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Malloy, Herbst speak at building dedication By Stephen Underwood Campus Correspondent
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy spoke about the importance of education for the troubled economy at the dedication of the new Classroom Building Tuesday. He cited the trend in job loss to more competitive economies elsewhere in the world, referencing China’s economic boom. He asserted UConn’s importance in creating a more diverse, competitive economy through education and research. “UConn’s success is where I’m placing my bets for our economic future,” he said. “Some 31,000 jobs have been lost to China since 2001. That’s bad news, since it represents a loss of income to Connecticut; however, it is also a lesson that productive economies attract jobs and innovators,” he said. A crowd of students, staffers, professors and public officials joined Malloy. UConn President Susan Herbst was also there. “Anytime you can be on the Storrs campus is a good day,” said Malloy. He joked, “Even though this is our new classroom building, at some point it’s
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going to need a name,” which was followed by laughter and applause. He would highlight the continued cooperation between Connecticut and higher education as well as stating his close relationship to President Herbst. “I am a big supporter of our new President [Herbst; she is highly qualified for the job.” “Some 31,000 jobs have been lost to China since 2001. That’s bad news, since it represents a loss of income to Connecticut; however, it is also a lesson that productive economies attract jobs and innovators,” he said. Malloy ended his spech by talking about UConn’s recent achievements in academics, referencing its recent ranking in U.S. News and World Report as a top 20 public research university. “This building is one of many more investments this university will make, as it is now ranked one of the best in the country.” Herbst gave the opening remarks. “This building is the 101st UConn 2000 project on campus
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy spoke about the future of UConn academics and the relationship between the university and the state at the dedication of the new classroom building, Tuesday.
UConn raises $50 million Foundation still far from $600 million fundraising goal
By Mike Corasaniti Campus Correspondent Thus far in its $600 million fundraising campaign, the University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. announced that a total of more than $50 million has been given in support during the 2011 fiscal year. The UConn Foundation, the “primary fundraising vehicle to solicit and administer private gifts and grants which will enhance the University’s mission,” according to its website, announced that it raised approximately $50.6 million in philanthropic donations over the past year – an 11 percent increase over total 2010 donations. “I think everybody recog-
nizes the importance of private support, because it really is one of the most important revenue streams that is available to the university that allows us to grow,” said UConn Foundation President John Martin. “It’s been a very good year.” Of the $50.6 million raised, most of it will immediately benefit the students and faculty directly. $4.2 million was designated for faculty support, $8 million for student scholarships, $9.8 million for student activities at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, $10.1 million for UConn athletic support and $23.5 million will go to benefit specific academic programs, according to UConn Today. “People give for a wide
variety of purposes all related to the university and health center,” Martin said. “Some of it goes to endowment where the money is invested and that money is then used to support faculty and students in, among other ways, scholarships. The money raised goes into a variety of different areas throughout the university, most of which benefits students and faculty directly.” While very pleased with the support raised over the past year, Martin, along with President Susan Herbst, recognize that the University’s current $312.5 million endowment is still not where they would like it to be.
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Nonprofit law org. receives justice prize By Keri Kachmar Senior Staff Writer
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The Center for Justice and International Law received the Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights. UConn awards the Dodd Prize biannually to an individual, group or organization that works to promote and advance human rights and justice both in the United States and abroad, which is exactly what CEJIL does. According to its website, CEJIL is a non-governmental and nonprofit organization that uses international laws and legal means to protect and promote human rights in the Americas. CEJIL takes cases that cover a broad spectrum of issues, from violence against women to labor rights. The prize consists of $75,000, a diploma and a bronze bust of Thomas J. Dodd. The person or organization can use the money in whatever way they wish. The search for potential Dodd Prize recipients begins with a
nomination process. The person or group cannot self-nominate. The Dodd Prize Selection Committee then ranks and rates the nomination and recommends three to five nominees to the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center’s Advisory Board, which then makes the final decision. Although anyone can submit a nomination and the Dodd Center advertises throughout the country, CEJIL was nominated by Samuel Martinez, an associate professor of anthropology at UConn. Including CEJIL, there were 15 nominations. According to Jean Nelson, the publicity marketing manager for the Dodd Center, selection criteria includes timeliness of the work, its appeal in the U.S. and internationally, if the organization could use the funding and if there is interest in the university community. “They have done some amazing work in the field of human rights, which was primarily why they were chosen,” Nelson said. The idea for the Dodd Prize came about when the Dodd Center was built in 1995.
Thomas J. Dodd is known for his career in public service and for devoting his life to fighting for human rights both domestically and internationally. “There was interest in doing a prize or award for organizations doing human rights work,” Nelson said. “It’s a way for the Dodd Center to kind of acknowledge and further reward folks working in the field of human rights.” There was an endowment set up to fund the Dodd Prize in 1994. There were enough funds to begin awarding the Dodd Prize in 2003. CEJIL is the fifth recipient of the award. Past winners include the Committee to Protect Journalists, Center for Justice & Accountability and Mental Disability Rights International, and Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Justice Richard J. Goldstone. The award will be presented on Oct. 3 at the UConn School of Law in West Hartford.
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What’s on at UConn today... “The Tragedy of Bullying” Lecture Noon to 1:30 p.m. Rainbow Center Part of the Rainbow Center’s Out to Lunch Lecture Series, a mother who lost her son to suicide and became a national advocate for the Safe Schools Improvement Act will speak.
Candlelight Ceremony 7 to 8:30 p.m. Husky Dog statue This candlelight service is to remember those who commit suicide as part of Suicide Prevention Week.
History of Exercise Physiology 3 to 5 p.m. Classroom Building, Rm. 101 A Harvard professor will speak about exercise in this lecture put on by Neag and the kinesiology department.
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Ray Ryan Building, CLACS Conf. Room Jason Wong of the history department will be speaking at this week’s tertulia. Light lunch is served.
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Gov. Perry releases stock holdings
Associated Press (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry has revoked the blind trust that holds the majority of his investments, revealing for the first time in 15 years where his money is invested. In a letter to the Texas Ethics Commission, Perry amended his personal financial disclosure. Blind trusts are used by politicians to avoid conflicts of interest. The Associated Press obtained the letter and the new disclosure in an open records request. Perry provided a range for the number of shares he holds in 25 different stocks. They were worth between $108,000 and $319,000. The trust was managed by a broker and Perry was not informed of what the trust held. In his disclosure, Perry also lists eight municipal bond holdings, and a money-market account worth more than $10,000. Perry also owns real estate.
Death toll rises to 11 in crash Reno air races
RENO, Nev. (AP) — When 50-year-old Craig Salerno went missing after attending the Reno air races with friends, his wife didn’t need DNA testing to confirm her worse fears. Her husband and the father of their two young children was sitting in the VIP section where a fighter plane landed in an explosive crash Friday afternoon. Salerno’s friend was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. There was no way Salerno had survived. “The family knew,” said Tony Buzbee, a Salerno family spokesman. “There is no delicate way to say this; the problem was there was no way to confirm he was dead other than DNA testing.” Medical officials confirmed Salerno’s death to his wife Monday night, bringing the death toll in what has become the nation’s deadliest racing disaster up to 11.
Court halts execution of ex-Army recruiter
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Army recruiter who for the third time this year was hours away from his scheduled execution for the rape-slaying of a woman in Fort Worth nearly 10 years ago was granted yet another reprieve by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Cleve Foster, 47, was set to die Tuesday evening in Huntsville. The high court twice earlier this year stopped Foster’s scheduled lethal injection. The latest court ruling came about 2½ hours before Foster could have been taken to the Texas death chamber. Foster was meeting with one of his lawyers in a small holding cell a few feet from the death chamber when a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman delivered the news. “He thanked God and pointed to his attorney, saying this woman helped save his life,” prison spokesman Jason Clark said.
ACLU, others push to curb Border Patrol operations SEATTLE (AP) — A coalition of 21 civil liberties, immigrant rights and labor groups have sent a letter to Washington state’s congressional delegation urging them to look at U.S. Border Patrol operations. The group says agents routinely profile immigrants and use interpretation as a pre-text to make arrests. The letter is the latest in on-going tensions between the agency and these groups, which includes the American Civil Liberties Union among others. In the past few years, Border Patrol has increased the number of agents in Washington by a few hundred agents and stepped up operations, such as inspections of buses and ferries. Even so, arrests of illegal immigrants have gone down since 2001 from about 2,000 to just below 700.
Army secretary: Improvements at Arlington cemetery
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The secretary of the Army has released a report detailing improvements made at Arlington National Cemetery more than a year after the disclosure of embarrassing revelations at the burial ground. On Tuesday, Secretary John M. McHugh released the report and wrote a letter to lawmakers. He said the new management team at the cemetery has made progress in reconciling decades’ worth of paper records with physical graveside inspections. He said new policies have been put in place and equipment and training were modernized.
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AAC offers help to struggling students By Russell O’Brien Campus As students walk past the triumphant, new Classroom Building, they may fail to notice a valuable resource in its enormous shadow that has been there for two years: the Academic Achievement Center. The center was created by the Office of First Year Programs in 2009. Its purpose is to help students with general study skills. Topics covered include how to prevent procrastination, ways to predict test questions and study strategies, such as mind maps or flow charts. Course selection and stress management advice are other potential subjects for discussion. Unlike the Q-Center, which tutors students in math and science, and the Writing Center, which offers one-onone conferences to improve students’ writing, the skills taught at the AAC are appropriate to any subject or class, and are meant to teach students how to learn. Visitors are paired with a trained coach who answers their questions and assesses what it is that they need. In addition to explaining different study skills, the coaches also have a list of contact information for advisers and professors so they can direct students to more specialized help. According to Holly Smith, a 5th-semester communications major and one of the managers of the program, although students from many different majors come for help, freshmen, sophomores and science majors in particular use the center often. Coaches include both undergraduate and graduate students who represent a variety of majors. Volunteers train by attending a training seminar before the beginning of the semester and must take a two-hour
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Co-manager of the ACC and resource economics major Manisha Bicchierier works with Alan Cesar, a 3rd-semester political science major.
weekly class for a semester. In training, they cover many issues and possible scenarios, such as giving students motivation, suicide prevention training and stress management techniques. “It’s a wonderful program to be part of,” Smith said. Working at the AAC is considered an internship in the human development and family studies major. Several volunteers said they just appreciate being able to help. “I like the idea that it’s students working with students,” said Jessica Pandolfe, a 5thsemester communication disorders major and a coach at the center. “The Academic Achievement Center is a way to solve the problem before it gets to academic probation,” she said. As a new program, the Academic Achievement Center has faced visibility problems among the student population. In addition, the Academic Achievement Center doesn’t get much foot traffic due to its location. “We’re kind of hidden,” said Justin Buchanan, a 5thsemester psychology major
and coach at the center. “No one knows to come here.” In addition, Buchanan points out that many professors are not aware of the AAC and don’t mention it to their students. In order to counter these factors, the Academic Achievement Center plans to advertise more. In the long run, Smith hopes that the center will be moved to the library with the Q-Center, which would allow for a more permanent position at the university as well as more visibility and foot traffic. The AAC is also planning to sponsor other events. Students can go to the center and apply for the Dean’s Challenge. In the challenge, they are assigned different points for the grades they get at the end of the semester. The students with the most points will get a reward. Also, beginning next week in the Center for Undergraduate Education, the AAC will be holding workshops on different study related topics. The first one, on Sept. 27, will be on time management. Some students agree that the AAC could be made more
visible. Rachel Folb, a 5thsemester communications major, is satisfied with the level of resources UConn has provided her. “I feel that teachers are pretty open,” Folb said. However, she also believes that the center could be useful for some and professors could mention it in class. She also suspects that students could be made more aware of their resources. “Maybe they should be made more aware,” Folb said, pointing out that she hasn’t heard of the AAC at all. Harrison Haiden, a 1stsemester physiology and neurobiology major, has heard of the AAC but doesn’t know much about what it does. Like Folb, he also feels that UConn provides enough resources and points out it is the student’s responsibility to know when and how to get help. Smith agrees that the Academic Achievement Center doesn’t replace the responsibility of the student. “We are giving them the means to study and help themselves,” he said.
