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TEDx brings global vision to Storrs Monday, September 23, 2013
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By Sabrina Herrera Campus Correspondent
‘Divine nine’ step up their dancing
Fraternities and sororities perform at Jorgensen FOCUS/ page 5
Not victors, but valiant Huskies can’t hold 14-point lead, fall to favorite Michigan SPORTS/ page 12
EDITORIAL: YOUTH OF TODAY MUST CARRY ON FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND BIGOTRY The University of Alabama sorority incident should serve as incentive for action. COMMENTARY/page 4 NEW CLOTHING STORE OPENS IN STORRS One Tribe opens as first clothing outlet in Storrs Center
Invited students, speakers and performers gathered in Laurel Hall Saturday for UConn’s first ever TEDx event. The all-day conference featured talks on technological, global and social trends from renown professionals in Connecticut, New York and Illinois. President and creator of the TEDxUConn Club, David Ritter, called it “a testament of the university that we only had to fly one person in.” “We have a lot of talent here,” Ritter said. The day’s theme was “future in focus.” Discussing computation from a tech perspective was Mark Ritter, senior manager in the Physical Sciences department at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, who introduced a crossroads in computation: the power of the brain versus the power of the computer. He cited speech recognition in cell phones as an example, and how it is not quite as good as a human’s ability to understand language. Ritter said he believed in the need for
cognitive technology to sort through the vast knowledge available to us, but stressed a difference between man and machine. “We aren’t trying to create a human brain, we are trying to create a machine with cognitive abilities that are useful to us.” Adding to the noise was Anish Bhimani, Managing
Director a n d C h i e f Information Risk Officer of JP Morgan Chase. His concern was the cyberthreat of privacy. Hackers are now targeting people – because they can. All the data is in one place, migrating to the
smartphone... We talk about the mobile device being a security problem…why not harness it for security,” he said. Bhimani predicted that using a mobile phone as authentication is where society is headed, a challenge to both security and privacy. Connectedness within the community is what Ben
Christine Richards, Chief Operating Officer of EdR, the real estate investment trust that handled parts of the project, also used the theme of realization. “We created a town center for a town that didn’t have one,” said Richards. Howard Kaufman, Managing Partner for Leyland Alliance, agreed with Richards in his speech to the crowd, saying “You can do anything here… eat, go to the doctors, shop for clothes, go to the bank, pharmacy, supermarket.” Everything a resident of the area could want will be available in the town center. In celebration of the inaugu-
ral ribbon cutting, Dog Lane Café was decorated with colorful tables and provided refreshments and entertainment in the form of local performing groups such as Conn-Men, Earl MacDonald Jazz Quartet, Bruce John & The Bandaleros and Poor Old Shine. Earlier that morning the Grand Opening ceremony of Storrs Center took place with a ribbon cutting along with tours of the newly built Oaks On the Square apartments. The newly built shopping center features shops like Sweet Emotions, a candy store, Head Husky Barber and Styling Shop, Body Language Tattoos and
Piercing and the Flower Pot, a florist. With the shops and apartments, aesthetically pleasing layout, and the hundreds of jobs it has provided to the community will have a dramatic effect on the Storrs-Mansfield area and the University of Connecticut. Storrs Center, however, is not only a place for the community to eat and shop, as many of the speakers highlighted; it also shows “what you can do with hope, faith, and a little perseverance,” said Connecticut’s Secretary of State, Denise Merrill. Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal described how the “truly inspirational” col-
laboration, planning, and physical accomplishments of Storrs Center ought to be “a model for what our nation should be doing.” While Congress harshly debates an Energy Efficiency bill in Washington, a group comprised of many different organizations and people was able to successfully work together to construct a beautiful development that is a model of sustainability. Although there is still much construction to be done, the completion of Storrs Center is anticipated for 2014.
By Abby Mace Staff Writer
ising so far, as a successful fair in 2012 caused the SU Ballroom to sell out three weeks earlier than last year. Petro advises students to dress professionally, introduce themselves appropriately and prepare in advance should they choose to attend the career fair. “You may only have one to five minutes with each company, but this time will create a first impression, which may lead to an interview. An interview is a vital first step in receiving a job,” he said. Before arriving Petro recommends students research the employers in attendance in order to generate good questions and prioritize which companies they would like to seek out first. Darlene Reynolds, CCD’s on-campus interview program coordinator, said that students should also come prepared with a resume. However, familiarizing your-
Storrs Center celebrates grand opening By Julia Werth and Tania Rivera Campus Correspondents
After thirteen years in the making, Storrs Center officially opened Friday. The original vision for The Mansfield Downtown Partnership was to create “a unique, authentic place with … caring businesses, that is pedestrian oriented, environmentally responsible, and the heart of the University and town.” This vision becoming a reality was the message of the President of the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, Philip Lodewick, in his welcoming speech.
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Berkowitz had in mind when he and a group of his friends created SeeClickFix. The website was a platform that allowed citizens to document small issues around town and r the attention of local government. “Potholes are the gateway drug to civic engagement,” he said. The New Haven-based site quickly grew in popularity and expanded into other neighborhoods. Berkowitz realized that this web tool built trust between the government and its citizens and vice versa. “I do think you should ask what your government can do for you,” he said, “but you will never know what your government can’t do without you.” Ricky Angueira, 2nd year transportation engineering graduate student, made his audience think about the way streets are built. According to Angueira, Americans rely on driving because they don’t have a choice. He compared the geography of cities in this country to that of European ones, where “streets are built for people, not for cars.”
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A band performs at the grand opening of Storrs Center held this weekend. Residents and students gathered in the new downtown to celebrate the opening of stores and restaurants.
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Career fair expects high turnout Tues. UConn students will vie for the interest of over 120 employers in the Student Union Ballroom this Tuesday and Wednesday as the UConn Center for Career Development (CCD) hosts the All Majors Career Fair. Held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. both days, UConn students and alumni of all ages and majors are encouraged to attend. This year’s fair will feature a diverse set of major corporations including General Electric, PepsiCo, Travelers, Cigna and Walt Disney. Just as a myriad of employers will be in attendance, the student and alumni turnout is also projected to be high. Michael Petro, CCD assistant director of employer relations, said he hopes to double 2012’s turnout of 1,400 students and alumni. This goal seems prom-
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What’s going on at UConn today... Red Cross Blood Drive 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wilbur Cross, North Reading Room Join the UConn Red Cross Club for out first blood drive of the semester! It will be held in the Wilbur Cross North Reading Room from Sept. 23 - Sept. 27. Walk-ins are always welcome! For more info and to schedule an appointment, visit www.redcross.uconn.edu.
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar 4 - 5 p.m. Gant Science Complex, P-121 Ramesh Marhatta, from Wesleyan University, Department of Physics, will present, “Target Mass Dependence of Rovibrational Energy Transfer.”
“Bully” Film Screening 7:30 - 9 p.m. McMahon Learning Community Lounge The Department of Art & Art History and the Benton Museum are co-sponsoring a talk by Shigeyuki Kihara for the department’s Fall Convocation for undergraduate and graduate students. It is also free and open to the public.
Learn LabVIEW Workshop 6 - 8 p.m. Laurel Hall, 201 Whether you’re new to programming with LabVIEW or looking to improve your existing skills, this free hands-on course introduces you to graphical programming with LabVIEW system design software. – KYLE CONSTABLE
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Naugatuck man charged with making pipe bombs
WATERBURY (AP) — Waterbury police say they’ve charged a 20-year-old man with making pipe bombs, after his boss prompted an emergency response by bringing the explosives to the police station. No one was hurt. Authorities charged Michael Dube of Naugatuck on Saturday with illegal possession of explosives, manufacture of bombs and reckless endangerment. Police say Dube’s boss at a door-to-door vacuum sales business found two pipe bombs in a backpack belonging to Dube and brought them to the Waterbury Police Department on Friday night. Police immediately cordoned off the area, evacuated a nearby house and called in the state police bomb squad, which detonated the devices. Dube is being detained on $250,000 bail and is to be arraigned Monday in Waterbury Superior Court. It’s not clear if he has a lawyer.
Several collapse from overdoses at Conn. concert
MIDDLEBURY, Conn. (AP) — Several people who collapsed at an electronic dance music concert in Connecticut apparently overdosed on a powerful new hallucinogenic drug called 2C-P, police said Sunday. Seven people were treated for suspected overdoses Saturday night during the concert at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury. Four people remained hospitalized Sunday, police said. Their names and conditions weren’t released. “It was like a light switch went off,” said acting Middlebury Police Chief Richard Wildman. “Four people dropped from drug overdoses almost all at the same time.” Wildman said 2C-P takes effect three to five hours after using it and can overheat the body. It’s part of the “2C series” of synthetic compounds that have psychoactive and stimulant effects, are sold in blotter paper form or in dropper bottles and are sometimes mistaken for LSD, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Several ambulances, state police and local police from nearby towns responded to a “mass casualty” event at the amusement park shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Wildman said officers used CPR and a defibrillator to treat a teenage male who wasn’t breathing and had no pulse. “Once everyone got to the scene, we were ready for the worst and many more victims, but we’re very fortunate with only the seven,” Wildman said. Police said about 1,200 young people attended the concert, which ended early because of the overdoses. The rave event was put on by Tight Crew of Providence, R.I., which says on its website that it has a strict, zero-tolerance policy toward drug use and violence. Authorities made one arrest and may charge more people as a result of the investigation. A 30-year-old man was charged with interfering with police while they were trying to treat the overdoses.
Forum to gather input on Conn. health issues
HARTFORD (AP) — The state Department of Public Health has scheduled its latest forum to hear about public health issues and problems facing communities across the state. The events are part of the agency’s State Health Assessment and Improvement Plan, an effort to track information to identify the health issues facing residents and to mobilize resources. The forums, which kicked off earlier this month, have been scheduled in all eight counties. The next event will be held Tuesday at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Other forums are planned for Sept. 26 at Torrington City Hall; Oct. 8 at the Discovery Magnet School cafeteria in Bridgeport; Oct. 10 at Hill Regional Career High School in New Haven; Oct. 17 at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich; and Oct. 21 at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown. In a recent interview, Dr. Jewel Mullen, the state’s public health commissioner, said the agency has already identified numerous health-related issues facing Connecticut residents including childhood obesity, diabetes and poor access to healthy foods in urban and rural communities. “We want people to tell us what we missed and what else we should be thinking about,” she said. The agency plans to issue a report later this year titled “Healthy Connecticut 2020,” which proposes a roadmap for making the state healthier by 2020. Similar to the federal initiative known as Healthy People, the plan will include benchmarks to determine whether the state is actually healthier by 2020.
Conn. panel to consider Bass Pro Shops financing
BRIDGEPORT (AP) — The State Bond Commission is considering a grant and financing package for a planned Bass Pro Shops store that would anchor Bridgeport’s long-awaited Steel Point waterfront development project. The panel, chaired by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, is scheduled to meet Friday to authorize $22 million in state bonds. Those are supposed to be paid back over 20 years from the sales-tax revenues generated by the store, which sells fishing, boating, hunting and camping equipment. Commission members also are expected to consider a $9 million grant to finance construction and infrastructure improvements needed to house the 140,000-square-foot store. The project is estimated to cost $68.5 million and is considered a critical part of the $800 million Steel Point development.
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In this file photo, students are shown at a past career fair. Students and alumni have the opportunity to speak with representatives from major corporations at the event.
self about your own skills is just as important. “You have to know yourself and your skills,” Petro said. “Talk about your specific skills and the meaningful experiences that you’ve gained from the classroom and outside experiences such as clubs.” To make the most out of students’ experience, CCD offers online tools for career fair preparation on its website, www.career.uconn.edu. Be sure to read “Preparing for the Career Fair,” which outlines essential advice for students to present their best selves. The site also contains a crash course in career fair prep called “Navigating the Career Fair,” which includes PowerPoint presentations not only on career fairs but also the insurance industry and steps to landing an internship. Freshmen and sophomores
can earn a two-year jump on their peers by walking away with networking and resume-building advice. “Underclassmen should ask, ‘what can I do to make myself a strong candidate because I’m going to be here as a junior.’ Finding a career and career experience is not a one-time transaction, it’s a process,” Petro said in discussing the value of starting career preparation early. For those seeking more opportunities to meet with employers, Reynolds said that the month of October will bring over 50 companies to UConn to conduct interviews with students. Networking can also be done online through Husky Career Link at hcl.uconn.edu. Students sign in using their NetID and password to look at companies interested in hiring UConn students.
