Massachusetts Daily Collegian: October 8, 2014

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SGA looks to find a better voting strategy Officials begin to plan future elections

By Anthony Rentsch Collegian Staff

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Bright Sport Therapy Dogs came to campus Tuesday as a part of ‘Paws Program,’ an event sponsored by the Center for Health Promotion.

Kabir Thatte, junior chairman of Administrative Affairs for the University of Massachusetts Student Government Association, is the first person to admit that not everything is well with the election process of the SGA. An election that had only 3,352 of the 22,000 UMass undergraduates vote, combined with a pair of recent elections which raised concerns over senatorial representation, prompted Sionan Barrett, speaker of the SGA Senate, SGA members and students to come together to reform the election process.

The committee met for

the first time on Sept. 29 with one goal in mind: reapportion the SGA Senate seats. As it is, senators are elected based on which residential area they live in.

However, Thatte pointed out this process does not make sense.

Senators do not necessarily advocate for their areas because separate area governments take care of that duty. Thatte said as far as the SGA is concerned, residential areas “are just there for the purpose of the election.”

The election reform committee is tasked with developing a more meaningful representation strategy. Current proposals include apportioning seats based on academic college – something Thatte said see

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Studies say auto phone Student Legal Services to systems are distracting celebrate 40 years of work Apple’s Siri deemed unsafe for drivers

By Jerry Hirsch Los Angeles Times

In many cars, making a hands-free phone call can be more distracting than picking up your phone, according to a new study from AAA and the University of Utah.

In-dash phone systems are overly complicated and prone to errors, the study found, and the same is true for voice-activated functions for music and navigation.

A companion study also found that trying to use Siri - the voice control system on Apple phones - while driving was dangerously distracting. Two participants in the study had virtual crashes in an automotive simulator

“We now understand that current shortcomings in these products, intended as safety features, may unintentionally cause greater levels of cognitive distraction.”

Bob Darbelnet, chief executive of AAA while attempting to use Siri, the study’s authors reported.

“We already know that drivers can miss stop signs, pedestrians and other cars while using voice technologies,” said Bob Darbelnet, chief executive of AAA. “We now understand that current shortcomings in these products, intended as safety features, may unintentionally cause greater levels of cognitive distraction.”

The studies measured cognitive distraction – the mental workload required of

a task – as opposed to the visual distraction, caused by drivers taking their eyes off the road, or physical distraction, such as reaching for a cellphone or brushing hair.

The researchers used special test vehicles, heart-rate monitors and other equipment to measure how much mental distraction the systems generated. The systems were rated on a five-point scale, with five representing the most distracting.

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All students are eligible for services B y Patricia L eB oeuf Collegian Correspondent

The Student Legal Services Office (SLSO) at the University of Massachusetts is celebrating 40 years as an organization on campus.

All fee-paying students are eligible for legal services, which include housing law, consumer law, civil rights, criminal and traffic citations, family and probate law, employment law, personal injury, university matters, immigration and notary public. Chuck DiMare, director of SLSO, noted about 40 percent of the legal aspects of the SLSO’s

activities involve criminal and University matters, and almost all services are completely free.

Throughout organizations 40 years, DiMare said there have been three different office names: the Legal Services Office, the Legal Services Center and finally, the SLSO. “I’ve run three offices with three slightly different missions,” he said.

For many years, the SLSO was unique in that it was one of the few legal services offices that could represent students against the University.

It could also represent students in cases against the Commonwealth, cities and towns, DiMare said.

That authority was taken away before the establishment of the Legal Services

Center in 1987, which could not represent students in any case. When the SLSO was established in 1993, the Board of Trustees voted to authorize limited litigation, with the exception of cases against the University or the Commonwealth, according to the SLSO website.

The SLSO’s uniqueness today is exemplified by the fact that Chinese universities have modeled their newly emerging SLSOs after UMass’ Student Legal Services Office, DiMare said.

“Who would have guessed this would be exported to China?” he said.

According to DiMare, the SLSO is “truly a partsee

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The Black Sheep’s atmosphere appeals to all Amherst eatery offers both food and music B y H aley Medeiros Collegian Correspondent Amherst provides a wide array of cuisine, ranging from bakeries to pizza shops to ice cream joints.

Just a stone’s throw away from Town Hall is The Black Sheep Deli, a bakery and deli that offers more than just quality food.

The cafe was established in 1986 and is a family-run business.

The Black Sheep’s menu includes a diverse sandwich selection, along with a variety of different soups, for both warm and chilly weather.

The sandwiches come in hearty portions, with an array of pasta and vegetable salads as side options. The deli selection covers

all tastes and preferences, and includes vegetarian and vegan options such as the “Herbivore,” which consists of Feta cheese, black olives, roasted red peppers, red onion, lettuce, tomatoes and sprouts on a wrap.

For all the meat lovers out there, The Black Sheep serves sandwiches such as the “Southern Comfort,” which has buffalo chicken, bacon, pepper jack cheese, spicy mayo, lettuce, tomatoes and red onion on a baguette.

The “Triple Bypass,” is another option, and consists of a third of a pound of hot pastrami, Swiss cheese and country mustard on rye.

The Black Sheep is proud to say its bakery is an “all butter scratch bakery” and every item is made from all natural ingredients. When walking into the

“We bring in a bunch of performing artists.

That’s something no one else in Amherst is doing.”

Jeff Fennell, employee Black Sheep, an extensive spread of scones, rolls, Danish and other handcrafted treats draws the eye.

Kylie Dolan, a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts and frequenter of The Black Sheep, said one of the most defining characteristics of the deli is its “large selection of desserts that are all made from scratch.”

“All their desserts are fantastic, but I usually get the chocolate mousse and a latte,” she said.

The Black Sheep also offers an extensive catering service that ranges from buffet services to “extravagant sit down meals.”

The café’s “bring your own beverage” policy is an additional perk that attracts college students and Amherst residents alike. Dolan described the atmosphere as “very unique,” adding, “Between the live music and down-to-earth people, the Black Sheep is a very fun spot to hang out.”

One employee, Jeff Fennell, has worked for the Black Sheep for the past four years. He emphasized the deli’s commitment to the Amherst area, calling it “the heart of the Amherst community.” According to Fennell, the Black Sheep has been the local bakery and deli for the past 30 years.

“There are regulars who come

here for a reason,” he said, adding that that reason is the bakery’s high quality.

While there are always dependable regulars, Fennell noted, “The town has a new face every four years,” acknowledging the deli continually sees new people in each day.

He mentioned The Black Sheep just began to accept UMass UCard Debit in an effort to “cater to UMass students” by giving them an off-campus sanctuary to go “for relaxation and peace of mind.”

He’s noticed an influx of UMass students who now wander in to find a place to eat away from campus.

He described the regular customer crowd as “an eclectic bunch.” He also added the people see

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THE RUNDOWN ON THIS DAY...

In 1944, the Battle of Crucifix Hill took place in Aachen, Germany. Captain Bobbie Brown of the United States received a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle.

AROUND THE WORLD

Spain Questions

were

raised

Tuesday about the quality of the protective equipment used by the medical team that cared for two Spanish priests who contracted Ebola as three more people were placed in quarantine for possible exposure to the virus.

Spain’s Health Ministry announced

Monday

that

a nurse at the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid had tested positive for the virus, the first person known to have contracted Ebola outside Africa in the current epidemic.

Los Angeles Times

Russia

Pro-Russia separatists

and Ukrainian government forces have abandoned all pretense of adhering to a cease-fire agreed to a month ago as the rebels have stepped up their assault on the Donetsk airport in hopes of gaining control of eastern Ukraine’s most important transport hub.

