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Students head to State House with message Advocacy Day holds several goals

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Virus revived from deep freeze

By Geoffrey Mohan Los Angeles Times

A 30,000–year-old giant virus has been revived from the frozen Siberian tundra, sparking concern that increased mining and oil drilling in rapidly warming northern latitudes could disturb dormant microbial life that could one day prove harmful to man.

The latest find, described online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, appears to belong to a new family of mega–viruses that infect only amoeba. But its revival in a laboratory stands as “a proof

of principle that we could eventually resurrect active infectious viruses from different periods,” said the study’s lead author, microbiologist Jean–Michel Claverie of Aix–Marseille University in France.

“We know that those nondangerous viruses are alive there, which probably is telling us that the dangerous kind that may infect humans and animals – that we think were eradicated from the surface of Earth –are actually still present and eventually viable, in the ground,” Claverie said.

With climate change making northern reaches more accessible, the chance of

disturbing dormant human pathogens increases, the researchers concluded.

Average surface temperatures in the area that contained the virus have increased more steeply than in more temperate latitudes, the researchers noted.

“People will go there; they will settle there, and they will start mining and drilling,” Claverie said. “Human activities are going to perturb layers that have been dormant for 3 million years and may contain viruses.”

Claverie’s co-author, Chantal Abergel, nonetheless cautioned that their finding is limited to one innocuous

virus infecting an amoeba.

“We cannot definitely say that there are some human pathogens in there,” she said.

They will re–examine the drill core samples, Abergel said, to “find out if there is anything there that is dangerous to humans and animals.”

Claverie’s laboratory was behind the discovery, in Chile, more than a decade ago, of the first giant DNA virus, dubbed Mimivirus. They next identified a far larger virus of an entirely different family in 2011, dubbing it Pandoravirus salinus, in homage to the mythical Pandora’s box that see

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Gay marriage trial begins

Clerk says she only responds to judge

By Tresa Baldas Detroit Free Press

DETROIT — Oakland County Clerk Lisa Brown said she is ready to begin immediately issuing samesex marriage licenses if a federal judge rules that Michigan’s ban on such unions is unconstitutional.

She said she answers to one authority: the courts – not the state attorney general.

“My job is to follow what the judge says,” testified Brown, a defendant in a case that could make Michigan the 18th state to legalize gay marriage.

Last fall, Brown testified, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette sent 82 clerks statewide a memo instructing them not to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, even if a federal judge overturns the ban.

The memo holds nothing over her, Brown said, pointing out that she doesn’t report to Schuette, the governor or any state official – just the judge.

Brown’s testimony Monday kicked off what turned out to be a roller coaster of a day for the state in Michigan’s gay marriage trial, in which two lesbian nurses are seeking to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage so that they can marry and adopt each oth-

ers’ children.

After Brown’s testimony, the state presented its first witness – a Princeton-educated philosopher – but U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed him after concluding he was not qualified to testify in this case.

The state had expected his testimony to last two hours.

That brought in the state’s next witness: Mark Regnerus, a University of Texas sociologist whose 2012 pro–traditional marriage survey has stirred controversy among social scientists, psychologists and medical experts.

Regnerus testified that until science can prove otherwise, the ideal family structure in America

is still a mom and a dad raising kids together.

“The science in this domain is new ... it is very new. And intellectually, it’s frustrating to see social science close off a debate by saying this is settled,” said Regnerus, who urged Michigan to uphold its ban on samesex marriage. “The most prudent thing to do is wait ... before making a radical move on marriage.”

During his nearly four–hour-long testimony, Regnerus, who has researched and written studies about family relationships, tried to debunk same–sex parenting studies that say there is no difference between kids see

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Students from all 29 Massachusetts public college and university campuses will be heading to the State House to lobby legislators during Massachusetts Public Higher Education Advocacy Day on Wednesday.

The event is being coordinated in large part by the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) and the Center for Education Policy and Advocacy.

Ferd Wulkan, communications director for the grassroots advocacy group PHENOM, expects that at least 100 students will be in attendance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus alone and estimates that almost 600 people will attend overall, including students, faculty and staff.

In regards to this year’s lobbying focus, Wulkan said, “It is definitely to remind and convince the legislature to follow through with what they began last year. They took a big step in reaching the 50-50 plan and we want to continue in that direction.”

Johannes Raatz, a UMass student studying social thought and political economy as well as economics, is the access and affordability coreteam leader for CEPA and is also working to coordinate the event.

“Our message is about college affordability,” Raatz said.

“Because this is a public institution, the state has a lot of control over that. We want to thank the legislature for the increased funding they passed last year, and to ask for more.

“For the UMass system specifically, which consists of the five UMass campuses, we’re asking for $40 million,” Raatz continued, adding that this funding would enable a second year of tuition and fee freezes for the university system.

The cost of education has risen consistently throughout the decade and according to Raatz, a lot of lower income students are being left behind., “If we look at income numbers compared to tuition and fee costs, you have some families needing to use a third of their income towards college,” he said.

Raatz said that Massachusetts is lacking specifically in early and higher education.

Kindergarten through 12th grade remains fairly strong.

“In recent years, a bigger

“Our message is about college affordibility. Because this is a public institution, the state has a lot of control over that. ” Johannes Raatz, CEPA coreteam leader portion of our budget has been diverted to health care,” Raatz said. “Prison costs are also another large portion of the state budget. Massachusetts is one of the few states that spends the same amount or more on its prisons as it does on education.”

Raatz hopes that as the state looks into other health care system options, such as a single-payer system, more revenue will become available for education.

Similarly, Raatz believes that if more money is put into education systems, including those used at prisons, the state will be able to proactively reduce prison demands in the future.

A tuition and fee freeze is not the only goal, however. According to Raatz, they will also be advocating for $100 million more for the Massachusetts State Scholarship Program and $14 million to fund collective bargaining at UMass.

In terms of reaching their goals, Raatz is optimistic.

“The Governor’s numbers came in pretty close to ours, so we’re hoping that as the budget goes through the appropriate committees, such as the Ways and Means in the House, we will reach our goal,” Raatz said.

Wulkan had similar sentiments saying, “I think the day is going to be incredibly successful. Legislators were very receptive and responsive to our students last time, but there are a lot of competing interests in the state. We have to remind them of the importance of higher education.”

Raatz believes the Senate will be the biggest barrier.

“Compared to the House, members of the Senate are more fiscally conservative and may put up resistance to increased funding,” he said.

“But, we’ve reached a crisis in this state and in the nation in terms of student debt. And, I’m seeing the pendulum swinging back towards more funding for public education so kids can go to and stay in college.”

Marie MacCune can be reached at mmaccune@umass.edu and followed on Twitter at @MarieMacCune.

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AROUND THE WORLD

South Africa PRETORIA, South Africa — The murder trial of South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius began dramatically in Pretoria’s High Court on Monday, with a neighbor testifying that she heard “bloodcurdling screams” on the night his girlfriend was killed.

Michelle Burger, who lives close to Pistorius, told the court that she was awakened by the sound of a woman screaming in the early hours of Valentine’s Day morning last year. She said that she sat up in bed and that her husband woke up and went out onto their balcony to listen.

“It was a very traumatic thing. We could hear very close, bloodcurdling screams,” she told the court. “I thought it was a house-breaking.”

Pistorius, who in 2012 won acclaim for becoming the first amputee athlete to compete in the Olympics, pleaded not guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, as family members sat behind him in court Monday.

Los Angeles Times

China BEJING — Chinese authorities said late Monday that they had arrested three more suspects in Saturday’s deadly bloodbath in southern China, an attack they hinted earlier in the day was linked to international terrorist groups.

Both claims were difficult to verify, deepening the mystery of how a handful of assailants, armed with only knives and sabers, managed to kill 29 train commuters and injure more than 140 others.

Since news of the train station attack broke Saturday from the southern China city of Kunming, the Chinese public has responded with both sympathy for the victims and calls for harsh retribution against those who had a role in carrying out the terrorist attack.

McClatchy Foreign Staff

Pakistan ISLAMABAD — At least 11 people, including a judge, were killed and more than 25 injured on Monday when gunmen attacked a court in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, police said.

At least four gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons in a court complex in the city.

A police official speaking on condition of anonymity said that two attackers wore suicide vests and blew themselves up after a brief gun battle with police.

