The Daily Campus: September 19, 2012

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The UConn Storrs campus was the scene of two car accidents this past weekend, according to UConn police.

The first accident occurred on Sept. 15 around 1 a.m. in front of the UConn public safety complex, where a UConn student was struck by a van, police said. “Police were alerted to the accident by a fire department

firefighter outside,” said Captain Hans Rhynhart of the UConn Police Department. “From witness reports, we determined that the vehicle had fled the scene.”

During the course of the investigation, the van’s driver, Scott Reynolds, 18, was arrested less than half an hour after the accident took place. Reynolds, a UConn student, was suspected by police to be under the influence and was subjected to a series of sobriety tests, which he failed. Reynolds

was charged with evading responsibility, failure to drive in the proper lane on a multi-lane highway, a stop sign violation and driving under the influence, according to police records.

Captain Rhynhart said that the student pedestrian struck in the accident was not badly harmed. “She had minor injuries,” Rhynhart said. “She was transported to Windam Hospital and was released later that morning.”

Reynolds’ bond was posted at $5,000 and he is set to appear at Rockville Superior Court on Sept. 25.

The second accident took place on Sept. 16 around the same time at the intersection of Route 195 and North Eagleville Road, police said. “It was a rollover accident involving a motor vehicle,” Rhynhart said.

“There was only one occupant… the operator sustained some injuries and was trans-

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New PRLACC director voices goals

By Olivia Balsinger Staff Writer

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INSIDE NEWS: RI OFFICIALS EXPLORE SEIZING NIGHTCLUB FIRE SITE Victims’ families fighting to build permanent memorial at location.

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Tuesday afternoon Fany Hannon, the new director of the Puerto Rican/Latin American Cultural Center (PRLACC), spoke in Homer Babbidge Library about the organization, and her goals for the future.

“I want PRLACC to be a home away from home for anyone and everyone,” she said.

“My vision is to work with faculty and alumni, partner with other campus organizations, and empower all Latino and Latina students here on campus.”

Hannon began the presentation by describing exactly what PRLACC is about as an organization. Its mission is to “improve the status of Latinos and to promote awareness, understanding and appreciation of the richness and diversity of Latinos and Latin American cultures.”

Her presentation also said that the organization strives to “support community organizations engaging in educational and cultural programs to provide services and leadership opportunities, foster connections and educate the University community about Latino issues and perspectives.”

There are many annual programs available through PRLACC, which Hannon explained in detail during the presentation. One of these programs is called “Mentoring, Educating and Training for Academic Success,” or M.E.T.A.S. This special pro-

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In this 2011 file photo from Lip Sync, PRLACC performs a skit to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Fany Hannon, PRLACC’s new director, intends to hold more culturally enriching experiences like this one.

gram is a way in which first year and transfer Latino students get assisted with transition to the University. They are paired with a mentor who provides guidance and support through the first year at UConn.

Benefits to M.E.T.A.S. include learning about University Resources, and attending the many cultural, academic and social events at UConn.

“From 2011-2012 the enrollment of Latino students has dropped and that is something that she wants to tackle,” said Normaliz Ascinao, 5th-semester political science major and member of PRLACC. “She

refers to the mentors in the M.E.T.A.S. program as ‘agents of change.’”

In partnership with the African-American Cultural Center (AACC), PRLACC annually presents K.U.B.E, short for Kids & UConn Bridging Education, Hannon explained. K.U.B.E. is a mentoring program in partnership with PRLACC and AACC where students become mentors for middle school children from Killingly and Windham Public Schools.

More programs that Hannon wants to expand on are Latin Fest and El Pulso. “Latin Fest,”

she said, “is our annual spring celebration for community members, alumni and students with countless performers.”

“El Pulso, PRLACC’s own newsletter, provides information about Center developments as well conferences and events pertaining to Hispanics and people of other diversities,” she said.

She also spoke of “Hispanic History Month,” and all the activities involved with it. From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 PRLACC will be putting on many different events for the university. A

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ported to Windam Hospital.”

The accident’s occurrence on Route 195 made it a matter for state police to handle, though Rhynhart said that UConn police responded to the accident, providing scene safety and preserving the scene of the accident’s occurrence. “The accident is being investigated

by Connecticut State Police,” Rhynhart said.

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Northeast ocean temperatures reach record high

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ocean temperatures off the northeast United States reached a record high for the first half of 2012, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.

The average sea surface temperature for the waters over the Northeast continental shelf, from North Carolina to Canada, was a little over 50.5 degrees from January through June, breaking the previous record of 50.45 degrees for the same six months set in 1951. The average temperature for those months during the past three decades has been about 48 degrees.

The rising temperatures impact virtually all ocean life, said Kevin Friedland, a scientist who works in Narragansett, R.I., for NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

Atlantic cod and other commercially valuable fish, for instance, have been shifting northeast from their historical distribution centers in recent years because of warming waters. Warm water was blamed for lobsters shedding their shells a month or more earlier than usual in Maine waters this past spring, leading to a strong early harvest that created havoc within the industry.

As cold-water species move north in search of colder waters, warmer-water species will do the same as their waters warm up as well, Friedland said. The rising ocean temperatures could also affect the biological clocks of many species, which spawn at certain times based on environmental signals such as water temperature.

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Romney tries to stem damage from new controversy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the Oval Office must “work for everyone, not just for some,” jabbing back at Mitt Romney’s jarring statement that as a candidate, he doesn’t worry about the 47 percent of the country that pays no income taxes.

Romney neither disavowed nor apologized for his remarks, which included an observation that nearly half of the country believe they are victims and entitled to a range of government support. Instead, Romney cast his comment as evidence of a fundamental difference with Obama over the economy, adding the federal government should not “take from some to give to the others.”

As the rivals sparred with seven weeks remaining in a close race for the White House, two GOP Senate candidates

publicly disavowed Romney’s remarks and Republican officials openly debated the impact that a series of controversies would have on the party’s prospects of winning the presidency.

Top Republicans in Congress volunteered no reaction to Romney’s remarks — just as they generally refrained from commenting a week ago when he issued a statement that inaccurately accused the Obama administration of giving comfort to demonstrators after they breached the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

The most recent controversy in a campaign filled with them was ignited by the emergence of a videotape, made last May, in which Romney told donors at a fundraiser that 47 percent of Americans pay no income taxes.

They “believe the government has a responsibility to care for them ... believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. That

that’s an entitlement.”

He said, “I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

In a next-day interview on Fox, the network of choice for conservatives, Romney said he didn’t intend to write off any part of a deeply divided electorate, including seniors who are among those who often pay no taxes. Instead, he repeatedly sought to reframe his remarks as a philosophical difference of opinion between himself and Obama.

“I’m not going to get” votes from Americans who believe government’s job is to redistribute wealth,” he said, adding that was something Obama believes in.

He also said he wants to be president so he can help hardpressed Americans find work and earn enough so they become income taxpayers.

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HARTFORD (AP) — Nearly 230 Connecticut National Guard soldiers are headed to Afghanistan to help transport personnel and supplies by air and ground.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy attended a send-off ceremony for the soldiers Tuesday afternoon at the William A. O’Neill Armory in Hartford.

About 170 soldiers with the 1048th Transportation Co. of Stratford and another 60 soldiers with the 104th Aviation Regiment of Windsor Locks are headed overseas.

The Connecticut National Guard now has more than 550 soldiers and airmen deployed in Afghanistan.

It’s the third deployment to southwest Asia for the 104th Aviation Regiment and the second deployment for the transportation company. The 104th will provide air support, including transporting equipment and personnel.

McMahon distances herself from Romney’s remarks

HARTFORD (AP) — Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate for Connecticut’s Senate seat, is distancing herself from remarks made by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney about how 47 percent of Americans depend on the government and believe they are victims and entitled to benefits.

McMahon posted a statement on Facebook Tuesday, saying she disagrees with Romney’s comments and knows the vast majority who rely on government “are not in that situation because they want to be.”

McMahon, a wealthy former executive, said she’s “sympathetic to the struggles that millions of Americans are going through” because she and her husband once lost their home and car in a bankruptcy.

The campaign for her Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, said “no amount of campaign spin” can change the fact that McMahon supports “Romney’s right-wing Republican agenda.”

Conn., NY hearings set on planned Plum Island sale

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal agency has scheduled public hearings next month to discuss a plan to sell New York’s Plum Island.

The island off the eastern tip of Long Island is home to the country’s only laboratory that studies infectious animal diseases that could affect the livestock industry.

The General Services Administration released a draft environmental impact statement on the proposed sale this summer. The agency recommends selling the 840-acre island. No price has been set.

The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with plans to open a new $1.14 billion laboratory in Manhattan, Kan. to replace the Plum Island facility.

The GSA hearings will be held at 6 p.m. on Oct 17 in Old Saybrook, Conn., and the following day at Greenport High School on Long Island.

Casting call for film on Underground Railroad

BRIDGEPORT (AP) — Connecticut residents are being sought to be extras in a movie about the Underground Railroad that will star Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. The film, with the working title “Something Whispered,” is being filmed through November at locations around Bridgeport and at a church in Pomfret.

Casting calls are being held Tuesday at the Bridgeport Public Library and on Friday at the Bradley Playhouse in Putnam. There also was a casting call last week in Guilford.

The story revolves around a family’s struggle in 1850 to escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.

Casting officials say they are looking for actors and musicians to appear in the movie.

Health officials ask parks to close before dusk

GREENWICH (AP) — Greenwich health officials are asking that all parks in the area close before dusk because of the threat of the West Nile virus.

Five of the nine human cases of West Nile in the state this season have come in Greenwich and Stamford.

The Greenwich Department of Health says all parks, playgrounds, golf courses and other outdoor facilities should close a half-hour before dusk and reopen no earlier than a half-hour after sunrise.

Greenwich Health Director Calderone Baisley tells the Hearst Connecticut Media Group the restrictions will be lifted when mosquitoes collected by the state no longer test positive for West Nile.

Theodore Andreadis, the chief medical entomologist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, says mosquito activity will likely continue into early November.

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Photographs, wooden crosses, and personal items comprise makeshift memorials, Monday, on the site of the Feb. 20, 2003 Station nightclub fire that killed 100 people in West Warwick, R.I.

Victims’ families fighting to build permanent memorial at location WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and House Speaker Gordon Fox said Tuesday they are looking into whether the state can seize by eminent domain the site of a 2003 nightclub fire where 100 people were killed so that a memorial can be built there.

Families of the victims have been fighting for years to build a memorial at the site of the Feb. 20, 2003, blaze in West Warwick, which was started when pyrotechnics for the rock band Great White set fire to flammable foam that lined the walls of The Station nightclub.

The land is owned by a private company, which has so far refused to sell or donate it so that a permanent memorial can be erected. Families of fire victims and survivors have described the situation as a stalemate. A makeshift memorial with homemade crosses, photos of victims

and flowers exists on the land.

Families and survivors gather annually to remember the blaze.

Chafee told The Associated Press on Monday that he was open to the idea of taking the land by eminent domain after Dave Kane, the father of the youngest fire victim, called on the state to seize it. The governor told reporters Tuesday that his office is examining the legalities of seizing the land by eminent domain.

Fox on Tuesday told the AP through his spokesman, Larry Berman, that the state should look at taking the land, and that his staff was also exploring the issue, including how much the land would cost.

“He said, ‘How do you put a price tag on 100 people’s lives?’“ Berman said.

The governor said that as the 10-year anniversary of the fire approached, it was an appropriate time to renew focus on the fire.

Chafee said he does not take seizing land lightly and said working with the landowner is preferable to invoking eminent domain.

But he also pointed out that the state has seized land in the past for parks and said he asked his legal team to look at “the process and legalities of eminent domain.”

“We have to proceed very deliberatively,” Chafee said.

“I’m very sensitive to the high emotions associated with this tragedy. ... If the families of the victims are unified, I’m very eager to work with them.”

The family that owns the land did not respond to calls seeking comment.

Several relatives of those who died and fire survivors told the AP this week they were hopeful that the governor’s attention would help break the impasse.

