Massachusetts Daily Collegian: Oct. 31, 2013

UNSEXY COSTUMES TO AVOID

By Patrick Hoff Collegian Staff

As many college students know, and as Cady Heron explained in “Mean Girls,” “Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” Classic “sexy” costumes include sexy nurse, sexy maid and sexy devil or angel.

It is, however, possible to take it too far. Earlier this month while surfing the web, I stumbled upon a pair of costumes called “Sexy Ernie and Bert,” meant for two females who are fans of children’s television programming but somehow feel it needs a more provocative edge.

After recovering from my initial shock and anger over this atrocity (Ernie is my favorite television puppet),

I began to think about what other “unsexy” costumes there may be – costumes that should never be “sexy” but for some inexplicable reason have taken on that characteristic.

A quick Google search turned up a Cracked article with 26 costumes of that exact specification. Highlights included Sexy Nemo, Sexy Darth Vader, Sexy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Sexy Hermione Granger (which is redundant if you ask me), Sexy Big Bird, Sexy Pregnant Raggedy Ann (which raises many questions that deserve their own article) and Sexy Small Child.

As I scrolled through the list, I noticed a pattern: these unsexy costumes seemed to focus around children’s entertainment, which is of course logical since these characters are meant to be enjoyed by children and not by those look-

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Collegian News Editor Patrick Hoff dressed as “Sexy Mr. Rogers.” ing to show off their bodies in an alluring way.

With that in mind, I began to craft my own list of unsexy Halloween costumes. Initially I tried to stay away from children’s television and films for

a variety of reasons – primarily that I did not want someone to pick up my list and think I had a strange ulterior motive.

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The very best Halloween brews

By Emily a. BrigHtman Collegian Staff

The weeks leading up to Halloween are always my favorite of the year, and not only because they mark the one time I can get away with being a certifiable weirdo. October and November herald the release of all manner of strange and exotic beers, from corporate and independent breweries alike.

In honor of the year’s spookiest holiday, this season also brings with it the release of Halloweenthemed beers that tantalize both the palette and the festive proclivity for the dark and deranged. Amid the surplus of pumpkin beer that floods the liquor store shelves at this time of year are the occasional dark horse seasonal beers that drift away from the pumpkin frenzy and instead cater to the creepy spirit of Halloween. Here are a few of my favorite Halloween

brews to help you get into to this beer is its price.

Brewed in Tecate, Mexico, the spirit of the season. at the third largest brewery in the country, Day of the Cerveza de los Muertos Dead doesn’t come cheap: If you think Mexican a six-pack runs about $12 beer begins and ends with at the right liquor store. In Dos Equis, think again. the spirit of all things dead Cerveza de los Muertos, and creepy, however, the otherwise known as “Day members of the Day of the of the Dead” beer, has been Dead family are all worth a creeping onto American taste for their south of the craft beer shelves and border sensibilities. And, making a bold statement if you’re on board with the with its vibrant packaging sugar skull fad, this brewand cagey names like Pay ing company’s packaging is the Ferryman Porter and right up your alley.

Death Becomes You Amber Ale. My tastes drove me WychCraft English Pale Ale towards the Hop On or Die The Wychwood Brewery, IPA, a surprisingly wellbalanced English-style IPA located deep in the heart of that was neither too heavy Oxfordshire in the United on hoppy bitterness nor Kingdom, is best known for overly watery. Though its Hobgoblin Dark English aroma was heavily floral Ale, the staple of its craft and the carbonation con- selection. Wychcraft is a siderable, the beer itself newer beer in its catalog was surprisingly flavorful but comes in the ornate and left a pleasant after- packaging characteristic taste reminiscent of stron- of the Wychwood brand.

This delicate English ale is ger hops.

The only downside worth purchasing simply

for the brief but spooky story printed on its label, a perfect complement to a night spent howling at the full moon or otherwise indulging in eerie activities.

Pouring out a soft golden color with an effervescent white head, WychCraft is not terribly heavy on hoppy taste, but the carbonation in the body makes for a pleasant drinking experience and gives it a consistency similar to sparkling cider. Nonetheless, this beer is an enjoyably lighter fare than its heavier ale counterparts. If you lean toward maltier complexities, Hobgoblin is another substantially tasty brew made in straight English brewing style.

Alesmith Evil Dead Red Ale Being a die-hard fan of the Evil Dead trilogy (and the recent remake, to an extent), I was drawn to this see

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The best costume looks for couples

Five ideas for you and your beau

By ArAz HAvAn

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Are you and your significant other still looking for the perfect Halloween costume? Couples costumes are fun because they are all about collaboration and commitment, and ideas can be found everywhere, from superheroes to food to pop culture. If you’re stumped for ideas, here are some loweffort costumes that you’ll need another person to help you pull off.

Trick or TreaT!

Waldo and Wenda Even if you never owned a “Where’s Waldo” book when you were younger, you probably knew somebody who owned one and spent a few hours with them trying to find Waldo and his friends. Waldo has become an iconic literary figure with an instantly recognizable outfit, making him the perfect costume candidate.

For a couple that wants to dress up together, Waldo conveniently has a girlfriend with a very similar fashion taste: blue jeans and red-and-white horizontal striped tops and hats. They both wear glasses and have fun accessories too. Waldo carries a cane and a camera around his neck –along with other knickknacks that he strews about in public places. Wenda has a red and white umbrella.

Waldo and his friends also make great group costumes: his posse includes a wizard, Odlaw, and Woof, his dog.

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Collegian Managing Editor Malea Ritz and Sports Editor Nick Canelas as Mac and Cheese. make it your Halloween costume this year? It’s an easy costume to make with very few supplies. First, find a big box that is large enough to wear around your body, color it yellow and then cut holes in it. Voila, you are now Swiss cheese.

For the macaroni, go crazy with craft glue and stick elbow noodles all over your clothing. If you are worried about making your clothing un-wearable, cut large macaroni shapes out of paper and tape or safety pin them to yourself instead. You two are now macaroni and cheese even sharper than a can of Chef Boyardee.

Miley Cyrus and her bear

Miley is more relevant to pop culture than ever, so people will know who you are immediately if you choose this look. Thanks to her fateful VMA perforMac and Cheese mance and bizarre music Everybody loves mac and videos, you and your beau cheese. It is the quintessen- have a whole slew of looks tial college meal, so why not to choose from. To get her

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because food is not typically something that will encourage someone to take you home.

I also began brainstorming unsexy animals, such as a sexy cow or sexy moose, and as I thought of that I realized that sexy animals in general just do not make sense. These costumes are popular for an inexplicable reason. If you found a mouse or cat sexy in real life, you would be considered a zoophile, and if you acted on those impulses, hauled off to jail for bestiality.

When I had exhausted those ideas, I then moved my list on to professions that are completely and

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Paper Bag Princess and Prince Roland

Princess Elizabeth goes from wearing fancy clothing to a paper bag dress and a burnt crown after a dragon burns her kingdom down in a random act of unkindness.

Paper bags are easy to find, so it won’t be a challenge to find and make this costume with little more than a pair of scissors. Give your hair a burnt look and top with a ruined crown. For Prince Roland’s preppy digs, a white sweater and colored pants (not jeans!), pristine crown and a tennis racket will suffice.

I lacked a pair of Daisy Dukes and loafers, I own the perfect sweater for this costume and decided to see how it looked.

It’s going to be hard to wear that sweater respectfully again.

Ignoring other controversies that arise from sexy or “slutty” costumes, the idea has simply been taken too far. Though students may have enjoyed these characters 10 years ago when they were children, it is important to remember that what wasn’t made to be sexy should never be made sexy.

Please, just refrain. A sexy Teletubby is just embarrassing.

Pumpkinhead on All Hallows Eve and instead go for something a little more adventurous. Halloween is that eerie time of the year when all of our darkest, most fiendish nightmares seem to have the possibility to become reality, so ease the existential torture of Halloween with some high quality beer. And don’t get Budweiser – werewolves hate that stuff.

leaves a pleasant sensation on the tongue amidst a heavy aftertaste of burnt toffee subtly laced with malt. Though it does fall on the pricier side, running roughly $12 for a sixpack, the price is worth the delectable mastery that comes with any AleSmith brewery product.

Halloween is upon us once again, kids, and it’s time to go forth and get Emily A. Brightman can be reached weird. While your par- at ebrightman@umass.edu. ents always warned you to “be safe and make good For even more choices” on Halloween, I Halloween beer only ask you to make one good choice: your beer. For tips head to the sake of authenticity, dailycollegian.com forgo the cliché Shipyard

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Students strike a pose while in Northeast passing out candy.

Batman’s parents

While this idea may seem insensitive, it’s actually the For those who want to coolest of the bunch. Dress be a more obscure costume up as if you were going out duo, take a cue from the for a nice night at the thechildren’s book “The Paper atre, but tape cutouts of Bag Princess.” Princess gunshot wounds to your Elizabeth is a regular prin- outfit. Bonus: find someone cess in the Middle Ages set dressed up as Batman and to marry Prince Roland, linger around him or her a pompous prince who (but don’t make them cry). deserves the Black Plague he unfortunately never con- Araz Havan can be reached at ahavan@umass.edu. tracts.

inherently unsexy: a priest, a nun, the Editor in Chief of a print newspaper or a computer engineer.

When I finally reached the point where I could no longer avoid children’s programming, I realized that any costume based on children’s entertainment is inherently unsexy – characters like Big Bird just weren’t to be used in that way.

My favorite of the unsexy costumes that I came up with is Sexy Mr. Rogers: in nothing but a cardigan, Daisy Duke shorts and a pair of loafers, any person who wears this costume is Patrick Hoff can be reached at sure to be shamed. Although pphoff@umass.edu.

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the glorious visage of Bruce Campbell, I was willing to make a compromise.

Lo and behold, in spite of its celebrity cameo shortcomings, Evil Dead Red was actually quite delectable.

When AleSmith says “red,” they don’t take it lightly: Evil Dead pours out absolutely crimson, giving the illusion of filling a pint glass with, appropriately, blood. The nose of this beer consists almost entirely of roasted coffee and caramel with hints of sweet citrus underneath, and the brew has a foamy head that dissipates gradually. The light carbonation

VMA look, tie your hair up into two small, tight buns on the top of your head and add a shock of red lipstick.

For clothes (which are minimal) wear a flesh colored tank top and, if you own a pair, flesh colored shorts. Keep in mind, the smaller the better. White works also, but is less accurate if that is of concern.

For her bear companion, put on some pink rounded ears, bear face paint and a grey sweat suit paired with bright sneakers. If you need a reference, look literally anywhere on the Internet.

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Children trick or treat in Northeast.

B-level horror is not a bore Grannies, turkeys and comets- oh my!

‘Gingerdead Man’

Good horror movies are hard to find these days with all of the unoriginal ideas, remakes and overhyped films that seem to saturate modern cinemas.

Never get disappointed by a horror movie again by turning your attention instead to the less-touted but prolific world of B-movies. There, you’re guaranteed to find unintentional humor, ambiguous thrills and pure entertainment. So instead of sitting bored in your living room with friends while the little boy from “Insidious” scares no one, turn to these other movies for a terrifyingly good time.

Sugar, spice and Gary Busey make “Gingerdead Man” a B-movie horror for the ages.