“Two more attackers fled and police was searching for them,” he said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the incident. dpa Distributed by MCT Information Services

Car accidents, disturbances occupy police Amherst police log: Feb 28- March 2

By Marleigh Felsenstein

Pub on North Pleasant Street. He kicked the door and cursed at pedestrians.

Friday, Feb. 28 He was charged with dis11:10 a.m.: A larceny orderly conduct and false occurred at an unknown or misuse of a liquor ID location. A girl’s purse, card or license. containing her wallet and all of her cards, was sto- 1:33 a.m.: There was a len. Her cards were later liquor law violation at the railroad on Main Street. cancelled.

People were holding red 4:58 p.m.: A motor vehi- Solo cups.

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cle crash occurred on Bay Road between a Toyota Camry and a Ford Mustang. The damage done was worth over $1,000. There were no injuries and no tows required.

5:08 p.m.: A disturbance occurred in Colonial Village on Belchertown Road. A woman entered an apartment to retrieve the rest of her belongings after moving out and an argument occurred, possibly escalating into a physical altercation. The person living in the apartment claimed that the woman had no reason to come back.

2:01 a.m.: Steven Laing was arrested on Main Street after his motor vehicle was stopped for a marked lanes violation and failure to signal. He was also charged with OUI liquor.

2:19 a.m.: There was a disturbance on Lincoln Avenue. A male was reported to be yelling threats, including that he was going to “spray this place up.”

2:47 a.m.: Joshua Kahikina was arrested on Hazel Avenue for fighting in the roadway. The victim suffered a laceration to his head. Kahikina was 5:48 p.m.: A motor vehicle charged with assault and crash occurred by City battery, disturbing the Tire on College Street. peace, maliciousness and The male driver hit his assault and battery on a head on the steering police officer after punchwheel. The Amherst Fire ing the officer in the jaw.

Department was en route, and no hospital transfer 12:05 p.m.: A shepherd was required. There was dog was reported to be extensive damage done to running up and down Main Street. The dog was both vehicles. brought to the pound and 6:43 p.m.: A woman did not have a chip. claimed that someone came into her apart- 10:02 p.m.: Medical assisment at Ann Whalen on tance was required on Kellogg Avenue, and took East Pleasant Street. An her purse and money. ambulance was requested Upon arrival, there were for an intoxicated female. no signs of breaking and Sunday, March 2 entering.

8:04 p.m.: A fire broke out at the Jewish Community Center on Main Street.

Nobody was inside the building, and the fire was extinguished by the Amherst Fire Department.

The fire was probably accidental and electrical.

8:15 p.m.: A customer in the parking lot of the Big Y supermarket on University Drive was struck by a motor vehicle. The customer waived medical attention, even though the individual injured their shoulder.

10:25 p.m.: James Gabriel was arrested at the Craig’s Place Homeless Shelter on North Pleasant Street after being aggressive toward staff, cursing at people, knocking things over and making threats.

Saturday, March 1

12:53 a.m.: Kerry O’Connor was arrested on Pine Street after a motor vehicle was stopped for a sign violation. O’Connor had an open container of alcohol in the car and was also charged with OUI liquor.

1:34 a.m.: Carlos Saravia was arrested for his third offense of OUI liquor after his motor vehicle was stopped by Dorsey Memorials on Main Street for speeding. There was an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

2:03 a.m.: Patrick Murphy and Sebastien Fontanges were arrested for disorderly conduct after fighting in the roadway on North Pleasant Street.

2:25 a.m.: Two people were riding on a cab and fell off.

They sustained injuries and were bleeding.

12:11 a.m.: Medical assistance was required at Puffton Village on North Pleasant Street for an intoxicated male. He was transported to an ambulance.

11:42 p.m.: A male was approaching cars in the parking lot of Cumberland Farms on Belchertown Road asking for marijuana.

12:38 a.m.: Ryan Hoffman was arrested at Stacker’s

Marleigh Felsenstein can be reached at mfelsenstein@umass. edu.

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GAY MARRIAGE raised by same-sex couples and those raised by straight couples.

“To conclude there are no differences– such a study has not been done yet,” said Regnerus, who conceded that “it’s possible that there are a couple lesbian households” that work.

But there’s not enough data out there yet “to make major changes,” Regnerus said.

At issue is Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage, which voters approved in 2004. The state argues voters have already spoken on the issue, and their decision should stand.

Regnerus’ testimony followed that of four academic experts who last week testified that children of same-sex couples fare no better or worse than kids raised by heterosexual couples.

Those experts cited a number of studies, but Regnerus said the research involved was unreliable and flawed in a number of ways: One, the samples were too small; two, they didn’t use a comparison group.

He said you can’t make an assessment on the outcomes of kids raised by same-sex couples without looking at the outcomes of kids raised in traditional families.

Regnerus, meanwhile,

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offered his own research as evidence that traditional mom-and-dad families should be the goal.

In the 2012 New Family Structures Study, Re gnerus concluded, among other things, that children raised by samesex couples encounter more problems as adults than those raised in traditional families.

His study, which surveyed nearly 3,000 Americans ages 18-39, contradicts findings by medical and psychological groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, which stated in a 2013 report: “Over the past decade, 11 countries have recognized (same-sex) marriage ... There has been no evidence that children in these countries have experienced difficulties as a result of these social changes.”

The American Psychological Association also has said that there’s no scientific data to show that same-sex couples are unfit parents.

Among the findings in Regnerus’ study: – Kids who grew up in intact, traditional families reported having fewer problems as adults, including drug use, unemployment and depression, than kids raised by single parents or lesbians.

– More than one-third

“We’re definitely in the novel period of social science (regarding same-sex marriage.”

Mark Regnerus, University of Texas sociologist of kids with a lesbian mother went on public assistance, compared with 10 percent of those who grew up in a traditional family.

–Those with gay parents reported having less education and more sexual partners than those raised in traditional households.

“I knew that it would stir the pot,” Regnerus said of his study, which has been widely used by conservative groups seeking to protect traditional marriage.

Re gnerus conceded that his study did not include many examples of gay couples raising children together and staying together, and said more data is needed to fully assess such structures.

“We’re definitely in the novel period of social science (regarding samesex marriage),” Regnerus said.

Regnerus will undergo cross-examination Tuesday.

Preparations for ‘Blarney Blowout’ include warning Press release and email advisory sent

By Collegian staFF The University of Massachusetts is taking several measures in anticipation of this year’s annual “Blarney Blowout,” which is expected to take place on March 8.

An email was sent out Monday by Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Enku Gelaye, reminding students that it is not an event sanctioned by the University. Last year’s Blowout led to six arrests and the hospitalization of several people. Two of the students arrested allegedly assaulted police officers.

This year, “police will have an increased presence throughout town and will address any potentially threatening situations swiftly and definitively, up to and including arrest,” the email read. The UMass

Police Department has assigned officers to manage crowds or disturbances.

The email stated several possible consequences for students found in violation of the University Code of Student Conduct, including parental notifications for first time alcohol offenses, a seven-year disciplinary record, a $100-$175 referral fee to BASICS if the incident is alcohol-related and potential suspension, expulsion or eviction from campus housing.

Students violating the Town of Amherst By-Laws can face fines of up to $300 for each citation received.

The violations that were outlined included open containers, unlawful amounts of noise, operating a “nuisance house” and having a keg without a permit.

There was a “Halfway to Blarney Blowout” event held in September, which led to bars filling up and several parties in apartment complexes, including the Townehouse Apartments and Hobart Lane. Among

other arrests, a total of 25 people were charged with being minors in possession of alcohol and violating the town’s open container laws.

In a press release also published Monday, Gelaye said, “We are acutely aware of the strain that unruly off-campus behavior puts on the community and we are taking decisive action to discourage gatherings such as the Blarney Blowout.”

The Dean of Students Office is also directly contacting students who are making Blarney Blowout T-shirts with UMass logos or images, warning them of the consequences.

Gelaye’s email stated, “While the vast majority of UMass Amherst students act responsibility every day – both on campus and in the surrounding communities – for those students who violate the University Code of Student Conduct or the Town of Amherst By-laws, the consequences will be significant and they may be lasting.”

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first unleashed evil on the world.

This time, they used an amoeba commonly found in soil and water as bait to draw out a virus from a Siberian permafrost core that had been dated to 30,000 years ago.

The finding described Monday looked like another Pandora, except it was 50 percent larger.

