The Daily Campus: March 25

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Vigil honors David Plamondon

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Students gather for a candlelight in remembrance of the passing of a friend

By Kim Wilson Staff Writer Many students gathered last night for a candlelight vigil in front of Alumni Center to remember David Plamondon, who was killed Tuesday night.

The numerous heartfelt and tearful speeches given by Plamondon’s friends and colleagues show how much he will be missed as a student, athlete, singer and friend.

The vigil began with a song

by A Minor, a campus a cappella group Plamondon was a member of. Barry Schreier, director of Counseling & Mental Health Services then offered words of solace and encouraged students to take advantage of the services provided by the university.

Many faces were tear-streaked, as students hugged each other and shared their memories of Plamondon. During one speech, a former high-school classmate of Plamondon’s and current UConn student said, “It’s moments like these that make me proud to be a Husky, because everyone gets together and gives each other support.”

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what an excellent friend and person Plamondon was. One student said that he always “lit up the room” with his happiness, positive attitude and great sense of humor.

“He’d wanted be a doctor,” said one friend of Plamondon’s.

“And he would have done it too.

Once he set his mind to something, he could definitely do it.”

Although Plamondon was consistently a Dean’s List student and contributed to the UConn community through volunteer work with UC Silverwings and his participation in A Minor, many students noted how humble he was about his achievements.

“If I did well on an exam, it was like he’d be more excited for me than himself,” said one student who took classes with Plamondon.

The loss of this well-loved and respected student is felt by the whole UConn community.

The campus a cappella groups will be holding a concert tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Union in memory of David, and money is being raised to start a scholarship fund in his name.

Kimberly.Wilson@UConn.edu

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People from all parts of the UConn community come out to pay their respects following the passing of a student, who was struck by a bus Tuesday night, in a candlelight vigil held at “The Rock” on Thursday night.

Friends reflect on the passing of a —Authored by friends of Plamondon The good die young, the saying goes. But clichés cannot describe the man Dave Plamondon, the man I grew to know and love. One of the most sincere, most genuine, smartest men I have ever known, he was too modest for his own good.

Few people knew he was one of the top 25 students set to graduate with the class of 2012 as a pre-med major. And he wouldn’t have had it any other way. An avid member of the a cappella group A Minor, you could regularly find Dave in his room “Wagon Wheel” or “Hallelujah” on his guitar. Open to criticisms and just an entertainer at heart, Dave wouldn’t miss an opportunity to show you his chops, sit you down and make you listen to his new A Minor solo, a beat-

box accompaniment he arranged or even just a recording he made on his computer.

A baseball player – a diehard Red Sox fan – it’s hard to put your friend in a category. For those of us lucky enough to call him our friend, we’ll always remember his overwhelming generosity and the selfless friendship he gave us all. “Remember” is such a strange word because at 20, the extent of your memory reaches out to the party you went to last weekend, the test you had yesterday and the recent newsfeed on Facebook. And yet, when you dig down hard enough, the good times resurface.

“One of my fondest memories of Dave was his ability to carry on a conversation no matter the topic,” said Sohil Khurana, one of Dave’s room-

mates. “I remember our late night talks ranged from sports to what the guy wearing Crocs was thinking.”

Never missing a chance to provide us with his learned wisdom, tangled with his signature sarcasm, Dave was the person to go to when life wasn’t being too sweet.

“Everyone wants to get what they want out of life,” remembered Evan Ellis, another one of Dave’s housemates. “People’s values may differ, but that doesn’t necessarily make them right or wrong. We all just want to say our piece.”

It’s hard to sit down and think of the man your friend was, because he is still the same guy.

He’s not a memory or a thought in the back of your head, he’s in your living room, a number on your cell phone, an unmade

bed, a library buddy, a person to just sit down with and enjoy the aimless days. He treated his friends like his family and never let too much time go by without checking up on us.

“If you’re asking for a way to describe Dave, it would be by the phrase ‘and the bear goes to work,’” said Ben Stueck, Dave’s third roommate. “He was a great friend and an even better man.

Keep smiling, brother.”

To his good friends, he is irreplaceable, unforgettable. To his acquaintances, he is someone they wish they could’ve known better. And, to those who never got the chance to get to know him, I wish you luck finding a friend as good as Dave was to all of us. The funny thing is, through all the tears and inconsolable grief, Dave was the kind of guy who wouldn’t have

wanted the frills. He would’ve laughed at all of us. But that was just the kind of guy Dave was. Fun followed him. Love surrounded him.

“Dave was like that giant firework that’s always saved for the finale,” said Chris Luntar, a friend. “He was always positive and uplifting. The man could light up a whole party.”

An impression forever seared in our hearts, I can only hope we showed him a good time. Our thoughts are with the family he left behind.

They say the good die young, but Dave was too good. He had big things to accomplish, places to see and more people to love. The saying is smooth, but in my opinion, the good should never get to leave. Rest in peace, my friend. You will not be forgotten.

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Enfield man jailed for killing his grandmother

HARTFORD (AP) — An Enfield man convicted of fatally beating and strangling his 85-year-old grandmother before stealing her car and checks has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Kevin McGuire was sentenced Thursday, more than a year after he was convicted of murder for the June 2008 death of Lillian McGuire, who was found dead in her Enfield apartment.

Prosecutors said there was plenty of evidence pointing to Kevin McGuire, including the fact that his grandmother’s blood was found on his shirt and her checks were discovered under a filthy mattress he had been sleeping on in a crack house. Authorities say he was angry because his grandmother would not lend him money and her car.

Defense attorneys said police work in the case was sloppy and police focused on McGuire as the suspect without considering alternatives.

Malloy names new Siting Council chairman

HARTFORD (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has chosen a longtime Stamford zoning official to lead the Connecticut Siting Council.

Malloy on Thursday nominated Robert “Robin” Stein to oversee the council, which has jurisdiction over locating power facilities, transmission lines, hazardous waste facilities and telecommunications sites. The announcement came shortly after the chairman for the past five years, Daniel Caruso of Fairfield, resigned.

Caruso told the Connecticut Post that he stepped down to avoid claims of possible bias. The council learned Tuesday that Caruso had a discussion with a lawyer opposed to a pending wind-power project that could be considered inappropriate.

Stein recently served as Stamford’s land use bureau chief, a job he held for 15 years. He was also the city’s assistant planning and zoning director.

Malloy is a former Stamford mayor.

State gains jobs, unemployment rate fails to move

WETHERSFIELD (AP) — Connecticut gained more than 5,000 jobs in February, but the unemployment rate remains stuck at 9 percent.

The state Department of Labor said Thursday that nonfarm employment rose to a little more than 1.6 million in February, which represents an increase of 28,900 jobs since February 2010.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 9 percent, compared with the national rate of 8.9 percent.

State labor statistics supervisor Salvatore DiPillo says Connecticut’s unemployment rate has hovered at about 9 percent for the past year, but initial claims for unemployment insurance are down since the start of last year and private sector employees are working longer hours on average.

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NYC man pleads guilty in Harvard shooting

PWOBURN, Mass. (AP) — One of three New York City men accused of killing a man in a Harvard University dormitory has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter in exchange for his cooperation.

Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone said 21-year-old Jason Aquino also pleaded guilty Thursday to armed robbery and willfully misleading a grand jury. Sentencing was set for May 2.

Co-defendant Blayn Jiggetts has testified that he, Aguino and Jabrai Jordan Copney went to Harvard in 2009 to steal drugs from 21-year-old Justin Cosby. Jiggetts said Copney was the shooter.

Jiggetts’ trial is set for April 4.

A fourth defendant, Brittany Smith, was a Harvard student and is Copney’s former girlfriend. She has pleaded guilty to hiding the murder weapon and helping the three men elude authorities.

Group criticizes mock Iowa school shooting drill

An anti-illegal immigration group in Iowa is criticizing a mock school shooting training drill that includes a fake scenario involving a teen who vents his anger over illegal immigration by using violence.

The four-hour exercise is scheduled for Saturday at Treynor High School in western Iowa and includes police, firefighters and hospitals. Officials say the drill’s fake scenario would involve a teen who has ties to a white supremacist group and is angry with illegal immigration.

State director of the Iowa Minutemen Robert Ussery says the drill’s scenario is in poor taste and has a political agenda.

But the drill’s director Doug Reed said Thursday that the scenario is “completely fictitious” and the immigration issue was incorporated to get Homeland Security funds to cover the costs of the training exercise.

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State municipal leaders laud at Malloy’s new budget News

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Leaders of Connecticut cities and towns are among the few groups who have publicly lauded Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s new budget, which has drawn criticism for raising taxes on everything from haircuts to personal income.

Municipal officials said Thursday they are relieved the Democratic governor, a former mayor of Stamford, decided to fully fund many of the state grants to cities and towns, including the Education Cost Sharing Grant — the largest pool of state aid for local public education.

“This is the best budget I’ve ever seen,” said Bridgeport Mayor William Finch, a fellow Democrat, who urged members of the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee to “get behind the governor’s budget as much as you can.”

A former state senator, Finch said Malloy’s proposed twoyear, $40 billion plan does not include major reductions in state aid that would ultimately lead to higher local property taxes on homes and cars, something his struggling taxpayers cannot afford.

“This is a budget that was clearly prepared by a mayor,” said West Hartford Mayor Scott Slifka, also a Democrat.

But local leaders don’t like everything in Malloy’s plan, which is being scrutinized by the legislature’s budget and taxwriting committees.

Catherine Osten, the Democratic first selectwoman of Sprague, said her small town of 3,000 would be hit the hardest in Connecticut proportionately by Malloy’s proposal to cut reimbursement to towns for

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In a March 2 photo, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, second from left, responds to a comment made by a citizen as an interpreter communicates with sign language at a town meeting at C.B. Jennings Elementary School in New London.

not levying taxes on manufacturing machinery and equipment. Osten said Sprague would lose $400,000, or 5 percent of its annual revenue.

“We are a poor community in southeastern Connecticut that counts on this money,” said Osten, predicting her town, which has scrimped over the past several years to keep local taxes level, would have to close its library, senior center and eliminate one of its remaining four public works employees.

“We haven’t bought a pen or a pencil or a paperclip in the last four years that I’ve been first selectman. We do whatever we can not to spend money,” said Osten, predicting the $400,000 cut would result in a two mill increase in property taxes. One mill is equal to $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property.

Rep. Henry Genga, D-East

Hartford, a committee member, said Malloy and his budget chief have said they did not realize that about a 12 towns, including Sprague, would be significantly impacted by the change in the payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, program.

He said the administration is working with the committee to find ways to help communities from raising taxes because of such a change.

By eliminating the program, Malloy would save about $48 million in his budget. The new governor is trying to plug a projected $3.4 billion deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Public officials said they favor most of Malloy’s plans to provide cities and towns more sources of revenue beyond the local property tax. Malloy has called for: Allowing local property taxes

on boats and planes.

Increasing the state’s hotel tax from 12 percent to 15 percent and sending one percentage of that increase to cities and towns.

Creating a surcharge on rental cars and funneling a third of the revenue to municipalities.

Allowing cities and towns to charge a cabaret tax on venues that offer entertainment and serve alcohol.

Increasing the state sales tax from 6 percent to 6.35 percent on retail sales and sending 0.1 percent of it to cities and towns.

Increasing the municipal portion of the real estate conveyance tax from 0.25 to 0.50 percent.

Finch said he wants lawmakers to make sure that if the final budget includes a higher sales tax, the revenue should be redistributed to the cities and towns with the most problems.

Group brings women in business together

By Alanna Palladino Campus Correspondent Seven UConn students have created a new organization called Women in Business (WIB) to help further undergraduate students’ personal and professional development and to help members gain the confidence needed in the business industry.

Ronni Cipriani, vice president of public relations and a founding member, said, “Women in Business offered a place for women with similar interests to network together and further their career in business, while developing self-confidence to compete with peers in settings or situations such as conventions, job interviews or career fairs.”

Cipriani, a finance major, joined the organization to help gain confidence to speak up in class and to feel secure in conversations about finance during lectures or job interviews with major companies.

After seeing posters and signs all over campus for this club, about 30 women sat in on an informational session one Wednesday night in the School of Business. Potential members noted that the meeting was very informal and interactive, eager to hear each woman’s ideas.

Cipriani said, “We want other students to get involved and have this actually help them. It is different because we enjoy an open forum, meaning that we want the input of new members because

they are the future of WIB.” Women in Business stressed that it is open to all majors, not just to those in business. The group also added that the qualities and skills presented at each meeting would be applicable to any major, as it is important, especially for women, to have the resources and skills available to reach one’s specific objectives.

The club charges dues, which go directly back into the organization to host workshops, leadership retreats, presentations and to provide internship opportunities.

Women in Business offered numerous resources to help members achieve their goals.

The club has recently teamed up with women in UConn’s MBA Program to serve as mentors, to sharing guidance and personal experience with each member.

WIB will also be connecting with other branches, including Baruch College and The Downtown Women’s Club with opportunities to attend several conferences to help better their members.

Workshops, presentations given by representatives from Target, Northwestern Mutual and The Royal Bank of Scotland were also mentioned for this semester’s agenda. The “Dress to Impress” fashion show and club shirts were also ideas for the future.

Women in Business can also offer members a certificate in Women’s Professional Development after attending a certain number of

meetings or events.

Linda Van, vice president of marketing, said, “ This certificate is a great way for businesses to see their potential employees are comfortable in the male-dominated work setting and also shows they have had prior experience with a business atmosphere.”

Van, a psychology major with minors in business administration and neuroscience, was also a founding member, and joined to become more involved with her minor, as well as to help other women who felt uncomfortable being a woman in a finance setting.

The current executive board founded the ideas and events behind this organization.

