The Daily Campus: April 26, 2013

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Writer of open letter attacked online Student harassed, threatened with rape after criticizing UConn athletes’ domestic violence arrests

By Brian Zahn Managing Editor

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When student Carolyn Luby wrote an open letter to President Susan Herbst on The Feminist Wire, she did it with “sincere concern and love” for UConn.

Now, although Luby says she would not change anything about the letter, she says she has never felt less safe on campus.

For writing the letter, Luby has been the subject of online ridicule and has been threatened numerous times with rape since yesterday from frequenters of Barstool Sports, a blogging website targeting sports fans and antifeminists that uses sophomoric humor and ample profanity.

Many comments dismissed Luby’s argument outright for identifying herself as a feminist.

Still, some went much further.

Commenters demolished her looks, posted links to social media accounts and threatened rape.

The letter, which is addressed to Herbst in light of UConn’s efforts to rebrand its athletics department, implores the president to remodel the behavior of the athletes, instead of “prioritizing the remodeling of the fictional face of the Husky logo.”

In the letter, Luby specifically mentions the arrests of Lyle McCombs, a running back on the

football team, and Enosch Wolf, she had sought help. a center for the men’s basketball Instead, Luby said, the UConn team, for domestic violence as police recommended she speak “serious marks against both our to Troop C, as she lives off athletic program campus, and and our univerthere was sity as a whole.” no way they “My message could prowas that if you’re tect her. She going to make a also said they “It just reinforced change like that told her there to the Husky the rape culture that is a differlogo, then you ence between should match it I knew existed.” direct threats with a [culturand threats al] change that made about reflects what you Carolyn Luby her online, see,” she said.

Author of open letter as anonymity Luby said poses a probshe was identilem in their fied on campus efforts to help. and yelled at by She said she “bro types.” She was told by a brought the issue UConn police up in a class, and the profes- officer to keep a low profile and sor recommended she report the wear a hat. incident to the police departUConn Police Capt. Hans ment, and that she travel with a Rhynhart said that in Connecticut, large group to the UConn police jurisdiction arises from where the station so she would not be walk- comment was made and where ing alone. it was received. This would be When she arrived to file a figured out through tracing IP report, she said the officer took addresses, which are not posted down her name, address and publicly on the website.

“The Feminist Wire,” but asked Although Luby changed her her no other questions. She is name on Facebook to avoid unsure if she actually filed a unwanted messages, she continreport, and felt it was not taken ues to receive threatening emails. seriously. Luby left believing the “I hope you get raped by a police merely documented that husky,” one said.

The emails were sent to Luby’s UConn account, which follows the same formula as all other university email accounts: a first name, a last name, then UConn. edu. Luby does not know how to make them stop.

Luby, who openly shared her experience as a survivor of rape and sexual assault at Take Back The Night, an event organized to discuss sexual violence, said the abuse went beyond the Internet.

“My ex-boyfriend, who I literally have not heard from in years, who used to abuse me and rape me on campus, texted me and said, ‘I see you made it big on Barstool,’” she said.

Luby made the post to publish her academic writing and to “plant seeds” to discourage rape culture, societal attitudes that women are merely sexual objects with lesser rights than men, but in the process ended up exposing how bad it could be.

“It just reinforced the rape culture that I knew existed. Those comments that people made that I was attacking athletes, all of that was proven wrong by those comments,” she said. “It was appalling to see people angry enough to actually make those comments to me.”

University spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz was unfamiliar with the post, so she could not speak at length about specifics,

University working to fix problems with SafeConnect

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» BOSTON

UCMA speaks out against blaming Islam for attacks

By Stephen Skudlarek Campus Correspondent Recent improvements have been made to SafeConnect, a UConn security program.

UConn’s SafeConnect service, meant to be an important layer of security between the malicious software and UConn’s networks, has been going after the wrong targets as of late.

Instead of solely targeting users infected with malware spyware and viruses, SafeConnect has been barring normal UConn students from accessing the network. On some occasions, the security service will continuously update itself, repeatedly prompting students to download the same update for their browser.

While SafeConnect should only prompt first-time UConn network users to download the update, the service has currently doing the same to users who have already installed the update.

Until the problem is fixed SafeConnect could effectively disable the user’s entire browser.

Refreshing or attempting to access any new pages will take the user directly to the SafeConnect site on every occasion.

UConn students have been severely frustrated by these problems with the SafeConnect program.

“I feel that SafeConnect is an ineffective method of security. When it malfunctions, it just makes me download the same exact update over and over again,” said Sara Nelson, a sixth semester secondary social studies and history double major.

“SafeConnect has been a real problem for me. It always shows up when I’m doing homework,

but offered that all students agree to sign a code of conduct, which includes a clause about harassment, before they can enroll at the university.

The website attracts national attention, so not all of the commenters making threats may have an affiliation to the UConn community.

Mike Enright, UConn Athletics spokesman, said the university has some programs in place to educate teams on conduct.

“The last couple of years we’ve brought in John McPherson, who played for [UConn football head coach Paul] Pasqualoni at Syracuse, and he talks to most male teams about respect and not being aggressive with women and things like that,” Enright said, although he indicated that not all teams receive the same amount of training. Enright also mentioned on-campus resources that exist where athletes may educate themselves, such as the Women’s Center.

Luby revisited many of the threats made to her because the UConn police asked her to submit screenshots. She said she appreciated speaking with The Daily Campus because it gave her a break from dealing with police, something she had been doing all day.

By Jackie Wattles Staff Writer

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Students use SafeConnect in the above photo. UConn is currently working to fix some of the problems with the wireless network to make it more user friendly.

sometimes at critical moments when time really matters,” said Tom Callaghan, a 6th semester political science major.

However, not all UConn students have been negatively affected. In fact, some students haven’t had much of a problem with the service at all.

“I haven’t experienced any overwhelming issues with SafeConnect. I downloaded all of the necessary software and

have been keeping my computer up-to-date. After that, I didn’t have any problems,” said Dan Milot, a sixth semester marketing major.

The University Information Technology Services department (UITS), working in conjunction with the UConn’s Information Security Office (ISO), has been implementing improvements to the SafeConnect service. The recent updates were added on

April 22, according to the UITS site.

The new updates will force users who directly access the university’s networks via wired cables to authenticate via SafeConnect when they reconnect to a network.

Michael Lang, a UITS employee and SafeConnect systems administrator, says that wireless users should no longer be incon-

» UITS, page 2

When members of the University of Connecticut Muslim Association heard the media abuzz with the possibility that the Boston Marathon bombing suspects were religiously motivated, they wanted to speak out against incriminating the Islam faith and remind the community that the actions of radical extremists do not reflect on Islam as a whole.

“We definitely condemn these acts,” said UCMA president and junior political science and history major Safwan Shaikh. “Islam is a religion of peace. In our tradition, killing one man is like killing all of mankind.”

Shaikh and his fellow UCMA member, Samir Chaudhry, said they do not want radicalized Muslims that commit terrorist actions to put their religion, which is practiced by over 1.5 billion people, in a bad light.

“We have these fringe groups.

People who do things that aren’t in our name,” said Shaikh, who used the KKK as a parallel example of an extremist Christian group that most Christians admonish.

“I hope this gets people to ask us what our religion is about,” Chaudhry said. He added that terrorists acts linked to Islam are “not the religion’s fault itself, it’s people who take the religion and skew it using their own views.”

Shaikh said the suspects in the Boston case, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were most likely ill informed about Islam and were exposed to radical thinking outside of formal Islamic teachings.

“They did things that weren’t

» UCMA, page 2

What’s on at UConn this weekend...

Student Appreciation Day Friday, 2 to 6 p.m.

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SU Mall The Spring Weekend Premiere is a combination showcase of UConn’s most talented performers turning into a glowin-the-dark dance party as the night moves on.

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» GUN DEBATE

GE Capital cuts lending ties with gun stores NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric’s finance arm is cutting ties with gun dealers, halting financing offers at about 75 gun shops across the U.S. in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, massacre that took the lives of 20 schoolchildren and six teachers and administrators.

The December school shooting ignited a national debate about gun laws and drove some companies to distance themselves from the gun industry. Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management announced a few days after the shooting that it would sell its controlling stake in Freedom Group International, the maker of Bushmaster rifles like the one used in Newtown.

General Electric Co.’s headquarters is in Fairfield County, Connecticut, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Newtown. Earlier this month, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a wide-ranging bill that includes new restrictions on weapons and largecapacity ammunition magazines.

GE Capital started a “rigorous audit process” of its 200,000 customers due to “industry changes, new legislation and tragic events,” spokesman Russell Wilkerson said in an emailed statement Thursday. GE Capital had originally cut ties with gun stores in 2008, but through the audit discovered less than 75 stores were still receiving financing packages because the store’s business model had changed since then or it was grandfathered in.

One of those stores was Duncan’s Outdoor Shop in Bay City, Michigan.

Owner Glenn Duncan said that he received a letter in the mail in early April that said the store wouldn’t be able to offer GE Capital loans to its customers. “I was really surprised,” Duncan said in a phone interview Thursday.

The shop had been offering GE Capital loans to its customers for about three years. They’d use the sixmonth financing to buy pricier items, such as $2,000 safes used to store firearms, said Duncan. Others used the loans to buy add-ons for their gun purchase, such as a $300 telescopic sight. Customers chose the loans because they have lower interest rates than credit cards, Duncan said.

About 5 percent of the shop’s customers used the loans, Duncan said, “and it was starting to grow.” Now, he’s stuck trying to find another lender to fill the gap.

GE Capital said the change in its policy won’t hurt have a material effect on sales. The change doesn’t affect financing of guns purchased at stores like Wal-Mart, which sell more than just weapons.

