The Daily Campus: April 28, 2011

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Mariano Cardoso should be earning an engineering degree from Capitol Community College in Hartford next month.

However, this was almost not possible. Cardoso was facing deportation to his home country of Mexico. Cardoso came to the United States illegally with his parents when he was 22 months old and eventually settled in New Britain. Despite Cardoso’s best efforts, he was not able to receive a deferment on his order of deportation on his own.

Last week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wrote a letter to Bruce Chadbourne, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services, requesting that Cardoso be able to remain in the country to earn his degree.

“Because he is in this situation through no fault of his own, I also ask for your assistance in helping Mariano earn his degree and the right to pursue a path to legal citizenship. I hope you will consider his last viable option and allow him to continue the opportunity to pursue the American dream,” Malloy

wrote in his letter.

“For all intents and purposes, Mariano is American. To send him back to a country he has no recollection of and did not grow up in makes little sense, particularly as he is finishing his degree and looking to contribute to his community and his state,” Malloy added in a press release.

Yesterday it was announced that Malloy’s letter was successful and that Cardoso would be permitted to remain in the country, temporarily, to finish his degree.

Cardoso will be able to stay in the U.S. for at least a year, an extension which he will likely

be able to renew, unless he commits a crime.

Malloy would also like to see changes made to immigration reform to help others like Cardoso.

“Congress needs to address immigration reform in a comprehensive and commonsense manner, but until that happens, we cannot allow young men and women like Mariano, who, through no fault of their own, were brought here as children, lose this chance at a better life,” Malloy said in a press release.

Malloy has a current proposal under consideration in the General Assembly’s committees of cognizance, which would

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BREAKING OUT THE BATS

will be voted on in the fall,” Tracy said.

During the first Senate meeting of the night, the old Funding Board recommended that next year’s budget be divided into six sessions per semester. If a session meets their allotted funds, additional applications for funds should be denied and if a session has extra funds they should roll into the next session, Yoana Yakova, former Funding Board chair, said. She also recommended a $11,000 per semester budget per Tier II organization. Finally, she recommended the Funding Board prioritize the applications; giving priority to organizations who have never received funding before.

“This will help diversify the way funding is divided so a larger amount of groups will get funding,” Yakova said.

Two buildings at UConn, Arjona and Monteith, are to be replaced by the new East and West buildings, located in the center of campus.

The construction is being funded by UConn 2000, a $2.3 billion, 20-year state investment.

The 67,000 square foot West building will cost $42 million and will be completed for the fall of 2011. It will have two auditoriums and 17 classrooms.

The East building will be nearly twice as large, at 130,000 square feet. It will cost $53 million to build and is scheduled for completion in August of 2012. The East building will have faculty offices, a lecture hall and 20 classrooms.

Both Arjona and Monteith were built in 1959 and expected to be used for only 25 years. Recently, the buildings have caused the university problems, particularly a flood in Arjona during the 2008 winter break.

Joe Adinolfi, a 6th-semester English and journalism double major, Senior Staff Writer and News Editor at the Daily Campus, reflected on the buildings nostalgically, stating “I’m really going to miss the elevator. Every ride was like a new adventure. I never really knew whether or not I’d make it to the fourth floor.”

According to UConn Today, former university president Michael Hogan stated that the buildings “have been inadequate and in disrepair for years, so I know that these new buildings will be a breath of fresh air for those who will learn and work in them.”

The old buildings are notorious around campus for their decay, but bring back both fond and agonizing memories for students.

Brian Coughlin, a 6th-semester history major, said, “The room temperature as summer approaches varies from 100 to 150 degrees.

This isn’t okay.”

Sam Thomas, a 6th-semester cognitive science major, agreed, stating, “The buildings help the community, we all suffer together.

It’s nice to be there because the professors all are great, but there’s nothing aided by the building itself, just uncomfortable rooms.”

UConn spokesman Michael Kirk agreed with the general student reaction, stating that he had no personal feeling on the buildings, but that “those who feel they are outmoded and in rough shape make a good point.”

Other students were not as receptive to the idea of

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Backpacks and bags line the wall at Whitney Dining Hall. Starting in the fall, students will be allowed to bring their bags into all dining halls.

Students still expected to honor food take-out policy

By Abigail Ferrucci Staff Writer Dining Services has changed its backpack policy.

Beginning with the Fall 2011 semester, UConn students can keep their backpacks with them when they eat at any one of the eight residential dining facilities on campus.

According to C. Dennis Pierce, director of Dining Services, this change was brought about by numerous factors.

“Kids keep expensive things in their

backpacks,” Pierce said. “Laptops, iPhones, even textbooks. We don’t want these things to be stolen while kids are eating.”

A combination of high rates of backpack theft, concern for too many backpacks in the lobbies and all dining units now being wireless were what ultimately caused the change, according to Pierce.

“All residential dining facilities are now wireless, so students can actually use their laptops when they bring them in,” Pierce said.

There is a system in place where students can use their UConn ID to borrow a lock and

put their backpack in a locker, but when walking into a dining unit at any time of day it is evident that most students don’t utilize this.

“The custom and culture here is that students throw their backpacks on the floor and assume it’s safe,” Pierce said.

According to Pierce, the change in policy was avoided for so long because of two factors. Students must be aware of where they put their backpacks while eating, and not use the bags as a vehicle for stealing food from the dining hall.

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Individuals receive unfair advantage over the rest of state’s workforce.

allow graduates of Connecticut high schools to attend public colleges and universities and pay in-state tuition, according to his representative.

Malloy is also a strong supporter of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or the “Dream Act,” which has repeatedly failed to pass in Congress. This would provide “individuals, like Mariano, the opportunity to apply for temporary legal status and eventually permanent legal status and citizenship,” according to Malloy’s letter.

The USG Senate met for their final time last night in a room full of giggles, hugs and tears. The 2011-2012 year Senate followed with their first meeting, which included the swearing in of the new members and appointment of four positions.

Former President Tom Haggerty said farewell to his two years in office with a speech that brought the room to their feet. It was filled with thanks, jokes, a quote from Bilbo Baggins and advice.

“Question authority, maintain professionalism but don’t take yourself too seriously,” Haggerty said. “I have but one regret…I never managed to veto a God damn thing.”

President Sam Tracy and the new Senate began their term

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Sam Tracy is sworn in as the new USG president at the final Senate meeting of the semester on Wednesday.

of the House, Michael Pool as Sergeant at Arms, Syed Naqvi as Funding Board Chair, Maeve Shea for Promotions and Recruitment Chair and Steven Petkis as Student Affairs Chair.

Tracy’s said this summer he plans to work on reforming

the by-laws and committees’ structure. He and his executive committee will look over the preliminary budget given by former comptroller, Brien Buckman, and make changes as necessary.

“We have to fix some things with the funding policy…that

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Career Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Stress Down Day 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Student Union Pick up some methods about how to relax, stay focused and handle stress during finals week.

Teale Lecture 4 to 5 p.m.

Dodd Center Nancy Grimm from Arizona State University will deliver a lecture entitled, “Challenges in water provisioning, delivery, and quality for urban populations: analysis of global patterns and an aridland case study.”

Symphony Orchestra 8 to 10 p.m.

Von der Mehden Recital Hall The orchestra will perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. Student admission is free.

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Greenwich agrees to pay $200,000 penalty

GREENWICH (AP) — The town of Greenwich has agreed to pay a $200,000 penalty under a settlement with state and federal officials over the release of raw sewage.

Federal officials said Wednesday that Greenwich also agreed to rehabilitate a critical wastewater collection system that serves three of the town’s major wastewater pump stations. The agreement settles allegations of Clean Water Act violations by the town stemming from two major ruptures of the town’s sewage system.

Authorities say on Oct. 14, 2005, a rupture released 14.5 million gallons of raw sewage into the Cos Cob Harbor, a tributary to the Long Island Sound. The same force main ruptured again on Dec. 16, 2008, releasing 28 million gallons of raw sewage into Cos Cob Harbor.

First Selectman Peter J.Tesei said the town is committed to improving its water treatment infrastructure.

Probe doesn’t find any bedbugs at Sleepy’s

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s new attorney general says he’s closing his predecessor’s investigation of the Sleepy’s mattress company because there’s no evidence of a bedbug infestation or violations of state law.

Attorney General George Jepsen said Wednesday consumer complaints were handled according to manufacturer’s warranties. There was no evidence of an infestation at the company’s warehouses or delivery trucks, which Jepsen says are regularly fumigated.

He also says the company never resold used mattresses.

Former Attorney General Richard Blumenthal launched the investigation in July 2009 after receiving customer complaints about Sleepy’s, which has headquarters in Hicksville, N.Y. Sleepy’s denied the allegations.

State announces higher ed consolidation plan

HARTFORD (AP) — The Malloy administration and Connecticut’s higher education officials have announced an agreement to consolidate the state’s community colleges, Connecticut State University system and Charter Oak College.

Officials said Tuesday that a board of regents will be established for the four Connecticut State University schools, communitytechnical colleges and Charter Oak effective July 1. The agreement also calls for an advisory commission to the board of regents that will draft a strategic plan for higher education including flagship University of Connecticut.

Mark Ojakian, deputy secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, said administration costs and overhead will be reduced, making more money available for education directly benefiting students.

Almost 94,000 students attend the schools.

Some students and administrators say they worry the two-year schools might be placed second to the four-year universities.

Schools criticized for dropping Veterans Day

NORWALK (AP) — A Norwalk city council member with the backing of local veterans groups is asking the city’s education board to reconsider its decision to eliminate Veterans Day as a school holiday.

Councilor Kelly Straniti says she contacted the Board of Education after veterans opposed to the calendar change asked her to get involved.

The change was adopted earlier this month at the recommendation of Superintendent Susan Marks, who wanted more classroom time for students. Some of that classroom time would be spent educating students on the importance of Veterans Day. Alfred Scudder, chairman of the Norwalk Veterans Committee, tells The Hour newspaper that the decision was “crazy.”

Malloy staying with plan to revamp state power tax

HARTFORD (AP) — Conn. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is sticking with the proposed tax on electric generators he crafted with legislative leaders, despite warnings from lawmakers that consumers and businesses will foot the bill.

A spokeswoman for the governor said Wednesday that Malloy is thankful to the co-chairmen of the Energy and Technology Committee for offering three alternative proposals. But Colleen Flanagan said Malloy “remains committed to the proposal” reached with the leaders last week.

Rep. Vickie Nardello and Sen. John Fonfara, the co-chairmen, said the proposed flat energy tax will unintentionally raise people’s electric rates. They’ve suggested a graduated system that taxes the various electric generators in Connecticut differently.

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Va Tech appealing fed fines from ‘07 mass shooting RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech will appeal $55,000 in federal fines levied against the school for failing to quickly alert the campus during the 2007 mass shooting that killed 32 students and faculty members, the state announced Wednesday.

State Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli made the announcement two days before the deadline to file an administrative appeal of the finding that the school violated federal law. He called the findings by the U.S. Department of Education “absolutely appalling,” adding that an appeal was necessary to ensure Virginia Tech was treated fairly.

The federal agency imposed the fine in March after finding that Tech had violated campus safety law by waiting too long to notify the campus of a potential threat after two students were shot to death in a dormitory on April 16, 2007. An email alert went out more than two hours later that day, about the time student Seung-Hui Cho was chaining shut the doors to a classroom building where he killed 30 more students and faculty and himself.

It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

The department said Virginia Tech deserved a larger fine, but the $55,000 was the maximum allowed by law for two violations of the federal Clery Act, which requires campus notification of potential threats to students and employees.

Tech was specifically charged with failure to issue a timely warning and failure to follow its own procedures for providing notification. The law is named after Jeanne Ann Clery, a 19-year-old college student who was raped and murdered in her dormitory in 1986.

Tech officials have denied wrongdoing and said federal bureaucrats with the benefit of hindsight are holding them to stricter standards than those in place on the day of the killings. Cuccinelli agreed, calling the department’s actions “Monday morning quarterbacking at its very worst.”

University President Charles

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In this April 16, 2007 file photo, injured occupants are carried out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.

Steger told The Associated Press earlier this month that an appeal was crucial to getting a better explanation from the department about the reasons for its sanctions.

Cuccinelli, whose office has consulted with Virginia Tech officials on the issue over the past month, said the school has been denied due process because it has been unable to obtain answers to its questions.

