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Volume CXX No. 3
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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Cultural centers balance program quality despite budget cuts By Abdullah Hasan Campus Correspondent
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There are many changes coming to the Union this semester. The first of many changes includes a $75 fee to reserve the game room for two hours, according to Jaclyn Cataldo, the Event Services student assistant. Moreover, the Union is now going online with a new interactive map uploaded to Google Maps that allows browsers to interactively travel through the Union and find different rooms and areas. Finally, the Student Union Mall will be closed off for the 2013-2014 academic year due to construction. “This will be a huge change for the year,” Cataldo said. Many of the concerts and events, such as Relay for Life, that are held on the mall will need to be held elsewhere. “No one will be able to walk on it and we have had to cancel many bookings,” Cataldo said. The closure, nonetheless,
does not inhibit the Asian American Cultural Center’s 20th anniversary festivities. Kal Penn, best known for his role as Kumar in “Harold and Kumar,” will be kicking off the celebration on Thursday, Sep 5 at Jorgensen Center. Penn will be speaking about his life story and experiences. Admission is free for UConn students, and $10 for all others. “We wanted to celebrate in style,” said Sheila Kucko, Assistant Director of the Asian American Cultural Center (AACC). “It took us all summer, but we were finally able to schedule him”. Kal Penn’s visit is only one of the many events the AACC will be holding this year. On Oct 15, Frank Wu, ranked the most influential dean in legal education by the National Jurist and the first Asian-American professor to teach at Howard Law School, will be coming to speak at UConn. Kucko hopes to see another “big-name person” visit UConn in April to conclude the 20th anniversary celebra-
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The Student Union shown above faces changes in the coming semester, including a closure of the Student Union Mall due to construction.
tion, but this has not been easy. “We have had to reconsider our programs and events after budget cuts this year,” Kucko said. Fany Hannon, the director of the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC, strives to make the center a “home away from
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The center is shortening its hours of operation, limiting services, and re-considering events to meet the new budget. “We won’t sacrifice quality, but we must be wise,” Hannon said. “Times like these give us an opportunity to be creative.”
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home.” Recent budget cuts, however, are making this very difficult. “We can no longer provide food for student events,” Hannon said. “We still want to protect our students, work with them and make sure they have the full college experience, but it’s tough.”
Storrs Center faced its first summer in 2013, and while some shops fared well, many suffered deep losses. With rumors of store closings floating around, the new shops anxiously awaited the arrival of over 17,000 students last week for the start of the fall semester. “It was slow and steady,” FroyoWorld manager Barry Schreier said. “Business was down by 30 percent.“ In efforts to help boost business, select stores and Mansfield Downtown Partnership are offering promotions and sales. Sweet Emotions is working with The Flower Pot to offer chocolate and flower deals. Schreier explained that the businesses meet once a month to discuss cross-promotions and build better relationships. Groups such as StoDo Arts, a local organization created by local businesses, are working with Storrs Center to increase customers. StoDo Arts aims
towards making Storrs Center a “regional destination to celebrate all that is Storrs-Mansfield,” as stated on the organization’s website. The group organizes a weekly movie and music series to be held at Storrs Center. “The pleasant outcome [of such events] is that it helps boost customers,” Schreier said. Even the Storrs Center Management, Layland Alliance, along with Mansfield Downtown Partnership are taking steps to help attract customers. According to Schreier, they attend monthly meetings with the business owners, partner with different groups and individuals, and organize events to bolster the attractiveness of Storrs Center, according to Schreier. More information about such events can be found on the Storrs Center official website, storrscenter.com. To boost profits after a slow summer and attract students, individual shops will also be holding promotions during the start of the semester. FroYo World will be offering
discounts of 15 percent to firstyear UConn students at the start of the school year to recuperate from summer losses explained a FroYo World employee. Many of the shops that accept Husky Bucks will be on campus during the Week of Welcome to hand out coupons and promote specials. As far as news of businesses closing down goes, there are mixed responses. An unidentified employee at Sweet Emotions reported of hearing that Insomnia Cookies was to close down a few months back. Insomnia Cookies refused to provide any further details about the matter. According to Mansfield Downtown Partnership, however, “these rumors aren’t true.” ‘We’ve leased out all the space that are available. We have even leased out places that haven’t opened yet,” a representative from Charter Reality and Development, Storrs Center’s commercial leasing broker said.
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UConn student Jesse D. Richeeds passed away on August 25 in his dorm room in Shippee Hall. The UConn Fire Department responded to an emergency phone call at 3:10 a.m., in which Richeeds was having difficulty breathing. Richeeds was transported to Wyndham County Memorial Hospital where he died upon arrival. While an investigation into the cause of Richeeds’ death is underway, no foul play is suspected to have been involved.
The student from Killingly, Conn. suffered from a pre-existing medical condition that likely contributed to his death, but the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause of death. UConn is offering counseling for students, faculty, and staff in need of support through the University of Connecticut Center for Counseling and Mental Health Services (CMHS). The University sends its condolences to Richeeds’ friends and family.
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Eco-Huskies help UConn rise in the ranks By Domenica Ghanem Campus Correspondent Thanks to the work of ecoconscious Huskies all throughout campus, UConn was named Sierra Club’s “No. 1 Coolest School” on a list of 2000 eligible colleges. “To be ranked by the Sierra Club as the greenest school in the nation compared with other large and small public and private colleges and universities is a pretty remarkable distinction,” said Rich Miller, the director of the Office of Environmental Policy at UConn. Sierra Magazine ranks the top greenest schools, a list on which UConn has been climbing for years. From administrators to students, eco-consciousness is a trademark of the UConn community. Third semester environmental engineering student Dan Froth reflected on what makes the UConn community so environmentally driven. “The simple fact of putting
more plants around the campus makes people appreciate their environment more,” said the EcoHouse Learning Community member. “President Herbst has done a lot to push forward efforts for a sustainable campus.” Herbst has led major changes such as reaffirming EPACs (Environmental Policy Advisory Council) Climate Action Plan last year, and other smaller ones, such as approving funding for a permaculture garden outside of Whitney Dining Hall. The commitment to the climate action plan “really gave the University a boost of momentum and enabled us to pursue many campus sustainability initiatives” said Miller. The plan has reduced thousands of tons greenhouse gas emissions and saved $2 million in energy costs per year. In addition, the new water reclamation facility will conserve up to 500,000 gallons of water per day.
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Conn. officer kills lizard found menacing chickens
LEDYARD (AP) — The story of a large reptile roaming this rural town was no urban legend. Police say a Ledyard officer shot a monitor lizard to death Sunday afternoon, after a resident called 911 to report what she believed to be an alligator attacking the chickens in her coop. The officer was forced to shoot the reptile to protect fellow patrolmen, the town’s animal control officer and the chickens, police Lt. Michael T. Finkelstein said Monday. “There really was no safe manner to stop it,” Finkelstein said. Monitor lizards can be as big as some alligators, reaching lengths of 6 to 7 feet. They are not native to Connecticut and are illegal in the state. Police believe the one killed Sunday had been an illegal pet that either escaped or was abandoned. Ledyard police warned people that monitor lizards can be dangerous and urged them not to have the large lizards as pets.
Woman faces seven years for stealing from patients
WATERBURY (AP) — A woman who worked as a clerk at a Waterbury nursing home has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing from the home’s patients. Forty-seven-year-old Virginia Soules of Meriden pleaded guilty to larceny in April. She was managing the patient funds trust account at the Meridian Manor nursing facility when a 2012 audit revealed irregularities. An investigation by the Medicaid Fraud Control of the chief state’s attorney’s office found she had written three dozen checks totaling $140,000 that were cashed or deposited into her bank account. A Waterbury Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced Soules to serve five years of probation and pay full restitution in addition to her prison term. She is also prohibited from working in the financial or health sectors.
Exec. to head new Mohegan Sun entertainment post
UNCASVILLE (AP) — The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania has promoted an executive to a newly established job overseeing sports and entertainment. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority announced on Monday the appointment of Tom Cantone as senior vice president of sports and entertainment. He held a similar position at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut since 2007. He will now oversee all aspects of entertainment at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. Mitchell Etess, chief executive officer of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said Cantone’s appointment will help the casinos select, purchase and route artists and tours using the gambling enterprises’ properties in the Northeast and centralize its entertainment buying power.
Conn. police: sneeze leads to accidental shooting
NEW HAVEN (AP) — Police in Connecticut say an 81-year-old man who was lying in wait with a rifle for a pesky raccoon accidentally shot himself after sneezing and falling from a chair. New Haven police say James Pace Sr. shot himself in the shin at his home Saturday night. The injury wasn’t life-threatening. Pace told authorities that a raccoon had been scratching at his back door for several days and he was waiting for it with a .22-caliber rifle. Police say he sneezed and fell from his chair, then realized he had accidentally shot himself. Pace’s son drove him to Yale-New Haven Hospital. Police detectives seized the rifle and are investigating the incident.
83-year-old woman dies after Bristol crash
BRISTOL (AP) — Bristol police say an 83-year-old woman has died from injuries she suffered in a head-on car crash that injured four other people over the weekend. Authorities announced the death of Sophie White of Bristol on Monday. Police say she suffered internal and leg injuries and died at Hartford Hospital on Saturday afternoon. The two vehicles collided Saturday morning on Stevens Street. Police say 21-year-old Elvis Caban of Bristol was driving a Cadillac that crossed the center line and hit an SUV carrying four women. Another SUV passenger, Evelyn Petosa, was critically injured. The SUV driver has minor injuries and the other passenger has serious chest and shoulder injuries. Police say Caban suffered serious leg and hip injuries. Police haven’t filed charges and are still investigating the accident.
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May 8 A man, 21, of Greenwich, was arrested at UConn Police Headquarters and charged with drug paraphernalia near a school, possession of drug paraphernalia, intention to sell an illicit drug, illegal possession near a school, possession of less than four ounces of a hallucinogenic, and possession of drug paraphernalia in a drug factory. The man turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest stemming from a search of his apartment by warrant on April 13. His bond was set at $10,000 and his court date was May 21. May 9 A woman, 22, of South Hadley, Mass., was arrested at Hunting Lodge Road and charged with failure to drive right and operation under the influence. Officers suspected the woman of being under the influence and she subsequently failed a field sobriety test. Her bond was set at $500 and her court date was May 21. May 9 A man, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested at the UConn Police Department Headquarters and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia near a school, possession of drug paraphernalia, intention to sell an illicit substance, illegal possession near a school, four counts of possession of less than 4 ounces a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia in a drug factory. The man turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest stemming from an April 13 incident where a search and seizure warrant was executed at the man’s apartment. His bond was set at $20,000 and his court date was May 21. May 11 A man, 19, of Storrs, was arrested at 249 Glenbrook Road and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree and interfering with an officer. Police were called to the area and the man admitted to spraypainting buildings in the area. His bond was set at $5,000 and his court date was May 13. May 11 A man, 19, of Weston, was arrested at 249 Glenbrook Road and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree and interfering with an officer. Police were called to the area and the man admitted to spraypainting a building and initially gave the officers a fake name. He was also found in possession of the three bottles of spray paint. His bond was set at $5,000 and his court date was May 21. May 11 A woman, 19, of Avon, was arrested at 249 Glenbrook Road and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree and interfering with an officer. Police were called to the area and the woman admitted
to spray-painting a building. She initially gave the officers a fake name. Her bond was set at $5,000 and her court date was May 21. May 15 A man, 58, of Coventry, was arrested at 30 Ledoyt Road and charged with breach of peace in the second degree. Police arrested the man after he was involved in a verbal altercation at the water treatment facility. His bond was set at $500 and his court date was May 28. May 16 A man, 22, of Storrs, was arrested at South Eagleville Road and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of failure to keep drug in original container, illicit drug distribution, five counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia in a drug factory, four counts of possession of narcotics, window tint and possession of narcotics. The man was a suspect in a larceny and the police stopped the man at a traffic stop. They found the illegal substances upon search of the vehicle. His bond was set at $25,000. May 18 A man, 20, of Glastonbury, was arrested and charged with carry and sale of a dangerous weapon. The man was arrested after police were dispatched to a fight at Hough Hall. It was found the man was in possession of a black folding knife. His bond was set at $5,000 and his court date was May 28. May 18 A man, 21, of East Hartford, was arrested and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and carry and sale of a dangerous weapon. Police were dispatched to the scene of a fight at Hough Hall where the man was found in possession of a tan military grade folding knife with a four inch blade and he used it to threatened others involved in the altercation. His bond was set at $10,000 and his court date was May 28. May 20 A woman, 35, of Columbia, was arrested at the UConn Co-op and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. She was observed by loss prevention switching price tags on merchandise. She then paid for the item tagged at $12 less than its value. Her court date was June 4. May 27 A man, 19, of New Fairfield, was arrested at the UConn Police Department and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree, two counts of intention to sell an illicit drug, possession of drug paraphernalia in a drug factory and possession of narcotics. The man turned himself in after a warrant was issued stemming from an April 20 incident in which the man was found in possession of 1.2 grams of cocaine,
drug packaging material, a ledger of drug sales, and $994 in cash. Police found he was also selling cocaine and MDMA from his dorm room. His bond was set at $20,000 and his court date was June 4. May 27 A man, 20, of South Windsor, was arrested at the UConn Police Department and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than four ounces of a controlled substance, and possession of paraphernalia in a drug factory. The man turned himself in after a warrant was issued for an incident on May 3 in which the accused admitted to police he and his roommate sold marijuana from their dorm room. His bond was set at $2,000 and his court date was June 4. May 27 A man, 19, of South Windsor, was arrested at the UConn Police Department and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intention to sell marijuana, possession of less than four ounces of a controlled substance, and possession of paraphernalia in a drug factory. The man turned himself in after a warrant was issued for an incident on May 3 in which the accused admitted to police he and his roommate sold marijuana from their dorm room. His bond was set at $2,000 and his court date was June 4. May 27 A man, 21, of Storrs, was arrested at Stadium Road and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana, possession of narcotics and weapons in a motor vehicle. Police found the man unconscious in a damaged vehicle and officers found two metal hatchets, 2.8 grams of marijuana, a metal pipe with trace amounts of cocaine and a ceramic smoking pipe upon investigation. Police later found the damage to the vehicle was caused when the man was involved in an accident in which he evaded responsibility. His bond was set at $2,000 and his court date was June 6. May 29 A woman, 22, of South Windsor, was arrested at the UConn Co-op and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. The woman was observed concealing textbooks valued at $404 and attempting to leave without paying. Her bond was set at $500 and her court date was June 11. May 31 A man, 20, of Unionville, was arrested at the UConn Police Department and charged with assault in the second degree and disorderly conduct. The man was arrested following a May 3 altercation with his roommate. His bond was set at $1,000 and his court date was May 31.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 June 8 A man, 22, of Milford, was arrested at the UConn Police Headquarters and charged with breach of peace in the second degree, criminal mischief in the third degree and reckless burning. The man turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest related to an April 27 incident in which the man was found responsible for pouring lighter fluid on a couch. When the couch was lit on fire it caused damage to a dumpster at Celeron Square Apartments. His bond was set at $5,000 and his court date was June 18.
