The Daily Campus: April 18, 2012

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Police ultimatum: allow reform group to demonstrate or be arrested

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By Kim Wilson Senior Staff Writer

BRINGING VON DER MEHDEN TO LIFE UConn Concert Band encourages audience interaction in final show of the semester.

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SAD END TO SHOEMATE’S CAREER Shoemate calls it quits week of Spring Game.

SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: HONOR EARTH WEEK BY GOING GREEN Students should take extra steps to be greener during Earth Week.

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: CANDLELIGHT MARCH WILL RETURN FOR TAKE BACK THE NIGHT The annual rally will raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault on campus.

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Two students were arrested Tuesday for interfering with the assembly of a non-profit group’s graphic pro-life display on Fairfield Way that exhibited pictures of aborted fetuses, including a poster that compared images of the Holocaust and lynching to an aborted fetus.

UConn police gave protestors an ultimatum – allow the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform group to set up their display or be arrested.

All but two of the protestors yielded: Brenna Regan, an 8th-semester sociology and environmental justice double major, and Logan Place, a 6th-semester political science major. Both students were released on non-surety bonds.

Presented by CBR the display spurred outrage from students and an organized protest from the UConn group Students United for Reproductive Justice after CBR began their campaign Monday morning.

Brian McKinney, a CBR volunteer, said protesters circled the display Tuesday morning and would not allow CBR members to finish setting up a metal fence that surrounded the posters.

“The students were given multiple warnings that if they continued, there would be consequences,” McKinney said. “We have a permit to be here.”

Brenna Regan, who was arrested for trespassing in the 2nddegree during the protest, said she is angered that the university administration protected the rights of CBR more than the rights of students who were upset by the images.

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Representatives from abortionNO.org were on campus trying to spread their message to stop abortion on Fairfield Way in this Monday, April 16 photo. Students stopped by to argue their point of view and sign a free speech wall for pro-choice

“We wanted to show that we were willing to go to extremes and stand up for what we believe in,” Regan said. “We pay thousands of dollars to be here and this is our space.”

Regan described the images on display as “imposing and attacking.” The posters included bloody images of aborted fetuses, detached baby heads and dismembered limbs.

The New England Regional director of CBR, Leslie Sneddon, said that the images are meant to help people understand the “indescribable evil” of abortion by providing a message that words cannot.

“We always get a lot of people upset with our message but we have people who thank us later,” Sneddon said. “I’ve had four abortions … If there is a woman

that comes to terms with reality, that leads her from a place of denial to a place of healing.”

Logan Place, who was also arrested Tuesday, said he was happy that over 40 students protested the display after SURJ hosted a meeting Monday night.

“As horrific as it was, it provided an opportunity for students to make sure people have the accurate information,” Place said.

Place said the UConn police officers were polite and asked him if he was sure he wanted to be arrested rather than allow CBR to set up their display.

“If the UConn Police would rather arrest UConn students than stop a hate speech, so be it,” Place said.

CBR presents their display at 20 to 25 universities a year.

Sneddon said she is not deterred

by the outcry from the student population and the two arrests made.

“I’m respectful of their passion,” Sneddon said of the two students who were arrested. “I hope one day [Regan] will be standing on our side.”

Protestors started chanting and wielding signs with phrases like “my body, my choice” at 6 a.m., an hour before CBR members arrived on campus. “[CBR] have their right to speech,” said protestor Marichris Cariaga, a 6th-semester nursing major. “It’s the fact that they have these giant banners subjecting everyone to these images.

It’s not fair the administration is overlooking the mental health of students … this is our campus.”

The moratorium was originally started in 2011 after Spring Weekend 2010 when festivities got out of hand and led to the death of UConn student, Jafar Karzoun. While attending an off-campus party, Karzoun was assaulted and died days later due to injuries according to a Hartford Courant article. His assailant, a non-UConn student, was convicted of his death and sentenced to four in half years.

Karzoun’s death has helped lead the way to suppress the dangerous practices of Spring Weekend with support from many faculty and staff. President Susan Herbst wrote an article for The Hartford Courant

that expresses the need to end Spring Weekend and continues about misconceptions of Spring Weekend. She clarifies it wasn’t only UConn students creating the problems but estimates that a large portion of the crowd are non-UConn students. She also states that between 80-90 percent of the arrests are not UConn students and the same estimates are given to those who sought medical needs that weekend.

“My freshmen year it was the first time they cancelled Spring Weekend and I understand where they are coming from,” said Yuanwen Liang 4thsemester psychology and biology double major. “However I do think it’s ridiculous that they are cracking down on us. As I was told it wasn’t UConn students that caused the problem. We are taking the heat for something that isn’t our fault.”

According to Herbst’s article, Spring Weekend has grown through the decades since the 1960’s where between 10,000 and 15,000 people would flood onto the campus during the weekend. She also believes that Spring Weekend was a stain on UConn’s reputation. In the past years, Spring Weekend has led to various crimes such as theft, destruction, assaults, drunken behavior, property damages and other misdemeanors.

“I don’t like having to pay about $25,000 in tuition a year to be treated like a child by the school police and the school itself,” said Tom Callaghan, a 4th-semester political science major.

With stringent rules in place, students, faculty, staff and even parents will have to face some inconveniences traveling around campus such as road blocks or limited access to certain roads. Also, students will have to comply with the stricter rules that RA’s will be enforcing such as the no outside UConn guest policy.

If a student does have a guest that is a UConn student, then they need to have a guest pass at all times on them and make sure they are signed in. Also, according to the e-mail, the university and police will be working closely with Carriage and Celeron complexes during the weekend.

“It’s not worth punishing the whole campus for something that was caused by a group of none UConn students,” said Stephen Chang, a 5th-semester accounting major. “During the weekend they shouldn’t let non-UConn students on campus but shouldn’t shut down the whole campus.”

No guests, activities on campus due to Spring Weekend ban

By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer

The April 19-22 Spring Weekend moratorium is being enforced further this year with e-mails sent to all students listing the strict regulations for the upcoming weekend.

The e-mail gave detailed instructions on the restrictive guest policy and encouraged students to go home if possible, but all facilities will run as normal weekend hours. The university is attempting to devolve the tradition of Spring Weekend after years of destructive and damaging results from it.

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By Melanie Deziel Editor-in-Chief

Kevin Crosbie, the longtime publisher of The Chronicle newspaper in Willimantic, has died at age 52.

Kevin’s brother, Vincent, has told various news sources that Kevin died overnight Monday and that the cause was believed to be a heart attack. Kevin has been the publisher of The Chronicle since 1992.

This is not merely a loss of a well-respected local. For many years, The Chronicle has printed the copies of The Daily Campus that are delivered around UConn every weekday, and for as many years Kevin has served as the primary point of contact for the executive staff at The DC. For those of at The Daily Campus who had the pleasure of working with Kevin, he served as a mentor and a valuable resource.

“Kevin was a great mentor and friend to The Daily Campus and was always willing to help,” said Russell Blair, the Managing Editor of The Daily Campus for the 2010 to 2011 Production year.

“I remember calling him on a few occasions well past midnight, and even though I had woken him, he didn’t hesitate to help me with a technical problem,” Blair said. “I am confident that I am just one of the many journalists who Kevin mentored throughout his time at The Chronicle.”

But Kevin went beyond answering phone calls. He opened his pressroom to give personalized tours to DC staffers, and offered the use of his newsroom when power outages threatened to halt production. He worked with his staff to set up free training sessions and workshops for Daily Campus advertising representatives and photographers.

There is no other way to put it: Kevin loved The Daily Campus.

He was equally as likely to brag about the achievements of The DC as its own staff, and he took great pride in being associated with a nationally ranked student newspaper.

But Kevin’s passion for UConn student journalism extended beyond The Daily Campus .

“For as long as most people can remember, the Crosbie family and Kevin in particular have been friends of UConn, especially the Journalism Department and its students,” said Marcel Dufresne, associate professor of journalism.

“Kevin’s influence and support were felt in so many ways, whether it was working with students at The Daily Campus to get the

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What’s on at UConn today...

Half the Sky: Historically 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Benton Museum of Art The Benton will present an exhibit inspired by “Half the Sky” by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, which will show a collection of works that give historical perspective to issues raised in the book.

Campus Art Walk 12:15 to 1 p.m.

North Campus Learn about the sculptures you walk by on a daily basis. Stroll around campus on this 45 minute tour to see how to best look at the art, who made it and what their intent was. The tour will leave from North Campus.

Rec on the Run Week 1 to 4 p.m.

SRF Front Lawn Join Recreational Services for Through the Woods Wednesday. Check out fun and safe running/walking loops through the woods around campus. It’s a continuation of their week exploring paths around the university.

Party Bash, Town Hall Style Debate 8 to 10 p.m.

Hillel Students will have the opportunity to pose questions to candidates from many political groups on campus at this debate as part of Social Justice Awareness Week.

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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE

House votes to expand “move over” law

HARTFORD (AP) — The House of Representatives has voted to expand Connecticut’s so-called “move-over law,” now requiring drivers to move over one lane when passing road maintenance vehicles and tow trucks.

Current law compels drivers to move over for emergency vehicles on the side of a highway with three or more lanes. The new legislation would include two-lane highways as well.

The bill, which passed the House on Tuesday and now awaits Senate action, comes several weeks after a Department of Transportation supervisor was struck by a truck along Route 8 in Naugatuck. Daniel Dinardi was out of his truck, removing debris from the road. He later died from his injuries.

More flu cases confirmed at Conn. veterans home ROCKY HILL (AP) — Four more veterans at the state veterans’ home have been hospitalized for treatment following an outbreak of influenza at the Rocky Hill complex.

State Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a total of 22 veterans have been sent to area hospitals since Monday. One veteran has returned to the home, which includes a health care center and a residential facility.

Schwartz said public health officials have taken nasal swabs of residents reporting flu-like symptoms to determine if this is an identified flu strain. Schwartz said the outbreak is unusual because the veterans had received flu shots. Also, it is late in the flu season.

Anti-price gouging bill clears legislative hurdle

HARTFORD (AP) — A bill that aims to protect Connecticut consumers by prohibiting price gouging during severe storms and other weather emergencies has passed its second committee vote in the state legislature.

Members of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee voted 30-to-10 in favor of the bill Tuesday.

The bill would prohibit individuals from excessively hiking up the prices of products and services during severe weather events. It would expand on current law which prohibits price gouging under civil preparedness and supply emergencies.

While proponents of the measure said the measure will help protect consumers, opponents have raised concerns over what would constitute price gouging, under the bill.

If passed in the state legislature, the bill would immediately go into effect.

Lawmakers pass hiring discrimination bill

HARTFORD (AP) — For the third time this session, Connecticut lawmakers have passed legislation that would prevent hiring practices that discriminate against out-of-work people.

Members of the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee are vote 29-to-11 in favor of the measure Tuesday.

The proposed legislation would make it illegal for an employer to not hire a person based on unemployment status or to place job advertisements that intentionally discriminate against the unemployed.

Last month both the state’s Labor and Public Employees and Commerce committees voted in favor of the bill.

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Testimony heard on bill to protect RI, CT rivers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An official with the WoodPawcatuck Watershed Association testified Tuesday in favor of federal legislation that aims to secure funding to protect the Pawcatuck River and other streams in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Denise Poyer spoke on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in support of the Wood-Pawcatuck Protection Act. She said the rivers aren’t just beautiful places but the core of the local economy and an important part of the region’s identity.

The bill calls for a study to determine the “wild and scenic” value of the rivers in a watershed spanning 300 square miles over 14 towns in southern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut.

It’s co-sponsored by Rhode Island Rep. James Langevin and Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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Candlelight march will return for Take Back the Night

By Katherine Tibedo Staff Writer On Wednesday at 8 p.m., an expected 400 to 500 students will unite in a candlelight march around the UConn Storrs campus. The march is part of the annual Take Back the Night rally held by Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) that operates out of the Women’s center. The goal of the rally is to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual assault on campus.

“I hope that students take away [from it], first, a greater empathy for survivors of sexual assault and rape,” said Tess Koenigsmark, an 8th-semester women’ studies and political science major and co-coordinator of VAWPP, “and I hope they take away an understanding that this is a social problem. It’s not just something women are concerned with.”

Whitney Johnson, VAWPP co-coordinator and 8th-semester human development and family studies major said, “It’s an issue that’s not really discussed and people try to think that it doesn’t happen on the campus.”

The event begins at 7 p.m. with a rally and performers in the student union ballroom. This year, the dance group ENCORE will preform and women studies graduate student Nikki McGary is the keynote speaker.

The candlelight march will follow the rally. Janie Johnson, an 8th-semester psychology and therapeutic horse riding major,

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A group of students march by candlelight as part of the annual Take Back the Night rally in this April 20, 2011 photo. The rally is held to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual assault on campus.

said the marchers carry candles as a way to come together as a united group.

She said, “It’s a way of uniting everyone. So when people look out their windows its an illuminated, united group.”

Marchers will be handing out flyers during the march with information about the messages behind Take Back the Night.