“These federal bureaucrats have no problem harshly judging the decisions others had to make in a two-hour period of unimaginable crisis and stress,” he said. “Yet in the comfort of their Washington offices, they take four years to arrive at a conclusion.”

Cuccinelli said the secretary of education would have the final word on the administrative appeal. If dissatisfied, Virginia Tech could challenge the decision in federal court, he said.

Many victims’ family members have maintained that Virginia Tech officials should acknowledge their mistakes, apologize and pay the fine.

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Hegel, a 4th-semester political science major and member of the Student Affairs committee. “But it does leave a lot of uncertainty about what could happen to students who don’t understand the food take-out policy and basically steal food using their backpack.”

Although many current students will probably still opt to leave their backpacks outside, Pierce plans to introduce the plan immediately to incoming freshmen.

“During orientation students will eat at Putnam, and we will explain to them that backpacks are allowed,” Pierce said.

“They will never expect anything different.”

“The fire marshall is concerned students will put their bags in the aisle or block an exit,” Pierce said.

Pierce has been working to get the message out to student groups on campus, and is surprised that student groups aren’t more enthusiastic about the change.

“We have gotten a lukewarm reception from groups like RHA and the USG Student Affairs committee,” Pierce said.

Students’ lack of enthusiasm may be due to how long it took Dining Services to make the adjustment.

“It makes perfect sense in this day and age to allow people to bring a backpack into dining units,” said Jordan Abigail.Ferrucci@UConn.edu

“The appeal will take months, if not years, and cost taxpayers many, many more dollars than the fine itself,” said Lori Haas, whose daughter Emily was shot and wounded. She added that the university has an obligation to inform students and staff of an emergency.

Cuccinelli said the families’ views were considered in the deliberations over whether to appeal.

“We certainly considered other factors and discussed those with the leadership at Virginia Tech,” he said. “This was based on what we thought was best for Virginia Tech, including the whole community.”

Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said: “The easiest thing to do would be let it go and pay the fine, but as the attorney general said, it’s not about the money – it’s about the process.”

Department of Education spokesman Justin Hamilton said that “the real issue” is Virginia Tech’s response to the shootings and making sure nothing like that happens again.

“In the end, this is about keeping students safe and learning, which is a goal we all share,” Hamilton said.

A state commission that investigated the Tech shootings also found that the university erred by failing to notify the campus sooner. The state reached an $11 million settlement with many of the victims’ families. Two families are suing Tech officials for $10 million. That case is set for trial in September.

“Tech should just come out, pay the fine and move on, but they won’t because of the two pending lawsuits,” said Suzanne Grimes, whose son Kevin Sterne was injured in the shootings.

“They’ll still deny that they did anything wrong that morning. That’s a real shame.”

In the letter appealing the decision, Cuccinelli’s office called the department’s findings “arbitrary and capricious.” The letter said the law at the time was “vague at best” and left discretion to the university in the timing and content of the alert.

Meeting ends with goodbyes, thank-yous and commendations and thank-yous.

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Fate of Arjona and Monteith buildings currently undetermined

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replacing the two buildings.

“I’m going to miss both of these buildings. Throughout my career as an undergraduate, I’ve had almost all of my classes in either Arjona or Monteith,” Adinolfi said.

Austin Lindsay, a 3rd-semester economics major, agreed.

“I didn’t really mind [classes in Arjona and Monteith], though.

It reminded me of high school. I think people complain too much,” Lindsay said.

Journalism professor Marcel Dufresne offered a unique faculty viewpoint. Dufresne has taught at the university for 20 years and stated that working in Arjona was pleasant, citing the views of Mirror Lake, fresh air and the large faculty offices. He described the services available, such as wireless Internet and projectors, as what is “needed” but not “ideal,” as the school retrofitted the building to make up for its age.

On the other hand, he described the fluctuations in temperature as “insufferable” at times, and began teaching classes in Wilson Hall to avoid embarrassment at the “antiquated” condition of the building when guest speakers came to the university. However, Dufresne was enthused at the prospect of student meeting areas in the new building and stated that he would be happy to work in the new building.

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A construction worker puts copper onto the side of the new Wast Building. The $42 million building is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2011.

sity but is funded by the UConn 2000 project separately from the annual budget for the university. However, construction was delayed last year because of a request by Gov. M. Jodi Rell.

The UConn 2000 program is funded by bonds that the state sells to the public.

Lindsay commented on the tuition increases in spite of the expensive construction.

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Coughlin expressed another element of student frustration, stating, “I would hope that they don’t open the new buildings after I graduated, after I spent all this money and took four years of classes in the shell of Monteith and Arjona.”

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Reform ‘double-dipping’ for rehired retirees

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ver 200 members of Connecticut’s retired public workforce still receive a paycheck, even though they have been receiving pensions for multiple years. This practice of “double-dipping” is especially popular at UConn and in the state college system, where allowing pension-earning retirees to return as adjunct professors saves money that would otherwise be spent searching for and hiring new adjuncts. A good number of pensioners retired in 2003 or earlier and have continued working since then. These select individuals receive an unfair advantage over the rest of the Connecticut workforce— both public and private— who do not have the luxury of indefinitely receiving both paychecks and pensions for years on end. Since the state is currently considering ways to fill the budget deficit, investigating this issue would not only be the most ethical choice, but the wisest financial choice as well.

According to the Hartford Courant, “at least 38 rehired retirees are collecting six-figure pensions in addition to a paycheck.” The highest state pension for a rehired retiree belongs to a UConn management professor, John Veiga, who earns $50,000 through an endowment with Northeast Utilities on top of a $266,000 pension. Before he retired a year ago, Veiga earned $340,000 annually; now he earns $316,000. Edward Blanchette is the second-highest paid pension recipient. 11 months ago, he retired from his position as clinical director for the state’s Department of Correction. Since then, however, he has continued working enough to earn $92,000.

The sum of the pensions and paychecks— and, in some instances, the pension alone— is more than what most Connecticut workers dream of making annually. Pensions exist to financially support individuals after their retirement, not to make them millionaires. Of course, retirees who return for part-time work should be paid fairly. But, there seems to be little fairness under the current system, in which the pensions and paychecks are enough to keep workers financially afloat many times over.

Rehired retirees are not at fault for benefiting from this system. Nevertheless, there is a clear problem with the way benefits are assigned to supposedly retired workers who never actually retire. Over the next few weeks, many state workers will be laid off if a deal is not reached between Gov. Malloy and the state’s unions. Yet simultaneously an elite few will continue earning colossal pensions on top of part-time salaries in the tens of thousands of dollars. This pension system needs revision and, for the sake of Connecticut’s workforce, the sooner the better.

The Daily Campus editorial is the official opinion of the newspaper and its editorial board. Commentary columns express opinions held solely by the author and do not in any way reflect the official opinion of The Daily Campus.

UConn students have started a movement against the UConn police and their salaries. Unfortunately, this movement lacks a Dodge hemi.

I think the construction worker’s tractor is sexy.

To the couple behind me in line at Towers: please wait until after dinner to get busy with each other and stop elbowing me every time you kiss.

To whomever would have seen me running through S Lot with my pants around my ankles: I’m really sorry.

I’m buying a belt.

Just took my bra off in the library....I’m getting really close with Homer this week.

Hello there Homer, my old friend. I’ve come to study in you again.

To the kid wheeling the suitcase into Homer, you realize that you can’t live there yet right?

Who wants to keep me company on academic probation next semester?

Do you think I could get away with the excuse that the CUE burnt my homework so I can’t hand it in today?

Has anyone else seen the Frodo doppelganger?

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What I actually remember about freshman year

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hen UConn held its “Open House” for accepted high school seniors last week, I volunteered my dorm room as an available space for prospective students to view. Throughout the day, groups of teenagers and their middle-aged parents came in and out, as tour guides continually hammered the same talking points over and over.

“UConn was founded in 1881 as an agricultural college.” Great, but 130 years have passed, and we are no longer an agricultural college. “UConn has eight dining halls.” Never

By Jesse Rifkin mind that most Staff Columnist students eat at no more than about three. “UConn is one of only two schools in the country to offer a major in puppetry.”

That line pretty much speaks for itself.

If such facts do not epitomize the UConn student experience, what does? When I reflect on this past year, my first at UConn, what do I remember?

I remember watching the men’s basketball championship game versus Butler with nine thousand other fervent basketball fans, storming the Gampel Pavilion court during the closing seconds.

I remember Buckley Dining Hall’s Harry Potter-themed dinner, with cobwebs and spider decorations covering walls, speakers playing “Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams and unlimited “Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans.”

I remember going to bed an hour after I intended because I stayed up with my friends Joel and Lily watching YouTube videos of the recurring Conan O’Brien comedy sketch “If They Mated.”

I remember watching Sen. Chris Dodd speak in the Rome Ballroom, approaching

him afterward and asking if he was interested in the then-vacant UConn President position. He looked me in the eye and replied, “Well, I have always wanted to be the president of something.”

I remember a friend and I reserving a racquetball court at the recreation center.

My friend cancelled mere minutes before our planned one-on-one game, but no sense letting a court reservation go to waste. On a whim I invited Mike, a guy I barely knew from my communications course, and we became great friends.

“None of those events would have occurred had I not attended UConn.”

I remember audience laughter when performing stand-up comedy at the student talent show. Not to mention the silence that met my personal favorite joke: “Every year, Forbes Magazine ranks the top colleges in the country, and last year, UConn was ranked one spot behind the California Maritime Academy. That means UConn deserves a D, because we were below sealevel.” It was a tough crowd.

I remember watching the viral video of UConn football quarterback Johnny McEntee completing trick passes (a video currently totaling over 5.6 million views) and thinking “That guy goes here!”

I remember seeing then-candidate for Senate (and current U.S. Senator) Richard Blumenthal speak in the Student Union, and how fellow Daily Campus writer Joe Adinolfi and myself desired an interview so much that we followed Blumenthal all the way back to his car. The interview never happened.

I remember nervousness regarding Spring Weekend 2011, after the public relations disaster it was in 2010. The UConn president released a report investigating how to increase safety, state police

increased their campus presence significantly, USG took an official position on the issue and the weekend was the talk of campus for months leading up to its actual occurrence. Until, when it actually arrived, it was pouring rain and freezing, so almost nobody partied anyway.

I remember the excitement of being accepted by UConn Hillel for a 10-day trip this summer to Israel.

I remember the sense of accomplishment of being accepted for a summer internship I desperately wanted, no small thanks to a recommendation from a firstsemester professor.

I remember the surprise of being promoted to weekly commentary columnist for The Daily Campus in October, despite being less than two months into my freshman year and having only written seven columns at that point.

I remember the even greater surprise of discovering that I would be next year’s vice-president of Marketing Club, despite not having attended the previous five or so meetings at the time of my selection.

None of those events would have occurred had I not attended UConn.

Granted, such stories may be difficult to communicate during a college tour.

But they are what I remember about my freshman year. And, for those prospective students who toured UConn last week and ultimately choose to attend, similar events are what they will remember as well.

Above all, I remember the day last April when I finally decided to attend UConn. I phoned my paternal grandfather from New Jersey to break the news.

He responded, “Now, if UConn plays against Rutgers, I won’t know who to root for!” Pause. “Although I will probably root for Rutgers.”

Speak for yourself.

Staff columnist Jesse Rifkin is a 2nd-semester political science and communications double major. He can be reached at Jesse.Rifkin@UConn.edu.

Online dating removes the human element

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ason Derülo may have said it best: “Everybody’s looking for love. Oh. Oh.” This ever-enduring quest for connection and love has motivated more and more of us to type “online dating sites” into our Google bars.

By Ryan Gilbert search We subseStaff Columnist quently see not just how many of these sites exist now, but also how many of them patently target our age group.

The whole stigma that if you’re in college you shouldn’t have trouble meeting someone in your daily life is no longer compelling or relevant. Actually, according to data from Match. com, the biggest online dating service in the world, there has been a 12 percent increase in college-age students joining its program since 2005. Also, 12 percent of Chemistry.com users are 18 to 24 years old. But is online dating, especially at our age, really such a good idea?

On the one hand, we are the tech-savvy, social network-saturated Facebook generation. Why should we be confined by the dating practices of yore? The notion of meeting the right person at the right time and place, with the right look and the right outfit and the right personality who’s making all the right

jokes and bestowing all the right compliments and ordering all the right drinks and so on and so forth is not only exhausting but outmoded. Maybe our parents and grandparents met their mates in classes, bars or coffee shops, at events or on blind dates, but we, literally, have access to the world at our fingertips through social web sites.

