The Daily Campus: September 6, 2011

Volume CXVIV No. 5

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Parking changes take effect Tuesday, September 6, 2011

By Megan Toombs Campus Correspondent

LABOR DAY DOLDRUMS TAKE HOLD Students are productive rather than relaxed during holiday.

FOCUS/ page 7

‘THREE’S COMPANY’ TOO

All three quarterbacks see time, McCombs runs Fordham out of the Rent.

SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: HATHAWAY TRANSITION HANDLED EFFECTIVELY Administration handled ‘forced retirement’ with respect.

COMMENTARY/ page 4

INSIDE NEWS: EDI RAPO SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED FRIDAY Jafar Karzoun’s killer can be sentenced a maximum of 5 1/2 years.

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Many parking changes announced last Spring have been made effective for this academic school year.

Martha Funderbunk, the manager of Parking Services at UConn, said that “the major changes for this year were to: raise the price of commuter and GA/TA permits to be the same price as the resident permits so they were all $110 this year, create apartment specific permits for the lots at Mansfield, Northwood, Hilltop and Charter Oak/ Busby, to designate C Lot as a remote lot for $50 and to move student parking in the garages to the rooftop.”

Apartment specific permits just two years ago used to allow students to not only park in their designated apartment lot but also to park in other resident lots.

“This year the apartment specific permits are only valid in the designated apartment lot, not in general resident lots, and resident permits are not

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Students parking at Hilltop and Charter Oak Apartments will now need apartment-specific parking permits to park near their room.

Eventually UConn may price parking on campus to reflect a lot’s location so that the lots closer to campus would be more expensive because of their proximity to campus.

As of now though, “we did not really do any price restructuring

based on the location of lots except for the designation of C Lot as a remote lot,” Funderbunk said.

The most important thing for students to remember with all of these changes according to Funderbunk is that “numerous changes have been made this year,

and it is going to take some time for everyone to adjust, so I would ask that people be patient as the school year starts and everyone figures out his or her own routine.”

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Herbst Forms Beautification Committee Members will explore ways to make campus more attractive

By Loumarie Rodriguez Campus Correspondent

As President Susan Herbst takes over the UConn community she has many projects lined up in order to improve the campus, which includes the beautification project.

The main goal of the project is to attract more students and people in general to the campus. This project, which is an independent project, has taken immediate effect, as students will notice more flowers planted around campus.

The project isn’t only about planting more flowers around the campus but cleaning up the sidewalks, filling in dirt patches and possibly extending sidewalks. There is an intense focus on the surface level of the campus in order to make improvements on appearance.

According to President Herbst, with a lot of construction occurring around campus there are many road traffic signs that can be distracting to the true beauty of UConn. President

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The new committee will do more than just plant flowers, they will also focus on cleaning up sidewalks and filling in dirt patches that have been left by construction projects happening around campus. Herbst said the committee’s goal is to help take better care of campus.

Herbst believes that there are ways to rearrange the road signs in a less cluttered fashion.

“Overall, the project is meant to take better care of the campus,” said President Susan Herbst. “We need to boost husky pride, make it more impressive and welcoming to people and students who are visiting from all over the world.”

The construction has left patches of dirt all over campus which leaves the option of

either planting behavioral grass or extending sidewalks. The biggest downside of behavioral grass is that students will not be allowed to walk on it.

With an already tight budget, the special plant committee focuses on ideas that they could only afford but will still benefit to the project.

With the project underway, many students have mixed feelings on the campus beautification. Anna Ebora, a 3rd-

semester psychology major said, “There are other issues to deal with besides on how the campus looks, especially with a tight budget. We already have the new building that looks nice.”

“I think it’s a good idea, but unfortunately there are a lot of wasted materials such as watering,” said Carlton Peterson, a 7thsemester accounting major who believes that many of

these new plants are being over-watered. “There needs to be more care in planning to reduce waste. However, in general, the idea is a good idea overall.”

Joe Berardino, a 1st-semester exploratory major said, “I think it could be a positive thing if they keep this budget small. It can be worth spending the money if more students might find it appealing.”

to resume critiques, Career Services also offers practice interview sessions.

“Resumes should get you the interview, and the interview should get you the job,” said Kelly Ganley, a 5th-semester accounting major and student employee at the Department of Career Services. “All students should be on top of their resume and interviewing skills.”

On the day of Fall Career Fair, Newbury advises students to come “dressed to impressed”

in formal business attire.

According to the Department of Career Services website, students should also come prepared with a “simple padfolio with paper, pen and two resumes for each company you talk to.”

For more tips on how to plan and organize for this year’s Fall Career Fair, students should visit career.uconn.edu and download the PDF file labeled “Preparing for the Career Fair.”

Second day added to upcoming Fall Career Fair

By Samantha Ruggiero Campus Correspondent

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valid in the apartment lots,” Funderbunk said. “This is a change from what has been done in the past.”

The change to these apartment-specific permits should help residents to secure parking. In addition, “they may also help reduce the amount of traffic on campus during the day, which will make the campus more pedestrian friendly,” Funderbunk said.

The change to make C Lot a remote lot offers students with less credits a way to park on campus, while better utilizing the parking spaces that the lot has to offer, which have not been taken advantage of in the past couple years.

“In an effort to fully utilize the lot, we were able to offer C Lot permits to resident students who had between 30 and 53 credits. All other resident and apartment lots are only available to students with 54 or more credits,” Funderbunk said.

It seems that this change has allowed the lot to be better utilized. “We sold out all of the spaces that were available to students in the lot,” Funderbunk said.

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The Department of Career Services’ upcoming Fall Career Fair is a two-day event that promises to provide UConn undergraduates, graduates and alumni with valuable opportunities to learn and prepare for today’s work world. This year the Fall Career Fair will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 and

Wednesday, Sept. 28 in the Student Union Ballroom.

Last year’s Fall Career Fair was attended by over 500 students and 67 employers. Hoping to continue the Fair’s success, this year each day of the event will host 50 employers from a wide variety of companies.

Students can expect to meet employers from companies such as TicketNet, Travlers, Liberty Mutual, IKEA and the U.S. State of Diplomatic Security. A complete list of the employers

attending the event will soon be posted at the Career Service’s website, career.uconn.edu, under Career Fairs.

Laura Newbury, assistant director of Career Services, encourages students to take advantage of “the great opportunity to network with employers that could lead to internships.”

Students interested in having their resume critiqued should bring two hard copies of their resume to the Department of Career Services. In addition

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What’s on at UConn today...

International Chat 5 to 6 p.m.

SU 307 Students are encouraged to discusss and share views about current events.

Coffee Mingle Mania 6 to 9 p.m.

SU 104 Come meet other students and enjoy free refreshments courtesy of the SUBOG Fine and Performing Arts Committee.

Game Night 6 to 8 p.m.

SU 307 Bring friends and enjoy your favorite games at the Student Union’s International Center.

UConn Volleyball 7 to 9 p.m.

Gampel Pavilion UConn takes on Sacred Heart tonight on campus tonight. Admission is free.

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to Celeron Apartments afte being told by an officer t leave and not return. While h was being taken into custody Platkiewicz resisted arrest b breaking the officer’s hold o him. His bond was set fo $1,000 and his court date i Sept. 13.

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Man faces sentencing for UConn death

VERNON (AP) — A man who threw a fatal punch during the University of Connecticut’s Spring Weekend festivities last year is facing sentencing.

Edi Rapo of East Hartford is scheduled to be sentenced to up to five and a half years in prison Friday in Rockville Superior Court for the death of UConn student Jafar (Jah-FAHR’) Karzoun (car-ZOON’) of Milford. Rapo pleaded no contest to manslaughter in July.

Authorities say Rapo, who was not a UConn student, punched the 20-year-old Karzoun in the face in April 2010 outside a restaurant.

Karzoun fell, hit his head and later died. Rapo told police he didn’t intend to seriously hurt Karzoun.

The death led to changes in this year’s Spring Weekend. Officials urged students to leave campus and barred visitors from residence halls.

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Coast Guard rescues injured woman off coast

NEW LONDON (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has rescued a woman who fell overboard off New London and apparently separated her shoulder.

The Coast Guard says the woman was wearing a life jacket when she fell into the water while the boat was at anchor at about 1 p.m. on Monday. But the Coast Guard says she couldn’t pull herself back onto the boat because she was injured.

The agency says one of their rescue boat crews was able to pull the woman from the water about 15 minutes after they were called.

She was treated by medical workers, who met her at the New London State Pier when she came to shore.

The Coast Guard didn’t release the woman’s name.

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Obama says GOP must back US first, create jobs

DETROIT (AP) — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s interests above all else and vote to create jobs and put the economy back on a path toward growth.

“Show us what you’ve got,” he said.

In a partial preview of the jobs speech he’s delivering to Congress Thursday night, Obama said roads and bridges nationwide need rebuilding and more than 1 million unemployed construction workers are itching to “get dirty” making the repairs. He portrayed Congress as an obstacle to getting that work done.

I’m going to propose ways to put America back to work that both parties can agree to, because I still believe both parties can work together to solve our problems,” Obama said at an annual Labor Day rally sponsored by the Detroit-area AFL-CIO. “Given the urgency of this moment, given the hardship that many people are facing, folks have got to get together. But we’re not going to wait for them.”

Police: Teen loses legs as she tries to hop train LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A 17-year-old Colorado State University student lost both her legs when she tried to hop aboard a freight train and slipped underneath the moving train on Monday, police said.

One of three males with the student was briefly dragged by the train but suffered only minor injuries. The accident occurred in the northern Colorado town of Longmont shortly after 1 p.m. when the group tried to board the northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, police said.

The student was taken to Longmont United Hospital by ambulance and then flown to Denver Health Medical Center. Denver Health officials said they couldn’t release any information about her, but Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said he believed she was conscious and able to talk.

Explosive missing from Phoenix airport recovered

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say explosives used for routine police training that went missing from the city’s international airport several days ago have been found on a roadside.

A container with the explosives was taken by someone Friday from a terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport during a police training exercise. Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson says Monday that a motorist who was driving along a south Phoenix street saw the container and recognized it from news reports.

Police say he picked it up, saw the explosives inside and called police. A police bomb squad determined the items hadn’t been tampered with and safely removed the container.

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Sept. 2 Samuel J. Waring, 18, of Ridgefield, was arrested at 2 a.m. on Hillside Road and charged with interfering with an officer. Police observed Waring attempting to damage a crosswalk sign on North Hillside Road. When approached, Waring ran away. After a brief foot pursuit, the police apprehended Waring. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 13.

John V. Lasko, 20, of North Branford, was arrested at 3:53 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with operation of a vehicle while under the influence. Police stopped Lasko’s car after observing erratic driving. Officers suspected he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Lasko failed a series of field sobriety tests. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 12.

Joelene Foley, 21, of Waterford, was arrested at 9:20 a.m. on Hillside Road and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. The Loss Prevention Office at the Co-op reported to police that it was detaining a student who was suspected of stealing $38.97 worth of items from the store. Police arrived,

and after a brief investigation arrested Foley. Her bond was set for $500 and her court date is Sept. 13.

Andriel K. Doolittle, 21, of Clinton, was arrested at 3:01 p.m. on Hillside Road and charged with criminal mischief in the second degree. Doolittle was writing in wet cement outside of Gampel Pavilion. Her bond was set for $500 and her court date is Sept. 13.

Sept. 3 Ryan S. Naser, 20, of Wallingford, was arrested at 1:19 a.m. on North Hillside Road and charged with possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana, assault in the third degree, breach of peace in the second degree and threatening.

Police responded to the report of an assault of two people by Naser. A search of Nasar subsequent to arrest found him to be in possession of 1.3 grams of marijuana. His bond was set for $5,000 and his court date is Sept. 13.

Daniel J. Kenny, 18, of Colchester, was arrested at 1:49 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with breach of peace in the second degree.

The UConn Police Department received a complaint that Kenny was screaming obscenities at Resident Assistants in Batterson Hall. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 13.

Alison B. Feehan, 19, of South Windsor, was arrested at 2:43 a.m. at Tower Court and charged with assault in the third degree and breach of peace

in the second degree. Officers were investigating an incident inside Busby Suites when they saw Feehan screaming at another female. Feehan struck the other in the face and pushed her against a wall. Her bond was set for $1,500 and her court date is Sept. 13.

Jesse M. Jaber, 20, of Willington, was arrested at 1:48 p.m. at Rentschler Field and charged with breach of peace in the second degree, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment in the second degree. During the football game, Jaber ran from the stands onto the field. As Jaber ran through the stands, he attempted to elude officers. One person reported being injured as a result of police trying to apprehend Jaber. His bond was set for $2,000 and his court date is Sept. 12.

Benjamin T. Harcovitz, 20, of Medway, Mass., was arrested at 11:14 a.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree. Police responded to a vandalism of an access card reader at Batterson Hall. After a brief investigation, it was discovered that Harcovitz was the person responsible for the damages. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 13.

