Volume CXVIII No. 155
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UConn a ghost town on Spring Weekend
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Monday, April 25, 2011
MONEY CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
The eight-year courtship between Kate and William is a romantic saga.
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BEATDOWN ON GEORGETOWN
Huskies win three straight games against Hoyas. SPORTS/ page 14 EDITORIAL: WHY DE-ESCALATION TASK FORCE CANNOT CLAIM VICTORY Rain, Easter kept crowds at bay.
COMMENTARY/ page 4
INSIDE NEWS: COALITION TO RALLY FOR HEALTH CARE NETWORK Advocates rally to support Connecticut’s planned SustiNet health care system. NEWS/ page 2
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Students walk through a near-empty Celeron Apartments, the traditional site of Spring Weekend’s Friday night festivities.
By Brian Zahn Associate News Editor UConn police made no arrests on the final night of Spring Weekend, which means only 17 arrests were made this weekend. Police said in a news release that this is a “significant and dramatic” decrease in arrests from 2010, where 39 arrests were made on the Saturday night of Spring Weekend, and 84 arrests during the entire
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weekend. The two largest factors in the decrease in arrests are the administration’s efforts to deescalate the event with a voluntary moratorium, and the event coinciding with Easter weekend. Guests were barred from eating in dining halls or staying in rooms during the weekend, and the university hired troopers to perform vehicle checks on all cars on the road. All university-sanctioned events were canceled, as Vice President of Student Affairs
John Saddlemire said that the events did not discourage visitors with “nothing to lose” from putting the students and the community in danger. UConn police made nine arrests on Friday, according to police. Police said in a news release that the arrests they consider to have taken place as part of Spring Weekend took place between 4 p.m. and 3 a.m. On the Friday night of Spring Weekend in 2010, UConn police made 34 arrests.
Police said that crowds were “significantly smaller” at the Celeron Square Apartment complex. Three arrests were made for pot charges, seven less than Thursday night of Spring Weekend. Another hree arrests were made for stealing property. The sharp decline is because of the administration’s decision to de-escalate Spring Weekend, a UConn tradition that encourages students to drink in an effort to
unwind before Finals Week. In addition to hiring state police and troopers and banning guests, the administration canceled all university-sanctioned events for the weekend, encouraging students to return home. In a poll on The Daily Campus’ website, 123 respondents of 205 – 60 percent – say that they disagree with the administration’s decision to de-escalate the event.
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Professor accused of making racist slur in class By Purbita Saha Staff Writer A UConn professor is taking diversity training and being monitored by the anthropology department after a student filed a complaint against him and alleging that he made racial slurs during class. “I think these issues are very sensitive, but very important for our society and for the discipline of anthropology,” said Sally McBrearty, the head of the anthropology department. “I took the student’s complaint very, very seriously.” She said the professor has been reprimanded and was made
to apologize to his students during lecture. She also said that he is working with the AACC and Office of Diversity and Equity to remedy the situation. Professor Benjamin Purzycki teaches Anthropology 1000, “Other People’s Worlds.” The aim of the course is to analyze contemporary social problems and racial issues. Three weeks ago, Purzycki began his lecture by discussing the cultural relevance of the “N-word.” To further his point, Purzycki also showed the class examples of how the n-word has been manifested in pop culture. First, Purzycki told a story of how back in the day, one of his African-American cowork-
ers used to call him the n-word. He said that his friend used the word as a term of endearment, even though he himself is white. Purzycki then displayed various instances of when the N-word is used and readily accepted in the media. The samples that he used included posters with the N-word superimposed above the images of Richard Pryor and the Pope. Finally, Purzycki played an uncensored clip from Chris Rock’s expletive-ridden skit “N***** vs. Black People.” Ozzie Gooding, a 6th-semester exploratory major, is one of the few African American students in Purzycki’s class. He said that he felt the professor’s presentation was unpro-
UConn offers new BA degree
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Police offers converse outside of Celeron Square Apartments Friday night. Only nine arrests were made throughout the night, down from 34 arrests the year before.
The Provost’s Environment Committee, along with other representatives from the UConn community, has developed a proposal for a new major, a B.A. degree in environmental studies. The new Bachelor of Arts degree will be available to students in either the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) or the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR). With assistance from the university community, Provost Dr. Peter Nicholls “leads the development and the realization of the University’s academic agenda and works closely with Deans and department heads to ensure the university is implementing programs that foster its academic mission and vision.”
The proposed draft states, “The Environmental Studies major is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to understand the interactions between human society and the environment.” A sub-committee, which was developed in order to create the proposal, consists of faculty members in multiple departments: Peter Baldwin of History, Jack Clausen of Natural Resources and the Environment, Kathy Segerson of Economics and Sydney Plum of English. With over 100 undergraduate majors already available at UConn, the environmental studies major will give students an even wider choice of majors based on his or her interests and career goals. The major will bring a new seminar to UConn,
titled “Environmental Studies Capstone Seminar,” which “will focus on environmental issues with interdisciplinary dimensions.” The proposed major will also bring an additional course to students, titled “Introduction to Environmental Studies,” which will have to be taken by all students in the major if the proposal is accepted. The major will consist of the new seminar, three science courses with associated labs, five courses from the humanities and social sciences departments and 15 credits of electives. Under advisement, students may also be given the chance to develop an individualized concentration that fits into the major. A list of approved concentrations will be adopted
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fessional ,and that he was close to walking out of the lecture. But instead of making a scene, Gooding decided to take action later on. He went to see Sally McBrearty, the head of the anthropology department, and relayed his thoughts on the situation to her. He said that she was dismissive, however, and that she made him feel like no one was taking him seriously. So he went to the associate dean’s office and filed a complaint in regard to Purzycki. McBrearty, meanwhile, said she was not dismissive toward Gooding, and that she spent a countless number of hours dealing with the situation. Gooding said that the profes-
sor’s discussion on race was not productive, as it further perpetuated racial stereotypes. He is particularly sensitive to the N-word and believes that no one should use it. He also said that the lecture was painful because it was presented in a comedic way that made many of the students in the class laugh. “It’s hard enough being a minority in class and on campus,” Gooding said, “so if you’re gonna talk about race, be serious about it.” Gooding is the Multicultural and Diversity senator for USG, is involved with Black Students’ Association and plans to join the National Association for
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» POLICE LOG
Jamal Coombs-McDaniel arrested for possession of marijuana, paraphernalia By Brian Zahn Associate News Editor Jamal Coombs-McDaniel, a 6-foot-7 forward for the UConn men’s basketball team, was arrested at 10:23 Thursday night on Jonathan Way and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Officers responded to Merritt building in Hilltop Apartments for a narcotics complaint. Coombs-McDaniel, a sophomore from Dorchester, Mass. and two others had 5.6 grams of marijuana, a marijuana grinder
and a package of cigars used to smoke marijuana. His cour date is May 5 and his bond wa posted for $500 He was arrested with Shakwaan Simpkins, 19, o Boston and Stanley Winn, 19 also of Boston. “We are aware of the arres of Jamal Coombs-McDaniel but beyond that have no furthe comment at this time,” the ath letic department said in a state ment.
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What’s on at UConn today... Physics Seminar 4 to 5:30 p.m. Gant Science Complex P-121 Dr. Puneet Khetarpal will present “Beyond the Born Approximation: The Two Photon Exchange Experiment in CLAS.”
Baseball Game 3 to 6 p.m. J.O Christian Field The UConn baseball team will play Quinnapiac this afternoon.
Disney at UConn 7 to 8 p.m. SU 322 Disney at UConn is for students interested in applying for internships or jobs at Disney.
Among Men Discussion Group 7 to 8 p.m. SU 319 Among Men is a support group for men who like men or think they might.
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DAILY BRIEFING » STATE
Coalition to rally for health care network
HARTFORD (AP) — Advocates for universal health care plan to rally at the state Capitol in an attempt to save Connecticut’s planned SustiNet system. The SustiNet system would initially pool everyone from state employees and retirees to the uninsured and needy into a single health care system. Advocates say it could potentially save the state $226 million to $277 million a year. Municipalities, private employers and individuals would eventually be allowed to enroll. A quasi-governmental agency would oversee the system. But Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has voiced concerns over the cost and says the state might want to wait to see what’s happening with the federal reform plans before committing to Sustinet.
Manchester man faces sentencing for body armor
HARTFORD (AP) — A Manchester man is facing sentencing for possessing body armor as a violent felon. Waheed Islam is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty in January to possession of body armor by a violent felon. Prosecutors say Islam placed an order with an overseas company for a bulletproof vest. Authorities say they learned of the shipment, intercepted the package and monitored its delivery to Islam’s residence, where he accepted delivery of the package. Authorities say Islam had previously been convicted of multiple felony crimes of violence, including assault and robbery.
Lawmakers to take up dropout age bill
HARTFORD (AP) — A bill that seeks to boost the high school dropout age in Connecticut faces a key vote in the General Assembly. The Appropriations Committee is scheduled Monday to act on the legislation, which Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has asked of lawmakers. Supporters hope that by requiring high school students to remain in school until graduation or age 18, the state can reduce high school dropout rates. Some opponents are concerned that the bill might harm students in alternative programs who’ve had negative experiences in a traditional high school. Under current law, Connecticut teens can drop out at 16 if a parent or guardian gives written consent. That age is schedule to change to 17 on July 1 because of another law passed in 2009.
» NATIONAL
Sony ‘rebuilding’ PlayStation Network after outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Sony Corp. said it is rebuilding its PlayStation Network to bring it back online after an “external intrusion” caused it to suspend the service. The company said it turned off the service, which lets gamers connect in live play, so that it could strengthen its network infrastructure. Qriocity — the company’s online entertainment platform — was also affected. “Though this task is time-consuming, we decided it was worth the time necessary to provide the system with additional security,” the company said in a blog post Saturday. An email message to the company seeking further details was not immediately returned. The PlayStation Network and Qriocity had been turned off Wednesday evening so that the company could investigate an external intrusion. The company said the following day that it could take a “full day or two” to get the service back up and running. On Saturday, the company said in a blog post that it was “working around the clock” to bring the services back online. “We thank you for your patience to date and ask for a little more while we move towards completion of this project,” the company said in the post.
2 top officers of US Navy ship relieved of duties
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Navy says two top officers of a Virginia-based ship have been relieved of their duties after an investigation into hazing and other incidents aboard the vessel. The Navy says Cmdr. Etta Jones, the commanding officer of the Norfolk-based Ponce, was relieved Saturday because she failed to properly investigate, report and hold sailors accountable for hazing incidents. The Navy says she also failed to properly handle a handgun during a security alert, which endangered some of her crew. The Navy says Lt. Cmdr. Kurt Boenisch, the ship’s executive officer, was removed because of his failure to provide support to the command and commanding officer. In January, an officer was fired from his command of the Norfolkbased USS Enterprise amid an investigation into lewd videos broadcast aboard the ship.
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Urban buildings unplug from water grid SEATTLE (AP) — In one of Seattle’s most urban neighborhoods, a small elementary school is trying to wean itself off the city’s water grid. The classroom toilet composts and treats waste on site rather than flushing it into city sewer pipes. Water washed down sinks doesn’t flow into storm drains but recirculates to a 14-foot-high wall filled with plants, which will eventually soak it all up. For now, excess flows through the wall. Plenty of “green” buildings strive to generate as much energy as they use, but Bertschi School’s new science building is one of dozens nationwide taking it a step further. They’re attempting to unplug from the municipal water and sewer system to collect, recycle and reuse water and wastewater on site, a concept often referred to as net zero water. The U.S. Army has a goal for several installations to reach zero water, energy and waste use, and last week it designated Fort Riley in Kansas, Camp Rilea in Oregon and Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, among others, to be net zero water. It also named other installations to strive for net zero use for energy and waste. This month, the University of Miami broke ground on a college dormitory that will reuse all water from showers, toilets and laundry for everything except drinking and cooking. With a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers are developing an onsite system to convert wastewater into potable water while treating for pharmaceuticals and other contaminants. “Water is a looming issue after energy,” said James Englehardt, a professor of environmental engineering at the University of Miami who is spearheading the project. “Energy and water are intimately linked. We have plenty of water, but it takes a lot of energy to purify it.” Despite Seattle’s image as the land of plenty of rain, water conservation is a concern here because summer months can typically be dry. Proponents say the Seattle school project and others like it recognize water as a precious
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A county-mandated sign at a sink warns students not to drink the water in a science classroom at the Bertschi School in Seattle. The school’s new science building is one of several dozen nationwide that recycle and manage rainwater and wastewater on site, including using filtered and treated rainwater in sinks and taps.
resource. Treating waste and runoff on site also means reducing the land, infrastructure, energy and chemicals needed to convey water to faucets and later to treat what flows down toilets and bathtubs. “People are recognizing the limitation of the planet and what’s available,” said Eden Brukman, vice president of the International Living Building Institute, which runs the “Living Building Challenge,” considered the most rigorous green-building perfor-
mance standards. In the U.S., two projects in Eureka, Mo., and Rhinebeck, N.Y., have been certified as living buildings. In Washington state, Seattle and Clark County have pilot programs to promote buildings that meet those standards. The Bertschi School, which opened in February — as well as a midrise building being built in Seattle by the Bullitt Foundation — are aiming for living building status.
