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Event showcased local artists’ work By Mary Yates Collegian Correspondent
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UMass student Bradley Polumbo finishes the Revolution Run 5k on Saturday. The 5k was part of last weekend’s UMass Homecoming 2016 celebrations.
The second annual Northampton Print and Book Fair took place on October 2, at the A.P.E. Gallery on Main Street, Northampton. The gallery housed over 40 booths, each with their own distinct personality. The booths displayed a wide range of mediums including comic books, photographs, works of poetry and short novels. Visitors of the gallery were given the chance to examine the artist’s work, ask questions and purchase pieces the artists were selling. The fair featured collaborations from artists like the Loculus Collective from Northampton. The collective is composed of six dancers who have joined together to publish quarterly journals filled with essays, interviews, photographs, and creative
writing. “Our journals are an extension of our choreography and our work as dancers,” explained one member, Olana Flynn, who contributed a journal of photographs. These journals give audiences a physical piece of their dancing that they can come back to. Another vendor, Canarium Books from Texas, is an independent press committed to publishing poetry from up-and-coming artists from the United States. Canarium publishes three to four books of poetry a year. Visitors were given a unique experience at every booth they approached. One artist out of New York City named Elvis Bakaitis writes a comic series called “Homos in Herstory!” This comic series is written by the decade and includes fun historical facts and information about famous gay people in history. They also recently finished a see
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Students and faculty discuss Farmers’ Market brings fresh climate justice with activist produce to UMass campus Wen Stephenson presented Thurs. By Julia Riordan Collegian Correspondent Author, activist and journalist Wen Stephenson met students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Thursday to discuss both the environmental and emotional effects of global climate change. The event was organized by Talking Truth: Finding Your Voice around the Climate Crisis, a newly developed group initiated in the fall of 2015, and was held in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library Stephenson’s focus was to raise awareness of the severity of global climate change and its impact on human beings through both spiritual reflection and societal and political analysis. Stephenson stressed the dire situation the earth is in due to political neglect and unwillingness to transform stagnant ways of thinking. “It’s too late to prevent climate crisis; we’re in it. If we don’t take radical steps to transform our energy system… and conduct a society-wide mobilization, our children will inherit an inhospitable planet,” he said. Stephenson stated that politicians and fossil fuel industries continue to exploit natural resources and the people who live around them to stay in power. Despite scientific evidence and regard for human safety, “politics and fossil fuel industry deny the science. These
are crimes against humanity,” he said. The activist drew parallels between the moral, spiritual and political metamorphosis of society due to the influence of Martin Luther King Jr., saying such a transformation is necessary now. Stephenson stated that “there’s a spiritual crisis at the heart of the climate crisis,” adding that “systemic crisis requires systemic response.” According to Stephenson, the propelling factor that will lead to community cooperation and human unification is a radical social movement, similar to that of the civil rights movement. He said a crusade of moral and spiritual enlightenment is the one action that will give hope to our battered world, and “our struggles for social justice and human rights matter now more than ever.” “Unconditional love for all of mankind becomes an absolute necessity for its survival,” he said. “If there is any hope of solidarity, then climate justice must be defined to incorporate and include everybody.” Stephenson said part of the influence for his ideas was from Martin Luther King Jr., who strived for economic and racial justice, because the majority of those struck hardest by the impacts of climate change are people of color. The discussion concluded on a hopeful note as Stephenson said “faith and hope and love are as real as the science.” The message of Stephenson’s interactive lecture coincided with the way in which it was
run. The event opened with the Kris Nelson, from the UMass office of civic engagement and servicelearning, who aimed to engage the minds and spirits of the attendees through self-reflection. “We come to this event as human beings...we aim to promote the engagement of hearts and minds,” said Nelson. Co-founder of Talking Truth and environmental conservation professor Lena Fletcher led the transition from introduction to discussion with a moment of meditation for the audience to reflect upon themselves as both spiritual and physical beings, connecting them to the surrounding world. The room fell silent as students and faculty closed their eyes, filling the room with deep breathing. “Our goal is to raise the level of awareness of the urgency of the climate crisis on campus and to increase the dialogue among students, faculty, staff and the community around the need to address this issue every day,” said Fletcher. “One of the primary motivating aspects of the climate crisis is how it’s impacting people worldwide, and generally the people who are not contributing to the problem,” said Fletcher. Talking Truth associates with all other oncampus clubs and organizations that focus on the issue of climate change, including the Climateers and Divest UMass. All of Talking Truth’s events see
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Local produce sold Friday afternoons By Ariane Komyati Collegian Correspondent While many students may spend their Friday afternoons going to their last class of the week and preparing for the weekend, some University of Massachusetts Amherst students attend the UMass Student Farmers’ Market on Goodell Lawn. The market takes place every Friday, 12:004:00 p.m. from Sept. 16 to Nov. 18. Every week, about 100-200 students drop by to check out the locally-sourced produce. This program has been going on since 2011, and is completely run by students. “Our mission is to bring organic, locally-sourced pro-
duce to the campus,” said Amy Henrikson, a senior majoring in sustainable food and farming who grows and sells produce at the farmer’s market. Students at UMass produce crops grown on campus at the Agricultural Learning Center, as well as on the six acres at the Crop and Animal Research and Education Center on River Road in South Deerfield. The farmers’ market is a student business that sells their produce to the dining commons, the grocery store chain Big Y, and the Community Sponsored Agriculture program. The CSA is made up of 100 UMass students, faculty and staff. The members prepay in the spring, and the money is used for the student farmers to cover labor costs for the fall. When autumn rolls around,
members are able pick up locally-sourced produce on Fridays. However, one does not have to be a CSA member to buy the produce at the market. For a small fee, you can choose from 48 different types of crops, including flowers, eggplants, chili peppers, tomatoes and kale. Vegetables and flowers aren’t the only things available at the market. It also features arts and crafts, and products you can purchase around campus such as tea, salsa and guacamole. Homemade tea blends to ease anxiety, calm the nerves, or help cure the flu are available as well. Some vendors offer samples of these products, and live music and dancing are also featured. Ariane Komyati can be reached at akomyati@umass.edu.
