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Harvard editors fight censorship policy
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UConn student media leaders and faculty expressed shock at the announcement that Harvard University administration and faculty members had required all quotes to be reviewed and edited prior to publication in the student newspaper, The Crimson. The announcement came in a letter to readers written by Crimson President E. Benjamin Samuels and Managing Editor Julie M. Zauzmerin, in which they stated they would no longer perform interviews with the requirement of quote
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review. The agreement with the administration to allow quote review reached a breaking point as more and more Harvard officials refused to speak to the paper without the guarantee of quote review. UConn journalism department head professor Maureen Croteau said, “It was shocking that this had been happening at The Crimson.” She added that while it was courageous to admit to their readers that quote review was occurring, they should have done it sooner. “The time to do it was when it started,” she said. UCTV Productions Manager Cristobal Ortega said, “I hope
it’s a reminder to student journalist that there is a code of ethics.” Ortega added that allowing quote review goes against those journalistic ethics. This sentiment was echoed in the letter from The Crimson president and managing editor, which stated, “Given our belief that quote review runs counter to the most important principles of openness and truth on which journalism is grounded, we do not foresee that we will be willing to grant such permission to our reporters this semester.” Stephanie Reitz, a media relations associate for UConn, said in an email, “UConn does
not have a policy expecting nor requesting the pre-publication review of administrators’ quotes provided to The Daily Campus or other media.” Both Ortega and Sal Sadora, Free Press president and operations manager of WHUS, said they have never been asked by a UConn official to review quotes provided in an interview. Sadora said that the thought of it happening was scary and an affront to independent student media. He said, “Students and universities are the places and the demographics that bring new thinking.” Ortega reiterated that idea, adding that new ideas should not be censored. The Crimson announcement comes in the wake of two previous scandals regarding censorship and quote review in the media. A New York Times article published on July 15, entitled “Latest Word on the Trail? I Take it Back,” exposed the recent rise in quote review as a requirement for speaking to head government and party officials. The article cited both the White House and the Romney campaign as refusing to speak with the press unless they were guaranteed the ability to review, edit and approve quotes before publication. Organizations such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and Vanity Fair were all revealed to have agreed to such terms in interviews. “It astonished a lot of jour-
nalist when The New York Times ran that story,” said Croteau, further stating that quote review places the news on slippery slope where it has the potential to be viewed as part of someone’s public relations force rather than an independent source of information serving the people. In early August, most of the staff of The Red and Black, the University of Georgia’s independent student newspaper, resigned, citing censorship. In a statement written by Harry Montevideo, a member of The Red and Black board of directors and publishers, on The Red and Black website on Aug. 16, the board said the resignation was a result of miscommunication. It affirmed that the paper would continue to be an independent student newspaper. It said, “The Red and Black is still, and will remain, an independent student media organization. It has been in the past and will continue to be supported by a dedicated group of professionals.” The University of Georgia incident shows the tenuous position in which college newspapers can find themselves. Croteau said, “In a college newspaper, sometimes it’s hard to tell who’s on the inside and who’s outside.” When the administration and students disagree on this matter, the result can be scandals like those at the University of Georgia and Harvard University.
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New Arizona immigration laws prove problematic for police
PHOENIX (AP) — The most contentious part of Arizona’s immigration law finally has approval to move forward, surviving a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, a heated national debate and two years of state politics. But the practical effect of what critics call the “show me your papers” provision remains to be seen. Immigrants are worried they’ll be harassed by officers emboldened to pull them over because they look Hispanic. Officers — who will be required to ask people they encounter while enforcing other laws to show they’re in the county legally if they find them suspicious — say they’ll be open to lawsuits if they’re accused of racially profiling, or if they’re accused of not adequately enforcing the law. “It leaves us in a very, very, very, extremely gray area,” Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Thursday. “So now we get sued when we do profile, and we get sued if we don’t profile.” Yet, it may be difficult to see the results. Parts of the law, passed by a Republican-controlled state legislature and signed by Republican Gov. Jan Brewer in 2010, have been in effect for months but largely ignored — mostly because they seem to address problems that don’t exist, immigrant rights advocates say. Dan Pochoda, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona’s legal director, said
the parts of the law known as SB1070 already in effect “have had virtually no impact.” He added that “we haven’t even heard of any attempts to use” the other provisions. Those sections of the immigration law include a ban on the adoption of so-called sanctuary city policies. The rule is aimed at preventing local government officials from deciding to pick and choose which federal immigration policies to enforce and which to ignore. There have been no reported violations in the state. Another provision says that state and local agencies can’t have a ban on sharing information, and therefore must cooperate in determining whether a person is a legal citizen eligible for public benefits. Two other sections were viewed as minor changes to existing laws. None have had any noticeable impact on how police go about their jobs. The newly approved section of the law could be difficult to enforce, too. Police will be required to check the status of people they encounter even investigating minor infractions, such as noise complaints. But federal immigration officials have said repeatedly they are focused on serious or repeat offenders. And local officials can’t make immigration arrests, or detain immigrants for too long on the side of the
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road. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been one of the nation’s most highprofile supporters of strict border policy, said he’s most worried that law enforcement won’t be able to use the new provisions. He’s concerned that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials won’t support his sheriff’s deputies. “What good is it for my guys to stop people, call ICE like we always do, and ICE says, ‘We’re not coming,’”
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Arpaio asked. “It’s going to be very interesting to see what happens.” Tucson police Chief Roberto Villasenor said his officers will comply with the law, and contact federal officials when they encounter illegal immigrants, even though he thinks it will rarely result in an arrest. “It’s almost like an exercise in futility at this point, but under the law we are still required to contact them,” he said. But immigrant rights advo-
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cates predict that U.S. citizens will be illegally detained, and that Hispanics will be disproportionately affected. Alessandra Soler, executive director of the ACLU of Arizona, said her organization will be scrutinizing cases to be sure police don’t abuse the new rule, saying that “there have been numerous sheriffs who have said they will detain people for as long as is necessary to confirm their status. The Supreme Court has already said that is out of bounds.”
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juana, drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance. His bond was posted at $1,500 and his court date was on September 4.
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Jury selection begins for Conn. inmate death case
ROCKVILLE (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the case of a Connecticut inmate facing the possibility of the death penalty for allegedly killing his cellmate and carving his nickname into the victim’s chest. Lawyers began picking jurors in Rockville Superior Court on Wednesday for the trial of Jose Jusino, who is charged with capital felony and murder in the 2009 killing of 22-year-old Reynaldo Robles. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty because Jusino has a previous murder conviction. The Hartford Courant reports that the 25-year-old Jusino is one of three state inmates still facing the possibility of the death penalty despite the state’s repeal of capital punishment earlier this year. The repeal only affected future capital crimes. Authorities say Jusino strangled Robles and carved his nickname, “King Guala,” into Robles’ chest.
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WEST HAVEN (AP) — Police say a New Britain man tried to enter the VA Hospital in West Haven with a loaded gun by identifying himself as a law enforcement officer. Thirty-four-year-old Gordon Brooks was arrested and charged with criminal impersonation of a police officer, criminal possession of a firearm, carrying without a permit and breach of peace. West Haven police say Brooks entered the hospital Wednesday afternoon and said he had an appointment with an unnamed doctor. He allegedly showed officers a loaded gun along with an ID and badge that said he was a criminal investigator with the U.S. Army, but an officer became suspicious because Brooks was lacking credentials. Brooks was being held on $50,000 bond. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.
Jared M. Thurston, 19, of Wallingford, was arrested at 8:45 p.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with breach of peace in the second degree, burglary in the third degree and criminal mischief in the first degree. Thurston turned himself in to the UConn Police Department after learning of an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The warrant stems from an incident on June 30, 2012 where the Gampel Pavilion was broken into, a fire extinguisher was discharged and a public disturbance was created. Thurston’s bond was posted at $400 and his court date was on August 28.
Man arrested for attempting to enter hospital with gun
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Democratic convention beats football in TV ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — The second night of the Democratic National Convention beat the Republicans in television ratings and, perhaps more impressively, beat pro football. An estimated 25.1 million people watched the convention between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Wednesday, when former President Bill Clinton delivered an impassioned nomination speech for President Barack Obama, the Nielsen ratings company said. During that hour, just over 20 million people were watching the second half of the Dallas Cowboys’ season-opening victory over the New York Giants. Faced with competition from Clinton, ratings for football’s first game were down from the past two years. The second night of the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla., last week, featuring vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, was seen by 21.9 million people, Nielsen said Thursday. Democratic convention ratings held up well compared to 2008, when interest was particularly high. The Democrats had a four-day convention then, with 25.9 million viewers on the second day and 24 million on the third. None of those nights faced competition from pro football. The entire football game was seen by an average of 23.9 million people on NBC, Nielsen said. Last year’s opening game was seen by 27.1 million, and 2010’s game had a record 27.5 million. The opening game generally features the Super Bowl champion from the year before. Competition among the TV networks televising the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday was about as tight as polls show the presidential race between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.
Former police officer convicted of murder
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson — the crass former Illinois police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger wife vanished in 2007 — was convicted Thursday of murdering a previous wife in a potentially precedent-setting case centered on secondhand hearsay statements. Peterson, 58, sat stoically looking straight ahead and did not react as the judge announced jurors had found him guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Her relatives gasped, then fell into each other’s arms and cried. Illinois has no death penalty, and Peterson now faces a maximum 60-year prison term when sentenced Nov. 26. The trial was the first of its kind in Illinois history, with prosecutors building their case largely on hearsay thanks to a new law, dubbed “Drew’s Law,” tailored to Peterson’s case. That hearsay, prosecutors had said, would let his third and fourth wives “speak from their graves” through family and friends to convict Peterson.
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August 18 Karl A. Nagy, 24, of Mansfield, was arrested at 11:38 a.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, criminal trespassing in the third degree, interfering with an officer and larceny in the sixth degree. Nagy turned himself into the UConn Police Department after learning of an active warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident on July 7, 2012 in which Nagy was involved in removing copper gutters from the roof of the Knight Hospital building on the UConn campus. When confronted by police and ordered to stop, Nagy attempted to flee the area. His bond was posted at $1,500 and his court date was on August 28. Scott Janus, 20, of Wallingford, was arrested at 3:50 a.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with breach of peace in the second degree, burglary in the third degree and larceny in the sixth degree. Janus turned himself into the UConn Police Department after learning of an active warrant issued for his arrest. The warrant stems from an incident on
June 30, 2012 in which the Gampel Pavilion was broken into, a public disturbance was caused and several items were stolen. His bond was posted at $400 and his court date was on August 28. August 20 Justyn P. Alexandre, 20, of Wallingford, was arrested at 12:40 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and criminal trespassing in the second degree. Alexandre turned himself into the UConn Police Department after learning about an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The warrant stemmed from an incident that occurred on June 30 in which Alexandre and a group of individuals gained unauthorized access to Gampel and discharged a fire extinguisher. The discharging of the fire extinguisher set off the fire alarm, requiring the Fire Department to respond to the scene. Alexandre’s bond was posted at $400 and his court date was on August 28. Ethan L. Hiscock, 22, of Shelton, was arrested at 5:22 p.m. and charged with breach of peace in the second degree and possessing a weapon in a motor vehicle. Police received a call from a concerned driver who witnessed an individual in another car displaying a knife to the passengers of a third car. Police responded to the scene and after a brief investigation, Hiscock was found to be in possession of a butterfly knife. His bond was posted at $1,500 and his court date was on September 4. August 23 Robert Z. Back, 21, of North Haven, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. on Hunting Lodge Road and charged with failure to drive on the right side of the road and driving under the influence. Police stopped Back’s car after observing it cross the double yellow line on Hunting Lodge Road. Police suspected Back of being under the influence and Back was subjected to a series of sobriety tests, which he failed. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date is on September 10.
