Daily Campus: Sept. 30, 2010

Volume CXV No. 25

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No USG support for DREAM Act are undocumented or in immigration limbo, most have no mechanism to obtain legal residency, even if they have lived most of their lives in the U.S. This act will also eliminate a federal provision that penalizes states that provide in-state tuition without regard to immigration status.

To qualify for legal residency under the act, an immigrant must have moved to the U.S. before the age of 15, have no

criminal record and be under the age of 35.

The senate held a re-vote at the end of the meeting urging the abstention voters to decide yes or nay. The vote will be held at the next meeting.

A recent poll has indicated that 70 percent of the nation supports passage of the DREAM Act, according to the DREAM Act report authored by Bergen.

An ‘udder’ disappointment

Two football players arrested after fight

By Matt Sasso Campus Correspondent

MAKE WAY FOR THE KING AND QUEEN 2010 Homecoming King and Queen crowned at Gampel.

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USG held its first meeting after this semester’s senate elections, and the new senators debated legislation and the support of a government act that could affect thousands of immigrant college students.

The senate did not approve full support of a new act, the DREAM Act, which would

affect alien minors that are planning on attending a university or joining the U.S. military.

The vote was 15-14 with four abstentions. Since there were four abstentions, and the vote only passed by one, the support of the act could not pass.

Student Affairs received “more than 200 petitions from students urging the approval of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, DREAM Act” according to

Chairman Connor Bergen.

The act changes current law to permit certain immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply for temporary legal status and to eventually obtain permanent status and become eligible for U.S. citizenship if they graduate college or serve in the military.

Under current law, these students generally derive their immigration status solely from their parents, and if their parents

SAVE THE DATE PEOPLE UConn basketball sets date for “First Night.”

SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: CONGRESS MUST CURB CHILD HUNGER AND OBESITY Congress should consider legislation to help the children.

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: MUSIC FROM HOLOCAUST CAPTURES CULTURE OF CAMPS Exhibit tells tales of concentration camps.

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A view of the entrance to the Dairy Bar. Due to construction in the area and machinery being replaced, the Dairy Bar is producing less.

Dairy Bar production reduced due to construction

By Victoria Smey Staff Writer Dairy Bar production rates have reduced to 60 to 70 percent of its usual output due to construction projects and machinery malfunction.

The Dairy Bar, originally built in the 1950s, was in serious need of renovation, according to Daniel Fletcher,

the head of the Department of Animal Science. The floors were redone last spring due to safety and sanitation issues, and new wiring and piping is currently being installed.

Ice cream is manufactured on alternating days, between which production stops and construction takes place, said Fletcher.

According to Fletcher, a key piece of machinery

is also being replaced and freezer space is being added, which will help the Dairy Bar produce more ice cream and supply it to other places around campus in the future.

“The whole process is aggravating and inconvenient, but people should understand it needs to be done. We would be shut down by now if we didn’t renovate,” Fletcher said.

Fletcher rallied to keep the Dairy Bar open during the construction despite the decreased production of ice cream. He explained of it takes weeks to find the right equipment and wire the electrical lines, but it is no one’s fault that the process is taking a while. Lucky for the construction workers and the

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» ELECTION 2010

DC talks with George Jepsen

By Joseph Adinolfi News Editor

In the weeks leading up to the November elections, The Daily Campus will be periodically interviewing candidates running for state and local office.

The following is the transcript from an interview with George Jepsen, the Democratic candidate for Connecticut Attorney General.

Education DC: 5,571 UConn students

voted in Mansfield on Nov. 2, 2008, an increase of about 48 percent from the 2004 presidential elections. Even though off year elections typically attract fewer voters than presidential elections, do you think we might see a comparable increase in this election cycle?

Jepsen: I hope that’s the case, I love it when young people get involved in politics.

Obviously, the turnout in 2008 was heavily driven by Obama’s presence on the ticket, and that’s not the case here. We’ll

have to see the public is a little unhappy right now and have a lot of reasons to be unhappy, and that shouldn’t be any reason not to come out and vote, but sometimes it is.

DC: Elected officials typically respond to the needs of the people who vote them into office, and the 18-25 age group traditionally votes less often than older age group demographics. Given the current economic and political climate, why do you think it’s important that young people

exercise their civic duty? How pivotal, do you think, the participation of young voters will be in influencing the outcome of this election?

Jepsen: As Joe Courtney found in 2006, every vote matters. There’s no race that couldn’t be a close race, so student participation really could be the difference this year.

DC: Two UConn students, Jason Ortiz and Brien Buckman, are running as independents for

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» FUNDING, page 15

STORRS (AP) — A fight between the University of Connecticut football team’s place kicker and a backup linebacker led to the arrests of both Tuesday on charges of breach of the peace.

Kicker David Teggart, 21, and linebacker Jerome Williams, 20, were arrested just after midnight and were charged with misdemeanors following a fight in a parking lot at the Hilltop Apartments complex, where about 1,200 students live.

UConn coach Randy Edsall said Teggart, of Northborough, Mass., and Williams, of Burlington Township, N.J., were fighting each other. He called the tussle “crazy stuff that kids will do” and said any discipline will be handled internally, although neither player had been suspended from the team.

“I don’t like what happened, but at least there was no one else involved,” Edsall said. “It was just those two guys. No one got hurt. No one’s got black eyes, none of that stuff. So it was like a cat fight.”

Edsall bemoaned the fact that police were involved. He said when he was a child and got into a disagreement with his brother, his father would send them to the basement to put boxing gloves on.

“Nowadays, as we all know, whenever there’s a spat, they don’t just tell you to go home or anything like that, you get arrested,” he said. “You get written up, you know, breach of peace.”

Teggart and Williams were released on $500 bonds and are due in court Oct. 12.

UConn, which must approve media requests to interview players on its athletic teams, didn’t make the players available for comment Tuesday.

Defensive end Kendall Reyes, a team captain, said the UConn team has become very close since the stabbing death of teammate Jasper Howard during a fight on campus a year ago. He said, like in every family, there are occasional disagreements.

“There’s nothing wrong with conflict, it’s part of the family,” he said. “You’ve got to have intensity on a team.

When we’re not fighting, that’s when you should be concerned.”

Teggart, who’s listed as 6 feet tall and 207 pounds, has hit seven of his 11 field goal attempts this season and leads the Huskies with 35 points.

Williams, who’s 5-foot-11 and 233 pounds, has played in two games and has five tackles.

What’s on at UConn today...

Annual Lip Sync Competition 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Gampel Pavilion

CHIP Lecture Series 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Ryan Building, 204

Social Responsibility & Human Rights Lecture 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Dodd Research Center

Bone Marrow Drive 12 p.m to 4 p.m.

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Enjoy the various performances from different groups on campus as they sing, dance, and compete for first place in the Lip Sync Competition

Susan Michie, Professor of Health Psychology at the University College, in London will presents “Advancing the Science of Behavior Change.”

Dr. Salomón Lerner Febres, a leader in Peruvian human rights, will be lecturing about the difficulties and successes he faced in the area of human rights

Register with the UConn Bone Marrow Campaign so you can be called on to donate at a future date.

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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE

Conn. resident hospitalized for West Nile virus

NEW HAVEN (AP) — A Connecticut judge is giving an attorney more time to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for speaking publicly about the cases of two men charged with killing a mother and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion.

New Haven Superior Court Judge Roland Fasano on Wednesday granted attorney Jeremiah Donovan a continuance that will move a contempt hearing from Oct. 6 to Oct. 19.

Donovan represents Joshua Komisarjevsky, who is charged along with Steven Hayes with capital felony in the 2007 deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela in Cheshire.

Donovan said Friday he did not believe he was violating the judge’s gag order when he told reporters outside the courthouse that his client did not sodomized Michaela.

Dems say GOP’s Foley should dock yacht in Conn.

HARTFORD (AP) — The chairman of the Connecticut Democrats is calling on the Republican candidate for governor, wealthy Greenwich businessman Tom Foley, to dock his 116foot yacht in his home state.

Nancy DiNardo on Wednesday said instead of registering the Odalisque (OH’-dah-lisk) under the flag of the Marshall Islands and basing it in Florida, she suggested home-porting it at a Connecticut dock.

Dan Malloy, Foley’s Democratic opponent, has accused the Republican of evading state taxes by registering the yacht in the foreign nation. But Foley denies owing any taxes and says the vessel, which is occasionally chartered, was registered where the commerical registration requirements for older boats is more flexible.

Foley says he’s used the 37-year-old yacht about nine days over the past four years.

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Chicago woman shoots boy, 12, after bricks thrown

CHICAGO (AP) — A 12-year-old boy who was shot by 68-year-old Chicago woman after allegedly throwing bricks at her and breaking the windows of her home is facing an assault charge.

Chicago police say the 12-year-old and a 13-year-old boy were charged Wednesday with juvenile misdemeanor aggravated assault to a senior citizen charges. Police say the woman won’t be charged because she was acting in self-defense.

According to police, she had gone grocery shopping Tuesday and returned home to find her windows broken and two boys fleeing the area. The boys later returned and allegedly threw bricks at her.

Police say she then pulled out a gun and began firing, hitting one child in the shoulder.

Low ranking a factor in teacher’s suicide

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Supporters of a $3.4 billion government settlement with American Indians will have to keep waiting.

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to adjourn Wednesday without giving the Obama administration the authority to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 1996 by Elouise Cobell of Browning, Mont. The suit accuses the federal government of mismanaging billions of dollars held in trust for Indian landowners.

The Senate will reconvene for a lame-duck session Nov. 15.

Cobell says no decision has been made on whether to press for Senate approval in that session.

The House has approved the settlement twice since May. Cobell says the Senate’s inaction is a great disappointment. She says the plaintiffs believe a majority of senators support the settlement and that even their critics say it’s time to end the 14-year-old lawsuit.

NC gov declares emergency ahead of heavy rain

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue has proclaimed a state of emergency as North Carolina’s coastal residents brace for drenching rains from a weather system interacting with approaching remnants of a recent tropical storm.

Perdue issued the precautionary declaration while Nicole was still a tropical storm Wednesday, but the system dissipated into rainbands now forecast to remain mostly offshore on their northward trek past the Carolinas.

Emergency planners from Wilmington to the Virginia state line have put shelters on standby amid forecasts of seven or more inches of rain — on top of up to 15 inches that have already fallen this week in some areas.

Flood watches were in effect through Thursday morning across parts of eastern North Carolina.

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Music from Holocaust captures culture of camps

ATLANTA (AP) — Some songs are slow, emotional, almost weepy symphonies. Others are driving and angry pub songs. A few are sarcastic jazz numbers.

Others are shockingly upbeat — happy almost — as if the music lifted the composers out of the Nazi prison camps where they lived, saved them for just a moment from their horrific, torturous existence.

A handful of the countless songs written by victims of the Holocaust and other World War II prisoners made their world premiere at Emory University in Atlanta on Tuesday during “Testaments of the Heart,” a program to help raise money to collect and preserve more of the music produced by captives of Germany and other countries, including Japan, from 1933 to 1945.

Already thousands of the songs have been collected by Italian pianist and conductor Francesco Lotoro — who was in Atlanta to play in the concert — in a 20-year effort to ensure the music is preserved for generations to come.

And he plans to house that collection at Emory once he raises the money to transfer it to the private university’s library.

“We as the world are the ones who have all been denied this wealth,” Lotoro said through a translator. “There is a gaping hole in the musical history and culture of the world. This work has to continue to fill that hole and be the foundation for current and future musical culture.”

With musicians from the Atlanta area, Lotoro presented — some for the first time — pieces that were scribbled in diaries, carved into wood and even written on toilet paper. The music ranges from short songs to full operas and symphonies.

The group played the last piece ever written by Austrian musician and conductor Viktor Ullmann, who studied under Arnold Schoenberg and who died at Auschwitz in 1944. The haunting piano melody is set to

a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke about a warrior from the 17th century.

Another piece was by British pianist William Hilsley, who was prolific during his time in various German camps for British nationals and wrote sarcastically about his prison life. Before he died in 2003, he published his diary from his time in captivity as a book.

“Numbers, that’s what we are now,” goes one song by Hilsley.

“Not for thieving, nor deceiving, not for cheating nor wife beating are we locked in here.”

Another piece called “Banner in the Sky” was written by Gordon Sage, an American prisoner of war in the Mukden prison camp in Manchuria and a survivor of the Bataan Death March.

It featured a full band and chorus and has strains of the National Anthem running through it.

Another song is by Emile Goue, a French composer who died in 1946 from health problems developed while he was in a German POW camp. His dark string quartet piece was accompanied by a slideshow of family photographs of Holocaust victims before they were imprisoned, images found by photographer Ann Weiss at Auschwitz in the 1980s.

Weiss’ photos are on exhibit at Emory until Nov. 12 with dozens of the images scattered in buildings across the campus.