Designed to be self-sustaining in the energy, water and waste use, the school’s new science building collects rainwater in cisterns. A plant-covered roof slows stormwater runoff, which can carry contaminants into rivers and streams. The building is set up to treat gray water to drinking standards, but it is still drawing water from the city water supply because of public health regulations.
Student hopes incident will draw attention to racism on campus from PROFESSOR, page 1 the Advancement of Colored People in the near future. He considers himself to be an activist and wants to instigate unity on campus, said that Purzycki’s lecture made him feel outraged for the entire African-American community on campus. By bringing more attention to the incident, Gooding believes that he can expose any racist undertones at UConn. He said that he wants other students to be able to relate to his situation. “I’ve seen a lot and been through a lot,” Gooding said.
“I’m not gonna let anybody harm my civil rights.” Will Kennedy, a 3rd-semester exploratory major, is also enrolled in Purzycki’s class. Kennedy said that he felt uncomfortable during the lecture as well, even though he is white. He said that he thinks that Purzycki did not intend to be racist and that he was trying to reveal the cultural importance of the n-word. Kennedy suggested that the professor should use a disclaimer or open the floor up for discussion to allow the class to hear more than one perspective on the n-word.
“He was trying to challenge our views of culture,” Kennedy said. But by having so much vulgarity in the presentation, Kennedy said that the professor desensitized the word and stereotyped African Americans. He said that it was the only time this semester that Purzycki didn’t get his point across, as a lot of the students misinterpreted his point. Other UConn students who are not in Purzycki’s class also chimed in on the issue. David Daniels, a 4th-semester psychology major, and Shanice Ricketts, a 4th-semester com-
munications major, are involved with the African American Cultural Center. They both said that the professor’s words were probably taken out of context and that it is viable for the n-word to be used for educational purposes. “As a minority you should expect a level of uncomfortableness,” Daniels said. Furthermore, the two students said that they were surprised that Gooding did not speak to the professor before filing his complaint.
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Major will focus on marine ecosystems at Avery Point from UCONN, page 1 based on the recommendations of members of faculty who are interested in becoming involved with the major. The major will be available at
the Storrs campus along with the Avery Point Campus, where the major will take a more aquatic approach, with “ambitious collaborations between the Avery Point faculty and U.S. EPA Long Island Sound Study will be explored.”
Students wishing to contact UConn regarding the new major are encouraged to speak with one of the contact faculty members. Contact faculty members include Kent Holsinger, professor and acting head of the Department
of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Michael Willig, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Center for Environmental Sciences and
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Some dairy farmers not keen on settlement
Monday, April 25, 2011
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FAIRFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Some dairy farmers aren’t sweet on part of a proposed $30 million settlement with a giant dairy processor that they say could hurt their income. The proposal would settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit filed in 2009 by five Northeastern dairy farms, who accused Dallas-based Dean Foods Co., Kansas City, Mo.based cooperative Dairy Farmers of America and its marketing affiliate Dairy Marketing Services of working together to dominate the milkbuying market and hold down prices paid to farmers. Among the critics of the proposed $30 million deal: Howard Howrigan, a dairyman from Fairfield, who fears the move could lower prices paid to farmers if Dean starts shopping elsewhere. “When farmers work together, we all do better,” said Howrigan, a member of St. Albans Cooperative Creamery, which has 450 members and is part of DFA. “That’s marketing our milk collectively. That’s why co-ops were established, that’s why co-ops are still strong, still market the bulk of the milk in the U.S. “And so it goes against that premise,” he said of the proposed settlement.
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants coerced farmers into joining Dairy Farmers of America to get access to bottling plants owned by Dean Foods and that they conspired to artificially lower the price of milk paid to farmers, Vermont assistant attorney general Sarah London said in 2009. To settle the suit, Dean would pay $30 million that could be divided among 5,000 to 10,000 farmers as well as the attorneys in the case, the plaintiffs’ lawyers say. A federal judge in Burlington is reviewing the settlement. It covers Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The proposal also includes a deal that would require Dean get 10 to 20 percent of the raw milk it buys for three Northeastern plants from sources other than DMS for 30 months. The plaintiffs say the provision would jumpstart competition, but DFA and DMS object. “It’s the old strategy where you divide and conquer. What they want to do break up this DMS system where we go to the customers as one unified
voice. Anytime you have farmers working together it’s dangerous for them,” said Mark Magnan, a Fairfield dairy farmer who is on the board of the St. Albans Coop and a DMS director. They are not opposed to Dean settling but say the provision takes business from their farmers and gives it to someone else, said Steven Kuney, a Washingtonbased lawyer for DFA and DMS. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss appears to be lukewarm on the provision. She said she is likely to sever it from the settlement or said the two parties could. “I’m optimistic,” Howrigan AP said. Cows are seen in Harold Howrigan’s barn in Fairfield, Vt. Some dairy farmers aren’t sweet on parts of a proposed Kit Pierson, a Washington$30 million settlement with Dallas-based Dean Foods that would require the national dairy processor to temporarily based attorney for the plaintiffs, buy some of its milk in the Northeast from independent farmers. Howrigan, a longtime dairyman from Fairfield, said he doesn’t mind if the judge says dairy farmers do better when they work together and that the deal could lead to lower dairy prices paid to severs the provision since Dean farmers. says it has started to get milk paid to farmers. by the lawsuit, he said. from some independent farmers. “How long are they going to have a “They could come back and say “If Dean is moving in that direction we’re getting X amount of pounds sour taste in their mouth after shelling anyway ...,” he said. Dean also says it intends to honor any at this price, why do we have to pay out $30 million? They’re going to look supply agreements with DFA and DMS you more?” he said of the St. Albans to recoup that from the market or in the process of selling milk,” said Howrigan, Cooperative. under the provision. Dean could also decide to look who thinks he may be eligible for monBut Howrigan worries that such competition could lead to lower prices elsewhere for milk if it’s disgruntled etary part of the settlement.
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Why de-escalation task force cannot claim victory
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pring Weekend 2011 has come and passed. Fake Spring Weekend 2011 has done the same. Now, as a community, we’re able to look back and determine if the administration’s plan for de-escalation was successful or unsuccessful. The diminished crowds, increased police presence and small number of arrests all seem like a pretty good argument for the administration’s success. However, given the fact that it was Easter weekend and that the weather was pretty uninviting, it’s impossible to tell if de-escalation actually worked. Both Spring Weekend and the weekend prior saw heavy police presence on campus. There were checkpoints on the roads leading into the university, and scattered throughout campus and surrounding areas. Due to the attempt to shift the Spring Weekend parties to the weekend of April 16, that weekend was treated as a second Spring Weekend by police and campus officials alike. However, the checkpoints on that weekend were most likely unnecessary. It wasn’t the “real” Spring Weekend, and most proponents of Spring Weekend want the tradition to continue; the weekend of April 16 is not tradition. What actually occurred was just a regular weekend at UConn. The checkpoints this past weekend, on the other hand, worked pretty smoothly. Most UConn students passed through easily, and most off-campus visitors (including news crews) were turned away on the spot. The crowds were smaller, and the arrests were down significantly from 2010. Only 17 people were arrested all weekend compared to 84 last year. However, two major factors also helped contribute to the smaller Spring Weekend crowds: Easter and the weather. Easter, one of the most important Christian holidays, played a part in siphoning many students away from Storrs and back to their homes to be with family. While some may argue that college students aren’t as religious as they used to be – or if they are, they’re not necessarily Christian – many families still gather to celebrate Easter together. Weather also had a hand in diminishing the crowds. For most of the weekend, it was gloomy, gray, cold and wet. It rained on and off for most of Saturday, and the other days weren’t much better. When faced with the decision of being outdoors, getting soaked and having a miserable time while drinking, or staying inside, keeping dry and having a good time with friends while drinking, it seems pretty clear which of the two scenarios is more appealing. So while optimists, especially those in the administration, may take the diminished crowds and decreased numbers of arrests to mean that they’ve squashed Spring Weekend once and for all, they shouldn’t jump to such conclusions so quickly. While the increased police presence seemed to work well, the miserable weather coupled with Easter weekend also played a part in the de-escalation. If these policies are in effect next year, when Spring Weekend does not coincide with Easter, that’s when they’ll be put to the test. Only then will we be able to know if Spring Weekend has actually been de-escalated, or if it’s just another in a long list of futile attempts. 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.
The decision to close Celeron Friday night was the second worst legal decision in Good Friday history. And it’s a pretty close call for first. I think my family’s Easter get-together was crazier than UConn’s Spring Weekend. I hoped Spring Weekend would pull a Jesus and resurrect on Easter Sunday Dear freshmen: Spring Weekend isn’t a real thing. It’s an annual prank we pull on you guys to make you think UConn is cool. Gotcha! UConn made the Yahoo news front page for NOT partying this weekend....things are looking up for my degree. I’m gonna miss the week-long installment of the police blotter. Are you a guy or a girl? If you’re a girl, I’ll marry you. If you’re a guy... well, same-sex marriage is legal in Connecticut. I’ll make an exception. Saw my TA at carriage... I accidentally told him that I would give him a bad evaluation if he didn’t give me an A. I may have been drunk, but I wasn’t lying. You know Spring Weekend isn’t completely dead when your boss leaves out cookies with a note that says, “Careful, there’s rum in the glaze!”
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ongratulations, UConn seniors. You’ve just celebrated your final Spring Weekend, you’re putting the finishing touches on your final papers and projects, you’ve purchased your caps and gowns, you’re asking for those final letters of recommendation from professors you most admire, you’re sorting your books into three piles – garbage, sell-back and keep. Hopefully, you’ve got full bellies from Easter brunch with family, and while you were home you probably had THE conversation with your parents that went something like this: Mom: “So, sweetie, it’s almost over. Are you excited?” By Ryan Gilbert You: “Of Staff Columnist course. I mean, I’m going to miss it, but it feels good to be finished.” Dad: “What do you have planned for the summer, kiddo? Going to try and make some money? Get on your own two feet?” You: “Uh, yeah, I guess so. I’ll probably just come home and chill out for a while. Figure some things out. I’m sure I’ll be able to work at (insert obscure chain restaurant/retail store here) for a bit before I go get a real job.” Mom: “That sounds fine, sweetie.” Dad: (choking on a piece of
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delicious honey-glazed ham) “Uh-huh.” Putting my superlative knack for dialogue aside, this is a legitimate conversation being had by countless 20-somethings and their parents across the country. Right now, we live in a bubble. We’re surrounded by our friends, we have clear, concise daily schedules that let us know where we need to be and at what times, we have our minimum-wage paying jobs on or off-campus that allow us to buy pizza, wings and beer, and, most importantly, we have the big ol’ safety net: home. The course of action for
“Right now we live in a bubble. We... buy pizza, wings and beer, and, most importantly, we have the big ol’ safety net: home.” young adults has been rather simple for quite some time: you graduate high school, you go to a first-rate college, you get your degree and then you get the perfect job and earn a ton of money. Unfortunately, the numbers have retreated on this best-case scenario. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 12.8 million young
people under the age of 30 are either unemployed, working part-time or working at a job that doesn’t require a college degree at places like Starbucks or Abercrombie & Fitch. These standard food service and retail jobs were once primarily held by our younger peers and, obviously, don’t require the degrees we’ve spent, on average, four years and $40,000 trying to earn. The present, delicate economy, continuing recession, bleak unemployment numbers and the slow-moving stimulus have sent undulations of doubt throughout the country, and this apprehension about where to go from here has induced many preeminent employers to either slow down or halt their hiring processes. So where are all of these newly-minted college graduates going? Well, according to collegegrad.com, a website committed to helping recent grads acquire entrylevel jobs, 80 percent of 2010 college graduates moved back home. Also worth noting, the United States military recently fulfilled all of its recruitment goals for the first time since it became an all-volunteer force in the early 1970s, according to the Pentagon. Now, not all of the news is grim and unrelenting. For instance, President Barack Obama and Congress expected record-breaking unemployment amidst college graduates back in February and have allocated billions of dollars
for youth jobs and training. Also, the National Association of Colleges and Employers says that most companies are planning to hire 8 percent more recent graduates this year. Some states have legislated subminimum wages specifically for young adults matriculated into internships and apprenticeships which should encourage more employers to select from the vast and ever-growing pool of educated, eager, and resilient college graduates desperate for opportunities greater than learning how to build the perfect Caramel Macchiato or dress the most in vogue mannequin in the mall. Forbes Magazine published a story in January detailing what kind of work would be most enticing and rewarding to college students. Laurence Shatkin, Michael Farr, and LaVerne L. Ludden, authors of “200 Best Jobs for College Graduates,” have good news for system and data analysts, sales agents, public relation specialists, school counselors, legal assistants and computer support specialists. So, if you are an art history major, I have your first tip: Starbucks likes the milk steamed to 170 degrees Fahrenheit.