August 24 Sarah J. Farris, 21, of Norwalk, was arrested at 1:49 a.m. on Hillside Road and charged with driving under the influence and a stop sign violation. Police stopped Farris’s car for a motor vehicle violation. Farris was suspected of being under the influence and subjected to a series of sobriety tests, which she failed. Her bond was posted at $500 and her court date was on September 4. Brian T. Ciezynski, 21, of Salem, was arrested at 7:12 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with procuring alcohol for a minor. Police observed Ciezynski exiting Ted’s Package store with an 18-pack of Bud Light and a brown paper bag. Ciezynski then gave the Bud Light to another individual that was waiting outside of the package store. The other individual was identified as being under the legal age for possessing alcohol. Ciezynski’s bond was posted at $500 and his court date was on September 4. August 25 Patrick N. McGarity, 18, of Shelton, was arrested at 7:39 p.m. at North Eagleville Road and charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, procuring alcohol for a minor, and forgery in the second degree. Police observed McGarity outside of a local package store holding a 30-pack of beer. Mcgarity was in the process of giving the beer to an individual under the legal drinking age. Mcgarity then presented police with false identification. His bond was posted at $1000 and his court date is on September 11. Reynold J. Bisordi, 18, of Bethel, was arrested at 10:17 p.m. at Celeron Square and charged with a first offense of possessing less than a half ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia near a school, failure to keep drugs in their original containers and illicit distribution of a controlled substance. Police saw Bisordi acting suspiciously at the Celeron Square apartment complex. When they approached, police learned that Bisordi was in possession of mari-
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Michael J. Mostowy, 21, of Mansfield, was arrested at 12:45 a.m. at the Celeron Square Apartment Complex and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and interfering with an officer. Police were clearing out several parties in the Celeron Square Apartment Complex and Mostowy was asked to leave several times, with which he complied. Mostowy entered the complex again and was placed under arrest for criminal trespassing. Mostowy resisted arrest and was also charged with interfering with an officer. He was later released on a promise to appear at Rockville Superior Court. His court date was on September 4. August 26
Kyle E. Avery, 20, of Windsor, was arrested at 12:24 a.m. at Wetzel Way and charged with breach of peace in the second degree. Police were on a foot patrol of Celeron Square apartments when they observed a physical altercation on Wetzel Way. After a brief investigation, Avery was found to be involved in the altercation. His bond was set at $5,000 and his court date was on September 4.
Justin R. Worth, 20, of Bow, NH, was arrested at 12:24 a.m. at Wetzel Way and charged with breach of peace in the second degree. Police were on a foot patrol of Celeron Square apartments when they observed a physical altercation on Wetzel Way. After a brief investigation, Worth was found to be involved in the altercation. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date was on September 4.
Tyler J. Keane, 18, of Storrs, was arrested at 1:36 a.m. at C Project Service Road and charged with driving the wrong way on a one-way street and driving while under the influence. Police stopped Keane’s car for traveling the wrong way on C Project Service Road. Police suspected Keane of being under the influence and Keane was subjected to a series of sobriety tests, which he failed. His bond was posted at $500 and his court date was on September 4. August 27
Erik P. Cassella, 19, of Bethel, was arrested at 11:29 p.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with a first offense of possessing less than a half-ounce of marijuana, failure to keep a drug in its original container and possession of narcotics. Police approached Cassella at the handball courts behind North Campus. After a brief investigation, police found Cassella to be in possession of six Oxycodone pills, three marijuana pipes, rolling papers and one gram of marijuana. His bond was posted at $2,000 and his court date was on September 5.
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Obama speaks at Democratic Convention Finale
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President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday, Sept. 6.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — His re-election in doubt, President Barack Obama conceded only halting progress Thursday night toward fixing the nation’s stubborn economic woes, but vowed in a Democratic National Convention finale, “Our problems can be solved, our challenges can be met.” “Yes, our path is harder — but it leads to a better place,” he declared in a prime-time speech to convention delegates and the nation that blended resolve about the challenges ahead with stinging criticism of Republican rival Mitt Romney’s proposals to repair the economy. He acknowledged “my own failings” as he asked for a second term, four years after taking office as the nation’s first black president. “Four more years,” delegates chanted over and over as the 51-year-old Obama stepped to the podium, noticeably grayer than four years ago when he was a history-making candidate for the White House. The president’s speech was the final act of a pair of highly scripted national political conventions in as many weeks, and the opening salvo of a twomonth drive toward Election Day that pits Obama against Republican rival Romney. The contest is ever tighter for the White House in a dreary season of economic struggle for millions. Vice President Joe Biden preceded Obama at the convention podium and proclaimed, “America has turned the corner” after experiencing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Obama didn’t go that far in his own remarks, but he said firmly, “We are not going back, we are moving forward, America.”
With unemployment at 8.3 percent, the president said the task of recovering from the economic disaster of 2008 is exceeded in American history only by the challenge Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced when he took office in 1933. “It will require common effort, shared responsibility and the kind of bold persistent experimentation” that FDR employed, Obama said. In an appeal to independent voters who might be considering a vote for Romney, he added that those who carry on Roosevelt’s legacy “should remember that not every problem can be remedied with another government program or dictate from Washington. He said, “The truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over the decades.” In the run-up to Obama’s speech, delegates erupted in tumultuous cheers when former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 assassination attempt, walked onstage to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. The hall grew louder when she blew kisses to the crowd. And louder still when huge video screens inside the hall showed the face of Osama bin Laden, the terrorist mastermind killed in a daring raid on his Pakistani hideout by U.S. special operations forces — on a mission approved by the current commander in chief. The hall was filled to capacity long before Obama stepped to the podium, and officials shut off the entrances because of a fear of overcrowding for a speech that the campaign had originally slated for the 74,000seat football stadium nearby. Aides said weather concerns
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prompted the move to the convention arena, capacity 15,000 or so. Obama’s campaign said the president would ask the country to rally around a “real achievable plan that will create jobs, expand opportunity and ensure an economy built to last.” He added, “The truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over a decade.” In convention parlance, both Obama and Biden were delivering acceptance speeches before delegates who nominated them for new terms in office. But the political significance went far beyond that - the moment when the general election campaign begins in earnest even though Obama and Romney have been pointing toward a Nov. 6 showdown for months. To the cheers of delegates, Obama retraced his steps to halt the economic slide, including the auto bailout that Romney opposed. “After a decade of decline, this country created over a half million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years,” he said. Turning to national security, he said he had promised to end the war in Iraq, and had done so. “We’ve blunted the Taliban’s momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014 our longest war will be over,” he said. “A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al-Qaida is on the path to defeat and Osama bin Laden is dead,” he declared, one of the night’s repeated references to the special operations forces raid that resulted in the terrorist mastermind’s demise more than a year ago.
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Stocks return to late 2007 level NEW YORK (AP) — The last time the stock market was this high, the Great Recession had just started, and stocks were pointed toward a headlong descent. But on Thursday, the Dow Jones industrial average hit its highest mark since December 2007, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index soared to its highest level since January 2008 in a rally that marked a milestone: American stocks have come almost all the way back. A long-anticipated plan to support struggling countries in the European Union provided the necessary jolt, and the gains were extraordinarily broad. All but 13 stocks in the S&P index were up. European markets surged, too. “There’s just a sea of green,” said JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade’s chief derivatives strategist. “It’s pretty fun.” At the start of 2008, the U.S. economy was already a month into recession, though most people scarcely knew it at the time. The S&P had recently hit an all-time high, and the unemployment rate was 5 percent, compared with the current 8.3 percent. Then, in March 2008, the investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed under the weight of bad mortgage bets, and investors began to sell. In September, the full financial crisis took hold as Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, banks stopped lending to each other and investors began dumping stocks in earnest. By March 2009, the S&P had dropped 57 percent from
He lampooned Romney’s own economic proposals. “Have a surplus? Try a tax cut. Deficit too high? Try another. Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning,” he said. Mocking Romney for his overseas trip earlier this summer, Obama said, “You might not be ready for diplomacy with Beijing if you can’t visit the Olympics without insulting our closest ally.” That was a reference to a verbal gaffe the former Massachusetts governor committed while visiting London. The hall was filled to capacity long before Obama stepped to the podium, and officials shut off the entrances because of a fear of overcrowding for a speech that the campaign had originally slated for the 74,000-seat football stadium nearby. Aides said weather concerns prompted the move to the convention arena, capacity 15,000 or so. Obama’s campaign said the president would ask the country to rally around a “real achievable plan that will create jobs, expand opportunity and ensure an economy built to last.” Biden told the convention in his own speech that he had watched as Obama “made one gutsy decision after another” to stop an economic free-fall after they took office in 2009. Now, he said, “we’re on a mission to move this nation forward from doubt and downturn to promise and prosperity. ... America has turned the corner.” Delegates who packed into their convention hall were serenaded by singer James Taylor and rocked by R&B blues artist Mary J. Blige as they awaited Obama’s speech. There was no end to the jabs aimed at Romney and the Republicans. “Ask Osama bin Laden if he’s better off than four years ago,” said Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who lost the 2004 election in a close contest with President George W. Bush. It was a mocking answer to the Republicans’ repeated question of whether Americans are better off than when Obama took office. The campaign focus was shifting quickly — to politically sensitive monthly unemployment figures due out Friday morning and the first presidential debate on Oct. 3 in Denver. Wall Street hit a four-year high a few hours before Obama’s speech after the European Central Bank laid out a concrete plan to support the region’s
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Horoscopes by Brian Ingmanson Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- An insider tip leads to a great bargain. It’s not a good time to gamble or travel. Something unusual is going on behind the scenes. Review your plans one more time, and then soar. Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Work challenges abound, and overcoming them leads to advancement and extra income. Consult experts. Take care of your health, too. Eat nutritional foods, take a walk and rest. Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is an 8 -- When you’re hot, you’re hot. Enjoy your time in the spotlight, but don’t burn any bridges. Avoid gossip about your job. Advance to the next level. Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 5 -- You may be temporarily overwhelmed. There’s nothing wrong with being mellow for a couple of days. More profits are headed your way, if you’re willing to wait.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Obligations could interfere with fun. Get the important things done quickly so that you can play with friends. Or have your friends help with chores while you have a good time together. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Hold the position you’ve taken, but use your imagination and creativity to improve it and make it more fun and exciting. Your partner is enthralled. Be a perfectionist (or delegate to one). Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- What are you waiting for? Now is the time to step out of your comfort zone and go for what you truly believe in. Set long-range goals over the next two days. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Be gracious to a jerk. Your theory is challenged. Hold on to what you’ve acquired, or it could slip away. A light touch works better. Query a person of many talents. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- You’re entering a two-day partnership phase. Behind the scenes work pays off. Fix something at home that’s broken. Don’t ask for favors now. Someone makes another brilliant discovery. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- See what you can do for others, but don’t overextend to the point that you forget to take care of yourself. Talk philosophy around the dinner table. Relax. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- More group effort is needed, or at least more creative thinking. Call for a brainstorming session. Provide value. Don’t expand too rapidly, especially without considering the costs. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Defend your position; they’ll understand. It’s a good time for a get-together. Organize a group hike and get the exercise you need. Don’t take a financial risk. Provide information.
