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Reddit co-founder comes to UM

Internet executive offers his insight

By Conor snell Collegian Staff

On Sunday, online entre preneur, Reddit co-founder and self-proclaimed “President of the internet” Alexis Ohanian visited the University of Massachusetts to discuss his new book, “Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed,” which he is supporting through his current tour. The event, which was supported by TedX UMass Amherst, UMass Dining and the Isenberg School of Business’s Center for Entrepreneurship, began at 7 p.m. the Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall.

In about an hour, Ohanian, in a TED-style talk rich with memes, references to online jokes and a casual approachability, ran through his own experience as an entrepreneur in the online sphere and gave his advice for those looking to follow a similar path. He also held a “fireside chat” question-and-answers session with UMass alum Steve King, one of the first 15 people to be employed by

Facebook.

“Software is changing the world,” said Ohanian, speaking to a packed event hall with young and old spectators filling the seats and lining the walls, “And most of the incumbents … have no idea.”

Ohanian graduated from University of Virginia in 2005 as a business and history major. His sights set on becoming a lawyer, he turned his focus toward his studies and began preparing for the LSATs. One day, however, during a chance visit to a Waffle Hut as an alternative to class, Ohanian decided not to follow the path he was on.

Shortly thereafter Ohanian convinced his UVA roommate and best friend Steve Huffman (who was at the time set up with a job prospect at a software company) to do the same. Together in a small Medford apartment in 2005 the two began working on “building something,” with the goal of “living like college students forever,” according to Ohanian.

The first project from the duo was “My Mobile Menu,” or “MMM,” an early fooddelivery app, which the partners had conceived and begun to build. That same year Ohanian and Huffman

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University grad reopens martial arts business Kung Fu Wushu Academy rebuilds

By Peter CaPPiello Collegian Staff

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Alexis Ohanian and Steve King discuss online entrepreneurship during a “fireside chat” in the CHC Events Hall. pitched the app to thennew digital startup support organization Y Combinator which, although not sold on their first idea, would soon partner with the two young post-grads on another project, to be called Reddit.

“You don’t have to wait to graduate to start doing things,” said Ohanian, speaking of his experience as an early online entrepreneur. “As a teenager with an internet connection, I felt like a god among men … And you all sit with an amazing opportunity because most of you have had access to this technology even longer than I have.”

He went on to stress the “level playing field”

provided by the internet for individuals to become online entrepreneurs, citing specific examples like Brandon Stanton, the amateur photographer behind the successful photo blog “Humans of New York” and 14-year-old Maya, whose eco-friendly online apparel line “Maya’s Ideas” has been successful enough using to build into an effective non-profit, earning her national attention and her own Ted talks.

As for competition in the world of online entrepreneurialism, Ohanian discussed early competitors of Reddit and how he see

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Serving the UMass community since 1890

It was a promise between Binh Nguyen and his ailing karate teacher Ken Grimshaw, who had been diagnosed with leukemia: continue the martial arts tradition. Grimshaw, founder of The Kung Fu Academy in Chicopee, died on Sept. 3, 2011 at age 49.

Nguyen quit the school after losing his mentor, but remembered his vow.

A month later, he acted. Nguyen, a 29-yearold University of Massachusetts graduate (’09) opened the Chinese Kung Fu Wushu Academy in Hadley on Oct. 10.

Opening a school was a dream of his since childhood and he embraced the opportunity to serve the Amherst/Hadley community.

Nguyen’s business, along with nearly a dozen others, was destroyed in

a four-alarm fire that ravaged a Russell Street strip mall on Oct. 27 of last year.

Nguyen lost $20,000 on the uninsured building, but decided to reopen down the road at 195 Russell St. It was the first business to restart since the blaze.

“It’s the worst feeling in the world,” Nguyen said as he recalled watching his school burn down.

He received a phone call telling him the strip mall was on fire and drove there to see if it was true. “I don’t have kids, but it’s like watching someone you love pass away. That school was like my life.”

Though Nguyen admits that he was hesitant to continue on with the business after the fire, support from his students and the local community – in the form of donations and fundraisers like bake sales – gave him the motivation to reestablish his school.

A gofundme.com page has gathered the most financial help for the school. At press time, $2,439 see

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UMass sophomore’s border Revving up for the Relay fundraiser collie wins NYC dog show toAll-night support cancer Delaney Ratney takes gold in agility

By Kate leddy Collegian Staff

By rose GottlieB Collegian Staff

Un ive r s i t y of Massachusetts sophomore Delaney Ratner and her 7-year-old border collie, Kelso, became the first winners of the Westminster Kennel Club’s Masters Agility Championship in New York City on Saturday, Feb. 8. This was the first year the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club hosted an agility competition.

Ratner entered Kelso, along with some of her family’s other dogs, into a draw containing a few thousand other hopefuls. Between 225 and 250 competitors were selected from this pool, including the Ratner family’s dogs.

Once entered into the competition, Kelso ran two qualifying runs on Saturday morning. In both of these runs, Kelso needed to place in the top three scoring dogs in order to continue to the final round.

Although Ratner has entered many dogs into agility trials in the past, she said that the Westminster competition was a very different experience. Ratner described most competitions as smaller events, attended mostly by competitors and maybe a couple of spectators. The Westminster competition, however, was very crowded.

Ratner said that both spectators and members of

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Delaney Ratney and Kelso pose after placing first in the competition. the press attend the competition in large numbers.

She said that having press everywhere and having people take her and Kelso’s picture was a “really cool” experience.

Ratner felt that televising the competition nationally provides an opportunity to attract spectators to the sport. Winning the competition was just the “icing on the cake.”

Although Ratner was excited to compete in Westminster, Kelso did not seem to feel the same way.

According to Ratner, Kelso “could care less about running in my backyard or national finals.”

Nonetheless, Ratner said “I hope that I get to go back next year”.

Both Ratner and Kelso have worked hard for many years in order to reach such a high level of skill in agility. Ratner’s mother has been training dogs for agil-

ity since the mid-eighties.

At the age of six, Ratner herself began learning to train.

The goal of an agility dog’s trainer is to successfully guide them through an obstacle course as quickly as possible with minimal errors. Trainers guide their dog through the course using a “combination of emotion and verbal cues,” as well as body movements.

According to Ratner, it is important that dogs beginning agility training have “good foundation skills.”

She describes agility training as a process where “you’re learning how to train and your dog is learning how to learn.”

Ratner adopted Kelso when he was two years old, and has been training him ever since. Ratner also frequently works with some of her family’s other dogs see

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Last year, over 14 million cases of cancer were reported throughout the world, according to the World Health Organization.

At the University of Massachusetts, students are prepared to fight back and honor all of those who have had experience with cancer.

On Thursday evening, a Relay For Life promo event was held in Berkshire Dining Hall to raise awareness about the fundraiser and event that will take place at the end of April.

“Help us make this cancer’s last century,” read a large sign facing students upon entry into the reserved room.

Relay For Life was started by The American Cancer Society as a chance to celebrate the people who have battled cancer, remember the lives lost and raise money for cancer research.

It is an all-night event open to everyone in the Five Colleges and includes multiple ceremonies as well as music and entertainment throughout the Relay.

The official event will be taking place on April 25 at 6 p.m. on the UMass Track and Field Complex and will continue until 7 a.m. the next morning.

At the promo, students were encouraged to register a team or join one that has already been formed and begin raising money.

So far, about 50 teams have

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Students register for the upcoming 5-College Relay For Life. already been registered in the Five College area and over $9,500 have been raised.

There was a booth that awarded prizes for various tasks such as guessing one of the committee member’s middle names, which offered a sneak peek into the games and entertainment that will take place at the Relay For Life event.

Julia McCrone, a senior at UMass and the event chair member for Relay For Life, spoke briefly to thank those who had volunteered so far and announce the committee’s goal to have 3,000 or more participants this year.

There are already about 350 people registered for the event and “the numbers have been going up pretty consistently,” said McCrone.

McCrone has been doing Relay For Life events since 7th grade and spoke highly of the charity. “It’s a really great cause and a fun event,” said McCrone, “and the Luminaria will make you cry.”

The Luminaria Ceremony takes place at dusk during the Relay For Life event.

Donations are collected in the weeks leading up to the event for the luminaria, which are paper bags with candles placed inside of them. The names of cancer survivors or loved ones who lost a cancer battle are written on these paper lanterns, which are then placed around the track and remain lit throughout the night. It is one of multiple ceremonies that will take place to honor cancer victims.

Last year was the first year that Relay For Life was held at UMass, and about 2,000 students participated. “Some students feel like they don’t want to give up a Friday night, but it’s a great event,” said McCrone. “There are DJs and a cappella groups and so many people.”

