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Brady, Patriots overcome fourth-quarter deficit to clinch fourth title

By Brad Biggs Chicago Tribune

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Quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after winning Super Bowl XLIX 28-24 against the Seahawks for the fourth title in franchise history.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Tom Brady grew up idolizing Joe Montana in San Mateo, Calif., with his father taking him to San Francisco 49ers games as a young boy.

There are photos of Brady dressed as Joe Cool as a kid, and as a 4-year-old, Brady was at Candlestick Park for “The Catch,” the Montana-to-Dwight Clark touchdown in the 1982 NFC championship game that propelled the 49ers to their first Super Bowl appearance.

Montana went on to win four Super Bowls, and now he has more company, because on a beautiful evening with the roof at University of Phoenix Stadium open wide for Super Bowl XLIX, Brady had one of his finest performances.

Trailing by 10 points in the fourth quarter against the NFL’s No. 1 defense, Brady threw two touchdown passes to rally the Patriots to a stunning 28-24 victory over

the defending champion Seahawks.

The victory wasn’t secure until undrafted rookie free agent Malcolm Butler stepped in front of Ricardo Lockette on a slant route to intercept Russell Wilson in the end zone with 20 seconds remaining.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Brady said of the championship-saving interception.

“For a rookie to make a play like that in the Super Bowl and win us the game was incredible.”

Brady, Montana and Terry Bradshaw are the only quarterbacks to win four Super Bowls. Patriots coach Bill Belichick joins Chuck Noll as the only coaches with four titles. Brady, who threw four touchdown passes and completed 37 of 50 passes for 328 yards, was named Super Bowl MVP for the third time, matching Montana’s record. He was at his best with the game on the line, completing 13 of 15 passes on the final two touchdown drives.

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In Southwest, win ignites gathering Crowd and energy quickly diminish

By Aviva Luttrell Anthony Rentsch

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Students held up American flags and chanted, “USA! USA!”

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Freezing temperatures did not deter at least 1,000 students from gathering in the Southwest Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Sunday night to celebrate the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks, despite efforts by the administration to provide alternative activities and keep students out of the area.

At the end of the game, students in residence halls began yelling and pounding

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One of several students climbed the trees in front of Berkshire Dining Commons.

on windows, streaming out of the buildings and congregating in the Southwest concourse shortly afterward.

Although police maintained heavy presence in the area, including state police and officers from the UMass and Amherst Police Departments, this year’s response differed greatly from responses to past celebrations.

In October 2013, police clad in riot gear used smoke and pepper balls to disperse students celebrating the Red Sox World Series win, making 15 arrests. In 2012, police made 14 arrests during a Super Bowl-related disturbance in Southwest.

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Students celebrate the victory of the New England Patriots.

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Over 1,000 UMass students gathered in the Southwest concourse to celebrate the Patriots’ win.

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In 1709, Alexander Selkirk was rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island. His story inspired the book “Robinson Crusoe.”

AROUND THE WORLD KIEV — Pro-Russia separatists claimed Saturday that they trapped thousands of Ukrainian government troops in the course of fierce fighting in Ukraine’s troubled east.

“We have practically encircled from 8,000 to 10,000 Kiev junta troops in the area around Debaltsevo,” Eduard Basurin, chief political officer of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic armed forces, said in a phone interview.

“The only road connecting them with the other troops is day and night under our close artillery fire and they can survive only if they raise a white flag and surrender.”

Ukraine regular troops refused to surrender, Basurin said, “so we will have to destroy all of them.”

Basurin said both sides sustained heavy casualties in the last three days of fighting around Debaltsevo but would not provide a specific number. Fifteen Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the fighting and 30 were wounded, said Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak.

Twelve civilians were also killed by the artillery fire near Debaltsevo, Donetsk region Police Chief Vyacheslav Abroskin wrote on his Facebook account. At least 310 residents of Debaltsevo were evacuated from the scene of the fighting Saturday; about 1,000 others were evacuated from the area in previous days, said a statement posted on the Ukraine Security and Defense Council’s official website.

A Ukrainian senior military commander conceded that the situation at Debaltsevo was complicated but said it was “not critical.”

“We are firmly holding our defense positions along the entire front lines from Donetsk to Mariupol and none of our contingents or groups have yet been encircled,” said Gen.-Maj. Alexander Rozmaznin. “The enemy controls half of Uglegorsk where we are engaged in heavy street fighting but there is no chance they can enter Debaltsevo.”

The general said the separatists were heavily armed, and fortified

by Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks and sophisticated Russian artillery systems.

He also said hundreds of Russian regular troops were fighting alongside the separatists.

A T-72 tank crew was captured Saturday and was being interrogated, Defense Minister Poltorak said in televised remarks.

Russia has repeatedly refused to acknowledge it is providing military assistance and troops to the separatists and has insisted that Ukraine separatists used T-64 tanks they had captured from Ukrainian military.

Ukraine army doesn’t have T-72 or T-80 tanks.

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SUPER BOWL The Seahawks, who made a gutsy call to go for a touchdown from the 11-yard line with six seconds remaining in the second quarter, made a horrendous decision to have Wilson throw from the 1 with 26 seconds remaining and one timeout. It will go down as one of the all-time second-guessed calls in the history of the Super Bowl.

Battering ram Marshawn Lynch had run for 4 of his 102 yards on the previous snap, and Wilson’s throw in tight quarters was easily challenged by Butler, who played Division II football at West Alabama. Butler said he recognized a passing formation even at that position on the field and saw Wilson looking his way.

“I thought it was a good call,” said Wilson, who threw for 247 yards despite completing only 12 of 21 passes. “I thought we could have scored a touchdown.”

Coach Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell both rushed to take blame for the call and players were criticizing it moments after the conclusion.

“I’m a little bit surprised,” cor nerback Richard Sherman said.

The game looked about over when Jermaine Kearse made a circus catch from his back after Butler deflected the ball and it went off Kearse’s left leg before he bobbled it and secured it for a 33-yard gain to the 5-yard line. It was a freak play like the one the New York Giants’ David Tyree made

here against the Patriots in the Super Bowl following the 2007 season when he pinned an Eli Manning pass against his helmet with Rodney Harrison draped all over him.

Lynch got his one run and then Wilson made an uncharacteristic mistake.

The fourth championship in 14 years for the Patriots comes after two weeks of scrutiny with an NFL investigation ongoing into improperly inflated footballs in the AFC championship victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Owner Robert Kraft boldly declared at the start of the week that the league would owe his team an apology if no wrongdoing is found.

“The first one we won (following the 2001 season) I thought was pretty special because it happened at a unique time in our country,” said Kraft, referencing the 9/11 attacks. “I never thought a trophy could feel as special, but this one absolutely does.”

After losing their last two Super Bowl appearances to the Giants, the victory was important when defining the legacy of the 37-year-old Brady, who was intercepted twice.

“You hear him say ‘the next one’ when he’s asked what his favorite Super Bowl is,” said wide receiver Julian Edelman, who made the game-winning touchdown catch. “I guess this is it.”

GATHERING non-confrontational all night, talking and joking with students and observing the gathering from the edges of the Southwest concourse. However, police kept video cameras pointed at the crowd throughout the evening. University officials could not be reached Sunday night about how many arrests, if any, were made.

“It was literally insane, it was really crazy. I didn’t think they were (going to) win, I just started freaking out,” said Ivy Jones, a freshman who lives in Cance Hall. “Everyone ran outside immediately.”

Tyler O’Day, a sophomore who lives in McKimmie Hall, said that the gathering was a respectful, celebratory affair and a showing of solidarity.

“What you see in front of us is kids celebrating peacefully. No one is destroying property,” he said. “Yeah, there might be a couple of kids drinking beers, but if that is an arrestable offense at UMass Amherst, then we have a bigger problem.

“This is the chanting of a community, of a country.

If we could get this reaction for real social and political issues we could bring about real change.”

At least one group of students tried to redirect the crowd’s energy in this direction. Three students were seen hanging a banner on the Southwest tunnel that read “Why Don’t We Riot About Our Debt.”

Students spent most of the night throwing snow, toilet paper, shirts, bottles and shoes into the air.

Several students climbed onto the trees located outside of Berkshire Dining Commons. Chants of “F*** the Seahawks”, “USA,” “Let’s Go Pats” and “Brady” could be heard occasionally.

Esther Odame, a sophomore who lives in Washington Hall, said she loved the atmosphere.

“It was a peaceful riot,” she said.

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Stricter guest policies not enforced across campus More security put in Southwest area

By Marie MacCune Collegian Staff

Despite promises of a stricter guest policy across campus for Super Bowl Sunday, changes were fully enforced in just the Southwest Residential Area, according to student reports.

