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Student charged in vandalism Student found

By Aviva Luttrell Collegian Staff

A University of Massachusetts student has been charged in connection with his alleged involvement in two recent acts of racist vandalism on campus, according to an email sent out to the campus community by Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy.

Devin Ayres, 20, of North Andover, was arraigned Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown on charges of vandalizing property and property damage to intimidate. The latter charge provides basis for a hate crime prosecution, according to the email.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported Monday that

Ayres left racist messages on or near two rooms in the John Quincy Adams tower, located in the Southwest Residential Area on Oct. 11. The incidents were reported Oct. 13.

According to the Gazette, one message used the N-word on a woman’s door and the other was found on a white board belonging to two women, which read, “You guys got N***** boyfriends,” and included a heart symbol followed by the number 1810.

The incidents were separate from the intimidating messages found in Coolidge and Washington towers that prompted student protests and discussion of racism last week, according to the Gazette.

“Matters like this are also typically addressed

through the Code of Student Conduct. … In all such cases, alleged violators face significant and prompt sanctions,” Subbaswamy wrote in the email. “The student in this case is no longer on our campus.”

UMass spokesperson Edward Blaguszewski declined to comment on whether Ayres has been expelled from the University, but according to a statement from the Northwestern District Attorney’s office, he was “ordered to stay away from the victim(s) and stay away from the UMass campus.”

A tweet from a Twitter account appearing to belong to Ayres, @DayresSK, tweeted, “can you turn off the

n***** option on tinder?” on May 26. The account has since been deleted, but a cached version is available on Google.

Ayres is due to return to court for a pre-trial hearing Nov. 21, according to the statement.

The UMass Police Department will continue its investigation into similar incidents, according to the email.

Anyone with relevant information is urged to contact the Dean of Students Office at 413-545-2684 or UMPD at 413-545-2121. Confidential tips can be reported to the UMPD TIPS Line at 413-577-8477.

Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @AvivaLuttrell.

Cupcakes for a cure

dead in Sylvan residential hall Medical examiner to perform autopsy

By Aviva Luttrell Collegian Staff

A University of Massachusetts student was found dead in McNamara Hall in the Sylvan Residential Area Sunday night, according to Mary Carey, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.

The student was identified as Chloe Malast, 21, of Needham, in a campuswide email from David Vaillancourt, senior associate dean for Campus Life.

According to Vaillancourt, Malast was a member of the Commonwealth Honors College.

“Since this death was unattended, the state medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the official cause of death, but you should know our residence halls are safe and secure,” Vaillancourt wrote in the email.

According to Carey, no

“Since this death was unattended, the state medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the official cause of death, but you should know our residence halls are safe and secure.”

David Vaillancourt, senior associate dean for Campus Life. foul play is suspected, and there is currently no timetable for when autopsy results will be released.

Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @AvivaLuttrell.

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Police responded to McNamara Hall around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Iota Gamma Upsilon held a cupcake fundraiser to benefit the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition on Monday.

SGA appoints special assistants UM Sustainability Three resolutions discussed at meeting

By William Keve Collegian Staff

The Student Government Association met Monday night in the Cape Cod Lounge as three new University of Massachusetts students were appointed as special assistants assigned to various committees. Three resolutions were also passed regarding SGA policy.

Additionally, the Senate was briefed on student involvement in the upcoming labor negotiations, MassPIRG wrapped up its “Get out the Vote” campaign, Secretary of Veterans Services Nathaniel Dunnican stepped down from his position and some specifics were released for how Registered Student Organizations can receive compensation for Minute Marshall activities.

Emily Devenney was appointed as a special assistant to the Diversity

and Student Engagement Committee.

“I’m very committed to working with DSEC to build student power,” Devenney said.

Speaker of the Senate Sïonan Barrett described Devenney as “a key policy specialist for (The Center for Education and Policy Advocacy) last year.” Barrett sponsored Devenney’s assignment, along with the appointments of JessicaSophie Horoschak to the position of special assistant to the Undergraduate Experience Committee and the appointment of Elizabeth Aleo as a special assistant to the administrative affairs committee. All three appointments received universal support from the student Senate.

Three resolutions, 2014 F4, 2014 F5 and 2014 F6 all passed as well with no significant opposition. F4 established the definition of emergency funding for RSOs. F5 changed the wording on internal itineraries used at SGA meetings.

The F6 resolution, spon-

Day to take place this Wednesday

Event promotes community change

By David McLellan Collegian Correspondent

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The SGA appointed three new special assistants during its meeting Monday. sored by Senators Michael Turner and Ryan Jackson, will establish what to do with the Hatch, which is currently unused. The resolution was written to “enhance student employment, leadership experience and campus culture.” Many senators, including Daniel Burkhardt, questioned whether or not this resolution really did anything.

“We want to show that the

SGA would be on board with a future initiative,” Turner said.

After some discussion, it was explained that F6 wasn’t a specific plan on how to develop the Hatch but rather a statement on the SGA’s openness for future plans.

David Lafond, a member of the Professional Staff Union at UMass, briefed the see

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The University of Massachusetts will be one of many college campuses across the country to participate in Campus Sustainability Day Wednesday.

According to a Sustainable UMass press release, this annual, nationwide event is “a time to recognize the successes, challenges and innovations of sustainability in higher education on each campus.” This year’s theme is “empowering change on campus and in the community.”

The day will begin with a Student Sustainability Fair from 12 to 3 p.m. in the

Campus Center concourse.

Eleven student organizations, including Sustainable UMass, Real Food Challenge, Protect Our Breasts and the Eco-Rep Program will table during the event.

These informational tables will allow students “to get involved with something very specific in relation to sustainability,” said senior Kevin Hollerbach, manager of the Eco-Rep program.

“Sustainability is a broad topic, and there are many different ways to get involved.”

From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., the “Empowering Change” open forum will take place in the Amherst Room on the 10th floor of the Campus Center.

Students will be able to ask questions and discuss how to make campus a greener, see

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THE RUNDOWN ON THIS DAY...

In 1879, Thomas Edison created a workable electric light bulb in his laboratory. It was the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb.

AROUND THE WORLD

Turkey ISTANBUL — In a dramatic policy shift, Turkey agreed Monday to allow fighters from Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region to cross its territory to help save the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Kobani from Islamist radicals, the Turkish foreign minister said.

“We are helping peshmerga forces to cross into Kobani,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.

He spoke just hours after the

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Two counts of larceny Dept. of Justice occur over weekend to begin police Police Log: Oct. 17 to Oct. 20, 2014

By Marleigh Felsenstein Collegian Staff

Friday, Oct. 17 8:43 a.m.: A motor vehicle crash occurred at the Leader Home Center on College Street. A gray 2002 Lincoln Continental hit a gray 2012 Subaru Impreza. The owner of the Subaru complained of neck pain, but both vehicle operators denied medical attention. The damage was under $1,000.

11:39 a.m.: There was an animal complaint on North Whitney Street. Two large raccoons were removed from a dumpster.

2:08 p.m.: Annoying calls were received at the Echo Village Apartments on Gatehouse Road. A woman was calling and texting to try to get her old job back.

2:44 p.m.: There was a suspicious red-haired man standing in the middle of the roadway near TD Bank on Amity Street.

7:15 p.m.: There was a suspicious male at the Amherst Motel on Northampton Road. He lived in a white van at the motel and the vehicle was towed.

11:33 p.m.: There was an assault at the College Inn Apartments on Belchertown Road.

Saturday, Oct. 18 12:40 a.m.: A woman on South Prospect Street thought a male was following her home and “lurking”

outside of her house once she got inside. She no longer saw him and wanted to speak with an officer.

liquor law violation on South Whitney Street. Macee Candian, 19, of Westfield, was arrested for possession of liquor under the age of 21, having an open container of alcohol and resisting arrest. Owen Healey, 20, of Medford, was arrested for disorderly conduct and possession of liquor under the age of 21.

