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UM Hillel to play in tournament
Team of eight will travel to Maryland By ChanCe Viles Collegian Staff
During the last weekend of March, eight students from the University of Massachusetts will travel to Maryland to play in the third annual intercollegiate National Hillel Basketball Tournament. “The tournament is the NCAA (Tournament) of Jewish Basketball,” Marketing Executive Daniel Goldberg said. The tournament is an all-Jewish, non-profit basketball tournament comprised of 40 schools from across the country. This year, it will be held from March 28 until March 30 at the University of Maryland. UMass has competed in the tournament every year since it was founded in 2011. With the University of California Los Angeles participating this year, the tournament will include a west coast school for the first time ever. Yale, Harvard and UCLA are
“The tournament is the NCAA (Tournament) of Jewish basketball.” Daniel Goldberg, marketing executive among the 32 male teams playing, while eight women’s teams from schools in Boston, Columbia University and more will be participating in the tournament as well. “This is the most schools the tournament has ever had,” Goldberg said. “(It) is a tradition where all these schools around the country come to Maryland, West Coast included... every year it has grown.” Each school can register a team of five to eight undergraduate students for a fee of $1,000, which includes food, gym reservations, apparel and other tournament costs, according to the tournament’s website. Students are also invited to attend as fans. This year, it is being put together by volunteers mainly from the University of Maryland, as well as
sponsors. “We haven’t had any fans come in the past years but it would be great to see some UMass students come down and support our team. For the future, they could definitely drive down with other friends for the weekend,” said Corey Dicker, a junior at the University and UMass Hillel team member. The tournament begins with all participating members, including players, volunteers and other team members, sitting down for a Shabbat dinner on Friday night, which has included over 500 people in the past. The games begin the following day with a separate women’s and men’s tournament. Each team competes for the trophy, known as the “Kiddush Cup.” The weekend games are seen as a great way to build camaraderie between Jewish college students, as well as just to have fun, according to Goldberg. “I feel that it gets our name out a lot more throughout the entire college Jewish community, which is definitely amazing,” Dicker said. “The
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tournament is an excellent experience and a huge opportunity to meet hundreds of other (Jewish) college students from different Hillels across the country.” The tournament is funded by anonymous donors or sponsors, as well as the registration fees. Although the tournament is relatively new, it has attracted various sponsors, including Under Armour, which is supplying jerseys for the teams, and Ben Yehuda, which will supply food, such as pizza. Other sponsors include Gatorade, Muscle Milk and Bobble Water. The Shabbat dinner is sponsored by the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi. “I am really excited to play in the tournament. Our team had an awesome time and weekend at the University of Maryland last year, and we are very much looking forward to going back again this year,” Dicker said. Chance Viles can be reached at cviles@umass.edu.
The University of Massachusetts has invited two finalists for the position of senior vice chancellor of academic affairs and provost to campus next week to participate in public forums for the campus community. John Hopkins Dean Katherine Newman and Purdue University Dean Jeffrey Roberts were both named finalists for the position, which opened in October when James Staros announced he would resign at the end of the academic year. Newman has been dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at John Hopkins since 2010, where she also serves as a professor of sociology. She previously served as the director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. Newman also served as the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes 1941 Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. She holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California Berkeley and she received her bachelor’s degree in philosophy and sociology from the University of California San Diego. Roberts has been dean of the College of Science at Purdue University for almost five years. He is also a professor of chemistry at Purdue. Roberts was previously the head of the chemistry department and a Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of MinnesotaTwin Cities from 2005 to 2009. He holds a doctorate in chemistry from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California Berkeley. Roberts will be at a public forum on Tuesday, April 1 at 2:15 p.m. in Campus Center 174-76. Newman‘s public forum is Wednesday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. in Campus Center 168C. A search committee appointed by UMass Chancellor Kumble
The senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost is the top academic officer at UMass, reporting directly to the chancellor and serving in the chancellor’s place when Subbaswamy is unavailable. Subbaswamy chose Newman and Roberts from a national search pool. Among the members of the committee were Tim Anderson, dean of the college of engineering; Craig Bidiman, representative from the Graduate Student Senate; Joye Bowman, chair of the history department; Lori Clarke, chair of the school of computer science; Diego Fellows and Charlotte Kelly, Student Government Association representatives; Patty Freedson, chair of the kinesiology department; Enku Gelaye, interim vice chancellor for student affairs and campus life; Michael Malone, vice chancellor for research and development; Andrew Mangels, director of finance and budget; Christine McCormick, dean of the college of education; and Susan Pearson, associate chancellor. Julie Hayes, dean of the college of humanities and fine arts, served as the committee chair. The senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost is the top academic officer at UMass, reporting directly to the chancellor and serving in the chancellor’s place when Subbaswamy is unavailable. The senior vice chancellor and provost oversees all of the campus’s schools and colleges, including the graduate school and the Commonwealth Honors College. A hiring decision is expected in the coming weeks, shortly after the public forums. Collegian News Staff
Justices ready to reject contraceptives mandate Obama’s health care law was criticized Tues. By DaViD G. saVaGe Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices sharply criticized part of President Barack Obama’s health care law Tuesday, suggesting they will rule later this year that requiring Christian-owned corporations to offer their employees contraceptives coverage violates the freedom of religion. “Your reasoning would permit
requiring profit-making corporations to pay for abortions,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy told U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who defended the contraceptives provision of the Affordable Care Act. The administration’s lawyer warned that the court would be adopting a “dangerous principle” if it gave employers a right to exempt themselves from federal laws based on their religious beliefs. But Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. countered that Congress had passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993 to require
special exemptions based on religion. The women justices - Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg - spoke in support of the Obama administration’s rule. They agreed with Verrilli that it would cause problems if employers were permitted to refuse to pay for benefits based on religion. “You would see religious objectors come out of the woodwork,” Kagan said. But the five conservative justices sounded as if they stood in opposition to the contraceptives mandate. The justices were hearing a politically charged clash over a
provision under Obamacare that requires all new health insurance plans pay for contraceptives, including the “morning after” pill and intrauterine devices, or IUDs. Catholic bishops and some evangelical Christians opposed this rule, arguing that it forces employers to be complicit in what they consider to be a sin by paying for drugs that may destroy a fertilized egg. The administration and women’s rights advocates say contraceptives are a basic health right for women, preventing both unplanned pregnancies and abortions. The case also raises the question of whether for-profit corporations
can invoke the religious beliefs of their owners in order to seek an exemption from federal law. David and Barbara Green, founders of the Hobby Lobby chain of arts and crafts stores, sued and won an exemption from a lower court. Verrilli argued that for-profit corporations do not have a right to religious liberty that trumps federal law. But Paul Clement, the former solicitor general under President George W. Bush, defended the Greens and argued that they had followed their faith in operating the Hobby Lobby stores.
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THE RU N D OW N ON THIS DAY... In 1942, the first female prisoners arrived at the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Auschwitz was a major site for the Nazi “Final Solution,” with an estimated 1.1 million prisoner deaths.
