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UConn enters Stage III drought By Monica Mula Campus Correspondent
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On Monday, Sept. 13, the director of facilities operations and the director of environmental policy released an e-mail to all UConn students and faculty announcing a Stage III Drought Advisory. Low stream flows in local rivers like the Willimantic can lead to portions of the river drying out completely, killing huge numbers of fish in the process.
The water system can currently supply the projected demands, but excessive water use at this time will only add stress to rivers affected by the drought. Included in the e-mail was a list of mandatory conservation measures, such as taking shorter showers, reporting leaky fixtures and regulating washing machine and dishwasher use It has been documented that human conservation has a significant effect in decreasing the low flow issues.
The director of environmental policy Rich Miller noted that during the last major drought in 2005, the response of the UConn community to the mandates was rapid. “In the past, the response has been measurable,” Miller said. “The electronic metering system that we use has shown reductions in the past, not only for members of the UConn campus, but for those in the surrounding Storrs and Mansfield areas.” Miller expects a similar response this year and has
already observed a decrease in water demand since Monday. Members of the UConn community are asked to continue reducing water usage until further notice. “Although rainfall is in the forecast, it takes regular precipitation to combat low flow rates. It normally takes the entire fall to lift the advisory,” Miller said. Until then, UConn students in the EcoHouse learning community have been helping to raise awareness about the
growing issue. Their goal is to inform students about environmental issues and “try to encourage other students to act using environmentally friendly habits,” said EcoHouse member Sina Moravej, a 5th-semester urban and community studies and political studies double major. They have been promoting the “Stop the Drop” campaign. The campaign encourages students to report leaks in any
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TEMPLE TOPPLES HUSKIES UConn off to 1-2 start for the first time since 2002. SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH THE PRICE TAG Despite high costs, students should pursue degrees. COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: BLOWN-out bp well finally killed at bottom of the gulf End to worst offshore oil spill in history. NEWS/ page 2
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Axel Hunnicutt, 5th-semester anima science and ecology and evolutionary biology major; Adam Bartholomeo, 3rd-semester molecular and cell biology major; and Matt Finkel, 5th-semester Computer Science and Engineering major prepare to operate the Guard Dogs service Saturday evening.
Guard Dogs provides safe rides to the UConn community By Abigail Ferrucci Campus Correspondent It’s 12:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, and you are stuck at Carriage after being separated from your friends. Who are you going to call? The answer should be Guard Dogs. Guard Dogs is a free, safe non-judgmental ride home provided by students who volunteer their time. On Friday and Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., while many other students can be seen heading to parties, a small group of volunteers gather in the Guard Dogs office, a cozy tworoom space located in the basement of Whitney Hall. According to Axel Hunnicutt, a
5th-semester animal science and ecology and evolutionary biology double major and Guard Dog’s risk management officer, the service started up again this Friday, Sept. 17, and already students are utilizing it, “Guard Dogs was able to give rides to 386 students this weekend alone, and we received well over $100 in donations from riders,” Hunnicutt said. Guard Dogs doesn’t have to rely on donations alone.The organization is an affiliate of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), which covers most of Guard Dog’s expenses, including rental cars and promotional items. Many riders appreciate the ease and convenience of using the service, and as pat of Guard Dogs confidentiality policy, last names
of students are not necessary for a ride. “Guard Dogs is a great service,” said Sean F., a 3rd-semester finance major. “If you need a way to get home from off-campus, just call Guard Dogs and you know you are getting a safe ride home from friendly people who won’t ask any questions about why you were out.” Geoff Battista, a 5th-semester anthropology and economics double major, and Guard Dog’s public relations officer says that more than just students are appreciative of the service. “We receive food donations from Sgt. Pepperoni’s and Wings Over Storrs,” Battista said. In addition to their safety, students who ride with Guard Dogs
value their policies as well. “Students are generally very appreciative of our confidentiality policy,” Battista said. “We are nonjudgmental.” Although it may seem that riders during these hours are only partygoers, there are many students who are simply in need of a ride home from places around campus and don’t want to walk alone. “[Guard Dogs] is convenient for such a large campus,” said Suzanne R., a 7th-semester allied health major. According to Becca Steinbach, a 7th-semester mechanical engineering major, Guard Dogs will take you farther than just Hunting Lodge Road. “We will pick up and drop off students as far as five miles
in any direction from campus,” Steinbach said. Being student-run and operated, Guard Dogs is always looking for volunteers. “We take applications at the end of every semester, and a review committee decides which students to interview and then accept as members for the following semester,” Steinbach said. If you are out this weekend and are looking for a sober and confidential ride home, don’t be afraid to call Guard Dogs at (860) 486-8000. But, be sure to call early enough to ensure your ride. “We definitely get busier as it gets colder out, and the wait time reflects that,” Battista said.
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Obituary: Steven J. Chandler, 22, Norwich By Brian Zahn Staff Writer A 22-year-old UConn student died in a car accident early morning of Sept. 11 Saturday. Steven J. Chandler, a 7thsemester business, economics and communications major, was ejected from a car when it veered off the road, state police said. Chandler was a member of the African American Cultural
Center and participated in the Black Student Association’s fashion show last semester. He played Intramural Basketball and worked at Sgt. Pepperonis. Students gathered in the AACC on Tuesday to gather and remember Chandler’s life. Students took turns standing at a podium and telling stories of Chandler’s life. The event lasted for two hours. The AACC hallways were crowded with students. Erica Holloway, a friend of
Chandler’s, recalled a time when he told her, “When I walk down a hallway, I make 10 friends. When you walk down a hallway, you lose 10 friends.” Fritz Chery, a student and former CLAS Senator, called Chandler a “pretty boy,” saying that he “meant it in the nicest way possible.” Chandler’s neighbor in Hilltop Apartments for two years, Abby Morrison, recalled how Chandler would always have his homework
done immediately, and also said that he liked to make jokes while she would be doing her Arabic homework. “He encouraged students to be their best, and the high attendance at the gathering shows that he had many allegiances at this school,” said Dr. Willena Price, director of the AACC. “Steven was the one we called nerdy because he was like Urkel. He was always
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Steven J. Chandler.
What’s on at UConn today... Capoeira Class 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Northwest Dining Hall (upstairs) Enjoy a class that incorporates dance, acrobatics, music and selfdefense.
Rapid HIV Testing 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. South D Building UConn’s Health Education is offering a total of six free and anonymous tests on a first arrive, first serve basis.
Treasures From The Vault 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. Benton Museum A Benton docent is scheduled to host a free 45-minute talk on unique works of art from the mueseum’s “vault.”
“Finding An Internship” 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. CUE 122 Career Services is scheduled to host a workshop to explore ways to pursue an internship. -JAY POLANSKY
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More than 2,000 campus trees being mapped
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STORRS (AP) — University of Connecticut students recently returned to campus to discover something puzzling: Small metal tags and green ribbons on more than 2,200 trees. University officials say professors and three students completed a project over the summer to record the positions and species of the trees. Some are more than a century old, so UConn wanted to document which trees are significant and should be saved during construction and roadwork. Specifics about the trees are being entered into a computer mapping system, and are also being used in a “walking tour” that focuses on about 40 trees. UConn says the project’s only snag occurred when they discovered that squirrels were scratching the tags and, occasionally, running away with them.
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Former Conn. congressman’s aide faces prison
HARTFORD. (AP) — A political aide who pleaded guilty to embezzling from former Connecticut Congressman Chris Shays faces more than three years in federal prison when he is sentenced this week. Michael Sohn of Fairfield, was the Republican congressman’s campaign manager during his failed 2008 re-election bid. His lawyers plan to seek a sentence of no more than 37 months on Tuesday, after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and illegally converting campaign contributions to his own personal accounts. Sohn is accused of taking more than $250,000 in campaign money.
Conn. attorney general candidates set to debate
HARTFORD (AP) — The Democratic and Republican nominees for Connecticut Attorney General are set to face off in their first one-on-one debate. The University of Connecticut Law School is hosting the event Thursday between Democrat George Jepsen and Republican Martha Dean. Dean, a lawyer from Avon, is coming off a victory over Glastonbury lawyer Ross Garber in the GOP primary in August. Jepsen, a Stamford attorney, was the Democratic endorsed candidate and did not have a primary after secretary of the state Susan Bysiewicz (BY’-suh-wits) was disqualified from running by the state Supreme Court because she didn’t have enough experience practicing law. Richard Blumenthal, who has been attorney general nearly 20 years, is stepping down to seek the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Christopher Dodd.
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Muslim groups hold summit over Islamic center
NEW YORK (AP) — A summit of U.S. Muslim organizations is under way in New York City to address the outcry over a proposed Islamic center near ground zero. Spokesman Shaik Ubaid said the Muslim leaders met Sunday in an effort to arrive at a united stand. The organizations also hope to address what they see as a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment and rhetoric that has accompanied the nationwide debate over the project. Groups participating in the summit include the Islamic Society of North America, the Islamic Circle of North America, the Muslim Alliance of North America and the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The private meetings are taking place at a hotel near Kennedy Airport. The groups plan to hold a news conference Monday at the site.
Police seek help finding missing Vt. grandmother
SHEFFIELD, Vt. (AP) — State police probing the disappearance of a 78-year-old grandmother are appealing for help from anyone who took photographs or video at a Labor Day event her son says she attended in her tiny town. Pat O’Hagan worked as a volunteer at the Sept. 6 event in Sheffield, a town so small it has no stores and no stoplights, her son Shawn O’Hagan said Sunday. Police are following up on all avenues in their investigation, he said. Pat O’Hagan, a widow and grandmother of nine, was reported missing from her home Sept. 11, just days after the Sheffield event, when a friend arrived to pick her up for a rug-hooking meeting and she wasn’t there.
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In this June 21, 2010 file photo, a fisherman stands near commercial fishing boats in a marina at sunset in Grand Isle, La. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government’s point man on the disaster, said Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, BP’s well “is effectively dead.”
(AP) — The well is dead. Finally. A permanent cement plug sealed BP’s well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government’s point man on the disaster, said Sunday BP’s well “is effectively dead” and posed no further threat to the Gulf. Allen said a pressure test to ensure the cement plug would hold was completed at 5:54 a.m. CDT. The gusher was contained in mid-July after a temporary cap was successfully fitted atop the well. Mud and cement were later pushed down through the top of the well, allowing the cap to be removed.
But the well could not be declared dead until a relief well was drilled so that the ruptured well could be sealed from the bottom, ensuring it never causes a problem again. The relief well intersected the blown-out well Thursday, and crews started pumping in the cement on Friday. The April 20 blast killed 11 workers, and 206 million gallons of oil spewed. The disaster caused an environmental and economic nightmare for people who live, work and play along hundreds of miles of Gulf shoreline from Florida to Texas. It also spurred civil and criminal investigations, cost gaffeprone BP chief Tony Hayward his job, and brought increased governmental scrutiny of the oil and gas industry, including a costly moratorium on deepwater offshore drilling that is
still in place. Gulf residents will be feeling the pain for years to come. There is still plenty of oil in the water, and some continues to wash up on shore. Many people are still struggling to make ends meet with some waters still closed to fishing. Shrimpers who are allowed to fish are finding it difficult to sell their catch because of the perception – largely from people outside the region ¬– that the seafood is not safe to eat. Tourism along the Gulf has taken a hit. The disaster also has taken a toll on the once mighty oil giant BP PLC. The British company’s stock price took a nosedive after the explosion, though it has recovered somewhat. Its image as a steward of the environment was stained and its stated commitment to safety was challenged. Owners of BP-branded gas stations in the U.S. were hit with lost sales, as customers
Miller: Washing machine usage a concern during drought from UCONN, page 1 area of campus and provides a phone number to call for quick service. Moravej also said that students need to be more consistent with firmly turning off all faucets when not using them. “People don’t seem to be in the habit of fully turning the showers off when they are finished using them,” Moravej said. “I notice it especially at the gym.” Miller explained that to combat problems such as this, EcoMadness is organized each year. Its goal is to create healthy competition among the residence halls to be the most eco-friendly, with the winner receiving a trophy and an ice cream social. “This year will be our sixth year of EcoMadness, where the per capita reduction of water usage in underclassmen dorms
is measured using real-time technology,” Miller said. The competition makes conserving water an exciting practice. Miller explains that having teams causes a sense of camaraderie in working toward a common goal. Still, a lingering concern that remains is washing machine usage, since students do not directly pay per load this year. “Since paying for laundry is done through tuition and not at the site, it feels like you aren’t actually paying for each load,” Moravej said. “The result, especially during the hotter weeks, was people doing laundry three times a day, which is quite worrisome.” The mandate requires students to “use the appropriate water level or load size selection on the washing machine.” Moravej suggests doing laundry only when there is enough clothing to fill the machine.
Some students outside of EcoHouse are also acting conservatively about water usage, such as Diana Perez, a 1stsemester biology major. Perez has considered the mandates and decided on ways she can personally help the situation. “The drought really concerns me, which is why I will try to take shorter showers and encourage other people on my floor to do the same,” Perez said. Moravej confirms that “the body doesn’t need to shower for 30 minutes a day, despite the fact that our society has a strange obsession with doing so.” With all UConn community members contributing to the cause, Miller estimates that this year, as in previous years during the EcoMadness competition, a 50 percent reduction of water usage can be achieved.
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protested at the pump. And on the financial side: BP has already shelled out $9.5 billion in cleanup costs, and the company has promised to set aside another $20 billion for a victims compensation fund. The company could face tens of billions of dollars more in government fines and legal costs from hundreds of pending lawsuits. BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued earlier this month, acknowledging among other things that its workers misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig. BP was a majority owner of the well that blew out, and it was leasing the rig that exploded from owner Transocean Ltd.
