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The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History offers free educational programs for children in grades one through five and their families on three Saturday afternoons every semester. The theme for this year’s series is the “Natural History of Play.”
“In each of the Saturday afternoons this semester, we have looked at games and toys from different time periods in American history,” said Cheri Collins, the museum’s program coordinator. “This series brings together experts from the University of Connecticut and beyond who are providing opportunities for people of all ages to discover how physical and biological processes occurring around us shape play
behavior in animals,” said David Colberg, public information coordinator at the museum. “The series also explores what human expressions of play may reveal about our changing relationship to the environment,” he added. The first event, which was on Jan. 22, focused on Native American games and toys that were used prior to the arrival of the Europeans.
The last event featured colonial games and toys, including ring toss, marbles and Nine Man’s Morris. The final “Afternoon at the Museum” program for this semester will be held on April 16 and will cover children’s games from the 20th Century. Registration is not required and participants may come at any time, according to Colberg. Past themes have included
Rain-swollen waterways slowly recede
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Rain-swollen waterways in northern New Jersey slowly receded Sunday after cresting overnight, causing fewer evacuations than expected but still flooding roadways around in the region. Despite clear skies in the forecast, officials said flooding will remain a concern for at least the next few days, and it’s not clear when all residents will be able to return to their homes. They also said it will take days to estimate the cost of repairing damage caused by the storms and the flooding. The Passaic River crested at 9 p.m. Saturday — earlier than expected — and has been receding since. Kristin Kline, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, said Sunday that the river crested at four feet above flood stage in Little Falls, and about three feet over flood stage in Pine Brook. The flooding wasn’t as severe as predicted, she said, but is still considered major. Officials had expected that the flooding would force hundreds of people to be evacuated from Paterson, Little Falls and other nearby areas by early Sunday. But that was not the case as many residents apparently took heed of warnings and left before the flooding occurred, finding temporary shelter with friends and family. “The flooding is causing problems obviously, but there haven’t been any injuries or deaths yet, and that’s what’s important,” an emergency services dispatcher in Paterson said Sunday morning. Less than 100 people were staying in two shelters set up in Paterson, while roughly a dozen people stayed overnight at a shelter in Little Falls. The sites will remain open as long as there is a need for them, officials said. The flooding continued to cause major travel disruptions
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An abandoned vehicle is seen in high water on Route 20 near the Passaic River, Sunday in Paterson, N.J. The Passaic River crested overnight following a severe storm that hit the northern New Jersey region.
in the region, and the problems were expected to continue over the next few days. Several major roadways remained closed, while traffic was moving slowly through others waterlogged roadways. Some cars stuck in high waters had been abandoned, and a bus became stuck on a bridge in Paterson early Sunday due to the flooding along the Passaic River But that didn’t stop people from heading out Sunday morn-
ing to the banks of the rainswollen waterways to take a look at Mother Nature’s talents. “That was awesome,” said Jonathan Mottola, 10, of Verona as he watched the water surge past him. Others marveled at rainbows in the morning sky. Meanwhile, most residents in other northern towns who had been evacuated earlier in the week were back home Sunday, surveying the damage caused by the floods and heavy rains that
soaked New Jersey and other midAtlantic states in recent days. But some Bergen County residents — including those in Fair lawn and Elmwood Park — could still not return home because flood waters in those areas had not yet receded by late Sunday afternoon. Those storms had also caused problems in states from Maine to Maryland earlier in the week, but officials in those states say conditions were mostly back to normal by Sunday.
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Chess team takes first at tournament By Olivia Balsinger Campus Correspondent The UConn chess team took first place at the college section of the 2011 “World Amateur Team East and U.S. Team East Tournament.” The tournament, held at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, NJ, was a six-round event that took place between Feb. 19 through Feb. 21. The funding for the tournament came from USG and the students’ own funds. According to the club’s advisor, John Fikiet, in order to be eligible to compete in the tournament, each individ-
the natural history of health and the natural history of food, Colberg said. The museum also hosts a similar program on Fridays during the summer. The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is looking for student volunteers to assist with programs like these.
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Students volunteer in NOLA By Olivia Balsinger Campus Correspondent
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ual must be a student member of the UConn chess club and “have the ability to play chess well.” The members of the chess team include (in board order): Robert Hungaski, Alex Fikiet, Matt Morra, Ryan Wantroba and Miyim Sheroff as the team alternate. Because of the team’s small size, the lineup is usually determined by national ratings and the level of involvement and enthusiasm that the members have had in the chess club, according to Hungaski, the tea’s captain. “While this was my second year playing for UConn, I’m not sure how many times UConn has sent a team in
the past because those records have not been very well kept. But as far as I can tell, UConn has never won this section before,” said Hungaski. This year, however, Fikiet had high hopes for a win by UConn, believing that the team was strong entering the tournament. The team competed against seven other colleges, though there were 200 teams competing overall. With five players competing per team, there were over 1,000 players involved in the tournament. UConn’s score during the three-day tournament was four wins and two losses. According to Hungaski, this is the same score that the team
received at the tournament last year. They were hoping to do a bit better this year. Last year, the team won the Boston University Open. According to Fikiet, the team is very strong, fielding four players in the top hundred in the state. Hungaski is rated the 40th best player in the country. “This past weekend some of the players went to a very large open tournament to play with Grandmasters. Some of our players placed very well in this tournament. There was no collegiate prize – only money and pride,” said Fikiet.
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Take 57 UConn students, a desire to help the community and a few Mardi Gras beads and what do you get? The Honors Alternative Spring Break trip to New Orleans, of course. Honors Alternative Spring Break, known by many as HASB, traveled to New Orleans on the evening of March 4 to spend the week assisting Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The crew, comprised of freshmen to seniors, engineering majors to sociology majors, stayed at a nearby volunteer center for the week, “Camp Restore.” The camp provided the essentials for the volunteers as they completed their projects, both physically and emotionally, in and around “NOLA.” According to Emily Cole, an 8th-semester chemical engineering major and assistant director of the trip, this year differed from the HASB trip in 2010 to Immokalee, Fla. for a multitude of reasons. “This year we focused on more disaster restore, while last year the greatest focus was on social and environmental effort rights. Last year our restoration was with a smaller group, the Coalition of Immokalee workers, while this year we worked with more organizations and were helping with hurricane relief, more of a chronic issue,” Cole said. One focus of the HASB trip to NOLA was the building of group dynamics. While the community mentality for the entire group is fostered throughout the week, a focus is also placed on smaller team bonding. The students were divided into seven small groups, each with a student who served as the “group leader.” The group leaders and two directors, Cole and 8thsemester political science major, Maggie McCarthy, have been planning various aspects of the trip since May of last year. “When you are planning a trip with so many kids you never know road bumps that can come up, which can become very stressful. Our plans were not finalized until the second we left to go, but this spontaneity may be a good thing,” said team leader Amina Toor, 6th-semester allied health major. So what were these “finalized” plans for the group? Following the 30-hour bus ride from Storrs, the group had the opportunity to indulge in New Orleans culture, eating lunch at the “New Orleans School of Cooking,” where one of the chefs gave a cook-
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What’s on at UConn today... Writing Center Workshop 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Babbidge Electric Classroom No. 1 Learn about proper sentence structure at this workshop which is appropriate for ESL students.
Italian Talent Show 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Benton Watch students who have a passion for Italy showcase talents that include either the Italian language or culture.
Among Men 7 to 8 p.m. Student Union Rm 319 This is a group for men who are attracted to other men, or think they might be.
Disney at UConn 7 to 8 p.m. Student Union Rm 322 This is a club for students interested in applying for the Disney Professional Internship or the Disney College Program.
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UConn cuts summer on-campus housing prices in half
STORRS (AP) — UConn is hoping to double the number of students who take summer classes by offering half-price housing for its dorms. Officials say UConn has to maintain its buildings in the summer anyway, so encouraging students to live on campus and take classes would not add to its costs. It will be the first time UConn has offered half-price housing and reduced prices for meal plans, all of which will be provided in dorms with air-conditioning. The housing will cost $105 per week. UConn officials say it also will help more students graduate in four years, avoiding the extra costs of attending for extra semesters. About 300 students stayed on campus for 2010 summer classes, and UConn hopes to double that number this summer
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Marijuana decriminalization bill up for debate
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers are taking up several bills that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes and decriminalize the possession of small amounts of the illegal drug. The General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Monday to hear testimony on the proposals. One bill, proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, would make it an infraction for someone to possess less than one ounce of marijuana. Under current law, it would be a misdemeanor. Another bill proposed by lawmakers would also make it an infraction to possession drug paraphernalia. Committee members are also expected to hear testimony on legislation that would allow doctors in Connecticut to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes to certain patients with debilitating conditions. Malloy has offered one of the bills for consideration.
Jury selection starting for home invasion trial
NEW HAVEN (AP) — Jury selection for the second defendant charged in a deadly Connecticut home invasion is about to begin. The trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky (koh-mih-sar-JEFF’-ski) will start with jury selection, a process that could take months as prospective jurors are questioned by prosecutors and defense attorneys. Jury selection starts Wednesday in New Haven Superior Court. Authorities say Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes killed Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 11-year-old Michaela and 17-year Hayley, in their Cheshire home in 2007 and set the house on fire. Hawke-Petit’s husband, Dr. William Petit, was beaten but survived. Komisarjevsky and Hayes were also charged with sexual assault. Hayes was convicted last year and condemned to death by a jury.
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New Orleans police: 5 teens shot in bar, 1 dead
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Police say a gunman opened fire on teenagers attending a party in a New Orleans bar and fled, killing an 18-year-old man and wounding four other teens. Police said in a press release Sunday that a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition. Two other girls, ages 14 and 17, and a 15-year-old boy were hospitalized in stable condition. Police said all had gunshot wounds. Officers said shots erupted late Saturday just before midnight. All five were found in the bar, where the 18-year-old was pronounced dead. New Orleans police spokeswoman Shereese Harper said the shooting happened during a party for teenagers at the B&L Lounge. The telephone at a listing for the lounge rang unanswered Sunday. Authorities were working to find the shooter and determine a motive.
Pilots lock down cockpit over praying passengers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pilots on an Alaska Airlines flight locked down the cockpit and alerted authorities after three passengers conducted an elaborate orthodox Jewish prayer ritual during their Los Angeles-bound flight. Airline spokeswoman Bobbie Egan says the crew of Flight 241 from Mexico City became alarmed Sunday after the men began the ritual, which involves tying leather straps and small wooden boxes to the body. FBI and customs agents, along with police and fire crews, met the plane at the gate at Los Angeles International Airport.