In an email sent out last week to the University of Massachusetts community, UMass Student Affairs announced that “Beginning Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015 at noon through Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at noon, no guests are allowed in any UMass Amherst Residence Halls. UMass Amherst resident students are allowed access only to the hall in which they live.”

UMass Student Affairs justified this change, stating, “This temporary change to the guest policy is in accordance with Residential Life (Housing) policy, as it relates to special circumstances involving concern for safety and security. In support of this temporary policy change, residence hall security desk hours will be expanded in many residence halls over the course of the weekend.”

By 6 p.m., security guards were present only in Southwest residence halls.

Students in all other residential areas reported no security presence and residents

were able to access halls in which they did not live and bring in guests who did not attend the University.

At 8 p.m. normal security presence was reported at residential areas throughout campus. Some students were told by their residential assistants that noise complaints would result in a room check for guests.

Colleen Ford, a sophomore living in John Adams Tower, confirmed the enforcement of the policy changes in Southwest.

“There is security and there are two security guards outside (the sign-in door),” she said. “None of us are allowed to have any guests and everyone had to be signed out by noon if they were in here.”

Students from other residential areas had mixed feelings about the selective enforcement.

“I think UMass is in a tough spot here. Southwest is notorious for riots and partying so it makes sense to put all their resources in that area of campus,” Gretchen Mueller, a sophomore living in Butterfield Hall in the Central Residential Area, said. “I think that Southwest students might even be more mad when they find out that the policy is only being enforced there. Even though I don’t like the policy, they should have tried to enforce it everywhere.”

Said Orchard Hill

Residential Area resident Ariel Dickerman: “I think a lot of people on campus are really upset about this Residential Life policy of not allowing guests in. It was all over Facebook, Yik Yak, Twitter – people were comparing Amherst to North Korea. People seem to especially be surprised that the administration is treating Southwest differently than all the other residential areas.

“I can’t see why Southwest should be treated like all the other places. It would be unfair to do so. When you think about it, every major riot has occurred in Southwest, and none that I know of have occurred elsewhere. To create a strict residential policy that applies to every residential area equally is to unfairly penalize the students who, historically speaking, the University has no reason to punish.”

Ed Blaguszewski, executive director of News and Media Relations, deferred all questions to Residential Life. He did say, however, that while he “can’t speak to what’s happening on the ground. I presume everything is being enforced appropriately.”

Representatives from Residential Life were not permitted to comment.

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

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tive at UMass, stood in the Southwest tunnel and videos from the celebration at the Southwest Residential tried to deter students from Area following the Patriots’ Super Bowl XLIX victory on entering the concourse Sunday. throughout the night. Most students, however, came from inside residence halls in the area.

The crowd’s energy could not last forever, and by 11 p.m. it had whittled considerably. Some students were heard saying that they were headed back to their dorms because of the cold.

At 11:20 p.m., police officers began telling people to leave the area over a loudspeaker. One injury was also reported. Students did not put up much resistance and began leaving shortly after the dispersal order was issued.

Several students were even heard thanking police officers while leaving the concourse.

The night also featured more than 40 viewing parties across campus, includCADE BELISLE/COLLEGIAN ing in Recreational Center and the Student Union, UMPD engaged students in friendly conversation and controlled the crowd using non-combative tactics. where about 100 people were in attendance.

Student Government Association President Vinayak Rao said he was pleased with the turnout at halftime.

“Overall, I think this has been a really good event so far,” he said. “We’ve got great food and it gives people a nice safe and controlled, really good venue to come together and watch the game.”

Calls to tear down the new fence located between Hasbrouck Laboratory and the Campus Center, considered inconvenient by many students, were posted on anonymous social media apps Yik Yak and Fade. After the game, serious damage to the fence was observed.

Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @AvivaLuttrell. Anthony Rentsch can be reached at arentsch@umass. edu and followed on Twitter @Anthony_Rentsch. Stuart Foster, Marie MacCune, Patrick Hoff and Catherine Ferris contributed to this report.

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US allies to retake Iraqi city from Islamic state Reclaiming Mosul may require urban combat

By W.J. Hennigan Los Angeles Times

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Working from this sun-scorched desert base, U.S. and allied commanders are beginning perhaps the most perilous phase of their fight against the Islamic State group: an attempt to recapture Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, from the entrenched militant forces.

Military officers here say airstrikes over the past two weeks helped sever two crucial routes that the extremist militants used to move fighters and supplies from the Syrian border to Mosul, their self-declared capital in Iraq and most significant battlefield prize.

U.S. commanders who help oversee the air war say the joint offensive with Iraqi Kurdish ground forces pushed back the Sunni Islamists’ defensive line west of Mosul, recapturing territory and removing a key obstacle, at least for now, as military planners consider tactics for retaking the city as early as this summer.

American and allied advisers are training and equipping Iraqi security forces expected to lead any major ground assault.

But options appear limited, given the woeful state of Iraq’s army, White House resistance to any plan likely to cause heavy civilian casualties, and at least some support in the Sunni-dominated city for the occupying force.

Although President Barack Obama has repeatedly vowed not

to reintroduce U.S. ground troops in Iraq, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress in November that he would consider deploying a limited number of U.S. Special Forces to help direct airstrikes and assist the Iraqi army in an assault on Mosul.

Retaking the city, home to about 1.4 million people, almost certainly would require urban combat against a tenacious foe.

“Fighting inside a city like that will definitely not be easy, going street by street, house to house,” said Ferhang Asandi, a Kurdish military officer. Islamic State militants are “trying to put all their effort and their fight in anticipation of the battle because they know that if Mosul is done it means the end” of a major source of prestige and recruitment.

The stakes are equally high for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi’s fragile government in Baghdad, which has struggled to rebuild its army since entire divisions collapsed before the insurgent onslaught last year. Another military defeat at Mosul would undermine government authority and shift the momentum back to Islamic State.

“There is no way to create any form of unified or stable Iraq as long as Mosul is in hostile hands,” said Anthony Cordesman, a senior military analyst at the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “Lesser victories are only a prelude to retaking Mosul.”

Warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition have dropped more than 6,000 bombs on Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria since August. Combined with attacks by

Iraqi government forces, Kurdish fighters and Sunni Arab tribesmen who oppose the Islamist group, the campaign has stopped the militants from seizing much new territory and pushed them back in several areas.

In the past week, Kurdish fighters backed by hundreds of coalition airstrikes broke a fourmonth Islamist State siege on Kobani, a Syrian town on the border with Turkey. In Iraq, pro-government Shiite militias claimed they had taken “complete control” of Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, after seven months of fighting the Sunni extremists.

But Islamic State has not been dislodged from any of the cities that it captured during its offensive last year.

Mosul fell quickly in June when convoys of heavily armed Islamic State fighters stormed out of neighboring Syria and overran much of western and northern Iraq. Declaring an Islamic caliphate, the insurgents used the city to launch attacks that pushed nearly 250 miles south to the edge of Baghdad before government forces and Shiite militias rallied to stop them.

Many residents of Mosul, who faced discrimination from the Shiite-dominated central government and military, initially welcomed the Sunni invaders. The militants seized U.S.-supplied arms and munitions and hundreds of armored vehicles from fleeing government troops.

In the deadliest single battle after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, U.S. Marines fought for six weeks in late 2004 to oust entrenched Sunni insurgents from Fallouja, a city less than a

third the size of Mosul. The battle was heaviest urban combat for the U.S. military since Vietnam.

More than 90 Americans were killed and nearly 600 were wounded. Fallouja fell to Islamic State fighters early last year.

A battle in Mosul could be tougher.

Kurdish officials say the militants already have reinforced their fighters, blocked roads and blown up a key bridge on the city’s western edge to augment their defenses. They also have forged alliances with former Iraqi military officers and local Sunni officials who supported autocrat Saddam Hussein before he was toppled in the 2003 invasion.

“We’ve received information that they are creating fortifications, digging trenches around the city,” said Jabar Yawar, spokesman for the Kurdish armed forces in Irbil, capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq. “Also in every area they control, it is their custom to put bombs and booby traps.”

An attacking force would need supporters or informants in the city for intelligence on the insurgents’ positions and defenses. Although many Mosul residents complain of harsh edicts enforced by the extremists and shortages of basic commodities, the discontent does not appear close to a popular revolt.

For now, Iraq’s security forces are concentrated on protecting Baghdad and surrounding areas. In December, heavy clashes were reported west of the capital in Ramadi, capital of Sunni-dominated Anbar province. Photos posted by the militants showed their fighters using

captured armored personnel carriers and firing rocket-propelled grenades in what appeared to be street-to-street fighting.

