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Dean Gelaye Hampshire DC officially re-opens steps into Blue Wall next to undergo renovations interim VC role Kim’s resignation announced in June By Chelsie Field Collegian Staff
U n ive r s i t y of Massachusetts Dean of Students Enku Gelaye was appointed interim vice chancellor of student affairs July 1 after former vice chancellor Jean Kim announced her resignation. The quiet summer switch was made known to the UMass community via a June 14 email, in which Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy thanked Kim for her four years of service, citing Kim’s pursuit of “other professional opportunities” as her reason for leaving. Kim could not be reached for comment and did not leave forwarding contact information with the school, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian was told. In a prepared statement, Subbaswamy said Gelaye “will be working closely with students on a number of initiatives as we welcome them back to campus
this week.” “We plan to launch a search process for a permanent vice chancellor in the months ahead,” he added. Gelaye described her role as dean of students as always being “second in command” of Student Affairs, a role that historically, in the absence of a vice chancellor, steps up “for the sake of continuity.” “It’s built in succession planning,” she said. Gelaye will continue to fulfill her position as dean of students, saying she views the interim vice chancellor addition as “taking on a broader administrative role.” “I’ve always done dean of students and something else,” she said. “I’m essentially still playing that role … I’m happy to do it on behalf of the students and the staff.” She said no new hires have been made due to her additional undertakings. Her roles with the University—old and new— are primarily leadershipbased and involved with see
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The University of Massachusetts held a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Sept. 10 to officially celebrate the re-opening of the newly renovated Hampshire Dining Common in the Southwest Residential Area.The ribbon cutting was the main event of the evening, in which Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy unleashed giant scissors to break the finish line of this redesign effort, a two-year, $15.5 million project with nine months of construction time. The chancellor, Director of
Auxiliary Enterprises Ken Toong and Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance James Sheehan made congratulatory speeches. “This was a fantastic event, and marks great progress for UMass dining,” said Sheehan after the event. “The fact that we were able to take what was essentially a non-functional, outdated dining common and transform it into something much better and healthier, just in time for the opening of the Commonwealth Honors College dorms … it’s great,” he said. The ceremony also featured five guest chefs from around the nation, serving specialty foods inspired by various international cuisines.
To top off the pomp and circumstance, a section of the UMass Minuteman Marching Band marched into the hall and performed a rendition of the UMass fight song amongst a crowd of diners. The administration anticipated about 3,500 students to attend the celebration. “This event was our way of showcasing to students and alumni what the renovated dining common has to offer,” said Toong. “We have implemented healthier eating options in this hall, with a specific focus on providing more locally-sourced foods, as well as cutting back on sodas and soft drinks,” With 1,500 students now living in the Commonwealth Honors College Residential
Complex, there was a need for more dining options in the Southwest Residential Area. Thus, the newly redesigned dining common now boasts an ovular layout, the first such floor plan of any university dining hall in the nation, according to Toong. The kitchen and service area is centered in the middle of the hall, with seating and drink stations located around the perimeter. This, Toong says, is meant to reduce student traffic around the service area and improve the flow of the dining common. According to Toong, the renovated Hampshire will stand as a model for the “new generation” of UMass Dining, focusing on sustainsee
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SEPTEMBER 11 REMEMBRANCE EVENTS Amherst Remembrance Ceremony | Center Fire Station, 9:45 a.m. September 11 Vigil | Outside Memorial Hall, UMass, 6 p.m. ZOE MERVINE/COLLEGIAN
“Metamorphosis,” an exhibit in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, documents the transformation of UMass from an agricultural college to a university.
Redesigned homepage, Obama postpones war vote news web site launched in Congress against Syria WORLD
UMass improves gateway web site By AvivA luttrell Collegian Staff
Students re t u r n ing to the University of Massachusetts website this semester may notice a change after a recent revamp to the school’s homepage.Designed to improve navigation and feature more multimedia content, including videos and slideshows, the update was completed over the summer. “The idea is for it to be sort of a one-stop, get your information here or get links to information elsewhere on campus,” said UMass spokesperson Daniel Fitzgibbons. The University also
launched a redesigned News and Media Relations website alongside the homepage, which combines the former internal news site for faculty and staff, known as “In the Loop,” with the former external news site. A new internal news section, called “Inside UMass,” will replace the previous site. According to Fitzgibbons, the two sites were redesigned as part of a coordinated plan to improve communication on campus, saying, “I think that what we tried to do was employ the best practices we could find at other schools.” The umass.edu homepage, also known as the “gateway,” now features feeds from the University’s news and events sites, as well as links to UMass’s
social media pages, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. According to Fitzgibbons, the news site, like the gateway, was enhanced to include more multimedia features. He said that this change will allow UMass to better promote campus events. “It’s a good way for the outside world, including parents and relatives of students, to see the kinds of things that are going on here,” he said. UMass senior and OIT employee Juliana Van Roggen said that although she doesn’t visit the homepage as frequently as she did when she was an underclassman, she still prefers the new layout to its predecessor. see
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asked Congress on Tuesday to postpone a vote on airstrikes against Syria to allow time to explore a Russian proposal to get Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to international control. Obama made the dramatic last-minute turnaround in closed-door meetings with members of Congress and then in a prime-time address to the nation, even as he was dispatching Secretary of State John Kerry to Geneva to meet with his Russian counterpart later this week. Their goal: a binding resolution in the U.N. Security Council, where Russia had
threatened to veto any move against its ally in Syria. “Over the last few days, we’ve seen some encouraging signs, in part because of the credible threat of U.S. military action,” Obama said in a 15-minute address from the White House. “It’s too early to tell whether this offer will succeed ... but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force.” As the United States stepped back from the thorny debate over whether to strike, Syria said it was already agreeing to the Russian proposal to surrender its chemical weapons and adhere to a longstanding global arms control agreement that bans the production, stockpiling and use of such weapons. “We are ready to honor our commitments under this con-
vention, including providing information about these weapons,” Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al Moallem said in Moscow. Obama, as well as the leaders of France and Britain, agreed to work with Russia and China to explore the proposal that would call for the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. France said it would propose a resolution that would include a requirement that those responsible for an Aug. 21 alleged chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb be referred to the International Criminal Court for trial. Obama worked anew to try to rally support from a skeptical nation for military action against Syria, even if that is now more to prod see
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THE RU N D OW N ON THIS DAY... In 1967, UMass opened four new residence halls in the Southwest Residential Area. They were named Crampton, Mackimmie, Prince and Patterson after distinguished faculty members.
