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Volume CXX No. 8
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
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‘Price Chopper’ to feature locally grown produce, bakery, pharmacy
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The much-anticipated groundbreaking of a new grocery store in Storrs Center is scheduled to take place during the first week of October, according to a Price Chopper official. Price Chopper Vice President of Public Relations and Consumer Services Mona Golub said the 32,000 square foot grocery store will feature an in-store bakery, meat shop, seafood department, floral shop, pharmacy, café and much more. According to Cynthia van Zelm, the executive director of Mansfield Downtown Partnership, the site of the future grocery store is being readied for the foundation. “That work will continue for another couple of weeks,” van Zelm said. “Our goal is to open in mid-2014.” Construction of the grocery store faced a hurdle due to necessary approvals required by Mansfield’s Planning and Zoning Committee for a new design. The original design of the grocery store featured an underground parking garage for customers. After evaluation, this design was reconsidered, van Zelm explained. “Underground parking is extremely expensive,” said Monica Quigley, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Leyland Alliance. The new grocery store will be like no other with Storrs Center
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The new grocery store, ‘Price Chopper’ will be a new alternative to grocery stores in the area, the closest one being 7 miles away.
Alliance, Leyland Alliance and Price Chopper collaborating to create a custom-designed supermarket that will match the existing Storrs Center architecture. “As the developer, we are extremely pleased with the architectural design. We have certain guidelines that must be followed, and they are meeting all of them,” Quigley explained. Furthermore, the new store is already taking steps to meet the interests and preferences of the surrounding town and University of Connecticut. “They do want to work with the local area,“ van Zelm said. According to van Zelm, Price Chopper sent postcards
to Mansfield residents a couple of months ago asking what they would like to see in the new store. The supermarket will feature fresh and healthy foods, natural and organic products and locally produced fruits and vegetables. To attract more students, the store will also include a large grab-and-go selection. University of Connecticut students, nonetheless, are already very excited about the new grocery store. “It would be nice to get larger quantities of food for less,” said Motun Bolumole, a 7th-semester political science major. “There aren’t many options here, and
they’re kind of pricey.” Currently, the closest grocery store for UConn students is about six miles away. The new supermarket will help fulfill the needs of local residents, UConn students, and visitors, Quigley explained. “We feel like Price Chopper is providing a very excellent service,” Quigley said. It completes our vision of a walkable community and a downtown that has all the components people look for.”
unsustainable. “That is a surprise This automobile dependency because when people critique the across the country was intensified automobile structure, they critique after World War II when people it in terms of the environment, began driving more often, therebut what we found was that it fore the government dedicated a is highly unsustainable from an lot of spending to road infrastruceconomic perspective as well,” ture. said Garrick. Garceau said that this spendHowever, ing on roads Timothy Garceau, only leads to a a UConn Ph.D positive feedback student in transloop where more portation planroad infrastrucning, said that the ture causes an most sustainable increase in car city is one with a usage, which in diversity of transturn creates more portation systems. demand for infra“The message that structure. “So people get most of what we are trythe time is that cars ing to push for is are bad. They’re planning of transnot. They serve a portation systems purpose and the Norman Garrick, which takes a reality is that we more holistic need to provide as Associate Professor approach”. much transporta- of civil and environGarrick said tion diversity as that the TISP possible as humans mental engineering could improve have a huge diverfurther attempts sity of purposes in at making UConn daily life.” greener, especially after the uni“We just can’t afford to fund versity was ranked the “greenest the system we have already built campus” by the Sierra Club this and along with the energy crisis, year. He said that, “the concept of we are being pushed to consider being able to conceptualize susanother approach,” said Garrick. tainability applies very strongly to
maintaining such ratings”. However, Carol AtkinsonPalombo, assistant professor of geography at UConn said that there is still much room for improving the sustainability of the university’s transport systems. She said that there are few options for people to travel to Storrs from surrounding areas and many are forced to drive. Although implementing large scale public transportation such as rail is not yet economically viable for the area surrounding Storrs, Atkinson-Palombo suggests implementing a “park and ride” system where people can park their cars in a large parking lot off campus and catch a shuttle bus in. She also suggests a car-pooling system, which could potentially run through an application so that students could easily find others who are commuting from the same area. The Transportation Index for Sustainable Places is a part of a special July themed issue of the journal of Research in Transportation Business and Management, titled “Valuing Transportation,” of which Garrick, Garceau and Atkinson-Palombo were contributing editors.
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A new index for measuring the sustainability of transportation systems in cities has been developed by researchers from UConn’s geography and civil and environmental engineering departments. The Transportation Index for Sustainable Places, or TISP, looks beyond simply measuring vehicle miles travelled and congestion levels and takes into account a range of data from environmental, social and economic perspectives. “Transportation affects so many aspects of how we live, so when you just focus on congestion, you miss out on all those other areas,” said Norman Garrick, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UConn. “We wanted to develop a quantitative approach to things which are not usually considered quantitative.” The TISP can help cities determine the implications of the transportation system that they have decided on and give them a starting point for how to improve. It has been used at a state level across the United States and has found that automobile orientated transport systems are highly
“We wanted to develop a quantitative approach to things which are not usually considered quantitative.”
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This semester, six UConn students will set sail for a “Semester at Sea,” receiving a global comparative education, visiting and exploring many countries and cultures on a worldwide scale. Semester at Sea started 50 years ago, in 1963, as a way to revolutionize a global education. More than 60,000 student passengers have been a part of the Semester at Sea program since its inception, according to the “Semester at Sea” website. The tradition has been backed academically by the University of Virginia since its start, offering the students more than just a global cross-cultural excursion. The university appoints a dean to oversee the academics offered on each voyage, and a faculty of distinguished and cultured professors ensures the students maintain the best possible balance between academics and hands-on cultural immersion. The UConn students aboard will be immersed in an academic and experiential whirlwind by being asked to think critically about the societies they will visit and choosing from 70 classes offered by the University of Virginia’s College of Arts and Sciences. The unique program is available to sophomores, junior and seniors at UConn with a minimum 2.75 GPA, and offers “specialized courses for studyabroad students” according to the UConn study abroad website, earning huskies transferable credit. The students aboard will travel to 15 destinations, located on three different continents, on their journey, becoming world travelers in just one semester. Byron Bunda, a 7th-semester UConn management major from Madison, Conn., reports that the Semester at Sea students have visited “Iceland, London and Russia” thus far, and relates the thrill of learning from within them, comparing and contrasting with the culture in the United States. His notes span from the prevalence of renewable energy in Iceland to the temperature of the average ale in a London pub. He also enjoys the change in scenery, with beautiful open seas and foreign ports as ideal backdrops for his photography class. Bunda is thrilled to be aboard his floating university, a “590foot Greek motor vessel named the Explorer.” He said that the “bonds [the students are] able to create in just one semester go far deeper than they do back in the comfortable familiar American university setting.” He also explains the tightness of the community aboard for the program, where it’s “not uncommon to have dinner with [shipmates] and continue conversations that started in class or just to chat with someone in the piano lounge about their experiences in port.” His expectations for the remainder of the voyage are to “continue learning deeply about [the] ports of call and also to forge deep relationships”
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Vegetarian inmate says he was told fish isn’t meat
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HARTFORD (AP) — A vegetarian prison inmate in Connecticut has a beef with his prison diet, saying the state is feeding him seafood three times a week and justifying it by telling him that fish is not meat. Howard Cosby, who was sentenced in 2004 to 19½ years in prison for sexual assault and other crimes, has enlisted the help of an animal rights group in his quest to receive a vegetarian diet at the Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Institution in Uncasville as a practicing Buddhist. In a letter to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the 35-year-old Cosby said his administrative complaints were dismissed by prison officials, who told him that his diet is classified as vegetarian because the department does not consider fish to be meat. “Clearly fish is meat,” said Jeff Kerr, an attorney for PETA. “They have thoughts. They have interests. They have a central nervous system. They are not swimming vegetables.” The organization sent a letter to warden Scott Erfe on Tuesday asking that fish be removed from Cosby’s diet under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The law, passed in 2000, requires that prisons avoid imposing substantial burdens on inmates’ religious exercises. Not all Buddhists are vegetarians, but Kerr said Cosby practices vegetarianism as part of a Buddhist lifestyle of nonviolence, and that is enough to meet the requirements under the federal law.
Conn. art dealer pleads guilty to fraudulent sale
NEW HAVEN (AP) — A Connecticut art dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge stemming from the fraudulent sale of an imitation Marc Chagall lithograph, prosecutors said. David J. Crespo of Brandon Gallery in Madison pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud, and is to be sentenced Nov. 26. He faces up to 20 years in prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the 59-year-old Crespo represented reproductions of lithographs of the 20th century master painter as originals and sold one to an undercover FBI agent for $2,000. Crespo, of Guilford, was indicted last year. A message left with his attorney Tuesday was not immediately returned. Original lithographs are authorized reproductions of a piece of artwork, map, or text that have been created using a distinctive printing process. Authorities say that in January 2010, Crespo and the undercover agent discussed a lithograph known as “The Presentation of Chloe,” which Crespo represented as an original that was part of a limited edition collection. The agent agreed to purchase the purported lithograph for $2,000. In May 2012, Crespo shipped the item along with a “certificate of authenticity,” which valued the piece at $12,750 “for insurance purposes,” stated that the piece was “hand signed by Chagall in crayon after the artist personally examined this particular example,” and represented that it came from the collection of a longtime friend of the artist, prosecutors said.
Absentee ballot abuse alleged in Bridgeport vote
BRIDGEPORT (AP) — A watchdog group alleges absentee ballots have been abused in Bridgeport’s Board of Education election set for Sept. 10. The Connecticut Citizen Action Group, city residents and elected officials say they’ll file a complaint Tuesday at City Hall. The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/15oBKYp) that Citizen Action Group executive director Tom Swan is demanding an investigation. Citizen Action Group says the allegations include election workers improperly processing absentee ballots, paid campaign workers marking ballots and elderly voters being threatened to sign absentee ballot applications. A school board spokesman referred questions to the registrar of voters. Democratic Registrar of Voters Sandi Ayala says the town clerk’s office issues absentee ballots and it’s not unusual for such allegations to be made during contentious elections. A message was left for the town clerk’s office.
Greenwich sets Spanishlanguage school meeting
GREENWICH (AP) — Greenwich has scheduled a Spanishlanguage forum to discuss the use of a school building and racial balance. The Greenwich Time reports (http://bit.ly/17I6tWh ) that an English translation will be available at the Tuesday forum at Hamilton Avenue School. Hamilton Avenue and New Lebanon schools are designated by the state Department of Education as racially unbalanced because the minority student population at the schools exceeds the district’s minority average by more than 25 percentage points. The district must come up with a plan to address the disparities.