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14 die in New York City bus crash
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (AP) — A tour bus returning from a casino at daybreak Saturday scraped along a guard rail, tipped on its side and slammed into a pole that sheared it nearly end to end, leaving a jumble of bodies and twisted metal along Interstate 95. Fourteen passengers were killed. The bus had just reached the outskirts of New York City on a journey from the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut when the high-speed crash occurred. The driver told police he lost control trying to avoid a swerving tractortrailer, as assertion that police said was under investigation. As many as 20 passengers were treated at area hospitals. Eight were in serious condition, according to police. Several were in surgery later in the day. The crash happened at 5:35 a.m., with some of the 31 passengers still asleep. The bus scraped along the guard rail for 300 feet, toppled and crashed into the support pole for a highway sign indicating the exit for the Hutchinson Parkway. The pole knifed through the bus front to back along the window line, peeling the roof off all the way to the back tires. Most people aboard were hurled to the front of the bus on impact, said Chief Edward Kilduff of the Fire Department of New York. The southbound lanes of the highway were closed for
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Emergency personnel respond to the bus crash on Interstate 95 in the Bronx borough of New York, Saturday. At least 14 people died when the bus, returning to New York from a casino in Connecticut, flipped onto its side and was sliced in half by the support pole for a large sign.
hours while emergency workers tended to survivors and removed bodies. State police Maj. Micheal Kopy said at a news conference Saturday night in Hawthorne, N.Y., that the crash was being handled “as if it is a criminal investigation.” “It will take a long period of
time to determine what, if any, criminal acts may have occurred here,” he said. Kopy said police had received reports from witnesses that the bus driver had been speeding on the Interstate, where the limit is 55 mph. He identified the driver as Ophadel Williams, 40, of
Brooklyn, N.Y., whom he said was taken to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. Kopy said blood had been drawn from the driver for analysis and that state police were working with authorities in Connecticut and Mohegan Sun officials to determine what the driver’s activities were before the accident.
CAC hosts ‘Paint the Campus Purple’ By Brian Zahn Associate News Editor In an effort to raise awareness for Relay for Life, Colleges Against Cancer’s UConn chapter is holding a week-long event called Paint the Campus Purple. The event, which starts today, will last until Friday. CAC plans to host a speaker in the Student Union Theatre tomorrow at 7 p.m. as the headlining event of the week. The speaker, Keith Bellizzi, an assistant professor of human development and family studies and CAC’s advisor, will speak about his experience battling and surviving cancer. Bellizzi was named one of UConn’s “40 Under 40” in late 2008, according to the magazine’s website. The website also says that Bellizzi was selected from a pool
of 1,500 applicants to be a member of a 24-cyclist team afforded the opportunity to bike crosscountry with Lance Armstrong on the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope and raise awareness about cancer research. CAC encourages students to wear purple from today through Friday to show support for cancer research. Gwen Egloff, a 5th-semester pharmacy major and one of four student directors of Relay for Life, said the group will hand out candy to students wearing purple. The group will also be selling baked goods in the Union all week to fundraise for Relay for Life, which will take place on the CLAS Quad on April 8 and 9. Egloff hopes that this will help the campus reach the group’s goal of $85,000.
“We’re doing pretty well so far,” Egloff said. The money that Relay for Life raises goes directly to cancer patients, said 6th-semester history major Dan Giorno, the recruitment chair for CAC. One of the places where the money goes, according to Giorno, is to make up kits for female cancer patients who lose their hair in chemotherapy to help combat the effects related to self-esteem. According to CAC UConn’s website (RelayForLife.org/ UConn), Relay for Life raised enough money in 2010 for the American Cancer Society’s New England Division to send more than 19,000 patients in need of transportation for treatment, 243 adolescents to a summer camp for children with cancer and support “the nation’s only 24-hour cancer hotline” with
trained cancer information specialists on the line. “The American Cancer Society is an amazing organization, Egloff said. The goal of Paint the Campus Purple and Relay for Life, according to Giorno, is to “raise enough money to make a difference.” The cause is important to both Giorno and Egloff, as Giorno lost his father to cancer when he was 11, and Egloff just lost a family friend to cancer. “It really does hit home for us,” Egloff said. Students interested in CAC can attend their meetings on Tuesdays in the Student Union, Room 320, at 7:30 p.m. According to Giorno, the group is looking for about 15 more teams to participate in Relay for Life.
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HASB highlights: Madi Gras in New Orleans from STUDENTS, page 1 ing demonstration to 57 drooling students. They had a chance to sample crawfish gumbo, not the same thing as shrimp, jambalaya, as well as the crowd favorite: bananas foster. “I thought I wouldn’t like it because I knew it would be spicy, and it was all so different from food on the east coast, but maybe it was [the chef’s] special touch, because I loved everything I ate,” said 2nd-semester biophysics major Namrata Ramini. The group had the opportunity to take a break from working to experience Mardi Gras. The students attended two parades in the parish suburbs of NOLA, had free time in the French Quarter, famously (or infamously) known for
rowdy Mardi Gras celebrations, and had yet another opportunity to soak in the culture at Bourbon Street. This trip, however, was by no means, however, consisted mostly of work. For three days, the group worked with VIET, a non-profit organization run by mainly Vietnamese-Americans working to better neighborhoods in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The project began the week before the students came down, according to the director of the organization, with the ultimate goal of building a playground and nature trails for the neighborhood from church grounds abandoned in the aftermath of the storm. The projects the individual teams focused on differed greatly, with some spending all three days dig-
ging the foundation for the playground, while others installed installation or constructed benches. A second project that the group worked on was converting a nunnery, also abandoned in the aftermath of Katrina, back into a nunnery, a shelter for volunteers, as well as a preschool. Shadaab Kazi, a 4th-semester molecular and cellular biology student, said, “The project was strenuous because of all the heavy lifting, but it forced everyone to build good teamwork.” On the last day of the trip, the group ventured outside of the city and to the “Rescue Ranch,” which is devoted to helping horses that had been abandoned by previous owners, or whose lives were once in jeopardy from sick-
ness. Students helped wash and walked the horses, some of which were still in critical condition. Though the trip is run through UConn’s Honors Program, all students are invited to participate. Applications for the 2012 HASB trip will be available at the start of the school year. Was the experience worth it? According to Lauren Schmidt, a 4th-semester political science major, “This was my first trip with HASB, but I loved every minute of it. It was one of the best weeks of my life, and I can’t wait to participate again.”
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Giffords’ friends make her a presence in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ chair sits empty as she recovers from a gunshot wound to the head, yet three friends are ensuring she still has a presence in Congress. At nearly every hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, the panel’s top Democrat, Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, carves out a few precious minutes from his time-limited turn quizzing military officials to ask a question on behalf of Giffords. “She’s a critical member of the committee — has been for the four years that she’s been here,” Smith said in a recent interview, just days after visiting Giffords at a Houston hospital. He confers with the Arizona Democrat’s staff on questions that Giffords might ask about energy or the two major military installations in her district, the Army’s Fort Huachuca and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. “I want to make sure her initiatives get in there,” he said. This Tuesday night, Smith will join Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., in hosting a fundraiser for Giffords’ 2012 campaign at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters building a few blocks from the Capitol. Members of the Democratic leadership also are pitching in. “I’ve been protecting her flank politically,” said Wasserman Schultz, who is intent on making sure Giffords has a hefty account for her next election. While Giffords will need months of rehabilitation from her traumatic brain injury, her three friends are filling in the gaps of the three-term congresswoman’s daily work, striving to keep her politically viable during her extended absence from Washington. When she will be well enough to return to work remains unclear. In the latest update,
Giffords’ doctors said Friday that her ability to walk and talk has improved and they had removed her breathing tube. They hope to reattach a piece of her skull in May. Tragedy, a debilitating illness, advancing age — all have been sobering realities in Congress, but the demands on a lawmaker and staff continue unabated. In December 2006, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., suffered a brain hemorrhage and had surgery. His aides worked on his issues until his return in September 2007. The same was true for Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., as he battled a brain tumor until his death in 2009. His friend, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., stepped into his committee chairmanship while Kennedy was ailing. Giffords’ staff of around 18 people in Arizona and Washington press ahead despite calamitous losses in their ranks. The Jan. 8 shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., killed six people, including aide Gabe Zimmerman. Thirteen people were injured, including Giffords’ district director Ron Barber, who was seriously wounded. In the weeks since the shooting, Giffords’ aides helped a constituent escape from the protests convulsing Cairo and assisted a woman facing foreclosure on property her family had owned for more than 70 years. C.J. Karamargin, Giffords’ press secretary, said there was a spike in the number of requests after the shooting, perhaps because Giffords had filled the headlines. For Smith, Wasserman Schultz and Gillibrand, stepping up for Giffords is both business and personal. After the shooting, Giffords’ husband, Navy Capt. Mark Kelly, reached out to the three, colleagues and friends who have stayed in close contact with her staff the last two months.
