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Huskies advance to Final Four Huskies overcome slow start to beat Kentucky
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BRIDGEPORT – The Huskies are going to their sixth Final Four in a row and the 14th in program history. In doing so, UConn beat Kentucky at its own game, winning 83-53. The Wildcats wanted to come out running up and down the floor, creating pressure. The Huskies were faster, forcing more turnovers. Kentucky wanted to play physically and push around UConn. UConn bullied Kentucky right out of Webster Bank Arena. And the Wildcats wanted to take the Huskies out of their offensive rhythm. But the Huskies were the ones who went 6:47 in the first half without giving up a single point. For the game’s first 9:08, UConn and Kentucky were neck-and-neck, exchanging the lead five times. At that point, Kentucky had a 23-22 lead. The Wildcats were all over the floor and they were giving the Huskies fits on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. UConn was not necessarily having a problem scoring, but UConn guard Kelly Faris said that the team had to work for every single bucket. But after A’dia Mathies hit a free throw that gave the Wildcats the lead, something changed. “It just became fun,” Faris said. What made it fun was UConn’s stifling defense; from the forwards to the guards, UConn was not giving Kentucky so much as a centimeter of space to breathe and operate offensively. For the next nine minutes, the Wildcats committed five turnovers and missed 13 out of 14 field goal attempts. What was once a one-point lead had become a 22-point KEVIN SCHELLER/The Daily Campus 48-26 halftime deficit. This tight defense soon gave way to turnovers, which
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Freshman Moriah Jefferson drives to the hoop against No. 2 seed Kentucky in the Bridgeport Region championship game. The Huskies won 83-53 to advance to their sixth straight Final Four.
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Outreach programs aim to educate low-income students
By Jackie Wattles Staff Writer
A recent study by the Brookings Institute revealed that the brightest high school students from low-income families do not apply to schools suited to their academic abilities, but the University of Connecticut has been working to battle the statistics through outreach programs. According to the study, only 34 percent of students who perform well in high school but belong to a family with income in the bottom quartile attend what is considered a “selective college.” For high-performing students in the top income quartile, that number is around 78 percent. The low-income students instead opt for two-year and non-selective four-year colleges that have fewer resources and opportunities for financial aid, even though their grades qualify them for a more selective and resource-rich institutions. To address the disparity, UConn student support services has two programs, Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search, that aim to educate high-achieving, low-income high school and middle school students in poor urban areas of Connecticut about the opportunities selective colleges, such as UConn, have to offer. According to student support services director, Bidya Ranjeet, Upward Bound or “ConnCAP” is a program focused on high
school students in Windham and Hartford that allow the students to take summer classes at UConn and receive advisement about financial aid. “We work with the students, many of them who would be first-generation college graduates, and try to communicate to them that college is accessible,” Ranjeet said. “We’re not just looking for them to come to UConn, we’re committed to making sure they go to any university that will give them a quality education.” The program hosts about 100 high school students each summer, and UConn faculty continues to serve the students as advisors throughout the regular school year. Educational Talent Search is a similar program that caters to middle school and high school students in Windham and New Haven. Its goal is to “increase the number of traditionally underrepresented students who enter and graduate from a university or college of their choice.” ETS is a larger program, which reaches out to over 700 students by placing permanent counselors at the schools to aid students in selecting classes, applying for financial aid and ultimately steering students toward college degrees. The disparity between highachieving students from high and low income families has been generating media buzz recently, but Ranjeet said
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The UConn Bursar’s Office is pictured above. UConn programs Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search aim to educate high-achieving, low-income high school and middle school students in the state. They promote attendance at selective colleges like UConn.
UConn has been focused on this problem long before it was so highly publicized. “ETS was formed in the 1990s,” Ranjeet said. “This issue is almost a fashionable thing to talk about now, but UConn has been committed to addressing it for many years.” UConn’s associate director of financial aid, Gennaro DeAngelis, said UConn has great opportunities for financial aid. “We primarily look to divide [financial aid] based on need as equitably as possible,” DeAngelis said. “We’re very diligent about evaluating need-
based scholarship.” DeAngelis said UConn has a policy of matching 25 percent of federal grants awarded to students, and, by Connecticut law, sets aside 15 percent of tuition revenue for need-based grant funding. “UConn also kicks in a generous supplement to the work study program,” DeAngelis said. “Though state law mandates some of the [financial aid], UConn has a tendency to go above and beyond.” According to Campus Explorer, 79 percent of students at the Storrs campus receive some form of financial aid, and
the average amount is $12,789. But the existence of financial aid is only half the battle. The Brookings Institute argues the reason for the disparity between top students from high and low income classes is the lack of knowledge, and with programs like Upward Bound and ETS in only a handful of Connecticut cities, it’s not likely to make a statistical dent. “We would like to branch out [our outreach programs], but it’s always limited with staff and funding,” Ranjeet said. “Right now it’s just not a possibility.”
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What’s on at UConn today... Finals Rescheduling All Day Wilbur Cross Students who have prior knowledge of a conflict (bunched finals, religious event/obligation, court date, previously scheduled medical appointment, or other qualifying event) must come to Student Services prior to April 26.
Cap, Gown & Ticket Purchase All Day UConn Co-op Graduating seniors can buy their caps and gowns and their tickets for graduation from now until graduation.
Drag Show 7 to 9 p.m. Student Union Theater UConn’s Annual Drag Show is free to students. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Following the performances, there will be a photo session in the theater and a Q&A in the Rainbow Center.
UConn’s Best Dance Crew 9 to 10:30 p.m. Jorgensen Theatre Admission for students is $5, General Admission is $10 to the dance competition between dance groups from universities all over Connecticut. – ELIZABETH BOWLING
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L-lot, police found that Leahy had a PRAWN Warrant for his arrest out of Willimantic stemming from his failure to pay for an infraction. His bond was posted at $150 and his court date is April 9.
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Conn. reaches deal on tough gun laws after
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal Monday on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the December mass shooting in the state, including a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead. The proposal also called for background checks for private gun sales and a new registry for existing magazines that carry 10 or more bullets, something of a compromise for parents of Newtown victims who had wanted an outright ban on them, while legislators had proposed grandfathering them into the law. The package also creates what lawmakers said is the nation’s first statewide dangerous weapon offender registry, immediate universal background checks for all firearms sales and expansion of Connecticut’s assault weapons ban. A new state-issued eligibility certificate would also be needed to purchase any rifle, shotgun or ammunition under the legislation. To get the certificate, a buyer would need to be fingerprinted, take a firearms training course and undergo a national criminal background check and involuntary commitment or voluntary admission check. The deal is “the most comprehensive package in the country because of its breadth,” said Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, a Fairfield Republican whose district includes Newtown.
Lawmakers urge rejection of CL&P storm cost plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A request to Connecticut regulators by the state’s largest electric utility to charge ratepayers $414 million as reimbursement for storm cleanup and restoration ran into opposition on Monday. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney urged state regulators to reject more than half of the company’s request — $286 million — for the costs of damage from a snowstorm in October 2011 and Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. The snowstorm left hundreds of thousands of customers without power for as long as 11 days. “It is simply inconceivable that any costs associated with this storm should be recovered from the same ratepayers who struggled without power and without any information on how much longer the utility would need to restore their electricity,” the two Democratic lawmakers said. CL&P said its storm response could have been better in 2011, but added that storm preparation and cleanup are costly. “Connecticut saw epic devastation in the 2011 and 2012 storms that caused major damage to CL&P’s electric system,” the utility said in response to the criticism from Blumenthal and Courtney. “While we recognize there’s always room for improvement in responding to storm emergencies, and that our response could have been better in 2011, preparing for and responding to such devastating storms is very expensive and something for which we, our customers and our regulators rightly expect we’ll continue to do in the future.”
Man shot to death in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been shot to death in Hartford’s fourth homicide of the year. Police say the man was shot once in the head and his body was found Sunday night off Barbour Street in the North End. His name hasn’t been released. The killing happened a few blocks from where two men were shot to death Thursday night. It’s not clear if the shootings are related. No arrests have been announced in the three homicides. The city’s first homicide of the year came on March 16. A 52-year-old man is being held on $1 million bail in the stabbing and suffocation death of his 59-year-old girlfriend on Main Street.
Bill would track high school sports injuries
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a bill requiring Connecticut to track injuries suffered by high school athletes. The legislature’s Public Health Committee is scheduled to vote Monday on a proposal requiring the Department of Public Health to establish a two-year pilot program to study the incidence of injuries — concussions in particular — experienced by high school students who participate in interscholastic sports. Grants would be made to 20 high schools so they could monitor and report such injuries. If approved, the bill would face further action in the Senate. Public Health Commissioner Jewel Mullen has said addressing injuries in school-based athletics is important, but her agency does not have the available resources for such a study.
