The Daily Campus: Freshman Edition

Volume CXIX No. 1

Friday, August 24, 2012

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NEWS: Avoiding campus crime.................................................2

COMMENTARY: The Daily Campus welcomes freshmen.........4

FOCUS: Homer Babbidge: your best friend............................6

SPORTS: Huskies shine in summer games.... . 16

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Freshman Edition

Campus Crime: don’t be a victim

By Kim Wilson News Editor Dubbed the eighth “most crime-rattled college” in the U.S. by The Daily Beast this year, UConn students have reason to consider making safety a priority at school.

“The Storrs campus resembles a city within a town,” reads the UConn annual security report. “As such, it is not immune from the violence and criminal activity that occur in other cities.”

UConn may have crime, but by taking precautions on campus the risk of being a crime victim can be reduced. Harness campus safety resources and follow these tips to guard yourself against campus crime: Don’t travel by yourself at night: UConn students never have to walk alone after the sun goes down. UConn provides Husky Watch, a free walking or driving escort for students. It operates Sunday through Wednesday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. and Thursday through Saturday 5 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Husky Watch is operated through the UConn Police Department and does not drive drunk students. However, UConn offers a student-run program called Guard

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The UConn Police headquarters, located at 126 North Eagleville Road, hosts a fully accredited police force with the same authority as the police of any municipality.

Dogs, which ensures that students have a sober ride home within a five-mile radius of the campus on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights during hours of operation.

Do not leave belongings unwatched: In 2005, 293 verified offenses of larceny (theft) on campus were reported by the police, making it the No. 2 most prevalent crime at UConn. Many of these larceny cases occurred in UConn-owned

buildings that were not residence halls.

Do not leave your belongings unattended in the dining hall, library or classroom.

Even if it is only a moment, your belongings could vanish before you return.

Lock your door: In the past three years, 91 cases of burglary (theft by breaking and entering) have been reported. Even a short absence with your door unlocked leaves your door

UConn services available to maintain mental health

By Katherine Tibedo Senior Staff Writer College freshmen’s self-rated mental health reached an all-time low in 2010 with little change in 2011.

At UConn, Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS) Director Barry Schreier said more students use CMHS in recent years and pointed to an increasing awareness of the complexity of the mental state rather than a decline of mental health.

According to “The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010”, a Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute, students who rated their emotional health as “above average” or in the “highest 10 percent” dropped from 55.3 percent in 2009 to 51.99 percent in 2010.

There is no conclusive research on The most common reason students seek help from CMHS is for anxiety followed by depression and relationship problems.

Treatments included traditional individual counseling and group therapy. About 90 percent of students placed in group therapy stick to it, according to Schreier. In addition CMHS employs two psychiatrists and two psychiatric nurses. Schreier stressed that CMHS is not an outpatient facility and uses medications only in adjunction with therapy.

Other campus resources include the resident assistants, the First Year Experience mentors, honors INTD facilitators and the Sexperts, all of whom receive training in guiding students to the help they need.

Health Education Coordinator Joleen M. Nevers said there has been an increase in students and organizations requesting stress management programs as well as increased use of relaxation station in the health education office, but noted this could be related to more students learning of the resources available.

Nevers also pointed to the Academic Achievement Center (AAC) as an aid for students who

struggle with classes. The AAC teaches student effective techniques for things like note-taking, time management, motivation and stress management.

The increased number of students using the resources available may reflect greater acceptance of asking for help. Active Minds at UConn is a student run mental health awareness and advocacy group part of the national organization Active Minds, Inc. Active Minds president Jennifer Barney, a 7th-semester human development and family studies and psychology major, said in an email, “By promoting awareness, advocacy and education, the group aims to reduce the stigma surrounding mental and create an open environment.” Active Minds encourages students to seek help as soon as it is needed and acts as a liaison between the students and resources available to them.

This year, CMHS will bill insurance companies directly. Students should bring an insurance card when using CMHS’s resources.

Katherine.Tibedo@UConn.edu

metaphorically wide open for a thief.

Use caution when using heat-emitting products: Fifteen on-campus fires occurred in 2010. Only two were intentional. Exercise caution when using a residence hall oven, hair straighteners and other heat-emitting devices. Hot plates, open flame devices and halogen lights are not permitted.

Exercise caution with alcohol: The No. 1 most common offense at UConn is consistently liquor violations.

In 2010, 789 offenses of liquor violations were reported.

According to the UConn Community Standards website, anyone under 21 cannot drink or possess alcohol, alcohol over 80 proof is not permitted on campus and alcohol may not be distributed to anyone under 21.

Phone number directory: Emergency: 911 UConn Police Department: 860-486-4800 Fire Department: 860-486-4925 Husky Watch: 860-486-4809 Guard Dogs: 860-486-8000 Residential Life: (860) 486-2926

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Harness the internet to navigate campus life

By Christian Fecteau Associate News Editor As the fall semester begins on the vast UConn Storrs campus, keeping track of university events can be challenging.

Often, the most practical way to stay connected and current is to be familiar with UConn’s online resources.

The first and most basic means of online connectivity with the university is through UConn’s HuskyMail system.

All UConn students are put in this student email system and given a university email address.

This email service serves as the official mode of communication between university administration and the student body, according to the University Information Technology Services website.

While students can primarily access their university email accounts using their NetIDs at go.uconn.edu, there is an alternative means for students to manage their e-mails. Visiting

google.uconn.edu allows students to opt into a Google Apps for Education service, which lets them use Google mail to manage their uconn.edu e-mail account.

According to the Google Apps FAQ page, there are a variety of services offered to users who decide to make the change, such as access to Google Calendar, Documents, and other Apps.

Students who prefer the Gmail format and interface may find the opt-in to be worthwhile.

Students who want to be more involved on campus can use UConntact, a service that can help users find information about student organizations and university programs on campus. According to the Student Activities website, students can log on to UConntact using their NetID and password, which will allow them to create a profile, look up and join different organizations on campus. UConntact houses a directory for organizations and shows upcoming events.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

The chew on dining halls

By Olivia Balsinger Senior Staff Writer McMahon Dining Hall was under construction for part of the spring semester and the entire summer. Saturday will mark the day it finally opens.

The dining area will boast a plethora of international eating options, a different style of seating and stations that allow students to physically view the food being produced.

“When we designed McMahon, we brought more into our dining area,” said Dennis Pierce, the director of Dining Services. “There will be no more serving line, and instead there will be stations available for students. The menu also has international themes, with both stone ovens and tandoori ovens, which are of very high heat.”

Students are excited for the new eatery to open.

“I can’t wait to try out all of the new international choices available for students, especially the sushi,” said 6th-semester psychology major Taylor Fitzpatrick.

Besides McMahon, students have the option of eating at any of the other eight dining halls on campus.

South Marketplace, located in Rome Commons, is the largest dining hall on campus. Like McMahon, it also has many international options, which are rotated in a schedule.

“South was always the dining hall that had the greatest volume of people,” said Pierce.

“However, this may change once the newly renovated McMahon opens.”

Buckley dining hall is the primary eating location for students in either Buckley or Shippee dorms. Many students enjoy the plentiful food options.

This year, Buckley Dining Hall is attempting to serve more

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Freshman Edition

locally grown products and complete a green certification, Pierce said. “We are working on every aspect of Buckley Hall to make it more sustainable,” he said.

Whitney Dining Hall, located in East Campus, offers many vegetarian and vegan options.

Additionally, many local and sustainable farms in nearby towns sell their produce and food back to Whitney, as it is part of the Local Routes program.

“Whitney has phenomenal vegetarian options and everything is always so fresh,” said 4th- semester business major Tyler Delano. “Also, the staff in Whitney is always so friendly. I always feel welcome.”

