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DISTRICT 54: HADDAD WINS

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Gregg Haddad celebrates his win for state representative in District 54 with his wife Donna Becotte (right) at the Nathan Hale Inn on Tuesday night. District 54 encompasses the towns of Mansfield and Chaplin and was a four-way race between Haddad, Christopher Paulhus, Jason Ortiz and Brien Buckman. Haddad is a UConn alumnus and Deputy Mayor of Mansfield.

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State House District 54 Results

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Gregg Haddad (D) Christopher Paulhus (R) Jason Ortiz (U) Brien Buckman (Buckman For CT)

3,893 1,461 909 98

(60.9 percent) (22.9 percent) (14.2 percent) (1.5 percent)

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Totals for Mansfield and Chaplin:

6,361

Totals not 100 percent due to rounding

EDITORIAL: ANTI-STREET ASSAULT EDUCATION BENEFICIAL Women feel unsafe on streets due to violating comments.

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: MORE 2010 ELECTION RESULTS Blumenthal takes Dodd’s Senate seat, Courtney wins re-election.

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By Jay Polansky and Joe Adinolfi News Editors Gregg Haddad, the new state representative for District 54, celebrated his win in front of a small crowd of supporters in the The True Blue Tavern at the Nathan Hale Inn and Conference Center Tuesday night.

Following the announcement of the preliminary results which pegged Haddad as a winner by a considerable margin, the crowd cheered as Haddad smiled and gave the crowd a thumbs-up.

“The enthusiasm is palpable,” said Carol Lewis, a UConn professor in the political science department.

But Haddad said he was “humbled.”

“I run like I’m a underdog,” Haddad said in an interview shortly after he learned of the preliminary results which projected his victory.

“I think it’s the only way you can run for an election.”

Haddad beat out UConn students Brien Buckman and Jason Ortiz for the seat in addition to Republican Christopher Paulhus.

Haddad added, “Chaplin is no Mansfield,” referencing competition from Paulhus in the heavily Republican town.

“I’m thrilled beyond belief to be here,” said Samantha Odyniec, a 7th-semester political science major and spokesperson for the UConn College Democrats. “All of our work paid off.”

Odyniec said her organization helped campaign for Haddad.

Despite the fact that two students ran for office, Odyniec said her organization valued Haddad’s experience.

However, she wasn’t completely sure Haddad had it in the bag.

“There was definitely some nervousness coming into today,” she said.

Haddad attributed his success to groups such as College Democrats.

“This is a group effort to have a result like this,” he said in his speech.

Francis Archambault, the alumni trustee on the board of

trustees, said he was not surprised that Haddad won.

He also commended the other two UConn candidates for running.

“Ortiz and Buckman are good guys,” Archambault said. “I’m happy to see that they are...willing to take risks.”

Ortiz, an unaffiliated candidate and 8th-semester public and community engagement major, ran with the slogan “an independent voice for Connecticut.” A former UConn ACLU president, USG comptroller and current national board member of Students for a Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), Ortiz pledged to prioritize education and made marijuana reform a major issue for his campaign.

“I am so proud of my campaign and everyone that was a part of it, Ortiz said. “Despite the results, we were up against incredible odds, and trying to move mountains is never easy. But I feel we did everything we could to win this election, and we’re going to take this energy and push it forward into issue-based campaigns in the near future.”

Ortiz said he has not ruled out running for state office in the future.

“Nothing is off the table,” he said. “I am going to focus on issues and make sure we get reuslts in education reform and drug policy reform.”

Buckman, a 5th-semester political science major and comptroller of USG, ran for his own party, Buckman for Connecticut. He pledged to spend less than $1,000 on his campaign.

Buckman focused his campaign around the slogan “solve our community issues with community solutions,” pledging to bridge the gap between UConn and the Mansfield community.

“I have already called Gregg and congratulated him on a well-fought campaign and we discussed what we could do moving forward,” Buckman said. “I’m very happy how my campaign was run. We ran quite frankly on less than $500. My

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Locals cast their last-minute votes before the polls closed at the Mansfield Community Center Tuesday.

Identity of student voters challenged at Mansfield polls

By Jay Polansky Associate News Editor The identities of three student voters were challenged this morning at the Mansfield Community Center polls, according to district moderator Carol Pellegrine.

Pellegrine said she denied all three challenges.

Students who do not show ID upon registering – those who registered by mail – need to show a UConn ID and be named on the student list sent to the town registrar of voters by the UConn Registrar, according to Mansfield Registrar of Voters Beverly Miela.

If they don’t meet both conditions, they must show a piece of mail addressed to them through the postal service, Miela said.

Miela, who is the town’s Republican registrar, said the change affects only a small number of voters – UConn students who registered as new voters in town.

Unofficial election checkers challenged the registrations, Miela said.

They are approved by party chairs and registrars and have a right to be at the polls, Miela said.

Miela said they are registered to vote in towns other than Mansfield, and they also have the right to challenge identification of voters.

Pellegrine said that any elector could challenge the identification of a voter, but election checkers need to inform the moderator of their presence. Only the Connecticut Republican Party sent her a memo informing her of the presence of their election checkers.

A spokeswoman for the party could not immediately comment on the matter.

The town identifies student voters by checking their student ID cards against a confidential list provided by the UConn Registrar’s Office, which is

used to verify the names and addresses of students.

While the checkers can challenge the identification of any registered voter, students face unique burdens.

“Most UConn students don’t have a drivers license that says they live in Room [xxx] of McMahon Hall,” Pellegrine said.

A candidate for the 54th District said students also face another identification challenge.

“The reality is a lot of students don’t receive mail at their campus address,” said Brien Buckman (unaffiliated), USG Comptroller and a candidate for the 54th state representative seat.

Gregg Haddad (D), another candidate for the seat, said he was concerned over the efforts of checkers to prevent students from voting.

“It’s disturbing,” Haddad said.

“I think the people who want to exercise their right to vote should

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Blumenthal defeats McMahon

Thousands of copies of The Daily Campus destroyed

A few thousand copies of The Daily Campus were taken from newsstands and put into trashcans outside of several buildings on campus early Tuesday morning.

CLAS, Monteith, Arjona, the School of Business, McMahon Dining Hall and the Co-op all had papers removed from their locations. Papers were found in trashcans outside of Monteith, Arjona and the School of Business, and in the recycling bins inside the Co-op, according to Daily Campus Editor-in-Chief John Kennedy.

“Anyone who knowingly disposes of hundreds of newspapers is doing a disservice to the students who paid student fees to have the newspaper printed and delivered, and to the advertisers who paid to have their advertisements seen by the campus community,” Kennedy said.

The Willimantic Chronicle printed 2,000 additional copies that were delivered later in the day. The incident was reported to the police and the investigation is ongoing.

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Conn. state rep. fired from police job

HARTFORD (AP) — A Connecticut state representative has been fired from his job as a Hartford police officer for lying on his time cards.

A police investigation found that 15-year department veteran Hector Robles on several occasions indicate on his time card that he was working a regular police shift when he was in fact working a private job, cheating the department out of more than $9,000 from Aug. 1, 2008, to Oct. 10, 2009.

Chief Daryl Roberts called Robles’ actions “a flagrant violation of our code of conduct and public trust,” in announcing the termination on Monday.

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Mom sells handwritten Obama letter for $7K

DETROIT (AP) — Jennifer Cline said having President Barack Obama think enough about her family’s struggles to send a handwritten letter promising “things will keep getting better” was priceless – until she was offered $7,000 for the handwritten note.

That’s when the 28-year-old mother of 2- and 9-year-old boys from southern Michigan, who has been unemployed since losing her job as a pharmacy technician in 2007, decided selling the memento to a persistent autograph collector was a good way to put a dent in her family’s growing pile of bills.

“I needed to do what’s best for my family,” she said Tuesday, adding that she and her 30-year-old husband, Jason, remain staunch Obama supporters. “And this was best for my family.”

Electrical problem on shuttle delays launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The final launch of space shuttle Discovery has been delayed again. NASA decided early Tuesday evening to bump the liftoff until at least Thursday. The decision came less than 24 hours before the scheduled launch time.

An electrical problem cropped up aboard Discovery early Tuesday. A controller for one of the shuttle’s main engines was sluggish, but engineers got it working. Voltage irregularities then were noted. Mission managers said they needed more time to figure out what’s wrong.

NASA has until Sunday – possibly Monday – to launch Discovery to the International Space Station. Otherwise, it will have to wait until December because of unacceptable sun angles.

Gas leaks had already forced a two-day postponement.

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Pa. robbery suspect caught ‘red-handed’ due to dye

CHARLEROI, Pa. (AP) — The FBI says a southwestern Pennsylvania bank robbery suspect has been caught “red-handed.”

Fifty-year-old Kurt Fritzel, of Charleroi, is in jail after police and the FBI say he robbed a Citizens Bank branch a few doors down from his apartment. Witnesses say a dye pack hidden in the money he stole exploded in his hands, creating a red cloud that led authorities to his home.

Authorities searched Fritzel’s apartment above a thrift and used furniture shop Monday after the heist. Senior FBI Agent David Hedges, who heads the bureau’s Charleroi office, declined to comment except to call it a “pathetic case.”

Online court records don’t list an attorney for Fritzel.

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Connecticut Attorney General and newly-elected Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, and his wife Cynthia celebrate during his election night rally in Hartford on Tuesday.

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was elected to the Senate on Tuesday in a bruising cage-fight of a campaign against pro wrestling mogul Linda McMahon, extending the Democrats’ hold on the seat.

Blumenthal,oneofConnecticut’s best-known politicians, withstood an advertising onslaught funded by tens of millions of dollars from McMahon’s own pocket and survived a political scare last spring when it was reported that he falsely claimed or implied more than once that he served in Vietnam.

“I have something money can’t buy: I have you,” Blumenthal told a cheering crowd of supporters who filled a downtown hotel ballroom. “And Connecticut today had an election, not an auction.”

With about a third of precincts reporting, Blumenthal had 53 percent of the vote to 46 per-

cent for McMahon, a Republican political novice who touted her business experience in the world of wrestling.

Blumenthal, 64, will fill the seat held by Democrat Chris Dodd since 1981. Dodd decided not to seek a sixth term back in January amid lackluster poll numbers.

Blumenthal, attorney general for two decades, won despite a furor that erupted when The New York Times reported that he repeatedly told audiences he served in Vietnam, when he actually remained stateside with the Marine Reserve during the war. He told voters he “misspoke” and never intended to mislead anyone.

The McMahon camp boasted that it was responsible for the story and called Blumenthal a liar, but the controversy all but died down.

According to the preliminary exit poll results, about three of every

five voters said they considered him trustworthy – even some who voted for McMahon.

For her part, McMahon was dogged by questions about her former role as CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, a company she and her husband, Vince McMahon, transformed into a global behemoth that is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Blumenthal and other Democrats ran TV ads accusing McMahon of being a bad CEO who didn’t care about the welfare of her employees. Her critics also made an issue of steroid abuse in pro wrestling and the WWE’s raunchy shows.

McMahon performed on the WWE several times, taking part in some of the elaborately scripted back stories that play out like violent soap operas. She was surely the only candidate in the nation who had to answer questions like:

Did you really kick that guy in the you-know-what?

Almost six of every 10 voters surveyed at the polls Tuesday said they thought Blumenthal attacked McMahon unfairly; about seven of every 10 thought McMahon unfairly attacked Blumenthal.

Jessica Frease, 28, a teacher from Norwich, was turned off by both major-party candidates and instead voted for independent Warren Mosler.

“To be honest, Linda McMahon is ridiculous and offensive,” she said. “And I wasn’t really impressed with Blumenthal.”

McMahon, 62, is believed to have spent at least $50 million of her own money on her campaign.

She portrayed herself as a different kind of a candidate – a business executive, not a career politician, and someone who knows how to create jobs and shake things up in Washington.

Joe Courtney re-elected into U.S. House Fewer students HARTFORD (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney has won re-election in Connecticut’s 2nd District, beating former television news anchor Janet Peckinpaugh.

Republicans had hoped Peckinpaugh’s name recognition could help her mount a challenge to Courtney it what has traditionally been a tossup district.

But the Republican political novice raised just over $215,000 for her campaign, and did not get the national support she had hoped for.

Meanwhile, Courtney collected $1.7 million.

Peckinpaugh also had some political gaffes, including a news release that asked voters to make her the first woman elected from the 2nd District.

Her campaign later issued an apology to the family of former U.S. Rep. Chase Going Woodhouse, who earned that distinction in the 1940s.

vote than in last midterm election

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U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney speaks during the 2nd Congressional debate at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic on Oct. 21. Courtney was re-elected into the U.S. House.

campaign was about talking about the issues, talking with residents about the issues we face.”

Buckman noted that his commitment didn’t stop with his run for State House and that he “looked forward to [working] with the larger communities.”

Paulhus, a Republican town council member, also ran for the seat but could not be reached for comment.

The chairman for the Democratic Town Committee, Mark LaPlaca, said he was surpised to find out that less students voted in this election than the last midterm election.

“You’d think a student running...it would have generated interest,” he said. “It was interesting to me [student voting rate] would drop off.”

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Foley clings to slight lead in Conn. gov.’s race

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HARTFORD (AP) — Republican Tom Foley was clinging to a lead early Wednesday in the Connecticut governor’s race, but many of the uncounted returns were coming from cities where Democrat Dan Malloy was expected to do well.

With 70 percent of precincts reporting early Wednesday, the Greenwich businessman had 52 percent of the vote and the former Stamford mayor had 47 percent. However, many returns from heavily Democratic cities like Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven weren’t available.

