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New RSO aims to investigate the paranormal

By Jaclyn Bryson Collegian Staff

Sarah Lundberg was in her grandparents’ home in Maynard, Massachusetts, when she saw a dark figure roaming the hallway.

At about 12 years old, she didn’t think much of it at first. She assumed it was her grandfather walking into his room as usual. But the figure looked different, like a black, shadowy mass – the outline of a tall man right before her eyes.

Then, she watched it turn and pass through the attic doorway.

“(The door) didn’t open or anything,” she said. “(The entity) just disappeared.”

And while Lundberg said most people would have probably been frightened at first, her paranormal experience didn’t completely scare her away. Instead, it motivated her to seek out the truth.

“I was actually pretty intrigued,” she said. “I did have an adrenaline rush, but I was more curious and wanted to figure it out.”

Now, Lundberg is the president of the Paranormal Research Society, a University of Massachusetts Registered Student Organization. With the help of Chelsie Ray, the current vice president of PRS, and O’Malley Bach, the treasurer, they set out

to create a group on campus designed for people interested in investigating, exploring and documenting local paranormal activity.

“I think that a lot of this stuff – the paranormal, supernatural – is essentially unknowable. You can’t really prove or disprove it one way or another,” Bach said. “But I think that you can look for it. You can try and know for sure. And that’s what we are doing.”

According to Ray, the group has been at UMass since October of last year.

Currently, there are about 12 active members, but the RSO is hopeful that these numbers will grow, and that everyone involved will use their time at PRS as a learning experience.

“I would hope that (members) come out with knowl-

By Nicole Dotzenrod Collegian Staff

U.S. News and World Report highly rated three University of Massachusetts online graduate programs, ranking them as some of the top programs in the country, according to a news release.

The Isenberg School of Management online MBA program was ranked 12th out of 147 institutions for best online MBA program, tied with Arkansas State University-Jonesboro, James Madison University and Lehigh University.

“A significant proportion of our students are medical doctors, engineers or professionals with other advanced degrees,” said Mark A. Fuller, Isenberg’s dean, in a

explore, they need money.

They currently have a GoFundMe account to raise funds for specialized equipment and are looking to branch out through social media in order to secure donations. According to Lundberg, PRS is looking to raise funds for equipment such as thermal imaging instruments and EMF readers.

“You can only do so much with iPhone cameras and baking thermometers,” Bach said.

After gathering the funds and equipment they need and getting all necessary approvals, the RSO plans to start its exploration of the paranormal both on campus and in the surrounding area.

According to Ray, in the 1970s a student on the

fourth floor of Mary Lyon Hall hung herself – but the body was not found for days, allowing for the rotting scent to spread throughout the dorm. To this day, some people have reported strange smells and uncomfortable feelings when in the hall at night. It’s a story that has piqued the interest of PRS. It also plans to investigate the death of a student who fell from a tree in the Orchard Hill Residential Area. According to Bach, you can still see his shadow to this day, replaying the last few moments of his life.

Off campus, PRS is also interested in exploring the Clapp Memorial Library in Belchertown and the former Danvers State Hospital, see

news release. “The networking and collaborative learning that occurs in our classes as a result is tremendous. We attract these high-performing individuals because of our outstanding faculty and innovative curriculum and a deep understanding of how to best teach in the online format.”

Along with the Isenberg program, the nursing and science education programs were also nationally ranked.

The UMass online graduate nursing program tied for No. 15 out of 129 schools for best online graduate nursing programs. It is tied with Loyola University New Orleans and the University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston.

The graduate science education online program is ranked 78th out of 252 schools see

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UM grad programs highly ranked by U.S. News survey Isenberg rated 12th in the nation

edge of just things they may be interested in or just experiences of their own that they can share with people,” Lundberg said.

But for now, the main focus of the RSO is just getting its feet off the ground.

At meetings, Lundberg said the goal is to educate members on the paranormal world, such as discussing the different types of hauntings they may encounter, and to make sure they are prepared when the time comes for PRS to start doing investigations of its own.

“It’s mainly like a debriefing meeting. Then, once we get access to case studies, we will start going more in depth into how people should act in situations,” she said.

But according to Ray, before PRS can go out and

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Students took advantage of the snow over the weekend and built snowmen in the Northeast Residential Area.

Court decision on Scout Northeast gets ready for affiliation renews debate ‘potentially historic blizzard’ Issue has been in talk since last year

successor before she begins cutting back her commitment to the 30 boys in her troop.

Although the court’s unanimous decision did not explicBy Thomas Curwen itly mention the Boy Scouts Los Angeles Times of America, there was little When the California doubt that it was the intendSupreme Court voted last ed target. The organization, week to prohibit state judges which lifted its ban on openly from belonging to nonprofit gay boys younger than 18, proyouth organizations that hibits gay and lesbian adults practice discrimination, Julia from serving as staff or voluntary leaders.

Kelety was not surprised.

The issue, which had been “My hope is that the Boy roiling through the legal com- Scouts will change its policy munity for the last year, had before the new rule is impletriggered vigorous debate, giv- mented next January,” Kelety ing Kelety, a Superior Court said, “but whether they will be judge in San Diego County, able to do it in a year, I don’t know. The organization relies time to prepare.

Committee chair for on support from significant Boy Scout Troop 24, she has religious groups who have already begun to consider a issues with gay leaders.”

Gerald Uelmen, a law professor at Santa Clara University, believes that the decision will increase the pressure on the Boy Scouts to change their policy.

“I’m proud to see the California Supreme Court following the moral example of the Walt Disney Co.,” Uelmen said, referring to Disney’s decision to cut funding to the Boy Scouts based on Scouting’s policy toward gays.

An advisory committee to the Supreme Court, reviewing judicial ethics, first considered banning judges from positions in Scouting last February.

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Forecasters predict three feet of snow

By Vera Haller, Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Matt Pearce Los Angeles Times

NEW YORK — Residents in the nation’s Northeast flocked to hardware and grocery stores to pick up emergency supplies Sunday as forecasters warned that a “crippling and potentially historic blizzard” could dump as much as 3 feet of snow from Philadelphia to Boston starting Monday.

Tens of millions of Americans live in the path of the storm churning

along the Atlantic coast, which is expected to hit New Jersey, New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts especially hard. The result – a classic “northeaster” storm – could shut down the nation’s most densely populated region for days, closing schools and businesses from Monday afternoon through the week, officials warned.

New Yorkers jammed checkout aisles across the city Sunday evening to buy food, water, batteries and snow shovels. Mayor Bill de Blasio said thousands of city employees were bracing for “one of the top two or three largest storms in the history of this city.”

In Morningside Heights in Manhattan, Westside Market’s narrow aisles were crowded with shoppers, and checkout lines stretched 20 deep. “It’s chaos,” manager Nick Glenis said. “You might need shoulder pads today.

It’s full-contact shopping.”

Glenis said Sundays typically were busy at the market so it was ready for the rush. More milk, bread and eggs will be delivered Monday, he said.

Blizzard warnings along the Atlantic coast from New Jersey to Maine will go into effect at midday Monday and could last through early Wednesday, see

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AROUND THE WORLD JOHANNESBURG — The militant group Boko Haram attacked a major Nigerian city early Sunday in what appeared to be its most ambitious attempt to gain territory.

But Nigeria’s military drove back the insurgents with an air and ground attack, killing about 200 fighters, according to military officials. It was a rare victory in the country’s fight against the militant insurgency.

Boko Haram attacked Maiduguri, the capital of Nigeria’s Borno state, on several fronts Sunday morning, triggering heavy fighting as the army scrambled to defend the city. Fighting raged through the night, according to local media. The attackers also took over the town of Monguno to the north, gaining control of a military base and ammunition store, and attacked several villages farther south, in Adamawa state.

Nigerian defense headquarters Sunday announced a 24-hour curfew in Maiduguri.

In recent months, Boko Haram has seized a significant amount of territory in northeastern Nigeria, raising its black flag over dozens of villages it has conquered around Maiduguri.

Boko Haram was founded in Maiduguri about 12 years ago, and the city remains an important symbol to the violent Islamist militia, which wants to establish an Islamic caliphate.

Nigerian military officials said they recovered two armed personnel carriers from Boko Haram, as well as many anti-aircraft guns and AK-47s.

The attack occurred shortly before Secretary of State John F. Kerry flew into Nigeria on Sunday, with elections just three weeks away. He met President Goodluck Jonathan and his main election rival, Muhammadu Buhari, in the commercial capital, Lagos, to urge both to accept the election result, and to exhort their supporters to desist from postelection violence.

Violence marred the 2011 election, when riots broke out in the north as Buhari and his supporters contested the result.

Angry northern mobs enraged by Jonathan’s win dragged Christians from their houses in northern towns and killed them.

About 800 people were killed.

Nigeria, a country of 170 million, is roughly divided between Muslims, concentrated in the north, and Christians in the south. Jonathan is a Christian.

