the first international walk taking place in Belgium in 1976, and drawing thousands from nations all over the world. Currently, thousands of campuses across the US, including UConn of course, participate in the walk. So, if you are interested in helping your fellow woman (and man) take back the night for those who would seek to travel through it safely, as is their fundamental right, consider coming and assisting the cause alongside hundreds of other students at UConn, and millions around the world. Students interested in participating should meet at the Student Union Ballroom this Wednesday night at 7 P.M. The event is likely to be crowded, so arrive early for seating during the initial ceremonies.
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Letter to US senator tests positive for ricin
WASHINGTON (AP) — An envelope addressed to a Mississippi senator twice tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing killed three people and left more than 170 injured at the Boston Marathon. One senator, Democrat Claire McCaskill, said authorities have a suspect in the fastmoving case, but she did not say if an arrest had been made. She added the letter was from an individual who frequently writes lawmakers. The FBI and U.S. Capitol Police are both
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investigating. Both declined to comment. Terrance W. Gainer, the Senate sergeantat-arms, said in an emailed message to Senate offices that the envelope sent to Republican Sen. Roger Wicker had no obviously suspicious outside markings and lacked a return address. It bore a postmark from Memphis, Tennessee, where mail from parts of northern Mississippi has long been processed. Gainer added that there was “no indication that there are other suspect mailings.” Yet he urged caution, and also said the Senate off-site mail facility where the initial tests were performed on the letter will be
closed for a few days while the investigation continues. The letter was discovered at a mail processing plant in Prince George’s County in suburban Maryland, according to Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. Wicker’s office issued a statement saying “any inquiries regarding member security must be directed to the United States Capitol Police.” But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters of the letter, and other lawmakers said they had been provided information by the office of the Senate sergeantat-arms.
The 61-year-old Wicker was appointed to the Senate in 2007 and won election to a full term two years ago. He previously served a dozen years in the House of Representatives. He has a solidly conservative voting record, so much so that he drew notice last week when he voted to allow debate to begin on controversial gun control legislation in the Senate.. Milt Leitenberg, a University of Maryland bioterrorism expert, said ricin is a poison derived from the same bean that makes castor oil. He said it must be ingested to be fatal.
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N.D. governor signs ‘fetal pain’ measure Lawmakers consider
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The law signed Tuesday is the latest among a raft of measures passed in North Dakota this session that are meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks. Abortion-rights advocates have called the laws blatantly unconstitutional and have promised a long legal fight that they say the state can’t win. Dalrymple last month signed a law that bans abortion as early as six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected, making North Dakota the most restrictive state in the nation in which to get the procedure. Dalrymple also signed into law last month other measures that make the state the first to ban abortions based on
genetic defects such as Down syndrome and require a doctor who performs abortions to be a physician with hospital-admitting privileges. The measures also ban abortion based on genetic selection. Abortion-rights activists say the signed measures, which take effect Aug. 1, are aimed at closing North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic, the Red River Women’s Clinic in downtown Fargo. At least 10 states have passed bills banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on the premise that a fetus can feel pain at that stage, but research is split on the theory. North Dakota lawmakers also moved last month to seek a referendum measure defining life as starting at conception, essentially banning abortion in the state. The measure is likely to come before voters in November 2014. The Center for Reproductive Rights has said it is committed to challenging the fetal heartbeat bill on behalf of the clinic. The New York-based group is representing the clinic for
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n this March 25, 2013 file photo, Kris Kitko leads chants of protest at an abortion-rights rally at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D. Rival legal teams, each well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for high-stakes court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the nation’s toughest bans on abortion.
free in a trail that started Tuesday over a 2011 law banning the widely accepted use of a medication that induces
abortion. A judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of that law.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s $1.5 billion proposal to strengthen the sciences and boost enrollment at Connecticut’s flagship university has passed a key legislative hurdle. The General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee voted 43-to-7 on Tuesday to forward the bill for further consideration, despite some lawmakers’ concerns about cost. The legislation would build new labs and refurbish others, upgrade information technology and renovate and build housing and parking at UConn. The effort is expected to attract millions of dollars in research grants and boost high-wage jobs in science and technology. “If we want to be the kind of innovative and inventive and creative state that we’ve been in the past,” said Sen. Gary Lebeau, D-East Hartford, “this is the kind of investment — and that is the key word — this is the kind of investment that we need to make
going forward.” Malloy proposed the legislation in January along with a new $200 million fund at the UConn Health Center intended to attract bioscience companies and jobs to the state. The bioscience funding bill was also approved on Tuesday in a 33-to-17 vote. Malloy commended the committee on Tuesday for moving both bills forward and said via Twitter that the initiatives would strengthen economic development and job creation. Legislators approved the proposals despite concerns about their cost. The infrastructure bill calls for $1.54 billion in bonding and $137 million in state money, while the bioscience fund would be financed by additional bonding. Rep. John Piscopo, R-Thomaston, said the state has already committed hundreds of millions of dollars to improving UConn. He said this latest proposal represents “just too much borrowing.”
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Strong, shallow earthquake shakes Papua New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook Papua New Guinea’s northern coast Wednesday morning, and disaster authorities haven’t been able to contact residents of a small town near the epicenter. It’s possible they headed to higher ground as soon as they felt the earthquake and were not immediately reachable, said Chris McKee, the assistant director of
the Geophysical Observatory in the capital, Port Moresby. The shallow, magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck about 19 kilometers (11 miles) east of the small town of Aitape. McKee said there were no reports or indications of a tsunami. He said people in the town of Vanimo, about 145 kilometers (89 miles) from the epicenter reported they had felt the quake strongly. There were no initial reports of
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2013 Huskies gave more to cheer for than any other
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fter the UConn women’s basketball team had paraded through the streets of Hartford on Sunday in celebration of its decisive 93-60 victory over Louisville in the final game of the NCAA tournament, The New York Times noted that the crowd of 10,000 that greeted the team in Connecticut’s capital was “smaller than in previous years.” While a celebration of that size is certainly significant, it seems that the apparent inevitability of success for the women’s team has depressed the enthusiasm of many fans. That’s a shame, for we probably can find more to celebrate in our 2013 victory than in almost any other. While the other basketball title experienced firsthand by many current students at UConn – the 2011 men’s – came at the climax of a string of eleven euphoric and often unexpected victories, thanks in large part to a few welltimed baskets laid in by Kemba Walker, the 2013 women’s team marched with confidence and determination straight to the final game, winning all of their games by 18 points or more. Rarely was the outcome of any individual game in doubt, but they all fascinated as showcases of how the basketball is meant to be played – with stifling defense and unparalleled shooting accuracy. One game before the final, of course, came the convincing victory over Notre Dame, who had subjected the team to three agonizing losses earlier in the season. When it really mattered, when an NCAA tournament title was on the line, the UConn women got aggressive and shut down Notre Dame’s top scorers. By winning that game, and by witnessing the earlier defeat of the only other team to have defeated UConn this season – Baylor – the team demonstrated the power of an ensemble effort in a year defined by the achievements of the game’s big stars. Finally, given the performances put on during the tournament by the team’s freshmen members, we have much to look forward to as fans in the future. Breanna Stewart was rightly named the Tournament MVP – she portends to develop into a great player and leader one, two and three years down the line. Given the continued strength of recruiting and the indispensible expertise of Coach Geno Auriemma, we are likely to be seeing more championship contenders playing in Gampel in the near future. UConn has more to be proud of than ever before in the accomplishments of its women’s basketball team, and we congratulate each of its members for delighting and rewarding us all for our allegiance. With eight NCAA titles in the trophy case, we couldn’t ask for anything more – except another, of course. Storrs could always use another excuse to party. 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.
Yea, nothing interesting really happened today. I gotta say, I’m really proud of you UConn for not having in rain on a Tues–ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! Pat Summerall was easily one of the greatest of all time in his craft. Rest in peace. Another day gone by, another day I’m still not dating Kate Upton. College nap times >>> Grade school nap times Any day that the Dairy Bar comes out with a new flavor is a day I look at my running shoes and just laugh. HAH. I am NOT exercising today. My new Twitter plan is just to follow as many people as possible, maybe a few thousand, until a few hundred start to follow back. Then, unfollow everyone. Suddenly I look like Mr. Popular. Alright...I’m starting to like the new logo. #bostonstrong Brb, watching Netflix for the rest of the night in procrastination of my term paper for my term paper being due on Monday. When the hell did I put this song on my iPod?