After the campus-wide march there will be a survivor speak-out where anyone can come forward and share their story. Both Koenigsmark and Johnson both said the speak-out is the most powerful part of the evening.

Koenigsmark said, “It takes a

lot of courage for survivors to get up there, but I know a lot of them find it a very empowering experience.”

Johnson encouraged students new to the rally to come with an open mind. Pointing to the speak-out she said, “It takes a lot from people to come up and people should respect that and learn from it.”

She continued to say that the first three hours are really good.

For students who have not come to the rally before the first hour will contain much explanation about the VAWPP program and the Women’s Center.

Koenigsmark suggested Students who are interested in getting more involved with

VAWPP or the Women’s Center take the one credit VAWPP class as a way to learn more about the issue of sexual and domestic violence. She also encouraged students to attend other events held through the Women’s Center.

The event will conclude with a coffee house in the Women’s Center where students can relax and process the evening.

Take Back the Night is an international organization and rallies like this one are help on college campuses all over the nation. VAWPP is not directly connected to the greater Take Back the Night organization.

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Open House seat Crosbie printed student project for free, distributed into draws big money, weekday paper attention

HARTFORD (AP) — The eight candidates running for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District have raised a total of more than $6.7 million so far in this election cycle, an impressive sum this early in the campaign as Democrats and Republicans gear up for the battle over one of only two U.S. House seats in New England where an incumbent is not running for re-election.

Five of the eight candidates have already raised about $1 million or more apiece, according to federal campaign finance data released this week. They have accumulated such large campaign accounts ahead of the Aug. 14 primaries by tapping their personal wealth, individual contributions from Connecticut and out-of-state residents, political action committees, as well as contributions bundled by national political groups.

Both parties like their chances in the largely bipartisan district in northwestern Connecticut.

“This is certainly one of the most competitive seats in New England and the depth of the Republican Party field shows

the strength of the opportunity (for a Republican to win),” said Nat Sillin, a spokesman for the National Republican Campaign Committee, an organization that works to elect Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Josh Schwerin, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the NRCC’s Democratic counterpart, said his organization considers Connecticut’s 5th District to be “a top tier” race, one of 18 dubbed as a “Red to Blue District,” even though the seat is currently held by a Democrat.

Schwerin said the “Democratic candidates’ success (in fundraising) shows a clear advantage in the level of excitement,” he said, adding how the party is confident it will retain the seat held

by Rep. Chris Murphy since 2007. Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Johnson previously held the seat — which trends only slightly Democratic, giving Republicans one of their best chances in Connecticut to win a House seat. Currently, all five are held by Democrats.

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“No one was more supportive of us than him.

We’re all going to really miss him.”

Mac Cerullo Managing Editor Crosbie’s selfless help with his Publication Practice class’ special project this past spring.

“I asked him for a price quote to print a special edition of a student reporting project about services for adults with autism,” Dufresne said. ”Once he heard what the topic was, Kevin immediately offered to print it for free, even using high-quality paper to

give the publication a polished, professional look. To increase the exposure, Kevin had the newspaper inserted into a weekday edition of The Chronicle and delivered it to each of his subscribers.”

“When I first met Kevin, all he wanted to do was talk about how great he thought The Daily Campus was and how happy he was to get to work with us,” said Mac Cerullo, the current Managing Editor of The Daily Campus. “Every time I called him this past year to ask a question or work out a production issue, he always complimented us on our work.”

“No one was more supportive of us than him,” Cerullo said, “We’re all going to really miss him.”

Kevin’s experience, dedication and endless patience will be missed by The Daily Campus, and our the newspaper staff wishes to extends condolences to Kevin’s family, friends and coworkers, who are undoubtedly mourning the sudden loss of this incredible man right along with us.

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Corrections and clarifications On Tuesday, April 17 the article “From ridicule to reality: transcending environmenalism” ran with the byline Garrett Rapsilber, however it was actually written by Tim Brogan.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Copy Editors: Eric Scatamacchia, Mike Corasaniti, Meredith Falvey, Ed Ryan News Designer: Elizabeth Crowley Focus Designer: Stephanie Ratty Sports Designer: Matt McDonough Digital Production: Rochelle BaRoss

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Otis sees future in elevator ads, digital help

FARMINGTON (AP) — At age 150 or so, elevators have already achieved many technological changes, speeding passengers up hundreds of floors with relatively little energy and in less space than ever.

But there are still new things the old lift can be made to do. That includes doing more to apply digital technology to inform passengers of problems or provide advertising and brief bursts of entertainment, the president of Otis Elevator Co. said Tuesday.

In his first interview since becoming president in February of the Farmington, Conn.based subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., Pedro Baranda told The Associated Press that Otis has succeeded in building and selling elevators that use less energy than typical hydraulic lifts and that take up less space than before.

Still, elevators can do a better job of informing passengers and building managers and also of entertaining captive passengers.

That could mean TV screens delivering advertising or, in the rare case of a trapped passenger, video conferencing with rescuers.

“We have a lot more things to do to improve the passenger experience,” Baranda said.

Passengers have little to do for their few moments in an elevator, and their attention can be drawn to a programmable screen displaying generic adver-

tising for a building or neighborhood or for meetings in a condominium.

“They tend to look at the screen,” Baranda said of the passengers.

Building managers also can remotely download enormous amounts of information and fix elevators without sending repair crews, he said.

Baranda, who began his career at United Technologies in Madrid and was managing director for Otis in Spain and Portugal, says he sees no need for radical change at the industry’s dominant elevator manufacturer, which began in the mid19th century. But he promises to make “some adjustments” such as promoting new technology and expanded markets in Africa and Asia.

Otis posted revenue of $12.44 billion in 2011, up 7.4 percent.

Revenue is expected to rise this year in the mid-single digits.

With China its No. 1 market for new equipment sales, a slowdown in that country’s economy would hurt. The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that China’s growth is forecast to slow to 8.2 percent in 2012, a healthy pace but down from 9.2 percent last year.

Otis sees continuing strength and hired almost 400 sales people and service mechanics in China in the first quarter, Baranda said.

“That’s the kind of growth we see,” he said.

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Romney rebuts Democrats’ claims about his tax plan BETHEL PARK, Pa. (AP) — Mitt Romney sought to inoculate himself Tuesday against Democratic charges that he favors the rich, saying his as yet-to-be disclosed tax plans will not benefit the well-to-do at the expense of others.

“I’m going to keep the burden on the upper-income people the same as it is today,” the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting said as he campaigned across Pennsylvania on Tax Day. “I know Democrats will say it day in and day out, ‘They are for tax cuts for the rich,’ he said, mimicking his rivals.

“No,’” he added firmly.

By contrast, Romney said Obama wants to raise taxes, a step the Republican said would hamper job creation.

Unlike Romney and most Republicans, the president wants to allow existing Bushera tax cuts to expire at the end of the year for those at upper incomes.

As he sought to parry the inevitable Democratic accusations, Romney also tackled a second, if unspoken concern, a perception that he has difficulty establishing rapport with middle-class voters. To that end, his campaign arranged an outdoor event in a Pittsburgh suburb at which the wealthy former businessman-turnedpolitician and eight area residents sat amicably around a picnic table and talked about economic issues.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles while talking to a group of Pittsburgh area residents in Bethel Park, Pa.

moment of awkwardness, when Romney guessed that a plate of cookies set out on the table were from “a local 7-Eleven bakery or whatever,” instead of a local firm, Bethel Bakery.

But Jason Thomas, one of the participants, later told reporters: “I thought he was likable person ... I will personally go on record and say he doesn’t seem out of touch. He was asking us what our concerns were and we tried our best to represent our concerns, the concerns for our children, and a lot of our friends

and family as well.”

Freed of the last vestiges of a challenge for the Republican presidential nomination, Romney is now able to campaign around the country as the nominee of his party with only passing concern for upcoming primary states.

His itinerary this week runs from Pennsylvania, one of several primary states on April 24, to Arizona, where he will speak to a nationwide gathering of Republican officials. Along the way he has stops in North

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Fresno State right to defend Human Sexuality professor

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t Fresno State University in California last week, a public health professor teaching a class titled “Introduction to Human Sexuality” showed a 20-minute pornographic film to her students. Despite the fact that the course’s instructor warned specifically of the explicit and potentially offensive nature of the film, complaints were nonetheless made to the school’s administration about the professor’s decision to show pornography to her class. Fresno State administrators declared soon afterward that they will not seek disciplinary action and thus consider the matter closed.

We agree with this decision and hope that it will be emulated at other universities around the country when matters of free expression and censorship present themselves.

The purpose of a university is not to ensure that students’ minds remain as closed as they were in high school – rather, it is to encourage, even to force them to be opened to new ideas and ways of thinking. The topic of sex, though it may not be commonly considered as the natural area of study for an academic discipline, is no different from any other in this regard. Though many sexual acts in our society are classified and characterized as obscene, deviant or immoral, that is no reason why we should not investigate or attempt to understand them, especially at an institution of higher education. After all, what were the offended students expecting to learn about in a class called “Introduction to Human Sexuality?” Did they think that they could learn about sex without understanding its basic nature and practice?

We believe that complaints such as those made to the Fresno State administration represent a disturbing attack on academic freedom where they succeed. On the basis of one or two students’ taking offense, an entire university’s learning experience can be greatly encumbered. We do not expect, however, that students should be forced to watch erotic sex and pornography against their will. The decision to watch potentially offensive material should be made on an individual basis. We should have enough respect both for faculty and for our fellow students, however, to enable them to teach, think, write and learn without the threat of an externally-imposed censorship which serves only to limit the progress of debate.

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Someone should have gone to the anti-abortion rally with a YOLO sign.

With all this protesting, I think it’s time to bring back the giraffe girl.

To the mud blood who is so excited about Pottermore being open to the public; It’s actually been available to those with pure blood for quite a while. Sincerely, Voldemort.

Thank you to the person making bird calls in the library.

I really wanted to learn about that, not about what’s going to be on my lab practical tomorrow. Please continue to summon the non-existent birds.

To the dude perpetually sneezing and doing martial arts in the library right now... Stop it, just stop it.

Trying to study reproductive anatomy for my lab practical, and I’m afraid that anyone who looks at my history will think I’m into really creepy stuff...

So nice that the crazy people with the posters of mutilated fetuses got barricaded-off space to demonstrate in, instead of our students.

Just found out you can talk to Google. Never again will I type my searches. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

Dear Fairfield Way, You’re welcome from me for recycling all the bottles and tossing trash left by protestors yesterday.

My new favorite hobby: making people feel uncomfortable by watching educational labiaplasty videos in the library.

I’m disappointed nobody mentioned the Dementor flying over campus on Saturday, and I don’t care that it was actually just a high jump tarp that blew away.

Not even dubstep can mask the sound of women’s lacrosse practice.

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Romney wasn’t most likely to beat Obama

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ast week it was finally determined that Mitt Romney will almost certainly be the Republican presidential nominee. Most analysts believe that among all candidates who sought the nomination, Romney stood the best chance of defeating Obama. In my opinion, almost any other Republican contender would have proven more likely to defeat Obama.

The prevailing consensus was that Romney’s moderate positions on most issues rendered him more electable than the archconservative Republican alternatives. This belief is based upon the common fallacy that Americans vote for president – or anybody, for that

By Jesse Rifkin matter – based upon Weekly Columnist the candidate’s political positions. Supposedly, America could not elect anybody too conservative. Really? Like how America did not elect George W. Bush? Or like how America did not elect the Tea Party to a House of Representatives majority in 2010?

So if Americans do not vote based on political positions, what do they vote based on? In every election since the television age, the answer is emotional appeal: perceived strength and conviction combined with relatability and likability. The candidate prevailing in primaries is not necessarily the most electable general election candidate. Unlikeable people frequently win primaries (see Gore, Kerry, or McCain). While the more likable and relatable option usually wins the general election (see Reagan, Clinton, or George W. Bush). Obama possesses all of the above

qualities. Romney possesses none.

Did any other Republican candidates possess traits that typically win in November?

Yes, almost all of them did.

Newt Gingrich, who led polls for the secondlongest amount of time after Romney himself, displayed this during a January CNN debate.

Moderator John King opened by repeating Gingrich’s ex-wife’s claim that he requested an open marriage, asking if Gingrich wished to respond. Gingrich, unflustered and calm, responded “No… but I will” to wild audience cheers and applause. “I think the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern this country, harder to attract decent people to run for public office,” Gingrich declared. “And I am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that.” The crowd spontaneously leapt to their feet clapping. Has Romney earned such a spontaneous standing ovation ever?

Rick Perry led polls for six weeks through August, September and October for a reason.

His campaign addresses frequently invoked his rural hometown of Paint Creek, Texas, a close-knit community containing only 259 registered voters. Speeches were often peppered with lines like, “I’m for handgun control. Use both hands.” In his speech after the Iowa caucuses, he referenced a young campaign worker who finished top 10 in his graduating class: “out of 13, just like I did.” Perry could convey down-to-earth normalcy unlike Romney, who received not one but two degrees from Harvard, and lived in a governor’s mansion while his father served as Michigan governor.