A “satellite” memorial in neighboring Warwick was scheduled to break ground Wednesday, con-

cerning some families who worried the focus would be taken off efforts to place a memorial at the site of the fire. Berman told the AP that Fox shares a belief that the site of the fire is the most appropriate location for a memorial.

A lawyer who represented the state Economic Development Corp. in a previous eminent domain case said Tuesday that the governor’s legal team will have to determine whether the purpose of taking the land is for a public use.

Attorney Sam Zurier said both the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court have said it is up to legislators to define what qualifies as a public use.

“You don’t need to plan on building a highway or a public building,” he said, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed New London, Conn., to exercise eminent domain law to take over the property of several homeowners for commercial use.

Director looks to celebrate Latino Mass. scholar: Jesus cites culture, support students wife in ancient script

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complete list of these events can be found on the PRLACC website, latino.uconn.edu.

“We want to celebrate the history, the accomplishments, and culture of Latinos through special observances,” said Hannon.

“Many programs are held to honor the richness of Latino culture and tradition through guest speakers, performers, films, art events, workshops and many other social gatherings.”

Hannon comes from a background of Higher Education and Student Affairs. “Before coming to PRLACC, I worked at a Community College in Miami Dade, I worked for the Honduras Government and I have vast experience working with underrepresented groups and I have also worked in Alumni Relations,” she said.

Many students and faculty are

excited about the prospective plans that Hannon has in store for the cultural center, but also her bubbly personality and commitment to both maintain and expand the programs.

“I absolutely love Fany,” continued Ascinao. “She is very motivated and not only wants the center to be successful, but she is working on getting it to the next level.”

Hannon also has high hopes for the future and is excited for her future plans. “I want to get to know our students, listen to their concerns, empower them to not give up, motivate them every day to keep going. My door is an open door for every single Latino and Latina student out there, I have office hours on Thursday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and everyone is welcome.”

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BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University professor on Tuesday unveiled a fourth-century fragment of papyrus she said is the only existing ancient text quoting Jesus explicitly referring to having a wife.

Karen King, an expert in the history of Christianity, said the text contains a dialogue in which Jesus refers to “my wife,” whom he identifies as Mary. King says the fragment of Coptic script is a copy of a gospel, probably written in Greek in the second century.

King helped translate and unveiled the tiny fragment at a conference of Coptic experts in Rome. She said it doesn’t prove Jesus was married but speaks to issues of family and marriage that faced Christians.

Four words in the 1.5-by3-inch fragment provide the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus

had been married, King said.

Those words, written in a language of ancient Egyptian Christians, translate to “Jesus said to them, my wife,” King said in a statement.

King said that in the dialogue the disciples discuss whether Mary is worthy and Jesus says “she can be my disciple.”

Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was unmarried even though there was no reliable historical evidence to support that, King said. The new gospel, she said, “tells us that the whole question only came up as part of vociferous debates about sexuality and marriage.”

“From the very beginning, Christians disagreed about whether it was better not to marry,” she said, “but it was over a century after Jesus’s death before they began appealing to Jesus’s marital status to support their positions.”

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Study suggests tie between BPA and child obesity

Chicago teachers vote to return to classroom

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines, ending a spiteful stalemate with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security, two issues at the heart of efforts to reform the nation’s public schools.

Union delegates voted overwhelmingly to suspend the strike after discussing a proposed contract settlement that had been on the table for days. Classes were to resume Wednesday.

Jubilant delegates poured out of a South Side union hall singing “solidarity forever,” cheering, honking horns and yelling, “We’re going back.”

Most were eager to get to work and proud of a walkout that yielded results.

“I’m very excited. I miss my students. I’m relieved because I think this contract was better than what they offered,” said America Olmedo, who teaches fourth- and fifth-grade bilingual classes. “They tried to take everything away.”

Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the settlement “an honest compromise” that “means a new day and a new direction for the Chicago public schools.”

“In past negotiations, taxpayers paid more, but our kids got less. This time, our taxpayers are paying less, and our kids are getting more,” the mayor said, referring to provisions in the deal

six years. It drew national attention because it posed a highprofile test for teachers unions, which have seen their political influence threatened by a growing reform movement. Unions have pushed back against efforts to expand charter schools, bring in private companies to help with failing schools and link teacher evaluations to student test scores.

Said Shay Porter, a teacher at the Henderson Academy elementary school: “We ignited the labor movement in Chicago.”

NEW YORK (AP) — A provocative new study suggests a connection between the BPA chemical used in food packaging and childhood obesity, but the researchers say their findings don’t prove it’s the cause.

While most people have traces of the plastics chemical in their bodies, the study found that children with the highest levels in their urine were twice as likely to be obese as those with the lowest.

There are other factors that could explain the results, and many reasons why children gain too much weight, the researchers said.

“Clearly unhealthy diet and poor physical activity are the leading factors contributing to obesity in the United States, especially in children,” said lead author Dr. Leonardo Trasande of New York University.

But the study does hint that causes of childhood obesity may be more complicated, he added.

He said it is the first national research to tie a chemical from the environment to childhood obesity, and seems to echo what some studies have seen in adults.

One puzzling result: Significant differences were detected only in white children.

For black and Hispanic kids, obesity rates were similar for those with the lowest levels of BPA as those with the largest amount. The researchers couldn’t explain that finding.

The study was released Tuesday and is in Wednesday’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

BPA, or bisphenol A, has been used since the 1960s and become so widespread that it’s found in virtually all Americans.

Government health officials have deemed low levels of it to be safe, but haven’t been able to decide what amount of BPA – if any – would be a health concern.

BPA is used to make hard plastics for food and beverage containers and many consumer goods and for metal can linings. Environmental groups have worried it interferes with children’s development. Makers of baby bottles and sippy cups stopped using it, and this year the Food and Drug Administration announced it could no longer be used in those baby products.

Some experimental studies on animals have found that BPA can aid obesity by disrupting metabolism and helping to make fat cells larger. And studies have suggested a possible tie between urinary BPA levels and obesity-related illnesses in adults, including diabetes and heart disease.

In the new study, Trasande and his colleagues used information from an annual federal health survey, which includes weighing and measuring participants and taking blood and urine samples.

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Arizona ruled Tuesday that police can immediately start enforcing the most contentious section of the state’s immigration law, marking the first time officers can carry out the so-called “show me your papers” provision.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is the latest milestone in a two-year legal battle over the requirement. It culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court decision in June that upheld the provision on the grounds that it doesn’t conflict with federal law.

Now, with the requirement finally in full effect, both sides are anxious to see the outcome.

The supporters want local police to use it vigorously, but worry federal immigration officials won’t respond to calls to

come arrest people.

“I am mulling what I will do if they don’t respond,” said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who more than any other police boss in the state pushed the bounds of immigration enforcement. “I don’t feel comfortable letting the illegal alien back on the street.”

Federal officials said they will check people’s immigration status when officers call. But they’ll only send an agent to arrest someone if it fits with their priorities, such as catching repeat violators and those who are a threat to public safety and national security.

Meanwhile, civil rights advocates are preparing for a battle.

— They’re stepping up efforts to staff a hotline that fields questions about what people’s rights

are in case officers question their immigration status.

— If a police agency plans a special immigration patrol, volunteers armed with video cameras will be sent to capture footage, said Lydia Guzman, leader of the civil rights group Respect-Respeto.

— The law’s opponents are spreading out across the state, asking police departments not to enforce the provision. Doing so could open officers up to lawsuits from people who could claim the agencies aren’t fully enforcing the law.

The incentive to not enforcing the law, said Carlos Garcia, an organizer for the Puente Movement: better cooperation of immigrants who would be more likely to report crimes.

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Teachers picket outside Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Tuesday, as a strike by the Chicago Teachers Union went into its second week.

that he says will cut costs.

The walkout, the first in Chicago in 25 years, shut down the nation’s third-largest school district just days after 350,000 students had returned from summer vacation. Tens of thousands of parents were forced to find alternatives for idle children, including many whose neighborhoods have been wracked by gang violence in recent months.

Union President Karen Lewis said the union’s 700-plus delegates voted 98 percent to 2 per-

cent to reopen the schools.

“We said that we couldn’t solve all the problems of the world with one contract,” Lewis said. “And it was time to end the strike.”

Tuesday’s vote was not on the contract offer itself, but on whether to continue the strike. The contract will now be submitted to a vote by the full membership of more than 25,000 teachers.

The walkout was the first for a major American city in at least

Judge: Police to enforce Ariz. immigration law now

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U.S. News rankings puts UConn outside of Top 20 public schools

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he U.S. News and World Report National University Rankings published this past week did not bear good news for the University of Connecticut. UConn fell out of the Top 20 public universities, moving from a tie for 19th place to a tie for 21st. Overall, the university is now ranked as the 63rd best in the nation, sharing that spot with the University of Georgia. The banners displayed along Hillside Drive that proclaimed our achievement of a spot in the Top 20 have, naturally, been taken down.

One may ask, “What in this past year caused our national ranking to diminish?” That question likely has no answer.

There is no logical or realistic reasoning that can explain why UConn should be, specifically, the 63rd or 64th or 65th best university. The fact remains only that there are 62 universities that U.S. News and World Report deems “better” than us, and many more “worse.” Our place in the rankings is not determined by the objective value of our university, in a strict sense, but by a comparison to the varied qualities of all others. In fact, the methodological explanation for the ratings published by the news magazine is quick to acknowledge that “the intangibles that make up the college experience can’t be measured by a series of data points.” The claim that the University of Georgia is somehow equal to us, for better or worse, is a difficult one to substantiate without opening up U.S. News and World Report’s methodology to extensive criticism.

The famous college rankings recently published indeed have real value: namely, to help prospective students determine a certain range of universities suitable for them. But it would be a grave mistake to measure the worth of our university solely through reference to the qualities of others. Perhaps next year we will have re-entered the Public University Top 20; perhaps we will have fallen further.

This arbitrary statistic should not concern us too much.

The statistics that we should concern ourselves with should include our graduation rate, the average student debt of graduates, the test scores and backgrounds of our new freshman classes and the future experiences of our alumni.

Only these sorts of objective measures can truly give us an indication of the success of our university. Thus, our slight shift in an arbitrary ranking should not be the cause of too much hand-wringing.

The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.

Today when the lights abruptly went out in class my professor announced to us it was “Paranormal activity 4...college edition.”

InstantDaily, will you sing me soft kitty?

You know you’re getting old when you’re excited that the money in your 401(k) account has increased by 10%.

I just want to thank the Karma gods for allowing me to win the basketball lottery for the first time in my tenure at UConn in this, my 11th semester.

Quote from my political science professor: “Someone should assign an intern to Bill Clinton to study impulse control... Actually I take that back.”

My professor in class today: “47% of you will give me crappy evaluations anyway, so what do I care?”

In china they can build a 15 story building in six days and a 30 story building in 15 days. Meanwhile in America, we can renovate a section of sidewalk in a little under 30 days. Oh well, at least those fountains in Mirror Lake are nice...

This is the only reason I have AIM. The people who entered the basketball lottery just to sell the tickets for a ridiculous price should be thrown out of school. What a bunch of low class people at this school. I wish the administration here knew what’s been going on for the past couple of years. Pathetic.

Only in Storrs will you see people choose not to use their umbrellas in torrential downpours.

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Chinese invasion of Senkaku Islands unjustifiable

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epending on how dedicated to the World News’ cycle you are, you might be surprised to hear that over the weekend China’s population committed millions of dollars of property damage as anti-Japan riots erupted over a territorial dispute.

The property in question? The Senkaku Islands. A few rocks in the East China Sea amounting to 7km squared. Try finding them on Google Earth… it will take a few minutes to locate them. Then compare the islands with mainland China. Oh, and

By John D. Nitowski remember that no one lives on those Weekly Columnist islands.

Now, here’s the problem I have with the dispute in general: aside from the idea that by entertaining this ridiculousness adds legitimacy (thankfully, the United States’ diplomatic stance is “PRC, call us when you’re ready to talk”), the line that the People’s Republic of China uses to claim the Senkaku Islands is, “this land has been an integral and inalienable part of China since ancient times and we will not allow a separation of the Chinese state.”

That line is the official reason for China’s military occupation of Tibet today and their invasion in 1959. It’s the same line they use today in the Senkaku Islands.

