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At their caucus Wednesday night, the Undergraduate Student Government senators discussed potential changes to the organization’s funding policies, which have long been a controversial topic among both the senators and the organizations they fund.

USG will handle $1.6 million in student fees this semester, and $560,000 of that will be set aside for allocation to various Tier II on-campus organizations – which include everything from club sports to music and cultural groups.

USG Senator Parth Rana was selected to chair the USG Senate’s funding board this year, and he will work in tandem with newly elected USG Comptroller Claire Price.

The pair has suggested several minor changes to the USG funding policy that was overhauled last year under then-Comptroller and now Student Body President, Edward Courchaine.

“The goal is to get rid of assumptions and implications and make sure student groups don’t have any questions that go unanswered,” Rana said.

“We want to make it clear cut and concise.”

USG has run into problems in the past when organization leaders do not understand

the funding process. Rana and Price said their goal is to ensure that the process is clear, and that money only goes to clubs that play by the rules.

They proposed requiring organization leaders to attend all funding board meetings and requiring an officer from the club to pass a, “funding policy mastery test” prior to the application deadline in order to receive funding.

“The test will assess an individual’s understanding of the organization’s responsibilities in the USG funding process,” Price said.

According to the Price and Rana, there would be no limit to the number of times an applicant can attempt the test, and applicants can take the test at any time.

“These changes are coming because of problems that we had last year,” Price said.

Student organizations may apply for funding from USG for anything from travel costs, to wages for a club sports coach, to equipment expenses.

The funding board “reviews those applications and make recommendations to senate, who then make the decision on whether we make those allocations,” Rana said.

Applications are also divided into categories. The top

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categories – Categories “A” and “B “- are fully funded, while nonessential requests – such as trips to conferences or competitions – may be classified as a “C”, “D”, or “E” requests, which are funded up to a certain percent.

USG funds that are not allocated to organizations during the initial funding process are put into a reserve or “emergency” fund. Organizations

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New dorms are currently in the planning phase, with UConn Master Planner and Chief Architect Laura A. Cruickshank predicting new housing to be built in 2016 at the earliest.

With the influx of students on campus as part of Next Generation Connecticut, building new dorms has become a top priority for Architectural and Engineering Services (AES), the department responsible for planning construction on the UConn campuses.

Funds from Next Generation Connecticut will be used to cover the costs of building new dorms.

“It’s a huge concern for the University,” said Cruickshank, “to be able to house all the students who want to live on campus.”

As the Storrs campus grows with Next Generation Connecticut AES faces not only the need for more dorms, offices and classroom buildings, but also an infrastructure expansion to accommodate higher demand.

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may apply for those funds at any time during the semester, but only via legislation proposed by a senator.

Rana and Price also proposed an amendment to the policies that would prevent an organization from applying for emergency funds more than once in a given semester.

“We don’t want people misusing the system,” Price said.

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we’re adding we also have to supply utilities,” said Brain Gore, the director of project and program management for AES. Greater need for things such as electricity and water must be considered in moving forward with campus construction, according to Gore.

The recent completion off a new water reclamation facility and renovations of older buildings on campus are representative of changes that will continue to occur as plans move forward to

maintain, update and expand the Storrs campus.

The renovation and expansion of the Psychology Building is one example. Finished three months early, the project provided more space as well as updated ventilation and electrical systems throughout the building.

The Young Building interior was also completely renovated, including the installation of air conditioning. This project, started

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a group applying for money because they did not know about the expense and a group that says, ‘well, we forgot.’”

The senators present at the caucus reacted favorably to the proposed changes, but all changes must go to a vote before the full body at the formal senate meeting on September 11.

The Undergraduate Student Government garnered significant interest among students at the involvement fair Wednesday to run for one of the 46 open senate seats this semester.

Campaigns have already kicked off, but USG Chief of Staff John Giardina said it is typical USG fashion for campaigns to heat up only in the days prior to voting kick off. This year, voting will begin at 9 a.m. on September 13.

In order to run, students must fill out an elections packet and deliver it into the USG Office on the third floor of the Student Union by Monday September 9 at 5 p.m. Candidates will be formally announced via the USG website by Tuesday morning.

Until then, Senate Speaker Shiv Gandhi said it will be difficult to determine exactly how

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competitive the races will be.

“Historically, we’ve had a lot of uncontested races, but at the same time we’ve had very contentious races,” Gandhi said.

Senators represent specific academic majors or residences, and Giardina said seats available to freshman and sophomores are typically more competitive.

Seats that are commonly contested are “the seat for the freshman class, Buckley, in general seats that have a [constituency] of underclassmen,” said Giardina.

Gandhi said prior to the involvement fair Wednesday there was less than a handful of packets turned in, but USG Senator Kevin Alvarez said that by the end of the event, there were a significant number of interested students.

USG encourages any student interested in running for USG Senator to contact John Giardina at chiefofstaff@usg.uconn.edu.

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Ayesha Ramnath’s first venture to the United States came when she attended a Global Young Leaders Conference in New York City. For Ramnath, a native of Singapore, this foreign exposure was love at first sight. “I fell in love with America,” she said. “The people, the diversity, the freedom to express yourself.” From that moment, Ramnath decided she would

return back to the U.S. for college.

Ramnath isn’t alone. The number of international students at UConn is on the rise, increasing 1% annually since 2010. The 2013 percentage of international graduate students at UConn is at an all-time high of 18%, while the undergraduate rate of 3% has also increased.

Many students from foreign countries value the quality of an American college degree and attend

UConn to get a leg up in today’s competitive job market. Chong Chu, a PhD student from China studying Biomedics, said that employers give preference to applicants who have a degree from a U.S. institution versus a Chinese one. “China has less data, research, and faculty for biomedics,” Chu said.

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Man sentenced to 26 months in donations case

NEW HAVEN (AP) — A former police detective who co-owned a smoke shop was sentenced Wednesday to more than two years in prison for his participation in a scheme to direct illegal campaign contributions to the failed congressional campaign of former state House Speaker Christopher Donovan.

George Tirado, 36, of Wolcott, was sentenced in federal court in New Haven to 26 months and fined $5,000, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

Tirado, a Waterbury police detective at the time of the offense who co-owned the Waterbury smoke shop, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Prosecutors say eight defendants who have been convicted were involved in a scheme that funneled nearly $28,000 to Donovan’s campaign through straw donors in an effort to get Donovan to kill proposed legislation to raise taxes on roll-your-own cigarette shops.

Donovan was not charged and has denied knowing about the scheme.

“A substantial prison term is warranted for any individual who violates federal campaign finance laws in order to influence elected officials for personal gain,” said acting U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly. “That this defendant was a veteran police detective who ignored his oath and broke the law makes this sentence even more appropriate.”

Tirado’s attorney said in court papers that he often put his life at risk as a police officer and was able to solve Waterbury’s most notorious homicides and violent crimes. He called Tirado’s conduct in the scheme an aberration.

Later Wednesday, 34-year-old Benjamin Hogan of Southington, a part-owner of a smoke shop, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined $5,000 for participating in the scheme. He also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge.

Hogan’s attorney said he played a minimal role in the scheme.

Armed guards greet kids at Conn. school district

ENFIELD (AP) — Students returning for the first day of school in Enfield on Tuesday were met by armed security guards to provide a show of force nine months after 20 children and six educators were fatally shot in Newtown.

Guards were posted at Enfield’s 11 public schools and three private schools, giving teachers, staff and the more than 5,000 students a sense of security, the Journal Inquirer reported.

Ann Sarpu, principal of Enfield’s St. Martha School, a private kindergarten through eighth-grade school, said the guards will provide “peace of mind” because students will be “even more safe with someone whose job it is to keep them safe.”

School districts across Connecticut came up with different ways to boost security. For example, the Republican-American reports that state police are operating at satellite offices in Harwinton Consolidated School and Lake Garda School in Burlington.

Rick Adam, an Enfield parent, disagreed with the decision to dispatch armed guards, saying there was “no need for it.”

And Debby Miller, a mother of an Enfield High School student, doesn’t feel much safer.

“I don’t think having an armed guard is going to stop anybody if they want to get in,” she told WVIT-TV. “I think they’re going to get in.”

The guards are retired local police officers who have undergone training, drug screenings, psychological evaluations and background checks. They will not carry handcuffs and will not be authorized to arrest or interrogate students.

Captain sought for 19th century Conn. whaling ship

MYSTIC (AP) — Only experienced mariners need apply.

Mystic Seaport is looking for the first captain in more than 90 years for the historic whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan. The Connecticut maritime museum has been restoring the 172-year-old wooden ship, preparing it to sail across New England next summer.

The Day of New London reports (http://bit.ly/1a5Tnk0 ) that seaport officials said job candidates must be experienced mariners and also be comfortable with the public because of the media attention and crowds the ship will attract during its three-month trip.

“They have to be absolutely qualified to manage this artifact, which has national and international importance,” said Dana Hewson, the museum’s vice president for Watercraft Preservation and Programs.

“They also have to embrace the role of the public nature of this endeavor.”

Applicants must have a 500-ton Near Coastal Master license and 10 years of command experience on traditional sailing vessels with extensive knowledge in square-rig sailing. The job could require the captain to work with the media, passengers and governors of the states the ship is visiting.

Qualifications limit the size of the pool of candidates, Hewson said.

“It’s a relatively small world, so it’s certainly been known in the field that we’d be doing this,” he said.

The Morgan’s last voyage ended in 1921 and is the world’s only surviving wooden whaling ship.

The ship, which was launched by Mystic Seaport in July, will visit ports in Boston, New Bedford, New London, Newport and Provincetown next year. Organizers and scientists say one of its most important destinations will be Stellwagen Bank off Boston, which had been a hunting ground for whales and is now a refuge.

The Morgan will sail with a mission to raise public awareness of the importance of protecting the oceans and its species and of whale watching as a sustainable business.

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Renovations to campus buildings continue to take place.

in June 2012 and finished in Aug., also strove to bring the building up to a LEED, Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, silver standard.

The Arjona renovation was also completed over the summer. The project updated the interior finishes as well as the electrical and plumbing systems and installed air conditioning in the building. Window repairs were also completed. In addition, the space was remolded to accommodate Counseling and Mental Health Services and Veteran Affair who both moved into that building.

For dorms, new windows were installed Grange, Hicks and Shippee resident halls. Catering services in Shippee were also renovated.

Other construction projects on campus remain ongoing. The quad between the Information Technology Building and the School of Business is currently in phase II of its renovation, which is expected to be completed

in November. Phase I involved replacing the parking lot next to the quad to make it more pedestrian and environmentally friendly. When completed the quad will feature sidewalks that reflect desire paths, paths that form from people walking over the same area of grass, and a seating area.

The Math-Science Building renovation is also expected to finish up this semester. The project was started due to issues with the exterior masonry where water was leaking into cracks, freezing and causing bricks to pop out.

Beyond fixing the water problem, a new roof was installed on the physics building and glass curtain walls will be installed around the staircases.

More construction can be expected as Next Generation Connecticut moves forwards. For more details on construction on the UConn campus the quarterly construction reports are available on AES’s website.

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Students go to college in the U.S. countries and UConn. “The education system here is more liberal and has more opportunities and flexibility,” Ramnath said. This flexibility allows for students to explore their interests throughout their educational experience so that they are more likely to graduate with a major they want to pursue as a career.

“In China, you have to decide your major your freshman year, and you can’t change. In the U.S., you can wait to decide or easily change your major,” said Qing Peng, a 1st-semester student interested in biology.

Peng attended high school in Kent, Conn., but originally hails from China.

Foreign academic climates have a heightened sense of competitiveness, often to the point of being cut-throat, that American universities lack.

“In China when we study, there is so much pressure,” said Peng. “There is no free time to do what we want.

Here it’s play hard, study hard.”