AROUND THE WORLD THE H AG U E , Netherlands — President Barack Obama disputed the idea that Russia is the United States’ No. 1 geopolitical foe, dismissing Moscow as a “regional power” and arguing that the invasion of Crimea “indicates less influence, not more.” A greater threat to American national security is the prospect of a “nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan,” Obama said as he brushed off a question about whether Republican Mitt Romney had been prescient in his campaign-season warnings about Russian power. Speaking Tuesday at a news conference ending a nuclear security summit, Obama conceded that Russia is unlikely to leave Crimea, which it seized from Ukraine, any time soon. Tribune Washington Bureau KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian officials sought Tuesday to allay rising anger in China and widespread doubts at home after their government concluded that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plunged into the south Indian Ocean with no hope for survivors. Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said a high-level delegation would return to Beijing on Tuesday night to meet with families of the Chinese passengers on the lost Boeing 777 jetliner. Hundreds of their relatives marched Tuesday on the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing demanding more information from Kuala Lumpur. Top officials of Malaysia Airlines, holding their own news conference Tuesday, said that all next-of-kin relatives had been paid $5,000 and that the company was considering additional compensation. Tribune Washington Bureau CAIRO — An Egyptian court convened another mass trial Tuesday with more than 680 defendants, a day after being vehemently denounced by human rights groups and legal organizations for simultaneously condemning 529 others to death. The proceedings again took place in Minya, in the Nile River Valley about 150 miles south of Cairo. Defense attorneys boycotted Tuesday’s session, citing what they called massive violations of due procedure in the mass capital punishment verdict rendered by the same criminal court a day earlier. Charges against the latest Minya defendants, only about one-tenth of whom were present for Tuesday’s session, stem from riots that swept Egypt in mid-August of last year, six weeks after President Mohammed Morsi’s removal from office by the army. Los Angeles Times Distributed by MCT Information Services
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Consumer confidence jumps Obama proposal to highest level in 6 years would give NSA Economy expected to keep improving By Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Times
Consumer confidence surged this month to its highest level in more than six years as the economy showed signs of emerging from a deep winter chill. The Conference Board’s index, which is one of two key monthly measures of consumer attitudes, increased to 82.3 in March from 78.3 the previous month, the business group said Tuesday.
Economists had expected a slight increase after a drop in confidence in February. Instead, the index jumped to its best reading since January 2008, in the early days of the Great Recession. “An improvement in weather may be lifting consumers’ spirits,” said Lindsey Piegza, chief economist at brokerage Sterne Agee. Bitter cold and snow in much of the country had been blamed for some weak economic data during the winter, so it made sense that warmer weather would lead to some improvement, she said. The jump in consumer
confidence came because of a big improvement in views about the short-term outlook for the economy, the Conference Board said. “Overall, consumers expect the economy to continue improving and believe it may even pick up a little steam in the months ahead,” said Lynn Franco, the group’s director of economic indicators. Consumers were more optimistic that business conditions and the labor market would improve in the next six months. Their view of current economic conditions was about the same.
‘Burger King Baby’ finds her mother 27 years later By Kevin amerman The Morning Call
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Less than three weeks after a plea for her birth mother to come forward blazed through media outlets across the globe, Katheryn Deprill has met the woman who abandoned her 27 years ago in a Pennsylvania Burger King restaurant. Deprill, known as the “Burger King Baby,” got a lifetime of questions answered when she met her mother Monday. It was the first time the two had contact since the mother, who has remained in the Lehigh Valley, left Deprill at the Allentown restaurant on Sept. 15, 1986. “Oh my God, I’m so excited!” Deprill said Tuesday. “I have literally not wiped the smile off my face. I never in a million years thought I’d find her. “It’s definitely the best scenario possible,” Deprill said. “She’s very normal. She’s very sweet.” Deprill confirmed to The Morning Call on Tuesday that she had finally met her mother, but she said she wanted it to be her final media interview. She said she’s been blitzed by media requests since she took to Facebook on March 2, looking for her birth mother. Deprill’s mother, who doesn’t want to be identified, went to Allentown attorney John Waldron for advice on how to handle the situation on March 13 - 11 days after Deprill publicly launched her search. Waldron arranged a meeting between the mother and daughter at his office. Deprill showed up Monday with her youngest of three sons, 7-month-old Jackson, and her adoptive mother. Her birth mother showed up with her hus-
band. “It was pure shock to see it was actually her standing there,” Deprill said. “The first thing I got was my hug that I wanted.” “Everyone hugged,” Waldron added. “It brought tears to your eyes.” For hours, Deprill was able to ask the questions she had wanted to for decades: Why did you leave me? What is my heritage? Do you have any health problems I should know about? “It was emotional and dramatic,” Waldron said. Waldron said the mother explained she became pregnant when she was raped in a foreign country by a stranger during a family vacation when she was 16. Ashamed and embarrassed, he said, she hid the pregnancy. The mother, according to Waldron, said she gave birth in her bedroom at age 17 without her parents knowing about it and drove to Burger King to drop off the baby, knowing it would be crowded and someone would find the infant. “She kissed the baby on the forehead and left,” Waldron said. “She was a kid in high school. Back then, you couldn’t just go to a hospital and drop the baby off, no questions asked. It wasn’t, ‘I don’t want the child.’ It was because of what happened. ... Sometime rape victims blame themselves even though they’re not at fault.” The mother was also able to tell Deprill she’s of Irish and German heritage and they discussed health issues. Waldron said the mother, who came from a “good, middle-class” family, became filled with guilt and about six months ago began trying to find out what had become of her
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Katheryn Deprill, who was abandoned in an Allentown, Pa., Burger King, when she was about one hour old, is seeking her birth mother. Here, she poses for a photo with her baby book on March 3, 2014.
daughter. When she heard Deprill’s pleas to find her, it was “a no brainer” to step forward, Waldron said. “As time went on, it affected her,” Waldron said. “It bothered her she wasn’t part of (Deprill’s) life.” Waldron wouldn’t immediately comment when asked if his client has children, saying he wanted to check with her before revealing some details. Waldron said he didn’t know the woman before this month, but knows her husband. Deprill has not requested DNA testing, but says she might in the future. Waldron says the resemblance between the two is “crystal clear.” “I felt like I was looking at myself in the mirror,” Deprill said. “She definitely looked like what I had thought.” Without offering specifics, Deprill said she’s convinced the woman is her mother because she knew certain details that no one else would know. Waldron acknowledged he and his client discussed possible legal issues that could present themselves by the woman coming forward. Deprill has said she’s not looking to press any charges and Waldron said he believes the statute of limitations has run out on crimes the mother could have faced decades ago. The mother and daughter have agreed to see each other again. “We have 27 years of catching up to do,” Deprill said.
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Plan would also limit authority By Ken Dilanian Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency would lose its authority to collect and hold years’ worth of telephone calling records but gain access to cellphone information it currently lacks under an Obama administration proposal aimed at quieting controversy over the spy agency’s data archive. The plan, which would need cong ressional approval, would significantly curb what has been the most controversial secret program revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Currently, the NSA collects most landline calling records and stores them for five years in a database that it periodically searches using telephone numbers connected to terrorists abroad. The new proposal would end the NSA’s practice of holding the massive amounts of calling data. Administration officials hope that would assuage public concerns that an intelligence agency had access to information that could reveal deeply private information. Though the NSA does not obtain the contents of communications under the program, the ability to map a person’s communications with times, dates and numbers called can provide a window into someone’s activities and connections. But the compromise plan would also offer benefits for the NSA that might give privacy advocates pause. Most importantly, it would expand the universe of calling records the agency can access. After months of suggesting that they were collecting all the calling metadata, U.S. officials disclosed last month that a large segment of mobile phone calls were not covered by the program, and that as a result the NSA may only collect 30 percent of all call data in the country. That revelation raised questions about the efficacy of the current program, said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who proposed legislation in January that tracks closely with the White House proposal. “This could actually
“This could actually make the program more efficient and more effective (and) at the same time more protective of civil liberties.” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. make the program more efficient and more effective (and) at the same time more protective of civil liberties,” Schiff said. Under the new arrangement, phone companies would be required to standardize their data and make it available on a continuously updated basis so the NSA could search it for terrorist connections. The NSA would have to obtain a court order for such a search, said an administration official who confirmed details of the program on condition of anonymity because it has not yet officially been released. The proposal was first reported Monday night by the New York Times. The NSA would be allowed to search up to two “hops” of numbers connected to a known terrorist number, meaning all the numbers connected to the suspect number, and all the numbers connected to that first set of connections. Gen. Keith Alexander, the NSA’s director, who is retiring, has been lobbying members of Congress in favor of the compromise. He believes it is the best outcome the NSA could hope for with the program, the official said. The NSA’s collection authority currently will expire in 18 months unless Congress reauthorizes the program. White House officials also have been laying the groundwork with the phone service providers to get them on board. In recent days, key lawmakers on the House and Senate intelligence committees have said they could support a change in the way the records are stored, as long as the NSA still has access to the data. The once-secret program, authorized by Section 215 of the Patriot Act, is used by the NSA to analyze links between callers in an effort to identify hidden terrorist plots inside the United States.