“Giant” in virology is still pretty tiny. A virus of one micron in size, or a thousandth of a millimeter, is considered huge. That’s big enough to be seen with a normal light microscope. The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, measures one tenth of a micron.

The genome of the newly described virus, however, contained only about a quarter of the number of paired DNA building blocks as Pandora, and the prevailing type of these base pairs was similar to the kind that dominate the Mimivirus genome.

Researchers kept with the ominous mythological theme and dubbed their find Pithovirus, from the Greek

pithos, the type of amphora, or jar, that Pandora opened (it was not a box, after all).

Pithovirus still has an unusually large genome–600,000 base pairs, which the researchers predict would include genes that code 467 proteins. The genome of Pandora virus contains more than 2.8 million base pairs and about 2,500 coding genes. For comparison: the tiny HIV retrovirus has 9,749 base pairs and nine coding genes; the virus that causes mononucleosis has about 172,000 base pairs and about 80 genes.

The prospect of finding additional viruses that prove to be viable in a host remains uncertain. Microbiologist Brent C. Christner, of Louisiana State University, who has done similar work on frozen microbes but was not involved in the study, cautioned that DNA is easily damaged and that viruses cannot replicate or mutate without a host. “They have no source of energy,” he said. “They have to hijack the mechanisms of the host cell.”

Nonetheless, the study further challenges the notion that viruses can be fully eradicated, Christner said.

The genome described in the study, he noted, encodes 125 proteins involved in transcription, DNA repair and replication.

The researchers plan to re-examine large viruses that have been mistaken for bacteria in the past - one such specimen, found in 2008, had infected an amoeba living in a 17–year–old’s contact lens solution.

They also plan to look more deeply into the Siberian ice cores. “We have a sample that dates to 3 million years old,” Abergel said.

Those samples could harbor ancient forms of relatively modern human pathogens, including smallpox, which was rampant in Siberia. Fragments of a smallpox virus, for example, have been identified in Siberian mummies dating from the late 17th century.

“I would not be surprised that those viruses are still in the ground,” Claverie said.

‘Fact-finding’ team to evaluate Ukraine Putin agrees to review of conflict

By Carol J. Williams Los Angeles Times

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a German proposal for international observers to review the tense standoff in Ukraine’s Crimea area, a Kremlin news service dispatch indicated Monday.

The proposal for a “contact group” of mediating foreign diplomats and an observer delegation to assess Moscow’s claims that ethnic Russians are threatened with violence under Ukraine’s new leadership was made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a late Sunday phone call to Putin, her spokesman told journalists in Berlin on Monday.

The Kremlin news service account of the conversation reiterated Putin’s defiant position that he has the right and obligation to take steps to protect Russian citizens and Russian speakers in Ukraine, where politicians from what were opposition parties just two weeks ago have taken power in the vacuum opened up when deposed ex– President Viktor Yanukovich fled Kiev on Feb. 21 and took refuge in Russia.

“V. Putin and A. Merkel agreed to continue consultations both bilaterally and in

multilateral forms with the aim of joint action in normalizing the social–political circumstances in Ukraine,” the Kremlin news service account of the two leaders’ conversation said.

German Foreign Minister Frank–Walter Steinmeier had suggested on Sunday that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe dispatch a fact–finding delegation to Ukraine’s Crimea area, the strategic peninsula at the southern tip of Ukraine that hosts Russia’s Black Sea fleet and Ukraine’s largest concentration of Russian citizens and Russian speakers. The 57–member OSCE includes Russia, Ukraine, the European Union and the United States. Steinmeier also suggested the contingent could include other representatives under the United Nations’ auspices.

The Kremlin account of the Putin–Merkel phone call also quoted Putin as drawing the German leader’s attention to “the unrelenting threat of violent action from the side of ultra–nationalist forces,” as Russia’s state-controlled media have cast the new authorities in Kiev and their supporters. There have been no verifiable reports of violence against Russians in Ukraine, although the Russian minority’s fears of the new leadership were heightened when nationalist politicians in Kiev attempted to pass a law removing

Russian as an official language –a bill rejected by interim President Oleksandr Turchynov.

Putin also told Merkel that the steps Moscow has taken in response to its perceived threat to fellow Russians in Ukraine are “fully adequate.”

But his reported acceptance of any international monitoring or analysis of the situation in Crimea appeared to represent a possible path of retreat from the position the Kremlin has taken over the last five days – amassing its armed forces around key facilities in Crimea in a campaign condemned by Western leaders as dangerous, provocative and in violation of international law and Russian treaty obligations.

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry was to visit Kiev on Tuesday for meetings with the interim leaders, who have been powerless to compel Russia to roll back its military intervention into Ukraine, an independent country since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union.

British Fo r e i g n Secretary William Hague was in Kiev on Monday.

He warned as he departed for the Ukrainian capital that the tense and armed standoff between Russian and Ukrainian forces over Crimea constitutes “the biggest crisis in Europe in the 21st century” and that the outside world “cannot just allow this to happen.”

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Higher court scrutinizes Florida’s death penalty law

Debate rises in Supreme Court

By miChael Doyle McClatchy Washington Bureau WA S H I N G T O N — Florida’s death penalty came under fire from a key Supreme Court justice Monday, as a divided court confronted the role of low IQ scores in exempting convicted murderers from execution.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court’s frequent swing vote, joined more liberal justices in questioning Florida’s rigid IQ score threshold for determining intellectual disability. Kennedy’s positioning hinted at the possibility that the court, probably on a close vote, might strike down the strict IQ rule used

by Florida, Idaho, Kentucky and several other states with the death penalty.

More broadly, Kennedy raised doubts about Florida’s administration of the death penalty and the long delays that have ensued.

His implicit criticism went beyond Monday’s case, and hinted at other capital punishment debates to come.

“The last 10 people Florida has executed have spent an average of 24.9 years on death row,” Kennedy reminded Florida Solicitor General Allen Winsor. “Do you think that is consistent with the purposes of the death penalty, and is it consistent with sound administration of the justice system?”

Pressed several times, Winsor noted that Florida lawmakers had addressed “a number of issues” Kennedy raised with passage of legislation last year. Many prison inmates have since challenged the state’s Timely Justice Act, which is now before the Florida Supreme Court.

Freddie Lee Hall, the 68-year-old convicted murderer whose case was before

the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, has been on the state’s death row since 1978. He and an accomplice were convicted of murdering a 21–year–old pregnant woman and a Hernando County deputy sheriff.

“He is the one who seized the young woman, who pushed her into a car, who drove the car with his accomplice following in another car and who killed her, and ... killed a policeman, too, later,” Justice Antonin Scalia recounted, suggesting that Hall’s actions showed some level of mental competence.

Hall didn’t raise the mental retardation issue for the first 10 years of his imprisonment. After he did, Kennedy noted pointedly, five years passed before the state conducted the hearing designed to assess his intellectual capacity.

The Supreme Court has previously decided, in a 2002 case called Atkins v.

Virginia, that the execution of those variously called mentally retarded or intellectually disabled violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

The court left the definition up to individual states.

Florida imposes a threepart test, which starts with a rigid requirement that the inmate score 70 or below on the IQ test. If the inmate scores below the cutoff number, the state also will assess for “deficits in adaptive behavior” and an onset before the age of 18.

“Florida has an interest in ensuring that the people who evade execution because of mental retardation are, in fact, mentally retarded,” Winsor said.

Hall and his allies counter that Florida errs by not taking into account the standard 5-point margin of error, which means someone who scores a 75 might actually have a testable IQ of 70.

“If a state conditions the opportunity to demonstrate mental retardation on obtained IQ test scores, it cannot ignore the measurement error that is inherent in those scores, that is a statistical feature of the test instrument itself,” Hall’s attorney, former Solicitor General Seth Waxman, told the court.

Kennedy joined Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and, in particular, Elena Kagan in raising questions about Florida’s rigid IQ testing cutoff.

“Your rule prevents us getting a better understanding of whether that IQ score is accurate or not,” Kennedy told Winsor.

Kagan added that “we know from the way these standard margins of error work” that an inmate who scores a 71 might actually “have an IQ of 69.” Hall has registered IQ scores from the low 70s to as high as 80.

Scalia was most vociferous in his apparent support for Florida’s rigid rule, arguing that courts should defer to a state’s legislative judgment rather than look to evolving standards set by groups such as the American Psychological Association.

“This APA is the same organization that once said homosexuality was a mental disability and now says it’s perfectly normal,” Scalia said. “They change their minds.”