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Angueira pointed out the difference in these countries is their mentality. He said that with a change in mentality and behavior, local governments would look to act accordingly. “Communities will not spend money on widening the street,” he said, “but improving the bus system.” Angueira pushed his audience to be willing to change. Another student speaker was Cody Carver, 5th-semester psychology and communications major, who debunked the myths of advertising.
“When I see an advertisement, I see an opportunity,” he said. Carver cited a study stating that over 90 percent of consumers are willing to switch to a more socially responsible brand. He saw this as a chance to push culture forward and in a more globally conscious and responsible direction. Matt Cremins, 1st year mechanical engineering graduate student, addressed “granting yourself permission” to tackle a problem, large or small. He encouraged not only brainstorming an innovative
solution, but also finding the passion to act on it. Not many people get to this step, according to Cremins. “You don’t need some authority to go and make change,” he said. The last speaker’s life was changed in an instant. John Tartaglio began his talk with, “In one day, I went from your average daily teen to handicapped.” Tartaglio had his legs amputated, due to a rare bacterial infection. He became the first and only person in history to complete a marathon without
legs. With the help and support of family, friends and his high school, he achieved his goal. Tartaglio inspired the audience with the words, “Imagine living a more confident life, set a goal and achieve results.” At the end of the day, Ritter gave a heartfelt thanks to his team, introducing each of them and their positions. “TED is about people that care about great ideas and want to change the world,” he said. “This event represents what UConn is becoming.”
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Suicide prevention week events at UConn By Kathleen McWilliams Staff Writer This week Counseling and Mental Health Services presents Suicide Prevention Week, a weeklong event that strives to reach out the students on the issue. The annual event was created seven years ago by the former director of CMHS Barry Shreier to promote outreach on mental health issues and takes place every September, coinciding with the national suicide awareness month. The week is a collaborative effort between many on-campus organizations including Residential Life, Student Health Services, Veteran Affairs and Active Minds, creating a coalition that hopes to bring more awareness and prevention skills to campus. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people between the ages of 18 and 24 are at the highest risk for suicide. College campuses, comprised of this demographic, often are the scene of suicide due to the often overwhelming course requirements, economic troubles and pressures to succeed. Because of this unfortunate reality, CMHS and its coalition offer a suicide prevention-related activity every month to keep the university’s mind on prevention throughout the year. The multitudes of services offered by CMHS are a resource to UConn students and Suicide
Prevention Week aims to highlight those resources, educate students on prevention and honor those who have struggled with suicide. Each year the week focuses on a different mental health and suicide-related issue. This year, because CMHS is neighbors with Veteran’s Affairs in their new Arjona location, the service chose to focus on student veterans while also focusing on the underlying theme of breaking silence. Elizabeth Cracco, the director of CMHS, said “This week we are focusing on the particular struggle student veterans face. Their experience is very different from that of the average student.” To honor this topic, Wednesday’s keynote speaker is Bryan Adams, a business student at Rutgers University who served for a year in Tikrit, Iraq. After suffering multiple wounds, he was awarded a Purple Heart but the effects of his service were long lasting. Adams was diagnosed with PTSD when he returned from combat and struggled to integrate back into society. Adams’ story will shed light on the mental health issues facing student veterans. Other events that will occur throughout the week include the Field of Memory outside the Student Union, where students can plant a yellow flag to commemorate a victim of suicide or simply show solidar-
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In this photo, memorial flags for suicide victims are shown. UConn students have the opportunity to place flags along Fairfield Way during Suicide Prevention Week.
ity. Following Adams’ keynote speech, there will be a memorial service on the Student Union terrace to commemorate those who have been lost. The last event of the week will be a talk at the Rainbow Center on Thursday, September 26 at 12:00 p.m. The discussion, “Sexual Minority Youth and Suicide,” will be led by Episcopal Pastor Hilary Green and will delve into the mental health issues facing the LGBTQ population. Throughout the week students can sign up for Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) training, a nationally used suicide prevention tactic that teaches
students to recognize the signs of suicide. “I’m hearing more and more that students understand the warning signs of suicide,” Cracco said. Students can also attend the “Be Aware, Show You Care” art exhibit at CMHS and create their own artwork to support the cause. Suicide Prevention Week, both locally and nationally, has been spreading awareness and slowly allowing people to open up about the once taboo topic of suicide. Cracco said, “We have this awareness that didn’t used to exist.”
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In this photo, Storrs Center’s latest store to open, One Tribe, is shown. One Tribe is a clothing store, offering brands such as Billabong, O’Neill and Quicksilver. Owner Sandra Calvo-Rouette believes the store’s products are “in line with college kids and their lives.”
The earthy, youthful and laidback vibe that permeates apparel store One Tribe in Storrs Center is tangible from the moment customers set foot in the shop. The first retail store of its kind in Storrs Center, One Tribe stands alone amidst a sea of construction and unopened shops in newly built Royce Circle. With brands such as Roxy, Billabong, O’Neill and Quicksilver, One Tribe features casual surf, skate and snowinspired apparel and accessories for men, women and children, but owner Sandra CalvoRouette said she designed her store with the college student in mind. “I love the college life, it’s so full of energy,” she said.
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“My products are in line with college kids and their lives.” One Tribe is an independently owned and operated retail store with Storrs Center being its only location. Calvo-Rouette first opened the business in May 2011 in Somers before relocating to Storrs. Currently One Tribe is open every day except for Monday, but the store will also be open on Mondays in the near future. Although One Tribe opened on Aug. 31, its existence remains unknown to some as construction bars a view of the shop from the road. CalvoRouette also said that advertising so far has been mainly restricted to word of mouth but she plans to set up a booth in the Student Union offering coupons and giveaways to entice students to visit her store.
Research looks at injuries, human relations By Fatir Qureshi Campus Correspondent Every year, many people have injuries which result in bone fractures or ligament tears. Often, patients are restricted to using casts which limit both their comfort and mobility. However, Dr. Krystyna Gielo-Perczak, associate professor in residence at the UConn Biomedical Engineering Department, is currently leading an initiative to help those in this predicament. Her research on this subject is centered on developing a predictive method of potential injury occurring at the shoulder joint. Dr.Gielo-Perczak’s studies revealed that some anatomic joint parameters are critical in strength tests and should be included in patient’s estimation of physical capabilities. She is planning to design a spring orthotic, which provides up to five degrees of freedom for the patient’s arm. Through a four step process, involving design, simulation, measurement, and validation, this project will move from being an idea to a reality. In order to make this development a success she is conducting her own studies on the arm movement capabilities found among young people in order to better understand the motion involved. After this, she is planning to use AnyBody Technology, a 3D musculoskeletal modeling program. This software allows for a detailed analysis of muscle and joint force and can accu-
rately pinpoint the muscles, joints and bones involved in motion. This allows researchers to identify the implications of many medical devices on the human body. Dr. GeiloPerczak hopes to use this software to analyze whether a proposed design improves or hampers a patient’s arm mobility. The use of this software also allows for a greater level of individualization in the design, allowing the project to better serve others. Dr. Gielo-Perczak is a strong supporter for personalization, and believes strongly in the need for devices to be tailored in a fashion that takes into account the level of difference between individuals. She believes that such “human centered” designing is critical to all devices. “We seek to provide an individualized approach, not just for health care,” said GeiloPerczak. Her other work which has focused around the “humancentered design” include designs for a rehabilitation device for so called “stiff shoulder”, and an improved identification method for those who injured their upper extremity at the gleno-humeral joint. Dr.Gielo-Perczak is also interested in balance control studies and its influence by environment. She hopes that her research will improve the lives of those who require the use of such medical devices.
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a paper called “Theorizing IR in a Liberal World Order” to the conference attendees. Another UConn political science professor invited to attend the conference in Wales, Dr. Christine Sylvester, presented a paper titled “Will IR Be Quite as Abstract in the Future?” In 2006, Sterling- Folker published a novel entitled “Making Sense of International Relations Theory,” in which she recruited 16 academic scholars from around the nation to write about the Kosovo bombings and ethnic cleansing of the late 1990s through the lens of their different theory perspectives. This was a piece of groundbreaking academic literature in a field that had never been presented before, a comprehensive analysis of a significant international phenomena and crisis explained by expert scholars in their respective theorist spheres. The novel was such a success in the IR and political world that this past July, Sterling-Folker published a second edition of the novel, focusing on the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. Sterling-Folker is currently working on a research project with a graduate student on human nature assumptions in international relations and how they have influenced U.S. social science research in the past and present with topics such as rationality vs. irrationality and self-interest vs. cooperation. “My work is representative of the idea that there is more than one right way to look at international relations, there are many ways to cut the pie,” Sterlin-Folker said. “Each different theory has something new to bring to the table.”
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Dr. Jennifer Sterling-Folker, an accomplished professor and researcher, explores international phenomena through international relations (IR) theories, perspectives and isms. She specializes in realist constructivist theory, which deals with power balance, nation states, and the social construction of reality. Sterling-Folker, a University of Connecticut and Alan T. Bennett honors professor of political science and co-editor of a journal of the British International Studies Association called the Review of International Studies, is particularly interested in comparative international relations theory which aims to compare how different theories such as realism, neoliberalism, functionalism and Marxism explain certain events, assumptions, disagreements, and influence policy makers. From Sept. 11 - 13, 2013, Sterling-Folker was abroad in Aberystwyth at the University of Wales’ Department of International Politics for a conference hosted by Ken Booth and Toni Erskine. The conference served to update the book “International Relations Theory Today,” which was edited by Ken Booth and Steve Smith in the 1990s. The University of Wales founded the first international politics department in the world in 1919 and has one of the largest IR graduate schools. Sterling- Folker was one of 25 top international relations theorists invited to the conference to discuss the current state of IR theory and the direction it is heading in the future. Sterling- Folker presented
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outreach component that focus on the community at large” according to UConn’s Home & Garden Education Center’s website. A Master Gardener-intraining is required to complete more than 100 classroom hours, filled with instruction in various horticultural disciplines, ranging from plant pathology to the diagnosis of plant maladies in a home garden setting. Gardeners will thoroughly study the identification of insect species and something called Integrated Pest Management, or (IPM). There is a concurrent 60-hour internship program, broken down into 30 hours of hands-on training and 30 hours of community outreach. Those students willing to put in the time in effort
necessary for the undertaking will be fully equipped to garden sustainably and efficiently. These gardeners will be in no short demand in a world where human population, urbanization and climate change make global food shortage a haunting possibility. Urban agriculturalists are on the rise, as food transportation is costly and inefficient in bustling cities, though rural farmers are sure to remain the chief provider of food and provide the fuel necessary for the rest of modern civilization. Leslie Alexander, the state coordinator for UConn’s program, sheds some light on the program, its benefits and its difficulties. She said that the UConn extension manages indi-
vidual classes in nine locations statewide, a feat that entails a lot of management and cooperation with a great array of people. The program exists, Alexander said, to teach the basics and where you can get more information and as a “giving back program” where graduates inherit habits of continuous outreach and involvement in the community at large. There are “many volunteers that we depend on,” she said, and the volunteers and workers “work as a team” to manage the statewide affair. It can be both wonderful and “nightmarish” to work with such an assortment of people, spread throughout Connecticut. Ultimately, though, Leslie finds it interesting and rewarding to
“One Tribe is the first (apparel) store to open, which is complicated and involves a lot of work,” said employee Meghan Kayan, a 5th-semester chemistry major at UConn. However, Kayan believed business at One Tribe will continue to improve. “Once the word gets out, there will be more people browsing the store.” Calvo-Rouette agreed that the opening of other businesses along Royce Circle will foster a “retail community” that will help One Tribe gain popularity. Currently, One Tribe’s customers constitute a mix of locals (mainly high school-age kids) and college students, said Kayan. One Tribe is new to the retail scene just as Calvo-Rouette is to business ownership. CalvoRouette, however, is trained in
business. She received a bachelor’s degree in finance and business management from UMass Amherst before pursuing graduate school where she attained a masters degree in international business from Western New England University. Though it was her love of clothing, the different textures, fabrics and colors she said, that inspired her to open her own retail business. Calvo-Rouette has her sights set on the day when her shop gains popularity that stretches outside the realm of the UConn campus. “I want to be known around campus, in Mansfield and the surrounding community,” said Calvo-Rouette. “I want One Tribe to be an icon of the area.”