Richard T. Platkiewicz, 22, of Unionville, was arrested at 11:35 p.m. on Celeron Square Drive and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and interfering with an officer. Platkiewicz was arrested after returning

Hector O. Samaniego, 19, o East Hartford, was arrested a 2:55 a.m. on Stafford Road an charged with failure to obe a stop sign, failure to driv right, reckless driving and mak ing unsafe turns. Police saw Samaniego’s car speeding o North Eagleville Road. Whil being followed by polic Samaniego ran a stop sign crossed over a double yellow line and made an unsafe turn of the roadway. His bond was se for $3,000 and his court date i Sept. 19.

Zachary E. Martin, 22, o Thompson, was arrested a 4:05 a.m. on Huntinglodg Road and charged with fail ure to drive right and opera tion of a vehicle while unde the influence. Police stoppe Martin’s vehicle after watch ing it cross a double yel low line several times. Afte a brief investigation, polic suspected Martin of operatin under the influence of alcoho of drugs. Martin subsequentl failed a series of field sobri ety tests. His bond was se at $500 and his court date i Sept. 19.

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Stephane Diop, 22, of Storrs was arrested at 1:01 a.m. o King Hill Road and charge with interfering with an offi cer. Officers were attempt ing to disperse a large crow on King Hill Road. Severa people began yelling at eac other, and Diop began yellin at these people and walke toward them. Officers trie to stop Diop and he resisted Diop continued to resist whe being placed under arrest. Hi bond was set for $500 and hi court date is Sept. 13.

Tracy restructures USG committees

By Liz Crowley Senior Staff Writer USG’s president and vice president did not take a vacation from their duties this summer. Instead, since their instatement last fall, they have been working to follow through on their campaign promises.

One move President Sam Tracy and Vice President Lindsay Chiappa made was to break up USG’s Student Affairs Committee into five subcommittees. The larger committee is now made up of the multicultural and diversity, residential affairs, commuter and transportation, health and wellness and sustainability subcommittees. “[Student Affairs] was too large ... a lot of people would come, watch and leave without participating,” Tracy said.

“We are trying to make them more specialized so people are focusing on one issue.”

Chiappa said she and Tracy learned from their experience serving on the committee that it wasn’t as effective as it could have been. This semester, the chairmen from each subcommittee will meet once

a week to discuss the committee as a whole, she said.

The promotion and recruitment committee was also broken up, giving the responsibility of promotion to the executive board and creating a recruitment and retention committee.

Maeve Shea will serve as the head of retention and recruitment and has started a mentoring program for new members. Chiappa said she remembers being lost when she first joined and hopes a mentoring program will better explain to new members how the organization works.

“When you join, everyone assumes you know what you’re doing, but that’s not true,” Chiappa said. “When I joined USG I had no idea what I was doing.”

Chiappa also spent the summer attending a training program for WHUS, UConn’s radio station, on Campus.

She and Tracy will have their own radio show this semester called “The Powers that Be,” which is tentatively scheduled for Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m.

Both leaders said one of their main goals is to be transparent to university students.

They said they want the com-

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USG President Sam Tracy speaking at the Fall 2011 Convocation. Tracy, a 5th-semester political science major, is making an effort to improve communications between USG and the student body.

munity to know what they are doing. Chiappa said she wants students’ input because USG represents them.

“I feel that so many people at UConn aren’t as familiar with the student government

as they should be,” Tracy said. “The main thing is students pay $40 a semester to USG, so people should be more concerned with what we

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GOP candidates vow to carry tea-party banner

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Pledging fidelity to the Constitution and vowing to carry the tea party’s priorities to the White House, the Republicans chasing the GOP’s presidential nomination pitched themselves Monday to their party’s libertarian activists as the strongest candidates to roll back four years of President Barack Obama’s tenure.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said the Obama administration flouted the Constitution to push a political agenda. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota stridently called Obama’s policies “unconstitutional” at the same tea partybacked forum on Labor Day. And Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the third member of his party’s top tier, told a separate town hall-style audience earlier in the day that he has a better record on jobs than the president.

With Labor Day marking the unofficial start to the 2012 campaign, the contenders were painting themselves to the tea party

during an afternoon forum with Sen. Jim DeMint in his home state — site of the first nominating contest in the South. The event was designed to probe the candidates on their views of spending, taxes and the Constitution — bedrock principles for the tea party activists whose rising clout is likely to shape the nominating process.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen an administration who has gone further afield from the Constitution ... than the Obama administration, not just with regulation, but with energy policy, with financial regulatory policy and, with the worst example, Obamacare,” Romney said, outlining conservatives’ broad indictment of Obama’s tenure.

It also was a prime opportunity for the candidates to level pointed — though, in many cases, familiar — criticism of Obama.

“The track record we have creating jobs, I’d put up against anyone running for president of the United States, particularly the current resident of the White House,” said Perry, whose late entry into

the race threatens Romney’s onetime aura of inevitability with support from tea partyers.

And Bachmann sought to sustain her status as a movement darling and suitable alternative to Romney. Although she never engaged him directly, her remarks seemed centered on Romney.

Bachmann warned that Obama and Democrats’ health care legislation was taking away freedoms and giving Washington abject power.

“They will become a dictator over our lives,” she said of federal requirements included in the overhaul that requires Americans to have health insurance. Massachusetts requires a similar mandate.

“This is the foundation for socialized medicine. Make no mistake about it. It will change the face of this nation forever,” she warned.

After keeping the tea party at arm’s length most of this campaign, Romney appeared at two tea party-related events this holiday weekend, first in New

village of Nightmute, Alaska, about 400 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, killing Scott Veal, 24, of Kenai, Alaska. Each was the only person onboard.

It was the state’s third midair crash since July. A federal accident investigator has said two earlier midair collisions were marked by the same factor: aircraft that were difficult to spot amid mountainous terrain.

In Friday’s collision, the two pilots were traveling together to Bethel and were communicating on a prearranged radio frequency while in the air, Johnson said. It’s too early in the investigation to say whether pilot error was a factor in the crash, he added.

Sprague had taken off from the Bering Sea village of Tununak, Alaska. She was headed to Bethel with about 50 pounds of aluminum cans for a recycling program, said

Wilfred Ryan, president of Ryan Air. Veal left from nearby Toksook Bay, Alaska, in an airplane operated by Grant Aviation, an air taxi and cargo carrier. Efforts by the Anchorage Daily News to speak with a Grant representative were unsuccessful.

Sprague, of Idaho, told the investigator she was dating Veal, who reportedly was going through a divorce, Johnson said.

“They meet up in the air,” Johnson told the Anchorage Daily News. “There’s some maneuvering that’s done en route at about 1,200 feet (above sea level). The 207 pilot loses track of where the 208 is.”

Sprague remembered saying over the radio something to the effect that she couldn’t see him. “The next thing she knows is his airplane strikes her right wing, and nearly severs the right wing,” Johnson said.

Man killed in airplane collision with girlfriend

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A pilot was communicating by radio with her boyfriend before their planes collided in the air over Alaska last week, killing him, a federal investigator said.

The two pilots took off from different western Alaska villages Friday but met up in the air on the way to Bethel, Alaska, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Clint Johnson told the Anchorage Daily News (http://bit.ly/pBn5EI) Sunday.

Kristen Sprague, 26, was flying a Cessna 207 operated by rural freight carrier Ryan Air, according to Alaska State Troopers. She made an emergency landing with one airplane wing seriously damaged and wasn’t hurt.

The other plane, a Cessna 208 Caravan, crashed and burst into flames Friday around 1:30 p.m. near the

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Hampshire on Sunday and then Monday here. He slightly tweaked his pitch and acknowledged critics of Massachusetts’ health plan.

“Our bill dealt with 8 percent of our population, the people who weren’t insured,” Romney said.

“He dealt with 100 percent of American people. He said, ‘I’m going to change health care for all of you.’ It’s simply unconstitutional. It’s bad law. It’s bad medicine. ... It has got to be stopped and I know it better than most.”

Aware of the tea party’s potential to pick the nominee, all candidates have tailored their pitches to appeal to the libertarian and grassroots activists.

Bachmann, a former federal tax lawyer, called the Constitution “that sacred document” and challenged Obama’s understanding of his powers under it. She cited Obama’s advisers, whom she called “czars,” the Justice Department’s decision not to appeal a court’s overturning of a federal marriage law, and his immigration policies.

Tracy and Chiappa aim to improve student-USG communications

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Tracy said they will talk about what is going on in USG, take phone calls, answer questions and have a series of guests. He said they hope to bring on USG officials, state officials and possibly President Susan Herbst.

The new president said he will also write a weekly column for The Daily Campus that will allow him to inform more students about his work. USG will use Idea Scale, an online survey service that will allow students to voice their ideas and opinions. Students will also be able to register with the website and be allowed to send any comments they think the student government should hear. He said he wants to put a threshold on the site, so that any idea that reaches a predetermined popularity will automatically be brought up

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Residential Life to amend the Tracy said he and Chiappa marijuana policy. She said sh would also be holding open wants the policy to be simila office hours in their office, to that of drinking in the dorm room 219 in the Student rooms, in which Residentia Union, on Tuesdays from 2:30 Assistants have some discre to 4 p.m., and Wednesdays tion in how they deal wit from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. students who are caught drink “Any student has our atten- ing. As of now, Chiappa sai tion, they can come voice their Residential Assistants mus opinion,” Tracy said. call the police immediately This summer, USG cre- they believe students are smok ated the positions of Chief ing marijuana.

Information Officer and “It’s just a little wishy-washy Involvement Coordinator. the way [the policy] is working Tracy said the Chief so we are trying to start a dia Information Officer will be logue about that,” she said. up to date on technological Chiappa also became involve changes on campus, such as with Town Gown this summe UConn Gone Google, which bimonthly meetings which discus he said was an idea brought up issues that affect UConn and th

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Hathaway transition handled effectively

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ny time a high-profile member of the university administration departs, whether through switching schools or through retirement, potential problems abound. The Aug. 20 “forced retirement” of outgoing athletic director Jeff Hathaway largely avoided such problems. Several notable university figures, including Hathaway himself, should be commended for an effective transition.

The move was respectfully and professionally handled on all sides. University President Susan Herbst released a statement “thanking him [Hathaway] for his service” and “wishing him well.” Women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma also released a statement, noting Hathaway’s “support and guidance,” and noting that he is “going to miss him on a personal and professional level.” Even Hathaway himself, who had every right to feel anger or resentment, called his tenure “incredibly rewarding” and wished “the very best to all those associated with UConn athletics and to this great university, now and long into the future.”

What’s more, Hathaway had been appointed over a year before by the NCAA to chair the Division I Basketball Committee for 2011-12. UConn has promised to support his chairmanship on the committee, even as the NCAA itself expressed uncertainly regarding “the best approach regarding the balance of his term.”

Financially, the university’s move was cost-effective. Hartford Courant columnist Jeff Jacobs noted, “If he doesn’t get a job during the next year, Hathaway’s exit package is worth about $700,000, including $531,717 in salary. Considering he had a six-year rollover contract worth about $3 million, solidifying a wall of criticism through an evaluation process… helped UConn leverage a good deal for itself.”

Furthermore, no taxpayer dollars will be used in the arrangement.

A separate Courant article noted, “Hathaway’s separation package will be financed with existing athletic department funds, with no tax dollars, student fees or UConn Foundation money used up front.”

Paul Pendergast is currently filling in as interim athletic director, with a real possibility of succeeding to the full-time director position. Already, despite less than two weeks on the job, Pendergast has been an asset to the athletic department. Notably, he was an instrumental component in helping the basketball team land Andre Drummond, one of the most highly-touted high school recruits in the nation. Now, as the university exits the Hathaway era, the nascent Pendergast era shows tremendous potential as well.

Whether or not this “forced retirement” of Hathaway should have occurred is a question for sports fans and sports writers to argue. What cannot be denied is the respect and courtesy with which this operation was carried out. The reputation of both the athletic department and the university are both better off for it.

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To the guy jogging around in a Syracuse shirt: Feel free to keep running. This is UConn country.

Ah, sidewalks painted with vomit. Yep, it’s Labor Day Can you point me to the Kemba Walker building?

I’ve never seen so many redheads in one area before in my life. UConn must hold ginger conventions every day.

You know it’s opening weekend when half the front row of the Dog Pound isn’t pounding the wall.

You know it’s a UConn football game when the Dog Pound doesn’t do much of anything.

You think you’ve heard it all until you hear two guys walking in front of you remarking on the fact that UConn looks like the town from Gilmore Girls.

They put Alex Oriakhi and Tiffany Hayes on the Rentschler Field video board. I overheard someone say, “Oh look, it’s Kemba and Mia.” Welcome to UConn.

You have some work to do.

Her name is Maya. Glass houses, my friend.

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‘Glee’ star’s photoshoot unfairly controversial

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will never be one to defend perpetrators of domestic violence, but that being said, I take no issue with the Tyler Shields photo shoot of “Glee’s” Heather Morris, titled “Even Barbie bruises.”