A spokesman for the

National Security and Defense Council reported Tuesday that five government soldiers had died in the fighting over the past 24 hours. Col. Andriy Lysenko told reporters in Kiev that the separatists had also suffered casualties in the escalating battle.

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China

Officials in China have

launched national disaster response teams after a strong earthquake hit the southwest of the country Tuesday night.

The earthquake, which

was at least 6.0 in magnitude according to preliminary data, was centered about 11 miles west of Weiyuan, China, in Yunnan province.

The area borders

Myanmar, Laos and northern Vietnam.

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DISTRACTION Chevrolet’s MyLink system, which the researchers tested in a 2013 Chevy Cruz Eco, scored the worst of the six systems from auto manufacturers.

It generated a distraction rating of 3.7 on the study’s scoring protocol – compared with 2.45 for a hand-held cellphone.

Three of the other systems rated as more distracting than a hand-held phone: Chrysler’s UConnect System, 2.7; Ford’s Sync with MyFord Touch system, 3.0; and Mercedes’ Command system, 3.1.

Only Toyota’s Entune, at 1.7, and Hyundai BlueLink, 2.2, scored better.

But the report doesn’t recommend using a handheld cellphone, either.

“The primary task should be driving. Things that take your attention away make you a poor driver,” said University of Utah psychology professor and study leader David Strayer. “Even though your car may be configured to support social media, texting and phone calls, it doesn’t mean it is safe to do so.”

The voice-based systems distracted drivers because they are too complex and made too many errors in recognizing voice commands, according to the research.

“Drivers were cursing the systems out,” Strayer says. “If you want to buy one of these cars, make sure you can actually use the voice-based technology before you leave the lot.”

Automakers discounted the findings, noting that the research did not document that cognitive distraction leads to crashes.

Conversely, physical activities, such as reaching for a phone, texting or reading emails while driving do create distractions that cause collisions.

A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study released last year concluded that physical and visual distractions triple the risk of crashes.

That’s why Chevrolet installs a voice-command system and steering wheel button controls in its vehicles, said Annalisa Bluhm, a GM spokeswoman.

“We feel that hands on the wheel and eyes on the road is critical to safe vehicle operation,” Bluhm

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Toyota said the study did not show a link between cognitive distraction and car crashes.

“The results actually tell us very little about the relative benefits of invehicle versus hand-held systems; or about the relationship between cognitive load and crash risks,” said Mike Michels, a Toyota spokesman.

Still, Toyota said it supported AAA’s commitment to studying the cognitive demands of various tasks and helping prevent distracted driving incidents.

The automaker said it was pleased to score well in the study.

The study of cognitive distraction is still evolving, said AAA spokeswoman Nancy White.

“However, with more than 3,000 people killed a year due to driver distraction, it’s what we don’t know about distraction that should be of concern,” White said.

White noted that the research proves that automakers and phone-makers can and should design systems that are less complex and more intuitive - and safer.

Siri was notable for producing “different responses to seemingly identical commands,” the researchers wrote.

In some instances, the Apple system required exact phrases to accomplish a specific task. It wouldn’t understand subtle deviations from that phrasing. It also required drivers to start over when it made a dictation error in a message, because it offered no way to edit.

“Siri also made mistakes such as calling someone other than the desired person from the phone contact list,” the study said. “Some participants also reported frustration with Siri’s sarcasm and wit.”

Apple said the study did not test CarPlay or Siri Eyes Free, which the company has designed for drivers to access features and apps they want in the car with minimized distraction. However, CarPlay is a new system that is just rolling out in some 2015 model year cars. Siri Eyes Free also is fairly new, only widely available in some car brands starting in the 2014 model year.

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who work for The Black Sheep tend to be “more on the creative and artistic side,” which contributes to its diverse atmosphere.

Fennell said the employees truly care about the restaurant as a community, and work to maintain its distinguishable character.

Fennell is especially enthusiastic about the musical events the Black Sheep hosts. “We bring in a bunch of performing artists. That’s something no one else in Amherst is

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doing,” he said.

The Black Sheep hosts several musical events every week, such as Open Mic Night on Thursdays and Blue Grass Open Jam on Wednesdays. They also invite visiting artists. The UMass Jazz Combo will be featured at the Black Sheep on Dec. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. Fennell mentioned he sees an enormous amount of talent come through the deli for musical events such as these.

The Black Sheep doesn’t

limit its events to simply musical ones; it also opens its doors to political gatherings. During her campaign for Senator, Elizabeth Warren spoke to a crowd at The Black Sheep.

The combination of music, atmosphere, politics, and, of course, excellent food, show the Black Sheep is well worth a visit.

Haley Medeiros can be reached at hmedeiros@umass.edu.

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would provide more academic diversity – graduation year or even having all senators run at-large.

Representation by residential area, the current method, has a number of flaws, and those involved promise the new method chosen will provide better representation. Most notably, Opinion and Editorial Editor of The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, Zac Bears, pointed out commuter students are more disconnected from campus life, and therefore competition for senate seats for the commuter district, which is the Senate’s largest district, was not that stiff.

This year, three senators were elected to represent the commuter district while receiving less than 10 votes.

Barrett said the com-

mittee hopes to develop a new representation plan and put forward a motion at one of the last two SGA meetings of the semester. If all goes according to plan, the changes will be enacted into the bylaws before the SGA breaks for winter recess.

However, simply reforming the representation system is not enough. What many SGA members are concerned about is the low student voter turnout this fall.

“SGA is a substantial part of people’s lives, whether they know it or not,” Thatte said. In addition to providing funding for Registered Student Organizations, the SGA also acts as the student body’s voice in discussions with school officials.

“The SGA has to figure out why students don’t

become involved,” Thatte said.

Barrett noted there seems to be a disconnect between students and the SGA. Voting participation numbers are so low, she said, because “not a lot of people know that elections are going on or because they do not understand what SGA does.”

The way to achieve this end, it seems, is increased and refined outreach. For one, Barrett said SGA has to figure out how to reach out beyond e-mail and Facebook.

However, as Thatte said, it will take efforts from the students’ end, too, in order to achieve a more representative and democratic student government.

Anthony Rentsch can be reached at arentsch@umass.edu.

CDC considers tougher air passenger screening Ebola virus to be further combated

By Michael Muskal Los Angeles Times

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking at tougher screening for travelers entering the U.S., including checking for fever and requiring a questionnaire, as a way to combat the spread of infectious diseases such as Ebola, the head of the agency said Tuesday.

CDC Director Thomas Frieden told reporters that details of the added screening would be released in the next few days. President Barack Obama had mentioned changes to passenger screening Monday after he met with top national security officials to discuss Ebola, which has spread through several West African nations.

More than 3,400 people have died, according to the World Health Organization.

“Temperature and questionnaires are certainly things we are looking at,” Frieden said at a news conference, which came a week after health officials announced that the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was in Dallas. Thomas Eric Duncan was listed in critical but stable condition at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he was on a ventilator, undergoing kidney dialysis and receiving an experimental antiviral drug, brincidofovir.

The added layer of screening probably would not have made a difference in Duncan’s case. His temperature was taken before he left Liberia and it was normal, officials have said; he did not develop symptoms until days after arriving in Texas.

There are also questions about whether Duncan misspoke on Liberia’s exit questionnaire. Duncan said he had not had contact with anyone who had Ebola, but

he had helped a sick, pregnant neighbor try to get medical care. The woman died of Ebola, but her family reportedly told people it was malaria. It is unclear whether Duncan knew she had Ebola. African officials have said they are investigating.