Iraqi Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga are far closer to Mosul. Starting on Jan. 21, they launched an offensive on both sides of the Tigris River north of the city and seized a strategic junction at Kiske on an east-west highway that links Mosul to the Islamist State-held towns of Tall Afar, Sinjar and the Syrian border.

The Kurds worked with the U.S. Air Force and other military strategists here at Al Udeid, the command post for the air war.

After consulting on an attack plan, the peshmerga hit an array of insurgent positions near the Mosul dam, about 30 miles northwest of the city, forcing many fighters into the open.

“It was literally like kicking an anthill,” said Air Force Col. Lynn “Woody” Peitz, deputy commander of the air operations center at Al Udeid. “A lot of dynamic targets developed out of that.”

Coalition warplanes dropped precision-guided bombs on militant positions, weapons depots and armored vehicles. The Kurdish fighters ultimately took back about 300 square miles of territory, officials said, and cut the supply routes.

Pentagon officials say they are encouraged by the gains but are under no illusions about the difficulties in trying to retake Mosul.

“It’s difficult terrain. It’s a big city. And they are entrenched there,” Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, told reporters Tuesday. “And oh, by the way, the enemy gets a vote” in what happens.

Baker appoints Q&A: Will low gas prices continue?

Prices slid by 50 Low prices at the pump may be short-lived chair of UMass percent since Sept. because the cost of crude is likely to start rebounding in the second half of this year. trustee board That’s based on predictions of future supply Henry Thomas III resigned last month

By Marie MacCune Collegian Staff

I want to thank Chairman Thomas for his advice, guidance and friendship as well as the grace and good humor he has exhibited in his service to the Commonwealth.”

Sarah Freudson, the student trustee representing UMass on the board, supports Woolridge’s appointment.

“I am very excited about Victor Woolridge’s appointment to chair,” she said. “I have full confidence in the governor’s decision in selecting him and I’m excited to see any big plans Woolridge has in store for UMass.”

Freudson added that Woolridge has an interest in students here at UMass, saying “I feel as though Woolridge is a strong advocate for the Amherst campus – his relaxed and approachable nature is a positive trait for students and our campus.”

Woolridge is an alumnus of UMass, having received his Bachelor’s degree in legal studies in 1979.

According to a news release, he had previously chaired the Board’s Committee on Administration and Finance since 2011. His term expires in 2019.

One of Woolridge’s first responsibilities as chairman will be to establish a search committee for a new system president.

President Caret leaves UMass July 1 to become president of the University System of Maryland.

Last month, Henry Thomas III officially resigned as chair of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees to give Gov. Charlie Baker the option to make his own appointment.

The new governor has done exactly that, recently appointing Victor Woolridge to chairman.

Thomas, a trustee since 2007, will continue to serve on the board.

“Victor brings strong business and financial experience to this important job, along with a deepseated commitment to the success of UMass and a personal understanding of its potential to transform live,” Baker said in a news release from the governor’s office. “He brings a clear strategic vision for leveraging the entire UMass system to fulfill its promise for academic excellence, affordability and economic impact.”

In his own statement, University president Robert Caret, said, “Trustee Woolridge has been a vital member of the BOT for many years, most recently chairing the Committee on Administration and Finance, a key committee in the stewardship of the University’s resources and capital projects.”

Added Caret: “I am confident he will provide great leadership of the University system at this time of transition.”

Caret also had words of Marie MacCune can be reached thanks for Thomas, say- at mmaccune@umass.edu and foling, “On a personal note, lowed on Twitter @MarieMacCune.

By Don Lee Tribune Washington Bureau

Filling up at the gas station has been a much more pleasant experience for Americans since last fall.

Regular gas is now less than $2 a gallon in many states, down from around $3.30 just a year ago.

But how long will that last? It’s just one of many questions stemming from the extraordinary drop in crude oil prices - a development that has boosted consumer confidence, hurt once-booming energy states and presented new opportunities - and challenges - for the U.S. and global economy.

Q: Why did oil prices fall so much, so fast?

A: A confluence of factors has contributed to the more than 50 percent slide in oil prices since September.

The biggest is the steady rise in world petroleum supplies, mainly because of the shale-oil revolution in the U.S. Thanks to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and other drilling techniques, the U.S. has accounted for more than 80 percent of global crude production growth in the last five years.

More recently, an increase in oil output in Iraq and Libya has further boosted capacity.

At the same time, there are signs of softening demand.

Economies in Europe and Japan have been stagnant, and the Chinese economy, the biggest driver of global oil demand, is slowing down. The strong dollar also has helped pushed down oil prices.

Q: How long will it last?

A: Low prices at the pump may be short-lived because the cost of crude is likely to start rebounding in the second half of this year. That’s based on predictions of future supply and demand, including that low prices will stimulate greater use and there-

and demand, including that low prices will stimulate greater use and therefore lead to an increase in demand.

fore lead to an increase in demand. Oil futures lately have been trading at about $45 per barrel, compared with an average $100 in the first half of last year. By this time next year, Moody’s Analytics estimates that oil will bounce back up to $80 a barrel.

But there are other factors that could come into play. The fall in crude prices has started to slow drilling and exploration projects, which no longer look as profitable amid the falling cost of oil. And while theoretically that should lower supply and nudge prices back up, it won’t happen right away. In some cases, oil producers may be reluctant to turn off the spigot, even if their profits are falling, because there are hefty costs to restarting operations. Some may tough it out, betting that prices will soon rise again to a level where they can at least break even.

All of which is to say that global supplies could keep growing and outpacing any pick-up in demand, prolonging an oil glut and keeping prices depressed.

Q: Who benefits the most from lower energy costs?

A: The U.S. will be one of the biggest winners.

Car-related businesses, for example, will see more sales as people drive more, buy bigger vehicles and require more services. On average, an American household is projected to save $750 on gasoline costs this year compared with 2014, according to the Energy Department.

States in the Southeast will benefit comparatively more as households in that region

tend to spend a bigger share of their after-tax income on fuel.

Countries that import a lot of oil also stand to save hundreds of billions of dollars, including European nations, Japan, South Korea and China. But there are caveats. Heavy taxes in Europe and government subsidies in China will limit the benefits to consumers in those countries. Meanwhile, the savings to Japan will be partially offset by its weak currency. Like other commodities, oil is denominated in dollars, so Japan will have to pay that much more yen for every $1 of crude that it buys in international markets.

Q: Whom will it hurt the most?

A: Oil-producing countries such as Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Nigeria are already straining because they rely heavily on oil for government revenues. Other OPECmember countries will feel a pinch too, but at $45 a barrel or even lower, Saudi Arabia, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ dominant and lowest-cost producer, can still make a solid profit.

While big oil companies will be cushioned somewhat by gains in their petroleumrefining business, smaller, less-efficient energy firms will face a revenue and credit squeeze that could drive some out of business.

Significantly, a protracted oil price slump would take a toll on the U.S. shale industry, concentrated in Texas and North Dakota.

Q: How will it affect economic and job growth in the

U.S? A: On net, the U.S. economy could get as much as a big 0.5 percentage point lift from the steep oil price decline, primarily from billions of dollars freed up for spending by consumers.

Many companies, too, will enjoy a bump in profits more than 50 percent of inhouse company economists said the drop in oil prices already had a positive effect on their firms, according to a January survey by the National Association for Business Economics.

Job growth also will get a boost, although it won’t be evenly distributed. If oil prices remain low for an extended period, it could even drag some energydependent states into recession. While an oil-related boom-turned-bust in North Dakota won’t mean much for the U.S. economy, a downturn in Texas is another matter. The Lone Star state has added some 1.3 million new jobs since the Great Recession, or about 14 percent of the total gains in the nation, and many undoubtedly were linked to the oil boom.

Q: Which country will call the shots in determining oil prices?

A: Much has been said about the diminished power of OPEC, the oil cartel dominated by Saudi Arabia, the longtime energy kingpin.

Now there’s another big kid on the block: The U.S. has once again become a “swing producer,” as energy expert Daniel Yergin calls the impact from America’s tremendous output of shale oil.

Even so, the U.S. today can’t match the low-cost production of Saudi oil. And the kingdom’s decision to keep pumping out large supplies - ostensibly to protect market share and put pressure on neighbors as well as rivals in America - is certain to test the financial mettle of U.S. producers as well as their ability to harness their drilling technologies more efficiently and effectively.