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Students walk around the Involvement Fair, held at the beginning of each semester, to learn about the different clubs and organizations on campus.
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UConn’s annual Involvement Fair takes place today. It will introduce students to over 350 different organizations and provide the opportunity to become more involved on campus. Academic, volunteer, performance and sports organizations will be represented at the event, according to the official event website. “This event has been building for years,” coordinator of student involvement programs and organizer of this year’s fair Kristen Carr said. “This year will be our biggest fair yet.” The fair will be held outdoors in Fairfield Way for the first time in years and around seven thousand people are expected to attend. “This year we will have giveaways as well as a new poster board,” Ryan Caron King, general station manager of 91.7 WHUS said. “We will have schedules, posters, t-shirts and other radio station paraphernalia.” King hopes that the radio station can integrate people into training programs so that they can be more involved in every aspect of the radio station. “We will have representatives from each department (music,
sports, promotions, news) to talk about what they do at the radio station,” said King. Other organizations on campus look forward to recruiting many first year students and upperclassman that are at the fair. “The fair attracts many first year students and it’s a prime recruiting time for student government,” student body president Edward Courchaine said. “Students will be able to sign up to join committees.” Student Government will have new posters that introduce new projects and committee changes. “Every year we update our materials to attract possible new members,” Courchaine said. In past years, groups and organizations have been able to recruit and involve students around campus. “Students want to be more involved on campus after they attend the fair and see how much UConn has to offer,” Carr said. The Involvement Fair will take place from 2-7 p.m. on Fairfield Way and the rain location is Greer Field House. For further information on getting involved, contact the Involvement office, Student Union 302.
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Sen. Murphy skeptical of Syria strike after Obama phone call
HARTFORD (AP) — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Tuesday that he remains skeptical about President Barack Obama’s proposed military strike in Syria, even after talking with the president over the weekend. Murphy and other members of Connecticut’s all-Democratic congressional delegation are wary of U.S. military action in response to what the Obama administration calls Syria’s use of chemical weapons against its own people. Murphy said the president called him Sunday to ask him to support limited U.S. intervention, which wouldn’t include any ground troops. “I think that this conflict could spiral out of control and drag the
United States into something that is much beyond just one targeted missile strike,” Murphy told reporters after a forum he held on the mortgage business. There are limits to American power, he added. “There are some times when there are awful things happening around the world, and the United States can’t change that reality,” he said. “People that I talk to in Connecticut are absolutely horrified at what they have seen on TV with respect to these chemical weapons attacks, but they wonder whether the United States can really make a difference here.” Obama is urging Congress to back his plan to punish Syria.
The U.S. said it has proof that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime is behind attacks that Washington claims killed at least 1,429 people, including more than 400 children. The president’s proposal has won support from some congressional leaders, including Republican House Speaker John Boehner. Connecticut’s other U.S. senator, Richard Blumenthal, said the proposal was too broad and undefined in its objectives. But he has not said how he intends to vote. Like Murphy, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney indicated he was leaning against voting to authorize a military strike. Courtney said he has concerns about the accu-
racy of U.S. intelligence on the chemical attack and how to limit the extent of U.S. involvement. “There are a tremendous number of questions the administration has not answered to my satisfaction,” Courtney said. Rep. John Larson held a town hall meeting on the subject Monday in West Hartford. He said there should be a response to Assad’s regime, but the U.S. shouldn’t act unilaterally. Rep. Elizabeth Esty said she is wary of U.S. intervention and wants more details from the Obama administration. A spokesman for Rep. Rosa DeLauro said she too is undecided on how to vote.
Boehner’s aboard: Obama gains Syria-strike support, predicts approval of Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gained ground Tuesday in his drive for congressional backing of a military strike against Syria, winning critical support from House Speaker John Boehner while key Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed to back a no-combat-troops-on-the-ground action in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack. Officials said the emerging Senate measure would receive a vote Wednesday in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Approval is likely. “You’re probably going to win” Congress’ backing, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a conservative and likely opponent of the measure, conceded in a late-afternoon exchange with Secretary of State John Kerry. The leader of House Republicans, Boehner emerged from a meeting at the White House and said the United States has “enemies around the world that need to understand that we’re not going to tolerate this type of behavior. We also have allies around the world
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and allies in the region who also need to know that America will be there and stand up when it’s necessary.” Boehner spoke as lawmakers in both parties called for changes to the president’s requested legislation, insisting it be rewritten to restrict the type and duration of any military action. In the Senate, the compromise was the work of Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., among others. They are the chairman and senior Republican, respectively, on the Foreign Relations Committee, which held a lengthy hearing during the day on Obama’s request for congressional legislation in support of the military reprisal he wants. The measure would set a time limit of 60 days and says the president could extend that for 30 days more unless Congress votes otherwise. The measure also bars the use of U.S. ground troops for “combat operations.” The White House had no immediate reaction to the Senate measure, although Kerry, testifying earlier before the committee, signaled that the troop restriction was acceptable to the administration. “There’s no problem in our having the language that has zero capacity for American troops on the ground,” he said. “President Obama is not asking America to go to war,” Kerry said in a strongly worded opening statement. He added, “This is not the time for armchair isolationism. This is not the time to be spectators to slaughter.” Obama said earlier in the day he was open to revisions in the relatively broad request the White House made over the weekend. He expressed confidence Congress would respond to his call for support and said Assad’s action “poses a serious national security threat to the United States and to the region. The administration says 1,429 died from the attack on Aug. 21
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from HUSKIES AT SEA, page 3 with shipmates, among others. Bunda candidly explains that the typical U.S. student expects his or her experience to be universal, and that “it really changes your perspective to see what other cultures value or don’t value, the issues they struggle with or don’t struggle with, and the different ways they think.” Interested students can visit www.semesteratsea.org or the UConn study abroad website to learn more.
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Diana Nyad: Maturity helped me achieve record 110 mile swim KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The clocks Diana Nyad uses to time her training swims show that she’s a slower swimmer than she used to be. That’s only natural: At age 64, she acknowledges she is no longer the “thoroughbred stallion” she was “back in the day.” And yet, the endurance athlete says she felt stronger than ever when she completed her successful effort to become the first person to swim 110 miles from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. “Now I’m more like a Clydesdale: I’m a little thicker and stronger — literally stronger, I can lift more weights,” Nyad told The Associated Press in a one-on-one interview Tuesday, a day after she finished her 53-hour, record-setting swim. “I feel like I could walk through a brick wall. ... I think I’m truly dead center in the prime of my life at 64.” Nyad isn’t alone among aging athletes who are dominating their sports. Earlier this year, 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins became the oldest boxer to win a major title, scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud to claim the IBF light heavyweight championship. Tennis player Martina Navratilova played in the mixed doubles competition at Wimbledon in her late 40s, and hockey legend Gordie Howe played in the NHL in his 50s. Thousands of U.S. athletes, including 60-year-old Kay Glynn, also compete during the Senior Olympics. Glynn, of Hastings, Iowa, has won six gold medals in pole vaulting at the Senior Olympics and set a new pole vaulting
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U.S. endurance swimmer 64-year-old Diana Nyad hugs one of her teammates during a press conference in Key West, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 3. She said the biggest challenge was swallowing large amounts of seawater, which made her vomit often.
world record for her age in the 2011 National Senior Games. Older athletes tend to find more success in endurance events than power events such as sprinting and other sports that rely on “fast- twitch” muscle fibers, which are more difficult to preserve later in life, noted Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, a physiologist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. But just because Nyad was swimming rather than pounding her joints against the concrete doesn’t mean she didn’t achieve a remarkable feat, ChodzkoZajko said. “This ultra, super-length swimming is brutal regardless,” he said, adding that another reason athletes are able to endure is because they often train smarter
and have a mental concentration that is well honed over decades. “She’s one of any number of people who are redefining what happens with aging,” said Dr. Michael J. Joyner, an anesthesiologist and exercise researcher at Mayo Clinic. “If you start with a high capacity, you have some reserves,” Joyner said. “You can lose some absolute power, but what you lose in power you can make up for with experience and strategy and better preparation.” Nyad first attempted swimming from Cuba to Florida at age 29 with a shark cage. She didn’t try again until 2011 when she was 61.
and smart packaging embedded with sensors. Over Perez’s desk hang pictures depicting Kodak’s future — including one of the company’s ultra-fast commercial inkjet printer, the Prosper Press. “Look for a case of a company that had to go through this kind of excruciating restructuring and kept innovating,” Perez said. “It just doesn’t happen, but we’ve done it.” Kodak said its old stock is canceled as of Tuesday. Creditors are getting stock in the restructured company. The week before Kodak exited Chapter 11 protection, Perez sat down with The Associated Press for a rare 90-minute interview. He spoke candidly about Kodak’s restructuring and laid out his vision for what lies ahead. —NEW BUSINESSES Perez said that by slimming down, Kodak is able to focus research and development on businesses the company sees as more profitable.