Most polling places closed at 8 p.m., but a state judge ordered a dozen in Bridgeport to remain open until 10 p.m. because officials ran out of ballots for the optical scan machines and had to order more. City officials also photocopied ballots for voters to mark and were forced to count those by hand.

Malloy was concerned some voters left polling places in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s largest city, without voting. After 8 p.m., his campaign was urging voters there to get to the polls.

“Anytime people have their right to vote infringed in any way, any time they’re potentially disenfranchised, it’s a real problem,” Malloy aide Roy Occhiogrosso said.

Foley spokeswoman Liz Osborn added, “Everyone deserves the right to vote.”

Recent polls showed the race was too close to call after months of negative advertising and the candidates accusing each other of misstating the

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Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley greets a volunteer before voting in Greenwich on Tuesday morning.

facts about one another. Some voters say they were discouraged by all the negative ads.

“Everyone was negative.

There was very little positive,” said 84-year-old Jack Hartwick

of Glastonbury, who voted for Malloy but chose Green Party candidates in other races. “The politicians never brought up the issues.”

Foley, former U.S. ambassa-

dor to Ireland, fueled his campaign with nearly $11 million of his own money and $1.5 million in contributions from individuals. Malloy, a former prosecutor, campaigned with

$8.5 million from the state’s public campaign financing program after raising $250,000 in qualifying contributions.

Malloy ran a series of television and radio ads painting

Foley as a greedy and uncaring businessman. Foley’s ads portrayed Malloy as a bad mayor who was too cozy with labor unions. Each said the other’s allegations were untrue.

Highlights of Conn. election exit poll results (AP) — Highlights of data from preliminary exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the Connecticut general election Tuesday: WOMEN’S SUPPORT Democratic U.S Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal received three of every five votes from women despite Republican Linda McMahon’s recent advertising aimed specifically at connecting with female voters.

CAMPAIGNS’ TENOR Voters seemed more likely to excuse Blumenthal for seemingly unfair attacks on McMahon than the other way around.

Almost six in 10 voters said Blumenthal was unfair to McMahon — but 44 percent of them voted for him anyway. But when it came to McMahon, seven of every 10 thought she unfairly attacked her opponent, and she got less than one-third of those people’s votes.

TIMING OF DECISIONS Two-thirds of voters said they picked their U.S. Senate candidate more than a month ago.

About one in 10 said they made up their minds within the last week, and they strongly leaned toward Blumenthal.

BLUMENTHAL’S CANDOR Blumenthal was dogged in the campaign by comments he made about his military service, which critics interpreted as implying he was a Vietnam combat veteran rather than stateside in the U.S. Marine Reserves during the Vietnam era.

Despite that, about two-thirds of voters polled Tuesday said they considered him trustworthy. And he still captured one in 10 votes among those who said he’s not.

McMAHON-WWE McMahon, former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, often balanced her campaign messages between touting her management experience and defending her company against criticisms that it exploited women and promoted violence.

About four of every 10 voters said the WWE ties made them less likely to vote for her. One in 10 said they were more likely to support her, and the rest said it

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DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS Younger voters leaned toward Blumenthal, especially those under 30 years old. He also enjoyed support from many moderates and liberals, and even one of every five conservatives.

McMahon’s strongest support was among those 65 and older, and she received four out of five votes from people calling themselves conservatives.

Those who disapproved of President Barack Obama’s performance in office also leaned heavily toward McMahon.

Preliminary exit poll results in the governor’s race found Democrat Dan Malloy receiving support in Connecticut’s cities in his run for governor, while western Connecticut was a strong spot for Republican Tom Foley.

TEA PARTY INFLUENCE Only one-third of Connecticut voters in the surveys said they support the tea party movement. Another 43 percent said they oppose it somewhat or strongly; the rest were neutral.

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Democrat George Jepsen hugs his wife Diana and son Christian celebrating victory in the Connecticut Attorney General’s race in Hartford on Tuesday.

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Anti-street assault education beneficial

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he New York City Council recently conducted a hearing during which women attested to the kinds of street harassment they faced, including infringing their ability to walk to work, school or anywhere else without unwanted attention. These women are representatives of the anti-street harassment group Hollaback, which hopes to curb street harassment by possibly legislating “no-harassment zones” and sponsoring studies and campaigns.

While legislating prevention of street harassment would be difficult, Hollaback also proposes that the city commissions a study about street harassment as well as help campaign to raise public awareness. This latter system would be the most effective one to pursue, and is something that could benefit many other cities as well.

According to the Associated Press, men who spoke with them seemed surprised that their attention could be unwanted. But if educated to think about their words and actions before going through with them, perhaps these men could realize the consequences of street harassment and actively avoid it – or even try to prevent it. At the very least, if some of these men are not consciously trying to make their victims feel uncomfortable, then education is the simplest and most effective way to make them realize that their actions are wrong.

An informal survey by Holly Kearl, author of “Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women,” said that 99 percent of 800 women from 23 countries and 43 states had faced street harassment. The problem is that different people find different remarks troubling or violating; but the general rule should be that if someone says to stop, then one should stop.

What may seem to be an innocuous comment or compliment indicates to women that the streets are not safe. They cannot walk down streets without receiving unwanted attention – they cannot walk down streets without feeling unsafe. It’s not about intent; if the woman isn’t complimented, then the remark is only for the harasser’s benefit.

A genuine compliment shouldn’t be contingent on someone’s physical appearance. It shouldn’t make them feel uncomfortable. The best way to make the streets a safer place for everyone is to provide education about what street harassment entails.

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To my roommate: No, a new President was NOT elected yesterday.

Four Lokos are like an amputated leg. More than one down and you’re on the floor.

The bathroom is the most awkward place you could choose to have a serious phonecall.

It’s about that time of year again when everyone needs to realize it is NOT ok for a single person to take up a whole table at the library.

To the burrito girl that told me she likes it meaty, I will be going back to the Union the same time next week.

When it gets cold at UConn, you know it’s Storrs’ way of saying “I love you.”

I wonder if the people at E.O. Smith know that there are random sheep eating the grass on its football field...

Sitting down for my exam tonight, the girl next to me looks around and goes “We have an exam tonight??”

At least I’ll do better than her.

I haven’t done any work all day today. Why should I start now?

Eating cheesecake, banana pie, ice cream, kit kats and five slices of pizza gives you a stomachache. who knew?

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‘Unalienable’ vs. ‘inalienable,’ a salient distinction

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he ambiguous nature of current political discourse reveals the need to precisely define specific words in our nation’s founding documents, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. In particular, the documents’ terms “inalienable” and “unalienable” rights are commonly used interchangeably, even though they are actually two distinct types of rights. The lack of differentiation between the two has sparked arguments about the federal government’s role in protecting or giving new rights. Before we can have a civil discussion

By Arragon Perrone about the proper role of governWeekly Columnist ment, Americans must agree on what the difference between these two terms means for democracy. If we do not, we suffer the consequences of relying on hazy definitions that change with every individual.

Unalienable rights are inherent to human nature. Only nature can give them, and no person or government can take them away.

These are the kinds of rights referred to in the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” These lines establish that unalienable rights are given to humanity by the Creator and no government is justified in taking away these rights.

Since our country’s founding, the recognition of unalienable rights has protected Americans and freed the oppressed. They are what led abolitionists to oppose the inhumanity of slavery.

Decades later, a greater respect for unalienable rights brought better wages and safer working environments to industrial workers. In the 21st century, unalienable rights united democratic nations in opposing the tyrannical atrocities of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

Whereas governments cannot give or take away unalienable rights, governments are

able to regulate inalienable rights. Inalienable rights are established by the government and taken away by the consent of the governed.

These rights can be traded whenever the government and the governed agree they can.

Inalienable rights are referred to in the Ninth Amendment, which states that the “enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,” and in the Tenth: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

“Governments cannot give or take away unalienable rights, but are able to regulate inalienable rights.”

But the government can take away the enumerated rights outlined in the Bill of Rights – but if and only if Americans agree. This has happened throughout American history, often with negative reactions from citizens. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus because the Constitution – signed by representatives of the people – gave him that power. After Sept. 11, 2001, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Patriot Act, which eliminated some inalienable rights for the sake of national security.

It is irrelevant to consider if the government should have made those decisions, since they did so legally and in accordance with our representative government. Instead, the significance of the government’s actions lies in its ability to alter constitutional rights. Those rights could be taken away because they were inalienable.

The Supreme Court first mentions inalienable rights in their 1837 ruling in The Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge, Plaintiffs in Error v.

the Proprietors of the Warren Bridge, and others (36 U.S. 420). The court decided that the federal government has the power to “employ the attention of government to promote the public welfare, and the interests of trade,” a power which, in turn, “is as much inherent and inalienable, as the rights of taxation; which, it is said, resides in the government, and needs not be reserved expressly, in any grant of property or franchises, to individuals or corporations.” In other words, the federal government has certain powers, such as taxation, that are not granted to businesses or individuals.

When people argue that the government is taking away their rights, they must differentiate between unalienable and inalienable rights. For instance, the government is perfectly justified in taxing its citizens (inalienable); but it has no right to enslave its population (unalienable).

Not every right can be termed “unalienable,” but this is poorly understood, if at all,

by Americans or the media. The Unalienable Project is a good source of online information regarding this issue. Its website includes links to documents, articles and additional websites that provide useful information to the non-politically savvy citizen. Some references are commentary, but others deal with primary material, such as the “Archiving Early America” website or The Federalist Papers.

In a time when the Tea Party says that the government wants to take away rights and the president announces that all people have a right to universal health care, knowing the difference between unalienable and inalienable rights becomes all the more important. If the American people want to protect their rights from the government, they need to understand just what their rights are and how they can be taken away.

Weekly columnist Arragon Perrone is a 5th-semester political science and English double major. He can be reached at Arragon.Perrone@UConn.edu.

Fine in principle, Tea Party methods disgraceful

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n his memoir “Defying Hitler,” Sebastian Haffner, a German journalist who was forced to flee his homeland for fear of Nazi persecution, accurately portrays the psyche of the German population during Hitler’s rise to power. Haffner shows that National Socialism, besides its overtly racist and miliBy Alex Welch tant leanings, relied Staff Columnist on populist rhetoric to win over the German people.

First of all, I want to be explicit in saying that I do not mean in any way to equate populist movements in the United States today with the ascent of the Nazis in the 1930s.

Such a comparison would be inappropriate and illogical. Haffner’s words, however, do show the power that mass outrage can have, as well as the modus operandi associated with such movements.

Germans in the early 1930s were so disillusioned with their political system that they placed power in the hands violent oppressors. And while the chance of this happening in America is slim to none, we do have the ability to put people in power who do not belong there.

The Tea Party movement, which is gaining ground in the United States, is often classified as populist

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In my mind, any popular movement that relies on the anger of the masses to gain support should be inherently viewed with suspicion.

This includes all political parties.

It is not certain opinions of the Tea Party that I take issue with.

While I may not agree with these opinions, some of the movement’s fundamental arguments have solid reasoning and have long been legitimate conservative platforms.

I find reason to criticize the methods the group has used to get its message out. If one visits the official website, one will find headlines designed to either instill complete fear in voters or to ridicule opposing parties. It seems that if you do not support Tea Party values, you are not the right kind of American.

From a purely political standpoint, one may see the attractiveness of the Tea Party. But the unscrupulous methodology it uses is an important issue and should not be discounted.

I am not amused, for example, when Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams refers to Allah, the deity of millions of peaceful Muslims, as a “monkey god.” Or when TeaParty.org founder Dale Robertson holds up a sign at a rally saying “Congress=Slave-owner,

Taxpayer=N----r.” These tactless remarks do not reflect the views of the average Tea Party follower, but they serve to compound the already dubious approach the Tea Party uses.

Terms are thrown around (and not facetiously, I might add) at Tea Party rallies that describe its enemies as “socialists,” “fascists” or “communists.” What other purpose can these efforts have but to elicit fright in both public and private spheres towards the Obama administration?

“The Tea Party has committed democratic blasphemy by fusing church and state.”

In trying to gain supporters, many Tea Partiers somehow find it prudent to portray the President as a fascist, with a swastika armband and a Hitler-esque mustache. Call the Obama administration communist and watch others flock to your movement. (Is he a communist or fascist? He can’t be both, and no one seems to be able to make up their minds). Say that Obama’s out to steal your life savings and you’ll

gain loyal followers.

Just as disconcerting is the movement’s tendency to support the Christian right. In funding these politicians, the Tea Party has committed democratic blasphemy by fusing church and state.

Backing Sharron Angle (who also seems to have a nasty habit of distrusting minorities) means funding a Bible-pounding, intolerant hypocrite who is willing to subvert the Constitution by infecting the federal government with religion.

Some may describe these accusations as generalizations. Those are just the fringe elements, right?

Possibly. But if the Tea Party has become mostly known for its level of propaganda, its backing of such politicians and for leaders that utter borderline racist comments, then I have no qualms about making these “generalizations.”

Haffner says in his memoir that his nose saved him from the forces around him because he was able to “sniff out” the moral degradation of German society in the 1930s. If we use this as a gauge, then the Tea Party movement’s crude amalgam of fear-mongering, falsehoods, and populist fervor gives off a truly nasty odor.

Staff Columnist Alex Welch is a 5th-semester political science major. He can be reached at Alexander.Welch@UConn.edu.