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Magical notes feed the soul Lu’s Cafe to begin hosting weekly jazz nights
By Deepti Boddapati Campus Correspondent Jazz night at Lu’s Cafe on Thursday night was a magical affair. The small cafe was quickly filled to the brim with both music and people. The crowd filled the hallway as people craned to listen to the melodious music. There were many musicians from UConn’s music program. Colin Walters was on alto saxophone, Nick Trautmann and Lexi Bodick played the bass, Steve Jack was on drums, Mike O’Callaghan played the trumpet, Mike Masters and Josh Luber were on trombone, Niall Reynolds was on tenor sax and Kim-am Do was on piano. Professor Early MacDonald, the director of jazz at UConn, also played the piano on a few numbers. The first set had seven pieces. One was a Miles Davis piece that seemed like it was inviting people to dance. The trumpet solo was jiving, bursting out with a commanding presence. The alto saxophone solo showed a real chemistry between the saxophonist and the drummer. The third song was a slow, calm piece that sounded similar to a waltz. The alto JONATHAN KULAKOFSKY/The Daily Campus saxophone was very smooth Mike O’Callaghan plays the trumpet alongside other musicians from UConn’s music program at Lu’s Cafe for Jazz Night. These jazz showcases will soon be weekly events at campus cafe and seemed to glide over the notes. The bass provided great backing. you will be entertained.” and being able to share what we The piano and the drums jived found out about it from Terry, In the fourth piece, the With this statement, the audi- love to do with everyone else. to create an air of mystery. It the wonderful manager,” said drummer surprised the audi- ence was reminded that this We get to perform and we get to evoked the feel of balmy sum- Karolina Sielewicz. ence by eschewing his drum- wasn’t the conventional con- practice, but this venue allows mer nights spent on dubious but The musicians want to consticks in favor of his hands to sumerist show. The audience us to share our music in a more exhilarating streets. tinue this weekly event, and play his solo. The news about the event to try and eventually bring in was expected to join in and intimate and realistic setting.” After this the concert was interact with the music. After The setting was definitely had reached students in differ- guest artists from New York. interrupted for a small reminder this, the audience was more apt intimate and the audience was ent ways. Jazz Night is free to the pubfrom saxophonist Colin Walters. to clap and holler in the middle soon introducing themselves “I saw a friend’s Facebook lic and is held every Thursday Quoting a jazz drummer, he said, of a piece in a show of appre- and making friends. status about Jazz Night and night at Lu’s Cafe in the Human “A wise man said that applause ciation. When asked about this Another great song was “A decided to stop by,” said Shervin Development and Family was the food of entertainment, later, Walters said, “This whole Night in Tunisia.” It started with Etemad. “Definitely worth it. Sciences building. and the louder you applaud and initiative is about progressing a slightly troubled warbling This is awesome.” the harder you applaud the more the art form of jazz in America that created a lot of tension. “I used to work at Lu’s, so I Deepti.Boddapati@UConn.edu
‘Fever’ better left unpublished
By Loumarie Rodriguez Staff Writer If you enjoy a compilation of several different genres and constant sorrow shoved into one book, then perhaps “Fever” by Lauren DeStefano, the second installment to “The Chemical Garden Trilogy”, is up your alley. There isn’t much focus on sickness in the story until the very end. However, it does manage to cram science fiction, a love story, a postapocalypse plot, mystery and survival all into one book. I’m not quite sure if DeStefano couldn’t decide on one genre alone, or if her brainstorming session got out of control. The story does not get off to a good start and continues to become stranger and stranger with each page. The story starts off where the first book “Wither” left off. The main character, Rhine, escapes from an arranged marriage and her sister wives because polygamy is quite common in this alternative world. She runs away with her friend, Gabriel, who used to be a servant. The plot is already complex, but suddenly, it twists into something even stranger. Rhine and Gabriel end up being imprisoned in a weird carnival that turns out to be a brothel with an exotic Madame in charge of the show and young boys guarding the brothel. Here’s the weird part: they are living in a post-apocalyptic world where women only live to the age of 20 while men live to 25 because of
some outlandish genetic malfunction. There is an attempt at a cure, but there are few details about its development. Rhine and Gabriel befriend one of the prostitutes, Lilac, who has a mute child, named Maddie. Together, the three characters plan to escape this odd carnival. As the plot continues to thicken, we also learn that Rhine is desperately trying to get to Manhattan to find her twin brother, Rowan. Overall, there is a lot happening all at once, not to mention the fact that Rhine is starting to show the symptoms of the sickness women get when they are about to die at age 20, even though she’s only 17. The book is all over the place, and not in a good way. It spits out too many details of a ridiculous setting that I cannot wrap my mind around. With too many genres crammed into one story, there is too much happening. The book is also a real downer. There is absolutely no hope for some type of happiness for the characters-just a continuation of sorrow and eternal hopelessness. On the plus side, the book is a quick read and the author does a decent job painting a picture in your mind of this exotic alternative world with vivid details. Unfortunately, there is still one more book to the trilogy that publishers will allow to be printed, which is a true shame, since it’s not nice to waste paper.
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Laughs for Lee
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More students than were expected turned out to watch Pete Lee perform at the first comedy show of the semester at the Student Union Theater. His personality helped to warm up the crowd throughout the show.
By Juliana Mazza Campus Correspondent The Student Union Theatre echoed with laughter Thursday night during comedian Pete Lee’s UConn debut show. By 6:30 p.m. students were already lined up outside the theatre doors, eagerly waiting Lee’s 7 p.m. performance. By showtime, over 100 students had arrived. “He was funny in his own awkwardness,” said 5th-semester history major Jason Foberg. “The show started off a little
slow, but it really picked up.” “The start tonight was definitely a little colder. Normally I can fire them up off right off the bat,” said Lee. “I even said during the show, ‘You guys will come around, this is going to be great.’ And I was right. It ended up being really fun.” One way Lee countered the awkward cold start was using the awkwardness to his advantage. “He had a lot of self-depreciation during those awkward spots and I really appreciated that,” said SUBOG Comedy
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Chairman Nick Brigis. Brigis is a 3rd-semester business management major. “Whenever we bring a new comedian to UConn, we never know how it’s going to turn out,” said Brigis. “We definitely got more people than I expected for our first comedy night, and I could tell the crowd really enjoyed him.” “I love comedy,” said 5thsemester biology major Jordan Albano. “I came to a few shows last semester, and I liked it. This was a good crowd compared to the other shows I’ve been to and
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Changing the economic system By Kelsey Sullivan Campus Correspondent
For many people, being green is nothing more than a nuisance. To them, environmentalism translates to being nagged with rules that restrict their behavior or require extra effort: “Recycle that cup! Don’t drive so much! Buy organic!” and so on. Now, it could be argued that these people are simply lazy and short-sighted (is a little extra effort really too much to ask to protect the very resources that keep you alive?), but at the same time they have a point. In an industrialized society it is hard and often very impractical to be eco-friendly. Activities like shopping, going out to eat or going on a road trip are fun for everybody but these times are often marred by feelings of guilt for those of us who are eco-conscious because of the tremendous amounts of pollution and waste that these activities generate. None of us should have to tangle with a guilty conscience every time we drive our car or buy an iPod. In order to save the environment, we need to stop critiquing individual behavior and instead get to work on a complete overhaul of our economic system. The ecologically and socially responsible choice should be the easy choice, the status quo for all of us. One way of achieving this goal is by promoting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies. The idea behind EPR is to make manufacturers responsible for the entire lifecycle of their product, meaning that even after the product is sold the company is responsible for any waste and pollution that the product generates. For example, Germany’s Packaging Ordinance of 1991 holds producers responsible for packaging wastes associated with their products. As a direct result of the ordinance, packaging consumption decreased by about one million tons in four years. In a capitalist economic system, EPR would have tremendous benefits for the environment, as companies would suddenly be competing to minimize their pollution and optimize their recycling – not out of their own hippy-dippy environmental awareness, but because it affects their bottom line. Taxpayers would benefit as well, as they would no longer be footing the bill for waste management costs. Some state legislatures in the U.S. have begun to implement EPR frameworks, but there have yet to be any comprehensive EPR laws that truly hold manufacturers responsible. There is tremendous room for growth in this area. According to the Product Policy Institute, the U.S.’s current consumer recycling rate of 48 percent is embarrassingly low compared to European nations with mature EPR policies, which recycle more than 70 percent. Increasing the U.S. recycling rate to 75 percent would not only alleviate public taxes and help the environment, but would also create 1.5 million new jobs.