The other side of campus also boasts many eating options.

Said Pierce of North Dining Hall located in North Campus.

“This dining hall has a lot of diverse items that we call ‘monotony breakers.’ These are themed meals that we have during the semester.”

Northwest Dining Hall, boasts many items that are made-toorder and has an extensive salad bar. It also has a grab-and-go service, where one flex pass swipe gets a student a sandwich, drink, piece of fruit and choice between a cookie and brownie.

Putman Dining Hall, located in the Hilltop Residence area, is known for its quesadilla and sandwich bar, which are open for lunch and dinner every day.

It also boasts a grab-and-go service like Northwest.

“We renovated Putman dining hall this year as well,” said Pierce. “We have added a new grab-and-go service in place of the convenience store that used to be next to the dining hall.”

Gelfenbien Dining Unit offers many eating choices for students living in the Towers or Husky Village areas of cam-

From the experts: advice to freshmen

By Jackie Wattles Campus Correspondent

pus. Some students even choose to make the commute up to Gelfenbien for some of their weekly themed nights such as pasta bar night, quesadilla bar, and salad topper Thursdays.

Northwest and McMahon dining halls have extended hours for students with late night cravings. Both are open until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday evenings.

Though UConn Dining Services offer three different meal plans for students living on campus, they all share one commonality: students can swipe into any dining hall as many times as they would like during operational hours. This means that is not only possible, it is quite easy, for students to try out the personalities of all these dining halls throughout the year.

“We are very anxious to have students arrive back on campus,” said Pierce. “Summer is great, but it is nice to have students here again to enjoy all that the dining halls offer.”

Question: What piece of advice do you want every freshman to know?

President Susan Herbst: I always like to give this advice to new students: first, get to know at least three professors pretty well. Talk with them, engage them, and visit them during their office hours. Creating good relations with faculty members will not only help you as a student, but for many years beyond that. They can give you terrific advice, help guide you in your academic and professional careers and recommend you to others.

Second, learn how to manage your time well. Being able to make a plan and stick with it will keep you from feeling overwhelmed and leave plenty of time not only for your work, but also to relax and have fun.

Finally: join things. There is no shortage of great opportunities available at UConn and students can get the most out of their college experience by participating in any number of club, activities and organizations whether it’s an academic society, athletics, music, service organizations, Greek life, student media or student government, to name just a few.

There are countless avenues to explore on this front and you can make lifelong friends and great contacts in addition to having a great time with your fellow students.

Qustion: What should I bring to class?

Professor Scott Campbell, Director of the Freshmen English Program: Every college student needs to remember that the time spent in class is only the tip of the iceberg, that most of the work in the course happens before and after class in various forms of preparation and response: reading, writing, and thinking.

Although it shouldn’t need to be mentioned, students should definitely bring their copies of whatever reading or material was assigned for that day. In other words, come prepared. Take responsibility for the class by participating in discussion, raising questions, and responding to the work of others. Everyone prefers a class with active, engaged students in it.

Question: What is the biggest difference in expectations when it comes to writing papers for college vs. high school?

Professor Campbell: At the high school level, one often writes just to demonstrate competence or to verify that one has read or paid attention.

Even at the freshman level, college writing should break new ground.

College writers must ask themselves, “What do I want to make of this material? What is my project?” Successful college writing draws from the texts and ideas in the course to build something new or to take the conversation into a new direction.

Question: What should I do to prepare before their first day of class?

Professor Evarist Giné of the Mathematics Department: Some things are obvious: know where your classes are, have available a copy of the textbook, be prepared to take notes, not to be sleepy, etc. Perhaps more importantly, you should have the right mindset: intellectual curiosity, eagerness to learn.

Somehow, a young student should have curiosity for all the knowledge that has advanced our understanding of the world and increased our well being, particularly those parts that have required deeper thought and should even have the hope that some day you will contribute to this body of knowledge.

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McMahon Dining hall, which opens Saturday after major renovations, now boasts an international comfort food cuisine and an area where students can interact with the chefs that are preparing their food.

Advice from upperclassmen...

“Don’t pick a major solely based on opportunities ... you have no idea where your career will take you and if you do something you love you will be successful at it.”

Hannah Glass 6th-semester healthcare major

“You don’t have to worry about being fake to your 5th grade ex-best friend whose mom is best friends with your mom.”

Sarah Wylie 6th-semester English and political science major

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The Daily Campus welcomes new freshmen

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elcome to the beginning of a brand new school year at UConn. As incoming freshmen, it’s possible that you’re unfamiliar with what it is you’re reading. The Daily Campus has been the University of Connecticut’s official studentrun newspaper since 1896. It has been known by many different titles such as “The Lookout” and “The Connecticut Campus” but has had the same mission throughout, to bring UConn the best content possible.

Since the paper’s humble beginnings, students with a variety of interests have found a home with The Daily Campus, which covers everything from news to arts and entertainment to sports. Our staff has worked tirelessly for generations to bring the students of this university the best possible writing with the best possible journalistic integrity. Semester after semester our staff returns in order to be there at UConn’s best and worst moments so that the history of our school can be recorded. The Daily Campus was there when our men’s basketball team won the NCAA Championship in 1999, 2004 and 2011 and we were there for the untimely passing of students on our campus. Our writers have covered topics ranging from “The Beatles” rise to prominence in America to the ClintonLewinsky scandal.

The Daily Campus has the largest circulation of any college newspaper in the state and the third largest in New England, fewer only than The Daily Collegian (UMass-Amherst) and The Harvard Crimson (Harvard University). This means that each day, students can pick up a copy of the Daily Campus and read about the latest news, reviews, opinions, comics, sports and, of course, students’ musings in the InstantDaily.

This year we look to continue bringing readers news about our campus and students with our team of talented and committed writers. The Daily Campus offers readers the chance to stay up-to-date on news as it relates to collegiate life. What’s more, is that we offer readers the opportunity to join our team and have their work read by a potential audience of thousands of people each day.

Our sections are split into News, which covers the campus; Focus, which covers arts and entertainment; Sports, which covers UConn athletics as well as national teams and Commentary, which offers opinion writing and letters to the editor.

The Daily Campus would like to welcome all new students and returning students to another year of opportunity at UConn. We would also like to invite everyone to get involved with one of the school’s oldest institution and show your Husky pride by recording its history each day and contribute to the work of the generations of committed journalists whose bylines have been printed here over the years.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Freshman Edition

Advice I wish I had received as a freshman

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llen Degeneres, the speaker at Tulane University’s 2009 graduation ceremony, told the crowd she never went to college.

“And I’m not saying you wasted your time, or money… but look at me, I’m a huge celebrity.”

So, new freshmen of the University of Connecticut, did you make

By Jesse Rifkin the wrong deciAssociate sion by going Commentary Editor to college? The answer is simple: no.

Most of your high school senior year was spent awkwardly asking for recommendations from teachers and rewriting that one Common Application essay where you describe a meaningful life experience. You will likely have far more meaningful experiences over your next four years. When I was 17, I wrote my essay about founding and captaining my school quiz bowl team. Over the three years since, I have barely given that team – or my experience participating on it – a single thought.

Similarly, I wrote a regular humor column for my high school newspaper and thought it was the coolest thing ever. But writing for my college newspaper is a way bigger deal, not to mention boasting a significantly larger readership.

I attended Glastonbury High School, with over 2,000 students located about half an hour away from UConn. Many of my classmates

chose to attend the nearby largest public university in Connecticut, just as I did. College can be your first chance to break free beyond the social connections which have defined your whole life up to this point. Yet on the very first night of my freshman year, I walked into Buckley Dining Hall and saw six of my classmates eating dinner together.

On the very first night. Don’t do that.