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The items below list charges filed, not convictions. All persons appearing below are entitled to the due process of law and presumed innocent until proven guilty. Individual police blotters will be taken off the website three semesters after they have been posted. March 26 Kyle P. Laclair, 22, of Lebanon, was arrested at 8:35 a.m., at the Willimantic Police Department and charged with conspiracy to commit larceny in the forth degree. UConn police arrested Laclair on an active arrest warrant in relation to a burglary and larceny committed on Jan. 8 at the Fine Arts complex. His bond was posted at $1,500 and his court date is April 9. Kyle P. Laclair, 22, of Lebanon, was arrested at 8:35 a.m., at the Willimantic Police Department and charged with conspiracy to commit larceny in the forth degree. UConn police arrested Laclair on an active arrest warrant stemming from a burglary and larceny that occurred on Dec. 20, 2012 at the Fine Arts complex. His bond was posted at $1,500 and his court date is April 9. Kyle P. Laclair, 22, of Lebanon, was arrested at 8:35 a.m., at the Willimantic Police Department and charged with conspiracy to commit larceny
in the forth degree. Officers arrested Laclair on an active arrest warrant stemming from a burglary and larceny committed on Dec. 6, 2012 at the Fine Arts complex. His bond was posted at $1,500 and his court date is April 9. March 28 Sarah E. Boyle, 22, of Storrs, was arrested at 12:39 a.m., at Tower Court and charged with driving under the influence. Police stopped Boyle’s car after observing it driving along North Hillside Road. Officers suspected Boyle to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and subjected her to a series of field sobriety tests, which she failed. Her bond was posted at $500 and her court date is April 10. Alexandra P. Walewski, 22, of Willington, was arrested at 11:29 p.m. at Carriage House Drive and charge with failure to have headlights lit, operating with a suspended license, driving under the influence and stop sign violation. Police observed Walewski’s car driving on North Eagleville Road without headlights. Upon stopping the car officers suspected Walewski to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and subjected her to a series of field sobriety tests, which she failed. Her bond was posted at $0 and her court date is April 8. March 29 Cody J. Kaczmarek, 20,
of Suffield, was arrested at 3:26 a.m., at Storrs Road and charged with creating a public disturbance and criminal mischief in the third degree. Police responded to a call at Shippee Hall reporting a very intoxicated male acting belligerent in the hallway. Resident assistants confirmed Kaczmarek as the identified male. Upon speaking with Kaczmarek officers quickly determined he needed to go to the hospital. While being moved into the ambulance, Kaczmarek because upset and attempted to get off the stretcher, pushing the stretcher into the vehicle damaging it. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date is April 9. Michael T. Ford, 22, of Glastonbury, was arrested a 2:29 a.m., at Perregauz Place in Celeron Square and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and criminal damage to landlord property. Offices responded to a complaint of loud noise and property destruction at Building 1 Perregaux Place. A brief investigation identified Ford as responsible and police arrested him for the destruction of a deck railing. His bond was posted at $1,000 and his court date is April 9.
Jun Hashiwaki, 28, of Mansfield, was arrested at 11:12 p.m., at Storrs, and charged with failure to have headlights lit and driving under the influence. Officers stopped Hashiwaki’s car on Route 195 for driving without having its headlights on. Officers suspected Haskiwaki of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs and subjected him to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date is April 8.
March 31 Vietdoan C. Nguyen, 27, of New Britain, was arrested at 2:13 a.m., at North Eagleville Road and charged with failure to have tail lamps, driving under the influence and stop sign violation. Police stopped Nguyen’s car after he failed to stop at the intersection of North Eagleville and Huntington Lodge Road. Officers suspected Nguyen to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and subjected him to a series of field sobriety tests, which he failed.
Kevin J. Leahy, 20, of South Windsor, was arrested at 11:35 p.m., at Kill Hill Road and charged with failure to pay or plead. While conducting a vehicle check on Leahy’s car in
Stacy L. Tournas, 22, of North Eagleville Road, was arrested at 10:45 a.m., at North Eagleville Road and charged with harassment in the second degree. Tournas turned herself in after learning of an active warrant for her arrest stemming from three separate harassment incidents that occurred between July 23, 2012 and Dec. 2, 2012. An investigation discover that Tournas created a fake Facebook profile and sent harassing and threatening messages anonymously to the victim via Facebook. Her bond was posted at $2,500 and her court date is April 9.
Tennessee’s Bill Haslam, the Deep South’s last governor to take a side, added his name to the opposition on Wednesday. Haley offers the common explanation, saying expansion will “bust our budgets.” But the policy reality is more complicated. The hospital industry and other advocacy groups continue to tell GOP governors that expansion would be a good arrangement, and there are signs that some Republicans are trying to find ways to expand insurance coverage under the law. Haslam told Tennessee lawmakers that he’d rather use any new money to subsidize private insurance. That’s actually the approach of another anchor of Obama’s law: insurance exchanges where Americans can buy private policies with premium subsidies from taxpayers. Yet for now, governors’ rejection of Medicaid expansion will leave large swaths of Americans without coverage because they make too much money to qualify for Medicaid as it exists but not enough to get the subsidies to buy insurance in the exchanges. Many public health studies show that the same population suffers from higher-than-average rates of obesity, smoking and diabetes — variables that yield bad health outcomes and expensive hospital care.
KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) — Two days after a Texas district attorney and his wife were found shot to death in their home, authorities have said little about their investigation or any potential suspects. But suspicion in the slayings shifted Monday to a white supremacist prison gang with a long history of violence and retribution that was also the focus of a December law enforcement bulletin warning that its members might try to attack police or prosecutors. The deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were especially jarring because they happened just a couple of months after one of the county’s assistant district attorneys, Mark Hasse, was killed near his courthouse office and less than two weeks after Colorado’s prison chief was shot to death at his front door, apparently by a white supremacist ex-convict. The Aryan Brotherhood of Texas has been in the state’s prison system since the 1980s, when it began as a white supremacist gang that protected its members and ran illegal activities, including drug distribution, according to Terry Pelz, a former Texas prison warden and expert on the gang.
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In this March 28, 2013, file photo Republican Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal addresses the Senate in Atlanta. As more Republican governors yield to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the most conservative states in South, which includes governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest states. Among them is Deal, who answers with skepticism when asked about projected uncompensated care savings and the U.S. Congress’s pledge to finance 90 percent of new Medicaid costs.
ATLANTA (AP) — As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest states. “Not in South Carolina,” Gov. Nikki Haley declared at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference. “We will not expand Medicaid on President Obama’s watch. We will not expand Medicaid
ever.” Widening Medicaid insurance rolls, a joint federalstate program for low-income Americans, is an anchor of the law Obama signed in 2010. But states get to decide whether to take the deal, and from Virginia to Texas — a region encompassing the old Confederacy and Civil War border states — Florida’s Rick Scott is the only Republican governor to endorse expansion, and he faces opposition from his GOP colleagues in the legislature.
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In this March 13, 2013, photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian doctors treat a man who was wounded at the scene where two mortar rounds exploded near an orphanage, at al-Boukhtyar area, in Damascus, Syria. More than 6,000 people were killed in the Syrian civil war in March alone, according to a leading activist group that reported it was the deadliest month yet in the 2-year-old conflict.
BEIRUT (AP) — March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria’s 2-year-old conflict with more than 6,000 documented deaths, a leading anti-regime activist group said Monday, blaming the increase on heavier shelling and more violent clashes. Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the increased toll is likely incomplete because both the Syrian army and the rebel groups fighting the government often underreport their dead in the civil war. “Both sides are hiding information,” Abdul-Rahman said by
phone from Britain, where his group is based. “It is very difficult to get correct info on the fighters because they don’t want the information to hurt morale.” The numbers, while provided by only one group, support the appraisal of the conflict offered by many Syria watchers: The civil war is largely a military stalemate that is destroying the country’s social fabric and taking a huge toll on civilians. The increase also reflects the continuing spread of major hostilities to new parts of Syria. While clashes continue in Aleppo, Damascus and Homs, Syria’s
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three largest cities, rebels have launched an offensive in recent weeks to seize towns and army bases in the southern province of Daraa, largely with the help of an influx of foreign-funded weapons. The Observatory, which works through a network of contacts in Syria, said those killed in March included similar numbers of combatants on both sides: 1,486 rebels and army defectors and 1,464 soldiers from the Syrian army. But the number of civilians killed exceeded them both: 2,080 total for the month, including 298 children and 291 women. In addition, there were 387 unidentified civilians and 588 unidentified fighters, most of them foreigners fighting with the rebels, bringing the March total to 6,005, Abdul-Rahman said. He criticized the international community for not doing more to stop the bloodshed, which he said could increase. “If there is no solution, we think the numbers will get worse in the coming months,” he said. The March toll surpassed what had previously been the deadliest month, August 2012, when airstrikes, clashes and shelling killed more than 5,400 people, Abdul-Rahman said. His total death toll for the conflict through the end of March was 62,554, a number he acknowledged as incomplete, suggesting the true figure could be twice as high.
Besides the underreporting of dead fighters by both sides, he mentioned the tens of thousands of missing persons and captives held by the regime and the rebels. The fate of these people is rarely uncovered, he said. He also said more than 12,000 pro-government gunmen known as “shabiha,” along with government informers may have been killed by the opposition and never reported. The constant stream of new reports, in addition to the lack of free access to much of the country, makes full investigations impossible. “Since there are more dying every day, it is very hard to go back and document those who died before,” Abdul-Rahman said, calling for an independent international investigation inside Syria. The Observatory’s numbers are not as high as those given by the United Nations. On Feb. 18, a U.N.-appointed Commission of Inquiry on Syria issued a 131-page report saying about 70,000 people had been killed in the conflict. The report compiled and corroborated death reports from a number of different sources. The U.N. has not updated its number since. The Syrian government does not provide regular death tolls for the conflict. Syrian officials did not immediately comment on the reported death toll.
from HUSKIES ADVANCE, page 1 resulted in offensive production. The Huskies scored 12 of their 48 first half points off of turnovers. After the game, UConn players, as well as coach Auriemma, alluded to two reasons why UConn’s defense was so good. The first reason came from the words of the guard whom many consider to be the best defender in the country, Kelly Faris. Faris said that at the top of the key, freshman guard Moriah Jefferson had an unbelievable game. Over and over again, Faris used the word “harass” to describe what Jefferson was doing to Kentucky’s guards. “We got a lot of momentum from her defense,” Faris said. “She wants it.” A second reason might have been UConn’s box-and-one defense that Auriemma decided to use. In the box-and-one, UConn played with two forwards and two guards – in a sort of two-two zone – while Bria Hartley was left alone to guard Kentucky’s Jennifer O’Neill one-on-one. It worked exactly as planned. O’Neill was taken out of her game in the first half and she seemed iced for the rest of the game. Afterward, Auriemma said, half
jokingly and half seriously, that Hartley was the best option for a one-on-one defender. “Bria Hartley was the perfect choice because she doesn’t know anything about defense,” he said. He said that while she’s not the best at rotating and moving around defensively, he said that Hartley is extremely athletic and she can run around and follow one specific player. The overbearing defense soon gave way to points for the Huskies. Just in the first half alone, UConn had 12 fast break points and 12 points that came off of turnovers. In the second half, it was more of the same. UConn was a step faster and played harder than Kentucky did in every facet of the game. After the game, coach Michael Mitchell knew that the Wildcats had just been outplayed. “They really, really whipped us in every way imaginable,” Mitchell said. Mathies, who scored 14 points on the night, thought that UConn just came out and played a tougher game than Kentucky did. “They just a little harder and we weren’t able to respond,” Mathies said.