This unbelievable tale of a cookie possessed with a serial killer’s soul is campy and ridiculous. Going up against one of the least threatening horror villains – again, a cookie – the bakery owners and patrons are mind-numbingly lethargic. The effects are something right out of the 80s, despite its 2005 release date. Sequels include “Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust” and “Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver.” It’s safe to say that they stopped trying to be scary, but there is certainly some gold buried in the trilogy if you’ve got nothing better to do with your evening.

‘Rabid Grannies’

‘Thankskilling’

This is the golden standard of the genre. “Rabid Grannies,” a Belgian creation from 1988, is a shining example of what a good B-movie horror is like.

There simply is nothing better.

What is fantastic about this movie is that it actually tries to be frightening at moments, and it almost succeeds. There is admirable effort put into building characters and a storyline remarkably close to “Sleeping Beauty,” only instead of a poisoned princess, there are two cannibalistic spinsters killing family members all because a grumpy nephew’s invitation got lost in the mail.

Some movies try to be scary.

They put in a lot of effort, attempting to bypass their remarkably minimal resources to put fear into the audience.

“Thankskilling” does not do this. This movie does not take itself seriously in any way whatsoever. The cast and crew almost seem proud of the fact that they worked with a $3,500 budget. This amount actually sounds like an overstatement when you watch the movie. The plot follows a murderous turkey, an expert killer because it is (naturally) a master of disguise, just after it is awakened by an old curse. Following its

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low-budget origins, the turkey is, of course, portrayed by a silly-looking puppet. The film also features catchphrases that rival, if not surpass, those of James Bond’s. Relevant for Halloween and Thanksgiving, “Thankskilling” remains inappropriate for children due to fowl language.

‘Night of the Living Comet’ “Night of the Living Comet” is spectacularly awful but so much fun to watch. There are moments of vague scariness but the directors manage to bungle them up every time.

The teenagers in this movie somehow survive a radioactive comet and are living it up in a post-apocalyptic world alongside a few zombies. “Night of the Living Comet” is full of cheesy dialogue, weird plot lines and cheap effects. The scariest thing about this movie is the indifference all the children feel about losing everybody they know and love.

There is an endless treasure trove of “scary” B-movies in video stores, on Netflix and especially on the Syfy channel, which during October, prefers to play only the best of the worst movies out there. So grab some popcorn, grab some friends and dive in for an evening of horrifying B-movie fun!

Araz Havan can be reached at ahavan@umass.edu.

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The undead descend on uMass HUMANS VS. ZOMBIES IS A GAME OF SURVIVAL

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By Alex FrAil Collegian Correspondent

group of survivors huddle together in the lobby of Hampshire, a once great dining hall before the turn. Marked by their red armbands, these humans are among the last of their kind. They’re waiting for Chad Bruce to arrive – a bold leader of the scorched, post-apocalyptic world.

They thumb the edges of their guns and dart quick glances around the lobby. A pack of the undead in the courtyard stares them down.

Earlier today, Bruce sent out a message: he wants twenty-five zombies dead by his hand. Perhaps he’s seeking revenge for a lost loved one, or maybe Bruce’s mission is for sport. No matter the reason, he is coming for blood.

The sun, now a red ball sinking in the sky, tosses shadows across the courtyard as more zombies inch toward the survivors.

A quick breeze snakes between the towers looming overhead. The undead close in.

Since its inception in 2007, Humans vs. Zombies has allowed students to engage in enjoyable and organized role-playing missions like the one above from October 20th. For some, it’s more than a game; for two weeks, it’s a way of life and a way to meet new friends.

The game, which held this year’s fall competition from October 14th to the 26th, is a campus-wide event that invites students of all ages to play.

The game pits “humans,” or students with red bandanas around their arms, against “zombies,” students with red bandanas around their heads. Zombies try to “bite” humans by tagging them, which turns that human into a zombie.

As zombies close in for a snack, humans can use Nerf guns to defend themselves. They can also use rolled up socks to marshmallows to hit and stun zombies, disabling their “biting” for several minutes.

Roi Hill-Cohen, a senior and the Treasurer of MassGames, and Chris Kimball, a senior and the President of MassGames, are among the administrators for Humans vs. Zombies.

Together, they plan missions for the players and post these missions on the game’s website.

“Every game is a story, and each mission is an advancement of that story,” says Kimball, who plays the character of Chad Bruce during Southwest missions. Depending on who succeeds – humans or zombies – a mission will send the story in a different direction.

As this story proceeds, players compete for vaccine or food drops that can help their side survive the apocalypse.

These competitions culminate in the Final Mission. The remaining humans compete against zombies to determine the game’s outcome. According to UMass Wiki, Fall 2008’s final mission forced humans to activate a “nuclear meltdown” before reaching a safe room.

Most humans survived that ordeal, but other final missions like Spring

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A zombie with blood on his face stands among others of his kind.

2008 saw a zombie victory.

Whether day or night, the game never pauses, so players must always be on alert. Humans are safe only indoors; anywhere outdoors is feeding ground for zombies. Hill-Cohen says that most of the zombie “attacks” occur outside of dining halls.

He describes a scene from Friday, October 18th: “The humans abandoned the mission and got stuck in Brett.

They camped out there for four hours and the zombies waited outside. But after the four hours, the humans somehow escaped.”

And in times like the siege of Brett, players get a chance to know each other more. “You get to know a person a lot when you’re trapped with them for hours,” laughs Hill-Cohen.

Most students express adoration for the connections that the game gives them. Many players will eat dinner with each other following a mission.

The game offers unforgettable moments to its participants. Kimball describes “a marshmallow tank” made from a baggage cart to take down hordes of the undead. Kimball recalls, “We had at least ten parents come up to us and tell us, ‘That was the most amazing thing we’ve ever seen!’”

Even when the intense missions finish, humans aren’t safe. Says sophomore Patrick O’Loughlin, leader of the Government, a human team, “Now that we’re done, we have to get home.”

Dante Ciliberti and Sean Moore began HvZ at UMass in 2007 after a failed attempt the year before.

According to UMass Wiki, over a thousand students joined that game. Six years later, it shows no sign of losing steam.

Humans vs. Zombies is an active extra-circular for enthusiastic students and offers many opportunities to make friends and memories at no charge.

Students can sign up for the spring edition next semester at umasshvz.com.

As Kimball says, “It makes every day a little more interesting.”

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Zombies give chase on the final day of the game.

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everal survivors have fallen victim to the zombie plague since Bruce began his mission, but the remaining humans hang close to their leader. He guides them around the front of John Quincy Adams, gun trained on charging undead. The darts fly. They hit their mark, and Bruce has his twenty-fifth prize of the day.

Cheers echo around the quad between the great towers. But happiness in the apocalypse is short lived; the commotion has caused a hungry pack of the undead to descend upon Southwest. The cries of joy turn to cries of fear.

The survivors, working together with their companions, carve their way out of certain death and hope to find shelter from the storm. If only they can make it out alive.

Alex Frail can be reached at afrail@umass.edu.

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this a truly unforgettable episode.

Illustration by Randy Candon

2. Time and Punishment: Tree House of Horror V (1994) It all starts with the Simpson family eating breakfast together.

Everything is fine until Lisa realizes Homer’s hand is caught in the toaster. After destroying the toaster to free his hand, Homer brings it down to the basement to “repair.”

Once finished making repairs, Homer takes it for a test toast, which ends up sending him all the way to the age of the dinosaurs.

It’s the butterfly effect; each time Homer goes back to the age of dinosaurs, he inadvertently touches something. After what seems like countless time hops, Homer comes back to a present where mostly everything is the same.

It’s great to see Homer put in delicate situations like time travel, because he’s an oaf who muddles everything up. Each distorted present Homer wound up in were interesting, some changes were minor and others were colossal.

3. The Devil and Homer Simpson: Treehouse of Horror IV (1993)

By Brett reardon

Collegian Correspondent

Fall is the time of the year when your television screen is a burst of all things spooky and Halloween-y.

For as long as I could remember, I’ve always loved the long-running Simpsons Halloween specials, otherwise known as The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror. Each Halloween, the staff behind The Simpsons completely disregards all continuity to bring some of the funniest episodes ever aired.

Each Treehouse of Horror is broken up into three segments, all containing different stories that have parodied everything from “Twilight Zone” episodes to fairy tales. Here are the Top 5 Treehouse of Horror stories:

1. The Shinning: Treehouse of Horror V (1994)

In this episode, the Simpsons family has become the caretakers for Mr. Burns’ hotel.

Burns cuts the cable and removes all the alcohol to ensure ‘honest work’ out of his caretakers. Once Homer realizes the beer and cable are gone, his sanity begins to slip.

Homer even says it himself: “No TV and beer make Homer go crazy.”

In the final scenes, Homer chases his family through the snow with an axe, until Lisa notices the portable TV that Groundskeeper Willie had left behind. As Homer’s urge to kill fades, the family gathers around to watch TV in the snow. The episode ends with the family frozen by the cold.

This episode is a pitch perfect 11-minute comedy version of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” – shots, music and all. The detail put into this short segment along with the perfect comedic timing makes

It’s a normal day at the plant for Homer, but as he goes to grab a donut, he realizes there are none left. Homer then says, “Oh I’d sell my soul for a donut.”

Suddenly, Ned Flanders as the devil appears ready to give Homer a donut in exchange for his soul.

Homer scarfs down all but one bite of the donut, saving his soul from eternal damnation at the moment.

Soon, Homer eats the bite and is sent to hell for one day before a fair trial at the suggestion of Lisa.

At the trial, the jury of the damned find Homer’s soul is actually property of Marge, not the devil. The quick one-liners make this episode so great. Like the casual greetings between Bart and the Devil, Smithers telling Mr. Burns that the lord of darkness is his 11 a.m. appointment. My personal favorite is when Nixon refers to the devil as master.

4. Desperately Xeeking Xena: Treehouse of Horror X (1999) Bart and Lisa acquire super powers after an X-ray machine explodes next to them. Bart has the

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ability to stretch and Lisa is given super strength; they dawn the names Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl.

Elsewhere, Xena actress Lucy Lawless is kidnapped by The Collector (Comic Book Guy), who puts her in a PET film bag to keep her in mint condition. Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl infiltrate The Collector’s base in an attempt to save Xena, but are captured as well.

Lawless defeats The Collector, saves Bart and Lisa and flies them home. This segment felt like a Saturday morning cartoon, making it more fun and less scary than other Treehouse of Horror segments. The running gag of Lawless telling people she’s not actually Xena was always good for a chuckle. It’s nice to see a light hearted special once in a while, as it’s a reminder that underneath all the spooky gore it is still The Simpsons.

5. Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace: Treehouse of Horror VI (1995) The kids of Springfield have been having nightmares about Groundskeeper Willie trying to kill them. The strange part is that the injuries they got in their dream happen to them in real life. Marge tells Bart and Lisa about how Groundskeeper Willie burned to death and how he swore he’d get his revenge in their children’s dreams.

Bart decides they need to stop Willie, and he, Lisa and Maggie end up defeating Willie in their dreams.

The next day, Willie is back to normal.

I love anything with the disgruntled Scotsman Groundskeeper Willie and making him a villain in this segment was the right choice.