“It’s like a huge overnight party on campus,” said Andrea Robbins, a spesee

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In 1980, the United States Olympic Hockey team completed their “Miracle on Ice,” defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal. The “Miracle” began when the U.S. beat the U.S.S.R., who had won gold in six of the past seven Olympics, in the semifinal round.

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Russia suspends loans to Ukraine MOSCOW — Russia will hold back further loans and aid to Ukraine until it becomes clear “with what government we will cooperate,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Sunday.

Siluanov also said Moscow believes Ukraine should turn to the International Monetary Fund for help in averting bankruptcy and reforming its corrupt and indebted budget, a signal that the Kremlin may be unwilling to further extend loans and subsidies to a Ukraine under the sway of pro-Western opposition figures.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich $15 billion in loans and energy subsidies in December, in an apparent reward for the Ukrainian leader’s decision to reject an association agreement with the European Union that had been under negotiation for three years.

Yanukovich’s unilateral abandonment of the EU deal, which would have boosted trade with Europe and eventually integrated Ukraine’s economy with Western countries, outraged liberal opposition politicians and urban citizens who want closer ties with the West. Street protests against Yanukovich and his submission to Moscow began in late November and erupted last week into a showdown in which scores of protesters and police were killed before an EU-brokered agreement brought a tentative calm.

Russia bought $3 billion in Ukrainian bonds in December, helping the country avert default and further economic chaos. Even 22 years after Ukraine became an independent country in the collapse of the Soviet Union, its industries and trade remain deeply entwined with Russia’s and Moscow was loath to see its former subject turn to the West in shaping its economic future rather than join Putin’s rival Eurasian Union of former Soviet states.

Moscow announced last week that it would release an additional $2 billion in loans to its ally. But as the opposition gained force and international support after a bloody crackdown on demonstrators, the Kremlin froze further bond-buying until the unrest subsided.

Siluanov was in Sydney, Australia, for a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers over the weekend and said reporters there Sunday that he had talked about the Ukraine tumult and Russia’s assistance with his fellow treasury officials.

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had been raised with a goal of $20,000. Nguyen currently works without a salary.

Chris Rasmussen, 39, is the only instructor at the new school besides Nguyen. He joined as a student last August with 15 years of Chinese martial arts experience and currently teaches tai chi, while Nguyen focuses on kung fu and qigong.

Rasmussen said the fire hurt morale, particularly for younger students who haven’t experienced much loss, but cited the larger new location as a “silver lining.”

“We’ve got higher ceilings,” Rasmussen said, “which is great if you’re using swords or spears or something like that, if you’re swinging those around. We’ve got plenty of space for things we used to do in the parking lot.”

He added that the revival of the school wasn’t surprising, given the commitment of its students. Rasmussen likened the dynamic to that of a church, saying he attends several times a week and that it’s where he goes for community and support.

Lisa Dubchak, a first year graduate student at UMass, also finds community at the school. Dubchak and her sister Katie joined in October at the original location. Siblings Philip, 22, David, 17, Jeremy, 13 and James, 10, are also active members. The elder Dubchak enrolled six months ago.

Lisa said the environment is the same as it was in the old school and although she is a beginner, she enjoys the high-impact mix of martial arts and exercise.

“Sifu Binh encourages everyone to keep working and to keep trying,” she said. “It’s not easy to work out and do all of the different things he teaches us.

You don’t just go to the gym and run on the treadmill for half an hour. He pushes us, which motivates us.”

Katie, a junior biology major with a minor in music, studies kung fu and wushu, like Lisa. Neither sister has earned a belt yet in their martial arts. Katie said she appreciates that students are taught with their experience level in mind. Both sisters plan to continue attending the school through college.

Nguyen said his school is not in danger of closing, since he was able to secure nearly $20,000 between loans and money borrowed from his parents. A larger dojo has led to increased enrollment numbers and the teacher believes that trend will continue to grow.

His goal is to open a second location in Amherst.

“People know we’re strong,” Nguyen said. “We’re not going to go anywhere.”

Peter Cappiello can be reached at pcappiel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter at @petecapps.

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US inmate killed in Israel

By Batsheva soBelman Los Angeles Times

JERUSALEM — A U.S.born inmate in an Israeli prison shot and wounded three guards Sunday before being killed by a SWAT team that responded to the attack.

Israeli media identified the inmate as Samuel Sheinbein, convicted of killing of 19-year-old Alfredo Enrique Tello Jr. in Maryland in September 1997. Sheinbein was 17 at the time of the killing.

According to media reports, Sheinbein made a bathroom stop while being transferred from one cell to another in the maximum-security Rimonim prison in central Israel.

He reportedly pulled out a handgun and shot three prison guards escorting him, seriously wounding one of them.

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A SWAT team was called to the site to negotiate with Sheinbein, who was holed up in the bathroom with no hostages but still armed. An hour into the standoff he fired at special forces taking up positions around the cell, according to the reports.

Sheinbein was mortally wounded when they fired back.

Prison authorities will investigate the incident, including how the inmate got a weapon. One official, Eli Gabizon, told media that the handgun the prisoner fired was not grabbed from one of the guards.

Considered highly dangerous, Sheinbein was denied furloughs from prison until the Supreme Court ruled on his petition a year ago and instructed the prison service to allow leaves.

During a recent week-

end outside the prison, Israeli media reported, Sheinbein was caught by police after trying to steal a handgun from an Israeli citizen who was selling one.

Sheinbein fled the U.S. after the 1997 slaying for Israel, where he was eligible for nationality due to his father’s Israeli citizenship. Israel fought high-level pressure from American authorities, including from the State Department, to extradite Sheinbein. He was ultimately tried and convicted for the murder in Israel, and sentenced to 24 years in prison.

His alleged accomplice, classmate Aaron Needle, hanged himself in 1998 while in police custody, shortly before his trial was set to begin.

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cialist for the American Cancer Society and coordinator for the Relay.

The theme for this year’s event will be superheroes. The idea of the theme compares cancer survivors to superheroes and recognizes that “even superheroes can fall sometimes,” as said in a poster at the promo event.

Prizes will be awarded to participating teams depending on the amount of money they are able to raise. These

prizes include t-shirts, bags and hats at the first few levels. According to a catalog that was passed out during the promo event, teams can win a Bluetooth Solo Speaker when they reach the “Jade Level”, which is achieved if a team raises $1,000-$2,499.

Committee members at the event also discussed ways that teams can help raise money for Relay For Life, such as bake sales and silent auctions.

For all of this information as well as registration forms, visit bit. ly/5collegerelay and the American Cancer Society page on Facebook.

“Every person has been touched by cancer in some way—everyone knows someone,” said Robbins.

“Here we have a big event to fight it, and it’s awesome.”

Kate Leddy can be reached at kleddy@umass.edu.

Venezuela death toll reaches ‘12 Years a Slave’ 11 as protestors continue heads NAACP Image Awards By mery mogollon and Chris Kraul Los Angeles Times

CARACAS, Venezuela — Opponents and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro held massive demonstrations Saturday in central Caracas and other Venezuelan cities as the unofficial death toll rose to 11 in more than a week of unrest.

Leading the opposition demonstration in eastern Caracas was Liliana Tintori, wife of Leopoldo Lopez, the former Caracas borough mayor who was arrested this week and charged with inciting violence that has erupted during protests.

Lopez and other opposition leaders say armed progovernment vigilantes have been responsible for the deaths and that the opposition has demonstrated peacefully to protest rising crime and shortages. Speaking at a rally attended by tens of thousands of mostly white-shirted opposition members, Tintori said her husband has been jailed unjustly.

“No one can tell me this is not a dictatorship. This is a dictatorship,” said Tintori who shared the platform with opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles. “No one can tell me we are divided.

We are united. Leopoldo will do what is necessary so that

DOG SHOW including Jonsey, a miniature schnauzer, Zepp, a shetland sheepdog, and Bam, another border collie. Ratner also works with the dogs of agility students. Despite having so much experience with so many dogs, Ratner said that Kelso is the only dog she has trained “all the way through.”

Ratner said that, as Kelso’s trainer, it is important to keep him fit and provide him with exercise.

Venezuelans unite in peace, and can walk the streets in safety.”

Lopez is being held in Ramo Verde military prison in suburban Caracas and sends messages to supporters urging continued demonstrations. In an interview with El Tiempo newspaper of Bogota, Colombia, Tintori said government officials had urged Lopez to go into exile rather than give himself up for arrest, an offer he declined.

In a surprise announcement at a late night news conference Friday, Maduro called on President Barack Obama to enter into negotiations with Venezuelan officials to settle differences between the two countries. He also rescinded a previous order expelling CNN news crews from Venezuela.

Speaking to supporters Saturday, Maduro said U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry has been “insolent” in his comments on Venezuela.

Kerry on Friday assailed Venezuela’s “unacceptable” use of force against the opposition. But Maduro reiterated his offer to open discussions with an exchange of ambassadors for the first time since 2010.