UMass hosts immigration talk
Visiting economists presented Thursday By Megha Srinivasan Collegian Correspondent
Harvard University professor and labor economist George Borjas and Rutgers University professor and economist Jennifer Hunt gave a lecture on immigration Saturday in the Bernie Dallas room in Goodell Hall. After a brief introduction, Borjas and Hunt each presented their perspectives on immigration to an audience of students and community members. In Borjas’s portion of the lecture, he argued that immigration is not necessarily good for the United States’ economy. Borjas explained that some believe “immigration is like trade,” and
it “simply allows production to be done domestically.” “Calculating the impact of immigration requires taking into account that immigrants act in particular ways, because some actions are more beneficial than others,” he said. He added that some actions “have repercussions and unintended consequences that can magnify or shrink the beneficial impact of immigration that comes from their contribution to widget production.” After Borjas’s lecture, Hunt presented and argued an alternative side. Hunt argued that the United States “should increase immigration if economics is [the] primary consideration.” Hunt explained that immigrants raise patenting per capital at double the native rate. Hunt went on to say that, “lowskill immigration raises [the]
native high school graduation rate.” She also said that although immigrants are a greater drain on the budget and are more costly than natives, “their children go on to be high earners and contribute more than other natives.” Hunt concluded by reiterating her opinion that the Unites States should increase migration and open its’ borders. After the lecture, the audience wrote questions on note cards anonymously and passed them up front. The questions were read by an announcer, and Borjas and Hunt answered. After the anonymous questions were read, appetizers were offered outside of the Bernie Dallas room for the audience.
Megha Srinivasan can be reached at meghasriniva@umass.edu.
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THE RUNDOWN ON THIS DAY... In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be Thanksgiving Day.
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U.S. families ordered out of Guantanamo as hurricane approaches
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relate to addressing the climate crisis and generating conversation, including weekly climate changefocused meditations and film showings. Fletcher explained the significance of climate change, describing it as the “largest, most dire challenge facing the human population. We all need to engage and address the problem.” Senior sociology major Elizabeth Webb expressed her take-away from the discussion saying she thought
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the discussion went well. “It was definitely very powerful...I didn’t really know what to expect but it was definitely something that I feel like I’m going to take into my daily life,” she said. This event was the second in the series of climate change discussions hosted by UMass Amherst Libraries and organized by Talking Truth. Julia Riordan can be reached at jmriordan@umass.edu.
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The commander of the U.S.
Navy base at Guantanamo Bay Saturday ordered the evacuation of families and other nonessential personnel from the outpost in southeast Cuba because of Hurricane Matthew’s approach.
It was not immediately
known how many people would be flown off the base, or where they would go. But military sources with knowledge of planning for the operation said U.S. military cargo aircraft would fetch them and likely deliver them to either the U.S. Navy base at Pensacola or the one in Jacksonville.
“A mandatory evacua-
tion has been called for all nonessential personnel,” Guantanamo base spokeswoman Julie Ripley said in a statement. “The location will be announced once details are finalized. This includes dependents, school-aged children, special needs families, and their pets.”
In addition, she said, Coast
Guard personnel on the outpost were being sent to Miami and the Navy’s small C-12 aircraft were being flown from the base to shelter in Jacksonville.
The base that may be best
known for its war on terrorism prison _ now holding 61 detainees, staffed by about 2,000 temporary troops and contractors _ also has sailors, families and contractors living there as more permanent residents. About 6,000 people live there in different circumstances, including about 250 kindergarten through high school students with their Navy families and 2,000 Jamaican and Filipino contract laborers.
Hurricane forecasts show
Matthew arriving Tuesday morning.
At the detention center,
Navy Capt. John Filostrat, a spokesman, said without providing details that preparations were underway for the storm. He did not reply to a question on what category of hurricane the buildings currently housing the detainees and command staff could withstand.
The base last took a signifi-
cant hit from a storm during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 when the storm tore up the war court compound called Camp Justice, ripped boats from their berths and washed away the docks used by the ferries that connect Leeward and Windward sides of he base across Guantanamo Bay.
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Jessica Tam works on a print during the Print and Book Fair on Oct. 2. comic book called “Temp Life: A Zine about Office Life at a Hedge Fund!” Another artist, Sam Sawicki from Holyoke, studied creative writing before moving onto painting. Now he makes art from materials wherever he finds inspiration, like from works of Native American art. His work was showcased at the fair last year as well. To obtain a booth at the fair, artists must be invited by the organizers or go through a juried application process
because organizers want to ensure that the event showcases a diverse pool of artists. Esther White, one of the organizers of the event, explained that the purpose of the fair was to highlight local and regional talent that might be unknown to the public. The artists are required to pay a table fee, though the Print and Book Fair is also funded by the Northampton Arts Council. Mary Yates can be reached at mlyates@ umass.edu
Russia likely to continue hacking By Sean Cockerham McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that Russians will continue cyberattacks to interfere with U.S. elections unless something is done. “I think the Russians respect one thing and that’s strength _ if they see an open door, that’s an invitation to do more. And I think we need to begin naming and shaming them, and work with our allies around the world who also have been hacked and interfered with by the Russians,” Schiff said on ABC’s “This Week.” Schiff said he has no doubt that the Russians are responsible for the hacking and he doesn’t think the Obama administration has any doubt either. Schiff said it’s “not a question of evidence.” He said the Russians can’t manipulate vote results with the cyberattacks but could create doubts about the election by meddling with voter registration databases or doctoring emails and releasing them. “The fact is that Americans already see the meddling. And I think it would be far worse if there is a problem with the election, and only after the election does the administration tell the American people — yes, the Russians were doing this and we knew it all along,” Schiff said. Schiff and Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence
Committee, recently said the briefings they received show that Russian intelligence services were behind the hacking. “And what (Donald) Trump has been doing actually has been the most tremendous gift to Russian propaganda by coming out as he did in the debates saying — ‘it could be Russia, it could be China, it could be a 400 pound man’ — that’s exact what Russia wants,” Schiff said. About 20,000 of the emails were released in July by WikiLeaks, which provided a searchable database of Democratic National Committee correspondence. WikiLeaks also has posted DNC internal documents and voicemail. In recent months, a computer network used by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee also have been hacked. The White House has refused to say who is behind the attacks. Former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke suggested on the ABC show that pointing the finger at Russia could lead to calls for U.S. retaliation and the White House is afraid of starting a cyberwar that would cause the hacking to escalate. “The United States is so vulnerable to cyberattack on our infrastructure. The White House doesn’t want to start that,” he said.
