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‘UMass for Bernie Sanders’ kicks Experts deliver off dorm-storming movement testimony in fifth day of rape trial

Process aims to encourage voting

Judge denies two defense motions

By ShelBy AShline Collegian Staff

Organizers and supporters of the unofficial student group UMass Amherst for Bernie Sanders have taken to knocking on dorm room doors across the University of Massachusetts campus.

The process, which organizers refer to as “dormstorming,” was designed to encourage more students to register to vote.

As Feb. 10 is the last day Massachusetts residents can register if they intend to vote in the March 1 primary, the timing is crucial, says UMass for Bernie organizer Christopher Saccardo.

Through dorm-storming, supporters of the group will provide voter registration forms to anyone who has not yet registered, or offer a link to the registration website.

“It’s like a super, super effective version of canvassing because you can just go from room to room,” Saccardo, a graduate student studying education, said. “I think, compared to regular canvassing, students will be much more receptive.”

The idea was first brought up during the group’s regular Wednesday meeting on Jan. 20, Saccardo said. He and other organizers put together a Google drive spreadsheet

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Vermont Sen. and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders spoke at the UMass Fine Arts Center on Jan. 2. where supporters can sign up to go dorm-storming on their own schedule.

“Right now, we’re just hitting up the big towers: Kennedy, Washington, (John Quincy Adams),” Saccardo said. Whenever a supporter covers a location, which can also include his or her own dorm, he or she updates the spreadsheet and reports in at the following meeting.

“We’ve been just tabling in the Campus Center,” explained UMass for Bernie Organizer Brennan Tierney, a sophomore legal studies and political science major. “But we

thought that a really good way to show our group’s engagement was to start going out and knocking on doors.”

Saccardo estimates that through their tabling efforts, UMass for Bernie has already registered at least 400 people to vote.

However, despite the fact that those involved with the group support Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in his bid for the presidency, Tierney emphasized that the dorm-storming is done in a “non-partisan fashion.”

“Overall, we just think it’s important to get people

participating in democracy,” Tierney said.

Together, driven by their political viewpoints, Casey Pease, Elliot Jerry, Saccardo and Tierney launched the Facebook group “Umass for Bernie Sanders” – along with a page, “UMass Amherst for Bernie Sanders,” and a Twitter account, “UMass for Bernie” – over summer break.

“One day I was like, ‘This is sweet, but we should actually mobilize,’” Saccardo continued, explaining that he and the see

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White House rallies public, private efforts to prepare for earthquakes

By MichAel Doyle McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Spurred by renewed fears of the fabled "Big One" shattering the West Coast, the Obama administration Tuesday promoted stronger earthquake-preparedness efforts as part of a first-of-itskind White House summit.

Private foundation grants will fund new research at universities in California and Washington state, the Forest Service will streamline the placement of seismic monitoring stations and a presidential order will tighten standards for new federal buildings.

"While no one can predict earthquakes, the study of natural hazards and their causes and impacts has put us on the path to creating more effective tools to prevent these hazards from becoming disasters," Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said.

Dubbed the "Earthquake Resiliency Summit," the program convened some of the nation's leading seismologists, as well as executives from public agencies ranging from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to the Bay Area Rapid Transit system.

For several hours, the pa

rticipants swapped information in a live-streamed format that exemplified the use of the bully pulpit to urge further state, private and congressional action.

"We have the real opportunity to mitigate damage and save lives if we act now on an early warning system," said summit participant Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., adding that "the federal government cannot, and will not, fund the system in its entirety."

Coincident with the su mmit, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced $3.6 million in grants to advance the socalled ShakeAlert system that's being developed on the West Coast. The system has been sending live seismic alerts to test users since January 2012.

In theory, early warnings of even a few seconds could help slow trains, shut pipelines, alert first responders, reroute power and protect public safety in other ways during an emergency that experts consider inevitable.

California has a 99.7 percent chance of a magnitude 6.7 or larger earthquake in the next 30 years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The Pacific Northwest has a 10 percent chance of a mag-

nitude 8 to 9 earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone under the Pacific Ocean, a catastrophe whose consequences were vividly portrayed in a 2015 New Yorker article that captured officials' attention.

This week, the USGS announced that there were 14,588 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater throughout the world in 2015. California alone had hundreds of earthquakes in just the last week, though many were small and not felt by people, a USGS database shows.

"When you have earthqu ake early warning, and better buildings, you have better preparedness," said former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Alice Hill, now senior adviser for preparedness and resilience at the National Security Council.

Using the additional foundation grant funding, University of California, Berkeley, scientists will monitor earth-shaking using the same technology that smartphones use to count exercise steps, while University of Washington experts will experiment with sensors on the Pacific Ocean floor.

California's Pacific Gas & Electric has recently joined the ShakeAlert system now

undergoing beta testing, while executives with the giant chip maker Intel Corp. committed this week to working with other companies to play a role in developing the early warning network.

All told, the U.S. Geological Survey estimates it will cost $38.3 million in capital funding to complete the ShakeAlert system on the West Coast to the point of issuing public alerts and $16.1 million each year to operate and maintain it.

"We cannot predict the time of the next earthquake," said USGS seismologist Lucy Jones, who has served as a science adviser to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

"However, we can tell you what will happen."

Congress could play a greater role if lawmakers choose.

One bill introduced last year by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., would require a federal plan for installing an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia subduction zone. A separate bill by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., would fortify warnings against tsunamis, the hugely destructive wave surges triggered by earthquakes.

tested, she said acid phosphate, the enzyme being tested to determine the presence of seminal fluid, degrades very quickly.

Pamela Condon, a physician’s assistant who worked at Cooley Dickinson Hospital when the woman went to the emergency room on the morning of Sept. 2, 2013, said she noticed asymmetrical bruising to the front of the victim’s neck and said that the alleged victim had a blood alcohol level of .251 after being tested in the morning.

Bongiorni questioned Condon’s recollection of the events, which occurred two and a half years ago, and asked Condon why the alleged victim had gone to the emergency room.

“The chief complaint of her visit was that she was the victim of a sexual assault,” Condon said she was told by the triage nurse on duty that night.

Jessica Hart, an employee of the DNA Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Department, testified that she tested swabs for DNA evidence from a condom found near Bartlett Hall, saying that three DNA profiles were found on its interior.

Hart said that the DNA profile of the alleged victim matched a female DNA profile found on the condom’s exterior, but that results for the testing of Durocher were less conclusive when she tested it in July 2014.

“Patrick Durocher could have been a contributor to the minor DNA profile in the mixture,” she said.

Lou Rios, a sexual as sault nurse examiner employed by the Bay State Medical Center, was called to testify by the prosecution.

Rios said she examined the alleged victim for signs of sexual assault the morning that the alleged rape took place.

The woman had tender bruising on her left inner thigh, a swollen inner vaginal wall and abrasions on her labia, Rios told the jury.

Rios also said that she saw a reddened area on the woman’s left elbow, red circular areas on her neck and chest and dark bruises on her right leg.

The woman told Rios that she had been penetrated against her will vaginally and orally, and that no condom had been used by the alleged rapist.

Bongiorni said that no mention of tender bruising could be seen in the medical note presented as evidence during Condon’s testimony, and that the alleged victim’s claim that a condom was not used contradicted the DNA profile found on the condom near Bartlett.

“She had the option of saying no, yes and unsure and she said no condom was used,” Bongiorni said.

Hampshire Superior Court Judge Mary-Lou Rup denied a motion to have two charges against Patrick Durocher dropped in connection with an alleged 2013 rape, saying that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence for these charges to be levied against the defendant.

Durocher, a former University of Massachusetts student, has been charged with aggravated rape, kidnapping and assault and battery in connection with an incident that occurred on campus in September 2013.