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1 in 4 men in AsiaPacific admit to comitting rape Nearly a quarter of the men surveyed in parts of the Asia-Pacific region say they have raped a woman. The startling findings, published Tuesday in the Lancet Global Health, come from a United Nations study on rape and violence against intimate partners. More than 10,000 men were surveyed in six countries: Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka. More than 1 in 10 reported forcing a woman who was not their partner to have sex, the report said. When partners were included, the figure rose to 24 percent. Just under half of these men said they had raped more than one woman. However, the results varied widely between study sites. About 4 percent of men surveyed in Bangladesh reported raping a woman who was not their partner, compared with 41 percent on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. The high prevalence of rape in Bougainville could be associated with a long history of civil unrest, but such a link is not clear, the researchers said. The most common reasons given by the men for committing rape were that they felt entitled to sex (73 percent), found it entertaining (59 percent) or did it to punish a woman (38 percent). Men with a history of victimization, especially those raped or sexually abused as children, were more likely to have committed rape themselves, the survey found. Other associated factors included a history of physical violence toward a partner, of paying for sex or having a large number of sexual partners. Michele Decker, a social epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, said such findings “justifiably create global outrage,” especially after high-profile cases such as the gang rape of a 23-yearold student in New Delhi in December. Four men could face the death penalty after they were convicted Tuesday of raping and killing the woman. “The findings from this multi-country study provide local, national and international policymakers with the evidence base and mandate to create meaningful and sustainable reforms,” Decker wrote in a commentary on the report. “The challenge now is to turn evidence into action, to create a safer future for the next generation of women and girls.” International researchers conducted the study between January 2011 and December 2012. The respondents were between 18 and 49 years old and came from both urban and rural areas. Most of the interviews were conducted in person, the researchers said. But respondents were left alone to record answers to the most sensitive questions. MCT
CHANCELLOR “having a voice at the senior leadership level” on behalf of UMass students, she said. This includes a presence with counseling services, the Center for Student Development and the Dean of Students Office that reflects the needs of both graduate and undergraduate students. “I’m responsible for all those roles in the student affairs areas … I’m ultimately the one, for the sake of the students, that the buck stops with me,”
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“I think it’s a lot cleaner,” she said. Van Roggen said that she particularly liked the “eye-catching” new slideshow feature on the gateway site, saying, “It’s a little bit more engaging.” Van Roggen did say, however, that she wishes the links to pages such as SPIRE and Moodle in the upper right-hand corner were more noticeable, as they’re often her main rea-
son for visiting the page. The new websites employ Drupal, which is now the standard operating system across campus. “In the past we had sort of a hodge-podge of systems that were used. This will make it easier for everybody to maintain their sites if we’re all using the same thing,” Fitzgibbons said. Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu
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UMass researchers receive NSF grant Plan to improve coastal infrastructure By AvivA LuttreLL Collegian Staff
Two University of Massachusetts professors and their team of researchers have received a fiveyear $737,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for coastal infrastructure planning in the Caribbean and Northeast, according to a University press release. Led by Elisabeth M. Hamin, associate professor of the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department, and Don J. DeGroot, professor of civil and environmental engineering, the team aims to create a network of scientists, engineers and policymakers to achieve their goal, the release said. The project, “Sustainable Adaptive Gradients in the Coastal Environment: Reconceptualizing the Role of
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Infrastructure in Resilience,” will use the Caribbean as a focal point to examine different situations that demand increasing coastal resilience to events such as hurricanes and floods, according to Hamin’s scholar biography on the UMass website. The research network will develop a framework for responses to coastal dangers and threats, giving policymakers better criteria for coastal infrastructure policy. Different social, geological and engineering situations will be reviewed, the release stated. According to the release, recent major storms have indicated a need for increased research into the effects of both slow-moving situations, such as climate change, and resilience to fast-onset disasters, such as tsunamis. The new approach to infrastructure will be based on “multidisciplinary research insights,” according to the release. Coordinated efforts between researchers from
the Northeast and researchers and policymakers from the Caribbean region will increase the prospects for the project’s success, as each region brings its own expertise and experience to the initiative. Melissa Kenney of the University of Maryland and Thomas Sheahan from Northeastern University will also join the initiative, as well as personnel from the International Institute for Environment and Development, the University of Puerto Rico, the University of the West Indies, Yale, Rutgers, the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the release said. The project, which will begin this January and run until December 2018, is a Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability activity in the NSF’s Research Collaboration Network program. Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu.
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NYC Democrats poised Redacted transcript of 9/11 pretrial to nominate Blasio Mayoral race now on to general election By tinA SuSmAn Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK – Weary of scandal and swayed by promises of a better future for residents being priced out of the city, voters on Tuesday rejected former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s bid for a political comeback and threw their support behind the liberal public advocate Bill de Blasio to be the Democratic candidate for mayor. It was not clear late Tuesday whether De Blasio would capture the 40 percent of votes needed to avoid a runoff with the second–place finisher, former city Comptroller William Thompson Jr.; De Blasio danced around the necessary figure as returns trickled in showing him easily outdistancing the field. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was in third place, followed by the current city comptroller, John C. Liu, who was vying to be New York’s first Asian–America mayor. Weiner was trailing in single digits. The Democratic nominee will face Republican Joseph Lhota, the former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chief, in the November election to succeed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. Lhota defeated billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis by more than 10 percentage points to avoid a runoff. Just as they shunned the sexting Weiner, whose online philandering cost him his congressional seat in 2011, voters also rejected another scandal–plagued candidate, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008 after being caught patronizing prostitutes, narrowly lost his fight with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to be the Democratic nominee for city comptroller. The results in the mayoral primary, the first step toward choosing a successor to Bloomberg, underscored the appeal of De Blasio’s message to middle–class New Yorkers, who he said had suffered under the bil-
lionaire mayor’s 12 years in office. Throughout the campaign, De Blasio portrayed himself as the candidate who could offer a clean break from the Bloomberg years, which he said had turned New York into a “tale of two cities,” with all but the richest residents struggling to get by. De Blasio also won over liberal voters as he condemned the police department’s stop–and–frisk policy – which critics say targets black and Latino youth – and used TV ads to emphasize his multiracial family. De Blasio, who is white, is married to a black woman. TV ads featuring his son, Dante, struck a chord with voters who saw the teenager as an example of those caught up in the stop–and– frisk practice because of their skin color. “The work you did at the grass-roots is why we’re here tonight,” De Blasio told supporters gathered outside his election party in Brooklyn on Tuesday night. But he indicated that he expected a runoff, saying, “We’ve got a lot of work ahead.” The voting marked the end of a rollicking campaign with a shifting array of front–runners and issues that ranged from civil rights to kitten rights. At one point, Lhota questioned the wisdom of transit officials shutting down a portion of a subway line for two hours to save two kittens lost on the tracks, prompting criticism from Catsimatidis and forcing Lhota to declare in their final debate: “I never said I wanted to kill a cat.” All of the candidates portrayed themselves as champions of the middle class and promised more jobs, better schools and more affordable housing in a city where the average apartment rents for more than $3,000 per month. Their opinions on policing tactics and on Bloomberg’s legacy set them apart and took center stage in debates and forums after being briefly overshadowed by the raunch factor that accompanied Weiner’s late arrival in the race. Weiner announced his candidacy in May, about two years after revelations of his sexting with vari-
ous women forced him to quit his 9th Congressional District seat. He soared in the polls initially but began losing support in July after admitting that he had pursued online relationships with women other than his wife even after resigning from office and entering rehab to salvage his career and marriage. Even as he conceded defeat, Weiner insisted that his ideas were sound and his campaign strong. “There’s no doubt about it: We had the best ideas,” Weiner said, adding that he never considered quitting even as his sexting issues came back to haunt him. “Sadly, I was an imperfect messenger.” Underscoring his inability to escape his past, one of Weiner’s former sexting partners, a woman named Sydney Leathers, showed up at his election party, some local media reported. Quinn suffered from her close association with Bloomberg, particularly for having supported extending mayoral term limits to let Bloomberg run for a third time in 2009. She was the only Democrat to say she would keep on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, and she was less critical of stop–and–frisk policing tactics championed by Kelly than her rivals. Quinn said her more than 12 years in city government gave her the experience needed to head the nation’s largest city, and as she voted with her wife, Kim Catullo, by her side, Quinn dismissed the polls showing her in third place. “You can’t really believe public polls,” Quinn said. “I always knew this was going to be a fight to the end.” Hours later, Quinn, who had hoped to become the city’s first female and first openly gay mayor, conceded defeat. “I’m obviously disappointed by the results,” she said as Catullo and her family stood behind her. “But I gotta tell you ... all you guys couldn’t make me more optimistic about the future of our city.” De Blasio soared into first place in recent polls just weeks after lagging Quinn and Weiner, helped in part by Weiner’s implosion and by TV ads that began airing in mid–August.
