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Health center to open in Storrs Monday, September 30, 2013

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Expansion of Storrs Center brings health center branch to downtown

By Kathleen McWilliams Staff Writer

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The UConn Health Center will be opening a branch in Storrs Center.

The project is expected to be completed this December and will include services ranging from dermatology to physical therapy to urgent care. The center will also offer cardiology, occupational medicine, obstetric and gynecological services, as well as a full range of dental care to UConn students and the surrounding community.

The center will be 18,000 square feet and will cost about

$4.36 million. It will help make medical care more available to students who cannot go home or drive to Farmington for the current center’s services.

Much like the Farmington location, the new branch will also serve an educational purpose for UConn’s medical and nursing students. Although the center will be staffed by faculty, students will be able to shadow and observe personnel at the Health Center throughout their academic program, just as they would in surrounding affiliated hospitals.

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BUFFALOED IN BUFFALO UConn loses by 29, falls to 0-4 for first time since 1991.

EDITORIAL: Low income students are being forced out by budget cut backs Universities need to invest more to help low income students to afford college.

COMMENTARY/page 4 Group hosts annual slut walk on Fairfield way Revolution Against Rape hosts annual slut walk to promote rape awareness.

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Flu season coming quickly to Storrs, students prepare

By Saher Kazi Campus Correspondent

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UConn recently announced that a branch of the health center at the Farmington campus will be opened in Storrs Center. This would provide UConn students with additional medical care on campus, while also providing opportunities for students and faculty to work at the facility.

The full cost of the project has been estimated to be more than $4 million.

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As flu season appraoches, UConn students can visit Student Health Services, located in the infirmary, to receive a flu shot. The first flu clinic is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 30.

With the transition of seasons, the buzz of classrooms becomes muddled with dull coughs and sniffles as UConn gears up for the upcoming flu season.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), flu season can start as early as October and end as late as May – and prompt preventative measures are key.

“I encourage as many people to get vaccinated as possible.”

Michael Kurland, director of Student Health Services (SHS) said.

The Student Health Services at Storrs has already received an order of this season’s vaccine, and will be holding a flu clinic that is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 30 in the Student Union, where students can receive the vaccine free of charge.

Flu viruses continually change over time due to a process known as “antigenic drift,” according to the CDC. Although people may have developed antibodies against previous strains of the flu, the body may not recognize newer strains, causing another infection. In response to the

changing flu virus, new vaccines must be developed each season and health officials advise to get vaccinated each season as such.

The effectiveness of the vaccine, however, varies from season to season depending on the age and general health of the person being vaccinated, as well as how well the vaccine matches the season’s unique strain or strains of influenza, according to the CDC. Symptoms of flu include, fever (or feverishness), cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches and fatigue. In addition to getting vaccinated, students must ensure that they receive enough sleep, reduce stress, and receive proper nutrition to prevent contracting flu, Kurland suggests. Additionally, proper hygiene practices such as washing hands and keeping surfaces and areas that are commonly used such as dorms, desks, keyboards and cell phones, properly clean and disinfected are important preventative measures, according to Kurland. He also stressed the importance of covering coughs and sneezes with tissues or one’s upper arm rather than hands. Kurland recommends students to self-isolate when not feeling well.

A sophomore physiology and neurobiology student Farah Gazi feels that this precaution is often overlooked.

“People go to class sick all the time. It’s more difficult to avoid people who are sick,” she said.

She also suggested that it is difficult for students to skip classes when ill due to the large volume of material covered and the arduous task of having to catch up once class is missed.

“When flu season hits, we’re available 24/7 by phone or in person. … I advise people to seek medical care, even if simply over the phone,” said Kurland, as people can develop more serious conditions from flu if not properly treated.

Looking forward, SHS will be handing out “flu kits” including tissues, hand sanitizer and a thermometer to check for fever.

Kurland also suggests visiting the CDC’s website (cdc.gov) as well as UConn’s own informational website on the flu (flu. uconn.edu) for more information on assessing symptoms, preventative measures, and options for treatment of this season’s flu virus.

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UConn students find higher paying jobs after graduation

By Natalyia Korostensky Campus Correspondent When selecting a major, many UConn students think not only about what they are most interested in but also about how likely they will be to find a good, wellpaying job. Forbes Magazine reports that the most “valuable” college majors are biomedical engineering, biochemistry and computer science. They claim that these graduates will be most likely to find employment with relatively high starting salaries.

However, Jim Lowe, assistant vice provost and executive director of UConn’s Center for Career Development, and Nancy Bilmes, director of the center, have other ideas about what companies and employers are looking for in potential employees and how much a student’s major really matters.

Forbes Magazine found,

using PayScale’s salary database as well as job growth projections for the future from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which majors are most “worth” the effort and tuition expenses it takes to get them. At the very top is biomedical engineering, with a median starting salary of $53,800 and a 61.7 percent projected increase for job opportunities in this field. One-third of the top 15 majors, in fact, were different concentrations in engineering, including software, environmental and petroleum engineering. Math also ranked high, with applied mathematics, mathematics and statistics all making the top 15. Forbes also found that the majors who were paid the least included social work, elementary education and culinary arts.

Hope is not lost though, according to Lowe and Bilmes, for those majoring in these and

other fields that aren’t highly technical, mathematical or scientific. Lowe explained that how likely someone is to find a well-paying job is most dependent on how “actively (they are) pursuing their success,” and not simply what they major in. Both Lowe and Bilmes defined this as constantly working to improve one’s resume as well as pursuing part-time and full-time internships. Employers are looking most not at major but at how much “experiential learning” a person has had during their college experience, Lowe said.

Experiential learning – primarily meaning a successful internship – is often a better indicator of employees’ potential success than classwork. GE and many other prominent companies, said Lowe, do not even consider major. Such companies recruit to starting positions regardless of major and look mostly at

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In this photo, students are shown visiting tables at this year’s Career Fair. UConn students have recently found higher paying jobs upon graduation. Employers cite specific majors and flexibility as the biggest factor in finding higher paying jobs.

experience with internships and leadership.

Bilmes explained that it is “impossible” to successfully “link major with employment” because there are sev-

eral other very important factors that require consideration. For example, how willing a person is to relocate to get a job will play a major role in his

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Beyond “Hello”: Networking 101 7 - 8 p.m.

Alumni Center, Great Hall Students will learn how to network, and then have an opportunity to put their skills to the test in some mock-networking exercises with alumni volunteers.

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Gentry, 140 Students who are exploring the possibility of a law career, or who are in their freshman or sophomore year and need advice on long-term planning for law school, should attend this workshop with Edward Kammerer from the PreLaw Center.

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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE

UConn touts shrinking student-to-faculty ratio

STORRS (AP) — The University of Connecticut’s recent hiring surge has led to an overall decrease in the ratio of students to faculty.

The Academic Affairs Committee of the UConn Board of Trustees reported recently that the school’s student-to-faculty ratio has shrunk from just over 17-to-1 to just over 16-to-1 in the last year.

The board attributes the decrease to the hiring of 169 new faculty members since 2011. The new jobs were funded by recent tuition increases under a plan to add 300 new faculty members.

UConn plans to add an additional 245 faculty members over the next 10 years under the state’s Next Generation UConn project.

The improvements come as UConn’s undergraduate student population has increased from just over 17,500 students last year to just over 18,000 this fall.

Yale plans to drop charge against journalist

NEW HAVEN (AP) — Yale University doesn’t plan to pursue a criminal trespassing case against a Brazilian journalist arrested on the New Haven campus last week, school officials said.

The university said in a statement that Yale police were justified in arresting Claudia Trevisan, a U.S.-based reporter for the Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo, but the school plans to drop the case. The statement was obtained Saturday by Britain’s Guardian newspaper and the New Haven Independent news website.

Trevisan was arrested while trying to interview Brazil Supreme Court President Joaquim Barbosa on Thursday, when he appeared at the Yale Law School for the “Global Constitutional Seminar.”

“Before she came to the Yale campus on September 26 to attempt to interview Justice Barbosa, Ms. Claudia Trevisan was told that the Global Constitutionalism Seminar attended by Justice Barbosa was a private event closed to the public and the media, and that she was not permitted on Yale property,” Yale’s statement said.

Trevisan wrote in a blog posting Saturday that a Yale spokeswoman told her she couldn’t attend the seminar, but she went anyway to wait for Barbosa on a sidewalk. She said she went into a Law School building and approached a police officer to ask where the seminar was being held, because she wanted to wait outside the right building.

Hartford official hurt in hit-and-run crash

HARTFORD (AP) — Hartford police are investigating a second accident in a month involving a city-owned vehicle being used after hours.

City Corporation Counsel and former City Manager Saundra Kee Borges and another person were injured shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday when Borges’ take-home, city-owned SUV was struck by a hit-andrun driver who ran a red light.

Police say Terry Waller was driving Borges’ city SUV. Waller and Borges were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Authorities charged 30-year-old Edwin Rodriguez with evading responsibility and failure to obey a traffic signal. Police say he told investigators he fled the scene because he had to go to the bathroom.

Last month, a city public works employee was fired after she crashed her city vehicle into another car and was charged with DUI.

Catalog of Conn. barns leads to tourist trail

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — What started as a project to document the state’s barns — from the leaning to the gleaming — turned into a tourist attraction, complete with a nifty app.

In 2004, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation set out to catalog all barns throughout the state. With 8,400 barns already photographed and noted, the project continues. Organizers wondered what to do with the rich information they had collected. A book? A calendar? Borrowing from the popular Connecticut Wine Trail, which links and promotes vineyards, they settled on a Connecticut Barns Trail.

The trail is seven self-guided regional tours, which touch upon a small sample of the thousands of barns in the project database. The Northwest Highlands trail starts and ends at the Bellamy-Ferriday House in Bethlehem, with stops including the Bunnell Farm in Litchfield, the Wildlife Foundation in Goshen, Old Farm Nursery in Salisbury and Hunt Hill Farm and Sullivan Farm in New Milford. A matching grant from the Department of Culture and Tourism helped fund the endeavor.

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Online health market to open Oct. 1 Kathleen Tallarita, government affairs and outreach manager for Access Health CT. “It really wouldn’t affect them if they were on their parents’ plan because they can stay on now until the age of 26, so that changed dramatically with the passage of the ACA,” she said.

Kurland, who also serves as university administrator in charge of the student health plan and graduate assistant insurance plans, said there are several things to consider when going through the process of choosing insurance, including whether or not you pre-existing conditions which are now covered on the Affordable Care Act. “Sometimes as young individuals we think that we don’t need health insurance because we’re currently healthy, and we’re young, and it doesn’t affect us,” Tallarita said, “But something could happen where you do need insurance and now if you go to the emergency room for coverage you’re liable to pay for that so that can be an

issue. You may not be able to afford to pay for coverage.”

The Access Health CT website, www.AccessHealthCT. com, has many of resources including frequently asked

questions and a savings calculator. The organization also has an informational call center (855805-4325).

“Fight like a girl” was the catchphrase of Kappa Kappa gamma’s weekend Walk for the Kure.

The walk drew crowds of people, including UConn students, parents, families, alumni, and other fraternities and sororities on a Sunday morning.

“I thought it was a fantastic [event]. It’s a perfect day and it got a great turnout,” said Susan Mayer, UConn alumna, parent and KKG member.

Members of KKG wore bright pink shirts that said “Fight Like a Girl” and stood at street corners throughout the walk’s route holding signs with phrases like “I Pink I Can,” trying to collect donations from cars passing by and cheering on participants.

“I thought it was really cute that the girls were on each of the stops motivating people that didn’t walk to actually contribute,” said Mayer.

The route led the walkers all around campus, taking them past the Co-op, West Residence Halls, Mirror Lake, Church Row, the Chemistry building, Locker Visitor Center, Jorgensen, and back to the Student Union. The walk took about an hour and half.

The event is run the entire Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Members not working were seniors who had an opportunity to walk their families and friends.

“The seniors are able to walk with their parents, that is just something [we do]. Seniors, it is their last year here, they want to be able to participate in the walk,” said Kathleen Barada

president of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

The donations raised during the walk went to both the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Male Strides, a walk in Hartford to help a cancer survivor.

“Just knowing what you know about breast cancer, it’s a valid cause,” said Mayer. It’s motivating to see people that I work with that have gone through treatments and I certainly wouldn’t want to do it.

So if I could do just a little part to make other people not have to do it, seems like the right thing.”

In addition, participants also showed their support of the philanthropy of KKG. Their breast cancer awareness efforts and contributions help the 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States.

“It’s such a cancer that can affect anybody. Everyone has a mom, sister or aunt. We all know someone that is a girl that could develop [breast cancer] sometime or another,” Jessica Giovanniello, member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Members of KKG and walk participants expressed feelings that this was a great way to support a good cause.

“I love it because I was never able to really participate for breast cancer awareness. From here, it is awesome that so many people are interested in raising money,” said Leanne Wooley, member of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

To celebrate the success of the event, the sorority hosted a lunch for all the Kappas and their families.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With new online health insurance exchanges set to launch Tuesday, consumers in many Southern and Plains states will have to look harder for information on how the marketplaces work than their counterparts elsewhere.