June 10 A man, 21, of Bayside, N.Y., was arrested at the UConn Police Headquarters and charged with criminal mischief in the second degree. The man turned himself into police after a warrant was issued for his arrest related to an incident on February 2 where the man was found responsible for graffiti violations. His bond was set at $500 and his court date was June 19.
June 20 A man, 47, of Willington, was arrested at Jorgenson Hall and charged with breach of peace in the second degree. The incident occurred during E.O. Smith High School’s graduation ceremony and the man became angered by a person blowing an air horn and then physically threatened him. His bond was set at $1,000 and his court date was July 2.
June 22 A man, 21, of Hamden, was arrested at North Eagleville Road and charged with failure to drive in the proper land and operation while under the influence. Police stopped the man after he swerved out of his lane and failed a field sobriety test. His bond was set at $500 and his court date was July 3.
June 23 A man, 42, of Andover, was arrested at Route 32 and charged with failure to drive right, failure to drive in the proper lane, and operation while under the influence. Police pulled the man over after he failed to drive and proper land and he failed a field sobriety test. His bond was set at $1,000 and his court date was July 3.
June 26 A woman, 42, of Oakdale, was arrested at the UConn Co-op and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. Loss prevention staff detained the woman after he left the Co-op without paying for $24.99 shirt. Her bond was set at $500 and her court date was July 9.
June 26 A man, 47, of Oakdale, was arrested at the UConn Co-op and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. Loss prevention staff detained the man after he left the Co-op without paying for $81.93 of merchandise. His bond was set at $500 and his court date was July 9.
June 30 A man, 22, of South Windsor, was arrested at the UConn Police Department and charged with reckless burning. He turned himself in after learning of an active warrant for his arrest related to a June 2 incident in which he was found responsible for burning furniture and debris in a Celeron Square parking lot. His bond was set at $2,000 and his court date was July 9.
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Outgoing foundation president to receive half a million dollar salary through the end of June STORRS (AP) — The University of Connecticut Foundation is bringing on a new president next week, but the outgoing leader who makes close to half a million dollars annually will continue to be paid through next June. The foundation raises money for UConn’s endowment and other things including scholarships and athletic facilities. A capital campaign launched in 2009 has raised about $400 million toward a $600 million goal. John Martin, who has been the foundation’s president since 2003, is being replaced by Joshua Newton, who served in a similar position at Emory University. The foundation will not say how much it will pay Newton. Martin will remain at the foundation until his contract expires in June of next year, foundation spokesman Arthur Sorrentino said. “The board felt that it was a
suitable time to begin a search and we found Joshua Newton, and made the decision to do the transition now and not wait until June,” he said. State Sen. Beth Bye, the cochair of the legislature’s higher education committee, said she is concerned that the foundation would pay two presidents’ salaries for such a long time. “If we have a new president and you’re paying him well, then he should be able to take over operations,” she said. “I can understand some consulting, but to stay on at full-time salary for a year seems extravagant.” Sorrentino declined to comment beyond saying he was confident the foundation’s board “did its due diligence” when considering the compensation of both men. He said the foundation’s operating budget, which includes salaries, is paid for by a combination of university support and
fundraising. 2010, the The founlast year dation is figures for e x e m p t that school’s from state foundation Freedom of are availInformation able. Laws but is Martin required to was responreport salasible for ries of anyoverseeing one making the foundamore than tion’s major $150,000 to camState Sen. Beth Bye capital the Internal paign, Our Co-chair of the legislature’s University, Revenue Service. The higher education committee O u r last available Moment, statement, which went which lists public in eight such 2009 with a foundation goal of raisstaff meming $600 bers, shows Martin received million by 2014. It has raised $484,367 during 2011. $399,800,000, according to the As a comparison, the presi- foundation’s website. dent of the foundation at Rutgers Newton is credited with leadUniversity made $342,769 in ing a seven-year capital cam-
paign at Emory that raised $1.69 billion. University President Susan Herbst said his job will be to bring philanthropy at Connecticut in line with other top national universities. “Having Josh on board to lead that effort is nothing short of a home run for the foundation,” she said in July, when the hiring was announced. “He will be a transformative force on our efforts to bring philanthropy at UConn in line with other top national universities, and his leadership will benefit UConn students and faculty for generations.” The school currently has an endowment of just over $328 million, according to the Commonfund Institute and the National Association of College and University Business Officials, which conducts an annual survey of more than 800 higher education institutions in the U.S. That ranks 26th among
“I can understand some consulting, but to stay on at full-time salary for a year seems extravagant.”
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Is Coke’s 127-year-old recipe the same? Not quite
ATLANTA (AP) — CocaCola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that’s bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret. But in one of the many signs that the surveillance is as much about theater as reality, the images that pop up on video screens are of smiling tourists waving at themselves. “It’s a little bit for show,” concedes a guard at the World of Coca-Cola museum in downtown Atlanta, where the vault is revealed at the end of an exhibit in a puff of smoke. The ability to push a quaint narrative about a product’s origins and fuel a sense of nostalgia can help drive billions of dollars in sales. That’s invaluable at a time when food makers face greater competition from smaller players and cheaper supermarket store brands that appeal to cash-strapped Americans. It’s why companies such as Coca-Cola and Twinkies’ owner Hostess play up the notion that their recipes are sacred, unchanging documents that need to be closely guarded. As it turns out, some recipes have changed over time, while others may not have. Either way, they all stick to the same script that their formulas have remained the same. John Ruff, who formerly headed research & development at Kraft Foods, said companies often recalibrate ingredients for various reasons, including new regulations, fluctuations in commodity costs and other issues that impact mass food production. “It’s almost this mythological thing, the secret formula,” said the president of the Institute of Food Technologists, which studies the science of food. “I would be amazed if formulas (for big brands) haven’t changed.”
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“We (the students) push forward our ideas to the administrators and they are very open to helping us implement them,” said Jessie French, a seventhsemester Environmental Science and Resource Economics double major. Throughout campus there are many new gardens ranging from the flower designs in Fairfield Circle to the rooftop gardens of Laurel Hall. All of the new buildings are LEED certified. That means that buildings have to earn enough points by the LEED rating system in categories such as water efficiency, materials and resources, and sustainable sites. “When the older buildings were being built people didn’t care about energy saving techniques,” said Froth. “Now it seems like every semester there’s a new green building being renovated or more environmental classes being offered.” UConn offers over 600 classes pertaining to the environment, including majors from engineering to education. In addition to classes, the Dodd Center hosts the Teale Lecture Series, which discusses a range of environmental issues and won the Joshua’s Trust Conservation Award in 2007. There are a range of clubs and student leaders passionate about protecting the environment including EcoGarden, Soil and Water Conservation Society, Forestry and Wildlife, and ConnPIRG. The EcoHusky student group provides awareness and outreach throughout campus while cosponsoring events such as Earth Day Spring Fling. “They have almost single-handedly maintained and cleaned up the 64-acre Hillside Environmental Education Park for the past few years,” said Miller. The park provides students with hiking trails alongside North Campus. EcoHouse, a learning community, helps students to live a sustainable lifestyle on campus. They participate in various volunteer efforts on- and off-campus and offer an alternative spring break.
In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2013 photo, a tour group enters the vault exhibit containing the “secret recipe” for Coca-Cola at the World of Coca-Cola museum, in Atlanta. The 127-year-old recipe for Coke sits inside an imposing steel vault that’s bathed in red security lights, while security cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays a secret.
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This summer, the Twinkies cream-filled cakes many Americans grew up snacking on made a comeback after being off shelves for about nine months following the bankruptcy of Hostess Brands. At the time, the new owners promised the spongy yellow cakes would taste just like people remember. A representative for Hostess, Hannah Arnold, said in an email that Twinkies today are “remarkably close to the original recipe,” noting that the first three ingredients are still enriched flour, water and sugar. Yet a box of Twinkies now lists more than 25 ingredients and has a shelf-life of 45 days, almost three weeks longer than the 26 days from just a year ago. That suggests the ingredients have been tinkered with, to say the least, since they were created in 1930. “When Twinkies first came out they were largely made from
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Strict party platforms are harmful to political process, dialogue
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few weeks ago, an amendment was proposed to Alabama’s Republican Party bylaws that would prevent someone from continuing to serve on the steering committee if they publicly advocated a position contrary to the platform adopted at the Republican National Convention. The only way he or she would be able to continue serving would be to publicly rescind his or her comments. The proposed amendment came in response to comments made by Alabama College Republicans chairwoman and University of Alabama student, Stephanie Petelos. She spoke out about her frustrations with the GOP and the difference of opinion many young conservatives have with certain leaders of the party in regards to gay marriage. “I think a lot of people would be actively for it if they didn’t live in fear of backlash from party leaders,” Petelos said. “We don’t want to go against the party, we love the party. We’re just passionate about a whole list of other issues, that’s why we’re involved.” The amendment, sponsored by Don Wallace of Tuscaloosa and Bonnie Sachs of Double Springs, would have stripped Petelos of her position for her comments. The amendment has since been struck down by Alabama Republicans, allowing Petelos to keep her position and stifling efforts to oust her. Even though she kept her position and Alabama Republicans rightfully shot down the amendment, it was still wrong of GOP leaders to try to silence her in the first place. Regardless of whether it is the Republican or Democratic Party, there needs to be an ability to have a discussion within a political party. To limit the leaders of a party from veering off a preset platform prevents a party from being able to evolve, and it alienates people who may not agree with everything on the platform, like the young conservatives who are going to be the future of the Republican Party. Petelos was right in saying, “the harsh language used by our leaders will really continue pushing and turning people away from learning about our party.” When you make a specific issue the centerfold of your party’s platform and continue putting an emphasis on religious rhetoric, you fail to expose people to other facets of the platform, which may be more accepted. Both major parties have a wide variety of issues, from gay marriage and other social issues to economic and foreign policy. Political parties shouldn’t be based on a single issue, nor should they be so rigidly confined within a platform. To be so unwavering creates an ‘all or nothing’ attitude about the platform and eliminates the freedom of discussion that is necessary within any political party.