There are fears that a disputed result this time could fuel more violence in northern Nigeria and drive disillusioned northern voters toward Boko Haram.

The dire security situation in the north appears to make an election impossible in many places, given that Boko Haram is in control of many towns and cities in the region.

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Obama to revive ‘pivot to Asia’ policy President visiting India for three days

By Christi Parsons and Shashank Bengali Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Just two months after his last trip to Asia, President Barack Obama left Saturday for a three-day visit to India that includes no world summits, no major decisions to make and a relaxed schedule designed mainly to give plenty of chances for dinner and conversation with the country’s popular new prime minister.

The India itinerary, unusual for the normally frenetic White House, is meant to drive home a message about Obama’s intentions for his foreign policy in the last two years of his presidency: His repeatedly delayed “pivot to Asia,” a reorientation of policy priorities and military and diplomatic interests, is finally happening.

“He wants people to realize this is an important commitment,” said one adviser familiar with the plans.

The White House announced the strategic rebalance in 2011 when it foresaw the end of large troop deployments in the Middle East. The renewed emphasis on U.S. engagement in Asia intended to cultivate trade and counteract the territorial ambitions of China.

The strategy was put on hold as the Obama administration dealt with urgent problems elsewhere, including the rise of Islamic State militants in Iraq and

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Syria and Russian-fueled unrest in Ukraine. The cancellation of a 2013 trip to Asia because of a budget crisis in Washington also left allies on the continent questioning the depth of the American commitment to the region.

Obama tried to reassure them during two long rounds of summits in Asia in 2014. This trip is meant to further deliver on that promise. “He’s not just checking a box,” the adviser said.

In a series of closeddoor meetings, Obama will discuss with Prime Minister Narendra Modi their countries’ shared security arrangements, perhaps working out a renewal of the expiring 10-year defense framework, and attempt to make progress on climate and nuclear goals that could eventually lead to breakthroughs.

The trip will also include several cultural stops. Obama will visit the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi and will join Indian President Pranab Mukherjee to see a local performance. Obama had also originally planned to visit the majestic Taj Mahal but canceled that stop and will instead fly to Saudi Arabia to pay his respects to the family of the late King Abdullah.

The trip’s impetus, itself highly symbolic, sets it apart from other Obama travels, which are typically packed with highimpact meetings with little time for leisurely cultural observances.

On Monday, Obama is due to sit in public for an hours-long parade honoring Republic Day, the anniversary of India’s consti-

aggressive on multiple fronts,” Ferrante said.

“My major concern is power outages. We still have a lot of above-ground lines. With the heavy snow and 70 mph winds, there’s risks of wires being severed and things coming off buildings, scaffolding coming down,” he said.

Hoboken emergency management officials ordered all scaffolding removed by 1 p.m. Monday, Ferrante said. City crews will be towing cars along emergency snow routes, and will open warming centers and shelters and a command center in the basement of City Hall, he said.

Ferrante extended his 142 police officers’ shifts Monday from 8 to 16 hours to double his manpower during the storm.

“We’re looking at a bestcase scenario where it stays east and we’re getting at least 12 to 18 inches of snow,” he said. “We could handle that, but we’re preparing for the worst.”

Predictions for the blizzard worsened rapidly over the weekend. As the storm system travels along the Atlantic coast, cold air from Canada is expected to move down behind it, driving down temperatures.

As with Atlantic hurricanes, which follow a similar pattern, the blizzard’s severity will depend on how far off the coast the

try, where Indian manufacturers have long lagged behind, and to begin joint production of unarmed surveillance drones.

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin and the Indian manufacturer Tata are already jointly producing a limited number of C-130 cargo planes for the Indian military, but New Delhi wants the U.S. to share more advanced technology so India can produce more of the aircraft’s systems domestically.

“India doesn’t want this to remain strictly a buyerseller relationship,” said Sameer Patil, a security analyst at Gateway House, a Mumbai think tank. “It’s about getting access to that technology.”

The joint statement that came out of the last Modi-Obama meeting, in Washington in September, underscored both nations’ concerns about Islamist extremism, an area that analysts say could draw the U.S. and India closer together. Al-Qaida recently announced a new franchise to carry out attacks in South Asia, and a number of young Indian Muslims have been found in recent months to have traveled to Iraq and Syria to fight alongside Islamic State.

Another area in which analysts predict progress is in nuclear cooperation, which has stalled since the two countries signed a landmark civil-nuclear agreement a decade ago.

The U.S. has stayed away from India’s nuclear sector since Parliament passed a law in 2010 that subjects companies to unlimited liability in case of a nuclear accident.

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As with Atlantic hurricanes, which follow a similar pattern, the blizzard’s severity will depend on how far off the coast the center of the storm tracks. Forecasters emphasized that the final snow totals could vary considerably depending on the storm’s movements over the next 48 hours, but forecasts have grown steadily more dire. according to the National Weather Service. Up to 4 inches of snow could fall per hour in some areas, with wind gusts expected to reach 65 mph.

Governors and mayors across the region called for residents to watch the forecast, stock up on supplies, and check on elderly and disabled neighbors who could be especially vulnerable.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warned travelers to brace for transit delays on Monday and Tuesday and said the Port Authority would have cots on hand for stranded passengers.

De Blasio urged New Yorkers to stay off the roads and take mass transit if possible to make way for hundreds of salt spreaders and snowplows to treat 6,000 miles of roads.

Displaying a list of snowstorms going back to 1872 at a news conference, de Blasio said, “We need to prepare for something worse than we’ve seen before.” The city’s record for a single storm is just over 26 inches of snow, which came in 2006.

Across the river in Hoboken, N.J., Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante emerged from an emergency management meeting to say that officials were preparing for up to 30 inches of snow and 70 mph winds.

“We have to be very

tution, which features a long procession of military bands, horses, camels, floral displays and floats. The request to participate came personally from Modi, and Obama, who barely sat still for his own inaugural parades, somewhat surprisingly said yes.

Also notable is that the respect-paying events make up the bulk of the schedule after the one-onone meetings are out of the way.

First lady Michelle Obama is making a rare trip away from her daughters while school is in session to participate in a formal state dinner and other ceremonial events with the president.

Despite some rockiness in relations between the two countries, say analysts, the two leaders are looking to find common ground.

“There have been concerns about what happened to the pivot,” said Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington. “And there was concern about India’s role in it. ... But both are on the same page and don’t want to see China be the hegemon in Asia and the U.S. to have a minimum role. They do agree on that.”

A stream of senior U.S. officials have visited India in recent weeks to pave the way for Obama’s trip, including Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who attended a major business convention in Modi’s home state of Gujarat this month.

Indian leaders are hopeful that the U.S. will agree to greater technology sharing in the defense indus-

center of the storm tracks.

Forecasters emphasized that the final snow totals could vary considerably depending on the storm’s movements over the next 48 hours, but forecasts have grown steadily more dire.

“Although storms can be unpredictable, this storm has the potential to have a significant impact on the state and we need to be prepared,” Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a statement. “Just as the state is monitoring and preparing, the public should do the same.”

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said he had been in “constant communication” with city officials as workers prepared 700 pieces of snow-removal equipment and 35,000 tons of salt.

“Our city has been through blizzards before, and I am confident we are prepared,” Walsh said in a statement, in which he also asked Boston residents to help by removing snow, slush and ice from sidewalks and curbs.

Back in New York City, the commissioner of the Office of Emergency Management, Joseph Esposito, urged companies to adjust work hours, allowing employees to come to work early Monday and leave before the storm begins in earnest. New Yorkers should exercise “common sense,” he said. “Don’t go outdoors if you don’t have to” starting Monday evening. “You should not be out in this storm.”

De Blasio noted that city crews will have 6,000 miles of streets to clear, and “everything will be delayed.”

“This could be a storm the likes of which we’ve never seen before,” he said.

“Be careful. Stay safe.”

negotiators have met three times since September in an effort to find a compromise that would allow U.S. involvement, perhaps through an insurance pool that limits companies’ liability. Experts say breaking the nuclear logjam is urgent because it could help India reduce its reliance on fossil fuels for energy.

The landmark carbon emissions reduction pact between the U.S. and China late last year raised hopes that India, which gets 80 percent of its domestic energy from coal, would also agree to reduce emissions. But Indian officials have signaled that they will not do anything to slow economic growth, which prioritizes development over protecting the environment.

Advisers to Obama say they’re not expecting landmark achievements out of this trip, the kind that usually mark his more businesslike overseas trips.

Instead, they’re hoping to make progress that will be more tangibly realized later and to build on a budding relationship between two countries that have more in common than recent relations might suggest.

“It’s long been discussed that as two very large economies and the world’s two largest democracies, there’s extraordinary potential in this relationship,” said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser to Obama. “What we want to do is turn that potential into concrete benefits for both of our peoples.”

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for best online graduate education programs. It is also tied with other institutions, such as Campbellsville University, Colorado State University, Saint Joseph’s University, the University of ColoradoDenver, the University of North Carolina-Pembroke, the University of St. Francis and Wayne State University.