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Soldiers expected to switch to Russia By Matthew Schofield
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KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s interim defense minister resigned Tuesday, citing the shame of losing Crimea to Russia during his one month in office. A short time later, the Ukrainian parliament voted in an interim replacement, a colonel-general who earlier this month was briefly kidnapped from his post in Crimea. The departure of Ihor Tenyukh, a politician who belongs to the right-wing Svoboda party, and his replacement by Col. Gen. Mykhailo Koval, a top officer in the country’s border protection service, came as the depth of the defeat in Crimea - and Ukraine’s inability to respond to the crisis - continued to come into focus. The Defense Ministry said it expected only 4,300 of the 18,000 troops who were stationed in Crimea to remain in the Ukrainian military less than 24 percent. Others said they expected that most of the rest would join the Russian army, which has offered much higher pay and more generous retirement benefits to any Ukrainian soldier who switches sides. “They are Russian, and they will serve Russia,” said Sergey Kunitsyn, a former mayor of Sevastopol in Crimea who’s now a member of parliament representing the region. “What else would they do? They speak Russian. Their heritage is Russian. They accept Russian culture. Their loyalty was to Crimea, not Ukraine.” The government in Kiev apparently has no plan for absorbing the few Ukrainian soldiers who are expected to come to the mainland, and no plan for their evacuation from Crimea. Several lawmakers called the soldiers’ coming to the mainland “a personal decision, not a policy one.” “These soldiers have family and homes and, in many cases, heritage in Crimea,” said David Zhraniya, a member of parliament. “It’s a personal decision.” Despite the apparent disarray in Ukraine’s military, few in the Rada, as Ukraine’s parliament is known, were willing to blame Tenyukh, the departing interim defense minister. Most,
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Volunteer security forces gather in front of the Ukrainian Rada Tuesday morning in Kiev. interviewed after the vote installing Koval in the post, said Tenyukh had done the best he could with a military they admitted was in shambles. “He wasn’t to blame but it was a catastrophe and someone had to fall on the sword,” said Kunitsyn, the former mayor of Sevastopol. The military’s disorganization was a reflection of a general sense that Ukraine’s government - which came to office unexpectedly when former President Viktor Yanukovych fled the country last month and is expected to govern only until elections in May - is falling apart. Many fear that as organized as the Russians were in taking control of Crimea, they might not even need a military option to plunge Ukraine deeper into crisis, being able to further destabilize the country with a continuing depiction of an out-of-control anti-Russia government. “Our government is weak, and corrupt, and the reality is that right now we really have no state,” said Yegor Sobolev, a leader of the months-long Maidan protests who’s now a member of a government watchdog commission. “We have an enemy at the gate, but we have no army. Everything is a mess, and it is likely that even this government will fall. But if it falls, we have absolutely nothing. So, against all odds, we need our wreck of a state to function.” As if to underscore the disarray, dozens of members of the Right Sector, a rightwing group that’s blamed by Putin for much of the violence during protests in Kiev and is considered the mili-
tary wing of the Svoboda political party, gathered in front of the Rada to protest Tenyukh’s resignation. The protesters said they were also angry over the killing Monday of Oleksandr Muzychko, a leader in the group. He was shot outside a cafe in Rivne in western Ukraine after an argument that news reports said involved several groups. The appearance of the Right Sector in the square prompted a line of uniformed security volunteers to form in front of the Rada building, and for a tense half-hour there were fears that the building might be stormed. But there was no confrontation. Even in a state that appears to be failing on all levels, perhaps the greatest example of problems is what happened in Crimea. In late February, Russian troops and pro-Russia paramilitary troops took control of the area within days and without a shot fired in resistance, even though the Ukrainian military maintained almost 200 bases in the region. The Ukrainian government, only days old at the time, recalled the Russian attack on Georgia in 2008 and decided that the wise course was not to provoke the mighty Russian military, not to draw first blood and give Russia an excuse to escalate the violence. The result was a complete takeover, followed by the organization of a peninsula-wide referendum on seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia. Pro-Russia forces and politicians took control of election and government offices, and where they didn’t take control of
military bases, Russian forces surrounded them and locked them in. The vote showed 97 percent support for joining Russia, a result that Russia accepted and used to annex the territory. When the West responded with only weak sanctions, the Ukrainian government was faced with the prospect of an estimated 25,000 of its troops in Crimea being overwhelmed in what was clearly Russian territory. Last week, the Ukrainian government finally issued the order for troops to leave Crimea and return to the mainland. But it didn’t offer any means to make that happen or to move soldiers’ families, or to find new jobs for the troops. In reports from Crimea, many of the troops there have been quoted as saying they fear they might face treason charges if they make the trip north, especially if they leave behind Ukrainian weapons. Yuriy Syrotiuk, a parliament member from the Svoboda party - which Putin has used as proof that fascists and radicals have taken over the Ukrainian government - admitted there was little reason to put much hope in the current government. It’s too newly organized, he said. “We’re still learning,” he said. “I do think we’re more organized than we were a month ago.” Oleksandr Kuzmuk, a member of parliament who’s a former minister of defense, said it was a bad time to be disorganized. “The Russians are very well organized,” he said. “We cannot afford to be anything less than ready to match them.”
DARRINGTON, Wash. — Two kinds of search-and-rescue teams squared off in a crowded hallway in the Darrington Fire District 24 station late Sunday, and one was about to get hauled off to jail. “Is there something we can sign that says we’re willing to go in?” said one of at least six young men escorted into the station by Snohomish County sheriff ’s deputies. “I just want to help.” The group of mudcovered men had spent the day ignoring orders to stay away from the site of Saturday’s deadly mudslide to mount a wildcat search for friends buried in the muck and debris. They made their way past barricades at the risk of being arrested, or worse, becoming victims themselves. Since Saturday, the other team in the hallway, Darrington’s volunteer firefighters, had to balance the work of rescue missions with the need to restrain the untrained and ill-equipped from heading into a continually shifting and treacherous slide that’s already claimed at least 14 lives, and likely many more. “You’re heading in there completely blind,” Randy Dobbins, the fire station’s chief of operations, warned the group of would-be rescuers. “We appreciate what you’re trying to do. But, in our minds, we have to do this properly or we risk losing more people. Step outside of the box.” No one was arrested, but the confrontation illustrates the growing frustration of both those tasked with rescuing people as well as their neighbors anxious to help act as a rescue operation. But not since Saturday, the day the mudslide consumed dozens of homes near Oso, have survivors been pulled from the mud. At each community meeting in Darrington,
Since Saturday, the other team in the hallway, Darrington’s volunteer firefighters, had to balance the work of rescue missions with the need to restrain the untrained and ill-equipped from heading into a continually shifting and treacherous slide that’s already claimed at least 14 lives, and likely many more. emergency-management personnel are repeatedly asked why people can’t make a personal choice to head to search at their own risk. “We’re not lacking in resources,” Tod Gates, incident commander, told one Darrington resident at a meeting Sunday night. “Please let the professionals do this, as painful as it is for you.” The stance was somewhat different at a community meeting Monday night. Gregg Sieloff, the deputy incident commander said some Darrington residents will be able to register with the search provided they have proper clothing, insurance and work under the supervision of the Fire Department. Snohomish County warned though that volunteers from outside the area wouldn’t be welcome. Helpers from the National Guard and workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are expected sometime Tuesday. When they arrive, local volunteers will likely be sent home, Sieloff said. Pam Fritchman, who offers aid support for Fire District 24 missions, witnessed the well-intentioned frustration of the young men in the fire station Sunday night. She understands why they pressured firefighters to allow them to continue searching.