In Republican-led states that oppose the federal Affordable Care Act, the strategy has ranged from largely ignoring the health overhaul to encouraging residents not to sign

up and even making it harder for nonprofit organizations to provide information about the exchanges.

Health care experts worry that ultimately consumers in these states could end up confused about the exchanges, and the overall rollout of the law could be hindered.

“Without the shared planning and the cooperation of the state government, it’s much harder for them to be ready to implement this complicated law,” said Rachel Grob of the

University of Wisconsin-Madison, who has studied differences in how states are implementing segments of the law.

Several of the 14 Northeast, Midwest and Western states running their own insurance exchanges have spent weeks on marketing and advertising campaigns to help residents get ready to buy health insurance. At least $684 million will be spent on publicity explaining what people need to do next

and persuading the doubtful to sign up for coverage, according to data compiled The Associated Press.

By contrast, most states across the South have declined federal grants to advertise the exchanges and ceded the right to run the marketplaces themselves. And early Sunday, the Republican-led U.S. House added to legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown a one-year delay of the creation of the marketplaces.

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www.career.uconn.edu) provides information on where graduates of all majors are employed, and some are surprising: English majors working as lobbyists and web content specialists. The website also provides resources to help students improve their resumes and get internships – what Lowe and Bilmes both recommend most for future employment success.

By Miles Halpine Campus Correspondent

Starting on Oct. 1 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, will begin enrollment in the United States before taking full effect on Jan. 1. In Connecticut, an online marketplace known as Access Health CT has been set up to help residents find the best choice for their health insurance plan.

Michael Kurland, director of UConn Student Health Services, said the Access Health CT exchange is not just making insurance available by providing subsidies, but the Affordable Care Act also set minimum standards for insurance coverage to meet.

How students will be effected by the ACA depends on a number of factors, such as if they have a job with insurances, if they are covered by their parents insurance or have insurance available to them by another means, according to

Kappa Kappa Gamma hosts charity walk for breast cancer research

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New regents president continues Conn. schools

NEW BRITAIN (AP) — The newly minted president of Connecticut’s Board of Regents is continuing his tour of the 17 state colleges and universities in the ConnSCU system.

Gregory Gray was scheduled to visit Charter Oak State College, the state’s online college, in New Britain on Monday. He was scheduled to meet with faculty, staff and students, as well as community and business leaders to discuss the Board of Regents’ long-range plan for the system.

During a recent interview with The Associated Press, Gray said he’d like to see greater use of the online school. It currently has about 1,600 students, which Gray called “a pittance.” By comparison, New York’s online college has about 30,000 students.

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In this screenshot, Connecticut’s new online health care exchange, Access Health CT, is shown. Connecticut residents can access the website to enroll in a health care plan provided by the Affordable Care Act.

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In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks at a news conference in Chicago where it was announced that Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to help run an online marketplace.

Degree, flexibility affects job prospects success. Bilmes explained that “if someone with a degree in Information Technology is willing to move to Silicon Valley, (they) will be more likely to find a higher-paying job” there than here in Connecticut. There are also graduates who get jobs that are technically not in their fields but still use skills they acquired from their majors.

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Group hosts annual slut walk on Fairfield Way

By Julia Werth Campus Correspondent

Victims of sexual assault and their supporters were brought together this past Friday as they marched, chanted and spoke of the need to recognize and change rape culture on college campuses and around the world.

A few minutes before the start of the walk, students and friends began to gather in front of the Student Union where colorful signs baring empowering messages were planted in the ground. Many of those gathered proudly wore the bright new “Slut Walk UConn” T-shirts while others stood smiling in high heels and dresses.

At about 4 p.m. the march began, led by a banner reading “Slut Walk, A March to End

Victim Blaming,” the one hundred plus procession proceeded down Fairfield Way calling “What we do, How we dress, These do not equal a yes!” The walk continued past the Austin and Chemistry Buildings before turning onto North Eagleville Road all the way shouting, “Shatter the Silence, Stop the Violence!” Many interested professors and students looked on as more people joined the march and the chanting became louder and louder. The walkers were so passionate that even a passing car honked in support of the movement.

As the walk ended and the group gathered once more in front of the Student Union the second, more emotional, portion of Slut Walk began. The crowd was addressed by four inspir-

ing members of the Revolution Against Rape. Danielle Muir, a 7th-semester history major, called the listeners to continue to help “create a victim blaming and sexual assault-free world.” co-founder and chief officer of RAR, Rachel Stewart, a 7thsemester psychology major, reminded the slut walkers that individuals are “not enough to make people understand” and must spread the message that rape and sexual assault are “not small scale things.” The final two RAR members who spoke, Alex Katz and Suze Cayr, told of their friends’ and their own experiences with rape. Their stories made the idea of rape a reality for listeners who have been spared this catastrophe.

Katz, a 7th-semester psychology major, challenged the crowd

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“to be that force for change,” because without changes in the rape culture what happened to Suze and her loved ones could happen to thousands of other men and women in the future.

After Suze’s speech participants were invited to share their stories, thoughts or ideas. At first, no one moved. It was a quiet and reflective moment until, one by one, dozens of brave students took the microphone. They each told their own story. They spoke of the horrors that they experienced, the wounds their friends had suffered and their hopes for the end of victim blaming and healing for the thousands of individuals who have been affected by some form of sexual assault.

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In this photo, UConn students are shown participating in Revolution Against Rape’s annual slut walk on Fairfield Way. Students were chanting, “Shatter the silence, stop the violence,” as they marched.

take a family photo.

The main events of the festival were the alumni auction, the chicken barbecue lunch and the polo match at Horsebarn Hill Arena. The larger events were supplemented by demonstrations by the UConn Timber Team, a petting zoo of UConn farm animals, a hike through the UConn Forest, mini golf and trivia games sponsored by different organizations. Visitors could also bring their sick plants to be diagnosed by the onsite plant doctor, as well get their soil pH tested.

The auction, which began at 1:00 p.m., offered a variety of beautiful plants and trees, such as hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and spruces. Bidders bargained for prices as called out by a volunteer who spoke in a classic auctioneering style.

All the proceeds of the auction went to CANR and to provide scholarships for their students.

Visitors were impressed with the information and resources available to them through CANR. “This is so awesome, nobody appreciates all UConn has to offer,” said Sumia Hussain, a 5th semester allied health and political science double major.

“The college of agriculture is the least thought about school here and it’s so important to our community. It was the first school.”

The venue was family friendly, and many local families brought their kids to have some hands on educational fun.

Linda McGee of Willington said, “I brought my kids because where else are they going to be able to pet a horse or make their own butter? I love supporting the academic community around here, but I want to also showing my kids a side of life they’ve never seen before. They don’t get this kind

Cornucopia festival promotes agricultural education at UConn

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In this photo, students are shown participating in the Timber Team. This was just one event at this weekend’s Cornucopia Festival hosted by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Tractors, fresh poultry and live animals were the main draws at this weekend’s annual Cornucopia Festival.

Hosted by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR), the festival offered many events and opportunities that celebrated agriculture and nature around the state, as well as the university’s first college. On the green outside the Young Building, booths were set up for organizations relating to agriculture and wildlife to spread awareness and gather support from the local community. Topics such as BPA, genetically modified organisms and black bear sightings in Connecticut were represented. Other booths were more hands on, offering visitors the option to make homemade butter, get their faces painted or

of stuff at school and I want them to see what their own grandfather studied here.”

The spirit of fall fun and the celebration of UConn’s agricultural history and culture brought out hundreds of students, family and alumni to support the program.

“These things are important to go to,” said Frank Evans, an alumnus from Berlin, Conn., “I come with my wife every year. We love buying plants at the auction to support kids who want to work in this field. I was a student here once and it feels good to give back.”

Evans also added, “You learn something new here every year. The variety of information they give you access to during the festival is fun, but also important to understanding Connecticut history and natural life.”

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NASA preparing to send 3-D printer to International Space Station

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(AP) — NASA is preparing to launch a 3-D printer into space next year, a toaster-sized game changer that greatly reduces the need for astronauts to load up with every tool, spare part or supply they might ever need.

The printers would serve as a flying factory of infinite designs, creating objects by extruding layer upon layer of plastic from long strands coiled around large spools. Doctors use them to make replacement joints and artists use them to build exquisite jewelry.

In NASA labs, engineers are 3-D printing small satellites that could shoot out of the Space Station and transmit data to earth, as well as replacement parts and rocket pieces that can survive extreme temperatures.

“Any time we realize we can 3-D print something in space, it’s like Christmas,” said inventor Andrew Filo, who is consulting with NASA on the project. “You can get rid of concepts like rationing, scarce

or irreplaceable.”

The spools of plastic could eventually replace racks of extra instruments and hardware, although the upcoming mission is just a demonstration printing job.

“If you want to be adaptable, you have to be able to design and manufacture on the fly, and that’s where 3-D printing in space comes in,” said Dave Korsmeyer, director of engineering at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, about 35 miles south of San Francisco.

For the first 3-D printer in space test slated for fall 2014, NASA had more than a dozen machines to choose from, ranging from $300 desktop models to $500,000 warehouse builders.

All of them, however, were built for use on Earth, and space travel presented challenges, from the loads and vibrations of launch to the stresses of working in orbit, including microgravity, differ-

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As a result, NASA hired Silicon Valley startup Made In Space to build something entirely new.

“Imagine an astronaut needing to make a life-or-death repair on the International Space Station,” said Aaron Kemmer, CEO of Made in Space. “Rather than hoping that the necessary parts and tools are on the station already, what if the parts could be 3-D printed when they needed them?”

When staffing his start up in 2010, Kemmer and his partners warned engineers there would be ups and downs — nauseating ones. In more than a dozen flights in NASA’s “vomit comet” reduced-gravity aircraft, Made In Space scientists tested printer after printer.

Last week at their headquarters on NASA’s campus, Made In Space engineers in lab coats and hair nets tinkered with a sealed 3-D printer in a dust free cleanroom, preparing the mod-

els for further pre-launch tests.

As proof of its utility, the team revisited the notorious 1970 moon-bound Apollo 13 breakdown, when astronauts were forced to jerry-rig a lifesaving carbon dioxide filter holder with a plastic bag, a manual cover and duct tape. A 3-D printer could have solved the problem in minutes.

“Safety has been one of our biggest concerns,” said strategic officer Michael Chen.

Sparks, breakages and electric surges can have grave consequences in the space station.

“But when we get it right, we believe these are the only way to manifest living in space,” he said.

Space-bound printers will also, eventually, need to capture gasses emitted from the extruded plastics, be able to print their own parts for selfrepairs and have some abilities to recycle printed products into new ones.

Scott Crump, who helped develop 3-D printing technol-

ogy in 1988 by making a toy frog for his daughter with a glue gun in his kitchen, said he never conceived how pivotal it could be for space travel.

But he said that until metal becomes commonly used in 3-D printers, the applications will be limited.

“The good news is that you don’t have to have this huge amount of inventory in space, but the bad news is now you need materials, in this case filament, and a lot of power,” he said.

NASA and other international space agencies are pressing forward with 3-D printing.

Mastering space manufacturing, along with finding and producing water and food on the moon or other planets, could lead to living on space.

Last month, the space agency awarded Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited $500,000 toward a project to use 3-D printing and robots to build massive antennas and solar power generators in space by

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Whatever it is, it will be a historic and symbolic item sure to end up in a museum someday.

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Low income students are being forced out by budget cut backs

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nce again, college has gotten a little less affordable for lower income students. Over the summer the University of Virginia cut back its need based aid program, specifically the grants given to the lowest income students.

The program, called AccessUVa, guaranteed that 100 percent of all students’ financial needs would be met. This allowed the school to use a “need blind” admissions policy, meaning they reviewed applications without considering students’ financial situations. Aid was given on a sliding scale, with loans, grants, scholarships and work-study covering however much a student needed. Lowest income students had their tuition covered in full by grants, scholarships and work-study.

The program was a huge success. Need blind admission meant UVA got the highest-achieving students regardless of their income levels. The percentage of undergraduates qualifying for aid increased almost 10 percent, and the program was nationally recognized as a model for other institutions. While the school says it still covers 100 percent of students’ needs, it now requires all students receiving aid to cover some of their tuition with loans.

For some lower income prospective students, this will surely make a UVA education unattainable. In theory well subsidized loans could be a good solution for low income students, but unfortunately UVA capped their loan offerings at $14,000 for in-state students and $28,000 for out of state. Tuition costs are far higher than available loans- about $30,000 for in-state students and $55,000 for out of state – and many of these families can’t afford loans. Before the changes, students from four person families making less than twice the federal poverty line ($47,100 for a family of four) would have their costs covered.

Low income families simply can’t be expected to cover tuition if it costs more than their yearly income.

The most sickening and inexplicable part of these changes is that the University is making them to save about $6 million a year. Administrators say that the program had grown too large and had to be scaled back in order to remain sustainable. The AccessUVa program has grown, but it’s by no means unaffordable. UVA has an annual budget of $1.4 billion and a $5.3 billion total endowment. The $6 million a year they hope to save represents less than half of 1 percent of the annual budget.