Protesters on Saturday demanded that Maduro disarm groups of motorcycle-riding vigilante groups that the opposition says are responsible for the killings. Before his death last March, Maduro’s

predecessor, President Hugo Chavez, admitted distributing firearms to paramilitary militias to safeguard his Bolivarean Revolution.

Tens of thousands of marchers, mostly dressed in white to symbolize nonviolence, filled the streets of Marquez barrio of eastern Caracas. Because anti-riot police blocked off several roadways in the area, leaders called for antigovernment demonstrators to merely gather, not march, at designated areas of Caracas and other cities across Venezuela.

The most recent victim was Geraldine Moreno, 23, a university student. She died Saturday after being shot in the head with rubber bullets by a National Guard unit in her home town of Valencia.

Meanwhile, thousands of female supporters of Maduro, mostly dressed in red caps and shirts, gathered in Morelos Plaza in central Caracas to march to the Miraflores presidential palace in a show of support for the government.

Rising violence was reported Friday in western Tachira state, where Maduro called out extra forces in armored vehicles to quell the disturbances. Oil and mining minister Rafael Ramirez threatened Friday to withhold supplies of gasoline in areas of protest unless government opponents ceased their demonstrations.

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Although more intense training was required when he was younger, Ratner said that now she tries to work with Kelso two or three times a week for periods of 15 minutes at a time. Kelso also competes in an average of 25-30 different competitions a year.

Outside of training, Kelso is “the cuddliest dog” who thinks he is still a puppy, Ratner said.

Although Kelso already

won Westminster, the Ratners will continue entering their dogs in prestigious agility competitions.

According to Ratner, Jonsey will enter the American Kennel Club nationals at the end of the month, and Zepp will be trying out for an international team in May and also for a regional competition this summer.

Rose Gottlieb can be reached at rgottlieb@umass.edu.

By susan King Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — ”12 Years a Slave,” director Steve McQueen’s harrowing depiction of slavery in America, won top motion picture honors at the 45th NAACP Image Awards on Saturday evening at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

Lupita Nyong’o won in the supporting actress category for her role in “12 Years,” and in a separate ceremony Friday evening, McQueen won the Image Award for director and John Ridley for the film’s screenplay.

By beating “Lee Daniels’ the Butler” and “Fruitvale Station,” among others, in the motion picture category, “12 Years a Slave” heads into the Academy Awards on March 2 with yet more honors. It also won the Golden Globe for motion picture drama, the top BAFTA prize and tied with “Gravity” for the Producers Guild of America Award. It is nominated for nine Oscars.

One Image Awards category that “12 Years” didn’t win was for actor in a motion picture. Forest Whitaker took home the prize for his work in “Lee Daniels’ the Butler,” and he also received the NAACP’s Chairman’s Award for his humanitarian work.

Whitaker’s “Butler” co-star David Oyelowo picked up the prize for

supporting actor, and Angela Bassett won the actress prize for “Black Nativity.”

Comedian Kevin Hart was named entertainer of the year Saturday evening; the night before, the Image Awards named Hart outstanding actor in a comedy series for “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” a BET series that also won for outstanding comedy series.

“Scandal” won the top prize for drama series, and its star, Kerry Washington, won lead actress.

Among the other winners named in 41 categories that also covered music and literature: “Being Mary Jane” for TV movie, miniseries or dramatic special; Gabrielle Union of “Being Mary Jane” for lead actress in a TV movie, miniseries or dramatic special; and Idris Elba of “Luther” for lead actor in a TV movie, miniseries or dramatic special.

The 45th Image Awards were voted by members of the NAACP, the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the U.S. The awards show aired Saturday night on TV One with Anthony Anderson hosting and Oprah Winfrey paying tribute to the late South African President Nelson Mandela.

Public Service Announcement The University of Massachusetts is currently asking the campus community to report dangerous snow and ice conditions to the Physical Plant if students or faculty encounter them throughout their day. Conditions can be reported to the Physical Plant Service Desk at 413545-6401, according to Director Ray Jackson. A crew will be sent to properly treat the reported area as soon as possible.

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US to call for limits on Wisconsin gov. ignores fishing in Arctic Ocean questions about secret email

By Maria L. La GanGa Los Angeles Times

SEATTLE — U.S. officials are heading to Greenland for a three-day meeting to persuade other Arctic nations to place a moratorium on high-seas fishing in the Arctic Ocean, where climate change is melting the permanent ice cap and allowing trawlers in for the first time in history.

The United States is proposing an agreement “that would close the international waters of the Arctic Ocean to commercial fishing until there is a good scientific foundation on which to base management of any potential fishing,” said David Benton, a member of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, who will be part of the negotiations in Nuuk, Greenland.

The first step toward protecting the Arctic Ocean and its fish population, which has never been studied, is for the five nations bordering the body of water to reach an agreement on a moratorium.

To date, the United States, Canada and Greenland are on board, but Russia and Norway have not joined in.

All coastal countries control the fisheries within 200 miles of their own coastlines. The high seas beyond that zone do not belong to any nation, are not covered by any regu-

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lations and can only be protected by international agreement.

Once the five Arctic nations are in accord on a fishing moratorium, Benton said, they would then reach out to other countries with major commercial fishing fleets, such as China, Japan and Korea, to negotiate full protection for the central Arctic Ocean.

Benton, who advises the U.S. negotiating team, said he was “cautiously optimistic” that the Arctic nations would reach agreement during the three-day meeting, which begins Monday.

“The Arctic is experiencing a fairly rapid rate of change” as the permanent ice melts, Benton said. “That’s potentially causing large changes in the ecosystem, but we don’t understand what’s going on up there. If we want to do things right, this is the approach we should be taking.”

In 2009, the United States adopted its own Arctic Fishery Management Plan, closing American waters north of Alaska to commercial fishing until scientific research proves that the fishery is sustainable.

“What the United States did in its waters was a precautionary action that takes into account how Arctic warming is changing the ecosystem faster than science can keep up with

it,” said Scott Highleyman, director of the international Arctic program for the Pew Charitable Trusts.

“There are no stock surveys or scientific assessments for fish there,” Highleyman said. “You don’t want to fish a place where you don’t know the fish population dynamics.

Any time we’ve done that, it led to catastrophic overfishing.”

There is much at stake in the central Arctic Ocean, of which about 1.1 million square miles are largely unregulated international waters. An open letter to the Arctic governments, signed by 2,000 scientists from around the world, notes the fragile nature of the region.

If it is overfished, the scientists say, that will affect seals, whales and polar bears as well as the people who make the region their home and rely on such creatures to feed their families.

“Until recently, the region has been covered with sea ice throughout the year, creating a physical barrier to the fisheries,” the scientists wrote. “In recent summers, however, the loss of permanent sea ice has left open water in as much as 40 percent of these international waters.... A commercial fishery in the central Arctic Ocean is now possible and feasible.”

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and his business partners overcame adversity during the site’s early days. “[Your competitors] will not beat you, you will beat yourself, so pay attention,” said Ohanian. “And remember, failing is an option … [for college students] this is the time, because you are surrounded by people who are hungry and who are learning and who are going to want to learn with you, and suck with you.”

As a method of motivation, Ohanian also handed out “Without Their Permission” postcards, on which he urged guests to write their goals for the coming few months. Upon his return to Brooklyn this spring, Ohanian plans to send out the postcards to all who filled theirs out.

Ohanian then called

Steve King on for the subsequent “fireside chat,” during which the two discussed early failures in their respective careers, even when things felt positive, and the way in which this influenced (and, as they argue, helped) those early years.

“Don’t limit yourself.

Think big, and don’t be afraid to think big. And don’t be scared to take a baby step in that direction.

The scale at which stuff is happening is mind boggling. It’s incredible,” said King, who said he never felt “smart or special” in school but felt he could accomplish great things anyway.

“So the advice I can give everyone here, the advice I wish I got, is to believe in yourself. It sounds so

trite, and so simple, but it’s true,” said King.

Ohanian and King invited all to join after the presentation for a meetand-greet in the Campus Center, at which he and King signed books, networked and responded to further questions.

In closing, Ohanian gave one final urge to those in the audience to be active in pursuing their goals.

“Whatever it’s gonna get you an IPO, or whether it’s gonna get you a Nobel Prize, like, awesome. Just let me know, ok? Give me a shoutout, “said Ohanian with a wry smile, “… because I’m gonna take all the credit for it.”

Conor Snell can be reached at csnell@umass.edu and followed on Twitter at @snellofsuccess.

Syrian militant linked to al-Qaidi killed in bombing By naBih BuLos and Patrick J. McdonneLL Los Angeles Times

BEIRUT — A well-known Syrian rebel commander who was close to al-Qaida’s leadership was killed Sunday in a suicide bombing linked by some to an al-Qaida breakaway group, opposition activists said.