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Herbst: Malloy understands we want to be a top-notch university from MALLOY, page 1 and the first all classroom building. This is a joyous occasion for us. Students need the most comfortable classroom setting and this provides it.” Herbst also complimented Malloy’s recent investments in UConn and Connecticut’s continued efforts in supporting higher education. “We are indebted to him on so many levels for the Bioscience initiative, and grateful for the recent tech park idea. He understands we want to be a top-notch university.” Other speakers included College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean
Jeremy Teitelbaum, State Reps. Pamela Sawyer of Bolton and Kevin Ryan of Monville, as well as undergraduate student Bryan Pfalzgraf. Rep. Pamela Sawyer commented on UConn’s tremendous growth within the last 20 years, giving credit to the UConn 2000 program for its rapid advancements. She cited her experiences at UConn when she was a student. “The library was under plastic to avoid rain,” and the dorm rooms looked “gross.” However, she stated the rapid changes and renovations she saw when her two daughters also attended UConn. “This university has risen to become one of the very best,”
she said. Teitelbaum focused on the building’s energy efficiency and added features. “We have a more comfortable setting for students and this is an energy efficient building which adds a nice touch,” Teitelbaum said. “Many students mention air conditioning as their favorite feature of the new classrooms.” The building, which is adjacent to the Student Union, opened this fall and is one of two new classroom buildings under the UConn 2000 Project, which funded over $1 billion dollars in renovations to the University. The building is a total of 70,000 square feet and houses
17 classrooms, as well as two lecture halls, one of which seats 400 people. It is also energy efficient, including a green roof, efficient lighting fixtures and other sustainable energy features. The other classroom building, which will house social sciences and humanities, is still under construction. Both are expected to replace the aging Arjona and Monteith classroom buildings. The buildings projected budget was approximately $42 million. The second building, which is 130,000 square feet, is expected to be completion in fall 2012.
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Foundation collects highest philanthropic donation total since 2008 from UCONN, page 1 “The president would be the first to say that we have the smallest endowment among the nation’s top schools,” Martin said. “Most of the schools we are competing against have over $1 billion in endowment, so we have a long way to go to catch up. But President Herbst has been hard at work at this even before she arrived here at the
university. She has been and she is going to be a huge positive influence on giving and raising money for the Foundation.” Martin also went on to mention that despite its low endowment, the Foundation’s highest philanthropic donation total since 2008 is a sign of good things to come. “UConn has entered the philanthropic world a little later than most institutions,” Martin
said. “But the foundation and school is now fully involved and working harder towards gaining that private support more than ever before.” Facilities that need to be 100 percent supported by donations on the Storrs campus, such as the basketball development center, are also gaining support from the recent donations. “We are hard at work in seeking to raise money for improve-
ments and construction for the basketball development center,” Martin said. The UConn Foundation is continuing it’s Our University. Our Moment. fundraising campaign until it reaches its goal of $600 million, elevating the school’s endowment higher in the ranks among the nation’s top research universities.
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Exhibits try to shed light on college suicides By Christine Peterson Campus Correspondent Stop whatever it is you’re doing right now and count to 40. In those 40 seconds, a person has just attempted suicide somewhere in the country. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students, and will claim upwards of 1,000 students on campuses this year alone. These figures are staggering and horrifying, but what is to be done about it? Each year, UConn hosts the “Be aware, show you care” suicide prevention week, in the hopes of maybe knocking that overwhelming number down by saving a few lives. One event hosted during the week is the “Be aware, show you care” art exhibit held in the Student Union in room 310. This exhibit features bandanas personalized with the art of students taking a stand against suicide. These bandanas feature the feelings and experience of people who have personally thought of committing suicide or whose lives have been touched by suicide in some way. Walking around the art exhibit, one will see bandanas enveloping the bare wall,
splashing the bare off-white with colors of yellow, blue, pink, purple and so many more, each decorated with personal messages from students to create an inspirational collection of strong emotions people have toward suicide. There exists a unity between all who tack up a bandana; they are taking a stand against suicide. “Bandanas are used culturally in many ways for practical, religious, identification, and defiance purposes,” according to suicideprevention.uconn.edu. These bandanas are meant to represent the rebellion of these college students against suicide, which threatens so many students’ lives. “Every year there are different stories; sometimes with a specific person in mind,” said Lien La, a junior and a member of the Asian American Cultural Center. “There are more bandanas, and I hope that this will influence even the slightest amount of people, and that will still make a difference,” This is La’s third year helping out with the art exhibit and with each year, she has seen it grow. The Asian American Cultural Center is one of 24 organizations working together to
organize this week’s events, and specifically the bandana art exhibit. There are organizations involved ranging from the Women’s Center, the Rainbow Center and Dining Services. “The groups have become a coalition. Suicide is a community issue, and the counseling center isn’t the only available service,” said Dr. Barry Schreier, the director for the Counseling and Mental Health Services. Dr. Schreier stressed the importance of the “Be aware, show you care” art exhibit, because it makes public a usually very taboo subject. “Suicide is secretive and in the closet, which of course makes it even more fatal,” Schreier said. “What we want to do is throw wide the closet doors. We want to make an impact in preventing these deaths.” In addition to the art exhibit, pamphlets are available on the table, providing insightful information on recognizing risk factors in someone who might be considering suicide. A new feature of the pamphlets includes protective factors that can reduce the risk of suicide. There is also information for people who may be consider-
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An exhibit of flags outside the Student Union is one of the exhibitions seen across campus this week commemorating Suicide Prevention Week. Another exhibit is the bandana exhibit, which is meant to represent rebellion against suicide.
ing suicide, including services that they can contact. “We’re trying to change the conversation on mental health, because there’s a negative stigma around it,” said Leah Nelson, a member of Active Minds, a national organization who strives to raise awareness about mental health problems, concentrating heavily on suicide prevention. “But mental
health affects everybody so we want people who have had suicidal thoughts to be able to feel like they can seek help, or their peers feel like they can reach out and help.” The UConn Active Minds chapter is working heavily on this week’s events. Schreier said the memorial service is actually scheduled for Sept. 21 from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. and the date printed on the flier is incorrect. After the exhibit is over, the bandanas will be made into a quilt which has been done for four years running now. Quilts carrying these inspiration messages now hang in CLAS, CUE, Wilber Cross and the library.
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Students listen to John Palfrey, professor at Harvard Law School, speak about freedom of expression and the importance of keeping “the net open and free.”
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This year’s Constitution Day speaker, John Palfrey, professor and vice dean for library and information resources at Harvard Law School, lectured about freedom of expression in the digital world. A crowd filled Konover Auditorium, located in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Monday for the Seventh Annual Constitution Day, the yearly UConn tradition draws a variety of speakers and topics each year in celebration of the United States’ Constitution. Peter J. Nicholls, provost of academic affairs, gave the opening remarks. “We always have had a great Constitution Day tradition,” Nicholls said. “Previous discussion topics have focused on women’s suffrage, slavery, civil rights, civil liberties and many other issues.” He also added that UConn’s “committee has chosen the perfect speaker for this occasion.” Following Nicholls’
remarks, Jeremy Paul, dean of UConn’s Law School, spoke about the irony of the occasion. “It is fitting we meet on the school day after President Susan Herbst’s inauguration Friday, since this is about civic awareness and engagement, something that was stressed upon during Friday’s ceremony,” Paul said. After the opening statements, Palfrey took the stage to loud applause. His lecture focused on the importance of an open web to stimulate democracy and the freedoms that are guaranteed by the Constitution. He also discussed issues such as censorship and Internet blocking and restriction throughout the world. “What I want to do is make an argument today about what kind of a world we want to live in during this digital age,” Palfrey said. “I argue we keep the net open and free.” Palfrey cited incidents around the world where the Internet became restricted due to protest and resistance, which led to government attempts to silence communi-
cation between citizens. the Internet’s relevance to the “A few years ago, monks Constitution. “The First and Fourth staged a protest in Myanmar against the government,” he Amendments are the most said. “However, the interest- important to keeping the ing thing was protests were Internet open and free,” he also occurring throughout said. “Freedom of expression the world due to the Internet. has kept the Internet free and Therefore, the state restricted has restricted it from being Internet access for just a few blocked in the States. Also, hours at night because they the Fourth Amendment, which didn’t want it to be used as a protects individual rights, calls for due process and tool for the protesters.” Palfrey also cited the individual liberties to keep most recent incident of bloggers and users safe from Internet restriction in Egypt. unwarranted surveillance.” Palfrey ended the lecture by Recounting President Hosni Mubarak’s shut down of all discussing the importance of Internet services in and out of activism and how citizens can the country due to the grow- be the best agent in guaranteeing revolt over the govern- ing a free and open web. “Resistance to government ment regime. Palfrey argued that this in turn might have controls comes from citizens,” had an adverse effect that he said, adding, “I don’t think caused many citizens to take such technology leads to to the streets instead of the democracies but it can lead to fostering activism.” blogosphere. Palfreys book, “Born “The Internet shutdown in Egypt was more severe due Digital: Understanding the to the countries high volume First Generation of Digital of usage,” Palfrey said. “This Natives” is available at the most likely had adverse effects UConn Co-op. other than what President Mubarak anticipated.” Palfrey then talked about Stephen.Underwood@UConn.edu
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A warmer wardrobe for winter weather
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utumn’s arrival brings colder weather and earlier sunsets, making summer beach trips and barbecues things of the past. Students should adjust their daily schedules in response to these seasonal changes. Most of these adjustments are common sense, but many students – freshmen especially – overlook them. Colder weather means extra clothing is needed to remain warm, and longer nights make one- or two-person excursions off-campus a bad idea. Be mindful of these adjustments and this semester will be a safe and healthy experience. Wearing the right clothing is an annual problem for college students. Shorts and flip-flops are only appropriate when the risk of illness is minimal. Still, many students walk around campus like it is the summertime. This may seem stylish, but it is not a good health choice. Being ill is never fun, and being ill early during the fall semester, when the first essays and exams are scheduled, is even worse. Maintaining an appropriate wardrobe might mean students look less “chill,” but at least they won’t be reaching for tissues during class. Also, for those who don’t know, the Co-op sells umbrellas. Walking in the rain may be fun, but when carrying laptops, equipment and books around, it becomes less fun. Shorter days make personal security a greater priority. Meeting friends off-campus is especially fun on Friday and Saturday nights. Having a car makes transportation easy, but most students rely on walking to get around. In this case, bringing a couple friends or traveling in groups decreases the risk of a robbery or attack. UConn is a safe place, but students are on their own when off-campus, so being smart never hurts. Walking around alone late at night is never a good idea. If friends aren’t available, sometimes it’s best to cut the evening short. Seasonal changes are not all doom and gloom. Autumn is amazing, especially in New England. Take advantage of the apple and pumpkin picking, corn mazes and agricultural fairs. Many great local farms welcome visitors with their fall produce, and some farmer’s markets maintain operations until late October. On a larger scale, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield , Conn. features a patriotic-themed corn maze that runs from Sept. 3 to Oct. 30. The Big E, the largest fair in the Northeast, is open daily through Oct. 2 in West Springfield, Mass. For seniors facing their last autumn before graduation beckons, haunted hayrides are a treat. If traveling is difficult, consider going on a hike or a bike ride before the weather becomes inhospitable. Being safe and having fun can occur simultaneously! Acknowledging the change in weather can only make this autumn better. Connecticut during the fall may not be Miami or Cancun, but it can still be a great place for those of us who live here. 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.
Parking Services? More like Parking DISservices... Is anyone else convinced that the classroom building’s generator is actually a time machine? Sometimes I wake up just to see you, Instant Daily... and because of the delicious egg sandwiches for breakfast at McMahon. Some people live paycheck to paycheck. I live cup of coffee to cup of coffee. I was going to start doing homework but then I realize I don’t have class tomorrow. I love being a political science major. My professor today talked about how he thought free mattress trials were weird, saying “I can’t imagine returning a mattress after I’ve... (awkward pause)... owned it.” There is no more awkward walk of shame than when your one night stand happens to live in the dorm UConn shows families at open house Sunday morning. You down with ACC? Yeah, you know me. Just bought a new pair of Sanuks and have the most comfortable feet on campus. I challenge anybody to prove me wrong. I think West Virginia just got rejected again. Is it weird how whenever I get any money I think of it in terms of how many handles I can buy with it?
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Beatles’ influence transcends time
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o, they are not ‘Bugs,’ but the fastest rising singing group in the world. The general consensus is that the Beatles are cool, cool, cool, cool. But to be the apple of the world’s eye, so to speak, these four young men who hail from England must have something more going for them than the idolatry of over fifty million teenagers. Why do millions of teenagers like myself ‘swing’ with the Beatles?” By Jesse Rifkin Fran Vaughn was a UConn freshman Weekly Columnist when she wrote those words to begin a Feb. 26, 1964 article for the Daily Campus student newspaper entitled “In Defense of a Beatle.” “One has to admit that neatly pressed suits are a refreshing sight to many eyes,” Vaughn wrote. “True, the collars are low, the pants smartly tapered, the shoes with the pointed toe and high heel; the very stiff high white shirt collars are strange, but they all seem to contribute to the Beatles’ individuality.” Three years later, they would be dressing like Sergeant Pepper. “Their personalities are not only down to earth, but charming as well,” Vaughn wrote. “Probably their popularity can best be attributed to their modest view of themselves. They still refuse to believe that they possess any special talent.” That must have been before John Lennon claimed, “We’re more popular than Jesus now.”