When I was little, I hated Barbie dolls. There was something so disproportional and weird looking about them. They were someone’s warped image of perfection. You saw Barbie

By Michelle Anjirbag never do anything that Weekly Columnist made her look like a real person, because real people showed signs of wear and tear from daily life; a stray band-aid, grass stains, even a paper-cut from time to time. But Barbie never did. In fact, the only time I ever thoroughly enjoyed anything from the Mattel doll line was when I used a pair of scissors from one of the dolls to give my little sister an impromptu haircut (her hair was growing faster than mine, and I took a deep offense to this). Even when Pixar created that scene in “Toy Story 3” where Barbie detains Ken, there was not a mark on her. Instead, little miss blonde, perky and anatomically incorrect flounces away without a care in the world to help save the day.

So, to me the idea of Barbie being able to be bruised makes a doll whose existence I hate a little bit more tolerable in my eyes.

And in the photos, there is nothing condoning the existence of domestic violence whatsoever. Yes, in several of the published prints, Morris sports quite the shiner, but at the same time, there is not a single shot where she looks remotely defeated.

Even when her hands are bound with the

power cord of an iron, she is playfully biting the cord and pulling away from the hand holding the iron. Several shots later, the man (Shields) is standing with his hands bound, while Morris has turned the tables, and is attempting to iron his crotch.

“Stigmatizing the image of a bruised woman in the name of preventing domestic violence is a double-edged sword.”

While I understand from where the criticism has arisen, I would like to step back from the knee-jerk reflex to condemn this as debasing women or trying to glorify abuse.

My prejudice aside, Barbie as an entity is an absolutely awful image to present to children. She began as the “working girl, teenage fashion model who knew exactly what she wanted and was not above using men to get it,” and even though modernity pushed her into different roles, she never stopped being shallow, vapid and two steps away from her “dreamhouse.” Tie that image to that of the whimsically interpreted 1950s housewife garb that Morris wears, and what we get is clearly a representation of two stereotypes that do women no favors in terms of gender relations and self-esteem.

But what is more important is what Morris does in these photos; the iron, ironing board and even gravity have no hold over her. She might have a black eye, but it doesn’t mean that she can’t stop the wind from blowing her away (one frame has her pretty much doing the human flagpole), or manage one of the most beautiful extensions in her high heels and polka dotted dress. To me, the

idea that ‘even Barbie bruises’ just means that no one is perfect, but that does not stop us from defying the forces we face, or the roles pushed upon us – and I think Morris and Shields show us just that.

And if the issue is that there are bruises involved, well, this is life and it comes with bruises. Stigmatizing the image of a bruised woman in the name of preventing domestic violence is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, we attempt to keep the media from trivializing an important issue. But on the other hand, we limit how we see women, and thus, how we perceive and define what women should look like, and pre-define what certain images mean without letting the public come to terms with these images on their own. If a woman cannot be showed with bruises, what then happens when faced with the image of female law enforcement officers, or members of the military? What about the athletes who might take a ball or stick to the face, or the girls who like to play in the great outdoors and don’t always wait to make sure they are not about to smash into a ledge or rockface? What about the martial artists, the boxers and the girls who are really just that klutzy? What about the mother who takes a hit to keep her children safe?

Domestic violence is a topic we need to discuss as a society, but we also have to realize that not every bruise shown comes from some angry man’s fists over a badly pressed shirt. We talk about ‘real women’ all the time. In my experience, real women are strong, and we are damn capable of not only taking the bruising that life occasionally throws at us, but we can give it back 10 times harder. But the point is that, at the end of the day we are real, and real people sometimes get bruised.

Weekly Columnist Michelle Anjirbag is a 7th-semester English major. She can be reached at Michelle.Anjirbag@UConn.edu.

Government dependency does not work

Economist Thomas Sowell once said that the “first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” He was speaking, of course, about scarcity—the challenge we confront when boundless wants and desires clash with a limited quantity of resources.

Scarcity is the annihilator of the utopian delusion. It’s the simple reason why a government cannot draw from an infinite pool of goods and services to provide

By Nicolas Tomboulides for its people.

Staff Columnist

Individuals, in order to be dependent on the government, must become takers. They must take from those who make.

In many cases, the largesse begins as an act of benevolence.

But the maker will always realize that he and the taker share very different goals. Whereas the maker views the assistance as the means to achieving a certain end, a productive and vibrant life, the taker will drift instinctively toward dependency as an end in and of itself.

In most aspects of life, we consider dependency an anathema to initiative and self-reli-

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ance. I’ll never forget my late grandfather, an animal lover who once believed he was showing compassion for raccoons by feeding them whenever they appeared on his doorstep. The opposite wound up being true.

His charity only turned what were perfectly normal animals into fat, lazy slobs who could no longer hunt for themselves.

The lesson he learned is just common sense. If a professor wants his students to buy the textbook, he shouldn’t keep supplying them with printouts of every chapter. If you can’t get your “bro” to move off your couch and into his own place, stop making the space available to him. Dependency is a natural sanctuary for human self-interest; it begets not self-reliance but only more of itself.

The U.S. government is, without question, the greatest purveyor and abuser of the natural limitations of dependency. American politicians use the fallacy of the unseen to tell us we’d be hopeless without the help of, as President Obama calls it, our “federal family.” We believe them out of fear, and at our own peril. They have fashioned a state in which takers can harness the power of coercion to force the makers to keep providing them with sustenance. Takers, embold-

ened by majority opinion, can threaten to send makers to prison for making choices of austerity.

45.8 million Americans are now using federal food stamps—an all-time record. Even those of us who would choose not to receive free stuff from the government are prohibited by law from choosing lives free of dependency. Per the Social Security Act and its subsequent amendments, we cannot opt out of the provisions for either transfer payments or health insurance in old age.

Social Security remains popular. Candidates who threaten cuts to the program, like Gov. Rick Perry, are immediately forced to walk back their comments for fear of political self-destruction.

No politician can end these programs. For that, we must rely only on the immutable law of scarcity.

The most recent Social Security Trustees Report tells us that Medicare and Social Security will be insolvent by 2024 and 2036, respectively. In order to preserve benefits through the year 2050, the combined marginal tax rate on a middle-income taxpayer in a high-tax state will have to exceed 80 percent, according to Stanford economist Michael Boskin.

No problem, assuming that the makers in our society remain as industrious as they are today.

But what if, as Arthur Laffer has theorized, excessive taking in the form of confiscatory taxes nixes the incentive for makers to work hard? They could decide that a game in which the winner can only keep 20 percent of the prize may not be worth playing at all.

When makers earn power and attempt to kill the disease of dependency, as they have in Great Britain, dependent citizens take to the streets to riot, loot and commit acts of senseless violence.

Dependency creates not merely a war between makers and takers, but also competition among takers for what invariably becomes a shrinking puddle of resources.

“All it needed was a spark,” said E. Nan, a young looter in London. “We heard that other people were getting things for free, so why not us?”

In America, we have little reason to believe we’re immune to the contagion. Our system of entitlement is entrenched, and generations of people have been raised to believe not in themselves, but in government. We must remember that scarcity and dependency don’t mix, and to seek in earnest to change course.

Staff Columnist Nicolas Tomboulides is an 8th-semester economics major. He can be reached at Nicolas.Tomboulides@UConn.edu

“Michele Bachmann is publishing her memoir. Why can’t we pray that away?” –David Letterman

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Comics

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Monkey Business

by Jack Boyd

I Hate Everything

by Carin Powell

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

Pundles

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Froot Buetch

by Brendan Albetski and Brendan Nicholas

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 9 -- You could be tested today. Think actions over before leaping into them. A distant development smiles upon your enterprise, and money comes in. Invest in a powerful tool.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Accept invitations to visit. Doors open in unexpected places, revealing hidden resources.

For the next two days, a quest for practical solutions beckons.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Business travel could be ahead. Handle the financial plan, and work out details. Verify intuition with facts. Indulge your literary side. Your home life benefits.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -Share a dream with someone. Embellish and add details in writing, crafting a fine plan. Determine accountabilities and expenses. Travel later.

Surprises unfold.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You hit the ground running. Hopefully your batteries are recharged, as you have two days of full action ahead. But there’s still time for love. It’s important to show you care.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Love offers comfort when money is tight, both in the giving and the receiving. Don’t resist change.

Instead, let it flow naturally. It’s okay to grieve when saying goodbye.

Stickcat

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -Confusion’s running rampant around your home, causing havoc. Make household changes, and you could discover treasure and hidden resources (at least coins in the sofa).

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -Family keeps you on track today and tomorrow.

Reassure someone close to you. Discover a bonus or windfall. Practice something you’re passionate about.

Irregardless

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 9 -- You have access to new information to better your finances now. Apply it. Make room for other people’s generosity. Teach others what you’ve learned.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Not everything you try today will work, but nonetheless, it’s your day in the sun. Go out, play and share the bright light with others. Bring a hat or sunscreen.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Contemplate your next move. Taking time to formulate a strategy saves energy later. Avoid risk and expense for the time being. Adapt to change and fresh ideas.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Your creativity flourishes now, even if there’s tension (and a bit too much impulsiveness). Destruction is part of the creative process. Tear it down to build it up.

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Lee’s remnants spawn twisters, drown Miss. man ATLANTA (AP) — The slow-moving remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped a torrent of rain across the South on Monday and whipped up twisters that damaged dozens of Georgia homes as the storm system pushed farther inland. One death was reported, and at least one person was injured.

In Mississippi, a man was swept away by floodwaters after trying to cross a swollen creek, the first death caused by flooding or winds from Lee. The system was sweeping through Alabama and pushing into Georgia, where the suspected tornadoes sent trees falling into homes and injured at least one person.

Damage to homes ranged from ripped-off siding and shingles to holes punched through roofs by falling trees.

In all, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency said about 100 homes were damaged in Cherokee County. One man was taken to the hospital with superficial injuries after being hit by flying debris.

In Woodstock, Mickey Swims and his wife hid in their home's basement during the storm.

"I heard it and saw the trees go around and around," Swims said. "I knew when I heard it that if it touched down, it was going to be bad."

Swims owns the Dixie Speedway, where he estimated the storm caused $500,000 worth of damage.

That includes about 2,000 feet of chain-link fence uprooted from its concrete base, walls blown out of a bathroom and concession stands and tractor-trailer trucks turned into mangled messes.

In other parts of the state, six families were evacuated from a Catoosa County apartment building because of flooding, while slick roads caused an 18-car pileup in Monroe County, said agency spokeswoman Lisa Janak. No one was injured in those cases.

“Tropical Storm Lee really made a mess in Georgia," she said.

In areas of Louisiana and Mississippi that took the brunt of the storm over the weekend, at least 16,000 people remained without power as of Monday afternoon.

The man who died in Mississippi, 57-year-old John Howard Anderson Jr., had been in a car with two other people trying to cross a rain-swollen creek on Sunday night. Tishomingo County Coroner Mack Wilemon said Anderson was outside of the car and had been thrown a rope to be rescued, but he couldn't hold on.

Jonathan Weeks, a 48-yearold salesman from Plantersville who owns a vacation home nearby, said he helped pull two people to shore and tried to save Anderson.

Weeks said he and his wife saw a van crossing the creek, and he happened to have a rope

in the tool box of his truck.

"It all happened so fast.

They were in there trying to get out and panicking. The power was out so everything was dark," Weeks recalled in a phone interview Monday.

"We threw them a rope and tied it to a tree," Weeks said.

"We got two of them to the bank and were trying to help the driver. We had him on the rope and were trying to pull him in, but I don't think he was able to hold on."

Surf churned up by the storm has also proven treacherous. In Texas, a body boarder drowned after being pulled out to sea by heavy surf churned up by Lee, and the Coast Guard was searching for a boy swept away by rough surf off the Alabama coast.

Lee came ashore over the weekend in Louisiana, dumping up to a foot of rain in parts of New Orleans and other areas.

Despite some street flooding, officials said New Orleans' 24-pump flood control system was doing its job. On Monday, heavy rain continued to fall in Mississippi and make its way across Alabama and into Tennessee and Georgia.

Elsewhere, the heavy rain made for a dud of a Labor Day holiday as Gulf Coast beaches mostly cleared of tourists. On Monday morning, the main road on Alabama's Dauphin Island was flooded and covered with sand, jellyfish and foam washed in

by Lee. Customers trickled in to the town's largest store on what should have been a busy day.

EAST HAVEN (AP) — Residents of an East Haven beach front community battered by Tropical Storm Irene were hot or cold Monday to visiting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and other high ranking officials.

Some residents stood silently as a motorcade carrying Napolitano, Malloy, U.S. Sens. Joe Lieberman and Richard Blumenthal, and Rep. Rosa DeLauro drove off after a one-hour visit to the Long

Island Sound community. A few expressed anger that the officials did not stop to talk to them about their homes that collapsed into rubble following the Aug. 28 storm.

“What about shaking hands with people who lost everything?” asked Paige Weinstein.

“We’ve been here for hours,” said Sara Auerbach, whose house was slammed onto the beach by the raging waters. “Nobody gives us an answer.”

