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Patch.com, a hyper-local news service run by AOL, will launch its Mansfield site today.

The site will exclusively cover Mansfield, featuring stories on a wide range of topics – including police, fire, government and human interest features.

Elyssa Millspaugh, who grad-

uated from UConn in May, is the site’s Local Editor, and will be in control of all the site’s content. Millspaugh, a former senior producer for UCTV’s news department, said she would be open to hiring UConn students to write freelance.

Millspaugh credited UConn’s journalism program with adequately preparing her for the job market.

“Getting the job is a testament

to the journalism program at UConn,” said Millspaugh. She credited Steve Kalb, a lecturer in the journalism department, with helping her find the job.

Patch.com has already launched more than 300 sites and will have 500 up and running by the year’s end, according to Regional Editor Marie Shanahan.

In addition to providing news, each website will act as

a forum for community discussion where residents can make announcements and promote events.

The Mansfield site will be the second to launch in the region. A site covering Tolland launched yesterday.

Shanahan said that Patch. com fills an important niche, providing hyper-local coverage in areas that other news outlets overlook.

Freshman Samarie Walker scores 22 as Huskies roll.

SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: CONN. SHOULD CONSIDER MOVE TO ELECTRONIC VOTING Delay in announcing results in governor’s race is a sign that technology should be improved.

COMMENTARY/page 4 INSIDE NEWS: TRUSTEE: MANY CANDIDATES FOR UCONN PRESIDENT JOB Larry McHugh: More than 100 people have been nominated.

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USG plans Spring Weekend forum

By Matt Sasso Campus Correspondent

THE EXHIBITION’S OVER

“We’re trying to appeal to an audience that includes all of Connecticut. Each site gets its own editor, and all the information that will be on the MansfieldStorrs site is relevant to MansfieldStorrs,” Shanahan said.

The site will go online today at 10 a.m. Residents can follow it on Facebook and Twitter.

At Wednesday’s USG Senate meeting, President Tom Haggerty urged the senate to take a position on USG’s involvement with Spring Weekend.

They hope to pass a related piece of legislation after winter break. They also announced the creation of Reading Day and the upcoming Student Philanthropy Day. TheExecutiveBoardCommittee of USG will be researching and collecting information on Spring Weekend from a variety of sources. Jack Clausen of University Senate Executive Committee, Jawad Abdelaziz – a cousin of Jafar Karzoun, who passed away during Spring Weekend last year – the landowners of X-Lot, Celeron and Carriage, Mayor Patterson of Mansfield and the state police are all expected to contribute to the committee’s research.

Haggerty wanted senators to talk to their constituencies and to promote a forum, to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday Dec. 3, where students can express their opinions about Spring Weekend.

“After we meet with all parties and our senators have had ample time to discuss the issues outside

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USG President Tom Haggerty addresses the senate during Wednesday’s meeting. Haggerty and other members of USG’s Executive Board are planning a forum for students to discuss Spring Weekend in December.

of [the] Senate, we will draft a piece of legislation that either

supports, opposes or shows no consensus on the Spring Weekend

debate,” Haggerty said.

On Dec. 8, USG will have an

Human Rights Institute and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the film State of Fear addressed the topic of political unrest and widespread terrorism in Peru throughout the 20th century.

Opening with dramatic scenes of riots in the streets of Lima, Peru, the film is a weaving tale that moves through the mountains, jungles and cities of Peru.

It details how Peru’s democratic

government attempted to institute a war on terror that ultimately erupted into decades of murder, corruption, and fear.

Military occupation invoked to quell the destruction of the Shining Path terrorist group in the countryside eventually became equally oppressive and violent. This ultimately led to a state of constant confusion and terror that lasted from the 1970s all the way to 2000. By the end

of Peru’s “War on Terror,” over 70,000 civilians had been killed at the hands of Shining Path or the Peruvian military.

Though the documentary focuses on Peru’s terrorism crisis, it also serves as a word of warning to all countries, including the United States. As the film’s introductory sequence states, “This movie takes place in Peru…but in the Age of Terror, it could be anywhere.”

informal, closed forum to discuss Spring Weekend. Once all the information has been collected and the meeting has been held, the USG Executive Committee will draft a piece of legislation over the winter break.

On Jan. 19, the Senate will vote to pass a Statement of Position regarding Spring Weekend.

Later in the meeting, the Academic Affairs Committee announced that they have passed a new university day called Reading Day. Reading Day will be an open day during finals week for students to study for their exams without having to attend other exams or classes. Reading Day will be held starting next academic year.

Senator Deangelo also announced that UConn will have a Student Philanthropy Day this Monday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union.

Students can enter into a drawing to win one of two iPads or tickets to a basketball game by filling out a thank-you card or by recording a video message with one of the provided cameras for someone who has donated to a cause or charity.

There will be food and student performances held at noon.

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Human rights film focuses on Peruvian violence

By Jennifer Silber Campus Correspondent Wednesday afternoon, a large crowd turned out for this semester’s last movie showing in its Human Rights Film Series at the Dodd Research Center. Open to the public and sponsored by the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, the

The film was a part of the Dodd Center’s Human Rights Film Series, which shows three free human rights-related films per semester in the Konover Auditorium. State of Fear was the last film of the semester. The Center will pick up its series after winter break with the film Sipakapa is not for Sale on Wednesday, Feb. 9.

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US lawmakers voice concern about Afghan corruption

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai must curb corruption in his government or current gains being made on the battlefield could be lost, a group of U.S. lawmakers warned Wednesday on a visit to Afghanistan.

Ahead of a meeting with Karzai, Sen. John McCain, the senior Republican on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said he and three of his colleagues will express their concerns about rampant bribery and graft in the Afghan government.

“We are concerned about continuing corruption at all levels of government,” McCain said.

“We know that without addressing this very serious issue longterm success is jeopardized.”

McCain, who was joined at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul by Sens. Joe Lieberman, Lindsey Graham and Kirsten Gillibrand, said the tens of thousands of U.S., NATO and Afghan troops

who have been fighting in Taliban strongholds in the south have made progress in recent months, but significant challenges remain.

“Obviously the clearing, holding and securing is vital and what we are hopeful of is that good governance will go along with that,” McCain said.

But he added: “Now, whether it actually will or not is yet to be determined.”

The lawmakers arrived in Afghanistan after visiting Iraq.

Their next stop is Islamabad where McCain said the four would push Pakistani officials to pressure the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani insurgent network, which plots attacks in Afghanistan from hideouts inside Pakistan — out of the reach of coalition ground forces.

“The Haqqani network continues to operate with impunity and we will be going to Pakistan and raising that issue with the Pakistani leadership,”

said McCain.

Lieberman, an Independent from Connecticut and chairman of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee, said bipartisan support for Afghanistan continues in Congress following last week’s midterm election.

The support, however, is not unconditional, he said.

“Every time there is a corruption case, or evidence of corruption ... it makes it harder for us in Congress in a budget-difficult environment to sustain the support that we need to succeed here,” Lieberman said. “That’s why it’s in Afghanistan’s interest, President Karzai’s interest to fight corruption.”

Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, echoed Lieberman’s comments, saying she too was concerned about “chronic problems with corruption, lack of transparency and oversight and accountability in funding and spending.”

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Afghan president Hamid Karzai reflects during his visit to the Paktika province, Afghanistan Tuesday.

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CHIP Lecture 12:30 p.m. to 1:30pm J Ray Ryan, 204 Alex J. Rothman, Psychology Professor at the University of Minnesota will give today’s CHIP lecture.

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Student Union Theater Two bumbling New York City guys try bite off more than they can chew in “The Other Guys.”

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Trustee: Many candidates for UConn president job

STORRS (AP) — There is no shortage of candidates for the presidency at the University of Connecticut.

Board of Trustees chairman Larry McHugh says more than 100 people have been nominated to succeed Michael Hogan, who left earlier this year to become president of the University of Illinois.

McHugh told the Hartford Courant that he was not sure how many of the candidates nominated had actually submitted applications for the job.

He said a search committee could begin interviews as early as next month.

McHugh said the nominees include presidents and provosts from other large universities as well as presidents and deans of smaller schools. There are also some candidates from outside the academic world.

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‘Major’ human smuggling cell busted in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona authorities say they’ve dismantled a major cell of a human smuggling ring that may be responsible for the transportation of thousands of illegal immigrants from Mexico to Phoenix and other parts of the country.

Nine people are accused of picking up illegal immigrants after they crossed the border by foot, and taking them to what are known as drop houses in Phoenix before they were distributed to other parts of the country.

The group also has been connected to a June 2009 vehicle rollover near the Arizona town of Sonoita that killed 11 illegal immigrants.

Ohio jury finds teen guilty in alpaca slaying case HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio teenager who had already pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty has been found guilty on four felony counts related to the theft and fatal beating of a baby alpaca, a llama-like animal valued for its soft fleece.

The Hamilton JournalNews reports a Butler County jury on Wednesday found Marcus Miller guilty of breaking and entering, tampering with evidence, vandalism and grand theft. The Middletown area teen pleaded guilty Tuesday to the misdemeanor animal cruelty count before the trial’s opening statements.

Co-defendant Nicholas Reynolds pleaded guilty to the charges in September. He was sentenced to eight months in prison on the felonies and 90 days in jail on the misdemeanor.

The 3-month-old alpaca was named Masterpiece and was worth $8,000. It was taken from a southwest Ohio farm in January.

Probable cause found in slaying of woman

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Washington state bans alcoholic energy drinks News

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Retailers have a week to clear millions of dollars worth of alcoholic energy drinks from their shelves after state regulators banned them Wednesday, citing the hospitalization of nine dangerously drunk college students last month.

The emergency ban, similar to those in Michigan, Utah and Oklahoma, takes effect Nov. 18.

Washington’s rule targets beerbased drinks that also feature caffeine, such as the malt-liquor energy drink Four Loko.

Some universities also have banned boozy energy drinks from campus while the federal Food and Drug Administration reviews their safety, and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called Wednesday for a ban in his state.

Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire, who requested Washington’s ban, said a strong caffeine-and-alcohol combination could encourage drinking too much by masking alcohol’s regular depressant effects. She also said alcohol-based energy drinks — sometimes fruit-flavored, often sold in brightly colored cans — are too appealing to young drinkers.

“It’s no different than the kind of appeal that Joe Camel had to our kids when it came to cigarettes,” she said Wednesday.

Alcoholic energy drinks drew national attention after an October party in Roslyn, a picturesque mountain town known as the place where part of the 1990s television series “Northern Exposure” was filmed.

Nine Central Washington University students who drank Four Loko were hospitalized with blood-alcohol levels ranging from 0.12 percent to 0.35 percent, and a female student nearly died, university President James L. Gaudino said. A blood-alcohol concentration of 0.30 percent is considered potentially lethal.

Police reported a chaotic scene, with students passed out and so drunk officers originally thought they had overdosed on

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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, second from right, talks to reporters along with Central Washington University President James Gaudino, center, and Washington State Liquor Control Board chairwoman Sharon Foster, second from left, Wednesday.

drugs.

All the hospitalized students were inexperienced drinkers — freshmen ranging in age from 17 to 19. Toxicology results showed no drugs in anyone’s bloodstream, other than a small amount of marijuana, university police Chief Steve Rittereiser said.

Some students admitted drinking vodka, rum and beer with Four Loko, which is made

by Phusion Projects Inc., of Chicago. A Phusion spokesman did not immediately respond with comment on Washington’s ban, but the company has said it takes pains not to market to underage drinkers.

Washington’s emergency ban

specifically covers products that combine beer, strong beer or malt liquor with caffeine, guarana, taurine or other similar substances found in regular energy drinks.

Washington’s beer and wine distributors were troubled by the quick turnaround to remove Four Loko and similar products from store shelves.

They had hoped the state Liquor Control Board would give the industry a month to handle the change.

Lobbyists for the Washington Beer and Wine Wholesalers Association said the ban would affect about $3 million worth of products already in retailers’ hands, much of it in conve-

nience stores.

Any drinks that can’t be sold before Nov. 18 could be returned to wholesalers.

Those distributors aren’t obliged to buy the products back, but probably will to maintain good standing with their retail customers, lobbyist Ron Main said.

It will then be up to the wholesalers to find a way to return the product to manufacturers or move it to other states.

“We’re not going to be able to move $3 million in inventory in a week,” Main said.

Washington’s ban is good for 120 days, but could be made permanent by the state Liquor Control Board or Legislature.

‘TOYIN’ AROUND WITH SEX’

HARTFORD (AP) — A Superior Court judge says there is enough evidence to try a Brooklyn, N.Y., man on a felony murder charge stemming from a May shootout in East Hartford.

Horvil Lebrick is accused of shooting 26-year-old Shawnalee Hudson inside her apartment in what police say was an attempted robbery that turned into a gun fight.

Lebrick was one of three men who allegedly entered the apartment on May 6. The others, Andrew and Andraw Moses, twins from Brooklyn, were shot to death.

The Hartford Courant reports that Judge Carmen Espinosa found probable cause to pursue the murder case on Wednesday after prosecutor Dennis O’Connor argued that forensic tests linked Lebrick to Hudson’s shooting.