And it’s the same line they’ll use when they finally decide to invade Taiwan.

Now, I’m not denying that China had

nothing to do with the Senkaku Islands since ancient history. But the apparent justification China uses for an “integral and inalienable part of China” is “whenever it shows up in Chinese history.”

At various parts in its history, one dynasty or another has controlled land in Russia, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, the Philippines, Taiwan, and even Japan.

Historic justification for their control of Tibet includes the Dalai Lama’s journey to visit the Emperor during the Ming Dynasty. When the Lama reached Beijing, he publicly bowed to the Emperor. Today, the People’s Republic (which, you may notice, does not have an emperor) uses that as evidence of Tibet’s subservience to China, while Tibetan historians read it simply as a mark of respect from Lama to Emperor.

Yet, with these tiny historical hints, they justify their religious, social, and political oppression of an entire nation.

Their justification for the Senkaku/ Daiyou Islands dispute is even worse: Chinese historians have a 1372 map with the Islands on them, but the Japanese only have a map dating back to 1754. See! The Japanese didn’t even know about this inhabited bit of land for almost 400 years! Proof!

Obviously, the island of Taiwan has been known to the mainlanders for much longer than 700 years. But it still operates from a different capital city with a different set of laws. If they had asserted their independence a little more forcefully, Beijing might have ended that “insurrection” decades ago and eliminated one more American ally in this unstable region.

There’s a book out there called “1421”

by Gavin Menzies. It’s very interesting ,and posits genetic and historical information with the idea that the Chinese explorer Zheng He journeyed to America 70 years before Columbus made his journey. And in those 70 years, a dozen other Chinese explorers discovered two new continents, and even built colonies in Peru and Rhode Island. In addition, Chinese explorers took their first look at Antarctica, Australia and New Zealand.

All historians in this area of interest are disputing Gavin Menzies’ thesis. His history is sketchy and his archaeology is even worse. But the implications of his book are shocking. The reason the Chinese want the Senkaku/Daiyou Islands so bad is because of the natural gas reserves nearby.

The reason they invaded Tibet was for the gold and political dominance. What happens when minerals are discovered in Antarctica? Or when the Chinese grow strong enough to enforce their political and economic will in the Americas?

Anyone who knows me knows I will almost never say that violence is the answer. But go back to 1938 and look at Hitler’s behavior in Czechoslovakia. He insisted that all he wanted was one country… and he’d be done. The Allies gave in, figuring that once Hitler was appeased, he’d go back to Berlin and want nothing more. They were wrong. He invaded Poland one year later. If the United States gives in and allows China the satisfaction of owning and controlling the Senkaku Islands, Taiwan will come next and finally the world.

Weekly columnist John D. Nitowski is a 7thsemester English major. He can be reached at John.Nitowski@UConn.edu.

Liberties vs. Responsibilites: Film abuses First Amendment rights

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he news these days – and the political sphere in general – seem to revolve around the question of the limits of personal liberty. The impact of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula’s 14-minute trailer for “The Innocence of Muslims” is the current subject of contention. But the film, and the violence it

By Grace Vasington has unleashed, merely the Staff Columnist is most recent instance of misused individual liberty discussed by the national and international community. The real issue here may not be one of legality. First Amendment rights activists can argue the legality of Nakoula’s actions all they want. The real issue is Nakoula’s unethical abuse of those First Amendment Rights.

Whether we like it or not, freedom – of speech, of the right to bear arms, even of the right to do as we choose with our own bodies – comes with intrinsic responsibilities, and with consequences.

We have a right to free speech.

Nakoula had a right to create a horrifyingly offensive and blatantly inaccurate film about the Prophet Mohammed. But he is also partly (with an emphasis on

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“partly”) responsible for the con- are the deaths of far too many sequences this film has had. The innocent people. consequences extend beyond We have a right to do what the violence in the Middle East. we choose with our own bodThey extend to Muslims around ies. Women have the right to the world, including those in the decide in matters of birth conU.S., who have been hurt by this trol and pregnancy. They have film’s portrayal a responsibility of their beliefs. to themselves We have a to think long right to bear and hard about arms. But we these choices, have a duty to to make the use those arms choice that is in a responsible best for them manner. In my and to deal with mind, this manthe consequencner extends to es, should there hunting, shootbe any. Men ing at a range and women and defendalike have the Grace Vasington, right to decide ing oneself.

Not one of Staff Columnist what they put these calls for in their body, automatic or which extends semi-automatic to food, drink, weapons, as alcohol and were used in Aurora this past perhaps in the future, narcotsummer and in countless other ics. We have the responsibility shootings. Guns rights propo- to respect our bodies, however, nents, members of the NRA and and to consume these things legislators must acknowledge in moderation. And we have a certain extent of responsibil- to accept the consequences of ity when too-lenient regulations obesity, liver damage and other enable angry, dangerous or men- forms of impairment if we fail tally unstable citizens to obtain to do so, and thus become burdeadly weapons. The conse- dens to our families and fellow quences of such liberal gun laws citizens.

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All of these rights are personal rights, and therefore the responsibilities I have mentioned are deeply personal as well. I don’t know what role the government should take (if any) in regulating these rights (with the notable exception of gun laws, which have the power to impact others’ constitutional right to life). But the American population as a whole needs to think long and hard about the privileges liberty entails.

American society has fallen too much in love with the idea of freedom, rather than with the actuality. We defend our ability to drink a 32 oz. can of soda or to make questionable jokes with a fervency disproportionate to the issue at hand. We exercise our liberty simply to prove our right to do so. And that is our right.

But in defending our rights, we too often fail to discuss the moral responsibility we bear in the exercise of these rights, and the consequences – personal and otherwise – of our actions. This exclusion in American discourse needs to change.

Staff Columnist Grace Vasington is a 7th-semester English and French double major. She can be reached at Grace.Vasington@UConn.edu.

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UConn loves female orgasms

Annual event returns to Storrs with second presentation scheduled for Wednesday night

By Holly Battaglia Campus Correspondent Sex educators Rachel Dart and Marshall Miller visited UConn for the seventh year in a row to present a thought-provoking seminar entitled “I <3 Female Orgasm” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Student Union.

The presentation answered crucial questions, and had a very inspiring message: sexual pleasure involves more than just knowledge about sex, but knowing oneself and communicating with one’s partner.

So, why are people afraid to seek knowledge about sex?

According to Miller, the knowledge circulating in the popular media is often misleading. He said that as he and Dart travel across the country lecturing on the topic, they purchase any and all magazines they find on newsstands featuring “female orgasm”-related articles on the cover. Articles with titles such as ‘What does he think of your O-Face,” (featured in Cosmopolitan) can emphasize the wrong aspects of human sexuality. The list of factors contributing to some people’s lack of will to seek sexual knowledge can include memories of shame from childhood, sexual assault, and memories of other traumatic experiences.

For people struggling with these issues, they recommended Staci Haines’ book ‘Healing Sex: A Mind-Body Approach to Sexual Trauma’ especially for women, and Mike Lew’s ‘Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse’ for men. They also recommended talking with trusted sources and counseling as other options.

“Maybe you’ve heard the joke: ‘Why do women fake orgasms? Because men fake foreplay,’” said Dart. But, it’s more complicated than that.

The audience was split into two groups, male and female.

The male group left the the-

Captain America gets a new job title: President

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Captain America has a new job with perks, a spacious office and a title that others spend millions of dollars to get: Mr. President.

One of Marvel Entertainment’s best-known heroes since he socked Adolf Hitler in the jaw in 1941, the sentinel of liberty will trade his New York City apartment for the White House in the pages of Marvel Comics’ “The Ultimates,” a series set in the Ultimate Comics universe where the U.S. has been torn apart by factionalism, out-ofcontrol anti-mutant hysteria and outright secession.

A career soldier for whom duty trumps political parties, Steve Rogers is seen as the last hope for the country and wins election as a write-in candidate in issue No. 15, due out Wednesday, said Sam Humphries, who is writing the story line.

He called the election the next step in the character’s long role as “America’s defender,” a job he’s had since soldiering during World War II. “Cap is answering the call of the people. This is not the first time he’s stood up for an America in crisis. This is a further evolution in his role as America’s defender, from soldier to superhero to president,” Humphries said. “He didn’t ask for this position, but if it helps him reunite America, then he’ll take on the job.”

Mark Paniccia, who edits the title, called it a challenge unlike any other.

“This isn’t something superheroes do every day. Defeat a world-eating deity? Check. Fight off an inter-dimensional invasion?

Check. Stop an alien prison break?

Check. Lead the country? Whahuh?” he said. “This is new for our hero ... and new for us.”

Dumping toxic people

By Holly Battaglia Campus Correspondent

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Sex educator Rachel Dart speaks to a Student Union Theater crowd Tuesday night as she presented her seminar, ‘I <3 Female Orgasm,’ with her co-lecturer Marshall Miller. The show emphasizes that sex is a healthy thing in contrast with high school sexual education, which largely promotes abstinence.

atre for a “Q & A” session with Marshall Miller, while the females stayed in the theater to speak with Rachel Dart.

“What are some physical, emotional, and psychological things that will allow a woman to have an orgasm?” Dart asked the all-female group. The list was extensive, including the following suggestions from audience members: feeling safe with a partner, communication, consent, sex toys, sexy lingerie, loving and accepting ones body, allowing oneself to fantasize and, of course, Channing Tatum.

The men’s group discussed the different places from which

they learned about sexuality. According to Miller, some audience members cited the traditional high-school sex-ed diagrams of fallopian tubes, while others said porn. Dart pointed out that many sex-ed classes in high schools are based around teaching students to say, “no.”

Which leaves students in the dark when it comes time to say, “yes” to sex. On the topic of porn, the speakers said that it’s a source that doesn’t necessarily depict women in a life-like manner, and this should be kept in mind.

One myth the speakers aimed to de-bunk is the idea that experience equals expertise.

It doesn’t matter how experienced a woman or man is with sex, everyone likes different things. Rather than outright asking your partner, ‘Where are your erogenous zones?’, there are other ways to figure this out. Trial-and-error and communication are key; so is consent above all else.

Audience members reacted positively to the comical overtones of the presentation. When asked about her favorite part of the presentation, first-semester Allied health major, Hiachira Nievesher’s said found Rachel Dart’s hilarious personal anecdotes to be quite funny.

Amongst other audience favor-

ites was the open-forum to volunteer “first orgasm” stories.

The overarching theme of this presentation can best be summed up in the following quote from Rachel Dart: “If your va-jay-jay has character and personality, it does not mean that there’s anything wrong with you.”

For those who missed the seminar or would like to learn more, Dart and Miller will be holding a follow-up presentation called “Multiple Orgasms,” today from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Student Union Theater.

Holly.Battaglia@UConn.edu

The beauties of feminism and collage

By Ariel Brand Campus Correspondent In the process of assembling her new body of work, “The Pedagogical Puppet: Projects

by Sally Smart,” for its Sept. 24 exhibition opening, Australia-native Sally Smart, the 2012 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Artist-inResidence, has a great deal on her mind–editing film work, fortifying puppets, transporting more materials and preparing the voice script for her video. “We’ve got six days to go and we’ll need every bit of it,” Smart said.

Smart is an internationally recognized artist for generating large-scale wall installations constructed from a sundry list of materials, ranging from canvas and photography to collage and fabric cut-outs, which are then held together by pushpins. She relishes in the process of narrating stories through her work and the connections that inform that process. Through deconstructing and then piecing together historical events and political connections with traditional female activities, her narratives carry a feminist resonance, working to undermine social-constructed gender hierarchies. In addition to the influences of the avant-garde movements Dada, Surrealism Photo courtesy of facebook.com/UconnArtArtHistoryDepartment and Cubism, traces of modernist women artSally Smart, the native Australian who is this year’s Raymond and Beverly Sackler Artist-in-Residence at UConn’s Art and Art ists like Hannah Hoch, Sophie Taeuber and History department, works on ‘The Pedagogical Puppet,’ her exhibition opening next week in the Contemporary Art Galleries.

Lyubov Popova transpire in her work.