But during the visit, Bob Bishop,

who has had to move in with his in-laws because of damage to his home, was pleased to meet the governor, senators, congresswoman and member of President Barack Obama’s cabinet.

“It was a first,” he said. “It’s good to see them. I haven’t seen anyone in a week.”

Napolitano said officials are turning their attention to rebuilding beach front neighborhoods in East Haven and other Connecticut shoreline towns such as Branford, Fairfield and Milford. Federal Emergency Management Agency offices will be open in all eight

AP

Ron Bond surveys the damage at Killian Park N Store where more than 80 boats and RVs were destroyed by an apparent tornado in Canton, Ga. as the remains of Tropical Storm Lee sweep through the area on Monday, Sept. 5. One person was injured in a possible tornado in Cherokee County as the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee crossed the state Monday afternoon, authorities said. Lt. Jay Baker with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s department said the storm toppled trees, snapped power lines and damaged homes near Woodstock. He said the victim was taken to the hospital but the person’s condition was not known.

"It's been kind of boring," said Tabitha Miller, a clerk at Ship and Shore. "It's not killing us though since we're the only gig in town."

Rain already had started fall-

ing in Tennessee, though no campers had been evacuated from Great Smoky Mountain National Park, officials said.

All the rain caused a creek to swell near an apartment

complex in Jackson, prompting officials to move 45 families to a storm shelter. In Louisiana's Livingston Parish, about 200 families were evacuated because of flooding.

counties by Thursday to assess damage and collect information from residents, she said.

“We will work in Connecticut. We will be in Connecticut,” she said. “We will be here for the recovery.”

Malloy said at a news conference in Hartford after the visit that he is ordering a review of the response to the storm, including the performance of the state’s utilities.

By Monday, eight days after the storm, about 2,100 customers of Connecticut Light & Power were still without electricity and

274 United Illuminating customers lacked power. At the peak of the outages, 830,000 customers were in the dark.

Officials said preliminary estimates show the storm cost state and local governments in Connecticut at least $15 million in overtime and damage to public buildings. FEMA said 132 homes were destroyed or significantly damaged and more than 300 homes suffered major damage.

Bishop, who was visiting his battered beach front house in East Haven where he has lived for five years, became the focus

of attention as the group of officials asked him about the extent of the storm’s damage to his 87-year-old residence.

He said he considers himself lucky because his house is still structurally sound, though floors, walls and ceilings were heavily damaged.

The devastation along the beach extended into the waters of Long Island Sound, strewn with debris, an upended piece of furniture tangled in seaweed and a beer keg, surrounded by floating gulls, bobbing in the water.

Governor, feds vow to rebuild Irene-damaged Connecticut

» WILDFIRE

5,000 people displaced in Texas, 500 homes destroyed

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in Bastrop County about 25 miles east of Austin, and about 400 were in emergency shelters, officials said.

Huge clouds of smoke soared into the sky and hung over downtown Bastrop, a town of about 6,000 people along the Colorado River that has many tall pine trees. The blaze consumed as much as 25,000 acres along a line that stretched for about 16 miles, Texas Forest Service officials said.

Firefighters lined up a state highway outside Bastrop and converged around homes as the caught fire, hoping to save them.

Helicopters and planes loaded with water could be seen making laps to and from the fire.

When winds increased, flames would flare up and pop out over the tops of trees.

The wildfire destroyed 476 homes, and about 250 firefighters were working around the clock, using bulldozers and pumper trucks against the fire, Bastrop County Judge Ronnie McDonald said.

Mike Fischer, the county emergency management director, said the fire is “nowhere near controlled,” and that a separate, smaller blaze south of the city was growing larger.

“I wasn’t going to evacuate, but then the smoke got blacker and blacker and it was like: ‘OK, time to go,’” said Gina Thurman, 47, an analyst for the Texas Workforce Commission.

“Waiting is the most frustrating thing,” she said, choking back tears as she sat by herself

in the shade on a curb outside Ascension Catholic Church, one of several shelter sites. “You’re sitting there and you don’t know anything but your house is probably burning.”

Rick Blakely, 54, said when it finally would be time to return home, “I’m not expecting anything to be standing.”

He was among about 30 people who slept on cots at the church.

“There was someone who asked how I was and it’s a state of shock,” he said. “I just don’t know what I’m going to do.”

The new outbreak led Gov. Rick Perry to return home to Texas, cutting short a visit to South Carolina where he was campaigning for the Republican nomination for president. He also canceled a trip to California.

Perry viewed the fire from the air and conferred with local officials. He said seeing the fire was a “surreal” experience.

“I’ve seen a number of big fires in my life,” he said. “This is as mean looking as I’ve ever seen, particularly because it was so close to the city.”

Since December, wildfires in Texas have claimed 3.5 million acres, an area the size of Connecticut, Perry said.

The fires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes, he said.

Perry said it was too early to say whether he would attend Wednesday’s GOP debate in California.

“I’m not paying attention to politics right now,” he said.

“There will be plenty of time for that. People’s lives and their possessions are at stake, and that’s substantially more important.”

Authorities mobilized ground and air forces to fight the largest of at least 63 fires that broke out in Texas since Sunday as high winds from what was then Tropical Storm Lee swept into Texas, which has endured its worst drought since the 1950s.

“It’s still putting up a lot of smoke and it’s scary,” Jan Amen, a Texas Forest Service spokeswoman said.

School and school-related activities were canceled for Tuesday.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, and officials said they knew of no residents trapped in their homes.

On Sunday, however, about 200 miles to the northeast in Gladewater, a 20-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter died when a fastmoving wildfire gutted their mobile home. That fire was out Monday, although several other major blazes continued to burn in at least four other counties in Central and North Texas.

At least two-thirds of the 6,000-acre Bastrop State Park, a popular getaway just east of Bastrop, had been consumed, said Mike Cox, with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. All nonessential workers had been ordered out of the park.

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Labor Day doldrums take hold

Booking it through the storm

By Alessandra Pentrino Campus Correspondent

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Students take over the desks and the floor at Homer Babbidge Library for intense study sessions and homework marathons. While studying takes up the majority of a college student’s time, it is important to save a few hours in the day for exercise and relaxation.

Students are productive rather than relaxed during holiday

By Steph Ratty Focus Editor Labor Day is traditionally regarded as a day to step back and take a break from the daily grind. It celebrates the contributions of workers, and in many areas acts as the last day of summer before parents send children back to school for the new academic year.

Recently, the day off has become a medium for retailers to host mega-sales and parents to catch up on house-

work that took a backseat over the previous few weeks.

If 2011 was any gage for what this holiday has become, it might be time to get a new perspective on R&R for students and workers.

On the Storrs campus, the threeday break was treated by many like any other weekend. Hundreds of students logged extra hours in the library, folded laundry, or took on extra shifts at work.

“I spent my Labor Day weekend applying to 13 graduate programs as well as reading eight chapters worth

of class material,” said 7thsemester health promotion and allied health major Sarah Lauretti. “Rest is not in my near future.”

Lauretti was not the only senior bogged down in assignments. Nicole Bortolan said she wasn’t able to see the extra day as much more than added time to do homework.

“I didn’t do anything any different than usual. I just looked at Monday as if it were any normal Sunday and not a holiday,” said the 7thsemester elementary educa-

tion major. “I spent it doing homework and required reading for classes. Nothing really played out different than any other weekend.”

It seems as though college students in and out of Storrs were not able to embrace the purpose of Labor Day, a concept of relaxation that should be carried out year-round. Stress that builds up over weeks and months of busy schedules can take a major toll on students’ well being.

In addition to social strains, overworked students are often plagued by digestive issues,

rapid heartbeats, high blood pressure and weakened immune systems. In extreme cases like during finals week, dizziness and chest pain can also creep up.

Luckily, taking care of oneself is very feasible on campus, and students should take advantage of the facilities available to them in Storrs.

Physicians are more frequently recommending yoga and meditation, as well as a restoring diet to patients with stress-induced illnesses.

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Hollywood directors conquer the celestial skies with science-fiction and action films

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Dr. David Bowman prepares to leave the protection of his ship to explore space in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ Kubrick’s film was one of the first complex, technologically-accurate films in Hollywood history.

‘Apollo 18’ is the latest in expansive series of outer-space movies

By John Tyczkowski Associate Focus Editor The release of “Apollo 18” this past Friday marks the latest film in a long line of moon movies.

Humans have long been fascinated

by that giant, mysterious cratered orb in the sky, and there have been many movies about exploring it, produced both prior to and after the first moon landing in 1969.

One of the earliest moon films, and one that strove for what was then scientific accuracy, was “Destination Moon,” released in

1950. The film is a fascinating look into what was then considered the very possible direction of the U.S. space program. Interestingly, the protagonists are privately financed by a group of industrialists and are unconnected with the government, as NASA had not yet been established. The film is a thought-

provoking look at pre-spaceflight visions of moon exploration, despite cheesy special effects.

While not a film focused on the moon, 1968’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” featured an extended sequence during the second part of the movie that showcased the most accurate version of a moon land-

ing before actual exploration began the following year. This movie’s depiction of the moon was the most geologically correct up to that date, and most of its moon imagery was confirmed six months later when Apollo 8 completed its orbit of the moon, imaging the far side for the first time, where the movie sequence took place, and providing detailed photographs of the whole surface.

The 1980s saw the release of several low-budget Sci-Fi horror films, some with plots centered around the moon. Chief among these is 1989’s “Moontrap.” The plot involved an evil cybernetic alien race inhabiting the moon and attempting to wipe out humans and take over the earth.

With its fairly uninspired B-movie plot, underwhelming special effects and blatant refusal to acknowledge basic laws of physics, this moon movie tends to only be known for its famous dual leads, Walter Koenig of Star Trek fame and Bruce Campbell of the Evil Dead series.

One of the most famous movies of this type is usually not counted as a traditional moon movie.

“Apollo 13,” released in 1995, has been called one of the most scientifically accurate space movies in existence. Though featuring a short fantasy sequence in which a despondent mission commander Jim Lovell imagines walking on the moon after the mission has been aborted, the focus of the movie is on the struggle of the astronauts to survive and get home, and the efforts of mission control to help them. The writing, effects and pacing makes this film a must-see for anyone interested in the moon, the space program, or excellent movies in general.

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As reports of Hurricane Irene streamed in last weekend, those in areas likely to be affected by the storm continued to prepare for what many predicted would leave damage to homes and residents without power.

Families rushed to stores for necessities such as water, non-perishable foods, candles, flashlights and thousands of batteries. None could predict the actual outcome of what was barreling towards them, how much loss there would be, or how long without power they would be living.

Loss of power would mean no water, no internet, no cable, no charging of electronics, no stoves, no cooking and alteration of many more everyday activities. And with no power came a loss of entertainment.

Though the loss of entertainment was the least of people’s worries concerning Irene, once the storm hit and power was lost in many areas, what were people to do with their time usually spent surfing the net, or watching their favorite television shows?

For myself, this question was easy to answer. Once moved into my dorm room, all that was left was to await the storm. Loss of entertainment wasn’t a concern as I had a stack of books by my bedside, a book light and a flashlight with new batteries. Irene could put a damper on my day in other aspects, but when it came to losing my entertainment I wasn’t distraught: I had books by my side.

Fortunately, I was lucky to be one of the residents in Storrs who never lost power.

All was going to be fine for me. I was able to shower, cook, check my Facebook and watch television while many friends and family were left in the dark, literally. Yet, I still spent most of the following days after the storm reading those books at my bedside.

Though sometimes we may forget, reading is still a form of entertainment, and in my opinion one of the best forms.

There are millions of books a person can choose from.

Depending on your mood, you may want to read a science fiction novel, romance, biography, historical fiction, fantasy or mystery. Anything you could possibly want can be found in a local library or bookstore. There are no limits when it comes to reading.

Reading is something we are taught when we are young and strive to achieve in school. Parents teach their kids the alphabet and hope that with help from teachers they will be able to put letters together to make out words and eventually read a whole book.

As we continue our education, we are forced to read in classes. Whether it is a textbook about science or one of the classics like “Catcher In The Rye,” reading becomes tedious to some, and an immense frustration to others.

Yet, to many people, it brings joy as it allows a person to escape the everyday hustle and bustle of their lives for even just a little while.

So, in an effort to always be prepared for another power outage, remember that reading can be enjoyable and keep a new book handy by your bedside for nights when you want to escape for a while or just need some entertainment for your mind.

Alessandra.Petrino@UConn.edu

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The dog days are over Low-grade summer repel now that ‘Help’ is here films viewers

By Timmy Semenza Campus Correspondent

1. The Help: $14.2 M 2. Apollo 18: $8.7 M 3. Shark Night 3D: $8.6 M 4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: $7.8 M 5. Colombiana: $7.4 M 6. Our Idiot Brother: $5.2 M 7. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: $4.9 M 8. Spy Kids 4D $4.6 M 9. The Smurfs: $4.0 M 10. Crazy, Stupid, Love: $3.2 M

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “The Help” stayed on the job over Labor Day, finishing as the No. 1 film for the thirdstraight weekend.

