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USG to charter bus to TX for Final Four

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By Heather Fyfe Campus Correspondent

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The men’s basketball team takes on Michigan State for the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament in this March 30 photo. Their victory over the Trojans put the Huskies in this year’s Final Four, which will be played in Dallas, TX. To help get students to the game, USG is funding a cross-country bus trip.

The Undergraduate Student Government is giving 51 students the opportunity to purchase Constitution Coach bus tickets to Saturday’s Final Four basketball game between UConn and the Florida Gators.

Tickets will be sold at the Student Union ticket booth starting at noon today. They will cost $100 and will be offered on a first-come, firstserve basis, according to undergraduate board of trustees representative Michael Daniels.

Students will be able to buy one ticket per person using cash, credit or Husky Bucks. Confirmation that student tickets to the game have already been bought must be presented in order to claim a bus ticket. Students

will also be required to fill out a waiver with emergency contact information at the time of purchase.

The UConn Student Government said it hopes that the bus will give students a cheaper way to get to Texas.

“With the price of game tickets being relatively cheap ($40 for UConn students), we figured it made more sense to help with travel for this game,” Undergraduate Student Trustee Michael Daniels said. Daniels helped to organize the ticket subsidy that was applied to Sweet Sixteen tickets purchased by UConn students.

The bus will leave campus on Friday at 6 a.m. to embark on a drive that will take approximately 25-26 hours, assuming traffic is minimal. Two stops will be made along the way in Virginia

and Tennessee to give students the chance to stretch and potentially grab a bite to eat.

The bus will depart Texas and head back to Connecticut the day after UConn’s final game. If the team wins on Saturday, the bus will depart at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, after Monday’s championship game. If they lose, the bus will leave at 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Lodging is not included in the price of bus tickets.

Students are expected to make their own hotel reservations through the entirety of the trip, and must also find a way to the game to and from their hotel.

The expected drop off point is at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where the game is set to tip off at

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co-authored or contributed to five books and was working on a sixth that delved into President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s intervention in World War II. In the classroom, Mark Boyer, director of Environmental Studies, said Clifford made teaching a top priority, especially during his 30-year term as director of graduate studies for the political science department.

“Throughout his time (as director), Garry always put the students first and he became beloved by many as a result of his friendship and advocacy,” Boyer said.

Boyer said Clifford was quick to make people laugh,

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Remembering Benjamin Franklin Koons Prof. Clifford BEHIND THE NAME

By Sten Spinella Staff Writer

The Department of Allied Health Sciences can be found in Koons Hall, which is named after one of three founding professors and the first President of the Storrs Agricultural College, Benjamin Franklin Koons.

Koons, born in 1844 in Sulphur Springs, Ohio, was one of twelve children. He fought for the duration of the Civil War beginning at age 17 before he left for college. During the war he was considered a distinguished soldier. Fighting for the Union, he learned the fundamentals of order, duty and communication, qualities he displayed throughout his life. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant praised Koons personally, and Koons even stood guard over President Abraham Lincoln’s casket at his funeral.

After his service, Koons attended Oberlin College, where he graduated in 1874 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Koons’s time at Oberlin – a coed institution - was instrumental in relation to his belief in gender equality, which is evidenced by his actions during his tenure at UConn. Koons moved on to Yale University following his time at Oberlin, attaining his Ph.D. in 1881.

Hired in 1881 along with two other professors, Koons taught natural history for the newly implemented Storrs Agricultural College, which would later become the University

of Connecticut.

His lectures were interesting and popular, while also containing much of practical value. Koons’s main course was economic entomology, and for a large portion of his life, Koons was the Entomologist of the Connecticut State Board of Agriculture. He also acted as the curator of, and a main contributor to the Storrs Natural History Museum, which was torn down in 1929. To this end, academic James Barnett wrote that Koons, “devoted considerable energy and attention to acquiring, preserving, and exhibiting specimens in the Museum of Natural History which grew to a substantial collection.”

In 1883 Koons became principal of the agricultural school and continued to teach. It was after this promotion that Koons became the “exclusive purchasing agent for all things at the institution,” according to the school. Ten years later, Koons was named President of Storrs Agricultural College and immediately allowed women to study at the college. Apparently, three years earlier, Koons came into contact with “several young ladies in the vicinity” of the college who wanted to be admitted. In 1891 they began taking courses. Koons justified his actions by explaining that the spirit of the law was the force behind the change. In 1894, the first three female students of Storrs Agricultural College graduated.

In 1898 Koons stepped down from the college’s presidency.

While there is no documentation saying exactly why, cer-

University of Connecticut professor of political science J. Garry Clifford will be remembered for his dedication to teaching, his contributions to political science and his leadership as director of graduate studies for his department.

Clifford, 72, died while walking outside of Homer Babbidge Library on March 26. The cause of his death is unkown.

Clifford was active in his research which specialized in American Diplomacy. This subject served as a general theme for many of his research projects and publications. Clifford authored,

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Tax refund proposal backed by Democratic panel HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) While acknowledging — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s the refund is modest, the proposed $55-per-person tax Democratic leaders of the refund cleared a key hurdle Finance Revenue and Bonding Tuesday, passCommittee ing the General said the proAssembly’s taxposed refund writing commitp r o g r a m tee with mostly recognizes Democratic supConnecticut port. taxpayers The concept have weathwill now be disered the cussed as part state’s fisof the final budcal difficulget negotiations ties over the between legislaincludSen. Toni Boucher years, tive leaders and ing paying Malloy.

They R-Wilton higher taxes have until May to help cover 7 to reach an budget defiagreement on a cits. revised tax and spending plan “When there’s an opportunifor the fiscal year that takes ty to give back a little money, I effect on July 1. think it’s a tribute to the people

“[People] don’t take this seriously at all.”

who have withstood hard times with us,” said Rep. Patricia Widlitz, D-Guilford, the committee’s co-chairman.

But Republican members said many of their constituents have chuckled about the sum, saying the money is better spent paying down state debt or saved in the state’s rainy day fund.

“Honestly, people are laughing about this. They don’t take it seriously at all,” said Sen. Toni Boucher, R-Wilton.

“They see it as an election year giveaway.”

Rep. Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford, said he has received a similar reaction.

“A lot of residents have come to me in my district and said, ‘What am I going to do with $55? Just keep the money and pay down debt,’” he said.

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Under Malloy’s proposal, $155 million of this year’s projected budget surplus of more than $500 million would be set aside for the refunds, which would be mailed out in September. The checks would be $55 for individuals earning less than $200,000 and $110 to joint filers earning less than $400,000. It’s estimated it will cost the state about $1.72 million to issue the checks.

The bill was approved Tuesday on a 31-19 vote, with Rep. Edward Moukawsher, D-Groton, the sole Democrat to join the Republicans in opposition.

Moukawsher said the state faces a $1 billion deficit in fiscal year 2016 and lawmakers “need to be prudent” about what they do with the projected budget surplus.

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Professor J. Gary Clifford, shown in this file photo, served as the director of graduate studies for the political science department for 30 years.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials, responding to hundreds of complaints about sharply rising electric rates and allegations of deceptive practices, unveiled legislation on Tuesday requiring greater disclosure from electricity suppliers and fixed rates for at least three months.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Senate President Pro Tem Donald

Williams spoke to several dozen senior citizens at a Hartford senior citizen wellness center to detail a proposed “bill of rights” for consumers.

Evidence of a “serious dysfunction” in energy markets is a business model among some electricity suppliers that relies on consumer ignorance, preventing them from changing their supplier, Jepsen said.

The legislation would require electric bills to show the rate charged, term of service and

other details. Suppliers also would be required to disclose the highest and lowest rates.

The measure also would require electricity suppliers to fix introductory “teaser” rates for at least three months. A major complaint by consumers has been sudden and unexpected increases in rates when introductory rates expire.

Suppliers also would be required to comply quickly with customer requests to be switched back to either of Connecticut’s

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two regulated utilities or another electric supplier. The legislature’s annual session ends on May 7.

Discount Power in Shelton, which was among several companies cited by Jepsen and Katz, told callers in January that price increases were due to extremely high demand for energy during the winter’s fierce cold spells.

In comments to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Gulf Oil Limited Partnership said last month that a require-

ment for written consent from customers before switching from a fixed to a variable rate contract would increase the cost of keeping customers.

Customers on fixed price contracts should instead be notified of the terms of the renewal and how to make sure the contract is not renewed.

The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has received more than 1,300 complaints this year from consumers about electric suppliers and

Former gov. won’t comment on latest scandal HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — ruption-related charge.

Once again in the crosshairs of Earlier Tuesday, Gov. Dannel P. federal investigators, former Gov. Malloy, a Democrat, said Rowland John G. Rowland said on his radio should be taken off the air in light show Tuesday that he won’t be of the new case. Malloy said the commenting on “recent news and scandal is “deeply disappointing” legal developments” after a former for the state of Connecticut and congressional candidate and her erodes trust in the political process. husband pleaded guilty in a scheme He said Rowland violated trust that to hide the role he was accorded Rowland played as host of the in her camradio show. paign.

Rowland “was F o r m e r not serving in Republican public office candidate Lisa but he had the Wilson-Foley interesting posiand her hustion of trying band, Brian to impact and Foley, pleaded influence politiguilty Monday cal discourse to conspiring on an afternoon to make illeradio show. That gal campaign somebody would contributions violate that trust by creating a as well is disfictitious conturbing,” Malloy tract for work said.

Rowland was The radio stato provide tion that hosts Foley’s nursRowland’s show, ing home comWTIC, is closely pany. Rowland, Mike Clark monitoring the a Republican, situation, said Republican Candidate Program Director has not been charged in the Jenneen Lee. ongoing invesMessages left for tigation. his attorneys were not returned.

“Before I get the program going Wilson-Foley was a canI just want to make a quick state- didate in the 5th Congressional ment,” Rowland said on his show. District representing northwest“I am not going to be discussing ern Connecticut. She lost the the recent news and legal develop- Republican primary in 2012. ments. I’m sure you all understand, As part of the scheme, Rowland and I want to respect the process.” proposed that he be hired to work Rowland resigned as governor on the campaign, authorities said. amid another scandal in 2004 and Wilson-Foley wanted Rowland to was released from prison in 2006 work on the campaign but believed after serving 10 months on a cor- that because he had been convicted

“You pour your heart and soul and your money into these campaiagns and everyone’s playing by the rules but one campaign decides not to.

It’s disappointing”

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Former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland, shown in the June 2011 file photo, addresses gatherers commemorating the state’s 9-11 commemoration. Rowland is again in the bullseye of a corruption scandal and is under federal investigation after a former congressional candidate and her husband pleaded guilty to hiding the role Rowland played in her campaign.

of a felony, disclosure of his paid role in the campaign would result in substantial negative publicity for her candidacy, prosecutors said.

Rowland provided nominal services to Foley’s nursing home company to create a cover that he was being paid for those services when, in fact, he was being paid in exchange for his work on behalf of Wilson-Foley’s campaign, authorities said. Rowland was paid about $35,000 for services to the campaign, authorities said.

Wilson-Foley and Foley each face up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000 at sentencing.

Court papers outlining the charges quote emails from a co-

conspirator identified in court as Rowland.

Mike Clark, a candidate in the Republican primary who filed a federal elections complaint over the payments made to Rowland, said he was disappointed in Wilson-Foley’s campaign. Clark is a former FBI agent who investigated the case that ultimately sent Rowland to prison.

“You pour your heart and your soul and your money into these campaigns and everyone’s playing by the rules but one campaign decides not to,” Clark said Tuesday. “It’s disappointing and the public trust is really violated. They obviously went to great lengths to get around those rules

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tain historical accounts stipulate that the Board of Trustees were displeased with the level of freedom Koons afforded to the faculty of the college. But Koons did not part ways with the school – he stayed on as a professor of political economy and natural history.

Five years later, Koons died of throat cancer in Storrs.

An article written by a friend of Koons in an entomological book edited by Philip P. Calvert, Ph.D. and Henry Skinner, M.D., had this to say after his death: “Professor Koons was a man of a quiet nature, but firm in his convictions. He was respected by all the students, and his death is mourned by many friends.”