The attack in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was the latest apparent incident of infighting among rebel factions ostensibly united in their commitment to ousting the government of President Bashar Assad. Intra-rebel battles have raged in recent weeks in the north.

Killed in the strike was a militant leader known by the pseudonym Abu Khaled Suri, co-founder of the Islamist rebel group Ahrar al-Sham, according to various opposition accounts. At least five other fighters from the group were also killed, according to the Syrian Observatory

for Human Rights, a Britainbased pro-opposition monitoring group.

The slain leader, acclaimed in Islamic militant circles, was said to have fought U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and reportedly was an acquaintance of top al-Qaida leaders, including the late Osama bin Laden and his successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Late last year, al-Zawahiri reportedly named Suri to mediate a dispute between rival al-Qaida factions in Syria.

The almost three-year civil war in Syria has become a magnet for al-Qaida operatives and Sunni Islamist fighters from across the globe. The proliferation of radical groups has dismayed U.S. policymakers, who have funneled millions of dollars in aid to what Washington calls “moderate” rebel factions.

Some reports pointed the blame for the assassination at the Islamic State of Iraq

and Syria, or ISIS, an al-Qaida breakaway faction that has a powerful presence in Syria. The group has attracted fighters from throughout the Middle East, Europe and elsewhere.

For weeks, ISIS has been engaged in battles with other rebel factions for dominance in opposition-held swaths of northern Syria. Al-Qaida’s leadership has disavowed any link to the group.

In various posts on social media sites, ISIS supporters denied that the group was behind the killing of the commander.

In an apparently unrelated incident, a car bomb exploded Sunday in the strategic, rebel-held town of Atmeh in the north, killing at least a dozen people, according to news and opposition reports. Atmeh, less than two miles from the Turkish frontier, has served as a logistics base for rebel factions and as a terminus for materiel being shipped from Turkey to rebel groups in Syria.

By BiLL GLauBer

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker declined again Sunday to say whether he knew of the existence of a secret email system in his office when he was Milwaukee County executive.

Instead, on “Fox News Sunday,” Walker called the controversy over the release of thousands of emails “old news” and said Democrats were trying to switch the subject from his budget successes.

“If you look at the facts out there, this is old news,” Walker said. “This is about a case that was closed last March. A Democratic district attorney in Milwaukee County spent multiple years looking at all this information.

“The 27,000-plus pages of documents that were just released this week have been looked at by a team led by a Democrat from Milwaukee County, and last March he announced the end of that case, plain and simple. It’s old news.”

Milwaukee County District

Attorney John Chisholm’s office launched an investigation in May 2010 that lasted nearly three years and led to the convictions of six people, including three Walker aides, an appointee and a major campaign contributor.

Documents released Wednesday linked Walker to a secret email system that was used in his county office.

The documents also showed close ties between his campaign operation and government-paid staff members during the months leading to the November 2010 election for governor.

Walker was asked again Sunday whether he knew there was a private email account.

Walker responded, “Again, it’s one of those where I point out the district attorney looked into every single one of those issues.”

Chris Wallace, the “Fox News Sunday” host, interjected: “But sir, you’re not answering my question.”

Walker said, “No, because I’m not going to get into 27,000 different pieces of information.”

“The bottom line is a Democrat who led the district

attorneys office, looked at all this, decided not to charge anything other than the individuals you mentioned, who were people who had worked for the county in the past but don’t work for me today.

“I think that’s pretty straightforward. It’s one of those things where they want to keep pushing this issue into the forefront because in the end the folks running against us can’t counter our positive message when it comes to the economy and creating budget surpluses.”

Mike Tate, the Wisconsin Democratic chairman, said there are more questions Walker needs to answer.

“What we continue to see is the further erosion of public trust in the governor’s judgment,” Tate said. “Did he know his staff was breaking the law, and if he didn’t, how is that possible with what has come to light? How will his public and campaign staffs interact moving forward?

And how do citizens know that their tax dollars won’t be misused by mixing privatepublic staff going into an election year?”

Leaky pipe blamed for carbon monoxide death

By Matt Pearce Los Angeles Times

A carbon monoxide leak that killed a Long Island, N.Y., restaurant manager and sickened 27 other people over the weekend was blamed on a faulty pipe for a water heater, and the tragedy prompted the restaurant chain’s chief executive to call Sunday for stronger safety measures.

Police and firefighters responded to a Legal Sea Foods restaurant in Huntington, N.Y., on Saturday evening after a report that an assistant manager had fallen and hit her head in the basement of the business.

Shortly after arriving, police said, the emergency responders began to feel sick and suspected they had been poisoned by carbon monoxide - a colorless, odorless gas released when something is burning. The gas can cause suffocation.

Authorities managed to rescue the assistant manager, but it was too late to save the manager, Steven Nelson, 55, of Copiague, who also was found unconscious in the basement.

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Twenty-seven people with non-life-threatening symptoms, including four ambulance personnel and three police officers, were treated at local hospitals, police said.

Most of those sickened were

Legal Sea Foods staff. No restaurant patrons reported becoming ill.

On Sunday, Huntington fire investigators blamed the carbon monoxide poisoning on a leaky flue pipe for a water heater in the restaurant’s basement. City officials then issued a summons to the business for having faulty equipment.

Legal Sea Foods had passed inspection last March and was due for another inspection next month.

Carbon monoxide poisonings are relatively common in homes, but businesses also occasionally fall victim to the gas.

On Sunday, a probable leak in Maine sickened 21 people, forcing the Falls Motel in Ogunquit to be evacuated and closed until further notice, according to the Ogunquit Fire Department.

A similar incident happened last week at a Westin Hotel in Linthicum Heights, Md., where 20 people reportedly fell ill from carbon monoxide.

At the Falls Motel in Maine, as at the Legal Sea Foods restaurant in Long Island, there were no carbon monoxide alarms, according to officials investigating the incidents.

Such devices are required for New York residences with fuel-burning energy sources or attached garages under

“Amanda’s Law.” The legislation was enacted in 2010 after the death of Amanda Hansen, 16, of West Seneca, who died of carbon monoxide poisoning during a 2009 sleepover at a friend’s house.

The New York state fire code doesn’t require restaurants to have carbon monoxide detectors, however, and there were no such detectors in the restaurant when the incident happened, said A.J. Carter, a spokesman for the town of Huntington.

On Sunday, the president and chief executive of Legal Sea Foods vowed to exceed the law’s bare minimum at the chain’s roughly 30 restaurants scattered across the East Coast.

“Steve was an outstanding colleague and his loss is devastating,” the company’s chief, Roger Berkowitz, said in a statement. “This terrible tragedy highlights the inadequacy of the codes for carbon monoxide detectors in commercial spaces.”

Berkowitz said company officials would conduct an “exhaustive” safety check at all its restaurants.

“This includes not only ensuring that we meet local codes, as we did in Huntington, but putting a plan in place to exceed them in order to safeguard everyone,” Berkowitz said.

Comcast, Netflix negotiate

By BoB Fernandez The Philadelphia Inquirer Netflix and Comcast Corp. resolved long-standing differences Sunday in an agreement that will drastically improve Netflix video streaming into millions of homes, company officials said.

Netflix will now connect directly to Comcast’s broadband network in dozens of locations around the nation instead of streaming its movies and TV content through third-party Internet contentdelivery companies that some believe were expensive for Netflix and degraded its service. Comcast is the nation’s largest residential Internet service provider, serving 19 million users.

The Comcast-Netflix arrangement could help Comcast politically in

Washington as it seeks regulatory approval of its planned $45.2 billion merger with Time Warner Cable Inc..

Netflix has directly connected its servers loaded with Netflix entertainment content to Comcast’s network in about five locations and that number will increase significantly coming weeks, which should lead to an ”optimized Netflix experience,” sources close to the deal said.

Netflix is reportedly negotiating with other Internet service providers, such as Verizon Communications Inc. and AT&T Inc., over how to flawlessly deliver its content over the Internet.

Critics have said the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger, if approved by federal and state regulators, would consolidate Comcast’s power

in the residential Internet market and threaten online companies such as Netflix.

Comcast could interrupt or slow Netflix’s streaming of entertainment content to protect its legacy cable-TV business, critics have said. Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America said Comcast could be a “choke point” for online streaming companies.

Comcast and Netflix issued a joint statement on Sunday after independent experts noticed new Internet traffic patterns between the two companies.

The new Netflix arrangement is similar, Comcast officials said, to arrangements the huge telecommunications provider has with YouTube, Hulu and Amazon Prime.

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Monday February 24, 2014

“If you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.” - Mary Cassatt

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The impact of the Olympic Games Although we all look upon the international stage every time the Olympics comes around, what we see is pretty

Julian del Prado

hosted our favorite sports.