Staff Columnist Ryan Gilbert is a 6th-semester journalism major. He can be reached at Ryan.Gilbert@UConn.edu.
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Aries - Celebrate. Heed the voice of experience. Discipline is required. Draw upon hidden resources. Others are saying nice things about you. Provide excellent service. Store away extra provisions. Taurus - Welcome a loved one’s assistance, and pay it forward. It’s a good time to start an adventure you’ve been wanting. The more you learn, the more you value true friends. Gemini - Continue your studies, and, with a loved one’s encouragement, your career takes off like a rocket. Focus on skills that provide profit. Wear your power suit, and gather riches.
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Cancer - Listen to what your partner wants, and see how you can fulfill it. You have the self-discipline to make things happen. Accept their gratitude. What comes around goes around. Leo - Be thrifty and patient, and your respectful past treatment of others earn you kudos now. Keep furthering your education, no matter your age. Inquire among friends for opportunities. Virgo - Rearrange things for greater efficiency. Write in your journal. Stay on track with the help of a friend. Stand up for what you know is right. Shift expectations.
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Libra - Your charm is captivating. Say the magic words, and ask for what you want. Collect an old debt. Work starts to pay off. Accept another assignment for a bonus. Scorpio - Postpone expensive socializing. Patience and courtesy are worthwhile practices. You’re the stabilizing influence. Share the love with others ... and invite them on a picnic. Sagittarius - Communication is key and so is intuition. Keep working towards your goals, even if at times it feels like there’s no progress. Don’t give up. Do what’s required. Capricorn - Break through the myth of the “starving artist.” You can be creative and make money at the same time. Invest in love. Use your imagination. Study what you love. Aquarius - New information changes your choice. The more precision, the more profit. Your common sense comes in handy. Keep the energy flowing, and practice steadily. Money comes in. Pisces - You may not think so, but you’re looking good. Keep feeding your inner good wolf, so that it’s louder than the bad one.
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Giffords standing on own, trying to improve gait PHOENIX (AP) — Doctors say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords can walk a little and is even trying to improve her gait. But the report Sunday in The Arizona Republic adds the congresswoman herself is planning to “walk a mountain.” Giffords uses her left side and has begun making limited use of her right arm and leg, a common effect of a bullet wound on the left side of the brain, said Dr. Gerard Francisco, chief medical officer at Houston’s TIRR Memorial Hermann who works with Giffords daily. “Her left side is perfect,” said Pia Carusone, her legislative chief of staff. “She can do whatever you can do.” She said that even in her wheelchair Giffords has stringent posture: tall, tight, strong — like always. Nurse Kristy Poteet said Giffords pushes a cart up and down the hospital halls as therapy, focusing on using the correct muscles. More therapy comes from games of bowling and indoor golf. The Republic report — containing interviews over the past few days with her husband, doctors and others close to her — gives the latest picture of her recovery 15 weeks after a gunman opened fire in a Tucson parking lot, killing six people and wounding 13 others, including Giffords. The physicians place her in the top 5 percent of patients recovering from her type of brain injury, the newspaper said.
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“She shows a lot more independence right now,” Francisco said. “She’s her own person.” Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, said in an interview with CBS News that she’ll attend Friday’s launch of his space shuttle mission in Florida. It will be the first time Giffords has traveled since she was flown from Tucson to Houston more than three months ago to undergo rehabilitation for the gunshot wound to her head. “I’ve met with her doctors, her neurosurgeon and her doctors, and ... they’ve given us permission to take her down to the launch,” said Kelly, who is commanding the shuttle mission. CBS released excerpts of the interview Sunday, and it was scheduled to air Monday on “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.” Kelly told the Republic that Giffords longs to leave the rehab center for good, repeating “I miss Tucson.” When that day comes, Giffords told Poteet she plans to “walk a mountain.” Dr. Dong Kim, the neurosurgeon who oversees Giffords’ care, said most of the physical and speech recovery happens within 12 months. Those closest to Giffords tell of a woman progressing from severe brain trauma, but their words are without heightened expectations. She speaks most often in a single word or declarative phrase: “love you,” ‘’awe-
some,” those close to her said. There were hopeful language signs even in March when Kelly said Giffords learned about the people killed during the Tucson rampage Jan. 8. Kelly said he was reading a newspaper story about her out loud when she noticed he skipped a paragraph. That paragraph told of the casualties in the Tucson shooting — news that set Giffords grieving. “So many people, so many people,” Giffords repeated. Poteet said she would find Giffords with heavy looks on her face, repeating “no-no-nono-no.” For that reason, Kelly said he hasn’t told her that the victims included her friends and colleagues Gabe Zimmerman and Judge John Roll, or a 9-year-old girl, and three others, the kind of older constituents she loves to help. Kelly said he wants her to be able to process the emotions without fighting so hard for the words. “The challenge is she knows what she wants to say, and she knows everything that’s going on around her,” Carusone said, but can’t always express it. The Republic reported that Kelly comes in the morning with coffee and the newspaper, heads to work at NASA, and returns to Giffords at night to talk. Sometimes, he takes a nap with his wife in her hospital bed, holding her close. When he comes into the room, Giffords breaks into an
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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Time magazine has named Giffords one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
oversized smile, Poteet said, reaching out her good arm to beckon him to her side, give him a half-hug. Though doctors have not yet approved the trip to Cape Canaveral for the shuttle launch, they said it should be safe.
“We’re very comfortable with her traveling,” said Kim. Kelly, who has been to space before, said his job “will be a little bit harder this time, just because I want to look out for her.” He intends to phone Giffords during the mission, but he expects the conversa-
tions will be different than on his last flight. Now, he will ask her “how things are going and how she’s doing and what’s her day like,” he said. They have a particular phone goodbye, “but that’s a secret,” he said.
States hope tougher bail laws prevent vio lence
HARTFORD (AP) — Shortly after his second arrest for domestic violence in four months, Selami Ozdemir was able to post a no-money-down, $25,000 bail through a bondsman and returned hours later to his Connecticut home, where authorities say he shot his wife to death and then killed himself in January 2010. Just two months earlier in Lakewood, Wash., Maurice Clemmons fatally shot four local police officers less than a week after posting bail by paying bondsmen fees that were well below those charged in other states. He was shot to death by police in another town two days later. The killings prompted lawmakers in both states this year to consider legislation that would impose tougher regulations on the bail bond industry. In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell signed off on new rules last month that require arrestees to pay at least 10 percent of their bail to bondsmen before being released. Judges, police officers, victims and even many bail bondsmen across the country have complained for years about the so-called practice of “undercutting,” in which bondsmen charge little or no money down
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before posting someone’s bail. They say it has become more common as companies compete for cash-strapped customers in tough economic times. Mary Casey, senior vice president of the industry group Professional Bail Agents of the United States and owner of a Hartford bail bonds company, said the problems are widespread nationally. “States are trying to pull on the reins. I think for the first time, we’re getting a lot of state agencies that are very pro-bail reform.” Last year, 26 states passed tougher bail industry regulation laws and seven placed additional restrictions on the release of people charged with violent crimes and sex offenses, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Connecticut prosecutors have been pushing for new bail bond rules for a decade, but bills have died amid concern by some black and Puerto Rican lawmakers that many poor and workingclass people would no longer be able to post bail if the state imposed minimum bond fees. “Sometimes people are being unnecessarily held because they just can’t afford to post the amount of the bond the judge sets or they can’t afford to pay a bondsman,”
said Connecticut state Sen. Eric Coleman, a Bloomfield Democrat who has opposed previous bail bond legislation. More than 2 million people are incarcerated in local, state and federal jails in the U.S., according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. In a study released last year, the bureau found that nearly 60 percent of the 57,560 defendants charged with felonies in 2006 in the nation’s 75 largest urban counties, or about 33,000, were released from custody while their cases were pending. Of those released, about 42 percent, or about 14,000, posted a bond, and about 28 percent, or about 9,000, were released on their own recognizance without bail. About a third of the felony defendants in large urban counties released from custody, or about 11,000, committed some kind of pretrial misconduct, including about 6,000 who were re-arrested on new charges, the study said. In most states, people held on bail — which is set by judges or by police after arrests — can either post the full amount themselves or pay a bondsman a nonrefundable fee, generally 10 percent of the bail. If a defendant fails to show
up in court, bondsmen could be forced to forfeit the total bail amount to state authorities. Bondsmen make their money by collecting nonrefundable fees to bail out people. What some bondsmen have been doing, law enforcement and bail industry officials say, is accepting less than the 10 percent standard or letting customers go on payment plans for the bond fee, with little or no money down. In Connecticut, the law that allowed Ozdemir to post bail does not set a minimum fee amount and does not address payment plans. Pending legislation would require bondsman to charge a minimum 10 percent bail fee, and arrestees who set up payment plans would have to put down at least 35 percent of the fee and repay the entire amount within 15 months. Ansonia-Milford State’s Attorney Kevin Lawlor, a critic of discounted bonds who recently testified on the issue before state lawmakers, says they are a serious threat to public safety. Referring to the Ozdemir case, Lawlor said, “This woman is dead because this guy got out for no money.” On the afternoon of Jan. 16, 2010, West Haven police arrest-
ed Ozdemir, 42, for the second time in four months for domestic violence against his 25-yearold wife, Shengyl Rasim. Ozdemir posted the $25,000 bail with no money down through Porky’s Bail Bonds of New Haven, state officials said. Several hours later, police received a 911 call in which a dispatcher heard an argument, a baby crying and what appeared to be gunshots. When police arrived at the home, they found Rasim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Ozdemir dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the couple’s son sleeping in a bedroom unharmed. An investigation of Porky’s by the state Insurance Department, which regulates the bail bond industry, found no state laws were violated. An answering machine message at Porky’s says it is closed but plans to reopen in June. Advocates for domestic violence victims say stricter bail rules are essential for protecting victims. “In some of these cases, these offenders are getting out when victims were under the perception that this person was going to remain in the custody of the court,” said Linda Blozie, public affairs director for the Connecticut Coalition Against
Domestic Violence. In Washington state, lawmakers considered changes to the bail system in response to the killings of the four officers. Authorities say the suspect, Clemmons, 37, had posted bail three times that year without ever paying more than 4 percent up front. The legislation failed to advance, however, as lawmakers contended with budget concerns. The measure would have created a statewide computer system containing criminal record information to help judges make decisions in setting bail. State prosecutors said there was one glaring omission, though — it didn’t set minimum payment rates for those who get a bail bond. Michael Georgetti, a Connecticut defense lawyer, said strengthening bail bond laws is never an easy task. “There has to be some delicate balancing between several interests — treating people among different economic levels equally, making sure our jails don’t become so overcrowded because people cannot make bond and making sure the laws on the books against undercutting are enforced fairly,” Georgetti said.
Spring brings fundraising frenzy for GOP hopefuls
NEW YORK (AP) — Mitt Romney is organizing a phone bank fundraiser in Las Vegas next month. Tim Pawlenty is holding regular “friendraising” meetings in big-money California and elsewhere. Haley Barbour hunkers down soon with finance operatives in cash-rich New York and other lucrative places. Republican presidential hopefuls are in the midst of a fundraising frenzy as they seek to raise mounds of campaign cash and assemble influential donor networks. With the 2012 campaign starting several months later than it did four years ago, the contenders are under intense pressure to demonstrate their ability to bring in the dough before the slower summer season begins. “Money is hardly the only indication of a candidate’s potential, but it’s an important indication,” said Lew Eisenberg, a top Romney fundraiser who was finance chairman for Arizona Sen. John McCain, the party’s 2008 nominee. For now, the field is eschewing wall-to-wall public appearances with campaign speeches and interaction with voters.