Frieden and Texas Health Commissioner David Lakey said there had been “real signs of progress” in monitoring the 10 people who came directly in contact with Duncan, including four people who were in the same apartment as he was. There are 38 other people being monitored who are considered to have a low risk of contracting the virus.

“None are sick, none have symptoms,” Frieden said.

“Dallas is doing a terrific job in an unprecedented situation.”

Lakey said that Ebola patients are in maximum danger of developing symptoms in the eight to 10 days after contact, but the risk lasts for as long as 21 days.

“This is a very critical week; a lot of monitoring has to take place this week,” he said.

He said his department had had conference calls with the state’s hospitals, which are all on high alert looking for any possible spread, but there has been none so far. “We have one case and we have individuals who are being closely monitored,” Lakey said, adding that no other people with symptoms have been reported.

The Ebola virus continues to spread by contact, Frieden said. It does not spread by airborne exposure.

In Nebraska, the fifth person being treated in the U.S. after contracting Ebola in West Africa also was receiving brincidofovir. Ashoka Mukpo, a freelance journalist working for NBC News, arrived at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Monday after being evacuated from Liberia.

Chimerix Inc. confirmed Monday that it had provided the drug to doctors for “potential use in patients with Ebola.” The Food and Drug Administration had granted the request through the Emergency Investigational New Drug application process, company officials said.

They did not disclose how many doses had been provided or how many patients could potentially be treated with the drug, but Chimerix spokesman Joseph Schepers told the Los Angeles Times that the company had an “adequate” supply.

The medicine, which is administered in tablet form and taken twice weekly, is an antiviral that is designed to stop the virus from replicating.

The drug has made it to Phase 3 testing against two other viruses – adenovirus and cytomegalovirus – according to Chimerix, but has shown some promise in fighting Ebola in lab experiments.

The fact that brincidofovir has made it this far in testing means it has passed initial safety tests required by regulators.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon will test individuals for the Ebola virus at as many as seven mobile laboratories in West Africa, Gen. David Rodriguez, head of U.S. African Command, told reporters Tuesday. Teams of three or four people manning the labs will wear protective suits and be continually tested for the virus, he said. The teams are trained in dealing with the threat of contamination from biological agents, he said.

Three mobile labs are already operating in Liberia, and the Pentagon has received requests for four more, he said.

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Justices become the Police sued over use of ‘barbers of Capitol Hill’ taser during traffic stop Offender’s beard called into question

By Michael Doyle

McClatchy Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Arkansas prison inmate Gregory Houston Holt has a violent past, a dreary future and now, it appears, a decent shot at a Supreme Court victory.

On Tuesday, conservative and liberal justices alike sounded sympathetic to Holt’s claims that prison officials’ refusal to let him grow a half-inch beard violates his religious rights. If he wins, Holt will join inmates in California and elsewhere who have upended prison grooming standards, while no-beard rules in states like Georgia, Texas and South Carolina could be vulnerable.

Several justices in partic ular challenged Arkansas state officials’ insistence that inmates could hide contraband in beards, or shave them as a disguise.

“Not one example has ever been found of anyone ever hiding anything in their beard,” Justice Stephen Breyer noted, further suggesting the state’s fears are “grossly exaggerated.”

Justice Samuel Alito added that Arkansas officials could easily invent a comb to pass through inmates’ beards, concluding with a wry image that punctured the state’s dire warnings.

“If there’s anything in there ... a tiny revolver, it’ll fall out,” Alito said, prompting laughter.

Alito, during his prior service as an appellate court judge, wrote a 1999 opinion striking down the Newark, N.J., Police Department’s ban on beards sought by Muslim officers. On Tuesday, he may have further tipped his hand by sketching out a highly unlikely scenario in which a prisoner eludes guards through shaving.

Still, the hourlong oral argument that occurred

SERVICES ner” with the University, contributing in many different ways to the success of the student body.

“Student success in the classroom is half (the) story, what happens to students outside the classroom...that’s the other 50 percent. We’re part of that leadership,” he said.

The SLSO has expanded its legal offerings in recent years. According to DiMare, the SLSO added more services, specifically in the area of immigration law, which it first offered about five years ago, and family law, which it first offered about 10 years ago.

DiMare’s role as director has also changed.

“One-third of my job right now is administrative, one-third of my job is being an attorney and one-third of my job is education,” he said.

In 1993, DiMare’s job was about 80 percent legal.

The office was shortstaffed at the time, but DiMare also said changes in higher education have influenced his job duties.

“Taxpayers are paying an awful lot of money for us,” DiMare said. He went on and explained taxpayers want to make sure that the organizations they fund are held accountable, leading to the greater need for administrative duties.

In the 1970s and 80s, DiMare said educational programs numbered about 25 a year. He estimates

on the second day of the Supreme Court’s new term featured pressing questions for both sides, as well as the voicing of some judicial concern about having to trim specific beard-length regulations.

“I don’t want to do these cases half-inch by half-inch,” Justice Antonin Scalia said, while Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. similarly questioned whether “we just litigate dozens of cases until we settle on one-and-threequarters inch, or what?”

Holt is challenging the no-beard rule under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The law states the government cannot impose a “substantial burden on the religious exercise” of an inmate unless it is the “least restrictive means” of meeting a “compelling government interest.”

A key question is how much deference should be granted to prison authorities in keeping facilities secure.

Prisons, like the military and the overall national security apparatus, often command considerable deference from judges.

Eighteen states, including Kansas, Pennsylvania and South Carolina, have rallied around Arkansas. Whatever their inmate grooming policies may be, they echo the Arkansas argument that courts should accept the states’ judgments about maintaining prison safety.

“Prisoners are capable of doing a lot of mischief in prison,” said Arkansas Deputy Attorney General David A. Curran.

The 39-year-old Holt is a designated habitual offender, serving a life sentence at the state’s Varner supermax prison. He has previously pleaded guilty to threatening the daughters of President George W. Bush. He was convicted of slitting his ex-girlfriend’s throat and stabbing her in the chest, and has threatened to “wage jihad” against various individuals.

Holt, who is Caucasian, is also known as Abdul Maalik

“I think the quality of the office has continually improved.”

Chuck DiMare, director of SLSO the SLSO has “at least tripled” its educational programs, including the popular “Interacting with the Police: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities.”

“I think the quality of the office has continually improved,” DiMare said.

His hope is that in five to 10 years, the office will still exist, and be even better than it is now.

“I’m not worried too much,” he said.

SLSO will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a gala event and panel discussion on National Security and Due Process on Oct. 17.

Panelists expected to attend include attorney Burton Weinstein, Charles Stimson, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Michael McAuliff, senior congressional reporter for the Huffington Post and DiMare.

DiMare is retiring in June after 36 years as a director of the office. He will also be honored at the gala and donations will be accepted for a scholarship in his name.

Patricia LeBoeuf can be reached at patricialebo@umass.edu

Muhammad, a name he took amid his conversion to Islam. Citing hadith, which are accounts of the statements made by the Prophet Muhammad, Holt said it was his religious obligation to grow a beard.

For legal support, Holt cited in part a successful case brought by California inmate Karluk Mayweathers, a 61-year-old Muslim inmate currently incarcerated at the California Men’s Colony at San Luis Obispo.

A Sacramento-based federal judge in 2004 sided with Mayweathers’ challenge to the state’s ban on inmate beards. A Sikh inmate in California, Sukhjinder S. Basra, likewise challenged the no-beard policy, prompting changes in 2011.

“There are some limits,” Assistant to the Solicitor General Anthony A. Yang stressed, in support of Holt, “and the state needs to provide some reasoned explanation in order to get deference.”

Holt took a remarkable path to the Supreme Court, starting with a handwritten petition he filed on his own behalf. Against all odds, the court plucked his challenge from among roughly 9,000 other petitions.