Instead of #sochiproblems, Western media was a torrent of compliments for Chinese ingenuity. Meanwhile, Tibetan human rights abuses continued, millions were displaced and corruption the Chinese government did not magically disappear. This is to say nothing of the vast environmental damage and extreme air pollution generated by this event. Essentially, the only people whose opinion of China changed were the people who don’t matter at all in international relations: us.

Without proper information on the conduct of governments on the international stage, how could we possibly expect to change it? We are not watching a political debate in Sochi; we are watching sports. Interest in international relations is nearly non-existent in the United States as a whole, and the average citizen’s exposure to it is limited to the Olympics.

As a result, the media portrays the event in political terms to add additional interest to the Olympic Games.

Having said all this, the result is ultimately spectacular: Winning and losing athletes alike are glorified. The most obvious example is Derek Redmond, whose father ran on to the track to help him finish after receiving a crippling injury during the 1992 Barcelona Games. Meanwhile the populations of entire countries can and do gather behind national champions, as fans of Michael Phelps know. The Olympic Games provide something much more profound than strategic political advantage. The Games provide glory and excitement, and inspire widespread passion for competition. For all that, the misleading media and publicity created by the Olympics is the only cost.

Perhaps the Olympics will not stop Russia from changing its anti-gay legislation, and the Olympics will certainly not change China’s foreign or domestic policy. These issues will have to reach a point of dialogue, one way or another, and the sooner the better.

Hopefully publicity will lead to leaders responding to the rare demand for foreign policy talks in a positive way. As it stands, the Olympics have something much better than political effect on the international community.

far removed from reality. As Fox, CNN, MSNBC and NBC see it, Russia is in disgrace because of the recent publicity concerning controversial antigay legislation and its potential impact on the event. Not only that, but the United States is making a bold move by sending a delegation with openly gay members to the Olympics.

Russia even spent more on the Olympics than ever before on shipping snow to an unseasonably warm Sochi.

Hilarious! To make matters worse, there are claims that a huge portion of that money was embezzled in short order, and the heavy hand of Twitter forged a path for political activism with #sochiproblems. Vladimir Putin’s promise of strict security, the tightest ever, has fallen into complacency. In short, Russia is in for a rough year, and we can all bask in the magnanimity of our progressive society.

This fantasy is only hurting the cause of human rights by deluding citizens into believing they are contributing to international affairs by typing out short retorts to unconfirmed or overstated pictures of construction sites and subpar facilities. Western audiences can rest easy knowing that Russia’s influence in world affairs is tarnished by reporters and columnists, and for all of that Russia’s position in the international community is utterly unchanged.

Vladimir Putin, for all the flak he has received from countries whose favor he doesn’t want, is still indisputably in a strong position in the international community. As sad as it is, he is even in high standing concerning human rights right now. With the chain of events in the Syrian civil war which led to a peace deal headed by the Russian government, there is little concern by the Russian diplomatic delegation regarding the standing of their country. Worse still, the United States looked foolish in that conflict, unable to act or even cooperate on the matter of over 100,000 deaths.

Russia isn’t even a special case when it comes to the Olympics. When Beijing hosted them in 2008, the world applauded the incredible Julian del Prado is a Collegian columvenue and coordination with nist and can be reached at jdelprad@ which the Chinese government umass.edu.

We are not watching a political debate in Sochi; we are watching sports.

Olympic Games bring out national pride When Nancy Kerrigan showed up on our television screen over winter break, my dad remembered,

Katie McKenna “We all wanted her to win – because, you know, she’s one of us.”

And she was. Like many of us at the University of Massachusetts, Kerrigan grew up in a suburban town outside of Boston, spent her days driving on I-95 and read the Boston Globe. She might have even made her way into the city now and then to catch a Sox game or take a school field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts. She’d later attend Emmanuel College, a small Catholic college right in the heart of Boston. She was just like us – except that she was an Olympic figure skater.

To see someone succeed, to win some type of glory or fame, is made so much better when you feel as though you are right there with them. Why do we watch anyone compete? It’s not like our lives will be any different depending on who wins or loses; we’ll probably forget about it the next week.

But in those moments of anticipation, it seems like to win or lose is, for us, a life or death situation. It means everything. Maybe this was

what Stephen Chbosky was trying to express when he wrote his famous quote, “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”

Watching our home country compete in the Olympics brings a huge sense of American pride that we may not express otherwise.

It’s not that we didn’t care about our where we came from until we watch someone flying down a ski slope – it’s that we have always cared, but now we have a way to show it, an outlet, a

see ourselves in other people.

So, why do the Olympics evoke so much national pride? Why should we bother rooting for our home country, rather than the best performers? We might even think we could have a better life in another country, that the United States isn’t the best place in the world. But still, we find ourselves glued to the screen, hoping only for another American gold.

Whether we like it or not, we are tied to this place.

“We might even think we could have a better life in another country, that the United States isn’t the best place in the world. But still, we find ourselves glued to the screen, hoping only for another American gold.” moment.

It’s for the same reason that we watch movies and read books, connecting our own minds to someone else’s experiences. We feel sad when we read about the man getting left at the altar, but to actually live that moment would stir up a different feeling entirely.

We can understand, though, and we can learn from others’ experiences and feel for them because we try to imagine it for ourselves. We

you loved the place, or even liked it; to be from somewhere meant that the city was entrenched into your identity – like family we are born into, not friends we choose on our own.”

In a country that is so large in size, it can be hard to find commonalities, hard to feel like it’s any sort of community. Even though we are called the United States of America, how can you feel united with someone that lives a six hour plane ride away? We only really have the fact that we are all American, united despite our differences.

We have been brought together only by our country of birth, but I think that means more than we realize.

Over the years our friends may change, we may try a few different jobs, we may even move to a foreign country. But no matter where we go or what we do or how hard we might even try to escape it, the place we come from is a permanent and irreplaceable part of our identity.

So we root for Kerrigan, and for all of our Olympic athletes. Because, after all, each of them are a part of us.

Nationalism doesn’t mean that you have to agree totally and completely with everything your country does – it means that, like a good friend, you are supportive of its ups and the downs, through the twists and the turns; you’re in the bleachers holding pom-poms every time.

As Tova Mirvis writes in “Our Boston: Writers Celebrate the City They Katie McKenna is a Collegian columLove,” “To be from some- nist and can be reached at kemckwhere – it didn’t mean that enn@umass.edu.

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BAND PROFILE

A look inside Northampton’s The Sun Parade Local band sheds light on new music

By AlexAnder FrAil Collegian Staff

Four young men shuffle into an old warehouse in Easthampton, guitars and amps weighing down their arms. Flecks of snow vanish on their shoulders. They turn to follow the hallway as it bends left and left again beneath several bulbs that give off dim pools of light, past several doors decorated with posters, one optimistically proclaiming, “Live Forever!”

The men arrive at an unassuming door in the corner.

Inside, a studio awaits them. Amps and microphones and a drum set huddle in the cozy bunker, a wreath of lights ringed around the ceiling. The men begin unpacking their instruments and putting them in tune as they discuss the Northampton music scene, some upcoming venues and their next EP. The bassist takes his perch on a pile of crates, the drummer takes his mark, the two guitarists nod at each other; they are ready.

They launch into a new song.

The Sun Parade, a four-piece band from Northampton, began in 2011

as a trio of young musicians led by Chris Marlon Jennings.

Jennings initially released an EP entitled “The Sun Parade” before his friend, Jeff Lewis, joined him as a second guitarist in 2011. Self-described as “roving Northern gents who blaze their guitars” on their website, The Sun Parade have maintained a loose and optimistic attitude since their inception.

Jennings chose the band name for its “positive and sunny” nature, and because “it can be any style of music.

We kind of changed our style and are now locking into what we are. The Sun Parade kind of fits everything.” The songwriting team of Jennings and Lewis aim for upbeat, feelgood compositions with lyrics that sometimes reflect a more melancholy side.

“Everything we do has a duality,” Lewis explains.

Their songs deal with both love and loss, as represented in the fan-favorite jam “Need You By My Side.”

Lewis first met Jennings in 2006, but their musical partnership did not develop until 2011, at which point the initial lineup consisted of Jennings, Lewis and bassist Jacob Rosazza. For the next two years, the band tried but failed to lock down a drummer.

Despite these trials, the band

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The Sun Parade look to expand upon the folk-rock sounds that dominated their debut album, “Yossis.” recently welcomed drummer Noam Schatz into the fold, rounding out a solid fourpiece lineup.

Before Schatz joined, the band went through four different drummers, none of whom could commit to a fulltime band. Schatz had been seeking a solid lineup when he joined The Sun Parade in December. The Sun Parade’s new drummer has brought a fresh perspective to the blooming band, and Jennings excitedly reflects that now they can practice numerous times a week, rather than cramming rehearsal into the hours before a show with an uncertain roster. Schatz’s energetic presence is among the catalysts for the new era of The Sun Parade.