His thick Scottish accent makes any line a laugh. This is such a radical spoof of Nightmare on Elm Street, and the writers did a wonderful job turning Willie into Freddie.

There are so many other episodes within the Treehouse of Horror series and with the Simpsons recently airing their 25th Treehouse of Horror there are now even more. So, this Halloween, set aside some time and crush Treehouse of Horror I XXV if you dare.

Brett Reardon can be reached at umass.edu.

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Horror has a tight grip on television Deep cast of shows give fear a place on TV By cory Willey Collegian Staff

From “The Twilight Zone” to “The Walking Dead,” horror has always had a major foothold in television. While the quality of the genre has arguably declined over the years in the film industry, it seems to be headed in the right direction on the small screen. A renewed focus on story and character development paired an array of different shows providing fans of varying tastes options within the genre makes TV one of the best options for any horror fan.

For viewers wanting something a little less intense as far as scares and gore are concerned, “Sleepy Hollow” is worth a watch.

In this retelling of the Headless Horseman’s tale, Ichabod Crane is resurrected in our modern age and tasked with defeating The Horseman once again. The show is as ridiculous as it sounds, but surprisingly well-executed in its blend of drama and sporadic humor. Such a far-fetched story allows for some imaginative plot lines that deliver interesting enough episodes to keep fans returning week to week.

“Sleepy Hollow” airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Fox. If you’re looking for a nice blend of horror and science fiction, the now long-running Supernatural series should be on your radar, if it isn’t already. The series follows Sam and Dean Winchester as they

hunt various monsters and demons across America. It has a great campy feel to it and has developed some strong central characters over its many seasons. This commitment to characters has kept fans invested even through some of its weaker periods. It is now in its ninth season, so you might have some catching up to do – but that’s what Netflix is for, right? New episodes air on the CW on Tuesdays at 9.

The television phenomenon that is “The Walking Dead” is proof that horror has a home on TV. While the post-apocalyptic zombie drama has had its ups and downs in the past, it has always garnered huge ratings for AMC. The show inarguably has some of the best special effects on TV, due almost entirely to legendary special effects artist/expert Greg Nicotero. Season 4, which is now underway, so far has shown that the creators are listening to fans, righting the wrongs of seasons past. “The Walking Dead” is all-new on Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC. “American Horror Story,” in its three seasons on FX, has already established itself as a mainstay of modern horror. This anthology series plays on the major tropes of the genre while providing its own fresh twist. As an anthology series, every character is subject to mortality. Each season, the characters may change but many of the actors return.

Most notable of the recurring cast are Jessica Lang and Evan Peters, who have delivered incredible performances season after season. Even when the show strays into the self-indulgent and starts to

Spooky spirits

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alloween is a magical time of year. Children dress up in fantastical costumes and wander the streets of America with their parents knocking on strangers’ doors and receiving candy. On any other day of the year this would make no sense, but for one night everyday social norms are set aside in the name of fun.

College students also dress up for Halloween but they do not tend to trick or treat. The typical college Halloween involves throwing on a last-minute costume, heading to a single house – potentially a stranger’s but usually an acquaintance – and partying until it’s November.

So, if you’re going to dress up as the Hulk and get smashed you might as well at least drink some classy cocktails in the process.

The Zombie is a classic, and more timely than ever given the recent fascination with the undead, though the name allegedly actually originated from the state it leaves those who drink it in.

This is a strong drink so use caution. While it is delicious you don’t want to actually test your mortality by flirting with alcohol poisoning.

That said, you are probably going to want to have more than one.

Its ingredients are:

1 part white rum 1 part golden rum 1 part dark rum 1 part apricot brandy 1 part pineapple juice ½ part 151-proof rum 1 part lime juice

If you’ve never worked with “parts” before, they just mean an equal measure. So if you are an amateur bartender and own a jigger then you would work in proportions of that. If you don’t, and you probably don’t, you can always improvise and measure with a shot glass.

All you have to do is mix everything but the 151 in a shaker, or some other improvisation if necessary, with ice. Then just pour into a glass, and add the 151.

The Brain Hemmorrage is a little less traditional. Its name derives from its appearance, which makes it perfect for a night of terror and Thriller dances. It is a sweettasting drink that looks positively ghastly.

Its ingredients are:

1 oz peach schnapps 1 tsp Irish cream ½ tsp grenadine

First, you pour in the peach schnapps and then you add in the Bailey’s at a snail’s pace, which allows it to clump together and float in the glass. Finally, you add the tiny bit of grenadine. And now you have a disgusting looking shot that tastes great. Its texture is a little interesting though. It has been compared to swallowing a loogie in the past, so you do pay a cost for its disgustingly good looks.

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“Sleepy Hollow” premiered on Fox in September. feel like it’s being strange just for the sake of it, these two have kept the show on-point and interesting.

Pushing the boundaries of cable television with its grotesque violence and intense sexual themes, “American Horror Story” is a great option for fans that are drawn more toward psychological and torture horror. It is in the midst of its third season, which airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on FX. Bringing together the horror and crime-drama genres, “Hannibal” has been a rip-roaring success for NBC. What could easily have been a lazy retelling of the story of the infamous cannibal-therapist Hannibal Lecter has become one of the bestwritten and well-produced dramas on air. Creator Bryan Fuller, along with this series’ Dr. Lecter, Mads

Mikkelsen, have expertly captured the essence of this character, who is simultaneously brilliant, charming and dangerous.

As the show unravels through the eyes of FBI criminal profiler Will Graham, Hannibal remains shrouded in mystery. The audience knows what he truly is and what he’s fully capable of and yet his actions continue to surprise and horrify each episode. This, coupled with an incredible ensemble cast and production values comparable to many big budget films, makes “Hannibal” one of the best horror shows on TV today. “Hannibal” will return to NBC for its second season in early 2014.

Cory Willey can be reached at cjwilley@ umass.edu.

The Jagermonster is simple, sweet and to the point. It has a short list of ingredients and you don’t have to do anything fancy. If you were going to throw one of these together quickly, this would be the one.

Its ingredients are:

1 oz Jagermeister 1 dash grenadine syrup 5 oz orange juice

All you have to do is pour the Jager over ice and then the orange juice and grenadine. That’s it. It tastes like a Jager infused Screwdriver and looks more than a little like blood. Perfect for All Hallow’s Eve. The final step in all of these recipes is to have a great time and stay safe. Enjoy your spirits, but don’t become one.

Gabe Scarbrough can be reached at gscarbro@umass.edu.

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Looking back on ‘The Shining’ The best horror Film is a masterwork of suspense Stanley Kubrick produced a masterwork of suspense, escalation and visceral horror in his adaptation of Stephen King’s third novel.

There’s so much about “The Shining” that has transcended both the horror genre and broader pop culture, from Jack Nicholson’s crazed delivery of “Here’s

you watch this movie it sticks with you, and you find yourself involuntarily absorbed in its world.

A great horror film needs a great setup, and the establishing moments here really work to create a springboard for the film to wildly leap off of. When Jack Torrance (Nicholson), wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd) head off to the Overlook Hotel, the camera follows their car in the same grand, sweeping tracking shots that Kubrick is known to characteristi-

a barely restrained rage in all of his scenes, and delivers his dialog with the sharpness of a man who seems to abhor every word directed toward him. The strength of his acting is indisputable, and the quality of his and the entire cast’s performances adds immeasurably to the effect of the film. The dissatisfaction often found with modern horror is stemmed in a simple fact: the acting just isn’t as consistently good today as it was in classics like these.

Although it runs for well over two hours, “The Shining”

Johnny!” and young Danny’s “Redrum” refrain, to the bevy of incredibly accomplished cinematographic techniques.

Examining the film from a critical perspective, even several decades later, brings those elements and more back to intense focus. Like any truly remarkable piece of art, “The Shining” continues to keep the audience enthralled with each revisit.

Throughout the film, Kubrick doesn’t waste a single frame. Everything about his film is meticulously constructed, and Kubrick keeps the audience uneasy and on edge from the very first scene.

The film is loaded with rhyming action, a barrage of visual motifs and recurring stylistic choices, and it’s this uniformity of recurring elements that work their way deep into the viewer’s mind. What makes the movie so effective, what has perpetuated its presence in the cultural lexicon, is that pervasive nature. When

cally utilize. Kubrick shifts the camera between flat and radical angles, taking in the scenery as the destination draws inevitably close.

“Five months of peace” Jack says he’ll enjoy at the hotel, assuring his smarmy employers that the gruesome tragedy associated with the hotel won’t repeat itself on his watch. Herein lies one of the most brilliant accomplishments of the film: ambiguous narrative foreshadowing.

One of Kubrick’s many feats in “The Shining” is illustrating the trajectory of the narrative while injecting constant fear of the unknown into every scene.

You can’t reference this film’s ubiquity in pop culture without pointing out one of the most essential reasons for that persistence: Nicholson himself. The actor plays Jack Torrance as a man who very well may have always been insane. Nicholson maintains

moves at an unstoppable pace.

Kubrick partitions the film into chapters, but the tension remains unbroken throughout. The director often uses extended side scrolling shots, moving with the characters but keeping them in the same position in the frame as they walk by. Crossfades frequently allow the final expressions on character’s faces to linger strangely at the beginning of subsequent frames. Quick cuts to disturbing images (a wave of blood crashing down by the elevators, the unyielding stare of twin girls at the end of a hall, those damn patterned carpets) rip the film away from quiet, intentionally saccharine pauses in the narrative. When off-putting images like that appear and keep appearing, without warning, without ever lingering for more than the necessary extent, is when Kubrick creates something really unsettling.

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Even in the most mundane scenes, the combination of the musical cues and camera work make the film seem out of control in the most astoundingly believable way.

The ominous score, a composite of music from Béla Bartók, Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, always ratchets up the tension. Wailing highpitched strings and deeper, looming tones blend in a chaotic cacophony that maintain the film’s jittery, kinetic feel, but sometimes it’s the dissonance between the score and

the images that is the most frightening. Everything is set off just slightly, so each major and miniscule facet plays into Kubrick’s grand vision. The identical wide shot of the hotel that grows progressively buried in snow, the slow and rapid zooms in and out of character’s faces, the contrast of bold colors with white in the hotel rooms, these choices keep everything uncanny, dreamlike or more accurately, nightmarish.

There’s something to be said for a film that traumatized you as a child but remains maddeningly addictive whenever you return to it. I didn’t really understand “The Shining” when I first saw it, and to an extent hell, I still don’t, but it has captivated and utterly terrified me, as it surely will for generations of viewers to come.

Nathan Frontiero can be reached at nfrontiero@umass.edu.

Dressing as your favorite (dead) rock icon How to recreate their famous looks By araz havaN Collegian Staff

Dressing as a musician is something you must do for at least one Halloween during your college experience. It’s a great way to pretend to be someone more famous, more talented and richer than you will ever be in your life, if only for a night.

In some cases, the best rock stars are deceased, which is sad for the music world but beneficial to their reputations – and to your costume. To play your favorite rocker that may no longer be kicking it on stage, put on some zombie makeup and the perfect outfit to reanimate an iconic crooner.

Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain is one of the most enduring deceased musician costumes. Since Cobain is synonymous with the grunge ideal, you can pull off the look with your best ripped jeans and plaid flannel shirt. The look is even better if you have long hair you can tuck around

your ears and a faded green white tank top and get some sweater with some holes temporary pin-up arm tatin it. Bonus points for a toos to complete the look.

Courtney Love hanger-on.

Freddie Mercury

Lou Reed Lou Reed’s recent passing is truly unfortunate, but has placed him back in the public eye, making this the perfect time to use your costume to commemorate the man behind The Velvet Underground. Do Mr. Reed justice by getting a bad night’s sleep, going crazy with the bed head, and wearing some big, cool shades. Reed typically kept his outfits simple, so a black shirt with a black jacket should do the trick.

Amy Winehouse Classic crazy: with her thick winged eyeliner and huge beehive up-do, Miss Winehouse has a look that is easy to imitate. Perfecting the makeup exactly isn’t necessary, and it might even work to your advantage if the eyeliner is a little smudged and the up-do is finished with plenty of hairs out of place. For best results, make it look like you didn’t put more than five seconds of effort into either feature. Put on a

Who doesn’t love rocking a fake mustache? If you’re lucky enough to grow one yourself, you are doing a disservice to your Halloween experience if you don’t dress up as Freddie Mercury of Queen.

This front man is known for his outrageous, flamboyant image, so go the eccentric route with whatever you decide to wear, but be sure to slick back your hair with oil – and, if I forgot to mention, have a mustache. This is the key element. Whether you buy one, use a marker or borrow a friend’s makeup, you cannot forego the mustache, or else you’ll just be dressed up as some weird 70s guy.

If you have red leather pants – or leather pants of any color, really – you are ready to hit the town. If not, make sure you wear something that shows off your chest hair (real or fake) and spend the night singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” like you wrote it yourself.

Janis Joplin Janis Joplin is the per-

fect costume for anyone with untamable hair: you won’t have to brush it or style it in any way, and if you’d like, you can put a bandana over your hair or thread some beads and string in it as well. Go bare on the makeup, don some large rounded shades, stack five pounds of bracelets on your wrists and wear a flowing top with some casual bottoms. Joplin wasn’t a high maintenance girl, but she had some funky and iconic outfits during her time, so do your best to recreate the Woodstock vibe she captured so well.

If you’re feeling gutsy, a bottle of Jack Daniels is the perfect finishing touch.

Legendary singers, both alive and dead, are always recognizable and almost always easy to recreate in costume on a budget. If you’re still stuck for ideas and you aren’t inspired by any of the musicians listed above, you’ll just have to throw on a sheet, poke two holes for eyes, say you’re the ghost of your imagination and call it a day.

Araz Havan can be reached at ahavan@umass.edu.

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Dying to play for the ultimate scares

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generation that is guaranteed to leave you shaking is “Condemned: Criminal Origins.” In this game, the player takes control of Ethan Thomas, an FBI agent who is tasked with hunting down deadly serial killers. Much of this game takes place in dark, broken down buildings and alleyways populated with genuinely intelligent and downright diabolical enemies. Supplies are limited and this game forces the player to deal with enemies primarily through expertly crafted melee combat. The slow and realistic combat system ramps up the horror as serial killers and criminals come at you from the shadows when you are at your most vulnerable. This game is out to get into your head and it succeeds. There are countless moments in which this game makes the player believe they’re in control, only to snatch that feeling away and make them feel completely powerless. It’s an unrelenting and surprising game that every gamer with a love for horror should play.

“Amnesia,” a downloadable PC title, is famous for its terrifying gameplay and is one of the most immersive experiences in the horror genre. Unlike many of the aforementioned games, “Amnesia” offers no way for the player to fight back.

You are thrown into this world with nothing more than a lantern. When confronted by an enemy all you can do is run and hide.

This weakness of the player makes every second of this game scary in every sense of the word. Enemies are relentless and the mysterious story will leave you confused, engaged and horrified from start to finish. The only way to keep your sanity and continue through the game is to solve increasingly difficult puzzles; otherwise you will slip into the darkness.

Another downloadable PC title, “Slender,” builds upon the modern myth of Slender Man, the faceless, exquisitely dressed, shapeshifting demon who preys upon children. The player, armed only with a flashlight (which never seems to have enough batteries) and the ability to jog for a short amount of time, is tasked with collecting eight pages scattered throughout a dark forest. With each page Slender Man becomes more and more aggressive.

He could be lurking around any corner. You may catch a glimpse of him at the end of your flashlight’s beam, but when you take a closer look he has disappeared.

You turn only to discover he is directly behind you, and you’ve just walked straight into his waiting arms. “Slender” is as fun as it is nightmarish. It’s free and will run on just about any machine so the only thing separating you and “Slender” is a small download and your own cowardice.

Every gamer has been there, clinging to their controller, hands clammy from terror as they hesitantly crawl down a corridor. Their eyes begrudgingly glued to the screen as they await the next jumpscare that will send them cowering behind the couch, only to return to face the horror once again. Video games provide a unique experience to horror entertainment, as the audience gets the opportunity to become part of the story and interact with the terrifying tale being told. The best horror video games not only provide truly horrifying worlds for the player to explore, but they force gamers to become invested in the characters, experiencing their fear through a connection that is exclusive to the medium.

Games such as “Resident Evil” and “Silent Hill” paved the way for the genre today. These rival survival horror series have focused on psychologically terrorizing players since the beginning. Both feature limited supplies, powerful enemies and looming boss battles that force the player to use their resources sparingly.

Each encounter with an enemy could be your last.

The early installments of both of these series also did a great job of controlling camera angles, giving them a movie-like quality of drawing your attention to something on the screen only to have a monster or zombie burst in and attack you seemingly from nowhere. The ambiance created in these games is what will really set you on edge. There is nothing creepier than stepping into a new area to the sounds of rustling in the darkness as foreboding music begins to play. Interesting stories and challenging puzzles make the early games of both series so much fun to play, even if they will be the cause of quite a few sleepless nights.

“BioShock” is a more modern example of a game with a powerful and terrifying atmosphere about it. This first-person action game takes place in the sunken city of Rapture.

What was supposed to be an underwater utopia for the privileged has turned into a wasteland infested by mutated forms of its inhabitants. The dystopian city is also home to a couple of the most interesting and dread-inducing enemies in recent video games: Big Daddies and Little Sisters.

These formidable foes have an interesting relationship, both with one another and the world itself. “BioShock” provides gamers with one of the most engaging stories of this console generation and delivers many truly horrifying moments.

Cory Willey can be reached at cjwilAnother first-person ley@umass.edu. action game from this

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When it comes to rock and roll, there’s a definite allure in the macabre. Gothic themes and deathlike elements have often held a position of resonance in the seedy underbelly of rock music, from the haunting chord progressions of early Black Sabbath to the in-yourface hyperbolized horror of more contemporary acts like GWAR. From the churning vortex of B-reel science fiction movie allusions and stylized horror motifs that crept the grim specter of horror punk, a sub-category of punk rock music that utilizes recognizable motifs of the horror genre as its gimmick.

Though it is often thought of as synonymous with death rock, also a sub-genre of punk that incorporates elements of horror, horror punk is far less atmospheric. Death rock tends to be far more ethereal and experimental, whereas horror punk is far more influenced by the sounds of rockabilly and doo-wop. Horror punk diverges from other sub-genres of punk because it is generally less concerned with political matters that are most typically featured in punk music. Instead of lyrically referencing cultural or social struggles, horror punk lyrics are geared more towards the dark and depraved tropes of its base genre. The politics of

horr o r punk o n l y extend as deep as a vampire’s bite or a silver bullet in a werewolf’s hide.

The Misfits are by and large the archetypal horror punk band. Their “crimson ghost” logo has become something of a fixture in popular culture and can be seen splayed across everything from t-shirts to notebooks and just about anything

physi c a l object in between.

Arguably the most merchandized punk band since the Sex Pistols, the Misfits laid the essential groundwork for the emergence of horror punk as a legitimate genre with their iconic corpse paint look and raucous stage performances.

Formed in New Jersey in 1977, The Misfits released a slew of

‘Carrie’ is worth seeing Recent remake is a bloody good time By nAthAn FrontiEro Collegian Correspondent

An outsider. With a despondent musical cue and an ethereal rush of sound, this role is assigned to a young girl as soon as she is introduced in the film. This is Carrie, hauntingly played

by Chloë Grace Moretz.

Director Kimberly Peirce uses the young actress’ natural magnetism to evoke the audience’s sympathy for the character, and builds a tension between extremes that keeps the action charging along. Though it is a remake of Brian De Palma’s original adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel, this “Carrie” is both fresh and frightening in its own right.

Early scenes reveal the world as seen through Carrie’s eyes, and her suffering is pointedly juxtaposed with the apathetic and almost savagely selfish nature of her tormentors.

Peirce quickly introduces Carrie’s chief antagonist, Chris (Portia Doubleday) and her nicer right-hand crony, Sue (Gabriella Wilde). While these and other supporting characters don’t stray far from their respective archetypes, it becomes clear that the director is pulling purposefully from a stock of tropes to build a very specific world and worldview. In this way, Peirce completely isolates Carrie from the rest of the student body and the community.

Moretz deserves credit for her convincing portrayal of the complicated, tortured Carrie. She balances a burgeoning defiance of her mother with an utter vulnerability to the high school

bullies, and conveys the yearning for the normalcy of a lonely, intensely sheltered girl. Doubleday is also great as the very evil Chris, but it’s Julianne Moore who excels as Carrie’s mother, Margaret.

Moore shows complete commitment in the role.

Margaret is an oppressive extremist, condemning everything overtly sexual or feminine as sin. She’s twistedly religious to the point of undeniable insanity, and scenes between her and Carrie become gloriously unhinged. Early sequences without Carrie gain deeper context as their relationship is explored. Peirce uses Margaret’s influence on Carrie’s perspective to initially portray sexuality as impure, and this makes their skewed mother-daughter dynamic even more compelling.

I have neither seen De Palma’s film nor read King’s novel, but nevertheless found this retelling perfectly satisfying. Updating Carrie’s story to the present day makes it accessible, and no part of the tale feels forced. Peirce subtly blends tragic and satirical elements, exploring darkness, loneliness and the consequences of cruelty and kindness. Even when the characters seem exaggerated, or when specific events appear less than believable, the storyline doesn’t feel contrived. Importantly, Peirce never weighs the film down by trying to hide the direction she is moving in.

“Carrie” is not a jumpout-of-your-seat horror film. Instead, it consistently elicits an unsettled feeling from the audience. Shadows sometimes linger on the fringes of the frame, a visual reminder of psychological and social discord within and around the char-

acters. At one point Peirce mostly washes out a closeup of Carrie’s face, bathing her in light so that she looks almost angelic. It’s an arresting image, and showcases how deftly the director can suddenly shift the visual tone from hopeful to foreboding. Certain camera angles work hard to evoke the creepy, uneasy feeling that has become a hallmark of the horror genre, but the technical choices do not otherwise draw negative attention to themselves.

Sound is used to augment essential moments throughout Peirce’s remake.

The indie rock-heavy soundtrack often sets a particular mood, or acts as cleverly nuanced foreshadowing. What works incredibly well are the moments of near silence. Music drops out at critical points, leaving only the dialog to fill the sonic void. This drives tension up tremendously.