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into his books and into keeping his grades and doing what needed to be done,” Chandler’s mother, Frederica Chandler, said. He is survived by his mother; his father, Devron Butler of Farmington; three brothers, Daniel and Luis Alvarado and Rayquan Butler; and five sisters, Theresa and Janitzza Alvarado, Tishra, Tatyana and Avanai Butler, according to an obituary by The Hartford Courant. The wake was held Friday at First Cathedral in Bloomfield. at 9 a.m. The service followed immediately afterward.
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HONOLULU (AP) — Ronald Oba grew up saluting the U.S. flag and saying the Pledge of Allegiance in school, like millions of other American boys. But he was labeled an “enemy alien” after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, because his ancestors came from the same land as the attacking planes. To prove his loyalty, Oba joined the Army as soon as President Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed Japanese-Americans to enlist. His segregated unit – the 442nd Regimental Combat Team – soon became the most highly decorated military unit in U.S. history for its size and length of service. This month, Congress is expected to award its highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to Oba and others who fought, even as their countrymen viewed them with suspicion and distrust. Many wore the uniform while their families spent the war in detention camps back home. The honorees would include some 6,000 Japanese-Americans who served as translators and interpreters against Japan, often on the front lines with Marines and soldiers fighting from island to island across the Pacific. The elite medal has been given selectively since 1776, when George Washington was awarded the first. Other honorees include the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks and the Dalai Lama. Congress awarded the medal to the Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of black fighter pilots, in 2006. Oba is grateful, saying the medal would spread awareness about the veterans. “We appreciate our legacy being carried on,” Oba, now 87, said in an interview at the Honolulu clubhouse for 442nd veterans. “Finally, they’re recognizing our contribution during World War II.” Just outside the clubhouse is
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Ronald Oba shares some of his memories while serving in the United States Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. The United States Congress is considering a measure to award Congressional Gold Medals for members of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team in recognition of their service during World War II.
a memorial listing the names of nearly 800 Japanese-American soldiers killed in action. A plaque spells out the unit’s motto – “Go for broke” – a Pidgin, or Hawaii Creole English, expression meaning “give it your all.” A large granite map shows where the 442nd, which absorbed the previously established Japanese-American unit, the 100th Infantry Battalion, during the war, pushed its way through Italy and France. The area covers the Vosges Mountains, where the unit suffered 800 casualties maneuvering through fog and dense forest against hidden German machine guns to rescue the trapped “Lost Battalion” of the nearly all-Texan 36th Division. Sen. Daniel Inouye, who took
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etween tuition, books and room and board, the price of education is becoming increasingly steep. With some college students potentially owing up to $200,000 after graduation, this has led some experts to claim that a college education is overrated, a statement that could not be more inaccurate. According to the Washington Post, hedge fund manager James Altucher says, “You’ve been fooled into thinking there’s no other way for my kid to get a job…or learn critical thinking or make social connections.” Altucher represents one of the many who agree that bypassing a college education is a smarter choice than paying thousands of dollars for a degree. It would be difficult to argue that college does not come with a hefty price tag. Ironically, though we view a college education as an invaluable investment, we make it as challenging as possible to attain by often making it almost impossible to afford. But, just because college isn’t getting any cheaper doesn’t mean that high school students should view higher education as all or nothing. Regardless of price, prospective college students need to know that they are doing a disservice to themselves should they adopt this mentality. Earning a college education does not have to equate to having negatives or zeroes in your checkbook. Whether it’s going to a state school, community college or taking a gap year and then starting college, there are a multitude of avenues for students. There is always a way to make it work, no matter what odds are stacked against you. With that being said, it is equally true that college certainly isn’t for everybody. You may believe that your time (and money) are better spent backpacking in Europe or jumpstarting your own business when you graduate from high school – but traveling and experimenting with entrepreneurship does not have to exclude a college degree. You can study abroad during your undergraduate years and while it may be a challenge, you can still pursue creative and business aspirations from college as well (Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook from his dorm room). The bottom line is that no matter what route students take upon high school graduation, achieving a higher education should be part of it. It’s true that one can still find success, develop wonderful social skills and lead a financially stable future without having attended college. But in a society where having a college degree is now more important than ever, students need to honestly ask themselves if that’s a chance they’re willing to take. 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.
My weekend: Make ton of new friends on my walk home from carriage. Their weekend: deal with some drunk guy who doesn’t shut up. UConn Coop: it’s not a “secret sale” if you email every student about it and post it on a billboard. Two towers. 600 students. Ten washing machines. The bloodiest battle of the century. The only people who performed worse than UConn Saturday were SNY. Did everyone and their mother learn how to skateboard this summer except for me? The squirrels are up to something. Be prepared. I’m so glad I missed Saturday’s episode of “The UConn Football Team and the Temple of Doom.” The daily poll today asks what’s your favorite Q word. Why isn’t Quidditch an option? So the Cinderella starring brandy is on. For a poor servant, she sure has a nice weave. You know your roommate had a good weekend when you come back on a sunday night and find them jamming to Celine Dion. To whoever decided it would be a good idea to start soundchecks at 9:30 saturday morning, you make me sad. Can we get someone on the Concert Committee who doesn’t have the musical taste of a 12-year-old girl?
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Society’s weight fixation is unhealthy
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ow many times have you heard a girl mournfully proclaim to her friends:, “I feel so fat?” How many times have you heard the word “fat” be used in a pejorative sense? How many times have you seen ads boasting quick fixes for dropping pounds or promoting exercise regimes to burn fat in less time? There’s no doubt that our society is obsessed with weight. It is precisely this obsession that is causing rampant eating disorders and body image issues among By Cindy Luo young people, Associate Commentary Editor especially young women, across the nation. Diet culture is all about selfloathing. Tears must be shed so that pounds may be as well. I’m not perfect the way I am. There’s no such thing as too skinny. Fat, skinny, average – none of us are good enough. But having some extra body fat isn’t a moral failing. It doesn’t make you a bad person. To hear the messages society is giving us, however, almost makes it seem that way. Let’s go back to the girl who tells her friends that she is fat. Usually, the friends will rush to reassure her that she’s perfectly skinny. Herein lies the problem. So you end up with two opposite ends on the body spectrum, with skinny equaling good and fat equaling bad. All fat people are bad, but you’re not bad, so you’re not fat! The
lack of logic in this situation baffles me on several levels. One: the person making this declaration would rarely appear as fat to other people. Two: the implication is that fat means unattractive. Three: she needs to be told she is skinny as justification for her self-worth. I’m not blaming any women who may have been in this scenario, as I myself have probably been guilty of this in the past, but consider this a wake-up call. When retrospectively imagining this case, it comes to light just how indicative it is of our fat-shaming culture.
“Being skinny should not weigh in on how someone feels about herself.” This is not an issue about health. And even if losing weight is integral for maintaining health, there is no need to shame someone into doing so. Someone’s body is her own business – not yours. I am sick and tired of people masquerading behind concern for someone’s health as an excuse to make her feel bad about her body (and this goes for people of all body types). Making the generalization that all fat people are lazy and gluttonous is just as grossly inappropriate as generalizing all skinny people as anorexic and bulimic. I don’t need someone sanctimoniously telling me that if I do not vigorously pursue a socially acceptable body size, I’m going to end up sad and alone and, worst of all, fat. Because quite frankly, as long as I am
healthy (mostly irrelevant to how “fat” one looks, with the exception of morbid obesity), I have far more important issues to concern myself with. If you are unsatisfied with your body, then by all means do your best to change it. But do so to improve your image of yourself, not just to improve your image in other people’s eyes. Don’t let anyone tell you that if you are not within the paradigm of what he or she deems an acceptable size, then you are a bad person. Kate Moss once said, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” I beg to differ. Being skinny should not weigh in on how someone feels about herself. But that’s the message that has been hammered into women in our society. Unfortunately, this is a widespread attitude that knows no bounds. It’s not just strangers who feel the need to lecture someone on her weight and size. Or advertisements and fashion magazines bombarding us with images of women identical in body structure. It’s family. Friends. My mother, otherwise a smart, reasonable woman, literally ends every phone conversation we have with a reminder to watch what I eat. When it comes to weight, we lose rationality. In the end, we could all do with a little kindness. It may be hard to resist the cultural imperialism, but we must remember that all women are real women, skinny ones or curvy ones or anyone in between.
Associate Commentary Editor Cindy Luo is a 5thsemester linguistics/philosophy and classics and mediterranean studies double major. She can be contacted at Shuyang.Luo@UConn.edu.
Being informed is crucial for young people
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hat reality show is Snooki from? Which celebrity shaved her head during a breakdown? What scandal was Tiger By Grace Malloy W o o d s involved Staff Columnist in this past summer? Chances are most people 15-25 could answer those questions without pause. But ask them who John Boehner is, or what is the power-sharing arrangement the Obama administration is encouraging for Iraq, and the response will likely be, “Uhhh...” Young people are increasingly uninformed when it comes to politics and the influential people in government who affect us. Instead, we focus our attention on “entertainment news,” and mistake it for actual news. Part of the reason for this is that large news networks, like CNN, often have extensive coverage of entertainment news – the Tiger Woods scandal, the deaths of celebrities like Michael Jackson and Anna Nicole Smith and the incarcerations of Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. Many of us trust networks like CNN for qual-
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ity, relevant news, but that is not what is always being presented. This is not to say that it’s wrong to get our fill of entertainment news or watch reality TV (even I’m curious if Snooki and Sammi are friends again).
“Young people are uninformed when it comes to...the influential people in government who affect us.” Entertainment news is like junk food, as professor Marcel Dufresne said in my Journalism Ethics class. Junk food has its place, but your entire diet shouldn’t consist of it. It’s important to balance it with healthy food. In other words, if we are going to watch reality TV and keep up with our favorite stars, we need to make sure to balance that with actual news. We have a responsibility to educate ourselves, to seek out information and to be aware of the issues that impact us. This means picking up a newspaper
when we see it outside of the dining hall. It means watching the news during non-primetime hours, or perhaps even better, a publicly funded station (e.g. local channels 10 and 11) on a regular or semi-regular basis. Why is this so crucial? As voting citizens, it is our right and responsibility to make sure that those leading us are doing so fairly and openly, and that issues are being handled the best way. If we aren’t keeping an eye on what is happening locally, nationally and globally, then what is the point of living in a democracy? The freedom of the press has become underappreciated, we need to take advantage of it more. Also, while the phrase “we are the future” is cliché, it is true. It is our generation that will influence the next few decades. Our economy is in a dangerous state, the country has been involved in two major wars and there is heated debate over global climate change. We need to be informed of these and other matters in order to ensure that we are properly prepared to deal with them when they fall into our laps. In addition to simply paying attention to the news, it is important to look at all sides of an
issue. How can you expect to speak intelligently about current events and politics if the only information you are getting is one-sided? Being well-rounded allows for informed opinions and make educated decisions. So, in the spirit of being up-todate, I will answer the questions posed earlier. John Boehner is the House Republican leader and, according to The New York Times, said he would agree to lower taxes for families earning less than $250,000, but then quickly took back the statement. The power-sharing arrangement for Iraq, again according to The New York Times, is one in which the current Prime Minister would keep his position but with less authority. Pay attention to these stories, these are the ones that really matter When reading the news, you attain a greater knowledge of what’s happening and also gain the tools needed to be an effective, contributing citizen.
Staff Columnist Grace Malloy is a 5th-semester political science and journalism double major. She can be contacted at Grace.Malloy@UConn.edu.
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from a lot of tea parties with my daughter and most of the people there are stuffed animals .” – J immy K immel
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Carin Goes to College by Carin Powell
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30 Obstetrician’s calculation 31 Psychic’s asset, for short 33 “Surely I’m not the only one?!” 35 South Korea’s first president 37 Altar promise 38 “Drinks are on yours truly” 39 MLB league 40 Letter-shaped fastener 43 Flip back and forth, as an on-off switch 44 Like some denim patches 45 Letter-writing friend 47 Circular gridiron gathering 51 “West Side Story” heroine 53 Music genre that
experienced a ‘50s-’60s revival 54 Sign of the future 55 Sitarist Shankar 56 That’s partner 57 Corned beef dish 61 Commercial prefix with -cro 62 Prior to
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2 Caterer’s vessel 3 Controversial financial rescues 4 Cars 5 “Be right there!” 6 Get a better int. rate, probably 7 Make on the job 8 Working busily 9 “The lady __ protest too much”: “Hamlet” 10 Automaker Ferrari 11 Store to “fall into,” in old ads 12 Prefix with -scopic 13 “Scram!” 21 New employee 22 End result 23 Littleneck, e.g. 24 Centers of activity 28 Actress Swenson 29 Smartly dressed
JELLY! by Elise Domyan
Across 1 Persian Gulf emirate 6 Aptly named novelist 11 Check for drinks 14 Rocket scientist Wernher von __ 15 Use for dinner, as dishes 16 Realm from 800-1806: Abbr. 17 Jazzy O’Day 18 On the __: broken 19 Approx. landing hr. 20 Daydreaming 23 More intimate 25 __-mutuel: type of betting 26 Funny Costello 27 Abel’s slayer 30 Tsar or emperor 32 It follows the overture 34 Pressed for time 36 Failing to grasp a key element 41 Conceived of 42 IRS agent 43 What ballerinas dance on 46 Slangy agreement 48 HVAC measure 49 Utah city near Provo 50 Uproar 52 Not expected back at work until tomorrow 58 Econ. yardstick 59 Nebraska city 60 Tee shot 63 Mauna __ 64 Lees competitor 65 Ocean ship 66 Bigger picture: Abbr. 67 Kosher deli offering 68 Sharp-eyed bird
Happy Dance by Sarah Parsons
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Poop by Michael Badulak
Aries - Use your willpower to create an umbrella protecting everyone in your circle. Rely on logic to resolve emotional distress. Move forward with creative projects. Taurus - If everyone works in teams of two, a lot more gets accomplished. One pair may go off in some wild, imaginative direction, but that’s all right.