Online dating sites also allow us to look at a person’s interests, see bits of their personality, discover what types of music and movies they like, learn what their goals are in life and even find out what they’re looking for in a relationship. Plus, many online services now have matching software so they can you search beyond the surface to find things that you might like in someone. Many headaches and heartaches can be avoided by sifting through these profiles of information and snapshots.

We’ve all constructed our perfect wrap or naked burrito in the Union Street Market – this can be just like that!

But there is still something to be said for the old-fashioned method, something that goes beyond simple wistfulness.

Having the facility to pick out a guy or gal who shares all of your interests sounds cool, but it can be restrictive and disingenuous. Some of the best rela-

tionships I know are between people who are not necessarily one another’s “type” and might not seem very similar. Yet they balance each other out. Then there’s also the whole chemistry thing. I’m willing to bet that almost all of us have had a pal in the past who is a great other half – you get along great, you make each other happy, but for whatever reason there’s no sexual chemistry. Picking out someone online means weeding out things you think you don’t like about people that, in the real world, you might end up not just liking these things but actually preferring them.

“Let’s face it: dating, in its design, is not an easy or simple thing.”

Submitting to some oldschool peer pressure, I created a profile on the online dating site OkCupid a few weeks back, and I’ve spent hours scrutinizing the photographs and profiles of other users, clicking, clicking and clicking through these representations of people and their

lives. People online look incredibly superficial. We look at hair color, we look at height, we look at income and we look at attractiveness. And you can ask, is it because that’s all we care about or is it because that’s what the system is giving us to search for? Sure, we’re superficial. We do care about attractiveness and height and income. But I think these attributes are exaggerated by the way the system is created. I was recently rated “good looking” enough to have access to the profiles of other “good looking” people. Is this really a win? Ew. Let’s face it: dating, in its design, is not an easy or simple thing. And initiating the practice online isn’t going to make the eventual one-on-one, face-toface, tête-à-tête part any easier.

Personally, it’s not my thing. I don’t think it’s even a matter of being old-fashioned or traditional; I just think that online dating takes some of the human element out of something that is entirely human. It’s not like meeting someone in class and getting to know them. You’re basically signing up to participate in a bar that’s a million miles long.

Staff Columnist Ryan Gilbert is a 6th-semester journalism major. He can be reached at Ryan.

Gilbert@UConn.edu

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61 Makeshift band instrument 62 Nitrogen-based dye 63 Day’s beginning?

by Karl, Jason, Fritz & Chan

Down 1 Left the coop 2 Ham’s medium 3 Printing extras 4 Is living the dream 5 ‘60s TV munchkin 6 MS Word output 7 OPEC founding member 8 Cancel, slangily 9 “... over __ flock by night”: Luke 10 Deal with 11 __-Locka, Florida 12 MTV Generation member 13 Old designation for strong beer 21 Bit of sediment 22 Big engine sound 25 __ concern

26 Geographical mnemonic 27 Spring for, with “to” 29 Reaction to an offensive line, perhaps 30 Zap 31 Recess riposte 33 Equally irate 34 Complete, briefly 35 Saki’s real name 37 “My bad” 38 Addresses with dots 40 “Phew!” evoker 44 Sunniest place on Earth, per Guinness 45 Cork’s location 49 iPod accessory 51 Like losers’ faces after a buzzer-beating shot 52 April concern 54 Island nation near Sicily 55 Trap at the chalet 56 Move furtively

Monkey Business

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71 Chilly and wet

Stickcat

Across 1 Given by 5 Milton or Shelley 10 2004 Best Actor 14 __ lamp 15 Rocker’s place 16 Top 17 Had too much 18 Comforting words 19 Midas competitor 20 Lawyer after too much coffee?

23 Military response 24 Came with 28 Bowie’s scientist role in “The Prestige” 32 “I’m just __ boy, I need no sympathy”: “Bohemian Rhapsody” 33 Bank worker that never takes time off 36 A day at the spa?

39 Snub, say 41 First U.S. multimillionaire 42 Draft status 43 George, Abe et al.?

46 Prime meridian std.

47 Pianist Claudio 48 Ruby’s spouse 50 Welcome site 53 Onetime “SCTV” head writer Harold 57 Place to find both parts of 20-, 36- and 43-Across 61 Gertz of “Still Standing” 64 Truth held to be selfevident 65 Roquefort hue 66 Israeli arms 67 Tubes on the table 68 Gas or elec.

69 Olympic VIPs 70 Newark’s county

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Horoscopes

Irregardless Lindsey Dunlap

Aries - Creative change is possible. Time to bring it up to the next level. Your partner may take the lead, and that may be a good thing. Stick to your goals and keep experimenting with new ideas to make your dreams come true.

Taurus - You may as well feel good today. Look around and appreciate! Take advantage of renewed self-confidence and take strides in your career. Avoid being overwhelmed by breathing deep.

Gemini - Step into greater leadership. Others will support this. Be prepared for surprises, and a friend leads you to the perfect partner. Take time for peaceful movement.

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Cancer - You’re having fun, and this builds charisma. Co-workers get on board with your idea. You know what you’re talking about, so share it. Upgrade equipment to fulfill the plan.

Leo - Here comes the sun, and it’s just what you need. Brighten your workspace, air out bedding and take a moment for yourself to melt in the light. Let it drench you in a warm glow of expansion.

Virgo - Exert your will without fanfare. You know how to make it happen, and others will let you run with it. Discover that you already the perfect thing to get the job done.

Libra - Send old stuff to the thrift store to free space up. In the cleaning and organizing, you discover something amazing you’d forgotten about that well repays the effort.

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Scorpio - Find comfort and refuge from stress in an artistic pursuit.

Paint, bake, dance, read, write or create. Your partner adds a nice touch, and the fun process lightens everything.

Sagittarius - It’s fine to hide under the blankets with a flashlight and your favorite book, although you may be more comfortable sitting at your desk sketching your ideas or writing love letters.

Capricorn - Words come easily today. Your communication skills are appreciated. Check the plumbing or water runoff flow.

Discover hidden treasure as you improve systems.

Aquarius - Productivity is on the rise, especially if you work in team. Bounce ideas off each other and don’t get stuck. You have the capacity to start anew.

Pisces - You’re making a good impression. Turn up the heat and choose. What kind of leader will you be? What kind of a difference will you make and for whom?

Pundles

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News

Hawaii government hands over Obama’s birth records HONOLULU (AP) — Until this week, Hawaii officials said they wouldn’t release original birth records for anyone, under any circumstances. Even if it was President Barack Obama.

Then they heard from the president himself.

“I am writing to request two certified copies of my original certificate of live birth,” the president wrote on White House letterhead, dated April 22.

State officials then decided to make an exception to a 2001 policy that prohibited anyone from getting a photocopy of an original birth certificate. They usually hand out computergenerated versions.

Obama’s waiver was the first since 2001. Officials said it would be the last.

By Wednesday, Obama had his copies, releasing them to dispel questions from so-called “birthers” and some Republicans who believe he wasn’t born in the U.S. and therefore is ineligible to be president.

At a news conference, he pleaded for the long “sideshow” to end. Many of the skeptics suggest Obama was actually born in Kenya, his father’s home country, or Indonesia, where he spent a few years of his childhood.

Since Obama’s election, the state was inundated with up to 20 weekly requests for various birth records related to Obama, although that number has since dropped significantly.

It got to the point where legislators passed a law allowing state officials to ignore the repeated requests.

In recent days, potential Republican presidential candidate and reality TV star Donald Trump began questioning why Obama had not ensured the original be released.

On April 22, Obama and his personal attorney wrote letters to Health Director Loretta Fuddy.

In them, they argued that a

WORLD BRIEFS Kenya cuts tax on maize, wheat; 5 die from hunger

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An infant was left suckling on her mother’s lifeless body last week after the woman died of hunger in Kenya’s drought-stricken north. The heartbreaking scene is one reason the government on Wednesday cut taxes on maize and wheat.

Prices on food and fuel are rising globally, but higher costs are hitting residents in East Africa particularly hard.

A relative and a witness said the mother who was nursing a twomonth-old baby died a week-ago after days of going without regular meals because she could not afford to buy food.

Travel warning for Americans in Europe will end

LONDON (AP) — A State Department official says a U.S. travel advisory for Americans traveling in Europe that was set to expire the day after the royal wedding will not be extended.

The U.S. State Department advised Americans in October to be wary amid reports that terrorists were planning a Mumbai-style attack on a European city. More than 160 people were killed in that 2008 attack, when gunmen fired on crowds in a shooting spree.

A U.S. State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press, says Wednesday the threat expires Saturday – the day after the wedding..

Afghan officer opens fire, kills 9 Americans

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This handout image provided by the White House shows a copy of the short form of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate from Hawaii.

waiver would allow Obama to make public his original birth certificate and relieve the state from the burdens that came with the repeated inquiries.

“We hope that issuing certified copies of the original certificate of live birth to President Obama will end the numerous inquiries related to his birth in Hawaii,” Fuddy said in a prepared statement Wednesday.

Fuddy said she viewed the records and that they “further prove the fact that he was born

in Hawaii.”

After Fuddy approved the exception, Obama’s attorney, Judith L. Corley, picked up the documents in Hawaii and carried them back to Washington on a plane. The documents arrived around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

State law prohibits the release of birth records except to those with a “tangible interest,” such as the person named.

Only computer-generated birth certificates have been

issued since May 2001. The 2001 policy was created to satisfy requests for certified copies and to comply with state laws restricting disclosure of some birth details.

Before then, photocopies of original birth records were provided.

Hawaii’s computer-generated birth certificates carry a raised state seal and a signature stamp from the state registrar. They’re valid documents for obtaining driver’s licenses and other government documents.

Index shows ag companies fare well in hard economy

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Since 2007, much of the American economy has stumbled through a difficult period, but agriculture-related firms have enjoyed four profitable years thanks to heavy demand for corn and other crops.

A new index of 21 agriculture-related companies, called Agindex, shows their market value increased 8.6 percent a year from the beginning of 2007 through the end of March 2011.

During that same period the value of companies in the S&P 500 dropped on average 2.7 percent per year.

The Agindex includes household names such as equipmentmaker Deere & Company and seed-and-chemical firm Monsanto along with lesserknown companies such as fertilizer producer Agrium.

Gary Schnitkey, a University of Illinois agricultural economist, created the index with graduate student Clay Kramer to measure the strength of the agricultural sector. What they found was evidence of the strength of the rural economy the past few years, when crop prices sheltered farm country from much of the worst of the recession.

“Farmers are buying equipment and everything so it does filter out into the general rural sector,” Schnitkey said. “The rural economy did fare pretty well.”

Even with uncertainties about whether the government will reduce or eliminate programs that subsidize ethanol producers and growers of corn, soybeans and other commodities, Schnitkey said it’s doubtful his index or the farm economy could decline any time soon.

“You’re going to see pretty high (farmer) incomes for this year and probably next year,” he said. “It’s hard to see a situation where that moderates a lot.”

Prices for corn, soybeans and other crops have soared for several reasons, including a surge

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year for use on his 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans.

“You’re talking about getting upwards of 250,000 or 300,000 dollars apiece,” he said.

But the sector that’s had the best four-year run, Schnitkey found, is fertilizer makers such as Agrium, based in Calgary, Canada, and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, based in Saskatoon, Canada.

Those companies’ market values more than doubled.

Most Americans probably have never heard of the fertilizer makers, but the demand for more corn and soybeans has allowed the companies to put a premium on their products.

Not every company on the index did so well. The index’s processors, which had to pay high prices for corn, soybeans and other crops, actually lost

Sotheby’s to auction American WWII spy’s jewels

GENEVA (AP) — Sotheby’s says it will auction jewels belonging to a former American World War II spy who married into Spanish aristocracy and rubbed shoulders with world leaders and Hollywood celebrities.

The auction house says the collection of necklaces, brooches and earrings featuring emeralds, diamonds and rubies belong to New Yorkborn Marie Aline Griffith.

Griffith worked for the CIA’s predecessor OSS in Madrid during World War II before marrying a Spanish nobleman to become Countess Alina de Romanones.

iPhone not tracking users, will get update

Central Illinois corn and soybean farmer Tim Seifert loads his field planter with Syngenta insecticide for refuge corn while planting DEKALB seed corn, left front, for spring planting Friday, April 8 at the RTS Farms in Auburn, Ill.

in overseas purchases from developing economies in China and India as well as continued demand from U.S. livestock and ethanol producers.