Accounts of friends say that Koons never wasted time, and maintained that sense of duty originally developed in the armed forces throughout his life. Forever optimistic, Koons

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The case is different from many that involve illegal campaign contributions, said Paul S. Ryan, senior counsel at the Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group in Washington.

“That is somewhat unusual that there is someone with such a bad reputation that a campaign nevertheless so badly wants to employ that it needs to break the law in order to hide that from the public,” Ryan said. “Who candidates choose to associate with and employ matters in the eyes of voters so voters need accurate information about that.”

other companies. A draft decision by regulators on proposed rules is expected on June 4.

Dozens of electricity suppliers have entered the market since Connecticut deregulated utilities in 1998, with consumers complaining that sharply higher prices followed.

“One reason we did deregulation of the market in 1998 was for consumers to have choices,” Katz said. “But these weren’t the kind of choices we had in mind.”

Conn. health exchange enrolls 200K

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s health insurance marketplace announced Tuesday it has enrolled more than 197,000 people in private and Medicaid plans, a figure that could climb as people with incomplete applications are helped in the coming days.

The 197,878 total is nearly double the organization’s original goal of enrolling 100,000 people, beginning in October.

Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, said a record 5,917 residents signed up for coverage Monday, the final day of the open enrollment. Considering the lastminute surge in interest, Counihan said Access Health CT staff will reached out to people who may have experienced some difficulty in signing up for coverage.

“We will work diligently to follow up with everyone who left a voicemail yesterday (Monday) or visited one of the in-person enrollment locations to ensure their application is complete for coverage beginning May 1,” Counihan said.

Access Health CT received 5,365 voicemail messages from customers with questions about their application.

The marketplace also collected contact information from approximately 5,000 people who visited enrollment centers, worked with a broker or provided information online before the midnight deadline.

Prof. remembered for humor, heart

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It of his friend, was there that mentor and he received his “source of M.A., his Ph.D, laughter.” a University “Garry Fellowship was an and began his amazing career in acaperson,” demia as a said. teaching assoProf. Mark Boyer he “ A l w ays ciate. Clifford environmental studies director quick with began work a laugh, at UConn in ethical to his 1969, but instructed at the core, and passionate about University of Tennessee, Dartmouth College, Cornell doing the right thing for stuUniversity and Vassar dents.”

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“Garry was an amazing person, always quick with a laugh, ethical to his core, and passionate about doing the right thing for students.”

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Thousands of gun rights supporters rallied outside New York’s Capitol Tuesday to call for the repeal of gun control measures championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which they intend to use as a rallying cry in the fall elections.

Supporters of New York’s gun control measures — among the most restrictive in the U.S. — held a smaller event inside the Statehouse to announce several new bills, including one that would prohibit anyone from buying more than one gun a month.

Speakers at the larger rally on Empire State Plaza, including celebrity businessman Donald Trump and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, said the law prohibiting the sale of some popular guns like the AR-15 goes too far and should be scrapped.

“He took away your rights — you take away his job,” said Astorino, the Westchester County executive, urging those present to channel their opposition into political action.

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that he wouldn’t challenge Cuomo — but it didn’t stop cheers from some attendees who hoisted “Trump for Governor” signs.

“I’m a big Second Amendment person,” Trump said, noting that he has a pistol permit. “You have the constitutional right to bear arms.”

Similar efforts have been mounted in other states that adopted tougher gun rules following the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Last year, two Democratic Colorado state senators were recalled over their support for more restrictive gun laws.

“You cannot blame Cuomo when you have two legislative houses that allowed it to get to him,” said Royal Kraeger, a Vietnam veteran and a gun owner from Boonville, N.Y., who attended Tuesday’s rally.

“We have to get people out to vote. We have to get a lot of legislators out (of the Legislature) as well.”

But state leaders may not need to worry. New York voters support the law by a 2-to-1 margin,

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Stocks rise as nation’s manufacturing recovers

NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging signs of a pickup in manufacturing helped send the stock market higher.

It was the third straight gain for the market. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index beat its latest record high close set on March 7.

Ford rose after reporting higher sales for March and Intuitive Surgical jumped after regulators approved the company’s latest robotic surgery device.

The S&P 500 rose 13 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 1,885 points Tuesday. Eight of the ten sectors in the index rose, led by consumer discretionary and technology stocks.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 74 points, or 0.5 percent, to 16,532. The Nasdaq composite rose 69 points, or 1.6 percent, to 4,268.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.76 percent.

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The law bans the sale of some semi-automatic firearms and requires those who already own one to register them by April 15.

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Hours before Tuesday’s rally, Cuomo told reporters that the debate over gun control always stirs emotions.

“This issue has driven strong feelings on both sides for decades,” he said.

The new gun control proposals announced Tuesday include requiring gun owners to use gun safes or trigger locks when storing a gun, a 10-day waiting period before a buyer can take possession of a gun, and a rule that would prohibit anyone from buying more than one handgun a month.

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A gun rights activist holds a sign during a rally at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Activists are seeking a repeal of a 2013 state law that outlawed the sales of some popular guns like the AR-15. The law championed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been criticized as unconstitutional by some gun rights activists.

Suspended Conn. priest charged with sex assault ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A suspended Roman Catholic priest who is accused of giving guns and explosives to a juvenile has been arrested on allegations he sexually assaulted a minor.

East Windsor police arrested the Rev. Paul Gotta on Monday on seven sexual assault charges, including two felony counts and five misdemeanor counts. Police say the assaults occurred over the span of about a year beginning in January 2012. No other details of the allegations were released.

Gotta is being held on $100,000 bail. His lawyer, Moira Buckley, declined to comment on Tuesday.

Gotta was administrator of St. Philip and St. Catherine churches in East Windsor when the Archdiocese of Hartford suspended him last year after the sexual assault allegations surfaced.

The archdiocese said in a statement Monday that Gotta will remain on administrative leave until the criminal charges are resolved.

The statement also said the archdiocese is committed to keeping children safe.

“We offer our prayers for all concerned in this matter and for all who have suffered the effects of sexual abuse in our society,” the

statement said. “We also pray that truth, justice and healing will be served for everyone involved in this case.”

Gotta came to the attention of federal authorities last year when he reported that a high school student had firearms and explosives and had made threats against people at his school and against Gotta, whom he knew from church. The teen was arrested and later pleaded guilty to possessing illegal gun silencers.

Gotta himself was arrested in July and was indicted by a grand jury on federal firearms charges in January.

Authorities say he also obstructed justice by telling federal agents that the juvenile made the threats “when, in fact, Gotta himself was directly involved in the firearms and explosives he was reporting.”

Authorities allege Gotta gave about two pounds of explosives to a person under 21 years old not named in the indictment, helped a juvenile buy a handgun in Arizona, helped a juvenile get another handgun, helped a juvenile obtain thousands of rounds of ammunition and aided in the attempted manufacture of a pipe bomb.

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Japan must end universally unpopular whaling activities

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n March 31, 2014 the United Nations International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled that Japan must cease its industrialscale whaling operations, which Japan has historically defended as being for scientific research purposes. The case was brought to the ICJ by the government of Australia in 2010 on charges that Japan had violated its obligations under the 1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), which Japan had signed in 1986. Though Japan has officially declared that it will abide by the ICJ’s ruling, Tokyo maintains that its country’s whaling operations were always for scientific purposes. They have even alleged that Australia’s suit is really an attempt to impose Australian norms on Japan’s culture. The frank reality of the situation is that Japan has been in fact slaughtering whales en masse to provide for a domestic whale market, but Japan’s domestic demand for whale meat has been in freefall for reasons totally independent of any fanciful cultural imperialism being imposed by Australia.

The ICJ cited three violations of Japan’s obligations under the ICRW in their ruling: a general violation of the moratorium on commercial whaling, the moratorium on the use of “factory ships” and the ban on all whaling operations in the Antarctic Southern Ocean Sanctuary.

Environmental groups have lauded the ruling with notable praise coming from Greenpeace, as expressed by UK spokesman Willie MacKenzie who said, “The myth that this hunt was in any way scientific can now be dismissed once and for all.” USA Oceans Campaigner at Greenpeace, Phil Kline, shared similar hopes with Mary O’Hara of VICE News, but cautioned that the ICJ ruling does not apply to illegal whaling conducted by Iceland and Norway, nor does it cover Japan’s loophole operations like those in the North Pacific.

As for Japan’s charges that Australia is attempting to destroy Japanese cultural traditions, a 2008 Greenpeace survey of 1,000 Japanese citizens found that 40-percent did not even know the government was hunting whales for commercial sale and a 71-percent supermajority were opposed to their own government’s whaling tactics. Additionally, Japan’s Fisheries Agency noted that the amount of whale meat stockpiled due to a “lack of buyer demand” has nearly doubled from 2,500 tons in 2002 to 4,600 in 2012. Clearly Japan’s whaling activities are not only illegal under international law, but considered abhorrent by its very people and no amount of litigation can diminish Japan’s whaling industry as much as the disgust expressed by its citizenry. It’s time for the government of Japan to leave its anachronistic commercial whaling operations in the past.

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Make Malloy a one-term governor

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n a surprise to no one, Governor Dannel Malloy announced last week that he is running for reelection this fall. As many commentators were quick to point out, he hasn’t been idle these past few months and the official announcement means his campaign is already in full swing.

While the election is more than seven months away, Malloy is in a good spot to win. For the sake of the state, I hope he doesn’t.

This isn’t to say that I’m wild about the Republican alternatives- far from it, especially when it comes to Foleybut three years of Malloy has been enough.

By Kristi Allen his time Associate Commentary Editor In as governor, Malloy has had much more to offer in the way of symbolic initiatives than substantive changes. Connecticut’s economy is clearly hindered by high taxes and poorly conceived regulations. Most of his major policies have either been detrimental to the state or done nothing to entice me to vote for him again.

In 2011, Malloy faced the tough job of balancing the state budget after it had been under the control of state legislature democrats. Connecticut was running a deficit of close to $4 billion, about 20 percent more than the state’s actual revenue. Malloy instituted that largest tax hike in state history and renegotiated contracts with unions.

While deeper budget cuts should have been implemented, Malloy’s 2011

budget deal showed he was serious tant has been the way he’s conducted and willing to deal with Connecticut’s himself recently in the lead up to his announcement. financial issues.

First, Malloy’s shady budget surplus Fast forward to 2014. After passing that budget, Malloy’s actions as gover- and subsequent $55 tax rebate plan are nor began to look less and less like they pure election year publicity stunts, as were guided by realistic financial cal- was his perfectly timed signing of the culations. Next Generation Connecticut minimum wage bill. Dannel Malloy is a great initiative, particularly for is not serious about the budget or UConn, but it came at a very bad time. economic health come election years.

Both the budget and the state economy Even democrats in the legislature are are weak. Under those conditions, rais- reluctant to sign off on the rebates, but ing taxes on individuals and businesses admit that it will be difficult to deny on a wager that it will stimulate the Malloy his election year moves.

As a democrat-leaning voter, Malloy economy ten years down the line is a represents everything that I disvery ill-conceived move.

The whole biotech industry push is like about the democratic party in a great idea too, but the way it’s being Connecticut right now. They put a pursued is counterproductive. In the misleading and sometimes ill-informed past, Connecticut enjoyed the ben- concept of ‘principle’ before practicalefits of having a world class defense ity, and hold their campaign platform industry involving research and man- higher than both of those considerufacturing. The state was home to ations. While Malloy’s recent moves large, stable companies that paid good will surely get his base riled up, I wages. Since federal defense spend- imagine many independent voters will ing will likely continue to decrease, be turned off by these rather cheap and Connecticut needs a new niche. Malloy transparent tactics.

Malloy has done some good things clearly understands this- he’s spent billions enticing biotech companies, in office: repealing capital punishmost importantly Jackson Labs, into ment, decriminalizing marijuana and legalizing it for medical use, allowing the state.

The trouble with this is that it creates for Sunday liquor sales and opening an artificial business climate for these up same-day voter registration are lucky few firms that get tax breaks. some of the notable ones. However, When their incentives expire, the state a Republican candidate will have to will need to provide more, and if it support most, if not all of these issues can’t, we risk losing them to states with if they want to win in Connecticut.