Cues from Marco Beltrami’s score are also put to great use. The standout example happens during a slight pause in the film’s gripping finale, when a distorted electric guitar motif is played just loud enough to be heard. The effect is absolutely terrifying.

“Carrie” isn’t perfect, but it is well-crafted, particularly with regard to smaller details. Kimberly Peirce utilizes a variety of storytelling methods, and it’s by blending those modes so adeptly that the film really succeeds.

The movie is dark, affecting and definitely scary. It is a film that knows its bounds but doesn’t feel canned. It is horror made with heart.

And although it may be a remake, “Carrie” delivers on its own terms.

Nathan Frontiero can be reached at nfrontiero@umass.edu.

singles and EPs starting that year, looking to get a foothold in the fluctuating hardcore punk scene.

1982 saw the release of their first full-length LP “Walk Among Us,” which has since become an iconic compendium of early horror punk stylings.

Original vocalist and founding member Glenn Danzig, referred to by early fans as the “Evil Elvis,” helped make a name for the band with his crooning lyrics about chaos, destruction and death and even went on to find success post-Misfits in the band Samhain, which eventually went on to assume the singer’s surname.

Throughout their multi-decade

run, songs like “Teenagers from Mars,” “Ghoul’s Night Out,” “Die Die My Darling” and “Night of the Living Dead” have marked the band as serious horror aficionados, and much of their fandom is highly evident in both their lyrics and stage presence. The band has since become a household name for fans of punk music and is just as recognizable as a cultural element even to those who aren’t fans. Though the band has gone through several lineup changes over the last decade or so, the outfit still continues to tour, hammering out the same blood-soaked, gore-laden tunes that made them so quintessential in the punk world.

Even though the Misfits receive all the accolades as progenitors of horror punk, in 1981, a year before the first Misfits album was released, a band from Long Beach, California called T.S.O.L. (“True Sons of Liberty) released an album called “Dance with Me” that paid tribute to a slew of gothic and horror-themed extensions.

“Code Blue,” perhaps the most well-known song off “Dance with Me,” deals explicitly in necrophilia but from a perspective that is somehow matter-offact in its cheerfulness.

Also worth mentioning here are The Cramps, a group with considerable presence in the early New York punk scene in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Combining equal parts rockabilly with the essential elements of ‘70s punk and a tongue-in-cheek attitude towards creepy themes and

gore, The Cramps rose to cult hero status as founders of what lead singer Lux Interior called “sleaze rock.”

The band eventually became known for their lewd stage performances that left little to the imagination and their flagrant use of sexuality as a vehicle for conveying rock and roll perversions. Songs like “Goo Goo Muck,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” and “What’s Inside a Girl?” marked The Cramps as the psychopathic country cousins of more punk-influenced bands but with a motif that was entirely within the spooky scope of horror punk and rock.

While some musical acts save the true gruesomeness just for Halloween, those musicians who dedicate themselves to the stylization of horror punk know that true creepiness is more in the mindset than the theatrics.

Anyone can rig up a haunted house at the end of October, but only the truly creepy at heart can appreciate the spooky stylings of such genres as horror punk. Though relegated to the fringes of post-punk obscurity by the watchful cultural eye of the mainstream, the artists of horror punk and the multitude of sub-genres therein are testament to the variability that a singular style of music can be capable of. So here’s to a genre that has and forever will disturb parents and tantalize angsty youth everywhere.

Emily A. Brightman can be reached at ebrightman@umass.edu.

Rethink ‘Let the Right One In’ There is more than meets the eye

By SørEn hough Collegian Staff

Quiet and meditative.

Romantic, stark and beautiful. Poignant.

These are not the words one usually associates with the horror genre. And yet, the ostensibly horrorthemed “Låt den rätte komma in,” or “Let the Right One In,” has been praised by the world over using these very descriptors. The film follows Oskar, a 12-year-old boy who meets a centuriesold vampire named Eli. Armed with two child stars who put some of the world’s best adult actors to shame, “Let the Right One In” was, without a doubt, one of the best movies of the last decade.

But if a “horror” film avoids every genre cliché in the book, can it still be considered horror?

According to the press, apparently so. A short quote from the Washington Examiner states that it’s the “Best. Vampire. Movie.

Ever.” For the Star Tribune, it’s “one of the essential horror films of the decade.”

In the Gwinnett Daily Post, it was “among the best of the year and one of the most original and haunting vampire movies ever made.”

And that doesn’t even begin to include all of the erroneous comparisons made between Alfredson’s masterpiece and the contemporaneous “Twilight” franchise.

There is no question that the press made some contentious claims with these reviews. Of course “Let the Right One In” uses the same bloodsucking iconography that dates as far back as F.W. Murnau’s 1922 vampire flick, “Nosferatu.” And indeed, much of “Let the

Right One In” is spiritually reminiscent of the quietly tense Hitchcock films of the 60s. Still, these visual cues and tonal markers are purely semantic and do not reflect the true nature of horror.

To put it quite simply, “Let the Right One In” just isn’t scary and does not try to be. It is unsettling, vague and ambiguous, but it never veers into the cheapness of shock territory. Moreover, director Tomas Alfredson and writer John Ajvide Lindqvist use gore only to clarify mystery within the film, not to gross out its audience. Every moment is specifically timed to drive the plot forward and to strengthen the oddly affecting relationship between Eli and Oskar. Seemingly no thought is given to frightening the viewer.

Taking that further, the story arc of “Let the Right One In” is much more akin to a romantic drama than it is to any horror movie.

The friendship between a boy and his vampire friend serves as a fairy tale allegory for everything from bullying to love. Little time is spent wondering about what’s around the next corner, or whether any of the main cast will die next. Instead, audiences root for the small, unassuming Oskar as he desperately tries to accept each of Eli’s supernaturally violent tendencies in the name of love, or friendship.

The problem with marketing a movie like “Let the Right One In” as horror is that the genre itself can drive potential filmgoers away. Some of these potential viewers, myself included, are no great fans of the genre and thus will not see a film on that basis.

I know I skipped this movie when it hit the independent circuit, and only now do I realize what a terrible

decision that was. I went in expecting something like Hideo Nakata’s “Ringu,” but instead saw more similarities with Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” – minus, of course, the selfindulgent humor.

Mislabeling a movie like this also subverts the intention and hard work of the filmmaker. To call “Let the Right One In” a vampire movie is like calling “Fight Club” a movie about fight clubs – neither of these statements are true. In both cases, these labels are merely dressings which belie much deeper, more profound messages about the human condition.

They may be wrapped in the trappings of better-known genres, but we look to critics and reporters to cut through that façade and tell us what’s really going on.

The press failed at that task with David Fincher’s “Fight Club” over a decade ago, and history has repeated itself with “Let the Right One In.” Before he teamed up with Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy in the immaculate “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” Tomas Alfredson crafted a masterpiece of modern cinema with “Let the Right One In.” Lending his talents to novelist John Lindqvist by adapting Lindqvist’s book to the big screen, the two visionaries produced a sweet, engrossing tale set against a chillingly barren Swedish landscape.

So forget the American remake “Let Me In.” Ignore the bloody cover art on the Blu-ray case. Pay no attention to critics who misunderstood the story. You owe it to yourself to see “Let the Right One In.” It may not be horror, but I promise you: it is a damn good movie.

Søren Hough can be reached at shhough@umass.edu.

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Koji Uehara (near) and David Ross (far) celebrate the final out of the Red Sox’ World Series victory on Wednesday night at Fenway Park.

BOSTON — This city was poised to celebrate here like it hadn’t since 1918 and the Red Sox didn’t disappoint.

The celebration, in fact, kicked off early.

Bludgeoning the previously dominant Michael Wacha almost from the start, the Red Sox won their third World Series crown in 10 years with a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals in front of 38,447 at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.

It was the first title clinched in the historic ballpark, which opened in 1912, since 1918, and completed a remarkable turnaround from last season’s 69-win campaign that never seemed more distant.

“People call this the cathedral of baseball, and I absolutely one hundred percent agree, this place is a special place to play,” Boston’s Shane Victorino said before the game.

The veteran outfielder, in his first season with the Red Sox, was a big reason fans inside the ballpark – not to mention on nearby Yawkey Way and Lansdowne Street – could start celebrating before game’s end.

Victorino, whose grand slam led the Red Sox to victory in Game 6 of the ALCS, hit a bases-clearing double with two outs in the third off Wacha, who came in 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA this postseason, to make it 3-0.

The double brought in David Ortiz, intentionally walked earlier in the inning, whom Cardinals manager Mike Matheny finally grew tired of pitching to. Ortiz, though he went 0-1 with four walks - three intentional - was awarded series MVP honors see

In Southwest, win ignites celebration

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Close to 3,000 students fill concourse

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As Red Sox closer Koji Uehara threw the final pitches of the World Series last night, University of Massachusetts students gathered in the Southwest Residential Area to celebrate Boston’s championship with the rest of the campus community.

“The majority of the night was a great success,” Student Government Association President Zac Broughton said in a message to The Massachusetts Daily Collegian. “Students came to

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Southwest for some free food, warm apple cider, bouncy houses and enjoyed watching the game. I was proud to see my peers cheer on the Red Sox in a fun responsible way.”

At the top of the eighth inning, approximately 500 students filled the concourse. By the height of the celebration, close to 3,000 had gathered.

“I’m here because I love the Red Sox, I love Boston,” said Kelly Scott, a UMass freshman communications disorder major.

“It’s just a good time …

Everyone wants to see the Students celebrate the Red Sox win with an American flag. last few innings,” said Trevor Butler, a UMass freshman on

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At least 3,000 students gathered in the Southwest Residential Area on Wednesday night to celebrate the Red Sox’ World Series victory.

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the pre-med track. “Everyone wants to see them win the World Series.”

Organizers of the structured celebration shut down the inflatables and the screen soon after the end of the game to prevent damage to the equipment, although one did end up damaged.

With the inflatables gone, students began to climb and shake the light poles in the concourse.

“There was a kid that jumped up onto a tree and was shaking it and there’s people throwing whole rolls of toilet paper everywhere and bottles and everything,” said Gage Fuller, a UMass sophomore communications major.

Shortly before midnight, UMass Police ordered the crowd to disperse, wearing riot gear and shouting, “Go see

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AROUND THE WORLD

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of peace talks JERUSALEM — Israel released early Wednesday 26 Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis or suspected Palestinian collaborators, a move agreed to as part of U.S.-brokered peace talks resumed three months ago.

Many of the prisoners were serving life terms for murder, the second group of 104 long-serving inmates who are being freed in four stages.

The first group of 26 was released in August.

In an effort to minimize the Palestinian fanfare surrounding the release, which drew sharp criticism from rightist members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and relatives of the Israeli victims, the prisoners were released past midnight, early Wednesday.

Still, they were given a heroes’ welcome in the West Bank at the Palestinian presidential compound in Ramallah.

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China labels Tiananmen incident a ‘terrorist attack’ BEIJING — More than 48 hours after a car plowed down pedestrians and burst into flames at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government broke its near-silence on the incident and characterized it as a “terrorist attack.”

Chinese state media on Wednesday identified the people in the car as members of one family. All three were killed, along with two tourists.

Chinese authorities also said five people were arrested as accessories in Beijing on Monday night.