“The key to their success… maybe it can be found in their music,” Vaughn wrote. “Their music is different; different not in lyrics, but in its consistent beat… [Since] the lyrics of their songs are not that different from earlier melodies.” Apparently, they had yet to record the track “I Am the Walrus.” “The Beatles specialize in making people feel happy through their music,” Vaughn wrote. “This is their key… This is their gimmick, plain and simple.” They had still to compose “Yesterday,” “She’s Leaving Home” or “The Long and Winding Road” – arguably some of the most famous unhappy songs ever written. “The overall impression one gets when viewing the Beatles,” Vaughn wrote, “is that of a quartet of cherubic choir boys which stimulates the mother instinct in every wholesome female.” I am not even going to comment on that one. On the day Vaughn’s article was published, the Beatles were fresh off an appearance on the “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which remains one of the most-watched television episodes in history. The band was topping the album charts for the third straight week with their debut “Meet the Beatles!” and leading the singles chart for the fifth straight week with “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” Coupled with “She Loves You,” the group occupied the top two positions on the singles chart simultaneously, the first time that feat had ever been accomplished. In retrospect, the band’s monumental importance takes on added dimensions when absorbing that perspective from February 1964. Who at the time could have foreseen the psychedelic drugs, the anti-war
anthems, the FBI investigations, the mass album burnings, the philosophical lyrics, the wild haircuts, the 59 cumulative weeks at No. 1, the break-up that shook the world or the murder? Above all, what makes the Beatles so extraordinary is the way they’ve transcended eras and generations. Here on the UConn campus, among the most popular hang-out spots is the pizzeria Sergeant Pepperoni’s. Almost all college-aged students understand the reference in the title 44 years later. Yet almost nobody, 44 years from now, will likely understand the cultural reference if somebody opened a shoe store called “Pumped Up Kicks” or an electrical appliance store called “A Sky Full of Lighters.” After the Black Eyed Peas, one of the most popular modern pop groups, performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in February, my friend remarked, “The Super Bowl halftime show should bring back Paul McCartney.” My friend’s grandparents would likely agree. Last week, the Beatles’ greatest hits set debuted on iTunes, premiering at No. 4 on last week’s albums chart. Yes, the Beatles are still launching top five albums over four decades after they recorded their final song. Back in 1964, Vaughn concluded her article by noting, “Whatever it is that the four Beatles – Paul McCartney, 21; John Lennon, 23; George Harrison, 21; and Ringo Starr, 23 – have, it is certainly effective.” It certainly was.
Weekly columnist Jesse Rifkin is a 3rd-semester political science major. He can be reached at Jesse.Rifkin@UConn.edu.
Heavy focus on job creation a short-term fix
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resident Barack Obama’s proposal for addressing problems in the American economy was predictably received with mixed reviews. One part of his plan that initially impressed me, as reported by The New York Times, was investing $25 billion dollars in “education construction and improvements.” However, President Obama’s explicit jusBy Rafael Perez-Segura tification for investing in Staff Columnist education apparently had nothing to do with improving students’ well-being. Instead it was about creating construction jobs. He did mention the benefits of modernizing the school system, but there was a clear emphasis on jobs and job creation in his latest pitch to constituents in Columbus, Ohio. This obsession with job creation has gotten to the point where it’s now about the end result, and not the means by which to acquire a healthy and productive economy. It is unfortunate that education is simply used as a tool, and not as an end in itself. As a nation, we undervalue the empowering effects of education and its place as a human right to which we are all entitled. Rarely will a politician recognize and analyze important, yet
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unglamorous social issues. Kevin DeWine, chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, told The New York Times, “It’s great to talk about schools… [but] I’m not willing to say that just because the president pulls $25 billion out of thin air, that’s something that members of Congress should blindly support.” Though Mr. DeWine’s concerns are warranted, he is not proactive in investigating where this money could come from or why it is great to talk about schools. He mentions it almost as if it were cute that the president wanted to help children around the nation rather than a concern of national importance. In general, we have a passive Congress that will use education, as President Obama has, to push other parts of its conflicting interests and “pass this bill”. As a nation, we also ignore the harsh realization of why we have such unequal levels of achievement in our school districts. No matter how much money we pump into building the most beautiful, architecturally pleasing, iMac- filled schools on earth, it does not directly address the gross income inequality that exists in the U.S. This problem is well-illustrated in Connecticut. Connecticut has the greatest income-inequality ratio in the country among
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the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a club of rich countries. It is also the most unequal in terms of academic achievement. National Public Radio recently reported that 47 percent of Connecticut schools failed under the No Child Left Behind Act by either not improving its standardized test scores or not improving at a rate deemed acceptable by the act (though standards were raised in 2011). At any rate, the state of education in Connecticut does not look good. These high levels of inequality should matter to us. Here’s a hypothetical example. Storrs is a downtrodden town without UConn as its economic engine and has a horrible school system because of lack of resources. All other things constant, local property prices are low and are attractive only for families that cannot afford to live somewhere else. Those with less money concentrate in areas where prices are cheaper. Storrs, though, receives a large chunk of the $25 billion reserved for education construction and improvements (President Obama has prioritized underserved rural communities, so this could make sense for poor Storrs.) Over a few years, the school
system improves and local families benefit. As a result, wealthier people will want to move in to take advantage of low property prices and good education. However, due to basic laws of supply and demand, a high demand for cheap property will raise its prices and effectively price out poor families from relocating there. This process is called gentrification, and it consistently happens all over the nation. The market filters the poorest out, and after 10 years or so Storrs has been completely gentrified. So what has happened? The quality of education has risen, but now those that were worse off cannot benefit from it anymore. This example underlines the notion that inequalities in education will only be properly dealt with once income inequalities are also tackled. Only when the U.S. recognizes these realities will we come closer to true equality in the access of education for all.
Staff Columnist Rafael Perez-Segura is an 7th-semester economics and political science double major and a UNESCO student ambassador. He can be reached at Rafael.Perez-Segura@UConn.edu
been watching the R epublican debates . I watched these eight clowns on the stage and at the end I wanted to raise my hand and say , ‘I don ’ t believe in evolution .” –B ill M aher
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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -Slow and steady does it. No need for hurry. Go over your lists again and postpone travel. Do simple work, and keep your money in your pocket. Read a good book. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -Sometimes saying “no” is an act of courage. Do so lovingly, when appropriate. Frugality is a virtue ... share money-saving tricks with a friend. A new opportunity develops. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Stick to the plan this morning. No need to finance the whims of another. Hear their rationale, and advise patient action. Save spending for home and career basics. Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Hold off on expensive dates. Arguments about money dampen romance like a wet towel. Use new skills and optimism to solve a problem. Expand your options by learning. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Spend a bit extra for quality that lasts longer. Communicate over a long distance. A female brings great news. Express your gratitude. Mensch by Jeffrey Fenster
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- A coming change is for the better. Advise an anxious person to relax. It may take more than one try to get through. Don’t worry about money or romance now ... just act. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 6 -There’s so much to learn today, in all areas. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, even as you take care (especially with equipment). Keep to your highest standards. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Stay close to home and finish something that’s due. It may seem like you’re moving slowly; use that slow motion in contemplation. It will be useful later. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- A mess could arise. Accept constructive criticism that reveals the barrier, and clean it up. Ignore your inner critic. Get a mentor, and choose leadership. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- As the leaves turn a passionate red, let romance rustle through your hair. Your relationships feed you like the rain. A partner helps you to the next level.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- No time for procrastination or upsets now. Batten down the hatches, and get through a work-related storm. Stay home, if possible. Quiet chugging away leads to maximum productivity. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- An old upset could resurface today. Make sure you understand what other people want from you. Don’t take your health for granted. Sometimes a rest break keeps a virus away.
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Pena Nieto announces run for Mexican presidency
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man who most Mexicans believe will be elected their next president has finally said publicly that he wants the job. Enrique Pena Nieto, the former governor of Mexico State known for his movie star looks and marriage to a soap opera star, told the Televisa network late Monday that he plans to seek the nomination to run in the July 2012 election as the candidate of the once all-powerful Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI. His announcement four days after leaving the governor's office left Mexico abuzz Tuesday with one of the mostanticipated bits of non-news. Everyone knew he would run, and polls say that if the election were held today, he would win. "Surprise," Jesus Zambrano, president of the leftist Democratic Revolutionary Party, or PRD, joked in a statement. "We almost fainted." Pena Nieto, 45, is seen as the PRI's best chance to regain the presidency it held for more than 70 years before losing to Vicente Fox in 2000 and then Felipe Calderon in 2006, both of the National Action Party, or PAN. Until Monday, Pena Nieto had never directly said he planned to run. He told the Televisa network he will work hard for the nomination, calling the polls that put him ahead just a "snapshot" of the moment. He also put out what many expect to be his campaign message: That he represents a new
generation and not the ruling PRI of old, which was nicknamed the "perfect dictatorship" by Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa. Pena Nieto said he expects to prove "that we can renew hope among Mexicans, that we can build a better nation, that we can live in a county of quiet and peace." Potential candidates from other parties polling far behind him have left their other posts and have been pre-campaigning for weeks now, including former Economy Secretary Ernesto Cordero, former Sen. Santiago Creel and former Congresswoman Josefina Vazquez Mota, all for the PAN. The only presumed candidate who is still in office is Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard of the PRD, who matched the news about Pena Nieto on Tuesday with his own coincidental platform — his last State of the City address. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who narrowly lost the presidency to Calderon in 2006, has also said he will again seek the PRD nomination. The PRD, meanwhile, demanded on Tuesday to know why Pena Nieto was being protected by the Estado Mayor, Mexico's equivalent of the Secret Service, if he's a private citizen. After using media blitzes over the last five years to tout the accomplishments of his administration in Mexico's most populous state, Pena Nieto had been lying low since the election of his successor,
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In this Nov. 27, 2010 file photo, Enrique Pena Nieto, governor of the state of Mexico, waves prior to his wedding with Mexican actress Angelica Rivera, behind, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Toluca, Mexico. Pena Nieto, the former governor of Mexico State, told the Televisa network late Monday
Eruviel Avila, in July. Mexican law requires presidential candidates to leave other political posts in advance of the campaign, and prohibits official presidential campaigning until February of the election year, when all parties officially choose their candidates. Senate President Manlio Fabio Beltrones is also expected to seek the nomination for
Obama: Killing of Afghan leader won't deter US
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Jarred by a new threat to Afghanistan's stability, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday that the United States will be undeterred in helping Afghans find freedom despite the assassination of a former president and prominent peace leader. The White House said the killing would have "absolutely no effect" on the pace of pulling U.S. troops home from Afghanistan. The attack cast a shadow over Obama's designed message of the day at the United Nations, the triumphant rebirth of Libya as proof that his vision of global teamwork is succeeding. Suddenly, Afghanistan became an issue of heightened concern. The assassination of former President Burhanuddin Rabbani offered fresh doubt about Afghanistan's quest for peace; he had led a council seeking a settlement with Taliban insurgents. The United States has been at war in Afghanistan for nearly 10 years, dating to the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S., hatched by terrorists who had haven in Afghanistan. "It is a tragic loss," Obama said in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai just after the news broke. "I think we both believe that despite this incident, we will not be deterred from creating a path whereby Afghans can live in freedom and safety and security and prosperity." Karzai, who cut short his United Nations trip in response to the killings, supported Obama's message of resolve but spoke of an enormous loss. "The mission that he had undertaken was vital, Mr. President, for the Afghan people and for the security of our country and for peace in our country," Karzai said in a somber appearance before reporters with Obama. "We will miss him very, very much. I don't think, Mr. President, that we can fill his place easily." Rabbani was killed when a suicide bomber hiding explosives in his turban entered Rabbani's house and blew himself up. Rabbani was a wise old man of Afghan politics, and his death will undermine efforts to keep in check the regional and ethnic rivalries that partly feed the insurgency. The White House said the
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President Barack Obama meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in New York, Tuesday.
setback would not alter the U.S. thinking about its ongoing withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan. "It has absolutely no effect on the process of transition to Afghanistan security lead between now and 2014," deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said. On a day of fast-moving diplomacy, the Mideast conflict loomed over Obama's visit to the yearly General Assembly gathering of world leaders. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas moved ahead with plans to appeal to the U.N. Security Council for statehood, prompting a veto threat from the Obama administration that threatens to anger many in the Arab world. Obama is pressing for the Palestinians to return to peace talks with Israel instead. The president will address the General Assembly on Wednesday and is expected to say there are no shortcuts to peace. In a joint appearance Tuesday with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Obama made no mention of the Palestinian statehood bid, underscoring the delicacy of the issue. Turkey, a key Muslim ally, supports the Palestinian effort. Obama's emphasis on Libya's story was a defense of his brand of multilateral leadership, and the kind of emerging success story that the White House wanted in the spotlight. Speaking at a high-level U.N. meeting Tuesday, the president warned that there would still be difficult days ahead in Libya, as forces loyal to deposed lead-
er Moammar Gadhafi make a fierce stand and the country's provisional leadership grapples with the complex task of setting up a new government. But Obama said it was clear that Libya was now in the hands of its people.
the PRI. The PRI, founded in 1929, ruled for seven decades with the president operating like a monarch, virtually appointing his successor, state governors and the mayor of Mexico City by naming PRI candidates who faced little electoral opposition. If they did, the party was known for both buying and stealing votes.