“I had the idea of starting Women in Business because I felt intimidated and less confident by the overwhelming presence of men at the business functions,” president Gina Dai said. “My feelings did not stem from my incompetency, nor me being less intelligent, but more from how I was perceived when I talked “business.” I had been told that instead of pursuing a career in finance and law, I should consider public relations or human resources.”

Dai said she wanted to be able to give other women who struggled with self-esteem and confidence in business settings comfort and tools to help adapt to the generally maledominated professions.

Women in Business has created many ways to get its name

out to women across campus.

Through Facebook, Twitter, its own website, Google group and soon, LinkedIn, it has been able to market itself not only to UConn students, but also to businesses and alumni.

“This is a wonderful idea focused on promoting themselves as females in a primarily male dominant profession. If you look at a majority of key level executives in companies, they are still about 60-70 percent males. Companies will love that there is a group like this offered for students, and it also shows that there is a group to target when looking for employees,” said Marisa Coords, UConn Business School alumna.

Coords, also a member of the Undergrad Business School Hall of Fame, currently works as a Sales Associate at EMC, a worldwide IT company based just outside of Boston, Mass.

When asked about her experiences after college, Coords said, “Being in a male dominated field, you do tend to find yourself isolated at first because you are a woman. You want to gain your fellow employees’ respect, which in turn makes you work harder to learn how to navigate through the business world.

I wish I had something like Women in Business to help ease my transition.”

The WIB meetings are biweekly and are held in the School of Business, Room 211.

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Students proactive California site for ‘maternity tourists’ shut down in Japan relief

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SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) — For months, neighbors noticed a number of pregnant Asian women coming and going at all hours at an upscale townhouse development in suburban Los Angeles.

They finally found out the home was being used as a maternity center for Chinese mothers paying thousands of dollars to give birth in the United States so their children would automatically gain citizenship, city officials said.

The discovery of the center where women stayed before and after delivering their babies at local hospitals was unusual and a possible sign that birthright citizenship is being exploited as a lucrative business, an immigration activist said.

“What this could suggest is ... they’re taking it to the next step,” said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates stricter limits on immigration. “Whoever is organizing this type of operation is buying or leasing a home to become a clearing house. That’s a serious problem.”

But it’s not illegal.

Women from other countries have long traveled to the U.S. legally on tourist or student visas and given birth because U.S. law

automatically entitles children born on U.S. soil to citizenship.

While some stay under the false assumption that they too can gain citizenship if their child is U.S.-born, many return to their home countries convinced a U.S. birth certificate will afford their child more opportunities in the future.

Often, the women are wealthy and able to pay the steep costs of the trip and medical care.

Krikorian noted that some travel agencies abroad are known to arrange such trips for individuals but not to specialized clinics such as the one in San Gabriel.

Officials in the suburb that’s home to a large Asian population shut down the house for building code violations earlier this month after receiving a complaint about excessive noise, overcrowding and possible building permit violations, said Clayton A. Anderson, the city’s neighborhood improvement services manager.

Inspectors found seven newborns being kept in clear plastic bassinets in a kitchen converted to a nursery.

“There was a woman there who said she was a nurse but she kind of scrambled away when

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In this Wednesday, March 23, 2011 photo, a house which was used as a maternity clinic is seen in San Gabriel, Calif.

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Just two mothers answered their bedroom doors when inspectors visited, he said. They told inspectors that they were Chinese and Taiwanese nationals and spoke little English. Other mothers were out shopping.

The mothers told officials their families had paid to send them to the United States to give birth, Anderson said. He did not know how much the trips had cost.

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The three homes, part of a fiveunit condo development on a quiet residential street, had adjoining inside walls removed, and rooms were divided so mothers had separate spaces, Anderson said.

In the wake of the tragedy that struck Japan, UConn students have united to help provide relief.

The earthquake, which has claimed more than 6,500 lives, is now considered to be the “strongest in its seismically turbulent history,” according to Uconn’s Community Outreach program.

Mamoru Saito, a professor of linguistics, spoke on Tuesday in the Student Union about fund-raising opportunities for Uconn students.

On Wednesday, the International Center held a small coffee house in honor of those effected. Yesterday, the Health Center held a fundraising raffle, in which the proceeds were donated to HuMa, an organization that gives 100 percent of its contributions to support the relief.

“I think it’s important that people all over the world band together at times like these,” said Sang Back, 4th-semester history major.

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“I think it’s important that people all over the world band together in times like these” – Sang Back 4th-semester student

A vigil for those affected by the tragedy will be held on Monday night. Rola urges students to arrive in the International Center, on the third floor of the Student Union at 6:45 pm, where candles will be distributed. The vigil will begin at 7:11 pm, when the sun sets.

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Funding board policies need adjustment

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ccording to a statement released this week by Yoana Yakova, the funding board chair for USG, there is not enough money left to fund all of the student groups on campus. Thus, USG has canceled the last two funding sessions of the semester, leaving many student groups unfunded.

While many people are content to point fingers at USG and blame them for the loss, it’s not entirely their fault. While there are some things that USG and funding board could have done differently, this drought reflects an underlying problem that calls for a likely unpopular solution.

According to both Yakova and Brien Buckman, USG comptroller, the primary reasons for funding board’s lack of funds are the increased number of student groups on campus, increased costs of the groups’ needs and the lack of money returned to USG by groups.

Each semester, every student in Storrs contributes $43 to USG. This rate has not changed, even as everything else has increased. Knowing this situation, Buckman said that the looming disparity was brought up in nearly every meeting.

With 70 percent ($850,000) of USG’s budget going to funding board, it already gives most of the student fees back to the students.

However, with such a problem knowingly approaching, we find it surprising that USG still sent its members to the Wood-n-Tap Bar & Grill in Vernon for this semester’s retention dinner.

While dinners are a great way for a group to show its appreciation for its members, these events could just as easily be held on campus for a much lower cost, with the extra money allocated to fund student groups. The amount of freebies given out by USG promotions could have also been managed, to further supplement funding board. Free t-shirts and other items with a group’s name on them definitely give a group exposure, but many times, students take the gift and never give it a second thought.

Of course, it’s easy to say what should’ve been done and lose focus of what can be done. To their credit, USG is reevaluating their remaining funds and allocating what they can to funding board in an effort to fund groups for the fourth and final session of the semester.

Funding board is considering creating a cap for each session, to allocate funds evenly throughout the semester. We would urge USG to agree, since spreading the budgeted money evenly would help prevent this from happening again.

The Tier II groups requesting funding should also make sure that their fund requests are as well-thought-out as possible. Some things aren’t absolutely necessary for a group at this moment in time. If they can be purchased in the future, or if they’re somewhat of an extravagance, give it a second thought. Money is tight for everyone, and there are more than 500 student groups that need funding – keep that in mind when requesting yours.

But those are just short-term solutions. In the long run, USG is going to need a fee increase if things don’t get better. This may be an unattractive solution for many, as no one wants to spend more money than they have to. But, for a group that gives 70 percent of their funds directly to the students, the more money they have, the more they can give to the student groups who need it the most.

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I realized tonight that Jim Calhoun has the initials “JC” – Jesus Christ. Coincidence? I think not.

Kemba taught Lamb how to Kemba.

I wasn’t laughing. I was waiting for you to finish – the best that’s what she said ever.

To the group of people on Fairfield Way who pointed and laughed at me: I wasn’t dancing, I had a ROCK IN MY SHOE! I went to all my Thursday classes just to kill time before the game.

Men’s basketball has given me the Sweet 16 celebration I never had.

I think at this point Jeremy Lamb is deserving of his own Wikipedia article.

Teach me how to Kemba.

Kemba Cortes defeats the Aztecs.

Before Chuck Norris goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Kemba Walker.

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Rebecca Black needs thicker skin

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oday is a very important day. I’ll give you a hint: it’s the day after Thursday and the day before Saturday. Kids, it’s the day you’ve all been waiting for, it’s Friday—the anticipatory day that precedes the weekend, brings Catholics together during Lent to eat fish and is now synonymous with the name Rebecca Black.

I’m not going to lie. I have been impatiently waiting for today to arrive just as Rebecca has been waiting all week to “get down” for the weekend.

However, I will admit that most days, I have bigger

By Taylor Trudon problems to worry Commentary Editor about than which seat to take when I get into a car (will she kick it in the front seat or the back seat?

Does she alternate seats every other day? What is her strategy? The stress!).

Hey, we all have our problems.

For those who are still stuck on Thursday and are wondering why Friday is the hot, new “it” day of the week, we need to bring you up to speed. Once upon a time, there lived a 13-year-old from California named Rebecca Black, whose mother bought her a $2,000 song, titled “Friday,” and then paid for her to make the most ridiculous music video you have ever seen involving teens that look like kindergarteners and excessive auto tune­ — think worse than Ke$ha, Sugar Ray and S Club 7 music videos smashed together, microwaved and then smothered in liquid nacho cheese. So cheesy, in fact, that

it’s impossible not to watch as it reeks of the awkwardness of adolescence and makes you consider dropping out of school to write infectious pop hits for teen star wannabes because she makes it look so easy. It’s that bad.

“Rebecca should expect the criticism that comes with the fame she has asked for.”

Needless to say, despite her raging popularity among pre-teens and college students needing yet another viral YouTube distraction, our girl Rebecca is shocked about the negativity she has received following the 40 million-plus views of her video. Let’s just say that not everyone is on board with “Friday” and the not-so-nice comments have caused Rebecca to believe she is being “cyber bullied.”

Rebecca, you need to buck up, little camper.

I think we all can agree that cyber bullying is a problem and I have written about it before. As most of us are aware, cyber bullying is essentially using technology to bully. But I also think we need to make clear what constitutes as being “cyber bullied” versus being a celebrity. As Dr. Phil would say, let’s get real, people.

First of all, you do not purchase a $2,000 song and then expect people not to listen to it. Second, you do not then proceed to make a professional music video of you cruising around town at 7:45 a.m. before school with your friends­­— debating which seat to sit in — and expect people not to watch it. Rebecca isn’t a victim of cyber bullying — she is a genius. She found the quickest — albeit costly — way to achieve celebrity status.

Rebecca sang one of the worst songs since Milli Vinilli’s “Girl You Know It’s True” and is milk-

ing it’s success for all its worth. In other words, the girl knows exactly what she’s doing.

Some people achieve YouTube success because they can sing. Others reach unprecedented stardom because of their dancing abilities or simply because their dads filmed them on drugs after a trip to the dentist (shout out to David). Rebecca has become an overnight YouTube starlet because of a bad, catchy song and a ludicrous music video to match. I’m sorry, but middle schoolers don’t drive around in luxury cars with a 10-year-old behind the wheel and then head to parties where there are sketchy rappers with mustaches, while singing “we so excited.” Did Rebecca have the scrutiny coming? I think so.

Let me be clear that no one deserves to be bullied (including Rebecca) and some comments that have been made are heinous. But at the end of the day, Rebecca should expect the criticism that comes with the fame she has asked for.

Just like her idol, fellow original YouTube star Justin Bieber, she will have to get used to the negative naysayers, mean-spirited comments and jealous teens that wish their parents would buy them a song too, damn it. It just comes with the territory.

Within the story of Rebecca Black, there lies a classic, cautionary tale: be careful what you wish for. Unfortunately, there is a dark side to becoming an instant YouTube sensation, and at a young age, like any teen celeb, Rebecca will have to learn quickly who her “true” fans are.

But don’t worry Rebecca, when Friday gets you down and makes you frown, there’s always Saturday—and I’ve heard it’s a pretty great day of the week, too.

Commentary Editor Taylor Trudon is an 8thsemester journalism major. She can be reached at Taylor.Trudon@UConn.edu.

Video games a medium to be enjoyed be all

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t’s official: ours might be the last generation to remember the days when a video game’s story was nothing more than an outrageous set of circumstances which loosely justified our eightbit hero’s journey from the left side of the screen to the right. Mario would have to jump over barrels thrown

By Tyler McCarthy by an ape to save Staff Columnist the princess of wherever. That was all we had to stimulate us in terms of story when gaming first became popular in local arcades. Then the personal console came along and people could zone out of life from the comfort of their own home where the supply of Cheetos almost never runs out. Fortunately, with the way video games have evolved over the past few decades, ours may also be the last generation to have to deal with people telling us that gaming will rot our brains.

Opposition to video games certainly had a point in the past; the greatest asset to a gamer was the ability to go prolonged periods without blinking and mashing the “A” button faster than the computer character could. However, with the demand of more games came the demand to make those games more enticing. Soon, we had entire worlds to engage ourselves in.

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Mario went from jumping over barrels for no apparent reason to flying across the Mushroom Kingdom in order to save Princess Peach from one of Bowser’s unnecessary amount of castles. Still a bit ridiculous, but at least it was progress.

Many still didn’t see the value in video games, and argue that playing them was a waste of time, as well as a fantastic way to deprive yourself of any real depth or educational value.

“...it’s time for people to start respecting the fact that video games have reached the level of a true storytelling medium.”

In recent years, however, the gaming world has become a true medium for storytelling. Even in the eight-bit Nintendo days, some video games were blessed with amazing writers. For the first time, games had some depth and the player was in control of a real character, with motivation and flaws.

Meanwhile, those same opponents of video games tilted down the corner of their new paper or muted the movie that they were watching

just long enough to complain to us gamers that there was no real value in what we were doing.

Today, I’m taking a stand. I’m telling all those who don’t find any true poetic or literary value in video games that they are just plain wrong. Finally I’m able to shout from atop a computer generated image of a mountain and declare that video games are not only a true medium of storytelling, but perhaps the best medium of storytelling.

It’s no secret to anyone who has been paying attention that the most popular mediums people look to for a good story such as movies, television and books, are going downhill recently. What gets the most attention in our society today? “Twilight?” 3D films? Reality television? How many American Idols do we need to stop caring about before people wake up and learn that what people want, what they need, is to feel engaged in something again, to feel a connection to a complex and well defined character.