Hopefully our next governor will commore business-friendly tax policies.

There’s also the infamous Hartford/ bine reasonable social policies with Bridgeport busway, minimum wage, realistic financial ones. the Common Core (although it looks like he’s starting to back down on that one), more tax increases and plenty of  Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu other issues to turn me off of a second  4th-semester journalism and geogrpaterm for Malloy, but the most impor- hy major

In the land of Pharaohs: Why is Egyptian Democracy so elusive?

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n 2011 a quarter of a million Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square, located in downtown Cairo, protesting the actions of then president Hosni Mubarak. After almost a month of protests, Mubarak resigned, leaving the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in control of the country.

Following a short period of military rule,

By Theodore Terpstra Mohammed Staff Columnist Morsi was elected as Egypt’s new president. After negotiations involving Egypt’s new constitution broke down, the military removed Morsi from office. Egypt’s military, viewed early on in the revolution as a stabilizing force preventing additional violence, is now coming under increased criticism. Two of the biggest concerns for Egyptians are the military’s suppression of protests and interference in civilian government.

The Egyptian military opposes the Muslim Brotherhood, which in postrevolution Egypt has gathered a significant amount of political power. Former president Mohammed Morsi was a Muslim Brotherhood candidate. The military later deposed him after mass

protests against Morsi, and simultaneously arrested 300 Muslim Brotherhood officials.

Recently more than 500 Muslim Brotherhood supporters were sentenced to death as Mr. Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, a former field marshal in the Egyptian military and defense minister under Morsi’s administration, announced his candidacy for president. Egypt’s military has continually sought to counter Islamists, like those which make up the Muslim Brotherhood, and sought preserve a secular government.

While some believe that the military has gone too far in its campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood, others are more focused on the broader question, is democracy compatible with the Arab world?

The answer involves evaluating two competing areas of thought in the Arab world.

One faction is the secular peoples of the Arab world, who may be followers of Islam, but wish to see a secular government in charge of their respective countries. The second faction is the devout followers of Islam, who favor a government which upholds Sharia law. The continuous competition between both factions is what makes Arab democracy so volatile. In some nations the Islamists outnumber the more liberal

Muslims, resulting in a system of government where women, intellectuals, and members of other religions are sidelined or persecuted. In other nations the liberal Muslims hold the most sway, and the Islamists are discontent with the lack of sharia law. After decades of dictatorships where both the liberals and Islamists were suppressed, neither side fully understands what it means to have a balance of power.

Eager to have their own ideas implemented, post-revolutionary governments are often stalled by infighting. This can be seen not only in Egypt but also in Libya as well. In order for a working democracy to be established, a stabilizing force is required that moderates between the two opposing factions of thought. In Egypt, the military has cracked down against the Islamists, but instead of stabilizing the political climate the military’s actions have polarized it. In order for Arab democracy to be successful, the institutions of a nation must recognize the stabilizing role they have to play in the formative period as the constitution is drafted and interim government is assembled.

This isn’t a job for outside powers. Nations like the US and UK may wish to help young Arab democracies form

their new governments, but such a task is very risky.

Chances are that the involvement of an outside nation may in fact serve to polarize the political climate or damage the legitimacy of the new government in the eyes of the people. Change must come from within. What the world must recognize is that the transition from dictatorship to democracy is chaotic.

Nascent democracy involves a period where the population must gain their political bearings, like people who have lived in a cave their whole life then suddenly step outside into the sun.

If el-Sisi is elected it is possible that he will behave more like a military ruler than a civilian member of government. Evidence shows such a result is unlikely, while elSisi is a practicing Muslim, he has expressed very liberal ideals when it comes to governing. What remains uncertain is whether el-Sisi will be able to incorporate both the Islamists and liberals into a united government or will he sideline the Islamists, throwing Egyptian democracy into another period of tumult.

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Luna Teatro, Chicago’s first-and only- Latina female theater troupe, founded in 200 came to UConn Tuesday evening to perform “Generation Sex” a performance about the varied life experiences of Latina women throughout the world. Tuesday’s performance focused on how modern technology has transformed sexual relationships. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, NBC, NPR and Univision.

‘2048’ new gaming fad

By Helen Fu Campus Correspondent It happens every month or so—a new game emerges on the Internet and suddenly becomes the object of obsession for a couple of weeks before fading into obscurity.

Earlier this year, it was “Flappy Bird” that captured the interest and subsequent frustration of millions, and now it’s “2048”, a free online game that debuted in early March.

“2048” and “Flappy Bird” share more similarities than simply being addictive games; both of them are also essentially clones of previous games. While “Flappy Bird” took its mechanics from standard “Helicopter” games, “2048” is essentially a copy of Veewo Studios’ app “1024”. Its developer, Gabriele Cirulli, had created the game as a weekend project, and was tremendously surprised when the game received over four million hits in less than a week.

The game works as a math puzzle and is played on a simple four by four square grid.

Throughout the game, tiles of differing colors pop up on the grid after every turn, and the player must use the arrow keys to move the tiles left, right, up and down. If two tiles of the same value collide, they merge into a new tile that features the total value of the two tiles combined. A scoreboard on the upper-right tallies the ongoing score as tiles combine, and in typical arcade fashion, the player’s best score is placed next to the current score.

Like the title of the game suggests, the object of the game is to achieve the 2048 tile, at which point the game will end unless

the player opts to continue on in sandbox mode. The game can also end if there are no more empty grids and the player has no more legal moves.

Though the game has certainly eaten up the productivity of college students everywhere, it has also encouraged a tremendous amount of community participation.

Because it was constructed using open source code, “2048” has become a veritable playing ground for programming enthusiasts around the world. Numerous spinoffs have been made, incorporating elements from popular shows like “Doctor Who” and the popular Doge meme. In a strange twist, there even exists a “Flappy Bird” version of “2048”. Networking and collaboration has also led to the creation of a score leaderboard and improved touchscreen versions at the end.

Cirulli has encouraged this behavior, placing a link on the top of “2048”’s webpage that asks players to make their own version of “2048”. He has also stated that he does not plan on using “2048” to make money, as it is a clone of a previous game. Though the game has been repeatedly compared to “Flappy Bird”, its easy accessibility, straightforward rules, and status as a community project have set it apart. Eventually it will be supplanted by the next fad, but for now people are still flocking to “2048” and its variants, trying to reach that elusive final tile.

Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu

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CBS’ ‘Mother’ finale sees record audience NEW YORK (AP) — A series-record 12.9 million viewers checked out the final episode of the CBS comedy “How I Met Your Mother” on Monday to finally find out how actor Josh Radnor’s character met his wife.

It was a quick hello and goodbye for the title character, whose death was also revealed in the finale after nine seasons.

AMC’s wildly popular “The Walking Dead” finished its fourth season on Sunday with 15.7 million viewers, second only to CBS’ “NCIS” as the most-watched program on the air last week. It wasn’t a record for the series, which recorded a bigger number for the beginning of this season, but AMC had its biggest audience ever for the discussion show “Talking Dead” that followed it.

Death benefitted the CBS drama “The Good Wife.” A week after the surprise killing of actor Josh Charles’ lawyer character Will Gardner, the drama hit the Nielsen company’s top 10 with

just under 11 million viewers.

After only five episodes, ABC pulled Christian Slater’s new drama “Mind Game” off the schedule. Last week’s episode managed 2.1 million viewers.

The Thursday edition of Fox’s “American Idol” slipped out of Nielsen’s top 20. It sunk below 8 million last week, a week after the show’s Thursday edition had the series’ smallest viewership since 2002.

Fox’s comedies “New Girl” and “Brooklyn Nine Nine” get plenty of critical raves, but they aren’t finding much of an audience. Both had about 2.5 million viewers last week, Nielsen said.

CBS easily won the week in prime time, averaging 9.1 million viewers. ABC had 6.3 million viewers, NBC had 5.9 million, Fox had 4.1 million, Univision had 2.7 million, the CW had 1.6 million, Telemundo had 1.22 million and ION Television had 1.18 million.

Behind NCAA tournament basketball, TBS was the week’s

most popular cable network, averaging 3.7 million viewers in prime time. The Disney Channel had 2.25 million, USA had 2.14 million, AMC had 1.94 million and History had 1.86 million.

NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.6 million viewers.

ABC’s “World News” was second with 8.5 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 7.6 million viewers.

For the week of March 24-30, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “NCIS,” CBS, 17.52 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 15.68 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 15.54 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 14.65 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.3 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.85 million; “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.45 million; “Person of Interest,” CBS, 12.23 million; “The Good Wife,” CBS, 10.96 million; “The Black List,” NBC, 10.8 million.

Goat needs a home

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“Goat Simulator” is a comedy game released on April Fool’s Day. The game lets you play as a goat and do whatever you so choose.

By Darragh McNicholl Campus Correspondent This April Fools’ Day gave us the release of the game “Goat Simulator,” the gameplay of which involves the player controlling a goat as it runs, jumps and wreaks havoc. There is no story and the mechanics are purposefully not polished. In fact, there is no point to this game at all, that is except for the sake of comedy. For too long now, video games have existed without a comedy genre, but every year new games are released, deserving to be called “comedy gold.” Steam, the PC content delivery service, has no section for comedy games leaving all of them trapped in the purgatory genre of casual gaming.

“Goat Simulator” has no home, nor do the tens of games that have brought uncontrollable laughter to thousands.

Most people have played through “Portal 2,” and most laughed the entire time. Valve’s puzzle-shooter was praised for the genius humor that was deeply intertwined with its mechanics and narrative. “Portal 2” is so funny that it is near impossible to think about any part of it without remembering the humor that came with it. What makes “Portal 2” great is not just its insanely fun mechanics, but also the insanely comical world it produced. “Portal 2” has no home.

In 2010, the indie game “Octodad” was released. This year saw its sequel “Octodad: Dadliest Catch.” The player controls an octopus pretending to be your

everyday human father: you individually move his arms and legs (rather his tentacles) in order to do everyday human tasks. In the process, everything gets knocked over or broken as Octodad ragdolls in whatever direction he is bid.

“Dadliest Catch” throws another mechanic into the mix: the more abnormally you act, the more people notice. Stress becomes salient as you realize you are just one slippery tentacle away from blowing your cover and losing your family.

“Octodad” would be stressful and depressing without humor as a driving force. “Octodad” has no home.

“Borderlands” is a bizarre series about a brutal world where you shoot down any enemy in your path, but it expresses every moment it can as some sick joke.

Laden with popular references, humorously insane characters and just straight up potty humor, “Borderlands” inverts the generally straight-laced, serious shooter genre into a cooky comedy.

“Borderlands” has no home.

“Katamari Damacy” involves you collecting everything on earth into a ball. “No Brakes Valet” is an ouya exclusive where you park cars at breakneck speeds in a tiny lot. “Gex,” “Conker’s Bad Fur Day,” and any game about “The Simpsons” are all nothing without their quirky comedy and hilarious mechanics. Comedy games need a home, and they need us to give it to them.

Darragh.Mc_Nicholl@UConn.edu

Seeing as the True Colors annual conference was only a few weeks ago, and International Transgender Visibility Day was on March 31, I thought it would be appropriate to address the issues affecting transgender people in our community. I had assumed that the majority of my peers were up to date, or at least vaguely aware of transgender issues, but a lot of them didn’t have a clue. This article is a primer of sorts for those who are unaware of these issues.

Matthew Brush, a secondsemester freshman, defines transgender as having your biological sex differing from your gender identity. There are terms (such as “transsexual” and “transvestite”) that others have frequently used interchangeably with transgender, but Brush sets the record straight with his succinct definitions.

“A transsexual seeks operations and medical changes— not all transsexual people are transgender and vice versa,” says Brush, adding that calling someone a transvestite is a slur, politically incorrect and closely related to fetishistic porn.

Brush stresses that you shouldn’t ask a transgender person if they’ve gotten a sex change operation—like most things concerning sexuality and gender, it’s no one’s business but that person’s. The transformation process is a very private and personal one; not all transgender people seek out hormonal treatment or surgery, although there are those who consider these options. There’s also the case of pronouns, which often change once a person finds a gender identity that suits them. Pronouns can range from the usual “his or her,” to the often-squabbled about “they/them/their,” to the more ambiguous “xir/eir/zim/hir.”