2:48 a.m.: Suspicious males in a red 2003 Ford Explorer parked in the back of the Hobart Lane Apartments.

The males exited the vehicle and ran into one of the apartments. The residents did not know anyone by the last name of the person that 1:16 a.m.: Cindy Drake, 49, the vehicle was registered to. of Belchertown, was arrest7:01 a.m.: There was a train ed at Rotary North on West signal malfunction on Main Street for operating under the influence, negligent Street. operation of a motor vehicle 11:25 a.m.: There was a to endanger and failure to vehicle hit and run in the use care when starting. parking garage on Boltwood Walk between a black 2014 3:48 a.m.: There was a fight BMW and a green 1992 Ford on Sunset Avenue. Two males wearing underpants Explorer. and buttoned-down shirts 1:46 p.m.: There was a lar- were pushing each other ceny at the Newman Center in the middle of McClure on North Pleasant Street. A Street and then ran toward laptop was reported stolen Sunset Avenue when they from the lounge. saw the police show up. Once the police spoke to them, 5:24 p.m.: There was a lar- they denied being involved ceny at the Colonial Village in a fight.

Apartments on Belchertown Road. Three males were load- 2:02 p.m.: Many wining a bench that belonged to dows were broken at the the complex into a vehicle.

Presidential Apartments on North Pleasant Street. Police 11:15 p.m.: Kelsey A. Furey, have identified a suspect.

19, of Pepperell, was arrested on Phillips Street for possession of liquor under the Monday, Oct. 20 age of 21.

2:21 a.m.: A motor vehicle was stopped at Main/ Sunday, Oct. 19 Boltwood Walk on Main 12:10 a.m.: Todd Huntington, Street. A gray 2008 Honda 42, of Raleigh, North Civic was towed by Ernie’s Carolina, was arrested Towing after police realized at Stackers Pub on North the vehicle was expired/ Pleasant Street for disor- non-renewed. The vehicle derly conduct and resisting made a right on red and arrest after walking around failed to stop at the red sigand trying to get people to nal. fight him.

Marleigh Felsenstein can be reached 12:47 a.m.: There was a at mfelsentstein@umass.edu.

incubation period for the deadly Ebola virus.

“This is a spectacular suc-

cess story that shows that Ebola can be contained,” WHO said in a statement.

“The story of how Nigeria ended what many believed to be potentially the most explosive Ebola outbreak imaginable is worth telling in detail.” dpa

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Sweden’s navy

deployed hundreds of troops and vessels Monday in a search for “suspected foreign activity underwater” after reportedly intercepting a Russian-language distress signal coming from a submerged craft in Stockholm’s archipelago.

The intensive hunt for a suspected Russian submarine in Swedish territorial waters reflected the mounting tension between Russia and its Baltic neighbors as a consequence of the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine and its seizure of the Crimean peninsula earlier this year.

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Senate on the status of campus labor negotiations.

“These unions represent people throughout the campus,” Lafond said. “The work that’s being done by all these unions keeps this campus going. We’ve run into a situation in collective bargaining where the offer that management has put on the table is extremely regressive.”

Lafond tried to garner support for the labor side of negations as well, warnCHRISTINA YACONO/COLLEGIAN ing that “Walmart levels of benefits” were the logical The SGA held its weekly meeting on Monday to discuss new resolutions. conclusion if the collective bargaining efforts were to that “Dunnican will no lon- Specifics on compenfalter. ger be working with us.” sation for the Minute The deadline for new Schissell will be taking over Marshalls campaign were voter registration came his responsibilities tempo- finally detailed at the meeton Oct. 15. In the first rarily but no other informa- ing. The program, which utireport after the deadline, a tion was given at the meet- lizes students to moderate MassPIRG representative ing regarding the situation. and self-police large events, reported that voter drives The Nov. 12 UMass will pay “anywhere between at the University exceeded football game at McGuirk $300 and $350 per event per expectations. The drive had Stadium against Ball State group.” Barrett emphaset a goal of 2000 registered will feature a unique theme sized that the program was voters, but MassPIRG signed this year. Because the aimed at funding RSOs and up over 2400 voters this game falls on a Wednesday, other student organizations semester. the theme will be “hump- with the manpower to keep Dunnican stepped down day,” according to Barrett. events such as “Blarney from his position of secre- Sam the Minuteman will Blowout” or the Super Bowl tary of Veteran Services be joined by some type of safe this year. under uncertain circum- camel mascot for the game stances. SGA Vice President and Barrett didn’t rule out a William Keve can be reached at Jacob Schissell announced live camel as a possibility. wkeve@umass.edu.

investigations Goal is to curb brutality in city

By Mark Puente The Baltimore Sun

BALTIMORE — After years of alleged police brutality, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed plans Monday to investigate the Baltimore Police Department.

At the U.S. attorney’s office in Baltimore, the Department of Justice announced initial details about collaborative-reform initiative to curb police brutality in the city. Officials at the announcement included U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts and Ronald L. Davis, director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the Department of Justice.

Davis said he has known Batts for years and is confident he will be a full partner in the coming review.

“We will be able to make the Baltimore Police Department even better and stronger than it is today,” Davis said in a statement.

“The collaborative reform initiative we embark on today is just that - a collaboration - and everything this partnership entails will be done in an open and transparent fashion.”

While Batts and Rawlings-Blake said they started talking weeks ago about the federal program, they unveiled the request on Oct. 4 - five days after The Baltimore Sun published results of an investigation showing that residents have suffered broken bones and battered faces during arrests.

The Sun found that the city has paid $5.7 million in court judgments and settlements in 102 civil suits since 2011, and nearly all of the people involved in incidents leading to those lawsuits were cleared of criminal charges. Some officers were involved in multiple lawsuits.

“When law enforcement misconduct is uncovered, the U.S. Department of Justice has a variety of tools available to respond,” Davis said. “Responses to misconduct in law enforcement organizations fall along a continuum of intervention.”

The federal review will examine training standards, the way police inter-

act with residents and how the department tracks complaints against officers. Investigators look for troubling patterns. Within weeks, a team of policing experts could be in Baltimore, talking to residents, community leaders and officers.

Some city leaders, like Council President Bernard C. “Jack” Young, prefer a wider probe of the Baltimore Police Department.

Such collaborative reviews differ from full-scale civil rights investigations because they are agreed to by local officials and are not enforced by court order. A review can turn into a fullscale civil rights investigation if federal officials find serious problems, as they did in Ferguson, Mo., where the police shooting of an unarmed teen sparked a national outcry.

The Department of Justice says it developed the collaborative reform in 2011 as an independent and objective way to transform a law enforcement agency through an analysis of policies, practices, training, tactics and accountability methods around key issues facing law enforcement today.

The coming review in Baltimore is similar to ongoing probes in Philadelphia and Spokane, Wash., that are focusing on police shootings and other issues.

The goal is to help change the ways that law enforcement agencies build community partnerships and enhance transparency; transform agencies through decision making and policies; and institutionalize reforms with integrated accountability measures, officials say.

The reform was first utilized in Las Vegas in the aftermath of officer-involved shootings.

Prosecutors cleared officers of wrongdoing in most cases.

The Department of Justice finished its review in November 2012 and a 155-page report in May 2014 that focused on the use of deadly force, including an analysis of policies, training, tactics and documentation. Investigators interviewed more than 100 people, including residents, officers, prosecutors and police union officials.

Among its 75 findings, the federal government listed 16 shortcomings in useof-force policies and procedures, and recommended reforms.