The big box office movies that we get excited over pale in comparison to most of the big title games coming out. “Assassin’s Creed,” a game in which the player takes control of an assassin as he fights against the Knights Templar in Renaissance Italy to recover a mystical power, has gamers more excit-

ed than “Drive Angry,” Nicholas Cage’s new “action” movie shot entirely in 3D. “Mass Effect,” a science fiction title that puts the gamer in control of a ship captain as he attempts to save the galaxy and prove the power of humanity to a universe of skeptical alien races, is capable of creating far more depth and immerses a person far more than Edward Cullen’s latest brooding rant about how awful it is to want to kill his girlfriend in the Twilight novels.

In short, it’s time for people to start respecting the fact that video games have reached the level of a true storytelling medium. Books and movies, while still good, have a hit or miss rating that recently has dropped below 50 percent on our metaphoric collective scale. In contrast, almost 100 percent of new video game titles coming out have incredible stories as well as different methods to tell the story in an interactive way that provide more immersion than ever before. In short, games are simply scoring more points with today’s consumers.

Staff Columnist Tyler McCarthy is a 4th-semester journalism major. He can be reached at Tyler.McCarthy@ UConn.edu

“According to Newsweek, 73 percent of Americans can’t say why we fought the Cold War. This sounds bad until you consider that no one in the White House can tell us why we’re fighting the Libya war.” – Jay Leno

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March madness? More like higher education lunacy

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s a foreign exchange student at UConn, I keep getting asked about how tuition fees in the United States and the United Kingdom compare, so I thought I would respond here.

A word of warning, though, this is not the usual condescending rant from a foreigner. This is more of an interrogative piece, and I thought that instead of waffling to the few who want to hear my desire to apparently bastardize

By Keith Wilcox American higher education, I Staff Columnist would pose a few thoughts to those who read this article. My message is simple: there is a need for tuition fees to fall immediately.

First off, I want you to answer the following questions: Why does it have to always be Americans looking east to Europe, Africa and Asia to see citizens of the world demanding more of their governments in times of crisis and struggle? Does it have to be the same story every academic year, where the smug exchange students venture over here and brag about the insignificant fees they enjoy compared to their American peers? Should it be easier for a foreign student, such as myself, to enjoy all the experiences that

are ever present within this great nation, rather than those who are citizens?

I sit with utter bemusement observing a student body numbering nearly 20,000 who willingly sit by and stomach ludicrously high tuition fees, but ask for more campus jobs to help pay university debt.

“My message is simple: there is a need for tuition fees to fall immediately.”

Second, are you aware exactly who America’s future is, to whom the government belongs and who should be the spending priority? It is you, and you deserve the cost of higher education to fall drastically. You get this by demanding your voice is heard at the ballot box.

Your representatives are beholden to you and not to special interests. Vote for your own interests – vote for more government spending on education.

So why should you bother to act? You act because

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A Case Against Colorblindness In response to the March 15th article, “A Case Against UConn Cultural Centers” written by Nicolas Tomboulides, we would like to offer our differing perspectives. In this article, Tomboulides supports creating a colorblind society in order to unite all citizens through the American identity alone. However, the colorblind theory in itself stems from white privilege. It denies people the opportunity to talk about experiences and differences they have encountered because they are not white. Tomboulides references Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”

Tomboulides uses this quote as an argument against UConn’s cultural centers, portraying them as groups that “organize themselves to judge people explicitly on the basis of race.” Using Dr. King’s words to support this argument is a misrepresentation of King’s perspectives. Mary Frances Berry, a former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, said, “In using this quotation they abuse him, freeze him in time, define him as a one dimensional man, distance him from his other statements and the context of his times.

They then argue that by using the color-blindness ideal, we will hasten the day when racial discrimination has ended.”

Looking closer at the UConn cultural centers one sees that they were created to support a population of students whose needs and identities were underserved by the larger University. According to the UConn 2011 Fact Sheet, 23% of UConn undergraduates are non-white. Since white students dominate the UConn population, these centers serve as a place for students to embrace their identities and connect with peers. Additionally, the cultural centers have taken the dual role of not only providing comfort for minority students, but also educating the community as a whole. Upon visiting one of UConn’s six cultural centers, one finds a welcoming atmosphere and opportunities for cultural learning experiences.

Rather than working, “to forge a colorblind society” we must appreciate the value of each of our differences. David Wellman, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explains, “Proponents of colorblindness ignore the variability of racial reality in America, they do not recognize that racism is lodged in the structure of societies, that it permeates the workings of the economic, political, educational and legal institutions of the United States.”

Truly recognizing the history of the United States is to understand that racial inequality did not end with the civil rights movement, but is still deeply embedded within our society. Working against colorblindness by embracing different cultures, ethnicities, and races is the true definition of the American identity.

- Ashley Earl, Nicole Francisco, Hannah Sunderland, Jessica Voloshin

a match lights a flame, a flame starts a fire and a fire becomes a blaze. Demand something vital, and someone else will demand the same. We let the idiots who stand outside the library advertising ridiculous conspiracy theories and portraits of the president of the United States’ defaced to look like Adolf Hitler and see that as acceptable. However, the idea of a few hundred students demonstrating for lower tuition fees is met with laughter and seen as complete lunacy.

Third, our obsession, sports. The dedication to collegiate sports is, without doubt, one of the most magnificent facets of American society. Yet, the revenue generated is not going to the right people in these days of collective struggle. I am sorry, but the thousands paid out in sports scholarships has defeated the point of academic self-advancement at public schools across the United States. Although I agree with those who bring in vast amounts of money for the university should share in the profits, high-achieving students should as well. Thus, students at the University of Connecticut are apparently happy to sit there and let thousands of kids from across the nation who have good grades struggle and grovel for the rest of their lives as they have been shackled to the bottom of a

Philanthropy at UConn I would like to respond to Christopher Kempf’s commentary on March 23rd, entitled, “Education is more than a service to be bought,” in which Kempf remarked that he finds it “abhorrent and demeaning that we as students should be asked to sacrifice more, beg for more funds from donors and expect less from the university...”

Kempf reveals his privileged status as one who does not pay for tuition at UConn, which makes me wonder how the person who is paying for his education might feel if he or she knew how demeaning Kempf finds the concept of philanthropy.

Kempf makes an argument that education should be a fundamental right, which I can respect, however, I think it is important to be realistic: Our country is experiencing some of the greatest financial hardships since the Great Depression. Government funding is being slashed left and right, including that of UConn. Not even food, shelter, or healthcare are fundamental rights in America today, let alone an education at New England’s number one public university.

During a time of such need, philanthropy is charged with filling the increasing void. The goal of Tuition Runs Out day is to recognize how important it is to support UConn, and to make a good faith effort to do so. Even when the state’s budget is in such disarray, it’s land grant institution has asked very little of its students. Sure, we Huskies may be experiencing hardship at home if a parent has been laid off, but here in Storrs, buildings keep going up, B.o.B. and Far East Movement are still coming, and there’s still Moose Tracks in dining hall. It hardly seems to me like anyone is expecting much less of the university. All the while, this year’s tuition increase has been very modest given inflation and the state of the economy.

At yesterday’s Tuition Runs Out Day, students were asked, not begged, to make a modest donation of five or 10 dollars. Kempf calls this a sacrifice, to which I reply, if you have $20 to go out drinking, you have five dollars for UConn. Given that tuition only covers one third the cost of a UConn education, this donation was not intended to be a valuable contribution to the cost of their education, but rather a way of getting into the spirit of philanthropy and supporting the institution that gives us so much while asking for so little in return.

Given that yesterday was UConn’s first ever Tuition Runs Out Day, I am especially disappointed that Kempf was so ready to bash the event before even attending it. Regardless, the event was a large success and I encourage him to attend next year.

– Byron Bunda

UCLA racist rant column, March 21 In Cindy Luo’s March 21 column, “Former UCLA student’s racist rant needs addressing,” she expresses disappointment with “people who defended [Alexandra Williams]” and that she does “not condon protecting her right to make this rant without facing consequences.”

This is a troubling stance that should be examined by the Daily Campus readership.

It concerns me that Ms. Luo believes herself to be an arbiter of what is acceptable speech and what is unacceptable; which types of speech should be applauded and which should be punished under the guise of “diversity.” It is ironic that even as Ms. Luo promotes “tolerance” and “diversity,” she is anxious to demand that “consequences” be leveled against those who bother her.

While Alexandra Williams’ “rant” was certainly inappropriate and uncalled for, what “consequences” would the columnist prescribe?

An abridgment of her First Amendment rights to spare Ms. Luo from being offended? Should Williams have been expelled from UCLA? Should she have been charged with a crime?

What Ms. Luo should realize is that in a country like ours, where citizens enjoy the freedom of expression that we do, there is a constant exchange of ideas and content; some of it good, some bad. This means that there is no right for certain individuals or groups, Daily Campus columnists included, to be “legitimized” or protected from having their feelings hurt.

– Joseph Gasser

near-insurmountable mountain of debt.

Nevertheless, I will join you. I will sit, watch and wonder. Yet I keep asking: at what point is it going to set in that the students at the University of Connecticut look to each other and say, “Enough is enough. These fees are too high and I want a change! Affordable education everywhere, makes us all freer people.” I will enjoy March Madness, as the two teams have undoubtedly represented the university magnificently this year. However, consider what would happen if all fans and students who loyally fill the Gampel and XL centers every season, decided that next season, during every game, they would stand outside, refuse to go to games or never pay for tickets. Ponder over the possibility of what would happen if the 10,000 people who were watching a basketball game at Gampel, all left the building at the same time, marched into the Student Union and said, “Calhoun and Kemba are great, but our futures are more important.”

Staff columnist Keith Wilcox is a 2nd-semester foreign student studying American history. He can be contacted at Keith.Wilcox@UConn.edu

Be Open to Third Party Candidates Christopher Kempf presents ideas regarding the voting system in his article “American democracy needs voting reform”. It is not the system itself that needs a massive overhaul, but rather our perspective. Many people are only willing to support a candidate from one of the two major parties. Even then, quite often their justification is something like “He’s a Democrat” or “Republicans are ruining our country. I’m not voting for one”. However, neither of these are valid reasons for endorsing a candidate. What Americans need to do is embrace third party candidates as a valid alternative. So instead of Obama against McCain in the 2008 Presidential Election, we would have had Obama against McCain, Bob Barr (Libertarian), Ralph Nader (Independent), Cynthia McKinney (Green) and Chuck Baldwin (Constitution). This would create significantly more options for voters. For instance, Barr supported legalization of marijuana, a view embraced by neither of the major party candidates. For many voters, picking the politicians becomes a choice of the lesser evil. Overhauling the voting system won’t help that.

What we need to do instead is change our attitudes towards third-party candidates and start recognizing them as legitimate options.

– Gregory Koch

CFACT Lies: Vote NO Have you ever heard of CFACT? Probably not, but did you know that they’re applying for over $130,000 worth of funding?

Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow claims to be a free market environmental organization of “activists working together in the spirit of fellowship for constructive use of our resources.” Next week, they’re getting a referendum during student government elections on whether or not our community wants to fund them.

The fact of the matter is that CFACT is an industry front group, ready fight for the rights of corporations to pollute without consequence.

Their national chapter, which created and helps financially support the Collegians, has been funded since their creation by major corporations like Exxon Mobil and the nuclear industry, and now they want you to subsidize their corporate rights agenda.

A look at their proposed budget reveals that they plan on paying their student “activists” up to $400 a month. They aren’t looking to encourage students to become active participants in our democracy, and they aren’t looking to get people involved in fighting to protect the environment, no, CFACT just wants to get paid to protect corporate profits.

But the most disturbing thing of all - this group claims to be about promoting free speech. A college campus is a market place of ideas where students can participate and learn about a broad array of viewpoints and perspectives. CFACT states the reason they should be funded by the students is because they bring a different viewpoint to campus.

But let me be clear: CFACTs mission is to halt and hinder the work of other campus groups that fight against special interests like the nuclear and oil industries.

The proof comes from a fundraising letter from CFACT’s early years.

In it, their vice-chairman laments that their only major sources of funding come from the American Nuclear Energy Council and the Edison Electric Insitute: the nuclear energy lobby. Norval E. Carey, goes on to celebrate how CFACT has defunded and attacked student environmental and consumer groups, and lays out their future plans as continuing to do so, and also to “Continue to keep the energy industry abreast of environmental and consumer group activities.”

In no uncertain terms, CFACT have revealed that their purpose is to attack and spy on student activists on behalf of the energy industry.

CFACT does not exist to enhance the ‘marketplace of ideas’ on the university by lending a different viewpoint. They are a reactionary group that exists to serve the interests of the energy industry and undermine the entire student fee system – the system that allows students to pool our money together for advocacy that actually benefits us.

CFACT will not enhance the diversity of ideas here, it will crush it.

They don’t need our money – they have plenty of corporate cash. Vote NO on CFACT.

- Blayne Sapelli

How do you get down on Friday?

– By Wynne Hamerman

“I feast at McDonalds for a while.”

Mike Katz, 6th-semester sports promotion and media major

“I kick it in the front seat, sometimes in the back seat, then I usually splurge on some Dubra.”

Katilin Wagner, 6th-semester allied health sciences major

“I like to set all of my fantasy lineups for the week.”

“Too school for cool.”

Brian Libes, 6th-semester sports promotion and media major

Allie Lindkvist, 6th-semester communications major

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Friday, March 25, 2011

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Yemen’s youth leaders set out their demands

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The youth groups that began a monthlong uprising said Thursday that they wanted a new constitution and the dissolution of parliament, local councils and Yemen’s notorious security agencies in addition to the immediate ouster of the president.