Myriad allies have since lined up in support of Holt, ranging from the Obama administration to a former warden at California’s San Quentin State Prison. On Tuesday, Holt was represented by University of Virginia School of Law professor Douglas Laycock, a prominent advocate in religious liberty cases.

“What we have in this case is an exaggerated fear,” Laycock said, adding that Arkansas offers “little evidence and no examples” of the alleged dangers presented by inmate beards.

Justice Clarence Thomas, as is his custom, was the only one of the nine justices not to speak or ask questions during the argument. A decision in the case is expected

by June.

Confrontation was caught on video

By Quinn Ford Chicago Tribune

A federal lawsuit accuses Hammond, Ind., police of “malice” and “reckless indifference” when they smashed a car window and used a Taser on a passenger during a traffic stop last month.

But Hammond police, in a two-page rebuttal, said they resorted to force only after the passenger repeatedly refused to leave the car and kept reaching toward the back seat, prompting fears he may have had a weapon.

Neither the police statement nor the lawsuit say a gun was found in the car.

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sept.

24 when Lisa Mahone was pulled over as she drove with a friend, Jamal Jones, and her two children, 7 and 14, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Indiana.

The of f icer told Mahone, 47, that she was stopped for not wearing her seatbelt and asked for her driver’s license.

The officer also asked to see Jones’ identification, according to both police and the lawsuit.

Mahone produced her license, but Jones told the officer he had been ticketed for not paying his insurance and did not have his license, the lawsuit states.

Jones claims the officer drew his gun “for no reason” after Jones retrieved the ticket from his backpack and “offered the ticket to the officer.”

But police say Jones refused to hand over the ticket. “(Jones) refused to lower the window more than a small amount, then told the officer that ‘he was not going to do (the officer’s) job’ and for him to get a piece of paper,” police said in their statement. “The first officer then called for back-up

Officers pull Jones out of the car as Mahone’s 7-year-old daughter can be heard in the backseat crying. The lawsuit says shards of glass hit the girl and the boy in the back seat. after asking (Jones) several more times to provide his name.”

As the back-up officer arrived, “the first officer saw the passenger inside the vehicle drop his left hand behind the center console. . .Fearing for officer safety, the first officer ordered the passenger to show his hands and then repeatedly asked him to exit the vehicle,” according to the statement.

The lawsuit says Jones refused to leave the car “because he feared the officers would harm him.”

Around this time, Mahone shifted the car into gear and began moving until officers warned her that a “stop strip” had been placed in front of her car and would puncture her tires.

Mahone told the officers they were on the way to Stroger Hospital in Chicago to visit her sick mother. In a video recorded by Mahone’s 14-year-old son, she can be heard calling the Hammond police department to explain the situation.

“Just give me a ticket for no seatbelt so I can go to the hospital because the doctor called me to tell me to come in because my mom is about to pass away,” Mahone said as officers continued to ask Jones to get out of the car, according to the video.

One officer tells Jones if he does not step out of the car, they will “have to open the door for (him).”

Jones nods and, after a few moments, one officer breaks the window with a club and uses a Taser on Jones, the video shows.

Officers pull Jones out of the car as Mahone’s 7-year-old daughter can

be heard in the backseat crying. The lawsuit says shards of glass hit the girl and the boy in the back seat.

Police said the officers took the action “fearing the occupants of the vehicle may have possessed a weapon, and seeing the passenger repeatedly reach towards the rear seats of the vehicle.”

According to the lawsuit and the police statement, Jones was arrested and issued citations for resisting law enforcement and refusal to aid an officer. Mahone was cited for not wearing her seatbelt and was allowed to leave.

The lawsuit accuses Hammond police of excessive force, battery and false arrest, saying the officers’ actions “were taken intentionally with malice, willfulness, and reckless indifference to the rights and safety of plaintiffs.”

But police, in their statement, said officers “who make legal traffic stops are allowed to ask passengers inside of a stopped vehicle for identification and to request that they exit a stopped vehicle for the officer’s safety without a requirement of reasonable suspicion.”

“When the passenger displayed movements inside of the stopped vehicle that included placing his hand in places where the officer could not see, officers’ concerns for their safety were heightened,” it added.

Hammond police said an officer also recorded the incident.

Obama criticized in memoir Panetta speaks of his disagreements

By Lesley Clark McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta criticizes his former boss in a new memoir, saying President Barack Obama too often “relies on the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader.”

Panetta faults Obama for not pushing more aggressively to leave a residual troop force in Iraq, which Panetta says could have helped prevent the Islamic State from emerging into the threat it poses today from Iraq and Syria.

Such a presence “could have effectively advised the Iraqi military on how to deal with al-Qaida’s resurgence and the sectarian violence that has engulfed the country,” he wrote.

Panetta also faults Obama for not ordering strikes against Syria in 2013 after warning that the use of chemical weapons would cross a “red line” for the president. Instead, Obama opted to seek a diplomatic alternative.

“The result, I felt, was a blow to American credibility,” Panetta wrote. “When the president as commander in chief draws a red line, it is critical that he act. ...

By failing to respond, it sent the wrong message to the world.”

Panetta, who also served under Obama as CIA director, notes that invading Syria would have meant the loss of lives, but he warns that “hesitation and halfsteps have consequences as well and those remain to be determined.”

The book, “Worthy Fights,” is the latest by a former administration official to call into question Obama’s leadership.

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a memoir earlier this year accused Obama of losing faith in a troop surge he had ordered in Afghanistan and that it was ultimately “all about getting out” of the country.

And Hillary Clinton, in her accounting of her time as secretary of state, sought to put up some distance between herself and Obama. In a recent interview, she dismissed Obama’s foreign policy as focused on avoiding mistakes overseas that could lead to military involvement, and she faulted him for not taking her advice to arm the Syrian rebels.

Vice President Joe Biden called the venting by former administration officials “inappropriate” while Obama is still in office, but the practice is not unheard of. Ronald Reagan saw it become a “full-fledged lit-

“When the president as commander in chief draws a red line, it is critical that he act. ..By failing to respond, it sent the wrong message to the world.”

Leon Panetta, former Defense Secretary erary genre” in his second term, People magazine wrote in 1988, adding that Reagan was the “first president in the nation’s history to suffer - while still in office – such opportunistic vivisection by former associates.”

Authors want to publish while the issues are still headline news, said Stephen J. Wayne, a Georgetown University professor specializing in presidential leadership.

“Every president I can think of has had these written,” Wayne said. “They’re sort of a tradition. You get it out while people remember and while what they say is deemed relevant to contemporary times.”

Panetta’s claims point to disagreements that should occur at the White House, Wayne said.

“The last thing you want is group-think mentality,” he said.

Panetta’s roles in the Obama administration capped a long and influential career in Washington, where he rose to become one of those prominent fig-

ures crucial to both parties who are always in demand and move easily in and out of top government positions. He served 16 years on Capitol Hill as a congressman from California and became a powerful player on budget issues. He then served under President Bill Clinton, first as director of the Office of Management and Budget, and then as his White House chief of staff.

His book is not entirely critical of Obama. He calls Osama bin Laden’s death the result of “years of work and a brave call by the president,” and he writes that Obama “overcame bitter opposition to make important progress in many areas, from fighting terrorism to righting the economy.”

And Panetta in interviews this week pushed back at suggestions that his criticism was premature, saying that he didn’t want to “put history on hold” and that Obama could learn from his mistakes.