Texas governor’s stance on abortions hypocritical; sexist
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nless you turned off your Google Alert for “feminism” and “Rick Perry” for the summer, you heard of new Texas legislation that adds restrictions to their abortion laws. The laws will close most of the state’s abortion clinics because only five can comply with the new surgical center restrictions. While this is a classic example of using institutional sexism, or rather using what sound like perfectly reasonable restrictions to deny rights to By Victoria Kallsen women, I want to address more Weekly Columnist strongly the hypocrisy Rick Perry exemplifies and the vile nature of his comments towards the brave Wendy Davis who successfully filibustered the first attempt of passing these laws. Rick Perry, sir, you make me angry. You make me angry because you decide shaming Wendy Davis is the best way to deal with this matter, that saying “it is just unfortunate that she hasn’t learned from her own example” is okay, when it’s actually just disgusting. If you want to know why so many women seek abortions, it is because the world is filled with insulting people like you who believe women need to bear the consequences of their actions, that women should be shamed for daring to have premarital sex, that women like Wendy Davis who had a child so early in life must have the fact constantly addressed even though she “managed to eventu-
ally” do something with her life, right? I’m 19 years old, Mr. Perry, and I do not want a child because society thinks so less of unwed mothers. I do not want an abortion, Mr. Perry, but look at the options you left me. Can I use birth control, Mr. Perry, like the 90 percent of all women who have an abortion do? To paraphrase the lovely Judith Jarvis Thomson, if I have a security system on my house, and yet I am burglarized, does the blame lie with me? If I use a contraceptive, and yet I become pregnant, does the blame lie with me, because I dared to have premarital sex? Even though birth control, especially that provided for free, reduces unwanted pregnancies which, as a matter of fact reduces abortions, you don’t seem to like providing birth control for us women. Do I dare mention that making abortion illegal won’t actually help? If you compare the abortion rates of countries where abortions are legal versus where they are illegal, what will you find? That women will still attempt abortions, just far too many will die in the process. I’m glad you love fetuses so much, my dear Mr. Perry. So you must obviously care for them after they are out of the womb? Tell me, why are 16.8 percent of children in your state uninsured for medical coverage? It is, you know, the second highest percent in the U.S. Why do you keep making cuts, like $5.4 billion worth of cuts, on education, Mr. Perry? You do realize if all of us women need to keep having these fetuses, then
you’re going to need some more, you know, money to go into the education system for them. Why are you so desperately arguing for fetuses, when you have executed your 500th person and lead the country in terms of the death penalty? Mr. Perry, I admire your love of the unborn, but it is just so hard to believe when your opinions are changed post-womb. Mr. Perry, I am not pro-abortion. I am pro-choice. Yes, it’s piece of political maneuvering much like “pro-life.” I am pro-women having a right to their bodies, a right you keep denying. I want safe abortions, meaning it’s legal, meaning women aren’t force to die in large numbers because of illegal abortions. I want a rare amount of abortions, meaning women have access to free birth control and this crazy thing called sex education because that is what works. I want women to not feel ashamed of their past, the way you’re shaming Wendy Davis. I want you to stop making me and other women feel terrible because we, and 95 percent of Americans, have premarital sex. I want you to stop believing us women, and just us women, have to deal with the consequences. I want safe, legal, and rare abortions, just in a different way from you.
Weekly Columnist Victoria Kallsen is a 5th-semester Mechanical Engineering major. She can be reached at Victoria.Kallsen@UConn.edu, and @Oh_Vicki on Twitter.
Is Hip-Hop Becoming a Bullying Playground for Artists?
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All of my classes went full length today... What’s up with that? Changing classes on Fairfield Way = kids texting and bumping into each other Miley Cyrus. Still not used to these weird class times. *NSync just performed together why is everyone talking about Miley!? Why aren’t there proper bike lanes on campus? Guess who’s back... back again? Shady’s back, tell a friend. I feel bad for Robin Thicke... and even worse for Robin Thicke’s wife.
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n the night of Aug. 14, 2013, there was the rap verse heard around the country that took Twitter by storm. Big Sean released a song called “Control,” which included UConn’s spring concert headliner, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Electronica. Lamar, of course, was the star of the song. But the one verse that had everyone sayBy Lashay Lawson ing, “Ooo, kill ‘em,” Staff Columnist was when Lamar said, “I’m the king of New York.” Mind you, Lamar is from Compton, Calif. In his verses, Lamar mentioned himself as the best MC along with Jay Z, Nas, Eminem and Andre 3000, but called out other rappers such as Drake, Wale and J. Cole. After hearing the song, Lamar fans and hip-hop fans tweeted their reactions. Eventually, other rappers, like Cassidy, who were not even mentioned in the song, were offended and responded through their own verses. But was Lamar trying to
revive hip-hop or was he being a bully by calling out other rappers? Lamar was simply trying to revive hiphop and give its heart a ‘beat.’ Lamar made a public service announcement and did every hip-hop fan a favor by trying to tell other rappers to simply ‘bring it.’ Rappers have gotten too comfortable by being friends with other rappers, but hesitate to ‘bring the heat’ in a friendly rap battle. Sadly, people took the verses out of context. Instead of ‘listening’ to the songs, they were just only ‘hearing.’ People listen to songs just to say they heard them to participate in the conversations on social networks and to make themselves seem like they are true hip-hop fans. Lamar even defended himself in the song saying, “I’m usually homeboys with the same (expletive) I’m rhymin’ with/But this is hip-hop and them (expletive) should know what time it is…I got love for you all but I’m tryna murder you (expletive)… What is competition? I’m tryna raise the bar high…” We often tend to reminisce
about how good music was ‘back in the day.’ Rappers would battle each other in 16 bars back-and-forth and come hard and passionate with their verses, but at the end of the day, rappers remained friends. Now, people are more sensitive and take a lot of things to heart, hence, Kanye West and his hissy fits with the media. Every now and then we come across a good song or album that still can be played years from now and be considered a classic. But now, most hip-hop music is based on ‘twerking’ and ‘turning up’ (do not even get me started on this phrase). So I do not blame Lamar for trying to do what others would not. He acknowledges rappers, but he wants them to do better collectively instead of it just being him trying to make the change. This could be the light that starts the new hip-hop era. And Lamar is becoming the leader of the movement. For other rappers that were offended, I say to you that Lamar cannot mention everyone in a 7 minute, 37 second song. One, that would take forever, so he mentioned
today’s popular rappers. Second, this is not his song, but Big Sean’s. And third, the ones that were offended and responded were trying to get themselves noticed or were hoping to obtain relevance. Hopefully none of the rappers mentioned or not mentioned in the song take this to heart and try to start something more than what the song was intended to do. We have seen what happens when rap beefs go wrong. The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur were two of the best (if not, the greatest) rappers of their time. Their passion for the microphone created a beef between the East and West coast. But the lives they lived and rapped about led to their deaths at young ages. Lamar is definitely a hiphop artist to be reckoned with. His poetic story-like flow will turn into a battle if need be.
Staff Columnist Lashay Lawson is a 7th-semester journalism and African American Studies major. She can be reached at Lashay.Lawson@UConn.edu.
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Lee Daniels tells the story of race and American history in “The Butler” By Katie McWilliams Staff Writer It is hard to know where to begin with Lee Daniels’ “The Butler.” As one of the first Oscar contenders of the year, “The Butler” has been one of the most talked about films of the summer. Subtle in its message but powerful in its aim, the film delivers a thought-provoking look at an important chapter in American history through the eyes of an African-American family. Unlike recent movies that have tackled similar themes of civil rights, “The Butler” is unexpectedly disturbing and serious. For fans of movies like “The Help” or “The Great Debaters,” “The Butler” may come as a surprise with its forthright and accurate portrayals of reality, but it is this split from the fluffy Hollywood adaptations of history that make the film award-worthy. While many people might think that “The Butler” is a political drama, it is far from it. It focuses instead on the relationships in the Gaines family and how history influences their lives. The film primarily follows Cecil Gaines, the family patriarch and the eponymous “butler.” Following Cecil from his childhood on a cotton farm in Macon County, Ga., to his adolescence learning the ways of a house servant, to his promotion to White House butler, Gaines works through eight presidential administrations. Gaines interacts
with each president and the audience gets a glimpse at how Civil Rights were enacted politically versus how they were practiced privately. For example, even during the Reagan Administration from 1981 to 1989, Gaines is still refused a salary equal to his white counterparts. It is these small reminders of lingering inequalities in recent history that provoke the audience to think about how much discrimination we overlook in our lifetime. Furthermore, as Gaines raises his children in
NEW YORK (AP) — Miley Cyrus’ memorable moment at the MTV Video Music Awards may not have been good for her, but it was great for MTV and social media. An estimated 10.1 million people watched the annual program Sunday night, up 66 percent over last year for a show that is fueled by the buzz from talked-about moments, the Nielsen company said. And few were talked about more than the former child star, who twerked, gyrated, stripped and swayed during her moment in the spotlight. Twitter said a new record for tweets per minute — some 306,000 — was set during Cyrus’ medley of her own “We Can’t Stop” and a duet with Robin Thicke on “Blurred Lines.” It broke a record set by Beyonce during her Super Bowl halftime performance. Cyrus eclipsed Lady Gaga’s opening performance of her new single, Katy Perry’s closing rendition of her latest hit and Kanye West’s artsy set. The 20-yearold even grabbed more attention than Justin Timberlake’s
reunion with his ‘N Sync band mates. In her eye-popping performance, Cyrus stripped down to a nude bikini, grinded on Thicke and made suggestive moves with a foam hand. The wild child also slapped a girl’s butt onstage. Within hours, the Buzzfeed site was posting the “15 Weirdest and Craziest Moments” from Cyrus’ performance, which was aired live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Though they were attention grabbers and nominated for four moonmen each, Thicke and Cyrus walked away emptyhanded Sunday night. Timberlake earned three awards, including video of the year and best male video for “Mirrors.” Days ahead of the VMAs, his rumored reunion with ‘N Sync dominated headlines, and he and his former band mates delivered at the awards show. As Timberlake performed a medley of his solo hits, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick
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vitamins and minerals your body needs to function. Some vegetables are also high in fiber, giving you the feeling of fullness sooner, while consuming smaller quantities. Some high fiber foods include kidney beans, chickpeas, peas, broccoli and whole wheat grains. If you don’t like to eat vegetables by themselves, try to mix them up with other foods you like and maybe even create your own dish. Tip 3: Get smaller portions. At an all-you-can-eat-buffet, it is difficult to resist the urge to eat everything you see. Try to get smaller portions of food you want. It is better to eat a little of everything instead of overeating. You may also want to fill your plate with less food during your first time around. Limiting the food you get will not only avoid overeating, but will also help you avoid waste. You are hitting two birds with one stone. Tip 4: Begin your meal with a glass of water. It is recommended to drink 8 cups of water a day, but most people don’t drink that amount. Starting your meal with a glass of water can also help you avoid overeating, as it
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D.C., a part of the country that during the 1960s would not be considered the South, de facto socio-economic segregation is striking. As Louis, the eldest son, graduates, he asks his father if he had seen a white person among the matriculating students. Cecil looks at him, caught over having raised his children in a better place with all the opportunities he never had, and realizing that the world they live in
is far from ideal. With that Louis shrugs and ducks away, only to appear next at Fisk University— birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement—where he becomes active in the Freedom Riders, a historical group that took the first steps to nonviolent protest against segregation. The Gaines family lives through some of the arguably most important chapters of American history, ranging from the inception of the
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Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War to the election of President Obama. The historical representation of events such as the Freedom Rides, the murder of Emmett Till, the Woolworth’s sit-ins and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., are surprisingly true to history. Many films glamorize the past, (ahem, “Les Miserables”) but “The Butler” does not set foot in such territory. Other than Louis, the family does not participate in history; they live alongside history, experiencing the effects of sending their son and brother to Vietnam and the victory of watching an African-American president take the Oval Office. This is what makes “The Butler” such an achievement; it chronicles history without recreating it, choosing instead to watch the effects on an average African-American family and foregoing the historical inaccuracies. The acting in the film is nothing short of evocative and spectacular. Oprah Winfrey delivers a heartfelt performance as Gloria Gaines, Cecil’s troubled but warm-hearted wife. For anyone who doubted whether Oprah could pull her weight on such a serious role, prepare to be impressed by her spot-on delivery. The remainder of the cast is star-studded, with big names such as Jane Fonda, Alan Rickman, John Cusak, Robin Williams, James Marsden, Minka Kelly and
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Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake own the MTV VMAs
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emerged from the bottom of the stage in suits to sing some lines from their hits “Girlfriend” and “Bye, Bye, Bye.” Gomez, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and possibly the entire venue were giddy as the members of the
How to avoid the “Freshman 15” Have you ever heard of the “Freshman 15?” As most, if not all of you know, it is an expression for the fifteen-pound weight gain a college student gets during their first year. You have complete access to a wide variety and an unlimited amount of food in the dining hall. It is easy to eat poorly, as there are all different kinds of fried and greasy food available every day. But it can also be easy to eat nutritiously. Here are 7 tips that will help you avoid the “Freshman 15.” Tip 1: Look at the menus ahead of time. It is even better if you check the nutritional facts provided on the dining hall website. Making a plan can help you make smarter eating decisions and avoid the temptation of eating mindlessly. Tip 2: Go straight to the salad bar first. You will already have filled up a portion of your plate with these nutritious foods, limiting the amount of other foods you may want to get. Eating vegetable is beneficial to your health, as they provide lots of
has already filled your stomach with fluid. Tip 5: Rethink your drink. There are a variety of soda and juices in the dining hall, loaded with lots of sugar. Cut down excess sugar intake by switching these sugary drinks to water or tea. If you have an urge to drink soda, dilute it by adding water and a lot of ice. Tip 6: Eat with your friends. It’s always better eating with a friend than eating alone. Chatting with a friend during a meal slows down the pace you are eating. It takes about 20 minutes before you feel full, so the slower you eat, the fewer calories you eat. Tip 7: Make desserts special. There are different types of desserts available every day. Make it special by only eating it on Friday nights or on special occasions. Following these tips will not only help you avoid the famous “Freshman 15,” but it may also help you shed a few pounds.