The acclaimed drama about Southern black maids speaking out during the civil-rights movement took in $19 million over the long holiday weekend, according to studio estimates Monday.

That raised the film’s domestic total to $123.4 million.

“The Help” also has begun rolling out overseas, pulling in $1.7 million in its first international market, Australia.

A DreamWorks Pictures release distributed by Disney, “The Help” has been a triumph amid a rush of late-summer duds that ended Hollywood’s busiest season. Another batch of new movies this weekend packed in modest to small crowds. “’The Help’ is literally in a league of its own at the end of a summer movie season where the competition was virtually non-existent,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com. “It’s

a really good movie that happened to land in the perfect spot at the perfect time. They are really just reaping the benefit of the worst dog days of August that we have seen in years.”

Best among the newcomers was Focus Features’ Holocaustrevenge thriller “The Debt” at No. 2 with $12.6 million from Friday to Monday. “The Debt” stars Helen Mirren and features “The Help” co-star Jessica Chastain.

The Weinstein Co. scifi horror tale “Apollo 18” opened at No. 3 with $10.7 million. Another fright flick, Relativity Media’s “Shark Night 3D,” debuted at No. 4 with $10.3 million.

A handful of other movies opened in narrower release well outside the weekend’s top 10, including Visio Entertainment’s golf drama “Seven Days in Utopia,” which stars Robert Duvall and Lucas Black and pulled in a modest $1.6 million.

Pantelion Films’ action comedy “Saving Private Perez” debuted with $830,000, while Samuel Goldwyn Films’ sex come-

dy “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” opened with just $153,000.

While holdover films almost always have big drops in revenue in subsequent weekends, “The Help” did the same business this past Friday to Sunday as it did a week earlier.

Starring Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer, “The Help” has followed the path of the book on which it is based, which became a literary phenomenon through word-of-mouth among readers.

The film began solidly with a No. 2 opening, then rose to its three-week reign at No. 1 as fans talked it up to friends.

“The Help” gave Hollywood a slight boost over Labor Day weekend a year ago. Overall domestic revenues for the four days came in at $139 million, up 5 percent from the same weekend last year, when “The American” opened at No. 1 with $16.7 million, according to Hollywood.com.

Domestic receipts from the first weekend in May through Labor Day finished at about $4.38 billion, up a fraction from summer 2010 revenues, Hollywood.com estimates.

But factoring in this year’s higher ticket prices, actual movie attendance was down slightly, the fourth-straight summer that admissions have dropped.

Overseas, the family smash “The Smurfs” continued to dominate, pulling in $23.3 million to pad its international total to $295.8 million and its worldwide haul to about $430 million. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” ran second internationally with $19.4 million, lifting its overseas take to $186.5 million and its worldwide total to about $350 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included.

Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.

By Zarrin Ahmed Campus Correspondent

involved in a secret government mission. The beginning literally put me to sleep. Like any movie, the first part of it introduced the characters and the background of the story. But between the hand held camera visuals and distorted audio, I couldn’t keep up with an hour of it. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciated these aspects of the film, as they added authenticity to what the film makers want you to believe. However, it became a chore to follow each camera angle in order to

put things in perspective.

The only thing that kept me interested was what the ending would bring. The predictability of the story really ruined what could have been a good climax.

Obviously most people know that something goes wrong on this mission, and the only suspense in the film is anticipating what that is: the ending may have been the most ridiculous explanation ever.

To be fair, I did jump at a few scenes here and there, and the acting was superb. But as I left the theater, I almost forgot the

movie in its entirety. As unfortunate as it is, I can’t imagine horror movies that take place on the moon will ever leave an imprint on its viewers. How many people can actually relate to strange events happening on the moon? Regardless, “Apollo 18” prompted no further reflection from me.

I suppose the film is good enough for a few scares and a safe bet if you don’t want nightmares. Overall though, it was very unsatisfying.

The following phenomenon occurs in the film industry: many of the worst movies of the year début in August. In 2011, the abysmal “Smurfs” continued this tragedy as early as July 29, which is a testament to its inferiority.

Let’s look at some of the tripe that came out this August: “Cowboys & Aliens,” “The Change-Up,” “Final Destination 5,” “30 Minutes or Less,” “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie,” “Spy Kids: All the Time in the World,” “Conan the Barbarian,” “One Day” and “Colombiana.”

Why does this happen?

The reason for the drought in quality is that, by August, the major summer releases have come out, and moviegoers have seen them. By the time August rolls around, audiences have been saturated with loud, action-packed blockbusters and the funniest comedies – most people need a break at that point.

August is also the month when the most people go on vacation, which results in lower ticket sales.

But film producers are in the business of making money, after all. So they continue to green light projects that are similar to the June and July offerings, but generally of a lower quality. There is almost a guarantee that fewer people attend theaters in August.

Therefore, expectations are lower and filmmakers do not need to try as hard to put together a polished product.

Perhaps the most frustrating part of this pattern is that this is simply the way things have always been with movies. Nothing is more difficult to undo than tradition.

Unfortunately, part of the reason this abhorrent trend persists is because of deceptive trailers. See, the people who market August-release films are very good at emulating the ad campaigns of their mid-summer counterparts.

Take a look at Jon Favreau’s “Cowboys & Aliens,” for example. This movie knows how to present itself in its best light – come on, it’s named “Cowboys & Aliens.”

The trailer gives you a taste of everything this movie’s intriguing premise promises: 10-gallon hats, UFOs and not to mention plenty of explosions. However, once people saw the film, they realized that there was nothing more than what the trailer showed.

But they already paid for their ticket, so it doesn’t matter.

In turn, savvy audiences who demand substance from filmmakers are left in the dust. The only decent movie I have seen this month is the perplexingly titled “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” of which I had quite low expectations to begin with. Most filmgoers have to wait until late September for worthwhile products to return to theaters, just in time for Oscar season to begin.

The best way to turn August into something more than a cinematic slagheap is to do your research before you go to the theater. Check the movie’s Metascore, read a few reviews and don’t allow the trailers to deceive you. If the moviegoing public refuses to give money to lazy films, then perhaps the industry will change its ways.

Zarrin.Ahmed@UConn.edu

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Tree of Life (2011) It’s wrong of me to put “Tree of Life” in this movie column.

It’s less of a movie than it is an epic odyssey through human nature and Mother Nature.

Director Terrence Malick spent more than a decade developing this surrealist masterpiece. And although it won the top prize at Cannes this year, audiences have rejected it as a vapid, pointless cinematic experience.

But to me “Tree of Life” is painfully brilliant. The imagery is unlike any I’ve ever seen, and the characters’ relationships are intricate and tangible. “Tree of Life” is the one saving grace for a movie industry that is rampant with flops and unoriginality.

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(Clockwise from top) Jessica Chastain and Emma Stone duke it out in the historical drama ‘The Help’; Neil Patrick Harris voices the animated character of Patrick Winslow in ‘The Smurfs’; Helen Mirren takes her spy duties to the next level in ‘The Debt,’ a Holocaust thriller by director John Madden.

‘The Help’ puts in overtime at No. 1 with $19M

Latest ‘Apollo’ has authenticity, lacks cohesiveness and creativity

If you’re looking for a “found footage” film that will scare you more when thinking about it at home than when you are watching it in theaters, stick to “The Blair Witch Project” and “Cloverfield.” I went into “Apollo 18” with low expectations, and still came out disappointed.

The film follows two American astronauts who are

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Hulu, Netflix diversify online television-viewing experience

By Joe O’Leary Staff Writer While the calendar has turned over to September, new TVs still not firing on all cylinders.

While there are a few exceptions (“Glee,” for instance, returns Sept. 6), most of your favorite shows are still at least a few weeks, if not a months, away from the air. If you’re looking for something to watch in your free time, there are plenty of options available online. Why not catch up on something old or find a new show to fall in love with?

Hulu.com has a massive amount of new content, even

considering the summer’s relative doldrums. Recent summer shows, including everything from FX’s “Rescue Me” to ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” to USA’s hits including “Burn Notice” and “The Glades” are all hosting at least some, if not all, of their most recent seasons from this summer. They’ve got older, fuller shows too; everything from popular comedies like FX’s “The League,” to lesser-known shows like the unfortunately-canceled Comedy Central series “Jon Benjamin Has A Van,” are fully hosted on the website.

But why stop with Hulu?

Netflix also has some brand-

new additions to their lineup, none of which are bigger than the full-series run of “Mad Men” added in late July. For those like me who never got into Don Draper’s antics the first time around, this is a welcome reprieve to find out what Sterling-Cooper Advertising Agency is like. Also new is the first season of FX’s hit comedy “Louie.” As its second season wraps up, find out how the show rose to the Emmy nominations it received and if it’s good enough to win the trophy.

(Hint: it is.)

If you’re looking for something new to watch for the next week, though, familiar shows might not be your speed. If

you’re looking for a diamond in the rough, why not try something from overseas or an older show you might have missed the first time around?

A duo of shows from the BBC have been taking the States by storm thanks to Netflix. “Sherlock,” a modernday update of the famous literary character with a supporting turn by future “Hobbit” star Martin Freeman as Watson, and “Luther,” a great detective series starring Idris Elba of “The Wire” fame, are both great choices. And thanks to their BBC ownership, they’re much shorter than American series, each only 6 hours long. Why not take a chance on them?

A duo of comedies newly available on Netflix may have you rolling as well. “Party Down,” a sarcastic, dark comedy about catering starring Jane Lynch of “Glee” and Adam Scott from “Parks and Recreation,” was killed before its time by low ratings on Starz, but all 20 episodes of the cult hit are up for streaming. Another pay-cable show, “The Larry Sanders Show,” features a preArrested Development Jeffrey Tambor in a behind-the-scenes look at a talk-show host’s life.

It’s a bit older, having premiered on HBO in 1992, but the comedy’s remained fresh.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

Firth happy playing 2nd fiddle in ‘Tinker, Tailor’

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Actor Colin Firth, right, and his wife Livia Giuggioli arrive for the premiere of the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy at the Venice Film Festival Monday.

VENICE, Italy (AP) – Best Actor Oscar winner Colin Firth says he was all too happy to take a step down to supporting actor for his “meaty” new role in “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.” “It was great to have something that was meaty enough to get my teeth into, but let other people do the heavy lifting.” Firth told journalists at the Venice Film Festival Monday.

“It’s basically all I did last year and it suited me very well.”

Firth – who won the Oscar for “The King’s Speech” and was nominated for the same award for “A Single Man” – plays the calm, collected intelligence agent Bill Haydon, a counter point character to the films lead Gary Oldman, playing the main character, retired spy George Smiley.

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” directed by Tomas Alfredson – the Swedish director of 2008 vampire film “Let the Right One In”

– is among entries vying for the top “Golden Lion” prize at the festival’s conclusion this Saturday.

Alfredson’s interpretation of the John Le Carre Cold War spy yarn is a slow brewing, elegant retelling of the classic novel.

But will audiences fall for a subtly paced spy drama that unravels to reveal betrayal and retribution without the sexy antics of a James Bond film, or the action packed scenes of a “Bourne Identity?”

“There is a tendency to underestimate audiences,” Firth said at a news conference. “People don’t just want ‘slash and burn’ – so I am optimistic about (the film) having an enormous audience.”

Audiences may be surprised that Firth opted for a supporting role – and less on screen time – given his domination of the screen as Britain’s King George VI in “The King’s Speech.” Likewise, in “A Single Man” in 2009, Firth’s character, a homosexual contemplating suicide after the death of his lover, monopolizes the story – a performance that won him best actor honor that year in Venice.

Models trump CGI while depicting the future in 2009’s ‘Moon’ from APOLLO, page 7 2009’s simply-titled drama “Moon” has been one of the latest purely moon-centred movies. The isolating setting of working on the far side of the moon for years, away from contact with other humans, was integral to the plot which involves the seeming psychological breakdown of the moon base’s sole occupant. It was aptly conveyed with a combination of digital effects and actual sets, a first for moon movies up to that point. It is also notable for the deliberate choice to use miniatures and models instead of CGI for the moon base and moon vehicles, in order to maintain the realism of the environment and setting.

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Campus facilities provide many free, healthy ameneties from STUDENTS, page 7

UConn BodyWise offers yoga at multiple skill levels on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. With dimmed lights and calming music set in the background, these classes are suitable for any student to relax with continued attendance. Add a vitamin and protein-rich diet to pump up the benefits of a rested lifestyle. Vitamins C, B12, B6, E and zinc fight the free radicals that are released in stressful situations, and can be found in almonds, blueberries, milk and tuna.

This Labor Day may have not been celebrated with the rest and relaxation it warrants, but it is not too late to infuse those concepts into the academic lifestyle. By adding just a few nutritious foods and exercises to daily routines, students at UConn might find it easier to handle a college course load, even when finals week brings caffeine splurges and overnight study sessions in Homer Babbidge library.