Durocher’s attorney, Vincent Bongiorni, had motioned for the charge of kidnapping to be dismissed and the aggravated rape charge to be reduced due to a lack of evidence that the alleged victim suffered a serious bodily injury or was forcibly restrained.

“There is really no evidence that the alleged victim received a serious injury of any kind,” Bongiorni said.

Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Jennifer Suhl said the claim that Durocher, who allegedly held the woman against a tree outside the Campus Center against her will, was strong enough for him to be charged with kidnapping.

She also said there have been prior aggravated rape charges with less serious physical injuries than those suffered by the alleged victim.

“It’s clearly sufficient based on what has been upheld in the past,” Suhl said.

Rup denied both motions, saying that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence for the jury to decide whether Durocher was guilty.

The trial continued Tuesday, as jurors heard testimony from six witnesses involved with either law enforcement or medical care.

Jurors have previously heard testimony from several witnesses that saw Durocher half-naked and laying on top of the woman outside the Campus Center on Sept. 2, 2013. The woman testified Thursday that Durocher raped her, but Bongiorni maintains she consented to the sex and only accused Durocher after images of the incident appeared on social media.

Erica Nadeau, an employee at the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab in Springfield who examines sexual assault kits, was called to testify by Suhl.

Nadeau testified that she examined numerous vaginal and cheek swabs and underpants taken from the alleged victim, along with a condom found near the scene. While she said she did not find Stuart Foster can be reached at any traces of sperm cells or stuartfoster@umass.edu or followed seminal fluid on the material on Twitter @Stuart_C_Foster

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THE RU N D OW N ON THIS DAY...

In 1959, Rising American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed when their plane crashed in Iowa en route to Moorehead, Minnesota.

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India to review gay sex law MUMBAI, India — India’s Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would reexamine its decision criminalizing gay sex, giving hope to activists who have called the law a violation of fundamental rights.

The high court said it would constitute a fivejudge panel to hear an appeal by advocacy groups challenging the 2013 decision that criminalized same-sex relations between consenting adults.

That controversial decision reinstated Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which outlaws sexual intercourse “against the order of nature.”

Activists cheered the decision, which appeared to signal that the court was willing to hear arguments that it had erred in its judgment.

“It seems to indicate they’re ready to hear the matter, which is good,” said lawyer Anand Grover, who has challenged Section 377 in court.

Activists say that while the law has not led to Indians being prosecuted for same-sex relations, it has caused many homosexuals to live in fear and exposed them to extortion and threats.

Though there is growing support in India for the law to be changed, including from top levels of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, church groups and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board told the Supreme Court jurists that they were decriminalizing homosexuality.

Legal experts say the five-judge panel hearing the activists’ so-called curative petition - a mechanism by which the Supreme Court can reverse a decision it deems to have been a mistake - can only decide to overturn the decision on narrow legal grounds.

Only three such petitions have led to a high court ruling being overturned, experts said.

The court did not say when the five-judge panel would be appointed.

Los Angeles Times

Iowa Democrats declare Clinton winner DES MOINES, Iowa— After tracking down some errant precincts, the Iowa Democratic Party on Tuesday announced Hillary Clinton edged Bernie Sanders by 0.3 percent in Monday’s caucuses.

The state party does not release raw totals, but rather how many delegates to the state convention each candidate received in Monday night’s caucuses.

The Associated Press also called the race for Clinton on Tuesday.

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Despite big lead, Donald Trump lowers expectations as New Hampshire nears LesLey CLark McClatchy Washington Bureau MILFORD, N.H. — Donald Trump shrugged off a second place finish in Iowa, suggesting Tuesday that New Hampshire which holds the nation’s first primary on Feb. 9 “fits me better.”

Trump’s rivals had sensed weakness in the brash billionaire who promises voters endless wins, but Trump exuded calm confidence Tuesday night at a press conference ahead of a rally here, insisting he hadn’t invested “tremendous” time or money in Iowa.

“We had 17 candidates,” he said, adding at one point: “I’ve been in politics for all of six months.”

Still, Trump sought to lower expectations for a first-place finish in New Hampshire, even as he pledged to add more retail events in the state. He said he’d “love to finish first,” but it wouldn’t be “horrible” if he didn’t.

“I’m not humiliated,” Trump later told the crowd jammed into a cavernous athletic club, some watching from an overflow room. He called the press the “worst people ever” for suggesting that Marco Rubio - who finished third - had a better night than him.

Trump, Rubio, the rest of the Republican field and the Democratic presidential contenders arrived in New Hampshire - which votes in less than a week hours after voters in Iowa left their precinct caucuses.

Trump picked up the endorsement Tuesday of former Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts, who lost a New Hampshire Senate campaign in 2014. Brown, who introduced Trump at the rally, said he believes only Trump could be a “change agent” to get Washington working.

Ted Cruz pulled out a narrow win in Iowa over Trump, with Rubio delivering a strong third-place finish. Rubio also picked up a coveted endorsement Tuesday. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Republicans “have one shot in 2016 to beat Hillary Clinton and that shot is Marco Rubio.”

The Florida senator’s solid showing increases pressure on other establishment Republicans to deliver victories here or

SANDERS others gradually gathered students together and organized weekly meetings, which take place each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Machmer Hall Room E37.

Saccardo said that meetings t y p i c a l ly attract 20 to 25 students, although other events that the group organizes have attracted greater numbers.

“A lot of people who work in the group also do phone-banking and canvassing in New Hampshire,” Saccardo said. The group also organized a rally last October in support of Sanders, which drew a crowd of more than 300 people.

Saccardo and Tierney said that because of the temporary nature of the presidential campaign, they did not seek to make UMass for Bernie a registered student organization, which would need to be standing.

However, months

be forced to rally around Rubio’s candidacy in an effort to thwart Cruz and Trump - who have earned the enmity of party stalwarts.

A New Hampshire win

by Trump, who is leading here, or Cruz, who is further back and not considered a natural fit for the state but could pick up steam with his Iowa surprise, could propel them to victories in South Carolina, Nevada and much of the South.

Cruz, who picked up the endorsement of Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., held a town hall meeting at a church before departing for a rally in South Carolina. But he plans to return to New Hampshire on Wednesday and spend the week up to the primary here.

And New Hampshire will be a two-person tussle after Democrat Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders finished in a virtual tie in Iowa. New Hampshire delivered a lifeline to Clinton in 2008 after her third place finish in Iowa, but polls this time show her trailing Sanders, the senator from neighboring Vermont.

The final Iowa results

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remain until the general election in November. In the meantime, UMass for Bernie supporters will work on dorm-storming, tabling, phone-banking and canvassing.

According to Tierney, they are also working with University Union to organize a debate between supporters of both Sanders and fellow Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

“We just want to have a constructive debate amongst the student body,” Tierney said, adding that it could serve as a good opportunity for students to solidify their views before the election and to get their questions about each candidate’s policies answered.

Tierney hopes the debate will be held prior to the Massachusetts primary on March 1.

Shelby Ashline can be reached at sashline@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Shelby_Ashline.

show Clinton received 49.8 percent of the vote and Sanders received 49.6 percent. The contest could now stretch easily into March with Clinton forced to fight for a nomination many had long assumed was hers for the taking.

Clinton claimed the mantle of victor, taking to the stage at Nashua Community College to say she was “thrilled to be coming to New Hampshire after winning Iowa.”

Noting that she’s now won and lost in Iowa, she added, “it’s a lot better to win.”

Sanders, who galvanized a group of Democrats including many younger, first-time voters, held a get-out-the-vote rally at a theater near Keene State College.

He said he considers Iowa a victory, regardless of the margin.

“We started that campaign 40, 50 points behind,” he told CNN as he landed in New Hampshire. “Whether we lose by a fraction of a point or we win or whatever, we are very proud of the campaign that we won.”