Changes in GE Capital’s lending policy were first reported on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal.

UConn for Boston strives to spread hope

Friday, April 26, 2013

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Program collects messages of gratitude for first responders

By Stephen Underwood Staff Writer After the explosions at the Boston Marathon last week many students knew they wanted to give back and help out in some way. Austin Dodd, a 4th-semester student at UConn, had friends in Boston that day; one was running the marathon and another watching it from the sidelines. After quickly making sure they were safe, Dodd knew he wanted to give back.

After watching the footage of the bombings on CNN and seeing the kindness from first responders and fellow citizens in aiding the wounded and rushing them to nearby hospitals, Dodd felt he had to do something to thank them.

After going on social media and reading countless messages of gratitude, support and hope for Boston, Dodd decided to get those messages and send them to those who were there that day.

“Ever since I was young I have been taught to give thanks and appreciation for those who do good,” Dodd said. “The first responders made such a huge difference for those in need last Monday, April 15 and I am so grateful that they were there. Whether it was the nurses in the stands, the National Guard, the police, or even the marathon runner who I saw help get a man and his baby away from the finish line: all those heroes warmed my heart.

“They deserve to be thanked and recognized because they protected those around them and made people feel safe. In simpler terms: they made a difference. Anyone who makes a difference should be thanked,” Dodd said.

The day after the bombings, Dodd and fellow friends Justis Lopez and Ben Smith started the UConn for Boston: Thanking Heroes Program. In collaboration with the Office of Leadership Programs, the

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program aims to collect and smiles and make a difference send messages of hope and to that many people. We can if gratitude to first responders we work together,” Dodd said. and brave citizenry who put The messages are planned their lives on the line that day. to be distributed during the Dodd believes that the pro- beginning of May. gram is centered on hope, and “We are working with he encourages anyone who Boston City Hall and The One wants to show their support to Fund Boston (sponsored by make a card and write a note.

Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston “UConn for M a y o r Boston: Thanking T o m Heroes is a proMenino) gram designed to distribaround hope,” ute the Dodd said. “We are messages a group of UConn at the students working beginning with the Office of May,” of Leadership Dodd said.

Programs to bring Students the UConn comcan send munity together Austin Dodd their mesto support the and UConn for Boston sages police, firemen, cards by first responders Founder stopping at and others who the UConn have made heroic for Boston strides to support those affect- table at the UConn Student ed by the tragedy in Boston Union on Monday, April 29 on Monday, the 15th of April. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., online How will we do this? Through through UConn for Boston or thank you notes, kind words by dropping of their message and messages of support. Write at one of several collection a note, share a smile, show you boxes around the campus. care.”

The following areas are desJustis Lopez, one of the ignated drop off areas where program’s founders, believes students can leave their mesthat while the program doesn’t sages: Leadership Programs require a lot it gives a great Office, UConn Student Union deal back. rm. 302, The Rainbow Center, “I think the program is a UConn Student Union 4th great way to show your sup- Floor, Office of First Year port,” Lopez said. “All you Programs & LC’s – Rowe have to do is take a few min- Center (CUE), Busby Suites utes out of your day and you RA Office, UConn Homer can show people that you care. Babbidge Library (Storrs) – at The value is that it is such a the iDesk during normal busisimple act, but it goes a long ness hours, Student Activities way and lets people know that Programs Office, UConn we do care and that we are Student Union rm. 307. appreciative.”

Students can also start a colDodd notes that there are lection for messages in their currently over 140 thank you buildings or residence halls. cards that have been collectThe program will be collected and that number has been ing messages until the end of steadily rising.

April.

“At this moment we have over 140 thank you notes and messages, I would love to see that number reach 1,000.

Imagine if we can give 1,000 Stephen.Underwood@UConn.edu

“UConn for Boston: Thanking Heroes is a program designed around hope.”

UCMA: ‘We are Americans’ from UCMA, page 1

even considered Islamic in a sense,” Shaikh said.

“A lot of times with these ‘ingrown’ terrorists, they don’t actually know much about religion. Then when they hit rock bottom it’s all they grasp onto. They don’t get [religious teachings] from mosques. They usually just end up reading stuff to increase their fervor.”

Shaikh pointed to the fact that one of the bombing suspects Tamerlan Tsarnaev, now dead, had a girlfriend, when many Muslims do not engage in premarital relationships. Reports from family members also indicate Tsarnaev had recently been influenced by a friend who followed an extremist strand of Islam and bought into conspiracy theories regarding 9/11.

Jeff Lefebvre, a professor of political science at UConn, said the underlying motivations of the Tsarnaev brothers remains unclear.

“I am quite baffled by why they

targeted the Boston Marathon,” Lefebvre said.

The Tsarnaev family is Chechen, an ethnic group that resides mainly in the Chechnya Republic that is currently under the control of the Russian Federation. However, neither of the Tsarneav boys ever lived in Chechnya and the family immigrated to the U.S. from Kyrgyzstan in 2002.

“By not claiming credit they certainly were not bringing attention to any particular cause, such as Chechnya or U.S. support for Russians actions there,” Lefebvre said.

Shaikh and Chaudhry said if anything is to be gained from the Boston tragedy, they hope people will learn more about Islam, and they encourage people to stop by their mosque to ask questions.

“We’re Americans. This is something that happened within our borders, and we share the pain,” Shaikh said.

Jacqueline.Wattles@UConn.edu

UITS to update wireless from UNIVERISTY, page 1

venienced by multiple prompts to download SafeConnect policy key updates. Students should no longer have to log into the SafeConnect multiple times in order to access UConn networks.

Lang says that these improvements did not require any additional system or hardware costs but required a great deal of time and effort from the UConn technology staff.

UITS is currently in the process of applying additional improvements to the SafeConnect service as they see fit, Lang says.

“The system is in a period of constant close monitoring and receiving slight adjustments as necessary, tuning the system so it is working as reliably as possible,” said Lang.

Some students feel that the updates to SafeConnect are a necessity.

“I think that this update has been long overdue. The SafeConnect system has been a nuisance and a running joke to UConn’s students for some time,” said Joe

Berardino, a fourth semester medical lab science major.

Other students say that they are still having issues with the service.

“I honestly wasn’t even aware that any improvements had been made. I’ve actually been having more problems with SafeConnect this week than ever before,” said Diana Niehaus, a sixth semester marketing and mass media major.

“On one day alone, it popped up five separate times when I was doing work on HuskyCT or checking important information on StudentAdmin. It was indescribably annoying,” she said.

UITS will continue to monitor SafeConnect throughout the year, making improvements as necessary. Plans are in place to add improvements to the service during the summer and winter breaks. Lang says that these improvements will add new features, improve the performance of service delivery and expand the service to meet the future growth of UConn’s networks.

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Police searching for missing E. Conn. student

WILLIMANTIC (AP) — State and local police are searching for a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student.

State police issued a Silver Alert late Wednesday for 20-year-old Alyssiah Marie Wiley, who was last seen on the Willimantic campus on Saturday.

The West Haven native is described as a black woman who is 5-feet6-inches tall and about 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on Wiley’s whereabouts is urged to call Eastern Connecticut State University police.

Conn. officials mulling nuclear waste storage plan

WATERFORD (AP) — Connecticut regulators appear poised to approve a seven-fold expansion of on-site nuclear waste storage at the Millstone nuclear power complex in Waterford.

The Day of New London reports (http://bit.ly/15PS74F ) the Connecticut Siting Council unanimously approved the proposal during a straw poll vote last week and intends to take a formal vote May 2. There has been little opposition to the plan.

Millstone Power Station owner Dominion wants to increase the storage capacity in Waterford from the current 19 dry casks to 135 dry casks. The expansion would provide enough storage space for all of Millstone’s spent nuclear fuel through 2045.

State environment officials don’t object to the plan, but say that it shouldn’t be a long-term solution and that the federal government needs to approve a federal storage site.

Conn. woman pleads guilty to threatening college

NEW HAVEN (AP) — A 19-year-old East Haven woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges that she threatened to bomb and shoot up Gateway Community College.

Amanda Bowden entered her plea Thursday in U.S. District Court to one count of false information and hoaxes.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Bowden made numerous phone calls and sent out text messages to a witness detailing a suicidal plot against the school. It says Bowden claimed to have guns and at least two napalm-based bombs.

According to court documents, she eventually discussed the plan with an undercover law enforcement agent.

She was arrested in February. The FBI says a search of her home turned up no guns or bombs.

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» OBITUARY

Late professor leaves behind a legacy of research and teaching

By Abby Mace Staff Writer For the late UConn professor John Lof, life was marked by a commitment to academia, scientific research and, most importantly, those in the community around him.

From the computer lab to the classroom to the outdoors, Lof immersed himself in a variety of activities. Though dedicated to his research and analysis of computer technology and electrical engineering, at the heart of Lof’s concerns was his teaching.

“Professor Lof was an outstanding teacher and mentor and cared deeply about training the next generation of engineers and computer scientists,” said Mun Choi, UConn’s Provost and Executive Vice President.

Lof made a significant impact on the University from the moment his career began in 1942. Upon graduating from MIT, Lof was hired as an assistant professor at UConn, where he became one of the chief founders of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Computer Center, now known as UITS. As an integral part of the Computer Center, Lof was at the forefront of computer technology. In his longtime career at UConn, he experienced computers transform drastically over the years and was always there to assist students and faculty in comprehending new technological developments.

Lof’s first brush with computer technology dates back to

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Late UConn Professor John Lof, shown above, led a life focused on his scientific research and his community.