Rick Santorum, the final remaining truly viable contender, also showcased such traits.

While proclaiming unwavering pro-life views or vowing to repeal Obamacare, every word rang with principled conviction (unlike Romney, who echoed identical sentiments to win the evangelical conservative Republican base). After all, Romney is on record as insti-

tuting an individual health insurance mandate while Massachusetts governor and supporting abortion rights during his 1994 Senate run.

Then why did Romney win the nomination? Several factors, notably his raising more money than all his competition combined, mostly through a few donors giving millions.

Only 10 percent of Romney’s campaign funds came from donations under $200, compared to 48 percent for Gingrich, 52 percent for Santorum and 45 percent for Obama. But the higher spender almost always wins, taking 93 percent of House races and 83 percent of Senate races since 2000. Also assisting was the primary schedule, with many earlier-voting states supporting Romney. If states voted in order from south to north, someone else might likely have prevailed. Finally, other candidates split the ‘anyone but Romney’ vote, causing difficulty in uniting behind one non-Romney nominee.

Most pundits believed Romney’s centrist positions would appeal more to the masses. But examine public opinion on samesex marriage, warrantless wiretapping, illegal immigrant deportations or low tax rates on the richest income bracket. Republicans are masterful at taking conservative positions and convincing Americans to agree. Republicans could have done so again this year, if only they nominated somebody who could persuade Americans to join their side, such as Gingrich, Perry, or Santorum. Or Sarah Palin, who I still argue would have made the most electable Republican candidate if she had run.

Instead, Republicans are stuck with Romney, a last-choice option many conservatives never wanted. On Election Day, they will discover that the masses do not want him either.

Weekly Columnist Jesse Rifkin is a 4th-semester political science and journalism double major. He can be reached at Jesse.Rifkin@UConn.edu.

The U.S. must not overlook its own human rights issues

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n 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The UDHR is a set of guidelines mapping out the inalienable rights that everyone has on the basis of being human. Those declarations range from social rights, like the right to adequate health care, to labor rights such as equitable pay for everyone without respect to gender or ethnicity. What

By Sharielle Applewhite p r o m p t e d the creation Staff Columnist of this document were the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II where people were killed because of their ethnicity and sexual orientation.

It was a crime that world leaders swore would never happen again.

Normally when we tell the story of World War II, we stop at the mass murders of Jews and other minorities in Germany.

However, we must closely examine the fact that the United States was willing to spend millions of dollars to liberate those suffering in Germany, but on their own shores minorities were being murdered, abused and deprived of their basic human rights. People of color who left

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the battlefield of America to fight on a foreign battlefield were not even allowed to travel back in the same mode of transportation as their white counterparts.

This example fits in perfectly with the continued tradition of “othering” human rights.

“Othering” human rights is when we, in this case Americans, see human rights as a concept that applies to people in other countries and not to ourselves. This “othering” prompts us to send aid to foreign countries, but fight domestically over if we should fund social programs.

Human rights is then dichotomized on a scale of the “deserving” and “undeserving” poor.

We often see the deserving poor as people in other countries and the undeserving poor as those in our country who fail to “pull themselves up by the bootstraps.” Two problems emerge when we see human rights from that dichotomous perspective: we can develop the “Savior Mentality” where we believe we have all the answers and we can overlook the human rights problems in our own country.

Over the years, human rights has taken on a dark face. A face of Africans whose skin cling to their fragile bones with swollen bellies telling of their lack of

food and nutrition. Africa has become the poster child for all things that are wrong in the world. This is in part due to the images that we are bombarded with in the media. Stories of abuse gnaw at our consciousness, and at its best awaken our desire to take action. The danger of one continuous story is that it paints Africans as being helpless and needing Western intervention. This evokes pity rather than empathy. Pity should never guide our actions. Pity causes people from the West to go to African countries and dictate to them how to solve problems in their own countries. Empathy, on the other hand, understands that there is a greater context to human rights abuses. It seeks to work in solidarity with human rights victims because any social movement that does not involve solutions from those who are being affected is not sustainable.

Placing human rights in the dark corners of other countries without bringing it back home to the United States is dangerous because we overlook our own problems. In advocating for human rights in the United States, I have had some people tell me, “The problems in the United States are not as bad”.

“Not as bad” should not be cri-

teria that we as Americans aim for. We should not get into the practice of comparing human rights abuses because it trivializes the oppression that people are experiencing in our own country. It trivializes problems seen in the documentary called, The Harvest/La Cosecha, where children of migrant farm workers miss days of school to pick vegetables and are exposed to pesticides. It also trivializes the fact that Connecticut, according to the United States Department of Education, has the largest achievement gap in the country.

We often antiquate social problems with the Civil Rights Era. While we may no longer have formal segregation, our societal condition is a casualty of the injustices of that time period.

Human rights should be addressed from a critical and holistic perspective, the same way the formation of the UDHR was approached. The way we view human rights affects how we go about solving its problems, domestically and globally.

We should never use our status, of being economically powerful, as an indicator of being socially responsible.

Staff Columnist Sharielle Applewhite is a 10th-semester sociology major. She can be reached at Sharielle.

Applewhite@UConn.edu.

“T oday N ewt G ingrich is blaming the failure of his presidential campaign on F ox N ews . N ewt ’ s also blaming the failure of his diet on C innabon .” –C onan O’B rien

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Horoscopes

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Use today’s energy boost to complete homework that was difficult in the past.

Listening is key, especially to someone with a unique perspective. Don’t get stuck with old views.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Let a friend spur you to take action and get beyond old limitations. They help you to see what to do next. You, in turn, help a loved one stay on track.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Accept a tough assignment. You’re getting to the good stuff, and the ante is getting raised. Gather up as much as you can. You have more than you thought possible.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re able to go farther than others expected. Pack lightly. You can find the things and the knowledge you need along the way. There’s a great view.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -Focus on creative work. Don’t let others push you off track. You’ll love the insights you gain along the way. Focus on bringing money in and in it comes.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Now is a good time to party, but don’t waste your money. You can have a blast on a budget. A friend’s help is appreciated. Someone has a brilliant idea.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Do what you can to help. The rewards are great. Slow down so that you can understand and be understood. Write down a brilliant insight, and send your message out.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Plan a new strategy with another.

You’re growing more interested (and interesting). Paul McCartney said, “And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Start planning a new project. Don’t be afraid to jump into action. Replace something volatile with something grounded. Focus on making money.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Your imagination goes wild, and your creativity breaks through a glass ceiling of your own making. Listen to a brilliant insight and act.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re building something of value.

Put in the extra work and be patient.

Changes at home could be for the better.

Listen to someone who knows.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re getting better with age. Love learning and learn to love. Be assertive in romance. Discuss what worked and what didn’t. Review strategies. Keep the best.

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Rescued woman says she owes life to N.J. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The woman pulled from her burning home by Mayor Cory Booker says she would be dead if he hadn’t come to her rescue, but that she was in such a fog at the time she doesn’t remember him lifting her out of bed or carrying her to safety.

Zina Hodge, who was released from the hospital Tuesday, told Fox TV station My9 before her discharge that she was gasping for air and delusional when Booker pulled her from her smoky

second-floor bedroom late last Thursday.

Hodge said she was asleep when the fire broke out, apparently in the kitchen next to her bedroom, but remembered little about the ordeal or the mayor’s actions.

“I didn’t even see him. I don’t even remember him picking me up. But I heard him — calling me,” she told the station.

But, Hodge said, she knows she owes her life to him.

“I’m blessed, man. You know

what I mean,” she said. “If Cory wouldn’t have come in there and rescued me I would have died in there.”

Hodge, 47, was admitted in serious condition to the burn intensive-care unit at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Her injuries included burns to the back and smoke inhalation. The hospital would not provide any details Tuesday about any continuing treatment she might need.

The mayor suffered smoke inhalation and burned his right

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Newark Mayor Cory Booker, second right, has a bandaged right hand in front of a home in Newark, N.J., Friday, as he describes the scene Thursday when he rescued a woman from her burning home.

hand when, against the wishes of his security detail, he rushed up the stairway of his neighbor’s burning house to rescue Hodge.

Once they were outside her house, which is next door to Booker’s home, the mayor’s main concern was getting her into an ambulance, Hodge said.

Booker was also taken to a hospital for treatment but released the same night.

His office confirmed that the mayor had visited Hodge in the hospital but declined further comment.

Members of Booker’s security detail got several other members of Hodge’s family out of the house before the mayor arrived home. They tried to hold Booker back, fearing for his safety, but he insisted he go inside because he believed the trapped woman’s life was in danger.

A day after the rescue, the 42-year-old mayor, a 6-foot-3 former college football player, said he didn’t feel bravery, “I felt terror.” He said he experienced a “proverbial come-toJesus moment.”

He also downplayed his actions, saying he did what any good neighbor would do.

But thousands took to Twitter to hail him as a hero, Gov. Chris Christie lauded him for his “brave move,” and Newark’s fire director described Booker as one of the most heroic men he’d ever met.

New shrimp-like Police handcuff US 6-year-old species found for tantrum in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a new shrimp-like species in a gypsum cave in southeastern New Mexico, only a few dozen miles from the famous caves at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

The species of amphipod was unknown before being discovered about a month ago in the Burton Flats area east of Carlsbad, said Jim Goodbar, the Bureau of Land Management’s senior cave specialist. The agency announced the discovery Tuesday.

Blind, about a half-inch long and almost translucent, the amphipod was found in a subterranean pool inside a cave no more than 80 feet from the surface. The cave had been explored before, but samples had never been taken of the water until a biological inventory was done as part of plans to expand potash mining in the area.

For Goodbar and other cave researchers, short of rocketing into space, the depths of the earth represent one of the last unexplored frontiers for humankind.

“You never know what you’re going to find down there,” Goodbar said. “One of the interesting things about this is these guys, these critters have been down there for tens of thousands of years, millions of years and we’re just getting around to finding them.”

More surveys of the area are planned, Goodbar said.

The new species has not been named, but officials said it has been grouped with the Parabogidiella (para-bo-GIDDY-ella) genus, which was first described in 1980 by John Holsinger with the Biological Sciences Department at Old Dominion University in Virginia.

An amphipod expert, Holsinger said Tuesday the species found near Carlsbad is different from the other single species in the genus. He is currently working on its complete description.

Members of the Bogidiellidea family have been documented in parts of Mexico, but the new species represents the family’s most northern extent, he said.

Scientists know little about the new species. They’re already making guesses at whether it’s carnivorous or feeds on bacteria, minerals or vegetative bits that find their way into the cave’s water.

“They’re very cryptic,” Holsinger said. “These things are usually found in groundwater and you can very rarely observe them firsthand.”

Goodbar said the Bureau of Land Management is planning for a series of monitoring wells near the Burton Flats caves to keep an eye on water levels once the mining company begins pumping water for its proposed operations. The agency is developing mitigation plans that call for an end to pumping in the area if a certain threshold is reached.

ATLANTA (AP) — A 6-yearold who threw a tantrum at her U.S. school was taken away in handcuffs, firing up a debate over whether teachers and police are overreacting with disruptive students.

Salecia Johnson’s family lashed out Tuesday over her treatment and said she was badly shaken, while the school system and the police defended their handling of the incident.

Civil rights advocates and criminal justice experts say frustrated teachers and principals across the country are calling in the police to deal with even relatively minor disruptions.

Some juvenile authorities say they believe it is happening more often, driven in part by an increased police presence at schools over the past two decades because of tragedies like the Columbine school massacre. But numbers are hard to come by.“Kids are being arrested for being kids,” said Shannon Kennedy, a civil rights attorney who is suing the Albuquerque, New Mexico, school district, where hundreds of kids have been arrested in the past few years for minor offenses. Those include having cellphones in class, burping, refusing to switch seats and destroying a history book. In 2010, a 14-year-old boy was arrested for inflating a condom in class.

Salecia was accused of tearing items off the walls and

throwing books and toys in an outburst Friday at her school in Georgia. Police said she also threw a small shelf that struck the principal in the leg, jumped on a paper shredder and tried to break a glass frame.

Police refused to say what set off the tantrum. The school called police, and when an officer tried to calm the child in the principal’s office, she resisted, authorities said. She was handcuffed and taken away in a patrol car.

Baldwin County schools Superintendent Geneva Braziel called the student’s behavior “violent and disruptive” and said the girl was taken away out of safety concerns for others.

Interim Police Chief Dray Swicord said the department’s policy is to handcuff people when they are taken to the police station, regardless of their age, “for the safety of themselves as well as the officer.”

He said the girl will not be charged with a crime because she is too young.

The girl’s aunt, Candace Ruff, went with the child’s mother to pick her up at the police station.

She said Salecia complained about the handcuffs. “She said they were really tight. She said they really hurt her wrists,” Ruff said. “She was so shaken up.”

The girl was suspended and can’t return to school until August, her mother, Constance Ruff, told WMAZ-TV.

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Legislative group turns focus amid Martin backlash

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A conservative organization that helped spread a Florida law that recently gained national attention after the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin said Tuesday that it was abandoning the task force that championed the measure.

