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John A. Hird named dean of College of SBS
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Position will be effective April 1 By Aviva Luttrell Collegian Staff
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Emmanuel T. Bile, accused of taking part in a 2012 gang rape at UMass, takes the stand during his trial in Hampshire Superior Court on Thursday, March 26.
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Councils presented closing arguments and the jury retired to begin deliberations Friday morning in the trial of Emmanuel T. Bile Jr., 21, of Pittsfield, for his alleged involvement in a 2012 gang rape at the University of Massachusetts. Bile has pled not guilty to three counts of aggravated rape after being accused of raping a woman in her Pierpont Hall dorm room in the Southwest Residential Area on Oct.
13, 2012, while she was intoxicated. In his closing argument, defense attorney David A. Pixley of Pittsfield told jurors Bile showed no intent to rape and used no force or threat of injury during the incident. His case is different than the other three men involved, Pixley said, because it was the others who spent the majority of time with the woman. However, in the prosecution’s closing argument, Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Jennifer Suhl said the woman did not consent to sex as the
men argued over what position and in what order they would have sex in, describing it as a “constant rotation.” “He’s not the good guy and they’re the bad guys, he’s just as much a part of the group, he’s just as much a part of what happened,” Suhl told jurors. In order to be charged with aggravated rape, the jury must find that Bile committed the crime by joint venture, meaning that he participated in the crime in a meaningful way with the same intent as the other men. If the jury does not find enough evidence
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of joint venture, then Bile could still be found guilty of rape. Pixley argued that there was no indication of joint venture and a lack of evidence of any premeditated plan involving the woman. However, Suhl told jurors evidence of a premeditated plan isn’t necessary to find joint venture. “(Bile) was part of the group, he was part of the rotation,” Suhl said. Judge Jeffrey C. Kinder reminded jurors that consent cannot be given if the person has been rendered see
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to be asked to serve the outstanding faculty, students and staff of SBS,” Hird said in the release. “The college is showcasing the quality and relevance of its social science research for the Commonwealth and beyond through its ‘Social Science Matters’ project, substantially enhancing and highlighting the importance of the SBS student experience, and working with campus leaders to promote this great landgrant university. It’s an exciting time to be leading this ambitious college.” Hird is currently working on a book with the University of California Press about the use of policy analysis in public policymaking, as well as an edited international volume on policy analysis, according to the release. Both are expected in 2016. Hird, along with UMass political scientist Bruce Desmarais, is also working on a National Science Foundation-funded project on the use of science in regulatory policymaking. He holds a doctorate in public policy from UC Berkeley and served as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution from 1987 to 1989, according to the release. He also served as an economist with the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from 1988 to 1989.
John A. Hird was appointed dean of the University of Massachusetts’ College of Social at Behavioral Sciences, the University announced in a news release last week. Hird has been interim dean of SBS since April 2014, according to the release. His new position will be effective April 1. “John Hird has served with distinction and uncommon creativity in the role of interim dean and we are very fortunate that he will continue to provide leadership and vision in the years ahead,” Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Katherine S. Newman said in the release Hird is a professor of political science and public policy, and has been a UMass faculty member since 1989, according to the release. He was the founding director of the Center for Public Policy and Administration and the master’s program in public policy and administration from 1998 to 2006. He was also chair of the Department of Political Science from 2006 to 2011 until being appointed associate dean of SBS, according to the release. He was appointed senior associate Aviva Luttrell can be reached at dean in 2012. aluttrel@umass.edu and followed on “It’s a genuine privilege Twitter @AvivaLuttrell.
Cornell prof. talks UMass opens 3D printing center Lab promises wide on higher ed. funds ranging funtionality
Mettler focuses on politics and inequity By Patricia LeBoeuf Collegian Correspondent
Professor Suzanne Mettler of Cor nell University presented her conclusions on the political aspects of higher education funding and its affect on socioeconomic inequality last Thursday in the University of Massachusetts Campus Center. The talk was titled “Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream,” after her most recent book with the same title. It was part of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ yearlong lecture series “Perspectives on Inequality.” Mettler researched the politics of higher education access and funding through extensive data collection and interviews with politicians, lobbyists and
interest groups. She found that, in many cases, the system of higher education is stratifying society and exacerbating inequality. “There’s a political failure going on,” she said. She said that young Americans today are only a few percentage points likelier to have college degrees than Baby Boomers. She also found that the likelihood of a student graduating college by the age of 24 is highly correlated with his or her economic background. Students from households in the top 25 percent of income are much more likely to graduate than students from less privileged backgrounds. Mettler’s research has made her doubt the common explanations for dramatically increased college costs. “It’s tempting to say it’s just tuition (prices going up),” she said. “(But) the federal government has always subsidized tuition see
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At this time last year, University of Massachusetts Director of Libraries Jay Schafer would not have seen a 3D printing lab in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library’s future. Thursday, with the snip of a pair of oversized scissors, the University has opened the United States’ fifth MakerBot Innovation Center – a 3D printing lab – and the first ever at a university library. Even though he may not have seen it through his crystal ball, Schafer said that the center – a $275,000 project funded by the Friends of the Library – fits right into the library’s mission as a center for student success. “3D printing is very much becoming a new thing in higher education,” he said. “Information is not just about books anymore.” “The library is the hub of everything,” said Katherine Newman, provost and senior vice chancellor for Academic
Affairs. “(The creation of this center) represents the characteristic of the UMass campus … progressive.” The lab, which is the first of its size in New England, features 50 3D printers of various sizes (along with a large supply of the filament printing material), several 3D scanners, which can be used to digitize and recreate existing objects and a software platform that provides the lab’s printers remote access, print queuing and mass production capabilities. During the Innovation Center’s infancy, MakerBot representatives will also remain on site to train UMass staff. Schafer said that the grand opening of the center is going to be a “soft opening,” where the library can gain an understanding of the technology and how it can be used on campus before doing anything more substantial. Already, however, students and faculty are envisioning how this new technology can be incorporated into the learning experience. Maija Benitz, a graduate student and a teaching
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A pair of glasses is made by a 3D printer at the UMass MakerBot Innovation Center. assistant for Introduction to Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, said that the course is rewriting its curriculum over the summer and hopes to incorporate 3D printing. “One of the ideas is to build some small-scale engines,” Benitz said. “We would have the students working in groups of five to 10 and they’d design some sort of an engine. We were thinking that (the Innovation Center) would be a good resource to manufacture those engines.” “This is a good way to be
like ‘Hey, you’ve learned all this CAD software, now you get to actually use it to build something physical and to create a little bit more excitement about learning this software and getting them excited about the potential of this class and also the future,” she added. The 3D printers also provide students a more efficient and viable option for working on long-term projects. Graduate student Gordon Stewart said that during his undergraduate days, creatsee
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Yemen SANAA — A Saudiled coalition intensified airstrikes against Houthi rebel military targets in Yemen Sunday. The Shiite Muslim rebels have taken control of large parts of the impoverished country and are seen as being backed by Iran, Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia’s regional rival. Coalition jets bombed a supply route used by the rebels in an area linking the central province of Baida and the southern province of Shabwa, according to Naser al-Kadem, a tribal leader in Shabwa. He did not report casualties. However, al-Kadem said dozens of the Houthis were killed in Behan, a key city of Shabwa, during fighting with tribal insurgents backing internationally recognized President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi. “Attacks by tribes have forced the Houthi troops to retreat from Beihan,” he said. The Houthis have attempted in the past three days to move through Shabwa to the energy-oil province of Mareb in the east. Saudi Arabia and fellow Sunni Arab countries began an air campaign in Yemen on Thursday targeting the Houthis and allied forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The military action came after the Houthis and pro-Saleh troops advanced on the southern city of Aden, where Hadi had taken refuge after fleeing Sanaa. Hadi is now in Saudi Arabia. Earlier on Sunday, coalition warplanes mounted a series of strikes against the Houthis’ northern heartland, which borders Saudi Arabia. The attacks targeted a major rebel outpost in Saada, where an arms depot and military vehicles were destroyed, residents in the area said. There was no comment from the Houthis. Since mid-2014, the Houthis have expanded from Saada into other parts of Yemen. In September, they took control of the capital, Sanaa, and have since advanced across Yemen, leading to deadly fighting with local Sunni tribes and al-Qaida militants. dpa
Correction In the March 25, 2015 edition of the Daily Collegian, a photo caption on page 1 misidentified a student performer as Blood Orange. The student performer’s correct name is De-Bo.