Cancer - Yesterday’s accomplishments put you and a close person in a really good mood. You jump into the week’s activities with great ideas and strong emotional support.
Dissmiss the Cynics by Victor Preato
Gemini - Activities move forward like a well-oiled machine. Maintain control over the wheel, and you stay on track and get plenty accomplished.
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Nothing Extraordinary by Thomas Feldtmose
Leo - Someone needs to take the lead. It doesn’t have to be you. Balance between criticism and optimism may not be as simple as you’d think. Consider all possibilities. Virgo - To take in all the action today would require a very wide-angle lens. Ask someone to record part of it for review, to savor it later. Libra - Choose a direction early and follow it. You get a lot more done if you don’t switch gears every time someone opens their mouth. Keep your eyes on the prize.
Victory Lap by Zach Wussow
Scorpio - Inject a note of optimism into every activity today. A lot needs to get done, but nobody appreciates a grumpy attitude. Do it with a smile. Sagittarius - Best results come from concentrated, logical thought. Plan each detail to allow for flexibility along the way. Each person contributes to success. Capricorn - As long as you remain in charge, you meet all your goals (and more). To create a livelier mood for others, tell stupid jokes and laugh at theirs. Aquarius - You have all your ducks in a row regarding your personal task. You discover that others have also done their work to move a joint project forward. Pisces - You’d like to stay on the intellectual side of any argument. Let others wax emotional while you keep your head. Group consensus evolves late today
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Why the long Face by Jackson Lautier
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US woman held in Iran says she’s not a spy
NEW YORK (AP) — An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage said Sunday she and two men detained with her never spied or committed any crime, calling their arrest “a huge misunderstanding.” Discussing her experience at the most length since her release Tuesday, Sarah Shourd underscored her gratitude at being released but said she felt only “one-third free” because her fiance, Shane Bauer, and their friend Josh Fattal remain in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. “This is not the time to celebrate,” Shourd, 32, said at a New York news conference. “The only thing that enabled me to cross the gulf from prison to freedom alone was the knowledge that Shane and Josh wanted with all their hearts for my suffering to end.” Meanwhile, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly. He later met with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon to discuss developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Middle East as well as efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, the U.N. spokesperson’s office said. Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press, “We’re very glad that that lady was released. (Due) to the humanitarian perspective the Islamic Republic chose to adopt on the subject, she was released on bail. And we hope that the other two will soon be able to prove and provide evidence to the court that they had no ill intention in crossing the border, so that their release can also be secured.” Tying the case to Iran’s assertion that some of its citizens are being held unjustly in the United States, he said,
“It certainly does not give us joy when we see people in prison, wherever in the world that may be, and even when we think of prisoners here.” Composed but occasionally pausing when her voice wavered with emotion, Shourd thanked Iranians and Ahmadinejad in a carefully scripted return that spoke to the continuing delicacy of her situation. She didn’t take questions or discuss the conditions in which she’d been held, walking away from the podium at a Manhattan hotel hand-in-hand with her mother, Nora, before Fattal’s and Bauer’s mothers answered reporters’ queries. Iran has issued espionagerelated indictments against her, Bauer and Fattal; the indictments could bring trials for the two men and proceedings in absentia for Shourd. But Shourd stressed their innocence in a case that has added to the roster of tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The three were detained in July 2009 after Iranian officials said they intentionally crossed the country’s border from Iraq. Echoing accounts their families have given in their absence, Shourd said Sunday that the three had been hiking in a popular tourist area – near a waterfall in Iraq’s Kurdistan region – and had no idea the border was nearby. “If we were indeed near the Iraq-Iran border, that border was entirely unmarked and indistinguishable,” she said. “Shane and Josh do not deserve to be in prison one day longer than I was,” she said. “We committed no crime and we are not spies. We in no way intended any harm to the Iranian government or its people and believe a huge misunderstanding led to our detention and prolonged imprisonment.” Shourd’s mother has said
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Sarah Shourd, center, stands with Cindy Hickey, mother of Shane Bauer, left, and Laura Fattal, mother of Josh Fattal during a news conference Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 in New York. Shourd, who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying along with two others.
she had health problems including a breast lump and precancerous cervical cells. Shourd said Sunday that doctors in Oman, where she went immediately after her release, had determined she was physically well. Officials in Oman – an ally of both Iran and the United States – mediated a $500,000 bail for Shourd that satisfied Iranian authorities and apparently did not violate U.S. economic sanctions against Iran. The source of the bail payment has not been disclosed. After 410 days in Iranian custody, “I walked out of prison with my spirit bruised but unbroken,” she said. Shourd left Oman on
Saturday for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and took a commercial flight from there to Dulles International Airport, near Washington, the Americans’ families said. Shourd and Bauer had been living together in Damascus, Syria, where Bauer was working as a freelance journalist and Shourd as an English teacher. Fattal, an environmental activist and a fellow graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, came to visit them last July, and the three went hiking. She added that she hoped their experience would provide “an opportunity for Americans and Iranians to realize that an improved rela-
tionship would be in the best interest of all people.” Fattal’s mother, Laura, said she was encouraged by Shourd’s release. But both she and Bauer’s mother, Cindy Hickey, said it also had been hard for them. “It was a very bittersweet moment for me – sweet because I love Sarah very much ... and very bitter. I mean, the cold hard truth is: Shane and Josh are still in prison, and we want them home,” she said at the news conference. The two said they had asked to meet with Ahmedinejad during his trip in New York, as they have unsuccessfully in the past.
Ahmadinejad’s suggestions that the three could be traded for Iranians held in the U.S. have raised concerns that the Americans could be used as bargaining chips as the two countries face off over issues like Iran’s disputed nuclear program. The U.S. accuses Iran of hiding plans to build a nuclear bomb; Iran denies that and says it’s working only toward building nuclear power plants. But Laura Fattal said the men’s mothers weren’t focused on such fears. “We are mothers, we are not politicians, and we are just very, very eager, clearly, to have our children returned to us,” she said.
Optimism, worries amid new rush to tap oil in West CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A well named Jake and a controversial drilling technique are fueling a Western oil rush, raising hopes for economic revival and questions about the environment – and who's going to share in the wealth. Not many wells have been drilled yet, but just about everything else is in place for an oil boom in eastern Wyoming, northern Colorado and western Nebraska, where the Niobrara Shale and its hard-to-tap crude lay nearly two miles underground. Preliminary work is under way to map underground geological formations to figure out the best places to drill. Oil prospectors are poring over courthouse records to see who holds mineral rights so they can negotiate deals. Companies large and small are betting millions that the Niobrara holds gobs of recoverable oil like the similar – and booming – Bakken Shale field in western North Dakota. With oil money leading the way, North Dakota has coasted through the recession with 3.6 percent unemployment, lowest of any state, and a budget surplus of over $500 million. Wealth like that could transform Cheyenne, a windswept state capital with too many vacant old buildings, and other parts of the exploration area with more jobs, more tax revenue and bustling support businesses. Surely everyone is excited, right? Not exactly, not with so many questions still to be answered. “I've got mixed emotions about it, really. In the past, it's just been a farmer community,” farmer Todd Martin said as he unloaded wheat from a truck to a bin in Carpenter, a town with dirt streets and maybe 100 people 25 miles southeast of Cheyenne. “It's going to change some people's lives, if they hit.”
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A rig drills an oil well for State College, Pa.-based Rex Energy about 15 miles east of Cheyenne on Aug. 4, 2010. The well was the first drilled out of more than 100 the state of Wyoming has permitted in southeast Wyoming in recent months. The permits far exceed any previous oil activity in the area.
Hardly anyone outside the industry talks about the oil rush for long without mentioning, apprehensively, the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe. Such a difficult-to-end spill would be hard to imagine happening here. That doesn't mean an oil boom couldn't create a booming headache. Even minor spills would be a very up-close-and-personal problem for homeowners, particularly in the wide ring of fairly new homes on 5to 40-acre lots surrounding Cheyenne. “That Gulf deal makes you a little uneasy,” said Paul Terry, a former Oregon logger who moved to his house on 10 acres north of Cheyenne a couple years ago. “If I had them messing with my stuff, I'd want some ground rules. I'm not against it, but I'm not saying give them a free hand.” He said three companies have approached him in the last few months about possibly drilling beneath his property. As in the Bakken, drilling
in the Niobrara wouldn't be profitable without hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which some have blamed for groundwater contamination. It involves pumping a pressurized mix of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack open fissures and improve the flow of oil or gas. The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission in June passed a range of tougher state rules for oil and gas drilling, including fracking. Martin said he researched fracking online and believes it's probably safe enough for his farm on the ColoradoWyoming line. “If they cut corners, then sure, it can contaminate the groundwater,” he said. “You hope they do it the way they're supposed to.” The situation is complicated by the fact that many people don't own the rights to minerals beneath their land. Whoever does has a right to put an oil well in your yard, with or without your permission, and doesn't have to share the profits – just the
pollution. Even among those who own their minerals, not all are daydreaming much about getting rich. “Beverly Hillbillies, rags to riches, we've got oil? Not necessarily,” said Diane Bishop, who owns 70 acres near Cheyenne. She and her husband, Rick, who are moving here from Texas and plan to build a log home on their land later this year, own the mineral rights beneath half of their property. “We'll be lucky to get enough money to pay the taxes on our property out there,” Bishop said. Companies intend to drill not only downward to the Niobrara but also horizontally, sometimes half a mile or more, after reaching the formation. That means one well could cross beneath several properties. Anyone who owned less than a substantial chunk of land – upward of a square mile – would have to divvy up royalties with at least one and possibly several neighbors. Big-time landowners,
mainly cattle ranchers who own their minerals, would be in the best position to strike it rich. All of this speculation began with Jake. The well in far northern Colorado was yielding 1,770 barrels of oil
a day – eye-popping production for this region – after it was drilled and fracked for Houston-based EOG Resources last fall. Jake's production has tapered off significantly, as usually happens, but not before other companies took notice. An old-fashioned land rush was on. So far this year, more than 100 drilling permits have been granted in southeast Wyoming, far surpassing all previous activity in the area. Meanwhile, Wyoming has reaped a record $101 million since May by auctioning off rights to drill on state land, the vast majority of it in the eastern part of the state. Nebraska and Colorado have set similar records. The big question is how much oil is down there, and all eyes are on the next wells to be drilled. As soon as this fall, they could show whether a wide swath of the Niobrara covering hundreds of square miles is likely to be as productive as the Bakken, said Bruce Hinchey, president of Petroleum Association of Wyoming.
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All Time Low takes over South
A look at fall brews By Joe Pentecost Campus Correspondent
Shane Henderson’s girlfriend, the band created an album that was as heartbreaking as it was inspirational. “We All Need A Reason To Believe” has been on repeat on my iPod since its release in 2008, and hopefully the upcoming “Dancing With a Ghost” will be equally as powerful and effective as the aforementioned album.
As another academic year begins, some try to relish the last few warm days of the year while others are already eager to bundle up and brave the cold. So what beers are supposed to be enjoyed during this time of year? Many still try to enjoy the tangy summer wheat beers or catch a warm weekend at the beach with some coronas and lime. But earlier and earlier each year, we see fall beers hit the shelves. These beers debut early every year with good reason – two key fall styles account for a huge portion of seasonal beers released by American breweries: Oktoberfest and pumpkin ales. The Oktoberfest style, classically referred to as Märzen, is a German-style lager originating from the 16th century. In the days before refrigeration, beer still needed to be lagered (German for “storage”), so nearby caverns or deeply dug stone cellars were used to house the beer during the summer months. Classically, this style was brewed to a higher alcoholic content, partly to help preserve it over the long summer. Some of the more modern interpretations, however, have varied in strength, body and malt character. Märzen style beers are generally a copperish-chestnut color, have a subtle hop note and a flavor dominated by rich, toasty, malt characteristics. A typical Märzen style beer is usually five to six percent alcohol by volume. Some common examples of the style are less intense and true-to-style, such as Sam Adam’s Oktoberfest (6pk/$7.99), while others like Berkshire Brewing Co’s Oktoberfest Lager (22oz/$3.99), pay homage to the classic Märzen style, which boasts a great rustic, bready malt character. If you seek one of the true classics, try to find a fresh bottle from Deutschland such as Paulaner’s OktoberfestMärzen (500mL/$3.99) or HackerPschorr Oktoberfest-Märzen (500mL/$3.99). The other fall favorite, pumpkin ales, are generally thought to have American roots originating from the early days of the micro-brewing explosion, when brewers were constantly experimenting with new types of adjuncts. The combination of pumpkin and aromatic spices was a logical next step to create a pumpkin pie-like beer experience. But what has started out as a “simple” style of fall beer has expanded greatly and is prime evidence of the endless creativity of American brewers. While some more tame versions use artificial pumpkin flavoring and spices such as ginger, cinnamon or allspice, other brewers are bending the rules. Many brewers are using whole pumpkins and even roasting the gourd to caramelize sugars and provide a deeper, more complex flavor. The Bruery from Placentia, Calif. puts a twist on its fall seasonal and brews its “Autumn Maple” (750mL/$10.99) to a 10 percent ABV with roasted yams, molasses, maple syrup and nutmeg along with some of the usual spices. Dogfish Head’s “Punkin’ Ale” (4pk/$7.99) has more of a brown-ale style body with spices and pumpkin flavor in good balance, differing from Southern Tier’s “Pumking” (22oz/$8.99) which is brewed to nine percent ABV and has a barrage of spiced notes combining with sugary pumpkin flavor. Regardless of your choice of fall beer, your brew is sure to contain the brilliance and innovation of American brewers, whether they are interpreting the styles of old times or breaking new ground. Cheers!