This play hard, study hard mentality that pervades UConn and similar American universities fosters independent lifestyles in which students learn to make their own decisions. For Jiawei Cai, a fifth semester Economics major also of China, such freedoms have allowed him to enhance his college experience through social activities and student organizations

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a roadmap to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Department’s decision to allow legal pot in Colorado and Washington state.

The agency said last week that even though the drug remains illegal under federal law, it won’t intervene to block state pot laws or prosecute as long as states create strict and effective controls that follow eight conditions.

“The DOJ is saying you guys need to color inside the lines,” said Teri Robnett, founder of the Cannabis Patients Action Network, a Westminster, Colo.-based medical marijuana advocacy group. “If you color inside the lines, we’ll let you keep your crayons.

“If you don’t, we can come in and take your crayons away,” she said.

The DOJ’s policy memo comes after voters in Colorado and Washington last fall passed first-in-the-nation laws to allow recreational pot use and follows similar agency statements in recent years that helped spur the creation of medical marijuana systems across the U.S.

In states like Montana and California, an explosion in the use of medical marijuana spawned a backlash, stricter laws and tougher federal enforcement.

U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner, whose office covers the Eastern District of California, said more than half of the cases his office prosecutes comply with the criteria set out by the policy memo. Wagner said the memo wasn’t so much a message to the marijuana industry but one to ensure there is better collaboration between state and federal authorities.

In California, “some cities and counties are banning (dispensaries), while others are licensing them and encouraging them,” Wagner said. “It’s hard to see how the current system fits the description laid out in the memo.”

With legal, recreational pot on the horizon in two states, the memo is raising questions about the future of medical marijuana not just in Washington and Colorado, but the 18 other states and Washington, D.C., that allow it.

While advocates say it’s too early to gauge the impact of the new recreational pot push, there were signs it could hurt

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“I make decisions for myself. College in the U.S. is about independence, creativity, and lots of clubs.

In China, there are lots of exams and memorizing, which leaves little time for social activities,” he said.

However, UConn’s international students do face their share of obstacles, most notably the language barrier. Topics that they could easily grapple in their native tongues become confusing when unfamiliar English words, such as vocabulary specific to the course subject, are central to class discussions and lectures. “Classes like business law and history are

hard to understand because there are specific words and background knowledge that I don’t know,” said Jiaqi Zhou, a fifth-semester accounting major from China.

Whether it’s a love for American culture or simply a desire for quality education, international students feel just as much like UConn Huskies as Connecticut natives. “I went to all the basketball games last year to support my team,” said Chu. And for many of these students, a new sense of home was exactly what they had hoped for. Added Ramnath, “Singapore was my cocoon, but now I’m ready to fly.”

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Medical pot looks to ‘color inside the lines’

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medical marijuana.

In Washington, the governor and many lawmakers were already looking to rein in the state’s unregulated medical marijuana market because they worried its untaxed cannabis would undercut the highly taxed recreational pot.

There may be some attrition in the beginning, as bargainhunting medical marijuana users or those wanting to avoid the government bureaucracy of state registries dabble in the recreational market, Robnett said. But most will stay because the medical

strains are tailored for their illnesses, can be more potent and don’t necessarily create a high while relieving their symptoms, she said.

The DOJ memo outlines eight areas of “marijuanarelated conduct” that it won’t tolerate, from distribution to kids to use of firearms and drugged driving. Marijuana advocates say they welcome them as guidelines for medical marijuana states to tailor their laws and a way for other states to enact new laws without fear of federal reprisal.

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Prosecutors appeal Mont. teacher’s rape sentence

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State prosecutors on Wednesday appealed as “illegal” a 30-day sentence handed down by a Montana judge to a former teacher for raping a student who later killed herself.

The announcement came after District Judge G. Todd Baugh received widespread condemnation for the sentence and his comments that the victim was “older than her chronological age.”

Defendant Stacey Rambold, 54, last week received 15 years in prison with all but a month suspended for his months-long sexual relationship with Billings Senior High School student Cherice Moralez.

Attorneys for the state and Yellowstone County say a minimum of two years in prison for Rambold is mandated under state law.

“We believe that the sentence Judge Baugh imposed on Stacey Rambold is illegal,” Attorney General Tim Fox said in a statement. “Using the means provided by state law, we are appealing his sentence and working diligently to ensure that justice is served.”

Baugh has sought to undo his actions since the Aug. 26 hearing.

He said two days later that his comments about Moralez were inappropriate. And earlier this week, Baugh scheduled a resentencing hearing for Rambold for Friday. In that order, the judge agreed with the state’s determination that Rambold’s original sentence conflicted with Montana law.

But prosecutors on Wednesday filed notice that they want the resentencing canceled so the appeal can proceed. Though

Baugh’s bid to resentence Rambold is “well-intentioned,” Chief Deputy Yellowstone County Attorney Rod Souza wrote, the judge lacks the authority to take back his original sentence.

Moralez’s mother, Auliea Hanlon, said through her attorney that she welcomed the appeal and the attorney general’s involvement in the case.

“Mrs. Hanlon was horribly disappointed with the 30-day sentence and was, frankly, quite shocked,” said her attorney, Shane Colton. “She’s pleased that the county attorney’s office and attorney general’s office understands that the most significant date to be considered in this sentencing is Cherice’s birthday. She was 14.”

Rambold last week began serving his monthlong term at the state prison in Deer Lodge.

It wasn’t immediately clear if prosecutors would seek to keep him in custody pending the appeal, which attorneys said could take between six and 18 months to work its way through the state Supreme Court.

Rambold’s attorney, Jay Lansing, has not responded to repeated requests for comment on the case. His office said Wednesday he had no plans to do so.

Court documents and transcripts show Lansing sought a short sentence for his client based in part on Rambold’s lack of prior criminal offenses other than a traffic ticket.

Lansing also said the former business teacher had fully accepted responsibility for his actions through a 2010 deferred

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prosecution agreement, in which Rambold admitted his guilt and agreed to seek treatment as a sex offender.

If Rambold had not violated that agreement by getting kicked out of treatment, he would have gotten off with no prison time once his program ended this year.

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described his actions with Moralez as the “ultimate violation” of her trust in him as one of her teachers.

Court documents show Rambold and Moralez had three sexual encounters — once at school, once in his car and once at his home. The relationship was still going on when authorities were notified in 2008 after Moralez confided in her youth

counselor, the records state.

“Law enforcement intervention ended the relationship, not the defendant,” prosecutors said in a pre-sentencing memorandum.

Moralez’s 2010 suicide left prosecutors without their main witness and led them to strike the deal with Rambold that allowed him to avoid prison.

Souza, the county prosecutor, argued before Baugh that

McDonald’s may change Dollar Menu

NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s Corp. says a revamped version of its Dollar Menu that includes items priced at $5 could be launched nationally this year.

The world’s biggest hamburger chain says it has been testing versions of its famous value menu that’s called “Dollar Menu & More” in five markets across the country.

The company noted that no official changes have yet been made to its current Dollar Menu, which was introduced more than a decade ago.

The change would come after McDonald’s unsuccessful attempt last year to get customers to switch from the Dollar Menu to a pricier “Extra Value Menu,” which features items costing closer to $2. But after sales flagged, the company went back to aggressively touting its Dollar Menu in TV ads.

If the new “Dollar Menu & More” is rolled out, the Extra Value Menu would be retired, said Neil Golden, chief marketing officer for McDonald’s, which is based in Oak Brook, Ill. “We didn’t deliver on simplicity and clarity,” Golden said of the Extra Value Menu.

He said that the company realized the “Dollar Menu” was a strong brand that McDonald’s could build on instead.

The results from the tests have been positive and the company is in the process of sharing the information with

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its more than 14,000 U.S. franchisees, he said. In order to be approved, at least 75 percent of the company’s 180 marketing cooperatives across the country would need to vote for it.

The Dollar Menu & More that was tested has three price points —$1, $2 and $5 or “shareable” items such as 20-piece McNuggets. Another version that was tested has prices of $1, $1.79 and $4.99.

The menu includes more chicken items, as well as versions of its burgers that come with an extra beef patty or toppings such as bacon.

Golden declined to provide specifics, but said the menu provided “a broader range of profitability” for restaurants.

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Rambold “already had his shot” at a more lenient sentence through the deferred prosecution agreement.

“That’s a tremendous break on a case like this, and all he had to do is make the appointments, go through the program, keep his treatment provider informed,” Souza said during the Aug. 26 hearing. “He has miserably failed at that.”

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Building upgrades would improve learning environment on campus

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orking meticulously in a chamber filled with dusty vials, rusty fume hoods and windows obscured by heavy machinery, an undergraduate chemistry student tries to carefully measure the mass of a chemical needed for his research. 1.85 grams of chemical X is required for his reaction to work.

The numbers on the weighing scale gradually increase, as he carefully pours the chemical onto the scale. 1.60 grams…. 1.78 grams…. 1.84 grams…DIN…DIN….

DIN…..DIN…2.00 grams. Swearing profusely, he tries again, but the constant dripping of water from the ceiling onto the bucket placed in the middle of the room, continues to be a distraction.

This is not a lab in some third-world country, it’s actually a lab stationed right here at UConn.

The Math Science Building is one of the most outdated buildings on campus. Ironically, it houses three important disciplines – physics, material science and mathematics – all of which conduct a majority of their research in the building’s near-dilapidated facilities.

Although the building is currently receiving a mandatory cosmetic makeover, due to claims that bricks have been falling off the building and endangering nearby pedestrians, the internal conditions of the facility continue to deteriorate.

Especially now that UConn is rising in the ranks of academia, its teaching and researching facilities need to be updated.

This year, the university hired roughly 165 new professors and it continues “to strategically expand its faculty in key research and teaching areas and boost the number of classes offered, UConn is aiming to recruit 290 new tenuretrack faculty members under the hiring program” according to the UConn today.

In the world of academia, specifically at a research university such as UConn, the concept of “publish or perish” is held close at heart to many professors. Almost all of the new professors hired by the university will need to have their own laboratories to conduct their research, and to help foster a growing and strong STEM environment. The first step, however, is to update UConn’s buildings and provide state-of-the-art facilities to its students and staff, starting with the Math Science Building.

I’m pretty sure the entire campus was on Fairfield Way at one point yesterday.

Remember when we lost to Towson...

I need to eat again at some point.

If the question is should we go to Ted’s the answer should always be yes.

I’m a senior, it will always be classroom building to me.

How long does the UCMB practice each day? #HockeyNightInStorrs My cuticles hurt.

I had to park in W Lot today. I’m pretty sure that’s part of Massachusetts.

They really should extend syllabus week another week... or two.

If you are in college, you have no excuse to be chewing with your mouth open.

A kid raised his hand in my large history lecture to ask the professor to use the bathroom.

Swing and a miss and that’s the ball game.

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New gym plans put a financial burden on students

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nother week, another multi-million dollar construction project at UConn. This time it’s a new gym – a 200,000 square foot, $100 million recreation center to be exact. In the plan presented to the Board of Trustees, the gym would be paid for with a new student fee totalling several hundred dollars. The fact that the university needs a new gym is not controversial. Students have been asking for a new gym for years and this project won’t be cheap. Whenever the university

By Kristi Allen does update, it will Weekly Columnist probably have to cost the students something, but the current plan is a burden on students and simply doesn’t make sense.

Not every student uses the gym, while every student already pays a much smaller fee that goes toward the gym facilities, asking everyone to pay $400-$500 is ridiculous. That amounts to a 4 percent overall tuition increase for all students, including the 25 percent of undergrads and 95 percent of grad students who live off campus. The fee is especially unfair to those commuters who are less likely to use the gym.

Even for students who are interested in going to the gym, the huge student fee is a bad policy. Most gyms used by college students cost far less than $500 a year. Of the six gyms or fitness centers with 15 miles of UConn, none had monthly rates over $25. Membership for a school year, even to the most expensive gym in the area, would be about $200 less than half the student fee.