PRINTERS ing physical copies of models for his classes was tough because the machine shop was overtaxed and difficult to use for most students. “Being able to (create a model of) anything and print it out – and maybe it doesn’t work – but you can just print out another one, is super valuable,” Stewart said. “The 3D printers get rid of those time crunches,” Benitz added. “You need to schedule all this time in the machine shop to make this product, (but) you could build it on the order of hours here and tweak it and rebuild it.”
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While some of the more obvious uses of the 3D printers are for students and faculty in science, mathematics, engineering and technology fields, Schafer said that students and faculty from all disciplines would be able to use the center to bring their work to life. In particular, he believes business and architecture students can use the center to create advertising and design models, respectively. According to Schafer, one professor in the classics department has even expressed interest in recreating objects from the ruins of Pompeii.
ROTC cadets get full-time military experience in Vt. Training simulated real deployment By Andrew Castillo Collegian Staff
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movement. Lindsay, who is also an enlisted infantryman with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, said the training held this weekend simulated a real-world deployment. “We want to build (camaraderie) with other schools,” he said. “With events like this, they’re huge training exercises. The weekend training consisted of patrol and combat simulations and scenarios that pitted upperclassmen against younger students. “Seniors will play the enemy against juniors and lower classes,” Lindsay said. “Everything will be graded.” Students also go to a leadership training camp in Fort Knox their junior year. This training is designed to prepare students and show them areas in which they can improve. A Blackhawk helicopter was supposed to take a group of the ROTC members to the training, but had to cancel at the last minute because of foggy weather conditions. According to the Army’s official website, ROTC is offered at over 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States. The program is designed to prepare college students for a career as a military officer.
Cadets from the University of Massachusetts Army Reserve Officer Training Cor ps Minuteman Battalion left at 11 a.m. on Thursday for a training exercise at Camp Ethan Allen in Jericho, Vermont, held in collaboration with the University of Vermont, the University of Connecticut, Westfield State, Western New England University and other schools. “It’s a culmination of everything we’ve worked up towards this past year,” said MS4 cadet Alex Lindsay, who is a senior studying journalism, and the program’s media relations officer. As a part of the training, called “Operation Mansfield Freedom,” the 52 cadets stayed in barracks and got a taste of full-time military life. According to the official news release, “The training (provided) the Cadets with hands on experience in situational leadership exercises.” ROTC members are required to maintain a rigorous physical fitness schedule and to train weekly on skills such as Andrew Castillo can be reached at land navigation and troop acastillo@umass.edu.
In the landscape of higher education, MakerBot Vice President of Professional Services Jordan Brehove said that the UMass MakerBot Innovation Center would serve as a “beacon” for other universities looking to leap into the 21st century. “Some say that design is the new literacy,” said Johan Broer, a MakerBot representative. “Universities see that they have to prepare students for the future; it’s important for them to learn about this technology.” Anthony Rentsch can be reached at arentsch@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Anthony_Rentsch.
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police before being charged with the crime. Pixley argued that Bile did nothing wrong and had no reason to conceal his activities that night, referencing a security video from the dorm showing Bile walking around at 1:40 a.m. “They certainly weren’t trying to hide themselves in that building,” Pixley said. However, the prosecution pointed to the dorm security video as evidence that Bile wasn’t actually as drunk that night as he claimed to be. During his testimony Thursday, Bile said he was so intoxicated that he had trouble walking once he got into the building. However, the video shows him jogging up and down the stairs. Suhl said Friday that Bile wants jurors to give him a “free pass” because he was drunk. “Being under the influence of alcohol is not an excuse to rape someone,” she said. Pixley also argued that, presence of alcohol aside, it was difficult for his client to judge consent when he came into the room and two of
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Witness Mitchell Harris takes the stand on Thursday, March 26. the other men were already having sex with the woman. Bile said he made eye contact with her and engaged in foreplay without objection. Suhl contested whether this interaction was actually a form of consent. Suhl also told jurors that the woman’s “sexual moaning” Bile described in his testimony Thursday was actually from the extreme pain she was in during the alleged rape. After the closing arguments, Judge Kinder gave jurors the principles of law
and instructed them on how to properly deliberate and present their verdict. Trials for the other three men – Justin King, 21, of Pittsfield, Caleb Womack, 20, of Windsor Locks, Connecticut and Adam Laccardi, 20, of Pittsfield – have not yet been scheduled. 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.
Pace of sanction lifting divides sides By Paul Richter Tribune Washington Bureau
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Cornell professor Suzanne Mettler gives a lecture on March 26. across the aisle and work together in higher education policy, they are often responding to the needs of large interests like corporations, not the American people, she said. “Today, we’re spending more than ever, but we’re not spending it in ways that mitigate inequality,” she said. The nature of discretionary college spending, combined with lower revenues from taxes in the vast majority of states, have led to the dramatically increased tuition costs that modern students have come to expect. “Colleges and universities had to provide a way to make up the difference,” she said. Their method was to raise tuition. Mettler said that the cost of education goes up due to the expense of hiring trained professionals to teach. However, she said this problem of who will fund higher education, the state or the students, is not present in the handful of states that have continued to raise revenues via taxes. Mettler also spoke about her research into for-profit colleges. “When I began this project, I wasn’t intending to study for-profit colleges,” she said. However, she began to study them due to their increasing enrollments. Mettler found that there are great statistical differences in student loan borrowing and graduation rates between students at non-profit institutions and those at for-profit schools like DeVry University and the University of Phoenix.
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina said Sunday that there is a “higher than 90 percent chance” that she will run for the Republican presidential nomiation in 2016. “We need to make sure we have the right time in place, that we have the right support, that we have the right financial resources lined up, just as all the other candidates have done,” Fiorina said on “Fox News Sunday.” Fiorina has positioned herself as one of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief critics, in part because her gender allows her to do so without appearing sexist. On Sunday, Fiorina continued her attacks on the former secretary of state. “There’s a competence issue now. Anyone in 2015 who says you can’t have two
email accounts on a single device obviously doesn’t understand technology,” Fiorina said. It remains to be seen whether the national electorate will connect with her better than California voters did during her failed 2010 Senate campaign against Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Fiorina lost that contest by 10 percentage points after Boxer repeatedly called into question Fiorina’s competence as the head of Hewlett-Packard. During her tenure, the company laid off tens of thousands of workers and its stock price plummeted before Fiorina was fired. “We took HewlettPackard from about $44 billion to $88 billion in six years. We quadrupled cash flow,” Fiorina said. “We went from a market laggard to a market leader in every product category and every market segment.” Fiorina said she expects to announce her decision on whether to run for president in late April or early May.
