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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Expired elevator certificates invite concern By Michael Sin Campus Correspondent
‘brickleberry’ cast opens up A conference interview with the stars of Comedy Centrals newest series. FOCUS/ page 5
HUSKIES HOUND BC Mens soccer tops Eagles 2-0 at home. SPORTS/ page 12
SPRING WEEKEND 2013 COULD BE A POSITIVE, ON-CAMPUS CELEBRATION
Students should not feel pressure to go home for spring weekend. COMMENTARY/page 4
Elevators around campus, specifically Garrigus Residence Hall, have been displaying expired safety permits despite inspections being up to date. Through further investigation, it was found that both the Anna M. Snow and Nellie L. Wilson halls in South Campus did not have their permits visibly displayed. Additionally, the elevator certificate for the Center of Health, Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) in the J. Ray Ryan building had also read as expired. The Connecticut State Department of Construction Services’ Bureau of Elevators requires all elevators to be inspected every 18 months, and to have the certificate “posted conspicuously in the car or cage or on the platform of the elevator.” Director of Utility Services and Energy Management Ronald Gaudet took responsibility, but said that UConn was operating under safety standards. “We have 40 elevators with the Department of Residential Life, 110 with the academic departments, and 30 on the regional campuses. Kids like taking the certificates out, so we normally have to replace them a couple of times a year and it becomes an administrative hardship. It’s $350
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Expired certificates posted in elevators on campus have raised safety concerns among many students. Director of Utility Services and Energy Management Ronald Gaudet took responsibility for the certificates but maintains that UConn was operating under safety standards. every time someone rips out a certificate holder,” he said. Gaudet recently confirmed with the state elevator inspector that the university was cooperating with the law. “Every summer, we check with Otis and the state elevator inspector to address infractions before everybody comes around. It takes all summer – we just finished up
last week. Not to minimize the issue that the appropriate certificate should be in the elevator, but he confirmed that all of our equipment is up to snuff and have current certificates issued for it. He only found a few elevators with certificates missing or posted as not current,“ said Gaudet. The sanctions for the university would have been a relative
slap on the wrist, with first-time offences carrying a maximum fine of $100. For subsequent offences, the penalty is $500 and/ or imprisonment for up to six months. Juan Carlos Varela, an 8thsemester finance major living in Garrigus, was outraged by the findings. “It’s a very irresponsible
move from the university. Many people use those elevators daily because they trust it’s safe. They don’t always pay attention to the date on the certificates, but this doesn’t mean they don’t care about the safety of it. The university should give the students the respect they deserve by always taking care of their health and security,’ Valera said. Andrew Ta, an 8th-semester business major, was not pleased with the maintenance of the elevators. “Although it is my first time living in Garrigus, it is a bit disappointing to know that it’s one of the only residence halls which seem to not be operating safely. When people move into the top floors at the start of the school, they do not have a choice but to use the elevators while moving all their things in. During semester, it’s not only a hazard, but an inconvenience,” Ta said. However, Joakim Pettersson, a 5th-semester political science major living in Snow Hall, was unperturbed. “I had no idea that the permit was not displayed, but then again, I couldn’t care less. I use the stairs anyway,” he said. Facilities requested that students make a work order at (860) 486-3113 when they see a missing or incorrect certificate.
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Monumental act placed Candlelight memorial honors into effect by USG with those impacted by suicide no dissenting votes » CAMPUS
SUICIDE PREVENTION: CHALLENGING BUT NOT HOPELESS
The Rainbow Center makes suicide prevention week part of their lunchtime lecture series. NEWS/ page 2
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One of UConn’s acapella groups, “A Minor” sings at last night’s candlelight memorial in front of the Student Union. The event looked to raise awareness about suicide prevention and the negative stigma surrounding suicide.
President Susan Herbst speaks to the USG Senators at Wednesday night’s meeting.
By Megan Merrigan Campus Correspondent
By Katherine Tibedo Staff Writer
Last night candlelight set a somber mood at the Student Union Mall in an effort to raise suicide awareness on the University of Connecticut campus. The Area Association of Religious Communities hosted the memorial in honor of those impacted by suicide. The ceremony began with an introduction by Reverend Joseph Nollet of Hope Lutheran Church, who explained that the night was about “healing, remembering and moving forward.” Reverend Nollet then opened the
podium to students who wished to share poems, psalms, personal stories of how suicide has affected them, and, for the acapella group “A Minor,” songs. Jessalyn Pennington shared a personal story about losing one of her classmates to suicide, and how that day was one of the saddest of her life. Pennington is a member of Active Minds, a national organization that raises awareness to mental health problems and focuses on suicide prevention and the negative stigma surrounding suicide. “There’s a lot of shame and stigma that comes along with suicide,” said Pennington. “Active Minds
lets people know that we are here, and there are resources on campus for them.” The candlelight memorial was part of the annual “Suicide Prevention Week,” which is seven days dedicated to raising suicide awareness and paying memorial to those affected by suicide and battling depression, according to Elizabeth Cracco of the department of Student Health Services. “We’re trying to get the discussion going about suicide,” said Cracco. The play, “Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” focused on
» SUICIDE, page 2
At Wednesday’s meeting, the Undergraduate Student Government placed into effect what USG President Stephen Petkis called a monumental act. An Act Regarding Tier II Funding Policies, which passed with no dissenting votes, puts in place new Tier II organizations funding policies that focus on clarifying the procedurals and policies, allowing for easier money management by USG. The new procedures are active today, and will go into full effect next semester. “What you’re looking at right now is the most comprehensive funding policy this school has ever seen,” said
Petkis, a 7th-semester political science and human rights double major. “The current polices are kind of a slap-dash document; there are lots of clauses that don’t make a lot of sense or are not very specific in circumstances, which makes it very difficult to navigate,” said Comptroller Edward Courchaine, a 5th-semester structural biology and biophysics major. He added, “We can’t actually plan with the current policies.” The new policy document is significantly shorter than the previous document, as much of the unnecessary and procedural information was removed or moved to more appropriate documents, according to
» NEW FUNDING, page 3
What’s on at UConn today... Suicide Prevention Campaign @ Health & Wellness Fair 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Student Union Mall
Angry Phoenix Presented by Kappa Phi Lambda 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fairfield Way
The UConn Suicide Prevention Committee is tabling to provide vital information about suicide prevention initiatives on the UConn campus.
Join the sisters of Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. in a philanthropy game of Angry Phoenix.
Beyond the Monopoly of Violence 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Student Union, 330 Dr. Paul Staniland will be giving a lecture on Indian and Pakistani security policies, civil-military relations, and the politics of insurgency.
Lost Loves film screening & director Chhay Bora 4 to 5:30 p.m. Laurel Hall, 101 The Asian American Studies Institute presents Lost Loves Film Screening and Q&A with Director Chhay Bora.
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Court: Fraternity can be sued in fatal Yale crash
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A fraternity can be sued for alleged negligence in connection with a 2003 crash that killed four Yale University students, including two members of the school’s baseball team, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The students were returning from a Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity event for pledges in New York City on Jan. 17, 2003, when their SUV slammed into a tractor-trailer that had crashed on Interstate 95 in Fairfield at around 5 a.m. Relatives of one of the victims alleged in a lawsuit that fraternity leaders failed to provide safe transportation home from the event. They said the driver, who was a Yale student and fraternity member, was sleep-deprived during the fraternity’s so-called “Hell Week,” when its pledges are allegedly hazed. The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling in favor of the fraternity and said the lawsuit can proceed. The crash killed the driver, Sean Fenton, 20, of Newport Beach, Calif., and three of four back seat passengers — Andrew Dwyer, 19, of Hobe Sound, Fla.; Nicholas Grass, 19, of Holyoke, Mass; and Kyle Burnat, 19, of Atlanta. Grass and Burnat were pitchers on the baseball team. Five other Yale students in the SUV were injured, including members of the football team. The Supreme Court’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed in 2005 by the administrator for Grass’ estate, attorney Marc Grenier, against the national office of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the fraternity’s Yale chapter, the state Department of Transportation and two construction companies that had worked on the highway. The lawsuit claims the fraternity had a duty to provide safe transportation home and negligently chose Fenton as the driver, even though he had had little sleep that week and had been up for nearly 20 hours before the accident. “It’s a sad case,” said Michael Stratton, a Stamford attorney for the Grass family. “We have a Yale fraternity here with lots of resources that, instead of getting a car service back from the city, the fraternity leaders instructed ... pledges to get in the back of an SUV with a very young, inexperienced driver.”
Worker at immigration law firm guilty of fraud
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Brazilian man who worked as a paralegal at a Stamford firm that specialized in immigration law has pleaded guilty to document fraud. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Fernando Goncalves knowingly filed fraudulent visa applications for foreign nationals. In the cases of eight clients, Goncalves allegedly submitted applications containing false statements and fraudulent documents. Authorities say each of the clients paid him more than $7,000. Goncalves pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. He faces up to 10 years in prison. He has been detained since he was arrested in June at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after returning from a trip to Brazil.
Bicycle gangs robbing pedestrians in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Groups of youths on bicycles have been attacking and robbing pedestrians in the city, prompting a crackdown by police. Gangs of bicyclists have been a particular problem in the Fair Haven neighborhood, often targeting the large population of immigrant workers who live in the area, Police Sgt. Tony Zona told the New Haven Register. “They’re beating them up (first) and then they’re taking their stuff,” he said. Zona said the department has begun saturating the area with patrols with orders to stop groups of kids riding bikes, take pictures and videos and share them with officer stationed at schools and school security guards so they can talk to the youths.
Golf course pays fine after lightning strike
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe has paid an $11,600 fine and made safety changes at its Lake of Isles golf course after a lightning strike in June injured 15 workers. The workers were hurt when lightning hit near a wooden restroom building where they were taking shelter from the June 25 storm. None of the injuries was serious. Archie Cart, the course’s general manager, tells the Day of New London the tribe and manager Troon Golf agreed to a settlement with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Aug. 30. He says the safety changes include the installation of lightningtracker software that will enable management to know when lightning is within 30 miles and get people off the course and into the
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Suicide prevention: challenging but not hopeless By Zachary Kaplove Campus Correspondent The Rainbow Center’s Out to Lunch Series continued on Wednesday when Michele Vezina, a psychotherapist from West Hartford, came to speak about assessment and care for LGBT individuals at risk for suicide. Vezina is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor as well as a licensed professional counselor. She has worked in the mental health field for over 25 years and her expertise lies within the fields of suicide risk assessment and treatment for healthcare professionals who are in recovery for addiction. Vezina’s lecture began with the presentation of some unfortunate yet staggering statistics related to suicide. Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, and the second leading cause of death amongst American college students. Vezina also reported that one out of every 12 college students. drafts a suicide plan. The numbers are saddening and astonishing but at the same time do not even compare to the suicide statistics amongst members of the LGBT population. For every 100,000 transgender individuals, 800 commit suicide, whereas amongst the general population the number is considerably smaller at 11.5 per 100,000 individuals. It has also been reported that gay men complete suicide eight times as often as straight men and four times as often as men who never marry. As for lesbian women, the discrepancy is not as extreme but lesbian women complete do attempt suicide more often than straight women.