While most students don’t have the means to leave campus regularly, the price comparison shows just how excessive the fee is. Students would be getting more than the average gym provides – there have been rumors about hot tubs and juice bars – but it still doesn’t make any sense for UConn, especially given the school’s drive to present itself as a serious academic institution.

Most of the largest renovations and construction projects of the past decade have cost less than the proposed recreation facility.

Some comparable expenditures have been the Pharmacy/Biology building, which cost $93 million, and the Torrey Life Sciences Building at $125 million. Most other major projects, such as the new Engineering Building coming in 2015, which will cost $62 million, are far less expensive than the gym.

It would be keeping with the University’s athletic obsession to spend more on a gym than on classrooms, but if the proposal goes through one of the most expensive projects at UConn will be funded entirely by student fees.

We came close to getting a new gym in 2007, when the state gave UConn $31 million for “intramural, recreational and intercollegiate facilities.” All of that $31 million was put towards the $49 million Burton Family Football complex, with none allocated for intramural or recreational facilities for the rest of the student body. The center gets limited use by certain teams and clubs, but most students have never seen the inside of the Burton complex. According to a UConn 2000 report from 2007, the 170,000 square foot facility contains training rooms, locker rooms, dining facilities, a lounge, strength and conditioning rooms and an indoor practice field.

This is what students want, and Susan Herbst has said the university can provide, if the students are willing to pay. When asked why a

student fee was chosen to fund the project, Herbst said, “We absolutely will not put this burden on taxpayers and we can’t reallocate money from the academics bucket.” Herbst is right that the gym shouldn’t be funded out of taxpayer or academic money, but what she’s really saying is that the university doesn’t have the funds for this project, but still wants it to happen. The university claims they’re doing us a favor by finally building a gym, but they squandered money given to them for that purpose six years ago, and now that it’s convenient they’ll jam this unpopular proposal through and tell us it’s what we asked for.

I’m all in favor of modern facilities, but there has to be a better way to do this. Iowa State University renovated their 66,595 square foot gym last year, which serves a student body almost 20% larger than UConn’s, for $46 million. The popularity of the current gym (2,500 students use it daily) means that a private gym or pay-as-you-go structure would have a good chance of working. A rec facility plan similar to a dining hall plan that gave only paying students access on some days of the week could also work.

All of these options still increase cost for students, but not as heavily. Most students will probably be willing to pay an increased fee for a new gym, but it shouldn’t be such an enormous one. A good number of UConn students, especially those with tight budgets, have something better to do with $500 than contribute it to the juice bar/climbing wall/ admissions attraction fund. The university should keep that and its main focus of education in mind when deciding what’s best for students.

Weekly Columnist Kristi Allen is a 3rd-semester journalism major. She can be reached at Kristi.Allen@ UConn.edu

There is no logical conclusion that proves Snowden is a traitor

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here remains a perplexing and rather widespread miasma of confusion surrounding Edward Snowden and the nature of his deeds. The blithering propagandist machine we all colloquially refer to as “the mainstream media” leaped to the defense of the state by doing what they do best: say a whole lot of nothing until everyone grows sick of the cacophony and moves on.

The most divisive strategy the mainstream media employed to distract the masses from critically examining the documents that Snowden made available to us, was to

By Daniel Gorry focus on Staff Columnist answering the trivial question of whether he was a traitor or a hero. In spite of all the pointless bickering, debating, and unenlightening discussions on this exact question, the answer is simple; Edward Snowden released classified and frankly horrifying information about a massive surveillance program to the people of the United States.

Since no evidence exists to prove that Snowden shared any actual intelligence with Russia or China, the only group he made privy to his

trove of information was the American people. Unless the government considers its own citizens to be enemies of the state, there is no logical conclusion that ends with Snowden being convicted of treason.

One common concern levied against Snowden is that the revelation of the existence of PRISM, the system the NSA uses to collect and analyze our private information, has damaged the system’s ability to perform its primary function: the identification of domestic terrorists, such as the Tsaernev brothers.

Unfortunately Snowden’s recent release of the government’s “Black Budget” or public funds allocated to intelligence agencies concretely proves, according to the state, that PRISM is woefully unable to identify “homegrown” agents of terror. In fact, of the $10.8 billion granted to the NSA in 2012, only $1.5 billion is utilized in “Data Analysis.” $1.6 billion is spent on “Data Exploitation,” which sounds more like something Facebook does than an Intelligence Agency, and the remaining $7.7 billion is used to maintain and expand PRISM’s storage capacity.

Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the head of the NSA, took

the time to answer questions fielded by everyone’s favorite imbeciles, Congress. In his largely contradictory testimony, Gen. Alexander claimed that PRISM was essential in preventing “over 50” impending terrorist attacks. Now, we already know from the NSA’s own documents that PRISM is just wholly unable to detect domestic “lone wolves,” and many more documents demonstrate that PRISM is primarily used to spy domestically or on our allies. However, most damning of all is the fact that not a single sliver of evidence has been released by the state to prove that these thwarted attacks were real.

What is very real, is the continued expansion of PRISM’s storage facilities.

In a leaked “minimization procedures” document, it is revealed that PRISM can hold onto all of the data it has collected for an indefinite period of time. Now take the thought of a system that never forgets all the secrets it collects and marry that to the reality of a new NSA facility in Utah being built at the expense of an initial $2 billion. The cost of actually installing hardware, software, and maintenance will reach another $2 billion, electrical costs are estimated at $40 million a year, and the facility will

expend 1.7 million gallons of water a day to keep from overheating. Best of all, the 100,000 square feet of space designated for the “data center” will house hard-drives capable of storing between 3 and 12 exabytes equal to a quintillion bytes, which are designed to be upgradeable as future technology increases capacity.

Revelations that a nation’s government has been unlawfully spying upon its citizens usually incites cries of “Big Brother!” but to do so would be a disservice to ourselves and those who survived a draconian police state. Big Brother is a character, 1984 is a book, and both are fiction, but the Stasi of East Germany, along with their heinous activities of state terror and domestic espionage, are horrifyingly real.

There is a reason attendance dropped during Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign from 200,000 people to a piddling 6,000 invitees in 2013; the citizens of East Germany lived in a society not too far down from us on the slippery-slope, and they know tyranny when they see it.

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

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Comedy Central pulls off best roast in years

By Randy Amorim Staff Writer

Comedy Central roasts have either been very good or just OK. Let’s be blunt, the roast of Roseanne last year was not very good. Sure, it had its funny moments, but overall the jokes were drier than whatever is left of Roseanne’s career. I suppose most of the roasts have been of washed up celebrities, but the majority of the roasters, and Roseanne, did not seem too excited to be there and Jane Lynch was not a very good roast master. The decision to roast James Franco and bring all of his friends to roast him was probably decided after the success of “This is the End” to draw higher ratings.

Nevertheless, it was a great idea as it was by far the best Comedy Central roast yet.

Similar to Roseanne’s roast, the majority of the jokes were not directed at Franco himself, but at the roasters. This year we saw bigger celebrities than usual with names like Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Aziz Ansari and Sarah Silverman alongside some not-so-familiar faces like Natasha Leggero, Nick Kroll and Jeffrey Ross. Only roast fans will be familiar with Jeffrey Ross, which made for one of the most frequent jokes of the night.

One of the best lines came from Jonah Hill when he quipped, “When you meet people do you lie to them? Because it seems a lot easier to say I’m unemployed than to explain I’m on TV once a year. While we all go back to our lives in show business after this Jeffrey Ross has to stay and clean up. Seriously guys, don’t make a mess.”

Other frequent joke topics included Jonah Hill’s frequent body image transformations, the frequent collaboration with Judd Apatow from the roasters,

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James Franco and a few of the roasters at the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco. From left to right: Jeffrey Ross, Nick Kroll, Sarah Silverman, James Franco, Seth Rogen and Natasha Leggero.

Aziz Ansari being Indian and Silvermans’s age. Of course there were Jewish jokes made throughout since the majority of the roasters were Jewish.

The only real thing anybody could tease Franco about was his up-and-down career choices, his questionable sexuality, his poor Oscar hosting and his eyes never fully opening. As Nick Kroll said, “If at any point tonight James Franco fully opens his eyes then we will get six more weeks of winter.” It never really got too

personal. Franco was a better sport than some of his predecessors.

While Charlie Sheen and David Hasselhoff were good sports, Roseanne and Pamela Anderson were not as enthusiastic. Franco’s 91 year old grandmother was even teased by Ross at one point when he told her that “127 Hours” was how long she had left to live, but it was all in good fun as nobody got offended.

For Bill Hader’s speech, he came out dressed up as the fictitious president of Hollywood, bash-

Easy semester reads

read is fresh, fun and sure to remind the reader that not all fantasy has to be thousands of pages long, a la George R.R. Martin.

“Murder on the Orient Express” is a classic mysFor most students the very idea of picking up a tery read that will pull the reader in with its eloquent book other than a textbook is a challenge. With hundreds of pages of reading every night and papers to style and the twists and turns of the plot. Set on a compose, it is difficult to find time to read for plea- train, the novel is like an episode of “Law and Order,” sure. While picking up a novel may not be the first with limited suspects and a fast paced agenda. Agatha idea that comes to mind when one is presented with Christie might have been popular over 50 years ago, the commodity of free time, there can be comfort and but her touch with mystery is still relevant today. Her books will have you checking your tea for poison for relaxation found between the pages of a book.

The key to picking a book to read for pleasure is weeks.

In terms of comedic reads, nobody does it better to make sure that it is not too dense or long. While picking up a copy of “War and Peace” might knock than John Green. Any book by Green is worth readan item off your bucket list, it’s an unrealistic goal for ing, but “An Abundance of Katherine’s” is the perfect the pleasure reader with a full course load. Another mid-semester read. The story of a young man who only dates women suggestion to keep named Katherine, in mind is to select this novel is light something that you and refreshing, but actually want to full of humanity. The read. Don’t limit plot follows Colin yourself to books Singleton, who after that you should read a bad break up takes or think you should the road trip of his read. Avoid literlife, making friends, ary cocaine, or the solving puzzles, novels you’ll find and falling in love on the shelves at on the way.

This CVS that are little is a must read for more than a paperanybody who loves back thriller. Those math or puzzles due books will rope you to the main characin and before you ters obsession with know it, seven hours anagrams and mathhave passed and you ematical formulas. won’t even have Straddling the started your Organic line between ficChemistry problem tion and non-fiction set. Pick a book is Jeanette Walls’ that will keep your memoir-novel, interest, but one that “The Glass Catsle.” you’ll be able to put Serious and disturbdown at the end of ing, this novel tells the day. the tale of Walls’ “The Book Photo courtesy of en.wikipedia.org childhood moving Thief” by Markus The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is an excellent pick for a reader looking for around the country Zusak is an excel- an easy, but compelling read. with her nearly destilent pick for a reader tute family. The story looking for an easy, is full of hardship and but compelling lead. Set in Nazi Germany, the story struggle that most people have forgotten exists in the tells the tale of Lisle Meminger, a young orphan who nation to this day.

While this is not a warm and fluffy steals books. Her story is heartwarming, bittersweet, read, it is captivating and engrossing to the point that but most of all relatable. Although no reader would initially say that they have anything in common with the reader feels immersed in Walls’ life. This earned a kleptomaniac German orphan, the reader soon finds the novel a place on the New York Times bestseller themselves within the pages, as the child growing up list for 100 weeks. A sequel to the novel was released this summer, “The Silver Star,” giving readers who or the child wizened by experience.

For a lighter read, readers should check out “The enjoy this selection another option.