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Hold UMass to higher diversity standard ‘American Sniper’ rife with problems

It’s the start of a new semester and ity event in their CHC dorm represent the new year is less than a month behind a larger proportion of students than us. Like New Year’s resolutions, many those who came out to the campuswide events. To get even 5 percent of Alejandro Oms the undergraduate student body at a rally would require the attendance of students also have new semester reso- more than 1,000 students, not just a few lutions, which include getting better hundred. grades, regularly using the Recreation But students alone do not bear the Center and visiting professors during responsibility of fixing our university’s office hours. As a community, we all clear issue with diversity; the adminmust uphold a single and important istration must do its part as well. With resolution for this semester and those the vast resources at its disposal, one that follow: hold the university to a might assume that the University’s polihigher standard. cies would be well informed and have Not many students need a reminder significant effects. of the racially charged threats made against students over Columbus Day weekend last semester, but what many students need to remember is that those are not isolated incidents in the Southwest Residential Area.

At least one similar incident in Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) Residential Community did not receive campus-wide notice or an email from Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy informing the student body of the event.

In fact, when the residence director of the hall hosted a meeting on race for the entire building, approximately 15 out of To help make policy decisions, the more than 300 residents were present.

Meanwhile, students of color experi- dean of each college submits Equal ence what can be described as micro- Opportunity and Diversity reports to aggressions in many of their classes. Subbaswamy.

Last semester there were some state- I first heard about these reports ments of pride from the Massachusetts last spring during my meetings with Daily Collegian and Subbaswamy about CHC Interim Dean Daniel Gordon. I how students numbering in the hun- remained highly interested in CHC’s dreds came out in support of those EOD report due to my own experiences targeted for their race and the Ferguson within the college and, to use Gordon’s own words, because “the topic of divergrand jury results.

It’s shameful to say that the 15 resi- sity is vital in CHC, especially since the dents that attended the racial sensitiv- opening of the new residential com-

“It’s shameful to say that the fifteen residents that attended the racial sensitivity event in their CHC dorm represent a larger proportion of students than those who came out to the campus-wide events.”

munity. That CHC is the most ‘public’ of the colleges at our public university and therefore the diversity situation in CHC is emblematic of the university as a whole.”

In the spring, Gordon expressed his hope that I would keep my interest in the report and act as a consultant on it.

For a semester and a half, I attempted to have Gordon uphold his word only for him to be continually obstructionist while simultaneously expressing his pride in the report.

My efforts did, however, yield a significant result by the end of the semester. In my last correspondence with Gordon, he told me, “the Equal Opportunity and Diversity report can’t circulate because they contain data that could be inaccurate.”

In other words, since the reports were written by deans and went to EOD, without being certified for accuracy, they could in theory be inaccurate. The report that, according to Gordon, goes to Subbaswamy’s office to inform the University’s diversity policies is being kept from students due to inaccuracy. This report, which covers a topic Gordon views as vital for the honors college, was never reviewed for accuracy.

Gordon’s actions and the lack of a guarantee that policy-informing reports are accurate demonstrate the University’s continued inaction in regards to strong support for diversity.

If UMass truly wanted to show its support of diversity and students of color, it might want fact check its reports. As a student body, we must demand better of our university.

Alejandro Oms is a Collegian contributor and can be reached at aoms@umass.edu.

Lessons from failure of Google Glass Tech and software giant with society.

Google is not known to The late Google Glass retreat. However, at the time began its life in 2012, just as the wave of wearable Johnny McCabe tech, which today crashes around our collective ears, of this article’s printing, its was beginning to gather high-profile and infamous on the distant horizon. The “Google Glass” headset first generation of smartis no longer available for watches, spearheaded by consumer purchase, as the the intrepid Pebble, was company made clear in an only just beginning to creep official Google + post last its way into public view.

Thursday.

Seemingly out of nowhere The so-called “Glass came Google with a wild Explorer” program is a and unapologetically futurtype of physical beta test istic device that seemed to in which users would pay challenge every idea about $1,500 for the right to wear the way people used and the instantly recognizable, interacted with technology.

security conscious products like smoke detectors and thermostats, which seems an almost perfect fit for the rash of concerns and public outcry toward Glass.

Countless users spoke up in regards to the strain and pain Glass caused their eyes, some theorizing that the tiny screen’s close proximity to the eyeball would unnaturally bombard sensitive tissue with light.

Furthermore, an almost immediate outcry of the headset’s violation of civil liberties followed its entry into public space, with

ripped off by the buggy and half-finished kludge they received instead of a sleek and enviable first-class ticket to the future. The steep price of adoption conveyed a certain expectation of quality, an idea that the consumer was entitled to something after giving up their valuable money.

In the wake of the bursting of the crowdfunding bubble, it seems only logical that this specific brand of disappointment could be met with violent backlash.

The tale of Google Glass is long and fraught with missteps and issues. Although

“Although it may seem like a wasted investment on Google’s part, the saga of the world’s first (and hopefully last) pair of smart glasses is a crucial example of both the types of thinking and the problems technology will face as the future comes ever closer.” gawky, lens-free frames and chunky microcomputer, complete with blocky always-on display. Since its outlandish introduction by parachute at Google I/O in 2012, the Glass program has been beset by all the manner of controversies, ranging from health concerns to questions about consumer privacy in an age dominated by digital surveillance, making its rather unassuming demise an anticlimactic end to one of the most talked-about stories in tech in recent years.

However, the meteoric rise and gradual fall of Google Glass are a revealing insight into the trends and themes that govern technology’s interaction

Fast forward to 2015, and the covert operations of Google[x]’s Project Glass team are being dismantled – or “graduated,” as Google so politically puts it – and redistributed throughout the rest of the company, with no word given to the fate of Project Glass itself.

The company did announce that Tony Fadell, founder of smart-home tech startup and recent Google acquisition Nest, would be taking control of whatever remains to be done with Glass for however long it needs to be done.

If there exists one person to put in charge of Project Glass, it’s Fadell.

His tenure at Nest oversaw the creation of safety and

assertions of infringement on privacy leading Google itself to try to dissuade beta testers from the types of behaviors that would lead them to be perceived as “glassholes.”

Both health worries and ethical concerns do not work to the advantage of such a risky product, and the final nail in Glass’s coffin was its price. The $1,500 premium was directed primarily at developers and interested parties within the tech community, most likely intended to build a strong, knowledgeable testing base through which to refine and enhance its product.

What Google got instead was an inbox full of complaints for people who felt

it may seem like a wasted investment on Google’s part, the saga of the world’s first (and hopefully last) pair of smart glasses is a crucial example of both the types of thinking and the problems technology will face as the future comes ever closer.

By foregrounding important questions about usability, consumer privacy, and wish fulfillment, Google Glass set the groundwork for the current generation of wearables, and anticipated some of the biggest challenges in store.

Though Google Glass is dead, it will not be forgotten.

Johnny McCabe is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at rjmccabe@umass.edu.

“American Sniper” per- justified. petuates the warrior nation Kyle’s emotional vigor and we live in by glorifying Chris forceful adamancy to put his life on the line is best expressed Isaac Simon through the 9/11 coverage coming over the TV. This becomes Kyle, the late Navy SEAL who Kyle’s motivation to join the is believed by many to be the American fight and invade greatest sniper in United States Iraq, a country that had nothhistory with over 160 con- ing to do with 9/11. firmed kills. While lauded for It is expected that whenevhis honor and courage, the film er there is a film adaptation paints a very simplistic picture of a book, readily apparent of the enemy, while at the same differences will be observed. time blending religion, war and However, the book “American the supposed God-given right Sniper,” a memoir of sorts to serve. that provides Kyle’s personal The enemy in Iraq seems to account as a Navy SEAL, and be unknown. The reason for the film “American Sniper” tell U.S. involvement in the region two very different stories. In instead turns into the reasons the film, Kyle is a soldier who for his involvement in the con- suffers internally and is emoflict, which oddly makes the tionally removed from his surmission bigger than him. roundings. In his book, Kyle One of the first scenes of makes it clear that he loves to the film shows Kyle as a young kill bad guys and wishes he boy, with his brother and could have killed more.. parents at the family dinner The question becomes, who table. When talk of Kyle’s little are the bad guys? As previously brother being bullied ensues, stated, Eastwood’s Iraq is one Kyle’s father gives the future of child suicide bombers and SEAL permission to “finish bloody villains out to get west(the bully)”.There is then talk ern sympathizers. This is ironof the three types of people in ic given that most of their opinthis world: sheep, wolves and ions of the U.S. were a direct sheepdogs. This is where the result of our involvement. And brainwashing begins and the while we all agree that justice ultimate conclusion becomes should be brought against this rather clear: the sheep are fictitious butcher, the reactions weak and obedient, and there- to his death seemed rather odd, fore they don’t believe in evil including in the theater where because it does not exist to I saw it. His fate was met with them. applause. Again, we see a rally Say what you want about ing cry against the enemy. the sheer ridiculousness of In “American Sniper, Kyle those three categories, and the writes, “I never once fought message it sends about family for the Iraqis.” And yet, that values in the household, but became the centerpiece of U.S. it is more than that. It is as if involvement in Iraq: to train to say, one cannot assert their the Iraqi civilians so they could standing in the world without defend themselves and fight being compared to an animal Islamic extremism. that does the same. In other In the film, however, while words, there seems to be an he shows little remorse for his exactification of human behav- actions overseas, it is clear to ior. the audience that Kyle is torn When Kyle receives Navy up. While his car is in an auto SEAL training, we watch the body shop, and a fellow comsystematic hosing down of the rade comes up to talk to his son men, forcing them into uncom- and thank him for his service, fortable physical positions in a Kyle remains stone cold, and further effort to not only build acts as if the interaction never them up, but also to make them took place. more “manly.” Then the audi- Another scene depicts Kyle ence sees the SEALs as nothing drinking at a stateside bar, but obedient to the command- unable to come home to his ing officers, exhibiting a sheer wife and kids. Again, in his willingness to do as they are book, Kyle continues to tell told. But of course, this doesn’t a very different story, where mean Kyle’s a “sheep,” right? he considered all Iraqi’s to be The odd introductions “fanatics” and believed anyone between Kyle (Bradley Cooper) who owned a Koran should die. and his soon to be wife, Taya The film, more than any(Sienna Miller) are also prob- thing else, becomes a glorificalematic. We are introduced to tion of Kyle, and depicts him Taya at a bar, where her pre- as the lone solider who can conceived notions of men in do no wrong. Not only that, the military are clear when she but the key players in all of says, “I’d never date a SEAL.” this – President George W. Their banter, which is nothing Bush and Vice President Dick more than cliched dialogue at Cheney – are absent from the best, leads to further inebria- picture as if to say the mistakes tion – Taya throws up outside they made, which accounted the bar, and low and behold, for Kyle’s involvement to begin starts dating a Navy SEAL. with, were irrelevant.