The critical questions are in finding the origin that accounts for the vast discrepancy of high suicide rates amongst members of the LGBT population (as compared to the general population) and discovering how we can effectively help handle suicide by making use of the resources around us. Vezina classified suicide as a “multifactorial” problem. A multifactorial problem is one that comes about due to a variety of factors. Strictly speaking, people do are not born with an inherently higher susceptibility to committing suicide. Having said this, the family and environment that one is born into highly influences one’s odds of potentially contemplating or attempting suicide. Influential factors include stress from family, friends, substance abuse, alcoholism, (within the family and/or environment) geography, schooling, the level of surrounding psychosocial support as well as many other psychological and sociological influences. As a psychotherapist, Vezina made it clear to her audience that despite her ability to treat individuals to distance themselves from the prospect of suicide, she is essentially powerless in terms of making the final decision. Ultimately, people will act how they want, even if their actions are predicated upon irrational logic and reasoning. This doesn’t mean that suicide prevention is a lost cause, and in fact, Vezina emphasized that talking about suicide does not compel the individual any more so. At the heart of the matter, suicide is often a product of impulse. Substance abuse can often lead to depression,
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Michele Vezina, a psychotherapist from West Hartford gives a lecture at the Rainbow Center on assessment and care for LGBT individuals at risk for suicide. anxiety, bipolar disorder, and other medical conditions that affect an individual’s mental health. In such a volatile mental state, careful treatment is imperative in avoiding the consequences of inadvertent, unintentional mistakes. To conclude her lecture, Vezina talked about patients she has interacted with. Although many suicides are hinted at beforehand and can be foreseen, erratic behavior is character-
29 dead, 46 injured in pipeline fire
REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — The death toll in a pipeline fire at a distribution plant near the U.S. border has risen to 29, Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Wednesday. At least 46 others were injured, and more might be missing. Juan Jose Suarez, director of the state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos company, told local media earlier in the day that at least five workers had not been seen since the blast. On Tuesday, the company, known as Pemex, said in its Twitter account that a total of seven people were unaccounted for. President Felipe Calderon said the quick reaction of emergency teams prevented a “real catastrophe,” by controlling the fire before it reached the huge tanks of a neighboring gas processing plant. The enormous fire Tuesday hit a distribution center near the border with Texas that handles natural gas coming in from wells and sends it to a processing plant next door. “The timely response by oil workers, firefighters and the Mexican army was able to control the fire relatively quickly and avoid a real catastrophe of bigger proportions and greater damages if the fire had spread to the center for gas processing, which is right there,” Calderon said in a speech in Mexico City. The blast and ensuing fire left charred tanks and a mound of tangled steel at the walled plant near the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen, Texas. Two of the injured were reported in serious condition. Dr. Jaime Urbina Rivera, deputy medical director of Hospital Materno Infantil de Reynosa just a few miles from the plant, said his hospital had received nine injured workers with first- and second-degree burns covering 10 percent to 40 percent of their bodies, with the burns concentrated on their backs and legs. They all arrived conscious, he said. Pemex officials said the blast
istic of suicidal patients and should not be neglected. Dismissing an individual’s case because it seems unlikely to amount to anything serious is only asking to be shocked by the reality that the future could hold. Even if the concept of suicide does not seem pertinent to you, it can never hurt to keep an eye out to keep our campus safe and our students feeling cared for and secure.
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Suicide effects many on campus
from CANDLELIGHT, page 1
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Firefighter climb a ladder as they try to control a fire after an explosion at a gas pipeline distribution center in Reynosa, Mexico near Mexico’s border with the United States, Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012. Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, also known as Pemex said the fire had been extinguished and the pipeline had been shut off but at least 26 people were killed during the incident. appeared to have been caused by an accidental leak, and there was no sign so far of sabotage. The Mexican Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation into the explosion Wednesday, sending more than 20 investigators into the site, which was blocked to the press. The facility’s perimeter walls, topped with razor wire as a security measure in a country that has seen thieves, saboteurs and drug gangs target oil installations, presented an obstacle for plant workers trying to flee. Esteban Vazquez Huerta, 18, who was inside the plant when the fire erupted, managed to find a gap in the wire, scale a wall and escape. “We had to climb the wall from that side because the fire, the heat was reaching us,” Vazquez Huerta said
Wednesday as he stood outside the plant, waiting for word of missing co-workers. Until the final moments before the explosion there was no sign anything was amiss, Vazquez Huerta said. Pemex said workers from contracting firms, such as Vazquez Huerta, and its own employees were performing routine maintenance at the plant, where pipelines from gas wells in the Burgos basin converge. The plant feeds gas next door to separate liquid hydrocarbons from the gas. The production is for domestic Mexican use. Vazquez Huerta said that suddenly the pipes where he was working, about 300 to 400 yards (meters) from the explosion, began to sound like they were repressurizing, after being closed for maintenance.
the issue of suicide, and an open forum, are other events hosted by UConn’s Suicide Prevention Committee in honor of Suicide Awareness Week. In addition to these events, Fairfield Way is currently home to the “Field of Memories,” where students can place yellow flags in the grass for those suffering from and those they have lost to mental health problems.
“...healing, remembering and moving forward.”
-Rev. Joseph Nollet Hope Lutheran Church
Nicholaes Roosevelt brought the memorial to a close with an offering of blessing. “All ritual really is is taking what’s in our heart and bringing it outside. This is true of lighting candles,” said Roosevelt. “Just think about the light within your own heart, a light within the people you love, and the people who have passed away.”
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from MONUMENTAL, page 1 Courchain. Funding Board Chair John Giardina said designing more efficient operating procedures and ways to prioritize funding were the major concerns behind the new policies, with the main goal being for USG to manage its money better. The actual application process has not changed dramatically, although organizations will now have to submit a more detailed description of money use. Tier II organizations seeking funding will have to undergo training about new policies before applying. Members of USG will be available to aid organizations in the application process. Giardina was hopeful for the policy’d future. “We realize now that USG has a very concrete structure we can hand out money through.” He continued to say that he believes as students discover how much easier the new policies are to navigate, more people will apply to USG for funding. Financial Operating Policies and Procedures, another financial document that had been planned to be presented, was postponed due to recently raised issues. This document sets forth changes in USG itself regarding the use of money for the operation of USG and USG events. While an Act Regarding Tier II Funding Policies passed with little debate, an Act Concerning the Senate Operating Policies and Procedures, which seeks to improve the conduct and image of the Senate, was subject to extensive debate over gender neutrality in the dress code outlined in the new Senate proposed by Speaker of the Senate Shiv Gandhi. The act was created in response to previously lax policies in the USG by laws. Under the act, the presiding speaker of the Senate set forth a set of policies regulating the conduct of the senate after the fall elections. Those guidelines are then put before the Senate for, questions and debates. The Senate then votes to approve, amend or reject the speakers proposed guidelines. The guidelines set forth by Gandhi address dress code, professionalism and Senate spirit. Those senators not in compliance with the guidelines, including the dress code, lose their ability to be recognized at Senate meetings and are subject to warnings from the speaker. If multiple violations occur, the Senator faces review and possible removal from the Senate. Due to prolonged debate over the dress code policies, the act was tabled until the next Senate meeting.
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Space shuttle Endeavour, bolted atop a modified jumbo jet, makes its departure from the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Endeavour will make a stop in Houston before heading to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
Space shuttle Endeavour has Houston stopover HOUSTON (AP) — Waving American flags and space shuttle toys, hundreds of people lined the streets and crowded the airport Wednesday as they watched space shuttle Endeavour touch down in Houston on its way to be permanently displayed in California. But for many, the experience was bittersweet, tinged with an aftertaste of having been cheated of something they believe should rightfully have been theirs. “I think that it’s the worst thing that they can do, rotten all the way,” said 84-year-old Mary Weiss, clinging to her walker just before Endeavour, riding piggy back on a jumbo jet, landed after flying low over Gulf Coast towns, New Orleans and then downtown Houston and its airports. Space City, partly made famous by Tom Hanks when he uttered the line “Houston, we have a problem” in the movie “Apollo 13,” has long tied its fortune to a mix of oil and NASA. Astronauts train in the humid, mosquito-ridden city. Many call it home years after they retire. The Johnson Space Center and an adjacent museum hug Galveston Bay. Yet Houston’s bid for a shuttle was rejected after the White House retired the fleet last summer to spend more time and money on reaching destinations such as asteroids and Mars. Instead, Houston got a replica that used to be displayed at the Kennedy Space Center. “I think it’s a pretty rotten deal, basically,” said Scott Rush, 54, of
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Crystal Beach, Texas, wearing a T-shirt proudly proclaiming that he had witnessed Endeavour’s final launch. “The one we’re getting is a toy. An important toy, but a toy nonetheless.” Back-to-back delays in the ferry flight resulted in one day being cut from the Houston visit. But Wednesday dawned under bright sunshine and cooler-than-normal temperatures, drawing hundreds of excited people, many of whom brought children or grandchildren along. After landing, the Endeavour rolled slowly in front of the cheering crowd. It circled and preened like a model on the catwalk, giving awed spectators an opportunity to take pictures from a variety of angles. “I want to go on it,” said 3-yearold Joshua Lee as he headed to the landing area with his mother and grandmother. Joshua’s mother, Jacqueline Lee of Houston, viewed the landing as an educational opportunity she had to share with her son. “It’s history in the making and it probably will be the end and I don’t know if he’ll get to see this again,” Lee said. “I wish we were able to rally enough to have it stay here in Texas since we’ve had a major input in all the history of NASA.” NASA still plays a large role in Houston, and astronaut Clayton Anderson, who lived on the International Space Station from June to November 2007, encouraged people to focus on a new era
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her fetus described the attack in a video prosecutors played for jurors Wednesday, telling investigators she repeatedly bashed the victim in the head with a baseball bat before choking her to death. Prosecutors played about 38 minutes of a 90-minute police interview conducted with Annette Morales-Rodriguez last October. In the recording, she describes how she attacked 23-year-old Maritza Ramirez-Cruz and then performed a crude cesarean section with a small blade in the hopes she could pass the baby off as her own. The 34-year-old has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of the mother and her full-term fetus. A conviction on either count carries a mandatory life sentence, although a judge could allow for the possibility of parole. Wisconsin does not have the death penalty. Her public defender contends the homicides weren’t intentional. As the video played, Morales-Rodriguez sat silently in the courtroom, her head bowed as she stared at the table where she was sitting. In the recording, she sits at a desk in a small interrogation room, sobbing and sniffling and occasionally covering her face with her hands. Her voice is generally unwavering, but she pauses frequently and sighs heavily. She speaks in Spanish, with police detective Rodolfo Gomez translating her words into English. She tells Gomez her boyfriend desperately wanted a son, but she couldn’t “stay pregnant.” “The doctor said the problem was me,” she said in English during a second videotaped interview. In the first video, she says she faked two previous pregnancies, each time claiming she miscarried. She says she eventually faked a third pregnancy. When Gomez asks how she planned to extricate herself from that lie, she tells him she figured she could claim another miscarriage but she also considered other options. Those included committing suicide, telling her boyfriend the truth and stealing a baby from a pregnant woman. She describes how she met Ramirez-Cruz at a community center that provides social services for Hispanics. She says Ramirez-Cruz accepted her offer of a ride. Morales-Rodriguez first took her to a drugstore for anti-nausea medication. Prosecutors played surveillance video showing the women shopping together. As the video played, the victim’s husband, Christian Mercado, sat on the edge of his seat in the courtroom gallery, straining to see the images of his wife’s last moments alive. Morales-Rodriguez told investigators she began to panic after leaving the store, unsure whether she could go through with her planned assault. She says she stopped at home briefly, leaving the younger woman in the car. But then Ramirez-Cruz came inside to use the bathroom. Morales-Rodriguez decided to attack. “The girl came out of the bathroom and she hit her with a bat. A wooden bat,” Gomez says, translating Morales-Rodriguez’s words in the video. “She hit her twice in the head.” With no urging, Morales-Rodriguez volunteers details of a fight in which she continued beating the victim until Ramirez-Cruz’s eyeglasses broke. She describes choking Ramirez-Cruz until she passes out, putting duct tape over her eyes and nose, and wrapping a plastic bag around her head. She says she cleaned up the blood and threw the victim’s belongings in the trash. She then returned to the body to slice the victim open from one hip to the other with a small blade and pulled out the stillborn boy. Also Wednesday, prosecutor Mark Williams showed jurors a number of graphic photos, including a picture of the victim’s disemboweled abdomen. One juror put her hand over her mouth. Another rested his forehead on his palm and briefly looked away. During cross-examination, Gomez confirmed to public defender Debra Patterson that Morales-Rodriguez said she was “sorry for the girl” and never meant for the baby to die. Mercado, a Spanish-speaker, brought his family to Wisconsin from Arecibo, Puerto Rico about two years ago. He testified Wednesday about kissing his wife goodbye the morning she disappeared and telling her he loved her. He called her about 9:20 a.m., saying he was worried because she had been having some pain. It was the last time they spoke.