With these suggestions, readers take up your books Princess Bride” by William Goldman. The novel and put your textbooks to one side for an hour or two that inspired the hit 1987 film is funnier, and more each week. action-packed than its big screen successor. Filled with romance, adventure and brilliant humor, this Kathleen.McWilliams@UConn.edu

By Katie McWilliams Staff Writer

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ing the careers of everyone in the room. It wasn’t very funny at first, but it got better. Andy Samberg attempted to do a satirical roast speech in which he complimented everyone else while insulting himself. He followed every punch line with, “Boom, roasted!” It was, at first, very unfunny and awkward, but like Hader’s routine it got better as it progressed. There were no moments like The Situation’s speech at Donald Trump’s roast where he made jokes so unfunny that after a minute nobody pre-

tended to laugh and the audience was dead silent.

Franco’s roast was by far the funniest Comedy Central has had yet. They certainly learned from the mistakes they made last year by bringing in a real celebrity with real roasters to deliver real comedy. It will be a hard act to follow, but it will be interesting to see who gets roasted next year.

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to as “prisoners of conscience”, or people whom are those imprisoned specifically because of, “their political, religious, or other conscientiously-held beliefs, ethnic origin, sex, color, language, national…social origin, economic status, birth, sexual orientation or other status.”

Amnesty raises awareness of these cases, and petitions the respective governments to let these prisoners go free.

Amnesty, however, is a pacifist organization, which opposes violence in all forms, and will petition the freedom of individuals if they have committed or advocated for violent action.

Here at UConn, the group fights just as hard for these same issues through letter writing campaigns and fundraising events on and around the campus. Each week, the organization meets to discuss various issues, ranging from the current events in Syria, to the repeal of the Death Penalty, to violations of women’s rights here in the United States.

Their efforts can even be seen on the Storrs campus.

The organization wrote letters to President Herbst last year during the incident in which student Carolyn Luby was verbally attacked over an open letter she had written to Herbst in which she addressed her concerns over something as minor as the changes to the Husky logo. “It seems kind of funny to be sending letters overseas, when in fact some borderline Human Rights Abuses are occurring on campus,” wrote Kathleen McWilliams, Amnesty co-founder and Daily Campus Staff Writer, in response to the threats against Luby.

All interested in helping change the world and joining Amnesty International should head to the Phillip A. Austin Building, room 102, Thursday evenings from 7 PM to 8 PM.

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Amnesty International returns to UConn For those of you searching for a service organization to join, seek no more. For the first time in several years, Amnesty International has returned to campus. The non-profit Human Rights organization has returned to our campus, and is looking for new members to help in its fight against human rights violations around the world.

Two years ago, the student run organization was up and running, however due to waning membership levels, the organization temporarily deactivated their student organization status, but thanks to the work of co-founders Andrew Pett, a third semester Economics and Information technology major, and Kathleen McWilliams, a fifth semester English and journalism major, the organization is making a resurgent effort. “I wanted to restart Amnesty because I saw it as an opportunity to discuss human rights issues with my peers in a relaxed setting,” says Andrew Pett, the group’s co-founder and President. “Through Amnesty I get to contribute to the efforts to resolve issues I take interest in and by being a founding member of the group was fortunate enough to give that same opportunity to other interested students,” said Pett.

Amnesty, which was founded in 1961, now boasts over 3 million members worldwide.

According to their website, their mission is to realize a world in which, “every person – regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity – enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other internationally recognized human rights standards.”

Over the years, the group has addressed thousands of cases of human rights infringements, focusing on many subjects, including what the group refers

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If I had a large sum of money to spend on a single room in my future house, I would choose the kitchen.

Not just because good food is practically a religion for me, but also because the kitchen is where I think the money would go the furthest. However, the aforementioned large sum of money is not necessary to have a kitchen that can fulfill a majority of culinary needs that a college student or recent college graduate would need.

The most time-consuming part of cooking is food preparation. Assuming you have the counter space for that process (and even if you don’t, a nice island cart will work just fine), the most important item to have is knives. Contrary to what Williams-Sonoma would have you believe, you don’t need that admittedly beautiful woodblock full of knives.

You really only need two knives for most food prep.

The first should be a good 7”-9” chef’s knife, good for both slicing and chopping vegetables and meat. The second should be a smaller, also straight-edged knife for more delicate work. It would definitely be nice to have a bread knife, a cheese knife or any other specialized kind of knife, but those two will generally cover most of your needs.

Speaking of knives, there is no real difference between wood and plastic chopping boards so long as both are properly and quickly cleaned after use. That is, a good wood chopping board is not going to absorb all the bacteria from the hunk of raw meat you slap on it. At the end of the day I think wood chopping boards look nicer, but plastic ones last longer, so whichever quality is more important to you should be the one you go with.

As for the cooking process itself, you’re unlikely to need more than a frying pan/ skillet and one or two pots.

Stainless steel, nonstick and cast-iron are all potentially good materials for your skillet. Also contrary to popular belief, using expensive copper pots and pans does not significantly improve the cooking experience.

If you’re into stir frying, a good wok can serve you well. For your baking needs, two baking tins of different sizes should be enough, and maybe a muffin tin or two.

Another necessary decision is the one between gas stoves and electric. I personally swear by gas stoves, mostly because gas stoves make cooking with a wok (a.k.a making delicious Asian food) 10 times easier.

Moreover, I like how gas stoves do not require you to wait for the stove surface to heat up as electric stoves do.

Electric stoves are easier to clean though, so it’s truly a matter of preference.

There are of course plenty of other things that are important to have in your kitchen: a spatula, scissors, a can opener, etc. which I do not have the space to list in this column. Regardless, consider the above to save a little cash on your future culinary space.

Jason.Wong@UConn.edu

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“I Wish” Stevie Wonder

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John Legend album filled with passion

By Emily Herbst Staff Writer

As of late, it seems that the R&B world is hardly inhabited by male artists, especially ones with uniquely eclectic roots; refreshingly so, John Legend fills this role on his fourth and latest studio album, “Love in the Future,” a 20-piece collection of heartfelt, passion-infused melodies. A neo-soul resurrection of jazz and R&B, Legend accomplishes his self-proclaimed job to “put out beauty in the world.”

The usually gritty voice signature to his name is slightly softer, his vibrato smooth as butter and range just as remarkable. The vocals are smoky and sensual, consistent with the album’s romance-centered themes, most reflected on tracks like “Made to Love” and “Who Do We Think We Are (feat.

Rick Ross).” From the intro “The Beginning…” to the final track, “For the First Time,” John Legend presents us with a masterpiece of an R&B album – a sexy and soulful artwork that satisfies the jazz-soul-R&B trifecta.

Following the soft intro, Legend jumps on the Bobby Caldwell classic “Open Your Eyes,” transforming the 1982 single into a sandier-voiced, belted-out rendition that’s all his own. Following this is the moody “Made to Love,” an echo-y tune thumping with bongos and 808s. “Oh I was never sure of a god before, but I know he must exist…he created this…we were made to love,” he repeats in the hook.

The production changes pace with every song, keeping things audibly interesting, as well as matching the album’s theme.

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“Love in the Future” is hip, “All of Me” is the piano balbut intellad of the EP, but lectually so. is nowhere near It even has sleepy or dull.

Love in the Future flecks of hipThe lyrics celJohn Legend hop, evident ebrate Legend’s 9/3/13 in tracks like love interest – a “Who Do We woman whom 16 tracks Think We he prefers “as Are,” which is.” “Love your features Rick curves and all /10 Ross on a your edges, all surprisingly your perfect thoughtful imperfections,” verse that he sings. One of reinforces Legend’s socially the most beautiful aspects of conscious lyrics. Laced with les- Legend’s music is his delicate, sons of positivity and self-confi- tender lyricism – especially dence, this is easily the most when addressing a female counvaluable song on the album. terpart. This is a trait generally

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It’s hard to overstate the influence of The Beatles’ last recorded album, “Abbey Road.” Considered by many to be one of the greatest albums in the history of rock ‘n’ roll, “Abbey Road” represents the culmination of The Beatles’ decade of brilliance.

One of the great things about “Abbey Road” is that it, like many of the later Beatles albums, is best listened to in its entirety, as opposed to skipping from track to track. In an age where digital music downloads dominate the recording industry with many people simply downloading particular tracks they enjoy, often shuffled on portable mp3 players, the idea of listening to an album in its entirety has almost become foreign.

Most of the songs on “Abbey Road” can be called nothing less than iconic – still staples of rock radio more than four decades after its release.

It opens with “Come Together,” arguably the most famous song from the album, which has long been a cover favorite, most notably by

famed American rock band, Aerosmith.

A string of iconic hits follow including “Something,” “Oh! Darling,” and a pair of trippy classics “Here Comes the Sun” and “Octopus’s Garden.”

Undoubtedly, the highlight of the album is the 16 minute suite of short songs that truly highlight the importance of listening to the complete album unbroken. The harmonious medley ends with the unforgettable finale of “Carry That Weight” and “The End,” the title of which provided a bittersweet acknowledgment that the fab four’s unparalleled decade of music genius was at its end.

But “Abbey Road” included an Easter egg. For a while after “The End” finished playing on the original record, silence sustained until a brief humorous McCartney track titled “Her Majesty” played.

It’s hard to state how well “Abbey Road” succeeds as an album. The louder and more upbeat songs seamlessly flow into the “smoother” ones.

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unfound in both R&B and hiphop, making Legend’s music all the more appealing to female listeners.

Production and collaborations don’t take center stage on this album, nor do aesthetics. John Legend doesn’t rely on autotune or adjustments to attract our ears; rather, his raw sound and natural talent cover every inch of “Love in the Future,” enveloping the hearts and minds of listeners. And considering his vocal blessings, anything else would be a travesty.

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Earl Sweatshirt album sheds light on artist’s life

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Earl Sweatshirt (born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile) was popular last year for being one of the more raucous members of the L.A. based hip-hop collective Odd Future (which was hailed and booed by many for its casual, violent descriptions of women as well as its occasional introspection), but this season, he has decided to branch out more. Sweatshirt’s debut album “Doris” (so named after the artist’s grandmother) explores the life the rapper lead while he was squirreled away in Samoa following the release of his mix tape “Earl,” his thoughts on his parents and the celebrity lifestyle he suddenly found himself thrust into.

“Burgundy” is the second song on the album, and arguably, the most popular one. The song, which features both Vince Staples and an altered version of Sweatshirt’s own voice berating him for his depression (“Thebe, I need them raps, I don’t care what you’re going through, I need them bars – sixteen of them”), describes his grandmother’s passing and the difficulties that came with it.

The lyrics start the album off heavily, with piano playing in the background as Sweatshirt raps his own hypnotic, melancholic style about how he’s still uncertain about where his life is headed. “I’m ‘bout to relish in this anguish/and I’m stressing over payment/so don’t tell me that I made it” speaks to Sweatshirt’s emotional upheaval: despite his success, he is still a young person learning how to navigate the adult world and desires to be able to mire himself in depression even though he is aware of his responsibilities.

“Chum,” which was released as a single last year, is a song

entirely meant for Sweatshirt’s estranged father, South Africa’s poet laureate Keorapetse Kgositsile. In it, the rapper reflects on his mixed emotions towards his father: “I used to say I hate him/in dishonest jest.” In addition to this, it explores the racial boundaries he faced in Los Angeles (“too black for the white kids/and too white for the black”) as well as Sweatshirt’s strained relationship with his other that culminated in his being sent to a reform school in Samoa.

“Sasquatch” harkens back to Sweatshirt’s days of yore – namely, shock value and collaboration with friend and Odd Future member Tyler, the Creator. “Centurion” takes it a step further with its nightmarish imagery and references to violence and ski-masks that were so popular with the collective a few years ago. This seems to be primarily for fans of Sweatshirt’s earlier work and Tyler, the Creator’s haunting tunes.

Personally, I thought “Hive” was the strongest, productionwise. Sweatshirt produced a selection of songs by himself under the pseudonym “Randomblackdude.” It carries a strong, humming bassline that allows Sweatshirt’s voice to really carry through.