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BEIJING (AP) — Apple issued an apology to Chinese consumers Monday after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism. A statement Apple posted in Chinese on its website Monday said the complaints had prompted “deep reflection” and persuaded the company of the need to revamp its repair policies, boost communication with Chinese consumers and strengthen oversight of authorized resellers. State broadcaster CCTV and the ruling party’s flagship newspaper, People’s Daily, had led the charge against the iconic American company. They accused Apple of arrogance, greed and “throwing its weight around” and portrayed it as just the latest Western company to exploit the Chinese consumer.
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Government needs to stay in marriage to help end debate
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he Supreme Court of the United States, having heard two cases this past week concerning the definition, rights and privileges of marriage, is now in a position to potentially redefine the institution. Its decisions in United States v Windsor, the case challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, and in Hollingsworth v Perry, the case which seeks to overturn the California anti-gay marriage voter initiative known as Proposition 8, will likely reshape the future of government policy as it relates to same-sex marriage, as well as the LGBT movement’s struggle against discrimination and for greater public visibility and respect. But does the Supreme Court or the Congress have a legitimate claim to redefine marriage, or even to define it in the first place? A commonly advanced argument in discussions surrounding the Supreme Court cases suggests that government should have nothing to do with the institution of marriage whatsoever. Marriage was a religious institution before it was a state-recognized contract, so goes the argument, and it is most meaningful when performed by a priest, minister or rabbi, rather than a judge or bureaucrat. If the state must recognize some form of union between two adult individuals, it should be as a civil partnership or union available to all. We contend that marriage is too complex and meaningful of an institution to be replaced by a sterile term like “civil union.” For the religious, such a term would create the troubling illusion that the force of the state, and not divinely ordained love, provides for cohesion between two individuals and among society. Neither too can the designation be applied to same-sex couples when opposite-sex couples retain the exclusive right to marry and have their marriage recognized as such. Because the role of married – not “civilly unified” – couples in creating families formed around them is so integral to social harmony and prosperity, government has a strong interest in defining, regulating and incentivizing marriage. So much is obvious. But if government cannot define marriage, if it cannot determine what does and what does not fall into that category, it renders itself incapable of promoting that institution – just as it cannot raise income if it hasn’t decided what is taxable. The argument for getting government out of marriage thus avoids the pressing question before the Supreme Court: What is marriage, and who gets to participate in it? If it wishes to promote the right of adult Americans to love and start families with whomever they choose, and widely spread the entailed tax cuts, benefits and services, the Court should define marriage as broadly and inclusively as possible. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
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Wal-Mart’s crowdsourcing game-changer
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etail giant Wal-Mart recently announced that it’s looking into a new method of quickly delivering its products to online shoppers. Rather than rely on outside companies like UPS or create its own fleet of delivery trucks, the company is considering offering special discounts to in-store shoppers who pick up items for others and personally deliver them on their way home. This is one of many innovative ideas for increasing the speed and efficiency of deliveries. In response to growing online sales and a strong demand for sameday delivery of By Sam Tracy online purchases, Weekly Columnist retail leaders are attempting to figure out the best way to tap into this market. Amazon is trying out a network of lockers where customers can pick up their purchases. Google is performing trial runs of a new courrier service called Google Shopping Express. Bay is hoping to take advantage of excess capacity on traditional delivery services. But Wal-Mart’s proposal holds unique potential, and could truly revolutionize the retail industry. The main difference between this concept and the many others is that it’s customerbased. Rather than hire dedicated delivery staff or contract with existing delivery companies, this would essentially crowdsource the delivery process by enlisting consumers themselves. This kind of peer-to-peer interaction is characteristic of many successful webbased companies like Airbnb, which allows people to rent out spare bedrooms to strangers at low rates. Wal-Mart, with nearly 9,000 locations worldwide and a massive customer
base, is uniquely positioned to apply this sort of strategy to the retail delivery sector. If implemented, this system could be incredibly efficient, saving money while reducing a delivery’s carbon footprint. Today, products you buy at Wal-Mart and other major retailers are produced very far away and shipped thousands of miles to reach your shopping cart. This long-distance transportation is very costly and requires large amounts of fuel, which increases prices and harms the environment. But getting an item delivered to your front door, even from a nearby store, is surprisingly costly. The delivery industry calls this issue “the last mile,” with research showing that this last leg of a product’s journey accounts for up to 28 percent of its total transportation cost. Wal-Mart’s proposal would drastically reduce the cost of the last mile, as customers would be driving home after their shopping trip anyway. By getting customers to deliver packages along their existing route, they would be adding very little to their overall fuel consumption, and would save significant amounts of time compared to having someone drive all the way from the store just to drop off one package. As transportation is a major source of greenhouse gasses, this system could make a small but notable dent in carbon dioxide emissions. While probably not a consideration for the Wal-Mart executives who created this concept, an added bonus is that it could work to increase the sense of community among neighbors. Today, many areas lack a sense of community, whether they’re residential
neighborhoods or high-rise apartment buildings. Last summer, I lived in an apartment in Washington, D.C. Despite being around a lot, I never had the chance to meet any of my neighbors. If one of my neighbors came by to drop off a package I ordered online, or if I delivered a package to one of them, it could be a great opportunity to start a conversation and get to know one another. This sort of peer-to-peer system may be able to help restore a sense of community in fractured areas. Of course, there are many risks and unanswered questions about this proposal. What if someone signs up to deliver a package and just keeps it? What if there is a car accident while making the delivery – is Wal-Mart liable? Will people abuse the trust of recipients, using the opportunity to case their home for a robbery or harm them on the spot? And, the cornerstone of the entire idea: Will people actually be willing to deliver packages to their neighbors in exchange for a discount on their own purchases? But, of course, it’s just a proposal, with Wal-Mart saying it’s in “the brainstorming stage.” Hopefully they’ll be able to work out all of these legal and logistical issues, and implement this incredibly promising concept. If they do, it could be a game-changer for both the retail and delivery industries, and make shopping easier for both in-store and online customers.
“Wal-Mart’s proposal would drastically reduce the cost of the last mile, as customers would be driving home after their shopping trip anyway.”
Weekly Columnist Sam Tracy is an 8th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Samuel.Tracy@UConn.edu.
Smartwatches impractical in spite of novelty
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here is always a new frontier in the world of technology. As of right now the frontier of smartphones and tablets has become crowded and, at this point, very predictable. So what are companies like Samsung, Apple and the rest supposed to do as By Kayvon Ghoreshi their current marStaff Columnist kets begin to plateau. The answer is start on a new frontier, and if multiple rumors are to believed, this next frontier will be on your wrist. Samsung has already confirmed they are working on such a device and rumors say that Apple has a development team focusing on the creation of their own smartwatch. Therefore, it is presumable that in the next year or two you could see an “iWatch” hit the market, and I have no idea why anyone would want one. The idea of a smartwatch is nothing new. The Pebble released with much fervor when it was introduced on Kickstarter and since then there have been multiple third
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party smartwatches. All of the devices do pretty much the same thing. They’ll notify you of text messages, calls and other updates, give you access to information like the weather, allow you to change the music playing on your phone and, of course, give you the time of day. Each watch also has its own assortments of apps for activities like running. Obviously I can’t predict what Samsung or Apple will do with their devices, but it is safe to assume that their smartwatches will be more or less like the ones currently on the market. One of the biggest misnomers of a smartwatch is that it isn’t actually smart. Many of the devices such as the Pebble aren’t independent devices. The way many of them work is through a Bluetooth connection with your smartphone. In this way it is simply relaying information from the phone that is sitting in your pocket. Current smartwatches also won’t be able to respond to calls or messages, so in reality the smartwatch is really just saving you the hassle of the two seconds it takes to pull your phone out. Many of the
non-watch functions won’t exist without the phone in close proximity, so if you go out with your watch but not your phone, good luck being able to check emails and messages. It is a still a fledgling market, however, and people might get some apps out there that are worthwhile, as I am sure there would be a market for fitness apps. Frankly I can’t see the technology advancing much further than that. There is much less retail space in a watch than there is in a phone. And unlike smartphones and tablets, which come in various sizes, there is a limit to how big a smartwatch can get since it has to go on someone’s wrist, not in someone’s pocket or bag. Are some of the concept drawings cool? Of course they are, but it is still only a concept and whatever the “iWatch” ends up being will likely leave a lot to be desired. Wearable technology has started to gain notice among consumers, especially after the introduction of Google Glass. Smartwatches would create another class of wearable devices, but unlike Google Glass, even its supposed ben-
efits are relatively miniscule. Despite all this skepticism, I think if Samsung or Apple launched a smartwatch they would still have some commercial success. People who wear watches may consider it an upgrade and the coolness factor alone would probably be enough to get some consumers to whip out their wallets. As far as the industry as a whole goes, it almost seems to be a step backwards. The smartphone, in many ways, has replaced the watch, making it somewhat counterintuitive as to why companies want to revitalize it. As of right now, there is nothing that a smartwatch does better than my iPhone from a functionality standpoint. Unless there is something truly innovative, I find it a hard sell – even for a company like Apple – to charge someone a few hundred dollars for a device that is essentially a regular watch that saves you the trouble of taking your phone out of your pocket. Staff Columnist Kayvon Ghoreshi is a 2nd-semester molecular and cell biology major. He can be reached at Kayvon.Ghoreshi@UConn.edu.