Instead, they’re scurrying between private meetings and dialing phone lists to persuade donors to come aboard in hopes of meeting closely kept fundraising goals for the threemonth period that ends June 30. They’re trying to prove that they are savvy money collectors and ready to challenge President Barack Obama, a record-breaking fundraiser who could raise as much as $1 billion. They also need to raise enough money to pay for full-fledged campaigns in early voting states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Beyond that, each contender has other objectives: —Romney, the multimillionaire former Massachusetts governor, raised $63 million and kicked in $44 million of his own money before dropping out of the primary race in 2008. He’s hoping to use his fundraising prowess to lay down a marker that he’s the candidate to beat in a field that lacks a true front-runner. —Barbour, Mississippi’s governor, an ex-lobbyist and a former Republican National Committee chairman, and for-
mer House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who has an enormous e-mail list through his American Solutions organization, are trying to show they can move swiftly to mobilize their existing network of backers. —Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor and a newcomer to national politics, simply is trying to demonstrate that he can compete in their league. —The same could be said for Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. She’s a proven fundraiser as a House candidate and is a favorite among tea party backers but hasn’t run nationally. Santorum isn’t well known around the country and hasn’t held office since losing his seat in 2006. None will disclose his or her fundraising goals. Doing so would raise expectations that they may not be able to meet. Of those who have taken initial steps toward formal campaigns, Romney arguably has moved the quickest. He’s secured pledges from top supporters to raise as much as $25,000 apiece. He’s been meet-
ing potential donors individually and in small groups, leading up to a major “phone day” event May 16. That’s when he and his supporters plan to gather in Las Vegas to raise money and recruit new contributors. After that, aides say Romney will launch a heavy schedule of fundraising events. “He’s working. He’s moving every day, investing the time,” Eisenberg said. Pawlenty has been introducing himself to the Republican finance crowd at meetings that his aides describe as “friendraisers.” Some big supporters of both McCain and former President George W. Bush have agreed to join Pawlenty’s team. His aides say he’s made inroads in Texas, fertile fundraising territory, and several veterans of past GOP presidential campaigns are hosting an event for him in Dallas on May 10. “He’s not in the front-runner position, so he’ll have to make a lot more friends before raising money,” said Phil Handy, a former Bush and McCain fundraiser in Florida now helping Pawlenty. “We have some ground to make
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Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington.
up, but we feel good about it.” Barbour, who’s expected to join the field as early as this coming week, has met with potential donors while traveling to early voting states. He has an extensive fundraising
network from his political and lobbying careers but aides are playing down what he will raise in the April-June period. They say it will take some time for those contacts to bear fruit for Barbour.
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because producers felt that it was time to retire certain shows, with some becoming old despite their popularity. Shows like “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” ran for three years, and it was still popular after Nickelodeon stopped producing it. It was the same for “Rocket Power,” while other shows like “Rugrats” and “Hey Arnold!” simply ended. As for the game shows many of them lost popularity over time, and Nickelodeon has tried multiple times to bring them back with little success. Also, Nickelodeon just recently shut down its live studio in Universal Studios in Orlando. As for the Disney channel, for quite a while it had a 65-episode rule, which meant that specifically after 65 episodes Disney would stop the series despite thelevel of popularity of the show. Shows, as listed earlier, were all affected by this rule. However, at the time many producers felt that 65 episodes was a good and safe place to stop. Many shows like “So Weird” and “The Famous Jett Jackson” were prepared for another season. But they were stopped short because of this rule. Although when the show “Kim Possible” was threatened to be taken off air because of this rule, many fans protested thus leading to the continuation of the show and the rule forgotten for future shows.
Just down the road from UConn lies one of Connecticut’s best beer destinations: Willimantic Brewing Company. Last week I caught up with owner and head brewer Dave Wollner to taste their offerings and learn about the roots of the operation straight from the source. Located in an old post office building on Main Street in Willimantic, the restaurant and brewpub has been in this historic location since February of 1997, pumping out the beer and food that has earned awards such as Connecticut’s Best Brewpub in 2008, 2009 and 2010, as well as Nightclub and Bar Magazine’s Best Beer Bar in the Country in 2010. Wollner, the man behind the operation, is a self–taught homebrewer–turned business owner, whp has been able to implement a certain natural, instinctive, home–grown perspective on the beers he brews at the pub. While Wollner is primarily known for his India Pale Ales, with many as five different variations on at a time, he likes to take a bit of a unique perspective to the popular style. Through the reinvention of classic hop combinations and investigation into new recipes, Wollner strives to keep the tap list fresh by constantly rotating, and he will brew dozens of different takes on the style in a given year. For first-time visitors, or those who seek to taste the full diversity of the menu, customers can order a sampler tray of their beers that includes five 4-oz pours. During my visit, I was able to taste several offerings including the Postal Patron Pub Ale, an unfiltered Brown Ale with a nice subtle hop note and the RoadenZok, a Flanders-style Red Ale with a semi-tart finish inspired by a friend, colleague and local homebrew store owner, Paul Zocco. The passion and collaboration with other local brewers doesn’t stop there: Wollner helps strengthen the local craft beer scene by sharing yeast or trading hops with other professional brewers in the area, and is always eager to give tips to local homebrewers. In addition to the diverse list of fresh house beers on the menu, Willibrew offers a number of guest tap lines–many of which are occupied by breweries around the state and regional favorites such as Dogfish Head and Southern Tier. As if the beers weren’t enough, Wollner attracts customers with their lunch and dinner specials, as well as weekly special events such as their Beer Dinners featuring a multi-course meal paired with several brands from a spotlighted brewery. Stein Day Sunday, a popular day among students, allows customers to bring in their own glass or stein (or das boot!) from home and get it filled for “deep discounts.” No time to get your fill at the bar? Bring along your 64-oz growler to be refilled with fresh brew and take home to enjoy any day of the week besides Sunday.
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Catherine (Kate) Middleton (left) and Prince William (right) are set to be married on Friday at Westiminster Abbey in England. Middleton will be the first English queen to come from a middle-class family.
The 8-year courtship between Kate and William is a romantic saga By Caitlin Mazolla Focus Editor The royal romance: the story of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Today marks the first day of Royal Wedding Week. On Friday, the fairytale wedding that has been the subject of a media frenzy will finally take place. Royal fans the world over will turn on TVs to watch as the best-looking future king and queen of England exchange vows, flip the veil and kiss to mark their holy matrimony. For us here in the U.S., this means waking up at 4 a.m., hopefully
equipped with English breakfasts and some strong coffee to watch the wedding from beginning to end. Speaking of beginnings, do we really know all about the story of William and Kate’s courtship? Those of us who have been following every detail of Middleton’s wedding planning know everything about the wedding, but as the big day approaches, it’s time for everyone to become familiar with the whole story, and no, don’t believe the Lifetime movie about the couple. First, this royal romance is completely different than the one between Prince William’s father Charles and Princess
Diana. Diana was much younger when she became engaged to Charles — she was 19 — and Middleton is 28. Her eightyear courtship with William has, in fact, earned her the tabloid nickname “Waity Katie,” according to a November 2010 article in the New York Times published shortly after the engagement announcement. The other — and more important — difference between this wedding and the prior royal wedding is the bride-to-be is that the first middle-class future queen in British history. Diana’s father was an earl from a family of earls dating back to the 18th century. Middleton’s parents, Carole and Mike, worked for British
Airways — her mother as a flight attendant, her father as a flight dispatcher, according to the New York Times. They became wealthy after they started their own business, a mail-order company that sells party supplies. Thus, they were able to send their three children — Kate (who is the oldest), Pippa and James — to private schools. And that’s how the eldest Middleton child met her prince. Both attended the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland and graduated in 2005. During their time at the university, when William still had a full head of hair, Middleton participated in a fashion show fundraiser
for which William supposedly paid 200 pounds for a seat to see her. She strutted down the catwalk in a see -through dress, which caught the prince’s attention. They had been friends during their first year there and moved into a student house with some friends the next year. They spent a lot of time together, which blossomed into a romance. In 2004, however, they broke up for some time, while William cruised around Greece and Middleton stayed behind. Then they got back together and finished school. William reported to the training academy for the British Army, and Middleton hit the streets to look for a job in fashion.
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Nickelodeon and Disney no longer engage all audiences By Loumarie Rodriguez Campus Correspondent
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Kel Mitchell (left) is half of the teenage dream team that was behind the Nickelodeon show ‘Kenan & Kel,’ which aired from 1996 to 2000. Mitchell met his couterpart Kenan Thompson while the two were on ‘The Amanda Show.’ Although ‘Kenan & Kel’ was highly popular, the network canceled the program after four seasons.
People who were born in the mid-1980s and early 90’s remember the great shows that were once aired by the Disney and Nickelodeon channels. It’s believed that these shows were the best of the best with their great plotlines, unique characters and many witty jokes. But as the new millennium rolled in, these amazing shows began to disappear, replaced by shows that were aimed at a younger audience. Classic shows from Nickelodeon included “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,” “The Adventures of Pete and Pete,” “Hey Arnold!,” “Rocket Power,” “Rugrats,” “Are you Afraid of the Dark?” and many more. Another important aspect of Nickelodeon was the awesome game shows. On the Disney channel, there were great shows such as “The Famous Jett Jackson,” “So Weird,” “The Jersey,” “Even Stevens” and “Lizzie McGuire.” The question on everyone’s mind is why in the world did these amazing shows disappear? Many people believed that the FCC had something to do with it because these popular channels began to provide shows that only aimed a younger audience. But a lot of these shows were pulled off air because the series was finished. Nickelodeon stopped airing shows
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What I’m watching “River Monsters” Aninal Planet Sunday, 10 p.m. I’m a sucker for most of the shows on Animal Planet, but I think that “River Monsters” is something that most people would like. Jeremy Wade is the Phil Harris of the rivers and streams. He searches for the biggest, heaviest and deadliest creatures that lurk in the shallow waters, and then catches them. Sometimes he uses a rod, sometimes he uses his hands and sometimes he makes himself the bait for his target. Raspers, stingers, venom, teeth: — nothing can stop Wade. He goes after sharks, rays, eels and everything else as if he is heading out to work in a cubicle everyday. The show is quite sensational, but in ways it is informative. The oceans used to be the place to fear. But now I can’t even look at a river the same way. –Purbita Saha
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‘Archer’s’ season finale is a little disappointing By Jason Bogdan Staff Writer After a hysterical series of episodic adventures for “Archer,” it was unpredictable just how the season would end. Would it go the way of the sitcom and leave no lingering questions, or would it go beyond the comedy and establish an engaging new story arc? The question was finally answered last Thursday. The previous episode “White Nights” actually played out the same for Sterling Archer and the eccentric members of ISIS. Faster than you can say “random plot advancement,” Archer decides to go to Russia to figure out, once and for all, if the
leader of the KGB is actually his father. One poorly planned incarceration escape with Barry later, Sterling finds himself in a stalemate with a deluge of enemy guns pointed at him. That is, until he’s saved at the last second by rogue KGB agent Katya Kazanova. All of this led to the season finale episode itself, which spent as much time in its 20-something minutes as possible to build up a romance between Archer and Kazanova. Unfortunately it came off as rushed as it sounds, and the new relationship even interrupted the true identity of Sterling’s father yet again. But if things like believable character development and a sense of an overarching plot are what you look for in a show
about espionage, then “Archer” was never meant for you. This show has, and will hopefully always be, a fast-paced and cleverly written show that makes some of the best comedy currently on television. So even when the rare appearance of other emotional factors falter, watching the hilarity of Dr. Krieger’s pride over his creepy van and the self-absorbed vengeance of cyber-Barry instantly make up for it. But the writer’s do drop a depressing bomb at the very end. When the ISIS members finally accept Sterling and Katya’s relationship, it suddenly turns into an instant wedding where the bride sacrifices her life once Barry drops by to assassinate the groom. It also turns into a
moment where the show’s writers act a bit too confident in their comedic skills to turn the frowns upside-down. On its own, the final lines from Barry and Krieger are very funny. But here, it is like adding salt to the wound in such a terrible situation. Although for what it’s worth, “Archer” already has a third season in the works to move forward from the downer of a season finale. If this actually was the way this brilliant animated comedy ended, it would be catastrophic. But the show thankfully has the opportunity to pick up the pieces and continue the hilarity, and will hopefully do a better job on its actual serious moments.