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All Time Low (pictured here) and St. Vincent performed Saturday on the South Commons during a free concert sponsored by the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts and SUBOG. All Time Low’s frontman, Alex Gaskarth, pulled one lucky UConn student onstage during the band’s set.
SUBOG and Jorgensen-sponsored concert draws crowd to South Commons Saturday By John Tyczkowki Campus Correspondent
The SUBOG Concert Committee and Jorgensen brought nationally-famous poppunk band All Time Low to Storrs in a large concert on the South Lawn on Saturday. This show, which was one of All Time Low’s first public appearances since being signed by Interscope Records earlier this year, was attended by several hundred people. A giant stage was set up facing in from Gilbert Street, with a large mosh-pit directly in front. The majority of concert-goers chose to sit back and listen from the hill or the tables and benches on a
nearby patio. Some residents of Wilson and Rosebrooks Halls took advantage of the proximity of the show and opened their windows to enjoy the music from their dorm rooms. Taking the stage a few minutes after 2 p.m. was opener Annie Clark, who uses the stage name St. Vincent, an indie/pop singer. The band was five piece combo, containing the usual drums, guitar, and bass, but also adding synthesizers, a violin, saxophones, a flute and a clarinet. St. Vincent’s set was most decidedly a polar opposite to the pop punk of All Time Low. Songs ranged from up-tempo to moderately paced to lacking any sort of countable meter
at all. Low, moody instrumentals, usually featuring a violin or saxophone solo, would give way to ethereal and atmospheric sections featuring St. Vincent’s breathy vocals over a backing of lush synthesizer lines, finally ending in a giant musical freakout with distorted guitars, bass, and loud, powerful drumming. Her truly unique style helped to fire up the audience for the main act after their hour long set. All Time Low took the stage a few minutes before 4 p.m. Lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth and lead guitarist/ backing vocalist Jack Barakat displayed a quick and witty onstage banter with each other right from the start, and had the
audience involved right from the beginning as well. Their brand of off-beat humor, ranging from college life to cats and more, resonated to great effect with the audience. All Time Low’s high-energy mood transferred to their performance, with band members jumping around on stage. Barakat even took a walk around the quad with his guitar during one song. The band’s set contained many of their big hits such as “Damned if I Do Ya (Damned if I Don’t),” “Dear Maria, Count Me In,” “A Party Song” and “Keep the Change, You Filthy Animal”. Their signature poppunk sound showed through with up-tempo, cymbal-heavy
drum parts, frantic stringscratched and palm-muted guitar parts, dual vocal harmonies, and, of course, pyrotechnics on the guitar during solo sections. In between the high energy songs, All Time Low played an acoustic version of their own “Jasey Rae.” They also threw in some covers to their set, such as a bit of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and a loud and raucous Limp Bizkit song. An unexpected twist to All Time Low’s hour and 15-minute set occurred when Gaskarth called up onto the stage UConn English major and foreign exchange student from England,
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Nine new pop/punk bands to add to your playlist
By Matt Yost Campus Correspondent
After a great performance from All Time Low this past Saturday on the South quad, many UConn students are probably dying to get their hands on some solid new poppunk music. The problem is, the libraries of Blink-182, Paramore and New Found Glory have probably been exhausted at this point. While “the scene” may be flooded with hundreds of indistinguishable acts trying to cash in on trends established by superior bands, here are nine rising pop-punk stars sure to keep you and your iPod wholly satisfied as fall starts to settle in. While most female-fronted artists in the genre are simply an attempted reincarnation of Paramore, Poughkeepsie’s We Are The In Crowd have made themselves to stand out from the rest. While the lead singers voice is eerily reminiscent of Hayley Williams, the band relies more heavily on sounding like a hybrid of All Time Low and Forever the Sickest Kids. The results were successful, as the debut EP “Both Sides of the Story” was one of the most infectious power-pop releases of the past year.
Set Your Goals are certainly more punk than pop, there’s a reason they’ve been a fan favorite since the debut EP came out. If you (inevitably) get wrapped up in the energy of this band, you’ll be hard pressed to find better songs to rock out to than “Mutiny” and “Gaia Bleeds.” The Wonder Years are more reminiscent of older pop-punk bands, but what sets them a notch above the rest is the band’s honest and relatable lyrics. Maintaining the image of a realist pop-punk band, TWY sing about real life issues that often fall by the wayside in music today. While A Day To Remember may have already established themselves as one of the leaders of pop-punk, jump on before these boys blow up. Blending together pop, hardcore breakdowns, and screaming vocals, ADTR is certainly one of the biggest surprise hits to emerge from the Warped Tour crowd today. But after listening to “The Downfall of Us All,” it’s perfectly apparent why the group has such widespread appeal. Four Year Strong is also marginally heavier than the rest, but is far more melodic than ADTR. Throwing some well-placed synth
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We Are The In Crowd’s lead singer, Taylor Jardine, signs autographs for fans.
into the equation, as well a plethora of gang vocals, Four Year Strong stands out as one of the best new bands to grace the stage. If you’re looking for more artists like All Time Low, then look no further than these three. While many of the Glamour Kills generation of pop-punk is loaded with complete garbage, The Summer Set have created a debut album, “Love Like This,” that’s the perfect soundtrack for a day at the beach. While
their sound may not be a fresh one, they bring an energy that puts them a step above the rest. Mercy Mercedes, who should have a debut full length out later this year, is already being called the next big thing for pop-punk. Comparable to Panic! At the Disco, the dance group is the most radio-ready of the list. And, last but not least, is my personal favorite Valencia. After the death of frontman
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preview for next week’s episode looks funnier than anything in the first episode. It could just be that “Mac Fights Gay Marriage” was a massive 30-minute setup for next week’s payoff. If establishing some plot is something the writers need to do to keep the jokes coming, I’m all for it. They know better than I do what they need to do to keep their show fresh.
There are a plethora of TV shows this fall, both old and new, that are a must-watch. Unfortunately, not all of your beloved series have made the cut. Programs such as “24,” “Law and Order,” “Scrubs” and “Ugly Betty” have ended. But not to fear, other popular shows such as “House,” “Big Bang Theory” and “Dexter” are back for another captivating season. When you think of the words “doctor” and “TV” what is the first thing that pops into your head? If you said “House,” then you have something in common with millions of Americans who are anxiously anticipating the season seven premiere of “House” tonight at 8 p.m. on Fox. Last season, viewers were left wondering whether the witty doctor would resort to Vicodin after a patient died. Also, what was up with Cuddy admitting her love to House? Is it going to become another sappy love story or will it continue to captivate Gregory House fans? “Big Bang Theory,” a sitcom centered around two Caltech geniuses who live across an attractive blonde, returns for its fourth season on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. on CBS. According to TV Guide, the new season of “Big Bang Theory” continues to follow the brilliant physicists Leonard and Sheldon and their cluelessness when it comes to women and dating. However, Leonard seems to be having more luck with women, especially when it comes to his neighbor Penny. “Dexter” is another popular show that is returning for its fifth season. The show is about a serial killer disguised as a Miami forensics expert. Viewers were left with a shocking season four finale in which Dexter kills his nemesis Trinity and goes home to see his baby lying in a pool of his wife’s blood. To find out what happens next as Dexter takes on the role of single fatherhood, watch the season five premiere on Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. on Showtime. There are quite a few shows that are brand new and may be worth watching this fall. One of them is “Chase,” which premiers tonight at 10 p.m. on NBC. The show takes place in Houston, Texas and follows the U.S. Marshals fugitive-apprehension team led by Annie Frost, played by Kelli Giddish (“All My Children”). The executive producer is Jerry Bruckheimer, and other actors in the show include Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco and Rose Rollins. A brand new show to tune into is “Detroit 1-8-7,” a series of fictional stories following Detroit homicide detectives. The show stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti on “The Sopranos”) and is set to premiere on Sept. 21 on ABC at 10 p.m. The show was intended to be a mock documentary, but the producers soon abandoned the documentary style for a more factual approach. The executive producer felt that the documentary conceit was going to make the show feel “hemmed in and hampered.” Another new show to watch out for is “The Defenders,” which premieres on Sept. 22 on CBS at 10 p.m. The show is about Las Vegas defense attorneys (not to be confused with the same name drama series that ran from 1961-1965). The lawyers go all out to help their clients while trying to keep their personal lives in check. “The Defenders” is described by TV guide as a “legal dramedy” that stars Jerry O’Connell and Jim Belushi. Stay tuned to these and many more shows that are returning or making their debut in the next few weeks.
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(Numbers are x1,000) Ratings from TVbytheNumbers.com Week ending Sept. 12, 2010
Upcoming Premieres Sept. 20 How I Met Your Mother CBS, 8 p.m.
Sept. 21 Glee FOX, 8 p.m. NCIS CBS, 9 p.m.
Sept. 22 The Middle ABC, 8 p.m. Law & Order: SVU NBC, 9 p.m.
What I’m watching Teen Mom
MTV, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. For those of you who aren’t in the know, “Teen Mom” follows the lives of four of the stars of “16 And Pregnant,” and the trials and tribulations of motherhood. Will Farrah ever meet a new boyfriend? Will Maci finish her college education? Will Amber and Gary finally get married?“Teen Mom” has just enough drama to keep me tuning in week in and week out, but I’m not sure how long MTV can keep this gravy train flowing. Another great thing about “Teen Mom” – it offers all the spice of life as a pregnant teenager without actually having to be a pregnant teenager. By living vicariously through Farrah, Amber, Maci and Catelynn, I can enjoy all the drama and excitement that comes with teen motherhood without actually having to deal with a baby. - Russell Blair
Premieres to look out for
By Hima Mamillapalli Staff Writer
1. ESPN - 3,742 viewers 2. Disney - 2,841 viewers 3. USA - 2,757 viewers 4. MTV - 2,669 viewers 5. TNT - 2,332 viewers 6. History Channel 2,250 viewers 7. FOX - 1,734 viewers 8. A&E - 1,733 viewers 9. ESPN 2 - 1,646 viewers 10. National Action Network - 1,594 viewers
House FOX, 8 p.m.
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A screenshot of the season six ‘Lost’ episode, ‘Across the Sea.’ The shows mentioned below may be good choices for die-hard ‘Lost’ fans to turn to.
‘Lost’ fans, fear not: there are other shows out there By Cara Pianta Campus Correspondent It’s been about four months since millions of viewers have been anxiously waiting for Tuesday nights to find out where the thought-provoking, mind twisting plot of “Lost” would take them next – four months since Sawyer’s quirky nicknames have been heard, since Demond has called someone “Brotha,” since Ben Linus has lied about something or since viewers have been thrown around through time, paying attention to every detail of every episode wondering how it would all tie up in the end. What made “Lost” such a popular show that fascinated so many viewers for six years? “Lost” was a show with no boundaries; there were no limits to the question, “What will hap-
pen next?” Viewers were always surprised, and this unpredictability was extremely enticing. Another aspect of the show that had every viewer wanting more was the ensemble of relatable characters. Of the large cast, each character had his or her own story woven seamlessly into each episode. With all of the unique features of the show, it’s not a surprise that millions of people channeled in to watch it each week. For those diehard “Lost” fans who have been searching for a new show to fill the hole where “Lost” once was, there is hope. One show that may cure “Lost” fans’ emptiness is “Fringe.” This show has a similar feel to “Lost,” in part because J.J. Abrams – a co-creator of “Lost” – is also a co-creator of “Fringe.” The series premiered in August 2008 on Fox and
has completed two seasons (the third season premiere is set for Sept. 2010). “Fringe” is similar to “Lost” because it has similarly relatable characters. “Fringe” also includes the science fiction thriller experience that “Lost” encompassed. A few years ago, a drama set in Baltimore, Md. called “The Wire” aired on HBO. This series premiered in June 2002 and ended, with five seasons, in March 2008. “The Wire” is similar to “Lost” in that it has a large cast of dynamic characters. These characters lives intertwine as the plot of the show progresses. “The Wire” is also known for cliffhangers at the end of episodes (something that was extremely prevalent in “Lost” episodes). “Breaking Bad,” a crime drama, is another show that is similar to “Lost.” It premiered
on AMC in January 2008 and is currently in its third season. This show is set in Albuquerque, N.M., and the characters are unexpectedly connected to each other. A main plot structure in “Lost” was its recurrent flashbacks and flash-forwards, and this similar type of plot structure is also found in “Breaking Bad.” Although there is no show quite as unique as “Lost,” and nothing can take its place, there are shows that can cure the empty feeling after “Lost” had sadly ended the series in May 2010. For those who still cannot part from “Lost,” the season six DVD has a bonus 12-minute epilogue called “The Man in Charge.” This epilogue, revolving around when Ben and Hurley were in
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‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s’ premiere disappoints By Steven Crighton Campus Correspondent Abortion. Underage drinking. Child molestation. There aren’t many cultural taboos left for the cast of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” to take a stab at. So it was only a matter of time until gay marriage took its turn - in “Mac Fights Gay Marriage,” the sixth-season premiere of FX’s obscene comedy. As a “Sunny” fanatic, it pains me to say it was a disappointing episode. The episode opens with the return of Carmen, Mac’s transexual love interest last seen in season three. Mac’s love for Carmen is reignited after he finds she has undergone the procedure to have her penis removed. When Mac finds out that Carmen is now married to the Miller Light guy, apparently – he vows to fight the straight-gay menace. I’ll back up a minute and repeat that - the fat black guy from the Miller Light commercials was featured as a character on the show. I thought this was really funny before considering the product placement. Miller Light and Coors
Light are made by the same company. From the looks of it, Coors gave the cast and crew all the money, wine in a can and milksteak they could ever need. No one drinks anything except Coors, the bar suddenly has a bunch of Coors memorabilia littering the walls and “Sunny”-themed Coors ads flood the commercial breaks. I admit it’s a relatively petty thing to complain about. Glenn Howerton, who plays Dennis on the show, responded to the negative reactions over the product placement on his Twitter. “People used to bitch about shows using generic products…” he said, “Would most folks rather us drink cans of beer that say “BEER” on it on Sunny or get paid by COORS to make a good show that people like.” Still, when Dee and Dennis go on a breakfast date to Subway (the dialogue reinforces that yes, Subway has BREAKFAST now,) with tons of Subway signs in the background, it’s at least a little distracting. But season five had tons of product placement and managed to be hilarious. The main problem with this episode was that it just wasn’t funny.