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boy band danced like they did a decade ago. Even rappers Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J admitted on the red carpet they were excited to see ‘N Sync hit the stage. “Half of the moonmen I’ve ever won, I won with those four guys right there,” Timberlake said of his band mates when he accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award. “So above all else, I’m going to share this — we can keep it my house — but I’m going to share this award with them.” Cyrus wasn’t the only pop singer with edge at the VMAs. Swift also turned heads. The 23-year-old, who won best female video, appeared to utter an expletive to Gomez when Swift’s rumored ex, One Direction member Harry Styles, was onstage. The boy band also earned boos when it won best song of the summer for “Best Song Ever,” beating out Gomez, Thicke, Cyrus, Daft Punk and Calvin Harris. Rapper A$AP Rocky also provided an awkward moment Sunday when standing next to NBA player Jason Collins, who were both announcing Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ performance. Collins, who is the first active player in the NBA to say he was gay, spoke about coming out as A$AP Rocky looked uncomfortable. “The next artist is a good friend of mine and he stands up for everything he believes in as far as everybody being equal, color, homosexuality,” the rap-
per said as he pointed to Collins in another awkward moment. But that was followed with a touching performance of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ same-sex anthem “Same Love.” It featured the song’s original vocalist, Mary Lambert, as well as Jennifer Hudson. The video won best video with a social message, while their hit “Can’t Hold Us” won best hip-hop video and best cinematography. “I never dreamt I would be on a stage accepting an award, any of the awards, in particular for that song,” Macklemore said of “Same Love” backstage. “It’s much bigger than the music. It’s equality, so that was the most special for me tonight, but all of them were incredible.” Bruno Mars, who won best male video and choreography for “Treasure,” twirled with his two moonmen backstage, while Gomez admitted she thought Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” should have won best pop video instead of her seductive “Come & Get It.” Lady Gaga kicked off the awards show in a less dramatic fashion compared with her past performances. She did change her clothes — and hair — various times onstage while dancing and singing her new hit, “Applause.” She finished in a thong, revealing her toned body. Katy Perry closed the VMAs under the Brooklyn bridge in a boxing ring, singing her smash hit “Roar.”
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Books to read about London
This summer, I had the opportunity to study abroad in London. After spending an amazing month exploring museums, navigating “the Tube” and enjoying British accents, I came home to my small, suburban Connecticut town. My summer had now become extremely subdued. I went from always having entertainment at my fingertips to not an event in sight. Crowds of bustling people became unheard-off. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with myself after I unpacked and settled in but as always, a book presented itself to me just as I needed it. Craig Taylor ‘s “Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now—As Told by Those Who Love it, Hate it, Live it, Left it, and Long for it” is a mouthful of a title but the book is easy to work your way through. It is an oral history book divided into several sections to properly categorize interviews with Londoners. Taylor spoke with 200 people and selected the best stories from those encounters, resulting in transcriptions that allow you to truly understand the type of person he interviewed. Anecdotes abound in this book with every interviewee sharing a piece of their life with readers. While I loved every minute I spent in London, “Londoners” revealed information that my rose colored glasses prevented me from seeing and my limited time prevented me from experiencing. However, the London life I did have was enough shock me into opposition by some interviews and nod my head in agreement with others. I adopted the last piece of the title as my emotion throughout reading: “long for it”. Readers learn about the city from perspectives that normally wouldn’t be discovered. They read the words of Emma Clarke, the voice announcing every stop on the Tube. They hear about the intricacies of those recordings, the need to have them perfect. When an arboriculturalist is introduced to them, they learn the reasoning behind planting particular trees. A taxi driver’s interview informs them that drivers are required to take an extremely difficult exam before they can operate a cab. They embark on a day in the life of a market trader. As the first oral history book I’ve ever read, “Londoners” made me fully realize the power of people’s stories. I would love to see more books like this about other cities around the world. Everyone has different experiences and lifestyles. It’s this combination that gives each one of us the ability to share our revelations and wisdom with others. The beauty of this book is that random people from different paths that somehow converged in London at one point or another are the focus. It reminded me of UConn since that phenomenon is UConn at every given moment. They are from all over the state, the country, and the world but it is UConn that has united each one of us together. Like London, you never know what you may find here, be it love or a new hobby. Every student here will have a different college experience and will depart to another road once these four years are completed. But in the end, we are all still
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To some studio-casting executives, the pairing of Ashton Kutcher with the story of iconic Apple CEO Steve Jobs seems like a match made in heaven. Not only does Kutcher bear a striking resemblance to the late tech pioneer, but the actor has been a bit of a Silicon Valley pioneer himself, being one of the early investors in tech startups such as Foursquare. Kutcher was also the first person to reach 1 million Twitter followers. That does not change a crucial detail: Ashton Kutcher is not now, nor has he ever been a good actor. It may be a bit harsh, but facts are facts. To Kutcher’s credit, his
performance in “Jobs” is without a doubt the most ‘impressive’ the actor has delivered to date. But for every minute of film Kutcher appears to seamlessly channel Jobs, another three falter due to Kutcher underacting, overacting or simply not reacting to the situation at hand. Kutcher is far from the fatal flaw in “Jobs.” However, the direction of the film is. The film moves at a baffling, breakneck pace, glossing over several aspects of Jobs’ life while totally ignoring others, sometimes at a cost to the film’s overall story. It is almost as if the film feels more like a documentary of Steve Jobs’ career at Apple than a biographical motion picture about the man
himself. At other times, a plot point will be briefly introduced at random (i.e. the fact that Jobs was adopted) and then never followed up upon. Characters are introduced left and right at such a fast pace that had I not read Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, I would not have known what was going on. These flaws compound the film’s inprogress identity crisis. The film spends nearly all of its running time painting an unflattering portrait of Jobs, ignoring many positive aspects of his life. After vilifying him, however, the film tries to end two hours of bashing on an upbeat note, praising Job’s genius. Kutcher by no means is at
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fault for the film’s failure. While it would not be wise to label his performance as “insanely great,” he delivers a decent, somewhat half-baked performance. No, rather, “Jobs” misses the mark due to its poor direction, unremarkable screenplay, underdeveloped characters and confusing/rushed storyline. While the entirety of Steve Jobs’ life story might be too large to fit within the time constraints of a typical feature film, that is no excuse for pushing a rushed and mediocre product out the door, something Jobs himself refused to do throughout his career. Your move, Aaron Sorkin. No pressure, the bar has been set pretty low.
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“You’re Next” has been hyped up as a big horror movie event in similar fashion to the remake of “Evil Dead.” I did not like “Evil Dead” and “You’re Next” may actually be worse. Similar to “Evil Dead,” the film is nothing more than another horror movie that delivers creative and gory sequences but beyond that has no substance or redeeming qualities. It gets off to an interesting start with characters beginning to develop but then it just stops. Some characters are developed well while others are just archetypes and clichés we are left with for the entire movie. I suppose horror films do not need too much more besides the plot, and their twists are all based off of the motivations of their characters which in the end do not really add up to much. I will not spoil the film, but once the audience is revealed
the true nature of what is actually going on, it becomes one giant plot hole. It is like an M. Night Shamylan movie: the twist may seem believable while watching, but the moment you leave the theater, you will start to think about what just happened and realize it does not even begin to seem plausible. It might even happen before you leave if you are like me. The film is not really a horror movie. It begins and progresses like a typical slasher, but once the action really starts, it becomes a violent action thriller. Unfortunately for the bad guys, one of their dinner guests has had some extensive fighting training and can turn into John Rambo on command. Rather than play out as a thriller, the film is just scene after scene of violent deaths with little suspense as we discover after the first fight
that there is no way our female Schwarzenegger heroine can be beat. Because she is a woman I think we are supposed to believe this is a horror movie, but if we had easily re-written the part for a man and put Dwayne Johnson or Vin Diesel in the role, the only difference is that we would have seen it coming. Yet, the amount of criticism and audience praise this film and “Evil Dead” both received despite being ridiculous, gory messes lacking any sort of excitement or terror leads me to believe that maybe people want to see movies that are just filled with nothing but creative and gory deaths. The title is ridiculous. I am trying very hard not to spoil the movie so I will say as little as possible. This is not “The Purge” or “The Strangers.” This home invasion is somewhat random. You will not
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leave the theater terrified by the animal-masked men entering your home even if the trailer did a good job of making you think so. Once you realize what is going on in the film it is clear that this is a very specific home invasion. So you are not next and I am not next. Nobody is next. Once the film ends, it is done. There is no realism or thrills in the film. Nobody will leave it wondering if they will have nightmares. “The Strangers” may not have been a very good movie, but it sure made you afraid of home invasions. “You’re Next” does not even accomplish that. But I suppose the film’s silly holes, twists and ending all do us the favor of ensuring there cannot possibly be a sequel with an even dumber name like “You’re All Next” or “They’re Next” or something along those lines. At least there is that.