And by “don’t do that,” I mean don’t eat at Buckley Dining Hall.

Come on, it’s only a five-minute walk from South Dining Hall, and South has an all-day grill station.

Freshmen, you could use some advice – and this is where I come in.

Here are the top five things I learned my freshman year at UConn, lessons learned which I now bestow upon you.

1.) Vote. Almost all of you are 18, and this Election Day will mark the first time you can legally cast a ballot.

The stakes are high – not only will we choose President between Barack Obama and what’s-his-name, but in Connecticut we will also choose Senator between Linda McMahon and what’s-his-name. Get an absentee ballot if you live out of state and will not be able to make it home for Election Day. 2.) Go to your professors’ office hours. In high school, all your teachers knew your name (and the name of every other student in your class).

In college, your professors will not know who you are unless you introduce yourself. It only takes a few

minutes out of the entire semester, but I can attest first hand that if your final course grade borders between A- and B+, your professor will be more likely to “help out” if they can actually match a face to your name.

3.) Speak the language. Before coming to college, I had never heard words like “sexiled” or “floorcest.”

You need to, or else Spanish won’t be the only foreign language course you need your freshman year.

4.) Don’t be afraid to ask where things are on campus. It’s bad if you are still doing this by your sophomore year, but it’s hardly embarrassing if you are still trying to figure out where your classes are a week in to your freshman year. This campus is like a small town with over a hundred different buildings. We get it.

5.) Keep your dorm room door propped open while you are inside, at least for the first few weeks. Don’t close opportunities to meet people, and this is the easiest way. Somebody walks by your room to get somewhere, they see your door is open, and at least for the first few weeks of school they are likely to say hi and introduce themselves.

So there you go: the top five pieces of advice for freshman year. Oh, and bonus advice number six: read my weekly column here in The Daily Campus. Actually, that should be my overall number one piece of advice.

Associate Commentary Editor Jesse Rifkin is a 5thsemester political science and journalism double major.

He can be reached at Jesse.Rifkin@UConn.edu

Have fun, but remember why you came to college

As I unpacked my final box in Mansfield Apartments this week, I realized that I had moved in to UConn for the last time. Never again will I make the journey, along with thousands of other students, to temporarily relocate my entire life into a new room in Storrs. And when I pack up this coming May, it won’t be to move back in with my

By Sam Tracy parents for a Weekly Columnist few months, but to move in to a new place of my own (or so I hope).

I don’t want to sound like a senior (I mean the grandparent kind, because I am the student kind), but your time here at UConn is going to be short. As you adjust to life in college – being independent, being assigned hundreds of pages of reading a week, choosing from so many events to go to – your first few months may seem like a lifetime. But before you know it, you’ll be moving out in May. Repeat it three more times, and you’ve graduated.

If I could tell my freshman self one thing, it wouldn’t be to have fun at UConn. Don’t get me wrong, that’s really important. You should put yourself out there, meet new people, try new things. You should attend at least a few sporting events, see some comedians, go to parties (but be sure to party responsibly). I want you to have fun and enjoy your

four years here, but I don’t think you really need to be told that. My freshman self figured it out pretty quickly without any advice from the future.

No, I would tell my freshman self to keep his mind on the reason he’s going to school – to get an education, and later on, a job. All too frequently, incoming students are told that this is going to be the best four years of their lives, and to enjoy every minute of it. And in a lot of ways, it is.

You’re not going to have the same kind of social life or opportunities when you enter the workplace and share an office with a bunch of people much older than you, or live in an apartment with a bunch of people you have very little in common with (and without an RA to get you all to meet each other).

When everyone’s piece of advice for you is to have fun and savor these four years, it’s easy to forget that you’re paying tens of thousands of dollars to go here (especially if you’re taking most of it out in loans).

Today, the average undergraduate leaves college with $27,800 in unpaid loans. That debt may seem unreal at first, as it’s probably the first time you’ve spent tens of thousands of dollars on anything, or borrowed anything over $30. But now I look around and see a lot of my friends who just graduated still searching, without much luck, to find work in their field. Many are settling for something they’re not at all inter-

ested in, because they need to start paying back their loans and put food on the table.

So my word of advice to you is this: have fun while you’re here, but remember that you need to find a job once you graduate. I’m not necessarily telling you to switch your major to one that has better job opportunities (but consider a double major, or at least a minor, to help broaden your prospects). You can greatly increase your chances at getting a job by working with Career Services and attending their events, like résumé critiques and career fairs. Joining a student organization that’s related to your field, and really investing yourself in it, can make you stand out from other job applicants and provide you with some good answers to interview questions. And today, most “entry-level” job postings ask for two or three years of job experience.

You can get this experience through student organizations, internships, on-campus jobs and volunteering.

You should enjoy your time at UConn. I know I did, and I don’t regret a thing. But keep in mind that debt is real, and you need a way to pay it back four years from now.

Always be working towards the goal of landing that perfect job. And if you really love your field, you’ll have fun in the process anyway.

Weekly Columnst Sam Tracy is a 7th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Samuel.Tracy@UConn.edu

Friday, August 24, 2012

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By Jamie Dinar Campus Correspondent

A freshman in college’s biggest mistake is assuming that because they are spending less time in class, they could slack off with studying. Hopefully, this article is seen by your naive eyes before you realize on your own just how wrong that is. Indeed, we are spending much less time in class in college. That’s because students are expected to put in more work and effort on their own accord.

According to most college mythology, a student should be spending, on average, two to three hours studying per each hour spent in class. While you are arranging your dorm room, hanging up posters and finally feeling at home, be prepared to spend most of your days with your new best friend, Homer Babbidge.

Homer Babbidge Library is any UConn student’s second home. As a freshman, the library can seem intimidating (most of us hadn’t even stepped foot in one until we reached our college years), but once you learn the ropes, the huge haven of studies becomes smaller and cozier.

First, let’s start with the basics.

The library is sectioned off into 7 floors (B, A, Plaza, 1, 2, 3 and 4).

The fourth floor and A level are strictly “quiet floors,” meaning the only noises that will disturb you in your studies are the sounds of pages turning and candy wrap-

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Students study together in the Homer Babbidge Library, located in the center of campus. The library, frequently shortened to just ‘Homer’ by students, is an important resource for just about every student on campus.

pers ripping open. Pick whichever you prefer, the private cubicles or a table with friends. But watch out, you will get “shushed” if you are even just a tad bit too noisy.

Avoid these floors if you need to work with a classmate.

In addition, the B and A floors, which are usually very quiet, also generally have very low cell phone reception. This is great to lose those pesky distractions—all you’d need to do then is block your Internet from accessing Facebook and Twitter.

The third floor is notoriously known as a Greek-used floor, meaning the sorority girls and frat guys are hard at work chatting, while studying during their breaks. That is not to say you should avoid the third floor, however. This is the best floor for an

easygoing study session. Whether you are just finishing that week’s lab assignment, or brainstorming for your first freshman English essay, the laidback atmosphere at the third floor, and even the second, are ideal for non-intense work. Let it be noted that the second floor is a little calmer.

The first floor is flooded with computers, printers, Husky Tech, the Writing Center, the Q Center and a handful of various other helpful study tools. The computers are ideal if you need to print an assignment before rushing to class (but make sure you have Husky Bucks! It is only 10 cents to print each page, but they don’t accept anything but your UConnspecific money). Husky Tech is our own student version of Best Buy’s Geek Squad. They are here

“Nobody likes the awkward phone exchange and first hangout, but it is truly the best way to make friends. Just put yourself out there.”

Hannah Glass 6th-semester healthcare management major

to fix your every technological need, from student log-in issues to a malfunctioned computer to accessing your UConn e-mail on your smart phone. If they can’t get the job done, they will direct you to someone that will.