Apparently, that’s too steep a price for giving the poorest students a chance to have an education. UVA didn’t make a tough decision to remain financially stable, they consciously chose to price low income students out.

American healthcare could do more for the poor

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ibcage cracked, chest split open, 12 year old Lolita Cunningham lay sprawled on the operating table, lifeless. On the evening of March 18, 1985, a miracle was in the works at St. Christopher’s Hospital for children in Philadelphia.

Lolita’s chest was empty, she had no heart--the surgeons at St. Christopher’s had removed Lolita’s deformed heart in place for a new one. She was undergoing a major cardiac operation, a heart transplant surgery.

After seven tense hours, the surgeons slowly massaged Lolita’s new heart to

By Omar Allam life, a new beginning.

Weekly Columnist “I am looking forward to eating a lot more pizza,” squealed Lolita as she talked to a Gettysburg Times reporter, on her way out of the hospital, a month later. Lolita’s name had become prominent in the news. Not only was she the first inner-city child to undergo a heart transplant, she was also the first to undergo such a procedure with coverage from Medicaid.

Born to a poor family, Lolita grew up in the ghettos of North Philadelphia.

Her mother, Cora Cunningham, also had a heart condition rendering her

incapable of supporting her daughter, according to the Gettysburg Times.

Lolita was thus transferred to foster care after her procedure.

Medicaid continued to provide coverage after the surgery. She kept up her health as she stuck to an expensive and strict regimen of anti-rejection treatment, heart biopsies and frequent visits to her doctor.

Wanting to move up the socioeconomic ladder, Lolita enrolled at Drexel University as an environmental science major.

However, she encountered major setbacks. When she turned 21 her Medicaid coverage fell through and her student health insurance failed to cover her costly medical expenses.

Distraught, Lolita dropped out of college and worked as a part time toxicologist in a SmithKline Beecham Corp. lab. However, because she was parttime employed, she did not qualify for health insurance through her job, and she made too much for state insurance.

According to the Daily News, Lolita’s medication costed almost $600 a month, which was too expensive for her $300 weekly salary.

She had applied for grants to pay for her medication and had succeeded, however, her supply eventually ran low and she decided to reduce her dose to prolong the supply.

Besieged with medical expenses, Lolita developed depression and eventually gave up hope. She soon ran out of her anti-rejection medication.

On Dec. 11 1994, Lolita Cunningham passed away.

Almost twenty years later, on Nov. 28, 2011, Mark Price died.

Price passed away in Arizona before he could obtain a bone marrow transplant, according to ABC News. A month later, another patient died in Arizona waiting for a new liver. Both patients passed away because they could not afford to have the procedure. This was due to Arizona’s new health care budget which slashed coverage for certain types of transplants.

Twenty years has passed since Lolita’s death and one would expect that as a society we would have learned from such a tragic loss. But instead, numerous lives continue to be taken through America’s fragmented health care system.

America prides itself as the number one nation in rescue medicine. We go out of our way to save those on the brink of death. Yet this same system that can literally bring the lifeless back to life has no consideration for the poor and the unfortunate. Lolita Cunningham, Mark Price and many others deserved better.

Weekly Columnist Omar Allam is a 3rd-semester chemistry major. He can be reached at Omar.

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US, Iran must overcome resentment for historic opportunity

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his year’s meeting at the U.N. General Assembly saw a sudden thaw in the usually frozen relations between the US and “Axis of Evil” member Iran. The shocking increase in harmonious dialogue is largely due to former nuclear negotiator Hassan Rouhani’s ascension as President of Iran. Rouhani is considered a moderate in Iran, which is how he won overwhelming popular support and a landslide victory, but his ties to the Revolutionary Guard and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the true Supreme Ruler of

By Daniel Gorry Iran, say othStaff Columnist erwise. This, however, is not a reason to continue America’s infantile as well as brutish behavior towards Iran. If the US truly prides itself on championing freedom, we will do all we can to repair the bridge of trust that the United States, not Iran, blew up.

US-Iranian relations were forever marred when in 1953 CIA agent Kermit Roosevelt Jr., under orders from President Eisenhower, orchestrated a coup d’etat called “Operation Ajax.” The coup was directed against Iran’s overwhelmingly popular Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, the nation’s first elected leader in nearly 2,500 years. Mossadegh

was quite the socialist, making him easily susceptible to inevitable charges of “communist,” but the real reason the CIA and MI6 wanted him gone was because he had nationalized Iran’s oil industry, effectively closing it off to foreign firms, and that was just unacceptable to US planners.

Mossadegh was imprisoned while his people were murdered in the streets by Western-supplied thugs and Roosevelt had Mohammad Pahlavi, the former monarch of Iran, reinstated as the Shah.

The Shah was a secular ruler who heavily modernized the country while suppressing the grass-roots movements for selfdetermination, which was mostly lead by Islamic clerics, so that the Western firms would feel safer as they invested in the country.

His Western-backed oppression eventually destroyed itself when on Sept. 8, 1978, what has since become “Black Friday,” the Shah ordered soldiers to break up a religious demonstration in Tehran’s Jaleh Square. The soldiers, who were heavily inexperienced in dealing with peaceful gatherings, fired indiscriminately into the crowd killing 88 civilians.

The Shah, as a last-ditch effort to save face, allowed most of Iran’s political dissidents to return to the country, but this only expedited the end to his rule as Ruhollah Khomenei, the Grand Ayatollah,

was welcomed home by throngs of supporters and quickly replaced Pahlavi as Supreme Ruler of Iran.

Khomenei was understandably anti-Western, as was the vast majority of Iran, and he quickly called for an Islamic Revolution across the Middle East as a way of destroying the foreign funded dictatorships in Iran’s Arabian neighbor states. Saddam Hussein, then dictator of Iraq and staunch American ally, used Khomenei’s attempts to mobilize Iraq’s largely Shiite majority against the Ba’ath Party regime as a justification for invading Iran’s oil-rich province of Khuzestan in what would become the Iran-Iraq War. The US, as the world’s largest weapons supplier, sold Saddam arms, coincidentally including the two Exocet anti-ship missiles that an Iraqi warplane used on the USS Stark, while also smuggling weapons into Iran under the IranContra affair. Additionally, US involvement extended to the USS Vincennes shooting down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 civilian passengers, while attempting to destroy Iranian gunboats, all in flagrant violation of international law.

Now I would be remiss to not point out that Khomenei and his successor Khamenei have consolidated a harshly repressive theocratic state that employs many of the same tactics the Shah used

against his own political dissidents and have refused popular calls amongst the citizenry to abdicate power to a freely elected executive official. The 2009-2010 Iranian election protests were a result of Iranian’s long simmering resentment against the theocrats and their puppet, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, whose anti-Western rhetoric had resulted in debilitating economic sanctions. Luckily for the theocracy, Michael Jackson’s untimely death distracted virtually all of the revolution’s support in the West, but Khamenei saw the writing on the wall and allowed the less-conservative Rouhani to beat Ahmedinejad’s planned successor earlier this year.

Rouhani is clearly a rational actor and a seasoned negotiator to boot, something that beats a community organizer any day, so the US should approach dialogue with the utmost patience.

Rouhani realizes that Westernimposed sanctions have destroyed his country’s ability to develop independently, and the only way to save Iran’s economy is to play ball, but we must tread lightly or otherwise we will lose our new friend to the conservatives and miss our historic chance.

Staff Columnist Daniel Gorry is a 7th--semester political science major. He can be reached at Daniel.

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There was only one thing Pentatonix’s audience was left craving Saturday night - to know how five singers can pull off such a striking performance without instruments.

The world-renowned a cappella group arrived Friday to judge a campus and regional high school competition and finished their journey at UConn with two shows on Saturday night at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.

They also conducted a master class for the choral department and the public on Friday.

Spectators described them as “soothing,” “innovative,” “liberating” and “passionate.”

The UConn a cappella group Conn-Men won the Friday competition and was rewarded with opening Saturday shows.

Pentatonix became popular after winning season three of NBC’s “The Sing Off” during 2011 and won a recording contract with Sony. They have since released two EPs, PTX Volume 1 and PTXmas and are currently making a third EP. They announced during the show it would feature four covers and four originals.

The group recreates radio hits covering pop songs and incorporating genres such as indie, folk, dub step, electronica, jazz and R&B as their inspirations.

They post songs, such as “Thrift

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Pentatonix, the winners of NBC’s “The Sing Off” brought a sold out crowd at Jorgensen to their feet at their Saturday night concert. The five members, who are all between the ages of 20 and 25, performed many covers of popular songs.

Shop,” “Somebody That I Used To Know” and “Radioactive,” on their YouTube page.

Jeremy Oliver, a 1st-semester psychology major and member of Conn Men, appreciates their pop covers because “it makes their talents digestible to the mainstream as well as making mainstream music, musically appealing.”

The group consists of three lead vocals, one bass, and one beat boxer. They claim all the members are crucial to their success, but only 24 hours before “The Sing Off” audition the group had not all met.

“They’ve made a really big name for themselves. It’s great to see a cappella becoming recognized,” said Danielle Ruderman, a special education masters student and member of the Chordials, a female a cappella group on campus.

Pentatonix exuded charisma and the audience actively responded. Their stage presence cannot be compared. As a highlight of family weekend, Pentatonix had to impress more than the students on Saturday.

Between songs the group kept the audience screaming and clap-

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ping by showcasing the members’ individual talents. Vocal bass Avi Kaplan showcased his overtone singing, singing two notes at once.

He also sang a short piece from “The Hobbit.” Kevin Olusola, the beat boxer, brought the shows only instrument to the stage and performed his “celloboxing,” mixing classical cello playing and vocal percussion resulting in a standing ovation. The two also engaged the audience with a harmonious sing-along.

First semester psychology major B’Yanka McKenzie came to see Pentatonix expecting it to be

By Darragh McNicholl Campus Correspondent

There was a nervous excitement in the Jorgensen theatre Friday night as the popular a cappella group Pentatonix critiqued the performances of UConn a cappella groups.

“We’re all Pentatonix fans,” said Brittney Galeaz, sophomore communications major and president of the a cappella group Notes Over Storrs.

“Plus, we’re a young group.

This competition is a way of getting the name out.”

That particular sentiment seemed to be shared by all the UConn a cappella groups.

Pentatonix won the NBC a cappella competition “The Sing-Off” in 2011, and their success continued with the release of an EP in 2012. The four members of the group present, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstie Maldonaldo and Avi Kaplan served as judges for the competition.

They were received with cheers and applause when introduced. At the end of the night, they would select an a cappella group that would open for their performance on Saturday.

Each group performed two songs, usually consisting of a soloist singing the main tune while the other singers served as the background music.

After each performance, the judges offered critique on the routine based on aspects such as tuning, background vocals, buildup, beat boxing, tempo

Every Saturday at 2 p.m. the Rainbow Center shows a film relating to the LGBTQ community, however this week they showed a Spanish film centered on feminism and women’s postrelationships with men, called “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.”

“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” is a 1988 Spanish film written and directed

by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Carmen Maura and a young Antonio Banderas. The story is about Pepa, whose lover has just left her for another woman; mayhem ensues as she runs around Madrid trying to see her lover one last time. Even though it is a comedy, “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” actually has a lot to say on the unpunished promiscuity of men and their use of women. The lover’s infidelity caused pain for several women, even driving one mad. As more characters appear it is apparent that he is not the only man to take advantage of a woman in this story.

Cristobál Ricardo, a cognitive science major that ran the event, held a discussion about the film lead following the film. Having seen the film in a Spanish Film class, Ricardo wanted to address its “feminist” point of view.

“We don’t see the subtle ways that a relationship between a man and woman can be problematic,” said Ricardo. He added the film “embodies good examples of stereotypical portrayals of feminism” that is not as apparent in society.

Members of the UConn all male a cappella group Conn Men performed for Pentatonix at the college a cappella competition Friday night.

and dynamics. Each member of Pentatonix focused on different sections of the performance. For example, Avi Kaplan focused on the bass and beat boxing parts because that is his specialty.

The competition began with a performance by the Chordials, an all-female group. They received praise for their musical diversity but were criticized for the repetitiveness of their background parts.

Some groups, such as the all-male Completely Different Note, chose to incorporate choreography into their per-

formances and received loud cheers. Other groups, like A Minor, which performed a Beyoncé medley, were praised for their onstage chemistry.

The penultimate show of the evening was a performance by the Conn Men, another allmale group. For once, the Pentatonix members seemed to have little to criticize.

“My writing kept getting bigger because I got more and more excited,” Mitch Grassi said after their performance of Boyz II Men’s “Thank You” and the other judges seemed to agree, praising the group’s showman-

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like the film “Pitch Perfect,” and said it brightened her night.

“I’ll download their music on iTunes because it was that great,” said McKenzie.

Pentatonix was agreeable to newcomers and practiced singers alike.

Thomas Jordan, 3rd-semester biology major, performed with the Conn-Men at the start of the show.

“It was by far one of the best shows I’ve ever seen,” Jordan said. “Everything they do is just outstanding.”

Generally “Rainbow Cinema” will show deeper or heavier films than “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” but Ricardo thought it would be good to present something a bit more lighthearted.