The music of the prisoners was preserved in many ways: passed on from person to person in camps until it was smuggled out, given to family members who were safe from the Nazis or simply found after the camps were liberated.

Many of the songs were written in Theresienstadt, a Czech town used as a Nazi propaganda tool where prisoners could stage operas, concerts and cabaret shows. The camp saw many Jewish leaders and prominent artists from all over Europe. But some songs are from prisoners who had never before written

Customers frustrated due to construction from AN ‘UDDER’, page 1 management, cooler weather is coming.

“We’re going into the time of year when ice cream consumption decreases,” Fletcher said, “but we still hope to finish construction by late winter or early spring.”

Many customers have been frustrated about the situation, especially because of the lack of parking on the premises due to construction equipment and the cutting of some ice cream flavors.

While chocolate, vanilla and many main flavors are still being produced, others have been removed for the time being.

“If the Dairy Bar wants to know what flavors people think they should keep, they should survey people,” said Anna Koropatkin, a 3rdsemester psychology major.

In addition to the current construction, a key piece of equipment for making ice cream cakes broke down.

“It’s emotional for some people,” Fletcher said. “They take time out of their day to pick up a product we don’t have, like the ice cream cakes. We don’t like disappointing people.”

Fletcher reminds people that the Dairy Bar is both a learning tool and a retail unit.

Sales have been negatively affected by the construction.

“The state of Connecticut does not support the Dairy Bar. The university does not buy or feed animals. The only money to make ice cream is money generated by selling it,” said Fletcher.

“The day we can’t support ourselves is the day the Dairy Bar closes.”

Koropatkin is optimistic about the Dairy Bar’s future, despite consumers’ frustration.

“People are disappointed now, but winter is coming.

By the spring, it will be better than ever,” she said.

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Dr. Francesco Lotoro poses at Emory University’s Schwartz Center in Atlanta on Monday.

Lotoro has collected more than 4,000 musical compositions written in Nazi concentration camps.

music but felt the urge to create something beautiful among their horrific surroundings.

Lotoro has slowly been recording all the music on a set of 24 albums whenever he can cobble together the money and the musicians. Ultimately, he hopes to record all the 4,000 pieces he’s found so far and estimates there are likely only another 1,500 in existence — which he says pales in comparison to the music lost during the war.

Lotoro began collecting the music in 1991 during a trip to Prague, where he went with one bag where he could store the music but had to buy a bigger one because he had found hundreds of manuscripts and photocopies.

Alfred Schneider, a Holocaust survivor at Tuesday’s concert, said it’s “moving” that Lotoro would spend decades collecting these songs to be preserved.

“I find it electrifying,” said Schneider, 83, a retired Georgia Tech professor who was spared from the German death camps by the mayor of his Austrian hometown, Czernowitz, which is now part of Ukraine.

Lotoro’s ultimate goal has been to present the music the way the composers originally intended, which can be an odd combination of sounds. Many of the writers had few instruments available to them, so some music is written for a guitar, two flutes and a clarinet or a trombone, an alto sax and a clarinet.

Funding Board creates new subcommittee to monitor students from NO, page 1 The USG meeting also saw the Funding Board create a new subcommittee, the Quality Assurance Committee, with Bylaw IV, Section 8.

This subcommittee will report to and coordinate with the Funding Board Committee to assure funds are being utilized responsibly by student organizations. Its primary focus will be to attend events and keep track of inventory or equipment.

Section E of the bylaw was amended to state that a member of the Quality Assurance Committee or the Funding Board shall notify an officer of the student group in question.

He must notify seven days in advance if they are going to attend the event in question.

The subcommittee will have at least four serving members at all times, and tasks will be assigned by the Subcommittee Chairperson who will be appointed by the Funding Board Chair in a future meeting.

At the commencement of the meeting, a public com-

ment from a student started a debate among senators about a recent comic published in The Daily Campus.

The student, Phil BrownWillusz, argued that a comic depicting a man throwing a wedding ring into a bedroom to coerce a woman to chase it into the room was “sexist garbage that does not help good men stand up against sexual assault or rape.”

Brown-Willusz was concerned that the author of the comic, newly-appointed Senator Alex Dellin, would not justly represent the community because of his views.

“Some looking for a misogynist view will find that [in the comic], and some looking for a laugh will see that too,” Dellin said. “It’s just a comic, it is not a thesis on my views on sex and gender.”

Dellin went on to say that “throwing out a word like rape just to help your cause is offensive to actual victims of sexual assault.”

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Jepsen discusses Martha Dean, Dan Malloy

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the 54th District house seat formerly held by Denise Merrill.

Have you had any experience working with either of the candidates, and do you think this will influence UConn students to come out and vote this fall?

Jepsen: I don’t know either of them. I think very highly of Greg Haddad, who is the Democratic nominee. I think that their running as independents really could add to the student turnout here – which is a very positive thing.

DC: Do you think budget cuts brought on by the economic climate and other issues like David Carter’s decision to give himself and other top administrators of the Connecticut State University System pay raises have strained the relationship between university administrators and legislators?

Jepsen: I think that democratic legislators certainly care very deeply and - I think all legislators care very deeply about UConn’s success and the success of higher education in this state. I think that a lot of people know there is going to be a lot of pain from a budget standpoint, and they are hoping that the pain is shared equally and isn’t visited only on certain employees and the students. I think the idea of shared sacrifice is something that the legislature cares about and I think there is some concern about high-level administrators getting significant raises.

DC: As a legislator, did you have a working relationship with state university officials?

Jepsen: I had a good working relationship with Phil Austin.

I always considered myself to be a strong UConn advocate.

These are the young people who are far more likely to stay in Connecticut and help it grow. [UConn] is very important for Connecticut’s longterm success.

Experience

DC: You’re a former cochairman of the senate judiciary committee. Did you learn anything from that experience that you think would help you execute your duties as attorney general.

Jepsen: The judiciary committee is the committee through which all legal processes and law enforcement legislation must pass. I’ve worked with Dick Blumenthal on a number of issues ranging from Connecticut’s assault weapons ban to issues of abortion clinic access. There are a lot of civil rights issues, religious freedom issues, employment law issues and environmental questions where the attorney general’s office and the legislature have a common interest. My experi-

ence is of great help and great relevance.

DC: You worked as a staff member of the Western Connecticut Carpenters Union for 10 years after obtaining your J.D from Harvard. Did this early advocacy experience have any affect on your political philosophy? Do you think there are any parallels between this type of work and your work as a legislator?

Jepsen: Working with the carpenters’ union, I saw first hand the issues of working men and women in fair wages pensions, health benefits, things like job safety and the pain of long term disability and unemployment and how the state government’s work affects all these issues. It really broadened my outlook. It was a great job.

DC: What did you learn from your campaign for the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial nomination that you think will help you in this election cycle?

Jepsen: Well, you always learn more when you lose a campaign then when you win a campaign. One of the things that I learned was the need for a crisp message. Fundraising was a different world then because we didn’t have the public finance law. I think one of the things I learned was you need to clearly define who you are and why you’re the right person for that particular position. It’s a small state, but it’s a retail politics state and people have the right to feel like they really want to get to know you and take their measure of you and sometimes you have only one chance to create an impression on a person or group so you have to make sure you avail yourself in the best possible light.

DC: Joe Lieberman was elected the junior Connecticut U.S senator in 1990 after serving as attorney general. Now Dick Blumenthal might accomplish the same feat. What do you think are the political advantages of holding this position, and where, if you win on Nov. 2, do you see yourself in the future?

Jepsen: I took a pledge early on that I would not run for U.S Senate or governor in 2014 because I don’t think that as a first term attorney general you can get your arms around the job and do justice to it if you’re looking to do something else.

I’m not ruling out down the road running for some other office, but it’s not something I’m craving to do, and if I had a crystal ball that said I would be two or three or four term attorney general and that’s the end of the road for me I would be fine with it. It’s a great job, I think I’ll be very happy and fulfilled.

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Martha Dean DC: Do you think the added media exposure Martha Dean received by competing in the primary against Ross Garber will give her an edge in the November election?

Jepsen: Primaries are funny things they have pluses and they have minuses, in the plus column for Martha is what you mentioned, she did get some press exposure and that’s certainly is help on the other hand, she spent all the money she had raised so she started from scratch on the fundraising front. In a political primary, you are focusing your message on the base vote of your party she spent June, July and the first part of August talking mostly to Republican voters who are hardly representative of the general public. I had the opportunity during that same time to campaign far more broadly and expand my political base. It’s a combination of pluses and minuses, and I couldn’t say today which outweighs which.

DC: Martha Dean’s campaign website says she will bring a “fresh perspective” to the attorney general’s office, and that “unlike her opponents, she has no ties to past failed

administrations or failed legislative policies.” Do you think your history as a state legislator will be viewed negatively by voters? How important do you think it is for an attorney general to have legislative experience?

Jepsen: I have a record of recognized leadership on issues that matter to the leaders of the state, issues like consumer protection, domestic violence, civil rights, protecting the womens’ right to choose, gun violence including Connecticut’s ban on assault weapons, living wills and end of life issues, work place safety and workers rights, clean air, clean water, open space preservation, ethical government – these are all issues on which I’ve established a record of tangible legislative accomplishment. When an attorney general makes a decision it can have significant public ramifications and a significant impact on the public welfare. It’s useful to have someone with a solid background with complex public policy questions.

DC: Do you think Dean’s 22 years of experience – including taking Blumenthal to the Supreme Court – is enough for the attorney general? If not,

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Jepsen: I’m not questioning her legal qualifications at all. I think that the two main differences between us are the ones that I just noted – my compelling background of successful advocacy on issues that matter and count and what I mentioned earlier [Dean’s positions on abortion rights and gun control]. I think that on a range of issues, Martha is way outside of the mainstream of voters here in Connecticut on issues like civil rights, equal rights for gays and protecting a woman’s right to choose.

DC: Do you think the recent arrest of Martha Dean’s husband and campaign manager Malcolm McGough will have any lasting affect in the minds of voters?

Jepsen: No. Everybody makes mistakes.

Dan Malloy DC: You were one of the first to break party ranks and support Ned Lamont in his 2006 primary bid for the Democratic nomination for U.S Senate against Joe Lieberman; you were also the chairman of his campaign. Has this affect-

ed your relationship with Dan Malloy? Do you think this history will have any continuing affect on your working relationship with Malloy, should the two of you be elected?

Jepsen: No. I have a terrific relationship with both Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont. I’m very proud that I was the only statewide Democrat to support Ned Lamont in his primary against Joe Lieberman.

It’s yet another example of my willingness to stand up and take on tough issues and tough causes because I think it’s the right thing to do. I supported Dan Malloy for governor this year. I practiced law with Dan Malloy. We had adjoining offices for four or five years. I committed to Dan Malloy for governor. Long before Ned was considering a run, I committed to Dan and Ned completely understands that. It’s too bad that one of them had to lose the primary. I think Dan will be a very strong head of the ticket.

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The Daily Campus Editorial Board

John Kennedy, Editor in Chief Taylor Trudon, Commentary Editor Cindy Luo, Associate Commentary Editor Michelle Anjirbag, Weekly Columnist Arragon Perrone, Weekly Columnist Cassie Schmidt, Weekly Columnist

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Congress must curb child hunger and obesity

If the current trend continues, one in every three children born since 2000 will develop diabetes at some point in his or her life.

This is why, as a nation, we have to come together and do something about the obesity epidemic. Furthermore, Congress needs to better address the needs of children from impoverished homes.

Lawmakers should pass reform bills, even if that means compromising.

The Senate approved the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which is a step in the right direction. The act provides $4.5 billion for child nutrition programs over the next 10 years. It also sets new nutritional guidelines for all food served in schools, including hot lunches and vending machine snacks. The USDA would take an active role in setting these standards. The act would also provide more assistance to low-income families by providing more reduced-price and free meals.

The House’s version, however, is far superior. The Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act would provide $7.5 billion for nutritional programs over the next decade. The act would not try to offset the costs by taking from other nutritional programs like the Senate’s bill would. It would, however, provide meals to children throughout the summer in addition to the school year.

The problem now is that even if the House passed their own version in hopes of getting the Senate to come to an agreement, there is no time left. The Senate would not come back to the issue this session.

The House must make a choice. It must either table the discussion temporarily or take the hit and approve the Senate’s lesser version. Rep. George Miller, the Act’s chief sponsor and Democrat from California, should swallow his pride, get the backing of his fellow representatives and pass the Senate version.

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids, while certainly a downgrade, would be a much better option than leaving things as they are. Currently, some of the laws in effect that mandate school nutrition and lunch programs are from the 1940s and ’50s. The new act would update many of the older laws that are in place.

Though the Senate’s version cuts back on money from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, it would still benefit the community as a whole. SNAP provides monetary assistance to those who cannot afford to buy food. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act would relocate some of the money used to support children from SNAP to the new act. No one should lose coverage and more children could receive assistance.