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Spring Weekend 2013 could be a positive, on-campus celebration
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n this fourth week of the fall semester, students and administrators alike are facing huge workloads in the form of exams, room changes and other concerns. Despite the large number of pressing issues, we must all look ahead and start discussing something that will be here sooner than we know it: Spring Weekend 2013. Even those students who are new to UConn are likely familiar with this infamous weekend, which takes place one week before spring finals begin. New students are probably just as familiar with the administration’s lockdown approach during the past two years, characterized by bans on guests and events, numerous police roadblocks and requests for students to “go home” for the weekend. This approach needs to be changed for Spring Weekend 2013, and that will take a serious collaboration between students and administrators. Past years have seen little desire for student input on the part of the university. This lack of interest in student opinion was made clear last year, when Vice President for Student Affairs John Saddlemire and Chief of Police Barbara O’Connor did not release their plans for Spring Weekend until April 16, a mere three days before the beginning of the event – ensuring that student concerns would have no time to be addressed. That sort of approach is unacceptable and must not be repeated. Instead, all stakeholders must work on a new approach together. Students are not an irresponsible mob who are just looking to drink too much, get in fights and destroy property. The vast majority are individuals who want to be able to celebrate the end of the school year but understand the legitimate concerns for safety expressed by the administration. As reported widely in past years, over 80 percent of Spring Weekend arrests are of non-students, and the tragic death of student Jafar Karzoun in 2010 was caused by a non-student on campus for the weekend. Students understand the need to prevent individuals with no stake in, or concern for, our university from coming to campus for what they view as a gigantic party. But many students also want to be able to relax for a weekend before hunkering down for finals. They want to hold fun, safe events like Oozeball and outdoor concerts. They want to see their friends before leaving for the summer. And they do not want to receive letters requesting that they “go home” for the weekend. This is the perfect time to redefine Spring Weekend. President Herbst committed to allowing academic and other events during Spring Weekend 2013 as long as things went well in 2012, which they clearly did. Also, UConn’s demographics are ripe for such a transformation. Three-quarters of the student population have never seen a traditional Spring Weekend. The senior class saw the old Spring Weekend during their first year at UConn and its perspectives will be invaluable in ensuring that the event does not return to the mess it once was. Spring Weekend 2013 is one of the most important issues facing the university this year, and we now have the opportunity to address it months ahead of time. We are confident that as long as the administration is willing, the university community will be able to successfully make Spring Weekend 2013 into a positive, students-only event. 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.
Dad, you don’t even go here. Stop getting into the InstantDaily! “If you get sick more often, then you’re going to die more often.” My anthropology teacher believes we can die more than once apparently. Your RA writes you up for your extension cord while your friend’s RA makes him brownies. MY RA hands out free condoms…I win! Things I’ve learned today: spinning is NOT an exercise for people who are out of shape. Things that make me feel stupid: failing a biochem homework problem set. Things that make me feel smart: being able to explain a biochem concept that no one understands, better than the TA can. To whom it may concern, the bathroom is not a place to just hang out and try to make new friends. You should already know this. Whenever I reach a bus stop just as the bus is turning out I wish I had a blow horn so I could announce, “Bus, wait for pedestrian.”
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Google made right decision with restricted video
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s violence continues to spread throughout the Arab and Muslim world over an inflammatory YouTube video, Google Inc., the site’s parent company, has been scrambling to try and determine its role in advancing the violence or subduing it. The video in question is entitled “The Innocence of Muslims,” produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a 55-year-old Egyptian Coptic Christian living in Southern California. The film has outraged many in the Middle East By Tyler McCarthy for its image of the prophCommentary Editor et Muhammad as a fraud and the Muslim people as being inherently immoral and violent. The resulting backlash in the Middle East has caused a great deal of anti-American protest that included the death of the American ambassador and three others at the U.S. embassy in Libya. As a result of the violence, Google has “temporarily restricted access” of the video in Libya and Egypt. Because of this decision, the company has been taking criticism from people who are calling the act of restricting the video censorship brought on out of fear of violence. However, this is a bit of an extreme accusation. While it’s true that censoring a video that doesn’t violate any country’s local laws or violates YouTube’s terms of service is unprec-
edented, it is hard to argue with the decision to take down the video in places where it is costing innocent lives. While Google is catching heat for temporarily removing the videos in these two countries, people are overlooking the decision that they made to reject a plea from the White House to remove the video in the United States. The company said that it looked over its established guidelines and determined that, by their own rules, they are not permitted to remove the video in the U.S. because it doesn’t constitute hate speech by their definition. They would be forced to remove a video that made fun of Muslims, not one that simply makes fun of Islam. So, while the site is under attack as being a model of censorship online, they aren’t being commended for standing up to pressure from the government and fighting for freedom of expression in America – where it is a protected constitutional right. Unfortunately, the issue isn’t so clean cut once it leaves our borders. The Internet is not dictated by any one country’s set of laws or principles. What may be the most popular video in one part of the world can be nothing short of deplorable and inappropriate in another part. That puts an online powerhouse like Google in an odd position of having to champion the ideas of freedom of speech on an international level. Obviously this wasn’t an undertaking that the company sought out when it first established itself but it is one that they’re doing their best to accomplish with as little pressure and bloodshed in other cultures as possible. The bottom line is that Google cannot police 100 percent of its content.
According to the company, they received 1,965 requests from government agencies around the world to remove 20,311 pieces of content. In some of these cases, the content was removed; in others it was not. Even an online colossus like Google cannot hope to be programmatic about the way that it deals with every possible censorship issue. With over 72 hours of content being posted to YouTube every minute, it’s unreasonable to ask the powers that be to have a unified way of dealing with all inflammatory content. It’s even more unreasonable to say that 100 percent of that content should be shoved down other cultures’ throats, no matter how many innocent lives are put in jeopardy. Google Inc. has taken the extremely difficult task of keeping freedom of expression possible online. They have proven time and again that they believe that the Internet is meant to host a marketplace of ideas. With “The Innocence of Muslims” they were tasked with either championing this cause again, albeit under very unique circumstances, or potentially having blood on their hands. Since they are a corporation with guidelines and not a constitution, it can be said that they’ve done the best that can be expected to have done to preserve the ideas of freedom of speech on an international level while maintaining dignity to the rest of the world.
Commentary Editor Tyler McCarthy is a 7thsemester journalism and English double major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@UConn.edu.
Has the time come for the Occupiers to stop occupying?
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ith the only major accomplishment of Monday’s Occupy Wall Street anniversary celebration in downtown Manhattan being the arrest of 185 would-be occupiers, you might be forgiven for wondering why we on the left ever thought the way to bring about financial reform in a country that desperately needs it By Nate Herter was a long-term Staff Columnist camping-based protest. However, it is worth a moment’s consideration to see just where this “movement” came unglued. It all seemed so promising at first. After three years in the financial crisis, there was finally a movement that came along that seemed to capture a feeling that people of all political stripes could agree with. Righteous anger against the bankers and financial kingpins who engineered the housing bubble, moral certitude that the wealth disparity between the top earners and the bottom 99 percent was ruining the country, the populist rallying cry. “We Are The 99 percent!” For liberals, like myself, this was a breath of fresh air, the opportunity we had so desperately been looking for. We were swept up and taken in; in short, we were in love.
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Flash forward to today. What is the top story on OWS’s front page? A call for, and you cannot make this kind of thing up, people to gather and bang kitchen equipment together. Pots and pans. To raise awareness. Like a toddler might bang a pot with a spoon, to raise awareness of just how annoying it can truly be. This is not the relationship I was looking for. Still, the signs have been there the whole time, haven’t they? From the disorganized, chaotic early weeks to the inability and general unwillingness to put together real policy goals, Occupy Wall Street has never put together a realistic platform, never attempted to organize voters, never attempted to sponsor political candidates nor work in any meaningful way for any policy goal. They have organized a guitarmy. That is, a guitararmy. Suddenly, things aren’t so mysterious. But this is doubly galling when one compares the dashed hopes of a progressive revolution with what we actually got: the Tea Party. Despite the usual critiques from the left – that the Tea Party is full of ignorant yokels, mostly white, mostly male, mostly angry about things they don’t understand and way more into their ridiculous hats and signs than actually thinking
about the problems that face the nation, the Tea Party has been successful. Like Occupy, they are a broad, decentralized movement, consisting of vague policy goals and general dislikes – in their case, government, taxes, immigrants, and the president – but have somehow managed to overcome those obstacles in ways OWS never could. Just look at the stats: though not an official party, there are dozens of Tea Party affiliated elected representatives in Congress. One of them, Paul Ryan, was just chosen as their Vice Presidential candidate. The Republican primaries were dominated by Tea Party darlings like Michelle “The Muslims are Coming” Bachman and Ron Paul. With Ryan’s nomination, as the New York Times has declared, the Tea Party is now “indisputably at the core of the modern Republican Party.” And they’ve tended to get what they wanted, too. In states where Republican governors were elected under the Tea Party ticket, the social programs and progressive laws that so often draw their ire have been major issues. In Wisconsin, Republican Gov. Scott Brown even managed to strip public sector union workers of their bargaining rights, effectively neutering them in any labor negotiation. And what’s more, he even became the
first governor to survive a recall vote over the same issue. It is not difficult to become disheartened, as a progressive, when reading such things and comparing them to the noisemakers in Occupy Wall Street. As the weeks dragged on at the Zuccotti park encampment, stories leaked out about everything from arguments over tent-space to meeting structure, to the absurdity of the “human microphone,” and just about everything else except what we had been waiting for - an honest, progressive agenda. While Occupy Wall Street wasn’t a complete disaster – the populist spirit did bring progressive champions like Elizabeth Warren into the national spotlight – it certainly should have made us aware of the limitations and weaknesses of such movements. At a certain point, raising awareness must give way to actual work. In practical terms, that is lobbying, registering voters, electing candidates, and all of the other less fun but otherwise necessary work that goes along with big goals. Hopefully next time, instead of pots and pans, we might try using ballot boxes. Staff Columnist Nate Herter is a 5th- semester classics major. He can be reached at Nathaniel.Herter@UConn.edu.