Regardless of whatever pronoun is chosen, Brush stresses that “it’s really important to learn and use them and to understand. Those few words really make a difference. It’s more about making the other person comfortable.”

Jason Baskette, a senior, says that they originally shied away from more obscure pronouns, despite wishing to be identified as “they/them/their.” “I’m afraid people wouldn’t take me seriously if I used “them,” so I usually just use male pronouns,” they admitted, explaining that not all trans men fall under the simple umbrella of identifying and presenting as traditionally male—there are, of course, those who identify as genderqueer, bigender, etc.

“There’s no such thing as being ‘truly’ trans, and it doesn’t matter what your opinion of a trans person, if they identify as a certain way, then you need to respect that,” Baskette says.

Brush, however, takes a more blunt approach to naysayers who refuse to use someone’s requested pronouns: “It’s not up to you to say ‘I don’t want to use your pronouns because I don’t like it.’ That’s not an excuse.” He stresses that it’s less about being an ally, and more about “being a good person”—a lesson that all of us should constantly be aware of.

There should be no pats on the back for common decency and making another person comfortable in their identity.

The situation of “passing” among trans people can be one that’s fraught with trials. For those who don’t pass all the time there can be dire consequences—they can be outed

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“Rocket Power Beach Bandits” Back in the early 2000’s nothing quite satisfied a young kid’s gaming fix quite like a licensed THQ Nickelodeon game.

“Rocket Power Beach Bandits” lets you play as the entire “Rocket Power” crew: Otto, Reggie, Twister and Sam as you explored the show’s seaside community of Ocean Shores.

A silly plot involving the disappearance of the local beach’s sand is hardly worth noting as I never got more than 50 percent through the main story in the first place. Rather, the countless hours I spent playing “Beach Bandits” was dedicated to simply skating across the town and enjoying time at the “Mad Town” skate park tearing up the half pipe with my favorite members of the “Rocket Power” gang.

In retrospect, it’s barely an average title full of glitches and poor level design. That said, if you grew up loving “Rocket Power,” it’s always a treat to run around Ocean Shores on your own terms.

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Second episode of ‘Bioshock’ expansion disappoints

By Zach Lederman Staff Writer This is not an article I thought I would ever write. I knew I would be writing a review of the recently released downloadable content, “Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea: Episode 2,” as far back as last November, but I never thought I’d be writing it like this. Before I go on, however, I strongly suggest you play through the game at least once before you read this, as I will not be holding back whatsoever on the spoilers.

Unlike “Infinite” and “Burial At Sea: Part 1,” in which you play as the gun-toting hero, Booker DeWitt, “Part 2” takes a more subtle approach. For the first time, you play as Booker’s daughter and ward, Elizabeth, and the differences are much more than cosmetic.

Unlike her father, who relied primarily on clearing a room of enemies with guns blazing, Elizabeth takes a more stealthy approach.

As a character, she’s significantly weaker and inexperienced with gunplay (unlike Booker, who was a former United States soldier and Pinkerton agent), and so she must instead take on a stealthy approach to defeat those who would do her harm.

The stealth gameplay/combat relies heavily on the more defensive “vigors” (biological abilities) that we had in the previous installments, such as “Possession” and “Old Man Winter” along with two new ones, “Peeping Tom,” which allows Elizabeth to turn invisible and see through walls, and

“Ironsides,” which gives Elizabeth a temporary shield, and absorbs all gunfire shot at her. She’s also equipped with a crossbow, which fires tranquillizer darts that knock enemies unconscious, and noisemakers that can distract them to lure enemies away from a certain area. In addition, Elizabeth does have access to some guns, but her low proficiency with firearms means that she deals less damage, and more often than not, will simply end up leading more enemies to her location.

As far as the gameplay goes, it actually tends to work pretty smoothly. As long as I planned and paced myself, I found that taking out each enemy could actually be a more rewarding feeling than just blasting a hole in their heads, a la Booker. There’s just something that feels great about sneaking up on an unsuspecting baddie and knocking them into unconsciousness.

My issues with the game come in terms of plot. If you’re at all familiar with the works of Ken Levine and the stories he’s written for the “Bioshock” series, this should come as a surprise. The stories in each game are typically lauded as the best part of the game. In fact, up until this installment, I would absolutely agree.

“Bioshock Infinite” is my favorite game of all time, not because of its gameplay, but because of its beautiful story and well-mani-

cured environment (as a side note, the environment of “Rapture” in Burial At Sea is possibly the most beautiful incarnation of it we’ve seen so far, but I digress).

Yes, it was the one thing we all expected to be the absolute best part of the game, the story, which ended up disappointing me.

The game begins with Elizabeth gaining consciousness after a brief dream of time spent in Paris, whereupon she realizes she is being held at gunpoint by the revolutionary, Atlas, and that the Little Sister, Sally, she used in order to kill Comstock in the previous title, is now also being held by Atlas. In order to get her back, Elizabeth embarks on a quest throughout the sunken portion of Rapture, searching for a way to return Atlas and his revolutionaries to Rapture proper, for which he promises to deliver Sally safely to Elizabeth, and let them both go free.

All of the proceeding information – sans the bit on Paris – was included in the trailer for the game, and I will tell you honestly that it had me very excited. In fact, I was remained excited throughout most of the game. As far as the plot goes, it was excellent, until the very end of the game. Once again, I must warn you that severe spoilers lie ahead.

During the final few minutes

“Burial At Sea, Episode 2” 6.5/10

of the game, Elizabeth is stripped of her weapons by Atlas, who has (not too shockingly) betrayed her.

She is sent into Dr. Yi Suchong’s laboratory in order to obtain something known only as Atlas’ “Ace in the Hole.” Guided by brief flashes of memory, she finds and returns the Ace, which turns out to be the activation phrase for Jack, the main character of the original “Bioshock,” with which Atlas will set the events of the original game, leading to his eventual demise and the saving of the Little Sisters.

With the activation phrase in hand, Atlas proceeds to bash Elizabeth’s skull in with a wrench, leaving her to die amongst the ruins of Rapture, Sally at her side.

To this ending I say, Ken Levine, you have lost your mind?

How can you possibly justify this?

If you want to kill Elizabeth, fine, I understand that in the real world, endings aren’t always happy (despite me wanting to see the kind Elizabeth see a happy conclusion), but this ending feels like nothing but your ego getting too large for your skull.

First of all, are we really to believe that Elizabeth would simply lay down and die? That isn’t to say she wouldn’t die if it were the only way to accomplish her goals and save Sally, but that isn’t the case. Elizabeth spent the entire game capably fighting off enemies far stronger than her through naught but her wit. But now we’re expected to believe that she’d simply walk into a trap, completely accepting that there’s no way she could possibly fight off Atlas or

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Easy to learn and challenging to master, “Pokémon Battle Trozei” is a solid puzzle game at a very reasonable price.

Over eight years ago, Nintendo released a “Pokémon” puzzle game for the Nintendo DS “Pokémon Trozei.” While it didn’t reinvent the genre, the game was a fun spin-off whose addictive, rapid paced gameplay made it a favorite of my early DS game library.

Flash-forward to 2014, Nintendo has returned with a follow-up in the form of “Pokémon Battle Trozei” available for download in the 3DS eShop. The sequel retains the previous title’s charm and gameplay, and likewise its slightly repetitive nature. That said, considering it’s available for only eight bucks, it’s still one of the best pick up and play titles on the system.

Similar to other puzzle games like “Tetris” and “Yoshi’s Cookie,” “Pokémon Battle Trozei” follows a falling block design. Titles of Pokémon creatures fill the screen. It’s your job to line three of the same creatures up in rows of three upon which they disappear. Combos can be formed after chaining more than four creatures together, at which point chains of two are also acceptable.

The addition of “Battle” to the game’s title refers to a new gameplay element. Instead of merely clearing a stage, your goal is to “catch” all of the obtainable Pokémon in one, which ranges from 3-10 depending on the stage. Your ultimate goal is to fill your Pokédex. Each time you chain a set of Pokémon tiles, an attack of whatever the type of the Pokémon that was chained was is directed at the catchable Pokémon. This adds an additional element of strategy for hardcore Pokémon fans.

For example, if the catchable Pokémon is Squirtle, a water-

type, you’ll want to chain some Elekid, an electric-type, as electric attacks are more effective against water-type Pokémon rather than, say, chaining some Growlithe, a fire type that is ineffective against a water type like Squirtle.

While this adds an exciting new challenge for Pokémon fans, those who aren’t familiar with every one of the now 718 creatures will find themselves at a significant disadvantage as they will be unfamiliar with many of the new Pokémon’s types, and thus the system is useless for these players.

“Pokémon Battle Trozei” 8/10 Of course if you’d like you can simply ignore this feature of the gameplay and focus solely on lining up the correct number of “Pokémon” characters next to each other. While playing in such a manner really makes no noticeable difference early on, as you progress through the game, ignoring type-matchups will put you at a significant competitive disadvantage.

Although the title can keep you busy for hours, its repetitive nature might keep some from sticking around for that long.

That being said, “Pokémon Battle Trozei” is a fun puzzle title that attempts to give itself its own unique spin. It has its flaws and less enthusiastic Pokémon fans might struggle as the game progresses, but on the whole, this is yet another solid downloadable title for the 3DS.

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By Zach Lederman Staff Writer I bet you’re wondering how exactly I’m going to connect “South Park: The Stick of Truth” to 2007’s “Bioshock.” The first is a cartoony, paper-style animated RPG about anal probes, fart jokes and kids beating each other up, while the other is a graphically beautiful first-person shooter about the nature of man, but my initial point stands. What do these two vastly different games have in common that puts them, to me, closer than “Bioshock 2” was to its predecessor?

The answer is in their plots. Both games are driven by their plots and environments, as opposed to driven by gameplay.

Say what you want about “Bioshock” (which is one of the best games ever made in my opinion), but the gameplay was nothing revolutionary. The game received such high praise because it created a deep and compelling story, set in a beautiful environment, located in a world that caused the player to question their own views on humanity. Just to clarify my earlier statement, “Bioshock 2” had very interesting combat, but a very bland plot.

South Park may not have the deep and compelling world aspect down, but is instead quite humor driven. Like “Bioshock,” the game doesn’t rely on overly complex or intricate gameplay, and I think that’s why I’ve enjoyed it so much. The gameplay is, like “Bioshock”’s not really that interesting to be honest. It consists of standard RPG mechanics, with little more than average user input. It really gets repetitive after a while.

However, despite the subpar gameplay, the game is absolutely one of the most fun experiences I’ve had in a while. Call me immature, but every fart-joke and silly moment in the game had me in stitches. And why is that? Because unlike other “South Park” spinoffs, Matt and Trey, the show’s creators and writers, served as the game’s writers as well, and boy, does it show. In fact, I hesitate to really call “TSOT” a game. It’s more like an interactive episode of classic “South Park.” It’s a 12-hour tribute to the show’s most loyal fans, filled with inside jokes from seasons past in the form of items and objects from the show’s history (I was particularly fond of picking up the “Sword of Truth” from season 10’s “Make Love, Not Warcraft”).

The game features an extremely varied character customization feature, including hundreds of different hairstyles, pieces of clothing, accessories and objects, all of which can be dyed with dozens of different colors, allowing for literally millions of player character variations. Being that I really like to make sure my character in a game represents me, I was quite fond of this.

Unfortunately, I’m not sure how I feel, in the end, paying $60 to watch what is effectively a 12-hour episode. Unlike Bioshock, which was still a game you had to experience personally to get the full effect, I probably could have just watched all of “TSOT” on YouTube or some other streaming site and ended with the same experience. I think a $40 price tag would have been absolutely sufficient.

But, for all of its flaws, “South Park: The Stick of Truth,” was a comical “South Park” experience, and that’s really all I expected, or could have asked for.

“South Park: The Stick of Truth” 7.5/10

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Facebook’s Oculus buyout a brutal reality

By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer

Social Media behemoth, Facebook, recently purchased Oculus - a company whose still unreleased Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has taken the video game industry by storm – for $2 billion.

Ladies and Gentleman to summarize my reaction I would like to take this opportunity to quote a line from the Chewbacca Defense.