Clinton calls for action in Charlotte to bridge divides By Jennifer Epstein Bloomberg News
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton called for unity and action to bridge the divide between minority communities and those who police them as she visited Charlotte, the North Carolina city rocked by riots after the recent killing of a black man by a police officer. “There are some out there who see this as a moment to fan the flames of resentment and division, who want to exploit peoples’ fears even though it means tearing our nation even further apart,” Clinton said Sunday. “They say that all of our problems would be solved simply by more law and order, as if the systemic racism plaguing our country doesn’t exist.’ She didn’t mention her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, as she spoke at Little Rock African
Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, a historically black congregation near where protests were held after the Sept. 20 shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. “It has been 12 days since Mr. Scott was shot and killed. Twelve days since his wife, Rakeyia Scott, watched her husband die, and seven children lost their father,” Clinton said. “We don’t yet know all the details about the shooting, but we do know this community and this family is in pain.” Clinton said safe neighborhoods and freedom for black Americans are not mutually exclusive. “Of course we need safe neighborhoods, no one is against that. Of course we need communities that are free from the epidemic of gun violence. Of course we need that,” she said. “But we also need justice and dignity and equality. And we can have both. This is not an either or question
for America. I want us to commit ourselves to this common vision.” Clinton has made criminal justice and civil rights issues a core of her campaign. Her first policy speech as a presidential candidate, in April 2015, came in after the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore as she called for the rebalancing of a criminal justice system that she said has become misaligned. Since then, she’s spoken out after several major clashes between police and their communities, some that have left civilians dead and others, as in Dallas and Baton Rouge, in which police died. “It’s been a hard year, hasn’t it?” Clinton said. “Think about how many times President Obama has had to console our nation about another senseless tragedy, another shattered family, another distressed community.”
Trump supporters link Alicia Machado to murder attempt By Mery Mogollon and Chris Kraul Los Angeles Times
CARACAS, Venezuela — Alicia Machado, the former Venezuelan beauty queen whose treatment by Donald Trump nearly 20 years ago became a potent political weapon for the Clinton campaign, has had numerous brushes with controversy. During the presidential debate Monday night, Hillary Clinton described how the Republican nominee disparaged Machado’s weight and ethnicity after she won the 1996 Miss Universe title, a pageant that Trump once owned. Machado says that Trump called her “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping” when she put on several pounds after her coronation; Trump claims Machado put on so much weight that she violated the terms of her contract. Stung by poor reviews of his debate performance, Trump took to Twitter last week to accuse Machado of having a “terrible” past and suggest that she appeared in a “sex tape.” Trump supporters resurfaced reports that Machado drove a getaway car for her then-boyfriend during a 1998 murder attempt in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Old claims that she later made a threatening call to a judge in the case have also been circulating. In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Machado conceded that she was “no saint girl” but said that was not the point.
“He was really aggressive. He was really rude. He was a bad person with me,” she said of Trump. What really happened? Machado did act in a racy 2005 reality show broadcast on Spain’s Antena 3 TV network, scenes from which have gone viral on YouTube. The show titled “Farm of the Famous” is said to have shown Machado having sex with a former Mr. Spain, Fernando Acaso. Although neither Machado nor Acaso appeared nude in the show, Machado later admitted in various interviews that she had sex with the Spanish actor during filming. The accusation that she was an accomplice to an attempted murder stems from her involvement with Juan Rodriguez Reggetti, now a well-known Caracas attorney. According to news reports at the time, the controversy began after Regetti’s sister, eight months pregnant and the mother of an 11-month-old boy, committed suicide. Reggetti is alleged to have fired two shots at his sister’s husband, Francisco Sbert Moukso, as he was leaving a memorial service. During the subsequent police investigation, Machado was mentioned as having driven the getaway car. She denied the accusation, saying she was filming a soap opera at the time. A judge later said there was insufficient evidence to arrest her.
The beauty queen also denied having made the threatening call to the judge, and since it came down to her word against his, the allegation went nowhere. Controversy has continued to dog Machado’s career in the years since, frequently putting her on the defensive. Although she has achieved a modicum of success in Venezuelan and Mexican soap operas, she has derived more fame from her off-camera activities, which are always closely followed by Venezuela’s tabloid media. Machado posed twice for Playboy magazine, mockingly dedicating an appearance to Trump. She is also said to have had a romance with an alleged Mexican drug trafficker, Gerardo Alvarez Vazquez, who goes by the alias “El Indio” or “El Chayan.” Mexican tabloids, citing prosecutors’ investigations, reported that Vazquez is the father of Machado’s daughter, who was born in Miami in 2008. But Machado repeatedly denied the claim and later identified Mexican businessman Rafael Hernandez as the father. She is now a U.S citizen but remains a presence in the Venezuelan media_often because of missteps on her social media accounts, including a Twitter post in which she described North and South Korea as “the two Chinas.”
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Kaine is a faithful Catholic, but opposes some church edicts By Alex Daugherty McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Tim Kaine personally opposes the death penalty, the moral stand of a staunch Roman Catholic who regularly attends Mass and whose church believes executions to be wrong. Yet as governor of Virginia, the Democratic vice presidential nominee allowed the execution of 11 men. The death penalty is part of a political tightrope Kaine has walked for almost two decades, trying to balance his Catholic faith with policy positions that are at odds with the church’s teachings. He also personally opposes abortion, for example, but supports the right of women to choose to have one. That intersection – or col-
lision – between faith and politics could be a significant part of Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Kaine and Republican Mike Pence, a devout evangelical Christian and former Catholic whose faith also has defined major points of his career. And as Kaine’s record shows, some of those collisions could make for tricky politics in the debate. The biggest flashpoint is abortion. Like many religious Democrats, Kaine acknowledges his personal opposition but says the state should not restrict a woman’s right to choose. That’s not enough for some Catholics. “Kaine has found a way to finesse the tricky dance of being a Catholic in poli-
tics today in the Democratic Party,” said Brian Burch of Catholic Vote, a conservative group that is not officially associated with the church. “When you peel back the curtain you see nothing more than a power-seeking Democratic politician that is willing to sacrifice his own faith and his own personal beliefs for power and prestige.” The voting record of Kaine, a senator since 2013, has been perfectly in step with Planned Parenthood and NARAL ProChoice America, two groups that advocate for expanded abortion protections. Catholic Democrats in the Senate like Kaine outnumber Catholic Republicans 16-11. Vice President Joe Biden also is Catholic. Like most liberal Catholics,
Kaine most closely follows the church on issues such as help for the poor and support for immigrants. “He has decided that the political arena is a way of actually forging your values into a kind of activism, social activism that can make a difference,” said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a fellow Catholic and friend. They claim freedom to ignore the church on public issues such as abortion or gay marriage. “It’s the Kennedy defense,” Connolly said of Democrats who are devout Catholics. “I’m not running as a Catholic politician; I’m running as a Catholic who is a politician.” Connolly, who attended Catholic seminary for six years and frequently talks with Kaine about their faith,
recalled a visit to Kaine when he was Virginia governor. He noticed a book by German anti-Nazi dissident and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Kaine’s nightstand. Connolly said Bonhoeffer mirrored Kaine’s religious philosophy because he was a “theologian and also a man of action.” “The social justice doctrine of the Catholic Church is a really integral part of our lives, trying to help people who are less fortunate,” Connolly said. “Try to leave the world a better place than you found it.” If the social justice part is easy, Kaine has walked the tightrope on other issues. Before entering politics, he defended death row inmates as a civil rights lawyer. But when his Republican oppo-
nent for governor attacked him for his defense of death row inmates, Kaine countered that he would support state law despite his personal and religious objections. “I really struggled with that as governor. I have a moral position against the death penalty,” Kaine said in 2012. “But I took an oath of office to uphold it. Following an oath of office is also a moral obligation.” Other Catholic governors found ways to rein in executions while in office. Maryland Democrat Martin O’Malley upheld a moratorium on executions in 2007, a year after Kaine took office. Virginia ranks third in the country for number of executions since 1976.