LONDON (AP) — London’s police force said Tuesday it was dropping a demand that The Guardian newspaper reveal the confidential sources for its stories about Britain’s phonehacking scandal. The decision follows a unified chorus of criticism from the country’s hypercompetitive media outlets. The Metropolitan Police said that after taking legal advice it “has decided not to pursue, at this time, the application for production orders” against the paper. The case had been due to go to court on Friday. Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger welcomed the decision to withdraw the “ill-judged order.” “We would have fought this assault on public interest journalism all the way,” he said. “We’re happy that good sense has prevailed.” The Guardian has been at the forefront of reporting on the hacking scandal, running stories that exposed the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World tabloid for routinely intercepting the voicemails of politicians, celebrities and even crime victims in its quest for scoops. The Guardian said last week that police were seeking a court order that would force it to unveil source material for several stories about the scandal that has shaken Murdoch’s media empire. It vowed to fight the demand, and rival papers joined it in condemning the police move. The outcry was especially strong because the police demand referred to breaches of the Official Secrets Act, which is generally associated with espionage and national security
cases. The Murdoch-owned Times ran an editorial calling it “an attack on the principles of free expression,” and right-wing Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn — an arch-foe of the left-leaning Guardian — said the police action “isn’t just an attack on the Guardian, it’s an attack on us all.” Civil libertarians, free-speech advocates and victims of phone hacking also expressed outrage. Actor Hugh Grant, who has become an outspoken campaigner against tabloid intrusion, called the police action “worrying and deeply mysterious.” The stories in question included a July 4 article that revealed the News of the World had hacked into the voicemail messages of missing British schoolgirl Milly Dowler, who was later found murdered. That revelation horrified Britain, and sparked the stillunfolding scandal. Already, the 168-year-old newspaper has been shut and several top executives from Murdoch’s News Corp. have been ousted. The furor also has tarnished London’s police force, which failed to uncover the scale of the tabloid’s wrongdoing in its initial investigation. The force’s chief and one of his most senior lieutenants resigned in July amid allegations of too-cozy professional and social links to Murdoch journalists. A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of passing information about the force’s hacking investigation to The Guardian, and one of the newspaper’s reporters, Amelia Hill, has been questioned by detectives about the alleged leak.
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and Spanish major, said the film’s theme was “that you are here to enjoy yourself and life is a precious thing, and that sorrow and loss is part of life.” Alexander Groom, a 2ndsemester mechanical engineering major, called the film “a really good movie. “It was well made, the humor was good, and I liked the soundtrack,” Groom said, referring to the soundtrack by classic and folk-rock artist Cat Stevens. “It’s a fabulous movie. A very insightful movie,” said Kaitrin Acuna, a 1st-semester fine arts major. “Every time I watch it, I get a new tidbit that contributes to the message.” Lisa Marie Andretta, a 1stsemester psychology major, said, “It was good, but I felt it could have gone further.” Both Andretta and Atzl said that “Harold and Maude” didn’t change the way they viewed suicide. Groom, on the other hand, said, “It showed me that even if somebody appears happy, sometimes what they say can indicate otherwise. Outward appearances can be deceiving.” Groom was actually referring to Maude, who is actually just as suicidal as Harold but approaches suicide in a different way. Harold attempts to reach death by dying, while Maude does so by living. Acuna stated that “Harold and Maude” changed her outlook on life as opposed to death. “It’s one of those movies that makes you want to go out and live, just in case those are your last few hours,” Acuna said.
I have been on some really terrible dates during my time at UConn. After reflecting on these experiences, I have concluded that a bad date can be attributed to a combination of poor planning and sub-par locations. On my very own date from heck, I was taken to Cabela’s (a giant sporting goods store) as a surprise by some crazy dude after we were denied entry into Six Flags because it was “Gay Day” and we needed a special ticket to get in. I am here to tell you that watching your date marvel at orange suits, guns, and taxidermy deer for three hours is not all it’s cracked up to be. The chump in question was denied entry to more than Six Flags, if you know what I mean. What one can learn from my Cabela’s incident is that there are some rules for planning a successful outing with someone. Whether you are in a relationship, casually dating or none of the above, the cardinal rule of awesome dates is choosing a novel activity that will promote conversation and bonding. Here are some suggestions: 1. The Merrow Corn Maze Located in pastoral Mansfield, this cheap seasonal thrill is super close to campus. Although the maze is typically only open during the day, they also offer “Moon Light Nights” for groups who schedule them in advance. It’s worth looking into if you have a group of about 12 friends who want an amazing maze all to themselves for a night. Just don’t get caught haystacking. 2. Pink Floyd Laser Show or Planetarium I had to include this one because it has been my dream date, ever since that episode of “Freaks and Geeks” in which they attend the laser dome. Any dark environment is the perfect opportunity for making out, if you play your cards right. Currently, the closest showings are at the Boston Science Museum Planetarium. 3. The Abandoned Highways of Farmington, Conn. If you or your date are a fan of post-apocalyptic lore, these are worth seeing. Overcome with vines and graffiti, the “abandoned highways” are surreal and pretty much the best place you can go during the day. Because they are no longer used by traffic, all three roads are literally cut off at the ends so that they can be used as trails. The best part is the intersecting abandoned overpasses overlooking Route 84, which creates an excellent photo-op. These are located behind the Holy Family Monastery in Farmington, Conn. 4. Mansfield Hollow State Park This is a casual outdoor setting for an afternoon picnic, or just to sit and talk. It would probably be the best option if you are just getting to know the person. When asked about her idea of a good first date, 7th-semester sociology major, Alex Altieri states, “It would be somewhere you can talk with someone one on one and get to know them. But it is also important to bring them to parties with your friends to see how that goes. They might hook up with one of your hottie colleagues or fight them.” This is why you should follow up any date by going to a party. These are just some ideas to help you avoid going on mundane or horribly-planned dates. You could also just go to Carriage. I am not really sure what people prefer to do. Keep in mind, as Alex Murdoch, a 5thsemester chemical engineering major at Western New England College, told me: “The perfect date is any date that ends in the bed.” I couldn’t have said it better myself.
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By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer The Student Union Theatre hosted “I Love Female Orgasm,” a talk on the female body and different techniques to get an orgasm, for the fifth year in a row Tuesday night. Students lined up an hour early for the event, while members of the Health Education Center offered them free condoms, dental dams and abstinence kits. Brown University graduates Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller have given 500 “I Love Female Orgasm” presentations. The couple talked about the importance of both being comfortable with one’s own body, and not being ashamed to pleasure oneself. Solot and Miller encouraged students to ask questions and to share stories. They made sure to clear up some of the myths about orgasms using the clip from the movie “When Harry Met Sally” that showed how women sometimes fake orgasms. During the presentation, clips and pictures were shown of areas of the female body where pleasure can be best received. Midway through the show, Miller and Solot split the boys and girls into two groups for private sessions. During each session, a list of ways to lead to an orgasm was created, and students shared stories about their first orgasms. Solot and Miller talked about how in middle and high school,
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Dorian Solot talks to students about the orgasm and encourages students to participate by asking questions and sharing experiences.
there isn’t always proper instruction regarding sex education and masturbation. They stressed the point that it is okay for members of both genders to masturbate. They also criticized magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire for providing misleading information about how to get an orgasm. The couple also gave quick facts about orgasms that many people might now know, such as the ability to have one’s first orgasm as young as kindergarten or as old as college. They
gave advice on how to receive multiple orgasms at once by doing simple exercises. There was also an explanation on how to get to the G-spot, the special pleasure point in a woman’s body, and the different phases of arousal. “Each orgasm is unique like a snowflake,” Solot said. She continued by discussing the benefits of orgasms, such as reducing stress and preventing cravings. “Clearly UConn is big for the female orgasm,” Solot said.
“This was a really fun audience and we are honored to be back for the fifth straight year.” There was “I Love Female Orgasm” merchandise sold to students that included hats, T-shirts and buttons displaying its slogan. The “I Love Female Orgasm” book, written by both Solot and Miller, was sold with 25 percent of the proceeds going to the charity Breast Cancer Action. Isabela Galvao, 1st-semester undecided major, said, “It was a really good presentation and
very interesting. They answered a lot of my questions that I had.” Steph Jacobs, a 1st-semester psychology major, said, “The atmosphere was light and open. Even on an open-minded campus, they talked about topics that are usually taboo. They cracked it open to exam it in a safe environment.” Another edition of “I Love Female Orgasm” will take place Wednesday at the Student Union Theatre at 7 p.m..
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Movie screenings to Author launches new science fiction anthology raise suicide awareness By Brendon Field Campus Correspondent
By Alyssa McDonough Campus Correspondent Leigh Grossman, author, editor and college lecturer was at the UConn Co-op Tuesday night to launch his newest book, “Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction.” Grossman’s book launch, one of many events taking place at the Co-op this semester, was attended by a small crowd consisting of family, students and contributors. “Sense of Wonder” is an anthology of various types of science fiction works, from stories and poems to essays. Grossman said he spent seven years trying to put this book together. Referring to it as “the book I wanted to stumble upon when I was 12,” Grossman talked about the journey he took to create this book. As a teacher of science fiction for 15 years, Grossman talked about how he felt there were no good textbooks in the field. He would pick a variety of books for students to purchase, each of which contained writings that he wanted them to read, but were expensive. The publication of his book allows 250 stories, 25 poems and numerous essays to be accessible in one place, at a cost of only $50. Cost, Grossman said, was a huge factor in determining who should publish the book, as he wanted it to only cost $50 or less. He dealt with many negotiations and held out until one publisher, Wildside Press, finally agreed to his request. “I’m so excited for him [Grossman],” said Jessica Millholem, a UConn class
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Leigh Grossman talks to students about his new science fiction book.
of 2005 alumni and current graduate student at Central Connecticut State University who attended the event to support Grossman. “I interned with him when he was working on it five years ago so it’s awesome to see it finally happen. He is such a passionate professor, you can’t help but be enthused by him.” Consisting of 998 pages and 2 million words, and described by the author himself as “enormous,” each page has three columns of text with tiny type, the anthology is the equivalent of 20 books. Grossman’s favorite thing that has been said about the book was, “it [the book] is so huge, that if you dropped it, you would kill your dog.” The essays chosen for the anthology act as a guide to science fiction for people who are unfamiliar with the genre. The essays are placed next to relevant stories and poems within the anthology. Allison Ziebka, a 5th-semester English and psychology major, said she was excited to “read
different styles of science fiction and learn more about the different genres of science fiction.” Grossman talked about how he needed to obtain rights to each piece in order to publish the stories, poems and essays in the book. Because many writers wanted this book to be published, they contributed their pieces for a lower price. However, getting the rights to some of the works took up to six months, making it difficult to complete this task by the deadline set by the impending birth of his daughter. Grossman laughed when he said they both weighed the same when they came out. If carrying around a 998page anthology isn’t for you, an e-book edition of “Sense of Wonder” should be available through the publisher in a few weeks, along with an eventual book/e-book bundle, according to Grossman.