The restructured company’s operations are split between a trio of businesses: packaging, graphic communications and functional printing. All three are rooted in Kodak’s commercial printing technology. Kodak scientists created printers, inks and other materials designed to improve resolution, while also increasing the variety of surfaces that can be printed on. In doing so, it has boosted printing speed and lowered costs for customers. Kodak executives point to the Prosper Press as one of the best examples of its printing technology at work. Bill Schweinfurth, Kodak’s manager for inkjet components, said publishers have favored offset printing over inkjet for years because of its lower perpage cost and superior image quality. Offset printing uses metal plates to create an image, whereas inkjet printing uses tiny nozzles to spray ink. Offset printing is most cost effective for large printing runs, good for
She tried twice more in the past two years before beginning her fifth attempt Saturday morn-
ing with a leap off the seawall of the Hemingway Marina into the warm waters off Havana. She paused occasionally for nourishment, but never left the water until she reached the white sand beaches of the Keys and waded ashore. Nyad says her age and maturity should not be discounted when measuring her most recent success. “It’s not so much the physical,” she said. “To my mind all of us ... we mature emotionally ... and we get stronger mentally because we have a perspective on what this life is all about,” Nyad said. “It’s more emotional. I feel calmer, I feel that the world isn’t going to end if I don’t make it. And I’m not so ego-involved:
Kodak CEO talks company’s future
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — You can feel the spirit of George Eastman in Antonio Perez’s office. A picture of Eastman, who founded Kodak in 1880, sits among the current CEO’s collection of family photos. The outer areas of Perez’s office, built and first inhabited by Eastman about a century ago, include some of Kodak’s Oscar and Emmy awards, along with a collection of historic photos. A large portrait of Eastman, who died in 1932, hangs near the entrance. Perez’s surroundings serve as a constant reminder of Kodak’s hallowed history in the print and movie film industries — and of the pressure he is under to revive the ailing company. Kodak emerged from bankruptcy protection Tuesday vastly different from the company of old. Gone are the cameras and film that made it famous. The company hopes to replace them with new technologies such as touch screens for smartphones
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‘What are people going to think of me?’” I’m really focused on why I want to do it.” Australian Susie Maroney successfully swam the Straits in 1997 at age 22 with a shark cage, which besides protection from the predators, has a drafting effect that pulls a swimmer along. In 2012, 49-year-old Australian Penny Palfrey swam 79 miles toward Florida without a cage before strong currents forced her to stop. This June, Palfrey’s countrywoman Chloe McCardel, 28, made it 11 hours and 14 miles before jellyfish stings ended her bid. Nyad admitted Tuesday that she was glad when McCardel didn’t make it before she had had a chance to, but she did add, to laughter from her team, that “I didn’t want her to get bitten by jellyfish or die or anything.” Nyad said Tuesday that that she wasn’t finished with marathon swims. She plans to swim for 48 hours straight, accompanied by celebrities swimming laps alongside her, in a specially designed swimming pool that will be erected in New York City next month to raise money for Hurricane Sandy survivors. Although the swimmer insists she wasn’t trying to prove anything as a 64-year-old — “I didn’t do this because I was in my 60s. I just happened to be in my 60s,” she says — she acknowledges that her success is having an impact, “not just on people of my generation but on younger people.” “I have a godson who’s 14 and he texted me yesterday and said, ‘I’m never in my life again going to call someone in their 60s old. It’s over. You just proved that youth doesn’t have anything to do with age.’”
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Law against domestic violence important step for Saudi Arabia
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or the first time in the history of the country, Saudi Arabia has passed a ban on domestic violence and other forms of abuse that occur at home and in the workplace. The law comes with the support of the kingdom’s cabinet and King Abdullah himself and is being applauded by human rights groups. The new law, expected to be implemented within the next three months, states that physical or sexual violence is punishable with a minimum jail sentence of one month and a maximum of one year and fines up to $13,300. Repeat offenders can also receive double the sentence should the judge decide to impose such a punishment. The law provides abuse victims with access to necessary health care, psychological treatment and family counseling. The law comes as welcome progress from a country that hasn’t had the best reputation when it comes to women’s rights. Prior to the law, no penal code existed with regards to domestic violence. This meant judges individually decided whether certain actions were illegal or not. Now that the actions are part of written regulation, it should make it easier for these crimes to be punished. While the law was written for all Saudi citizens, women and children are most likely to benefit. This will also hopefully encourage more women to come forward and bring their cases to court. While this new law is a step in the right direction, it is still only that: a step. Saudi Arabia remains a country where women still aren’t allowed to drive and where a male guardianship system is the societal norm. There is still reason to be wary of the law and whether it will actually accomplish anything. A man’s testimony still carries more weight than a woman’s in a Saudi court of law, and the exact implementation of the law is yet to be seen. As said by Bandar al-Aiban, President of Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission, “This shows the kingdom is really moving forward with enacting laws that protect its citizens and residents and to make sure the kingdom is now in accordance with international obligations and international standards regarding human rights.” There is still a lot of change needed in Saudi Arabia, and while it is still unknown how much the new law will change the status quo, it is a good stepping stone and a good way to start the discussion.
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ith the official start of the NFL season just a day away, plenty of people will likely be wrapping up their fantasy football drafts if they haven’t done so already. Like millions of others, I enjoy starting a league with friends and love the excitement that comes with a fantasy draft. However, what I’ve noticed from playing fantasy football is how much I draw on skills so pertinent to one of my other activities: investing. By Kayvon Ghoreshi Albeit, the best fantasy football Commentary Editor analysts aren’t also hedge fund managers on Wall Street, but the skills and mentality for both show incredible parallels. Take how you would approach a fantasy football draft. In deciding which players to take, or deciding between two players, you would look at a variety of factors. These parameters could include past performances, difficulty of their schedule, acquisitions of new teammates, a new head coach, and injury history among other things. When deciding what stocks to invest in, you need similar information. How has the stock performed the past few years? Is it improving or declining? Does the company have a new president or business strategy? Are there any risks inherit with the stock? In the stock market, a “blue chip” is a company known for reliability and con-
sistent performance, such as Google or Caterpillar. In fantasy football, these would be the highly reliable players who consistently perform like Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees. This name recognition and quality performance is why companies like Google and Apple have such a high stock value, and also why Aaron Rodgers is likely to cost you one of your first few draft picks. And while investing in the big name stocks and drafting the household players will give you a solid foundation, one of the other essentials to succeeding in the stock market, or winning in fantasy football, is to manage risk. Risk can take on various forms. For example, you can gamble on a stock that has had issues in the past and bet that some adjustment can revitalize it. When Yahoo was struggling, it brought in former Google executive Marissa Mayer as the new CEO. Those that took a risk on the stock benefitted as Yahoo stock went up 73% in Mayer’s first year. The investors that bought Yahoo stock when Mayer took over are no different than your friend drafting LeSean McCoy or DeSean Jackson and betting on Chip Kelly revitalizing the Eagles’ offense. You can also take risks on IPOs (initial public offerings) which are usually at a manageable price and can offer big returns if the company succeeds. This is akin to drafting rookies in fantasy football. People who took out fliers on rookies like Alfred Morris and Doug Martin last year hit it big as both became some of the top fantasy running backs for the year. Both activities also stress the importance of diversification. With a stock portfolio, it is important to invest in different industries
and different types of stocks. Investing strictly in cloud computing companies can work, but if the whole industry takes a hit, it can hurt your portfolio. It is beneficial to have investments in cloud computing companies, retail chains, manufacturers and health care companies, for example, so you don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Your fantasy team needs this same kind of balance as having only strong running backs won’t win you any games. But perhaps the greatest lesson from the stock exchange or fantasy football is the idea of value. Some stocks or players may have great potential, but just aren’t worth the price or draft pick. You never want to buy in too high only to be disappointed. Though it has since rebounded, people who bought into Facebook at its IPO price of $38 were burned when the stock tanked. At $38, the price was too steep for a new public company, but when the price dropped, it had more potential and value. Taking Jimmy Graham in the first round can be a little steep, but if he drops to the fourth, the ratio of risk to reward becomes much more favorable. While each has its own particular complexities, there are valuable lessons to be learned from fantasy football that can be applied to investing and vice-versa. If you consider the core skills and kind of research that is necessary, the stock market might as well be one massive fantasy football league.
Commentary Editor Kayvon Ghoreshi is a 3rd-semester molecular and cell biology major. He can be reached at Kayvon.Ghoreshi@UConn.edu
Proposition 8 supporters had standing to defend law in court I feel like Elle Woods is my spirit animal. Told myself I wouldn’t eat this whole bag of gummy bears. I hope the now-missing centipede in my room knows it’s ruining my life. So Rodman’s back in North Korea. Would love to see him go 1-on-1 with Kim Jong Un... I used the extra day off this week to fall even further behind than a usual week. Wait a minute, the mailroom for East is in Towers? Was Eastern’s campus not available? “I maintain that it’s difficult to be a superhero and still have time for dessert.” There’s a strong possibility that there is nothing in this world I love more than cheese. I just tried swiping my credit card instead of my id to get in my building, so that’s how my day has been. What’s the InstantDaily’s privacy policy? Nothing ruins a good road trip like a person in the passenger seat.
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ver the summer, the Supreme Court ruled in the case Hollingsworth v. Perry, that supporters of Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California, had no standing to defend the law’s constitutionality after the state refused to do so, essentially refusing to hear the case on its merits. This ruling is deeply disturbing to American Democracy, because it sets a precedent that supporters of voter-backed initiatives are not permitted to defend their law in court when the government will not. The Supreme Court should have ruled that Prop 8 supporters had By Gregory Koch standing and decided Staff Columnist the case on its merits. The purpose of this article is not to defend Prop 8. However, the merits of this case are irrelevant to whether supporters of the initiative had standing. The voters were the ones who crafted and passed Prop 8, so they should be allowed to defend it in court, just as the State of California is allowed to defend laws passed by its legislature if those are deemed unconstitutional.
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On many occasions, voters on a state or local level have passed a law through the initiative process after their elected officials refused to do so. Considering these politicians did not support the law in the first place (if they did, they would have passed it themselves) the people are not able to depend on their support if the law is contested in court. Most voter initiatives have had positive effects. Many even protected civil rights that the government tried to take away or refused to grant in the first place. In the case of the few initiatives that are problematic, the courts can always overturn them on their merits. The initiative process in this country is a hallmark of direct democracy. Allowing voters to create and pass ballot measures gives more power to the people instead of a few elite public officials. A stronger initiative process means a stronger democracy. Unfortunately, the ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry weakened the power of direct democracy in this country significantly. Many people feel Prop 8 took away rights from the people, and certainly there are many compelling arguments to support this. However, next time a similar case arises, things may not be the
same. Most initiatives benefit the people, rather than harm them. Additionally, it is possible that the people of a state could pass an initiative that places restrictions on a corrupt state government. As recently as the early 1900s, many state legislatures were plagued by severe corruption, and that contributed to the creation of voter initiatives. However, the State Supreme Court, being part of the corrupt state government, could then simply strike the law down on “constitutional grounds,” knowing that if the law was appealed to a higher court, the state government would refuse to defend it. At that point, the people would have no recourse, because according to the precedent set in Hollingsworth v. Perry, they lack standing to defend the law themselves. The Supreme Court created a potential for state governments to seriously abuse their powers, while the people’s ability to curtail their own government has been severely limited. For the good of democracy, we should all hope that no state ever exploits this precedent in such a manner. Many supporters of marriage equality were hoping that the decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry would have a wide-reach-
ing impact. That is exactly what happened, but not in the way gay rights activists hoped. While many people hoped the decision would significantly further civil liberties in this country, it has done the exact opposite. The Supreme Court’s ruling was a major blow to direct democracy and the power of initiatives. The initiative process was created over 100 years ago for two main reasons. The first was to give the people some ability to check the powers of corrupt state governments. This ability has been severely reduced now, because a corrupt government will certainly not defend a law that restricts its powers. The second reason initiatives were created was to give the people more say in how their state is run. This power has been curtailed too, since a state could refuse to defend an initiative just because it opposed the law. The weakening of direct democracy in America will have long-lasting effects, but unfortunately for those hoping for positive change out of this case, it will only have a negative impact. Staff Columnist Gregory Koch is a 7th-semester actuarial science major. He can be reached at Gregory. Koch@UConn.edu.