SUSTAINABLE more sustainable place.

The UMass Green Office Program will announce the winner of the EcoLeader Lead-It Challenge, and the first ever winners of the Random Acts of Sustainability prize drawing will also be chosen.

At 5 p.m., David Poritz’s film, “Oil & Water,” will be shown on the 10th floor of the Campus Center. Poritz, an Amherst native, is the president and co-founder of Equitable Origin, a company that gives certifications to oil companies that adhere to top environmental standards.

Poritz’s film offers a look into the life of Hugo, a young Ecuadorian whose tribe has been threatened by invading oil companies. The film also looks into Poritz’s own life and his decision to begin humanitarian work to the

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Amazon. Following the film, there will be a panel discussion with Poritz himself from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the same location.

Hollerbach, who organized the screening of “Oil & Water,” commented on UMass campus sustainability, pointing to Campus Sustainability Day and Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy’s signing of the Real Food Challenge last year as a “really big win for us.”

“I think we’re definitely moving in the right direction, but we have a lot of work to do,” Hollerbach said. “The goal is for UMass campus sustainability to not have to exist, to have everyone recycle and to think of campus sustainability.”

David McLellan can be reached at djmclell@umass.edu.

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Obama’s Islamic State effort tied to Kurds’ fate Airstrikes focused on Syrian Kurdish enclave

By Roy Gutman McClatchy Foreign Staff ISTANBUL — The U.S. air campaign against the Islamic State, launched in August to stop the takeover of Iraqi Kurdistan and to rescue a trapped religious minority, has now become focused on a Syrian Kurdish enclave whose defenders are linked to a group responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in Turkey.

With the U.S. decision to drop weapons and ammunition to the defenders of the town of Kobani, the Obama administration has tied success against the Islamic State to the little-known leadership of the Democratic Union Party, known by its Kurdish initials as the PYD, a group in northern Syria affiliated with the banned Kurdistan Workers Party in Turkey, which is better known by its acronym, the PKK. It is a classic case of strange bedfellows, where the outcome could end up empowering a group whose goals the United States does not share, to the distress of NATO ally Turkey and U.S.-backed moderate Syrian rebels.

Turkey vehemently objected to the weapons drop in advance.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that the PYD “for us is equal to the PKK. It is also a terrorist organization.” It would be “very wrong” for the U.S. “to expect us to say ‘yes’ after openly announcing such support for a terrorist organization,” he said.

But after the first air drops early Monday - some 21 tons of weapon, ammunition and medical supplies, according to an Iraqi Kurdish official – Turkey backed away from the rhetoric and half-endorsed the action. Mevlut Cavusoglu, the new Turkish foreign minister, said that Turkey had made every effort to prevent the fall of Kobani, which lies just across the border in Syria,

and that it viewed the U.S. weapons drops as “part of those efforts.”

Further, he announced that Turkey would allow Iraqi peshmerga fighters to cross its territory to join the fight to save the enclave. The U.S. and Iraq’s mostly autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government both said they had asked Turkey to facilitate sending KRG reinforcements to Kobani.

The U.S. told Turkey: “Help us to get the peshmerga or other groups in there,” Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters Monday. Kurdish news media said Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barazani made a similar request.

One major Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet, reported that peshmerga forces already had begun crossing into Turkey.

But that looks increasingly unlikely. The obstacle this time is apparently not the Turkish government but the defenders in Kobani.

“We have enough fighters,” said Idriss Nassan, the spokesman for the embattled town. “The important thing is ammunition and weaponry.”

He said fighters could come from outside but they “must come under the coordination” of Kobani’s administration, which is dominated by the PYD. The issue of command and control hasn’t been settled and is the subject of talks that began a week ago in Iraqi Kurdistan. Falah Mustaf, the head of the foreign relations department of the KRG, told McClatchy the talks about broadening the Kobani administration “have made some progress,” but he also called for more flexibility and cooperation among the partners.

In appearance at least, the PYD leadership, just 10 days after the enclave was widely viewed as doomed to defeat, has been buoyed by its good fortune and feel it can make it alone - so long as U.S. airstrikes continue.

Through Monday, the U.S.-led coalition had launched 141 air-

strikes at Islamic State targets in Kobani, making it the most important theater of the war by far.

“We need arms more than we need the peshmerga,” Salih Muslim, the PYD leader, told the BBC. “If there is a need,” the PYD militia “will call on them to come.

If there is no need, the peshmerga can fight ISIS on their own territory and also send us arms.” ISIS is an alternative name for the Islamic State.

Idriss told McClatchy that the Kurdish militia, with the help of more intensive airstrikes, more weaponry and ammunition, “will defeat” the Islamic State “in just a short time.” But without the airdrops and airstrikes, Kobani “will be destroyed completely.”

Like Turkey, Kurdistan Regional Government President Barzani has had tense relations with the PYD for the past two years, having failed to convince them to form a united front with rebels fighting the Assad regime. The PYD has long been accused of continuing friendly ties with Assad.

That is an awkward place for the United States to find itself, and Kerry said as much when he saw reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Referring to his and President Barack Obama’s talks with Erdogan and other Turkish leaders this weekend, he said “we understand fully the fundamentals to their opposition and ours to any kind of terrorist group, and particularly, obviously, the challenges they face with respect to the PKK.” But he said the Islamic State had chosen to make Kobani the setting for its biggest ground battle so far, and it would be “irresponsible of us, as well as morally very difficult, to turn your back” on the defenders of the enclave.

Kerry said he and Obama made it “very, very clear this is not a shift of policy by the United States.

It is a crisis moment, an emergency.”

Turkey, while acquiescing to the weapons drops after the fact, continued its criticism of the PYD

without any letup.

“The PYD’s purposes for Syria are different from those of the Free Syrian Army,” Cavusoglu said.

“The PYD’s only aim is to control a certain part of Syria, just like ISIS. Therefore we believe it is a threat to Syria’s future, to Syria’s territorial integrity and its future democratic structuring.”

Just like the PKK, the PYD holds information very close to its vest, even some of the most vital data about the ongoing battle. For example, how many fighters are defending the enclave? “Thousands,” said Idriss, the spokesman for the government. He declined to be more precise.

And how many civilians are there? Ten days ago Staffan de Mistura, a top U.N. official who pleaded with Turkey to intervene in Kobani lest it become another Srebrenica, where thousands died in 1995, estimated there were 700 mostly elderly in the city of Kobani and 12,000 people in the border zone - but it wasn’t clear where he got his numbers.

Idriss said he did not have a count, but he estimated there were “thousands” in the region bordering Turkey and an unknown number in the city center. “It’s impossible to make a count of civilians in Kobani,” he said. “It’s a situation of war. There are snipers. There

43 people in Dallas now Five Jonestown massacre considered ‘Ebola free’ victims buried in mass grave 120 people are still being monitored

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Los Angeles Times

DALLAS — Dallas County officials on Monday expressed relief with the end of Ebola monitoring for most of the first group of 48 people who had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, who died of the virus on Oct. 8.

“Today is a milestone day, it’s a hurdle that we need to get over,” Mayor Mike Rawlings said at a morning briefing.

Duncan, 42, was admitted to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on Sept.

28, and the group began their 21-day monitoring soon after, including daily visits from public health workers who took their temperatures daily and checked for other symptoms of the deadly virus.

Two nurses have since been diagnosed - Nina Pham, 26, and Amber Vinson, 29 but no one else in the group showed any symptoms, officials said.

As of midnight Sunday, 43 of the 48 original contacts were “Ebola-free,” according to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.

“The time period for them to get Ebola has lapsed; it is over,” Jenkins said.

One person in the ambulance used to take Duncan to the hospital was expected to be cleared late Monday, Jenkins said.