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and state governments have as well.” While researching, Mettler was also told students drop out because they cannot compete academically. “In other words, it’s all about aptitude,” she said. “I found this explanation to be inaccurate.” In fact, Mettler’s research found that the most common reasons students drop out is because they’re having trouble paying tuition, and if grades are a factor, low grades are often a reflection of having to work too much to concentrate on school. Mettler attributes much of the stratification of higher education to failed policy maintenance. “I came to the conclusion that public policies (are) not being managed. Policies, like anything else, need basic maintenance,” she said. This lack of maintenance leads to unintended consequences that impact the higher education system, she added. She determined that diminishing opportunity to receive federal student aid is part of the cause of higher education inequality, due to the failed policy maintenance of programs like the Pell Grant. She said that Congress, instead of raising the maximum Pell Grant amount, has raised student loan borrowing limits, which “leads us to where we are today.” Mettler also researched what she calls the “lateral effects” of other policies on higher education policy. States have mandatory spending in many budget areas, including Medicaid, which they are legally obligated to provide, said Mettler. College spending, however, is discretionary, meaning that policies that mandate funding of certain categories have caused decreased college funding. Howeve r, M e t t le r believes that problems with policy maintenance and the lateral effects of other policies do not mean, “we’re destined to have poorly functioning policies.” “The big problem with policy maintenance is partisan politicization,” she said. This leads to stalemates around higher education policy, Mettler said. When politicians do reach
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incapacitated by alcohol, drugs, unconsciousness or helplessness. In that case, the only force needed to satisfy the legal definition of rape is the force necessary to penetrate. Suhl said that the alleged victim was drunk to the point where she did not have the ability to consent. “The defendant knew that,” she said. Pixley argued that the woman displayed no visible signs of intoxication, such as slurred speech or difficulty walking. Suhl, however, disagreed in her closing argument, saying the woman could barely even sit up on her own and felt “paralyzed” during the alleged rape. Suhl also pointed out inconsistencies in Bile’s recollections of the incident. When interviewed by police several days after the alleged rape, Bile said the woman was drunk. However, during his testimony yesterday, he told jurors she was actually “tipsy.” Suhl told jurors the defense has a motive to downplay her level of intoxication now, as opposed to when Bile was initially interviewed by
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She found that only about 22 percent of students graduate at these type of schools, yet nearly 100 percent borrow money to attend. Often, the jobs they receive upon dropping out are ones they could have worked without a college degree. “These are the students who are actually worse off than if they’d never went to college,” she said. Politically, Mettler found that for-profit colleges are entitled to receive up to 90 percent of their revenue from the government, through things like grants and veterans’ benefits, due to the Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965. According to her research, most of these colleges receive about 86 percent of their revenue from federal sources. “They are making profits, but American taxpayers are paying the bills,” she said. As recently as the 1980s, most Americans would not support for-profit colleges, Mettler said. The combination of failed policy maintenance, lateral effects of other policies and a changing political environment have served to increase inequality and further stratify American society, according to Mettler. “This is a whole story on unintended consequences,” she said. “We are denying to too many young people (the opportunity) to engage in the adventure of learning…(and) this puts the American dream increasingly out of the reach of ordinary Americans.” Patricia LeBoeuf can be reached at patricialebo@umass.edu.
L A U S A N N E , Switz erland — Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program are expected to continue right up until their Tuesday night deadline, with Iran and six world powers still divided on a variety of issues despite marathon meetings between their foreign ministers, officials said Sunday. While the negotiators are close to agreement on some difficult issues, they remain at odds on the pace for lifting United Nations sanctions on Iran, and the easing of restrictions on Iran’s nuclear research and development in the last five years of the expected 10- to 15-year deal, a senior U.S. official said. Other issues, too, remain unresolved, said the official, who declined to be identified under ground rules often invoked by the administration. Critics of the deal, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, renewed their concerns, while a former top administration intelligence official said the deal would be “dangerous” and that President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy is one of “willful ignorance.” “One of the things that we have to keep in mind ... is Iran is also a country with ballistic missiles, cyber capabilities. They are also still a state sponsor of terrorism,” Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said on “Fox News Sunday.” Flynn, who retired last summer as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, added: “And here we are dealing with them as though we’re going to give them a carte blanche. ... I mean, give me a break.” Iran and the six world powers are seeking a deal that would ease sanctions on Tehran if it agrees to accept restrictions aimed at preventing it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. The diplomats are aiming to complete a preliminary agreement, resolving all the major political decisions, by the end of the month. Then
they would thrash out the details of a comprehensive deal by June 30. The foreign ministers of all seven countries arrived at a five-star hotel in this lakeside city by Sunday night, with most committed to staying until the deal is done. U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier have all canceled plans to leave early in the week. Early Sunday, Kerry announced that he would not attend Monday’s dedication in Boston of an institute honoring the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who served in the Senate with Kerry for 25 years. Iran has been pressing hard to be allowed to step up research and development in the final years of the agreement so it can quickly ramp up enrichment to industrial levels. The diplomatic bloc – which includes France, Britain, Germany, Russia and China – is also resisting Iran’s demand that all United Nations sanctions be dropped at the beginning of the deal. The senior U.S. official said the American team remains committed to having the U.N. sanctions lifted gradually, as Iran complies with the requirements of the deal. The U.S. official said the Obama administration plans to resolve all the major political issues in the agreement, and intends to explain those decisions to the public. Congress will be briefed privately, in detail. But the administration faces a quandary because Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is insisting that there can be no written agreement until a final one is issued at the end of June. The issue is difficult for the administration because it needs to build support for the diplomacy, which critics contend has given away too much to the Iranians. The Iranians are in agreement with the Obama administration on provisions for aggressive monitoring and inspections of their nuclear program, the U.S. official said. Those provisions, which are to
“I believe that negotiations with regards to a nuclear program in Iran are something that the whole world wants to succeed. We’re waiting to see the results of the negotiations before we assess the deal.” Adel Jubeir, Saudi Ambassador last indefinitely, are central to the effort to prevent an Iranian bomb, in the U.S. view. Meanwhile, in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the prospects were even worse than he had feared. “This deal, as it appears to be emerging, bears out all of our fears, and even more than that,” Netanyahu told his Cabinet in Jerusalem. The senior U.S. official recalled that Obama’s instructions last year were for the diplomats to determine by the end of March if it would be possible to reach an agreement. It is not clear that the two sides will be able to reach a deal, the official said. In Washington, Saudi Ambassador Adel Jubeir expressed hope that a deal would be reached that would ensure regional stability. Jubeir said Saudi Arabia wants to see a deal that denies Iran the ability to manufacture nuclear weapons. His comments came as Saudi Arabian warplanes struck Iranianbacked Houthi rebels in Yemen for the fourth straight day. “I believe that the negotiations with regards to a nuclear program in Iran are something that the whole world wants to succeed,” he said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We’re waiting to see the results of the negotiations before we assess the deal.”