The demand has caused stockpiles to decline and in part been to blame for increased food prices.

As farmers have earned more in recent years, they have bought new tractors, combines and other equipment from companies like John Deere and Kubota Tractor Corp.

The equipment makers in the index saw their market value increase a total of 51 percent.

Higher prices, coupled with plentiful crops in recent years, have enabled farmers like Leon Corzine of Assumption, Ill., to buy new equipment. Corzine bought two new tractors last

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Afghan military pilot said to be distressed over his personal finances opened fire at Kabul airport after an argument Wednesday, killing eight U.S. troops and an American civilian contractor.

Those killed were trainers and advisers for the nascent Afghan air force. The shooting was the deadliest attack by a member of the Afghan security forces, or an insurgent impersonating them, on coalition troops or Afghan soldiers or policemen. There have been seven such attacks so far this year.

4 percent of their value. Those companies include Archer Daniels Midland Company, Bunge Limited and Corn Products International.

Schnitkey noted that most of those companies had very strong first quarters this year.

Despite concerns about reductions in government subsidies for ethanol and some crops, Morningstar analyst Jeffrey Stafford expects the current trend to continue. Farmers can’t keep up with the demand for corn, for instance, meaning that stockpiles will remain low.

“It could take multiple growing seasons to return those stocks-to-use levels to kind of a more sustainable average,” he said. “You could see elevated crop prices remain for quite some time.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple denied that the iPhone has a privacy problem Wednesday — and then promised to fix it. It took the technology giant a week to respond to a brouhaha over how the devices log their owners’ movements.

Privacy concerns erupted last week when security researchers said a file found on PCs linked to iPhones allowed them to create maps of the phones’ movements for up to a year.

Combined with similar questions about Google’s Android smartphone software, the news left privacy-conscious smartphone users wondering how much information they were unknowingly giving up.

Apple denied claims that it was keeping tabs on its customers, saying the file records Wi-Fi hot spots and cell towers in the general area of iPhones, not the whereabouts of their users.

The company implied that the privacy concerns raised by that file were partly based on a misunderstanding. But it also said that a software error was the reason the files are storing up to a year’s worth of information, and that it would fix that issue and others in a few weeks.

“Users are confused, partly because creators of this new technology (including Apple) have not provided enough education about these issues to date,” Apple said in its first comprehensive response to the allegations. It had revealed the nature of the location file in a letter to Congress last summer following an earlier round of questions about its locationtracking practices.

The data help the phone figure out its location, Apple said.

They allow the phone to listen for signals from hot spots and cell towers, which are much stronger than signals from GPS satellites. Wi-Fi signals don’t reach very far, which means

that if a phone picks up a signal it recognizes, it can deduce that it’s close to that hot spot.

Taken together, this means navigation applications can present the phone’s location faster and more accurately than if the phone relied on GPS alone, Apple said.

However, it’s still not clear why the files are so detailed that they allow the reconstruction of the phone’s movements.

In its 10-point question-andanswer statement, Apple didn’t address why the files contain “timestamps” that link a phone to certain hot spots and cell towers at a certain time. Those timestamps are what allowed the researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden to construct animated maps of a phone’s movements over a year.

Warden said that as far as he could tell, Apple could have used the location data productively without storing timestamps. He said he’s pleased the company is applying software fixes to safeguard the data.

Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a Washington-based privacy rights group, commended the company for quickly making significant changes to the iPhone operating system.

But Larry L. Smith, the president of the Institute for Crisis Management, a public relations company, said Apple should have responded to concerns last week even if it didn’t have all the answers ready.

Questions such as “Is Apple tracking my iPhone’s location?” are not entirely unexpected, and Apple should have had some standby statements ready to go, Smith said.

Apple’s reaction is reminiscent of its response last summer, when Consumer Reports and others reported that the iPhone 4 suffered from signal loss when held a certain way.

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How about an English breakfast?

Two years of environmental schooling

By Becky Radolf Staff Writer

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Prince William might seem like someone who has it all: royal status, a charming fiancee, good health and an easy touch with his future subjects. But there is something he lacks: a full head of hair. Watch as he loses more Friday during the monumental event known as the Royal Wedding. The coverage begins at 4 a.m. Friday on E!, featuring ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ host Randy and ‘What Not to Wear’ icon Clinton.

Tips for watching the Royal Wedding on American soil

By Stephanie Ratty Staff Writer With the Royal Wedding merely a day away, it is crunch time for commoners to figure out how and where to watch England’s highly celebrated nuptials.

Even though we are more than 3,000 miles away from Westminster Abbey, there is no reason why UConn students shouldn’t be able to celebrate like the Brits do.

Since coverage of the event starts as early as 4 a.m. on Friday, many Huskies will likely watch Kate Middleton walk down the aisle from the comfort of their own beds or sofas. For those looking to spice up the “wedding of the century” airing, there are plenty of things to do to

feel right in the middle of the action.

Eat like a Londoner. A full English breakfast is hard to come by in America, but pubs on nearly every street corner in London offer up their own versions of the fried feast. Put together a plate of bacon, poached or fried eggs, fried tomatoes and mushrooms, blood pudding, baked beans, hash browns, fried bread and plenty of butter to start off the day.

Paired with a mug of hot tea, an English breakfast is a traditional dish, albeit a cholesterol-packed diet buster.

For the ambitious viewers who want to get in the British spirit, try hosting a viewing party that plays off the day’s theme.

“You can dress up like members of the royal family and do voices over the footage,” said Joe Gallagher, a third-

year social anthropology major at Kent University in England. Though Gallagher will be in classes while the wedding is underway, he said he would dub over the presenters if he had the opportunity.

Stephanie Shaw, a 6th-semester theater studies major, will also be in class while the world watches the making of a new princess. Still, she said there are plenty of ways to host a party for the wedding.

“If I were watching it,” she said, “I might throw a bridal shower-type party, with lots of sundresses and cute hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.”

Ryan Reynolds, a 2nd-semester music education major at Western Connecticut State University, said the Royal Wedding might be the perfect opportunity for couples to get together. “You should watch it

with your boyfriend or girlfriend,” he said.

“It might be romantic for them. It is kind of a nice mood-setter, especially if they’re getting ready to get married themselves.”

Reynolds also said that the wedding might be a good opportunity for men planning to propose to their loved ones.

Regardless of how you celebrate the pairing of Prince William and England’s newest princess-to-be, the historical event is not one to be missed. Catch the royal coverage on E!, beginning at 4 a.m., or on TLC, where Clinton from “What Not to Wear” and Randy from “Say Yes to the Dress” will be live starting at 5 a.m. in London and Times Square, respectively.

Stephanie.Ratty@UConn.edu

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trasting in certain elements. Just as ‘Once’ was a fiction film with the aesthetic of a documentary, we liked the idea of this documentary, if possible, to have the aesthetic and feel of a classic fiction film.”

“God Bless Ozzy Osbourne” exists largely as a kind of response to the MTV reality show “The Osbournes,” which highlighted the comedy of the heavy metal legend living a suburban, family life. “God Bless Ozzy Osbourne,” a documentary produced by Ozzy’s son, Jack Osbourne, offers a portrait outside of the reality TV lens.

Michael Winterbottom’s 2005 comedy, “Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story,” was a very meta movie about a film production trying to adapt Laurence Sterne’s famous novel.

Several of the most enjoyable scenes were largely improvised exchanges between British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, each playing exaggerated versions of their selves.

Winterbottom reunited Coogan and Brydon in “The Trip,” in which the two take a road trip of haute cuisine restaurants in northern England. The film essentially carries on where “Tristram Shandy” left off, with Coogan and Brydon bantering throughout.

“I remember thinking it would have been nice if we did a bit more of that, but not so much that I thought (of another movie),” says Coogan on their improvising on “Tristram Shandy.”

“A bit more, but not as much as this,” chimes Brydon. “But obviously Michael had this vision and he could see it working. And it does. Now I think,

Broadway blockbusters to see this summer

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In this publicity image released by Tribeca Film Festival, singers Glen Hansard, right, and Marketa Irglvoa are shown in ‘The Swell Season.’

why did I ever resist?”

Mateo Gil’s “Blackthorn” is one of the more unorthodox sequels, particularly because of its revered source material.

Gil’s film imagines what Butch Cassidy’s life may have been like had he survived in Bolivia after fleeing the U.S. It’s a kind of extension to 1969’s “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” But while “Blackthorn” is still a Western about Cassidy, it’s about life in exile and its tone is mournful.

Cassidy (Sam Shepard) is now an old man living under the name James Blackthorn.

But perhaps the film that most dons the traditional role of a sequel is Chris Paine’s “Revenge of the Electric Car,” a follow-up to his popular 2006 documentary, “Who Killed the Electric Car?” The title nods to “Star Wars” and there, too, is a sense of villains turning heroes.

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Atypical sequels abound at Tribeca

NEW YORK (AP) – Sequels are usually more easily found at summer multiplexes than prestigious film festivals, but this year’s Tribeca Film Festival abounds in unusual follow-ups and intriguing companion pieces.

None of these films bears a Roman numeral or (for the most part) recurring punch lines. Instead, these atypical sequels offer different perspectives and left-turn digressions for familiar characters.

“The Swell Season” is a kind of inversion to “Once,” the 2006 indie hit that won an Oscar for best original song. “Once” is a fictional film that starred Irish musician Glen Hansard of the band the Frames as a busker who falls in love with another musician, played by Marketa Irglova.

But “Once,” a realistically shot film about love and music, became real, to a certain extent.

A romance bloomed between Hansard and Irglova and the two formed the band the Swell Season. The documentary “The Swell Season” chronicles the years that followed, in which they struggle with fame as their romance fades.

“The Swell Season,” which was directed in black and white

by Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo MirabellaDavis, shows Hansard and Irglova trying to live up to the myth of “Once.”

August-Perna calls it “kind of the dark and shadowy counterpart to ‘Once.’”

“We were of course highly mindful of ‘Once’ when making this film, but we wanted this film to be its own entity,” says Dapkins.

“In fact, we wanted it to be con-

When I first started The Green Scene, I realized how many people out there knew infinitely more about living sustainably.

I tried my best, but there are tons of Eco-Huskies on campus and other amazing activists that have so much knowledge to share that they each deserve their own column. However, writing this column and forcing myself to really research a world that is gaining more momentum every day opened my eyes to how much information is out there waiting to absorbed and turned into a crusade for a cleaner earth. In two years of spending hours researching my next article, here is what I’ve learned.

Whatever you want to fight for, there is an activist group waiting for you.

Seriously, if you care enough about something, whether it be green energy or bringing more hemp-clothing into the Co-op, there is a group out there already fighting for the cause, and you can find them and help them. I’m not saying that you have to be the next Che Guevara and raise hell, but if you truly care about something, there are people who share your passions. Get on the Internet and find them.

There is no excuse for not knowing the basics of keeping the earth clean.

For anyone at the school who still doesn’t recycle, you should be ashamed of yourself. It is absolutely impossible to not have come across an article on the Internet at some point in your life that emphasizes how important recycling is for preserving our planet. Claiming ignorance for simple tasks like

“Who Killed the Electric Car?” investigated auto manufacturers’ reluctance to embrace electric cars and General Motors’ destroying of its EV1 model. “Revenge of the Electric Car” plots the comeback of electric cars, including GM’s change of heart in manufacturing the Chevy Volt, a gas-electric hybrid.

“I wasn’t planning to make another film about this topic, but I thought this could be one of those really rare moments where something turns around,” says Paine. “And I already have the access, so I should probably step into this and see if we can capture a moment of transition.”

Paine has essentially shifted from pessimist to optimist.

“Sometimes it happens in America and in capitalism: Great ideas get killed,” says the director. “But it’s not always the way things go.”

The semester is almost over and there are so many things that you can accomplish this summer. A typical day trip for many students is a train ride to New York City to explore all the favorite touristy areas.

However, the usual sights of New York can become too routine, so why not head to the bright lights of Broadway?

This summer, Broadway has many amazing shows to offer, and if you order tickets at the right time you can get them at a great price. There are many popular titles on the list of shows currently playing, and with such an extended number of shows, it’s hard to choose just one to attend.

To start, “The Addams Family” will be playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre and will continue until the fall. This show has altered the original concept by focusing on Wednesday Addams and all the dilemmas she faces growing up as an Addams.

The scandalous “Chicago” has been playing since the beginning of spring and will continue until July. Be sure to get to the the Ambassador Theatre soon, before the show takes its annual break.