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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS: FREE HUGS
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It starts with a compliment on your dress, and then you find yourself wrapped around a random stranger. But this is just the kind way Random Acts of Kindness club likes to make an introduction. Friday, Sept. 20 Random Acts of Kindness Club planted their flag on Fairfield Way offering free hugs and compliments to many a passerby. Free high fives were offered to those in a hurry, on bike, or just plain shy to the idea. Gianna Duncan, 1st semester speech language and hearing sciences major said, “It’s just to spread some happiness and give people a good attitude about their day.” Random Acts of Kindness Club has done the same event last year, and have more public events planned for the rest of the year. The club meets every other Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Rowe 122. – Alban Murtishi (Alban.Murtishi@UConn.edu)
Master Gardener program encourages service, involvement By David Weigand Campus Correspondent
UConn’s Master Gardener program is accepting program for a new wave of students ready for a three-year process of classroom learning, handson training and community involvement. The Master Gardener program is not limited to UConn, however, as it is a function of the Cooperative Extension System, linking the program to many like it. The title of Master Gardener is honored nationwide, chiefly by the American Horticultural society. The program, started at UConn in 1978, consists of “horticulture training and an
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Youth of today must carry on fight against racism and bigotry
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hen it comes to how far society has come from the day of the Jim Crow Laws, we can easily congratulate ourselves. We’ve eliminated specially designated fountains for the colored, we allow interracial seating on public transportation and have allowed “equal” opportunity for every citizen. But does segregation still exist? Let’s ask the sorority Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama. On September 11, 2013, the Crimson White, the university press at the University of Alabama, published a report stating that the PanHellenic sorority Alpha Gamma Delta denied an applicant based on the color of her skin. “Are we really not going to talk about the black girl?” said Alpha Gamma Delta member Melanie Gotz at the sorority requirement meeting. This “black girl” who has requested she and her family remain anonymous for their own safety, graduated second in her high school class, with a 4.3 GPA and is the stepdaughter of a state legislator and step granddaughter of a former State Supreme Court justice and current trustee of the university. She would be the prime candidate for any organization. But she was judged not by her abilities but by the color of her skin. During the sorority recruitment meeting, current members and alumnae answered Gotz question with silence. Alumni of the chapter sorority stated that they had already made their decisions and agreed on which students will be back for the next round of pledging. The “black girl” was not a part of the next round of pledging, and thus will not be coming back to next round according to the alumnae. This unexpected news to the current sorority members was no surprise to the applicant. The applicant had gone to formal recruitments to 16 Panhellic sororities, all of which denied her. However, according to the Crimson White, the current sorority members have no issues with accepting a black member. It is the alumnae that do not want to see a black member in their sorority. According to the New York Times, the Crimson White publishes a story about the denial of blacks into an all-white sorority every year. However, this was the first time a sorority member affirmed the accusations with support from other members. No black woman has been accepted into a sorority on campus, since 2003, according to the New York Times. This controversial example in the South should come as no surprise. Racism still exists, and will continue to exist. However, today’s society is more accepting and this example of repulsive segregation illustrates the mentality between the younger and older generations. We, as the next generation, should continue to be more accepting and reject racist and bigoted behavior.
Disease is a social construction as much as a scientific diagnosis
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hen asked “what is a disease?” One might answer with: a set of related symptoms that are objectively established. Such examples one would say are HIV, arthritis, and even the flu. The concept of having a disease is synonymous in society as having a “sickness”, being “unhealthy”, and being “imperfect.” Disease in society has a negative connotation. But what if I told you diseases are socially constructed, that diseases are established By Omar Allam based on our Weekly Columnist personal opinions, and that a disease in the United States that is seen as incapacitating, may be considered a mark of royalty half way across the globe? Take, for example, breast size. The article “The social construction of disease”, by Dr. Kathryn Ratcliff, a Sociology professor at the University of Connecticut, states that in the early 1980s the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS) established that having small breasts was a disease. They named this disease micromastia. Even though having micromastia had no physical health risk to the individual,
thousands of Americans were diagnosed with the disease. By establishing small breasts as a disease, society viewed this “ailment” as an imperfection and looked down upon this physical trait. Many with the disease thus desired breast-enlarging treatment provided by ASPRS, in order to be cured. However, in Brazil, having large breasts is actually looked down upon, as it represents a sign of African heritage and lower class status. Rose Weitz states in her book “Social Construction”, that breast reduction surgery is a common gift to many young girls entering adulthood in Brazil. These two polar examples of the perceptions of breast size illustrate the social and subjective construction of diseases. Some diseases are even introduced to society by powerful pharmaceutical companies for profit. In the late 1980’s, synthetic human growth hormone (HGH) was established to replace cadaver harvested human growth hormone, which had the risk of containing deadly viruses. HGH was intended and approved by the FDA for individuals who were diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism; it was proven that by giving pituitary dwarfs HGH their symptoms would diminish. However, the article “Short Kids, Tall Profits,” by Barry Werth, states that in the United States there were only about 20,000 patients diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism. This meant a small market for
Genentech Inc, the distributors of HGH. However, once the FDA approves a drug, physicians are allowed to prescribe the drug for any purpose. Thus Genentech began pushing physicians to prescribe the drug to its largest market, short children who were not hormone deficient. Genentech even established a nonprofit foundation, the Human Growth Foundation, as a front to raise awareness about being “too short.” Genentech aimed to provide HGH to the lowest 3% percent of growth curve, and by doing so the company’s profits were estimated to increase from $157 million to almost $10 billion dollars. There was no research to suggest that providing HGH to healthy, but short children was beneficial, yet Genentech socially introduced a disease for the sake of profit. These children were healthy, and by deeming their short stature as a disease, they allowed society to characterize these children as abnormal and unhealthy. The negative social stigma surrounding the disease is created, making the diagnosed self-conscious and ready for a cure, even if there are no physical health risks.
Weekly Columnist Omar Allam is a 3rd-semester chemistry major. He can be reached at Omar. Allam@UConn.edu
Change in laws and attitudes towards hemp could benefit society
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emp is not marijuana, and that can’t be stressed enough. It is not a drug scientifically, it’s not a drug medically, and it is not a drug legally. It is, however, an incredible economic resource that has been held down by its stoner cousin for far too long. Its opponents are misinformed, invested in its continued prohibition or simply afraid if they appear weak on hemp they will also appear weak on drugs. Hemp of the variety we are talking about is of the same species as marijuana. These plants are known collectively as cannabis sativa. A chemical in these plants tetrahydroBy Devin Keehner cannabinol, or THC for Staff Columnist short, is the cause of marijuana’s psychoactive effects. However, according to Dr. David P. West, who has a PHD in plant breeding from the University of Minnesota, the levels of THC in hemp are negligible. Furthermore, he goes on to say “The washed hemp seeds contain no THC at all. The tiny amounts of THC contained in industrial hemp are in the glands of the plant itself.”
This is important because hempbased foodstuffs are typically made from sterilized seeds in which any THC in those products would be both incidental and trace. It’s not illegal to buy and sell hemp products in the United States, nor is it illegal to consume hemp- based products. According to a 9th circuit court ruling Hemp Industries Association U.S.A. LLC v. Drug Enforcement Administration, non-psychoactive hemp products are not schedule 1 products and therefore are not illegal. This is why you can buy sterilized hemp seeds, hemp oil and even hemp chips at almost any whole foods store in the country. That being said, there are still laws regarding hemp, and it is illegal to grow hemp in the United States, which is a shame given the economic potential that hemp possesses. Hemp represents a truly valuable economic resource. Hemp can be used to make paper, corn, building materials and biofuels. It’s a hearty plant and can grow in a variety of environments. Also, as a foodstuff it might just be the next big super food and, more importantly, and it can’t get you high. I’m not going to pretend like hemp is some
magical plant or pretend like it’s going to solve any of our country’s problems. That being said, it is a valuable product with genuine uses. The least we can do is give the hemp industry a chance and on that front support is coming from some unlikely sources. Historically Republicans tend to be skeptical of anything that could make them look even a little soft on crime, but that isn’t stopping high-profile Senators from speaking out on hemp. Senator Rand Paul, a Tea Party darling, and the Senate’s Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have come out in support of industrialized hemp both in their home state of Kentucky as well as nationally. Yet even with support at this level adverse laws and poor attitudes remain. As a matter of fact, some negative attitudes and misinformation have unsurprisingly made their way onto campus. Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or SSPD, have a bake sale scheduled for Monday Sept. 23, 2013 along Fairfield Way. What makes this noteworthy is that the scheduled bake sale is supposed to have a rather special theme: SSPD wants to cook with hemp. So
they did what any club would do--they got a food permit, reserved a spot and sought out all other necessary permissions. Problems arose when Student Event Services and the UConn Police Department raised concerns about the use of hemp as an ingredient. UConn event services, under advisement from UConn PD, established that because hemp contained THC, the active chemical in Marijuana, it was illegal. SSPD made the case for hemps legality, but the UConn PD seemed concerned that any amount of THC was subject to Connecticut DUI laws and represented a major liability to the University. However, “A person is under the influence if his ability to drive is affected to an appreciable degree” according to cga. ct.gov’s summary of Conn.’s DUI law. That would mean trace amounts of THC that are unlikely to be detectable would not be included. Simply put, if the police are right about the law, the law needs to be changed. In any case, the attitudes, the suspicion and the fear surrounding hemp needs to be put to rest. Staff Columnist Devin Keehner is a 5th-semester communications major. He can be reached at Devin. Keehner@UConn.edu
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It became immediately obvious upon entering the theater that this was not a typical Jorgensen experience. Instead of the anticipatory silence that was the usual atmosphere before the beginning of an event, the audience at the sixth annual National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show was an animated group. A quick scan around the auditorium showed an eclectic dress code: some were in formal wear, while others were dressed in ripped jeans and T-shirts. The event began with an introduction of the program and a brief overview of the history of the “Divine Nine”—fraternities and sororities that have traditionally been African American. Some of the organizations have been around for about a hundred years and have endured Jim Crow and the Civil Rights movement. As each of the fraternities and sororities were introduced, their members enthusiastically responded by making their signature calls. After encouraging members of the audience to tweet during the performance using the hashtag “thecomeback,” the speaker gave the stage to the MC for the night, Dukk. “UConn’s a beautiful campus,” Dukk said to the crowd. “Seriously, I’ve never seen this many chickens and cows before.” The audience laughed and cheered, and after a few more jokes about each participating organization, the performance began in earnest. Step-dancing is a form of dance that places most of its importance on footwork. Technically speaking, there are many step dances, including tap dance, but this par-
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At the sixth annual National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show, the “Divine Nine” fraternities and sororities performed their step-dancing skills for a Jorgensen audience.