The Writing Center is, as hinted, a center to improve your writing. Talented upper classmen from a diverse array of majors (history, journalism, science, psychology) are here to help you edit, or even just start, some of your hardest essays. Not only that, but they will send an email to your professor, advising them you sought help.

This can help you win brownie points. Any professor would be happy to hear you went out of your way to get outside help, and many times it will reflect in your grade. This is a great way to get

on your first college professors’ good sides. Similar to the Writing Center is the Q Center, a center for math students to get tutored.

You must remember to make an appointment on the UConn website before visiting these accommodating centers.

Last is the Plaza floor, the floor you first arrive to when you enter the confines of Homer Babbidge.

Here you can go to the front desk and ask librarians for assistance, use their limited number of desks or computers, or you can visit Bookworms, the library café. Bookworms is convenient for those who plan to stay at the library from breakfast through dinner. Husky Bucks or Points can get you far—you can heat up an egg and cheese sandwich for breakfast, get a parfait, some snacks or candy or even hot, freshly made soup. Students are eternally grateful that Bookworms has a good selection. In a worst case scenario, you can always visit the Student Union for your meals if you so desire, which is just a two-minute walk.

Yes, the library is intimidating, and possibly very scary your first time using it. Try bringing a friend or two to get acquainted with your new study area. And remember to show up early, because all the good seats get taken quickly!

Good luck on your freshman studies, and take advantage of what UConn has to offer.

Jamie.Dinar@UConn.edu

“Some of the people who have defined by UConn experience are the ones I work and volunteer with. Engage yourself in a community you are passionate about.”

Sarah Wylie 6th-semester English and political science double major

Classic freshman mistakes, and advice on how to avoid them

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor If you’re reading this, there’s a very good chance that you’re a member of UConn’s class of 2016. In other words: you’re a freshman. Don’t worry, you’re going to love it here.

But the thing about being a freshman… you’re brand new to this campus. You’re new to college life in general. And there are three years of older students moving onto the same campus tomorrow who know how this “college” thing works.

But that’s where this article comes in.

You need time to make it. Until then, here are some tips on how you can fake it.

While a lot of the swag you’ll pick up over WOW weekend will be quite nice, be wary about the lanyards you’re given. The key to the lanyard is that you never, under any circumstances, put it around your

neck. Much like a cow with a cowbell, a lanyard around a freshman’s neck advertises to the entire campus that you don’t know how much of a fool you look like.

Likewise, don’t make your “Class of 2016” shirt your favorite. In three years, it will be a badge of honor. Until then, it’s laundry and gym material only.

Speaking of clothing, the awesome stuff from your high school that you’ve been rocking since graduation should also make its way into that “laundry and gym” category. There are more than 17,000 students on campus. The number of those students who care where you went to high school, or whether you were a varsity king, are about 18,000 less than that. And that’s not even touching on your “Class of 2012” graduation shirt.

Your wardrobe frustrations will pale in comparison to your parents’ if you flunk

out. Heed my words, you want to go to class. All of them, for at least a few weeks.

Come October and beyond, you can decide for yourself if you can get away with skipping your 8 a.m. class on Friday, but if you stop going to class early, your GPA will plummet. Ask any upperclassman. It’s not easy to pull it back up, especially if you’re flunking your gen-eds. Those are supposed to be the “easy” classes.

To get to those classes, make sure you explore campus while you get the chance.

Print out your schedule, check for locations online and start searching. Take an hour on Saturday or Sunday just to figure out how far classes are from your dorm.

You don’t want to head out the door at 8:50 a.m. on Monday, only to learn your 9 a.m. class is a 20-minute walk away.

If you’re coming to campus with your friends from high school, make sure you

branch out. I’m not saying your friends will abandon you, or you them. But expand your social scene. Depending on your preferences, join Greek life, a sports team, or a club. Hit up the Involvement Fair and see what UConn’s clubs, which number more than 500, have to offer. It’s better than watching TV in your room with your friends.

And finally, though this will sound cliché, enjoy the ride. UConn is a fantastic school with a lot to offer to just about anyone. Cherish your first sports game, your first party, your first A and your first C. When I was in your footsteps three years ago, I didn’t understand why people told me college was the best time of their lives.

Now that I’m a senior, I know. Have fun out there, kids. Make us old dogs proud.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

Tunes to welcome you to Storrs

Friday, August 24, 2012

By Trevor Begnal Campus Correspondent Welcome to UConn, Class of 2016. Your time at college has finally arrived. The next four years are going to be some of the best times of your life. To help you get started I’ve made you a playlist for your first days on campus.

One of my favorite parts of going away to school was not just meeting new people, but being exposed to their musical tastes and many different styles of music. You’ll soon realize that not everyone listens to only the Top 40 on the radio, and that’s a great thing.

College is a time to broader your horizons, so here is a playlist with some songs that probably are already on your iPod, songs that you will want on your iPod, and songs that will be in heavy rotation this semester. Enjoy them!

Kanye West- School Spirit I feel this is a great opening

track to start off the playlist. One of the main reasons you will come to love UConn is our school pride. Visiting other campuses, I have yet to find a place that can even come close to our spirit.

Fun. - Some Nights Though Fun.’s first single

“We are Young” was a massive success earlier this year, I feel this song could be just as big. The next four years away from home are probably going to be the hardest and most confusing in your life, but this encouraging tune about finding yourself will definitely boost your spirits.

If you haven’t noticed already, you’ll soon find out that the UConn campus is huge. 4,313 acres, to be exact. When your parents drove you to campus for open house, orientation, and move-in day, it looked big from the car window, but not as big as it will seem on your first day of classes. You’re probably already trying to figure out how to get from your dorm, on one side of campus, all the way to your 8 a.m. class on the other side.

Here at UConn, we have a great (and free!) bus service that you can take all around campus during the day, at night, when it’s raining, and when it’s windy (which is often).

There are six regular service lines (Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Orange and Purple) that run from either 6:45 or 7 a.m. to midnight on Mondays through Thursdays. On Fridays, the regular service lines (Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, and Purple) run from 6:45 a.m. or 7 until 10 p.m. After 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, there is a

Avicii - Silhouettes If you visited UConn recently you would know that Avicii’s “Levels” took over.

His next single is sure to be on everyone’s party playlist for the upcoming semester.

Passion Pit - I’ll Be Alright

This is probably my favorite song off Passion Pit’s most recent record, and is definitely a great addition to the playlist.

It just reminds us to try to not get overwhelmed with everything, because trust me, it’s very easy to get overwhelmed at school, especially your first year here.

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen Somehow Goulding’s song “Lights,” that was released over a year ago is just finally getting the recognition it deserves, but check out her newest single “Anything Could Happen.” I think we will hear more of her this fall.

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The album covers for Passion Pit’s ‘Gossamer’ and Kanye West’s ‘The College Dropout.’ Tracks from these records, and many more, are sure to ease you into Storrs this weekend and beyond.

The wheels on the UConn shuttle bus go round and round

By Rahul Darwar Campus Correspondent

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Late Night Shuttle that runs until 2 a.m. There is also a Weekend Shuttle, on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sundays from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Although that sounds confusing, it’s really not that bad. There are many ways to figure out exactly what bus to take, when it arrives, and when it will get you to where you want to go. The first is bus. uconn.edu, which is the official UConn Transportation Services website and has everything you need to know about getting around campus. There are maps of each line’s route, timetables listing when each bus is in service and even a great interactive map that allows you to track bus arrivals in real time.

I know some of you are wondering if you have to whip out your laptop on the side of the road to see when your bus comes. You don’t. Transportation Services has an equally amazing mobile site that can be used on your smartphone, iPod touch or iPad. Just type “bus. uconn.edu” into the address bar

on your phone and the mobile site should automatically come up.