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How unions could help restore the middle class The income of the average competition (for both customers and American has been stagnating since for labor) with firms and industries 1970, and for the first time in our that are. Because of this competition for labor, the higher wages that Matt Heffler unions negotiate for their workers become the standard that all labor country’s history, we expect things entering the market are looking for. to get worse in the future, not better. Thus, if non-union firms want to The frustrations of many Americans get high-quality employees they have have reached a clear tipping point. to match or exceed the pay of their This election cycle, many disgrun- unionized competition. According to tled voters have flocked to the popu- the Economic Policy Institute, “a high list messages of Bernie Sanders and school graduate whose workplace is Donald Trump, especially on trade. not unionized but whose industry is Both candidates struck a chord with 25 percent unionized is paid 5 percent those longing for the days of good more than similar workers in less old-fashioned manufacturing jobs unionized industries”. that gave families strong and steady Unions also do much more than middle-class incomes. However, what just influence wages for the working none of the politicians will tell the class. In their heyday, unions were voters is the truth: manufacturing some of the most influential lobbyists jobs aren’t coming back. on Capitol Hill. Let’s be clear, I am Truth be told, at this point in our no fan of special interests using big country’s economic life, we shouldn’t money to influence politicians and want those manufacturing jobs back. legislation, but it is currently just While I agree that we should hold on a fact of life that we all have to live to the ones we still have for as long as with. I completely support trying to we can, we are in the final stage of a reform these corrupt practices and country’s change economic t h e growth game, pattern: but until the sert h a t vice based becomes e c o n o my. a realY e a r s ity you after flocking to the cheap labor of have to do your best to win the game. China and Mexico, returning man- No one did that better for the middle ufacturing jobs would pay a frac- class than the unions. Their power tion of what they paid years ago. and lobbying helped to bring us some Manufacturing is just a symbol for of the strongest pieces of workers’ what America’s middle class truly rights legislation, such as the Fair needs: a resurgence of organized Labor Standards Act. With unions labor. shrinking quickly and thus losing According to statistics from Think much of their lobbying power, it Progress, union membership rates should be a surprise to no one that have been plummeting in the United big business has taken their place in States since the mid-1960s, and mem- the ear of local and national politibership rates are now half of what cians, leading to numerous pro-busithey were at their peak. Not so coinci- ness trade deals and pieces of legisladentally, the falling union rates have tion, all at the expense of the working pretty much been in lockstep with the class. falling middle class share of national One of the biggest problems our income, which also peaked in the economy is facing is that the ever1960s and was approaching all-time expanding service industries don’t lows even before the great recession have a fraction of the unionized jobs of 2007 and 2008. This has led us into that the manufacturing industry did a highly unequal economy, with the years ago. This leaves a severe lack super-rich now receiving their biggest of opportunities that offer steady share of national income since the and decent paying employment for Roaring Twenties. The reason why Americans without a high level of this correlation makes perfect sense education. If we can reverse this is because unions do so much more trend, the entire middle class could than just bargain for the employees finally begin to see their incomes rise they directly represent. They lift up on a regular basis, something we have the entire economy for the working been waiting over 40 years to see. class. Even if a specific firm or industry Matt Heffler is a Collegian columnist and can be is not unionized, they are often in reached at mheffler@umass.edu.
“Manufacturing is just a symbol for what America’s middle class truly needs: a resurgence of organized labor.”
Let third-party candidates have a chance to debate Last Monday, the first percent of support respecpresidential debate between tively. Donald Trump and Hillary Although the number of 15 percent chosen by the CPD Tess Halpern does seem rather arbitrary, it is understandable why Clinton took place, with an Stein was excluded from the estimated 84 million people debate. Her average of three tuning in, making this the percent is woefully under the most-watched debate in his- limit set by the CPD. tory by a margin of about However, Johnson’s eight three million people. This percent, a number that still increase in viewership is not falls well below the standard entirely surprising, as this set by the CPD, is not as election season has kept vot- small as it may seem. As ers both old and young glued Johnson said in a statement to their televisions, anxious after it was announced that to hear what these candidates he would not be participating will say next. It has been in the debate, “The CPD may a historically entertaining scoff at a ticket that enjoys election and although that is ‘only’ nine or ten percent in not inherently a good thing, their hand-selected polls, but it does encourage more peo- even nine percent represents ple to pay attention, which 13 million voters, more than hopefully in turn encourages the total population of Ohio more people to vote. and most other states.” H oweve r, millions of voters were left disappointed even before the candidates took the stage, as two presidential candidates were excluded from The eight percent of votthe debate altogether. Jill Stein and Gary ers that are currently supJohnson, two third-party porting Gary Johnson are candidates who have gained not the fringe outliers that support from millions of the CPD is making them out Americans, did not qualify to to be. Those 13 million voters speak at the debate according may in fact decide this electo the 15 percent support rule tion. that was first adopted by the It has been a common Commission on Presidential narrative throughout this Debates (CPD), a private, election season that Hillary nonpartisan organization, in Clinton needs to appeal to 2000. This rule states that young voters. The younger presidential candidates must generation is disenchanted have at least 15 percent sup- by a political past that has port of the national elector- been riddled with scandals ate, according to five nation- and this same demographal public opinion polls, by ic was tempted by Sanders’ a certain date in order to more radical and bold poliqualify to speak at presiden- cies. In the opinion of some of these young voters, Clinton tial debates. By this rule, Clinton and does not stack up to a candiTrump, who averaged 43 per- date like Johnson, who has cent and 40.4 percent of sup- similar policies to Sanders port respectively, qualified when it comes to domestic to debate but Johnson and issues such as abortion, the Stein did not, with only an legalization of marijuana average of 8.4 percent and 3.2 and gay rights, and also
supports a more non-interventionist attitude when it comes to foreign affairs. However, Johnson is still lacking tremendously in the one area that consistently sets Hillary Clinton apart, not only from the other candidates this election season, but arguably from every person to ever run for president: experience. Johnson’s political past includes his time as the Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 and his campaigns for President in 2012 and 2016. However, it’s his lack of experience when it comes to foreign affairs that has been blatantly on display within the past month, beginning on September 8 when Johnson was unable to answer a question about how he would address the refugee crisis in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo, now infam o u s l y responding with the question, “What is Aleppo?” Johnson recently slipped up again when on September 28 he had a self-proclaimed “Aleppo moment,” finding himself unable to name a single foreign leader when asked to name one that he admires. With his recent history of interview blunders, it is difficult to imagine how well Johnson would perform against Clinton and Trump in a presidential debate. That being said, he certainly deserves the right to be on the stage. If nothing else, perhaps opening up the debate to third-party candidates would lead to an even greater increase in viewership, specifically from the young voters that are so crucial in this election.