While toying with the concept of making connections, Smart conceptualizes the process space of three rooms of the Contemporary Art is open to flux and revision,” Smart said. This of deconstruction through the politics of cut- Galleries. collaborative endeavor served as a sort of ting, the idea of transforming, creating collagBarry Rosenberg, curator of the invitation for Smart to delve into time-based es and photo montages as well as rearranging Contemporary Art Galleries, offered Smart media and performance, mediums that she had them, which is often used in satire in order to the opportunity to produce a multimedia work not explored before. reconstruct and amplify someone’s view. Her after visiting her 2011 exhibition “Flaubert’s “I’ve wanted to do my cut out work in a work also investigates the notion of delicate Puppets” at the Postmaster Gallery in New way that moves…what made me interested cutting, which refers to a psychosis of self- York City. With a grant, Rosenberg flew to in choreography and dance is thinking about harm, the need to cut as a method of catharsis. Australia to discuss with Smart her new artis- how do choreographers manifest the capacity “Cutting is a discussion in the mind with tic undertaking at her studio, where she con- of movement…and I thought about how can two puppets talking to each other about a par- structed a scale model of the Contemporary I visualize that beyond what I make,” Smart ticular process,” Smart added.

Art Galleries to map out her plan of develop- said.

“The Pedagogical Puppet” will bring ment.

The exhibition reception of “The together a sequence of short films featuring For the last month, she has been collabo- Pedagogical Puppet: Projects by Sally Smart” puppets, including a puppet of Smart that will rating with UConn faculty, students and the will take place on Monday, Sept. 24 from be created by the UConn Puppetry Program; various resources available within the School 5-6:30 p.m. in the Contemporary Art Galleries a storyboard that displays the making of the of Fine Arts, including the Puppetry Arts and will remain open through Oct. 27. The exhibit such as scripts for the films, drawings Program and Ballard Institute & Museum of public is also invited to join the Sally Smart and several other elements of the creation of Puppetry Arts as well as the Digital Media and Puppeteers Dialogue from 4-5 p.m. the exhibition; and marionettes with motors Center. Drawing from their expertise, Smart suspended from the ceiling that play with light garnered new ideas for the project. “There’s a and shadows. The installations will extend the huge amount of experimentation. Everything Ariel.Brand@UConn.edu

A wise sage once said that if you have a good dog you should keep it, and treat it with love and respect. This rule can help you decide when it’s time to exit a relationship. It’s simple.

Just pretend for a second that your boyfriend or girlfriend is a dog.

Is your precious pet soiling the rugs of your life, biting the neighbors, chasing mailmen and leaving you “presents” in the form of dead birds? If you answered yes in a metaphorical sense to any of these questions, it’s time to send them to the pound. If you answered no, then there are two options: either your relationship is perfect, or you’re delusional and soon to be muzzled, tranquilized, and carted off in an animal-control vehicle. Er, person control vehicle. It’s hard to explain. You probably should have run away from your evil owner a long time ago. I have been the misbehaving pest at times, and often the disillusioned owner trying hopelessly to teach an old pet new tricks. Here is my advice in getting over your final qualms in dumping an awful person: Problem: “But Princess is so cute and cuddlesome.”

Solution: Put the attachment factor into perspective.

Get over it. Princess sucks and she’s not that cute. Be sure to gets some laughs out of her tacky belongings and avoid unnecessary sentimentality as you place them all out of sight in a large opaque garbage bag. Even the studded baby-pink dog collars. Who did she think she was wearing those? Doggy Minaj? If you can’t stomach actually tossing all of Princess’s last-place trophies from the dog beauty pageant into the dumpster, there’s another solution. Mail them to her parents with a trite note so she can’t lie to them over the phone and pretend you’re still together (dogs are notorious for lying). Now her stuff won’t crowd your room and emotional space.

Problem: “But I just bought her a present, so now I have to wait til after (insert occasion) to dump her.”

Solution: There are many solutions to this and they all end with getting rid of the gift asap, but NOT giving it Princess. If you don’t feel like waiting until after the warranted gift-giving occasion to break up, then just break up and find a creative new way to get rid of the gift. I had this happen once, so I know exactly what to do.

You can: (a) give the present to a friend or sibling, unless it is inappropriately sexual or monogrammed. If it’s inappropriately sexual, give it as a gag gift to a perverted friend, or perhaps your most repressed friend who probably needs the gift more than anyone else might. If it’s monogrammed, search your Facebook friends for someone with the same initials, then find their address and anonymously mail them the strange gift. They will think they have an admirer and suddenly their life will be the stuff of mysterious romance novels. (b) Return the gift to the gift store, or, (c) give it to charity.

Just, whatever you do, don’t break up with someone, only to later say, “By the way, I was going to give you this pocket-watch before we broke up.” That just looks like you’re trying to get back together or find an excuse to see them. Plus, what if they were only staying with you to get the pocket watch? Don’t give it to them!

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Upcoming Releases September 18 Borderlands 2 (360, PS3, PC) Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition (Wii) Jet Set Radio (XBLA, PS3, PC) September 25 Dead or Alive 5 (360, PS3) FIFA Soccer 13 (PS3, PC, 360) Pro Evolution Soccer 13 (PS3, 360, Wii, PC) World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (PC)

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‘Rock Band 3’

If you’ve been reading Focus for a few years, you’d know that I’m a Rock Band junkie. I’ve covered the music franchise often in these pages over the last three years. But it needs to be said again; even though it has lost its luster in the spotlight, the ‘Rock Band’ franchise remains great because its developers care about fostering a positive experience through both new content and enjoyable gameplay. The gameplay remains varied across instruments and fun on all of them, the soundtrack’s great, and for two bucks a pop (one, now, for older songs) you can add as many more songs as you’d like.

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GameCube support has been axed.

Two separate bundles will be sold at launch. The first will include a White Wii U console, one gamepad controller, 8GBs of memory, an HDMI cable, a Wii Sensor bar and an A/C adapter for $299.99.

The second bundle will include everything the first does in addition to a Black Wii U, an upgrade to 32 GB of memory, a charging cradle and stands for the console and the controller, a copy of “Nintendo Land,” and a Nintendo Network Premium Subscription, will be priced at $349.99.

One Friday night this past July, while I was living in New York City, I met some friends to catch up and grab a beer after our internships ended. As we caught up, we discussed different places we wanted to make sure we saw while we were in the city; landmarks, stores, bars. I decided to check Yelp! to see what bars we could potentially check out. And my phone displayed a location I knew I had to check out immediately.

It’s called Barcade. It’s not exactly one-of-a-kind; there are locations in Jersey City, Philadelphia and Brooklyn, which is where we headed that night after a long, complicated trip on the L train and two separate stops for chicken and waffles and quesadillas. Once we got there, we agreed that Barcade is a rad retro experience and a gamer’s dream, a Chuck E. Cheese for gamers and Brooklyn hipsters alike.

After a carding at the door, walking into Barcade reveals what looks like a small warehouse that’s been cleared out into a large hall, with a bar on your right, a few tables in the back left and a mother load of classic game arcade cabinets everywhere else, all requiring only a quarter per play.

Don’t think we’re talking stuff you’d find at Dave and Buster’s or a movie theater arcade. Barcade goes way back. None of the games were released before 2000. I don’t think any were released before 1990. The guys at Barcade are serious about their gaming.

These games are stone-cold classics. You know “Tetris”?

The original Game Boy one that changed portable gaming forever?

They’ve got it in a two-player arcade console. I happily sampled “Frogger,” “Outrun,” “Robotron 2084” and “Donkey Kong.” Sadly, no kill screens were coming up for me that night on that cabinet. Old games are hard, and they punish you by demanding quarter after quarter. Luckily, they have an ATM and a change machine.

I’ve touched on the “arcade” part of “Barcade,” but I can’t forget the “bar” section. Barcade has a very extensive, very popular and totally awesome selection of beer on tap, in case you forgot why they card at the door. I know next to nothing about beer, but my beergenius buddy was impressed by the lineup, which changes daily and is posted on their website. I didn’t have too much, but I was impressed by what I had, and it definitely made the long trip back on the L and 1 trains to 116th and Broadway more tolerable.

For of-age gamers who want to visit more than just the Nintendo Store when they visit New York, Barcade is essential. It’s tucked out of the way off Grand Street, so it’s a bit of a trip from Grand Central, but the atmosphere is bright. The bar’s hip and always crowded, and to top it all off, old-school stuff like Talking Heads mixed with newer underground stuff like Tokyo Police Club fills the jukebox. If you ever find yourself bar-hopping in NYC, definitely check it out.

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‘Tekken Tag Tournament 2’ characters Kuma, left, and Panda, prepare to duke it out hand-to-hand on a fishing vessel. Part of the fun of ‘Tekken Tag 2’ is in its large, colorful cast of characters that includes robots, vampires, bears and kangaroos.

By Joe O’Leary Focus Editor I don’t know very much about “Tekken.” I fondly remember a few select arcade matches I played back when every mall in America had an arcade, but those memories go ten, fifteen years back.

Also, I’m realizing I’m actually old enough to have nostalgia about things from more than a decade ago. Holy crap.

I do remember playing “Tekken Tag Tournament” at those arcades sometime after Y2K but before 2002, and those are the best memories I have of the franchise. I would always use King and Armor King together, and I’d always lose, but it was always really enjoyable, smooth fighting. “Tag” held up after it was ported to the PS2 as a launch title, too, but twelve years later it’s pretty much an afterthought.

But the “Tekken” series has powered on, always pulling surprisingly great sales figures worldwide (“Tekken 5” did 6 million

copies, “Tekken 6” did 3.5 million… wait, there have been SIX “Tekken” games?!), and on a whim I decided to grab the brandnew “Tekken Tag Tournament 2” for the 360. I figured it would be nostalgic and it would be a lot of fun in a house where my roommates are always willing to try new games.

Both of those expectations were well-founded.

Some trade-in trickery got me “Tag” for around $30, so I’d express a little more hesitation if someone were to pay the full $60.

Don’t get me wrong though; it’s still an incredibly solid, well-made fighter, with a large load of modes that work great together. I value my sanity, so I don’t play fighters online, but I do play a lot of splitscreen multiplayer.

I was a bit stunned by the graphics in my first “Tag 2” match. The visuals are a huge focus of the game. It makes sense here, as “Tag 2” was first released in Japanese

arcades and needed great looks to lure players in. Backgrounds are stunning and environments are destructible during the fully 3D movement of matches, and light glistens off the various fighters, be they human, vampire, manwith-jaguar-head or actual panda bear. The wacky cast holds almost every character to ever appear in any “Tekken,” ensuring anyone with PS1 or PS2 memories will have a nostalgia-bomb.

Gameplay is satisfying. “Tekken” is slightly rewarding to button mashers. I may be a bit guilty of this, but I swear I know what the buttons are and how timing works. But the fighting isn’t THAT rewarding to button mashing. There’s a lot of detail in it; it’s one of the more intricate fighting systems in today’s gaming. With a roster of 50 or so characters, each one with a separate fighting style, the key gimmick of two-charactertag-teams flourishes; every match is noticeably different. Strategy with teaming characters gets really

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 PS3, 360 8/10

intricate, and with hundreds of moves per character, the casual player can learn basic strengths and weaknesses while the experienced can learn every character by heart.

I haven’t even touched onto the other modes; you can buy items for characters like in Namco’s other fighting series, “Soul Calibur,” fight randomly-generated ghost teams, and upgrade a robot into a champion. It’s all pretty fun, though it’s not essential.

Unfortunately, I can’t afford two fighters at once right now. No knock against “Tag 2,” but it’s a bit slower than the break-neck speed “Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,” my favorite fighting game. And “Tag 2” isn’t far enough ahead of the fighting game pack that it’s amazing; you might actually want to compare it to “DoA 5” on the 25th. But for fighting fans, circle around for a bit and check it out.

It’s flashy fun.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

A crash-course on the Nintendo WiiU

By Alex Sferrazza Campus Correspondent November 18th 2012: exactly one day shy from the sixth anniversary of the launch of arguably the most influential video game console since the Sony Playstation, the Nintendo Wii. The videogame industry’s longest continuously tenured home console manufacturer, Nintendo, will release its 6th major home video game console, the “Nintendo Wii U,” on this date.