These rankings, according to the release, are determined by five general criteria, including student engagement, admissions selectivity, peer reputation, faculty credentials and training and student services and technology. The statistical data used for the rankings was collected from July through September 2014.

According to Daniel Fitzgibbons, associate director at the Office of News and Media Relations, this is the first year where the U.S. News ranking of MBA programs is separate from all other online business master’s degree programs. He also added that these rankings have a positive impact on the image of UMass.

“These rankings are one of the things perspective students will look at when they

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choose an online graduate program, and it can influence their decision to apply,” Fitzgibbons said. “The rankings could potentially attract more applicants, which means more support and revenue coming in, making these programs more strong and viable in the long run.”

Isenberg is one of the oldest accredited online MBA programs, offering an online format for more than 12 years, with the largest enrollment out of the top 25 schools that were ranked.

UMass also ranked No. 30 among the top public universities in the country in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges guide, moving up 20 places since 2010. UMass is tied nationally with Indiana University Bloomington, Miami University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and the University of Delaware.

U.S. News has been publishing rankings of the nation’s colleges and universities since 1983.

Nicole Dotzenrod can be reached at ndotzenr@umass.edu.

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two supposedly haunted sites teeming with supernatural activity.

“This area has a lot a lot of history, and a lot of deaths. Especially tragic deaths on campus,” Ray said. “That’s a good enough place to start.”

But despite its interest in the paranormal, PRS believes everyone has a right to their own opinion, even the skeptics. The goal of PRS is simply to explore all possible explanations for the supernatural.

“People absolutely hold their own opinions

and faiths,” Ray said. “In my life, I’ve experienced a lot of tragedy and death to not put faith in something. If there’s something out there, I would like to know.”

“Whatever happens, we are aiming for authenticity.

We don’t have a TV show we are running, we don’t want to mislead anybody,” Bach said. “We are just looking for the truth, not to ghost bust.”

Jaclyn Bryson can be reached at jbryson@umass.edu.

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Caribbean leaders come to Conservatives in Iowa Washington for energy talk resist Bush, Romney Officials worry over high electricity costs

By Jacqueline Charles Miami Herald

With global crude prices falling and their biggest oil supplier - PetroCaribe - on life support in Venezuela’s tough economic times, Caribbean leaders will participate in closed talks Monday in Washington with Vice President Joe Biden and other U.S. officials at the first Caribbean Energy Summit.

Concerns are increasingly growing over the high cost of diesel-fueled electricity, and the effect of Venezuela’s economic problems on the PetroCaribe deferred oil payment arrangement. The arrangement allows regional governments to receive oil at a discount, and use the savings for social and infrastructure programs.

In Jamaica, for example, the savings is about $500 million a year and has helped the country remain afloat during its recent financial crisis. In Haiti, it’s about $400 million and has gone into rebuilding after the country’s Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake, and to the government’s free meals social program.

For months, however, Venezuela has been cutting oil exports to its 13 beneficiaries, leaving governments in a panic. In Haiti, where President Michel Martelly recently said that energy is one area where he has not succeeded, the shortfall has forced an already cash-strapped government to go onto the open market to make up the need.

“PetroCaribe is not dead, but it’s on life support; even

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Cuba has looked for alternatives beyond Venezuela,” said Eric Farnsworth, vice president of the Council of the Americas and Americas Society, which is co-hosting the energy summit.

Farnsworth said the summit is a well-timed initiative and highly relevant initiative.

“There are several things going on here. The first is the Caribbean’s desire to diversify their energy sources away from increasingly troubled Venezuela, while also working to improve their clean energy profile and reducing costs of electricity in order to promote greater economic competitiveness,” Farnsworth said. “All three of these goals could be addressed effectively by closer energy relations with the United States, particularly as the U.S. looks increasingly to export cleaner natural gas.”

Liquefied natural gas, Farnsworth said, is cleaner than the fuel most Caribbean nations get from Venezuela, and cheaper because of new technologies and increased production in the U.S. “What’s lacking for the most part is private investment to develop the regional energy market,” he said.

This is where the U.S. can help, experts say. In recent months, Biden and Secretary of State John F. Kerry have been talking about the energy crisis in the Caribbean in visits to the region. In June, Biden launched the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative aimed at expanding U.S. leadership and collaboration in helping improve competitiveness in the Caribbean by addressing the market issues and other distortions that have affected energy distribution “Given the boom in natural

gas and progress on exports, the U.S. could and should do more to help lower energy costs in the region by helping countries to convert to LNG,” said Anthony Bryan, a Caribbean energy expert and senior fellow at the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

“U.S. government-backed export financing structures to enable LNG exports to markets that have credit ratings below investment grade would be a step forward,” he said. “The U.S. has a lot to gain from this, in ensuring the region’s energy security and in providing another, though small, platform for its oil and gas exports. It can be a player, together with T&T and Venezuela in the energy saga.”

From the Caribbean’s point of view, Bryan said, the summit is taking place as oil-producing Trinidad and Tobago, a global LNG player, commits to supporting the energy needs of its neighbors.

“T&T is not interested in replacing PetroCaribe but in being part of the solution to a weakening PetroCaribe,” he said. Trinidad plans to agree with the Inter-American Development Bank to become the lead player in terms of resolving the region’s energy challenges.

As for Monday’s gathering, Bryan and Farnsworth say it’s an opportunity for the U.S. to show it intends to be a longterm partner in Caribbean energy security.

“There are some real opportunities here for international investors and for U.S. energy policy,” Bryan said.

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Judicial Ethics would “promote the integrity of the judiciary,” the committee concluded.

Yet the recommendation was criticized by judges and attorneys, who argued that the measure would unfairly restrict the activities of the state’s judges and was written less on the merits of judicial fairness than political correctness.

Barbara Kronlund, a judge in the San Joaquin County Superior Court and the mother of a Scout, wrote to express her concern that the ruling would lead to the “infringement of my right to free exercise of religion as guaranteed by the First Amendment.”

The Boy Scouts of America could not be reached for comment on last week’s ruling, but its spokesman, Deron Smith, said in a statement last year: “While we would be disappointed with anything that limits our volunteers’ ability to serve more youth, our focus remains on the goals that unite us, as we work to accomplish incredible things for young people and the communities we serve.”

James Humes, a justice on the state’s Court of Appeal and an openly gay man, argued that the exception should be abandoned “because it incites distrust in judicial impartiality, demeans gay and lesbian judges and is offensive and harmful.”

Kelety, who has two teenage sons working to become Eagle Scouts, estimates that at least six judges in San Diego will be affected by the decision, and while she understands the need to eliminate the exception, she wonders whether there had been any complaints about impartiality based on a judge’s involvement in Scouting.

“I’m not convinced that the public is worried that judges will treat them unfairly because they are involved in the Boy Scouts,” she said.

“I do wonder if other than a political angle, anyone has complained about a judge on a case because of an involvement in Boy Scouts.”

In his comment to the court, John Vineyard described himself as a Superior Court judge, a Scoutmaster, an Eagle Scout and a Scout parent. “Those roles are not, and have never been, incompatible,” wrote Vineyard, who presides in Riverside County.

“The involvement of judges in Scouting reflects well on the judiciary and supports a widely respected youth organization with a rich and unique place in American culture.”

Yet in a five-page letter to the court, Angela Bradstreet, president of the Bar Association of San Francisco, cited a January 2001 report by the Judicial Council that said that “significant numbers of gay men and lesbians have experienced discriminatory comments or actions in the court system.”

“We believe that, in light of the statements made by the BSA national leadership in recent litigation that gay men and lesbians are ‘unclean,’ ‘immoral,’ and subject to exclusion solely by reason of their sexual orientation, it is important to the Bench, to its members, and to the public it serves that its commitment to fairness, impartiality and respect be reaffirmed.”

Coming from a family who was involved in Scouting her father was a Scout master, as is a brother - Kelety doesn’t make any excuses for the organization’s policy toward gays.

“I don’t like the policies,” she says, “but there is noth-

ing like the Boy Scouts for what they give to boys, everything from civic lessons to public service, leadership skills to outdoor activities.”

In presenting its rationale for the ban, the committee considered other states’ policies. Out of the 47 states that bar membership in organizations that discriminate on the basis of such classifications as race and gender, California and 21 other states list sexual orientation as one of the protected classes.

But California was the only state that had made an exception for nonprofit youth organizations.

This exception, the committee wrote, is “anomalous and inconsistent” in light of developments in the law regarding same-sex relationships, notably the Supreme Court’s decision in 2013 to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act and to allow a lower court ruling to stand striking down Proposition 8, the ballot measure that outlawed same-sex marriages in California.

During the review period, the advisory committee received more than 600 comments, including an email from 104 California attorneys objecting to the prohibition.

The attorneys cited the “wide-ranging and deleterious implications” for other youth organizations, including many religious organizations.