“Sunday” does this as well, and carries the added bonus of a verse by Frank Ocean to strengthen Sweatshirt’s lyrics about drug use and failed relationships.

“Doris” speaks of Earl Sweatshirt’s growth as an artist and a person, as well as his focus on not reaching for shock value as a way of enrapturing his audience. Sweatshirt’s isolation in Samoa has turned out to do him good – from it has come great beauty.

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The battle between Google and Apple for the smartphone market is shaping up to be our generation’s version of the Mac vs. PC conflict.

On one side of the conflict stands Google, with its open source smartphone platform known as Droid.

And on the other side stands Apple with its proprietary software known as iOS. The methodologies of these companies stand in stark contrast with each other. Apple designs both its own software and hardware to provide users with a uniform experience, while Google simply produces the software for phones, providing it free of charge to manufacturers who are free to modify it as they choose.

Using this model, Android-operated smartphones control nearly 80 percent of the market compared to Apple’s 13.2 percent according to the International Data Corporation.

This approach by Google has allowed a wide array of devices to be created utilizing Android by device makers such as Samsung, HTC and Motorola, to name a few.

These devices come at a variety of price points and meet no uniform technical standards for the most part.

In addition to the conflict between Google and Apple, Microsoft has recently thrown its hat into the smartphone ring with the release of Windows. So far Microsoft has failed to gain a significant amount of market share, despite strategic partnerships with major phone manufacturers such as Nokia.

This highly competitive smartphone market can make it difficult when trying to come to a decision about which one to buy.

Apple phones present their users with a highly uniform experience due to the control Apple exerts over both its hardware and software.

Unlike other manufacturers, Apple produces their own software and designs their own hardware, which allows their devices to have a more integrated feel than competitors.

Despite the overall easy of use of Apple products there is one major drawback to owning them. Apple tries to wall its users in by tying their purchases to its ecosystem, which can make it extremely tedious to switch to a non-Apple device if you so desire. With this caveat in mind an Apple product could be a solid purchase if you are looking for an easy to use product with relatively few headaches.

Android phones come in nearly every shape and size, which can make it rather difficult to decide which one is worth purchasing. On one end of the Android spectrum there are cheaper products prone to malfunctioning, which due to low hardware quality could be a larger headache then they are worth. And on the other end of the spectrum there are high-end Android devices that feature quality hardware and stellar performance. These extremes make a fair amount of research a necessity when trying to decide if you want to purchase an Android device, in order to find the one that’s right for you. In addition to hardware differences between phones, various Android devices can be running different version of the operating system. This means that your device will likely not have all the latest and greatest features, unless your device manufacturer decides to update your OS. At the end of the day if you want a headache free phone, an Android device may not be the way to go. However if you value the freedom to move between devices, Android is the way to go.

Last but not least come Windows phones. These devices unlike their Android counterparts provide a uniform software experience across devices, with different levels of quality. Because of this software uniformity owning a Windows phone is less headache ridden than a droid device. For those who want fewer headaches than a Droid and a more open ecosystem than Apple, a Windows could be a nice way to go.

Michael.McGuigan@UConn.edu

Thursday, September 5, 2013

New Green: In defense of Monsanto

By Alexandra Mayer Campus Correspondent

Mention Monsanto and you are bound to be bombarded with a myriad of diverse responses.

Most likely there will be at least one hippy type, who, with crazy eyes, flings his/her arms about as they rant about the evils of Monsanto’s big-corporation actions. I know this because, until very recently, I was that insane hippy. I would talk to anybody and everybody about how Monsanto is poisoning our foods and tricking small farmers into poverty.

Then I was called out by my dad, who pointed out that I actually didn’t know anything about Monsanto. Of course, I proceeded to make up a whole slew of fake statistics in order to prove my dad wrong.

Immediately after, I checked the Internet to see if anything I had said was actually true. It wasn’t. Furthermore, I found that there are many popular rumors circulating the globe about Monsanto that are up false. Don’t get me wrong, I still think Monsanto has disturbing qualities, and I’ll get to that later, but first I want to debunk some popular myths.

Many Monsanto crusaders are going to tell you that if a farmer’s fields are accidentally contaminated with Monsanto seeds, than Monsanto can seize all the farmer’s crops and/or sue the farmer for lots of money. This isn’t true.

The rumor originated from the Monsanto Canada Inc. v.

Schmeiser supreme court case.

Here’s what many people believe to be true: Monsanto seeds floated into a small farmer’s yard. He was then sued and lost loads of money.

Here’s what actually happened: A small farmer’s field was contaminated with Monsanto seed.

After noticing, he proceeded to harvest the Monsanto plants and save the plants’ seeds to grow more. Monsanto did not sue the farmer for the original contamination. Instead, Monsanto sued the farmer

for the continued purposeful planting and profiting of the Monsanto seeds. Thus, you cannot be sued or penalized for accidents, but for the purposeful use of the patented Monsanto seed if you have not paid for it.

Monsanto haters will also tell you that eating GMOs will do some crazy stuff to your body.

I was once told that if I ate too many GMOs, my hair would fall out. We know this is false because, unfortunately, GMOs are in everything (the corn in corn syrup). The American population is basically always eating something with at least one GMO ingredient in it. And guess what? Most of us still have our hair. GMOs in and of themselves, outside of the nitty, gritty business politics and the lack of genetic diversity (to be discussed later), are actually pretty amazing.

Their invention allows more food to be grown quicker. This is a miracle in that we have millions of starving people and not enough food for them.

The problem is that Monsanto couldn’t care less about feeding the needy.

Okay, now that I have established myself as a relatively sane and informed person, I am going to tell you the top reasons why I dislike Monsanto.

The first is this: Monsanto is a monopoly that uses its power to bully small farmers.

In internal reports, Monsanto regards “growers who save seeds [their own unmodified seeds, not Monsanto’s seeds] from one year to the next” as noteworthy competitors. They even have a $10 million budget just for investigating and prosecuting seed savers. Sadly, Monsanto also has others ways of bringing the small farmer down. Many farmers, however, cannot afford even the initial cost of Monsanto seeds.

Overcome with thoughts of future wealth, farmers borrow money to buy Monsanto seeds.

Unfortunately, Monsanto crops, like all crops, are unpredictable. They often do not

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produce nearly as much as expected and farmers are left poorer than before they bought the seeds. Furthermore, most Monsanto crops have a termination gene. This means that every season farmers must buy more and more seeds, expensive seeds. Over time, small farmers’ debts increase to an unbearable amount.

Bit by bit, Monsanto is taking over the agriculture industry. It’s a pretty scary thought that almost all our food comes from the same place because it means we are basically dependent on one company. I’m not even going to get into how that could affect prices or our economy in the long run. No, I am going to talk of the lack of genetic variability that results from this monopoly. In 1981, 5,000 non-hybrid vegetable varieties were available from catalogues. By 1998, there were only 600 non-hybrid vegetable varieties available from catalogues. Why does this matter? Well, genetic variability is nature’s security net. Plant diseases can attack their host plants in new ways every season. Genetic engineering cannot predict the ways in which plant diseases will attack or what genes to save for such events. However, the different genes offered in unmodified plants would probably come in handy. John Harlan, author of “Crops and Man,” wrote “these resources [genetic variability] stand between us and catastrophic starvation on a scale we can not imagine. ... The line between abundance and disaster is becoming thinner and thinner.”

Now, I know I sound overdramatic. Every generation claims its the end of the world for one reason or another. It’s getting old. But here’s the thing: humans haven’t lived on this planet for very long. We’re basically babies when compared to the age of the earth.

Tons of species have pranced in and out of existence. All the while, Earth remains. She’s been through it all. We haven’t.

I’m not arguing it’s the end of the world. But if we don’t shape up, it just might be the end of us.

Alexandra.Mayer@UConn.edu

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A man shows a Sony Smart Watch II at a Sony event ahead of the IFA, one of the world’s largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances in Berlin, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept. 6 to Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

BERLIN (AP) — Nearly 70 years after Dick Tracy began wearing a two-way wrist radio in the funny pages, the technology that once seemed impossibly futuristic will be widely available by Christmas.

Samsung on Wednesday introduced a digital watch for the holiday season that will let users check messages with a glance at their wrists and have conversations secret agentstyle.

So-called smartwatches have been around for several years.

But so far, they have failed to attract much consumer interest. That may change with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which offers the company a chance to pull off the same as feat Apple did with the iPad — popularize a type of device that has lingered mostly unnoticed on store shelves.

The Gear must be linked wirelessly with a smartphone to perform its full range of functions. It acts as an extension to the phone by discreetly alerting users to incoming messages and

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calls on its screen, which measures 1.63 inches diagonally.

“With Gear, you’re able to make calls and receive calls without ever taking your phone out of your pocket,” Pranav Mistry, a member of Samsung’s design team, told reporters at the launch in Berlin ahead of the annual IFA consumer electronics show here.

Sony and Qualcomm also introduced smartwatches Wednesday. Apple Inc. is expected to release its own smartwatch, though it’s not clear yet when. The release of separate products from so many manufacturers could stir interest in smartwatches in general.

Meanwhile, Google is working on Google Glass — a device designed to work like a smartphone and worn like a pair of glasses.

With smartphones and tablets now ubiquitous, electronics companies are trying to create a new category of products that put advanced computing technology into everyday objects such as wristwatches and glasses. Research firm Gartner projects that wearable smart electronics will be a $10 billion industry by 2016.

But Ramon Llamas, an analyst at research firm IDC, said many things have to go right for smartwatches to succeed. Llamas said the devices need to offer a range of useful applications that justify carrying around — and charging — another digital device.

“It can’t just be notifications of how many incoming messages you have,” he said. “Health applications seem to be the lowhanging fruit.”

For starters, the Gear will work with sporting and fitness apps such as RunKeeper, which tracks runs and other workouts.

Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi believes it ought to do more, such as monitor a user’s pulse and other health information. Other sensors, she said, could also authenticate a user’s identity when making payments or detect locations so users could share their whereabouts with their friends.

“The watch is smart, but not as smart as it could be,” Milanesi said. “It doesn’t look like Samsung pushed the envelope as much as I hope Apple will. Right now, it looks like (Gear) will just provide you with an extra screen that is more convenient to look at than to have to take out a larger device. I don’t think that’s what consumers want.”

The Gear goes on sale in the United States and Japan next month. The rest of the world will get it sooner, on Sept. 25, with prices starting at $299.

That is about twice the price of currently available devices such as the Sony SmartWatch and the Pebble, which was funded through more than $10 million pledged by individuals on fundraising website Kickstarter.

Another startup, also funded through Kickstarter, hopes to launch a stand-alone watch called Omate TrueSmart that comes with built-in cell connectivity.

Samsung Electronics Co.’s smartwatch uses Google’s Android operating system, just like many of the phones

and tablets made by the South Korean electronics company.

Mistry demonstrated the calling function on the Gear by holding it up to his ear and talking into a microphone hidden in the watch. The watch then relays the call to a smartphone over a built-in Bluetooth connection.

The strap, which comes in six colors, holds a basic camera that can be used to shoot photos and video. When linked to a smartphone or tablet, the Gear lets people check emails and Facebook updates from their wrists. Samsung said replies are possible through voice dictation. Voice commands can also be used for such tasks as setting alarms, creating calendar entries and checking the weather.

The Gear will be compatible initially with two Samsung products also unveiled Wednesday — the Galaxy Note 3, a smartphone with a giant 5.7-inch screen and a digital pen, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1, a tablet computer with a 10.1-inch screen comparable to Apple’s full-sized iPad. But Samsung promised to update other Galaxy phones and tablets to work with the Gear in the future.

The number of apps that work with the Gear is also still limited.

More than 70 apps are currently supported, including Facebook, Twitter and RunKeeper. That compares with the hundreds of thousands available for leading smartphones.