The American Legislative Exchange Council’s move comes as the group has been criticized for the “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows people to use deadly force rather than retreat when they feel threatened.

The group said it wants to refocus resources away from its public safety panel in order to concentrate on economic issues.

“We believe we must concentrate on initiatives that spur competitiveness and innovation and put more Americans back to work,” the group’s national chairman, Indiana Rep. David Frizzell, said in a prepared statement.

Liberal advocacy groups who have long targeted ALEC cheered the decision, viewing it, in part, as a victory for their campaign to get corporations and other groups to drop their support for the Washington, D.C.-based organization.

In recent weeks, several major companies, including Coca-Cola Co. and McDonald’s Corp., dropped their financial support.

The practical effect of ALEC’s announcement may be small. The group has already had plenty of success exporting the Florida law in recent years, and similar statutes now exist in two dozen other states.

“They’ve already created a lot of damage, and this step is not going to undo that damage,” said Lisa Graves, a leader at the Center for Media and Democracy who has been targeting ALEC over the past year.

Graves said the announcement was unexpected but likely a public relations move.

The advocacy groups have criticized ALEC because it enables private companies to get undue access to state lawmakers and plays a questionable role in the development of legislation. Graves said she still has concerns about ALEC’s policy views on issues ranging from climate change to tort reform.

Advocacy groups have also been criticizing ALEC for helping develop new state voter ID laws that Democrats and minor-

ity groups believe will suppress some voters.

ALEC said Tuesday it was also getting rid of its task force on elections.

Along with the major companies who help fund ALEC, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been forced in recent weeks to defend a $376,000 grant to the group.

Chris Williams, a spokesman for the foundation, said they sought to engage policymakers across the political spectrum but don’t plan to give another ALEC grant in the future. That decision was made in part because of the outrage linked to the Martin case, Williams said.

ALEC said it did not back the Florida law but did use it to develop model legislation for other states. The group said it is designed to prevent people who are trying to defend themselves from serious danger.

George Zimmerman, who was charged last week with second-degree murder in Martin’s death, maintains that he shot Martin in self-defense after the teen attacked him.

His attorney plans to cite the law, which is part of the reason why authorities were reluctant to charge Zimmerman initially.

Opponents of the law fear that the statutes lead to unnecessary deaths caused by trigger-happy people who feel they are in danger.

Prosecutors and police have generally opposed the laws as confusing and prone to abuse by criminals.

Gun rights are not a primary focus of ALEC’s activities, as the group has task forces assessing issues ranging from the regulation of cable television to how states hire attorneys.

Much of that development takes place within task forces that put lawmakers and private sector interests at the same table.

They meet at annual meetings and other conferences to hash out model legislation that lawmakers can take back to their home states.

ALEC largely draws Republicans and other conservative legislators.

Bob Williams, a former Washington state lawmaker who has participated in ALEC since 1978, said the group has been particularly successful in driving government transparency reforms — such as putting budgets online and giving the public a chance to review the documents before they are passed.

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Bringing von der Mehden to life UConn Concert Band encourages audience interaction in final show of the semester

A guide to the backup plan

By Jenny A. Campus Correspondent

Initiation of this topic is easier than it would seem.

Start off by mentioning death in reference to road kill you saw that day, follow this up with questions on how the squirrels family must feel, if they let him die as a favor so he wouldn’t have to propel his furry little body with just his front feet for months while the infection slowly sucked the life out of him. At this point you have their attention, start with your wishes, make sure they understand and then have them express theirs. If they are hesitant to the conversation just make up another squirrel story, rinse and repeat until they get the point.

Just as you wanted them to shut up as they were using a

Saturday morning was interesting.

While one roommate returned to our apartment with shoes in one hand and a tampon lodged up her vagina (that had to later be surgically removed at the UConn Health Center), my other roommate rushed into my room in a panicked frenzy because her boyfriend’s condom broke. Again.

After calming down my one roommate, Joy, who was surely convinced this tampon would forever stay in her body and become one with her uterus, I was consoling my other roommate, Elizabeth, who was convinced that taking Plan B would leave her destined for a life of infertility.

Luckily the Women’s Clinic was able to quickly solve Joy’s issues and before we knew it we were all in the car headed to CVS to provide Elizabeth with some moral support.

A mere $40 and 12 hours later, Elizabeth was feeling slightly more relieved, however still unsettled and upset with herself that she had to take the morning after pill.

Though taking Plan B is a serious decision that should never be used as a form of birth control, it’s important to know that it’s an option should you find yourself in an emergency situation.

In light of my roommates’ weekend experience combined with the recent anti-abortion protests, I’ve decided discussing the facts about Plan B is only appropriate.

As noted above, Plan B is NOT to be taken “casually.”

Taking advil is casual, drinking a beer (legally) is casual, eating Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is casual… Plan B is not.

Plan B is simply a backup plan that should only be used after birth control failure or unprotected sex. As explained on the Plan B One-Step website, “It contains levonorgestrel, the same ingredient found in many birth control pills. It should not affect or terminate an existing pregnancy. The sooner you take Plan B One-Step®, the better it works.”

The “sooner the better” means the pill can only be taken up to 72 hours after intercourse to remain effective.

While I advise anyone curious about learning more to visit the planbonestep.com website, the issue some college women who have to take the pill face is the fear of taking it more than one time.

There is no medical reason that states you cannot take Plan B more than one time.

I have personally heard multiple stories of college women refusing to take the morning after pill out of fear that they will never get pregnant in the future because they’ve already taken it once or twice.

Again, while this should not be used as a routine birth control method, there is no medical reason that states you cannot use the pill in every emergency situation. About seven out of every eight women who would have gotten pregnant but took the pill did not get pregnant, hence it’s effectiveness.

Though effective, there are absolutely side effects that should also be addressed. After taking the pill, some women may experience “changes in your period, nausea, lower abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness and breast tenderness. Some women may

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» PLAN B, page 10

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The UConn Concert Band took over von der Mehden Recital Hall Tuesday night for the group’s final show of the year. The musicians performed a selection of pieces by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins and Eric Wilcox, among others.

By Julie Bartoli Senior Staff Writer Last night the University of Connecticut Concert Band played their final show of the semester at von der Mehden Recital Hall.

The group performed a collection of late 20th century pieces such as Joseph Wilcox Jenkins’ “American Overture for Band,” Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst” and Gustar Holst’s “First Suite in Eb,” to name a few.

“I’m not much of a music major,” joked 4th-semester communications major Darragh Mcnicholl, “But I think it’s gonna be a good show. I’ve seen a couple of these—actually I think I’ve seen them all and they’re always pretty entertaining.”

6th-semester computer science major Shaun Barnett agreed, saying, “I think it’s going to be a good show. I know quite a few people in the marching band that play in here.”

UConn director of bands,

David L. Mills conducted “Shine,” a piece by Michael Markowski.

“I had the easy piece,” said Mills. “But they did very well; it sounded good. I like working with this group because it’s all the non-music majors and they bring a very special something to making music.”

However, it was Whitacre’s “Cloudburst” that really won the audience over.

Conductor Matthew Smith asked the audience to join in by snapping their fingers,

Native artwork featured on campus

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Connecticut native Rex Brasher has a collection of Native American bird paintings on display at the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History.

By Kim Halpin Staff Writer The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is now displaying selected works by Rex Brasher, a native painter from Connecticut.

The 14 print collection by Brasher is part of a series of 874 paintings that encompassed and consumed much of Rasher’s life.

After becoming interested in wildlife from his father at an early age, he made it his life long mission to paint every Native American bird species.

The Museum of Natural History has displayed the pieces of the resulting body of work along with small excerpts from a book written

by Brasher. These plaques discuss the particularities of the bird species in the paintings and describe the journey that this endeavor set him on. Finding every species of bird allowed him to travel from Maine down to Florida on many occasions, and allowed him to experience many different landscapes.

The collection as a whole offers many green and earthy tones, as all of the birds depicted were painted from life in their original habitats.

This includes birds that live predominantly by the shore or other water sources, and those who prefer harsh and dry climates.

One of the most intriguing species among Brasher’s collection is the American Bittern, which has a distinctive shape unlike many of the other birds on display. Brasher describes in his book “Birds and Trees of North America Vol. I during courting, “when the bird is seen head on” there is “a display of white back tufts resembling an extra pair of wings.”

Some of the other birds currently being showcased include the Barn Owl, Red Headed Woodpecker, Bald Eagle and Pied-Bile Grebe.

Within the 874 portraits, Brasher was able to capture over 1,200 unique species and subspecies.

This completely comprehensive collection is representative of a feat that never had been accomplished or hence has.

When the collection was originally purchased in 1941 by the state of Connecticut, it was valued at $74,000, and was put on display at Harkness Manor. When loss in funding proved this home to be infeasible, the Museum of Natural History’s founding director, Carl

Rettenmeyer, was able to transfer the paintings to the University of Connecticut from the Department of Environmental Protection.

The Museum has stated that its “goal is to eventually assemble these prints into a traveling exhibit that will be available to venues around the state”. In the time being however, the Rex Rasher exhibit will be on display to the public at the Storrs campus location until July 31, 2012.

The Natural Museum of History also has a book written by Brasher entitled “Secrets of the Friend Woods” along with publisher’s proofs on display. If you require more information about the artist himself, Milton E. Brasher’s book “Rex Brasher: Painter of Birds” is also available to read through. This biography offers an in depth look at Brasher’s life and his life long goal to paint every species of bird.

The Museum has begun to focus of nature, art about nature and how the two can be combined. This collection of works is the epitome of this collision and the museum is excited to see what else can come from this theme.

Kimberly.Halpin@UConn.edu

saying, “It will make the piece feel that much more alive.”

Apparently it worked. 6thsemester allied health major Pete Zhao said, “I thought the finger snapping was very innovative.”

Andrew Potts, an 8thsemester music education major said, “I really liked that piece, there were some cool effects. I’ve never seen the audience utilized like that before.”

The show was around an

hour and a half long, coming to a close at 9 with the Holst piece.

Robin Myers, a UConn alumni and previous member of the Concert Band said, “It was really good, definitely interesting music. A good collection.”

Tommy Weeks, a 6thsemester music major and flute player for the Concert Band said, “Tonight went excellent. Our rehearsals

By John Bedard Campus Correspondent

didn’t want you to use it if the situation presented itself.

It is there to keep the family afloat when income is lost.

Just don’t start planning a murder, set up to look like an accident, once you find out.

Although this conversation is of a depressing nature, if a crippled, wheel chair bound, drooling remnant of a mom wakes up and asks you what cruel person kept her alive, sleep will not be coming easy for you that night.

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Giving your parents ‘the talk’

Unless you are among the lucky few that managed to avoid being trapped by your parents and forced to listen to their skewed view of sex education, it was torture and we all remember it. However, for those of you still without children, that you know of anyway, and happy about not having to wipe a butt that isn’t your own, a thank you to your parents is in order. The best way to express gratitude is to return the favor, and although sitting them down to teach what you now know about sex would be entertaining and quite possibly enlightening to their bedroom, shower, or desk/table experience, the conversation can be aimed in a more useful, and less erotic, direction.

Taking a 180 from creating life, it is time for the death talk. End of life wishes are an important, and commonly overlooked, detail that should be shared with your immediate family. The dying process is never easy, puts a huge emotional strain on a family and in certain circumstances can appear without warning.

If you end up with the responsibility of deciding to keep your dad alive or to let him pass on, all of a sudden you will be looking for the nearest time machine to go back and ask him.

Now that I have you all excited, here is what needs to be discussed: who is who’s health care proxy? At what quality of life would you no longer want to keep living?

And where is the paperwork for the life insurance policy?

Do not feel bad about the last part; your parents wouldn’t have life insurance if they

“Just don’t start planning a murder, set up to look like an accident.”

John Bedard Nursing Major

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GAMES Upcoming Releases April 24 Risen 2: Dark Waters(PC) UEFA Euro 2012 (PS3, X360, PC) Prototype 2 (PS3)

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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Stop in to a Focus meeting, Mondays at 8 p.m. at the DC Building.

Cthulhu Saves the World (X360, PC)

Worth so much more

April 26 Chuck E. Cheese’s Arcade Room (DS) Frenzy Pop (IP) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (MAC) Operation CrossCounter (IP)

Must-have summer gaming hits

By Jason Bogdan Senior Staff Writer

April 27 Akai Katana Shin (X360) El Chavo (Wii) Schedule from Gamespot.com

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Budget Gems: Painkiller While I will argue that the quality of a game’s story is the most important aspect, I will also admit that it isn’t always needed to make a game enjoyable: “Painkiller,” developed

by People Can Fly, is a shining example. The trend with the modern-day FPS is that it starts out with a simple story, but soon becomes so incredibly convoluted through the fault of the writers that the player can’t make heads or tails of it. At some point during development, the makers of “Painkiller” realized that the back-story wasn’t going to win any awards, so they threw it out the window and instead focused on making the game as stylish as possible.