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was a lot of fun.” When preparing for a college show, Lee does things a little differently than usual. “Sometimes I’ll think of something I want to say about the town or school to get the crowd warmed up, and a lot of times I like to go up there and wing it off the top my head,” said Lee. Some of his jokes about UConn consisted of sarcastically referring to how awesome it must be to live in Storrs. Students not only laughed at,
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Everyone Can Relate to ‘Last Stop’
By Emily Vasington Campus Correspondent
In this Connecticut-based book, Dylan, Noah, Walter and Pike are all high school seniors on a mission: to have one last hurrah before graduation. “Last Stop This Town,” the debut novel of the screen writer for the ‘American Pie’ series, David H. Steinberg, contains the same humor and absurdity that made those movies so popular with the American public. Life in West Hartford, Conn. is an endless cycle of suburban monotony for the four friends. To keep themselves entertained, they turn to high-speed racing down the normally pedestrian-friendly streets of West Hartford, hiring a sketchy homeless man to buy them alcohol and attending the same lame parties week after week. Although they are close to graduation, they still haven’t faced what leaving high school means. But the guys want to go out with a bang. Bypassing the traditional high school Beach Weekend, they devise an unforgettable night in New York City. However, not everything goes as planned. In fact, almost everything that can go wrong does go wrong. The four have their sights set on Stark Raving Mad 2012, a Manhattan party that promises to be the biggest party of their entire lives. But getting to the party
proves more problematic than the guys anticipated. They are delayed by a group of drunk, filthy-rich girls, a gang of Albanians with a grudge and other laughable mishaps. Full of raunchiness, drugs and one extreme high-speed car chase, what the guys’ adventures lack in realism, is made up for in imagination. Steinberg, a West Hartford resident until he left to attend Yale at age 16, never got the same high school experience as his characters. Perhaps this book is his tribute to high school seniors in suburbia who desire to leave the humdrum normalcy of daily life. Although “Last Stop This Town” will probably not win any awards for the complexity of its characters, Steinberg has made a conscious effort to prevent those characters from being flat stereotypes of teenaged guys. Instead, they make discernible personal growth throughout the book. Steinberg adeptly keeps their development realistic by throwing in playful and immature banter that prevents the book from reading like a soppy and contrived rite- of passage story. While I wouldn’t pick “Last Stop This Town” as a personal favorite, I will concede that it was a fun, quick read that is relatable for all of those who have graduated from high school in suburban America.
Benton Exhibit shows a “Darker Side of Life”
Summer styles here to stay
By Jamil Larkins Campus Correspondent As students transition from summer to fall with classes, homework and their academic lives, many other aspects of college life will follow suit. As the seasons shift, blue skies and summer sunlight will be replaced by an earthtoned prism of leaves and cool evenings, and the fashion and style choices around Storrs will certainly change. Summer is a tough season to give up for many reasons. However, some summer clothing staples don’t have to be sacrificed when pumpkins and turkeys invade our lives (though you guys and girls should really give up wearing lacrosse pinnies outside of your dorm rooms). As far as headwear goes,
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Visitors to The Benton Museum view the latest collection, “ The Darker Side of Life”. The exhibit is composed of 19th-century narrative cycles by Rethel, Klinger and Kollwitz, and will run through Oct. 14.
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Fast-forward fashion: Spring catwalk shows
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion insiders, ever ahead of their time, began looking to spring on Thursday as they previewed the outfits that will land in stores and in magazines for the season at New York Fashion Week. Max Azria of BCBG had the first marquee show, and seemed to offer an early indicator for trends, balancing soft, fluid fabrics with tough material and graphic patterns. Azria said it was important to make a strong impression. “It has to have substance as the first big show,” he said in a backstage interview. “I don’t want you to forget it.” More than 100 previews are on the calendar here for retailers, editors and stylists over the next eight days, before this crowd heads for London, Milan and Paris. The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tents at Lincoln Center serve as one hub, with a smaller but growing second “home” in Manhattan’s Meatpacking district at Milk Studios. Still other designers, including Tommy Hilfiger, Donna Karan and Ralph Lauren, choose to have their shows in other locations, which keeps the crowd moving. “It feels like going back to school. I’m happy to have it all start in New York,” said Joe Zee, creative director of Elle magazine. Zee, who also hosts Sundance Channel’s “All on the Line,” says what he most hopes to see on the catwalks is newness — and no more colorblocking. He likes the look, he explains, but it’s a tired trend. Same goes for platform heels. “I know women like it and I know it’s more comfortable — and I don’t have to wear it — but I’m done with it. I want to see a new idea.” How about happiness? That’s what Diane von Furstenberg, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, expects to see a lot of. “I think we’re all looking for some lightness and happiness, and I hope I am bringing that to my collection.” She shows Sunday at the Lincoln Center tents. Hilfiger’s show will be Sunday at the open-air High Line, an urban park built on an old freight line overlooking the Hudson River, which he describes as an ideal venue for springtime clothes. “I’m always excited for my own shows, but also to see what the other designers are showing; there is a creative energy in the city this time of year that I love.” Von Furstenberg says Fashion Week goes beyond industry insiders now. “People like fashion,” she says. “It used to be very trade-oriented, but it’s not anymore. It’s accessible to everyone
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because of the Internet, but fashion is glamorous, and it’s about dreams and aspiration and desire.” There was high contrast on the catwalk Thursday at the BCBG Max Azria runway show, with leather harnesses sharing the stage — and sometimes the same outfit — with lingerie lace. Fluid silhouettes were tempered by the tough texture of the leather, and soft, draped crepe fabrics were strong thanks to the graphic black-and-white roots of the palette. Azria explained that he aimed to capture the allure of femme fatales and the sharpness of Helmut Newton’s photography. Dresses, the BCBG signature, were the most impactful pieces, especially a shirtdress with patchwork lace that allowed just a peek of peony pink to come through the mostly white look, and the black double-weave dress with lace inserts that gave the illusion of many airy layers. Lace, patchwork, crystal. That could have made for an overwrought, overdone runway, but Tadashi Shoji mostly filled his collection with dresses that captured a modern, clean femininity. Some of the gowns seem likely candidates for the red carpet, especially the one-shoulder, wheat-colored tulle and embellished gown with floral appliques and lace that closed the show. It had a little bit of pageantry to it, but that’s OK for those big moments. Shoji alternated between those feminine sand colors and brighter hues of blue, “paprika” red and green. The blue dresses, including the boatneck sheath dressed up in lace and the chiffon-andlace blousoned gown with pleats that created a Venetian-blind effect, were reminiscent of lovely vases from the Ming Dynasty. Shoji, in his notes, said he aimed to take the audience on a journey along the “modern Silk Road” from Venice cutwork, to Kazakhstan ikat and onward through the Gobi Desert and the ancient city of Xi’an in China. The Richard Chai Love collection helped set the tone for spring — and toned we’ll need to be to wear Chai’s clothes. His sporty styles in a soothing palette of blues and tans that one might find at the seashore featured more than a few bare midriffs. “Apparently, what we’ll all want are shorts, anoraks, halters and flat abs,” said Melissa LieblingGoldberg, editorial director of womenswear for Gilt Groupe.
Small theaters struggle as Hollywood goes digital
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Thom Reeves, owner of the Isis Theatre, holds a photo showing the building’s facade in 1932 during the showing of the movie “The Kid from Spain”.
CRETE, Neb. (AP) — The Isis Theatre hasn’t changed much since it opened 86 years ago in southeast Nebraska, a stone’s throw from the grain elevator and railroad tracks that cut through town. But in the past few years, the movie industry has changed dramatically, and unless the Isis’ owner comes up with $85,000 soon to pay for new digital equipment, residents of Crete, Neb., may have to drive 40 miles to Lincoln for a night at the movies. It’s a prospect that owner Thom Reeves doesn’t want to ponder, but like thousands of small-theater operators across the country, he hasn’t found a way out. “This is my passion, to give back to the community,” Reeves said. “I love this movie theater. I love what it does for the students I have employed there. We love our patrons. It’s such a positive experience going on, and we’re just a little sad this conversion is hitting us. How do we survive?” For small-theater owners, the problem is the sudden switch from 35 mm film, an industry standard since about 1910, to digital — a format that’s cheaper for both studios and distributors, and doesn’t scratch as traditional film will. The switch means theater owners must buy new projection equipment, computers and a sound system. Film studio 20th Century Fox has said it will phase out 35 mm film altogether by the end of 2013, and other produc-
tion companies are expected to follow suit. Traditional film is expected to vanish over the next few years, despite the upcoming U.S. release of “The Master,” which was shot with the rare but much higher definition 70 mm film. Big chains can afford the digital transition, which can be cheaper when buying in bulk for multiscreen theaters. But those who own smaller theaters with one or two screens typically must take out a bank loan to pay for the equipment. A film industry program can refund up to 80 percent of the cost to theater owners, but the payments are made gradually through fees based on the number of movies shown. To qualify for the help, theaters must have certain profit levels and show a minimum number of films, leaving many small operators without help. Some small, independent theaters created a cooperative, the Cinema Buying Group, to pool their resources and participate in the industry program, but the cooperative also required a review of each theater’s financial strength and other factors. Many of the smallest theaters didn’t qualify or were hesitant to join. Patrick Corcoran, a spokesman for the National Association of Theatre Owners, said costs of converting to digital average around $70,000 per screen. About 60 percent of the nation’s 5,750 theaters have switched to alldigital equipment, he said.
“A popular summer style choice... pastel chino short, usually paired with boat shoes, the holy grail of UConn.” people automatically associate colder weather with beanies and skull caps. Once the snow comes around, definitely opt for those warmer choices. Until then, some summer hat styles you can wear year-round include two of my favorites, bucket hats and five-panels. Bucket hats had a strong resurgence in this past year or so due to a lot of labels (most notably, Ralph Lauren) amping up their line of headwear to appease the masses. Streetwear brands like Durkl and Undefeated featured all-over prints like camo and stars for the summer. Look this fall to opt for some solid colors and different materials, like corduroy, for your fit. Five-panels or “camp” caps hold the same characteristics and are easily my favorite accessory. Trust me, I have a wall full of hats hanging in my room right now. Brands like Supreme and The Decades 19XX offer a wide range of prints and materials. A popular summer style choice, especially in the Storrs demographic, is some sort of pastel chino short, usually paired with boat shoes, the holy grail of UConn. Though I don’t condone the boat shoe look for the fall, the pastel or colored bottom look definitely translates well. If you’re feeling bold, I’d recommend going for brighter shades of blue, green or yellow to replace the lighter shades of the summer. Pair those brighter chino pants with an off-setting crewneck sweatshirt or a henley, and you’ll be good to go. For both guys and girls, a blue or black blazer can upgrade this look significantly. Don’t be afraid to wear your favorite summer styles throughout the fall season, but definitely be aware of the imminent change in weather we all know and love in Storrs.
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from SARCASM, page 5 but applauded this humor. “I found that with college audiences, it’s different than with a comedy club. They like interaction and real moments, so that’s why I made connections with people in the audience,” said Lee. ”I’m a big believer that comedy is about bringing people together and not making them feel uncomfortable. I always make sure, if I am every joking about someone in the crowd, that they are laughing, too,” said Lee. “I suggested Pete’s name at the SUBOG meeting,” said Brigis. “After watching his clips, we all agreed we wanted him here, and we’re glad he came.” This year, Lee was selected as a semi-finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and started filming his own Comedy Central Presents special in August. He made his television debut on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, and went on to place seventh out of 100 contestants in Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Showdown. “Everyone was definitely very receptive and said how much they loved the show and the jokes,” said Lee. “I love getting the feedback and knowing that it went really well.”