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“When you are member of Congress, you have a set of responsibilities that you’re trying to meet,” Smith said. “You have a district to represent. You have the committees that you serve on. You got caucus relationships to work. And you’re up every two years, which means you have to have a political operation as well in order to be prepared for what comes in two years. “We want to make sure that when she comes back to work, that operation I just described ... is up and running and is as strong as it can be under the circumstances,” he said. After the November elections, when House Democrats chose committee members from their decimated ranks, the gregarious Giffords was the chief advocate for the studious Smith to fill the Armed Services Committee slot. They have worked closely on the panel since Giffords’ election in 2006. In a few weeks, Smith will hold a town-hall meeting with Giffords’ staff in Tucson, part of a trip that had been in the works before the shooting. He visited Giffords at the Houston hospital on March 4, his third trip since the shooting. “She’s getting better every time. It’s all a matter of reconnecting, relearning,” he said. Wasserman Schultz, who has worked to get House Democrats re-elected, made sure Giffords was among the top 15 in the party’s program to assist vulnerable incumbents. Giffords won re-election in 2010 by just 4,156 votes in a swing district. At the end of 2010, she was on good footing financially with $285,501 in her campaign account. Wasserman Schultz recalled her own health crisis — breast cancer at age 40 — and the importance of girlfriends. For Giffords, “I want to be there as
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tuesday night, Wasserman Schultz will join Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., in hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ 2012 campaign at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters building a few blocks from the Capitol.
a girlfriend,” said the four-term Florida lawmaker. Wasserman Schultz visited Giffords on March 5, four weeks after her last trip, and said she was amazed at the progress. She said Giffords is very responsive and talking, though “not conversationalist.” Gillibrand, a former House member elected in the same year as Giffords, was at her bedside when she opened her eyes for the first time days after
the shooting. In a letter accompanying the invitation for the Giffords for Congress fundraiser, Gillibrand, Smith and Wasserman Schultz wrote, “We look forward to seeing her again soon and to the day that she will rejoin us in the halls of Congress.” On March 4, several members of Giffords’ staff made a special hospital trip to the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at the National
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Summer housing price cut is a win-win for UConn
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n Feb. 28, the university announced that housing prices for living on campus during summer sessions would be cut in half. According to Steve Kremer, assistant vice president for student affairs, “Summer housing has always been available, but it was the same price as housing is during the regular semester.” Indeed, cutting the cost of summer housing is a good step toward making a college education more affordable. For many students, staying at Storrs and living on campus is the most reasonable way for them to keep up their studies, and this change can only help encourage more students to remain on campus and take classes that are needed to graduate on time. For these students, greater affordability can make the difference between spending four years at school and needing to stay an extra semester or two. And graduating on time is an important issue for both the university and its students. Currently, housing costs anywhere from $315 for the May term (May 9 to May 27) to $1,260 for Summer Session 4 (May 31 to August 19). In addition, dining fees have also been lowered for students interested in purchasing a meal plan while on campus, which should be a further incentive for students to consider summer classes. There are two different meal plan options for students to choose from, allowing them to pick a plan with the right amount of meals. Last summer, about 300 students stayed on campus to take summer classes, but Kremer hopes that this amount will double for the upcoming summer. The dorms available for summer housing also are all airconditioned, including the suites in South, Busby, Garrigus and Hilltop and Charter Oak Apartments, traditionally known as some of the nicest living spaces on campus. Consequently, students who live on campus will find themselves in a comfortable environment. Maintenance costs are about the same all year long, as buildings must be looked after regardless of the number of students on campus, so that UConn does not stand to lose money from this housing price cut. The university’s decision to make taking summer classes a more feasible and affordable option for its students is commendable. Ultimately, any changes that help the students receive a quality education at a minimal cost will also help the university. The more flexibility that students are offered, the more likely it is that they will be satisfied with their education and the school. 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.
Who would win, Charlie Sheen or Kemba Walker? Kemba Walker is a God and Jeremy is his Lamb. God has mercy, Kemba Walker doesn’t. Hey Charlie Sheen, both the UConn men and women are WINNING! Good to be back in Storrs, the Windy City. Ugh spring break is over? FML. Every InstantDaily better be about Kemba or winning the Big East Tournament. THE BEST 5 DAYS IN THE BIG APPLE EVER! I went to the doctor over Spring Break. He diagnosed me with chronic Huskymania and a case of March Madness. From Maui to Manhattan, UConn is the BEST! Hey Louisville, since when do Cardinals have teeth? I’m gonna start yelling “Kemba!” when throwing trash at a garbage can instead of “Kobe!” I would vote Kemba Walker for governor. Somebody call the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and see if Jeremy Lamb has exclusive rights to the floater. Tigers have Kemba blood. Oh mildly attractive girls in Uggs and Northfaces, how I’ve missed you so.
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Laws impeding student vote are unacceptable
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ey kids, guess what? The Republican House Speaker of New Hampshire, William O’Brien, thinks you shouldn’t be able to vote! And why does he think that? Because young voters “don’t have life experience and they just vote their feelings and they’re taking away the town’s ability to govern themselves, it’s not fair.” Well. Gosh. Let me get this straight. O’Brien calls us “foolish” because he claims that “voting as a liberal” is “what kids do.” Yeah? Apparently, college students don’t have the mental acuity to be able to determine who it is they want to vote for. It’s not like those By Cindy Luo Associate Commentary Editor who vote liberal do so because they believe it’s right. No, it definitely can’t be that because that’s what older adults do, and young adults can’t possibly be mature enough to do the same. To say that the way I vote is a passing phase is insulting. I don’t vote the way I do because I’m a “kid.” My vote has nothing to do with life experience, or an alleged lack thereof; it has to do with who I think will protect my rights and do what I think is right. If you ask me, O’Brien, it doesn’t look like life experience has done you any good. Everyone votes with their feelings to some degree, and to single out college students as the only group that may do so is disingenuous and the truly unfair behavior. Besides, it’s not like college students are
a part of the town. We don’t live here for most of the year, usually for four years, or anything. Why should we get a say on how the government works? Oh wait. We should.
“It is absolutely unacceptable that legislators would try to prevent the youth from performing their civic duty.” Unfortunately, several lawmakers across the nation disagree. According to The Washington Post, “New Hampshire House Republicans are pushing for new laws that would prohibit many college students from voting in the state – and effectively keep some from voting at all.” It hopes to do so via two proposed bills: one that would only allow local students (ones whose parents had previously established permanent residency) to vote in their college towns, and the other would end voter registration on Election Day. The first bill would prevent a large majority of college students from voting, as few of them go to college in the town in which they grew up. The second would prevent many new voters from registering and voting, again, targeting busy college students who may only have time to register the day they go vote. According to the Fair Elections Legal Network and Campus Progress, seven states have passed laws in the past six years that would hinder, if not completely block, students’ ability to vote – and as of this year, 18 more states are considering similar laws. In addition, other states are considering laws
to further restrict students’ voting ability, such as requiring an in-state driver’s license, banning the usage of school IDs (which Wisconsin plans to do) or preventing firsttime voters from using an absentee ballot. Many college students do not have a passport or any other form of government-issued identity with them at school. And if their school IDs are no longer considered valid, they have no feasible way of proving their identity to vote. Talk about the most ridiculous, transparent attempt at restricting young people’s rights. Forget college students: not everyone in the general population has a governmentissued form of identification either. It’s not just young people who are at risk. According to the Post, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are also pushing a photo ID requirement bill, which has the potential to prevent about one million voters who don’t have a state-issued ID, or whose names do not exactly match the records of the DMV, from voting. Disenfranchisement is never acceptable. I think that everyone, regardless of their political affiliation, would agree that taking away (or trying to restrict) young voters’ right to vote is a terrible idea. Last I checked, the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971, and it’s now 2011. It is absolutely unacceptable that legislators would try to prevent the youth from performing their civic duty, and we need to let them know that we will not let our rights be taken away.
Associate Commentary Editor Cindy Luo is a 6thsemester linguistics/philosophy, classics and ancient Mediterranean studies and English triple major. She can be reached at Shuyang.Luo@UConn.edu.
Malloy’s coupon tax destroys competitive retail climate
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hen Gov. Malloy proposed his budget back in February, he promised that no one would be happy with it. It’s nice to see he was right about something. The latest tax, which suggests taxing items based on their original price and not their discount price, could have a wide range of negative By Taylor Poro consequences for both busiStaff Columnist nesses and the poorest of Connecticut’s citizens. This tax will affect the competitive retail climate, splitting it into winners and losers, and potentially closing certain businesses. Not only would Malloy’s plan affect coupon clippers, but it would also affect special deals routinely offered by big box chains. The state altering the tax rate from a flat rate to one that would vary depending on discounts would put power into Connecticut’s retail market, with daunting consequences. Consider Best Buy, FYE and other stores that operate under a discount-based business model. Best Buy doesn’t usually offer the cheapest merchandise, but they make their money by having weekly deals that draw cus-
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“This tax would place the government’s finger into the...retail market.” If this tax is implemented, then people who shop at these stores will pay tax on prices that were never serious prices to begin with. This puts the already shaky Best Buy business plan at risk. The chain has been losing market share in the last few years to the point where they’re considering abandoning their business plan. But if they don’t, they and other similar stores may either leave Connecticut because of the new tax burden or struggle against other stores. Just as this tax deems stores that operate on the discount model losers, making their merchandise more expensive, it also deems stores with everyday low prices as winners. No store better exemplifies the idea of constant low prices than Wal-Mart.
Since they operate on a model of offering regularly low prices, rather than the discount model, people who shop at Wal-mart would find cheaper, lower-taxed merchandise. This is not a condemnation or commendation of Wal-Mart, but rather a criticism of the government affecting the retail market. By not affecting Wal-Mart’s low-price model, it’s essentially declaring it a winner. This is troublesome, as only the largest stores are able to utilize this model; smaller stores and even box stores like the aforementioned Best Buy usually rely on discounts or other tactics to bring in customers. Competing with Wal-mart will become more onerous in Connecticut than it already is. Having a competitive advantage is fine when it’s the stores’ own, but not when it’s created by the government. Wal-Mart’s success after this tax would come not from providing a better product, price or customer service, but rather by being at the right place at the right time. Conversely, any business that’s bankrupted because it cannot switch to the low-price model, nor profit from the discount model, will fail not because of mistakes or wrongdoing, but
because of policy makers’ decisions. Whenever the government affects the market in the form of taxes, subsidies or regulations, there are negative side effects. The problem with government intervention is that it applies a blanket action upon a vast market. Rather than letting consumers make their choices as the circumstances warrant, government intervention – created by people who may not know anything about what they’re affecting – makes the choice for them. Filling the budget gap is going to be an arduous task, but there are wiser methods than this. This tax would place the government’s finger into the Connecticut retail market, having unseen potential consequences to the stores. Furthermore, this tax punishes prudent behavior and hurts those least able to sustain costs. The governor and legislature need to find a better way of replenishing the budget gap than this tax.
Staff Columnist Taylor Poro is a 2nd-semester graduate student in Political Science. He can be reached at Taylor.Poro@UConn.edu
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Aries - Yesterday’s challenges continue. You can overcome them. Focus on your roots. Make sure you’re properly grounded. It’s not a good day for financial decisions. Taurus - There are contradictions in the communication. Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s best to go work out and burn calories and frustrations. Think positive. Gemini - Money may come unexpectedly, but it may also leave the same way. Be grateful for what you have. Make investment decisions another day. Enjoy good company. Cancer - Write a haiku now. Notice springtime and word play. You can’t go wrong here. Find a new way to express your message. People want to hear what you have to say.