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All parties at fault in student’s death

Hong Kong exemplifies civil disobedience 2014 is shaping up to be a landmark year for protests and pro-democracy activism across the entire

In recent weeks, the frontpage story published in the Boston Globe on Sept. 28 about a University of Massachusetts

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fessor Benny Tai and several like-minded student run groups announced a massive civil disobedience campaign throughout the entire city, which has thus far refused to engage or be moved by riot police in an attempt to dislodge them.

The protestors, in accordance with the “Manual of Disobedience,” withstood tear gas and pepper spray peacefully and without the use of violence to defend themselves. And all around the world, sympathetic citizens of all creeds and places of origin have borne witness as the Occupy Central demonstrators refuse to be anything but polite.

This is the true genius behind the Umbrella Revolution. Beijing, conscious of the crucial role Hong Kong plays in their economic and political interactions with the rest of the world, cannot resort to overwhelming force to crush the activists, or else risk another disastrous incident on par with the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. At the same time, the very existence of the protest threatens the narrative of internal stability China has been trying to cultivate, even as the demonstrators are some of the most “wellbehaved” activists of the recent century.

The Occupy Central campaign, not unlike the city of Hong Kong itself, is based on an unconventional foundation that resides in the space between a political protest and a holistic philosophy of tolerance and equality. All of these factors place the burden of action squarely on the Chinese government; as the sole aggressor in the situation, it cannot trivialize or demonize the protests to any significant effect, and as such must either tolerate their continued presence or acquiesce to their demands.

In the wake of the senseless violence and ultimately fruitless conflicts between police and protestors in Ferguson, the Occupy Central movement stands as a shining example of the power of civil disobedience when filtered through the modern media. Ferocious violence can be an incredible call to action, yet leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi, some of the greatest agents of social change in history, have accomplished so much more through peaceful noncompliance.

Imagine what they could have done with a Twitter account.

Johnny McCabe world. Beginning with fierce conflict in Ukraine over Russian annexation efforts and spanning the gap from the declaration of martial law in Thailand to the narrow defeat of a referendum in Scotland for independence from the U.K., it seems we as a global society are embroiled in a new wave of social upheaval and dramatic transformation. The character of this wave of upheaval trends largely toward violence and brutality, as the fighting in Ukraine and the recent clashes between militarized police and protestors in Ferguson, Missouri have illustrated.

Over the past few weeks, another protest movement erupted in Hong Kong, over the same issues of independence and the questionable boundaries of government power that have informed the other protest movements that spread across social media throughout this year. The images of this revolution, however, stand in stark contrast to the bloodied war zones and occupying militaries of movements past. Instead, Hong Kong protesters have been seen picking up trash, apologizing to commuters and even doing homework. At a time in human history where current events are more visible than ever before because of the Internet, the nonviolent efforts of the Umbrella Revolution are a powerful example of the ability of civil disobedience to enact sweeping social change.

The catalyst of this sweeping movement was a series of regulations on the part of the Chinese government that went into effect at the end of September, which dictated that Beijing would have direct oversight regarding the candidates for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive office. This was met with impassioned backlash from the people of Hong Kong, who have occupied a delicate socio-political neutral zone with a large degree of independence following the surrender of the previously British controlled territory to the Chinese government in 1997. Calling for complete autonomy in the democratic process, protestors (mostly students) took to the streets of Hong Kong and were met with swift opposition by riot police.

A few days later, Hong Kong University law pro-

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student, identified only as “Logan,” who died last year due to a heroin overdose provoked much discussion throughout the community.

Logan, a 20-year-old UMass student, was caught selling LSD and the club drug MDMA, also known as Molly, in Dec. 2012. Instead of charging him with a crime, the police allowed him to become a confidential informant. Logan, therefore, escaped punishment and instead assisted the police in taking down more prominent drug dealers.

On Sept.

30, students received an email from Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy informing us that there will be a full review of the confidential informant program, and that there are currently no confidential informants at the university. While members of the UMass community were quick to take the sides—blaming Logan, blaming his parents and blaming the police—the question of who is responsible for Logan’s tragic death is unfortunately much more complicated than simple terms of right and wrong.

What seems to be constantly overlooked in this case are the actions of Logan himself, and it should be noted that he made the decisions to both use and sell hard drugs, two decisions that come with dire consequences. When the police returned the $700 taken from his room during the raid, he immediately blew it on drugs,

according to the story. With that being said, Logan was an addict, and addicts, especially those addicted to drugs such as heroin, are rarely in a position to help themselves.

The UMass police department caught a lot of flak due to its use of the confidential informant program and alleged coercion of Logan. Police Chief John Horvath stated that while

his offenses were much more serious than underage drinking.

It doesn’t add up.

As autonomous as college students believe they are, if they are at school in part because of their parents’ finances, their parents have a right to know if they are breaking the law. While that distinction is a matter of principle for

“In the face of tragedy, it’s natural to look for someone or something to blame, but Logan’s case is simply one in which he was failed by everybody, including himself.” police found a hypodermic needle in Logan’s room, they found no heroin and thus, the needle did not necessarily indicate heroin abuse. Were the police obligated to tell Logan’s parents that he was selling drugs and that a hypodermic needle was found in his room?

Were they obligated to find him help?

Yes, and no.

One argument invoked is that Logan was an adult. He made the decision to use and sell drugs and he also made the decision to collaborate with the police instead of face jail time. He made the decision to keep his parents in the dark, a decision that ultimately led to his unnecessary death. But was Logan paying for college completely on his own? Such a question isn’t taken into account in this situation, but it should be. UMass informs parents if their children are disciplined for alcohol or other drug infractions, but in the case of Logan, he escaped the reprimands of his parents although

most, for Logan, it was a matter of life and death.

Fingers, however, can’t be only pointed at the police.

Confidential informants are an effective means of apprehending higher level drug dealers.

In the effort to diminish drug use on college campuses, of course it makes more sense for officers to target the more serious dealers and not waste time and money prosecuting and punishing the smaller drug dealers. Letting Logan off the hook so that bigger criminals could be caught represents a classic example of the “greater good” mentality that police often use in the “real world.”

But is UMass the “real world?” The students are legal adults, but they lack true independence. If anything, college is a time for transition into the world of full responsibility, and the students are clearly not held to the same standard as adults who are not in college.

While I do not fault the police for trying to curb the use of the potentially deadly Molly and

LSD, I do think they should have shown more sympathy and concern for Logan instead of using him as a pawn to further their own agenda, however noble it may have been.

At the same time, who can say how many drugs the program took off the street, and how many lives were saved?

Logan’s parents also share some of the blame. He had been charged with leaving the scene of an accident to avoid an OUI arrest last May, and had also been caught with cocaine two years before, according to the Globe story. The story said his parents attributed the cocaine possession to “youthful indiscretion,” but it’s clear that such an assumption was incredibly naïve. Young people often exhibit “youthful indiscretion” in possession of alcohol and marijuana; cocaine, however, is in a different ballpark, and steps should have been taken to ensure that Logan did not continue using hard drugs.

In the face of tragedy, it’s natural to look for someone or something to blame, but Logan’s case is simply one in which he was failed by everybody, including himself.

Although many are indignant over the confidential informant program, we need to remember what actually killed Logan: heroin, a drug that— between November 2013 and February 2014—took the lives of 185 people in Massachusetts.

Even if UMass decides to end the program, doing so will not solve the heroin epidemic, nor will it prevent others from dying too young.

Steven Gillard is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sgillard@umass. edu.

Humanities buildings in disrepair Dear Chancellor, I am writing on behalf of the “What the FAC?” movement at the University of Massachusetts because support for the Humanities and Fine

Joy Silvey Arts is essential for my community. I am the Chairperson of the UMass Theatre Guild, which is one of the oldest student organizations on campus.