Gameplay itself is extremely fast-paced from the beginning: the moment you start, you’re faced with a variety of ghosts and demons flying at you. “Painkiller” not only features a large arsenal of weapons, but also powers you later unlock through challenges, keeping things fresh throughout your playthrough. Even the areas where you’re fighting deserve praise, ranging from warehouses to castles to prisons. The basic idea behind this shooter is to shoot anything that moves, but the developers did a great job making it feel rewarding.

“Painkiller” might’ve been a budget title, but I certainly had more fun with it than “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with a Different Cover.”

-Lucas Ma

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Gamers who crave good fight-scenes will drool over “Skullgirls.” The retro game has beautiful artistry and quality online modes that warrant much more than the 15 dollar asking price.

By Jason Bogdan Senior Staff Writer If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned fighting game, Skullgirls is definitely worth turning to. That is, for the 15 dollar cost.

This is a game that has all the content and quality to make it worth every last penny for the fifteen dollars it costs. And yet, every minute I’ve played Skullgirls, that very fact made this game a bit depressing to experience. For what you are paying for, Skullgirls is undeniably a good game; but if it had the extra time and budget for a full-priced title, it could’ve easily been brilliant.

And this thought couldn’t come any clearer until you see the roster of lady fighters at deck. Every one of the violent ladies has their own fighting style and intricacies that makes them wildly different than all the rest. For example, the lovely Parasoul has calculated movements with some powerful finishers, while the twisted Peacock is a spindly loon with an arsenal of deadly weaponry. And with some of the most beautiful and fluid

Art Deco 2D animation for a video game, they all also control wonderfully.

And yet, you still only have eight of them. Yes, quality is

fascinating tale to be told in the story mode, but the complete lack of voice acting and miniscule dialogue makes the stories ultimately feel hollow.

Skullgirls

7.5

/10

The Good

-Few fighting games put as much depth into each fighter as Skullgirls does. It’s a dream come true for fans of the genre.

-This is an absolutely beautiful game with a cool Art Deco style and sexy 2D visuals -The online mode thankfully works out very well

The Bad

-At the end of the day, Skullgirls really shouldn’t have been in the 15 dollar camp. The obviously low amount of content hurts what could’ve easily been a masterful 60 dollar game.

always better than quantity for games; but the amount of déjà vu you’ll have when fighting against the same characters over and over again is ludicrous.

It doesn’t help that the modes available here also reek of the limitations for indie titles. Each playable vixen has their own

The training mode is great, but you need to download the fighting move list off the Skullgirls website to know what all the special moves are.

And the A.I. in the arcade feels unapproachable to new players as even the easiest difficulty is an intense challenge.

But at least the online mode has the new “Good Game Peace Out” middleware to create nearlagless matches. It’s certainly not perfect as players with bad Internet will have to sacrifice the quality of those wonderful visuals to pull off some good combos. But considering how easy it is to fall prey to an onslaught of continuous attacks in Skullgirls, a thing like GGPO is mandatory, lest the mode be a complete disaster.

So, ultimately what Skullgirls actually does have included for its price point is done very, very well. Fighting game afficianados should have little regrets for what quality is put into each intricate character, as that alone makes for some high replayability. But honestly, it just isn’t enough for everybody else. If the developers did put in the time and money for a full-priced title with various game modes, extra characters and more heart in the simpler things like the menus and story mode, it could’ve been something much more than an acceptable purchase for 15 dollars. But as it is, it’s still pretty darn good.

Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu

Three strikes for EA Games

By Zach Lederman Campus Correspondent Perhaps EA Games should take a note from just about everyone in the gaming industry on how to improve their relations with their consumers as well as their company as a whole.

Electronic Arts, the major Videogame publisher and developer, which was recently rated The Consumerist’s Worst Company in America, has become a running joke among gamers in the wake of seemingly innumerable controversies. From the recent release of their ‘Origin’ content delivery service, to the “Mass Effect 3” Launch day downloadable content, it seems that as of late, EA games can do no right.

Though it’s only been relatively recently that gamers have begun to pick a fight on a large scale with EA, the company has been condemned by major industry figures for years. In 2004, the company was subject to a major class-action lawsuit over their unfair treatment of their employees and lack of overtime pay. EA has also been

accused of sexism as well as ageism. In 2011, to prepare for the release of “Dead Space 2,” EA promoted the “Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2” advertisements, showing the disgust of mothers specifically chosen because their age and the fact that they did not play videogames, at the game’s content, primarily to promote the game through shock value and humor. Critics, such as Daniel Floyd and James Portnow of the ‘Extra Credits’ web series found the advertisements to be in bad taste, and representative of an outdated stereotype that adults and women do not play videogames, which is duly untrue, considering that 40% of gamers are female, and the average age of a gamer is 34, according to the Atlantic.

EA’s decline in popularity with most gamers, however, seems to begin with the release of EA’s ‘Origin’ content delivery service. Origin is a platform that allows for users to purchase content online and download it straight to their machine of choice, without ever having to leave the house. Intended as a competitor to Valve Co.’s con-

The weather has gotten hotter lately and the air of tension for finals week has already become palpable, meaning one thing: the end of the semester will be here before we know it. But, while seniors like me are going to try to survive the post-graduation process and other students will have their summer jobs/interships to look out for, there are definitely some upcoming summer video games for these R&R moments.

That and outdoor activities, of course.

1.’Diablo III’ (May 15): The king of the point-and-click RPG games has finally made its return after nearly 11 years of no Diablo game to speak of. And because Blizzard has yet to make any sudden postponements of this inevitably awesome game, PC gamers across the world will have an incredible game to take over their summer and beyond.

2.’Max Payne 3’ (May 15): What is with Rockstar releasing their blockbuster titles the exact same date of other anticipated games? First they unleashed Red Dead Redemption alongside Alan Wake, then L.A. Noire came out the same day as The Witcher 2, and now Max Payne 3 is coming out the same date as Diablo III. But whatever, gamers just need to have a little extra in their wallets a month from now and they’ll have two reasons to look forward to a rainy day.

3.’Lollipop Chainsaw’ (June 12): I have no qualms about preaching endlessly about my love for the positively insane developer Suda 51 and his studio, Grasshopper Manufacture. If the demo I played at PAX East was any indication, this game will live up to its ludicrous name as a fun game overloaded with style.

It just might make zombies look cool again.

4.’The Last Story’ (June 19): At the risk of writing down a horrible pun, The Last Story really might be the “last” Wii game that many will buy. See! I told you!

Anyway, this RPG title, alongside the recently released Xenoblade Chronicles, seems to be another game that miraculously made its localization to the States with a lot of praise coming with it. I can confirm that Xenoblade really is an incredible reason to keep your Wii plugged in, so The Last Story might be a fine title to get to after completing that game.

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Among other faux pas, EA Games was wrapped up in class-action lawsuits and sexism claims.

tent delivery service ‘Steam’, Origin was released in June of 2011. Since then, it has been subject to heavy criticism, mainly over the perceived lack in customer service, as well as a significant amount of unjust account bans that render users unable to access the content that they’ve purchased, even offline.

Another criticism is on the limited number of computers that one is permitted to download their purchased games onto. EA also experienced significant backlash from gamers after the removal of certain games from rival delivery services like “Steam,” mak-

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5.’Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance’ (July 31): After finishing Kingdom Hearts II all those years ago with its fantastic ending, I thought to myself: “All right, now let’s get to the new adventures for Sora and friends!”

Six years of convoluted prequels and retellings later, it looks like I’ll finally have my wish fulfilled with DDD. Plus, a good game to play on the 3DS is always welcome. The game has already been released in Japan with a glowing review by Famitzu magazine.

Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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EA Games slapped with lawsuits, poor practice Looking back at 10 years of ‘Metroid Prime’

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ing them Origin-exclusive, “Crysis 2” being the most notable example. EA did, however, deny responsibility for “Crysis 2”’s removal, citing Valve’s “business terms” as responsible for the decision.

Images of chat logs and stories of abhorrent dealings with Origin’s customer service representatives flood websites like Reddit.com every day, where gamers gather and discuss issues like this. Since the release of Battlefield 3 in 2011, these have become increasingly prevalent with the difficulties many gamers experienced in either downloading the game itself, or its DLC. However, the issue as of late has been EA’s treatment of the recently released ‘Mass Effect 3’, the anticipated ending to the Mass Effect trilogy.

Both Bioware, the game’s developer and EA’s daughter company, as well as EA itself were heavily criticized before the game was even released, according to Kotaku, for the inclusion of “Launch Day DLC”, extra downloadable content that was available for purchase the very day that the

core game was released. As Kotaku puts it, “…if a piece of content is ready for a game’s release day, why would a publisher charge extra for it?”

Bioware and EA have defended the decision, citing the fact that the DLC was created after the game was finished. Mass Effect’s executive producer, Casey Hudson, tweeted, “It takes about three months from “content complete” to bugfix, certify, manufacture, and ship game discs. In that time we work on DLC.” However, some players have mined through the game’s files and found evidence to suggest that the DLC was actually intended as part of the core game, but instead cut out in order to be purchasable.

Mass Effect’s distinctly vague and wildly unpopular ending also caused a major stirrup, with many fans accusing Bioware and EA of specifically creating such an ending in order to charge gamers for a ‘true’ ending after a few months, a move not unheard of in the industry, Capcom being a primary culprit of this

maneuver, with their release of “Asura’s Wrath’s” DLC ‘True Ending” for $6.99. It seems though that these plans have since been abandoned, as in the wake of gamers’ angry response, Bioware and EA have come fourth to offer a free piece of downloadable content this summer that will “offer extended scenes that provide additional context and deeper insight into the conclusion of Commander Shepard’s journey,” according to Bioware’s official website.

One thing is for sure, if EA doesn’t begin to shape up and try to improve its relationship with the community, it’s going to lose the support of its fans for good.

As Reddit user Moleculor put it, “EA sucks. I don’t trust them, they don’t care about me (lack of updates, SOPA, etc.), only my cash, and they’ve already had something like four attempts at getting a download service running, and failed so far. Why would I trust them at all?”

Zachary.Lederman@UConn.edu

By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent

This year marks the 10th anniversary of one of the greatest and most influential games of the past decade, and indeed of all time. So we found it fitting to take a look back through the visor and remember the impact and still resounding influence of the 2002 Nintendo GameCube classic “Metroid Prime.”

Taking place between the original NES “Metroid” and its GameBoy follow up, “Metroid II,” “Metroid Prime” puts players in control of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she traverses the star in an almost singlehanded attempt to rid the galaxy of danger while discovering the truth behind a lost civilization.

The title was developed by first time developer Retro Studios.

Handing a new developer the reigns to such a prestigious franchise, (the early “Metroid” games especially “Super Metroid” are considered to be among the greatest games ever made) was a move many called a shot in the dark.

“Metroid Prime” began as a third person action adventure title.

Although his involvement was limited and he had never worked on any previous “Metroid” games, legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto made one crucial suggestion that changed everything.

He suggested that the game’s perspective be changed to first person.

The game was a smashing success. Receiving so many rave reviews that to this day, “Metroid Prime” still stands as the seventh highest rated game of all time on the review aggregate site Gamerankings.com. Of course, the decision to make the game in first person perspective was a large contributor to the success of the title. By utilizing a first person perspective, players could really feel as if they were the bounty hunter herself. It allowed for precise combat and gave players a greater appreciation of the surrounding world. Rather brightly, whenever Samus was required to transform into the morph ball, the action shifted to a third person perspective allowing greater planning by the player.

Since its release, numerous games have borrowed heavily from “Metroid Prime” and its sequels. “Star Wars Republic Commando,” “Batman: Arkham

Asylum” and its sequel and the “Mass Effect” trilogy all borrowed “Metroid Prime’s” concept of scanning numerous objects. By focusing on certain objects, the player is able to activate events, learn back story and possibly receive items; far more challenging and exciting than simply opening a chest.

The “Mass Effect” games also bear resemblance to some of the artistic and atmospheric design choices of “Prime.” Always eerie and never sure of what to expect next, it was a thrill to open every single door in the game world.

“Bioshock” also gave us another semi-isolated experience. Just as in “Prime.” Much of that game is spent lurking the game world alone with only music and occasional sound clips to accompany you.

Despite its wild and unprecedented critical praise, “Metroid Prime” unfortunately never achieved the commercial success of other sci-fi games such as “Halo.” Nonetheless it remains a treasure and is not to be missed by any serious video game fan.

Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

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Welcoming all majors; business and advertising experience helpful, computer and web-design experience a plus.

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Concert Band turns up volume at von der Mehden

from CONCERT, page 7

prepared us wellw for this concert. The conductors have worked very hard with us, and they’re pleased and we’re pleased with what we’ve done.”

Scott Sperl, one of the bands trombonists as well as an 11thsemester material science and engineering major said, “I feel like it went really well; it was a blast working with this group. I don’t often have a chance to play music and it’s one of my passions, so it’s great to work with them.”

“I think it went pretty well,” agreed John Peak, a 2nd-semester computer science major.

“We sounded a lot better than in rehearsal. We always come together in the end.”