The bill may not be perfect, but it changes essential aspects of the nutrition to help combat childhood obesity, promote healthy lifestyles and keep kids from going hungry. Schools will receive six cents more per meal they serve than they have now. This increase can add up to $300 million extra for schools each year. Though more modest, the Senate’s bill should be accepted, even if the House’s ego takes a hit.

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To that kid in the library today who was wearing toe shoes: can we get married please?

You know what’s weird about hooking up in Alaska?

One night stands can last a month.

Does having a cold count as studying for my Immunology exam?

I’m the one stealing all the craisins. Sorry, McMahon.

I can’t control myself.

To all the people staying up to be the first to vote in the poll, I didn’t know there were more of us.

No homework to do, I think I’ll do what any responsible college student would do, start up my Pokemon Blue game.

You’ve turned down two messages from me about poop. You’re not above poop, InstantDaily, and UConn knows it.

How do you not know what doggie style is, and is a fully-clothed demonstration really necessary?

Walking to class this morning an acorn dropped directly into my coffee. Oak tree: 2 points Me: zero.

Whenever I start to fall asleep in class I just imagine my face getting obliterated by a slingshot watermelon.

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Facebook brings unnecessary drama

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love movies. In fact, I love them so much, I saw almost every movie that came out this summer (excluding “The Karate Kid.” The original was just too good to remake). I get more excited for previews and trailers than I do for the actual movie that I’m seeing because it always seems that something better, funnier or scarier is coming out next month.

So when I saw the trailer for

By Cassie Schmidt “Social Network,” I was really and Weekly Columnist truly thrilled.

What’s not to like? It’s combining two things that I love: the movies and Facebook. Which one I like more is another story, but a movie about Facebook? Sign me up!

Quite a bit of controversy and turmoil surrounded Facebook’s development, all of which is highlighted in the movie coming out this Friday. Facebook has also caused quite a bit of upheaval in its users’ lives.

Take, for example, the English man whose family barbeque for 15 people was raided by police. Because the gathering had been advertised on Facebook, the police thought it was a rave and took action, bringing in a helicopter to stop the party that had been labeled an “all-night party” online. His life was certainly disrupted because of his Facebook use.

While this might seem like an extreme

case, Facebook often causes, at the very least, drama in people’s day-to-day lives. Friending others can stress users out. What if the friendee doesn’t accept?

Dealing with online rejection can sometimes be just as devastating as a face-toface letdown. Why would the random girl you met in Carriage last weekend deny your request? Maybe you said something wrong. Maybe your profile doesn’t make you seem fun enough.

“Online rejection can...be just as devestating as a faceto-face letdown.”

If friending people isn’t an issue, unfriending them certainly is. I’ve logged in on more than one occasion to do a little “Facebook stalking” (don’t pretend like you don’t do it) to find that a certain someone I’m looking for has removed me from those that they call “friends” on the social network.

Sometimes there’s an obvious reason, like you borrowed a sweater from her and then proceeded to shrink it. That definitely merits a loss of friendship, at least for a little while. But other times, there doesn’t seem to be any reason at all. This is the childishness that Facebook has reduced us to.

The relationship status is another source of angst. There’s the question

of whether or not to list your status at all. And if you decide at some point to change that status from nothing to “single,” the whole Facebook community will think you just went through a break up. While all of the condolences might feel nice, it’ll probably just be embarrassing.

Then there’s the choice of listing yourself as married to a friend or in an “open relationship” with the kid from down the hall you’ve been hooking up with. No matter what, all of your Facebook friends will know what you choose, and they will be sure to comment on it.

On a more serious note, Facebook can put you in actual danger, not just social peril. The woman who posted that she was going to be at a birthday party for the rest of the night was probably pretty scared when she found out that friends of Facebook friends broke into her home to steal her new flat screen TV, which she had also posted about.

Obviously, Facebook lends itself to being fuel on the social fire. Mark E. Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO of the site, has definitely experienced his own share of this cross-fire. The difference between Zuckerberg and everyone else, however, is that his is the only drama to make the big screen.

Weekly Columnist Cassie Schmidt is a 7th-semester dietetics major. She can be contacted at Cassidy.Schmidt@ UConn.edu

US tax policies help the rich get richer

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n a new report named “Upside Down” by the Corporation for Economic Development and the Annie E. Cassey Foundation, federal programs to encourage homeownership, investment and education have been shown be

By Lucian Stroie to “terribly Staff Columnist skewed” to benefit the wealthiest Americans.

More than half of the $400 billion subsidy program ends up in the hands of the wealthiest 5 percent of the population. These programs “subsidize wealth building for the wealthiest among us, rewarding them for the size of their home and investment portfolios.”

The reason for the unequal and wasteful distribution of subsidies is that 90 percent of every dollar spent is in the form of a tax exemption, which is a regressive and unregulated form of expenditure that is little help to lower and middle income earners. In Fiscal Year 2009, the bottom 60 percent of American income earners received only 4 percent of the total subsidies, but the top 20 percent of income earners received 84 percent of the $400 billion.

Although the highest income earners pay a higher share of taxes, they still receive a disproportionate

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part of the subsidy package. In FY 2005, the top 1 percent paid 27.7 percent of tax share but received 45 percent of the subsidies.

“It is our duty as American citizens to call out wrong doing when we see it...”

Some government programs even had the opposite effect as to what they were intended to do.

Since only about half of working Americans have access to tax exempt retirement plans at work, the federal government decided to allow people to establish Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) to allow the other half of Americans these potential savings.

Instead, three out of every four people who have an IRA already have a retirement package. The savings rate still got to a historic low of 0.8 percent before the economic collapse in April 2008 and it is argued that these tax incentives don’t encourage new investing, but rather work as a kickback to those who could have already afforded to set money aside. In FY 2009, the IRA program showed its true colors by making $27.9

billion for the government due to fines on people withdrawing their retirement nest egg before they turn 60. People who are strapped for cash due to the loss of a job, a medical emergency or just need to make a mortgage payment can least afford a penalty, yet that is how the policy works.

Even with a new bill signed into effect on Monday of this week, the least-supported asset building programs are those made to assist small businesses. Half of Americans work for independent companies with less than 500 workers, yet 65 percent to 90 percent of new job creation in the last 15 years can be attributed to these entrepreneurs. Democrats and Republicans always provide lip service to small businesses but in FY 2009 they received a little over $1 billion out of the $400 billion asset building programs. Republicans claimed in their Pledge to America to provide a 20 percent income tax break to small businesses, but all but two Republicans in the Senate voted against a bill that did essentially that and more. It took only a weekend for Republicans to break their promises.

Politicians will always be indebted to the rich contributors who helped elect them into their positions of power. It is our duty as American citizens to call out

wrong-doing when we see it so that we won’t be controlled by these self-preserving elites. We are getting an education in order to have a chance of joining the upper class at one point in time.

But remember that what is best for a few hurts the rest of us.

Wages have remained stagnant for decades and have now started to slide down. With jobs getting harder and harder to find, the least we can do is put someone who represents our interests into power.

Bush-era tax cuts were made without a single spending bill being vetoed. Turning a budget surplus into a bottomless deficit still has not shamed Republicans into accepting the grim reality of the mess that they have made.

Instead, they filibuster a tax break for individuals earning less than $200,000 or families making under $250,000 in order to make the wealthiest people in our country even more well off at the expense of future generations. It might be surprising to see half of the political establishment overtly acting in the best interest of just a few people, but it happens more often than not.

Staff Columnist Lucian Stroie is a 7th-semester finance and actuarial science major. He can be contacted at Lucian.Stroie@UConn.edu.

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Super Glitch

by John Lawson

34 Wonderland cat 35 Finder’s cry 36 Title 37 Keats or Shelley 38 Artist’s choice 39 Price that’s rarely paid 42 Depilatory brand 43 French city near a Chunnel terminus 44 Diva, stereotypically 46 Mambo bandleader Tito 47 Faked, as a fight 48 Autumn blooms 51 Former French textile city 52 Use the soapbox 57 Tolkien’s Treebeard is one 58 Doofus

JELLY!

by Elise Domyan

Down 1 1997 Depp title role 2 Close again, as a change purse 3 Unlisted ones 4 Cornered, in a way 5 Frightful 6 Milky Way, e.g.

7 “Be __”: “Help me out” 8 Georges Braque, for one 9 Bum 10 Oberhausen “Oh!” 11 Considerable amount 12 Traditional song with the line “Je te plumerai” 13 Blue state 19 Zola novel 21 Furtive type 25 Get in the game 30 16-Across, e.g.

31 Miss’s equal?

32 Landers with advice

Carin Goes to College

by Carin Powell

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Horoscopes Aries - Divide your time between imaginative group activities and personal meditations. You need to sort out logical questions.

Share results.

Poop

by Michael Badulak

Taurus - A casual meeting at a social event crystallizes an idea you have for a gift. You’re certain that your partner will love it.

Gemini - Your own imagination can get you in trouble if you don’t bring it down to earth somehow. Refocus your intention in a more public direction.

Classic Stickcat

by Karl, Jason, Fritz & Chan

By Michael Mepham

Leo - An associate asks a tricky question, and you must resolve a problem now. Make sure you understand the details, before you blurt out your lucky response.

Virgo - A co-worker suggests that you can do all the work yourself. You’re not so sure. Ask questions and then divide it up more fairly.

by Andrew Prestwich

Libra - A younger person demands greater independence. You struggle with preconceptions about their maturity. Lengthen the leash in a safe direction.

Jason and the Rhedosaurus

Cancer - The month ends on a note of adaptation to the needs of others. You have a broader perspective about interdependence after today.

Contribute and prosper.

Scorpio - A call from home may pull you out of a meeting.

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Classic Happy Dance

by Sarah Parsons

Sagittarius - Messages become garbled in transmission. Before you do anything, repeat back what you heard and clear up all questions. You’ll be glad you did.

Capricorn - You may worry over financial independence unnecessarily. A professional provides inspiration and advice, setting you in a new, positive direction.

Aquarius - The fabulous outcome you anticipate can be yours. If you want something done right, do it yourself.

Delegation reaps half today.

Pisces - Doubts about your role in a partnership activity resolve when you ask questions. Then your intuition matches logical reality. Accept the offer.

Froot Bütch

by Brendan Albetski and Brendan Nicholas

Milksteak and Jellybeans

by Alex Dellin

Across 1 Bouillabaisse base 6 “Coffee Cantata” composer 10 “Once I had ... love and it was __”: Blondie lyric 14 So out it’s in 15 In unison, musically 16 Caffeine source 17 One of Israel’s 12 tribes 18 Bird bonnet?

20 Shows scorn 22 Director Wertmüller 23 Hound over a debt 24 Bird boo-boo?

26 Ruby of “A Raisin in the Sun” 27 Favorable times, as for pics 28 Marshland 29 Afternoon services 31 Mazda MX-5, familiarly 33 Granola grains 34 Bird brain?

39 Author Silverstein 40 First first name in Olympic gymnastic tens 41 Cardinal Cooke 45 1,000 G’s 46 Free TV ad 49 Suffix with expert 50 Bird backpackers?

53 Cubs, on scoreboards 54 Morlock haters 55 Clawed 56 Bird bottoms?

59 “Tootsie” Oscar winner 60 Ireland, to poets 61 Cuba, to Castro 62 Polecat relative 63 Something to take lying down 64 It helps you get up 65 Orchestra section

Happy Dance

by Sarah Parsons

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Former President Carter hospitalized

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter was spending a second night in an Ohio hospital on Wednesday, remaining under round-the-clock monitoring by a team of doctors after he became ill with stomach problems.

Carter has not left MetroHealth Medical Center since he was whisked from an airplane to the emergency room on Tuesday morning. Hospital officials have not released any details on what is ailing him, saying only that he suffered from an upset stomach.

Hospital spokeswoman Susan Christopher declined to say whether Carter’s condition had worsened in the past 24 hours. The 85-year-old expresident became ill during a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Cleveland, causing rescue crews to rush him to the hospital after the plane landed.

“President Carter is in very good spirits, appreciates all the good wishes being sent his way, and looks forward to getting back to his busy schedule,” hospital officials

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said in a statement released Wednesday by MetroHealth Medical Center.

No further information was expected to be released until Thursday morning.

Carter’s medical team recommended that he stay a second night for additional monitoring, Christopher said. Earlier Wednesday, hospital officials said Carter was feeling normal and continued to be observed by doctors.

On Tuesday, Carter’s grandson, Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter, said his grandfather was doing fine.

“He’s definitely resting comfortably and expected to continue his book tour this week,” Jason Carter said. “I haven’t talked to him, but nobody in the family is concerned.”

Mary Atkins, who had taken her daughter to the hospital for medical treatment on Tuesday, saw Carter from a nearby room and said he was up, walking around and saying he was ready to leave.

The hospital stay has interrupted Carter’s tour to promote his new book, “White House Diary.”