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Benton displays colorful Kuna Indian stitching, bringing a traditional culture to the limelight By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer
The Benton is kicking the semester off with three new exhibits that opened on Tuesday, one of which is Handstitched Agendas: Art and Politics of the Kuna Indian Molas. Sounds exotic right? You may wonder who the Kuna Indians are, where they are from, and what their handstitched agendas are. The exhibit features exactly what the name suggests: handstitched outfits adorned with political propaganda that are worn by the Kuna Indian women. These outfits are called molas, and though not all molas contain political messages, the ones on display at the Benton feature figures like John F. Kennedy. The Kuna people are indigenous to Panama and Colombia. They live in autonomous reservations, or comorcas, in Panama, the largest of which is called Kuna Yala, and a few small villages in Colombia. The Kuna people have strong political ties within their communities and even outside of their communities. Each group has its own political organization led by a Saila, who also doubles as the spiritual leader of the community. Well versed in the history of the Kuna people, the Saila sings legends and laws of the Kuna people and administers daily political and social affairs.
There are 49 communities in Kuna Yala, all of which are governed under the Kuna General Congress, which is led by three “Great Sailas.” “We have a large collection of molas,” said Carla Galfano, curator of the exhibit. “I think people would have worn them during elections.” She explained how the donation of molas from the Elisabeth Hans Collection created the exhibit. Though they have over 300 different molas, she decided to display the ones that carried political meaning. The Kuna People are famous for their bright molas, which are typically very colorful. Mola panels are used to make the blouses of women’s national dress. Many panels are framed and displayed at the Benton, but there is also a full dress displayed as well. The full costume traditionally includes a patterned wrapped skirt called a saburet, a red and yellow headscarf called a musue, arm and leg beads called a wini, a gold nose ring called an olasu and earrings along with the mola blouse. With front and back panels, the mola originated from the Kuna women painting their bodies with geometric designs and natural colors. With the arrival of missionaries in Central America, they were introduced to textiles and clothing. They adopted and adapted the European custom, staying true to their own with the addition of bright colors. Though molas
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Kuna “molas” occasionally included political messages, like these on display at the William Benton Museum of Art.
traditionally have geometric patterns, in the past 50 years they have depicted animals, flora and fauna, and birds. Molas carry importance because they uphold the distinct identity of the Kuna people. When the Panamanian government tried to westernize the Kuna people in the
beginning of the 20th century, forbidding the language and customs, the Kuna people resisted. This led to the Kuna revolution of 1925, which resulted in the Panamanian government giving the Kuna people the right to govern autonomously.
The Benton will host an opening reception for all three of its galleries on September 10, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
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UConn professors and students gathered to share medieval poetry, song and art to celebrate the addition of the Medieval Studies minor in the Stern Loung in the Philip E. Austin building.
Faculty and students gathered together on Sept. 3 to celebrate the recently established medieval studies minor at UConn. They celebrated the new minor by performing a wide array of pieces from the medieval period including Jewish poetry and carols. The new minor is meant to allow undergraduates at UConn to take advantage of the programs offered by the Medieval Studies program, which was restricted to graduate programs until now. The performance offered by faculty and students was entitled Medieval Live: A Multimedia Middle Ages. This performance featured professors such as Eduardo Urios-Aparisi, who performed poetry by Ausiás March. March was a Valencian knight and poet who lived from 1397 C.E. to roughly 1459 C.E.. Susan Einbinder Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and Comparative Literature performed a selection of alliterative poetry written by Yedaiah Bedersi, whom she described as a child prodigy of the
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middle ages. Einbinder performed a piece by Bedersi known as the Elef Alafin. Due to its alliterative nature, the work begins each sentence of its nearly thousand lines with an “a” sound in Hebrew. This lead Einbinder to comment that her translation, while not starting each line with an “a”, actually contained one thousand “a”s. Einbinder noted that this poem provided an interesting perspective on the expulsion of the Jews from France in 1306, since it was written that year by a French Jew. Jean Givens an Art History Professor at UConn spoke about illustrations from the Grete Herball, a medieval book of remedies translated from earlier Latin texts. Givens commented on the unique nature of
the cover given its presentation of various herbal remedies being gathered and Mr. and Mrs. Mandrake in poses reminiscent of Adam and Eve. Givens remarked about the texts that it’s “entertaining in the way it surprises us, and confirms our expectations that people do not change.” S h e r i Olson the co-director of the Medieval S t u d i e s Program, read a translation of a medieval E n g l i s h court case involving a widow’s inheritance. Olson reflected on the trouble pieces like this have caused for feminist historians, since women were able to assume the full legal responsibilities of a man by taking the same oaths. In addition to poetry performances and readings, faculty and students
“The new minor is meant to allow undergraduates at UConn to take advantage of the programs offered by the Medieval Studies program, which was restricted to graduate programs until now.” -Mike McGuigan
also presented various examples of medieval music. Three individuals, Isabella Leake, Anastasia Pilato and Madeline Caples sung a macaronic carol written for St. Stephen’s day. A macaronic piece is one that combines a mixture of two languages. The St. Stephen’s Day carol combines Middle English with Latin. One of the singers reflected that the word macaronic does relate to the word macaroni since they both have to do with mixing. Brendan Kane, an associate professor of history, led the audience in singing an Irish wedding song entitled Peigín’s Peadar and closed the performance. Kane substituted in as the grand finale, since Roger Travis an associate professor of Classics was unable to perform as scheduled. Travis’ performance was rescheduled to a later date, and will likely be performed at a luncheon once the details are finalized.
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As a woman, you’re going to go through the ordeal of having a man try to hit on you at least once. Sometimes it’s an honest mistake – the guy was just being friendly – and sometimes, it is deliberate, heavy-handed and awkward to sit through. For the ladies out there who have sat through awful talks with men they wish hadn’t seen them at all, here are a few techniques for shaking them off. 1. Forget being gracious. Many of my female friends have confessed to not turning a guy down because they thought it would be rude. They’ve suffered through stilted conversation and intense eye contact only to miserably hand over their phone numbers in the name of etiquette. However, there is a key point that they all seemed to have forgetten – namely, that they don’t owe anyone anything. There is nothing wrong with being polite, but it shouldn’t be done at the expense of your own comfort. Tell yourself that you don’t need to have this guy try and entertain you if you don’t want to sit through it. 2. The buddy system/bathroom route. As girls aren’t questioned for moving in packs, it’s an easy escape move. Grab your roommate or the other ladies you came out with and loiter in the bathroom while you debate your next move. From here, you can either gird your loins and suffer through it, hoping to reap some benefits, or decide to cut the guy off and make your exit from the conversation. 3. Monosyllables. Although it’s a bit rude, you can always significantly shorten the conversation by giving brief, cutting answers. If the guy has nothing to work with, then there is nothing to talk about. Oneword answers (or disinterested grunts, if you’re willing to go there) delve into the ruder side of things, but will definitely save you from any further attempts at flirting. Addenda to this technique – keep your body closed off. It’s unfortunate that women have to modify their body language at all to get out of a simple conversation, but it does help a bit. Try crossing your arms, angling your shoulders away (and your legs as well if you’re sitting down), and tucking your chin down to project a “go away” vibe. 4. Be blunt and redirect. Sometimes, you’re too exhausted to pretend to be interested, and what you really want is to nip it in the bud. Flatly tell the guy you aren’t in the mood and suggest another girl who might want his attention. There is nothing wrong with being straight-forward; it saves both of you immeasurable amounts of time and heartache. Once you’ve shaken each other off, you can go back to doing activities that you actually enjoy. There’s also a chance that you might fall victim to some badmouthing, as is common with college-aged guys (namely, that you aren’t “that cute anyways,” are stuck-up, or one of a variety of insults). However, the best bet there is to remind yourself that you are wonderful and that this is only one man’s opinion of you. It’s irrelevant and should be no skin off your nose – merely cast off the guy’s negative chatter and be the queen you are.
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Imaginative storytelling makes ‘Gone Home’ a must play The ‘should(n’t)’ of the season By Alex Sferrazza Staff Writer
‘Gone Home’ allows players to explore the home of the main character, providing an unique and innovative gaming experience.
By Darragh McNicholl Campus Correspondent “Gone Home” is a first-person point-andclick adventure game that shows a capacity for video games to present a story in a way no other form of media possibly can, through an interactive world. Set in a home completely open for exploration, the story and members of the family are developed through common household objects, notes and letters that you can pick up and examine. Just how deep and interesting these characters may seem is defined by the player’s own curiosity, powers of observation and ability to connect the dots as they interact with anything in the house. There is a story told through several recordings, but this is just the tip of the iceberg that “Gone Home’s” whole story has to offer. It is a stormy night in 1995 and you play as Katie Greenbriar who is returning from a year abroad to her family in their new house. But you find no one home and a note from Sam, Katie’s younger sister, asking
not to go looking for her. The ominous setting starts you on a path to wander about the large house searching through common objects for clues that might explain what happened to your family over the last year. Some clues are obvious explanations of a situation and some require a bit of detective work to fully comprehend, but practically everything you look at says something about the family. There are also quite a few objects which activate recordings left by Sam for Katie. These powerfully written messages recount her experiences with moving to a new town, dealing with her parents and falling in love. Sam’s recordings are the only part of the game that has a particular order to them. They have a timeline, but just because there is an order to the recordings does not mean you have to find them in that order. There is no set path to explore the house, so objects and recordings are found in whatever order they are happened upon. With no order to follow, the story develops
through the player’s own exploration. Each clue found is just a small piece of the puzzle that forms Katie’s family. The characters and story develop solely through interaction with the house. Other than Sam’s recordings there is no actual sequence that can be followed, just clues the player can find. “Gone Home” takes two hours to finish, but it should be played several times to find everything that was overlooked during the first play through and get a complete understanding of the story. It presents a story without telling it; it lays the clues that when weaved together by the player forms the lives of a family. The story is strong and beautiful, but what sets “Gone Home” apart is how it leaves the player to uncover the story for themselves. “Gone Home” shows what video games are capable of in terms of storytelling. It sets them apart and in turn sets itself apart.