Lebrick is scheduled to be back in court on Dec. 16.

Man indicted on child sex, prostitution charges

HARTFORD (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former Hartford man on allegations he forced an underage girl into prostitution and advertised her services on the Internet with sexually explicit photos of her.

U.S. Attorney David Fein announced Wednesday that the grand jury in Hartford indicted 32-year-old Bruce Damico this week on charges of sex trafficking of children, interstate transportation of a minor for prostitution, transportation of child pornography and interstate transportation of two women for prostitution.

The indictment alleges Damico’s crimes with the girl occurred between July 2009 and January 2010. The charges carry a potential life prison sentence.

Damico, also a former resident of Providence, R.I., and Queens, N.Y., is jailed in Connecticut on more than $1 million bail on similar state charges. Judicial Branch records don’t list a lawyer for him.

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Steele may face challengers for GOP chairmanship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are aggressively recruiting a challenger to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, whose tenure as party chief has been marked by ill-chosen comments and questions about finances.

The RNC must decide in January whether to keep Steele.

Republicans, looking to oust President Barack Obama in 2012, are considering a chairman who would operate more behind the scenes and let Rep. John Boehner, likely the next speaker of the House, take the lead as the party’s main spokesman.

“I think we need to move to a nuts-and-bolts type of candidate who will get back to the fundamentals, who will make the trains run on time and raise money,” said Saul Anuzis, a committee member from Michigan and former state party chairman who is weighing a bid for chairman.

“I’d rather have that than a talking head who wants to be the face of the party.”

Henry Barbour, a nephew of Republican Governors Association chairman and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, has reached out to a half-dozen potential candidates who would challenge Steele if he seeks to keep the chairmanship. The younger Barbour, who is one of the 168 voting members of the RNC, is looking for candidates who could rally an anti-Steele voting bloc when members meet Jan. 13-16.

Among the names being considered are David Norcross, a former New Jersey party chairman, and Wisconsin GOP chair-

man and RNC lawyer Reince Priebus, who ran Steele’s 2009 bid for chairman.

Norcross did not return messages on Wednesday. In an e-mail to The Associated Press, Priebus said, “At this point, discussing the internal election issues at the RNC in the press is something that I am not going to do.”

Another possible candidate, Connecticut GOP Chairman Chris Healy, is talking about a run but hasn’t made a decision. Even so, he is highlighting his work as a fundraiser, a traditional role for the national committee chief.

“I’ve shown I can grind money out of a stone and actually get a lot for it,” Healy said.

After losing a bruising presidential race against Obama in 2008 and facing minority status in the House and Senate, RNC members elected Steele their chairman and chief spokesman.

But his bombastic style irritated some party members and heavy spending under his watch drew fiery criticism.

“My leadership style is different. I’m not cut out of the same mold as others,” an unapologetic Steele told reporters last Friday at the RNC’s headquarters on Capitol Hill.

Instead of hoarding donor dollars, he quickly sent cash to state parties, paying for 350 staffers from Maine to California. He went on a 48-state bus tour, an effort to rally the party base but effectively a chance for Steele to meet with RNC members who will decide his fate.

And Steele sent cash — and himself — to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands,

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A letter purportedly signed by a major Mexican drug cartel offers to dissolve the gang if the government promises to protect citizens in the western state where it is based, authorities said Wednesday.

Prosecutors said they couldn’t immediately verify the letter’s authenticity — or the offer’s sincerity — but stressed the federal government does not negotiate with drug cartels.

The one-page letter allegedly signed by “La Familia Michoacana” drug cartel was dropped in the streets of some mountain towns in the western state of Michoacan on Tuesday, according to the Michoacan bureau of the federal Attorney General’s Office. It also showed up as a banner above an overpass and was sent as an e-mail to reporters.

The missive claims La Familia wants to protect Michoacan and

its residents and says the group will disband if federal police promise to act honestly and fight to the death to defend the state.

“We have decided to retreat and return to our daily productive activities if the federal and local authorities ... promise to take control of the state with force and decision,” read the letter, dated November 2010.

“If the government accepts this public commitment and lives up to it, La Familia Michoacana will dissolve.”

Federal officials, however, say the cartel itself has victimized Michoacan with kidnappings, extortion, hundreds of murders, decapitations and drug trafficking. Last year, they say, the gang unleashed a spasm of violence in which at least 18 police officers were killed. Last week, in response to the arrest of two members, the gang set ablaze trucks to block entries to the state capital and sprayed a

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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks to reporters following a “Fire Pelosi” victory rally at the Crawford County Republican Headquarters in Meadville, Penn. on Wednesday, Oct. 20.

U.S. territories that, like U.S. states, get three votes each when deciding leaders.

Steele says he has not decided whether to seek a second term.

But his choice hinges on whether he can hold together support or whether the committee members decide they want a chairman who is less familiar with the spotlight and more comfortable raising money and building technical details of campaigns.

Voters on Tuesday gave Republicans at least 60 new

seats in the House. Republicans picked up 10 governorships; the party also gained control of 19 state legislative chambers and now hold their highest level of state legislative seats since 1928.

Since then, Steele has met with reporters and touted the RNC’s efforts to deliver victories. He repeatedly said the RNC deserves some credit for the turnaround.

“I inherited a party that no one wanted to be a part of,”

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The letter allegedly written by La Familia says the gang’s decision to possibly dissolve was motivated by alleged abuses against civilians by authorities conducting warrantless searches and arrests to combat the cartel.

An employee of the Attorney General’s Office in Michoacan said authorities were investigating the letter’s origin but could not immediately confirm its authenticity. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to be quoted by name.

If the letter is to be believed, experts say the cartel could be willing to close up shop because it has simply run its course.

Gary Hale, who retired this year as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and founded the Grupo Savant consulting firm,

said they could be trying to find a way out so they could make money by less violent means.

Jorge Chabat, an expert on drug trafficking of the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), said they could also be suffering money problems — and are being squeezed out.

“This is a way to negotiate out of a business they’re stuck in, with no greater cost to them,” he said.

He said it could be a sign that they are being pressured in many ways, and want to find a way out, and may also be using the public to pressure the government into an agreement.

Ricardo Najera, spokesman for the federal Attorney General’s Office, said that “regardless of whether the message is authentic or not, the federal government does not make deals or negotiate with drug cartels.”

he said.

Yet, for some, those victories were in spite of Steele.

“As successful as things were on election night, the RNC could have played a more effective role in making it a more successful night in the U.S. Senate races, the gubernatorial races and the U.S. House races,” said Healy.

The RNC trailed Democrats by $15 million in fundraising, is in debt and was largely overshadowed by third-party

groups that, in a few months, have raised almost as much as Republican National Committee has since January 2009.

The RNC has raised more than $79 million this year and has spent all of it — and then some. The RNC ended September with about $3.4 million in cash on hand and $4.6 million in debt. The RNC also took out a $2.5 million loan in September.

Steele had started the job with a $23 million surplus.

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Conn. should consider move to electronic voting

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n spite of the confusion and frustration following last week’s election, Connecticut finally has its governorelect. Part of the confusion as to who was the official winner has been largely attributed to a lack of paper ballots. Our state needs to consider updating our polling system and transitioning to electronic voting.

The delay in announcing Dan Malloy as governor was no doubt triggered by a lack of preparation. Voter registrars in Bridgeport admitted to having ordered only 21,000 ballots, even though the Secretary of the State’s office suggested having a ballot for every registered voter. With Bridgeport having more than 69,000 registered voters, voting officials ran out of ballots and had to switch to photocopied ballots.

This not only resulted in a delay at polling locations, but, according to the New Haven Register, kept “about half of the city’s precincts open two hours late.” While lack of preparation was certainly a major factor in the aggravation associated with Election Day, this could have been prevented in a number of ways, specifically by making the jump to electronic polling.

Using a computer to cast a vote is not only cost-efficient and user-friendly, but it is also convenient. Another equally important advantage is the fact that electronic voting would improve the voting process for those with disabilities, for those who have a lack of mobility or for those who are more comfortable with languages other than English. Consequently, the implementation of electronic voting could lead to greater voter participation, in addition to reduced human error.

While no one was turned away from voting at Bridgeport, there were some voters that chose to leave because of the hassle that voting had become. We should want the voting process to be as easy as possible for our state citizens.

If e-voting can help spare voters the headache induced by this year’s election, it may be worth considering.

Opponents of e-voting can argue that relying on technology to count votes is too risky because of computer threats like viruses, fraud and hackers. But fear of these potential glitches should not hold us back from having this system as an option.

Security will always present a potential problem with electronic voting. But in 2010, we should use the available technology to propel us forward, not hold us back.

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

So the other day I almost walked into a meeting of Dumbledore’s Army. Turns out the Room of Requirement is SU 316.

You know how uneventful your day-to-day life is when you get an adrenaline rush from winning a gold coin at Big Y. Spilling uncooked Easy Mac all of over your floor=fail.

Sweeping it out into the hallway=win.

My cough has given me a better ab workout than doing crunches ever did.

If the Tea Party actually drank tea, they might be able to calm down instead of raving like they’re on an insane coffee trip.

You know you go to UConn when you forget when national holidays are because you still have class.

So coach Auriemma told me that I don’t have to go to any classes until next Tuesday...I don’t know how my professors would feel about that, but I’m totally down.

To the girl who almost ran me over with her bike, same time next week?

Today I texted my friends and lied that we had a quiz so I didn’t have to sit alone in class.

I just lost the game.

I want a pet...who wants to help me catch a squirrel?

My roommate and I only talk to each other in the batman voice now. It’s time for Thanksgiving break.

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No excuse for Bridgeport ballot shortage

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believe I speak for everybody in the state of Connecticut when I say: are you kidding me?

When running a democratic election, there are fairly few requirements. One is that you do not run out of ballots on Election Day. That shouldn’t be too hard, right?

Last week, the Connecticut Governor’s race between Democrat Dan Malloy and Republican Tom Foley was in dispute, with both candidates claiming they had won. The cause of the confusion was that twelve precincts in Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, did not order enough ballots, and ran out of them on Election Day. Imagine if Olive Garden couldn’t take your order

By Jesse Rifkin because they ran out Weekly Columnist of food. Imagine if UConn made students sleep on the floor because they had not ordered enough beds. Imagine if the Texas Rangers had to forfeit the World Series because they did not bring enough players. I mean, the Rangers would have gotten crushed either way, but my point still remains.

Accordingly to the Connecticut Mirror, Bridgeport has approximately 69,000 registered voters, yet they only ordered 21,000 ballots for Election Day. This is enough ballots for approximately 30 percent of Bridgeport voters.

Ordering ballots for only 30 percent of voters would actually make sense if that was roughly the percentage of people who voted. That way, no more ballots than necessary would be printed, and the state would save money.

But according to a report by Kristin Sullivan, Connecticut voter turnout was 42.2 percent in

2006, and 38.9 percent in 2002. In other words, Bridgeport knew that more than 30 percent of people would vote. But they ordered ballots for only 30 percent of people anyway. I’m not a math major, but even I recognize mathematical incompetence when I see it.

“Imagine if Olive Garden couldn’t take your order because they ran out of food.”

The Secretary of the State is the official charged with overseeing Connecticut elections, and last week Denise Merrill was elected for the position, which she will take over in January.

She recommended that a mandate be set by law, developed in conjunction with town officials, setting a minimum number of ballots.

“We need to set a standard and we have to enforce it,” Merrill said. “Elections are the last place where we should be trying to save money.”

The current Secretary of State, Susan Bysiewicz, agrees, recommending one ballot for every voter. As she put it, “I didn’t think it was necessary to legislate common sense, but obviously it’s necessary.”

Perhaps I would not go so far as to say one ballot for every voter. Connecticut voter turnout has traditionally been higher in presidential election years, with 63.2 percent in 2004 and 67.2 percent in 2008. Perhaps one ballot for 75 percent of voters would be the optimal compromise between ensuring that everybody who comes out to vote will have a ballot and that thousands of dollars are not wasted on unused ballots. Wasteful government spending is wrong. But some balance is necessary.

Many of you might say, “So what? I’m only a college student. Why does it matter who my governor is?” Well, if you want a job after you graduate, it matters. If you want your parents to keep their jobs, it matters. If you care about tuition costs, it matters. If you have financial aid or a scholarship you don’t want taken away, it matters. If you want the drinking age lowered to 18, the gambling age lowered to 18 or marijuana decriminalized, it matters.

This year’s election for Connecticut governor was the closest since the Abraham Ribicoff vs. John Davis Lodge race in 1954, which was decided by less than three thousand votes. The stakes this year were high.

The results would be down to the wire.

There was no room for error.

But as well all know now, there were tons of errors.

The moral of the story is that it can often be the smallest things that ruin it all. Dan Malloy spent over $8 million on his campaign. Tom Foley spent over $10 million on his. What a shame that the democratic process may have been obstructed because Bridgeport couldn’t spend $10,000 more on ballots.

But it could be worse…much worse.

In many other nations, changes in leadership only occurs through revolution or bloodshed. For all its faults, I would much rather live in Connecticut than North Korea or Iran. As Robert A. Heinlein once said, “Democracy is a poor system of government at best. The only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is about eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.”