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‘Brickleberry’ cast opens up
Why hip-hop died (and A conference interview with the stars of Comedy Central’s newest series who’s here to revive it)
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He may not be a household name, but Tom Kenny was an important part of your childhood. He’s been the voice of “Spongebob Squarepants,” the Ice King in “Adventure Time,” Heffer in “Rocko’s Modern Life,” The Mayor in “Powerpuff Girls,” and many other voice roles you probably remember from your childhood. Jerry Minor’s not a household name either, but the stand-up comedian has been a “Daily Show” correspondent, a “Saturday Night Live” cast member, and has had roles in tons of other programs like “Eastbound and Down” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Both star in Comedy Central’s new animated show “Brickleberry,” a raunchy, immature park-ranger comedy executive-produced by Daniel Tosh of “Tosh.o,” debuting September 25 at 10:30 p.m. (We’ll have a review of the pilot in Monday’s “Focus on TV.”) Kenny plays Woody, a well-meaning war-vet nut running the titular state park, while Minor is Denzel, the token black ranger at the park. Both sat down on September 17 for a college paper conference interview on “Brickleberry” that The Daily Campus had the privilege to join in on. University of Missouri: Why did you guys decide to take on this project? The show is very different from the rest of your careers so far. Jerry Minor: It’s a great thing to do. There’s some stuff in there I’ve dabbled with, not nearly as much as Tom, but I’ve done a lot of children’s stuff and a lot of comedies, but not necessarily a lot of animation. And I think the show is funny. Tom Kenny: And as far as I go, there are a couple of different reasons. Two of them are my kids that have to go to college like you someday. [Laughter] There’s that motivator! But there’s also, I just love my work. The way my career path has been, I’m nearly 100 percent voiceover now, with a
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A scene from Comedy Central’s new animated series, Brickleberry. Brickleberry follows a series of park rangers as they try to keep their park running. It features voiceovers from Tom Kenny (“Spongebob Squarepants”) and Jerry Minor (“Daily Show” correspondant; “Saturday Night Live” cast member).
very occasional camera foray. I love it; it’s by far my favorite thing to do, even more fun than being on camera, more fun than writing. And I just like to work with voice-over; it’s better suited for my temperament. I’ve done other adult-skewing stuff, for Adult Swim and Fox, so it’s not my first trip into stuff that’s more risqué, you know, but it’s fun. It’s hard to do something intended for preschoolers and then a “Brickleberry” test on the same day, because you’re doing stuff for kids and then shocking material. [Laughs] Texas Tech University: Did Daniel Tosh come to you for this project, or if not, how did you sign on? JM: “Brickleberry” started on Fox. It was started by Waco [O’Guin] and Roger [Black] from “The Damn! Show,” and it was from before Daniel was involved. He came on when the project came to Comedy Central. TK: From what I hear, and I may be wrong, but I think what happened was this was a show that was intended for Fox, and they decided they were gonna
pass on it. It found new life at Comedy Central once Daniel Tosh got behind it, as he was looking for something to be a producer on. We had kinda already been cast by the time he came aboard, but when he came he definitely kicked it up a notch and helped out a bit. University of Wisconsin Madison: What do you think makes this show different from anything out there? JM: Well, it’s pretty racy. TK: In the post-“South Park,” “Family Guy” era, if you’re going to raise eyebrows and make people say “Wow, they really went there,” I think you have to push harder and go further than you would, say, five years ago. Having watched the pilot last night, I really respect the show for going for it. If you’re going to push that envelope, why push it when you can shred the s*** out of the envelope? In today’s world, with Internet animation and stuff that goes to places that are pretty hardcore, you can’t promise you’re gonna have an outrageous show and then deliver PG-13 stuff. It’s
going to seem kind of toothless, fangless, to modern audiences used to “South Park” and the stuff on independent websites. University of Wisconsin Eau Claire: Why do you like working on “Brickleberry,” or what’s the best part? JM: The best part? Well, the best part for me is that I don’t have to put makeup on. [Laughter] TK: It’s fun. I’ve worked on a lot of animated shows, and every one is different. Every one has its own identity and its own creators, who are really interesting personalities. One thing I like, the guy who’s been doing this for a long time, it gives you adrenaline to be working on a show with guys like Roger and Waco, they’re just getting their first big break. It’s their show and their vision and they want to do it the way they want it. It’s kind of fun to come into that and be like a session musician on their big thing. It just… it makes me feel young again! [laughter] University of Cincinnati: Jerry, your character in “Brickleberry” is very stereo-
typical and, of course, that’s part of the humor, but as an actor, how do you approach something like that? JM: Um, I have to turn my judgment off… I know what the show is and everybody gets it, so my character is stereotypical, but I would think all of the characters are, so I don’t take offense to anything in the script or anything that has to do with my character. I’ll admit it is stereotypical, but I also don’t know how many black guys are into older women [in the pilot, Minor’s character Denzel has an attraction to them]. I would venture to say that it’s no more or less stereotypical than a character in a Tyler Perry movie. [Laughs] University of Connecticut: Over the summer, Daniel Tosh got in trouble with his comments at a comedy show regarding rape. Online, there were reports the show was edited after that to remove offensive jokes, but I still noticed a few in there. Did the content
plots not only make sense, but are also not so hopelessly entangled as to confuse the reader. George R. R. Martin does an excellent job of this in his “Song of Ice and Fire” series, so if you need an example, go nuts on those books. Additionally, a plot must be organized well. If it is not presented in chronological order, then the reason it’s not needs to make sense. Recall the structure we all learned in grade school: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. It is not necessary to stick strictly to guidelines, but they Image courtesy of thefreegeorge.com can help when your Novels from George R.R. Martin’s of Ice and Fire” ideas are all jumbled series. The author is known for his“Song clear plotlines. in your head without a foundation to stand on. before you sit down to write. One big killer of characters Having a general idea with and conflict alike is cliché. some key plot points is more Clichés detract from your writ- than enough. More important is ing for many reasons. For one, getting the time and motivation they’re not your writing – some- to actually write. As you write, body else coined that phrase you gain valuable insight into (probably Shakespeare), and it the plot because you’re examinsounds out of place in your writ- ing it with more detail than you ing style. For another, using cli- could possibly do in the planché, whether it is in the form of ning stages. From this infora phrase or an obvious knockoff mation you can decide what’s of some other narrative, makes working, what’s not, and what for predictability, which makes needs to be elaborated on. In for boredom (see “The Hunger essence, my advice for good Games”). conflict is: write! Remember, you don’t have to have the entire plot planned out Jason.Wong@UConn.edu
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson’s divorce from reality TV star Evelyn Lozada was finalized Wednesday, a little more than a month after his arrest on a domestic battery charge, his lawyer said. Johnson was competing for a roster spot on the Miami Dolphins when Lozada accused him on Aug. 12 of head-butting her during an argument about condoms she found, and she filed for divorce. The Dolphins promptly cut the 34-year-old Johnson, who is still not on an NFL roster after stellar seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and a not-so-great year with the New England Patriots. In an interview with Showtime’s “Inside the NFL” scheduled to air Wednesday, Johnson, who still faces a misdemeanor battery charge, says he’s taking anger management classes. “I’m trying to find out how can I channel my anger when I’m in situations to where I would pop off,” he says. “How can I diffuse those situations, trigger points?” Johnson’s attorney Adam Swickle said the divorce was governed by a confidential prenuptial agreement. “Being married, being a husband, being a lover, was an honor,” Johnson says in the interview. “And I lost that. And you know that saying ... ‘You never know what you
have until it’s gone.’ And now I finally know what they mean. I lost two of the things that really meant the most to me. That someone completed my world, completed me, period. But I just hadn’t made that transition to where I needed to be the best man that I could, or best husband that I could. I didn’t make it all the way, fully.” The receiver changed his last name back to Johnson from the playful Ochocinco that was in reference to his uniform No. 85. He has said he changed it because of his July 4 marriage to Lozada, who stars on TV’s “Basketball Wives.” A representative for Lozada said Wednesday’s final divorce hearing was uncontested. “My client is a single woman and looks forward to her future,” Danika Berry said in an email. In the interview, Johnson says he takes full responsibility for the altercation. “Chad has to work on Chad,” he says. “Chad has to go deep down inside and figure out where he went wrong. At what point did you lose focus on what’s most important? Like especially the game of football. . At some point I had drifted off track away from that and being one of the best at what I do.” Johnson and Lozada were prominent in episodes of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Miami Dolphins.”