hearing released By CAroL roSenBerg The Miami Herald
MIAMI – During a secret hearing at Guantanamo, the military judge in the 9/11 death penalty case ruled against a secret government request to withhold information from defense lawyers for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four alleged co-conspirators, according to a partially redacted transcript released Tuesday. The hearing, held Aug. 19 at the U.S. Navy base in Cuba, was the first closed pretrial hearing of the Sept. 11 capital case. The subject matter was so secret that the judge cleared the court of the public and the five men who, if convicted, could be executed for conspiring to carry out the worst attack on U.S. soil, including 2,976 counts of murder. And, while the 31-page transcript of the 29-minute hearing is so riddled with redactions that it is unclear what the Pentagon prosecution team was trying to shield from the defense attorneys, it shows the judge denying the request. “I’m ruling it is discoverable,” Army Col. James L. Pohl said in response to a secret prosecution motion that argues something “is not discoverable.” A government protective order in the case blocks from public view the details of the CIA’s secret prison network where the five alleged plotters were held for years and, they and their lawyers say, were tortured. A censor in the court can cut off the audio to the public if he or the judge fears national security secrets will be spilled. But the judge ruled that in this instance the risk was so great that he closed the Aug. 19 hearing entirely. On Tuesday, the Pentagon released the partial transcript after U.S. intelligence agencies redacted secret information from it. Prosecutor Joanna Baltes, a Justice Department classification
expert, tried to pin Pohl down on what he would allow the defense lawyers to see. “I’m not ruling on whether they (redacted),” the judge says in the public portion of the transcript. “I’m not ruling on whether (redacted). I’m not ruling on whether (redacted). I’m simply saying the information is discoverable and I will address the form at a later date.” Discovery, in a legal setting, is evidence that the prosecution is obliged to show the accused before a trial. At the Pentagon, chief prosecutor Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins declined to answer a question on whether the ruling constituted a setback. Army Lt. Col. Todd Breasseale, a Pentagon spokesman, refused to elaborate on what went on in the secret session. “All rulings are of some consequence to the path forward,” Breasseale said, adding that the Pentagon prosecutor “remains committed to seeking accountability under law and will continue to do so.” Retired Air Force Col. Morris Davis, who was chief prosecutor when the 9/11 accused were brought to Guantanamo in 2006, questioned what needed to be kept secret in the case a decade after Mohammed’s capture. Declassified CIA documents have already disclosed that agents waterboarded him 183 times. “Whatever need there was for secrecy you’d think a decade would have cured,” he said Tuesday. After reading the partially redacted transcript, he said there was “so much blacked out” that it was hard to discern the significance of the lost prosecution motion. Disclosure of the ruling itself is “beneficial,” Davis said, because it challenges “the perception that the government can do whatever the hell it wants. To the extent that the judge said, ‘au contraire,’ there’s some value in it.”
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mate, I’ll give it serious thought. At the same time, the credible use of military force is necessary to keep on the table.” “I appreciate the complicated issues the president faces,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa. “Still, I don’t think the case for military action has been made. ... Military action should be the last resort, so this diplomatic offer, if credible and enforceable, needs to be considered.” Whether Obama’s request for Congress to approve a strike would come to a vote was unclear, however. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., said the Senate would keep the option of voting for military action, though not this week as originally thought. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Kerry said “we’re waiting” on the Russian proposal, “but we’re not waiting long.” “The president believes we need to keep this threat, this reality, absolutely on the table,” he said. “He wants the Congress to act.” The White House announced Tuesday that more countries signed a statement on the need to reinforce the prohibition against the use of chemical weapons. Thirty-three nations now support the statement. The statement does not endorse military action against Syria. Moallem made it clear that the threat of what he called “American aggression” had motivated his country to quickly pledge to surrender its chemical weapons and agree to the Chemical Weapons Convention - an arms control agreement outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Most countries had signed onto the convention, but Syria never had. According to the Russian news agency Interfax, Moallem praised “the wisdom of Russian leadership” for the offer, which Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made after Kerry said Syria could avoid a military strike by handing over its chemical weapons to an international body for destruction. Moallem, the Syrian foreign minister, said that after
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“fruitful talks” Monday, Syria had decided to accept the offer Monday night. “Syria welcomes Russia’s initiative, which is based on Russian concern for the lives of our citizens and the security of our country,” the news agency quoted him as saying. He said Syrian acceptance was based both on Russian advice and “to avert American aggression against our nation.” After weeks of discord with the Obama administration, Lavrov was quick to praise the U.S. role in brokering and backing the deal. Before the Syrians agreed to the proposal, Lavrov made it clear it was an international deal, with U.S. input. He also said the end product should be submitted to the U.N. Security Council. “This issue requires the return of the international investigators to their work on the Syrian ground to investigate the chemical weapons use,” Lavrov said. “The truth must be revealed and the criminals responsible for using these weapons must be brought to justice.” Russia has accused Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons in an attack on Khan al Asal, outside Aleppo, in March. The Russians submitted a 100page report on the incident to the U.N. in July. Chinese reaction to the developments was also favorable. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei, said in Beijing that the proposal “can help ease the current tension in Syria, solve the Syrian issue politically and safeguard the peace and stability of Syria and the whole region.” France, the only country that had said it would join the United States in a military strike on Syria, said it would support the Russian proposal. But French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attached three conditions: that Assad agree to place his entire chemical weapons arsenal under international control and allow it to be destroyed, that the operation be conducted quickly under a binding U.N. resolution, and that those responsible for the attacks be referred to the International Criminal Court.