There is no clear enemy in “American Sniper” is a “American Sniper.” There are film purported to be a faithful bad guys, however, and direc- account of Chris Kyle’s experitor Clint Eastwood pulls no ence. But when screenwriters punches when it comes to who and directors invent incidences they are and what they have and draw conclusions that are done. The children living in the more misinformed than historregion are painted as suicide ically accurate, the audience bombers in the making, and the tends to play along. main culprit, “the Butcher,” is entirely fictional. Throughout Isaac Simon is a Collegian columnist the film, we understand that, and can be reached at isimon@umass. for Eastwood, killing Iraqis is edu.

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A guide to healthy Pairing Girl Scout Cookies and wine a perfect campus snacking There’s match for everyone

Striking a balance between classes

By Kelsey Hebert

Collegian Correspondent

can be the base for many healthy snacks. Hummus and vegetables or pretzels is a healthy and delicious snack while taking a break from homework.

And a Greek yogurt gives a sufficient amount of protein for under 200 calories.

Buying yogurts that have less sugar and fewer processed ingredients will have more nutrition. Rice cakes, pretzels or vegetables with peanut butter can also be a fulfilling and nutritious snack in moderation.

Reminisce your childhood with ants on a log, also known as celery with peanut butter and raisins.

Alternative nut butters can also be a way to switch up typical healthy snacks.

Sunbutter, made with sunflower seeds, or almond butter are good alternatives to peanut butter, and may get rid of potential bloating caused by peanuts being a legume.

Most college students stock up on granola bars for on-the-go snacks in between classes or at the library. Although some granola bars can be a nutritious, it’s important to keep in mind a few facts when choosing granola bars.

Make sure to choose granola bars that are low in sugar, typically look for ones that have less than 35 percent of their calories from sugar. Also look for bars that are high in protein and fiber. Protein and fiber contents for granola bars should be three to five grams each.

Last but not least, the fewer processed ingredients in the granola bar, the more nutritious it is.

Look at the ingredients list for those you do not recognize or cannot pronounce, and then look for a bar with ingredients you can pronounce. Even better, try making your own granola bars over break, and then bring them back to school for a healthy snack. Granola bars are easy to make, and you can tailor them to your tastes.

You must remember to allow yourself unhealthy snacks in moderation too.

If you have a favorite kind of chips or cookies, allow yourself a few on special occasion. Perhaps dedicate a certain day of the week that you will have an unhealthy snack. Making your favorite unhealthy snacks a special occasion can help you enjoy this snack in moderation and also prevent mindless eating of snacks with little nutritional value Next time you stock up snacks for your dorm room or apartment, surround yourself with healthy foods. It will make the choice between unhealthy and healthy foods easier at the dining hall if you are accustomed to eating healthy in your room and on the go, and keep your unhealthy food on standby for special occasions. Happy snacking!

Whether you are constantly on the run or turning to food due to stress, snacking can be an integral part of the college lifestyle.

For most of us, healthy snacking is difficult and unwanted at times. Others may not know what constitutes a healthy snack and a few may eat healthy all of time. From nuts to yogurt, there are a wide variety of snacks that meet nutritional standards.

So, what constitutes a healthy snack? Typically a snack should be from 100-300 calories and be high in nutritional value.

This means that the snack should have high protein and fiber levels with the maximum amount of vitamins and minerals while also having low fat, sugar and sodium content.

Obvious healthy snack contenders are fruits and vegetables. Unfortunately, these snacks can be expensive and inconvenient for many college students.

However, buying a bag of baby carrots – which can be paired with a healthy vegetable or yogurt dip – or pre-cut slices of celery or broccoli florets can be a quick and easy way to get a nutritious, fibrous snack that will keep you full longer than unhealthy options, like potato chips or cookies.

Fruit is an easy on-thego snack as well. Keep a stash of apples, bananas and oranges in your room to grab on the way out the door or for a healthy snack in. The dining halls across campus all encourage students to take a piece of fruit with them, so there is no excuse to not have fruit on hand.

Outside of fruits and vegetables, other healthy snacks include nuts and seeds, which pack a good amount of protein and fiber. Many nuts are high in calories but because of other aspects of their nutritional value are considered healthy. Since nuts are high in calories and fat, it is good to eat them in moderation, even though the fat in nuts are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which are healthier than saturated, and trans fats.

A small amount will go a long way in keeping you satisfied until your next meal.

Almonds, cashews, peanuts or a trail mix are good nuts to snack on.

Different types of seeds can also provide similar benefits to nuts. Sunflower or pumpkin seeds, which each have an abundance of vitamins and minerals while adding a portion of protein, can keep you full and satisfied. Also adding chia, hemp or flax seeds to yogurt, oatmeal or salads adds some extra nutrition to a snack or meal.

For snacks in the room, keeping a stash of yogurt, particularly Greek yogurt, which has added protein that keeps you full, or a container of Kelsey Hebert can be reached at hummus or peanut butter klhebert@umass.edu.

Peanut Butter Patties/ Tagalongs and red wine:

By Emma Sandler Collegian Staff

Pre-spring break diets and New Year’s fitness resolutions are being tested this month as the season of Girl Scout cookies is upon us.

For those who have found a way to sneak a cookie (or six) into their diet, or for those who have already made peace with their demise, allow me to further tempt you with wine pairings.

Full disclosure here: I am not a wine expert, nor connoisseur, but more an educated hobbyist. I might not be able to tell the difference between a $10 or $30-d bottle, but I know when the occasion calls for Prosecco versus a port.

Caramel-deLites/ Samoas and white wine: These caramel and toasted coconut treats are perfect to pair with an equally sweet and creamy white wine. Toasted Head chardonnay from Dunnigan Hills of Yolo County, California, is a perfect choice with its aromas of spice, pear, nectarine and vanilla. With a creamy texture, this wine has a long soft finish and a hint of toasted butterscotch oak.

(Toasted Head Chardonnay, 750ml, Liquors 44, $9.99)

These peanut butter and chocolaty bits of heaven are ideally accompanied by a medium-to-sweet red wine like a petite Syrah or pinot noir. Try a McManis petite Syrah if you’re big on dark-berry fruit flavors, as this wine is soft and round with hints of milk chocolate. If you stay away from red wine because of the dry aftertaste, try Redtree pinot noir with its strawberry and cherry flavors and light tannin finish. If you have a serious sweet tooth or just feeling adventurous, then try a chocolate dessert wine like Désirée which is a tawny port (meaning it is a blend of port wine that’s been aged in wood barrels for at least two years) with chocolate, coconut and vanilla aromas. (McManis pettie syrah, 750ml, Liquors 44, $11.99; Redtree pinot noir, 750ml, Liquors 44, $7.99; Désirée chocolate dessert wine, 375ml, Liquors 44, $22)

Thin Mints: Again, full disclosure on this one: I do not like mint so I did not taste test them. But wine columnist Scott Greenberg in his own article, “How to Pair Wine with Girl Scout Cookies,” suggested a 2010 John Duval Entity Shiraz from Australia or the 2009 Arns Syrah “Melanson Vineyard” from Napa Valley, California.