Otherwise, it will be a while until you can see Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly wreak havoc in the Windy City.

The Disney classic, “The Lion King,” has also been playing since early spring and

will continue its extravagant show at the Minskoff Theatre until October.

“The Phantom of the Opera” has haunted Broadway for quite some time and continues to be popular after years of performances. Join the following the opera has amassed over the past It can be seen at the Majestic Theatre until Oct. 29.

If the classy phantom is not your style and you are feeling the need to rock, check out “Rock of the Ages,” which will be playing throughout the summer until Nov. 20 at the Helen Hayes Theatre.

The list of shows continues with “Catch Me if You Can,” “Disney’s Mary Poppins,” “Anything Goes,” “Wicked” and many more. As most of these shows are rolling shows, they will be playing the full extent of the summer until a certain date. Most tickets can be found on the official Broadway website and may have discounts depending on the day the tickets are purchased. Students can also head to a show an hour or so before it starts and use their IDs to purchase student rush tickets, which can cost as little as $20.

For more cheap Broadway tickets, be sure to visit the special booth behind the bleachers in Times Square. This special booth allows people to grab extremely cheap tickets that are 50 percent off, depending on the day. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to give your regards to Broadway during the summertime!

Loumarie.Rodriguez@UConn.edu

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From the ‘primordial’ soup Music for the hot, hot summer

1. “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters 2. “21,” Adele 3. “Paper Airplane,” Alison Krauss + Union Station 4. “So Beautiful or So What,” Paul Simon 5. “Drama y Luz,” Mana 6. “Femme Fatale,” Britney Spears 7. “Songs For Japan,” Various Artists 8. “Rolling Papers,” Wiz Khalifa 9. “F.A.M.E.,” Chris Brown 10. “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons Week of April 30, 2011

Upcoming Shows Toad's Place, New Haven 4/29 Alkaline Trio 9 p.m., $20 5/1 Dark Star Orchestra 9 p.m., $25 Webster Theater, Hartford 4/30 Saturday Night Grind: Season 3 7 p.m., $10 5/2 Holy Grail 6 p.m., $10 Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, R.I.

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The name may not sound like the usual Irish band name (Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly), but Primordial is indeed a band from the land of Irish folk metal.

Irish folk-metal band reaches ‘redemption’ with new album

By Aaron Burstein Campus Correspondent Irish folk-metal band Primordial has long since established itself as one of the most talented and creative groups on the scene. Its latest release, “Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand,” stands as yet another testament to the members’ exceptional abilities as musicians. The album more than lives up to its title, with intense, fire-and-brimstone songwriting and powerful delivery.

Although Primordial is typ-

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This Day in Music 1981 Less than four years after bandmate Marc Bolan was killed in a car crash alongside girlfriend Gloria Jones, T. Rex bassist Steve Currie passed away.

Currie joined T. Rex after working as a shipping clerk on the docks. He was featured on “Dandy in the Underworld” and the band’s staple album, “Electric Warrior.” His bass was sophisticated, with an American jazz-like quality, and it was considered far ahead of its time.

After Bolan’s death, Currie became a session musician. He also worked on a variety of side projects, including contributing bass lines to Chris “Motorbikin” Spedding. He maintained a relationship with other T. Rex members and spoke well of Bolan.

Currie died in a car crash returning to his home in Val Da Parra, Portugal. He was 33.

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ically categorized as a crossover between folk-metal and black metal, the music of “Redemption” draws from a number of other influences.

Several of the album’s tracks contain strong post-rock and sludge metal elements, reminiscent of Neurosis. Additional black metal and Celtic elements serve to define Primordial as a unique band that blurs genre distinctions. These elements are more comparable to the work of fellow folk-metal band Agalloch.

Though Primordial is likely to appeal to fans of Neurosis and Agalloch, it is important to

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emphasize that Primordial is still very much a band all its own.

On “Redemption,” Primordial takes a bold turn from their previous and most popular album, the anthemic 2007 release “To the Nameless Dead,” in favor of a darker, grittier sound. But, that’s not to say that “Redemption” doesn’t pack the same punch.

Tracks such as “Bloodied Yet Unbowed” sound like a Celtic warrior battle cry. Generally speaking, “Redemption” has a heavier, more aggressive tone than “To the Nameless Dead” that is perhaps more akin to their 2005 release “The Gathering Wilderness.” The sound on “Redemption” is thick and gritty. Even though Primordial is no longer the black metal band it was on earlier works, the more blackened elements shine through nicely, and provide a rougher texture to the album as a whole.

Although every track on “Redemption” is upward of six minutes, the album still moves at a breakneck pace. Primordial

is a group that really understands that art of a slow-burner.

They craft tense, elegant guitar lines coupled with tasteful rhythms that steadily build into something greater, until the song arrives at a near-cataclysmic peak. There’s heavy use of tension and build-up, but the music never loses its sense of motion. And though virtually every song on the album sticks to this formula, Primordial still manages to accomplish something different with each track.

So is “Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand” the best of Primordial’s catalog? That’s tough to say. However, there’s little doubt that it’s among the best metal albums in recent history, and it will certainly have its place among the best of the year.

It was a long wait, but the payoff is immense. “Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand” is a sophisticated and expertly-composed release from a truly gifted band.

Aaron.Burstein@UConn.edu

Explosions in the Sky stick to successful methods

By Joe O’Leary Staff Writer I still remember when I was introduced to post-rock heroes Explosions in the Sky. It was November of my freshman year, and a floormate (now a good friend) and I were trading CDs. I’d pass him a Silversun

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Pickups CD, and he’d return the favor by introducing me to bands I’d never heard of.

One day, he handed me the album “All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone,” Explosions’ 2007 release. The moment I popped it into my CD player, I fell in love.

Eschewing lyrics, melodies and most of what modern rock entails, the group instead filled their album with moody, beautiful longform instrumentals, some of which were 11 minutes long.

I was shocked and amazed that a group would even do something like this, much less pull it off so well. They fully encapsulated raw emotion in their music, and the album rose and fell in tone like an ocean tide.

Their newest album, “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care,” continues the group’s traditions in fitting form. They haven’t changed much. But with an original, innovative style not seen in today’s rock music, that’s more than welcome.

Sticking by their mainstay sometimes-euphoric, sometimes-downtrodden instrumentals, Explosions conveys shifting moods like few other bands

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Members of the band Explosions in the sky take it easy with a canine pal.

can. Lead single “Trembling Hands” is unlike its fellow tracks. It’s only three and a half minutes long (in contrast, the next shortest is seven minutes), and it’s a furious, angry, fast-paced rocker.

Every other track is an experience unto itself. “Take Care” is packed with long-form journeys through the darkest places and the highest peaks of humankind. Album-closer “Let Me Back In” starts with near-ambiance at its outset, progresses into a fast-paced, rollicking rocker and slowly

folds back in on itself after its midpoint, collapsing. Its guitars slowly quiet themselves, and the drumbeat slides back its intensity. Eventually, all falls away, and the track ends on silence.

“Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” is certainly a rollercoaster ride, considering the band’s emotional core, but it’s beautiful and entertaining.

Much like Space Mountain, you’ll want to hop back on as soon as it’s done.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

If I had a million dollars, I would go to every summer music festival known to man.

Witnessing a myriad of my favorite artists, discovering new bands, bronzing in the sun and bonding with strangers who share my passion for music sounds like paradise to me.

It’s true that festivals can be more costly than the average outdoor concert. But they are worth the hefty ticket prices.

They are multi-day, all-encompassing experiences. Here is a summer 2011 festival guide that will help you find the one that is best suited for your musical tastes.

Coachella (Indian Wells, Calif.) ­– Coachella is one of the most revered festivals in the U.S. The palm tree-lined California coast makes for a pleasant setting. Plus, the event is a prime spot for meeting the celebrities who overrun the VIP section. While Coachella already took place two weeks ago, it’s still something to look forward to. This year, the three-day festival had Kanye West, The Strokes, Kings of Leon and Arcade Fire as headliners. Who knows what’s in store for next year.

Mile High (Commerce City, Colo.) – Unfortunately, the Mile High Music Festival was cancelled this year. But the two-day event, which usually occurs in August, is a sweet escape. Last year, the Dave Matthews Band and Jack Johnson set the comfortable, low-key atmosphere that distinguishes this festival from all the others.

Lollapalooza (Chicago) – Lollapalooza is one of the more extensive summer festivals. It is jam-packed with concerts, comedy shows and craft booths.

Furthermore, it translates the vintage, classy feel of Chicago into artistic expression. The lineup for the event was just released Tuesday – it includes Coldplay, Muse, Deadmau5 and A Perfect Circle. Lollapalooza is Aug. 5-7. A pass for all three festival days costs $215.

Pitchfork (Chicago) – Chicago gets to have all the fun. The Pitchfork Music Festival will be held from July 15-17. Single-day tickets are only $45 and threeday tickets are $110. This year’s guests include Animal Collective, Fleet Foxes, TV On the Radio and 37 other talented musicians.

Bonaroo (Manchester, Tenn.) – Bonaroo is regarded as the modern-day version of Woodstock. For four days, music lovers camp out in the boondocks of Tennessee to experience some pure and diverse music. This year’s offering includes Eminem, Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys, Ratatat and many, many more. The festival will be held from June 9-12. A four-day festival pass costs from $210 to $250 and is on sale right now.

Bamboozle (East Rutherford, N.J.) – Coming back to the East Coast, there’s Bamboozle, which will be held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Meadowlands. Tickets for each day are $45 and $130 for all three days. The lineup is a little more local this year, as it includes New Jersey band Gaslight Anthem. Lil Wayne, Motley Crue, Wiz Khalifa and

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New opera tells Madikizela-Mandela’s story

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – The Soweto-born soprano who plays Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new opera says the story of the “mother of the nation” accused of brutality in her fight against apartheid is deeply familiar.

“It’s something that I grew up knowing. It’s part of my history,” Tsakane Maswanganyi said in an interview ahead of Thursday’s premiere of “Winnie the Opera” at the State Theatre, South Africa’s equivalent of America’s Lincoln Center or Britain’s National Theatre.

But Maswanganyi added she can’t dwell on what it means to play such a formidable figure before an audience that on opening night is expected to include Madikizela-Mandela.

For two hours during which she appears in nearly every scene, Maswanganyi works to combine powerful singing and acting to portray a character who is at one moment imperious and in control, the next

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The Soweto-born soprano singer Tsakane Maswanganyi, performs the role of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at the State Theatre in Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday.

vulnerable under an apartheid jailer’s whip. She is a giddy young girl in love, singing, “His smile is daylight that never ends.” And she is an anguished woman, singing, “Nelson, where are you?”

Nelson Mandela, who divorced Madikizela-Mandela in 1996, appears in the production only as an offstage voice and a silhouette on a large

No need to travel far; B.O.M.B. Fest is in CT from MUSIC, page 8 Bruno Mars will also be performing during the weekend.

Newport Folk Music Festival (Newport, R.I.) – Newport finally revived its one-and-only folk music festival. It’s set to take place the last two days of July. Smallticket bands, such as Tegan and Sara, Freelance Whales, Delta Spirit and The Wailin’ Jennys make up the majority of the lineup. But The Decemberists will be headlining on the first day of the festival, while Emmylou Harris will be headlining on the second day. Passes for both days are $125.

For each day they are $69.

B.O.M.B Fest (Hartford, Conn.) – Connecticut has a

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music festival of its own. The “Bring Our Music Back” festival is on May 28-29 at the Comcast Theater in Hartford.

It will feature bands such as Coheed and Cambria, Weezer, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Best Coast, Neon Trees and The New Pornographers.

Additionally, rappers Snoop Dog and Wiz Khalifa, and the mash-up group The Hood Internet will be performing on the second day of the festival.

Tickets to B.O.M.B. Fest cost $60 and $70 for each night, and $90 and $100 for both nights. *Ticket prices do not include fees and service charges

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screen that is the main scenic element. A few years after the iconic couple married in 1958, Mandela was found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to life imprisonment. Mandela was to remain in prison until 1990.

During their long years apart, Madikizela-Mandela, 17 years younger than Mandela, grew into a sophisticated political leader in her own right who

was repeatedly arrested, jailed and placed under house arrest.

But she also was accused of embracing the most radical, violent ideology of the broad anti-apartheid movement, and of turning the violence on fellow blacks.