He called the showing pr oof that he can compete against Clinton: “We’re

going to fight really hard in New Hampshire,” he said. “Then we’re going to Nevada, then we’re going to South Carolina. We look forward to doing well around the country.”

Trump and Sanders enjoy healthy leads over their rivals in New Hampshire, though a recent WMUR/CNN New Hampshire primary poll contained some cautionary notes.

On the Republican side, Trump was the candidate New Hampshire Republicans said they were least likely to vote for and just 39 percent of Republican primary voters said they had firmly decided how they will vote.

The Republican poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center had Trump with 30 percent, ahead of Cruz at 12 percent, followed by Rubio at 11 percent.

John Kasich, Chris Christie and Jeb Bush, the trio of governors who mostly bypassed Iowa to campaign relentlessly in New Hampshire, registered in the single digits.

All three, who are running in the establishment lane, along with Rubio, left Iowa to campaign here Monday.

At his first event of the day at Franklin Pierce University, Bush sought to contrast his record as a two-term Florida governor with what he said were two freshman senators who haven’t made tough calls and aren’t ready to lead our nation.

Christie had already nabbed the coveted endorsement of the conservative New Hampshire Union Leader, a decision that sparked a feud between its publisher and Trump. A front-page editorial labeled Trump a “crude blowhard with no clear political philosophy” whose campaign insults New Hampshire voters’ intelligence.

On the Democratic side, Sanders led Clinton, 57 percent to 34 percent.

More than 40 percent of Democrats said they had not definitely decided who they will support. They will debate Thursday evening, a late addition to the debate schedule.

The Republicans will debate for the eighth time Saturday.

Anita Kumar contributed to this story

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CDC confirms case of Zika Michigan congresswoman virus transmission via sex proposes $1 billion grant toward Flint water repairs Molly Hennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times

HOUSTON — Texas officials on Tuesday reported the first case of the Zika virus being sexually transmitted in the U.S. by an infected traveler returning from South America since the disease’s rapid spread there over the past year.

It was the first case of transmission on U.S. soil, and the announcement came a day after the World Health Organization declared that the explosive growth of the primarily mosquito-borne Zika virus constitutes an international public health emergency.

A Dallas patient contracted Zika after having sex with a traveler who had returned from Venezuela, one of the countries coping with Zika, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services officials. Officials would not disclose information about the pair, citing medical confidentiality.

There have been no deaths connected to Zika and symptoms of infection - including rashes, joint pain and reddened eyes - are usually mild and last for several days or a week, experts say. There is concern, however, that the virus may be causing a surge in babies born in Brazil with abnormally small heads and brains.

California officials had confirmed two cases of the Zika virus in those who were infected while traveling abroad in 2015. There were

three cases in California in 2014 and one in 2013, officials said last week.

Officials said the numbers will be updated at a Friday briefing, and could rise.

They would not say where cases were reported, but Los Angeles County officials who plan to hold a briefing Wednesday - said last week that a young girl had been diagnosed with Zika in the county.

The rare cases of sexual transmission of Zika in the past have been through the semen of an infected man, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The virus was found in a man’s semen in Tahiti, and a Colorado researcher reportedly transmitted the virus to his wife after returning from a trip to Senegal in 2008.

The CDC released a statement Tuesday saying that in the Dallas case “there was no risk to a developing fetus.”

There are no reports of Zika being transmitted by mosquitoes in Dallas County.

The half dozen other cases of Zika reported in Texas were in the Houston area and related to overseas travel, officials said.

“We’re working closely with our partners to gather more information about the virus and this transmission in Dallas and to determine whether any additional public health interventions are needed,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, commissioner of the Texas Department of

State Health Services.

Officials were already on alert about Zika, sending potential cases to the CDC for testing as they did in the Dallas case and trying to raise public awareness.

“With this sexual piece, that makes it more concerning because now there’s another mode of transmission other than mosquito bites,” said Dr. Christopher Perkins, medical director of the Dallas County Health and Human Services.

Now officials are emphasizing that those traveling abroad in areas where Zika is prevalent should not just protect themselves against mosquitoes, but also use condoms and remember that the majority of those infected with the Zika virus won’t have symptoms.

Two years ago, Dallas residents panicked after a West African visitor died from Ebola and two nurses who treated him contracted the deadly disease. (Both nurses recovered.)

But Perkins said he doesn’t foresee similar hysteria associated with Zika, because residents are accustomed to protecting themselves against mosquitoborne diseases, such as West Nile, and will likely heed the alerts concerning practicing safe sex with those who have traveled to Zika-stricken regions.

“Our citizens are savvy en ough to understand” the warnings, Perkins said.

Super Bowl: Little-known terrorist plot at 2015’s game MattHias GaFni Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif.

— A month before last year’s Super Bowl in Arizona, three men who had pledged support for the Islamic State group traveled into the remote desert near Phoenix and practiced shooting assault rifles.

Among other targets, the trio had eyed bombing Super Bowl XLIX and the surrounding entertainment district, according to an indictment filed in December in federal court.

The Super Bowl attack never happened, but these were not idle jihadists. In May, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi were shot and killed when they drove to Garland, Texas, and opened fire at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest.

Their alleged co-conspirator, Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, also known as Decarus Thomas, has since been indicted on terrorism, and firearm and conspiracy charges, including planning the Super Bowl attack plot, which only came to light publicly almost a year after that game.

There has never been a Super Bowl terrorist attack.

Although terrorists struck the Boston Marathon in 2013, terror attacks are rare for American sporting events, and millions of dollars are spent annually to keep it that way. Speaking at the FBI’s Joint Operations Center in Mountain View, Special Agent in Charge David Johnson said while the risk is low, it’s important to remain vigilant.

“As I stand here today, there is no credible threat where Super Bowl 50 is the target,” he said Monday, with the caveat that events like the San Bernardino shooting came with no warning.

Terrorist plots like last year’s notwithstanding, the reality is that violence on Super Bowl Sunday actually

tends to drop from regularseason games, law enforcement officials said, likely because the title game caters to a more corporate crowd with fewer team allegiances that might fuel fights.

What increases are property crimes targeting the well-heeled attendee, such as vehicle break-ins, expensive counterfeit tickets and prostitution, problems that keep police hopping over the entire Super Bowl week.

Johnson said the biggest challenge for this year’s Super Bowl will be the geographic scope, with the game, teams and most of the tourist attractions, such as Super Bowl City and the NFL Experience, spread among San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Jose.

The Joint Operations Center will provide a “a clearinghouse for threat information,” Johnson said.

Officials from dozens of agencies working the game can collect data, analyze it and determine what needs to be done from the one room filled with television and computer monitors. The hub became operational Monday.

Lisa Dolev, founder of threat-detection company Qylur, which has supplemented security at several large-scale events, such as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, said fans and patrons should be confident in the exhaustive attention that goes into protecting a huge event like the Super Bowl and its associated fanfare.

Dolev added that basic vigilance is vital, noting that the sheer volume of people on hand requires that everyone keep their eyes out for unusual activity. But she stressed that such vigilance should not override a fan’s ability to enjoy the festivities.

“It does sometimes feel like you’re walking into Fort Knox,” Dolev said. “But everyone will try and make the guest experience as easy and painless as possible.”

As last year’s Super Bowl ended with a goalline interception giving the New England Patriots a win over the Seattle Seahawks, the public had no inkling of Kareem and his partners’ plot.

In the Dec. 22 indictment, federal authorities alleged that Kareem attempted to obtain pipe bombs before the game.

“Kareem inquired about the types of explosives that would be required to damage or destroy public venues, including the Westgate Mall and the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, located adjacent to the Westgate Entertainment District and the location of Super Bowl XLIX,” according to the court document.