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You know, for the first column of the year I wanted to talk about something fun. Maybe look back at the best movies of the summer, or how the horror genre finally seems to be turning more than one good film every half-decade, but no. Apparently one routine A-List casting decision for a superhero film has the entire world’s tights in a knot, and I wouldn’t be doing my job correctly if I didn’t toss in my two worthless cents. I speak of course of Jamie Foxx being cast as Electro in “The Amazing Spiderman 2.” Oh wait, I’m being told nobody cares about that because Ben Affleck is the new Batman. First of all, this news has received the biggest overreaction since Joseph Kony. #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck was a top trending hashtag on Twitter for three straight days. Even if Affleck bombs in the role, I really doubt there are that many people who can do it better than him. Secondly, where were all of you when Ashton Kutcher was cast as Steve Jobs? I’d also like to remind people this is not for another Christopher Nolan “Batman” project, but
“Even if Affleck bombs in the role, I really doubt there are that many people who can do it better than him.”
rather for Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” sequel, which is unofficially being called “Batman vs. Superman,” probably just for marketing reasons. This means Affleck’s role will not be a lead, it may even be second-tier. He will also likely reprise the role for the 2016 “Justice League” film, another ensemble piece. I really thought after “Gone Baby Gone,” “The Town,” and especially “Argo,” the age of Affleck bashing was over. He’s a very respected and talented figure in Hollywood, and is no longer the celebrity punching bag he was while together Jennifer Lopez. “Gigli” came out ten years ago, get over it. So my thoughts on Affleck as Batman, indifferent. It’s definitely a head-scratcher, but that’s not a bad thing, and at worst it can be called questionable. My only gripe is his time would be better spent writing and directing, but that’s barely a nitpick. There are certainly some positive aspects. He will be acting across Henry Cavill, whose career wasn’t negatively affected by “Man of Steel,” but it wasn’t the breakthrough performance many had expected or hoped for. So Affleck’s presence will probably give him a boost. Afleck also has some experience in a superhero role. He played George Reeves as Superman in “Hollywoodland,” the first actor to play both Batman and Superman. He was also the title character in the “Daredevil,” which received mixed reviews (I haven’t seen it), but critics agreed Affleck isn’t to blame for its shortcomings. Most importantly, Affleck might be perfect if you look at his filmography over the last several years. The characters he portrayed are often headstrong and physically capable, but are often faced with moral ambiguity and deep personal torture. That’s Batman.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge signed off Monday on a deal to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen. A civil lawsuit accusing the former Food Network star and her brother of race discrimination and sexual harassment was officially dismissed when U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore Jr. in Savannah approved a deal reached by attorneys in the case last week. The order closed the case “with prejudice,” meaning former Deen employee Lisa Jackson can’t sue again over the same issues. Both sides agreed to pay their own court costs and legal fees. No other terms of the deal were disclosed. Jackson sued last year, saying she worked in an environment rife with racial slurs and sexual innuendo during her five years as manager of Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House in Savannah. Deen co-owns the restaurant with her brother, Bubba Hiers, who oversees its daily operations. The case got little attention outside Savannah until Deen
Mariah Carey. Each star is flawless and unassuming in his or her role, a difficult task to be sure when you are playing some of the most influential men and women of the 20th Century. Even with brilliant performances by the other cast members, Forrest Whitaker’s performance secured this film as one of the best of the year. Whitaker’s acceptance of Gaines’ sensitive and brave demeanor is so seamless that it is hard to believe you are not watching the real Cecil Gaines on the screen. His acting, as well as his narration, is so convincingly authentic that it transports the audience into his life and takes them for a two and a half hour
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In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York.
herself was questioned under oath in a May legal deposition. A transcript filed with the court in June showed Deen acknowledged using racial slurs in the past. When an attorney asked if she had ever used the N-word, Deen replied: “Yes, of course.” She also added, “It’s been a very long time.” Within a few days, the Food Network said it would
not renew Deen’s contract and yanked her shows off the air. Smithfield Foods, the pork producer that paid Deen as a celebrity endorser, dropped her soon after. Retailers including WalMart and Target said they would no longer sell Deen’s products, and publisher Ballantine scuttled plans for her upcoming cookbook even though it was the No. 1 seller
on Amazon. A deal to drop the case came less than two weeks after the judge dismissed the race discrimination claims by Jackson, who is white. Deen said in a statement Friday that she looked forward to putting the case behind her but also planned to take a close look at the working environment at her businesses.
walk through history. One of the most important films of the year, “The Butler” is a necessary reminder to all that inequality and oppression still exists in the nation today. This message is delivered subtly, firmly and without pretentions. The film does not blame anyone for the wrongs that unfold in the story line; it simply puts a spotlight on a chapter of history that should never be forgotten. It is a film well worth the ticket price and a must-see for anyone who enjoys a thought-provoking and intelligent story.
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cheering for the same team. “Londoners” taught me a lot. As a testament to travel and the riches it can bring into your life that extend far beyond souvenirs. When I look at everything I brought back with me from London, it is the photographs I took and the pages I wrote in my journal that I appreciate the most. The same counts for your UConn experience. The
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Rural Andean churches plagued by sacred art theft LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The thieves tunneled under the thick walls of the colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the tiny southern Bolivian town of San Miguel de Tomave, emerged through the floor and made off with five 18th-century oil paintings of inestimable value. It was the third time the highlands church had been plundered of sacred art since 2007. Most of the finely-etched silver that once graced its altar was already gone. “Who would have thought they would take the canvases, too?” the Rev. Francisco Dubert, the parish priest, asked of the 2-meter-by-1.75-meter oils depicting the Virgin Mary. Increasingly bold thefts plague colonial churches in remote Andean towns in Bolivia and Peru, where authorities say cultural treasures are disappearing at an alarming rate. At least 10 churches have been hit so far this year in the two culturally rich but economically poor countries. “We think the thefts are being done on behalf of collectors,” said the Rev. Salvador Piniero, archbishop of Peru’s highlands Ayacucho province. Religious and cultural authorities say criminal bands are stealing “to order” for foreigners. Bolivian churches have been robbed 38 times of 447 objects since 2009 — of highly stylized decorative silverwork, canvases, polished gold and silver altar pieces and gem-encrusted jewelry, said the country’s cultural patrimony chief, Lupe Meneses. In Peru, at least 30 thefts from churches and chapels have been reported since January 2012, including two this month: Churches in Ayacucho and Puno provinces were robbed of ornamental silver laminate, or gold and silver crowns, earrings and necklaces. In Tomave, other canvases
were left behind, Dubert said, indicating the thieves knew exactly what they wanted. “These churches are being robbed because terrible people want to own beautiful things.” Donna Yates, a University of Glasgow archaeologist blogged afterward. Yates, who is studying the Andes thefts for a global, European Union-funded project, said the hemorrhaging of priceless ecclesiastical art in the region has continued at a steady pace “but it’s getting more brazen.” “Who is behind it? I can’t say,” Yates added. “The market for these goods is in Europe and the United States,” she says, with Santa Fe, New Mexico, one destination as a magnet for collectors of Latin American art.
Cultural officials in the Andes have long struggled to protect Incan and pre-Columbian cultural treasures. Now, colonial sacred art has become a similar worry. By law, it is all national patrimony, its export illegal. Where possible, churches are being fortified. Video cameras were installed and nighttime guards posted last year at Ayacucho’s main cathedral in Huamanga, host to Peru’s biggest annual religious pilgrimage. But poor, rural parishes are on their own, particularly along the highlands plateau where Spanish colonial missionaries built isolated settlements. In January, church thieves stole 12 gold crowns and a pair of silver shoes of a baby Jesus statue in the isolated Ayacucho town of Santo Domingo de
Chungui, said regional culture director Mario Cueto. He appealed afterward “for greater monitoring on highways and at international airports.” But the thefts almost always go unsolved. In one of the most audacious thefts, national treasures disappeared in April from the Church of the Virgin of Copacabana on Lake Titicaca. A wooden 16th-century statue of Bolivia’s patron saint was stripped of 18 precious jewels worth an estimated $1 million by thieves who poisoned two mastiffs and laced the parish workers’ evening meal with tranquilizers. While everyone slept, the thieves broke a window and gained entry with a ladder. A visiting priest and the female owner of a hostel where
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spanish-language radio host Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo filed suit Monday against six former Univision employees, accusing them of a plot to extort $4.9 million from him with threats that they would falsely accuse him of sexual harassment and workplace humiliation. The suit said the employees were Piolin’s friends, one from high school, who profited from his success on radio and wanted revenge for being fired. Sotelo’s long-running show, “Piolin por la Manana,” was abruptly canceled by Univision without explanation last month. It was subsequently reported that a lawyer for a former staffer
had written a letter to Univision in April seeking settlement of sexual harassment allegations. Sotelo’s lawsuit details an alleged offer by the employees through their lawyers to “seal their lips” and take their allegations “to their graves” if Sotelo paid them. Attorney Richard R. Clayton, named as a defendant, did not return a call for comment. It said the friends hired by Sotelo, one who was working at a fast food restaurant after declaring bankruptcy, were given an opportunity to break into radio. The six defendants include a bakery deliveryman, an online copywriter, a medical waste hauler, a warehouse
employee and a female traffic reporter. Some were trained in radio techniques, the suit said, and one man was given a simple job of bleeping out curse words from the freewheeling show before they reached the air. It said that man sometimes failed to stop the words from getting on the air and was written up for it. But Piolin said he interceded to keep the man’s job. The suit painted a picture of a show troubled by jealousy and questionable activities by employees. It said trouble started when a Piolin friend who was named manager of the show found out how much money Piolin was
making on promotional ventures and demanded a raise up to $1 million. It said the same man used his position to get jobs for friends, relatives and a young woman with whom he started an extra-marital affair. This, the suit said, “created a workplace drama when (his wife) drove to Univision Studios and demanded the woman be fired.” The suit said the woman, who had been given a late-night talk show, was discovered giving away prizes to her family members and ultimately was fired. “Piolin is appalled by the conduct of his former colleagues and personal friends,” the lawsuit said.
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A recovered 18th century painting by an anonymous artist of St. Francis of Assisi hangs on the wall at the Culture Ministry in La Paz, Bolivia.
he was staying were arrested in the theft. Prosecutors say they are suspected of assisting a criminal gang. Most targets are more like the Tomave church, unprotected by anything more than a lock and chain on the door when last burgled in December. Most are built above 13,100 feet and at least 60 miles from the nearest police station. As for burglar alarms, electricity is unreliable when it exists at all. “Security is impossible,” said Yates. “You are left with the kind of situation where you could either try to take all the goods out of these rural churches, which is ethnically questionable because you are taking people’s heritage away from them.” Even if the art were removed, there is no place to safely store
Not even the La Merced church in Bolivia’s southern regional capital of Potosi, whose silver mine was once the Spanish empire’s economic engine, was immune from one of the year’s biggest heists. Among loot stolen after an alarm was deactivated: An 18th-century scapular shield encrusted with pearls, diamonds, rubies and emeralds worth an estimated $1 million. Also taken: part of a huge silver archway laminate. Peru’s cultural patrimony director, Blanca Alva, says much of the stolen silver is simply melted down. If it were merely stolen, she said, “at least it would be conserved and I’d hope it could be recovered.” A rare victory came in 2005 when 18th-century paintings of St. Francis of Assisi and Jesus Christ stolen from the San Pedro de la Paz church in Bolivia were recovered in Lima, Peru, where someone had tried to sell them to foreigners for $100,000. “That’s why this country should have a specialized (antiquities) police, like Italy,” said Carlos Rua, the ministry’s chief of artistic restoration. No country in the region has more than a handful of police working regularly on antiquities thefts. The rare times that plunderers are caught, consequences can be dire. Police held up by a swollen river arrived too late in Quila Quila, a Quechua-speaking village in Bolivia’s southern highlands, to save the thieves whom villagers caught the previous day absconding from their church with canvases and jewels. Local journalist Henry Ayra said the men were caught, beaten and buried in the churchyard on March 5, 2012.
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for its absence at VMAs NEW YORK (AP) — The clothes that had everyone talking at MTV’s Video Music Awards were mostly notable for their absence. Miley Cyrus appeared on stage in a revealing leotard, then stripped down to a nude bikini to twerk for Robin Thicke, a protruding tongue her most prominent accessory. Lady Gaga started out in a modified nun habit before stripping to a Birth of Venus-inspired clamshell-bra bikini. On the red carpet, though, skin was revealed a little more strategically. Even Gaga’s Prabal Gurung gown, made
of lame bonded satin, had a sweetheart neckline and sweet rosettes. Katy Perry flashed a lot of leg in a leopard-print Emanuel Ungaro, along with a grill that said “Roar,” promoting her new single. Taylor Swift wore an Herve Leger gown with a plunging neckline in elegant navy that matched good friend Selena Gomez — who showed some leg and seemingly half a bra in her custom Versace dress. Rita Ora had a feathered train so long she needed help carrying her gown by Alexandre Vauthier, but still flashed plenty of leg.