Four additional people, all health care workers who saw Duncan the day he was admitted to the hospital and afterward, were expected to be cleared in the next few

Jenkins urged Dallasites to accept those emerging from monitoring, particularly 10 individuals considered “high risk” due to their close contact with Duncan. Among the 10 are four people who have been confined under a court order: Duncan’s fiance, Louise Troh, 54, her 13-year-old son, a relative and friend. days, he said.

An additional 120 people in Dallas will continue to be monitored for Ebola symptoms, with the last removed from monitoring on Nov. 7, which Rawlings called “the magic date.”

State health commissioner David Lakey released a statement noting that, “Epidemiologists have worked around the clock to call and visit people who may have had any exposure, to make sure they were asymptotic and doing well ... I’m happy we can tell people they are free and clear of monitoring. It provides a measure of relief and reassurance.”

Gov. Rick Perry welcomed the announcement with “guarded optimism” and said in a statement that “we look forward to the day when the remaining individuals can also be removed from active monitoring.

In a move to expedite Ebola testing, county public health officials began on Sunday conducting tests in Dallas rather than sending samples to state headquarters in Austin.

Jenkins urged Dallasites to accept those emerging from monitoring, particularly 10 individuals considered “high risk” due to their close contact with Duncan. Among

the 10 are four people who have been confined under a court order: Duncan’s fiance, Louise Troh, 54, her 13-yearold son, a relative and friend.

“They are people who have been through an incredible ordeal,” Jenkins said. “Treat them the way you would want your own family treated.”

For the first time, officials disclosed where the four have been staying: a gated Catholic retreat in the city’s Oak Cliff neighborhood, which Rawlings described as “a respite for this family.”

The four planned to remain there Monday as Troh’s pastor searched for an apartment in her former neighborhood of East Dallas, Jenkins said.

Seven children who had been monitored for Ebola and Troh’s son are expected to return to five Dallas public schools on Tuesday.

“As a parent, I am extremely concerned,” Jenkins said, noting that students, particularly in middle school, can be vicious.

“I need your help, parents,” he said.

“This, I believe, is a defining moment for Dallas. The world is watching Dallas.

Dallas must determine whether we deal with this with grace and compassion,” Jenkins said.

Remains found 36 years after deaths

By Matt O’Brien The Oakland Tribune

OAKLAND, Calif. — Irene Mason was among the oldest victims of the Peoples Temple mass murder-suicide, having turned 86 a week before her horrific death. Tony Walker was a 20-year-old security guard who patrolled the cult colony and its livestock in the Guyanese jungle.

Nearly 36 years after the Jonestown massacre, they now have a place to rest.

Their long-forgotten remains, and those of three others discovered this summer in an abandoned Delaware mortuary, have now joined more than 400 other unclaimed or unidentified Jonestown victims in an East Oakland hillside memorial.

Rain drizzled over a small ceremony at the Evergreen Cemetery organized Monday by the son of Jim Jones, the cult preacher who led more than 900 followers - one-third of them children - to their deaths in November 1978 after instructing them to drink cyanide-laced grape punch. Those who survived the suicidal poisoning were shot and killed.

“I have to accept the horrific event, the tyranny that Jim Jones created, but I also have to respect the people who were trying to build a new world,” said Jim Jones Jr., 54, who remembers many of the dead. “They were trying to build a new world and they

really believed that.”

Painful memories of the tragedy resurfaced in August when Delaware authorities announced the discovery of nine cremated remains of Jonestown victims in a foreclosed funeral home near Dover Air Force Base, where all 918 bodies were shipped from Guyana in 1978.

Why their remains were stored for three decades in the Minus Funeral Home might never be known.

The funeral home closed after its owner died in 2012.

All nine were AfricanAmerican, and five lived in the San Francisco Bay Area before they followed Jim Jones in shifting his Peoples Temple headquarters from a San Francisco church to a remote jungle clearing in Guyana.

The South American settlement advertised itself as a hub for socialism and racial integration where more than 1,000 followers worked the land and gathered for daily assemblies. Defectors who fled back to the United States recounted physical and emotional abuse under a paranoid cult leader.

When a fact-finding team led by U.S. Rep. Leo Ryan, D-Calif., flew to Guyana to investigate in November 1978, Jonestown followers ambushed the congressman on an airstrip, killing him, three journalists and a defector, and wounding others.

Hours later, the mass suicide and murder of the Jonestown colony began.

When E ve r g re e n Cemetery owner Buck

Kamphausen said he would welcome any unclaimed remains of Jonestown victims at his Oakland property in 1979, he went against the trend of other cemeteries and politicians that wanted nothing to do with the bodies.

The U.S. military trucked more than 420 victims to Oakland and laid their airtight coffins like dominoes in a hillside excavation site. Many of the unclaimed and unidentified were children whose parents had also died.

Until this summer, all of the unclaimed victims were thought to be in Oakland.

With help from the Jonestown Institute, a San Diego-based repository of research on the Peoples Temple tragedy, Delaware officials made contact with relatives of seven of the nine victims rediscovered this summer.

Not all of those relatives wanted the remains.

“One of the things we’ve noticed is that 36 years after Jonestown, it still has the power of stigmatization,” said Fielding McGehee, a co-founder of the Jonestown Institute who helped track down reluctant families. “There are still people who don’t want to have anything to do with their relatives.”

Family members did claim four of the victims, including Maud Perkins, whose remains were shipped to her husband in Antioch, Calif.

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Ebola coverage is misinforming The facts about the current Ebola epidemic in West Africa paint a very clear picture. With more than 4,555 confirmed dead, the outbreak is unprecedented – it threatens all and has crippled many of the affected nations.

Julian del Prado

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that in two months, West Africa could face 10,000 cases a week, 70 percent of which are likely to be deadly. While the WHO aims to contain 70 percent of the outbreak and thus reverse its momentum, it is unclear whether this will be effective.

This is especially true in light of recent failures in Spain and the United States of hospitals and health care workers to follow protocol for containing the virus. The circumstances of the outbreak seem to spell certain doom for entire generations of West Africans.

The facts presented by media outlets such as CNN, ABC, NPR, Fox News and the New York Times are highly selective and fail to paint an accurate picture of the crisis. These outlets provide a close look at the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first man to die of Ebola on U.S. soil, as they should. They also highlight flaws in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s protocol, which should provide useful insights into avoiding the disease in day-today life. Instead, those flaws have led to the monitoring of several individuals for the virus.

However, the first Ebola death in the U.S. permanently shifted media focus to the home front.

The economic and humanitarian implications of the outbreak have been buried in non-newsworthy stories about infection at home. As the intervals between articles get smaller and the information within them becomes more and more trivial, the topic becomes trivialized, as well. As a result, Ebola has become a boogeyman that nobody takes seriously.

At UMass, Ebola is mentioned jokingly, if it’s mentioned at all. If someone is really sick, they have Ebola. Ultimately, it makes sense that a disease which has such a small presence in our lives isn’t given much attention. But it may be wise to watch closely, given the circumstances.

While the disease may hardly penetrate the U.S., it could become something much worse than a virus. The death toll in the affected countries

cannot rise forever without the state failing. If the infrastructures of these countries do not hold, the collapse will open yet another fountain of instability. Failed states in West Africa could create a highly unstable and unpredictable situation, which may not even be salvageable. This is to say nothing of the existing damage to infrastructure in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Increasingly, sensationalist media in the U.S. is causing this problem to be marginalized by the very apathy it creates in its readers. By repeating the same story in different ways and leaving out details which provide a complete context, media outlets desensitize readers to the topic itself.

Cable networks constantly trying to scare their audiences into thinking Ebola will strike their homes make the disease seem like a monster out of a story instead of a relevant humanitarian crisis.