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Novel writing: conflict
By Jason Wong Staff Writer
For the second installment of my foray into novel writing, I’ll address the topic of conflict. I consider it to be second in importance only to characters, and more or less synonymous with plot. Let me be clear: this article is not going to be a list of different basic plots, nor will it be a compilation of popular ones. Instead, I intend to talk about what makes a plot good or bad. A great conflict begins and ends with, you guessed it, the characters. It doesn’t matter if the universe is at stake; if the people who are trying to save it aren’t fully committed to being interesting, the conflict won’t be engaging. Similarly, don’t let the enormity or complexity of the plot overshadow the awesomeness and/or complexity of your characters. I’ve already elaborated on what makes good characters, so I won’t harp more on it here, but always keep their importance in the back of your mind when writing a plot. Depending on what you’re writing, there may be one major source of conflict in your novel, or several smaller “sub-plots” running throughout. With the former, make sure that the conflict is suitably earthshattering in your protagonist’s eyes; otherwise, your readers will definitely find better things to do. With the latter, ensure that the
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As Tupac’s death anniversary passes once again, the world celebrates his legacy. What remains of him are songs, gems that, 16 years later, still amaze me. The remnants we have of Tupac Amaru are musical artwork: messages of tolerance, expressions of struggle and a guide for the future. When one contemplates these lyrical treasures, they may find comfort and inspiration. But 16 years later, the industry has changed. What happened to rap? The golden age of 90’s hiphop has withered away and mainstream corporate-produced rap has taken its place, creating a genre many regard simply as “trash.” Although huge record labels deserve much of the blame for suppressing creative control, it seems that most mainstream rappers today are simply not on their game. Once upon a time, rap had substance. Profanity was placed more gracefully, meant to serve a purpose and not just fill gaps in songs. Expressed were feelings of racial tension, inner-city struggle, the pressures of youth and poverty. The concepts now seem lost and have been replaced with nothing but popping bottles, getting stacks and easy women. Lyrics are vacuous and repetitive, voices are auto-tuned and creativity is overshadowed by the need to make money and get radio play. There is no apparent desire to be different musically, lyrically or socially. Hiphop heads cling to throwbacks like A Tribe Called Quest, Big L and Wu-Tang, not because they’re stuck in a loop…but because pickings are slim. But alas, we have Lil Wayne to enlighten us. From his hottest mixtape yet, “Dedication 4,” he tells us, “We smoke so much that Smokey The Bear have to bear with us”…or on a deeper note, “We got that work so come and get if we don’t know you, you pay tax. I put a hole in your apple, what that is? Apple Jacks.” Although one may very well apply these thoughtful words to his or her life, something suggests that Lil Wayne and others are doing it wrong. Hip-hop is dying…or dead, rather. But the good news is there are some people dedicating their efforts to revive it. Little known to most, MC’s like Talib Kweli, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Logic rhyme meaningfully and with grace. Other great artists who have maintained the quality in hip-hop are XV, Hopsin, Danny Brown, Curren$y, Jay Electronica and Sol. Considered to have one of the most unique flows within the underground rap scene, 25-year-old Compton native Kendrick Lamar speaks on relationships and the dynamics of young people, family, and the music industry. In the song “Dumb It Down,” Kendrick spits lines like “I spaz out ‘til I pass out, there’s clarity in my vulgarity for a sass-mouth; your parody’s not funny, apparently you ain’t nothing but industry crash dummies,” addressing the money-hungry nature of the music industry. Hopsin raps angrily about our directionless generation: “but still you out in these streets, thinking you as hot as can be; without the knowledge to lead, so you just follow the sheep.” 22-yearold Logic from Maryland is astounding, blowing listeners away with a lightning fast flow and incredibly intellec-
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By Tom Teixeira Campus Correspondent After several delays, G.O.O.D. Music released their first compilation album, “Cruel Summer,” just days before the start of fall. Though the title of the album might officially read “Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer,” and despite all the hype and press that the project has received as a “Kanye West” album, “Cruel Summer” is a true compilation. While popular narrative might read “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” “Watch the Throne,” “Cruel Summer,” this latest release doesn’t belong on that list. I’ll repeat, “Cruel Summer” is not a Kanye West album, nor was it meant to be. “Cruel Summer” holistically is odd because it seems to be unaware of its own identity. “Cruel Summer” seems to accept its role as a compilation because it lacks both an album-wide concept and consistent musical sound. At the same time, a true compilation would feature each of the labels’ artists in a similar capacity and would give each artist the same level of respect. “Cruel Summer” plays like half
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label compilation, half narcissistic Kanye West power trip. Take “Mercy” for example: 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and Pusha T rap over an excellent thumping, bass-heavy beat. Yet it isn’t good enough for West, who trashes the track by inserting a self-produced beat that he feels is more suitable. West seems to embrace the label-wide mentality on the whole, but his enormous ego becomes, at times, too vicious to contain. At these times, West commandeers tracks, turns the spotlight on himself, and seems to use this album more for self-promotion than for showcasing G.O.O.D. Music’s talented line-up. While I’ll admit that West’s tracks are likely the album’s best, his enormous presence on the mic seems to corrode the album’s col-
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laborative effort. While West’s vocal presence is overbearing at times, his production credits are sparse. The album is missing that signature sound, sense, and feel that West provided on “Watch The Throne,” “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,” and his 2010 “G.O.O.D. Friday” collaboration series. On this album, West could have spent more time on the boards and less time recording. Despite its faults, I like this album. As a collection, it’s mediocre, but because each track is well produced, adequately written and performed perfectly, I can praise this effort without hesitation. Though I was looking for more, I’ll take what G.O.O.D. Music is selling. Hit-Boy and 2 Chainz did well by their careers and impressed on this album. Hit-Boy’s instrumentals on “Clique,” “Cold” and “Higher” demonstrate his ability to compose complex and, at times, almost hypnotic beats. Also despite West’s best efforts, 2 Chainz nearly stole the show on “Mercy”. Pusha T’s consistently solid
verses impress. Featured on five of the album’s 12 tracks, Pusha stands out among other voices on nearly every track. “Cruel Summer” should help bring him some much deserved attention in the music world. “Cruel Summer’s” guest features also served as pleasant surprises. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Jay-Z, and Ma$e all delivered solid guest verses while The Dream transformed “Higher” into one of the album’s best tracks. Along with “Higher”, Kid Cudi’s solo effort “Creepers” and the Kanye West, Pusha T, and Ghostface collaboration on the raw sounding “New God Flow” stood out. As individual tracks, G.O.O.D. Music’s are some of the year’s best. But as an album, “Cruel Summer” the lacks consistency, heart, and depth that fans demand from heavy hitters like Kanye West (even if it isn’t technically his album).
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Band of Horse’s album ‘hugely disappointing’ By Kathleen McWilliams Staff Writer When William Shakespeare said “Expectation is the root of all heartbreak,” I’m pretty sure he did not intend for me to apply it to a 21st century indie rock band’s disappointing album. That said, expectation is truly the root of all heartbreak, especially musical heartbreak. I discovered Band of Horses during my senior year of high school on a particularly rainy, downright depressing sort of day and completely fell in love. Their signature swell of dark yet smooth sound and Ben Bridwell’s dreamy voice on “No One’s Going to Love You,” “Our Swords” and “Is There a Ghost” quickly climbed up my personal charts and became hits on indie charts worldwide. That said, this unique and wellloved style is not thoroughly represented on their newest and fourth album, “Mirage Rock,” which leads to a hugely disappointing album. Band of H o r s e s ’ first album, “Everything All the Time,” started their popularity as a chilled out indie rock band focused on mellow and melodic harmonies, haunting vocals, and ambiguously pessimistic lyrics. Bridwell established his serene and airy voice as the unexpected softness above the strong bass lines
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and rich melodies. The second and third albums “Cease to Begin” and “Infinite Arms,” respectively, continued to build upon the foundation set by Everything All the Time, by adding touches of country and baroque music to the mix. In due fashion, the fourth album keeps building, but it’s almost as if the builders decided to stop building for a time, skip a few stories of the building, and resume construcImage courtesy of abc.net.au tion. “Mirage American rock band, Band of Horses. The group has released for studio albums since their formation in Rock” does not 2004, and recieved a grammy nomination for their 2010 record, “Infinate Arms.” fit well with the previous three which centers on mortality Neil Young and develops into albums and the changes in and death, almost preaching a strong rock anthem with style make the effort unfo- the wonders of “this great petulant lyrics that frankly cused and unexpectedly dis- big world.” Yes, the song is made me cringe. The transiappointing. cute and I’m definitely going tion back and forth from pasto play it sive folksy jam to rock threw on Saturday me and struck me as uncoorm o r n i n g dinated and unprofessional. Mirage Rock around the The rest of the album falls Band of Horses dorm room, into these two categories; the 9/18/12 but it’s not songs are hollow shells of Band of vague country inspired songs, 11 tracks Horses any- without the bass line and more. There strong guitar parts that made is none of similar songs on other albums /10 that subdued works of genius creativity. happiness Maybe I should lower my and ener- expectations, but I really getic pessi- thought Band of Horses was Take track “How to Live.” mism present in the previous going in a great direction. The song is a peppy, coun- albums; instead songs fall to Alas, as the band would say, try-style ballad that seems either the happy or unhap- they have succumbed to the to belong in an Toby Keith py polarity. Similarly, track snare of senioritis. album, not a Band of Horses “Dumpster World” starts and album. The lyrics are a giant ends sounding exactly like departure from the last album, “Horse with No Name” by Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu
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I don’t have a Twitter. The idea in and of itself freaks me out—why do people need to know what I’m thinking every minute of every day? Am I really that interesting? Should a majority of my thoughts be made public? Should any of my thoughts be made public? Why would I have to follow people? Why would people follow me? Does it bother anyone else that Foursquare enables actual following? Like, stalking? My roommates, however, are really into all forms of social media—Twitter being their favorite. They like to read tweets aloud, forward tweets to each other and Nancy Drew their way through other peoples’ tweets, drawing stark conclusions from 140-word passages. Their favorite tweet to analyze? The lyrical tweet. From what I’ve gathered, the lyrical tweet is a few lines from any given song that’s supposed to summarize how said tweeter is feeling. On occasion, the lyrical tweet should be taken at face value—sometimes people just like a song. But, for the most part, the lyrical tweet is a passive attempt to convey something without actually saying it. As a nonbiased, third-party observer, here’s how I interpret some of the lyrical tweets I’ve seen recently:
Where have you been all my life? – Rihanna
New relationship, huh? A week in and you can already tell you’ve found the one? Hey, man, best of luck. I hope for your sake that one of you doesn’t tweet that Gotye song in three months.
But you didn’t have to cut me off/Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing/ And I don’t even need your love/ But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough - Gotye You were the clingy, overemotional one in the relationship.
She’s like a one-way ticket cause you can’t come back/ Sayin’ yeah, and you want her/ But she’s so mean – Matchbox
20 You’re in love with your best friend. Chill, we all know it. We’ve known it for like six years. And we all think it’s really cute. It’s just—she’s not into you. You know? You’re like… you’re not her type. Sorry.
So what, we get drunk/So what, we smoke weed/We’re just having fun/We don’t care who sees/So what, we go out/ That’s how it’s supposed to be/ livin’ young and wild and free –
Wiz Khalifa Enter Saturday morning hangover, immediately followed by Saturday afternoon hangover, immediately followed by tweeting that Fun. song about being young.
Not losing any sleep/I picked up every piece/And landed on my feet/I’m wide awake/Need nothing to complete myself, no
– Katy Perry You’re an empowered female. You’re so empowered that you want all of Twitter to know how little you care about your ex. You also would like for your ex to know how little you care about him, because that will further validate your empowerment.
We are never, ever getting back together/Like, ever – Taylor Swift We are never, ever getting back together. Like, ever.
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of the pilot change before or after early July? TK: I would say, based on what I saw last night, no, I wasn’t able to discover any pulling back or self-editing, and I think that’s a great decision and the only way to go. As soon as you change your own paradigm at the virtue of one person who was bummed out at something a comedian said to them after they heckled that comedian at his comedy show, then I think it’s a slippery slope. As someone who’s done a lot of standup comedy, I think a heckler is somebody that just comes to the nice house you’ve built when you try to have your lawn the way you want it, and they come and just squat and take a big dump on your yard. And you’ll say anything to get that person out of your yard, you’ll try to offend them just to make them leave, and I think that’s probably
what Daniel did there, and it’s what I totally would have done. From what I see, the show had all of the content intact, and it’s what I’ve been saying about the show this whole time, as the saying goes- “in for a dime, in for a dollar.” And if you’re going to go to these places you need to go there 110 percent, or what’s the point? Fullerton State University: What has been the initial reaction to the show so far? Do you think it has the potential to be a center of controversy like “Family Guy” or “South Park”? JM: It could, it’s possible, all things are possible. And as far as the popularity, I would have to say that building on Daniel’s popularity, and the sense of humor the show has, it definitely goes there. I’d say it has a chance to become really popular. TK: I would say, in terms
of popularity like Jerry said, when you look at my IMDB to see how many shows I’ve been in, I still have the worst crystal ball and the worst horse race picking sense… I really have zero aptitude to see what the winners are gonna be, it’s such a random thing. That being said, creating shows and pilots, you probably have worse odds than a sperm cell fertilizing an egg. And the fact that any show gets this far is a nice show of confidence by various people at Comedy Central, and I think the show accomplishes its mission of being what it wants to be with no holds barred, and whether there’s a sizeable enough audience of people who like that and want to return to it week after week, that’s something we’ll figure out.
Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu
ABC to interview Sandusky abuse case’s Victim 1 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — ABC will interview the young man whose 2009 allegations of sexual abuse led to the Penn State scandal and the criminal conviction of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Attorney Michael Boni, who represents the teenager known in court papers as Victim 1, said Wednesday that ABC landed the first interview with his client, who has a book coming out this fall. It’s unclear when the ABC interview would air. ABC didn’t immediately return a phone message left
Wednesday seeking comment. The New York Post was first to report the ABC exclusive. Sandusky was convicted in June of dozens of criminal counts of sexual abuse of 10 boys on and off campus. At age 68, he awaits sentencing, which likely will send him to prison for the rest of his life. Victim 1 and his mother reported Sandusky to the boy’s high school and the Clinton County child protective agency in November 2009. Their complaint triggered a state investigation that last year resulted in criminal charges against Sandusky
and against two university officials accused of failing to report suspected child abuse and of lying to a grand jury. According to a lawsuit that Victim 1 filed against Penn State, he met Sandusky about eight years ago, when he was 11 and was a first-year participant in a camp sponsored by Sandusky’s charity, The Second Mile. In his second year, he drew Sandusky’s attention and accepted invitations to spend nights at the coach’s State College home and to attend professional sports events, the lawsuit said.