If you want to watch the next von der Mehden performance, you can catch Lea Brown’s soprano recital on Sunday at 3 p.m. or the Wind and Brass Chamber Ensemble at 7:30 p.m.

Julie.Bartoli@UConn.edu

Plan B has your back when all else fails

Pippa Middleton's racy party photos cause a stir LONDON (AP) — The Parisian costume party featured a man in a dog collar, a dwarf, a nearly naked nun — and a rather well known guest named Pippa Middleton, younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.

Middleton, 28, was in the headlines Tuesday, with photographs of her appearance at a friend's decadent birthday party splashed across the Daily Mail tabloid.

The pictures are striking: women in revealing, low-cut period costumes from the 18thcentury playacting with men in fancy clothes and spiky leather collars and bracelets.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment, but the racy coverage was likely not well received

by Britain's royal family, which has been enjoying a popularity boost since the former Kate Middleton's fairytale wedding to Prince William last year.

"A lot of the world considers that she (Pippa) is royal, and by association what she does has an influence on the royal family," said Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine.

"It's unfortunate for Pippa, it's quite difficult for her," Seward said of the tabloid reports. "She has all the downside and not the upside. I know she had has a very hard time."

Pippa Middleton holds no

royal title, but her life has been subject to intense scrutiny since she captured attention at her sister's wedding with a closefitting maid of honor dress.

The picture editor at the Daily Mail, Paul Silva, recently said that up to 400 paparazzi shots of her cross his desk every day.

Britain's media often characterize her as the party-loving, more vivacious contrast to the elegant and subdued Duchess.

The Daily Mail story — with the headline "Her Royal Hotness and the viscount in a dog collar" — showed Middleton, dressed in an 18thcentury style top, posing with other similarly dressed women and a man in a king's costume laughing as one of the women pulled on the dog collar around his neck.

The article said the man was the host, Arthur de Soultrait, a French fashion designer.

The paper ran other photos from the party that featured a woman in scanty lingerie and a nun's headdress dancing with a dwarf.

The story came after photographs in The Sun newspaper Monday that showed Pippa Middleton in a convertible, next to a companion who pointed what appeared to be a gun at the photographer.

Focus@DailyCampus.com

Time for 'the big talk' from TALK, page 7 banana to demonstrate how to properly put on a condom, of which they put back on the counter or in your lunch, they might not want to talk about it.

Don’t let up until they do, try over a few days if necessary.

Five minutes, it will be over. And once every five or so years is plenty for reexpressing thoughts. Beliefs about death do change as our experiences widen, but usually over a great expanse of time. Take charge and do the right thing, the ethical thing.

And to transition back to “normal” conversation, hand your dad an issue of Cosmopolitan (the diagrams are so helpful). Mom will love dads rediscovered talent, and who wouldn’t want to indirectly make their mom happy?

John.Bedard@UConn.edu

AP

Britain's Pippa Middleton, arrives at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland's eldest daughter Lady Katie Percy to city financier Patrick Valentine at St Michael's Church in Alnwick, England.

With TV flare digital outlets try a broadcast rite

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have changes in their period, a heavier or lighter next period, or a period that is either early or late,” (planbonestep.com) After taking the pill the first time, Elizabeth noted a change in her period. Instead of getting it once that month, she got it twice and also experience nausea. These symptoms also contributed to her wariness for taking the pill the second time however morning nausea outweighed an unwanted pregnancy.

Most importantly though was that Elizabeth felt comfortable discussing this with her boyfriend.

Because it takes two to tango, she and her boyfriend split the cost of the pill. It should never, ever become the female’s responsibility to pay for the pill on her own. If you and your partner are equally mature enough to have sex to begin with, then you should both be mature enough to handle the consequences.

Because while having sex is great, it comes with a (sometimes hefty) price. That price is made a little less overwhelming, however, if you’re having sex with someone you know you can count on in uncompromising and sometimes financially expectant situations, it can make that price a little easier to pay.

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AP

Tom Hanks attends the Revlon Concert for the Rainforest Fund dinner and auction at The Pierre Hotel in New York. Beginning Thursday, many of the top digital outlets will for the first time band together to try an old TV tradition: the upfront.

NEW YORK (AP) — Internet video wants some of television's ad dollars, and it's not above a little copycatting to help the cause.

Beginning Thursday, many of the top digital outlets will for the first time band together to try an old TV tradition: the upfront. Over the next two weeks, YouTube, Yahoo, AOL, Hulu and others will hold their version of the annual pitch to advertisers to promote their programming.

By taking a page from TV, the Digital Content NewFronts, as they're called, hope to showcase increasingly high-quality Web series and convince advertisers that digital video deserves more of their attention.

Is digital content ready for primetime?

Most of the companies hosting a NewFront have considerably invested in original content. YouTube spent $100 million to create nearly 100 niche-oriented channels. Hulu, which has waded into original programming in addition to its vast library of network shows, has partnered with filmmakers like Richard Linklater and Morgan Spurlock. Yahoo has

teamed with Tom Hanks for a highly-anticipated animated sci-fi series.

"This first time is really about perception change, in my mind," says Erin McPherson, head of original programming at Yahoo.

"If real dollars flow from it, that's gravy."

Hulu will kick things off with its presentation Thursday in New York. Another 15 events will follow through May 2.

The NewFronts were created by the ad agency Digitas, which organized the founding partners — Google Inc.'s YouTube, Microsoft Advertising, Hulu, Yahoo and AOL. Those companies as well as MSN, Vevo, NBCUniversal Digital Media and Disney Interactive will tout their shows in presentations intentionally scheduled shortly before the network upfronts in May. "What better time to showcase it than three weeks ahead of the television upfronts?" says John McCarus, senior vice president and director of brand content at Digitas. "It's driven by the budget cycles from a marketer's perspective. This is

the time of year they're starting to think about how their dollars are going to be spent."

Last year, online video was approximately a $2 billion business in the U.S., a fraction of the $60.7 billion spent on TV advertising, according to research firm eMarketer. But online video ad spending is fast increasing, and many expect it to reach $3 billion this year.

"It's a watershed year," says McCarus. "There is an opportunity and a reason to collaborate together and show strength in numbers for what is a newly formed marketplace."

Like many of the other participants, Yahoo hopes to simply inform advertisers of its business. By capitalizing on its considerable traffic, Yahoo has lured viewers to its now robust original video offerings.

It churns out more than 40 series a month.

"It's been hard to buy digital," McPherson says. "We're fragmented. We all use different methods of measurement.

We all have different stories to tell, and our upfronts, so to speak, are all year round, all the time."

Avengers, Spidey, Batman lead huge summer lineup LOS ANGELES (AP) — As superhero summers go, this one is truly super.

Amid one of the mostpromising box-office seasons Hollywood has ever served up, three movies stand above the rest.

The first weekend in May brings "The Avengers," the ensemble adventure teaming Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man with such fellow Marvel Comics heroes as Thor, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk.

"The Amazing Spider-Man" follows over the Fourth of July as Marvel's web-slinger gets a fresh origin story, with Andrew Garfield taking over as teen-turned-superhero Peter Parker.

Finally, in late July, there's "The Dark Knight Rises," with Christian Bale returning as DC Comics' masked vigilante in the finale of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.

These three are the gold standard for fans: "The Dark Knight," Tobey Maguire's three "Spider-Man" flicks and Downey's two "Iron Man" movies are the six top-grossing superhero adventures ever.

Add in solid receipts for

solo turns of "Avengers" co-stars Chris Hemsworth in "Thor" and Chris Evans in "Captain America: The First Avenger" — plus the lure of a new incarnation of the Incredible Hulk by Mark Ruffalo in "Avengers" — and summer's superhero meter is off the charts. "'The Avengers' is literally one of the first books I followed regularly. ... Some of the work that was done in there was really groundbreaking and really epic," said "The Avengers" writer-director Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"). "It's great fun to take characters that you are so invested in, because you grew up with them, and get to put words in their mouths and figure out what they're going to be doing with their lives for a while.

Of course, there's plenty to fill in the gaps between superhero sagas.

Other action tales include "Men in Black 3," with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron's fairytale makeover "Snow White and the Huntsman"; Ridley Scott's return to sci-fi with "Prometheus"; "Avengers"

AP

In this film image released by Warner Bros., Johnny Depp portrays Barnabas Collins in "Dark Shadows."

co-star Jeremy Renner's "The Bourne Legacy"; Colin Farrell's remake "Total Recall"; and the board game adaptation "Battleship."

Cartoon makers offer up the Scottish adventure "Brave," the latest from the animation

virtuosos at Pixar, while talking-animal franchises return with "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Ice Age: Continental Drift."

The comedy and music front brings Adam Sandler's fatherhood story "That's My Boy";

the all-star song fest "Rock of Ages"; Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill's suburban romp "Neighborhood Watch"; Sacha Baron Cohen's tyrant tale "The Dictator"; and Whitney Houston's final film, "Sparkle."

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

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» NHL

L.A. Kings eager to finish off Canucks

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Although Mike Richards and a couple of his Los Angeles teammates might have information that could help the Vancouver Canucks out of a daunting playoff deficit, don't expect them to give it up.

Just two years ago, Richards led Philadelphia out of the same 0-3 series hole now threatening to swallow up the NHL's best regular-season team. Simon Gagne scored an overtime winner in Game 4 and the series-winning goal in Game 7 for the Flyers, while Jeff Carter watched his teammates closely from the press box with a broken foot.

They're all suiting up now for the Kings, who put the Canucks in this dire predicament heading into Game 4 on Wednesday night at Staples Center.

Richards, the former Flyers captain, wasn't sharing any insight Tuesday on what it takes to pull off a feat only accomplished by three teams in NHL history.

"I don't remember that far back," Richards claimed with a grin, before acknowledging: "I can't let you know that mindset."

Carter also said he can't remember how the Flyers accomplished their feat, and Gagne hasn't played in 2012 due to a concussion. The Kings can't waste time reminiscing when they're preparing for an unlikely chance to close out the franchise's first playoff series victory since 2001.

"It's important to understand the desperation they're going to have, so we bring the same energy and enthusiasm," Richards said. "We shouldn't change our style of play, but we have to bring it to an even higher level if possible."

The top-seeded Canucks are still hoping Daniel Sedin can help them out of this jam.

Vancouver's leading goalscorer joined his teammates in practice Tuesday for the first time since missing the last 12 games with a concussion.

Coach Alain Vigneault and

Sedin won't decide whether he's playing until game time, and Vigneault also hasn't yet named his starting goalie after replacing veteran Roberto Luongo with Cory Schneider for Vancouver's 1-0 loss in Game 3.

"No matter who starts, we have to be ready off the puckdrop to play our best game of the year," Luongo said.

Never mind the series: Vancouver must win Wednesday just to avoid becoming the first team in the post-expansion era to get swept out of the first round after finishing atop the regular-season standings.

Teams with a 3-0 lead have won the series 164 of 167 times, but the daunting statistics have budged a bit in the past two years. Philadelphia's historic rally included a comeback from a three-goal deficit in Game 7, and both Chicago and Detroit rallied from 3-0 series deficits last year to force a seventh game before losing the series.

AP

Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll (28) celebrates after teammate Willie Mitchell scored against Vancouver.

» MLB

Indians make Johnny Damon signing official

AP

Tampa Bay Rays' Johnny Damon follows through on a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Johnny Damon has left the on-deck circle. He's officially with the Cleveland Indians.

Next stop: The starting lineup — and maybe the 3,000-hit club.

The 38-year-old outfielder signed a minor league contract on Tuesday, the next step before he joins the major league club and possibly moves into a permanent spot in left field. The sides agreed on a $1.25 million deal last week, when the Indians were off to a sluggish start with a team batting average below .200.

However, general manager Chris Antonetti said he had been in talks with Damon and his agent Scott Boras long before the Indians opened 1-4.

The Indians believe Damon, entering his 17th season and with an impressive resume of postseason experience, can keep them keep climbing in the standings.

"We still think he has some quality baseball in him," Antonetti said.

Damon, who can earn another $1.4 million in performance bonuses based on plate appearances, is excited about joining the Indians —

his seventh AL team. He'll be reunited with former teammates Shelley Duncan, Derek Lowe and Casey Kotchman.

"They're a team that's building for the future, but they also have a chance to win now," Damon said. "That's a good thing to have. They locked up a few players and I know they might be working on a few more, possibly. It's that right mix. A team that's as youthful as they are, and adding a guy like Derek Lowe during the offseason, and now adding a guy like me, hopefully we can give them a boost and some experience."

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Sports

» SPORTS AND SOCIETY

Fall from grace continues for Saints' Payton

By Chris Zielinski Sports and Society Columnist

AP

Saints head coach Sean Payton speaks during a postgame news conference after an NFL divisional playoff game against San Francisco.

In life, it is only normal to develop certain interests.

For many of us, they often revolve around a relationship to an activity or hobby that we partake in. Think sports, videogames, music, movies, exercising, fashion, whatever you prefer, and the concept is straightforward. For a lucky few, true interest can stem from one’s career or scholastic endeavors. Sports serve as no exception to this rule, as fans quickly develop an interest in certain teams and disinterest in others. Players for the most part love their craft, and coaches epitomize this relationship as they serve as the creators who strive to make a successful “sum of all the parts”.