U.S. will soon hit debt limit By Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department will be unable to pay all the nation’s bills starting sometime between Oct. 18 and Nov. 5 unless Congress raises the debt limit, according to a private analysis released Tuesday. The new “X date” from the Bipartisan Policy Center gives lawmakers a more specific time frame for action to avoid a government default and provides details about how the Treasury might handle paying bills after exhausting its borrowing ability. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew formally told Congress last month that the U.S. would reach the limit of its $16.7 trillion borrowing authority in the middle of October. When the Treasury no longer can borrow, it would be dependent on whatever cash is left on hand and the daily revenue flowing into government coffers to pay its bills. Those bills include interest payments on Treasury securities. Predicting the exact amount of money coming in from tax payments and other sources on any given day is tricky, making it difficult to set an exact date for a default, said Steve Bell, senior director of the center’s Economic Policy Project. “Treasury is running out of options and that puts you in a very dangerous position if $10 billion comes in one day and you expected $12 billion,” he told reporters. By mid-October, “there will be substantial uncertainty” about when the government would be unable to pay all its
bills, Bell said. “It would be, in my view, very imprudent ... not to have resolution before then because of the fear of market reaction,” he said. A standoff over the debt limit in 2011 raised fears of a first-ever U.S. government default and led Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the nation’s credit rating. The Bipartisan Policy Center said the debt limit would need to be raised $1.1 trillion to delay the next fight until the end of 2014 - after the mid-term congressional elections. Many Republicans are balking at increasing the debt limit again. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said any increase must be offset by budget cuts or spending reforms at least as large as the increase. But Lew has said President Obama will not negotiate over raising the debt limit because it is needed to cover spending already authorized by Congress. Some Republicans have said the government can prioritize payments to holders of Treasury securities, thus avoiding a default on those obligations. The Treasury might be able to prioritize interest payments on securities, the Bipartisan Policy Center analysis said. Those payments are handled by a different computer system than other government obligations. But Bell said there would be “political danger” if the government were paying bondholders, which include the Chinese government,
instead of Americans on Social Security. It would be difficult to prioritize other payments. The Bipartisan Policy Center analysis said the Treasury Department might not be able to sort through nearly 100 million payments due each month to choose which to pay. A more likely scenario, based on statements Treasury officials made in a 2012 inspector general’s report, would be to delay payments, the analysis said. The Treasury Department could wait until it received enough money to pay a specific day’s bills. The delays would start out short but would build over time. For example, if the Treasury hit its borrowing authority on Oct. 18, payments to Medicare and Medicaid providers due that day would be delayed one business day, to Oct. 21. But Social Security checks, veterans benefits and active-duty military pay due to be issued on Nov. 1 would not go out until Nov. 13. The government technically hit the debt limit in May. But the Treasury has been using what it calls “extraordinary measures” since then to juggle the nation’s finances and continue paying its bills. Those measures included suspending investments in some federal pension funds and in a currency exchange rate fund. Those actions had the potential to give Treasury about $303 billion in additional money to pay the nation’s bills. As of Aug. 31, Treasury had about $108 billion of that cushion left to use, the analysis said.
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Arnold’s Meats. The renovated Hampshire will also feature a new permaculture garden outside to provide fresh vegetables for service in the dining hall, a design Toong plans to implement in each renovated dining common in the future. According to Toong, Hampshire’s was the first of several planned renovations for UMass Dining. Next on the list is Blue Wall in the Campus Center, which will
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a deal than an imminent threat. He said that U.S. armed forces would remain on standby, ready to strike if necessary. “America is not the world’s policeman,” he said. “Terrible things happen across the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong, but when with modest effort and risk we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, I believe we should act.” He added, “I know that after the terrible toll of Iraq and Afghanistan the idea of any military action no matter how limited is not going to be popular.” Earlier Tuesday, Obama told Democratic and Republican senators in separate closed-door meetings that they should postpone any vote on the use of force until negotiations with Russia and Syria are exhausted. He did not lay out a timetable in his conversations with lawmakers or in his address. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., already had postponed a Wednesday vote in the Senate as an increasing number of lawmakers expressed opposition to the use-of-force proposal and support for diplomatic negotiations. But Reid said Tuesday that the U.S. should not withdraw possible military intervention - which he said led to Syria’s willingness to negotiate - especially given Syria’s “extremely low level of credibility.” The day’s events were a sharp change from Monday, when the Obama administration had been pressing forward with an aggressive lobbying campaign to persuade lawmakers and the American people to back a proposal to use military force in Syria despite pending negotiations with Russia on its proposals. “The diplomatic door has opened ever so slightly, and while I have doubts about this eleventh-hour offer, it would be wrong to slam the door shut without due consideration,” Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said after Obama’s speech. “A negotiated solution to a crisis is always preferable and if this possibility is legiti-
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shut its doors for nine months in December for a total renovation in a similar style to Hampshire’s and inspired by chef Mario Batali’s “Eataly” in New York. Blue Wall is then scheduled to re-open, fully renovated, around August 15, 2014. After that, Worcester Dining Common is scheduled to undergo a similar transformation. Conor Snell can be reached at csnell@ umass.edu.
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A time for repentance The new academic year is closely aligned with significant holidays in the Jewish religion, and these
Karen Podorefsky holidays coincide well with the beginning of another semester because they force me to think about how I can improve academically, socially and religiously. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, took place last week. This Friday is Yom Kippur, the “Day of Atonement,” and also the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion. These holidays, regardless of whether one is Jewish or not, provide an opportunity for us to reflect on the past year. During Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we repent for our sins and ask for forgiveness. It’s a spiritual cleanse, in a sense. The traditional customs, which we still participate in today, include a fast from sundown to sundown as well as spending the day praying at synagogue services. In this way, we ask God for forgiveness and have a chance to reflect on the past and make future plans for self-improvement. In his article “The Double Purpose of Yom Kippur,” Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik writes: “Sin and its punishment are born together. No sin goes without its retribution, whether it be meted out by a terrestrial or a celestial court.” I agree with his traditionalist view of sin and punishment, because if I do something
that I believe is sinful and do not apologize or attempt to get the burden off my chest, the feeling will haunt me until I repent in some form. I feel encouraged to correct my mistakes for the future. Others might not know of my wrongdoings, but a good conscience acts as a more effective regulator of decisions and actions than any person could. These small, irritating and sometimes offensive occurrences may not seem like a big deal, but as Sowmiya Bhas of India. com Health explains, “road rage, displacing anger, psychosomatic disorders as
issues that we experience. It is important that students surround themselves with friends, peers and professors who are able to recognize problems and stresses, and in turn help affected students learn how to fix them. Easier said than done, right? Try to make that a goal for this year. Think about mistakes from last year and try to make adjustments to prevent them from happening again. Oswald Chambers, an early twentieth-century Christian teacher from Scotland, said “conviction of sin is one of the most uncommon things that ever happens to a person.” I have found that it is challenging to admit your wrongdoings, but life is about living for yourself and for others, which requires introspection and reflection. It is possible for repentance to be part of all of our lives at least once a year. It is not just a Judaic foundation, but also a theme in the Bible. For non-religious people, it is a positive life goal that makes for better relationships with others. Forgiveness is not always easy, but we must work toward it in order to have a happy and peaceful life.