Stephanie.Ratty@UConn.edu

Kanye West closes first ‘Call of Duty’ function

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kanye West closed down the inaugural “Call of Duty XP” convention, a two-day event celebrating the popular Activision Blizzard Inc. shoot-’em-up video game franchise, with an explosive concert inside a hangar on the old airfield where Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose. West’s performance included such hits as “Gold Digger” and “Love Lock Down.”

West, who was joined several times throughout the show by 20 scantily clad female dancers, kicked off the Saturday spectacle by ascending more than five stories above the crowd on a platform inside the cavernous space. Earlier, the hangar stage served as the final battleground for a “Call of Duty” tournament that awarded $1 million in prize money.

The four-man group Optic Gaming from the United States toppled 31 other teams from across the globe to win the event’s single-elimination “Modern Warfare 3” tournament. William “BigTymer” Johnson, Blake “Vengeance2T” Campbell, Joseph “Merc SD” DeLuca and Matthew “NaDeSHoT” Haag bested the United Kingdom team Til Infinity to take home the $400,000 grand prize.

“This is definitely the most that we’ve ever won,” said Johnson, 20, of Marked Tree, Ark.

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Mark Herzlich turning page on cancer for NFL

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Mark Herzlich is putting his battle with cancer behind him and looking to a new chapter in his life — as an NFL player with the New York Giants.

The recently turned 24-yearold linebacker is never going to forget cancer. That's impossible.

There's a titanium rod in his left leg as a constant reminder of the rare form of bone cancer that caused him to miss the 2009 season at Boston College. If that isn't enough, there are memories of the draining effects of chemotherapy and radiation, and those lingering doubts about life.

It's always there. Things like that never go away.

But Herzlich doesn't want the past to define his life. It's time to move on and play the game he loves, and Monday was the official first day of his NFL career.

"I want to go from being a feelgood story to making an impact on the field," said Herzlich, who talks about his fight with cancer without hesitation, while giving clear hints that he would rather be discussing football.

That's his life now, and that's his focus.

Still, Herzlich can't deny he has beaten the odds. The 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference defensive player of the year got back on the field last season with the Eagles, and he made the NFL despite being passed over in the draft.

The Giants signed him as a free agent and he impressed everyone in training camp and in four preseason games. The final step was surviving the cuts that reduced the Giants' roster to 53 players Saturday. He did that, too.

Herzlich spent Monday getting ready with his teammates for the season opener against the Redskins in Washington Sunday.

"I got through today, so that's one day," Herzlich said. "I don't think anyone tries to make the NFL for a day, so we'll see how the career goes."

The 6-foot-4, 246-pounder

expects a lot out of himself. If he makes a bad play, he expects to be booed. He doesn't want anyone's sympathy.

"I expect them to be (angry) at me if I make a bad play," Herzlich said. "I'm (angry) at myself if I make a bad play.

"I don't think your story is ever over. When you talk about this story that's actually my life; yeah, it's a story, maybe the book is getting toward the end of the chapter. But that's my life and that's going to keep on going.

"Lots of changes are going to happen, whether as related to football or what," Herzlich added. "It's time to start a new chapter."

Herzlich doesn't know whether he will be active for Sunday's game on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. If he does, his job will be on special teams, an area in which the Giants have struggled in recent years.

"I think we have a lot to prove.

I think that that's what it is with the special teams," Herzlich said.

"We want all three phases of the game to be the best that they can be. You said (the special teams play was) sporadic. You saw great things on film from our special teams and then you saw some things that didn't go our way a little bit. We need to shore that up."

While the workout on Monday was only a walkthrough, Herzlich noticed the intensity and speed had increased.

"I think this week it's all about business," he said.

This past weekend was more about waiting, hoping and eating to pass the time away. Herzlich and some fellow rookies — safety Tyler Sash, linebacker Spencer Paysinger and fullback Henry Hynoski — all went to breakfast at IHOP. "We tried to get our minds off of it by gorging ourselves with pancakes," Herzlich said.

"Then I went to Chili's and sat by myself for the afternoon watching the BC football game

because I couldn't find it on TV anywhere else. So I just sat there by myself, tried to keep my mind off of it."

When Herzlich didn't get a telephone call from the coaching staff by 6 p.m., the deadline to make cut, he waited another three minutes and then tweeted to all his friends that he was still a Giant. He gave himself roughly 90 seconds to celebrate and enjoyed all the emails and tweets wishing him well.

"Then you realize anything can happen from now on," he said. "It's a great feeling to make it this far. I have to keep working and working and working and try to stay on the team."

Defensive captain Justin Tuck smiled when asked about Herzlich.

"It's very hard for me to say anything good about him because he went to BC," said Tuck, a former Notre Dame star. "But you always root for guys like that.

He's accomplished so much with all the things he went through. I paid attention to him in college and hopes he returns to that form when he was at BC and help this football team out."

Guard Chris Snee, a former Boston College player, said Herzlich was someone who benefited playing in four preseason games instead of two, which some owners wanted in exchange for an 18-game regular season.

"Everyone knows what Mark has overcome," Snee said. "It just speaks for what type of guy he is and how strong he is."

Tackle Kareem McKenzie was impressed with how far Herzlich has come since being diagnosed.

"That's says a lot for anybody to take the worst of what life has to offer and to make the best of it and take advantage of the opportunities you are given," McKenzie said. "He definitely has a great work ethic and an unbelievable determination."

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New York Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich, left, tangles with New England Patriots linebacker Tracy White, on a kickoff during the second quarter of a preseason NFL game in Foxborough, Mass.

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Lee tosses another gem, shuts out Braves

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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee throwing during the first inning of a baseball game with the Atlanta Braves.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cliff Lee tossed a five-hitter for his sixth shutout of the season, helping the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the second-place Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Monday night.

Lee (16-7) struck out six, walked none and needed only 100 pitches to finish off the Braves after falling one out shy of a shutout in his previous start at Cincinnati. The left-hander has won his last seven starts, and hasn't allowed a run in five of those games.

The major league-leading Phillies increased their lead to 8 1-2 games over Atlanta and reduced their magic number for clinching their fifth straight NL East title to just 16 with 25 games remaining.

Hunter Pence drove in three runs, Ryan Howard hit a solo homer and Shane Victorino and Carlos Ruiz each had two-run singles to help Philadelphia rough up Derek Lowe.

Lowe (9-13) allowed seven runs — five earned — and eight hits in five innings. The veteran righty had pitched well in

his previous three starts, allowing just three earned runs in 18 innings.

Despite trailing the Phillies by a large deficit, the Braves should play into October. They entered with an 8 1-2-game lead over St. Louis for a wild-card berth.

Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner, is making a strong push to win the NL award.

Teammates Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels are also in the mix.

Lee picked up where he left off in August when he was 5-0 with a microscopic 0.45 ERA. He lowered his ERA to 2.47 and surpassed 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career.

Pence gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead with a two-run single in the first. Placido Polanco and Chase Utley hit consecutive one-out singles. After Howard walked to load the bases, Pence hit a bouncer past third baseman Martin Prado.

Victorino added a two-out, two-run single in the fourth. Both runs were unearned because of an error by shortstop Alex Gonzalez on a bouncer hit by Ruiz that put two runners on.

Victorino advanced to second on the throw to the plate after his single. He stole third and kept on running home when the ball skipped past catcher Brian McCann. But Lowe covered in time to tag out Victorino, who stopped a couple feet short of the plate, ducked and tried to sneak under Lowe's tag.

Utley hit a triple high off the right-field fence with one out in the fifth. After Howard was intentionally walked, Pence ripped an RBI double just inside the first-base bag. Ruiz added a two-run single that made it 7-0.

Howard lined a solo shot out to right in the eighth for his 31st homer.

Howard also made an outstanding over-the-shoulder, sliding catch in front of the railing after running a long way down the right-field foul line in the fifth. He got a standing ovation from an appreciative crowd of 45,267. It was the 205th consecutive sellout at Citizens Bank Park, including postseason play.

Fans mocked the Braves with the tomahawk chop in the eighth and ninth.

» NFL

Seattle with health questions

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Two of Seattle's biggest offseason acquisitions aren't even certain to be ready for the season opener Sunday in San Francisco.

Both offensive lineman Robert Gallery and wide receiver Sidney Rice are hobbling just days before Carroll's second season in charge of the Seahawks begins.

The larger question looms around Gallery, who sprained a knee Friday night in the exhibition finale against Oakland. Gallery was hurt late in the first quarter and

his availability for the 49ers is in question.

"He's had a couple of good days here. He has a sprained knee and we're just going to have to see how it goes day to day," Carroll said of his big offensive lineman. "We'll watch him carefully and he's hopeful he can make it back by the weekend. We'll have to wait and see."

But the injury concerns don't end there for Seattle.

While running back Marshawn Lynch (ankle) and linebacker David Hawthorne (knee) are both expected to return to practice on

Wednesday, according to coach Pete Carroll, there's still a looming question about Rice and a sore shoulder that kept him out of the final preseason game.

The Seahawks have some depth at receiver, but the uncertainty around Gallery is already forcing Seattle's struggling offensive line to examine some new combinations.

"You have to develop all the flexibility that you can," Carroll said. "We'll be in the game with seven or eight linemen and guys have to play multiple spots."

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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Sports

Substitutions play big role in blowout win

By Michael Corasaniti Campus Correspondent

haunted by the penalty kicks that ended their runs in both the Big East and NCAA tournaments.

Coach Ray Reid called for so The Huskies had two penalty many subs in Sunday’s game that kick opportunities in the second the referee’s signal foghorn quite half of Sunday’s win which put literally ran out of air. Being sophomore forward Mamadou early on in the season, Reid is Doudou Diouf en route to the still showing signs of concern for team’s first hat trick since Tony Cascio’s three goal performance the team’s fitness.

“It’s humid, guys still aren’t last September against USF. “It’s a big deal but it’s more fit, guys are cramping,” Reid important that we’re just scorsaid. “We needed fresh legs.” ing,” Diouf said.

It definitely Regardless, the seemed like white success has Reid jerseys were running feeling confident. on and off the field “As far as I’m conat almost a constant cerned Mamadou’s rate, but it was the never missed a penfrequent substitualty in his life,” Reid tions that helped said. “So until he UConn’s fast paced misses, he’ll keep game embarrass the Notebook taking them.”

Bears for the entire second half, if not Getting comfortable at home all 90 minutes. UConn’s fresh With their third win at home legs made Cal look sloppy, out of rhythm and truly unlike a team this season, the Huskies are only two spots below UConn undefeated and have not lost in in the national rankings. Amid Storrs since 2009; a streak the chants of, “o-ver-ra-ted,” direct- team does not think is coming to ed at No. 7 Cal from the crowd, an end any time soon.

“Day by day we’re trusting Reid admitted, “We made them look a little worse than they are.” each other more,” said freshman keeper Andre Blake, “We’re bonding as a team.”

Positive penalty signs In addition to another brilThose UConn players returning from last year’s team are still liant game by Blake, UConn’s

MEN’S SOCCER

offense was relentless with brilliant goals by Diouf, Cascio and the forcing of their two penalty kicks.

“If we move the ball well, no one can handle us,” Diouf said.

With the team’s eight goals in just three games, the team seems to be moving the ball very well indeed.

Tough road stretch ahead With Sunday’s win over Cal, UConn gained some momentum as they head to the road for the first time this season. Before the team returns home for their much anticipated match-up with St. John’s on Sept. 24, the Huskies will embark for a four game stretch starting with a trip to Oklahoma as they take on Tulsa, who is currently No. 9 in the NSCAA Midwest rankings. Two days later they will face No. 17 SMU before heading back to New England to face Northeast’s No. 5 Boston University on Sept. 16 and a tough Boston College team the following Tuesday.

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Michael.Corasaniti@UConn.edu

Andre Blake makes a leaping save in UConn's 4-1 win over teh Golden Bears at Morrone Stadium on Sunday. The Huskies will take their talents on the road and begin its road trip Sept. 9.

Griffin leads receiving corps, Pasqualoni scripted quarterback Pasqualoni pleased with defense shuffle, Teggart kicks past Nuzie

from FRESHMEN, page 14 McEntee got the start under center and completed 8-of-12 passes for 113 yards. McEntee and Mike Nebrich alternated at quarterback every other quarter.

Nebrich threw for 60 yards on 3-of-8 passes. The true freshman threw an interception as well. McCummings was inserted during almost every drive, running the ball seven times for 27 yards, and completing his only passing attempt to Griffin.

“It was fun it was a good experience getting your first college game under your belt,” Nebrich said. “It is going to help me grow as a football player. I think our team did a great job at coming out and executing the game plan.”

Coach Paul Pasqualoni said the starting quarterback for the rest of the season still hasn’t

been determined, and was impressed by Griffin, who led all receivers with three catches for 97 yards.

“The tight ends mean a lot in this system,” Pasqualoni said.

“We’re lucky to have Ryan Griffin–he’s a route runner and a crafty guy. As you saw today he can catch the ball and he’s got good body control. It’s very exciting to have all those guys involved and we’re going to continue to do that.”

The UConn defense held Fordham to 169 yards of total offense. The Huskies fared much better on the offensive side of the ball, totaling 434 yards.