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The cast of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ are running out of taboos to talk about.
It seemed like for the first time in “Sunny” history, the episode was more focused on establishing a plot than stringing a line of jokes together. When the episode ended, I was left wondering where the jokes were. The actors still do an amazing job being themselves, and the parts of the episode that focus on Frank and Charlie in their quest to marry each other are great. Despite the episode’s poor quality, I’m not concerned. The
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Westwood thrills fans with eclectic show
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From left: Models present the fall fashion lines of Kinder Aggugini (first photo) and Matthew Williamson (second and third photos) at the London Fashion Week on Sunday.
LONDON (AP) – Orangehaired Vivienne Westwood refused to be pinned down to any one style Sunday, wowing London Fashion Week fans with a strong show marked by its variety and beauty. The clothes were all different – and for the most part sophisticated and alluring – but the models’ makeup all had something very much in common: Blue and other bright colors, streaked on more as a watercolor than as a beauty aid. “I told the artists to be dangerous, to be expressive, not to be careful, to act like they were painting,” said makeup director Gordon Espinet. “I didn’t want it to be perfect, I wanted them to express themselves.” The results were impressive, even if the models looked a bit strange after the show walking in London’s crowded theater district with their faces still smeared light blue. “I just think her work is very beautiful,” Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson told The Associated Press after the show.
“I love all the short stuff, and the bags. Everything she does is gorgeous, she knows how to dress a woman, that’s for sure. I’d rather wear nothing, or Vivienne. She knows how to work it all in.” Anderson said she has a “Vivienne closet” in her home filled with a variety of outfits. Westwood was showing her Red Label collection for spring and summer of next year. There was no single style: One outfit had ripped leggings and bondage-style boots with oversize straps, others were girlie floral prints, and there was an offthe-shoulder orange and white checked dress with ruffles. She paired sculpted jackets with hot pants, and used pushup bras on some of her evening dresses to create exaggerated cleavage that would look right in music videos. Some shoes had unmatched colors and headgear was eccentric, with one model sporting a turban-style piece and another wearing a seemingly solid helmet-style hat that looked to be made of blue
shimmering metal. It was a confident, fun collection. When the show was over, the soundtrack switched to a slow Elvis Presley ballad played at top volume and Westwood strolled out to rapturous applause. After the show, she sat backstage contentedly with a glass of Perrier Jouet. Westwood, who since the 1970s has been among Britain’s most prolific designers, said some ideas were based on concepts she developed in the last year, while others went back much farther. She said there were still hundreds of new ideas still left to try out – but for now it was time for a bit of a rest. “I’m always glad when the show’s over,” she said. JULIEN MACDONALD The setting was the historic Banqueting House in the heart of ceremonial London, but the mood was a racy midsummer’s night fantasy Sunday as designer Julien Macdonald unveiled his spring and summer collection for next year.
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MATTHEW WILLIAMSON Sun, sand and sea: Matthew Williamson has described his spring/summer 2011 collection as a wardrobe for the shipwrecked. Sunday’s show was all about billowing, dreamy maxi dresses in the colors of sand dunes and tropical waters, thigh-skimming shift dresses in lizard or leopard prints, and khakis and neutrals glammed-up with tribal metal embellishments. Models wore their hair down and beach tousled. Military green jumpsuits had a relaxed, loose-fitting cut, but gilded copper details, fringed skirts and shoulder bags – as well as killer platform sandals – injected a bit of glamor. It was an understated, luxury look that will no doubt find favor at celebrity cocktail parties. Television presenter Cat Deely said the show was gorgeous. “I really liked the iridescent snakeskin-like material on the skirts,” she said.
KINDER AGGUGINI
The elephant tusk-framed catwalk and tribal soundtrack at Kinder Aggugini’s show scream Out of Africa, but the jungle theme is surprisingly subtle in his clothes. Inspired by an early 19th century story about a Scottish explorer’s adventures in Africa, the Italian designer’s show told the tale starting with prim, tailored suits and pleated skirts in a severe white-brown-black palette before moving on to bright prints, playful headpieces and draped dresses. Even then, the African colors were understated: Silk maxi dresses were printed in faded, earthy hues of brick red and burnt umber, and safari shirt dresses are black with only a glimpse of leopard print at the shoulder or hem. Aggunini’s punk aesthetic married with the African theme only in the accessories, which included oversized leather hoop earrings and stacked choker necklaces and chunky metal bangles.
Lohan tweets she failed court-ordered drug test
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lindsay Lohan has confirmed on her Twitter page that she failed a court-ordered drug and alcohol screening, and she said that if asked, she is ready to appear before the judge in her case and face the consequences for her actions. In a series of messages posted late Friday, the actress said “Regrettably, I did in fact fail my most recent drug test.” She also said, “Substance abuse is a disease, which unfortunately doesn’t go away over night. I am working hard to overcome it.” A person familiar with the case, who declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed the positive test results for The Associated Press earlier Friday. The person declined to spec-
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Dweezil Zappa, son of musician Frank Zappa, performs in Baltimore after a statue of Frank Zappa was unveiled there Sunday.
cal content, calling them a path to censorshiop. Libraries were a vital resource for Zappa, who had no formal music education, Gail Zappa told The Associated Press in a recent interview. Zappa would have appreciated the bizarre way he came to be honored in his birthplace, his widow said. Zappa’s songs were
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Baltimore honors late rocker Frank Zappa with bust
BALTIMORE (AP) – Rocker Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore but gained greater popular acclaim in Europe than in the United States. On Sunday, devout European fans of the late musician brought his mustachioed likeness back home in the form of a bronze bust. Several hundred fans gathered on a sweltering afternoon as city officials dedicated the bust of the ponytailed rocker outside an east Baltimore library. The bust is a replica of another in a public square in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was donated to the city by Zappa enthusiasts in the small Baltic nation. “The spirit of Frank Zappa is alive and well in Baltimore,” Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake said. The mayor joined Zappa’s widow, Gail, and three of his grown children in watching as a curtain was drawn back to reveal the bust set atop a 12-foot steel pole. Later, Zappa’s son, Dweezil, took the stage with his tribute band, Zappa Plays Zappa. Zappa was known for everything from novelty rock songs to elaborate classical compositions. He died of prostate cancer in 1993 at 52. Sunday’s ceremony marked the 25th anniversary of Zappa’s testimony before Congress on freedom of expression for recording artists, though the scheduling was coincidental. Zappa had testified against proposed warning labels about lyri-
Many of the outfits seemed to intentionally blur the line between evening wear and boudoir wear as Macdonald used sheer fabrics, cutaways and extreme minidresses to give his models an ethereal sensuality. Women in black dresses paraded down the catwalk moments before the show started, arms aloft as they sprayed the air with perfume to help set the proper ambiance for the clothes. The first few models wore frilly, lacy outfits in cream and off white colors, with their hair pulled back. One outfit came with a full-length cape attached. Next came a few bursts of color, including a yellow dress that resembled a baby doll nightgown. Others came in dark blue ensembles. Macdonald’s daring display came on Day Three of London Fashion Week, which has so far been an upbeat affair marked by splashes of color and originality. He seemed to please the crowd: There was strong applause before and after the show, with supermodel Elle Macpherson zipping backstage afterward to
known for their quirky, humorous lyrics: One of his biggest hits was “Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow.” Yet his music was also a favorite of the avant-garde. “He’d be wildly amused by this, because of the absurdity of these guys in Lithuania coming up with this phenomenal sculptor who normally does busts of Stalin,” Gail Zappa said.
ify what substance triggered the positive result, which the source said occurred within the last month. The failed drug test was first reported by TMZ.com. The test result could mean a probation violation and more jail time for the 24-year-old actress. In July, Lohan was sentenced to three months in jail followed by three months in rehab after violating probation stemming from a pair of drug and driving under the influence cases filed after two arrests in 2007. She ended up serving two weeks in jail and another 23 days in an inpatient rehab treatment at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. At a hearing last month, Fox ordered the actress to attend psychotherapy, drug
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and alcohol counseling as well as random drug and alcohol testing several times a week. Compliance would allow her to return to unsupervised probation in November.
UConn student gets 15 minutes of fame onstage with All Time Low Saturday from ALL TIME LOW, page 7 Adrienne Law. He explained how he had heard her singing and playing her guitar on the quad during the beginning of the show and with the crowd’s help, persuaded her to come on stage. Law then launched into an impromptu rendition of Paramore’s “The Only
Exception,” backed by All Time Low, and joined in singing by the audience. “I was just sitting there, chilling out, and then they called me up. It was really unexpected and really cool!” said Law, who had seen All Time Low previously at shows back home. “I’m such a fan of theirs. It was such a great
show, and playing [on stage] was so exciting!” The SUBOG Concert Committee will also be hosting another free concert on Friday, Oct. 1, on South Lawn, with powerpop group We the Kings headlining.
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Pa. art exhibit shows war through soldiers' eyes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – For as long as the United States has gone to war, it has sent soldiers marching off to battle armed with paintbrushes, canvas, ink and sketchbooks. With little fanfare or public recognition, they have captured the sights, sounds and sensations of combat since the American Revolution. Examples of Army soldiers’ efforts over the past century will be on display, many for the first time, in a new exhibition in Philadelphia. “Art of the American Soldier” opens Sept. 24 at the National Constitution Center and runs through Jan. 10. It will also travel to other asyet-unannounced locations, Constitution Center president David Eisner said. The museum has planned gallery talks, an audio tour that includes soldiers telling their own war stories, workshops and lesson plans to complement the exhibition. An online art gallery also encourages veterans from all branches of the military to submit their own art expressing their personal war experiences, Eisner said. More than 250 paintings and sketches from World War I to the present provide a glimpse of the daily lives of soldiers, from the canteen to the stark, noisy and chaotic battlefield. “The Army was truly interested in seeing war through the eyes of the soldier artists, not for propaganda purposes,” said artist and Vietnam veteran Jim Pollock, of Pierre, S.D. “We were encouraged to express our experiences in our own style; we could determine our own agenda and our own subject matter.” Combat art programs are long-held military traditions. The Air Force, Marines and Navy have their own museums in which they display art from within their ranks. The Army, lacking such a museum, keeps its 15,000 wartime paintings and sketches made by 1,300 unsung soldier artists in stor-
age. Many of the pieces in this exhibit have never before been on public view. “This is the American people’s collection and we want them to see it,” said retired Army Col. Rob Dalessandro of the United States Army Center of Military History in Washington. “These paintings tell a fascinating story of the life of soldiers and the duty of soldiers.” The scope of the Army’s art program has waxed and waned over the decades, its funding often subject to prevailing political winds and aesthetic tastes. “The Army falls in love with photography during the Civil War and people begin to question why we need artists,” Dalessandro said. “Thankfully during World War I, there’s the realization that something is captured on canvas that cannot ever be captured on film.” Funding was yanked in the middle of World War II, as the program’s $125,000 price tag within a $72 million 1942 war budget was deemed excessive by critics. Then-U.S. Rep. Joe Starnes, an Alabama Democrat, notoriously called the program “a piece of foolishness.” Some civilian artists continued working, however, with financial backing from LIFE magazine and others. Federal funding was restored a year later, and 23 soldiers and 19 civilians returned to their duty. “By the end of World War II, more than 2,000 pieces of art are produced and there are many prominent artists in the program,” Dalessandro said, among them Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin and proto-Pop painter Wayne Thiebaud. The Korean War had no Army art program. During the Vietnam War, more than three dozen soldiers were tasked with making sketches and photographs to translate onto canvas later. Most recently, Army artists have been witness to
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A person pauses to view an image in the Art of the American Soldier exhibit prior to its opening, at the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia. The exhibition is scheduled to open Sept. 24.
military operations in Somalia, Haiti, Panama, the Balkans, and the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars. Pollock, 22 years old and just out of art school, spent August to December of 1967 in Vietnam. Armed with India ink, a sketch pad and a gun, Pollock visited 52 units and covered 3,600 miles. “When I got there, what I expected to see isn’t what I
saw,” he said. “I didn’t see glorious battles or anything like that. I saw body bags stuffed in a Huey helicopter, I saw death and destruction.” Pollock has several pieces in the exhibit from his Vietnam service. Among them is “Looking Down the Trail,” a watercolor of a soldier viewed from above amid a claustrophobic tangle of foliage.