ticular brand of step dancing was popularized by the National Pan-Hellenic Council and has ties to African dance. By organizing competitive performances like the step show, NPHC displays African American history and culture to a wider audience. At the Jorgensen, each performance was structured into several routines, some with music and some without. The number of performers varied sharply from organization to organization; some had around ten members on the stage, while others had
fewer than five. However, a lack of quantity did not mean a lack of quality. “I really liked Mu Sigma Upsilon’s performance,” Jane Moran, a fifth-semester history major said, referring to a routine that only had two performers. “They were really impressive when they performed without music, and it was really too bad that they had technical difficulties during the musical part.” Some of the more involved performanc-
es included a skit in their routine. Sigma Gamma Rho’s performers, for example, acted as if they were employees of “Forever 22” who danced when their boss wasn’t looking. “I really enjoyed that performance,” said Anthony Virgo, who is not a student at UConn but attended the event due to his interest in the competition. “There’s still more after the intermission, but I think
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Students bring puppetry alive Friday film fun
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By Emily Lewson Campus Correspondent In the Studio Theatre Saturday, Sept. 21, 12 performances brought inanimate objects to life and filled the audience with awe as part of the 2013 UConn Fall Puppet Slam. To first year students, puppets may seem like an oddity; but they have made their home here at Storrs. “To me puppetry is the purest of art forms; it has pulse and I’ve never been more excited for a show!” said Luke LaRosa, a 3rd semester urban and communication studies and geography double major. The Ballard Inst. Of Puppetry presented Saturday’s show. Back in 1965, Frank W. Ballard began the University of Connecticut’s successful puppetry program. After passing away three years ago, Ballard’s appreciation and creativity towards the arts has continued to thrive here at UConn. With new hire Margarita Blush, our university will remain a national-caliber program. Blush will certainly encourage puppeteer students to follow their creative passions. “It’s the youth that brings so much creativity and constant newness to this artwork; you are always surprised at what the students think of next,” said Trudy Cohen, a member of Bread and Puppet Theater. Cohen is correct. Saturday’s
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Alumni and current students of the puppetry program performed at Saturday’s 2013 UConn Fall Puppet Slam.
show exhibited alumnus’ and current student’s works, and each performance was entirely unique. But this art form is not for entertainment alone: some shows contribute a political parody or contain a religious theme. A few performances remain serious, while others cause audience members to
erupt in hysterics. All of the puppeteers put their hearts and souls into their productions. Zach Dorn, a talented artist from Pittsburgh, captures the essence of the current generation. His three shows included “What Time is
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If you’re looking for a fun new way to spend a Friday night with friends and you’d rather watch a Woody Allen classic or a Hitchcock thriller than the Student Union first-run selections, look no further than the Film Fridays series. The films, which are shown every Friday at 7:30 pm in the Von der Mehden Recital Hall, are presented by StoDo (short for Storrs-Downtown) Arts, an allvolunteer group that formed last spring. Admission to the movie is $5. The fall series began this past Friday, September 20, with the 1978 musical-movie “Grease.” Dog Lane Café, situated on the corner of Dog Lane and Route 195, served “Frosty’s Palace Burgers” and milkshakes to fit the movie’s theme. Although Film Fridays ran this past summer, this is the first time since 2004 that the series has run during UConn’s fall semester. According to Janet Jones, a founding member of StoDo Arts, the audience turn-out was bigger during the summer than it was this past Friday, but she hopes that more students will start attending. According to StoDo Arts founding member Kim Bova, some summer audience members would dressup as characters from the movies they were watching.
Students already have the option of seeing movies for free on Friday nights in the Student Union, but Jones is glad to provide students with alternative options. “We love options,” she said. “Some of these movies are truly the classics.” 1st -semester pre-teaching major Hannah Fiducia and her friends chose the Film Fridays option. “ “I like ‘Grease’ better,” she said. Fiducia said that she appreciates having alternative choices. “They have a different selection of classic movies here,” she said. “It’s a nice way to spend an evening with friends.” The event has also attracted many people from surrounding towns. Aline Hoffman of Coventry has been going to the films all summer. “We always come with friends,” she said. “We’re going to try to get the word out more about this.” Barry Schreier, a founding member of StoDo Arts and owner of the Storrs Center candy shop Sweet Emotions, acknowledged that students also have the option to download movies inexpensively to watch in the convenience of their dorm rooms, but still thinks that watching a movie in a theater is worth the price. “Things tend to be funnier
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Community congregates at Festival on the Green
By Zach Lederman Staff Writer
The Tenth Annual Festival On the Green was held Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. outside of E.O. Smith High School. The festival primarily featured vendors from local businesses in the area, including restaurants such as Wings Express, Sara’s Pockets and Sweet Emotions Candy Shop, where fairgoers could stop and sample or purchases some delicious locally prepared goodies. Also featured were non-food businesses like ‘Beyond the Gravestone’, and Verizon, who offered favors of their own. For entertainment, the festival featured the UConn Marching band, which played classics such as the University of Connecticut fight song ‘UConn Husky,’ and others. E.O. Smith’s own marching band also played to the delight of students and parents, proud to hear their school represented. The main attractions weren’t just the vendors. At around noon, many service organizations and classes from the local
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Local restaurants and stores held booths at the Festival on the Green on Sunday. Residents were able to sample different culinary styles, hear live music from school marching bands and pet farm animals.
elementary schools took to the streets in a parade through Storrs, concluding in the parking lot at E.O. Smith. For the kids, E.O. Smith set up a small
petting zoo, where kids could come feed and pet a wide variety of animals, including bunny rabbits, chinchillas, ponies, and alpacas. There were even buckets of
alpaca food, so anyone could give them a little treat out of their hands.
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This column is supposed to be dedicated to things the current college generation loved as kids during the 90’s, though I’m not sure how many of us listened to Rage Against the Machine in second grade. If anyone has, you must have had some special kind of supervision, or more likely, none at all. And if until today you have not listened to them or even heard of them, you should. A lot of people will recognize songs that they have heard, but not necessarily know the name of the song. Perhaps you heard it between the Backstreet Boys and N*Sync back in the day. For example, at the start of every UConn football game they play a clip from Rage’s “Guerilla Radio,” you know, the part that goes, “It has to start somewhere, it has to start some time. What better place than here? What better time than now?” Rage’s strong suit, as alluded to by their name, is getting a crowd pumped up and excited with heavy riffs and controversial lyrics. Front man Zach De la Rocha and guitarist Tom Morello were both activists from the start as they were raised in activist families, which laid the foundation for their politically charged music careers. These boys are not just some government hating high school drop-outs mad at “the man” – De la Rocha and Morello met while attending Harvard University. If that isn’t some sort of credential to back up De la Rocha’s critical lyrics, I don’t know what is. His vocal style isn’t a collection of grandiose one-syllable glory notes but resembles more of a hard rap with a raspy yell. He couldn’t hold a candle to Adele that’s for sure, but she couldn’t do what he does either. Neither is he an early Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne is far from a civil right’s activist with his hoes and haters or “hate-uh’s” if you prefer. De la Rocha wants you to hear him, that’s why he yells. What he’s saying is important, at least to him. He encourages listeners to question their surroundings, their teachings and their authority figures from their parents to the President. Constantly pointing out the flaws, inconsistencies and ironies of society and government, De la Rocha made educated and valid points against the world in which we live. The “American Dream” is one of his favorite topics in which he criticizes the goals people strive for, rephrasing as if to disillusion the reader. De la Rocha can take a simple characteristic like being a police officer and change its projection from the honorable light that society sees to a negative light exposing the “dirt” that police officers leave behind. Once he’s done with this portrayal he will repeat lyrics until you won’t forget them, such as “Wake up!” or “Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me!” getting louder and louder until it bursts or the song runs out. De la Rocha is an effective vocalist but stands parallel to one of the most creative guitarists of the 90’s, Tom Morello. Morello is considered one of the most tasteful users of the power chord to date. It was his heavy rhythmic style mixed with pedal effects that really boosted De La Rocha’s vocals to their height.
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“New Girl” is not exactly a groundbreaking show. The premise (a woman shares an apartment with three men) is hardly revolutionary and on paper the characters themselves seem to read like walking stereotypes: the quirky girl (played, of course, by Zooey Deschanel), her sassy best friend, the douchebag, the neurotic guy and a black best friend. What sets “New Girl” apart from other run-of-the-mill sitcoms is how earnestly they embrace the typical tropes of a sitcom and flesh them out into believable characters with interesting lives. It remains predictable, but that predictability is usually not a hindrance, as the writing and a cast work well to keep the audience attentive and coming back for more. In many ways, the season three premiere of “New Girl” displays the positive side of fully committing to its genre without attempting to be edgy. The episode takes place in the immediate aftermath of the second season finale in which Nick and Jess had formalized their relationship. The main plot of the premiere is an exploration of what exactly a formal relationship would entail. On one hand, they are now remarkably angst-free (and the chemistry between Jake Johnson and Deschanel reflect this looser relationship). On the other, they are still roommates and must deal with the pitfalls of living together about 40 minutes after they’ve fully
committed to a relationship. The episode explores such difficulties with hijinks typical of a sitcom, but the story is heartwarming at its core. Less well-written is the B plot of the episode, which deals with the other major event of the finale of last season: Schmidt’s love troubles with Cece and Elizabeth. In this case, predictability does not work to New Girl’s advantage. Part of the show’s charm is its ability to carve out cliché storylines and turn them into something interesting, but Schmidt’s subplot has no originality whatsoever and saddles him with another hackneyed romantic arc. Nor does his decision to try to date both women improve matters; the show had spent so much effort establishing Schmidt as essentially a nice guy in previous seasons that this ends up being a disservice to his character. Overall, this was an adequate premiere. It tied up most of the loose ends of the previous season while keeping the audience interested in the story arcs to come. Despite Schmidt’s storyline being rather melodramatic and overwrought, it had a good balance of drama and comedy (mostly thanks to Winston’s antics with a puzzle). Perhaps most importantly, it managed to preserve the core chemistry among the roommates despite Nick and Jess’s newfound relationship.
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The Emmys award show is not the be-all end-all of determining which T.V. shows are the best, but the validation never hurts. Netflix’s gamble on their first exclusive show paid off, as the “House of Cards” directors won for Directing for a Drama Series. And another show that’s in many students queue this week, “Breaking Bad,” has gotten some attention. The show won best Drama Series and Anna Gunn won best Supporting Acress in a Drama. Jim Parsons from CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” was awknowledged as the best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and as a personal favorite of mine, I couldn’t agree more. -Kim Halpin
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is a new FOX sitcom that attempts create a goofy workplace sitcom out of one of the most unlikely occupations, detectives. It looks to be attempting to emulate the success of shows like “Scrubs” and “The Office.” While it features some solid humor, the cast doesn’t appear to have the collective strength to stand up against previous hits. “Saturday Night Live” alum Andy Samberg stars as Det. Jake Peralta, a talented and dedicated crime solver with the mannerisms and maturity of a ten year old; like Sherlock Holmes on a sugar rush. It’s the perfect role for Samberg, who specializes in over the top, carefree humor. He does a good job of making his character amusing without becoming annoying, most of the time. The remainder of the cast, however, is not nearly as strong. Peralta’s uptight partner Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) works only as a comedic foil when Samberg delivers the joke. Det. Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) is the archetypal neurotic loser character, who Truglio slightly overplays. His partner Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) is tough as nails, and nothing else. Only their commanding officers Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews) and Ray Holt (Andrew Braugher) seem to be built around more than one tired characteristic.
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Andy Samberg’s character keeps the comedy fresh in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” series premiere. However, the dynamic with the other characters falls flat.