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As part of Suicide Prevention Week, two screenings of the 1979 film “Harold and Maude” were shown Tuesday, Sept. 20. The film focuses on two centralized characters – Harold, a young man who is obsessed with death and frequently attempts suicide in order to gain the attention of mother, and Maude, an elderly woman who attempts to enjoy life to its fullest without fear of retribution. The two meet at a funeral and form an unlikely bond, which makes Harold rethink his outlook on life. Despite the serious subject matter, the film takes the form of a black comedy and handles the concept of suicide from an unusual perspective. The film was shown by Doris Laplainte, director of the Humphrey Clinic, who decided to show “Harold and Maude” because “it’s kind of a different angle on suicide prevention.” “[‘Harold and Maude’] speaks to the joy of life, and the basic message is to be whoever you are, and whoever you are is OK,” Laplainte said. “Even when things seem really depressing, there’s always life to be grasped and enjoyed.” Laplainte held discussion with the audience before and after the screenings to talk about the film’s ideas and interpretations, and how they are important to preventing suicide. Students who watched “Harold and Maude” for the first time appeared to have had similar interpretations. Cam Atzl, a 1st-semester English
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1. Gears of War 3 (X360) 9.5 2. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PC, X360, PS3) 8.5 3. Kirby Mass Attack (DS) 8.5 4. F1 2011 (X360) 8.0 5. DC Universe Online (PS3) 7.0 6. Hard Reset (PC) 7.0 7. Burnout Crash! (PS3) 7.0 8. Dead Island (PC, X360, PS3) 7.0 9. Captian America: Super Soldier (X360) 6.5 10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters 5.5
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“Dead Island”, Xbox 360’s new zombie slaying video game, features several different weapons, including a simple baseball bat seen here in this screen shot.
By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer Between all the movies, TV shows, books, music and video games featuring brain-munching zombies, my appreciation for the decaying undead has siphoned a bit recently. At this point, it’ll take quite a bit of quality in the material to make me fall head over heels for zombies. Developer Techland, which
has never had the highest reception, does just enough right to make me enjoy watching zombies blow up all over again in “Dead Island.” But if a new great zombie-related story is what you crave, then “Dead Island” won’t have you covered. The actual fiction told from the few cutscenes is either too rushed in character development or just plain uninteresting. You play as a member of a group of individuals
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- Zombies and the open world format of games like “Borderlands” and “Fallout” fits together so well, it makes you wonder why no one else did it before. Amazon.com - Bashing a zombie to gory pieces with a baseball bat looks and sounds as disgustingly realistic as undead fanatics would.
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- Don’t expect the fun to run silky smooth for the many hours of gameplay it entails. It’ll take a lot of patches to get rid of all those bugs and glitches. - Remember when zombies in video games were, you know, actually scary? Yeah, those were the days...
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who are somehow immune to zombie virus. The group tries to escape an undeadinfested island, while helping actual vulnerable people to do the same. When the anticlimatic ending came around, I thought less of the lack of closure than how bland the credits were afterward. However, the actual gameplay between the underwhelming story is where the game truly shines. With a mesh of “Left 4 Dead” combat and “Borderland” mission structure, you won’t really care that the characters are so forgettable when shredding zombies to pieces is so much fun. I would personally recommend you choose the “analog” combat style rather than the default “digital.” It takes a while to learn, but the higher precision from using the right stick over the standard trigger button makes the fighting more strategic and less repetitive. Just break a zombie’s arms, in analog mode and you’ll see what I mean. Unfortunately, the game also takes the buggy tech of open world games like “Fallout 3” to heart. Thankfully, from my experience on the Xbox 360,
thankfully nothing was gamebreaking. But for all the zombies stuck in doors, weird glitches in the menus and the difficulty getting to the driving wheel of a car, it’ll take quite a number of download patches until the experience is silky smooth. But online multiplayer fans should be glad to know that getting to play the campaign alongside other people is fairly well built. For any horror game, the presentation matters. To Techland’s credit, the zombies might not actually actually scary, but the grisly detail of brain matter that explodes when you chop a head off and the gurgled snarls that the undead make are unhinged in a good way. The soundtrack makes the wise decision of being only subtly there for the distraught atmosphere and the environments looks nice. It’s better in the tropic setting than the actual indoors, but decent all around. So, for people who like open world games and zombies, and can handle the warts and all, “Dead Island” is a good recommendation.
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‘Deus Ex’ goes beyond ordinary stealth games By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer
Plants vs. Zombies “Dead Island” has set my standards for a new zombie game at new heights. But, that doesn’t mean I won’t go back to the undead classics. One such example is Bejeweled and Peggle developer PopCap’s “Plants vs. Zombies.” It’s a more simplistic, yet incredibly fun and addicting, tower defense game. By the way, did anyone else catch its appearance in a recent episode of “True Blood?” Between that and the zombie costumes in the season finale, I hope they aren’t signals that zombies will become part of the show. I mean, the show is already ridiculous enough with blue collar werepanthers and creepy fairies!
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The magic of prequels has always been that audience does not need to get into the previously released fiction to wholly enjoy them. With “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” in particular, the story is not only great for newcomers, but the game is also not held back by the past. “Human Revolution” takes place in a dystopian, cyberpunk future where robotic “augmentations” make people’s lives easier, but is shrouded in controversy and rebellion. You play as Adam Jenson, a private security specialist who was almost killed in an attack on his employer, augmentation developer Sarif Industries, causing him to be rebuilt with the controversial technology. With all these new secret agent abilities, he tries to figure out which terrorist group took both his health and his ex-girlfriend. The style in which he investigates is actually quite interesting, as far as gameplay goes. On the one hand, it’s definitely a stealth game with
all the hiding and silent kills that they usually entail. But there’s also hacking into doors and finding secret entrances that makes going from point A to point B far more interesting than stealth games of the past. Of course, you can also accomplish missions with guns blazing, but the rarity of ammunition confines that a bit. Plus, the targeting and crouch system is so awkwardly put together, it’s not that much fun anyway. There’s also a customary leveling-up system that covers a wide spectrum of perks from hacking skills to reduced fall damage, to invisible shielding from enemies. The game also takes a note from other recent action RPGs like “Mass Effect” and includes some social interaction skill moments. What’s interesting about its implementation here is that included are moments where you need to convince a person to say important information, while keeping a tab on their emotional moods, which are put in a meter. It makes things more strategic, and also more fun to figure out. Aside from the previously mentioned bad crouching
system, it also has problems with the enemy A.I., which is incredibly stupid. Boss battles come off as goofy for a game that was hardly about getting things done with violence. Frequent load times and moments where the game will stutter a bit when it autosaves (at least on the PS3 version) are abound. But, since this game has such impressive environment designs and sound aesthetics, it’s more
forgivable, along with the awkward character movements and mixed voice acting quality. The game is not perfect. But when it does things right, from the stealth gameplay format to the social interactions, it does them extremely well. The good far outweighs the bad, making for a game well worth checking out.
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- An engaging stealth action RPG that’s fun from beginning to end. - A great story, mixed with some very engaging social interactions. - The hacking system is also one of the few that’s actually well put together in games.
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- The frequent load times, dumb A.I., the occasional abysmal voice acting, and a few awkward implementations with the shootings hold an otherwise-brilliant game back.
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Last week, another year came and went for the Tokyo Game Show, a video game convention held in Tokyo, Japan. For a few years now, the convention has been criticized for not having nearly as many earthshattering game announcements as years past. This year, critics are only sort-of right. With all the other events, from E3 to PAX, claiming most of the big announcements recently, it wasn’t really surprising that the Tokyo show didn’t shock and amaze. Either way, there wasn’t much thunder for the consoles there. That is, except for a few announcements of “Tecmo’s Dead or Alive 5” and “Ninja Gaiden III,” along with the intriguing new RPG, “Ni No Kuni.” A big problem was that heavily anticipated games like “Last Guardian,” “Final Fantasy versus XIII” and the next “Devil May Cry” had hardly any appearance. However, if you’re into handheld gaming, TGS 2011 had plenty to show. On the Playstation Vita front, the biggest news was that the system will be available by December in Japan, though no other global dates have been seen yet. Other than that, it seems that developers have taken the PS3-quality game engine of the upcoming device and have announced a myriad titles. “Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,” “Super Monkey Ball,” “Hot Shots Golf,” “Virtua Tennis,” and an HD version of “Final Fantasy X” were such announcements. There was also a fascinating new title, “Gravity Daze” that had some great, gravitydefying combat on display. TGS was an especially important event for Nintendo’s 3DS system. With the recent drastic price cut, the possibility of the system’s failure has been crossing tons of gamers’ minds lately. The result was an OK showing. Aside from the announcements of a new “Fire Emblem” and “Monster Hunter” games, the convention basically demonstrated more of what everybody already knew was coming. More footage and coverage of “Resident Evil: Deadly Revelations,” “Kingdom Hearts 3D,” and “Metal Gear Solid” were released, giving more hope for thirdparty support of the system. Sega’s upcoming new game, “Rhythm Thief,” looks like the “Elite Beat Agents” of the 3DS, something that is definitely a good thing. But if there was one 3DS-related showcase that had fans in rage, it was Capcom’s new system expansion that will launch alongside “Monster Hunter 3G.” Essentially an add-on that you put the 3DS in from the top, the Slide Pad Expansion will add an extra circle pad and shoulder buttons for the system. It’ll also be around $15-20 in U.S. currency, and requires an AAA battery. Not to mention the thing also looks bulky and ugly, which led to such easy uproar. But so long as the thing is actually more comfortable than it looks, and it doesn’t make Nintendo immediately release a new 3DS iteration so not too many games will support it. And, it might not be the train wreck that so many internet forums proclaim it to be.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur headed to Current TV
NEW YORK (AP) — Current TV is bringing Cenk Uygur and "The Young Turks" to its primetime lineup. Current will work with Uygur and his team to launch a television version of their online program by year-end, the network announced Tuesday. The Young Turks, led by Uygur, are a group of progressive journalists and commentators who draw millions of Web viewers and claim to be the Internet's most-watched news show. Like the online original, the new Current version will cover politics, pop culture and lifestyle, and will be produced from Los Angeles. Current disclosed no details of the deal. "Cenk has really demonstrated a unique talent for translating complex daily events into a narrative context that reveals deeper meanings and engages his audience," Current chairman Al Gore said in an interview with The Associated Press, "and he has connected, in particular, with a young demographic interested in what's going on in the world." Uygur's show will precede "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" at 7 p.m. Eastern each weeknight. Like Olbermann, Uygur was formerly a presence on cable-news network MSNBC. Olbermann left MSNBC last January and soon afterward joined Current, where "Countdown" resumed in June as the centerpiece of a planned full night of talk programing. Uygur had held MSNBC's 6 p.m. hour for some months before abruptly exiting the network in July, saying his bosses had told him he was too combative toward the Washington power elite. (The network countered that no effort was made to leash Uygur, and insisted other time slots had been offered him.) Soon afterward, civil rights leader Al Sharpton was named the permanent host of the 6 p.m. slot. "I have no interest in doing a pro-Establishment show," Uygur said, "and that's not what I'll be doing at Current." After leaving MSNBC, Uygur had professed to be satisfied with his online home and in no hurry to find a TV outlet. "I don't have to do something I'm not comfortable with just to be on television," he said after Tuesday's announcement. "But if there is an outlet such as Current TV that lets me do the real show, then of course I was interested." Gore drew a contrast — and not for the first time — between Current and its rival networks owned by large conglomerates. (MSNBC is controlled by Comcast Corp.) "We're independent," Gore said, "not just in spirit and in tone, but, more importantly, in reality." Gore called himself "a big fan" of Uygur's MSNBC show, saying, "He demonstrated that his phenomenal success on the Web translates easily and well into the television format." Joel Hyatt, Current CEO and (with Gore) the 6-year-old network's co-founder, said adapting an online program for TV "is very much in our DNA. Al and I set out to build a multi-platform media company and to find synergies between the platforms that were additive and not duplicative." Current President David Bohrman spoke of using "The Young Turks" as a way to develop new connections between online and TV. "We can do that with Cenk and his passionate followers who are online now," said Bohrman. He made a distinction between the show Uygur hosted on MSNBC and his upcoming Current program. "We'll be bringing the Turks as well as Cenk," Bohrman said. "The group, with its freewheeling dynamic, isn't really the Cenk you saw on MSNBC." Meanwhile, the network, now available in 60 million households, expects to announce a third nightly program in the near future. "Ain't no grass growing under our feet," Gore said.