The changes have been noticeable. Recent concerts, namely a Nov. 6 show with Born Ruffians, have showcased the Parade’s new lo-fi sound with a more retro production quality employing louder drums and bass.

Jennings has adopted the electric guitar for the new EP. Lewis references such acts as Elliot Smith, Dr. Dog and The Rolling Stones’ “Beggar’s Banquet” as inspirations for their new sound. They are a band well versed in the history of their inspirations, with a

solid grasp of their own future rapidly coming into focus.

The Sun Parade released their debut LP, “Yossis,” at a very early stage in their career. Lewis explains that it was “more of a record out of necessity than out of inspiration.” “Yossis” is a very folky album, which Jennings wishes to move away from, instead expanding the band’s sonic explorations.

“The new Sun Parade is starting right now,” he says with a smile.

The Sun Parade loves to play free shows, which offer a laid-back atmosphere more akin to a house party of close friends than to a show with expensive tickets. This atmosphere fits well with The Sun Parade’s day-to-day attitude.

“We have to have good vibes at a show,” Jennings says, so they try to keep a lowkey aura all the time, never concerning themselves with the financial constraints that playing music might present.

Instead, they want to share their music and to inspire listeners.

“I never thought I’d be anything else,” Jennings explains.

Once he picked up a guitar, Jennings knew no other careers would appeal to him.

Similarly, Lewis’s passion was sparked early, at age nine.

Jennings says that “most of our songs just start with a groove - it’s like I have an idea with a rhythm.” From there, the musicians build a melody, and the words come last. Often, writing lyrics too early boxes them into a corner. Trying to come up with a groove that fits the meaning of their words rarely produces a track that the musicians are pleased with. Inevitably, this pattern leads to words that don’t fit, or to a melody that sounds too manufactured.

“It’s an emotional expression instead of an intellectual imposition,” Lewis says of the team’s writing.

Jennings and Lewis cite both Elliot Smith and the Beatles as inspirations for their own music. The band’s ultimate idol, however, is Dr. Dog. They love Dr. Dog’s lo-fi style, a sound that they aspire to perfect on their upcoming EP. Jennings remarks that to open for Dr. Dog one day would be a dream come true.

“Dr. Dog is the king of what’s cool,” he says.

Native to Northampton, The Sun Parade has also played in Brooklyn, Cambridge and even California. However, as the banner on the band’s website declares, this band is a proud Northampton group, pioneering in “Northampton

folk rock.”

The Sun Parade has played regularly at local spots like The Iron Horse and Pearl Street, but the band aspires to play at far bigger theaters.

They mention several venues like Red Rocks in Denver as appealing places to play music.

Recently, The Sun Parade opened for Lake Street Dive in Cambridge at the Sinclair.

The band is currently hard at work on their new, untitled EP. The EP officially marks the new era of The Sun Parade, a band excitedly pursuing a lo-fi sound truer to both their interests and their aspirations. Jennings says they hope to release a single soon, tentatively titled “Tonight’s Gone Away.”

Until the EP drops, the Sun Parade plans to keep honing their talents and to play a variety of shows. But even as their sound changes, their attitudes will stay true to their origins. Jennings says they will always love playing music for the experience it offers themselves and their fans.

“There is nothing like the feeling of playing something on stage and seeing someone smile.”

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

ALBUM REVIEW

Desert rock band Tinariwen drops sixth album, ‘Emmaar’ Band brings Sahara sounds to the West By ryAn KAplAn Collegian Staff

Every once and a while, certain bands come along that are able to translate their message across the globe, despite language and cultural barriers. Tinariwen is one of those bands.

Tinariwen is a desert rock band made up of Tuareg musicians from the Saharan part of northern Mali. Though the band formed in 1979, they did not receive international attention until 1998. Tinariwen has a storied history in their home country; they were the voice for a generation of rebellious Tuareg people who were fed up with the political inequalities they faced. French group Lo’Jo

worked with Tiniariwen to establish the first Festival in the Desert in 2001, which gave Tinariwen the attention of international ears.

Since then, the group has released multiple albums to critical acclaim. Their last album, “Tassili” won the Grammy award for Best World Music Album in 2011.

“Emmaar,” released on Feb 11, is Tinariwen’s sixth full-length LP. Recorded in Joshua Tree, California, deep in the Mojave Desert, it is hypnotic and atmospheric, filled with mesmerizing guitar licks and massive, Sahara-sized vocal chants.

Their sound is very simplistic and earnest; lightly distorted guitars spiral around churning bass lines and traditional African percussion.

All eight members of the band contribute their raw, honest voices, sung in their native Tuareg language that

has existed in the nomadic culture for centuries.

Tinariwen manage to create a wide, immense soundscape; the silence and long, ringing notes are just as important as the quick guitar fills. Tinariwen also uses traditional Tuareg melodies as the core of their sound.

For “Emmaar,” Tinariwen brings some American friends along, including Chavez’ Matt Sweeney and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Josh Klinghoffer, whose guitar work seamlessly joins with Tinariwen’s four guitar players.

The album opens with “Toumast Tincha,” a midtempo number that chugs along, fueled by relaxed hand drumming and a plump bass line. It sets out the sound that will be employed for the rest of the album. One of the best tracks is the second song,

“Chaghaybou,” which is quite a bit more upbeat than the rest of the album.

Acrobatic guitar riffs fly around a bouncy, 12/4 beat while lively hand claps add to the playful nature of the song. Midway through the album, “Imdiwanin ahi Tifhamam” swoops in to pick the listener up out of the sand.

Fiddler Fats Kaplin adds a uniquely Southern dimension to the Tuareg sound, resulting in a transcontinental musical hybrid that begs repeating. The slide guitar on “Sendad Eghlalan” is another well-placed American touch to their sound. The album closer “Aghregh Medin (Hassan’s Song)” is truly beautiful, replacing the electric guitars with warm acoustics.

Though the entire album feels very organic and alive, this last track conjures up

images of the band sitting outside under the desert sky sans electric instruments, playing their music in their natural element.

As great as some of the tracks are, they tend to run into each other, becoming a monotonous, droning mass rather than an album where the songs work off each other and are greater as a whole than when split apart.

Songs like “Tahalamot” and “Koud Edhaz Emin” simply blend into the background of the album. The Tuareg melodies, while richly executed and enticing to the ear, tend to resemble each other quite often. There are some really great musical concepts on this album, and audiophiles will fall in love with the rich waves of sound that Tinariwen manage to create. But the album tends to circle around common musical themes with-

out evolving them. The moments discussed above where Tinariwen do attempt transcendence are too few and far between.

Nevertheless, “Emmaar” is successful on the whole for one main reason. In an extremely exclusionary American music market, Tinariwen has found a way to create a unique, refreshing album that can capture Western ears. Like Bob Marley did with reggae music, Tinariwen mixes electric guitar with their traditional sounds to create a worldly music experience that has the capability to generate huge waves in America. “Emmaar” stands as a solid example of that musical experience, and it is a worthwhile listening adventure for all music fans.

Ryan Kaplan can be reached at rtkaplan@umass.edu.

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Feb. 19 - Mar. 20

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Jul. 23 - aug. 22

Why wouldn’t you just sell your TV and buy a new one in two years?

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aug. 23 - Sept. 22

It’s the devastating truth that moguls and figure skating won’t exist again for another four years.

After two weeks of being stowed up in your apartment watching all the events, go see some friends. Go ice skating together.

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Mar. 21 - apr. 19

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Minutewomen upset URI Sunday UM snaps 17-game losing streak

we could put a press on and maybe get a little more offensive possessions, it would help us out.”

The press defense

By Anthony ChiusAno paid dividends as the Collegian Staff Minutewomen (4-24, 1-13 At the end of 40 min- Atlantic 10) headed into utes of play against Rhode halftime with a 29-28 lead.

“I think it helped to at Island on Sunday, the least go into Massachusetts UMass 69 the second half women’s basketplaying a little ball team found URI 56 more confident itself in a place it than playing in a hasn’t been been catch-up game,” since Dec. 17: the win colDawley said. “The intenumn.

Behind a game-high 20 sity and positive mindset points from Jasmine Harris overall made the difference and 19 points from Rashida today.”

Following the game, Timbilla, the Minutewomen snapped a 17-game losing Dawley said that Harris, streak to defeat the Rams, Timbilla and Kim PierreLouis led a “total team 69-56.

UMass employed a press effort” en route to the win. “(Harris) has been defense early in the game to jumpstart the offense to, unbelievably aggressive,” according to coach Sharon Dawley said. “She’s been a Dawley, to overcome recent scorer this year from inside and outside. Last year she first-half struggles.