Cornell Law School Professor John H. Blume, a death penalty expert, said in an email interview that only “around 10” death row inmates with borderline IQ scores stand to benefit immediately if the Supreme Court sides with Hall in the case heard Monday.

Justice Clarence Thomas, as is his habit, was the only one of the nine justices not to speak or ask questions during the hourlong argument. A decision is expected by the end of June.

Supreme Court will hear warehouse workers’ case Employees are entitled to pay

By Jay Greene The Seattle Times SEATTLE — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case in which Amazon.com warehouse workers are seeking compensation for the time they must wait to go through security screening at breaks or the end of shifts.

Those lines can stretch as long as a half–hour a day during peak holiday shopping seasons, according to the workers’ lawyer, Mark R. Thierman, who is seeking to represent Amazon warehouse workers across the country. Thierman, an attorney in Reno, Nev., said the alleged unpaid wages could amount as much as $300 million.

His clients worked at an Amazon warehouse in Nevada as employees of Integrity Staffing Solutions, which provides temporary workers for Amazon. Like all Amazon warehouse employees, they were required to pass through the security screens as they left to prevent theft.

The workers sued in 2010. A U.S. district court granted Integrity’s motion to dismiss the case, ruling that the workers were not entitled to compensa-

tion spent waiting for security screening under the Fair Labor Standards Act because it was not “integral and indispensable” to their jobs, similar to punching a clock to start or end a shift.

But last April, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court, concluding that the workers were entitled to the pay because the screenings were “required” by Integrity and were performed “for Integrity’s benefit.”

While Amazon is not a party to the Supreme Court case, Thierman said the company has been added as a defendant to the case in lower court.

“It’s Amazon that is calling the shots,” Thierman said.

Amazon spokeswoman Mary Osako declined to comment on the case, citing “a longstanding practice of not commenting on pending litigation.”

Integrity’s lawyer, Paul D. Clement, did not respond to a request for comment.

But Integrity argued in its petition to have the case heard by the Supreme Court, that the security checks, much like walking from the parking lot to the workplace or punching a time clock, are “fundamentally distinct from employees’ actual job duties” and not compensable.

Thierman said the case

“It’s Amazon that is calling the shots...If it wasn’t for the congestion, (the waiting time) would be minimis, and then who cares. But we’re not talking about 10 minutes or less” Mark Thierman, potential workers’ lawyer

could have been avoided if Amazon simply added a few more security checkpoints during the peak shopping season, when the company often adds thousands of temporary workers to its payrolls to handle the holiday crush.

“If it wasn’t for the congestion, (the waiting time) would be de minimis, and then who cares,” Thierman said. “But we’re not talking about 10 minutes or less.”

The case could have implications beyond Amazon. In November, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, among others, filed an amicus brief urging the court to review the lower court’s decision.

Thierman expects oral arguments could come this fall.

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Affirmative action Millennials learn from the Internet is a necessity In 2003, the University of Michigan’s 150-point applicant ranking scale was challenged in court due to the

Preston Davis automatic 20 points awarded to underrepresented minority students. Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher, white Michigan applicants in 1995 and 1997, respectively, were denied admission. They both attributed this to their white identities, claiming they did not receive equal treatment in the application process.

Gratz v. Bollinger was a pivotal Supreme Court decision in American history; by declaring Michigan’s point system unconstitutional, the Supreme Court’s decision changed the way admissions are handled across the country. In essence, by claiming that racial discrimination was being used against whites, the 2003 ruling institutionalized the concept of

It is illogical to think that in only 50 years we have reached the promise land of an egalitarian society.

same living circumstances as others. It only became unlawful to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin in 1964 – just 50 years ago. It is illogical to think that in only 50 years we have reached the promised land of an egalitarian society.

Affirmative action was implemented to hold workplaces, schools, universities and colleges and other sectors of society accountable for equality in each respective setting. Institutions had to be forced into this way of thinking; they did not come to this conclusion on their own. To suggest that “reverse racism” is being used to disempower whites is to ignore the history of this country’s infamous past.

In fact, it is decisions like Gratz v. Bollinger that confirm we are not there yet. We are not even close. Based on figures from fall 2013, of the 22,134 students enrolled at the University of Massachusetts, 14,700 identify as white and 4,117 identify as ALANA (African, Latino, Asian, Native American). Of those 4,117 minority students, only 795 (approximately 4 percent of the total undergraduate population) identify as Black or African American and 1,061 (or about 5 percent) identify as Hispanic or Latino.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau data from 2012, 7.9 percent of Massachusetts residents identify as Black or African American and 10.1 percent of Massachusetts residents identify as Hispanic or Latino. Though these numbers do not address the many issues of diversity at UMass Amherst, they do show that the university’s diversity numbers are abysmal, and are not even reflective of the racial diversity of the Commonwealth.

Diversity, in its most simple and traditional definition must be addressed now – right now. It must also come from more than those whom it directly affects. Concern and action must come from those who have a stake in increasing interactions and communications with people from different backgrounds.

We become better, more productive and more intelligent people when we do so and I think that no one can argue against the progress of society towards a brighter future.

“reverse racism.” Since then, universities across the nation have followed suit in attempting to repeal their affirmative action policies. There are those who claim we are reaching levels of equity unseen in the past and argue that the need to recognize identity and inequality are unnecessary. They cling to the color-blind logic that convinced six of the Supreme Court justices to blatantly deny the fact that people of color are at a disadvantage when applying for and being accepted to college.

This is extremely problematic and it is proven in more ways than one. But before we discuss numbers, let’s adhere to common sense. People who do not identify, or do not “pass” as white have never had the same access to the resources and human rights as their white counterparts.

For a long time, the rhetoric and justification behind this lack of resources was deeply embedded in American culture. Generation after generation was taught that certain people are less than Preston Davis is a Collegian columnist human and thus do not need and can be reached at jpdavis@umass. or should not be allowed the edu.

In recent years, members of Generation X, along with members of older generations, have been skeptical of Millennials – generally, those

that people living during this time had a relatively weak conception of what life was like outside the confines of their own culture.

Millennials, however, do Alyssa DiSabito not face this problem to the extent previous generations born between the early 1980s once did. Now anyone can and early 2000s – and whether access vast amounts of inforor not they have the potential mation whenever they want it. to successfully transition into From a young age, Millennials adulthood and lead produc- have not had to depend solely tive lives. Many worry that the on newspapers and TV for technological society young- information. Unlike memer generations have been immersed in has caused them to become lazy, dependent and to have poor work ethic.

However, the technological age Millennials are living in, along with the ways they are utilizing its advances, is a big part of what is going to make bers of previous generations, this world a better place.

Before the Internet became today’s youth is being exposed popular, people had fewer to cultural differences, femiways of obtaining informa- nism, global issues, gay rights tion. News could only be and more, all thanks to the accessed through newspapers, Internet.

Until recently, topics such radio and television – which, at the time, did not have very as feminism and gay rights many channels to choose were hardly ever viewed in a from. Television and news- positive light; these topics were papers would usually high- never discussed in schools, on light traditional male-female children’s television shows or relationships and domestic in most households for fear issues, and focus almost solely of what might happen if they on the perspective of white were. Thankfully, the Internet males. With limited exposure has provided a way for young to things like culture, politics, people to learn about such topvarying points of view and for- ics to which they would otheign affairs, it can be assumed erwise not have access. The

technological age has exposed Millennials to things that, for a long time, were considered taboo, wrong or otherwise not worth discussing. Millennials possess knowledge of what the world is like beyond their own backyard and have therefore, as a whole, become a much more open-minded generation.

One of the primary factors contributing to this openmindedness is social media.

According to a 2010 Pew

Unlike members of previous generations, young people are being exposed to cultural differences, feminism, global issues, gay rights and more, all thanks to the Internet

illness and more Relatedly, a 2013 Pew Research study showed that 92 percent of America’s LGBT adults surveyed feel that “society has become more accepting of them in the past decade.”

The world is a much different place now than it was when the Baby Boomers or even the members of Generation X were transitioning into adulthood. With the advent of the Internet and other various forms of technology, Millennials do not function in the same manner as previous generations did, but this is not a bad thing. Not only is the Millennial generation one of the most open-minded: it is also the most self-expressive, diverse and optimistic about the future, and is on track to becoming the most educated generation in American history.