World War II. Lof, a graduate student at MIT at the time, was a member of the research team that built a computer to calculate battleship cannon trajectories. The MIT computer was the first of its kind to be used by the United States government for the war effort.

After 71 years of teaching and conducting engineering research, Lof officially retired from the University. However, he remained an active member of the UConn community through his involvement in the Computer Center, where he assisted both undergraduate and graduate students in computer research.

“He interacted with students

regularly at the Computer Center, even in retirement, and was aware of the financial burdens they carried,” said Frank Gifford, a member of the UConn Foundation.

Such awareness of student needs, combined with a commitment to student success and to UConn, drove Lof to donate his entire retirement fund – a whopping $1 million – to the University in 2010.

“Prof. Lof was a gentle man who expressed through his philanthropy an appreciate for UConn and an understanding of the needs of graduate students. He acted on that by leaving money to establish an endowment that will provide

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The fact that Lof’s academic expertise was in a field revolving around technological advances could not have contradicted his personal life more.

“In addition to education and research, he was deeply committed to sustainability,” Choi said. “He lived a Spartan life but one that was full of the joys of giving to others, whether in mentoring a young student to making homemade maple syrup for his friends and neighbors.”

For someone who worked extensively with computers, Lof never personally owned one, as he preferred to spend his leisure time outdoors instead.

Gardening, yard work, maple syrup-making, home projects with his son and bird watching with his wife were among his favorite pastimes.

Yet above all, Lof’s desire to spark a passion for engineering in his students was at the forefront of his priorities. Choi made it clear that Lof’s own passions were transferred to his students, too.

“Many of his former students who have now since retired from their own profession attended Professor Lof’s wake and funeral,” Choi said. “They shared their remembrance of an educator who instilled rigorous analysis.”

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Students participate with Spring Valley Student Farm, which grows organic food for Chuck and Augie’s restaurant and select dining halls on campus.

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Horoscopes

by Brian Ingmanson

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- A lucky break opens a new door. You can sell your idea now. You may need to upgrade workplace technology. There’s a solid profit potential. Listen carefully to family.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 5 -- Take every opportunity to share your love with your partner. Don’t leave it unsaid.

Assess cash flow, and seek professional advice if useful. Keep your fingers on the budget pulse.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Your partner fields an opportunity. Send off the paperwork for a raise, a better job or an increase in funding. Go ahead and go for it! Take on more responsibility.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Write down your thoughts, even if they don’t make any sense at first. Adapt to the changing winds and hit the open seas full speed ahead.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -You’re the king of the jungle, especially this weekend. Your capacity to adapt is enviable.

Share your luck with friends. Replenish your reserves.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re especially sensitive this weekend.

Use the circumstances to build something new and extraordinary. Your best move may be a well-thought-out surprise.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -Read poetry with friends, and get an energy boost. Open your heart to surprises of the positive kind. Write a love letter and seal it with a kiss.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Peace and quiet may be the best medicine now, but don’t forget a dose of sun. Feed your brain with new ideas.

Recharge your batteries. Include love in multiple forms.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- The weekend’s dipped in love and romance. Dancing, maybe? Don’t be afraid to share your true self. New responsibilities come new rewards. Boost your electronic capability.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Someone appreciates your crazy and expressive side. Enjoy peaceful moments and busy ones. The whirlwind of activity gives you extra energy.

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Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding performs to a full crowd at Jorgensen

By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer Showing off the power and importance of Radio Music, Grammy award winning jazz musician Esperanza Spalding shared her groove with a full house at the Jorgensen Cabaret on Thursday night.

“I see you decided to tune into Radio Music Society,” she said, in reference to her latest album. “It’s a philosophy of radio music.”

Spalding charted her own course since she was a child inspired by cellist Yo Yo Ma from Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.

Taking up violin at the age of five, Spalding was accepted into The Chamber Music Society of Oregon and reached concertmaster level within ten years. After discovering the bass, she quickly integrated into the local club circuit, playing blues, funk, hip-hop and a variety of other styles. She earned a degree from Berklee College of Music by the age of 20, and soon after many doors began opening for her. Since then, she has released four studio albums, won a Grammy, topped Billboard charts and more. On Thursday night, she showed hundreds of audience members just how talented and in tune with the music she was.

Audience members enjoyed drinks and concessions, provided by the Jorgensen Cabaret, before rushing to take their seats before the show started. As the lights dimmed, the band members took their places on stage, tuning and practicing. Spalding strolled onto the stage, electric bass in hand, strumming to her place center stage. The audience applauded as soon as they saw her, and again when she spoke to them about laying out what Radio Music

UConn commits to being bike friendly

By Kelsey Sullivan Campus Correspondent

ducers,” Mosuro said.

As a result, it has a variety and combination of different genres across its 13 tracks; Mosuro mentioned it includes elements of dubstep, electro, hip-hop and R’n’B, among others.

The two music producers live at The Oaks on The Square right off UConn’s campus, where they said they’ve actually recorded a lot of their music.

While “Cocaine Residue” is still yet to be released, “Roll It” can be found everywhere from hardbeatmusic.com to the company’s social media profiles on sites including Soundcloud, Youtube and Twitter.

The best is yet to come from Hardbeat, though, as “Residue” gets closer to release.

“The stuff we’re putting out [individually] is like crack, it’s dope, so I guess the stuff that doesn’t make the dope album is the ‘Cocaine Residue,’” Ononogbu said.

“It’s where the name came from. We don’t do cocaine. It’s probably fun, though.”

This Sunday, UConn Cycles will be sponsoring a community bike ride throughout the Storrs campus, and registration is free. The event will begin on Fairfield Way and will take place 12-2:30 p.m.

All riders are encouraged to attend this event, which is intended to raise awareness about the UConn Cycles program and bike ridership in general. UConn Cycles is a program that began at the Homer Babbidge Library in 2011, in which any student may rent a bicycle for the day using their student ID. The program also includes a comprehensive effort to improve biker safety on campus, including a Bike Plan, instructional information on traffic regulations, and installing biking signage throughout the campus.

UConn´s commitment to increasing bike ridership is commendable. Biking should be encouraged simply because it´s fun and healthy, but the importance of biking as a transportation method goes far beyond recreation.

Currently, most of our transportation relies on a constant input of external energy whether it´s by ground, sea or air, most of our vehicles run almost exclusively on fossil fuels, which cannot be recycled but most be continuously extracted from the earth. We know now that we cannot continue to process these fuels at the rate that we have been without serious repercussions, the most important being the toll on our own health and wellbeing (just this week, a New York Times article featured children in China who must grow up wearing face masks due to exorbitant air pollution). Furthermore, unpredictable climate events pose a very real threat to our current transportation infrastructure rising sea levels and extreme storms will bring down bridges and roads and may even cut off important trading routes.

Alternative transportation is not just about being trendy and green, it´s about preparing our communities to be adaptable.

Luckily, many communities throughout the U.S. have taken this charge seriously, the growing popularity of cycling has begun to influence the decisions made by business executives, politicians, and city planners. There are real social and economic benefits to be realized - just one example is the bike-parts distributor QPB in Minneapolis, which “offered a series of incentives for employees to commute by bike and discovered an unexpected bonus - a 4.4 percent reduction in health care costs, totaling $170,000 a year,” according to an article by The Green Lane Project. Storrs is well on its way to being a bike-friendly community, and participating in the UConn Cycles Ride on Sunday is a great way to support the cause.

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Grammy award winner Esperanza Spalding performed at Jorgensen on Thursday night and earned a standing ovation. She has been playing string instruments since the age of five and has grown to produce Billboard chart topping albums.

Society was about. She introduced each member of the band as they each played solos to present themselves. The band consisted of pianist and keyboardist Leo Genovese, drummer Lyndon Rochelle, backing vocalist Chris Turner, alto saxophonist Tia Fuller, tenor saxophonist Renato Caranto, baritone and tenor saxophonist Brian Landrus, trombonist Jeff Galindo, trombonist Corey King, trumpeter Igmar Thomas and trumpeter Leala Cyr. Switching to the acoustic bass for the first song of the night, Spalding chatted with the crowd

in between songs. She told stories about love and followed up each story with songs that related to her words. The first was “Smile Like That,” off Radio Music Society.

Sharing how she asked herself whether she wanted a prince charming or a king, she hailed the kings that keep their kingdoms thriving in her next song, “Crowned and Kissed.” The song was about the joy brought just by “showing up and giving your time and energy.”

Throughout the entire show each musician had their moment in the spotlight, including Turner

Poetry replaces advertisements

who began a song by singing his feelings about stereotypes and unfair treatments. Beginning the song “Black Gold,” Spalding explained how each person had to “mine the gold inside that’s been there since birth.” In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington D.C., Spalding dedicated a song to the brothers and sisters around the world still fighting for their civil rights.

Before the end of the show, Spalding introduced the last song of the night with a little scenario. She asked the audience to

imagine themselves stuck in traffic with nothing but the radio to accompany them, and to imagine a song they came across suddenly that they started to love. Urging all to keep good music on the radio, she closed the show with “Radio Song.”

With a standing ovation from the crowd, Spalding and three other musicians came out to play an encore performance.

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First EP anticipated from Huskies’ Hardbeat Music

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor

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Poetic Journeys presented seven poets to showcase on spaces usually reserved for advertisments on the UConn buses. Artwork displayed on posters will also be used to fill public spaces.

By Katie McWilliams Staff Writer Poetic Journeys hosted its 13th annual release party in the William Benton Museum of Art on Thursday evening. Taking over the upstairs gallery, Poetic Journeys director and manager Lori Carriere and Danielle Riley presented the seven winning poets, whose work will be displayed on the UConn buses. The goal of Poetic Journeys is to fill up space on public transportation with fragments of poetry and art instead of using advertisements. This fall, the works of poetry and graphic design will be displayed on the UConn buses instead of the usual advertisements students are constantly barraged with.