In 1969, Madikizela-Mandela was among 21 activists detained in nationwide dawn raids, accused of terrorism. They all were eventually acquitted, but Madikizela-Mandela spent 491 days in detention, most of it in solitary confinement. She writes in a 1984 memoir, “Part of my soul went with him,” of being interrogated continuously for five days and five nights, growing so exhausted she periodically fainted.

Before that ordeal, she writes, she was incapable of violence.

After it, “if a man I’m dealing with appeared carrying a gun – in defense of my principles I know I would fire. That is what they have taught me. I could never have achieved that alone.”

“That is the bitterness they create in us.”

Listen to Gandhi: ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’ from TWO, page 7 this is, nowadays, completely unacceptable. Newspapers should never be in the trash when there are receptacles for them right next to the wastebasket. Litter should never be scattered on campus when there are trash cans practically every 50 feet.

Be the change you want to see.

It’s easy to sit here and type up all the ways to be green, preaching to an audience and not really practicing my own advice. However, even the smallest unordinary action gets recognized. Walk with a friend, pick up a stray soda bottle and place it in the trash can, without saying a word. See how your

friend reacts. It’s an incredibly simple act that doesn’t need recognition, because it’s the way all people should pitch in. You’d be surprised that your friend might repeat your actions because they seemed easy enough.

Essentially, Gandhi had it right when he said that we must make change for there to be change. Start a club for something you believe in, join a volunteer group online, attend an Eco-Huskies meeting. It’s easier than ever to get involved and make a difference. It just takes a little research and the desire to preserve the only planet we get.

Rebecca.Radolf@UConn.edu

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Lady Gaga’s album ‘Born This Way’ will be released in May.

What will you listen to this summer?

By Joe O’Leary Staff Writer We’re only a week and change away from the beginning of another summer, but an old problem has reared its head yet again.

Who wants to hit the beach listening to this spring’s or (gasp!) even last fall’s music? You’ll be laughed off the sand! Luckily, the music scene’s always changing, so here’s a guide to this summer’s hottest albums.

Records hit the ground running this summer, as May 3 brings a new release from The Beastie Boys, “Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2.” The Beasties have been dormant for a few years, but judging from lead single “Make Some Noise” and the group’s epic half-hour movie “Fight For Your Right Revisited,” they’re back with a vengeance. The date will also introduce folk group Fleet Foxes’ sophomore effort, “Helplessness Blues,” which has already received rave reviews from Spin magazine.

Later in May, what should be the biggest album of the year debuts with Lady Gaga’s latest, “Born This Way.” It’s been building buzz ever since Gaga’s egg shenanigans at this year’s Grammys and should prove to be one of the biggest, and potentially most controversial, releases this summer. Plus, have you seen that album cover where she’s half-motorcycle?

A trio of rock albums will

bring the noise on May 31, as Death Cab for Cutie’s “Codes and Keys,” My Morning Jacket’s “Circitual” and Eddie Vedder’s “Ukulele Songs” all hit store shelves. Whether you’re interested in alternative, folk-rock or Pearl Jam’s lead singer playing a ukulele, there should be something of interest for you this week.

June 21 brings two very different vocalists to the table, as Lil’ Wayne’s latest, “Tha Carter IV,” and Bon Iver’s self-titled release hit shelves. The hugely popular rapper will obviously win the battle of record sales, but Justin Vernon’s group’s album should hold beautiful music, if 2007’s “For Emma, Forever Ago” is any indication.

July and August are too far away to hold any solid release dates, but many artists are planning late-summer releases.

Beyonce’s new single, “Run the World (Girls),” has just been released, and her latest album is tentatively scheduled for June 2011. Many other groups hope to release albums by September.

While not all of these groups may have albums out by the time we hit Storrs in a few months, don’t be surprised if 50 Cent, Kanye West and JayZ, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, Lady Antebellum, Nickleback, Pearl Jam, Phoenix or U2 release their latest soon.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

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Huang: UConn’s achievements in football and basketball this year surpass even 2004

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from WHICH, page 14 ble year for UConn. I can say, though, that 2011 outweighs 2004 in terms of achievements. Regarding basketball, no one expected the men to go 14-0 in tournament games, or for Kemba Walker to have such a tremendous impact as a player and a leader. As for the women, 2011 was their fourth consecutive Final Four and the season they broke the longest consecutive NCAA basketball game winning streak.

Therefore, 2011 beats 2004.

Carmine: What Kemba did on the court this year was nothing short of amazing. Just ask Gary McGhee’s ankles, or what’s left of them. But 2004 went beyond just the hardwood. In 2004, the UConn football team won the Motor City Bowl, the school’s first bowl victory and a marquee win that solidified UConn as a successful football team, setting the stage for the program that they have evolved into today. Not to mention, the men’s track and field team won the Big East indoor championships that year, too.

James: Carmine, you seem to have forgotten that the team’s first ever bowl victory in 2004 can’t hope to compare to 2011, when they played their first ever BCS Bowl Game. No one expected them to reach this national spotlight after having an overall 3-4 record and a 0-2 Big East record in the middle of their season. Thanks to Zach Frazer, Jordan Todman and other great players, they finished the season with five consecutive wins and gave UConn fans a New Year’s Day “Fiesta.”

Carmine: UConn has been the host to many amazing displays of athletics, but none were better than those that took place in 2004. The Huskies came up big in every way: two national championships in the same sport, a bowl victory and two Big East championships in two different sports. The Huskies catapulted themselves onto the national stage. If there was any previous doubt as to UConn being a dominant school, this year converted the nonbelievers. The 2004 year was record-setting, setting the precedent for the years of athletic successes. The Huskies won enough in 2004 to make Charlie Sheen jealous – 2004 was simply a year of winning.

James: But, 2011 is undisputedly the best year UConn has had in its athletic history. The Huskies truly made UConn a powerhouse to be feared. Their achievements in 2011 surpass 2004 by far.

The football team played their hearts out against the Oklahoma Sooners in their first ever BCS bowl game.

The men’s basketball team took America by surprise in winning their third national championship. The women’s team, led by the powerful Maya Moore, reached its fourth consecutive Final Four and continued to show an unshakable dominance in NCAA basketball. And, many other sports did well, too.

Simply put, 2011 is a year that will always have a special spot in the hearts of all UConn fans.

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Chauncey Billups shouts to his teammates during Game 1 of the Knicks first-round playoff series.

Billups to return to Knicks

NEW YORK (AP)—The New York Knicks are bringing Chauncey Billups back for next season.

The Knicks announced Wednesday that they are keeping the veteran point guard, deciding his leadership outweighs the savings they would have earned by waiving him this week.

The Knicks would have been obligated to pay Billups only $3.7 million if they cut him within five days after the season. Instead, he will be on the books for $14.2 million next season, when he will run a team in its first full season with Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony together.

“Chauncey, Amare and Carmelo are a great nucleus, as we continue to look to improve our team going into the offseason,” team president Donnie Walsh said in a statement.

“Chauncey is an extremely talented and experienced point guard— we are very happy to have him back.”

The Knicks acquired Billups along with Anthony from Denver in February. He averaged 17.5 points with the

Knicks but battled a pair of injuries, missing six games with a bruised left quadriceps in March, then straining a tendon in his left knee during Game 1 of the playoffs and missing the final three games of New York’s loss to Boston. Walsh said those injuries weren’t long-term concerns.

Billups will be 35 in September and said this week he hoped to return to New York for his 15th NBA season. After playing most of his career at 215 pounds, Billups said Monday he planned to come in at 210 next season to better handle the pace of Mike D’Antoni’s system. he insists he has plenty of basketball left.

“My body has been great,” Billups said. “I’m 34, not 39.

My first five years I didn’t play that much anyway, unfortunately, but my body is fine.”

There wouldn’t be many point guard options this summer better than Billups, a former NBA finals MVP who is a top lategame performer. He didn’t take long to prove it in New York, hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:01 left in a win at Miami on Feb. 27, just four days after his Knicks debut.

“One national under Kemba” in the Pledge of Allegiance.

March 25 – Before Chuck Norris goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Kemba Walker.

March 17 – I went to hibachi and the chef said “Kemba” as he shot the food in my mouth.

Nov. 18 – What’s up with the 1970s porn star that plays for Vermont?

Feb. 23 – I just realized Kemba Walker is 20, a year younger than me. What am I doing with my life?

Jan. 26 – Marquette… silenced by Lamb.

Feb. 10 – I found out Jeremy Lamb was a cool guy today when he caught me taking a picture of him while I was pretending to text and didn’t say a word.

Jan. 18 – When are they going to put that shirtless kid on the dance cam?

Women’s basketball vs.

Baylor: Nov. 17 – I want to be Maya Moore when I grow up...even if I am three years older than her.

Nov. 17 – Tonight we learned the Huskies have Hart(ley)!

Nov. 17 – Lauren Engeln replaced Meghan Gardler as the hottest player.

Nov. 17 – I bet Griner wishes she got one ‘Moore’ block... ha!

Nov. 17 – Brittany Griner has the wing span of a pterodactyl and a voice like Morgan Freeman. Shouldn’t the NCAA be doing hormone testing or something?

Football and other personal favorites: Nov. 29 – They better call him Cortland Innegan cause Andre Johnson beat the “F” out of him.

Feb. 15 – I’ve got some tricks of my own that I’d like to show you, Johnny McEntee.

Dec. 6 – Dave Teggart has kicked his way into my heart.

Oct. 20 – Hearing the soccer game announcer’s cheerful voice through my window makes me

wish he could narrate my life.

Oct. 15 – My friends were bored, so they blew up a condom and played soccer in the hallway. They called it “playing with protection.”

Sept. 23 – There’s nothing worse than standing at a urinal focusing on your “line of fire” and then watching helplessly as your right headphone falls out and swings right through it.

Feb. 1 – SO my roommates and I now have a hamster in our room named Kemba. He enjoys carrots, rolling around in his ball, and dropping 24 points on Villanova.

Jan. 19 – This afternoon I was having sex with my girlfriend of 13 years for the first time when I abruptly stopped and left without saying a word.

Later she texted me asking what in the hell I was doing and I said “Giving you the Randy Edsall treatment.”

April 5 – Football Big East Champions, BCS bowl game, Men’s and Women’s Basketball Big East Champions, Men’s Indoor Track Big East Champions, 2 teams in the Final Four, 1 National Championship, at least 5 AllAmericans, Maya Moore, Kemba Walker…Damn it feels good to be a Husky.

If only Meachem and Porter knew what they had started four years ago…

Nov. 26, 2007 – I think West Virginia just scored again.

Nov. 27, 2007 – I think West Virginia just scored again.

Nov. 28, 2007 – I think West Virginia just scored again.

Nov. 29, 2007 – I think some idiot just said they think West Virginia just scored again. … they’d be happy to know their meme lives on.

Sept. 2 – It’s terrifying to think that only 25 percent of UConn students will appreciate the fact that West Virginia just scored again.

Oct. 26 – I graduated 2 years ago and now I work at ESPN and I have it on good

authority that West Virginia just scored again.

Nov. 1 – I think West Virginia just fumbled again.

Nov. 17 – I think Baylor just turned the ball over again.

Nov. 29 – I think Kemba Walker just scored again.

Feb. 17 – I think Jamal CoombsMcDaniel just scored again.

April 5 – I think Butler just missed the hoop again.

April 11 – I think Butler just missed another three.

The Top 10 10. Dec. 6 – I literally stopped having sex with my girlfriend to watch Teggart start the Fiesta.

9. Sept. 28 – I waited on Jim Calhoun’s table this weekend.

When I picked up the check, he said, “Not a dime back.”

8. March 14 – God has mercy, Kemba Walker doesn’t.

7. Feb. 16 – If Enosch Wolf wore the No. 3 jersey, he would be a Wolf in Lamb’s clothing.

6. Dec. 1 – Jeremy Lamb can tie his shoes without bending over.

5. Nov. 18 – Trying to find spacious library seating next to an outlet the week before Thanksgiving is like trying to stop Maya Moore: impossible.

4. Sept. 8 – Doudou is all over the soccer ball.

3. March 28 – I wish there was a “Lamb Cam” so I can see if his expression actually changes.

2. Dec. 1 – If Maya Moore and Kemba Walker ever had a child, his name would be Jesus, and he would shoot laser beams out of his eyes.

And last but not least, the top sports InstantDaily of the year.

Feb. 8 – Colin McDonough, will you be my Valentine?

I can’t decide what is more amazing, the fact that someone asked Colin to be his Valentine, or the fact that my girlfriend was the one who sent it.