Weekly Columnist Jesse Rifkin is a 1st-semester political science and communications double major.

He can be reached at Jesse.Rifkin@UConn.edu.

Union should be polling place on Election Day

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s you are hopefully aware, Election Day took place six days ago, and it was one of the most exciting non-presidential elections in a long time.

Linda McMahon was spending more money than Connecticut had ever seen in a race for U.S. Senate. Dan Malloy

By Sam Tracy was trying Staff Columnist to become the first Democratic governor in Connecticut in 20 years. And two UConn students were in the race for Mansfield State Representative. The UConn Votes Coalition, made up of many organizations on campus, had registered over 1,500 voters in this semester alone.

Yet out of about 4,000 total students registered in Mansfield, only about 750 actually went out and voted, that’s 18.75 percent. Let’s compare this to turnout in other years. Thirtyseven percent of the country’s eligible voters made it to the polls in 2006, while turnout in Mansfield topped 60 percent.

Just two years ago, nearly 80 percent of Mansfield voters made it out to the polls, and the lines of students seeking to vote stretched for hours. The low turnout this year, while incredibly disappointing, has many

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causes. But if students were able to vote in the Student Union, rather than going (barely) offcampus, I am sure the turnout would greatly increase.

Once I found out how low the turnout was last week, I found out which of my friends hadn’t voted, and asked them why they stayed home.

Many had strong opinions about Linda McMahon spending $50 million on her campaign, as they had been plagued with her commercials for weeks. Many had even received mailers at their UConn addresses. Most, whether they were liberal or conservative, knew how close the race for governor was, and strongly favored one candidate over the other. A majority knew that two current students, Jason Ortiz and Brien Buckman, would be on the ballot.

Sadly, barely anyone knew that Mansfield’s own Denise Merrill was running for Secretary of State.

Despite that, it was clear that students were knowledgable about the elections, and cared about the outcome to at least some extent.

So why did they not vote? The most common answer was that they didn’t have time to get to the polls between classes, work and other commitments. What this really translates to is that voting was not high enough on their list of priorities for them to exert the effort to get out and vote. The place

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for on-campus students to vote was at the Mansfield Community Center, which is located slightly off-campus, near E.O. Smith High School. The UConn Votes Coalition had multiple buses ferrying students back and forth from the polls to campus. The Ortiz for State Rep. campaign had chartered a limo bus to bring students to vote as well. So, we’ve already tried bringing students to the polls. It doesn’t work very well. Students claimed that they weren’t aware of these buses, or that it would take too long to take the bus, vote and take the bus back. The logical solution, then, is to bring the polls to the students.

“So, we’ve already tried bringing students to the polls. It doesn’t work very well.”

The Student Union is the perfect location for a polling place.

The ballroom is gigantic and has no fixed furniture to get in the way of voting. Unlike the Mansfield Community Center, the Student Union is at the center of campus, is a stop on the normal UConn bus system and is familiar to every student. Students would not need to do any research to find

out where the polling places are, or how to get there. Furthermore, they would be able to vote with just a short break in their daily routine. They could even grab something to eat down at the food court and then head upstairs to cast their ballots.

I’m going to be honest and say that I’m not completely familiar with the requirements for a polling place. I’m sure it costs money and requires a decent number of volunteers. But the UConn community has both of those in excess.

If the UConn Votes Coalition did not have to pay for buses to the Mansfield Community Center, they could use that money to defray or even cover the cost of the polling station. There must be dozens of students on campus who would be willing to work the polls on Election Day. Students and faculty alike should be concerned with the dismal turnout of UConn students on Election Day. As having a polling place in the Student Union would surely increase turnout, we should devote ourselves to making this happen, and to therefore encourage students to have a voice in government.

Staff Columnist Sam Tracy is a 3rdsemester political science and communications major. He can be reached at Samuel.Tracy@UComn.edu

went to India, South Korea, then Japan. He’s going to keep traveling until he finds his birth certificate.” – David Letterman

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Comics

Thursday, November 11, 2010

47 Part of a conspiracy 49 Kind of salad dressing 50 Charged particle 54 Columnist Bombeck 55 Nieuwpoort’s river 57 Courtroom VIPs 58 Test, as an engine 59 Sra.’s neighboring counterpart

Super Glitch

by John Lawson

Down 1 Gas acronym 2 Holliday and others 3 Revolting situation 4 Nest chorus 5 Target of pre-race stretching 6 “__ Baba Bunny”: classic Bugs cartoon 7 Hall of Fame quarterback Dawson 8 Leia’s last name 9 “Shrek!” author William 10 Minor player 11 Checked out, as a book 12 Cooling-off period?

13 Uncle at 0001 Cemetery Lane, in ‘60s TV

18 First name in shipping 19 Angular measurement device used in surveying 24 Bite 25 “Count me in!”

26 Mineral with basal cleavage 27 Writer Rand 28 Routing word 32 __ Hop: bouncing ball brand 33 Time-measuring device 35 Feds 36 “__ go bragh!”

37 Kitten’s quality 38 Retail posting: Abbr.

39 Callaway of golf equipment fame 43 Overwhelms 44 Rollercoaster ride, e.g.

45 Former Disney chief 46 Rainforest rodent

JELLY!

by Elise Domyan

kingdom ennead 65 Peter or Paul, but not Mary

I hate Everything

by Carin Powell

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Horoscopes Aries - You get more done today by focusing intensely on one question at a time. Tomorrow is soon enough for other problems. A female points out a solution.

Cancer - An associate wishes you’d get to practical details early. You like to check the big picture, but the work goes faster if you focus on the task at hand.

By Michael Mepham

Stickcat

by Karl, Jason, Fritz & Chan

Gemini - Other people offer suggestions that come from three different places, yet all indicate how much they care about you. There’s love in each communication.

Classic Poop

by Michael Badulak

Taurus - If you can sway the opinion of one influential female, you win everything. Others will go along and think it was their idea. Imagine total agreement.

Leo - Take time to revise your thinking about household changes. You have the chance now to refine the plan and choose better materials. Be sure to use the right tools.

Virgo - A partner poses questions relating to work, as well as opportunities relating to romance and recreation. Work first and then do something fun together.

by Andrew Prestwich

Libra - Recreational activities late in the day depend on you getting work done as quickly as possible. Stick to the most practical tasks. Keep it simple.

Jason and the Rhedosaurus

Across 1 U.S. dept. with a Race to the Top reform prog.

5 Iconic rings 10 Lock style 14 JV team member, perhaps 15 Warning 16 Back in the day 17 Battle of the Bulge air assault division 20 Willows for weavers 21 Cause to suffer 22 Word with meal or cake 23 Doppelgänger 27 Name on an airport shuttle 29 Incarnation of Vishnu 30 Alice’s workplace 31 Yang’s partner 32 Clue 33 Cul-de-__ 34 It’s hard to get romantic with one 40 Important no. to most car buyers 41 Coastal raptor 42 It starts with “http” 43 Sheer 46 Desertlike 47 Teeny 48 Reason to see a mechanic 51 Reservoir borders?

52 Besides 53 __ Tunes 56 Admonition to one acting out the starts of 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across 60 Court entry 61 Shopping list entries 62 “Woe __!”

63 Some shooters, briefly 64 Mythical animal

Happy Dance

by Sarah Parsons

The Daily Crossword

Scorpio - Allow your thinking to wander now. Blurred focus is just what you need, as you apply artistic talents. Use a light touch and a broad stroke.

Sagittarius - A previously steadfast female changes her mind dramatically now. It could be fun to just see what happens. Let it roll, unless others get singed.

Classic Victory Lap

by Zach Wussow

www.jasonandtherhedosaurus.blogspot.com

Capricorn - An array of choices lie before you. When addressing a friend’s question, don’t let your practicality sound insensitive.

Listen well before offering advice.

Milksteak & Jellybeans

by Alex Dellin

Aquarius - You have a beautiful plan brewing. Take a deep breath, and move into action.

You won’t see results until later.

Still, you make visible progress.

Pisces - Work in seclusion to find answers to burning questions. What first seems like an obstacle to practical actions turns out to mask an opportunity.

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by Brendan Albetski and Brendan Nicholas

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

News

Elizabeth Smart finishes Rape charge dropped after accuser commits suicide Utah trial testimony

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Elizabeth Smart testified Wednesday that the street preacher accused of kidnapping her in 2002 frequently prayed that the teenager would fulfill her marital duty of having sex — something she said was “about the farthest thing” from her prayers.

Smart took the stand a third day and gave a spirited rejection of Brian David Mitchell’s defense contention that he suffers from an escalating mental illness and holds extreme religious beliefs that lead him to think he is directed by God. Mitchell was a crude, vulgar, self-serving person who used religion to justify his actions, including her kidnapping and rape over nine months, she said, calling him a hypocrite.

“He was his number one priority, followed by sex, drugs and alcohol, but he used religion in all of those aspects to justify everything,” Smart said in a clear voice, confidently expressing her own religious knowledge.

“Nine months of living with him and seeing him proclaim that he was God’s servant and called to do God’s work and everything he did to me and my family is something that I know that God would not tell somebody to do,” she said.

“God would never tell someone to kidnap her at knifepoint from their bed, from her sister’s side ... never continue to rape her and sexually abuse her.”

Smart finished her testimony Wednesday morning after about 15 minutes of cross-examination by a defense lawyer for Mitchell, who’s accused of taking her from home knifepoint on June 5, 2002, when she was 14.

Mitchell, 57, is charged in federal court with kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines. If convicted, he faces a life sentence.

Now 23, Smart was found in March 2003 with Mitchell on the streets of a Salt Lake City suburb.

In previous testimony, she said during those nine months that she endured almost daily rapes and was forced to drink alcohol, use drugs and view pornography.

On the night of her kidnapping, Smart said Mitchell led her to a mountainside camp above Salt Lake City, where she was stripped of her red pajamas and dressed in white robes before being forced to marry him in a quickie ceremony Mitchell performed himself.

Mitchell also repeatedly threatened that Smart, her family, or anyone who tried to help her would be killed if she ever tried to escape.

Smart said she did reach out for help on one of the trips she made with Mitchell and his now-

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Elizabeth Smart leaves the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Monday

estranged wife, Wanda Eileen Barzee, from their campsite.

“Ms. Barzee took me into the bathroom at the Hard Rock Cafe and I tried to scratch ‘help’ into the bathroom stall,” Smart said.

Much of Wednesday’s testimony centered on Mitchell’s use of faith and his writing, “The Book of Immanuel David Isaiah,” a rambling tome that outlines his own brand of religions that mixed Bible teachings with the early doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and New Age philosophers.

Smart said she had read the book and Mitchell had spoken of it with her but that she had never heard him discuss his controversial ideas about faith — including polygamy — with anyone else.

During a short cross-examination, Smart was asked by federal public defender Robert Steele whether Mitchell’s use of prayers and blessings seemed familiar to her own practice of Mormonism.

Smart said there was some similarity, but Mitchell used spoken prayers to manipulate her and Barzee, including to have sex.

“The things that he would say in his prayers were things that I would never have said,” she replied.

“He would say, ‘Please bless me,’ (Smart), that I would be able to cope with my wifely duties and be able to rise to the occasion and fulfill my wifely duties. That is about the farthest thing from my prayers.”

Prosecutors also began questioning other witnesses

Wednesday, including the Salt Lake City homicide detective who questioned Mitchell about Smart’s identity in a downtown library.

Following up on a tip about a girl whose eyes matched those in a picture of Smart, Det. Jon Richey said he asked Mitchell if the veil across the young girl’s face could be removed so he could verify that she was not the missing girl.

Richey pressed the issue in a conversation that lasted about 30 minutes, but Mitchell calmly and repeatedly refused, citing religious beliefs that prevented women from speaking or having their faces seen in public, said the retired officer who now works for another police agency.

Looking at the blue-eyed girl in the library that day, Richey said he “couldn’t make the connection” between her and pictures he’d seen of Smart. Richey said he has often replayed the encounter in his head, but still doesn’t believe he would have done anything differently.

“It was traumatizing to me that I was in a position where I could have ended the investigation in August 2002 and I didn’t,” he said after testifying. “I beat myself on that. I have to live with it.”

Mitchell was not in the courtroom to hear to hear Smart testify. As on each previous day of the trial, he was removed for disrupting the proceedings by singing hymns. He watches the trial on closed-circuit television from a holding cell.

HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Samantha Kelly endured merciless taunting from classmates after they learned that the high school freshman had accused a senior of rape.

The weeks of harassment eventually became too much.

Samantha went home from school Monday and hanged herself in this community southwest of Detroit.

With their key witness dead, prosecutors on Wednesday dropped criminal charges against the older student, saying they had no case without the accuser’s testimony.

Samantha’s mother screamed at 18-year-old Joseph Tarnopolski after his brief court appearance and had to be restrained by a relative. She told reporters she was not consulted about the decision to dismiss the third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge.

“My daughter did not get any justice,” June Justice said.

Samantha’s accusations became known to many of her neighbors and classmates after she and her mother spoke to a local television station about the matter. Samantha’s face was blocked out, but word of her allegations quickly spread.

“People wanted to beat her up — people who were friends of Joe,” said Ayla Raines, who also attended Huron High School. “Not to her face. She

heard from other people that they wanted to beat her up.”