New exhibit peels back layers of O'Keeffe
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Beneath layers of paint, wrapped in bundles of brushes, hidden in sketch books and packed away among boxes of paints and pencils are clues that shed light on how Georgia O’Keeffe went about creating her colorful landscapes and iconic flower paintings. Like forensic investigators, curators at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe have spent months combing through their collection and now they’re ready to share the many bits of evidence they have collected as part of the exhibition “O’Keeffiana: Art and Art Materials,” which opens Friday and runs through next May. The collection of O’Keeffe’s never-before-displayed art materials, preparatory drawings, Polaroids and a pair of unfinished paintings is designed to give visitors a better understanding of how the late American modernist transferred her ideas about the world around her onto canvas. “We have a kaleidoscope of material – from the art to the materials she used to make it and the houses that she lived in – and it’s the first time we’ve been able to draw on them to clarify in people’s minds what her objectives were as a painter and how she used materials to create things,” said museum curator Barbara Buhler Lynes. The O’Keeffe Museum has a wealth of materials from the artist’s estate. At the time of her death in 1986, O’Keeffe’s two homes in northern New Mexico and most everything in them were set aside for preservation. That included her brushes, paint chips with notes jotted on the back, sketch books, canvases and hundreds of rocks and bleached animal bones she gathered over decades of exploring the high desert. It was the job of associate curator Carolyn Kastner to search the museum’s climatecontrolled vaults for clues that would help explain the founda-
tion of O’Keeffe’s very deliberate style. “I opened all the closets and pulled out all of the drawers. It’s been fascinating,” Kastner said. Aside from the drawings O’Keeffe had organized in file folders by name, Kastner came across books filled with photographs O’Keeffe had taken of the same subjects from the same vantage points, just in different light and shadow. There was an album of cottonwood trees where O’Keeffe was clearly studying their texture and another of an area near her home in Abiquiu that she called the Black Place. A series of her Polaroids is part of the show, along with the large painted canvases that were inspired by her study of the V-shapes in Glen Canyon. “By putting these things together – the drawings, the photographs, the bones, the stones – we can recreate a kind of look at her practice. We can’t see her practice, but we can see the evidence from one object to another,” Kastner said. Aside from revealing details about how she worked, the way O’Keeffe trimmed her brushes and stored her tools and art materials also provides some insight into her personality. Over and over, Kastner and Lynes use the words precise and meticulous. “Hundreds of brushes shaped and reshaped,” Kastner said. “It’s all about that finish that we know so well in her paintings, getting a precise line or a precise contour to come up, feathering over to make the surface as smooth and clear as it is. It follows through to everything.” Kastner recalls that as she was laying out the exhibition, a rigid order began to emerge from the displays of O’Keeffe’s art materials. She wanted something “messy” to break up the orderly squares so she headed downstairs to the collection room. “There was nothing,” she said. “What I’ve learned in
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This undated image provided by the Georgia O’Keeffe Musem shows one of the horse skulls American modernist painter Georgia O’Keeffe used as her subject.
looking at all of these materials, and particularly her art materials, is how meticulous she was. It comes out even in the way she stored materials.” Visitors will see several galleries that include O’Keeffe’s tools, her line sketches and her more elaborate paintings. Infrared studies of some of her canvases also help to show how her drawings provided the foundation for her works of art. Those works, Lynes said, have a certain look about them. “It all reflects her aesthetic: very simplified, elegant forms that relate to one another, either abstractly or realistically. She uses them when she’s painting recognizable forms and she also uses them when she’s painting abstract forms,”
she said. “They always come together in similar sorts of arrangement, and because of that, you always know you’re looking at an O’Keeffe.” The curators acknowledge that many of the works in “O’Keeffiana” would not be part of a traditional exhibition, but this show is more about discovering the painter’s process than celebrating what has become a worldwide fascination with her monumental flowers and sweeping vistas. O’Keeffe worked differently from many other artists, Lynes said. For example, Renaissance painters would often stray from their original under drawings, repositioning elements of their paintings as they went along.
“When we were in the field, the heat was so oppressive the only breeze would be from the bugs flying around,” he said. “What I tried to do was focus on the individual soldiers, to get past what you can see visually and get to the deeper emotional experience of this hostile environment.” Unlike the older, more seasoned artists who documented
both World Wars for the Army, Vietnam’s relatively inexperienced soldier artists often brought a raw aesthetic to their work. “When the war was over, I went on to other subjects and never returned to it,” said Pollock, now a painter focusing on landscapes and abstract works. “Looking back, I’m amazed at what I did do at my age and inexperience.”
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Reggae star Buju Banton faces drug trial in Fla.
MIAMI (AP) – On his upcoming album “Before the Dawn,” Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton crows about standing strong, though battered and bruised, in the face of a gathering darkness. The songs sound prophetic – the four-time Grammy nominee recorded them before he was arrested on federal cocaine charges last December. The trial is scheduled to start Monday in Tampa – a week before the album’s U.S. release. He faces a possible life sentence if convicted. “I’ve been accused, wrongly convicted. Jah knows I’m innocent,” he sings in his gravelly voice, invoking the Rastafarian God. “I’ve been badly singled out by beloved friends ... who sold me out.” Banton recorded the album’s 10 songs last year in Kingston, Jamaica, before his arrest at his Miami-area home on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. A grand jury indictment also charged him with carrying a firearm during the course of a drug trafficking crime. He worked on the album with producers and engineers over the phone from Tampa-area jails, where the 37-year-old has been held without bail since the beginning of the year. According to the indictment, Banton and an associate negotiated with an informant to buy the cocaine. Along with a third man, they allegedly met with an undercover officer in Sarasota in early December to buy the drugs. The informant told Drug Enforcement Administration agents that he also saw the singer inspecting the cocaine. Ian Thomas, described by Banton’s manager as an old friend of the singer who resurfaced shortly before the arrest, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to posses with intent
to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. He now faces up to life in prison. The third man, James Mack, has signed an affidavit stating that he never met Banton before his arrest, and that the singer did not know about the money or a gun that were in Mack’s car during the drug deal. Mack plans to plead guilty to the drug conspiracy charge and a weapons charge, according to a plea agreement filed Wednesday. He also faces up to life in prison on each charge. Both men agreed to testify for the prosecution as part of their plea agreements. Banton’s attorney has requested Mack as a witness as well, according to court documents. Banton’s team will try to prove the singer, who rose from the slums of Kingston to massive success in the 1990s, was a victim of entrapment. Banton’s attorney, David Markus, has said in court that the confidential informant has been paid $3.3 million for working with law enforcement over several years, including more than $35,000 in Banton’s case. The informant met Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, in first class on a flight from Spain to Miami at the end of Banton’s European tour last summer. Banton’s team contends that it was the informant who raised the idea of the cocaine deal with Banton.“ Paying a convicted drug trafficker millions of dollars for setting up an innocent productive member of society is wrong,” Markus said in an e-mail. “The prosecution’s star is laughing at all of us – he doesn’t pay taxes, he stopped paying the mortgage on his million dollar house, he doesn’t pay his credit cards, and he gets to stay in this country even though he committed crimes here as an illegal immigrant. We’re hoping the jury will see through his charade.”
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Sanchez and Jets strike Patriots
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP)—Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets finally played like Jets 28 the team Rex Patriots 14 coach Ryan says can win the Super Bowl. Sanchez outdueled Tom Brady with a career-high three touchdown passes and the Jets overcame the loss of Darrelle Revis to beat the New England Patriots 28-14 on Sunday. Coming off a week of questions about their performance on the field and their behavior off it, the Jets earned a victory they sorely needed against their AFC East rivals. Mark Sanchez passed for 220 yards and three touchdowns against the Patriots. Six days after an awful outing in a season-opening loss to Baltimore, Sanchez looked every bit the part of the franchise quarterback. The second-year player completed a career-high 21 passes on 30 attempts for 220 yards and connected with Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery and Dustin Keller for scores. The victory over the Patriots (1-1) ended a tumultuous week for the Jets (1-1), who were investigated by the NFL for the treat-
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ment of a female reporter at practice last weekend. Commissioner Roger Goodell ruled that the Jets’ conduct was unprofessional, and owner Woody Johnson apologized to TV Azteca reporter Ines Sainz. If the Jets were distracted, they certainly didn’t show it in this one. They may have some more concerns now, however. Revis, New York’s Pro Bowl cornerback, left in the second quarter after Randy Moss made a jaw-dropping, onehanded 34-yard touchdown catch. Revis immediately grabbed his left leg and left the game. Cotchery caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Sanchez with 38 seconds left in the third quarter, and Edwards caught the 2-point conversion toss to give the Jets their first lead of the game at 21-14. LaDainian Tomlinson had a pretty 31-yard run, showing plenty of zip, to put the Jets at the Patriots 4 and set up the score. The Jets then ran the ball out to seal the victory. Brady finished 20 for 36 for 248 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Moss, who took exception to Revis calling him a “slouch” in January, made an incredible catch in front of the cornerback to become the fourth NFL player to reach 150 career touchdowns.
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New Hampshire slows down Johnson LOUDON, N.H. (AP)— Jimmie Johnson’s drive for five started with a thud in New Hampshire. He kicked off another championship pursuit the way he did in 2006—out of contention and answering questions about the pressure of playing catch-up. Johnson rebounded four years ago with a sensational hot streak that catapulted him to his first Cup title. With nine races left this season, he’ll need a similar sizzler down the stretch to be in the hunt again. Johnson finished a wayback-there 25th on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was the worst finish for any Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship driver and dumped him from second to seventh in points. “We lost some control today, to say the least,” Johnson said. “We need to be spotless just to catch up and we might need some help. Again, there’s still nine races left.” The Hendrick Motorsports champion was a season-worst 39th to open the 2006 Chase at the same track. He had one win and four seconds over a five-race
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Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis tackles Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker during the second quarter of the Jets 28-14 victory over the Patriots on Sunday. Revis recorded three tackles in the game.
span in the Chase that let him bring home the championship. He’ll have to overcome another hiccup. “I know everybody wants some crazy answer and for me to have some foreshadowing for the future, but, hell, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Johnson said. Johnson, who turned 35 on Friday, felt he had at least a top-five car until he spun after a late-race collision that collected a few other Chase drivers. He stayed in the race, but later battled a loose front right wheel. “Still nine races left,” Johnson said. “We did everything we could today and we’ll show up next weekend and do all we can then and hopefully rebound and gain some points.” If any driver can rebound, it’s certainly the shaggy-haired Johnson. He’s 92 points behind leader Denny Hamlin, the race runner-up. “Teams like the 48, they’re so good at rebounding,” Hendrick teammate Jeff Gordon said. “You can’t ever count those guys out.”
Oregon St escapes Louisville, readies for Boise St CORVALLIS, Ore, (AP)— Oregon State reconnected with Jacquizz Rodgers on Saturday. If the Beavers cannot reconnect their defense before visiting Kellen Moore and No. 3 Boise State, it may Oregon St. 35 not matter Louisville 10 much. T h e Beavers (1-1) moved up a spot to No. 24 this week after surviving a scare at home against Louisville. Rodgers ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns and caught five passes and another touchdown in the 35-28 win. Oregon State will be on the biggest stage in college football this week when it travels to Boise State. The Broncos are 2-0 after tossing aside then-No. 10 Virginia Tech and demolishing Wyoming. “It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for,” Rodgers said. The big question is whether the Beavers are ready, particularly on the defensive side, where they gave up a 21-point thirdquarter lead and were torched for 453 yards by a suspect Louisville team that is 1-2. For the second straight game,
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the Beavers were driven to distraction by an experienced mobile quarterback who made big plays with both his arm and his feet. On Sept. 3 it was senior Andy Dalton of then-No. 6 TCU. On Saturday it was Adam Froman of the Cardinals, who passed for 288 yards and a touchdown and ran for 46 yards and two more touchdowns. Moore, the Broncos’ junior left-hander is just 6-foot and 187 pounds, but he is a two-year starter who has never lost a regular season game. Not as mobile as Dalton or Froman, Moore has been incredibly efficient, passing completing 69 percent of his passes as a freshman and 64 percent last year. He has thrown for 585 yards and five touchdowns this year. There were good signs for the Beavers Saturday, mostly related to Rodgers, who cracked 100 yards for the first time in four games, all Beaver losses stretching back to last year’s Civil War. The junior, who the Beavers have been pushing as a Heisman candidate, averaged 111 yards rushing and six catches a game last season. He did not catch a ball in Oregon State’s season-opening loss to then No. 6 TCU on Sept.
3, and was not much of a difference-maker on the ground. That changed Saturday, as Rodgers was re-established as the focal point of Oregon State’s offense. Rodgers and sophomore quarterback Ryan Katz, starting his second game, have improved at getting their timing in sync. Katz was a workmanlike 15 of 26 for 142 yards, and continued to showcase a big arm that is probably the strongest the Beavers have ever had. Ironically, it was a defensive play—a late-game interception by James Dockery—that allowed the Beavers to walk away victorious. That came on a rare mistake by Lousiville quarterback Adam Froman, a poor pass that should not have been thrown. “Really, the only people who stopped us was us,” said the senior quarterback, who threw for 288 yards and ran for 46, including two touchdowns. “It was too close for our first (home) game,” said Dockery. “We were expecting a better performance.” But for two critical blown opportunities by the Cardinals the Beavers might be winless heading to Boise State. The Cardinals failed to convert on fourth-and-1 on the Beaver
2-yard-line on their first drive. On the second drive, Oregon State safety Suaesi Tuimaunei punched the ball out of Froman’s hands and out of the back of the end zone just before Forman broke the goal line for a score. Louisville had rolled up 100 yards of total offense and should have been up 14-0. Instead the game was still scoreless. Katz connected with tight end Joe Halahuni for a 3-yard touchdown, Rodgers ran for two scores and caught another. With 9:28 left in the third quarter, Rodgers took a direct snap and handed off to split end Markus Wheaton for a 28-yard touchdown run. With a 35-14 lead, the Beavers appeared to have the game in hand. Froman cut the lead to seven after a 5-yard touchdown run and a TD pass to tight end Cameron Graham. He had Louisville driving again at the Oregon State 49 with a minute left in the game when he threw the ill-fated pass that Dockery caught. But the Beavers were mostly unable get a pass rush on Froman, which put strain on the secondary and allowed Froman to beat the Beavers with his freelancing. Even worse, by the fourth quarter the Beavers were missing assignments and blowing tackles.
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Quarterback quandaries
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Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has the ball knocked loose as he fumbles Packers’ loss to the Dolphins. The Dolphins recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. Favre turned the ball over four times in the game including three interceptions.