Unfortunately, sometimes these interests are stripped from us. Whether it be something as simple as punishment from a parent that kept you from playing "Mario Kart" on N64 as a kid, or maturity driving a change in what constitutes one’s actual interests, change happens. More commonly, the importance of one’s career has the tendency to take precedence over prior interests, and the rest is history. However, sometimes the ascension of one’s career to the top of the priority list can be a welcome change.

A career gives one a new sense of pride, new motivation, and quite frequently, a new definition of self. Put simply, a career can bring clarity to one’s life and subsequent emotional feelings soon become associated with it.

Recognizing this last critical conclusion magnifies the true tragedy facing New Orleans Saints’ head coach, Sean Payton. Having already been suspended by the league and lost his appeal, Payton’s terms of suspension took a turn for the worst this week.

Payton was directed by the NFL to avoid contact with anyone involved in the Saints organization, as well as anyone involved in NFL circles.

Admittedly, I acknowledge the Saints made some vital missteps in their Bounty System Program, and it should be something that is dealt with firmly. Nonetheless, it is one thing to force Payton to avoid talking to other coaches and players, which is an obvious breach of his suspension. On the other hand, to instruct Payton to avoid contact with the entire Saints’ organization as well as any individuals with ties to NFL circles is entirely absurd.

One of the first life lessons individuals learn is to treat others how you would like to be treated, and from that, we soon learn that one good deed deserves another. As established, I feel the Saints should

be punished, with Payton as the team leader, deserving a large portion of the burden. Yet, essentially what the NFL has done in punishing Payton is almost permanently sever ties with one of its leading individuals. Along with the heroic Drew Brees, Payton is a community hero in New Orleans and one of the most respected figures in the league. He is characterized by an incomparable ability for attention to detail and is a true players coach.

All in all, in a perfect world, Payton returns to the NFL following his suspension with a new motivation and serves as an example of the NFL’s commitment to making the game safer. However, as many of us have learned, the world is not always perfect, and sometimes bad things happen to good people. Payton happens to fall in this category, and quite possibly, might suffer irreparable damage to his career. In a world where more often than not people fail to do something they truly love, we need more individuals like Payton. Hopefully Payton can return with an enlightened perspective and teach the league how to better protect its players. If not, the NFL stands to lose one of its most influential individuals.

Christopher.Zielinski@UConn.edu

Vaughan, DeLuca and Grinnell power UConn

By Brendon Prescott Campus Correspondent

yard for the third time this year.

URI pitcher Sam Bedore walked the first Husky batter she faced when Amy Vaughan gave the The Huskies dominated URI Huskies a quick 2-0 lead with at home this Tuesday to defeat one swing of the bat. Amy the Rams by a convincing DeLuca followed up Vaughan’s score of 10-0. Spectacular per- smash with one of her own in formances were displayed by the bottom of the second. After senior captain Amy Vaughan, a five run storm by the Huskies who hit her 11th home run of in the third, Grinnell solidified the year to lead the the UConn victory Huskies to victory. with a statement of her Triple A to the own, blasting a twoRescue run home run to give UConn showed off the Huskies a 10-0 their power today, hitlead. ting three home runs Callahan comes in the six innings through of play. Home runs Katelyn Callahan » Notebook recorded were turned in by her first vicAmy Vaughan, Amy tory for the Huskies DeLuca, and Audrey Grinnell. this season in thrilling fashion.

While Vaughan has been con- Callahan pitched a strong four sistently going deep all season, innings, allowing zero runs on DeLuca hit her first homer of only two hits. She also struck the season while Grinnell went out six batters in her fantastic

» SOFTBALL

outing on the mound. It was also Callahan’s second career victory.

Home sweet home The Huskies have only two losses at home this season, both coming against the No. 1 ranked team in the Big East Conference, the University of South Florida.

The Huskies have proved their home dominance by winning their first four home games of the year. They also gave South Florida their first Big East loss of the season, winning a thriller by a score of 7-3.

The Huskies move to 19-17 on the season and 7-5 in Big East play. URI falls to 16-22 on the season and 2-6 in the Big East. The Huskies face a tough task today as they face Depaul at home in a two–game doubleheader.

Brendon.Prescott@UConn.edu

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A UConn batter takes a swing on April 14 in a double-header against South Florida in Storrs.

Gay leads Grizz past T-Wolves Guillen returns and Marlins win MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Western Conference and crept Rudy Gay had 28 points and nine closer toward clinching a playrebounds to help the Memphis off spot. Mike Conley added Grizzlies withstand a weak start 16 points, eight assists and five to the fourth quarter and beat the rebounds.

Minnesota Timberwolves for The Grizzlies were 1 for 15 the eighth straight time, 91-84 from the field in the fourth on Tuesday night. quarter until Gay's short jumpJ.J. Barea scored a season- er gave them the lead back high 28 points on at 82-81, right after 5-for-9 shooting from a questioned charg3-point range to go ing foul was called with eight assists and Grizzlies 91 on Anthony Tolliver five rebounds, but the that wiped out a 84 layup and a potenTimberwolves lost Wolves their 11th straight tial three-point play. overall — and 27th consecutive Tolliver and the Timberwolves game in April. They have three were livid. more tries this season to stop Gay added a putback and a that streak. dagger of a 3-pointer to make Zach Randolph added 16 it 87-82, and out of a timeout points and 11 rebounds for the Barea hoisted an off-target, offGrizzlies, who moved within balance 3-pointer that missed the two games of the Los Angeles rim. Wayne Ellington's reverse Clippers for fourth place in the layup brought the Wolves back

NBA

within three with 1:19 left, but that was as close as they came.

Nikola Pekovic had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolves, whose last April win was three years ago. They went 25 for 30 from the foul line to stay in it.

Marc Gasol played after suffering a bone bruise in his left knee the last game but had only four points on 2-for-8 shooting for the Grizzlies, who have won 11 of their last 15 games.

Barea played even more fired up after he was struck near the mouth in a scrap for the ball with Tony Allen early in the third quarter that opened up the cut he needed stitches on from a recent collision. After a timeout he swished a 3-pointer, stretching the Timberwolves' lead to 65-61 with a determined scowl on his face.

MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Guillen made a victorious return to the dugout Tuesday night, when pitchers Josh Johnson and Heath Bell snapped out of early-season slumps to help the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2.

Guillen returned from a five-game suspension imposed after his comments praising Fidel Castro caused a backlash in South Florida, espe- Marlins cially among Cuban Cubs Americans.

Johnson allowed two runs in seven innings and Bell earned the save after four rocky outings. Streaking Hanley Ramirez broke a 2-all tie with a three-run homer in the eighth, his third.

No demonstrations targeted at Guillen were evident,

BASEBALL

McDonough: Readers Blue takes on White Saturday helped me live my dream at Rentschler Field at 1 p.m.

from THANK, page 14 I may never become a great journalist. In three weeks I’ll be an unemployed journalist. But with the support the readers have given me over the years, I won’t panic.

If you want to read about all the people who helped me accomplish a lot with The Daily Campus then check out Twin’s Take. But it’s you, the readers, and your comments, good or bad, that have made me want to continue writing.

For now I can take solace in

the fact that although I’m far from the mountaintop, with the help of many other people, I was able to take a seat on the green ledge of The Daily Campus building.

So I want to thank the readers one more time for allowing me to live one of my dreams.

Hopefully some of the words I’ve written in this column over the past two years have inspired some of yours.

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

from SAD, page 14 Teggart was All-Big East as a junior and a senior. He sets school records for field goals with 74, extra points with 128 and total points with 349. Teggart’s 52-yard field goal to beat USF with 17 seconds left earned the Huskies the Big East title and sent them to the Fiesta Bowl, the school’s first-ever BCS bowl game.

Spring game on Saturday The annual UConn Blue vs. White Spring Football game will take

although a screaming fan in the second deck did call the Marlins manager an insulting name several times midway through the game. There were boos when Guillen ran onto the field to complain about a call in the seventh inning, but they were directed at the umpire.

Some fans had pledged to stay away in protest.

Announced attenwas 24,544, 5 dance by far the smallest 2 in five games at the Marlins' new ballpark.

The game was tied at 2 when Jose Reyes reached on an error by second baseman Darwin Barney to start the Miami eighth. Reyes took second on a passed ball and Emilio Bonifacio walked. Ramirez, who had a game-ending single

place Saturday at Rentschler field at 1 p.m. Roy Lawrence and Tony Casarella, captains of the 1967 and 1969 UConn teams, respectively, will serve as the Blue’s coaches. 1981 captains Ken Sweitzer and Dewey Raymond will be the White team’s coaches.

Admission and parking to the game are free. SNY will broadcast the game on television, and WTIC will air the game on radio.

Gregory.Keiser@UConn.edu

in the 11th inning Sunday, followed with a homer off Rafael Dolis (0-1).

Ramirez has gone 8 for 12 in the past three games to hike his average from .133 to .286.

With the retractable roof open on a 76-degree night, both teams struggled for runs much of the way. The Marlins went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position, while the Cubs grounded into four double plays.

Johnson had a solid outing for the first time in three starts, lowering his ERA from 8.38 to 5.94. Steve Cishek (1-0) pitched a hitless eighth and has yet to allow run in eight games.

Bell, an All-Star closer acquired during the Marlins' offseason spending binge, pitched a perfect ninth for his first save in three chances.

» NHL

Panthers defeat Devils 4-3 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brian Campbell scored on a secondperiod power play and the Florida Panthers staged their greatest playoff comeback in franchise history, rallying from an early three-goal deficit to defeat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Sean Bergenheim, Jason Garrison and Mike Weaver also scored and Scott Clemmensen made 19 saves after replacing Jose Theodore early in giving the Panthers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 Eastern Conference first-round series.

Game 4 will be played here on

Thursday.

Florida converted on all three of its power plays against the league's top-ranked penalty kill unit, and is now 6 of 10 in the series with the man advantage.

Zach Parise, Stephen Gionta and Patrik Elias scored for the Devils, who jumped out 3-0 in the opening 6:16.

The Panthers ended a 15-year playoff drought in winning Game 2 on Sunday and they got rid of another demon on Tuesday when they drove Martin Brodeur from the net after tying the game early in the second.

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What's Next Home game

Away game

April 21 Rutgers 3 p.m.

April 22 Rutgers 5 p.m.

Tomorrow DePaul 3 p.m.

Next Paper’s Question:

“Will coach Jim Calhoun come back?”

–Erin Shannon, 8th-semester human development and family studies major

» That’s what he said –Blake Griffin on his Clippers making the playoffs.

April 24 Rutgers 1 p.m.

April 27 Louisville 6 p.m.

» MLB

Dog days in jury selection for Clemens retrial

Blake Griffin

» Pic of the day

Pittsburgh School Buses

April 21 Pittsburgh 12 p.m.

April 21 April 22 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 2 p.m.

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April 27 Villanova 4 p.m.

May 3 April 29 Big East Loyola Tournament ` p.m.

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Lacrosse (7-5) April 20 Cincinnati 3:30 p.m.

April 22 Louisville 1 p.m.

Men’s Track and Field April 21 April 26 April 27 April 28 Larry Ellis Penn Relays Penn Relays Penn Relays Invitational All Day All Day All Day All Day

TBA UNH/ UMass All Day

Women’s Track and Field April 21 Princeton Invite All Day

April 26 April 27 April 28 Penn Relays Penn Relays Penn Relays All Day All Day All Day

April 29 Brown Invite All Day

Rowing April 22 Holy Cross All Day

May 11 Dad Vaiil Regatta All Day

May 12 Dad Vail Regatta All Day

May 13 Big East Championships All Day

Men’s Tennis Tomorrow Big East Championships All Weekend

Women’s Tennis Tomorrow, April 20, 21, 22 Big East Championships All Weekend

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman wears the team’s new throwback uniform next to Steelers President Art Rooney II on Tuesday.

THE Storrs Side Drummond and Lamb enter NBA, the world of unknown

By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor Andre Drummond said one of his favorite players is Dwight Howard. Their games are very similar, especially at this point of Drummond’s career.

The freshman declared for the NBA Draft last week. Some people think he has the potential to be a great big man in the NBA, some think he’ll be the next Hasheem Thabeet. One of the similarities I found all year was Drummond’s inability to score with his back to the basket. When Howard came out of high school into the NBA, he had trouble scoring off of post moves. If Drummond wants to be a threat on offense at the next level, he will need to score on hook shots or fadeaway jumpers a lot more than he did in college.

Drummond’s freshman season may have began with unfair expectations of a dominant repeat. For that reason it was a disappointment. Drummond disappeared at times in games, and when he reappeared, he would take ill-advised shots and not be able to dominate offensively. Besides defensive rebounding, which he needs

to improve, he could change the game on defense. His blocks will translate and he will need to build a game around his athleticism.

Jeremy Lamb also went pro.