This makes it very easy to know exactly where the buses are at all times and means that you don’t have to stand outside in the wind waiting for your bus and can head over to the bus stop when the bus is close by. (Don’t forget to allow for slight schedule variations due to traffic, construction, or weather conditions.)

So when your three-hour Chemistry lab finally finishes at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, you don’t have to trudge all the way back to your room. You only need to get yourself to one of the many bus stops located all over campus, sit on a bus, and ride it to your room.

And figure out the bus system early, when the weather is nice.

Don’t be that person who doesn’t know what bus to take the first time it rains and then has to try and figure it out during a downpour as three different buses pull up. Trust me, I’ve been there.

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A bus serves one of UConn’s six service lines on campus. The UConn bus system runs from around 7 a.m. to midnight during the week, ensuring that no matter your destination, you won’t always have to walk.

Grouplove – Tongue Tied (Gigamesh Remix) This had to be added to the playlist because it’s just a feel good song. It reminds me of just those crazy nights out with your friends that you will

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Breaking Sad: Winning the war against homesickness

By Katie McWilliams Campus Correspondent Every incoming freshman feels the thrill of becoming independent and leaving the careful, protective watch of their parents.

Move-in weekend feels like an adult version of summer camp, without the bossy counselors and Spartan accommodations. It’s all fun and games. Playing Frisbee on the quad, eating as much Dairy Bar as you can stomach and heading out to Carriage for the season’s biggest party.

Then, academic and social stress sets in and you just wish you could go home. It’s an obstacle that every freshman will face, regardless of how self-sufficient and equipped they are to handle the university environment.

Beating the homesickness blues can be difficult. The desire to return home to your high school friends, family and your Mom’s mac and cheese never really leaves you. But you can offset the homesickness by taking a few preventative measures.

The best way is to get involved.

Getting involved in on-campus activities, clubs, and groups helps fill empty time and opens up circles of people to become friends with. Not only does joining in on activities help you offset homesickness, but it lets you pursue interests you never knew you had and opens up a whole world of new opportunities to your social and academic success. UConn has a huge variety of clubs to offer, representing everyone’s interests ranging from fashion to skydiving to Tae Kwon Do. For more information on getting involved, be sure to stop by the Involvement Fair, located in the Greer Fieldhouse, on Sept. 5 from 2 to 7 p.m. and check out UConntact.uconn.edu to browse

clubs by categories.

Stepping outside your boundaries is another great way to curb homesickness. For most incoming freshmen, the pressure of creating a new social circle causes anxiety and introversion. No matter how shy or self-conscious you make be, put yourself out there and be social with the people around you. Make yourself accessible to other people. Spend time with people on your floor, they’ll become your family if you let them in.

Gerson Mendoza, a 3rd-semester engineering major, noticed that his tight knit floor at Global House Learning Community really helped to offset his feeling of homesickness. “Homesickness… what? I didn’t go through that, although I only live 40 minutes away! We were a pretty homey bunch,” he said.

Getting close with your floormates will really help you feel right at home during the first few weeks of your college experience. Making friends is certainly the best way to overcome homesickness and bonding with your floormates is a great place to start. “The two F’s of undergraduate life, fun and friends… nothing like kicking it with some friends to get over the ‘sickness,’” said Jagi Gyamcho, a 5thsemester student.

While making new friends is the best medicine for homesickness, keeping in touch with high school friends can also be a necessary remedy. Make an effort to catch up with old friends once in a while and reminisce about the good times a little bit. It’ll make you realize that you’re making equally good memories in your new setting and help you feel less lonely or homesick.

Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

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Friday, August 24, 2012

A guide to UConn Greek Tips to prevent you Life: it’s not Animal House from flunking out Freshman Edition

By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer

By Brendon Field Staff Writer

We all have seen those cliché college party movies where all the action is always at a fraternity or sorority house. There are Jell-O shots all around, beer kegs that never seem to end and drunken frat guys holding a poor freshman upside down to chug.

Either fortunately or unfortunately, Greek life is not like the movies. Despite the stereotypes, there is a lot more to Greek life than what’s on TV. At UConn, there are about 16 sororities and 16 fraternities listed on the official UConn Greek life website (www.greeklife.uconn. edu). Each group have their own unique motto and their own philanthropy that they fundraise for each year.

Each of their websites explains the history behind the sorority or fraternity and what their personal morals are based on. They each have unique colors, flowers and symbols, and have a deep belief in the importance of sisterhood and brotherhood.

There are many social events being involved with Greek life: various formals, parties, Greek week and fundraisers. These allow new students to bond with various people as they begin college, mak-

With all of the events, parties and other aspects of social life found around campus, it can be easy to forget why one attends college in the first place: to get an education. Said education can be difficult to achieve, and failing to do so is an enormous waste of money. Here are some quick tips on how not to flunk out of UConn.

The first one is pretty simple: go to class. I’m going to repeat that: go to class. Why does it need repetition? Because so many people find going to class unnecessary for whatever reason.

The lectures are straight out of the book, the professor is unintelligible, etc. It doesn’t matter; going to class is the key to earning good grades. Remember that the only person who makes the exams is the professor, and you are much more likely to know the content and difficulty of them if you attend lectures. The whole idea that professors don’t take attendance in college isn’t true.

They just don’t take it in the traditional way. It’s done commonly through participation, inclass assignments and pop quizzes, which can be a respectable portion of the final grade. Not to

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Members of different UConn sororities compete in the annual Greek Week pageant event.

UConn’s Greek life is an important part of campus culture, but it’s not for everyone.

ing it a lot easier to meet people and form new friendships. As a freshman, it may sound exciting to easily fit in at the UConn community. However, it’s important to remember that you will be balancing this with your course load.

College is nothing like high school. Studying in college requires a lot more effort, and that you understand the material and didn’t just skim it. Keep this concept in mind when considering Greek life; there is a lot of commitment once you join. Some students can pull off balancing their time.

Others may have a harder time due to the drastic transition from high school to college. Students who join Greek life need to learn how

to properly manage their time in order not to fall behind on school work, since most fraternities and sororities have a certain GPA they need to maintain. There are times when students can get lost within the fun of the activities Greek life has to offer.

Greek life is an exciting opportunity to take advantage of when you are in college, but remember that it isn’t for everyone. Some students may easily fit into the Greek scene. Others won’t find the appeal. Check it out if you’re curious. Typically, after a week, you’ll know if you are meant for Greek life or not.

Loumarie.Rodriguez@UConn.edu

mention, your tuition is paying for the classes themselves. Each lecture missed is a loss of more than a hundred dollars.

A lot of you were probably able to make it through high school by studying about 20 minutes for each test. That is not going to work here. There is a reason you are only in class for 15 hours a week: the rest of the time is meant for studying. Material needs to be studied consistently over the course of the semester.

The one night cram usually won’t cut it. And if you ever think you have studied enough for something, you have not.

Which leads me to procrastination. College makes procrastinating incredibly easy. There are dozens of distractions, all of which are better than re-reading notes for six hours. The only real way to fight it is will power. Get to the library, turn off the phone, disconnect the Wi-Fi, do whatever you can to prevent all-nighters from becoming a regular affair.

You’ll soon find out that college is a vicious cycle of work that never seems to end. In order to keep yourself afloat, you will need sleep. Living off of four hours a night may last you a month, but exhaustion will come eventually and it will hit you hard. And in case you were wondering, caffeine is not a long term solution. It also takes a toll on the body. Before you sleep, make sure an alarm is set, and for the right time. There are few things worse than having to sprint from North to Arjona in your pajamas to turn in a paper for a class that ended five minutes ago.