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‘Forbidden Broadway” alive with wit
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NEW YORK (AP) — If you enjoy seeing Broadway musicals and then picking them apart afterward, the return of “Forbidden Broadway” after a three-year hiatus will truly lift your spirits. The 21st edition, subtitled “Alive and Kicking” is definitely alive with mirth, cleverly jabbing at the latest trends in Broadway shows with barbs to spare for theater luminaries who are familiar targets from past FB shows. Spirited songs and lively choreography are provided by Gerard Alessandrini, the original creator and director of the often-annual show since 1982, with co-direction and additional dialogue by Phillip George. The sharp, witty production is back in its regular location at off-Broadway’s 47th Street Theatre, and while Alessandrini finds much to criticize about the current state of Broadway musicals, his love of theater clearly shines through despite his joy in skewering many of the current offerings. Beginning with a riff on “Brigadoon” to herald FB’s magical reappearance, the versatile and talented cast of five pronounce their own show still “alive and kicking, like Jesus and Judy Garland.” Sparkling
musical direction is provided by David Caldwell on piano, as the cast sings and dances through lightning-paced spoofs of at least 20 shows from the 2011-2012 Broadway season, Over-commercialization, tired revivals and dumbing down of classic scores are back as some of the usual targets of Alessandrini’s poison pen, with Disney productions a particular source of ire. There’s a cleverly choreographed send-up of “Newsies” on the very small stage (“We get so frenetic/ you may need a medic”), and Diane Paulus (performed with glee by Jenny Lee Stern) smugly scissors up a Gershwin script for “Porgy and Bess.” In a nod to the ouster of Julie Taymor from “SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark,” Scott Richard Foster impersonates Bono morosely singing “We’ll do the show/with or without you.” Foster also nicely impersonates Steve Kazee of “Once” (“We’re so unpretentious that now we’re pretentious.” A more successful number features Stevens as Stephen Sondheim, sending up “Follies” and “Into the Woods” by having Sondheim sing self-mocking lyrics to some of his classic tunes like “Agony.”
(AP) There may have been no signature moment at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but there was a signature sound: the screams of teenage girls wild about One Direction. It stopped just short of a British invasion, but the hunky teens in the boy band won three awards on Thursday night’s show and barged in on Rihanna’s party. Rihanna kicked off things with a spicy performance to open Thursday night’s show, then ended it by taking the show’s top honor, video of the year, for her steamy hit “We Found Love.” “Doesn’t my girl Rihanna look sexy tonight?” Katy Perry asked the crowd after the performance. And the night’s lead nominee did, showing up in a pixie cut and a figure-hugging, elegant scoop-backed white dress before changing into a flowing red outfit for her medley of new single “Cockiness (I Love It)” with rapper A$AP Rocky and “We Found Love.” She brushed imaginary dust from her shoulder as she walked to the stage to thank fans and her creative team. The camera returned to the
pop star often — except when it was on One Direction, which provided the night’s most screamed-over performance. The band won best pop video, best new artist and most shareworthy video. “We’ve grown up watching this show and to even be here is an honor,” Niall Horan said from the stage. The quintet, put together by Simon Cowell after “The X Factor” auditions and the first British act to debut atop the Billboard 200 album chart, seemed stunned as fans screamed upon announcement of their win. The group performed later, rising to a stairwell surrounded by screaming, reaching female fans on an elevated platform and bringing most attendees to their feet. Members of the U.S. gymnastics team sang along to their song “One Thing” and cameras caught Perry and Rihanna whispering to each other. “This has been unbelievable,” Harry Styles said backstage. “This was our favorite performance we’ve ever done. For us to be here in the first place is amazing, and to perform and win a Moonman is amazing.”
While there was no easily identifiable signature moment early on, there were a few interesting sights. Pink floated above the crowd on a pair of oversized lips as she performed her new song “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” before Frank Ocean wowed with a somber, moonlit version of his song “Thinking About You.” Then there was Olympic champion Gabby Douglas flipping on stage to new Alicia Keys song “Girl on Fire,” and Taylor Swift dove into the crowd after a group sing-a-long of her new hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Chris Brown pulled off something of an upset in the best male video category. Rihanna’s former boyfriend won for his self-directed video “Turn Up The Music,” beating out several top stars, including Drake, who tied Rihanna for most nominations with five. Brown also won for best cinematography. M.I.A. was the night’s only other multiple winner, taking two off-camera awards for direction and cinematography. Drake won best hip-hop video for “HYFR,” which featured Lil Wayne.
One Direction barge in on Rihanna’s party at VMAs
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Shoppers meet Kardashian, Miss Piggy on night out
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Models pose in front of a fashion shop on the streets of Paris,during Fashion’s Night Out where fashion shops open their doors at night to encourage consumers to support the fashion industry.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Karan mingled with Miss Piggy, Michael Kors judged karaoke with Kate Upton and Kim Kardashian signed perfume sets Thursday as shoppers broke out their stilettos — and their wallets — for the fourth annual Fashion’s Night Out. The celebrity-studded night lured shoppers into stores for celebrity spotting, music, giveaways, food and drinks, and, just maybe, shopping. By early evening in New York, the basement beauty floor of Bergdorf Goodman was packed. Madeleine Russell of Manhattan, wearing her FNO shirt from last year, got her nails done ahead of a long line. She attends FNO events every year. “I’m inspired by all the fashion around me and I get my own ideas,” she said. Like the FNO pro she is, Russell planned to head home from Bergdorf to put on makeup and her Manolo Blahniks to see Cyndi Lauper at the Blahnik store promoting her new musical, “Kinky Boots.” Across town, Kim Kardashian signed $123 gift sets of her perfume True Reflection at Lord & Taylor and was ready to hop a plane to Charlotte, N.C., for an after party for the Democratic National Convention. “Because it is a lot of running around I wanted to be comfortable,” she said. “This Tom Ford dress is, like, stretchy. So at least I’m really comfortable.” Fashion’s Night Out — launched in 2009 in New York by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour — has proven so popular that it’s now a fixture in some 19 countries, over three weeks involving tens of thousands of shoppers. By dusk in Paris, the luxury shopping district was awash with thousands of people out to see spectacles like the one at Chloe, where a parade of dancing cheerleaders descended from a Chevrolet truck. “There are too many people here to buy clothes. But people get to know the brands, and buy another time. Today, it’s all about fun,” said Corine Marneffe, 50. In London, models Yasmin and Amber Le Bon (wife and daughter of Simon) were walking in a fashion show at the Westfield shop-
ping center along with Lizzy Jagger (daughter of Mick). But the splashiest events were in New York, where Donna Karan schmoozed with Miss Piggy at the DKNY store on Madison Avenue, the pig in a black dress designed by Karan herself — fittings and all. The two fashionistas posed together with hunky New York City firefighters featured in the fire department’s calendar, their ladder truck parked outside. Michael Kors helped judge a karaoke contest with Debra Messing and Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl Upton at his Madison Avenue store. He called Fashion’s Night Out the trifecta: “It’s starting the new season, you’re excited to see what’s in stores. You’re reminded it’s fun to shop and you can feel the energy.” At the nearby Ann Taylor store, bank worker Lenore Muller of Manhattan headed inside for a chance to be made over by stylist Mary Alice Stephenson and get counted among 50 women to pose in the store’s windows for the crowds outside. “We call it window glamming,” Stephenson said. At Bergdorf Goodman, crowds out to see Victoria Beckham, Rachel Zoe and Robert Verdi wore Burger King-style hats promoting the store. A glass bar in the Donna Karan department shattered and a kid ate ice cream — chocolate — dangerously close to the Pucci department. Nearby Bendel’s was too crowded to enter later in the night. Pharrell was at Bloomingdale’s promoting his collaboration with designer Mark McNairy. “It makes sense as fashion has given so much to me for us to try and give back and support the movement for what these guys do,” he said. At the Macy’s in Herald Square, 38-yearold customer service rep Keisha Carter from Brooklyn picked up two shirts and a dress on sale, but she admitted she hadn’t realized it was Fashion’s Night Out — for the second year in a row! She said she enjoyed the energy. “People are more helpful,” Carter said. “There’s a busy-ness feeling, even more than usual.” NorthPark Center featured runway shows, beauty stations for mini-makeovers and an exhibit of Roberto Cavalli gowns.
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Unemployment still tough for grads, but Obama not to blame
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hroughout last week’s Republican convention, numerous references were made to the sorry state of the economy. But something relatively new also occurred. There were specific references made to the low job prospects for people around college age or in their young-to-mid-20s. This was particularly pointed during vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s speech, in which he proclaimed: “Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life. Half of them can’t find the work they studied for, or any work at all. So here’s the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four years? ... College graduates should not have to live out their 20s in their childhood bedrooms, staring up at fading Obama posters and wondering when they can move out and get going with life.” Unfortunately, it remains true that, according to many economic indicators, people our age have been hit harder than the general population. But is this solely an indicator of a failed Democrat president, as the Republicans would have you believe? Hardly. According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, the official employment-to-population ratio was only 48.8 percent for those aged 16-24 in July, compared to 58.4 percent for the country as a whole. Here is the catch: the ratio for those aged 16-24 has always been higher than for the country as a whole. This has remained true under Democratic presidents and under Republican presidents, under Democratic Congresses and under Republican Congresses. Economists generally believe the primary reason for this trend is the consistent correlation between employment levels and education. With lower amounts of education virtually always matching up with lower employment levels (and vice versa), young people with less education will naturally experience fewer employment opportunities. Obama has some level of power to change the state of the economy, but he has zero power to alter basic economic principles. This is why it remains so important for people our age to not buy into campaign rhetoric without thinking critically. Many Democrats have gradually come to believe that Obama has not been the optimal steward for the economy over the past few years. Yet the party out of presidential power is blaming the high youth unemployment wholly on the party in power, as should probably be expected. Polling analysts are predicting that the 18-24 vote, generally considered a staunch supporter of the Democrats, may break close to 50-50 between the parties this time around. Whether you vote for Obama, Romney, somebody else or nobody at all, is up to you. Many college-aged students will refuse to vote for Obama because “college graduates can’t get jobs these days.” But just remember that, compared to the population at large, college graduates have had a comparably harder time landing jobs under every president…including the last Republican president, George W. Bush, who the Republicans conspicuously left out of last week’s convention. The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.
I really can’t tell if the changes to HuskyCT are an improvement, or just an updated version of the worst thing ever. Why doesn’t Weight Watchers have a section for Grab and Go? Dear Jim Calhoun, please don’t leave me. Sincerely, every UConn student ever. Katy Perry, I’m going to be honest girl, you looking good right now. Rihanna, I’m going to be honest girl, you ain’t looking so hot right now. I successfully finished three days of non-syllabus week homework. I think I’ve earned myself a Disney princess movie marathon, no? Snapchat: The place where creepers can be creeps for three seconds. It’s good to see the the dining hall in East is still home to every single hipster on campus I don’t see outside of the dining hall in East.