“The proposal creates an unconstitutional test for public office, threatens the constitutional rights of California judges, and states unabashedly that it is designed to punish the Boy Scouts of America by prohibiting California judges from participating in that group’s activities,” the 10-page email stated.

Republicans want Disdain for the party’s center-right powerdifferent candidates houses, who are both considering seeking the

By David Lightman

McClatchy Washington Bureau

DES MOINES, Iowa — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney face big trouble in Iowa – influential conservatives have had enough of them.

Disdain for the party’s center-right powerhouses, who are both considering seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nominations, could have implications well beyond the nation’s first caucus state.

Iowa conservatives mirror the views of like-minded activists nationwide, and having the party’s vocal right wing blasting away could stagger either candidate throughout 2016.

And it’s uncertain that conservatives would actively work in a general election for Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, or Bush, the former Florida governor.

“This could be a big problem,” said Craig Robinson, editor-in-chief of theIowaRepublican.com, a partisan web site.

With its town-hall-like precinct caucuses the first test of the nomination next winter, Iowa usually winnows the field of a party’s nomination contest and previews campaign styles and weaknesses. Just ask the Romneys and Bushes.

The families have had a candidate in five competitive caucuses since 1980, and in all but one instance, the outcome foreshadowed the future.

George H. W. Bush was a barely-known former CIA director in 1980 when he stunned the political world by topping Ronald Reagan.

Though Reagan would win the nomination, Bush showed enough strength to become Reagan’s running mate.

Bush faltered in Iowa in 1988 when he ran for the nomination a second time, this time as the sitting vice president, finishing third behind Kansas neighbor Bob Dole and evangelist Pat Robertson. The caucus prodded Bush to run a tougher campaign, and he went on to win the nomination and the White House.

In 2000, his son cemented his standing as the candidate to beat with a big victory over magazine editor Steve Forbes.

Romney finished second in 2008 and 2012, both times losing to Christian right favorites. It was a signal that that bloc was leery of Romney’s record.

2016 Republican presidential nominations, could have implications well beyond the nation’s first caucus state. Iowa conservatives mirror the views of like-minded activists nationwide, and having the party’s vocal right wing blasting away could stagger either candidate throughout 2016. And it’s uncertain that conservatives would actively work in a general election for Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, or Bush, the former Florida governor.

Today, memories of Romney’s previous efforts dog him. “He’s a proven loser,” said John Eggen, a Des Moines air conditioning and heating contractor.

Another campaign, he said, would mean more debate over the 2006 Massachusetts health care law that Romney approved when governor. It’s considered the model for the 2010 federal health care law that Republicans hate.

Bush is also yesterday’s candidate, said Sabrina Graves, a stay-athome mother from Blue Grass. Bush’s support for Common Core educational standards, which many conservatives view as big government reaching too far into local education, also gets slammed.

“I don’t know what is worse, nominating someone merely because he’s been nominated twice before or nominating a liberal supporter of Common Core because he has a familiar name,” said former New Hampshire House Speaker Bill O’Brien, who spoke at a daylong conservative forum in Iowa Saturday featuring a long list of potential presidential candidates.

Romney and Bush did not attend. Bush, who last week spoke at length with the Iowa Republican chairman and hinted at a White House bid, cited a scheduling conflict. A spokesman for Romney did not respond to a request for comment.

Some of Saturday’s loudest cheers came when businessman Donald Trump fired away. “It can’t be Mitt because Mitt ran and failed,” Trump said, adding “the last thing we need is another Bush.”

The audience was largely hardcore conservatives, the crowd that boosted former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, also a Baptist preacher, in 2008 and former Pennsylvania Sen.

Rick Santorum, a hero of the Christian right, four years later. Both won the Iowa caucus.

They watched Romney market himself as a fierce conservative in 2012, but never quite bought it.

Saturday, they saw New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, another moderate favorite, argue that he’s a true conservative.

“If the values I’m fighting for every day in New Jersey and all across this country are not consistent with your values, then why would I keep coming back? I wouldn’t,” he said.

Reaction was spotty.

The conservatives say they’ve had enough of nominees with appeal to independent and more moderate voters.

“We are tired of being told who our candidates should be,” said Donna Robinson, a Marengo saleswoman. “They say they’re conservative, then they run to the middle.”

The right wants new faces and new ideas.

They were particularly impressed Saturday with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, 47, and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, 44.

“He has a proven record and he’s young,” Eggen said of Walker.

They also like people without lengthy political resumes. That’s why retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former business executive Carly Fiorina got warm receptions.

“People who have been in and around government and politics for their entire lives may no longer be able to see the truth: our government must be fundamentally reformed,” Fiorina said.

The conservatives loved it. Romney and Bush?

“They’re all cronies,” Graves said. “I want someone this time who’s not a politician.”

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Monday, January 26, 2015

New Super Bowl guest policy won’t stop Southwest ‘riots’ Many University of Massachusetts students discovered this weekend that from

Zac Bears next Sunday, Feb. 1 at noon, to Monday, Feb. 2 at noon, security will allow no guests into the 52 on-campus dormitories and apartments that house over 12,700 undergraduates. This coincides with the New England Patriots sixth Super Bowl appearance in the last 15 years. University administrators’ plan will fail to prevent postgame chaos in the Southwest Residential Area.

Twitter lit up with complaints before noon on Saturday, Jan. 24, with one account declaring “Welcome to UMass Alcatraz” and another quoting that tweet and adding “JUST LET US RIOT.” Entering my eighth and final semester, I have experienced celebratory chaos in the wake of the Patriots’ 2012 Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants, the victory of the Red Sox in the 2013 World Series and of course several Blarney Blowouts, most notably in March 2014. Each time, the University failed to understand what prevents students from raucous, potentially dangerous celebration.

As students, media, residents and (one would hope) administrators are acutely aware, attempts at “riot” control by University administrators and town officials have failed spectacularly over the past ten years. Even after a relatively tame 2013 World Series celebration, at which students still trashed the Southwest Concourse, administrators did not attempt to create another “structured” celebration for the weekend of Blarney Blowout in Spring 2014. The result of this poor planning?

Nearly 100 arrests, videos of police officers and students duking it out – students shirtless and cops in riot gear, strained Town-Gown relationships and worst of all, a national story.

Prohibition fails. The updated Super Bowl security procedure contains several flaws. Residence halls will close to guests about eight hours before the start of the game, and guests will be allowed into the

building throughout the weekend, making it much harder to remove them if they get there before noon. Guests staying for the weekend will have ample time to plan around security restrictions. And the expected flood of raucous students into Southwest will not ebb because it excludes a couple thousand off-campus guests. When the Patriots lost in 2012, I lived in Van Meter at the peak of the Central Residential Area. Hundreds of residents, most of who I had never heard talk about football before, began bolting down the stairs after New England lost, ready to take advantage of the chaos to have a little fun.

“I wasn’t one of the kids running down Orchard Hill to join the chaos three years ago, and I won’t be next Sunday.

But year after year, and bad decision after bad decision, I’m starting to understand those who join the crowd.”

Administrators have yet to announce alternative programming, perhaps several Super Bowl watch parties scattered around campus, which is not to say that they won’t. But the opening volley in managing student behavior on Super Bowl Sunday was not one of cooperation, but restriction. More draconian residence hall policy will only agitate students involved, now looking not only for a little fun but also to show displeasure at administrative decisions to limit students’ power and rights.

I wasn’t one of the kids running down Orchard Hill to join the chaos three years ago, and I won’t be next Sunday. But year after year, and bad decision after bad decision, I’m starting to understand those who join the crowd.

Zac Bears is the Opinion & Editorial Editor and can be reached at ibears@umass.edu.

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To the people who were kind when I was struggling To the people who were kind to me when I was struggling:

together because I had you there.

Thank you to the people who reminded me not to apologize for crying when I needed to. Everyone needs a way to feel cleansed. It’s better when there is a shoulder there.

To my sister: I know emotional things make you cringe.

Instead, you baked cookies with me, belted Taylor Swift in the car and laughed at dumb YouTube videos with me; honestly, that’s what I need and am so grateful for. Are you squeamish yet? I love you.

To my brother: I’ve always felt like you understood without ever needing to say anything. Siblings don’t have to have intense heart-to-hearts to know they care about each other. I’d rather you stick to teasing me and attempting to put me in a chokehold like we are 5 years old. I love you.

To my parents: I’ll keep this short because I could fill a novel with all of the reasons I love you to the end of the Earth. You made me believe that I could say, do or be anything and in the end it really would turn out okay.

To the strangers – the barista who complimented my outfit and then asked me how I liked school and told me to “be well and kind always:” thank you for the unexpected care; you can see I haven’t forgotten about it.

To the student who was completely jamming out with an iPod on the way to class and started dancing when we made eye contact: you made me laugh on a dull Monday morning. Keep being awesome.

To the elderly woman at the gym who caught me poking at my stomach in the mirror one day and said, “Oh come on,

Kate Leddy most of you didn’t know that I was going through a difficult time. You didn’t know that just before we saw each other I had been crying about my body or self-harming or nearly fainting at the gym. Some of you didn’t even know my name.