“It has been a historically entertaining election and although that is not inherently a good thing, it does encourage more people to pay attention, which hopefully in turn encourages more people to vote.”
Tess Halpern is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at tjhalpern@umass.edu.
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‘Snowden’ a tame, somewhat bland effort from Stone Gordon-Levitt gives strong performance By Daniel Monahan Collegian Correspondent “Snowden” is a straightforward biog raphical drama that lacks the gusto of director Oliver Stone’s previous features and is vastly overshadowed by the superb, award-winning documentary “Citizenfour.” Stone opens the film in Hong Kong’s Mira Hotel for the meeting between documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo), The Guardian journalists Glenn Greenwald and Ewan MacAskill (Zachary Quinto and Tom Wilkinson) and the now notorious Edward Snowden (Joseph GordonLevitt). Snowden leads them to a hotel room, draws the curtains to a close and instructs them to place their cell phones into the microwave. There is a sense that their meeting holds a great deal of importance. The goal? Expose the National Security Agency’s unethical data collection and mass surveillance programs. In 2013, Edward Snowden handed over thousands of classified documents to journalists that revealed the NSA’s secrets. Rather than dump the information on the internet, he entrust-
ed journalists with the duty of handling the sensitive information. Snowden has since been charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 and the hot-button topic of whistleblowing has never been as well discussed. Oliver Stone, a director known for depicting American controversies (“JFK,” “Platoon”) frames the tale using this meeting in Hong Kong. Stone repetitively returns to this moment, often taking the viewer out of thrilling scenes of espionage elsewhere. While speaking in front of Poitras’ camera lens, Snowden recounts his past few years by way of flashback. The film jumps back to 2004 in order to witness the moments when Snowden managed to break both of his legs in the Army Reserve Special Forces training. It’s clear that he doesn’t want to abandon his country following the setback, so he joins the CIA to continue his service. Snowden, a selfdescribed patriot and conservative, loves his country. Stone makes it clear to the viewer that Snowden doesn’t resent his government and isn’t dead-set on revealing its secrets. Stone demonstrates that Snowden is a computer mastermind during a scene in which he completes a programming test hours
before his peers are able to. Stone treats the audience to hyper-stylized shots of computer screens and adds in the thrilling tones of techno music, which effectively distracts from the generally boring nature of programming. His superior, Corbin O’Brian (Rhys Ifans) makes it clear the magnitude of the position and what is at stake, saying “If there’s another 9/11, it’ll be your fault.” The work that he’s being instructed to do has national security implications, both abroad and domestic. The story also follows Snowden’s relationship with Lindsay Mills (Shailene Woodley), which is constantly threatened by his work for the government. The audience witnesses the negative effects of stress on both of them. Continuing as an analyst for the NSA as well, Snowden eventually comes across classified programs that are being used to spy on civilians. He begins to question whether his government has been overstepping its’ bounds and decides to take action. The Snowden and Mills romance stands out as the weakest portion in the film, though it boasts two great performances. Stone constantly reminds viewers of the strain on the couple with repetitive scenes
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Oliver Stone’s script keeps the cast from doing exceptional work, but the chemistry between the leads compensates. of debate between the two characters. The intent is to develop the audience’s sympathetic feelings toward Snowden, but what it really does is detract from the larger story of government surveillance. Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s casting as the titular whistleblower is one of the film’s biggest strengths. A highly underrated talent, he maintains a skillful control over Snowden’s mannerisms and plays the part with gravitas and poise. Opposite him as Mills, Shailene Woodley also impresses. The two have good chemistry, which makes up for a lackluster
script that often holds them back. The film is full of familiar actors who deliver key supporting turns. Most notable out of the ensemble cast are enjoyable performances from Robert Firth, LaKeith Lee Stanfield, Timothy Olyphant and even Nicolas Cage. Oliver Stone doesn’t blatantly take Snowden’s side here. The story clearly leans toward Snowden, but Stone crafts a story that well represents NSA supporters. The screenplay, crafted by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald, aims to make you ponder the issue of sur-
veillance and to make your own conclusion at the end. Stone really doesn’t add much for audience members already familiar with the Snowden case. It’s a straightforward telling of true events. “Snowden” didn’t quite keep me engaged, and I often found myself gazing around the theater. But for those going in without knowing much about this case, there are plenty of revelations that will leave you just as paranoid about our government as Snowden himself. Daniel Monahan can be reached at dmonahan@umass.edu.
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ty easy and then reality sets in,”
tight end Adam Breneman said.
own (4-of-12) and not being able to get
“Football’s not an easy game. We
off the field defensively is not a combina-
came out hot and we were ready
tion that tends to lead to many victories.
to play. We had a great week of practice. (Isabella) made some big plays for us. We just have to find that consistency on offense.”
Aside from his first four comple-
tions for 48 yards and two touchdowns, Andrew Ford failed to get anything going
Failing to convert third downs of their
“We just have to get off the field on
third down,” Casali added, “That’s the
on third down. We have to get off the field.”
offensively. Ford proceeded to go 7-of-15 with an interception and 61 passing yards
Kyle DaLuz can be reached at kdaluz@umass.
before being relieved for Ross Comis.
edu and followed on Twitter @Kyle_DaLuz.
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After 110 goalless minutes
the final whistle blew and both teams walked away with a clean sheet and their first point in conference play.