Despite the fact that there are members of previous generations who believe that the Millennials do not have what it takes to make it in the world, it is becoming clearer each day that, thanks to the opportunistic technological age and Millennials’ openmindedness, the world is that much closer to becoming a better place.

Research Center study, 73 percent of “wired American teens” and 72 percent of online young adults ages 18-29 utilize social media sites. Websites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have allowed people from all over the globe to connect with each other and to learn about ways of life that differ from their own. It has also provided a way for people to find others with whom they can relate and communicate.

The ability of younger generations to connect with each other has given traction to Alyssa DiSabito is a Collegian columtopics like gay rights, cultural nist and can be reached at ajdisabi@ differences, feminism, mental umass.edu.

Violence in Ukraine witnessed online The precarious situation in Ukraine recently took a sharp nosedive off the deep end. This Saturday, just as

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the series of bloody riots and open, lethal conflict between Ukrainian protesters and their government seemed to be dying down, the Russian government publicly approved President Vladimir Putin’s request for Russian military intervention on the ground in Ukraine. Playing the role of a stabilizing mediator “until the normalization of the political situation in the country,” Putin’s request follows a complex geopolitical dance between the European Union, Russia and the Ukraine that, up until this most explosive recent development, received very little mainstream media coverage.

The protests gained early ground predominantly through social media sites like Reddit and Twitter, with protestors giving people around the world a window into the martial law and police brutality that led to an escalation of violence.

In the 21st century, the Internet and social media have become forces not only for social interaction, but also for political change and public discourse. However, as Ukraine’s fledgling interim government prepares to meet Russia’s invading forces, this new and incredible phenomenon comes into conflict with Russia’s traditionalist style of power

politics and parallels larger challenges facing individuality and neutrality in a networked global society.

The Ukrainian protests began in mid-November and have since evolved into a bafflingly complex situation that seems far estranged from the original grievances of the movement. The protests, mostly confined to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, initially erupted over the now-deposed President

Me Anything” threads on Reddit explaining the martial laws meant to restrict their ability to meet in public and photo galleries on Imgur documenting bloody combat between armor-clad riot police and civilians.

Aerial-angle live-streams provide a bird’s eye view of the opposition base in Kiev’s Independence Square – a makeshift barricade of refuse – and videos have been posted of police

The violence is real, it is happening right now and it can all be seen by anyone with an Internet connection.

Yanukovych’s controversial decision to forego free trade negotiations with the rest of the European Union in favor of increased economic ties with Russia.

The decision was bound to be uproarious either way.

Deep divisions exist in Ukraine between Russian language speakers and ethnic Ukrainians, splitting the country very nearly in half, both geographically and ethnically. This volatile ethnic mixture, combined with Ukraine’s long history of conflict, its occupation throughout European history and a government widely acknowledged as rampantly corrupt, make it a lit powder keg of fierce and violent confrontation.

Even a simple Google search yields immediate evidence of the violence and brutality of these protests. Protesters post “Ask

of Russia’s national identity, as has been the country’s desire for a warm-water port in order to better facilitate economic competition with the rest of Europe. These tendencies are blatantly obvious in light of Russia’s specific actions in response to the Ukrainian situation, namely, the dramatic surge of military activity into the port city Sevastopol and the surrounding region of Crimea – the base for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. The Ukrainian protests provide exemplary pretense for Russia to move in and seize one of its most sought-after resources. It comes as no surprise, then, that President Obama’s assertion of the “costs” of Russia’s Ukrainian intervention fall on undaunted ears.

The state of the situation in Ukraine has escalated exponentially over the past few days. What began as a peaceful demonstration has spiraled into a multinational time bomb, with far larger implications than could have ever been originally anticipated. Social media outlets like Reddit and Twitter have given outside observers a look into a multifaceted political standoff in its infancy.

We have seen videos of a squadron of Russian attack helicopters flying over the Ukrainian border; it’s up to us to decide what to do with this knowledge and how we will respond to the situation as it develops.

snipers opening fire on protesters armed with petroleum bombs and makeshift weapons.

The violence is real, it is happening right now and it can all be seen by anyone with an Internet connection. Protestors coordinate and organize through hashtags on Twitter and Facebook. A cause that otherwise might have never left its own borders is, through the Internet, being observed and discussed by a global audience. And a global audience is the last thing that Russia wants.

It is no secret that Putin emphasizes a position of strength and aggression in both his foreign and domestic policy, as opposed to the dramatic transparency and public participation demanded by the Ukrainian protes- Johnny McCabe is a Collegian columtors. Force and militaristic nist and can be reached at rjmccabe@ pride have long been fixtures umass.edu.

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Paws Program treats campus to canine care Furry friends help shake test stress By adria Kelly-Sullenger Collegian Correspondent

with learning disabilities and behavior issues and in hospice care.

According to Cynthia Hinckley, executive director of the Paws Program, hospice work has been the most beneficial for her and her dogs. In 1992, Hinckly visited a woman in hospice who hadn’t spoken in 20 years. The woman spoke to Hinckly’s therapy dog the first day they visited. In addition, a new dog therapy program has been established to assist children at risk of failing out of school. This program acts as a great incentive for children to attend school and provides a judgment-free zone for the students. So far, the Paws Program is involved with eight local elementary schools and hopes to expand involvement.

Awareness for therapy dog use began in the 1980s and since then, there have been numerous advances in understanding the benefits that therapy dogs can bring.

Assisted Animal Therapy (ATT) has been scientifically proven to improve physical and mental health. Contact with these animals can lower blood pressure, improve cardiovascular health and release oxytocin, a natural endorphin with a calming effect.

Those are just the physical gifts people get from petting a therapy dog, but there are more long-term psychological benefits as well. Therapy dogs can lessen depression, provide comfort, encourage communication and socialization, lower anxiety and help children overcome speech and emotional disorders. Therapy dogs have also been used in cases involving post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Veterans who have been deeply scarred

by PTSD can find comfort and safety in dog visits, or in some cases, even heal through training a therapy dog on their own.

For all of us who cannot spend too much time away from our furry friends, you will be glad to know Paws Program will be coming back again later in the school year.

If you missed the wonderful canines last week, the UMass Health Program and Paws Program will be coming together again for pre-finals stress relief on the last day of April.

It has been said that “there is no greater therapy than the love of a dog.” The students of the University of Massachusetts got to experience this love last week when the Paws Program visited campus. Over 200 students were eagerly waiting at the doors of the event before they opened at 11:30 a.m., when its six dog-handler teams were immediately swarmed with excited students petting and cooing at the trained service dogs. The Peer Health Educators from the Center for Health Promotion hosted the Paws Program to reduce stress for students during midterm exams. The program visits colleges across Western Massachusetts and has many dog-handler teams that volunteer to staff these types of events.

The reception by UMass students was exceptional and students said that they felt the therapeutic benefits of playing with these furry friends.

“Even if you’re not a dog lover, going over with friends to enjoy the company of an animal … puts a smile on anyone,” junior Nick Dundas said.

Though these dogs were brought to campus for stress relief, the program and its canine representatives offer many other services.

“I just wish they were actual puppies that we were able to hold and play with because I know some universities have that,” senior Kayla Steinhauser said. “However, it was definitely beneficial because animals can brighten anyone’s day and I think we all needed a little bit of that with this cold winter.”

A therapy dog can be raised from a variety of breeds, is trained in a team and exhibits an overall outstanding temperament, including patience and amiability. Out of the approximately 50,000 service doghandler teams in the United States that work with all sorts of issues, around 200 of these teams are actively registered with Paws Program. These teams work with hospital and psychiatric patients, vet- Adria Kelly-Sullenger can be erans, children and adults reached at akellysu@umass.edu.

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Stars shine at the Oscars All hits, few misses on the red carpet

By Kathleen Mullen Collegian Correspondent

As always, award season would not be complete without the Oscars. Along with being honored for their accomplishments in film, the shows give celebrities a chance to showcase their style on the red carpet. This year was no disappointment as the stars graced the carpet in a varied array of designers, showcasing looks ranging from ethereal and classic to punk rock-inspired.

The most notable trend on the carpet this year was embellished neutral tone gowns, like those sported by actresses such as Kristin Chenoweth, Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett and, most memorably, E! News correspondent Giuliana Rancic and actress Kate Hudson. Rancic wore a Paolo Sebastian gown that was embellished with sequined flowers and a ball gown-style tulle skirt. The look was complemented by her Forevermark diamonds and the whole outfit made the E! red carpet host look like royalty.