“It seems most experts are predicting that Republicans will win back the House tomorrow. When Americans heard that they were like, ‘Wait, we can win back our houses?’” – Jimmy Fallon

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12 How contracts are usually signed 13 Garment including a chemise 18 Written code 22 Golfer’s sunburn spot 25 Swimmer with a bladelike snout 27 Pencil tip 28 Refrain syllables 29 Call to 20-Across 30 Inventor Sikorsky 31 Like takers 32 Ripple near the nipple 36 Hombre’s hand 37 “I get it, I get it!”

38 British rock star Bush 40 Korean automaker 41 Former Nicaraguan leader 43 “The Way We __” 44 “Shoot”

46 With new life 47 Lightly shaded 48 To any extent 49 Crooner Iglesias 50 Firing 54 Carrier to Tel Aviv 56 Mardi __ 57 Go-getter’s response to “Do you know of such a person?”

58 Nautilus skipper 59 Expanded 61 Texas __: oil 63 Stat for CC Sabathia

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16 Like merinos 17 Commonly upholstered seat 19 Prolific psalmist 20 Some littermates 21 “To continue ...”

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24 Bakery array 26 Smart-__: cocksure and conceited 28 Real scream 33 Rue 34 Pint-size 35 Frenzied 39 Wildly cheering 40 “Finger lickin’ good” sloganeer, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 41 Honshu port 42 Balkan native 43 Nintendo game console 44 We-alone link 45 Crawl alternative 48 British philosopher who wrote “Language, Truth and Logic” 51 Enjoy the Appalachian Trail 52 Prom rental 53 Maker of tiny combs 55 Like a persistent headache 60 O’Connor’s successor 62 ‘80s fashion fad inspired by dance films 64 The QE2, e.g.

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Aries - A partner or friend shows you how to research a topic quickly and easily. You gather facts and at the same time understand the theory. Get practical later.

Gemini - Your internal sense of balance indicates the need for change today. You don’t have to revolutionize the universe.

A shift in direction pleases two people.

Cancer - An older family member feels out of balance today. Your energy shifts everything in a positive direction.

Make time to take care of this person today.

Dissmiss the Cynics

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Taurus - Connect with an older coworker, as you gather necessary information. You need a strong visual message to convince distant people.

Challenge yourself.

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Nothing Extraordinary

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Leo - Challenge yourself to use materials already at hand, instead of buying new. This has many advantages: it cleans the workspace, stimulates imagination and recycles.

Virgo - Prepare yourself to spend money on creative projects for home. You may be surprised at how little you spend, especially if you do some of the work.

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Libra - You may want to be nice today, but you need to take a stand, even if not everyone likes it. Speak from the heart, and keep one eye on personal values.

Scorpio - You’ll want to look your best for a public appearance. Listen to a partner concerning what to wear. Boost your confidence by repeating, “I can do this.”

Sagittarius - An older person challenges your concept of personal power. You discover that age doesn’t necessarily diminish intellectual strength.

Learn from a master.

Capricorn - Your desire to be in the spotlight bumps up against practical problems. Prepare your acts carefully, as well as your costume. Practice makes perfect.

Aquarius - Energy shifts from dramatic to more harmonious interaction. As the balance shifts, take charge and persuade others to move forward. More possibilities emerge.

Pisces - What seems like a challenge today is actually a

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News

Award-winning reporter talks terrorism

By Abigail Ferrucci Campus Correspondent

Sept. 14 in San Francisco was “Reese Erlich Day,” in honor of the award-winning investigative reporter.

The day was dedicated to Erlich in honor of the ideas he poses in his newest book “Conversations with Terrorists.” Erlich came to UConn on Tuesday to promote his new book, which provides six critical portraits of Middle Eastern leaders, some of whom are terrorists During his talk, Erlich explained to students his ideas resulting from his experiences overseas covering the United State’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also provided a definition of what a terrorist is, which differs from the definition used by U.S. government officials.

“Terrorism is intentional killing or wounding of civilians for political or religious purposes,” Erlich said.

This definition opened the eyes of students in attendance.

“I was shocked by how deeply distorted U.S. policy and view on terrorists is,” said Garrett Rapsilber, a 3rd-semester political science major.

Erlich was candid regarding his KELLY GANLEY/The Daily Campus opinion of U.S. troops still present Reporter Reese Elrich talks about his new book “Conversations with Terrorists” and defines terrorism at the Dodd Center on Tuesday. Elrich’s book portrays six Middle in those countries.

Eastern leaders, some of whom are terrorists.

Unfunded liabilities panel suggests ways to resolve debt

By John Sherman Campus Correspondent

Concerned with a rising total in unfunded pension and health care liabilities, Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Post-Employment Benefits panel presented strategies to balance the $34 billion financial responsibility that falls disproportionally on the state.

Both long-term and short-term proposals were examined Oct. 29 in Hartford following the panel’s submission of a final report. State officials met to consider how to best handle its financial burden concerning retired citizens.

Today, the annual costs related to state pension and retirement plans stand at 11.2 percent of the statewide budget.

According to Gov. Rell’s press release, “the panel’s short term recommendations included ensuring that the state always makes

the Annual Required Contribution (ARC) and increasing the amount that state employees contribute toward the plans.”

The ARC is simply a monetary figure dependent on the sum of current and estimated future costs of pension and healthcare liabilities. The state, if the self-enforced method is imposed, will pay a certain amount into the pension account in order to handle what has now become a glaring issue in a gradual manner.

If the state decides to procrastinate, the panel proposed setting goals and benchmarks for payment of the problematic funds. An example of achieving a funding ratio of 55 percent by 2018 was given in the press release.

In order to prevent the problem from compounding itself, the panel recommended “increasing the retirement age for state employees or adding incentives for later retirement and taking steps to con-

trol the annual increases in health insurance costs.”

Helping to reduce the state’s overall health benefits obligation are provisions from Rell’s negotiation with the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition – which include stricter determination of when former state employees can collect pension and a mandatory 3 percent earning payment to the state’s unfunded liability for all newly employed state workers.

Rell issued an executive order this February that created the State Post-Employment Benefits Commission, and instructed the panel to develop strategies to combat the unfunded liabilities.

“I believe [the panel’s] work is truly a roadmap to a more stable and secure financial future for our state” Rell said.

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Students can register to vote at their colleges if they claim the town as their place of residence from IDENTITY, page 1 not be discouraged. These kinds of tactics to suppress the vote in democratic-leaning areas are wrongheaded.”

Haddad said college communities are generally liberal.

“I haven’t heard reports that they’ve challenged the vote in Republican communities,” Haddad added. “You can only conclude that Republicans are targeting students as being a second-class group of citizens who don’t have the right to vote.”

Students who live in dorms or off-campus apartments in Mansfield can register to vote in Mansfield.

The Connecticut General Statute reads, “College students may register and vote where they go to school provided that they consider that

location their voting residence. A voting residence is the residence the student claims as his or her home.”

If a student is turned away, the statute reads, “Ascertain whether the student meets all eligibility requirements (age, criminal status, residency and citizenship) and that the student has registered in time for this election. If so, alert a Captain, who may contact a local election official.”

Republican 54th District candidate and town council member Christopher Paulhus could not be reached for comment. Attempts to reach him through his home phone and town council’s office were unsuccessful.

Pat Doyle, campaign manager for Jason Ortiz (unaffiliated), said a volunteer told him

about a case of a young woman whose vote was challenged, and she returned to the voting place to re-cast her vote.

“For this sort of thing to happen shows that young people are being empowered,” Doyle said. “This shows that students are having their voice heard.”

Miela said she did not know of anyone who was turned away from the polls, but hopes students will not be discouraged from voting if their registration is challenged.

“It’s causing a little confusion today, but we’ll work it out,” Miela said. “If anyone has been turned away, they need to come back.”

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“U.S. troops are only in Afghanistan to maintain the U.S. Empire at this point - no longer to establish democracy or promote women’s rights,” Erlich said.

“Erlich provided invaluable insight which caused me to be more skeptical of the war in Afghanistan,” Rapsilber said. “If it isn’t really a fight for democracy, then what is it?”

Erlich’s honesty and knowledge regarding aspects of the war were appreciated by students who are used to the somewhat censored versions of the war provided by domestic media outlets.

“There are enough reporters in Washington, but it is hard to get the other side of that story,” said Brian Mahon, a 5th-semester history and political science double major, and current exchange student from Ireland.

“Reese provides the other side, which is really interesting to hear.”

Erlich jokes that part of his ability to get such invaluable information results from his outward physical appearance.

“I can pass for a local in many parts of the world, as long as I don’t speak,” he said. “But really, I’m just a Jewish guy from L.A.”

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Young author explores her literature

By Jason Wong Campus Correspondent Tuesday night, the UConn Co-op was the site of a book reading by author Violet Haberdasher of her book “Knightley Academy.” The book is a political mystery/ thriller set in the 1890s at the end of the Victorian era, amidst the political discord and totalitarianism of an unfamiliar, dystopian Britain.

Haberdasher read a small excerpt from the first chapter that further established the book’s plot. The story follows the tale of Henry Grim, an orphan and a commoner. Despite his social status, Henry’s dream is to attend Knightley Academy and enter the modern knighthood.

Unfortunately, he currently attends the Midsummer School for Boys, which has never sent a student to Knightley. Henry is able to exploit a loophole in the system to win admittance to the prestigious Academy where he is shunned by the more privileged students.

Fortunately, Henry is not the only commoner to cheat the system. He and two other similarly low-class boys befriend each other, and they later discover a political plot that will thrust the nation into a bloody war.

Haberdasher said that inspiration for the book came from a myriad of sources, including “Wicked” and “Harry Potter.”

From “Wicked,” Haberdasher said she drew the concept of the

outsider character (like Elphaba) for the reader to relate to, and from “Harry Potter” the concept of a fantasy-esque boarding school. However, Haberdasher did not feel the need to introduce magic into the world of “Knightley Academy.”

In addition to speaking about her book, Haberdasher also talked about being an author and being published at such a young age. “Knightley Academy” is her third published book, and she is only 24-years old.

“I was very impressed by the fact that she was so young and already published. I’m interested in seeing this dystopia of Britain,” said Kendra Wright, a 1st-semester ACES major.

“Getting published young taught me a lot about the editing and publishing process,” Haberdasher said. However, Haberdasher also said she wished she had not been published so soon, as she felt that her earlier books would have been much improved had she waited a year or two. For the budding author who cannot wait to get published, Haberdasher did give the following advice: “Keep up with the industry; read blogs, follow debut authors.

Don’t write to the trends – write what’s in your heart.”

Haberdasher is the alter ego of Robyn Schneider, a graduate student in bioethics and the author of “Better Than Yesterday” and “The Social Climber’s Guide to High School.”

‘O’ no he or she didn’t

By Alessandra Petrino Campus Correspondent

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Violet Haberdasher speaking at the UConn Co-op on Tuesday night. Haberdasher read an exerpt from her first chapter for the audience.

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Alternative Spring Break provides students with opportunity for service

By Jason Wong Campus Correspondent Spring break is often eagerly awaited by college students. This year, why not consider going on the Gender and Sexuality Alternative Spring Break trip?

Autumn Alston, a 5th-semester political science major, is in charge of this year’s trip through Community Outreach. The trip will take place from March 5-13, in Hartford, New Haven and New York City.

The Gender and Sexuality Alternative Spring Break offers an alternative option for students who want to volunteer and help out a commu-

nity over their spring break.

The trip is a service-based learning trip, where participants will learn about the LGBT community and issues facing it through a variety of activities. In previous years, participants have volunteered with different organizations such as Leeway, an organization that serves and houses HIV/AIDS patients and works to overcome the stigma of HIV/AIDS in society.

Participants have also volunteered at the GLAAD awards, whose purpose is to “recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of

the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives.” Many celebrities have attended the GLAAD awards and won awards, such as Joy Behar, Alan Cumming and Sigourney Weaver.

Finally, participants will take part in the True Colors Conference, the largest LGBT youth ally conference in the country, where high schools from all over come and participate in LGBT workshops.

Joel Teron, a former UConn student, said, “[The trip] was completely influential on my personal life. Not only did I learn about the community I

consider myself to be a part of, but I learned more about myself and my fellow peers that joined me on the trip. It changed my life, and it will be an experience I will always remember and cherish very close to my heart.”

The goal of the trip is to improve understanding of the LGBT community and to increase knowledge about the issues affecting them. It is also a good opportunity to form connections with organizations, to learn how to become active in the community and to build up one’s resume.

Billy Albertelli, a 3rdsemester design and technical theater major with an empha-

sis in lighting design, said, “[The trip] was one of the best experiences of my life. I got to help the LGBTQ community in many diverse ways, from fostering a safe community for gay teens to helping those who suffer daily from HIV/AIDS. This trip is eye opening, yet still great fun and I would highly recommend it to anyone at UConn.”

In order to sign up, go to http://www.studentactivities. uconn.edu/co_alt_breaks_hartford.html by Nov. 5. The cost of the trip is $120.

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Stand for your man

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Students show up at the polls on Election Day to show their support for their favorite candidates. Lindsay Chiappa, a 5th-semester health promotion major, Brenna Regan, a 5th-semester sociology major and Patrick McNally, a 6th-semester political science major (l-r) show their support for Jason Ortiz, who ran for 54th District Representative.

“When Harry Met Sally,” “The Ugly Truth” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” all have one thing in common.

Need a hint?

“OH, YES, YES, YES, YES! OH, OH, OH GOD YES!” Get it now? If the piercing screams don’t give it away, perhaps the image of animalistic banging against the table or the wall will. Now you got it. Yes, that’s right; all three of these movies have a scene within them in which a major female character is blatantly faking an orgasm.