Unlike normal watches that can tick away for years on end, Samsung only promises a full day’s use out of the Gear before it has to be charged.

Apple’s plans for a smartwatch aren’t known, but the company has been seeking a trademark for the iWatch name. The company is widely believed to be developing a watch that works on the same software as its iPhone and iPad, although it’s unclear if it will be ready before the holidays.

An announcement event next week is expected to be on new iPhones. Apple declined to comment Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Qualcomm didn’t disclose a specific price or date for the Toq, beyond saying it will come out this year. Sony didn’t provide many details about its SmartWatch 2 either.

The focus of its announcement Wednesday was a new smartphone with a high-resolution camera.

Robert-Jan Broer, head of Germany-based market research firm Chronolytics, said many people who have stopped wearing watches because they are surrounded by time-telling devices might consider buying a smartwatch.

Brian Profitt, a technology expert and adjunct instructor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business, said the real question is whether the Samsung watch “will make the purchase of yet-another smart device worth it.”

“It’s great to have handsfree capabilities to take notes or snap a picture,” Profitt said.

“But it is $299 great? That’s going to be the real test for the Galaxy Gear.”

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HOROSCOPES Today's Birthday (09/04/13). Your social life provides the gold this year. Grow your network and cherish old friendships. Finish up old business, and plan new fun. Practice your chops. Put up stores from a healthy harvest, and stash for winter. Save and invest conservatively. Connect spiritually and romantically with someone admired.

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- It's back to work big time. The pace jumps with demand. Test colors or spices before committing to expensive ingredients. Don't get stopped by a friendly disagreement.

Help others do the same.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Go for substance over symbolism. Stock up on basics. Continue to repay obligations.

Fantasies pop. You score big with creative output. Ignore a critic. Love comforts when money's tight.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 5 -- This phase is good for domestic projects.

First, discover something new. Add structure and infrastructure to your home to increase functional comfort and ease. Research and implement solutions. Realize a simple dream or two.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Things fall into place this week, a time of intense learning. Resist the temptation to splurge. Gather up and study new information privately. Let it feed your imagination.

Capture your ideas.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- A new assignment brings in more revenue.

Accept coaching. This can get very lucrative.

Start your shopping list, and keep it basic.

Associates show that they believe in you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You're more assertive. Take advantage of this, and ask for what you want. Include details. There's more to the picture than meets the eye. Avoid unnecessary work by planning out steps.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 5 -- Pay attention to dreams. Review your plans. Call if you're going to be late. It's getting easier to stick to your budget. Too many people wreck an intimate moment.

Forgive them.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 6 -Team projects go well. A disagreement about priorities arises from a higher level. Develop a strategy based on hard-hitting news. Clean up a mess by working together. Keep the goal in view.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 6 -- Plan for two days in the spotlight.

Abandon old fears, and take on more responsibility. Something you can't find nearby is abundant farther away. Call ahead to avoid running all over town. Stay alert.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Plan your vacation or just escape and go.

Travel conditions are favorable. Get down to the essential. Carve out time for yourself.

Encourage others to swim on their own.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- There's a choice to make, a disagreement over style. Keep your objective in mind.

Review financial arrangements. Firm up your opinions after you have more data. Fall in love all over again.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Negotiate your way through some minor adjustments. Reality and fantasy clash.

Get your message out. Stick with reality as much as possible. Dreams stimulate and inspire imagination. Keep it practical.

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Baseball contenders are starting to show

By Dalton Zbierski MLB Columnist

With less than four weeks remaining in the 2013 Major League Baseball season many questions remain. Over the course of the past ten days several teams revealed themselves to be legitimate contenders while others faded from the discussion of postseason contention all together.

Many clubs on the outside looking in have watched their postseason hopes diminish significantly. For some hope is all but lost as desperate times call for desperate measures.

If your team is all but done and your favorite player has already booked his offseason trip to Bermuda, don’t turn your head on America’s favorite pastime yet. There is still Baseball left to be played and there’s plenty to watch for as we enter the final stages of the regular season.

Speaking of emerging favorites to win it all, the Boston Red Sox have looked stronger than ever. For the first time in what seems like, well five years, optimism increases as the club familiarizes itself with September success. Currently holding a five and half game

lead in the American League East, the past ten days have been more than friendly to Red Sox Nation.

Boston has won eight of their last ten games and Monday night’s win over Detroit ace Max Scherzer all but erased any midseason doubt concerning the Sox’ ability to come up big in important ballgames. Jon Lester looked like his former self out-pitching Scherzer in an impressive fashion to hand the potential Cy Young candidate his second loss of the season.

As the club’s magic number dwindles, diehard Sox fans across New England are hoping their team can bottle enough momentum to fuel a memorable postseason run next month.

As mentioned, Tigers’ righty Max Scherzer has been phenomenal in 2013. Even following Monday night’s loss to Boston the Detroit starter boasts a 19-2 record leading the majors in wins. With 209 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.88 it’s hard to argue against Scherzer’s validity as a Cy Young candidate.

However, the run-support provided for him during his starts has sparked controversy.

During his outings this year the Tigers’ offense has provided the ace with an average of

5.79 runs. It’s hard to argue Scherzer’s record would be what it is if those runs were not part of the scenario. Run support or no run support, Scherzer has carried the Detroit rotation this season. The question as to whether he can compliment Miguel Cabrera and lead the Tigers to their second consecutive World Series will be answered next month.

The American League wild card race also remains up for grabs. Six teams are separated by five games in the standings as the hunt for October heats up. Texas has lost its grip on the American League West and is currently tied with Oakland for the division lead as the two battle to avoid a one game wild card playoff.

Tampa Bay holds the second Wild Card spot and all three teams would find themselves in the playoffs if the season were to end tonight. The Yankees and Orioles remain in striking distance with Kansas City close behind.

As the pressure increases, some teams will fold and others will rise to the occasion. The next four weeks will decipher which teams those are.

Dalton.Zbierski@UConn.edu

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Sabathia, Rivera help Oakland routs Yanks hold off White Sox Texas 11-4 » MLB

NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling ace CC Sabathia pitched effectively into the eighth inning before Mariano Rivera earned his first four-out save in more than two years, helping the New York Yankees hold off the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep.

Robinson Cano homered for the Yankees, trying to chase down a playoff berth with a lateseason charge. Brett Gardner hit a two-run triple and Lyle Overbay an RBI double in a four-run fourth against Erik Johnson (0-1), who was making his major league debut.

New York, which entered 2½ games behind Tampa Bay for the second AL wild card, has won 15 of 18 home games and 17 of 24 overall. Swept in three

games at Chicago from Aug. 5-7, the Yankees returned the favor a month later.

Next up for New York, an 11-game gauntlet against division rivals Boston and Baltimore — beginning Thursday night with a four-game set against the first-place Red Sox. The last-place White Sox have lost six straight to start a 10-game trip against AL East contenders.

Cano finished with three hits and two RBIs. With the Yankees leading 6-1 and seemingly in control, Sabathia (13-11) walked off to a warm ovation with two on and one out in the eighth. But normally reliable setup man David Robertson gave up an RBI single to Avisail Garcia, a two-run single to Josh Phegley with two outs and an RBI single

to rookie Marcus Semien that cut the cushion to one.

Well aware of his team's place in the pennant race, manager Joe Girardi quickly went to Rivera, who threw a called third strike past Alejandro De Aza to end the inning.

Rivera then got three quick outs in the ninth for his second save in two nights and 41st this season in 46 tries. It was his first save of more than three outs since July 24, 2011, against Oakland.

The only other time in 55 appearances this season the 43-year-old Rivera pitched more than one inning was when he blew a save Aug. 7 against the White Sox and wound up getting six outs.

Sabathia had his best outing in a month and improved to

19-4 in 33 career starts against the White Sox, the lowestscoring team in the American League this year.

The 23-year-old Johnson allowed five runs — three earned — and seven hits over six innings. A second-round draft pick two years ago, he went 12-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 24 starts combined at Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham this season.

Combined with Semien and reliever Daniel Webb, they made the White Sox the first team this season to have three players make their major league debuts in the same game.

Cano hit Johnson's 12th pitch to right field for his 203rd career home run, moving ahead of Hall of Famer Bill Dickey for 15th place on the franchise list.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For the third time in his 11 NFL seasons, Carson Palmer is about to make his debut with a new team.

The former No. 1 draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals has racked up some impressive statistics in his decade of pro football, but the losses have outnumbered the wins.

Now, at 33, he has another new beginning as quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. Expectations outside the organization aren't high, given the fact that the team was 5-11 a year ago and plays in a division that includes NFL powerhouses San Francisco and Seattle.

But Palmer and his 60-yearold coach Bruce Arians are conceding nothing.

Rebuilding? Forget it.

“There's no patience,” Arians said. “I have no patience.”

At their age, Palmer and Arians are aiming to win now, skeptics be darned.

“It means a great, great deal to him,” Arians said of the coming season for Palmer. “This is his last hurrah, as it is mine, so he wants to go out as a winner and I do, too.”

Arizona's quarterback situation was a mess when Arians was hired to replace the fired Ken Whisenhunt after the Cardinals lost 11 of their last 12 a year ago. First, the Cardinals signed Drew Stanton, who had been Andrew Luck's backup when Arians served as interim head coach with Indianapolis last season.

For the longest time, Arians

insisted he was comfortable with Stanton as his starter, even though the quarterback hadn't thrown a pass in a regular season game since 2010. But then came the news that Oakland was looking to trade Palmer, and Arizona picked him up for a mere sixth-round draft choice.

Signed to a two-year, $16 million contract — with $10 million guaranteed — Palmer came to town knowing he would be the quarterback the Cardinals sorely needed.

Palmer enters the season seventh among active quarterbacks in yards passing with 29,465. The list of those ahead of them is interesting — Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Matt Hasselbeck, Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger.

All have had playoff success.

All but Hasselbeck have Super Bowl victories.

Palmer, though, has toiled for bad teams much of his career.

As a starter for Cincinnati and Oakland, he has 54 victories and 68 losses. He made two postseason appearances with Cincinnati in 2005 and 2009. They are the only winning seasons in his pro career. In 2005, he was knocked out of the first playoff game with a severe knee injury on his second snap. He came back the following season to make the Pro Bowl and was that game's MVP. An elbow injury limited him to four games in 2008, but the following year he had the Bengals back in the playoffs, but lost to the New York Jets in the first round.

Palmer ready for another debut with new team

Rangers fall into tie atop AL West after crucial loss OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yu Darvish has dominated most teams in his first two seasons in the majors except for the one the Texas Rangers are trying to beat out in the AL West.

Darvish matched a season high in runs (5) and tied a career-high in walks (6) allowed, lasting only five-plus innings in the Rangers' 11-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

Texas lost two of three in the series to fall into a tie atop the division with the A's, who always seem to find a way to deliver against Darvish. The Japanese star is 1-5 with a 4.82 ERA against Oakland.

"There's nothing we need to push a panic button on," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He's human. He's like everybody else who can go out and have a bad day."

Always seems to happen against the A's.

Brandon Moss, Daric Barton and Coco Crisp hit two-run homers and Josh Donaldson added a three-run drive for Oakland. The A's handed Darvish (12-7) a loss in consecutive starts for the first time all season.

"I think he brings out the best in us," Donaldson said.

Jarrod Parker (11-6) gave up two runs in six innings to extend his unbeaten streak to 18 straight starts, eclipsing Catfish Hunter's Oakland mark set from June 2-Sept. 3, 1973. Parker struck out four and walked none.

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The 24-year-old has won his last nine decisions, the most by an A's pitcher since Dan Haren won 10 straight in 2007. He hasn't lost since May 22 at Texas.

A year after the A's completed a three-game sweep over the Rangers to win the division on the final day, the AL West race is again shaping up as a tight one.