A top military official who defected to the opposition this week met privately with President Ali Abdullah Saleh Thursday to suggest ways he could leave power, an aide who attended the meeting said.

Saleh rejected the offer, lashing out instead out at the protesters threatening his 32-year rule.

“Even if we entered with them now into an understanding, the situation will be worse than it is now,” Saleh said of the opposition. “We will cling to constitutional legitimacy and we will preserve the security, independence and safety of the Yemeni republic with all means possible.”

The opposition’s widening demands reflect the perception that Saleh’s regime has been badly weakened by weeks of unrelenting protests and the defection to the opposition of a number of powerful officials, including members of the president’s inner circle.

The organizers say they hope several million people will turn out for Friday prayers in public squares and follow them with demonstrators against Saleh.

On Thursday night, security forces deployed heavily throughout the capital, raising the specter of confrontations.

AP The leaders of the “Civil Coalition for Peaceful Revolution” An anti-government protestor with the colours of his national flag painted on his face, during a demon— an umbrella group for several stration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa,Yemen, Thursday. pro-reform organizations — told lence against protesters. ment’s authenticity. a news conference they also wantAbu Lohoum’s Baqeel tribe is the The decision by the wideed to limit future presidents to ly respected Sheik Sinan Abu larger of two that follow the Zaidi two four-year terms in office, and Lohoum, 80, was announced in a offshoot of Shiite Islam. The other to create an interim presidential statement issued from the United — Saleh’s own Hashid tribe — has council of nine civilians to run the States, where he is receiving medi- already backed the opposition. country until legislative and presi- cal treatment. It was read to proSeveral senior military commanddential elections are held. testers gathered at a central Sanaa ers, lawmakers, Cabinet ministers, The leader of Yemen’s largest square that has become the epicen- diplomats and provincial governors tribe sided with Saleh’s opponents, ter of the protests. have also defected to the opposition calling on him to step down immeMembers of Abu Lohoum’s imme- over the last week. diately and refrain from further vio- diate family confirmed the state“Those from the security and mili-

tary institutions who have joined the youth revolution are most welcome,” said one of the youth leaders, Nizar al-Jeneid. “We call on others to follow their example,” he added before he warned that anyone among them found to have been corrupt should be held accountable.

Thursday afternoon, the most powerful man to emerge as a likely successor met with Saleh to suggest ways for him to leave power, an aid to Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar told The Associated Press.

Al-Ahmar defected to the opposition this week and deployed his troops at the Sanaa square where protesters have camped out for weeks.

In the Thursday meeting at the vice president’s residence, Al-Ahmar suggested that Saleh transfer power to his vice president, Abd Rabou Mansour, or to a transitional council that would run the country until new parliamentary elections, said the aide, who attended the meeting. An official in the vice president’s office also confirmed the contents of the meeting.

Both spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private.

Saleh rejected the offer, later appearing on state TV lashing out at protesters in a meeting with military and government officials.

He denied the protesters were peaceful, saying they had surrounded banks and sought to attack military bases.

“Is this the shared language that peacefully strives for change?” he asked. “They won’t be with the peaceful transition of power or with elections.”

Saleh has repeatedly sought to appease the protesters, but to no avail.

Over the past month, he has offered not to run again when his current term ends in 2013, then offered this week to step down by the end of the year and open a dialogue with the leaders of the demonstrators.

At the same time, Saleh has stepped up his violent crackdown. His security forces shot dead more than 40 demonstrators in Sanaa last Friday, but the bloodshed only escalated the defections and hardened the protesters’ rejection of anything but his immediate departure.

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Iranians tour the Arvandkenar, a battlefield of 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, on the eve of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, some 630 miles (1050 kilometers) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Sunday.

UN create rights investigator on Iran

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’ top human rights body created a new special investigator’s job Thursday to look into human rights abuses in Iran, overcoming resistance from nations that considered it meddling with that country’s internal affairs.

The vote marks the first time since it was formed five years ago that the U.N. Human Rights Council has created such an investigative position for a U.N. member nation, rather than merely extending the mandate of a previously existing one.

An outside expert is to be appointed to the new position when the council next meets in June.

All of the previous country-specific investigators were created by the former U.N. Commission on Human Rights, a body long criticized for being dominated by countries with dubious rights records, that the new council replaced.

The White House welcomed the move, with President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, Tom Donilon saying it is “a historic milestone that reaffirms the global consensus and alarm about the dismal state of human rights in Iran.”

Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague said there has been “an unacceptable deterioration” in human rights in Iran and the new U.N. investigator could “provide encouragement to the many Iranians who bravely continue to speak up for their rights and the rights of others.”

Hague said Iranian authorities since the 2009 elections “have systematically sought to silence all dissenting voices, through detaining and harassing human rights activists, lawyers, journalists and

most recently opposition leaders (Mir Hossein) Mousavi and (Mahdi) Karroubi.”

Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, said she hopes a new investigator will bring to light “the true dimensions of human rights violations in Iran” and lead to U.N. Security Council sanctions.

Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Seyed Mohammad Reza Sajjadi, however, told the council the United States has committed human rights abuses against Palestinians by supporting Israel, against Afghan civilians and against secretly held detainees who also have been tortured.

The proposal championed by the United States and Sweden won approval in a 22-7 vote at the council.

As many as 14 nations abstained, and four of the council’s 47 nations did not participate.

Iran and Pakistan echoed what has been a widely held view on the council that such posts are an unnecessary intrusion into their internal affairs.

“This politicizes the process,” said Pakistan’s U.N. Ambassador Zamir Akram, speaking for the Saudibased Organization of the Islamic Conference, which represents most Muslim nations.

“As a matter of principle, Pakistan does not support country mandates,” he said. “No country in the world can claim to have an unblemished human rights record.”

But with the uprisings in North Africa and the Arab world, some of the governments that share Pakistan’s resistance to what it describes as outside meddling have been persuaded to take action against authoritarian leaders like Moammar Gadhafi.

Those uprisings also have inspired the return of some protests in Tehran that had been absent for more than a year after relentless crackdowns. However, opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi have dropped out sight — and their supporters say they are being detained along with their wives, a charge the government denies.

Thursday’s vote came after diplomats and observers said the council gained fresh legitimacy last month when it voted for the first time to ostracize one of its members — Libya — because of the regime’s abuse of its people. Iran, on the other hand, is not a member.

Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, the U.S. representative at the council, said a new and U.N.appointed independent investigator — known as a special rapporteur — could help the council figure out how to respond to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s report on Iran last September. It concluded that Iranian authorities had engaged in “an intensified crackdown on human rights defenders, women’s rights activists, journalists, and government opponents.”

She noted that the report also cited amputations, floggings and acts of torture carried out by the Iranian government, including sentencing men and women to death by stoning.

The U.N. has appointed dozens of independent special investigators, or rapporteurs, on topics ranging from torture and human trafficking to food security and cultural rights. It also has fewer than 10 such appointees for countries such as Myanmar, North Korea and Sudan.

Merkel calls for power changes

BRUSSELS (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday nuclear energy policy across the European Union has to fundamentally change to take the fallout of Japan’s nuclear accident into account.

Merkel has already ordered the temporary closure of seven of Germany’s oldest reactors and said ahead of Thursday’s EU summit of government leaders in Brussels that nations using nuclear energy “cannot just go back to normal.”

Her cautious approach contrasts with that of France, which early this week launched an impassioned defense of nuclear power. The EU leaders are expected approve the principle of strict stress tests on all 143 reactors in the region but leave the technical criteria to be decided.

“In Germany, the time after the moratorium won’t be like the time before the moratorium.

That’s why Europe also has to learn its lessons,” Merkel said as she walked into the two-day summit meeting where the political fallout of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant is high on the agenda.

Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex was hit March 11 by a huge earthquake and massive tsunami, causing it to release radiation, and sparking fears of widespread contamination.

“Fukushima made it clear to me that we can’t continue as before,” Merkel said.

The European Atomic Forum, the trade association for the nuclear energy, disagreed, saying in an open letter to EU leaders it was “premature to draw conclusions from the tragedy in Japan.”

“We need to refrain from making any premature policy decisions that could have significant implications for Europe’s energy future,” it said.

Many have urged the EU nations to review their energy option to reduce reliance on nuclear reactors, but France, which operates 58 of the 143 reactors, is refusing to budge.

France is one of the world’s most nucleardependent countries, generating 80 percent of its electricity using such power.

The EU leaders to agree to have the technical standards of stress tests for the plants ready “as soon as possible” so they can be tested by the end of the year.

The Greenpeace environmental group has said that any reactor older than 30 years has increased security concerns because of metal fatigue from neutron bombardment in the reactor vessel itself and cooling circuits.

Also on Thursday, the EU decided to step up control on imports of Japanese food and feed and check for radioactivity.

Syrian regime offers promise of change

DARAA, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government pledged Thursday to consider lifting some of the Mideast’s most repressive laws in an attempt to stop a week-long uprising in a southern city from spreading and threatening its nearly 50-year rule.

The promises were immediately rejected by many activists who called for demonstrations around the country on Friday in response to a crackdown that protesters say killed dozens of anti-government marchers in the city of Daraa.

“We will not forget the martyrs of Daraa,” a resident told The Associated Press by telephone. “If they think this will silence us they are wrong.”

The coming days will be a crucial test of the surge of popular discontent that has unseated autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt and threatens to push several others from power.

On one side in Syria stands a regime unafraid of using extreme violence to quash internal unrest. In one infamous example, it leveled entire sections of the city of Hama with artillery and bulldozers to put down an uprising by the Sunni Islamist Muslim Brotherhood in 1982.

Facing the regime is a loosely organized protest movement in the main city of southern Syria’s drought-parched agricultural heartland.

Sheltering in Daraa’s Roman-era old city, the protesters have persisted through seven days of increasing violence by security forces, but have not inspired significant unrest in other parts of the country.

“Even if the government can contain violence to Daraa for the time-being, protests will spread,” Joshua Landis, a Syria expert at the University of Oklahoma, wrote in a recent blog posting. “The wall of fear has broken.”

President Bashar Assad, a close ally of Iran and its regional proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, appears worried enough to promise increased freedoms for discontented citizens and increased pay and benefits for state workers — a familiar package of incentives offered by other nervous Arab regimes in recent weeks.

“To those who claim they want freedom and dignity for the (Syrian) people, I say to them we have seen the example of Iraq, the million martyrs there and the loss of security there,” presidential adviser Buthaina Shaaban told reporters in the capital, Damascus, as she announced the promises of reform.

Shaaban told reporters that the all-powerful Baath party would study ending a state of emergency that it put in place after taking power in 1963.

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Comedian performs with quick wit Tans: Desirable, but risky

Save up at the pump

By Melanie Deziel Associate Focus Editor

By Lauren Cardarelli Campus Correspondent Something about having a sun-kissed glow makes me feel more confident, more slender and overall happier. After selfdiagnosing myself as ‘tanorexic’ in high school, I swore off tanning beds completely when I came to Storrs...until recently.

Pathetic? Maybe.

But I’m not alone.

According to CBS News, thirty million Americans visit tanning salons each year.

Even more frightening is that the American Academy of Dermatology Association reports those who have tanned during their teens and twenties are 75 percent more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma in their lifetime. To make matters worse, the National Cancer Institute reports that melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer.

The Cancer Prevention Institute of California released startling results recently on a study conducted by Dr. Christina Clark, disclosing that melanoma rates are higher in rich, young, Caucasian women. Why this demographic?

Well, according to MSNBC, “the authors think that might be because wealthier women may be spending lots of time out in the sun at home and on vacation and frequently tanning beds.”

Money may not buy happiness, but it can, however, help you get a nice tan.

Dr. Clark noted that part of the overall issue is in the misconception of how being tanned year round is consid-

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Arvin Mitchell took the stage for SUBOG’s comedy series on Thursday afternoon, immediately evoking laughter from students with his quick wit.

By Kim Halpin Campus Correspondent Thursday night, the SUBOG Comedy team hosted Arvin Mitchell as part of their regular comedy night series.

Mitchell came to the stage and immediately started commenting on people in the audience and using their feedback for material. He said that he was “adapting to the audience,” but it took him a while to get the show started. He was constantly using the way people answered his questions to poke fun at them, but audience members took all of his jabs in good form.

There were jokes about how people texting were very distracting and how the auditorium acoustics allowed him to hear everything people were whispering.

Mitchell is known for the impressions that he can do from

his performances on BET television shows. Throughout the night, he did a couple of impressions, mainly based on Barack Obama and mentally challenged people. He said that pretending to have a mental disability both helped him make friends in airports because he frequently has to travel alone, and also get a rise out of people.

A common theme that Mitchell fell back on was his grandparents and his love-hate relationship with them. Through anecdotes about their annoying habits, he explained why it might not be so bad to send them to “dinosaur daycare” or a cheep nursing home to pocket the savings.

When doing impressions of his grandfather, Mitchell made him seem just like Obama and said that he likes to tell stories about nickels and dimes because, “we’re talking about change.” The audience especially liked his quips about Obama

and his relationship with his wife, Michelle.

At points, there seemed to be no coherent focus for Mitchell, and he admitted that his “mouth was on autopilot” and that the set was “turning into an improv show.” However, it did lead him to many obscure and funny topics.

He made a connection from Snoop Dogg to Ray Charles because he used to think that Snoop Dogg was blind from the way he looked around the room, and then jumped to how he once did a show where they gave him a walkie-talkie instead of a microphone.

At one point, he decided that the stage lights were like rotisserie lights and started spinning like a roasting chicken.

He also wondered how much he might make from kidnapping Justin Bieber.

The comment that made Mitchell laugh the hardest was from a student who told him

that he was Jesus for Halloween last year and wore a cape for his costume. He stayed focused on this topic long enough to hear other students’ ideas and share that he was Michael Jackson last year. He breathed in to make his nose appear thin and described how he just took two boys along with him.