Poetic Journeys was inspired and modeled after the Metropolitan Transport Authority’s Poetry in Motion project, which began in 1992 with lines from Walt Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” being displayed on buses and trains throughout the New York Metropolitan area. The university creative writing program adapted this idea 13 years ago to fit the UConn transportation model and has incorporated all levels of university participation in the project.

The poets and writers involved in the project are of all ages, and the director of the program is Sean Forbes, the interim director of the Creative Writing Program. The physical design and presentation of the poetry is crafted

by Communication Design students from the school of Fine Arts.

Danielle Riley, the manager for Design

Center, the group from the School of Fine Arts that works directly with Poetic Journeys, worked hand in hand with other students to create the minimalist, black and white posters that the poetry will be displayed on this coming fall.

“The posters were meant to visually describe the poems,” Riley said of the purpose of putting the words on posters.

The director of Poetic Journeys Lori Carriere agreed.

“We want people to see poetry as their everyday lives,” Carriere said.

“I think it’s important to see different forms and different visualizations of the words,” Riley said about the importance and challenges of visually presenting poetry. The poet’s own visions played a role in how the poems were displayed. While some poems were meaningful, yet demure, such as “The Moon” by Eleanor Blansett Trimm, others were more real and biting, such as “Yield” by Jerome Daly.

“The celebration of the written word is something that everyone cannot afford to do every day,” said Caroline Potter, a friend of one of the writers. “It’s important to see poetry on a day to day basis and connect with one another through literature.”

Carriere agreed, saying, “It’s difficult for people to find poetry every day, this will make it easy and give students a break from advertisements.”

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If the producers of Hardbeat Music have their way, rap fans at UConn and across the country will soon be enjoying some “Cocaine Residue.”

That’s not saying they condone drug use; instead, tenth-semester mechanical engineering major Subomi Mosuro and eighthsemester allied health major Chike Ononogbu hope music lovers will go wild for “Residue,” their upcoming first EP. Mosuro and Ononogbu run Hardbeat Music, a registered company based in California, Subomi taking the role of CEO and Chike its acting president.

Both actively produce music and beats through the company.

The title of their EP instead concerns the pursuit of cold, hard cash. “There’s a fact, it’s probably outdated now, but 90 percent of U.S. currency has cocaine residue on it. And we’re trying to get a lot of money,” Mosuro explained.

While the full release doesn’t have a release date as of yet, the first single from “Cocaine Residue” dropped Thursday.

“Roll It” features spitfire lyrics from songwriter, rapper and singer Louie Crump, one of three artists the company works with, on a detailed, layered beat from Mosuro that shifts and melds itself across a three-minute runtime to create a compelling, enjoyable track. Mosuro and Ononogbu said they built and recorded “Roll It” the same day they met Crump.

Other artists from Hardbeat include Moruso himself, who produces, plays and performs under the stage name H.B.K. and Dylan Saint John, who performs, writes and records under the persona Saint D. Despite their separate efforts, the artists of Hardbeat combined their efforts for “Residue.”

“We all work on our individual projects also, but “Cocaine Residue” is a collective effort from all three of us and the pro-

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UConn students Subomi Mosuro and Chike Ononogbu run Hardbeat Music, and have already produced their own music.

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Cheap and customizable, benefits of Spotify

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor Anyone who uses Spotify as their primary source of music knows its advantages, but the general public still seems to be unaware of the service’s perks. Let this be a primer to that general public.

Spotify is a music-streaming service, but it’s more than that. At face value, Spotify allows its users to listen to more than ten million tracks in one program at three different price levels.

Free users get most of the basic perks of the service; with the occasional ad every 20 minutes or so, they can freely stream whatever music they want outside of occasional bonus tracks limited to paying customers. For $5 per month, paying customers on the “Unlimited” package can skip the ads and get a few other little perks; $10 per month is the holy grail, the “Premium” package, which allows users to save songs for offline use as Spotify requires an Internet connection normally and use the service in a mobile format with an iOS/Android app. In addition, there are a lot of playlist-centric features including Stars, which are used to build a list of your favorite songs, or plenty of apps from Pitchfork updates and collections to This Is My Jam, a socialmedia tool to declare your favorite song of the moment to friends.

In November, my iPhone crashed, meaning I lost my library of 3,000 plus songs. Some of which were so old they were on my last laptop with a crashed

hard drive, not my current computer, at the time. In lieu of spending at least five to six hours fixing my music library, I bought the Premium service after using the free version for about six months. I was ready to test it out with heavy use, looking to get the most out of my $10.

As a four-year music critic for The Daily Campus, you can imagine I listen to a lot of music. Chilling at home, studying at Homer, driving to and from my place off-campus and being outand-about walking on campus (I’ve bought three pairs of headphones at the Co-op this school year alone), I try my hardest to listen to my favorite playlists as often as possible, which can hold dozens of songs each, hundreds of artists combined. From albums (Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, m.a.a.d. City,” Arcade Fire’s “Funeral,” Call Me Lightning’s “When I Am Gone My Blood Will Be Free”) to the silliest playlists (Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky – Radio Edit” list, which is just “Get Lucky” repeating over and over again), I’ve found Spotify’s premium service is well worth the Andrew Jackson I throw it every month. This was made especially evident in early March, when my laptop’s hard drive went kaput. I lost something like 45 gigabytes of music from the hundreds of albums I’ve purchased and otherwise obtained (through friends) in my days of college, but it was no big loss; outside of my iTunes Top 25 playlist and LastFM scrobbles, I still have access to pretty much everything. On my phone and my laptop, depending on how many bars

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Spotify, a music streaming site, introduced new programs on UConn’s campus via representatives from the service.

of coverage I have on Wi-Fi, I’ve been able to tailor my free time and studying playlists alike how I wanted.

Not to trod on my own endorsement, Spotify has introduced a new program at UConn so the general public can experience the same audio bliss I have for the past six months. Initially, Spotify campus reps at UConn are giving away free Spotify Premium onemonth codes in two separate ways.

First, for each Spotify playlist shared to UConn Spotified’s Facebook page or Twitter profile with at least ten songs, including the hashtag #formusic and what Spotify calls a “Because ____” statement (a reason why one would share the playlist; for example, “because finals are awful,” or “because this breakup hurts pretty bad”), users would gain one entry in weekly drawings. Second, following the Twitter account @UConnSpotified and looking for a tweet advertising a free month in return for a retweet may also gain access to a free demo of Spotify’s highest level of service.

Though $10 per month may seem expensive, I’d personally say Spotify

Premium is worth it, especially for anyone who listens to a lot of music.

I wouldn’t be writing this article if I didn’t feel that way. It’s let me listen to a lot of great music I might not have pursued otherwise and the playlist of songs I’ve Starred have helped fuel many short road trips recently, Miike Snow’s “Paddling Out” being my latest discovery. There’s still some doubt about the amount of money it pays artists. According to The Atlantic, cellist and composer Zoe Keating has been paid less than $300 for more than 72,000 career song listens, but it’s better than piracy and it gives access to a huge selection of music for a low price. The iPhone app crashes on older models, but then again, what app won’t these days? I personally recommend fighting for a free month of Spotify, or at least trying out the free application to test the waters. Then again, you might get hooked like me, spending a tenner a month for unlimited music.

What a world, right?

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

‘Life after the fall’ Best summer dogs

By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer

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Jordan Burnham discussed his survival of a nine story fall and suicide attempt at “Fresh Check Day”.

With spring on our doorstep and summer right around the corner, I asked the DC if I could bring to attention something of the utmost importance. The difference between hot dog brands. A cookout staple, many people don’t care which brand is being served assuming all dogs taste the same. This is a gross misunderstanding as some brands are far superior in quality to others, and some maintain a unique distinct taste.

I’ve picked five of the most common national brands for this piece.

“Ballpark” may just be one of the most popular brands on the market, in part due to their exceptionally widespread availability, extensive marketing and grill intended design. However, out of the five brands on this list, they are far and away the least exceptional. Even though Ballpark commercials have touted for years that “they plump when you cook’em,’” these dogs remain insultingly small in comparison to other brands. In addition to a lackluster and generic taste Ballpark is down at the bottom of this list.

“Oscar Mayer” dogs may be the most famous in the country. The company’s timeless jingle “I wish I was an Oscar Mayer Wiener” has been embedded into the American subconscious for years. While the dogs themselves do not beat Ballpark’s in quality by much, they tend to be longer and, while not necessarily a great tasting dog, its unique flavor (somewhat cardboardy) will have you craving them at the strangest times. A traditional American junk food.

“Hebrew National” obviously offers

all beef dogs exclusively. Hebrew National dogs, while not exceptionally large, tend to be among the longest dogs around. They also tend to be among the most “densely packed” dogs as far as meat is concerned. Perfect for the grill, they maintain a distinctly salty taste from any other brand and their unique texture makes them ideal for those who enjoy their dogs on the crispy/burnt side.

“Kayem’” franks hold the prestige of being the traditional dog offered at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, where they are known as “Fenway Franks.” These dogs tend to be the “lightest;” in other words while their size is respectable, they aren’t as densely filled with meat as other brands. This unique consistency gives Kayem’s a “buttery” flavor and as such, they are best enjoyed boiled. It is recommended that you give Kayem’s “natural casing” variety a try. Truly a great dog, the natural casing provides a unique “snap” which make every bite of the frank much more satisfying.