Once-reliable sources like the New York Times are happy to do the same for their ficklest and largest audience – the Internet.

People who are apathetic to the entire media system turn to comedians like Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart, who provide incomplete and often misinformed news for the sake of a punchline. While the facts about Ebola and other major crises are available online, the outlets which interpret and report those facts are doing so for the sake of entertainment or comedy.

In the information age, it doesn’t look like it’s enough to read the news if you want to be informed. While it is fairly difficult for the average citizen to have an effect on the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, it behooves us all to be informed about crises of this magnitude.

The U.S. is involved in the affairs of countries around the world, and the lives of the people in those countries are directly affected by the actions of those we vote into office. Media outlets are numerous and overwhelming online, and make it difficult to find the true nature of global crises.

However, this shouldn’t stop people from doing the extra Google search it takes to figure out why Ebola is a serious threat to international peace and security. It shouldn’t stop people from digging deeper into other stories, either.

“As the intervals between articles get smaller and the information within them becomes more and more trivial, the topic becomes trivialized, as well.”

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

Remembering Derek Jeter’s career: an appraisal All eyes were on #2, “The Captain,” on Sept. 28 as Derek Jeter suited up for his last game in a Yankees uniform. It was perfect weather for baseball and an ideal send-off for Jeter, 40, who announced his retirement before the 2014 season began.

Isaac Simon

Jeter is the last of the “core four” (Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada being the other three) to leave the Yankees.

His career is rich with accolades of all sorts, the first coming in 1996 when he received the Rookie of Year Award and played a crucial role in leading the Yankees to their first World Series championship since 1978. He would lead them to four more, including a stretch of three in a row in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

When writing about an athlete such as Jeter, one could go on and on about his accomplishments and the excitement he brought to both Yankees fans and baseball fans alike. But as Jeter closes the chapter of his playing career with the better part of 20 seasons behind him, it seems as if an entire chapter in baseball’s history is coming to a close.

For all his celebrity and all-star persona, he is – at the end of the day – a team player.

Based on interviews from a variety of different teammates, one gets the sense that Jeter is a role model. But what seems equally as impressive is the context in which one must discuss his career.

Jeter played in the “steroid era” where teammates and rivals alike were shooting up in an effort to boost their on-the-field

performance. Jeter never talked at length about baseball’s steroid problem, aside from saying he stayed clean, which he managed to do even with the added pressure of playing in New York.

Jeter’s life and career has been the perfect story. He grew up in New Jersey as a Yankees fan. His grandmother introduced him to baseball and his favorite player was Dave Winfield, another former Yankee. As a young child, he started telling family, friends and relatives that he was going to grow up and play for the Yankees.

Sox manager Terry Francona took him out well before the game was finished, but he stayed.

Indeed, Jeter was a thrill to watch to the very end, with the last game of his career being no exception. With more Yankees fans than Red Sox fans in attendance, the atmosphere was vibrant. By the start of the game, there were no empty seats and everyone at Fenway Park seemed to forget about the standings.

And yet, despite all of this, it was still a baseball experience. This final game of the

“Throughout his career he was a gentleman, always taking the opportunity to shed light on another star or another player who was doing well.”

As we know now, it all turned out to be true.

Throughout his career he was a gentleman, always taking the opportunity to shed light on another player who was doing well.

I was born in New York City and raised to be a die-hard baseball fan. I was also raised to hate the Yankees in part because my father is from Minnesota. But even as I pledged my allegiance to the Twins, I was always a Jeter fan.

I remember going with my family to the 2008 All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Aside from the thrills of the game (it went 15 innings and was the longest in MLB All Star Game history), I remember hearing about how Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez left the ballpark together at 10 p.m. Not Jeter. He stayed all 15 innings. He didn’t have to. Red

regular season was the only time I experienced an abundance of respect for an opposing player. When Jeter came to the plate in the first and third inning (he only had two plate appearances), there was a hush of silence that dispersed throughout the park.

It didn’t matter if you were a Red Sox fan, a Yankees fan or just a baseball fan. All 37,071 fans came together as if it was part of an unofficial social contract, and paid their respects.

Jeter’s final career at-bat ended up being an RBI infield single in the third inning.

After he reached first base, Jeter took himself out of the game and walked to the pitcher’s mound to shake the hand of Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz.

Over the course of his illustrious 20-year career, Jeter played in 2,747 games, had 11,195

at-bats and scored 1,923 runs. He racked up 3,465 hits, more than any other shortstop in baseball. With a lifetime batting average of .310, it’s hard not to consider him the greatest shortstop since World War II. In terms of Yankee history, he is the leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, plate appearances, at-bats and total bases. As a five time World Series champion and a 14-time All-Star selection, it is clear that Jeter’s departure signals the end of an era.

Aside from acting as the designated hitter, Jeter never played a position other than shortstop. He was never ejected from a game and rarely showed anger. He played for one team his entire career, something that is now rare in any sport.

As a New Yorker, I grew up watching Jeter.

I remember catching the No. 4 express train and getting off at 161st: Yankee Stadium.

Even though I hated the Yankees growing up, he was their mainstay for years.

A great amount of uncertainty lies ahead for the Yankees as they come to terms with a team without Jeter. Hopefully Jeter’s approach to the game has rubbed off on his fellow teammates. Say what you want about the Yankees as an organization, but at the end of the day, they have a history of putting excellent players on the field.

As a die-hard baseball fan, I salute him and thank him for all he’s done for the game.

Baseball has produced a lot of great shortstops, but at the end of the day, there is only one Derek Jeter.

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

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ALBUM REVIEW

Yellowcard changes its tune, shifts gears on ‘Lift a Sail’ Pop-punk veterans make strong return

By John Andersen Collegian Correspondent “Lift a Sail,” Yellowcard’s newest album, released Oct. 7, tells a story of heartbreak, hope and resilience.

At first, the band’s traditional fans may be disappointed. But with time, the album proves to be just as tear-inducing as Yellowcard’s hit song, “Ten,” from its 2012 album, “Southern Air.” “Lift a Sail” is not a concept album. Rather, it tells the story of front man Ryan Key’s past few years – a period of time in which he saw his wife paralyzed from the waist down, married her in her hospital bed and wrote a letter to his younger self about how he is going to learn what it really means to be a man – and to find magic in every moment.

Prior to the release of its ninth studio album, Yellowcard acknowledged that “Lift a Sail” would sound completely different from any of its previous work. With the departure of longtime drummer Longineu “LP” Parsons III, Yellowcard enlisted Anberlin drummer Nate Young as its guest percussionist. Without Young and his electronic background, this album may have never materialized.

With Parsons’ absence comes the departure from Yellowcard’s traditional poppunk sound. “Lift a Sail” is marketed more as a traditional rock album, with the band citing ‘90s influences

Yellowcard shifts its sound and takes on more serious subject matter on its new album, “Lift a Sail.” such as Foo Fighters and Nirvana. The album does not contain any clear-cut hit singles or summer anthems as fans have heard in the past. However, it may be the most complete start-to-finish album in Yellowcard’s catalogue.

Key’s knack for writing catchy songs remains as consistent as it has for years.

Many of the band’s lyrics blatantly discuss Key’s wife’s recovery in her hospital bed.

In “Illuminate,” Key sings, “As we ascend/Air will get

thin/We’ll become ghosts/ Together again,” highlighting a deeply emotional time.

The album changes drastically from Yellowcard’s previous work in terms of instrumentals. Lead guitarist Ryan Mendez does not hold back on “Lift a Sail,” with songs like “Transmission Home” and “Crash The Gates” showcasing the most intense riffs Mendez has ever unleashed.

Violinist Sean Mackin also capitalizes on his chance to explore new territory on the album.