The plot of the show’s pilot has the strict and demanding Holt taking over the 99th precinct and clashing with Peralta laid back manner. It’s an age old dynamic that the show didn’t seem to be doing anything new or interesting with. The arc revolved solely around Holt’s wish that his officers wear ties, and Peralta’s obvious refusal. It’s simple and I’ve seen it before. However, a small twist third act may indicate the writers do have some fresh ideas. Even so, the comparison may be obvious, but the show has the feel of a glorified
SNL sketch. Perhaps the funniest aspect of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is the nonchalant way it deals with its subject matter in line with Samberg’s constantly upbeat tone. “Good news for all you murder fans,” is how he chooses to introduce us to the plot. It adds a nice layer of dark comedy, and with enough of the direction playing it straight, the style is distinct from other police comedies such as “Reno 911” and “NTSF:SD:SUV.” But the jokes themselves are hit and miss. They are enjoyably over-the-top slapstick, but
often too easy with predictable punch lines. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” right now appears to be a one man show. And while Samberg’s energy may keep his character fresh for multiple seasons, I can’t say the same for anyone else. There is a good show somewhere in here, but unless the writing is stepped up and more chemistry can be found between characters, I can’t see “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” holding anyone’s interest for very long.
By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer
is exactly the type of program Cartoon Network should be making. To quote a Disney Channel press release: ““Wander Over Yonder” is about best friends and epic enemies, set in surreal places across the universe. Wander (voiced by 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer) is an overly-optimistic intergalactic traveler who, along with his loyal but bullish steed Sylvia, goes from planet to planet helping people to live free and have fun, all against the evil reign of Lord Hater and his army of Watchdogs.” A basic series with completely unrealistic and fantastical characters, the show is easy to jump into. Each episode is divided into twin 11 minute segments. The first for this review was “The Picnic.” In “The Picnic,” we see Wander trying to find the perfect spot for viewing the alignment of
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Friends battle other worldly enemies
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“Wander Over Yonder,” Disney Channel’s newest animated show, shows the adventures of Wander and Sylvia.
Disney Channel’s new original animated series, “Wander Over Yonder,” marks legendary television animator Craig McCracken’s first major project to reach the air since the conclusion of his Cartoon Network program “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” in 2009. McCracken, who also served as a writer on Cartoon Network’s “Dexter’s Laboratory” and created “The Powerpuff Girls” for the same network, has brought his latest project to the Disney Channel after having become “disillusioned” with the current Cartoon Network trend of mostly airing reality and live action programming, as well as syndicated cheaply animated programs, rather than the classic original cartoons the network produced in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. And “Wander Over Yonder”
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By Maurilio Amorim
Tranquil club scene? We see club, bar and party scenes all the time on television, but have we ever seen an accurate portrayal? Let’s start with the club scene. Everything is cool and in slow motion. Everyone is smiling, moving and not spilling their drinks. Everyone is having a great time and is super friendly with one another. I suppose the slow motion makes it all appear this way, but the moment we look at it in real time it’s a huge mess. Everything is gross and dirty. Everyone is awkwardly everywhere in a claustrophobic’s worst nightmare. Everybody is bumping into one another, and you can’t hear anything anyone is saying over the loud music. Television likes to show us people having conversations at normal volumes without the necessary screaming into someone’s ear. Instead of the realistic awkward dancing between strangers, we watch these choreographed dance sequences that are highly unrealistic. Clubs can be fun, but it’s never as cinematic as people expect it to be. At a bar on TV, there’s either a few guys having a drink talking to one another watching a game, or there are a lot of people taking shots, having a good time, but they can still hear one another. There is no loud music or other people present. Nobody is butting into anyone’s conversation and we hardly ever see anybody who has had too much to drink make a scene. A television bar is always a place of solace and tranquility where characters go to have life changing conversations and shocking revelations. We hardly ever see a bar scene for what it really is. We never see a bar filled on a Friday night with people fighting over one another to order drinks yelling over loud music and complaining about the price of expensive drinks. The bartenders are always friendly and wise men who have had so many life experiences that they are experts on almost everything and will point you in the right direction. Maybe I’m going to the wrong bars because I have yet to meet this bartender. I’ve only met two kinds of bartenders in my time. There is the male bartender who just pours your drinks and takes your money or the female bartender dressed in almost nothing to flirt her way into tips from the interested male audience. What’s even funnier than how obvious her attempts are, is they work. If Gandolf the Wizard bartender, who will give me life-changing advice for free does exist, I have yet to see him on my various bar hops. Maybe his first piece of advice to me would be to stop believing everything I see on television.
Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu
Monday, September 23, 2013
Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels win best drama Emmys Focus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Daniels won the Emmy Award on Sunday for best drama series actor for his portrayal of an idealistic TV anchorman in “The Newsroom,” with Claire Danes capturing top actress honors for her troubled CIA agent in “Homeland.” Daniels noted that he’d also received an age 50-plus acting honor from AARP, which represents the interests of older Americans. “With all due respect to the AARP, this is even better,” Daniels said. Danes, who captured her second trophy for the terrorism drama, paid tribute to one of the series’ writers, Henry Brommell, who died last March and who received a writing Emmy posthumously Sunday. Danes’ win ended the hope that “Scandal” best actress nominee Kerry Washington would become the first African-American to win in the category since Cicely Tyson in 1995 for “Sweet Justice.” Julia Louis-Dreyfus claimed her second consecutive best comedy actress award for her role as an ambitious political second banana in “Veep,” with Jim Parsons again claiming the top comedy acting trophy for “The Big Bang Theory.” “This is so much good fortune it’s almost too much to bear,” said LouisDreyfus. “I’m very grateful to have the opportunity to make people laugh. It’s a joyful way to make a living.” Parsons added to the awards he won in 2011 and 2010 for the role of a science nerd. “My heart, oh my heart. I want you to know I’m very aware of how exceedingly fortunate I am,” he said. Merritt Wever of “Nurse Jackie” won the night’s first award, for best supporting actress in a comedy series, kicking off the ceremony on a surprising note and with a remarkably brief acceptance speech. “Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Um, I got to go, bye,” Wever told the audience after besting a field that included two-time winner Julie Bowen of “Modern Family.” “Merritt Wever, best speech ever,” host Neil Patrick Harris said.
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Claire Danes, wearing Atelier Versace, arrives at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sunday Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.
Backstage, she offered an explanation: “I’m sorry I didn’t thank anyone. I was going to cry.” Tony Hale of “Veep” claimed the trophy for best supporting actor in a comedy, a category that has been the property in recent years of the men of “Modern Family.” “Oh, man.... This is mindblowing, mindblowing,” Hale said. Laura Linney was named best actress in a miniseries or movie for “The Big C: Hereafter.” ‘’The Voice” won best reality-competition program, “The Colbert Report” was crowned best variety show and Tina Fey won for writing “30 Rock.” Bobby Cannavale, from “Boardwalk Empire,” won as best supporting actor in a drama, and Anna Gunn from “Breaking Bad” won the best actress award in the same category. The ceremony’s first hour was relatively somber, with memorial tributes and a
doleful song by Elton John in honor of the late musical star Liberace, the subject of the nominated biopic “Behind the Candelabra.” “Liberace left us 25 years ago and what a difference those years have made to people like me,” said John, who is openly gay in contrast to the closeted Liberace portrayed in the TV movie. Robin Williams offered another tribute. “Jonathan Winters was my mentor,” Williams said of the actor-comedian. “I told him that and he said, ‘Please, I prefer ‘idol.’” Also honored was Cory Monteith, the “Glee” star who died at age 31 in July of a drug and alcohol overdose. “Cory was a beautiful soul,” said his co-star Jane Lynch. “He was not perfect, which so many of us here tonight can relate to. His death is a tragic reminder of the rapacious, senseless destruction that is brought on my addiction.”
Runway trends arrive on Emmys red carpet LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kerry Washington is the fashion It Girl right now, and she has the straight-from-the-runway dress to prove it. The “Scandal” star showed her style savvy at the Emmy Awards Sunday in fantasy gown in a blush color with gold embroidery that was at the Marchesa runway show just earlier this month. “This was their final look, and the moment I saw it I asked them to send it to me,” Washington said. The Emmys red carpet stepped it up with modern catwalk trends, interesting colors and some risks. There were romantic lace overlays, graphic black-and-white combinations, strategic skin-baring slashes and tough-girl harnesses. Claire Danes of “Homeland” wore a light, delicate champagne-colored gown by Armani
Prive with a tulle bodice covered in barely-there sequins and a flared gown. Julia Louis-Dreyfus — an early winner for best comedy actress in “Veep” — had on a much more straightforward metallic column by Monique Lhuillier. January Jones, who normally goes ultra sleek to contrast her retro “Mad Men” character, did a more romantic turn in a dustyrose lace gown by Givenchy. Sofia Vergara wore the bodyhugging gown and mermaid hem that’s she’s known for, but anything less than this sort of bright red Vera Wang gown and oversized emerald Lorraine Schwartz jewels would disappoint the crowd. The “Modern Family” star also had a plug for her retail partner Kmart, saying she had on underwear from there. “But you can’t see that unless you rip
the dress.” Tina Fey wore a royal-blue gown by Narciso Rodriguez that had a very open neckline but otherwise had the designer’s minimalist touch. Alison Williams wore a similar color. Her gown by Ralph Lauren, strapless and an utterly clean silhouette, showed confidence. Connie Britton didn’t shy away from embellishment with a gold-on-teal gown by Naeem Khan. Lena Dunham stood out on the carpet, too, but her floralprint dress seemed one of the fashion misses of the night. “Games of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke might not be a household name yet, but she wore a skilled red carpet designer: Donna Karan. Every geometric leaf cutout was cut and folded onto the actress’ body. She’s likely landing on fashion watchers’ lists. Heidi Klum turned up in a
hard-edge halter gown by Versace, while “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi, another seasoned poser, turned some heads in her sleek, white KaufmanFranco with an illusion halter neckline and a just-right flash of skin at her hip. Perhaps more important than the established style stars looking picture perfect, were the new names — and the up-andcoming designers they chose to wear. They all added a jolt of excitement that’s been missing from what largely over the past few awards seasons have been a sea of perfect, classic black dresses. Thakoon has dressed Michelle Obama, but the label still wasn’t a go-to for the awards circuit. That changed here with “Orange is the New Black” star Taylor Schilling’s white gown with a delicate halter top, mostly bare back and high slit.
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Unique performances of puppetry art form
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it in Berlin?,” “Drugs” and “A Story about the Saddest Story.” Through use of videography, Dorn brings modern technology into an old art form while still mastering close attention to detail. Dorn’s productions grant snapshots into the world, demonstrating the average person’s desire to receive retribution in an unforgiving and unmoving society. With humor, he approaches the world’s problems and creates an instant connection with a college-aged audience. On the opposite side of the spectrum are Joe Therrien and Jason Hicks. Taught in the puppetry program here, Therrien returned to his alma mater to display how much he has grown. Since graduating, Therrien has joined two notable political puppetry groups, Occupy Wall Street Puppetry Guild and the Bread and Puppet Theater, where both puppeteers presented “Weasel vs. The World.” By utilizing humor and their creative talents, the duo shed light on important national and international problems such as oil pipelines, drone attacks, and the population’s complacency. Their attack at fighting global dilemmas redefines protest and sets a modern standard on what it means to
change the world. With puppetry, Therrien and Hicks prove political protest can keep pace with an ever changing society. Students across campus note this new way to set about change. Shannon Nardi, a third semester evolution and ecology biology major, said that it is now the “most powerful vehicle for political propaganda.” If you missed Saturday night’s performances, make sure to keep your eyes open for upcoming puppet activity. The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is open to the public Fridays-Sundays 12-5pm and by appointment; they are currently housed at Depot Campus, but will be coming to Storrs Center soon. This semester they are hosting a Fall Puppet Forum Series at the BIMP Depot Campus Center in which advancements and traditions in international puppetry theater will be explained Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Additionally, “The World of Puppetry” will continue to astound at the Vernon Community Arts Center until October 5. Visit the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry’s website for more events and information.
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Movie input sought
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when you’re laughing with a hundred other people,” said Schreier, who went to the most recent Friday night film dressed as a Greaser. “The idea of watching a movie with a large group still holds magic.” Audience members were given surveys to fill out after the movie. “Being so new, we’re trying to figure out what everyone wants,” said Jones. Schreier said that the Film Fridays series is a part of a larger effort to create a destination in downtown Storrs.