Kareem faked a car injury and filed a fraudulent insurance claim to raise money for the attack, the indictment alleges.

While he could not discuss the alleged plot because of the ongoing court case, Glendale assistant police chief Matt Lively said his agency did receive a variety of “unsubstantiated or noncredible threats,” including phone calls before and during the game, and each had to be investigated. Law enforcement also monitored social media for threats as well.

His department was already on high alert last year because the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris happened less than a month earlier.

“This certainly became a concern and cause for discussion and changes in planning,” Lively said. “We had multiple conversations with the NFL security team about the topic. ... We took the threat of terrorism very seriously and took additional steps to add increased surveillance, a much more visible tactical presence and screening process.”

By todd spanGler Detroit Free Press

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Candice Miller on Tuesday upped the ante for Congress to help pay for replacing lead service pipes and other infrastructure in Flint, Mich., proposing an emergency $1 billion grant to be authorized through the Environmental Protection Agency.

Such a proposal faces an uncertain future but represents perhaps the boldest suggestion yet for a federal response to the water crisis unfolding in Flint, where President Barack Obama has issued an emergency declaration and high lead levels continue to be detected in some residents’ tap water.

Miller, R-Mich., said in a statement accompanying the text of the proposed legislation that it’s necessary “because of an epic failure of government at every level” that has resulted in unacceptably high levels of lead in the water, and that she recognizes the fiscal issues surrounding such a proposal in Congress.

“I realize that this is a lot of money. I am well aware of the limited federal resources we have. And I know that getting support for this will be very difficult, so I don’t want to give the residents of Flint false hope,” said Miller. “This will be a tough fight, but I believe it is one that is absolutely necessary.”

Miller’s suggestion was made a day before the U.S. House Oversight Committee will hold the first congressional hearing into what happened in Flint and the response by the EPA to the

crisis. Also Tuesday, officials with the FBI confirmed they are part of an ongoing investigation into what happened in Flint.

Coming as it does from a member of Republican House leadership, Miller’s proposal was bold: Just last week, Michigan’s two Democratic U.S. senators and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., proposed up to $400 million in dollar-fordollar matching funds from the state to do much the same thing.

But Miller, the chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, who is retiring at the end of her current term early next year and has been rumored to be eyeing a run for governor in 2018, made no such demands on the state to match federal funding, instead comparing the situation in Flint to the damage caused along the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

And emergency supplemental appropriations are not unheard of: As recently as January 2013, Congress authorized a $51 billion package for disaster assistance focused mostly on a response to damage along the Atlantic Coast caused

by Hurricane Sandy.

Such legislation, however, can result in fierce negotiations in Congress. And, typically, disaster aid is limited to natural disasters, or explosions or fires, not other man-made emergencies like the one in Flint. “(T)he citizens of Flint, Michigan, have been drinking contaminated water for almost two years,” she said, noting the change that occurred when the city switched to water from the

Flint River that was not treated for corrosion control that allowed lead to leach from old service pipes.

“Especially vulnerable to the high lead levels are a generation of children and babies - American children and babies - not from a different country. They are our children, who will pay the consequences.”

She said the state, which has borne the brunt of the blame for not requiring corrosion control as required, “has acknowledged culpability and is stepping up.”

But she also said the federal government, through the EPA, “also has some culpability, so it is entirely appropriate for the federal government to step up as well.”

“The underground pipes have been so corroded they will, apparently, continue to pose a threat to the residents of Flint until they are replaced,” she said. Miller added that a side benefit of investing the money is that it will help the local economy, which is being devastated by the reports of high lead levels.

In a request to the federal government for disaster funding last month which was denied, Gov. Rick Snyder had estimated it could cost more than $700 million to repair damaged infrastructure, though some estimates have run more than $1 billion.

“I consider myself to be fiscally conservative,” Miller said. “However, we cannot turn our backs on the citizens of Flint.

These are American citizens, American children and American babies, and we must take care of our own.”

CDC pushes for safety in coffee-roasting facilities By raquel rutledGe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

in food workers over the last 15 years.

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An investigation by ers to a blast of chemical the Milwaukee Journal compounds at levels far higher than those known Sentinel first exposed to permanently destroy how diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione from unflathe lungs.

The information is vored coffee also jeopaimed at corner cafes that ardizes workers' health. do small-batch roasting as The newspaper hired an well as larger processing industrial hygienist to facilities that roast tens test the air in two roastof thousands of pounds of ing facilities that agreed to the sampling. Results coffee a day.

The chemicals, diace- found levels that exceeded tyl and 2,3-pentanedione, the recommended safety are formed naturally limits in some cases by in the roasting process nearly four times the and released in greater limit.

One of the companies concentrations through grinding. The compounds that agreed to the test- lauded for their buttery ing was Madison-based flavor - are also made syn- Just Coffee Cooperative. thetically and have been Founders of Just Coffee added to microwave pop- wanted more information corn, baked goods, can- and requested a full health dies and other products hazard evaluation from over the years to enhance the National Institute for the taste. The added fla- Occupational Safety and voring was tied to hun- Health, a research arm of dreds of injuries and at the CDC. least a handful of deaths A team from the insti-

tute visited the facility last summer. Findings from their study are due out in the coming weeks.

It's the first time the agency has conducted such an evaluation at a coffee processing plant that does not use added flavors. The agency is now involved in another 10 or so evaluations in coffee plants across the country.

The national institute posted a preliminary notice to coffee workers in September, following the Journal Sentinel's investigation.

The newest Web page, updated last week, includes specific steps companies and workers can take including administrative and engineering controls and medical surveillance, for example. It points out the importance of local exhaust where tasks such as grinding and packaging take place and how proper ventilation is critical. It also advises enclosing the processes whenever possible and notes the requirement to inform workers of the dangers they face. And it encourages workers to report symptoms such as shortness of breath and chronic cough.

The Journal Sentinel also identified five workers from multiple coffee shops with symptoms and lung function tests that doctors familiar with diacetyl-related disease deemed red flags that warranted further examination.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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Dear UMass community, This year is historic for the University of Massachusetts. We are getting ready to celebrate 25 years of graduate student worker unionization on campus; a celebration that not only highlights the strength and power of collective action but also our long history of activism, mobilization and social justice on campus. As unions all over the country brace for this summer’s Supreme Court attack on us, we should also memorialize and mobilize around our legacy, our founders and our achievements. For some context, the Supreme Court ruling regarding unions could potentially decrease our overall memberships and make it harder to organize workers. Therefore, let’s find and retain our power as workers and students by honoring our heritage and thus carry forth as a unified force.

Twenty-five years ago, grad workers at UMass went on strike to force the Administration and the Commonwealth to negotiate with them over their working conditions and bargain to establish a contract that would grant labor protections and extend benefits to grad employees. Sometimes we take these benefits and protections for granted or overlook the embodied struggles that so many people lived to ensure we’d get paid, get health care and that we wouldn’t get fired arbitrarily. These are only some of the benefits and protections that workers on campus have achieved over the years because of GEO. It must be highlighted that the risk that our GEO founders took to establish a union and a contract was enormous.

More than 700 people jeopardized their jobs, their livelihoods and the wellbeing of their families’ to go on strike and force a change in the labor conditions at UMass and the labor relations within the Commonwealth. Furthermore, their collective victories live on in the multiple generations of our contract, which is very much a living document, and in the continuous and growing grad worker movement on our campus and across campuses all over North America. We can trace a direct line of political activism and labor mobilization from the grad worker organizing in the early ‘90s to the current struggles to ensure RA’s and PM’s have ‘Just Cause’ in their contracts. GEO is determined to be a social justice union; we have and will continue to be in solidarity with the people of Palestine, stand up for immigrant rights, support transgender inclusivity, demand reproductive rights for all, defend affirmative action and always affirm that Black Lives Matter. The element of unity throughout our history has always been that workers on campus come together to demand dignity and respect at our job sites and to support social justice issues at work and in other spheres of our lives. This is nothing new, and to build a stronger future it is fundamental that we acknowledge our histories and honor the gains previous workers have achieved.