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In terms of climate change: Game over, we lose
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t wasn’t that long ago that Americans believed not only that something needed to be done about climate change, but that we could and would do something about it. Only six years have passed since the release of the documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth,” perhaps the seminal moment in the recent rebirth of a popular environmental consciousness. The film was so successful due to the sense of empowerment it left its viewers with – a sense that if we take action in our own lives, we will be on our way to By Chris Kempf carbon neutralWeekly Columnist ity and maybe the slowing and even reversal of climate change. “The will to act is a renewable resource,” Al Gore said, and his documentary did much to temporarily renew that will. But now it is 2012, and we have largely run out of time to act. The world’s nations continue to giddily emit almost five metric tons of carbon dioxide for each of the planet’s seven billion people. Even if all human carbon emissions were to come to a halt at once, the damage already done will reverberate through this world for centuries. And the political will to institute cap-and-trade policies and carbon taxes, the most economic and politically viable of solutions to climate change, is melting away as quickly as
the Arctic ice sheet. The time has come to not only prepare for life in the brave new world that we have created for ourselves, with all of its forthcoming crises of ecology and demography, but also to come to terms with mankind’s failure to meet one of the great challenges of its history with all the ingenuity and courage that it is so capable of mustering. Yet in spite of the overwhelming scientific evidence, which warned us of our critical role in the transformation of global climates, I cannot bring myself to blame the so-called “skeptics” or “deniers” who question the anthropogenic nature of climate change for our failure to appropriately respond to the crisis at hand. Doubt is characteristic of our nature. Without doubt or uncertainty, there would be no inquiry, no induction and therefore no science. Science, after all, will never permit us to know that anthropogenic climate change is an absolute fact, just as it cannot decisively confirm for us Einstein’s theory of relativity or Newton’s theory of gravity. Science is always open to new hypotheses, whether they turn out to be right or wrong. Such is the nature of human knowledge – there always exists the possibility that, despite our pretensions, we know nothing. According to public opinion polls, 70 percent of the U.S. population believes that climate change is caused by humans. But this may be because the majority of the country is experiencing one of the worst droughts on record. During the brutal winter of 2010, only 50 percent of the population believed humans were the cause of climate change. Not only
does belief in scientific theory vacillate with the weather and the seasons, but it is also very strongly linked to the name of the party Americans vote for each November: Republicans harbor far more skepticism of anthropogenic climate change than Democrats do. Perhaps it is no great wonder that we lost our battle against the changing climate. It would have taken not only an unalloyed confidence in our human knowledge, but also a detachment from the biases of political life and from our reactions to the changing weather. Portraying the debate over climate change as a lost battle may be too much of a dramatic flourish. Though we cannot curtail them entirely, we can still mobilize to limit the effects of rapid climatic change and ensure that our worstcase scenarios do not become realities. Eventually, however, we will have to decide as a species whether we should take action when we are 99 percent confident in our scientific knowledge, or when we are 99.9999 percent confident. And, if we don’t feel rage, fear, agitation or the will to act in response to the climate we have so dramatically changed, then we richly deserve the miserable future hurtling toward us.
Weekly Columnist Chris Kempf is a 5th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Christopher.Kempf@UConn.edu.
U.S. should think logically and adopt the metric system
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his past summer, I studied in Spain. It is only a slight exaggeration to state that Spain is a different world from the U.S. The scenery and the cultural norms are radically different. Even small aspects of everyday life are different. For instance, in the U.S., there are a lot of Fords, Chevys and Chryslers, as well as Japanese imports. In Spain, most cars are of makes seldom never By Sergio Goncalves or seen in the Staff Columnist U.S., such as SEAT, Renault and Fiat. In Connecticut, I buy groceries at Stop & Shop. In Spain, I would buy groceries at Carrefour. Believe it or not, though, the difference that most struck me was something I had already known about like almost every country in the world, Spain uses the International System of Units (informally known as the metric system). The United States still uses the English system. It is long past time for our country to adopt the metric system. The most obvious – and most important – reason why the United States needs to switch to the metric system is that the metric system is much easier to understand and use than the English system. The metric
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quantities, such as magnetism or radiation. In short, since Americans already use the metric system in so many ways, why shouldn’t we fully adopt it? Why leave a job only partially complete? Opponents of metrication often claim that switching to the metric system would be confusing. It certainly would confuse many people at first, but Americans would adapt to the new system soon enough. Education would be the key to a smooth transition to the metric system. For instance, the government could set a target date by which all federal highway signs will display distances in kilometers. During the years leading to the target date, the media could educate people about kilometers. It would be easy enough, since the speedometers of cars in the United States contain scales of both miles per hour and kilometers per hour. Besides, all countries that currently use the metric system had to switch to it at some point. Americans can do it too. It is time for America to embrace the metric system. Staff Columnist Sergio Goncalves is a 7th--semester science and Spanish double major. He can be reached at Sergio.Goncalves@UConn.edu.
very excited ; we have R on P aul on the show tonight . U nlike the R epublicans , we ’ re actually going to let him speak .” –J ay L eno
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Commentary
Friday, September 7, 2012
Nepotism not necessarily good for future of politics
Politicians running for office need name recognition and connections. In a typical race, these things have to be built up through campaigning. But when a candidate is a member of a family already recognized in politics, it By Kristi Allen gives them Staff Columnist an unfair advantage and puts the democratic process at risk. Families with multiple generations in politics are fairly common. Six of our 44 presidents have been directly related (John Adams and John Quincy Adams, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and William Henry Harrison and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, if you were curious). It is generally acceptable for multiple members of the same family to run for office the way it is typical for a person to take over their family’s business. There is nothing wrong with choosing to follow in your parent’s footsteps. But in the case of
politics, this puts the younger generation at an advantage over their running mates. Second-generation politicians have experience, connections and instant name recognition. They have been afforded an inside look at the workings of politics through their family’s involvement and have had a chance to establish connections before running for office. They have gotten free publicity, and the family name is already familiar among voters. If they are running on a platform similar to that of their relative’s, their image is already well-established in the eyes of the public. It is hard to quantify the benefits a second generation politician receives, because experiences and relationships vary case by case and, for the most, part these things play out under the table. But there is no doubt they do have an effect. Ron Paul, three-time presidential candidate and 12-term Republican congressman from Texas, is a nationally recognized figure. When his
son, Rand, ran for Senate in comes from a politicallyKentucky in 2010, he beat active family. His father, Attorney General Jack Conway George, served as governor of by 11 percentage points, despite Michigan for six years, ran for the fact that he had never held president twice and served as public office. Paul planned a secretary of housing and urban grassroots development. fundraisHis mother, ing event Lenore, ran on Aug. for Senate in 20th that Michigan. raised R o m n e y $433,509 worked on his in 24 parents’ camhours, an paigns, and his amount father served that he as his unofclaimed ficial camwas a state paign advisor record for the 1994 Kristi Allen in political Massachusetts Staff Columnist Senate race, in fundraising in one which he lost day. He to Democrat went on to Ted Kennedy, win the election against a man a member of the most famous who had worked in Kentucky political family in America. for years because his name The Kennedys have held was immediately recognized numerous federal offices over and his electorate already knew several generations and are a what he stood for. household name. Beginning Republican presidential with John F. Kennedy’s eleccandidate Mitt Romney also tion to Congress in 1947,
“It is hard to quantify the benefits a second genration politician receives.”
there was always at least one Kennedy serving in a federal office in Washington until Patrick Kennedy left Congress in 2011. That is 64 years in which one family had been a powerful and constant influence on American politics. While most families do not have that kind of longevity, just about any family franchise in Congress can create issues. The advantages second-generation politicians have can lead to a lopsided representation of one group’s views and possibly create a conflict of interests. Would a politician be able to challenge a relative on a matter of policy or make decisions in conflict with their family’s legacy if they saw fit? At the moment, it is common for politicians to say that they put family before anything else. This is a good sentiment, but the context changes when a person has responsibilities that extend far beyond their family. It is difficult for anyone to distance themselves from their
parents, especially those who trade on reputation. Where you come from and who your parents are have become relevant campaign issues, and even if a politician does not want those associations, there is little chance of keeping them out of the dialogue. But if the reputation they inherited was good, what is to stop them from banking on it? While I do not believe that people should be prevented under any circumstance from running for office because of their background, politicians will continue to use it to their advantage. Politics is not the most ethical business. Any leg up is almost always accepted gladly. It is up to the voter to take these things into account when they cast their ballots.
Staff Columnist Kristi Allen is a 1st-semester prejournalism major. She can be reached at Kristi.Allen@UConn.edu.
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Insomnia Cookies is only a few weeks away. Looks like people have stopped stealing scooters... Yup, still can’t move at Nickel.
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NC State is a lot better than UMass.
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Calhoun might be leaving? Please, no.
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If you could room with any superhero, who would it be? – By Rachel Weiss
“Spiderman! He’s just always been my favorite.”
“Superman, if someone shoots me he’ll save my life.”
“I would say Iron Man because Tony Stark is so funny!”
“Batman! He doesn’t have a superpower so he’s really down to earth.”
Alex Dykas, 1st-semester chemistry major
Angie Abreu, 1st-semester pre-pharmacy major
Jeff Sparano, 5th-semester Spanish and education double major
Kristina Wendel, 1st-semester psychology major
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» MEN'S TENNIS
UConn men's tennis to start its season in Fairfield
By Bea Angueira Campus Correspondent
The UConn men’s tennis team will kick off the season this weekend at the Fairfield Doubles Invitational. The Huskies are led by senior Wei Lin, who has been a solid competitor in both singles and doubles since his freshman year, obtaining a career record of 37-32 in singles and 43-38 in doubles. Junior captain Ryan Carr, an extremely mature player mentally who has had a significant impact on the team, has an overall singles record of 31-26. Also part of the team are sophomores Joshua Palmer and Jacob Spreyer, who obtained a 22-13 record in doubles during their freshman year, and Peter Surovic of the Czech Republic, who went 6-10 in singles and
10-13 in doubles during his freshman year. Additionally, four incoming freshmen and one sophomore will look to contribute to the Huskies this year. “We’re really looking to improve our match experience this off-season. With four new talented freshmen and one sophomore, we are a very young but extremely deep team,” said Palmer. The Huskies will open their season this weekend in Fairfield in a doubles invitational. After the competition in Fairfield, the Huskies will take part in next weekend’s Brown University Invitational in Providence, R.I. They will host Hartford on Sept. 19 and Marist on Sept. 26. The Huskies will then compete in the UConn Invitational in Storrs, Sept. 28-30.