You didn’t know just how badly I needed your kindness and, at the time, I didn’t know either.

You saw me exactly as I was in the moment and you chose to smile at me, start a conversation with me or ask me how my day was going. You made me laugh when I didn’t want to, and stopped cycles of inner criticism I thought were neverending – and all you did was talk to me.

To the close friends and boyfriend who knew when I was struggling: I will never, ever be able to thank you enough.

Not just for being there for me when I needed support, but for being by my side despite everything. You were the ones who reminded me who I actually was, and made me see myself in a better light when you showed me that the person I am is someone you love.

To the people who listened: I stumbled across an anonymous quote once that said, “when you can tell your story and it doesn’t make you cry, that’s when you know you’ve healed.”

Considering how easily I start blubbering, you probably know why I like this. Thank you for letting me tell you my stories, for letting me break down in a place where I knew it’d be safe to get myself back

don’t worry! You look fantastic”: you rock.

All of you taught me just how big of an impact the smallest moments of kindness or joy can have, and made me think about how I treat others. About 28 percent of U.S. students in grades 6–12 report having been bullied. I can’t imagine who I would be if none of you were ever by my side, if your smiles and small compliments were instead taunts and insults.

Everyone needs to have some independence, but it’s impossible not to be affected by the others around you. You taught me that if that effect is positive, it can take you miles forward. Everyone needs people like that in their lives, too.

You taught me that asking for help is absolutely okay.

You reminded me that we don’t all have to be strangers in this world. We can say hello, we can have conversations and make jokes. We might accidentally make someone’s day.

Above all, you helped me learn to love myself in a way I never could have predicted.

You were the lights when I was in a dark place and made me realize life’s purpose does not have to be so complex. Because if all I have to do is be kind, then perhaps I will end up helping someone else who is going through a difficult time in the same way others have helped me. I will have importance. I do have importance. It can be that simple. Thank you for being able to show me that.

Sincerely, Kate Kate Leddy is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at kleddy@umass. edu.

Writers respond to Obama’s State of the Union address A tale of two speeches

Isaac Simon Speaking to a Republicancontrolled Congress for the first time since he took office, President Barack Obama emboldened millions of Americans and showed us how the country’s future must be re-written.

In essence, Obama gave two speeches, each of which tells the fate of two separate unions. The first one focused on a nation of healers and how our worst days are behind us. And rightfully so. With over 240,000 private sector jobs added per month in 2014, an unemployment of 5.6 percent, the lowest it has been in six years, gas prices nearly $2 a gallon and the highest high school and college graduation rates on record, it’s hard to say that we haven’t made any progress or that the country is not on an upswing.

Despite Republican fear mongering and scare tactics deployed during the 2012 election, when they argued that Obama’s reelection would ruin the economy, the economy grew by 5 percent in 2014. However, while the

nation may be a tightknit family, Congress is not, and while America is getting better, Congress continues to get worse. Look no further than House Speaker John Boehner, who sat still when Obama mentioned renewed relations with Cuba but choked up when he mentioned Alan Gross – the USAID worker returned in the Cuba deal.

At the end of the day, Obama remained consistent within his rhetoric, stating, “We have picked ourselves up, dusted ourselves off and begun again the work of remaking America.” A line that concluded the speech and showed us that we have made progress. But the work is far from complete.

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

Obama proposes more “free” programs

Nicholas Pappas On Tuesday night, President Obama did what he does best: he gave a speech.

The man is a master orator who has the ability to take

credit for things he had nothing to do with and shift the blame for his own wrongdoings onto others.

Take for example his ringing endorsement of economic improvements. GDP is up, and unemployment is down, among other things.

For the last four years, all we have been hearing about is GOP “obstruction.” Now, after four years of him supposedly not being able to do anything because of those mean Republicans, he takes credit for good economic circumstances. If Republicans have been “obstructing” his agenda this whole time, what exactly did President Obama do to make the economy improve?

When things are bad, the Republicans are stopping him from helping us, but when things are good, you can thank his policies for everything.

Short of major bargains, his call for more economic redistribution in the form of “free” community college (plus more “free” or “affordable” goodies) will fall on deaf ears in the Republican Congress. The GOP understands that the federal government has already become

‘It will take more than words to break gridlock’

a transfer payment clearinghouse.

Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other redistribution programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC), unemployment insurance and others already make up a collective majority of the overall budget.

If progressives are angry over growing inequality during the economic recovery, perhaps they should rally against the Federal Reserve, which has used quantitative easing measures to help the stock and bond markets grow. According to ThinkProgress, the top 1 percent of Americans own over 50 percent of all stocks, bonds and mutual funds.

That is a key reason why the incomes and net worth of the wealthy have been growing faster than everyone else. Ironically, it’s mostly Republicans who oppose quantitative easing. Obama and Democrats in Congress have been bigger supporters of the program than the GOP.

Julian del Prado President Obama’s State of the Union speech proved to be a rousing and inspired piece of oratory. He covered many topics that affect regular people on a daily basis. He echoed our fears about the future and our unrest regarding various institutions and practices.

Obama acknowledged transgender and bisexual persons for the first time in a State of the Union address, lamented the exorbitant cost of child care, reminded the American people that minimum wage is far too low because of inflation and decried the pathetic state of bipartisan dialogue in the U.S. By the time he mentioned refurbishing national infrastructure, I was all ears and agreeing with his complaints.

Alas, my joy was short-lived.

The speech was rife with pats on the back, with Obama describing his use of force in foreign policy as “restrained” and humane. With the current state of Libya, and constant civilian casualties because of drones, that’s an overstatement.

Nicholas Pappas can be reached at npappas@umass.edu.

Obama covered partisanship in a way I can only describe as ironic. He laughed while describing the views of his opposition, and used gains in the economy made during his presidency to make their complaints seem unfounded.

By doing so, he engaged in the same kind of “gotcha moment” that he was complaining about.

For someone so proud of his anti-war agenda, Obama was more than happy to promise, on behalf of all of us, that he would “unilaterally stamp out” terrorism wherever it is in the world.

Republicans and their constituents will feel more spurned than ever, despite their majority in Congress, and Obama is still more concerned with being right than with debating the opposition. By turning the speech into an “I told you so” moment, Obama embittered the opposition further, and moved the country away from compromise.

As edgy as “America Leads” appears, it will take more than words to break partisan gridlock.

Julian del Prado is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at jdelprad@umass.edu.

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Monday, January 26, 2015

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A brave new ‘City’ for the 21st Century Biannual TCA’s ‘Broad City’ avoids reveal 2015 shows sophomore slump

By Alexander Frail Collegian Staff

Comedies are fickle things for repeat viewings. You can watch some immortal ones like “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” every week and be in stitches every time.

However, most of them lose their luster the second time around. I can now say with a fair degree of certainty that Comedy Central’s “Broad City” is on its way to joining the small group of comedies that won’t lose its punch no matter how many times you watch it. I’ve seen its 12 episodes three times through, and if anything, I’ve laughed harder and harder.

“Broad City’s” second season just debuted with a wickedly funny odyssey through New York in which Abbi Abrams (Abbi Jacobson) and Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer) hunt down an air conditioner.

The premiere, cleverly titled “In Heat,” focuses on a brutal heat wave that strikes New York just as Abbi spends a night with her new boyfriend, Male Stacy (Seth Rogen).

While cooking on an indoor grill, they soon realize the ill timing of their dinner. The scenes in which they sweat uncontrollably in compromising situations will have you cringing and hollering with laughter.

The real laughs come when Ilana and Abbi hunt down a new air conditioning unit to survive the heat wave. When they infiltrate a college dorm room to take back their old unit, the episode veers toward the absurd, but Jacobson and Glazer’s comedy is the rare gem that can delve into absur-

dity without sacrificing plenty of laughs.

Many programs that intentionally use absurdity, like “Broad City’s” Wednesday night counterpart, “Workaholics,” lose some humor by trying too hard to shock the audience.

“Broad City” has found a wonderful line that presents its shock value in a quirky rather than repulsive manner.

Furthermore, repeat viewings make their absurdity all the more charming.

No better example of this exists than the first season episode, “Destination: Wedding,” in which the gang races across the city to catch a train for their friend’s wedding. Sprinting through a normal New York day in tuxes and dresses, they encounter impossible obstacles, like a detour to the dreaded Penn Station. Rather than go, Abbi’s date leaves her. “It’s kind of a deal breaker for me,” he tells her, before running away in a hilariously dramatic fashion.

An asset they honed in season one, Jacobson and Glazer improve on their hyperbolic comedy this year.

Episode two, “Mochalatta Chills,” diverged from the show’s more common format. It follows the women in parallel storylines rather than together. Finally told to actually do work by her timid boss, Ilana decides to hire unpaid interns to do the work for her. Ironically, she turns into a mini corporate magnate. Meanwhile, Abbi finally gets a promotion to trainer at Soulstice, the gym she works at, but her first subject is her roommate’s boyfriend from hell, Bevers (John Gemberling).