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U.S. involvement in Syria is crucial Many fear that the U.S. is The much-debated possibility of U.S. involvement in intervening to spread its own Syria is similar to previous form of democracy to Syria because the U.S. ostensibly Zac Bears attempted to “democratize” a dictatorship and spread U.S. missions that we saw freedom to an un-free nation two years ago in Libya, and during the war in Iraq. Not to operations in Afghanistan once since the Cold War has in the 1980s. We are not put- the United States actively ting “boots on the ground,” engaged in a military action a major element of all three solely to spread freedom and military actions previously democracy. Neither realist mentioned; there will be no theory nor internationalist American soldiers in danger theory professes that a nation of attack. With no American should take unilateral action infrastructure, assets or per- to spread their singular belief sonnel in Syria, there is lit- on another nation, and neitle chance that the U.S. will ther Bill Clinton’s nor Barack become bogged down in an Obama’s administration have unwanted conflict. With those acted in such a way. facts established, it is clear In fact, the neoconserthe U.S. involvement in Syria vative ideal of spreading is temporary and presents American freedom and little danger to the U.S. democracy across the world Bashar al-Assad is a danger was thoroughly whacked by to American foreign inter- the quagmires of Iraq and ests. Afghanistan. By 2006, liberHe and the Syrian establishment he represents support the militant group Hezbollah as well as hard-line conservatives in Iran. Syria als and moderates across the has been a thoroughfare for nation rose up to throw out weapons, including both the neocon Congress that small arms and rockets, trav- signed off on military action elling from Iran to Hezbollah in Iraq. U.S. action has always been fighters in Lebanon, and these weapons have killed focused on providing the citiIsraeli civilians and perpetu- zens of other nations the right ated regional instability for to determine what form of decades. Thus, removing government suits them best, Assad from power must be and, quite often, supporting a primary goal of U.S. diplo- the removal of a dictatorial or totalitarian regime that uses matic and military leaders. With over 100,000 people deadly force against civilkilled and 2 million displaced, ians to suppress these rights. this is a humanitarian crisis. Americans did not force the Using chemical weapons to three branches of governattack the civilian popula- ment, a bicameral Congress tion in response to a rebellion or an overpowered indepenagainst totalitarianism is the dent executive on Tunisia or act of a dictator. As both the Egypt. Even Iraq has a parworld’s beacon for freedom liamentary system with few and its largest military power similarities to American govsupporting human rights, the ernment. The ideal of spreading United States has the responsibility to act. Removing an democracy alone did not out-of-control dictator from convince both the public and power and ending his control Congress to allocate hunover chemical weapons is the dreds of billions of dollars only logical response of such and hundreds of thousands of U.S. soldiers, and sacria nation.
fice thousands of U.S. lives to Iraq; what did convince them was the “knowledge” of the “presence” of weapons of mass destruction in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. The existence of WMD in Syria has been proven. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that at least 500 people, including women and children, were killed by Assad’s sarin gas attack. The U.S. is stating the as many as 1,400 people were killed, including almost 400 children. We had no evidence of the existence of WMD in 2003 Iraq. Not only do we have evidence of WMD in Syria, but we also have evidence of their recent use on a civilian population. Supplying weapons, medicine and other resources to rebel groups lacking cohesion is a risk, but refusing to take action and allowing Assad to continue attacking his own people, innocent or guilty, is an even greater risk. Should the rebels fail without Western support, Assad will have consolidated control over Syria through violence and the elimination of his enemies. The U.S. is not in this alone. As we support the rebels, other Western powers will come to our aid as they did in Libya. Assad is incompatible with the peaceful future of humanity. Imploring democratic elements of the Syrian rebels to establish self-government after Assad is gone will be arduous, but first the U.S. must ensure that Assad does not remain in power. Western nations must back that guarantee with the supplies that the rebels need to overthrow this dictatorial regime and provide the assurance of NATO military forces so that Assad will not be allowed to end this war with sarin gas.
At the end of the summer, Nintendo announced the latest addition to its handheld family, the 2DS (yes, that says 2DS). The clunky, hinge-less device won’t be able to fit into your pocket or have any glasses-free 3D capabilities, but it does include all of the other original 3DS features at a more affordable price. It might seem like the company is just creating a downgrade of the 3DS, but the 2DS is actually supposed to be geared towards children under 7 years old. Since the release of the 3DS, the effects of 3D gaming on developing eyes still hasn’t been subjected to enough testing to show any negative effect, but the 2DS relieves parents of any fear of possible harmful consequences to 3D gaming. The new system still provides compatibility with 3DS and most DS game cartridges, as well as access to all of the same online features and parental controls. The lack of any 3D features is what makes the new handheld a
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On the forthcoming 2DS, Nintendo subtracts the clamshell design used in the rest of the Nintendo DS line. real money-saver for broke college students and frugal parents. The 2DS is being sold for $129.99 — more than $100 less expensive than what the original 3DS was sold for at its release and about $40 less than the 3DS’ current price tag. The 2DS will be released on Oct. 12. It also coincides with the release of Pokémon X and Y, a brilliant strategy seeing as a huge chunk of Pokémon’s audience is made up of kids under 7 years old— and let’s face it, college
students probably don’t come far behind. With its affordable price tag and its kid-friendly design, there is no doubt that it will sell well, but the 2DS does come with a few foreseeable issues. The angular, hinge-free design will not fit into any pocket, and it appears as though it will fit awkwardly in your hands. Of course, the hinge-less design was included to ensure the device is sturdy enough to handle the onslaught of abuse from youngsters,
but it doesn’t look too aesthetically pleasing, at least in photographs. In essence, the 2DS appears to be an uglier, chunkier version of the 3DS that’s missing what made the 3DS so innovative and exciting in the first place. Still, there’s no way to tell if the device will be a welcomed member of the 3DS family or an unfortunate flop until its October release. Stephen Margelony-Lajoie can be reached at smargelo@student.umass. edu.