“The arrests were made 10 hours after the incident, which has now been identified as a terrorist attack,” state broadcaster CCTV said on an English-language microblog account.

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Dozens burned to death in India luxury bus fire NEW DELHI — At least 44 people were burned to death early Wednesday when the luxury bus they were traveling on lost control and ignited in southeastern Andhra Pradesh state, underscoring the dangerous state of Indian roads.

Five passengers out of the 51 people aboard the airconditioned luxury Volvo bus managed to escape by breaking windows, said Pradeep Reddy, additional police superintendent in the state’s Mahabubnagar district. The driver and his assistant fled through the door even as the rest perished in the rapidly spreading blaze. Indian media reported that the emergency exits jammed, preventing escape.

Police said the bus was on an overnight run from Bangalore to Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, when it tried to overtake another vehicle around 5 a.m. and hit a drain, igniting the fuel tank.

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CELEBRATION home.” Students began running away from the area when the order was given.

According to the official UMass Twitter account, smoke and pepper balls were used to control the crowd.

No rubber bullets or tear gas were used by police during the celebration.

“Reports stating otherwise are false,” the Twitter account said.

UMass reported that 15 students were arrested during the disturbance, 14 of whom were arrested for failing to disperse and one of whom was charged with being disorderly. Fourteen of those arrested are UMass students.

No injuries were reported.

Before the game even ended, people were planning postgame celebrations.

“I’m expecting a riot, I’m envisioning a riot as soon as we win,” said Shain Roche, a psychology major. “I have my toilet paper ready.”

Broughton said that he was “extremely disappointed” with students who had planned to aggressively celebrate after the win.

“The SGA stood up to the administration and said that we had faith in our peers and believed they were responsible enough to handle a largescale event,” he said. “Once again, something great was ruined by the few who wanted to turn it into something that it was not.”

Broughton said, however, that he was disappointed in the way that some police handled the situation.

“There may have been some stupid students out there tonight but there were some extremely stupid and very forceful police officers that did not help the situation,” he said.

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One student climbed a tree and police ordered him to get down. over the Cardinals, the gathering brought together fans of all different teams.

“I don’t care if you’re a Red Sox or Cardinals fan, this is UMass spirit here,” said Andrew McCarthy, a sophomore in the Isenberg School of Management. He added, “We have great spirit right here … it’s awesome.”

“I’m a Yankees fan and I actually hate the Red Sox,” Fuller said. “But you know, it’s awesome to be in Massachusetts when it’s happening.”

Amidst the crowd, some used the Red Sox win as an opportunity to celebrate Halloween early.

Gage Foley came to Southwest dressed in a cow costume, “because the World Series happened to come the day before Halloween, and we all like to mix it at UMass.”

This was the first major celebration that freshmen Hannah Baalbaki and Natalia Babula have witnessed at the University.

“It’s definitely crazy, I haven’t seen anything like it before,” Baalbaki said.

The two agreed that the crazier peoples’ costumes,

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the crazier they seemed to be going.

“They have no shame,” Baalbaki said.

Senior Jesse Turek said he believes the University brought the out-of-hand celebration upon themselves.

“I didn’t expect anything at all until I knew they had everything set up,” he said.

Turek said he saw one officer pull somebody out of a tree.

“Five riot police came up behind me and said, ‘Get out of the way, get out of the way’,” he said.

Broughton said that overall, the night was a learning experience for everyone.

“I think it helps prove that yes, we need large scale programming on campus, but we need to find alternative locations for it,” he said.

“UMass needs to start making space for students a real priority.”

Brian Bevilacqua, Katrina Borofski and Catherine Ferris contributed to this report. Jaclyn Bryson can be reached at jbryson@umass. edu. Patrick Hoff can be reached at pphoff@umass.edu. Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass. edu.

after entering the game 11-for15 with a .750 OBP. A few timely hits in the first few innings against John Lackey, who allowed one run and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings, might have made things different.

Allen Craig and Yadier Molina led off the second inning with singles, but Lackey, 3-1, with a 3.26 ERA this postseason coming into the game., retired the next three batters in order. Matt Carpenter singled with one out in the third but was erased when Carlos Beltran grounded into a 6-3 double play. Through four innings the Cardinals were 0-for-5 with RISP and had stranded four.

The Red Sox came away frustrated in the second when they put two on with two outs and didn’t score, but they did not fail in the third.

Jacoby Ellsbury led off with a single and, after Dustin Pedroia grounded out - putting Ellsbury on second - Matheny called for an intentional walk to Ortiz. Wacha struck out Mike Napoli but hit Gomes with a pitch. It proved costly.

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ball off the wall in left-center for a double that made it 3-0.

From there it was a steady march toward a party sure to last into the morning and beyond.

Stephen Drew, 4-for-50 this postseason coming in, homered in the fourth to make it 4-0, and the game entered laugher status shortly thereafter. After Lance Lynn replaced Wacha, Napoli greeted him with an RBI single to center that made it 5-0.

Victorino, naturally, singled to make it 6-0.

Lackey, who allowed one run and nine hits over 6 2/3 innings, managed to keep himself in the game in the seventh. He retired the first two batters before Daniel Descalso singled, Matt Carpenter doubled and Carlos Beltran singled to bring in Descalso for the Cardinals first run. Farrell came out to talk to Lackey, who appeared to convince his manager to allow him to face Holliday.

Lackey walked the left fielder to load the bases and gave way to Junichi Tazawa, doffing his cap to a boisterous ovation.

Tazawa retired Allen Craig to end the inning and, for the most part, the Cardinals’ last chance.

Former IMG co-CEO Kain visits UMass

By Mark Chiarelli Collegian Staff

growth.

“Arnold Palmer was the greatest superstar of our lifetime,” Kain said, noting Palmer is a “plight, gracious” man who treated everyone with respect. IMG’s growth within golf in the 1960s allowed the company more freedom to delve into other sports in the 1970s. Golf and tennis quickly became synonymous.

Kain joined the tennis agency in 1976, overseeing its rise within the tennis industry. He personally represented King, comparing her to both Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey in terms of legacy in the sporting world.

“She was the most important athlete in the 20th century and, to me, it’s not even close,” Kain said.

He also visited numerous classes throughout his visit on campus including an in-class interview with Todd Crosset, a professor within the Sport Department. Kain told numerous stories, highlighting his involvement as King’s agent during a controversial story in which King admitted to having an affair with her secretary, Marilyn Barnett, in 1981.

Kain said King lost all of her endorsements within 48 hours of the news.

“I’ll never forget it … I don’t think there are any courses (offered in school) to help you with this one,” Kain said.

Kain also focused on the future business of sport, as much of his audience consisted of prospective sport management students. A pioneer in women’s sports, Kain founded IMG’s figure skating division and later oversaw product of IMG fashion before retiring from IMG in 2006.

Today, he still sees a lag in hiring women throughout the sport industry.

“The business side of sports has not progressed as well as it should for women,” Kain said.

“There has to be more effort to hire women and minorities.”

Kain also had some advice for students looking to break into sports, saying that innovators need to look internationally and continue to globalize sports and at the end of the day, students must learn how to sell themselves.

“It takes good blocking and tackling (in the sport industry), it’s not a fancy business,” Kain said. “The most important thing is selling. Selling is critical to your success.”

The senior advisor for the Colonial Athletic Association and former President and co-CEO of IMG Worldwide Bob Kain visited campus this week, delivering the Sports Innovators Keynote Address at the Campus Center auditorium on Tuesday.

Kain was recently named Executive-In-Residence of the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management.

Titled “The Global Growth of IMG & The Business Behind the First Golden Age of Female Athletes,” Kain’s address covered a broad spectrum of topics and stories from his 30 years with IMG, including his work directly with McCormack. Kain also built IMG’s tennis division into a dominant power within the sport as the company represented numerous stars such as Billie Jean-King, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Maria Sharapova, among others.

McCormack, who founded the company in 1960 as a small golf agency, recognized the importance of globalizing athletes, capitalizing on the growth of television and endorsements.

“I worked alongside Mark McCormack and I am truly honored to be the McCormack Executive-in-Residence,” Kain said in a press release on Oct. 10. “Mark had extraordinary vision and I am eager to celebrate and reflect upon his remarkable legacy and leadership during my UMass visit.”

McCormack was instrumental in Kain’s growth within the business.

“He was the best when you were down,” Kain said, pointing out McCormack was the first to “pump him up” if he made a mistake.

“He was a wonderful boss, a wonderful leader. … He was a huge impact on my life.”

The initial growth of IMG was tied to McCormack’s signing of Arnold Palmer, the first athlete to sign with the agency.

The sport industry had never seen an athlete transcend internationally by using television endorsements and global marketing.

“We basically had to figure it out on our own,” Kain said, later mentioning that sports were confined to “one to two pages in the newspaper” and three sport-dominant networks.

Palmer’s clout as a golfer Mark Chiarelli can be reached at opened many avenues for mchiarel@umass.edu.

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What would Jesus vote for?

One of the most shocking developments in recent American politics is the rise of a brand of Christian

Mike Tudoreanu conservatism that embraces extreme free-market economic views. Politicians like Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz and others claim to be inspired

by Christian ideas while they advocate slashing food stamps for the poor, cutting Social Security, denying health care to those who can’t afford it and shutting down the government. As a Christian, I can’t imagine how anyone could so blatantly attempt to worship God and Mammon at the same time.

Of course, Christianity is compatible with a wide range of different ideologies, but there are limits.

Christianity isn’t compatible with everything. In his last public sermon, Jesus talked about the Last Judgment and described eternal damnation as follows: “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ [...]

Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’”

(Matthew 25: 41-43;45) Notice that the souls condemned to Hell are not guilty of a sinful action, but for inaction. They are not going to Hell for something they did, rather for not doing something they should have done. This passage clearly expresses the contradiction between the Christian view of morality and the individualistic view promoted by conservatives and libertarians.

In the individualistic view, “negative rights” reign supreme: the most important right is the right to be left alone, people have no obligations to help each other and the government must not impose any such obligations upon them. Each individual

is supposed to be left alone to do what he likes with his person and property as long as he does not infringe upon the rights of others to do likewise.

But Christ says no, you do not have a right to be left alone. No, you may not “live and let live.” You are required to help people; you are required to sacrifice your time, effort and wealth for others – even for strangers.

The Christian view is that people have positive obligations toward each other and society. Laissez-faire is the philosophy of Hell.

Significantly, the Gospels only mention two occasions when Jesus told stories about people being cast into Hell. The one quoted above is one of them. The other

right to take my money and give it to someone else.” This is an example of the antiChristian classical liberal ideology that has infected the Church in America. In the Christian view, that money is not yours but God’s, and you have no right to keep any more of it than you need for a decent life. St. Basil the Great explained the issue as follows: “Care for the poor absorbs all available resources... So whoever loves his neighbor as himself owns no more than his neighbor does. But you have a great fortune.

How can this be, unless you have put your own interests above those of others?”

Another fourth century Christian theologian, St. John Chrysostom, was even more explicit: “Do not say ‘I am using what belongs to me.’

You are using what belongs to others.

All the wealth of the world belongs to you and to the others in common, as the sun, air, earth, and all the rest.”

The founders of free market ideology understood Christianity’s emphasis on helping others as well, and for that reason they were enemies of Christianity.