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When “Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction” was released in 2005, it was one of the first of its kind. Not only did you get to play as the Hulk, one of the least featured comic book characters in video game history, but also you got to unleash his maddening fury in a fully destructible series of sandbox environments. To be sure, the game is fun, and I loved playing it when I was younger, but does it hold up after a full eight years? Well, to be quite honest, yes, it does. Reviews are always funnier and more interesting to read if they’re more negatively focused, but in this case I have to shy away from that route. Sure, I could point out that the graphics aren’t really too pretty anymore, or that it’s full of minor bugs, but it would feel petty and nitpicky. If I’m going to point out issues with a game, they have to be real issues. But a lack of anything bad doesn’t make a game good. “Superman Returns” had no defining negative features, but because there wasn’t anything particularly good about it, it has gone down in history as one of the blandest, most underwhelming games of all time. So then what’s so great about the Hulk? Two words: wish fulfillment. Who hasn’t wanted to smash a building to the ground with their bare hands after waiting too long in line at Starbucks?
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A scene from the 2005 Incredible Hulk Game that is still entertaining gamers to this day. . Although the game was released nearly a decade ago, the game play is still fun and refreshing, and gamers will enjoy the free play as the legendary comic book hero.
Or smash every single car out of the way when there’s too much traffic? The game is simply fun and cathartic. I’ve played a lot of games over the course of my life, but I’ve never found one quite as relaxing as this one. After a long day of classes, it’s nice to be able to go home, turn on the PlayStation, and just barrel through a city, knocking down buildings, fighting off the military, turning cars into metal boxing gloves and throwing people off the tops of buildings. It is, for all intents and pur-
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poses, a game that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Anytime you want, you can literally run up the side of a building or smash a bus flat until you can use it as a makeshift skateboard. There are a wide variety of costumes in the game as well, allowing you to play as various incarnations of the Hulk over the years, or even feature one of dozens of flags on the titular hero’s shorts. Want to run around with the U.S. flag on your butt, pretending you’re sticking it to the Commies? Go ahead. It’s your world, and you can do whatever you want with it. So despite the aging, and occasional programming bugs
and glitches none of which were uncommon for when the game was made, it holds up. Would I necessarily recommend going out and spending $60 on it? No, but I’d be surprised if you could even find it for more than $20. If you have a PS2, I can’t recommend many games more highly than this for the pure fun factor. If you want to hear a story, there’s always “Bioshock Infinite” or “Half-Life,” but if you want to laugh as you throw a tank into the side of a Macy’s, then “Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction,” is for you.
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With the imminent launch of the Xbox One and Playstation 4 consoles, many people are asking the question “I’m pretty happy with my PS3/Xbox 360, why should I bother getting a next generation system?” The answer is: you should(n’t). Historically, consoles are only “must buy” products at launch when a killer app is released with the new system. These are games so mind blowingly amazing, that they validate the purchase of a brand new system all on their own. Examples of such killer app launch titles would include “Super Mario World” for the Super Nintendo, “Super Mario 64” for the Nintendo 64, “Halo: Combat Evolved” for the Xbox and “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” for the Nintendo Wii. As of right now, no such title appears to be coming to either system by the end of the year. Promising titles such as “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag,” “Watchdogs” and “Battlefield 4” will all be available on current gen systems and unless you’re a total graphics junkie (in which case I suggest you look into getting a PC), there is no need to buy the next generation versions of these titles. Other intriguing titles such as “Forza Motorsport 5,” “Knack” and “Killzone: Shadowfall” look promising, but until a large volume of review scores come in, its near impossible to say whether or not these titles are worthy of a “must buy” moniker. Typically once the new systems launch, development for the prior generation’s systems tends to stop, effectively “forcing” one to upgrade sooner or later. However, at least through the end of 2013, Sony is still aggressively supporting the PS3 with two major titles still to come this year, “Beyond: Two Souls” from “Heavy Rain” developer Quantic Dream, and a little racing title called “Gran Turismo 6.” Third – party titles are also on the way such as “Batman: Arkham Origins” for the PS3 as well as Xbox 360. Unless you absolutely can’t wait to get your hands on the new systems, there really shouldn’t be any urgency. It’s worth noting that consoles purchased in the first few months after launch tend to run greater risks of hardware failures as the products might have possibly been rushed to market in time for the holiday season. Not to mention that both the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 4 are not backwards compatible with Xbox 360 and PS3 games, respectively, at the time of their launch anyway. All that being said, if you have the money to spend and wish to play your games on the best hardware possible, you’ll have to upgrade to a new system. If you’re a big fan of “Killzone” or “Forza,” the new systems are definite must-buys. And if one of the new systems has a feature that really excites you, such as Xbox One’s Kinect integration, by all means go out and pick it up. But for serious gamers light on cash, perhaps the best course of action would be to avoid the new systems for the time being. At least through the end of this year, there are plenty of AAA titles coming to your current systems to keep you occupied.
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McCurry: Questions and predictions for the NFC divisions NFC EAST: Who will affect the standings more: Chip Kelly or RGIII? It wouldn’t be too bold of a prediction if I forecasted the NFC East coming right down to Week 17 again, which it seemingly does every time. It’s as if the Giants lost a key player every day in training camp, be it safety Stevie Brown or his brother from another, goal line patroller Andre Brown. Down in the Big D, all eyes are still on Tony Romo to see if he will ever deliver in a big moment. Both the Giants and Cowboys’ seasons may be resting on the shoulders of their two dominant defensive ends: New York’s Jason PierrePaul, who is healing from back surgery, and Dallas’s DeMarcus Ware, who is making the position change in Monte Kiffin’s 4-3 scheme. While Pierre-Paul and Ware could change the landscape of the entire division, no one has more pull than Robert Griffin III or Chip Kelly right now. If the knees hold up, RGIII will be primed to claim his second NFC East title in as many years. Standing in his way is former Oregon coach Chip Kelly, the “new kid on the block” who thinks he has the offense to take his Eagles to new heights. If you ask me, I think Kelly will look brilliant some weeks, while other Sundays he will take the
load off of Riley Cooper and serve as Philadelphia’s Public Enemy No. 1. Be sure to clear your schedule for December 29th as soon as possible, when the Redskins visit the Giants in the season finale. Prediction: If RGIII plays in at least 14 games, Washington may not even need Week 17 to win the division again; should the knee act up again, the Giants are there to pounce on the crown. NFC SOUTH: Will the return of Sean Payton push the Saints deep into the playoffs? The NFC South was formed in 2002, and over a decade later there has astonishingly never been a team to win consecutive division titles. Take the last couple of campaigns, for example: in 2010, the Saints won en route to a Super Bowl victory. In 2011, it was the Falcons who claimed ownership of the division trophy. New Orleans returned to the top in 2012, while last year Atlanta had the South all but wrapped up in October. So, following the pattern, it should be the Saints time to shine again, right? Well, with all due respect to Drew Brees and absolutely zero due respect to defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, it’s going to be a major uphill battle for the Saints to keep the Falcons from repeating. Head coach Sean Payton returns from his yearlong bounty sentencing, and that will surely
light a fire under Drew Brees and the offense–but then again, offense never really has been an issue for this squad. It’s on the defensive side of the ball, the one that is coming off allowing an NFL single-season record 7,042 yards of total offense. If the “D” fails to significantly improve, New Orleans might not even be runner-up in the NFC South. That honor could go to the Buccaneers, who acquired Darrelle Revis and Dashon Goldson to anchor the secondary, or the Panthers, who possess the best young linebacker in football, Luke Kuechly. Prediction: Payton or no Payton, the Falcons will become the first back-to-back division winner in NFC South history– and the Saints defense will get alarmingly close to that 7,000yard mark again. NFC WEST: Is this the best all-around division in the NFL? The NFC is head and shoulders above the AFC, and the NFC West just may be the most complete and competitive division of them all. Consider this: the 49ers, the same team that was within a penalty flag of winning the Super Bowl, failed to beat the Rams in two tries last year (1 loss, 1 tie). Between the Rams adding weapons Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, and left tackle Jake Long, combined with the fact that QB Sam Bradford is
about to explode very soon, St. Louis still has yet to peak. The Cardinals, meanwhile, have a vastly improved defense and got Carson Palmer to whip the rock to Larry Fitzgerald, who will be a Top-3 receiver this season. And then there are the two title contenders, and when I say title I mean Super Bowl: Seattle and San Francisco. With Seattle having the best secondary in the NFL, and San Francisco having the best linebacker crew; the label of best defense is a toss-up between the two. Both have game-changing, electrifying quarterbacks in Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick, as well as elite offensive lines to go along with power running attacks. Oddly enough, the Seahawks and 49ers also share the same potential weakness, which is a largely unproven (and banged-up) group of wide receivers. With no Percy Harvin or Michael Crabtree available for the foreseeable future, it’s up to guys like Golden Tate, Anquan Boldin, and Vernon Davis to step up and produce on a weekly basis. Prediction: The NFC West will produce 3 playoff teams. Colin Kaepernick will be the NFL’s MVP. Either the Seahawks or Cardinals will win the Super Bowl.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rejuvenated at age 32, Lleyton Hewitt was two points away from reaching the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since 2006. A champion at Flushing Meadows a dozen years ago, Hewitt could not close out Tuesday's five-setter against 21st-seeded Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round. "It's one of the hardest games to win — the last one," Hewitt said. Dropping the last five games of the back-and-forth, nearly four-hour match, a fading Hewitt lost to Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5. How close was it? Hewitt won more total points, 146145. Wearing his trademark backward-turned white baseball hat, he got within two points of winning at 5-2, then served for the match at 5-3. "I left it all out there," he said. "There's not a whole heap more I could have done." At 2-all in the fifth set,
Hewitt tore some skin off his left elbow while diving to the court for a shot. After Youzhny won the point to get to 15-30 on Hewitt's serve, play was halted for a medical timeout while a trainer treated the bloody scrape on the Australian's arm. Two-time major champion Hewitt had been 7-0 in fourthround matches in New York, but he hadn't even been that far in seven years. A former No. 1-ranked player who is currently 66th after a series of foot and hip injuries, Hewitt last got to the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon in 2009. Asked whether he could see himself still competing at the U.S. Open in three or four years' time, Hewitt shook his head and replied: "I don't know, mate. No idea." Youzhny's best Grand Slam showings have come at Flushing Meadows, where he made the semifinals in 2006 and 2010 — and also lost in the first round each of the past
two years. The 31-year-old Russian will face No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals. Djokovic won 45 of 53 service points while eliminating 43rd-ranked Marcel Granollers 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 in a grand total of only 79 minutes Tuesday. "First of all, I need to recover after this," Youzhny said, adding that it will be "really tough to beat" Djokovic. "But you never know," Youzhny continued. "We will see." He praised Hewitt as a "great, fighting player ... who is fighting every point, every match." Every time it appeared one man or the other was pulling away, the other got right back into it. Hewitt trailed by a set and a break before going ahead 2-1 in sets. Then he grabbed 11 of the first 12 points to start the fourth, going up 3-0 and 4-1. But Youzhny responded with a six-game run. In the fifth set, Youzhny broke in the first
game by making a long sprint, then sliding wide of the doubles alley, for a backhand winner. Sticking to the match's pattern, Hewitt broke right back. In 80-degree heat, two of 12 active men who have made it at least as far as the quarterfinals at all four major tennis tournaments appeared content to hang out at the baseline for lengthy exchanges, often slicing backhands or simply placing forehands in the middle of the court. Points would last 10, 20, 30 strokes. "Obviously," Hewitt said, "could have gone either way." With Hewitt serving for the win at 5-3, Youzhny earned a break point by stretching for a volley winner with both players up at the net. Hewitt then missed a backhand to make it 5-4. That was part of a stretch in which Youzhny took 12 of 13 points. When Hewitt pushed a forehand long to get broken again, Youzhny led 6-5, and there would be no more shifts.