“We’re invested in the idea of creating a destination,” said Schreier. “We’re creating a reason for people to come down here.” The next Film Fridays selection will be the 2012 film “Life of Pi,” followed by the German drama “Silent Night,” the Woody Allen film “Match Point,” the moviemusical “Little Shop of Horrors” and the cult classic “Napoleon Dynamite.” Dog Lane Café will continue to serve move-themed meals for audiences to enjoy before or after the films.
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Make some noise
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His riffs might be a bit simple, but they are appropriate and well written. But what really makes Morello an original was his use of pedal effects, kill-switches and feedback – tools to make those strange sounds in the background and in solos that a guitar can’t typically make. Music like De la Rocha and Morello’s doesn’t make it to the radio anymore. It’s not even the cursing as much as it is the message that radio companies don’t want to have the reputation of syndicating. Think about it, how many really controversial lyrics make it through the radio
these days? No, once again, not lyrics about hoes, sex and drugs. To be clear, I’m not implying that the radio needs to be taken over by Rage wannabes, but it needs to be more fairly balanced than it currently is. Someone needs to step up and make some serious noise like Rage Against the Machine once did. This has been my diatribe on the radio. If you think I missed something or want to talk further about it, tweet at me @GiGantos
Matthew.Gantos@UConn.edu
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the planets. Nearby, Lord Hater attempts to utilize the event to gain supreme power over the universe via a celestial wish granting, but first he attempts to defend his position from his rival Emperor Awesome. The segment’s hilarity is drawn from Wander, who, blissfully unaware of Lord Hater’s intentions, keeps unintentionally annoying the villain in a variety of ways (stopping for photos, offering sandwiches etc.). In the second segment, entitled “The Fugitives,” Wander and Sylvia attempt to escape capture by Lord Hater’s minions, only to be thwarted repeatedly by Wander stopping to help others like making sure a balloon animal alien doesn’t accidentally step on a thumbtack. The show can be quite funny at times. Over the top characters, and Wander’s helpful if not annoying tendencies are sure to provide great laughs. The randomness of the antics encountered by the characters at such a breakneck pace also make for some great comedy. Perhaps its simplicity is what makes “Wander Over Yonder” so fantastic. It doesn’t have the complex animation or intricate plotline of “The Legend of Korra,” nor a feast of pop culture references that could be caught in “Adventure Time.” What you get is a mild mannered toon, over the top sup-
porting characters, and some good old fashioned slapstick humor. Like old Looney Tunes cartoons, with a simple plotline and memorable characters, it can be easily enjoyed by young and old alike. Longtime cartoon viewers should expect a great feeling of nostalgia from the program, which uses everything from the throwback “limited” animation style that was utilized by classic Hanna-Barbera and early Cartoon Network programs, to a beautifully simple cartoon art style, the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the ending of “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy.” Astute viewers will even recognize the utilization of certain “classic” sound effects used frequently on old CN programs such as “Samurai Jack” and “Dexter’s Laboratory.” Longtime McCracken collaborators such as Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) also lend their talents to the program. While the past few years have been blessed with some fantastic animated series that have raised the bar in terms of visuals and storytelling for what were once considered only as “children’s shows,” it’s incredibly refreshing to see a program go back to square one. “Wander Over Yonder” looks to be one promising cartoon.
Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu
Monday September 23, 2013
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Comics
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Students participate in a watermelon-eating contest at Husky Village on Friday, Sept. 20.
UCONN CLASSICS: SOMETHING PITHY ABOUT THE IMPLACABLE PASSAGE OF TIME.
Classic Toast Phil by Stephen Winchell and Ben Vigeant
by Tom Dilling
Based on True Sean Rose by Sean Rose
HOROSCOPES
Classic Nothing Extraordinary
To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Review recent mistakes to learn from them. Find a positive outlet for your desire for justice. A new phase of loving, beautiful purpose rouses your creativity.
by Tom Feldtmose Happy Dance by Sarah Parsons
Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Your mind is full of ideas for the future, but you’re also easily distractible. Schedule everything you need to handle, and then give yourself permission to play. Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 9 -- Now, and for the next month, focus on having fun at work. Not only does this positively impact your well-being, but your charisma and reputation increase. Why not? Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -You’re entering a new period of indulgence. Be willing to receive love and give it away for an amazing experience that could inspire a page-turner. Give it up so you deserve it in return.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Your capacities to learn and concentrate are keen. Sign up for a class or a workshop, or get into online research. Write down what you discover and share it. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 9 -New ideas for profit flit around like butterflies. Net the best ones. There’s money coming in for the next month, and your satisfaction increases. Stash some away. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re getting more charming every day. Love, beauty and creativity abound and inspire your work. Let your artistic juices flow, and create something that delights. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Beginning workshop tasks and simply cleaning up could lead to new discoveries (and even a hidden treasure). Let your passion power your broom. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Suddenly, everything starts to make sense. Take advantage of your heightened ability to solve puzzles. A new phase of social fun begins around midnight, when Venus enters Scorpio. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -For the next month, new career possibilities arise. You may need to learn new skills, but you can manage that. Your social network proves very useful. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- A new phase of strong passions begins. Don’t let them walk away with your wallet. Pay your expenses first, before you lose yourself in some artful expression. You’re gonna need a bigger butt.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- You may find it difficult to concentrate on repetitive tasks. Focus on what excites you. Take care of your nest and make it so that it supports your dreams.
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Monday, September 23, 2013
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Sports
Volleyball goes 3-1 at Dartmouth Duels By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent
The UConn volleyball team had a busy weekend, as the Huskies finished with a 3-1 record in the weekend-long Dartmouth Classic. The Huskies first match was a successful one, as UConn was victorious as they took on the New Hampshire Wildcats. The Huskies overpowered the Wildcats with an offensive explosion, as UConn amassed 54 kills in the four set match. The Huskies were led by Karson
Ratliff, Erika Thomas and Devon Maugle, who had 18, 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Maugle was also strong defensively as her 12 kills gave her a double-double on the day. UConn then went on to sweep hosting Dartmouth, as Maugle was able to add yet another double double to her résumé with a 12 kill, 10 dig performance. Setter Marissa Prinzback was able to contribute 30 assists to the Husky cause, as UConn cruised past the Big Green. UConn’s third contest of the weekend didn’t prove as fruitful as the first two, as the
Huskies were downed by No. 9 Minnesota in four sets. The Huskies were able to take a set from the 12-1 Golden Gophers, who had only dropped one set in their first 9 matches. Once again, Ratliff and Maugle led the way in the kill department, as the duo combined for 28. Libero Brianna Datti was able to add 18 digs in the Husky defeat. UConn then got back to their winning ways in the finale, as the Huskies came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Rhode Island. The Huskies were led by strong performances from soph-
omores Thomas and Immanuella Anagu, who had 17 and 14 kills respectively. Ratliff also finished with double-digit kills, as the junior amassed double digits in each match of the weekend. Maugle and Thomas represented UConn, who finished in second place in the tournament, on the All-Tournament Team. UConn will be looking to carry their recent momentum into conference play, as UConn will take on SMU Friday night in their inaugural American Athletic Conference match.
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UConn outside hitter Jade Strawberry goes for a spike in a recent match at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies went 3-1 at the Dartmouth Duels this weekend.
Field hockey moves to 7-0, beats Rutgers Women's soccer heads to conference play By Jackson Mitchell Staff Writer The No. 3 UConn field hockey team took its undefeated 6-0 record on the road yesterday, defeating Rutgers 2-0 in its first Big East matchup of the year for their seventh win of the season. Forward Anne Jeute continued her string of excellent performances with another against the Scarlet Knights, scoring the first goal of the game in the 14th minute of the first half. Returning from a 2012 season which saw her redshirt due to injury, Jeute has picked up right where she left off after a 2011 season which saw her named second team All-America. The senior has scored five goals
thus far in 2013 and is second on the team with 13 points. Goaltender Sarah Mansfield, continuing the theme of excellent play, posted the third UConn shutout of the season—and the 22nd of her career—after stopping three total shots on goal. Mansfield and the defense have allowed just one goal in their last four games.
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Roisin Upton to give the Huskies a two goal advantage. Upton led the team in shots on goal with five. The Huskies once again had a strong showing on both offense and defense, outshooting Rutgers 27-6 while racking up 11 penalty corner opportunities to Rutgers’ four. The team has now won 13 straight contests against the Scarlet Knights as well as its last six Big East openers. Head coach Nancy Steven’s squad returns to action Saturday, Sept. 28 at home against Villanova (2-5) in another Big East showdown. The game will begin at 12 p.m. at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.
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UConn’s offense struck again 13 minutes into the second half after leading-scorer Chloe Hunnable netted her seventh goal of the season on a penalty corner assist from sophomore midfielder
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Men's tennis edges Boston University on road By Matt Zampini Campus Correspondent
The UConn men’s tennis team earned its second victory of the season after edging Boston University 7-6 at the legendary Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The grass courts at Longwood Cricket Club hosted the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships from 19641999. Taking advantage of the playing surface, the schools sent out four doubles teams instead of the usual three and had nine singles
matches instead of six. The Huskies and Terriers split the doubles matches 2-2. Wayne Harrell and Ryan Carr defeated their opponent 8-3 while Andrew Ginzberg and Parker Goldstein won their match 8-4. With the match tied at two points apiece, it came down to the nine singles matches to determine the winner. With the match tied at six points apiece, the last point was to be decided by junior Wayne Harrell for the Huskies and junior Chanon Varapongsittikul for the Terriers. The match went three sets, with Harrell fighting back to win 6-7
(4), 7-6 (4), 7-5, giving the Huskies the victory. Other notable victories for UConn in singles came from freshman Chris Toner, freshman Parker Goldstein, sophomore Zac McEntee and junior Josh Palmer. If not for Goldstein fighting back from a 2-5 deficit in the third set to win, the Huskies would not have had a chance to win in the final match. UConn (2-0) will host Siena on Tuesday on the UConn tennis courts at 3 p.m.
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By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent
The UConn women’s soccer team concluded their non-conference schedule Sunday with a 2-1 loss to No. 10 Georgetown in Storrs. The Huskies played 10 games against non-conference foes, posting a 6-4-0 record. UConn played two nationally ranked opponents as well as three others that received votes in the national coaches’ poll. The team finished 0-2 against ranked teams and 2-3 against all teams receiving votes. UConn opened its season against Wisconsin, falling 3-2 in one of three games this season where the Huskies scored more than one goal. Wisconsin’s win propelled them into the top 25 in the national poll. No. 2 Stanford was next on UConn’s schedule, just two days after the loss to Wisconsin. The Huskies fell 1-0 in a tough loss that left UConn 0-2-0 on the season. The Huskies then won their next four games against Boston College,
Central Connecticut, Maine and Syracuse before losing 1-0 to Boston University. Wins against Dartmouth and La Salle added to the team’s win total before Sunday’s game against Georgetown. UConn outperformed the Hoyas, in head coach Len Tsantiris’ opinion, but couldn’t capitalize on key opportunities. While a goal from freshman forward Rachel Hill tied the game at one goal apiece, the Huskies could not hold on to the lead. A goal with just five and a half minutes remaining put Georgetown ahead for good, ending UConn’s upset bid. Tsantiris said the team is lacking “decisiveness,” which kept them from performing better in their nonconference schedule. He said he saw a glimpse of what he was looking for in the second half of Sunday’s game when sophomore forward Samantha McGuire made a crucial hustle play that put the ball in Hill’s possession and resulted in the goal. “We had triple the shot count (in the second half),” Tsantiris said. “But we’ve got to put them in the
net. That’s not good enough.” UConn will begin their American Athletic Conference schedule Thursday night at 7 p.m. against Southern Methodist at Morrone Stadium. “We’ve gotta fight for everything now, because we’ve gotta do well there,” Tsantiris said. “We play very good teams.” Tsantiris said he sees his team doing well in the American if they can find that ever-elusive decisiveness. He said that Sunday’s game shows how a team can play better than another but still come out on the losing end. UConn finished the game with more than twice as many shots as Georgetown but could not connect with the net. The team is optimistic about their prospects in the American, with Hill adding that everyone is confident they will be successful this season. “We should do well and come out somewhere on top (in the American),” Hill said. “I’m expecting good things.”