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‘Community’ is entirely spoof-tastic
By Jason Wong Campus Correspondent The Anthropology group starring in “Community” is up to its unbelievable shenanigans as usual. In “Competitive Wine Tasting,” the group picks from a large group of electives, none of which seem particularly educational. Abed elects a class that analyzes the TV show “Who’s the Boss?,” Jeff and Pierce pick a wine-tasting course and Troy and Britta enroll in an acting course whose only goal seems to be to reveal deep-seated pain in each of its students. Abed dismantles his professor’s entire book on his course, while Troy makes up a story about being sexually abused to compensate for “lack of pain” in his life. Meanwhile, Pierce finds a love interest in a beautiful Asian woman, whom Jeff is convinced has an ulterior motive. But his own motivations for trying to unveil her motives seem to be based in pride, as she turned him down first. Eventually he uncovers her secret, and the couple splits up. However, Jeff realizes his error and gets them back together in the end, though in a questionably moral fashion.
With summer only a few days away, it is time to start thinking about what you are going to do the next four months. Amidst your internships and/or jobs, be sure to make some time to watch the following bucket list of summer shows. First on the list is “The Tudors.” Lately, it seems as if the entire world has become obsessed with royalty. Searches for “Kate Middleton,” “Prince William” and any other figure associated with royalty have skyrocketed since the fairytale engagement between Kate and Will. If you are someone who has become obsessed with royalty, then you must watch “The Tudors,” a historical fiction TV show that is based on King Henry VIII of England. (You may remember him as the obese King of England who had multiple wives in an effort to produce a male heir to the throne). Each season of the show focuses on Henry’s effectiveness as a ruler, and features a new wife who desperately tries to please her husband by giving birth to a son. If you are someone who loves drama and sports, then “Friday Night Lights” is the show for you. The show, which has a similar concept to the movie and book with the same name, focuses on a town in Texas whose members are unhealthily obsessed with their local high school football team, “The Panthers.” The entire town gets together on Friday, known as “Panthers Day,” to support their football team. The series begins with a new Panthers coach who is about to learn that football is not just a game in this town. In the series première, the paralysis of star quarterback Jason Street causes attention to shift to the second-string quarterback Matt Saracen. This series shows how life can easily take a turn for the worst. Another show to watch, if you haven’t already, is “The O.C.”. Now, don’t easily brush aside the series thinking that it is another dumb teen drama that you lose brain cells over. I watched the entire season last summer and was surprised at how good it was. The show features the lives of a few teenagers and their families whose lives have crossed paths in Orange County, Calif. The show begins as Ryan Atwood, a poor and troubled teen, is taken into the Cohen family and tries to adjust to the wealthy Newport life. Atwood soon realizes that even though he doesn’t fit in, life only offers very few second chances. Also, be sure to keep up with old TV shows that are coming back for their next season, such as “Covert Affairs,” “White Collar,” “True Blood,” “The Closer,” “HawthoRNe” and “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.” Be sure to watch lots of TV and soak up a lot of sun this summer.
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During the episode ‘Paradigms of Human Memory,’ the cast of ‘Community’ does a lot of bickering and satirizing.
Following that, in “Paradigms of Human Memory,” Chang strips down and greases up to go after the monkey in the ducts that
has been stealing everyone’s items. Upon bringing said items back, the group takes a trip down memory lane, which leads to a huge fight attempt-
ing to pinpoint the source of all previous fights. Initially Jeff and Britta are singled out as the cause, but ultimately they decide that the whole
group is toxic and threaten to break up. The episode is chock full of tongue-in-cheek references to pop culture icons, and also of satirical takes on traditional TV. For example, there is a brief segment that pokes fun at the love montages that often pervade cheesy TV romance. Predictably, Jeff keeps the group together with a rousing and eloquent speech, which is no doubt making fun of the show itself. “Community” continues to be one of the best shows on television, combining satire with genuine humor and farfetched scenarios.
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from NICKELODEON, page 7 There have been many rumors circulating that some of these shows will be brought back, and that there will be new episodes airing soon. To clear some things up, only Nickelodeon will be bringing back certain shows as announced in March of 2011 ,due to low numbers in viewers. Producers officially went back to studios on March 14, 2011 to start creating new episodes for certain old cartoons, but much of the information has been kept under wraps. There will be a special late night segment called “The 90’s Are All That,” featuring shows like “Clarissa Explains it All,” “The Amanda Show,” “Kenan and Kel” and a few more. This special block will premiere in October of 2011 but the downside is that it will be featured on the channel TeenNick. If you don’t have special TV providers such as DirectTV, Dish Network or other similar providers, you are out of luck. Disney Channel recently confirmed the rumor that they are bringing back “Lizzie McGuire,” officially called “Lizzie McGuire: College Years.” The show will start filming this fall and next spring and will focus on her life in college and her growing relationship with Gordo. Overall, this will be the only show on Disney brought back by popular demand.
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The year 2007 seemed to be when they would actually be engaged, but — to the shock and dismay of many — they broke up. Instead of moping around and despairing the break up, Middleton set out to make William jealous (well, at least that’s what it looked like she did). She went out to the same clubs he did, dressed to show off her lithe figure, went out with all the popular bachelors — and William couldn’t stay away. They soon resumed their romance. Last November, the prince finally took the leap, broke out his mother’s sapphire engagement ring and proposed to Middleton. The couple will wed in Westminster Abbey in London on Friday. Finally, after years of waiting, Waity Katie will become Princess Catherine.
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(From left to right) Aaron Hayes, an 8th-semester MCB major and member of EcoGarden, David Kaufman, an 8th-semester landscape architecture major and co-president of EcoGarden and Pam Blume, assistant dining hall manager at Whitney, walk buckets of compost from East to EcoGarden, which is behind W-Lot. The event was held on Friday in commemoration of Earth Day.
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There’s no kissing and telling on ‘Gossip Girl’
By Nicole Green Campus Correspondent Before “Gossip Girl’s” hiatus in February, Lily had just turned herself into the authorities for forging Serena’s signature on the affidavit that sent an innocent man to prison. As she awaits her sentence, Lily’s ex-husband, mother and sister have come to the Upper East Side for a photo shoot of the elite van der Woodsens. Lily’s sister, Carol, holds a grudge against the glamorous life Lily and her family lead and had kept her daughter Charlie away from that world. Charlie follows her mother
to the city and spends the day with Serena, who has no idea what has been happening with her family behind closed doors. It is later revealed that Lily’s mother has been writing Carol checks for years to finance the lifestyle that Carol pretends to hate. Charlie tells her mother off and Serena offers up her old room to Charlie. Carol later hints that Charlie has had big problems in the past and it seems that she will now be a regular on the show. After Blair and Dan shared a kiss in the previous episode, Dan is shocked to realize that he has feelings for Blair, but the kiss only made
Blair more positive that she belongs with Chuck. Chuck, on the other hand, found out about Blair’s “life-changing kiss,” but doesn’t suspect Dan at first. But Chuck soon finds out and gets back at Dan. Blair realizes that she cannot be with Chuck even after her revelation. The episode was not one of the season’s best, but a few pivotal plot lines were laid out. The season includes only four more episodes, and this week, Blair and Dan’s clandestine relationship continues unbeknownst to most of their friends until they are revealed on “Gossip Girl.”
Nicole.Green@UConn.edu
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Charice guest stars as McKinley High’s rival Sunshine Corazon in the episode ‘A Night of Neglect.’
Plenty of blockbuster covers on ‘Glee’
By Nicole Greeb Campus Correspondent
“Glee” returned from its hiatus last week with an episode entitled “A Night of Neglect,” complete with the show’s typical hilarity, sarcastic jabs and, of course, fabulous musical numbers. The episode centers on each character’s feelings of insecurity and inferiority. Mercedes wants to outshine Rachel, while Kurt and Blaine fight bullying and the lesser members of New Directions want their moments to stand in the spotlight. Sue, as usual, tries in vain to destroy the glee club, calling together Will’s ex-wife Terri, former glee club coach Sandy
From breakup to fairytale wedding
Ryerson and Vocal Adrenaline coach Dustin Goolsby to plan a take down. She calls them the League of Doom (although the name changes each time it’s mentioned) and gives them each a nickname and a job. Terri is deemed incapable, but Dustin must break up Will and Holly, and Sandy has to form a Heckler’s Club to undermine the self-confidence of the New Directions kids. Holly Holiday, played by a stunning Gwyneth Paltrow, provides a multi-faceted performance. She belted out Adele’s “Turning Tables,” gives the Heckler’s Club kids a lesson in bullying and ultimately breaks up with Will to take a job elsewhere. Will and Emma, though, share a
moment after she tells him that Carl annulled their marriage, so fans can hope for the flame between the two to re-ignite. Along smaller plot lines, Kurt and Blaine cross paths with Karofsky in the hallway before the benefit concert and Santana gives him a piece of her mind, coming to the boys’ defense. Tina, Mike Chang, Brittany and Artie are on the academic team called the “Brainiacs,” and Brittany’s obscure knowledge of Cat Disease gets the team to the finals. This week, New Directions take on Lady Gaga’s new hit “Born This Way,” and Lauren Zizes and Quinn battle for Prom Queen.
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Emma Watson to transfer from Brown LONDON (AP) – A spokeswoman for Harry Potter star Emma Watson says she will be transferring from Brown University to another university in the autumn. Vanessa Davies denied reports that the 21-year-old actress was “bullied out” of the Rhode Island university, saying there was no truth in reports by a number of online publications who cited classmates and “insiders”. Davies said Saturday that Watson, who plays Hermione
in the wizard movie series, has decided to pursue a different course not offered at Brown. She added that the star “has absolutely loved her time at Brown” and made many good friends there. Watson has recently taken time out of her studies to focus on her movie career. She has said that her first days in college were difficult. Davies did not identify the university Watson will be transferring to.
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Electric Daisy Carnival – with its towering Ferris wheel, celebrity disc jockeys and pulsating lights – is the largest electronic music party in the United States. The wildly popular multi-day festival is relocating this year from Los Angeles to a desert site 14 miles from the Las Vegas strip, a move that heartened officials in both cities. Sin City leaders are heralding an even bigger party, while those in L.A. are still sensitive to the drug problems and arrests the Carnival sustained a year ago. “Every time we have a new venue come here that brings thousands of people, it is good for the city,” said Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, chairman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “The word gets out that Vegas is a good place to party.” Critics, however, warn that Las Vegas has turned a blind eye on the rave festival’s darker side. A 15-year-old girl died of an Ecstasy overdose following last year’s L.A. event, and more than 226 people needed emergency medical treatment. There were 114 arrests for misconduct, drug possession and other charges. Promoter Insomniac Inc. of Los Angeles, meanwhile, announced this month that the annual event will add a third day of thumping beats to showcase more than 200 performers on six stages at the Las Vegas site, another testament to the city’s reputation for anythinggoes revelry. Los Angeles officials declined to comment on the festival’s move. The mother of Sasha Rodriguez, the 15-year-old Los Angeles girl who died after consuming drugs at the carnival, has said she cries herself to sleep every night. “Insomniac may not be sell-
ing drugs. I don’t accuse them of that,” said Steven Archer, the Los Angeles lawyer representing Rodriguez’s parents. “But they are certainly creating an environment where they know drugs are going to be consumed.” The Las Vegas blowout from June 24-26 marks the end of a tour making stops in Florida, Texas and Colorado. Electronic music heavyweights Tiesto, David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia are among the performers expected to ignite the crowd at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Advertisements tell of a “dusk till dawn” atmosphere filled with “thousands of beautiful people!” “I’ve been looking at Las Vegas for a couple of years now,” said Insomniac founder Pasquale Rotella. “It’s a destination. Every nightclub there is playing electronic music.” The million-dollar extravaganza with its tickets starting at $75 and Top 40 headliners is a distant cousin of the earliest raves held in abandoned warehouses and underground clubs in the 1980s. Organizers said they are taking new precautions, including imposing an 18-and-older age restriction, offering free water stations and using electronic scanners to verify identification at the entrance. The sprawling parties, however, are still buffeted by reports of illegal drugs use. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published a review of a New Year’s Eve rave held in Los Angeles last year that ended in 18 Ecstasy-related hospital visits and one death. The study found partygoers who sought medical care reported Ecstasyrelated illnesses included hyperthermia, seizure, decreased consciousness and kidney failure. The 24-year-old man who died in his home after attending the
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Willibrew, as well as many of Connecticut’s other hidden beer gems, can be found on CTBeerTrail.com, a website dedicated to the advancement of craft beer within the state. As customers, it’s our duty to support the local beer scene. And its resources like CT Beer Trail and locations like Willimantic Brewing Co. that have helped to shape the Connecticut beer culture, and will continue to do so into the future. Cheers!