However, the next 25 years are uncertain. The Supreme Court may deal all unions a painful blow by limiting the financial support we can receive from our memberships to fund our efforts toward justice at work and beyond the workplace. Also, our public universities are becoming more and more privatized, corporatized and unaffordable for far too many working families. We are becoming less a student body and more of a consumer pool. Tenure professorships are dwindling and funding for many disciplines is disappearing. We should note how these detrimental economic realities are varied for different social identities. Black people, Latinx and working class queer people will have less access to the University since privatization has harsher consequences on non-white and working class communities.

The work of ensuring that universities are open, affordable, accessible and safe for those who have been historically excluded from them is daunting and long lasting. GEO’s mission and vision of protecting grad workers is necessarily linked to the need of having open and free universities that empower students and workers as well as ensuring that universities are more democratic and less profit-driven.

To this end, GEO is dedicated and will remain vocal in protecting and representing workers and championing the interests of all marginalized identities on campus. We will continue to form coalitions and work with other organizers to ensure our campus is accessible to those that need it most. We will seek to empower the masses and ensure that their voices are heard and respected. We know that workers deserve livable wages, comprehensive healthcare and strong labor protections; this will continue to be our mission when we negotiate subsequent contracts. But above and beyond these necessities, we must always strive to protect our dignity. This year we will honor the struggle, the spirit and the dignity of 25 years of labor activism. Telling our labor histories and memorializing our heritage will make us stronger, will reinvigorate our power and will prepare us for many more decades of activism, mobilizing and bargaining.

From Whitmore to the Supreme Court, we have clear challenges ahead of us. But none of these challenges, as daunting as they may seem, are larger than our histories, our victories, our memories and our absolute determination to protect and embody the dignity and respect that hold up 25 years of our GEO contract. By celebrating our history of struggle as a union we hope to invigorate our members and push the broader campus community to stand up to the challenges that marginalized people face.

Peace and solidarity always, Your GEO Co-Chairs, Avery Fuerst & Santiago Vidales

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I’m a social media junk- something. Now, we can tag ie. I can admit that I have them in a post or message almost every form of popular them. The catch? We no longer have to present our true Jasmyn Guzzetti identity.

Suddenly, we have the social media on my phone, ability to state our opinions and every day, multiple times without them being tied to a day, I check them.

Even as I sit here writing us. Some social media outlets this, my phone is lighting up have capitalized on this (Yik with updates from Twitter Yak), and others have simply and Facebook that I’ll check made it an option (Tumblr), when I’m done. Social media but either way it’s not a good has become a huge part of thing. everyone’s lives. As I walk The issue with being around campus and sit anonymous is that people in class, all I see is people have used it as a way to checking their various spread hate and target peoforms of social media. They will refresh it every couple ple they don’t like without of minutes to see if some- repercussions. People feel thing new has happened bolder online, and use that or changed, often missing newfound boldness to say all the majority of the lecture. the things they wouldn’t nor-

“While it’s true that social media has opened up a world of opportunity for us, it has also changed people’s attitudes and ways of living.”

While this may sound judgmental, I can assure you it is not. I often fall prey to the urge to check my social media accounts, even if I know nothing has changed.

With the surge in technological advancements, a whole new world has opened up to us that was unavailable before. All of a sudden, we have a way to contact people all around the world with the push of a button. We can be updated on current events, the lives of our favorite celebrities and even the random thoughts of our friends at a moment’s notice. However, as great as this all seems, it is a double-edged sword.

While it’s true that social media has opened up a world of opportunity for us, it has also changed people’s attitudes and ways of living.

With the emergence of social media came the blessing and curse of anonymity and distance. Before social media, if you wanted to say something to someone, you had to tell them in person, which left no doubt about who delivered the message. Now, we can do, say and be anyone and anything online. We no longer have to see someone in person in order to tell them

mally say to people. It’s a whole new world for us, and of course we’ve found a way to make it miserable. While there may be some people that use their anonymity as a way to try and help people, there are others that use it as a way to terrorize others.

According to the CDC’s 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, “during the 12 months before the survey, 14.8% had been electronically bullied”, a percentage that has been steadily climbing since the emergence of social media.

However, these are only the numbers for the people who reported their experiences, and the sad truth is that most of it goes unreported.

So the next time you go to say something online, ask yourself: “would I say it to their face?” If the answer is no, just remember what Thumper’s mom (from the Disney movie Bambi) always used to tell him: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”

Jasmyn Guzzetti is a collegian columnist and can be reached at jguzzetti@ umass.edu

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FILM REVIEW

‘Anomalisa’ amazes with pathos, psychological evisceration

A heart-wrenching, introspective film

By Nate taskiN Collegian Staff

If I were to pick you apart, piece by piece, what manner of gears would rest inside you?

Are we even programmed for connection? What happens when we short-circuit, and the creases in our hardware become visible? Where does the fault lie when we perceive every other human as an indistinguishable automaton?

How poisonous is this train of thought?

Fear not, for after an excruciating eight-year absence from cinema, writer-director Charlie Kaufman has arrived with “Anomalisa” to assuage our collective fears that the universe is a big nothing, and that we all die alone.

Well, he might amplify those worries, too, because like all Kaufman joints, this new film aches with pain and sadness. “Anomalisa” takes a scalpel and tears into the membrane. In doing so, the film reveals all of the ugly toxicity that comes with depressive solipsism so that a dim ray of light can pour through.

Don’t be like Michael Stone. Stone (voiced by David Thewlis), a motivational speaker who works in conjunction with the customer service industry, flies from city to city to promote his selfhelp book. Stone has a problem: every person he encounters, male or female, has the same face and the same voice.

The film opens with a crescendo of identical sounds and pummels the viewer with mundane conversation. This bombardment of sameness

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Stop-motion puppetry and animation beautifully captures the full emotion and harsh reality abounding in Kaufman’s truthfully poignant ‘Anomalisa’. is the hell that Stone must endure, and he does so with exasperated ennui and a glazed-over expression in his eyes.

On a business trip to Cincinnati, Stone takes up shop in a hotel room, where, amidst the uniformity of expression and speech, he hears a unique voice. This anomaly is named Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh). She’s frumpily dressed and insecure about a scar on her face, yet these features cause Stone to fall in love with her, or at least the idea of her. She’s someone new, someone different.

I can imagine where your mind might be going. Make

no mistake; this is not a Manic Pixie Dream Girl movie.

Thankfully, “Anomalisa” is far from some Sundance schlock about how a middleaged man is rejuvenated by an unconventional younger woman, with all his flaws validated along the way. The film makes it clear that Stone’s worldview is wholly distorted and detrimental to himself and those around him – even his wife and child are victims of his inability to differentiate.

“Anomalisa” showcases the true nightmare that is the male fantasy, and how Stone’s ego causes him to place Lisa on a pedestal, only to knock her off when her faults

become more visible. An individual human, filled with a complex assortment of levers and screws, always has more going on that we’ll ever give credit for. When confronted with our failure to connect with others, we only have ourselves to blame.

It’s odd that one of the most human movies of the decade is told entirely through stop-motion puppetry. Superb animation captures the beautifully ugly monotony of simply being. Airplanes drive forward one frame at a time, an entire city looks like a doll’s house, food slithers down the throat, chairs jitter as they creak, eyebrows swivel, lips are pursed, eyes narrow and

at dinner with a former girlfriend. “It’s all so boring.”

The film agrees with him.