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Cincinnati beats Pitt 34-10 in Big East opener
CINCINNATI (AP) -George Winn ran for a pair of touchdowns, including a 58-yarder on Cincinnati's first play of the game, and the Bearcats took advantage of more Pittsburgh mistakes for a 34-10 victory Thursday night, opening a Big East season that is a prelude to change.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Sports
It was the start of the Big East's final season before a major overhaul. West Virginia has already left for the Big 12, and Pitt and Syracuse will head to the ACC after the season. Next year, the conference expands to the South and West. Cincinnati (1-0) won four of
the last five games in the Ohio River rivalry, the latest with a reconstituted offense featuring seven new starters. Quarterback Munchie Legaux, who went 2-1 as an injury fill-in last season, showed off his all-around skills. He completed 14 of 28 passes for 205 yards, includ-
ing a pair of short throws that running back Ralph David Abernathy IV turned into touchdowns. Legaux also ran six times for a game-high 117 yards. Pitt (0-2) had another sloppy game only five days after a stunning 31-17 loss to Youngstown State.
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Volleyball prepared for 4-game long weekend slate
By Tim Fontenault Campus Correspondent The UConn volleyball team will play four games between Friday and Saturday at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational in Springfield, Mo. The Huskies will start the weekend with a Friday afternoon match against New Orleans. The Privateers are riding a three-match winning streak after starting 0-2. They’ve only dropped two sets during that streak with wins over Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M and Alcorn State. UConn will then play hosts Missouri State on Friday night. The Bears have started 3-5 and are coming off a 3-0 loss to No. 22 Kansas State. Saturday’s doubleheader begins with a match against NebraskaOmaha, who have started 4-3 and most recently defeated Syracuse 3-0. The win ended a three-match losing skid. Saturday evening will be the
final match of the weekend. The Huskies will take on the Huskies of Northern Illinois. Northern Illinois is 3-5 and currently on a three-match losing streak. After going 2-1 at the UConn Classic last weekend, the Huskies made the quick trip to the University of Hartford and easily handled the Hawks in a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Once again on Tuesday, sophomore Devon Maugle led the offense with 18 kills and senior Kelsey Maving led the defense with 25 digs. With her effort on Tuesday, Maving moved to fourth on the UConn all-time list in digs with 1,416. Reaching the record may be a stretch. Jessica Isaac, who had 2,064 digs from 20062009, holds the career record. After the weekend, the Huskies will have six days off before returning home for the first time since Sept. 1 to take on Harvard on Sept. 14.
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Last grand slam of the season enters the finals
By Bea Angueira Campus Correspondent
The fourth and final grand slam of the year kicked off at Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y. on Monday, Aug. 27. Tournament favorite and Olympic gold medalist, No. 3 Andy Murray, as well as No. 1 Roger Federer, are both competing. No. 2 Rafael Nadal was absent due to a knee injury. Among the women players are Wimbledon winner and Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, who is looking to conquer her second U.S. Open title, and world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, who is in search of her first title here at N.Y. after winning a bronze
medal in London. At the beginning of the tournament, home court favorite Andy Roddick spoke to the press and announced his retirement at the end of the U.S. Open. Roddick maintained high energy throughout the tournament, reaching the fourth round to face Juan Martin del Potro, who defeated him 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4. The match was filled with emotion, and many of Roddick’s fellow tennis players wrote messages on Facebook and Twitter expressing how much Roddick will be missed, and how legendary his career has been. Del Potro has maintained a strong focus and is in search of a 2009 repeat at the U.S. Open. Although Del Potro is looking to reach the final, it will not be against his 2009 competitor, Roger Federer, who was unexpectedly defeated
in the fourth round by Thomas Berdych in a 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 match. Advancing to his first-ever U.S. Open quarterfinal, world No. 6 Berdych, will face the winner of the Del Potro-Novak Djokovic match. Gold medalist Andy Murray is looking to round off his year with his first grand slam title, after reaching the Wimbledon final. He will face Berdych today. The top women players have played consistently well this tournament. World No. 4 Serena Williams has breezed through to the semifinals and will be facing Sara Errani, in her first semifinal at the U.S. Open. Errani is looking to matching her feat at the French Open this year and reach the final. World No. 3 Maria Sharapova, who won the
French Open and the silver medal at Olympics earlier this year, is in search of her second grand slam title of the year. She defeated Nadia Petrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in a tough match and No. 11 Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Laura Robson of Great Britain reached the fourth round for the first time, defeating former world No. 1 Kim Clijster 7-6, 7-6 and No. 9 Li Na 6-4, 6-7, 6-2. Clijster retired with a record of three U.S. Open titles. The final for both the men’s and the women’s tournaments will undoubtedly be a mixture of surprises and high energy. No matter who reaches the final, Arthur Ashe Stadium will be filled with emotion.
Carmen.Angueira@UConn.edu
Nick Williams brings a big » BASEBALL Huskies bring balance of play capability to the table Orioles hit 6 homers in returning talent and young 10-6 win over Yanks enthusiasm to team this year
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Though they’ve shown improvement in practices up to this point, many of the younger linemen still have areas where they could get better. “I think that they’ve got technique to improve on,” Pasqualoni said. “I think they gave effort there and at times they looked okay but they’ve got to keep going from a fundamentals standpoint.” New UConn starting quarterback Chandler Whitmer had some struggles of his own. He threw two interceptions, both of which were caught in the red zone. Pasqualoni saw some things that he liked from Whitmer and said that there are certainly things that he will be able to build on. “I thought he was good in the pocket,” Pasqualoni said. “I thought it was a good first game for him and now we got to go get better.” Whitmer’s decision-making abilities will be put to the test against a fairly solid group of defensive backs on the North Carolina State defense. They are quick to react and are talented playmakers, Pasqualoni admitted. While he doesn’t expect Whitmer to react to what the defense is doing, Pasqualoni said that Whitmer is going to have to
show better timing and be much more decisive when he makes a throw. Whitmer will also need to be much more careful in regards to where he decides to throw the ball and when. Something to look out for during this week’s matchup is the Wildcat formation or something else unorthodox from the UConn offense. Last week, the Huskies ran an inside handoff to wildcat Nick Williams. Williams’ punt and kick return abilities are well-known by now. In the third quarter, he took a kickoff 37 yards and he is always a big play threat when he’s on the field. Plays like that are immensely beneficial to an offense. The coach noted that even a return of ten yards is a first down before the offense even take the field. Pasuqualoni said that he’d like to see Whitimer involved in more plays that aren’t necessarily kickoff or punt returns. “Nick is a talent and I think we can all agree with that,” Pasqualoni said. “We’re trying to put him into situations where he can go one-onone, especially underneath and in the short game...We just try to get these guys into positions where they can make plays and score touchdowns.”
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Mark Reynolds hit two of Baltimore's season-high six home runs - three in a wild eighth inning - and the Orioles climbed back into a first-place tie with the Yankees in the AL East by defeating New York 10-6 Thursday night before a euphoric sellout crowd at Camden Yards. Adam Jones' leadoff homer in the eighth off David Robertson (1-6) put Baltimore ahead 7-6 after the Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit in the top half. Matt Wieters followed with a single and Reynolds hit a drive into the left-field seats. Chris Davis then slammed the first pitch from Derek Lowe over the right-field wall. Wieters and Robert Andino also connected for the Orioles, who have won 10 of 13 - a run that includes three of four over New York. After trailing the Yankees by 10 games on July 18, the surging Orioles pulled even Tuesday, then dropped a game back on Wednesday before taking the opener of this important fourgame series. Reynolds, who also went deep in the sixth, has homered in three
straight games and has eight long balls in his last seven, including two in each of the three wins against New York. With Reynolds leading the way, the Orioles hit six home runs in a game for the first time since Aug. 28, 2007, against Tampa Bay. Baltimore has played several significant games in September in recent years, but this is the first time since 1997 that the Orioles have been in the hunt for a playoff berth. The fans reacted accordingly, cheering from the first pitch to the very end. The Yankees always attract huge crowds, but this time an estimated 90 percent of those in attendance were cheering for the home team. The full house and the boisterous orange-clad fans conjured memories of a time long ago, when Baltimore made two straight playoff appearances in 1996-97 prior to a run of 14 consecutive losing seasons. New York trailed 6-1 in the eighth before mounting a comeback fueled by four walks. After Alex Rodriguez hit an RBI double and Curtis Granderson singled in a run, the Yankees put runners on second and third with two outs.
from WOMEN'S, page 12 Last fall, three tandems advanced to the semifinal rounds of the tournament in their respective pools, facing off against Quinnipiac, Rhode Island, Providence, Bryant, Hartford, Fairfield, and Sacred Heart. This year, the schools that will be in play are the same and the Huskies hope to excel in the opening tournament. However, the expectations aren’t set too high. “You never know what to expect,” said junior Jennifer Learmonth, who advanced to the semifinals with Maxene Weinberg last year. “It’s only doubles and it’s the freshmen’s first college experience.” UConn will be introduced to three new talents joining the team this season: sophomore transfer (from UMass) Emilie Burgess as well as freshmen Alex Bergman from Illinois and Srna Stoŝljević from Florida. Marshall had nothing but praise for the new recruits on the team, expressing a significant amount of confidence in their abilities. “The new players are looking good,” Marshall said. “Srna Stoŝljević is going to
be playing, as a freshman, in the top one or two. We have another freshman … a tall player with great serve, great reach, good hands, Alex Bergman … and a transfer, a sophomore from Connecticut, who went to UMass last year, Emilie Burgess, who is … a really good groundstroker.” The focus for the entire team is striving to have a successful spring season and so that they can return to the Big East Championships for the first time since 2011. The fall season will essentially serve as the time for preparation, where each player will be closely examined in order to work through their issues on the court. Coach Marshall stated that having a 70 percent win percentage in this upcoming season would be the ideal outcome for the team. Heading into Fairfield, the spirits are high and the confidence is plentiful. Perhaps that will be the key to a successful fall season for the Huskies. “I certainly hope we do better this season,” Learmonth said.We have the talent for it.”
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Sept. 23 Villanova 1 p.m.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- Woody Johnson insists his New York Jets are no circus. Sure, the Jets have been in the headlines all summer, but the team’s owner doesn’t think that warrants the perception they might be more suited to play under a big top instead of in a stadium. ‘’I think that’s you guys,’’ Johnson told reporters Thursday. ‘’I certainly don’t feel that way. We’re deadly serious about what we’re doing here.’’ And that’s trying to get back to the playoffs after a disappointing 8-8 season in Rex Ryan’s third year as coach. But the organization has been largely criticized for creating an unsettled and distraction-filled environment with some of its decisions. The biggest, of course, was trading for Tim Tebow in March, a move that created an unprecedented amount of media coverage in training camp and has continued as the Jets prepare for their regular-season opener at Buffalo on Sunday. ‘’I think our organization is a lot better than people give it credit for,’’ Ryan said earlier Thursday. ‘’The circus thing is kind of old for me.’’ Johnson echoed Ryan’s feelings during practice, saying that the team is doing whatever it can to try to win games - no matter what people might think or say about the organization. ‘’We learned this in third grade, the whole sticks and stones and all that about calling people names and all that, that’s what that is,’’ Johnson said. ‘’It’s a way to sell papers. But I’m not in this to create a circus environment or any kind of environment except a winning environment.’’ Some of the recent criticism stems from a graphic that appeared earlier this week on the cover of one of the New York-area tabloids’ NFL preview section. Ryan, Tebow and quarterback Mark Sanchez are depicted as clowns stuffed into a car, while the Giants’ Eli Manning and Justin Tuck are looking down at them from a shiny blue convertible, holding two Super Bowl trophies. ‘’This is New York, so we’re going to be scrutinized,’’ Johnson said. ‘’Everything we do is going to be questioned and analyzed. When I walk out to the parking lot and speak to our fans, everybody has an opinion, and in many cases an informed opinion. But when you’re putting together a team like this, a thousand decisions come together.’’ Tebow is expected to be a major part of the Jets’ offense, working from the team’s wildcat package and possibly in other ways Ryan has kept largely under wraps. But some fans and media have wondered if it has been more of a publicity stunt to help sell tickets.