Oakland has won eight of its last 10 to set up what should be a scintillating September. The teams play three more times in Texas from Sept. 13-16.

"It should be fun," Donaldson said.

The Rangers, just as they did a year ago, wilted in their final regular-season game at the Oakland Coliseum.

Darvish struggled with his command from the start, bouncing balls in front of the plate and piling up his pitch count. By the second, he had already matched a season high with four walks and had thrown 42 pitches.

At one point, Darvish made a pointed gesture that appeared to signal catcher A.J. Pierzynski to go back behind the plate during a visit by pitching coach Mike Maddux. But Pierzynski downplayed the incident.

"He had a command issue.

I went out there to calm him down. I wasn't paying attention," Pierzynski said.

Moss hit his 26th home run in the first, and Crisp drove in the first of his four RBIs in the second with a sacrifice fly.

Leonys Martin hit an RBI double and Craig Gentry singled him home in the third to slice Oakland's lead to 3-2, but the Rangers blew their best chance to rally in the fifth.

Shortstop Jed Lowrie bobbled Jim Adduci's grounder and Martin's sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position. Jurickson Profar broke to the plate on Gentry's comebacker and was tagged out trying to get back to third.

Barton's second home run of the season — and first in Oakland since July 10, 2010 — ended Darvish's day.

Donaldson's 20th homer came later in the sixth against reliever Robbie Ross, and Crisp's 18th in the eighth put the finishing touches on the rout.

"You can look at it any way you want," Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "There was nothing more to the series other than they beat us two out of three. We have them at our place and sooner or later we decide who wins the division, won't we?"

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Jones gets an insider's look at Capitol

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UConn football cornerback Byron Jones, left, poses with Rep. Elizabeth Esty at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Jones, a junior, spent most of his off months at the state Capitol in Hartford and the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., serving as an intern for both Connecticut’s House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz and U.S. Rep. Esty.

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut cornerback Byron Jones is expected to be a leader for the Huskies on the football field this season, but spent his summer learning what it might take to become one off of it.

While teammates were working on their game or their tans, the 6-foot-1 junior from New Britain worked during his off months at the state Capitol in Hartford and the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., serving as an intern for both Connecticut's House Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty.

“It was an eye opening experience,” said Jones, who is majoring in economics, but is also taking political science courses at UConn. “I went to hearings, briefings, took notes on behalf of the congresswoman. I gave tours of the U.S. Capitol.

“It was fascinating.”

Jones said he became interested in government through conversations with Rep. Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, who had been his AAU basketball coach. When the House leader asked if he would like to get a firsthand look at how the legislature works, Jones jumped at the chance.

He spent his spring break and the first few weeks of this summer in the Aresimonwicz office, shadowing staffers, attending public hearings and taking notes at meetings.

“He has this incredible work ethic,” Aresimowicz said. “He

also has this grasp of how to get people to work together, that was on display almost immediately. He was giving some pretty sound advice to some of us who have been doing this for quite a while.”

When Jones expressed an interest in going to Washington, Aresimowicz sent his resume on to Esty, whose district includes Jones' hometown.

The congresswoman said she was immediately impressed, enough to put him at the front desk in her Capitol office, where he greeted visitors ranging from members of the general public to Washington dignitaries.

“He has real presence and maturity and a combination of good humor and a calming presence, which is very important in a congressional office,” Esty said. “He managed things with maturity and grace, and I was very impressed with his knowledge, intelligence and his people skills.”

Esty said she trusted Jones enough that when a delegation from Newtown came to Washington to push for gun control legislation, it was Jones who became their Capitol escort.

“That was an honor,” Jones said. “I got to go with them to a news conference and to see Congresswoman Esty speak about the issue on the floor.

It was pretty cool just to be in the same room with people like Nancy Pelosi, and Chris Murphy.”

UConn defensive coordinator Hank Hughes said Jones has shown those same leadership traits on the football field, where he moved in the offseason from safety to cornerback after Dwayne Gratz and Blidi Wreh-Wilson graduated to the NFL. “From the time he arrived here until now, he's a guy who has a lot of class, a lot of poise, a lot of character,” Hughes said.

“He's a sharp guy, a quick learner and a tremendous athlete.

He'll go to the NFL combine and he'll put up long jump numbers that will rival anyone in the country.

“Byron is mature off the field and on the field.”

Aresimonwicz said he asked Jones if he aspires to be the Huskies defensive captain, and was impressed by his answer.

“He told me that you don't need a title to be a leader,” he said.

Esty said she expects Jones will lead in whatever field he chooses to pursue. She said what may be just as important is that he already is a role model in a time where many football players are making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

“I think people need to understand that when it comes to athletes, it's unfair to paint with a broad brush and condemn all of them,” she said. “Indeed, we do have exceptional young people who are student athletes.

“And they need to be celebrated.”

speculated that the Jets could simply cut Sanchez and move forward entirely with Smith.

“Mark is going to be on the team,” Johnson said. “I don't think there's a question.”

It appeared in spring that the Jets would let Sanchez compete with veteran David Garrard for the starting job. During the draft in April, the Jets went for defense

with their two first-round picks, selecting cornerback Dee Milliner and defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson. But when their pick came up in the second round and Smith was still available, they jumped at the chance to take him.

In May, knee trouble caused Garrard to retire, leaving the competition between Sanchez and Smith.

A few months later, Smith has the opportunity — starting Sunday against Tampa Bay — to try to prove he might be the type of franchise-changing quarterback the Jets have been looking for.

“I'd like to be,” Smith said.

“That's a tough question, but honestly, I'd love to be the franchise quarterback here. I think that's the reason they brought me here.”

Geno Smith to start for Jets in Week 1

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is the new face of the franchise for the New York Jets.

Well, at least for the opening game of the season.

Beyond that, we'll see.

The rookie quarterback will start in the opener at home Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team finally confirmed Wednesday what had been expected since Mark Sanchez injured his right shoulder in a preseason game against the Giants on Aug. 24.

“They'll try to rattle my cage,” Smith said about the Buccaneers.

“I expect those guys to come out fired up and they want to make a statement. They've got a rookie quarterback and they'll want to hit me and get me off my game, but I expect those things. And I look forward to it.”

But, will Greg Schiano's defense be able to unnerve him?

“No,” Smith said with a confident smile.

Smith, who had an up-anddown preseason, was the team's second-round draft pick out of West Virginia after he was projected by many to be selected early in the opening round. After Smith threw three interceptions and took a safety in three-plus quarters against the Giants, it was widely assumed Sanchez had won the job. But Rex Ryan chose to put Sanchez in the game in the fourth quarter — and he suffered the injury that could sideline him several weeks.

“We realize that a rookie quarterback and all that, that's certainly a challenge,” Ryan said. “I think our guys are ready to rally behind Geno, and the big thing we've told Geno is, 'You just have to be part of the solution.'“ Despite announcing Smith as the starter for this week, Ryan wouldn't commit to him as the long-term guy under center. It was an approach that was echoed by owner Woody Johnson and general manager John Idzik.

“We'll always put the best player we can on the field on Sunday, and that will continue,” Johnson said.

“The competition's ongoing.”

With Smith stepping into the starter's role, it makes Sanchez's status with the team unclear. Ryan has still never declared a winner to the competition — and he might not ever do so. If Smith can be solid during Sanchez's absence, he could make it hard for Ryan to pull him. And, by never saying whether Smith or Sanchez had won the job, Ryan would never technically have benched the anointed starter.

While many look at the move as the team moving forward with a new quarterback, Idzik was asked if, when healthy, Sanchez has a chance to be the starter again.

“Yes, of course he does,” Idzik said.

The Jets also have the inexperienced Matt Simms, who had a terrific preseason, and recently signed journeyman Brady Quinn.

But with Sanchez not ready to play Sunday, the choice for Ryan, Idzik and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg was easy for this week.

“We'll go through some ups and downs, I guarantee you that,” Mornhinweg told the team's website. “Knowing Geno, hopefully there will be more ups than there are downs.”

Smith was off to a great start in training camp, going several practices without throwing an interception and outperforming Sanchez on some days. But Smith sprained his right ankle in the third quarter of the Jets' preseason opener at Detroit and didn't play in the second game against Jacksonville because of the injury. He started against the Giants, with the general thought being he could potentially secure the starting job with a solid performance.

Instead, Smith showed his inexperience during a miserable performance — hurt in part by his ailing ankle — that appeared to tip the tightly contested competition in Sanchez's favor.

“I don't think I've been rushed,” said Smith, who took 69 snaps in preseason games. “They wouldn't put me out there if they didn't think I was ready.”

But the quarterback situation changed when Sanchez took a crunching hit to the shoulder from the Giants' Marvin Austin.

“We all regret that Mark got hurt, and obviously that's unfortunate,” Ryan said. “It's unfortunate that it happened, but these things do happen and we've moved on.”

The Jets have said only that Sanchez — the starter since his rookie season in 2009 — was day to day with simply a “shoulder injury.” The fact he hasn't practiced since, and the Jets signing Quinn on Monday were signs that Sanchez's injury was more serious than the team was initially letting on. But placing Sanchez on injured reserve doesn't appear to be an option at the moment.

“We're not looking at that,” Idzik said.

Smith said his ankle is “steadily improving,” and is “a ways away” from where it was in training camp, when he wasn't able to fully drive the ball as he planted his foot.

“Nothing is given in this league,” Smith said about needing to prove himself each week. “I'm going to go out there and I'm going to do that.”

Sanchez was once considered the future of the franchise, a terrific talent with GQ looks, and consecutive trips to the AFC title game in his first two years drew natural comparisons to Joe Namath. But Sanchez struggled over the next few seasons, including an NFL-leading 52 turnovers the last two years, and failed to develop into the elite passer the Jets had hoped.

Ryan benched Sanchez for a game last season and it appeared his days in New York were numbered. His contract, however, and the $8.25 million in guarantees for this year made him unmovable. Still some have

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rating (72.9), was last in yards per game (123.5) and ranked last in completion percentage (46.5 percent).

Tebow is obviously a work in progress, but in the NFL, instant return in an investment is mandatory.

Matt Z: It may have been a lose-lose situation for the Jets with Sanchez and Tebow, but Sanchez obviously wasn’t

getting the job done. The Jets signed Tebow as their backup so it didn’t make sense to me why they never gave him a shot. But in the end, in my opinion, Tebow is a great leader and good locker room guy that can still have value to a franchise in the NFL. Kren: Coach Belichick obviously did not see a future for Tebow which should be seen as a message to every other team. There is quality

talent on other team’s rosters with proven or raw talent.

Ryan Mallet is a promising young arm, Matt Cassel and Kirk Cousins have shown the capability to step in and win, and finally Matt Hasselback has a great track record.

Tebow had one quality season, maybe it is time to join Terrell Owens in Canada and join the CFL.

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Stat of the day Number of games played by the Denver Bronco’s Peyton Manning, who will start his 225th tonight in the NFL’s opener.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers isn’t out for revenge in Green Bay’s season opener.

Sure, the San Francisco 49ers bounced the Packers from the NFC playoffs with a 45-31 win in January, but the former MVP quarterback — who grew up a Niners fan in Northern California — says he and his teammates are simply focused on the task at hand.

“It was never about revenge,” said Rodgers.

“We’re way past that, I feel like. “(I) still follow the Niners. They’re close to home there, still have a lot of friends that are still on the fence at times when the Packers play the Niners.

“This is a big game for both teams. First game of the season. It’ll be a great matchup.”

The matchup the last time wasn’t so great for the Packers, who allowed Colin Kaepernick to run for 181 yards — the most by a quarterback in NFL history in a regular season or postseason game — and gave up 579 yards of total offense.

Green Bay’s defense not only had trouble with Kaepernick running the read-option, but also with him pulling the ball down and scrambling on pass plays.