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Jets face difficult decision at QB with Sanchez, Smith FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Geno Smith appears not ready for prime time, and Mark Sanchez might not be ready for the opener. Now what for the New York Jets? Well, they have less than two weeks to solve their big quarterback question before they face Tampa Bay on Sept. 8 in the regular-season opener. ''We said from Day 1 that there was no timetable on us announcing a starting quarterback,'' coach Rex Ryan said Monday. And, there's no rush, of course - except when you consider that the preseason is nearly over and the Jets still have no clarity on the situation. Smith was given an opportunity to possibly seize the starting job last Saturday against the Giants, but came up with a dismal performance that included three interceptions and taking a safety when he stepped out of the back of the end zone. Sanchez, who appeared in
great shape to win the competition, is now recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in garbage time against the Giants - and could keep him out for the start of the season. It is conceivable, of course, that the Jets could keep everyone - the media, fans and opponents - guessing until the Friday before their game against the Buccaneers. ''We'll probably have our decision before that,'' Ryan said. ''But as we said, we're not going to rush the decision until we're completely comfortable with that decision. And, we'll stay with that. ''Hey, I don't know what else to say about it.'' Ryan is probably a bit surprised he's even still talking about the competition at this point. After all, it was deemed an ''open competition'' that would be decided when one of the quarterbacks had elevated himself above the other. But, it has been so tightly
contested that there was no clear opening, an opportunity for most observers to say, ''That's the guy.'' Until Saturday night. That's when Smith showed his inexperience in his first NFL start with some jitters, mistakes and missteps through three-plus quarters. ''It (was) pretty uneven,'' Smith said. ''I had some ups and downs. It's all a part of the learning curve.'' It's a curve that could continue through Thursday's game against Philadelphia and into Week 1 against Tampa Bay. Ryan said the Jets haven't yet determined who's playing against the Eagles, but Sanchez will certainly not. Many fans and media assumed Sanchez, with a solid camp and preseason performance, had clinched the starting job after Smith's performance. But then, Ryan wanted to see more of Sanchez, who went into the game and had
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The Jets' Mark Sanchez clutches his shoulder after being hit in a preseason game against the Giants Saturday night. Both he and rookie Geno Smith are in the running for New York's starting quarterback position.
his right shoulder crunched by Marvin Austin after completing a pass with less than 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter. Sanchez is day to day with the injury, which neither he nor Ryan would detail. Sanchez is staying positive, though, about
potentially being ready for the season opener. ''That's the goal,'' Sanchez said. ''Every injury is different. It's all subjective at this point, and I'm going to do everything I possibly can. That's all I can promise.''
Sanchez refused to speculate about possibly losing the starting job, which he has held since coming into the league in 2009, because of the injury. He also wouldn't go into what type of rehabilitation process he faces.
Column: MLB awards Vikings' Felton suspended three games coming down to the wire for violating substance abuse policy from HEADLINE, page 14 The AL boasts two of the strongest MVP candidates baseball has seen in years. Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles burst onto the scene this season after belting 37 home runs prior to the All-Star break. While his second-half production has dropped slightly, his stat line still includes 48 home runs and 118 RBI’s making him a legitimate candidate to take home the hardware. The true favorite, however, wears blue and orange. Miguel Cabrera—last year’s Triple Crown winner and the first to accomplish the feat since 1967—has bounced back with an even more dominant campaign. Citing SportsCenter as my source in the fashion of a true baseball nut, Cabrera had accumulated a .324 average with 32 home runs and 106 RBI’s as
of August 25, 2012, en route to leading the league in all three categories. At the same date this year, Cabrera’s numbers were significantly better; the third baseman touted a .360 BA with 42 home runs and 128 RBI’s. As he attempts to win the award for the second straight season, it is hard to argue against the idea that the AL MVP is “Miggy’s” to win. Will Cabrera accomplish the unthinkable and win a second straight Triple Crown? Will Pittsburgh make the playoffs for the first time since before this columnist was born? Could a pitcher possibly win the NL MVP? All questions remain unanswered as the next two months could provide a wild ride for baseball fans everywhere.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Adrian Peterson's lead blocker will be missing from the Minnesota Vikings for their first three regular season games. Pro Bowl fullback Jerome Felton has received a threegame suspension for violating the NFL's policy on substance abuse, the league announced Monday. No details were disclosed, per the NFL's confidentiality agreement with the players' union. Felton was drafted by Detroit in the fifth round in 2008 out of Furman but bounced between three teams over his first four years in the league until his breakthrough last season with the Vikings, when Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards and won the Most Valuable Player award. Felton then signed a threeyear contract with the club in March worth as much as $7.5
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Column: Bale transfer shows need for change in from POLICIES, page 12 Bale, who became the face of Tottenham Hotspur this past season, is pushing for a move to Madrid. The 24-year-old exceeded expectations under Andres VillasBoas this past term and may benefit by remaining in his current league, and possibly playing for a club like Manchester United. As Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be the main man for Madrid, questions arise as to whether or not the two superstars will work together. Taking a step back from the transfer season, we delve into the recent statements from FIFA President Sepp Blatter regarding the 2022 FIFA World Cup. According to The Daily Mail, Blatter recently stated his intent to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from summer to winter. Blatter
suggested a possible World Cup in November of that year to avoid the extreme heat which would affect the quality of play as well as players’ safety. His intention to move the World Cup from summer to winter has yet to be approved. “I would be very much surprised, more than surprised, if the [FIFA Executive Committee] will not accept the principle you cannot play in summer in Qatar,” Blatter said. “Those that have taken he decision at the time, they knew there is problems with the heat. They knew it, because it was in the (technical) report.” It will be interesting to see the reception from the soccer world, which has a tendency to resist change.
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million, including $2 million guaranteed. With an $850,000 base salary for 2013, Felton will lose $150,000 because of the ban. Felton had an emergency appendectomy two weeks ago and has been recovering since, so even though his suspension doesn't take effect until Saturday, he's not expected to play in the team's final preseason game Thursday against Tennessee. He must miss the games at Detroit on Sept. 8, at Chicago on Sept. 15 and against Cleveland on Sept. 22, and he'll be eligible to return to the active roster the day after that with his first allowable action on Sept. 29 against Pittsburgh in London. Shortly after Felton first signed with Minnesota last year, he was arrested outside a fast food restaurant near the
NEW YORK (AP) -- Matt Harvey has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, a potentially devastating injury for the pitcher that had given the foundering New York Mets reason to be hopeful about its future. For now, the 24-year-old Harvey and the Mets hope that he will be able to avoid reconstruction surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament. A full prognosis will not be made until swelling in the elbow goes down in about two weeks. "It was tough. Obviously it was the last thing I was expecting when I went this morning,’’ Harvey said Monday. ‘’I am going to do everything I can to avoid surgery.’’ The National League’s All-Star game starter on his home field this July, Harvey has been experiencing forearm tenderness for some time but he could not pinpoint exactly when it began. The
team's practice facility and cited for two misdemeanor counts of driving while impaired. The Vikings were off Monday, after playing at San Francisco the night before. In a statement, general manager Rick Spielman said, ''We respect the league's decision and Jerome understands it. Jerome is focused on returning to the playing field in week four.'' Without him, the Vikings will turn to fullback Matt Asiata and tight end Rhett Ellison to fill his role. Undrafted free agent Zach Line, who was a standout at Southern Methodist and has two touchdowns and 74 yards on three receptions in the preseason, has a chance to make the team, too. The Vikings also pared their roster down to the 75-player limit one day ahead of the deadline by waiving the fol-
discomfort increased during his start Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he allowed a career-high 13 hits. Harvey admitted he was tired against the Tigers, the 26th start of his first full season in the major leagues, and manager Terry Collins said he noticed Harvey’s pitches weren’t as crisp, a sign of fatigue. But Collins didn’t know Harvey had any issues with his forearm until Sunday and the ace went for an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery a day later. ‘’Nothing is shooting in my elbow at all. That’s not the issue,’’ Harvey said. ‘’When I heard the news, I was pretty shocked. I’m still very optimistic.’’ Harvey wasn’t the only one in the Mets organization stunned by the news. ‘’This was a surprise to all of us,’’ general manager Sandy Alderson said.
lowing: wide receivers LaMark Brown, Erik Highsmith and Chris Summers; running backs Bradley Randle and Jerodis Williams; cornerbacks Greg McCoy and Roderick Williams; defensive ends Lawrence Jackson and Marquis Jackson; quarterback James Vandenberg; linebacker Stanford Keglar; guard Tyler Holmes; and center Camden Wentz. Felton doesn't count against the limit. Neither does defensive tackle Christian Ballard, who has been on the reserve/left squad list for unspecified reasons. The only player on the cut list with significant experience was Lawrence Jackson, a former first-round draft pick by Seattle in 2008. He was with Detroit the past three years before signing with Minnesota this spring, but with Jared Allen, Brian Robison and Everson Griffen there's a crowd at his position.
‘’Forearm pain can foretell problems with the elbow, but in this particular circumstance there had been no indications of that.’’ The seventh pick overall of the 2010 draft, Harvey is 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA. He has a league-leading 191 strikeouts in 178 1-3 innings pitched and was a top candidate for the NL Cy Young Award. The Mets were working on limiting Harvey’s innings to a little more than 200 this season. Alderson said there is no real scientific basis for managing young pitchers’ careers. ‘’These innings limits are not a guarantee of anything. They’re certainly not based on any science,’’ Alderson said. ‘’This is a kind of progressive injury that isn’t a function of, we don’t believe in this case a specific incident or quote overuse. It’s an anatomical fact that these things happen.’’
Hoosiers making big attempts to boost attendance at football games; light diplays, new flat-screens among the upgrades BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana is going all out to increase attendance at football games. Hoosiers athletic director Fred Glass on Monday outlined a package of changes school officials hope will create a better game-day experience for the crowd. The two most notable alterations will be the addition of the USS Indiana's prow outside the stadium and the addition of a 154-foot flagpole that surpasses Ohio State's 146-footer as the tallest in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Glass calls it a fitting tribute for Indiana's Memorial Stadium. ''The flag will go up as we sing the National Anthem,'' Glass said. ''And when we win, we will hoist the victory flag on it.'' But it will take more than fresh looks to win over fans at a program that has traditionally ranked near the bottom of the Big Ten in attendance. So Glass intends to make sure everybody outside the
stadium is aware of what's going on inside. Fireworks will go off about 15 minutes before opening kickoff and again at the start of the second half, a reminder for fans to take their seats. When the Hoosiers run onto the field, they will run through a smoke screen and will be welcomed by loud booms. When Indiana scores, fans will hear the sound of a cannon nicknamed ''Big Jake'' being fired. What else? Indiana will illuminate the north end zone in red spotlights after victories, has installed flat-screen televisions around the concourse and upgraded its cellphone reception. The school also has expanded the security command center in the press box to help with emergencies. All of these modifications were part of a months-long discussion about how to make Memorial Stadium a more fan-friendly environment. ''We're battling against fans watching the games at home,
and people are feeling that around the country,'' Glass said. ''So I think one of the things we need to do is make the experience as desirable as possible to give you some things that you don't get to see at home.'' That includes a couple of ideas incorporated from Indiana basketball games a live-look at the Hoosiers on the big scoreboard before they take the field and the addition of a new football song and video that will be introduced during the Big Ten opener Oct. 5 against Penn State. One thing that isn't likely to change yet is Indiana's basketball home, Assembly Hall. Glass acknowledged that while changes are needed at one of basketball's grand venues, he believes it will be more cost-effective to renovate the building rather than build a new one. ''I think that would be about 300 million bucks and suck the oxygen out of everything else we're doing,'' Glass said, estimating the
cost of a brand-new basketball arena. ''When you're an opposing player or coach and you feel like Gen. Custer with all the students looking down on you, I think that's pretty imposing. So I don't think there would be a new Assembly Hall, but I think there are some ways to improve it.'' Rather than elaborate on those possible upgrades, though, Glass kept the focus at this basketball school on football. He said Indiana has sold more than 30,000 season tickets thanks in large part to a substantial increase in student-ticket sales. Glass said that comparable to where the Hoosiers were at this time last year. But the big question is how many fans will show up for games this season? ''If we're over 40,000 for the (opening) game, I'll be really happy,'' Glass said. ''I think before long we'll be at 52,929 week in and week out.''
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Yankees' Jeter returns from third DL stint
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New York's Derek Jeter returned from the disabled list for the third time Monday night. The Yankees' captain has been limited to just five games this season due to injury.