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East Village explosion painful, revealing As a New Yorker and native of Greenwich Village, this week was hard to swallow.
Isaac Simon On Thursday, three old tenement buildings on 2nd Avenue and 7th Street burned to the ground. It all began in the Sushi Park restaurant with a gas explosion. The fire engulfed the entire building of the restaurant – located at 121 Second Avenue – and destroyed the two neighboring buildings, 119 and 123 Second Avenue. So far, 22 people have been injured, four are firefighters, and rescuers pulled two bodies from the debris Sunday. I grew up on 3rd Avenue and 10th Street, two blocks north and one block west of the explosion. I can’t tell you how many times I walked those blocks and down those streets, spending time in the businesses and shops that have now been laid to rest. For those who are unfamiliar with this area, allow me to provide a sketch of the neighborhood. It’s a tight-knit community where the residents look after each other. A couple of years ago, an elderly woman was walking out of Commodities, the neighborhood health food store, and dropped her bags. She was struggling to pick up her most recent purchases. At the time, I was not in a generous mood and managed to turn a blind eye to her struggles. Shortly thereafter, a fellow pedestrian, another veteran of the neighborhood, proceeded to yell at me, saying, “You’re not going to help?” I quickly stopped myself in my tracks and proceeded to help out. The elderly women thanked me
while the veteran pedestrian gave a grin. I was called out for my negligence. If you grow up in the East Village and you appear selfish, you will be reminded to give others a helping hand. Many on Thursday needed this helping hand. A worker at the restaurant, covered in ash and smoke and clearly in pain, shouted “help me” as he made his way out of the burning building. Among the destruction are three small businesses, key elements to the vibrancy of lower Manhattan. Sushi Park always prided itself on authentic Japanese cuisine, along with half-priced specials. The place was known for
french-fry restaurant that reinvented how good fried food can taste. Opened in 1997 by women from the Bronx, Pommes was a regular stop for high school and NYU students alike. Its hardwood interior gave the place a homely atmosphere. All the tables had pre-constructed holes so the cone-shaped paper that held one’s late afternoon snack had a place to stand as napkins were used to wipe the excess grease and ketchup off of fingers and faces. The 500 square foot space was small and compact with a regular overflow of customers forming clusters on the sidewalks on hot summer nights in August, chomping at the
“Landlords need to be held accountable for the safety of their buildings. If they aren’t, more people will die.” its kind and compassionate staff, who always displayed courtesy and gratitude towards customers. One of the other shops was Sam’s Deli, a bodega owned by an Indian family where sandwiches, coffee and cigarettes were purchased on a frequent basis. It was the kind of place that used to be commonplace in a neighborhood that has now become populated by up-scale yogurt shops, banks and nail salons. Sam’s, as it was commonly referred too, didn’t cater to Brooklyn hipsters interested in treating themselves to a five-dollar latte. It prided itself on serving the neighborhood with cheap onthe-go coffee that customers poured themselves. Another staple of the block minus the longevity of Sam’s was Pommes Frites, a swank Belgian
the owner of Moishe’s Kosher Bake Shop across the street from the site of the explosion, handed out fresh baked goods to the firefighters as they carefully calculated their next move from across the street. But amidst all of this lies a much larger problem that has yet to be dealt with. The three buildings that collapsed were all over 100 years old. This is not to say that old neighborhoods should see a flood of brand new buildings, but upkeep is needed in old tenement buildings to ensure the basic safety of the tenants and the neighborhood. Landlords need to be held accountable for the safety of their buildings. If they aren’t, more people will die. Parts of these buildings were under construction at the time of this disaster and it’s unclear whether the landlords of these buildings employed certified union workers on these jobs. Early reports suggest that with the gas shut off in one of the buildings, the landlord illegally ran a gas line from her neighboring building, a clear violation of safety protocols. All of these businesses were family-owned and gave the neighborhood character. What is now wreckage were once shops and homes that represented a pocket of many neighborhoods interdependence. As a Manhattan native raised to take advantage of the city’s cultural diversity, it will be hard to return to a neighborhood where such shops are no longer open for business, shops that once defined New York living.
bit to get the frites they had been waiting for after a long day. And in the afternoon, mothers and babysitters could be seen pushing strollers through the door. Although it seems like eons ago, I remember being pushed in a stroller by my mother. Pommes Frites was always a treat – my mother feared that such occasions would turn into a regular habit. The addiction was hard to fend off. The outpouring of support and help after the explosion is a testament to the strength of the neighborhood. Over 250 firefighters were on the scene along with countless police officers and other city officials. Before first responders arrived, pedestrians could be seen running into the building and up fire Isaac Simon is a Collegian columescapes to help those in nist and can be reached isimon@ harm’s way. Even Moishe, umass.edu.
I’ve never been a One being attacked. Direction fan, but it took Our passions are a big deal barely five minutes after the to us. That’s what makes them passions. We pour our heart Kate Leddy and soul into something that makes us feel good. They conannouncement for me to find nect us to others, make us feel out that Zayn Malik was leav- that we have a place in this ing the boy band. Not surpris- world and bring us happiness. By making fun of young ingly, social media exploded. It was sort of entertain- girls for crying about the ing, at first, to see one status band they love, you are not and tweet after another curs- only insinuating that their pasing the universe and begging sions are not valid, but you are that it be a bad dream. People perpetuating a terrible double immediately began conjur- standard at a time when the ing up memes and making bullied – and yes, this is bullyjokes about his leaving – my ing – are already at a vulnerpersonal favorite has been a able point in their lives. Vine mimicking the ending of When the news came out, I America’s Next Top Model as thought of some of my friends if Zayn got voted off the show who had been dedicated fans – and within a day there were since the band’s early days already tons of compilations of and wondered how they were reactions to the news, many of coping. I was glad to see one them with titles that criticized of them pushing back on Facebook. fans as “insane” or “crazy.” That’s when it stopped being “I’ve cried about it,” Olivia Murphy, a sophomore funny. One Direction has gained at UMass, said in her status. an enormous fan base since “Does that make me a sensiits formation in 2010. From tive, emotional person? Yeah London to Hong Kong to L.A., probably. Does it in any way it has die-hard fans all over the impact my worth as a person, world, many of whom have fol- the validity of my intellect and lowed the band from the start. ideas, or my ability to act as a It should be no question that mature adult when appropriZayn’s leaving has been genu- ate? No. It doesn’t.” inely devastating for fans that Being a One Direction have made the band a large fan does not make you some
“But then explain to me why a grown man can cry over a sports team and nobody makes a peep about him acting like a game loss is equivalent to the world collapsing. Meanwhile, a young girl cannot feel upset about One Direction without being attacked.” part of their lives over the past five years. Having an emotional attachment to something and then watching it get taken away or changed is difficult. Period. If you have feelings about something, those feelings are valid. It is disgusting to see so many people making fun of fans for being upset, especially when these fans happen to be young, impressionable girls. Twitter blew up with overthe-top criticisms about everyone’s over-the-top reactions. Sure, you can argue that losing a member of a boy band isn’t a big deal – “There are starving people in Africa,” one could say, “There are much bigger things to worry about,” or “Stop sniveling over a stupid singer!” But then explain to me why a grown man can cry over a sports team and nobody makes a peep about him acting like a game loss is equivalent to the world collapsing. Meanwhile, a young girl cannot feel upset about One Direction without
dim-witted person prone to constant fits of hysteria over trivial things, despite common Internet-troll beliefs. If you’re wasting your time putting yourself up on a pedestal to rail on fan’s emotions, you should probably go get yourself a real passion of your own. Perhaps then you will understand that at least it is better to go through life with more things that hold a genuine place in your heart than to experience the majority of it apathetically. Zayn leaving is not the end of the world; just like the Rangers losing a game isn’t either. Fans get over it. It saddens me to know that a lot of them are probably too young to have Olivia’s mindset, which could make things more difficult. No matter what, though, they will be able to accept this new chapter with the band. And believe it or not, they can do it without the commentary. Kate Leddy is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at kleddy@umass.edu.