Founded in 1906 and formally incorporated as a Registered Student Organization (RSO) in 1920, the Theatre Guild has been a critical creative outlet for students here for over a century. Although we have some wonderful supporters on campus—our advisors in Student Activities & Involvement, for example, have always worked hard on our behalf—we have keenly felt the disparity in University funding that negatively affects Humanities and Fine Arts programs and facilities.

The UMass Theatre Guild produces a full play and musical every semester without the adequate facilities to do so. We have an arrangement to use Bowker Auditorium for only one of our productions, leaving us scrambling to find an alternate space for our other show. We often end up performing in a lecture hall that was

not designed to showcase theatrical works. Although both of our production teams are extraordinarily hard-working, only one team can work and perform in a real theater. The other team may work in a space that has seats held together with duct tape, such as Marks

The Guild no longer has any place to store our materials for future use besides the cramped office in the Student Union that we share with four to five other RSOs. Every year, we throw out useable materials because we simply have no place to keep them. Although we are able to

“Humanities buildings remain in shocking disrepair as science and engineering buildings receive expensive renovations and wonderfully upgraded facilities.”

Meadow auditorium. These alternate spaces are always challenging to light correctly, present difficulties for sound projection and are frequently too cramped to accommodate sets and actors. It is demoralizing for many performers, directors and tech crew members to present their hard work in such ill-equipped spaces.

The Fine Arts Center (FAC) and Theater Department have limited resources for their own programs and little to spare for us, which has contributed to unnecessary tension over the resources we share. My freshman year, the FAC revoked our privileges to use the loft in Stockbridge Hall as our storage space—a place we had used to keep costumes, props and set pieces for half a century.

use the FAC’s scene shop to build our sets, we are unable to store our set pieces there because they need the space for other projects.

Why is there not greater support for the arts on campus? Are our student activities worth less to this community than the work of our athletic teams? The football team has a newly renovated multi-million dollar stadium for their home games. The basketball team will soon have a new training facility across from the Recreation Center. The Theatre Guild, in contrast, rehearses five nights a week in Bartlett classrooms that have boardedover windows, broken blinds, burned-out lights, malfunctioning heating systems and floors thickly coated with dust.

One frequently hears phrases that illuminate how students feel, such as “We’re rehearsing in Fartlett,” or “Let me brush you off; you’ve got Bartlett on you.” Humanities buildings remain in shocking disrepair as science and engineering buildings receive expensive renovations and wonderfully upgraded facilities. Please do not misunderstand--I fully support upgrades to our STEM facilities and am proud of the research that occurs daily at this university. I am also proud of the accomplishments of our athletes and enjoy the excitement that sporting events bring to campus. But the disparity in funding and treatment by the Administration is blatant and needs to stop now.

This is a question of respect.

Our University forms a nexus that produces top-notch artistic work and innovative academic projects within the Humanities and Fine Arts. As educators and students, we are fortunate to study at the University, but the University is also fortunate to have us. If our education and extracurricular activities do in fact matter to the UMass community, then the spaces in which we live, work, create and play ought to be treated with more respect.

Joy Silvey is a Collegian contributor and can be reached at jsilvey@umass. edu.

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“Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.” - Dalai Lama XIV

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BOOK REVIEW

Gain a new perspective on relationships with ‘Kissability’ Local writer releases book of testimonies

thize with these problems.

Drawing on her passion for writing and her theater background, she came

By Erica Garnett up with the idea to creCollegian Correspondent ate a survey of questions Katherine Duke, 24, is to share with the disabled proud of what she’s accom- community. This survey plished and overcome in and its responses evenher life, especially consid- tually became the book, ering she was born with “Kissability: People with cerebral palsy. She received Disabilities Talk About Sex, her undergraduate degree Love, and Relationships.” in English from Amherst College and her master’s from Lancaster University in creative writing, But unfortunately for Duke, her love life did not match up with the rest of In 2007, she posted the survey to Facebook and her success.

She confided all the various disability organistruggles she was facing in zation sites. Duke said that, her love life, or lack there- initially, sending out the of, with a fellow member survey was “nerve-wrackand friend in the National ing” and “a big risk,” but Theater Workshop of the it ended up working out Handicapped (NTWH). even better than she hoped.

Duke found comfort in her The survey was lengthy friend’s ability to relate to and asked for very personthe difficulties of relation- al information, all focusships, love and sex with ing on the topics of love, the added complications sex and relationships. Over of having a disability. She the next four years, she was simultaneously struck received responses from with a curiosity in others forty people. Respondents that might be able to empa- came from four different

countries, with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, mental and physical disabilities, ranging in age from sixteen to sixty. To maintain the privacy of the respondents, all of their names were changed.

Duke arranged the answers in the book by grouping the response in relation to a specific topic.

Voices and stories shared from people within the highly untapped community of those with disabilities.

She said that the responses were mindfully placed in their sequence. Some were logical and brief intermittent responses, so blunt with a rawness that illuminated the elaborate and thoughtful ones that came after.

For instance, one of the responders who went by the name of William cynically describes his views on his lifestyle of solitude, which he attributes to his condition of spina bifida.

When Duke initially read his response, she said, “It

was like he was almost daring me to reject them or be offended by what he said.”

Some of the comments from William included his opinion of the Kissability project being “too ambitious” and called for Duke to “tone it down.” Contrary to his opinion on her work, Duke found William very intelligent, mature for his young age and worthy of a whole chapter, which is entitled “Too F***ing Bad”.

Another responder, identified as Djami, juxtaposed his artful language with the description of some very traumatic events.

Blown away, Duke wrote a prose poem inspired by some of his answers, as she was keen on making use of all the material she was given to work with. The other poem in the book is from the responder Chloe, whom Duke could relate to as they were both born with cerebral palsy. Chloe also put together her own compilation of work about disabilities, which Duke contributed to.

Collaborative efforts like Duke’s and Chloe’s

can be regarded as learning experiences. The voices and stories shared from people within the highly untapped community of those with disabilities is what will slowly break down the misconceptions and stereotypes that society subjects them to. Duke however, says her main goal was “not to defy stereotypes but to highlight the importance of people finding connections, support, validation and a place to express their feelings within a community that is inclusive to them.”

Duke acknowledges the exclusiveness of this book; only reporting on the lives of forty people to represent an exponentially larger population is not completely accurate. It’s also necessary to take into account that eighty percent of the disabled population resides in the developing world, where computer access is less common, as is proficiency in English, which were the only ways to access her survey. Duke says she would ultimately, “love to see someone read

it, take it and run and make it bigger and better.”

Throughout the entire process of creating this book, Duke remains ambivalent in her choices as a natural side effect of her genuinely caring personality and humble character. At first, she was very reluctant to, as she puts it, “come out.” This book unintentionally labels her as a disability writer, and she had previously remained detached from her disability.

Currently a writer and editor at Amherst College working in the communications department, she does not want her future writing to be limited to the topic of disability and has no follow-up in the works nor any future plans for the book besides promoting it. In the coming weeks it will be made available on Amazon and Ebook with the hope that eventually other mediums such as audio book and Braille will also host it.

Erica Garnett can be reached at egarnett@umass.edu.

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New test better detects concussions A masterful mix of Existing methods two classic desserts often miss symptoms

By Jack Kelly Pittsburgh Post-Gazette P I T T S B U R G H — Researchers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh have developed a simple new test that can detect symptoms of a concussion current tests often miss.

The new test concerns the vestibular ocular system, which is responsible for integrating vision, balance and movement. It’s what allows us to keep our eyes focused and stable when we move our head around. It’s located in the vestibulum of the inner ear.

Vision issues, fogginess and dizziness are the symptoms associated with the worst outcomes in concussion patients, said Michael “Micky” Collins, director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.