“Mochalatta Chills” is a promising entry for the show.

It not only skewers several

Sci-fi makes a big comeback on TV

By Cory J. Willey Collegian Staff

COMEDY CENTRAL

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson quickly found a strong comedic voice. facets of American culture, like corporate greed and careerism, but the episode also marks a more nuanced storytelling ability from the comedic duo. Although the first season was one long laughing tour, it tended toward a sketch format that had a loose narrative, whereas this season appears to have a more cohesive story graced with the quick wit of a sketch.

It’s the program’s incredible wit that rewards numerous viewings. The scripts are loaded with double-entendres and tongue-in-cheek comments that often slip past you the first time. And keep an eye out for Jacobson’s expressions; they’re just as hilarious as her lines.

“Broad City’s” strongest asset is its two leads. Jacobson and Glazer, who developed a strong voice on their web series (2009-2011), feel like a part of the society that they parody and celebrate.

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s satire of life in Portland on “Portlandia” works so well because both stars know its culture inside and out; they can skewer it while embracing it. Similarly,

Jacobson and Glazer’s comedy about New York juggles satire and admiration.

This success shows no signs of losing steam. On the contrary, I believe season two will surpass season one in every manner, between improved storytelling and creatively humorous situations. Even without tapping a reservoir of supporting characters, “Broad City” has made a powerful case for itself as one of television’s finest new comedies.

Going forward, I’d love to see Lincoln (Hannibal Buress) get a larger role. A charming dentist who’s in a recurring relationship with Ilana, Lincoln always lights up his scenes. Buress delivers his lines with a sweet mix of playfulness and irony.

A timely and razor-sharp satire, “Broad City” has quickly become one of television’s strongest comedies. With the duo of Jacobson and Glazer at the helm, it’s sure to be around for a while. For seasons to come, “Broad City” promises a fresh parody of 21st Century life.

Alexander Frail can be reached at afrail@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @AlexanderFrail.

FILM

Sail through doldrums of January film The Internet holds a wealth of archives

By Sarah Gamard Collegian Staff

Excitement often abounds at the start of a new year, but usually not for film. With the Oscars and Golden Globes wrapping up 2014’s cinematic success, the film industry tends to hit a low point in the late winter. The most laudable films of the year have come and gone, and so has Blockbuster Video, so film lovers are left to scavenge for both famous and little-known classics on the Internet.

But while Netflix and Hulu offer great films, the choices extend only so far and require payment. Where are other places to find some great pieces of artwork from all genres?

If you are at a loss for what to watch, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has a list of the Top 250 Films of All Time.

It is a fair list to start with.

Film lovers are sure to find some classics that they may have passed up in their previous searches.

The Criterion Collection is a personal favorite of mine because it introduced movies that changed my perspective on film. For example, you can find a 1964 Japanese drama titled “Onibaba,” which translates to “demon hag,” about two women living alone in the wild marshes and stealing from corpses to survive. The complete list of Criterion’s films includes silent and non-

silent, foreign and American.

One can find the bread and butter of great cinema, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps” and Sidney Lumet’s “12 Angry Men.” The Warner Archive offers a one-month free trial for users. Warner Bros., not surprisingly, is one of the most powerful film studios in the world, therefore the most bountiful in products. Many Warner Bros. pictures are readily available anywhere, like “Casablanca” and “Singin’ in the Rain,” while this website offers a continuously changing collection of the lesser known and lesser-available movies and TV series.

Movies now available include “Across the Pacific” and “It Happened on Fifth Avenue.”

Television selections include “The Bad Seed,” “Aquaman” and “Death Among Friends.”

Full membership and access is only $10 per month, not far from the reasonable price of Netflix. Even a free onemonth trial can open viewers up to films and series they may have never found otherwise.

A gold mine for film with plans at just $7.50 per month is Fandor Channel. Almost all genres are available, from LGBTQ to Western, science fiction and film noir. One readily available classic is “A Trip to the Moon” (better known as “Le Voyage Dans la Lun”), a 1902 French film that includes all the joys and gems of premature cinema. Other classics include “And Then There Were None,” adapted from the

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“Magic Mike,” starring Channing Tatum, can be found in online archives.

Agatha Christie novel, and “Night of the Living Dead,” which the website captions as “[o]ne of the most influential horror movies ever made.”

The list goes on.

SnagFilms offers a large selection of foreign movies that are otherwise not easily accessible for those of us in the United States. You will not find all the well-known classics available Netflix or Hulu, but access is free. That’s right, free. There are also American-made classics like some of “The Three Stooges.”

Other genres include Korean Drama, Bollywood, Animated Film, Latino, African and over 1,400 documentaries. There are plenty to choose from and viewing requires no fee.

The final online archive worth mentioning is MUBI, which starts at just $4.99 per month and offers a free trial.

The website claims to offer “cult, classic, independent and award-winning films from

around the world.” Judging by the website’s page, which shows screenshots of wellknown and relatively recent releases like “Magic Mike” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” the website is not limited strictly to classics like Criterion and Warner Archive. The website introduces a new film every day, and it is available for one month until they replace it with another. Like Warner Archive, it is a continuous, ever-changing stream of about 30 different films.

All of these websites and archives should be useful in helping the eager film lovers of any genre find new, challenging and entertaining films that spark love and interest.

Just because current cinema is taking a break from releasing masterpieces does not mean that we should struggle to find some on our own.

Sarah Gamard can be reached at sgamard@umass.edu.

focused on a Taiwanese family that has just moved to America, was responsible for the most-talked about panel during ABC’s round of previews. Much of the discussion came from an article the show’s creator, Eddie Huang, wrote for New York Magazine just days before his new show’s panel, in which he made criticisms about the homogenization of his memoirs just to appease a primetime audience.

Huang attended the panel and fielded many questions about the article and the show itself. Despite his problems with how his memoirs treated in the transition to television, Huang said, “This show, to me, is historic and has a huge place culturally in America.” “Fresh Off the Boat” premieres Feb. 10 at 8 p.m.

The ever-predictable, yet still No. 1 network, CBS announced the renewals of “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Scorpion” and “Madam Secretary.” Of more interest was the Late Night announcements regarding David Letterman’s final episode airdate and Stephen Colbert’s premiere date. Letterman will be leaving the show on May 20, while Colbert will take over on Sept. 8.

The time in between will be filled with reruns of CBS primetime TV shows, according to chairman Nina Tassler.

Meanwhile, Colbert will still be working out the structure of his show, although it is confirmed he will be interviewing guests and the show will include a band.

Continuing the theme of major comeback sci-fi TV news, Showtime announced that star Kyle MacLachlan will return for the latest iteration of “Twin Peaks,” reprising his role as FBI agent Dale Cooper. The Internet was subsequently flooded with mentions of coffee and cherry pie.

By far the network with the most promising future seemed to be FX Networks (which also includes FXX).

Even with the end of “Justified” coming this year, the network will still remain one of the prime providers of quality content. With returning shows such as “The Americans,” “You’re the Worst,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Fargo” and “American Horror Story” all set to return this year, it’s hard to argue with FX Networks CEO John Landgraf’s bold statement that FX and HBO are the top contenders for the best producers of high-quality TV. We’ll see if this statement holds true in the coming months when the networks finally get to roll out the programs they’ve been talking up throughout these TCAs.

For a little less than two weeks in Pasadena, California, top television networks and content creators took the stage to discuss their newest shows and deliver some much-anticipated news.

The TCA’s, or the Television Critics Association, tour is held twice a year – once in the winter (from Jan. 7-20, this year) and once in the summer. It is an opportunity for critics to get networks to open up about their upcoming projects. It is mutually beneficial for the networks, as it allows them to drum up publicity and buzz for their content in the coming year.

The networks use many of these panels to announce which of their shows will be renewed for another season. Amongst the most confident in its current programming is the CW, as it announced the return of their entire fall programming lineup. This includes the likes of, “The Flash,” the perennial, “Supernatural,” “The Vampire Diaries,” the surprisingly good “Arrow,” “Reign,” “The Originals” and “Jane the Virgin.” The CW has carved out a nice little niche in the television landscape, providing viewers with all of the unabashedly good-looking 20-somethings they can possibly find and placing them in surprisingly compelling programs.

Netflix announced the release dates of a few new shows, with “Daredevil” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” drawing the most attention. “Daredevil” will premiere on April 10, the first of many interconnected Marvel superhero shows to come to the streaming site. “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” the latest comedy from creator Tina Fey, will premiere March 6.

Fox is extremely happy with the early success of, “Empire,” evidenced by its renewal of the show after just two (highly rated) episodes. The network also renewed “Gotham” and the Golden-Globe winning comedy “Brooklyn NineNine.” The biggest news to come out of Fox’s panel, and possibly the entire event, was the announcement of a limited run miniseries of “The X-Files.”

Leads David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have both expressed interest in returning to these characters, giving many fans reason to hope for much more “X-Files” to come if the miniseries is successful.