Another student, Calie Bouchard, said 14-year-old Samantha was confronted once in the lunch room by a group of girls who insisted she was lying.

“She started breaking down in tears,” Calie said.

Principal Donovan Rowe said school officials investigated the alleged bullying and found nothing overt. Rowe said on occasion he walked behind Samantha as she went from class to class and witnessed no harassment.

Huron Township police said Justice brought her daughter to the station on Sept. 27, a day after the encounter with Tarnopolski, to file a sexual assault report. At the time it was considered a statutory rape case, meaning the pair had consensual sex but that she was under the age of consent.

Justice also met with school officials and asked to keep the matter confidential, the principal said. Initially, he added, there was no animosity between the two families.

School officials said they were blindsided by the Oct. 18 television report in which Justice criticized administrators for not taking action to protect her daughter.

Before the story aired on Detroit station WJBK, Justice “was pretty complimentary of us,” Rowe said.

“She indicated she wanted to move

her daughter to another school, but Samantha wanted to stay here.”

Samantha had not been at school for about two weeks before returning Monday morning with her mother.

“Her mom had mentioned some harassment,” Rowe said. “I asked her specifically if it was happening here. She said no. It was happening in the trailer park.”

Samantha told close friends she was constantly being intimidated.“She told me she was being extremely bullied, and it was extremely stressful,” said 16-year-old Devyn Waldecker, a neighbor in the Huron Estates mobile home park. “People bumped into her in the hallways at school. On two occasions after school, people tried to jump her.”

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Donna Summer’s song “MacArthur Park” reaches the top of the Billboard Hot 100, giving the Queen of Disco her first #1 pop hit.

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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.– 1922 Demi Moore – 1962 Calista Flockhart – 1964 Leonardo DiCaprio – 1974

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Optimistic about the future Actor credits family and friends for helping him deal with illness

Prepare for holiday shopping Attention everyone: holiday saving starts now.

Calm down. That doesn’t mean you have to start shopping just yet, but if you want to come out of the holidays with money in your bank account then check out these six steps to curbing spending. Although the sales haven’t started yet, you can get to work on these tips now!

First, follow in the footsteps of the ultimate Christmas shopper by making a list and checking it twice. Making a list is a great way to reduce stress, because you can ensure you haven’t forgotten anyone. Make it on something durable (so, not your Union Street Market napkin or the back of the Instant Daily) because this list is going to stick with you, as you’ll see.

Second, it’s time to re-examine your list in order to reduce its size. This is never a desirable option for most people, but it is an easy way to save money. You may find that your list includes some people that you don’t really need to buy for because, let’s be honest, your boyfriend’s aunt probably doesn’t want another candle anyway and your physics tutor from last year doesn’t even remember your name. Now that you’ve pared it down, it’s time to add something to the list.

Step three is to impose spending limits. Look at each person on your list and choose a spending limit. Maybe you do want to spend $50 or $100 on your Mom, Dad and your boyfriend

» SIX, page 9

By Stephen Crighton Campus Correspondent Michael J. Fox began his lecture by addressing what he knew was on everyone’s mind; hoverboards. He sadly informed a full house that the hoverboards of Back to the Future 2 fame never actually existed.

He soon segued into more serious matters. Fox has lived with Parkinson’s disease for years, but it might have been difficult to tell by looking at the youthful and energetic Fox that he suffered from the disease.

“They say in AA that anything over 20 minutes for a speech is an ego trip, and I’m going for 45,” Fox joked about his lecture.

The speech covered a great deal of Fox’s life, from his childhood inspiration to act, to the adventures of his early Hollywood career with Woody Harrelson to overcoming the lethargy Parkinson’s has caused by finding strength in his family.

Two major influences from his youth were his grandmother and father. He joked that his father, who he described as a military man, was “the first person you’d call if you had a problem, but the last person you’d want to talk to.”

When Fox told his father about his desire to become an actor, they moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles, because, as his father told him, “If you’re gonna be a lumberjack, you might as well go to a goddamn forest.”

Fox said that the life he enjoyed at the peak of his Back to the Future fame, which he described as the “funhouse,” was the experience of a lifetime.

“People wonder what I think

about that show, ‘Entourage.’ I LIVED ‘Entourage,’” Fox said.

But it was nothing compared to the joy that his wife Tracy and their four children have brought him. He described a time shortly after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, when his son first noticed the uncontrollable shake in Fox’s pinky finger.

“He took my hand and squeezed, and it would stop the shaking,” Fox said. “He knew it was still daddy, just a shaky daddy. He accepted me before even I did.”

Fox described his friendship and empathetic struggle with late actor Cristopher Reeve, but described Reeve’s experience as almost entirely unrelatable.

“For Chris, it was like he was just thrown in front of a bus,” Fox said. “But for me, I was just forced into the road and told the bus was coming.

I could hear it coming, but I didn’t know from where.”

Despite his struggles with the disease, Fox remains extremely upbeat and happy about life. Fox said that when people would come up to ask him about the progression of his disease, most don’t expect his optimism.

“They ask me about my disease and they want to know about the fear,” Fox said. “But what they were really looking for was assurances of their own fear. They’d look in my eyes and see their fear reflected back at them.”

Brian Delach, an audience member visiting the UConn campus, believes that it is Fox’s relentless optimism that made him so appealing.

“Just the line before the doors opened proved how much everyone loves MJ,” Delach said, referring to the

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Actor Michael J. Fox gave a lecture that was based on his new book ‘Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist’ in Jorgesnson on Wednesday.

line that stretched from the front of the theatre down Glenbrook Rd. “And most of the people here weren’t even alive when Back to the Future

came out!”

Fox released his third book, A Funny Thing that Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned, this

year. He continues to campaign for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

Steven.Crighton@UConn.edu

Ladies, please ‘Silence your inner mean girl’

By Jason Wong Campus Correspondent Today, UConn’s female population and other interested participants are to go an entire day without trash- alking, gossiping or speaking negatively about other women. And, they will wear pink to show their dedication to silencing their inner mean girls.

Why? Nov. 11 marks the Day of Silence: Silence Your Inner Mean Girl event organized three UConn women: 5thsemester human development and family studies major

Olivia Hebenstreit, 7thsemester journalism major Stephanie Bousquet and 5th-semester English major Amanda Christos. The day, named after the popular film “Mean Girls,” was organized to raise awareness about females talking negatively about each another.

The activist project was inspired by a discussion in their shared class, The Women’s Movement, about the negative attitudes and hurtful interactions women have with one another. Previously, the class had focused primarily on the experiences of

women overcoming obstacles of race, class and gender; the main obstacle being how men oppress women within a patriarchal system.

But the class rarely discussed how women oppress one another, which deters the forward movement of feminism by participating in and continuing negative conversation about women. For example, the use of gender-based derogatory words for other women, spreading rumors and slander and perpetuating oppressive female stereotypes, all hinder the movement.

Another goal of the event

is also to educate on why women bully. Several reasons are given: they’ve learned the habit of bullying at home, they’re insecure, they need to feel powerful, they want to get attention and be popular or they have personal issues.

The event also aims to reveal alarming statistics about the issue. For example, according to one survey provided by Bousquet, 88percent of respondents reported feeling an undercurrent of negativity among females.

Studies also show that bullying may start as early as

the ages of 4 and 5, and that almost a third of girls are directly involved in bullying.

Many women have reported actually avoiding certain groups of other women.

The event will be tabled in the Student Union, and event coordinators will attend club and organization meetings and go to sorority chapter meetings to get as many women on campus involved as possible. For more information, check out the group’s Facebook page or the fliers posted around campus.

This week’s Rainbow Center’s Out to Lunch lecture series, which frequently deals with a specific aspect of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) identity, was framed around not just one identity, but rather the “intersectionalities” in everyone’s identity.

Regina Dyton and Christopher Tillotson of the City of Hartford Commission on LGBT Issues gave a presentation entitled “Urban LGBT Issues and Realities.”

The commission was formed in 2003 as a watchdog unit to ensure that the city of Hartford set out its anti-discrimination policies, according to Dyton, chairperson of the commission.

Dyton began the presentation by asking the audience what they knew of intersectionality.

Lynne Alexander, a 5th-

semester women’s studies, English and molecular and cell biology triple major, answered that intersectionality was the way in which “you can be privileged in one way and oppressed in another.”

Dyton said that the lesson we should learn is how we can use our privilege to be an ally. Dyton drew a triangle on the Rainbow Center’s whiteboard, sectioned off the very top with a line, and asked the audience to list people who are oppressed. She listed each suggestion in the bottom portion of her triangle. She said that if mostly everyone would agree that major corporations are the ones who represent the privilege, how could such a small group oppress so many people? Her answer was that it’s because people are trained to discriminate against one another.

“We do divide and conquer well,” Dyton said.

Dyton recalled how in kin-

dergarden she was among one of the first groups that was bussed into predominantly white public schools, and how her mother had coached her that entire summer on how to assimilate.

She said that this thinking leads to internalized oppression, which is a form of selfloathing based on an identity with a minority group.

“You know you’re part of an oppressed group when the acts of one person reflect your entire group,” Dyton said about the fear that comes from internalized oppression and picking out individuals who “make their people look bad.”

Dyton said that being African-American prepared her “for being out” and that she viewed coming out as an act of defiance, in which she felt that very little abuse could be thrown at her in addition to what she had

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By Becky Radolf Staff Writer

STEVE SWEENEY/The Daily Campus

While I can’t speak for everyone, most people probably have someone in their life who lives at an above-average eco-friendly level. They protest global warming on their college campus, they start petitions to end veal production or they just go for it by not showering to save water.

Sometimes, relating to these people might be hard, and then the time comes where you have to buy them a gift.

Maybe it’s your eco-friendly cousin’s birthday, maybe your girlfriend who pioneereed EcoHuskies just reminded you your one-year anniversary is coming up. Either way, it couldn’t hurt to have a little background on what the greener among us appreciate.

If you’re sustainable sweetheart is a foodie who appreciates organic, pesticide-free food, take things a step further and delve into the regions of her all-time favorite treats.

Then, demonstrate how you remember that she both loved shredded coconut and eating awesome food and get her a customized chocolate bar on chocomize.com.

On the site, you pick a milk, dark or white chocolate base and then stick delicious things like

This week’s ‘Out To Lunch’ lecture titled ‘Urban LGBT Issues and Realities’ featured Regina S. Dayton and Christopher Tiltson of the City of Hartford Comission on LGBT Issues.

» GIFT, page 9

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City commission discusses the assimilation of social groups

By Brian Zahn Campus Correspondent

Perfect gifts for the Green on your list

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Kid Cudi posted this picture of a doll modeled after his likeness on his MySpace page. Cudi recently came out with his sophomore album that features many guest rappers.

By Becky Radolf Staff Writer Kid Cudi fans may have a hard time hearing this, but here it is: this album is not very good.

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi’s second edition in the “Man on the Moon” series, entitled “Man on the Moon: The Legend of Mr. Rager” falls so short of his previous album that listening to it can only makes a person wax nostalgic for the heart and emotion of its predecessor.

The combination of Cudi’s rapping and actual singing and Kanye West’s beats made the first album the huge success it became.

Not so on “The Legend of Mr.

Rager.” While the beats are still pretty interesting - and we have Kanye West’s production ingenuity to thank for that - Cudi sings almost as if he’s delivering a monotone speech with a bad case of lethargy.

Lines like, “her tongue was quick/ She was French, I knew it/I love the foreigner/Foreign to racism,” would make anyone wonder why in the world he decided his seemingly random musings made for

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While the lyrics of “The End of Day” (his first album) were clever and filled with meaning, these lyrics are dry and, quite frankly, dumb.

good lyrics.

This is not to say every song is a failure. Besides the leaked songs like “REVOFEV” and “Mr.

Rager,” a few songs still manage to scrounge up small remains of the old Cudi feel. “GHOST!” has a cool Western theme going on, and he brings back his old rapping style on “Marijuana.” Overall, though, this album could’ve not had Cudi’s voice on it and it would have been just as good, as the background beats are the only thing keeping it afloat.

Cudi is capable of more, and if this album were Cudi’s first, he would not have received the recognition he deserved from the “The End of Day.” Although he’s said he’s “tired” of rapping, hopefully he comes back with some new tracks that showcase his musical capabilities to a far greater extent, and brings the magic back.

Rebecca.Radolf@UConn.edu

Cee Lo strikes gold with Motown-style album

By Joe O’Leary Campus Correspondent Almost overnight, Cee Lo Green’s lead single from his new album, “The Lady Killer,” became a YouTube sensation.

“F*** You,” later rebranded as a PG-13 version titled “Forget You,” was the hit of the late summer, riding a Motown beat and Green’s killer vocals to

the top of the charts. Two months later, can his fulllength release reach the highs of its first single?

The former Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob member’s newest release is, to borrow a word from the title, killer. With some retro-sounding soul and hip-hop mixed in with Green’s amazing voice, which can range from the lowest lows to the highest highs, the record seems

The Lady Killer

Berry Oakley, the bassist from the Allman Brothers Band, died in a motorcycle accident at a Macon, GA intersection. In an even more tragic twist, the site was three blocks from where Allman Brothers lead guitarist Duane Allman had died in a fatal motorcycle crash the year before.