Brett Favre had his worst day as a Viking, and a Minnesota team that thought it was set at quarterback is 0-2. At least the Vikings are certain who their starter is. After a Sunday full of injuries and interceptions, seemingly half the league heads into Week 3 with a quarterback quandary. The Titans’ Vince Young was pulled after his third turnover against Pittsburgh. The Steelers needed all those takeaways from their defense because they’re down to their fourthstring quarterback. Michael Vick won the battle of backups in the Eagles’ victory over the Lions, playing so well that now Philadelphia must answer questions about whether he should remain the starter when Kevin Kolb returns. The Panthers’ Matt Moore and the Raiders’ Jason Campbell also got yanked as those two teams quickly soured on their new starters. At this rate, maybe we’ll see a coach suiting up at quarterback for somebody. “I know it won’t be me,” the Steelers’ Mike Tomlin said of who will start for Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay. “I’m not good enough.” That’s all he knows. Ben
Roethlisberger is suspended for two more games. Byron Leftwich, who was supposed to fill in, is out with a knee injury and was even released to make room for another defensive lineman, though he is expected to be re-signed Monday. Then Dennis Dixon hurt his left knee early in Sunday’s game and didn’t return. Charlie Batch took over and went 5-of-11 for 25 yards—and the Steelers still won thanks to their defense and special teams despite not scoring an offensive touchdown. Until Dixon undergoes some tests, the identity of their starter next Sunday is a mystery. Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher insisted there’s no question about his quarterback situation. He said after the 19-11 loss that Young will start next week against the New York Giants. The move didn’t work Sunday as backup Kerry Collins had two turnovers of his own. “I wasn’t concerned honestly about his feelings at that point,” Fisher said of Young. “I was trying to win the football game. And he’s our starting quarterback, and he will start this week, OK? So you know it’s not an easy thing to do to anybody. But he is going to come back, start
this week and play well.” Eagles coach Andy Reid is also adamant that Kolb is his starter, no matter how many dazzling plays Vick racks up. With Kolb out with a concussion, Vick made his first start at quarterback since 2006 and went 21 of 34 for 284 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 37 yards—and frequently avoided losing yardage with his fancy footwork. “We’ve got more plays for him than we did a year ago, so he’ll be on the field,” Reid said of Vick, who played sparingly last season. “It isn’t going to be five or six plays this year.” The Eagles beat Detroit and backup quarterback Shaun Hill 35-32. With Matthew Stafford out with a right shoulder injury, Hill went 25 of 45 for 335 yards with two TDs and two interceptions. Panthers coach John Fox isn’t making any assurances about his QB situation. Moore, anointed the starter after Carolina jettisoned Jake Delhomme and all his turnovers in the offseason, has six giveaways in two games after committing two more Sunday. He was benched for rookie Jimmy Clausen in the fourth quarter of a 20-7 loss to Tampa Bay.
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Huskies no stranger to overtime this season
This habit may eventually cost the Huskies, as unnecessary wear and tear could bog them down So far this season the UConn in future Big East games. In fact, women’s soccer team has seen since 2004, the women’s soccer six of their nine matches go into program has had just one season extra time. Knotted in a scoreless with a total of six overtime games tie with Providence Friday night, or more. That season was three things were no different. years ago, and the sixth game Following a 90-minute struggle where the Huskies saw extra time that featured serious momentum that year was their last one – a swings in each direction; the Big loss to Florida State in the NCAA East foes retreated to their benches tournament. Mind you, we’re still to take a well-deserved breather. in September. Overtime was comBut for now, the ing, but unfortunately, sting of overtime there was little left games remains in the tank for either enough for senior squad, and it would defenseman Kacey show. Just a few Richards. She and combined shots were teammate Annie Yi taken in the subsefound solace in the quent 20 minutes, and fact their offensive Notebook the final horn sounded attack held a firm grip with the scoreboard on possession time, showing zeroes. but neither could hide the frustraThough undesirable, the out- tion of coming to a draw. come for UConn was to be rela“That was a game we should’ve tively expected. Overtime has been won,” Richards said. “We conperfectly neutral in its treatment trolled possession a lot in the first of the 2010 Huskies, as the club half and just needed to capitalize has now garnered a 2-2-2 record on our chances.” in games that go beyond the 90th “Our attack was good,” Yi said. minute. The Huskies are unbeaten “We got crosses in and were movin five of their last six games, ing around, but ultimately we’ve reversing their earlier trend of a got to be more aggressive out poor start (0-2-1), but now they there. They’re a good team but cannot seem to shake their habit of we possessed the ball enough and logging additional minutes. should’ve scored.”
By Andrew Callahan Staff Writer
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UConn loses 3-0 to BU on the road
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from HUSKIES, page 14
DENVER (AP)—Who needs Brandon Marshall? Certainly not the Denver Broncos. Their top draft pick, Demaryius Thomas, made a sensational debut in Denver’s 31-14 rout of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, catching eight passes for 97 yards and a score in limited duty. “I knew they didn’t have film on me,” Thomas said. The whole NFL does now. Thomas, a big receiver in the mold of Marshall, who was traded to Miami in the offseason, missed all of the preseason and the opener after aggravating his surgically repaired left foot during a scrimmage last month. “I’m just happy to be back and help my team out,” said Thomas, who caught eight of the nine balls that Kyle Orton threw his way. “He’s a big, physical guy. He can really run,” Orton said. “There aren’t a lot of things he can’t do.”
The Terriers defeated the Huskies 3-0 and brought UConn’s weekend to a disappointing finish. The first half picked up where UConn’s previous game had left off, with neither side able to find the back of the net. But in the second half, the Terriers found their scoring touch. In a span of 19 minutes, the game went from a close battle to a near rout. Starting in the 54th minute, the Terriers scored three goals from three different players, and by the time the damage was done, the Huskies found themselves facing an insurmountable deficit that they would not overcome. The Huskies hope for redemption will be against St. John’s at home Thursday, their second conference game of the season to be played at Morrone Stadium.
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Thursday’s forecast: 100 percent chance of Storm This Thursday, the Red Storm of St. John’s will come to Morrone Stadium for a Big East showdown with the Huskies, looking to halt their recent run of success. Last season, the Red Storm were able to do just that, ending a six-game UConn winning streak in a 1-0 overtime defeat. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
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Huskies forward Annie Yi tries to outrun a Providence defender with the ball during Friday night's game at Morrone Stadium. The game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Thomas shines for Broncos in 31-14 win over Seattle
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Vick shines in Eagles' 35-32 win over Lions
DETROIT (AP)—On the bus ride to his first start at quarterback since 2006, Michael Vick thought of everything that has happened the last several years. Then he went out and took full advantage of the opportunity. Vick looked like the Pro Bowler he used to be by effortlessly flicking the football down the field and avoiding sacks with slick steps. Vick’s second touchdown pass put the Philadelphia Eagles ahead just before halftime and they had to hold on to beat the Detroit Lions 35-32 Sunday. He didn’t take the first snap in a game the past three seasons because he served an 18-month prison sentence for his role in a dogfighting operation and spent last year as a backup. Vick said he reflects “all the time” on his journey back onto an NFL field. “It’s been a long road for me,” he said softly. “It’s been tough. Throughout it all, I had to be resilient and overcome a lot of adversity and self-inflicted wounds.” The electrifying athlete was 21 of 34—connecting with nine teammates—for 284 yards with two TDs, ran for 37 yards and escaped losses with the spin moves of a dancer and speed of a sprinter. “A lot of people doubted him and said he wasn’t able to do this,” said DeSean Jackson, who caught four of Vick’s passes for 135 yards and a TD. “He’s been able to prove everybody wrong.” LeSean McCoy gave the Eagles (1-1) an 18-point lead on his third score with 6:17
Richards named 29th best player in NCAA Two weeks ago, TopDrawerSoccer.com came out with an extensive report previewing the year in women’s college soccer. The piece also detailed the top 100 players in the game, which included UConn’s own Kacey Richards, who was slotted 29th overall. An outstanding piece of the UConn defense throughout her time in Storrs, Richards was named captain for the 2010 season and has not disappointed thus far. She has been named to an All-Big East squad three separate times and is likely heading for a fourth after this season. Tallying a total of 14 points from her spot in the back, Richards remains a pivotal part of any success her team will have this year.
left, but they gave Detroit comeback hopes. The Lions (0-2) rallied to pull within three points and recovered an onside kick with 1:48 left, but turned the ball over on downs without gaining a yard. “I’m proud to stand among the players,” coach Jim Schwartz said. “This is a tough team, a team that’s resilient, that fights through a lot of situations.” Detroit has had to deal with a lot of tough times, winning just twice last year after enduring the league’s first 0-16 season. The franchise is a leagueworst 33-113 since 2001. The Lions lost their franchise QB—Matthew Stafford—in the season-opening loss at Chicago with an injured right shoulder and had to turn to Shaun Hill. He was 25 of 45 for 335 yards with two TDs, including one to Calvin Johnson late in the game, and had two interceptions. “The losses are tough, but you can only worry about them for a day,” Hill said. “You can’t dwell on mistakes.” The Eagles didn’t dwell on Vick’s, giving him a shot to revive his career last year. He was more than ready to take the first snap in place of Kevin Kolb, who missed the game because of a concussion. Eagles coach Andy Reid insisted before the game he didn’t need to reassure Kolb he was still the team’s starting QB. Even though Vick seemed to do enough to make it tough to put him back on the bench, Reid said it won’t be difficult to turn him back into a part-time player.
And on this day, there weren’t a lot of things the Broncos (1-1) couldn’t do. They forced four turnovers and limited the Seahawks (1-1) to just 22 1/2 minutes of possession time. Orton threw for 307 yards and also hit Eddie Royal with his first TD catch since 2008. Thomas hauled in Orton’s 21-yard touchdown pass after shaking cornerback Kelly Jennings to make it 31-7 and cap his smashing debut. “Nice to have him out there finally,” Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said. “You saw a little bit of what we think he can do. … He’s a big man that runs fast.” Thomas was the first receiver selected in the NFL draft in April. Despite playing in Paul Johnson’s triple-option offense at Georgia Tech, a system that’s considered ill-suited for the NFL, Thomas was selected two spots ahead of the more polished Dez Bryant, who went to Dallas at No. 24. In the former Yellow Jackets’
deep threat who packs 230 pounds on his 6-foot-3 frame, McDaniels trusts he’s found Marshall’s lookalike but not act-alike. Despite three straight 100catch seasons, Marshall’s antics on and off the field made him a chronic headache for the organization before his trade to Miami last spring. His four seasons in Denver were filled with drama and distraction along with runins with the front office and law enforcement. Thomas has said he felt he was drafted ahead of Bryant because he’s a good guy. He’s also a pretty good receiver. “I definitely know who he is now,” Seahawks cornerback Lawyer Milloy said. “I saw him on the field a lot making big, big catches.” The Broncos led 17-0 after a dominating first half that included a trio of takeaways. Cassius Vaughn recovered a fumbled punt and Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins both
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Denver wide receiver Demaryius Thomas pulls in a touchdown pass during the Broncos 31-14 win over Seattle. Thomas had eight catches on the day, one of them for a touchdown.
Manning Matchup II: Colts rout Giants 38-14
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Giants quarterback Eli Manning meets with his brother, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning following the game Sunday night. The Colts defeated the Giants 38-14.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Big brother Peyton showed little bro’ Eli who rules America’s first family of quarterbacks. Manning Matchup II was no contest. Four-time league MVP Peyton Manning(notes) threw for three touchdowns, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a surprisingly easy 38-14 victory over his kid brother and the New York Giants. He didn’t need to do all that much Sunday night thanks to the way Indy’s running backs, offensive line and defense gouged the Giants (1-1). One week after a distressingly lopsided loss at Houston, the Colts (1-1) looked like defending AFC champions. They made Eli
Manning(notes) and his team resemble amateurs, forcing two quarterback fumbles that gave Indianapolis 14 points. Four years ago, in the first meeting of sibling NFL quarterbacks, Peyton’s Colts won 26-21 at the Meadowlands. Five months later, he guided Indy to the Super Bowl title. A year later, it was Eli matching that championship, leading the Giants to one of the NFL’s biggest upsets over undefeated New England. The brothers even have grabbed the spotlight away from the field with a series of commercials, including one in which Eli locks Peyton in a closet before heading to the stadium. Maybe he should have used that strategy Sunday night.
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Guillen hits grand slam in Giants’ 9-2 win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)— Jose Guillen stood in front of his locker and grinned. “I guess I’m officially a Giant now,” he said. “I finally did something when it counted.” He sure did! Guillen hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, Barry Zito won for the first time in two months and the San Francisco Giants regained first place in the NL West with a 9-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. After a loss Saturday to fall behind San Diego in the West, the Giants moved a 1/2 -game up on the Padres, who lost to St. Louis 4-1. “Nothing comes easy from
this point on,” Guillen said. “You have to be smart, go hard and do whatever it takes to win games.” Zito (9-13) pitched six solid innings to end a career-worst nine-game losing streak and record a victory for the first time since July 16. He gave up two runs and three hits, walking one and striking out three. “The last couple of starts the team lost but personally I felt better than I have previously,” Zito said. “I was building off those. After the four-spot it’s up to me and not take anything for granted.” Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer for the Brewers, who were officially eliminated
from the NL Central division race. Braun also robbed Cody Ross of a home run in the first inning, reaching over the fence to pull back his drive. “It was right down the line,” Braun said. “I didn’t think I had a chance at it. I was pretty excited to come back with it. It was well over the fence.” Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Guillen added a two-run single in the fifth. “The main thing was finding my consistency,” Guillen said. “The last few days I’ve been able to find it. Everything is clicking at the right time.” Guillen’s first-inning grand slam off Chris Narveson (11-8)
was the fifth of his career and first since June 2008. “Braun was one of the best catches I’ve seen,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “That could have been disheartening. You appreciate the catch but I was disappointed because that was a run. That’s not a great way to start a game after two tough losses and we’ve been having trouble scoring runs. Guillen gave us a lift right away.” Ross led off the game with a drive to left that Braun caught above the wall. Freddy Sanchez then singled, Aubrey Huff flew out, Buster Posey doubled and Burrell walked ahead of Guillen.