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Adoption’s culture change issues
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hen we consider adoption, we usually think about things such as, “Is the home safe for a child?” “Are the family conditions conducive to a child?” “Can parents bond to a child that is not genetically theirs?” Usually, the answers to all of those are all “Yes” and then that’s it. But what we seldom think of is the cultural transition. After all, if a child is adopted from a young age, what culture could By John D. Nitowski they possibly retain at one or two years Weekly Columnist old that will stick with them to their new culture? As more and more adoptions are occurring internationally (and the US leads the way in international adoption) and more frequently as same-sex couples are looking for adoption, and as disaster-related adoption “crazes” become more relevant, it’s becoming rather obvious that you can take the girl out of China, but you can’t take China out of the girl. Not that we should! America is a melting pot created from many cultures and should continue to be. But hearing a three-year old talk about how she wishes she had “mommy’s eyes,” just breaks your heart. Kurt Streyffeler, a Korean adoptee to WASP parents recalls meeting other adoptees with this mutual feeling: “Many of us considered ourselves white trapped in Asian bodies.” While parents who choose to adopt should
certainly be commended, how are they to account for this misaligning between race and culture? One answer came from Matt Dalio. Dalio, at 16-years-old in 2000, founded the China Care Foundation “to offer orphaned children with special needs a brighter future.” Teaming up with the Half the Sky Foundation, China Care offers a state-ofthe-art medical facility in Beijing to promise orphaned Chinese children a future. Oftentimes that future is here in the states. Here, young Chinese children (disproportionally girls because of the PRC’s one-child policy) can be plunged into a world they do not understand, a language they may struggle with and a family that does not look like them. It is usually thought that the adoption story ends around there: the child finds a new home and love conquers all the difficulties. While I would say that is largely true, the story is much longer. Having worked with China Care for over a year now, I can honestly say I’ve seen some amazing things. I met a family that went to China to adopt a girl, only to realize they were breaking up a friendship in the orphanage. They came home with two girls: the best friends were now sisters. As if that wasn’t enough to bring hearts of stone to cry, one of the family’s biological daughters learned Mandarin on her own just to speak to her sisters. Many of the girls were adopted when they were babies, so UConn China Care works to keep cultural misunderstandings like the above from happening. But for girls who are adopted at ten or eleven, English and American culture can seem frighten-
ing. Bringing them to China Care where they can interact with other people who not only look like them, but also can speak the same language while simultaneously helping them learn English, is profoundly beneficial. UConn China Care, while fostering the continued growth of the nearby international adoption community (one of the girls is Ethiopian as well and loves the group) continues to support the original purpose of the China Care Foundation: to provide for children of special needs back on the Chinese mainland. The main organization provides a child for the regional chapters to sponsor. This year, UConn China Care is sponsoring little ChunHua who was born with spinal bifida (a congenital disorder based on the underdevelopment of the spine). If UConn China Care raises enough money, ChunHua will have a new chance at a normal life, a better life, and a happy life. So here’s to UConn China Care and all they do, and hopefully continue to do in the semesters ahead. If you want to help UConn China Care email them at uconnchinacare@gmail.com. If you’re interested in just helping out ChunHua, then that’s simple, just order a sandwich or a shake at Mooyah Burger on Dog Lane (by Oaks on the Square) tomorrow (4/18) between 4 and 9 p.m.. The more flyers they see, the more they’ll donate to ChunHua and his chance at a new life.
Weekly columnist John D. Nitowski is an 8thsemester English major. He can be reached at John.Nitowski@UConn.edu.
The excellence of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
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hreatened with eviction by his owner, the clumsy cat cannot break any more dishes. Gleeful, the mouse begins to mercilessly throw dishes from a high shelf, forcing the cat to catch them. When the cat is holding up a huge stack of dishes, By Sergio Goncalves s w e a t i n g p r o f u s e l y, Staff Columnist and unable to catch anything else, the mouse throws one last dish. The dish breaks. The mouse then kicks the cat, causing all of the other dishes to fall to the ground. The cat is thrown out of the house. The release of this cartoon – “Puss Gets the Boot” – in 1940 marked the beginning of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s twenty-year career at Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer (MGM) as directors of the “Tom and Jerry” series of theatrical cartoons. Hanna’s keen sense of comedic timing and Barbera’s artistic skills won the cat-andmouse duo seven Academy Awards. By early 1957, however, the rise of television had eroded the film industry’s profits, prompting MGM to shutter its animation division. Hanna and Barbera were devastated. The era of animated cartoons was over, it seemed. Fortunately for those of us who see won-
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drous magic in these moving drawings, Hanna and Barbera refused to give up. Their perseverance in the face of daunting odds is just one reason why I strive to follow their example. In late 1957, Hanna and Barbera decided to establish Hanna-Barbera Productions, a studio that would produce cartoons for television – an innovative idea at the time. This was not as easy as it sounds. Each seven-minute “Tom and Jerry” cartoon had taken six months to produce and had cost over $45,000. Clearly, this production system would not work for television. Accordingly, Hanna and Barbera devised a way to produce at least thirty minutes of cartoons per week: limited animation. Key characteristics of limited animation included minimalist backgrounds and characters with neckties or collars (so the body could remain motionless while the character spoke, enabling animators to only redraw the character’s face in each frame). Limited animation made television animation profitable, saving the animation industry from extinction. As Barbera once wrote, “We went into limited animation because there was no money, absolutely no money. And because of what we were doing, the entire business came back to work again.” In addi-
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tion, limited animation enabled Hanna-Barbera to create a cavalcade of timeless characters, including Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Fred Flintstone and Scooby-Doo. By the 1980’s, Hanna-Barbera was the largest animation company in the world. The moral of the HannaBarbera success story is that one should never let a bad situation foster a negative attitude. As dispiriting as a situation may be, the sun will always rise again. Another admirable quality of Hanna and Barbera was their concern for their employees’ happiness. One day, they installed time clocks at the studio. Jean Ann Wright, a former assistant animator at HannaBarbera, recalls that many animators were deeply offended. The next day, Hanna restored their goodwill with this humorous memo: “Joe and I do not know how it happened, but over the weekend some sneaky guy climbed over the fence and installed a bunch of time clocks in our studio. We want you to know that we have ordered them taken out, which will be pretty darn quick because we were pretty emphatic about it.” Finally, Hanna and Barbera were hard workers. In the preface to his autobiography “A Cast of Friends,” Hanna contrasts his daily routine with that of Fred Flintstone. (In the opening to
“The Flintstones,” a whistle blows signaling the end of the workday at the quarry, prompting Fred to happily exclaim, “Yabba-Dabba-Doo!”) Hanna writes, “For the greater part of my own life, work here at our ‘cartoon quarry’ has been my natural habitat. Chances are, if a whistle ever blew at the studio, I would never have heard it.” On one occasion, HannaBarbera publicity director Sarah Baisley noticed Barbera looking very tired. Someone had just asked him for a favor, and he had promised to follow through. Baisley asked Barbera if he ever got tired of people asking him to do things for them. Barbera replied, “It’s okay. They’re only asking me because I can.” This semester, this quote has been a steady source of inspiration as I have struggled to balance my multiple commitments, including writing a senior thesis, doing additional academic work, being the president of a student organization, and trying to figure out my plans for the future. By emulating Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, I seek to “have a Yabba-Dabba-Doo time” every moment of my life. Staff Columnist Sergio Goncalves is an 8th-semester political scieence and Spanish double major. He can be reached at Sergio.Goncalves@UConn.edu.