Planned book-signings in Ohio and North Carolina were called off Tuesday. His publisher also canceled scheduled events in Washington on Wednesday, including one at the Smithsonian Institution.

The status of an event planned at a Columbia, S.C., bookstore Thursday was unclear.

Carter, a former peanut farmer elected to the White House in 1976, has spent his recent years pursuing peace and human rights, efforts that won him the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

In the new book, Carter said he pursued an overly aggressive agenda as president that may have confused voters and alienated lawmakers. But he said the tipping points that cost him the 1980 election were the Iran hostage crisis and the Democratic primary challenge

by U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy.

He is the author of more than 20 books, including the 2006 “Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,” about his experiences in the Middle East, and the 2005 “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis.”

AP

Security guards stand outside the front entrance of MetroHealth Hospital, Tuesday in Cleveland. Former President Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland and was taken to the hospital for observation, officials said.

Palin gets protective order over alleged threats

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In this Sept. 15, 2010 file photo, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appears as the featured speaker at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair's annual Liberty Gala at the Convention Center in Tulsa, Okla. The former vice-presidential candidate was in the ABC ballroom on Monday.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin has been granted a restraining order against a Pennsylvania man accused of stalking and threatening her.

Alaska Magistrate Judge Colleen Ray issued a 20-day protective order on Monday against 18-year-old Shawn R. Christy, after she found probable cause to believe he had stalked the former governor and vice presidential candidate.

Palin and her attorney claimed Christy made implied threats through phone and written messages, allegedly telling Palin to “watch her back,” saying he was buying a one-way ticket to Alaska and sending a receipt for a gun purchase.

Palin testified by telephone

that she feared for her life, and for her family’s safety: “Bottom line is, he is crazy and could kill me,” Palin said, according to the court transcript. “He wants me dead.”

Palin also testified that he also believes he has some kind of relationship with her daughter, Willow, and has brought up the girl’s name.

Christy was ordered to have no contact with Palin’s family and to stay a mile away from her home and from a Wasilla area high school. A protective order also was issued for Palin’s friend, Kristan Cole, who, according to the document, testified that Christy has been contacting her since 2009.

He had sent her a letter with

the proof of a gun purchase, claimed to have had an affair with Palin and wrote, in letters of up to 10 pages long, that “he is trying to follow God but has evil in him, and that he is going to sell everything and come to Alaska with his shotgun,” according to the court order.

Cole testified that Christy had called Monday, the day the orders were issued, and told her he had arrived in Alaska.

A message left for Christy at his home in McAdoo, Pa., wasn’t immediately returned.

Palin attorney Thomas Van Flein said Christy did not attend the hearing.

In an interview, Van Flein said Christy had “risen to the top of the dozens and dozens of peo-

ple” who have threatened Palin since 2008, when she emerged on the national stage. “He stands out as the most persistent,” trying to reach her through friends, associates and family members, he said.

Another court hearing is scheduled for next month, when Van Flein said Palin could seek a six-month order.

Palin travels extensively around the country, giving speeches, rallying support for conservative candidates she favors and, just this week, rooting for daughter Bristol as she competed on “Dancing with the Stars.”

The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman newspaper first reported the case.

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On this day in 1955, movie star James Dean dies at age 24 in a car crash on a California highway.

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Truman Capote – 1924 Jenna Elfman – 1971 Fran Drescher – 1957 T-Pain – 1985

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Make way for the king and queen!

Thirsty meets thrifty

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Jasmin Ducusin (Left) and Dan Nguyen (Right) were crowned Homecoming King and Queen, respectively, Wednesday night in Gampel Pavillion as part of the 2010 Homecoming festivities.

2010 Homecoming King and Queen crowned at Gampel

By Loumarie Rodriguez Campus Correspondent

The 2010 Disney-themed “Remember the Magic” Homecoming continued with yesterday’s Homecoming Pageant, featuring various groups from the cultural centers and Greek life. The event took place at Gampel Pavilion a little after 9 p.m., due to technical difficulties.

Nonetheless, once the event began the whole arena was filled with many spirited students prepared to cheer on their person of choice. There to host the pageant was USG president Tom Haggarty, who started off the night dancing.

The Marching Band led the night with the singing of the Alma Mater. Later, many other groups competed for the title of the most creative rendition. The African American Cultural Center managed to win first place with their rendition of the Alma Mater, which included a creative tribute to the late Jasper Howard.

But the night’s main event was the crowning of the Homecoming Queen

and King. Dan Nguyen of Alpha Beta Epsilon took the title of Homecoming King and Jasmine Ducusin of Phi Sigma Pi took the title of Homecoming Queen.

“It’s exciting to see all the school spirit we have and I’m enjoying every bit of it.”

Ruben Casseus 8th-semester, Sociology Devin Smith, the SUBOG Homecoming Chair and 5th semester Communication Disorders major, said, “There was a lot of setup and it was the first time we had it in Gampel. However, it came together quite well, and was even amazing.” She highlighted the candidates’ great performances, which exceeded

expectations.

Another student, 7th semester Management major Patricia Bellamy, added, “This is my first Homecoming, and I’m a senior. It was so much better than I expected and I had mad fun.”

The event continued past the time it was expected to end, due to many technical problems when switching around for the various acts. However, in the end they still managed to pull off a great show that pleased many students.

African American Cultural Center member Ruben Casseus, an 8th semester Sociology major and Psychology minor, said, “It’s great to get students involved, even commuters as well, in this event. It’s exciting to see all the school spirit we have and I’m enjoying every bit of it. It’s exciting to see all the events leading up to the big Homecoming game.”

There will be other Homecoming events to follow the pageant leading up to the Oct. 2 football game against Vanderbilt.

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Dani Dorsey of Phi Sigma Pi competes in the 2010 Homecoming pageant.

Rainbow Center guest lecturer addresses workplace discrimination

By Brian Zahn Staff Writer

Melissa Foerst, an activist for workplace equality, delivered her lecture, “LGBTQ State of the Workplace – 2010,” as the speaker for the Out to Lunch Lecture Series in the Rainbow Center yesterday.

Foerst, an employee at the Ridgefield branch of Boehringer Ingelheim, a privately owned German pharmaceutical company, helped the company receive a 100 percent score from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.

Foerst, who prefaced her lecture by saying it would be completely informal and open to questions, discussed benefits that are offered and denied to LGBTQ workers in America, as well as why it benefits companies to push for equality on the basis of sexual orientation.

“Six to 12 percent of the population is said to be LGBT,” Foerst said. “You’re selecting from a smaller pool,” she said about companies that are not welcoming to LGBTQ employees.

Ît remains legal to discriminate based on sexual orientation in 29 states and based on gender identity or expression in 38 states. This number also can fluctuate, accoding to Foerst, as some states with anti-discrimination laws include them under laws outlawing gender discrimination, but not expression.

Federal law does not recognize same-sex marriage, so although Connecticut does, Foerst and her partner are still denied several exemptions on taxes that are offered to heterosexual couples.

The LGBT-buying power for 2010 is $743 billion, according to Foerst, who noted that entertainment, travel and alcohol companies all realized how much money they could make by being gay consumer-friendly.

“Gay consumers are super brand-loyal,” Foerst said.

According to the Human Rights Campaign’s Buyer’s Guide, “78 percent of LGBT consumers are extremely likely or very likely to consider brands that are known to provide equal workplace ben-

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efits for their employees, including LGBT workers.”

Foerst specifically mentioned ExxonMobil as a company that is not gay-friendly, and the only company in the Fortune 10 that does not have a law against discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Only 5 percent of LGBT workers between the ages of 18 and 24 are open at work, according to Foerst. She said this is counterproductive to workplace efficiency, as studies have shown that employees that can focus on their work and not worry about disclosing part of the identity they are hiding are more efficient, according to her.

“It helps to harbor trust,” said Foerst.

Chris Seery, a 5th-semester biology major, asked Foerst how Connecticut compares to other states in terms of workplace equality. Foerst replied that Connecticut is further along than many other states, but because of federal laws and other state laws, there is a lot of

A lot of people are conscious of the expenses of going out to eat, and we often try to cut back on eating out when times are tough. What we may not pay as much attention to is how often we “drink out.”

Many of us purchase several beverages a day from cafes, vending machines, convenience stores and more. The cost associated with “drinking out” several times a day can really add up and it might be an even bigger expense than eating over time. Cutting back on the frequency of “drinking out” and changing the way you go about it could make a big difference in your budget.

When it comes to drinks, one of the beverages we pay the most for is one that should be the cheapest: water.

Companies capitalize on our need to hydrate on the go and our desire for fancily-packaged beverages. What you may not know is that many stores offer ice water for free, as long as you’re willing to forgo the ergonomic bottle and take a plain old cup instead. Starbucks, McDonalds, The Union Street Market and many other places are happy to hydrate you for free if you just ask for ice water.

Another way to beat bottled water prices is to bottle your own. Consider getting a Brita filter, or a comparable brand, and bringing your water from home. A reusable water bottle will cost about what 15 singleuse bottles will cost you, and it will last you for years if you

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Melissa Foerst, a workplace equality activist, speaks at the Rainbow Center Wednesday.

“gray area.”

Foerst, a native of New York, has her marriage legally recognized, she said, but pays more than

$2,000 in additional taxes because of New York and federal laws.

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Whole Foods vs. small shops

By Becky Radolf Staff Writer

When I went home this past weekend, I stopped by a local natural foods store named Garden of Light to grab a few things that Grand Union doesn’t offer. I’ve been to this store many times and have noticed that it has a steady influx of customers – never a huge swarm of people, but always enough to keep the store running.

But, when I walked in that day, there was a heaping pile of reduced-priced items that Garden of Light was practically giving away. When I inquired about the mass of organic shampoo, organic canned soups and everything in between, the storeowner told me that its other shop recently closed down, despite the fact that I had been there several times and had always seen a decent amount of customers.

Much to little Garden of Light’s misfortune, a Whole Foods had opened up merely one block away (you could see Whole Foods from their store window). This resulted in the rapid demise of a great market that has been serving its community for years.

A supermarket committed

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Yoko No No

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1. “A Thousand Suns,” Linkin Park 2. “Passion, Pain & Pleasure,” Trey Songz 3. “Recovery,” Eminem 4. “The Guitar Song,” Jamey Johnson 5. “Band of Joy,” Robert Plant 6. “Hurley,” Weezer 7. “NOW 35,” Various Artists 8. “Flamingo,” Brandon Flowers 9. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry 10. “My World 2.0,” Justin Beiber Week of Oct. 1, 2010 Photo courtesy of popculturemadness.com

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This Day in Music 1964

After two years of inactivity, the infamous pirate station Radio Caroline was repurchased and put back on air.

Caroline was founded in 1964 by Ronan O’Ranilly. Anchored off the coast of England, its purpose was to broadcast popular music that record companies and disc jockeys were keeping a tight hold on. At the time, only an hour of rock could be played per day, a rule many were unhappy with. Caroline provided a 24-hour vessel for bands like The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who and The Beatles, just to name a few.

Unfortunately, after many empty threats to close down pirate stations, authorities finally walked the walk. In 1967, U.K. government passed the Marine Broadcasting Offenses Act, which made it illegal to supply offshore radio.

Without sponsors, Caroline could not afford to keep its station running, and in 1970 it succumbed to debt and the ship was towed for impounding.

But in a genuine music miracle, two years later the ship was rescued from the scrap yard, and on September 30th Radio Caroline was re-launched, and re-ignited the youthful need for rock and roll.

This proves that maybe you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find that you get what you need.

- Julie Bartoli

Members of the band Jimmy Eat World in a press photo. Their new album, “Invented,” was released Sept. 28.

Newest release,’Invented,’ doesn’t cease to impress

By Matt Yost Campus Correspondent The main reaction I received when I explained that I was listening to the new Jimmy Eat World record was, “They’re still around?” While Jimmy Eat World has flown under the radar for the past few years, the band certainly haven’t been inactive. “Chase This Light,” another incredible addition to the Jimmy Eat World discography, dropped in 2007 and was easy to approach “Invented” with unrelenting confidence.

“Invented” serves as a great reminder that Jimmy Eat World is one of the most reliable alternative-rock bands active today.

For a band that should definitely should be past its prime, the seventh studio album is just as strong as every entry to its powerhouse discography.

“Invented” feels more like an older Jimmy Eat World record; it doesn’t have the arena-rock and poppier sound of “Chase This Light,” but feels more like it could fit in between “Futures” and “Bleed American.”

While album opener “Heart Is Hard To Find” isn’t as catchy

and awe-inspiring as previous album opener “Big Casino,” it’s still an inspiring and sentimental track. It’s certainly a welcome change to the usually energetic and guitar driven openers of previous albums, with emphasis on the power of Jim Adkins’ beautiful vocals. “Invented” is also the first album since the

appropriately adding in places synthesizers, pianos and violins, creating a fuller sound for each of the tracks. None of the album is over-produced; it plays to Jimmy Eat World’s strengths perfectly, without distorting the members’ talent beneath glossy mainstream-rock sounds. The record has the potential to pro-

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genre-defining album “Clarity” to use guitarist Tom Linton as the main vocalist. While it may seem unnecessary, considering the overwhelming flawlessness of Adkins’ vocals, it certainly adds color to the album, taking nothing away from the record being a cohesive masterpiece.