So what? They’re just films, fictionalized scenes created to induce hilarity among their audiences, right? Wrong.

Yes, these may just be films, and yes, these scenes may have been created for comedic relief for movie-goers, but to say that these scenes are merely fictionalized isn’t as accurate as you may think.

According to MSN, a recent study reports that 80 percent of women say they have faked an orgasm. You read that correctly - 80 percent!

And for you men reading this who don’t think it can’t happen to you; believe me, it can. No matter how good you think you are in bed, don’t believe that a woman would never fake an orgasm with you. That’s being a wishful thinker.

So why do so many women feel the need to put on such a performance and not get that ultimate satisfaction from it?

In an interview with Mail Online, Marcelle D’ArgySmith, a former editor of Cosmopolitan, said that women fake orgasms for the following reasons: -They don’t enjoy sex and want to get it over with -They think it’ll put him in a good mood for 24 hours -They’re tired and want to sleep -They feel under pressure to have an orgasm -They want to be seen as sexually enthusiastic -They’re scared he’ll go elsewhere for sex if they don’t demonstrate their enjoyment.

So, is it better to fake it than be alone? According to D’ArgySmith, the answer is no.

“Of course you shouldn’t fake orgasms. I’ve never done it; my insecurity and masochism operate in other areas. Too many women complain of lousy sex lives, rarely if ever have an orgasm, but never do anything to improve the situation. They collude. Lie through their teeth.

Orgasmic sex is a question of chemistry and the ability to be able to abandon yourself to a lover you trust,” she said.

Yet, as MSN reported, 80 percent of women have faked it.

How clueless can men be?

“Faking is so easy. Men rarely spot it. They are convinced there’s an odds-on chance they are red-hot lovers. You groan ‘Ooooooh, Aaaaaah,’ scream ‘yes, yes, yes’ as seen in the hair commercials. You yell ‘more, more, more’ - key words in the orgasm lexicon. You gasp, ‘Oh God.’ This indicates to the man that he’s reached deity status,” D’Argy Smith said. “But I do not do this. Get another man or sleep alone. If a man who has put on a thoroughly lackluster sexual performance (it takes five minutes for the average man to achieve climax), is so over-rewarded, there’s never any incentive for him to try harder.”

However, before you women feel like you have the upper hand, there’s something you should know. Believe it or not, men can fake it too.

In a poll taken for the “Journal

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Kirby spins a tall tale for fans of his series in Epic Yarn

By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer A game like Kirby’s Epic Yarn shows how good Nintendo games can be. It is a game that can be played by anyone with a level of quality that’s universally enjoyable. The developers at Good Feel have created a game with presentation that gives me happy vibes I haven’t experienced since Pikmin 2.

Those happy vibes come from the graphics of Epic Yarn. The whole game looks like it was made in a Jo-Ann Fabrics, and it’s all wonderful stuff. Kirby has been sent to a cloth-based world with multiple kinds of environments, each comprised of fabric material, like snow made of cotton or bee enemies that are just yellow buttons with black string.

The aesthetics are so beautiful that I consistently found myself exploring every nook and cranny of the levels just because everything looked so darn good.

Good Feel also significantly

changed how a Kirby game is played. Instead of the same song and dance of the pink puffball sucking up enemies for their powers and an inflatable jump, he has instantly transformable forms and a whip attack to grab enemies. It’s different, but still has the undeniable feel of the

Kirby series.

Also carried from the “Kirby” games is its consistently easy difficulty. You literally can’t die, and only lose collectable beads for every hit. And yet, it’s thanks to those beads and other collectables within the levels that this game instantly turns from

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The Good

--A game that not only plays great but can also be fun for everyone from the casual player to the hardcore gamer -The fabric-based graphics are like a visual antidepressant

The Bad

-Not for people who dislike joy from cute yarn-andbutton designs -The game’s packaging isn’t made of pink denim as it should be

a cakewalk to a hardcore challenge. Every hit results in a ton of lost beads, so much so that I would have trouble completing a level, not because the level format was hard, but because getting that gold medal is such a refreshing challenge. The fact that the levels themselves are so great helps cement this game as something that can truly appeal to people of all ages.

I can go on about all the great stuff this game has, like Kirby’s mega-transformations into a tank or a UFO and the fun minigames you can unlock by collecting certain hidden objects, but all I really want to say is that despite how cynical and depressing a 20-something like myself is, this game still had me smiling for hours on end. The pleasing graphics and zen-like gameplay are just that good.

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Killing zombies is not a passing craze

By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer

Nightmare in Dream Land (GBA) Kirby’s Epic Yarn is officially my favorite Kirby game yet, so I figure my Focus Favorites this week should be my previous favorite game in the series: Nightmare in Dream Land for the Game Boy Advance. This game was actually a remake of the NES game Kirby’s Adventure, but with highly improved graphics, some extra fun minigames and an extra Meta Knight mode as well. The sheer variety of forms Kirby can have and the many great boss fights made this the Kirby game that first made me a fan of this easy, but very fun, platforming series.

-Jason Bogdan

You know what zombies could really use right now?

A change of scenery. There’s plenty of fun to be had when zombies invade a shopping mall or a theme park, but playing through the Undead Nightmare download pack for Red Dead Redemption is a great change of pace for all those moaning brain-munchers. For $10, you get two new multiplayer modes, but the six-or-more hour campaign mode is the reason you should buy this pack immediately to enjoy hours of zombie fun in a Wild West setting.

As John Marston enjoys his

halcyon days with his wife and son on his farm, the apocalypse just happens to enter the fold with the undead and other mythical phenomena invading the cattle-rustling territory.

Needless to say, it’s a non-canon side story of Marston killing many zombies while trying to figure out how to stop the horror-themed madness.

But it’s also really funny. The game is fully aware of how ridiculous things have become, with plenty of cutscenes rife with dark humor from the discriminatory community and comic gold from the main cast (particularly from everybody’s favorite grave digger in the game). And there were moments

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The Good

-A lengthy side campaign that is complwetely hysterical -The tweaked gameplay for the new survival horror setting is incredibly fun and unique

The Bad

-The developers took the normalcy from “Red Dead,” but forgot to also take away the usual glitches

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Zombie killing aficionados in a still from “Undead Nightmare.”

where I laughed out loud from just how bonkers things have become, like when I had to hogtie zombies like cattle.

It could’ve just been this awesome story with the usual Red Dead Redemption gameplay, and I’d still wholly recommend it. But the developers have also adjusted the gameplay to suit their new world of cowboy zombies. For one thing, ammo has a much higher priority; it’s rare and completely necessary against the hordes of the undead you’ll face, particularly when you come across a town where you need to kill many zombies and give survivors ammunition.

All for the sake of just a few more bullets and a place to save

the game. You can also quicktravel to any previous place at the save point, and the land is now lawless so you can wreak as much havoc as you please.

I couldn’t be happier to have a reason to put my Red Dead Redemption disc in again. It’s one of my favorite games of the year, and this new hilarious campaign was just what I wanted. The fact that the game itself has been greatly tweaked for that survival horror setting is all the more reason for me to say that it’s undoubtedly the best DLC pack I’ve played for any game yet.

Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu

Playing both “Super Meat Boy” and “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” in the same week was a pretty unusual experience for me.

Here were two completely superb 2-D platformers that I highly enjoyed, but that had one incredible difference: Kirby was easy to beat, while progress in “Meat Boy” was outright masochistic. There were plenty of times when my mentality was so exhausted from “Super Meat Boy’s” relentless challenge that following it with a few levels of “Epic Yarn” was like therapy.

So does that mean that cakewalk experiences are my preferred cup of tea when compared to some controller-throwing situations?

Not really. I gave “Kirby” a 10 and gave “Meat Boy” a 9, not because of the dichotomy of headaches and relaxation, but because “Kirby’s” presentation and level design were far superior to “Meat Boy.” For me, 2-D platformers are the bread and butter of video games, where I can play any game in that genre and criticize it fully, regardless of difficulty.

That doesn’t mean I go to the “Adjective for Hard” modes for all games. I still can’t play a firstperson shooter or a fighting game above the normal setting, and all rhythm games have me progress from each difficulty at a slow pace. In other words, the difficulty of a game mostly depends on the genre. If you rock at “Halo,” chances are high that you’re also pretty awesome at “Call of Duty.”

If you can play a plastic guitar in Expert mode, then it doesn’t really matter if you’re playing “Guitar Hero” or “Rock Band.”

Finding the right level of challenge helps when you know what kind of game you’re playing, but sometimes it revolves around how much of the game you want to play. I tend to choose the normal setting on my first playthrough because I don’t want to spend hours on one specific section, but also so I won’t breeze right through a game I just spent $60 on.

The ongoing use of multiple difficulties is a godsend when you play against CPU, but it’s obviously a different story when you play against real people. It’s a gamble when you play a quick match because you could be paired against a bunch of weaklings, then suddenly get matched against the cream of the crop.

Thankfully, online modes are progressively adding level systems where you could know who you’re dealing with and even know your own level of talent.

Among all the personal debates and mixed experiences that come with different levels of challenges, there’s something to be said for a game like “Red Dead Redemption” that says: “Here’s the difficulty. Like it or leave it.” The campaign mode’s sole difficulty is done best when the challenge increases just when the player is ready for it.

A game with a middle-ground in challenge is always welcome, but sometimes games that are as devilishly hard as “Super Meat Boy” or a pleasant walkin-the-park like “Kirby’s Epic Yarn” are great for when I feel like getting out of that “Super Mario” comfort zone.

Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Fox is top-ranked network, ends CBS winning streak NEW YORK (AP) — Even though Fox ended CBS' seasonopening winning streak in the ratings, there have been few reasons for its executives to be gleeful this fall.

The Nielsen Co. said Fox was the top-ranked network last week on the strength of the World Series. No other network had beaten CBS this fall.

Otherwise, it's been a tough season for Fox, which has seen its viewership drop by 14 percent from last fall. By comparison, NBC and CBS are up, while ABC is down 3 percent, Nielsen said.

Some of Fox's established series have lost viewers this year. "The Simpsons" is down 9 percent from last fall and "Lie to Me" is off 27 percent. Most damaging of all is "House," a bona fide critical and commercial success that has seemingly fallen off the map. Its audience is down an alarming 35 percent from 2009, according to Nielsen.

Fox's new series "Lone Star," about a con man living with two women, was a disaster that was canceled after two episodes. Neither of the two new comedies, "Raising Hope" or "Running Wilde," have been hits, although "Raising Hope" has earned a full season's order of shows.

Even though the World Series between the Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants helped last week, its average of 14.3 million viewers put it second only to 2008's Phillies-Rays series as the least-watched on record.

Fox's poor start this year is magnified because the network did unusually well in the ratings last fall, said Brad Adgate, an analyst for Horizon Media.

"They had such a strong fall last year that they hoped to build on that," he said. "They're back to where they were two, three, four years ago."

Rough autumns is something of a tradition at Fox, which has rebounded strongly with the return of "American Idol" in January and, in the past few years, a new season of "24." But "24" is done, and "Idol" faces some questions about its continuing popularity with the exit of Simon Cowell and the remodel of its panel of judges.

The bright spot for Fox is the blossoming of "Glee" into a genuine hit and cultural force; its ratings are up 47 percent over last fall. Fox has the Super Bowl this winter, too, which guarantees gigantic ratings. Despite the tough fall, the network notes that it is still a close second to CBS in ratings for 18-to49-year-old viewers, Fox's target audience, with the best part of its season to come.

ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" was the most popular show on TV last week. ABC's second-season comedies "Modern Family" and "The Middle" both had their biggest audiences ever.

For the week, Fox averaged 12 million viewers (7.1 rating, 12 share). CBS had 11 million (6.8, 11), ABC had 9.2 million (5.9, 10), NBC had 6.6 million

(4.0, 7), the CW had 2.2 million (1.4, 2) and ION Television had 1.1 million (0.7, 1).

Among the Spanish-language networks, Univision led with a prime-time average of 4.3 million viewers last week (2.1 rating, 4 share). Telemundo averaged 820,000 (0.5, 1), TeleFutura had 680,000 (0.4, 1), Estrella had 270,000 and Azteca had 190,000 (both 0.1, 0).

NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.1 million viewers (5.3, 11). ABC’s “World News” was second with 7.4 million (5.0, 10) and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.5 million viewers (3.7, 7).

A ratings point represents 1,159,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation’s estimated 115.9 million TV homes.

The share is the percentage of in-use televisions tuned to a given show.

For the week of Oct. 25-31, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 20.41 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 20.18 million; NFL Football: Pittsburgh vs. New Orleans, NBC, 18.11 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 15.99 million; “Dancing With the Stars Results,” 15.93 million; World Series Game 4: San Francisco vs. Texas, Fox, 15.54 million; World Series Game 1: Texas vs. San Francisco, Fox, 15.01 million; “The Mentalist,” CBS, 14.76 million; “World Series Pre-Game Show,” Fox, 14.68 million; “The OT,” Fox, 14.31 million.

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(AP) - “Where are the Quaids?”

It’s been a familiar question for more than a year at the Santa Barbara courthouse where judges, prosecutors and even Randy and Evi Quaid’s own attorney have worked overtime to try to get the couple to appear for two felony court cases.

Last year, the search centered on Texas, but in recent weeks the focus on the Quaids’ whereabouts has shifted to Canada, where they are seeking asylum from a mysterious syndicate they’ve dubbed “Hollywood star-whackers.”