“That does not make sense.”

To say that this acquisition has upset me more than any other in the industry since Microsoft purchased RARE might be a bit of an overstatement, but not by much.

The Oculus Rift headset was initially financed in part by a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. Extremely positive word-of-mouth from those in the gaming industry who have had the privilege of going hands on with the product have led many to believe that Oculus was the real deal. For the very first time, many of us believed that affordable, true virtual reality gaming was almost upon us. From indie studios to some of the biggest publishers in gaming, a who’s who list of interested parties have jumped on the VR bandwagon including John Carmack (co-founder of id Software, the FPS-pioneering development studio behind the likes of “Doom” and “Quake”) who has been hired as Oculus’s Chief Technology Officer. After Oculus’s excellent showing at E3 2013, I firmly believed that VR tech would be the next great innovation in game design following the motion control craze started by the Wii in 2006.

Those hopes were dashed when the company was purchased not by a major publisher, but by Facebook, a social media company whose website offers up supposed games such as “Farmville” and other so-called social titles – the likes of which, as a dedicated hardcore gamer, make me want to vomit at the mere mention of their names.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg says the acquisition wasn’t motivated by his company’s interest in moving into game development but rather a bet on the future applications of VR technology in social media.

What this means for the Oculus Rift is uncertain. For now, the only major game developer to pull support for the device has been Notch, creator of “Minecraft” (his reasons are detailed in a glorious rant in a blog post on notch. net). But given Facebook’s (lack of) gaming history and the company’s direct focus solely on building its user base, I must say my hopes are not high for the future of the Oculus Rift, at least as a core gaming device.

I suppose one can’t fault Oculus’s owners for selling the company for a few billion dollars. Every modern day tech start up dreams of the day they will either sell a

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However, Brush notes that there are certain elements that give him a certain privilege over other trans men. “I’m blessed that my voice is deep…

I’m out to certain groups and people and groups. I’m a lot more stealth,” Brush admits, but says that it’s almost an adventure because, “you can see how people will treat you.

Like, cis guys [men who identify with their biological sex] are a lot blunter; they talk about girls in a completely different ways. You have to pick up a whole new set of social cues from guys.”

On the other hand, Baskette says that they aren’t too concerned about consistently passing. “Me and passing, it’s not a big deal,” says Baskette, “I am who I am, no matter what people think.”

Both, however, agree that there needs to be a steady increase in the visibility of trans people in the media. “We need more trans people to play trans people,” says Brush firmly.

“We need to prove we exist.”

Photographer wants big damages in Bieber lawsuit

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MIAMI (AP) — A celebrity photographer sought to boost the potential damages he could win from Justin Bieber in a lawsuit that accuses the singer and a bodyguard of battery in a confrontation outside a recording studio.

The photographer’s attorney, Mark DiCowden, said at a Tuesday hearing that he has documented at least 11 similar alleged assaults against photographers over two years involving Bieber and his security personnel. DiCowden said a punitive damage award for Jeffrey Binion could deter future assaults against celebrity photographers, known as “paparazzi.”

“It’s not a financial fishing expedition,” DiCowden said in asking Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel to allow him to pursue unspecified punitive damages. “It is well known around the world that Justin Bieber does not like to be photographed in public.”

Zabel did not immediately rule. Bieber attorney Jared Lopez said there is no evidence that Binion was physically harmed in the alleged attack in June — meaning compensatory damages for the photographer might be minimal — and no proof that Bieber himself told bodyguard Hugo Hesny to go after Binion.

“I don’t tell security how to do their job,” Bieber said in a March deposition in the case, according to Lopez.

Outside the courtroom,

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NEW YORK (AP) — Unlike some channels, Animal Planet trades on a message beyond “Watch us.”

So says Marjorie Kaplan, group president of Animal Planet and TLC. “We believe that there is a value to a planet filled with life, and that every living creature has value,” she says. “That’s an ethos that underlies what we do.”

On Thursday, Kaplan will officially unleash for advertisers the channel’s programming for the coming year. Its stable of stars will range from puppies and kitties to killer whales, endangered rhinos and a family of snow wolves.

Geography and climate are also characters on Animal Planet, from the North Pole to Zambia’s Luangwa Valley as it suffers a seemingly interminable dry season.

One other important player on Animal Planet’s stage: humans.

“We not only recognize that humans are animals, too, but that their connection to the wild, natural world is part of what makes us richly human,” Kaplan says.

Animal Planet is bringing back a number of established series including “Finding Bigfoot,” ‘’My Cat From Hell,” ‘’Pit Bulls & Parolees,” ‘’River Monsters” and “Treehouse Masters.”

For a third year, the channel will celebrate the globe’s (and your neighborhood’s) most fearsome creatures during its popular Monster Week event. And, of course, Puppy Bowl XI will provide a canine alternative to pigskin next Super Bowl Sunday.

New series to be announced include: — “Deadly Islands.” Large predator expert Dave Salmoni visits some of the world’s most remote islands to investigate how their native inhabitants have been successful at surviving some of Mother Nature’s fiercest predators.

— “Ice Lake Rebels.” A handful of survivalists hunt for food, drill for water, trade for necessities and guard their turf far off the grid on a lawless frozen body of water in the Northwest Territories in Canada.

— “Pool Master.” No, this has nothing to with snooker. Designersculptor Anthony Archer-Wills creates swimming pools for his clients that fit into their domestic environment as though formed by Mother Nature eons ago.

— “Redwood Kings.” Twin brothers Ron and John Daniels (and their 40-person crew) create works of art from ancient, reclaimed redwood trees. Their projects include a rustic roadside mall and a 22-room, interactive theme-park experience at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.

— “Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters.” Fugitive retrieval agents go in hot pursuit of armed and unpredictable outlaws who have skipped bail, preferring the treacherous terrain of the Rocky Mountains to facing justice behind bars.

— “My Tiny Terror.” Small dog trainer Jacqueline Wilson goes nose-to-snout with some of the naughtiest and tiniest dogs as they cause mayhem in their owners’ homes.

Among the specials on tap: “Revenge of the Whale” is a two-hour dramatic film starring Martin Sheen, who, as Old Thomas Nickerson, relates

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Bioshock’s latest episode lackluster his men? Sorry Ken, not buying it.

The second of my complaints is the fact that this had to tie into the original “Bioshock” at all. Could the conclusion to Booker and Elizabeth’s story not have stood on its own? Did it really need to tie everything together, coming full circle with “Bioshock?” In this reviewer’s opinion, it absolutely did not. To me, “Bioshock” concluded in 2007. This felt like it devalued everything that Booker and Elizabeth did throughout “Infinite,” subsisting only as support for Levine’s original masterpiece.

The ending of “Infinite” seemed to conclude Booker and Elizabeth’s story in a way that simultaneously left things open for discussion, but also gave us a positive sendoff for the pair. “Burial”’s ending instead drags that happiness through the mud, firmly establishing Elizabeth’s death, and making it very clear that she will likely never be used in future content. Was this really necessary, Ken Levine? Was it necessary to crush our spirits in a way that didn’t make sense? It seems to me you killed her because you wanted a depressing ending, not because the story truly called for it. To me, that is possibly the worst form of storytelling imaginable. Your story should write itself. Clearly, in this case, it did not.

I am saddened by Ken’s decision, because it seems the only reason it happened is because he recently disbanded Irrational Games, and wanted to ensure that Rapture and Columbia will never be used in future “Bioshock” content, produced by 2K Games (Irrational’s owner). If this is true, then I am especially disappointed in his selfishness. Whatever the case, I will choose to remember the story of Booker and Elizabeth as what I played through in

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product or their company for millions of dollars.

While the Oculus Rift itself might never end up being the grand gaming product it was destined to be, Oculus’ efforts have not been in vain. The extremely positive reception awarded to the Oculus Rift over the course of its development has not gone unnoticed by the gaming industry. Just a few weeks ago, Sony announced a VR headset of their own for the PlayStation 4 known as “Project Morpheus.” Valve most certainly has something of their own in the works that has yet to be announced and I’d wager Microsoft isn’t far behind either.

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This photo made available by the Miami Beach Police Dept., shows Justin Bieber at the police station in Miami Beach, Fla. A new trial date could be set for Bieber in the Florida case charging him with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and possessing an invalid driver’s license. A hearing was scheduled Tuesday, March 11, 2014, for the 20-year-old pop singer, who has pleaded not guilty.

Bieber attorney Roy Black called the lawsuit “frivolous” and intended mainly to generate publicity. DiCowden denied that.

Hesny is facing a misdemeanor battery charge in the Binion case, and he was also recently charged in another photographer confrontation in Atlanta. Bieber is not facing criminal charges in either case. Other incidents involv-

ing Bieber bodyguards have occurred in Los Angeles, Hawaii, Argentina and England, according to court papers.

DiCowden also wants Zabel to order Bieber to return to Miami for another deposition to answer questions about his on-again, off-again girlfriend, singer and actress Selena Gomez. DiCowden claims he was improperly prevented

from asking those questions during the March deposition and that they are important to the Florida case because she may have been present during previous photographer attacks.

Zabel is holding a hearing in June on that request.

Separately, Bieber has pleaded not guilty to DUI, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license after a

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a tale of his life as a cabin boy on the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship, an adventure presaging Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick.”

Other specials find polar explorer Eric Larsen embarking on a 49-day adventure across the ice to the North Pole on “Last North” and writerphotographer Levison Wood “Walking the Nile” on a 4,250-mile trek to become the first person to successfully walk the entire length of the Nile River, through rainforest, desert, savannah and swamp.

And on yet another special, former NBA basketball star Yao Ming sets off to help save Africa’s elephants and rhinos from extinction by changing a 1,000-year-old Chinese tradition and ending the trade of illegal ivory and rhino horn in his native China. This project is a Discovery Global initiative that works with him and the WildAid organization to expose the workings of this multimillion-dollar underground trade.

Kaplan says Animal Planet finished 2013 as the 16th-ranking network for men and secured a top-10 network spot for three weeks during the year, its best ever.

“In every show,” she says, “we’re looking for ways to make you feel the physical world, to bring out in us the thing that’s our deepest kind of humanity — our connection to ourselves.”

All that, and adorable puppies, too.

Universal unbundles Def Jam, Island, Motown labels Universal Music Group has announced a major restructuring, splitting Island Def Jam into three stand-alone labels as Barry Weiss resigns as chairman and CEO of the label’s East Coast group.

A Tuesday news release says historic labels Def Jam Recordings, Island Records and Motown Records will once again become independent operations, effective immediately, while Weiss explores starting another venture with Universal.

Lucian Grange, UMG chairman and CEO, says “we’re positioning them to recapture the uniqueness of their brands” in the news release.

The move comes 15 years

after the three influential labels were consolidated in 1999 and as hip-hop pioneer Def Jam celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Island Def Jam has been home to some of music’s top stars, including Kanye West and Justin Bieber. The other imprints in the Island Def Jam group will be reassigned to the new standalone labels. Universal executives were not available for comment. The label announced a number of changes due to the move.

Steve Bartels, who was president and chief operating officer of Island Def Jam, will become CEO of Def Jam. Dion “No I.D.” Wilson and Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua will run the label’s

A&R department.

Ethiopia Habtemariam, currently a senior vice president of Motown Records and head of urban music at Universal Music Publishing Group, will be Motown’s new president.

The label will be part of the Capitol Music Group and operations will be moved back to Los Angeles.

David Massey will lead Island Records and will expand the label’s A&R and support operations.

The news release also says Island Def Jam’s former head of A&R Karen Kwak will be promoted to the new position of executive vice president A&R, U.S. Recorded Music.

Kim Kardashian wades into Syria war debate

BEIRUT (AP) — Kim Kardashian has waded into Syria’s conflict, calling on fans through Twitter to save the ancient Armenian Christian village of Kassab, whose residents fled as rebels seized control of the hamlet in late March.

She appeared to have bolstered false claims by loyalists of Syrian President Bashar Assad, who said Syrian rebels desecrated the village’s churches and slaughtered residents.

She used the #SaveKessab hashtag that was used to spread the false claims, causing its popularity to explode.