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“MSK” is comprised solely of Mackin and Young’s respective instruments, leaving ample room to expose how unbelievably amazing Key’s voice truly is. “Transmission Home,” the album’s second track, would not have the impact that it has without the album’s intro, “Convocation.”

The track features a masterful display of Mackin’s versatility on the violin, providing the perfect lead-in to “Transmission Home.”

“Fragile and Dear” is the most experimental song on

spent in their one-bedroom apartment, not wanting to sleep. The title track manages to locate the epicenter between anguish and happiness. Key sings, “If a cold wind starts to rise/I am ready now/I am ready now/With the last sail lifted high/I am ready now/I am ready now.”

He explains that he is grown up and now knows what it means to be a man. He shows that he is ready for whatever the world throws at him.

“Lift a Sail” is one of those albums that is clearly marking a point in the artist’s life, as many albums often mark a point in the lives of its fans. Everyone remembers the music they listened to at a certain times in their lives, whether in high school, when they were depressed or when they were on top of the world. If there is a lesson to be learned from Yellowcard’s ninth album, it is that time goes on and things change.

No one expected an album FOCKA/FLICKR like this from Yellowcard, especially after its 2012 predecessor, “Southern Air.” In each album it has the album. It is dominated released, the band always by a prominent electronic looked toward the future. beat, which was brought into And although the departure the studio courtesy of Young from the patterns of older and his background with songs like “Ocean Avenue” Anberlin. On “The Deepest to “Lights and Sounds” was Well,” Memphis May Fire’s disappointing for many, Matty Mullins provides an Yellowcard made this change admirable foil to Key’s vocals, in sound work well in its newwith the two going back and est album. forth in the verses before join- With its new deal with ing together on the chorus. label Razor & Tie, another “One Bedroom” and “Lift a Yellowcard album release is Sail” are both strikingly evoc- expected in about two years. ative. The former tells of the early stages of Key’s wife’s John Andersen can be reached at recovery and all the nights he jandersen@umass.edu.

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Sonny Landreth performs ‘Aquarius’ has a lot to offer releases brief, energetic concert Tinashe strong debut LP

Virtuoso flaunts his chops at Iron Horse

By Jack Nichols

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Last Thursday, the Iron Horse Music Hall was alive with the sound of Cajuninfluenced slide guitar as Sonny Landreth impressed his audience with an outstanding, guitar-dominated performance.

Featuring powerful drumming courtesy of Mike Burch and Dave Ranson’s smooth bass, the trio gave a strong performance that was unfortunately sullied by a short run time and lack of crowd interaction.

As Landreth powered seamlessly from instrumental to instrumental, the crowd responded with equal energy. Eyes were fixated on Landreth, as he earned the spotlight with his impossibly fast guitar technique.

Landreth tore up the stage, as he slapped, strummed and slid his way through a collection of songs mainly from his 2012 album, “Elemental Journey.”

Focusing mainly on the instrumental side of his music, Landreth took the crowd by surprise as he strummed the beginning notes of “All About You,” from his 2003 album, “The Road We’re On.” Encouraged by wild cheering and applause from the audience, Landreth infused this classic song with a significant amount of power and energy in his guitar playing and

vocals.

Unfortunately, it seemed that almost as soon as the concert started, Landreth had hit the last note of “All About You,” and the show was seemingly over. With a set that lasted roughly an hour, the first part of Landreth’s performance, despite its highs, felt very rushed and not fully representative of the amazingly gifted and diverse musician he is. Only able to focus on certain aspects of his music, Landreth was unable to show the crowd the full musical range he possesses. He stuck mainly to a similar sound throughout the concert, and the biggest change of pace came as the crowd roared for more.

Landreth returned onstage with a glimpse of potentially new material, playing an unnamed song with a similar energy to before. The song shook up the hall as he switched from slide to finger-picking. The song adopted a traditional Landreth Cajun feel reminiscent of the instrumental “Elemental Journey.” It quickly transformed into the highlight of the night, as Landreth’s strong performance on the guitar gave fans hope for a possible upcoming release. As the song came to an end, the crowd lamented Landreth’s departure from the stage, not 90 minutes after his performance began.

The somewhat disappointingly short performance was coupled by a surpris-

ing lack of crowd interaction from Landreth. Known for bringing fans on stage during his performances, Landreth addressed the audience very rarely during the show. Instead, he focused on the music, attempting to switch between songs without pause.

Unfortunately, the instrumental songs slowly fused themselves together, with no way to tell where one song started and the other ended.

With no clear descriptions to the audience, it was often unclear if Landreth switched songs or was simply expanding upon the song he was already playing. His lack of crowd involvement not only disappointed fans, but it also tended to confuse them at times.

However, Landreth’s overall performance was a success for hardcore fans. Even regular fans of Landreth could appreciate and respect the incredible talent behind his guitar skills and the energy and power he exerted into his music and into the audience.

These fans were likely disappointed by the duration of the show, though, as well as Landreth’s lack of interaction. The guitarist played an incredible set at the Iron Horse, but unfortunately slid his way out before fans could fully appreciate his genius.

Jack Nichols can be reached at jrnichols@umass.edu.

By Troy Kowalchuk Collegian Correspondent Rhythm and blues’ female stars have been consistently overshadowed by their male counterparts for years. This year, Tinashe broke that mold with her breakthrough track, “2 On,” featuring Schoolboy Q. With the track’s massive success came immense anticipation for her debut studio album, “Aquarius.”

Released Oct. 7, “Aquarius” serves as a measuring stick for Tinashe’s success – if she will become a household name, bringing women back to the forefront of R&B, or if “2 On” is all she has to offer.

“Aquarius” has been in production since the beginning of 2014, but Tinashe has been releasing mixtapes for the past few years, after her split from the band, The Stunners.

What makes her such a powerful voice in the R&B scene is that she writes and produces much of her own music. Tinashe is self-made and independent, and her tenacity is what gives “Aquarius” its impressive assortment of guest producers and rappers.

DJ Dahi, Blood Orange, Asap Rocky and Schoolboy Q all appear on the playlist, putting even more hype behind “Aquarius.”

The album starts off

fulfilling that hype with its title track. “Aquarius” is both empty and sensual, with light vocals and harmonies. With its catchy beat, the track is able to slowly ease the listener into Tinashe’s sound. It sets the tone of the album, which veers in a completely different direction from “2 On”.”

“Aquarius” breaks down the emotional barriers of Tinashe’s love life and relationships, rather than taking a trip through the fun-loving, club atmosphere of “2 On.”

She is loud and forceful, but also soft and vulnerable. She is able to shift in all different directions while, at the same time, never straying from the sound she has created for herself.

“Pretend” and “All Hands on Deck” attempt to carry the same club-like intensity of “2 On.” While these tracks do not match Tinashe’s biggest hit, they help carry the album and show that Tinashe will not be remembered as a onehit wonder.

Tinashe’s potential is apparent in “Aquarius’” various styles. The artist shows how multifaceted she is in, “Thug Cry,” “Cold Sweat,” “How Many Times” and “Far Side of the Moon.” These four songs all have some form of a nostalgic sound while remaining modern in their execution.

All of Tinashe’s tracks carry a wide variety of sounds, themes and ideas.

She is loud and forceful, but also soft and vulnerable. She is able to shift in all different directions while, at the same time, never straying from the sound she has created for herself.

Based on “Aquarius” and what it has to offer, Tinashe has a lot of potential and could become a household name. The album never falls flat and contains sounds comparable to those of The Weekend, FKA Twigs and Cassie.

Songs on the album may not live up to her smash hit, “2 On,” but “Aquarius” shows that Tinashe is not just a onetrick pony.