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Ashbel Green, who performed as Wallter Cronkite’s editor and has also managed to edit hundreds of books, died Tuesday night. Green was 84.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ashbel Green, a versatile and respected editor at Alfred A. Knopf who persuaded Gabriel Garcia Marquez to switch publishers, worked on Walter Cronkite’s memoir and a foreign policy book by President George H.W. Bush and helped discover the crime classic “The Friends of Eddie Coyle,” has died at age 84. The publisher announced Wednesday that Green died Tuesday night while dining with his wife, Elizabeth Osha, near their home in Stonington, Conn. The cause of death was not immediately given. Green, known to his friends as Ash, was an old-school publishing man who preferred a typewriter to computers and was praised by The New York Observer as “an exemplar of elegance, decency and seriousness.” He acquired and edited hundreds of books and as managing editor at Knopf looked through the endless unsolicited manuscripts known as the slush pile. “Ash was a prodigious talent, one of the most significant edito-
rial figures in modern publishing, famous for his breadth of reading and grasp of history,” Knopf president Sonny Mehta said in a statement. “Many of us had the good fortune of learning a great deal about the business from him. He was a beloved colleague, and his contributions to our company — an esteemed editorial legacy — are part of what still define us today.” The son of a newspaperman and descendant of Presbyterian ministers, Green was born in New York in 1928. He graduated from Columbia College in 1950 and two years later received a master’s in Eastern European history from Columbia. He worked as publicity director of Prentice Hall, developed a love for editing and was hired by Knopf in 1964 as managing editor. Nine years later, he was promoted to vice president and senior editor and remained in those positions until his retirement, in 2007. In the early 1970s he came upon a story about the Irish-American underworld in Boston, written by Assistant U.S. Attorney George V.
Higgins. Although put off by the two-page cover letter — “George sometimes tended to garrulity,” Green later told the alumni publication Columbia Magazine — he looked through the submission, liked it and paid $2,000 for a novel now considered a masterpiece and made into a film starring Robert Mitchum. At an elite publishing house that included literary editor Gary Fisketjon and poetry editor Harry Ford, Green had a special interest in politics and history. He edited the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Founding Brothers” by Joseph Ellis, who in the introduction cited Green’s reputation as “the salt of the earth.” He acquired many works by Cold War dissidents, among them Andrei Sakharov’s memoir and books by Milovan Djilas and Vaclav Havel. Green’s other projects included Cronkite’s “A Reporter’s Life” and a collaboration between Bush and former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft titled “A World Transformed.”
Resurrecting hip-hop from HIP-HOP, page 5 tual word choice. His song “Shine On” represents this: “I replied I died inside, resurrected a beast; leave ‘em deceased, music’s in my genes like a crease.” Through lines like “with that predator state of mind, I’m set to detonate, stack my bread and watch the paper escalate.” Logic proves that confidence and intelligence are not mutually exclusive. There is an incredible amount of talent right
now; it’s just not on the radio. The good news about underground rap artists is that you can count on raw talent. Those who are tired of spoon-fed messages and pre-packaged, passionless music will seek something better. Listeners no longer have Biggie and Tupac, but the artists mentioned here can re-affirm faith in hip-hop. So spread the word, broaden your musical horizons, and help resurrect rap.
Emily.Herbst@UConn.edu
Thursday, September 20, 2012
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Kevin & Dean by Adam Penrod
Horoscopes by Brian Ingmanson Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Enter the adventure ... watch out for surprises and potential collisions, and advance to the next level. Watch the big picture for the next few days. Being thrifty is a virtue now. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Don’t move your money around. Others look to you for advice, but you don’t need to give it all away. Project a refined image. It’s okay to ask questions. Schedule carefully.
Shapes by Alex Papanastassiou
Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t let anybody pressure you into doing anything. Take your sweet time to do what’s right, and negotiate where needed. Keep communication channels open. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Your ideas are flowing well now. Focus on your work today and tomorrow. Think a bit more about what your partner wants. Romance may be involved. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re very persuasive and extremely creative now. Don’t be fooled by imitations, no matter how real they look. Have a good time, but don’t max out the credit cards.
Side of Rice by Laura Rice
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You don’t have to do it all, but you can provide the information needed and be a hero. Open your heart to your family now. Plan a quiet evening at home with people you love. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -Let the love games begin! Sharing intimacy and appreciation is more important than winning the gold. Get in touch with those who want to hear from you. Suspend criticism. Offer encouragement instead. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Your past work speaks well for you. It’s all right to bask in the glory, but don’t lose your perspective just to get more. Creativity is required when answering tough questions. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- You’re extra charming, and you like it. Welcome any challenges, and don’t give up. Creativity is required and readily available. Ideas are everywhere. Use them.
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Put off procrastination for a few days, at least. Absorb the deeper meaning of the new information that impels a change in plans. Plug a financial leak. Exercise restraint. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Your popularity increases. Friends think you’re great, but don’t take them for granted. Consider your own points for a year. It’s not a good time to shop, as it could crash your car. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Advance your career today and tomorrow, with a little help from your friends. Don’t throw your money away until after now. You can handle a tough bumping.
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Pettitte returns, leads Yanks to win over Jays
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Pettitte was a little unsettled by an uncharacteristically thin crowd at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon compared to the raucous environment found at many of his big September and October starts. Still, the 40-year-old lefty was pumped to finally be back on the mound when it mattered most to his team. Pettitte pitched five sparkling innings in his return from a broken leg and Ichiro Suzuki made a difficult catch to preserve a lead, keeping New York atop the AL East with a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. "The beginning of the game it was almost like you could hear people talking — I'm just trying to focus," Pettitte said. "I think for me it probably would've been better if we had a packed house." Pettitte (4-3) looked his old steely self in giving up four hits in his first September start
since 2010. Injured on June 27, the postseason career wins leader boosted the Yankees into a half-game division lead over the pesky Baltimore Orioles. "When you see these guys go through what they've been going through, and I've been sitting here watching and just trying to cheerlead for them, it's great to be able to go out there and feel like you contributed," he said. Rafael Soriano escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth after Toronto closed to 3-2, and New York extended a winning streak to three for the first time since Aug. 13-15. In the sparsely attended makeup of a game washed out Tuesday night, Suzuki had three hits batting leadoff as Derek Jeter was given the opener off. Despite being bothered by a sore left ankle, Jeter started at shortstop for the first time in a week in the nightcap. Robinson Cano had an RBI double in a three-run first against Henderson Alvarez (9-13) that also included Alex Rodriguez's
run-scoring groundout and Curtis Granderson's sacrifice fly. Pettitte threw 75 pitches in his first start since a line drive off the bat of Cleveland's Casey Kotchman broke his left fibula. Then manager Joe Girardi mixed and matched liberally, using six relievers Clay Rapada, Derek Lowe, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan held Toronto scoreless through seven innings. Then David Robertson gave up an RBI single to pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson and a run-scoring double to Omar Vziquel in the eighth. "Our bullpen guys understand they can be used at any point," Girardi said. Soriano relieved with two outs and runners on second and third, then walked Anthony Gose after a foul drive about a foot foul down the left-field line that just missed being a two-run double. Rajai Davis followed with a sinking liner to left field that Suzuki caught against his stomach for the third out.
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Andy Pettitte delivers a pitch to the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Wednesday.
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College football week four: What we've learned so far By Scott Carroll NCAA Football Columnist
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In this Sept. 8, 2012, file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson looks to pass as cetner Braxston Cave, right, blocks during during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue in South Bend, Ind.
Three weeks in, the scene of college football is beginning to look a lot different than what experts initially perceived. Top teams have fallen off while underdogs have emerged. Most notable was Arkansas’ loss to the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Before the game had started, the Razorbacks were ranked as the No. 8 team in all of college football. After losing to the small school in Northeast Louisiana whose only claim to fame prior to the game was producing country singer Tim McGraw, the Razorbacks plummeted out of the polls. A loss to Alabama last weekend also didn’t help as they continue to fall. We can definitely tell that Arkansas was a pretender. The ACC has been very disappointing thus far. Many peg them as a conference that could have several national championship contenders; however, only two teams remain unbeaten after the third week: Clemson and Florida State. The two teams play this weekend in a game that will surely decide who plays in the
ACC championship game, barring either team losing to a school like Virginia Tech. The ACC went 0-3 against Big East opponents, the biggest upset being Pitt dismantling Virginia Tech by a score of 35-17. UConn was able to defeat Maryland and Louisville hung on against UNC It was nice to see Big East teams beat up on the ACC as they continue to lure teams away from the league. One of the biggest surprises this season has been Notre Dame. There was a lot of talk swirling around the team as many considered their program to be irrelevant in today’s modern sports era. ESPN’s most outspoken critic wrote, “I don’t love Notre Dame football anymore. Notre Dame football has been living a lie… It has failed to advance the ball.” Notre Dame has made Mr. Reilly and some of their other critics eat their words early in the season. They easily beat the Naval Academy in Ireland by a score of 50-10. They showed grit and resiliency in a tough matchup against Purdue and decisively defeated Michigan State, a team many pegged as the best team in the Big 10. This team has showed a lot in the early going, but has a
lot in front of them with matchups against Michigan, Stanford, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, and USC in the near future. It will be interesting to see how the revitalized Irish handle these challenges, but I don’t foresee them getting pushed around. In other news, the SEC is still amazing. After having 2 teams in the national championship game last year, the SEC is in great shape to have yet another champion in 2012. They currently have three teams in the top five in the country. The SEC Championship could be more exciting than the National Championship game. With a possible matchup of unbeatens. Georgia looks pretty unstoppable as their stand-out linebacker Jarvis Jones continues to tear up the NCAA. I’d look for the Bulldogs to play either Alabama or LSU, depending on who wins that matchup this season. The NCAA landscape keeps changing. In two weeks everything will have probably changed. Nothing ever turns out like it should on paper, but as they say, “that’s why they play the game”.
Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu
Was the Bucs' aggressive defense uncalled for? from SHOULD, page 14 resulted in a serious injury to a defenseless player. After all, nobody would have expected this kind of play. It just doesn’t happen in the NFL. If a major injury to a player did occur, Schiano might have been in a bit of deep water. Tim: It is unprecedented, yes.
But that does not mean that it is illegal. No one is prepared for contact on a play like that because it is not a regular occurrence in the league. That is why that statistic seems so eye opening. Thankfully there were no injuries on the play. However, the only reason there could have been punishment would have been if
the hit were illegal (helmet to helmet, late, etc.). Everyone has this idea that the victory formation for a kneel-down automatically means the game is over. There is still time left. If a team has the heart and desire to go for the win and try to force the fumble, they should go for it. Steve: If Schiano wants to instill effort, heart and a “playing to the end” mentality in his new team, he should do it the right way. As former Ravens head coach Brian Billick said, “I coached one of the most intimidating and physically imposing defenses in the NFL. We didn’t get that reputation by
taking cheap shots.” Clearly, the Giants saw it as a cheap shot, as would Schiano if it had happened to his team. Coaches will obviously be prepared for this type of play in the future, especially from Schiano. Hopefully this preparation will result in the dismissal of the play from any playbook it might already be in. Tim: The Giants saw it as a cheap shot, but nowhere in the rules is there anything that says a team must give up when the winning team elects to kneel at the end of a game.