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‘The Host’ an unwelcome parasite on moviegoers’ wallets
Adaptation of ‘Twilight’ writer’s novel ‘bland and dry’
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By Brendon Field Staff Writer Stephenie Meyer, could you please do us all a favor and go away? Go form a little collective with Michael Bay, Tyler Perry, Dennis Dugan, and all the other people gradually destroying American film culture. Sail off to a far distant island with no contact to the outside world, and never return. I ask this because “The Host,” the latest film to be based on one of Meyer’s novels, is one of the most painful, dreadful, stroke inducing pictures I have ever had to sit through. “The Host” takes place on an alternate Earth where almost all human bodies have been taken over by an alien species, who use them to reform society to be kind and fair. Because humans are just so mean and unreasonable and blah blah blah, it’s the most one dimensional and poorly delivered allegory in all of science fiction. There remains a small group of survivors looking to resist the aliens. One of them, Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Roman), is captured and taken over, but still has some control over her mind because she loves and cares about her boyfriend and brother. Can you buy that? I certainly didn’t. She convinces her alien, Wanderer, to return to the rebels and aid them. The premise is boring and bare bones to begin with, taken straight from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” It takes several turns that are senseless, contradictory and defy basic sense. I found myself throughout trying to hopelessly connect some of the dots, but then I realized I didn’t care in the
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Pictured is an action scene from ‘The Host,’ Open Road Films’ adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer novel of the same title. While it had high hopes to match the success of the ‘Twilight’ franchise, ‘The Host’ disappointed with only $10.6 million this weekend, according to boxofficemojo.com.
slightest, so what’s the point? The pacing is horrendous, with no exploration in the establishment of the setting. A giant slowdown occurs after the first act for development that the film doesn’t realize it’s incapable of. A subplot revolves around a romance between Stryder and Wanderer, who despite sharing one body, fall in love with two different people. Now that’s an interesting idea, so how does this movie ruin it? By having the males, like all other characters in the story, be ridden of personality and completely interchangeable. I literally could not tell them apart. Not to mention the romantic scenes are depthless and the actors
The Host -3/10 have no chemistry. Then there’s the direction. Where do I begin? It’s bland, barren, dry and effortless, and there’s no suspense or tension. What hack made this again? Andrew Niccol? As in the guy who made the masterpiece “Gattaca.” Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Now that I look at it, “The Host” is very reflective of “Gattaca” and Niccol’s meticulous, melodramatic style. But in order for it to succeed, the story needs to
be engaging and the characters compelling, and “The Host” could not be more opposite. The long takes and rudimentary framing only make the experience more tedious, coupled with the overdone string score which refused to stop. The film runs two hours, and I honestly thought my phone’s internal clock had broken when I first checked it and found I was only 20 minutes in. The absolute worst thing about “The Host,” and trust me it’s up against some stiff competition, is it has an undeserved sense of self worth. It thinks it’s telling this groundbreaking and heartwarming story with a message so endearing and powerful it will
permanently affect the minds of the audience. Well it may have accomplished the latter, but not in any positive way. Say what you will about “Twilight,” at least it was interestingly bad. There was always something to laugh or sneer at. “The Host” however, is just a trek through an endless wasteland with annoying voices in the wind that refuse to cease. The one good thing about dull movies is they don’t tend to stick in one’s head for long afterward. But “The Host” reaches unfathomable depths of atrocity; I fear its scenes will linger in my head for months to come. Stay away folks. Stay far, far, away.
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By Maurilio Amorim Staff Writer
This has been a bad year for actors I like. Sylvester Stallone gave us another awful movie, but we should have known better. Everyone in Movie 43 for some reason let that one happen. Bruce Willis killed one of my favorite franchises. And now, Tina Fey and Paul Rudd can be added to this list. Although both are very likeable and usually funny, the movie relies on their chemistry together rather than humor or anything other than a feel good story to get you through the film. The story of an admissions officer finding her lost long son and struggling to help him get into an Ivy League school is a feel good, interesting story. The rest of the story isn’t well developed. I don’t know much about the production of this film, but I’m willing to bet both Fey and Rudd were cast before the script was written. It seems that way as there is almost no single attempt at humor or comedy written into the script. The few running gags and attempts at a mild chuckle didn’t even earn that. Whoever wrote it assumed the leads would bring humor or improvise, but they were never given a chance to. This is a strange way to make a comedy. They have both been type casted. Paul Rudd seems to be accepting of this and does nothing more than walk through his role and read the lines. Tina Fey plays the same woman she always plays. She has some authority and is happy with her career, but has no children or a happy relationship, if any at all. She is a strict admissions officer who only accepts the best of the best and denies almost everyone. As a UConn student, I didn’t feel the sympathy I think I was supposed to feel for the students she denied from Princeton with rich families and 6.7 GPAs who will still end up at Wesleyan or some other prestigious school. There are plenty of scenes that set themselves up for some sort of comedic or improvised interaction, but nobody even tries. Paul Rudd and Tina Fey shower together when they hardly know each other. It’s not even awkward, there are no jokes made and they have a serious conversation while sharing soap. Then there is a cow giving birth with amateurs delivering it. Still,
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Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, stars of Focus Features’ ‘Admission.’ While the romantic comedy has its occasional moments thanks to its leads, its elite college humor can seem unreleatable and its plot is almost nonexistent.
Admission 5/10
there were no jokes or attempts at comedic moments. Is this supposed to be a comedy? Their romance is also poorly developed. It just kind of happens in the beginning then again in the middle of everything. There is chemistry between them, but that doesn’t excuse the writers and director from doing the job of telling us a story. The only scene where I laughed more than a small chuckle was when Tina Fey is talking to the cow giving birth. She drops her fancy accent and nothing she says fits with her character. It had to have been improvised. The only funny scene in the movie is something Fey did on her own that required her to break character and contradict the movie. That’s not a good thing when you’re trying to make a romantic comedy. In the end, “Admission” isn’t boring, but it’s not fun.
Fey and Rudd are likeable and will keep you paying attention, but they won’t keep you from wishing you hadn’t spent $10. If you can watch this for free on TV one day when you have nothing else to do and there is nothing better on, which is unlikely, then “Admission” is worth a watch to kill time and find some mild entertainment. However, don’t expect the kind of laughs we’ve come to expect from Rudd, Fey or most comedies in general. Don’t expect the cute love story you expect from a romantic comedy. All things considered there is potential with the feel good story, but it needs laughs and development to really make it enjoyable. Sorry “Admission,” but even in the most optimistic light you’re getting waitlisted at best.
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As I was assembling the newest bookshelf for my room at home last weekend, my dad looked around at the mess of books on the floor and said, “I think it’s time for Kindle.” While buying a Kindle would have its advantages, I have continuously refused to buy any kind of e-reader. Maybe I’m just stubborn but here is my reasoning for buying new bookshelves and adamantly avoiding the e-reader. First, I will admit that e-readers catch my attention because of their size. Small and lightweight, your entire book collection becomes easily accessible on the go. But herein lies the problem. For me, books aren’t something that I simply read and then discard. I take pride in my books as something I have collected over the course of my life. If you examine my bookshelf, you can see how my reading preferences have changed over the years. From the “Phantom Stallion” series of my early middle school days to the “Clique” series as I progressed toward high school to the stack of Nicholas Sparks novels as I became a romantic. Looking through someone’s bookshelves allows you to get a taste of their personality, their likes and dislikes. Books are a window into the reader’s life. When you see someone sitting at a coffee shop or an airport reading your favorite book, you can strike up a conversation with him or her – maybe ask for his or her number if you really hit it off. See someone reading on an e-reader though? That reveals nothing. While this may give the reader an advantage if they don’t want anyone to witness them reading “Twilight,” that person is just yet another individual staring at a screen. I enjoy cuddling up with a book before bed, not a screen. My cell phone, TV and laptop are enough for me. Not everything in our lives needs to be dominated by technology. I feel that people have nothing to show for their reading if they buy an e-reader. They may have spent hundreds of dollars on books but all of the books are just digital copies. The novel doesn’t exist outside of the device. They lose the personal, individual qualities of a book. Pages contain so much more than the author’s words. Nothing compares to opening up a book, hearing the spine crack and smelling that distinct book smell. If you go to a book signing, you can’t have the author sign your e-reader. E-readers also can’t be inscribed with messages when people buy you a book. When someone carefully picks out a book for you, writes a little note on the first pages, you know they care. Downloading a book on an e-reader removes the charm. While the story may be the same, no two copies of a book are the same after it is purchased. Messages, signatures, highlighted quotes, and dog-eared pages all become unique parts of each individual book. The reader makes the book his or her own. Maybe that one chapter caused you to burst into tears, leaving tear stained pages to mark the emotions the author was able to generate. You can’t cry on an e-reader. In fact, if you spill enough water on it, it might break. Books don’t break. They can show wear and tear, collect dust on shelves, but your book will always be ready to read. No batteries need to be charged and no need to worry about malfunctioning. For me, books will always be superior to e-readers.