Formed in Jacksonville, FL, the Allman Brothers band’s founding members included both Allman and Oakley. After releasing “At Fillmore East,” the boys gained commercial success.

They were later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they are ranked 52nd in Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Unfortunately, only months after “Fillmore” dropped, Allman died by crashing into a truck, soon followed by Berry, who slammed his ’67 Triumph into a bus. The band honored Allman by titling its next album “Eat A Peach,” a line from one of his famous interviews.

As for Berry? Well, he’s just a ramblin’ man.

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act to follow but “Jupiter” still stands as yet another excellent release from an exceptionally talented group of musicians.

“Signs of life in music, film and culture” are dying. Or so it seems, now that Paste magazine, whose tag line I just quoted, has ceased to exist.

Paste was one of the most innovative media publications to enter the social scene in the past decade. Some dismissed the magazine as a hipster rag or a pretentious fabrication. But its indie roots helped its readers to discover and dig up the most valuable gems of American culture and creativity.

Paste itself was quite undiscovered. This factor made the publication more alluring. At the same time, its subtlety led to its downfall. The magazine, like everything else in this failing economy, ended up in the red.

Last year, its editors reached out to readers and urged them to donate a few extra dollars to help keep the company afloat.

But even those widespread and cooperative efforts were not enough: Paste published its last paper issue in August, along with an apology full of sincerity and regret.

The loss of this magazine is a severe blow to the indie community considering that Paste was the advent of independent music. Every issue was mailed out with a sampler cd. This complimentary cd would have 20 or 21 songs from the best obscure artists in the country. Many talented artists rose to significance after being featured in the publication, I myself found some of my favorite musicians by ways of these samplers. The Weepies, Matthew Ryan, Sia, Bon Iver and the Local Natives were all strangers to me until Paste brought them to my mailbox.

For me, the magazine redefined the indie genre, which I now realize isn’t a specific style of music or a theoretical mindset. In all actuality, indie is a way of living. It is the choice to make music and other forms of art for aesthetic purposes rather than for fame and fortune. Donning buffalo plaid and Buddy Holly frames doesn’t make you indie, as Paste mockingly noted in its photo journal, “The Evolution of the Hipster.” But playing in the subway, eating toast for every meal and patching the holes in your shoes so you can save up for a new instrument, now that does.

The beauty of Paste was that it was universal, despite its grassroots origins. Rap, techno, spirituals and blues were regulars on the sampler menu. Additionally, the magazine went abroad for its international issue to collect the cream of the crop from 20 different countries. Music wasn’t the only topic of discussion, either.

Environmental news, book reviews, movie summaries and gaming advice always had its place amongst the pages as well.

There was something for every individual to pore over. For me it was the Sufjan Stevens feature and the Joseph Gordon Levitt interview.

For my friend Nick it was the 3,000word essay, “Is indie dead?”

A flicker of hope still remains as the editors and writers of Paste continue to post new articles online and send weekly email updates known as “Paste lifelines.” This electronic version of the magazine is not as gratifying but it is reassuring to see that the spirit of the publication is still there.

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both classic and new.

The release begins with an introductory track in which Green professes, “When it comes to ladies, I have a license to kill,” after which the music launches into a parody of a James Bond theme song. Wasting no time, it then launches into the potential song of the year “Bright Lights, Bigger City,” which rides a bombastic hook right into a collision with Green’s pipes at their best. To complete one of the best album opening track lists in recent memory, the always great “F*** You” follows.

The album continues with a great soul lineup, including some oldfashioned love and “lady-killing” songs. Songs like “I Want You” and “Fool For You” ride great brassdriven R&B beats into the bedrooms of their desired recipients, and Green’s smooth-as-silk voice beautifully floats along before cut-

ting like a knife in the songs’ targets. Unfortunately, some of the songs bleed together with one or two mediocre tracks. The album, however, suffers little from this.

The album concludes with a beautiful cover of Band of Horses’ “No One’s Gonna Love You.” Green hits the highest notes he can while singing the melodiously melancholy song, improving on the already great original. When Green sings lyrics like “did anything to make you smile; you are the everliving ghost of what once was,” listeners can feel just as much emotion and pain as he does.

In the hands of a lesser talent, “The Lady Killer” would be a failure, but with Cee Lo Green’s capable larynx, it rises to stand as one of the better albums of the year.

Joseph.O’Leary@UConn.edu

Death metal giant makes ferocious comeback

By Aaron Burnstein Campus Correspondent After a hiatus from 1994 to 2006, the death metal giant Atheist has returned with their first full-length studio album since 1993’s “Elements.” Fans will undoubtedly be pleased to discover that despite its long absence, Atheist has not lost their edge.Its latest release, titled “Jupiter,” is savage and forceful, with a tasteful display of the technical proficiency for which Atheist is known and loved.

However, the technical elements on “Jupiter” do not necessarily make for lofty, pretentious musicianship. Instead, there is a greater focus on the rhythmic elements, making use of jaunty grooves and time changes. Naturally the sound is very stilted, but the band does a

good job of allowing each musical idea to develop in the way it deserves. Though “Jupiter” becomes self-indulgent at times, it is still a consistently engaging listening experience, and does not alienate the listener by becoming too excessive.

In terms of the instrumental setup, each individual sound fits like a puzzle piece. Powerful riffs soar among galloping sonic assaults and fierce barks from vocalist Kelly Shaefer. Though Shaefer is not the strongest vocalist in metal, he displays an admirable level of style and diversity when it comes to tone and texture. Like most death metal albums, harsh vocals are the standard, but the screams and growls on “Jupiter” always complement the tracks, rather than simply being there for the sake of being there.

Unfortunately, the album is not without its issues. The

sound is perhaps a little too slick at times. The sleeker production style removes much of the grittiness evident in Atheist’s earlier work, and results in a more homogenous tone. This can largely be

However, if “Jupiter” really suffers from any one issue, it would be the titanic precedent set by Atheist’s previous work. Masterpieces like “Piece of Time” and “Unquestionable Presence” make for a tough

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attributed to the album’s mixing, courtesy of Jason Suecof.

Suecof’s, who has the mix of several lifeless death-core bands, is definitely not doing Atheist any justice.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Gift giving goes green from PERFECT, page 7 organic roasted peanuts, organic lavender or even organic cayenne pepper onto your chocolate bar (you can venture into your childhood with Sour Patch Kids and jelly beans, but those go beyond the realm of this column). Each bar costs around four to five dollars, but the sentiment of actually choosing how delicious this bar became makes it worth every penny.

If you’ve found yourself shopping for the animal lover, most can appreciate a gift that helps them to either better bond with their pet, or just get a gift completely for their pet.

Animal lovers simply enjoy watching their pets be happy, so something like the Purrfect Play organic catnip toy ($19) would show you how you acknowledged that their furry friends are an important part of their life.

Maybe you know somebody who loves to show the world how eco-friendly they are, and why not? It’s something to be proud about! In that case, any sort of t-shirt that reminisces about less technologically advanced times always make a statement the trendy eco-friendly person appreciates (a shirt with a big picture of a cassette tape, for example).

Even just a green shirt with a white recycling symbol in the front would be something he or she would want to wear, and we green people more than appreciate it, since it’s basically a walking reminder to recycle.

At the end of the day, however, what those who make a strong effort to live greenly like most is just a demonstration that you’re making an effort, too.

If, one day, you decide to put a recycling bin next to your trash can in your apartment, trust me, your eco-friendly girlfriend or boyfriend will notice and love you more for it. Making a donation to a particular green charity in his or her name would be a fantastic birthday present.

To the green, it’s all about everyone putting in a little effort for a great result.

Rebecca.Radolf@UConn.edu

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Latest Bon Jovi compilation Alumnus speaks of sticks to the crowd pleasers decade-old

experiences at Rainbow Center

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(From left to right) Richie Sambora, David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi and Tico Torres of the New Jersey band Bon Jovi.

By Julie Bartoli Campus Correspondent A guilty pleasure is defined as something you shouldn’t like, but still do. There should be a life-sized picture of Bon Jovi, the ‘80s rock band everyone hates to love, next to that definition.

Bon Jovi epitomizes a guilty pleasure in every sense of the phrase. They embodied the big-hair, leather-pant wardrobe of the ‘80s, yet were too soft to stand by the look and instead churned out a series of girl-next-door anthems and prom ballads.

The Jersey boys then made a leap of faith and started playing metal, which led to alternative rock, which somehow led to country rock.

So why do we listen to them?

Why do we buy their albums or go to their concerts or leave “Livin’ on a Prayer” blasting

through our car speakers when there are hundreds of other radio stations that are playing something other than Bon Jovi?

Because we have to.

It’s impossible to ignore Jon, Richie, David, Tico and Hugh, and their latest “Greatest Hits” compilation is no exception. Bon Jovi’s first hits collection in 16 years, the two-disc set includes 28 tracks spanning from the band’s big-haired breakout to their current, clean-shaven series.

Opening appropriately with “Livin’ on a Prayer,” the first disc then focuses on Bon Jovi’s lesser known, but still well-loved, singles, including “It’s My Life,” “Wanted Dead or Alive” and “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.”

The second disc features deeper cuts. Cult followers will be pleased to note that the second track is “Someday I’ll Be Saturday

Night,” Bon Jovi’s optimistic 1994 release, which provided a solid metaphor for the band’s slump turned pickup. Another crowd pleaser is Sambora’s plea to Heather Locklear, “(You Want to) Make A Memory.” The song is soft and instrumental, with a barely recognizable essence that made it a hit in 2007.

As with most greatest hit compilations, there are four new songs tacked on. The most notable chosen single, “What Do You Got,” is a country-

twanged rock piece reminiscent of Slippery When Wet’s “Without Love.”

The collection is great for any casual fan who wishes to own a solid collection of singles, or for any loyal follower who needs to hear Bon Jovi’s newest four songs. So, go ahead and indulge. Anyone who can honestly say that they have no urge to respond to, “We’re halfway there,” with, “Woah-oh, livin’ on a prayer,” is either lying, or missing out.

NEW YORK (AP) - The Tony Awards ceremony, left homeless after losing its long-term space at Radio City Music Hall, has found a smaller theater on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for the telecast.

The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, joint producers of the show that honors the best of Broadway, said Wednesday that the June 12 event will be broadcast live from the Beacon Theatre by CBS. The Art Deco theater has 2,870 seats and opened in 1929 as a showcase for vaudeville, musicals, opera and movies, and has hosted concerts by the Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Radiohead and Queen.

The Dalai Lama taught in it in 1999 and former President Bill Clinton ended his 60th birthday celebration at the Beacon with a private Rolling Stones concert. Both Radio City and the Beacon are operated by Madison Square Garden Inc. The three-tiered Beacon, designed by Chicago architect Walter W. Ahlschlager, recently underwent a $16 million renovation and features a 900-pound chandelier, a bronze-doored vestibule that leads to an opulent twostory circular lobby, elaborate gilded plaster moldings,

drapes with gold tassels, and images of animals, masks, urns, Grecian women and instruments of war on the proscenium valance.

Charlotte St. Martin, executive director of the League, said the Beacon will have about half as many seats as Radio City but it’s not too far away from the theater district in Times Square, which will facilitate rehearsals.

“It’s got a great stage and it’s a great theater that will look great on TV,” she said.

“It gives us a chance to relook at everything and we are going to be doing that. We’re going to be looking at all sorts of new opportunities.”

The eventual location of the show had been a mystery after Cirque du Soleil announced it would be moving into the 6,000-seat Radio City and debuting a new show that couldn’t accommodate the time the Tonys would need to set up, rehearse and televise the live event.

Producers were tightlipped about the process, not wanting to hamper negotiations, but they say they had been looking at all kinds of options, both indoors and outdoors, using an existing space; they even considered erecting a building over Times Square made of Lucite.

Some ideas were too expensive, others unworkable.

The awards, which consis-

tently win Emmys for their presentation, began being televised in 1967 and a different Broadway theater the biggest, the Gershwin Theatre, has about 1,900 seats - rotated as host each year. Producers often just added a glittery drop and a brought in a few props.

But after the Tony’s moved into Radio City in 1997, producers had a stage that was larger than any Broadway house with room to grow into an annual spectacle.

That left them scrutinizing mid-range spaces this summer something perhaps bigger than a Broadway theater and yet smaller than the massive 19,000-seat Madison Square Garden arena.

But they found that New York surprisingly doesn’t have that many options.

St. Martin said the Beacon has “the possibility of being a long-term home.”

Last year, the Tony telecast was seen by an estimated 7 million people, down 6 percent from the 2009 audience, despite the star power of Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson, Catherine ZetaJones and Green Day. Still, the show - with Sean Hayes as host - had nearly three quarters of a million more people watching than the Tonys did two years ago. The host of the upcoming show has yet to be announced.

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already experienced.

Tillotson, who graduated from UConn in ’99, the same year in which he came out of the closet, said that campus LGBT involvement had grown considerably since he graduated.

According to him, there was a new course dedicated to LGBT fiction that was the “hush around campus.”

“They thought we were going to be reading porn,” Tillotson said.