“It’s good to show comedies because the discussion isn’t weighed down. We can talk about it more objectively because it’s a comedy,” said Ricardo.

It can be easier to discuss something lighthearted than heartwrenching, and this film definitely brings its own lighthearted fun for such a serious topic. Another student, Martin Hui, even described it as “very funny and unique humor that we don’t see anymore.”

Of course the film isn’t perfect in its message and at times can even be problematic. In fact a character described as a “feminist” lawyer is specifically problematic.

“The character herself doesn’t embody what we think of feminists,” said Ricardo who brought up the lawyer’s lack of actual “feminist” characteristics.

Another problem being the language of the film; many of the subtitles don’t translate exactly what the characters are saying.

There are a few instances where the audience is not given a complete understanding of a situation because the subtitles don’t fully present the line well.

Other than these few issues, “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” is aware of the biased relationship between men and women in society. It presents the problems in common heterosexual relationships and does so in a very comedic way.

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Perfect set up for the beginning of the end

By Maurilio Amorim Staff Writer Whenever a show reaches its final season, there is usually a huge change in content. The stakes are higher and the writers are no longer afraid to make risky moves with the characters, plot or themes. Breaking Bad is an exception because the writers have never played it safe. They have never been afraid to make characters unlikeable or produce the show their way. Unlike shows like Dexter or The Walking Dead, where everything has been continuously played safe and kept to a formula to ensure an audience, Breaking Bad has been one of the most courageous shows ever made.

Despite this fact, they have managed to outdo themselves and these last episodes

leading up to the finale have been some of the darkest and most intense episodes that television has ever seen.

While the entire cast is outstanding, Bryan Cranston’s performance as Walter White is perfect. I would compare it to Heath Ledger’s Joker both in performance and the level of skill. While both seemed like unlikely actors for the role, the results speak for themselves. Walter has become more ruthless than ever before. I remember towards the end of season four in “Crawl Spaces,” I had chills watching Cranston laugh manically when he found that his wife had given away his money and they could not escape. The image stayed with me for a long time. This season, Cranston has given us even more memorable moments and lines that make his previ-

ous Walter moments look like nothing.

The third to last episode, “Ozymandias,” was the most shocking the show has seen yet. In this episode we see Walter’s empire and everything he has worked for falls apart from underneath him. The entire episode was a nonstop thrill ride. We see the first one of the most shocking television deaths ever with Hank’s murder only to be followed with Walt finally revealing to Jesse that he let Jane die in one of his most heartless moments of the show and as if that wasn’t enough, we see his money stolen, Jesse held prisoner by the Neo-Nazis and Walt’s entire family finally see him for the monster he really is, no longer standing by his side. The following episode, “Granite State” may not have been able to match that level of intensity, but

it certainly felt like the calm before the big storm. Walter’s empire is no more and he is all alone. His actions have of course brought him exactly what he deserves. As the empire collapsed we watched everybody be held responsible for their actions and mostly punished accordingly. Even Skylar is being held up legally and by her son in the same light as Walter.

While this will be published after the finale airs, it is worth noting that this was written before the series finale. Being a writer and a huge fan of movies and television due to my lack of having any sort of a life, I usually find myself able to predict what’s going to happen next.

Somehow Breaking Bad has managed to

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Remember that time when cell phones didn’t have text messaging? Or when they finally did and you didn’t have one? Seriously what did we do before texting?

Remember AIM, AOL Instant Messenger? Skipping the big journalistic no-no of starting with four questions and the fact that AIM is an acronym inside an acronym, AIM, as well as other similar platforms of the time really were the precursor to modern texting, unless of course you count the old pen and paper.

AIM was a place where your screen name and your profile determined how much of a total tool you were. Hence “xxoxcutiebb208” and “BHSFo0tball14.”

A screen name had to be something you weren’t embarrassed to give out but still sort of reflected who you were as a person.

The best part was, you could have as many names as you wanted. You just had to tell everyone every time you got a new one so that they didn’t think you were Ken Kaniff and call the cops.

The other way AIM let you personalize is the good ol’ buddy icons. It could literally be an image you desired, but almost no one ever used their actual face, did they? Most people either used short GIFs or pictures of dogs or hearts or baseballs.

The buddy icon, that little 60 x 60 pixel picture next to the text box was the most important thing, yet couldn’t have mattered less. Looking back, who cares?

They were fun, but having the same icon as someone else was probably the biggest mistake, a real crime against humanity.

Along with every screen name and icon there was a profile.

Everyone had a different font and background, telling a little about themselves or blatantly lying.

Then they had their boyfriend or girlfriend’s name and when they started dating. Is it all coming back yet?

Getting a cute boy or girl’s screen name was kind of like getting his/her number. That is, if you actually asked for it as opposed to getting it from someone else. There was a strange feeling you would get when the little window popped up and said “K3lLy946 has signed on” or “SuperBrad10 returned from away,” Then you would have to wait the appropriate amount of time before you messaged them or else it would be creepy.

One thing that AIM had that is so underutilized today with texting is the use of the away message. Most smartphones have the capability for auto-response messages, which are essentially the same. But they don’t have that little yellow sticky note next to a user’s name letting they’re not there, or at least don’t want to be bothered.

Away messages in a way were an early Facebook status. They let everyone else know what you were doing, which most of the time no one cared about or it was so vague enough that it didn’t matter.

Now think about it. Before you had a phone, before Facebook and even Myspace, how did you communicate with your friends?

Sure there were landlines which may have gotten occasional use, but AIM dominated communications for most 90’s kids and well into the 2000’s.

I hope I haven’t bored you to pieces, if you liked this column let me know, if not I’d like to hear that as well. Tweet at me @ GiGantos.

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The great tragedy of Walter White came to a thrilling conclusion on Sunday evening, bringing to an end what can easily be considered one of the greatest television dramas in the history of the medium.

But “Breaking Bad” has created a lasting legacy, one that is unlikely to be rivaled by any program in the near future. For the first time in television history, the program broke one of the cardinal rules of entertainment: you do NOT under any circumstances make your protagonist “unlikeable” to the audience.

Not only did “Breaking Bad” violate this rule, it pulled a complete 180.

Even Tony Soprano, for all intents and purposes a “bad guy,” never came to be despised by the audience in any sense of the word.

Despite the series containing some of the downright nastiest and brutal villains ever to

occupy the small screen, when all is said and done, none were more cruel, cold, and calculating, than the “protagonist” of the series: Walter White.

The legend of Walter White is undoubtably the definitive modern adaptation of the ancient Greek epics.

Walter White had viewed his life as a series of shortcomings. He knew he had great potential that had never been fulfilled.

An ingenious chemist, White sold out of a company he had co founded in its infancy, one that would come to be valued at over a billion dollars in the years to come. He ended up becoming a high school teacher, despite the success of his lesser-minded colleagues.

And as the coup de grace, in his early fifties, and with a new child on the way to boot, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

And so when the opportunity came to excel at something better than anyone else, he jumped on it.

Initially, when White decided to enter the meth cooking business, he justified his

Focus staff’s “Breaking Bad” favorites Maurilio Amorim: Hank’s Final Moment- Before getting shot in the head, Hank goes out like the brave man he is. When Jack asks him his name, Hank recites his DEA credentials and tells him to go do something dirty I cannot type here to himself. Hank would rather die then make a deal with this man. I can respect that.

I am the one who knocksEverything about Walt’s famous speech to his wife was brilliant.

Besides the well written dialogue, we really see into his character and the inner struggle he’s having with his misplaced pride in this dirty empire he has created and his power within and his need to conceal his identity and role in all he has done. Absolutely brilliant.

Chris Iannotti: “My favorite Breaking Bad Moment was when Jesse killed Gale Boetticher in cold blood.

That scene was so emotionally charged and brought me to tears.”

Zach Lederman: “If that’s true, if you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course...would be to tread lightly.”

Alex Sferrazza: I was blown away during the season 4 finale, after you see Gus bombed, unbelievably you see him walk out of the room alive (WTF!), but then the camera pans to reveal he’s missing half his face! And true to character, he takes a moment to adjust his tie.

Best jaw to floor moments

By Maurilio Amorim Staff Writer

7. Hank’s Toilet Reading: It was inevitable that sooner or later Hank would discover that Walt was the drug lord he has been looking for, but did anybody really see it happening like this? It may have been a cheap trick to reveal it this way, but it certainly worked as I spent an entire year waiting to see what would happen when Hank got off that toilet in suspense. It did look like he had been sitting there a year when Hank got off it in shock.

6. Walt’s First Kill: Walt technically breaks bad before he has a dead corpse and a tied up gangster in his partner’s basement, but it was so early in the show that nobody really saw yet that Vince Gilligan’s vision was to turn this family man into a cold blooded monster. The scene was so well done. We learn everything we need to about Walt here. He doesn’t like any of this, but he’ll do what he has to. When Walt finally finds his vicious streak he kills the man after a nice, lighthearted conversation with him and doesn’t even seem as phased as we’d expect.

Very well done Vince.

5. Walt’s Family Finally Leaves Him: In, “Ozymandias” so much happened. One of the most shocking moments was when Walter Jr. finally learns the truth and Skylar finally decides she’s had enough when she thinks Walt may have killed Hank. Following a fight, Walter Jr. makes his choice and calls the police. Walter is now all alone. I’m not rooting for Walt, but it was still heartbreaking.

4. Jesse’s Gasoline Incident: After five and a half seasons, Jesse learns that Walt poisoned his ex-girlfriend’s son and attempts to light his house on fire pouring gasoline everywhere. If only Jesse knew everything Walt had done to him. It was really hard to wait a week to see what happens next and we really saw how unstable Jesse is and how far he’ll go with nothing to lose and

rage as a motivation.

3. Walt Lets Jane Die: This was a really hard scene to watch. After she tries to blackmail him and rightfully ,but wrongly in a sense, turns Jesse against Walt, we see Walt go into Jesse’s apartment to find Jane and Jesse passed out high on heroin. Jane pukes and begins to choke. After reaching to help her, Walt decides to let her die and watches in horror. Although he is unhappy watching it and letting it happen, he does. Very disturbing stuff.

2. Hank Dies: I used to think that Stringer Bell’s death on The Wire was the most shocking in television. Two weeks ago that was topped when Neo-Nazi Jack shot Hank dead even after Walt begged him and offered him money to spare him. Interestingly enough, after Hank’s death everyone assumes Walt killed him and says it directly multiple times.

Walt didn’t shoot him, but he never denies it and says no I didn’t.

Instead he is silent. Just fun trivia.

1. Mike Goes to Belize: Vince Gilligan teased that in the first half of season five Walt would do something unforgivable. We finally found out what that was when he shot the ruthless, but loveable Mike dead as he was on his way to flee New Mexico anyways. What makes Mike’s murder more shocking than any of the others is that even in Walter’s train of thought and logic there was not much of a real justifiable reason to kill him. Every other death we can understand why he had to in his position, but Mike is pushing it.

Sure, Mike would be a loose end and when he killed Mike’s imprisoned men after Mike left Walt may need to look over his shoulder, but Walt respected Mike and we even saw Walt try to apologize to Mike as he watched him die.

Walt can now kill people he likes without much hesitation or regret.

His family and Jesse better watch out. Yeah, this was written before the finale.

Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu

actions under the pretense that he needed to acquire the funds to posthumously provide for his family, pending his relatively imminent expiration.

Despite this, once Walt realizes just how well-suited he is to the trade, he attempts to go far beyond his family’s needs in the pursuit of becoming the absolute best at something.

And despite numerous hurdles, Walt eventually received his empire, far more successful than he could have ever dreamed. But in the process he willingly crossed the line from moral to immoral. And after repeatedly committing horrible acts that became ever increasingly more vicious, eventually, this cost him his life, his family, and indeed his very soul.

What some interpret as greed, however, was not. As Walt states in the finale, he didn’t do it for the money or for his family. He did it for the ride alone and in his own words “I was alive,” something he had been denied of time and time again.

And in the end, Walt’s ride came to an end on his terms. He defeated all adversaries and chose to spare the one person with whom he had placed the blame for his collapse. While far from redemption, he would not have gone out any other way.

“Breaking Bad” was a fantastic work of television brilliance. Ingenious writing put the drama in a class shared by the likes of The Sopranos and Mad Men. Walter White IS Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston’s performance will long endure as the standard for aspiring dramatic actors to live up to.

With Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and his team have painted a brilliant portrait of people coated in gray. In the end it didn’t matter who the villains and heroes were. No matter your interpretation, this was a story you wanted to stay with until the very end.

And love it or hate it, the ending to this magnificent show could be described as nothing less than perfect.

Alex.Sferrazza@UConn.edu

Spolier alert: the epic conclusion

By Zach Lederman Staff Writer Carmela Soprano, in another famous drama, once famously stated, in an argument with her mafia boss husband, Tony Soprano, “Everything comes to an end.” It ended up being true for Tony (although some might argue otherwise) and now it is true for Walter White, also known as Heisenberg.