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Subversive ‘Breakers’ smashes boundaries
By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor The opening credits of “Spring Breakers” feature raw, titillating, offensive images of college-aged kids celebrating the annual week of freedom with gratuitous nudity, sex, booze and drugs, set to “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex. The booming sound of wavering dubstep, its bipolar dissonance switching between soothing electronic cooing and electronic cacophany, contrasts well with images of beautiful young people crassly enjoying themselves at the expense of society, writhing and puking with pleasure. The “paradise” of spring break is the obsession that drives “Breakers.” Its four main characters, three of whose actors were taking paychecks from Disney up until recently (Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and “Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson), convince themselves that they’re bored with their pot-smoking, class-ignoring college lifestyle. After convincing themselves to treat spring break “like a video game,” the girls rob a chicken shack and hop a party bus straight to the Florida coast, where they fall in with Alien, an eccentric drug dealer played by James Franco who thinks of himself as a god, just like “Scarface.” The film is extremely experimental, thanks to its director Harmony Korine. Korine has made a name for himself in independent circles due to his unflinching, uneasy feature films including “Kids” and “Trash Humpers.” “Breakers” is his most mainstream work while remaining amazingly subversive. Its themes are spelled out to the point of exhaustion, the alluring haze of “spring break… spring break forever” on loop. Different narrators take the reins at different times, depending on who has a story to tell; the shifty story is both confusingly repetitive and incredibly funny satire of modern culture at its most materialistic. It’s a fantasy that takes the destructive nature of spring break to its logical conclusion when treated like a video game, especial-
ly when they keep getting “extra lives.” When getting arrested for drugs lands the girls in Alien’s hands after he bails them out, they keep things going under the guise of “spring break.” Early on, they’re jealous of their rich friends who are able to enjoy a great time they can’t; to get revenge, they take refuge in the unknown with increasingly ominous results, trying desperately to have a story worth telling, falling deeper into the American possession-obsessed lifestyles to fatal effects. At the same time, they’ll never tell the tale; their lengthy messages sent to worried parents back home concern the “spiritual awakening” and “clean fun” they’ve been having in Florida, directly contrasting their increasingly debauched activities, wherein they eventually rob people in a montage set to Britney Spears’ “Everytime.” Does the film successfully transport viewers to the magical idealized world of “spring break”? Yes and no. Korine’s visual work on “Breakers” is excellent, with flashy, trippy scenes laid into the film occasionally. At the same time, things aren’t as deep as they could be; Gomez’s character leaves fairly early after Alien hits the scene and her religious character’s acceptance of “spring break” only when it doesn’t directly affect her could have been approached in a deeper manner than late-night poolside discussions. The cultural anarchy of “spring break” does get a little old, although the sketchy people and situations the girls find themselves in sometimes transcend boredom to make scathing comments on what these “innocent” little girls have become when they’re not responsible for their actions. For instance, whenever they’ve passed out after a night of partying, they’re watching “My Little Pony” on Netflix, a clear sign of their youth. Too often, the repetitive nature of the film can get aggravating, though some late action and its brilliant ending, set to an orchestral
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The poster for ‘Spring Breakers,’ the disturbing, hypnotic new film starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson. The independent effort from Harmony Korine has broken through the mainstream, grossing more than $10 million in three weeks off a budget of only $5 million.
cover of “Scary Monsters,” give it some gravity that transcends what some people might call “smut.” Of special note is the film’s score, with three credited musicians. Skrillex supplies a few tracks here and there; Cliff Martinez, the scorer of “Drive,” hits another genre grand-slam with his electronic tracks; and Gucci Mane, trap rapper extraordinaire, gives a few tracks that play during his featured role as Alien’s arch-nemesis, fittingly named Big Arch. Together, they capture a strange harmony that fits well with
Spring Breakers 7.5/10
the anarchic themes. “Spring Breakers” is a loveit-or-hate-it film; those who hate it are likely some of its target audience, its misleading trailers masking its statements on masculine and feminine domination and cultural immersion. At my screening, a group of teenagers loudly spoke throughout the film, ironically proving its point, then brayed at its conclusion that spoke directly about their behavior. It was a unique twist that helped the themes of “Breakers” stand out; at the very least, it was an interesting experience.
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‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ manuscript up for auction
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Truman Capote’s 1958 typed manuscript of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is rife with the author’s handwritten edits — most notably changing the femme fatale’s name from Connie Gustafson to the now-iconic Holly Golightly. Its plot — built around a young woman who supports herself through trysts with various wealthy lovers — was controversial. Harper’s Bazaar bought serialization rights for $2,000, then balked at its explicit content and profuse profanity. Esquire magazine purchased it from Harper’s and launched it to its 1961 silver screen adaptation starring Audrey Hepburn. The manuscript is being offered for sale by a New Hampshire auction house and is expected to net at least $250,000 later this month. It is the centerpiece of hundreds of Hollywood-themed items offered by RR Auctions in its online auction April 18-25. Other items include memorabilia autographed by James Dean, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Judy Garland and Lucille Ball. Also offered is an 8 mm film of Marilyn Monroe visiting Army troops in South Korea in February 1954, shot by a lieutenant with the 24th Infantry Division. “It’s obviously quite a treasure, quite a find for us,” RR Auctions vice president Bobby Livingston said of the Capote manuscript. He said the source of the manuscript wants to remain anonymous, but linked it to the estate of a “very famous” Madison Avenue autograph collector. Livingston said Capote made changes throughout the 86-page manuscript, including crossing out every reference to Connie Gustafson and replacing them with Holly Golightly. On the first page of
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This undated photo provided by RR Auctions in Amherst, N.H., shows a 1958 typed manuscript of Breakfast at Tiffany’s with hand annotations by Truman Capote, which will be featured with other Hollywood-themed items at auction in late April 2013. the manuscript he handwrote the title. “He was about to turn it in (to Random House) and he was inspired to change that name,” Livingston said. Livingston said the auction was not timed to a new Broadway adaption of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” now playing at New York City’s Cort Theater, saying that was just “serendipitous.” Capote — in creating his Holly Golightly character — is said to have found inspiration in his close friendships with designer Gloria Vanderbilt and Oona
O’Neill, daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was not Capote’s debut. He had received critical acclaim for his novel “Other Voices, Other Rooms,” a decade earlier. But when “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was published, Norman Mailer wrote that he didn’t know Capote well but thought of him as “the most perfect writer of my generation. ... I would not have changed two words in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s.’”
One of the most underrated and under-respected types of film is the documentary. While often simply defined as a nonfictional film without the use of actors (which is not always true), documentaries do much of the same as fictional film. They tell a story, they utilize characters, they cause emotional reactions and they go through a production and editing process. The only difference is that they’re real. There are no studio sets, arguments over artistic visions, or production overhauls. Yet for some reason, they are considered to be second class in the film industry. Documentaries are ineligible for the academy award for Best Picture. And while there is an award for Best Documentary, the Academy clearly gives it little to no prestige; with several acclaimed documentaries being passed over because not enough voters cared to sit through them. Very few documentaries are ever given a wide release and re often kept well out of the public eye. The last documentary I can remember receiving mainstream attention was “2016: Obama’s America,” and that’s pretty shameful on a number of levels. Some of the most emotionally powerful and awe inspiring film are documentaries. They tell stories and explore people who will never be found in a Hollywood produced feature. Documentaries focus on topics too niche or extraordinary for writers, and at the same time too common. “Hoop Dreams” (which Roger Ebert called the best film of the 1990s) looks into the lives of two high school basketball players who live in a poor community in Chicago. There are probably thousands of lives similar to theirs, and the raw nature of a documentary can tell with stronger conviction that an acted script. Documentaries are also easily the most important genre of film. They can be snapshots of culture, or a different side to society we didn’t know existed. Many are made in regard to a social or political issue and can provide a provocative viewpoint much better than any news program. “Waiting for Superman” gave an extensive examination of America’s shoddy educational system, and showed us the kids struggling to get through it. The final scene of each of them waiting for their name to be called to receive admission to a private school as part of a lottery is one the most riveting scenes I can remember. The assumption that documentaries are easier to make than other film is also false. The subjects of study are not easy to find, and getting everybody involved to agree to be filmed can be difficult. There’s also the matter of keeping the footing real, and making sure the presence of cameras doesn’t change the circumstances. They take a high amount of commitment and can sometimes take upwards of a decade to produce. Documentaries deserve more than to be relegated to small film festivals, indie theatres and a seldom visited section of the Netflix catalog. Often their success is measured in audience reaction and subsequent impact, which given how little attention they’re awarded, just isn’t fair. These are films of equal value to a $100 million summer blockbuster, and sometimes more.
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Horoscopes by Brian Ingmanson
Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s a very lucky moment for love: go ahead and ask. It could be perfect brilliance, pure genius, an idea of innovation or scientific elegance. Go out on a limb. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Consider all possibilities. Love suffuses the air, fragrant with springtime. Surround yourself with art, nature and beauty ... you’ll be well rewarded. Plant a seed. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- You’ve got everything you need. You’re surrounded by abundance, when you stop long enough to recognize it. Friends help you advance. Clean up messes as you go. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Accept generous payment for your work. You earned it. Your curiosity awakens. Explore your neighborhood. Begin a new project. Get into the inner workings. Study. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Let your partner take the lead. Have faith. It’s a very beneficial moment. Make a promise you’ll love keeping. Consider the numbers; abundance can be yours. Let it flow to you. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Get out and dig in the dirt! Count your assets. Your work improves your credit. Get the family to help. You’re very lucky now. New seeds sprout. You’ve got it all. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Share your dreams with someone who might like to participate. Rejuvenate an old bond. Romance might tickle your fancy. Discover buried treasure. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- As Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.” It can start with you and a dream for the world. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Learn the facts so that you can find a solution and make a difference. Let your genius out. More responsibility leads to more satisfaction. It’s a game worth playing. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -Fine-tune your environment, and your atmosphere improves greatly. Your protective nature blooms and bears fruit. Far horizons beckon. Connect your networks. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Your community provides you with more than you realize. Take special care of your environment. Share the love. Invest in the future for young people. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Realize a vision for a world that works for everyone. Share acknowledgment all around. Speak your heart in romance. Walking or bike riding reinvigorates.