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How to survive the zombie apocalypse Matt Mogk, head of the Zombie Research Society, advises on surviving common undead scenarios
By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor Matt Mogk is a master of zombie knowledge. As the head of the Zombie Research Society, who are “committed to being among the one percent of people likely to survive a zombie outbreak” according to their website, a regular guest on AMC’s “The Talking Dead” and author of the book “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies,” Mogk is an expert on all things undead. Before Mogk gives a formal lecture on all things zombie Wednesday night in the Student Union Theater at 7 p.m., he took some time Tuesday to explain some of the best and worst things to do in classic zombie apocalypse situations. Should someone escape to a mall for instance, an idea featured in such zombie media as both “Dawn of the Dead” films and the “Dead Rising” franchise, Mogk said staying put and using available resources are key survival tips. “Do not assume that where you are is not as good as some mythical place beyond the horizon,” Mogk said. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush in a zombie plague for sure. If you’re in a mall and it’s relatively safe and you have plenty of food, you’re not dying of dehydration or starving to death, you’re not leaving the mall. There’s not a better place.” Where characters in the 2004 “Dawn of the Dead” failed, Mogk said, was not only in abandoning their place of refuge but not using resources available to them, namely their gun store-owning neighbor nearby who had thousands upon thousands of rounds of ammunition, enough to kill every zombie in an attacking swarm. “Normally I would say it’s not a good idea to fire off a gun in a zombie plague, making noise isn’t a good idea and you’re eventually going to run out of ammo, but that guy was in such a unique position. He owned a gun store, so he could just sit there picking off zombies for days,” Mogk said. Another classic zombie scenario, seen in the “Resident Evil” and “28 Days Later” series and the pilot episode of “The Walking Dead,” is surviving in the middle of a city. Other than getting out immediately, Mogk said, the best strategy for survival is heading to a cemetery.
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“Cemeteries are the safest outdoor location in any city, and the reason is that zombies don’t rise from graves. That’s a popular myth. Zombies don’t have any greater ability than the human body.” It’s easy to test a body rising from its burial plot, Mogk said. “Put yourself in a coffin and bury yourself under six feet of dirt and try to get out. It’s not gonna happen.” Cemeteries also have the advantages of low population (thanks to the false notion of zombies rising from graves) and, likely, sources of water, vital as dehydration can be one of the biggest killers in an apocalyptic scenario. If caught at a hospital, a scene seen everywhere from “Walking Dead” to “Grindhouse,” leaving immediately would be the best option as the place would quickly be overrun, thanks to not only infected people seeking treatment but the dangers of dying from nonzombie diseases. If stuck in a hospital, Mogk recommended heading to the neo-natal wing. “At least there, you wouldn’t have to worry about patients attacking you, as they’re all babies,” he said. Finally, were the zombie apocalypse to rise on a college campus like UConn, a major advantage would be the young student body, likely aware of the seri-
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Top: A crowd of zombies attack the heroes in AMC’s hit series ‘The Walking Dead.’ Bottom: Matt Mogk, a zombie expert with the Zombie Research Society who has appeared on AMC’s ‘The Talking Dead.’
ousness of the zombie plague. “I would kind of go anywhere where you can get away from a lot of people and get a good view of the surrounding area, so the upper level of a dorm maybe, or a classroom build-
ing. Somewhere where a lot of people won’t be. You’re just trying to get safe for the time being so you can get a plan together,” he said.
Mother-daughter writers honored and memorialized at Gerson Irish Reader event
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Despite St. Patrick’s Day being well over one month ago, the spirit and celebration of Irish Culture was alive and well at the Konover auditorium on Tuesday evening. Tuesday evening heralded the annual Gerson Irish Reader event and marked its 15th anniversary. This year the event honored a mother-daughter set of writers, Mary Lavin and Caroline Walsh. Their literary accomplishments aside, these two authors hold a special place in the university’s heart, as Mary Lavin was a writer in residence beginning in 1967 and Caroline Walsh attended E.O Smith High School. As important figures in the university history, the Gerson fund, endowed by professor emeritus Louis L. Gerson and the Creative Writing Speaker Fund, felt it only appropriate to honor these women nearly two years after Caroline Walsh’s death. In concordance with the event’s history, the program began with associate professor Mary Burke introducing professor Tom Shea, who then presented the Timothy F. Moriarity Award in Irish Literature to a deserving graduate student. The award is intended to assist a student of Irish literature pursue their graduate education and continue their dedication to the field. This year’s recipient was Tara Harney-Mahajan who intends to use the award to travel to Belfast this summer and continue her work on her dissertation. Shea then introduced James Ryan, the husband of the late Caroline Walsh, who gave a small speech and introduced the visiting speakers. “This invitation came at a time when we were struggling with Caroline’s sudden death,” said Ryan. “But an apt time for us to recall the high points of her life.” It was in this spirit of remembrance that the rest of the event followed. This first writer to give a reading was Anne Enright, a Dublin based novelist, who Ryan introduced as “Not a high ranking Irish author, but the high ranking author in Ireland.” Anne who first became acquainted with Walsh after winning a literary prize that Walsh was judging, read an excerpt from her novel, “The Gathering.” The novel discusses the family dynamic of an Irish family, and the passage delivered by Enright captured the mother daughter relationship in tribute to Lavin and Walsh’s own relationship. The mother-daughter
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James Ryan, the husband of the late writer Caroline Walsh, gives a small speech in memory of his late wife before visiting speakers honored Walsh and her daughter Mary Lavin.
theme was continued through her next reading, which was of her short story entitled, “Shaft” which told the story of a heavily pregnant woman’s interactions with a business man in an elevator. Enright’s simplistic, yet poignant and relatable style has garnered her a spot in the highest echelons of modern literature and according to Ryan, “She offers a totally unique world.” Belinda McKeon, a young writer from Dublin, took the stage next and described her relationship with Walsh through a creative piece first broadcasted on Irish Radio around the one year anniversary of Walsh’s death in 2012. Entitled “O Whirlwind” the story mourned the loss of Walsh and read like an elegy. McKeon worked with Walsh at The Irish Times, and remarked that “It’s a huge honor to be here, I mean that sincerely. Caroline meant
so much to me and I had the enormous luck of having Caroline Walsh as an editor.” The remembrances did not end with McKeon’s pithy tribute. Colm Toibin, another esteemed Irish author whose play “The Testament of Mary” opens this week on Broadway, paid his respects last with a discussion of his literary evolution and Caroline’s role in that process. As a man who knew both Lavin and Walsh, Toibin was able to tell humorous stories of the two women and gave them credit for helping him get on his feet as a writer. As Ryan noted, “Our heartfelt gratitude to these authors and for tonight, this is an event of great import and prestige…Mary Lavin and Caroline Walsh are served well by this.”
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Producer: NY is best home for Fallon’s ‘Tonight’ BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — NBC’s “Tonight Show” is moving back to New York because it’s the right place for its next host, producer Lorne Michaels said Tuesday. Jimmy Fallon has “the energy of the city,” said Michaels, who will produce “Tonight” when Fallon takes the show over from Jay Leno next year. The move also is a tribute to New York itself, said Michaels, the longtime force behind Manhattan-based “Saturday Night Live.” Public opinion of the city has changed since Johnny Carson took the “Tonight Show” to California in 1972, the producer said. He made his comments during a Q&A session with comedian Martin Short at a Hollywood Radio Television & Society lunch in Beverly Hills. Michaels, who like Short is a native of Canada, reminisced about visiting New York as a teenager and seeing a taping of “Tonight” with Jack Paar, who hosted from 1957 to 1962. “I remember how magic that was,” said Michaels, 68. He added later that Betty White was a guest that night, a testament to the staying power of some stars even as audiences show less patience for veterans. He touched only briefly on the upcoming changes in NBC’s late-night schedule and didn’t address who will fill Fallon’s spot on “Late Night.” Instead, he and Short, a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member who starred in the 1986 movie “Three Amigos!” produced and co-written by Michaels, kept the focus on “SNL” and Michaels’ career.