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possibility that UConn could start the season a disappointing 0-4. While you can’t walk away from a loss with a sense of a moral victory, there is one thing UConn fans should walk away with. Pride. It has been years since I have heard The Rent that loud. The fans showed up and they stayed to cheer on the Huskies right to the very end. When Michigan knelled the ball down for the final time, cheers rained down from the record break-
ing crowd still in attendance. For the first time in a long time this team showed heart, something I did not think they were capable of. If this team starts the season 0-4 or 1-5, there is no excuse. When motivated, these Huskies can accomplish great things, I’m convinced of that. However, the key moving forward is to find that motivation when conference play begins. UConn will not be lining up against Michigan, on national TV every week. In order to salvage what’s left of this season, they will need to dig deep and put their
helmets on like every other team remaining on their schedule. The outlook on the season looks bleak and confidence in the team remains low, but the players and fans across Connecticut should hold their heads up high. The Huskies did not roll over and die for a superior opponent, because in a season like this one sometimes that is all you can ask for.
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Sports
Women's soccer falls to No. 10 Georgetown By Kyle Constable Staff Writer
The UConn women’s soccer team was minutes away from pushing No. 10 Georgetown to overtime. However, it was not to be as the visiting Hoyas were able to push across an 84th minute winner to defeat the Huskies by a score of 2-1. Georgetown was able to take the lead midway through the first half, as Daphne Corboz effort gave the highly-ranked Hoyas the lead. However, a 72nd minute equalizer from freshman Rachel Hill pulled the Huskies back into contention. Sophomore forward
Samantha McGuire let loose on a shot that was stopped by Georgetown keeper Emma Newins, but the freshman sensation Hill was there to clean up the mess. “We had our opportunities,” said Hill, who scored her fifth goal of her inaugural campaign in Storrs. “It was bound to come sooner or later. We just need to capitalize on every chance we get." Georgetown, however, found a way to capitalize on an opportunity of their own, as the late-game winner came as senior forward Kaitlin Brenn put Georgetown in the lead for good. Despite the loss, coach Len Tsantiris was able to put the
positives in perspective for his team. “The kids played well, that’s the thing, that’s why it’s tough,” said Tsantiris. “But we’re young, and there were situations where we could’ve done better. We didn’t come through. That’s the difference – decisiveness, we didn’t have that, especially the first half.” "We won the ball second half,” added the coach, who is in his 33rd season in charge of the team. “We were in control. I thought for sure we were gonna get another goal." Coach also praised McGuire, whose assist featured exactly the type of play Tsantiris wants from his team. “Sam, I think, on the far side,
she chased really hard,” said Tsantiris “That was the ‘decisiveness.’ That’s what I’m talking about. But we didn’t have that consistent. It was inconsistent.” Goal-scorer Hill was disappointed in the outcome, as the Huskies were in it right until the very end. "It's hard, definitely hard,” said Hill. “A game that we know we could've won, should've won. It was right there. So it's tough. We'll definitely keep looking back on it." The Huskies will be back in action Thursday night as they take on SMU at Morrone Stadium.
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UConn midfielder Julie Hubbard dribbles the ball during Thursday's game against La Salle at Morrone Stadium. The Huskies fell to Georgetown 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in Storrs.
Bob Sheppard introduced Rivera. Then the bullpen door swung open and the first chords of "Enter Sandman," rang out. Only this time the song that for more than a decade almost always indicated the end of the game for New York's opponent was being played live. Metal icon "Metallica" performed their hit from a stage in center field, lead singer James Hetfield crying out, "For you Mariano." Instead of jogging in from the bullpen, Rivera slowly walked to the infield. Standing in front of the mound, many of Rivera's friends and family took photos and videos as the 13-time All-Star was given several
long ovations and serenaded with chants of "Mar-i-ano!" While "Metallica" played, Andy Pettitte, Rivera's teammate on five World Series championships, began his warmups in right field. "The focus, it was a grind, but I knew if I could get through the first inning. Once I got past that it was pretty good," said Pettitte, who took a no-hitter in the sixth before being charged with two runs. Pettitte announced Friday — with Rivera's encouragement — that he was also retiring at the end of the season and, in a neat coincidence, his final regular-season start was to come on Rivera's day. Rivera has saved 72 of Pettitte's
Rivera honored by Yankees before final regular season home game
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The Yankees retired Mariano Rivera's No. 42 before Sunday's game against the Giants. Rivera, baseball's all-time saves leader, is retiring at the end of the 2013 season.
NEW YORK (AP) — Humble as ever, Mariano Rivera began his special day by paying tribute to a Hall of Famer. The New York Yankees retired Rivera's No. 42 Sunday, and the great reliever honored Jackie Robinson during a ceremony in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park. Robinson's No. 42 was retired throughout the major leagues in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the day the Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman broke baseball's color barrier. Players wearing 42 at the time were grandfathered. "It is a great pleasure and honor for me to be the last player to
ever wear number 42," Rivera said during the 50-minute ceremonies before the last regular-season day home game of his 19-season career. As Rivera stood nearby, Robinson's wife Rachel unveiled a plaque dedicated to Jackie. Then with his wife and three sons, Rivera uncovered his number — changed from Robinson's Dodger Blue to Yankees navy — that will be on display in Monument Park alongside the 15 other retired Yankees numbers, honoring 16 players and managers. "We didn't have the finish of what I was looking for, but it was a great day," Rivera said after
the Yankees' 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants dropped them four games back in the AL wildcard race. "I didn't know what to feel, especially at the monument, where they had the number retired already — I'm officially retired today," he added. Before a sellout crowd, the Yankees staged a sort of "This is your baseball life" pageant for Rivera. Several of Rivera's former teammates were on hand, including Core Four member Jorge Posada, who in a role reversal threw a ceremonial first pitch that Rivera caught. Former manager Joe Torre also was on hand along with Gene Michael, the general manager at the time Rivera signed with the organization in 1990. In a proclamation from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that was read to the crowd, Sept. 22 was declared "Mariano Rivera Day." "It was very nostalgic for me," Torre said. "When you bring everyone together, it conjures up all those memories." After video highlights of a big league career that includes a record 652 saves, a recording of late Yankees public address announcer
255 regular-season wins, the most for any tandem in major league history. "I'll miss (them) a lot. They're brothers to me," Derek Jeter said. "We've been through a lot, quite a bit together." At every stadium the Yankees visited this season, Rivera was presented gifts of appreciation. He was given checks to his foundation and everything from a surfboard from the Oakland Athletics to a rocking chair made of broken bats — some caused by Rivera's signature cutter — from the Minnesota Twins.
Women's cross country finishes second
By Eddie Leonard Campus Correspondent
The UConn women’s cross country team placed second at Central Connecticut State University’s Ted Owen Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Stanley Quarter Park. The Huskies finished with 49 points, just short of Boston University’s 46 points.
UConn had four racers finish in the top 10, the most impressive being the sophomore, Emily Durgin, who led the Huskies for the third straight meet, finishing third overall. UConn’s, Brigitte Mania, Abby Mace and Emily Howard rounded out the top 10 with fifth, sixth and ninth place finishes. The official race times were not recorded due to a
scoring malfunction during the race. UConn has started this season with a first place finish at Bryant, and back-to-back second place finishes at UMass and Central Connecticut. The Huskies will have a two-week break until they compete in the New England Championships on Oct. 12 in Boston.
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Oct. 19 Cincinnati TBA
“There is no other Mariano Rivera.”
Oct. 26 UCF TBA
Nov. 8 Louisville 8:30 p.m.
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» That’s what he said - San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo on Mariano Rivera after the Giants beat the Yankees 2-1 in Rivera’s final game at Yankee Stadium.
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Sept. 27 USF 7:30 p.m.
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Oct. 5 UCF 7 p.m.
Oct. 9 Rutgers 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 Memphis 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (6-4-0) Sept. 26 SMU 7 p.m.
Sept. 29 Houston 1 p.m.
Oct. 6 USF 1 p.m.
Oct. 11 Temple 7 p.m.
Oct. 6 Boston College 2 p.m.
Oct. 11 Louisville 6 p.m.
Oct. 4 UCF 7 p.m.
Oct. 6 USF Noon
Oct. 8 Sacred Heart 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 UConn Invitational All Day
Sept. 29 Oct. 4 UConn Quinnipiac Invitational Invitational All Day All Day
Oct. 4 UCF 7 p.m.
Field Hockey (7-0-0) Sept. 28 Villanova Noon
Sept. 29 Princeton 2 p.m.
Volleyball Sept. 27 SMU 7 p.m.
Oct. 4 Providence 12:30 p.m.
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Sept. 29 Houston 2 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Sept. 24 Siena 3 p.m.
Sept. 27 UConn Invitational All Day
Women’s Tennis Sept. 27 Army Invite All day
Sept. 28 Army Invite All day
Sept. 29 Army Invite All day
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini walks off the pitch at the end of Sunday’s Premier League match against Manchester City. City defeated United 4-1 in the Manchester Derby, as United drops to eighth place.
Oct. 1 Quinnipiac 3 p.m.
Oct. 3 UMass 3 p.m.
Oct. 12 New Englands 3 p.m.
Oct. 19 Wisc. Adidas Inv. Noon
Oct. 25 Nov. 2 CCSU Mini Conference Meet Champ. 4 p.m. TBA
Nov. 15 East Regional 11 a.m.
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By Spencer Mayfield Campus Correspondent
The UConn softball team earned three victories this weekend over Providence, 6-0, Quinnipiac, 7-2, and Southern Connecticut, 11-6, during the first weekend of their fall schedule. The Huskies used the strength of strong pitching and hitting to earn the victory against Providence. UConn never looked back after taking an early lead after a first inning two-run homer by Emily O’Donnell. The Huskies added two more runs in the second inning after a two-run double by Heather Fyfe. Providence loaded the bases during the third inning and managed to score a run off of pitcher Lauren Duggan on a fielder’s choice groundout. UConn scored two more runs in the third inning with RBI singles from Emily O’Donnell and Jacklyn Dubois. Lauren Duggan pitched four innings for the Huskies and gave up one run and three hits with four strikeouts. Alyson Ambler provided three scoreless innings of relief for UConn, giving up only three hits. Against Quinnipiac, the Huskies took an early lead in the third inning after Heather Fyfe hit a solo homerun to right field followed by an RBI single by Lexi Gifford later in the inning. Quinnipiac scored a run on an infield single during the bottom of the third inning. UConn responded with a five run fourth inning. Jacklyn Dubois had a RBI single; Valerie Sadowl hit a two run homerun and Lauren Tremblay added a two RBI single. Quinnipiac scored off an RBI double in the fourth inning but that would be the final run that they scored on the day. The Huskies added two more runs during the top of the fifth with RBI singles from Emily O’Donnell and Jacklyn Dubois. Katelyn Callahan pitched three and a third innings for UConn giving up one run and one hit with three strikeouts. Kayla Doty pitched three and two thirds innings in relief with three strikeouts allowing only one hit. Coach Karen Mullins was happy with the competitiveness of the team during the first weekend. “Overall I was really pleased with the team’s competitiveness,” Mullins said. “I thought everyone came out and played hard and we got contributions from everyone.” The Huskies capitalized off of strong play throughout the lineup during the weekend. “I was just pleased to see us open up strong,” Mullins said. “The bottom line is this is a developmental time and we are trying to look at what options we have and what flexibilities we have.”