There are only a few times throughout the year when the fashion industry displays its core essence and since Thursday, one of the fashion world’s most significant showcases has been doing just that. New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014, running Sept. 5 to Sept. 12 in New York City, is the place to be for any famous designer brave enough to allow top fashion editors to dissect and analyze their chosen runway collection. Fashion Week also includes other large showcases in Paris, London and Milan. So far, Fashion Week has seen many new faces debut on the scene. One newcomer is Opening Ceremony, a company started by Carol Lim and Humberto Leon, both of whom are also creative directors for the company Kenzo. Their spring line is filled with bright colors, neon graphics, colorful prints and boxy cuts. This year, the event featured Cabiria plus-sized designer Eden Miller, a first in New York Fashion Week history. Miller created her line of clothing for women sizes 12-24, a population she believes is not given as many options as there should be. Another fresh face is that of Adam Selman, Rihanna’s costume designer. His line is consistent with the aesthetic he has created with the recording artist, and focuses on lingerie pieces and steamy streetwear. A famous face that graced the runway this week was Marc Jacobs. Said
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New looks debut in NYC this week. Vogue’s international editor at large Hamish Bowles of the show: “Fashion’s Wizard of Oz certainly took us on another remarkable journey into his febrile imagination, presenting a collection of outstanding, understated chic that was eerily magical.” Diane von Furstenberg also shined with her collection inspired by 1970s sexy safari styles, a theme von Furstenberg felt would empower women and give an inspiring message. “Be your own oasis ... an unexpected source of renewal, serenity and beauty,” she wrote in her show notes. Thakoon, Nicole Miller, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch and numerous other designers are included in this year’s lineup. MercedesBenz Week will continue hosting New York Fashion Week until Thursday, with autumn/winter collections debuting in the Big Apple this February. Deirdre Cedrone can be reached at dcedrone@umass.edu.
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The best shopping sites for men By Ryan Ford Collegian Staff
Over the past couple of years, men have become more comfortable being knowledgeable about fashion and more assertive in the types of clothing they like to wear. As more guys look for affordable options, companies have responded by creating online-only menswear shops that capitalize on the $41 billion fashion e-commerce industry, according to a 2012 Business Insider article. Menswear companies such as JackThreads, Gilt and Frank & Oak, are found exclusively on the web, with their duds and deals unavailable outside of the cyber marketplace. Easyto-use interfaces, quick deals and sleek web designs come together to provide some of the best online shopping experiences for fashion-forward men who aren’t looking to bust their wallets.
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well as psychological disorders are all symptoms of bottling up and suppressing your emotions … If you do not address the core issue, you may end up spoiling your relationships or with chronic mental and physical illnesses.” She advises to “find a safe place where you can express freely without worrying about hurting yourself or anyone else.” These effects may sound extreme, but they show that negative events and emotions are not good for the body. Stress can lead to physical illness, something college students should be aware of and do their best to avoid. Therefore, we should try to take the necessary actions Karen Podorefsky is a Collegian to give or seek forgiveness columnist and can be reached at for the tension-causing kpodoref@umass.edu.
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JackThreads The most modern and hip out of the three aforementioned sites, JackThreads
is an excellent place to get streetwear, and also has the best prices. The homepage features sales sections with catchy taglines such as “Wrist Swag,” “Turn This Up” and “Best Bets Under $40” (a deal that makes it inexpensive for guys to grab the latest trends, including slim-fitting chinos, graphic prints and accessories). On the left side of every sale page, a categorized search section enables users to further tailor options to their exact sizing and other personal preferences. Designer options are among the list of items to choose from. The site evokes an image of stylish youth— it’s for the guy who likes to sport the latest trends on the street for the cheapest price. JackThreads offers customers a $10 credit if they share a sale on Facebook or Twitter. JackThreads can furnish a wardrobe for any man, from classy dressers to hiphop heads and skaters.
toned-up in both its clothing selection and in its website design. Upon signing in for the first time, you are required to fill out a short questionnaire about your style (preppy, casual or formal), as well as your sizing. The result is manifested in six items that make up your “Styleboard,” a personalized recommendation. One of the advantages of shopping through Frank & Oak is the “Hunt Club.” Free to join, shoppers can have three items shipped to them and have five days to decide if they like the clothing before being charged for it. Actually being able to try products on is fundamental to the experience of shopping in a store, and with the “Hunt Club,” Frank & Oak helps bring the store to you. Shipping and returns are free. Like JackThreads, share the Frank & Oak site with a friend and you’ll both earn $25 when your friend makes their first purchase.
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Gilt offers the most exclu-
sive designer selections out of the three options, with its purpose being to provide you with the best possible style options—for a price. Those who come to the highly ascetically pleasing website are usually not college students on a budget. On occasion, there are huge sales of 75 percent off of select items, not to mention that Gilt also includes the same $25 deal as Frank & Oak when you share the site with a friend and they make a purchase. Each of these sites provides a unique shopping experience and relatively affordable options for the fashion-forward man. JackThreads provides a modern spin, Frank & Oak keeps you tailored and Gilt is good for a splurge every now and then. In any case, let these companies be the ones to help you do your shopping, rather than the guy at the mall who keeps trying to peddle you “manpris.” Ryan Ford can be reached at rdford@ umass.edu.
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The 7 t h - r a n ke d Massachusetts field hockey team will have a chance for payback on Friday, as they visit No. 6 Syracuse, the team that knocked them out of the NCAA Tournament last season. Despite the recent history between the two teams (which also includes UMass defeating the Orange, who were ranked No. 1 at the time, earlier last year), coach Carla Tagliente said that the team is focused on the present. “I don’t think our heads are back at that point,” she said. “When you have a great opponent in front of you, you’re just looking to play your game, rise to the occasion and really demonstrate what we have.” So far this season,
Syracuse (4-0) has been just as strong on defense as the Minutewomen (5-0), with both teams allowing just one goal per game. Both teams are also among the top offensive teams in the NCAA, with the Orange having the sixth highest scoring offense (4.75 goals per game) and UMass having the 10th (3.6). After defeating thenNo. 19 Boston College on Sunday, the Minutewomen will be taking on their second straight top-20 opponent. Tagliente said that taking on BC helped the team prepare for the upcoming game against Syracuse. “Boston College tested us in a lot of different ways,” she said. “BC definitely has helped us prepare a lot, and they press a little similarly to Syracuse as well.” UMass will follow up the game against the Orange with a game against Ohio State (2-2) on Saturday. Tagliente said that the two teams have very different styles of play.