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MacArthur Foundation reveals 2011 ‘genius grants’ CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago skyscraper architect, a New York City children's choir founder and a North Carolina scientist who studies how to prevent sports-related concussions are among the latest 22 recipients of the no-strings-attached MacArthur Foundation "genius grants." The $500,000 fellowships for 2011 were announced Tuesday by the Chicagobased John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Recipients largely don't know they're in contention for the annual awards, and often learn they're winners with an outof-the-blue phone call informing them they'll receive the money over the next five years. "I was dumbfounded, I actually cried," said Francisco J. Nunez, 46, founder of the Young People's Chorus of New York City. Nunez finished what he called a "very strenuous" board meeting when he received a call from a phone number he didn't recognize. "I get this call from a gentleman," Nunez said. "He tells me to tell whoever I'm with to leave and go into a private room. Next thing I know I have to sit down at my desk. I started shaking." Recipients can spend the money however they like, but many like Nunez say the honor of the fellowship makes them focus on what
they would accomplish in their fields if only they had the means. And now they do. His group's many choir programs have more than 1,000 young singers. "I feel like I have an opportunity here and a challenge to figure out something really great," he said. The foundation cited him for "shaping the future of choral singing for children." Even though they're referred to as the "genius grants," MacArthur Foundation President Robert Gallucci said the more attractive quality is creativity. "We hope we're giving these people an opportunity they wouldn't otherwise have to pursue their area or interest and let that spirit that has driven them to be free to accomplish more in the future," Gallucci said. "We're aiming here at the future." As in previous years, a wide variety of fields are represented on the list of recipients, including both arts and sciences. This year's list includes a former U.S. poet laureate, an elder rights lawyer, an evolutionary geneticist, a jazz percussionist, a cellist and a developmental biologist. The foundation relies on hundreds of anonymous nominators to offer names to be put in contention for the grants. Nominations
only are accepted from the list of anonymous nominators. Recipients often say they have no idea who nominated them. Names are then given to a selection committee of about a dozen anonymous members. They meet regularly to review nominations, narrow the list and then make final recommendations to the MacArthur Foundation's Board of Directors. Including this year's recipients the MacArthur Foundation has awarded 850 genius grants since 1981. Jeanne Gang, 47, was the architect of Chicago's 82-story Aqua Tower and her firm, Studio Gang, puts a focus on green building and sustainable design. MacArthur cited Gang's designs for challenging "the aesthetic and technical possibilities of the art form." Gang said she will put together a plan for the grant money and methodically follow it. "I've always tried to maintain a very experimental side and research side of our practice," Gang said. "(The grant) will feed into our research, our prototyping, our creativity." Kevin Guskiewicz's studies at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill have made strides in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sports-related concussions. Guskiewicz, 45, said he wants to use some
of the grant money to develop rehabilitation plans for athletes and soldiers who suffer concussions. The foundation noted Guskiewicz's combination of laboratory and on-the-field investigations to further his research. "It's sort of like piecing together a puzzle," he said. "We still have several more pieces of the puzzle to put in place." Some MacArthur money could go to the ECO Girls project in southeastern Michigan. Tiya Miles, 41, started the project when she was on sabbatical from her job as a history professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The environmental mentorship program connects urban girls with college students, she said. "We've been getting some small grants, but I didn't know how I was going to fund this project," Miles said. Miles' scholarship focuses on the history and legacy of slavery in the U.S. and the relationships between African and Cherokee people in early America. The foundation said Miles is "reframing and reinterpreting the history of our diverse nation." The grant money affords her the luxury of taking time to think and reflect on her future, Miles said. "I have lots of plans that I could imagine," she said.
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HBO documentary shines light on Latino stars
MIAMI (AP) — Let's see, leading Hispanic actors on mainstream TV: There's Sofia Vergara's wacky, chess-playing trophy wife on "Modern Family"; the conniving Eva Longoria of "Desperate Housewives"; and supporting actors such as Adam Rodriguez who plays a fingerprint and underwater recovery expert on "CSI Miami." After that, the list thins considerably. Stepping into that space is "The Latino List." The new documentary by Vanity Fair contributing photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders airs Sept. 28-29 on HBO and HBO Latino and features interviews by award-winning broadcast journalist Maria Hinojosa with some of the nation's most successful Latinos. Hinojosa has worked at CNN, NPR and PBS, and elsewhere. A redcarpet screening was held Tuesday night in Miami Beach. Longoria, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, rapper Armando Christian Perez, aka Pitbull, astronaut Jose Hernandez and actress America Ferrera are just a few of the 15 who made the list. The interviews are compelling, funny and raw. Ferrera, the former star of TV's "Ugly Betty," talks about the dis-
crimination she faced both because she is Hispanic and because others felt she isn't Hispanic enough. Hernandez recalls picking cucumbers as a kid with his migrant worker parents. John Leguizamo remembers the teacher who inspired him to become an actor by telling him he had the "attention span of a sperm." Many of the stories touch on the immigrant experience, but themes of family, education and determination will likely resonate far beyond the nation's Latino community. The film follows GreenfieldSanders' acclaimed 2008 "The Black List," a series of three documentaries featuring African-American leaders interviewed by journalist Elvis Mitchell. Like "The Black List," ''The Latino List" is accompanied by a larger photography exhibit now on display at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Greenfield-Sanders' portraits have graced the walls of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and The National Portrait Gallery in Washington. His style is refreshingly simple — the list-makers sit or stand alone before a gray background, their faces lit by soft light. But the film's minimalism is deceptive. Greenfield-Sanders want-
ed viewers to feel like the list-makers were speaking directly to them, so he used a special camera rig with a mirror that enabled his subjects to look directly into the camera and see a projected image of Hinojosa — who was sitting on the other side of the studio. She had a similar camera and microphone. The result enabled the list-makers to have "face-to-face" conversations with her while allowing viewers to feel they are part of the conversation. "It was like nothing I've ever done before, and I've done hundreds and hundreds of interviews from gang members to skinheads to CEOs," Hinojosa said. She believes the camera technique helped create both a safe distance and an intimacy with the list-makers. "We understand that the Latino experience in this country is profoundly beautiful and deeply moving, and sometimes painful. ... I really wanted to create a space for them to remember and touch back to these core memories and values," she said. In an exchange not in the film, Hinojosa even found herself asking Sotomayor parenting advice: Should she allow her then 11-year-
old daughter to pluck her thick, Frida Kahlo-style eyebrows? Sotomayor's advice: Yes, but help the girl develop a strong sense of self in other more fundamental ways. "Maria Hinojosa is an amazing interviewer and got me to go places I might not have gone on my own," said U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., who is in the film. "I think it will give non-Latinos a way to better understand who we are, and hopefully give Latinos a sense of pride." In his interview, the Cuban-born politician recalled an incident early in his career as mayor of Union City, N.J., when he spoke Spanish at a city council meeting to a woman struggling with English. When members of the audience complained, Menendez adjourned the meeting and brought the entire room to the city archives to see official ledgers from before the city's official 1925 incorporation. They were handwritten in German, the language of the area's large immigrant community at that time. Hinojosa said the experience was particularly powerful because the filming coincided with the passage of Arizona's tough immigration laws, although the current political debate over immigration is barely touched
upon in the film. That will likely generate controversy. And while Mexican-Americans make up nearly two-thirds of U.S. Hispanics, the film features a rough balance of Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans and Puerto Ricans. Ferrera, whose family is Honduran, is the sole representative of Latinos of Central American heritage. Colombian native John Leguizamo is the only South American. Greenfield-Sanders is aware of the potential criticism but makes no apologies. He worked with Ingrid Duran, the former CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Institute and her partner Catherine Pino, to reach an array of political and cultural leaders. He says narrowing the list proved even more challenging than "The Black List." "Like 'The Black List,' we had to choose a kind of a balance of men and women, and a balance of professions, and then with 'The Latino List' we had to find a balance of nationalities, too," he said. He hopes the film will spawn sequels. Added Greenfield-Sanders: "There are thousands of people who deserve to be in the film."
Lawyers want to show Jackson PC Kutcher sets sitcom record
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death moved Tuesday to show jurors at the upcoming trial footage of a news conference in which the singer spoke of performing in only 10 shows during his "This Is It" concert run. In a motion filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Conrad Murray's attorneys said they want to show the audio-visual recording of Jackson's news conference to support testimony that he was not physically capable of doing the 50 shows to which he eventually agreed. Jackson appeared at the 02 Arena in London on March 5, 2009, to announce his widely heralded tour. "At the press conference, Mr.
Jackson informs the crowd that these 10 shows will be his 'final show performances' and that this was the 'final curtain call," said the document filed by defense attorney Nareg Gourjian. "Mr. Jackson reiterates to the crowd that, 'When I say this is it, it really means this is it." In little more than three months, Jackson was dead of an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. The rehearsals for his lavishly produced concert became the basis of a posthumous concert movie, "This Is It." The motion said jurors would be able to see Jackson's mental and physical condition. The defense suggests the star was in frail health and was stressed out by the prospect of performing in 50 shows. They said the recorded news
conference will corroborate testimony from Jackson's makeup artist, Karen Faye, that Jackson was furious when he learned he would be doing 50 shows. "Mr. Jackson told Ms. Faye, 'It wasn't supposed to be this way. This is not what it was supposed to be. Why can't I choose?'" the motion said. Lawyers for Murray have said the insomniac Jackson was contemplating calling off the tour if he could not get sleep. Murray told police he was giving Jackson the anesthetic propofol as a sleeping aid. Jackson died of an overdose of the drug June 25, 2009, at his rented Holmby Hills mansion. Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. His trial begins Friday with jury selection.
NEW YORK (AP) — Both Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Sheen have something to brag about during their big nights on television. Kutcher's debut as Sheen's replacement in the CBS sitcom "Two and a Half Men" was seen by 28.7 million people on Monday. The Nielsen Co. said Tuesday that was more than any other episode in the show's first eight seasons, when Sheen was the star. The sitcom's previous best came in May 2005 following the final episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond." Meanwhile, Sheen appeared Monday as the "victim" of a Comedy Central roast that reached 6.4 million people. That is the second most-
watched telecast in the cable network's history, behind only Jeff Dunham's holiday special in 2008. The season-opening episode of "Two and a Half Men," television's most popular comedy, was much anticipated. Producers kept it a secret how they would kill off Sheen's character and introduce Kutcher's. Sheen had been fired from the show last season for drug use and erratic behavior. He launched a weekslong tirade against his bosses, including show creator Chuck Lorre, and Lorre got revenge in Monday's episode. Sheen's Charlie Harper character was killed when he was hit by a subway train in Paris. Meanwhile, Kutcher
appeared as an Internet billionaire unsuccessful in a suicide attempt over a crumbled relationship. He fell right into the show's randy ways, picking up two women during a bar visit that same night. The success of "Two and a Half Men" gave a boost to the premiere of CBS' new comedy "2 Broke Girls" that followed it. That show had an audience of 19.4 million, the largest audience for a fall sitcom premiere since "Inside Schwartz" a decade ago. The veteran CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" had its best season premiere numbers. By contrast, the season premiere of "Hawaii Five-0" had a relatively modest audience of 12 million.
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Toss Up: Who will take the N.L. Wild Card?
By David Marinstein Campus Correspondent
With the MLB season winding down, the National League wild card race has gotten very close. The Atlanta Braves, St Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants are neck and neck with the Braves leading the Cards by 2.5 games and the Giants by 3.5 games. Arguments can be made as to why each team will eventually win the wild card, but the Braves have the clear advantage. They are currently leading the NL wild card by 2.5 games and have a very favorable schedule the rest of the way. Five of their last eight games are against sub-.500 teams in Florida and Washington. Although Atlanta’s final three games are against the best team in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies, they should be able to take at least one game in that series. The Braves’ consistent starting and relief pitching will help them down the stretch. Led by ace Tim Hudson, the pitching staff has a 3.47 earned run average this season, which ranks third in the MLB. Pitcher Jair Jurrgens has had the best year of the Braves’ starters with a 2.96 ERA. The bullpen for Atlanta has been just as good, as the team’s relief pitchers are aver-
By Ryan Curto Campus Correspondent
aging an ERA just slightly above three. Rookie pitcher Craig Kimbrel has been huge in the bullpen. He’s compiled 45 saves in his role as the closer. A weakness for the Braves this year has been their hitting. A roster that has proved it can hit and score runs in the past hasn’t produced as well as expected this year. With that said, the team could get hot at any time and easily find ways to win even if their pitching falters. Atlanta is fourth in the National League in homeruns, led by second baseman Dan Uggla with 35 homers. In addition, veteran third baseman Chipper Jones is hitting .305 for his career and .282 so far this season. Also, rookie first baseman Freddie Freeman leads the team in batting average, hitting .288 thus far. The Braves will need Jones and Freeman, as well as veterans such as Brian McCann, to come through for them down the stretch in order to maintain their wild-card lead. The Braves have eight games remaining. Although they are in a slump at the moment, I believe they will finish out the season strong and hold on to the National League wild card spot.
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Edwin Jackson delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jackson and the Cards have their eyes on the Wild Card.