“I thought our offensive line dominated,” Pasqualoni said. “I thought our defensive line dominated.”

Patrick Murray kicked a 28-yard field goal to put

the Rams on the scoreboard with under 30 seconds left in the third quarter. There was no scoring in the fourth.

McComb’s led off the scoring with a two-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter. McCombs scored from one-yard out on a fiveplay 80-yard drive with 9:48 left in the first half. McCombs had a 60-yard run on the drive.

The redshirt freshman added touchdown runs of one and five yards in the third.

Ted Jennings, who started at defensive end for the injured Jesse Joseph, recorded eight tackles.

“I just got to step up,” Jennings said. “Jesse’s a really good player, he’ll be back soon.”

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

UConn pushes opening win streak to three games, prepares for Tulsa on Friday

from DIOUF'S, page 14

With UConn up 2-0, it seemed like they had a tight grip on the game until a UConn own goal in the 61st minute made the game 2-1, putting Cal back in the thick of it.

Just when it seemed like the game was within the Golden Bears’ reach, the Huskies crushed their hopes for good. Just over a minute after the own goal, Cascio scored from the top of the box

after a pass from midfielder, Carlos Alvarez.

Diouf scored off of another penalty kick in the 83rd minute, giving him the hat trick and UConn its fourth and final goal.

“It’s our best game yet,” Reid said. “It’s a step in the right direction for us. I know two of our goals were gifts, but we still looked good today.”

The win extends the Huskies’ season-opening winning streak to three games. The Huskies’ next

game is Friday against Tulsa, where they are going to need the momentum from these early victories.

“It was a great game for us and it’s good for the next series we have,” Diouf said. “I think we could do better though and we will do better. When we play our own game and move the ball well, nobody can beat us.”

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu

» MLB

Blum homers as Arizona tops Colorado DENVER (AP) — Geoff Blum has been a spectator while Arizona has put together a special season. He took advantage of a rare opportunity to join in on the fun on Monday.

Blum homered and Wade Miley tossed seven strong innings, leading the streaking Diamondbacks to a 10-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Justin Upton also went deep and Paul Goldschmidt had three RBIs for Arizona, which has won three straight and 12 of 13.

The Diamondbacks maintained their seven-game lead over San Franciso in the NL West. The Giants won 7-2 at San Diego.

Blum has been sidelined by injuries for most of the year. He missed the first 92 games of the season with a knee problem. He was activated for 10 days before missing another 35 games with a fractured right pinkie.

"He's been part of our team, unfortunately he's been hurt this year beyond comprehension," manager Kirk Gibson said. "He's worked hard to get back where

he is."

Blum got his fifth start of the season and came up with three hits and three RBIs. "I've been itching for about six, seven months now," Blum said.

"I'm more than ready to jump on these guys' coattails and help them out."

Both of Blum's homers this year have come against the Rockies and he is 4 for 10 against them this season.

"It's interesting how it works out," he said. "Timing is everything."

Blum has played on playoff teams in the past, including the Houston team that reached the 2005 World Series against the Chicago White Sox. Although he's been sidelined for most of this season, he is enjoying the ride.

"It's awesome. I've had a chance to be a part of some special teams over this years and this has grown into one of my more favorite," he said. "It gets me excited about what could happen later on in October."

The Diamondbacks had 13 hits despite Gibson sitting four of his regulars, and Miley (3-1) posted his longest start of the season while beating the Rockies for the second time in less than a week.

He gave up two runs and six hits, struck out six and walked three.

"Go out and just try to keep the team in the ballgame as long as possible," said Miley, who also drove in a run in the seventh to give Arizona a 9-2 lead. "It makes things easier when you put up nine, 10 runs."

Arizona pushed across five runs in the sixth to break open a close game. Blum led off with his second homer of the season, giving the Diamondbacks a 4-2 lead.

Collin Cowgill singled and one out later Miley walked, chasing starter Esmil Rogers.

Willie Bloomquist greeted Josh Roenicke with an RBI single to right and Gerardo Parra reached on a fielder's choice. Roenicke hit Upton to load the bases and Goldschmidt drove a three-run double down the left-field line to make it 8-2.

from HUSKIES', page 14 scramble between three quarterbacks during drives was part of the script.

“It was all predetermined, all planned before we went into the game,” Pasqualoni said.

Pasqualoni did not name a starter for this weekend’s game at Vanderbilt.

“The next step is to keep going,” Pasqualoni said. “We’ll continue to work and develop these guys as we work our way through the schedule. I still have to go back and grade the film, but there are definitely things I liked from each of them. I’m sure everyone else would have loved to see one guy jump out in front of the others, but you have to be patient.”

Pasqualoni did say that McCummings could be infused into the offense continually to mix it up.

“I feel like, just keep doing my role and everything will work out,” McCummings said.

Nebrich shares McCummings’ work-positive attitude. “I personally hope they choose one.

But that’s up to the coaches and we have to do what they say,” Nebrich said.

Quick Hits With the win, Pasqualoni tied Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer as the all-time winningest coach in Big East history. His 108 wins put him on the top of the list, but he was not the only part of the program to make history against Fordham.

Dave Teggart tied Matt Nuzie as UConn’s all-time leading scorer on Saturday. He’s scored 259 points in his career.

“It definitely means a lot to me,” Teggart said. “It’s my fifth year here. I’m happy people have had the confidence in me and have given me the opportunity to kick extra points and field goals here.”

There are now two new banners donning the façade of the press box at Rentschler Field.

UConn hung a Fiesta Bowl ban-

ner, as well as another Big East championship banner high above its home field. Teggart’s kicks helped to earn the Huskies their new banners, and he received one of the biggest ovations from the fans during starting lineups.

“I wasn’t out there,” Teggart said. “Emily Noonan told me that in an interview…to hear that feels really good.”

Prior to the game there was a moment of silence to honor the late Dave Solomon. Solomon was the sports columnist for the New Haven Register for 35 years. Solomon was an alumnus of UConn and died Aug. 6, in a car accident when he was coming home from UConn football practice. He was 59.

Disc jockey Joey Franchize provided musical entertainment during Saturday’s game as the “Dog Pound DJ.” Franchize is a disc jockey for Hartford’s hiphop radio station, 93.7.

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

Agabiti: All I can do is write what I know about sports, let natural self flow from GREAT, page 14 As Aslan put it in C.S. Lewis’s novel Prince Caspian, “Things never happen the same way twice.”

While looking at how well we did athletically and considering how difficult it’s going to be to top that, I can’t help but get that same overwhelmed feeling about having this weekly column.

I’ve been reading sports columns for about as long as I’ve been able to read. Every Saturday morning when I’m back in Cumberland, RI, I munch on my favorite sugary cereal and read Bill Reynolds’ “For What It’s Worth” column in the Providence Journal–the column is kind of like a compilation of printed tweets that were around before Twitter was cool. It’s brilliant.

I think Bill Simmons is a

genius and I’m convinced that Michael Wilbon should stick with print because he’s a beast at it.

Once I came to UConn and got involved with the Daily Campus as a freshman, I started to read Marc Gauthier’s stuff and thought, “Dang, he’s good.” Last year, I was always impressed by what Russell Blair wrote. Even with our staff now, Mac and the McD twins continue to crank out solid column, after solid column, after solid column.

This all leaves me thinking, “How can I top that?” and “How could I possibly do what they’ve done?”

Well, I don’t know if I can write better columns than they can. What I do know is that I definitely won’t be able to do what has made them successful.

All I can do is write what I

know about–sports–and let my natural self flow into everything I write for this piece on a weekly basis.

Don’t expect the past to repeat itself exactly. Kemba Walker, Maya Moore, George Springer, Matt Barnes and countless other athletic standouts aren’t coming back to campus, and neither is the stuff of Gauthier or Blair, so don’t expect them to.

Instead, expect a talented crop of eager and ready athletes to fill in the void athletically and expect a Dan Agabiti that’s excited and honored to have his own weekly column.

During our year-ending Daily Campus banquet in the spring, Russell told me, “If you get the Monday column slot, treat it well.” I will, Russell. I will.

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu

Strauss-O'Brien believes Huskies are starting to gel, take on Pioneers tonight from HUSKIES, page 14 “We’re starting to gel together and pick up all the little things,” said coach Holly Strauss-O’Brien. “Our defense was huge, it was a huge part of our weekend so we’re pretty excited about that.”

Strauss-O’Brien was also thrilled with the play of her offensive leaders, cred-

iting the experience and desire to fight for a Big East Championship of Kirk and Quayle to their success on the weekend. She was also quite pleased with the play of Roidt, saying that “as good as our attackers were, I definitely credit the passers for getting the ball up and Angela evenly distributed the offense which made everyone open.”

Next up for the Huskies

is a Tuesday night match against in-state rival Sacred Heart at Gampel Pavilion.

The Pioneers come into the contest sporting a 5-1 record after having won the SHU Invitational this past weekend.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

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Sports

The Daily Question Q : “After Game One, how do you feel about the UConn football team?”

I didn’t see the game, I was watching ‘How I Met A : “Honestly, Your Mother.’”

–Stephen Pelletier, 7th-semester public policy major

» That’s what he said “It’s always concerning, that’s my power leg.”

Sept. 16 Iowa State 8 p.m.

Oct. 1 Western Michigan 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 8 West Virginia Noon

Oct. 15 South Florida TBA

Sept. 20 Boston College 7 p.m.

Sept. 24 St. John’s 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer (3-0-0) Sept. 9 Tulsa 8:35 p.m.

Sept. 11 Southern Methodist 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 16 BU 7 p.m.

» Pic of the day

Earning his pinstripes

Women’s Soccer (2-2-0) Sept. 4 Virginia Tech 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 9 BU 7 p.m.

Sept. 11 Harvard 1 p.m.

Sept. 15 Syracuse 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 St. John’s 7 p.m.

Sept. 18 Boston College 2 p.m.

Sept. 24 Providence 1 p.m.

Field Hockey (3-0) Sept. 10 Albany NY Noon

Sept. 11 Drexel 2 p.m.

Sept. 17 Villanova Noon

Volleyball (4-2) Sept. 6 Sacred Heart 7 p.m.

Sept. 9 Fairfield 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 10 Indiana State 10 a.m.

Sept. 10 Sept. 16 New Chattanooga Hampshire 4 p.m.

7 p.m.

Sept. 17 Brown Invitational All Day

Sept. 18 Brown Invitational All Day

Men’s Tennis Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Fairfield Dbls. Brown Invitational Invitational All Day All Day

Sept. 21 Siena 3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Fairfield Dbls. Quinnipiac Invitational Invite All Day All Day

Sept. 17 Quinnipiac Invite All Day

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Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Quinnipiac Army Invite Invitational All Day All Day

Men’s Cross Country Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 21 Sept. 17 Ted Owens New England Conn. College CCSU Mini UMass Invite Invite Champ.

Champ.

Meet TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA

Women’s Cross Country Sept. 10 Bryant Invite.

TBA

Sept. 24 Roy Griak Invite.

TBA

Sept. 24 Ted Owen Invite.

TBA

Oct. 8 New Englands TBA

Oct. 15 Conn.

College TBA

Golf Sept. 19-20 Sept. 26-27 Oct. 10-11 Oct. 15-16 Oct. 30 Adams Cup Hawks Connecticut Shelter Kiwah Island of Newport Invitational Cup Harbor All Day All Day All Day All Day All Day

Rowing Oct. 2 Oct. 22 Head of the Head of the Riverfront Charles All Day All Day

Oct. 29 Head of the Fish All Day

New York Yankees’ Jesus Montero rounds the bases after hitting his first major league home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles.

THE Storrs Side Football crushes Fordham at home, Wasserman comes up big

By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent Game of the Week: UConn Football vs. Fordham.

The first outing for coach Paul Pasqualoni resulted in a 35-3 rout of FCS opponent Fordham. Redshirt junior, former walk-on quarterback and recent viral video star Johnny McEntee started the season opener, and helped Pasqualoni become the first UConn coach to win his first game since 1923. The California native was eight of 12 for 113 yards, with no interceptions.

Freshman Michael Nebrich and redshirt freshman Scott McCummings both saw action in the contest. The real story is freshman runningback Lyle McCombs, who ran for 141 yards and four touchdowns in his collegiate debut. Look for the Huskies to be back in action Saturday, Sept. 10 when they face Vanderbilt.

This is not Sparta: The UConn men’s soccer team knocked off Michigan State in a 2-1 upset that saw

a tough physical second half.

Max Wasserman’s free kick in the 76th minute tunneled its way through defenders in order to seal the deal for the 2-0 Huskies. UConn’s next challenge is Sept. 9 on the road at Tulsa.

Number of the week: 3-0 Hold the phone, she’s got a cannon. UConn volleyball’s Jordan Kirk had a team-high 35 kills in the team’s long weekend of competitive play. The senior also posted 20 digs and was named the 2011 UConn Toyota Classic MVP on her way to leading the team to the top spot this weekend with a 3-0 blowout of Binghamton.