Hudson, on the other hand, sported a white Atelier Versace gown with a plunging neckline and a low, caped back. The fitted gown was tailored perfectly to her body and was accented with both pearl and sequined embellishments. The classic look was pulled off with a modern twist: capes have been worn by stars like Lupita Nyong’o and Amy Adams during this awards season.

Other notable looks were sported by stars such as Anne Hathaway and, of course, this season’s breakout star, Lupita Nyong’o. Hathaway sported an edgier look in a fitted black Gucci gown embellished with a studded silver chest piece. The haltered gown was a change from the softer ensembles the actress usually wears but fit in with the grunge-inspired looks that have been in style this season. Best Supporting Actress winner Nyong’o was one of the best dressed once again, donning a light blue Prada gown with a plunging neckline and a crystal-embellished flowing skirt that look ethereal as she floated down the carpet. The look instantly caught the eye of many reporters, even prompting some to compare her to a modern-day Cinderella.

Although the gowns are the main event on the carpet, the men did not disap-

point, with many adding their own twist to the traditional tuxedo. Ivory was one stylish color Sunday night, with both Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Seacrest opting for the light hue. Jared Leto rocked this look the best, opting for an ivory coat and shirt, black pants and a red satin bow tie and pocket square to add a pop of color to the monotone look.

Other notable looks came from actor Michael B. Jordan, who sported a custom Givenchy Haute Couture tuxedo that featured satin detailing with star embellishments. As usual, Brad Pitt looked handsome in a more traditional black Tom Ford tuxedo. He completed the look with slicked-back hair and a clean-shaven face. Chris Hemsworth stole the carpet in his burgundy three-piece tuxedo with black detailing, courtesy of David August. His black bowtie and slicked-back hair made him look like a true movie star.

While there were plenty of hits on this year’s red carpet, it wouldn’t be the Oscars without some fashion misses.

Georgina Chapman opted for a white feathery look that left her looking more like Big Bird than a movie star, and although the look was brave, the shape of the dress and the amount of feathers were overwhelming, distracting from the actress herself.

Liza Minnelli wore a confusing matching silk shirt and pants ensemble that made her look more Smurf than star.

There didn’t seem to be much styling involved in the outfit, as the shirt hung too low on her frame and did not sit well on her shoulders. Its bright cobalt blue color didn’t help at all, making her stand out more than it should have in a sea of more neutral-toned gowns. There were signs that she was paying attention to detail as she rocked a matching blue stripe in her bangs, although her black matte shoes failed to do the same.

Best Original Song nominee Pharrell made a splash on the carpet earlier this awards season when he wore a huge Mountie hat on the Grammy carpet that was later sold at an auction, but it seemed that he was trying to upstage himself when he showed up on the red carpet in a tuxedo shirt and jacket – and shorts.

From the waist up he looked pretty put together, but the shorts were more Bermudaready soccer mom than celebrity nominee. Down to his feet, the look was a little too bare as he opted for dress shoes with no socks. Maybe he was

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Actor and rocker Jared Leto can still rock a red carpet at 42. dressing in anticipation of the rain that threatened the carpet and didn’t want to ruin a nice pair of pants, but either way, this look was just a little too casual for one of the year’s most prestigious events.

Overall, the best looks on the carpet Sunday night outshone the duds, and many of the styles showcased could be

good indicators of the trends for the upcoming season.

Based on the stars’ looks, we can expect to see more neutral pink colors this season, as well as the continuation of the popular punk rock trend.

Kathleen Mullen can be reached at kmullen@umass.edu.

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Kid Cudi surprises fans with release of his fourth album Rapper continues theme of alienation By elena lopez Collegian Staff

Taking inspiration from Beyoncé, as everyone does, Kid Cudi announced his album release two hours before it went live on iTunes at midnight Feb. 25. Originally planned as an EP linking his last release, “Indicud,” and his next album “Man on the Moon III,” the full-length release shows Cudi revisiting his old style from the first two releases of the “Man on the Moon” series.

Introspective and melancholic as ever, “KiD CuDi presents Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon” pleases listeners with its story telling and thoughtful compilation.

The heavy layering of drums and robotic electronic style synths make for tracks reminiscent of a sci-fi film – an effect that was certainly intentional.

With more solely instrumental tracks than the typical Cudi album, the rapper invites his listeners to do some of their own thinking between lyrical tracks.

The 10 tracks on “Satellite Flight” are calm and almost trance-inducing, captivat-

ing the listener with their hypnotic hooks.

On “Balmain Jeans,” Cudi delves into his romantic side. As entrancing as it is explicit, Cudi and featured artist Raphael Saadiq complement each other with their exchange of sweet, haunting and honest lyrics. “It’s been such a hobby, finding someone who electrifies my body,” Cudi sings. Both singers express the innate human desire to be loved, something we can all relate to.

A futuristic quality marks many of the tracks here, such as “Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now,” “Copernicus Landing” and

“In My Dreams 2015,” an update on “In My Dreams” from his debut album. With the help of outer-spaceinspired electronic effects, these songs find Cudi transported to a new world and leading his own exploration. Even his instrumental tracks take listeners on a journey, building tension and strategically connecting songs.

“Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now” stands out with its emotional connections to his loved ones, continuing the story of himself as a burdening responsibility to them, as told on his first two discs. His lyrics on this track reflect his clas-

sic “outsider” view, laying down lyrics like “When I walk in the room they can’t look in my eyes,” which tugs at the inner loner in all of us while going back to the singer’s long-standing theme of embracing alienation.

“Satellite Flight” continues the trend of Cudi using instrumentals to piece together his work, as he first experimented with on “Indicud.” At first glance they seem like useless fillers to take up space, but a few listens later, the album feels incomplete without them. With five in total, they appear interspersed and layered with dark, stac-

cato beats and engrossing synths that build tension between the tracks that feature vocals.

Songs like “Internal Bleeding” and “Destination: Mother Moon” both have fuzzy qualities, implying that Cudi is lost trying to find himself – another common theme across his discography. While the album doesn’t try too many new things, it’s served its purpose of riling up fans as they anxiously await the release of “Man on the Moon III.” Elena Lopez can be reached at aelopez@umass.edu.

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ing a game last season.

In theory, this rule change might sound like a good idea.

I disagree.

I’m all for trying to rid the game of the racial slur.

It’s a demoralizing word that symbolizes a horrific part of American history and doesn’t belong in our society. But this should be up to the players to police, not the officials. They have enough policing to do that monitoring the language being used makes the NFL look more like a high school classroom than a gridiron of grown men.

Be a man. Don’t use the word.

Fans are already outraged when their teams are flagged for hits to the helmet or any other ticky-tack penalties designed around player safety. Can you imagine the outrage if a game is decided in the fourth quarter because a drive was extended on a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for uttering the “N” word?

And say a player harasses an opponent for an entire game but doesn’t use the word, and finally the opponent reacts by uttering the word and gets flagged. Is the instigator not worthy of a flag as well for starting it?

Pretty soon Goodell is going to have to put his principal hat on and field questions over who started it.

The NFL doesn’t need this potential controversy. The players have the power to stop it, and they should …

And it wouldn’t be a weekly column if we didn’t talk

about the Massachusetts men’s basketball team, would it?

The Minutemen (22-6, 9-5 Atlantic 10) sit in fourth place in the conference, putting them in the driver’s seat for a bye into the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament in Brooklyn.

The bye is obviously a huge motivation for UMass, which didn’t have the bye last year and had to subject itself to a tough win over George Washington in the previous round before its upset over Temple in the quarterfinals. By the time the Minutemen got to the semifinals against Virginia Commonwealth, they looked like they ran out of gas, particularly in the closing minutes of the game where the team simply looked spent.

That extra day of rest is critical to UMass’ chances of advancing in the tournament, making its final two regular season games all the more important.

The Minutemen travel to Duquesne on Wednesday night and host first place and No. 17 Saint Louis on Sunday afternoon.

George Washington (21-7, 9-5 A-10), Dayton (20-9, 8-6 A-10) and Richmond (18-11, 8-6) are still in a play for the fourth seed if UMass drops both games this week.

Stephen Sellner can be reached at ssellner@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Stephen_Sellner.

LEADERSHIP other captain, Stephen Bigelow, had a solid weekend as well, finishing fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07 seconds.

UMass coach Ken O’Brien was very pleased with the leadership abilities of Hildenbrandt and Bigelow this season.