The record utilizes more instrumentals than the previous release, “Chase This Light,”

pel Jimmy Eat World back into the mainstream, with its perfect mix of singles and emotionally provocative ballad tracks.

The debut single, “My Best Theory,” may be the best one they’ve released since “Pain.”

The track is as overwhelming as “Pain,” but certainly more mature.

The track has incredible lasting power, certain to be replayed on iPods well throughout the year.

eran only gets better with age.

The self-titled release is a reminiscent dip into a Delta-blues pool that would have charted around the time his parents were born. Released Sept. 27 in the United Kingdom and Sept. 28 in the United States, the album has already reached 5 in the iTunes Top 100 and chances are it won’t stop there.

Co-produced by Smokestack guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, the first track is a foot-tapping cover of Lil’ Son Jackson’s “Travelin’ Alone.” In it, Bromhall and Clapton weave lead lines between one another, filling any empty space with sound and leaving listeners no room to breathe. The second track, “Rocking Chair,” slows things down significantly, with Allman Brothers Band guitarist Derek Trucks snaking slide guitar around Clapton’s wailing lyrics.

The next few songs showcase Clapton’s soulful baritone, truly living up to his nickname as the “Blues Howler.” In “River Runs Deep,” Clapton croons over a tune that stalks, not assaults, listeners. The cover of “How Deep is the Ocean” provides a backdrop for dinner at an italian restaurant, with a piano that nearly drowns out Clapton’s sensual lyrics. “Can’t Hold Out Much Longer” is reminiscent of Muddy Water’s 1950 hit, “Rollin’ Stone,” especially with Kim Wilson’s blues-harp loop.

Of course, “Run Back to Your Side,” co-written by Clapton and Bramhall, is a five-minute masterpiece, a hybrid somewhere between soul, Chicago blues and a hint of Country.

Only one mistake was made on the album—two, if you consider that said mistake was chosen as the first single. The tenth track, “Diamonds Made from Rain” is a poorly-executed pop number with Clapton’s ex-lover Sheryl Crow singing backup vocals.

The soulful sound Clapton managed to lace through the entire album is gone, replaced with a commercial, if not cheesy, thud. The piece sounds like a slow song that would have finished off a middle school dance twenty years ago, and was probably chosen as a single with

Other potential singles, “Higher Devotion” and “Action Needs an Audience” draw inspiration from “Bleed American.” They sound a little rougher around the edges, but are wonderfully addictive and melodic, reminding alternativerock fans why we continue to listen to Jimmy Eat World. “Movielike” is ready to be overused for teen drama montages, being beautiful, honest and dramatic.

What makes “Invented” so special is that the tracks that aren’t singles still contribute to the album. Each song adds to the album as a whole, making it consistent and rewarding to listen to. While “Chase This Light” certainly had wonderful singles, tracks that weren’t singles dragged along, feeling detrimental to the album as a whole. The album closer, “Mixtape,” is closer to joining the ranks of “23” and “Goodbye Sky Harbor.” Fans of classic Jimmy Eat World would be insane to pass up the opportunity to explore such an incredible and well-crafted album from a band that never seems to slow down.

Matthew.Yost@UConn.edu

Clapton’s 19th album not short on heart and soul

By Julie Bartoli Campus Correspondent It has been 47 years since Eric Clapton entered the bluesrock scene as lead guitarist for the Yardbirds. In that time, he has topped charts with songs like “Layla” and “Wonderful Tonight.” He’s bounced between world-renowned bands such as Cream, Derek and the Dominos and Blind Faith, only to become a multi-platinum solo artist.

Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame multiple times, he’s been ranked fourth among history’s greatest guitarists and he’s been credited as a pioneer for multiple genres.

The best part? His new album puts all of those accomplishments to shame.

Eric has come a long way since the Yardbirds, and “Clapton” proves that the blues-rock vet-

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Eric Clapton at a live concert event.

hopes that its mainstream quality would lend for some airtime.

Unfortunately, all the piece manages to do is take away from the overall tone of the album and, to a certain extent, discredit it.

Luckily for Eric, even with “Diamonds Made from Rain,” “Clapton” is still a reigning success. The album has brought him back to relevancy as a wiser, stronger and more experienced musician. “Clapton” does what any comeback album should do – it takes listeners back to the time when singing soul meant you had a little.

Julie.Bartoli@UConn.edu

Dear readers, today I’m going to use this column to rant about how much I can’t stand Yoko Ono. My repulsion for John Lennon’s outspoken and bizarre wife was renewed after I read about how she and her son Sean Lennon are organizing a Los Angeles showcase for the revitalized Plastic Ono Band.

The fact that Ono is once again controlling the Plastic Ono Band through means of her son troubles me. The fact that she is sensationalizing the tribute in L.A. by placing big names such as Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga on the bill is bothersome as well.

But most of all, it irks me that she is constantly popping up on the news, considering that she doesn’t matter.

Maybe I’m being harsh. Ono, however, deserves an avalanche of criticism, as she has caused a lot of damage during her quest to attain celebrity status. Most importantly, she wreaked havoc on the best band in musical history.

Lennon met Ono at one of her art exhibits in London and after three years, the unlikely couple got married in Gibraltar.

However, the start of Lennon and Oko’s life together marked the end of The Beatles.

The Beatles were already going through a rough patch, despite their widespread popularity and financial success. The Fab Four had undergone religious enlightenment and druginduced inspiration. They were beginning to search for new creative outlets. Lennon and Paul McCartney began squabbling over writing credits while Ringo Starr was resentful about his diminished singing role. But once Ono came into the picture the miniature conflicts evolved into one giant ball of fury.

The three other Beatles all had their qualms about Ono. George Harrison became so frustrated with her that he almost punched Lennon in the face during a studio session. Ono and McCartney squared off frequently. She publicly denounced him many times by making claims that he was hogging the Beatles’ spotlight and overshadowing Lennon’s genius.

Ono encouraged Lennon to break out of his partnership with the Beatles and become more of an individualist. She also was adamant about being a musical collaborator with him. So the newlyweds decided to start up the Plastic Ono Band even before The Beatles had finished recording their final album.

Once The Beatles had publicly announced their separation, Lennon entered a new chapter in his life. He became radically involved in anti-war efforts.

Many credit Ono for bringing out the real Lennon at this time.

Her influence on Lennon’s postBeatles music, however, was very limited.

The songs that Lennon released through the Plastic Ono Band were monumental to the social movements of the ‘70s.

Compositions such as “Instant Karma,” “Working Class Hero,” and “Isolation” were anthems of reformist culture at the time.

Ono contributed very little to the tracks; her signature banshee screech can be heard in the background of a few songs.

Even the song “Give Peace a Chance,” which she and John made famous by singing it during their bed sit-in, was co-authored

by Lennon and McCartney, not by the Lennon and his wife.

Yet Ono still enjoyed attention from the media and evolved into a pop culture figure. Her unkempt hair and baggy white dress became a jaded image during the tumultuous ‘70s.

Before becoming a Beatles’ wife, Ono was a bohemi-

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No Age’s new album ‘Everything in Between’ continues to impress

By Aaron Burnstein Campus Correspondent Since their full-length debut in 2008, No Age has undoubtedly secured their position as one of the best shoegaze bands of the current era, and with their most recent release, Everything In Between, No Age has managed to improve on their already excellent sound. With albums like this, in the coming years No Age could very well join the ranks of bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Yo La Tengo, and Slowdive as classics of the genre.

On first listen, Everything In Between doesn’t come off as extraordinarily different from their first album, Nouns. They continue to do what they do well: make fun, noisy, energetic music. However, there is a certain rhythmic element to Everything In Between that separates it from the more unrestrained aggression of Nouns. There’s a pop-rock basis to the songwriting that lends a new degree of accessibility to their music. Of course, in the classic No Age fashion, the songs are largely drowned in feedback, but the joyful catchiness that lies in the pop format remains

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Fortunately, this pop-rock basis does not devolve into predictability. There are still plen-

ty of moments of diversity and experimentation. For example, No Age takes a stab at folkrock with the richly textured

Swans are not dead, new album shines

By Aaron Burnstein Campus Correspondent

After being on hiatus since the late nineties, Swans has finally made glorious return. The new release, My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky, combines elements of both their past and present. The vicious industrial/ post-punk of their early work, the ambient darwave of their later work, and the neofolk style of mastermind Michael Gira’s other

project, Angels of Light all come together to create a the kind of power and intensity that only Swans are capable of.

As the album title would imply, Swans have been known to use religious imagery to generate emotional responses. In short, this makes for some very evil-sounding music, the kind that Swans does better than anyone. It’s an album that takes pleasure in making the listener uncomfortable, like a great horror movie, or a gory painting.

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Nicole Richie no longer famous for being famous

NEW YORK (AP) — Nicole Richie first became a tabloid regular when she co-starred with childhood pal Paris Hilton in the reality show “The Simple Life.”

Several years later, the 29-year-old is still a paparazzi target, but she has broadened her resume.

The daughter of singer Lionel Richie has transformed her image from red carpet regular and party girl to a hip, young mom (she has two children with musician Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte), fashion designer, occasional actress and author.

Her new book, “Priceless,” is now in stores.

It’s about a wealthy young woman named Charlotte whose stockbroker father is busted for embezzling millions from his clients.

Charlotte ends up escaping the barrage of media attention surrounding the scandal in New York City and relocating to New Orleans where she builds a life for herself.

“I don’t think anyone is just a one-dimensional person. There are a few different people inside of every person,” Richie said in an interview with The Associated Press to promote the book.

This isn’t Richie’s first foray into writing. Her first novel, “The Truth About Diamonds,” was about a girl who is the adopted daughter of a famous male singer and part of Hollywood’s incrowd. Richie denies reports

the book, a New York Times best-seller, was “semi-autobiographical,” saying her writing is influenced by personal experience, but the book wasn’t about her own life.

For “Priceless,” Richie wanted to take a different direction.

“I wanted to write a story about the journey of a girl’s life and about the steps that she takes to find her place her in the world and find her own voice.”

Richie also has capitalized on her status as a fashion “it girl” with an accessories line, House of Harlow 1960, and a clothing line called Winter Kate. She serves as creative director for both.

Richie calls the acceptance by the fashion industry a blessing.

“It’s very exciting. I’m learning a lot, I’m learning as I go.”

She will also return to NBC’s “Chuck” next month where she has a recurring role as Heather Chandler, a former high school mean girl-turned-spy with a talent for kung fu.

Despite her various hats, Richie wants to add yet another career to her resume: Singing.

“Music is something that I love so much and it’s very close to my heart,” she said.

“I would never want to do something that I can’t put all of my time and heart and soul into ... but ... I’m only 29! I have time!”

For an album to be truly frightening, surely it’s a sign of good art.

And My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky is great art.

The key strength that allows Swans’ music to be such an effective listen is their understanding of contrast. Though chanteuse and long-time Swans contributor Jarboe is regrettably absent from this album, they still manage to incorporate an element of cultivated beauty to offset the violence in their sound. The folkinfluenced segments in “Jim” and “Little Mouth” are classy and melodically engaging, and Michael Gira’s singing voice sounds better than ever.

Additionally, Swans are skilled in the art of atmosphere and do an exceptional job at producing the album’s dark tone. The use of church bells in “No Words/No Thoughts” and children’s vocals in “You People Make Me Sick”

are nothing short of chilling.

Furthermore, the album contains strong post-rock influence, which is evident in the epic instrumental maelstroms of tracks like “Inside Madeline” and “Eden Prison,” which manage to be both elegant and savage.

At its most mellow, My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky seethes with sinister potency.

At its most aggressive, the album sways and shimmers, jarring the listener to helpless attention. The maniacal experimentation that is present can be shocking, but it never gets so indulgent as to lose its control of the listener. Overall, Swans’ comeback record is an otherworldly experience. It’s horrifying, invigorating, and nothing short of utterly enthralling. Without question, it is one of the best albums of the year.

Aaron.Burnstein@UConn.edu

“Common Heat.” Additionally, songs like “Sorts” and “Dusted” take a break from some of their craggier-sounding material by providing lush, dreamy instrumentals that even incorporate synth parts. “Valley Hump Crash” is the poppiest track on the album, with a driving rhythm and elegant use of harmonies. They even allow the listener a little relaxation with the ambient instrumental “Positive Amputation.” But the beauty of Everything In Between is that despite the changes, No Age always remains quintes-

sentially themselves.

Overall, the greatest advantage No Age displays on Everything In Between is subtlety. They alter their sound enough to keep things fresh, but not enough that they lose touch with what originally made them great. In doing so, No Age gives their fans the best follow-up they could ask for. Everything In Between is an extremely gratifying listening experience that is sure to please the original fans, as well as help them acquire new listeners.