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Sports
Louisville Cardinals a cut above the rest
By Mike McCurry NCAA Basketball Columnist
With March Madness having officially subsided, we now turn to April for one last weekend in the college basketball season. The Georgia Dome will host the Final Four, probably with a sea of red very similar to that inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the regional rounds. The town population of Louisville is roughly a quarter million strong, and it’s as if every last one of the diehard hoops fans found their way into the building on Sunday to see the Cardinals obliterate Duke. Much like how Big Blue Nation traveled last year to New Orleans to see Anthony Davis and company roll over the competition and win a national title, Louisville will make the three-hour journey to Atlanta with an equally intense fan base along for the ride. And, just like their hated rivals in 2012, I got a feeling those clad in red will be equally content upon leaving Monday night. Yes, my prediction is that the Louisville Cardinals are going to
win the NCAA men’s basketball championship. It’s not exactly going out on a limb, but the fact is I saw this coming ever since I saw this magical group play in person. My Dad and I went to the Big East Championship, the culmination of a tournament that we have attended a handful of times over the years. And, while the curtains closed that night on the greatest collegiate league over the last couple of decades, my thoughts strayed far away from the five-day tournament, Madison Square Garden or the conference itself. I was left asking myself one question over and over again: How is anyone ever going to beat these guys again? It’s a fair question, an honest one and also one that coaches like Colorado State’s Larry Eustachy and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski now have a clear-cut answer to: No one else is going to beat Louisville this year. I’m not saying the Final Four isn’t going to be fun, or that there’s no reason to play the games, because as we see time and time again the best squad does not always win. If Wichita State continues to shoot the rock exceptionally well
and make every big play down the stretch, they could be the ones to hoist the trophy in Atlanta. Michigan’s Trey Burke is two games away from getting a title himself, and the Wolverines definitely have the outside shooters to get it done. Should Syracuse give opposing offenses nightmares via the “2-3” zone like they have been, Jim Boeheim will obtain his first championship ring since the Carmelo days. With all due respect to these three teams, however, the Final Four can be best described as Louisville and everyone else. My bracket may be in the trash. But, just like Cardinals guard Russ Smith is absolutely positive that every single shot is a good one, I’m just as sure that Louisville will win two more games this year and throw Kentucky off the sport’s throne. It’s difficult not to love this team, and it’s physically impossible to put your finger on a group of guys who love and care for each other more than this Louisville squad. That includes head coach Rick Pitino, who often gets interrupted in postgame interviews by bear hugs from
most like an AL team (not to mention the damage they could do with a designated hitter in that atmosphere). National League South: Atlanta, Charlotte and Miami and Washington. Charlotte, N.C. would be a fantastic location for a new team Major League Baseball team. Though the NBA’s Bobcats are still in their seemingly decade-long growing pains years, the support for that team is real, and it would easily translate to baseball. Also, geographically, these four teams fit nicely. American League East: Baltimore, Boston, New York (Yankees) and Toronto. This one is easy. There is no way you could split up the best rivalry in the game, and the Orioles and Blue Jays both have history in the division. Historically and geographically, kicking out the Rays just makes sense. American League North: Chicago (White Sox), Cleveland, Detroit and Minnesota. Again, the new AL North debate would center around which team to kick out and
move to another division. My vote would be for the Royals, and something tells me that that would be the consensus among league organizers as well. American League West: Colorado, Los Angeles (Angels), Oakland and Seattle. The current AL West with the Rockies and without the Texas teams would keep Colorado playing most of it’s away games in warmer weather and keeping the rest of the division out of the too-warmer weather of Texas consistently. A win-win in my book, unless you’re from Texas. American League South: Kansas City, Houston, Tampa Bay and Texas. So, last and possibly least, this division would be a little weird. Not too much history between the four teams mostly grouped together by where they play their home games, this division could have some growing pains. But a divisional race between the Rays and the Rangers? Though weird at first, could be pretty cool to watch.
Corasaniti: Realigning Major League Baseball divisions
from BETTER, page 12 St. Louis and New York rivalry (who went seven games against each other for a shot at the World Series in 2006), and it would put two teams in the same league and state in the same division. National League North: Chicago (Cubs), Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Montreal. It does not make sense to me to have only one team in the league be international. Granted, there were many problems and reasons behind the Expos leaving Montreal to become the Washington Nationals, but putting a new team back in Montreal would be big for tradition in the league and also sensible for a new NL North. National League West: Arizona, Los Angeles (Dodgers), San Diego and San Francisco. The toughest decision for this division was just about which team should be kicked out, and most likely moved to the American League. For me, and considering that Colorado is just the farthest removed from the Pacific Ocean, the Rockies just seem the
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Peyton Siva or bunny ears courtesy of Smith. The players are loose, silly, emotional and humorous all in one, which is a direct reflection of their coach. One of my favorite memories of Louisville from this year, besides center Gorgui Dieng throwing around Mason Plumlee like a rag doll for 40 minutes on Sunday, occurred during the Big East final versus Syracuse. Down 13 at the half in front of what seemed like myself and 20,000 obnoxious ‘Cuse fans, the Cardinals went on one of those classic second-half runs that Krzyzewski knows all too well after his team’s loss in the Elite Eight. Siva and Smith turned up the defensive pressure, Orange point guard Michael Carter-Williams almost threw me a couple of errant passes, and Louisville was picking apart the zone the way turkey vultures pick apart deer carcasses. Kevin Ware (yes, that Kevin Ware) nailed a three-pointer from the left wing to give his team a 56-48 lead, a monumental shot that completed a 360-turn in momentum and sent the bench into frenzy. Well, Jim Boeheim didn’t call a
timeout to stop the bleeding. The Cardinals on the court, never one for showboating, rejoiced for a split second before setting up the suffocating press once again. Even Ware, who was so hot he could’ve gone over and tackled the Orange mascot, got right back into a defensive stance to get another steal. Once Ware suffered the gruesome leg injury against Duke, one that has to make even Andrew Bogut and Shaun Livingston turn away from watching the replay, I thought immediately of that game. CBS didn’t even need to show Ware lying in front of the Cardinal bench—seeing Russ Smith in tears and Chane Behanan collapsed on the court painted the perfect picture. Behanan called Ware his “blood brother,” but the “blood brotherhood,” if you will, does not stop there. Blood brothers dot the entire Louisville roster. The team is in love with one another, and the love they have for their coach is just as profound. In an NCAA Tournament that has featured Shane Larkin stepback jumpers, Trey Burke alleyoop passes, and LaQuinton Ross three-pointers, it is Chane Behanan
who wins the award for best move in the Big Dance. The move may not have dazzled NBA scouts, but it certainly sent a chill down the spines of everyone watching. I’m talking about the closing moments of Louisville-Duke, when Behanan threw on his blood brother’s jersey to celebrate the Elite 8 victory. Come Monday night, the best team in college basketball will be celebrating another win, this one against either Michigan or Syracuse (my prediction: Syracuse) for the national championship. Amazingly, Louisville went against tradition and refused to cut the net down following both the Big East final and Midwest regional final. Their reason: the only net they wanted a piece of is the one in Atlanta. When Louisville does cut that net down, you can bet on one thing: a piece of the nylon will be reserved for Kevin Ware.
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UConn junior Bria Hartley goes up for a shot in Monday night's win over Kentucky in Bridgeport. Hartley finished with 10 points.
Colangelo: Athletes' sacrifice recognized by fans
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slipped from recent memory because of an injury. Athletes sacrifice their bodies for our entertainment. They spend countless hours in the gym or in the weight room, pushing their body to its limit in order to improve themselves. They give us years of their life. They sacrifice it all for either a better opportunity at life, a chance of a career or just for the love of the game. And for that, we thank you. In my short and unexperienced time as a sports writer, I have seen my fair share of
injuries. When I was 9 years old one of my first trips to Fenway Park turned out to be one of Tom Gordon’s last as he required Tommy John’s surgery and never pitched for the Red Sox again after that. I was in Gampel Pavilion on Feb. 11, 2009 when Jerome Dyson tore his ACL against Syracuse. We may have beaten the Orange then, but UConn’s aspirations of a Big East championship and a national championship were crushed when Dyson went down for the season. I have talked to football players who have shown me permanently bent fingers and other
lifelong injuries that will never heal. They all said the same thing when they showed me their injuries. “Why do I play this game? Why do I do this to my body?” However, they still take the field. That is why I would like to take this time and say thank you. As fans we cannot express how thankful we are of the sacrifice that athletes make. Without you, there would be no sports and a serious void in my life.
Carmine.Colangelo@UConn.edu
Softball hosts Quinnipiac after weekend struggles
By Kyle Constable Staff Writer After losing two out of three to Rutgers last weekend, the UConn softball team is looking to stop the slide today against UMass in Storrs. The Huskies (13-13, 1-2 Big East) started out with an impressive performance in tournament play, but a loss to Quinnipiac at home and the two losses to Rutgers on the road have brought the team down to a .500 record. Coach Karen Mullins said before the series with Rutgers that the team would need to win two out of three in the weekend series against Big East rivals if they were going to compete for a top-5 finish in the conference.
The team hopes to use a win against non-conference UMass (6-16, 3-1 Atlantic-10) to get back on track early in conference play. UConn is 41-44-1 all-time against the Minutemen, including a win in April last season, propelled by then-freshman Emily O’Donnell. She hit a tworun RBI homerun in the bottom of the sixth to give the Huskies the lead and keep the team undefeated on their home field. The team’s offense has varied from game-to-game throughout the season. Senior Kim Silva leads the team in batting, with a .364 average. Junior Maddy Schiappa has cooled off from her strong start, but still boasts a .333 batting average while leading the team in number of hits and runs scored.