Mattison Quayle and Kelsey Maving both made the AllTournament Team, after helping the Huskies knock off both the Bearcasts and Howard.

UConn advanced to 4-2 on the season, a promising start after last year’s disappointing record.

Aaron.Dick@UConn.edu

Email your answers, along with your name, semester standing and major, to sports@dailycampus.com. The best answer will appear in the next paper.

» MLB AP

Sept. 10 Vanderbilt 7:30 p.m.

“Who was the most impressive team in Week 1 of college football?”

The Daily Roundup

-Boston Red Sox’ starter pitcher Josh Beckett on his injury that forced him out of a 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford

Next Paper’s Question:

Willis victimized by control problems against Cubs CHICAGO (AP) — Though it’s hard to tell from Dontrelle Willis’ record that he’s enjoying a comeback season, he’s not letting the numbers keep him down.

Despite throwing seven solid innings, Willis again fell victim to control problems and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Monday.

In his 200th big-league start, Willis (0-5) was still looking for his first win since June 5, 2010.

Despite holding Chicago to four runs and striking out eight, he still searching, largely because he walked five.

“I felt great,” Willis said. “I had a couple of mental lapses out there as far as pitch selection and it cost me. It’s just frustrating. It’s just one big inning cost us the game.”

The Reds haven’t given Willis more than three runs of support in any of his 11 starts this season, but it was the lefty’s loss of command that cost him on Monday.

“It’s just a situation where he just lost the strike zone, but then he got it back,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “They had the two-out rally, no one on base the next inning.”

Matt Garza (8-10) pitched effectively into the eighth and Aramis Ramirez had a tiebreaking tworun single for the Cubs. Carlos Marmol finished up for his 32nd save.

“Garza was fantastic,” Cubs manager Mike Quade said. “He pitched around a couple of mistakes. He hasn’t had many leads and he continues to pitch well.”

Drew Stubbs singled, walked and scored a run, and Yonder Alonso had two singles, a run and an RBI for the Reds.

With a game-time temperature of 62 degrees and a 21 mph wind howling in from center field, it was a day made for the pitchers, but Willis said the blustery conditions weren’t a factor.

“I just try to throw the ball over the plate and pitch my game,” Willis said. “Nothing changes with the elements and stuff like that.”

Willis has won just three of his last 38 starts, going back to 2008. The 2003 NL Rookie of the Year has been with three different teams since the start of last season but seems to have found a home in Cincinnati. He hasn’t allowed more than four earned runs in any of his 11 starts this season.

“I have another start in four days,” Willis said.

“I try to keep battling and prevent the big inning.

Hopefully I get a ‘W’ out of it. You try to live and learn and stay positive for your teammates. I think that’s contagious for our ballclub.

“It’s frustrating because I’ve pitched worse and worn. But at the same token, I like the way me and (rookie catcher Devin) Mesoraco worked back there today.”

Willis retired the first nine Cubs in order, three by strikeout. He threw just 29 pitches in his first three innings, 24 for strikes.

THE Pro Side Fister strikes out 13 batters, RB Johnson gets a big payday

By Darryl Blain Campus Correspondent Game of the Week: Sorry Red Sox fans, but the game of the week has to go to the tight Thursday night match-up between the Red Sox and the Yankees that ended in a 4-2 Yanks victory. The series-concluding game was crucial for the AL East division race and put the Yanks within a half game of their division rivals. New York took the division lead in the following days. The turning point in Thursday’s matchup came in the 7th inning when Russell Martin recorded his 15th double of the season to drive in the tying and go-ahead runs.

Big Letdown: The postponement of the Atlanta Motor Speedway race originally scheduled for Sunday comes in with our letdown of the week.

Rain caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused for wet surfaces at the track, but two hours after the original start time the conditions improved enough for NASCAR officials to decide to have a delayed start- that is, until more rain came seemingly out of nowhere. The race has been rescheduled for today at 11 a.m.

and will be the second to last race before the beginning of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Wish We Were There: Doug Fister of the Detroit Tigers struck out a career high 13 batters in a 4-2 win over the Indians in Cleveland yesterday to extend the Tigers division lead to 7.5 games.

Fister went eight strong innings while only surrendering one earned run to record his 7th win of the season in the very tight AL Central contest. The Tigers’ starter also improved his season ERA to an impressive 3.17 despite his poor overall record of seven wins and 13 losses.

Number of the Week: $53 million– The value of Tennessee star running back Chris Johnson’s new contract extension that was agreed upon Thursday. The deal came as a result of Johnson’s holdout stemming from his desire to be paid as a top playmaker in the NFL. The extension applies for the next four years and also includes $30 million guaranteed. Johnson, who led the NFL in rushing in his first three seasons with 4,598 yards, is now the league’s highest paid RB.

Darryl.Blain@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.13: Willis struggles with control. / P.12: Substitutions key men’s soccer win. / P.11: Lee tosses another gem as Phils beat Braves.

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Great Expectations Dan Agabiti Most of you are familiar with the Capital One Cup that ESPN promotes like crazy. For those of you who aren’t, it is a sort of competition that gives Division I athletic programs points based on top ten finishes in NCAA Championships and final official coaches’ polls.

It’s essentially an overall ranking to see who statistically has the best athletic programs in the country on a yearly basis.

A few months ago, the results for the 2010-2011 academic year were released. Based on those standings, UConn athletic programs dominated. Men’s athletics came in at No. 7 with 60 points and women’s athletic programs finished No. 17 with 34 points.

Let me put those statistics in a bit of perspective for you.

Going by the NCAA website’s information, there are 335 member institutions of Division I. I know some of these schools have only one or two programs and they’re only for one gender and not the other. But still, let’s just use that 335 number for the sake of argument.

If we placed in No. 7 and No. 17, that means our men’s program did better than 97.9 percent of all schools in the country and our women’s programs fared better than 94.93 percent. If that’s not killing it, I don’t know what is.

When you think of athletic powerhouses in men’s D-I, you think of teams like Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Oregon and LSU. The Huskies topped all of them. Within the Big East, there were only three other schools to crack the top75–Syracuse, Louisville and Villanova–and they only combined for 66 points; we had 60 by ourselves.

The women beat programs like Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama and Auburn. The Huskies finished second in the Big East, losing only to Notre Dame.

Honestly, none of this surprises me. Just think about how well we did last year.

Start with the men’s side.

In baseball, UConn lost in the super regionals of the NCAA tournament to future national champion, South Carolina and the Huskies had two players drafted in the first round. The football team won the Big East and earned a trip to the Fiesta Bowl. In basketball, some dude named Walker, this big guy named Oriakhi and and an extremely talented pair of freshmen made a postseason run to the Big East and national championships that none of us will soon forget.

On the women’s side, UConn had a great run in basketball until it was sadly cut short. The track and field program sent two athletes–Brigitte Mania and Lauren Sara–to compete in the NCAA Championships. In women’s soccer, the Huskies lost a tough tournament match to Hofstra, but it should be noted that they tied and beat the eventual national champion, Notre Dame.

Certainly all athletic programs succeeded in their own ways, but those are simply the accomplishments that stood out to me. Regardless, all this winning begs the question, “How can we possibly follow that up?”

I honestly don’t know if we can trump those feats this year, but one thing is certain, what happened last year will not happen again this year.

» AGABITI, page 12

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Huskies sweep, win UConn Toyota Classic

By Matt Stypulkoski Staff Writer

The UConn volleyball team won the UConn Toyota Classic this past weekend after winning all three of its matches against Holy Cross, Howard and Binghamton.

The Huskies, who never dropped a set during the three matches, opened their tournament play on Friday night against Holy Cross. Led by Jordan Kirk and Mattison Quayle, who combined for 31 kills and 16 digs on the match, the Huskies handled

the Crusaders with ease in a 25-17, 25-11, 25-9 win.

On Saturday afternoon, Kirk and Quayle again led the offense, this time combining for just 20 kills as setter Angela Roidt spread the ball around nicely, allowing eight different Huskies to tally at least one kill.

The Huskies were also helped tremendously by a number of Howard attack errors as well as errant serving, particularly during the second set, which UConn took in convincing fashion 25-4.

In their second game of the day on Saturday, the UConn women took on Binghamton with their

tournament title hopes on the line, and once again cruised to victory in a 25-21, 25-13, 25-22 win. During the match, Devon Maugle was huge for the Huskies, racking up 12 kills on the night, leading the attack in that category.

After defeating the Bearcats in their final match of the tournament, several Huskies – Quayle and libero Kelsey Maving – were named to the All-Tournament Team and Kirk was named the MVP of the event.

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Mattison Quayle spikes the ball during the UConn Toyota Classic at Gampel Pavilion.

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All three quarterbacks see time, McCombs runs Fordham out of the Rent

By Matt McDonough Sports Editor

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EAST HARTFORD – With under nine minutes left in the second quarter, and the UConn football team leading Fordham 14-0, Sio Moore tipped Peter Maetzold’s pass along the sideline.

Byron Jones came down with it and dragged one foot in-bounds before leaping into his teammates’ arms along the Husky bench.

On the next play, Scott McCummings found tight end Ryan Griffin streaking down the middle of the field for a 55-yard touchdown pass to put the Huskies ahead by three scores with 8:08 left in the half. The two-play swing took the air out of the Rams and UConn rolled to a 35-3 win at Rentschler Field before 34,562 on Saturday.

Lyle McCombs, who started at running back in place of the injured D.J. Shoemate, rushed for 141 yards on 24 carries and ran for four touchdowns.

Shoemate sprained his ankle during a screen drill in practice on Thursday.

“When you have Lyle making plays like that, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense,” said quarterback Johnny McEntee.

Jonathan Jean-Louis saw time in the backfield as well, running for 18 yards on five carries.

Running back Lyle McCombs looks for running room in UConn’s 35-3 win over the Rams Saturday on Rentschler Field. McCombs ran for 141 yards and four touchdowns in his first game in a Husky uniform.

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Quarterback situation still unsettled after win

By Colin McDonough Associate Sports Editor

EAST HARTFORD – Coach Paul Pasqualoni said he wouldn’t announce the starting quarterback until kickoff. The UConn depth chart remained in alphabetical order at the quarterback position. At 11:55 a.m. on Saturday, Johnny McEntee popped up on

the scoreboard during starting and Michael Nebrich durlineups and garnered a ing Saturday’s 35-3 positive response from win over Fordham. the fans. But as UConn McEntee threw 12 fans have become passes, completing accustomed to in the eight of them, for 113 past, just because yards and no intercepyou’re the starter it tions. doesn’t mean you play “I felt really comevery snap.

Notebook fortable,” McEntee McEntee shared said. “I think we all snaps with Scott McCummings played well today.”

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Nebrich passed for 60 yards on 3-of-8 attempts, with one interception. McCummings was used mostly for quarterback draws and options, but he threw the only touchdown pass of the day, a 55-yard hook up to Ryan Griffin in the second quarter. On the ground, McCummings had 23 yards on seven carries.

“I thought we got a lot out of the three quarterbacks,”

Pasqualoni said. “I thought there was production, I thought they all contributed to the win, certainly.”

McEntee played most of the first quarter, giving way to Nebrich in the second quarter.

McEntee started the third quarter, but also shared time with McCummings and Nebrich until the gun sounded.

Pasqualoni said the mad

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Diouf’s hat trick propels Huskies over Cal

By Dan Agabiti Senior Staff Writer

and that’s what we did. That kind of pressure really worked well for us.”

The game’s first goal came in The UConn men’s soccer team the 17th minute when a Cal pass beat California 4-1 Sunday after- was poorly placed and ended up noon thanks, in large part, to a at the feet of UConn forward Tony hat trick from forward Mamadou Cascio. He then delivered a wellDiouf. placed through ball to Diouf, who The Huskies came found the lower right out pressing and looked corner of the net for his to take advantage of an second goal of the seaopposing defense that son. starts two underclass- UConn The Huskies had two 4 men. Once the presgreat opportunities to sure started, the Golden California 1 add to their lead before Bears were never able to the end of the half, but get into any sort of rhythm, and the no goals came of them. On the result was a Cal team that looked first one, Diouf tripped when the confused for most of the game. ball was passed to him inside the “We hadn’t seen any tape on box. Later in the half, a UConn them or anything,” Diouf said. shot was just a few inches wide “But coach told us to make sure right of the post. we pressured their right side, “We didn’t take advantage of

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our opportunities in the first half like I would have liked to see,” said coach Ray Reid. “But our pressure was good and we were making some good runs.”

At one point in the first half, freshman goalkeeper, Andre Blake, went down from a collision between him and a Cal attacker.

Blake was down for a few minutes, but got back to his feet and stayed in the game.

“I just had the wind knocked out of me. I feel fine now though,” Blake said.

The second half was calm to start off, until Chris Ortega of Cal took out Diouf inside the box, resulting in a penalty kick for the Huskies. Diouf converted on the attempt, putting UConn up 2-0.

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Stephane Diop approaches the ball against in a 4-1 win over California. The victory improved UConn’s record to 3-0 on the season.