In the latest case, Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Donna Geck was the one asking about the actor and his wife’s whereabouts Tuesday.

They had been scheduled to appear for an arraignment on felony vandalism charges, but for the third time in two weeks, failed to appear.

The result was an arrest warrant issued for Evi Quaid, who also forfeited $500,000 bail. The judge agreed to hold off on issuing a warrant for Randy Quaid’s arrest until Nov. 16 so that he could attend a Canadian immigration proceeding next week.

With a string of missed court appearances and bizarre behavior both in and out of the courthouse, that hearing may give the Quaids their last chance to address the vandalism case voluntarily. Their attorney, Robert Sanger, acknowledged Tuesday that there is talk of bounty hunters pursuing his clients.

Sanger told Geck that Evi Quaid didn’t appear in court because she didn’t want to leave her husband alone.

It wasn’t a valid legal reason for Evi Quaid’s absence, Sanger conceded, but he also said he was looking into whether the couple’s stated fears may have some legitimacy.

The couple are accused of living in the guest house of a home they once owned. Sanger said he suspected forgery on the home’s deed transferring ownership from the Quaids in early 1990s, but he needed more time to be sure.

“There may be a claim of right — as strange as that may seem — to the property in this case,” Sanger said.

Strange circumstances have defined the Quaids since September 2009, when they were accused of defrauding an innkeeper of more than $10,000.

The money was repaid, and the case was finally resolved in April, but not until after several missed court appearances, warrants and the couple ending up in handcuffs.

Their infrequent appearances have seemed more akin to the quirky characters Randy Quaid excelled at playing in films such as “National Lampoon’s Vacation” and “Independence Day,” than the roles that won him Oscar and Emmy nominations. He and his wife were once freed after convincing a West Texas sheriff to drive them to the bank so they could post bail. At a later hearing in Santa Barbara, Randy Quaid brought along his Golden Globe Award, which he earned for a TV movie role in the late 1980s.

The actor was cleared in the innkeeper case, while his wife pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor and was placed on three years probation. The couple was ostensibly free, with no more court dates and no formal supervision.

Then in September, the alarm at the Quaids’ former home in Santa Barbara. Deputies were called and arrested the couple on suspicion of illegally squatting in the guest house.

The damage they allegedly caused scared the home’s current owners, who sought and

were granted temporary restraining orders against the actor and his wife.

The Quaids had disabled the home’s security system, removed cameras, blocked the front door with heavy pots and dismantled a children’s wooden play structure to erect barriers in the foliage, according to a declaration filed by homeowner Lannette Turicchi.

Evi Quaid showed up days after her arrest at Turicchi’s home near Los Angeles and threatened her, according to the restraining order document.

Since mid-October, the Quaids have been in Canada, Sanger said Tuesday. They were arrested days after missing their arraignment on the vandalism case in a posh Vancouver shopping area.

They immediately sought refugee status, and through an attorney, said they were afraid of “Hollywood star-whackers” who they say may have contributed to the deaths of stars such as David Carradine and Heath Ledger. Carradine was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room, and Ledger died of accidental drug overdose in New York City.

Sanger didn’t reference the “star-whackers” Tuesday in court, nor did he answer reporter’s questions after the hearing. He urged patience, both from Geck and prosecutor Anthony Davis.

There are no guarantees that Quaids will show up on Nov. 16, other than they risk losing more bail collateral and getting arrested again.

But if they do, there are two judges who would like to see them — the one who will handle their arraignment on the vandalism charges, and another considering whether to issue a lengthy restraining order keeping them away from the Turicchi family and their homes.

Randy Quaid and wife are no-shows

Expressions of orgasm vary greatly between the sexes from JOURNAL, page 7 of Sex Research,” of 180 men at the University of Kansas, 25 percent of men said they had faked an orgasm.

“How is that possible?” you may ask. It’s pretty concrete whether a man has ejaculated or not. How can men fake it?

“Most women assume they can spot a faker by, well, a lack of a wet spot afterward,” sex therapist and relationship

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counselor Ian Kerner states in an MSN article. “After all, in most cases a guy’s expression of orgasm is more tangible than a woman’s because he ejaculates.

However, if you think of a couple who’s using condoms, the idea of orgasm evidence goes out the window. A guy can fake it until the cows come home if he’s using condoms and no one will ever know. The condom, in a strange way, evens out the

orgasm-faking playing field.”

Well, there you have it, ladies and gentleman, faking an orgasm in a nutshell (no pun intended). So, is it better to fake it than be alone? Well certainly it’s less satisfying, but sometimes putting on a damn good performance is half the fun.

Alessandra.Petrino@UConn.edu

» THEATRE

Broadway honors ‘Lion King’ actress who has died NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway theater where "The Lion King" is playing dimmed its lights Tuesday night in honor of a fallen lion cub: An 11-yearold actress from the show who lost her battle with leukemia.

Shannon Tavarez died Monday afternoon at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, on Long Island, of acute myelogenous leukemia, a common type of leukemia among adults but rare among children.

"Shannon's strength and her happy, positive spirit will live on in our hearts and minds each day," her mother, Odiney Brown, said in a statement.

"Shannon's dream was to perform on stage, and that she did."

The sixth-grader's battle with cancer won the hearts of many, including Alicia Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent. The Minskoff Theatre, home of the "The Lion King," paid tribute to the actress by dimming its marquee lights.

"It is our hope that Shannon's legacy will continue to inspire other brave children battling leukemia. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers," her family said in the statement.

Shannon was forced to quit the show in April. She beat out hundreds of other hopefuls last year to earn her spot playing the lion Nala, the childhood pal of Simba, hero of "The Lion King." She split the role with another girl, performing four shows a week for six months.

Shannon had received an umbilical-cord blood transplant in August. The procedure was performed as an alternative to a bone marrow transplant. Her doctor, Dr. Larry Wolfe, said that a perfect bone marrow match for Shannon could not be found.

The search for a match was especially daunting because Shannon's mother is AfricanAmerican and her father is Hispanic, from the Dominican Republic. For bone marrow transplants, minorities and those of mixed ancestry have a more difficult time finding good matches because there aren't as many people from those groups signed up as potential donors.

Right now, 83 percent of African-American patients who need marrow transplants don't find matches after six

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Shannon Tavarez is seen backstage at the Minskoff theater in New York where she was playing the part of Young Nala in the Broadway musical, “The Lion King.”

months of searching, according to the National Marrow Donor Program, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping patients receive transplants.

On her website, which includes a photo of herself as Nala and a video of her singing "The Circle of Life," the 78-pound actress said, "Some people think that the test for compatibility is scary! ... All it really takes to get started is a cotton swab of the inside of your cheek.

"So please get tested today.

Who knows? You might be my match. Or, you may be able to help other young people with similar illnesses. And remember... 'One swab will do the job.'"

In a hospital interview with The Associated Press after being diagnosed, the young actress talked about her love for the theater.

"It's an indescribable feeling, being on stage," she said. "I portray this character with fears, but who is so tough. I feel like that's who I am."

Her long, curly brown hair was gone because of chemotherapy, but the sixth-grader

said the most difficult part was being away from acting and her friends.

Keys, Rihanna and 50 Cent campaigned to help Tavarez find a bone marrow donor, and cast members held bone marrow donor registration drives outside the play's Minskoff Theater.

Katharina Harf, co-founder of the bone marrow donor center DKMS, said the donor center registered 10,000 people as potential donors. Keys skyped with Tavarez while she was at the hospital, Harf said, and the singer, Rhihanna and 50 Cent urged their fans to sign up as potential donors.

Child performers from "The Lion King" and other shows also sold bracelets and key chains that read, "Shine for Shannon," to raise money to help pay for her medical bills.

"It's rare that you meet such a spirited girl at such a young age," Harf said. "She touched so many people to register. She was really, really a special girl."

"Shannon's bright smile, amazing talent, and courage will continue to inspire us in our efforts," the New York Blood Center said in a statement.

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» VIDEO GAMES

» TWEENS

Disney’s Lovato quits tour, enters treatment

NEW YORK (AP) - Demi Lovato, one of Disney’s biggest names, checked herself into a treatment center to deal with “emotional and physical issues,” her representatives said in a statement Monday night.

The statement did not specify the 18-year-old’s problems, but said Lovato checked herself into a facility to address the concerns.

A person familiar with the situation previously told The Associated Press that Lovato entered treatment for problems including an eating disorder and cutting herself. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly due to the sensitivity of the matter, later clarified the statement, saying Lovato had dealt with those issues in the past.

Lovato, who is star of Disney’s “Camp Rock” movies and the sitcom “Sonny With a Chance,” was on an international tour as a special guest of the Jonas Brothers, but left the

tour over the weekend to enter an undisclosed facility, according to the statement.

“Demi has decided to take personal responsibility for her actions and seek help,” the statement said. “She is doing just that. Demi and her family ask that the media respect her privacy during this difficult time.”

In a 2009 interview with The Associated Press, Lovato, who has also released several records, said she had to leave middle school at one point because she was bullied so badly.

“It was more verbal harassment than physical abuse, but that’s actually more scarring than anything,” she said. “And I had to leave because I just couldn’t deal with it. And I’ve home-schooled ever since.”

Lovato was linked earlier this year to Joe Jonas, her “Camp Rock” co-star, but the two later broke up and said they remained friends.

Her rep said Lovato regretted not finishing the tour but “is looking forward to getting back to work in the near future.”

Court hears arguments on violent video games

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children away from ultraviolent video games, but several justices said the law faces a high constitutional hurdle.

The high court heard arguments Tuesday over a California ban that would make it illegal for retailers to sell or rent violent video games to anyone under 18. Parents would be able to buy the games and give them to their children, but retailers who sell directly to minors would face fines of up to $1,000 for each game sold.

Several justices, including Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Anthony Kennedy, noted that entertainment forms like comic books, movies, rap music and even children’s fairy tales can also be violent but are not regulated by the state.

Those justices said the law, which has never been enforced, could be considered vague. They suggested that it might encroach on First Amendment rights.

But other justices seemed to dislike the notion that state officials should be powerless to keep children from buying a “deviant, violent” video game. They included Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor.

» RAPPERS AP

Demi Lovato during nominations for the 2010 American Music Awards, in Los Angeles.

» PUNDITRY

Internet, mobile at forefront of election coverage NEW YORK (AP) - NBC’s “Nightly News” on Tuesday flashed a clip of Barack Obama speaking on the night he was elected president two years ago, with anchor Brian Williams remarking on how much younger Obama looked.

Plenty had changed in two years, and news organizations harnessed firepower on the air and online to record a long, tough political night for the Democratic president.

Republicans were making strong inroads in Congress, and it was clear from the coverage who was to blame.

“This is about President Obama tonight,” Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly said.

Voters were saying, “Look, we gave you a chance and you’re not cutting it. It doesn’t mean you’re not going to cut it next year or the year after. But right now, you’re not cutting it,” he said.

Williams opened NBC’s prime-time coverage of the election by projecting Republicans will win control of the House of Representatives with 236 seats to the Democrats’ 199. He then reminded Americans where the polls were open to still get out and vote. Within a half hour, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann read a statement from the Democratic congressional campaign committee calling NBC’s estimate “a mistake.”

Within an hour, however, CBS, ABC and CNN had followed suit, without specifying the number of seats.

“This is more than just a message for Barack Obama,” said CBS News’ Bob Schieffer.

“This is like a Halloween rerun here. People are just saying, ‘This is someone who came to office, promised change and the change didn’t happen.’”

News organizations, aware that viewers were also checking smart phone or computer screens along with their televisions on the midterm election night, provided a blizzard of widgets, apps, dashboards, Twitter tie-ins and iPad doohickeys for the night.

Akamai Technologies Inc., which delivers about 20 percent of the world’s Internet traffic, showed rising traffic peaking around 6 p.m EDT. Web traffic for news peaked at over 5.6 million global page views a minute.

That’s one of Akamai’s highest traffic rates in five years of measurement - even more than during Obama’s election night win in 2008.

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Atlanta Police arrest rapper after traffic stop

ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities say a police officer used pepper spray on rapper Gucci Mane after he resisted arrest during a traffic stop.

Atlanta Police spokesman Curtis Davenport said the rapper, whose real name is Radric Davis, was arrested Tuesday after an off-duty officer stopped his white Hummer near Atlanta’s downtown area.

Davenport said officers saw the rapper arguing with another person. He said they had to use pepper spray after Davis assaulted that person, whose identity wasn’t released.

Authorities say Davis was arrested and charged with obstruction of officers, interference with government property, reckless driving and other counts.

In May, the rapper was released from an Atlanta jail after serving six months for violating probation on an assault charge.

» BARACHO

Dominican police say singer had drugs in stomach

AP

Heavy turnout is being reported at many polling places across the Tuscaloosa area on Tuesday Nov. 2. Voters braved the rain and endured long lines to vote at Tuscaloosa Academy in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Times and the political blog Politico offered live webcasts Tuesday night. New media partnerships paved the way: ABC News with Facebook; CBS with Google and NBC with Twitter.

News organizations are also putting a focus on customization: getting local results to voters through their mobile phones, for instance.

“We can go in a lot deeper online and mobile. People can dig deep into results,” says Manuel Perez, senior supervising producer for CNN.com.

The webcasts offered a quirky, slimmed-down alternative to the TV broadcasts, which were easily superior in production quality and big-name experts. ABC News’ webcast on Hulu had a simple set and a handful of personalities - quite different from CNN’s extravagant “Election Center.”