Tillotson said that when he went to UConn, the Rainbow Center was much smaller and located in a different building.

“The involvement of the campus has been supportive,” he said.

The Rainbow Center, which will be 12 years old next semester, helped transform the university to one of the top 100 most tolerant schools in the country, according to The Advocate.

“It’s in my heart that people of all those different intersectionalities gave their lives so we could have a Rainbow Center,” Dyton said.

Dyton has worked with many different groups in her over 25 years of activism, such as the Latino community, the Native American community, low income women and youth.

Brian.Zahn@UConn.edu

Tony Awards producers choose new home for show Six tips to start your holiday savings now

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or girlfriend. That’s OK. But everyone on that list is not created equal, and you should be able to choose lower budgets for some people.

The fourth step to saving this holiday season is to actually stick to those spending limits you just set. We often feel like we have to impress people with the gifts we buy or that what we already bought isn’t “enough.”

Sometimes we see something way over budget but decide we have to buy because “it’s too perfect.” This is pressure we put on ourselves. These limits are intended to keep this type of pressure spending in check, but they mean nothing if you don’t adhere to them.

For a little motivation to stick to the limits, try adding up all the spending limits on your list.

This is your total Christmas Budget. The number is probably shocking, especially if you haven’t added it up before. Stick to your limits or the number will continue to rise.

The next step is to plan ahead.

Read the sales papers to look for coupons. Combine trips to save gas and combine orders to save on shipping. Search online for shipping discount codes and other savings codes. Double-check exact sales dates so you don’t miss out on a major price cut by a day or a few hours. With a little planning, you can save in places you didn’t know you could.

The final step to holiday shopping savings is to chronicle everything on your list when the shopping finally does begin.

Keep your list somewhere safe so you can detail which people you’ve already made purchases for and where you’ve stored their gifts. No more last minute spending when you realize that you forgot to get something for Grandma or that you hid Mom’s gift a little too well.

Though Black Friday – the official start of the holiday shopping season – is still almost two weeks away, every day from now until Christmas can be a savings day if you keep to these pre-shopping tips in mind.

Melanie.Deziel@UConn.edu

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Taylor Swift was named country songwriter of the year at the BMI Awards on Tuesday night, becoming the youngest person to win the award at age 20.

The pop sensation also won country song of the year with co-writer Liz Rose for “You Belong With Me.” She’s the first songwriter to win that award three years in a row.

“It’s been a really emotional week for me,” Swift told the crowd.

Her new album, “Speak Now,” had the biggest opening of any record since 2005. But she also attended the funeral of a close friend on Monday.

“He was 21, and I used to play my songs for him first,” Swift said.

Bill Anderson previously was the youngest winner of songwriter of the year, taking the honor in 1960 at 23. Johnny Cash was next with a win in 1956 at 24.

Earlier this year, Swift became the youngest winner of the performing rights organization’s pop song of the year award.

Swift won the songwriter award based on her own recordings of “Fifteen,” ‘’White Horse,” ‘’You Belong With Me” and “Best Days Of Your Life,” recorded by Kellie Pickler.

Country songwriter of the year is one of the few awards the pop star had yet to win. She’s the Country Music Association’s reigning entertainer of the year and could win female vocalist of the year for the second straight time during the awards show Wednesday night.

BMI honored dozens of songwriters, including Miranda Lambert, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Kristian

NEW YORK (AP) – Kanye West now says he “didn’t have the grounds” to call George W. Bush a racist, and the former president said Wednesday that he appreciates the rapper’s regret.

Bush appeared in a live interview on the “Today” show, part of a book promotion tour, and also said that his conscience was clear when it came to recognizing ahead the financial problems at the end of his administration.

In his book, “Decision Points,” Bush wrote that it was a low point in his presidency when West declared at a fundraiser to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” In an interview taped Tuesday with NBC’s Matt Lauer, West said he would tell Bush that he was speaking in a moment of frustration.

“I didn’t have the grounds to call him a racist,” West said.

“I believe that in a situation of high emotion like that we as human beings don’t always choose the right words.”

Shown a tape of West’s remarks, Bush said he appreciated them and forgave him.

“I’m not a hater,” he said. “I don’t hate Kanye West. I was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. Nobody wants to be called a racist if in your heart you believe in equality of races.”

The former president said he accepted some blame for the financial meltdown that occurred at the end of his administration, but he criticized Congress for refusing to regulate the government-controlled mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “My conscience is clear when it came time to recognizing an impending problem,” he said.

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Recording artist Taylor Swift arrives at the 2010 BMI Country Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday.

Bush of Sugarland, Toby Keith and Keith Urban.

In one of the night’s most poignant moments, Ronnie Dunn, George Strait, Martina McBride and Faith Hill serenaded Billy Sherill, who was named a BMI icon. Hill became emotional during her rendition of Tammy Wynette’s “Stand By Your Man.” Sherill was named BMI’s country songwriter of the 20th century in 1999 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year.

The producer and songwriter is widely credited as the founder of the so-called “countrypolitan” movement that opened the doors for pop-leaning singers like Swift,

Carrie Underwood and many of the night’s other award winners.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Sherill was typically dismissive about his pivotal role in country music history.

“I don’t think I changed anything,” Sherill said. “I think I jumped on the bandwagon.”

The 74-year-old Sherill said even now after all the awards, he still has trouble with the attention. He said he would rather be at home watching “The Twilight Zone” than the center of attention Tuesday night.

“It’s very humbling,” Sherill said. “It’s kind of scary. It’s so wonderful, it’s unreal. It’s really hard to talk about. It’s easy to do, it’s hard to talk about.”

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Top: Music artist Kanye West in 2009. Bottom: Former U.S. President George W. Bush appears on the ‘Today’ show Wednesday to talk about his new book ‘Decision Points.’

about the crisis was having to explain why the government had to bail out big financial institutions, he said.

Bush said he supported extending tax rate cuts passed during his administration, but joked that “they might have a

better chance of being extended if they were called the Lauer tax cuts.”

He refused to be drawn into a discussion about whether he believed an Islamic center should be built near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack in Manhattan.

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Chizik declines to address latest report on QB

AUBURN, Ala. (AP)—All Auburn coach Gene Chizik would say Wednesday about Cam Newton is that the star quarterback will start for the second-ranked Tigers against Georgia on Saturday after the latest round of accusations. Newton’s friend Joe Haden and brother, meanwhile, rose to his defense.

Chizik declined to answer questions about an ESPN report that Newton told a Mississippi State recruiter that his father wanted him to go to Auburn because “the money was too much.”

Citing unidentified sources, ESPN reported late Tuesday that Newton and his father, Cecil, each had a phone conversation with a Mississippi State recruiter and acknowledged a pay-for-play arrangement. According to the report, one of the recruiters said Cecil Newton told him it would take “more than a scholarship” for his son to attend Mississippi State.

In a statement, Mississippi State’s athletic department said Wednesday that it first contacted the Southeastern Conference regarding “an issue relating to its recruitment of Cam Newton.” The statement said the SEC asked for specific information including interviews with university staffers.

Mississippi State didn’t provide more information until July, citing “time-consuming eligibility issues” related to other sports, presumably those involving basketball players Renardo Sidney and Dee Bost.

The statement said Mississippi State has “cooperated fully” with NCAA investigators.

Chizik offered a passionate defense of Newton on Tuesday, calling an earlier report about academic cheat-

ing accusations when Newton was at Florida “pure garbage.” But he would only field questions related to Saturday’s game with Georgia in Wednesday’s Southeastern Conference media teleconference.

Chizik was expected to speak to reporters after practice as part of his normal schedule.

Newton’s older brother, Cecil Jr., posted on Facebook that the accusations are false and “a tool for haters.”

“With all of the negative publicity and false accusations facing cam, it’s nothing more than a tool for haters to use against cam to keep him from being successful,” wrote Cecil Jr., who was cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars during training camp this year.

“This is just the long bumpy road that leads to an extremely successful season.. WAR EAGLE!!!!” he posted.

Haden, a Cleveland Browns rookie cornerback, said Newton isn’t worried about the allegations being leveled against him. Haden lived with Newton for 1 1/2 years and considers his former roommate when the two were at Florida his best friend.

Haden spoke to the Heisman Trophy hopeful on the phone for an hour on Tuesday night. Haden said Newton, who has been accused of cheating while he was with the Gators, “is not letting this stuff get to him too much. He said, ‘Joe, I got a plan and everything is going to work out for the best.”’

Haden believes Newton is only being targeted because he’s playing so well this season.

Newton transferred from Florida to Blinn Junior College

in Brenham, Texas, where he played last season. He has maintained he “didn’t do anything wrong” during his recruitment, and has declined to address the cheating accusations.

Newton was arrested at Florida in November 2008 for having a stolen laptop. The charges were dropped last December when he completed a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders.

A check of public records by The Associated Press found that Cam Newton has had no other court cases brought against him after a series of traffic and driver license violations in 2007 and 2008 in Florida.

An attorney for former Mississippi State quarterback John Bond—who has said an ex-teammate solicited money during Cam Newton’s recruitment, said his client has not spoken with the FBI. Phil Abernethy said in e-mail to AP that Bond had not spoken with the FBI as of Wednesday morning, but would not confirm or deny that the FBI was seeking an interview.

Paul Bresson, FBI spokesman at the bureau headquarters in Washington, had no comment Wednesday when asked if the FBI was trying to speak to Bond or his attorney.

Despite all media frenzy around Newton, Chizik said focus hasn’t been a problem for his team, this season or this week.

“We stay on the track that we’ve been on and don’t deviate off that path,” Chizik said. “It’s been a great week of practice so far and I don’t expect anything different” Wednesday.

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Sutton to send in, as he’s nearly six inches taller than Pitt’s best big man.

Miles: Pittsburgh’s overall chemistry is an important factor that many people are overlooking. All of the players that will be playing significant minutes will have played with each other for at least one year. The bench is also another strong point, with all the impact subs being at least sophomores. Dixon is a solid coach who has led Pitt to the NCAA Tournament every season he has been in charge.

Eric: Overall, I don’t see Pittsburgh winning the Big East.

They are nowhere near the level of Villanova. Villanova’s depth will be too strong and Pittsburgh won’t have enough firepower behind their returning four to match what the Wildcats have to offer. Pitt’s strong

point was supposed to be their 3-point shooting. But the game against URI proved that isn’t the case. Corey Fisher and company have worked too hard and too long over their four years to let another Big East Championship get away.

Miles: Overall, Pitt has the strongest team in the Big East. With four of five starters coming back, this team will just build on what success it had last season. With a No. 4 preseason ranking, we know Pitt has a bullseye on their chest, and each team will play them as hard as possible every night. This Pitt team may not have a superstar like John Wall or Kyle Singler, but they have up to nine players that could be starting for other D-I schools.

Looking forward, it’s difficult to see the Pitt Panthers not lifting the Big East trophy in Madison Square Garden in early March.

AP

In this photo taken Nov. 6, 2010, Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton (2) carries the ball against Chattanooga in an NCAA college football game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala.

Ploch: Villanova's depth too strong for Pitt Auriemma: Maya's best game in a long time

did versus. URI. I mean, 3-for-15 is terrible. Do you think a team that surrenders so many fouls can compete in such a physical league? Last year 'Nova gave up 28 free throw attempts per game.

By comparison, Duke only averaged 18 a game.

Eric: Well, Duke was also the best team in the nation, so to compare the two schools is difficult. Villanova last season averaged almost 20 more points per game than Pittsburgh, which seems like a lot of points to make up. Villanova has too much speed and size to be stopped by Pittsburgh. If it’s a fast-paced game, Villanova has Corey Fisher to take over. But if it turns into a halfcourt game, then they have their 6-foot-11 center Maurice

from THE, page 1 the game on a 35-5 run after making their first 12 field goals.

Bria Hartley started at point guard and helped UConn turn on the jets early.

“She has a very aggressive mindset,” said senior forward Maya Moore. “It’s really important to come out to a good start and I think she realizes that.

It was fun tonight, having her out there and just seeing how aggressive she is.”

Hartley had 12 points and three assists in the first half. By halftime, the blowout was on as the Huskies had a 51-14 lead on the Crimson Hawks.

“I thought the first half was pretty good,” Auriemma said.

“I thought they did a pretty

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good job of moving the ball and moving up and down the floor.

We had such a huge advantage inside, it looks like it’s easier than it’s going to be.”

UConn outrebounded IUP 53-14. Kelly Faris and Stefanie Dolson each had nine rebounds to go along with Walker’s 15.

Controlling the boards and pressuring the ball helped the Huskies to the easy lead over the Crimson Hawks.

“Our defense sparks our offense,” Moore said. “At times we got a little bit lost. Overall I thought we got our hands in the passing lanes well and got out and ran.”

IUP’s Lacey Claar knocked down a 3-pointer to start the second half. But with 15:36 left, Moore swung a left-handed

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pass to Tiffany Hayes on a fast break. Hayes made the lay-up after being fouled and hit the free throw to stretch the lead to 40 points. Moore made all seven other field goals to score 15 points, while Hayes added 12 points.

“I thought this was the best game I’ve seen Maya play in a long time,” Auriemma said.