These two, along with senior Marissa Guches and O’Donnell, have been the backbone of the Huskies’ offense this season and will need to have a resounding performance if they are to defeat UMass. In addition, UConn’s senior pitching ace Kiki Saveriano, currently projected to start, will need to continue her streak of dominant performances in her home debut. Saveriano, who is 10-4 this season with a 1.57 ERA, has been the most consistent pitcher in the rotation for Connecticut. The game is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. at Burrill Family Field in Storrs. It can be streamed live on UConnHuskies.com.
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back – the same target that programs like Baylor, Notre Dame and Stanford have on them – they have managed to remain consistent and upset-free. “We live in a world where this is what we’re supposed to do every year so I don’t know what that means, we’ve lived up to our obligations,” Coach Geno Auriemma half-joked. “You know, we have an obligation to go to the Final Four every year, so I guess we lived up to our obligation.” In such a hyper-competitive environment, where winning has become nothing less than expected, Auriemma and his slew of players over the past six years have managed to withstand the pressure and make good on their lofty “obligation” time and time again. Stewart’s Renaissance By regular-season’s end, very few outside of the Connecticut locker room could have possibly envisioned Breanna Stewart winning Bridgeport Regional Most Outstanding Player honors. But despite its unlikelihood, that’s exactly what Stewart has made happen over the past two
weekends. “She deserves it,” Faris said of her freshman teammate. “It’s not easy to have that much pressure on your shoulders at such a young age and she’s coming in and just taking the challenge on with her, and she’s doing great with it and she’s giving us a lot.” In the three NCAA Tournament games she’s played – she missed the first round against Idaho due to injury – Stewart certainly gave the Huskies plenty of production. She has averaged 17.3 points per game over the stretch, and has posted 10 blocks on the defensive end to go with them. Her transformation from a struggling, mentally-gun-shy freshman to an aggressive force on both sides of the ball has catapulted UConn to New Orleans. Now, all that remains is how she and her teammates fare when they get there. “The awards don’t really matter at this point, as long as we’re getting wins as a team,” Stewart said, “and I’m just happy to help my team out right now.” Rematch Looms Who they will play in the Final Four is yet to be decided, but UConn knows it will either take
on Duke or Big East-rival Notre Dame in New Orleans on Sunday. Either way, it will be a rematch for the Huskies, who faced both teams in the regular season. Duke traveled to Storrs on Jan. 21 and hung with in the game for the first 20 minutes, but UConn blew it wide open coming out of the locker room en route to a 79-49 win against the then-No. 4 Blue Devils. Notre Dame on the other hand has given the Huskies fits, and the late game heroics of the Irish – or the late game failures by UConn, depending on how you look at it – have been well documented. If it is indeed the Irish, the Huskies will have to overcome the additional hurdle of finally getting over the hump against their rival, who have taken seven of the last eight meetings. Duke and Notre Dame will faceoff at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Norfolk, Va. on ESPN. The Final Four contest between the Huskies and the winner of that game will be played at either 5:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. at New Orleans Arena.
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Rowing finishes ninth at Murphy Cup in Philadelphia By Danny Maher Senior Staff Writer The UConn rowing team met its goals in the first big race of the season at the Murphy Cup in Philadelphia. The UConn varsity eight boat finished ninth overall in the petite final and the second varsity eight boat came in fourth overall in its pairing. Considering the rowing team did not have the opportunity to practice in the water of the frozen Coventry Lake, Head Coach Jennifer Sanford-Wendry was very pleased with the results this past weekend. Sanford-Wendry wanted her team to have the chance to race twice. In order to do so, the varsity eight had to finish in the top 12 out of 18 boats in the preliminary heats. The second varsity eight had a less room for error; they had to finish in the top six out of 17
schools. Both boats achieved this goal and were able to race a second time, in the afternoon, in each of their finals The first varsity eight boat finished in a time of 6:59.74, four seconds faster than the preliminary time in the morning. They finished third in their race and ninth out of 18 teams. Junior coxswain Charlotte Kelley guided a boat comprised of seniors Hillary Wiles-Lafayette, Caitlin Swallow, Brittany DePoi, Adrienne Barrett, juniors Julia Roth, Kendra Kohanski, Natalie Carlone and sophomore Kathryn Hughes. Navy won overall with a time of 6:44.89. The Huskies came in about three seconds slower than rival Rutgers. The second varsity eight boat had a nearly identical preliminary time in the final with a 7:10.60 net time, enough for fourth place behind Navy, Buffalo and Drexel. Sophomore coxswain Elise McCormick led a boat made up
of senior Melissa Soucie, juniors Erin Mounce, Ashley West, Chelsea Zabel, sophomores Abbie Viner, Amanda Litty and freshmen Audrey Kelley and Emily Powers. “I was very pleased with their performance. The crews that we lost to were all within striking distance,” Sanford-Wendry said. “We still have a lot of speed to gain just by having the opportunity to practice more.” Luckily for Sanford-Wendry and the Husky rowers, the ice did melt over the weekend therefore regular practice on the water can commence. UConn has its only home race of the season on this Saturday, April 6. The Huskies will play host to Marist, Trinity, Coast Guard and Colgate. “I am confident that we can beat all the crews across the board,” Sanford-Wendry said.
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Golf finishes ninth in Florida
By Scott Bernier Campus Correspondent
The UConn golf team left an impressive imprint at the Florida Atlantic University Spring Break Championship this weekend, finishing in ninth place at The Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth, Fla. UConn’s ninth place finish was its first top-10 finish in 2013. The Huskies were led by freshman Zach Zaback, who shot a tournament-low 4-under-par 67 on Sunday, putting him on top of the field for that day. He finished with a 77-74-67-218 line, good for 13th place for the weekend. Fellow freshman John Flaherty posted a career-best score of 69-75-72-216 to tie for ninth place overall, his first top-10 individual finish of his college career. In addition, freshman Stephen Pastore shot a 227 to tie for 39th place and freshman Corey Birch and sophomore Chris Wiatr each shot 229 to tie for 47th place. The Huskies’ aggregate score of 292 tied Jacksonville State and Miami (Ohio) for the lowest team score for the final round. Their overall score of 888 put them comfortably in ninth, but 22 strokes behind Central Florida, who won the event with a score of 866. The team demonstrated comfort with the front 9, with Zaback recording all five of his birdies in his final round over the first seven holes. Wiatr and Flaherty also recorded three birdies each across the front nine in their respective final rounds. Flaherty also tied for third overall with 38 pars among all players. The consistency the Huskies maintained on par-3s in their previous tournament shifted over to par-4s where their 4.24 scoring average on all par-4s was good for third overall. UConn will look to continue its success in a little less than two weeks when they compete in the New England Division-I Championships at Newport National Country Club in Middletown, R.I.
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April 6 April 7 St. John’s St. John’s 1 p.m. 1 p.m.
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Softball (13-13) Today UMass 4 p.m.
Lacrosse (7-1) April 5 Rutgers 3 p.m.
April 7 Villanova 1 p.m.
April 14 Louisville Noon
April 12 Cincinnati 3 p.m.
April 19 Marquette 7 p.m.
Men’s Tennis (3-8) Today Bryant 3 p.m.
April 12 April 10 April 18 April 6 Southern New Boston Big East Villanova Hampshire University Championships Noon 3 p.m. TBA 3 p.m.
Women’s Tennis (4-8) Tomorrow April 6 Providence Villanova Noon 3 p.m.
April 7 Seton Hall Noon
April 10 Southern New Hampshire 3 p.m.
April 12 Boston University 3 p.m.
Men’s Track and Field April 4 UConn Decathlon Noon
Women’s Track and Field April 6 UConn Invite All Day
Rowing April 6 Marist, Trinity, Coast Guard, Colgate All Day
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Baseball: The Huskies defeated the Seton Hall Pirates 3-2 Saturday in South Orange, N.J. With this victory, the Huskies have an overall record of 15-9 and a conference record of 3-3. Women’s Basketball: The No. 3 Huskies defeated the No. 12 Maryland Terrapins 76-50 Saturday in Bridgeport, Conn. The three freshmen Breanna Stewart, Moriah Jefferson and Morgan Tuck combined for 35 points in the win. With this victory, the Huskies now have an overall record of 32-4 and will play Kentucky in the Elite Eight. Men’s Golf: The Huskies competed in the FAU Spring Break Championship this weekend in Lake Worth, Fla. The Huskies wrapped up their competition by finishing ninth. Women’s Rowing: The Huskies competed in the Murphy Cup Saturday away in Philadelphia. The Varsity Eight Boat finished third in the petite final to finish ninth and the second Varsity Eight Boat finished in the grand final to achieve fourth place. Softball: The Huskies competed in a weekend series against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. The Huskies opened their Big East doubleheader Friday. They won the first game 4-0 and lost the second game later in the afternoon 10-2. The Huskies then played the series finale on Saturday afternoon and lost 6-0. With this series, the Huskies now have an overall record of 13-13 and a conference record of 1-2. Women’s Tennis: The Huskies lost to the Syracuse Orange 7-0 Friday at home. With this loss, the Huskies now have an overall record of 4-9 and a conference record of 0-4. Men’s Track: The Huskies hosted and competed in UConn Spring Invite Saturday in the Sherman Family Sports Complex. The Huskies were successful with 37 top-five finishes. Women’s Track: The Huskies competed in the Raleigh Relays this weekend in Raleigh, N.C. The Huskies opened the outdoor season in the Raleigh Relays. Victoria Flowers led the Huskies in their season opener with first and third place performances.
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UConn sophomore forward Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (23) and senior guard Caroline Doty celebrate as time expires in Monday night’s Bridgeport Regional Final against Kentucky. The Huskies 83-53 win puts them in their sixth straight Final Four.