Facebook, in partnership with ABC News, held a town hall that featured reaction from college students and online chatter. It was perhaps a genuine snapshot of an election night audience: a room full of people on laptops. If ABC News’ David Muir couldn’t recall a campaign donation amount, he could simply ask his crowd to “Google it.”

The New York Times’ website included occasional live reports by editors, reporters and

columnists from its Manhattan newsroom. The Times’ webcast was a very different approach, with reporters considering less TV friendly subjects, such as the effect of money on Tuesday’s election.

Politico, the political website that grew considerably since the 2008 election, also tried a live stream that kept a Washington insider’s perspective. It was marred, though, by poor audio - the surrounding din of the Newseum made it nearly unwatchable.

The social media site Facebook had a reminder atop its pages that Tuesday was Election Day, and a running ticker counted the number of people on Facebook who clicked that they had voted - more than 10 million Tuesday night. Conversation on the election also dominated Twitter.

Democratic activists Paul Begala, James Carville and Donna Brazile looked glum on the set of CNN’s election night headquarters. Brazile reported one Democratic House victory in the South, saying, “I’m trying to give good news where I can find it.”

“Some people would call that clutching at straws,” Anderson Cooper said to her.

There was testiness on the set at left-leaning MSNBC when Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn appeared for an

interview. The panelists let slide Blackburn’s reference to House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio as “Speaker Boehner,” but pressed her to identify spending cuts when she said a priority was to make former President George Bush’s tax cuts permanent. Chris Matthews tried to get her to say she would cut defense spending, and she wouldn’t. Some laughter was heard in response to one of her answers before Keith Olbermann cut her off to report on election results.

Olbermann mentioned that Blackburn had talked about budget school. “She did not indicate whether she was a student or a teacher.”

Involved in its own political brush fire, ABC News said Tuesday that it had pulled back its invitation to conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart to participate in its election night coverage. ABC’s Andrew Morse said Breitbart had been invited to participate in a digital town hall to be shown on the Internet - not over television and that Breitbart had publicly stated that he had a much bigger role. Liberal media advocacy groups criticized ABC for including Breitbart.

“As we are still unable to agree on your role, we feel it best for you not to participate,” Morse wrote to Breitbart.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - An American singer suspected of trying to smuggle more than a kilogram (2 pounds) of heroin in his stomach was detained as he tried to board a U.S.-bound flight at a Dominican airport, authorities said Tuesday.

Ramon Alcides Rodriguez, spokesman of the country’s drug control agency, said that New York-born bachata singer Jimmy Bauer became sick at Santo Domingo’s international airport on Monday when a couple of pellets he had swallowed apparently burst.

Bauer, whose real name is Jaime Vargas, was trying to board a flight to the United States when customs and drug authorities stopped him for “strange behavior,” Rodriguez said. He said an X-ray examination of Bauer’s abdomen showed dozens of pellets in his stomach.

Dominican authorities rushed Bauer to a nearby military hospital, where 88 pellets were extracted from his stomach, Rodriguez said.

Two other pellets had burst, he added.

Authorities initially suspected the pellets contained cocaine, but Rodriguez said laboratory tests showed it was 1.04 kilograms (2.2 pounds) of pure heroin.

Bauer, who was hospitalized in serious condition, was being guarded by three officers of the drug agency.

The New York resident of Dominican heritage is a minor figure in bachata, a musical genre that originated in the Caribbean nation’s countryside and is recognizable for its slow, sensual sound marked by bongos, maracas and the pluck of guitars.

It was not clear if Bauer, who was part of a merengue group in Puerto Rico before focusing on bachata in 2005, had a lawyer. His hometown was not immediately available.

The singer’s manager, Irvin Lozada, said Tuesday he was “completely astonished” to hear of Bauer’s situation in the Dominican Republic.

“I never saw Jimmy use drugs,” Lozada said from New Jersey, while adding that he knew little about Bauer’s personal life. He said he was trying to get in contact with the singer’s relatives.

The Dominican Republic is a major transit point for drugs bound for the United States.

» MUSIC

Susan Boyle to sing for Prince Charles

LONDON (AP) - First she sang for Pope Benedict XVI, and now British singing sensation Susan Boyle is going to perform for Prince Charles.

The 49-year-old reality television show star will perform her version of Lou Reed’s Perfect Day for Charles and his wife Camilla at the Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards on Monday.

Boyle said Tuesday it is a “real privilege” to be able to sing for the royals.

The singer, who shot to international fame after her stint on “Britain’s Got Talent,” performed during a ceremony for the pope when he visited the U.K. in September.

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Knicks game postponed for MSG safety concerns

NEW YORK (AP) — The Orlando Magic-New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden was postponed Tuesday because of safety concerns after debris fell into the arena during overnight cleaning of asbestosrelated materials.

Saying it was using “an abundance of caution,” MSG released a statement saying it consulted with the NBA and decided to postpone the game, and wouldn’t reopen the building until it was assured the arena was safe.

A spokesman for New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, Farrell Sklerov, said the agency’s inspectors were on the scene and had determined that no asbestos had been released.

Garden officials, he said, apparently became concerned after two air quality monitoring stations set up in the arena seating area were triggered while a crew was clearing debris from the building’s attic.

Subsequent testing, however, revealed that the dust particles that set off the alarm didn’t contain asbestos fibers.

The material is only dangerous if it is damaged, produces airborne dust and is inhaled.

The work was done by maintenance staff in the attic above the ceiling following the New York Rangers’ game and prevented workers from laying down the Knicks’ hardwood floor. The ice surface was still down as of

AP

A billboard in front of Madison Square Garden displays a notice regarding tonight’s basketball game in New York on Tuesday. The Orlando Magic-New York Knicks game was postponed Tuesday because of safety concerns after debris fell into the arena during overnight cleaning of asbestos-related materials.

Tuesday afternoon.

In its statement, MSG said it would work with the

city and independent experts ATC Associates and GCI Environmental Advisory to

determine the next steps.

“As the safety of our customers and employees are our top prior-

ity, we will not reopen the Garden until we are absolutely assured the arena is safe,” the statement said.

ATC and GCI did not immediately respond to messages left by The Associated Press.

No makeup date for the Magic-Knicks game has been announced. MSG said it would provide information about future events once they have been determined. The Knicks are scheduled to play at home against Washington on Friday. The arena will host Roger Waters: The Wall Live on Saturday, and the Knicks and Rangers will play a doubleheader Sunday.

Should the arena remain closed for a lengthy period, the Knicks might have to look elsewhere to play temporarily. The Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., could be considered now that the New Jersey Nets have moved their home games to the Prudential Center in Newark.

Opened in February 1968 and known as “Garden IV,” the Garden is in the early stages of a renovation that began last summer. It’s expected to cost between $775 and $850 million, with extensive work slated for the summers of 2011 and 2012.

It’s the second recent arenarelated postponement for the Magic. The exhibition game against Miami that was scheduled for the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., was canceled because of slippery court conditions after arena officials said an oil-based cleaning solution was mistakenly applied.

» MLB

World Series history can repeat with Renteria

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Edgar Renteria felt this joy before. So had Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra.

Thirteen years removed from that memorable night in Miami, Renteria became only the fourth player in baseball history with two — count ‘em, two — World Series-winning hits.

“Same emotions. Same feeling. It’s unbelievable,” he said Monday night after hitting a three-run homer in Game 5 to lift the Giants to their first World Series title since 1954. “It’s unbelievable being in that situation.”

Renteria was the unanimous pick for World Series MVP following San Francisco’s 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers.

His bat quickly was snapped up by the Hall of Fame, possibly the last bat he’ll use in a major league career that started back in 1996.

A five-time All-Star, Renteria might retire at 34 following three trips to the disabled list that limited him to a career-low 72 games. He’s been playing with a torn biceps — he’s been feeling more comfortable since it completely ripped.

He wasn’t even a starter when the postseason began. Not surprising given he had just three homers and 22 RBIs during the regular season.

“This wasn’t his first rodeo in the World Series, either,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said. “The word I got, he was slow at shortstop. He looked like the young

Renteria that I seen when he first came over.

After getting the 11th-inning hit against Cleveland that won the 1997 title for Florida and making the final out for St. Louis in Boston’s first title since 1918, he stunned the Texas Rangers and their fans with his drive off Cliff Lee. Renteria hit .412 (7 for 17) with six RBIs against the Rangers, lifting his career Series average to .333 (21 for 63) with five doubles, two homers and 10 RBIs. “Maybe I am more in focus.

I know it’s a different game because if you make a mistake you’re going to pay,” he said.

“That’s why my focus is different, my level is different, and just want to be the guy to do something.”

Renteria hit a go-ahead homer off C.J. Wilson in the fifth inning of Game 2, then singled in two runs in the eighth. He added three hits in Game 4, helping the Giants to a 4-0 win and a 3-1 Series lead.

With Lee dominating the Giants in Game 5, Cody Ross and Juan Uribe started the seventh with consecutive singles up the middle, and Aubrey Huff sacrificed for the first time in his 11-season big league career.

Renteria, the No. 8 hitter, told teammate Andres Torres, who was on double deck, that he would hit one out.

“I was joking,” Renteria recounted. “But it went out.”

With first-base open, Lee got behind 2-0. The next pitch was

a cutter that stayed up and over the plate. As the ball rose toward left-center, David Murphy kept speeding back.

“I saw the outfielders running and I said: ‘Oh, that has a chance to get in the gap. It has some legs, it could get over,’” Ross recalled. “I looked, and it went over and I jumped really high in the air. I don’t normally show emotion when guys hit home runs like that.

But this was a special one, especially for him. Just where he came from, not knowing if he was even going to play this year, or next year and possibly thinking about retiring.’

An hour after the game, orange-and-black-clad Giants fans stood behind the third-base dugout at Rangers Ballpark chanting “Don’t Retire!” as Renteria conducted interviews.

He didn’t start in the division series against Atlanta but was inserted into the lineup in Game 2 of the NL championship series at Philadelphia. Renteria started 10 of the Giants’ final 11 games, with Uribe shifting from shortstop to third.

“Well, Edgar has been through it, and I wanted a leader out there,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “I know how bad Edgar wanted it. It wasn’t too long ago we had a little talk, and he said, ‘I just want to go out and win another World Series.’ And I couldn’t be prouder for him.”

Even before Monday, Renteria was one of only two

AP

San Francisco Giants Edgar Renteria holds the Most Valuable Player trophy after Game 5 of baseball’s World Series against the Texas Rangers Monday in Arlington, Texas. Aubrey Huff holds the World Series trophy at right.

players to get a World Seriesending hit and hit into a World Series-ending out, according to STATS LLC. The other was Goose Goslin, who struck out for Washington against Pittsburgh in 1925, then sin-

gled for Detroit against the Chicago Cubs in 1935.

Renteria celebrated with his teammates as they passed the trophy on the infield long after the game was over. Thirteen years after he was the toast of Miami

Beach, he’s the king of Nob Hill.

“Sat on the bench for four months of the year. Hits two clutch home runs,” said Buster Posey, the Giants’ 23-year-old rookie catcher, “and is going out a World Series champion.”

» NCAA FOOTBALL

Big East will expand football membership

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Big East conference is set to expand its football roster.

Big East presidents unanimously agreed to expand the number of football-playing schools to 10 at Tuesday’s board of directors meeting in Philadelphia.

Commissioner John Marinatto said in a statement potential expansion candidates will start to be evaluated. He declined comment to The Associated Press, along with athletic directors and Big East adviser Paul Tagliabue, after the meeting.

The 16-member Big East, where all members play basketball, has eight teams playing football. There was no timetable announced for a decision.

One obvious candidate to join is Villanova.

The conference informed Villanova shortly before Labor Day that it wanted to add the Wildcats to the football roster. Villanova currently plays in the Colonial Athletic Association in FCS. Villanova won a national championship last year and is considering a move up to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

If it does, that will fill one of the Big East’s spots.

“Our football evaluation is ongoing,” Villanova AD Vince Nicastro said. “We are moving forward as quickly as we can, but not at the expense of being absolutely thorough. We still don’t have a specific decision date, but it is likely to be resolved sometime during this

academic year.”

Villanova, which made the Final Four in 2009, has been part of the Big East basketball conference since 1980.

The Wildcats have played at the second-tier level since 1985 and rejected an earlier offer to join the Big East in 1997. Connecticut accepted an invitation that season to start the process to move up to what was known as Division I-A. Other potential expansion targets include TCU from the Mountain West Conference, and Central Florida, Houston from Conference USA. While Texas schools seem like an odd fit geographically, it would allow the Big East to tap into huge television markets, as well as fertile recruit-

ing territory.

Temple, which was essentially kicked out of the Big East a few years ago and is now experiencing a renaissance in the Mid-American Conference, could also be a possibility, but Villanova would also deliver the Philadelphia market so there might not be a need for two schools from that area.

The move also raises the idea that expansion could lead to a split between basketball only and the football members.

Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Rutgers, Louisville, West Virginia, USF, Connecticut, and Cincinnati all play football.

Non-football members such as Villanova also include St. John’s, Seton Hall, Marquette, DePaul,

Providence and Notre Dame.

UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun said at Big East media day last month that a shakeup could come.

“Since football’s come, we’ve had less and less influence,” he said. “That’s good in many ways. I love football.

But the league is set up to be very good for football and it’s become so much more difficult for basketball.

“For basketball, you’ve really created a nightmare for coaches. The 18 games continues to be a nightmare for me personally. Always will be.”

While Big East is as strong as any basketball conference in the country, the football generally lags behind conferences such as the Big Ten and SEC. Because of that, the

Big East’s teams are targets for other leagues, which could offer more money and higher profiles.