Much like its predecessor, the new console carries with it as much potential as it does skepticism. The system is designed around the concept of a revolutionary new controller. Combining a traditional gamepad with the touch screen interface of a tablet, the Wii U Gamepad hopes to be at the forefront of the next generation of console gaming much like the Wii started the motion controlled gaming craze.

While the system supports full 1080p HD graphics, it is a Nintendo console first, and will disappoint some hardcore gamers due to its purported power being equivalent or slightly better than the current gen Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, far from the power expected from those two companies’ respective next-gen systems.

The Nintendo Network is a more fully featured online system for the console as opposed to the bare bones ones from past Nintendo systems. It will allow for multiple user accounts on the same console, as well as prioritizing full digital game releases and paid downloadable content. Like Sony’s Playstation Network, the feature will be free to use for most features.

For Nintendo loyalists, the highlight of the launch window lineup will almost surely be “Pikmin 3,” the anticipated sequel to the two classic Nintendo GameCube games.

Other offerings will include the latest in the “Super Mario” series with the side scrolling “New Super Mario Bros. U,” and “Nintendo Land,” a collection of minigames based on Nintendo properties designed to

Photo courtesy of ign.com

A picture of the Nintendo WiiU’s new touch-screen controller. The WiiU is Nintendo’s next console, releasing in November right before the Wii turns six years old.

showcase the new controller.

Other major games expected around launch include special Wii U editions of both “Mass Effect 3” and “Batman: Arkham City.”

Multiplatform holiday releases such as “Call of Duty Black Ops 2” and “Assassin’s Creed III” are also scheduled for the Wii U. Brand new first Party Wii U games will be priced at $59.99 with third parties likely to follow suit. This price point was adopted

by Sony and Microsoft years ago.

In addition, the system will be fully backwards compatible with Wii games and peripherals (including controllers), while

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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Focus

Orthodox Russian deacon stands up for jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot

Free speech, religion clash over anti-Muslim film released on Youtube CERRITOS, Calif. (AP) — While the man behind an antiIslam movie that ignited violence across the Middle East would likely face swift punishment in his native Egypt for making the film, in America the government is in the thorny position of protecting his free speech rights and looking out for his safety even while condemning his message.

It’s a paradox that makes little sense to those protesting and calling for blood. To them, the movie dialogue denigrating the Prophet Muhammad is all the evidence needed to pursue justice — vigilante or otherwise — against Nakoula Bassely Nakoula, an American citizen originally from Egypt.

In America, there’s nothing illegal about making a movie that disparages a religious figure. And that has the Obama administration walking a diplomatic tight rope less than two months before the election — how to express outrage over the movie’s treatment of Islam without compromising the most basic American freedom.

“The thing that makes this particularly difficult for the United States is that ... we treat what most of us would refer to as hate speech as constitutionally protected speech and Americans don’t appreciate, I think, how unusual this position seems in the rest of the world,” said Lawrence Rosenthal, a professor at Chapman University’s School of Law in Orange, Calif.

The situation also raises vexing questions about how far the government can and should go to protect someone who exercises their First Amendment right. In the past, for example, police have stood guard to ensure Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan could march without being attacked for their views.

But Nakoula’s case invites scrutiny because the free speech he exercised with the film “Innocence of Muslims” has had such far-reaching and violent implications.

AP

Kashmiri Muslim protesters burn an effigy representing the United States as they shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The protest was held against an anti-Islam film called “Innocence of Muslims.”

If the government were to overtly protect Nakoula, it could be seen by some as tacit approval of the film, and further enflame protests. Leaving him to fend for himself could have deadly consequences. There are examples of violence against others who have written or spoken against Muhammad.

White House spokesman Jay Carney on Tuesday stressed that the video was not connected to the United States government and suggested it was being “exploited by groups that have an interest in creating chaos and destabilizing their local government or attacking the west or the United States.”

Egypt’s general prosecutor on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for seven expat Egyptian Coptic Christians, including Nakoula, and referred them to trial on charges of harming national unity, insulting and publicly attacking Islam and spreading false information. The charges carry the death penalty.

So far, the U.S. government has acknowledged offering Nakoula very limited assistance.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s

deputies escorted Nakoula to an interview with federal probation officials. They did so in the dead of night and allowed Nakoula to cover his face. And early Monday, deputies answered his family’s request for help leaving the house where they’d been holed up for five days so they could reunite with the 55-yearold filmmaker. All remain in hiding.

Department spokesman Steve Whitmore stressed the agency is not providing protective custody. He referred questions to federal authorities, who have declined to comment.

Jody Armour, a professor at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, said it’s “not unusual at all for the government to step in and give a citizen in distress or danger special protection, but it can’t be unlimited. They’re going to have to strike a balance.”

A 14-minute trailer for the film posted on YouTube sparked violence in the Middle East, including an attack in Libya in which a U.S. ambassador was killed. Nakoula, a Coptic

Christian and American citizen who served federal prison time for check fraud, told The Associated Press in a short interview last week that he was involved in management and logistics for the anti-Islamic film. Federal officials, however, told the AP they have concluded he was behind the movie.

Furor over the film has been widespread. Bahrain protesters used Twitter to organize demonstrations that included burning American flags in the nation that hosts the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet.

Pakistan’s conservative Islamist parties sent out text messages, mosque announcements and made phone calls to bring out protest crowds, including about 1,000 people in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday and hundreds who rushed the U.S. consulate in Karachi, sparking clashes with police in which one demonstrator was killed.

“Yes, we understand the First Amendment and all of this stuff,” wrote Khalid Amayreh, a prominent Islamist commentator and blogger in Hebron on the West Bank. “But you must also understand that the Prophet (for us) is a million times more sacred than the American Constitution.”

In America, the government can’t even order that the video be removed from YouTube. All it can do is ask. And so far, parent company Google has declined, saying the video was within its guidelines for content.

The company did restrict access to the video in certain countries, including Egypt, Libya and Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation.

“This can be a challenge because what’s OK in one country can be offensive elsewhere,” the company said in a statement.

That’s precisely the point about the First Amendment, Armour said.

“The reason it is a constitutionally protected interest is precisely because it may prove unpopular,” he said. “Words and images don’t just convey information, they are attached to consequences. That’s when we really have to ask ourselves, ‘What price are we willing to pay for that First Amendment interest?’

And these are the times that really test our convictions.”

TAMBOV, Russia (AP) — Sergei Baranov keeps his clerical robes hanging neatly in his closet, but he believes he will never again wear them inside a Russian Orthodox Church.

Baranov, who had led a quiet life as a deacon in the small city of Tambov, became an Internet celebrity last month when he asked to be defrocked in an open letter to the Moscow patriarchate, saying he was outraged by the church’s stance against three members of the punk band Pussy Riot.

The feminist rockers were sentenced to two years in prison after singing a “punk prayer” against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow’s main cathedral, a stunt that divided Russians.

Even some of the devout who did not approve of the women’s high kicks at the cathedral’s pulpit in February spoke out against the trial and what appeared to be the church’s heavy-handed involvement.

Baranov gave them a strong public voice — and gave up his calling in order to back up his beliefs.

Baranov told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he supports the band’s stunt and does not regret his resignation.

“Everyone prays as they can,” Baranov said of the Pussy Riot members. “And with their act they exposed the ills and blisters of society. We should have done that a long time ago.”

The Pussy Riot trial had given courage to Baranov, who said he had long been critical of the church’s stance but that the girls’ actions had shown him that the church is ripe, if not overdue, for serious reform.

Baranov was far away from the discontent still simmering in Moscow after the trial. But he managed to further ripple the waters with the help of Facebook, as his letter accumulated over 4,000 likes and almost 2,000 re-posts within several days.

The Internet has mobilized countless opposition voices like Baranov’s throughout Russia, this time helping a little known cleric draw attention to what he sees as the ills of the Orthodox Church, its conservatism and its open support for Putin.

The Pussy Riot case demonstrated that the church is more attentive to the government than to the needs of its believers, and it is time for a change in the clergy hierarchy, he argued.

Anger with the church began to boil at the time of Putin’s reelection to a third presidential term in March, when Patriarch Kirill strongly backed his bid, calling the 12-year Putin rule a “miracle of God.” Putin, who was facing massive street protests in Moscow against his rule, was eager to have a helping hand by the church in swaying more devout voters in his direction.

“When Hitler and Stalin cre-

ated their powerful totalitarian regimes, they made use of powerful ideologies,” said Father Gleb Yakunin, a former Russian Orthodox Church priest who was defrocked in the 1990s. “Putin seems to be a good administrator, but (he’s) a weak ideologist, so he decided to use something that already exists.”

After Baranov posted his open letter online, the Tambov regional clergy issued a press release on their website in which they accused him of “rakish behavior” and alcohol abuse, saying that he was using the current political climate and the trial of Pussy Riot as an excuse to leave the church.

The former deacon was subsequently defrocked, although an official defrocking requires confirmation by the patriarch, who is likely to sign the mandate within a few weeks. Officials at Moscow Patriarchate wouldn’t comment on Baranov’s case.

According to Baranov, local politicians were also rattled by his letter, and he said he had been approached by a deputy governor and security officials, who asked him about the political motives behind his statements.

On a sunny Tuesday morning in Tambov, a city about 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Moscow best known for its delicious potatoes, locals were far from providing support for the defrocked deacon. Several members of the Pokrovsky Cathedral, the church where Baranov served, said they believe that a priest should respect his religious order, and that respect for the church should come before freedom of speech.

“It wasn’t correct for him to write in support (of the Pussy Riot girls),” said Larisa Krasnova, a retired military sergeant who had been visiting the church with her grandson.

“I approve of the fact that they were tried because it’s blasphemy and because it’s unforgivable.”

Baranov said he doesn’t expect the support of local churchgoers. He is afraid, however, that the church is preparing to further purge him, ensuring that he will no longer be able to take part in the services that he fell in love with when he was 13 years old.

“When the media furor dies down, they will simply excommunicate me from church,” Baranov said. “Once this happens, I won’t have the right to enter a church, I will lose the right to communion.”

The church has not yet requested Baranov’s excommunication, although it has not denied that such action may take place.

Excommunication is a quite rare punishment in the Orthodox Church. Most famously, novelist Leo Tolstoy was excommunicated, and others who are unrepentant, like Yakunin, have suffered a similar fate.

Don’t get caught in a dog of a relationship from DUMPING, page 5

Problem: “My mom and dad will think something’s wrong with me if I am single.”

Solution: They will be proud of you when you explain that you were on the escaping end of a relationship with some dunce whose only talents include sitting on a scummy porch and chain-smoking the lowest-grade cigarettes.

Parents love when their children makes good decisions. Now is the time to say, “Mom, you know when I said I was going to marry Princess? I’m not going to anymore.” Unless your mom hates you, then she will have to deal with it. Chances are, she knew you didn’t meet your future spouse at Hunting Lodge Apartments, so she probably won’t care.

Holly.Battaglia@UConn.edu

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Comics

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Procrastination Animation

by Michael McKiernan

Classic Royalty Free Speech

by Ryan Kennedy

Horoscopes

by Brian Ingmanson Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 5 -- Hold back on spending, and don’t get cocky. Go slowly and steadily to prevent breakage. Don’t get into a fight with your mate over preferences. It’s not worth it.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- You and a co-worker clash. Patience and discipline are required. Use the awkward moment as another learning experience.

Change the appearance of the package.

Phil

by Stephen Winchell and Ben Vigeant

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Circumstances shift, so use this to your advantage. Work progresses nicely, but may require a compromise. There could be a tough lesson involved. It’s useful.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Say hello to your creative muse. Your energy’s all over the map. Rather than trying to rein it in, discover where it takes you.

Take notes.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Work and romance collide, and something you try doesn’t work, but you’re stronger for the effort. Get outside and move your body to let your mind rest.