As the end of the 2011 MLB season approaches, the push for a playoff berth in both leagues intensifies. There is perhaps no clearer example of this “push” than the scramble for the wild card spot in the National League. The Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants are all within 3.5 games of one another with less then 10 games to play. While the Braves currently hold the top spot in the race, the Cardinals’ recent surge the last few weeks has made the wildcard race an interesting one to predict. With the season in the National League already an exciting one, the excitement will continue when Cardinals make up their 2.5-game deficit and surpass the Braves to win the wild card spot. The Cardinals are going to make a run late in the season because of their bats. With the highest batting average in the National League, the Cardinals have proven their ability to hit all season. And recently the already strong lineup has gotten even stronger. Led by Albert Pujols, the past month of baseball for the Cardinals has been full of hitting. Although Pujols has not had his best season, it seems as though he has been able to sense that the postseason is well within reach. This month, Pujols is hitting .371 with six home runs and 20 RBIs. It seems as though Pujols is returning to his normal ways, which is a necessity for the
Cardinals’ playoff push. Secondyear player Jon Jay has also proven to be a force at the plate. Leading the Cardinals in hitting with a .304 average, it will be important for him to stay hot. Along with the proven power of Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman, who have combined for 53 home runs this year, the Cardinals’ lineup is clearly capable of continuing its dominance at the plate for the rest of the regular season. In the past month, Edwin Jackson has three wins and no losses, while posting a 2.20 ERA. Since being traded to the Cardinals, Jackson has gone 5-2 overall. Kyle Loshe has also had an impressive month, going 3-1 and bumping his win total to 14 on the season. Chris Carpenter, who had 17 wins just two years ago, has the ability to shut down any team in the league. Between their continued dominance at the plate and their newfound pitching success, it is hard to believe that the Cardinals will be kept out of the playoffs. Along with their recent power surge, the Cardinals’ schedule for the remainder of the season is one that is conducive to winning. They end the season by playing three of the worst teams in all of baseball. With series against the Mets, Cubs and Astros, the Cardinals seem to have been put in the perfect place to win baseball games and solidify a spot in the postseason as the NL wild card winners.
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Jesse Joseph returns at Buffalo, Pasqualoni likes Huskies place ninth in Adams contributions from Jennings, depth on defense By Tyler Morrissey » MEN'S GOLF
Campus Correspondent
The UConn men’s golf team placed ninth in the Adams Cup of Newport, which concluded yesterday at Newport National Golf Course in Newport, R.I. This was the Huskies’ second tournament of the fall season after they finished eighth at Turning Stone two weeks ago. UConn was led by junior Brian Hughes, who finished competition with a three-round total of 218. Hughes’s individual score earned him a tie for the 18th
spot. UConn was in a tie for 10th place after the first round of play. This was in part, due, to a rough morning round team score of 305. However, the Huskies rallied to shoot a team score of 291 in the afternoon. Other Huskies in action at the Adams Cup were seniors Jeb Buchanan and Matthew Dziubina, who each posted a score of 222. Senior Adam Vaccari shot a three-round total of 233, followed by freshman Dane Rosa who shot a 237. Defending national champion Georgia was leading the
University of Central Florida by three strokes at the end of firstround play. The Bulldogs were eventually overtaken by UCF, who finished nine shots ahead of Georgia with a final-round score of 204. Next week, the Huskies will play in the state of Connecticut for the first time this fall season when they compete in the Hartford Hawks Invitational. This match will be played at the Bull’s Bridge Golf Course in South Kent, Conn. on Monday, Sept. 26.
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one of them really steps up to the plate.” Jesse Joseph, a key cog “I think what we all have to remember is that these in UConn’s run to the Big concepts that we’re into East championship and Fiesta offensively and defensively Bowl last season, has returned are still new to these guys,” to defensive end from injury. Pasqualoni said. “I think all Last year, Joseph led the team three are learning the sys- with 12 tackles for loss and tem. It’s not a system anyone added 8.5 sacks. “It’s going to mean a lot would learn in three games. They have each had moments to have Jesse Joseph back,” where they’ve been really Pasqualoni said. “Jesse is a good and they’ve each had real quality player. Jesse is ones where they’ve just flat one of those guys who delivout missed it. I’m not ready ers everyday. He is as consisto declare who the guy is until tent as they come.”
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Club sailing team rocks the boat
By Brendon Prescott Campus Correspondent For juniors Ellen Leonard and Thomas Presti, sailing has always been a passion. Since childhood, both Leonard and Presti have devoted much of their time and effort to the sport. In 2011, Leonard became the official president of the UConn Sailing Team, while Presti became the vice president. Both share the same mentality about sailing: have fun. Sailing is coached by Pete Giuliano, a UConn graduate student. Giuliano is in charge of hosting Thursday “chalk talks,” which are chats run before every practice throughout the season. Chalk talk is a good time for the team to ask questions about certain problems, and for Giuliano to share his insight on sailing knowledge. This semester, over 120 students signed up for
the sailing club during the Involvement Fair, and 50 people attended the first meeting on Sept 12. “We really like to have fun at sailing club,” Leonard said. “We are very laid back about practices and regattas. If kids can’t make practices they aren’t obligated to attend, and although the sport can be competitive, we like to be very team oriented.” UConn students can find the sailing team in a dining hall after a Friday practice. “We like to be all about the team and not look down on others. Although we like to be competitive and race against actual college teams, the most important and rewarding part about sailing club is getting everyone out there, the new sailors and the veterans,” Presti said. UConn students sail larks, which are small boats, roughly around 12-15 feet in length. They practice every Friday afternoon at UConn’s regional campus at Avery Point in Groton, Conn. Regattas usually last for two
days and take place over the weekends. The sailing team carpools to different colleges, ranging from Bowdoin in Maine to Boston University. Coordination of transportation, funding, team meetings, team deadlines, gear and equipment are done by the team’s secretary, Catherine Spavola, and treasurer, Whitney Washburn. Both Spavola and Washburn joined the team last year as freshmen with no prior knowledge of sailing. Presti says it is the atmosphere and relaxed feel that allows new sailors to return. Sailing runs until Thanksgiving and starts up again during spring break, when a chosen group of sailors goes to Miami to train for the spring season. For more information about joining the UConn Sailing Team, attend meetings on Mondays at 5 p.m. in Arjona.
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Marshall and company looking D-backs rise from ashes forward to this weekend at home
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PHOENIX (AP) — From the ashes of two miserable years has risen the most surprising team of this baseball season. Just how the Arizona Diamondbacks became the runaway leaders in the NL West is a worst-to-first jigsaw story where the pieces somehow fit far better than anyone could have predicted. That begins with manager Kirk Gibson. The Diamondbacks have acquired his team-first, grindit-out, no-baloney mentality. Anyone venturing to ask Gibson about individual honors for his team does so at his own risk, especially any suggestion that he's a shoo-in for NL manager of the year. "He doesn't like to talk about that kind of stuff," general manager Kevin Towers said in an understatement. Gibson has surrounded himself with an All-Star coaching staff of sorts, with his old Detroit teammate Alan Trammell as bench coach, Don Baylor, hitting coach, Charles Nagy, pitching coach,
Matt Williams, third base coach, and Eric Young, first base coach. Gibson said he learned most from Sparky Anderson, his Tigers' manager. He will not tell players whether they are in the next day's lineup, telling them to check when they arrive at the clubhouse. That way, he says, everybody is ready to play. "There's no question it shows I have confidence in everybody on my roster. They all play," he said. "I told you guys a long time ago, I love my roster. You've got to keep everybody healthy. You've got to keep everybody engaged." Gibson, as any serious baseball fan knows, is responsible for one of the most iconic moments in the game's history, his 1988 pinch-hit World Series home run for the Los Angeles Dodgers when he could barely walk, leading broadcaster Jack Buck to famously exclaim "I don't believe what I just saw!" The quote could well describe these Diamondbacks.
from UCONN, page 14
With the improvement of the team’s doubles play being at the top of head coach Glenn Marshall’s list of focus points at the beginning of the season, the success of the doubles pairings over the past two tournaments has been a great sign for the Huskies. “Definitely our doubles is looking sharp this early in the season, which is really good,” Gal said. The match will also serve as a great warm-up to this weekend’s UConn Invitational, the
annual tournament hosted by the Huskies. Play for the Invitational will begin Friday and go through the weekend. UConn will face teams from Bryant, Boston University, Sacred Heart, Hartford and Quinnipiac. “We’re definitely looking forward to hosting the tournament. It’s great to have this soft of competition this early in the season,” Gal said. Wednesday’s match against Siena will begin at 3 p.m.
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Pasqualoni said it was good to get Teddy Jennings playing time and that the Huskies will still use him. Jennnings has 15 tackles on the season. “We feel that we’ve got some depth,” Pasqualoni said. “We can work three guys in and out of there, Trevardo Williams, and obviously Jesse and Teddy.” Matt McDonough contributed to this report.
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Stevens: UConn boasts best goalie from HUSKIES', page 14 “That’s disappointing, but fortunately we have a lot of big games left,” Stevens said. These big games include No. 19 Louisville, No. 5 Syracuse, No. 17 Boston University and Princeton, who only recently fell out of the Top 20. According to Stevens, even if a team is able to get past UConn’s
back, the Huskies “have the best goalie in the country.” This makes it tougher for even the best teams in the country to score on the Huskies. The Huskies will play again this weekend, as they travel to Providence College on Saturday to play the Friars.
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Zielinski: Recent maneuvering means trade-offs for the Huskies from TRADE-OFFS, page 14 For those who strive to make Dean’s List and receive a 4.0 GPA, Thursday and occasionally Friday nights are often sacrificed to preserve that pristine academic transcript. Conversely, for those who merely strive to pass, the entire week provides an opportunity to go out, but that internship on Wall Street just became slightly harder to achieve. Altogether, individual results may vary, but trade-offs are often an inescapable part of life. Keeping trade-offs in mind, the seriousness of UConn’s situation becomes obvious. Understanding that at the heart of trade-offs is a choice to take one course of action as opposed to another highlights the fact that taking no action is not an option for UConn. Rather, UConn seems to have two choices. The first, and fiscally more attractive option for UConn is to mirror Syracuse and Pittsburgh and apply for membership to the ACC conference. This option provides UConn with an opportunity to be part of a stronger football conference, which includes its ex-coach, Randy Edsall. More importantly, it would make the ACC the undisputed power conference in men’s basketball. Option B would be for UConn to remain as the leader of the Big East. UConn could then try to stimulate interest from other
conferences, specifically the Big 12 Conference, and attempt to architect a new power conference. This option undoubtedly would create substantial support for UConn from existing Big East members, and in an environment where conference shifts are the norm, it would provide a ray of hope for the future. However, it should be noted that playing hero would not necessarily come cheap, and UConn would realistically lose out on substantial revenue. All in all, the recent maneuvering of Syracuse and Pittsburgh has greatly affected the Big East Conference and its future, with UConn being the main victim of these movements. As the biggest remaining power in the conference, UConn must decide if its best choice is to remain in the soonto-be-rebuilding Big East conference, or leave the conference for the opportunity presented by the ACC. No easy solution exists, and if UConn decides to leave the Big East, it must not only deal with the scorn from current Big East members, but also the $5 million pricetag. Conversely, if it stays in the Big East, it must deal with finding a way to generate revenue in a weakened conference. Regardless of UConn’s eventual decision, one underlying conclusion is clear; the simple theme of trade-offs has created an extremely complicated and unavoidable situation.
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Sept. 24 St. John’s 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 27 Yale 7 p.m.
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Women’s Soccer (4-4-0) Sept. 23 Louisville 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Sept. 30 Notre Dame 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 DePaul 2 p.m.
Oct. 7 South Florida 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 2 Yale 2 p.m.
Oct. 7 Georgetown 3 p.m.
Oct. 2 Syracuse 2 p.m.
Oct. 4 Hartford 7 p.m.
Field Hockey (6-1) Sept. 24 Providence 1 p.m.
Sept. 28 UMass 7 p.m.
Oct. 1 Louisville Noon
Volleyball (8-5) Sept. 23 Cincinnati 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 Louisville 2 p.m.
Oct. 1 Marquette 2 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Today Siena 3 p.m.
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Oct. 7 Bowdoin College 2:30 p.m.