2nd-semester history major James Conlon said that he, “really liked [Mitchell] and was impressed at how funny he was, even though he seemed to be acting on the fly.”

Most of the audience seemed to agree and enjoy the performance, especially the SUBOG comedy crew, who were extremely supportive.

Mitchell ended the night by asking if there were any questions before we left, which seemed very appropriate for a weekday show.

Kimberly.Halpin@UConn.edu

The interview tips you’ll need in order to get the ideal summer internship

By Steph Ratty Staff Writer

Last week, we discussed how to find the perfect summer internship from scratch.

However, landing an interview is far from the last step in making that job a reality. The interview can be the single-most crucial part for employers to decide if applicants will fit in with the rest of the company, so taking time to plan out the faceto-face meeting will prove to be a worthwhile venture later on.

Do Your Research: Nothing hurts more during an interview than being asked your opinion on how a company is chang-

ing and having no idea what the employer is talking about.

Before arriving at your potential future place of employment, keep an eye out in the news for mergers, layoffs or buyouts etc. that may change the face of the company. Even if the interviewer doesn’t specifically ask about any headlines or changes, bringing it up yourself can show a lot of potential and elevated interest in working there.

Look the Part: This one is kind of a no-brainer, but always dress to impress for the initial interview. It doesn’t matter if you hope to work at The Plaza or at a construction site, the first impression should always reflect a vested interest in representing

the company well. Suit jackets and slacks for men and women are safe bets, because even if you are hoping to show your personality, it should be visible through body language and conversation, not torn jeans and a t-shirt.

Arrive Early: Sitting in a white-walled waiting room with out-of-date issues of Time Magazine might not sound preferable, but arriving 10-20 minutes early will give you the chance to mentally review what you want the employers to know. Remember the skills that will be an asset to the company, and be able to provide examples. Employers frequently ask applicants to describe scenarios where they excelled or failed, as

well as hypothetical situations to find out how a candidate might approach them.

Ask Questions: Once you are done being quizzed about extracurriculars, career goals, previous experience and coursework, take the opportunity to ask a few questions of your own. Find out what programs the company uses, the rate that they employ former interns after graduation, and the knowledge expected of you upon arrival. Even if you already know the answers, being active in the conversation makes applicants more memorable and shows a greater commitment to the corporation.

Know “Next Steps:” Before shaking hands and walking out

of the interview in complete jubilation, be sure to ask what “next steps” must be taken. It might mean further online applications, follow-up calls or a daunting waiting period. Still, knowing what to expect after the interview can ease a lot of anxiety and also might encourage the employer to get back to you quickly, rather than making you wait it out.

A big step in the internship process is the road to the interview.

However, from there it is easy to blow the chance at a dream job.

Stick to basic professional standards, but toss in personality and preparedness to be sure you stand out and land a coveted position.

Stephanie.Ratty@UConn.edu

With memories of Spring Break on our minds and evidence of its adventures reeling in our bank accounts, going for a drive to escape from campus has never been more appealing.

But having to stop for a fill-up before the adventure can be a serious buzz-kill.

Husky Finance is here to dull the sticker shock with a long list of little habits that could save you big money at the pump.

The tips range from obvious to obscure and behavioral to technical, so there is bound to be a tip that will help you save.

The first and most obvious way to reduce gas costs is to reduce the amount of driving you do in the first place. Walk, ride a bike or take a bus whenever possible. UConn may be a large school, but we’ve got just about everything we need within walking distance. And with the weather getting warmer by the day, there’s no reason not to enjoy it.

When you need something off the bus lines or out of your biking range, consider carpooling or combining trips. If your girlfriend needs to pick up her prescriptions and your roommate needs more laundry detergent, ask them to get along for a few minutes and make it a group outing. It saves two people gas and it saves the Earth a little exhaust too.

When you do choose to drive, make sure a trusted mechanic’s shop is the first stop of your adventure. Keeping your car in top shape can make a major difference in your gas mileage.

If all your fluids are at the right levels, your tires are at the correct pressure, your filters are properly replaced and nothing is dragging or dangling under the car, your gas can be spent getting you where you want to be and not compensating for something that is not in proper order.

But before you even leave, there are a few things you can do to get the most out of your gas. First remove any unnecessary weight from your trunk or back seat, as it makes the car work harder than it has to, and sucks up gas in the process.

Unless it’s unbearably frigid, don’t start the car until you are ready to go and you will save precious gas.

Get smarter about buying gas and you will save too. Keep an eye out for the cheapest gas prices, or download an app that will do it for you. Buy gas in the morning when the ground is coolest, as the gas in the underground tanks is most dense then.

Buy only the type of gas you need, and avoid spending more on gimmick blends with “spe-

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NY court: Keep Internet copyright disputes at home ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's top court ruled Thursday that publishers should file Internet copyright infringement lawsuits in courts where their businesses are located, even if alleged copyright violations occurred elsewhere.

The Court of Appeals said this differs from traditional cases because of the intangible and ubiquitous nature of the Internet. In other cases, the inju-

ry is linked to the place where sales or customers are lost, in short where the injury occurred.

The question arose from Penguin Group's federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan against American Buddha over four books posted online by the Oregon nonprofit whose main place of business is in Arizona.

A federal trial judge dismissed the case in New York, concluding any injury occurred where

the books were uploaded. A federal appeals court then asked the state court to weigh in on the question of injury and long-arm jurisdiction.

Agreeing with Penguin and the American Association of Publishers, the state court said that the site of the injury for determining jurisdiction is the copyright holder's place of business, not the place where the alleged violation occurred. The

judges said that applies even without evidence of any readers downloading the copyright material in New York, that it was undisputed that websites are available to New Yorkers.

The judges added that courts often will issue injunctions to stop infringement without determining actual losses.

"The injury in the case before us is more difficult to identify and quantify because the

alleged infringement involves the Internet, which by its nature is intangible and ubiquitous," Judge Victoria Graffeo wrote.

"The alleged injury in this case involves online infringement that is dispersed throughout the country and perhaps the world."

The six other judges agreed.

Graffeo noted that the rate of electronic-book piracy has risen with the increasing popularity of devices for reading them.

Attorney Richard Dannay, representing New York-based Penguin, said the finding establishes major case law for publishers, authors and other copyright owners in fighting a proliferating problem.

"It's just critical ...," he said.

"It means you do not have to chase all around the country or elsewhere to find book pirates to sue, at least on this element of long-arm jurisdiction."

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Author gives high-energy poetry reading at Co-op

from TANS, page 7 ered ‘cool’ and how many teens feel invincible. The popularity among peers and the media’s subtle cues on how tanned skin is linked to beauty (GTL, anyone?) reinforces this issue into a pandemic concern. News flash everyone, it’s not worth it.

Whether you are addicted to tanning or not, it is important to be proactive with your health, which, when it comes to your skin, includes taking the preventive steps of regular selfexaminations and yearly screenings. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, look out for changes in size, color, shape or texture of moles, sores and skin growths.

Skin cancer is “the easiest to cure if diagnosed and treated early,” according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. The good news is that early detection has led to an almost 100 percent cure rate.

I’m not trying to be preachy.

Let’s be real, I was exposing myself to the harmful UV rays earlier this week. But what I do want to make a point of is that there are healthier alternatives to baking yourself in a human rotisserie machine.

Try spray tanning or go to your local drug store and pick up some self-tanning lotion or foam if you are feeling particularly pasty. If you are going to be in the sun, slather on your SPF and reapply regularly. Also, I know this sounds cliché, but embrace your natural beauty. You do not have to tan or be tan to feel beautiful in your own skin.

All in all, the whole concept of ‘having a healthy glow’ is a bunch of malarky. Being diagnosed with melanoma and having to get layers of skin removed in the long run is not remotely healthy. Tanning is simply not worth it.

Lauren.Cardarelli@UConn.edu

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Poet David Baker gave a reading from two of his books, Midwest Eclogue and Never-Ending Birds. His presentation involved a lot of energy and passion, making his reading more energetic than what many students expected from the reading.

By Jason Wong Campus Correspondent The UConn Co-op attracted a small crowd Thursday evening for a poetry reading by poet and editor David Baker. The reading consisted of many poems from two of his books, Midwest Eclogue, and his newest work, NeverEnding Birds, released yesterday.

Baker started the reading with a poem titled “Hyper.”

He joked that since the poem is about his daughter, he was only allowed to read it when she was in a different state.

The poem started with imagery of four deer, one injured,

but appropriately transitioned to a stanza about chemical reactions in the brain and then to a scene of a girl struggling with math problems.

The reading was not what some might expect from a poetry reading. Baker was far from a boring presenter.

Instead of simply standing at the podium and reading his work in a monotonic voice, Baker used inflection, tone of voice, gestures and varied volume to emphasize his most important lines.

Another of his well-received poems, also about his daughter, was titled “Homecoming.”

Before reading it, he provided an anecdote about the emotions behind weekly break-

fasts with his daughter and her friends. “I liked how realistic the father’s emotions toward his daughter were in [the poem],” said Chris Seery, 6th-semester Biology major.

In terms of profession, Baker had a lot to say as well.

“Writing’s hard,” he said in a British accent. “I don’t just walk in and go ‘Oh Muse, let me write for an hour!’” Baker described his writing process as a structural thing. It starts as an idea, which he then takes notes on two to three times before finally writing.

Baker is also known as a very pastoral poet, meaning his poems often contain nature references. When

asked why he continues to use it in his poetry despite a growing gap between man and nature, Baker responded with, “I’m a hillbilly…I mourn the green world. I guess that’s my political position.”

David Baker is the Poetry Editor of The Kenyon Review, and has received fellowships and prizes from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pushcart Foundation. In addition to the two books mentioned earlier, he has written three books of criticism.

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cial” additives or “cleansing” chemicals.

Reducing the drag on your car – making it more aerodynamic – strongly impacts your gas mileage. Take off ski racks or bike racks when you aren’t using them. Roll windows up and close the sunroof when traveling at high speed. If we get any more of these flash snowstorms, be sure to wipe the excess snow and ice off the car before driving. Even something as seemingly small as flying a flag on your antenna can reduce gas mileage.

If you have a choice, choose the most direct and effective route to your destination. This may not always be the shortest route, but the one with the fewest stop signs and traffic lights.

Avoid gravel or dirt roads and excessively pot-hole laden ones that will make your car work harder to get to the destination, and travel when you know you won’t hit much traffic.

No matter which way you take, make sure to keep your speed as constant as possible as the most gas, is burned during acceleration. Avoid quick starts or unnecessary throttling of the gas and only pass when you have enough room to do so without burning too much gas with quick acceleration. When you hit traffic, don’t be so quick to accelerate only to have to brake heavily. Use less gas by accelerating slowly, and take your foot off the gas instead of braking hard.

There are a lot of other ways, some less legitimate than others, for saving on gas. Ask a reputable mechanic or search the web for other ideas. Just a few minutes on the phone or the web could end up saving you big bucks at the pump.

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“Like” Celeron or Carriage, we’ve got candy

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Representatives from Carriage and Celeron offered free candy and beverages to students in the Student Union on Thursday afternoon if the students “liked” Celeron of Carriage Apartments on Facebook.

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Liz Taylor buried in small ceremony at LA cemetery

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Taylor’s family mourned the screen legend in a brief private funeral service Thursday at a Southern California cemetery famous for being the final resting place of Hollywood celebrities, including her good friend Michael Jackson.

Inside the sprawling Forest Lawn Cemetery, barricades blocked access to the funeral, where about four dozen family members mourned the actress during a service that lasted about an hour, said Glendale police spokesman Tom Lorenz.

Five black stretch limousines transported Taylor’s family to and from the funeral, but no procession was held.

Taylor died early Wednesday of congestive heart failure while surrounded by her four children at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she had been hospitalized for about six weeks.

Taylor, who was infamously married eight times to seven husbands, converted to Judaism before her 1959 wedding to Eddie Fisher. Jewish customs call for a burial within 48 hours of death.

In addition to Jackson, the cemetery is the final resting place for such stars as Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, W.C. Fields, Red Skelton, Gracie Allen, Walt Disney and Nat King Cole.

Taylor, the star of such films as “BUtterfield 8,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “Cleopatra,” won three Academy Awards, including a special one for her humanitarian work. She was an ardent and early supporter of AIDS research, when HIV was new to the industry and beyond.

“I admired Elizabeth Taylor enormously and feel heartsick losing her, especially with all of her charitable works,” said Ann Berry, a fan and character actress who lives nearby and visited the cemetery with a friend to pay their respects to the star.

AP

This Feb. 16, 1997 file photo shows Elizabeth Taylor arriving with Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles for her birthday celebration. Publicist Sally Morrison says the actress died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure at age 79.

Several television news crews documented the service from across the street while news helicopters swirled overhead and students got out of class at the nearby

Cerritos Elementary School.

Taylor underwent at least 20 major operations during her life and nearly died from a bout with pneumonia in 1990. In 1994 and

1995, she had both hip joints replaced, and in February 1997, she underwent surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. In 1983, she acknowledged a 35-year addic-

tion to sleeping pills and pain killers, and was treated for alcohol and drug abuse at the Betty Ford Clinic in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Survivors include Taylor’s

daughters Maria BurtonCarson and Liza Todd-Tivey, sons Christopher and Michael Wilding, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Comics

JELLY!

by Elise Domyan 63 Danish capital?