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Effects of aesthetic discrimination Not tipping is unjustifiable
Within today’s culture, considering students interthere is a consensus among act more with their teachers children and adults as to and other students in class. Sometimes students would Karen Podorefsky want to be in a group with “smarter” students who are who is attractive and who also more attractive. I didn’t is not. We favor a look that realize it at the time, but is perceived to be beauti- in hindsight, after learning ful, which can be similar or about aesthetic discriminadifferent to other cultures. tion, these tendencies did These standards play a large hold true. role in the way an individual is treated during their life. Aesthetic discrimination has a positive or negative effect on everyone. In schools, this holds true and can disrupt a student’s learning environment. It is proven that what our culture Looks in our society mean perceives as an “unattractive” child is chosen less often so much and progressive as a playmate, treated less educational research proves favorably and characterized how they affect people for with more negative social their whole lives. Progressive behaviors by other children, education is learning that such as being dishonest and goes beyond the walls of the unpleasant. On the other classroom and into the comhand, attractive children munity, such as going on are perceived by some chil- field trips. Lessons include dren as having more positive topics other than the basics characteristics. They are in order to best address the thought of by teachers as needs of a student. These more intelligent, more inter- needs go beyond the stanested in school and more dard information a student likely to succeed socially and can learn, as it addresses academically. The same goes the whole child, their emofor names – children often tions, values and character, perceive others with more which I learned all of this in melodic names as more Education 351 with Professor intelligent and social. Clement Seldin. It disturbs me that two Unfortunately, or fortupeople can act in the exact nately for these people, the same way, but because of pattern continues as chilaesthetic value, one is like- dren grow to adulthood. ly to be treated better. I’ve In the Business Insider seen this happen, more in article, “Check Out How high school than in college, Much More Often Beautiful
Women Get Callbacks For Job Interviews,” Max Nisen explains how Italian researchers Giovanni Busetta, Fabio Fiorillo and Emanuela Visalli of the University of Messina and University Politecnica delle Marche studied the effect of beauty on job searching. They sent out over 10,000 of the same resumes, changing
“Aside from employment, as a society, we also need to put aside our judgmental thoughts and take the time to know a person’s character.”
traditionally more favored in the workforce. Due to online profiles for job searching where photos are included, such as LinkedIn, whether employers realize it or not, they are considering more than just credentials of a potential future employee. If your profile isn’t complete with a picture, it makes you seem less reputable, so there really isn’t a way to win. Even if employers claim that they don’t take the photo or a person’s gender into consideration, the bias is there. I believe that this background knowledge that can’t be unseen does in fact play a role in an employer’s decision. We need to figure out a way to choose the person who would be best qualified for the job. Aside from employment, as a society, we also need to put aside our judgmental thoughts and take the time to know a person’s character. Teaching young children the value of character is important because, as some of us can attest to, what is deemed to be an unattractive child can grow up to be attractive. However, these children may grow up lacking the confidence that make them beautifully well-rounded. The “ugly duckling syndrome” has the potential to decline as long as it is recognized.
A few weeks ago I was driver really just gets the in an elevator in a Sylvan raw end of the deal. And for what, because dorm. I looked down and saw the receipt to an order some kid privileged enough to go to college couldn’t find Ian Hagerty the decency to throw down $4 extra? Delivery drivers to Wings, only to notice that work incredibly hard for the customer had only left a very little pay and they $1 tip for the delivery driv- deserve much better. There is some incentive er. Delivering food is actu- to change for some of these budgetally a subject that I am un-budge-able very well acquainted with. ers and it comes from the Throughout high school will of the delivery drivand for some time after, ers themselves. It would be I worked at two different unwise to assume that peopizza restaurants as a deliv- ple who serve you wouldn’t ery driver. I hadn’t thought remember your face or much about this subject where you live. You may recently, but the receipt think that they see so many I saw on the elevator just people every day and that you won’t make an impresinfuriated me. Mostly everyone in this sion. Unfortunately for world probably likes to non-tippers, the strongest consider themselves to be impression you can make
only the first and last name, address and the corresponding photo to test ethnic and regional prejudice and the impact of beauty. They discovered that the average callback rate for attractive women was 54 percent and for unattractive women seven percent. For attractive men it was 47 percent and unattractive men had a rate of 26 percent. Other factors played into it as well, as the callback rates for resumes from non-Italians were lower but regional differences weren’t significant. They found that, “the results testing for attractiveness were more statistically significant.” The callback rate for women is lower than men due to gender bias. Other studies show that gender can Karen Podorefsky is a Collegian play a role similar to aesthet- columnist and can be reached at ic discrimination. Men are kpodoref@umass.edu.
“. . .it should be very much obvious. . .that tipping, and tipping decently, is a general standard of polite society.”
Israel-Palestine articles misleading A little while ago, I picked up a copy of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. It was a typical day, where I would make my
peace with the Palestinian government since 1948 – other instances include 1973, 2000 and 2008. Initially, in 1947, the Arab countries rejected the UN Resolution Brett Hausler 181 (two-state solution) because they refused to recognize Israel as a legitiway through the Campus mate country. In 1993, Israel Center and into the Student transferred ownership of Union to stay warm on my much of the West Bank to walk toward class in Bartlett. the Palestinian Authority. On the second page of the The exchange was intended Collegian, the editor had for peace, but none materichosen to provide several stories with issues “Around the World.” In this particular issue of the Collegian, I noticed there were two articles about Israel. One of them caught my eye, because I recognized it was written in a way that mislead and distorted the actions of Israel. The article began with, “An Israeli airstrike killed alized. After the evacuation two people in the Gaza Strip of all Israelis from Gaza in early Wednesday, including 2005, the Palestinian governa man identified by Israeli ment still refused to have security forces as a militant peace talks with Israel. In who fired rockets across fact, since the withdrawal – the border last week dur- one that has caused much ing former Prime Minister dispute within the Israeli Ariel Sharon’s funeral.” In and Jewish communities – order for proper recognition Hamas, an Islamist group, of why there was and contin- has increased rocket fire into ues to be rocket fire between Israel from Gaza. The article lacked context Israel and Hamas, there must be some background to the air strike. By naming information provided, which the casualties as just people, the original piece of writing the severity of the militant’s did not include. actions is decreased. Initial Israel has strived to create descriptions of one of the
Article 52, “military objectives are limited to those objects which by their nature, location, purpose, or use make an effective contribution to military action and whose total or partial destruction, capture, or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage.” This specific rocket attack was Israel’s legal obligation with regards to Article 52. Israel struggles to generate peace with Hamas because Hamas completely rejects a Jewish State. It has the ultimate mission to “fight the Jews and kill them” and to replace the Jewish state with an Islamic caliphate, among many other destructive actions even against its poses, which is why many own Palestinian population. rockets sent into the Gaza The article I am responding Strip by Israel result in civilto did not provide context to ian casualties. According to the Israel Defense Forces Israel’s actions that killed a blog, “Hamas uses homes, Palestinian militant. These schools, mosques and hospi- aspects of the Israeli-Arab tals as weapons caches and conflict need to be offered hiding spots for its fighters.” in all articles explaining the Israel has the right to attack conflict, and when they are these private properties, and not, the words serve no purthey must do so with the pose. knowledge that killing militants may come with the Brett Hausler is a Fellow for the Comunpleasant loss of civilian mittee for Accuracy in Middle East Relife. porting in America at UMass Amherst According to the Geneva and can be reached at bhausler@ Convention (Protocol 1), umass.edu. casualties as a militant is necessary in order to better illustrate a very serious situation that happened and continues to happen in Israel. In addition to this destruction, context of Hamas’ operations within Gaza borders show the struggle that Israel faces when countering continuous rocket attacks originating from Hamas militants. Hamas uses civilian buildings in Gaza for military pur-
“. . .aspects of the Israeli-Arab conflict need to be offered in all articles explaining the conflict, and when they are not, the words serve no purpose.”
a good person and a decent number of them probably actually are, but if you can justify affording to order food delivered to your home, then you can most likely afford the extra several dollars it takes to tip. As far as I am concerned, it should be very much obvious to these people that tipping, and tipping decently, is a general standard of polite society. How do you think these drivers actually get paid? I am going to put this situation into perspective for you by telling you a few indiscriminate details involving the inner workings of a restaurant specifically centered around its delivery system. First of all, most restaurants, rather, most businesses, find it daunting and challenging to hire and pay employees while still being profitable. Once you have the kitchen workers and the front of the house staff, there is very little money left available to pay the drivers well. After all, they are bound to get the short end of the stick because their job doesn’t require much training. So, in most circumstances, drivers end up earning minimum wage from the business they work for. Also, many delivery drivers, especially in smaller businesses, have to drive their own car and pay for their own gas. Take all of the expenses surrounding the car and its gas, and you basically take away most of the meager wage that the driver earns. As a result, most all of the money that a delivery driver actually ends up earning is made up exclusively from the tips that they receive. Because of this, some nights end up being pretty bad when delivering food. This isn’t to say that there aren’t good nights, but sometimes the
on a driver is to give them a low tip or no tip at all. I can tell you from personal experience and from working with other delivery drivers, that the homes and people whom we know to tip the least, or act the rudest, get the worst possible service that we can give without angering our employers. Sometimes we take two to three deliveries with us at once, and regardless of the proper order of operation or distances we have to drive, we will first drive to the highest payer. So you may only live two miles from the restaurant, but you are going to get your pizza last, I can guarantee it. Also, you know when the cheese on a pizza is all sloshed over to one side? If I know that I am taking a single delivery to someone that doesn’t tip well, I am going to drive as fast as possible to get there, and I won’t slow down much on the corners. Every time you are away from work where opportunities for more deliveries are getting taken by other drivers, especially when you know you are essentially on a worthless journey wasting another gallon of gas, you as a driver are going to have very little regard for the food you’re driving. I can personally attest that many other delivery drivers I have known have said essentially the same thing. You bad tippers and rude customers out there, you know who you are, don’t try and change the subject within your own conscience. How can you possibly not know that badly tipping people who serve you is a social faux pas? Let the change you give away be the change in your life, it’s a simple step. Ian Hagerty is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at ihagerty@ umass.edu.
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‘Veronica Mars’ is a film Too much whimsy from Wes latest for fans, (funded) by fans Anderson’s foray is convoluted
TV cult classic gets a cinematic revival By AlexA Hoyle Collegian Staff
Almost seven years and one Kickstarter later, the “Veronica Mars” movie has become a reality. Yo u remember “Veronica Mars” right? Well, maybe not. The show was never a ratings juggernaut, usually garnering around three million viewers per episode. But the show had one thing on its side – fans that would stand with it through anything. The devotion to teen sleuth Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) ran deep. The show was unlike anything on television at the time – a noir mystery series set primarily in a high school. The show was dark and emotional, filled with quick-witted dialogue and a whole lot of heart. In 2007 the series was cancelled, with paltry ratings cited as the reason. The show ended irresolute, leaving many fans clamoring for what happened next. Bell and creator Rob Thomas never let go of Veronica either, and on March 14, 2013, an announcement came – a film was happening but they needed the fans’ help. With the help of Kickstarter and almost 92,000 fans, the movie garnered far more than it asked for and exactly a year later we were treated to a movie. It’s improbable that this happened at all, but now that it’s here it’s time to revel in the little movie that could. The story picks up nine years after we last saw Veronica and the gang. Ms. Mars is preparing to take the bar exam, dating Stosh Piznarski (Chris Lowell) and leading a pret-
ty decent life in New York City. But if we know our Veronica we know that she is bored. The girl we knew was a thrill seeker – a self-professed “adrenaline junkie” – so how long could she sustain this life of utter normalcy? Not long, it seems. Pop star Bonnie DeVille’s murder and her ex-boyfriend Logan’s (Jason Dohring) implication, leads her back to her old life in Neptune, California, much to her faux chagrin. Veronica soon finds herself pulled back into the life she once led in the little beachfront town that is more corrupt than ever. She compares solving crimes to a drug she gave up long, long ago – but what’s so wrong with a little taste? A “farewell tour” if you will? It seems in all of her years off she hasn’t lost the touch. She doesn’t miss a beat as the mystery unravels and a season’s worth of drama, action and quips unfolds before her. Mac (Tina Majorino) and Wallace (Percy Daggs III) are back in the mix to help their girl put the pieces together, as they did in the show’s original run. Viewers are treated to a cavalcade of callbacks to the original series throughout the film, most notably during the high school reunion scene. Thomas managed to get almost every original cast member back into the mix in some capacity. It’s amazingly nostalgic to watch all of these actors interact again. It’s hard not to imagine that their 10-year high school reunion is your own, surrounded by the characters that flooded your TV screen for a few years (and probably your laptop screen all these years later). It’s cathartic, and it is the kind of closure every “Veronica Mars” fan
never got and always needed. As terrific as the film was, it was not without its flaws. The story takes place over 1 hour and 47 minutes but it’s hard not to think how well this would have done as a 22-episode television show. With less than 2 hours to tell a cohesive story, viewers get a quick-paced film with a mystery that seems inconsequential at times and not as fleshed out as it could have been. The film also seems exclusive to those who watched the series, and in very many ways that is true. It makes sense considering it was the fans that funded the film. The first eight minutes treat newbies to a condensed version of what “Veronica Mars” was all about, but it doesn’t quite get the job done. While it introduces the characters and the world, it doesn’t prepare new viewers for the immense amount of subtle, and not-so-subtle, callbacks to the original series. It isn’t impossible to enjoy the film without watching the show, but it sure makes it a bit more difficult. The “Veronica Mars” movie isn’t one to be missed and neither is the series, which should be watched by all. And if you can’t get to a theater to see it, a digital copy is already available for purchase via many digital retailers, like iTunes and Amazon. Oh, and if you check it out stay past the credits, you’ll thank me (and James Franco) later. Alexa Hoyle can be reached at ahoyle@umass.edu.
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When I learned Wes Anderson was making a film set in early 20th-century eastern Europe, I was as intrigued as I was wary about the application of his sensibilities to such a tragic time and place. Indeed, while his films, with their stylization and detail, have always reveled in their ability to make you feel you’re in a world you already understand, at best these only served as a stage for droll, awkwardly touching human dramas. With “Moonrise Kingdom,” his last film (and first foray into the past), he seemed to have made his masterpiece, exquisitely combining his most affecting themes – childhood, heartache and nostalgia. In “Grand Budapest Hotel,” on the other hand, the method of quirky fakery runs amok in a movie that’s all backdrop, where style triumphs over substance as it has long threatened to do in Anderson’s universe. Layered with artifice and narrated with novelistic intricacy, “Grand Budapest” is all surface and referential ambience, concerned with little but wearing where it’s been on its sleeve without having really been anywhere. A fictitious war in a fictitious country, “once the seat of an empire,” provides the setting for the convoluted tale of a hotel concierge (Ralph Fiennes’s Monsieur Gustave). Like many of Anderson’s protagonists, a man out of step with his day – elegant, perfumed, steeped in etiquette, possessed of a satirically antiquated dignity – Gustave embodies the faded glories of a bygone aristocratic era, and in the eyes of his protégé (newcomer Tony Revolori’s ‘lobby boy’ Zero Moustafa) represents “a faint glimmer of civili-
zation left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.” In 1932, as their home, “the Republic of Zubrowka” is threatened by a vaguely fascist foreign power, Gustave finds himself framed for murder. Pursued by a generically villainous Willem Dafoe, he teams up with Zero to clear his name and recover a priceless painting with a mysterious document hidden inside it. Ultimately, Gustave’s romantic epoch and their hotel – “too decadent for modern tastes, this charming old ruin” – are vanquished by a rising modern age of totalitarianism in a ham-handed metaphor for the 20th century. It’s a brisk, elaborately frolicsome caper/jailbreak/ murder mystery, which is also a meditation on friendship and betrayal in the twilight of an epoch, as well as Anderson’s most metanarrative essay yet on the art of storytelling. Alas, one of the things it isn’t, is funny, which is Anderson’s strong suit. Where his previous films made clever use of significant details to stage bittersweet little follies, this is his first film composed exclusively of “significant details,” so much so that none of it feels significant. As for the catastrophic traumas and ethnic differences that continue to shape the history of the real eastern Europe, little is said, though their aura is exploited to depict an exotic, mythical “Far East” of “the Continent,” an ahistorical hypostasis of Occident and Orient. The movie speaks with imperial assurance of a world it knows nothing of, and in spite of a couple classic, knowingly wry moments in the script (which themselves tend to a hyper-selfconsciousness bordering on self-caricature), Anderson’s trademark whimsical irony and precocious sass are too cartoonish and superficial for such grim themes.
Altogether, the director’s tone, far from supporting a film by itself, is far better suited to what he knows best – the quirky foibles of the narcissistic idle rich. Over and over the movie speaks a little too bluntly of itself, as when one character blurts “will someone tell us what the f *** is going on?!” during the second act, or later, when Zero exclaims that he can’t stop a speeding sled, “I can barely steer.” This is how the movie feels by then, a downhill chase, careening without direction or pause for thought on runners of manic self-importance. And of course, a cascade of symmetrical framings, taxidermy, ornate titles, daddy issues and increasingly uninteresting cameos by Anderson regulars – this is overreach, simply too much Anderson-isms for one movie. Indeed, he succeeds most when he least resembles himself, as in some unusual sequences set in a museum or the drab, half-deserted hotel of the communist-era frame story. To Anderson, eastern Europe itself is an “enchanting old ruin.” He banks on its atmosphere, but without a single point of contact with reality. Ironic that even as Arab Spring-esque waves of social unrest and military reaction spread in that region, American cinema should be projecting an image of it that is pure mood. Like Zero’s drawn-on moustache, everything is for show but never that funny, just light-heartedly inauthentic in a particularly inappropriate setting. Another uncomfortably explicit synecdoche occurs when Gustave is accused of being a “ruthless adventurer.” “Grand Budapest” itself is driven, ambitious, skillful, ingratiating and heartlessly exploitative. Like Gustave, it quotes poetry, but creates none of its own. Jan Dichter can be reached at jdichter@umass.edu.
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HBO’s ‘True Detective’ caps off its incredible first season You will fear the Yellow King By AlexAnDer FrAil Collegian Staff
The following article contains spoilers for Season 1 of “True Detective.” In “True Detective’s” riveting finale, we finally get our look at the longawaited Yellow King, the specter that has haunted detectives Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Hart (Woody Harrelson) for 17 years. The big reveal comes after seven tensely written and impeccably acted episodes that built otherworldly hype around the serial killer. Writer and creator Nic Pizzolatto saves his best script for last. “True Detective,” more an eightpart epic movie than a television series, gets better with each passing chapter. Pizzolatto and director Cary Joji Fukunaga capped off a groundbreaking midseason finale with the best episodes in the series. They deserve the lion’s share of credit for this success. Pizzolatto crafted an engrossing plot that was
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Michelle Monaghan as Detective Marty Hart’s wife. filled with nihilistic monologues and mystical cults. Fukunaga translated that story into a stylistic study of Louisiana’s shadowy underbelly. More props must go to Glenn Fleshler, who joins the cast in the penultimate episode as Errol Childress, also known as the Yellow King. Fleshler portrays Childress as a scarred enigma, a mentally unstable maniac who’s smart enough to elude capture for 17 years. He’s an unhinged Hannibal Lecter who has learned to operate in the shadows, and he’s Pizzolatto’s ultimate
ace in the hole. Even more haunting, he and Cohle had an amiable exchange back in ’95 at the height of the Dora Lange case. Childress fades into the woodwork, and anyone he passes completely discounts him as a menace. He’s the perfect villain for a Southern Gothic. Pizzolatto reserves the finale’s opening exclusively for a peek into Childress’ everyday life. Childress talks to his father’s tied-up corpse and keeps his mentally ill sister as a sex slave. Satanic drawings decorate the compound, scrawled in blood on
the walls. It’s an important frame for when Cohle pursues Childress through the mythical Carcosa, an underground maze of horrors littered with bones and piles of children’s clothes. Pizzolatto has proven himself a master of show, don’t tell, and with the look into Childress’ compound, he drives his point home in grisly fashion. It could have been a grave mistake to reserve so much time for a new character in the show’s 11th hour, but the finale never feels cluttered. In a way, Childress has been a character all along. The reveal provides the chance to see the evil we’ve been hearing about for so long. The chase through Carcosa makes for the show’s best scene, creepier than the Dora Lange crime scene and more thrilling than the midseason’s mayhem. As Cohle tracks Childress, the latter’s voice hisses at the detective in the underground maze. It’s a scene more frightening than any horror show has managed to create. Just as Cohle and Hart peel back the layers of Childress’s cult, the show slowly sheds light on our
detectives. Turns out, 1995’s fabled gunfight that rewards them with regional glory was little more than a lie to cover up Hart’s foolish blunder. With this scene, Fukunaga provides more evidence that he’s a master of style. I cringed when Hart finds captive children. I cringed even more when he impulsively shoots his suspect to death. We finally see the heroes’ falling out in 2002, which (somewhat disappointingly) was over Hart’s wife (Michelle Monaghan). Given the complexity of the rest of the show and its endless creativity, I would’ve liked a more original source of conflict. How many times have we seen a love triangle come between protagonists? Barring Hart’s quick recovery from an ax to the chest, Pizzolatto wisely toned down his characters’ invulnerability. Before the midseason, they were untouchable. Hart cheated on his wife and she kept him by her side, while Cohle was just too cool to get hurt. In 2002, Hart’s demons drag him down, while Cohle collapses and withers away. They finally find the straws that break their backs.
Both McConaughey and Harrelson deserve an Emmy for their performances. The final hospital scene is a beauty. Cohle’s speech about his daughter’s presence will have you shedding more than a few tears. Hart proves he is a true detective like his troubled partner. In the end, I have to give the most praise to the small names: Fukunaga, Fleshler and Pizzolatto. They load the final hours with style, terror and texture. Fukunaga, who cites David Lynch as an inspiration, proves he’s a director on the rise. If I ever need to cast a serial killer, I’m calling Fleshler. And Pizzolatto, who wrote every episode on his own, is a master of the written word. He crafts a beautiful and mesmerizing story. His concluding dialogue between Cohle and Hart eases the show to a graceful finish, a scene that echoes the tone of the preceding episodes. Together they stand, dim beacons of light enveloped in the dark of the night. Alex Frail can be reached at afrail@ umass.edu
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Notes from pro day Also participating in Tuesday’s pro day activities were seniors Anthony Dima, Galen Clemons,
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incoming recruits C.J. Anderson and Rashaan Holloway. Both are highly touted and are expected to make an impact on the program during their time at UMass. It remains to be seen if that impact begins immediately or if they’ll have to wait a year and let some other players move on. If there is one thing that is certain, there shouldn’t be a problem with depth on next year’s team. Kellogg may finally be blessed with a bench that will allow him to play up to 10 players a
game. But if there will be one thing missing from next year’s team, it will be the leadership that Williams, Putney and Carter had on and off the court. That impact simply cannot be replaced with the snap of a finger. So in the case of the 201415 Minutemen, some questions about what’s next in line may take longer to answer. Patrick Strohecker can be reached at pstrohec@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @P_Strohecker.
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he continued. “You gotta have a good head on your shoulders, you gotta be level headed and think more with your head and not with your emotions because every emotion in my body is telling me I should go out here and run and do the things I know I can do, but I’ve been advised and I made the mature, correct decision.”
NORTHWESTERN we could have moved the ball quicker.” Ferris, who leads UMass with 46 points for the season, finished Tuesday’s game with one assist and no shots on goal. The second half also opened up with a 3-0 Northwestern run, extending the Wildcats’ lead to 8-2 with 24:39 left to play. The Minutewomen finished the game with a 5-2 run behind goals from senior Tanner Guarino, junior Courtney McGrath, Rush (3) and senior Melissa Carelli. McMahon said that although “the execution was clearly lacking” for the majority of Tuesday’s
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Tom Brandt, Vance Barton, Colter Johnson, Ricardo Miller, Brandon Potvin and Justin Anderson. Players from Westfield State, American International College and Amherst College also worked out for scouts. Clemons, Dima and Anderson made their biggest impressions in the weight room, putting up 32, 31 and 31 reps, respectively, on the bench press. Nick Canelas can be reached at ncanelas@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @NickCanelas.
PHYSICALITY really kept us in it early on because they were firing away with a lot of shots and she definitely kept us in it.” However, Sam Rush said the large number of penalties did have an effect on the pacing of the game. “When the ball’s stopped and there’s a foul called, the momentum stops. Everyone’s walking around,” she said. “It really affects the momentum, makes the game pretty choppy, but if we could’ve had a more fluid game, who knows what would’ve happened, but I think we just didn’t play well enough
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today.” McGovern said coming out of a hard-fought game like this one will help the team as it approaches its first Atlantic 10 conference matchup. “I think it was something that was good, and something we can use moving forward,” she said. “You know, we’ve played against hard opponents, and that’ll help us with conference play.” Jesse Mayfield-Sheehan can be reached at jmayfield@umass.edu and can be followed on Twitter @ jgms88.
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“There were signs of us improving today by the way we played. We just couldn’t do that the whole game. ” UMass coach Angela McMahon game, she was encouraged by the late offensive success. “There were signs of us improving today by the way we played,” McMahon said. “We just couldn’t do that the whole game.” She also said it was a positive sign going forward as the team will open up Atlantic 10 play next week. “Our resiliency was great in terms of how we battled back and narrowed the gap
a little bit,” McMahon said. “I’m sure we’re going to face some more adversity with our tough conference schedule coming up and with targets on our back for that.” UMass will begin its A-10 play on Friday, April 4, when it hosts LaSalle at McGuirk Stadium. Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusano@umass.edu and can be followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.
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Minutewomen attack Erika Eipp (5) cradles the ball as multiple Northwestern defenders trail her.
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Will the Knicks be a fit for Jackson’s triangle? By Al IAnnAzone Newsday
Michael Jordan didn’t fully commit at first and needed some convincing, but Phil Jackson got through to him that fully embracing the triangle offense would make him a better player and a champion. The offense requires player and ball movement, trusting your teammates and your instincts, a high basketball IQ and reading and reacting to the defense. Jordan bought in, and the rest is NBA history. He led the Bulls to six championships and Jackson became arguably the greatest coach of all-time. “Michael Jordan had to make serious changes in his game, in his thinking, and actually in his being,” said Johnny Bach, an assistant coach for the first Bulls three-peat. “Michael in it found that he could make people better. He himself solved some features of it. He found different ways to attack.” Bach said Jordan would not have been a six-time champion if not for the triangle, also known as the triple-post offense. Tex Winter is the brains behind it and was an assistant with Jackson with the Bulls and
Lakers. The triangle helped Kobe Bryant win five rings and Shaquille O’Neal three with the Lakers. Jackson plans to bring the triangle to the Knicks. In his role as president, he won’t be coaching, but he will make sure whoever is on the sideline – and former Bull Steve Kerr is a name that keeps coming up – has complete knowledge of the offense and can teach it to the players. “Developing a system so that balls can move, passes are made and people make cuts and create open opportunities for teammates, these are things that are important to me,” Jackson said last week during his introductory news conference at Madison Square Garden. Bach, 89, said if Jackson wants someone to help teach it, he’s ready and willing. Some of Jackson’s other disciples and potential candidates to join the Knicks include Kurt Rambis, Ron Harper, Bill Cartwright and Brian Shaw. “I don’t think Phil would sign up for this task amid his 20 years of success of committing himself to the triangle to have it not be expressed fully with his mentorship or have a per-
son who has been a part of it,” said Rick Fox, a three-time champion under Jackson with the Lakers. “I agree with what Kobe said that he sees Phil getting the Knicks to a place where they are a full expression of his beliefs and his championship experiences, and that’s always having a form of the triangle, a form of a system of selfless basketball. “I think his willingness to pass that on through someone will be a gift to that person, but also a gift to the players and that organization.” The offense consists of a three-man triangle on one side of the court with a big man in the post, a player in the corner and one on the wing. On the other side, one player is at the top and the other on the weak-side wing. The players are interchangeable and having the right personnel is critical. When it’s run correctly, the triangle offense creates scoring opportunities for all five players on the court. It involves spacing, cutting, passing in and out of the post and reacting to the defense. There is a sequence and rhythm to it. It’s intricate, yet easy when the players fully under-
stand it. No plays have to be called in this free-flowing system, and when executed properly, its proponents believe it’s harmonic. “It’s a dance,” said Fox, who is a SiriusXM NBA Radio host and NBA TV analyst. “It’s a group dance and everyone’s moving in sync. When you see it, you just see something beautiful. You can’t explain it, but you know the people that are doing it know what they’re doing and they’re in support of each other while they’re doing it, and it’s beautiful. When people watch it and see it, it’s spiritual. It’s on another level. It’s nothing more gratifying than to be a part of something that’s selfless. Yet everyone feels a part of it and everyone is rewarded for their selflessness. “When we would flow up the floor, we’re constantly exploring the defense. That was the fun of it: knowing that everyone was orchestrating to stop us from doing something, they’re trying to stop actions. At the same time they’re only telling us what our next move is. We’re all going to move together because the five guys in front of us defensively are telling us exactly how to beat them.” Jackson will have
to find the right personnel with the Knicks, but Carmelo Anthony could flourish in it, playing the role of Jordan or Bryant. Amar’e Stoudemire, Iman Shumpert, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Pablo Prigioni would seem to fit it well; J.R. Smith would need some reining in to be effective. Bach said the offense also leads to proper positioning on defense if the players accept complete responsibility. In Jackson’s 11 championship seasons as coach, his teams finished in the top six in points eight times, in field-goal percentage five times and in fewest points allowed seven times. The triangle has its detractors, though. Some teams may use principles of it, but few NBA teams run it. The Spurs are one of the few that have “a system.” The triangle is used more in the college game, and particularly on the women’s side. In the NBA now, isolation and screen-and-roll are the most popular plays. “Right after the national anthem is played, screenroll begins,” Bach said. “Almost every team now runs screen rolls.” Fox believes the NBA has gone away from the triangle because many own-
ers and general managers aren’t patient enough to wait for the development of a system or players. It’s a star’s league; teams are looking for the next Big Three to match the Heat’s LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Bach said fewer coaches are giving the triangle the proper attention and thus the players aren’t fully grasping the ins-andouts and nuances the way Jackson’s Bulls and Lakers did. “The parts fit when you teach the skills necessary to play that offense,” Bach said. “I’ve seen some of my best friends lose their jobs over it. They expect instant success. They say ‘the triangle,’ but it’s a hell of a lot more than a triangle. Are there triangles in the offense? Yes. But you have to get into them. You have to get out of them. Your team has to be able to play defense from this offense. “They’re looking for it like it’s a bottle of aspirin and this is going to solve all my damn headaches. Not so. You have to do an awful lot of basic teaching, and you better have personnel that want a five-man game.”