“I just think, adrenaline was a shooter and now I wise, we were coming out think her aggressiveness flat,” Dawley said. “So if towards the rim is actually

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better than her shooting.”

Despite Dawley’s praise for Harris’s inside work, the majority of her points on Wednesday came on outside jumpers. She finished 4-for-8 from 3-point range.

“The shots were just falling today,” Harris said.

“Like Coach said, I’ve developed going toward the rim more, but today, it was a switch-up. Whatever we needed to get a win, I was going to do.”

Pierre-Louis asserted her presence down low with 13 rebounds despite just eight points. She said that she wasn’t making shots at her normal rate, so she made it a point to establish a presence down low on both ends of the floor.

Dawley added that Nola Henry, Emily Mital and Kiara Bomben were also key factors in UMass’s win.

Henry, who Dawley said played “her best game of the season,” finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Mital added nine

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Prior to Mariano’s goal, UMass (3-0) endured a stretch of 25 minutes, 56 seconds in which the Minutemen couldn’t find the back of the net. “(Mariano) seemed like he felt comfortable from Day 1,” UMass coach Greg Cannella said. “Not only on the field as a player, but as a leader as well. He has a lot of maturity which helps him.”

UMass owed much of its success on Saturday to face-off specialist Joe

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It doesn’t guarantee you a win… but it’s tough in a tight game, a one-possession game, especially front ends of one-and-one’s and coming up dry on a twoshot foul.”

UMass managed to withstand the Rams’ “Havoc” defense, winning the turnover battle. The Minutemen forced 17 turnovers while surrendering just 14.

Winning that battle helped to counteract poor 3-point shooting from the Minutemen. They went 0-for-8 from deep, the first time a UMass team has not hit a 3-point shot in a game since 2006. The poor shooting from outside forced UMass coach Derek Kellogg to stop allowing his players from taking outside shots.

“The floor was open, Kellogg said. It was one of those deals of, ‘why settle?’” “We’re not a good 3-point shooting team at times anyway, so why settle for that? I thought we could get to the rim and use our slashing ability of (Derrick Gordon), (Trey Davis) and (Williams) to make plays.”

Runs by both teams controlled much of the first half and early parts of the second half. The Rams used a 13-4 run over a fiveminute span to open up an eight-point lead before halftime.

The Minutemen took a six-point lead midway through the second half thanks to a 12-3 run.

From that point forward, both teams jostled backand-forth for position.

The close-knit battle and similar styles of play led to four ties and 12 lead changes throughout the 40

points and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the game’s final minute.

Bomben finished with three points, but Dawley said that her defense in the second half against Samantha Tabakman (13 points) was crucial. “[Tabakman] is a really good player and one of the most improved players that we’ve seen. She’s just a workhorse down low,” Dawley said.

“We were able to take [her post game] away by meeting her early, and that’s when Kiara was so big down the stretch.”

The Minutewomen return to action against St. Joseph’s on Thursday for their last home game of the season.

“I think if we can duplicate this game for Thursday and do a little bit better job boxing out, we can be that team in the tournament,” Dawley said.

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“I thought it was a wellplayed basketball game both ways, as far as intensity and it kind of felt like an NCAA Tournament game,” Kellogg said.

Treveon Graham’s 19 points and eight rebounds led the Rams, while Juvonte Reddic chipped in with 13 points and nine boards.

For the Minutemen, aside from Williams’ 20 points, they got strong offensive production from Gordon and Davis, who each recorded 16 and 13 points respectively. Davis’

scoring touch, including his clutch, pull-up jumper to give UMass a 74-71 lead with one minute, 30 seconds left had Smart praising the sophomore’s improvement from last year.

“He’s one of the most improved players in our league,” he said. “That’s not the same guy we played against last year. He’s a high-level, A-10 player now and that’s what you want out of a player.”

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circle that beat Gillies high blocker side. Evan Stack and Patrick Kiley each were credited with assists.

The Minutemen were inches away from tying up the game on a shot from Ben Gallacher from the left circle, but the puck got a piece of goaltender Jon Gillies and ricocheted down to the other end of the ice.

Troy Power, who returned for Friday’s game after sitting out with a left knee injury, had to be helped off the ice late in the third period after an apparent injury. He wasn’t putting any pressure on his left leg as two UMass trainers helped him off. Micheletto said the situation was similar to his last injury and that the two weeks off before the playoffs will certainly help him.

The Minutemen then suffered a costly too many men on the ice penalty with only 2:24 remaining, which significantly hurt any chance at a full comeback.

While this was the last game UMass will play at home this season, it still

down at the court, as focused as ever.

He knew how big this game was. So did the rest of the 9,493 in attendance.

We all knew this team was talented, but did they have the mental makeup to live up to the expectations?

Or were they going to be mocked as the team that blew a golden opportunity to bring UMass basketball back to the promise land? It looks like they do after all. And it’s looking more and more like this team is destined for the NCAA Tournament, a feat that it was so close to grasping last year but was left just out, thanks in large part to the A-10 semifinal loss to the same VCU team.

Now, with back-to-back wins against some of the

the crowd being the way it was, that we have a national television audience and you have to enjoy it because it really only happens once.”

Kellogg’s words resonate profoundly, as he is the architect of the program. He’s had to essentially start from scratch and has come up short in the past two seasons.

In his sixth season molding the Minutemen, Kellogg is finally seeing the fruits of his own labor.

He also played at UMass when sold out arenas against skilled opponents were abundant, playing point guard from 1991-95. He participated in postseason play and envisioned his alma mater becoming a basketball haven once more.

“For me, I do look back on it because I played here when we were going to the NCAA Tournament quite frequently

“It was a good effort all the way around.

Their preparation and their efforts have been all season long.”

Greg Cannella, UMass coach son long. Harvard is a very good defensive team so we had to find many different ways to score.”

Cannella got his wish just over a minute into the second period as long pole defensemen James Fahey caught Whiteway’s pass in stride and ripped a shot passed Gambitsky to break a 1-1 tie. Fahey’s goal marked the first time a long pole player has scored a

is guaranteed at least one more game in the first round of the Hockey East playoffs.

The Minutemen will either travel to Vermont or Notre Dame for that first round game depending on what happens next weekend.

But that is still two weeks away. In the meantime the team will take the opportunity to rest up and the seniors will try and make one last push at a Hockey East crown.

But no matter what happens, there is no question in their coach’s eyes what they have meant for this program.

“Just sheer volume of games that those guys have pulled the Massachusetts sweater over their heads is incredible,” Micheletto said.

“So the minutes they’ve logged and the points they’ve scored are one thing, but the more important thing in my estimation as a group is how well they represented the program and school.”

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best the A-10 has to offer, what does this team need to do?

“We just can’t settle,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg said. “All right, it’s good that we’ve had a good run to this point, but how far can this team go?”

“You don’t want to look back on your career and say, ‘What if ? What if I had played a little harder that particular day?’” Kellogg said later. “Let’s try to leave everything on the floor and see where this kind of magical ride can lead us.”

Well, I’m sold. Book your trips to the NCAA Tournament, folks.

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and the gym was sold out,” Kellogg said. “What’s special for me is I sold these guys on a vision of what UMass could become, or what it was. To see it come to fruition for me, that’s special.”

What came to fruition on Friday night was a team which outlasted the Rams in an incredibly competitive second half. The lead never stretched past five points for either club. VCU led 67-62 with seven minutes, six seconds left. It wasn’t until Trey Davis hit a contorted, falling away floater with 1:30 left that the game finally appeared in hand, as UMass went up 74-71. The back and forth action was rich in drama and high on entertainment value.

As the crowd hung on every play and the Mullins Center hummed and vibrated in the waning moments of the victory, the noise crashed

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Calvello, who won 11 of 16 face-offs. Calvello only lost two draws cleanly with the other three losses coming on violations. The preseason all-conference player also contributed on offense with an assist to Grant Whiteway and led the team with 10 ground balls.

Harvard (0-1) was lead by Peter Schwartz, who finished the game with two goals and an assist in the losing effort.

“It was a good effort all the way around,” Cannella said. “Their preparation and their efforts have been outstanding all sea-

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ing off the sold out crowd and the rally towels (since when did Amherst become Pittsburgh?). But there was a heightened level of hunger and determination to get this win.

The most glaring example came from Chaz Williams (20 points, 5 assists). After Williams finished a lay-in midway through the second half to push the lead to four, VCU burned a timeout and all attention turned to Williams at center court.

But there was no pointing to the crowd. No slapping the floor. No jawing with the VCU side, at least on this occasion, with Briante Weber, as the both were in each other’s faces the entire night.

Williams simply glared

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goal since the 2012 season.

Goalie Zach Oliveri recorded 14 saves in the win, six of which came in the fourth quarter to preserve the Minutemen’s third consecutive win.