The album’s second track, “Bet,” is one example of how this atmosphere is presented. It is much more electronic and upbeat than the rest of the album and feels like a strange combination of “Aquarius” and “2 On.” The track carries wispy vocals and offers a trancelike vibe that keeps it airy, while still maintaining a Troy Kowalchuck can be reached at heavy hip-hop beat. tkowalchuk@umass.edu.

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This week’s male athlete of the week is Massachusetts football running back Shadrach Abrokwah. In the Minutemen’s 36-14 win over Eastern Michigan Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, the Massachusetts native had a team-high 24 carries for 135 yards to accompany his four rushing touchdowns.

While the UMass passing game has normally put the points on the board for the Minutemen this season, Abrokwah unleashed both his speed and power to find the endzone on four separate occasions behind an impressive performance from the offensive line.

Abrokwah showed an ability to run both between the tackles and showcase his speed outside on the edge. He had a pair of touchdowns – runs of 16 and 17 yards respectively – that came on rushes in which he ran off tackle and beat Eastern Michigan to the endzone.

Abrokwah led the Minutemen’s best rushing performance of the season, combining with Lorenzo Woodley and Jordan Broadnax for a season-high 225 rushing yards that helped UMass earn its second win of the season.

This week’s female athlete of the week is Melanie Kreusch, a member of the Massachusetts field hockey team. In two games this past weekend, the freshman midfielder tallied four total points as the Minutewomen secured two victories, moving their mark to 8-8 on the season and 5-1 in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

On Friday, Kreusch, a native of Brussels, Belgium, scored one goal and added an assist in a 4-0 rout of Davidson. Sunday was no different for Kreusch, who tallied a goal and an assist in a thrilling overtime win over in-state rival Boston University. Kreusch scored the only goal in regulation for the Minutewomen on a penalty corner, burying the ball in the back of the net from right inside the circle. In the 82nd minute of the game, Kreusch received a penalty corner pass and slid a beautiful ball over to Lauren Allymohamed, who redirected it home to secure the overtime victory.

After her four-point weekend, Kreusch leads UMass with seven goals for the season.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Manning leaves committee Former NFL QB cites health issues

By Matt Murschel Orlando Sentinel

Archie Manning is taking a leave of absence from the new College Football Playoff selection committee as he deals with health matters.

Manning was one of 13 individuals selected for the group last November, which is being used to determine the teams eligible for the four-team playoff and subsequent ‘access’ bowls.

The former Ole Miss quarterback is reportedly dealing with mobility issues and is preparing to undergo surgery next month to ‘help deal with relieve discomfort he is experiencing while walking and moving around.’

He’s been unable to travel to several of the committee’s meetings so far this season.

“We will miss Archie,” Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, said in a statement Monday. “He has such a great knowledge of college football and history with the game, but we all understand his reason for taking a leave. I wish him all the best and look forward to his return in 2015.”

Hancock said the committee will move forward this season with 12 members. Manning is expected to return to the selection committee in 2015.

“It is an honor to serve on this committee, and I enjoy the group and was looking forward to the opportunity ahead,” Manning said. “My health had to be my primary concern and I intend

to be up and about as soon as possible.”

Manning was in Denver Sunday night to watch his son, Peyton, break the NFL’s all-time touchdown passing record.

The selection committee will release its first top 25 rankings of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and will issue five more polls every Tuesday thereafter until the final one is released on Sunday, Dec. 7.

The remaining 12 members of the selection committee are Jeff Long, Barry Alvarez, Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Tom Jernstedt, Oliver Luck, Tom Osborne, Dan Radakovich, Condoleeza Rice, Mike Tranghese, Steve Wieberg and Tyrone Wilingham.

CLUB HOCKEY

UMass seeks more consistent play as season progresses

By Ariel Kallenbach Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts club hockey team seeks more consistency this weekend against Marist and Keene State in a challenging series following a shaky start to the season.

The Minutemen (4-3) are fresh off of their 2013-2014 Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association playoff championship last season and lost only two players to graduation from last year. Twentyfour players returned in addition to 10 new freshmen on the roster.

Associate head coach Joe Smith said that high levels of comfort and familiarity between the players and the coaching staff allowed for a small adjustment period this season.

But despite last year’s achievements, UMass got off to a rocky start in 2014.

Smith, who has been on the Minutemen’s staff for two years, attributed their recent shortcomings to giving up goals early in the first period.

“We expected to be in a better position right now but we’ve just gotten off to a slow start,” Smith said.

In each of its past four

games, UMass has given up two goals in the first period.

“It’s not easy to always be playing catch-up,” Smith said.

“We’re a much better team when we can play with a lead, so getting in big holes so early really puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on ourselves for the rest of the game.”

The Minutemen are set to play the Red Foxes this Friday at 9 p.m. in Poughkeepsie, New York and will return home for a game Saturday at 1 p.m. against the Owls. Smith said that both games will be tough, physical games and that it is essential for UMass to be ready to match its opponents’ intensity.

UMass will take on Marist in a smaller rink with less skating surface, restricting the Minutemen from showcasing their speed, according to Smith.

“We’ll need to do a good job along the boards and in the corners to be successful that night,” Smith said. “We’ve had a stretch of bad first periods, so getting off to a quick start will be important.”

A short turnover between games will further test UMass after its long trip back from New York.

“Keene (State) is always a tough team to play against, especially coming off a game the night before,” Smith said.

“We will need to stay disciplined and play a very smart 60 minutes.”

Saturday will be the first game back at the Mullins Center this season, as previous “home” games have been held at other venues.

Smith said he has faith in his team and that “balance and depth” make the Minutemen unique. He said the team has four trustworthy lines with a combination of fast scorers at the top of the lineup and bigger players that grind in the fourth group.

Throughout the rest of the season, UMass will aim to balance a strong forecheck with an effective defense behind the play of Harris Stone, Ryan Daigle and Adam Kmetz, who Smith said were the team’s “top producers” last year.

Smith said that he is also optimistic about the future of freshman Robert Tirea, who has contributed to this style of play this season.

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

(Peter Angeh) at defensive end and rotate in multiple other underclassmen at the position.

“We have a lot of freshmen, sophomores playing for the first time extensively,” Maynes said. “They just have to learn on the fly … it’s the only way you can learn, to get thrown into the fire.”

Across the ball, the offensive line is making strides, as well.

UMass struggled mightily to run the ball at the beginning of the season but churned out an impressive rushing attack against Eastern Michigan. The Minutemen rushed for a season-high 225 rushing yards and all five of their touchdowns came via rushing the football.

“We actually take a lot of pride in that now,” offensive guard Fabian Hoeller said. “We worked last week so hard on our running game. It took some time, actually a little bit too much time, but we’re finally where we want to be.”

Hoeller said the offensive line worked in conjunction with tight ends and fullbacks to better under-

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stand how to handle opposing linebackers and defensive linemen who stunt and blitz them. He also said that he and his teammates watched “a lot more tape” in the week leading up to Saturday’s win.

“I see those guys gaining confidence,” Whipple said while pointing out the team is playing to its skillsets better.

Two weeks ago, UMass running back Lorenzo Woodley rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown against Kent State. Against the Eagles, it was Shadrach Abrokwah who ran for 135 yards and four touchdowns.

The stronger running game is ultimately providing a more balanced offense and the Minutemen now have two wins to show for it.

“It feels a lot better if you win,” Hoeller said.

“You go with a better feeling to practice. I sleep better. You wake up with a good feeling, you go to bed with a good feeling. It makes the work easier.”

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

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FOOTBALL

UM making strides on offensive, defensive lines

By Mark Chiarelli Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts football team has shown significant improvement at the skill positions this season, and now it’s time for those in the trenches to follow suit.