Stone’s trapped in a hell of his own design – one where simple acts like the need to order room service becomes tedious. “Anomalisa” acts more cautionary than celebratory in its approach to its subject matter, yet in its final moments Kaufman offers a pocket of sunshine so that we know life doesn’t always have to be insufferable.

After he released the wonderful, sprawling masterpiece that was “Synecdoche, New York” in 2008, Charlie Kaufman faced weighty expectations for his next feature.

While “Synecdoche” may remain his definitive statement, “Anomalisa” expands on his philosophy and carries that distinctive brand of surrealism, humor and pain.

Kaufman, perhaps the greatest artistic genius this side of Kanye West, dissects the ugly ID of humanity, yet contextualizes it with empathy. Raised on Old Testament values (something I can certainly relate to), the director projects his fear of instantaneous world destruction and uses it as a transformative way to avoid misery rather than dwell in it. This planet is inhospitable and resists accommodations, and Kaufman suggests we might as well find people to spend it together with, because there are more of them than we may think.

And the result is a movie like “Anomalisa”: a meticulous, handcrafted puppet show where, at the curtain call, we are allowed to see the strings.

genitals sag.

With the aid of his co-director Duke Johnson, Kaufman makes Stone and Lisa’s faces contort and breathe with identifiable shifts in body language and expression.

They burst with realness, yet Kaufman and Johnson allow us to see the artifice hidden behind their veneers. A crack runs along their noses and across their foreheads. Stone tugs at this plate of skin in the mirror, yet he relents from digging deeper. Deep down, he knows the truth. For all his intellectual pomposity, he’s no less special than anyone else.

We all are composed of the same nuts and bolts.

Nate Taskin can be reached at “It’s boring,” Stone wails ntaskin@umass.edu.

TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Angie Tribeca’ a disappointing, weak parody with clumsy humor

Awkward comedy flounders as satire

By Michael agNello Collegian Staff

Steve and Nancy Carell recently debuted their new show, “Angie Tribeca,” a satirical response to the influx of television police series that seemingly all adhere to the same script.

The premise is entertaining, pitting Angie Tribeca (Rashida Jones), an oblivious yet morally sound detective in the Los Angeles Police Department, against blatantly guilty criminals who often confess openly to the detective.

H oweve r, “Angie Tribeca” goes to a level of ridiculousness far beyond parody and lands in the realm of just, well, annoying. With repetitive and uniform humor and a lack of observance to the counterpart’s tone, it appears the show is not worth the buildup TBS gave it and

fails as a satire because it does not change attitudes towards the material it mocks.

The show’s main style of humor is corny, having characters take colloquial aphorisms literally. The tactic would be successful if used in moderation, as the tacit goal is likely to underscore the poor writing found in mainstream detective shows.

But because “Tribeca” uses this device incessantly, its comedic effect is diminished.

Take, for example, when Tribeca and her partner Jay Geils (Hayes MacArthur) are about to arrest a murder suspect. “You can’t pin this on me,” he shouts, as Tribeca attempts to place a red pin on his shirt with the word “murderer” on it. The scene is funny, but gets lost in a litany of similar jokes. And instead of receiving the reaction the writers desired, audiences feel awkward, especially considering that the edit is delayed after the charac-

ters react.

Sure, it’s possible the awkwardness is intended as a way to comment on how audiences may feel when watching weakly written shows. Though, if the show wanted to mimic this effect for comic purposes, it would have made more sense to devote most of the jokes towards outlining their counterparts’ weaknesses. Cop shows do not take aphorisms literally, so what’s the point of hammering that into the viewer? The only glimpse of “Angie Tribeca” spoofing the flaws of police series is when Angie fails in fighting off romantic feelings for her male partner.

The lack of variety among the characters’ senses of humor also detracts from the show. In everyday life, there is not uniformity with wit; sarcasm, irony and situational humor all hold unique value. Yet in “Tribeca” this social truth is bypassed. Every character embodies the same farcical obliviousness to

the truth and literal interpretations of aphorisms, which essentially distracts viewers from appreciating the show’s strong premise and causes them to wonder if they’re watching some strange postmodernist Steve Carellian universe unfold.

Why is everyone so incompetent? Is “Angie Tribeca” satirizing police shows or actual police officers? Without any characters to vocalize assumed audience reactions, such as acknowledging the stupidity of Tribeca and her partner, and without a contrasting character who is not so bumbling, the show cannot be raealistic. And if it cannot be realistic then it cannot accurately satirize shows that are produced to be realistic.

To clarify my point, recall “A Modest Proposal,” the satirical magnum opus

by Jonathon Swift. His aim was to point out that the restraints England placed on Ireland in the 18th century destroyed the econ-

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‘Angie Tribeca’ is more of a banal comedy than a police drama parody. omy and left citizens in financial ruin. Obviously it was a serious issue and so in response, Swift matched the serious tone when writing. This initially drew in readers, and then once the writer had their attention, he offered outlandish solutions to the problem.

Successful parody should not be so far removed from the original that one is unable to compare the two. “Angie Tribeca” only features small instances

that could directly compare to the police shows that the creators wish to mock. And when that is the case, the parody becomes just another comedy, meaning that fans of police dramas would not change their minds about the content they adore. “Angie Tribeca” comes off like a faint attempt to denigrate something popular.

Michael Agnello can be reached at magnello@umass.edu.

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from UMass center Tyler Bergantino to Davis on the following possession, which resulted in another field goal for the senior guard.

“It gave us a little cushion,” Davis said about the steals. “I just wanted to come back down and play, have a good defensive possession.”

The overtime period provided Davis with a chance for redemption after he missed two key free throws in the final seconds of regulation with UMass trailing by one.

The Rams went on a 7-0 run, ending with a leadtaking 3-point basket from McGlynn, to retake a 51-50 lead with 10 seconds remaining in the second half.

marks the least amount of points scored in a win this season. After the game, Kellogg praised the Minutemen’s defensive performance.

“We fought and clawed and played better defense. Giving up 30 percent (from the field) was a nice sign and I thought our backline defense with Tyler and even Rashaan (Holloway) was great tonight,” Kellogg said.

“Hopefully it’s something to build upon, I think it is, and we’re going to continue to work hard and try to get better.”

Davis finished with a team-high 20 points for UMass while Donte Clark had 17 before fouling out late in the second half.

URI was limited in Tuesday’s matchup with

“Hopefully it’s something to build upon, I think it is, and we’re going to continue to work hard and try to get better.”

Derek Kellogg, UMass Coach Davis was given an opportunity to give UMass the lead back but he missed the frontend of a 1-and1 with eight seconds remaining.

The Minutemen were then given the ball back after the rebound opportunity tipped off a URI player out of bounds.

Davis then received the ensuing inbounds pass and was fouled once again under the basket.

After missing the first of two free throws, he converted on the next to send the game to overtime.

Davis, who came into the game shooting 85 percent from the free throw line, said it didn’t take long for him to regroup in overtime.

“Once I got the steal and turned it into the layup, it cleared my mind,” he said. “We went up two, so I was like, ‘Let’s go.”

UMass’ 61 points Tuesday

the absence of Jarvis Garrett (12.6 points per game) and Kuran Iverson (10.5), who both suffered injuries last Saturday to force Rams coach Dan Hurley to stick with a seven-man rotation.

“I think that (Garrett) not playing tonight obviously is a blow. But the fact of the matter is that we’ve all had to deal with injuries and different stuff throughout the season. I think they are a very good team with or without those guys,” Kellogg said. “I was really more worried about UMass because if we can play our game and do our stuff.”

The Minutemen next face Richmond on the road Saturday at 6 p.m. looking for their first winning streak since Jan. 3.

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

DUQUESNE the biggest thing that needs improvement on this team,” she said.

“We shot 21-70 from the field in our last game.