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Scorpio - Today could present challenges. Accept them as a gift. After all, adventure has been knocking on your door, and it’s all related. Will you answer? Sagittarius - Sometimes it’s best to be quiet and just listen. Emotion and anxiety may fill the air. Your calm presence can make a difference, even if you don’t speak. Capricorn - Feeling like you’ll do well entering an exam can actually influence the results. Say, “I can do it.” Share this with a group to empower them. Get physical practice. Aquarius - Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? Not you. You see him for who he is: a hungry animal, trying to survive, who’s more afraid of you. Go ahead and bring treats to Grandma. Pisces - Do you surprise yourself with your own brightness sometimes? Get ready for that. You may discover a new artistic skill that you didn’t know you have.
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A student enjoys the beautiful scenery at Horse Barn Hill during the Engineers Without Borders’ 5k run in October.
Local area has a cache of running trails By Thomas Teixeira Campus Correspondent Get in touch with your wild side while staying fit on the miles of forest trails and paths located just off the UConn campus. Widely unknown to the majority of the student body, the trails
provide a great opportunity for students to both get out and get fit. UConn’s major trail network runs through the UConnowned 500-plus acre Fenton Tract (also called the UConn Forest), which is located on the east side of campus behind Horsebarn Hill and is maintained by the Natural Resources Management and
Engineering Department. All trails maintained by UConn are well marked and easily navigable. UConn’s trail system as a whole connects the UConn Campus to the Nipmuck Trail, a 38-mile, state-owned trail that snakes along the Fenton River at the outer edge of the UConn Forest. This trail acts as a spine for accessing the many
patches of designated open space in Storrs. On the Nipmuck Trail, you can access not only the UConn Forest, but also a handful of local parks and recreation areas. If you’re up for the journey, the Nipmuck Trail – easily recognized by its bluedot trail markers painted every few yards on trees, rocks and bridges – offers a great route
for longer hikes and runs. The Nipmuck, though more rugged than UConn’s trails, features beautiful views of the Fenton River as well as high vistas from which you can see for miles. The Nipmuck Trail along with the UConn Trails, are widely underutilized, close-to-campus spaces that are perfect for biking, hiking, running, or a long walk with friends. If you’re not quite ready to trust yourself with exploring and navigating the trails on your own, information and maps about both the UConn trails and the Nipmuck Trail can be found at the Town of Mansfield’s website under “Parks and Preserves.” So if you’re going to run for fitness or just to get out and enjoy the warmer weather, why should you go out of your way to hit the trails? Quite frankly, because “pounding the pavement” isn’t good for your feet and legs. With the right sneakers, running on hard surfaces like roads, sidewalks, treadmills or a track won’t cause any real damage, but running on a softer surface, even just once or twice a week, can prevent some of the chronic pains that many runners deal with on a daily basis. Simply changing up your route and doing a little mud running can alleviate common runners’ injuries, including, but not limited to, shin splints, knee pains and plantar fasciitis. Along with the physical benefits, spending some time on the trails can serve as a mental escape from the daily grind of being a college student. Living and working on campus, we’re all surrounded 24 hours a day by the things that stress us out: school,
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New opening for ‘Spidey,’ Green Goblin gets stuck NEW YORK (AP) – Broadway’s stunt-heavy, $65 million “Spider-Man” musical has experienced another technical glitch that left its lead villain dangling in midair, and the troubled production will shut down for more than three weeks this spring for an overhaul. Lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris said in a statement Friday that “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” which has been in previews for a record 103 performances, would officially open June 14. The show’s opening, delayed six times, was to have opened last on March 15. The final preview performance before the shutdown will be April 17. Performances will be canceled from April 19-May 11, with previews resuming on May 12. On Wednesday, producers announced that Tony Awardwinning director Julie Taymor would no longer direct the show, and a new creative team was brought in to change and polish the flawed musical, which has also been plagued with a series of injuries to cast members and aerial stunt mishaps. The latest occurred Friday when the Green Goblin’s flight system failed during a fight scene, leaving him hanging over the stage for about three minutes before stagehands lowered him down. It was the second time this week that a technical problem interrupted a scene with the Goblin. The replacement of Taymor in her day-to-day duties was a stunning development for the heralded director of “The Lion King,” a megahit that is No. 3 at the box office more than a decade after it opened. Taymor, known for her bold and creative artistic vision, is believed to have been pushed aside because she wouldn’t accept the need
for outside help and significant changes to “SpiderMan,” which she co-wrote with Glen Berger. “I was hoping that by planning for a March show it would be up to speed,” said Sarah Marchitto, 31, of Linden, N.J., who spent $300 for tickets to Friday night’s show as a birthday present for her boyfriend, a Spider-Man fan. “I’m curious to see it because Julie Taymor was so attached to it,” said Marchitto, adding that she would go back to see the new version when it opens in June. After the show, she responded to a Facebook message, saying she thought the musical “was fantastic.” “Visually it was stunning and really different,” she wrote. “I think the overall plot was a little disjointed so I’d be interested to see if and how they tighten it up in the revised version.” Nico Davidson, 5, had already been to see the show once and was back Friday night for his second time. “I liked it when I saw it,” he said, as his buddy stood by in his Spidey shirt. Nico had some advice for the producers as they rework the show: Fix the ending. “It’s too long,” he said. Though producers said Taymor, 58, would remain part of the creative team, she was being replaced as director by Philip William McKinley (“The Boy From Oz”). Also on the new team was Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who worked on HBO’s “Big Love” and has written for Marvel comics, to help rewrite the show’s script, and musical consultant Paul Bogaev and sound designer Peter Hylenski. “Spider-Man” has music by U2’s Bono and The Edge, who indicated Wednesday that they
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planned some new tunes for the show. Many theater critics got fed up with the constant delays in opening the show and reviewed it last month, largely panning the musical. They did so before the show was “frozen,” or no longer in previews. Once a show is frozen, no more changes are permitted and critics are invited to attend as long as they hold their reviews until after opening night. But “Spider-Man” continues to defy critics and post impres-
sive numbers at the box office. It was the second highestgrossing show on Broadway this week, after “Wicked,” pulling in close to $1.3 million – though it was slightly down from the week before. Unlike “Wicked,” tickets to “Spider-Man” are now available at the discount TKTS booth – a possible reason that total grosses slipped last week. Keith Monzen, 43, of Honolulu, who was waiting to get into Foxwoods Theatre to see Friday’s show, was disappointed that the show would
shut down and be changed because he might not be able to get back to New York to see the revision. “It might be better, it might not be as good, but we’re just out having a good time,” he said. Producers said ticketholders will be able to either exchange or return their tickets for a refund, if purchased from the box office at Foxwoods Theatre or through Ticketmaster. Those who bought tickets from other vendors should contact the outlet, producers said.
An app for drinkers By Joe Pentecost Campus Correspondent
In our world of social networking, isn’t it natural that the most approachable, delicious beverage – beer – be used by the perfect application of the newest technology? Of course, I’m talking about the Twitter and Facebook pages of microbreweries, craft beer bars and distributors. In this day and age, it isn’t just our beer that it is improving; it’s how it’s marketed and how drinkers talk and communicate about it as well. Picture this: Friday afternoon, at the end of a tough work week, you casually pick up your phone to glance at your Twitter feed. What do you see? A delicious Twitpic of a frosty glass of brew uploaded from your favorite brewery just beckoning the weekend to start. This experience is becoming more and more common with the explosion of social networking websites, providing new ways for companies to communicate with their customers. Facebook has been a great resource for breweries to gain a following in their infancy, or in some cases, even before opening. Posting pictures of brewing, bottling, and quality assurance processes gets customers excited and engaged about future activity and products often before they even hit the shelves. This concept is also utilized by craft beer bars and gourmet luncheonettes like Bierkraft in Brooklyn, which always make sure to notify customers of their daily lunch special (often including housepickled vegetables or beerinfused proteins) and tap list via Facebook-uploaded pictures and updates. Twitter also provides a way for customers to interact with brewery representatives and ask questions about how a certain beer was made, or when a new seasonal brew will make its debut. What other industry can a customer have this kind of interaction with the people in charge? This type of interaction and publicity was previously unheard of, and provides a great amount of exposure for breweries at little to no cost. It’s hard not to think that these types of websites are partially responsible for the expansion of craft beer that we have today. “Rattle N Hum,” a bar in New York City, notifies customers of their ever-changing tap list through their Facebook Page and a free iPhone app, which keeps customers thirsty and up to date with information about exclusive brewery event nights and happy hour specials. Meanwhile, websites like beermenus.com cater to different metro areas and allow users to update the offerings of local craft beer stores, bars and brewpubs in much the same way as Wikipedia. There are currently sections functioning for New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Chicago, with many more
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Brad Womack, the 15th bachelor, takes the eight remaining women from the show to the Las Vegas speedway for some NASCAR-style romancing.
The bachelor rebounds to find love again By Kim Halpin Campus Correspondent
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Tonight is the season finale of “The Bachelor’s” 15th season. It’s been one of the most controversial seasons with the first repeat bachelor, Brad Womack, who failed to find love the first time around on the show nearly three years ago. Brad has spent the season reassuring viewers and the women that he is ready for marriage this time around, after being the only bachelor to reject all the bachelorettes in Season 11. This season, the show has brought the women and Brad to a variety of desti-
nations, including Las Vegas, Costa Rica, Anguilla and, most recently, South Africa. The most memorable dates have included a private carnival, concerts by Seal and Train, photo shoots for “Sports Illustrated” and repelling down buildings and waterfalls. The last two bachelorettes standing are Emily Maynard from Charlotte, N.C., and Chantal O’Brien from Mercer Island, Wash. Emily’s complicated background, and her protectiveness of her daughter Rickey, makes her more soft-spoken and conservative. During their one-on-one dates, Emily had been guarded in what she has revealed to Brad – much
to his frustration – until she began to open up. Emily’s been a clear favorite, ever since the second episode, when Ali and Roberto from the Bachelorette picked her as the most genuine woman. Brad made her a special picnic during a cocktail party and broke rules several times by revealing that he was going to give her a rose before the ceremony. Chantal has been more expressive, letting Brad know that she was in love with him early on in the show. The first time Chantal and Brad were introduced, she gave him a slap from “every girl in America” for not choosing a woman last time. Brad
has said that it’s easy to be himself around Chantal, and they have clearly had amazing times on their dates of zip lining through the jungle and scuba diving on the ocean floor. With less baggage back home, transitioning into a life with Chantal might be easier for Brad, who wants to stay in Austin, Texas. Either lady could be a good match for Brad, so viewers will have to wait for the final rose ceremony tonight. The two-hour finale begins at 8 p.m. on ABC and “After the Final Rose” will be on 10 p.m. with past Bachelor and Bachelorette couples.