“If you don’t know what’s going on in Kessab please google it ... As an Armenian, I grew up hearing so many painful stories,” Kardashian wrote in a March 30 tweet, using an alternate spelling of the village’s name. “Please let’s not let history repeat itself!!!!!! Let’s get this trending!!!! #SaveKessab #ArmenianGenocide,” she wrote.

In doing so, the celebrity of Armenian descent underscored how Syria’s war, more than any other in history, has been waged on social media, with both supporters of President Bashar Assad and those opposing his rule using selectively chosen videos and photos, sometimes faked, recycled or altered, to support their grievances.

While wartime propaganda is as old as conflict itself, the Syrian conflict is a particularly unique case where all combatants heavily use social media, opening a window into a conflict that reporters can barely enter.

Kardashian’s use of the two hashtags side-byside, “#SaveKessab” and “#ArmenianGenocide” also suggested she was also linking the flight of most of Kassab’s 2,000 residents to the deaths of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces in the early 20th century.

The event is widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkey, however, denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.

Kardashian’s publicist Ina Treciokas said Kardashian was “just voicing her support for Armenians” and said she had no additional comment.

Kassab’s residents fled after rebels seized their village on March 23, as part of a rebel offensive in the coastal Syrian province of Latakia, Assad’s ancestral heartland.

There are no credible reports that rebels killed any residents, or that they inflicted major damage on churches.

Kardashian appeared to have moved on since.

Her Kassab tweets were followed by a flurry of sultry selfies of her riding on a boat in a skimpy top and long skirt with hashtags like #WishYouWereHere and #WhatALife. She has been posting from Thailand in recent days, including one that shows her sitting at the entry of a temple featuring the Buddha.

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Demand rises for your creativity, especially after August. Your mission's becoming clear. Focus on growing what you love.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Change your passwords or upgrade your computer antivirus. Secure the perimeter. Intuition provides a new vision of the future you want to see realized. Clean up a mess. Something's lost but something's gained. Let your imagination run free. Write or draw your ideas.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 5 -- The Moon's in your sign, and your words travel. Take an undisciplined approach farther than imagined. Work's required, and it could get chaotic. Others contribute creatively. Difficulties become apparent. You can do more at home. Get family to help. Use elbow grease.

Glimpse the future.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 5 -- Postpone arguments. Sort and file quietly instead. Hold onto what you have. Try out your pitch on a family member. Unity of purpose prevails, so clarify the message.

You see improvement in your career. Inspect a nagging suspicion, and end speculation. Relax at home.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- This is a problem you can figure out. There's more work coming in. Test intuition by researching the facts.

Present results to associates. Expand a little at a time.

Persuade others that you are right. Buy tickets when everyone agrees on the schedule.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- A little mistake has big consequences. Keep practicing. Do what you already know works. Timing is everything.

Nothing remains the same forever, anyway. New information changes the picture. Keep digging and find the clue. Express yourself, and the impact of your message ripples out.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You have plenty coming in, but keep expenses down anyway.

A new item for the home could be appropriate.

Anticipate a surprise. Others rely on your knowledge.

A partner's stubbornness causes problems. Ease things with kindness and good food. Give and receive love.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Play by the rules, even as you feel like rebelling. Gather valuable information, and make a brilliant discovery.

You can learn what you need to surpass an obstacle.

Good news arrives, especially about joint resources.

Luxuriating at home with family restores balance.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Don't stir up jealousies or controversy. Lean, but not too hard.

Gentle persistence works better than force. A lucky break changes your hand. You can't do everything, so fix things first. Proceed with care. You're on the right track. Follow your intuition.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You're gaining confidence, despite unsettled conditions.

Replace broken parts and repair infrastructure. Provide excellent service. Do it for love. Your efforts go farther than expected, with benefits beyond the amount contributed. Rewards include positive attention and cash.

Nurture yourself with good food, exercise and rest.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Savor sensual delights like flavor, aroma, color and beautiful compositions. Take creative risks, but don't launch your project publicly yet. Consider aesthetics and mood. It doesn't need to be expensive. Find what you need in your own backyard. Collaborate with someone fun and interesting.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Add beauty to your place... flowers maybe, color and style. The mood seems optimistic and empowered, rebellious even. Take an idea and run with it. Test the limits of a creative vision. Invest in supplies and preparation. Plan a launch or event for later.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is a 6 - It could get chaotic, with communications that reach farther than expected, and pleasant surprises, including a moment of sheer genius. Your partner contributes.

An old competitor changes tunes. Despite a lack of orderly discipline, it could get profitable. Evaluate it all philosophically.

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Maryland reaches Final Four, tops Louisville 76-73 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Maryland Terrapins are headed back to the Final Four for the first time since they won it all back in 2006.

All-American Alyssa Thomas scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Maryland advanced to the Terrapins' first Final Four since winning the 2006 national championship, holding off Louisville 76-73 Tuesday night in the Cardinals' home arena.

The Terrapins (28-6) reached their fourth Final Four all-time.

They pulled off their second straight upset in Louisville with this victory much harder in essentially a home game for the third-seeded Cardinals, with a crowd of 14,002 mostly in Louisville red.

Shoni Schimmel scored 31 points, missing a tying 3-pointer off the back rim just before the buzzer. Louisville (33-5) missed

a chance for a second straight Final Four with the Cardinals' season ending shy of the national championship game they lost a year ago.

Lexie Brown added 20 points for Maryland with her dad, former NBA player Dee, in the stands. Now an assistant coach with the NBA's Sacramento Kings, he got the night off to watch his daughter play. Katie Rutan had 12 points, all on 3-pointers.

The fourth-seeded Terrapins will play undefeated Notre Dame on Sunday in Nashville in a national semifinal.

Even though Brenda Frese said she'd just picture all the red inside the KFC Yum! Center as Maryland faithful no matter how loud they screamed, the Terrapins moved their bench onto the floor almost into the paint during timeouts.

Antonita Slaughter added 16 points for Louisville, and Asia Taylor had 12.

Schimmel went cold missing seven straight shots at one point in the second half. Then the senior nearly brought Louisville back from a 12-point deficit, scoring eight points within the final 18 seconds. After Thomas hit one free throw with 3.5 seconds left, the Cardinals got the ball down the court and into Schimmel's hands for an open look at the basket.

But her would-be tying 3 clanked off the back rim, and the Terrapins piled on top of each other on the court celebrating.

Maryland outshot Louisville 45.8 percent to 34.3 percent and had a 38-36 edge on the boards.

The Terrapins really took control at the free throw line where they went 25 of 28 compared to Louisville (11 of 13) to offset a

season high 25 turnovers.

This game featured five ties and 12 lead changes, and Maryland took control by opening the second half with a 22-9 spurt, and the Terrapins capped that with 12 straight points going up 54-45 midway through the half. Thomas' jumper with 13:47 put Maryland ahead to stay.

Louisville led 36-32 at halftime and used an 11-2 run that spanned the end of the first half and the opening minute of the second to take its biggest lead at 41-34 on a 3-pointer by Slaughter. Then the Cardinals went cold for more than 7 minutes. They missed nine consecutive shots with four turnovers during the drought.

When the Cardinals got going, it was too late and not even Schimmel's frenzied finish was enough.

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Bayern-Man United, Barcelona-Atletico both 1-1 Mattingly: Kershaw's recovery to take some time MANCHESTER, England (AP) — After an entertaining 1-1 tie at home against defending champion Bayern Munich, Manchester United believes it can reach the Champions League semifinals.

Bastian Schweinsteiger scored in the 67th minute to offset a goal by Nemanja Vidic on Tuesday night, then was ejected near the final whistle of the first leg of the home-and-home, total-goals series.

"Tonight's performance was more than you'd hope for," United manager David Moyes said. "Hopefully tonight shows we will go there and go toe to toe with them. Our best football has been in this competition, and we will need to show our best football next week."

In the night's other game, Neymar's 71st-minute goal gave Barcelona a 1-1 draw at home against Atletico Madrid in an all-Spanish matchup.

The visitors went ahead on Diego Ribas' stunning shot from about 25 yards in the 56th minute that grazed the fingertips of goalkeeper Jose

Manuel Pinto as it curled into the top corner.

"They played a good game and they made it very hard for us to create chances," Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez said. "This was not a good result for us."

United, seventh in the English Premier League in Moyes' first season, took the lead in the 58th minute on Vidic's header from Wayne Rooney's corner kick.

Schweinsteiger scored on a half-volley but got his second yellow card of the game in the 90th for a foul on Rooney. Schweinsteiger had received his first yellow from Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo in the 61st for fouling Michael Carrick.

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"We score away, so it's good," said Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, whose team had 701 passes to United's 174. "I'm happy with the result."

At Barcelona, the hosts lost defender Gerard Pique to a hairline hip fracture when he landed hard, and he was replaced in the 12th

minute. Barcelona said Pique is expected to be sidelined about four weeks.

"I think the series is still even," Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said. "I know if we can play like this again we have a great chance of getting through to the semifinals."

Diego Costa, Atletico's top scorer with 33 goals, limped off in the 30th clutching his right thigh and was replaced

by Ribas.

"We'll see tomorrow how bad it is," Simeone said.

Barcelona is seeking its seventh straight trip to the semifinals. The teams have tied four times this season, including once in the La Liga and twice in the Spanish Super Cup. "This is a team of men, who play with heart and pride, who never give up," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said.

"I'm happy because we can compete with them. I'm very happy because we are in this."

In first legs Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain hosts Chelsea and Real Madrid is home against Borussia Dortmund.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw won't be ready to come off the disabled list when he's eligible to be activated on April 14, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday.

"This thing is going to take some time," Mattingly said before the Dodgers played the San Diego Padres.

The Dodgers said that after consultation with Dr. Neal ElAttrache and a review of an

MRI scan, Kershaw will be placed on a rehab that includes a submaximal throwing program for the next two to three weeks. He will then be re-evaluated by ElAttrache to determine when he can start throwing at increased velocity.

Kershaw will likely have to make a rehab start before he can return, Mattingly said.

Kershaw was placed on the DL on Sunday with a swollen muscle in his left upper back.

He already had been scratched

from his scheduled start on Sunday after an MRI revealed the problem.

Mattingly says Kershaw was supposed to have thrown before Tuesday's game but didn't because it was cool and damp.

Also Tuesday, Mattingly said outfielder Matt Kemp is close to coming off the disabled list, but he'll have to prove that he's not afraid to slide into a base or stop quickly while rounding a base.

Kemp is rehabbing from ankle surgery.

HOUSTON (AP) — Infielder Eduardo Nunez was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees on Tuesday after Yangervis Solarte and Dean Anna outperformed him during spring training.

Solarte was added to the 40-man roster before the Yankees opened the season at Houston on Tuesday night.

The team also placed infielder Brendan Ryan on the 15-day disabled list with a cervical spine nerve injury, a move retroactive to March 22.

General manager Brian Cashman said it was a difficult

decision to let Nunez go.

"It was less to do with Eduardo and more to do with what Dean Anna and Salarte showed this spring," he said. "We were fortunate to have everybody come to into spring training on the infield side and do very well. It put a wrinkle in our decision-making process.

These guys provided us choices so we made those choices."

Nunez, who was New York's opening day shortstop a year ago with Derek Jeter out, hit .260 in 90 games for the Yankees last season.

He was signed as an free agent in 2004 and played parts of four seasons with the team after his debut

in 2010.

His played in a career-high 112 games in 2011 and hit .265 with five home runs and 30 RBIs. The Yankees now have 10 days to trade him, release him or send him outright him to the minor leagues.

"He possesses a great deal of talent and you could dream on him as a potential everyday shortstop in the big leagues," Cashman said.

"All that talent is still there and I think his versatility will provide for a great deal of choices once he ends up as a player on a major league roster. So we'll see what develops over the next 10 days."

Yankees cut infielder Eduardo Nunez

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Senior Scottie Wilbekin improves on, off the court for Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Scottie Wilbekin waved off teammates, ignored signals from the bench and backed down his defender as the final seconds ticked off the clock.

Wilbekin pulled up, swished a 3-pointer from well behind the arc and raised his arms triumphantly as he jogged to the locker room for halftime in the South Region final.

It was a game-changing shot against Dayton — one that should have surprised no one.