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Serena Williams wins US Open quarterfinal NEW YORK (AP) — From an ace on the first point to a stinging return on the last, Serena Williams was close to perfect in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The score said it all: 6-0, 6-0. Yes, Williams is looking better and better with each match at the year’s last Grand Slam tournament. With two more wins — no matter the exact scores — she’ll earn a fifth title at Flushing Meadows and 17th major championship overall. The No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Williams shut out 18th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain, winning 53 of 71 points and dominating pretty much every statistical category Tuesday night. The first set took all of 19 minutes. The second was slower, lasting 33 minutes, but no less lopsided. In Friday’s semifinals, Williams will play 2011 French Open champion Li Na of China. Asked in an on-court interview if her game is peaking, Williams replied: “No. Not yet. I hope not. I’m just trying to do the best that I can.” Well, that just happens to be rather good. Through five matches, Williams has dropped a total of 13 games so far. For comparison’s sake, know this: Suarez Navarro lost more games than that in her previous match alone, 15, while eliminating No. 8 Angelique Kerber.
That victory, and her seeding, should have demonstrated that Suarez Navarro is quite capable of playing well, too. But not on this evening. Not against Williams, who is 65-4 with eight titles in 2013. Going back to the start of Wimbledon last year, the 31-year-old American is 96-5 with 13 trophies, including from three of the past five Grand Slam tournaments plus the London Olympics. “The conditions were so tough, so it definitely was not her best tennis today,” Williams said about Suarez Navarro, who was playing in her third career major quarterfinal Tuesday, which happened to be her 25th birthday. “I’ve been playing here for, like, 50 years,” Williams said with a laugh. “I’ve kind of gotten used to the conditions. Even though it’s difficult to play each year, I’m getting a little bit better with it.” When Williams did face a break point for the first time, 42 minutes and 11 games into the match, she came up with a big serve and raced forward for a simple putaway that she punctuated with a yell. Moments later came a second break chance, but even with Williams stumbling to the court, Suarez Navarro dumped the ball into the net. It was that kind of night for her.
'01 champ Hewitt's US Open run ended by Youzhny
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Mikhail Youzhny, of Russia, reacts after defeating Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, during the fourth round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, in New York.
Stypulkoski: Edsall should be cheered when Maryland comes to Conn. from RE-EVALUATING, page 12 sistently over-performed their way to the Fiesta Bowl. And after what’s gone down in Storrs the past two-plus years, that has to give fans pause. Indeed, it’s time to re-evaluate Edsall’s spot in the hearts of UConn Country. When Maryland makes its way out from beneath the Dog Pound and bursts through the visitors’ tunnel, the first thing its head coach hears shouldn’t be the wallowing misery of bitter fans stuck in the past. Instead, it should be the grace of nostalgic fans stuck in a miserable present. When Randy Edsall shows his
face in Connecticut for the first time since taking his “dream job,” he should hear – at the least – polite applause. In his relatively short time at the helm, Husky fans have already grown weary of Pasqualoni and the mundane, buzz-free air that’s surrounded the program during his tenure. Just 25 games into the Pasqualoni era, UConn fans are calling for his head – a 10-15 record tends to have that effect. And, of course, students, alumni and fans have flooded the Twitter-sphere, message boards and forums to voice their disdain. But really, what could send a stronger message to the man patrolling UConn’s sidelines that Saturday afternoon – the program’s new pariah – and the administration above him than a cheery re-evaluation of the desperado who came before? In 12 years, Randy Edsall turned an Atlantic 10 team in Division I-AA into a squad that made four straight bowl games, beat a storied SEC program and marched past Notre Dame in its own building. Yes, Randy Edsall may have broken Husky hearts, but he’s not "The Man That Ruined UConn Football" – he’s "The Man That Built UConn Football," and that deserves to be cheered. After all, it’s not his fault the building blocks have toppled over these past few years.
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Week 1 Fantasy Football Tips and 'Musts' By Mike McCurry Fantasy Football Columnist
Week 1 Fantasy Trifecta: Start Him, Sit Him, Add Him By now, with the season kicking off Thursday evening in Denver, all of your fantasy football drafts should be completed. After countless hours completing mock drafts, reading up on the rookies and crunching lastsecond numbers, you feel you gave it all you got in preparation for Draft Day. Better yet, you’re probably chilling on Cloud Nine right now, still in disbelief that Marshawn Lynch or Doug Martin fell into your lap late in the first round. Stay humble, fellow fantasy heads. Give your league standings a look, and you’ll see that everyone has the same record - even the guy who took two defenses and a kicker before a third wide receiver. I hate to break it to you, but so what if you nabbed Lynch or Martin early, or if you got your favorite sleeper three rounds later than expected? As much as fantasy football requires skill and the ability to (somewhat) accurately predict a player’s season, a little luck is
involved, too. Injuries, poor play calling, a lack of surrounding offensive weapons and a tough schedule are just a few of the obstacles that fantasy owners have to cope with throughout the year. For example, what if Doug Martin has been hanging out with Lamar Odom, or if the city of Seattle suddenly stopped selling Lynch’s must-have pregame meal, Skittles? Both seem a little hypothetical and downright impractical, but you never really know until the games begin. Thankfully, we’re oh-so-close to meaningful NFL competition, which in turn means your fantasy owner aptitude is about to be put to the test. Do you sit your top quarterback on the pine in favor of your No. 2 QB, who happens to be playing a Swiss-cheese defense? Which of the running backs on your bench are ready to explode during a particular week and outscore your opponents’ first-round selection? Also, are there any can’t-miss guys on the waiver wire who will be perfect fill-ins to get you off to a winning start? Questions like these – the ones that appear excruciating to you – are the ones that I find easily dissectible. As your fantasy
football expert, I plan to bestow upon you three gifts each week: one player that you must start, one that needs to sit, and one free-agent that will win you that six-pack or whatever side bets you and your league rivals set nowadays. If I’m wrong on any of the three, don’t give me any slack. More realistically, if my selections help you soar up the standings, crack open a cold one for your boy. Week 1 Outlook Must-Start: Ben Tate, RB, Texans When healthy, Arian Foster is the clear go-to guy in the Texans backfield, as well as one of the most productive and consistent fantasy performers, period. During weeks that he is not 100 percent, such as this week, Houston rarely skips a beat when Ben Tate has to carry the heavy workload instead. With Coach Gary Kubiak already coming out and saying the plan is to ease Foster into this season due to calf and back problems, and with the Texans scheduled to play the comical Chargers Monday night, Ben Tate is my Week 1 MustStart. Slide him into the running back slot or the flex position, and don’t feel bad about hurting
your other players’ feelings. I’m expecting Tate to have a coming out party against San Diego much like he did in Week 2 last year against Jacksonville, where he totaled 99 yards on 16 touches and found the end zone twice despite Foster cradling the rock 28 times. If you drafted Tate as a handcuff to Foster or stole him away from whoever does own Foster, kudos. Remember, at least for this week, Tate is Great. Must-Sit: Cam Newton, QB, Panthers I would be wasting your time if I used up this column reassuring you to start Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees every week— regardless of what defense the Packers and Saints are playing, both of these guys should only be on your bench if they suffer season-ending injuries or have a bye. Some try to squeeze Newton into that same top-tier, and to me that’s utterly preposterous. Yes, Newton has been a fantasy star in his first two NFL seasons, even after stumbling out of the gate last year. Still, I see as many red flags for Cam as he has seen wins. First off, his weapons don’t exactly fly off of the page. Steve Smith, while just as fiery as ever, is 34 years old. I’m still waiting
for Brandon LaFell, Carolina’s No. 2 wide-out, to show me something. The running game, minus Newton of course, is as bland as ever. Also, did you see what Newton did, or rather didn’t do, in the preseason? Preseason or not, numbers rarely lie, and these are his: 50 percent completion percentage, just 227 yards (on 42 attempts), and one touchdown. Consider who the Panthers open up against, the Seattle Seahawks, and it should be no surprise that Cam Newton is my Week 1 Must-Sit. I’d be much more comfortable with someone like Tony Romo (vs. NYG) or even Michael Vick (vs. WAS) over Cam. The Seahawks secondary, which includes lockdown corners Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner, scares the bejesus out of me – but starting Newton this first week scares me even more. Must-Add: Rod Streater, WR, Raiders The last couple years, the best advice I could ever give you about the Raiders would be to fully avoid them. While that hasn’t changed all that much, there is one wide receiver out in Oakland whose phone has been jumping off the hook of
late thanks to inquiring fantasy owners. That man has a name, you know: Rod Streater. And, if you haven’t heard of him, here’s some stats for you cats. He was sixth among all NFL rookies in 2012 with 584 receiving yards, and he also caught three touchdowns. Don’t let the news that Terrelle Pryor is starting make Mr. Streater any less attractive. He has been Pryor’s favorite target this preseason and, with Brandon Myers and Darrius Heyward-Bey having left Oakland (combined for 120 catches last year), there are many more passes coming Streater’s way. Rod Streater is my Week 1 Must-Add, and I feel even more confident about that when remembering he goes up against the Colts defense on Sunday. I can’t imagine a scenario in which you’d need to pick up a free agent and instill him into the starting lineup for the opening weekend, but perhaps you were in a football coma all summer and drafted Michael Crabtree or Aaron Hernandez to your team. If that’s the case, take a flier on Streater.