Kimberly.Halpin@UConn.edu
‘Lights Out’ Leary finally gets his revenge
What I’m watching “Law and Order: Special Victims’ Unit” Wednesday, 10 p.m. NBC The writers of Law and Order: SVU have provided us with 12 seasons of great entertainment. How do they keep coming up with so many unique ideas? The current season of SVU has been just as thrilling as the previous ones. The writers have been ripping off plots from real-world situations,such as the Duke sex scandal. But this has allowed the show to develop into a topical and interesting medium for social commentary. Detectives Benson and Stabler are still the stabilizing force on the show. Stabler is still struggling with family issues and Benson is considering adoption. But these two continue to be the best detectives on the force. They are probably the most effective and compatible partners on television today. – Purbita Saha
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Holt McCallany plays a heavyweight champion who is on the road to redeption in the FX series ‘Lights Out.’ The show is in its first season.
By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer Things have been eventful so far in the first season of FX’s latest sports drama series “Lights Out.” Between all the brutal training sessions, shady money dealings and family drama, former heavyweight champion Patrick “Lights Out” Leary doesn’t seem to catch a break in trying to get the rematch he desires. One of the more intriguing storylines so far was when Patrick’s father was simultaneously training his son
for a comeback and rookie boxer Omar for his first big match. The contrast between their respective attitudes was drastic, comparing someone who already knows the insand-outs of the profession with the cocky new-blood more concerned over publicity and fame than anything else. It led to a powerful scene where Lights literally gives a pep talk to Omar in darkness to prove the point that there’s nothing as unpredictable or lonesome than being in the ring. After the heartbreaking finale for the overconfident newbie, things really pick
up with Patrick’s first fight set against the ruthless “El Diablo” Morales. Lights has to deal with multiple emotional factors before the match: between his worried wife and daughters, his brother who has a habit of making bad managing decisions, the sudden eye damage and the snake oil salesman of a promoter that is the eccentric Barry Word. The drama is intense, which makes it all the more disappointing that the fight itself is a quick two-round victory for Leary. With the cakewalk defeat of Morales, Patrick is now
demanding a rematch with the current boxing champion, who has reined since his five-year hiatus. After a falling out with his father, he turns to the legendary trainer Ed Romeo, who is played brilliantly by Eamonn Walker of “Oz” fame. His teaching style is, on a whole different league, as he forces Lights to separate completely from fatty foods, his family and any publicity to become powerful in the ring. But after the awkward rejection from his siblings and the “Is Ed really just a crazy person?” moments, it
“Let me begin by saying that there are two sides to every story, and this is my side: the right one.” Which movie is this from? You may have guessed by now that I watched “Easy A” over spring break, and I thought that it was really good. This movie was not just the typical chick flick – it was actually funny, and I cannot picture any other actress who could have done a better job than Emma Stone. I was so impressed with Stone’s acting that I went on IMDb (it was a boring Tuesday and I had nothing to do) and found that she had a guest appearance on one of my favorite shows, “Malcolm in the Middle.” This then led me to watch a bunch of “Malcolm in the Middle” episodes and reminisce about the good old days when I didn’t have to worry about school and the real world. Anyway, “Malcolm in the Middle” is a comedy centered around Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), the third of five brothers in a very strange and dysfunctional family (if you think your family is crazy, just watch this show). This highly successful show began in 2000, and focused primarily on Malcolm as he went through changes (such as puberty) and dealt with his bizarre family for a few seasons. In later seasonsthe show focused on other characters, such as Malcolm’s older, military-school brother, Francis (Christopher Masterson), and Malcolm’s parents. “Malcolm in the Middle” was very popular during the time it ran on TV, and it is still popular to this day. The show won the highly acclaimed George Foster Peabody Award, which is given annually to honor the best in entertainment. The show also has won seven Emmy awards and one Grammy. One of the reasons why “Malcolm in the Middle” was so successful was that it was a unique show when it originally came out. Although the show was a comedy, it did not feature a live studio audience or canned laughter. All of the scenes in the show were shot using a single camera, and viewers were blown out of their minds when the main character of the show, Malcolm, spoke directly to the audience. Today, we would think that these are all typical things in a series, but when the show first aired on TV, these were new concepts. “Malcolm in the Middle” is not your typical comedy series and should not be quickly glanced over as being juvenile. The show is fun to watch for all ages. Children can relate to how absurd their parents can sometimes be. Parents can also bond with Malcolm’s parents on how they should have quit after the first one.
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had a melodramatic ending with Romeo out of the game and a whole new injury for Lights to deal with. But even with a few imperfect moments like that, it would be a great disservice to ignore one of the greater mature dramas airing right now. It’s well-acted, has compelling characters and keeps getting more intense in this fascinating comeback tale. And from the previews of the latest episode, things are about to get more thrilling with the epic rematch date getting closer.
Jason.Bogdan@UConn.edu
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Tradition meets modernity at Nigeria fashion show
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Models walk the runway during the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday. Some of the common trends at the show included Victorian sleeves, bright fabrics and diamond-encrusted pieces.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – With theater, traditional fabric studded with precious stones and decorated motorcycle helmets, Africa’s up-and-coming fashion designers put on a dazzling show in a three-day runway event that debuted Friday in an unconventional city. Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial megacity, doesn’t have a fashion district packed with big-name stores, and its tropical climate doesn’t justify seasonal collections. That didn’t stop organizers of the Arise Magazine Fashion Week from showcasing 50 new and established African designers – some of whom have won critical acclaim in Paris and New York – who fielded clothes ranging from business suits to dresses woven from raffia and silk. “Before now, we used to be part of a program that belonged to someone else,” said Perry McDonald, managing editor of Arise Magazine. Nigeria’s burgeoning fashion industry warmly welcomed the event. “The retail industry hasn’t blossomed in the way it should have here,” said Kabir Wadhwani, co-owner of Temple Muse, one of few designer boutiques in the city. A city of contrasts, Lagos is home to a minority of wealthy
elites, a growing middle class and an overwhelming majority of people just trying to get by. A culture of tailoring, however, means that West Africa’s most populous city sizzles with an individual sense of style. Lagosian men and women often have outfits made for special occasions using the vibrant, multicolored fabrics offered at local markets. In recent years, some worldclass designers have been exporting that fashion sense beyond the coastal city’s shores. “This fashion week is an input into a fashion industry that needs to be taken more seriously,” Wadhwani said. “A lot of the designers have shown at international fashion weeks, but this will also give exposure to the abundance of local talent.” JEWEL BY LISA Lisa Folawiyo is one such local designer whose designs have a strong following in Nigeria and abroad. A top gun on the Nigerian fashion scene, Folawiyo is known for her experimentation on a woven cotton fabric known as ankara. She embellishes the traditional cloth with sequins, hand-beading and stones, resulting in designs that can look
feminine, modern and chic at the same time. She uses traditional European shapes – highnecked tops, shorts and flirty dresses – but with unexpected fabrics and patterns. “She’s flying,” Wadhwani said. “She’s done superbly well.” ITUEN BASSEY Ituen Bassey also uses brightcolored ankara fabrics, but her trademark look took a back seat in her new collection that favored a hand-loomed African fabric known as aso-oke. The fabric is commonly used for the head wraps women wear with traditional gowns for ceremonies, but she combined strips of single, brightly colored aso-oke to create a patchwork effect. In an environment where design expertise is lacking, Bassey is also notable for starting a fashion school in Lagos. Some of her students have gone on to start their own labels. Her retro-style circle skirts, a-line minidresses in stiff fabric that hung far away from the body and trousers sewn from many strips of solid material made for simple but strong designs. Against black leggings or long-sleeved black tops, her bright hues popped.
She also added a touch of social commentary. Her models wore motorcycle helmets with paint work reproducing the common patterns of the ankara fabric. A new law requiring helmets for passengers of motorcycle taxis came into effect a year ago in Lagos, but many people remain wary of them even though crashes kill about five people every day on the city’s crowded streets. Asked about her inspiration, she said: “Road safety!” OKUNOREN TWINS A brown, gold and pink striped jacket in a rough, denim-like asooke cloth with a cashmere collar stood out in the men’s collection by twins Kehinde and Taiwo Okunoren. The look showed an elegant African interpretation of the classic suit that Kehinde Okunoren said took inspiration from Nigeria’s era of British colonial rule. Each model portrayed male characters from the colonial era which ended in 1960. The models’ looks included an officer in a tight-fitting royal-green uniform and a working father striding down the catwalk with an oversized leather suitcase. The show also included a bit of drama and religious overtones, as two models wearing hooded robes opened and closed the show.
“We were tired of models just walking down a runway,” Kehinde said. ALEXANDER AMOSU Alexander Amosu is best known as the designer of the world’s most expensive suit. The >70,000(about $112,000) piece made out of rare fabrics and shot through with 22-karat gold threads, adorned with 18-karat gold buttons and encrusted with diamonds has earned the Londonbased Nigerian a mention in the Guinness Book of Records. Amosu focused on accessories, with models carrying blinged-out gear including gold-plated and diamond-encrusted iPads, iPods, mobile phones and pens. “Amosu blings everything,” his agent Gori Baruwa said. “You name it, he can bling it.” KORTO MOMOLU The final piece by Korto Momolu, a Liberian-born designer, was a full-length gown in shimmery gray with poet-blouse puffed sleeves. The fall collection of the first runner-up in season five of Bravo’s “Project Runway” drew from many inspirations: the Middle Ages, the Victorian era, and her own African heritage.
work, dating, the list is endless. Hitting the trails for an hour, whether with a friend or your iPod, can really take some weight off your shoulders and give you some time away from “real life,” either to relax or sort things out while simultaneously getting your workout in. So whether you’re looking for a rewarding way to celebrate fitness week, you just want get out and enjoy the weather or if you’re in dire need of an outdoor adventure, lace up your kicks, throw on your game face and blaze a few miles of UConn’s forest trails.