Wilbekin has become one of the best closers in college basketball, delivering clutch shots and defensive stops in crunch time for the top-seeded Gators (36-2). He's been called the best all-around point guard in the country, and it's hard to argue considering how he's played in the NCAA tournament.

The 6-foot-2 senior is averaging a team-high 16.8 points in four tournament games. He also has 12 assists, eight rebounds, six steals and just two turnovers.

Throw in his defense — he frustrated Albany's Peter Hooley, Pittsburgh's James Robinson and

Dayton's Jordan Sibert — and it's clear that coach Billy Donovan's decision to give Wilbekin one final chance has been a huge key to Florida's success.

"It's been one of the great experiences for me as a coach going through what he and I have gone through together," Donovan said.

Wilbekin could have his hands full in the Final Four on Saturday night. Not only will he be tasked with directing Florida's offense, but he also will be the primary defender on All-American guard Shabazz Napier of Connecticut.

Napier scored 26 points in the teams' first meeting this season, and six of those came in the final minute with Wilbekin in the locker room with a sprained ankle. The Gators sorely missed him down the stretch in the one-point loss.

It was a glimpse of where Florida would be without the Gainesville native.

Donovan suspended Wilbekin indefinitely last June for a violation of team rules. It was Wilbekin's second suspension in seven months, and Donovan even

suggested that Wilbekin transfer to get a fresh start elsewhere.

But after a few days contemplating his future, Wilbekin asked for another chance. Donovan insisted Wilbekin move back home with his parents — his father is a team pastor at a local high school — and work to "regain credibility" with the team. Wilbekin responded better than Donovan expected.

"People get a chance maybe to see him grow as a player. I got a chance to see him grow as a person," Donovan said. "It was a struggle and a battle."

Donovan reinstated Wilbekin after the first five games of the season, a punishment that may have cost Florida in a loss at Wisconsin but paid long-term dividends.

"He had lost all his credibility, so I tried to put him in a situation where he could show his commitment to the rest of those guys," Donovan said. "He is a kid that learned some valuable lessons. ...

He's a guy that loves challenges, and what I was presenting in front of him was a real, real challenge

because I'd kind of painted a picture that said, 'I don't believe you can do it or will do it.' I said, 'Time will tell.' And I think he thrived on that."

The Southeastern Conference player of the year has grown tired of talking about the suspension, but recognizes it's become a feelgood story with Florida advancing in the tournament.

"Sometimes I feel like there's so much out there that it doesn't need to be asked anymore and I don't know how I can answer it in a different way," Wilbekin said. "But I understand it because I guess it's a good story that I was suspended and now I've won some awards at the end of the year."

Wilbekin and the Gators would rather talk about all his clutch plays, like how he took over down the stretch against Pittsburgh in the tournament or hit huge shot after huge shot in wins at Arkansas in January, at Kentucky and at Tennessee in February or against Dayton in the regional final.

"He's got an enormous amount of confidence in himself,"

watching baseball," he said. "She's always in her house watching the Cuban League, even though it's not even close to being like this. She watches every game."

Fernandez struck out nine Rockies to join a list of distinguished pitchers with at least nine strikeouts and no walks in a season opener. According to the Marlins, citing information from Elias, others to achieve the feat include Bob Gibson twice, Steve Carlton, Ferguson Jenkins, Walter Johnson and Cy Young — all Hall of Famers.

"That's a pretty good list," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "It doesn't surprise me. This kid is going to end up on a lot of lists with a lot of great pitchers, the way he's going."

Rockies manager Walt Weiss put Fernandez at the top of his list of NL pitchers.

"He's really good," Weiss said.

"It's hard to think of anybody better in this league. I've seen him three times now, and it's as good as there is."

NEW YORK (AP) — Markus Kennedy had 21 points, including the clinching three-point play, and SMU rallied from 13 down in the second half to beat Clemson 65-59 Tuesday night, sending Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown into the NIT championship game in his old backyard.

Nic Moore added 13 points and Nick Russell scored 10 for the Mustangs (27-9), who will play Minnesota or Florida State for the title Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Brown, the only head coach to win both an NCAA and NBA championship, now has a chance to add the National Invitation Tournament to his extensive resume.

The 73-year-old Brown, who was born in Brooklyn and grew up in nearby Long Beach, is old enough to remember when the NIT was the premier college basketball tournament around.

He has directed quite a turnaround in two seasons at SMU, snubbed by the NCAA tourney on Selection Sunday.

By all accounts, the Mustangs were one of the final schools left out of the 68-team field.

But they were given a No. 1 seed in the NIT and have taken full advantage of it with four straight wins — three on their home court.

Rod Hall had 18 points and five assists for third-seeded Clemson (23-13), still looking for its first NIT crown after three trips to the semifinals. Highflying forward K.J. McDaniels, the team's leading scorer at 17.2 points per game, was held to 11 on 4-of-11 shooting.

Landry Nnoko and Damarcus Harrison each scored 10 for the Tigers.

Harrison had all his points on perfect shooting in the first half, when Clemson shot 56 percent — including 6 of 9 from 3-point range. But he went 0 for 5 and Hall was 1 of 6 as the Mustangs buckled down after halftime, harassing the Tigers into 6-for25 shooting (24 percent).

Meanwhile, the Mustangs went 13 for 22 (59 percent) in the second half after shoot-

AP

Florida's Scottie Wilbekin cuts the net after the second half in a regional final game against Dayton at the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn.

Donovan said. "But there are guys that can have that kind of confidence and not have a real good awareness. If you were just determined to shoot the basketball, regardless of what the defense does and then you've got other guys open for shots, that's not good, you know? And there are certain guys that have an ego that they want to take the last shot.

They want to be the hero.

"A lot of times taking the last shot may or may not be the right play. ... You've got to have a good awareness when the ball is in your hands of being able to make those kind of decisions. I think for Scottie he's done a real, real good job of balancing both."

ing 37 percent in the first 20 minutes. Kennedy shot 8 for 13 overall and finished with nine rebounds, four fouls and three steals in 24 minutes.

SMU trailed 41-28 early in the second half but erased the deficit with a 17-4 spurt as chants of "SMU! SMU!" rang out in the Garden. Russell's 3-pointer tied it at 45 with 10:30 left, and a jumper 5 minutes later by Moore tied it again at 53.

Kennedy made a steal at midcourt and was fouled driving to the basket. He made two free throws with 5:09 remaining to give SMU its first lead, 55-53.

After a free throw by Moore, two foul shots from Hall trimmed the deficit to 56-55.

Kennedy then scored in the lane before McDaniels dunked on a baseline drive to make it 58-57 with 21 seconds to go.

Russell drained two free throws before Hall did the same, leaving the score 60-59 with 8.2 seconds left. That's when Kennedy got free behind the Clemson press and took in a home run pass from Moore for

a layup. Kennedy was fouled on the play and hit the free throw to make it 63-59 with 7.2 seconds left.

Moore added two foul shots for the final margin.

Two days after Connecticut advanced to the NCAA Final Four on the same court, Madison Square Garden hosted another set of tournament games between college teams thinking championship.

SMU, which beat the Huskies twice this season in the American Athletic Conference, went 18-1 at home — including 12 wins in renovated Moody Coliseum.

But the Mustangs weren't as successful on the road, and early on Tuesday they didn't look nearly as comfortable in the Big Apple as their coach.

Turnovers on SMU's first three possessions helped the Tigers open a quick eight-point lead before Brown called a timeout. A dunk by McDaniels midway through the first half started a 9-0 run for Clemson, which ended the period on a 19-8 surge.

Marlins ace plans to keep SMU rallies past Clemson 65-59 in NIT semifinals family around this year MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernandez says his grandmother will likely live with him all season on a visa from Cuba, which could be good news for the Miami Marlins, because she brought them good luck in the season opener.

Olga Fernandez saw her grandson pitch Monday for the first time since he defected from Cuba at age 15. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year pitched six innings to help the Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 10-1.

"She's planning on staying here the whole season," Fernandez said Tuesday. "She has a visa for five years, but she can't stay here longer than a year at a time."

Fernandez said his mother, who lives in Tampa, also likely will live with him this season. She made a few trips with the team last year.

"I'm all about family, so it's perfect," said Fernandez, 21.

His grandmother was back at the ballpark for Tuesday's game, and Fernandez said she'll likely come to all the Marlins' home games.

"She will never get tired of

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The UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams are 8-0 in Final Four games played in Texas.

April 5 NCAA Final Four Florida 6:09 p.m.

Mets’ Parnell has partially torn elbow ligament

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Men’s Track and Field New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter runs onto the field for a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Houston.

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What's On TV MLB: Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox, 7:05 p.m., NESN The defending champions Red Sox look to bounce back from their Opening Day loss against the Orioles.

Ubaldo Jimenez makes his first start with Baltimore after signing a four-year/$50 million contract during the offseason The Red Sox will counter with John Lackey (left), who went 1013 with a 3.52 ERA last season.

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NBA: New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets, 7 p.m., MSG The Knicks look to continue their climb back into playoff contention as they square off against in-city rival Nets Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks trail the eighth-place Atlanta by one game in the Eastern Conference standings.

Brooklyn, meanwhile, stands at fifth place with a comfortable 10.5 game lead on the Knicks.

The teams split the season series so far 1-1.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mets closer Bobby Parnell has a partially torn elbow ligament after just 25 pitches this season and might need surgery.

The injury means 36-year-old Jose Valverde is likely to take over as closer for now in an already thin bullpen. Valverde, a three-time All-Star, has struggled with control in recent years.

Parnell gave up Denard Span’s tying double in the ninth inning during Monday’s opening 9-7 loss to Washington. It was the right-hander’s first save opportunity since a neck injury that required surgery and sidelined him for the final two months last season.

He complained of tightness in his right elbow after Monday’s game. The Mets said the 29-yearold was examined Tuesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery, had an MRI and was diagnosed with a partial tear of the right medial collateral ligament.

Also Tuesday, injured Mets starter Jonathon Niese pitched five innings in a simulated game against Class A St. Lucie at the club’s spring facility in Florida. The left-hander allowed four runs, two earned, and five hits while throwing 76 pitches.

Niese was hampered by elbow inflammation in spring training. He could come off the disabled list to start Sunday against Cincinnati.

“It felt great. Obviously, the injury is behind me and I’m ready for the season to start,” he said.

Niese was particularly strong early on, breaking a pair of bats in the first inning and striking out catcher Nelfi Zapata on a curveball in the dirt.

“For the most part, I think I’ll get better with each start. I’m still kind of in the process of getting my arm in shape, but my next outing will be 90 or 95 pitches,” he said, alluding to the game against the Reds.

“The timetable is still the same.”

New York plans to bring up Kyle Farnsworth to take Parnell’s roster spot before Wednesday’s game against the Nationals. Infielder Wilmer Flores also is likely to be recalled from the minors to replace second baseman Daniel Murphy, who would go on paternity leave.

Parnell was 5-5 with a 2.16 ERA and 22 saves in 26 chances last year. He averaged 92.1 mph for 20 two-seam fastballs during Monday’s outing, according to fangraphs.com, down from 94.9 mph last year and 96 mph in 2012.

New York said he received a plasma injection and will rest about two weeks. Parnell then will start a throwing program, and a decision on surgery will be made after that.

The Mets already are without sidelined ace Matt Harvey, who is likely to miss the entire season following elbow surgery Oct. 22 on a partial tear of his right ulnar collateral ligament.

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Men’s tennis to host Bryant on Wednesday prior to busy stretch

Wiggins declares for NBA draft after one year in Kansas

By Eugene Joh Campus Correspondent

By Scott Carroll Staff Writer

The UConn men’s tennis team will face Bryant University Wednesday, as they host the Bulldogs at the UConn Tennis Courts at 3:30 p.m.

The match will be contested in a modified format, with nine singles matches and four doubles matches being contested instead of the standard six-and-three format.

The Huskies look to rebound from a 1-5 defeat to Temple University this past Saturday, which snapped a three-meet win streak. The sole point in that match came in the doubles matches, which UConn lead 2-1.

“We need to continue the momentum in doubles, because we were very close, had a lot of close sets (against Temple),” UConn head coach Michael Louis said.