As great as Hebrew National and Kayem dogs can be, the go-to all around best dogs around are unquestionably “Nathan’s.” With a unique flavor which could be described as a cross between Hebrew National’s slightly salty dogs with Kayem’s buttery smooth ones, Nathan’s are perfect grilled or boiled alike. Their size is generally perfect, not too long, generally not too short, with a decent overall size to boot. With their classic flavor, Nathan’s remains the classic dog for anyone who enjoys a frankfurter.

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Breaking Benjamin comeback possible

By Stephen Skudlarek Campus Correspondent The alternative metal band, Breaking Benjamin, has returned from a lengthy hiatus. The band has been absent from the music scene since their 2010 hit album “Dear Agony” due to a string of unusual circumstances.

During the band’s 2010 tour to promote its recently released album, frontman and band namesake Benjamin Burnley was forced to cancel all planned tour dates due to health concerns. The band went on an indefinite hiatus while he dealt with an illness.

Burnley, a recovering alcoholic, has publically admitted to being afflicted with Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, better known as “Wet Brain.” This is an alcoholism-related brain disorder that leaves him in near-constant pain and discomfort.

Breaking Benjamin was already on hiatus when legal concerns came into play for the band. Shortly after the announcement, the band’s label, Hollywood Records, decided to release a greatest hits album, entitled “Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin.”

The album featured a number of previously unreleased tracks, as well as some of the band’s hits.

This album also contained a remix of Breaking Benjamin’s song “Blow Me Away,” which was released for the 2004 Microsoft blockbuster game “Halo 2.”

The remix featured the namesake and lead singer of a hard rock band called Valora. The remix was unauthorized.

Guitarist Aaron Fink and bassist Mark Klepaski had gone behind Burnley’s back to approve the track.

Burnley fired Klepaski and Fink from the band almost immediately, leading to a lengthy courtroom battle. Burnley

sued the duo for the exclusive rights to the Breaking Benjamin name, as well as $250,000 in damages.

Burnley would later win this court battle and solely retain the band’s name.

He announced his victory on the band’s website, shallowbay.com, on April 19.

Burnley says that Breaking Benjamin will continue.

“I am pleased to finally put this matter behind me and focus on the future for Breaking Benjamin. I wish to express my never-ending love and gratitude to the best fans in the world for their undying love and support. Words cannot express my love to you all! Thank you,” Burnley said via shallowbay.com.

On April 22, the only other remaining member of the band, drummer Chad Szeliga, announced that he had left Breaking Benjamin due to creative differences. If Burnley means to continue the band, he will need to assemble a

completely new group of bandmates.

“I’m not sure how I feel about new members being added to the band, but it’s obviously a necessity. I’d be really happy to hear new music from them soon though,” said Brian Sheehan, a fourth semester Eurotech major.

“I’m very excited about Breaking Benjamin’s return. I’ve been listening to them since “Saturate,” their first album,” said Nick Cuff, an eighth semester communication disorders major. “I thought what happened to them was awful—it was essentially like they had broken up. Just knowing that they wouldn’t be putting out any new material for awhile was a disappointing thought. Now there’s legitimate hope that the band’s story won’t end here,” he said.

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Thrifting before it was cool

I’ll be the very first to admit that I’m one of those people who don’t like to see hidden or underground things that I like gain massive popularity. You could classify that as being the stereotypical “I liked it before it got cool” hipster mentality, and of course I would deny it. There is a certain overexposure effect that occurs when some mediums get placed onto a national spotlight. Whether it’s songs, bands, trends or retail stores, the constant flooding of the market with each one of those things that was once limited could definitely push long-time fans away from it. Exclusivity breeds attachment, and it sometimes gets overdone.

This is why Macklemore ruined shopping at actual thrift shops for everyone.

A few months ago, I got an invite on Facebook for a “thrift shop” party and was taken aback.

I really had no idea what it meant to be dressed like you just went to a thrift shop. This is coming from someone who has shopped at thrift shops for a very long time and still maintains a fairly normal wardrobe. Upon further investigation, the motive for the party was to have everyone come dressed as ridiculously as possible, replicating some of the outfits that were on display in the music video for the song, “Thrift Shop.” This meant wearing fur, sequins, cowboy hats, and everything found in a normal thrift shop that would never leave the shelves if it wasn’t Halloween time. The idea of thrifting had transcended into a college novelty due to the exposure and popularity of the song and video.

I’ve been made fun of for years by some of my friends who can’t comprehend the idea of shopping for clothes that have already been used. First of all, it’s almost robbery how cheap it is. You can easily escape with an entire outfit for $8. Second, it’s hard to really develop your own unique style or personality through clothing when chain retail stores are almost forcefeeding what you should be wearing. The internet also has an effect on what people think they should wear, by seeing styles featured on celebrities or blogs. Shopping at a thrift shop is a chance to find clothes or manufacture styles that nobody else has, which is a unique way of expression. Also, I’d rather not look like everyone else on a college campus that dresses like they’re sponsored by Vineyard Vines and Pacsun.

It’s safe to say that the actual song, which went platinum and hit number 1 on the Billboard singles charts, has already become a national phenomenon and has reached the rank of overexposure.

Grandmothers everywhere are jigging to the song in their rocking chairs. Besides the fact that it’s a terrible song, it has brought attention to a long-running fashion subculture. This is one of the situations, though, where overexposure probably won’t deter the long time thrifters simply because of economical purposes. I thrift to buy Banana Republic pants for $4 dollars and cut them into shorts for the summer, not to attend a themed and gimmick of a college party. Macklemore aimed to make a catchy song targeted to a specific audience of people: people who don’t normally listen to rap music.

It’s quite an accomplishment for him to have reached the success really based off of a handful of really well known songs and one well known album, but it’s just so annoying witnessing first hand what happens when something good gets into the wrong hands.

Jamil.Larkins@UConn.edu

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Zuckerberg, tech industry right on immigration reform

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resident Obama has made immigration reform a centerpiece of his second term, and with his federal gun control proposal at a standstill, the issue is now taking on even more prominence. Yesterday, at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Obama even went out of his way to praise his predecessor’s work on the issue.

Democrats and Republicans alike are working on an agreement, with a bipartisan “Gang of Eight” creating a framework for comprehensive reform. This debate has traditionally been dominated by business and labor organizations fighting over immigration rates and their effects on wages, as well as human rights and civil liberties groups seeking to influence the outcome. But this time around, the booming tech industry is joining the discussion, and we believe that their proposals would go a long way to improving American immigration policy.

This involvement by the tech industry takes the form of FWD.us, a new organization founded by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and a host of other successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. The nonpartisan group is pushing for comprehensive reform, citing the importance of immigrants to our new knowledge economy.

Their case is convincing. 57 percent of graduate engineering students are immigrants, yet our current immigration policies make it difficult for them to stay in the country after completing their degrees. With the growing importance of the STEM fields, preventing these talented and knowledgeable people from living and working in America is a huge missed opportunity. Reforming the way the United States distributes visas, including lifting caps on visas reserved for high-skilled individuals, would attract brilliant individuals from all fields and grow our economy.

And this does not apply only to the STEM fields, but to business, education and nearly every sector of the economy. 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children. Many people move to the United States in pursuit of the classic American Dream, working hard to improve the lives of themselves and their families, and improving the lives of others along the way. This entrepreneurial spirit, whether it takes the form of a corner convenience store or an industry giant, should be encouraged. But our current policies are making it increasingly difficult for people born in other countries to use their own talents and initiative in what used to be considered the land of opportunity.

As Zuckerberg wrote in his Washington Post op-ed announcing the organization, “We have a strange immigration policy for a nation of immigrants. And it’s a policy unfit for today’s world.” Our economy is changing, and our immigration policies need to change with it. The proposals put forth by FWD. us will help make our nation more welcoming to entrepreneurs and high-skilled individuals, improving the lives of all Americans, and their advice should not be taken lightly by our elected officials.

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I’m not saying I have a problem with people fishing in Mirror Lake, I’m just terrified to think of what they’d catch.

And so the iron curtain descends over UConn.

All these squares of turf they have on campus have me fairly convinced i am living in minecraft....

Happy Spring Lockdown!

I honestly don’t know what I would do without Panda Express. Probably get like, a lot healthier... but seriously I don’t know what I’d do.

As a graduating senior it is my pleasure to say once more: IMA BURN YO COUCH! Well, not sure where/what you will see, but I need to get to bed soon...

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Also, can we Skype tomorrow night? When are you available?

Oh god that is awkward.

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How board games can teach Americans to be good capitalists

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arl Marx, in his political and sociological writings, predicted a future in which humankind, having liberated itself from its class oppressors through revolution and built a “dictatorship of the proletariat” on the ruins of capitalism, would abolish conflict and thus shut off the engine of historical progress. The crises and inequities of capitalism, he theorized, would soon become so catastrophic and egregious that the masses could achieve class consciousness and revolt, abolishing profit and market ideology – in both theory and practice – once and for all.

It amounts to a fairly optimistic narrative, should equality and social

By Chris Kempf justice happen to be your political values.

Weekly Columnist But almost two centuries after Marx, the worldwide anti-capitalist revolution still hasn’t happened. The closest we’ve come to it was the Great Depression and its huge crescendo of labor radicalism and resistance, but even Europe largely quelled its worker uprisings with Fascist nationalism. Society and economy have transformed themselves utterly in the past 80 years to the point where a socialist future is, I think, no longer possible. History may indeed have ended, but with a result quite different from that of Marxist theory.