After five seasons over the course of nearly six years, “Breaking Bad” has come to a powerful end. So, with naught but a warning that MAJOR SPOILERS (seriously, if you ever intend to watch this show, STOP HERE!) lie ahead, let’s delve into the final episode Photo courtesy of avclub.com of this Emmy-winning drama, and say goodbye to Walt and The epic conclusion of “Breaking Bad” aired Sunday night, bringing Walter White’s story to an end.

Jesse.

The show began where the end, and Walt himself says that it would be shocking very beginning of the series, in a yearlong flash-forward, ended. Walt has returned if he lives past a year. Jesse’s survival, on the other home from his self-imposed exile in New Hampshire hand, was a little less secured, but I couldn’t really see on a vendetta to kill the Neo-Nazi gang and reclaim it going any other way. He’s the series’ redemptive character. Walt, who gave up everything to get where his money for his children.

Walt, who throughout the episode seems to know he ended up, might have been the protagonist, but he that death is approaching, makes haste to cover all was certainly no hero. Jesse held onto his morality, bases before the inevitable. First on the list is going and in the end, survived for it.

I could go on and on about the ending, analyzing to see Elliot and Gretchen, his former friends, to make sure that they will get his money to Walter Jr. when every last detail, and I’m sure others will be doing he turns 18. After all, it’s a lot less suspicious than that, but for now all I can tell you is that it was perfect. any other method of getting his family the money. Of Walt died how he wanted to (and technically at his course, in true Heisenberg fashion, this is done with own hand) as the meth kingpin of the world, and not more than a few death threats. He sneaks back home as an unaccomplished high school chemistry teacher. for one last conversation with Skyler, and in one of Never did the police catch him and never did his the most powerfully charged moments of all time, enemies best him. It was the greatest ending to any tells her the truth about his motivations at last, “It was TV show ever made, and when the day comes that it loses that title to another show, I will be shocked. all for me…I was alive.”

In some ways, it feels like “Breaking Bad” is Finally, once all else is taken care of, he heads to the leaving us too soon, but in others I’m quite glad the neo-Nazi hideout whereupon he manages to kill every last one of them with science (and an M60). Does he writers chose to end it on a high note. Not to use a get his money back? No, but then again, by the end it severely overused quote, but in the television world had stopped being about the money. After saving, and it’s quite true that you either die a hero, or live long freeing Jesse, the two part ways at last, Jesse driving enough to see yourself a villain, and “Breaking Bad” off into the night, laughing and crying like a madman is certainly dying as the hero. It’s quite possible, finally free to live his life as he wants to, while Walt though I would say probable, that the show will go dies of a gunshot wound, surrounded by the machin- down in history as one of the greatest television epics ever recorded on film. So we shall now bid a fond ery he loved in the meth lab.

So we finally have the answers to the question farewell to “Breaking Bad,” and allow it to end knowwe’ve been asking since the show started, and it’s that ing that Vince Gilligan has accomplished what he set Jesse lives and Walt dies. Some might be upset that out to do: write an incredible story. Heisenberg will it ended that way, but could it really have gone any be missed. other path? We know from the very beginning that Walt is going to die. From halfway through the very first episode, it’s a given that his life is coming to an Zachary.Lederman@UConn.edu

By Maurilio Amorim

Lesson learned: no meth

I love “Breaking Bad.” On that show Walter White makes seven and a half million dollars a year cooking meth. That’s a lot of money right? Yes, but despite the fact that the show has strangely led to an increase in meth purity throughout the country and copycat crimes, the lesson is actually not to cook meth, sell drugs, do drugs. Even if you have cancer and are going to die, it’s still a bad idea.

“Breaking Bad” is kind of a worst case scenario if you really think about it. According to the show, if you sell because you are dying of cancer and want to leave your family some money when you are gone, you will have a strange battle with cancer where it leaves and comes back depending on your level of guilt, your wife will sleep with her boss and then leave you, your family will hate you, everyone you know and love will die, and you will have to live alone in the snowy wilderness of New Hampshire where all you can do all day is watch Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. The movie was called a train wreck by its own director. You might not want to cook meth.

I know what you’re thinking and it’s true. I am for once actually agreeing with something I learned from TV. Sure, there is a lot of money in selling drugs, but it comes with a cost.

I am speaking metaphorically about the guilt, drama and pain that comes with that business of course, but also a literal cost.

Look how hard it is for Walter White to launder and keep his money. He may not have to pay taxes, but he has to pay people so much more to keep his money clean and bury it. Then he has to move it around places and it’s so much work that its almost not worth all the hassle. I know when the TV remote is on the other side of the room I am guilty of sometimes refusing to get up to change the channel, so I am way too lazy to go through the amount of effort that Walter does every time he decides to go buy breakfast for his son.

He probably doesn’t keep it all buried and do that every time, but it certainly would be a pain every time his stash runs out to go refill.

Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu

If you like ‘Arrested Development’...

By Katie McWilliams Staff Writer “Breaking Bad” was the last time I took anybody’s recommendations for television shows. “If you like Arrested Development, you’ll love Breaking Bad,” they said. How very untrue that proved to be. I think it took a bathtub, filled with the remains of another meth dealer, crashing through the ceiling of Pinkman’s house spilling blood everywhere to alert me that the two shows could not be more different. “Breaking Bad” wasn’t the comedy I expected. There were no lighthearted quips or ridiculous situations remedied by thoughtlessly comical solutions. Instead, “Breaking Bad” served up a dose of drama that television had not seen in a while. Everyone I knew was talking about it to the point where it almost became worship. In fact, I hear more about Walter White than President Obama from my peers. From what I hear,

he’s gradually progressed to be more villain-like. He’s also part mad man and known as the one who knocks, whatever that means. But these things all go right over my head, because I couldn’t watch more than three episodes.

The false expectation that “Breaking Bad” would be funny was evident from the first episode. The show depicts a harsh reality of a family struggling to get by, a son who’s coping with a disability and an unexpected pregnancy. The setting of the show could not be any less conducive to a comedy. I watched as Walt Sr. beat up two boys who had made fun of his disabled son and feeling sorry for this man who was so caught up in the struggles of his day to day life. There was nothing funny about it.

After three episodes of disappointment by false expectation, I gave up watching Breaking Bad. I wanted to go on, but it was too hard to get involved in a serious drama when you thought it would have you in stitches, laughing on the floor

gasping for breath. From that moment forward I felt I was on the outside in popular television.

Most recently, I was scrolling through Twitter and saw that people were referencing “Ozzymandias” the famous Percy Bysshe Shelley poem. I was so excited that people were talking about Victorian Literature until I discovered that the poem had been referenced on the show.

My excitement on the literacy of my peers went out the window. I thought about the reference for a while, and realized that any show smart enough to reference the cryptic work of Shelley, must be laden with witty references. I love shows that put cultural references throughout the writing, and now that the series is over and I firmly know it’s a drama of exceptional caliber, or so they tell me, I might give”Breaking Bad” another try.

Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

Monday September 30, 2013

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Focus

school a cappella Final hours fill the final season High comes to UConn

By Maurilio Amorim Staff Writer

The last season of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ was originally supposed to be its last. The first half of the season saw the story progress really quickly approaching the finale. The show was then renewed for a final season after months of negotiating with the cast. This explains why the second half of the season we saw the story starts to drag on and progress rather slowly. All in all, it didn’t really matter because it was still funny, I was still laughing, and I still enjoyed seeing my favorite group of New Yorkers get into crazy shenanigans every week.

Because the story concludes when Ted meets his future wife and the show

is now at the weekend of Barney and Robin’s wedding, it appears that the entire season will be the two days leading up to it.

Right now, it’s very funny. The jokes are fresh, the new characters from the inn are funny, but I can’t help but feel like if this is going to be a normal length season then the whole thing is going to drag and become dry by the very end. During the last season finale we finally met the infamous mother for a brief moment. We generally have a good idea of how Ted and she meet after the wedding. None of the anticipation matters anymore. Yes, there is likely to be a lot of funny stuff going on the weekend of the wedding, but can we really make a whole season out of this? The first two episodes were

an hour leading up to the wedding and we have 53 hours to go.

Now that we’ve met Ted’s future wife and seen them interact together in the future, I like her. She is like a female Ted which means that because she is pretty she is less annoying than he is. The two have great chemistry and it certainly almost seems justified that this is the woman we have waited so many seasons for Ted to meet. The only question left is whether the writers have enough material in store this season to keep its premise interesting or if they have finally run out of steam. The show has yet to disappoint me so my hopes are high. I just hope they don’t give me any reason to lower them.

Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu

The battle for greatness deflates Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’

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Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” premiered last week with Whedon’s trademark witty diaologue and well-rounded characters.

By Jingyuan Fu Campus Correspondent Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” is perhaps the biggest new show this fall. Not only is it part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one of the most popular movie franchises currently in existence, it is also Disney’s first

attempt to transplant a film-based series to television. Furthermore, the show’s creator Joss Whedon, who directed the hugely successful “The Avengers,” has a substantial cult following from his previous projects like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Dollhouse.”

Ever since the announcement of the show’s creation appeared, fans

have been in uproar. Everyone from newly inducted Marvel devotees to old Joss Whedon admirers that are still bitter over ‘Firefly’s’ cancellation seemed to have different expectations for the show.

When it was revealed that Clark Gregg, who played popular character Phil Coulson in the films, would be part of the main cast, the

hubbub only increased as #coulsonlives began trending everywhere on the Internet.

So does the first episode “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” actually live up to its considerable expectations? In many ways, yes. It contains many facets of what has become the Joss Whedon standard: witty dialogue, self-referential humor and a group of well-rounded characters.

Whedon seems to have learned from his previous experience with pilots as well; comparatively, this episode was better than the messy premieres of Angel, Dollhouse and maybe even Firefly. Most importantly, the pilot creates an interesting world and introduces plot points that will be important in later episodes, keeping the audience intrigued. In many ways, the series premiere of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” is everything fans wished for.

However, one can’t help but feel like something is missing from this episode. For all its good qualities, it seems like “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” still hasn’t quite figured out what sort of show it wants to be. The pilot reflects this confusion, as it spends a lot of time on the unwieldy superhero case of the week that seems more suited for the superheroes on a movie screen. Also off-putting is how careful the entire episode feels as it ploddingly introduces the background of the story puts the more interesting story arcs (such as how Coulson survived his death-by-demigod experience in “The Avengers”) on the backburner.

This would not be as much of a problem in any other show, but Joss Whedon has a well-earned reputation of being a bit of a narrative maverick. His previous premieres may have been rougher around the edges than this one, but they were more innovative and diverse than the painstakingly crafted pilot of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Despite an entertaining and well-paced plot, it seems the show is buckling under the weight of its own appeal, as too many people—from fans to the ABC executives—need this show to be successful.

Instead of attempting some sort of hyper-polished superhero/ secret agent hybrid ill-suited for television to please everyone, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” should focus more on the close personal interactions that Whedon is famous for. The series needs to reflect the struggles of a human agency in a post-Avengers world, not attempt to become superhuman itself.

Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu

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Two high school a cappella groups performed while the judges left to deliberate.

While the East Catholic performance featured conventional pop songs, the E. O. Smith group proved to be rather unorthodox by singing an Italian madrigal and a Christian spiritual.

The members of Pentatonix ultimately decided to select the Conn Men to open their performance on Saturday,

but they praised every single performance and encouraged each group to continue working hard. The audience agreed with their praise.

“It was awesome and I loved it,” said Lucas Lee, a 5th-semester marketing major. “Some of the solos were amazing and everyone is really talented.”

Jingyuan.Fu@UConn.edu

Loose ends tied

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block me at every attempt and keep me guessing every step of the way. The show has been one of the very few to achieve the ability to endlessly become better and better from season to season. It has only gone uphill, and while all of this last season has been outstanding, the last three episodes have been hands down the best so far. They have also managed to do a good job of clearing up all loose ends and

tying everything together. We all know now, but as I write this I have no idea how the show is going to end. I could see it going at least one million different ways, but I have no doubt in my mind that no matter how it ends, it will not disappoint even with the enormous hype and build up in fans leading up to the conclusion.

Maurilio.Amorim@UConn.edu

Williams steals the crazy show

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Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar play father and daughter in charge of the family advertising business in “The Crazy Ones.”

By Andrew Johnson Campus Correspondent Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar team up to create an unlikely duo in “The Crazy Ones,” CBS’ new fall comedy. So it’s basically Flubber plus Buffy the Vampire Slayer, right?

Wrong. As popular as that series would be, this one is better suited to attract viewers. It is about an advertising agency owned by the fatherdaughter team of Simon and Sydney Roberts, played by Williams and Gellar respectively. This show captures the Roberts family and their workers as they go about their hectic and stressful lives trying to survive in the rough business world of Chicago. As they face constant rejection and possible failure, Simon “The Crazy One” Roberts demonstrates his ability to pull a profitable rabbit out of his hat. (Think Mad Men but exponentially goofier and a little bit less alcohol.)

First things first: Robin Williams is playing Robin Williams. Williams’ character on the show even shares his numerous divorces and past substance abuse problems.

He’s energetic, he’s likeable, and above all, he’s silly. He has also aged quite a bit, which is expected but shocking considering his child-like personality. Williams steals every scene he’s in, which is a good thing because he is the star. He gets a bad reputation sometimes because of his past work on children’s movies or animated films, but I have come to the realization that Williams is actually a good actor. When he wants to be serious, he channels all of his

rambunctious energy into his performance and it resonates with audiences.