“It was quite apparent that they would take over the leadership roles,” he said. “It was a very competitive 500-meter field and that particular event is right in Zach’s strong point. He finished second, a result he deserves.

“He was richly rewarded for all the work he’s put in into training. … They’ve provided leadership and showed the young kids how things are done. No one works harder; no one takes things more seriously than Zach and Steve have.”

O’Brien is also excited about the youth of this team and emphasized that this type of championship experience is invaluable and can only be gained from competing in high pressure meets.

“The younger guys have great enthusiasm”, he said. “(They) maybe stumbled

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“They’ve provided leadership and showed the young kids how things are done. No one works harder; no one takes things more seriously than Zach and Steve have.”

Ken O’Brien, UMass coach out of the blocks a little bit, but they have absorbed the feelings that are necessary when the big meets show up. … They’re stepping up in terms of their intensity and their confidence.”

The team portion of the season is effectively over for the indoor track and field team, but qualifying individuals will go on to compete for their specific events at the Eastern Colle giate Athletic Conference Championships in Boston this weekend.

Arthur Hayden can be reached at awhayden@umass.edu.

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consideration. But after seeing his cousin Almeida win a pair of championships and the incomparable tradition, playing for coach Jerry York and the Eagles was the clear choice.

Vatrano never forgot about UMass, however. It was close to home, he had Syner marketing the school to him and he always enjoyed the Mullins Center environment on game nights.

“The atmosphere here, seeing those games, I was like, ‘Wow, this would be a great place to play. God forbid anything happens at Boston College this would be my first choice on the list,’” Vatrano said.

Little did he know what was about to come.

Eagle down Vatrano set foot in Chestnut Hill in the fall of 2012 with high expectations.

He was a valuable aspect of the Eagles’ recruiting class and was expected to make an immediate impact as a freshman on the defending national champions.

However, just mere weeks before the season began, Vatrano was informed that he failed the NCAA Clearinghouse, making him academically ineligible to play for BC. The NCAA Clearinghouse is an organization that processes academic qualifications for Division I and II athletes in order to determine whether or not a student-athlete is eligible to play college sports. One step to that is reviewing a student-athlete’s academic record, such as SAT and ACT scores.

According to Vatrano, he failed the procedure because he didn’t submit the right test scores, something he wasn’t informed of upon being admitted to BC. He immediately withdrew from the school.

“It was a tough process to go through,” Vatrano said.

He later added that leaving BC was “something I wanted to get done right away.”

Almeida was in Boston when he found out what happened, and picked up Vatrano at BC. He offered some words of encouragement.

“Frank, you know what, it didn’t work out, there’s no reason to stay down like this,” Almeida told him. “It just wasn’t meant to be. Just find out what you want to do next and just work hard.

“This isn’t it.”

Vatrano’s next call went to Kevin Czepiel, who was a senior captain at UMass at the time. The two knew each other well and Vatrano expressed his interest in joining the program. Czepiel relayed the message to UMass coach John Micheletto, who was instantly excited to hear of Vatrano’s interest.

“I was expecting to line up against him in a couple

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Frank Vatrano tallied a goal and an assist in UMass’ 5-2 win over the U.S. Under-18 team Jan. 12. of months, more so than getting a phone call that he was interested in pursuing things at UMass,” Micheletto said.

At this time, Vatrano had rejoined the Junior Bruins.

It was a significant downgrade in competition for him, as he was used to playing against the top players in the world with the U.S. Under-18 team.

“I think the game was a lot slower than I was used to,” he said. “I was used to playing in front of 5,000 fans a night, then going to the EJHL and playing in front of a hundred parents.

It was kind of tough getting my energy up for those games.”

There was one practice that stood out to him, however, and it included a visit from Micheletto, who talked to him about making a separate visit to UMass.

Weeks later, he made his official visit with his father, Greg. After checking out the campus and talking with Micheletto, it became clear to both sides that UMass was the right fit for Vatrano, so he committed that day.

All he could do next was wait for his opportunity to play.

Waiting game Vatrano joined UMass in January 2013, but all he could do was practice due to NCAA transfer rules. Each week was the same: practice every day, but no game to look forward to that weekend.

Then came the 2013-14 season. In September it was announced that he would be ineligible until the 2014 Hockey East Tournament.

For Vatrano, that meant another regular season of nothing but practicing.

It was a frustrating five months for Vatrano. The weeks of hard work took its toll emotionally. He often struggled to control his emotions and developed a short fuse. He felt helpless.

“With me not playing, there’s a sense in my mind that I can’t help the team,

there’s nothing I could do,” he said. “If you make a mistake in practice you’re like, ‘What am I gonna do? I’m not gonna be able to play.’

“I wouldn’t consider myself an angry person.

Just with everything I’ve gone through, I think things get to me a little easier.”

But Vatrano made the best of his situation, and tried to be a good teammate. He went to all of the home games and followed the road games back in Amherst. Afterward, he’d offer his teammates input on each game, participated in film sessions and pointed out areas he felt they needed to improve, earning him the respect of his coaches and teammates.

Micheletto has been especially impressed with Vatrano’s progress. He said that there are often multiple instances in a season when a player who has transferred or is ineligible for some reason loses their focus and energy.

That hasn’t been the case for Vatrano.

“To tell you how he was mentally coming into this thing and how focused he’s stayed throughout is really the most impressive thing to me,” Micheletto said. “He’s continued to push his game even though he hasn’t been able to play in actual competition.”

Vatrano took an unfortunate situation and turned it into a maturing experience.

And whenever he felt troubled, he turned to his family for support.

“He’s one of those kids.

He’s just a great kid. He works hard even if he is frustrated,” Almeida said.

“I’m sure he was frustrated.

Anyone would be while not being able to play. But he won’t show it. He’s a good kid to be around.”

Vatrano was finally rewarded on Jan. 12 when he played in the Minutemen’s exhibition contest against the U.S. Under-18 team. He scored a goal and assist, and gave UMass fans a brief look into the future.

“It was a good feeling,” he said after the game. “I’m not used to scoring goals; it’s been a long time.”

The debut The time has flown by for Vatrano since the exhibition. The days have been shorter, and the excitement and anticipation for his first collegiate game has been building.

When he steps on the ice Friday night, it’ll be the culmination of the challenges and emotional swings of the past year and a half. His name will finally be on the line chart. He can finally play.

“I’ve been practicing for the last year and a half, and I’m looking forward to getting away from that, finally,” Vatrano said. “I look forward to play in games now.”

As for what to expect from him?

“He wants to score, he loves scoring,” Syner said.

“It doesn’t make him a selfish player, it makes him fun to watch, so I think he’ll be good for the program.”

His debut is one that has not only been highly anticipated by Vatrano himself, but also by the fans holding out hope that this 8-214 UMass team can make a run in the Hockey East Tournament.

While he may ultimately not be the difference in how far the Minutemen go this season, if he finds an opening with the puck on his stick, expect something extraordinary to happen.

“If he has that puck in the slot, I don’t care if Jon Quick is in net, it’s gonna go in,” Almeida said.

“I think he’s gonna get an opportunity to play a lot more,” he continued. “It’s all up to him. I have faith that he’ll be a special player.”

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

TENNIS

Minutewomen split A-10 matches over weekend

UM struggles in doubles matches

By Arthur hAyden Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts tennis team had little time to recover after a tough 7-0 loss to Ivy League power Dartmouth on Feb. 26 as it headed into a very important weekend of Atlantic 10 tennis.

The Minutewomen rebounded in convincing fashion against Fordham, defeating the Rams 5-2. But followed that up with a 5-2 loss to George Washington on Saturday.

The Minutewomen dropping the doubles matches once

again, conceding the doubles point to GW. UMass couldn’t make up the ground in singles play and came away with just two victories at No. 3 and 4. Aarzoo Malik defeated Stephanie Wei in straight sets (6-3, 6-2), while Arielle Griffin did the same against Egle Jakuciunaite (6-3, 6-3). In fact, all the matches were decided in straight sets, but the Minutewomen found themselves on the losing end of the other four.

“We have some work to do particularly in doubles,” Dixon said. “Historically we have won the doubles point.

We typically win matches by winning the doubles matches and then winning matches from the bottom up. This year

we aren’t getting the production from our doubles and the bottom of the lineup is not doing what it needs to do to be successful.”