What Marx failed to account for was the

incredible resilience and self-legitimating power of capitalism enabled in the 20th and 21st centuries by the spread of democracy and the accessibility of media and communication. Capitalism appears so natural to us and the prospect of socialism so ludicrous because our culture is saturated with the ideology and the logic of the marketplace. From cradle to grave, from dawn to dusk, capitalism legitimates itself in our eyes, blinding us to any other possible realities. Take, for instance, any of those physical possessions which you claim as “yours” and your inevitable tendency to protect and sustain those claims.

Is not the assertion of a right to property and privacy the most fundamental component of capitalist agency?

I don’t believe that this sort of behavior is innate to humankind – rather, the discipline of capitalism must be instilled in children at fairly young ages. And what better mechanism through which to do so than the board game? Recall the game of Monopoly, for example. The action of the game centers on speculation in real estate, and since all other players have the same objective of dominating a small housing market, one’s profit is another’s loss. The player who acquires a monopoly on all of the properties in one area of the board can then raise the rents charged to other players exponentially, without regard to their ability to pay. The successful monopolist increases his profit, maximizes market share and drives all of his competitors into bankruptcy.

Though in real life we might bemoan the fate of those who cannot find a place to live due to gentrification or high rent or sudden loss of income, what is being done to them is nothing we would not do ourselves – and do willingly and gleefully

– in a game of Monopoly.

The Game of Life is perhaps even more ridiculous in its stylized depiction of upward mobility through capitalism to children and young adults. Again, the winner of the “game of life” is ultimately the wealthiest, and an individual’s incentive to go to college, start a family or conduct himself virtuously is purely economic. In this capitalist fantasy, stocks will almost never lose their value, the decision to have children is a huge financial boon, and everyone gets to retire comfortably. The Game is incredibly useful in those respects for enabling young people to give credence to the idea of upward social mobility (all players begin the game with $10,000, and most become millionaires at its conclusion) and to legitimate wage labor, risk and capital accumulation.

Imagine, if you can, a game of Monopoly in which all of the housing is severely rentcontrolled and wealthier players’ income is taxed and redistributed to the poorer players. Or imagine a game of Life in which you remain indebted for the entire course of the game and your choice of career is limited to cashier, waiter or janitor.

Such games would be deprived of their fun because they have had their competitive capitalist agents removed. Regardless of whether you indeed believe in the promises of capitalism or still hold out Marx’s hope for a final phase of history, this ingrained notion of virtue and agency is what defines our understanding of society. We are all capitalists now.

Weekly Columnist Chris Kempf is a 6th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Christopher.Kempf@UConn.edu.

UN’s potential lost by unjust attacks on Israel

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he United Nations is the one organization in the world where every country - that is a member -can help make sure the world is a safer, more peaceful and more equal place for its citizens. When a country has a

By Josh Squire civil war that is responsible Staff Columnist for around 70,000 deaths (Syria) or if a country continuously threatens to bomb another country with a nuclear weapon (North Korea, Iran, etc.), you would imagine that many UN Human Rights Council resolutions would revolve around these atrocities. Unfortunately this is not the case. In fact around 40 percent of these resolutions are against one country, Israel. Israel is not perfect and there are definitely criticisms to be made, but not all these criticisms are warranted. I would claim that the UN assembly has a historical pattern of unjustified criticism of Israel, which goes against the very statements in the UN charter.

Israel has 223 condemnations against it for the cause of 46,000 deaths, which includes casualties of war. To compare,

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North Korea, which has been threatening to attack the US with a nuclear weapon, has only 10 condemnations, but it has caused 2 million deaths, dwarfing the amount of deaths Israel has been condemned for even though North Korea’s condemnations are a fraction of Israel’s in number. You can see this recurring theme when looking at Nigeria, which has zero condemnations for the cause of 1 million deaths.

After looking at this data one may wonder why Israel gets the unnecessary brunt of UN condemnations. Here is a brief history lesson: Israel was admitted into the UN in 1949. Nearly 20 years later, Arab states started a campaign to delegitimize Israel for their own purposes.

Meanwhile in 1975, Cuba needed a way to take down the powerful democratic United States and other democratic countries that had a large influence in the UN assembly. Cuba already had alliances with other communist countries in the Soviet Union but they realized that if they teamed up with the Muslim countries that were trying to delegitimize Israel, then they could create a voting block and take large control and influence

of the UN. Every time a resolution was passed against Israel, it delegitimized Israel’s ally, the United States. This block still exists over 30 years later. When looking at various UN resolutions condemning Israel for the Palestinian conflict, the sponsors are commonly multiple Islamic states and Cuba.

With all of this said, Israel deserves some criticism but the extremely disproportionate amount of condemnations to casualties in relation to other countries which have undeniably worse human rights violations, gives us a glance at the underlying unlawfulness in the UN. The UN’s discrimination towards the state of Israel is not something that only affects the Jewish people or supporters of the Jewish state.

Back in 2007, the “Stop Genocide in Darfur,” campaign received a lot of attention, with many students wearing the green rubber bracelets and attending various other meetings concerning the genocide.

Yet in that year in the UN, the ability to do anything about it or pass resolutions was crippled by the unprecedented 22 resolutions written against Israel.

Even though the campaign for

Darfur was big, there were zero resolutions passed against Sudan. Each resolution brought up goes under intensive review, and each unwarranted resolution against Israel wastes UN resources when those resources could have been used to stop extreme human rights violations occurring in places like Darfur.

In the preamble of the UN Charter, it states, “We the peoples of the United Nations determined to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small…” The fact that there has been an unjustified and excessive focus on Israel is unjust to the citizens of the world outside of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict who depend on the UN to live peaceful lives.

Based on the past 40 years of outward discrimination in the UN assembly towards Israel, the UN’s true potential to help the entire world falls very short.

Staff Columnist Josh Squire is a 4thsemester economics major. He can be reached at Joshua.Squire@UConn.edu.

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America lucky marathon bombing a unique occurrence

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he Boston Marathon bombings were nothing short of a tragedy here in our great American states, but something that is everyday life in other countries. A bomb goes off and kills a whole family riding along the streets

By Chynna Davis of Syria Staff Columnist and most p e o p l e walking on the street don’t even shuffle in their stride.

It is everyday life to them and that’s something that we are lucky to not have here in America.

Three people died from the Boston explosions, one out of the three being an 8-year-old boy and 282 were injured.

Anyone losing their life to

violence such as this act in Boston is horrible, but comparatively speaking, three people died. The same exact day of the bombing attacks in Boston, a series of simultaneous car bombs went off during rush hour in Iraq killing at least 42 people and injuring more than 257, according to CNN news. That’s 14 times more senseless deaths than what happened in Boston, including innocent babies, but we don’t hear about it much because they’re not American, so we don’t really care.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have set up the One Fund Boston fund in order to raise money to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

» LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Students Should Fight for Rec Center Without Shouldering Entire Cost This Wednesday morning I attended the public comment session held by the Board of Trustees to discuss the proposed new $100-mil recreation center. Work obligations forced me to leave after an hour, but that hour was illuminating and saddening. Graduate students stood up to oppose the fee increase (estimated at $400/ year for grad students, $500 for undergrads), which some claim is the only way to pay for this new facility. Undergraduates stood up to advocate for the facility. Many had harsh words for the graduate students, who they saw as trying to stand in the way of the exciting, stateof-the-art gym they desire.

I am a PhD student on this campus. Let me be clear: undergrads, I want you to have the rec center. I think it sounds great.

Though I won’t be here by the time it’s built, and wouldn’t use it if I were (I’d have to add 40 minutes to every workout to walk there and back from the GA/TA lot), I think it’s

wonderful that you’re fighting for something you passionately want.

Let me also be clear: you should not be asked to pay for this. Certainly not in its entirety.

You’ve been told by the administration that this rec center is ten years overdue and that to look for any other funding sources would add further, unnecessary delays. But an administration that is on your side, that has your best interests at heart, should not put this burden on you. The majority of you are between 18 and 22; who do you think has less money than you? A lot of you are facing debt after you graduate, or have parents who have taken out loans on your behalf, or both. Does it really make sense to ask those with the least to contribute not just the most, but all the money?

Recently, other states’ flagship universities have found willing donors to partially or wholly fund similar projects. Isn’t it at least worth asking that for UConn?

You can fight for this rec center without having to offer to shoulder the entire financial burden. You can ask for, and expect, help. The administration should fight for you, to fund raise, to find donors,

The well-established apparel retailer L.L. Bean has donated $150,000 to this fund.

Unfortunately, there is no such funding for those killed in Iraq or any other part of the world where such a tragedy is commonplace.

Not taking away from the fact that these victims from the Boston Marathon bombing need help. Many of them are fine now and are back in their homes from recovery in the hospital. The victims in Iraq and other countries will sometimes never get over that hump. A bombing that destroys their cars or injures a loved one will more than likely never get alleviated due to their impoverished environment, yet they don’t get the help that we give each

other over here in the U.S. It’s always good to give a helping hand when needed, but comparatively speaking, we Americans make ourselves look pretty selfish and hypocritical in crucial times like these. We only collectively demonstrate care for each other in America when it comes to tragedies like the Boston Marathon bombing, though when it comes to adopting children in the U.S., it’s a whole different story.

In 2012, there were 8,668 international adoptions, 2,589 of those being adoptions from China and these numbers are seven percent lower than the previous year. Now, there are over 400,000 children in America in the foster care system, over 100,000 of them

in dire need of a permanent home according to www.adoption.org.

We have more than enough American children who need love and homes, but most people seek to adopt internationally. Take that same mentality and apply it to terrorist and bomb victims. We see it happening everyday in other countries on our televisions, in our newspapers and magazine covers, yet we just accept it as is, glorified gory photos of such nature by giving them Pulitzer Prizes and keep it moving without a second thought. That’s until it happens in our country.