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Diouf leads Huskies into showdown with St. John's UConn stays undefeated By Miles DeGrazia Staff Writer With last night's 2-0 win over Boston Collge, the Huskies now head into Big East play undefeated and on offensive fire with eight goals in their last two games. Junior striker Mamadou Doudou Diouf scored both UConn goals against the Eagles, one in each half, to move to a team high six. In the 11th minute Carlos Alvarez played a cute one-two with Stephane Diop on the left wing to set Alvarez free down the flank. Alvarez then played a ball on the ground into Diouf’s feet who cut back on to his right foot and then curled the ball just enough to nestle into the side netting of the Boston College goal. Late in the second half, Diouf successfully completed a run into the Boston College box and
forced the defense into conced- sure I will put it in the net,” said ing a corner. On the ensuing cor- Diouf. ner Boston College failed to deal Despite the 2-0 score, UConn with the ball in the air and as never dominated the match, failing it bounced up struck a Boston to capitalize after the early goal. College player in the “(In the) first half arm earning UConn we dominated really a penalty kick. Diouf well, we moved the then stepped up and ball forward, backdrilled a left footed wards, however we shot into the roof of wanted. Second half, the Boston College we did struggle a litnet, earning his brace. tle bit, we were not Diouf has shown engaging their midNotebook his nerve from the field as much and we spot numerous times were paying the price, for UConn, a skill that could prove they were moving the ball on us, extremely valuable in the latter but at the end of the day we got the stages of the season. result,” said Senior Captain Carlos “Just score (that’s all I think Alvarez. about), I should be able to score. Head Coach Ray Reid also I’m confident, if I’m not I’m not felt the team still has room for gonna take it. No pressure, it’s just improvement going into the first shooting, you shoot it and put it in Big East conference match against the net or you miss it, and I don’t St. John’s. think about missing because I’m “We’re worried about St. John’s
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and that’s it, we gotta be ready to play, we gotta play better than we did tonight. We weren’t sharp enough,” said Reid. Playing St John’s so early in the season will undoubtedly evoke memories of last season’s Big East Championship match against St. John’s, a match that UConn lost 1-0 in extra time in heartbreaking fashion. But Coach Reid is not adding any extra pressure to the match. “It’s the first Big East game, that’s enough incentive,” said Reid. With Wednesday’s win, UConn has now gone 30 regular season matches unbeaten at fortress Morrone stadium. The Huskies will face St. John in their Big East opener at 7 p.m. on Saturday at a sold out Joseph J. Morrone Stadium.
Miles.DeGrazia@UConn.edu
from HUSKIES, page 14 a clean sheet. Late in the game, Boston College midfielder Kyle Bekker unloaded a powerful right footed shot from thirty-five yards right under the top of the crossbar, but Blake was able to punch it away in a diving effort. Bekker had a busy game, as he received a yellow card after knocking down UConn midfield magician Adria Beso in the 51st minute, which changed the pace of the game for UConn until the end. Not only did UConn have a few missed opportunities, but Boston College did as well. Three missed headers, to go along with two consecutive no goals on corner kicks, Boston College found it hard to put the ball within reach of the net.
UConn kept up the pressure late in the game, as Alvarez passed to Allando Matheson, who muscled his way towards the net past Boston College defender Ryan Dunn to produce a one on one chance in the 78th minute, to no avail. UConn also kept the ball well within the closing minutes of the game, nullifying any chance of a Boston College attack. The Huskies, undefeated in their past thirty home games, will open up Big East play this Saturday versus heated rival St. John's at 7 p.m. Coverage can be heard on 91.7 FM WHUS and online at whus.org. Tickets at Morrone Stadium have been sold out.
Joseph.Crisalli@UConn.edu
» MLB
Howard's homer in 9th lifts Phillies over Mets 3-2
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Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard launched a two-out, ninth inning home run at Citi Field last night to propel Philadelphia to a 3-2 win over the Mets.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Howard hit a go-ahead homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Wednesday night, adding a dramatic victory to their late-season playoff push. Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff home run but the Phillies went into the ninth with only two hits. Chase Utley worked a twoout walk against rookie Josh Edgin (1-2), filling in for ailing Mets closer Frank Francisco, and Howard launched a 93 mph fastball off the facing of the second deck in right field to give his team a 3-2 lead. The big slugger pumped his fist as he rounded first base and Phillies players broke into a happy frenzy on the bench. It was Howard's 11th homer in an injury-shortened season and
first since Aug. 31. Trying for a last-gasp postseason charge after a miserable first half, the surging Phillies (75-74) won for the 10th time in 13 games. They began the day four games behind St. Louis for the second NL wildcard spot — with three other teams in between. Cole Hamels equaled a season high with 10 strikeouts over six innings and left trailing 2-1. Philadelphia's young bullpen kept it close, and Jeremy Horst (2-0) got Andres Torres to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the eighth. Jonathan Papelbon worked a one-hit ninth for his 36th save in 40 tries. The punchless Mets wasted a splendid outing from Matt Harvey, who finished his rookie season with a flourish. David
Callahan: Take this time to appreciate all referees Cherish the men and women who take their time to play the knock on the ‘carefree’ front office thankless roles no one else wants men of the league. Those locked to. Appreciate the efforts they out are asking for enormous retire- make that are as essential to putment, benefit and salary packages ting on games as any acting player, when considering they work no coach or administrator. more than 16 times a year. They Come to understand that those also refused a $1 million increase who officiate the NCAA, MLB, less than two NFL, NBA weeks ago. and NHL are You see, at the elite—just like core of this replacethe competitors ment referee story they oversee. is a labor issue. They are the And from the gridbest of the best, iron to the picket who have put in fence protest on years of mental the eleven o’clock and physical news, labor issues training to perare always tricky. fect their perAlways. formance. Take So, the point –Andrew Callahan for example the here is the underMLB umpires lying, unsaid part of the com- who, through recent technological mon sense idiom we started with. advances, have been determined to Treasure who and what you have, call a strike zone with better than before they’re gone. Don’t take 85% accuracy. After of course, 20 things for granted and count your years in the minors. blessings. Or try the NFL and NHL referBlind, idiotic, biased, stripe- ees who keep eyes on double-digit wearing morons included. players at all times. The same guys
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“Cherish the men and women who take their time to play the thankless roles no one else wants to.”
men flying around intent on taking each other's head off. Or the basketball whistleblowrs, sprinting up and down the court for 48 minutes on end; often working back to back nights, pacing arguably the greatest athletes in the world. In my mind, t is without a doubt that referees are the most unheralded, underappreciated figures in any sport. Even those who are lucky enough to get paid for what they do, earn pennies relative to the professionals they officiate. Those who don’t pick up a paycheck choose to devote their personal time anyways solely for the benefit of others. But, all who don a neutral jersey get crap from all fans and thus receive pats on the back every moon landing. So, for the moment, try and send some love their way. And for those of you who’d prefer to keep shouting every Sunday saying that you could ref better, the past two weeks shows exactly what you would look like out there. Except, only worse. Much, much worse. You’d have better luck finding "50 Shades of Grey" on Mother Teresa’s nightstand
than officiating at a high level. It’s too damn difficult and simply not going to happen. You, nor I, are as trained or capable as the guys out there– even the replacements. If you truly are, go out and give it a try. So in a couple months, when a Big East zebra calls a crystal clear blocking foul as a charge that goes against the men’s basketball team, pause for a second. You don’t have to blow him a kiss instead of requesting that the ref get off his knees because he’s blowing the game. Shout and yell whatever you want. Just know that that official is out there because he, like the Huskies you root for, is pretty darned good at what he does. Everyone makes mistakes, but as professionals, they truly make the least out of anyone. And if he were one day gone, you’d miss him. You just don’t know it yet. And right now, NFL fans everywhere can tell you exactly how waving good-bye to him would feek: Terribly.
Andrew.J.Callahan@UConn.edu
Wright hit a solo homer but the Mets (66-82) dropped their eighth straight home game and 24th in the last 28 at Citi Field. This one guaranteed them a fourth consecutive losing season, despite a 46-40 first half. New York has lost four in a row and 10 of 11 overall. The Mets have managed three runs or fewer in a team-record 15 straight home games since a 6-5 win over Atlanta on Aug. 12 at Citi Field. The previous major league club to score three runs or fewer in more consecutive home games was Seattle, which went 16 in a row in 2010. Harvey struck out seven and did not allow a hit after Rollins' home run in the latest eyecatching performance of his promising season. This one was the last, too. The prized righthander, drafted seventh overall
in 2010, will be shut down after 10 major league starts to protect his 24-year-old arm. A bright spot in an otherwise dismal second half for New York, Harvey walked three and threw a career-high 112 pitches over seven stellar innings. He has thrown 169 1-3 innings this season between the Mets and Triple-A Buffalo. Harvey got two double plays and whiffed Howard for the second time with a 97 mph fastball in the seventh. He walked off to a standing ovation from the sparse crowd 21,741 and received a handshake from veteran catcher Kelly Shoppach. Bobby Parnell struck out two in a one-hit eighth, handing the lead to Edgin, who was trying for his first career save. Francisco was unavailable after an MRI showed tendinitis in his pitching elbow.
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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. 29 Notre Dame 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Yale 7 p.m.
Oct. 3 Georgetown 8 p.m.
» That’s what he said
Sept 28 DePaul 5:30 p.m.
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R.A. Dickey
» Pic of the day
Oct. 5 South Florida 7 p.m.
Peek-a-boo!
Sept. 30 Boston University 5 p.m.
Oct. 3 UMass 6 p.m.
Oct. 6 Notre Dame 2 p.m.
Oct. 7 DePaul 3 p.m.
Field Hockey (7-0) Tomorrow New Hampshire 7 p.m.
Sept. 23 Villanova Noon
Volleyball Sept. 21 Villanova 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Providence 7 p.m.
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Sept 23. Sept 29. Georgetown St. John’s 2 p.m. 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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Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera waves before a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012.
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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By Nick Danforth Campus Correspondent
Oct. 6 Marquette 8 p.m.
Sept. 30 Notre Dame Noon
“Which winless NFL team has the best chance to go 0-16?”
Where are they now? UConn QB Dan Orlovsky 2001-2004
Women’s Soccer (5-3-1) Tomorrow Sept. 23 Georgetown Villanova 1 p.m. 3 p.m.
Next Paper’s Question:
–Max Silbart, 7th-semester finance major.
– Mets’ pitcher R.A. Dickey on spending time with former knuckleballers Tim Wakefield and Phil Niekro.
Men’s Soccer (6-0-1) Sept. 22 St. John’s 7 p.m.
The Daily Question NFL team has the best chance to go undefeated this Q : “Which season?” A : “Whoever is facing the Titans on a given week. Definitely them.”
“We get giddy when we get around each other. We’re like teenagers.”
Football (2-1) Sept. 22 Western Michigan 2 p.m.