Thomas.Teixeira@UConn.edu
Social media provide updates on the beer industry from THE APP, page 7 beernews.org provides drinkers with free updates about the most recent news in the industry, from changes in distribution and brewery expansions, to limited beer releases and seasonal debuts. Whether you’re up-to-date with your tweets or not, it’s hard to debate that these advances in technology and social network have hurt the craft beer scene. It’s incredible how many people a simple Facebook post can reach, and with the growing number of followers of each of these breweries, the sky is the limit for their expansion. Cheers!
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‘Pretty Little Liars’ character framed for murder in latest episode By Loumarie Rodriguez Campus Correspondent
The “Pretty Little Liars” saga continues in this past week’s episode as the police suddenly focus their suspicions onto Spencer. After they obtain a search warrant for her room, she realizes that someone is trying to frame her. Meanwhile, Hanna and Caleb are finally happy together, as her mother agreed to let him stay at their house. Hanna even finds an owl necklace hidden in Caleb’s things that looks like a gift for her. However, the good times are short-lived. When Aria and Emily overhear Caleb on the phone arguing with another girl, they tell Hanna. She has a hard time believing the truth until they spot Jenna wearing the owl necklace that Caleb had hidden. To their surprise, the owl necklace was actually a secret flash drive. Of course, Jenna, being blind, is unaware that Hanna knows the truth about her and Caleb. Hanna, now heartbroken, confronts Jenna, slapping her across the face and knocking her sunglasses off. Hanna then picks them up and hands them to Jenna, leaving her shocked and crying a little. Later, Hanna confronts Caleb, who claims that Jenna hired him to spy on Hanna. However, he then felt guilty because he fell for her. Hanna, still hurt, tells Caleb to leave her house. Aria accidentally slips up while sending a flirty text message to Ezra, sending it instead to her mom. Her mom then asks her who it was really meant for, but Aria
puts up a front, saying that she is also allowed to keep secrets since her parents did. This whole secret text message situation blows up in Aria’s face when her parents, who she believes are finally getting back together, argue about whether they should know who Aria is secretly texting. The possibility that Aria’s mom will move back home is now up in the air because of this disagreement between her parents. Emily’s situation with her once-fling, Paige, is slowly crumbling when she sees Paige flirting with a guy, Hanna’s ex-boyfriend. Emily can’t help but to be bitter because she still has feelings for Paige and is angry at the fact that Paige is trying to date guys to avoid being judged as a lesbian. Later, when Emily is home, Paige shows up at her door after her date and breaks down because she doesn’t have enough courage to come out. She then asks Emily how she managed to have courage to come out of the closet, to which Emily responds with, “I fell on my face.” After talking, the girls share a kiss to end the night. Toward the end of the episode, Ian suggests to Spencer that she should disappear or run away so she can avoid any more trouble. Spencer is angered by this, because there is no way she can prove that Ian is a suspect in Alison’s death, which later leads her to having a heart-to-heart with Toby, the town outcast. They share their ideas about running away, as Spencer tells him a story when she did run away once after an argument she had with her older sister.
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The four privileged teenagers that make up the cast for ABC Family’s ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ Spencer, Ella, Aria and Hanna, react to a mass text message. The show has recieved good reviews and has been scoring high ratings with audiences, due to its dramatic and captivating story line.
Even when she had come back, her parents had never noticed she was gone. Later, Spencer worries about the continuing suspicions about her and talks to her mom about it, but her mom claims she has it under
control. Nonetheless, there was some development in the case, as the police found some fibers on Toby’s sweater, leading them to suspect that Spencer killed Alison and hid the sweater in Toby’s closet.
Where does this leave Spencer now? Will she be framed for a murder she didn’t commit? Will Aria’s parents find out about her secret relationship with her teacher? And what will happen between Hanna and Caleb
now that the truth has been revealed? Tune in tonight to ABC Family at 8 p.m. to find out some answers to the “Pretty Little Liars” mystery.
Loumarie.Rodriguez@UConn.edu
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Let the NCAA tournament madness begin
By Mike McCurry NCAA Basketball Columnist
College basketball’s “Championship Week” is one of my favorite times of the year. Out of the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament, 31 received automatic bids by being crowned conference champions. The only one that does not have a postseason tournament is the Ivy League (probably because more games would mean less time for studying), which only goes off of league record. Amazingly, Princeton and Harvard both finished 12-2 in conference play and split the season series. That called for a one-game playoff, marking the first time this has occurred since 2002. In what was a classic battle between 4.0 students, Princeton’s Douglas Davis hit a buzzer beater that gave his Tigers the Ivy crown and an invitation to the Big Dance. All 31 conference champions were decided this past week, and with all the excitement I think it would be fitting to provide a recap. What makes Championship
Week so irresistible and entertaining is the fact that for some of these small schools, they are fighting for their NCAA lives. Let’s compare the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and America East Conference tournaments, for example. In the ACC Championship, UNC was thwarted by Nolan Smith and Duke. Does that mean that the Tar Heels are suddenly in jeopardy of being selected to compete in the NCAA Tournament? Of course not. No UNC player will break a sweat on Selection Sunday; instead, they will order some pizzas and see who they will be paired up against. The America East, on the other hand, is almost always a one-bid league. This means that Saturday’s Stony BrookBoston University championship game was for all the marbles. The winner, BU in this case, got to cut down the nets at Chase Arena and can now live the dream of playing in the NCAA’s. They’ll probably end up getting blown out by 40
to an Ohio State or Kansas, but it’s something that these players will be able to tell their kids or grandkids. For the defeated Stony Brook Seawolves, the harsh reality is that guys like Bryan Dougher (12.8 ppg; had 19 against UConn) will relive this game over and over again and play the “what if” game for a while. Stony Brook will be stuck watching the “Big Dance” at home, thinking what could have been if they had just played a little better. The Power-6 conference tournaments provided enough drama to last a whole season. Whether it was Kemba making a statement in the National Player of the Year race, Nolan Smith causing every Duke fan to hold his or her breath when he hurt his toe or Penn State winning one of the ugliest games in sports history, I feel like all I did during spring break was sleep and watch basketball. The ACC’s top seed in its tournament, North Carolina, limped through the first two games before finally getting blown out by Duke in the final. On Friday, UNC led
for a grand total of 0.1 seconds against Miami. Fortunately for them, Tyler Zeller’s buzzer-beating layup gave them a 61-59 win. The Tar Heels played the same fiddle on Saturday in the semifinals, coming back from an early deficit to force overtime against Clemson. Harrison Barnes, who was picked as a preseason AllAmerican, dropped 40 in what was one of the most impressive performances of the year. After two slow starts, UNC should have known that they needed to make the first punch against Duke in the championship game on Sunday. Instead, Carolina fell behind 42-28 at the half, and looked as if the two amazing comebacks against Miami and Clemson had taken a toll on them. Duke won its second consecutive ACC title behind 20 points and 10 assists from Smith. Smith, who left Friday’s game against Maryland with a toe injury, looked as good as ever. And to be fair, Duke fans deserve to not have to worry about toes for a while. All everyone wanted to see was a Kansas-Texas rematch in the Big 12 Championship after Texas beat
the then-No. 1 Jayhawks back on Jan. 22. The fans got their wish, but Kansas clearly was out for revenge. In a game that was never really in doubt, the Jayhawks built a 15-point halftime lead and cruised to an 85-73 win. Tyshawn Taylor had 20 points for KU, while the Morris twins combined for 31 points and 15 rebounds. Kansas all but clinched a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament in the process. While the Big 12 has a reputation for high-scoring games, the Big 10 is all about hard-nosed, in-your-face defense. That said, no one thought a final score of 36-33 was actually legitimate. Except Penn State, that is. The Nittany Lions proved their case for an at-large spot in the field with a terribly boring, yet effective win against No. 13 Wisconsin on Friday night. Some of the stats are downright disgusting (if you’re squeamish, I urge you to go on to the next paragraph): Penn State made just 13 field goals all night and went 3-12 from 3-point land. Talor Battle, a crafty guard who made first-team All-Big 10, shot just 3-18 from the field and led the Nittany Lions with nine points. A
win’s a win though, and Penn State will definitely take it. The next day, Battle went off for 25 points in a victory over fellow bubble team Michigan State. Ohio State, behind freshman phenom Jared Sullinger, won the tournament by beating Northwestern, Michigan and Penn State, respectively. The Pac-10 tournament ended in a buzzer beater, as Washington’s Isaiah Thomas (his Dad lost a bet, so he had to name his son after the “other” Isiah) hit an 18-footer to beat Arizona. In the SEC bracket, Kentucky rolled to a title thanks to the spectacular play of freshman Brandon Knight. And how can you mention buzzer beaters and fabulous play without discussing Kemba Walker? What UConn did in five days at the world’s most famous arena is just crazy. Kemba will go down as one of the best players in Big East history. And now, without further ado, let the madness begin as the NCAA Tournament will kick off this Tuesday.
to have both of their parents and I am,” Walker said. Walker committed four fouls, and the last one was almost a fatal mistake. Ahead 67-64 following two made free throws by Walker, the junior captain fouled Mike Marra as he was attempting a game-tying three with four seconds left. Marra made the first but missed the second. Coach Rick Pitino instructed him to miss the third but he made it anyway. Shabazz Napier was fouled on the inbounds pass with three seconds left and he made both free throws. “I had no doubt at all,” Napier said. “I just knew.” Preston Knowles attempted a three at the buzzer, but it clanked off back rim and the celebration ensued. “This is a great feeling,” said senior captain Donnell Beverly after cutting down the nets. “To go out like this, my senior year,
everything we worked for, from day one we set our goals and this was one of them.” “There were times when peo-
to the All-tournament team. Knowles and Peyton Siva made it from the runner-up Cardinals. Knowles led Louisville with 18 points on 4-for-11 shooting from behind the arc while Siva added 13. Terrence Jennings scored 11 points. Four of the five Husky starters reached double figures in scoring, with the lone exception being Tyler Olander. Lamb had 13 and Roscoe Smith had 12 points and seven rebounds. Alex Oriakhi finished with 10 points and eight boards. The lead changed hands multiple times in the second half, with Walker’s assist to Lamb with 33 seconds left giving UConn the lead for good. It was the Huskies, with tired legs, who stormed out to an early lead, going up by as many as 14 in the first half. Up 25-15 with 8:20 left in the first, Walker pick-pocketed Siva
and finished the one-man fast break with a rare dunk, bringing the UConn supporters in the Garden crowd to their feet. With Walker out the last seven minutes of the half due to two personal fouls, Louisville cut the lead to six. Walker re-entered the game with 13 seconds left, but had his shot altered at the buzzer. The Huskies led the Cardinals 38-32 at halftime, with Walker’s 10 a game-high. But Louisville scored the second half’s first six points to erase the halftime deficit and tie the game at 38. The Cardinals, however, wouldn’t lead by more than two points during the half, and UConn maintained a fivepoint lead for a few minutes. But Louisville didn’t concede the championship, once again clawing back to have a chance to win the game. “[Louisville] kept the pres-
sure on us, and one of the last timeouts I called was to get an extended timeout to get them as much rest as we could,” Calhoun said. “But their heart took over, the determination to win and the skill level and I couldn’t be more proud of them.” As the players, donning championship hats and shirts, exited the podium, the press conference moderator handed Calhoun a magic marker. The 68-year-old coach signed the curtain displaying the Big East championship logo and wrote “UConn” next to his name. But the Huskies didn’t need a marker to show the permanent mark they left on the Big East during one week in March.