TORONTO (AP) -- Derek Jeter was dealing with plenty of emotions as he prepared for his latest return to the New York Yankees' lineup. ''Excited, looking forward to it, anxious, happy,'' Jeter said. ''What else could you have?'' Jeter was activated off the disabled list before New York's game Monday at Toronto, starting at shortstop and batting second against the Blue Jays. Jeter broke his left ankle in the AL championship series last October and missed the first 91 games this year. Since then, the 13-time All-Star has twice been forced back on the DL, first with a strained right quadriceps and more recently with a strained right calf. ''Hopefully we can keep him
this time,'' Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. ''We haven't been so fortunate the last two times.'' Indeed, neither of Jeter's previous comebacks have lasted very long. He was healthy for just three at-bats as a designated hitter before suffering his quadriceps strain, then made it through a mere four games before being shelved by the calf injury. ''I'm hoping I have no other problems, I really am,'' Jeter said, adding that he hasn't been able to condition his legs as much as he'd like ever since October's initial injury. ''Really, when you think about it, it's not that surprising that something happened to them because it's the first time I'm playing without working them
out,'' Jeter said. ''I'll try to do as much as I can to keep them strong for this last month but all I can do is go out and play and hope everything is fine.'' Monday's game marked the first time this season that both Jeter and Alex Rodriguez were in New York's starting lineup. ''It's probably as whole as we've been all year long,'' Girardi said. Girardi said he'll monitor Jeter's status on a daily basis, particularly over three games on Toronto's artificial turf, and conceded that the 39-year-old may need the occasional day off over the final few weeks of the season. ''I'm just going to watch each day and make a decision,'' Girardi said. ''Depending on
how he feels and how we think he feels, we'll make a decision.'' Jeter is batting .211 (4 for 19) with one home run and two RBIs in five games. He has been absent for 125 games this season, more than the 82 total games he missed in five previous career trips to the DL. The Yankees have gone 12-5 since Aug. 9, vaulting them back into the AL wild-card race. New York entered play Monday 3 1/2 games behind wild-card leaders Tampa Bay and Oakland, with Cleveland and Baltimore both ahead of them. ''I'm happy that the team is playing well, but we have to continue that,'' Jeter said. New York has reached the playoffs in 17 of the past 18 seasons, only missing out in 2008.
particularly in the Broncos' final four games when he threw nine touchdowns and no interceptions. Meanwhile, Husky QB Keith Price was picked off at critical moments, including the misfire that sealed the Huskies' Dec. 22 bowl-game fate against the Broncos. Petersen has praised Southwick's progress and leadership, especially during spring and fall workouts. Still, he said Price can't be written off just because of his 2012 slump. ''Joe started to figure out some things in the latter half of the year and did a nice job,'' he said. ''And we know that Keith Price is a very dangerous quarterback.'' Southwick told reporters
Monday that it's impossible to compare his current mentality with the one he had during 2012's opening 17-13 loss to Michigan State University, a game where he didn't throw a touchdown and was intercepted once. His field command has come naturally, he said, not from an ''in-your-face'' confrontational style, rather one borne of respect that accompanies results. ''There's some more credibility when you play a little bit, kind of get some production,'' Southwick said. ''I just feel really comfortable.'' His biggest worry among Washington's defenders is Shaq Thompson, the outside linebacker who started every game as a true freshman last year.
Chris Petersen, head coach of Boise State football, speaks at a press conference Monday. His Broncos have tallied an 84-8 record over the past eight season.
Head Coach Petersen has high hopes for Boise State BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- His 84-8 record over eight years probably entitles Boise State University head football coach Chris Petersen to a throne fit for the king of Idaho football, not the diminutive stool offered Monday for him to sit in at a press conference ahead of Saturday's season opener against the University of Washington. Petersen, who at 5-feet, 11-inches joked about needing a pillow, can only hope the chair incident is the one low point of the week leading to Saturday's big rematch: In December, his Broncos beat the Huskies in the Las Vegas Bowl, 28-26. Playing this time at Husky Stadium following its $250 million redecorating job, Petersen
expects to encounter a raucous, signal-extinguishing crowd of around 70,000 on Seattle's waterfront - and a foe with 20 returning starters trying to make sure what happened in Vegas stays there. No question, Peterson said: The Huskies will employ the same no-huddle offense his own Broncos, ranked No. 19 in The Associated Press pre-season poll, used to great effect to win four consecutive bowl games. ''It's not if,'' Petersen said, of UW coach Steve Sarkisian's hurry-up style. ''They will.'' Saturday's game will be a clash of two quarterbacks who at 2012's end were on different trajectories. BSU's Joe Southwick shined,
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Fontenault: All is not lost now that UConn calls The American home from WE'RE, page 12 The American is far weaker than the Big East, of course. But the pieces are there to help it grow. I have full confidence that the leadership and the schools in place will build a respectable conference, just like the Big East schools did when they got together in 1979. More importantly to folks in Storrs, UConn is going to be just fine. I find it hard to believe that a program with the success that UConn has seen in the last 20 years is going to suddenly drop out of the ring of relevancy in college basketball. It seems that Kevin Ollie has the same opinion, considering that since UConn became the headliner of the American, they retained all three recruits for 2013 and have added two big names for the 2014-15 season. Rodney Purvis, once one of the most sought-after guards in the nation out of high school, left North Carolina State in the spring and is now in class in Storrs. Purvis and Daniel Hamilton, who is ranked No. 17 on ESPN’s list of the top 100 high school seniors, will be making their debuts for the Huskies in 2014. Ollie is also very much in the hunt for Kelly Oubre, Abdul-Malik Abu and Quentin Snider, among other top recruits. All of these players are considering UConn alongside schools from the remaining power conferences.
UConn is not the only team in this ‘weak’ conference making moves. On Saturday, Southern Methodist picked up its biggest commitment in program history, receiving a verbal commitment from Emmanuel Mudiay, the No. 5 player in the nation for 2014. These signings prove that a conference’s reputation is less of a factor in a recruit’s decision than some might think. Coaching is a major factor for recruits. Ollie is quickly building a reputation as a coach that players want to be around, and how can Mudiay turn down the opportunity to play for a coach with the resume of Larry Brown? Reputation is a funny word when talking about the American. For a conference that has yet to see a single game played in any sport, there seems to be a lot of naysayers out there. Want to assess the conference to this point? Look at the positives. For starters, while the American was forced to give up the Big East name and Madison Square Garden, it retains all leading executives – including Aresco – the league offices in Providence and the domain for the conference’s website. The new Big East only recently hired Val Ackerman as its commissioner, a smart move. But they still do not have a permanent league office or an operating website. Look at the competition. Memphis is only a couple of years separated from a national championship appearance. Cincinnati is
going to be UConn’s biggest rival for years to come and will give the Huskies and Tigers a fight at the top of the standings. Temple is a regular in March these days. SMU, Central Florida and South Florida are all on the rise. With so many promising teams, games in the American are going to be fun to watch. What may be missing in style will be made up for in tight competition. Fortunately, the entire nation will get to follow the American all season. All 10 teams will have their 18 conference games televised nationally, mainly on the ESPN family of networks and CBS Sports. Things are not as bad as they may seem from a conference perspective, and while all those points should help ease fans away from the edge, looking at UConn entering the 2013-14 season should be exciting for fans as well. UConn will benefit from the television schedule this year. Fans and experts are mixed on their opinions of the Huskies as they come off a postseason ban and are tournament-eligible once again. The country will get to see the Huskies a lot during the 2013-14 season. UConn will play 25 nationally televised games – 14 of them on ESPN or ESPN 2 and in CBS’s national game of the week on March 8 against Louisville. If anyone was worried about how the conference would affect UConn’s strength of schedule – and ultimately their NCAA Tournament resume – the
nonconference schedule this season will prevent that from happening. This year’s nonconference slate includes Florida, Stanford, Maryland, Boston College, Washington and possibly Indiana. Look ahead a couple of years. The American’s smaller schools know they need to recruit well to compete with UConn, Memphis, Cincinnati and even Temple and SMU. Having those opponents twice a year is a convincing pitch,
as is the promise of playing on national television at least 18 times per year. As a parttime optimist – at least until hockey season rolls around and the Bruins take the ice – I find it hard to believe that we won’t see a successful growth from top to bottom. Everyone wishes we could go back to the way things were, back before Syracuse and Pittsburgh decided to knock over the first domino. But unfortunately, we can’t
press the rewind button. It’s over. UConn is now in the American, and we have to accept it. But being part of something new can be a great thing. The opportunity is there to shape the future of the conference and of college basketball in general. Eventually, just like the new logo, the American will grow on us. Give it time.
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spot in the otherwise dreary trenches for the UConn offense. The offensive line helped the Huskies to just 87.92 rushing yards per game – which ranked No. 117 out of 120 in the nation – and allowed 33 sacks in 2012. But hopes are high for development on the line during this campaign, and the Ebensburg, Pa.-native should be right in the thick of things. “My evaluation is I think they’ve really improved,” Pasqualoni said. “I’m anxious to see it Thursday night. I think we’ve practiced well…so I’m anxious to see it in a game.” Injury Report When the Huskies burst out of the tunnel for the first time against Towson on Thursday, neither Junior Joseph nor Andrew Adams will be among the players available. Adams, a free safety, had shoulder surgery following
an injury on Aug. 17 injury and will likely be out for at least eight weeks, according to Pasqualoni. For Joseph, things are far less grim, but he will be sidelined for “a couple weeks,” the coach said. UConn will, however, likely regain the services of Sean McQuillan for the season opener. McQuillan, the team’s firststring tight end, was concussed in the same practice that left Adams injured and had to be brought to the hospital for evaluation. But he has since returned to practice, and Pasqualoni is optimistic about his status for Thursday night – assuming he clears all the necessary hurdles to play following a head injury.
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McQuillan back to practice; Joseph, Adams out for season And he’ll have help in leading the team on that side of the ball from Stephen. After missing the first two games of last season due to injury, Stephen slid back into his starting spot on the defensive line without issue and recorded 26 tackles on the season, including a career-high seven tackles against Cincinnati. The 6-foot-5, 313-pound tackle turned some heads in the process and was named to the Preseason Second Team in the American Athletic Conference entering this season. The lone member of the threesome on the offense, Greene, will be responsible for anchoring an offensive line that struggled mightily, both to stay healthy and perform, a year ago. Greene, who started all 12 games last season, was a bright
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Veteran WR Donte Stallworth cut by Washington Redskins ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Donte Stallworth was cut Monday by the Washington Redskins, thwarting the veteran receiver's comeback. Stallworth was hindered through most of training camp by a hamstring injury. He caught two passes for 33 yards in preseason games. ''You could see with the setback with his hamstring, he just wasn't ready,'' coach Mike Shanahan said. The 32-year-old player signed with the Redskins in June, three months after he was seriously burned in a hot air balloon accident in Florida.
He faced a tough challenge making a roster that already includes Pierre Garcon, Joshua Morgan, Santana Moss and Leonard Hankerson. Stallworth has played for six teams over 10 NFL seasons. He missed the 2009 season when he was suspended by the NFL after pleading guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk. He appeared in only one game last year with the New England Patriots before an ankle injury ended his season. ''I thought in his best interest, since I knew he wasn't going to be on the football team, was to tell him early,'' Shanahan said.
''Give him a chance, possibly, to get with another football team.'' The Redskins also waived linebacker Ricky Elmore, fullback Eric Kettani, kicker John Potter, receiver Chip Reeves and linebacker Quan Sturdivant. Cornerback and punt returner Richard Crawford, who damaged three ligaments in his left knee in Saturday's preseason game, and linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough (right shoulder) were waived with injury designations. Shanahan said Monday that Crawford will require nine months of recovery.
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Sept. 14 Maryland 7:30 p.m.
– Mets Manager Terry Collins on pitcher Matt Harvey’s partially torn elbow ligament Sept. 21 Michigan TBA
Sept. 2 William & Mary 7 p.m
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“It was tough. Obviously it was the last thing I was expecting when I went this morning.”
Sept. 28 Buffalo 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 USF TBA
Sept. 6 Sept. 10 Boston Washington University 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
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Serena Williams wins easily to start U.S. Open
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Terry Collins
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It’s a Mets thing
Men’s Soccer (0-0-0) Aug. 30 St. Francis 7 p.m.
The number of UConn baseball players selected in the 2013 MLB Draft.
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Football (0-0) Aug. 29 Towson 7:30 p.m.
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Sept. 14 Bradley 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (0-2-0) Tomorrow Sept. 1 Central Boston College Connecticut 1 p.m. 7 p.m.
Sept. 8 Syracuse 1 p.m.
Sept. 13 Boston University 7 p.m.
Sept. 13 Fairfield 6 p.m.
Sept. 15 Lafayette Noon
Aug. 31 IPFW 5 p.m.
Sept. 3 Hartford 7 p.m.
Sept. 6 N’eastern 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 Brown Invite All day
Sept. 15 Brown Invite All day
Sept. 18 Hartford 3 p.m.
Sept. 6 Maine 7 p.m.
Field Hockey (0-0-0) Aug. 31 Stanford 2 p.m.
Sept. 1 California 3 p.m.
Volleyball Aug. 30 Southern Illinois 5 p.m.
Sept. 8 Penn State Noon
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Aug. 31 Duquense 11 a.m.