Thanks for reading guys, see you all next year!

Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sports

» NHL

Bruins advance on Horton's OT game-winner

BOSTON (AP)—Nathan But it doesn’t matter.

Horton scored 5:43 into overThey will open the next round time to give the Boston Bruins in Philadelphia with a chance to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal avenge last year’s epic collapse Canadiens on Wednesday night against the Flyers. Boston led that in Game 7 of their first-round series 3-0 before Philadelphia came playoff series. back to force a decisive game; in The Bruins will play the Game 7 in Boston, the Bruins took Philadelphia Flyers in the a 3-0 lead before losing 4-3.

Eastern Conference semifinals That was the second straight for the second consecutive year. year that the Bruins lost a Game Tim Thomas stopped 34 7 at home. shots for the Bruins, who recovThis time, they made sure it ered after losing the first two wouldn’t happen again. games of the series at home.

The Canadiens won the first Boston had never won two games in Boston a playoff series after to swipe the hometrailing 0-2 in 26 tries. ice advantage, but the Carey Price stopped Canadiens 3 Bruins came back to 30 shots for Montreal, Bruins 4 win three straight— which erased deficits of including the first two 2-0 and 3-2 in Game 7. in Montreal, and then Horton scored with a slap shot Game 5 at home. The Habs won off a pass from Milan Lucic , Game 6 on Tuesday night to force setting off a celebration on the a seventh game in Boston.

Bruins bench and in the stands.

The Bruins wasted another It was Boston’s third overtime early lead on Wednesday, jumpwin in the series, including ing out on a slap shot by Boychuk Game 5 on Saturday night when and a wrister by Recchi from the Horton scored 9:03 into the sec- slot that beat Price on the stick ond extra period. side. Montreal coach Jacques Johnny Boychuk and Mark Martin took his timeout, and the Recchi scored in the first 5:33 Canadiens seemed to regroup. of Game 7 to give the Bruins After Michael Ryder was a 2-0 lead. But Yannick Weber sent off for hooking, Weber made it a one-goal game with scored a power-play goal by a power-play goal in the first. converting a cross-ice pass Tomas Plekanec tied it in the from Michael Cammalleri second with an unassisted, midway through the first. short-handed goal.

Five minutes into the second, After Chris Kelly scored with with the Canadiens down a man, just under 10 minutes left to give Plekanec stole the puck from Boston a 3-2 lead, P.K. Subban Recchi and broke in alone to wrist tied it in the final two minutes— it past Thomas and tie it 2-2. But again on the power play.

Kelley slid a rebound back under The Bruins were 0 for 21 on Price with 9:44 left in the third to the power play in the series. put Boston back on top.

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The Boston Bruins celebrate after Nathan Horton's series-winning goal knocked the Montreal Canadiens out of the playoffs and delivered the Bruins a 4-3 overtime win in Game 7.

» NHL

» UCONN

Lightning beat Penguins to advance to second Walker, Calhoun defend PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dwayne Dec. 27, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010 – a span of Roloson made 36 saves for his second 141 games.

NHL playoff shutout, Sean Bergenheim Playing their first Game 7 on the road, scored, and the Tampa Bay Lightning the Lightning were the first this year to completed a big series comeback and win a series after trailing 3-1. Tampa Bay eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins with is 3-0 in Game 7s. a 1-0 win in Game 7 on Wednesday night.

The Lightning killed a slashing penalty Roloson became the second goalie to given to Nate Thompson with 1:33 left go 6-0 in elimination games. that gave the Penguins a 6-on-4 He allowed only four goals in skating advantage after goalie winning the final three games Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled. as Tampa Bay erased a 3-1 Lightning was the fifth unsuccess1 fulThat series deficit. That matched his power play of the game for 0 Pittsburgh, which was 1-for-35 feat in 2003 when he led the Penguins Minnesota Wild to a comeback for the series and had no poweragainst the Vancouver Canucks in the play goals in 25 chances at home. second round.

After the Penguins took 17 of the first The No. 5 seed Lightning will now 24 shots, Bergenheim scored on a familface the top-seeded Washington Capitals iar play set up by a blind backhand pass in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

by Dominic Moore. Moore skated behind The Penguins lost their second con- the net toward the left-wing side and got secutive Game 7 and fell to 2-6 in such the puck to Bergenheim, who was standdeciding games at home. ing alone below the right circle.

Bergenheim's goal 5:41 into the secFleury hadn't even turned his head ond period was his third in the final four back toward Bergenheim's side of the ice games of the series. Tampa Bay hadn't as the puck was heading into the net. advanced in the playoffs since winning Moore set up Bergenheim for a nearly the Stanley Cup in 2004. identical goal in Tampa Bay's 4-2 win in Despite a 36-23 edge in shots, the Game 6.

Sidney Crosby-less Penguins lost three This one was the only goal Roloson consecutive games for the first time since and the Lightning needed. Pittsburgh

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had lost all 23 games in which it trailed heading into the third period, and that trend continued even though the Penguins controlled play for much of the frame in a desperate attempt to keep their season alive.

Roloson, who entered with a 1.80 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in elimination games, stopped Tyler Kennedy from close range during the period's first minute, and turned away Chris Kunitz, James Neal and Mark Letestu over the next 90 seconds.

Roloson calmly stopped Kennedy and Kunitz on a rebound with about two minutes to go.

The loss of Crosby, who didn't play after Jan. 5 because of a concussion, and Evgeni Malkin's season-ending knee injury proved to be too much for Pittsburgh to overcome.

Notes: This was the fourth Game 7 the Penguins played in their past six series. ... Roloson's other playoff shutout came May 17, 2006, for Edmonton in a second-round win over San Jose. ... The Lightning became the 24th NHL team in 244 tries to come back from a 3-1 series deficit. ... The visiting team won five of the final six games of the series.

Ferraro: Senior year had its fair share of highlights from REFLECTIONS, page 14 Packers. The two good things to come out of that game: Wade Phillips was fired and I was in Las Vegas at the time, so it made up for the worst game I had seen in a long time. This was the lone disappointment of my senior year; the rest of the year has been filled with events that I never thought would unfold.

There were truly some great moments throughout senior year that involved teams that I root for aside from Dallas.

In baseball, I witnessed something that hasn’t been seen since 1954; I watched the San Francisco Giants win the World Series despite playing against some of the best pitchers in baseball. I watched the Giants defeat the Atlanta Braves in probably the four toughest games the Giants had all post-season. Then, I watched the Giants eliminate the great Philadelphia Phillies, no one thought they would lose to bunch of misfits. The best besides clinching on the road in Game 6 was when Cody Ross broke up Roy Halladay’s 12-straight innings without giving up a hit by blasting a home run over the left field fence, and the best part is that he did it again his next at-bat.

I had seen the Giants in the World Series before in 2002, which by the way is one of the most underrated World Series in my opinion, but this World Series was different from the beginning.

I knew the Giants were going to win the series after they won in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead, but nothing was sweeter than seeing the season end with strikeout from Brian Wilson

to clinch the World Series. The only bad part is that I am one of the few San Francisco Giants fans so my celebration was limited to myself, but that wouldn’t be the case for when the men’s basketball team won the National Championship.

During Spring Break in Panama City, Florida, I watched the men’s basketball team do the impossible: win five games in five straight days in Madison Square Garden at the Big East tournament. Kemba Walker put on an absolute clinic and when I was riding back from the airport and I found out from my friends tracking the game on the their phone, I knew the Huskies were going to win it all.

Then over the next three weeks, I watched as Walker, Lamb and the rest of the Huskies geared into overdrive and never looked back. After the men and women went to Final Four, I thought there would be a chance for a repeat for dual national championships, but it wasn’t meant to be. The best of the Huskies winning the National Championship was celebrating with all my fellow students who wanted this title so badly. After watching the Final Four win over Kentucky at Carriage, witnessing the craziness that happened that night was something to remember.

Watching the Huskies win the National Championship in Gampel with nearly 8,000 other UConn students was a sight to behold. With 30 seconds left and a 10-point lead, all the fans in Gampel rushed the court, much like last year’s storming of the court after the victory over Texas, which I was a part of – but

this was a millions times better. I would have been out until five in the morning celebrating if I didn’t have an exam the next morning. It was one the greatest moments a sports fan can hope for.

I also witnessed for the first time in history the UConn football team making it to a BCS Bowl game, and even though they lost to Oklahoma, it was still the best season of Huskies football with them winning the Big East Conference for the second time in school history.

While the women’s basketball team didn’t win their third straight National Championship, they still were able to break UCLA’s streak of 88 consecutive wins with 90 consecutive wins, something I don’t think will be broken anytime soon unless we do it again.

Hopefully after I graduate in May, one more team can make a run at the championships. With the baseball team starting to get hot, the possibility of making a tournament is something exciting and maybe we’ll see the baseball team bring home some hardware.

I couldn’t have asked for a better way to go out than by witnessing a World Series championship, two Final Four appearances, one National Championship in men’s basketball and the school’s first Bowl Championship Series Bowl game.

The only thing that could bring down my spirits is if the NFL is locked out and there are no football games next year, but I have a feeling they will get things worked out. But one thing is for sure; this year was one to remember.

Michael.Ferraro@UConn.edu

program's reputation

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun and star guard Kemba Walker defended the program's academic reputation Wednesday, amid concern the national champions could lose scholarships based on academic performance.

The national Academic Performance Rating is due out next month. Connecticut is in danger of losing at least one scholarship if the rating, which measures four years of results, does not meet the NCAA minimum score of 925. The school has already been docked a scholarship for NCAA recruiting violations.

Last year, UConn recorded a four-year APR of 930, including an 844 for the 2008-09 season.

"Eight straight years, we made the APR," Calhoun said after being lauded by the governor and lawmakers during "Husky Day" at the state Capitol. "If because someone left early or didn't finish, all those various things that get you...when you have 16 kids leave (for the pros) in a 10-year period, you are more likely to be more open to (a low APR) happening."

A low rating could be costly to Calhoun personally.

His contract calls for him to donate $100,000 to a UConn scholarship fund if the program doesn't meet the APR. He also would forfeit his postseason bonus of $87,500, earned during UConn's run to the national title.

Game 2 win bumps softball team up to No. 8 in the Big East from HUSKIES, page 14 they are going to bring it at the plate.”

The game had enormous playoff implications for the Huskies, who are in the eighth and final spot into the Big East tournament. The Huskies currently have a 6-9 record in Big East play, which puts them on the outside looking in at ninth place in the conference. With their six games coming against the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds

in the conference (Depaul and Notre Dame, respectively) the Huskies knew that they had to collect at least one win on Wednesday afternoon to remain in the playoff hunt.

“This kept us in the race, and the possibility is still there and it gives us that hope and it gives us something to fight for over the next two weekends,” Mullins said.

Peter.Logue@UConn.edu

Softball responds to extra inning loss with nine run first inning in Game 2 from BREAKING, page 14 allowing five hits, striking out three and walking one batter.

Adelman improves to 8-6 on the season.

The Huskies would add another run in the bottom of the fourth inning when yesterday’s hero, Brittany Duclos, hit an RBI double that scored Deluca, but Marissa Guches was thrown out at home to end the inning. After two errors by the Huskies in the top of the fifth, Adelman was able to get the next three batters out to end the game.

“We just wanted it [the first game of the doubleheader] so badly, that we came back as strong as we did in the first inning,” said coach Karen Mullins about the

first inning explosion.

Starting pitcher Ali Adelman was grateful to have the run support she did that day.

“It was really easy to play that game because my team backed me up and gave me a lot of runs,” Adelman said. “I feel like I have to give that energy on the mound if they’re going to give it behind the plate.”

With the victory, the Huskies improve to 19-24 on the season and 6-9 in the Big East Conference, while Providence drops to 21-27 on the season and 5-12 in Big East play.

The Huskies will next take on DePaul, currently 12-1 in Big East play.

Michael.Ferraro@UConn.edu

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Home game

Away game

April 30 Rutgers 1 p.m.

May 1 Rutgers 1 p.m.

The Daily Question Q : “Do you care if the Kings move from Sacramento to Anaheim?” because our own Kemba Walker will probably be picked by A : “Yes, the Kings in the NBA draft.”

–Steven Massucci, 4th-semester biology major.

» That’s what he said

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May 8 USF 2 p.m.

May 1 DePaul 11 a.m.

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Lacrosse (7-6) (1-3) May 1 Loyala 1 p.m.