Cory Willey can be reached at cjwil “Fresh Off the Boat,” ley@umass.edu and followed on a comedy set in the 1990s Twitter @cojwilley.

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Minutemen battle NYU to 3-3 deadlock UMass rebounds from Friday loss

By Ariel Kallenbach Collegian Staff

Trailing 2-1 in the second period after an early off-the-post goal

by New York University, Massachusetts club hockey’s Ted Zimmerman took a diving shot that trickled past Violets’ goalie Alec Hardman.

Despite the strong individual effort from Zimmerman and company, the Minutemen never built any momentum off of the impressive goal, finishing Saturday’s matchup with a 3-3 tie.

“It was a great individual effort by Zimmerman, but I think it was a reflection of how we were really taking the momentum away from them in the second half of that period,” UMass associate head coach Joe Smith said.

“That was a huge goal that really gave us a shot in the arm. They sat back a bit after that and we didn’t let up, that’s why we were able to get another goal to take the lead.”

And score again they did.

Tied 2-2, the Minutemen charged Hardman in a 2-on0 breakaway.

A quick pass by Robert Tirea across the crease found the stick of Mark Fidler, who poked the puck in with one minute, 53 seconds left in the second period.

After dominating play throughout the second period, UMass lost control with 6:21 left in the third period, allowing the game-tying goal.

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UMass failed to preserve a 3-2 lead in the final period of play Saturday vs. NYU in a 3-3 tie.

“Unfortunately we had trouble finishing our chances and we made a really costly mistake, or a series of them actually, that led to the tying goal.”

The lone Minutemen goal came off of a power play goal scored by Zimmerman during the tail end of the third period.

Joe Smith, UMass associate coach

UMass has begun its sprint to the playoffs with a pair of two difficult opponents on the radar. This Friday, the Minutemen are set to play No. 2 Montclair State University.

UMass’ last home game of the season, which is also Senior Night, is this Saturday against Siena College.

“We’re in crunch time and we need to find that touch we had at the end of first semester when we were executing much better,” Smith said.

The Minutemen will travel to New Jersey on Friday to face the Red Hawks before returning home Jan. 31 to take on the Saints at 8 p.m.

es and we made a really costly mistake, or series of them actually, that led to the tying goal,” Smith said.

Tied going into the Minutemen’s second overtime of the season, the five added minutes proved to be unproductive for both teams.

“You can’t turn the puck over and make mental mistakes against good teams and expect to win,” Smith said. “Tying the No. 3 team in the region isn’t anything to hang your head about, but at the same time it was a game we should have won.”

Despite leading in shots 27-24, UMass couldn’t capi-

talize on its opportunities in front of the net and from shots past the circles in the draw.

Minutemen fall to Huskies

A look ahead

UMass lost its first game of the weekend 2-1 against Northeastern on Friday night at Amelia Park in Westfield in a neutral site home game.

The Huskies opened the second period with the first goal of the game: a shorthanded breakaway after a blocked shot at the point.

Northeastern scored again in the third after a Ariel Kallenbach can be reached at second breakaway goal. akallenbach@umass.edu.

NFL

Dukes fall to SBU WR Josh Gordon in overtime thriller likely facing ban

By Brittany Collens Collegian Correspondent

The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team disappointed the home crowd at A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh Thursday night, defeating host Duquesne in overtime, 100-97.

In one of the highest scoring games in Atlantic 10 play this season, fans saw a similar pattern to last year’s game start to occur.

Last January, the Dukes’ Derrick Colter won the head-to-head matchup with a buzzer-beating shot from 25 feet out.

This time, Duquesne appeared to be in control with an 11-point lead on the Bonnies with just two minutes, 36 seconds left.

But St. Bonaventure’s leading scorer, Marcus Posley, responded with three 3-pointers and a threepoint play down the stretch to carry the Bonnies back into the game. The guard’s 3-pointer with just six seconds left in regulation tied the game at 90 apiece heading into overtime.

St. Bonaventure guard Jaylen Adams was the hero in the extra period, hitting a jump shot and three free throws to clinch the victory in the final 20 seconds.

Posley finished with a game-high 36 points to go along with a careerbest eight 3-pointers made.

Youssou Ndoye added 20 points and 15 rebounds while Adams added 15 points.

WARRIORS whole two minutes of fiveon-three play. But thanks to strong goaltending from Mastalerz and solid work clogging shooting lanes from UMass’ penalty killers, the Warriors were held scoreless and it was a major turning point in the game.

“There’s no question that a big kill on a fiveon-three, especially with college-aged kids, is a big momentum boost,” Micheletto said.

Sophomore forward Hampus Gustafsson finally scored with the Merrimack

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VCU survives scare vs. SLU

No. 16 Virginia Commonwealth pulled out a tight victory at Saint Louis Friday night, edging the Billikens 63-61 behind Treveon Graham’s coast-tocoast layup in the final second of play.

Friday’s matchup was a physical battle as the Rams (16-3, 6-0 A-10) and Saint Louis (9-10, 1-5 A-10) combined for 42 fouls. This physicality allowed Ash Yacoubou to hit a free throw for the Billikens with six seconds on the clock to tie the game 61-61.

With VCU gaining possession, Graham started the final play by tossing the ball to teammate Briante Weber, who quickly gave it back to Graham. The forward then charged the length of the court and made the last shot right before the buzzer.

St. Louis led the game 32-28 with just over three minutes left in the first half but Graham scored six consecutive points to put the Rams up 34-32. Milik Yarbrough then answered with a lay up leaving the score tied 34-34 by halftime.

Yarbrough totaled 15 points and six rebounds while Austin McBroom contributed nine points and six rebounds.

Graham led the way for with 21 points, while Weber amassed 15 points to help contribute to the Rams’ 11-game winning streak.

Brittany Collens can be reached at bcollens@umass.edu.

By Nate Ulrich Akron Beacon Journal Josh Gordon might have finally run out of chances with the Browns.

Gordon faces a one-year banishment from the NFL for the second time in less than a year, according to multiple reports that surfaced Sunday afternoon.

Gordon tested positive for alcohol, ESPN and ProFootballTalk.com reported. Failing an alcohol test would be a violation of the league’s substanceabuse policy for the former All-Pro player because he pleaded guilty to driving while impaired July 5 in Raleigh, N.C. A source told PFT a oneyear ban for Gordon is likely a “done deal” because a successful appeal is not likely.

If the league bans Gordon, he would be eligible to apply for reinstatement with Commissioner Roger Goodell a year after the suspension starts.

“Clearly we are very disappointed to hear the latest report regarding Josh,” a Browns spokesman said in a statement released Sunday evening. “At this point, due to the confidential nature of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, we have not been made aware by the league of a failed test. We are in the process of gathering more information and will provide further comment at the appropriate time.”

Gordon’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said in an email Sunday afternoon that he’s strictly prohibited from

commenting because of NFL Players Association rules.

This would be the third time the NFL has suspended Gordon, 23, without pay for violating its substanceabuse policy.

The Browns also suspended him last month for violating team rules, forcing him to sit out the Dec. 28 season finale because he missed their walk-through practice the previous morning. Browns coach Mike Pettine revealed Gordon had “multiple violations” of team rules and had “been warned that a suspension would occur” before he became a no-show at practice.

Gordon missed the first 10 games last season because he tested positive for marijuana and was a repeat offender of the league’s substanceabuse policy. He originally received a one-year banishment, but the punishment was reduced to a 10-game suspension after the league and NFLPA adopted revised drug policies.

Gordon also served a two-game suspension from the NFL to begin the 2013 season because of a failed drug test he blamed on codeine-laced prescription cough medicine.

Iif a yearlong ban sticks in the wake of Gordon’s latest failed test, he would then be scheduled for restricted free agency after the 2016 season and unrestricted free agency following the 2017 season.

He finished with just 24 catches for 303 yards and no touchdowns in five games.

16th best time in the country with a 2:10.80 in the 800-meter run, earning her first place.

Kromko earned gold with a long jump of 18 feet, 2.50 inches. Her mark also qualifies her for New England Championships at the end of the season.

Other standouts and qualifiers included freshman Colleen Sands, who

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net empty at 18 minutes, 43 seconds of the third, but it was too little too late for the Warriors.

Merrimack will have a quick turnaround after playing Sunday, as they’ll have to travel to Connecticut Tuesday to face the Huskies. The Minutemen return to action Friday when they head to Boston University for a matchup against the No. 3 Terriers.

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

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qualified for regionals in the 3,000-meter race (10:24.13) with an eighthplace finish.

UMass looks to keep building toward its goal at a championship in its upcoming meet Friday in Boston at the Terrier Invitational.

Nick Souza can be reached at nsouza@umass.edu.

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Steve Mastalerz struggled to open the season but responded well on Sunday, only giving up a single goal in the third period. game came in the second period when Keith Burchett was sent to the penalty box for four minutes and was joined by Dominic Trento just one minute, five seconds later.