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Walker and Lamb named to tourney team, Napier seals it
from FOR, page 14 “It’s special,” Walker said. “To get the MVP in the greatest arena in the world. Knowing a lot of great players in this league, and for me to come out on top, me and my teammates, it’s great.” Walker scored a game-high 19 points in 33 minutes, finishing the tournament with 130 total points. Walker, who became the toast of his hometown, posing for a picture with former president Bill Clinton after the semifinal win over Syracuse, was in the middle of the celebration following the final buzzer. After all the bedlam, he walked over to the front row behind the UConn basket and embraced his mother. “I told her I love her, her and my father because a lot of people are not fortunate enough
“I had no doubt at all, I just knew.” Shabazz Napier on his game-sealing free throws ple probably thought we were going to lose or stuff like that, but we didn’t let it get to us,” Lamb said. Lamb and Walker were named
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Men's hockey makes semis
By John Shevchuk Staff Writer
After two consecutive wins against Mercyhurst, UConn advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Hockey conference tournament. The AHA semifinals will take place on Friday night in Rochester, N.Y. followed by the final on Saturday. Junior Corey Jendras was the big star Friday night at Storrs, as he scored three goals in the 5-2 victory to earn his first career hat trick. Jendras scored the first three goals for the Huskies, the sixth-ranked team in the conference. “Coach is always telling me to shoot more,” Jendras told uconnhuskies.com after the game. “Tonight I was basically trying to shoot it every time
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really. I mean, you have to shoot the puck to score and tonight they were going in.” Freshman Cole Schneider earned his 19th assist of the season, setting a new UConn freshman record. Schneider set yet another UConn freshman record by earning his 30th point of the season. He is now first among all freshmen in Division I hockey in points. Goaltender Garrett Bartus had an excellent night between the pipes, stopping 29 shots, eight more than the losing goalie on Mercyhurst. Saturday night’s game was one in which sophomore defender Tom Janosz scored his first goal of the season to seal a spot for UConn in the semifinals. UConn experienced a tumultuous third period, as their threegoal advantage came to an end with three unanswered goals
short in the final. Louisville coach Rick Pitino yelled to the referees during the game that Walker “was not Michael Jordan,” after a foul call against the Cardinals. Walker was asked in the press conference if he felt like Jordan during the unbelievable week. “No, this is what I worked for the whole summer,” Walker said. “This is what my whole team worked for and the hard work is paying off…I’m not Michael Jordan, I’m Kemba Walker, that’s it.”
from Mercyhurst. The teams then played through a lengthy 11 minutes before Janosz put an end to the game. Mercyhurst goaltender and AHA goaltender of the week ,Ryan Zapolski, made some impressive saves against the Huskies. Zapolski shut down Marcello Ranallo with an impeccable glove save with 38 seconds left. This clip was certainly bound for Zapolski’s highlight reel. But Bartus stole the show again, delivering outstanding statistics that included 53 saves, the third highest in UConn history. After a scoreless first period, Stevie Bergin, Cole Schneider and Billy Latta all buried the puck in the second period to take a 3-0 advantage into the third period.
Baseball goes 5-2 in California
By Danielle Ennis Staff Writer
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The UConn baseball team spent the past week under the sun in southern California, taking on three different universities in a seven-game stretch. The Huskies went 5-2, falling to UC Irvine and once to San Diego State. They started the week with a 9-3 win against San Diego in their first ever match-up with the Aztecs. San Diego led the game 3-0 at the end of the third, but the Huskies tied it with runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings. In the eighth, the Huskies scored six runs to win the game. Junior Nick Ahmed went 4-5 and had two RBIs. On March 6, UConn took on California, beating them 3-1. Junior Matt Barnes earned his first
win of the season against the No. 14 Golden Bears. The Huskies then crushed San Diego with a 17-0 shutout the following day. Doug Elliot and George Springer each had four RBI. Elliot went 4-4, while Springer went 4-5 with his second home run of the season. The Huskies scored runs in six innings, including a dominating seven-run seventh inning. They held the Toreros to only four hits and forced them to go deep into their dugout, using seven different pitchers in the game. A loss to UC Irvine at Anteater Ballpark in Irvine followed shortly after, though. The win advanced UC Irvine to 9-1. On Thursday, UConn bounced back with a 6-4 win against San Diego. Bob Van Woert earned the win for the Huskies, allowing only four hits and striking out five. Billy
Walker’s epic individual run was especially meaningful since he did it in his hometown. “It’s special,” Walker said. “Words can’t explain it.” Big East recap UConn’s miracle run began on Tuesday afternoon when the Huskies tipped off the tournament that would eventually finish with the trophy. UConn beat up DePaul 97-71 in the first-round game. Walker scored 26 points, and the Huskies rebounded after a tough Senior Day loss to Notre Dame. The win
over the Cleveland Melvin-less Blue Demons was UConn’s first in the Big East tournament since the 2005 quarterfinals. Next, the Huskies faced No. 8-seed Georgetown. Chris Wright was injured for the Hoyas and UConn took advantage, cruising to a 79-62 win over Georgetown to face No. 1-seeded Pittsburgh. Walker tallied 28 points against the Hoyas. The Huskies beat the Panthers for the first time since 2008 in dramatic fashion. With the game tied at 74 after an Ashton
Gibbs 3-pointer, Walker took the game into his own hands. After a miss and key rebound by Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, UConn was able to hold for the last shot. After Gary McGhee was forced to switch off a screen onto Walker, a couple of fakes sent him falling toward the basket and Walker buried a buzzer beater to send the Huskies into a wild celebration. In a rematch of the 2009 Big East quarterfinals that went six overtimes, UConn faced rival Syracuse in the semifinals. The Huskies blew
Ferriter, John Andreoli and Kevin Vance all recorded an RBI in the game. The Toreros had a ninth inning rally, scoring three runs before Vance ended the comeback and the game. On Friday, San Diego came back with a 3-2 defeat over the Huskies. The one-point loss was quickly avenged with a 4-0 shutout for the Huskies to end the week. Barnes earned his second win of the week and the season, and his second career shutout, allowing only two hits in nine innings. Ahmed scored his 17th RBI of the season. The Huskies now stand at 7-6 and return to play in the colder conditions of Bridgeport, where they’ll take on Sacred Heart on Tuesday afternoon.
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from UCONN'S, page 14 UConn’s 69-66 win against Louisville clinched their seventh Big East tournament championship and 17th Big East title overall. Walker scored 130 points in the five victories. Walker broke the Big East tournament scoring record with his eighth point on Friday night’s win over Syracuse. His 130-point total is the new mark for the most in any conference tournament. Walker scored 20 points or more in four straight games before coming up one point
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a 68-62 lead in the final minutes as the Orange forced overtime. Although Alex Oriakhi fouled out, Jeremy Lamb hit two key floaters to give UConn a 76-71 win. That battle set up the championship fight on center stage Saturday night, where UConn clung to the lead for much of the game, and the Huskies held on to beat Louisville. “People in Connecticut have fallen in love with this team,” Calhoun said. “It’s a special group of kids.”
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Connecticut’s Kemba Walker hugs his mother, Andrea, after an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville at the Big East Championship in New York. Connecticut won the game 69-66.
THE Storrs Side UConn does unthinkable, pulls off five wins in five days By Carmine Colangelo Campus Correspondent Game of the Week: UConn men’s basketball vs. Louisville. With their fifth win in five days, the Huskies persevered on a historic run to become Big East Champions on Saturday, their 17th Big East title. The No. 21 Huskies defeated the No. 14 Cardinals 69-66. The Huskies were led by junior guard Kemba Walker, who had a game-high 19 points to go along with three steals and three assists. Freshman Jeremy Lamb had 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in the contest, and fellow freshman Roscoe Smith had 12 points, seven rebounds – five of which were offensive – and two blocks. Not only did the ninthseeded Huskies make history by winning the championship after winning five games in five days, but Walker also broke the Big East Tournament scoring record with 130 total points, shattering Gerry McNamara’s previous record by 43 points. Rubber Match Victory: UConn men’s baseball at San Diego. At the end of their threegame stand against the Toreros, the
No. 19 Huskies shut them out 4-0 on Saturday, their third shutout victory of the season thus far. Junior Matt Barnes earned his second victory of the season after throwing a complete game, allowing only two hits and striking out two batters over nine scoreless innings. Junior shortstop Nick Ahmed went 2-3 in the game, drawing three walks and scoring a run. Senior first baseman Mike Nemeth went 2-4 Saturday afternoon, driving in one run. In the three game stand against the Toreros, the Huskies won the first game 6-4 and dropped the second game 3-2, before winning the rubber match on Saturday. With the win, the Huskies improve to 7-6. Their next game will be tomorrow at Sacred Heart. Number of the Week: Four. Senior Lauren Gunning and freshman Lauren Kahn had four goals each on Saturday for the UConn women’s lacrosse team to help lead the Huskies to a 19-11 victory over Sacred Heart. With the win over the Pioneers, the Huskies improve to 5-1 on the season. Their next game is Saturday, March 19 at home against Rutgers.