Your first year of college will be your most important. It’s the transitional year, and if you don’t find your footing in the first semester, it will get much harder in the coming semesters. You need high grades in the introductory courses to act as a GPA buffer for the harder courses two years down the road.

Remember, passing college is 10 percent intelligence, 90 percent work ethic. You proved you were smart by getting admitted; now you need to prove you can meet your potential. All it takes is focus, determination and motivation. Wasting tens of thousands of dollars should be motivation

Brendon.Field@UConn.edu

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Planning to explore campus before the semester gears up? Hunt down these spots while navigating on your travels. Snap a shot there, by yourself or with a team, and enter our scavenger hunt.

You are challenged to find: Jonathan. Rub his nose!

Real cows. Wave at them!

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The Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial

The oldest brick structure on campus

An “art”sy cafe

A bar for dairy Where you can skate on notso-thin ice A UConn seal set in stone A bridge by a water source A dog made of ice cream A leaning tower of UConn The place to see the stars

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Apply what you’ve learned, and imagine a fresh approach. Cut the fluff. The action is behind the scenes. Tell friends you’ll play later.

Travel is appealing, but not without risk.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 5 -- Taking criticism and continuing to increase your effort could increase the risks, but also the successes. Try a new tactic. Keep the faith, and remember your bottom line commitment.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Looks like you’ve attracted someone hot. Enjoy it! It’s not a good time to travel, though. Stay put and find illumination over the next few days.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Welcome a big job. Make sure your credit card information is secure. Double-check your bank statement. Controversies increase and costs are higher than expected.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Your loved ones encourage you to take on a new challenge. Carefully consider the options, and then go for it. The thrill is in the calculated risk.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- The next few days are good for household renovations. You find it easier to get distracted. Ask others to help you stay on track. A little motivation goes a long way.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Get ready for another great learning experience. If you don’t try, you won’t know whether or not you can. Go for it! You can always get back on the horse.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Postpone family time. Now is a good period for making money.

If you’re not quite sure what you want next, look into your heart.

Improve the areas that need it.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- It’s easy to get complacent when you’re the king. Use your power to improve your world now and in the future. Changes may upset the balance at home. Reconfigure.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Clean out your closet, with the help of a friend. If you don’t love it, let go of it. Your trash is somebody else’s treasure. Persuasion is magic. Don’t waste your money.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- You can always include another in your circle of friends.

Disagreement results in growth.

Self-esteem gets a boost, even as false hopes get shattered.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 5 -- Check out something you’re worried about, and stay active as needed. It’s easy to get sidetracked.

You’re full of brilliant ideas, so organize them according to priority.

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Why soccer games are a must-see

By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Writer

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UConn senior midfielder Jossimar Sanchez works around a defender at a home game at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium.

Sports have always been my passion. In fact, they’re the reason I chose UConn. Since I was a little kid watching games at Cameron Indoor, Phog Allen, Rupp Arena and countless other crazy college sports venues on TV, being part of a passionate student section was always part of my college plans.

As I’m sure you all know, even if you’ve yet to experience it firsthand, there is nothing quite like a game day in Storrs.

But what if I told you that this campus’ most loyal, rabid, and intense student section doesn’t call Gampel Pavilion its home,

but rather yells, cheers, claps and sings outdoors under the lights in the middle of brisk New England autumns?

You see, nowhere is Husky Pride on greater display than on a chilly night at Morrone Stadium, one of the most intimidating college soccer stadiums in the country, and I would advise every freshman to take part in the exhibit.

Now I would be lying if I told you that when I stepped on campus as a freshman that attending soccer games were on the top of my social to-do list. But now I can’t imagine missing a match, and being a proud member of the Goal Patrol is the best part of each fall semester.

As freshman, everyone is

looking to meet new people, especially those with similar interests to themselves, and soccer matches are the perfect place to begin to forge those relationships. The group of students who attend the matches are sizable – several hundred for each game, if not closer to 1,000 from time to time – yet small enough to get to know other students who regularly attend games. All of those who attend have a shared school spirit that is incredible to see in large numbers. In fact, some of the best friendships I’ve made over my two years on campus began in the bleachers at Morrone.

The team on the field cer-

» UCONN SOCCER, page 15

Athletics’ Bartolo Colon suspended 50 games

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon of the Oakland Athletics was suspended for 50 games Wednesday after testing positive for testosterone.

Major League Baseball made the announcement one week after All-Star game MVP Melky Cabrera of the San Francisco Giants received a 50-game suspension following a positive test for the same substance.

“I apologize to the fans, to my teammates and to the Oakland A’s,” Colon said in a statement released by the players’ association. “I accept responsibility for my actions and I will serve my suspension as required by the joint drug program.”

He will miss the final 40 games of the regular season and

the first 10 games of the postseason if Oakland advances that far.

Any remainder of the suspension would be served in a future season, if Colon signs another major league contract.

“It’s a shock,” Oakland reliever Grant Balfour said. “He’s a guy that we’re definitely relying on right now. I guess you could say it’s bad timing any time, but especially now.”

Oakland, which hasn’t made the playoffs since 2006, began Wednesday a half-game out in the AL wild-card race. The A’s were preparing for an afternoon series finale against Minnesota when they got the news from clubhouse televisions. A closeddoor team meeting was called.

“The Oakland Athletics are disappointed to learn of today’s

suspension,” the team said in a statement.

General manager Billy Beane received word from MLB earlier Wednesday and began searching for a starter to take Colon’s turn in the rotation Thursday at Tampa Bay. Tyson Ross will be called up from Triple-A Sacramento.

Beane addressed the A’s in the clubhouse before the team took the field for pregame warmups.

“Listen, it’s disappointing.

From a baseball standpoint, we’re scrambling,” Beane said.

“We’re all disappointed, not just for the Giants and the A’s, but for baseball.”

The 39-year-old Colon is 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA in 24 starts this season, his first with the A’s, and has a 171-122 record in 15 big league seasons.

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Oakland Athletics’ Bartolo Colon works against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning of a baseball game.

Top UConn sports traditions to experience

By Tyler Morrissey Associate Sports Editor When people ask me why I chose to attend the University of Connecticut, I would be remiss if I did not mention that athletics were a big reason that I came to Storrs. Even though I knew I would never take the field wearing the Huskies’ blue and white, I still wanted to be a part of the Huskymania that takes place before and during many athletic contests. UConn has long standing traditions with many of its sports teams and students should try to take advantage of low student ticket prices and seeing athletes before they go pro when they have the chance. Here are the top five UConn athletic events to attend during your time as a Husky.

Number Five: Attend a UConn hockey game. One of the fastest growing UConn programs is the men’s hockey team, who play their home games on campus at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum. This past summer, the Huskies accepted an invitation to play in one of the premier college ice hockey conferences in the nation, Hockey East. Although Hockey East play won’t commence until the 2014-2015 season, UConn will continue to be in contention for Atlantic Hockey’s league title as they come off a second round loss to the eventual champion Air Force in last year’s conference playoffs. Games are sometimes

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UConn student cheer on the football team at a home game from the student section known as the dog pound at Rentschler Field

free for students and free T-shirts and pizza are provided by members of UConn’s faithful student section, The Blue Line.

Number Four: Take in a UConn baseball game. When the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, there is nothing finer than catching a UConn baseball game at J.O. Christian Field. Since the facility does not have lights, games are played during the day. Often double headers are played which means one could easily spend an enjoyable day at the ballpark. Recently some former UConn players have signed with major league ball clubs, including Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Olt, who made his rookie

debut this summer.

Number Three: Attend a UConn soccer game. Soccer may not be the most popular sport in America, but it’s hard to tell after attending a UConn soccer game at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. From the opening kick-off to the final horn, the student section, known as the Goal Patrol is busy making life a nightmare for the opposing goalie. UConn soccer has been ranked nationally, multiple times and just missed a bid for the College Cup last season, when they fell 4-2 in penalty kicks to the Charlotte 49’ers.