And in a Huffington Post

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Girl Scout Cookies also pair well with other alcoholic drinks, such as stouts and drafts.

article, wine expert Kris Zinfandel, 750ml, Liquors Margerum said a deep, rich 44, $7.99) port like Noval Vintage Lemonades or Ruby Reserve was the way Savannah Smiles to go.

Short Bread/Trefoils and sparkling wine: Short bread has a nice rich buttery-ness which is perfect for a sparkling wine like Prosecco. Ruffino Prosecco has fruity notes of apples pears and citrus; a clean and delicate taste.

(Ruffino Prosecco, 750ml, Liquors 44, $9.99).

Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Patties and strawberry or raspberry zinfandel:

and white wine:

Lemonades are delightfully tangy lemon frosted shortbread cookies and Savannah Smiles are zesty lemon cookies with powdered sugar. Both are ideally matched with a refreshing white wine like Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc.

One of the premier producers of Napa Valley wine, Duckhorn is a lovely choice for wine drinkers who don’t mind paying a bit more.

The 2013 sauvignon blanc is nicely balanced with aromas of grapefruit, melon, lemongrass and lime. A refreshing wine from start to finish, it has a mid-palate complexity. (2013 Duckhorn Savignon Blanc, 750ml, $29).

These oatmeal and peanut butter sandwich cookies can easily be paired with a strawberry or raspberry zinfandel like Ravenswood Vintners which has sweet notes of ripe raspberry, blackberry and vanilla fla- Emma Sandler can be reached at vors. (Ravenswood Vintners ehsandle@umass.edu.

From home-cooked meals to DC food How to readjust to life in the dining hall

for your plate can be a struggle.

On almost every food option in the dining commons, there are nutritional informaBy Stephen Margelony-Lajoie tion cards on display. This is Collegian Staff helpful when focusing on your Keeping track of your fat, carb and protein macros weight and diet goals was easy but these cards aren’t exactly when you were at home over good at telling you what the winter break. You had more suggested serving size actucontrol of what you put in ally looks like. your mouth, and you could Unless you’re an experimeasure your food without enced calorie counter, eyeballing portion sizes doesn’t come people looking at you funny.

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Try switching up which dining hall you go to to avoid eating the same thing everyday.

But whether you’re striving to improve your diet or not, it’s well known that it sometimes takes a bit to readjust back to the food offered in the dining commons. From diet to general health, here are a few tips to make the transition easier.

Portion control is probably the hardest adjustment to make when returning to school. It’s just so much easier to control your calorie intake when you’re home, and it’s no secret that the dining commons are filled with temptation. Whether you’re trying to lose, maintain or gain weight, calories do matter. But in every dining common, determining proper portion sizes

naturally. So when you’re just starting out, go for items that come in pre-portioned servings. These would be foods such as grilled chicken, fish, fruits, hardboiled eggs, and grilled cheese halves. Because these items’ serving sizes are very clear, you can trust that your calorie count for the day is accurate.

Of course, eating such a limited pool of foods is going to get boring. Grains, vegetables, French fries, and other foods that are tossed into pans for serving in the dining commons aren’t going to come preportioned. But eyeballing portion sizes becomes easier with more practice.

Use an image search engine to see what portion sizes of your favorite foods look like, and measure your food when you visit home to get better at determining what a cup of rice or 4 oz. of steak looks like.

For those who avoid calorie counting or other possible food-related triggers for mental health reasons, the USDAapproved “MyPlate” could be a better option. When choosing your food, just make sure one quarter of your plate is a protein, another quarter is a grain, and half of your plate is a combination of fruits and veggies.

But even if you have portion sizes taken care of, there is obviously more to diet than just keeping track of your weight. Digestive health is also important. There’s a schoolwide consensus that making the shift from home-cooked meals to dining commons food makes things a little uneasy.

While your digestive system takes the time it needs to adjust to school food, there are precautions you can take to help it move along.

The most obvious solution is to make sure that you include more fiber than usual in your diet. Any fiber supplement containing psyllium husk will help bind you up. But if you’d rather take a more natural approach without supplements, the dining commons often serve quite a few items with high fiber content.

Black beans, brown rice, edamame, lentils, peas, broccoli, apples and barley are fruits and vegetables that are often served in the dining commons that will add a good amount of fiber to your diet.

There are also quite a few foods served that you should avoid if you’re suffering from constipation. Foods containing chocolate and dairy, for

instance, may do more harm than good. Not drinking enough water can also cause constipation.

There are non-dietary reasons why you may be having some digestive issues as well.

Not getting enough exercise contributes to constipation and, more related to the current New England weather, anti-allergy and cold medications may also cause constipation.

But don’t forget to treat yourself every now and then too. Whether you’re on a strict diet or just striving for better health, everyone needs a cheat day and UMass provides plenty of temptation.

Coming back to UMass means seeing the end of your grandma’s habit of constantly baking you goodies and “making” you eat them throughout your winter break. Luckily, UMass’ dining commons are always serving some amazing deserts.

Either ice cream or frozen yogurt is available in every dining common, so even the biggest ice cream addicts will never leave the dining commons unsatisfied.

There are also plenty of other goodies that can quell any sweet tooth. The best deserts to look out for are the Oreo coconut bars and chocolate tart, which never last very long when they’re served.

So whether you’re trying to change or maintain your weight, take care of your digestive health, or just enjoy a treat here and then, eating at a dining commons is no problem at all. Nothing will ever get close to grandma’s home made cooking, but it doesn’t mean you can’t get something close to it at your second home.

Stephen Margelony-Lajoie can be reached at smargelo@umass.edu.

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men wide. UMass defenseman Nick Carter skated to the net, while DeFazio filled in the gap between the two defensemen and shouted to Zimmerman for the puck.

“He must have heard me, hit me with a beautiful pass and I got a shot on net,” DeFazio said.

Soon after scoring, however, DeFazio received a double-minor penalty, throwing the Minutemen into a fourminute penalty killing situation. But the Minutemen once again successfully held off Siena and continued to show success in penalty situations throughout Saturday night’s game.

UMass associate head coach Joe Smith lauded his team’s performance on the penalty kill.

“First semester we felt that we weren’t as strong on the kill as we should have been, so for the last couple games we went to a new system,” Smith said. “The last two weekends we’ve managed to kill every penalty we’ve taken, against some very good teams.

“It makes a difference when you can have faith that you’re going to kill those penalties and not let the other team get momentum.”

Mark Fidler increased the score to 5-1 with a strong shot from the circle that ricocheted off the post and found the back of the Saints’ net with one minute, 32 seconds left in the second period. Fidler’s goal was quickly followed by another goal by Peter Kelly at 56.8 seconds, further expanding UMass’ lead.

The Minutemen began the third period with a fiveminute power-play opportunity. Although it ran through scoreless, it contributed to the momentum

By Ariel Kallenbach Collegian Staff

Leading 2-1 toward the end of the first period after successfully killing off a penalty by Siena, the Massachusetts club hockey team lost possession of the puck, allowing the Saints to charge down the ice toward goaltender Dylan Deselin.

Distracted and displaced by action on one side of the crease, Deselin failed to block a shot by Siena that snuck past the senior goalie late in the first.

However, what would have been a tying goal for the Saints and increased pressure on the Minutemen was waved off by the referees for goalie interference. The called-off goal was the last time Siena had a chance at a comeback Saturday night, as UMass dominated in a 7-2 win.

The Minutemen quickly polished off a grinding first period with a shorthanded goal by Ryan Daigle off a Siena power play with 19.7 seconds left, leaving UMass with a 3-1 advantage heading into the second period.

The Minutemen then exploded in the second frame, matching the previous period with an additional three goals. The fourth goal was by senior captain Mike DeFazio, assisted by Ted Zimmerman.

“I have been playing with (Zimmerman) on the wing,” DeFazio said. “He’s a great player, makes things happen and we play a similar style of play.”

In the midst of a 3-on-2 battle, DeFazio said he saw Zimmerman rushing the puck down along the boards, taking the Siena defense-

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Chris Jones (26) defends a Siena attacker in UMass’ 7-2 win Saturday. that led to the final goal of the game by Adam Kmetz.

Siena answered with its second goal late in the third but could not close the gaping lead.

UMass applied offensive pressure and tallied shots on goal throughout the game through strong physical play and increased intensity. The Saints’ attempt to match the Minutemen’s speed and fervor was earnest but ineffective, as they were unable to beat Deselin.