It’s interesting that, in most cases, the celebrities who take nude photos (or make sex tapes, a la Kim Kardashian) of themselves have their confidence breached and their phones stolen from them, and no one appears to bat an eye. There is none of the questioning of integrity (however sparse) that faces high schools and universities. There is, however, the firm belief that celebrities somehow deserve to have personal pictures of themselves paraded around the internet, as if it is just punishment for both fame and enjoying the sight of your own body. For example, I can’t say how many times I’ve heard people bring up Kim Kardashian in the vein of “She’s a slut, I know because her sex tape was everywhere.” Kim herself doesn’t seem remorseful about it, and has stated on her show that the video was constructed because “I was horny and felt like it.” It should really just be that simple, but the fact of the matter is that this simply isn’t enough for people. It’s all based upon the idea of nakedness, and how it is somehow shameful—more so if you are a woman. The fact that she made an intimate tape with someone she trusted and who completely shattered her trust in him by leaking it onto the Internet was not brought into play; the idea of a woman liking her body enough to film it and look back on it is entirely incomprehensible. Kardashian, who bounced back in a way that I thought was admirable, managed to turn her lemons into millions by making a profit off of it, which only seemed to earn her more scorn from people. She has capitalized on her own misfortune. Vanessa Hudgens is the earliest example I remember of this fascination starting. She’d taken nude pictures of herself for either herself or her significant other, and they seemed to spread over night. She stopped getting as many roles in movies; Disney was appalled that this image of female sexuality had leaked out and spoiled the wholesome image of their channel. There was not, for a single minute, a moment of comfort for Hudgens. This happened to Serena Williams as well, and flat lined her career for a little bit. The idea that a woman’s own body—one that she has grown with and learned to love—could also spell out her own destruction is terrifying. On the other end of the stick, there are women who post nudes to Internet willingly, and are still penalized for it. If the woman in question isn’t a minor, then why does anyone seek to try and punish them for it? What is so offensive about a sincere appreciation of female body—is it the concept that it would come from women themselves, rather than a twisted media perception of it wherein they are hypersexualized? Does the idea that someone might not be exclusively for another’s viewing pleasure and instead just for personal enjoyment shake our culture’s misogynistic foundations?
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Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves (PC) - 7.5/10 Terraria (PC) - 8.0/10 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (3DS) 5.0/10 Slender: The Arrival (PC) 8.5/10 Battleblock Theater (360) 8.5/10
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Upcoming Releases Week of: April 16 Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, WiiU) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers (3DS) Pandora’s Tower (Wii) God Mode (PC, 360) Sacred Citadel (PC, 360, PS3) April 23 Dead Island: Riptide (PC, 360, PS3) Star Trek (360, PS3, PC) Don’t Starve (PC) Sturmwind (Dreamcast) Poker Night 2 (PC) StarDrive (PC) Schedule from Gamespot.com
Focus Favorites Uncharted 2 PS3 ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ isn’t just a game that’ll make you feel like you’re in the middle of a Hollywood blockbuster. It’s better. Building upon the solid foundation of its predecessor, ‘Uncharted 2’ remedies all of that game’s flaws to create a seamless, near-perfect experience which stands as one of the single greatest entertainment experiences of the 21st century. You play as treasure hunter Nathan Drake, racing villains to lay claim to a sacred treasure. A touching story complete with plot twists, backstabbing, a love triangle and truly hateable villains, realized by jaw dropping visuals and a moving score, are only half of what makes this title so great. Combining third person shooter gameplay mixed with platforming and occasional stealth, the title controls like a dream. The well-paced adventure is filled with thrills and over-the-top setpieces that would make a Michael Bay film seem like child’s play. There’s even a level set on a moving train that you must navigate. To say the least, ‘Uncharted 2’ is fathoms better than any of the ‘Tomb Raider’ or ‘Indiana Jones’ video games combined. A great story, mind-blowing visuals, solid gameplay, and a touching score made ‘Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ an instant classic, a title that no gamer should ever miss. -Alex Sferrazza
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This 2007 photo depicts the ‘Video Games Live’ orchestra performing the main theme from ‘Tetris,’ titled ‘Korbeininki,’ during a performance in Edmonton, Ontario. The show recently stopped at Hartford’s Bushnell Theater; despite some setbacks, the performance was worthwhile.
By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer “Video Games Live” is a celebration of what is slowly becoming a dominant medium of entertainment. The concert series splices together footage from some of the most iconic games of all time of played up on a big screen while a live local orchestra plays theme music from said games. The series made its second-ever appearance in Connecticut last Saturday with an appearance at the Bushnell in Hartford that I was fortunate enough to attend. Truly hardcore gamer segments were on full display at VGL, with “Shadow of the Colossus,” “Castlevania,” “Chrono Trigger” and “Metal Gear Solid” earning some well deserved time in the spotlight alongside mainstay pieces from “The Legend of Zelda,” “Super Mario Bros.,” “Kingdom Hearts” and “Final Fantasy VII.” The cool thing about “VGL” is they never do the exact same show twice. While certain popular segments are often repeated,
other different segments are shown each time. The Hartford show certainly had its share of highlights; we were treated to a soloist “Donkey Kong Country” medley on an electronic flute, a live opera rendition of the “Tetris” theme “Korbeininki” and a finale of an audience singalong to the closing song of “Portal,” “Still Alive.” However, the show did have more than its fair share of shortcomings. The “Pokemon” segment made a critical error in showing next to no footage from the main handheld RPG series that made the creatures famous, instead splicing footage of the eponymous anime series as well as the N64 “Stadium” games alone. The footage of the “Metal Gear” and “Zelda” segments was notably dated and have clearly not been updated in the 6-plus year run of “VGL.” The only outright embarrassing moment of the show was the “Sonic” segment, where the dead silence of the audience could be heard after footage of post-Dreamcast “Sonic” titles were bizarrely shown on
stage including the obscure PSP title “Sonic Rivals 2” and 2006’s infamous “Sonic the Hedgehog.” As well, there was no warning that people with balcony seats, myself included, would receive an obstructed view of the screen. And don’t even get me started on the over-hyped pre-show “fan fest.” Among other shortcomings, the website had mentioned new game demos would be playable; the only thing offered at the event was the already released “Kinect Adventures.” Give me a freaking break. Audience reactions were similarly mixed between joy and disappointment. “It’s quite the experience. If you’re a gamer, its definitely something worth seeing,” said 19-year-old Javon Lewis of Enfield. “It was excellent, a must see experience,” said Brandon Schaffer, also 19 and from Enfield, who added “I’m also really glad they recognized more obscure titles like “Shadow of the Colossus.”
Joseph Quinn, a Central Connecticut State University graduate, was disappointed that most songs played were the respective series’ main themes alone. “For the Zelda set they only played the Overworld theme. There was no ‘Lost Woods,’ ‘Song of Healing,’ etc.” Considering I only paid $22.50 for my ticket, complimented by free parking, the experience of “VGL” was well worth seeing. It is truly a wondrous experience to listen to some of the most iconic video games theme in history performed by a live orchestra. While many were left disappointed by the lack of certain themes (personally, I’m going to call out the absence of “Uncharted,” “Mass Effect,” “Civilization,” “Mega Man,” “Metroid” and especially “Halo”), the setlist for the almost three hour concert was beyond impressive. A true celebration of gamer culture and history, VGL is definitely worth seeing at least once.
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‘Defiance’ attempts blend of TV series, video game
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Earth is recovering from an apocalyptic event, alien races cooperate warily, a wise-cracking outsider suddenly finds himself shouldering new responsibilities. Yes, the world of “Defiance” features familiar sci-fi touchstones, but it’s taken an ambitious approach to how you can experience them: Through both a weekly TV series and an online-only video game. Five years in the making, the joint project is the most high-profile and big-budget attempt at ongoing “transmedia” entertainment, promising characters and storylines that crisscross between the Syfy network show and Trion Worlds game. Set in 2046 on a “terraformed” Earth where humans live alongside seven alien species, the series premiering Monday displays a space Western vibe with bar brawls, interspecies politics and love, plus actors familiar to genre fans like Julie Benz and Jaime Murray. The alreadyreleased game, a multiplayer third-person shooter, has plenty of guns to upgrade, quests for supplies, and boss battles in which players cooperate to bring down giant monsters. Though they can be experienced separately, somebody who both plays the game and watches the show will gain an extra layer of insight to each, promises actor Grant Bowler, who appears in both. Bowler said he was impressed and a bit wary of that idea when he signed on to play lead Joshua “Jeb” Nolan, who becomes “lawkeeper” of the city of St. Louis, renamed Defiance by survivors. “I thought ‘Gee, this thing is either going to change the business model of how we make television, and add a new one, or we’re going to go screaming down in flames,’” he said. “But either is -- funnily enough -- fine with me.” It’s a strategy fraught with challenges. Time
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Julie Benz as Amanda Rosewater, left, Graham Greene as Rafe McCawley, and Grant Bowler as Jeb Nolan, right, in a scene from the series “Defiance.”
and again, games based on successful series or movies have flopped, as have movies or series based on hit games. “When you take the synthesis of the game and the show together, you’re at a whole new level of excitement, you’re at a whole new level of difficulty,” Bowler said in an interview. “You also increase your chances of blowing it exponentially. Because it’s not like one plus one. It’s more you’re cubing the level of difficulty. Which is why nobody has ever attempted to do it in as integrated a way as we’ve done it before.” Bowler began his work on the project by doing motion-capture performance for the game-makers. They asked how his character would act before he’d had a chance to consult with a show-runner or writer, “which is odd for an actor. You’re used to having a director ... Here it was the lunatics were running the
asylum.” Since then, each company created new positions in order to pass information along to the other and bring their production schedules into harmony. There still were “a lot of occasions” in which ideas put forth by one company were shot down by the other for technical reasons, Bowler said. And at least at first, there’s no “interactive” storytelling in which players’ choices or actions cause substantive show changes from week to week: Choose Your Own Adventure TV. “The nature of incorporating ... two very, very different delivery systems is incredibly problematic,” Bowler said. “How you would do it in a more immediate, spontaneous way, I don’t know. I think maybe our experience, what we’re attempting to do, will move us closer to being able to see that idea.”