You aren’t going to win games playing like that.

We need everyone to chip in, especially taking on such a strong team as Duquesne.”

Despite the team dropping eight straight and being heavy underdogs going into the game against the Dukes, UMass is confident they can turn around their play.

“Honestly, all it takes is one game,” Stallworth said. “If we can win one, it will go from there and

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be a domino effect. That’s all we need and I know we can get it done.”

“If I told you we were at our highest confidence level right now I would be lying,” Dawley added.

“Credit to our team though, we have had a couple great practices this week, so we feel like we are going in the right direction.”

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @aaucoin34.

STALLWORTH 3.8 assists per game leads UMass and ranks ninth in the A-10. While she ranks second on the team in scoring with 12.6 ppg, Stallworth has also led the Minutewomen’s scoring attack nine times with three 20-plus point totals.

With the team facing off against one of the conference’s better teams in Duquesne on Wednesday, those offensive numbers will surely be put to the test.

“I think she’ll do a good job,” Dawley said.

“She’s just playing her game now, I don’t think it matters who we play.

Bria just has to suit up and know how good she is and stick to the game plan and when she’s open, knock it down.”

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As far as Stallworth is concerned, her four A-10 Rookie of the Week honors won’t stop her from trying to achieving more as the season moves on and UMass aims to string together a few victories in conference play and move up in the A-10 standings.

“I think it’s an accomplishment, but I’m never satisfied with myself,” she said. “I think that’s why I was able to get four; I always want something better for myself.

My coaches always want more for me and I think that’s what keeps pushing me to get more and more [awards].”

Tom Mulherin can be reached at tmulheri@umass.edu.

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points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing a team-high 41 minutes.

“It was just a good play.

We had a few others that I thought could’ve opened up the lead and we missed some. But that was a big play,” Minutemen coach Derek Kellogg said.

“Extra possessions in Atlantic 10 play I think is the difference between winning and losing. It was nice to see us making some of those coming down the stretch.”

With UMass leading 50-48 with 32 seconds remaining, Davis forced an off-balanced 3-pointer on the left wing that rimmed out falling in the hands of URI guard Christion Thompson. After a timeout, McGlynn drilled a 3-pointer to give the Rams a 51-50 lead.

Davis was then fouled with eight seconds remaining, but he missed the frontend of a 1-and-1 only to

have the loose ball hit off of a URI player’s chest to give UMass another opportunity to inbound it from its baseline.

Davis was then fouled underneath the basket that lead to the free throw that sent the game to overtime.

“It feels good to obviously get a win. We’ve put ourselves in decent positions over the last couple of weeks and haven’t really capitalized, so for the team, it was nice to see them to continue to work hard and show good attitudes so maybe at some point we’d come away with the victory,” Kellogg said.

Although it was Davis’ offense in the extra period that led to the victory, after the game he said that his and the rest of the Minutemen’s focus will have to be on defense in order to prevent another extensive losing streak.

“Yeah, we played hard today and we played

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Trey Davis (12) drives to the basket Tuesday night versus Rhode Island. defense today.

That’s going to be the word of the month, defense,” he said.

“We are going to do that everyday and get better on

that, capitalize that and go on this run.”

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

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Manziel to get released by Browns B y N ate U lrich Akron Beacon Journal New head of football operations Sashi Brown signaled the end of Johnny Manziel’s tenure with the Browns by issuing a scathing statement Tuesday afternoon in reaction to the latest off-field incident involving the troubled quarterback.

The organization is set to dump Manziel on March 9, and Brown indicated as much in his statement that was triggered by the events of this past weekend.

Police in Fort Worth, Texas, and Dallas are investigating to determine whether an assault occurred when Manziel and his ex-girlfriend engaged in an altercation early Saturday morning.

Officers from both police departments said there were no updates as of Tuesday morning.

Even if Manziel isn’t charged with a crime, he could still be disciplined by the NFL. The league is also investigating the matter under its personal conduct policy.

“We’ve been clear about expectations for our players on and off the field,” Brown, the franchise’s executive vice president of football operations who has final say on the 53-man roster, said in the statement. “Johnny’s continual involvement in incidents that run counter to those expectations undermines the hard work of his teammates and the reputation of our organization. His status with our team will be addressed when permitted by league rules. We will have no further comment

at this time.”

The phrase “league rules” in Brown’s statement is a reference to the team’s salary-cap situation.

NFL rosters will unfreeze Monday, when the waiver system begins the day after the Super Bowl.

However, the Browns won’t cut Manziel until the new league year begins at 4 p.m. March 9 because they don’t yet have the salarycap room needed to make the move after carrying over their $20 million in cap space to the 2016 league year. Once the new league year arrives, the Browns will be able to absorb the $4.624 million it’ll cost them to waive Manziel, 23, the former Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M University.

Trades can’t be made until the new league year begins, but that’s expected to be a moot point in Manziel’s case. His off-field issues will almost certainly preclude another team from giving up anything in exchange for him.

Manziel’s publicist, Denise Michaels, declined to comment when asked about Brown’s statement and the team’s plans to sever ties with her client. Manziel’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Browns coach Hue Jackson expressed disapproval about the most recent incident involving Manziel during a radio interview that aired Tuesday morning on KNR2 (1540-AM).

“My general reaction would be disappointment,”

Jackson said. “As I’ve said many times, I would like for the Cleveland Browns players to conduct themselves in a manner that represents the organization well. Obviously, that reflected differently on what we want to have happen. Obviously, it’s a process that we’re going through and we’ll continue to go through it.”

Manziel’s 10-week stay last year in an inpatient rehabilitation facility specializing in alcohol and drug addiction treatment hasn’t eliminated his hardpartying lifestyle, which has been chronicled online for years. Three days before the Browns fired coach Mike Pettine on Jan. 3, he revealed members of the organization wanted Manziel to get his personal problems addressed again this offseason.

When Fort Worth police arrived at an apartment complex at about 2 a.m.

Saturday after receiving a phone call about a “possible assault,” Manziel was not there, according to a news release from the department. But officers spoke to his ex-girlfriend, and she expressed concern about Manziel’s “well-being.” So police called him, checked locations on the ground and even searched for him with a helicopter. They later determined he was safe and in no danger.

Of course, Manziel was questioned roadside

by Avon police on Oct. 12 after his infamous in-car fight with then-girlfriend Colleen Crowley. Crowley accused Manziel of hitting her, which he denied.

Manziel told police the cou-

ple had been drinking earlier in the day. No arrests were made, no charges were filed and the NFL did not punish Manziel after investigating the incident for more than a month.

Even before the episode Saturday in Texas, the Browns appeared to be done with Manziel, the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 draft. Shortly after they hired Jackson, he spoke as if the team would move on from Manziel in a series of radio interviews and mentioned the possibility of drafting a quarterback second or 32nd overall in late April.

“I do believe that this team does need a quarterback,” Jackson said on SiriusXM’s Bleacher Report Radio channel. “ ...

I think what we need to do is look to the future and find what we think is going to be the best fit for us and go from there.”

Asked in another interview about Manziel’s future and what type of quarterback he wants, Jackson said on SiriusXM NFL Radio he has a desire for “a guy that can help elevate this football team, not anybody that’s going to tear it down.”

Manziel’s career record as an NFL starter is 2-6.

He has completed 147-of258 passes (57 percent) for 1,675 yards and seven touchdowns with seven interceptions and a rating of 74.4.

Brown made it clear those will be Manziel’s final statistics with the Browns.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Rivalry rebound

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Stallworth named A-10’s best rookie Freshman wins award for 4th time By tom mulherin Collegian Staff

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Jabarie Hinds (5) goes up for a layup during UMass’ 61-56 win over Rhode Island. Hinds finished with nine points in the victory.