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“Ever since our first game of the year, our defense has played pretty solidly.” UMass coach Ed Matz
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While the Massachusetts women’s soccer team entered this season with speculation surrounding a young roster, it still had one assurance in its back pocket: defense. After giving up four goals in their season-opening loss against Siena, the Minutewomen have tightened up on the defensive side of the ball, allowing only four goals in their following four games. While the offense is undergoing a transition period without its leading scorer from last year, Moa Mattsson, head coach Ed Matz believes that his defense will continue to shoulder the load. “Ever since our first game of the year, our defense has played pretty solidly,” Matz said after his team’s win against New Hampshire. In three of its last four games, UMass has allowed only one goal at most. The other result was a 2-0 loss to Army. The Minutewomen almost came away with back-to-back road game shutouts this past weekend, but they were unable to hold onto their 1-0 lead against Providence with less than
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eight minutes remaining in regulation. One of the reasons for the defense’s success has been the familiarity between the four returning starters, led by senior Lauren Skesavage, who said before the season began that she expected a lot out of her unit. Another reason that cannot be overlooked is the productive play from redshirt freshman goalkeeper Danielle Kriscenski. Kriscenski was just named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week this past Monday after putting up an impressive 1-0-1 record over the weekend. The freshman posted her first shutout victory over UNH on Sunday, while swatting away a career-high eight shots against the Friars on Friday. “I was always talking to my defense,” Kriscenski said. “I came off strong with my line and if something did happen, I just brushed it off my shoulder and kept going.”In the 200 minutes she logged behind net during the Minutewomen’s back-to-back road games, Krisenski only surrendered one goal with 13 saves. Earlier in the season,
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that we warned each other about, which was the counter attack … and for a split second, we fell asleep.” Now the Minutemen can put the road behind them and focus on taking care of business at home. Despite the recent down years for UMass, Rudd Field can be a tough place for any opponent to play. Last year, the Minutemen earned four of their five wins of the season at home. The stakes on Wednesday are higher than a normal game, however: ending a losing streak is on the line. UMass hasn’t beaten Hartford since 2007, having lost their last four meetings. But that misfortune is behind the team now. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, we want to beat them,” Koch said. “Do we have a personal vendetta against Hartford? I wouldn’t say so. … We’re a young
Matz described his goaltender as “rattled” after her first career start against Siena. Four games later, he’s already noticed a difference. “Her confidence is growing more and more,” he said. “She put together two very good games, both of them on the road, which is very difficult to do as a freshman.” Kriscenski echoed her coach’s comments, acknowledging that she’s learning on the go as well. “The first game was a drawback because I worked so hard during the offseason,” she said. “But I realized I just have to move onto the next game and work harder.” As UMass continues to search for its offensive stride, Kriscenski believes the defense is more than capable of keeping the Minutewomen competitive in games. “We’re definitely growing. We know each other really well,” she said. “I think that for the games to come, we’re going to be hard to play against.” Joey Saade can be reached at Jsaade@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Jsaade1225.
SHARPE
“There’s no question that he’s done very well,” Koch said. “The first weekend, he handled a lot of shots, but I give credit to his back four in front of him that they did a good job of making a lot of the shots very predictable, which made it easier for him. Kickoff for Wednesday’s home opener is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Rudd Field.
Free Giveaways Hartford-based radio station WKSS is teaming up with Comcast to do a live remote broadcast from Rudd Field for Wednesday’s game. Fans in attendance will have a chance to win prizes, including drawstring bags, sunglasses, CDs, DVDs, water bottles and many more giveaways. Patrick Strohecker can be reached at pstrohec@umass.edu and followed on Twitter at @MDC_Strohecker.
rely on players to eliminate through the midfield one- Jesse Mayfield-Sheehan can be on-one, whereas Syracuse, reached at jmayfiel@umass.edu and they have a great passing can be followed on Twitter @jgms88.
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watching the game, but yards-after-catch (YAC) isn’t actually one of Sharpe’s strengths. In fact, it’s something he’s been trying to get better at. Sharpe considers the strongest parts of his game to be his reliability as a pass catcher and his enthusiasm in going out for deep balls. But after Saturday’s showing, he may have a new skill to add to his itinerary. “I feel like I needed to work on (YAC) going into the season,” Sharpe said. “I think I’m improving on that, but I really want to take another step forward. I wouldn’t say that’s one of my strengths, but I’m working towards making that one of my strengths.” With an offense that has struggled like UMass’, the pressure is on Sharpe to perform each week with the same caliber as he did on Saturday in order to hang around with some of the high-powered offenses the Mid-American Conference has to offer, especially with Blanchflower and freshman receiver Shakur Nesmith’s futures still uncertain. “We have some explosive players on offense so I wouldn’t put everything on my shoulders, but I would definitely say I have a big part in that,” Sharpe said. “I have to step up for my teammates. I’m one of the older guys in this receiving group, and I know I have to make plays and set an
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team and a lot of our team doesn’t even know who Hartford is. … I wouldn’t say it’s a grudge match or anything like that, more than it’s the next match.” There is light on the horizon for the UMass team, because heading into the home opener for the Minutemen is the play of freshman goalkeeper Nick Ruiz. Despite allowing a season-high three goals against Vermont, Ruiz has backed his team in every game. Through his first four games as a college starter, Ruiz has played every minute for UMass, posting a solid 0.848 save percentage and very respectable 1.17 goals against average. His play in net earned him Atlantic 10 Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week honors last week and has made him the backbone of a relatively young defensive group.
State, they have really skilled players, but they lean on a few players more than Syracuse does and
game and a great structure.” The Buckeyes haven’t been as strong offensively or defensively as the Minutewomen so far this season, scoring the same amount of goals as their opponents (2.5 per game). Ohio State has played UMass three times in its team history, but has yet to beat the Minutewomen, although they came close in their last game on Aug. 25, 2012, losing in overtime by a score of 2-1. Tagliente said the games will be an opportunity for the team to improve, particularly in penalty corner play. “Both teams will have strong corner attacks, so it’s a key opportunity for us to seize those moments on our defensive corners and our attack corners,” she said. The first game against the Orange is set to start at 3 p.m. on Friday at Syracuse.
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UMass is relying on Tajae Sharpe without Rob Blanchflower in the lineup.
“He’s been a steady force. He’s been a starter almost since he rolled into camp as a true freshman. He worked tremendously hard in the offseason, had excellent winter workouts, spring ball and summer camp.” UMass coach Charley Molnar example for the younger guys.” One thing that UMass coach Charley Molnar likes about Sharpe is his consistency, which makes him an ideal leader on a team still establishing itself. “He’s been a steady force,” Molnar said. “He’s been a starter almost since he rolled into camp as a true freshman. He worked tremendously hard in the offseason, had excellent
winter workouts, spring ball and summer camp. He’s been very, very consistent, by far our most consistent wide receiver.” Staying at that consistent pace may be a tall order for an underclassman, but Sharpe already feels mature enough to handle the challenge. Nick Canelas can be reached at ncanelas@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @NickCanelas.