Aaron.Burnstein@UConn.edu

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English professor gives 'Last Lecture'

By Alex Lemire Campus Correspondent Professor Jonathan Hufstader, a UConn English professor since 1993, gave his “last lecture” at the CUE center on Wednesday night.

Students of all majors and ages showed up to hear the professor speak about his life experiences.

Having graduated college in the 1960s, the 21-year-old Hufstader didn’t know what to do with himself. He joined a Benedictine monastery in Portsmouth, R.I. , inspired by Thomas Merton’s

"The Seven Storey Mountain," a book he had loved as a student, but also by an indefinable fear.

“Joining the monastery was a way of sort of hiding from the world,” said Hufstader, laughing.

“I was very immature out of college…[I was] doing the human race a favor.”

On the subject of teaching, Hufstader had a piece of advice advice to give, given to him in turn by a senior monk in the monastery: “You need to love your students – they need to know that you care about them

– they are incredibly perceptive. If you don’t care, they won’t either.”

During his time at the monastery, Hufstader gained a love of literature. As many of those who took his classes will know, he reads for depth, not necessarily just content, a tendency he picked up from the monks.

The Benedictine practice believes in reading scripture for the “nourishment of the soul;” they believe in creating a personal bond between the literature and yourself. Hufstader

still practices this, despite having separated himself from the monastery nearly 25 years ago.

When asked about his favorite piece of literature, he responded, “Whichever one I happen to be teaching at the time!”

Hufstader is 71 years old but doesn’t want to retire – teaching is what he loves. “When you teach, the end of the year always comes, and everyone goes away…all the love and care… [and] that is a wonderful purifying experience.”

Alex.Lemire@UConn.edu

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Stonhenge skeleton identified as teenage traveler

LONDON (AP) — A wealthy young teenager buried near Britain's mysterious Stonehenge monument came from the Mediterranean hundreds of miles away, scientists said Wednesday, proof of the site's importance as a travel destination in prehistoric times.

The teen — dubbed "The Boy with the Amber Necklace" because he was unearthed with a cluster of amber beads around his neck — is one of several sets of foreign remains found around the ancient ring of imposing stones, whose exact purpose remains unknown.

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find, radiocarbon dated to 1,550 B.C., "highlights the diversity of people who came to Stonehenge from across Europe," a statement backed by Bournemouth University's Timothy Darvill, a Stonehenge scholar uninvolved with the discovery.

"The find adds considerable weight to the idea that people traveled long distances to visit Stonehenge, which must therefore have had a big reputation as a cult center," Darvill said in an e-mail Wednesday. "Long distance travel was certainly more common at this time than we generally think."

The skeleton, thought to be that of a 14- or 15-yearold, was unearthed about two

miles (3 kilometers) southeast of Stonehenge, in southern England.

Clues to the adolescent's foreign origins could be found in the necklace, which isn't a recognized British type. But he was traced to the area around the Mediterranean Sea by a technique known as isotope analysis, which in this case measured the ratio of strontium and oxygen isotopes in his tooth enamel.

Different regions have different mixes of elements in their drinking water, for example, and some of those are absorbed into a person's tooth enamel as he or she grows up. Analysis of the isotopes of oxygen and strontium

carried in the enamel can give scientists a good but rather general idea of where a person was raised.

The teen, whose necklace suggests he came from a rich family, is one of several longdistance travelers found near Stonehenge. The "Amesbury Archer," so-called because of the stone arrowheads he was found with, was buried three miles (5 kilometers) from Stonehenge but is thought to have come from the Alpine foothills of central Europe.

The "Boscombe Bowmen," also found nearby, are thought to have come from Wales or possibly Brittany.

Whole Foods not alternative to local shops, farms from WHOLE, page 7 to fair wages, pesticide-free food and alternative energy revolutionizing the world of processed goods is great, but abandoning the local food producers to get in on the hype is not. Additionally, supporting small businesses and local food stores means you are most likely supporting an outlet whose food traveled a minimal distance to enter the world of retail, thereby cutting down on pollution.

Garden of Light gets daily shipments from nearby farmers’ markets and small companies in New York and New England. It only sells produce that is in-season, and their inhouse products cost less and taste better than some of the mass-produced alternatives.

The store offers lower prices than Whole Foods and the invaluable experience of getting to know the person who sells you your food. If asked, the employees at Garden of Light can name every single place they got their products, which tells me they care about who they purchase from, and

probably know them personally.

I’m not saying that Whole Foods doesn’t care about where they get its food, because they do (that’s pretty much the creed). But, I doubt that the manager of the Whole Foods in West Hartford is best friends with the farmers in Mexico that harvested the organic tomatoes sitting in the produce section in the middle of January.

Whole Foods is a great store with a revolutionary concept, and I’ll be the first to admit that I shop there regularly. However, we should not leave behind the local businesses that we know and love because we want 18 different choices of soy yogurt. Nothing can replace the rapport you can develop with a small shop owner. Don’t let Whole Foods turn into the next Wal-Mart as it steps on the little guys to become the largest retailer of organic foods. Balance where you shop, so places like Garden of Light can continue to offer good food, sold by good people.

Rebecca.Radolf@UConn.edu

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Reduce money spent on 'drinking out' Husband’s fame should make Ono’s famous from THIRSTY, page 7 clean it properly. And this small change will help the environment as well as your wallet.

A reusable mug might be a big savings for hot beverages as well. Some coffee shops and cafes offer discounts when you bring your own cup.

Others may even charge you for a cheaper “refill” instead of a full drink just for saving them (and the environment) a cup. And, for anyone with a meal plan, filling your cup with coffee in the dining halls is free too!

If you are a coffee or tea drinker, consider making your drinks at home or in

the dorm and only buying those drinks that you can’t make, like lattes, cappuccinos or espressos. You’ll still get your caffeine kick, but you can cut back on the cost of staying awake.

Many cafés, including the cafés on campus, offer frequent buyer punch cards.

Once you’ve purchased a certain number of drinks from them, you’ll get a drink for free as a thank you for your patronage. If you cut back on your purchases and use one of these free punch cards when you do splurge, you can save even more.

Probably the easiest way to cut down on the price of

“drinking out” is to do it in smaller portions. How often do you honestly finish your entire drink? Many of us habitually leave something in the bottom of our cup after we’ve finished enjoying it. Consider dropping down a size, especially on sweeter or more expensive drinks. Less wasted drink means less wasted money.

If you reduce your sizes, cut back on how often you “drink out” and get yourself a reusable cup, you can cut back on an expense that you didn’t even think to worry about.

Melanie.Deziel@UConn.edu

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an, underground artist. She engaged in “avant-garde” expressionism, which is an experimental and innovative form of creativity. Her imagination was commendable. One example of her work included “Cut-Piece” during which she sat on a stage and allowed her clothes to be cut off of her body, piece-by-piece.

However, while her designs were unique they were shallow.

They were mainly used to draw

a crowd and shock the public, but lacked a greater purpose and meaning. Ono’s rebellion fell flat because she wasn’t fighting for or against anything.

Today, Ono claims that she is a champion for gay rights, autism, feminism, anti-war and the fight against AIDS. The woman thinks that she is single-handedly a solution to all of the problems in the world. In all actuality, she doesn’t much to show for her-

self, considering that she has a tepid career and a quite inactive role as an activist. Ono has spent her life feeding off of the success of artists who are more talented than she is. She continues to feed off of the massive fortune of the Beatles. Furthermore, she continues to stay afloat in society by riding on the fame of her deceased husband.

Purbita.Saha@UConn.edu

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NFL presents union with 18 game plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The current labor deal between the NFL and its players' union contains a provision that allows the league to increase the regular season to 18 games. As the sides try to negotiate a new contract, they are talking again about the possibility of making such a switch.

"An 18-game regular season is not uncharted territory," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Wednesday, referring to the 2006 collective bargaining agreement and noting that the CFL and USFL have played schedules of that length.

"The key," Aiello continued, "is to approach it the right way and work closely with our players and clubs to come up with a year-round football calendar that will be better for everyone, including

the fans."

League owners and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell want to expand the regular season from 16 games to 18, and cut the preseason from four games to two. The NFL presented the NFL Players Association with its first detailed proposal covering that issue at a bargaining session in Washington on Tuesday.

Goodell has pointed out that the old CBA already left room for the league to extend the regular season, but he also says he wants to work on any such switch with the union.

The 2006 contract says the NFL would need to give the NFLPA 90 days notice in writing before increasing from 16 games to as many as 18. That agreement also says the league would have to negotiate "with the NFLPA with regard to additional

K-Rod’s legal troubles continue

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers from Major League Baseball and the players' association will meet Thursday to discuss the grievance filed after the New York Mets withheld salary from injured closer Francisco Rodriguez.

A person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the meeting will be held in New York. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the session was not announced.

Under baseball's collective bargaining agreement, the meeting is required before the grievance can be scheduled for argument in front of arbitrator Shyam Das. New York's decision, and an earlier move to put him on the restricted list for

two days, cost Rodriguez $3,142,076 of his $11.5 million salary this year.

In addition, the team said it was exercising a contractual right to convert the rest of his $37 million, three-year deal to non-guaranteed, meaning the Mets could try to avoid paying most of what's left on it. That move also is subject to the grievance.

If the conversion is upheld, the Mets could release Rodriguez in the early part of spring training next year for 30 days' termination pay. That would mean paying $1,885,246 rather than his $11.5 million salary next year. They still likely would owe the $3.5 million buyout attached to the $17.5 million club option for 2012.

compensation to be paid to players for additional regular season games," and that "if the parties are unable to agree on additional compensation ... (an) arbitrator will have the full authority to decide the amount of additional compensation to which the players will be entitled."

The union has not said it will go along with an 18-game regular season; various players around the NFL have questioned whether it's a good idea.

"The players do not want that to happen," Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and union representative Charlie Batch said Wednesday, "because that's extra games that are added on to your bodies."

Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian said Monday he thinks a schedule change is a "fait accompli." Polian sought to clarify his com-

ments Wednesday, saying in an interview with ESPN Radio: "I was very imprecise.

I said that the 18-game season was a fait accompli and ... it isn't. It is subject to lengthy discussion in detail with the players' association."

In a joint statement about their latest bargaining session, the league and union said Tuesday's negotiations "focused on several matters," including a longer regular season, a rookie wage scale and improvements for retired players.

"Both sides look forward to continuing these discussions and reaching a new collective bargaining agreement," the statement said.

The current collective bargaining agreement expires in March, and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith has said he believes owners

are preparing for a lockout.

Indeed, the home page of the NFLPA's official website features a "Lockout Watch" that counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the CBA expires.

The players currently get 59.6 percent of designated NFL revenues, a number agreed to in the 2006 CBA. The owners say that's too much, arguing that they have huge debts from building stadiums and starting up the NFL Network and other ventures, making it impossible to be profitable.

The NFL generates nearly $8 billion in revenues annually, with about $1 billion going to operating expenses. The owners get about 40 percent of the rest, but they want about $1.3 billion more before the players get their cut, and they'd like two more regular-season games to get

more money out of the networks for everyone.

Players have said they won't agree to a new deal that amounts to a pay cut. Smith has been warning players since he took office in early 2009 to put aside money in case of a work stoppage.

The union has started the process of having players vote to decertify the union, a step that eventually would allow players to sue the NFL if the owners decide to impose a lockout.

The NFLPA was decertified in 1989, two years after a failed players' strike. It returned as a union in 1993, when a contract was reached with the league that provided for free agency. That landmark CBA has been renewed or restructured several times since 1993, including in 2006.

The owners opted out of that deal two years ago.

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Sports

Hockey season just around the corner

» NHL

By Matt Stypulkoski NHL Columnist

At the gloomy time of the year when summer officially ends, when leaves begin to turn and midterm exams start depriving us all of sleep, there is still one thing that people like me get to look forward to: hockey.

That’s right, hockey fans, October is upon us, and that means the opening of the NHL season is just about here. However, before the first puck drops on October 7th, let’s take a few minutes to look back at some things that happened this offseason that could affect your team.

Biggest Free Agent Signing: Ilya Kovalchuk, New Jersey Devils To me, this one is pretty much a no-brainer. Any time a player of Kovalchuk’s talent is on the freeagent market the signing will be newsworthy, but this time around it was even more so. First off, it’s not every day that we see professional athletes ink a 15-year deal, especially in a sport as high-risk and injury prone as hockey. But even though the length of the deal is surprising, it’s not entirely unprecedented. A few years back, Rick DiPietro signed an equally lengthy deal, and Henrik

Zetterberg signed a 12-year contract with the Red Wings fairly recently as well. So, no, the length of Kovy’s deal isn’t what made it so intriguing. What made the Devils’ signing of Kovalchuk special was how it happened.