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One play later, Fitzgerald Touissant brought Michigan back to level terms with a 12 yard saunter to the left corner of the end zone. Following a three-and-out by the Huskies on their ensuing drive, the Wolverines capitalized on their strong field position and worked the ball deep into the red zone. Though UConn would hold strong and keep Touissant and Michigan’s quarterback out of the end zone, Brendan Gibbons hit a 21-yard chip shot for what would prove to be the game-winning field goal. “It hurts,” Davis said. “You know, being so close against a Top 25 team. I feel like everybody just gave it their all and just to come up short just leaves a bad feeling in our stomach.” Prior to the interception that sparked the Wolverines’ comeback, Whitmer had looked confident throwing the ball. His completion percentage was relatively low – he went 16 of 32 – but went for 159 yards and two touchdowns while smartly throwing the ball away under pressure to avoid danger throughout the night. The first of his two scores came on an 11-yard throw to tight end Spencer Parker that tied the game at 7-7 with 3:54 left in the second quarter. Just about two minutes later, following a Michigan fumble on a punt
return, Whitmer connected with running back Lyle McCombs on a seven-yard strike to give the Huskies a 14-7 lead. That’s the way the score would stay into the locker rooms, and the lead sent the UConn faithful in attendance into a frenzy. “The crowd’s excitement was unbelievable,” UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni said. “Tonight was so much fun and such a great night for football. The fans were great, the stadium was great, the only thing that would have made it complete was the outcome.” The decibel level would only increase out of the break when the Huskies’ Ty-Meer Brown scooped up a Devin Gardner fumble and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown. Gardner lost control of the ball on a 3rd-and-1 quarterback keeper just over a minute into the second half and that allowed Brown to extend the UConn lead to 21-7. But as the game wore on, the Huskies’ defense – which spent over 35 minutes on the field – struggled to contain the Michigan offense, especially when the Wolverines started with short fields. Both of Michigan’s scoring drives in the fourth quarter began at or inside the UConn 40. “I don’t think so, no,” Pasqualoni said of whether fatigue hurt the Huskies’ defense late. “I think that just – out of position just a little
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UConn quarterback Chandler Whitmer looks to throw during Saturday’s game against Michigan. Whitmer was 16 of 32 passing with 159 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
bit, we just let them get a little too wide on us and he made a play. [Touissant]’s a good back, good backs make plays.” The win marked Michigan’s second such near-miss in as many weeks after a 28-24 win over Akron a week prior. This week, however, Wolverines’ head coach Brady Hoke seemed more content with the victory, despite his frustrations. “I thought our team did a really good job of being resilient, especially in the second half,” Hoke said. “I thought defensively, we played awfully hard and productively. We did a nice job. Offensively, obviously, we can’t give the ball away.
We’ve got a major league problem and we’ve got to fix it because that’s not going to win championships.” The win brought Michigan, which fell to No. 18 in the latest AP Ranking released Sunday, to 4-0. Meanwhile, the Huskies fell to 0-3 despite logging easily their best effort of the season. “We’ve got to get more,” said Davis, who finished with four catches for 52 yards. “I mean, we keep giving effort but obviously it’s not enough…I feel like we have been improving each week but you have to come to that point where improvement comes to a win.”
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Huskies can’t hold 14-point lead, fall to favored Michigan By Matt Stypulkoski Associate Sports Editor
Tyler Morrissey If you were listening closely on Saturday night at Rentschler Field, you could have almost heard the collective sigh of relief from the thousands of Michigan fans in attendance. The UConn Huskies came within four points of pulling off one of the most improbable wins in college football history. A victory could have been what the Huskies needed to jump start their sluggish and dismal season after dropping their first two games to Towson and Maryland. Yes, a team that lost to Towson nearly upset Michigan. That is what’s great about college football, that any given Saturday feeling. While some games on paper are just completely one sided, every once in a while you’ll get one team who wants the victory more than the other. This is exactly what happened on Saturday in East Hartford. Michigan came into the game after narrowly escaping defeat at the hands of Akron in the Big House. UConn was coming off a touch loss to Maryland and their former skipper, Randy Edsall. One team wanted it more. It didn’t matter that Michigan’s players had advantages that Huskies would never be able to compensate for. When the staff of The Daily Campus sat down to do our staff predictions for the game, not a single person, including myself gave UConn a chance to win. We we’re not the only ones in the media to have the same sentiment. After the game UConn linebacker Yawin Smallwood made an interesting point. “They put their helmets and cleats on the same way we do,” Smallwood said. It’s statements like this one that gave the UConn locker room the morale they needed to potentially knock off Michigan. So where do the Huskies go from here? UConn travels to Buffalo next weekend and will face a tough opponent. Last year at home the Huskies hung on for 24-17 win over the Bulls. This will not be a walk in the park next Saturday. It’s a real
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EAST HARTFORD – The opportunity was there. The finishing touch was not. For the third time this season, the UConn football team let one slip away in the second half – this time in heartbreaking fashion as they fell 24-21 to No. 15 Michigan. “I felt like we controlled the game for just about three-and-a-half quarters,” UConn linebacker Yawin Smallwood said. “For them to just sneak away with the victory it’s very tough on us but we feel like we played a good game. We made a few mistakes and at the end it just cost us.” Through those three-anda-half quarters, the Huskies – along with the record-setting 42,704 in attendance at Rentschler Field – had the biggest win in program history within their sights, but a late turnover and an inability to move the ball over the final 15 minutes extinguished that hope. With the score at 21-14 UConn and 10 minutes remaining in the game, quarterback Chandler Whitmer dropped back and fired in the direction of Geremy Davis. Unfortunately for the Huskies, the ball never found its intended target. Instead, it found the hands of Michigan linebacker Desmond Morgan. “You know, I think when I snapped over there he did a great job of redirecting,” Whitmer said. “I tried to hold him in the middle for four steps and snap over there to that place and he grabbed it one hand and brought it down.”
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UConn wide receiver Geremy Davis fights to get away from Michigan safety Jarrod Wilson during Saturday’s game at Rentschler Field. The Huskies led by 14 in the third quarter, but fell short of an upset against Michigan, losing 24-21 in front of a record crowd of 42,704.
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Interception turns tide, ends UConn’s upset bid By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor After an 0-2 start to the 2013 season, it seemed that going into a game against No. 15 Michigan, a line of 18.5 points was generous to the UConn football team. But in front of a record crowd of 42,704 at Rentschler Field, the Huskies gave the Wolverines everything they had, despite Michigan overcoming a 21-7 third quarter deficit to beat UConn 24-21. “We went out as a team and fought our hardest, but we didn’t get the win,” freshman safety Obi Melifonwu said. “We played very well. We needed to play hard for 60 minutes, but we came up with the loss.” Huskies respond after touchdown overturned On the march in the second quarter, trailing 7-0, Whitmer found Geremy Davis wide open down the sideline. Diving into the end zone, Davis appeared
to bring the pass down for a game. touchdown. After a review, the Whitmer tried to hit wide touchdown was overturned. receiver Geremy Davis over the While that could have been a middle, but Morgan extended momentum-killing moment, the his arm as high as he could Huskies tied the game five plays and pulled down an interceplater, when Whitmer hit Spencer tion with one hand. Morgan Parker in the back of the end ran the interception back to the zone, sparking the Huskies en UConn 12, and one play later, route to 14 points in Michigan running back the quarter. Fitzgerald Toussaint “That’s all you can scampered into the end do,” Whitmer said. zone untouched, level“The energy’s up, ing the score and giving you’re ready to go. all the momentum to the You think you have a Wolverines. touchdown but they “We had the momenNotebook tum and it felt good, but call it off, so we have to get back out there, [Morgan] made a play,” make more plays and put it in the Whitmer said. end zone, and we did.” Whitmer has been a bright spot Whitmer interception turns in the 0-3 start for the Huskies, the tide and had played a mistake-free With 10 minutes left in the game to that point. The junior fourth quarter, UConn had the quarterback said that he thought ball and looked well on its way that Davis was going to have a to a monumental win. first down as soon as the ball left That’s when Michigan’s his hand, not expecting Morgan Desmond Morgan changed the to make the play that he did.
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“I was holding [Morgan] with my eyes, and as soon as I snapped over there, he redirected and made a great play,” Whitmer said. “He stuck his hand up there and was able to bring it back down. It’s tough. You’re trying to get the ball to Geremy. It’s tough when you don’t have [wide receiver Shakim Phillips] out there and you’re kind of zeroing in on one guy. But he ran a great route – he won. The guy was just able to reach up there. I was trying to get it up high for Geremy to go up there and get it, but the guy just made a great play.” Huskies not giving up after 0-3 start UConn is 0-3 for the first time since 2001, when the Huskies finished 2-9 in their second season as a transitioning FBS program. Despite being winless with 25 percent of the season gone, UConn is looking ahead to Buffalo next Saturday, knowing that after that comes the
American Athletic Conference schedule. “We’re going to approach Buffalo just like it’s the most important game we’re playing because it’s the next game we’re playing,” Pasqualoni said. “I can promise you this: that our preparation for Buffalo will not be any different than it was for Michigan.” Pasqualoni has said after each loss that no one is more upset than the players. The Huskies have kept all three games close before allowing the other team to pull away at the end, a theme they expect to change. “We’ve got to give more,” Davis said. “We keep giving effort, but it’s obviously not enough. We have to keep giving more effort. That’s what we’re going to do. I feel like we have been improving each week, but it has to come to a point where that improvement turns into a win.”
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Men’s soccer ends losing skid, tops No. 10 Saint Louis By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent Despite missing star forward Mamadou Doudou Diouf, the UConn Huskies finally found the back of the net, as the 12th-ranked Huskies were able to upset the 10th-ranked Saint Louis Billikens. Contributions from freshmen Cyle Larin and Ethan Decker filled the void left by the absence of their Senegalese star, as the two newcomers were both able to find the net against a tough Saint Louis defense. Larin, whose second goal of the season gave the Huskies the lead in the 18th minute, opened the scoring. Junior midfielder Adria Beso found Larin stationed at the top of the box, giving the freshman
from Brampton, Ont., plenty of space to find the net with a right footed effort. After celebrating with his teammates on the field, Larin pointed up to the Morrone Stadium press box, where fellow forward Diouf was seated. “This is his last season,” said Larin. “I’m just gonna work for the team and work for him because he’s out right now. Until he comes back, I’m gonna do my best to do everything for him and the team. He’s an important part of the team.” UConn’s second goal of the day was a majestic one, as Decker was able to find the top corner on a UConn free kick. Decker unleashed on the ball from 25 yards out, as his thunderbolt of a shot was positioned perfectly to pad the UConn lead.
“I just wanted to get it on goal,” said Decker. “I just tried to hit it as hard as I could on goal and hoped that it went in, and it did.” Decker, who has come up through the New York Red Bull academy, has had the chance to learn from some of the very best on his way to UConn. “It’s awesome playing with (Thierry) Henry,” said Decker of his experience with the MLS side. “He was my childhood idol. Training with them really helped me get ready for this. It really helped me prepare for the college game.” UConn’s lone negative on the day was a 73rd minute penalty which was conceded after a foul in the box. Keeper Andre Blake guessed right on Alex Sweetin’s attempt, but the ball sailed over his out-
sretched arms, leading to a nervy finish. From there, UConn worked hard to keep Saint Louis off the board, as the highly ranked Billikens never really got much going against UConn’s stout backline. “That’s a very good Saint Louis team,” said Coach Ray Reid to describe his team’s performance. “Very good. I thought we were dangerous out there. We came to play.” After the game, Reid was able to shed a little light on just how long the Huskies will be without their senior star Diouf. “He’ll be out for a couple games,” said Reid. “It’s just a small leg injury. We’ve got him on crutches though just to be smart. He’ll probably be back against either South Florida or Temple.”
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UConn forward Ethan Decker dribbles against two Saint Louis players in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Morrone Stadium. Decker scored his first career goal on a free kick in the win.
UConn will now travel to take on the aforementioned USF and Temple on Sept. 27
and Oct. 2 respectively.
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