“I think it was a terrific start,”
O’Leary said. “What happens is you want the three points, but
defending conference champions.” The Minutemen will wrap up their non-conference schedule on Tuesday at Rudd field when they take on Central Connecticut. The opening kick off is set for 4 p.m.
at the same time you get just one point of the draw and you’re
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the throw in battle. “When the ball comes in they’re organized, they’re strong; I think both sides competed well on that,” O’Leary said. Despite the few missed opportunities and some difficulty with throw ins, the Minutemen have plenty to be pleased with, including improved set piece play leading to a draw against the reigning conference champion. With the 0-0 draw UMass senior goalkeeper Jorge Becerra earned his second clean sheet of
the season, due in large part to the team’s defense of Dayton’s set pieces. “Well they didn’t score so we defended them well,” Becerra said. “We strive on defending our set pieces. They had eight corner kicks in the whole game, no goals, and barely any shots on target off of that, so the back four, everyone, busted their balls out.” Jamie Cushman can be reached at jrcushman@umass.edu.
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More Quarterback controversy for Umass following loss to Tulane Comis replaces Ford in the 4th quarter
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Ladies and Gentlemen, after f inally f inding our answer, it appears as if the Massachusetts Andrew quarterback controversy is once Cyr again on the forefront of the Minutemen’s list of uncertainties as the 2016 season continues to roll along. With both Andrew Ford and Ross Comis dressed simultaneously for the first time since week two against Boston College, Whipple rode the hot hand of Ford after back-to-back solid performances against Florida International and Mississippi State. Ford, who had completed over 63 percent of his passes in his two starts for 551 yards and seven touchdowns to four interceptions, opened the game red-hot completing two 12-yard touchdown receptions to Andy Isabella in the game’s first four minutes. But that was the only offense Ford and the rest of the Minutemen (1-4) could generate. After accumulating 97 yards of total offense in the first quarter, UMass combined for 83 total yards in the second and third quarter, where the Minutemen were outscored 24-0. UMass coach Mark Whipple made a call to the bullpen with the Minutemen trailing 24-14 and 12:52 remaining in the game in favor of Comis, who didn’t dress the previous two weeks with an undisclosed injury. Comis finished the fourth
quarter 5-for-11 with 72 yards, generating two scoring drives, but the comeback was cut short and the Minutemen fell to Tulane 31-24 Saturday at McGuirk Stadium on homecoming weekend. “We just didn’t have anything going in the second and third quarter and I didn’t like the look in Andrew’s eyes,” Whipple said after the game. “I thought it was a good move, didn’t you guys? … He gave us a little spark.” In his first drive back under center, Comis completed three passes, including a 52-yard strike to Isabella on the first play. He finished the drive with 53 passing yards and 14 rushing yards, bringing UMass 79 yards on eight plays before Logan Laurent converted a 28-yard field goal. Following a Green Wave (3-2, 0-1 American Athletic Conference) touchdown on the ensuing possession, Comis again marched the Minutemen into the red zone on back-toback 10-yard runs before Sekai Lindsay punched in a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 31-24. However, on the final drive Comis threw two incompletions as UMass failed to pick up the first down after turning the ball over on downs in just four plays. “We have two good ones,” Whipple said about the consistency in play from the quarterback position this year. “We’re playing the American conference. Look at what they have and look at what we have. It’s not like we’re playing on ev en fields.” Whipple added: “I have two guys I feel good about and the one thing that was good was when I told Andrew I was going with Ross they were together
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and they’re pulling for each other. They both want to play.” Prior to the season, Whipple gave the starting nod to Comis as the redshirst-sophomore has more experience in his pro-style offense. Comis went 20-for-45 in throwing for 286 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception in the Minutemen’s first two losses against top-tier defenses against the then-ranked No. 25 Florida and Boston College. Ford started in UMass’ lone 21-13 win over the Panthers, and threw for four touchdown passes against Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State last weekend in a 47-35 loss at Gillette Stadium. Whipple said quarterback play wasn’t the only factor in the Minutemen’s inability to move the ball or put any points on the scoreboard. “We’ll go back and watch it tomorrow, Whipple said. “A lot of time the quarterback consistency—he’s not the one who held and held and he’s not the one who didn’t line up right although he’s the one that has to get them lined up right. It’s kind of an all offense thing.” Ford was officially named the starter through UMass public address when it named the starters prior to kickoff. It is interesting to note, because Comis was named the starter in pre-game introductions against FIU and the Bulldogs, despite not dressing. “We’ve practiced well these last three weeks on offense,” Whipple said. “Twenty-four (points) wasn’t enough to get it done.” Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@umass.edu, and followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.
The Minutewomen still can’t UM’s defense stands capitalize on scoring chances strong against SFU By Zander Manning Collegian Staff
R yan Ames Collegian Staff
The Massachusetts women’s soccer team’s scoring struggles continued with another 1-0 loss against Richmond Sunday afternoon. In the 75th minute, sophomore midfielder Keaira Clark scored the only goal of the game to give the Spiders (6-4-1, 1-1-0 A-10) their first victory in Atlantic-10 conference play. UMass (2-6-1, 0-2-0 A-10) couldn’t put an end to their scoring woes as this marked the fourth consecutive game the Minutewomen have been held off the scoreboard. Their last goal came almost a month ago in a 3-1 loss to Central Michigan. “We created some chances and had our opportunities,” UMass head coach Ed Matz said following the game. “We just couldn’t capitalize on them.” The Minutewomen were peppered with shots at the onset of the game but junior goalkeeper Cassidy Babin and the rest of the UMass defense stood tall, preventing Richmond from taking the early lead. Both teams had their chances in the first half, but ultimately couldn’t convert and headed into halftime knotted up at zero. “Cassidy has been pretty good,”
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The Minutewomen have failed to score in thier last four contests. Matz said about his goalkeeper. outshot 15 to 10 by the Spiders and “Our defense has been tremendous only had one corner kick opportuthese last four games and I think nity compared to Richmond’s four. that’s been a positive aspect of our “A-10 games are still close,” Matz said regarding the outlook game,” Matz added. UMass came out bombarding for the rest of the season. “We the Spiders net in the second half just need to take advantage of our and came close to scoring when play and play like we played in the senior forward Megan Burke A-10’s last year.” The Minutewomen will have rang a shot off the crossbar in the to shake this loss off quickly as 66th minute. first place George Mason comes to Just nine minutes later, howAmherst looking to continue their ever, Clark beat Babin to end the winning ways. scoreless tie and give Richmond Senior forward Sarah Hardison the late lead. leads the Patriots (8-3-0, 2-0-0 A-10) That goal proved to be enough with 12 points (seven goals and two as UMass was unable to convert assists) and will be a player UMass any last minute chances, which will have to keep their eye on at all sent the Minutewomen home with times. no points in their first weekend of Kickoff for the matchup is conference play. scheduled for Thursday at 4 p.m. Junior forward Salma Anastasio on Rudd Field. led UMass with two shots on goal and Babin finished the game with
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the initial save, but could not recover in time as Nicole Miller was able to poke it past Dyer to give UMass a 2-0 lead. “(Dyer) goes down and takes every first initial shot,” Miller said. “It was important to not get the first shot and I just had my stick ready to tip the ball in.” Miller’s speed was a big part of the game as she generated multiple scoring opportunities for UMass on Sunday, finishing with one goal and one assist. “I mean I am a forward, my role is to be in the circle,” Miller said. “I guess I’m just doing my job here.” The final goal for the Minutewomen to seal the victory came with just four minutes remaining with senior forward Izzie Delario scoring her sixth goal of the season as well off of a pass from Miller. “In the A-10 every game is huge and every win is important,” Robertson said. “We’ve got a great conference and great team.”On Friday, UMass travels to Virginia to take on the VCU Rams and rival Richmond Spiders. “We’re taking it one game at a time,” Miller said with confidence. “Richmond is our obvious rivals since we usually end up in A-10’s with them, we’re just focusing one game at a time and we’ll see what comes out of that. We have to beat VCU before we beat Richmond, but it will be a big game for us.”