Classic Dismiss the Cynics

by Victor Preato

35 Diva’s moment 37 Daffodils’ digs 38 Bell sound 39 1889 work of art deemed unsuitable for general display at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair 40 Title savant in a 1988 Oscar-winning film 41 Dignify 43 Handle 44 Pair in a rack 45 Horror filmmaker Craven 47 Gram. case 49 Illusion 52 Gasped in delight 53 Ray in the sea 56 Select 57 Sailing stabilizer 58 Vigorous style 62 Annoying buzzer

by Andrew Prestwich

Down 1 Letters at Indy

2 Head-scratcher 3 Fossil indentation 4 Be haunted by, perhaps 5 Square on the table?

6 Sports MD’s specialty 7 Greet warmly 8 Dwells incessantly (on) 9 Chow chow 10 Town name ending 11 They don’t laugh when they’re tickled 12 Discredits 13 Hardly a head-scratcher 18 Purple hue 22 Eats 23 Code user 24 Comedic actress Martha 28 1988 self-titled C&W album 30 FBI facility since 1932 31 Nice street 34 Disallow

Jason and the Rhedosaurus

Across 1 Work on a batter 5 Grandly appointed 9 Stand for 14 Strong-spined volume 15 Forte 16 “I __ Piano”: Irving Berlin hit 17 61-Across Asian appetizer?

19 Class figs.

20 Bleak 21 61-Across cheer?

23 Spine movement 25 Code-cracking gp.

26 Chatspeak qualifier 27 Batter’s supply 29 Select, in a way 32 “Then again ...”

33 Doglike carnivore 36 Ballet __ 37 61-Across musical?

39 Ashes, e.g.

42 Geometry basic 43 Animal’s gullet 46 Personally give 48 Meadow bloomer in the buttercup family 50 Hamburger’s article 51 A.L. rival of N.Y. 54 Flashes 55 61-Across gag?

59 Seed coating 60 Inspire profoundly 61 Not well thought out 64 Great Lakes explorer La __ 65 Convenient abbr.

66 “Pretty Woman” actor 67 Fishhook connector 68 Disallow 69 Highland tongue

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Horoscopes

Toast

by Tom Dilling

Aries - Even when you’re prepared, tides can surge unexpectedly. Believe in love, even in the darkest moments.

Believe in yourself, despite any doubts.

Taurus - Use common sense with someone else’s money.

If you feel moody or grumpy, get lost somewhere beautiful.

Release your artistic talents to grow your health and well-being.

Gemini - Your shrewd wit could inspire laughter. Or you could just complain and lose your audience. Consider the art of communication, with yourself as an artist.

By Michael Mepham

Cancer - Your cleverness is paying off at work, as you contribute with competence and skill. Play with it. Defuse your cleverness by being willing to laugh at yourself.

Leo - Cleverly addressing basic ideas can propel a young group to action. Use sense of humor, artistic talent and affection to keep them inspired. Share your wonderful stories.

Virgo - Your common sense view of a past incident gets everyone laughing. Play the temperamental artist role, but remember that you’re just playing.

Libra - Keep a sense of humor, especially in traffic. Stress has a direct cost to health. If you get annoyed or frustrated, look for the ridiculous, hilarious irony of the situation.

Why The Long Face

by Jackson Lautier

Scorpio - Your intelligence, talent and common sense leads to an increase in income, as long as you maintain your open attitude. Avoid arguments for best health.

Sagittarius - Your cleverness and practicality are obvious.

Your sharp wit hides, couched in moodiness. Meditate on something beautiful for a lighter spirit.

Capricorn - Be willing to push your own artistic boundaries as they unfold. It’s a good day to focus entirely on a project. Come up for air and conversation later.

Aquarius - Go out with friends and discover a new art gallery, a new restaurant, a new trail, a new movie. Feed your soul. Try something new. Play together around beauty.

Pisces - It’s as if you’re wearing rose-colored glasses, and life comes at you in full-color 3-D action. Go ahead, keep them on. Productivity soars at work.

Don’t take yourself too seriously.

Pundles

by Brian Ingmanson www.cupcakecomics.com.

Sad Hampster

by Ashley Fong

Friday, March 25, 2011

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Sports

Bruins erupt to blow out rival Candiens 7-0

BOSTON (AP) — Zdeno Chara, a bete noire in Montreal since the hit that sent Max Pacioretty to the hospital, had three assists on Thursday night as the Boston Bruins turned a grudge match into a blowout and beat the Canadiens 7-0.

The win left Boston five points ahead of second-place Montreal in the Northeast Division.

Nathan Horton and Gregory Campbell scored twice, and David Krejci and Milan Lucic also had three assists for the Bruins as they beat Montreal for just the second time in six games this season. Tim Thomas stopped 24 shots for his career-best eighth shutout and 25th of his career.

Johnny Boychuk, Adam McQuaid and Tomas Kaberle also scored for Boston.

Carey Price allowed five goals on 33 shots before he was replaced with 15:31 left following Adam McQuaid's goal that made it 5-0. Price is 2-5 in his last seven starts, allowing

21 goals in his five losses. He was replaced by Alex Auld, who stopped two of eight shots.

It was Montreal's second consecutive shutout.

The highly anticipated game between the Original Six rivals came 16 days after Chara banged Pacioretty into a padded stanchion, leaving him on the ice with a broken vertebrae and a concussion.

The hit prompted Montreal fans to call police and demand criminal charges; authorities say they have opened an investigation.

The NHL chose not to suspend Chara. The Bruins captain said he has tried unsuccessfully to contact Pacioretty, who was released from the hospital after two days and is expected to be out at least until the playoffs.

Fans were scanned with metal detecting wands when they came through security — a routine measure, according to TD Garden General Manager Hugh Lombardi. Although he would not comment on specific measures,

he said security was "heightened."

"Typical Montreal and Boston," he said before the start of the third period. "We like to make sure we're on our toes."

The Boston fans taunted the Canadiens fans among them, waving signs that said "Call 911" and mocking the cheers usually heard at the Bell Centre.

But there were no obvious problems in the stands, and just one short fight on the ice between Campbell and Paul Mara.

The Bruins quickly made sure there wasn't any suspense over the outcome.

Boychuk scored 61 seconds into the game, then Campbell made it 2-0 later in the first and Horton had his first of the game to give the Bruins a three goal lead after one. The second period was scoreless, and then the Bruins erupted for four goals in the third to chase Price from the net and turn it into a rout.

AP

Boston Bruins Gregory Campbell, left, celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston.

Balanced Florida beats Fredette, BYU 83-74 in OT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BYU had the best scorer on the court. Florida had the best team.

Alex Tyus scored 19 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Florida beat BYU 83-74 in overtime Thursday night, chasing Jimmer Fredette and the Cougars out of the NCAA tournament.

While Fredette was the star attraction, scoring 32 points on 11 for 29 shooting in the final game of his college career, Florida countered with balance.

Kenny Boynton added 17 points while Erving Walker and Chandler Parsons both scored 16. Boynton and Parsons each hit 3-pointers in overtime as Florida outscored BYU 15-6.

Fredette made just 3 of 15 from 3-point range and had to work for his points against Florida's physical defense. By the end of the game, he had a bandage on his chin from a blow in the second half, but the baskets kept coming until he was

held scoreless in overtime.

When the outcome became apparent with one minute remaining, BYU coach Dave Rose subbed out Fredette, bringing a standing ovation from the crowd.

Florida (29-7) eliminated BYU (32-5) and reached its first regional final since 2007.

The Gators led for much of the first half, but BYU rallied to tie the game at 36 by halftime.

Florida was almost unstoppable early, making 10 of its first 13 shots and leading by 10 points early. But the Gators cooled dramatically from that point, making just 4 of 13 from the field and 1 of 6 from the free-throw line in the first half.

Fredette, who came into the game as the nation's leading scorer at 28.8 points per game, missed his first six shots from the field. But the Cougars were able to tread water thanks to Jackson Emery and Stephen Rogers, who combined to hit

five 3-pointers in the first half.

Fredette was held scoreless for nearly 14 minutes before hitting a layup with 6:17 remaining in the first half. He made four of his next seven shots to finish the half with 10 points.

The Gators double-teamed Fredette occasionally, but usually guarded him one-on-one with Kenny Boynton or Scottie Wilbekin. Fredette was bumped several times while trying to finish layups, and two of his first three shots were blocked.

But fouls were hard to come by, despite Fredette's occasional glares toward officials and the anger from the vastly pro-BYU crowd at New Orleans Arena.

By midway through the second half, Fredette's chin was bleeding and he came out of a timeout sporting a white bandage. But it didn't stop him.

He brought the crowd to its feet with 4:56 remaining, nailing a 3-pointer from 30 feet away to tie the game at 63.

But Florida wasn't rattled, making several big shots. Tyus did the vast majority of his damage in the most cruical moments, with 12 points and 11 rebounds after halftime.

The Gators had the last shot in regulation, but Parsons missed a contested layup with one second remaining.

Compared to the tense final moments of the second half, overtime was anticlimatic. Tyus hit a layup and Boynton made a short jumper to give Florida a 72-68 lead and the Gators cruised from there as Fredette's 3-pointers wouldn't fall.

BYU beat Florida 99-92 in double overtime in the first round of last year's NCAA Tournament.

BYU finished the season with the most wins in school history and made the round of 16 for the first time since 1981, when another famous Cougars guard, Danny Ainge, was the star.

AP

Florida's Chandler Parsons reacts in front of BYU's Jackson Emery during overtime.

UConn looks to bounce back at UB

By Matt Stypulkoski Campus Correspondent

Coming off of a devastating one-goal loss to Rutgers in which they surrendered the winning goal in the final seconds of the game, the UConn lacrosse team will look to rebound this weekend as they head to Buffalo for a two-game stint against Canisius and St. Bonaventure.

The Huskies enter the weekend with a 5-2 record and are 0-1 in Big East play, but hope the return to the non-conference schedule will yield better results than their conference opener.

Starting the weekend off on Friday night at 5 p.m. the Huskies will face off against Canisius. The Golden Griffins enter the contest at 4-3, but have now won three straight games, including a recent 11-10 comeback victory over Robert Morris. Canisius – who has a very well rounded scoring team, with three players that

have double-digit points and seven with at least seven points on the year – will warrant an all-around and solid defensive effort from the Huskies, as they must worry about trying to shut down multiple scoring threats.

On the other side of the ball, the offensively explosive Huskies, averaging 13.29 goals scored per game, will look to take advantage of the Golden Griffins’ defense that gives up an average of 12 goals per game. Scoring threats M.E. Lapham, a junior attack, and freshman Lauren Kahn will look to spark the Huskies’ attack as both have tallied more than 25 points already on the year.

On Sunday, the team will stay in Buffalo to face St. Bonaventure in what has turned into a neutral field contest between the two teams due to weather concerns in the area of St. Bonaventure. The potential for inclement weather has forced the game to be played

on the Canisius campus at 11 a.m. to avoid any potential problems. Coming into the game, St. Bonaventure carries a 2-2 record and boasts a big scoring threat in Christine Hanley, who has 13 goals and four assists through their first four games of the season, good for an average of 4.25 points per game.

Despite their explosive offense however, the Bonnies, much like the Golden Griffins, are a bit lax on the defensive end of the field as they give up an average of 14.25 goals per game, which should make for easy pickings by the likes of Kahn and Lapham.

Lapham, who currently has 24 goals on the season, will look to add to that tally in a big way this weekend while she works toward a major milestone – ten goals shy of 100 for her career.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

Husky golfers head to Florida

By Dan Huang Campus Correspondent The UConn golf team landed in Delray Beach, Fla. yesterday in preparation for the FAU Spring Break Championship. The tournament, held at Gleneagles Country Club, will begin today with 18 holes, followed by 18 on Saturday and

Sunday. The Huskies are coming off a seventh place finish two weeks ago at the Caribbean Intercollegiate Classic in Puerto Rico.

UConn coach Dave Pezzino will bring five golfers to this tournament, with Matt Carroll, Chris DeLucia, Matt Dziubina, Brian Hughes and Adam Vaccari making the cut. All five golfers have tournament experience this spring.

With the exception of Dziubina, the four have competed in all three of the Huskies’ tournaments this season. Dziubina is coming off an impressive performance in his season debut in Puerto Rico. The junior transfer from Pace University finished two-under par, placing fifth individually – higher than any other Husky this spring. Sophomore Brian Hughes has been arguably the most consistent performer for the Huskies. The youngest member of the team has played well despite his inexperience. Hughes best performance was at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, where he placed 24th.

This year’s field has 17 schools, including defending champion Illinois. Other than the Fighting Illini, the Huskies will also be competing against DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Marquette, Marshall, Miami, Michigan State, Minnesota, Murray State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, USF, Northern Illinois and Wisconsin.

Haidan.Huang@UConn.edu

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Friday, March 25, 2011

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UConn baseball opens Big East play against Pitt

By Ryan Tepperman Staff Writer The UConn baseball team (8-9-1) will look to push its record back over .500 this weekend when it kicks off Big East play with a three-game home series against Pittsburgh.

Today’s game will begin at 3 p.m. at the J.O. Christian Field, while Saturday and Sunday’s games will be at 1 p.m. and 12 p.m., respectively.

The Huskies are currently 0-0-1 at home after their 2-2 stalemate with Holy Cross. The game, which saw all its scoring in the first four innings, was called after 16 innings due to darkness.

“Tuesday was very much a microcosm of our season so far,” coach Jim Penders said.

“We had good pitching, had a couple defensive lapses and we’ve just not gotten the runs.”

Bob Van Woert led the pitching staff’s effort in the contest. After surrendering two runs in the first inning – only one of which was earned – the red-shirt senior fin-

ished his outing by tossing sevenstraight scoreless innings, allowing just seven total base runners while striking out nine.

Third baseman Ryan Fuller accounted for all of the team’s scoring when his two-run homer in the fourth pulled the Huskies even. Dan Feehan, Will Jolin and Kevin Vance combined to throw 8.1 scoreless innings in relief of Van Woert, giving up just six base runners in the process. The UConn offense, however, failed to get that winning run home, as the Huskies left nine men on base and grounded into two double plays in the contest.