Shapes

by Alex Papanastassiou

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -A romantic misunderstanding or barrier could turn into a new possibility. Establish new accounts and watch profits grow. Beware of spending money you haven’t collected.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Don’t throw away something you’ll want later; its purpose comes to you. Be forgiving for your own foolishness and grateful for your abilities. Move quickly to increase sales.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the future. You have everything you need to move forward, so take action. A bump in romance makes you stronger.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- You may want to postpone trying out a new idea until tomorrow. Handle mundane tasks now with ease. Balance your checkbook. Tell friends you’ll see them later.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRAW OR MAKE GAMES FOR THE DAILY CAMPUS COMICS?!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Try a new tactic with an artistic touch.

You don’t have to start from scratch. Add an emotional hook. Let a partner lead, so you can take it easier.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 7 -- Exceed your own expectations.

Work flows well, but it could interfere with romance. Avoid creating upsets that you will later regret. Let your partner choose the destination.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Study trends and listen to considerations.

Private concentration is productive. Learn from a recent loss. Grab a good deal. Be careful not to break anything. Old familiar love is best.

Email 3 of your best sample comics to Dailycampuscomics@gmail.com!

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Sports

Louisville, Rutgers sit atop Big East power rankings

By Anokh Palakurthi Campus Correspondent 1.

Louisville (3-0): Sophomore quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has officially thrown his name into Heisman contention. Throwing five touchdown passes, no interceptions and having a 182.2 QB rating tends to do that–not to mention spearheading a dangerous Louisville offense that has dropped 30 points or more on its last three opponents. Their next foe, FIU and their 111th ranked defense, doesn’t seem likely to stop the No. 20 ranked Cardinal train from going 4-0 and possibly getting one step closer to a BCS championship berth.

2. Rutgers (3-0): The No. 23 ranked Scarlet Knights have scored at least 23 points on their last three opponents, while having their defense allow an average of only 8.3 points.

However, they now face a tough test in Arkansas, who may not only have starting quarterback Tyler Wilson back, but will be more than ready to rebound from being trounced 52-0 by No. 1 ranked Alabama. Nonetheless, one can’t discount that Jawan Jamison, a young prospect that brings back memories of Ray Rice, will be more ready than ever, especially against an Arkansas defense that just allowed three rushing touchdowns and 225 yards on the ground.

3.

Cincinnati (2-0): What

a year so far for senior running back George Winn, having already rushed 35 times for 242 yards this season–in all of last season, he ran only 40 times for 212 yards. He and the Bearcats, however, face a tough test in the previously Top 25 ranked Virginia Tech, who is still reeling off an upset from Pittsburgh.

4. Connecticut (2-1): Nobody questions the Husky D. Even after allowing 21 points to Maryland in the Epsell Bowl, they are still ranked No. 11 in overall defense. The problem is quarterback Chandler Whitmer’s five interceptions, no touchdown passes and four sacks in three games. Add in an offensive line that has been under pressure for being pummeled all year, and an underwhelming season from running back Lyle McCombs, and there is a genuine cause for concern for UConn, especially with a Week 6 matchup against the Scarlet Knights’ dreaded defense looming over them.

5. South Florida (2-1): USF just can’t beat the Scarlet Knights, who have beaten them six times in their last seven meetings. After winning with relative ease against their last two opponents, the Bulls couldn’t get anything going in the passing game, effectively neutralizing their offense and laying the blueprint for other teams to follow. Most concerning point for USF: the 38 minutes they allowed Rutgers to have in time of possession. Not a good sign against No. 14 ranked

Calif. man arrested for ESPN post on killing kids LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man accused of posting comments on ESPN's website that said he was watching kids and wouldn't mind killing them was being held Tuesday on $2 million bail after he was arrested for investigation of making terrorist threats, authorities said.

Several guns were found at the man's home Monday, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Steve Low. The name of the man, who is in his early 20s, was not immediately released as investigators are trying to determine if there are any additional suspects.

Threatening posts were made in a reader response section to an online ESPN story on Thursday about new Nike sneakers named after LeBron James that cost $270 a pair, ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said Tuesday. Some of the nearly 3,000 reader comments on the story talked about children possibly getting killed over the sneakers because of how expensive they are.

"What he was posting had nothing to do with sports," Soltys said. "We closely monitor the message boards and anytime we get a threat, we're alerting law enforcement officials."

An employee at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., notified local police the same day and they linked the posting to the man's home in Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County. Sheriff's investigators said they were contacted Sunday and began surveillance on the man's

home until a search warrant was obtained.

The online post on ESPN said that a shooting would be like the one in Auora, Colo., where 12 people were killed and 58 were injured in July, authorities said.

The man in California lives with his parents on a street that overlooks an elementary school and a middle school, said Lt. Low. Both schools were open Tuesday, although at least three children didn't attend class after they were notified by the school about the arrest, said Dianne Saunders, principal of Santa Clarita Elementary School.

"As always, safety is our first priority and we are working closely with police to ensure our kids remain safe," Saunders said. "We are thankful that police departments are working together and without the information from Bristol, maybe this wouldn't have been able to be stopped."

Authorities didn't disclose how serious the threat was, but they were looking to see if the suspect had made similar posts on the Internet.

"We take all these kinds of threats serious, especially with the climate of other shootings around the nation over the past year," Low said.

Sheriff's investigators are working with Bristol police and Yale University police but do not say what connections the suspect may have with either place. A Yale spokesman referred questions to law enforcement authorities.

rushing team, Ball State coming up.

6. Temple (1-1): Temple has looked decently in both their games, but most impressive about their team is their running back, senior Matt Brown, who has rushed 29 times for 176 yards, which would put him on pace for his best season next.

Look for Temple to try to get him involved once more against Penn State and their stingy No. 28 ranked defense, in a physical game that should feature a lot of running the ball and defense.

7.

Pittsburgh (1-2): How about that for an upset? After stumbling out of the gate in their first two games and losing by an average of 17 points to their opponents, they stifled the previously ranked No. 13 Virginia Tech to a tune of 35-18.

Pittsburgh led the Hokies 21-0 with 13 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter before easing off the gas pedal a bit, but there was no doubt who was in control of the game. “Gimme” games in the following weeks against Garner-Webb and Syracuse should prepare them for a showdown against conference leader Louisville.

8. Syracuse (1-2): Their offense isn’t the problem here.

Ryan Nassib has thrown for 1139 yards, the most passing yards in the Big East, and second most yards in the entire nation. His receivers, Marcus Sales and Jarrod West, have combined for an ungodly 38

AP

Louisville wide receiver Damian Copeland (7) works to avoid North Carolina cornerback Tim Scott, left, after making a pass reception during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday.

receptions and 561 yards, even more than Pittsburgh’s receiving duo. The issue with Syracuse remains their porous defense, which has allowed even more points¬–33.7 PPG on average.

They were able to beat a lowly ranked Stony Brook football team, but their Orange embarrassment of a defense won’t be covered against a brutal threeweek stretch against Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Rutgers. Ouch.

Western Michigan, Connecticut’s next opponent, led by quarterback Alex Carder, has a highflying passing offense and is ranked No. 25 in the nation.

It’ll be interesting to see how the Husky defense does against the toughest offense they’ve faced so far. However, if Connecticut wants to win this game and prove that they’re a real contender for the Big East crown, they need to click on offense and expose a

Bronco defense that has allowed 24.3 points per game. If running back Lyle McCombs can wear down Western Michigan’s defensive line and if Chandler Whitmer can keep his mistakes low, Connecticut should be able to win this one in a hard nose, possession based battle.

Anokh.Palakurthi@UConn.edu

Reyes helps Marlins beat Braves 4-3 in 10 MIAMI (AP) — Jason Heyward came up short, and so did the Atlanta Braves' bid for a comeback win.

Jose Reyes blooped a twoout RBI single in front of a diving Heyward in right field in the 10th inning Tuesday night, and the Miami Marlins overcame an awful ninth inning to snap the Braves' four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory.

With one out in the 10th, pinch-hitter Rob Brantly was walked by Cory Gearrin (0-1), and Gorkys Hernandez was hit by a pitch. Following a strikeout, Reyes hit a 3-2 pitch, and when Hayward went sprawling, Brantly scored without a play.

"Reyes just happened to put some bat on a ball and bloop one in there," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

The Braves lost to Miami for only the fourth time in 14 meetings despite rallying from a 3-0 deficit in the ninth to tie the game.

"We played them strange, and then we win and it's all fine," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Oh boy, what a way to do it."

Heyward doubled to start the ninth against Steve Cishek, and Chipper Jones walked on a 3-2 pitch. With one out, Dan Uggla singled home a run, and Brian McCann followed with a two-run double off Mike Dunn to tie the score.

Dunn struck out Michael Bourn with runners at the corners to end the inning.

"We fought back to tie it up," McCann said. "All you can ask is for everybody to play hard. That's what we did, and it didn't go our way."

The Braves' rally spoiled a career-best outing by Nathan Eovaldi of the Marlins. He

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Teammates congratulate Miami Marlins' Jose Reyes, foreground, after Reyes hit a two-out RBI single to defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 during the 10th inning of last night's game.

allowed no runs and only four hits while pitching eight innings for the first time.

Eovaldi, a 22-year-old rookie, had lost his last four starts and came into the game with the lowest winning percentage of any NL pitcher at 4-12. But he permitted just two runners to reach second base.

"He was throwing 97 (mph), 98 even in the eighth inning, and he was commanding," Gonzalez said. "Nasty."

"A very spectacular game for him," Guillen said.

The Braves were so flummoxed by Eovaldi that slugger Heyward bunted with two outs and none on in the sixth. He reached on a single but was stranded.

Atlanta's Paul Maholm

allowed four hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings.

"Their guy was on his game," Maholm said. "We battled back and did everything we could."

John Buck hit a two-run homer, tripled and scored twice for Miami. Heath Bell (3-5) pitched a perfect 10th.

The Marlins improved to 11-5 in extra-inning games; they're 55-78 otherwise.

The game began with the retractable roof open for the eighth time this season, and the first since June 13. The roof was closed when light rain began to fall in the fifth inning.

Buck hit his first triple of the season in the third inning and scored on a two-out single by Hernandez. Center

fielder Bourn misplayed Buck's deep drive, pulling up short of the wall near the 418-foot sign and then leaping in vain for the ball.

"I think he went so far back that he felt like the wall had to be close there, and it kind of threw him off," Gonzalez said.

The Marlins added two runs in the seventh. Austin Kearns doubled with two outs, and Maholm was replaced by Peter Moylan, who gave up Buck's 11th homer.

The Marlins played without slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who missed his second consecutive game with a strained muscle in his side.

He's expected to rejoin the starting lineup Friday.

from HOCKEY, page 12

Providence Bruins and counting down the days until UConn hockey drops the puck on another season.

Eventually this lockout will come to an end. The teams will lace up their skates and the arenas will be filled with some of the most loyal fans on the planet. Until that day comes, though, you can find us at our local rinks and frozen ponds, for the passion of the sport can never be halted over a few dollars and cents.

Morrissey: Lockout, What is a hockey fan to do? team whose bus broke down three miles from the rink they were supposed to play in that night. Each player grabbed their bag and walked through a blizzard to get to rink. Can you picture the Boston Red Sox doing that for their fans?

So as the NHL lockout enters day four, what is a hockey fan to do? Well, you can read stories about how the NHL is working “tirelessly” to end the lockout.

Or you can do what I am doing, following updates from the CT Whale and

Tyler.Morrissey@UConn.edu

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Sports

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The NFL Bandwagons: Week 2 Edition play out. Allow me to be the fool to get overly hyped about everyone. For now, before another replacement official professes his love for the New Orleans Saints, let’s take a look at the NFL bandwagons after Week 2.

Hop on the Bandwagon, Quickly:

AP

New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (80) breaks a tackle by Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ahmad Black (43) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday.

By Mike McCurry NFL Columnist The true beauty of the NFL, for both teams and their fans, lies in the idea that the season seemingly never ends. Sure, players grow weary over the constant wear-and-tear that their bodies endure through the seventeen-week slate. But for the few Raiders and Jaguars diehards that still exist today, it must be pretty tough to see your team get shelled time and time again through the slow winter

months.

Overall, the grueling marathon that is the NFL season benefits all for three reasons: it allows for rough starts (you can still win your Fantasy league 0-2 owners!), lets teams overcome a terrifying stretch of tough games (just ask Eli about last year) and gives us fans the opportunity to watch Antonio Cromartie make a complete fool of himself from September to January.