Some people thought he could’ve used another year, but Lamb made the right choice. The type of player he is makes it easier for him to leave; he doesn’t need to develop any further in college.

Again, with the disappointment that was UConn’s 2012 season, some people may have thought that Jeremy Lamb would’ve been more of a leader, like Kemba Walker. But he isn’t that type of person, and that’s fine. You don’t need to be loud to be a good NBA player. Lamb didn’t become the man this year and lead the Huskies to a repeat, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be great in the NBA. Lamb played second fiddle to Walker and it worked fine. Lamb didn’t need to be the only star for his team to be successful in 2011.

He also didn’t need to show any emotion until the final seconds ticked away in the national championship.

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

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Softball (19-17) Tomorrow DePaul 1 p.m.

The Daily Question Q : “Who will be a better pro: Jeremy Lamb or Andre Drummond?”

A : “Lamb.”

“It is something that we’re happy about, but by no means is that all we want.”

Baseball (21-16) April 20 Rutgers 3 p.m.

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Sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — One potential juror was questioned for 68 minutes. Another for 64 — and he didn’t even make the cut. Along the way, Roger Clemens’ lawyer offered some clues as to his strategy once testimony gets under way, including a challenge to whether Congress had a legitimate purpose in holding the hearing at which the seven-time Cy Young Award winner testified — and whether Clemens’ testimony was voluntary.

The laborious task of selecting a jury for the Clemens retrial resumed Tuesday and might not be done by the end of the week, with the judge and lawyers for both sides parsing prospects’ thoughts on topics as disparate as Barry Bonds and Lance Armstrong, Twitter and the reputation of the Justice Department.

“To be completely honest, I dislike Barry Bonds. ... Truthfully, I believe he actually did it. I believe he used drugs,” said one man, a graphic designer who nevertheless was asked to return after he expressed neutral feelings about Clemens.

The court is narrowing the initial jury pool of 90 down to 36, from which to select the final 12 jurors and four alternates who will decide whether Clemens lied when he denied using steroids and human growth hormone before a U.S. House committee in February 2008. The extra 20 are needed because Clemens’ lawyers are allowed to strike 12 and prosecutors, eight — without giving any reason.

By the end of the second day, only 32 Washingtonians had been questioned, with 15 — 11 women and four men — meeting the initial approval of U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton.

Jury selection will continue at least through Thursday, and no session is scheduled for Friday. Even the judge’s “10-minute break” in the morning ended up lasting 25 minutes.

“Things aren’t going as fast as I thought,” Walton said early in the afternoon.

Finding potential jurors without some preconceived opinion about the case — or whether it’s worth the time and expense for the government to pursue it — has been challenging. Among those who were excused was the woman who told the judge: “I feel like I know too much.” She said she had discussed the case with friends and added: “I frankly question the legitimacy of bringing this to this court.”

It was during questioning of one potential juror that Clemens’ attorney Rusty Hardin raised the issue of whether Clemens truly “voluntarily appeared” before Congress. Clemens was not subpoenaed to testify at the 2008 hearing, and the government has always maintained that he testified on his own will.

THE Pro Side Kings take 3-0 lead, Canucks have back against the wall

By Jimmy Onofrio Senior Staff Writer The NHL playoffs are finally underway, so here are some thoughts from the first week: Bruins vs. Capitals: Fans have already been treated to three overtime periods in this series, and postseason play means the games don’t go to shootout. Three periods of scoreless play were agonizing to watch in Game 1, but Chris Kelly’s long slapshot a minute into overtime put Boston in the winner’s column first. Game two went to two overtimes, but Monday night’s game three is when the series really got exciting. High sticking, checking and four goals scored in the last period and a half made for a much different playing atmosphere than the first two games. Zdeno Chara’s goal with just under two minutes to go gave the Bruins a 2-1 series lead with another game in D.C. on Thursday before returning to Boston.

Penguins vs. Flyers: Maybe I’m biased as a Flyers fan, but this has been the most exciting series to watch. Seven Flyers and six Penguins have scored at

least four points in three games.

Philadelphia has scored 20 goals so far, impressive even for one of the best offenses in the league.

Sunday afternoon’s game was as fun to watch for the fights as it was for the scoring. The teams combined for almost 160 penalty minutes, including five-minute majors for fighting for three Flyers and two Penguins. Philly took four out of six from the Penguins in the regular season, but never did they look as in control as they have in these first three games.

Pittsburgh will have to win on the road in Philly on Wednesday if they want to stay alive, but it will be up to their defense to hold the Flyers to fewer than five goals if it’s going to happen.

Canucks vs. Kings: Watching Vancouver collapse against Los Angeles has been a spectacle in itself. Maybe it’s an indication of parity that the No. 8 seed in the West has taken the first three from the No. 1 seed. Maybe it’s proof that the Presidents’ Trophy does not mean anything. Vancouver will also have to win on the road to stay alive.

James.Onofrio@UConn.edu

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SAD END TO SHOEMATE’S CAREER

Shoemate calls it quits week of Spring Game

By Greg Keiser Staff Writer

Colin McDonough We have a tradition in the Sports department at The Daily Campus.

During our weekly Monday meeting, the Sports Editor and Associate Sports Editor sit on a green ledge by the windowsill in our boardroom. The rest of the section gathers around the table and we discuss the week’s stories or just shoot the breeze about life.

I remember the first time I went to The Daily Campus building. I was a scared, little freshman, sitting in the back of the room, wondering if I’d ever get a chance to sit on the green ledge. Thanks to my coworkers, friends, family and most of all the students and student-athletes at UConn, I was able to get the opportunity to sit next to my brother this year on the green ledge. And as sad as it may sound to a normal person, it’s been a dream come true.

I’m not a scared, little freshman anymore. I’m actually a scared, little senior. But in the past four years, and especially the last two as a weekly columnist, it has been a privilege and a pleasure to hear reader’s feedback.

From texts, calls and e-mails to Facebook messages and tweets, I’ve appreciated what you’ve had to say. To the people who’ve come up to me on campus, at the U, in class or at the library, it’s extremely flattering that anyone would recognize me from the mug shot above. To the readers who’ve talked to me at parties, Teds, Thirsty Dog or while the two of us pissed next to each other in the Huskies’ bathroom, those conversations and exchange of ideas are what college and journalism are all about. UConn is a forum– and although it’s easy for me to say this when I get to thrust my opinion about a sports topic to you every week–every opinion matters.

Of course, not everyone who has read one of my articles liked it, or even told me they liked it. But the people who told me I made a mistake, or that they hated my column and disagreed with it, I thank you. I hope I improved. To the people who were weekly readers of the Wednesday column, thanks. And sorry I wasn’t better looking.

One of my favorite things about sports is that they distract us from what is deemed “really important” in society.

One of my favorite things about sports journalism is that we can read about games, stats and scores instead of about crime, money and corruption.

I hope that you found humor in some of my columns. I hope that on Wednesdays you read my column and for a brief moment you forgot about the exam you were stressing over, the break up you hadn’t quite gotten over yet or the job offer that you still didn’t receive.

Sports may not be life and death, but sometimes they are.

I hope that you found emotion and creativity in some of my columns and articles; after all, there have been peaks and valleys in UConn sports the past four years, but I’ll get to that next week.

If you didn’t like me as a writer, then that’s fine too.

The people replacing me, and the entire staff of The Daily Campus sports department will do nothing but keep improving and expanding in the coming years. They’re very talented, and you will enjoy them.

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Senior running back D.J. Shoemate’s career as a collegiate football player is over. The 6-foot, 219 lbs. California native told The Hartford Courant that he can no longer play due to his injured shoulder.

He received arthroscopic surgery last week, and the doctors recommended that he discontinue playing football to avoid future problems.

Shoemate transferred to UConn from USC prior to the 2010 season. Because the NCAA placed sanctions on USC that banned them from postseason play for two years, Shoemate was eligible to play immediately at UConn. He finishes his career as a Husky with 28 rushing attempts, 115 rushing yards a touchdown. Shoemate Notebook and was the leading rusher of the 2011 Spring Game with 110 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.

UConn Club dinner Fifteen UConn student-athletes were honored Monday night at Gampel Pavilion and received Outstanding Senior Athlete Awards at the 59th Annual Awards Dinner. Center Muhammed Petrus, defensive tackle Kendall Reyes, and kicker David Teggart receieved awards.

Petrus earned All-Big East honors as a senior. He was named to the Big East All-Academic team in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Reyes was picked as All-Big East his junior and senior years. As a senior, he made 46 tackles and 13.5 tackles for a loss. Reyes is projected to be drafted in the first couple rounds of the NFL draft on April 26.

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D.J. Shoemate, seen here against Fordham in 2010, was forced to call it a college career after he could not recover from a severe shoulder injury.

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Huskies thump Rams at Burrill Family Field

By Mike Corasaniti Staff Writer

The UConn softball team dominated the University of Rhode Island in five innings Tuesday afternoon with a 10-0 thumping.

The Huskies (19-17, 7-5) blasted three home runs en route to a serious walloping of the Rams (16-22, 2-6) in their one-game set.

Senior designated UConn hitter Amy DeLuca, URI sophomore first baseman Audrey Grinnell and senior leftfielder Amy Vaughan provided the long balls today for the Huskies with their first, third and eleventh of the season, respectively.

Connecticut scored two

runs in the bottom of the first, followed by another in the second, but the bulk of the action came in the bottom of the third when the Huskies began to tee-off against the Rhode Island pitching. With one out, junior third baseman Kim Silva topped off a five-run splurge with a two run double. With Silva on second base, Grinnell sent her bomb over the center field fence to put the Huskies up 10-0.

10 Sophomore hurler Callahan 0 Katelyn (1-0) got the start yesterday for the Huskies and earned her first victory of the season after four innings of work in which she allowed only two hits and no runs. Callahan also had six strikeouts on the day, and between Callahan and

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Ali Adelman throws a pitch in a 7-6 win over Villanova on April, 7 at Burrill Family Field in Storrs.

sophomore Audrey Grinnell’s performances, the Rams only sent three players to the bases all day.

Ram starter Sam Bedore (8-8) took the loss on the day after giving up three earned runs in two innings of work.

UConn doesn’t have a lot of time to rest as they return to action tomorrow when DePaul (25-13, 7-2) comes into Storrs for a double-header at Burrill Family Field. The Blue Demons, who are two spots ahead of Connecticut in the Big East standings, are coming off of a series victory over Pittsburgh. The first game of the series will begin at noon.

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Final Twin’s Take: Thank you for the helping hands

By Matt and Colin McDonough Sports Editors

We’ve learned a lot at UConn, and a lot of the learning took place outside the classroom. The beat writers and columnists for the UConn men’s and women’s basketball and football teams took us under their wings from Day One. They were incredible people to work with, and we’d also like to extend a special thank you to the sports staff at the New Haven Register, Hartford Courant and Ken Best of UConn Magazine.

Mac Cerullo and Russell Blair, thank you for all the help.

Adam Giardino, Andrew Callahan, Chris Jones and the rest of WHUS, thanks for the cameos.

Aside from our co-workers, professors and friends who have helped us and given us advice through these four years, we’d like to thank the athletes that made our job possible. You learn to find comfort through some of the athletes. My (Colin) first college class was Elementary Discrete

Mathematics. The first classmate I ever talked to in a college class was UConn football player Jonathan Jean-Louis. Also in that class, Gary Wilburn, Kelmetrus Wylie and the late Jasper Howard.

A few weeks after Howard was killed, I remember Jean-Louis coming up to me at Howard’s memorial service at Jorgensen and asking me how I was doing? How I was doing.

How incredibly selfless.

The last two years, JeanLouis, Wylie and Kashif Moore have talked to us on the anniversaries of their friend’s death so we can write special articles about the memory of Howard.

Members of the UConn football team have even supported us on the field. Players like Johnny McEntee, Moe Petrus, Blaise Driscoll have watched some of our Intramural flag football and basketball games. Just an incredibly selfless team.

Players and coaches from other beats like BreAnn Cheung, Courtney Dinnan, Carlos Alvarez, Dan Naurato and L.J. Mazzilli

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helped us make deadlines. All the other players from the beats we were lucky enough to be a part of were incredible to work with. As well as all the coaches: Jim Penders, Bruce Marshall, Glenn Marshall, Len Tsantiris, Nancy Stevens, Ray Reid and John Deeley, Randy Edsall, Paul Pasqualoni, Geno Auriemma, George Blaney and Jim Calhoun.

Growing up UConn basketball fans, it was a dream to be a little bit on the inside track with the team, even if it was just covering them for the school paper. Shabazz Napier, Donnell Beverly, Enosch Wolf, Niels Giffey, Kevin Freeman, the Olander family and Alex Oriakhi went beyond the call and gave us a great deal of help off the court.

Lastly, we’d like to thank our entire family for reading our articles and being there for us every step of the way. There are not enough words for them, especially our mother and father. Thank you Mom for putting up with our love of sports all these years and becoming a sports fan yourself.

And thank you Dad for giving us our love of this great escape in the first place.

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Everybody could use a helping hand now and then. We were lucky enough to have a lot of them.