Earlier this month, Adam Orth, a creative director for Microsoft, resigned from the company. Had he found a new job opportunity? Was it a case of differering opinions with the direction Microsoft took on the next-generation Xbox console? The catalyst for his unemployment, as it turned out, was a seemingly banal series of tweets. To fill you in: gaming blog Kokatu, on April 4, published new information regarding what seems to be one of the worst-kept secrets in modern gaming, that the nextgeneration Xbox will require 24/7, “always-on” Internet connectivity for users to play games, likely as an antipiracy effort. In the light of EA’s recent “SimCity” debacle, where that “always-on” game was nigh unplayable because its servers were incredibly unstable, Internet commenters weren’t happy to hear another company flirting with the concept. Though it’s unknown how much experience he had with the next-generation Xbox, Orth began defending always-on connectivity hours after the article was published on his Twitter page (which has now been set to private), one reading “Sorry, I don’t get the drama around having an ‘always on’ console. Every device is now ‘always on.’ That’s the world we live in.” In response to Orth’s inflammatory comments, Internet websites (namely Reddit) lashed out, spreading his comments far enough to catch his employees’ eyes; he left the company days later. While Orth’s legacy at Microsoft teaches the important lesson of how not to represent your company on Twitter, the larger points surrounding the follies of “always-on” are evident simply from the man’s rebuttals on Twitter. One of his screencapped responses, a reply to another user, reads “Those people should definitely get with the times and get the internet. It’s awesome.” No matter how flippant or sarcastic Orth’s tone was in the tweet, he appears to come away with an elitist point of view that would be scary if his former employer shared it. There’s a reason why not everyone has high-speed Internet and it has nothing to do with choice. Outside of urban areas, dozens of factors from price to environment limit the spread of high-speed wires; though things have improved in recent years, “always-on” simply seems like a way for Microsoft to limit their audience. More importantly, the “SimCity” disaster of March had dire consequences for “always-on.” While Maxis, its developers, took the blame for the game’s awful launch citing their desire to make it a community experience, trying to take the spotlight off reported efforts by EA to
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Boston TV coverage a reel of Fox removes controversial ‘Family Guy’ episode from websites constant chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — Television is a visual medium, and when news producers get video illustrating a major story like the Boston marathon explosions, their job is to put it on the air. At some point it becomes a reel of constant chaos. Images showing the flash of explosions, stunned people running for safety, injured victims rushed to ambulances are repeated onscreen to the extent that it can become as disturbing as the event itself. Boston wasn’t the first time this has happened and won’t be the last, not with half the populace walking around with video cameras in their pocket. Even more than 24 hours later on Tuesday, cable news networks were repeating some of the same video regularly in following up the story. “It’s hard to turn away,” said Emily Godbey, an Iowa State University professor with an expertise in images of disasters. “But it might be healthy, when you’ve absorbed the current event, to turn away.” In the hours directly following the explosions, cable and broadcast news aired video almost as quickly as it came in and with little breaks. Anchors like Brian Williams, Diane Sawyer, Scott Pelley narrated the action but you rarely — if ever — saw their faces. “If you’re in a news department and an event like this happens, it’s your job to put it
on the air. Period,” said Rick Kaplan, a longtime TV news producer and executive. Kaplan watched the coverage closely and pronounced it solid and compelling. But he reached the point, without a dramatic break in the story such as an indication of who was responsible, that he had to call it quits. It was too much. The same footage shown Tuesday was nothing more than “wallpaper,” an industry term referring to video shown because it’s exciting even as it has lost much news purpose. As the story is breaking, broadcasters must also be conscious of new viewers tuning who are new to the story, to fill them in on what is happening. That generally takes precedence over concerns about people who have spent a long time watching the same news over and over. “Video is important information, particularly in the early stages of a story,” said former ABC News President David Westin. “Sometimes it’s the only information you have.” That value diminishes the further you get into a story, unless new video emerges that presents different evidence, he said. The challenge for news executives is identifying the time at which the video has ceased becoming informative and simply serves to desensitize the viewer. Westin was ABC News president during the Sept. 11 attacks.
He called a halt to showing replays of the planes striking the World Trade Center in the days after the event after being told that they were becoming disturbing to some children who couldn’t grasp that they were not different events. “The television coverage itself can become an instrument of terror if you’re not careful,” he said. While these issues need to be considered by news executives, “the first thing for a journalist is to cover the story,” he said. “If a journalist spends an amount of time not doing stories to protect the audience, it’s not a good thing.” It’s not just television audiences that can be disturbed by repeated exposure to video of these events. Westin said ABC offered counseling to its producers after events like Columbine to stave off the effects of constantly being exposed to these images as part of their work. In some respects, coverage of the Boston explosions was more visually gruesome than the Sept. 11 attacks, Godbey said. Even though thousands of people were killed on Sept. 11, there were very few people injured. The Boston aftermath had dozens of people hurt. The still images of Boston have proved gorier than what was on television. The New York Daily News and Post ran the same front page picture on Tuesday of a woman sitting on a sidewalk streaked with blood.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox has pulled from websites a recent episode of “Family Guy” that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon, and has no immediate plans to air it again. Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez said Tuesday the episode has been removed from Fox. com and Hulu.com. In the episode, protagonist Peter Griffin is asked by sports announcer Bob Costas about his performance at the marathon. A flashback shows Peter mowing down runners with his car. “I’ll tell ya, Bob, I just got in my car and drove it,” Griffin says. “And when there was a guy in my way, I killed him.” Later, Peter befriends a terrorist who, unbeknownst to him, is plotting to blow up a bridge. When Peter dials a cellphone the friend has given him, explosions and screams are heard. On some websites, an edited clip has been circulating that fuses the two scenes, making it seem — incorrectly — as if the explosion was at the marathon. Some commenters have implied that the show “predicted” the bombings. “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane took to Twitter on Tuesday to vent anger over the edited clip and offer condolences to victims of Monday’s
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bombings at the marathon. “The edited ‘Family Guy’ clip currently circulating is abhorrent,” MacFarlane
tweeted. “The event was a crime and a tragedy, and my thoughts are with the victims.”
Gamer’s Piece: Single-player games, anti-piracy failures illuminate problems with ‘always-on’ from ‘ALWAYS-ON’, page 6 stamp out any and all piracy of the game, “always-on” fails in both contexts. The problem with “SimCity” being a community experience, of course, is that it’s a singleplayer game at heart and has been since its inception; the game’s fun comes out of the city-building experience, not the ability to show it off to friends (likely too absorbed by their own cities to even care). Maxis wrongly tried to force a recent trend into “SimCity,” adding multiplayer to appease online players; needless to say, it backfired. Single-player games and single-player modes will continue to exist; why should players lose access to all gameplay whenever their Internet goes
out? On the other hand, the piracy prevention approach was even worse. In trying to prevent illegal downloading, EA accidentally drove its consumers toward piracy. When a consumer’s options are buying a broken product or downloading a version that fixes the problem (hackers quickly got into the game’s code after its release, removing its online functions which made it playable), why should they even consider the first? Time will tell if the new Xbox will be “always-on” when it’s revealed next month, but it’s clear at this point that consumers will be “always-off” to the idea.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- For the next month, you’re imaginative, innovative and inspired. Practical and interesting conversation is predictable. Today, with the Moon and Sun in Gemini, you’re extra sharp. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- It’s easier to make money for the next four weeks. You have more than you need ... recognize and appreciate abundance, and soak it up. Love prevails. Pass it on. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -Absorb the love, and send it around. Cash flow improves this month, too. Take care not to let it slip through your fingers by tracking it in a budget. Advance to a new level. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t be afraid to charge what you’re worth. Get busy and check things off your list, but also make time for rest. Exercise keeps you healthy. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s party time, moreso than usual through mid-June. Your true friends are there for you. Remember to give back, and spread your magic for fun and lighthearted silliness. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You experience a philosophical shift. You’re very lucky now. For the next month, new career opportunities open up. Expand your influence, and your career advances. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 4-- Take it harder earlier in the day. Get some good television time in before embarking on something new and surprising. Write down your experiences in a journal, and then throw that journal in the trash. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Do something that you promised for a loved one, and keep your friends happy. Complete negotiations. Work on financial changes over the next month. This provides freedom. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -Love and partnership overflows now. Share it with others. Go ahead and be a hero. Family members vie for your attention. Revise your routine. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Take it easy and get a good rest before the storm, as you’re about to get very busy and deep into your work for a few weeks. Love is in the air. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Be inspired by the curiosity and creativity of children. Your artistic nature is enhanced now and for the next month. Surround yourself with laughter. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You spend extra time on family matters. Face-to-face interactions result into great ideas. Home is the best place for you tonight.