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Earl Sweatshirt shows his dark Thoughts on Zayn Malik fans should side on stellar second album Why be more forgiving
Odd Future leader finds confidence By Elena Lopez Collegian Staff
Earl Sweatshirt, a 21 year-old member of the famously dark and grotesque hip-hop collective Odd Future, released his second LP, the aptly titled “I Don’t Like Sh*t, I Don’t Go Outside” on March 23. The title itself sounds like the name of a seventh grader’s angst-ridden Tumblr account, which isn’t far off from the actual content of the album. The only difference is that no seventh grader has likely gone on the mind-bending binges of excess that Sweatshirt and the rest of Odd Future have explored in their work. After being shipped off to a boarding school for troubled boys in American Samoa when he was 17 by his fearful mother, Sweatshirt returned a few years ago, but seemingly only to show just how reclusive he is. Joining Odd Future at the ripe age of 15, his mother disapproved of the foul language, dark content and implied drug use in his work and sent him away after the release of his first song, “Earl.” After watching the video, one can’t really blame her. But Sweatshirt told NPR Music one of his goals for this album was to make music his mom could like. The jury is still out, considering the emotional spectrum Sweatshirt engages in ranges mostly from dark to disturbing. “I Don’t Like Sh*it, I Don’t Go Outside” is a concise album of 10 songs clocking in at almost exactly 30 minutes. One can
appreciate the quickness and effort put into each track, not allowing for over production or throw-away tracks. In true Odd Future fashion, the tracks progressively darken as time passes. “I Don’t Like Sh*t” opens up with “Huey,” a quick, organ-heavy track that introduces the listener to a more confident rapper, but also hints heavily that he wants you to leave him alone. Later comes the wouldbe single, minus the scuffle with his label Columbia concerning the song’s rollout. “Grief ” comes through with distorted, synth-heavy beats and poignant lyrics about the fake friends that come with fame. If anything, this album sounds like a large sign that reads “Leave Me Alone,” as Sweatshirt’s frustration with people, drugs, his label and fame is palpable on every track. “AM//Radio” stands out for its more finished production, with unorganized jazz ensemble pieces coming in and out over a steady, synth-driven beat. Sweatshirt takes the listener back to his recent teenage years with bars about his family and home life. Sweatshirt has said that “Faucet” was inspired by his strained relationship with his mother, but personally it’s a song that makes me want to lie in bed all day, be angry and call my parents. Muted trap drums flow well with the continuous sound of running water as Sweatshirt struggles with growing up and living the life rappers live at a much younger age. His words hit home, with the constant struggle of needing to be an adult but also needing guidance
without judgment, something Sweatshirt clearly hasn’t gotten in a while. Light piano is layered over a simple synthesizer and trap drum on “DNA,” a track where Sweatshirt’s verbal deftness shines. The album’s shorter tracks leave space for longer tracks like this one to highlight his greatest strength; making listeners uncomfortable. Troubled ideas spill from his mouth in a methodic flow, leaving the listener alone with their own thoughts. Speaking of bars, throughout the album Sweatshirt shows development in his wordplay and a solidifying of his uniquely Odd Future-like flow. From tracks like “Wool,” which features fellow skilled lyricist Vince Staples, to “Mantra,” Sweatshirt contrasts his self-produced beats paired with his gloomy mind. The combination is truly mesmerizing. The heavy drug use referenced on most tracks could have had a hand in inspiring these lyrics, considering how contemplative some of the more dark lyrics are. Sweatshirt’s been steadily maturing from his first mixtape, “EARL,” when he sounds like a disgruntled teen-child, to “Doris,” where his ideas and words feel too dark for his young age. But finally in “I Don’t Like Sh*t I Don’t Go Outside” he sounds like himself – a sad, exhausted young adult with a stomach full of drugs. Elena Lopez can be reached at aelopez@umass.edu.
By Christina Yacono Collegian Staff
I received a text in the middle of my class on Wednesday afternoon that screamed at me in all caps, “ZAYN QUIT ONE DIRECTION.” Shock, devastation and confusion mixed within me. Mainly the question: Why would Zayn leave, especially before finishing the last few dates of the tour? One Direction broke news of Zayn’s departure on their Facebook page in which Zayn states, “I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.” This was a simple and yet reasonable explanation that I could accept. However, the break up is not as clean or a clearcut story as it first seemed as more news reports came popping up. If anything, Zayn’s departure was a poorly executed but a calculated move by the management team and other affiliated parties. Malik left the On the Road Again tour a week prior to the news of his leaving of the band; it was cited due to stress. Around this same timeframe, there were allegations made against Malik about cheating on his fiancée, Perrie Edwards of Little Mix, which he denied. It would seem reasonable of him to take a break in a circumstance like this. After the Facebook announcement on the 25th, British tabloid newspaper, The Sun, released the first exclusive interview on the 27th. In this interview, he states, “You know, I did try to do something that I
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Zayn Malik performs with One Direction is Glasgow, UK, in January 2012. wasn’t happy doing for a while, for the sake of maybe other people’s happiness.” The article then takes a turn from this unhappiness of being in the spotlight, to discussing his solo career and his work with song producer Naughty Boy. As The Sun states, “Bookies are already taking bets on him having a solo hit and he is 4/5 to achieve a UK No. 1 in 2015. What the management team had led us to believe was that the stress was too much, but suddenly he’s been working on his solo career. Fans that were once sympathizing and understanding of his situation are now receiving the message that Zayn outgrew his time with One Direction and is looking for his own claim to fame. This paints a terrible picture of Zayn and his intentions. In September of 2013, One Direction renewed their contract with their record label SyCo for three more albums. Which means that Zayn would not have been able to quit without violating their contract. Zayn is only able to quit because he most likely signed a different contract with SyCo to produce at
least two albums under them. My main point is this: Not everything is straightforward and honest as it seems, especially with the media. It’s hard to completely understand a situation when not all the facts are being presented. Zayn probably has been unhappy in One Direction for quite some time, as seen by his lack of lyrical input in the band’s songs and some of his answers to interview questions. And the reasons to quit the hectic lifestyle of being in an internationally famous boyband is understandable as well. All in all, I think Zayn made a difficult decision, but one that made him happier and that’s what matters. The best way to go from here is to give One Direction the same support even though Zayn isn’t in the band. The other four boys are still in it for the long haul, and they’re going to keep making music and doing concerts. It may take time to heal these wounds, but the best we can do is support One Direction and Zayn so they do what makes them both happy. Christina Yacono can be reached at cyacono@umass.edu.