The Crimson Hawks would not get any closer, as UConn answered IUP’s opening 3-pointer with a 17-2 run to push the lead to 49 points.

“The second half we started dribbling more and it slowed the ball down,” Auriemma said. “The first half we moved the ball.”

Colin.McDonough@UConn.edu

New scoreboard among Target Field upgrades

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have some home improvement projects in the works for their second season at Target Field.

The Twins revealed plans Wednesday for a new scoreboard, free wireless internet service throughout the ballpark and other fan-related amenities.

The new high-definition scoreboard for video, replays and other graphics above the right field grandstand will allow customers in the left field seats to see it without having to turn behind them to look at the big board. The new scoreboard,

built by South Dakota-based Daktronics, will measure 28 feet high and 50 feet wide — still far bigger than the main board at the Metrodome.

Nestled next to the new scoreboard will be the "Twins Tower," a 100-foot tall illuminated structure with the time of day on top that's capable of showing animation, graphics and text. It will serve as a terminus for the pedestrian plaza behind right field.

More Minnesota-themed items will also be added to the concession stands, with plans to reduce waiting time in lines.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sports

UConn takes on Pitt in primetime

By Mac Cerullo Sports Editor Nearly two weeks after their dramatic overtime win over West Virginia, a wellrested Huskies’ football team now faces conference leader Pittsburgh in what could be the most important game remaining on the schedule.

Pitt enters the game at 5-3 with a perfect 3-0 record in the Big East, while the Huskies stand at 4-4 overall with a 1-2 record in conference. Outside of Pitt, however, everyone else in the Big East also has two conference losses.

“I’ve told the guys, if you want to get to where you want to get to, you’ve got to beat this team,” Edsall said.

“They’ve got a two-game lead, and if we don’t beat them then they’ll have a three game lead on us.”

The Panthers have recovered from a rough start to the year and are now 4-1 in their last five games, winning

each of their last three. A just very good, sound, fundamajor indicator of their over- mental defense.” all solid play is the fact that UConn will be getting a lot of since opening Big East play, help back from injury after the the Panthers have scored 106 bye week. Notably, wide receivpoints while only er Nick Williams allowing 38. will be back Running backs returning kicks, Dion Lewis and and backup runRay Graham have ning back Robbie been a major reaFrey will see more son for the impresplaying time now sive offensive outthat his nagging put. Together, they knee injury has 4-4, 1-2 have combined to improved. rush for 1,164 yards Freshman with 12 touchquarterback downs. Sophomore Mike Box will be quarterback Tino available to play Sunseri has pulled as well, though his weight as well, Edsall did say throwing for 1,672 on Sunday that 5-3, 3-0 yards and 12 touchZach Frazer will downs on the year.

Thurs., 7:30 start the Pitt Defensively, Pitt game, and, barp.m., ESPN is rock solid as well. ing injury or “Pitt’s always Rentschler Field other unforeseen going to play good circumstancdefense,” Edsall es, Frazer will said. “They don’t give you a remain the starter for the rest lot of blitzes, but they play of the season.

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Offensive tackle Jimmy Bennett will not be ready to go on Thursday. He was listed on the Huskies’ injury report as out with a leg injury.

Historically, UConn and Pitt have been fairly evenly matched. Since joining the Big East conference in 2004, UConn is 3-3 against Pitt.

In 2004, UConn beat Pitt at Rentschler Field 29-17 to earn their first ever Big East win.

Recently, however, the series has leaned Pitt’s way.

The Panthers have won the last two meetings, including last year when the Panthers beat the Huskies on a last second field goal after erasing a 15-point deficit late in the game to win 24-21.

Kickoff at Rentschler Field is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Redshirt sophomore cornerback Dwayne Gratz tries to strip the ball from a West Virigina players in last week's win over the Mountaineers. UConn hopes for another upset vs. Pitt.

Huskies set for start of regular season

Cross in Worcester, Mass. by the score of 84-37.

“As long as we keep working, I think we’ll be fine,” Moore said.

Coach Geno Auriemma reiterWith their pair of exhibitions now behind them, the UConn ated Moore’s sentiment separateHuskies are locked and loaded ly in his own press conference for the 2010-2011 regular season. following the 100-41 victory, It’s been a long time since they saying he’s finally starting to get played a game that carried conse- excited about this year’s team. quences, and come Sunday, their Auriemma remarked that it was first regular season will finally actually only a few days ago he realized that this year’s version be here. of the Huskies could “There’s been a lot be something. of growing and a lot of “There was just so reality checks leading much unknown going up to this,” said senior in,” Auriemma said. forward Maya Moore.

“With this group, I’m “We’ve learned that not sure what’s going we’re going to have to to happen but I’m step out of our comactually starting to get fort zone and do all excited for this team, the little things this Notebook from the first time I year because we don’t met them.” have as much talent.”

UConn adds three to 2011 Following the rout of IUP last night, the Huskies have now recruiting class.

The No. 1-ranked high school taken seven straight exhibitions by massive margins, their last player in the nation, Kaleena exhibition loss coming to the US Mosqueda-Lewis, has mailed in national team in 2007. Looking her letter of intent to play in ahead, UConn is undefeated in the white and blue next season. home openers since 2000, and Mosqueda-Lewis joins Brianna they’ll take on Holy Cross in Banks and Kiah Stokes, who will help form the Huskies’ graduatthree days to kick off their year.

The Huskies and Crusaders ing class of 2015.

“I hate to speculate because have never met under these circumstances before, though the you don’t know what you’re getteams have crossed paths many ting with them, but I do know times over the years. Last sea- we’re getting kids that are used son, the Huskies took down Holy to winning,” Auriemma said.

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“They’re really ready for something like this and they’re going to fill the exact things that we need for next season,” Standing at 6-foot-3, Stokes was named Iowa’s 2010 Gatorade State Player of the Year after averaging 19.9 points, 13.5 rebounds and 5.8 blocks en route to a state title. Banks is a native of Newnan, Ga. and figures to provide more depth at the guard position next season. MosquedaLewis was selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team after shooting more than 50 percent from 3-point range and 58 percent from the field as a junior.

Moore and Hayes have been named to Naismith Award watch-list.

Following her second-place finish in the voting for last year’s Naismith Award, Maya Moore has once again caught the attention of the board of voters. This time, however, she brought along teammate Tiffany Hayes.

The pair were two of 50 players selected nationwide as preseason favorites for the award given at the conclusion of the NCAA tournament in April. It is Moore’s third time honored and Hayes’ first. Former UConn center Tina Charles received the award last season, the fifth Husky to do so.

Andrew.Callahan@UConn.edu

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Senior guard Lorin Dixon drives to the basket against IUP Wednesday night. Dixon and the Huskies put their 78-game win streak on the line Sunday in the season opener against Holy Cross.

Cerullo: Wolf could prove to Stypulkoski: Devils and Kovalchuk among biggest disappointments be a boost for the Huskies through 15 games, Blues and Boston's Thomas are pleasant surprises from THE, page 14 haven’t seen at all.

Wolf enrolled at UConn too late to sign up for fall classes, and as such won’t join the team until Dec. 18. When he does show up, it will be very interesting to see what he can do, especially if the frontcourt turns out to be a bust.

It almost feels like Ater Majok all over again, only the opposite. Majok arrived midway through last season after nearly a year and a half of hype. His declaring for the NBA draft to gauge his stock before playing a game at UConn only served to whet UConn Country’s collective appetite. When he actually took the court, he was rusty and did not the deliver the exceptional results everyone expected.

Perhaps Calhoun and the Huskies’ marketing team learned from that, so that this time when Wolf arrived, the initial expectations would be lower, Wolf would have time to develop and learn the game at the college level and everyone’s first reaction would be more like, “Hey, where did that really tall German kid come from? Who is this guy?”

Who is this guy? Scouting reports from overseas paint an intriguing picture of a highceiling player who probably will be more like Hasheem Thabeet in his freshman year than Georgetown’s Greg Monroe was in his.

In an email to The New London Day, Eurobasket.com’s Moritz Korff described Wolf as “a moveable big man who runs the floor well.” He also said “thanks to his size and long arms Enosch is able to do some damage under the basket.”

Korff did add that Wolf is somewhat skinny and will need to bulk up, and that he needs to take better advantage of his size. But defensively, Korff said that Wolf is a solid presence in the paint and a decent shot blocker.

Sounds like a work in progress to me, but working with Calhoun, you never know how he could turn out. For all we know, he could show up in surprisingly good shape, enter the Dec. 20 game against Coppin State and proceed to dunk on their best player 11 times. It could happen!

At the very least, the Huskies will be getting an early Christmas present, one that they hopefully won’t be in a desperate need of.

That, and Niels Giffey will have a German buddy on the team to hang out with.

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from SURPRISES, page 14 outs – which also leads the NHL – and Thomas easily becomes an early candidate for the Vezina Trophy, and is definitely a big reason why the Bruins are 7-3-1 so far this year.

St. Louis Blues After years and years of terrible hockey, eventually upgrading to mediocrity over the last several seasons, the St. Louis Blues seems to have potentially found something that works.

With extended periods of being the league’s doormat comes an extended period of high draft picks, and the Blues have done a terrific job of building up a deep talent pool within their system. On top of the talent being mostly homegrown – 10 of the current players were drafted by the team – the Blues roster also has another interesting characteristic about it – their age. With an average age of just 25.8 years, the Blues are the league’s second youngest team, topped only by another traditional doormat on the rise, the Los Angeles Kings, and have only two players on their roster over the age of 30.

St. Louis also boasts the NHL’s strongest defense, having given up just 18 goals in their 12 games so far this year.

Combine that with their stellar net-minder, Jaroslav Halak, and the Blues are a formidable force

in their own defensive zone and provide a difficult challenge for even the most skilled offensive units in the league.

Disappointments New Jersey Devils The Devils have made the playoffs for 15 straight seasons, but this is looking like the year that streak could come to an end. After signing the highly sought after Ilya Kovalchuk to a costly long-term deal in the offseason, New Jersey was forced to cut payroll in order to get under the league salary cap and so far those cuts have shown to be damaging. With just 25 goals scored in their 15 games, the Devs have scored far less goals than every other team in the league, and the organization’s reputation as a stellar defensive team seems to be slowly fading to an end as they have given up 48 goals at this point. On top of the team’s problems on both offense and defense, their once-tremendous goaltender Martin Brodeur has struggled so far, allowing an average of 2.70 goals per game. Brodeur has also been battling an elbow injury as of late which has kept him from being able to play, and wonders about the future Hall of Famer’s age are beginning to creep in to the minds of hockey fans everywhere.

Ilya Kovalchuk, Devils As much as it might seem

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Ilya Kovalchuk has been one of the NHL's dissapointments this season.

repetitive to have the Devils filling both spots in the list of disappointments, the attention is definitely not without reason.

Kovalchuk received a lot of publicity over the off-season for his lucrative new 15-year contract, and so far this season he has failed to live up to the hype.

With just five goals and three assists for a total of eight points, he does not even come close to ranking among the league leaders in any of those categories, as the Lightning’s Steven Stamkos leads the league with 24 points and 13 goals, while Vancouver’s Henrik Sedin

has posted 14 assists thus far.

Coupled with his six plus/minus rating, Kovalchuk has had a statistically dreadful first 15 games this year, and will need to pick things up quickly if he and his team have any chance of turning things around, as much of the Devils’ offense was cut before the season to make room for him and his new deal leaving less players to pick up the slack.

Matthew.Stypulkoski@UConn.edu

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The Daily Question Q: Where will Jason Werth sign?

A: “I think he’ll sign with the Red Sox.”

Tomorrow’s Question:

Who will be the surprise team in the Big East this year for men’s basketball?

Jesse De Boer, 5th-semester sports management major

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The Daily Roundup

“I guess when it rains, it pours.”

Away game Gampel Pavilion, XL Center

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

Nov. 20 Syracuse 7:00 p.m.

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Dec. 4 USF TBA

Men’s Basketball (0-0) Tomorrow Stony Brook 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 23 Nov. 22 Michigan St./ Wichita State Chaminade 3:00 p.m.

2:00/7:00

Nov. 17 Vermont 7:00 p.m.

Nov. 30 UNH 7:30 p.m.

-Utah Jazz forward Paul Milsap on his 46-point eruption against the Miami Heat.

McMahon to raise money for brain research

Paul Milsap

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CHICAGO (AP)—Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon frequently walks into a room and forgets why he’s there. His memory is “pretty much gone,” he says.

It stems from his 15 seasons in the NFL during a time when quarterbacks did not receive as much protection as they do in the league today.

“I’m going through some studies right now, and I am going to do a brain scan,” McMahon told the Chicago Tribune. “It’s unfortunate what the game does to you.

“I’ve worked with some neurosurgeons and it’s a very serious thing, man.”

McMahon, who helped the Bears win the Super Bowl in 1986, has decided to help raise awareness of brain trauma by hosting a fundraiser in Chicago, with the proceeds going to educational programs and clinics for area youth coaches.

The 51-year-old McMahon is working with the Sports Legacy Institute, which promotes the study, treatment and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes.

“He’s going to become very active and try to get as many former players involved as he can,” Laurie Navon, McMahon’s girlfriend, told ESPN. com on Wednesday.