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Red Sox beat Yankees 8-2 on Opening Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox got off to a quick start after a dreadful 2012 season, giving new manager John Farrell an 8-2 win over the barely recognizable New York Yankees on opening day Monday. Newcomer Shane Victorino led a revamped Red Sox lineup with three RBIs and rookie Jackie Bradley Jr. walked three times and scored twice in his big league debut. Boston’s big day against CC Sabathia (0-1) came a year after it lost its first three games under Bobby Valentine and went on to a 69-93 finish. Facing a Yankees lineup minus injured Derek Jeter for the first time since 2001 and just three starters from opening day a year ago, Lester (1-0) gave up five hits and two runs in five sharp innings against the defending AL East champions. Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira also are on the disabled list. Bradley, meanwhile, made an immediate impact after earning a spot with a strong spring training performance. In his first plate appearance, the ever-smiling 22-year-old worked a one-out walk after falling behind 0-2. That helped Boston touch up for four runs in the second inning — and start the angry rumblings of 49,514 anxious Yankees fans. Young No. 44 then stole a potential RBI hit from Robinson Cano with a running, twisting grab in a swirling wind in left field in the third. Bradley added an RBI groundout in the seventh.
The punchless Yankees had just one hit after the fifth inning against five relievers in losing a season opener at home for the first time since 1982, after 11 straight wins. Adding to the tough day all around for New York, rain in the ninth inning sent fans running for cover while the Red Sox scored three times against a mustachioed Joba Chamberlain. Jacoby Ellsbury had a sharp tworun infield single that first baseman Lyle Overbay, picked up off waivers only a week ago, couldn’t handle for his third hit. Victorino singled home Bradley to add to the romp. One team in New York won on Monday, though. In a first, the Yankees and Mets opened on the same day at the same time. The Mets finished off an 11-2 victory while their Bronx counterparts were in the eighth inning. Before the game, the Yankees held a tribute to the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., and honored first responders at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Both teams wore a patch that included the Newtown seal, a black memorial ribbon and 26 stars, one for each victim. No matter the colorful history between the clubs, the reality in 2013 is this: The two teams that have dominated the division for more than a decade enter opening day with considerably less swagger. Heck, the Yankees played as if they were still trying to get to know each other — and they were, with several March acquisitions.
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Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. follows through after hitting a run-scoring ground out during his Major League debut on Monday. Bradley went 0-for-2 with two runs and an RBI.
The Bleacher Creatures’ roll call was loaded with new names because of injuries and the departures of free agents Nick Swisher and Russell Martin. One name the Creatures did include was closer Mariano Rivera, who is coming back from a torn knee ligament and said during spring training he plans to retire at the end of the season. But he wasn’t needed in this one after Boston jumped out to an early lead. That was enough for Lester, who looked more like the pitcher who won at least 15 games every year from 2008-11 and not the one who went 9-14 last year. Boston wasn’t at full strength, either. David Ortiz is on the disabled list with sore heels, the first time
he was not the Red Sox designated hitter for the opener since Jeremy Giambi in 2003. The Red Sox had only four players from their opening-day lineup last year starting in this one: Dustin Pedroia, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Ellsbury and Lester, making his third consecutive such start. Even weirder: former gritty Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis was cleanshaved and in Yankees pinstripes. Making his 10th opening-day start overall, Sabathia settled after the second to allow four runs and eight hits. Francisco Cervelli, who spent nearly all last season in Triple-A, had a two-run single off Lester in the fourth and made a swift tag on Ellsbury sliding into home plate in the sixth.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT Huskies advance to record sixth straight Final Four
Mike Corasaniti
After just over 24 hours of play into the 2013 season of Major League Baseball, one thing has already become abundantly clear: the league is at a tipping point. With the Houston Astros making their American League debut Sunday against the Texas Rangers, the league officially embarked on its new format of three five-team divisions (the Astros left the six-team NL Central to help round out the four-team AL West). For someone suffering from minor OCD such as myself, the move initially was one that made me really quite happy. Most importantly, teams are no longer at statistical advantages and disadvantages for winning their division just based on what divisions they play in. And more superficially, the divisions simply have the same number of teams. Things looked neater and my organizational overreactions relaxed for a short while. But then reality reared it’s ugly head pretty abruptly with Monday afternoon’s Opening Day matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Angels. Interleague play, once a fun marketing idea turned into a solid chunk of schedule, will now be so common with the new division format that even the novelty of a potential World Series matchup on Opening Day has already worn off pretty quickly. The way I see it, Major League Baseball has two fully functional models to choose from. They could go the route of the identically stocked 30-team NBA, where inter-conference play is as common as any game and simply have the best six or eight teams make the playoffs essentially regardless of what division they make. This has worked well for basketball, but for a league that claims to value it’s traditions at sometimes unhealthy levels, Major League Baseball should look closer at the model of the thirty-two team NFL. The National Football League’s model is easily the most efficient, organized and, in my humble opinion, the most American format a sports league could adopt, and it still blows my mind that baseball has not followed suit in recent years. With four four-team divisions in two leagues, the format of the NFL puts great emphasis still on the importance of winning your division as well as the tradition of rivalries among the fellow divisional teams (for the most part). Baseball needs to stop acting like this format is a realistic option to keep for the league for years to come and start more seriously looking into options of expansion (just two more teams) and reorganization (for the fans who like things neat and in even numbers) if they want the league to flourish as well as the NFL does. With much time, deliberation and notes missed in my lecture hall classes, I give you my proposed new and improved Major League Baseball divisional format. National League East: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York (Mets) and St. Louis. All four teams have history with each other from previous formats of the National League east that disbanded in the early 1990s when the Florida Marlins came in the league. It would be a nice new catalyst for the
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By Matt Stypulkoski Senior Staff Writer Without a doubt, upsets have shaken the women’s NCAA Tournament this season. First Stanford, then Baylor, this year’s edition of March Madness has been fraught with unexpected results. But when the dust settles and the teams arrive in New Orleans next weekend, one thing will remain the same as it just about always has – UConn is in the Final Four. This season marks the sixth straight year the Huskies have made it to college basketball’s final weekend, the most consecutive appearances by any women’s basketball program, and that’s a number that certainly does not get overlooked by senior guard Kelly Faris. “It definitely doesn’t get old,” Faris said, “it’ll never get old. Each year is different; each year is special in its own way. For us seniors, this is it for us. So in that kind of sense, this is our last go around and we want to go out with a bang, but every team’s different and I’m fortunate enough to have been a part of this program where the expectations are we make it every year.” Those tremendous expectations are precisely what make such a run so remarkable. Despite the target that always hangs from UConn’s
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UConn freshman Breanna Stewart shoots over Kentucky center DeNesha Stallworth during the Huskies’ 83-53 win in the Bridgeport Regional Final on Monday night. Stewart was named the regional’s Most Outstanding Player, and UConn clinched a trip to its sixth straight Final Four.
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Cardinals played for Ware after horrific injury
By Carmine Colangelo Staff Columnist
I am never jumping again. Kevin Ware’s injury was the single most disgusting injury I have ever seen in a sporting event. I nearly threw up in my mouth when I saw it. Ware’s compound fracture against Duke rivals Clint Malarchchuk getting his throat slashed by an errant hockey skate, Lawrence Taylor’s hit on Joe Theisman and Ronnie Lott amputating his own finger for one of the most gruesome sports injuries of all time. With 6:33 to play in the first half, Ware made a routine defensive play against Duke’s Tyler Thorton, attempting to block his 3-point shot. The ensuing landing after the defensive play was anything but routine. A majority, of what I am assuming was his femur, burst through his skin. It stuck out like Yao Ming in a crowd of midgets. The reactions of players from
both Duke and Louisville looked like it was straight out of a horror movie. Players collapsed to the floor, holding back tears and vomit. Russ Smith looked like he had just seen a war. A fastacting Rick Pitino fought back his immediate reaction to cover it with a towel so that no one else would have to witness it. Then he let his emotions sink in. Thankfully, Ware has already had a successful surgery and is walking on crutches. He is not in pain from the surgery and will likely be available to play again within a year. He’s been in pictures holding the Louisville regional championship trophy, donning the championship hat and Pitino says he will be in attendance for their Final Four matchup against Wichita State in Atlanta, Ga. Thank God he will be alright. That was horrifying. Since I was in the car with my family as we drove home from our Easter dinner, I was not able to see the injury live. Instead I watched Twitter erupt into a
fury of secondhand reactions to the injury. It was a combination of fear, horror and prayers for Ware. I later watched it through my fingers in disgust on YouTube and saw pictures of his bone outside of his leg on Reddit. I did not have the initial shock of seeing it live like everyone else, but it still affected me just the same. That was the worst thing I have ever seen. Although this was a tragedy, something beautiful happened that game. As Ware was being carted off of the floor in a stretcher, he told his teammates “just win the game.” His teammates obliged his final wish before he left the court. Through the shock and devastation, the Cardinals rallied amongst each other and played a near flawless second half, scoring 50 points en route to a 85-63 dismantling of the Blue Devils. Smith scored 23 points and Gorgui Deng scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. They played in Ware’s honor.
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Louisville’s Wayne Blackshear (20) and Chane Behanan (21) react to Kevin Ware’s injury during the first half of the Midwest Regional final on Sunday in Indianapolis.
We witnessed bravery and courage in a group of young men. It was beautiful. It was an unfortunate circumstance, but it was a beautiful response. Something only sports can give us. This game should serve as a reminder to the viewing public
that we should never take athletes for granted. Luckily, Ware will be fine, but not many players have had that same luxury. In an instant his career could have been gone and he would have been another athlete who
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Huskies walk off against Quinnipiac in shortened opener at the JOC
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UConn third baseman Vinny Siena puts a ball in play against Quinnipiac during Monday’s home opener at J.O. Christian Field. The Huskies won 4-2 in seven innings on a two-run triple by Bobby Melley.