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Las Vegas takes rave after it’s shunned by Los Angeles, set to hit Strip in June
party had Ecstasy, heroin and cocaine in his system. The health report warned, “City and county managers and elected officials should be aware of the potential health risks and costs associated with making publicly-owned facilities available for large commercial events such as raves.” Las Vegas officials said they are not worried because they are accustomed to policing raucous crowds. Goodman cited the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration, when nearly 300,000 people crowd the Las Vegas Strip and other tourist hotspots. “The truth of the matter is, there is very little incident,” Goodman said. “Our police force here and the securities forces we employ, they are all professionals and they know how to control a crowd.” Las Vegas police spokesman Marcus Martin said wristbands will be used to identify 21-and-up partygoers because alcohol will be sold at the 1,000-acre venue. But Martin, who has policed raves before, acknowledged that it can be difficult for officers to catch partygoers in the act of swallowing small, unmarked Ecstasy pills. “They are, of course, careful not to be popping them in front of us,” he said. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which generally hosts NASCAR events and their fans, has focused on the party’s economic prowess. Tourism-dependent Nevada has the highest unemployment rate in the nation and is desperate for cash flow. Insomniac Inc. estimates the carnival pumped $42 million into the Los Angeles economy last year. Nearly 90,000 people a day are expected at the Las Vegas festival, half the crowd of Los Angeles’ mega party in 2010.
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Former president and chairman of Sony, Norio Ohga, holds a Sony Mini Disc in New York. Sony says Ohga, credited with developing the compact disc, died Saturday. He was 81.
Sony chairman who developed CDs dies
TOKYO (AP) – As a young man, aspiring opera singer Norio Ohga wrote to Sony to complain about the quality of its tape recorders. That move changed the course of his life, as the company promptly recruited the man whose
love of music would shape the development of the compact disc and transform the Japanese electronics maker into a global software and entertainment empire. Sony's president and chairman from 1982 to 1995, Ohga
died Saturday in Tokyo of multiple organ failure, the company said. He was 81. Ohga's connection to music steered his work. The flamboyant music connoisseur insisted the CD be designed at 12 centimeters (4.8 inches)
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The day unfolded all too familiarly for Lindsay Lohan: a court hearing, a jail sentence, a quick release. The starlet appeared before a judge Friday for the fourth time in nearly a year and was sentenced to 120 days for violating her probation by taking a designer necklace. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner said she thought the actress had intentionally taken the $2,500 necklace from an upscale Venice store and shown poor judgment in not trying to return it until police became involved. The judge reduced the actress' charge from felony grand theft to a misdemeanor and imposed the 120-day sentence. Lohan's attorney Shawn Holley filed a notice of appeal right before court closed, clearing the way for the actress' release on bail. She was freed at 9:21 p.m. after posting $75,000 bail, according to the sheriff department's website.
Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers said her office would consider appealing the ruling as well. Sautner agreed with Meyers that Lohan showed intent to keep the necklace, and said that she thought Lohan's conduct probably warranted a felony. "I see the intent here," Sautner said. "I see a level of brazenness with, 'Let me see what I can get away with here.'" But the judge said felony grand theft cases involving higher-valued goods are often reduced to the misdemeanor level and thought it was appropriate in Lohan's case. "I'm going to give her an opportunity," the judge said. She also said she hoped to give the "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" star a dose of perspective by sentencing her to almost 500 hours of community service, including time at the county morgue and 300 hours at a women's shelter. It is unclear what effect the
sentence may have on Lohan's next acting role. Producers of the film "Gotti: Three Generations" announced on Wednesday that Lohan had been cast to play the wife of John Gotti Jr. in the film. She told The Associated Press afterward she didn't think her court case would affect her work. "I think in the past, I had a lot of distractions," she said. "I've learned a lot. I've lived a lot. When I'm on set, it's about the film." Lohan did not visibly react to the sentence. She cried earlier in the day when Holley told Sautner that Lohan had been punished enough, and recounted the treatment programs the actress has completed since her first arrest for drunken driving in 2007. Her father, Michael Lohan, put his hands over his face at times Friday and bolted from the courtroom after his daughter was led away by sheriff's personnel.
Lohan quickly released from jail in theft case
in diameter to hold 75 minutes worth of music – in order to store Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in its entirety. From the start, Ohga recognized the potential of the CD's superior sound quality. In the 1970s, when Ohga insisted CDs would eventually replace record albums, skeptics scoffed. Herbert von Karajan, Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock spoke up in defense of Sony's digital sound. Sony sold the world's first CD in 1982 and CDs overtook LP record sales in Japan five years later. The specifications are still used today and fostered the devices developed since. "It is no exaggeration to attribute Sony's evolution beyond audio and video products into music, movies and game, and subsequent transformation into a global entertainment leader to Ohga-san's foresight and vision," Sony Corp. Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer said Saturday, using the Japanese honorific. Some decisions made during Ohga's presidency, such as the $3.4 billion purchase of Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures, were criticized as unwise and costly at the time. But Ohga's focus on music, films and video games as a way to enrich the electronics business helped create Sony's success in his era. "We are always chasing after things that other companies won't touch," Ohga said in a 1998 interview with The Associated Press. "That is a big secret to our success." Shattering the stereotype of the staid Japanese executive, the debonair Ohga was never shy, his hair neatly slicked back, his boisterous manner exuding the fiery yet naive air of an artist. His persona added a touch of glamour to Sony's image at a time when Japan had global ambitions. An experienced pilot, Ohga at times flew the plane himself for business trips. A gourmet, he boasted about his roast beef. His hobby was
cruising on his yacht. Joey Carbone, a Los Angeles-based composer and producer of dozens of Japanese pop songs, met Ohga in 1986 after Carbone wrote several hits for commercials for everything from cassette tapes to Honda scooters on Sony's music label. He remembers Ohga as an outgoing, international-minded executive who could talk about business and a wide variety of music with equal aplomb. Ohga's office was covered with photos of himself with different artists, both Japanese and international. "He looked like an actor. He was very outgoing," Carbone said Saturday. "He was very, how can I say it – not introverted. He was always talking, always smiling and laughing. He seemed to have a real love of life and music. He seemed to really love what he was doing." Chairman of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra since 1999, he continued to conduct there a few times a year. In 1993, he conducted the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in a charity event funded by Sony. Ohga often compared leading a company to conducting an orchestra. "Just as a conductor must work to bring out the best in the members of his orchestra, a company president must draw on the talents of the people in his organization," Ohga said in a 1996 Sony publication. Sony started amid the destruction and poverty after World War II and built itself on the popularity of transistor radios, the Walkman, the Trinitron TV, the CD – shaping the history of modern electronics. Ohga had graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1953 and Berlin University of the Arts in 1957. He was set to pursue a career as a baritone opera singer when Sony co-founders Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, intrigued
by his complaints about the sound quality of Sony tape recorders, recruited him to the company. He was a Sony executive by his 30s, a rarity in a Japanese company. He was appointed president of CBS Sony Records in 1970, chairman of what later became Sony Corp. of America in 1988, and chief executive of Sony in 1989. He left the day-to-day business in about 2000. The company says he was key in building the Sony brand, especially working on design, as well as quality, to make products that looked attractive to consumers. "Norio Ohga was a brilliant and innovative businessman whose visionary leadership had a profound impact on the way people experience entertainment throughout the world," Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and Co-Chairman Amy Pascal said in a statement. Ohga had tried to lead a double life of artist and Sony man. One day, he dozed off from exhaustion in the stage wings while waiting to go on in the "The Marriage of Figaro," rushed in from the wrong direction and watched his embarrassed co-stars stifling giggles. He gave up his opera career but still promoted classical music in Japan by supporting young musicians and concerts. Sony has encountered difficulty in recent years, falling behind in flat-panel TVs to rivals like Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, as well as in digital music players to Apple Inc. It remains unique in having a Hollywood studio, a music recording business, and the blockbuster PlayStation video-game unit that Ohga helped create, though critics note it has never fully realized the benefits of owning both electronics and entertainment divisions. Ohga is survived by his wife, Midori. Sony said a private wake will be held later.
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Halladay fans 14 in Phillies' win
SAN DIEGO (AP)—Roy Halladay tied his career high with 14 strikeouts and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Sunday, coming within one out of their third shutout during a four-game sweep. Halladay (3-1) took a twohitter into the ninth before allowing three singles, including Will Venable’s RBI base hit with two outs. Antonio Bastardo came on with runners on first and third and got pinch-hitter Nick Hundley to fly out to left on his first pitch, for his first save. Shane Victorino hit an inside-the-park home run leading off the seventh inning when his drive into the gap in right-center came off Venable’s glove as his arm hit the ground while trying to make a diving catch. The ball rolled into center as Victorino rounded the bases and came in with a headfirst slide. It was the first of his career. The Phillies have won a season-high five straight. They’ve won 11 straight at Petco Park, and 15 of 16, since the 2008 season. Halladay was so domi-
nant, mostly with his splitfingered fastball, that San Diego didn’t get a baserunner past first base until the ninth. He allowed only five singles while walking one. Halladay, who struck out at least 10 for the 12th time in his career, fanned six straight at one point. He struck out everyone in the lineup except pitcher Wade LeBlanc. He retired 16 in a row until allowing two singles in the ninth. Halladay also struck out 14 on June 2, 2009, against the Angels. The Phillies opened the sixth inning with four straight hits to score two runs before LeBlanc limited the damage. Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard singled, Ben Francisco had an RBI single to left and John Mayberry Jr. an RBI double to left. After Carlos Ruiz was intentionally walked to load the bases, Francisco was forced at home and Halladay hit into an inning-ending double play. LeBlanc (0-1), called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Tucson to make the start, allowed three runs and nine hits in eight innings, walked four and struck out two
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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay delivers a pitch in the first inning against the San Diego Padres in Sunday afternoon's game. Halladay struck out 14 batters in his start.
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Yankees beat Orioles with 3-run 11th
BALTIMORE (AP)—The New York Yankees blew a late lead, had a runner thrown out at the plate in the 10th inning and stranded nine. And still—as usual—they beat the Baltimore Orioles. Russell Martin singled home the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning after Mariano Rivera gave up the lead in the ninth, and the Yankees escaped with a 6-3 victory Sunday. “We found a way to get it done,” New York manager Joe Girardi said. “That’s the bottom line.” Rivera, who blew his second save in nine tries, said, “Thank God we won the game. To me that’s the most important.” The thriller of a game had a bit of everything, including a 40-minute rain delay in the 11th inning. Baltimore rallied
against Joba Chamberlain and Rivera; both teams missed a chance to win in the late innings; and the Yankees ultimately prevailed on the strength of three infield hits and a couple of Baltimore errors in a wild 11th. Robinson Cano led off the 11th with a double off Jason Berken (0-1). After Nick Swisher failed on a bunt attempt, Cano was caught between the bases. Catcher Matt Wieters threw to second, and Cano scampered safely to third. Swisher struck out, and after an intentional walk to Eric Chavez, Martin hit a grounder deep in the hole to shortstop Robert Andino, who threw wildly to second in a desperate attempt to start a double play. “It’s just a firm ground-
ball that was hit in the right spot,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “Robert tried to make a great play and I applaud him for it.” One out later, Derek Jeter hit a slow roller to third, and Mark Reynolds’ throw went awry on what was ruled an infield hit. Curtis Granderson followed with an RBI single off the glove of second baseman Brian Roberts. Boone Logan (1-1) got four outs, and Buddy Carlyle retired the final two batters. Jeter had four hits for the Yankees, who earned their sixth straight series win at Camden Yards. New York is 41-17 against Baltimore since the start of the 2008 season. After Reynolds hit a two-run homer off Chamberlain to make
it 3-2 in the seventh, the Orioles drew even in the ninth. With runners on first and second and two outs, Roberts bounced a double into the right-field corner. One run scored, but Andino was thrown out at the plate by Cano, who took the relay from Swisher. “A perfect relay is what it takes,” Girardi said. “Swish comes up and hits the cutoff man, hits Robbie, and Robbie makes a good throw and we get Andino.” The throw kept the Yankees alive, but Rivera still felt badly about giving up the lead. “They were a couple of close pitches, the umpire called them balls. I just battle, just battle,” the right-hander said. “At the end, Brian put a good ball inside the base. You can’t do nothing against that.”