ALBUM REVIEW
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ is a modern classic
Rapper’s third LP is a wild thrill ride
Regardless of which emotional form he may be taking, Lamar’s sense of rhythm, narrative and character is extraordinary.
By Jackson Maxwell Collegian Staff
Of all the many things Kendrick Lamar concerns himself with on his newest opus, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” consistency is not one of them. His character takes many forms – self-conscious hypocrite, hesitant leader, student and mentor. He has managed to achieve a degree of separation from the troubled environment that molded him, but he always finds himself looking back to that very environment for inspiration. On the album’s closing spoken-word segment, Lamar talks about a fictional caterpillar that, feeling trapped in its environment, begins to have “ideas such as going home and bringing back new concepts to this mad city.” Rather than cherry picking select ideas, though, Lamar brings them all home on “To Pimp a Butterfly.” There’s no line to draw through the album other than Lamar himself, an incredibly unreliable narrator who restlessly shifts his delivery and perspective not only with each song, but often with each verse. Regardless of which emo-
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“To Pimp a Butterfly” covers an incredible range of musical and lyrical ground. tional form he may be taking, Lamar’s sense of rhythm, narrative and character is extraordinary. His voice is the only instrument that can tie this wildly unpredictable and ambitious hodgepodge of influences, ideas and contradictions into the cohesive masterpiece that it is. Musically, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” released March 16, is just as unhinged as Lamar’s constantly changing vocal inflections. The album takes you on a virtual tour of African-American music history. But Lamar, with the help of saxophonist Terrence Martin, pianist Robert Glasper and one of the world’s best bass players in Thundercat, dives into far more imposing, avant-garde territory than Lamar has
ever attempted. It’s this incredible group of musicians that allows Lamar to stretch effortlessly between the relentless, freejazz speed-rhyming of the interlude “For Free?” to the minimalist, confident funk of “King Kunta.” Lamar has an innate sense of the strengths of each of his collaborators throughout the album. Not only is Lamar able to find the perfect spot for each guest, he always molds his own ideas around theirs, which lets the group interact with and develop around one another. Glasper and Thundercat form a blissful, laid-back funk groove on “Institutionalized” that allows Snoop Dogg’s guest verse to feel as comfortable
and natural in the song as Lamar’s own troubled musings. Though “Institutionalized” and the following track, “These Walls,” are steeped in the laid-back funk style that made West Coast rap famous, there is no rest for Lamar in the lyrics. In a spoken-word piece that he repeats at the end of many of the album’s songs, Lamar is haunted by a specter named “Lucy” – a sort of devil incarnate who constantly tempts him, waiting for him around every corner. He faces Lucy in the nightmarish, free-jazz meltdown “u,” then seemingly emerges triumphant in the confident but restless “Alright.” But around the album’s halfway mark, when Lamar repeats the spoken-word piece but instead declares that he will return home to seek answers and comfort, is when the album truly locks
itself into gear. The beautifully smooth rhythms of “Momma” have the prints of Thundercat and Flying Lotus all over them, and they provide the perfect backdrop for Lamar to come to terms with his new status within the community he grew up in. On the dark, humorous “Hood Politics” and the staggering “How Much A Dollar Cost,” Lamar comes face to face with his success, and how it influences his interactions in his hometown of Compton, Los Angeles. On “Hood Politics,” Lamar sees himself in a young neighborhood boy, where in “How Much A Dollar Cost,” Lamar finds himself hesitant to indulge in charity, arguing with a homeless man who Lamar sees as a hustler and a drug addict, unworthy of his hard-earned money. While Lamar doesn’t quite have a change of heart, the interaction gives him pause, reminding him of his own humble roots. The album’s drastic second-half shift in tone reaches its apex in the jawdropping “The Blacker The Berry,” an apocalyptic track with three of the most vicious verses of Lamar’s career. Having spent the previous dozen tracks embroiled in internal conflict, Lamar finally
explodes, lashing out not only at himself but his oppressors and doubters. Though he begins each verse with the line, “I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015,” Lamar’s vision goes far beyond simple selfloathing. The song is an embodiment of Lamar’s internal chaos, the chaos of the neighborhood he grew up in and the chaos Lamar sees in the world around him. But even after this, Lamar still has time for one final 180. The album’s lead single, the relentlessly upbeat “i,” makes infinitely more sense in the live form in which it appears on “To Pimp a Butterfly.” The closer, “Mortal Men,” has Lamar giving an interview to the ghost of Tupac, his earliest idol. It’s a strange touch, but the conversation sheds light on the album’s themes. “To Pimp a Butterfly” is inconsistent because it’s haunted by ghosts, by both the living and the dead. The conflict between what Lamar has learned and what he feels the need to teach is what drives this record, an ultra-personal, unpredictable opus that already feels like a classic. Jackson Maxwell can be reached at jlmaxwell@umass.edu.
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BASEBALL ball down,” Stone said. “He had some good movement on his two-seamer and his off-speed pitches as well.” Moloney improved to 2-1 on the season with a 2.70 earned run average thanks to Saturday’s performance. After his freshman year was cut short due to injury, the right-hander has established a spot in the starting rotation and leads the team in innings pitched (20) and wins (two). Down 1-0 in the top of the eighth inning, UMass had its No. 9 hitter Vinny Scifo at the plate with two outs and nobody on base. But Scifo worked a walk, bringing up Bryce Maher and the top of the order. Backto-back singles by Maher and centerfielder Kyle Adie drove Scifo in, and brought redshirt senior Rob McLam to bat with runners on base. He doubled and drove in two more runs to put the Minutemen up 3-1.
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Quianna Diaz-Patterson prepares to make a throw in a game against Dayton in April 2014.
Team loses twice in By Adam Aucoin Collegian Staff
A hopeful Massachusetts softball team left Saint Joseph’s disappointed after dropping all three Atlantic-10 games this weekend. UMass (5-15, 1-5 A-10) was confident coming into the series following a convincing win against George Mason, but couldn’t translate that success to the weekend. UMass lost both games in Sunday’s double-header by the fifth-inning mercy rule, dropping the first contest 10-2 and the night-
MCMAHON highest win-percentage of any coach at .827 with a record of 81-11. M c M a h o n’ s first collegiate win came back on April 22, 2006, when Bentley defeated Assumption 16-10. She went 7-8 in her first year in Waltham and had a combined record of 12-21 in her two seasons with the Huskies. “I’ve loved every second of this,” McMahon said of her coaching milestone. “Every opportunity, every experience, everywhere I’ve coached has been an amazing.” McMahon is already the second winningest coach at UMass and trails only Hall of Famer Pam Hixon in wins. Hixon notched 91 victories in nine seasons with
cap 12-2. The story of the weekend was St. Joe’s ability to score runs in bunches, which was on display Sunday afternoon. The Hawks exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning. In the second game, St. Joe’s pounced early and put up nine in the second inning. The Hawks (19-6, 5-0 A-10) had no trouble hitting UMass pitching in this series. They were led by senior first baseman Ashley Alden, who hit two home runs in the series. As a team, St. Joe’s belted seven homeruns on the weekend and outscored the Minutewomen 36-9.