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The Daily Question Q: Which NFL team was the most impressive after Week 2? A: “The Falcons looked solid this week. They played very well.”
Oct. 2 Vanderbilt TBA
Oct. 8 Rutgers 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 Louisville TBA
Oct. 29 West Virginia 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 5 Maryland 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 9 Seton Hall 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer (5-0-1) Sept. 24 USF 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 28 Sept. 24 Boston Marquette College 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
“I know it won’t be me. I’m not good enough.”
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Messi ankle hurt by Ujfalusi in win at Atletico
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MADRID (AP)—Lionel Messi damaged right ankle ligaments during a challenge from Tomas Ujfalusi in Barcelona’s 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday, and the reigning FIFA player of the year is set for more tests to determine the severity of the injury. Barcelona said initial tests ruled out a break after Ujfalusi caught Messi’s ankle as the Argentine forward sped up field at full speed during injury time. Ujfalusi was ejected for the tackle, and initial reports suggested Messi could miss two weeks Messi held his hands over his head as he was stretchered off the field at Vicente Calderon Stadium, with his ankle swollen. Coach Pep Guardiola says Messi “is sad” but “now we can only wait on the diagnosis and help him recover.”
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Lester strong as Red Sox avoid sweep by Toronto
Oct. 3 Oct. 8 Seton Hall Marquette 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
Field Hockey (6-1) Sept. 24 Providence 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 26 Boston College 1 p.m.
Oct. 2 Louisville Noon
Oct. 6 Oct. 9 Yale Georgetown 7:00 p.m. Noon
Volleyball (2-8) Sept. 24 New Hampshire 7:00 p.m.
Sept. 26 Villanova 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 8 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Louisville Cincinatti Syracuse 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Men’s Tennis Oct. 1 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Bucknell Siena UConn Invite Invitational 3:00 p.m. TBA TBA
Oct. 8 Quinnipiac Invitational TBA
Oct. 12 Sacred Heart 2:00 p.m.
Women’s Tennis Sept. 24 Army Invite TBA
Oct. 1 Bucknell Invite TBA
Oct. 6 Oct. 12 Oct. 20 UMass Sacred Heart Quinnipiac 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Men’s Cross Country Sept. 25 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 22 Oct. 30 Ted Owens N.E. Leopard CCSU Meet Big East Invite Championship Invite 4:00 p.m. Championship Noon Noon 10:00 a.m.
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Golf Tomorrow/ Sept. 27-28 Oct. 11-12 Oct. 16-17 Tuesday Hartford Connecticut Northeast Adams Cup Hawks Inv. Cup Invite All Day All Day All Day All Day
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Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis is stopped short of the goal line by Houston Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans during the first half of a game on Sunday. Portis redeemed himself with a touchdown on the nexy play.
THE Storrs Side Men’s soccer beats the Gamecocks but football falls to Temple By Carmine Colangelo Campus Correspondent Game of the Week: UConn men’s soccer vs. South Carolina, Sunday: The No. 7 Huskies shutout the South Carolina Gamecocks 4-0 on Sunday remaining undefeated on the season. The Huskies improved to 5-0-1 on the season, while the Gamecocks fell to 2-2-1. Goals were scored by sophomore forward Stephane Diop, senior forward Alan Ponce, who scored his first goal of the season, sophomore forward Carlos Alvarez and junior midfielder Tony Casico, who scored his 11th career goal. Senior goalkeeper Josh Ford made five saves in the game to keep the shutout, a season high. The Huskies will play their next game Friday at home against South Florida. Big Disappointment: UConn football vs. Temple, Saturday:
The Huskies suffered another disappointing loss Saturday afternoon as they fell 30-16 against the Temple Owls. Junior tailback Jordan Todman rushed for a careerhigh 195 yards and a touchdown against the Owls, but it wasn’t enough to stop Temple as the Huskies’ offense just couldn’t get it done. Junior kicker Dave Teggart also tied a career high with a 47-yard field goal, but missed two others in the game. The Huskies have a 1-2 record on the season and the Owls move to a perfect 3-0. The Huskies will look to bounce back from this loss next Saturday as they play the Buffalo Bulls at home. Number of the Week: 3. The UConn field hockey team won their third straight Big East opener. The Huskies defeated the Villanova Wildcats 3-1 Friday.
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BOSTON (AP)—Jon Lester slowed down the Toronto Blue Jays and their home run king. Lester twice got major league home run leader Jose Bautista to ground out with the bases loaded on Sunday, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 6-0 to avoid a three-game sweep. “It’s not a real good feeling when he comes up with runners on. And it happened twice,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. “But he made a lot of good pitches.” Lester (18-8) allowed four hits over seven innings to win his fifth straight start and become the first Red Sox lefty to win 18 games since Bruce Hurst in 1988. Victor Martinez hit a solo homer for Boston, and J.D. Drew had a two-run shot in a five-run fifth. The Blue Jays were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race with the loss. “It’s always disappointing when the playoffs are starting and you’re not one of the teams in it,” second baseman John McDonald said. “We set out goals of making the playoffs and the World Series.” Bautista had homered in three straight games, giving him a franchise-record 49 for the season and a lead of 10 in the majors over next-best Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals. But Bautista, who grounded out to third with nobody on in the first inning, was out on a fielder’s choice to the shortstop with the bases loaded in the third and another to the third baseman with the bases loaded in the fifth. “Normally Bautista would respond in that situation,” Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said. “He threw him a couple of good pitches. We knew he was tough, and he was today.”
THE Pro Side Bears upset Cowboys and Steelers play exceptional defense By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campsu Correspondent Upset of the Week: Chicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys, Sunday. In one of the most impressive upsets of the week, the Chicago Bears took the Super Bowl hopefuls to town with a 27-20 victory on Sunday. Jay Cutler took Mike Martz’s new offensive system out for a spin, throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns. Martz’s system involves drastically minimizing the pressure on the quarterback to read the defensive schemes and instituting a pass-heavy attack that requires pre-planned timing. The receivers and quarterback practice precise timing to find openings in the defense; the quarterback then makes a throw to a pre-planned open receiver. Dallas struggled, missing several missed field goal attempts and turning in a so-so performance on defense late in the game. The loss puts Dallas
at a 0-2 start, their first since 2001. Hardcore Cowboys fans will remember that only the return of Hall of Fame rusher Emmitt Smith ended that losing streak. Wish We Were There: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tennessee Titans, Sunday. The Steelers defense and special teams were phenomenal in their Week 2 defeat of the Titans. Due to injuries to Dennis Dixon, their current starting quarterback, Charlie Batch, backup to the backup to the backup to Big Ben, was able to manage the game well, throwing no picks and handing the ball off 29 times. The defense forced seven turnovers and intercepted Titans starter Vince Young twice and backup Kerry Collins once. Collins threw the only touchdown of the game, a two-yard pass to Nate Washington. The Steelers special teams scored on the opening kickoff return. Pittsburgh went on to win
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Huskies take Friars to a draw
By Dan Agabiti Staff Writer Friday night, the Huskies played Providence College to a 0-0 draw after double overtime. With this draw, UConn starts its Big East schedule with a disappointing result and a blown chance at an important conference win. Notably missing from the Huskies’ starting lineup was junior forward and goals leader, Jessica Shufelt. Coach Tsantiris said that Shufelt was not ready to go for the match. As a result, Tsantiris was forced to alter his strategy and bring more substitutes into the game. According to Tsantiris,
the modification in strategy said. “We need to be more was not the primary reason for hungry about it when we have the team’s lack of scoring. the ball and go forward around “We changed some things the box to create.” up and we had to change how In the second half, a UConn we did things,” Tsantiris squad that said. “I think that went pressed forward okay for us.” in the box and The problem was a lack tried to create of pressure in the first chances was still half, when the Huskies UConn 0 held scoreless by had ample time with the stiff Friars Providence 0 the ball. They did not use defense. Forward their time of possession Annie Yi and advantage to create opportuni- midfielder Elise Fugowski had ties for themselves to score a few good shots on net, but goals. none resulted in a goal. “In that first half, we should On a positive note for the have taken the lead, we had squad, the team’s defense the ball all over the field but played very well. Even though we didn’t capitalize,” Tsantiris the Friars had two moments
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that easily could have resulted in goals, the Huskies stood firm throughout. The defense did a good job of frustrating talented Friars’ forward Amanda Webster, allowing her to take only two shots. “On the other hand, our defense played really well,” Tsantiris said. “Our opponents played hard and they were scrappy. But in spite of that, we were organized out there.” On Sunday afternoon, the Huskies looked to lessen their pains against Boston University with a good road win. Sadly, they were on the wrong side of a dogfight.
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Jennifer Skogerboe dribbles the ball in UConn’s 0-0 tie with Providence at Morrone Stadium Friday night..
TEMPLE TOPPLES HUSKIES UConn off to 1-2 start for first time since 2002
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bernard Pierce ran for 169 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns as Temple beat Connecticut 30-16 on Saturday. “Resilient, relentless,” Temple coach Al Golden said. “Those are the words that come to mind. That’s our whole team. “(Pierce) got better as the game went along and after he got going, I was reluctant to take him out. Once it became a between the tackles game, it was his game. Im real proud of him,” he added. Temple is now 3-0 for the first time since 1979, when the Owls finished 10-2. It was the first win for the Owls over a BCS automatic qualifier since a 34-24 win over Syracuse on November 13, 2004. Both teams exchanged the lead six times as Connecticut (1-2) rode the play of running back Jordan Todman to a 16-14 lead midway through the final quarter. Todman had career highs of 26 carries and 192 yards rushing. In the third, Todman gave the Huskies a 13-7 lead after a 59-yard run down the right side. Temple countered with a 1-yard plunge by Pierce but Connecticut’s Dave Teggart gave the Huskies their final lead of the day with a 47-yard field goal with 51 seconds left in the third quarter. Still down by two points, Temple defensive end Adrian Robinson stripped Todman of the ball and went 24 yards for the go ahead touchdown with 8:28 left in the game to give the Owls a 20-16 lead. “I don’t know if forward progress was stopped,” Connecticut coach Randy Edsall said. “But I think you have to give Jordan credit out there because he never stopped fighting. He was fighting for every yard he could get but there does come a point, with all those people around, that you just have to go down.”
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Temple’s cornerback Marquise Liverpool breaks up a pass intended for UConn wide receiver Michael Smith during the Huskies’ 30-16 loss to Temple on Saturday.
XC takes second at UMass By Michael McCurry Campus Correspondent The UConn men’s cross country team earned second place at the UMass Invitational this past weekend, its second straight runner-up finish to open the 2010 campaign. Led by rising freshman Ryan McGuire (Orange), UConn came out of the gate strong and competed very well throughout the fivemile race. McGuire, who finished sixth overall, has looked great in the early going. Sophomore Nick Aguila (West Hartford) coasted to a seventh-place finish and improved on his time from last year. Rounding out the top 10 was sophomore Jordan Magath (Hillsborough, N.J), who finished ninth, and freshman Daniel Francouer (West Hartford), the 10th runner to cross the finish line. The Huskies’ fifth best runner, finishing 19th overall, was Christian Kearns, a freshman from Ridgefield. “I think we competed very aggressively and although we fell a bit short, it was not due to lack of
effort,” Miller said. “One thing we wanted to achieve was to have our top five runners finish within 30 seconds of each other and we were only a few ticks short of accomplishing that feat.” UMass won the five-mile competition, barely outrunning UConn, who was a close second. The University of Maine, University of Vermont and Amherst College finished third, fourth and fifth respectively. UConn had four top-10 finishers, the highest of any team. Asked whether or not he was frustrated by not winning the invitational, Miller responded, “I am only disappointed in the fact that we could have easily won the meet. UMass has a lot more experience than us, and is a senior dominated team.” The next test for the UConn men’s cross country team takes place Saturday Sept. 25, at the Ted Owens Invitational hosted by Central Connecticut State University.
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McKeon, Wilmarth and Nutting fair well, team looks solid at the Quinnipiac Invitational
By William Penfield Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s tennis team had a successful weekend at Quinnipiac, winning a singles and a doubles draw. Sophomore Abby McKeon won the C singles draw over Seton Hall in the finals, and sophomore Lauren Wilmarth and freshman Lucy Nutting won the B doubles draw, also against Seton Hall. McKeon, who earned a bye in the first round of the C singles, beat Lavinia Critiescu of Quinnipiac 6-3 and 6-2. She beat Carly Rinner of Army in the semifinals en route to her victory over Seton Hall in the finals. Wilmarth and Nutting beat a pair of teammates in the semifinals, sophomore Lauren Rothermich and freshman
Marie Gargiulo, 8-4, en route to their victory over Seton Hall in the finals. In other notable performances, Gargiulo lost in the finals of the D singles draw and junior Alexa Gregory and sophomore Sarah Griffin both lost in the semifinals of their respective draws. “Our doubles started off strong and improved even further this weekend at Quinnipiac,” Griffin said. “We have so many combinations of players who play together really well and are able to feed off each other’s energy so that everyone is successful in both singles and doubles.” Next up for the team is the Army Invite, which begins Friday in West Point, N.Y.
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Alison Campitiello competes in a match against Cincinnati in this March 28, 2009 file photo. The Huskies lost the match 0-7.