Prior to agreeing to the 15-year contract with the Devs, Kovalchuk agreed to a 17-year deal with New Jersey that got shot down by the NHL on the grounds that it “violated the spirit of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.” By front-loading the contract with the majority of the money, Commissioner Bettman and the NHL argued that the deal attempted to circumvent the salary cap, and was therefore rejected.

After an appeal hearing upheld the decision, the Devils were hit by the NHL with a penalty for their actions in the amount of a third round pick in the 2011 draft, and a first round pick to be forfeited sometime in the next four drafts. Now if that wasn’t one of the most costly contracts never signed, then I don’t know what was.

lost numerous players from their championship squad this off-season, mostly due to salary cap restrictions. Among the notables missing from this year’s roster are Dustin Byfuglien, Antti Niemi and Kris Versteeg.

Byfuglien, who was probably not much more than a solid forward for most of the regular season last year, burst onto the scene in the playoffs with 11 goals and 16 points, good for fifth best for the Blackhawks during their run.

Many of these goals were clutch, to say the least. Versteeg, who ended the regular season with 44 points, also had a coming-out party during the playoffs, becoming a key contributor down the stretch with 14 points of his own. And lastly, Niemi, who was outstanding for much of the regular season (2.25 GAA and a .912 SV), proved to be huge for Chicago in the playoffs, with a 2.63 GAA and a .910 SV. With the loss of these three players, along with several others, the Blackhawks will have a very different look this season.

Most Changed Team: Chicago Blackhawks This one definitely has to go to the defending champs. For those of you who haven’t been following, the Blackhawks have

Biggest Injury: Marc Savard, Boston Bruins This was a tough one, because as always in the NHL, there are plenty of players banged up. However, Savard’s

trouble with post-concussion syndrome has been going on for quite a while now, and could possibly put him on the long-term Injured Reserve list. For a guy who played all 82 games in the 08-09 season and gave the Bruins 88 points, this injury has been devastating, as Savard was able to give the Bruins just 42 games and 33 points last season, largely due to the concussion that still has him on the sidelines. Hopefully, for the Bruins, and more importantly for Savard’s own sake, he can get healthy soon and make a quick return.

Week 1 Preview Now that that’s taken care of, here are a few games that I think you should have your eye out for during the first week of NHL action.

Oct. 7: Flyers vs. Penguins The Flyers will try to keep their post-season magic alive while Pittsburgh tries to continue its Atlantic Division dominance.

Oct. 9: Devils vs. Capitals The first Kovy vs. Ovie matchup of the season takes place as Kovalchuk tries to prove he was a worthwhile signing.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

» NFL

» NBA

Anthony not thinking about future DENVER (AP) — Carmelo Anthony said he loves being with the Denver Nuggets and is happy to go through the season with free agency a real possibility next summer.

The Nuggets forward, who has been the subject of trade talk for months, said after the second day of training camp Wednesday he is content to suit up again for Denver on opening night.

“I’d love to,” he said. “If they come to me and say they want to trade me to a team we’ll discuss it at that time. Right now they haven’t come to me and said that.

Until that time comes I’m here playing basketball. My options will be open.”

With the potential trade that would have sent Anthony to the New Jersey Nets having fallen through, Anthony is focusing on his current team.

He said he came into camp 5 pounds lighter than last year, and he’s feeling stronger and

AP

New Jersey Devils’ Ilya Kovalchuk (17) scores a goal past Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher as Flyers’ Erik Gustafsson (27) looks on during the third period of an NHL preseason game Tuesday.

leaner.

Meanwhile, trade talks have been going on, but he said the Nuggets’ front office never discussed a deal with the Nets.

“No, not at all,” he said.

“What they’re doing in the front office is letting me go through training camp and not worry about that type of stuff.”

Anthony has yet to sign off on a three-year, $65 million extension that’s been on the table since June, leading the Nuggets to explore trade options. The potential trade involving Denver, New Jersey, Charlotte and Utah hit a road block over the weekend and then fell apart.

Anthony’s offseason marriage to actress LaLa Vazquez has fueled speculation that he would want to play in a bigger market, but he said his wife is supportive of his career wherever he plays.

“My wife is rolling with

me,” he said. “She’s leaving the decision up to me. I’m the one out here shooting jump shots, running up and down the court. She understands what’s going on. Of course there’s pressure for her because she don’t really know what’s going on right now, a lot of speculation and rumors.

“She’s the star, she’s in Hollywood, she’s acting, she’s got her own show, that’s what she does. She’s been doing that before she even met me. She’s with me.”

He added living in Denver doesn’t hurt his marketability.

“The endorsement deals are going to come,” he said. “My endorsement deals aren’t going to change, wherever I live at.”

Nuggets coach George Karl said the decisions by LeBron James and Chris Bosch to sign as free agents with Miami and join Dwyane

Wade could be playing a part in Anthony’s thought process.

“I think everybody has a little bit of an opinion of what happened in Miami, some good, some bad,” he said. “I think it definitely had a little bit of an impact.

It had a little bit of an impact on how people think.”

For now Anthony is getting ready for his eighth season with the Nuggets and letting the front office deal with trade talk. If nothing happens, he’s ready to play out his contract and hit the freeagent market.

“I’m going to work hard regardless, whether there’s a deal on the table or the deal’s not on the table,” he said.

“I’m here, man. This ain’t offseason. The season has started. I’m not a free agent yet. If it comes down to it at the end of the season and I haven’t signed the extension, then we’ll sit down.”

Cowboys’ Bryant picks up the tab

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant knew there’d be payback for having refused to do the rookie rite of carrying teammates’ shoulder pads during training camp. The check came due this week at the traditional rookie-picks-up-the-tab dinner.

The damage: $54,896.

The meal was supposed to be only for offensive players, but more than 20 guys showed up at a steakhouse — and brought their appetites, said Bryant’s adviser, David Wells. The story first was reported by espn.com.

“People had goooood meals,” Wells said, laughing. “If you’d never had lobster before, you had it that night.”

Steaks, fish and plenty of beverages made for a fun evening, albeit at a high price. Then again, Bryant is making $2.8 million this season so he can afford it.

“Dez knew what he had to do and he took responsibility for it,” said Wells, who wasn’t there but saw the bill. “He made the best of it, nothing negative. He had a good time with the guys, bonding with his teammates.”

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jumping in order to improve their form as much as possible. As an alternative to jumps, the team both practices and competes in indoor wind tunnels.

Haley said. “Whether you keep with the sport or just want to try it once, it’s something you’ll have for the rest of your life.”

Skydiving Club practices by constantly jumping, competing

Another event is the Accuracy Landing, in which a competitor is awarded points based on how close he or she lands to a pre-selected target. Like golf, the object is to obtain the lowest possible score.

This class of events differs based on the height of the plane from which the skydiver leaps.

The team practices by constantly

Aaron.Dick@UConn.edu

Cerullo: Hopefully Teggart and Williams worked out Vick brings the speed, but Kolb is a better problems, will focus on Vanderbilt Saturday choice to throw it deep from STORRS, page 14

JIM ANDERSON/The Daily Campus

David Teggart lines up to kick a field goal during UConn’s 62-3 win over Texas Southern on Sept. 11, 2010 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford.

Would that be enough to stop Williams from channeling his inner Terry Tate? Maybe, but it obviously wasn’t enough to keep the police away. Let’s be honest, they got arrested for fighting each other on a random Monday night.

There are no winners here.

Imagine the ride downtown after they got picked up. They must have been sitting there in the back seat just fuming. Partly out of frustration with the other, partly out of embarrassment over the fact that they knew that this was going to get out, partly because they would have to explain themselves to Edsall the next morning and then later have to deal with people like me writing dumb columns like this.

Hopefully whatever problem they had with each other they worked out, and now they can focus on football again. As for the rest of us, hopefully if something like this has to happen again, it’ll be something outrageous, like Geno and Calhoun throwing down at First Night, Peter Griffin vs. The Giant Chicken style.

That would easily be the craziest sports fight since Dr. J and Larry Bird threw down in 1984, that’s for sure. Heck, Bill Simmons described that one as being like watching Santa Claus fight the Easter Bunny.

Geno vs. Calhoun would definitely be like that.

Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu

isn’t the way to judge a winning quarterback. How many passes Dan: It is true that Vick once fall to the turf isn’t significant was a franchise quarterback and to accuracy. More important is that he has far more experience how many go to the other team. than Kevin Kolb. Nonetheless, Vick’s thrown none this season. there is reason to believe that Kolb threw 3 last year in the Kevin Kolb is in fact ready. same number of games.

Dan: It is hard to compare In two starts last season filling in for Donovan McNabb, Kolb anyone to Vick right now as showed that he has a strong, he is playing like the man. As accurate arm, and that he could much as I hate to say it, I think lead the offense. The Eagles that this honeymoon period obviously agreed, as they traded with Vick is bound to end at away the best QB in their his- some point. He may be playing tory to pave the way for Kolb. amazingly right now, but after Many people believe Kolb is he throws a costly interception far more accurate and has a or fumbles at a crucial point, stronger arm. Vick, on the other Philly fans will disown him just hand, has never had a season as fast as they fell in love with where he completed more than him. There is evidence that 56 percent of his passes. If the he will come down to Earth, Eagles had wanted to keep a based on his earlier career stats, subpar passer, they would have and the fact that that his two kept McNabb. Kolb is the better wins have come against the choice, especially with the deep Lions and Jaguars, who are a threats they now have in DeSean combined 1-5. Kolb has far Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, and more potential, and could be the is projected by some to become Eagles franchise quarterback in an Aaron Rodgers-caliber QB. the immediate future. Vick had Eagles coach Andy Reid has that potential, did not fulfill always been in love with the it, and is now destined to be a passing game, which Kolb is good, but not great, QB for the rest of his career. The Eagles more suited to than Vick.

Aaron: It is an inaccurate invested in Kolb as if they comparison to look at Kolb and believed that he could be great.

Vick’s accuracy by that stan- For the $11.2 million they are dard. If you look game by game, paying Kolb this season, they Kolb’s completion percentage is should start him and let him hovering just about in that area. find his way, rather than hinder Two good games at the very start his development by going with of the season (one of them a loss) the trendy choice in Vick.

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The Daily Question Q: Who will should win the AL Cy Young Award?

Hernandez should win. He is 5-1 against the AL East and A: “Felix has over 30 quality starts despite his lack of run support.”

Ryland Costello, 1st-semester management major

» That’s what he said

Oct. 23 Louisville TBA

Nov. 11 Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer (7-0-1) Oct. 1 Oct. 5 Marquette Maryland 8:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 9 Seton Hall 7:30 p.m.

E-mail your answers, along with your name, semester standing and major, to sports@dailycampus.com. The best answer will appear in tomorrow’s paper.

One month into season, Big East lacks big win

Donovan McNabb

Oct. 29 West Virginia 8:00 p.m.

Who is the biggest challenge to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference ?

» NCAA FOOTBALL

-Redskins Quarterback Donovan McNabb on his return to Philadelphia.

Oct. 8 Rutgers 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Question:

The Daily Roundup

“It’s not McNabb vs. Vick or McNabb vs. Kolb. It’s Eagles vs.

Redskins. It just so happens that I’m no longer in the Eagles uniform. I’m in the Redskins uniform.”

Home: Rentschler Field, East Hartford Oct. 2 Vanderbilt Noon

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» Pic of the day

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bad times have returned to the Big East.

After the first month of the 2010 season, there are no ranked teams, no marquee wins.

Big East schools are just 15-13 against non-conference opponents — the worst record among the six BCS conferences — and the league fell to 1-10 against upper-echelon foes after an 0-4 week.

The smallest of the BCS conferences is in its worst early-season slump in five years.

“The games haven’t gone our way and we’re obviously not happy about that,” Big East commissioner John Marinatto told The Associated Press.

Five of those losses to BCS opponents were by double digits. That lone win? West Virginia beat Maryland 31-17 two weeks ago.

But the Mountaineers’ 20-14 loss at LSU on Saturday more than just knocked them out of the Top 25. It also marked the first time since the 2009 preseason poll that no Big East teams were ranked, and the first time it’s happened in the regular season since Oct. 15, 1995.

Bubblicious

Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Providence St. John’s 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer (5-4-2) Oct. 15 Oct. 17 Oct. 10 Oct. 8 Oct. 3 Notre Dame Depaul USF Marquette Seton Hall 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

» MLB

Sabathia leads Yankees to postseason berth

Field Hockey (8-1) Oct. 2 Louisville Noon

Oct. 6 Oct. 9 Yale Georgetown 7:00 p.m.

Noon

Oct. 10 North Carolina Noon

Oct. 13 Northeastern Noon

Volleyball (2-10) Oct. 1 Louisville 7:00 p.m.

Oct. 3 Cincinnati 2:00 p.m.