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Kemba Walker and his Connecticut teammates won’t get much time to catch their breath before traveling to Washington, D.C., for a first-round matchup with Bucknell. The Huskies (26-9), a No. 3 seed, will play the Patriot League-champion Bison (24-8) Thursday in the West region. That’s the same region that has produced both of UConn’s national championship teams and all three of the school’s Final Four squads. No. 21 UConn enters the NCAA tournament off one of the most incredible and grueling tournament championships in history. The Huskies won their seventh Big East title by winning five games in as many days, four against ranked opponents — No. 22 Georgetown, No. 3 Pittsburgh, No. 11 Syracuse and No. 14 Louisville. But coach Jim Calhoun said he doesn’t think fatigue will be a factor going into the NCAA tournament. After a good Sunday night of rest, the Huskies should be ready to go, he said. “They’re kids,” he said. “We’re not going to shorten practice. We’re going to go like we always would, preparing for an NCAA tournament.” The Huskies, who won the Maui Invitational at the beginning of their season, and the Big East tournament to finish it, had a lot of ups and downs in between. The team had a six-game winning streak in January that included victories over Texas, Villanova and Tennessee. They also lost four of their last five regular-season games, and were projected as a mid-level seed before the Big East tournament. “We were a good team in the league,” Calhoun said. “But to be a No. 3 seed, obviously our work this past week really paid off.” Walker said while the Big East tournament was tough, he thinks it has helped prepare the young team to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament. “I think we just got more focused,” he said. “We tuned things up. We did all the small things. As a team, we did things that won’t show up on the stat sheet, and we’ve just got to keep that up.” The team uses five freshman and had three — Jeremy Lamb, Shabazz Napier and Roscoe Smith — play significant roles. Napier said all of them grew up during the last five days. “I didn’t realize that until we played Pittsburgh, and our captain, Donell Beverly said, ‘Everyone seemed like they were mature out there,’” he said. “And then, when we won the Big East, I was like, ‘Wow.’” Calhoun cautioned the team about being overconfident against Bucknell, a team he acknowledges he knows little about. He noted that after winning in Maui, the Huskies came back home and trailed at halftime of their next game against New Hampshire. Walker said the freshmen will need to play well again if the Huskies hope to advance to Anaheim and beyond.
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Bracket-busting Bucknell draws UConn in NCAAs (AP) – Watch out Connecticut: Bucknell hopes to pull off another upset in the NCAA tournament. Back in the NCAAs for the first time since 2006, the Bison (25-8) drew a No. 14 seed in the West region and a first-round game Thursday in Washington against the third-seeded Huskies (26-9). Connecticut won the Big East tournament. Bucknell stormed through the Patriot League to secure its first conference title and NCAA bid since the school’s tourney runs in the mid-2000s. Under coach Pat Flannery, the Bison stunned Kansas in the first round of the 2005 tourney and followed up with a first-round upset of Arkansas the following season. Flannery has since retired, but coach Dave Paulsen has Bucknell humming again just three years after taking over. The Bison have talked about creating their own legacy, though they also embrace the previous squads that achieved such lofty goals for a brainy Patriot League school. “Every single guy in that locker room is here because of the old 2005-06 teams,” Paulsen
said. “They came to Bucknell because Bucknell won games — and that’s our only goal.” Paulsen, though, readily admits he has a monumental task in preparing for UConn guard Kemba Walker, who led the Huskies to an unprecedented five wins in five days to take the Big East’s automatic bid. Walker will likely see a lot of Bucknell’s Bryan Cohen, the Patriot League defensive player of the year. The Bison practiced Sunday before gathering for the NCAA selection show — though Paulsen said he nearly forgot he had responsibilities, too, after practice for the school’s watch party. This is his first time in the NCAAs, after all. “Oh my gosh, I’ve got to get changed for the selection show,” he said in recalling his slip-up. “How cool is that?” While last decade’s Bucknell teams won with a tough zone defense, Paulsen’s squad plays a stiff man-to-man but also has a dangerous offensive weapon in forward-center Mike Muscala. He can play in the post or skip out to hit mid-range jumpers.
» INSIDE SPORTS TODAY P.13: Bucknell is looking for the upset. / P.12: Baseball goes 5-2 over break. / P.11: Let the Madness begin.
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Men’s basketball wins five in five days to take home Big East crown
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NEW YORK — He almost broke down. After five games in five days, it looked as though the grind had finally taken a toll on coach Jim Calhoun. But the 25-year coach of the UConn men’s basketball team, like his Huskies, didn’t give in to the fatigue and roller coaster of emotions. “What these kids have accomplished during this week is,” Calhoun said, before pausing for a moment. But before Calhoun let his emotions get the best of him, he collected himself, and finished. “It’s been as moving for me as anything I can possibly think of,” Calhoun said. UConn, the No. 9 seed in the Big East tournament, had enough gas left in the tank, and capped off a “moving” week in dramatic fashion, defeating third-seeded Louisville 69-66 in the championship game before 19,375 at Madison Square Garden. It is the school’s seventh Big East tournament championship, and the Huskies’ run of five wins in as many days is the first time any team has accomplished the feat in a conference tournament. Kemba Walker was named tournament MVP.
Senior captain Donnell Beverly, junior captain and Big East championship MVP Kemba Walker and senior center Charles Okwandu hoist the conference title trophy following their 69-66 victory over Louisville at Madison Square Garden.
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UConn’s marathon run redefines history By Colin McDonough Senior Staff Writer NEW YORK — The UConn men’s basketball team made history in so many ways this past week on its way to a stunning Big East tournament championship. The Huskies became the first team in college basketball history to win a conference tournament by winning five games in five days. The school is also the first college to win the conference championship in football, women’s basketball and men’s basketball in the
same year. UConn’s feat of five his tiredness. wins in five days looked to be in “Am I?” Napier said. “I’m so jeopardy in the second half, when tired, man. So tired.” Louisville took a Kemba Walker 40-38 lead after an scored 19 points in 8-0 run to start the the title game to add second half. Fatigue to his historic total. looked to set in for It wasn’t easy for the Huskies who Walker, who finally trailed by one point admitted he was with less than a mintired. ute remaining in the “Now that the championship game. tournament is over Notebook Shabazz Napier I can tell you that fought exhaustion to hit two free I was definitely tired,” Walker throws with three seconds left to said. “With about two minutes make it 69-66. Napier seemed left I was gassed, but you know surprised to even be asked about I just wanted to win this game
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so bad that you know my heart took over.” Coach Jim Calhoun said after the semifinals that the coaching staff would try to trick the players into not feeling out of gas and that the Huskies could do something no team ever did before. “I think we’re leaving feeling different about ourselves,” Calhoun said. “They should, knowing the history of college basketball, as I’ve been told all day it kind of gave you a feeling that it wouldn’t happen, but it did happen.”
Up next... the NCAA Tournament First Round Thursday, Washington, D.C. 7:40 p.m., TNT UConn, the No. 3 seed in the West Region, will be taking on the fourteneeth-seeded Bucknell Bison. The Bison finished the year 25-8, with a 13-1 mark in Patriot League play. The Bison are no stranger to the 14/3 upset, as they knocked off third-seeded Kansas in 2005, 64-63.
Record: 25-8, 13-1 Patriot Tournament teams beaten: Boston University, Richmond Bad losses: Army, St. Francis (PA), Wagner
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Huskies win fourth straight Big East Tournament coach Geno Auriemma. “I thought the first half was real difficult to get anything done at both ends of the floor. We kind of regrouped, HARTFORD — An old mantra and when we came back out in in sports is that it is very tough to the first five minutes of the secbeat the same team three times ond half, we set the tone for the in one season, especially if that rest of the game.” opponent is a conference rival. Dolson, Moore and Bria Try telling that to the Huskies. Hartley took home hardware for The No. 1 UConn the All-Tournament women’s basketball team. The Huskies team beat No. 10 beat Georgetown, Notre Dame for the Rutgers and then third time this sea- UConn Dame on con73 Notre son in the Big East secutive days to win tournament cham- Notre Dame 64 the tournament. pionship game. The “It feels great to Huskies took down the Fighting know that this is our first Big East Irish 73-64 at the XL Center in championship,” Dolson said. “It Hartford. UConn moved to 32-1 feels great to be a part of it.” on the season and clinched their “It’s been definitely the most 17th conference tournament title difficult year, but we have shown and fourth straight. some resiliency, overcoming Stefanie Dolson tied her some odds,” Moore said. career high with 24 points, and The Huskies’ short bench forced although there were chants of Dolson to play all 40 minutes. “MVP” when Dolson was at the “I think it’s hard to win chamfree throw line in the last minute, pionships if you don’t have someMaya Moore received tournament what of a consistent scoring threat Most Outstanding Player honors. inside,” Auriemma said. “I think Moore scored 22 points and had what Stefanie has done has given five rebounds in the final. us a little bit of a comfort level “It was a real struggle,” said that we didn’t have September,
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October, November, December.” Moore agreed that with the short bench, UConn needed every big play they could get to sink Notre Dame. “We need every single person to contribute tonight, and I thought we did a really good job, especially in the second half, of hitting big shots,” Moore said. The loss continued Notre Dame’s frustration with UConn. “Well, obviously it’s just losing period,” said Skylar Diggins. “I think this team had the mindset that we were going to win. Obviously playing against a team like UConn, three times losing, is very frustrating.” The Fighting Irish hung around with the Huskies and were losing by one point at halftime. But they could not get over the hump, and UConn made them pay in the second half. With less than 14 minutes, UConn opened up a 47-40 lead. Moore blocked a shot and Hartley picked up the loose ball to make it nine. After a missed shot by Diggins, Moore swished a 3-pointer from the corner to make it 52-40. Muffet McGraw was forced to call her last timeout
of the game. It capped an 11-0 run for Notre Dame. Tiffany Hayes and Hartley each had three fouls at halftime, but neither fouled out and McGraw thought it may have affected Notre Dame negatively. “That was our hope, and maybe that’s why we missed so many shots. We were trying so hard to get them to foul us,” McGraw said. The Irish shot 33.8 percent on the night. With 5:27 left, Brittany Mallory cut it to a 58-55 UConn lead with two free throws. With 4:51 left, Moore hit a jumper to extend the lead to five, then with 2:26 left, Dolson cleaned up a Moore miss to make it 66-59. The Huskies hit five of seven free throws down the stretch to end the game. Diggins did not score until the 4:31 mark in the first half and without any points from her, the Irish held a one-point lead. She made her first field goal a minute and a half into the second half and finished the game with 14 points.
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SWEET 16 SECOND FIRST 1. Kansas 16. Boston U.
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1. Pittsburgh 16. UNC-A./UALR 8. Butler 9. Old Dominion 5. Kansas St. 12. Utah St.
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