Gellar is a much different story. Her character comes off as cold, reserved and desperate. Those three characteristics may make a very good businesswoman, but it does not make a great T.V. character. Sydney Roberts is obviously a foil character for her father to bounce his liveliness off of. Together they make a good advertising team and it’s somewhat heartwarming when you take the family aspect into consideration, but it’s clear that you watch this show for the ever-unpredictable Robin Williams.

One thing that I found particularly interesting was the show’s format. It’s a singlecamera comedy and it does not feature a laugh track. This is unusual for a CBS comedy, but it is following the trend of more popular shows on multiple networks that have paved the way for this style of TV. I find laugh tracks to be distracting and displeasingly synthetic. Anyway, I do not need canned laughter to tell me when a joke is funny. It also tends to lead to lazy writing. Comedic theories aside, this show is pretty funny. It’s not hilarious absurdist T.V. and it is not supposed to be, but I appreciate its modest identity. It will surely make you laugh. After the pilot, I want to see more. I want to see how this family business succeeds and fails, I want to see the crazy ideas they come up with and I want to see more Robin Williams.

Andrew.Johnson@UConn.edu

Monday September 30, 2013

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Comics

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Classic I Hate Everything

by Carin Powell

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An art professor takes his class outside on the quad near the Art Building.

UCONN CLASSICS: TRY TO FART AT LEAST ONCE TODAY AND YOU WILL REAP THE MANY BENEFITS.

Classic Procrastination Animation

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HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday (09/30/13). You may travel for work this year (definitely for pleasure). Talk about what you love, and cultivate your networks toward that. Study a passion, formally or not. Build savings with a frugal lifestyle. Less is more. True up habits with ethics. Build partnerships with loving attention. Allow yourself to be adored.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Classic Toast

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Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Watch where you're going. Gather information. Rules must be enforced.

Promise to keep a secret. An older person sets boundaries.

Determine when you'll do it. Take notes for future reference.

Do a good job.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Ease into a group situation. It could get awkward for a moment. Consider the consequences. Do the job carefully now, or do it over.

Allow others to protect you. Build your egg's nest one twig at a time.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Keep your money in your pocket, and don't bring it out in public. Stick to basics on the home front. Respect your budget.

Follow up intuitively with your intentions.

Test everything. Don't believe everything you read. Upgrade your image.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -Share your dreams. Devise a plan, possibly including some delicious wandering. Stick within your budget. Avoid getting burned by too good of a deal. An older individual offers practical information. Consider carefully before proceeding. Get firm bids.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- There are lots of good ideas floating around. Don't rush into anything. You have a lot going on. Count your blessings. Heed a friend's warning to be frugal. Provide information. Handle practical matters early for a new understanding.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Consider all possibilities, including consequences, before you accept a challenge. If emotions get low, just acknowledge that. A work trip can incorporate pleasure, even if it's a challenging assignment. Don't show work to a critical person, yet.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Take advantage of difficult circumstances.

Distance yourself from emotions in order to choose freely. Don't interfere with another's plan. Listen to all their considerations.

Consider the ramifications. Make sure your choice is something you can live with.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Don't offer to pay for everyone.

Someone else contributes, much to your amazement. Your partner has practical input. Fix something (or replace it) at home. Consider all possibilities, and save funds for a rainy day.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Don't overextend. Home is the best place. Avoid a cold or flu by resting and eating well. Investigate new options in your game. Friends offer good advice.

Chaos could swirl. A teacher offers perspective.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Take care of business. There's a disagreement about priorities. Work out a better budget that includes something it was missing. Trust your imagination. Offer advice only if asked. Test your psychic impressions. Notice what's blocking your path.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Postpone a date or purchase. Consider lots of points of view. Don't spend on games. Follow your intuition. Recent innovations work out well, with positive developments. Don't brag about your good fortune.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Play by the rules to win big. Find a treasure in your own stuff. Work out financial details. If concerned or frightened, study and learn. Darkness evaporates under inspection with light. This is starting to feel nice.

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Monday, September 30, 2013

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Sports

Hill's incredible freshman season continues

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After scoring 151 goals in high school, Rachel Hill has nine goals in 12 games for UConn.

By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor The UConn women’s soccer team moved to 8-4-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the American Athletic Conference with a 4-1 victory over Houston at Morrone Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Hill continues to shine

UConn freshman Rachel Hill continued her stellar rookie season on Sunday, producing a hat trick for the first time in her 12-game career.

Hill opened the scoring about midway through the first half for the Huskies, getting on the end of a through ball from junior Riley Houle that only needed to be tapped past Houston goalkeeper Cami Koski.

Houle and Hill connected again early in the second half on a nearly identical play. Hill ran onto a through ball from Houle and beat Koski from about 15 yards out.

With the Huskies leading 3-1 late in the second half, Hill showed off her scoring capability. Dribbling along the 18-yard line, Hill turned and let fly a curling shot that was never in doubt of beating Koski, as it tucked into the net at the upper 90.

Hill, who holds the New Hampshire high school girl’s soccer record with 151 career goals in four seasons at Somersworth High School, now has nine goals for the Huskies in 2013, five more than any other member of the team, and trails only Memphis’ Valerie Sanderson for the conference lead.

“My coaches have always told me I don’t have like the best foot skills,” Hill said. “I don’t have many tricks in my bag, but my speed helps me

out a lot, so I kind of depend on that.”

“Opposites attract” with Houle and Hill Riley Houle’s two assists on Sunday were the first two assists by a UConn player on a goal scored by Hill this season.

But despite the lack of credit for assists, Houle’s relationship with Hill up top has been a key factor for the Huskies all season long, and gives UConn one of the best one-two attacking punches in the American.

“We’re like completely different it’s kind of…a relationship where opposites attract because she’s going to be the one that gets the long ones through,” Houle said. “I’m always looking for her, to her feet usually or a nice, long through ball.”

Four goals not enough to satisfy The 4-1 scoreline marks the most dominating performance by the Huskies since a 3-0 over Central Connecticut on Sept. 1.

As has been a common occurrence for UConn this season,

the Huskies controlled possession, rarely allowing Houston to bring the ball into the attacking third.

UConn’s attack attempted a season-high 36 shots, scoring four times. But the Huskies were not satisfied with one goal every nine shots.

“We definitely should have [scored more goals],” UConn coach Len Tsantiris said. “The problem is on those shots…they were too far away, and the goal that we got [in the first half] is we placed the ball behind them. That’s what we did several times in the second half.”

Huskies' strong start in the American has UConn thinking NCAA tournament For the first time since 2007, the Huskies have six points through their first two conference games. That season, UConn went to the NCAA quarterfinals. Confidence is high once again this season, as the Huskies sit atop the American through two games.

“It’s good because we’ve

never been going into conference play when we’re 2-0 [since 2007],” Houle said. “Now we’re going on the road, and if we can keep it going it will be good for conference play.”

Tsantiris has been no stranger to success during his time at UConn. One of only two women’s soccer coaches in NCAA history with 500 wins, Tsantiris has brought UConn to 28 NCAA tournaments, seven College Cups and four national championship games since 1982.

UConn ranked 35th in last week’s RPI standings, and with an 8-4-0 record and a 2-0-0 start in the American, the Huskies are not ruling out a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

“To get there, you just keep winning,” Tsantiris said. “We just have to keep winning; that’s the way you get in. If we get a few more wins, we should be looking okay.”

Alyson Ambler.

The UConn offense had a strong showing as they poured on 18 hits against Bryant.

Freshman Kayla Doty started the game on the mound for the Huskies and allowed 3 runs in 4 innings of work.

Alyson Ambler came in for relief and pitched the last 3 innings. She allowed only 1 run.

Coach Mullins was happy with how the offense and pitching came together for them against Bryant.

“I was happy with the hits and runs we put on the scoreboard. I was pleased with both pitchers and the way they were attacking the zone,” said Mullins.

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two seasons as an assistant at Ohio State. “She’s a great goalie. I’m definitely very happy with her performance.

The Dutchwomen finally got their breakthrough with just eight seconds left in the opening stanza, as Union’s Kathryn Tomaselli was able to bang a rebound past Chuli, who had stopped Union’s first 22 attempts at a goal.

However, UConn was able to respond early in the second period, as Rachel Farrel was able to score the first Husky goal of the season, as she too was able to light the lamp on a rebound opportunity from Kayla Campero.

From there, Union was able to push across two straight goals, including a powerplay slap-shot from Union’s Maddy Norton, giving Union the lead heading into the final period.

UConn came out in the third fighting, as Farrel was able to score yet again in what was certainly the game’s prettiest goal.

Defenseman Caitlin Hewes was able to find Farrel emerging from the penalty box, where the junior Center had just finished serving a two minute minor for body checking. Farrel was able to get behind the Union defense, as the Cheshire, Conn. resident took the chance to show off the dangles, as she outmaneuvered Union’s goalie, Shenae Lundberg, before finishing with a backhand.

However, it was not meant to be for the Huskies, as UConn was unable to find the equalizing goal, despite having a few chances at the end of the game.

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Softball splits double header with Bryant, BC MacKenzie era begins with loss to Union

By Spencer Mayfield Campus Correspondent The UConn softball team split a doubleheader on Sunday losing to Boston College 6-2 but defeating Bryant 12-4 in Storrs.

Boston College never looked back after taking an early 3-0 lead off of pitcher Lauren Duggan in the first inning. The Huskies scored a run in the second inning to cut the deficit to 2 runs. Heather Fyfe hit an RBI infield single that scored Valerie Sadowl.

Duggan was able to get out of a jam to end the third inning to complete 3 innings of work, giving up 3 runs.

Katelyn Callahan entered the game in relief for UConn in the fourth inning. Boston College added 2 more runs

after a 2 run homerun in the fourth inning increasing their lead. The Eagles also scored a run off a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.

Lauren Tremblay hit a solo homerun for the Huskies in the bottom of the seventh, but the comeback fell short.

Coach Mullins was proud of the way the team competed even though the team was not able to produce on the scoreboard.

“We left 15 runners on base; we didn’t get timely hits,” Mullins said. “We outhit them by a lot but we didn’t get key hits. Overall I liked what I saw, I thought we competed hard.”

The Huskies had an offensive explosion against Bryant that started in the first inning after an RBI double by Lexi Gifford and an RBI single by

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The UConn women’s hockey team dropped the puck in the inaugural game of the Chris MacKenzie era, as the Huskies lost a hard-fought battle to Union College, 3-2.

The Huskies had the first game jitters right from the opening faceoff, as Union dominated the first period, outshooting UConn, 23-6.

However, the Dutchwomen struggled to put across the much elusive goal, as UConn goaltender Elaine Chuli stood on her head throughout most of the first period, stopping shot after shot, including many from the slot.

“Elaine was great,” said MacKenzie, who took the helm in Storrs this summer following

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Morrissey: Why not fire Pasqualoni? from OWEN, page 12 Neither should UConn.

Firing Pasqualoni not only would appease the fan base, but would set a precedent that mediocrity doesn’t work here at UConn and won’t be tolerated either.

If this season is lost, which it already looks like it is, I am issuing a challenge to every single UConn football player in that locker room. If you don’t want to play for your coach, I understand that.

He hasn’t given you much motivation to achieve success this season.

If you don’t want to play for your own namesake, that’s your choice as well.

All of that being said, the great Herb Brooks, head coach of the 1980 US men’s Olympic hockey team once said, “The name on the front of the jersey is a hell of a lot more important than the name on the back.”

If this squad has an ounce of pride they will take the field Saturday, Oct. 12 and every Saturday moving forward playing for the name

on the front, UConn.

So far this season the Huskies have only showed some fight left in the dog when Michigan came to town. Of all the times to play like they meant it, UConn picked a great time to show off what they are capable of.

But now as the crowds get smaller and the stage gets smaller, perhaps this is the real UConn Huskies. Perhaps they have already given up. I know most of the fans have given up hope, why shouldn’t they?

Perhaps the players have forgotten why they signed up for this and why they put on their helmets, cleats and shoulder pads. Perhaps I’m completely wrong and this team will prove the critics (and me) wrong by turning the season around.

Until that day comes, this remains hard to watch.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Mariano Rivera thanked the fans in Houston — just as he's done in every other city that honored the retiring New York Yankees closer this year.

Then he threw in something a little different Sunday: an apology.

Rivera was honest about why he skipped the final three games of his career. It just couldn't get any better than Thursday night in Yankee Stadium, when baseball's

career saves leader wept on the shoulder of Andy Pettitte — the left-hander and captain Derek Jeter came to the mound to take him out of a game for the last time.

"I want to keep that memory of mine," Rivera told the crowd of 40,542, second largest of the season at Minute Maid Park behind opening day. "For that, I apologize.

You guys deserved more, but I'm being a little selfish."

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By Scott Carroll Staff Writer

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The UConn volleyball team dropped to 8-8 on the season over the weekend with losses to Houston and SMU at Gampel Pavilion. The two matches were UConn's first in the American.