Oct. 16 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Syracuse Marquette St. John’s 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Tennis Oct. 1 Bucknell Invitational TBA

Oct. 8 Quinnipiac Invitational TBA

Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 26 Sacred Regional Quinnipiac Heart Championship 2:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m. New Haven

Women’s Tennis Oct. 1 Bucknell Invite TBA

Oct. 21 Oct. 6 Oct. 12 Oct. 20 Regional UMass Sacred Heart Quinnipiac Championship 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Dartmouth

Men’s Cross Country Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Oct. 22 Oct. 30 N.E. Leopard Regional CCSU Meet Big East Championship Invite Championship 4:00 p.m. Championship Noon 10:00 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

Women’s Cross Country Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 N.E. Rothenberg CCSU Mini Big East Regional Championships Race Meet Championships Championship All Day All Day All Day Syracuse, NY All Day

Golf Oct. 11-12 Oct. 16-17 Connecticut Northeast Cup Invite All Day All Day

Oct. 18 NEIGA Champ.

All Day

Oct. 19 NEIGA Champ.

All Day

Rowing Oct. 3 Oct. 23 Head of the Head of the Riverfront Charles All Day All Day

Oct. 31 Head of the Fish All Day

AP

Cardinals outfield Matt Holiday blows without a doubt one of the seasons biggest bubbles. It’s a shame that the Cardinals playoff bubble burst a long time ago.

TORONTO (AP) — The New York Yankees staggered up to the finish line. Then, behind a dominant performance from CC Sabathia, they strode across it and into the playoffs.

After that, it was time to party.

The Yankees clinched their 15th postseason berth in the last 16 years and Sabathia got his 21st win of the season, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Tuesday night.

“Two words: Cy Young,” outfielder Nick Swisher said of Sabathia. “No doubt, man. He’s been a horse all year long. He’s done a tremendous job.”

Derek Jeter scored three runs and drove in another for the Yankees, who have reached the postseason every season but one since 1995.

New York missed the playoffs in 2008, finishing behind Tampa Bay and Boston in the AL East.

The Rays, who hold a half-game lead over the Yankees in the division, clinched a playoff berth Tuesday, beating Baltimore 5-0.

Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch its second AL East crown in three years is any combination of four Rays wins and Yankees losses.

Tampa Bay owns the tiebreaker after winning the season series between the clubs 10-8.

Former Husky Butler chats with the DC

of the best careers of any player in recent memory. During his senior season he was named First If you, or someone you know, Team All-Big East. Throughout is interested in being included in his career he only came off the these “Where Are They Now?” bench in two games, recording segments, please contact manag- ten interceptions and scoring five ingeditor@dailycampus.com. total touchdowns.

2007 was a special season for After being signed by the the UConn football team. It was Patriots on July 10, 2009 (for a the first UConn team to win a Big reported four-year, $2.1 million East Championship contract) his dream as they finished became a reality. tied atop the conDarius is one of the ference leaderfew players to have board with Big East an interception in and then-national their first start and powerhouse West he ended up tallying Virginia. This team three over the course also had a record of his rookie seanumber of future son. Darius played NFL players, one in 14 games, starting of which included five of those and has cornerback Darius been getting considA multi-part series Butler who got the erable playing time dream call on April this season.

25, 2009 when the The Daily Campus New England Patriots picked this recently talked to Darius and former Husky with the 41st pick asked how he was doing, his of the 2009 NFL Draft. thoughts on the UConn football Coming from an athletic fam- family and how his transition to ily in which he grew up cousin the NFL has been. to Ravens’ running back Willis DC: What was your favorMcGahee, Darius played football ite thing about playing at the (quarterback and safety) in Coral University of Connecticut?

Springs, Fla. He was just one of Butler: We hadn’t been in many players to take advantage Division I (didn’t fully join UConn’s strong recruiting con- Division 1 football until 2000) nection to the state of Florida. and it was cool trying to build up While at UConn, Darius had one the program.

By Eric Ploch Campus Correspondent

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

FILE PHOTO/The Daily Campus

Former Husky Darius Butler carries the ball during the Huskies’ 35-13 loss to West Virginia on Nov. 1, 2008. Butler finished his career at UConn with ten interceptions with five total touchdowns. He earned First Team All-Big East honors during his senior year.

DC: How was the transition between college football and the NFL? Butler: It has been good so far, I am learning everyday but the coaches (at UConn) prepare you for this, you just have to listen to them.

DC: What was your favorite moment at UConn?

Butler: My junior year we got ranked, then we won the Big East (first and right now only UConn team to have won the Big East Championship, co-champions with West Virginia) and I was also voted a captain.

DC: How did you feel the first day or practice when you stepped

on the field with Tom Brady and Randy Moss?

Butler: I was excited, to play against those guys and just to be practicing with them.

DC: Opponent in the NFL you would most like to have on your team?

Butler: I don’t have anyone else I would want on my team.

DC: At what moment did you think: “I could be an NFL player?”

Butler: For a while (I thought I could be), It was about taking advantage of the college opportunity that I had (while at UConn).

Eric.Polch@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.13: Sabathia leads Yankees into playoffs. / P.11: Cowboy’s Bryant hit with huge bill. / P.11: Anthony not thinking about trade talks.

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SAVE THE DATE PEOPLE

Storrs ‘Fight Club’

UConn basketball sets date for First Night at Oct. 15

By Mac Cerullo Sports Editor

Mac Cerullo

Yesterday, Coach Edsall ended his weekly press conference by announcing that two players had been arrested for breach of peace because they had gotten into a fight with each other. He wouldn’t say who they were, but it only took about 20 minutes for reports to start coming out that the two players were reserve linebacker Jerome Williams and kicker Dave Teggart.

The good news for them is that they aren’t going to be suspended and both will be active this weekend against Vanderbilt.

“The matter will be handled internally,” Edsall said, which probably means he’s just going to yell at both of them and that will be that. So, from a football standpoint, this is no big deal, right?

Well, hold on a second, let’s back up. Dave Teggart is the kicker, Jerome Williams is a linebacker, and they got into a fight?

How does a fight like that happen? Aren’t there some sort of unspoken rules that say “Even if he misses a chip shot, or he’s just really annoying, you can’t beat up the kicker?” Do those rules apply if the kicker starts the fight? And that’s not even factoring in what they were fighting about at all. A girl? Some sort of disrespectful behavior? Maybe even something completely random and pointless.

I don’t know what they were fighting about or why, but what I do know is that Teggart must be one tough kicker to be throwing down with a linebacker like that.

He must’ve held his own too, because they had to have been fighting for a while, long enough for the police to show up at least.

So then, the million-dollar question arises: who won?

Let’s break down the numbers.

Teggart is 6-feet tall and weighs 207 pounds. Williams is 5-foot 11-inches and weighs 233 pounds.

So Williams has a 26-pound advantage over Teggart, on top of his obvious advantages in strength and conditioning that come with being a linebacker.

But Teggart has a couple of aces in his deck too. Mainly, if you have the strength to boot a football 40-50 yards with accuracy, then I’d think you’d be more than capable of delivering one hell of a boot to someone’s gut.

Imagine if Teggart got a running start too. Poor Williams would’ve gotten his intestines kicked right out of him. Edsall would have to petition the Big East to add a new category to its injury reports – horrific injuries.

The UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs will tip off their 2010-11 seasons at Gampel Pavilion on Oct. 15 with their annual “First Night.”

The annual pep rally, which consists of player introductions, skills competitions and addresses from coaches Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma, is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and admission is free.

Several new Huskies will make their “debut” at First Night, including freshmen Shabazz Napier, Roscoe Smith, Tyler Olander, Michael Bradley, Jeremy Lamb and Niels Giffey on the men’s team and Samarie Walker, Michala Johnson, Bria Hartley, Lauren Engeln and Stephanie Dolson on the women’s team.

The event is traditionally a flashy affair with no shortage of loud music and laser-effects.

Friday, Oct. 15 Each player, upon being introduced, usually has a 7 p.m. dance or routine to get the Gampel Pavilion crowd going, too.

The skills competition is always a fan favorite. Last year’s event featured a joint dunk contest between Jerome Dyson, Stanley Robinson, Maya Moore and Tina Charles, along with a three-point competition.

The show will be preceded by an autograph signing session by both teams, along with a FanFest that will be held across from the north entrance of Gampel on Fairfield Way. The FanFest will begin at 5:00 p.m., and will consist of inflatable games, food and music.

FIRST NIGHT

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Michael.Cerullo@UConn.edu

Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane

Kemba Walker busts a move during UConn’s “First Night” last year at Gampel Pavilion.

By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent

Some people play golf on the weekends. Others jump out of airplanes. Each weekend the skies over Ellington Airport are filled with Huskies taking the leap of faith at 13,500 feet.

“I wanted to be a skydiver since second grade,” says UConn Skydiving Club president Cameron Haley. Even so, prospective divers don’t need to have that kind of dedication to the sport. “The best time to join the club is in the spring, because you’ll need the summer to work towards your license.”

First-time jumpers leap into action in a tandem dive with a licensed instructor strapped to their backs. The instructor is there to make sure the dive is safely ended on the ground with life and limb intact. A tandem dive can cost as much as $400, but the UConn Club offers this once in a lifetime experience

» CERULLO, page 12

to current students for only $199. A first-time diver goes through Ground School at the airport, during which he or she learns the basics of equipment and safety procedures, how to jump from the aircraft, freefall body position, jump sequence, altitude awareness and deployment altitude, how to steer the parachute, how to land the parachute and what to do in an emergency. An instructor controls the jump from start to finish and deploys the chute after one minute. Together, instructor and first time diver glide to the landing zone. Once the first dive is completed a prospective licensee must undergo 24 more jumps, each with an increasing amount of control given to the jumper.

By the 25th dive, known as a “Check dive,” the skydiver is completely in control of the experience.

Once you’ve gotten your license, the team welcomes you as a full member without a try-

out. Jumps for team members run about $15-20 per dive.

“Its an awesome way to get into the sport, and a relatively cheap way to do it,” Haley said.

The UConn Skydiving Club will be competing at the United States Parachute Association’s Collegiate Nationals in January. The team competes mainly in two events. Most prominent is four-way form skydiving- a daring test of skill and speed.

Four team members jump from the plane at about 12,000 feet with a cameraman following immediately behind. From the moment they jump, the team has 35 seconds to complete as many four-man formations as they can. Points are awarded for the amount and quality of the formations. Contrary to popular belief, the scoring system is objective, not based on the opinions of a judge.

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Photo courtesy of Cameron Haley

Two members of the UConn Skydiving Club perform an aerial maneuver while in freefall from 13,500 feet in the air over Ellington Airport.

Who should be the Eagles’ starting quarterback?

Kevin Kolb

By Dan Huang Campus Correspondent While Michael Vick’s play this season has been far greater than expected and an early season godsend for the Eagles, Kevin Kolb should be the starter. Kolb has far more potential than Vick as a passer, which is pertinent in Andy Reid’s passing offense. Benching Kolb after a bad first half in Week 1, as well as a concussion, is not the right move for the team.

Michael Vick is bound to come down to earth at some point, and hindering Kolb’s development could hurt the team down the line.

AP

Kevin Kolb doesn’t have the baggage Vick has...

Daniel.Huang@UConn.edu

» POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Aaron: Michael Vick is the clear choice to start in Sunday’s NFC East Showdown. Vick’s performance in the last three games of this season shows that he’s ready to be the starter. Besides posting six touchdown passes and no picks on the year, Vick’s skills have matured from his old option-style to this new hybrid.

He’s able to step up in the pocket and make strong, accurate throws, and still maintain that run threat he’s known for.

Dan: Personally, as an Eagles fan, I have been incredibly impressed with Mike Vick. He has been playing out of his mind so far this season, utilizing not only his athletic abilities, but also his smarts, something he didn’t do consistently in Atlanta.

However, I believe that the Eagles are making the wrong choice in starting Vick over Kevin Kolb. One of the reasons for this is that the Eagles have a lot invested in Kolb, and giv-

ing up on him after a shaky half of a game is something that may come back and hurt them down the line.

Aaron: The Eagles were wrong to have started Kevin Kolb in the first place. If Michael Vick hadn’t been involved in his dog-fighting scandal, none of this would be an issue at all. Vick had always been a franchise quarterback, and the offthe-field issues are what held him back in Philadelphia. Kolb might be the quarterback of the future, but he’s not the quarterback of right now.

He hasn’t proven anything when it comes to ability or leadership and if the Eagles hadn’t chosen to trade McNabb, he would be enjoying a backup spot now. Michael Vick’s skill and experience make him the right choice to lead a Philadelphia team that seems to fit his skill sets exactly.

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Michael Vick

By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent

Michael Vick is a franchise quarterback and should start in Sunday’s matchup against Donovan McNabb and the Redskins. His performance filling in for Kevin Kolb has been extraordinary, and he deserves the opportunity to continue playing, as long as he continues to produce such excellent results.

Aaron.Dick@UConn.edu

AP

... but Vick has the legs to give defenses a problem.