UMass outshot Siena 40-21.

The Minutemen left the ice with a huge win on Senior Night and their final home game of the season.

“It felt great, DeFazio said. “It will be my last memory of that rink as a player and I don’t think it could have been a better night.”

“The game was a good way to send off the seniors at home,” Smith said. “At the same time they know that there’s a lot of work ahead of us over the next month and we can’t afford to sit back in any of the games we have coming up.”

The Minutemen will play their final league game of the season Tuesday, Feb. 3,

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sheet, BU was led by a hat trick from Ahti Oksanen.

Eichel added two goals and two assists while Grzelcyk contributed two assists along with his deciding goal.

For the Minutemen, Patrick Lee and Brandon Montour each recorded multi-point games with three and two assists respectively.

Looking ahead, UMass will next play Northeastern and No. 10 UMass-Lowell this Friday and Saturday.

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

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Dawley added: “There’s not a team you can be relaxed going up against.

All we can do is regroup.

We’ve talked about things that we need to do mentally to prepare ourselves and translate what looks like a great team on Friday into gameday and that’s what we have to figure out.”

There are eight games left for UMass before the A-10 tournament starts on March 4.

“We have to be tougher on each other and we have to demand more from each other,” Dawley said.

Frank Corona can be reached at fcorona@umass.edu.

Ariel Kallenbach can be reached at akallenbach@umass.edu.

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tunities,” Micheletto said.

“Our tenacity on the forecheck and in 5-on-5 areas certainly translated into a tenacity to get to the puck on the power play.”

The Minutemen’s last lead came at the 9:28 mark after freshman Riley McDougall netted his third score of the year, putting UMass ahead 5-4.

“I thought it was a pretty good college hockey game for 55 minutes,” Micheletto said.

“It was back-and-forth and both teams were playing really hard and making plays in both directions.”

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at Holy Cross. With a win, UMass will be the Northeast Colle giate Hockey Association (NECHA) champion and clinch the No. 1 seed heading into league playoffs.

“On Tuesday we’re really going to have to use it as an opportunity to keep the momentum going from that win and get ourselves mentally and physically sharp for the trip to Florida next weekend,” Smith said.

“We’ll only have one practice and then one game this week to make sure we’re ready to go and playing consistent hockey.”

UMass departs for Florida on Thursday to play two games against undefeated Florida Gulf Coast .

The Minutewomen will return from their road trip to begin the NECHA playoffs as defending champions and hope to qualify for regionals by being ranked within the top 10. This would put them one step closer to their ultimate goal of reaching nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah.

NFL

By Neil Best

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MacLean shatters own record in 800

By Adam Aucoin

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Ann Mara, the matriarch of one of pro football’s most prominent, respected families and a co-owner of the Giants, died on Super Bowl Sunday. She was 85.

“She has been the leader of our family in every way, and we will miss her dearly,” John Mara, the team’s president and eldest of her 11 children with the late Wellington Mara, said in a statement issued by the Giants.

John said she had been hospitalized since the day after suffering a head injury in a fall on the ice outside her home in Rye on Jan. 18.

“After a few days, we were hopeful for her recovery, although we knew it would be a long road back,” John said. “Unfortunately, there were complications.

“She loved her family, and all of us were able to spend time with her in these final days. All 11 of her children and our spouses and numerous grandchildren were with her when she passed away.”

For decades, Ann Mara has been an influential and popular member of the NFL community, and her death on the morning of the league’s biggest game generated an outpouring of sympathy and fond memories on social media.

“I absolutely love this woman!” veteran safety Antrel Rolle wrote on Twitter. “She had a smile

that would brighten anyone’s day. She was our fighter & backbone.”

Said commissioner Roger Goodell: “Mrs. Mara was a tower of strength, dignity and inspiration for her family and all of us in the NFL. Her family and the Giants organization have always reflected Mrs. Mara’s competitive spirit, integrity, and wonderful sense of humor.”

That sense of humor _ and spunk _ was on display in a moment that made her a folk hero for many Giants fans.

As Fox’s Terry Bradshaw attempted to interview receiver Victor Cruz after the NFC Championship Game three years ago, Mara confronted him on live national television, assailing him for never picking the Giants to win.

Since the 2005 deaths of Wellington and his fellow co-owner Bob Tisch, Ann Mara and Tisch’s widow, Joan, have been the primary co-owners, something John and his mother referenced often.

After the 2013 season, John was asked whether his job was safe and said, “Not according to my mother, it’s not.”

Now ownership of the Maras’ half of the team is expected to be divided among Ann’s children.

John told Newsday several years ago that a plan was in place to keep the team in the family.

Born Ann Mumm on June 18, 1929, she met Wellington in 1952 and married him in 1954. In addition to her 11 children, she leaves 43 grandchildren.

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McNaughton stars for Minutemen

Goodell: 85-yearold inspired many

Brandon Montour (26) had two assists but also four penalties in UMass’ loss on Friday to Boston University.

Monday, February 2, 2015

The Massachusetts women’s track and field team continued to ride its success with a quality performance at the John Thomas Terrier Classic this weekend in Boston.

UMass’ effort was spearheaded by its standout sophomore runner Heather MacLean. MacLean recorded the fastest finish in the 800-meter run in the program’s history, with a 2:07.36 time. The run broke her own record that she set last year and earned her a third-place finish.

The sophomore comes off an impressive freshman year that saw her place first in the 800-meter run in the Atlantic 10 championships and first in the event at the New England championships last May. MacLean carried last year’s success into this season with consistent quality performances in this season’s early meets.

“I continue to see Heather get better and better from meet to meet,” Minutewomen coach Julie LaFreniere said. “She continues to mold herself into one of the best runners on this team and I couldn’t be more proud to see it happen.”

Rachel Hilliard also continued her season’s success, running the second-fastest time in school history in the 3,000-meter run with a 9:37.88 time. Carly Zinner and Alexandra PurdueSmithe also qualified for New England championships with their finishes in the 1-mile run and 5,000meter run, respectively.

“It’s great as a coach seeing the individual successes of your athletes,” LaFreniere said. “It’s not easy to qualify for New Englands so whenever someone does it, no matter how many times I see it, I love it.”

In field events, UMass

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was led by senior Becky Stoyle, who took gold in the triple jump competition with a 40-foot, 2-inch jump.

The mark qualified her for the ECAC championships.

LaFreniere said she recognizes the success her team is having but knows there is still room for improvement and potential down the road.

“It’s still fairly early in the season, so we can’t get too ahead of ourselves.”

LaFreniere said. “We need to take it day by day and work hard and if we do that the success will happen for us during the meets.”

The Minutewomen hit the track again Saturday in the Coaches Invitational in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Events start at 11 a.m.

Minutemen have decent performance The UMass men’s track and field team did not see as much success as the women did this weekend at the Terrier Classic, but had a solid performance in the event.

The Minutemen were led by junior Michael McNaughton, who broke a 27-year-old UMass record in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.50. The finish was .08 seconds faster than the previous record time set by Bill Stewart in 1988.

McNaughton’s performance earned him 12th place in the event and qualified him for the New England championships.

Sophomore Brett Davies and senior Greg Copeland added to the Minutemen’s success this weekend in field events.

Davies finished 22nd in the shotput event with a 46-foot, 0.5-inch throw.

In pole vault, Copeland recorded a 13-foot, 11.25inch leap that also placed him 22nd.

UMass hopes to expand on this weekend’s success next Saturday in the Coaches Invitational with events starting at 10 a.m.

Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu.

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Jabarie Hinds scored 10 points for UMass in Saturday’s victory.

It was the start of a 14-2 run. UMass guard Jabarie Hinds (10 points) had five points during the stretch and the Minutemen forced the Billikens into four turnovers while holding them scoreless for nearly five minutes.

Minutemen guard Trey Davis punctuated the run, nailing a 3-pointer as he was fouled off an inbounds play. He made the ensuingfree throw and UMass took a 48-39 lead.

“I thought the out of bounds under play where Trey hit the 3 in the corner was about as big of a play in the game as you could’ve had,” Kellogg said.

But SLU responded, closing the gap to 56-54 on a layup

by Mike Crawford (15 points) with one minute, 48 seconds left.

Davis answered, hitting a mid-range jump shot to push the lead to 58-54 before

Crawford answered with two free throws, setting up the final possession.

Kellogg said he believes his team is improving, but could have used a better closing instinct.

“We’re getting better,” he said. “At times during the game when it seems like we have it, we just need to grasp it and hold onto it instead of giving them a chance,” he said.

It’s the Minutemen’s second straight win. They return to action Wednesday on the road against Fordham.

“It feels good,” Lalanne said of the win. “Especially right now, we need these wins because we’re trying to climb back up the ranks in the conference. These wins feel good.”

Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.

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UM staves off SLU Sat. on the road

SOARING HIGH

By Mark Chiarelli Collegian Staff

Derek Kellogg’s always points to possession of “50/50” plays as an indicator of the Massachusetts men’s basketball team’s success.

And while Kellogg didn’t think his team got to all of them Sunday, Derrick Gordon delivered on one when it mattered most, sealing a 60-56 Minutemen victory over Saint Louis Sunday at Chaifetz Arena. It was UMass’ first victory over Saint Louis since 1995.

“We gutted out a win on the road,” Kellogg told reporters after the game.

“Any time you can get a win in this league right now you just take it and try to move on and improve.”

Leading 58-56 with 18.2 seconds remaining, UMass (12-9, 5-3 Atlantic 10 Conference) allowed Billikens forward Austin Gillmann an open 3-point attempt from the wing on SLU’s final possession of the game.

But Gillmann’s flat-lining shot glanced off the front of the rim and bounced toward the free throw line.

Two Saint Louis (9-12, 1-7 A-10) players converged on the loose ball, Maxie Esho (1) throws down a slam dunk in UMass basketball’s victory over Dayton at the Mullins Center on Thursday. but Gordon won the race, reaching his left hand in between and batting the ball sustained a significant lead. this game,” Lalanne said. from the floor and 25 percent “We’re trying to move him a little bit and then give toward the opposite end of The pace was similar to Especially for me, learning on 3-pointers. the court. He chased down the UMass’ 62-56 loss to Saint how to steal and work hard Kellogg said Lalanne’s him a look. I think he’s been loose ball and glided in for a Joseph’s earlier this month, a down there. (SLU) is a team recent emergence – he scored much better, not as a second18 points in a win over Dayton ary option, but more of as a layup as time expired, secur- loss in which UMass couldn’t that grinds you out.” ing the victory. hold off a late Hawks surge on Lalanne led UMass with Thursday – is a product of a ‘When it’s there, we’re going a team-high 14 points (5-of- more natural involvement in to get it to you. We’re not just “Having a play like that, the road. going to force feed.’ That’s one that basically sealed the According to Minutemen 7 shooting) and 10 rebounds. the offense.

He anchored the post for sig “I’m not trying to force the enable him to get some better victory, definitely gave me center Cady Lalanne, they a boost,” said Gordon, who weren’t going to make the nificant durations on offense ball to him where the defense looks instead of us trying to and was a calming offensive is set and they can run and jam it into him.” scored only six points. same mistakes twice.

It was a plodding, methodi- “We took a lot from that presence for a UMass team trap him so quickly,” Kellogg If not for Lalanne, who had cal game where neither team St. Joe’s game and put it to which shot only 39 percent said. nine points in the first half

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and didn’t miss a shot, UMass would’ve been in trouble.

The Minutemen were just 1-of-9 on 3-pointers in the first frame and led 30-27 at halftime. SLU took a 37-34 lead early in the second half after a 7-0 run, but Lalanne responded, converting on an and-1 layup opportunity to tie the game. see

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HOCKEY

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BU tallies six goals “Our (penalty kill) let us down tonight. We

straight game vs. Bonnies

UMass falls to No. 2 Terriers Minutewomen drop fourth in third period

By Anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts hockey team found itself in a familiar position Friday night, down one goal to No. 2 Boston University heading into the final period of regulation.

More than three months removed from its seasonopening loss to the same Terriers’ squad that used a 6-0 run in the final 20 minutes to hand UMass an 8-1 defeat Oct. 10, it appeared this time the Minutemen BU were going to flip the switch, UMass taking the lead two separate instances in the last frame.

But what started as a competitive game Friday, in which UMass held a 5-4 advantage with 10 minutes, 32 seconds remaining, quickly turned into another third period attack by BU, who once again tallied six goals in the closing frame to secure a 9-5 victory at Agganis Arena in Boston.

Terriers’ defenseman Matt Grzelcyk’s first goal of the year with less than seven minutes remaining proved to be the game’s deciding score, giving BU a 6-5 lead.

The power play goal came one minute after freshman Jack Eichel tied the game at five apiece, also on the man advantage.

In total, the Terriers cap-

were not good enough on that. We definitely took a lot more penalties than we should have that led to being on the penalty kill in the first place.”

Troy Power, UMass captain

italized on six power play goals (6-for-8), including five in the third period in which the Minutemen spent 12 of their 20 penalty minutes in the box.

“Our (penalty kill) let us down tonight,” senior captain Troy Power said. “We were not good enough on that.

9 We definitely took a lot more penalties 5 than we should have that led to being on the penalty kill in the first place.”

UMass coach John Micheletto said that one factor that helped the Minutemen (8-17-1, 3-12-1 Hockey East) stay competitive through the first two and a half periods was limiting their transgressions.

Coming into Friday’s matchup with a conference-high 386 penalty minutes, the Minutemen only spent eight in the penalty box through two periods.

But once BU (16-4-4, 11-2-2 HEA) saw increased opportunities in the third period, Micheletto said that the Terriers showed the ability to capitalize, with the help of some unfortunate bounces.

“We had two blocks that wound up in the back of our net. That’s just bad puck luck,” Micheletto said.

“We’re in the right spot, we’re doing the right thing and the puck deflects off of us because we’re willing to give up our bodies.”

Despite its defensive struggles against BU’s power play attack, UMass’ offense was also carried by the power play, which finished with three scores on the man-advantage.

Trailing 3-1 midway through the second period, Power initiated a Minutemen comeback with a power play goal following a slashing call on BU’s Danny O’Regan.

Forwards Shane Walsh and Frank Vatrano then each converted on third period goals while the Terriers’ Evan Rodrigues was in the penalty box for a five-minute major boarding call. The pair of goals gave UMass its first lead of the game at 4-3 five minutes into the final frame.

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Rueter, Richmond doom UM in loss

By Frank Corona Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts women’s basketball team saw its longest losing streak of the season extend to four games with a 77-57 loss to St. Bonaventure Saturday.

The Bonnies (12-10, 2-7 Atlantic 10) won their second conference game of the season, both coming against St. Bon. UMass (8-12, 2-6 A-10), despite UMass the absence of second-leading scorer Hannah Little, who reportedly violated team disciplinary rules.

Both teams came out hot through the first eight minutes, as the Minutewomen held an early 14-13 lead behind efficient shooting.

UMass began 6-for-9 and 2-for-3 in 3-point attempts, while St. Bonaventure opened 5-for-10.

Despite the encouraging start, UMass found itself in an eight-point deficit at the end of the half.

The Bonnies maintained control in the second frame, opening on a 13-2 run led

by Nyla Rueter’s three consecutive 3-pointers. Rueter finished with a game-high 22 points, including 16 in the second half.

Gabby Richmond and

Katie Healy added to St. Bonaventure’s offensive attack, recording 18 points and 14 points, respectively.

“Obviously we’re disappointed in the outcome and I’m disappointed in the effort to be honest,” Minutewomen coach Sharon Dawley said. “We didn’t do a good job defensively and I thought we did a good job defending Healy… but we let Richmond go off and we let Rueter go off – two players who we really 77 shouldn’t have allowed to.”

57 T h e Bonnies’ lead ballooned to 26 points, but Kim PierreLouis, Rashida Timbilla and Alyx Stiff each played crucial roles in instrumenting a late UMass run to cut the lead to 19.

Pierre-Louis led the Minutewomen with 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting.

The senior scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half.

“I decided to be a little more aggressive,” PierreLouis said. “Time was pressing and we needed some more offense so I took it upon myself to try and make some baskets and try and create opportunities for my teammates as well.”

Timbilla also saw a majority of her scoring come in the second half, dropping six points during the final offensive push

for the Minutewomen. She finished with eight points, three assists and led UMass with nine rebounds.

Returning from injury after missing seven games, Stiff led the Minutewomen’s bench scoring with seven points in seven minutes of action. Stiff and freshman Maggie Mulligan combined for 12 of UMass’ 16 bench points.

Even with the late push from a wide range of players, the offense proved to be too little, too late for the Minutewomen.

“Offensively we didn’t do a good job,” Dawley said. “(Emily Mital) had one of her better offensive games and ended up with 10. I thought Maggie was a great spark coming off the bench but offensively there weren’t a lot of sparks so we struggled once we fell behind.”

Visibly upset after Saturday’s loss, UMass will attempt to get back on track in conference play this Wednesday when it travels to Kingston, Rhode Island to battle the University of Rhode Island. The Minutewomen then play LaSalle on Saturday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

“This conference is so strong,” Dawley said.

“Going to URI is going to be a battle and going to La Salle is going to be a battle.” see

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