The militant atheism of Ayn Rand is well documented: she went to great lengths to attack the Christian principle of self-sacrifice in her books praising capitalism, and her ideas inspired the “Church of Satan” of Anton LaVey. Less well-known are the anti-Christian views of the founders of libertarian economic thought. Ludwig von Mises wrote in 1922: “A living Christianity cannot, it seems, exist side by side with Capitalism. Just as in the case of Eastern religions, Christianity must either overcome Capitalism or go under.”

If only other libertarian economists could be so honest! The fact is that conservative Christians in the U.S. have been deceived into serving political forces that represent the worst enemy of our faith. Conservative Christianity – so admirable in preserving proper theology – must stop working for the enemy in the realm of politics.

“The fact is that conservative Christians in the US have been deceived into serving political forces that represent the worst enemy of our faith.”

is the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31), which describes the rich man going to Hell after death.

That’s right, the only two times that Jesus gave clear examples of people going to Hell, was when he was talking about people who failed to help the needy. This is how serious he considered the issue to be.

Yet it is common to hear members of the Christian right dismiss our duty to help each other as if it is no big deal, as if it is merely something that people may do if they wish but have a right to refuse. But helping the poor, the sick and the needy is not optional. It is an absolute moral duty. It is the least optional part of the entire teachings of Christ.

It is the only part that Jesus considered so important that he explicitly threatened people with Hell for not doing it. If there is anything at all that Christians are obligated to do on Earth, this is it. If there is any part of Christian morality that ought to become government policy, this is it.

Some Christian conservatives say that helping the needy should be left up to private charity rather than by the government through Mike Tudoreanu is a Collegian columtaxes. You know the line: nist and can be reached at mtudorea@ “the government has no econs.umass.edu.

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More women needed in judicial positions In 2009, the Supreme Court heard the case Safford United School District v.

Redding in which a 13-year-

Jill Correira old middle school student, Savana Redding, was subjected to a strip search after a classmate told school officials Redding might have had the non-prescription drug ibuprofen “on her person.” Ultimately, the Court ruled that Redding’s Fourth Amendment rights were violated when school officials strip-searched her without reasonable suspicion to believe she was hiding contraband in her undergarments, reiterating from a past Supreme Court decision that search measures must be “reasonably related to the objectives of the search and not excessively intrusive in light of the age and sex of the student and the nature of the infraction.”

During the oral arguments, Justice Stephen Breyer, in attempting to understand the facts of the case, made really bizarre remarks about his own middle school days: “In my experience when I was 8 or 10 or 12 years old, you know, we did take our clothes off once a day, we changed for gym, OK? And in my experience, too, people did sometimes stick things in my underwear,” he told the courtroom. Laughter followed, unsurprisingly, from the crowd.

This wasn’t the only time Breyer was caught with his foot in his mouth during this court session, as his statements prior to his underwear gaffe were even worse. He managed to stammer out, “I’m trying to work out why is this a major thing to say strip down to your underclothes, which children do when they change for gym, they do fairly frequently, not to – you know, and there are only two women there.”

If you can get past the jumbled phrasing, you’ll realize Breyer basically asked in front of the courtroom, “Why is the strip search of a 13-yearold girl such a big deal?”

Fortunately, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg set the record straight for him, telling him and the court there was no factual dispute that Redding was forced to “shake” her bra and her

underwear out in front of school officials. You can hear the warranted exasperation in Ginsburg’s voice as she tries to explain something glaringly obvious to her male colleague.

It’s hard to sit and listen to Breyer try to justify his embarrassing confusion while presiding over the highest court in the land because it highlights an unfortunate reality: Justice Breyer, and all of the male Supreme Court justices who have come before him and those who will come after, just don’t understand what it’s like to be a 13-year-old girl, and they never will.

It’s for this very reason why it’s undeniably obvious that there should be more women serving in the judiciary, and ultimately (hopefully!) the Supreme Court.

Ginsburg knew her counterparts on the bench didn’t empathize with Redding’s experience, because, well, they couldn’t.

“They have never been a 13-year-old girl,” she told USA Today. “It’s a very sensitive age for a girl. I don’t think that my colleagues, some of them, quite understood.”

And she’s right. Women

total 112 justices, only four women have served on the Supreme Court, the first being Justice Sandra Day O’Connor after her appointment in 1981, then Justice Ginsburg in 1993, followed

by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2009 and finally Justice Elena Kagan in 2010. Out of the 112 justices, 108 have been men, and 106 of these men have been white, which represents their place as the historically dominant group in the Supreme Court, and displays the vast underrepresentation of diversity on the bench (in both gender and ethnicity).

This lack of gender representation isn’t limited to the Supreme Court, and, not shockingly, is an accurate portrayal of the entire United States judiciary.

According to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) only 32 percent of active judges over the 13 federal courts of appeal are women, and representation shrinks when looking at individual circuit courts.

Additionally, only 30 percent of U.S. district (or trial) court judges are women, and some of these district courts around the country, over a dozen, in fact, have never had a woman on the bench. The numbers are even worse for women of color: only 70 serve as federal judges across the U.S. and a mere 11 serve as U.S. federal courts of appeals judges.

Luckily, the trend of the male-dominated judiciary seems to be turning, with President Barack Obama appointing a record number of female judges to the federal bench in his first term. But, this would have been impossible had it not been for the number of women determined enough to rise to the top in a field where mostly men cast their shadows. This is why it’s so important for society to encourage girls to work hard and to make sure that those girls know that judgeships are not out of their reach.

If we’re lucky, these girls will become women appointed to the Supreme Court, and they too might get their own chance to explain to their confused male colleagues the wild violation of an unreasonable strip search of a 13-year-old girl.

“The ability to apply the perspectives of young girls and grown women to the court is invaluable, as it allows for alternate understandings, and enrichment, of the law.”

bring precious, and most importantly, different, life experiences to the courtroom: experiences that may very well influence the outcome of a case. And that’s OK. In fact, it’s preferable.

It’s strange to believe that judges should be encouraged to reject their backgrounds in courtroom opinions, especially since they’re in such positions of power. The ability to apply the perspectives of young girls and grown women to the court is invaluable, as it allows for alternate understandings, and enrichment, of the law. Even more beneficial, the perspective of a female judge can be infectious: a recent study showed that male appellate court judges were “less likely to rule against plaintiffs bringing claims of sex discrimination, if a female judge is Jillian Correira is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at jcorreir@ on the panel.”

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MEN’S SOCCER

UMass hits the road looking to keep playoff hopes alive UM sits in 9th, one spot out of playoffs

By Anthony ChiusAno Collegian Staff

As the New England weather gets colder, the Atlantic 10 playoff race for the Massachusetts men’s soccer team continues to heat up as a victory against George Washington last Sunday kept the team’s chances alive.

After struggling to start the season, UMass (3-11-1, 2-3 A-10) has showed constant signs of improvment, posting a 3-3 record in its past six games. The ninth-place Minutemen will look to position themselves inside the top eight teams that qualify for the conference tournament.

With three games remaining in the regular season, UMass will travel to face St. Bonaventure on Sunday. The Bonnies (8-6-2, 2-2-1 A-10) are in sixth place in the conference and are coming off of a win against Dayton on Sunday.

“We’re just making sure we understand the importance of this game,” UMass coach Sam Koch said. “The focus on St. Bonaventure is more of making sure we do our jobs. I give them a ton of credit. They’re playing well, they’re well coached and it’s going to be a hard game.”

Sunday’s game is a matchup that Koch said he has kept his eye on since the beginning of the season.

“This is a game, to be honest, that I looked on the schedule in the beginning and I said that this is the game that is going to be the key game,” he

said. “Because it’s away, it’s against a team that’s deceptively good and we’re playing on a tough field.”

Although a loss on Sunday would not automatically eliminate the Minutemen from playoff contention, Koch said that he believes the game against the Bonnies is a “must-win game.”

“We win this game, then going into the weekend, we control our own destiny,” he said. “We don’t get a result in this game, then we have to rely on other people. It’s too tight in the back.”

The team said that it recognizes the importance of maintaining their concentration on Sunday’s game.

“We’re really just looking forward to St. Bonaventure,” junior Josh Schwartz said.

“We have the playoffs in the back of our heads, so we’re

just keeping focused.”

Freshman goalkeeper Nick Ruiz added that the team is “more focused right now” than at any other point in the season.

“At the beginning of the year, just nothing was clicking and we weren’t getting anything done, but it’s all about what you do now, not what you did before,” Ruiz said. “Right now, we’re just coming into (the game against St. Bonaventure) like it’s a whole new season.

These three games are huge for us.”

Koch said that Sunday’s game may very well be won by an unexpected player.

While he said that he expects Schwartz and junior Matt Keys to continue to play well offensively and Matt Pease and Josh Jess to continue their defensive success in front of Ruiz in goal, he said

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UMass’ playoff hopes are on the line when it travels to St. Bonaventure on Sunday. that he would be “almost surprised if it was one of the regular guys” who ultimately ends up being the deciding factor in Sunday’s outcome.

“It’s going to be that kind of game,” Koch said, “and we’re going to need that per-

formance in order to win, I think.”

Sunday’s game is scheduled for a noon kickoff.

Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusano@umass.edu and can be followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.

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Minutewomen have sights set on top spot in A-10 Head on the road for final two games

“If we play how we should, things should take care of themselves.”

Carla Tagliente, UMass coach

By Jesse MAyfield-sheehAn Collegian Staff

At the end of every regular season, teams start paying closer attention to the conference standings and start fighting to get the best spots in the playoff brackets.

This year, the No. 12 Massachusetts field hockey team is fighting for the top spot in the Atlantic 10.

The Minutewomen (14-4, 5-0 A-10) have a one-game lead over second place Richmond (11-6, 4-1). The team will head out on the road this weekend for the

REBOUND “Discipline has always been a key thing for us,” Sheary said.

“We gotta stay out of the box to be successful. Putting the other team at an advantage isn’t gonna help us be successful so I think that’s one thing we’re gonna focus on this week going into Friday.”

The Minutemen know what they have to prepare for going into the weekend, but so does Maine (3-2). UMass coach John Micheletto said the key this weekend is for his players to keep their emotions in check.

“When you see the same team so frequently guys can get on each other’s nerves and carry over from something that happened last week that are fresh for players on each side,” he said. “I think the emotion of it is something the

last two games of the season against Lock Haven, which holds the No. 3 seed in the conference and Saint Francis, which is one game behind Saint Joseph’s for the fourth and final playoff spot.

UMass coach Carla Tagliente said clinching the top spot in the playoffs and getting to play the lowest seed in the first round is crucial for the team.

“Regardless of who we play, we’ll be ready, but to not have to play Richmond or Lock Haven (in the first

round) I think would be an added bonus,” she said.

If the Minutewomen win at least one of the games over the weekend, they will clinch the top spot in the playoffs.

“If we play how we should, things should take care of themselves,” Tagliente said.

“I don’t necessarily think there’s a sense of urgency or worriedness running through the team right now.”

UMass will first travel to Lock Haven, Pa., on Friday to take on the Lady Eagles

Tagliente said scoring early would be a key part of the game, which could prove difficult as both teams’ defenses have been stronger in the first period than in the second.