When the Big Ten announced last December it was considering expansion, it made sense that the conference might target Big East schools as new members.

Instead, the conference started its 20th football season with its membership intact.

That doesn’t mean the Big East is entirely in the clear when it comes to its teams being poached by other leagues, another reason why it needed to be proactive and expand.

“I don’t think anything’s settled at all,” Calhoun said.

“I still think there will be change.”

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Sports

» NBA

Rondo brilliant as Celtics beat Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, Mich.

(AP) — Rajon Rondo had nine points and 17 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-86 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night at the Palace at Auburn Hills.

Kevin Garnett scored 22 points and Paul Pierce added 21 for Boston, which won easily despite Shaquille O’Neal’s absence because of a bruised knee. The Celtics hardly missed him against the undersized Pistons, who are off to their first 0-4 start since November 1999.

Charlie Villanueva scored 17 points for Detroit, which played without Richard Hamilton, who was out with a sore right foot.

Rondo had a triple-double with 24 assists Friday night against New York.

His big night Tuesday gave him 67 assists through Boston’s first four games.

O’Neal, who didn’t make the trip, missed two straight practices since bruising his right knee against the Knicks. Jermaine O’Neal started and scored 12 points, and rookie Semih Erden made his debut. The Turkish 7-footer entered in the first quarter and quickly blocked two shots. He then

AP

Boston Celtics’ Ray Allen (20) drives against Detroit Pistons’ Ben Wallace (6) as Detroit’s Ben Gordon, left, pursues in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday in Auburn Hills, Mich.

scored his first NBA points

on a breakaway dunk in the

second that led to a Detroit

timeout and put Boston

ahead 39-28.

The Pistons were competitive in their first three games but fell behind 16-5 early in this one. Rondo made a 3-pointer to end the first half, giving Boston a 57-44 lead, and the Celtics poured it on in the third quarter.

At one point, Pierce was so open in the left corner he paused, as if daring DaJuan Summers to come out and guard him. Pierce then made a 3-pointer to put the Celtics up 86-66 and went back down the court shaking his head.

Pierce needs 23 points to reach 20,000 for his career and will have a chance at that milestone when the Celtics host Milwaukee on Wednesday night.

Detroit lost forward Jonas Jerebko in the preseason to a torn Achilles’ tendon, and 6-foot-11, 205-pound Austin Daye has been playing power forward. Daye scored 16 points, one of five Pistons in double figures, but Detroit’s defense couldn’t contain Rondo. The Boston point guard helped his team shoot 52 percent from the field, and the game was never really in doubt in the fourth quarter.

McDonough: Huskies win over West Virginia could propel them to a strong finish to season from UCONN’S, page 14

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Freshman Roscoe Smith is a gametime decision tonight versus AIC. Smith is suffering from a tweaked ankle and may need to sit out the first exhibition game of his career.

Six freshmen will make their debut tonight from YOUNG, page 14 Walker said that he likes what he sees so far from the newcomers, especially forward Tyler Olander, an E.O. Smith alumnus, and point guard Shabazz Napier.

“Tyler’s been playing extremely well as far as setting screens, getting offensive rebounds and doing the things coach loves to see,” Walker said.

Walker said that Napier, in an upperclassmen-underclassmen scrimmage, took control and led the rookies to a rare win.

“I think Shabazz is a real good, natural and vocal leader amongst the freshmen,” Olander said. “He’s been trying to be a little more mature with the rest of us.”

Olander said he is expecting butterflies prior to his UConn debut, and the local product is expecting family and friends to be in attendance tonight.

The Huskies’ opponent, the Division II Yellow Jackets, will likely be overmatched by UConn. However, Walker and co. are not likely to take the visitors lightly.

Walker said that the Huskies will play a patient brand of basketball tomorrow and as long as the team plays 40 hard minutes the win will take care of itself.

“Obviously no one wants to lose to a Division II school,” Walker said.

“They’re a solid team, well-

coached and have good shooters,” said assistant coach Andre LaFleur.

One of those shooters is freshman guard Janek Schmidkunz of Berlin, Germany. Schmidkunz and Giffey were teammates on the club team Alba Berlin, and LaFleur saw the AIC guard while recruiting Giffey. “[Schmidkunz] has a quick release,” LaFleur said. “We are going to have to keep an eye on guys like that.”

LaFleur was in a light mood on Tuesday, mimicking Randy Moss’ Sunday press conference at Gillette Stadium before answering questions in coach Jim Calhoun’s absence.

“We want to really get away from playing against each other... It will be good to see some new faces and bodies,” LaFleur said.

LaFleur said to expect more three-pointers from the offense.

“We think this team works hard and practices well,” LaFleur said. “We should be a better shooting team than in the past, but the lights haven’t been on yet.”

Walker and sophomore Alex Oriakhi are locked in as starters, according to LaFleur. Freshmen Napier, Niels Giffey and Jeremy Lamb will receive playing time at shooting guard. LaFleur also said Olander has played himself into contention for quality minutes at power forward.

Jamal Coombs-McDaniel and

Giffey may share time at small forward, while senior Charles Okwandu is likely the starting center. Walker said that he expects the upperclassmen to start, but knows Calhoun likes to switch it up.

Freshman forward Roscoe Smith will be a game-time decision. The 2010 Jordan-Brand All-American from Baltimore tweaked his ankle and did not practice Tuesday.

UConn can mix-and-match with small and big lineups depending on the situation, as the Huskies have both youth and experience in the frontcourt and the backcourt. LaFleur believes that the Husky backcourt, with Walker and Beverly leading the way, has the possibility to be among the best in the conference.

“Kemba and Donnell have been phenomenal,” LaFleur said. “They are two of the best leaders we’ve had in awhile. It’s hard not to like this team, but we haven’t played a game yet.”

LaFleur reminded the Huskies of Syracuse’s preseason loss to Le Moyne last season, and has made sure the freshman know that when they wear “UConn” across their chests, there is going to be a target on their backs. Calhoun will let them know from the bench tonight that the honeymoon is over.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

showed incredible sportsmanship in last year’s game six days after the death of UConn cornerback Jasper Howard. UConn paid tribute to the comfort the Mountaineers brought to the community before Friday night’s game. But, these two yellow-clad fans were just plain annoying.

The dynamic duo trailed me on the “Runway” and continued with their trash talk. A fan wearing an UConn basketball jersey was innocently tailgating to the side of the road, and the West Virginia fans, whose basketball team hasn’t beaten the Huskies since 2006, decided to scream obscenities across the parking lot. Even worse, they poked fun at Hasheem Thabeet.

After downgrading his NBA talent, which has some truth to it, the duo shouted, “Hasheem Thabeet can’t speak English.”

Although Thabeet hails from Tanzania, he probably still speaks better English than they do in Appalachia.

If the West Virginia football team would play as quick as the wit of their fans, then the

winning streak over the Huskies would have improved to seven in a row since 2004. Early in the game, it sure looked that way.

Brad Starks took an option pitch from Geno Smith and streaked 53 yards, untouched into the end zone to give the Mountaineers a 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the game.

West Virginia tacked on three more, and it looked like the oddity that is the Huskies’ 2010 campaign took a turn for the worse. But the football team, and the fans, would not let the streak continue.

Sio Moore and Lawrence Wilson played like Ray Lewis.

Jordan Todman slowly but surely gained 113 yards. Zach Frazer didn’t cough up the ball to any Mountaineer defenders. And after West Virginia seemed destined to score to begin overtime, Wilson raised the football to the cheering crowd after recovering his second fumble of the night. The comeback was unbelievable.

Even as Dave Teggart lined up for another game-winning kick in front of the Dog Pound, UConn fans couldn’t help but step back for a moment and think, “Are we actually going

to beat West Virginia?”

Teggart put the winning field goal through the uprights. I watched in awe as the fieldstorming progressed into the second biggest celebration in Rentschler Field history, next to the win over USF in 2007.

Sports Editor Mac Cerullo and I took the stairs down to the field level and flashed our V.I.P. Daily Campus credentials to join fellow students on the field.

Fans chanted and danced around the mud-caked grass. I thought that UConn students would storm the field in late November at home against Cincinnati if the Huskies clinched a conference championship and BCS berth at home. With a 4-4 record and 1-2 mark in conference play, that seems unlikely, but it is certainly not out of reach.

UConn won a momentous game against West Virginia in an unlikely and dramatic fashion. It is clear after their comeback that the Huskies are not giving up any hopes of having another celebration like the one on Friday night.

So, why should we?

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

Penfield: Lee, Crawford signing with Yankees highlights offseason predictions on MLB’s hot stove from MY, page 14 fan, I pray every day that this doesn’t happen, because if it does, we are screwed.

Yankees fans did help a little bit to ensure this doesn’t happen by spitting on Lee’s wife at an ALCS game, but the Yankees have a lot of money, and money talks. Lee also said he could return to Texas, shortly after losing the World Series, and we can only hope that this happens, unless he wants to come to the Red Sox. Prediction #2: Carl Crawford signs a 7-year, $130-million deal with the Yankees We know the Yankees have a lot of money. We know that the Steinbrenners get pissed off when they don’t win the World Series and go on a spending spree of epic proportions. So it would only make sense if they threw millions of dollars at Crawford. Just as with Lee, if this happens, the other 29 teams should be very, very scared. Crawford would add another bat to the already-powerful Yankee line-up and give them a legit leadoff man. Other teams in the mix will probably be the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Red Sox.

Of course I would like to see him in a Red Sox uniform, but I would be OK with him in an Angels uniform because that means he isn’t a Yankee.

The Angels are garbage and don’t pose much of a threat either way.

Prediction #3: Jayson Werth signs a 5-year, $70-million deal with the Red Sox It seems almost inevitable that the Red Sox will sign some sort of outfield bat with their hole in left field. Mike Cameron is just not a viable option in the outfield anymore, and with the way Jacoby Ellsbury acted this past season, you never know what will happen there. Werth would be a solid pick up for the Sox, with his right-handed power and the Green Monster complementing each other nicely, but this is a deal I do not want to see happen. Why? Because if this deal happens, that means the Red Sox missed out on Crawford. Crawford is the better option. Either way, Crawford or Werth would be a solid signing for the Sox and would certainly help General Manager Theo Epstein redeem himself after the horrible John Lackey

signing.

Prediction #4: Victor Martinez signs 5-year, $100-million deal with the Mets

The Mets need to do something to make them relevant again. What better way to do that than signing Martinez, the best power-hitting catcher on the market? He has proven he is versatile, playing catcher and first base. Although not the best defensive catcher in the majors, he gets the job done. Martinez would be a nice middle of the order bat to complement David Wright and Jason Bay. Why I hope this doesn’t come true? The Red Sox will be left with the likes of Jarrod Saltalamacchia to catch. Nobody wants that to happen. I mean, the guy couldn’t even make the throw back to the pitcher a couple years ago and now he could be the starting catcher for the Red Sox. Scary, I know.

OK, so there are my four off-season predictions that I am making for the sole purpose of them not coming true: Lee and Crawford to the Yankees, Werth to the Sox and Martinez to the Mets.

Here’s to the “0-for” streak continuing!

William.Penfield@UConn.edu

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What's Next Home game

Away game

Nov. 20 Syracuse TBA

Nov. 27 Cincinnati TBA

Dec. 4 USF TBA

Men’s Basketball (0-0) * denotes Exhibition Today* AIC 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 7* Bridgeport 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 17 Vermont 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 12 Stony Brook 7:00 p.m.

The Daily Question Q: What team should claim Randy Moss off waivers?

A: “The Pats should bring him back!”

Tomorrow’s Question:

Will the Giants repeat as World Series champions?

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Nov. 22 Wichita State 3:00 p.m.

The Daily Roundup

- Titans coach Jeff Fisher on the prospects of getting recently waived Randy Moss.

» MLB

Yanks finish meetings, Lee chase begins

Jeff Fisher

» Pic of the day

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees have completed two days of meetings and are prepared to pursue left-hander Cliff Lee, the top available pitcher on the free-agent market.

In the team’s first offseason following the death of owner George Steinbrenner, New York has said its top priorities are re-signing Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte, who all became free agents Tuesday.

The Yankees’ No. 1 priority from outside the organization is Lee, an official familiar with the meetings said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no announcements were made.

Lee was 2-0 against the Yankees for Philadelphia in the 2009 World Series and beat New York for Texas in this year’s AL championship series. Lee was 0-2 against San Francisco in the Rangers’ five-game World Series loss.

Free agents can start negotiating with all teams starting Sunday. Texas says it hopes to re-sign Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner for Cleveland.

Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford and Rays setup man Joaquin Benoit are among other free agents the Yankees discussed. The Los Angeles Angels also are thought to be interested in Crawford.

Tuesday’s session included managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, general manager Brian Cashman, president Randy Levine, chief operating officer Lonn Trost and assistant general manager Jean Afterman.

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Women’s Basketball (0-0) Nov. 13* Nov. 4* Franklin Pierce Indiana (PA) 7:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 14 Holy Cross 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 16 Baylor 6:00 p.m.

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» That’s what he said “I bet every player in the building would come in my back door and say, ‘Go get him, go get him.”

Football (4-4) Nov. 11 Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.

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Nov. 21 Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer (10-2-4) Nov. 4 Big East Tournament First Round vs. DePaul 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer (10-8-3)

» NFL

Nov. 5 Big East Tournament Semifinals at West Virginia 1 p.m.

Redskins work out exOakland QB Russell

Field Hockey (14-4) Nov. 6 Big East Tournament vs. Louisville 1:30 p.m.