But existing tests, which focus on balance, often miss these symptoms, said Anne Mucha, clinical coordinator for vestibular therapy. So a research team she headed which included University of Pittsburgh experts in other disciplines - set out to develop a test that would pick them up.

The test they designed - called vestibular/ocular motor screening - allows clinicians to be 90 percent accurate in identifying patients with a concussion, she and other researchers said in an

article published online in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. The test can be added to current assessment methods such as physical examination, symptom evaluation and computerized neurocognitive testing.

“We were already good at detecting concussions,” Mucha said. “VOMS can tell us what type of a concussion a patient has suffered.”

Most of the patients treated by the Sports Medicine Concussion Program who have taken months to recover have had vestibular or ocular issues, Mucha said.

To develop VOMS, researchers studied 64 concussed patients approximately five days after they suffered their injuries, and compared their responses to a control group of 78 healthy patients.

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An application of the Vestibular Concussion Program seen in Pittsburg.

There are six types, identified by the symptoms they exhibit: vestibular (balance issues); ocular (vision problems); mood and anxiety, migraine headaches, and cervical (problems with the neck).

Most concussion sufferers exhibit several of these symptoms, but one or two tend to predominate, Mucha said.

About 80 percent of people who suffer concussions recover in about three weeks. But it can take months for the remaining 20 percent to recover.

The VOMS test assesses five areas of the vestibular ocular system: smooth pursuits (eyes following a moving object), saccades (rapid eye movement), horizontal vestibular ocular reflex (that stabilizes images during head movement), visual motion sensitivity (related to dizziness), and near-pointof-convergence distance (where eyes can hold together without double vision). The test takes no more than five to 10 minutes, and can be administered with just a tape mea-

sure and a metronome.

After each test, such as asking the patient to focus on an object, or to move his or her head rapidly from side to side, the clinician administering the tests asks the patient if he or she is exhibiting any of the key symptoms, so feedback is immediate.

After taking the VOMS test, more than 60 percent of patients exhibited symptoms of concussion, said Anthony Kontos, assistant research director for the Sports Medicine Concussion Program and a member of the research team. If it weren’t for VOMS, their impairments might have been missed, he said.

The addition of VOMS to the “diagnostic tool kit” of other tests, such as those pioneered by the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program that measure neurocognitive deficiencies, “could very well foster a paradigm shift” in the diagnosis and treatment of concussions, Collins said.

Although Collins and Mucha would not get more specific, it was plain both were excited by the possibilities VOMS offers.

If those with vestibular and ocular concussions can be identified immediately, the time it takes to treat their concussions could be cut “very, very substantially,” Mucha said.

Collins agreed: “We’re finally starting to hit this problem in just the right way.”

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Do you ever wish that you could eat a cookie and a brownie at the same time? No one would blame you. Both of these classic desserts are highly sought after and scrumptious in their own ways. Brownies are a chocolate lovers dream, with dense, yet fluffy melt-in-your-mouth flavor. Cookies are crisp, versatile and for most people, riddled with nostalgia. This recipe combines both sweets and creates a perfectly harmonious dessert.

• 3 cups powdered sugar • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder • ½ teaspoon kosher salt • 2 large egg whites • 1 large egg • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped • 3 tablespoons chocolate chips, your choice of milk or white chocolate Place cooking racks in lower and upper thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk together the powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt in a large bowl. Slowly add in the egg whites and egg then fold in the chocolate. Line baking sheets with parchment paper, or butter the bottom of the sheet, and place tablespoons of the batter two inches apart across it.

Bake until the cookies are puffed up and crack slightly on the top, rotating once throughout the baking process. It should take around 14-16 minutes. Let the cookies cool on pans, they might fall apart if taken off directly after baking, and enjoy.

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HARTFORD pieces and trying to keep the ball on the ground to avoid header opportunities for Hartford’s taller players.

“A lot of the teams that we’ve played were taller than us, so that’s something that we’re used to,” Keys said.

In contrast to UMass’ recent defensive success, O’Neill said that Wednesday’s game will serve as an opportunity for its struggling offense— which has been shut out five times this season—to break out.

According to O’Neill, while he’s seen improvement in the team’s overall passing, the Minutemen have failed to capitalize on final passes, such as its crossing opportunities.

“We’re stuttering a little

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in the final third, and that’s where we will need to focus and get better chances,” O’Neill said. “We’re just not creating enough good goalscoring opportunities.”

Keys said that he is confident that the offense will find its groove on Wednesday and provide a confidence booster before UMass continues its A-10 schedule against Virginia Commonwealth on Saturday.

“It’s a long season,” Keys said. “I know our record isn’t reflecting a positive aura right now, but I think our goal for the A-10 tournament is still alive, so we’re going to keep working towards that.”

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

STRUGGLES creates offense from the back and is quick to push the ball up the field after forcing turnovers in the defensive third.

However, O’Neill has said he probably would not consider moving Keys up to forward in a more permanent role, opting to keep the shutdown defender back on defense.

All of those players, along with other offensive contributors, have shown they can succeed when put in the right positions, but therein lies the problem for the Minutemen – they simply aren’t generating enough high-quality chances. It’s something that O’Neill thinks the team has improved on, but hasn’t been able to do consistently thus far.

“We were struggling

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getting the ball into the attacking third,” O’Neill said. “But that’s improved a little bit. Still, we’re not creating enough quality scoring chances.”

There is no easy fix for UMass, no magic lineup or formation that will result in balls appearing in the back of the net. Rather, offensive improvement must come as a team. It starts in the midfield, where UMass has struggled to align itself into attacking formations.

“Our mid play has gotten better,” O’Neill said.

“We’ve just missed putting together that final pass.”

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

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Rangers interview Red Sox assistant

By Jeff Wilson Fort Worth Star-Telegram The first of five candidates from outside the Texas Rangers organization interviewed Tuesday for the vacant manager’s job, and general manager Jon Daniels could have the remaining interviews finished by the end of the week.

Boston Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo spent the day at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas fielding questions from Rangers officials.

Pittsburgh bench coach Jeff Banister; Cleveland bullpen coach Kevin Cash; Chicago White Sox third-

base coach Joe McEwing; and Alex Cora, manager and GM of Caguas Criollos of the Puerto Rican Winter League, also will interview.

Tim Bogar, who finished the season as the Rangers’ interim manager, will also be interviewed.

Daniels hopes to pick a full-time replacement for Ron Washington before the World Series, which begins Oct. 21.

Bogar is considered the frontrunner after going 14-8 after Washington resigned unexpectedly Sept. 5. Pitching coach Mike Maddux and Triple A manager Steve Buechele interviewed Sept. 30.

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MEN’S SOCCER

‘A work in progress’

UM eyes better offensive play Struggles on the attack limit team

By Ross Gienieczko Collegian Staff

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UMass captain Matt Keys looks upfield in the Minutemen’s 3-2 overtime loss to Harvard on Sept. 26.

Defense keeping Minutemen afloat

By Anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff

The Massachusetts men’s soccer team has not fared well in close games as of late.

UMass has lost three straight matches by one goal – including an overtime loss against Harvard – since picking up its first win of the season against Fairfield on Sept. 19.

In their most recent matchup on Saturday, the Minutemen dropped a 1-0 decision to Saint Joseph’s in their first Atlantic 10 matchup of the season, where the lone goal came with four minutes left to play in regulation.

Despite the recent string of disappointing finishes, senior defender Matt Keys said that the team is keeping a positive mindset and is encouraged by the fact that it has remained consistently competitive in recent play.