“It’s going to be really important that we’re methodical with what we do inside the 25 (yard line) and take advantage and take care of the ball and attack with more purpose than what we have been the past few games,” she said.

The Minutewomen will travel two hours south to Loretto, Pa., on Sunday to take on Saint Francis. The Red Flash (7-7, 2-3 A-10) are coming off a tough 1-0 loss to Saint Joseph’s on Sunday

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guys have to guard against the most.”

The Minutemen’s biggest challenge against the Black Bears comes between the pipes. Maine senior goaltender Martin Ouellette has put together some strong performances against UMass in the last two seasons, including an impressive, 26-save shutout at Mullins Center on Feb. 22 last season that helped the Black Bears overtake the Minutemen for the final Hockey East playoff spot.

At 6-foot-2, Ouellette takes up plenty of space in net, forcing UMass to create more second-chance scoring opportunities to try to beat him.

“He’s very athletic and we know that so he’s able to explode into saves and get post to post when we are able

(13-5, 3-2 A-10), who are coming off a tough 2-1 loss to Richmond on Sunday.

Lock Haven comes into the contest with the sixth best defense in the nation, allowing 1.17 goals per game.

Tagliente spoke highly of the Lady Eagles’ defense and added that the location of the game could pose some problems for the team.

“The surface of their field is different than ours, so it’s going to be difficult for us to execute and play the same style of game that we typically play,” she said. “We just need to make adjustments quickly and probably just attack quickly, not overthink and overanalyze what we’re playing on.”

to move the puck,” Micheletto said. “Clearly it’s going to be very difficult to beat a goaltender cleanly on the first shot, but especially Martin, where he’s a very good first-save goaltender.

“The thing that we need to make sure we keep doing in addition to getting off shots as quickly as he can get set off of that movement, is trying to take his eyes away from him and get a body front of him and get into those second and third shot opportunities.”

Puck drop for both games is set for 7 p.m.

Nick Canelas can be reached at ncanelas@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @NickCanelas.

better first game for him to get his feet wet.”

Micheletto also said that the coaching staff has been discussing giving Wakaluk a start for a while now, but Mastalerz’ play in net earned him a chance to start multiple games in a row.

Wakaluk’s start raises another question though: is there now a competition in net for the Minutemen?

“There’s always a competition of course,” Wakaluk said. “But at the same time, we’re a support system as well even though we compete against each other.”

A goalie competition is not something that would be new for UMass after Boyle and Mastalerz competed for minutes through-

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out the entire 2012-13 season.

The position of trying to compete against fellow teammates while also trying to do what is best for the team can be difficult.

Micheletto compared the situation that his goalies are in to that of two quarterbacks battling it out for a chance to lead their offense. And that competition is a good thing for the team, according to Micheletto.

“Competition breeds the best in everybody,” he said.

As for this season’s battle for minutes in goal, Micheletto is looking for Wakaluk to continue to develop and for Mastalerz to continue his strong start, which dates back to this

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Tagliente said the trouble of playing at another field should come up again in this game.

“Again, it’s an issue of playing on a different surface, and it’s going to be a challenge for us to get used to that really quickly and to execute how we want to play,” she said.

The game at Lock Haven is set to start at 3 p.m. on Friday and the game at Saint Francis is set to start at noon on Sunday.

past summer.

“When you have guys right now, obviously Steve’s experience and the work that he put in, in the summer time is really showing through in terms of his production on the ice,” Micheletto said.

“I’m sure Alex’s game will get better as he gets more adapted to the college game and you evaluate your starters whether it’s a matter in the lineup from a game to game basis,” he added.

“Right now I think Steve’s certainly got the lead in that competition and we’ll continue to evaluate it as it goes forward.”

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HOCKEY

Goalies helping each other grow Wakaluk not down after shaky debut

By Cameron mCDonough Collegian Staff

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The Minutemen will look to get back to their winning ways this weekend as they welcome Maine to the Mullins Center, wrapping up a four-game series.

UMass, Maine finish four-game set

Minutemen going for first HEA win By niCk Canelas Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts hockey team is coming off of a forgettable weekend at Maine.

But now the Minutemen have a chance to bounce back when the two teams meet again this weekend for another two-game set.

This time, UMass is at home with points in the Hockey East standings at stake.

The Minutemen (2-4,

0-1 HEA) didn’t fare well in their trip to Orono, Maine, last weekend. They were outscored by the Black Bears 11-6 and walked away empty-handed in non-conference action.

Fortunately for UMass, the more important games in this unique four-game series – that is, the ones in conference play – are at Mullins Center, where the Minutemen are 2-0 this season.

“It’s definitely different,” senior forward and captain Conor Sheary said. “I’ve never had something like this before where I’ve played the same team four times in a row, but

we know what to expect. I don’t think anything is gonna be too different other than the rink size and us playing at home as opposed to on the road up at their barn.”

Sheary said one thing UMass is focusing on this week is improving the team’s discipline. The Minutemen had 26 penalty minutes over the weekend and Maine turned them into four power play goals, something that proved to be the difference in both games.

Lack of discipline was also an issue in UMass’ first two losses of the season in its

opening weekend at Boston University and UMass Lowell.

The Minutemen had to fight off a game misconduct on both nights and multiple 5-on3 situations.

UMass is going to take its share of penalties given its fast, aggressive style of play. But it has also derailed momentum and forced the Minutemen to shift their mindset to a more conservative approach on the penalty kill.

With the heart of the conference schedule coming up, it’s something UMass will certainly need to limit. see

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Steve Mastalerz remembers what it was like to play in his first game for the Massachusetts hockey team and not have it go according to plan.

It came on Nov. 4, 2011, at New Hampshire in what turned out to be a 7-3 loss.

Five of the Wildcats’ goals came while Mastalerz was in net, which led to him being pulled in favor of Kevin Boyle in the third period.

So before freshman goalie Alex Wakaluk took the ice for the first time for UMass on Saturday against Maine, Mastalerz gave the rookie some advice.

“I just said have fun with it,” Mastalerz said. “My first game I know I was really nervous and I didn’t do too well. So just don’t be nervous and it’s just a game here. We’ve done it plenty of times before. So go out there, enjoy it, have fun with it and just see what you can do.”

And just like Mastalerz’ first game, Saturday didn’t end in a win for Wakaluk and the Minutemen.

After keeping the Black Bears off the scoreboard in the first period, Maine struck for six goals in the second frame, three of which came on the power play, to put the game out of reach for UMass.

Despite allowing six

goals in the second period, the Minutemen stressed that the blame didn’t fall solely on Wakaluk.

“The breakdowns that we had in front of him wound up in the back of the net not solely due to Alex,” UMass coach John Micheletto said. “It was a team effort and you win the same way. So again it was unfortunate because we would’ve like to for him to walk away from his first experience having it be a little bit more positive.”

But overall, Micheletto said that he was happy with the start that his young goalie had and the way that he “continued to battle throughout the course of the second period despite the results not going his way.”

Wakaluk’s first start came after Mastalerz put on a strong showing Friday night against the Black Bears in which he made 34 saves, many of which came at crucial points late in the game, although the Minutemen lost 3-2 in overtime on a power play goal.

Mastalerz started UMass’ first five games of the season, including Friday’s game, so Micheletto felt like Saturday was the perfect opportunity to give Wakaluk a start in a nonconference game.

“If we were gonna turn to Alex in the future, we wanted to give him a game,” he said, “We thought the opportunity to play a game non-conference would be a see

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FOOTBALL

Minutemen look to slow down N. Illinois, Lynch

Wegzyn gets start for injured Doyle By mark Chiarelli Collegian Staff

A season ago, the Massachusetts football team suffered its worst loss of the year at the hands of Northern Illinois, who trounced the Minutemen to the tune of 63-0.

Behind Heisman Trophy hopeful Jordan Lynch, the Huskies wrapped up the game by halftime, leading UMass 35-0. They finished with 610 yards to the Minutemen’s 287. The outcome left a bitter feeling throughout the UMass locker room, something it hopes to change now that No. 17 Northern Illinois (8-0, 4-0 Mid-American Conference) travels east to Gillette Stadium on Saturday.

“If we come out and we believe, I mean we really believe – I’m not talking about that giddy up stuff – we really believe we’re here for a reason and we have a purpose, we can go win this football game,” safety Joe Colton said following Tuesday’s practice.

Colton’s part of a secondary tasked with stopping Lynch yet again. Lynch has thrown for 1,711 yards and 18 touchdowns. He’s added 1,031 yards and eight scores on the ground as well, 137 yards more than the entire Minutemen (1-7, 1-3 MAC) roster. Last week, he caught a touchdown pass too.

“He may be one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the country,” coach Charley

Molnar said in his weekly Monday teleconference.

“Beyond the obvious physical skill set that he has, he’s a great runner and aboveaverage passer,” Molnar added. “He really is the brains behind their offense when he is out there on the field. He does it all; he’s the unequivocal leader for their football team.”.

Stopping Lynch will take a disciplined, patient team effort from the entire defense.

“You have to stay disciplined with your eyes and read your keys and be gap sound,” Molnar said.

“Whenever guys try to do something, do somebody else’s job against an offense like this, they’ll rip you apart.”

Colton was quick to point out the secondary was ranked near the top of the conference in pass defense – UMass is ranked third – and continuing to improve.

“We have a good secondary,” Colton said. “I think we improved a lot since last year, I think we’re improving every week. I think it’s the strong point of our defense.”

The Huskies boast an impressive all-around attack.

Receiver Da’Ron Brown has seven receiving touchdowns on the season and running back Cameron Stingily’s added 726 rushing yards and seven scores.

“For us as a defensive unit, they’re good everywhere,” Colton said. “As good as their quarterback is, they’ve got other guys. It’s not like everyone’s doing good because he’s getting them the ball.

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Jamal Wilson runs in for a touchdown against Western Michigan last weekend. UMass will have its toughest test to date this Saturday against Northern Illinois.

The receivers, they get open.

“We gotta play as a unit, we can’t just key on (Lynch), we have to key on everybody.

It’s a battle for us. It’s gonna be a battle.”

The Minutemen will also look to build on last week’s 30-point offensive performance, the highest of the season. Against a team as strong as Northern Illinois, capitalizing on opportunities is pivotal.

To do this, the team needs

more consistent field goal kicking. Kicker Blake Lucas missed a 22-yard field goal a week ago and the kicking woes factored into Molnar’s decision to go for the twopoint conversion at the end of the game. This week, the team turns to Brandon Levengood, who replaces Lucas as the starting kicker.

“You gotta make the kicks that you’re supposed to make in college football,” Molnar said. “Obviously, your PAT’s

should be money and really, any kick that’s a 35-yarder or less regardless of hash location, those kicks should be automatic. And unfortunately for us, they haven’t been.”

Quarterback A.J. Doyle is listed as questionable and according to Masslive.com, Mike Wegzyn is in line to start Saturday’s game. It will be his first start since being pulled in Week 2 against Maine.

Masslive.com also report-

ed that running back Jordan Broadnax, linebacker Steve Casali and wide receiver Shakur Nesmith will miss the rest of the season. All three will apply for medical redshirts.

Kickoff is scheduled for noon on Saturday and the game can be seen FOX6 in the Pioneer Valley.

Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.