UMass played its most complete game on both the offensive and defensive lines in Saturday’s 36-14 victory over Eastern Michigan.

The Minutemen controlled possession, moved the ball effectively and contained a potentially explosive Eagles offense, which was led by quarterback Reginald Bell Jr., for the entire game.

And after two days of

digesting and analyzing game film, both players and coaches acknowledged it was an impressive performance on both offense and defense.

“It was their best game of the year,” UMass coach Mark Whipple said of the defensive line. “They played solid and they accepted the challenge to try and corral Bell and they did a good job.”

“I thought we were firing on all cylinders,” senior defensive tackle Daniel Maynes said. “We were making plays, making an impact.

We did a good job pressuring (Bell), we did a good job containing him.”

The Minutemen sacked

Bell four times, held him to just 40 rushing yards and nearly doubled Eastern Michigan in terms of total yardage. The performance was a far cry from the beginning of the season, when a youthful UMass defensive line was bullied by Boston College in a 30-7 loss in the season opener.

Maynes focused particularly on the defensive line’s ability to contain Bell, who has a tendency to scramble when plays break down. The Eagles didn’t generate much success running the read option.

The performance was a confidence booster for a unit

that endured its fair share of growing pains, according to Maynes.

“I think we needed this one to at least show ourselves we can dominate a game,” Maynes said. “I don’t think we’ve done that this year and I think this is the first time we really dominated a game for a long stretch of time.”

Maynes is the defensive line’s elder statesmen. He’s one of three seniors on the team and starts at nose tackle in the team’s 3-4 defense.

The Minutemen start a redshirt freshman (Sha-Ki Holines) and a sophomore see

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Making waves

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UMass rushed for a season-high 225 yards behind the offensive line.

TENNIS

UMass rides strong play of Woosley in ITA tournament

By Adam Aucoin Collegian Staff

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UMass men’s and women’s swimming and diving hosted Army on Saturday. The Minutemewomen won 168-132 while the Minutemen lost 172-128.

FIELD HOCKEY

Allymohamed bounces back in win Defender suffered bloody facial injury

By Matthew Zackman Collegian Staff

For a fleeting moment, the Massachusetts field hockey team appeared to lose one of its top players, Lauren Allymohamed.

“And down goes Allymohamed,” declared the color commentator on Sunday as UMass faced Boston University in what turned into a thrilling match.

Allymohamed was drilled in the chin by a stick early in the second half and remained down on the field for over five minutes. Her injury was not evident until after she got up, as blood permeated the area in which she went down.

However, Allymohamed would overcome her injury and scored the game-winning goal in overtime, giving the Minutewomen their sixth win in their last seven games.

UMass received a decisive penalty corner in the 81st minute, allowing Melanie Kreusch to zip a pass to Allymohamed, who calmly placed the ball in the back left corner of the net after returning to the game.

Allymohamed, a senior captain and the 2013 Atlantic 10 defensive player of the year, could not have been happier after scoring the game-winner.

“Winning means a lot to us,” Allymohamed said.

“We’ve been working really hard and I think we’ve been playing really well, but we haven’t quite been there at the end and we haven’t won games.”

Minutewomen coach Carla Tagliente said she was delighted to see Allymohamed score the decisive goal.

“She did a great job today,” Tagliente said. “She flew for us after having not flown for a while.”

It was clear that Allymohamed’s on-field contributions were missed as the UMass trainer patched her up on the sideline. Tagliente emphasized how heavily Allymohamed’s teammates lean on her leadership when she is on the field.

“On the field she leads by example. She leads by her tone, what she says, by her play,” Tagliente said. “She goes all out and is resilient.”

At the time of the injury, Tagliente said she was not sure whether Allymohamed would return to the game at her normal position on defense. While

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Lauren Allymohamed (right) scored the winning goal against BU Sunday.

Allymohamed was sidelined, the Terriers tied the game at one apiece with a penalty stroke that goalie Sam Carlino was unable to stop.

“We have played without (Allymohamed) before for stretches of time. Right now we are thin in the back, so when we lose her at this point we are trying to fill a lot of holes in the ship,” Tagliente said. “But I think the group did a good job coming together while she was out.”

After reentering the game in the 48th minute, Allymohamed’s strong defensive efforts were instrumental in preventing several BU goals.

Interestingly enough,

Allymohamed’s confidence was a little low after bouncing back from the injury and checking back into the game.

“I was a bit flinchy going into some things, there were a lot of balls in the air all game. It took me a while to get back into it and stop being a little bit hesitant,” Allymohamed said, who added that “to win this game, meant a lot to everyone’s morale and confidence and was the icing on the cake.”

Allymohamed’s efforts were rewarded as she was declared the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week this past week.

Matthew Zackman can be reached at mzackman@umass.edu.

Depth is something that this version of the UMass tennis team has that previous teams have lacked, Dixon said. With improved players such as Carol Benito, Aarzoo Malik and Ana Yrazusta Acosta, the future looks bright for the Minutewomen.

Yrazusta in particular has stood out for UMass this season. The freshman from Spain has quietly improved and is one of the most consistent players on the team. In the weekend’s tournament, she made it to the second round where she lost a highly-contested match in a tie-breaker game to Sherry Li of Yale (4-6, 7-6, 7-5). “(Yrazusta) is beginning to understand that she has the capability to play at a high level,” Dixon said.

“She still needs to work on her backhand, serve and how to change pace in a game, but the positives are all there and by the end of this season she could be one of the best players in the conference.”

The Minutewomen lost in the Atlantic 10 conference semi-finals last year to eventual champion Virginia Commonwealth.

According to Dixon, the team feels that it can take the next step this year.

“I think we have the talent and the depth this year to make it very far,” Dixon said. “This team is huge steps ahead of where we were last year. As long as we are injury-free, I see no reason why we shouldn’t be the favorites in this conference.”

With only a few more weeks left in its fall tennis schedule, Dixon said she thinks these next couple of weeks will be very important for UMass.

“This time of the year is hard because it gets cold,” Dixon said. “We need to keep working hard and stay tournament tough.

These next two weeks will be very important to ending the fall on a high note so we need to keep pushing forward.”

The Minutewomen finish their fall schedule with the Big Green Invitational at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.

Anna Woosley was the lone woman standing for the Massachusetts women’s tennis team, as the sophomore qualified for the round of 32 at the ITA Northeast Regionals held at Yale University this past weekend.

Woosley had an impressive run through the tournament, as she won matches in the two qualifying rounds and another two in the Main Draw, before falling to Columbia’s Tina Jiang in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.

Minutewomen coach Judy Dixon said she was impressed with Woosley’s play throughout the year.

“I was very happy that (Woosley) was given the chance to qualify,” Dixon said. “She is finally realizing what it takes to be a tennis player and the mental toughness that you need. As a coach, that is great to see.”

Woosley, who was a clear underdog in the tournament, proved doubters wrong this weekend. The sophomore from West Sussex, England defeated the top-seeded player from Stony Brook, Kristina Vozniak, and as Dixon said, “beat her handily,” with a 6-2, 6-3 victory to advance to the round of 32. “(Woosley) clearly ran out of gas in the last match,” Dixon said. “This tournament was a very big positive step for her though, and she should be very proud of it.”

As a team, there is still room for improvement, according to Dixon.

The coach said that doubles play and the ability to close out matches are major things to work on.

Also, she added that movement to the ball around the court is something she is hoping to see progress in.

Despite these areas for development, Dixon said there are a lot more positives to come from the most recent tournament for the Minutewomen.

“I really think we competed well as a team,” Dixon said. “This was the first time I came to this tournament with full confidence that all my ladies could win. I came in with five players I knew could Adam Aucoin can be reached at win us matches.” aaucoin@umass.edu.