Howling mad

Women’s Basketball (0-0) Nov. 14 Holy Cross 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 16 Baylor 6:00 p.m.

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

Nov. 26 Howard 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27 Lehigh 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer (12-2-5) TBA NCAA Tournament TBA

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Women’s Soccer (10-10-3)

LB Merriman strains leg in first Bills practice

Tomorrow NCAA Tournament Round 1 Hofstra (Chesnut Hill, Mass.)

7 p.m.

Field Hockey (15-5) Nov. 13 NCAA Tournament Round 1 American University (College Park, Md.) 2 p.m.

Volleyball (5-18) Nov. 13 Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 14 West Virginia 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 19 Big East Championship

Men’s Hockey (2-1-3) AP

Tomorrow RIT 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 13 RIT 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 19 Bentley 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 20 American International 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 26 Rensselaer 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Hockey (2-7-1) Nov. 13 UNH 2:00 p.m.

Nov. 14 UNH 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 20 Nov. 26/27 Vermont Nutmeg Classic 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Dec. 4 Boston University 1:00 p.m.

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

Nov. 20 IC4A Championship TBA

Nov. 22 NCAA Championship TBA

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

Nov. 22 NCAA Championship All Day

Men’s Swimming and Diving Nov. 13 Penn 1:00 p.m.

Nov. 18-20 Maryland Terrapin Cup All Day

Women’s Swimming and Diving Nov. 13 Penn 1:00 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.

Nov. 18-20 Maryland Terrapin Cup All Day

UCLA coach Ben Howland yells directions to his team during the Bruins’ exhibition game against Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP)—Shawne Merriman’s(notes) first practice with his new team in Buffalo didn’t last very long, and now it’s uncertain when the linebacker will play again.

Coach Chan Gailey said Wednesday that Merriman strained his lower right leg and that it’s not “anything major,” but declined to offer any specifics. Gailey did say the injury makes it less likely Merriman will make his Bills debut Sunday against Detroit.

“Yeah, it hurts him. His chances (to play) go down tremendously,” Gailey said of the one-time fearsome pass-rusher whom Buffalo claimed off waivers from San Diego a week ago.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Merriman was hurt during an individual drill about 10 minutes into practice. He was dropping back and then pivoting to his left when he pulled up and began hopping on one leg.

Merriman pulled down his right sock and limped to the sideline, where a trainer spent a few minutes checking his ankle. Merriman then consulted head trainer Bud Carpenter at midfield before being escorted to the Bills’ fieldhouse, where the team’s training room is located.

Tom Moore finds success at Quinnipiac

incredible season Duke had put together. Our kids had a lot of self-confidence and it was great Last year, for the first time in to see how poised and determined years, UConn wasn’t the only talk our guys played in what was the of the Connecticut men’s basketball biggest game of most of their lives.

DC: How did it feel last year to community; Quinnipiac University lead Quinnipiac all the way to the in Hamden had their own special season. The Bobcats went through conference championship game?

TM: It was a great feeling to get the regular season in amazing fashion, finishing first in the Northeast to the NEC championship game last year because it felt like Conference but fallthe culmination of three ing just short of an years’ worth of work, NCAA bid after fallnot just one year. The ing to Robert Morris Quinnipiac community by two at home. Led really rallied around

by Tom Moore, it was our team as we conthe Bobcats best seatinued to win and they son in years. Moore, provided an incredible a graduate of Boston atmosphere by selling University, grew up out our championship around UConn basgame on ESPN. ketball, serving as DC: What are your an assistant to Jim A multi-part series goals for this years Calhoun from 1994 Quinnipiac team? to 2007. The Daily TM: Our goal this Campus recently had year is to be three points beta chance to catch up with Moore, who’s gearing up for the new year ter than last year. We lost that Robert Morris game 52-50 and at Quinnipiac.

DC: What was your most we are constantly reminding our memorable coaching experience guys about how close we were a year ago. Quinnipiac has never while at UConn?

TM: My most memorable been to the NCAA Tournament coaching experience with UConn as a Division I institution and this was winning the 1999 National year’s team is determined to be the Championship game versus Duke. first one to do it.

DC: Who has been your favorThat team was so much fun to coach and very few people gave ite player to coach and why?

TM: Two of my favorites us a chance to win because of the

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

AP

Tom Moore and his family, shortly after Moore is introduced as head coach in 2007.

were Khalid El-Amin and Emeka Okafor. Khalid for his infectious personality and spirit. No kid at UConn ever made this more fun on a daily basis. Emeka because of his balance between athletic and academic brilliance. It was a joy to watch him manage his life at such a high level at such a young age.

DC: What made you want to become a head college coach?

TM: I think every assistant wants to become a head coach at some point in their careers. As much as I cherished my 13 years as an assistant at UConn, I really felt it was time for me to take on a new challenge in the spring of 2007.

DC: Who has inspired you or helped you along the way to where you are now?

TM: Nearly all of my inspiration and mentoring in my career has come from my UConn basketball family. Obviously, coach Calhoun gave me the greatest opportunity of my professional career when he hired me from a Division III school in October of 1994. The UConn assistants I worked with such as Howie Dickenman, Karl Hobbs, Dave Leitao and coach Blaney all helped shape my basketball philosophy. Coach Dee Rowe has been a great mentor since the day I arrived on campus at UConn.

Jeff Hathaway and Lew Perkins also taught me so much about the administrative side of running a successful college basketball program.

Eric.Ploch@UConn.edu

» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY

P.13: The DC catches up with Tom Moore. / P.13: Auburn’s Chizik declines comment on QB Newton. / P.12: UConn football takes on Pitt.

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THE EXHIBITION’S OVER

The wolfman cometh

Freshman Samarie Walker scores 22 as Huskies roll

By Colin McDonough Senior Staff Writer

Mac Cerullo

This year’s men’s basketball team is something of a mystery. The main rotation will consist of five freshmen. Beyond Alex Oriakhi, and to a certain extent Charles Okwandu , there aren’t any established big men on the team. Will the freshmen pan out? Will Jamal CoombsMcDaniel make the jump? Will Roscoe Smith or Tyler Olander step up if he doesn’t?

Or will Calhoun have to resort to unleashing the Wolf on the Big East?

In a season that begins with so many questions, probably the biggest one that no one is asking is: who is Enosch Wolf and is he any good?

When Jim Calhoun went recruiting in Germany this past summer, he came back with two commitments. Forward Niels Giffey, who we have seen demonstrate some pretty impressive defensive ability so far this preseason, and 7-foot -1 center Enosch Wolf, who we

The UConn women’s basketball season finished preseason play with a 100-41 victory over Indiana University of Pennsylvania in front of 7,745 people at the XL Center.

Samarie Walker led all scorers with 22 points, while Bria Hartley added 18 points and seven assists. Walker completed a double-double with 15 rebounds.

“Samarie, that’s two games in a row that she’s been the same and I like that,” said coach Geno Auriemma. “Hopefully that’ll be what we get from her every night. That’s pretty impressive to see her do that two nights in a row. She’s got a knack for the ball and a certain toughness in the lane and she finishes around the basket. She’s been the one that’s surprised me the most.”

Walker was pleased with her performance, but knows there is room for improvement.

“I still feel like I could do better,” Walker said. “I think after my first made basket or rebound I just calmed down and played with the team.”

Auriemma said that Walker is one of the only players showing an identity, and that her game is improving.

“I feel like it’s getting there,” Walker said.

“Every day I try to get better mentally or physically.”

The Huskies used a complete team effort, with nine of their ten players scoring. UConn started

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» CERULLO, page 12

Surprises and disappointments

By Matt Stypulkoski NHL Columnist

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With winter rapidly approaching, the NHL is also nearing the middle of its schedule. Here is a look at a few of the biggest surprises and shocking disappointments this season.

Junior guard Tiffany Hayes dribbles upcourt in UConn’s 100-41 win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Hayes finished with 12 points.

» AURIEMMA, page 11

Ballroom dancing steps into spotlight

By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent

Surprises

G Tim Thomas, Bruins While just about everyone that follows the NHL would tell you that Thomas is solid between the pipes, his incredible start to the season has definitely been more than expected. Just a year removed from splitting time with Tuukka Rask in net, Thomas has now played in eight of the Bruins’ 11 games this year, and has improved in just about every statistical category as compared with a year ago. To this point, Thomas has kept up a .967 save percentage, on top of a miniscule 1.05 GAA – a dramatic improvement from the .915 SV percent and 2.56 GAA he posted last season – which is good for the league lead in both areas. Add to the equation his three shut-

» Stypulkoski, page 12

If you asked a random person on the street whether they consider ballroom dance to be a sport, they might hem and haw and finally settle on “no.” But one glance at the kind of dedication put forth by the UConn Ballroom Dance Team might change their minds.

The American Heritage Dictionary rarely makes an appearance on the sports page. This work defines “sport” as “A physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.” By this definition, ballroom dance, in which a pair competes in a highly choreographed action governed by complex rules, most certainly qualifies as a sport.

In intercollegiate competition, athletes compete at different levels based on the number of medals they have won at previous contests. The levels are: newcomer, bronze, silver, gold and open. Once you have won a certain number

of medals, you must move up to a higher level. First place earns three points, second earns two points.

Once you achieve seven points you may move up a level. There are four main categories of ballroom dance: the American dances, rhythm and smooth, the international, Latin and standard. The international dances are more standardized, and there is a set of universal steps that are allowed during a dance.

There’s more to the sport than strict adherence to the steps.

“There’s an awesome sense of community,” said Kayla Cardin, a 3rd-semester music education major. “There’s a lot of support.”

One of the attractions of the ballroom team at UConn is that there is a Ballroom Dance Club that meets 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays in the Student Union. It takes no experience to join the club, and though Kayla has been dancing since she was 4 years old, others, like Michael Daukas, a 3rd-semester electrical engineering major, join the team and are able to compete with no prior experience.

The main focus of the team,

however, is competition. UConn competes in the Northeast Division against such rivals as NYU, Harvard, Yale and their next challenge, Brown, considered by the team to be their toughest opponent yet. The team competes on all levels, and has competitors place on all levels for most competitions.

“We’re the team to beat right now,” said 6th-semester economics and political science double major Rafael PirezSegura, who dances gold in Latin for the team.

The team recently hosted to 2010 Husky Classic where many UConn dancers placed in their specific events. With a lot of young talent, the team has a bright future ahead.

“Other teams struggle to find new people, but we’re really fortunate to have a lot of freshmen, so we have a good next few years to look forward to,” Pirez-Segura said.

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Two of UConn’s ballroom dancers strut across the floor. The Ballroom Dance Club meets 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays in the Student Union.

Who will win the Big East Conference this year?

Villanova Wildcats

By Eric Ploch Campus Correspondent Villanova has to be the favorite to win the Big East this year.

Even though they lost one of the best players in program history in Scottie Reynolds, they still return three starters from last year’s team in Corey Fisher, Antonio Pena and Corey Stokes. Fisher is a senior and after studying under Scottie Reynolds should be able to lead the freshman and sophomores in big games.

Jay Wright’s teams always play well at the Garden and this year should be no different when they win the Big East wire to wire, as both regular season and tournament champions.

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Jay Wright and ‘Nova return three starters...

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» POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Eric: Even though Pitt returns a good majority of their starters, they are far too undersized to contribute to a Big East championship. Their tallest main contributor is only 6’6”, which may make it difficult to contend with ‘Nova.

‘Nova also has far more depth than Pittsburgh, with the return of last year’s freshmen that made up the Big East’s top recruiting class.

Miles: Height may count for a lot, but not everything. Remember the ‘07-‘08 Memphis Tigers team.

They weren’t the biggest team, but they were the most athletic, and that’s what Pitt will try to do this season. Gilbert Brown will come in for Pitt this season and will be bigger and better on the offensive end. My question about ‘Nova is will they actually play the entire season, or, like last year, lose five of their last eight?

Eric: Last year’s team had to

deal with growing pains, as the bulk of their bench were freshmen. Also, Scottie Reynolds was burnt out after doing almost everything. With a more balanced team this year and a deeper bench, they should have the legs and the energy to stay in games during the end of the season. Pitt is mostly based on sharpshooting, but against the man-to-man defenses of the Big East it should be easy to stop them in the half court, as Rhode Island proved Tuesday night.

Miles: Pitt will turn to different players in different types of games all season long. This was a fast paced game, as Rhode Island is team that presses a lot and no one likes to face a team that presses so well so early in the season. Also, I doubt we will see any team struggle from beyond the arc,

» EXPERIENCE, page 11

Pittsburgh Panthers

By Miles DeGrazia Campus Correspondent

Coming off a 25-9 record last season and going 13-5 in the extremely tough Big East, the 2010-11 Pittsburgh Panthers men’s basketball team are undoubtedly going to win the Big East this season. Four of last season five starters are coming back, with only guard Jermaine Dixon moving on. New to the team are freshmen Isaiah Epps and Cam Wright, with Epps being one of the nation’s top point guard recruits in last season. Coach Jamie Dixon will look for his team to make their 10th straight NCAA tournament this season, by winning both Big East crowns.

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... but Gary McGhee and Pitt return four.

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