No verdict should be reached on a player or team before the year comes to a close. To put

it more simply, hold off on the crazy predictions and the premature assertions until the fat lady has stopped signing, and that stupid All-Star game known as the “Pro Bowl” is done with.

Because, if you happen to be “that guy” who is already asking your fantasy football commissioner for the league trophy or proclaiming your team as Super Bowl champs in Week 1, you are going to look really dumb.

In other words, I’ll start calling you Jay Cutler.

Please just sit back, enjoy your Sundays, and let the season

1.

Houston Texans: One of the only six teams sitting pretty at 2-0, the Texans have easily been the most impressive AFC squad to date. I realize that Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson were able to coast and watch NFL RedZone on the sidelines the past two Sundays (Houston has played the Dolphins and Jaguars), but I do not foresee a tougher schedule slowing these guys down all that much. The defense has allowed just one offensive touchdown so far, and the running back duo of Arian Foster (110 rushing yards and a TD in Week 2) and Ben Tate (74 yards, 2 TD’s) is above and beyond the best in football.

2. CJ Spiller: Just the thought of a live buffalo running wild throughout the Empire State is scary to me. And if I’m a little freaked out over Bills running back CJ Spiller right now, I cannot even imagine how injured starter Fred Jackson is feeling. Spiller, the former Clemson speedster, burst onto the scene in Week 1 against the Jets after Jackson left with a knee injury. Spiller’s encore entailed 123 rushing yards, 2 TD’s, and an additional 47

receiving yards in a 35-17 win over the Chiefs. At the moment, I am still pondering what hurts more: Fred Jackson’s sprained knee, or the heartache I feel for starting the “Other CJ,” Chris Johnson, over Spiller in my fantasy league.

3. Victor Cruz: It was difficult enough for Victor Cruz to block out all the negative criticism that came his way after a disastrous Week 1 performance.

In addition to that, the Super Bowl champ has had to deal with the death of his beloved, salsa-crazed grandmother. So, you still think you had a bad week? Fortunately for Cruz, his picture now appears in the dictionary right next to the word “bounceback.” 11 grabs, 179 yards, and a trip to salsa-land speaks for itself. The only reason you’re not on this bandwagon is if your name is Greg Schiano.

Be Aware of the Nearest Emergency Exit

1. R e d h e a d e d Quarterbacks: I may or may not have thrown a couple cheap shots at Brown’s quarterback Brandon Weeden, but that is only because his Week 1 showing made fellow carrot-top Carson Palmer look like an AllPro. Weeden must have read my column last week, because he went off against the Bengals to the tune of 322 yards and 2 TD’s. Andy Dalton, Weeden’s counterpart this past Sunday, got the victory however and

remains second in the redheaded quarterback standings. In first place, of course, is Miami rookie Ryan Tannehill. This has nothing to do with Tannehill recording his first NFL win, and has everything to do with the lady that, win or lose, RT gets to go home to after the game.

2. Reggie Bush: Back to a more serious note, albeit sticking with the Dolphins, the Reggie Bush bandwagon has a few empty seats on it. A couple mediocre years with the Saints and the Heisman scandal left Bush feeling helpless, trophyless, and Kardashian-less. Last year, Reggie quietly put together a solid statistical year for the ‘Fins (1000+ rushing yards, 7 total TD), and it is safe to say he picked up right where he left off. Against the Raiders in Week 2, Bush rushed for 172 yards and two scores in a blowout win. Is it only a coincidence that “Kourtney and Kim Take Miami” is back?

Get Off At the Next Stop

1. Titans: There was legitimate reason for optimism in Tennessee this year. Then, well, the season, kinda, you know, started. At least Chris Johnson has more rushing yards than attempts this season, right?

The real question for the Titans: with a single catch for 5 yards on Sunday, will Kenny Britt accumulate more fantasy points or DUI’s this year?

Michael.McCurry@UConn.edu

High-profile players highlight UEFA Champions League

By Miles DeGrazia Soccer Columnist The most prestigious club football tournament in the world, the UEFA Champions League is gearing up for its 58th campaign. The best players in the world cite the UEFA Champions League as the elite proving ground. The high concentration of top class teams, translate to the highest quality football you can see week in and week out. With matchday one halfway complete, we look at a few exciting matches to take place during the second day of matchday one.

Chelsea FC vs. Juventus – UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea FC, became the first team from London to ever lift the European Cup last season, playing a very defensive brand of football. But this year, manager Roberto Di

Matteo is looking to implement a much more free flowing brand of football. The Italian sleeping giants, Juventus make their first foray into the UEFA Champions League since 2009 on the back of an undefeated Series A campaign in which they won their 28th (or 30th depending on who you ask) Italian title.

Bayern Munich vs. Valencia – Last season was on and off heartbreak for Bayern Munich.

They were runners up in the German Cup, the Bundesliga and the UEFA Champions League. But new summer signings Xherdan Shaqiri, Mario Mandžukić and Javi Martinez all hope to put Bayern over the edge and help them lift the silver cup. Spanish side Valencia came third in La Liga finishing behind only Barcelona and Real Madrid. Valencia are most well known as the team that

has to sell its best player every season. In back to back years they have been forced to sell David Silva and David Villa, both world-class players, and are hoping the youth comes good.

FC Barcelona vs. Spartak Moscow – Despite some thinking Barcelona had a down season they still won the Copa Del Rey and the FIFA Club World Cup. Lionel Messi may have had the greatest season of any player ever, scoring 73 goals.

Adding left back Jordi Alba and defensive midfielder Alex Song to an already exquisite squad may be enough to make them the best team in Europe.

Coming second in a very competitive Russian Premier League, Spartak Moscow are being asked to do the impossible. Irish international Aiden McGeady, Brazillian striker Welliton, and Swedish center

mid Kim Källström formerly of Lyon, France will all have to have the game of their lives in order to stop Barcelona.

Manchester United vs.

Galatasaray – Coming of a disappointing European campaign last season, where they failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, Manchester United have revamped and added Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie to an already potent attacking lineup. Defending champions of Turkey Galatasaray will look to upset Manchester United when they bring their famous supporters to Old Trafford. Galatasaray bring a strong squad with the likes of Hamit Altıntop, Johan Elmander, Felipe Melo, Milan Baroš, Fernando Muslera and Premier League fan favorite Emmanuel Eboué.

Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu

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Juventus' player Gianluigi Buffon listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in London ahead of his team's Champions League group E match against Chelsea on Wednesday.

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Maryland. His performance was also highlighted by a 58-yard punt return for a touchdown in the 1st quarter against the Terrapins.

Williams was also named ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Huskies bitten by injury bug Earlier this week it was announced that senior defensive end Jesse Joseph will miss the rest of the year with a torn Achilles tendon. Coach Pasqualoni announced on Tuesday that Joseph will undergo surgery sometime this week. It is also expected that Joseph will be limited in his participation in the spring.

There have been no further updates on injured quarterback Casey Cochran, who is still suffering from a thumb injury. “It’s a week by week thing right now,” said Pasqualoni. “We’re still waiting for total clearance; we haven’t gotten total clearance on the thumb yet.” Cochran has been with the team at practice and will continue to sit out until trainers give him a clean bill of health to return.

Cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson missed last week’s game with a hamstring injury. When asked about his participation in this week’s game against Western Michigan, “Blidi is getting better and he’ll do a little bit more today,” said Pasqualoni. “We won’t go full boar with him today as he is still in the questionable category.”

Special teams has ups and downs On special teams, the Huskies have had some success and some setbacks. Redshirt junior kicker Chad Christen has gotten his 2012 season off to a good start. Christen has made four of the last five field goals he has attempted, his longest being a 47 yarder against UMass.

One setback on special teams was the performance of the coverage units last week against Maryland. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs recorded 98 yards on kick returns and 68 yards on punt returns against the Huskies. Coach Pasqualoni will make coverage units a focus of practice this week.

“Special teams has been real important, it’s always going to be,” said Pasqualoni. “The thing I was disappointed in last week was our coverage units. Our coverage units did not meet the standard last week. They had a terrific returner in Sefon Diggs but we have got to do a better job with our coverage units, so we’re going to work real hard on that this week.”

The quotable Paul Pasqualoni “He’s about four ham sandwiches from about 255 and he’s going to be 260 pretty soon, he’s going to be a big fast guy.” Coach Pasqualoni on the progress and development of freshmen defensive end Elijah “EJ” Norris.

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Senior defensive end Jesse Joseph made 12 tackles and a sack in three games this season. His season was ended after an Achilles tendon injury against Maryland on Sept. 15.

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What's Next Home game

Away game

Sept. 29 Buffalo Noon

Oct. 6 Rutgers TBA

Oct. 13 Temple TBA

Oct. 19 Syracuse 8 p.m.

Sept. 22 St. John’s 7 p.m.

Sept. 25 Yale 7 p.m.

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Yunel Escobar

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Oct. 3 Georgetown 3p.m.

Women’s Soccer (5-3-1) Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Georgetown Villanova 1 p.m.

3 p.m.

Sept 28 DePaul 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 30 Notre Dame Noon

Oct. 5 South Florida 7 p.m.

Sept. 30 Boston University 5 p.m.

Oct. 3 UMass 6 p.m.

Sept 29.

St. John’s 2 p.m.

Oct. 6 Notre Dame 2 p.m.

Field Hockey (7-0) Sept. 21 New Hampshire 7 p.m.

Sept. 23 Villanova Noon

Volleyball Today Sacred Heart 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 Providence 7 p.m.

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Sept. 21 Villanova 7 p.m.

Sept 23.

Georgetown 2 p.m.

Men’s Cross Country Sept. 22 CCSU Invite 11 a.m.

Oct. 6 N.E. Champ.

Noon

Oct. 13 Conn. College Invite TBA

Oct. 19 CCSU Mini-Meet 3:30 p.m.

Oct 26.

BIG EAST Champs TBA

Women’s Cross Country Sept. 22 Sept. 29 CCSU Griak Invite Invite 11:00 a.m. 1:10 p.m.

Oct. 7 New England Championships Noon

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Oct. 12 Wisconsin Invitational 11 a.m.

Men’s Swimming and Diving Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Homecoming- Fordham And Alumni Meet Bucknell Noon TBA

Oct. 26 Army TBA

Nov. 3 Rutgers, Villanova and Georgetown 4 p.m.

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Potential UConn-Notre Dame football game at Fenway Park

By Tim Fontenault Campus Correspondent The Boston Red Sox are in talks to host a college football game between UConn and Notre Dame at Fenway Park during the 2014 season, according to Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe.

Opened in 1912, Fenway Park used to regularly host football games, be they high school, college or professional. The last game it hosted was a win by the Boston Patriots against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 1, 1968.

According to Abraham’s report, these talks are in an early stage and “UConn officials feel the idea has merit and Notre Dame may be willing to shift a home game to Boston.”

UConn and Notre Dame previously had a contract for a four-game series between the two schools. UConn backed out of the agreement in 2009, citing Notre

Dame’s refusal to play the Huskies at Rentschler Field.

Despite the cancellation, the Irish still hosted the Huskies in South Bend, Ind. at the famed Notre Dame Stadium on Nov. 21, 2009.

A touchdown run from running back Andre Dixon in double overtime allowed UConn to upset Notre Dame on national television.

UConn already has several high-profile match-ups scheduled over the next few years, most of them at Rentschler Field. In 2013, the Huskies host Maryland and Michigan on consecutive Saturdays (Sep. 14 and Sep. 21). UConn also has home-and-home series scheduled with Tennessee in 2015 and 2016 and with Virginia in 2016 and 2017.

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The Daily Roundup NFL Films President Steve Sabol dies at 69

Oops-a-daisy!

Sept. 29 Notre Dame 7 p.m.

Next Paper’s Question:

–Mike Chapman, 7th-semester sports promotion major

– Blue Jays’ shortstop Yunel Escobar after being suspended 3 games for slur on his eye-black.

Men’s Soccer (5-0-1) Today Boston College 7 p.m.

The Daily Question was most to blame for the Patriots’ loss against the Q : “Who Cardinals?” play calling. There’s no excuse for runs on third and A : “Questionable long or the lack of no huddle throughout the game.”