Men’s Tennis Sept. 13 Brown Invite All day
Sept. 7 Fairfield Doubles TBA
Women’s Tennis Sept. 7 Fairfield Doubles TBA
Sept. 13 Quinnipiac Invite All day
Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Invite Invite All day All day
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The Mets’ Matt Harvey throws a pitch on Saturday against Detroit. New York’s ace discovered Monday that he has a partially torn elbow ligament that could result in Tommy John surgery.
Sept. 27 Army Invite All day
Women’s Cross Country Sept. 7 Nassaney Memorial 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 14 UMass Invite Noon
Sept. 21 Oct. 12 Ted Owen New Invite Englands 11:45 a.m. 3 p.m.
Oct. 19 Wisc. Adidas Inv. Noon
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Serena Williams was so dominant in the first round of the U.S. Open, her opponent really needed a hug. So midway through the second set of defending champion Williams' 6-0, 6-1 victory Monday night, Francesca Schiavone wandered behind the baseline, found a ball boy and enveloped him in a full-fledged embrace. It was that kind of evening for Schiavone, an often-demonstrative player who is certainly no pushover: She won the 2010 French Open, and was the runner-up at that Grand Slam tournament a year later. She's been ranked as high as No. 4 but is 54th this week. ''I knew playing a former Grand Slam champion in the first round was a really, really tough draw,'' Williams said, ''so I tried to be super serious.'' All told, the match only took an hour. And it ended right in time, as far as Williams was concerned, because a light rain began to fall just at the conclusion in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Williams was nearly perfect, making only eight unforced errors, compiling a 13-3 edge in winners, hitting serves faster than 115 mph, and taking the first 10 games. When Schiavone finally got on the board more than 50 minutes into the match, holding serve to win her first game with a volley winner, she swung her right fist in a celebratory roundhouse punch and shouted. Her face then broke into a wide smile while she strutted to the sideline, and she tossed her racket toward her changeover chair. Earlier, with the outcome already in no doubt at 6-0, 2-0, Schiavone found herself facing yet another break point. She made her way to a ball boy, rested her head on his right shoulder, and squeezed him tight. Moments later, with Williams having wrapped up the break, Schiavone went to sit down in her seat, put her palms in the air and shrugged, as if to say, ''What can I possibly do to against her tonight?'' Williams is seeking her fifth U.S. Open championship, and 17th Grand Slam title overall. She improved to 61-4 in 2013 and has won eight tournaments. Earlier in the day, on the same court, Williams' older sister Venus won her first-round match, 6-1, 6-2 against 12th-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium. ''I haven't had a lot of time to talk to her, but I was really happy she did well,'' Serena said about Venus. ''She's really inspiring to me.''
» SOCCER
Chelsea, United play to scoreless draw MANCHESTER, England (AP) -Wayne Rooney’s headline-grabbing presence couldn’t inspire Manchester United to victory in David Moyes’ first home game in charge as Chelsea ground out a 0-0 draw Monday in the Premier League’s first marquee matchup of the season. Rooney, the subject of two bids from Chelsea over the summer, played the full 90 minutes in his first start of this season and was one of the few standout performers in a disappointing match at Old Trafford that failed to live up to its billing. Chelsea played with no recognized striker for 60 minutes and barely threatened, although a draw keeps the team unbeaten after three matches in Jose Mourinho’s second spell and top of the early standings on seven points. United had the better of a hard-fought, error-strewn game, with Danny Welbeck wasting its best chance in the second half, but the attacking spark that lifted them to a season-opening 4-1 win at Swansea last weekend was missing. Rooney’s name on the United team sheet added extra spice to a match between two perennial title contenders that is always eagerly anticipated. Just as eye-catching, though, was Mourinho’s surprise lineup that included six midfielders and no pure center forward. What was essentially a 4-6-0 formation by the visitors ensured a congested midfield and few clear-cut chances at either end. A game watched around the world was something of a let-down. Rooney, who was given a warm ovation
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Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney keeps the ball from Chelsea’s Ramires. The two sides played a scoreless draw Monday.
by United fans and serenaded with chants of ‘’We’ll see you next week’’ and ‘’Sign him up’’ by the travelling Chelsea support, was neat and tidy throughout in his role behind Robin van Persie, linking up play well and showing good fitness levels. He had started on the bench at Swansea, coming on for the final 28 minutes and also looking sharp, and Moyes certainly made a statement by selecting him here in what was arguably the biggest match so far in the Scot’s coaching career. Van Persie has replaced Rooney as the leading striker at United but he couldn’t break down Chelsea’s sturdy center-back
partnership of John Terry and Gary Cahill, with a 23rd-minute shot into the sidenetting the Dutchman’s only real chance. At the other end, Oscar had two low efforts easily saved by United goalkeeper David de Gea in the first half but Chelsea’s counter-attacks were sporadic and ineffective. In one of the many subplots surrounding the game, John Terry and Rio Ferdinand played against each other for the first time since Terry allegedly racially abused Ferdinand’s brother, Anton, in a league match in October 2011. The pair shook hands before kickoff.
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Pasqualoni announces UConn football captains By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor
Tim Fontenault I never liked New Year’s Eve. Even when I was a kid, it never really did anything for me. It made no sense to me that thousands (millions?) of people would gather in Times Square to have their personal bubble popped just so they could show the world they know how to count down from 10 and wear glasses that define stupidity. Still, on June 30, I was that person, minus the stupid glasses and personal space issues. I sat in my bed with my MacBook on my lap as I prepared to count down. 10 – I thought of how UConn almost missed out on a chance that would change the school forever, having only been invited to the party after one of the more popular kids, Holy Cross, said no. 9 – “Those were the days,” I thought as I remembered when Ray Allen and Allen Iverson went toe-to-toe in the world’s greatest arena – and the sight of the former dancing across the floor after his famous shot in 1996. 8 – We played Pittsburgh three straight years in the Big East Championship Game. Remember when Taliek Brown launched a 35-foot buzzer-beater to give UConn the late lead? 7 – “Walker with seven.” 6 – This is the greatest show in the country! The best teams in the nation are all right here, battling it out, beating each other to within inches of death night in and night out. 5 – What in the world is going on right now? Why are people leaving? 4 – Walker on McGhee with four. 3 – Wait! Stop! What’s happening? 2 – “Hey,” says the nerdy kid who is clearly out of place at this party, “I’m Tulane.” 1 – Something happened. All of a sudden, what was once an amazing party has died. The jock that threw the party is still there, as is his backup and the team manager. But suddenly they are surrounded by outcasts. It’s July 1. The American Athletic Conference is officially born. The realization hit like an 18-wheeler at full speed. For 21 years, all I knew was the glory of Big East basketball and the drama that from January to March captivated us in ways we never thought possible. In the blink of an eye, the collapse of the Big East became a reality. It didn’t seem fair. The conference was gone. But what is worse is that UConn got the shortest straw of the bunch. That is the thinking among fans, however. They believe that the American is going to be a flop, and UConn is getting set up for a decline that will have them on par with the likes of Central Connecticut, the ginger stepbrother as it is better known. That is a bit of an overreaction, don’t you think? Sure, I had a bit of a problem accepting it at first. How can you not? This isn’t about a new logo – those spring up all the time. This is a new conference that will feature schools like Tulane, Tulsa and East Carolina. But it is also spearheaded by a school whose men’s basketball team has won three national championships in four trips to the Final Four in the past 14 years. Is that anything to turn a nose up at? The American is far weaker
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The UConn football team has been underwhelming over the past two years; that much has been well-documented. When the Huskies return to gridiron on Thursday, they will be looking to respond and at least climb back to the .500-mark. But in order to bounce back, leadership is imperative and that’s why, on the eve of the season, Coach Paul Pasqualoni played the role of ballot-box keeper. “We’re happy to announce the team voted for captains,” Pasqualoni said in a press conference Sunday. “Steven Greene will be a captain on offense, Shamar Stephen will a captain on defense and Yawin Smallwood – although he’s only a junior, the team voted for Yawin, so he’ll be our third captain.” Despite his relative youth, Smallwood seems like a natural fit as a captain. “The thing is, it’s not what you say, it’s what you do,” Pasqualoni said. “The three of them are good players and they lead by example, by how hard they work in the offseason and in practice. I think the players on the team respect those guys for their toughness and what they do.” A 6-foot-4 linebacker, Smallwood has certainly done his fair share and was perhaps the most productive player on UConn’s stout 2012 defense. His 120 tackles led the team and 15 tackles for loss placed him second on the squad. Combined with four sacks and two forced fumbles, the statistical line was attractive enough to earn him a nod as an All-Big East first teamer. “It means a lot to me,” Smallwood said. “I’ve always thought about having the chance to be a captain and now that it’s here I just have to keep doing what I’ve been doing. Keep trying to lead this team, try to push players to be the best they can be.”
UConn junior Yawin Smallwood lines up against North Carolina State last season. He was one of three cpatains announced for the 2013 football season.
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» SOCCER
Policies for transfer window need to change By Robert Moore Soccer Columnist The transfer window in soccer is a hectic time for clubs and fans alike. From the early summer move of Mario Götze to Bayern Munich to outbursts from Liverpool’s always controversial striker Luis Suarez, we have not been disappointed. Then there is Arsenal, who promised to make a splash, but instead have not even made a substantial dip into the market. Everton’s new manager, Roberto Martinez, stated his thoughts on the transfer window perfectly on BBC Sport. “It’s about time to stop the window, or stop the official games in the middle of the window,” Martinez said, indicating his displeasure with Manchester United’s bid for his two top players, Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines.
Nevertheless, the transfer window creates tension for both clubs and their fans. Is any soccer player worth upwards of $145 million? These astronomical figure simply make no sense. The logical process is to purchase quality players for the cheapest prices in order to create a rounded and better team. KICKTV recently created a video asking what could be done with the large quantities of money clubs are spending. Today, soccer clubs fight for more world renowned players, rather than the right ones. Now more than ever we must realize that no player is bigger than a club. Although supporters would love to see agreements occur faster between players and clubs, there is so much more to a deal. Personal terms, visas, living accommodations and more importantly, family, are all factors
considered when moving between clubs and sometimes countries. Though the transfer window closes in six days, some blockbuster moves are in the works. Wayne Rooney’s at Manchester United remains in question, as Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks to secure the English striker. Questions also surround another star; Gareth Bale. Is Gareth Bale really worth upwards of $125 million? It appears that Spanish giants Real Madrid think so. With a record transfer seemingly in order, the move to the Santiago Bernabeu may not best suit the Welshman. Michael Owen, Paul Gascoigne and David Beckham all appeared for the Galaticos, and all were average players during their years in Spain.
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AP
Transfer situations like that of Tottenham’s Gaeth Bale prove that the system needs an overhaul.
Baseball’s playoff, MVP races heating up By Dalton Zbierski MLB Columnist
AP
Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera takes a cut against the Mets this weekend. He is among several players in the mix for the AL MVP award.
It is that time of year again. Students return to school, leaves fall off the trees and the temperature drops steadily as the dog days of summer fade slowly into the distance. With college football set to kickoff this week and NFL Sundays right around the corner it is a great time to be a fan regardless of what sport one endears. For those infatuated with America’s pastime, however, there could not possibly be a better time of year. As we leave behind August in favor of September, one of the most memorable and competitive baseball seasons in recent memory enters its final stages. As a dozen teams fight in the standings for spots in the postseason and only a month’s worth of games left on their
schedules, many questions will be answered during this final month of the 2013 Major League Baseball season. Someone said to me the other day that “baseball is boring.” It is “too slow” and “too predictable.” With a simple glance at the standings I could not disagree more. As of August 26, three teams stand tied atop the National League Wild Card race, the first four teams in the American League East are separated by only seven games and it is anyone’s guess as to whom will stand tall come late October (or early November) when all is said and done. The 2013 season has been defined by its competitive nature as five months removed from Opening Day, a clear-cut, Miami Heat-esque type favorite has yet to reveal itself. The MVP race has been
tight as well. NL candidates include the St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Pittsburgh Pirates centerfielder Andrew McCutchen, the latter of whose ball club looks to re-capture its early-season momentum in hopes of clinching its first postseason birth since 1992. Considering his strong overall numbers and undeniable presence as a team leader, Joey Votto, the 2010 NL MVP, has also made a strong case to bring home his second trophy. Los Angeles Dodger’s pitcher Clayton Kershaw also deserves to enter the discussion with an earned run average of 1.72 through 181.1 innings pitched. It would not be unfathomable to see Kershaw take home the award in the likeness of Justin Verlander two years ago.
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