The Massachusetts field hockey team picked up their second win in the Atlantic 10 with a 3-0 victory over Saint Francis on Sunday behind a powerful performance from their defense. The Minutewomen (6-5, 2-0 Atlantic-10) shut the door against SFU (7-5, 1-2 A-10) in the first half, not giving up a single shot. UMass and the Red Flash went into halftime scoreless, but the Minutewomen held a 10-0 advantage in shots. SFU goalkeeper Elizabeth Dyer’s performance in net was what kept the game scoreless as she made seven of her 15 saves in the first half. “To feel the pressure and not be able to put one in the first half you could feel more tense, feel more pressure and think ‘it’s not our day’,” UMass head coach Amy Robertson said. “I think we turned that around in the second half. Very happy that we were able to get a few more on the board.” The Minutewomen finally broke through in the second half, with their first goal coming just over six minutes in. Junior midfielder Sarah Hawkshaw scored her sixth goal of the season on a penalty corner putting UMass up 1-0. 19 minutes later, the Minutewomen struck again beating the Red Flash defense and get- Zander Manning can be reached at ting a shot off on Dyer who made alexanderman@umass.edu.
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Minutemen still struggle to keep early momentum UMass falters after strong first quarter
Their running backs UM offense can’t ical. were good. They were who thought. Their quarkeep up with Tulane we terback played good—they
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Four minutes into Saturday’s game between the Massachusetts football team and Tulane, it appeared that UMass (1-4) was well on its way to picking up its second win of the season. A pair of 12-yard touchdown passes from quarterback Andrew Ford to wide receiver Andy Isabella and some opportunistic defense by the Minutemen put UMass in a commanding driver’s seat. Then the Minutemen’s offense went stagnant and everything changed. UMass would not score again until the fourth quarter and by that point it was too late as Green Wave (3-2, 0-1 American Athletic Conference) went on to win 31-24. Tight end Adam Breneman and Minutemen coach Mark Whipple thought the early 14-0 lead might have caused the team to relax and that cost them. “You go out there and you score 14 points in the blink of an eye. Things look like they are going to be pretty easy and then reality sets in,” Breneman said. “Football’s not an easy game. We just have to find that consistency on offense.” “I didn’t like the look in our guys’ eyes when we were up 14-0. The young guys were like ‘this game is over,’” Whipple added. For UMass, the fact they struggled to score can be tied to the fact that they rarely had the ball. Tulane dominated the time of possession, controlling the ball for 40:30 compared to the Minutemen’s 19:30. The inability of UMass’
The Massachusetts football team appeared to be in full control of Tulane during the beginning few moments of the first quarter of Saturday’s homecoming game at McGuirk Stadium. It looked like the Minutemen (1-4) were going to run away with the contest after quarterback Andrew Ford hooked up with Andy Isabella on consecutive offensive plays to give UMass a 14-0 advantage before five minutes elapsed in the contest. Back-to-back 12-yard touchdown passes took just 14 seconds off the clock and the Minutemen were in business with the score and momentum on their side. Over the course of the next 46:29, UMass was completely shut down by Tulane (3-2, 0-1 American Athletic Conference), which outscored the Minutemen 24-0 during that stretch. The Green Wave outgained UMass by 136 yards (448312), converted on all four red zone opportunities and were three-of-five on fourth down attempts. Tulane dominated the time of possession stat, setting up shop for a full 20 minutes more than the Minutemen (40:30-19:30). “They made a bunch of fourth downs and we couldn’t get off the field,” UMass coach Mark Whipple said. “We just couldn’t get off the field and if you don’t get off the field they have it into four down territory. We stopped them on third down and they made a bunch of fourth downs. “They were big and phys-
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Tulane running back Josh Rounds punches the ball into the endzone as the Green Wave run for 3 touchdowns. defense to stop Tulane on third and fourth down played a major factor in this disparity. The Green Wave converted on 5-of-17 third downs and 3-of-5 fourth downs. “We just couldn’t get off the field and if you don’t get off the field they have it into four down territory,” Whipple said. “We stopped them on third down and they made a bunch of fourth downs.” “It doesn’t help when you just have long drives. We have to get off three-and-out. That’s the main thing,” linebacker Steve Casali added. Defensively, UMass was able to contain Tulane quarterback Glen Cuiellette in the passing game, as the redshirt sophomore threw for only 168 yards and one touchdown. It was the running game where the Minutemen were hurt the most. Four Green Wave players ran for more than 50 yards in the game. Running back Dontrell Hilliard led Tulane with 99 yards, followed by Josh Rounds (77),
Cuiellette (60) and Lazedrick Thompson (54). Whipple is cognizant of the effect the Green Wave’s offense had on the game. “Their quarterback played good—they didn’t make any mistakes on offense,” Whipple said. “They ran the ball, took the air out of it and that’s the way they play. We knew that was the way they play. They did a good job.” Ford and the offense had trouble matching Tulane’s attack throughout Saturday’s game. Ford struggled to move the ball and Whipple decided the team needed a spark to break out of the lull. That spark came in the form of quarterback Ross Comis, who had missed the last two games due to injury. On the first play when Comis came in, the redshirt sophomore hit Isabella on a 52-yard reception. Whipple believed he made the right move switching signal callers in that spot. “We just didn’t have anything going in the second and
third quarter and I didn’t like the look in Andrew’s eyes,” Whipple said. “It was one move I made right. He gave us a little spark and like I said, it probably sparked the team.” Ford ended his day going 11-of-19, throwing for two touchdowns and one interception. Comis went 5-of-11, throwing for 72 yards, while running for 41 yards on six carries. With the move to Comis during Saturday’s game, questions of who will be UMass’ permanent starting quarterback return. Whipple is not in a position to make any decisions on that at the moment. “I have two guys I feel good about and the one thing that was good was when I told Andrew I was going with Ross they were together and they’re pulling for each other. They both want to play,” Whipple said. Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @aaucoin34.