Kaepernick made things even harder on the Packers because he’s not just a running quarterback — he also completed 17 of 31 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown after opening the game with a pick-six interception to cornerback Sam Shields.

But the read-option is what got the Packers’ attention, so much so that coach Mike McCarthy sent his defensive staff to Texas A&M this offseason on a fact-finding mission to learn more about how to defend such plays. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers also talked with University of Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, an expert in defending the readoption who coached against Kaepernick when Kaepernick played collegiately at Nevada.

“Obviously, those guys made plays, but we definitely do our job, particularly on defense,” Packers defensive tackle B.J. Raji said Wednesday. “That’s a big emphasis going into this game.

“I think Coach Dom has done a great job of laying down the game plan and what he feels we have to be ready for. The guys have really taken heed to that and hopefully that shows on Sunday.”

While the playoff loss hasn’t been a major topic of conversation in team meetings this week, McCarthy acknowledged that many of the plays from that game have been in the film cut-ups the coaches have used to prepare the players.

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By Erica Brancato Staff Columnist After Tim Tebow’s not so memorable season with the Jets, it was a surprise that Bill Belichick signed him to be the backup quarterback for New England in June. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Tebowing as much as the next football fan, but ever since the 2012 game where Tebow threw that 80-yard pass in overtime to help the Broncos get past the Steelers in the first round of the playoffs, Tebow has lost his magic as a player.

The spiritual 26-year-old quarterback didn’t impress the almighty Pats enough to stay on the team for long. Tebow was released August 31, just a mere five days before the regular season began. During his short time in preseason, he completed 11 of 30 passes for 145 yards; he threw two touchdown passes but also had two interceptions in the three games he played. Tebow performed poorly in the first two games against the Eagles and

Buccaneers and sat for the third game, but improved greatly in his performance against the New York Giants. This was easily his best game; he threw his second touchdown pass with six seconds left in the game and ran for 30 yards on six carries.

Despite stepping up to show his true potential in the last game, critics claim Tebow needs more work in key areas. Herm Edwards, the former New York Jets coach, claims the Heisman Trophy winner needs more work on playing inside the pocket, and most importantly, on accuracy.

“It always boils down to that,” Edwards said. “A quarterback has to be accurate with the football and Tim Tebow has not been that in his career thus far in National Football.”

Edwards argues that the quarterback must be in control and productive while on the field because that position – more than any other – dictates what happens throughout the game.

However, the former Jets coach gives credit where credit is due.

“The one thing we do know about Tim Tebow is for some reason in the fourth quarter he seems to light it up,” Edwards stated.

“No matter how he’s played in the first three quarters, if he could play like its the fourth quarter all the time we wouldn’t be having

this discussion right now.”

Since Tebow was cut at the last second, it is unlikely he will sign with another team before this season starts. Rumors in the sports world have claimed that Tebow is considering playing for the Canadian Football League this season. They suggest with more practice in the CFL, he could improve enough to get back into the NFL next season.

Steve Clarkson, who worked with Tebow in the offseason was said to have strongly pushed the CFL as an option for the young sports star.

“Sitting is not an option for Tim,” Clarkson said. “He’s ultra competitive. He needs to stick to his strength which is being in a competitive environment… clearly football is still in his blood.”

Now I pose this question: was it wise of the Patriots to cut Tebow? Granted his stats and performance haven’t been ideal, but its nothing that continuous practice can’t fix. Ultimately, the Pats may not have thought over the worst-case scenario before giving Tebow the axe.

If Tom Brady gets hurt and is unable to play, who is going to take over? Ever heard of Ryan Mallett? Probably not, as Tom Brady’s ego is so big and Aaron Hernandez’s criminal accusations so ugly that few have had

had time to learn about the other players on the team. So in case if you didn’t know, Ryan Mallett is the only backup quarterback on the roster with Tebow gone.

So is this Mallet guy any better than Tebow? Well, he is certainly unproven! In the 2012 season, Mallett played a total of four games, with four pass attempts and only one completed. In case you didn’t catch that, I’ll emphasize it again: Mallet has only completed a single pass in the National Football League. That’s who you want controlling the field if Tom Brady gets hurt? It gets worse. Mallett’s total rushing yards was -9 last season. His longest run was -1 yard and his one pass was 17 yards. I’m sure Mallett has plenty of potential considering he made it to the NFL, but he doesn’t have nearly as much experience as he should.

Who knows how he would react in a high-pressure situation, and no team is going to give the Patriots any slack because this kid is new. Belichick is putting his team at potential risk for disaster this season.

But for now all we can do is say farewell, Tim Tebow, and maybe see you next year – unless fate calls you back again sometime sooner.

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Not quite ready yet

Broncos to host Ravens in NFL season opener at Mile High Stadium

Mike Corasaniti After sitting through countless preseason games and hours of Mark Sanchez analyses, football is finally back.

When the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens kick off tonight in Denver it will wash away months of staring blankly at fantasy football mock drafts and bring home the gorgeous reality that is the NFL. But for another year, the NFL’s opening game is serving as just another reminder that the country’s most powerful league is slowly taking over every single day in the week.

Not that I am entirely against it, but Thursday Night Football used to be a delicious novelty to enjoy while spending time with family on Thanksgiving. As a Giants fan, I have few memories more pleasant than rooting against the Cowboys with cousins and a stomach full of gravy.

But with Thursday Night Football consistently growing in popularity since its 2006 debut, it feels like only a matter of time before Any Given Sunday turns into Football Every Single Day of the Week.

Not to mention the fact that I nearly always forget to set my fantasy lineup before Thursday night games, the NFL is seeming to ignore the sanctity of Sundays that they created themselves by making football a Sunday event.

For almost a half decade, professional football has been reserved for the end of the week (with one exclamation point after a long Monday). The NFL used to be reserved for the day where your dad was home from work and you could throw the football around in the backyard.

Does the NFL even care how tired our dads are going to get from throwing a football every single day of the week?

But like I said, I’m not 100 percent against the idea. From bars looking to capitalize on having something good on television and college kids looking for a distraction from not studying, having a hot football match up to put on is always a good thing.

In some regards, it’s admirable of the NFL. The powerful should always look to get even stronger in our capitalist society.

And for the NFL, that means looking to take over every single day of the week. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

If you’ll excuse me, I have to go finalize my fantasy roster.

Apparently there is a football game on tonight.

DENVER (AP) — John Elway has been down this lonely road before, trudging through the tunnel in deafening silence after a stunning loss at home as the AFC’s prohibitive Super Bowl favorite following a 13-3 regular season.

It happened to Elway the quarterback after the 1996 season when Denver lost to Jacksonville 30-27.

It occurred again for Elway the executive in January when the Broncos were beaten 38-35 by Baltimore in 0-0 the divisional round.

Elway rebounded the first time to win backto-back Super Bowls.

He said the pain of that pratfall against the Jaguars was the impetus to make them into champions.

0-0 “It was a great incentive for us to come Tonight, back and have an even 8:30 p.m., better year the following year,” Elway said.

Denver, Co. After engineering a $125 million offseason spending spree and acquiring wide receiver Wes Welker and massive right guard Louis Vasquez — to help new center Manny Ramirez fend off the likes of Ravens nose tackle Haloti Ngata — Elway is aiming for history to repeat itself after this latest heartbreak.

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Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater, left, is congratulated by Denver Broncos tight end Virgil Green after kicking a 54-yard field goal against the St. Louis Rams in the preseason. The Broncos will host the Baltimore Ravens tonight in the NFL season opener.

Clemson finally delivering on their expectations

By Scott Carroll NCAA Football Columnist

Let 2013 from here on be known as the year of the Tiger.

Clemson showed this week why they will be a force to be reckoned with and play for the 2013 National Championship this season.

Last week in my “bold predictions” I predicted that either Florida State, Louisville, or Clemson would play Alabama in the National Championship. Well if Mike Erhmantraut has taught me anything over 5 seasons of “Breaking Bad”, it’s that you should never take half measures.

So I am now predicting that Clemson not only plays Alabama in the National Championship, but beats the Roll Tide come January. How’s that for a full measure? Clemson has everything a team needs to win. They have a fan base that is just as crazy, if not crazier, than any SEC fan base. They have an

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experienced quarterback with all kinds of weapons; look no further than Sammy Watkins.

Clemson proved by beating Georgia this week that they aren’t just another overrated ACC team (I’m looking at you Virginia Tech and Florida State). Let us not forget that Georgia was one game away from a national championship last year and returned a quarterback who was voted to be the best in the SEC. Clemson kept right with the Bulldogs last week and there’s no doubt in my mind they can’t keep up with the rest of their conference.

However, we can’t forget the past or we will be doomed to repeat it. Clemson does have a tendency to lose to a ridiculously average team almost every season (excluding last year when they lost to two tough opponents). In fact the popular online reference “Urban Dictionary” has defined “Clemsoning” as “when you are widely favored to succeed and instead crash and

burn” and “the act of delivering an inexplicably disappointing performance, usually within the context of a college football season.” This is a rough critique from the online dictionary.

So who could Clemson “Clemson” this year? My guess would be NC State in week three or Georgia Tech in week seven. Both teams aren’t rumored to be terrific this year, which makes them perfect candidates to be on the right side of a “Clemsoning” incident.

It’s been more than 30 years since Clemson won a national championship or BCS bowl game. The Clemson Tigers haven’t tasted the fruit of victory in years and they are hungry. With a raucous fan base and some of the fastest and most intelligent players in college football, 2013 will be the year of the tiger. They will hoist the trophy come the last day of the season.

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Clemson’s Sammy Watkins, left, could be a key playor for the Tigers as they make their national championship push this season.

Will Tim Tebow ever play in the National Football League again?

Yes

By Matt Zantini Campus Correspondent Last Saturday, the New England Patriots released quarterback Tim Tebow, but I believe that he will be back in the National Football League.

Tebow has now played for three teams in his career, all for a short time.

Many say he cannot throw accurately, but even if that is true, I believe he can still be of some value to a team in the NFL. I think that some team should take a chance on Tebow and let him prove that he can win games in the regular season.

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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Matt Z: I believe that Tebow can still win games in the NFL. I think if he goes to a low market team such as the Jaguars or Browns, he can be successful. Tebow can win more games than Blaine Gabbert or Brandon Weeden will be able to. Even if he doesn’t get the starting job, he will bring fans to the stadium, fans will buy his jersey and he will create revenue for that franchise.

Matt K: Tebow, without a doubt, would be able to fill the stands, but why not then sign Usain Bolt as the kick returner?

Although he is a role model, the media attention that follows him is detrimental to the team.

In a Yahoo! Sports article, an unnamed AFC head coach said, “You don’t want to put up with the circus.” A third string quarterback should not be receiving that

much attention, when the first string is named Tom Brady.

Matt Z: I don’t think the media attention that he brings is negative. I only think that all of the media attention he caused last year was because of the New York Jets Head Coach Rex Ryan, not Tebow. Tebow was brought in and was used at the bare minimum. If he goes to a team that will actually put him in the game, I don’t think there will be negative attention, as long as he wins some games.

Matt K: Yes, he was used minimally, but starting Sanchez or Tebow was a lose-lose situation. As the starter in the 2011 season, the numbers he put up were among the league worst. He accounted for 20 turnovers, posted the 28th worst Quarterback

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By Matt Kren Campus Correspondent

No

After his third opportunity in the NFL, Tim Tebow should consider a career change. He was drafted 25th by the Denver Broncos in 2010 and appeared in the last three games of the season achieving a 1-2 record.

In the 2011 season, he surmounted a respectable record of 8-4 which included a dramatic playoff victory. Following the 45-3 smackdown the Broncos endured at the hands of the Patriots, the Broncos went in a different direction signing Peyton Manning, a quarterback with a proven track record, a ring and the ability to throw the ball more than 10 yards.

Matt.Kren@UConn.edu

AP

... or is his time as an NFL quarterback over?