Minutemen snap Redemption finds seven-game skid Davis in overtime

UM outscores URI 10-5 in overtime

ously get a win,” UMass coach Derek Kellogg said.

“We’ve put ourselves in decent positions over the last couple of weeks and

By Anthony ChiusAno haven’t really capitalized, Collegian Staff so for the team, it was nice There aren’t too many to see them to continue better ways to put an end to work hard and show to a long losing streak good attitudes so maybe than to beat one’s rival in at some point we’d come away with the victory.” overtime.

Three straight steals by And while the the Minutemen led to a Massachusetts men’s bas6-0 UMass run to open the ketball team doesn’t have overtime period any classic and four free storied rivalthrows from UMass 61 ries like DukeC.J. Anderson North Carolina clinched the URI 56 or Louisvillewin after a Ke n t u c k y, rocky end to Tuesday night’s regulation. win over Rhode Island Tied at 51 heading into was the closest it could the extra period, Trey get for the Minutemen.

Davis stole the ball from UMass (9-12, 2-7 URI guard Four McGlynn Atlantic 10) defeated the and finished with a Rams (12-10, 4-5 A-10) fast break layup. Zach 61-56 in overtime at Coleman then came up Mullins Center to snap its with the steal on the next seven-game losing streak possession and passed it extending to the beginto Davis who then set up ning of last month in Anderson with the transiwhat is the Minutemen’s tion layup. longest-running head-toThe early run was capihead series in program talized by a tip-out pass history. see VICTORY on page 7 “It feels good to obvi-

Senior finishes with team-high 20 points

By Andrew Cyr Collegian Staff

Trey Davis needed a second chance.

When Davis stepped to the free throw line with three seconds remaining and the Massachusetts men’s basketball team trailing 51-50, UMass didn’t want the ball in anyone else’s hands but its veteran point guard.

All 2,423 in attendance at Mullins Center collectively held their breaths as the front end of Davis’ free throw rimmed out and came careening back down to the floor.

But then Davis, who’s an 85 percent free throw shooter on the season, redeemed himself and made the second to send the game to overtime all knotted at 51.

The start of overtime then belonged to Davis and the Minutemen (9-12, 2-7 Atlantic 10), as they ended a seven-game losing streak defeating Rhode Island 61-56.

Davis opened the over-

time by stripping URI’s (1210, 4-5 A-10) Four McGlynn, taking it coast-to-coast and finishing the uncontested layup.

“Once I got the steal and turned it into the layup, it cleared my mind. We went up two, so I was like, ‘Let’s go,”’ Davis said.

After a Zach Coleman steal on the ensuing possession, Davis orchestrated the fast break perfectly, hitting C.J. Anderson with a perfect no-look pass on a three-on-one fast break to give UMass a 55-51 lead that it would never give up.

“That was hard for me.

It was like, ‘Dang, man.

Really?’ Over and over and over,” Davis said about the losing streak. “Now we’ve gotten over that and we’re onto the next.”

But Davis still wasn’t finished.

With 1:38 remaining in overtime and two seconds left on the shot clock, Bergantino tipped a pass to Davis on the wing who drilled a deep two-point field goal that provided the dagger against the Rams.

Davis finished with 20 see

DAVIS on page 7

After recording 20-plus points in each of the Massachusetts women’s basketball team’s previous two games, the Atlantic 10 Conference announced Monday that first-year standout Bria Stallworth had earned Rookie of the Week honors for her exceptional performances.

This is the fourth time Stallworth has received the award in her first season with the Minutewomen (6-14, 0-8 A-10), which largely comes as a result of her 20-point, 11-assist perfor mance against Rhode Island on Jan. 27.

It was the first doubledouble of her career and it nearly helped UMass snap its then six-game losing streak.

Despite headlining the Minutewomen during their lowest point of the season thus far, Stallworth deferred a lot of the credit to the rest of her team.

“I think the coaches and the players have just been able to get me in positions where I’ve been able to be successful,” she said. “It’s all up to them.

If my team and my coaches didn’t put me in positions to score like that, then I would never have got those awards.”

Nonetheless, the 5-foot6 point guard still feels pleased to have reached such heights for the program this early in her

career.

“It’s an honor,” she said. “Coming in as a freshman, I wanted to do well but I never would have imagined having the success I’ve had so far.

Four of them is just big for me, hopefully I can get more.”

While Stallwor th wouldn’t take much of the credit for the individual accomplishments she’s achieved in her first season, coach Sharon Dawley wasn’t one to shy away from recognizing her point guard’s hard work to get where she is. She did note that Stallworth hasn’t been absolutely stellar in all of her games, but that’s just part of the learning process for a freshman.

“Freshman year is tough,” Dawley said. “She started off great and then we hit conference [games], and obviously the competition gets really tough. I think she maybe lost her confidence a little bit… but she’s such a strongwilled kid and talented basketball player that she came out on the other side now averaging 20 points per game in the last two games.”

“She has all the makings to be a great point guard,” she continued. “I think it was tough for her to be thrown in the fire.

Perhaps that led to the ups and downs, but she’s too talented to leave on the bench. I’m just proud of her for sticking with it and getting better.”

With nine contests left in the season, Stallworth’s see

STALLWORTH on page 7

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Stallworth (13) has scored 42 total points over the last two games.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Minutewomen hope to snap eight-game losing streak UMass hasn’t won a game since Dec. 30

By AdAm AuCoin Collegian Staff

To say that the Massachusetts women’s basketball team’s first eight games of conference play have been disappointing would be an understatement.

The 2015-16 season was supposed to be a season where UMass (6-14, 0-8 Atlantic 10) took a step forward from its 12-18 record from a year ago. With added depth at the guard

position in Bria Stallworth and a quality transfer in forward Alyssa Lawrence, hopes were high internally for a successful campaign.

Early returns looked good, as the Minutewomen were 6-6 heading into A-10 play. But they don’t always tell the story though, and UMass is winless since conference play began.

The Minutewomen have faced a tough A-10 schedule up to this point and it won’t get any easier, as they’ll take on Duquesne (19-2, 7-1 A-10) Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

The Dukes have been one of the strongest teams

in the conference throughout the season and sit third in the A-10.

Stallworth believes playing a top-tier team will give the Minutewomen extra motivation on Wednesday.

“It makes us play harder,” she said. “Playing a team as talented as Duquesne, you have to come in with a lot of energy from the beginning of the game and ride it throughout.”

Duquesne comes into the game averaging 73.5 points per game as a team, trailing only George Washington for most in the conference. The Dukes

have a very balanced offensive attack, sporting five different players averaging double-digits in points.

Senior guard April Robinson leads the team with 14.7 ppg and is coming off a week where she was named A-10 Player of the Week.

UMass coach Sharon Dawley expressed the need to limit Robinson on Wednesday.

“We need to literally slow her down in the backcourt,” Dawley said. “They run a strong fast-break offense that she initiates, so we’ve been working hard on defending her and

slowing her down in practice this week to be ready.”

Duquesne has also seen strong scoring from guard Deva’Nyar Workman, who averages 13.8 ppg largely in a bench role, while Amadea Szamosi has chipped in 12.6 ppg for the Dukes.

The Minutewomen will need to bring a stronger effort when they have the ball as well if they expect any chance of winning against their conference opponent. The team currently sits eighth in the conference in scoring and hasn’t seen consistent scoring outside of Stallworth and guard Cierra Dillard in

recent games.

Stallworth, who was named A-10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this past week, understands the need for more people to get going on offense if they want to win.

“If you look back to previous games when we have had balanced attacks, we have been close or won all of those games,” Stallworth said. “If everyone can get back on track to scoring like they used to, we should be ok.”

Dawley echoed these thoughts.

“Shooting is by far see

DUQUESNE on page 7