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The late Art Modell shows Baltimore Ravens fans the Vince Lombardi trophy.
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Art Modell’s fingerprints can still be found all over the NFL. In Baltimore. In Cleveland. On Monday night football. On past labor agreements. Along with colleagues named Rozelle, Halas, Brown and Rooney - all pillars of a fledgling league Modell helped transform the NFL into America’s pre-eminent sport. The former Ravens owner died early Thursday, leaving behind a legacy that was unblemished save for one decision that hounded him the rest of his life: moving his team
from Cleveland to Baltimore. David Modell said he and his brother, John, were at their father’s side when he ‘’died peacefully of natural causes.’’ He was 87. ‘’The game of football lost one of its all-time greats,’’ Detroit Lions owner William Clay Ford Sr. said. ‘’Art’s contributions to the NFL during his five decades in the game are immeasurable. I believe that Art did as much as any owner to help make the NFL what it is today. Art was a pioneer, a visionary and a selfless owner who always saw the big picture and did
the right thing. ‘’Our game would not be what it is today if it weren’t for Art Modell.’’ Modell spent 43 years as an NFL owner, overseeing the Browns from 1961 until he moved the team to Baltimore in 1996. Hel served as league president from 196769, helped finalize the first collective bargaining agreement with the players in 1968 and was the point man for the NFL’s lucrative contracts with television networks. Long before his Ravens won the Vince Lombardi Trophy in 2001, Modell teamed with Lombardi, Commissioner Pete Rozelle and others to lay the foundation for the league’s success. ‘’Art Modell was a most influential member of commissioner Rozelle’s ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ for many years, along with Dan Rooney and the late Tex Schramm,’’ said Joe Browne, the longest-tenured player in the league’s front office. ‘’Ironically, Art is the only member of that group who is not enshrined in Canton. Hopefully, the Hall of Fame media selectors will rectify that oversight in the near future - not as an emotional reaction to Art’s death, but as a rightful reflection of his longtime contributions to the NFL.’’ NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised Modell’s work
within the league as it was gaining momentum a half century ago. ‘’Art Modell’s leadership was an important part of the NFL’s success during the league’s explosive growth during the 1960s and beyond,’’ Goodell said in a statement. ‘’Art was a visionary who understood the critical role that mass viewing of NFL games on broadcast television could play in growing the NFL.’’ But Modell’s reputation took a hit from which it could not recover when he pulled the Browns out of Cleveland following a round of secret negotiations with Baltimore city officials. The move was made not because of poor attendance in Cleveland, but because Baltimore provided him with a better business opportunity. It’s widely believed that the move is the main reason Modell died without gaining entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a pariah in Cleveland and a hero in Baltimore. When the Colts left Baltimore for Indianapolis in 1984, Baltimore went 12 years pining for another team. After the Browns left, Cleveland got an expansion team, a new stadium and retained its team colors and history, thanks in no small part to Modell. But from the day he left to the day he died, he never got much love from the city he left behind.
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UConn to take on the N.C. State Wolfpack in big game
By Danny Maher Staff Writer In the battle of the Huskies, the No. 4 UConn men’s soccer team hosts No. 21 Washington tonight. The game will be aired live on Fox Soccer Channel as the NSCAA Game of the Week at 7 p.m. Each of Connecticut’s matches has been decided by a single goal, including a 1-0 victory last time out at Michigan State. In that game, sophomore Allando Matheson scored on a onetime cross from senior Max Wasserman. Matheson has tallied two goals and an assist and has been a jolt of energy off the bench on the young season. He was named to this week’s Big East honor roll. UConn is one of eight Big East teams ranked in the NSCAA poll. The Huskies are also No. 1 in the Soccer America poll. Preseason All-Big East selection Andre Blake picked up where he left off with last year’s record-breaking freshman debut. He has played every minute this season, recording eight saves allowing only one goal, the lowest amount in the conference. UConn has outshot opponents 20-5 in the first half of games this season. But despite their early dominance, the Huskies have only found the back of the net once in the first 45 minutes of play. Junior Mamadou Doudou Diouf must lead the UConn attack after playing only the first 58 minutes against Michigan State before being taken out because of fatigue. Washington (3-0-1) leads the all-time series 3-1. They defeated UConn in the teams’ last meeting in 2004. UW ripped off three wins over Gonzaga, Cal Poly and Wisconsin to begin the season. On Sunday, they fought Cal State Bakersfield to a 0-0 tie. UConn will have to work around the anchor of the Washington defense, senior and Pac-12 Player of the Week Dylan TuckerGangnes. Tucker-Gangnes has a similar role to UConn’s Carlos Alvarez, but is also capable of defending as well as attacking. Washington lost their top five goal-scorers from last season to graduation. As a result, the senior defender has played a bigger role on the offensive side of the ball this season. He scored a goal in both of UW’s wins last week and has four goals this season. Other offensive threats to watch for include junior Taylor Peay, sophomore Bradley McIntosh and freshman Ian Lange, who have all notched a goal in 2012. In net is third-year starting goalkeeper Spencer Richey. Richey has played every minute, posting a .800 save percentage and .70 goal against average. In what is expected to be a rowdy, sell-out crowd at Morrone Stadium, head coach Ray Reid and Connecticut look to extend their home unbeaten streak to 28 games. UConn will also host Boston University on Sunday at 7 p.m.
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After issuing a 37-0 beating to a new FBS opponent, the UMass Minutemen, the UConn football team welcomes the North Carolina State Wolfpack to Rentschler Field. Last weekend, the Wolfpack struggled mightily against the Tennessee Volunteers, losing 35-21 in a game played in Atlanta, Georgia. A large part of the Wolfpack’s struggles came as a result of turnovers. Senior quarterback Mike Glennon was intercepted four times by the Tennessee defense. 1-0, 0-0 But UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni does not expect Glennon to have a repeat of the Tennessee game. Pasqualoni knows that a player of his experience and talent, in all likelihood, won’t 0-1, 0-0 make that many misSat., Noon, SNY takes again. He stressed that his defenRentschler Field Tuesday sive line needs to put pressure on Glennon just as it did against UMass freshman Mike Wegzyn. Pressure like that will not be easy to come by. The North Carolina State offensive line boasts four seniors and has seen more than its share of big games. “This will be by far our biggest challenge,” Pasqualoni said. “We’ll find out a little about ourselves this weekend.” A big, experienced offensive line from the Wolfpack could pose a problem for a UConn defensive line that is pretty young in some spots.
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UConn kicker Jack Christen kicks the ball off in a football game against UMass played at Rentschler Field. This weekend, the Huskies face N.C. State.
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No. 7 UConn travels to Albany to face Michigan
By Erica Brancato Campus Correspondent
when Wake Forest scored the game-winning goal with 77 seconds left to defeat the The No.7 UConn Huskies Wolverines 2-1. will take on No.15 Michigan “We have three game films Wolverines in their first away on Michigan, so each game game on Saturday. they have played to date helps Michigan has had their ups us to prepare for our match up and downs so far with them,” Stevens with a 2-2 record said. “It is always for the 2012 seadifficult to lose a son. The high point game, especially to of Michigan’s seaa late goal. A team vs. son thus far was that experiences Leslie Smith’s recent MICHIGAN that disappointment hat trick to beat works very hard to 2 p.m. Delaware 4-1. “We make sure it doesn’t start four seniors on Albany, N.Y. happen again.” defense and have Nancy Stevens a First Team Allhas the upmost conAmerica in goal, so we have fidence in her offense. a lot of confidence in our “We have good speed on defensive unit. Michigan has our front line, so we will look excellent attack penalty corner to challenge Michigan’s back set pieces, so we are working three. Our attack corner set hard on defending their corner pieces are dangerous, so it options.” Said UConn’s head will be important to create coach Nancy Stevens those scoring opportunities.” Michigan’s low point was She said.
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Marie Elena Bolles was also named the Big East offensive player of the week, so Michigan clearly has their hands full. This is UConn’s first away game of the season. They have had a consecutive gamewinning streak on their home field and with a win in 2010 against the Wolverines, they hope the year gap between playing will still keep them on top. “We are replacing seven starters from last year’s team, so playing our first away games will be a good challenge for us,” Stevens said. “We will look to our five starting seniors to lead the team this weekend.” UConn will be put to the test on Saturday as they fight for another win, hoping to maintain their perfect season.
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UConn senior Alicia Angelini runs past a Penn State defender during a UConn field hockey game.
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Women’s tennis to kick off fall By Kyle Constable Campus Correspondent
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The Huskies kick off their season this weekend at the Fairfield Doubles Festival.
As the UConn women’s tennis season looks to kick off this weekend, the buzz word for the team is experience. Coming off a 2-1 record from last fall and an 8-10 record last spring, the team sees much room for improvement, but remain optimistic, heading into the 2012 season. The team did not qualify for the Big East Championships at the end of last season, but there is more than a glimmer of hope for this year’s squad. While the graduation of last year’s lone starting senior and captain, Alexa Gregory, will certainly loom overhead, this year presents the Huskies with a new scenario: three starting seniors and nine of last year’s twelve players returning for another season of competition. Multiple years of on-the-court experience will almost certainly give the Huskies an edge. Coach Glenn Marshall, who is entering his 16th
season coaching the women’s team, has expressed a significant amount of confidence in his squad, much of it stemming from the strong base of upperclassmen coming back for another season. Marshall said having significant roster depth really helps the team. “Because they’ve been through the types of seasons that we have, they can help guide [new team members] along,” Marshall said. “Having nine people know the system really well … it’s really helpful.” And that is just what he hopes will happen at the first tournament of the season. On Saturday, the Huskies will return for a third year to the Fairfield Doubles Festival, in the hopes of besting last year’s results and starting off the new season strong. The format of the tournament is atypical because it features only doubles competition, but it should provide some indication as to how this season will play out for the Huskies.
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