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Strawberry looks to make her own name at UConn By Ryan Tolmich Campus Correspondent Like any Division 1 athlete, Jade Strawberry faces the rigors of college athletics. Balancing school, sports, and a social life are difficult to cope with for any student-athlete. However, Strawberry faces the added pressure of bearing a famous last name as she begins her freshman campaign with the UConn volleyball team. As the daughter of four-time World Series champion and eighttime All-Star Darryl Strawberry, Jade, an outside hitter from Tallahassee, Fla., will be looking to create her own legacy as a UConn volleyball player. Although her freshman season has just begun, Strawberry has already started to display the athletic prowess that comes with being raised by a professional baseball
player. With a 10 kill performance against Hartford to go with her strong opening weekend in the IPFW Invitational, Strawberry has already impressed her new coach. “Jade had a great weekend,” said UConn volleyball coach Holly Strauss-O’Brien. “She plays a really simple game. She’s really low error. When she sees the open floor, she puts it away.” Strawberry has also managed to impress her father with her early season efforts, as the former Mets and Yankees outfielder is enjoying watching his daughter play. “She’s really maturing more and more, and I’m really excited to see her upside,” said the elder Strawberry, the 1983 NL Rookie of the Year. “It’s just her freshman year. It’s just the beginning. Just like my rookie year, she’s getting her feet wet and learning.” One of the perks of Strawberry
attending UConn is the fact that the school’s location gives Darryl Strawberry the ability to watch his daughter play at one of the best schools in the country. “It’s an incredible school. There’s great tradition and history here at UConn,” said Darryl Strawberry. “It’s exciting to me because it’s really close to New York and I’m always around the city, where I’ve had a lot of great memories myself. I’m really excited for her and this program, just the direction that they’re going in. They’re playing outstanding volleyball.” Strawberry has grown up with a strong athletic support system, and she looks to live up to her father’s athletic legacy. “Obviously my dad was a baseball player and I look up to him a lot,” said Strawberry. “It helps me play, because I always want to play up to my full potential, especially for my family.”
Strawberry’s family, which includes four other siblings, have all had the privilege of learning lessons from their superstar father, even if to them, he’s just “dad”. “I just told all of my kids that confidence is the key,” said Darryl Strawberry. “Don’t be afraid to fail. Failure is a part of playing sports, and if you’re able to accept that part of it, you can rise up to the good part of it.” Strawberry has certainly embraced the idea of confidence, as she has high expectations of her team. “As a team, of course we want to win a conference championship,” said the freshman. “We want to have a winning season.” The UConn volleyball team looks to continue their winning ways this weekend as they host Pittsburgh, Northeastern, and Albany in the UConn Classic.
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Jade Strawberry goes up for a spike during UConn's match against Hartford Tuesday night at Gampel Pavilion. The Huskies won the match in straight sets and are now 2-2 on the season.
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BOSTON (AP) — Jon Lester outdueled Max Scherzer and the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 2-1 on Tuesday night, ending the Tigers right-hander's chance to become just the second pitcher to open a season with a 20-1 record. Lester (13-8) lowered his ERA to 1.71 in his past six starts. He allowed one earned run and eight hits with a season-high nine strikeouts and no walks. Scherzer (19-2), who won his first 13 decisions, lost for the first time since July 13 when the Texas Rangers beat him 7-1. Roger Clemens is the only pitcher to start off at 20-1 and ended up 20-3 with the New York Yankees in 2001. Rube Marquard was the only other pitcher with a 19-1 record, but lost his next decision in 1912 with the New York Giants. Boston scored on Will Middlebrooks' two-run single in the fifth after Detroit's Jose Iglesias doubled in a run in the second in the matchup of division leaders. Koji Uehara pitched the ninth for his 17th save in 20 opportunities and extended his scoreless streak to 25 innings as Boston won for the eighth time in 10 games. The Tigers lost for the second time in six games despite the return of Miguel Cabrera, who missed three games with abdominal and groin problems. Last year's Triple Crown winner and this year's AL leader in batting average and RBIs went 0 for 4. Scherzer rebounded from his worst start of the season and allowed two runs and five hits with eight strikeouts and three walks before leaving with runners at first and second and no outs in
the eighth. In his previous outing, he avoided his second loss when Torii Hunter hit a gameending three-run homer for a 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Scherzer allowed a season-high six runs in five innings. On Tuesday, he struck out the side in the first, allowed a single in the second and then pitched two perfect innings. He started the fifth by striking out Mike Carp before Jonny Gomes singled. Stephen Drew followed with a ground-rule double that went into Boston's bullpen in right-center field on one hop. Middlebrooks then put Boston ahead 2-1 with a single to center. The Tigers got base runners against Lester in four of the first six innings, but he worked out of three of those jams. In the second, Omar Infante singled and reached third on a two-out single by Brayan Pena. Iglesias then lined a double to left-center that drove in Infante, but Pena was thrown out easily when he tried to score. Lester retired the next seven batters, four on strikeouts, before Pena reached first on a fielding error by third baseman Middlebrooks with one out in the fifth. Iglesias struck out before singles by Austin Jackson and Hunter loaded the bases. But Cabrera grounded to shortstop Drew for a force out at second. Detroit threatened again in the sixth when Prince Fielder singled and took second on a one-out single by Infante. But Lester struck out Matt Tuiasosopo for the third time and retired Pena on a fly out.
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Stat of the day Wins by the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, snapping a 20-year losing season streak.
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» That’s what he said
The Daily Roundup
“I left it all out there. There’s not a whole heap more I could have done.”
Away game
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–- said Mikhail Youzhny after his comeback victory over Lleyton Hewitt at the U.S. Open Tuesday.
Football (0-1)
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Mikhail Youzhny
Sept. 14 Maryland 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 Michigan TBA
Sept. 28 Buffalo 3:30 p.m.
Oct. 12 USF TBA
Oct. 19 Cincinnati TBA
Up, up and away
Men’s Soccer (1-0-0) Sept. 6 Boston University 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 10 Washington 7 p.m.
Sept. 14 Bradley 7 p.m.
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Sept. 17 Syracuse 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 St. Louis 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer (2-2-0) Sept. 6 Maine 7 p.m.
Sept. 8 Syracuse 1 p.m.
Sept. 13 Boston University 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 Dartmouth 1 p.m.
Sept. 19 La Salle 7 p.m.
Sept. 15 Lafayette Noon
Sept. 18 UMass Noon
Sept. 22 Rutgers Noon
Sept. 7 Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 13 Troy 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 14 St. John’s Noon
Sept. 14 Brown Invite All day
Sept. 15 Brown Invite All day
Sept. 18 Hartford 3 p.m.
Field Hockey (2-0-0) Sept. 8 Penn State Noon
Sept. 13 Fairfield 6 p.m.
Volleyball Sept. 6 N’eastern 7:30 p.m.
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Sept. 7 Albany 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Sept. 7 Fairfield Doubles TBA
Sept. 13 Brown Invite All day
Women’s Tennis Sept. 7 Fairfield Doubles TBA
Sept. 13 Quinnipiac Invite All day
Sept. 14 Quinnipiac Invite All day
Chicago Cubs center fielder Ryan Sweeney catches a fly ball hit by Miami Marlins’ Chris Coghlan during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, in Chicago.
Sept. 15 Quinnipiac Invite All day
Sept. 27 Army Invite All day
Women’s Cross Country Sept. 7 Nassaney Memorial 10:30 a.m.
Sept. 14 UMass Invite Noon
Sept. 21 Oct. 12 Ted Owen New Invite Englands 11:45 a.m. 3 p.m.
Oct. 19 Wisc. Adidas Inv. Noon
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Texans sign LB Cushing to six-year extension HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has signed a six-year contract extension. A person familiar with negotiations confirmed the deal Tuesday night. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not made an announcement. The deal is worth $55.6 million, with $21 million guaranteed. Cushing was in the last year of the deal he signed as a rookie in 2009. The 26-year-old linebacker returned to the field this summer after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in Week 5 of last season. “It is a great accomplishment for him to get a top deal coming off the injury last season,” agent Drew Rosenhaus said. “It’s also a credit to the Texans for recognizing that Brian is special.” Cushing, the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009, has had more than 110 tackles in the two seasons when he played each game. The Texans are hoping he is as effected as he was before the injury, when he finished with 114 tackles and four sacks in 2011. He saw limited action in preseason while easing his way back after surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but the Texans expect him to start in the opener Monday at San Diego. Houston started 5-0 last season behind a defense that was dominant with both Cushing and eventual Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt leading the way. Though Houston finished 12-4 and win its second straight AFC South title, some thought the unit never played as well without Cushing. His other abbreviated season came when he was suspended for the first four games of 2010 for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances and finished with 76 tackles. The signing is a big move for the Texans, who are looking to contend for a Super Bowl a year after being eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs for the second straight season. Watt was excited to learn he’ll be playing on a defense with Cushing for a long time. “Congratulations @briancushing56 on the new deal,” Watt tweeted. “Scratch our conversation from today, I think we’ll let you cover the dinner bill on Friday.”
THE Storrs Side
THE Pro Side
Huskies on the 2013-2014 recruiting trail
LeBron James to produce a sitcom on humble beginnings
By Dalton Zbierski Campus Correspondent
Abu. Boasting an abundance of raw athletic ability and a 7-foot-1 wingspan, the Boston native could be a defensive menace in any coach’s system. According to an ESPN. com Scouting Report, “Abu is a physical specimen with a power build…He’s also a gifted athlete who moves well for a player of his size, gets off his feet easily, and is consequently a very good finisher.” Reportedly set to announce his commitment on Sept. 7, Abu could be in position to earn immediate playing time upon arrival if he does in fact choose to represent the blue and white. On a side note, if the four star recruit picks UConn next Saturday it would not be surprising to watch Abu’s AAU teammate Jared Terrell (6-foot-3, 220 pounds) follow in his footsteps. A teammate of Abu’s on the AAU squad Expressions Elite, the shooting guard is ranked by ESPN to be the 76th best prospect nationally.