Streaking Huskies continue to hit well against Georgetown from HUSKIES, page 14 Georgetown scored a run in the top of the fourth, but the Huskies responded in the home half of the inning when designated hitter Tim Martin doubled to start the inning and scored later on John Andreoli's fielder’s choice to make it 3-1 UConn. In the fifth inning, Nappo settled in and began to really shut down Georgetown’s lineup, and in the bottom of the inning, the Huskies got the burst of offense they needed to put some distance between themselves and the Hoyas. First, Springer hit a towering two-run home run over the left centerfield wall to make it 5-1. The Huskies were then able to load the bases, and with two outs, Martin hit a pop-up to right centerfield that appeared to end the inning. But the right fielder, Rand Ravnaas, inexplicably let the ball drop, and the bases cleared on the error. UConn led 8-1, and would only extend their lead from there, going on to score six more runs in the seventh inning. “Everyone in our lineup, one through nine, is locked in,” Mazzili said between games. “It’s awesome to watch, line drives everywhere, everyone’s feeling
good, so the atmosphere is good and we’re playing good.” Georgetown’s Charles Steinman dropped to 1-4 with the loss, giving up five earned runs (plus three unearned runs) in 4.2 innings of work. In the second game, the Huskies jumped out to an early lead again as Nemeth and third baseman Ryan Fuller drove in runs to give UConn an early 2-0 advantage. In the fourth, the Huskies built on that lead with four more runs. Shortstop Nick Ahmed doubled down the left field line, scoring Ferriter and Martin to give UConn all the runs it would ultimately need. Overall it was a solid day for Ahmed, who went 4-for-9 in the doubleheader with three RBI, flashed some leather in the third inning of the first game, making a web gem worthy diving stop and throw to first base to end the inning. The Huskies will play their last home game of the semester on Monday when they host Quinnipiac at 3 p.m. Following that matchup, the Huskies will take to the road until after finals, when they will face South Florida on the first weekend of summer break.
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Orioles third baseman Mark Reynolds tags Yankees' Robinson Cano on a steal during the 11th inning of Sunday's game. Cano was safe on the play and went onto score the tie-breaking run.
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What we can learn from Rodriguez from HEADLINE, page 14 I am not saying Stevens is smarter than Rodriguez, although he is the one who is still employed. My point is that no one-size-fits-all solution exists, which illustrates why decisions to change schools, companies or jobs are so difficult. Risking past success on the unknown of the future will continue to create a debate. Given another chance, maybe
Rodriguez would have stayed at West Virginia. Or maybe he would have done the same thing and left for Michigan. Most importantly, though, Rodriguez learned that quite often we don’t know how good we have things until they are gone.
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Celtics complete sweep of Knicks
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Boston Celtics center Jermaine O’Neal and forward Glen Davis go up for a rebound with New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire during Sunday night’s game in New York.
NEW YORK (AP)—The Boston Celtics made the New York Knicks’ return to the postseason a brief one. Now the Celtics have a long break before that expected trip to Miami. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Rajon Rondo added 21 points and 12 assists, and the Celtics swept their way into the Eastern Conference semifinals, holding on for a 101-89 victory over the Knicks on Sunday. Ray Allen and reserve Glen Davis each added 14 points for the Celtics, the first team into the second round after sweeping a series for the first time since a 3-0 victory over Indiana in 1992, the last series victory for their old Big Three before Larry Bird retired. They had a 23-point lead cut to four in the fourth quarter, but pulled away again behind Garnett, who scored 20 after halftime. The current Big Three of Garnett, Allen and Paul Pierce twice was extended to seven games in the first round, but this one was far easier than expected against the injuryweakened Knicks. The Celtics could now have a week off while they wait for likely second-round opponent Miami, which was forced to a fifth game earlier Sunday after a late rally by Philadelphia. The Celtics almost faced the same scenario, but a Knicks comeback attempt stalled in the final minutes. “We know we have played very well when we’ve had rest and preparation time. So those are always good,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and nine rebounds, and Amare Stoudemire, who decided to play after his back felt better, finished with 19
points and 12 boards but shot only 5 of 20 from the field. “It was all heart. He just gave it all. With him and Carmelo going forward, the Knicks are in good shape,” Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said. The Knicks shot 34 percent and were quickly dispatched in their first playoff appearance since 2004, when they were also swept in the first round. They haven’t won a playoff game in 10 years. The Celtics were only 10-11 in their last 21 games of the regular season, struggling to adjust to a changed lineup after trading center Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City at the deadline and renewing questions they were too old. The Knicks believed they could challenge them, but Chauncey Billups was lost for good after straining his left knee in the final minute of Game 1 and Stoudemire was never the same after hurting his back during warmups before Game 2. Meanwhile, the Celtics got better as the series went along, pulling out two close victories in Boston and saving their best for Madison Square Garden, surrounded in orange as it was finally open for postseason basketball again. But that couldn’t shake the Celtics, who held the Knicks to three field goals in the second quarter to seize control and now will look ahead to an expected showdown with the Heat. Garnett made three straight field goals to make it 70-48 in the third quarter before the Celtics let the Knicks back into it. Consecutive run-out dunks by Anthony cut it to 14, and New York had it all the way down to 10 when Shawne Williams’ 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining trimmed it to 82-72 after three.
Stoudemire opened the fourth with a basket and Anthony followed, bringing it within six and forcing Rivers to put Garnett back into the game. He made a pair of free throws, but baskets by Stoudemire and Anthony Carter made it 84-80 with 7:34 to go. “I thought we dropped the guard a little bit,” Rivers said. “Give them credit, I thought they played desperate and you could see it in their play and their defensive energy.” But Boston would never let it get closer and finally put it away when consecutive jumpers by Rondo and Garnett extended it to 95-85 with 4:22 to play. Disappointed in their effort in a blowout loss Friday, the Knicks showed plenty of fight. Anthony knocked Rondo down for a flagrant foul and Stoudemire was called for a technical after he showed Delonte West in the back following the Boston guard’s hard foul on Knicks rookie Landry Fields. But New York, which went 42-40 to end a franchise-worst streak of nine straight losing seasons and earn its first playoff berth since 2004, simply didn’t have enough to match Boston, which got 13 points from Pierce. The Celtics led 29-23 after one quarter, when Stoudemire missed all six shots, then took control with their defense and some good work by their reserves in the second. An 11-3 burst extended the lead to 17, and it grew to 19 in the final minute on a three-point play by Jeff Green, acquired in the Perkins trade. Stoudemire finally made his first field goal after that and the Celtics brought a 55-38 lead into the half.
UConn lacrosse team honors seniors
By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer
would expect in late April. In fact, while standing in the bleachers at the George J. Sherman Complex, the view The UConn women’s of Storrs seemed more like a lacrosse team finished its bad day in Seattle. The temseason at home with an perature was around a less impressive 14-12 win over than comfortable 35 degrees, Louisville on Senior the clouds were gray Day. The game was and it rained hard. an excellent memory For anyone who for the five Husky has ever played seniors. sports in terrible Although the game conditions, it is far featured some fine from enjoyable. You individual perforget wet, you get mances, it was not cold, equipment is the number of goals » Notebook hard to handle and scored or shots saved motivation is not that was the most impres- always the easiest thing to sive factor in that game; , it come by. As I stood in the was the team’s toughness that stands soaked from head to stood out the most. Although toe with the rest of the 50 or so toughness does not show up UConn faithful, we watched a in the box score, it was one team exert a toughness that of the main reasons why the almost went unparalleled. Huskies were able to win. It was as if the fans were Saturday did not look like watching the game in a bad the average spring day one storm while the players played
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on a dry field. The Huskies competed resiliently as they ran up and down the rainsoaked turf, looking almost unaffected by the cold April day. Most notably was when junior M.E. Lapham was inadvertently hit in the head with a Cardinal player’s stick. It was not the fact that the Huskies outshot the Cardinals 31-26 in the game, that sophomore Brittney Testa had 10 saves in the game or that Lapham scored five goals – it was their resilience. The Huskies willed themselves to victory on a difficult day against a difficult opponent, proving that it is not all about the numbers; it is the intangible things that do not show up in the box score that help a team win.
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UConn Junior attacker M.E. Lapham handles the ball under the pressure of Cincinnati defender Megan Knoop during last Thursday’s lacrosse game.
Players excited about attention being given to UConn baseball from GEORGE, page 14 “It’s just something special to me, obviously to get to play in my hometown,” Springer said. “I can’t do too much, I have to slow everything down.” The junior centerfielder scored two runs, notched three RBI and went 2-for-4 in the first game of the doubleheader, a 16-2 victory over the Hoyas. The highlight was a home run hit by Springer in the fifth inning over the double-wall in left center field. “It felt good,” Springer said. “I put a good swing into it. It was good to help the team win.” It was his sixth long ball of the year and 40th of his threeyear career. Springer went 3-for-5 in the nightcap a 6-3 win over Georgetown, which extended his hitting streak to 18 games. Springer wasn’t the only one excited to play at a minor league park. “I think it’s a great environment,” Penders said. “It’s
centrally located... it definitely gets the juices flowing... it’s something different and unique... We’re grateful to the Rockcats.” There was a good UConn following present with 1,001 people attending the first game and 1,457 there to watch the second. “There’s a lot of Connecticut baseball fans, but it’s hard to come to Storrs [J.O. Christian Field] to watch... The atmosphere, the field, the stadium seats get us all fired up,” said L.J. Mazzilli. The Huskies will play South Florida on May 7 and Lousiville May 13 at Dodd Stadium in Norwich. Dodd, with a capacity of 6,270, used to house an Eastern League team like New Britain, but it is now the home of the Connecticut Tigers, a Single A affiliate of Detroit in the short-season New York-Penn League. UConn played three games in Norwich last summer, two losses to Oregon
and a 25-5 rout of Central Connecticut State when they hosted the NCAA Regional. The Huskies attracted fans to the secluded Southeastern Connecticut ballpark, with its best crowd being 5,684 and the worst showing being 2,291 fans. The increased interest in UConn baseball and games held at bigger venues around the state is a testament to players like Springer. He could have signed and gotten paid, but instead chose to go to school and play for his home state. In a way, Springer’s career came full circle when he came home Friday. The homecoming, filled with home runs and fanfare, was living proof that Springer made a decision in 2008 that he won’t be regretting anytime soon.
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UConn Huskies center fielder George Springer safely slides into second after stealing the base during a game last weekend against Georgetown. Springer has 17 stolen bases on the season.
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The Daily Question Q : “What’s more exciting, the NHL or NBA playoffs?“ NBA playoffs, they’ve just been ridiculous the last six or A : “The seven years.”
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“I’d like to see him play on Minnesota and see how he does.”
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Softball (17-23) (5-8) April 27 Tomorrow April 27 Bryant Providence Providence 4 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m.
Lacrosse (7-6) (1-3) May 1 Loyala 1 p.m.
April 29 Villanova 6 p.m.
Men’s Track and Field May 8 May 7 May 6 Big East Big East Big East Tournament Tournament Tournament All Day All Day All Day
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New York Knicks forwards Amare Stoudemire and Shawne Williams watch as Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett goes up for a dunk during Sunday’s game.
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Golf May 19 NCAA East Regional All Weekend
UConn baseball tops Hoyas but softball falls to South Florida By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer
Men’s Tennis April 28 Big East Invitational All Weekend
Women’s Tennis April 28 Big East Invitational All Weekend
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» That’s what he said – Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni on Celtics’ Rajon Rondo.
April 29 Rutgers 3 p.m.
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–Ryan Tepperman, 6th-semester journalism and political science double major.
Baseball (27-12-1) (14-2) Today Quinnipiac 3 p.m.