Bryant, 10-10, is also coming off of a loss, getting swept by Yale 7-0 this past Sunday. The Bulldogs have been less consistent in

recent meets, winning only one of their last six. The Huskies, after a 3-0 run during Spring Break, have been even at 3-3 in their last six matches.

“We’re trying to take it each match at a time, it’s a long season,” Louis said.

“We’re not thinking ahead to the season yet, we’re just trying to win our next match.”

UConn has five matches coming up in the next 10 days, closing out the season with a busy schedule. Louis said the more seasoned players on the team, however, are used to the grind of a season that begins in the fall and play through to the spring.

The first step to finishing strongly will be to get themselves closer to a winning season by beating Bryant.

“I don’t think there’s any mental fatigue, or anything like that. We want to finish playing well and doing the right things,” Louis said.

Eugene.Joh@UConn.edu

Kansas basketball player, Andrew Wiggins, declared for the NBA draft after one season as a Kansas Jayhawk.

This news comes after an early round exit to the Stanford Cardinal in which the No.2 Kansas Jayhawks were upset by the No. 10 underdogs.

While Wiggins’ points per game did increase later in the season, he was held to only four points in his last collegiate game. Kansas was favored in their side of the bracket as their next game would have been against No. 11, Dayton.

Wiggins is at the top of most draft boards as his ridiculous athletic ability has NBA general managers drooling.

However, his tendency to disappear during games should make them take a step back.

Joel Embiid, Wiggins’ freshmen teammate at Kansas, also declared for the draft last week.

The seven foot man missed games in the conference and NCAA tournaments. The freshmen is also touted as one of the “can’t miss” prospects in this year’s draft.

However, taking injury

plagued big men high in the draft almost never works out.

The Portland Trailblazers selected Sam Bowie with the second overall selection in 1984 over future Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. Bowie only started 349 games in his 10 year career and missed the entire 1988 season due to a knee injury.

Ohio State Greg Oden was selected first overall by the Trail Blazers in 2007 and has never met the expectation of NBA general managers as he continues an injury plagued career.

The most recent example came last year as Nerlens Noel, the assumed No. 1 pick in the draft, dropped to the sixth pick and got drafted by the 76ers.

Noel has yet to play an NBA game.

While the Kansas freshmen have the tools to become two very good professional basketball players, NBA owners should be warned that the two have their drawbacks. Wiggins can disappear and Embiid could turn into a multi-millionaire on crutches.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu

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HUSKIES FALL AT EAGLES’ NEST After loss to BC, baseball looks to rebound against Yale

By Scott Carroll Staff Writer

Matt Stypulkoski This weekend will be a great, great moment for UConn. Win or lose, Saturday and Sunday – and possibly Monday and Tuesday – will be a showcase of the school and its athletic program.

For the fourth time in 10 years, both sets of Huskies – men and women – have made the Final Four. Only 11 times total has that happened in NCAA history. Outside of Storrs, no school has done it more than once.

Students should take pride in that, no doubt. It’s an incredible accomplishment. It’s thrust our beloved university to the center of the college basketball, sports and popular culture universe (see: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon).

But when this weekend comes around, it’ll be time for students to have some pride in themselves.

By now, you’ve all seen the Instagram pictures, YouTube videos, blog posts and newspaper stories from the aftermath of UConn’s win against Michigan State on Sunday.

It started off as an awesome display of pride – dozens, then hundreds, then seemingly thousands of students congregating on Fairfield Way. It was capped off by a flash-mob style version of the UConn bench’s 3-point celebration, a giant circle of students swinging their arms in unison.

The issue was what sat in the middle of that circle. I cringed when I saw the flames, the embers, the ash.

Yes, I’m aware that the majority of the fires set in the Fairfield Way “riot” were merely copies of The Daily Campus, not school property, couches or the like. I’m also aware that the Storrs version of postgame rioting was tame in comparison to the scenes in Arizona, Dayton and other schools this March, where cops with riot shields have become a common sight.

Frankly, I don’t care.

Those smoldering flames charred an otherwise great weekend in Husky Nation.

What could have been an incredible display of camaraderie and school spirit turned into a story highlighted by a few acts of idiocy.

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this at UConn, either. After the national championship in 2004, video footage from Storrs was mocked

by Jon Stewart. In 2011, the destruction was a bit more mild, but it was still there.

What will never make sense is the logic behind these selfish, stupid actions. “I love my school, so let’s rip it limb by limb, set it ablaze and give it a bad name as the eyes of the nation are upon it,” seems like pretty poor reasoning.

So when the Huskies take to the court again this weekend, take notice. Act responsibly. Realize that, win or lose, the country is watching. An incredible act of school pride will be noticed by some, but one act of lunacy will be plastered on every website, newspaper and TV station in the country.

Celebrations are fine. Go crazy. Clog the streets, stop traffic, yell and scream. Enjoy the moment with your fellow students. Celebrations are positive. They’re fun. They’re befitting of a basketball game.

Riots are befitting of a warzone. Don’t make campus look like one.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

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UConn freshman Aaron Hill takes a pitch during a baseball game earlier this season at J.O. Christian Field. Hill drew a walk in the 2-1 Huskies loss to Boston College Tuesday afternoon. UConn drops to 12-13 on the season and will host the Yale (9-11) on Wednesday.

The UConn baseball team lost last night to the Boston College Eagles by a score of 2-1 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Andrew Zapata got the start on the hill for the Huskies, and he was able to toss five plus innings while giving up one unearned run on one hit and six walks.

The Huskies outhit the Eagles 7-4 as Bobby Melley went 3-3 on the day, raising his batting average to .548 over the last 12 games.

UConn scored its lone run in the top of the sixth when Melley was able to cross the plate after a wild pitch from Boston College pitcher Mike King.

The Eagles would respond in the bottom of the sixth as a UConn throwing error made it a 1-1 game heading into the top of the seventh.

Errors would get the Huskies in trouble again in the bottom of the ninth. After pitching three scoreless innings on six strikeouts, Patrick Ruotolo gave up a leadoff single that would eventually score on another UConn fielding error.

Redshirt freshmen Luke Fernandes picked up his first win of the season for the Eagles as the Huskies fell by a score of 2-1.

The loss drops UConn’s record to 12-13 on the year as they move into a game with in-state rival Yale.

The Huskies will take on the Bulldogs today at 3 p.m. at J.O. Christian Field in Storrs, Conn.

Yale comes into the matchup with a 9-11 record after sweeping the Columbia Lions in a two-game series. However, prior to the series with Columbia, the Bulldogs were on a five game losing streak that saw them get swept by Penn and Holy Cross in consecutive series.

The Bulldogs are led in batting average by infielder Harrison White, who is batting .382. Four other Bulldogs are batting over .300 as Jacob Hunter, Richard Slenker, Green Campbell and Robert Baldwin have each been batting well this season.

Sophomore Chris Lenham leads the Bulldogs in wins, as he is the only Yale pitcher with a winning record at 4-1. Lenham has struck out 24 batters this year while only allowing 11 walks.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu

Teen German-American Green set for US debut GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Julian Green, the latest German-American lured to the U.S. national team by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, is ready for make his international debut in Wednesday night’s exhibition against Mexico.

A glistening young talent with speed and skill, the 18-year-old Bayern Munich forward played in three European Under-19 Championship qualifiers for Germany last fall, then was granted permission by FIFA last week to switch associations to the United States.

Green was born in Florida but grew up mainly in Germany, making regular trips to Tampa to see his father.

An avid hockey player until he chose soccer at about age 12, he made his first-team debut for Bayern Munich on Nov. 27 as an 88th-minute substitute in a Champions League match at CSKA Moscow. He’s spent most of the season with the

Bayern reserves, who play in the German third division.

Klinsmann, a former Bayern player and coach, is a big reason for the switch, according to Green’s father, Jerry.

“He knew the coach’s pedigree. (Klinsmann) was certainly an excellent soccer player and has an excellent soccer mind,” the elder Green said during an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. “And that in combination with his own feeling toward America, being part of an American squad” led to the decision.

Klinsmann put Julian Green off limits to media ahead of the match, the last for the Americans before the final pre-World Cup training camp opens in mid-May. “We don’t want to put any type of pressure on him or too high expectations,” Klinsmann said, “because at the end of the day he’s a player to be developed. ... How fast everything can proceed is up to him. We take

his pace, we take his development and have a very close eye on him.”

Julian was 2 when he moved with his older brother Justin and his German-born mother to Germany. Jerry Reed stayed in Florida with the plan of joining his family. It never happened, and eventually there was a divorce.

Jerry Green said Julian was interested in sports virtually from the time he could run.

“I could see early on that he was a pretty athletic kid,” the father said. “When he was 2 years old he was already trying to play sports and always had a ball in his hands somewhere and was interested in anything moving quickly.”

Julian followed his older brother into hockey, then into soccer.

Justin gravitated toward academics. He’s about to receive a degree in interactive media from college in Germany, as an

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was pretty good,” Reid said.

UConn’s offense struggled to create opportunities the entire game. The Huskies were able to posses the ball in their offensive third but could not turn that into any scoring chances.

The Huskies best chance of the contest came with just 22 minutes left in the game.

Kwame Awuah sent a cross into the penalty box that found teammate Cyle Larin’s head but Larin put it over the crossbar.

Larin was a bright spot for the Huskies last year as a freshman, leading the team with 14 goals. His stellar freshman year is certainly going to cause opponents defensive problems in the upcoming season and coaches are going to take notice and focus on shutting him down. And it was evident that Hartford did just that on Tuesday night.

Larin, using his big body and strength, was able to hold

the ball up top for the Huskies nicely the entire game but couldn’t create any chances for the Huskies. Coach Reid is hoping he will be better moving forward.

“Cyle’s got to do better,” Reid said. “Cyle’s got everybody up his (butt) now, people are on him tight but for a guy of his level, he’s got to do better.”

Coach Reid only went to his bench once in the spring opener, turning to freshman Andrew Geres, who made his college debut for the Huskies against the Hawks.

Geres played 34 minutes in his debut.

Next up for the Huskies on their spring schedule is the Boston College Eagles.

The game will be played on Saturday at Addison Park in Glastonbury, Conn.

environmental artist, designing background art for video games.

“I am very proud of them,” Jerry Green said, “very proud that they are taking advantage of the opportunities that they have in life. That’s all you can ask for. They’re both doing something that they’re very passionate about. A parent couldn’t ask for any more from his kids.”

The father describes Julian as “a very level-headed kid.”

“He understands it’s his job to get better and improve and do the best he can every day. One of the things I’ve always told him is he has to make sure he learns something every day about the game and about himself.”

Klinsmann said U.S. team representatives have been in contact with Green for the past 1½-totwo years. Green joins fellow German-Americans Terrence Boyd, Timmy Chandler, Fabian Johnson, Jermaine Jones, Alfredo Morales and Daniel Williams in the U.S. player pool.

“Obviously we have a lot of valuable information about a lot of players coming through the dual citizenship path,” Klinsmann said. “And we want to start communicating with them as early as possible and then show them how the path could be for the U.S.” Klinsmann believes both of Green’s parents “really appreciated that we were very open and honest about everything we did.”

“So over time, the relationship is getting better and better,” he said. “It’s down to the kid. He has to make the choice. He has to make the emotional decision to go for whatever country he chooses. I think we put ourselves in a very good spot there and we are extremely happy that he chose to play for the U.S. going forward.”

Green spent two days with the U.S. in Frankfurt ahead of the March 5 exhibition against Ukraine in Cyprus.

Men’s soccer drops spring season opener in Hartford The UConn men’s soccer team dropped its spring season opener to the Hartford Hawks 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Javoni Simms scored for the Hawks with 18 minutes left in the first half for the only tally of the game. Simms found himself open at the top of the 18-yard box and was able to fire a shot past UConn goaltender Jacob Wagmeister into the bottom right corner of the net.

Tuesday night was the first time the Huskies were in action since losing to the University of Virginia in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament in the fall. With players graduating, leaving for the MLS Draft and injuries, head coach Ray Reid was pleased with how his team performed under the circumstances.

“For the first game out it

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Freshman Cyle Larin controls the ball during a soccer game last fall against Washington at Morrone Stadium. UConn dropped its spring opener, 1-0, to Hartford on Tuesday.