While the Huskies look primed to strike in the upcoming 2013-2014 basketball season, it’s never too early to shed light on the future. With a young coach at the helm and a state-of-the-art practice facility undergoing rapid construction, Storrs continues to maintain its status as an attractive destination for high school stars weighing their prospective collegiate decisions. Kimball Union Academy (N.H.) power forward AbdulMalik Abu–considered by ESPN to be the 44th best high school prospect in the nation– continues to list UConn as a potential landing spot for next fall. In the race to reel in the 6-foot-8, 235 pound recruit, UConn is accompanied by fellow suitors Florida, North Carolina State and Providence. Abu last visited UConn on August 21 in what was described to be a successful and productive encounter. While his skills are still in need of significant development, the sky is the limit for Dalton.Zbierski@UConn.edu
By Scott Carroll Campus Correspondent You have seen him on the court and in commercials, but now it appears that LeBron James will be taking on a new role as a television producer. This show will not be a reality television type project, but a sitcom. The show will be called “Survivor’s Remorse” and will be broadcast on Starz. The show will delve into the psyche of two men who attain fame after living on the streets for most of their young lives. One of the men on the show will become an NBA superstar and have to deal with the trials and tribulations that come with his new found fame. James will not be making this venture alone as Mike O’Malley of “Nickelodeon GUTS” and “Yes, Dear” will be assisting James as co-producer. Tom Werner will also be a producer on the project. Werner is most known for his efforts on the critically acclaimed shows “The Cosby Show” and “Roseanne”. In an interview, Starz stated
that the series would “explore the complexity, comedy and drama of an experience that everyone reads about, but few understand –what truly happens when you make it out”. While the show bears a resemblance to the life of LeBron James, there will be some differences. Instead of being from the streets of Akron, the show will take place in North Philadelphia. The show will have its silly and humorous moments, but will try to deal with serious issues like other sitcoms of the past. It will be interesting to see if James’ on court prowess will lead him to victory in the TV realm and if “Survivor’s Remorse” will turn into “James’ Remorse.”
Scott.Carroll@UConn.edu
» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY
P.11: Storrs Side/Pro Side / P.10: Week 1 Fantasy Football Tips and “Musts” / P.9: Youzhny’s comeback ousts Hewitt
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Re-evaluating Randy Edsall
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
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CLAWING THE HAWKS
Huskies improve to 9-0 in home openers under Coach O’Brien By Scott Carroll Campus Correspondent
Matt Stypulkoski After Thursday’s befuddling loss to Towson, Paul Pasqualoni used one word so often that it is still echoing through the bowels of Rentschler Field: evaluate. In fact, while “I don’t know” and “we’ll have to look at the film” gave it a run for its money, the need to “evaluate” made up the majority of his post-game press conference responses. On the offensive line, which allowed five sacks and couldn’t kick-start the running game? “We’ve got to evaluate it.” On Chandler Whitmer, who had trouble seeing the field and completed just over half of his passes and whether there may be some changes in the works at quarterback – or any other position – before Game Two? “From a personnel evaluation standpoint, we know [what we want]. I think we pretty much know.” On the defensive line, which anchored a unit that finished last season No. 7 in rushing yards allowed but was shredded to the tune of 201 yards? “I’ve got to go back and evaluate.” Well, Coach, maybe it’s about time the fans make an evaluation of their own. Despite the embarrassment of the season opener, there’s little doubt that Husky faithful from across the state will flock to East Hartford on Sept. 14. After all, Randy Edsall – perhaps “The Most Hated Man” in Connecticut – is coming to town. UConn fans have waited what must seem like decades for this moment – the second that their football pariah steps out of Maryland’s tunnel to a deafening, sound barrier-breaking chorus of … boos, right? This ode to a hero-turnedvillain has been planned for two-plus years. But now, in the face of what the program has become, it just doesn’t seem to make much sense. The hope was always that Edsall, who ditched the team under cloak of darkness and traded rustic Storrs for the shadows of D.C., would lead a weakling Terps team into the Rent against the still-powerful Huskies, a squad basking in the afterglow and gleaning the benefits of a BCS appearance. But as we’ve found out, 32 months leaves plenty of time for a precipitous fall from relevance. And now, as Pasqualoni sits on what looks to be coaching death row – his rear-end charred from the ever-hotter seat – Randy Edsall doesn’t look so bad. Yes, the way he left still hurts. Yes, the cowardice – the hypocracy – of making Jordan Todman stand in front of the team to declare he was leaving for the NFL Draft, then sneaking off on a separate flight without a word is still enough to raise the state’s blood pressure. “[Edsall] made Jordan address the team to say he was leaving, and he isn’t man enough to do it face to face to us?” an anonymous player told the Hartford Courant at the time. Yes, UConn players and fans alike had every right to be angry, to be enraged, to be disgusted with the way Edsall handled his final day in charge. But man, the guy could coach. Under his tutelage, a fledgling FBS program blossomed into a conference champion. With him at the reign, a roster of under-talented players con-
» STYPULKOSKI, page 9
UConn Volleyball showed what they are made of Tuesday night as they completely dismantled the Hartford Hawks in straight sets, winning 3-0. The Huskies got the first set started off with a bang. Erika Thomas connected on her first of nine kills to get the scoring started. Then, while leading 8-5, Devon Maugle unleashed a spike, giving the Huskies a fourpoint advantage. The Hawks attempted a comeback in the latter half of the set, but never overtook the Huskies as UConn took the first set, 25-21. The Huskies once again annihilated the competition in the second set. Marissa Prinzbach scored on a pair of aces while Jade Strawberry continued her flurry of kills, several of which may have left dents in Gampel Pavilion’s floor. UConn took the set 25-12 on a Maugle kill and improved their lead over the Hawks to 2-0. The Huskies took the third set in similar fashion, this time 25-17. Thomas added an ace to the effort and Junior Karson Ratliff scored on a booming kill. The Huskies had a strong, balanced attack Tuesday. Strawberry led the team with 10 kills while Thomas added nine, Ratliff chipped in with five, and Immanuella Anuga and Maugle added four of their own. Prinzbach once again led the Huskies in assists, dishing out 21 on Tuesday night. Digs were coming from all over the place against the Hawks, as Brianna Datti led the team with 14, Maugle added 13, and Strawberry added 10. “We have a lot of people that could play multiple positions,” said Coach Holly Strass-O’Brien. “We’re constantly competing every single day, our lineup is constantly changing. We don’t rely on one person to carry us.” After a very successful season last year, Coach Strauss-O’Brien doesn’t see anywhere to go, but up. “We’re going after a conference championship,” said Coach Strauss O’Brien. “We were ranked third in the preseason. Once you’re third, why not first? If we keep growing week to week, we’ll be prepared for conference play. We have a chance to be the best team, meaning player 1 through player 15.” The UConn Huskies will continue their quest for a conLINDSAY COLLIER/The Daily Campus ference crown this Friday as they take on Northeastern UConn junior libero Brianna Datti serving during the match against the Hartford Hawks Tuesday night. The Huskies won the contest in straight sets in the UConn Classic at 7:30 p.m. in Gampel Pavilion. (25-21, 25-12, 25-17) and evened up their record to 2-2 on the season.
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» NFL
NFC Season Preview: Divisional Dilemmas By Mike McCurry NFL Columnist
Upon getting out of bed Thursday morning, I’m half expecting to stumble into the family room in our apartment and run smack into a spruce, most likely tripping over the ornaments and falling face-first onto the heap of presents underneath. If, instead of a tree, it’s my roommates who greet me, don’t you worry–I’ll still feel like a kid on Christmas morning. The reasoning behind this should be easier to figure out than the Saints defense: The NFL is once again about to dominate our lives. To prepare you for what is to come over the next several months, I have decided to go division by division in the NFC, tackling the biggest question mark in each and making sense of the madness. As a special treat, the division breakdowns
will also feature gutsy predictions from yours truly. So kick back, mentally prepare yourselves for Ravens-Broncos, create a drinking game in which a shot must be consumed whenever Ray Lewis is mentioned, and make sure to brush up on the greatest league known to man before the coin toss at Mile High Stadium. NFC NORTH: Is this division best described as “the Packers and everyone else?” Home to the best quarterback (Aaron Rodgers), running back (Adrian Peterson), and wide receiver (Calvin Johnson) in the entire league, the NFC North has no shortage of star power. What it does lack, however, is a consistent, legitimate threat to challenge the Green Bay Packers. After going 10-6 and making the postseason in 2011, the Lions won just 4 games last year–with QB Matt Stafford seeing his touchdown total drop from 41 to 20. The Vikings, who would probably be better off
with ESPN analyst Samantha Ponder under center rather than husband Christian, would need a miracle to duplicate their 2012 success. The same goes for AP, who will still run for 1,500-plus yards despite nine defenders in the box. That leaves Chicago to try and dethrone Green Bay and, if you go strictly off what Windy City aficionados are saying, new coach Marc Trestman and his quick-hit, innovative passing attack is exactly what Jay Cutler needs to get over the hump. I’m not buying into the hype, although I do admire the love fest between Cutler and top target Brandon Marshall. The NFC North belongs to one man and one man only, and that’s Rodgers. Prediction: Green Bay runs away with the division, as neither Detroit, Chicago, nor Minnesota reach double-digit wins.
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» McCURRY, page 9
Can Colin Kaepernick have an MVP season and lead the 49ers back to the Super Bowl to finish what they left off last year?
Yanks stage late rally, top White Sox, 6-4
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New York Yankees shortstop Eduardo Nunez (26) celebrates with his teammates after their 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013.
NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Nunez’s two-run double capped a five-run eighth inning that rallied the New York Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Tuesday night for a crucial victory as they chase an AL playoff berth. Derek Jeter got the Yankees started on a vintage comeback, and pinch hitter Curtis Granderson tied the score with an RBI single. New York, which began the day 2½ games out of a wild-card spot, won for the 12th time in 14 home games to improve to 16-7 in its last 23 overall. Alexei Ramirez hit a tworun triple and Alejandro De Aza homered to build a threerun lead for All-Star Chris Sale, but the last-place White
Sox couldn’t hold it. They dropped their fifth straight to start a 10-game trip against AL East contenders. Sale was cruising along with a 4-1 lead until Jeter singled with one out in the eighth and Robinson Cano drove a 1-2 pitch off the left-field fence for a double — the third extrabase hit off the ace by a lefthanded batter all season. That got the crowd back in it and took Sale out of the game. Alfonso Soriano grounded an 0-2 delivery from Nate Jones (4-5) up the middle for a two-run single that cut it to 4-3. Alex Rodriguez’s single put runners at the corners, and Granderson lined a tying single off left-hander Donnie Veal. Mark Reynolds struck out
before Nunez roped a double off Matt Lindstrom into the left-field corner, putting New York ahead 6-4 in a halfinning that lasted 32 minutes. Boone Logan (5-2) pitched a perfect eighth, and Mariano Rivera got three quick outs for his 40th save. Jeter finished with two hits, giving him 3,315 to pass Eddie Collins (3,313) for ninth on the career list. With the score tied at 1, De Aza hit a leadoff single in the fifth and stole second before Gordon Beckham drew an 11-pitch walk. One pitch after he was dusted by Hiroki Kuroda’s 93 mph fastball, Ramirez pulled a sharp grounder inside third base and past a diving Rodriguez.