We can’t continue to stand by and watch this happen to our world. We should all be caring about each other

to offer better solutions than shouldering you with one more dollar of debt than necessary– let alone $100 million.

excelling academically and in the countless extracurricular activities it participates in. It is led by a dedicated faculty comprised of some of our country’s and the world’s finest scholars, many of whom have given multiple decades of service to this school. The University is strengthened by a global network of alumni who support their alma mater at a level that many schools envy. This diverse collection of people all identify with the Husky as the symbol of the school they love.

Yet almost none were consulted when it came time to change it.

In this age of technology and social media it is easier than ever to include a vast number of people in the process of redesigning a mascot, beginning with the question of, “Do we WANT to redesign the mascot?” After that there should have been opportunities for feedback regarding characteristics desired in a new one.

Multiple choices should have been created and a vote should have been taken. This should have been a long process, which would be fitting for the significance it carries.

The new Husky does not represent the University of Connecticut. It is generic and just another husky mascot. The former Husky was unique and uniquely UConn’s. The statement frequently made by the administration in recent weeks

that the former Husky had only been used for 11 years is false.

The beloved husky with that distinctive pose; head slightly tilted, full coat, and strong yet friendly appearance has represented the University of Connecticut in various forms for over four decades and will continue to do so in the hearts and minds of members of the University of Connecticut community everywhere.

We will always be the University of Connecticut.

Connecticut, Connecticut, thy sons and daughters true, unite to honor thy name, our fairest White and Blue?

– Christiana Salah

New Logo Should Have Involved More Than Elite Few When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a school to update the mascot that has symbolized it for decades, the process should be one that includes all members of the school community, not an elite few. My issue is not with the appearance of the new Connecticut Husky, but the process by which it was chosen.

It is inappropriate and inconsiderate for a college president and athletic director, both hired within the last two years, to make such a decision with such limited input. This is meant with no disrespect to the members of the Athletic department who were part of the decisionmaking process, for as the University’s most visible representatives around the country and the world, it is essential that they were included. But there are others who should have been included, too.

The University of Connecticut has a passionate student body that does its school proud by

– Joseph L. Williamson, Jr

Are We UConn or the University of Nike?

I was saddened – but of course not surprised – to read that the Board of Trustees of the University of Connecticut has changed the name of my alma mater to UCONN, the University of Connecticut, pressured by marketing strategies and Nike, which supplies the uniforms. I believe Nike also introduced red into our traditional blue & white colors years ago. I doubt if Yale would alter its blue and white colors if Nike came calling!!!!

Is there something bad about the word “Connecticut” that we

throughout every country, no matter the citizenship. We cannot continue to be biased to ourselves or even countries like Africa where it has become cliche to travel there and “make a difference.” We have to spread out and help where it is needed.

We are so fortunate to not have events such as the Boston Marathon bombing be of normal occurrences in our country. It happened, we saw, we reacted, we will heal and then, we should help others that go through the same thing.

Staff Columnist Chynna Davis is a 10th-semester journalism and photography double major. She can be reached at Chynna.Davis.edu. have not only done away with the state seal from UCONN’s seal in 1999 (replacing it with some oak leaves) and now have relegated the name of the state to the second line?

After all, who owns and pays for the university?

Ooops!!!! I forgot!!!! If Nike gives just a little bit more, over time, we’ll have a Nike Dorm.

The name of Harriet Beecher Stowe was ditched from a dorm years ago and never replaced.

But who cares?

With any luck, Nike will give us even more bucks and then we can name the whole university after it, but fortunately my diploma will still read “The University of Connecticut”, not “UCONN,” the “University of Connecticut” or “Nike University.”

Are any of the trustees alumni? It seems that Nike is really so powerful, that it has manipulated the name change of our largest university for marketing reasons. What reasons? To sell more T shirts in other parts of the country? Nike can still sell “UCONN” T shirts without manipulating the university into changing its name.

I am so disgusted with the so-called Trustees.

Sadly, Anita Bologna Class of 1969

» TOTALLY RAD/TOTALLY BAD Don’t you dare mention graduation.

“Spring Weekend”

Totally bad

Is it...is it warm out??

Finals a week away?

One week until studying.

Oozeball.

Totally rad

Totally saw it coming

Where is your favorite place to fall asleep on campus outside of your dorm room?

– By Lindsay Collier

“Physics Building, during Physics class.”

“Oak Hall, the best couches.”

“Anywhere and everywhere.”

“Susan Herbst’s office.”

Sara Meza, 6th-semester biology major

Vanessa Garoute, 4th-semester international relations and French double major

Marvin Williams, 4th-semester journalism and economics double major

Jay Mehta, 6th-semester physiology and neurobiology major

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Stat of the day

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The combined weight in pounds of the first four draft picks.

» That’s what he said

Jeter has no doubt he’ll return

“I can’t even process what’s going on right now.

This is a dream come true.”

Away game

– Eric Fisher, first overall pick to the Kansas Chiefs

Baseball (25-16) Today Tomorrow April 28 Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame 5:35 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 1:05 p.m.

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Where will they go?

Softball (23-22) Tomorrow Seton Hall Noon

Tomorrow April 28 Seton Hall Seton Hall 2 p.m.

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April 30 Boston College 3:30 p.m.

May 1 Boston College 4 p.m.

Lacrosse (13-1) April 28 Loyola Maryland 1 p.m.

Today Georgetown 1 p.m.

Men’s Track and Field Today Penn Relays All Day

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Rowing Tomorrow Bucknell, West Virginia, Delaware All Day

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NFL football draft signs decorate the marquee at Radio City Music Hall before the first round, Thursday, April 25, 2013, in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Don’t count out the captain.

Derek Jeter is certain he will return to the New York Yankees this season at the same level that made him one of baseball’s most revered players.

In a jocular mood and wearing pinstriped pants, a practice jersey and hat, Jeter expressed frustration in learning last week that there was a new break in the ankle, an injury that has sidelined him since Game 1 of the AL championship series. He likely will be out until after the All-Star break.

Still, he never wavered in his confidence that he will run - without a limp - to the shortstop position that has been his since 1996. ‘’When you have doubt, that’s when you’re in trouble. I have been told this bone will heal, and when it heals I’ll be ready to go,’’ Jeter said Thursday. ‘’It’s frustrating I can’t magically make it heal sooner than it’s taken.’’

Jeter was in the dugout for a game for the first time this season when New York played Toronto, getting to know several teammates that weren’t with the Yankees when he played in his last spring training game in mid-March.

Kevin Youkilis, among the new Yankees, was out of the lineup for the fifth straight game because of a tight lower back. ‘’He tried to take some work in the cage,’’ manager Joe Girardi said. ‘’He’s just not ready. I thought it would be today. So hopefully it’s tomorrow. We’ll just go day by day.’’

Girardi is confident that when Jeter returns, he’ll be the same player who has 3,304 hits, including an AL-leading 216 last season. ‘’He’s had a setback here,’’ Girardi said. ‘’We have to deal with it but, hopefully, we get him back and he’s the same player he was at the end of last year.’’

The 13-time All-Star is disappointed he failed in fulfilling his prediction that he would return by opening day. Now the reality is he will not be able to help his team until around mid-July, weeks after he’s turned 39 years old.

No. 2 has a date in mind for his return, but he not saying when it is. ‘’The last timeline I set, I didn’t make,’’ Jeter said. ‘’I don’t want to disappoint myself or anyone else.’’

Jeter was always stubborn about injuries, refusing tests and claiming he was well enough to play. He has willed himself onto the field throughout a career in which his 2,531 games at shortstop rank only behind Omar Vizquel (2,709) and Luis Aparicio (2,581). ‘’I don’t talk about injuries,’’ he said. ‘’It’s just I think talking about injuries is just making an excuse for yourself. You either play or you don’t.’’

In 2004, he famously dived into the stands to make a catch against the Boston Red Sox and walked off the field bloody and bruised.

Yet, he took his position at Shea Stadium the next day.

» ROWING

Big test for UConn before Dad Vail

By Danny Maher Senior Staff Writer

training opportunity to practice rowing aggressively and to forget the negativity of last weeks race,” Kelley said.

The UConn varsity eight posted a subThe UConn rowing team will compete par time of 7:02.86 on Sunday. They lost in its final tune-up this weekend before to Holy Cross by nearly 25 seconds in beginning to train for the Dad Vail the 2,000-meter course.

Regatta and the Big East Championships UConn will race four other boats in May. beginning with the second varsity eight.

The Huskies will travel to Lewisburg, Sophomore coxswain Elise McCormick PA for some stiff compeititon heads a boat consisting of against the Bucknell Bison, senior Hillary Wiles-LaFayette, Delaware Blue Hens and the Caitlin Swallow, Melissa West Virginia Mountaineers.

Soucie, Brittany Depoi juniors After poor performances last Ashley West, Chelsea Zabel, weekend in a three-team race sophomore Abbie Viner and against Holy Cross and Boston freshman Audrey Kelley. The College, UConn Head Coach second varsity eight boat was Jennifer Sanford-Wendry decidone of two UConn boats that ed it was time to shake things up. second against Boston » Preview finished Tuesday morning at practice College and Holy Cross last we started with two equal boats week. They beat out Holy and my plan was to build a varsity eight Cross by .29 seconds. as the pieces went on, switching people The other boat that finished second to try different combinations,” Sanford- was the varsity four. Senior Amber Wendry said. “The end result has three Crispino, sophomores Liz Tomasco, new people in the varsity eight… Maybe Teresa Starzecki, Doe Bajguz finished we found something, we’ll see on in a time of 7:59.04, respectable in the Saturday.” event. Sophomore Amanda Litty is the Junior Charlotte Kelley will remain as newcomer to the four-woman boat. the coxswain on the team’s top boat. She The third varsity eight boat is comwill lead senior Adrienne Barrett, juniors prised of seniors Mara Gauger, EJ Joseph, Natalie Carlone, Kristen Harrington, Tess Counoyer, juniors Emi Nishino, Julia Roth, Kendra Kohanski, Erin Abi Lowry sophomores Haley Ullinger, Mounce and sophomores Kate Hughes Grace Counoyer and freshmen Emily and Laura Webster.