Volleyball (4-17) Nov. 7 Nov. 5 USF Georgetown 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 14 Nov. 19 West Big East Virginia Championship 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 13 Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Hockey (1-1-2) AP

Nov. 5 Canisius 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 6 Canisius 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 13 RIT 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 12 RIT 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 19 Bentley 7:05 p.m.

Women’s Hockey (1-7-1) Nov. 6 Maine 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 13 UNH 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 26 Nov. 20 Nutmeg Classic Vermont 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 14 UNH 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Cross Country Nov. 13 Regional Championship 11:45 a.m.

Nov. 20 IC4A Championship TBA

Nov. 22 NCAA Championship TBA

Women’s Cross Country Nov. 20 Regional Championship All Day

Nov. 22 NCAA Championship All Day

Men’s Swimming and Diving Nov. 6 Army 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 13 Penn 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 18-20 Maryland Terrapin Cup All Day

Women’s Swimming and Diving Nov. 6 Army 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 13 Penn 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 18-20 Maryland Terrapin Cup All Day

Giants fan Ron Galileo jumps through a bonfire outside AT&T Park Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in San Francisco after the Giants won the World Series.

THE Storrs Side Men’s hockey off to surprising start to season

By Colin McDonough Senior Staff Writer The UConn men’s hockey team faced its second ranked opponent in the first four games of the 2010-2011 season. For the second time, the Huskies surprisingly tied their ranked foe, 3-3.

On Oct. 28, UConn traveled to Union and came back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the then-No. 13 Dutchmen.

Freshman Jordan Sims led the shocking comeback with two goals, including the equalizer with less than two minutes to go in the second period. The Huskies scored all of their goals in the second period, with Sean Ambrosie tallying the other goal. UConn is now 1-1-2 and off to an unlikely hot start to the season.

Prior to the tie at Union, the Huskies defeated Army 3-2 in West Point, N.Y. UConn has jumped out of the gate with one win and two ties against quality opponents, and they have excellent starts from some individual players

to thank.

Ambrosie and Cole Schneider are tied for the team lead in points with five each. Ambrosie is a sophomore and Schneider’s a freshman, but, that hasn’t stopped each of them from coming up big in the first month of the season. Schneider scored two goals at Army and Ambrosie scored the game-tying goal in Orono to knot up No. 7 Maine in the first game of the year.

Goaltender Garrett Bartus averages giving up 3.72 goals per game, mostly due to a rough outing against Merrimack, where he surrendered seven goals. But, the sophomore from Illinois has 125 saves in the first four games. Bartus has been reliable in net and has helped the Huskies make dramatic comebacks.

Due to several good individual performances, the team is off to one of its best starts to a season in recent years. Time will tell if this hot start turns into a memorable season.

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell worked out with the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, just three days after Donovan McNabb was benched in the closing minutes of a loss to Detroit.

Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan said Russell was one of many players, including at least one other quarterback, who were getting a look from the team.

“We’ll evaluate him and everyone else out there,” Shanahan said.

The Redskins routinely invite out-of-work players for workouts on Tuesdays, but the timing of Russell’s visit only added to the team’s quarterback drama of the last few days. McNabb’s benching raised questions about the six-time Pro Bowl player’s future with the team, and coach Mike Shanahan added to the confusion by offering varying explanations for the decision.

THE Pro Side Durant, Rondo begin NBA season on hot streaks

By Dan Agabiti Staff Writer Kevin Durant After three games this season, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant leads the league in scoring at 29 points per game and is the reason the Thunder ranks in the top 10 in the NBA, according to ESPN.com.

The fact that Durant leads the league in scoring is almost scary considering he is only shooting about 39 percent from the field. Last season, when Durant averaged just over 30 points per game, he was shooting 48 percent. Once Durant starts to shoot like he has proven he can, the rest of the league has every reason to be worried.

Durant next takes the court today against a Clippers team that is certainly struggling so far this year. Look for Durant to do what he does best - score points in bunches.

Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics’ starting point guard Rajon Rondo has been finding open teammates better than at any point in his career.

Rondo’s 17 assists per game top the NBA, and second place is a whole five assists per game behind him. In addition to the assists, Rondo has been scoring 11 points and grabbing seven rebounds per night.

To start the season, when all eyes were on the Heat’s “Big Three,” Rondo came out and showed the league that the Celtics were still the reigning Eastern Conference champions by totaling 17 assists.

His best performance thus far came Friday night against the Knicks when he recorded his fifth career triple-double. That night, he scored 10 points, 10 rebounds and dished out an astounding 24 assists - the most in any game in his five-year career.

While he is not the only reason for the Celtics’ early success this season, he is certainly one of the main ones. Should Rondo keep up these numbers, and create chances for Garnett and Pierce, the Celtics have a good chance of getting back to the NBA Finals.

Daniel.Agabiti@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY P.13: JaMarcus Russell works out for Redskins. / P.12: Rondo and Celtics beat Pistons. / P.11: Knicks game postponed due to safety concerns.

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YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Huskies open exhibition play against AIC

By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor

Colin McDonough Former Pakistani squash great Jahangir Khan once said, “Every winning streak will have to end sometime.”

And with that, West Virginia’s dominance over the UConn football team ended Friday night after a 16-13 Husky victory in overtime. As teletubbies, cowboys and penguins stormed onto the field, UConn Country celebrated its first victory over the Mountaineers in school history.

Whether or not fans should have rushed the field shouldn’t be much of a debate. Is West Virginia 5-3? Yes. Are they unranked? Yes. Is UConn ahead of them in the Big East standings? Yes. But on Halloween weekend, a comeback win to beat a foe like the Mountaineers merits a few ghouls and goblins to be able to jump and celebrate the big win. After all, the win was unexpected after a twogame losing streak, a season that is not living up to expectations and a 10-0 West Virginia lead in the first quarter.

But there are still four games left and a cluster of contenders in the Big East. With a bye week for the Huskies, I think it’d be a good idea to savor the first ever win over the Mountain men.

As I walked down the “Runway” to get to the horribly-located-for-students home field of the Huskies, there were two West Virginia fans hooting and hollering behind me. West Virginia University, their players and their fans

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My offseason predictions

By William Penfield MLB Columnist If you have read my past columns, you know that my playoff predictions have been nothing short of atrocious. I picked Tampa Bay to win the World Series and called Texas a team of pretenders. That turned out well. After Texas made me put my foot in my mouth for picking against them, I of course went ahead and picked them to win the World Series. Uh yeah, about that. I also said Cliff Lee would continue his perfect postseason record and cruise to at least two wins in the World Series. Seemed like a pretty solid prediction at the time. Of course, Lee went on to lose two of the four games in the World Series, including the series clincher for the Giants.

I almost feel like I owe Lee a personal apology for jinxing him. Sorry Cliff! So yeah, I am “0-for” on my predictions, but who is keeping track anyway?

I guess that’s what I get for betting against Brian Wilson - I mean, he is a certified ninja.

In lieu of the fact that everything I predict doesn’t happen, I am going to make some offseason predictions that I hope do not come true.

Prediction #1: Cliff Lee signs a 6-year, $150-million deal with the Yankees If this happens, the rest of baseball should be very, very scared next season. Adding Cliff Lee to the Yankees will make them unstoppable. With Cliff Lee this season, the Yankees certainly would have won the World Series. Being a Red Sox

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The UConn men’s basketball team has gone through an offseason clouded with controversy. Following a disappointing 18-16 finish last season, the Huskies had to deal with offcourt issues, mainly the program’s admittance to NCAA violations. But tonight, the team will finally get the opportunity to focus on basketball in its first of two exhibition games.

UConn, picked to finish 10th in the Big East, tips off against AIC at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Gampel Pavilion.

Six freshmen will get their first taste of college basketball in Storrs.

“An AAU crowd is much different than a UConn crowd,” said junior point guard Kemba 7:30 p.m.

“It’s a difGampel Pavilion Walker. ferent feel.”

Although this WTIC 10 year’s freshmen class doesn’t boast the highest-rated recruits, the group has developed a chemistry between the upper- and underclassmen. Walker, a co-captain along with senior guard Donnell Beverly, said this year’s team is one of the closest he’s been a part of. He said that last season the team didn’t spend as much time together off the court, and they lacked chemistry on it. This year, however, the team is more unified.

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Kemba Walker dribbles the ball during practice in Gampel Pavilion on Oct. 13. Walker and the UConn men’s basketball team begin their season tonight with an exhibition game versus AIC at 7:30 p.m.

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The NFL’s five-letter ‘F-Word’

By Andrew Callahan NFL Columnist I hate myself for this. I really do. The following column is dedicated to the one man in sports who doesn’t deserve one more text or lewd picture message worth of attention. I’m sorry, but it really is about that guy and his fall from grace.

It’s about the same quarterback who contemplated retirement the last five seasons; the same team captain who used the words “me” and “my” over 110 times in his last press conference; the same grandpa you’re most likely rolling your eyes at right now. However, fear not – his actual name will not appear below, as profanity is prohibited. And nowadays, the name F*vre has become exactly that.

Before we continue, allow me to declare first and foremost that I rooted like hell for the father of two in his last year with the Packers. In fact, I’ve never been a hater of the Southern Miss. alum, as my loyalties and spites lie in the AFC, though lately, it’s been awfully tempting to start.

So how do you go from being one of the most lionized quarterbacks ever to arguably the NFL’s greatest villain? It’s a path that, despite its’ turbulence, the Hattiesburg, Miss. native has traveled quite well, and has undoubtedly paved all by himself. Proof of fan loathing was on perfect display last Sunday as boos rained down on the 20-year veteran as he was carted off the field for an injury.

Often, the first thing to come to mind is his irritating off-season flip-flopping. It’s no secret that the former Packers star likes to pull the old “I’m retiring… ah I’m just kidding… actually, give me till August” trick. Injuries have played a large part in continually springing the Viking QB’s indecisiveness, and they now force that offseason drama upon fans each and every week, creating more angst.

But professional athletes changing their minds about retirement is nothing new.

Michael Jordan retired three separate times, played for two teams and changed sports in the prime of his career! Sure, the gray-bearded football legend has done this more than anyone else. But you remember as well as I do when the 41-year old was solely the butt of harmless jokes, not the object of nationwide hatred that appears directly imported from the Gaza Strip.

Okay, so we’ll give the old guy a pass on the indecisiveness. But next in line, if not a few spots ahead, is the unnecessary drama that the all-time leader in interceptions brings wherever he goes.

(You’d swear ESPN4 was going to come to Storrs before SNY did and bring 24-hour coverage on everything No. 4 related).

The three-time NFL MVP is followed everywhere because he’s more than happy to disclose information, speculate and draw things out. Think about who would care if he simply kept his mouth shut or talked just in terms of the team? Remember all the times he said “me” or “my” in the press conference? Tom Brady, after that same game, said “I”, “me” and “my” a combined total of 15 times. Hmmm…

Yet, this still isn’t what bothers us about the man who currently has ten stitches in his face, nor did it cause his fall from grace. There have been countless athletes in sports history who have stirred controversy, cried in front of the cameras and were happy to babble about themselves. Where was the ridiculous outcry then?

It’s the fact that the culmination of these things and others sap the fun out of football for everyone else. Turn on your TV, open the newspaper or go online and search for the Minnesota Vikings. You’ll find the focus isn’t about the team.

It’s not even about their upcoming game. It’s only about the future

AP

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre pitches the ball to a running back during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday afternoon, Oct. 31. The Patriots defeated the Vikings 28-18.

Hall-of-Famer and what he’s going to do next. It’s a travesty.

So Minnesota now deals with what Green Bay and New York did: a circus and soap opera marathon all balled into one, the basis of which is No. 4’s narcissism, selfishness and inability to realize that the personal costs of playing football (and sometimes texting) outweigh the benefits of feeding his desires.

A player of his legend should not be remembered by the images of a selfish, hurting player being walked off the field, crushed by malicious defenses and his poor decision to return to the field. But he will be.

He will be, because he believed himself to be above the team in Green Bay, when trying to impede the plans to promote Aaron Rodgers into the starting role.

He will be, because he overestimated his aging body’s ability to heal in New York and thought his

consecutive-start streak was more important than the playoff chances of the Jets. He will be, because of the week-to-week daytime hospital drama that is his second season with the Vikings.

Things weren’t always like this.

In fact, he was a fiery gunslinger who was revered as a demigod by an entire NFL fan base for over a decade. His jubilance for simply playing football was unparalleled by any NFL player (it arguably still is) and was refreshing for fans.

The guy is among the most physically gifted, toughest and overall determined athletes in any sport.

Respect is demanded for a guy like that. However, as we’ve seen, over time, these strengths have developed into his greatest weaknesses.

I’ll leave you with this story. On July 14, 1990, the then-20-year old college quarterback was involved in a near-fatal car accident. He had lost control of his car, flipped over three times and smashed into a tree.

In the ambulance, all he could ask his mother was “Will I be able to play football again?” Six weeks later, he led his team to a resounding comeback win over Alabama.

He went on to be drafted, and the rest is history.

We may never see another player quite like him in football or anywhere. He is truly remarkable beyond all measure. As the Alabama coach said that day, “Brett was larger than life today.”

It was true then, but as any of us who have enjoyed a day like that know, we all come back to earth at some point. It’s become clear that Mr. F*rve has failed to realize this over the past few years, and it has cost him dearly.

Oh yeah, and for perpetuating the worst of this whole ordeal, Brad Childress can go Favre himself.

Andrew.Callahan@UConn.edu