Although his name didn’t appear much in the stat sheets, short stick defensemen Ryan Izzo was all over the field, making it difficult for Harvard to get many clean looks at Oliveri.

Every time Izzo made a big hit, he would turn to his bench and scream loudly to get his teammates fired up. “(Izzo) is the type of leader everyone loves to follow,” Cannella. “He sets such a high bar that’s tough for everyone to follow. It’s hard to live up to his standards, but every team needs a guy like that to make sure everyone is held accountable.”

The Minutemen return to action this Saturday at 1 p.m. with a game against Brown.

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down in a crescendo. Kellogg paced the sideline right up to the final whistle, but found time to appreciate the value.

“To start the game, I had a little touch of it because it was just unbelievable,” Kellogg said.

“There was a time there where I was enjoying the moment. But the strange thing is I like when we have night’s like this and it goes well, I just like to go sit back and chill out by myself and love that other people are enjoying our success. To me, to see all my college friends, my wife’s college friends and family, all the people that are back around the program enjoying this, for me, that’s euphoria. It’s unbelievable.”

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There will be plenty more games and, presumably, plenty more wins to come at the Mullins Center for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team.

But there won’t be many more which play out like Friday’s 80-75 victory over Virginia Commonwealth.

Oh, did the 9,493 which comprised the 62nd sellout in Mullins Center history witness something special.

The Minutemen delivered on a week’s worth of hype and anticipation to a crowd frothing at the mouth, exploding on nearly every made basket, especially in the second half. Students stewed anxiously in their seats for an hour and a half, filling the student section well in advance of tip off. The game itself functioned at an incredibly high speed, as both teams transitioned up and down the floor enough times to wear grooves into the Mullins Center hardwood.

It was, for at least one night, the quintessential college basketball environment and the quintessential college basketball game, as both teams traded blows for 40 minutes. And VCU coach Shaka Smart was quick to acknowledge it.

“It’s a first class basketball environment,” Smart said of the Mullins Center. “It says a lot about the job that coach (Derek) Kellogg and his staff and his players have done to build this program.”

The Minutemen have patiently bided their time, waiting for the opportunity to deliver a signature win against a high-level opponent on their own court.

A season ago, UMass hosted thenAtlantic 10 Conference member Butler under similar pretenses and hype, but lost 73-62. The defeat suffocated the Minutemen’s NCAA Tournament chances, as they came up just one crucial win short of dancing a season ago.

Perhaps it makes it all the more fitting that UMass – which is on a much less turbulent path to postseason play this season – knocked off the conference’s most powerful broker in VCU. “I do let the guys know that we have something special going on here and take advantage of it each and every day,” Kellogg said. “Take advantage of see

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Chaz Williams raises his arms in celebration as the UMass men’s basketball team tops Virginia Commonwealth 80-75 on Friday night in a classic at a sold-out Mullins Center.

UMass pulls out win over VCU

By PatriCk StroheCker Collegian Staff

Friday night’s game between the Massachusetts men’s basketball team and Virginia Commonwealth was everything it was built up to be, and then some.

As the final seconds ticked off the clock in UMass’ 80-75 win over VCU, all 9,493 fans of the Mullins Center sellout crowd stood and applauded as the Minutemen (21-5, 8-4 Atlantic 10) scratched out a hard-fought vic-

tory over the Rams to limit that from hap(20-7, 8-4 A-10) and pening and we just their “Havoc” defense. came out tonight and It was a much dif- made a statement.”

Trailing by five ferent reception from the last time UMass points after the openplayed at home, when ing 20 minutes, UMass it lost to George surged in the second half and Mason 91-80. o u t s c o red “ T h e UMass 80 VCU 46-36 crowd gave us that extra VCU 75 in the final 20 minenergy, that utes. It was extra boost,” senior Chaz Williams led by Williams, who said. “We felt like we scored 14 of his gamelet (George Mason) high 20 points in the come into our home… final half.

The difference at and do whatever they wanted, so we didn’t the end came down want to let that hap- to clutch free throw by the pen again and we tried shooting

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Minutemen, who made their last six attempts from the charity stripe in the final 36 seconds while the Rams struggled to convert their attempts. VCU went 10-of-22 from the line, the major difference between a road win and its seventh loss of the season.

“I tell our guys, ‘free throws will win or lose you a game,’” VCU coach Shaka Smart said. “[Friday], you feel pretty good if you change that percentage to 70 or 75. see

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ast week, after an embarrassing home loss to George Mason, I had a very different column prepared regarding the Massachusetts men’s basketball team.

Who loses by 11 to the worst team in the Atlantic 10? What happened to the team that breezed through its non-conference schedule? Are they going to blow this?

Nine days later, I’m glad I pulled the plug Stephen on that piece. Following a tough road win at Sellner George Washington, UMass went toe-totoe with Virginia Commonwealth on Friday night and put together one of the best 40-minute efforts I’ve seen from the Minutemen in my three years covering the team in its 80-75 win at the Mullins Center.

The Rams’ “Havoc” did little to disrupt UMass. In fact, it was the “House of P.A.I.N.” that brought it in front of a national audience and dictated the pace of a game that brought pity upon the poor referees tasked with keeping up with the contest.

This is the kind of performance that reminds you of what the days of being 16-1 and No. 13 in the country felt like. Let’s be honest, this Minutemen team was never a top 15 team, and this performance doesn’t change that. But at least UMass showed it still has the big-time performances in them, even if they pull a head-scratcher every now and then.

They can still match up with the best the A-10 has to offer.

It looks like the George Mason loss was more the exception than the rule.

And it looks like the path through the A-10 was much harder than I initially believed.

Until Friday night.

“Our conference is still undervalued,” VCU coach Shaka Smart said. “I don’t think people realize the gauntlet that you have to go through in this league.”

Sorry, Shaka. My bad.

You could see the hunger in the Minutemen from the get-go. Sure, there were hooting and hollering, feedsee

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Minutemen end regular Mariano paces UMass in season with loss to PC home-opening win Saturday UM honors nine seniors Saturday

where you are today,” senior co-captain Conor Sheary said.

It was also an unusual situation for the players.

“It’s funny, my mom comes

By CaMeron MCDonough up to me and said, ‘Good luck Collegian Staff today.’ And it’s like ‘wait, Saturday night was more you’re on the ice right now?’ than just a hockey game for So it was a little weird,” senior the Massachusetts hockey Michael Pereira said.

But then they had to shove team. It was a chance for the program and its fans to honor those emotions to the side and the team’s nine seniors one play a hockey game. As for how that went, the Minutemen last time.

(8-21-4, 4-13-3 Hockey East) And that’s exactlost 2-1 to No. ly what happened as PC 2 12 Providence a video tribute was College in front played and the famUMass 1 of 4,217 fans on ily members of each Senior Night at senior came onto Mullins Center. the ice to hug their sons.

Providence (17-9-6, 9-7-2 As one can imagine, this HEA) followed up its strong was an emotional moment.

“At the beginning of the start during its 4-3 win over game there was a lot of emo- UMass on Friday night with tions, seeing your family and another quick strike on a friends out there and the goal from Noel Acciari five people who put you through minutes, 59 seconds into the everything and got you to game. Acciari’s shot came

from the slot and it beat Steve Mastalerz (23 saves) five-hole.

Brandon Tanev was credited with the assist on the goal.

The Friars added to their lead on a one-timer from Mark Jankowski on Mastalerz’ blocker side at the 5:06 mark of the second period. Stefan Demopoulos set up the goal with a cross-crease pass, which left a wide-open net for Jankowski to score on.

“I didn’t think it was particularly crisp in either direction,” UMass coach John Micheletto said of the play early on. “I think their game plan to chip out and chip in and just kind of take the wind out of the game a little bit early was effective.”

UMass attempted a thirdperiod comeback beginning with a goal from Colin Shea with 10:58 remaining. He let one rip from near the right see

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Freshman scores second hat trick By anDrew Cyr Collegian Staff

With two minutes, 11 seconds remainUMass 8 ing in the third Harvard 4 q u a r ter, Matt Whippen fired a shot that deflected off of Harvard goalkeeper Jake Gambitsky in front of the net. Nick Mariano, like he has been all year, was in the right place at the right time to scoop up the ground ball and find the back of the net, breaking a 3-3 tie.

Mariano’s goal started a chain reaction of offense for the Minutemen, who scored five goals in the

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Nick Mariano scored three goals to lead UMass to a 8-4 win over Harvard. final 17 minutes of the game in an 8-4 win against Harvard on Saturday at Garber Field.

“It was a scrappy goal that was just sitting on the crease,” Mariano said. “I just picked it up and finished it and you could see

the whole crowed go crazy and our team got an extra lift from it.”

Mariano scored three goals for his second hat trick in just three career games. His nine goals are by far the most on the see

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