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did a good job making a lot of the shots very predictable which made it easier for him.” Much of the defensive strategy is focused on forcing opposing teams to do things they potentially haven’t practiced or feel uncomfortable doing. “Defense is more about making it more difficult for the other team to play and not ever let them get comfortable,” Koch said. “I think that’s what our guys are really doing well.” The main beneficiary of the defensive pressure is redshirt freshman goalkeeper Nick Ruiz, who won the Atlantic 10 Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week award last week. He has 28 saves on the season and has spent a considerable amount of playing time under pressure. “A lot of credit goes to him,” Koch said. “He’s had
to make some really tough saves and he’s made them and he’s done an unbelievable job holding onto the ball. He hasn’t given up hardly any rebounds. When you do that, you’re gonna do well.” Rebounds take on an even higher level of importance when opposing teams spend a majority of the game on the attack. The Minutemen are currently doubled up in shots, allowing 68 while scoring only 34. Koch hopes the team’s defense will create more chances for its offense. “We press very quickly, put them under pressure quickly,” he said. “If they do make a bad pass, we’re quick to pick those off and start our own attack.” Koch went on, knowing there’s still room for improvement in a winless team.
“We’ve got to be a little better on our fronting, which we’re working on all the time, and take advantage of the opportunity that they give us to get balls in behind them and attack quickly,” he said. With the defense holding strong, the offense has more opportunity to play catch-up. “It seems like we’ve gotten over the hump offensively,” Koch said on his team’s most recent twogoal performance. “We’re creating better opportunities. Now we just have to finish them.” The Minutemen will get a chance to showcase these improvements on Wednesday when they host Hartford at Rudd Field. Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.
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FOOTBALL
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Sophomore wide receiver Tajae Sharpe had a career-high 11 catches and a touchdown for the UMass football team on Saturday.
TajaeSharpe’srolecontinuestogrowafterbiggameonSaturday By Nick caNelas Collegian Staff
Even though Tajae Sharpe is only a sophomore, he already feels like a veteran on the Massachusetts football team’s wide receiving corps. Sharpe is the most experienced player in a group that consists entirely of underclassmen, and has willingly taken on the leadership role that was held by the likes of Deion Walker and Alan Williams last season.
The difference there, of course, was that Walker (a grad student) and Williams (a senior) were both polished veterans. But with so much turnover in the wide receiver position and injuries to a number of key offensive players, including senior tight end Rob Blanchflower, the Minutemen needed veteran presence at the skill positions to start the season. Sharpe was the ideal candidate and he stepped in right away.
“I think (my role) has been a lot bigger. We’ve had a lot of key guys that either graduated or didn’t come back for the upcoming season.” UMass wide receiver Tajae Sharpe “I think (my role) has been a lot bigger,” Sharpe said. “We’ve had a lot of key guys that either graduated or didn’t come back for this upcoming season, so I think I had to jump into that leadership role where I just try to embrace each and every day for my receiving corps and my
teammates in general.” Sharpe said that he tries to lead by example for some of the younger, less experienced players with his own on-field performance in order to show them the right thing to do come game day, which he did on Saturday. Sharpe had a career-
high 11 catches for 85 yards and a touchdown in UMass’ 24-14 loss to Maine, and showed off his newfound ability in the short-yardage game. Quar terback Mike Wegzyn hit Sharpe seven times in the first half on several short-yardage plays, but it was after the catch when the sophomore was at his best. Wegzyn found Sharpe on a screen pass to the outside near the end of the first quarter, and Sharpe broke free for an 11-yard gain. Wegzyn went
Sharpe’s way again on the next play, and this time the receiver turned a marginal quick slant into a 27-yard play – his longest of the season.. In total, he’s averaging 8.2 yards per catch this season. “I love having him as a receiver,” Wegzyn said. “He’s got speed, height, he’s athletic and he catches it when I throw it his way so there’s not much more you could ask for.” You wouldn’t tell by see
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MEN’S SOCCER
Minutemenprepareforhomeopener UMass defense UM set to host remains strong Hartford at Rudd Goalkeeper Nick Ruiz with 28 saves
By Patrick strohecker Collegian Staff
The start of the season was far from ideal for the Massachusetts men’s soccer team. But a return home could be just what the team needs to finally crack into the win column. After going winless in their season-opening four-game road trip, the Minutemen (0-3-1) turn their attention to Hartford in their home opener at Rudd Field on Wednesday. “It’s always nice to play at home, so we’re looking forward to it,” UMass coach Sam Koch said. “More than anything, we’re looking forward to playing the next game, since we’ve been improving over our last few games.” During the road trip, UMass squared off against four tough opponents: Evansville, Bradley, New Hampshire and Vermont, but only managed a single draw in its first game before
By Mark chiarelli Collegian Staff
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UMass men’s soccer coach Sam Koch is looking forward to playing at home against Hartford on Wednesday. losing the next three. On top of that, the Minutemen only recorded two goals in all four games, both scored in their last game, a 3-2 loss at Vermont. Although one of the goals UMass allowed against the Catamounts was an own
goal, Koch says the other two were due to a lack of focus by his team. “The two other goals, we just, unfortunately, fell asleep,” he said. “One was late in the first half where we just weren’t set and ready, which is poor game
management on our part, where we just didn’t get our number back fast enough and thought it was halftime before it was. “The second goal, we just got caught out of position on the one area of their game see
RUDD FIELD on page 7
Four games into the 2013 season, the Massachusetts men’s soccer team boasts a defense that is leagues ahead of the team’s offensive production. As is the case with many young teams, offensive chemistry cannot be acquired overnight. There’s a learning curve associated with picking up the tendencies of other players and the speed of the game. UMass found this out all too well at the beginning of the season when they were held scoreless in its first three games. But the Minutemen remained competitive due to an aggressive defensive attack, which stretched Evansville to a scoreless double-overtime tie and Bradley to a 1-0 overtime loss. The effort continued the follow-
ing weekend, as UMass only allowed one goal to New Hampshire before taking a step backward and allowing three goals to Vermont. Nevertheless, coach Sam Koch is pleased with his squad’s defensive approach, knowing that sometimes the simplest methods are the most effective. “There’s no defensive scheme per say; it’s more just the basic principles of how to defend,” he said. “We’ve got to close them down quickly, which we do. We’ve got to force them to the weak side and force them to play quicker than they want.” Opponents have appeared uncomfortable against UMass so far, scoring only five goals despite firing off 68 shot attempts. Koch is pleased with his team’s ability to limit high-percentage shots. “I give credit to (goalkeeper Nick Ruiz’s) back four in front of him,” he said. “They see
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