Despite the team’s struggles at the plate, Penders said that he’s encouraged by what his pitching staff – which currently sports a 3.46 team earned run average – has shown heading into conference play.

“Other than one or two bad games… our guys have pitched very well,” Penders said. “For the most part, they’ve been competitive. Even when they haven’t had their best stuff, guys have been able to make pitches

when they’ve absolutely had to.

We just haven’t been able to get it done with the bats.”

The Huskies’ offense will need to come alive this weekend against a Pitt team that’s gotten off to a hot start. The Panthers are 12-6 on the season after a 4-3 loss to Akron this week ended their four-game winning streak.

In the first two games, UConn is expecting to see familiar faces on the mound from Pittsburgh’s senior Corey Baker and junior Matt Iannazzo. Baker is 2-0 this season in four starts, while Iannazzo is off to a 2-1 start with an ERA below 1.00. “[Baker and Iannazzo] are two pitchers who are not overpowering, but they really know how to pitch,” Penders said. “We had some luck against Baker the last time we faced him, but Iannazzo pitched a great game against us.

It’s gonna be a challenge, but I like our guys we’re throwing out there.”

On Sunday, freshman Ethan Mildren will take the hill for the Panthers. The rookie has a 3.42 ERA on the season, and he

hasn’t walked a batter in 26.1 innings of work.

UConn, on the other hand, will counter with veterans Elliot Glynn, Matt Barnes and Greg Nappo. Barnes is currently on a three-game winning streak, sporting a 1.24 ERA for the season. Nappo and Glynn enter this weekend’s action with ERAs of 2.57 and 3.72, respectively.

UConn’s pitching staff will have to be on its game against a Pittsburgh offense that has a team batting average of .318.

The Panthers are led by first baseman David Chester, who leads the team with five homers and 24 RBIs, and is third with a .368 batting average.

“One of the biggest keys this weekend is that we’re playing in a big yard,” Pender said.

“They’ve got a kid in Chester who can really drive [the ball].

We have to try and not allow him to beat us.”

Following the three games against Pitt, the Huskies will take a brief break from confer-

Ryan.Tepperman@UConn.edu

JOHN LEVASSEUR/The Daily Campus

Nick Ahmed takes a swing during last season. UConn faces Pitt this weekend.

Dirk leads Mavericks to 50-win season

AP

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) of Germany gets a slap from teammate Jason Terry after Nowitzki scored.

Huskies begin spring season

By Cory LeBihan Campus Correspondent The UConn women’s track and field team begins its 2011 outdoor season this weekend as the Huskies compete in the Yellow Jacket Invitational and the Dick Shea Open.

The team is hoping to follow up on an impressive indoor season, which saw UConn take the top spot at the New England Championships for the sixth straight year. The Huskies were also crowned ECAC Champions for the fourth time in five years, after skipping the competition in 2009. The Huskies finished 1.5 points behind conference champion Louisville, to claim second place at the Big East Championships.

UConn athletes broke records in the 5000-meter, 1000-meter, 800-meter, 60-meter, distance medley relay and mile events on the way to securing seven AllAmerican honors and a consistent place in the top 25 rankings.

The Huskies begin the outdoor season with national rankings in seven different events. Senior captain TrishaAnn Hawthorne is ranked No. 21 in preseason USTFCCCA polls in both the 60-meter and 200-meter races.

Sophomore jumpers Jasmine Cribb and Whitney Holder hold preseason top 50 rankings in the high jump and long jump respectively.

Sophomore Emma Crowcroft begins the season as one of the best javelin throwers in the nation, while junior thrower Victoria Flowers is ranked in the hammer throw event.

UConn’s 4x100-meter relay team begins the year as the No. 14 best squad in the country.

The Huskies will compete in the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Atlanta, Ga., March 25 and 26, and the Dick Shea Open on March 25 in West Point, N.Y.

Cory.LeBihan@UConn.edu

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DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 11 rebounds, Jason Terry added 18 points and the Mavericks rallied in the fourth quarter for a 10496 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night, giving Dallas 50 wins for the 11th straight season.

Shawn Marion added 17 points and Peja Stojakovic had 16 to help the Mavericks win for the third time in four games.

Anthony Randolph had a career-high 31 points with 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who've lost their last five games and are without injured All-Star forward Kevin Love.

Randolph made his first start of the season in place of Love.

Randolph, acquired from the Knicks in a three-team trade on Feb. 22, had a 23-point first half, 17 in the second quarter.

Dallas was in front by as many as eight in the third quarter, but the Timberwolves came back to grab a 95-93 lead with 3:17 to play on Wayne Ellington's 22-footer.

Tyson Chandler's three-point play with 2:38 left put Dallas back in front, 96-95.

Jonny Flynn hit a layup with 1:17 remaining to pull Minnesota to 98-96, but Terry's 3-pointer with 55.6 seconds left gave Dallas some breathing room at 101-96.

Marion stole Flynn's pass, and Nowitzki hit two free throws with 43.5 seconds to play for a 103-96 advantage to ice the victory.

The Mavs went on an 11-3 spurt in the third quarter fueled

by Nowitzki's eight straight points, expanding a two-point halftime lead to 62-54.

UConn faces Arizona for berth in Final Four from FROM, page 14 After San Diego State’s D.J. Gay hit two consecutive threes to cut UConn’s lead to one, Walker missed a shot on the other end, only for Alex Oriakhi to grab the rebound.

Lamb was wide open behind the arc, and Oriakhi found him for the critical basket.

Following the three, Lamb made his impact on defense, grabbing the rebound in traffic after Gay missed a three.

During the next defensive possession, Lamb stole the interior pass, dished to Napier, who then gave it back to Lamb to finish the fast break with an authoritative dunk.

It was an appropriate exclamation mark to cap off a riveting finish.

“I thought he was going to finish the layup, but he passed it back,” Lamb said, referring to Napier’s setting him up for the big dunk.

Lamb finished the game with 24 points, going 9-for-

11 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc.

The game proved to be a battle of attrition, with each team periodically taking the lead on a big run, only to see that lead dwindle as the other side fought back. Midway through the first half, San Diego State looked primed to run away with the game early as they took a 22-17 lead.

Walker, who missed his first four shots, then scored eight straight points to help key what became a 19-5 run to end the first half. UConn led 36-27 at that point.

But early in the second half, the Aztecs dominated the paint, willing themselves back into the game with a 16-8 run that gave them back the lead with 15 minutes to play.

With less than 10 minutes left to play, Walker took over.

He scored 12 straight points in a span of six minutes to key a 16-4 run. Once he was finished, UConn led 65-57 with less than four minutes

to go, a lead that would be threatened, but ultimately not overcome, by the Aztecs.

“This was definitely a grind,” Oriakhi said. “They had some big bodies in there, it was a battle on the glass.

They had some players that made key plays, but we were able to make the real key plays down the stretch.”

Kawhi Leonard of San Diego State, who played 29 minutes despite foul trouble most of the night, finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Gay led all scorers for the Aztecs with 16, and Billy White and Malcolm Thomas each finished in double-figures as well, scoring 14 and 13 points respectively.

With the win, UConn moves on to the Elite Eight. They will play Arizona on Saturday in Anaheim.

Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu

Blair: With Kemba and UConn dancing, all is right

from KEEP, page 14 Somehow, improbably, the team that finished ninth in the Big East, going just 9-9 in conference play, is one win away from a 30-win season. The

Huskies, who started the season unranked are a legit top-10 team. Jim Calhoun, who faced the perils of an NCAA investigation looming over his head all season, is one win away from his fourth Final Four.

It’s March Madness, and the Huskies are dancing. All is right with the world.

Russell.Blair@UConn.edu

Huskies make program's 10th Elite Eight from UCONN, page 14 top of the key, making it 60-54 with 5:59 left. Next possession, Thomas scored and drew the foul, but missed the free throw.

Walker drew a foul on the other end and hit both free throws, making it 62-54.

As far as the big shots, my teammates, they want me to take those shots,” Walker said. “As long as they have the confidence in me to take them, I’ll take it.”

Elite Eight time

Coach Jim Calhoun said the last time his team faced such a partisan crowd was in the 1995 Elite Eight in Oakland against eventual champion UCLA. Calhoun said the sold-out crowd in Anaheim was as good as any road atmosphere.

“The crowd made it seem they went up by ten,” Calhoun said, when the Aztecs cut the deficit to one.

Now the Huskies move on to the West Regional Final, and face Arizona. The Elite Eight hasn’t been nice to UConn. The Huskies are 3-6 in Regional Finals and 0-2

against the Blue Devils. But this team isn’t worried about history.

“The feeling is sky high,” said Donnell Beverly, who scored two points in the 2009 Elite Eight win over Missouri. “As a team, we just have to stay focused.”

The quotable Jim Calhoun “I know one thing – we’re 40 minutes away from where we want to be,” Calhoun said.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

Dallas was in front 76-72 entering the final quarter.

Minnesota led after one, 23-17, with Dallas going 1 for 11 from 3-point range in the opening period.

Stojakovic came off the bench to score seven points during a 13-4 second-quarter run, and the Mavs held a slender 49-47 edge at the break.

Before the game, Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis said there's a chance Love could miss the rest of the season with a strained left groin.

"There is an outside chance, I don't know how great that chance is," Rambis said.

"Obviously, with hamstring or groin injuries, you want to be cautious with them because they can linger for a long period of time, and we don't want that to happen with Kevin."

Okafor, Paul leads Hornets past Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Emeka Okafor banked in a 20-footer at the regulation buzzer to force overtime, and reserve Aaron Gray scored six points in the extra period to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 121-117 victory over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

David West scored 29 points for the Hornets before being taken off in a wheelchair holding his head and grimacing in pain after going down hard after a dunk that tied the game at 103. The team said West sustained a left knee injury and that X-rays were negative. An MRI is planned.

Paul Millsap hit two free throws to put the Jazz ahead 105-103 with 1.3 seconds to go, but Okafor, who had subbed back in when West was injured, managed to get off the gametying shot.

Millsap had 33 points to lead the Jazz, who have dropped four straight.

Chris Paul scored five of his 24 points in overtime for the Hornets, and Trevor Ariza added 14, including a 3-pointer in the extra period.

While the Jazz were coming off an 0-3 road trip, the Hornets hadn't played since Saturday, and coach Monty Williams used the time to hold some closeddoor practices.

"We tried to create a bunker mentality, playoff mentality," Williams said of the practice sessions. "Some things were said in practices that I didn't want anybody else to hear.

That's just the way it's got to be for us."

The Hornets were coming off an 89-85 loss to Boston, playing what Williams called the most undisciplined second half they've had all year.

"Guys watched the film, took it to heart," Williams said. "We had some spirited practices this past week. It was definitely what we needed."

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Home game

Away game Gampel Pavilion, XL Center

Men’s Basketball (28-9) (9-9)

The Daily Question Q : “Who’s on first?”

A : “What?”

Next Paper’s Question:

“Do you agree with Geno’s comments on UConn women’s fans?”

» That’s what he said

The Daily Roundup

“I’m just trying to do the best I can do.”

» MLB AP

Kemba Walker

» Pic of the day

Sunday Georgetown, NCAA Tournament TBA

Baseball (8-9) (0-0) Today Pittsburgh 3 p.m.

Tomorrow Pittsburgh 1 p.m.

March 27 Pittsburgh 12 p.m.

March 29 Hartford 3 p.m.

April 1 St. John’s 3 p.m.

» MLB

Softball (10-11) (0-0)

Canseco calls Bonds trial ‘ridiculous’

Today Tomorrow March 26 March 27 March 30 Quinnipiac Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown Boston U. 3:30 p.m.

Noon 2 p.m.

11 a.m.

4 p.m.

Lacrosse (5-2) (0-1) Today Canisius 5 p.m.

Tomorrow April 1 St. Georgetown Bonaventure 4 p.m.

12 p.m.

April 8 Syracuse 4 p.m.

April 16 Notre Dame Noon

Men’s Track and Field April 2 LSU Invitational All Day

April 6 Texas Relays All Day

Women’s Track and Field AP

Today Yellow Jacket Invitational All Day

Tomorrow Dick Shea Open All Day

Men’s Swimming and Diving Today NCAA Championships All Day

Golf Today Tomorrow FAU Spring FAU Spring Break Break All Day All Day

March 27 FAU Spring Break All Day

April 9 New England’s All Day

April 10 New England’s All Day

Men’s Tennis Tomorrow March 31 Georgetown Marist 11 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

April 3 St. John’s 12 p.m.

April 10 April 12 St. Francis Boston Coll.

10 a.m.

3 p.m.

Women’s Tennis Tomorrow March 30 April 6 Georgetown Providence St. John’s 11 a.m.

3 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

Stanton hits two home runs in win over Sox

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Mike Stanton hit two three-run homers and had seven RBIs in his first game of spring training, and the Florida Marlins beat the Red Sox 15-7.

Florida hit four home runs — they had seven all spring coming in.

Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz allowed 11 runs — six earned — and 11 hits in four innings.

He entered with an 0.69 ERA. “Just one of those days,” Buchholz said. “You got to let it go.”

Stanton strained his right quadriceps in a game against the University of Miami on Feb. 27. He has played in minor league games for about the last 10 days. Stanton also had a run scoring single.

Javier Vazquez went four innings, allowing six runs and eight hits, including home runs to Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jacoby Ellsbury. Saltalamacchia was 3 for 3 with four RBIs.

From friend to foe

Women’s Basketball (34-1) (16-0)

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

—Jesse Jaber, 6th–semester allied health major

– UConn men’s basketball player Kemba Walker on his play against San Diego State.

Saturday Duke/Arizona., NCAA Tournament 7:15 p.m.

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April 8 Marquette 12 p.m.