series, mustering 13 hits in the three-game set. Senior shortstop Quianna Diaz-Patterson remained hot at the plate with two multi-hit games and a home run, putting her in the team lead with five for the season. Freshman Gianna Hathaway homered twice in the series. UMass coach Kristi Stefanoni was unable to be reached for comment on the series. The Minutewomen will look to right the ship when they take on Connecticut on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in their home opener.
other coach in history with a better win percentage (.889) in their first three years at one school. Although her coaching accomplishments and accolades speak for themselves, it’s McMahon’s actions off the field that make her so likeable to her players. Many players consider her a mother-like figure with the way she cares about her players as individual people, rather than just another player on the roster. Captain Katie Ott (one goal, one assist) transferred from Boston University after redshirting her freshmen year with the Terriers. She knew McMahon from high school and said that she was one of the biggest rea-
sons for her to come to UMass. “She takes a lot of interest in us as individuals, and not just as an athlete or lacrosse player. Everyone can unanimously say that that we respect her on and off the field in every aspect,” Ott said. Although win No. 100 was just another conference win for her team, she laughed and rolled her eyes with the thought of No. 200 coming sooner rather than later for the Minutewomen. “I’m just trying to take this one step at a time,” McMahon said with a smile. Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@ umass.edu, and followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.
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the team from 1979 to 1987. Despite Sunday’s win being a personal accomplishment for McMahon, she immediately credited her players and fellow coaches as the driving force behind her 100 wins. “Numbers are great and coaches can be great but you are only as good as the players that you are coaching and the staff that you are working with. That’s what I credit pretty much everything to,” McMahon said. “Any of our success that we’ve had has come from having great players and great coaches that are doing the work.” Prior to the start of the season, McMahon was 54-7 in her first three years with UMass. Maryland’s Cindy Timchal is the only
MINUTEWOMEN her goalkeepers as well. “It was great, and they were all able to contribute. Aileen (Kelly) had a great save and handled the ball out of the cage under pressure very well. Leigh (Henjes) has been doing a great job especially in Friday’s game, she had an amazing one on one save,” McMahon said. “I’m just very pleased because they work very hard everyday, taking shots, getting bruises and it’s nice to get them out there.” Despite the victory, there were several areas where UMass believed it could improve. Ott noted that despite the final score, there were several breakdowns defensively the team was not happy with.
Nikki Alden (Ashley’s younger sister), middle infielder Nicole Palase and infielder Brandi Harknessm were among the other Hawks who contributed to the offensive outburst. On the mound, St. Joes was just as strong. F re s h m a n standout Madison Clarke tossed two complete games on the weekend, giving up five and two runs, respectively. Clarke’s record now stands at 14-2 on the season. Nikki Alden had a complete game of her own in the series finale. The Minutewomen weren’t able to find their groove offensively in the
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She said it was the responsibility of every player on the roster to be disciplined and play to their ability to prevent those mistakes. Ott also discussed the Minutewomen’s declining play as the game went on. “We started off really strong, but we need to keep working on finishing as strong as we start,” Ott said. McMahon agreed and made it clear it was not acceptable that her defense allowed seven goals, with four coming in the last 11 minutes of the game. “Seven goals is too much to give up and we set the standard pretty high with ourselves averaging four goals against for our games, and seven is not
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UMass coach Angela McMahon paces the sidelines against George Mason. acceptable in our minds. We want to keep any team that we play, regardless of who they are, below four goals,” McMahon said.
UMass will travel to St. Bonaventure on Saturday for a noon faceoff. Matthew Zackman can be reached at mzackman@umass.edu.
defense did a decent job in battling with one of the nation’s top defenses. He added that the performance was overshadowed by Towson’s execution down the stretch. “Their defense just did a good job of forcing our offense into a few bad shots,” Karaska said. “I think our offense did a good job in finding opportunities but they have a great goalie and a great defense and I think in the end, they just made a couple more stops than our defense did.” Although UMass held the advantage in shots (32to-25), groundballs (33-to27) and faceoff victories (7-to-6), Cannella said that the amount of turnovers (13) was detrimental to the Minutemen’s attack. He emphasized the harmful effects of turnovers following defensive stops, which forced UMass into playing extra time in its own zone. “We didn’t get off to a good start and we turned it over,” Cannella said. “We turned it over three times off of stops. So that’s sort of
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Junior Evan Mackintosh picked up his first save of the season in efficient fashion. He needed just 10 pitches to complete a onetwo-three ninth inning and preserve the Minutemen’s fourth win of the year. UMass’s 16-3 defeat Friday night could have set the tone for the rest of the series. But Stone was impressed with the way his team responded just hours after their worst defeat of the season. “We got blown out Friday night, and then to bounce back and play tough the next game… it was a real plus for us,” Stone said. The Minutemen will return to action Wednesday with a matchup against instate rival Boston College. Ross Gienieczko can be reached at rgieniec@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @RossGien.
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disheartening because then you’re going back and playing a lot of defense again.” The abundance of Minutemen turnovers allowed Towson, who plays with a slow, methodical offensive style, to kill time and limit UMass’ opportunities on attack. The Minutemen’s three goals was the lowest single-game total in CAA play since 2009. Grant Whiteway (two goals) and Nick Mariano accounted for the tallies. Mariano’s goal in the fourth quarter marked his team-leading 18th goal of the season and continued his 22-game scoring streak that dates back to his collegiate debut in last year’s season opener. With Saturday’s loss snapping UMass’ threegame winning streak, the Minutemen will next try to return to the win column in its return home to McGuirk Stadium on Saturday, April 4 against Fairfield. Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusano@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.
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Duke clinches Final Four berth By Laura Keeley The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) HOUSTON – Duke is going to the Final Four. The Blue Devils booked their ticket to Indianapolis with a 66-52 win over Gonzaga Sunday in Houston. After Matt Jones converted a lay-up with 45 seconds left, giving the Blue Devils a 66-52 lead, Mike Krzyzewski turned around to his family in the stands behind him and yelled, “We’re going to the Final Four!” Yes, they are. Hometown boy Justise Winslow made the critical plays at the end of the game to make it so. Coming out of the final media timeout, Winslow sank two free throws to give Duke a 57-51 lead with 3:38 left on the clock. At the other end, Winslow came down with the defensive rebound, and then he sank a 3-pointer at the other end to give Duke a 60-51 lead with 2:48 left. This wasn’t just any other game, as the Duke coaches, whose default setting is intense, found another level on that scale, pounding on the floor, curs-
ing fate and fist-pumping through the air with the force of a knockout punch. It was the Bulldogs that came out with verve in the second half, scoring five quick points to even the score at 31 and force a Mike Krzyzewski timeout. The pressure palpably picked up on Duke after Jahlil Okafor airballed a free throw with 17:17 left on the clock. About a minute later, it was a Quinn Cook bank shot that stopped the bleeding for Duke, cutting the Gonzaga lead to 38-36. In addition to Cook, it was an unlikely hero for the Blue Devils - Matt Jones – who made three momentum-grabbing 3-pointers in the second half. Gonzaga knew that Kyle Wiltjer, who played tremendously on offense, wouldn’t be able to guard with Justise Winslow. So the Bulldogs tried to hide him on Jones – and Jones made them play. A 9-0 run by Duke in the middle of the second half – featuring a Gonzaga scoring drought about five minutes and four turnovers – ultimately gave the Blue Devils the advantage they would need.