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Despite what current students may think, UConn has only recently joined the ranks of Division I football in the Big East. While former head coach Randy Edsall is given most of the credit for propelling the Huskies from a Division I-AA team to where they are now, quarterback Dan Orlovsky cannot be forgotten. As a high school senior, Orlovsky threw for 2,489 yards and 58 touchdowns while leading Shelton High School in Connecticut to an undefeated season and a state championship. Despite offers from Purdue and Michigan State, Orlovsky chose to remain in his home state and committed to UConn, a program that was trying to make the transition into Division I. A starter by the end of his freshmen year, Orlovsky made his biggest impact during his junior season in 2003, when he led the Huskies to a 9-3 record, their first winning season in Division I. Orlovsky also led Division I with 33 touchdown passes that season. In 2004, the Huskies made the transition into the Big East and Orlovsky led them to their first ever bowl appearance, a 39-10 victory over Toledo in the Motor City Bowl. Orlovsky still holds school records for most pass completions (916), pass attempts (1,567), yards passing (10,706), touchdown passes (84) and interceptions (51). After his stellar career at UConn, Orlovsky was drafted in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. Orlovsky has since struggled to make an impact in the NFL. He toiled as a backup in Detroit before making his first NFL start on October 12, 2008 against the Minnesota Vikings. The most memorable play of that game was when Orlovsky inadvertently ran out of the back of his own end zone, resulting in a safety and two points for the Vikings. The Lions would end up losing the game by those two points. Orlovsky also started the final game of the 2008 season for the Lions, a loss that resulted in Detroit becoming the first team in NFL history to go 0-16. Orlovsky has since played for the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts, where, on December 18, 2011, he won his first game as a starter in the NFL. Orlovsky is currently the backup quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
» NCAA FOOTBALL
UConn, Notre Dame talk football at Fenway
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut and Notre Dame are reportedly in negotiations to play a football game at Fenway Park in Boston. The Day of New London and the Boston Globe, both citing officials involved in the talks, said the game would be played in 2014, and would be considered a home game for the Fighting Irish. UConn Athletic Director Warde Manuel did not immediately return an email seeking comment Tuesday morning. Boston Red Sox officials said in March the team was interested in bringing football back to Fenway. The park has hosted 41 football games in its 100-year history, but none since the New England Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 33-14, on Dec. 1, 1968. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said the idea is appealing. Yet he is uncertain if Fenway is equipped for football. “I just saw that. You know me, I love Fenway Park. I just don’t know if it’s big enough,” Kelly said. “As long as they do the due diligence, and I know (Notre Dame athletic director) Jack (Swarbrick) is looking for great venues, and I don’t think they played a game there in a
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An aerial view of the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park from 1994. UConn and Notre Dame reportedly are in talks to play in Fenway in 2014.
long time. If it’s on the schedule, we’re going to play it. “Being a Boston guy, baseball has not been very good there, so maybe we’ll bring some football.” The last-place Red Sox may be headed toward another offseason of change, but that doesn’t mean Kelly has any less desire to play at Fenway. “I think it would be cool,
yeah. I’d like to do it,” he said. “But I think more than anything else, I don’t know the ramifications of the 2014 schedule as it relates to ACC scheduling and all those kinds of things. I’ve been so focused on getting to the office.” But, if UConn and Notre Dame are close to finalizing this deal, it’s news to Swarbrick.
“We have work to do on our future football schedules,” he said, “given the announcement last week relative to our upcoming ACC relationship.” On Nov. 21, 2009, at Notre Dame Stadium, Connecticut outlasted Notre Dame, 33-30, in one of the Huskies’ biggest victories as a Division I program.
» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY
P.11: UConn, Notre Dame talk football at Fenway. / P.10: Howard’s homer in ninth lifts Phillies. / P.9: Pettitte returns, leads Yanks over Jays 4-2.
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HUSKIES HOUND BC
Have you hugged a zebra today?
Men’s soccer tops the Eagles 2-0 at home
By Joe Crisalli Campus Correspondent
Andrew Callahan They say you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til its gone. I’d say that “they” happen to be hard to argue with. For starters, try waving good-bye to toilet paper, legroom and your dignity, and let me know how that goes. Now at this time, with two complete and bizarre weeks of the NFL season in the books, it’s time to add one more to that list: professional referees. And I’m happy to tell you how that’s been going. Horrifically. The first eighth of the NFL season looks like its been officiated by men who are working with one eighth of their marbles. At the start of plays, footballs are placed not just feet away from their correct spots, but yards. Blatant penalties are missed with others made up on the fly. Other instances are the kind of outright buffoonery you just can’t make up. There was no better example than three nights ago when it looked like a traveling circus interrupted the Falcons win over the Broncos on Monday Night football. In the first quarter, Denver running back Knowshon Moreno fumbled, incurring your typical pig pile to recover the loose ball. This lasted for about a minute and swallowed a nearby referee in the process. Then, the greater problem proved to be that the officials ruling it was Atlanta ball after a member of the Broncos came out holding the pigskin. Adding onto that, a scrum simultaneously ensued with players from both sidelines emptying out onto the field. The pig pile quickly morphed into a fight with no semblance of order in the court of the Georgia Dome. All of this over six chaotic minutes. Now, this is not a knock entirely on the zebras. These replacements do not hail from any level of competition that comes remotely close to that of the NFL, rendering them wildly unprepared on Sundays. Of course, that’s not their fault. However, the fact doesn’t change that the newly hired referees are not adept, qualified or experienced enough to call these kind of games. Their mistakes are affecting the integrity of the games and competition. This will naturally get worse as the season continues and the gravity of each game increases. Now, this piece is also not a
» CALLAHAN, page 10
KEVIN SCHELLER/The Daily Campus
Senior midfielder Carlos Alvarez chips the ball forward at Joseph J. Morrone stadium last night in the Huskies’ match against Boston College. Alvarez watched teammate Mamadou Doudou Diouf net two scores to top the Eagles 2-0 for the team’s sixth win of the season.
The UConn men’s soccer team remained undefeated Wednesday night after defeating Boston College 2-0 in front of a large crowd at Morrone Stadium. Mamadou Diouf was the man of the match as he netted two goals for UConn; the first coming in the 11th minute off of an assist by Carlos Alvarez. “I just saw Diouf running, and I played him, and he did a wonderful job. He created his own goal and he finished,” said Alvarez. Diouf faked left and curled the first goal from the top of the box inside the right post for his 5th of the season. His second goal came off of a penalty shot in the 74th minute. Diouf pushed an offensive run and was turned away by a Boston College defenseman, which led to corner kick for UConn. A hand ball by Boston College soon followed and Diouf tucked home another goal in the top right corner with his left foot on the penalty kick to make it 2-0. UConn finished the first half with four shots on net and plenty of missed opportunities. Diouf had another goal chance at the 13th minute but was stoned away by Boston College goalie, Justin Luthy. A free kick by UConn defenseman Max Wasserman at the 29th minute proved to be another missed opportunity as his shot missed wide left. UConn goalie, Andre Blake, had a slow day in the net with only three saves throughout the entire game. Blake stayed focused despite not having much action during the 90 minutes. “It’s something that I’m used to,” said Blake. “It’s a part of me, to try to keep talking and that’s my way of staying in the game.” When the shots presented themselves, Blake made the most of his opportunities to keep
» UCONN, page 10
» BIG EAST WOMEN’S SOCCER
Huskies to take on National Division over weekend By Peter Logue Staff Writer After a 1-1 start in Big East play, the UConn women’s soccer team finds itself tied for third in the American division of the conference. The American division is comprised of Providence, Marquette, Connecticut, Syracuse, USF, Pittsburgh and St. John’s. The Friars are currently leading the division with a 2-0 conference record, with the Golden Eagles following closely behind at 1-0. UConn fell to Syracuse in their Big East opener on September 13 by a score of 3-2 after the Orange scored the game-winning goal with only 30 seconds left in regulation. The Huskies were able to bounce back with a Big East win in their next game against St. John’s with a commanding 5-1
victory in Storrs on Sunday afternoon. They were paced by a hat trick by redshirt freshman Andrea Plucenik. With the win over St. John’s, the Huskies pulled even with the Orangemen with a 1-1 Big East record. In the National division of the conference, Georgetown and Notre Dame are both off to 2-0 starts at the top of the standings. Louisville, Seton Hall, Depaul, Villanova, Rutgers, and Cincinnati fill out the other half of the Big East. All eight of the remaining games on the regular season schedule for the Huskies are Big East conference games, so they will have plenty of opportunities to work their way up the standings. Their next opportunity will provide a real challenge, however, when they travel to Washington, D.C., on Friday to take on the division-
leading Georgetown Hoyas. After the contest against Georgetown, UConn will travel to Villanova on Sunday afternoon before returning home for four consecutive Big East contests at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium (Depaul, Notre Dame, South Florida, Marquette). The Huskies have garnered several Big East awards so far this season, with the most recent being Plucenik receiving the Rookie of the Week honor for her three goal effort against St. John’s. Last week, senior Danielle Schulmann was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week after a remarkable week that featured four goals and 11 total points. She was also honored for the week as Soccer News Net’s National Player of the Week as well as the ECAC Player of the Week.
Peter.Logue@UConn.edu
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The Big East will take stronger form this weekend when the Huskies visit Georgetown and Villanova.
Should the Buccaneers have rushed the Giants’ QB kneel last Sunday? Yes By Tim Fontenault Campus Correspondent While the replacement referees are rightfully taking center stage in the world of NFL controversies, another major on-field issue has been sparked by an incident at the end of Sunday’s Giants-Buccaneers game. The Giants had the ball with less than 10 seconds left in the game and a seven-point lead. Naturally, they decided to kneel the ball to run the clock out. However, Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano decided to challenge the Giants and sent his defenders after quarterback Eli Manning to try and force him to fumble. It didn’t work, but this was a smart, legal play. Was it fair to rush the unsuspecting G-Men...
Timothy.Fontenault@UConn.edu
» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Tim: No matter what sport you play, you are taught to play through the whistle and to play until the clock hits 0:00. That is exactly what Greg Schiano was thinking when his team was down by seven to the Giants and there was still time on the clock. Steve: Playing through the whistle does separate the good teams from the best. However, in the Giants-Buccaneers game last weekend, the decision by Schiano to go all-out on a kneeldown play was unnecessary and unheard-of in the NFL. Schiano broke somewhat of an unwritten code. Tim: Unwritten code? Sure. Did he break a rule? No. What happens on that play if Tampa Bay forces a fumble and takes it back for a touchdown? Instead of a controversy we’d be talking
about a brilliant and gutsy call by a first-year NFL coach. That play worked four times for Schiano at Rutgers without controversy. This could be a lesson to NFL coaches now. Want to kneel? Do it out of a shotgun formation. Steve: If the play did work, then sure, we’d see it on the top ten plays Monday morning. But as Coughlin said, he’d never seen it happen in the NFL before. Additionally, there have been no fumbles in 800 kneel downs since 2010, according to ESPN’s program “Numbers Never Lie.” While it may have worked at Rutgers, this isn’t college football. These players play to make money and support a family. Without warning, a spontaneous play like this one could have
» WAS, page 9
By Steve Caruso Campus Correspondent
No
Tom Coughlin preaches “finish” to his players. Being the oldest coach to ever win a Super Bowl, Coughlin undoubtedly knows the meaning of finish. But when the opposing team has the lead and the ball with one play left in the game, Coughlin has never pushed the envelope. There’s a code in the National Football League. A kneel-down is a respectful way to close out the game. There is a fine line between “finishing” a game and unnecessary roughness. Schiano should have accepted the loss without calling for a mad scramble to knock the ball loose.
Steven.Caruso@UConn.edu
...or were the Bucs’ tactics crossing a line?