““To all those who have been offended...just a joke.””

Football (2-1) Sept. 22 Western Michigan 1 p.m.

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NEW YORK (AP) — With the eye of an art history major, Steve Sabol filmed the NFL as a ballet and blockbuster movie all in one.

Half of the father-son team that revolutionized sports broadcasting, the NFL Films president died Tuesday of brain cancer at age 69 in Moorestown, N.J. He leaves behind a league bigger than ever, its fans enthralled by the plot twists and characters he so deftly chronicled.

“Steve Sabol was the creative genius behind the remarkable work of NFL Films,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement from the league confirming Sabol’s death.

“Steve’s passion for football was matched by his incredible talent and energy. Steve’s legacy will be part of the NFL forever. He was a major contributor to the success of the NFL, a man who changed the way we look at football and sports, and a great friend.”

Sabol was diagnosed with a tumor on the left side of his brain after being hospitalized for a seizure in March 2011.

When Ed Sabol founded NFL Films, his son was there working beside him as a cinematographer right from the start in 1964. They introduced a series of innovations taken for granted today, from super slow-motion replays to blooper reels to sticking microphones on coaches and players. And they hired the “Voice of God,” John Facenda, to read lyrical descriptions in solemn tones.

Until he landed the rights to chronicle the 1962 NFL championship game, Ed Sabol’s only experience filming sports was recording the action at Steve’s high school football games in Philadelphia.

“We see the game as art as much as sport,” Steve Sabol told The Associated Press before his father was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year. “That helped us nurture not only the game’s traditions but to develop its mythology: America’s Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra.”

The two were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2003. In his career, Steve Sabol won 35 Emmys for writing, cinematography, editing, directing and producing — no one else had ever earned that many in as many different categories.

“Steve Sabol leaves a lasting impact on the National Football League that will be felt for a long time to come,” NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said. “His vision and innovation helped make him a pioneer the likes of which the NFL has never seen before and won’t see again.”

THE Pro Side Buccaneers’ kneel down tactics continue to stir talk in NFL

By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer At the very end of the thrilling Giants win last week over the Buccaneers, Eli Manning prepared his team for one final play before the clock read 0:00.

They had been knocked down by a fourth quarter deficit of 11 points only to storm back for a 41-34 lead with just seconds on the clock. Unbeknownst to Manning and co., they were about to get knocked down one more time.

In a series of seconds that has since been hotly debated by football fans everywhere, the Tampa Bay defensive front fired forward at the snap and toppled the unsuspecting Manning and his offensive lineman. The ploy, intended to spur a fumble and possible defensive score for the visitors to tie the score, sent New York head coach Tom Coughlin into a fury postgame.

Confronting Buccaneer head coach Greg Schiano at midfield, Coughlin fumed about the tactics, calling them unprofessional and dangerous. Schiano has since stated to the press that

he would call for the same play all over again, saying his team will play to the very end of the game.

The tactic, while largely unpracticed in the NFL, is legal and something Schiano coached at Rutgers, his previous head coaching position prior to Tampa Bay. There he executed it and forced four bobbled snaps; at home against North Carolina a year ago, versus Pittsburgh and West Virginia in 2009 and against Maryland in 2007.

The play irked several New York Giants caught off guard by the desperate attempt at a comeback. Defensive end Justin Tuck, who witnessed the rush from the sideline called it “a classless play” with “no place in the NFL”. Other players and analysts around the league, including ESPN’s Ron Jaworski, declared the Bucs were just playing to the point of finishing the game. Jaworski went as far as to say this is something Coughlin himself preaches and thus owes Schiano an apology.

Andrew.J.Callahan@UConn.edu

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Hockey fans are a resilient bunch

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FOOTBALL SCORES AWARDS Smallwood wins National Defensive Player of the Week

By Tyler Morrissey Associate Sports Editor

Tyler Morrissey As the clock struck midnight on Sept. 15, the National Hockey League officially entered the league’s third lockout in the sport’s history. The first question I asked myself earlier in the week is how a company that has done so well for itself over the past few years could shut its doors and leave their loyal dedicated fan base out in the cold.

Like anything else these days, it’s all about the money.

The owners wanted a bigger share of the pie. Under the recently expired collective bargaining agreement, players received 57% of hockey related revenue. Owners want to reduce that number to 47% after already slapping a salary cap on players during the last NHL lockout, which canceled the entire 200405 season.

Other major points of contention are the length of player contracts. The NHL wants contracts to be limited to no more than five years, while the players association has not made an offer, they have publically stated that five years is much too short. This comes as no surprise seeing as one of the league’s biggest stars, Sydney Crosby signed a 12 year deal in June and Boston Bruins forward Tyler Seguin inked a six year contract extension just last week.

What does all this mean to the average fan? Not a whole heck of a lot. All the average fan can do now is wait, wait for the players and owners to come together and wait for an absolution that may be months away.

The NHL released a message to the fans on Sunday that said, “The National Hockey League has been, and remains, committed to negotiating around the clock to reach a new CBA.” Really? If the NHL was so committed to drawing up a new CBA, then why were there no talks scheduled days prior to the expiration of the old CBA? Hockey fans deserve better than this. We spend our hard earned dollars year in and year out for the love of the game, a game that brings so much joy to our lives and unties us like no other sport can. The NHL may lockout players and fans, but they can’t lockout hockey from our lives.

In just a few weeks, college hockey will be starting across America. At UConn, there is a lot more interest around the men’s hockey team after the announcement that UConn will start Hockey East play in 2014.

The American Hockey League, which is the minor league system for the NHL, will not be affected. In fact the AHL will have an increase in talent and quality of games as NHL teams have already sent down players to compete.

Hockey fans are different from basketball, football or baseball fans. In a solid hockey market like Boston, New York or Toronto, we stand by our teams even when they have a losing season. For example, look at the Toronto Maple Leafs. Every night the Leafs take the ice, the Air Canada Center is filled to capacity even though the team has not made the playoffs since 2004. We don’t miss the opening kickoff or in hockey’s case the opening puck drop. Hockey fans don’t need flashy introductions to get excited for the game as their team takes the ice.

The same can be said about the players as well; they are different than any other professional athlete today. I once heard a story about an AHL

» MORRISSEY, page 9

Two members of the UConn football team received Big East Player of The Week honors, as well as national honors after the Huskies defeated Maryland 24-21.

Sophomore linebacker Yawin Smallwood was named Big East defensive player of the week. This is the second time this season that Smallwood has received this honor. He was named defensive player of the week after his seven tackle performance against UMass in week one.

Smallwood was also was named Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Terrapins. Against Maryland, Smallwood matched his tackles from the previous week with 14, which also included 2.5 sacks. Smallwood is tied for first in the nation in tackfor a loss at 3.0.

Notebook lesUConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni attributes Smallwood’s success to his preparation before the game. “He’s been so productive, he’s made a lot of tackles, sacked the quarterback and got the fumble out,” said Pasqualoni. “He’s been doing a good job at preparing and I think he’s got a good feel for what he’s seeing.”

Senior wide receiver Nick Williams earned Big East Special Teams Player of The Week honors for his 112 all-purpose yard performance against

FOOTBALL

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Sophmore linebacker Yawin Smallwood (33) prepares to make a tackle against NC State on Sept. 8. He made 14 tackles and 2.5 sacks in the 24-21 Maryland on Saturday to earn Nagurski National Defensive Player of Week and Big East Defensive Player of the Week.

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Huskies take on New England rival Boston College

By Miles DeGrazia Staff Writer

The No. 4 ranked University of Connecticut men’s soccer team will now play three matches in the next seven days after pushing back their match against Boston College at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium to Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

In their last match UConn vanquished Harvard 6-0, despite scoring just six goals in their previous five matches combined.

Forward Mamadou Doudou Diouf started the route in the fifth minute and had a brace inside 12 minutes. Stephane Diop added another before halftime and Carlos Alvarez tacked on the fourth in the 46th minute.

Then, in the 58th minute right back Max Wasserman curled in another trademark free kick, showing his ability to strike a dead ball has been no fluke.

To complete the route, Allando Matheson scored his third of the season earning UConn the

6-0 win.

In recognition of his great match, Diouf was named in the College Soccer News National Team of The Week and was just beat by Marquette’s Axel Sjoberg as the Big East Offensive Player of the Week.

UConn’s stellar 5-0-1 start has been based on their solid defensive unit, that has only allowed two goals in nine hours of soccer. The center back pairing of Jossimar Sanchez and Sergio Campbell have been tough in the tackle and combative in the air but more importantly to the team ethos, both possess the passing ability to play out from the back and play the possession style game Head Coach Ray Reid wants. At left back Michael Mercado plays the bigger defensive role of the two fullbacks, allowing right back Max Wasserman to act as a supplemental winger down the right side.

UConn’s opponent for Wednesday night, Boston College, have started 2-2-1 and have been flirting with

a Top 25 ranking all season, being ranked 24th last week.

Oddly enough, this will be Boston College’s third match in Connecticut despite only playing two in Massachusetts.

Boston College started the season with a 2-1 win in Connecticut against Quinnipiac, and then lost to Boston University 1-0, a team that UConn drew with 1-1.

Boston College then came back into Connecticut and beat Fairfield 1-0 before falling to No. 3 ranked Maryland 4-0.

In their most recent match, Boston College drew 1-1 with Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

After the win in Cambridge, UConn return to Morrone Stadium where the current seniors have only lost twice.

UConn will hope for another big crowd to create a frantic atmosphere to propel the team forward. At home, UConn have averaged 4,218 fans in their first four matches, almost matching a New England Revolution match earlier in the season (6,149).

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Senior Max Wasserman fights for the ball against Boston University last week. The Huskies host Boston College tonight at 7 p.m. UConn is currently ranked No. 4 in the country.

After taking on Boston College, UConn will begin their Big East conference campaign when they take on St. John’s Saturday night at

Morrone Stadium before facing interstate rivals Yale in New Haven next Tuesday.

Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu

UConn volleyball looks to conquer Pioneers, Big East play follows

By Scott Carroll Campus Correspondent The Huskies travel to inner-state rival Sacred Heart Wednesday to play the Pioneers on their home turf. UConn is coming off the New England Challenge, where the Huskies volleyed against New England rivals Northeastern, Boston University, and Boston College. The Huskies went 2-1 over the weekend, defeating Harvard and Boston College in straight sets. Unfortunately, UConn was defeated in the title match by Northeastern, but still saw some great individual performances from some of their younger players. Freshmen, Erika Thomas and Marissa Prinzbach were each named to the all-tournament team.

Marissa Prinzbach led the Huskies in assists once again as her marvelous freshmen campaign continues. Erika Thomas did most of her damage at the net as she brought her season block total to a team high 45. This will certainly provide some momentum going into Wednesday’s contest against

Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart defeated UConn early in the season last year 3-1, with a great performance from their senior Libero, Jessica Colberg, who dug 28 balls a season ago.

The Huskies won the first set by a score of 25-21, but were defeated in the next three consecutive sets, the last with a score of 25-19. The Huskies saw great performances by some of their current players last season in this contest. Senior Mattison Quayle posted a doubledouble with 10 kills and 10 digs, while Kelsey Maving dug 20 balls.

Sophmore Devon Maugle had seven kills and 10 digs of her own in the effort. The Huskies hope these performances will carry over into the new year.

However, the Pioneers are a much different team in 2012. The Pioneers have accomplished a record of only 2-11 thus far this season and are currently on a four game losing streak. They return many of their starters, but haven’t been able to piece together a string of wins as they bring their young players along. The Pioneers are

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The UConn volleyball team won two of three games over the weekend in the New England Challenege. The Huskies travel to Fairfield to battle in-state rival Sacred Heart tonight.

lead in kills by their Sophmore, outside hitter, Allisa Young with 137. Freshmen Karly Shockey has been another standout for the young Pioneers as she has put up triple digits in both kills, with 107,

and digs, with 105, already in this young season.

UConn hopes that their young players will be the difference makers in this game as they continue to improve upon their 8-6 win-

ning record. The game will be held Wednesday in the William H. Pitt Center at 7:00 p.m. in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu