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Former student accused of rape will stand trial Jury selection to begin this morning By anthony chiuSano Collegian Staff

The trial of Longmeadow Native Patrick Durocher, a former University of Massachusetts student accused of raping a female student on campus in 2013, will begin today.

Durocher, 20, has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated rape, kidnapping and

assault and battery. His trial is expected to last about a week, per the report.

No longer a student at the University, Durocher was reported to have allegedly raped a 19-year-old female student on Sept. 2, 2013 – the first week of his freshman year at UMass.

According to court documents, Durocher approached the female in the early hours that night and allegedly raped her on the Campus Center lawn. Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Jennifer H.

Suhl, the prosecutor in the case, added that Durocher “strangled her, held her against her will and raped her on an open grass area on the UMass campus until bystanders intervened,” according to a MassLive report.

These bystanders reportedly told police that they witnessed Durocher on top of the female and that she was unconscious.

A separate MassLive report from last week said testimony will be introduced that indicates both the woman

and Durocher were extremely intoxicated that night.

Durocher’s lawyer, Vincent Bongiorni of Springfield, and prosecutor Jennifer H. Suhl appeared in court last week as a part of a pre-trial hearing.

Durocher has been freed on $10,000 bail along with a GPS monitoring condition, according to MassLive. Jury selection will begin Tuesday morning.

Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusano@umass.edu.

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The alleged assault took place outside the Campus Center.

UMPD’s sexual assault alert faces criticism

WMUA forges ahead

Police plan to change policies

By Patricia LeBoeuF Collegian Staff

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WMUA will implement new guidelines that limit community member programming, introduce a new station manual and expand its board of directors.

Station sets new policies amid turmoil

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o matter what day of the year or hour of the day, students and community members within 25 miles of Amherst can tune in to WMUA, the radio voice of the University of Massachusetts.

A staple in the Pioneer Valley for more than 65 years, the station has experienced massive growth to become one of the largest student organizations on campus, broadcasting an eclectic mixture of music, news programs and live sporting events.

Recently, however, the station has faced criticism from community members due to planned structural changes that UMass administrators announced in December. The decision to restructure came after an external review of WMUA was conducted by a four-person team of media advisors.

One advisor, Gregory Adamo, an associate professor in the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University in Baltimore, said that he and the team suggested WMUA expand its board of directors, rewrite its manual and limit community programming to 24 hours per week, which the station plans to do starting this spring. He also suggested the University hire a fulltime advisor to assist the students.

In particular, the deci-

sion to limit community programming has sparked a rift between students and community members, who feel their influence is being restricted.

Some community members, which are non-student members of the station, asked for a University investigation into the Vice Chancellor’s office in response to the decision to restructure the station.

A petition that has more than 2,300 signatures is also circulating online to “Keep Polkas Alive” at the station, which significantly reduced its weekend polka programming this spring. The station’s polka programming was wellreceived within the Pioneer Valley, as was “Focus,” a 50-year-old public affairs show that was also cancelled.

But Adamo believes the changes will be to WMUA’s benefit.

“Students should be a priority,” Adamo said in a phone interview. “I’ve always been convinced that college radio stations should be studentcentered … I think the students will get a better experience through more decision making and the radio station will operate more smoothly.”

Growth over the years Since WMUA was first formed back in 1948 it has experienced several significant changes. It all began when World War II veterans returned to UMass to earn their education under the

In response to criticism regarding a crime alert email for an on-campus sexual assault that occurred Dec. 11, the University of Massachusetts Police Department plans to examine its practices regarding sexual assault crime alerts.

Liana Ascolese, a senior political science major who sent an email to the UMPD expressing her concerns with the Dec. 11 crime alert, criticized what she said was victim-blaming wording of the UMPD’s alert via email and social media.

“I understand that the purpose of sending the email was to inform people that a crime had occurred,” she said. “But I think some of the little safety tips that they put on the end misunderstand sexual assault and why it occurs … there’s this issue

of power and male entitlement and what consent means,” she said.

According to the National Institute of Justice, which is an agency of the United States Department of Justice, about 85 to 90 percent of sexual assaults reported by college women are perpetrated by someone known to the victim.

The wording of the tips at the end of the email put the onus to prevent assaults on victims instead of perpetrators, she said.

“If I had survived an assault and I had received that email, I would have read that as, these people who are supposed to protect me are saying that I should have done more to protect myself,” she said.

Ascolese said that she was encouraged to send the email to the UMPD after her post about her concerns on Facebook received over 100 likes.

The police department first learned about see

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Community members have asked UMass to investigate the recent changes at the station.

GI bill. Many had extensive radio knowledge and decided to come together to operate a station on the fifth floor of South College.

WMUA officially launched on Nov. 21, 1948, broadcasting at 650 AM according to a UMass press release. In 1952, the station moved to 91.1 on the FM dial, making WMUA one of the first college-run, non-commercial FM radio stations in New England.

Since then, WMUA has been operated out of Marston Hall and then the basement of the Campus Center, where it currently resides in the Scott J. Bacherman Broadcast Center.

According to the press release, the center was named after a UMass alumnus who served as WMUA’s program director from 1973 to 1975. It was under Bacherman’s lead-

ership that WMUA instituted 24-hour operation with paid management staff.

Even after his death in 2002, Bacherman’s family and friends continued to help shape WMUA into what it is today by funding its remodeling, according to General Manager Andrew DesRochers. The station’s annual budget of more than $100,000 is derived primarily from the Student Government Association, along with selling ad space and donations received throughout the year and from an annual fund drive.

Following renovations that were completed last year, WMUA gained the most up-to-date equipment that DesRochers likened to the equipment used by very wellsee

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Six reported in last months of 2016

By Stuart FoSter Collegian Staff

In November, two crime alerts were sent out to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst student body, informing them of separate reports of armed robbery which had took place twelve days apart.

In both cases, one at the Puffton Village and the other at Brandywine Apartments, a gun was alleged to have been shown during the encounter.

Those two incidents are part of a larger surge in armed robberies in Amherst, which has seen six armed robberies reported since Nov. 6 through Dec. 21. In addi-

tion to the armed robberies students were notified of in the November crime alerts, two armed robberies were reported at the Boulders and Southpoint Apartments each.

“Armed ro bb e ries are not common in Amherst and having the amount that we’ve seen in the past two months is much higher than we’ve seen in the past,” said Jennifer Gundersen, captain of administration at the Amherst Police Department.

Before Nov. 6, only one armed robbery in Amherst had been reported in 2015, Gundersen said.

Gundersen said the armed robbery reported at Brandywine Apartments was different in nature from the other ones reported, which she see

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Sober Xpress looks to bring UMass seeks to increase safe transportation to Amherst diversity through outreach UConn business plans to expand

By Morgan HugHes Collegian Correspondent When Lance Graziano was a freshman at the University of Connecticut, he picked up on something about the streets of the area surrounding the campus on weekends.

“I noticed a ton of people that were just walking in the street and on the side of the road,” Graziano, 22, explained. “These two girls went to the end of the road and asked me to stop and drive them home. I drove them home, they gave me a few bucks for driving them.”

Graziano then decided to go back and forth, figuring that other people would need safe rides home as well.

The simple favor he offered in 2012 spawned the idea for his company, Sober XPress.

Anyone in the community in and around UConn can call the Sober XPress number and request a safe ride home from wherever they are.

Graziano plans to expand Sober XPress to other campuses around the country, starting with the University of Massachusetts and the University of Rhode Island this fall. He hopes the company will expand to be more than just a weekend service, offering rides at any point in any weekday.

The company started with a group of volunteers in an office next to Graziano’s apartment, taking phone calls and coordinating drivers for people in need of a ride on Fridays and Saturdays.

The fee used to be per per-

son, but Graziano decided to change it to charge similarly to a taxi service, with fees per mile and per minute. This cost, Graziano notes, will be “something like 60 percent cheaper than a standard taxi service.”

“Our goal is to make a world where college students, especially at universities that are kind of out there (rural), eventually don’t need a car at all to get anywhere,” he said.

Andrew DesRochers, a senior at UMass majoring in business administration, is interested to see how a company like Sober XPress would compete with Uber and Lyft in the Pioneer Valley.

“I think it is awesome seeing students using business as a vehicle for social change,” DesRochers said.

“I'm interested to see how the company plans to reach enough volunteers to meet demand when potential volunteers could just as easily work for a different ride service such as Uber or Lyft where they could make a guaranteed profit for completing the same task.”

Jonny Zackman, a freshman at UMass majoring in middle eastern studies, said he is in favor of a company that values safety so extensively.

“I have not heard of any other car service that directs its goal toward the individual so extensively,” he said. “The downside to such a business being brought onto campus is exceedingly nothing.”

“Our goal is to keep the community safe,” Graziano noted. Sober XPress tries to keep its prices low and drivers available in order to compete with other rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft.

Sober XPress only hires students as its drivers to keep it “relatable” and maintain “the closeness of the community,” Graziano said. “We’re all a community, so you’ll get drivers who drive people who are in their classes … you’ll have all these connections that people make by the end of the night.”

Students go through a fivestep process to be cleared to drive for Sober XPress, including a background check, an interview, a road test, vehicle inspection and practice rides with customers and current drivers.

“It is something you totally need training to do, it’s not something you can just go out and do,” Graziano said.

Graziano said that University officials at UConn support his company and its mission.

“We work closely with the university police department,” he said. “We’re helping them do the job of keeping the streets safe. It’s nice to see those folks get behind us on this.”

Graziano says Sober Xpress is developing a smartphone app that will make it stand out from other rideshare companies, with new features such as being able to schedule a ride up to a week in advance, as well as a “home base” button that takes you home on demand with just one click.

“We have so many ideas and so many features we’re going to be rolling out with.

It’s going to be very exciting,” Graziano added.

Morgan Hughes can be reached at mahughes@umass.edu.

By stuart Foster Collegian Staff

Administrators at the University of Massachusetts say they hope to increase the amount of racially underrepresented students attending UMass with an increased focus on outreach to communities across the Massachusetts.

The issue of diversity in underrepresented students at UMass became a topic of focus on campus after UMass hosted Listening and Answering sessions about on-campus diversity issues in November, where students had opportunities to voice their concerns and receive answers from administrators.

Currently, approximately four percent of the UMass undergraduate population is African-American, compared to the 8.3 percent of Massachusetts residents who are African-American Roughly six percent of UMass undergraduates are Latino, compared to the 10.8 percent of people living in Massachusetts who are Latino.

Students were disappointed with the amount of outreach done by UMass in nearby cities with high populations of underrepresented groups, such as Springfield and Holyoke, and voiced these concerns at the forums. Leykia Brill, the assistant provost for diversity at UMass, said that the University had begun to develop ways to contact high schools in these areas regularly.

“What I meant by that specifically was developing our contact base with any-

body who might be interested in helping us find students who want to go to the University,” Brill said. “So we have folks we can go to when we’re ready to start developing programmatic things for their students” Brill also outlined traditional methods UMass is using to increase outreach to underrepresented student groups, such as hosting college fairs and sponsoring workshops about different elements of the college application process, such as financial aid and essay writing.

“We are doing outreach in our local community and also across the state,” Brill said. “We’ve been working pretty hard to sponsor some partnerships with different community-based organizations and schools that will have a majority of the population that we want to target.”

Brill’s position of assistant provost for diversity was created last May in order to increase on campus diversity and to help develop a more inclusive campus community.

Jim Roche, the associate provost for Enrollment Management at UMass, said that having an assistant provost for diversity issues helps other UMass administrators maintain focus on diversity issues.

“I have great hope the work she is doing will help us increase those numbers pretty dramatically over the next couple of years,” Roche said.

Roche also noted that the amount of students receiving federal Pell Grants at

UMass Amherst, including those belonging to underrepresented groups, had dropped slightly from 25 percent to 23 percent of entering freshmen.

Roche said that the growth in the pool of applicants to UMass and an increase in the academic profile of the pool that occurred, statistically, often results in a decrease in the percentage of applicants receiving Pell Grants.

“We recognize that as a state university it’s important to get folks on campus,” Roche said. “Not only those who can afford everything but also those who may not as easily and as readily be able to pay the bills as much as other students.”

On the topic of the University’s retention of students of color, Roche said that while underrepresented students at UMass appear to be retained and graduated at a lower rate, students who share similar academic entering qualifications are retained and graduated at the same rate regardless of racial background.

Roche said that the “tremendous competition to yield underrepresented students” possessing high entering qualifications with other universities resulted in UMass appearing to graduate underrepresented students at a lower rate.

“We enroll proportionally more underrepresented students in the lower and middle quintiles than in the upper and middle quintiles,” Roche said.

Stuart Foster can be reached at stuartfoster@umass.edu or followed on Twitter @Stuart_C_Foster.

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Study finds HPV, pregnancy more likely after taking abstinence pledge UM professor main author of report

By Stuart FoSter Collegian Staff

A study led by an a s s o c i at e p ro f e s s o r at the University of Massachusetts, has found that rates of Human papillomavirus and unplanned pregnancy are higher in sexually active women who took a pledge of abstinence than those who did not.

Anthony Paik, who is an associate professor of sociology at UMass, was the lead author of the report, entitled “Broken Promises: Abstinence Pledging and Sexual and Reproductive Health.”

“What we found was that among the women who broke the pledges, they actually had a higher chance of getting HPV,” Paik said. “Pledgers who became sexually active were at a greater risk of having an unwanted pregnancy compared to nonpledgers.”

The study was based on interviews with more than

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3,000 teenage girls conducted from 1994 to 1995 by the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. The women were then interviewed about a decade later, after they had made the transition to adulthood.

Paik said the women whose interviews were used in the study were representative of the overall American population, with the interviews being conducted throughout the country.

The study found that girls who received sexual education focused primarily on the importance of abstinence from sex, of which making a pledge to abstain from premarital sex is often central, were less likely to understand the effectiveness of contraceptives and were more likely to have premarital sex explained to them as a form of failure.

Because of this, pledgees who became sexually active were less likely to manage the risks of unprotected sex with contraceptives or to start a conversation about taking sexual precautions with

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Ascolese’s concerns through social media, said Patrick Archbald, deputy chief of administration for the UMPD. The UMPD read her email soon after it was sent on Dec. 18, he said.

Archbald spoke with the department’s lieutenant who oversees compliance of the Clery Act, a federal law that requires disclosure of certain campus crimes, and the two determined that the detail regarding how the victim was assaulted should not have been released.

The email alerts are written by various staff members depending on who is on duty. At a minimum, two members of the command staff are required to review alerts, Archbald said.

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their partners, the study said.

Abstinence-only sexual education focuses on abstaining from premarital sexual activity as the only way to ensure the prevention of contracting STIs and unwanted pregnancies.

Paik said that the study examined the rate of HPV infection, a common sexually transmitted infection which can cause genital warts and forms of cancer, amongst the women whose interviews were read because the vaccine had not been introduced at the time of the interviews, so it would show up when tested for in the study.

“HPV is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection,” Paik said. “It gives you a good sense of who’s at risk for getting an STI.” Paik said that he was very familiar with the topic from before leading the study, having written about the relationship between abstinence-only sexual education and STI rates during the height of its’ federal funding under the Bush Administration.

Paik said that the question of whether abstinence-only education led to better or worse health outcomes was often raised during this period and that his study was an attempt to help determine whether it led to different health outcomes.

“Our study gives a little bit of a window to that question,” he said. “What we are finding is that if they take the pledge and break it they end up having worse health outcomes.”

While Paik said that the Obama Administration defunded the vast majority of abstinence-only sexual education supported at the federal level, it remains very prominent at state and local levels, as 25 states require abstinence be stressed in public sexual education.

Paik added that federal funding for abstinenceonly sexual education could return in the future, if a President who supports such measures is elected.

Stuart Foster can be reached at stuartfoster@umass.edu.

tenant reviewed this alert before it was sent out.

“It did not raise any concerns for me at the time, but once it was raised, I understood what the student was saying, and we’re going to correct that going forward,” he said.

Ascolese’s friend Katie Bonica, a senior nursing major, was also angered by the wording of the email.

“It didn’t say anything like… ‘(The UMPD) will be vigilant. We will have more cops on campus because its finals week and more people are out late.’ It’s infuriating to me.” she said.

Archbald said the department does plan on changing the tips, which he said have been included in alert emails and on the department’s website for many

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“I think the student had a good point, that some of the tips are very victimcentric,” he said. “I think, going forward, we’ll take a closer look at our tips.”

The UMPD has made adjustments to its information on sexual assault on its website, said Archbald. For example, the department’s web page on sexual assault, rape prevention, reporting and counseling now explicitly states that sexual assault and rape are “never the fault of the victim,” he said. Some of the 25 bullet point tips on that page are based on the department’s research of other college police department websites, he said.

The department is also considering providing a

link to the full list of tips on its website in alert emails to ensure that the department is sharing all the information it can, said Archbald in an email.

The investigation into the Dec. 11 assault is ongoing. The office has received tips through the website and anonymous tip lines, Archbald said.

Of the UMPD’s 60 police officers, over 30 are trained sexual assault investigators, he said.

“With every officer we train, we’re increasing the likelihood that the victim is getting the best services they can, so that’s why we do it,” he said.

Patricia LeBoeuf can be reached at patricialebo@umass.edu.

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Gundersen said the Amherst Police Department is looking at whether the reported armed robberies are connected... said were similar.

“That was a home invasion, where we think they entered that particular apartment for a reason,” she said.

“The other five that occurred were all outside,” she added.

Each of the armed robbery cases were described as an ongoing investigation by Gundersen, who said that a 17 year old Amherst man was arrested at one of the scenes.

She added that two additional men have been charged and are awaiting arraignment.

“We do anticipate additional criminal charges on some of the other cases,” she said.

On Dec. 15 Terrel Phok, a 19 year old Amherst resident, was placed under arrest following a month long investigation into the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man on Dec. 3.

Gundersen said the Amherst Police Department is looking at whether the reported armed robberies are con-

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nected and that the APD does not currently have enough information to determine whether there is a possible social explanation for the increase in armed robberies.

Gundersen said that Amherst residents should always be aware of their surroundings and that individuals in south Amherst, where four of the armed robberies were reported, should be especially vigilant.

Gundersen compared the sudden increase in armed robberies in Amherst to burglaries, which she said occurred cyclically.

Gundersen said that two to six burglaries could often occur in a short period of time, followed by long stretches where none are reported.

“They do tend to cluster,” she said.

Stuart Foster can be reached at stuartfoster@umass.edu.

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known, professional radio stations like National Public Radio.

DesRochers said in a phone interview that WMUA aims to have the highestcaliber facilities possible, “so if someone does land in a broadcast position after they graduate, they will instantly know how to operate” the technology.

According to both DesRochers and Chauvin, many of the students involved in WMUA are journalism or communications majors who enjoy complementing what they are studying. However, many others come from very diverse majors.

“We have people from all over campus who are interested in producing content for us,” said DesRochers.

“We have people from the sciences and from the arts. It’s a very interesting blend of people that are coming together through the station.”

Currently, WMUA is led by four executive members, like DesRochers and Chauvin, and 11 department directors. Between DJs and all of the people who help out at WMUA events, DesRochers estimates there are upwards of 75 unpaid regular volunteers, a group made up of both students and community members.

Chauvin’s position as programmer requires that they fill a semester’s schedule of roughly 100 show slots.

Interest in WMUA has been so high, Chauvin says, that the schedule is 100 percent full for the spring semester without having to include any automated programming, something that hasn’t happened in roughly a decade.

Additionally, each semester WMUA holds DJ training seminars. Last semester’s turnout of about 100 participants was the largest the station has ever seen.

“Think about that,” Chauvin said. “One semester of graduated DJs would fill an entire schedule.”

The future With such an overwhelming number of students eager to work with WMUA, DesRochers and Chauvin hope the station’s restructuring will allow for more student involvement. Other college radio stations – such as WHUS at the University of Connecticut and WRIU at the University of Rhode Island

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– operate a second, separate radio stream entirely online in order to accommodate growing numbers of DJs. WMUA said in December it will begin to implement its programming changes in January and is in the process of writing a new station manual. These changes have faced criticism – hosts of “Focus” used airtime during its final show Sunday to question the decisions by student leadership – and some long-time members have publicly questioned the station’s future.

Despite the recent controversy surrounding WMUA, Chauvin looks to bring positive energy into the station and focus on what they anticipate will be a bright future.

“I see us being known for good things, and not this generation of department directors being known as the people who dismantled WMUA,” Chauvin said. “There are good things ahead, people just need for look for them.”

WMUA received its first award last year from the College Media Journal, which DesRochers likened to the “college radio form of Billboard.” The station won the “Small station, big idea” award and was nominated in the “Most creative” category.

Chauvin also looks forward to WMUA’s intensified concert schedule, which includes the upcoming Valentine’s Day concert featuring Eskimeaux, Told Slant and Florist. While in the past WMUA only put on one large show each year, last semester alone the station organized three concerts, something that DesRochers aims to continue in semesters to come.

DesRochers described his goals for the station going forward as being two-fold.

“The first is to increase our brand reputation as being a top college radio station in the area,” he said. “Second is to continue to foster an environment where students feel welcome coming in and learning and growing as the future broadcast representatives not only on campus but in our nation.”

Chauvin added that one of their goals is to “create a safe space for people to come in and share their art or whatever work they feel comfortable creating.”

Shelby Ashline can be reached at sashline@umass.edu.

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UMassFive offers unique banking plan Admin, students to meet over petition

By ShElBy aShlinE Collegian Staff

Walking between the Student Union and the Campus Center, many students pass by the UMassFive College Federal Credit Union each day without a second thought. Unlike the new Amazon @ UMass store next to it, UMassFive seems to have been there all along and has blended into the Campus Center’s natural environment.

Yet, to 1,500 undergraduates and 1,100 graduate students at the University of Massachusetts, UMassFive is their bank of choice, providing a banking experience completely unique to that offered by other institutions that abound in the Amherst area.

According to Kathy Hutchinson, president and CEO of UMassFive, what sets UMassFive apart is its structure as a cooperative credit union whereby each member is essentially an owner of the institution.

“What that means is when you join, you have a share in the credit union – in our case, it’s a $5 savings account – and you have a vote for the board of directors,” Hutchinson said. “The board of directors then sets the general direction of the credit union, so it is truly democratically controlled in that respect.”

Any member in good standing can run to be on the nine-member board, which currently includes six men and three women, thus giving them a chance to become more involved in UMassFive’s leadership. Meeting monthly, the board sets the credit union’s business plan and approves the financial budget, with Hutchinson reporting to them for direction.

Hutchinson believes UMassFive’s unique structure changes the motivation of its workers, like herself, who she says are truly focused on the best interest of the credit union’s owners – the account holders.

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The UMassFive College Federal Credit Union treats each member of the bank as a partial owner of the institution.

When UMassFive was founded as a one-room operation on campus back in 1967, it was intended to be used solely by UMass employees and their immediate family members. However, by 1971, the other Five Colleges – Hampshire, Amherst, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges – were added to the field of membership, and it has only continued to grow.

“Over time, we’ve added groups that we think complement that original kind of core group of the Five Colleges,” Hutchinson said.

Eligible individuals include employees of various organizations like libraries, schools, police offices and town halls.

Student membership through UMassFive was not made possible until 1996, when it merged with one of the first student-run credit unions in the country that had also formed at UMass.

“That was when we really started to focus on not only the employees of the Five Colleges,” Hutchinson said.

“We felt very strongly then and still do that that’s part of our future as a credit union and that we have products and services that very much, hopefully, speak to the younger generation and that we can

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The UMassFive Credit Union is open to students and alumni members. make a difference for them as well.”

She added that members of UMassFive benefit from better rates, lower fees and decisions that are made with the member in mind.

While membership has swelled to amass 35,000 account holders today, students and employees of UMass and the other Five Colleges continue to hold the majority.

There are now five branches located in the UMass Campus Center, Hadley, Northampton, on the UMass Worcester campus and at the Mercy Medical Center in Springfield.

UMassFive ATMs can also be found at Amherst, Hampshire and Mount Holyoke Colleges.

UMassFive has also invested in online banking and “shared branching” in order to increase convenience for members. Through the CO-OP Shared Branching Network, members of UMassFive have access to the teller services of over 5,000 credit union branches nationwide.

Hutchinson encourages those who are eligible and interested in banking with UMassFive to visit one of the five branches or submit an online membership application by going to the UMass Five website.

Shelby Ashline can be reached at sashline@umass.edu.

Flint crisis clouds Mich. governor Snyder’s State of the State address

By Paul Egan Detroit Free Press LANSING, Mich. — Last year at this time, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was boasting about the state's financial accomplishments, toying with a presidential run, and delivering a State of the State address that said his administration would ensure all Michigan residents could be pulled along

by Michigan's "river of opportunity."

But as Snyder prepares to deliver his sixth State of the State address on Tuesday, his political capital has plummeted, the state is grappling with what could be a billion-dollar mistake with incalculable consequences for human lives, and his river analogy is particularly unfortunate in light of a state-appointed emergency manager's 2014 decision to save money by temporarily drawing Flint's drinking water from the polluted and corrosive Flint River. That move, followed by other state errors, has

led to a public health crisis, allegations of a state government cover-up, and Saturday's declaration of a federal emergency in Flint

by President Barack Obama.

Amid calls for his resignation, stunning vitriol directed at him through social media and protests planned outside his Ann Arbor home Monday and in front of the Capitol on Tuesday, Snyder will deliver one of the most closely watched State of the State addresses in Michigan history.

"I can't think of another governor that really had this level of crisis at a State of the State," said Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a veteran Lansing public relations and crisis communications consultant and CEO of Truscott Rossman.

"It's probably the most important speech he will give in his entire public career."

Ideally, Snyder would invite to the address some of the heroes who helped

expose the lead-contamination crisis, such as pediatrician Dr. Mona HannaAttisha of Hurley Children's Hospital and drinking water researcher Marc Edwards of Virginia Tech, RossmanMcKinney said. He should publicly acknowledge them and thank them for forcing action by his administration, she said.

Dennis Muchmore, Snyder's outgoing chief of staff, said Friday he expects the Republican governor will confront the lead contamination of Flint's drinking water early and prominently in his address, setting out a comprehensive plan for addressing not only the health-related issues in Flint, but the infrastructure problems there and in other cities around the state.

Snyder has publicly apologized for the state's role in the catastrophe. But given the fact complaints about the taste, smell and appearance of Flint's drinking water began shortly after the switch in April 2014 and

continued for 18 months, many citizens aren't buying Snyder's claim that he wasn't aware of the seriousness of the health issue until about Oct. 1 of this year.

"Were they getting their information from Pluto?" asked Mark Grudt, a Livonia resident who works in construction as a remodeler.

"We've known there's a problem in Flint for over a year," and "had this been an affluent community, it wouldn't have gotten this far."

The fact the contamination happened while Flint was under a state emergency manager also vaults the scandal beyond contaminated water, calling into question broader policies of the Snyder administration.

Michigan voters used a referendum to reject a toughened emergency manager law Snyder pushed through the Legislature in 2011, only to see the governor sign a similar – but referendumproof – bill that lawmakers quickly passed in 2012.

Nearly 1,500 people signed a petition last Nov. asking for better communication from the University of Massachusetts athletic department and for more resources for club sports on campus. As the new semester opens this week, plans are being made for a meeting between the administration and students responsible for the petition.

“After the SGA presentation (of the petition), the timeline between Thanksgiving break and finals left very limited time for myself and all the appropriate administration to meet. We all agreed to start our conversations and meetings at the beginning of spring semester,” Mariah Hladick, president of Club Sports Council and senior journalism major with a sports concentration wrote in an email to the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. Hladick also serves as president of the women’s club volleyball team.

According to Daniel Fitzgibbons, associate director of news and media relations at UMass, “Athletics and Student Affairs are planning to meet on this issue after the beginning of the semester.” In his email, he added that no official date has been set but updates on any potential changes would be available following the discussion.

The petition itself requested that drafts for plans to address access issues specifically be made by Jan. 15. Neither Hladick or Fitzgibbons commented on whether that deadline was met.

As reported by the Daily Collegian in November, the petition was submitted to the Student Government Association after going viral. It followed in the wake of unannounced renovations to the Wrestling Room in Boyden Gymnasium that left about six clubs scrambling for practice space after the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club arrived for practice to find mats

being torn up in October.

The Wrestling Room is being converted into a lounge for varsity student-athletes.

Major complaints outlined in the petition included poor communication between Athletic Department staff and club sports team members as well as limited access to facilities and resources.

A 22-page document sent to the Daily Collegian

by Hladick was cited in the petition and includes documentation of specific problems and complaints.

In the document, the Club Sports Council makes note of issues occurring as early as 2013.

The petition gained support not just from club athletes and students on campus, but alumni and parents as well.

A 2014 email sent to John McCutcheon, athletic director at the time the message was sent, on behalf of the parents of club baseball players, read, “Our student-athletes comprise over an average of $750k in revenues to UMass annually.

We actually pay for the field that Varsity plays on, we pay for its maintenance and we even contribute to all the scholarships that your Varsity athletes receive. We think that it would be in the best interest of the school to reconsider the club’s request.”

This message was among a number of email correspondences from parents, players and school officials alike included in the document cited by the petition.

UMass spokesperson Ed Blaguszewski said in a statement last semester that, “The athletic department and Student Affairs share the concerns of students to have access to facilities to support the wide range of activities and sports programs available to UMass Amherst students.”

Discussions between the parties about potential changes and improvements are scheduled to happen in the opening weeks of this semester.

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

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Adventure and earnestness fuel ‘The Force Awakens’ J.J. Abrams restores joyful spirit to saga

By NathaN FroNtiero Collegian Staff

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” looks and feels like a passion project. J.J. Abrams directs with the wide-eyed excitement of an adoring fan.

There’s a sense of wonder to his camerawork – a slow pan takes in the engrossing detail of a bustling cantina, a wide shot reveals the surreal majesty of a Star Destroyer buried in sand. Each image appears so lovingly imbued with nuance that “The Force Awakens” works tremendously as both a reintroduction to a familiar universe and an exploration of something new.

Abrams and co-writers Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt set the seventh installment in the “Star Wars” saga around 30 years after “Return of the Jedi,” and that jump forward brings fascinating consequences. Most substantial of them: the sands of time have buried the events of the original trilogy beneath myth and mystery. This development allows the director to wring intrigue and charm out of a plot that borrows plenty from the past films in the series.

“The Force Awakens” is more than a nostalgia romp, though, despite its tendency to parallel certain previous “Star Wars” beats too closely.

Sure, the film follows a fairly derivative blueprint, but even the most overtly Xeroxed moments feel purposeful.

There’s a compelling sentiment bubbling beneath all of the narrative connections with the original movies. If these storytelling rhymes serve any function beyond marketability, it’s to remind us that people keep making the same mistakes, struggling through the same issues, causing the same harms. The

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Equally concerned with honoring the legacy of ‘Star Wars’ and exploring new territory, ‘The Force Awakens’ radiates with infectious humor and heart. apple of history, one could say, does not fall far, far away from the tree.

Much of the magic in this film stems from how efficiently Abrams extends the saga’s existing mythology. The storyline rarely gets bogged down with exposition – Abrams drives much of his worldbuilding through precise visual cues. A further-aged retrofuture aesthetic hints at the broader changes that occurred in the years since Luke Skywalker faced off with the Emperor. By contrast, moments of blatant Third Reich imagery reveal that fascist evils lingered in this distant galaxy long after the fall of the Empire.

Simplicity works to the film’s advantage, but unfettered earnestness is its greatest strength. “The Force Awakens” rediscovers the joy-

ful spirit largely absent from the stilted political slog of the prequels. There’s as much operatic sound and fury as there always has been, but here it’s finally reunited with the adventurous beating heart that first made “Star Wars” so great. A mix of choice and happenstance pulls the new cast of characters together – they stumble onto a journey much bigger than all of them, and the movie embraces that grandiosity with a freewheeling glee.

And how about that new cast? Daisy Ridley delivers a breakout performance as Rey, the plucky star at the center of this sequel trilogy kickoff. Rey has spent around two decades scavenging to survive on the unforgiving desert planet Jakku – she’s self-sufficient and lonely, strong and vulnerable, and Ridley captures

these dualities with aplomb.

The actress is equally in touch with Rey’s physicality and emotional depth, speaking and fighting for a larger cause with a verve tinged with world-wary melancholy.

She takes her carefully written role and turns Rey into a full, flawed, accessible woman. Ridley’s commitment makes Rey a beacon of hope for a new generation of “Star Wars” fans, and these movies need more characters like her.

John Boyega also does affecting work as Finn, a Stormtrooper seeking a moral higher ground. He’s determined and eager and his effortless rapport with Ridley makes their characters’ fast friendship as delightful as the adventure around it.

Boyega plays just as well off of Oscar Isaac. Isaac’s part – a formidable X-wing pilot

tantrum-prone, and Driver’s emotional acting makes him more believably conflicted than Anakin Skywalker ever was. His actions and imperfections earned my empathy and scorn, and establish him as a genuinely dynamic character.

The intersecting arcs of these fresh faces push the film into fascinating thematic territory. Ren, Rey and Finn’s mutual search for belonging opens up potential for a “Star Wars” in which personal agency, rather than lineage, determines one’s destiny.

Their quest offers important ideas about connection and validation: camaraderie can heal the wounds of abandonment, and the family that loves you may not be the one you’re born into.

That the movie can approach such heavy concepts while maintaining its light, comic step is nothing short of remarkable. “The Force Awakens” consistently proves that a tone of levity often carries a story best.

Kasdan, Abrams and Arndt know exactly when to inject laughs – they embed dialogue with sparkling wit, and their knack for situational humor easily makes this the saga’s funniest entry. John Williams’ score and Daniel Mindel’s cinematography capture the spectacle, triumph and tragedy in the narrative, but the film’s script never forgets to be playful.

I was 10 years old the last time I saw a “Star Wars” movie in theaters. When I was young, this series inspired me and made me believe in the stuff of dreams. “The Force Awakens” brought me back to a simpler time. It made me laugh, cry and smile in awe as it took me to worlds that felt just as real and vibrant as our own. There’s something beautiful about that.

named Poe – goes underused in “The Force Awakens,” but the talented actor charges his short screentime with a winning wise-cracking charisma.

Poe steals all of his scenes – except those shared with his loyal astromech droid, BB-8, a roly-poly ball of adorable whose appearance alone would undoubtedly improve most movies.

Each of the film’s heroic leads is afforded layered characterization and I can happily say the same for its primary antagonist. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) certainly has an intimidating presence on-screen – he wears a voice-distorting helmet whose design nods to Darth Vader and wields an erratically blazing crossguard lightsaber – but he’s fueled by wound- Nathan Frontiero can be reached at ed rage, not two-dimensional nfrontiero@umass.edu and followed malice. Ren is tortured and on Twitter @NathanFrontiero.

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‘Portlandia’ returns to IFC for sixth season on Jan. 21 Quirky sketch show to shift in format

By Chloe heidepriem Collegian Correspondent

Prepare your punk barbecues and stock up on celery because “Portlandia” is back. The sketch comedy brainchild of Jonathan Krisel, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein returns to IFC for its sixth season on Thursday, January 21 at

10 p.m.

Since its beginning in 2011, the show has been highly praised and nominated for awards in writing, costume design, directing and more. “Portlandia” earned a Peabody Award in 2012 and most recently won a 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Programming.

“Portlandia” is com-

posed of short comedy vignettes starring Armisen and Brownstein, who portray a wide range of characters, including themselves. Their sketches playfully satirize the alternative lifestyles of the many disparate people who coexist in the indie-mecca of Portland, Oregon.

Armisen and Brownstein create and embody characters, frequently couples, with stereotypical Portland identities that

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Fred Armisen (left) and Carrie Brownstein (right) will bring more plot-driven elements into their offbeat comedy this season on ‘Portlandia.’

have been over-exaggerated to the point of ridiculous hilarity. “Portlandia” does not shy away from the bizarre or the absurd, but embraces both and revels in a cerebral type of comedy. At times, it’s more likely to evoke a questioning smile than a belly laugh, although it is capable of prompting both.

Whether they are being over-protective parents, neon-clad ecoterrorists, or gender swapping yet gender role-driven fiancées, Armisen and Brownstein fully adopt and commit to the identity of their characters. If the “Portlandia” couples have anything in common, it’s that they take themselves – and each other – very seriously.

This might seem counterintuitive for comedy, but the seriousness of the characters about their beliefs and identities is what enables them to be satirized, and turns this comedy into universal commentary – a reminder that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. When Candace and Toni (the male-hating proprietors of a feminist bookstore) insist that finger pointing is phallic, or Nance and Peter (the hyper-dependent, milquetoast married couple) kiss each other

repeatedly with “mwah” noises in a PG-rated PDA, we are made to laugh at the quirky, random differences between their identities and in doing so, recall our own.

At the heart of these differing character pairs is the real life friendship of Armisen and Brownstein.

The popularization of comedy duos – such as the “Portlandia” co-stars, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler or Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer – has its roots in the sense of companionship that pervades the comedy and makes the audience believe in the creative strength of this mutual affection.

When watching Armisen and Brownstein become any of their characters on “Portlandia,” the viewer gets the sense that the actors are performing for each other just as much as they are for a broader audience.

In anticipation of the show’s return, IFC created a series of promotional videos interviewing Armisen and Brownstein about season six. So, what can viewers expect from the series this season? Armisen notes their use of more longform, plot-based episodes, which departs from their original style of distinctly

separate sketches.

Now that they have a relatively large arsenal of characters from which to draw, the storylines between these characters can become increasingly interconnected and the show as a whole more plot-driven. This is an interesting development, considering much of the dialogue in early episodes of “Portlandia” was improvised, according to an interview with Armisen and Brownstein featured in Variety last June.

If you are already a fervent lover of “Portlandia” and are looking for even more Carrie and Fred in your life, you should check out Brownstein’s new memoir “Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl” and Armisen’s “Documentary Now!,” another IFC series which parodies famous documentary films with the comedic aid of Bill Hader and Seth Meyers. In the meantime, get excited to delve back into the world of “Portlandia” and back into the “cacao”-phony of character voices that creates the comedic heightened reality of Armisen and Brownstein’s Portland.

Chloe Heidepriem can be reached at cheidepriem@umass.edu.

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A year of awe and disenchantment Gauging the rising Eclectic sounds and heat in pop hits increased streaming

By Lauren CroCiati

Collegian Correspondent

With every passing year comes a plethora of artists, albums and singles that dominate the popular music scene.

In 2015, it was filled with comebacks of musicians that strayed from the public eye along with debuts of many fresh faces. Pop music seemed to be in a battle with the alternative and R&B genres and online streaming thrived. It was the year of breakups and makeups, of newly emerged artists and both hits and misses.

Perhaps the most talked-about element of the year in music was the reemergence of Adele. Her hit single “Hello,” released Oct. 23, was followed by her third studio album “25” a month later. The album was her first release since 2011.

With a melodramatic music video published in tandem with the single’s release and her overall long-awaited revival, Adele’s contribution to the year in music – although spanning only two months of it – was a sure hit.

Another resurgence from the year came from Justin Bieber and his album

“Purpose,” released Nov. 13.

The album led listeners to become curious as to how such a controversial individual could come back from the scandals of the previous year.

For Bieber, 2014 was filled with arrests, charges and a petition for his deportation.

The purpose of “Purpose” – for a lack of better words – should have been for Bieber to prove himself to both fans and the public. Singles “Sorry,” “What Do You Mean?” and “Love Yourself” were favored by the public and could provoke an argument for his comeback.

However, the similarities in style and lyrics across each album prove that the star may be hesitant to take risks.

March was a monumental time in One Direction’s career. Member Zayn Malik announced his separation from the group and his plan to continue as a solo artist, leaving many in despair and others inquisitive as to what this meant for the future of the British band’s career.

Despite the fact that they were one heartthrob short, One Direction’s album “Made in the A.M.,” released (like Bieber’s) on Nov. 13, was an example of the group’s musical strength.

Songs featured on the album like “Olivia” and “History” exuded a happy-

go-lucky manner that was unique to anything they had released before. Single “Drag Me Down” seemed to be directly alluded to Zayn’s announcement and their continued success without his presence.

Rapper Drake prevailed in the R&B category with singles “Hotline Bling” and “Jumpman,” released in July and November respectively. “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late,” released in February, precedes his newest album “Views From the 6,” which is expected to drop in 2016. The Weeknd, another artist of the same genre, released singles like “Can’t Feel My Face” that played repeatedly on the radio and in our heads throughout the year.

According to Billboard’s Hot 100-2015 Archive, “Can’t Feel My Face” had its chart position fluctuate from August to September, but the song became notably overplayed and overhyped. The Weeknd’s contribution to 2015 was a bit disappointing because of this, and because his track “Earned It” was heavily associated with the film “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Emerging artists should deviate from linking their work with a soundtrack.

Besides this, The Weeknd has proven himself enough to excite us for what’s to come from him in the future.

An unlikely competitor was the alternative genre in 2015.

Although the album “Hozier” was released in 2014, Hozier’s hit song “Take Me to Church” won the 2015 BBC Music Award’s song of the year and remained at the top of the charts throughout. Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” could be considered the song of the summer and “Budapest”

by George Ezra was a heartfelt tune; both singles stayed near the top of charts from the end of May throughout the summer months.

The method of music listening in 2015 was centered on digital streaming. According to a report by Statista, Spotify dominated with over 20 million paid subscribers, surpassing Apple Music, which reported having only 6.5 million.

Each year brings both the expected and unexpected when it comes to music. This past year gave us a whirlwind of artists and albums from various genres that went above and beyond, or the opposite direction. From what we have seen in 2015, we can anticipate continued releases from artists that have now reemerged, an increase in alternative music and works from new and innovative musicians.

Lauren Crociati can be reached at lcrociati@umass.edu.

Indie recommendations for 2016 Alternative artists to shake up the mix

Wolf Alice is for you. It has super heavily distorted guitar, head-banging rhythms and its lead singer is certainly reminiscent of the female version of Kurt Cobain. It’s deep and emotional – the kind of stuff that makes you want to sit there with your eyes closed and contemplate your entire existence while nodding your head in slow motion to the riffs.

By Morgan hugheS Collegian Correspondent With a new year comes new music. Getting tired of listening to the same old albums over and over, just hoping you’ll find something new to please your eardrums? Here are some of the lesser-known gems to check out, based on your musical tastes.

If you like Cage the Elephant, you’ll like…

If you like Arctic Monkeys, you’ll like…

The Last Shadow Puppets.

This is a side project of Arctic Monkeys’ lead singer Alex Turner so if you’re a fan of his super British vocal style, give these guys a listen. With those guitar riffs that induce uncontainable head nodding (or banging, depending on what you’re into), once you’ve listened to “Whatever You Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” to “AM,” feel free to move on to The Last Shadow Puppets without losing that sexy, glamorized rock and roll sound.

If you like BØRNS, you’ll like…

“Pumped Up Kicks.” The band’s lesser-known songs are cool, dreamy indie-pop. If you like songs like “Helena Beat,” you’ll enjoy Youth Lagoon.

On a scale of zero to totally experimental, this group certainly reaches the right end of the scale. Echoing vocals that sound like they’ve been run through an old cassette tape, cool keys and all sorts of strange miscellaneous sounds, Youth Lagoon is sure to quench your thirst for dream-pop.

The Orwells. The group’s songs are head banging, jumparound rock, but they still manage to keep it light and fun. A lot of the songs are anti-establishment or critical of society, which is cool and insightful. Both The Orwells and Cage the Elephant have some social commentary going for them if you look GRAPHIC BY RANDY CRANDON deep enough. If you’re into power. I love the strong vocals, chaotic, yelling indie rock hard-hitting guitar riffs and with driving guitar riffs, you’d heavy bass in these two art- be into The Orwells. And if ists’ music. So, if you just can’t you like The Orwells, you’ll listen to “Don’t Wanna Fight” like White Reaper too. anymore, then explore Gary And for your local fix…

Clark Jr. for the grit.

And The Kids are the quinIf you like Hozier, you’ll tessence of the Pioneer Valley like… alternative music scene.

City and Colour. I discov- Meaningful lyrics, catchy ered recently I was totally out riffs, vivacious vibrato vocals, of the folk-rock loop when and make-you-wanna-dance I almost missed out on City alongside make-you-wannaand Colour in Northampton cry beats. Here’s another fun to end last fall semester. I’ve fact: they hand-made their been on the Hozier train for electric ukulele.

Calico Blue, a little more a while but was beginning to get bored. City and Colour underground, hits you with has those deep, resonating, their enchanting vocals and emotional vocals that keeps sexy, fun sound. The lead Hozier fans coming back, vocalist is comparable to along with a band with quite Ellie Roswell of Wolf Alice the repertoire – a drummer and their tracks feature some from Constantines, a bassist lighter instrumental work. from The Raconteurs, and Don’t miss these awesome frontman Dallas Green’s expe- local acts when they come rience with artists ranging back into town.

MØ. Just because of the slashed ‘o.’ That is all.

But really, the electric vocals and the feeling that you should be on the beach with your hair blowing back in slow motion totally fits with this match-up. If it’s that indie If you like Alabama Shakes, electro-pop vibe that you’re you’ll like… looking for, but you’re tired of Gary Clark Jr. As a strong BØRNS’ “Electric Love,” defianti-country listener, I’m not nitely give this band a listen. usually a fan of southern-inIf you like Foster the fluenced alternative music.

People, you’ll like…

Artists like Alabama Shakes Youth Lagoon. If you’re and Gary Clark Jr., howevlike me, you probably didn’t er, take all that is well and realize until recently – if at good in the south and puts it all – that Foster the People into some sounds I love. Their from Alexisonfire to P!NK. has, in fact, written and per- southern influences shine formed songs other than through in their soul, grit and If you like Nirvana…

Morgan Hughes can be reached at mahughes@umass.edu.

A shift away from broody, cold songs

By John StapLeton Collegian Correspondent

To keep the dancing going, Madeon finally released his debut album “Adventure” this past year.

The 21-year-old French producer has been releasing remixes since age 11. He released his song “Icarus” at 18 in 2012 and worked in part on Lady Gaga’s “ARTPOP” in 2013.

Madeon was definitely forgotten about on everyone’s year-end list, but his album takes dance music for a ride with a full concept rather than just a collection of disparate singles. He creates a soundtrack to a futuristic utopia as can be seen through his music videos and factory manipulation of sounds. His synths will often sharply change in resonance within a phrase.

“Adventure” has plenty of vocal samples that do this while glitching to catchy rhythms like robot backup singers.

Madeon seems to vamp on what Daft Punk’s album “Digital Love” did – create Eurodisco for clubs 100 years from now – but his interpretation was less repetitive to achieve the techno future feel. His mechanical beats constantly change, adding and removing parts as if the robot musicians were being turned on and off throughout the tracks.

Grimes, the Canadian singer-songwriter-producer who signed with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, released her fourth album “Art Angels,” this past November. The alternative pop record is a radio-friendly shift for the artist who usually goes for a darker ambient sound.

In Will Butler’s review of the album, he pointed out the fact that it was a reimagining of 2000s pop.

But, with Grimes at the helm – as sole writer, musician, and producer – this theme can’t go without a twist.

His single “SCREAM” features a Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes, whose vocals are the only thing heard on the song besides screams from Grimes as part of the punky guitar-driven beat, reminiscent of Linkin Park.

The guitar is an essential instrument throughout the album from songs like “Kill V. Maim” and “Pin” that sound like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ pop hits. Everything from the Spice Girls fun-in-the-sun feel on re-stylized title song “Artangels” to the pop-punk inspired “Flesh without Blood” makes it on this album. The early 2000s was when pop was made up of so many genres and Grimes does a great job of pulling them all together on a cohesive album that’s also full of hits.

The past year in music dropped the chilly, broody sounds of 2014 in favor of something sweatier and more energized, and it will be interesting to see what the next 12 months bring.

I wore a light jacket this Christmas. People were playing outside with their families for the holidays because it was so warm, but that warmth wasn’t just in the temperature.

It was in the music. We saw cold dark hits in 2014 like Tove Lo’s “Habits” and Sia’s “Chandelier.”

The brightest was probably Meghan Trainor’s “All About that Bass,” but that only ranks in at a soft pink.

Even though Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” was released in November 2014, the boogie-in-thestreet jam saw a rise in its popularity once it hit No. 23 on the Billboard top 100 in January 2015. Since then, the hot songs of the year stayed on the burner from last winter until this one.

On my first ride home from my nine-to-five job at the end of December, Justin Bieber’s tropical dance hits “Sorry” and “What Do You Mean” played on the radio alongside his new stripped down ska anthem, “Love Yourself.”

Next came Bieber’s ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez’s steamy new songs “Good For You” and “Hands to Myself,” spun around Ellie Goulding’s reggae-rock rip-off, “On My Mind” and Diplo’s bouncy summer track “Lean On.” Along with all of these hits, 2015 had some great albums that kept this heat going and created plenty of nostalgia. Our generation is all about bringing everything back from the ‘90s in terms of style, music and culture, but a lot of artists this year got their nostalgia from elsewhere.

Carly Rae Jepsen released “E•MO•TION,” an album that did everything Taylor Swift claimed “1989” would do with ‘80s music and more. Following her success with 2012 single “Call Me Maybe,” Jepsen found her comfort in catchy pop and her record explores the musical tropes of 30 years ago with contemporary songwriting and technology.

Her hit single “Run Away with Me” sets off the album with a saxophone intro more concise, but just as sexy as Wham!’s “Careless Whisper,” but warrants dancing in the street as opposed to “guilty feet that got no rhythm.”

The album is filled with moments like this and the rolling of the synths that you would hear from Depeche Mode.

“Let’s Get Lost” could fit in on my mom’s preset Lite Rock station with its dreamy layered vocals and string synths hanging on pedal notes on top of the chorus. These ‘80s jams work perfectly in a current sense with Jepsen’s prosperous melodies that seemingly played every 10 minutes on the radio in John Stapleton can be reached at 2012. jstapleton@umass.edu.

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After a few different stops along the way, life-long friends Antwan Space and Trey Davis reunite for their final season at UMass

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his is exactly how Massachusetts guard Trey Davis and forward Antwan Space wanted to go out. The journey that started back when they were in sixth grade has now set itself up for a storybook ending – one that will end together.

Davis, who’s been at UMass since his freshman season in 201213 and had played in all 114 games during his time as a Minuteman, now joins life-long friend Space, who transferred from Texas A&M as a graduate student prior to the start of the 2015-16 season.

However, while the two were reunited in Amherst last spring, they had to wait a little while before they were playing in a meaningful game on the same team again.

Space missed the first 10 games this season with what the University deemed “personal reasons,” “attending to a private matter” that led to his absence throughout the remainder of the fall academic semester.

Davis and Space first met each other in middle school playing for Urban DFW Elite, an Amateur Athletic Union team located in Dallas, which also included current Boston Celtic Jordan Mickey.

“We just came up and we’ve just always been together playing on the same AAU team for a long time, and we just became best friends,” Davis said at UMass’ media day before the start of the season. “We’re always together when we’re back at home, it’s just good to have that same type of feel-

or Space, as the two initially set their eyes on playing together at Florida State after Davis had graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and Space from DeSoto High School.

However, while Space made it to Tallahassee to play for the Seminoles his freshman year, Davis – who was a lower-ranked player coming out of high school – signed with George Washington.

After the Colonials fired coach Karl Hobbs before the start of the 201112 season, Davis decided to take a prep year at Vermont Academy before enrolling at UMass the following season.

Davis got his feet wet with the Minutemen during the 2012-13 season, appearing in all 32 games as backup point guard. But in Space’s 2011-12 freshman season at Florida State, he suffered a foot injury in the first month of the season that limited him to just 10 appearances.

Space then transferred back home to Texas A&M and was forced to sit out the 2012-13 season ROBERT RIGO/COLLEGIAN per NCAA transfer rules.

In his two seasons with the Antwan Space (left) and Trey Davis (right) became friends in sixth grade in Dallas when they played for the AAU team Urban DFW Elite.

Aggies, Space played in 55 career the Dallas area. players recruit other players bet- games averaging 5.6 points per ing up here at UMass.”

“Man, I’m a good recruiter. Real ter than you because they talk game and 4 rebounds in 17.9 min“I love it. This new facility is great. My teammates are great. talk, I’m a good recruiter. I might to them more. When you have a utes per game. Despite appearing We’re all getting along and chemis- have to do some coaching after bunch of guys that enjoy being in 34 games as a redshirt sophtry is good,” Space said to Masslive. all,” Davis said with a grin. “I here, now all of a sudden you have omore, 22 of which were starts, com in the preseason. “The coach- think I know what people want the opportunity to do some nice Space made just two starts in 21 ing staff is really helping me and and know what people like, so stuff,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg games played as a junior last season.

I’ve gotten even better just being that’s definitely something I look added.

“I’ve been talking to Antwan here. Even though it’s my fifth forward to in the future, you never since he was at (Texas) A&M. I’ve year, I feel like I’ve gotten better.” know.”

Making stops along the way been telling him, “Man, I want to “I think Space coming here, Space joins current Minuteman bring you here for our senior year Playing at UMass was never in forward Zach Coleman as friends Trey was huge in that because that Davis has helped recruit from they had a good relationship. Your the initial plans for either Davis see FRIENDSHIP on page B2

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Former Minutemen shining in NHL There’s still optimism left for struggling UM

By JAson KAtes Collegian Staff

When the Boston Bruins took on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 16, it wasn’t just another regular season Eastern Conference showdown.

For fans of the Massachusetts hockey team, it was a chance to watch former Minutemen Frank Vatrano and Conor Sheary step on the ice in the same game at the highest level of professional hockey.

And if the 3-0 Bruins win at the TD Garden wasn’t enough for UMass fans to cheer about, the encore was even sweater just two days later in Pittsburgh.

Vatrano scored his first career hat trick in a 6-2 Boston win on Dec. 18 while Sheary netted his first career goal that evening. The former Minutemen each took home postgame honors as Sheary was named the third star while Vatrano was named the first.

This trend of UMass players getting the chance to play in the National Hockey League has continued to grow, with these latest two joining a list of several players to have come through Amherst and get a shot to play professionally.

Vatrano (played for the Minutemen from 2013-15) and Sheary (2010-14) are the most recent former UMass players to earn this opportunity, while ex-Minuteman Brandon Montour (2014-15) is currently playing with the San Diego Gulls, the AHL affiliate for the Anaheim Ducks.

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Former forward Frank Vatrano has scored six goals and one assists in 29 games played for the Bruins this season.

Micheletto applauded the trio and knows they are being rewarded for their dedication to the sport.

“They put in a lot of hard work and sacrificed a lot throughout their careers,” Micheletto said. “The two years with Conor and Frank and the time with Brandon, I thought they put the effort in to be open to the coaching that we gave them and the development opportunity that they had.

“Obviously they continued to do that once they got out of UMass and in their AHL opportunities,” he added. “I’m happy for all of the hard work that those guys have done to get to where they are now, and I’m sure they’ll continue having success at the level they’re at, as well as moving on.”

“I got a chance to play with Frank (Vatrano) a little bit last year on the same line so its definitely cool to see those guys doing so well and seeing them being rewarded for their hard work.”

Shane Walsh, UMass forward Minutemen senior Shane Walsh, who played with all three throughout his time in Amherst, echoed his coach’s thoughts.

“It’s definitely awesome to see those guys move on and have so much success,” Walsh said. “It was a pleasure playing with Conor and Frank, obviously I got a chance to play with Frank a little bit last year on the same line so it’s definitely cool to see those

guys doing so well and seeing them being rewarded for their hard work at this point in their career.”

With multiple players in the NHL, including two-time Stanley Cup champion for the Los Angeles Kings and U.S. Olympic goaltender Jonathan Quick (2005-07) and San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun (2006-10), Micheletto see

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win was in sight for the Massachusetts men’s basketball team Saturday afternoon, as the Minutemen looked to put an end to a deflating three-game losing streak.

Somehow, some way UMass battled back from an 11-point first half deficit against one of the conference’s best in Davidson, Anthony a team that Chiusano boasts one of the most dynamic players in the Atlantic 10 in Jack Gibbs.

But shortly after Donte Clark sunk his second straight 3-pointer to hand the Minutemen a two-point lead with four minutes, 16 seconds left in regulation, everything quickly unraveled – yet again.

How long did this momentum shift last for UMass Saturday?

All of 18 seconds as the Wildcats followed on a 14-1 run, led by Gibbs who finished with a career-high 43 points and 14 in the final 3:05, as Davidson escaped with an 86-74 victory.

Sure, Saturday’s game could be seen as progress for a team that struggled to remain competitive deep into the second half of its previous three games. But UMass’ issue of consistently faltering down the stretch within conference matchups still appears

inescapable.

Despite a turnover in the roster with the notable absences of 2015 graduates Cady Lalanne and Maxie Esho as well as Seton Hall transferee Derrick Gordon, this year’s Minutemen are on a similar trajectory at this point in its season.

Like last year, UMass opened up this season 5-1, highlighted by a runaway victory over Clemson – the same team that has now rattled off five straight wins including victories over then-No. 9 Duke and No. 22 Louisville.

But since their uplifting start, finding wins has become a struggle as the Minutemen have dipped below .500 at 8-9, including a 1-4 start to conference play. At this juncture last season, UMass stood afloat at 9-8 with a 2-2 A-10 record.

It may be unfair to compare these two vastly different Minutemen teams with very different preseason expectations surrounding them. Unlike a season ago, prospects at returning to the Big Dance this year seemed slim for a team selected to place 10th in the preseason conference poll.

But if this year’s version could remain competitive over the final half of the season and finish close to last year’s 17-15 mark, this rebuilding year has a chance to be deemed a success.

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Trey Davis has appeared in all 114 games during his time as a Minuteman, starting at guard every game in his junior and senior seasons. and go out together.’ After his second year, we just kept talking to each other throughout the season, and

I was like, ‘Hey bro, you need to come up here for a visit,’” Davis said.

He added: “He took that

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Antwan Space spent time at Florida State and Texas A&M before transferring to UMass before the start of the 2015-16 season.

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visit and once I knew it was coming to take that visit, I knew he was going to come here.”

When reporters asked Space before the season why he chose UMass, Davis wasn’t the only reason behind his decision to join the Minutemen.

“A combination of reasons. Coach (Derek) Kellogg’s a great coach and coach Shy (Chatman) is a great coach. Trey Davis, of course, is one of my best friends,” Space said. “The history, honestly, I was a big fan of Chaz Williams. I used to watch him a lot. I just wanted new scenery. It’s a tough conference and I’m ready for the challenge.”

The perfect fit In addition to his comfort level with the UMass coaches and current Minutemen players, Space’s personal reasons to transfer to UMass were also backed with his role on the basketball court and in Kellogg’s rotation.

“Now he has the responsibility of being needed and not just as a guy on the team.

When you’re somebody that we need to perform, you have to come every day,” Kellogg said. “He can really score the ball, he’s talented offensively.

When he really locks in and gets prepared mentally, he’s got a chance to be a really good player.”

After losing starting center Cady Lalanne – who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 55th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft – and forward Maxie Esho, the Minutemen were in need of frontcourt depth entering the season. Lalanne (11.6 points per game) and Esho (11.3) were UMass’ leading scorers last season as well as their top rebounders.

Prior to the start of the

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season, the Minutemen had only three returning forwards/centers returning in Tyler Bergantino, Seth Berger and Coleman. Out of the trio, only Berger had any starting experience, starting eight games in 2014-15 before missing the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in his foot.

Of the three, Coleman was the leader with 329 minutes played last season, while Bergantino added 291 and Berger was limited to 149 due to his injury.

In addition to Bergantino, Berger and Coleman, UMass added freshmen centers Malik Hines and Rashaan Holloway, who were both in Amherst last year as non-qualifiers.

Holloway started the first 14 games this year, but due to foul trouble and lack of stamina concerns, he has been limited to 197 minutes played while Hines has logged 158 minutes.

Since Space’s return,

Hines has seen his minutes decrease from 9.9 minutes per game to eight over the seven-game stretch while Holloway’s have dropped from 12.3 to 6.6. Space has played 181 total minutes (25.9 per game) since returning to the Minutemen.

“He brings maturity which is the biggest thing we lack in the frontcourt. You lose two fifth-year seniors in Cady and Maxie and you bring in two freshmen, while I think they’re going to be good, it may take them some time. Space brings just a mature older guy who’s been around the block,” Kellogg said before the season.

Much like Berger and Coleman, Space has the ability to move around to multiple positions on the court, allowing Kellogg to use UMass’ versatility with a combination of different lineups. Space said he felt confident playing anywhere as long as he was playing meaningful minutes and con-

tributing to the cause. “(Power forward), (center), or (small forward).

Whatever or wherever I can fit in,” Space said. “I’m not really worried about what position they have me in as long as I’m on the court and can contribute.”

Space made his return to the lineup Dec. 21 in a 90-66 loss against then-No. 10 Providence finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds in his debut. Since then, Space has appeared in all seven of UMass’ games, averaging 8.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while his seven blocks rank third on the Minutemen.

While UMass currently rides a four-game losing streak, Space will be a key contributor in Kellogg’s rotation and will be relied upon heavily throughout the remainder of the regular season and into the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.

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believes these examples can be used when recruiting future players.

“I think it’s something that all college programs point to that have a high-profile or a number of players that are playing at the NHL level,” Micheletto said. “It’s certainly a path towards not only being a great college player but also having an opportunity be in the NHL is something most recruits are aspiring to, so it’s an important message in the recruiting process as well.”

Despite not having the opportunity to coach Quick himself, Micheletto – who arrived at the helm in 2012 – still acknowledged all of his accomplishments and said it’s fantastic for a former Minuteman to accomplish what he has.

“To win the ultimate championship at the highest level is something I’m sure is a tremendous feeling for Jonathan, and for him to be the best goaltender at that level is quite an accomplishment,” Micheletto said.

While the list of former Minutemen in the NHL may not be as long as some of the top college hockey programs, there are still

a number of UMass players who extended their careers post-college.

Rocco Carzo (2009-13) was recently signed to a professional tryout with the Gulls, while Michael Pereira (2010-14) received a similar deal with the Utica Comets, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, earlier this month. Other examples include recent graduates Oleg Yevenko (AHL), Zack LaRue and Troy Power, with the latter two currently stationed in the ECHL. Walsh acknowledged not just the players, but also points to how impressive the conference the Minutemen play in is as a whole.

“I think it says a lot about UMass and Hockey East in general,” Walsh said. “It’s a top conference in the country, so those guys show that they’re good hockey players. It goes to show what they did here and all the hard work they put in is paying off for them, so it’s cool to see.”

For Micheletto, seeing his former players continuing to earn these opportunities is a testament to how dedicated they are.

“It’s a big part due to them and the work they’ve done and the com-

mitment that they’ve made to be as good as they can be,” he said. “This program has played a part in all of their developments and we’re certainly proud of all the guys that have continued on and been able to keep chasing their dreams at the professional level.”

With his career winding down as a Minuteman, Walsh hopes to follow in the footsteps of his former teammates, and earn the same opportunity his former teammates did. The senior currently leads the team with 15 goals and 20 points this year.

“It’s definitely motivation to see guys like Conor and Frank playing in the NHL,” he said. “Any time you see guys that you’ve played with or gotten the chance to spend some time with go on to the next level, that definitely gives you confidence that if you keep working hard and doing the right thing, that it could work out and you can get an opportunity later on.”

Jason Kates can be reached at jkates@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Jason_Kates.

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FOOTBALL

UMass adds pair of running backs to 2016 recruiting class Safety Patrick Amara transfers from Pitt.

By Andrew Cyr Collegian Staff

There’s no question that come fall the Massachusetts football team’s offense will look and operate differently with the departures of quarterback Blake Frohnapfel and wide receiver Tajae Sharpe.

Frohnapfel and Sharpe fit perfectly into UMass coach Mark Whipple’s offensive scheme. The 6-foot-6 Frohnapfel was perfect under center in a pro-style offense while Sharpe was used in a series of different roles that ranged from lining up in the backfield to outside the numbers bunched with

two offensive tackles – similar to how the Green Bay Packers use Randall Cobb.

With Ross Comis, a duel-threat, 6-foot redshirt sophomore expected to be the next quarterback for UMass and running back Marquis Young showing promising signs at the end of his 2015 freshman season, it’s becoming clear how Whipple plans on neutralizing the losses of Frohnapfel and Sharpe – with speed.

According to Bob McGovern Jr. of the Maroon Musket, the Minutemen added a pair of talented running backs to their 2016 recruiting class over the past week in Peytton Pickett and Tyler Thompson.

Pickett is a two-star, 5-foot-8,

183-pound running back from Arlington, Texas, according to 247sports.com. He also had offers from Kansas, Southern Methodist and University of Texas at El Paso.

He finished 225 carries, 1,550 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns in his senior season at Sam Houston High School.

Pickett initially committed to UTEP as an early enrollee according to the report, but it should not affect his status with UMass.

In addition to Pickett, the Maroon Musket also reported that Thompson committed to the Minutemen last Friday. Thompson is a three-star prospect and is the 74th ranked running back in the nation. He also held offers from Boston College, Pittsburgh,

Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Virginia amongst others.

Pittsburgh safety transfers to UMass

“After reopening my recruitment, weighing my options and making the best decision for me, I’ve decided to commit to the University of Massachusetts,” Amara said in the tweet.

“I’ll like to thank coach (Mark) Whipple and the UMass coaching staff or giving me an opportunity of achieving my hopes and dreams,” he added.

Per NCAA transfer rules, Amara will have to sit out the 2016 season but will have two years of eligibility remaining when he takes the field again in 2017.

In addition to its losses on offense, the UMass secondary will have big shoes to fill with the departures of senior defensive backs Randall Jette, Kelton Brackett, Trey Dudley-Giles and Joe Colton.

Former Pittsburgh safety Patrick Amara announced his commitment to the Minutemen last Thursday via Twitter. Amara – 6-foot-2, 195 pounds – started 20 games in his two seasons with the Panthers, totaling 32 tackles, two Andrew Cyr can be reached at pass break ups and an intercep- arcyr@umass.edu and followed on tion.

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UMass drops fourth straight game Jack Gibbs scores 43 for Wildcats

things changed.”

Gibbs finished with 43 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, marking his third game this season with

By AndRew cyR at least 40 points and his Collegian Staff sixth with at least 30.

With four minutes, 16 sec“He’s a good player. I onds remaining in Saturday’s thought that at times the game, the Massachusetts refs gave us some questionmen’s basketball found itself able calls, but other than right where it wanted to be. that I respect him. We talked Donte Clark had just during the game and he’s a made back-to-back NBAgood player. I like his game,” range 3-pointers to cap off a Davis said.

9-0 run to give UMass (8-9, Despite a slow shoot1-4 Atlantic 10) a 69-67 lead. ing start, Davis did his Losers of three best to keep the straight, the Minutemen withMinutemen were Davidson 86 in striking disfinally in prime tance finishing position to knock UMass 74 with 30 points. off one of the Davis shot 9-of-23 A-10’s top teams. from the field and And then Jack Gibbs hapsunk eight of his 16 3-point pened.

Gibbs scored 14 points in attempts after making just the final 3:05, as Davidson four total in UMass’ last answered UMass’ 9-0 run three games.

As a team, the Minutemen with a 10-0 run of its own to clinch an 86-74 win at John attempted 37 3-pointers, M. Belk Arena Saturday converting on 12 of them.

Aside form Davis’ eight, both afternoon.

Gibbs’ biggest basket of Jabarie Hinds and Donte the game was a 3-pointer at Clark each finished with two the top of the arc to break made 3-pointers. UMass’ 37 a 69-69 tie that gave the attempts were the most on Wildcats (11-5, 3-2 A-10) the the season, surpassing the previous season-high of 31 in lead back for good.

“When (Gibbs) came off a 82-65 win against Clemson that screen to put them up Nov. 23.

“I think that at the start three, that was a dagger,” UMass guard Trey Davis of the game, it was hard to said. “We never got over that get it going. We were movhump. I think that’s when ing the ball, but we weren’t

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Minutemen coach Derek Kellogg talks with an official during UMass’ 89-62 win against Central Arkansas Nov. 19. making our shots. I think we were 0-for-10 from 3-point, but as the game got going, we came around and we started to play well, move the ball around and those shots went in,” Davis said.

He added: “I think the shots were there, they just weren’t falling. They weren’t going in at the start of the first half. We came around, things got going.”

After trailing by as many as 11 in the first half, the Minutemen inched their way back as Davidson took a 35-34 lead into the locker room. Hinds scored 12 of his 16 in the first half while Clark was held scoreless.

Despite the four-game losing streak, Davis said he believes UMass can turn

its season around, especially with a weeklong break before the Minutemen host Saint Louis next Saturday.

“You just have to stay in it. Stay together and keep your head up. I watched (former UConn stars) Shabazz Napier and Kemba Walker, they were eighth in the conference and came back and won a national championship. Those are the things that I look at,” Davis said.

“We have a week of practice before our next game.

We’re going to get better on the defensive side and keep going.”

Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.

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UM falls to Richmond at Mullins Center

Dillard scores 16 in fourth quarter

end to pull it out.”

Dillard had one thing on her mind late in the game.

“My mindset was to keep attacking,” Dillard

By AdAm Aucoin said. “We had a lot of peoCollegian Staff ple step up late in the game With the Massachusetts and it showed in how we women’s basketball team were able to cut the lead down by a game-high 14 they had down. I just wantpoints to Richmond mided to keep the flow going way through the fourth that my teammates creatquarter, it looked like the ed.”

Minutewomen were on Dillard led the their way to another blowMinutewomen with 27 out loss with little posipoints, 16 of which came tives to show from their in the fourth quarter. The effort. point total is a Then Cierra Dillard stepped in Richmond 74 career high for the Rochester, and took over.

New Yo rk The sophomore UMass 68 native. went 8-for-12 from UMass also the field in the got an offensive quarter as UMass (6-11, 0-5 Atlantic 10) but it wasn’t boost from redshirt sophenough as the Spiders (9-9, omore Alyssa Lawrence 2-3 A-10) came away with a who had 18 points. Rashida 74-68 win Saturday after- Timbilla and Alyx Stiff noon at the Mullins Center. reached double digits as Despite the loss, well chipping in 12 and 11 Minutewomen coach points respectively.

Unfortunately for the Sharon Dawley was happy with how UMass played Minutewomen, those four players were the only late in the game.

“I loved how the girls UMass players to score in kept fighting out there,” Saturday’s contest.

Dawley is cognizant of Dawley said. “They made a pretty nice comeback late the impact that had on the in the game, but we just outcome of the game. didn’t have enough in the “Obviously when every-

one is not scoring, it will hurt your chances to win,” Dawley said. “The fact that four players were able to score 68 points is pretty amazing and if the other players had gotten on the board, we very well might have won this game.”

Entering Saturday, Richmond’s leading scorer was guard Janelle Hubbard. The junior came in averaging 15.3 points per game, which was good for third in the Atlantic 10.

Hubbard was off of a 25-point perfor mance against Saint Josephs and followed it up with an even stronger game on Saturday scoring a career-high 32 points. She scored almost half her points from the free throw line, going 15-for-16 from the charity stripe.

Dawley was nothing but impressed with Hubbard’s ability to take over the game.

“She is one of the best players in the conference, so was no surprise to us that she would have the impact she did today,” Dawley said. “What really stood out to me was her ability to get to the line and knock down her free

throws. It’s definitely a testament to her ability to work hard on the court.”

The Spiders also had a big performance from sophomore guard Micaela Parson, who had 15 points on the day.

With the loss, the Minutewomen’s losing streak was extended to five games and they remain winless in A-10 play.

Dillard believes it will only take one game to turn the momentum in the other direction.

“All it will take is a big win,” Dillard said. “A-10 teams are great, so any key win will get the momentum swinging the other way. We have great players on this team who can make plays and get it done when it counts, so a key win will keep us in the flow of the game.”

UMass will now hit the road for a quick one-game road trip as they take on George Washington (14-3, 4-0 A-10) on Wednesday.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Smith Center in Washington D.C. Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @aaucoin34.

CHIUSANO Kellogg may not be wrong when he told MassLive’s Dan Malone after Saturday’s loss that by the end of the season, A-10 foes “are not going to want to see our team.”

The Minutemen have proven that they can be a dangerous shooting team, averaging the fifth-highest scoring in the conference (77.2 points per game). And while UMass has hit a bit of a speed bump with its 3-point shooting, the larger issues have mostly been on the defensive side.

Routinely – whether it’s been St. Bonaventure’s Jaylen Adams, George Washington’s Tyler Cavanaugh or Gibbs on Saturday – A-10 teams’ star players and go-to guys have exposed UMass’ defensive problems by breaking the press, attacking the basket and getting to the free throw line.

The Minutemen’s trademark half-court defense has been effective at times, but not nearly as often as Kellogg would like. He talked about the process of getting some of the younger players more comfortable in the high-pressure half-court defense before the year, saying that it’s a learning curve for many out of high school.

In particular, the development of freshmen centers Rashaan Holloway and Malik Hines on both sides of the ball will be interesting to watch over the final 13 games of the regular season.

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terms of conditioning and playing up to the speed of the college game.

If this pair can emerge as key contributors in the post down the final stretch of the regular season, UMass won’t have to rely as heavily on the shooting of backcourt mates Trey Davis, Jabarie Hinds and Donte Clark.

If the Minutemen do find greater consistency out of its role players and maintain the same level of intensity throughout the course of a game, UMass has a chance to play spoiler against its conference rivals.

“You just have to stay in it. Stay together and keep your head up. I watched (former UConn stars) Shabazz Napier and Kemba Walker, they were eighth in the conference and came back and won a national championship,” Davis said Saturday. “Those are the things that I look at.”

It’s safe to say this year’s Minutemen don’t have the talent – or magic – of those 2011 and 2014 Huskies, but the idea itself is compelling: No one really ever knows what will happen come conference tournament play.

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding UMass next year when it brings in its top recruiting class of the Kellogg era. But in the interim, the 2015-16 Minutemen have a chance to create further optimism by finishing strong in a season of low expectations.

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

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Cierra Dillard (with ball) leads UMass with 13.2 points per game.

HOCKEY

Minutemen fall to No. 11 River Hawks in fifth straight loss

UMass-Lowell sweeps home-and-home series

(7-12-4, 2-7-4 HEA) marked its fourth straight. Prior to its 2-1 (OT) win against Army Jan. 2, the Minutemen endured a five-game losing streak earlier this season.

By Ross Gienieczko UMass has now been outscored Collegian Staff by a margin of 19-5 during the losIn the second game of its home- ing streak, with Saturday’s game and-home series against No. 11 leaving few bright spots for the UMass Lowell, the Minutemen. UMass was Massachusetts hockey outshot 38-18 on the eveteam suffered a decisive UML 5 ning on its way to being defeat Saturday night shut out for the third at Tsongas Center, UMass 0 time this season. falling 5-0 to the River “We weren’t Hawks, giving UML (14good enough tonight,” 4-4, 9-2-3) the weekend sweep.

Minutemen coach John Micheletto Gage Hough scored two goals said bluntly after the game. “We to lead the River Hawks offensive- blew coverage’s in our own zone ly, while goaltender Kevin Doyle and pucks ended up in the back of made 18 saves earning the shut- the net.” out.

Nic Renyard started in goal for Saturday’s loss for UMass UMass making 33 saves, but his

record fell to 4-8-4 on the season.

The River Hawks took control of the game early on thanks to a shorthanded goal from C.J. Smith at four minutes, 30 seconds of the first period. Halfway through the opening frame, Ryan Collins scored to give UML a 2-0 advantage, with Smith and Joe Gambardella getting credit for assists on the play.

Late in the second period, Hough scored his first goal of the night to give the River Hawks a 3-0 lead with, Hough and A.J. White scoring goals just 2:03 apart to give UML a commanding 5-0 advantage less than five minutes into the third period.

“The score was indicative of the fact that they buried their chances, and we didn’t,” Micheletto said.

The Minutemen were once

again without some of their top offensive and defensive players, as first-line center Dennis Kravchenko was out as well as defenseman William Lagesson. In addition to Lagesson, defensemen Marc Hetnik and Carmine Buono also missed the game with injuries. After the contest, Micheletto said that all injured players are currently considered day-to-day with the exception of Lagesson, whom he said could miss an extended period of time.

“It hurts not having them in our lineup, but nobody in Hockey East is going to have pity on us,” Micheletto said.

With the pair of losses against the River Hawks, the Minutemen are now just 2-7-4 in Hockey East play, leaving them tied for eighth place in the conference with New

Hampshire and Vermont. When asked if the lost weekend affected Micheletto’s expectations for the team for the rest of the season, he replied that they were taking things day-by-day and game-bygame.

UMass’s next game will be Friday night against No. 4 Boston College, and the Minutemen will be looking to play spoilers to history. Eagles head coach Jerry York is sitting at 999 wins in his collegiate career heading into the matchup.

Puck drop for the game is set for 7 p.m.

Ross Gienieczko can be reached at rossgieniec@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @RossGien.

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OpiniOn&EditOrial “I once got Happy New Year-ed in March.” - Jerry Seinfeld

Back To School Spring 2016

How to recognize a stroke and take action The idea of a stroke can your hands and ask them to be scary and many people squeeze as hard as possible feel that it’s not something with both hands, checking to see if one hand is much weaker than the other.

“S” is short for speech they need to think about difficulty. Notice if the peruntil they reach old age. son’s speech is slurred or But while it’s true that hard to understand. Ask three-quarters of strokes them to repeat a simple senoccur in people over 65 tence, like “The sky is blue,” years old, knowledge about as the ASA suggests. See if strokes can benefit bystand- they have trouble repeating ers as well as potential vic- it.

Lastly, “T” stands for tims.

Strokes are the third-lead- time. If the person exhibits ing cause of death in the any of these signs, it’s time United States and the No. 1 to call 9-1-1 immediately.

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“If you are prepared, you can help a person experiencing a stroke by recognizing the signs and getting them to a hospital faster, which will help their recovery process.” leading cause of long-term disability, according to The Internet Stroke Center. If you are prepared, you can help a person experiencing a stroke by recognizing the signs and getting them to a hospital faster, which will help their recovery process.

The American Stroke Association has a helpful acronym to remind people of a stroke’s signs: F.A.S.T. “F” stands for face drooping or numbness. You can ask the person to smile and see if one side of his or her face droops.

“A” stands for arm weakness. Ask the person to raise both arms and see if one is significantly lower than the other. Or you could have the person hold both of

An important piece of information to note is since a stroke is a result of part of the brain not getting enough blood (and therefore oxygen), a person’s symptoms may vary, depending on the part of the brain that is affected. If a person is having a stroke, he or she might not show all of the symptoms listed, and may only have one instead.

It’s better to err on the side of caution and call 9-1-1 even if you’re unsure if the person is having a stroke.

Medical emergencies are often stressful and confusing, but just remember to act F.A.S.T. Jessica Primavera is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at jprimavera@umass.edu.

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Senate president Stan Rosenberg reaches out to millennials It’s tough to believe it was nearly participatory solutions, which the eight years ago when then-Senator Internet is making easier now than Barack Obama’s groundbreaking ever before. Rosenberg, recognizing this shift, is moving the Senate in the very same direction. By empowering his members, he is bringpresidential campaign taught us ing this very millennial concept to all what could be achieved when the State House, calling it “Shared a political dream, coupled with Leadership.” digital innovation, energized and `More than simply shakengaged millennials in the civic ing up leadership paradigms, process. he is embracing technology and For a long time, it seemed as though Beacon Hill never learned from the president’s success in that regard. In a commonwealth known for tech startups and a youthful population, our legislature, the General Court, had been startlingly slow to bring civic engagement online where millennials spend seeking feedback from millennials. He opened the year with much (if not most) of their time.

But that was before Amherst’s an interactive “Commonwealth Stan Rosenberg became president Conversations” tour where voters of the Massachusetts Senate this across Massachusetts share their month. In a legislature known concerns and put forward ideas. more for its insider politics than its The tour also featured a website transparency, Rosenberg is breath- which integrated social media and allowed testimony to be submitted ing new life into the Senate.

Millennials are embracing col- online. laborative work environments and Rosenberg has held “Twitter

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“Rosenberg should be commended for his work to energize millennials like myself.”

Town Halls,” Reddit AMAs and Facebook Q&As – firsts in the legislature. New Senate rules now call for committee and floor votes to be promptly posted online. The Senate launched its own Twitter handle (@MA_Senate) to live tweet their debate and Rosenberg himself is on Instagram (@SenStanMA).

More than this, the Senate has used hundreds of infographics to explain what is happening on Beacon Hill at any given time. Just a few weeks ago, Rosenberg also announced free public WiFi for visitors to the State House.

Rosenberg should be commended for his work to energize millennials like myself. Now it’s up to us as young people to get involved. From lowering student loan interest rates to creating jobs, it’s vital for millennials to step up and tell our government what is truly important to us.

Rosenberg is asking the questions – it’s time for us to help provide the answers.

Michael J. Hout is the president of the College Democrats of the University of Massachusetts and can be reached at mhout@umass.edu.

The fight for a decent living Many people view minimum wage increases as bad for our country and hurtful for employment. I

Karly Dunn read that rising wages cause less employment and higher costs of product. I see people argue that they work harder than entry level employees and have a higher education than the poor, so it is only fair that they get higher-paying jobs than their unskilled, less educated counterparts (as if they don’t already). I hear people complain that McDonalds’ menus are going to become more expensive once the company pays their workers more, like it’s a crime to pay more than one dollar for a McChicken in 2016.

Who are we blaming here? Why is it that The New York Times’ David Brooks insists minimum wage workers shouldn’t get paid more because some of them are teenagers? How is it that conservatives and Republicans believe minimum wage shouldn’t be increased along with every other monetary-related institution as time progresses? Is minimum wage not set in place to provide workers in America with a comfortable way of living?

I am sad to see people believe that everyone in the modern United States has the means to go to college and pay for higher education

“If prices of staple items like mortgage payments, rent, heat, water, food, and electricity are rising by the year, why aren’t wages? Why is it getting harder and harder to sustain ourselves when it does not have to be?” while balancing a family, household bills and a full-time job. I am embarrassed by the Americans who have no compassion for the families that can hardly pay their rent with $8 an hour, never mind afford thousands of dollars in college bills.

Fifty four percent of minimum wage workers work 35 or more hours a week. This number is comprised of moms, dads, teenagers and family members who take home a lot of their earnings to their parents, siblings and children. It is not that these people are too lazy to go to school to get “real” jobs, but these people have major responsibilities at home that require them to spend their earnings (or lack thereof ) on more immediate expenses.

Those upset with a potential rise in minimum wage from $7.25 an hour in 2009 to $15 an hour by 2021 rarely draw issue with other rising costs. If prices of staple items like mortgage payments, rent, heat, water, food and electricity are rising by the year, why aren’t wages? Why is it getting harder and harder to sustain our-

selves when it does not have to be?

It might have been okay to live off of $8 an hour six years ago. It is not anymore.

Life can’t be easy for everybody and maybe some won’t find “higher-skill” jobs. Maybe some will live a little better while working as a janitor or fast food clerk. Because, simply stated, we are always going to need those people around. Not everyone can be a brain surgeon or a lawyer or the president of the United States, but it wouldn’t hurt to have some compassion for the minimum wage worker who contributes to a society where those surgeons and lawyers can prosper.

Just because someone doesn’t work for the same goals as another doesn’t mean they don’t have people to feed or a car to pay off. Not a lot of people have that luxury.

We can’t all be rich or famous. The least our country can do for the minimum wage workers who live in poverty is help them live a little more comfortably.

Karly Dunn is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at kdunn@umass.edu.

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The hidden cost of fast fashion I was always interested America, need to pay attenin fashion growing up. My tion to what is happening family often joked that I got in the manufacturing of our products. This labor is similar to a modern day form of slavery and we as my love of shopping from a nation do not condone my mother, who always slavery, right? appreciated a good sale.

Child labor and unfair My father, on the other treatment of workers ends hand, held loyalty to only with the consumer. Writing a few brands, including this column opened my Banana Republic. But one eyes to what the fashion day, several years ago, my industry hides from us. father cut up his Banana You don’t see those chilRepublic card. He vowed to dren workers when you never shop there again and see that sweater or pair of has not shopped there to shoes. It is almost impossithis very day. ble to find information on Why? Because my father which companies use fair uncovered the truth behind labor, unless you want to Gap, Inc.’s “empire” (which do some serious digging. includes Banana Republic, And the companies that Old Navy, Athleta and do use fair labor create

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“It is extremely likely that the clothing was manufactured in unsafe conditions, by children or by underpaid workers with little to no rights.”

Piperlime): It uses child labor and refuses to stop.

In October 2013, the Bangladesh Safety Accord was signed in the Netherlands by over 200 brands from over 20 countries. This accord was created to ensure safe working conditions in Bangladesh factories. It had six parts concerning safety and that companies must give public disclosure of all inspections and safety reports.

Signatories include two widely known American companies in Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters Inc., as well as successful Swedish company H&M. But many have not. Popular companies like Gap’s “empire,” Forever 21 and more, have not signed.

Org anizations like Green America provide updates on raids and inspections in the factories of companies that have not signed. Gap has been shown to have children as young as 10 working for them.

Wages in Bangladesh were lifted from $38 a month to $68 a month for the entire country in 2013, but 40 percent of companies have not followed the law.

Keep in mind that this wage is even less for child workers. According to the International Labor Organization, an estimated 170 million children are engaged in child labor. Unlike in the United States, where workers have unions to protect their rights, poorer countries do not have stable economic and social environments to ensure child and adult workers are fairly represented. Children are deprived of resources, such as adequate pay, health and education.

Even though Bangladesh has pledged to end child labor in its country, little to no progress has been made.

The problem with fashion is this: The clothing on your back was probably made by a small child on the floor of a collapsing factory in Bangladesh or India. People, especially in

brands that are unheard of and uncommon to the mass consumer.

Because of the complex supply chains, it may seem almost impossible to make a difference. But think about it in a different light. Think about my dad.

Banana Republic was one of the only stores where he shopped for years. He spent up to $1,000 a year for about 15 years.

Keep in mind he rarely shops, so many customers spend much more than that annually. The workers at these factories were making $38 or less a month.

Child workers were making much less. Think about how much less of a profit a company would make if a thousand people quit their cards or stopped shopping at a certain store. Gap’s “empire” is worth over $6 billion. They can afford to give their workers fair wages.

By boycotting this company, these companies may start to reconsider their unethical practices. The first step toward making progress is knowledge. As someone who is interested in fashion and is pursuing a degree involving human rights, I know that just talking about these issues makes a difference.

I hope my peers at the University of Massachusetts learn to be conscientious consumers. If it says “Made in Bangladesh,” it is extremely likely that the clothing was manufactured in unsafe conditions, by children or by underpaid workers with little to no rights.

If you’re curious about which companies follow these accords and agreements, go to the Inter national Labor Organization’s website and bangladeshaccord.org. If you take away anything from this column, it’s that fast fashion doesn’t truly come cheap.

Emilia Beuger is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at ebeuger@umass.edu.

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Why I will not be voting for Bernie Sanders As a college student, I have a confession to make.

I will not be voting for Bernie

Isaac Simon Sanders. I don’t struggle from socialist paranoia nor am I disheart-ened by his passion for income inequality; in fact, I agree with Sanders on many issues.

But I’m not voting for him because I want my vote to matter.

Sanders’ popularity reminds a lot of people about the attention Ralph Nader received dur-ing the 2000 election. These days, most people don’t know who Nader is, let alone his policies. A lot of Sanders’ appeal comes from the millennial and younger generations. Many colleges have Bernie Sanders clubs.

The candidate even held a rally here at the University of Massachusetts earlier this year.

But what surprised me is how many people have bought in to how unrealistic his candidacy is. This is not surprising in other situations.

When President Barack Obama makes the Kool-Aid, we expect MSNBC to drink it. But on Facebook, many of my friends talked about how impassioned and dedicated they are to Sanders as a candidate. They speak of how they are ready for a revolution and how they are so humbled and blessed to be part of one.

One of the reasons why students flock to Sanders has to do with the reforms he wants to make to college education. Eliminating student debt and bringing down the cost of tuition are policies that affect many of my friends along with the vast majority of UMass students.

But when you talk to students and ask them why this is necessary or what proposals they would support in lieu of the current plan in place, they draw a blank. If anyone told them that the Pell Grant system should be eliminated (an example of too much government power) students would laugh at you – or worse – get angry, arguing that it is their ticket to college. People don’t understand that Pell Grants are one of the reasons why universities can charge so much for tui-tion in the first place.

“I can probably assume that less that one percent of the people that attended that Sanders rally at UMass have ever gone door to door for his cause.

I hope I’m wrong.”

But let’s get back to this so called “revolution.” Apparently it would be a revolution of the people that were most affected by the 2008 recession.

It would include paid sick leave, along with an increase in the minimum wage, which Hillary Clinton supports. But people need to un-derstand how government policy works before they say they support something so unrealistic.

I am well aware of what my critics will say to me. It seems as if I am arguing that we shouldn’t try focusing on changing the system because it is too hard and therefore a waste of our time. This is hardly my point. My point is that these reforms will never come if we have a uniformed, out-of-touch electorate. It’s an electorate where taking a selfie or a Snapchat with Sand-ers matters more than going door-to-door on the issues. I can probably assume that less than one percent of the people that attended the Sanders rally at UMass have ever gone door-to-door for his cause. I hope I’m wrong.

Bernie Sanders has mainly focused on one issue: income inequality is the center piece of his campaign. One of the many problems with Sanders is that instead of focusing on wealth crea-tion, he has become obsessed with wealth distribution. Progressives like Sanders tout the success of countries like Sweden and argue that their semi-socialists economies with bigger government spending and more expansive federal programs are the keys to their success. What liberals fail to understand is that socialism is not an economic theory and that Sweden has moved beyond this Nordic socialism that Sanders loves.

However, socialism is not a deal breaker for me, nor has it been an issue for most of Sanders’ supporters. Popularity and viability aside, his stance on guns seems morally backward. He voted against the

Brady bill four times and opposed stricter background checks. For me, this is a requisite considering this country’s epidemic of gun violence that ends the lives of 90 Ameri-cans every day.

All of this said, there is still some irony involved. The people who are passionate about Sanders’ candidacy are the very ones who say they support him because they want their vote to mean something. I continue to be baffled as to why.

Debbie Wasserman Shultz, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has made it very clear why Democrats everywhere need to back Hillary Clinton. There are only four sched-uled Democratic debates compared with the Republicans’ 10.

The amount of air time Sanders receives on a weekly basis is nothing compared to what Clinton receives, hardly making this a fair fight.

The media has all the power here.

Minority voters who are less familiar with Sanders as a politician have a very hard time understanding him if the media spotlight is always cast on Clin-ton. Perhaps this is the reason why the gap between Clinton and Sanders persists.

Sanders is miles behind Clinton when it comes to Democratic minorities, trailing her by over 50 percentage points. If the Republican field is any indication, no one is moved by Sanders’ rhetoric.

There is a reason why they focus their attacks on Clinton. Few people on the right take Sanders seriously. There will be no revolution. If anything, Sanders can use the little influence he has to move Clinton further to the left, challenging her on certain policies. But assuming she goes unfazed, we should wake up and start smelling the coffee that Clinton is brewing for November.

Isaac Simon is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at isimon@umass.edu.