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Minutemen drop series finale against VCU UM loses two of three over weekend By Ross Gienieczko Collegian Staff
After starting the rubber match of their three-game series with three scoreless innings, the Massachusetts baseball team allowed Virginia Commonwealth to score two runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth, and the Rams pulled away to take the series finale 8-0 at The Diamond in Richmond Sunday afternoon.
UMass (4-7, 4-2 Atlantic UMass was lifeless offensive10) was limited to just three ly in its second weekend of hits in the game. It ended Atlantic 10 play. a weekend of struggles at Heath Dwyer improved the plate for the Minutemen, to 4-1 on the year Sunday, who scored just six runs in striking out 10 and scatterthree games and hit .212 as a ing three hits and one walk team. over seven innings. Garrett “We certainly faced a bet- Pearson and Matt Lees ter team and beteach pitched a ting pitching than scoreless inning VCU 8 we did last week,” of relief, and coach Mike Stone the Minutemen UMass 0 said Sunday struck out 15 night. times against In last week’s series, the Rams pitching in the series Minutemen swept Dayton finale. and scored 26 runs in three Andrew Grant made his games. But thanks to a third start of the season for strong VCU pitching staff, UMass and came out strong.
Through three innings, Grant had allowed just two hits and struck out four batters. But the wheels came off when the VCU (15-11, 2-1 A 10) lineup came around for the second time. Two-out hits from Jimmy Kerrigan and Brett Hileman gave the Rams a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth. VCU did even greater damage in the fifth inning. Darian Carpenter came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded. He cleared them all with a grand slam. “He got a little deep in the count and left some balls
over the plate,” Stone said of Grant. “They were able to square him up with runners in scoring position.” Grant finished the fifth inning and recorded one out in the sixth, but was replaced by junior Brandon Walsh. It was the worst outing of the year for Grant thus far. He went seven innings in each of his first two starts and struck out 10 against the Flyers last weekend. Bryce Maher, Dylan Morris and Vinny Scifo each singled for the Minutemen Sunday, the only hits for the team.
UMass takes game two of series After suffering a 16-3 beating Friday night in the series opener against the Rams, UMass rallied for a 3-2 win Saturday night, their only win of the series. Sophomore star ter Ryan Moloney went eight innings, striking out six and allowing just one earned run to pick up his second win of the season. “He was throwing strikes, getting ahead in the count and keeping the see
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MILESTONE DAY
McMahon earns 100th career win
Coach is second all time in victories at UM By Andrew Cyr Collegian Staff
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The Minutewomen celebrate after one of their 17 goals against George Mason Sunday afternoon. Twelve different UMass players scored in the game.
UMass starts fast and crushes George Mason B y Matthew Z ackman Collegian Staff
Angela McMahon celebrated her 100th career win, freshman Anne Farnham scored her first career goal and the Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team cruised to a 17-7 win against George Mason Sunday afternoon at McGuirk Stadium. The Minutewomen controlled the game right from the initial faceoff as Sarah Crowley scored UMass’ first goal 54 seconds into
the contest, and Hannah Murphy scored her first of four goals on the game just seconds later on a free position shot to give the Minutewomen a 2-0 lead. UMass’s scoring spree continued, as Murphy, Amy Tiernan, Nicole Troost UMass and Eileen McDonald combined for six GMU more goals as the Minutewomen raced out to an 8-0 lead. The Patriots (6-4, 1-1 A10) finally got on the scoreboard courtesy of Caitlin McGinn, but the damage of George Mason’s slow start had already been done. Murphy led the way offensive-
ly with four goals and six points in the game. Troost had a breakout game as well, scoring a hat trick to bring her season goals total to eight. Twelve different Minutewomen (9-1, 2-0 A10) scored 17 and McMahon emptied her bench in the blow7 out – the majority of the roster saw game action. McMahon was pleased that many of her reserves got a chance to compete Sunday afternoon. “I was really happy that we were able to get a good lead early on, so that we were able to get
people out there, get them some experience and allow them to make mistakes. Mistakes will help them learn and allow them to improve and get better,” McMahon said. Katie Ott, a junior attack and leader on the team believed the opportunity for everyone to play was crucial. “We need every single player on the roster to have the same intensity on and off the field and the opportunity for many players to play will give them that chance,” Ott said. McMahon played all three of her goalkeepers as well. see
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Just 56 seconds into the Massachusetts women’s lacrosse game against George Mason, the Minutewomen took a big step toward reaching a historic milestone for coach Angela McMahon. A wide-open Sarah Crowley received a pass in front of the cage to beat Patriots goalkeeper Taylor Carpentier just below the crossbar to give UMass a 1-0 lead. That’s all the momentum the Minutewomen needed as they cruised to a 17-7 win Sunday at McGuirk Stadium, marking the 100th career victory for McMahon in just her eighth season as a head coach. “It’s def initely welldeserved, she’s a great coach and we love winning for her,” defender Anne Farnham said, who scored her first career goal in the win. McMahon’s career record improved to 100-39 (.719 winning percentage), with some of those wins coming at stops at Bentley and UConn prior to arriving at UMass for the 2011 season. In five seasons with the Minutewomen, McMahon is already second in program history with 81 wins and has the see
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UMass stumbles against Towson on Saturday Offense struggles in loss against Tigers By Anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff
The Massachusetts men’s lacrosse team knew it was preparing for a low-scoring game in Saturday’s matchup with No. 18 Towson, the nation’s fourth-ranked defense. And after a 6-5 loss to the Tigers a season ago, the Minutemen headed into this weekend confident they could reverse their fortunes behind their own improved defense. Instead, UMass (3-6, 1-1 CAA) once again fell short against Towson (7-3, 1-0
CAA) in a 6-3 defeat, mark- 10 minutes, 53 seconds ing the Minutemen’s low- remaining in regulation. est scoring output of the But Towson sealed the season. victory with 4:07 left with “That’s the tempo that a goal from Joe Seider, Towson wants, that’s what moving the lead they got,” UMass back up to three coach Gre g Towson ceasing 6 and Cannella said. any momentum “They played the UMass 3 UMass may have game they wantbuilt down the ed, slowing the stretch. game down.” Seider’s goal came after With scoring at a pre- the Minutemen failed to mium on both sides, the capitalize on an extra-man Tigers tallied five out of opportunity. On the ensuthe first six goals Saturday, ing Tigers attack, the sophbuilding a 5-1 advantage omore attacker converted midway through the third on a far strike just as the quarter. The Minutemen 30-second shot clock warnthen responded with a pair ing was issued. of goals to go on its only “I don’t think it was a run of the game, shrink- mistake on anyone’s part, ing the deficit to two with I think we were just a step
too slow,” said UMass defender Kyle Karaska about the final goal. Cannella added: “We were a man up and we missed an opportunity to score on a point-blanker. So that’s where the momentum went. Then they went down and scored that goal…That kind of put it away for them.” Despite the loss, Cannella said that Saturday’s defensive performance “absolutely” was a positive takeaway. The six-goal performance marked the unit’s fourth straight game holding an opponent to single digits. “Zach (Oliveri) played well, the defense played well and stayed to their
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Andrew Sokol carries the ball in a game against Quinnipiac. assignments,” Cannella now.” said. “We just couldn’t Karaska agreed, sayscore the ball on the other ing that the Minutemen’s end of the field. But those guys are pretty tired right see MEN’S LAX on page 7