Number Two: Sleep outside Gampel Pavilion before a basketball game. One

of my favorite memories at UConn will always be the weekend of February 25th 2012. That was the day that ESPN College Gameday came to Storrs for their weekly pregame show before the UConn/Syracuse men’s basketball game.

The night before, many UConn students, including myself and a few other writers from The Daily Campus braved the elements and slept outside to ensure a spot in the first few rows for pregame show. It was cold, I didn’t have a sleeping bag and people were shouting the whole night, but I wouldn’t trade that night for anything in the world. I think sacrificing one night’s sleep is worth it to take part in a tradition that will leave you with lasting memories.

Number One: Tailgate at Rentschler Field. Finally, if you do anything on this list make it this one. Tailgating is not unique to UConn but it’s one of the things that make a chilly Saturday in the fall something that football fans on campus look forward to week after week. Parking lots open four hours before kickoff, so it’s worth it to plan on arriving early. Even though you will see some elaborate setups by fans and UConn alumni, don’t be ashamed of your tailgate, they have been doing this for years. College is a great place to begin your own tailgating traditions that you can carry on after you earn that precious degree.

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Connecticut eliminated from world series SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Powerful Petaluma, Calif., can pitch, too.

Hance Smith's three-run homer in the third broke open a tight game, and reliever-turned-starter Quinton Gago struck out seven over 5 1-3 innings in a 5-0 win Tuesday night over Fairfield, Conn., in the Little League World Series.

California moves on to the U.S. semifinals on Thursday night.

Connecticut was eliminated.

The 12-year-old Gago said it was the best performance of his young career, even though he was a little nervous when the night started.

"In the back of my mind, I said 'I am not a starter,'" Gago said as he held on to an ice pack strapped to his left shoulder. "But right as I took the mound, I felt it went away."

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico also is moving on after a 6-2 victory over Willemstad, Curacao, and Lugazi, Uganda made the biggest splash Tuesday with a win in its tournament finale.

The first team from Africa to qualify for youth baseball's biggest tournament notched another first with a 3-2 victory over Gresham, Ore. in a consolation game. Uganda dropped its first two games in the series.

In the nightcap, Gago stifled Connecticut.

Fairfield's best chance came in the second when Michael Ghiorzi led off with a single, and an error made it runners on first and second with nobody out.

But third baseman Cole Tomei charged a bunt and started a 5-6-4 double play, and Gago got a strikeout to end the threat.

"That was completely awe-

some," Gago said about the double play. "That double play really helped me out a lot. I really liked that."

Ryan Meury led off the Connecticut sixth with a double, and Gago left after a groundout because he had reached his pitch limit. He got a hug from a teammate before heading to the dugout.

Reliever Andrew White closed it out, and the teams exchanged handshakes at the plate before the California kids returned calmly to their dugout while a marching band played in the stands.

After his team won elimination games in three consecutive days, manager Eric Smith said he planned to give his boys Wednesday off. But White quickly reminded him of one trip he promised they could make.

"What about Dairy Queen?" the 12-year-old White asked.

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Higher expectations for freshmen football from FRESHMEN, page 14 home,” Knappe said.

Knappe played team handball until he was 18 years old when he made the jump to football and he has played the sport for two seasons back home in Denmark.

Since he was overseas, it was much more difficult for Knappe to be recruited by schools in America.

“It’s a hard time getting recruited from overseas, because when you get home you got six hours of time difference, the coaches can’t call you, but I managed to get over here,” Knappe said. “I decided on UConn when I was here on my official visit because I got to meet all the people I had been talking to on the phone and I got to see all the facilities, I was really amazed. It’s a whole new experience for me and I’m really excited about it.”

Tyler.Morrissey@UConn.edu

using the time left to making a deal as quickly as possible," Daly said.

The clock is ticking. The current agreement is set to expire Sept. 15, when the NHL says it will lock out the players if a new deal hasn't been reached.

Formal talks between the two sides were slated to resume Wednesday afternoon, but they have now been postponed until Thursday morning.

The private meeting between the four main principals was kept quiet as media gathered at the NHLPA head office in anticipation of the afternoon talks.

Daly said the two sides would discuss some key issues Thursday.

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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

posals are the most critical issues and probably the issues where we have the widest divergence of views currently," Daly said. "I'm all in favor of spending as much time as possible trying to bridge those gaps."

UConn soccer is worthy of your support, attention, patronage from WHY SOCCER, page 14 tainly gives us plenty of reasons to be in attendance as well. Our Huskies are currently ranked No. 4 in the nation in the NSCAA poll.

After a 2011 season that saw UConn spend four weeks as the top-ranked team in the country, and the majority of the season in the Top-5, before a disappointing loss in both the Big East Tournament Final and the Elite Eight, the team and the fans have high hopes of not just making it to this year’s Final Four in Alabama, but bringing home a trophy as well. To quote the Goal Patrol scarves that students receive with their season tickets, the Huskies have “unfinished business” to take care of, and we plan on helping them make

Connecticut shortstop Will Lucas reacts after Petaluma, Calif.’s Hance Smith hit a three-run home run in the third inning of an elimination baseball game

Freshman athletes contributing to teams

NHL labor talks postponed

TORONTO (AP) — NHL collective bargaining talks were canceled Wednesday after top executives from the league and players' union held an impromptu morning meeting to discuss the status of the negotiations.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly spent about two hours with players' association executive director Donald Fehr and his brother Steve Fehr, the union's No. 2 man.

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it there.

Home games at Morrone will be loud, I can promise you that.

Between the chants, cheers and songs, those in attendance will be hard-pressed to still have a voice by the end of the night.

But road games might be where the Goal Patrol makes its mark the best. There will no doubt be trips planned to Yale, Harvard and Providence away games, as well as Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ for the Big East Tournament Semifinals and Finals. Because as we sing before every game, “the Goal Patrol is always full” – and a few dozen miles isn’t going to get in the way of that. I hope to see you all there.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

loss to Western Michigan, McCombs recorded 188 allpurpose yards with 136 yards on the ground in addition to 52 yards receiving.

On October 15, he recorded 130 rushing yards against conference opponent South Florida and on Nov. 5, he lit up rival Syracuse for 152 yards on the ground.

Going into this season, the freshman All-American is on the Maxwell and Doak Campbell Award watch lists.

You’re darn right he is.

No. 3) Kaleena MosquedaLewis Going into the season, Mosqueda-Lewis was facing pressure on pressure. The No. 1 recruit in the nation came into Storrs and donned the same number 23 worn by campus legend, Maya Moore.

But in spite of all the hype, she proved herself on the court and handled it with the grace and composure of a winner.

She averagwwed 15 points per game, the highest on a a team that reached the Final Four last season and Mosqueda-Lewis scored 20 points or more in eight games this season. All this while coming off the bench.

She is not afraid to call herself out for poor play and is always looking to improve herself.

After the loss in Denver to Notre Dame, she told me “We got stagnant on offense again like we did throughout the season.”

Just a freshman? Long hair, don’t care.

No. 2) Andre Blake Anyone who went to a UConn soccer game last season noticed something about the team almost immediately; the Huskies’ goalkeeper is

a physical freak who looks more like a basketball player than a goalkeeper.

That’s Andre Blake for you.

It is not a stretch to say that there is not a forward in the country who can get a head on the ball in the box when Blake is jumping for it too. He’s just too big and too athletic.

He shut out opponents 16 times last season and from Sept. 9 to Oct. 8, he went nine straight games without conceding a goal. For a little perspective, there were only nine games total in which he allowed a goal.