The UConn volleyball team lost both their matches this weekend falling to Southern Methodist University in straight sets, 3-0, and losing to the Houston Cougars in five sets, 3-2.

The Huskies were without their top two attackers for their first game against the SMU Mustangs Friday. Both Karson Ratliff and co-captain Devon Maugle were forced to miss the game due to injury.

Unfortunately for the injury-ridden Huskies, they would be swept by the Mustangs in a quick match. UConn hung with the Mustangs for the first two sets, only losing

25-21 and 25-20, but would be out-matched in the final set 25-15.

SMU was led by reigning conference player of the week Caroline Young who gathered 15 kills in only 3 sets.

Erika Thomas would lead the way for the Huskies in the match with 9 kills while Immanuella Anuga chipped in 7. Sage Esposito led the team with 10 digs.

The Huskies were back on the court Sunday against the Houston Cougars with their leading attacker Ratliff back in action.

Early in the match, it looked as if Sunday’s match was going to be much of the same with the Huskies falling behind 2-0, each by the score 21-25.

However the Huskies came out of the locker room on fire after the break.

“The big talk was to control what we can,” said head coach Holly Strauss-O’Brien.

“We were due for the numbers to change a little bit, and they came in our favor in the end.”

The Huskies would go on to win the next two sets, with a 25-20 win in the third set and a dramatic 25-23 win in the fourth set that brought the crowd to their feet and the match into overtime.

UConn would fall short in the extra set though, losing 12-15 after starting out on a 4-0 run.

The Huskies had a very balanced offensive attack on Sunday with four play-

ers reaching double digits in kills. Ratliff lead the way with 13, while Camille Evans , 12, Jade Strawberry, 11, and Erika Thomas, 10.

Marissa Prinzbach dished out 48 assists while co-captain Brianna Datti lead the team with 27 digs.

The Huskies will be back in action next weekend as they take on their Floridian foes, UCF and USF agan without their co-captain Maugle.

“We just have to find different ways to win right now,” said Coach Strauss-O’Brien.

“That’s what today was all about: trying to find a way to win. Unfortunately, we fell a few kills short.”

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Huskies now 0-4 for first time in 22 years from BUFFALOED, page 12

Things only got worse from there. Ten minutes later, Whitmer was intercepted by Buffalo’s Najja Johnson, who returned the ball 33 yards for a touchdown. The Bulls held a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, despite gaining one yard of total offense in the opening 15 minutes.

Trailing 28-6 in the second quarter, UConn got its lone touchdown of the game on a two-yard run by Lyle McCombs. The Huskies failed to convert the twopoint conversion and did not score again the rest of the game.

McCombs led the Huskies with 33 yards on 13 carries.

Whitmer was the silver lining of UConn’s struggles in the first three games, but the junior quarterback had nothing working for him on

Saturday. He completed 10 of 24 passes for 182 yards and was picked off twice.

The offensive line did nothing to help Whitmer on Saturday. Both sides of the line were steamrolled over on multiple occasions, as Whitmer was sacked five times and rushed into several throws.

Whitmer has now been sacked 20 times in four games in 2013. Only Idaho has allowed more sacks this season.

Trailing 34-12 entering the fourth quarter, Pasqualoni decided to replace Whitmer with Casey Cochran, who threw an interception on his first pass attempt in a UConn uniform. Cochran completed two of five passes for 11 yards and the initial interception.

Licata outperformed both UConn quarterbacks in the pocket. The sophomore com-

pleted as many passes as Whitmer – 10 of them on 19 attempts – for 177 yards, and he added three touchdowns.

Licata’s only blemish was an interception late in the third quarter, when he was picked off by freshman Obi Melifonwu. It was Melifonwu’s second interception of the season.

UConn now has a week off before its next game on Oct. 12, when the Huskies return to Rentschler Field to take on South Florida in its first game in the American Athletic Conference.

Following a 49-21 loss to the No. 14 Miami Hurricanes, South Florida is 0-4 to start the season, and will open its American Athletic Conference season on Oct. 5 against Cincinnati.

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The UConn football team starts the 2013 season with four straight losses, something the Huskies have not done for 22 years. The Huskies have a bye week before taking on South Florida at Rentschler Field on Oct. 12.

Defense steps up again for field hockey in win Volleyball starts winless in American play

By Jack Mitchell Staff Writer The No. 3 UConn field hockey team moved to 9-0 on the year after defeating Villanova and No. 10 Princeton at home this weekend, 7-3 and 1-0, respectively.

2013 marks the third time in the last five seasons that the Huskies have begun the year with nine consecutive wins, having also accomplished the feat in 2012 and 2009.

“We’ve been fortunate to have so many good teams,” head coach Nancy Stevens said. “But this team has great chemistry, and if we can stay healthy we can have a very special season.

That’s the key though, to keep them healthy.”

Defense provides another shutout performance The Huskies’ defense, whose 0.82 goals against average was ranked fourth in the nation heading into the weekend, lived up to its billing against reigning national champion Princeton

on Sunday, holding the Tigers scoreless to a 1-0 shutout loss, UConn’s fourth shutout of the season.

“Whenever you get a shutout against a really high scoring team that’s a real positive,” Stevens said.

Goaltender Sarah Mansfield had another excellent performance, making several acrobatic saves against what was a feisty and persistent Princeton attack. Mansfield’s four saves included one game-preserving stop with 1:30 left in the second half in which the senior spurned Princeton midfielder Cat Caro on a one-on-one attempt.

“Our goal is to get shutouts, so we were really happy with that effort,” Stevens said. “Sarah had four saves, three in the first, so she really wasn’t tested much in the second half. We generated 16 shots, 12 in the second half, so that’s the difference.”

Upton continues breakout season After being named last week’s Big East Defensive Player of the Week, sophomore mid-

fielder Roisin Upton carried her momentum into this weekend, posting a total of two goals and an assist in the Huskies’ wins over Villanova and No. 10 Princeton.

Upton, who now ranks second on the team with 15 points on the year, scored the gamewinner on Sunday in the 62nd minute to push UConn past the Tigers 1-0.

“I’m more than willing to put the game in her hands,” Stevens said of Upton.

“We were at a critical point where we really did need to score on a penalty corner. Their defense was so stout, and I as well as the team have a lot of faith in Roisin and her ability to execute under pressure.”

The Huskies will go on the road this weekend to take on Providence on Saturday, Oct. 5, before returning home to face No. 17 Boston College on Sunday at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex.

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By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent The UConn volleyball team had a rough start to American Athletic Conference play, as back-to-back losses over the weekend left the Huskies searching for their first win in the new conference.

UConn opened conference play against visiting SMU, who went on to sweep the Huskies in their contest Friday night.

The Huskies looked to bounce back against Houston, as UConn came back to force a fifth set after being down 2-0. However, Houston rallied at the end to leave the Huskies winless on the weekend.

UConn has been plagued by injuries, as the Huskies were forced to face the weekend without two of their best attackers, as both Devon Maugle and Karson Ratliff missed time for the Huskies.

Maugle was forced to miss

both contests, while Ratliff was able to bounce back with a 13 kill performance in UConn’s game against Houston.

The absence of Maugle certainly had its effect on the young Huskies, as the captain Maugle is second in kills and third in digs for the Huskies on the season.

“She’s a captain. She’s got the most playing experience and she’s a warrior for us,” said head coach Holly Strauss-O’Brien. “Not having her on the floor for six rotations, she’s definitely missed. At the same time, she’s giving all she can to the team from the sideline.

We have the talent to still pull out the wins, so we just need her to rest and hopefully get healthy before the end of the season.”

However, it looks like the Huskies will have to make due without one of their leaders, as it appears that Maugle will be forced to the sidelines for the next few

contests.

“It’s pretty unpredictable, but it’s at least another two to three weeks,” said StraussO’Brien on the injury. “It’s a stress fracture in her foot.”

As for how the Huskies will cope, Strauss-O’Brien will be looking to other members of the team to step up while their captain is sidelined.

“Honestly, its not as much about the other teams right now as it is about us just trying to piece together this new lineup and having new leaders emerge in the absence of Devon,” said StraussO’Brien, whose Huskies are 8-8 on the season.

UConn will look to bounce back this weekend in Florida, as the Huskies travel to the Sunshine State to take on University of Central Florida and University of South Florida.

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Rangers, Rays to play one-game tiebreaker for Wild Card berth

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The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays will play a Wild Card tiebreaker on Monday.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers had to keep winning to keep playing. After seven wins in a row, they have to do it one more time to get into the playoffs.

Craig Gentry had a key tworun single, Geovany Soto had a tiebreaking RBI double and a solo homer, and the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 Sunday to force a one-game tie-

breaker for the second AL wildcard spot.

"They showed heart, fight, gut — any other adjective you want to find," Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

The Rangers (91-71), who began September with the AL West lead before a 5-15 slide, added game No. 163 to the regular season. They will host Tampa Bay on Monday night in base-

ball's first wild-card tiebreaker since 2007. The winner plays two days later at wild-card leader Cleveland for a berth against Boston in the division series.

"You can't say enough. Just the fight, the character of this team," Gentry said. "From being about as low as we could possibly be and almost everybody probably counting us out, and to come home and play the way we have."

Rookie left-hander Martin Perez (10-5, 3.55 ERA) starts for Texas on Monday against Tampa Bay and lefty David Price (9-8).

About the same time Tampa Bay wrapped up its 7-6 win at Toronto to necessitate a victory by the Rangers, Gentry hit a tworun single in the fifth for a 2-1 lead.

Los Angeles quickly tied the game in the sixth against major league strikeout leader Yu Darvish, but the Rangers went ahead to stay in the bottom half on Soto's two-out double.

Adrian Beltre and Soto added solo homers in the eighth. It was Beltre's 30th and the ninth for Soto, who has become the pri-

mary catcher for Darvish.

Texas has been in the playoffs the past three seasons, last year losing at home to Baltimore with Darvish on the mound in the AL's first one-and-done wild-card game.

With a chance to get back in the postseason for the fourth year in a row, they will get back Nelson Cruz. The All-Star slugger on Sunday completed his 50-game suspension that followed Major League Baseball's investigation of the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic, which was accused of distributing banned performanceenhancing drugs.

General manager Jon Daniels said Cruz, who has been playing in the instructional league in Arizona the past two weeks, will be activated for Monday's game.

The Rangers were 29-21 without Cruz, who has 27 homers and 76 RBIs this season.

"I'll have a chance tomorrow to be with me teammates and do the thing I love the most, play baseball," said Cruz, who went 9 for 27 with five doubles, a homer and nine RBIs in eight games in

Arizona. "The guys are excited.

I'm excited."

Asked whether he expected to play Monday, Cruz responded, "I think so."

The Angels (78-84) finished with a losing record for only the second time in 10 seasons after being swept in a four-game series at Texas for the first time since June 1978.

"You have to tip your cap to those guys. They played well and stayed alive," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Our guys played as well as they could. It would have been nice to come in here and get some wins. .. I'm disappointed, but there's nothing to be ashamed about the way we went after them. Those guys brought their game up a notch, and we're going home."

Neal Cotts (8-3) replaced Darvish in the sixth and allowed the tying hit, but struck out Howie Kendrick for the inning-ending out with runners on first and third.

Robbie Ross, Tanner Scheppers and Joe Nathan each pitched a scoreless inning after that.

When the Rangers started their

game, Tampa Bay already led 7-0 at Toronto. Then Mike Trout homered to put the Angels up 1-0.

Darvish struck out eight in 5 2-3 innings. But for the sixth time this season, and second game in a row, Darvish immediately gave up the lead a half-inning after the Rangers went ahead.

The right-hander from Japan finished with a majors-leading 277 strikeouts, the most since Randy Johnson had 290 for Arizona in 2004. The last AL pitcher with more was Pedro Martinez with 284 for Boston in 2000.

Darvish had retired 11 in a row after a one-out walk in the second, and a mound visit from Washington, pitching coach Mike Maddux, a trainer and Darvish's interpreter to check on him.

A.J. Pierzynski had a leadoff double in the fifth and Soto walked before an errant pickoff throw by Jason Vargas (9-8) moved both of them up a base.

They scored on the single up the middle by Gentry, the No. 8 hitter who is 17 for 36 his last 10 games.

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Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish pumps his fist after getting a strikeout against the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers won to set up a playoff game with Tampa Bay for the right to play Cleveland for the right to play Boston in the ALDS.

Field hockey knocks off national champs

By Erica Brancato Staff Writer

The UConn women’s field hockey team prevailed in one of their tougher weekend schedules of the season. With victories against Villanova and the defending national champions, Princeton, UConn remains undefeated at 9-0 and has a 2-0 conference record.

On Saturday, UConn beat Villanova 7-3 in their first conference home game of the season. Marie Elena Bolles scored two back-to-back goals, while Chloe Hunnable, Rosin Upton, Montana Fleming, Shannon Creghan and Derby Smith each racked up goals to help the Huskies triumph.

“As big as the Princeton game is to our program, playing the defending national champions at home, you really do have to take care of business in conference games,” head coach Nancy Stevens said. “Your conference is your conduit to the NCAA Tournament. If you have a good conference season and you can get the No. 1 ranking going into the tournament you have a better chance to win the conference championship and then you get the automatic to the NCAA. So you have to take care of conference business and the Villanova game was important to us.”