Against Fordham, UMass secured five of the six singles matches to put away its conference foe. Sonia Bokhari sparked the Minutewomen in singles play when she won No. 1 match against Elliesa Ball (6-2, 4-6, 6-3). Yuliana Motyl, Arielle Griffin, Aarzoo Malik and Chanel Glasper all won their singles matches as well.

“At Fordham, we won at the top,” Dixon said. “Against GW we were really outplayed.

The team, I know, would like to play them again. I think that, given a few tweaks here or there, we might do a bet-

ter job...[GW] came out with that kind of fire. We came out thinking that Fordham was the better of the two.”

UMass will have to make another quick recovery as it continues its non-conference slate on Saturday, March 8 in New York where they will face Columbia, a team which Dixon knows has a lot of talent.

“Columbia is going to be the hardest match we’ve played all year,” she said, “But things are going to turn around for this team. ...Our schedule is front loaded. We’re going to end up with a very good record.”

Arthur Hayden can be reached at awhayden@umass.edu.

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HOCKEY

GAME ON

After sitting out the entire regular season, Frank Vatrano is finally ready to make his UMass debut on Friday against Vermont in the Hockey East playoffs.

By Nick caNelas Collegian Staff

It’s game day. Frank Vatrano steps on the Mullins Center ice. He has his skates on his feet, stick in hand and the Massachusetts sweater over his torso.

He starts warming up. He skates, handles the puck and shoots, honing the skills he’s been developing since he was out in his parents’ driveway at about 3 years old.

Here, he can imagine the game situation; who’s in goal, where the defenseman is and what his options are.

He’s ready to play.

But when the lights go on and fans start filing in, Vatrano is no longer there.

Instead, he’s like everyone else – watching. Win or lose, all he can do is watch.

This was the story of Vatrano’s 2013-14 regular season. He enrolled at UMass in January 2013, but was ineligible for the regular season due to NCAA transfer rules after a bitter end to his short career at Boston College.

He’s practiced with the Minutemen for the last year and a half, but with no reward. Those practices have been his games. With each exciting win, or devastating loss, Vatrano felt useless as he served his time sidelined by the NCAA. “With me not playing, there’s a sense in my mind that I can’t help the team, there’s nothing I could do,” Vatrano said. “When you’re watching a home game and there’s 8,000 people there, you’re just like, ‘Wow, I really want to be on this ice right now. I wanna help the team, help them win.’”

The redshirt freshman will finally have a chance to help UMass when he’s eligible to make his collegiate debut in Friday night’s opening round of the Hockey East Tournament at Gutterson Fieldhouse against Vermont.

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All season, Frank Vatrano has only practiced for the Massachusetts hockey team. On Friday night, he’ll make his debut against Vermont in the Hockey East palyoffs.

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Vatrano hasn’t played a nonexhibition hockey game in nearly two years. It’s been a challenge for someone who’s grown up with and around hockey his entire life. But as he practices this week, he will finally begin the next chapter in a hockey

Vatrano’s only game experience for the Minutemen came on Jan. 12 in an story that began in diapers. exhibition game against the US Under-18 team.

Hockey family

It was difficult to avoid hockey growing up in the Vatrano family. Of the four boys – Sammy, Greg, Mike and Frank – three went on to play in college.

Sammy played at Babson

College and Greg played at American International.

Then there was Frank, who, as the youngest, fell victim to the playful abuse that siblings are often subject to.

That started when Frank

was two and a half years old.

His brothers, cousin Barry Almeida and family friend T.J. Syner needed someone to play goaltender in the driveway of their Springfield-area home. Frank was always the

logical choice for that role.

He would come outside in his diaper, throw on pads, lace on one of his brothers’ roller blades, which were twice his size, and face shot after shot from a group of future college hockey players.

He could barely walk or talk, but withstood every beating that came his way.

“He never really liked that too much,” said Syner, who starred at UMass from 2008 to 2012.

“It didn’t matter,” said Almeida, who won national championships at Boston College in 2010 and 2012.

“As long as he was playing hockey he didn’t care where he was playing with the big guys.”

That driveway activity quickly became a passion for all involved. But it was Vatrano that may have benefitted the most. After facing so many pucks as a toddler, he developed a lethal shot of his own. One that is still envied by those around him.

“Me and T.J. Syner are really close, and we always imagine, ‘Man, if we only had Frank’s shot,’” Almeida said.

“He always scored goals as a kid,” Syner said. “He was a smaller kid and somehow he’d score three or four goals a game.”

Vatrano quickly worked his way through the ranks growing up. He played for the Eastern Junior Hockey League’s Boston Junior Eagles at just 13 years old, and spent two seasons with the U.S. National Development Team, winning gold at the 2011 IIHF World U-18 Championship in Brno and Znojmo, Czech Republic.

He registered 35 points on 16 goals and 19 assists in 60 games with the U.S. in 201112.

For college, Vatrano gave both BC and UMass strong see

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Talking about Peyton Minutewomen take 3rd, set records Manning, the ‘N’-word Stoyle, MacLean, “She’s one of the best athletes on campus.

We expect her to perform week in and week and UMass basketball Kromko win gold I N D O O R T R AC K A N D F I E L D

By arthur haydeN Collegian Staff

Three members of the Massachusetts women’s indoor track and field team came away with gold medals at the New England Championships at Boston University on Saturday afternoon, highlighting a widespread team effort that earned the Minutewomen third place overall.

Competing ag ainst 35 other teams from across the northeast, the Minutewomen’s bronze medal is the program’s best New England indoor performance since they won the overall silver in 1999.

Rebecca Stoyle continued her dominance in the triple jump, winning the event with another personal best, a new UMass program record leap of 42 feet, 0.25 inches. Stoyle

has won the last three New England Championships in the triple jump and is ranked 27th nationally in the event.

Following the Atlantic 10 Championships, UMass coach Julie LaFreniere was impressed by her team’s ability to keep competing at its highest level, but was not surprised by the success of her star triple jumper.

“She’s one of the best athletes on campus,” she said of Stoyle. “We expect her to perform week in and week out. And as we approach the championship season...we design the training to have all the athletes peaking at the end of the season. She’s an outstanding athlete and it’s not a surprise to us.”

However, the meet was by no means a one-woman show. Heather MacLean also took home gold with a dominant performance in the 800-meter run. She finished in just two minutes, 12.77 seconds, a new UMass record and just two

out... She’s an outstanding athlete and it’s not a surprise to us. ” Julie LaFreniere, UMass coach

seconds shy of the New England record.

MacLean is the first UMass freshman to win an Indoor New England Championship since 2005.

Jumping specialist Courtney Kromko won the long jump (18 feet, 9 inches) and then came back to win bronze in the triple jump with a leap of 40 feet, 2.25 inches. Kromko is the first Minutewoman to medal in two events at a New England Championship since Rose Bryan in 1999.

Rachel Hilliard also won the first medal of her collegiate career in the mile run with a time of four minutes, 53.08 seconds, good for third at the meet. She is the first Minutewoman to medal in

the mile since 2001.

“It was a team effort for the group to secure a third place finish,” LaFreniere said.

Minutemen end season strong The UMass men’s indoor track and field team finished the championships with a number of exemplary performances that propelled it to a 10th place finish out of 37 competing teams.

Co-captain Zach Hildenbrandt led the Minutemen with a silver medal in the 500-meter dash with a time of one minute, 4.25 seconds. The medal was the first of his collegiate career. The see

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H

ere are some takeaways from a busy week in the sports

world.

Let’s start with Peyton Manning, who was medically cleared to play on Monday after an examination of his neck, pointing toward another year of chess games at the line of scrimmage and an absurd Stephen amount of Sellner “Omaha’s.”

It’s a relief that Manning is coming back for another season. Hate him or love him, the NFL needs the drama that follows No. 18, the greatest statistical quarterback of all-time. What would talk shows, particularly those in the Boston market, have to discuss if Manning hung up

his cleats? Not to mention, it’d be an anticlimactic end to a Hall of Fame career if the last memory we have of Manning is him chasing after a fumble at the start of an embarrassing effort in the Super Bowl.

Let’s also consider just how bad the AFC would be next year if Manning weren’t to play. Somewhere, Roger Goodell is smiling.

And all NFL fans should be too …

Sticking with the NFL, there have been reports that the league is considering a rule where the use of the “N” word on the field would result in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty.

The proposed rule comes in light of some disturbing stories involving players using the word, including Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams claiming that an official directed the slur at him dursee

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