What impresses me most about Blake is that personal accolades don’t mean a thing to him. He’s out for a national championship win.

After the streak ended, a reporter asked him about how it felt and he answered simply, “We have bigger things to take care of.”

Teammate Mamadou Doudou Diouf once said of Blake, “We definitely have the right guy in the back for us.”

I would have to concur, they definitely do.

No. 1) Chinyere Pigot Not many freshmen finish up the school year and go into the summer to bear the flag in the Olympics for their home nation like Chinyere Pigot did.

Pigot, a swimmer for the Huskies finished up her inaugural season with UConn and then went to the London Olympics where she bore the flag for her home nation of Suriname.

Not too shabby for someone who was “just a freshman.”

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu

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The top 5 biggest freshmen impacts

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By Dan Agabiti Sports Editor At first glance, last year was a bust for UConn athletics. There were no magical national championship runs or major bowl games, just a lot of disappointment.

Men’s soccer lost a heartbreaking Elite 8 game to Charlotte in penalty kicks, field hockey lost a tough Final Four game against North Carolina in a game that went into double overtime, women’s basketball lost a tough overtime game to rival Notre Dame at the Final Four in Denver and men’s basketball didn’t make it past its first game of the NCAA tournament.

But once I looked into it a bit, it was the most encouraging year of sports I’ve witnessed in my time at UConn.

How can I say that? Two words: freshmen impact.

With five young stars like these, the future of UConn athletics is as bright as ever and the rest of the NCAA had better watch out.

No. 5) Chloe Hunnable This forward for the field hockey team came from across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving Chelmsford, England to come and play for UConn.

Hunnable scored 14 goals, good for third in scoring on a team that lost in the Final Four. She was also twotime conference player of the week.

She wasn’t even a regular starter. Hunnable appeared in 20 games and only started one of them.

In the preseason, she told The Daily Campus that “four Big East Championships would be perfect.” Welcome to Storrs, Miss Hunnable. I hope you enjoy your stay.

No. 4) Lyle McCombs There wasn’t much of a silver lining to be found in the UConn football program last season. However, redshirt freshman halfback, Lyle McCombs gave Husky fans a little something to cheer about.

McCombs rushed for 1,115 yards last season, good enough for No. 29 in the nation and No. 2 in the conference.

In the team’s brutal 38-31

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The U.S. women’s basketball team, center, featuring six fromer UConn athletes, alongside France, left, and Australia, right, receiving their medals in London.

By Danny Maher Staff Writer As the 2012 Summer Olympic Games came and went, UConn fans were able to cheer for their country, former Huskies and their classmates.

UConn was well represented with 10 athletes connected to the university competing in London.

Sophomore Chinyere Pigot qualified to represent the South American country of Suriname for the second consecutive Olympics in the Women’s 50-meter Freestyle.

At the age of 15, Pigot swam the sprint in 27.66 seconds, this time around she chipped off over a second and finished with a time of 26.30 seconds, which was good enough for third in her heat (40th overall.) However, it was not enough to advance to the semifinals. But her excellence in the pool was not the only honor for Pigot at the XXX Olympiad. At the Opening Ceremonies on July 27, she was chosen to be her nation’s flag bearer, an honor only 204 Olympians can boast.

Her younger brother and soon-

to-be Husky, Diguan, also swam for Suriname in the Men’s 100-meter Breaststroke. He went up against some of the sport’s greats including the United State’s Brendan Hansen.

Like his sister, he finished third in his heat with a time of 1:05.55 but did not advance to the semifinals. Diguan will be a freshman at UConn this fall.

Former Husky track star Phylicia George was the closest to an individual medal of the ten athletes with UConn ties. George competed in her first Olympic Games for Canada in the Women’s 100-meter Hurdles. The UConn graduate recorded a new personal best time of 12.65, just 0.2 seconds from the podium and good for sixth in the world in the 100-meter hurdles.

“Phylicia George is unbelievable and I couldn’t be more proud and happy for her,” UConn sprints/ hurdles coach Clive Terrelonge said. “She rises to the occasion every time even on the biggest stage at the Olympics. This is history for her, me and the University of Connecticut.”

Another former UConn great, Melissa Gonzalez competed on

the United States Field Hockey team. The Americans finished 1-4 in London, including four one-goal losses but Team USA did defeat Argentina 1-0, who then went onto to win the silver medal. Gonzalez played 34 minutes in the only victory. At UConn from 2007-2010, Gonzalez scored 27 goals and was selected as a First Team All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association in 2010 and 2009. The London Olympics were the first for Gonzalez, but she has been with the national team since 2009.

The USA Women’s basketball team had 12 spots on the final roster and six of those spots were filled by former Huskies. As each of the Huskies did at Storrs, they brought home the gold under head coach Geno Auriemma. The U.S. Women overcame a four-point halftime deficit to Australia in the semifinals en route to an unprecedented fifth consecutive gold medal by defeating France 86-50 in the gold medal game. Team USA Captain Sue Bird scored 11 points to go along with Diana Taurasi’s nine points and six assists as the UConn Alums each

claimed their third gold medal. Bird led the team with 4.5 assists per game and Taurasi averaged 12.4 points per game, the most on the team.

Swin Cash returned to her second Olympic Games and earned her second gold medal after missing out on the 2008 team due to injury. She scored 3.3 points per game and grabbed 1.4 rebounds in seven games. Cash became the third woman behind Bird and Taurasi to win multiple NCAA, WNBA and Olympic titles. Fellow Huskies Ashja Jones (3.1 ppg), Tina Charles (10.5 ppg), and Maya Moore (9 ppg) each won their first gold medal.

Auriemma helped extend the USA Women’s win streak to 42 games but is unlikely to return as the head coach for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Auriemma said in a press conference, “I worked with a great bunch of people during my time, but if you were to ask me right now, today, I would say it’s someone else’s turn.”

Daniel.Maher@UConn.edu

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Freshmen set to master challenges

Tyler Morrissey Associate Sports Editor

Freshmen on the UConn football team will have a lot more to contend with than the average freshmen student.

Members of the UConn Class of 2016 as well as the rest the Huskies have already been hard at work this summer preparing for the 2012 football season by participating in long practices and learning how to improve upon last year’s 5-7 record.

A typical day for freshmen players starts around 6:30 a.m., when they get up to eat breakfast and visit the

trainer’s room for treatments. After that, the players attend meetings and participate in a walkthrough, which is then reviewed on tape before the afternoon practice. After a two and a half hour practice, the team showers, has dinner and players break off into individual meetings to learn to the plays for the next day.

Second-year head coach Paul Pasqualoni explained that the freshmen have a lot more to learn than just the black and white playbook.

“The playbook only gives you a broad definition of what your assignment is,” Pasqualoni said. “Then the player has to learn the small details of that assignment. You have

to be instinctive, it has to be reactionary and you got to do it the right way. This freshmen class has some physical tools that will allow them to be good players at this level of football.”

This group of freshmen is ready to take on these challenges as well as adjusting to college life. “It’s getting used to fast pace, the way Coach Pasqualoni has us practice and a big thing is getting used to college life and the college game,” said freshman kicker Bobby Puyol.

Puyol will have some big shoes to fill as he competes for the starting job that Dave Teggart left when he graduated after last season.

“It’s definitely a big challenge, but it’s a challenge I am willing to take, Dave was a great kicker who set the bar really high,” Puyol said.

Another player looking to make as big of an impact as his size, will be freshman defensive lineman Andreas Knappe, who is listed at 6’9, weighing 285 lbs. Knappe will not only have to adjust to college life but also being miles away from his hometown of Silkeborg in his native country of Denmark.

“I am the second Dane ever to get a full scholarship at a Division 1 school, so it’s a pretty big deal back

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