As a result, the Warriors had a full two minutes of five-on-three power-play time, but were unable to find any success.

“It’s a huge emotional and physical investment for the guys that are out there,” Micheletto said regarding the prolonged penalty kill. “The guys that are on the bench understand and appreciate that, so when they

jump over the boards they’re going to be as committed and invested as those guys were.

“There’s no question that a big kill on a five-onthree with college aged players is a huge emotional boost.”

The Minutemen suffered eight penalties for 16 minutes. But led by defenders Brandon Montour and Yevenko in front of Mastalerz, they were able to limit Merrimack’s offensive opportunities.

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

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Mastalerz earns first win of year Senior netminder

tallies 44 saves

By Jason Kates Collegian Staff

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Jake Horton (8) celebrates the first goal scored by Dennis Kravchenko in Sunday’s 4-1 UMass victory.

UMass hockey tops Merrimack Sunday Kravchenko nets two to lead UM

hard,” Mastalerz said after the game.

UMass (8-16-1, 3-11-1 Hockey East) coach John Micheletto said it was good

By Ross Gienieczko for the team to see Mastalerz Collegian Staff finally break through.

After playing sporadi- “Guys are just so fond cally and struggling early of (Mastalerz) and know how hard he’s in the season, senior worked over goaltender Steve UMass 4 the course of Mastalerz turned in his career,” a near-perfect performance Sunday Merrimack 1 M i c h e l e t t o said. “It was afternoon, making hear twar m44 saves to lead the Massachusetts hockey team ing to see how excited our to a 4-1 victory over No. 14 guys were for him.”

While Mastalerz was Merrimack.

The pucks – and bodies – the rock defensively, it was came to Mastalerz early and freshman center Dennis often. He was crashed into Kravchenko who fueled the several times by Warriors Minutemen on offense. players driving toward the After a long sequence of net, took a high stick to the power-play time – including helmet after the whistle and one minute, 14 seconds of had a one-time bomb sneak a five-on-three advantage – its way through his padding Kravchenko finally scored and catch him right in the the first goal of the game thigh. But throughout the with just 10 seconds left in game, Mastalerz stood tall the second period, flipping in net. And in a year that’s home a rebound off a Jake had more downs than ups Horton point shot to give for the senior, he was final- UMass a 1-0 lead. ly credited with his first It was a big momentum swing going into the win of the season.

“It was longer than second intermission and expected, but I just told it clearly carried over myself to keep working into the third. Just 59 sec-

onds into the final period, Kravchenko finished off a three-on-two break when senior captain Troy Power found him trailing the play, and after a short review the Minutemen were suddenly up 2-0.

The goals were Kravchenko’s seventh and eighth of the season, tying him with Shane Walsh for second on the team.

While Kravchenko and Mastalerz had the spotlight after the game, they were quick to credit their teammates for their performances as well.

“It’s a whole team win… that’s the only way you can win in this league,” Mastalerz said.

“There’s a lot more happiness in the locker room,” Kravchenko said. “Guys are pulling together and digging in and working on the details and little things.”

For Merrimack (13-8-3, 4-6-2 Hockey East), it was a sloppy night defensively and a frustrating one on offense. Part of that was due to aggressive forechecking from UMass forwards, something Micheletto spoke at length about after the game

“You feed off the energy of the forecheck more than anything else,” Micheletto said. “I thought both Friday as well as (Saturday) we took pucks away or we forced their defenseman to turn back and go south as opposed to going north.

That, more than anything, had us continuing to push and step on the gas.”

Despite the pressure in their own zone, the Warriors still found themselves with the puck in shooting areas all night. They peppered Mastalerz with 45 shots on net throughout the game, including 18 in the third period alone. However, the Warriors just couldn’t find ways to finish, especially on the power play.

Facing the 10th-worst penalty kill in the country in UMass, Merrimack was 0-6 with the man advantage, including one crucial stretch early in the second period.

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Senior Steve Mastalerz has endured some rough games in net for the Massachusetts hockey team this season.

In the season opener versus Boston University Oct. 10, he allowed six goals in an embarrassing 8-1 loss.

He was pulled in the first period Nov. 22 after giving up three goals on 10 shots en route to a shocking 11-1 defeat at the hands of Vermont.

But on Sunday evening, Mastalerz put together one of the best performances of his career, making a career-high 44 saves in UMass’ 4-1 victory over No. 14 Merrimack.

It was Mastalerz’s first win of the season for the Minutemen (8-16-1, 3-11-1 Hockey East), coming in his seventh start between the pipes.

“It was definitely longer than expected,” Mastalerz said, still in his pads during the postgame press conference. “It’s kind of hard when you’re not playing a lot and just practicing is your action, but just keep working hard is what I told myself.”

Sunday was Mastalerz’s third career win against the Warriors (13-8-3, 4-6-2 HEA). Last year, he made 25 saves in a 5-2 victory and he recorded a shutout in the 2012-13 season in a 3-0 victory.

After the game, UMass coach John Micheletto said Mastalerz’s teammates were not pleased that they were unable to give their goalie another shutout. With just one min-

ute, 17 seconds remaining in the game, Merrimack’s Hampus Gustafsson found the back of the net to end the Minutemen’s hopes of earning their first shutout of the season.

“Our guys were so upset that they couldn’t get him the shutout,” Micheletto said. “They’re just so fond of (Mastalerz) and know how hard he’s worked over the course of his career.

“Obviously the wins haven’t come easily for him this year, so it was nice that he gave us an opportunity to win and heartwarming to see how excited our guys were for him.”

There were several instances throughout the game when Mastalerz was forced to overcome physical obstacles.

Just three minutes into the game, he was run over

by Warriors winger John Gustafsson, drawing a two-minute penalty for charging. The senior was also hit in the helmet by a Merrimack stick and was struck by a shot in the quad, both coming in the second period.

But to Mastalerz’s credit, he remained in the game.

He also credited the guys in front of him for earning the victory, especially when they were on the penalty kill.

“It was huge, definitely,” Mastalerz said. “Oleg (Yevenko) came up to me after and was like, ‘I’m gonna be hurting for days.’ So it’s not just me, it’s a whole team win.”

Penalty kill comes up big After a shorthanded goal on Friday night, the special teams effort from UMass continued to shine.

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Steve Mastalerz stopped 44-of-45 shots faced against Merrimack Sunday afternoon.

T R AC K A N D F I E L D

Minutemen and women finish sixth, fourth in Friday meet

Hilliard, MacLean shine for UMass

By Nick Souza Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts men’s track and field team finished sixth out of eight teams Friday in the Joe Donahue Indoor Games.

Held in Roxbury, UMass competed against regional opponents in the meet, including Northeastern, Brown, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, who rounded out the top five ahead of the Minutemen’s 54 total points.

Despite UMass’ subpar team performance, coach Ken O’Brien said the final result was not the

most important takeaway from this weekend’s meet.

O’Brien said he is focused more on the Minutemen’s long-term goals for this season.

Reaching peak performances at the end of the season is the main objective, according to O’Brien, who emphasized UMass’ impressive individual showings in Roxbury.

Top performers on Friday included junior middle distance runner Ben Groleau and senior Greg Copeland. Groleau finished with a third-place time of 2:35.06 in the 1,000meter race while Copeland contributed a 14-foot, 3.1inch in the pole vault to earn a silver medal.

Alex Finestone, who

posted the 11th best time in the Atlantic 10 conference for the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:07.14, also contributed to the success.

The sophomore finished sixth out of 20 runners in the event.

The Minutemen fared particularly well in the relay events. UMass’ 4x800meter relay team – composed of Finestone, Adam Selsman, Stephen Ness and Michael McNaughton – finished in second place (8:04.37) while the Minutemen’s 4x400-meter relay team of Deion Arneaud, Adam Bonfilio, Zachary Blum and Zack Grube finished with a time of 3:32.24.

The latter time earned a fifth-place finish and

the sixth-best time in the Atlantic 10 this season.

O’Brien said he hopes these encouraging performances suggest that the team will be in position to perform well when it counts the most at the end of the season.

“I expect the best possible performances from the athletes for a meet at this point in the season,” O’Brien said.

“Track is a unique sport in that the performances at the beginning of the season are not as critical as the performances at the end of the season.”

UMass will look to convert its individual performances into team success on Saturday in the Terrier Invitational held in Boston.

“Track is a unique sport in that the performances at the beginning of the season are not critical as the performances at the end of the season.”

Ken O’Brien, UMass coach

Minutewomen take fourth place While the Minutemen finished in the bottom half of their competition Friday, the UMass women’s track and field team finished fourth out of nine teams with the help of top performers Rachel Hilliard, Heather MacLean and Courtney Kromko.

Hilliard ran the 3,000meter run (9:40.12) for a second-place finish and the

22nd best performance in the nation this season.

The senior’s performance marked the second-fastest time in program history and qualified her for the New England Championships in May. Hilliard also managed to win the gold medal in the one-mile run with a time of (4:58.99), giving her another regional-qualifying time.

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