Men’s Track and Field May 8 May 7 May 6 Big East Big East Big East Tournament Tournament Tournament All Day All Day All Day

May 12 New Englands All Day

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A fan tries to catch a solo home run hit by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Andre Ethier during the tenth inning of yesterday’s game between the Dodgers and the Florida Marlins.

» MEN’S TENNIS

Golf May 19 NCAA East Regional All Weekend

UConn set to face Villanova in the Big East Championships

Today Big East Invitational All Weekend

The UConn community is poorer for the loss of UConn club polo founder Hal Vita, Sr. of Somers. Mr. Vita was instrumental in starting and coaching the first intercollegiate polo teams at UConn in the 1970s. The team was the first to be established at a state university in New England. UConn’s early teams were unsuccessful, but Vita’s knowledge and consistent faith in his inexperienced ragtag teams made way for the club to win the National Intercollegiate Polo Championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974, a threepeat surpassed by the women’s team when they won four in a row in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Mr. Vita, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from 1945-1947, grew up in Hartford. He had a lifelong passion for the equestrian arts, starting from his time as a member of the Connecticut Governor’s Horse Guard, where he quickly became an instructor. He impressed the internationally acclaimed horse trainer Waldemar Seunig and was invited to study dressage with him in Munich. He went on to found the Connecticut Valley Hunt Club and was President of the Connecticut HunterJumper Association. He established an equestrian training center in Somers known as Shallowbrook Farm. The center expanded from a simple stable to a huge facility encompassing three indoor arenas, several outdoor tracks and polo fields and a large, thriving riding school employing many certified and highly skilled faculty. The farm was the site of the National Intercollegiate Polo Championships and was praised in “Classic Magazine” for its contribution to the sport of polo.

Vita’s interest in polo at UConn began in 1968, with the formation of the UConn polo club. He developed the UConn ponies and took the teams he trained from clueless novices to experienced pros, claiming three national championships on the way. He inspired his teams with a mixture of toughness and encouragement, saying, “When you feel that you cannot possibly go on or drive yourself any further, reach down in that little black bag…

And succeed.” The UConn polo team agrees, stating in a twitter post, “RIP Mr. Hal Vitafounder of UConn polo & the reason that polo is played in the Northeast the way it is today.

Inspired all, will be missed.”

Vita passed away Friday, April 18 of natural causes. He is survived by a large family and by hundreds of students.

Aaron.Dick@UConn.edu

Women’s tennis to face Marquette in Big East first round

By Darryl Blain Campus Correspondent

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A member of the men’s tennis team readies to return a shot.

By Quenton Narcisse Campus Correspondent

Women’s Tennis

UConn polo founding father passes away at 83

» WOMEN’S TENNIS

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

By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent

May 7 May 8 Notre Dame Notre Dame 1 p.m.

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“Where will Jordan Todman be drafted in the NFL Draft?”

» OBITUARY

Softball (19-24) (6-9) April 30 DePaul Noon

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“It’s one of the things I don’t think is healthy for the players, the clubs and most importantly our fans.”

– NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the uncertainty surrounding the NFL labor situation.

Baseball (29-12-1) (13-2) Tomorrow Rutgers 3 p.m.

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Sports

The UConn men’s tennis team plays Villanova today in South Bend, Ind., to begin Big East Championship action.

The Huskies, who finished 7-7 in the spring season, are the No. 8 seed and will face the Wildcats for the second time in two weeks.

UConn defeated Villanova 5-2 in Storrs on April 16. It was Senior Day for both the men and womens tennis team.

UConn has had an inconsistent season, but should be reenergized after 10 days of rest.

Andrew Marcus, Jai Yoon, Wei Lin and Scott Warden will be

essential pieces for the Huskies if they want to make a run in the tournament.

One thing that has been stressed all season by coach Glenn Marshall is the importance of doubles. UConn is usually victorious when they take that point, and they’re led by Marcus and Warden, who have been phenomenal as a tandem this spring.

It’s a play-in match, so the winner of this matchup will face the No.1 seed Louisville Cardinals on Friday at 9 a.m. at Courtney Tennis Center.

Quenton.Narcisse@UConn.edu

The women’s tennis team is set to begin its quest for the Big East Championship today in South Bend, Ind., as a No. 12 seed in the tournament. The Huskies’ first-round match is against No. 5 seed Marquette.

“We are excited about the opportunity to go up to Notre Dame and compete and see what happens,” said assistant coach Kate Tellers.

The last time the Huskies faced Marquette, they were swept in doubles play and only came away with one singles victory. Junior Alexa Gregory won the lone match of the day, at No. 3 singles by a score of 6-4, 6-2.

The team is going into the tournament riding a two-game losing streak – losing both last Tuesday at Rutgers and then again on Friday at Syracuse. Both matches saw the Huskies getting swept in singles play. The most recent win for the team was April 16 at home on Senior Day against Villanova, who failed to make the tournament.

Tellers still doesn’t seem concerned, citing the fact that both teams were very strong competition. Rutgers and Syracuse are

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Women’s tennis.

in the tournament as the No. 6 and 7 seeds, respectively.

Should UConn advance, they will be matched up against the No. 4 seeded Louisville, who was awarded a first-round bye.

The match is set to start at noon today on Notre Dame’s home courts.

Should the Huskies advance, the secondround matchup will take place the tomorrow at noon.

Darryl.Blain@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.13: UConn polo founder passes away. / P.12: Bruins beat Canadiens in Game 7. / P.11 Knicks bringing back Billups next year.

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BREAKING OUT THE BATS Huskies fall in extra innings,

The year’s top InstantDailys

rebound in second game

By Michael Ferraro Staff Writer

Mac Cerullo

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The first game of yesterday’s doubleheader between UConn and Providence went into extra innings. The Huskies lost a heart-breaker, 4-3.

But they came back in the second game, blowing out the Friars 10-0 on the back of a nine-run first inning explosion.

In game one of the doubleheader, the Huskies fell behind 3-0 after Corinne 3 Rubright hit a three-run UConn home run in the top of the Providence 4 third to give Providence an Early game early 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the fourth inning, UConn UConn 10 countered with its own threerun home run from Julianne Providence 0 Towers, her 10th of the seaLate game son. Kiki Saveriano pitched a superb game, striking out 12 batters in eight innings of work, but it was the Jen Abrams home run with two outs in the top of the eighth that caused Saveriano to fall to 10-18 on the season.

The second game of the doubleheader wasn’t dramatic; it was pure domination by the Huskies as they came out of the dugout swinging. The first six batters for the Huskies all reached base and it was 4-0 before the first out of the game was recorded. UConn inning started with Kim Silva reaching on error from the shortstop, and it was all-down hill for the Friars from then on. There were RBI hits from Towers, Andrea Huelsenbeck, Amy Deluca, Audrey Grinnell and Jennifer Ward.

The Huskies batted around in the first and sent 15 batters to the plate in the first inning.

UConn chased Providence starter Alicia Grosso after one-third of an inning pitched where she gave up eight runs, five of which were earned runs. Grosso fell to 11-15 on the season. The opposite was the case for the Huskies pitcher Ali Adelman, who went five scoreless innings, only

Senior Julianne Towers takes a swing during yesterday’s 4-3 loss against Providence College in the first game of the doubleheader. Towers was 3-for-7 on the afternoon with a home run and five RBIs.

» SOFTBALL, page 12

So here we are, the last week before finals. Summer is almost here, and one of the greatest years in UConn sports is nearing its end. I could write another look back or another look ahead, but you guys have listened to enough of what I have to say.

So instead, I send you off with some of the best of what you had to say, with the top sports InstantDailys of the year.

Men’s basketball Dec. 1 – Jeremy Lamb looks like the blue monster from Space Jam. March 14 – Kemba Walker is a God and Jeremy is his Lamb.

March 16 – Somebody should call the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and see if Jeremy Lamb has exclusive rights to the floater.

March 7 – So I set up Microsoft Word autocorrect to change “God” to “Kemba.” But then my history professor wondered why I was writing an essay on the constitutionality of

SOFTBALL

» CERULLO, page 11

Reflections on my senior year » SOFTBALL

Huskies keep playoff hopes alive

Michael Ferraro Since I joined The Daily Campus in September, a lot has happened in the world of sports.

In my final column, I want to reflect on the most memorable moments since the beginning of the fall semester up at here at UConn. Most of them are good, and a few are not so good.

The 2010-2011 National Football League has provided most of the not-so-good memories this year, starting with the fact that, as a Dallas Cowboys fan, I had to endure one of the most disappointing seasons in team history. At the beginning of the season, I was looking forward to the Cowboys being contenders for the NFC Eastern Division crown, but that dream quickly went up in smoke after a horrendous 1-7 start to the season that culminated in the embarrassing 45-7 loss against the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Green Bay

By Peter Logue Staff Writer

to the plate in the first inning, nine of who scored a run, staking the Huskies out to an early 9-0 lead.

Wednesday afternoon’s “The first game was such a double header against tough battle, and to come up short Providence was a tale of two by one, even though they earned completely different games it – we felt like we played a solid for the UConn softball team. ballgame and they just After dropping the scored one more run first game on a solo than us,” said coach home run in the top Karen Mullins. “We of the eighth inning just wanted it so badly that broke a 3-3 tie, [in the second game] the Huskies erupted that we came back as offensively in the strong as we did in second game for a Notebook that first inning.”

10-0, mercy ruleFor the second shortened victory. straight day, Ali Adelmen colThe second game was never lected the win on the mound in doubt, as the Huskies took all for the Huskies, who improved of the negative energy from los- to 18-24 on the season. The ing such a heartbreaking game junior has been scarcely used and turned it into their big- throughout the season, as Kiki gest inning of the entire season. Saveriano has collected the bulk UConn would send nine batters of the innings for Mullins’ pitch-

SOFTBALL

» FERRARO, page 12

ing staff. But, Adelmen was dominant on Tuesday afternoon against Bryant, and was equally impressive against Providence.

Riding on the momentum of her team’s early offensive explosion, Adelmen pitched a complete game shutout and never allowed the Friars to formulate any serious threats.

“I had a tough weekend [against University of South Florida] but I had to stay confident in my team, and it was really easy to play that game because my team backed me up and gave me a lot of runs,” Adelmen said. “It’s way easier to play when I have my team behind me, and everyone’s energy just stays up when we score runs. If their energy is up, my energy is up and I have to bring that energy on the mound if

» GAME, page 12

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UConn pitcher Kiki Saveriano winds up during the first game of the doubleheader.

Which year was the best year in UConn sports history?

2004

By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer It was not until recently that UConn has vaulted its self into the forefront of Division I athletics. Seasons come and go and it truly takes a lot be memorable; 2004 was that type of year.

In 2004 alone, UConn was the home of two national championships, two Big East championships and a bowl victory, the first one in school history. It was a year of pure athletic dominance that has yet to be matched.

This most recent year, however great, cannot match the magical year that was 2004.

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The Huskies won two national titles in 2004 ...

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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT Carmine Colangelo: UConn is quickly becoming one of the most dominating sports colleges in the nation. After spending years going vuirtually unnoticed, we have catapulted ourselves into athletic supremacy.

From the transition of an agricultural school that used to play basketball in the field house to a national powerhouse, UConn has become the elite school for athletics. There was no year that embodies this better than 2004 – a year that truly solidified us and put UConn on the map.

James Huang: It’s true that 2004 was a great year for UConn sports. However, it can’t beat 2011. This was the truly the year that the school established a national presence as a beast not to be messed with.

The football team went to their first ever BCS Bowl Game. The

men’s basketball team won their third championship. And, the women’s basketball team went to their 12th Final Four. 2011 is undisputedly the best year.

Carmine: I cannot lie, 2011 was an amazing ride for us as UConn students. But, 2004 was loaded with so much history, it would make any statistician salivate. Both the men and women’s basketball teams won the national championship in 2004, the only time in history that that has ever been done, and it may very well never happen again. It was also the third title in a row for the women.

The men also won the Big East Championship, their sixth at the time.

James: I can’t deny that 2004 will always be a memora-

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By James Huang Campus Correspondent

2011

What was the best year ever? It’s hard to argue against 2011. The football team played its first ever BCS bowl game after capping off their regular season with five consecutive victories. The men’s basketball team shocked everyone by going on an 11-0 tournament run to win their third national championship. And finally, the women’s basketball team broke the longest NCAA basketball consecutive win record, showing 2011 to be the best.

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... but 2011 saw unexpected excellence.