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Game of the Week: UConn baseball vs. Georgetown. On Friday, the Huskies ended their home stand against the Hoyas with a 6-3 victory, completing the three-game sweep. Freshman Brian Ward pitched 5.1 innings, giving up six hits and three runs en route to his second victory of the season. Junior George Springer extended his hitting streak to 18 games after going 3-5 on Sunday and scoring two runs. The win was the ninth straight victory for the Huskies, as their record improves to 26-12-1 on the season and 13-2 in Big East. The Huskies return to action today when they host Quinnipiac at home. Big Disappointment: UConn softball at The University of South Florida. The Huskies finished a threegame series at South Florida Saturday, with an 8-0 loss to the Bulls. The Huskies were swept this weekend, dropping
their record to 17-23 on the season and 5-8 in Big East play. One of the few bright spots for the Huskies’ offense in this game was senior Julie Towers, who went 1-2 with a stolen base and a walk. Sophomore Kiki Saveriano allowed seven runs over four innings on Saturday as her record dropped to 10-17 on the season. The Huskies return to action tomorrow against nonconference opponent Bryant at home. Number of the Week: 11:82. Senior Tr i s h a - A n n Hawthorne came in first place in the 100m dash Sunday with a time of 11:82. The UConn women’s track and field team competed in the Larry Ellis Invitational. The Huskies placed well in both the track and field events, including another first-place finish for Hawthorne in the 4x100m relay.
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Zambrano gets rocked in Cubs’ loss
CHICAGO (AP)—Carlos Zambrano says he’s ready to start another streak. Zambrano’s bid for an 11th straight win was effectively dashed in the first inning Sunday as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs on the way to a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Zambrano (2-1) settled down after a rocky opening and gave up only one more run through five innings of work. “I knew sooner or later I was going to lose a game, unfortunately it was today,” Zambrano said. “I enjoyed the winning streak a lot, but it’s over with. Let’s get another win on my next time and I’ll be ready for that.” Zambrano won eight straight from Aug. 14 through the end of the 2010 season and was 2-0 through four starts entering this start at Wrigley Field. The streak was the Cubs’ longest since Rick Sutcliffe won 16 straight between 1984-85. “I was a little off today,” said Zambrano, who gave up eight hits and struck out four. “Pitching in the first inning wasn’t good. My sinker was not good, but other than that I was able to throw five innings.” Cubs manager Mike Quade could tell Zambrano wasn’t sharp. “He just didn’t make quality pitches from what I can see,” he said. “He’s been pretty good and it’s just unfortunate that he had a rough first inning today.” Another streak continued as Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier collected a hit in his 21st straight game. He is one of only three players in major league history with hits in 21 or more consecutive games in April—former Dodgers manager Joe Torre had a 22-game string in 1972. Ethier went 2 for 5 with an infield single that drove in the game’s first run. The Dodgers have won four of five. Hiroki Kuroda (3-2) gave up three hits and two runs in the first, then scattered six hits the rest of his 6 2-3 innings. Overall he allowed three runs — two earned—struck out seven and walked none. Aaron Miles led off the game with a triple down the right-field line. Casey Blake was hit by a pitch and Ethier followed with an infield single that scored Miles. Matt Kemp drove home Blake with an infield single, Jerry Sands doubled in a run, James Loney had an RBI grounder and Rod Barajas hit a sacrifice fly for the 5-0 lead. The Cubs scored twice in the bottom half even though Kuroda struck out the side. Kosuke Fukudome doubled and Starlin Castro and Carlos Pena hit RBI singles. Loney had an two-out RBI single in the third. Barajas singled off John Grabow in the sixth and scored on Miles’ single.
THE Pro Side Roy Halladay stays hot and Brandon Marshall out of hospital By Aaron Kasmanoff-Dick Campus Correspondent The Philadelphia Phillies are a daunting opponent any day, but if pitcher Roy Halladay is on fire, no one wants to be on the receiving end. The San Diego Padres found that out the hard way at PETCO Park on Sunday. Halladay, who had allowed six runs in 6.2 innings last week against the Milwaulkee Brewers, turned in a career-high 14 strikeouts to help catapult the Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Padres in the series finale. In 8.2 innings, Halladay allowed just five hits and one walk. Shane Victorino added his career inside-the-park home run. The well-placed hit found Padres right fielder Will Venable, who made a diving attempt at the ball, which actually entered his glove but was then jarred loose by the turf. It then bounced out to left center field, allowing Victorino to run the bases and score sliding head first into home.
Trouble in Miami Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall was released from the hospital Saturday. The Pro Bowl wideout was treated for multiple stab wounds, allegedly received from a kitchen knife during a dispute with his wife, Michi Nagomi-Marshall. Nagomi-Marshall was arrested and will face charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Marshall originally testified that he had received the wounds after falling on a broken glass vase. His wife confessed to having stabbed the NFL player after she was arrested. The couple had previously been arrested in 2009 for a fight that resulted in the couple kicking and punching each other as police looked on. The charges were dropped when the then-engaged couple refused to testify against each other. The Miami Dolphins are unable to have any official contact with Marshall due to the current lockout, but team physicians were permitted to attend to him.
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Beatdown on Georgetown
Huskies win three straight games against Hoyas
By Michael Ferraro Sports and Society Columnist
With the NFL draft quickly approaching and the NBA and NHL playoffs beginning to pick up steam, there is no shortage of excitement in the world of sports. Add the blossoming baseball season to the equation, and what’s not to like? But for all the riveting storylines and stunning finishes, one of the most powerful stories of late has stemmed not from baseball or basketball, but from NCAA football. It is the story of Rich Rodriguez’s decision to leave West Virginia to become the head coach at the University of Michigan, which has created a continuous buzz and has shed light on other coaches making the jump from team to team. To begin, consider the story of Rich Rodriguez. Rodriguez first rose to success as the coach of West Virginia, where two BCS bowl appearances and an overall record of 60-26 thrust him into the spotlight. Rodriguez was often said to have been loved by the West Virginia players and fans, seemingly creating a lifelong opportunity to coach at the school. But as we have come to learn, no success is kept a secret, and following West Virginia’s second BCS bowl appearance Rodriguez was offered the position of head coach at Michigan. After careful consideration, and against the pleading of his West Virginia following, he decided to accept the position, which in his mind was too great to pass up. Unfortunately for Rodriguez, Michigan would not provide a happy ending. Instead, a forgetful 15-22 record over three years followed, causing Rodriguez to fall out of favor with the program and eventually get fired. That’s not exactly the ending anyone—especially Rodriguez—was expecting after such a colorful tenure at West Virginia. Rodriguez has recently admitted he may have insufficiently considered the situation and has said he arguably acted too soon. Altogether, the powerful insight provided by Rodriguez’s decision to leave West Virginia and his failure at Michigan is much greater than it appears at first glance. In a society where such a premium is put on success, especially measurable and tangible success, Rodriguez’s situation highlights the problems that can arise.. Too frequently, it seems that individuals showcase an inability to be consistent with success. This leads to constant cross-comparison and an extreme valuation of status. Without question, this thinking played a role in Rodriguez’s decision, and plays a role in the everyday decisions individuals make regarding where to work, where to go to school and what to buy. People constantly attempt to overcompensate for their wealth or status, and find it nearly impossible to be satisfied with remaining at a certain level. As previously mentioned, the relationship between Rodriguez and the West Virginia program was a great one that was quickly approaching the rare “coachfor-life” status. In his defense, the job at Michigan was a great opportunity, but it still leads the question, “Was it really worth it?” In sum, Rodriguez’s decision was not an easy one. Many of us would have made the same one in a similar situation. Yet, with coaches like Brad Stevens willingly staying at Butler and turning down countless offers, they demonstrate that an alternative school of thinking is apparent.
By Mac Cerullo Sports Editor
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UConn shortstop Nick Ahmed stands at the plate during a game against Georgetown this weekend. The Huskies swept the Hoyas and improved their conference record to 14-2.
NEW BRITAIN—George Springer and the Huskies were right at home in New Britain as the UConn baseball team swept Georgetown in Friday’s doubleheader to cap off a clean sweep of the three-game series. UConn (27-12-1, 14-2 Big East) handled Georgetown (19-22, 2-13 Big East) in the first game, winning 14-2. The Huskies scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth to blow the game wide open, and pitcher Greg Nappo allowed only two runs off three hits in seven innings to improve to 5-2 on the year. Pitching was a strength for UConn in the second game as well, with freshman Brian Ward striking out six Hoya batters while allowing only three runs as he led the Huskies to a 6-3 win, earning his second career win in just four career starts. With the sweep, UConn extended its winning streak to nine and now leads the Big East conference by two games. Springer, who grew up a mile from New Britain Stadium, made the most of his homecoming, going 5-for-9 in the doubleheader with a home run, three RBIs and four runs scored. He also extended his hitting streak to 18 games. Both games were well attended, and the players and coaches were clearly fired up to play in the home ballpark of the New Britain Rock Cats, the Double A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. “It gets the juices flowing,” said coach Jim Penders between games. “It’s something different, it’s something exciting.” The first game of the doubleheader was competitive until about the fifth inning. UConn got on the board in the bottom of the third after Mike Nemeth singled to drive home Billy Ferriter and LJ Mazzili, who had doubled earlier in the inning to set up the second and third situation.
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Springer getting attention from scouts
By Matt McDonough Associate Sports Editor
The idea hadn’t even crossed UConn baseball coach Jim Penders’ mind. Prior to the first pitch of Friday’s doubleheader between the Huskies and Georgetown at New Britain Stadium, UConn visited the Rockcat clubhouse. The Rockcats are the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and call the Hardware City home. As the players looked around the locker room, one jersey stood out to Penders. It was Michael
Tarsi’s No. 51. Penders coached Tarsi when he led the the Huskies in strikeouts in 2007 as a junior. That summer, Tarsi was drafted by the Twins in the 12th round and signed with the club. The next summer, Minnesota took a 6-foot-3 outfielder from New Britain named George Springer in the 48th round. The Twins could not sign the AvonOld Farms product, as Springer chose to play at UConn instead. Although very unlikely, as draft picks in the latter rounds aren’t considered prospects, Springer could have, like Tarsi, worked his way up the minor league ladder
and had a jersey already hanging in his hometown ballpark. Springer said he was close, but not that close to signing. He said he was going through a a time in his life where he needed to grow as a player and a person. “I’d hope that much would happen,” Springer said about the prospect of playing professional baseball at the upper minor league level. “The whole experience [the draft] in high school is something I won’t forget, but here I am standing three years later representing my state, hometown and the University of Connecticut.” He certainly has grown, lead-
ing the Huskies in RBIs with 47 and hitting .359, good for second on the team behind Mike Nemeth. He is projected to be a first-round pick along with pitcher Matt Barnes, who is 8-2 with a 0.92 ERA. Together, they’ve led UConn to a 26-12-1 overall record and a 13-2 Big East record. As the team sits in first place in the conference, a return trip to the NCAA tournament is in the works. Springer said he hasn’t thought about anything past this season; only the next pitch. Springer grew up one-and a-half miles from New Britain Stadium. He spent a lot of time
at the diamond as a fan and next door playing at Beehive Field. The 4,700-seat Beehive Field stopped housing professional baseball in 1995. Beehive was home to the New Britain Red Sox for over a decade and the Rockcats for a season before they moved into the 7,489-seat stadium next door. Springer, who attended New Britain High School his freshman year splitting time between the freshman and varsity teams with the Golden Hurricanes, hadn’t played at New Britain Stadium until Friday.
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UConn defeats Louisville on Senior Day
By Carmine Colangelo Staff Writer
saves in the game, and Christopher was the Huskies’ second-leading scorer with two goals. Junior Kiersten Tupper posted two goals The UConn women’s lacrosse in the game as well. The Huskies team played in its final home outshot the Cardinals 31-26 on game of the season against Big the day. With the win, UConn improved East rival Louisville Saturday. The Huskies ended Senior Day to 8-6 overall and 2-4 in Big East on a high note with a 14-12 vic- play, while the Cardinals fell to 10-6 overall and 3-4 in Big East tory over the Cardinals. play. The win is the Junior M.E. Lapham Huskies’ second conled the team with five secutive victory and goals, her secondstraight game with UConn 14 their second win in as many games against the total, extending her scoring streak to Louisville 12 a Big East opponent. The place where the 37 straight games. She now has 50 goals on the season Huskies were previously slipping this season since they were 0-4 and 116 in her career. The Huskies have five seniors before the game. Senior Day marks the final on the team this season, who all saw playing time on Senior home game of the season. The Day. Seniors Lauren Sparks and Huskies have two games left, Stefanie Burra each posted one both away and against conference goal in the contest, while Jessica opponents Villanova and Loyola. Mucci posted two ground balls The Huskies finished the season and two draw controls for the with a respectable home record of 4-2.They will return to action Huskies on defense. Sophomores Brittney Testa and Friday to take on the Wildcats. Jordan Christopher also had strong performances. Testa earned her eighth win on the season with 10 Carmine.Colangelo@UConn.edu
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UConn junior attacker Kiersten Tupper cradles the ball while running up the field in search of options. This photo was taken April 21 in the Huskies’ game against Cincinnaati.