“Everything that we wanted to achieve this fall is still in front of us, so we’re mindful of that” Devin O’Neill, interim coach “It’s kind of tough since they are close losses, especially when (the game is) lost in the last five or so minutes like (Saturday),” Keys said. “But to look on the bright side, it’s good that they are close matches. In the past four games that we have played, we’ve been in each one of those games.”

Interim coach Devin O’Neill agreed that the team has maintained a confident outlook, which he said was important since the team’s ultimate goal of winning the A-10 is still alive.

“Everything that we wanted to try to achieve this fall is still in front of us, so we’re mindful of that,” O’Neill said. “It is a concern that maybe (the team) would become a little bit despondent or lose some

motivation, but I think it’s our job as coaches to try to counter that as much as we can, which we have been doing.”

“There’s no question that getting a win or two wouldn’t hurt us though.”

UMass’ next opportunity to do so is Wednesday when it travels to West Hartford, Connecticut to take on Hartford (4-4-2, 0-1-0 American East) in one of its final non-conference games of the season.

The Minutemen (1-8-0, 0-1-0 A-10) will rely on its defense against the Hawks, an area that’s been a strong suit for the team so far this season.

After allowing nine goals in its opening two games, UMass hasn’t conceded more than three goals in any match since.

According to Keys, the

chemistry stemming from steady play together led to the unit’s success.

“If you look at the starting lineup, the defense has been pretty consistent throughout the season,” Keys said. “Just being able to work with each other each game, we’ve got that gel together that we know how each other play and we’re comfortable with each other on the field.”

In particular, Keys— who is 6-foot-4—will play a major factor in defending the height of Hartford’s attack led by 6-foot-4 forwards Romaine Williamson and Omar Tall, who have scored a goal apiece so far.

“They’re really just some very good players who are very dynamic offensively,” O’Neill said.

“It’ll be a good test but I think we’ll be able to match it.”

Keys said that the Minutemen plan on countering the Hawks’ attack by running different set see

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It’s no secret the Massachusetts men’s soccer team has struggled to put the ball in the net.

With only six goals scored in nine games, the Minutemen (1-8, 0-1 A-10) are tied for last within the Atlantic 10 Conference in goals per game. They’ve been shut out five times, and only three different players have scored for UMass this season.

But despite poor numbers and performance thus far, the Minutemen have showed signs of life on offense at times during the season. For small stretches, UMass controls possession, passes crisply and initiates movement without the ball.

At other times, though, the Minutemen can barely string two passes together out of their own zone.

“It’s a work in progress,” UMass coach Devin O’Neill said. “We’re obviously not scoring goals at the extent we need to, and that’s a concern.”

With A-10 play already started – and seven conference games coming up within the next month – time is running out for the finished product to show itself. The Minutemen will get one final non-conference tune up Wednesday against Hartford, but after that will be thrust into a stretch of five games in a row against A-10 opponents, with three of those coming on the road.

Conference play can be a fresh start for UMass.

They’re the only games that count towards A-10 standings and end of the year seeding in the A-10 tournament.

The Minutemen have received solid contributions from several players on the offensive end.

Senior forward Josh Schwartz leads the team

with three goals scored, and fellow forward Mark Morris is right behind him with two. Midfielder Luke Pavone and defender Matt Keys have also pitched in – Pavone with three assists and Keys with a goal of his own.

Unfortunately, those are the only players on the team that have recorded points. And while players like Schwartz were expected to carry most of the offensive burden, it’s hard for any one player to completely carry an attack.

Schwartz has had – for him – what amounts to a subpar year thus far.

He’s scored only three goals, with two of them coming off penalty kicks.

The unquestioned leader of the attack, Schwartz needs more opportunities.

He’s proven throughout his career in Amherst that he can finish chances, and if the offense does manage to improve, his goal tally should as well.

“We need to get him in the right spaces on the field and get him the ball,” O’Neill said of Schwartz.

O’Neill went on to say that part of Schwartz’s offensive woes may be attributed to his increased defensive responsibilities.

Another key contributor is the junior Morris.

Hard work and effort have fueled his scoring opportunities thus far, and Morris showed he will shoot the ball from any distance. With one or two breaks, he could easily lead the team in goal scoring.

Finally, Keys is perhaps the most underrated part of the attack. His impact is evident on defense, but he can be just as effective offensively. He’s been pulled up front and played at forward several times late in games this season, and has played well in those situations, scoring one goal and creating multiple chances. He also see

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FOOTBALL

Minutemen staying positive despite recent frustrations Kicking battle still considered open

By Andrew Cyr Collegian Staff

Linebacker Jovan SantosKnox summed up the 2014 season for the Massachusetts football team perfectly, with one word: “Frustrating.”

The Minutemen are winless on the season and have blown double-digit second half leads on three separate occasions. In its game against Bowling Green, UMass lost a fumble that stopped it dead in its tracks in what could have been a game-winning drive.

The Minutemen are realistically 16 points away from being 4-2, and would have needed only two wins in its final six games to become bowl eligible. Instead, they’ll need to win every remaining game to have a shot at the first Division I bowl game in program history. It’s not impossible – the combined record of the six teams left

on UMass’s schedule is 12-20 – but it’s unlikely.

“Every week we come back to practice and feel like we let the last one go,” Santos-Knox said. “We are a play away from having a completely different record, and it’s frustrating because we know how good we can be.”

When looking at the body language and attitude of UMass, you wouldn’t know this was an 0-6 team. Whether it’s joking around with teammates after practice or eating together in the dining halls, the Minutemen are a closeknit group that responds to the environment coach Mark Whipple has brought to the team.

“I really like these guys,” Whipple said. “I’ve had teams that have won a lot more games and haven’t had as much run as these guys.”

“This is the best team I’ve ever been around and this is the best locker room I’ve ever been around. We have some tough individuals. Our motto this year has been tough

times don’t last, but tough any UMass player this seapeople do,” Santos-Knox said. son.

“After the first two weeks, Run Game Improving I was out of shape a little bit,” Abrokwah said. “Coach There’s no hiding UMass’ has gotten me back in shape tendency on offense. Whipple these past two weeks. I had and the Minutemen love to my hands on my hips a couthrow the football. Of its 435 ple times gasping for air, offensive plays this season, but I’m back in the swing of UMass has passed the ball things, and I feel great on the 251 times, compared to 184 field.” rushing attempts. Although “We really saw a big difFrohnapfel has carried the ference from week one to offense at times, the return week two,” Whipple said of of running back Shadrach Abrokwah’s play.

Abrokwah has already helped the balance of the Kicking battle offensive attack. uncertain Early in the season, Whipple said that Abrokwah So far this season, kickwas the team’s best back. ing duties have been split Abrokwah missed the first between junior Blake Lucas four games of the season and freshman Matt Wylie. with a non-football, non- After Tuesday, it seems a disciplinary suspension, but third player is in the mix. has shined since his return. Redshirt freshman Logan In Abrokwah’s first game Laurent took reps with the back against Bowling Green, first team field goal unit at he scored a touchdown. In Tuesday’s practice. last Saturday’s game against Laurent is the currently Miami (OH), he totaled 128 the backup punter for the rushing yards – the most by Minutemen, behind starter

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Shadrach Abrokwah (22) has steadied UMass’ rushing offense.

Brian McDonald. He competed throughout training camp with McDonald for the starting punting job.

Wylie suffered an injury to his non-kicking foot prior to the game against Bowling Green and Whipple said that he was taking a longer look at Laurent to see what he could do. Laurent has prior kicking experience in high school, something Whipple

was informed of at the beginning of the season.

As for who the number one kicker on the depth chart will be on Saturday against Kent State, Whipple said he was going to take it day by day to see who was the best option.

Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@umass.edu, and can be followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.