didn’t make any mistakes on offense. They ran the ball, took the air out of it and that’s the way they play. We knew that was the way they play. They did a good job.” “We just made too many mistakes,” linebacker Steve Casali said. “I thought we had a good week of practice, but we didn’t carry it over to the game. With an option team like that, you can’t make mistakes because the long drives will take a toll on your defense.” The running game of the Green Wave got the better of the Minutemen, with three tailbacks entering the end zone in the 31-24 triumph— Dontrell Hilliard (99 yards), Josh Rounds (77 yards) and Lazedrick Thompson (54 yards). Quarterback Glen Cueillette also carried the ball for 60 yards while throwing for 168 yards in the air and added a passing touchdown. “I didn’t like the look in our guy’s eyes when we were up 14-0,” Whipple said. “The young guys were like ‘this game is over.’ Credit Tulane, they had a good plan and they were physical. They took the air out of the ball and we had some mistakes that we made on offense.” “I thought we lost focus and I’m proud of the way the guys came back at the end. We got the guy tackled for a three-yard loss, give the guy credit and Hilliard breaks out of it. We got the ball with the chance to win the game and we just didn’t get it done.” “You go out there and you score 14 points in the blink of an eye. Things look they are going to be pretsee
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Minutemen hold Dayton UM conquers all corners UMass turns away “We stood up to them today. Jorge scoreless for 110 minutes nine corner kicks (Becerra) in goal took pressure off, and
UM defense earns second clean sheet B y N icholas Souza Collegian Staff
Grey skies and cool, raw air set the stage for a highly competitive 110 minute 0-0 draw between the Massachusetts men’s soccer team and defending Atlantic 10 conference champion Dayton. The Minutemen (2-6-2, 0-0-1 A-10) were looking for redemption Saturday against a Flyer team (3-52, 0-0-1 A-10) that defeated them easily a year ago in Dayton, Ohio. This year UMass had a chance to defend their home field and make a statement against one of this season’s heavy favorites to win the conference again. Through a series of ebbs and flows the game ultimately could be summed up as a tale of two halves. The Flyers—with nine corner kicks and 10 shots— controlled most of the first half and provided heavy pressure on the back line and Minutemen goalkeeper Jorge Becerra. “I thought the back
line played outstanding,” Becerra said. “They put in hard work every single game and you got to give them credit. It makes my job a lot easier and takes a lot of pressure off me.” Becerra had to make three of his four saves on the day in the first half on route to his second clean sheet of the season—both coming in the last four games. While Dayton controlled the pace for much of the first half, the best scoring chance of the game for UMass came with 17 minutes to go in the half when junior midfielder Matthew Mooney took aim from just outside the box, and fired a shot that bounced off the crossbar. “I mean I just think about like ‘I’ll get the next one, I’ll get the next one’,” Mooney said. “ I think it’s good we were creating the chances, that’s something we’ve kind of lacked.” Offensively, this was the first time since August that the Minutemen had been shut out. UMass controlled the majority of the second half as well as both overtime periods, and part of that can be attributed to the 10
of 13 fouls committed by Dayton occurring during that stretch. Players on both teams were also assessed a yellow card for a couple of egregious fouls as the game began to get a little more physical. However, Minutemen coach Fran O’Leary expected that kind of atmosphere. “I thought it was alright,” O’Leary said. “Just a tough game between two conference rivals, and a game where both teams wanted to kick the conference season off with some points.” Even though UMass received two free kicks less than a minute apart in the offensive half of the field courtesy of the Flyer’s foul trouble, they were unable to find the back of the net. In the overtime periods, again it was the Minutemen who were applying the majority of the pressure. Mooney found a second scoring chance early in the first half of overtime, but the ball once again curved just wide of the mark. UMass also mounted the only corner kick opportunity in overtime but failed to capitalize on that as well. see
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In last year’s 4-1 loss to Dayton, the Massachusetts men’s soccer team allowed a free kick goal just two minutes into the game. On Saturday the Flyers had more set piece chances, but the UMass defense held strong on the way to a 0-0 draw in their Atlantic 10 opener. Dayton (3-5-2, 0-0-1 A-10) had nine corner kick chances in the first half, but the Minutemen (2-62, 0-0-1 A-10) successfully cleared the ball every time. UMass coach Fran O’Leary described the improved set piece play as one of the most important factors in earning the draw against the Flyers. “Dayton’s a big team, those are some big men, and they have terrific delivery on their set pieces,” O’Leary said. “We stood up to them today. Jorge (Becerra) in goal took pressure off, and then everyone, particularly our back four, attacked balls, very brave.” Minutemen sophomore defender Brandon Merklin emphasized the team’s
then everyone, particularly our back four, attacked balls, very brave.” Coach Fran O’leary
ability to focus during set pieces as key to their defensive success. “We have this word, we say focus, and everyone’s focused for one play to get it out, and then we just move on from there,” Merklin said. After allowing such a large number of corner kicks early in the game, UMass settled in and only allowed one corner kick in the entire second half and the two overtime periods. O’Leary attributed this ability to limit Dayton’s chances later in the game to the Minutemen’s improved play in the second half, especially their offensive attack. “The corner kick count tells you how the game went,” O’Leary said. “They were on top for a good majority of the first half, and then we just took over the game as it went on.” The Minutemen also generated their own scoring chances off set pieces, but were unable to capitalize on any of them.
UMass’ best scoring chance in regulation came immediately following a corner kick when the ball ricocheted to junior midf ielder Matthew Mooney right outside the box. He came just inches away from putting the Minutemen on the scoreboard, but ended up drilling the top right corner of the goal post. Another near goal occurred in the first half of overtime when junior forward Alex DeSantis took a free kick and pushed it just to the right of the post, the closest UMass came to securing a golden goal. One area of set pieces where Dayton seemed to have the advantage over the Minutemen was throwins. UMass often struggled to find an open player on its throw-ins, as the Flyers really focused on locking down the Minutemen closest to the ball. O’Leary disagreed, suggesting UMass gave just as good as they got during see
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