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Previewing the Eastern Conference Playoffs By TJ Souhlaris NBA Eastern Conference Columnist
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages: it’s here. That’s right, after an excruciatingly long regular season that saw historic winning streaks, a Piston get pummeled and a Kemba stepback game-winning jumper, the NBA Playoffs are finally here. The main entrée in the Eastern Conference is the Boston-New York matchup, but let’s cover some smaller courses before we delve into the filet mignon and spoil our appetites, shall we? Because Atlanta and Chicago can flip-flop by the time this comes out, I’ve included both of their potential matchups here as well. (1) Miami vs. (8) Milwaukee – The Bucks might have a slim chance to win in this series, but I don’t give them much of a shot. By “win,” of course, I mean steal a home game due to a Monta Ellis eruption and because LeBron James decides that he’d rather hit the Marquette bar scene with Dwayne Wade than play in Game 3. If the Heat are Secretariat, the Bucks are the also-ran horses that didn’t even make the qualifier before the qualifier for the Kentucky Derby. Heat in four games. (4) Brooklyn vs. (5) Atlanta/ Chicago – The odds favor Atlanta
to take the No. 5 seed, as all the Hawks have to do is win out in order to earn the right to start the playoffs in BK. In the BrooklynAtlanta series, which might singlehandedly put NBA Network in the red due to an extreme lack of viewers, the Nets will come out on top. Josh Smith’s career field goal percentage in the playoffs is a shoddy 42 percent, and his 14.9 percent 3-point shooting in the postseason will make your stomach convulse when you realize that he’s actually taken 67 of them in 46 career games. For the Nets, Deron Williams is quietly playing some efficient basketball, averaging 23.4 points per game and shooting 48.2 percent from the floor since the all-star break. Even though they split the season series, Brooklyn takes it in six games. The Nets might find it a little more difficult to defeat the Bulls, however. Chicago’s injuryplagued front court is finally starting to get healthy, as both Taj Gibson and Joakim Noah returned to the floor on Monday. The Bulls forwards might not be “gameready,” but I think Chicago will end up winning its series against Brooklyn in seven games. (3) Indiana vs. (6) Atlanta/ Chicago – Indiana has stumbled at the end of the 2012-13 campaign, dropping two straight contests and 4 of their 6 games in April. The
Pacers have a pretty thin bench to begin with, so Hoosiers couldn’t have been pleased to hear that Danny Granger was going to undergo season-ending knee surgery three weeks ago after a failed comeback attempt. I believe the Pacers will clean out the Hawks in five games and beat the Bulls in a tight, seven-game series if it comes down to it. However, the Bulls have the equivalent of a holographic Charizard up their sleeves; if the always-omnipotent Derrick Rose makes his triumphant return to the United Center, Indy’s dreams of a magical title run could fizzle out quickly. (2) New York vs. (7) Boston – Where’s Michael Buffer? This series is going to be one of the most memorable of the entire playoffs because there’s so much legitimate nastiness floating around both of these teams. There’s the whole Honey Nut Cheerios fiasco between Kevin Garnett and Carmelo Anthony, there’s the vengeance that New York is looking to exact after getting swept and embarrassed in the 2011playoffs and there’s the (friendly, I hope) banter that will surely be taking place between C’s and Knicks fans at Thirsty’s next week. And then there’s the Knicks signing Quentin Richardson. This might not seem like a big deal to anybody not direct-
Smallwood's absense does not stop defensive growth
from SPRING, page 12 As the Huskies adjust to a new offensive coordinator, team chemistry will be very important early on in the season and this Saturday will be the first look at some of the new schemes and plays UConn has been working on in preparation for the fall. “We’re building the chemistry having played together, some of us for two years now going on our third year,” McCombs said. “There’s definitely a chemistry there between some of us and the new guys are coming on and learning as well.” Defense has been one of the most consistent units for UConn over the past couple of seasons,
especially at the linebacker position. Junior Yawin Smallwood was key member of the Huskies defense as he recorded an impressive 120 total tackles and in the 12 games he played in. Due to an injury, Smallwood did not participate in spring practice, but according to head coach Paul Pasqualoni, other players like Ryan Donahue have stepped up this spring to try and help fill the void before the regular season begins. “Clearly Ryan Donahue is having a very good spring,” Pasqualoni said. “He is emerging as a vocal leader capable of directing his teammates which is a big prerequisite of the linebacker position. He’s doing a very good job.
He has a very clear understanding of what the concepts are and what he’s seeing.” The Huskies will open up the 2013 season with three straight contests at home. After their first game of the season on Aug. 29 against Towson, UConn will host Maryland on Sept. 14 and Michigan on Sept. 21, in what will be two of the biggest games to be ever played at Rentschler Field. Admission and parking for this year’s spring game is free. Parking lots for those in attendance will open at 9 a.m., gates will open at 10:30 a.m. The Blue vs. White scrimmage will also be televised live on SNY.
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ly involved in the series, but it made tidal waves of impact around Celtics fans. Garnett put the former Clipper/Sun/Knick/ Heat/Magic on the floor with a vicious elbow in the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, earning him a one-game suspension in the process. So there’s obviously inherent bad blood between the two. However, the real feud lies between Richardson and Paul Pierce. Simply put, Q and KG are BFFLs compared to the rivalry between Richardson and Pierce. I’m not sure if anybody has ever been able to figure out exactly why there’s some much palpable tension and genuine hatred between the two players, but the only knowledge people outside the circle possess is that it exists. There’s going to be a time in this series when Mike Woodson inserts Richardson into the game to cover Pierce. There are going to be words exchanged and one of two things is going to happen: a) Richardson gets under Pierce’s skin and rattles “the truth.” b) Pierce’s eyes light up as he sees his prey approach. “The truth” unleashes a litany of slowmotion, yet artful, step-backs and pull-ups and then hits his the basketball counterpart of the “Stone Cold Stunner,” a game-winning three-pointer from the top of the key right inside Richardson’s irises. Pierce then parades around Madison Square Garden, jumps atop press row and shotguns two Budweisers thrown to him by unruly Celtics fans while gazing over Richardson’s felled body. Okay, so maybe “b” won’t play out exactly like that, but you get
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my point. There’s not going to be a middle ground. Anyway, both teams are as healthy as they’ll be right now, with the C’s missing Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger, and the Knicks likely without their human cadaver, Amar’e Stoudemire. Neither teams’ game plan is a secret either; Boston will slow things down and try to get open looks for Pierce, Garnett and company, while New York will isolate with Anthony and J.R. Smith and shoot a nearly unfathomable amount of three-pointers. It’s worked for the Knicks all year. Some teams catch themselves launching too many treys, but it’s far from a bad habit for New York. The x-factor for the series will be Jeff Green – because, of course it is. Green has shown flashes all season-long of what he can do (because, of course he has, it’s Jeff
Green) and has really turned it on for the Celtics since the all-star break. If Green can neutralize a “hey guys, we should really check his pulse because he’s been unconscious for almost a month now” Anthony, it gives the Celtics a great shot to pull off the series upset. As much as I want to write it, I have to stay objective here. Melo is easily one of the top five best players in the NBA at this moment and might even be in the top three if Chris Paul isn’t your cup of tea. So far, this season has been Melo’s best chance at a title in his career. He’s not going to go down easily, and that’s why I think the Knicks take the series in a heartpalpitating seven games.