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THE Storrs Side
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Malloy: UConn in enviable position in shakeup
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STORRS, (AP) — University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst has not ruled out keeping the school in a reconstituted Big East and said Tuesday that geography is a big factor in deciding whether UConn should join another athletic conference. Meanwhile, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the school is in good shape as universities jockey for position following the departure of Syracuse and Pittsburgh from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference. UConn is an attractive option, because of its proximity to New York City and proven success in basketball and football. Last season, the Huskies qualified for their first-ever BCS game, a 48-20 loss to Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in January. Three months later, the men’s basketball team won the national championship, and the women’s team played in the Final Four. “We will not be left out at all,” Malloy told The Associated Press prior to a building dedication on campus. “We are in the enviable position of trying to figure out and then executing on what’s best for us, but I think we’ll have very good solutions one way or the other. There are clearly people who want UConn in their organizations and I think we’re going to have options.” In an interview with the AP, Herbst said the school is involved in talks across the country, but wants to find a fit that is right academically, athletically and geographically. “We’re talking to a lot of people, we have to,” she said. “We think a lot about our studentathletes. We think a lot about their travel schedule, how we can organize where our teams need to be, not lose too much class time and be at places where their families are able to watch games.” Herbst later said that despite her geographical concerns, being part of a merger between the Big East and some Big 12 schools is not out of the question. But she added that it if the ultimate solution involves a conference with “some pretty far-away” schools, they will need to work carefully on game and practice schedules to minimize the impact. She said the school has not filed a formal application to join the ACC or any other conference, and said she is not playing favorites when it comes to weighing the school’s options. “There are a lot of the Big East presidents that I’m very close to and feel a lot of affinity for,” Herbst said. “I was a Duke undergraduate. I can’t deny that I did grow up on ACC basketball. But in both conferences, we have a lot of really terrific presidents who are doing their best to survive this.”
THE Pro Side
UConn coaches react to death Lions, Bills and Colts surprise of Big East conference founder the league for better or worse By Andrew Callahan Senior Staff Writer In a sad and perhaps symbolic foreshadowing of things to come, the founder of the Big East conference, Dave Gavitt, died last Friday with his family at his side at a Rhode Island hospital. Inducted as a member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2006, Gavitt will be sorely missed by both head basketball coaches here at UConn. “Dave will be missed incredibly by me as a mentor and friend,” said UConn men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun. “He was always such a big- picture guy and he has done more for the sport of basketball than anyone in my lifetime. His impact on athletics in the eastern part of the country is immeasurable and the Big East Conference, created through his vision and foresight, has taken all of us to a place that we never could have imagined.” With all of the current turmoil surrounding the conference, Calhoun lamented that at this time Gavitt’s wisdom would be of great service. “It is especially sad, considering today is certainly one of those days,
with everything in the news about our league. I would love nothing more than to call him and ask him simply, ‘What do you think and what should we do?’ Sadly, we cannot do that.” Women’s basketball head coach, Geno Auriemma also shared his somber thoughts with the press, piling on further praise for the man who brought Big East basketball to where it is today. “Dave was a great man; a renaissance man who was at the forefront of all that was good in college basketball,” Auriemma said. “One reason I wanted to coach at UConn was so that I could be in Dave Gavitt’s league. 27 years later I’m still not in his league and never will be. Without Dave there is no Big East and without the Big East there would never have been a UConn as we have come to know it. This is a sad, sad day.” At one time or another, Gavitt served the Big East as an assistant coach, head coach, commissioner and NCAA chairman. He is survived by his wife, Julie, and their three sons.
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By Jimmy Onofrio Staff Writer Currently, the college sports world is recreating its landscape of conference alignments. The NFL has had the same division alignment since the 2002 season, but so far this season the standings look somewhat unfamiliar. A number of injuries, most notably Peyton Manning, have changed the power structure of the NFL. Whether or not teams suffer from injuries, and those whose offseason moves have turned into on-field success, remains to be seen. Two weeks in, here are the big surprises: Detroit Lions: Does anyone remember the last time the Lions were a decent football team? Unless you have a vintage Barry Sanders jersey in your closet, the answer is probably no. Detroit has posted a winning record just once since 1997, and was winless, an imperfect 0-16, just three years ago. Improbably, the Lions are off to a 2-0 start on the back of two solid performances by quarterback Matthew Stafford. Is this team here to stay? Detroit has yet to really face a test, and a win this coming Sunday against 0-2 Minnesota
would be unlikely to quiet the doubters. Buffalo Bills: So far, the Bills have had great success on the ground with backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller. The already questionable pass attack suffered an early hit Sunday, losing receiver Roscoe Parrish for the remainder of the season to an ankle injury. While the Bills have scored the most points in the league so far, their first test will come next weekend against a strong New England team. Buffalo is probably the least likely to remain at the top of the standings at the end of the season. Indianapolis Colts: It is hard to classify Indy’s struggles as surprising given Manning’s injury, but it is still weird not to see them atop the AFC South. The Colts rank near the bottom of the league offensively and give up far too many yards on the ground. Veteran quarterback Kerry Collins simply can’t fill Manning’s shoes. While talk of the Colts throwing this season to land Stanford QB Andrew Luck are probably untruthful, don’t expect anything special from Indy this season.
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Trade-offs in a changing environment
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OMINOUS SKIES AHEAD
Pasqualoni discusses shuffling of Big East, quarterbacks
By Chris Zielinski Sports and Society Columnist In sports and in life, few things are constant. Ironically, one of the only constants is change. Change is often expected and may be imminent, but in some fortunate situations, it can be prepared for. However, sports and life have a tendency to throw the occasional curveball, whereas unforeseen events contribute to shocking changes. Recently, the sports environment has become plagued by these unpredictable changes. Many examples come to mind, but the recent dissection of the Big East Conference epitomizes a truly unanticipated change. After a recent rise to prominence, thanks largely to its basketball dominance and increasingly competitive football conference, the Big East seemed primed for future success. This was demonstrated by Texas Christian University’s recent acceptance of the Big East’s invitation to join the conference. TCU’s agreement immediately bolstered the conference’s football landscape, and seemed to be a sign of future growth and success. With the conference already guaranteed an automatic BCS bowl bid, TCU’s addition would have generated increased interest, competition and revenue for the conference. But it was not meant to be, as Syracuse’s and Pittsburgh’s recent decisions to leave the Big East Conference for the greener pastures of the Atlantic Coast Conference have completely erased any remaining luster of TCU’s eventual membership. The influence of Syracuse’s and Pittsburgh’s decisions to jump ship affects the entire Big East Conference. But arguably no school was left in greater limbo than UConn. As defending national champions in basketball, as well as last year’s Big East automatic BCS bowl bid recipient, athletics at UConn have reached unprecedented heights. Unfortunately, it is this recent success that leaves UConn with the most to lose in the conference shake-up. UConn needs to take action immediately to salvage its future as a premier athletic school. Unquestionably, many considerations should be made when analyzing UConn’s plan of action, but the integral part of this plan is a simple theme: trade-offs. A term loved by economists and analysts alike, trade-offs to the everyday person has a more practical meaning. Simply put, you can’t always get what you want. Trade-offs are prevalent in many facets of society. For instance, the job world demonstrates trade-offs at their finest, where one’s salary and level of specialty and difficulty often create a solid foundation for trade-offs. So you want to be the CEO of the Fortune 500 Company, drive a BMW and make six figures too? More power to you, but just know that your desires come with a catch. You can say goodbye to that family vacation in the Bahamas, days of leaving the office before 4 p.m., and coaching your child’s sports team. To various degrees, these are the decisions individuals face on a daily basis, and in turn determine the lifestyles we lead. As many of us have come to recognize, college serves as another prime example of tradeoffs. Similar to the job world, the college scene provides an abundance of trade-offs, but the most obvious example comes in the form of academics versus enjoyment. As college students, education is inherently important, but this level of importance is not the same for everyone.
» ZIELINSKI, page 12
By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor Coach Paul Pasqualoni is in his 15th season as a head coach in the Big East conference. But that doesn’t mean he feels any loyalty to the conference with its current state of chaos after Syracuse and Pittsburgh left for the ACC this past weekend. “I think it clearly illustrates that in this day and age, people are going to do what they absolutely think is the best thing for them to do,” Pasqualoni said. “They’re going to take care of themselves first. This idea, this issue of loyalty to conferences, regions, it’s not what it was years back. I’ve always been excited about the Big East. I think it just illustrates that people are going to do what they absolutely feel is best for them to do. I know our institution will do what is absolutely best for the University of Connecticut.” said he hasn’t Notebook hadPasqualoni time to sit down with UConn president Susan Herbst to discuss the possibility of changing conferences. The future of UConn in the Big East is not the only thing that is undecided. For the fourth straight game, the Huskies will perform the quarterback shuffle. “We’re going to have the three quarterbacks ready again,” Pasqualoni said. “My sense is we’ll make a decision on exactly which way we go by the end of the week, but all three will be up, all three will be ready to play. I think all three are capable. Again I’m optimistic. I’m excited about the three of them.” Johnny McEntee has started every game this season, completing 31 of 69 passes for 400 yards with four interceptions. Michael Nebrich has completed 5 of 13 passes to go along with an interception. Scott McCummings is the only quarterback with scores this season. McCummings has two touchdown passes, no interceptions and one rushing touchdown. The lack of production as a whole at quarterback is due to a learning curve, Pasqualoni said.
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UConn quarterback Scott McCummings scores a touchdown in the Huskies’ loss to Iowa State Friday night. All three quarterbacks are getting ready for Buffalo.
» JESSE, page 12
» FIELD HOCKEY
Huskies’ defensive core still going strong By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer
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Jestine Angelini, seen here on Sept. 17 against Villanova, is one of UConn’s core four.
All great teams have a formula for winning that is specific to their strengths and weaknesses. It is a special component about their squad that separates them from the rest of the competition. Some teams rely on youth and raw talent, like Kentucky men’s basketball, while others rely on bringing in veteran knowledge and experience to help them win, such as the Celtics and the “Big 3.” Still, others have a core group of players who have been teammates for a very long time. The last one applies to the UConn field hockey team. Since 2008, the Huskies have had the same core group of players anchoring their defense. Now, three years later, the four players – Kim Krzyk,
Jestine Angelini, Ali Angulo and Rayell Heistand – are nearly halfway through their senior seasons and are doing some impressive things on defense. Coach Nancy Stevens believes that having these four players anchoring her defense has been important to the team’s success thus far. “That continuity and experience makes a big difference,” said Stevens. So far this season, the No. 4 Huskies are 6-1, posting shutouts in three of those wins. In their other three victories, they have held opponents to two goals or less. “It’s fun to play together,” Angelini said. “At this point we know each other pretty well. We know how to work off of each other and how to build each other up off of our strengths and weaknesses. It’s fun.”
“We have a really good dynamic in the back,” Krzyk said. “I feel if one person is not really having a great game, we can feed off of that and the next person steps up. It is a really good balance.” The Huskies’ only loss of the season came to No. 6 Boston College on Sunday, falling to the Eagles 3-1. The Eagles also snapped the Huskies’ defensive streak of not allowing a goal in over 265 minutes, which began four games prior in an overtime win over No. 10 Penn State. Despite the loss, the Huskies still have a very positive outlook on the rest of the season. Stevens believes that although they fell to the Eagles, UConn outplayed them statistically, as is evidenced by them outshooting Boston College 11-7 and leading in corners.
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UConn hosts Saints in Storrs today outings by each of the doubles teams and some impressive wins by the player leading the Huskies into their first home match of The UConn men’s tennis team the season, senior captain Scott will see its first non-tournament Warden. Warden had an excellent action of the fall season today showing at the Brown Invitational when they face the University with big wins over players from of Siena. Colgate and Dartmouth, the latter Coming off of which was decided by strong play at the a 17-15 tiebreaker. Brown Invitational “Scott’s win was in Providence, the really good to see. It’s Huskies are feeling great to see our capconfident. vs. Siena tain have a lot of heart “It was our first to win his match like 3 p.m. singles tournament that,” Gal said. that we played and Warden, along with UConn we definitely showed the rest of team, is hopTennis a lot of signs of ing to build upon their improving over the strong outing in their first Courts weekend,” said assisregular season formattant coach Dan Gal. ted match of the fall. UConn will The Brown Invitational showed be looking to capitalize against a many positive signs for the Huskies Siena team that is winless in their including continued strong play first two games this fall season. from the freshman players, strong After being swept in their home
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opener last week against Fordham, Siena dropped a 4-3 decision to the University of Hartford, a team that UConn did well against earlier in the fall season at the Fairfield Invitational. “Against Siena we’re just going to be looking for a lot of good team unity, looking to have a lot of the players support each other,” Gal said. “If we work hard, compete hard and play as a team we’ll help ourselves out in doing that.” Gal believes the team’s performance this past weekend was a sign of good things to come in Wednesday’s match. “We played a couple really good teams, some good Ivy League teams, and I was really happy to see how we did against our competition,” Gal said. “Our doubles was really good. Three out of the four teams made the semi finals in their brackets.”
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Andrew Marcus, seen on April 18 against Marist, is one of the losses the Huskies will have to replace when they open their fall home schedule today against Siena in Storrs.