Although the conference game was important to the team, defeating the defending national champions shows the dominance this UConn team has this season.

“Princeton has three US National Team players… so we had a challenge,” Stevens said. “We were playing the defending national champions with three national squad players, but we were able to meet the challenge.”

The game was a close match up; it was a back and forth battle between two very evenly matched teams, which made it extremely defense oriented.

The game was tied at zero for the whole first half and a majority of the second half, until Rosin Upton scored the game-winning goal at 62:20.

After a series of back-to-back corners, Upton found the back of the net on the third penalty corner to lift the Huskies up 1-0. The Huskies outshot Princeton 16-9 and had 11 corners compared to the Tigers 6.

Despite having challenging games two days in a row, the Huskies were prepared and proved their skill as a team.

“The most important game in your season is the Regional Finals, so the winner goes to the final four,” Stevens said. “You have to prepare your team for that moment, so we’ve scheduled a number of Saturday, Sunday or Friday, Saturday games to prepare our team for that moment.”

“That’s hard, but you need to be able to do it because the format, the NCAA format, is Saturday, Sunday; you have to play back to back if you win the first one, so we are trying to do that all season. It’s not easy but we were able to do it.

The Huskies will be put to the test in hopes to keep their undefeated season alive in their next conference game against Providence.

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USC fires Lane Kiffin after 21-point loss at ASU LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lane Kiffin triumphantly flew in from Tennessee nearly four years ago as the unlikely choice to extend Southern California’s football renaissance.

When Kiffin’s Trojans trudged home to that same airport early Sunday morning after another loss, athletic director Pat Haden couldn’t wait another minute to end the divisive coach’s tumultuous tenure.

USC fired Kiffin hours after a 62-41 loss at Arizona State that dropped the Trojans to 3-2 overall and 0-2 in the Pac-12. The loss was the seventh in 11 games for a powerhouse program still struggling under the cumulative effect of NCAA sanctions, but unwilling to accept such a dramatic decline.

“It’s never the perfect time to do these things, but I thought it was the right time,” Haden said.

Ed Orgeron will be USC’s interim head coach for the final eight games of the season before Haden chooses a permanent successor for one of college football’s highest-profile jobs. Orgeron, Kiffin’s assistant head coach and top recruiter, is the former Mississippi head coach.

Haden broke the news to Kiffin in a 3 a.m. meeting at the Trojans’ private airport terminal, but not

before a 45-minute chat in which Kiffin tried to change Haden’s mind. Haden didn’t hire Kiffin, but had been firmly behind the coach in public until Saturday, when the Trojans matched the most points allowed in school history.

“He did a lot of things well under some very difficult circumstances here,” said Haden, who also fired men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill during the season last January. “No one could have worked harder. He did a lot of the things we asked. Graduated players, never had compliance issues ... and he really worked under some very difficult NCAA sanctions, there’s no doubt about it.”

Kiffin ran a competent program despite the loss of 30 scholarships over a three-season stretch that ends in 2015. But even Kiffin acknowledged he wasn’t winning enough in the last two seasons at a school with USC’s pedigree, and he also created off-the-field troubles ranging from ethically questionable tactics to pointless squabbles with media.

“Lane did negotiate some of these things remarkably well,” Haden said. “I have supported Lane with my heart and soul for 3½ years and gave him every opportunity. He wasn’t given a fair hand in a lot of ways. I said all

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Arizona State University head coach Todd Graham, left, shakes hands with USC head coach Lane Kiffin after ASU defeated USC 62-41. USC fired Kiffin after the loss.

along, we graded on the curve, but we failed on the curve, too.”

The Trojans are off this week before returning Oct. 10 at the Coliseum against Arizona, giving Orgeron time to evaluate what can be done to salvage the season with the toughest matchups on USC’s schedule still looming.

Kiffin went 28-15 in parts of four seasons in his self-described dream job, but USC is 0-2 in conference play for the first time since 2001 after losses to Arizona State and Washington State — and the record only partly captures the discontent of USC’s fans and alumni.

The Trojans were unimpressive

on offense even in their three victories this season, stoking unease around a school with sky-high expectations even at the tail end of crippling NCAA penalties stemming from coach Pete Carroll’s tenure.

Kiffin received withering criticism for persisting in calling the Trojans’ offensive plays himself well into the school’s second straight poor offensive season.

The Trojans lost their home opener 10-7 to the Cougars earlier this month, and Coliseum fans serenaded USC repeatedly with chants of “Fire Kiffin!”

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Is Owen there?

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BUFFALOED IN BUFFALO UConn loses by 29, falls to 0-4 for first time since 1991

By Tim Fontenault Sports Editor

Tyler Morrissey I was at my regular table at Ted’s Bar this weekend when the phone rang. The bartender handed me the phone and said it’s for you.

The voice on the other end asked if Owen was there. My response to him was Owen who? The voice said, “0-4, UConn football is 0-4.”

Okay, so that first part didn’t happen exactly that way, but the point still stands. The Huskies are 0-4 for the first time since 1991.

After taking the Michigan Wolverines to the brink last Saturday, in front of a rabid Rentschler Field crowd, UConn was flat out embarrassed up in Buffalo. It’s hard to call an out-ofconference game a pivotal turning point, but that’s what this game was. If the Huskies had prevailed, UConn would be in ok shape at 1-3 with an 0-4 South Florida team waiting for them.

That’s not the case.

UConn is also 0-4 with more questions than answers. The first question, what is going on at the quarter back position?

I listened to the game on the radio on my way back to campus on Saturday, but you didn’t need to see the game to understand how bad Chandler Whitmer struggled against the Bulls.

Whitmer made 10 out of 24 completions and threw for just 182 with two costly interceptions.

Eventually Whitmer was pulled in favor of Casey Cochran, the third string quarterback.

I like Whitmer, he’s a stand up guy who shows up ready to play for each game, but the junior from Newnan, GA is just too inconsistent under center. While Whitmer can throw the ball deep and make big plays, UConn’s opponents average 32.5 points per game, compared to the Huskies 18 points per game.

Whitmer’s performance on the field also stems from the fact that UConn’s offensive line has looked more like a New York City subway turnstile than a cohesive unit protecting their quarterback. This has also given way to problems with the running game, an area where the Huskies have usually dominated.

I’m one of the most optimistic people on this campus. I even wrote a column last season defending Paul Pasqualoni. But this is getting out of hand fast.

Early yesterday, Southern California fired head coach Lane Kiffin after an embossing 62-41 loss to Arizona State University.

While this move won’t mean a lot for the Trojans’ squad, it sends a message. USC will not tolerate mediocrity.

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The seat in Paul Pasqualoni’s office has never been hotter.

In its first road game of the season, the UConn football team left its game on the bus, as the Huskies were manhandled by Buffalo 41-12 on Saturday.

After losses to Towson, Maryland, Michigan and Buffalo, UConn is 0-4 for the first time since 1991, when the Huskies opened the season with losses to Furman, New Hampshire, Lehigh and Villanova.

Once again, the Huskies were unable to establish a running game, gaining only 27 yards on the ground.

UConn went into the game ranked 122nd out of 123 Football Bowl Subdvision teams in rushing offense at 52 yards per game. The 27 yards on Saturday bring the Huskies’ average to 45.75 yards per game, dropping to worst in the FBS. UConn fell behind for good less than three minutes into the game. Just over one minute into the game, quarterback Chandler Whitmer was stripped before attempting a pass, and Buffalo recovered the ball at the Huskies’ eight-yard line. Four plays later, Buffalo quarterback Joe Licata found Mason Schrek unmarked in the corner of the end zone to give the Bulls a 7-0 advantage.

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UConn wide receiver and punt returner Brian LeMelle carries the ball against Michigan on Sept. 21 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. The Huskies lost at Buffalo on Saturday, 41-12, falling to 0-4 for the first time since 1991.

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Hill’s first hat trick leads UConn past Houston

By Kyle Constable Staff Writer The UConn women’s soccer team earned their second win in the American Athletic Conference on Sunday on a hat trick from freshman forward Rachel Hill in a 4-1 win against Houston in Storrs.

The Huskies (8-4-0, 2-0-0 American) have now won two straight games in the American, defeating Southern Methodist 2-1 in their first conference game on Thursday before beating Houston on Sunday.

The Houston Cougars (1-4-3, 0-2-0 American) earned their second conference loss, after losing on the road to Temple 2-0 on Thursday.

UConn’s offense started strong early on, with sophomore midfielder Samantha McGuire and Hill alternating in shot opportunities throughout the first half.

Hill had a shot in the 27th

minute, but came up empty after Houston goalkeeper Cami Koski dove onto the ball to make the save.

The stalemate was ended in the 36th minute, as junior midfielder Riley Houle tapped the ball ahead to Hill, who drove the ball past the diving g o a l keeper. “ W e had a lot of chances before,” Hill said. “Sooner or later I knew we’d slip one in.”

At the half, UConn lead Houston 18-5 in the shot count.

The Huskies returned to the field in the second half with renewed aggression. The result was their most productive half of the season.

In the 53rd minute, Houle and Hill teamed up again to score another goal for UConn, giving

Houle her second assist and Hill her second goal.

Houston, however, was able to respond in the 63rd minute, as junior forward Kelsey Zimora drilled a shot in the top-left corner. Freshman goalkeeper Emily Armstrong tried to make t h e save, b u t t h e ball

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slipped through and into the net.

With UConn holding a narrow 2-1 lead, the Huskies increased their offensive pressure and scored two major goals midway through the second half.

UConn’s third goal came from Houle, who took advantage of a penalty kick to net the ball on the far side. The fourth

goal came from Hill, who cut across the box and placed a curler as high into the top-left corner as physically possible.

This was Hill’s first collegiate hat trick.

Coach Len Tsantiris then began a series of substitutions, including pulling Armstrong in the 78th minute to give sophomore goalkeeper Allison Saucier some time on the field.

This was Saucier’s second appearance of the season.

UConn finished with a season-high 36 shots to Houston’s seven.

Despite scoring four goals, Tsantiris was still unhappy with the team’s productivity and efficiency. He was concerned that the team was taking too many shots from longer distances, missing opportunities to take higher quality shots in the box.

“The problem is some of the shots,” Tsantiris said. “They were too far away. And the goal that we got … we placed

the ball behind them. … That’s what we did several times the second half. … And also, we didn’t make attempts to take them one-on-one the first half.”

Houle echoed the same sentiment, saying she thought the team could have had “a few more” goals, though she credited Houston’s goalkeeper for playing well.

The biggest victory for UConn this weekend comes from starting 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2007, when the Huskies fought their way to the NCAA quarterfinals before losing 3-2 to Florida State in double overtime.

UConn’s next two games are on the road this weekend, where the Huskies will face Central Florida on Friday and South Florida on Sunday.

Kyle.Constable@UConn.edu

Men’s soccer begins conference play with draw in Tampa

By Mike Peng Staff Writer In its first American Athletic Conference match, the No. 22 UConn men’s soccer team earned a 1-1 draw in double overtime against the University of South Florida Friday night at Corbett Soccer Stadium. The Huskies are now 3-2-2 (0-0-1 The American) on the season.

Senior midfielder George Fochive helped UConn get off to a quick start just three minutes into the match. After receiving a pass from Edir DaGraca at about 15 yards away from goal, Fochive curled a shot past USF goalkeeper Brentton Muhammad and into the bottom right of the net to put UConn on the board.

The goal was Fochive’s first with the Huskies since his transfer from Hawaii Pacific University

last season.

UConn’s lead did not last long, however, as a misplayed back pass—a rare defensive mistake— confused the Huskies’ defense and caused goalkeeper Andre Blake to collide with senior defender Michael Mercado to allow USF’s senior forward Kennedy Selorm Adablah score on an empty net.

The goal was only the fourth one conceded by the Huskies all the season.

Both teams would continue to battle all match but neither side was able to find the net to break the tie. The Huskies had one of their best opportunities to take the lead with just a minute left in regulation when freshman forward Cyle Larin’s header bounced off Muhammad to set up a rebound for Nicholas Zuniga. However, the sophomore forward’s shot sailed just past the crossbar to force the play into overtime.

UConn had a couple more chances to end the match in the second overtime when both Larin and Zuniga were involved in another sequence at the 101st minute in which they saw both of their shots ringing off the crossbar and the left post, respectively, just seconds apart in a scramble around the box. Neither teams were able to find anything else going for the remainder of the match.

With the draw, UConn snapped its winning streak against USF as the team is now 8-0-1 all-time against the Bulls.

UConn will continue its second consecutive road and conference match next Wednesday, Oct. 2 when they travel to Philadelphia to take the new American member, Temple, at 3 p.m.

Michael.Peng@UConn.edu

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UConn midfielder George Fochive goes for the ball in the Huskies’ 2-1 win over Saint Louis on Sept. 21 at Morrone Stadium in Storrs.

Fochive scored the lone goal in a 1-1 draw at South Florida on Saturday in their first game in the American Athletic Conference.