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UMass commits 44 fouls in loss to NW By Jesse Mayfield-sheehan Collegian Staff
When two powerful teams meet, the level of competition gets intense. And with that level of intensity comes rougher and more physical play. That physicality was reflected in Tuesday night’s matchup between the No. 10 Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team and No. 7 Northwestern. The Minutewomen (9-1) committed a whopping 44 fouls, more than double the 21 fouls per game they commit on average, in their 10-6 loss to the Wildcats (5-3, 1-1 American Lacrosse Conference), while Northwestern added 18 more. “That’s something that you expect when you go up against two good teams,” Kelsey McGovern said. “Both teams, us and them, going very hard all the time.” In addition to the normal fouls a total of seven yellow cards were handed out during the game – four to UMass and three to the Wildcats. Minutewoman coach Angela McMahon said the game was called pretty tightly, but felt the high number of foul calls didn’t have too big of an impact on the outcome of the game. “We need to play a little bit more disciplined, especially with some of our checking,” she said. “But at the end of the day, we were able to still get the ball back and have plenty of opportunities to score.” While Northwestern got seven opportunities for free position shots compared to the Minutewomen’s two, the Wildcats only converted on two of them, due in large part to strong goaltending from Rachel Vallarelli (eight saves). “Rachel had a couple great saves,” McMahon said. “(She) see
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UMass’ Kate Farnham (14) chases Northwestern midfielder Kat DeRonda (4) during the Minutewomen’s 10-6 loss to Northwestern.
Wildcats top UMass in evening tilt By anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff
“At the end of the day, we just didn’t execute when we needed to. ”
In the No. 10 Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team’s first UMass coach nine games of the season, the Angela McMahon Minutewomen found themselves behind on the scoreboard for a we just didn’t finish it and that’s minutes, 45 seconds left to play in combined total of 15 minutes en something that we’re going to the first half. route to a 9-0 start. need to do going forward.” Rush, the team leader in goals, However, Tuesday The 10 goals tallied another score with 5:51 left night’s game against allowed on Tuesday the first half, but the Wildcats NW 10 were the most allowed in No. 7 Northwestern struck two more times and held (5-3) was a different by UMass all season, a 5-2 advantage at the half, which UMass 6 as the Wildcats put 20 was UMass’ first halftime deficit story as UMass (9-1) found itself trailing less shots on goal. of the season. than two minutes into “I think they’re After the game, Rush credthe game, as the Wildcats cruised a really good team at exploiting ited Northwestern’s “high-presto an easy 10-6 victory at McGuirk our weaknesses,” senior defendsure defense” with limiting the Stadium. er Kelsey McGovern said. “They Minutewomen’s – and in particuThe loss was the 12th straight moved the ball pretty well and lar, senior attacker Katie Ferris’ defeat suffered at the hands of everyone is a threat on offense.” – scoring opportunities. Northwestern and it also snapped Northwestern opened up with “(Ferris) was getting facethe Minutewomen’s 31-game win- a 3-0 lead in the game’s first 15 guarded, so with her pretty much ning streak at home. minutes behind goals by Christy out of the game, I don’t think we “At the end of the day, we just Turner, Kat DeRonda and Kara adjusted well enough to put points didn’t execute when we needed to,” Mupo. Sam Rush finally put the on the board,” Rush said. “I wish UMass coach Angela McMahon Minutewomen on the board with said. “We had the looks there, but her 31st goal of the season with 13 see NORTHWESTERN on page 7
bruptness can be an empty feeling, and it leaves you wondering a lot of things. Last Friday, the Massachusetts men’s basketball team’s memorable season came to an abrupt end. That’s the downfall to making the NCAA Tournament. Lost amongst all the celebrations of being selected into the field of 68 is the idea that the next game could potentially wind up being the last. As the UMass players, coaches and fans slowly Patrick watched the Strohecker final seconds of its season tick away in a lopsided 86-67 loss to Tennessee in the second round of the tournament, that empty feeling was replaced with sadness. It will take time to get over that feeling because this season was set up to be so much more. But, when that feeling subsides in the coming weeks, the only thing to do is look forward to next season. But what does next season have in store for the Minutemen? Well, to start, seniors Chaz Williams, Sampson Carter and Raphiael Putney won’t be back. A shot at playing professional basketball somewhere is possible for the three. But when it comes to playing college basketball, that part of their lives is over. However, there won’t be any shortage in leadership coming back from Derrick Gordon and Cady Lalanne. The two will return as the unquestionable leaders from this year’s team, both starting in all 33 games. But after them, that’s where the questions begin. Sophomore Trey Davis and junior Maxie Esho showed glimpses of brilliance this season, but it’s still up in the air about how well their games can transfer from key role players see
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Blanchflower sits as UM holds NFL pro day Seniors work out in front of 21 scouts By niCk Canelas Collegian Staff
Rob Blanchflower has spent most of the last eight months watching. In August, he watched as the Massachusetts football team – the one he was supposed to lead as senior captain – prepared for its 2013 season in training camp. He then watched as the Minutemen were blown out in their first three games of the season. After playing in the next five games, Blanchflower again watched as UMass was crushed by Northern Illinois on Nov. 2, and then watched the Minutemen lose what were supposed to be the final two games of his collegiate career. Blanchflower went to Mobile, Ala., for the 2014 Senior Bowl in January and to Indianapolis for the NFL combine. But once again, he just watched. On Tuesday, it was more
of the same at UMass’ annual pro day at McGuirk Stadium as Blanchflower continued his lengthy recovery from a bilateral sports hernia that has spoiled what was supposed to be a memorable senior year by sitting out the event under the advice of doctors, agents and coaches. “It’s killing me. I’d love to be out there,” said Blanchflower, who will have a private workout on April 23. “I know what I have to offer and what I can do physically and I just don’t have the opportunity to fall on it yet. I’m looking forward to the day that comes that I can show what I’ve got.” Blanchflower missed six games last season due to injury, but still finished as the program’s all-time leader in career receiving yards for a tight end with 1,164, passing UMass Hall of Famer and AllAmerican Milt Morin in his final game on Nov. 16. While Blanchflower couldn’t perform for the 21
NFL scouts in attendance on Tuesday, he’s confident that what he’s shown on film the last four years is enough to get him noticed by coaches across the league by the NFL Draft from May 8-10. “I want to be a professional football player,” he said. “I don’t want to be a professional 40 runner or weight lifter, so at the end of the day you can bench as much as you want or run as fast as you can in the 40, but if you can’t beat oneon-one coverage, or block a guy one-on-one or get open and catch the ball then you’re not worth anything to (teams). “It’s not just 40 and bench press. That stuff gets glorified and put on TV, but I think anyone who knows anything about football knows that stuff doesn’t really matter.” Blanchflower later added: “It’s frustrating and not the most positive thing not being able to perform here, but I think at the end of the day teams know what I have to offer.
They’ve seen the film. I’ve been playing for four years at the Division I level. I think film doesn’t lie.” Fo r t u n a t e l y for Blanchflower, this year’s draft is two weeks later than in the past, which buys the tight end more time to recover and hold his individual workout, where he will perform the standard bench press, 40-yard dash and other agility drills to send to scouts. “That’s definitely a blessing,” Blanchflower said. “People always say the negative thing like, ‘That’s the worst. It’s terrible timing. You can’t do this, that and the other thing.’ I just look at it like thank God the draft got pushed back a couple weeks because I know I’m gonna be ready at that point. “You gotta look at the glass half full, because if you’re a negative person, if you’re a pessimist, you’re not gonna make it in the NFL, one of the most competitive business environments in the world,” see
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Rob Blanchflower (87) missed six games this past season due to a hip injury.