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Morrissey: Hockey is back to prominence in Connecticut
from HOCKEY, page 12 hockey team as well. Here at UConn, our men’s hockey team is in the middle of a transition period as the Huskies have one more year in the Atlantic Hockey Association before heading to Hockey East. This is the same hockey team that nearly beat Quinnipiac in Hamden back in Jan. and the same hockey team that held their own against Yale two sea-
sons ago in New Haven. While UConn’s hockey program still has some more growing to do before we are thrust onto the national stage, the Huskies are in great shape to one day compete for a national title. Connecticut hockey is once again on the rise, which is not only good for the state but for the game in general. Earlier this year, I proposed the idea of having a Connecticut style tournament similar to the
Beanpot in Boston. After seeing this year’s Frozen Four the idea does not seem so farfetched. Connecticut hockey will only improve from here and don’t be surprised if one day you see UConn playing for a national title on the ice. Follow Tyler on Twitter @ TylerRMorrissey
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April 23 UMass 3 p.m.
April 24 Bryant 3:30 p.m.
April 20 St. John’s Noon
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Recruits Facey, Samuel shine in Jordan Brand Regional Game
By Tim Fontenault Staff Writer On Nov. 8, Terrence Samuel and Kentan Facey will put on the UConn men’s basketball jersey for their first official game – a non-conference showdown with Maryland at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It will not be the first time either player takes the floor at the new arena, however. Samuel and Facey participated in the 2013 Jordan Brand Regional Game, a showcase event for top high school players, at the Barclays Center on April 13. Playing for the White team, the two UConn recruits combined for 18 points in a 114-102 victory against the Black team. Samuel and Facey were the only two players in the game who will be playing in the American Athletic Conference next season. A constant criticism of UConn’s frontcourt is its inability to grab rebounds, averaging 33.1 per game during the 201213 season, which ranked 243rd nationally. Facey, a 6’9” power forward and the Gatorade Player of the Year in New York, had a team-high 10 rebounds during Saturday’s game, adding 10
points for a double-double. Samuel, a 6’3” shooting guard from Brooklyn, scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds, showing an ability to attack the rim. He looks to add to a building legacy of New York City guards who have left their mark on UConn. That group includes Taliek Brown, Kemba Walker and All-Big East Rookie Team selection Omar Calhoun. UConn Coach Kevin Ollie has spent the past year instilling the idea of brotherhood into his team, and the Huskies’ incoming freshman class has taken to that on their own. Facey and Samuel were AAU teammates in high school, but they will be joined by a third player in the Class of 2013, Amida Brimah from Miami. According to Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant, the 6’11” center flew to New York on his own for the Jordan Brand Regional Game to watch his new teammates, who he had never met despite regular conversations via text message. Brimah spent time with the two after the game and stayed with Samuel that night. The trio lands UConn at No. 38 in the Class of 2013 rankings, according to ESPN.
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The UConn softball team’s midseason struggle continued as they fell to UMass 7-6 on the road Tuesday, with the Huskies giving up the lead twice before the game’s end. Connecticut took the lead early, notching three runs in the top of the second on a three-run home run from senior Brittany Duclos. But the Minutemen struck back in the bottom of the inning, taking advantage of UConn’s fielding inconsistency, and scored two unearned runs in response as the Huskies committed three costly errors in the inning. UMass scored again in the bottom of the fourth, tying the game 3-3. After a hit batter and two-run home run followed in the bottom of the fifth, the Minutemen were up 5-3. Connecticut pieced together a strong effort in the top of the sixth to try to give senior Kiki Saveriano the win. Senior Kim Silva started off the inning with a solo home run, followed by a two-run home run from freshman Jacklyn Dubois after junior Audrey Grinnell got on base due to an error. The Huskies had a 6-5 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth, but UMass found just enough offense to take the upper hand one last time. Saveriano hit two batters and gave up a single, setting up the Minutemen to score two on a double and take a 7-6 lead. A last-ditch effort was attempted in the top of the seventh, however, as UConn tried to mount one last comeback. The team managed to get two runners in scoring position before the Minutemen recorded the final two outs and halted the rally. With the loss, Saveriano fell to 11-10 on the season, having dropped seven straight decisions. The losing streak has been plagued with fielding errors behind the mound and timely hits from the opponents at the plate. Even though Saveriano took the loss, she still managed to strike out 10 while giving up only five hits. The team is now on a four-game losing streak, having been swept by the No. 11 Louisville Cardinals over the weekend and losing to UMass on Tuesday. Next up for UConn is Rhode Island (9-22 overall, 2-7 Atlantic 10) today, where the Huskies desperately need a win on the road, along with a win on Thursday at home against Bryant, to keep their spirits up for the crucial Big East games ahead, including a three-game series with St. John’s at home this weekend. The Huskies will play at 3:30 p.m. today at the URI Softball Field in Kingston, R.I.
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NFL to release 2013 regular season schedule on Thursday night By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer The NFL will release its 2013 regular season schedule tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Following the announcement, both ESPN and the NFL Network will have full coverage and breakdowns of next season’s slate of games. The first regular season kickoff is scheduled for Thursday, September 5th when the reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens will open the year on the road. The Ravens begin their title defense away from home because of a scheduling conflict with the Baltimore Orioles who will take on the Chicago White Sox at 7:05 p.m. that same night. Given the NFL’s announcement of every team’s 2013 opponents back in December, it is likely Baltimore will travel to Denver, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati. A game with the Broncos would be a rematch of last year’s exciting upset victory for the Ravens in the AFC divisional round, while trips to Pittsburgh or Cincinnati would start the season with one of two great division rivalries. Sometime following the opener, the champions of Super
Bowl 47 will also play host to the New England Patriots, whom they defeated in last year’s AFC championship game. The Patriots will have a home game against Denver this season, setting the stage for the 14th all-time meeting between the game’s top two quarterbacks, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Manning is also scheduled face his former team for the first time, when the Broncos eventually travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts. In the NFC, the marquee matchups of 2013 figure to constantly feature last year’s conference champion, the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners will twice battle the Seattle Seahawks, who after their offseason additions and strong run last post-season, are favorites to reach the Super Bowl. In addition, San Francisco will meet again with the Atlanta Falcons in a rematch of the NFC Championship game. Super Bowl 48 is scheduled for Sunday, February 2nd 2014, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, home of both the New York Jets and Giants.