April 10 West Virginia 10 a.m.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen dribbles upcourt after stealing the ball from Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo, rear, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Boston on Wednesday night.

NFL players end meetings MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — NFL players concluded their annual meetings Thursday while receiving words of support from former players.

The NFL Players Association dissolved as a union hours before being locked out by the league March 11.

Now it looks toward April 6, when a lawsuit filed by 10 players requesting an injunction to end the lockout will be heard in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.

Nolan Harrison, the director of former player services for the NFLPA, says 215 former players spoke with members of the organization’s executive board, executive director DeMaurice Smith and current players during the last few days.

“Letting our guys know what the course is from here and where we are as an association, that’s one of the main things this was about,” Harrison said, adding the former players have been briefed on the lawsuit.

“All of us realize we are teammates, from the guys who play today to the guys who wore leather helmets. Every generation was represented, from guys my dad watched play to my former teammates to guys who were in preschool when I played.”

Smith met with leaders of the former players, held a questionand-answer session with all the veterans and gave a speech encouraging unity, Harrison said.

More than 100 current play-

ers attended nine days of meetings. Harrison encouraged them to speak with former players who were involved in the 1987 strike to “get firsthand knowledge of what it’s like and what will happen.”

No negotiations are scheduled, although earlier this week Smith did invite NFL lawyers to discuss a settlement of the lawsuit, a request the league turned down. The two sides last met March 11 at a federal mediator’s office in Washington.

Talks collapsed and the union decertified. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and seven others put their names on the lawsuit, then the NFL enacted the lockout.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell urged a renewal of negotiations several times during the owners’ meetings this week.

“The faster we can get back to mediation, the faster we will get an agreement,” Goodell said.

“We made a lot of progress in mediation. The 17 days we were there forced us all to consider our positions, find the common ground, negotiate and come up with solutions for the issues that we’ve all addressed that are important to the game, important to the players and important to the clubs. I’m hopeful that we’ll get back there and resume them.”

But Harrison noted the optimism by the players — current and former — about prospects for victory in court.

Jose Canseco has not yet paid attention to Barry Bonds’ perjury trial in federal court.

What he does know about the trial of his fellow Bay Area 40/40 slugger is that it’s a total waste of time and money.

“I think it’s ridiculous,” Canseco said.

“They’re not going to find him guilty. If they do find him guilty, they’ll have to go after Roger Clemens and millions of other players who perjured themselves before congressional members.”

Bonds’ trial in U.S. District Court in San Francisco started this week on four counts of making false statements to a grand jury and one count of obstruction of justice. Each of the charges carry a possible sentence of up to 10 years, although federal guidelines make a total of 15 to 21 months more probable if Bonds is convicted.

“There’s so many other major issues in this world that need more attention. Meanwhile, they’re creating his million-dollar trial on perjury charges?” Canseco said. “Not the fact that he used steroids, that’s more important. But the fact that he perjured himself under oath? I mean, hundreds of thousands of people do that daily and get away with that.”

He wondered if federal investigators will pursue other ballplayers for the same crime.

THE Weekend Ahead Women’s basketball plays in Sweet Sixteen this weekend

By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor Storrs Side: Games to watch: Women’s basketball The Huskies take on Big East foe Georgetown in the Sweet 16 this Sunday at noon. The game will be held at the Liacouras Center on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia. Less than a week after Coach Geno Auriemma publicly expressed his dismay toward the Connecticut fans, who filled up only half of Gampel Pavilion for Maya Moore and Lorin Dixon’s final home games, the Huskies will travel in hopes of reaching a Final Four. With a win over the Hoyas, No. 1 seed UConn will have an opportunity Tuesday night to punch their ticket to Indy.

Games to follow up on: Softball The 10-11 Huskies go to Georgetown with a double-header Saturday and Sunday matinee.

UConn’s road games at Sacred Heart and Quinnipiac were cancelled this week.

Games to attend: Baseball UConn will play Pittsburgh in a home series at J.O. Christian Field to open up Big East play.

UConn is 8-9-1 after a 16-inning 2-2 tie against Holy Cross on Tuesday in Storrs. The Panthers are 12-6. First pitch on Friday is 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday start times are 1 and 12 p.m., respectively.

Pro Side The top teams in the Eastern Conference are in action Friday night. The NBA slate includes the Bobcats at Celtics. Boston is No. 2 in the East, one game behind the Chicago Bulls. The 76ers visit the Heat in a potential first-round playoff matchup and Memphis, still in the Western Conference playoff hunt after losing Rudy Gay for the remainder of the season, takes on the red-hot Bulls in Chicago. The Bucks visit the reeling Knicks, and Washington will look to end its road woes at the new-look Nuggets.

Matthew.McDonough@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY P.13: Canseco calls Bonds trial ‘ridiculous.’ / P.12: Baseball opens Big East season at home. / P.11: Jimmer, BYU lose to Florida.

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FROM SWEET TO ELITE

Keep on dancin’ Kemba

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Kemba Walker’s 36 points leads Huskies to Elite Eight

By Mac Cerullo Sports Editor

Russell Blair Coming into the second half with a 36-27 lead, UConn looked to be in the driver’s seat for an Elite Eight berth. But then San Diego State took over the game.

With a 16-6 run, the Aztecs took a one-point lead and I nearly had a coronary. ESPN may have coined the phrase “Cardiac Kemba” after he hit his game-winning shot over Gary McGhee in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals, but this year’s team truly is the “kardiac kids.”

The Aztecs nearly had UConn on the ropes, but then the Huskies’ wily point guard from the Bronx had had enough.

Walker scored 12 points in a row, starting with a layup with 7:54 to go and ending with a 3-pointer at the 4:52 mark. Everyone on the Aztecs knew that Kemba was going to get the ball. Heck, everyone at the Honda Center knew the ball was going to Kemba. But he simply couldn’t be stopped.

If Walker doesn’t receive the Naismith at the end of this season, the committee that selects the award needs to be rounded up, brought to the basement of Gampel Pavilion and forced to watch Kemba highlights until they reconsider.

With Jimmer Ferdette’s BYU Cougars falling in overtime Thursday to Florida, Walker needs to win this award. Walker took the Huskies – who came into the season unranked – and led them to a Maui Inviational title, a Big East Tournament Championship and now into the Elite Eight with a game Saturday against Arizona.

Remember Ben Hansborough?

The Big East Player of the Year?

Yeah, he’s watching at home after the No. 2 seed Irish fell to the No. 10 seed Florida State Seminoles. How about Mike Brey? Big East Coach of the Year? Are you serious? I understand that these awards are given out before the conference tournament, but I really hope those voters are kicking themselves. And the coach that didn’t put Kemba on the First Team All-Big East? I’d sure like to try whatever drug he’s on.

In the month of March, Kemba is averaging 27.3 points per game.

The Huskies haven’t lost a game since March 5. This team – the same team that lost four of their last five regular season games – has now won seven in a row.

Back in November, in The Daily Campus Husky Hoopla extra before UConn’s first game, I wrote that, as a fan, I couldn’t lose this season.

“Why? I’m not going into this season with low expectations; I’m going in with no expectations.”

In the column I talked about UConn’s seven freshmen and how the team may not even make the NCAA tournament, but would be a joy to watch. I’ve never been more wrong in my life.

Not only has this year’s squad quickly become my favorite UConn team in recent memory, they may be one of the most talented groups to ever come through Storrs. Sure, Kemba is the unquestioned leader, but it seems that in every big game, there’s a freshman stepping up at a crucial time.

Last night it was Jeremy Lamb, who went a perfect 3-for-3 from long distance and dropped 24 points. The beauty of this team, outside of Kemba’s sweet jumper, is that opposing teams can gameplan all they want, but you never know who’s going to step up and have a big game for the Huskies.

» BLAIR, page 12

ANAHEIM, Calif. – As the crowd, dominated

by San Diego State supporters, relentlessly chanted, “I believe that we will win,” Kemba Walker and the Huskies believed a little harder.

Despite a relentless crowd and a big, physical San Diego State team, the No. 3 seeded Huskies outlasted the Aztecs, winning 74-67 to advance to the Elite Eight for the second time in three years.

“This momentum that swung towards San Diego State, combined with us making a few mistakes late showed as much resiliency as probably any basketball team,” said coach Jim Calhoun. “The resiliency and heart that this team has shown is absolutely remarkable.”

Walker was the catalyst for the Huskies all game, repeatedly taking over en route to a 36-point performance. On two occasions, after UConn was hit hard by a San Diego State run, Walker responded with scoring runs that got the team back into the game.

“As far as big shots go, my teammates want me to take those shots,” Walker said. “Everybody on the team, coaching staff, they want me to take those shots. So as long as they have the confidence in me to take it, I’m going to take it with confidence.”

In crunch time, however, when the Aztecs dogged Walker and wouldn’t leave him alone, it was Jeremy Lamb who stepped up to become the closer.

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Jeremy Lamb dunks it during UConn’s Sweet 16 win over San Diego State last night. The Huskies are one win away from the Final Four.

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UConn holds on in tough atmosphere

By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor

ANAHEIM, Calif. – With 5:05 remaining and the UConn men’s basketball team leading San Diego State by six, the Aztec bench stood up and urged the large red and black-clad following at the Honda Center to stand with them. The SDSU fans stood, trying to will their team to turn it around.

But Kemba Walker hit a three on the next possession, his 12th point in a row and three of his game-high 36, making the score 65-56 in the Huskies’ favor.

Ballgame.

Right?

Not exactly.

After erasing a 36-27 deficit at the beginning of the second half, the Aztecs went on the comeback trail again. San Diego State would score eight straight

points, thanks to two threes “It was just a battle out from D.J. Gay and a jumper there, and we kept battling,” from Malcolm Thomas, pull- Lamb said, looking flustered ing within one. After a Walker after suffering a headache air ball with 2:30 remaining, it from a collision coming off a looked as though UConn would screen. “I’m okay. If we lost I self-destruct. would’ve felt worse.”

“It was a crazy The Husky run atmosphere, when started when they they made a little took a 55-54 lead run, we didn’t get with 7:30 left after rattled,” said Alex a Walker dribble and Oriakhi. drive ended with an The Huskies acrobatic lay-up. paged Jeremy Leonard committed Lamb. The freshan offensive foul, man would record giving UConn the Notebook a key one-handed ball with a chance rebound off a Gay to extend the lead. miss with 1:25 remaining and Walker pump faked, got his plucked a pass mid-air and fin- man in the air, and although ished the break with a dunk off an he didn’t draw the foul, hit a assist from Shabazz Napier with jumper with a hand in his face.

23 seconds left, giving UConn a After an SDSU missed three, six-point lead en route to a 74-67 Walker hit a 3-pointer from the victory, securing its place in the Elite Eight on Saturday. » HUSKIES, page 12

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Shabazz Napier steals the ball from San Diego State’s D.J. Gay last night in Anaheim.

UConn faces Georgetown in “Sweet” Big East clash

By Andrew Callahan Staff Writer Two down. Four to go.

Beginning at 12 p.m. this Sunday, the No. 1 overall seed UConn Huskies will resume their quest for yet another three-peat in the Sweet 16 against No. 4 seed Georgetown. Fresh off a defensive tangle with Purdue last Tuesday, the Huskies are likely to engage in another low-scoring affair with the tough-minded Hoyas. The winner awaits the victor of No. 2 Duke and No. 3 DePaul in the Elite Eight.

“It’s definitely going to be a dogfight to get to the Final Four,” said Tiffany Hayes after her 64-40 second round win over the Boilermakers. “We played all three of these teams, it’s going to be a tough one.”

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three games when Connecticut victory. In their second-to-last was held under sixty victory of the regpoints this season, ular season, the Georgetown poses as Huskies captured great a threat to the yet another Big Huskies’ title hopes East crown, their as anyone before 19th in 23 years. the Final Four.

“It made it Led by senior and less sweet for three-point dynamo us,” Moore said Monica McNutt, after the game, 17-10, 6-7 the Hoyas allow “because we’ve opponents a slim 56 never been a points per game and team that’s solely are in the top 10 for focused on the turnover margin. win. It’s always In their been how we win, first meeting with so when we don’t UConn, the Hoyas win the way we 17-10, 6-7 battled to an evenknow we can, it’s tual 52-42 loss that as sweet.”

Sun., Noon, ESPN notMoore featured almost as was Peter J. many turnovers as it largely shut down did successful shots. Liacorous Center in Connecticut’s Maya Moore finsecond match with ished with a gameGeorgetown, endbest 20 points before escaping ing her night with just six points the nation’s capital with the in the Big East tournament quar-

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terfinals. However, Stephanie Dolson was able to pick up the slack and steal the show in an equally stressful and defensive 59-43 win.

“We knew coming into the game that it would be an extremely physical game,” Dolson said at the time. “And I knew I had to be strong with it when I got the ball.

A couple of times that I did bring it down, it got stripped, so I had to get my mind right.

Anytime I got the ball I had to keep my elbows out and go up strong with it.”

A team largely predicated on pressure defense and superior athleticism, the Hoyas do their best to utilize their one weakness, lack of size, as a strength.

Sophomore guard Sugar Rodgers is the Georgetown equivalent of Moore, as she leads her team in scoring. Rodgers was named to the All-Big East First team after she finished last season as the

conference’s rookie of the year.

Looking ahead to Sunday, the two keys to victory appear to be finding Dolson inside and containing Rodgers defensively. While preparing for their Sweet 16 matchup, the Huskies saw Rodgers dump 34 in her last game, a 79-57 second round win over Marlyand. Over the season, the Terrapins had on average held opponents to just 58 points per game.

Tip-off is scheduled to take place at Liacoursa Arena in Philadelphia, home of the Temple Owls. A live broadcast of the game in its entirety can be heard on UConn’s student radio, 91.7 FM, or streamed online at whus.org.

Andrew.Callahan@UConn.edu