Wilson and Meg Pirsig.

“I am looking at this weekend as a The novice eight boat is made up of

» WOMEN’S ROWING

sophomore Christine Latona, Stephanie Varanelli, freshmen Marissa Minor, Anna Sullivan, Emily Powers, Meg Duva, Brittany Shakley, Ally Hopson, and Peri Stevens. UConn did not race a novice boat its last time out by the novice eight boat advanced to the semifinals two weeks ago at the Knecht Cup and finished in a time of 7:49.88.

UConn is not a stranger to Bucknell, Delaware and West Virginia. All three schools competed against the Huskies at the Knecht Cup in Camden, N.J. The Bison boast the top varsity eight boat in the northeast. They finished first overall in with a time of 6.42.74.

Bucknell also placed second overall in the varsity four race and had two other boats advance to grand finals.

West Virginia place fifth in the varsity eight final, less than seven seconds behind the winning Bucknell boat. The West Virginia second varsity eight finished tenth overall out of 30 teams.

Delaware is likely the weakest of UConn’s opponents this weekend considering the Blue Hens only had one boat, the second varsity eight, advance to a final in the Knecht Cup. UConn edged Delaware by one second in the third final of the second varsity eight event.

The Dad Vail Regatta is set for May 10 and 11 in Philadelphia.

Daniel.Maher@UConn.edu

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Huskies beat Great Danes with four home runs

By Scott Bernier Campus Correspondent The UConn golf team will play in its final event of the 2013 season this weekend, as the Huskies head south for the Big East Conference Championship at the Watson Course in Reunion, Fla. The three-day tournament will be a tough challenge for UConn’s young team. However, the Huskies have demonstrated their ability to produce results in pressure situations in recent weeks. UConn won the New England Division I Championship, and they have produced two other top-10 team finishes in the past three weeks.

Leading the way for UConn all spring has been freshman Zach Zaback. Zaback leads the team with three eagles, 71 birdies, the highest percentage of fairways hit and greens in regulation.

Despite Zaback’s strong season, this week’s outcome will hinge on a solid team effort. Fortunately for coach Dave Pezzino, other golfers – including freshmen John Flaherty and Stephen Pastore, sophomores Dane Rosa and Chris Wiatr and junior captain and Mike Masso – have shown flashes of greatness this season.

The course the Huskies will traverse over this weekend is a signature design by golf legend Tom Watson. It plays 7,257 yards and challenges a player’s short game, especially with its Bermuda grass hybrid TifEagle surfacing every green. The greens provide a slippery slope of a putt from every angle. Bunkers litter the undulating course on each side, making a strong, accurate tee shot an essential tool to shooting a good score.

The Big East Championship field includes UConn, Notre Dame, South Florida, St. John’s, Louisville, Seton Hall, DePaul, Villanova, Georgetown, Marquette, Cincinnati and Rutgers.

Scott.Bernier@UConn.edu

By Scott Carroll Campus Correspondent

The UConn softball team treated the Albany pitching staff like a pitching machine on Thursday, as they defeated the Great Danes 10-6 while amassing a school record 15 hits.

The Huskies’ offense struck early and often, compiling six runs on seven hits in the bottom of the first inning. Maddy Schiappa got the inning started with a single down the left field line, and Kim Silva followed her up with a well-executed bunt single.

Schiappa would score on a Marissa Guches single to center giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead. After Silva scored on a groundball, freshman Jackyln Dubois sent a towering two-run home run to left-center field extending UConn’s lead to 4-0.

The Huskies were not done in the inning.

Freshman Lexi Gifford doubled to right-center field, bringing freshman Valerie Sadowl to the plate. Sadowl would hit her first career home run in the at-bat, sending a shot down the left field line. The home run punctuated a wild first inning that left the Huskies ahead 6-0.

The Great Danes would add a run in the top of the second, but the Huskies would be back to their old tricks again in the bottom of the inning. Sophmore Emily O’Donnell sent a solo home run over the outfield fence to make the score 7-1. Later in the inning, junior Audrey Grinnell and sophomore Tori Thomson would score off a single to center off the bat of Sadowl to make it 9-1.

The Huskies’ offense would strike once more as Silva hit a home run to left field to extend UConn’s lead to 10-1.

The UConn pitching staff would keep the Great Danes at bay, giving up only one run through six innings. The Huskies used three pitchers on Thursday, with Alyson Ambler picking up the win, her third of the season.

The Great Danes made a comeback push in the top of the seventh, but Lauren Duggan was able to quell the surge as the Huskies would escape the five-run inning with the victory.

“I thought we started really strong,” coach Karen Mullins said. “It was nice to see everybody come in and contribute and we got to rest Kiki (Saveriano) for the weekend” The win brings the Huskies’ overall record to 23-22.

UConn returns to action this weekend, as the Huskies take on the Seton Hall Pirates in a three-game series that could have serious implications on UConn’s position in the Big East Conference standings.

WOMEN’S SOFTBALL

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UConn senior Kim Silva prepares to swing away at a pitch during a UConn softball game played on the campus of the University of Connecticut. The Huskies defeated the Great Danes 10-6.

» LACROSSE

UConn brings streak to Georgetown

By Joe Crisalli Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s lacrosse team (13-1, 5-1 Big East) will take their seven-game winning streak to Washington, D.C. to take on Georgetown (11-3, 5-1) today at 4 p.m.

In the Huskies’ previous contest, they defeated No. 6 Notre Dame, 10-7, and completed an undefeated season at home.

“It feels great,” coach Katie Woods said. “I didn’t even realize that we were undefeated at home until someone brought it up after the [Notre Dame] game. This is a special team and

it’s been a great season, and going undefeated at home makes it even more special. Now that we’re finished with our home games we still want to compete and win on the road, so that is our next challenge.”

UConn has scored 25 goals in its last two games, with senior midfielder Morgan O’Reilly, and junior midfielder Lauren Kahn contributing five goals each.

Freshman attacker Carly Palmucci has also contributed three goals, and three assists in UConn’s last two games, both victories.

“Those three have been strong for us on the field this year,” Woods said. “All of them have

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UConn senior midfielder Morgan O’Reilly cradles the ball during a UConn lacrosse game played at the University of Connecticut.

the ability to read the game and take the right risks at the right time. It’s been fun to see them all work together, but ultimately the three of them have a competitive will that has been huge for us in every close game we’ve played.”

UConn is now ranked No. 16 in the country and has clinched a spot in the Big East Championships for the first time in program history.

The No. 16 ranking is the Huskies’ highest since 2006.

“We really try to emphasize staying in the moment, and making the best of every situation - drill, rep, game, etc,” Woods said. “All the wins that we’ve gotten have been great, each one has been a bit different, and I think the team has learned a lot about themselves from each one. We need to keep challenging them so that we stay grounded and continue working to improve our individual and team game each day.”

UConn’s only loss this season, came against Syracuse on March 22. The Huskies were held scoreless in the first half, but scored the final four goals of the game.

“I think the loss to Syracuse has been in the back of everyone’s mind since the game,” Woods said. “We panicked in the first few minutes and didn’t really find a groove in the game.”

UConn did not look back after the loss to Syracuse, winning their last seven games, three of them in overtime.

The Huskies scored 10 or more goals in all but one of those games.

The last time UConn faced the Hoyas, last season, Georgetown finished with a 21-11 victory.

“That was a tough game for us last year,” Woods said. “Georgetown came out hard and got us on our heels early. Last year’s team and this year’s UConn team are very different.”

UConn surrendered eight goals in the first half, and 13 in the second, while scoring only four in the first and seven in the second.

The Huskies will face Georgetown before traveling to Loyola Maryland for their final game of the regular season on Sunday.

“Right now our focus is Georgetown and doing everything we can to put us in a position to win,” Woods said. Then we’ll move on to Loyola; it’s one game at a time for us.”

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» COLLEGE BASEBALL

College baseball coaches urge livelier ball

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- College baseball is on pace to set a record for fewest home runs and a 40-year low for scoring and batting average. Now some coaches are calling for a livelier ball to bring the numbers back up.

The switch to toned-down metal bats in 2011 has led to an offensive decline greater than many expected. ‘’The game isn’t the same,’’ Clemson coach Jack Leggett said this week. ‘’It’s not as exciting.’’

Leggett is leading an effort to adopt the ball used in the minor leagues. That ball has flat seams and a harder core, which he says makes it conducive to greater flight than the college ball. No change could be made until the 2015 season.

The NCAA’s midseason statistics report shows a continuation of the drastic offensive drop that began two years ago. Division I teams entered April averaging one home run about every three games. In 2010 the average was about one per game.

The per-team home-run average of 0.37 a game at midseason was on track to be the lowest since it was 0.40 in 1970, the first year the NCAA kept statistical trends.

The midseason batting average of .270 and perteam scoring of 5.25 runs are the lowest since 1973, the year before the aluminum bat was brought into the college game.

Bat standards were scrutinized for more than a decade after ridiculously high offensive numbers became the norm in college baseball in the late 1990s.

The so-called trampoline effect of the old bats became a safety issue for fielders confronted by high-speed grounders and line drives. The current bats are designed to perform like wooden bats.