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SPRING IS WINDING DOWN Huskies enter final week before Spring Game
Tyler Morrissey When I sat down to write this column, I wasn’t sure how much of it should be dedicated to the tragedy that took place in Boston on Monday. Quite frankly, a lot has been written about what took place by many sports writers across the country, and a lot has been written more eloquently than I could by people like Leigh Montville and Jeff Jacobs. While I think it’s important that we take a step back from sports, I also believe that sports can help bring us together in times of crises and immense pain. Boston is a sports town with passionate fans like no other and I know that sports will help the city get back on its feet as the Bruins and Celtics gear up for the playoffs. Therefore, this week I wanted to delve into this year’s Frozen Four Tournament in Pittsburgh. On April 13th 1997, the Hartford Whalers played their final game in the state of Connecticut. Fastforward 16 years and there are two teams from Connecticut vying for the NCAA National Championship in the Frozen Four. When the Whalers left town for Carolina in 1997, many hockey fans were left without an outlet to enjoy the sport. The American Hockey league set up shop in the capitol city but so far the AHL has not captured the hearts of hockey loving fans in the Nutmeg state. Enter the Yale Bulldogs and Quinnipiac Bobcats. Yale captured their first national title in hockey after defeating their in-state rival Quinnipiac 4-0 last Saturday night in Pittsburgh. The two schools are separated by just a mere eight miles and the rivalry has been red hot ever since the Bobcats joined the ECAC Hockey league in 2005. The Bulldogs were no stranger to the limelight of college hockey, as the program has been thriving for many years producing NHL quality talent which includes players like Christopher Higgins and most recently Kenny Agostino, whose name became well-known after Boston’s failed trade attempt for Jarome Iginla. Until this year’s Frozen Four, Quinnipiac has not been recognized on a national stage. Go ahead and ask anybody from outside of Connecticut who Quinnipiac is, and don’t be surprised if you hear the phrase, “never heard of them.” That all changed this year when a little known school from Hamden, Connecticut started making waves in college hockey. Quinnipiac was one of the No. 1 seeds in this year’s tournament and made it all the way to the championship game backed by their Hobey Baker finalist goaltender, Eric Hartzell. It looked as if the game was going to be decided by one goal, until the Bulldogs broke it open in the third period, thus ending Quinnipiac’s magical season. An all Connecticut Frozen Four is just what this state needed to rejuvenate its love for hockey. It’s common sense for the state to embrace the sport, seeing as its frigid winters make it possible for pickup games of hockey to be played on frozen ponds across Connecticut. By having two Connecticut schools play for a national title, you are inspiring an entire generation to lace up a pair of skates. I bet if you monitor the youth hockey enrollment numbers in Connecticut over the next couple of years, you will see a spike in those numbers and we have Yale and Quinnipiac to thank for that trend. Both Yale and Quinnipiac have a lot to be proud of this season and both schools look to continue the success they found this year and the same can be said for UConn’s
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The UConn football team will have one last week of organized practice before they take the field on Saturday at noon for the annual Blue vs. White scrimmage at Rentschler Field. So far this spring, the Huskies have been hard at work preparing for next season, as UConn will compete in the newly named American Athletic Conference. Last season UConn finished the year with an overall record of 5-7 and Big East conference record of 2-5. This year’s spring game will give the UConn coaching staff a final look at certain players who will be battling for starting positions come preseason camp in the sumNotebook mer. In addition to the quarterback position, the position of running back is an area of the UConn offense that boasts a lot of depth. Junior running back Lyle McCombs did most of the ball carrying last season as the 169 pound back rushed for 860 total yards and averaged 78.2 yards a game. New UConn offensive coordinator T.J. Weist said that McCombs had a good spring and brings an element of consistency to the Huskies’ offense. “Lyle has a toughness but more than anything, he’s consistent,” Weist said. “Lyle shows up every day with a swagger, an attitude, he’s competitive and everybody knows he’s competitive. When he steps on the field, to me, he goes out and plays at the same level all the time. He plays fast; he’s always running around making guys miss. With a good attitude he comes out here and has fun but when it’s time to crank it up, he cranks it up.”
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UConn redshirt junior linebacker Yawin Smallwood makes a tackle during the Huskies’ 24-17 win over Buffalo on Sep. 29, 2012.
Baseball scores 12 runs in win over Fairfield
By Danny Maher Senior Staff Writer
Senior LJ Mazzilli’s bases-clearing double in the fourth inning highlighted UConn’s offensive explosion that buried in-state rival Fairfield 12-5 on Tuesday as the Huskies cruised to its fifth straight win. Connecticut (23-13, 8-4 Big East) trailed 5-1 in the third inning but the Huskies scored 11 unanswered runs and starting pitcher Christian Colletti (3-1, 4.80 ERA) and rebounded from a poor third inning to earn his third win of the season. “[Colletti] had errors made behind him but it did not let it bother him,” Head Coach Jim Penders said. “He did a nice job coming away with a ‘W’ without his best stuff.” The top four in the UConn batting order (Tom Verdi, Billy Ferriter, Mazzilli and Vinny Siena) went 8-for-13 with nine RBIs and
six runs scored. Both teams traded runs in the opening frame but the Stags took a commanding lead with two outs in the third inning. With runners at the corners, senior Anthony Hajjar singled up the middle underneath UConn shortstop Tom Verdi’s desperate dive and Fairfield scored its
tom half of the third inning. After a Jack Sundberg single, a pitch hit junior Tom Verdi for the 19th time this season. He is second in the country in hit by pitches. Ferriter sacrificed both runners over on a bunt to the third-base side of the pitcher’s mound. Fairfield’s Andrew Gallagher
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second run. They were not done. Senior Jack Giannini smacked a hard grounder towards third base; Siena got in position to field the ball but could not make the play as another run scored. Designated hitter Jake Salpietro gave the Stags its largest lead with a two-run double to deep left-center field giving Fairfield a 5-1 lead. UConn got a run back in the bot-
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decided not to pitch to Mazzilli and intentionally walked him to get to Siena. The UConn freshman then hit a sacrifice fly to center field that brought home Sundberg from third base. Siena had three sacrifice flies and an RBI triple in the afternoon. Despite his success at the plate, Siena has been average in the field since making the change over to third base after primarily playing
shortstop in high school. “He has to improve on the hot corner,” Penders said. “When he makes an error, it can’t turn into another error. He hung his head a little bit, I don’t expect to see that again.” Siena committed two errors on Tuesday and has 11 on the season. UConn tacked on five more and took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth inning. Verdi hit an RBI double off bottom of left field fence near foul pole that scored sophomore Connor David and cut the deficit to two runs. Fairfield loaded the bases by intentionally walking Ferriter and choosing to face Mazzilli. The Preseason Big East Player of the Year made the Stags pay with a bases-clearing double down third base line on the first pitch from new pitcher, Anthony DiMauro. Two batters later, Bobby Melley tripled for the second time this season and brought home Mazzilli to cap a five-run fourth inning that
gave the Huskies a 7-5 lead. The Huskies scored three more in the fifth inning as Pat Butler entered the game and prevented any sort of Fairfield comeback. He shut down the Stags in 2 innings allowing just one hit and striking out three. Senior Dan Feehan and sophomore Max Slade pitched hitless eighth and ninth innings. Jon Testanti had a confidenceboosting, pinch-hit triple in the bottom of the eighth, which drove in UConn’s 12th and final run. Testani had been struggling the last couple weeks and saw his batting average slip to .189. UConn will begin a three-game series with conference-leading South Florida on Friday night at New Britain Stadium the home of the Rock Cats. The Huskies will continue the home stand with a pair of 1 p.m. games against the Bulls on Saturday and Sunday.
Daniel.Maher@UConn.edu
NBC unveils Premier League TV plans for 2013-14
By Miles DeGrazia Soccer Columnist
On Oct. 28 2012, NBC Universal announced it outbid beIN Sport and a joint Fox Soccer Channel / ESPN bid to televise the English Premier League in the United States. NBC announced that the deal cost around $250 million dollars, but many questions remained about how NBC would handle the Premier League. The fear for many US soccer fans was that matches would be delayed or shunted to networks not on normal cable packages, that despite the massive dollar amount invested in the beautiful game NBC would treat the game like a second-class citizen as most other networks have done in the past. Those fears quickly dissipated Tuesday when NBC announced how it would handle their Premier League coverage, which starts on August
17. NBC announced that every single Premier League matches, all 380, would be available live in some capacity across 10 different TV channels or online. In addition to showing every match, NBC will produce others shows for NBC Sports Network based on the Premier League coverage. Match of the Day, a popular Premier League highlights show in England from the BBC will be used as a blueprint for Match of the Day on NBC, which will air every Saturday. NBC Sports Network will also show Match of the Day 2, an extended highlight show, which shows 20-minute versions of each match, every Sunday. Manchester United and Manchester City will have a two-hour show every Monday dedicated to their matches in addition to Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham having a similar two-hour show every
Tuesday. NBC’s popular ‘36’ series will get the Premier League treatment, which will follow around players the 36 hours leading up to a big match. NBC will also pick three in house Premier League produced TV shows Premier League World, Premier League Preview and Premier League Review. NBC in total will produce 600 hours of original Premier League content, an amount that dwarfs any previous networks outlay. NBC is also appealing to a much younger audience by offering free high quality streams to cable customers mirroring ESPN’s popular WatchESPN website. NBC unlike any network before it is finally giving soccer a legitimate chance to move into the normal American sporting landscape. Other networks (ESPN and Fox) have had soccer rights before but only showed the matches, giving no chance for the average
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Like the other 19 teams in the English Premier League, all 38 of Manchester United’s matches during the 2013-14 season will be available through NBC on TV or online.
fan to understand what was really going on in the sport by having a highlights show or good pre or post game shows. NBC is taking a gamble here, a $250 million gamble to be exact, that soccer will be the next big thing in the US and they want to be in pole position to profit off of it. These next three years will be a make or break moment
for soccer in the US. If NBC finally shows that it can be profitable soccer could very well establish itself as one of the big sports in the US, conversely if the TV deal proves to be a commercial failure no other production company will see the point in investing in the beautiful game.
Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu