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WASHINGTON — Republicans hold a narrow but steady lead in the contest for control of the Senate, according to polls released Sunday. Enough races remain extremely close that Democrats could still keep control of the chamber, but only if all the breaks go their way. So far, that’s not happening in the campaign’s closing weeks. Democrats appear to have lost ground in extremely close races in Iowa and Colorado, although they have gained in Georgia. In Kansas, an embattled Republican incumbent has come back in his fight against an independent who is backed by many Democrats. In the Iowa race, Republican Jodie Ernst has a 3-percentagepoint edge over Democrat Bruce Braley, 49 percent to 46 percent, according to a new NBC/Marist survey, maintaining the small lead she established in the survey earlier this month. A New York Times/ CBS/YouGov survey, also released Sunday, showed the race tied at 44 percent each. Both polls showed a virtual tie in Colorado, where Democratic Sen. Mark Udall has slipped in his race against Republican Rep. Cory Gardner. The NBC/Marist poll showed Gardner ahead, 46 percent to 45 percent, while the CBS/NYT/YouGov survey showed Udall ahead, 47 percent to 46 percent, in both cases well within the polls’ margins of error. In Kansas, Democrats have been hoping that Greg Orman, a businessman and political independent, could knock off incumbent Republican Pat Roberts. Orman established a lead in the race earlier this fall after the Democratic candidate dropped out. But Republicans have
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The Center for Women and Community and the Sigma Psi Zeta sorority held a vigil in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Vigil supports survivors of domestic violence By Elizabeth Kane Collegian Correspondent
Surrounded by the glow of candlelight, the Center for Women and Community and the sisters of Sigma Psi Zeta sorority hosted an annual vigil in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Held in the Cape Cod Lounge at the Student Union, the candlelight vigil gave both of the organizations, as well as survivors of domestic violence, the chance to speak out against the issue and encourage others to help victims of domestic abuse. According to Becky Lockwood, the associate director of Counseling and Rape Crisis Services at the Center for Women and Community, the vigil is a way to touch upon an issue that is close to students and the community, although many do not realize it. “(The vigil) is a chance to educate the community about relationship violence,” Lockwood said. “We really try to use the phrase ‘relationship
violence’ instead of domestic violence because most college students see domestic violence happening only to older people. They think, ‘It doesn’t really happen to us because we’re young,’ but we know it is happening, and often people don’t know where to get help or what the right thing to say is because of this.” Making students aware of the presence of domestic violence in their community is extremely important to the Center for Women
and Community as well as the sisters of Sigma Psi Zeta, who have made it part of their national mission. Since 2009, the sorority has collaborated with the Center for Women and Community through the vigil to stress the importance of the issue to the University of Massachusetts community. “Domestic violence is a part of all of us,” said Victoria Lee, presisee
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Students gathered around the Cape Cod Lounge to hold a candlelight vigil on Thursday.
After suspending all study abroad programs in Israel in August, the University of Massachusetts’ International Risk Management Committee has decided to resume programs to the Middle Eastern state once again for the spring semester. This decision comes following “the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel” and the revised travel advisory from the U.S. State Department, according to Daniel Fitzgibbons, associate director at the Office of News and Media Relations. The revised travel warning lifted the “nonessential” travel ban to Israel while still warning U.S. travelers against going to certain areas, including the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. “(Exchange programs and study abroad opportunities) benefit students a lot,” Fitzgibbons said. “They gain a lot from experiencing different cultures, especially an older culture like Israel’s. It is a good thing anytime a student goes abroad. This decision expands those opportunities for students.” Fitzgibbons said the committee suspended all study abroad programs to Israel just before the fall semester began due to the “continuing violence and hostility in the region.” The fall cancellation affected two students who were planning to study at Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University, but the University reimbursed these students for “nonrecoverable” expenses and provided them help with finding alternate plans for the fall semester, according to a Boston Globe article. The Globe article also indicated a group of six UMass students and a faculty member had been see
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Amherst holds annual Halloween Fest NJ govenor for Events included Ebola quarantine games and carnival By Shira Ledani Collegian Correspondent A parade of mini princesses, superheroes and animals marched throughout downtown Amherst on Sunday afternoon, darting into local businesses as they hunted for candy to fill their pumpkin heads and shopping bags. But trick-or-treating was just one part of the town’s annual Halloween Fest – held in the Bangs Community Center – which also featured a haunted house, carnival games, a costume parade and pumpkin painting. Now in its 15th year, Halloween Fest is sponsored by the town of Amherst in partnership with the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, and numerous businesses which helped sponsor individual events in the community center. According to Linda Chalfant, director of leisure services
and supplemental education, more than 21 local businesses participated in the trick-ortreating event. “Amherst has been celebrating Halloween for a while,” said Stacey Lecuivre, an event coordinator. “For 48 years, businesses have done the seasonal window paintings you see now.” The day’s intermittent rain showers and clouds didn’t stop the kids’ Halloween fun. Pumpkin bowling and a game of eating donuts off of strings were held outside, supervised by the Amherst emergency unit. Train rides were also provided, taking place around the community center’s parking lot with a cargo of cheering kids. Inside, the carnival on the main level of the center was one of the busiest parts of the festival. Featuring tables of fun games for the kids, for between one and three tickets you could play a number of Halloween themed games with the end promise of candy – the day’s most popular commodity.
The pumpkin roll, which took place in the cleared out parking lot on Main Street, was another one of this year’s games. Standing at the top of the hill, the kids, grouped by age, rolled their pumpkins down as they ran after them to the end. Each participant was a winner, receiving a certificate to Bueno Y Saño. And to make this all possible, Chalfant was adamant that UMass students were an
integral part of this year’s operation. As volunteers, they helped set up the events and games and run the many booths. “A big supporter was Dr. Dan Gerber … He really encouraged his students to participate in community service,” she said. “We really couldn’t have done it without them.” Shira Ledani can be reached at sledani@umass.edu.
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Train rides were offered in Amherst as a part of Halloween Fest.
Christie doesn’t regret new policy By Melissa Hayes and Christopher Maag The Record (Hackensack, N.J.)
A day after a nurse returning from Sierra Leone excoriated New Jersey’s mandatory 21-day Ebola quarantine, Governor Chris Christie said he had no regrets about the policy, which applies to healthcare workers returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa. “We’ve taken this action and I have absolutely no second thoughts about it,” he said on “Fox News Sunday” in response to a question about concerns raised by Kaci Hickox, a nurse who was quarantined upon landing at Newark Liberty Airport on Friday, having returned from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. Hickox, who lives in Maine
and worked for Doctors Without Borders, complained that the new state protocols were disorganized, and said she had no symptoms and should not be held and treated like a criminal. She made her complaints in a firstperson account published in the Dallas Morning News on Saturday. Hickox reiterated her criticisms on CNN Sunday. “I feel like my basic human rights have been violated,” she said. She said the mandatory quarantine is “not a sound public-health decision” and denounced Christie’s description of her on Saturday as “obviously ill.” “For him, a politician who’s trusted and respected, to make a statement that’s categorically not true is just unacceptable and appalling,” she said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Christie said Saturday that see
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AROUND THE WORLD CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi vowed Saturday to punish those responsible for attacks that killed 31 soldiers in the restive Sinai peninsula. Friday’s assault, which targeted a military checkpoint and then the troops who responded to the initial strike, was the Egyption military’s largest one-day loss of life in decades. No group has claimed responsibility, but the operation’s sophistication bore the hallmarks of Ansar Bayd al-Maqdis, or Partisans of Jerusalem, which has staged a number of lethal attacks on Egyptian security forces in the Sinai and elsewhere. Egyptian authorities have portrayed the wave of violence as inspired and carried out by the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement driven from power 15 months ago when elSissi led a coup against President Mohamed Morsi. In a furious televised speech, delivered shortly before el-Sissi attended the funerals of the slain soldiers, he said Friday’s attacks were an assault against all Egyptians. “We are fully alert and aware that the aim is to bring this whole country down,” he said. “God willing, this won’t happen.” Employing rhetoric that plays well with conspiracy-minded Egyptians, elSissi said the Sinai attacks were foreign-funded and part of a plot against the country. Egypt has long accused regional powers such as Turkey and Qatar of providing money and other help to Islamist movements. An alliance representing the banned Muslim Brotherhood denied any role in Friday’s attacks and offered condolences to the “martyrs.” It also blamed the violence on the current government, saying the outbreak of unrest could be directly traced back to the July 2013 coup against Morsi. Friday’s attack on a military checkpoint was described by military officials as a complex operation involving at least one explosives-rigged vehicle, several roadside bombs and weaponry including rocket-propelled grenades. El-Sissi called it an attempt to “break the resolve of Egypt as well as the Egyptian army.” Egyptian authorities declared a state of emergency in the northern Sinai and imposed a duskto-dawn curfew in the area while decreeing three days of national mourning. The nation’s top military body, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, met Saturday and voiced determination to “eradicate terrorism” in the Sinai. The Sinai peninsula for years has been beset by a low-level insurgency that intensified after Morsi’s ouster. El-Sissi’s government said Morsi, the country’s first elected president, allowed militant groups, some of them from outside Egypt, to take root in the Sinai during his year in office.
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dent of Sigma Psi Zeta . “It is a topic that seems unreal, something that we see in movies or on the news, but we don’t realize that something like this could happen to us or how prevalent it is to our lives. By having this vigil, we are giving victims of domestic violence the support they need and we are educating our community about the dangers and implications of domestic violence.” The event invited peer educators with the Center for Women and Community, as well as students, faculty and guest supporters to speak about domestic violence and its impact on the community. Diane Curtis, board president of Safe Passage and UMass faculty member, spoke at the event about how touched she has been over the continuous support that UMass has shown for Safe Passage, a charity that has helped sur-
tended negative consequences,” he said. “Personally, myself as a physician, scientist, I would not have recommended it.” Fauci said he was concerned that the measures would deter health-care workers from volunteering. “The best way to protect us is to stop the epidemic in Africa and we need those health-care workers so we do not want to put them in a position where it makes it very, very uncomfortable for them to volunteer,” he said. But Christie said New Jersey and New York have had instances where it was proven that the voluntary quarantine process was not adequate. “It was my conclusion that we needed to do this to protect the public health of the people of New Jersey,” Christie said. “I have great respect for Dr. Fauci, but what he’s counting on is a voluntary system in which folks may or may not comply.” He added, “The fact of the matter is that I don’t believe that when you’re dealing with something as serious as this that you can count on a voluntary system.” And the governor said he was not concerned about the mandatory quarantine deterring health-care officials from the area from treating patients in West Africa. “I believe that folks that want to take that step and are willing to volunteer also understand that it’s in their interest and the public-health interest to have a 21-day period thereafter if they’ve been exposed to people with the virus,” he said.
In her essay, Hickox raised concerns that the protocols would deter medical professionals from going to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak. When she landed at Newark Airport about 1 p.m. on Friday, she informed the first immigration official she met that she was returning from Sierra Leone and was escorted to a quarantine office a few yards away, she said. As the day went on, she was interviewed by a number of officials, including one who “barked questions at me as if I was a criminal,” she said. Though she had no fever on arrival, the stress and heat of the airport quarantine made her flustered, Hickox said, and her temperature rose to 101 degrees. Six hours after landing, Hickox was escorted by eight police cars to University Hospital in Newark. By the time she was tested again, her temperature was back down to 98.6. During her six-hour wait at the airport, “I sat alone in the isolation tent and thought of many colleagues who will return home to America and face the same ordeal,” Hickox wrote. “Will they be made to feel like criminals and prisoners?” In the very early stages of Ebola, patients may still test negative because the virus has not yet reached detectable levels in the blood. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it may take up to three days after the onset of symptoms for the virus to reach detectable levels in some patients, prompting repeat testing in some cases.
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mounted a major effort to rescue Roberts and have gained ground. Kansas is a heavily Republican state, and the two polls, along with other recent surveys, indicate that some voters who had previously turned their backs on Roberts have returned to their party loyalty as Election Day approached. The NBC/Marist poll now shows Orman just 1 point ahead of Roberts, 45 percent to 44 percent. The CBS/ NYT/YouGov survey shows Roberts up by four points, 42 percent to 38 percent, with a large number of voters undecided. The one bright spot for Democrats is Georgia, where Democrat Michelle Nunn has mounted a strong challenge to Republican David Perdue. Several recent polls have showed Nunn gaining, with some giving her a small lead. The CBS/NYT/YouGov survey shows her still trailing, 47 percent to 44 percent.
A third-party candidate is also in the race, and under Georgia law, if no candidate hits 50 percent, a runoff will be held Jan. 4. In another extremely close race in the southeast, Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina has been clinging to a small lead against her Republican challenger, Thom Tillis, the speaker of the state House. The CBS/NYT/YouGov survey shows Hagan still ahead, 44 percent to 41 percent, but the NBC/Marist poll shows the two tied at 43 percent each. Republicans need a net gain of six seats to take control of the Senate. At least nine Democratic-held seats are in clear jeopardy. In addition to the close races in Iowa, Colorado and North Carolina, Republicans have clear leads in recent polls for seats held by Democrats in Montana, West Virginia, South Dakota and Arkansas.
vivors of domestic violence and those close to them since 1977. “I am so incredibly proud of the UMass community for all it does,” Curtis said. “In addition to myself, UMass Police Department Deputy Police Chief Patrick Archbald is on the board at Safe Passage. We have endless volunteers that come from UMass, It is so moving to me that we have such a caring community.” As a way to strengthen the community, the event also offered a moment of reflection for students to share their experiences with domestic violence in a safe and secure environment. The event concluded with the candlelight vigil, where all participants were invited to go outside and light candles to honor those affected by domestic abuse. Survivors of domestic abuse, said Lockwood, can
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he was “sorry if in any way she was inconvenienced.” “But the inconvenience that could occur from having folks who are symptomatic and ill out and amongst the public is a much, much greater concern of mine,” he said. Hickox landed at Newark on the same day that Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced they were increasing Ebola screening at Newark Liberty and Kennedy international airports. Instead of relying on people traveling from West Africa to monitor their own health on return, the governors said public-health workers in both states will do the monitoring, which will include house calls and more detailed interviews. Quarantines will be mandatory for people who had contact with Ebola patients. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced a similar quarantine on Saturday. New Jersey residents may be quarantined in their homes, and out-of-state residents, such as Hickox, will be kept in government-owned facilities for 21 days under the new rules put in place by Christie. Hickox “is in isolation in an extended treatment area that is part of the hospital,” said Stacie Newton, a spokeswoman for University Hospital in Newark. Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared on “Fox News Sunday” just before Christie and said he did not agree with New Jersey and New York’s joint decision Friday to institute mandatory quarantines. “I think we’ll have unin-
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In Louisiana, incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu is trailing in a multi-candidate race that will almost certainly go to a runoff in December in which the GOP would be favored to win. And in Alaska, Democratic Sen. Mark Begich has trailed in several recent surveys, although the state has a history of confounding pollsters. Some polls have also shown Republican Scott Brown mounting a strong challenge to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire. The CBS/NYT/YouGov survey, however, shows Shaheen ahead, 46 percent to 41 percent. The Marist poll is a traditional telephone survey while the YouGov poll uses an Internet panel to survey voters in all states with competitive contests. The margins of error for both surveys vary depending on the state.
be victims of verbal abuse as well as physical abuse. She said that the vigil will help students to both recognize behaviors as abusive and encourage them to stand up against such abuse. “I think that a lot of abuse happens behind closed doors, but there are a lot of public behaviors that are problematic and we want students to recognize these behaviors and support those being affected by them,” Lockwood said. “(In abusive relationships) there’s a lot of name calling and verbal abuse and it’s harder for people to recognize that as being relationship violence because the abuser is not physically hurting them. Verbal abuse is still abuse – it’s still harmful to the person and it needs to be addressed.” Elizabeth Kane can be reached at erkane@umass.edu.
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working on an archaeological dig in the Israel city of Acre over the summer. These students were pulled out of Israel after travel bans to the region, which had been enacted in response to local fighting, were lifted. Jack Ahern, the vice provost for the International Programs Office and chair of the I n t e r n at i o n a l Risk Management Committee, said five students plan to spend their spring semesters studying in Israel. T he University’s International Programs Office currently lists nine different study
abroad programs in Israel. These programs are affiliated with BenGurion University of the Negev; Hebrew University Rothberg International School; Tel Aviv University School for Overseas Students; University of Haifa International School; Tel Aviv Engineering School; Technion International School of Engineering; Arava Institute and BarIlan University and the summer Archaeological Field School at the Akko program. Anthony Rentsch can be reached at arentsch@umass.edu.
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Ending MOB: UMass fails to support minorities discrimination begins with us Emily Belko & Joanna Zhu Diversity on college campuses is an increasingly salient issue. Even with the recent 60th anniversary of the Brown v. Board
I’d like to start by saying I am not an expert when it comes to institutional
Sam Fountain racism, diversity awareness, civil rights and social justice – I have a rudimentary understanding at best. My sources of knowledge on these issues come secondhand; from newspapers, online articles and word-of-mouth stories. I myself have never been discriminated against based on my race, gender or sexual identity. As a white, heterosexual man, I’ve never had to deal with these issues personally, and
“Discrimination does not begin and end with hate crimes. It starts with every one of us and ends when we no longer distinguish people based on these characteristics.” likely never will. This past spring, at Pennsylvania State University’s graduation ceremony, bomb threats targeted at African American students prompted the University to mandate metal detector screening for all students and guests. Last November, at San Jose State University, four white students were expelled for barricading a black student in his room, displaying a confederate flag and writing the N-word on their common room’s white board. In 2013, a multicultural dorm at Lehigh University was egged and spray painted with profane racist language, seven years after a skinned deer head was left outside the building. In February, a female African American student at the University of Mississippi was doused with an alcoholic drink at her apartment complex and told, “you can’t live here, you’re black.” These are just a few instances of many from the “Campus Racial Incidents” page on the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education’s website. The page compiles recent hate crimes and incidents occurring on college campuses in the United States. The most current incident listed? “Racist Incidents at the University of Massachusetts.” I have confidence in the administration of the University that they will handle this situation “well.” Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has reacted swiftly by promising of a comprehensive update to the University’s diversity policies by the end of the semester. However, the impetus for change falls on us – the students. It’s easy to look at one student’s actions and see how wrong and inexcusable it is. The abhorrent, disgusting nature of writing racially charged threats on a student’s door is something we can all agree on. It’s much harder to look at ourselves and our own behaviors and ask not only if we do anything to perpetuate a community where discrimination occurs, but also if we do anything to actively make our community a more accepting and diverse community. How many times have you or someone you know said, “that black kid who lives next door to me” or “my Asian TA” or “my gay friend.” Discrimination does not begin and end with hate crimes. It starts with every one of us and ends when we no longer distinguish people based on these characteristics. Let’s keep this conversation going. Don’t stop asking questions. In the words of our famous library’s namesake, W.E.B. DuBois, “Ignorance is a cure for nothing.” Sam Fountain is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sfountai@umass.edu.
of Education Supreme Court decision, the United States and its public universities have done very little to promote educational equality. Putting the financial burden aside for a moment, students of color consistently remain under-enrolled at the University of Massachusetts. We compared the demographics for the state of Massachusetts in 2013 against the racial and ethnic breakdown of UMass in Fall 2013: Black and Latino/a individuals, considered to be underrepresented minorities due to lack of physical representation within the University, are enrolling at UMass at 4.9 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, compared to white students. The label of Asian also homogenizes the experiences those of of East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian students, especially when the latter two groups have a significant-
ly larger percentage of refugee families. The New Directions of Institutional Research recently published a study showing concerns about finances, immigrant status, first generation educations and family security, meaning there is insufficient assistance available to help minorities enroll at universities. But once we all arrive at college, the past is behind us. Right? We are all just students working toward our degrees. Right? Wrong. College is more than just academics. From dorm life, to student employment, to co-curriculars, there is so much more than just sitting down for 50 minutes for a lecture. Often, students of color in predominantly white institutions, such as UMass, encounter a multitude of issues including a stark change in cultural norms, lack of access to appropriate resources (including money) and limited contact of people within their own race, according to the NACADA Journal. Student Bridges, a studentrun organization, has been firmly and directly asking Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to increase
the rate of admissions of underrepresented minorities by 5 percent each. This has also been met with a heaping pile of complacency and misdirection on behalf of the administration. Student retention rates reveal a disturbing reality, and emphasize our administration’s lack of concern for all students. The graduating class of 2013 witnessed a nearly 16 percent difference in graduation rates. White students boasted a graduation rate of 67.4 percent, while students of color only graduated at a 52.1 percent rate, according to the UMass Amherst Office of Institutional Research. Perhaps these students are simply encountering setbacks due to additional hardships they may experience in the university. The class of 2011 is the most recent class with data available to track a six-year graduation rate. Underrepresented minorities are still graduating at a noticeably lower rate, with African American students graduating at a rate of 60 percent, and Latino/a students at 57 percent, compared to 74 percent for whites.
The lack of diversity and support for students cannot go ignored any longer. In order to begin addressing these problems, there needs to be an assertive request for the University to publically announce what it intends to do and a clear demand that the school cannot continue to drag its feet. The lack of financial support for Registered Student Organizations dedicated to underrepresented minority interests must be addressed at the institutional level. Student groups fighting for equality with strategic campaigns and direct organizing action have existed on this campus for years, and newly branded ones, like Multicultural Organizing Bureau, continue to emerge. There are students willing to commit to their underrepresented peers, but the question now is if the University is willing to do the same. Emily Belko is the MOB core team leader and can be reached at ebelko@umass.edu. Joanna Zhu is a MOB core team member and can be reached at jfzhu@umass.edu. Students interested in MOB can find more information in the CEPA office, Student Union 423A.
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The power of positive protest However you get your informa- ment grows and propagates. Such tion – be it from the news, newspa- movements inspire us, and seek pers, magazines, blogs, Facebook to spread these new ideas in order to bring about positive change in Stefan Herlitz our society by replacing systems we deem unjust or outdated. Some posts or just via word-of-mouth of these movements, like the 1963 – it doesn’t take an expert to notice Great March on Washington, have the political sphere as a whole is proudly trumpeted specific legan overflowing fountain of hate. islative reforms for historically Whether they are liberals who marginalized groups – others, like hate conservatives, tea partiers the University Massachusetts’ who hate “socialists” or simply own UMass United rally held this bystanders who hate the whole past spring, are large, public decsystem, when people think about larations of support for human politics, the thought is rarely rights and respect for one another. unaccompanied with disdain or Other movements, however, hostility toward another. start not with a vision, but an As college students, we are enemy. These movements seek by and large the foot soldiers of to eliminate or destroy aspects political activism everywhere. We of society with which they find are the volunteers, the campus fault. They dedicate themselves to advocates, the petitioners, the the task of tearing these systems campaign fellows and the pro- down. Such movements are based testers. We are the door-knock- in anger, which is simultaneously ers, the phone bankers and the one of the strongest and weakest social media bloggers. We hold of human emotions. Anger rapstrongly to our beliefs and work idly rouses people, draws a line hard to spread them. As such, we in the sand and provides an easy often organize mass movements battle cry for activists. Unlike the and rallies, events which seek to necessarily nuanced platforms thrust our views into the pub- of the aforementioned positive lic eye in order to bring about movements, the platforms of change. opposition movements are incred However, not every movement ibly simple. They are easy to orgais created equal. Some move- nize, easy to understand and easy ments start with a vision, an to advertise. However, they are idea for a better future, a central also easy to ignore and let die. tenet around which the move- Occupy Wall Street was a mass
protest against socioeconomic inequality and corporate greed that began on Sept. 17, 2011, in Zuccotti Park, New York City, and rapidly spread to cities around the globe. It united the voices of millions in denouncing the system that allowed income inequality to rise and corporate influence to spread unchecked; it blasted the banks and businesses of Wall Street as greedy, corrupt and innately hostile to the common good. It loudly launched the issues of socioeconomic inequality to the world stage and dominated news coverage across the globe, but failed in the most important aspect of protest: it failed to specify what it actually wanted. That is the weakness of movements based on anger: they try to tear down parts of society without knowing what to build in their place. Sure, Occupy Wall Street wanted an end to income inequality, but how? Even the largest, most powerful and well-organized army will fall apart if it argues within itself as to what victory even means, yet time and again some protest movements are too busy decrying the current system to provide a vision for its replacement. In our burning desire to enact change, we latch on to certain ideas and principles and draw mental battle lines separating political “allies”
from “enemies.” We manufacture a conflictual world where we fight against an enemy hell bent on pursuing evil, and we pick a side, completely accepting this utterly ridiculous imaginary war as reality. People tend to believe they are right, and that their beliefs are best for everyone. I’d say very few think of themselves as villains actively pursuing injustice, which is why movements that rage against individuals, persons or systems fail to bring about any sort of change unless they have clear proposals or demands. No protester will ever successfully convince someone they are a terrible human being because of their beliefs (regardless of the veracity of said claim), but it is entirely possible for proponents of change to convince society of the benefits of their plan and win those who were previously “enemies” over to their side. In the end, we must remember that positive change only comes about when citizens who disagree come together and forge a better tomorrow. In civil society, the only road leading to success is paved with specific demands, persuasion and compromise – not anger. Stefan Herlitz is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sherlitz@umass.edu.
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Whistl combats sexual assault Wave goodbye to bland social networking site Ello By Christina Yacono Collegian Staff
With all of the apps for phones alerting friends and family if you are in danger, one may think that is the extent companies can go in terms of safety features. Until now. Whistl, an iPhone case intended to prevent and deter sexual assault, crime and violence through three different types of alert systems, is looking to take safety a step further. The case is available for the iPhone 5, 5s and 6. Acting in the place of a phone app, whistle or pepper spray, Whistl is a phone case that easily allows the user to contact their family and friends, notify the police or set off an alarm depending on which mode is chosen. The first mode is “checkin mode,” which alerts family and friends of any danger by sending a pre-made message and GPS coordinates of the user’s location. The phone will check with the user after five minutes to see if the user is still in danger. If the user does not respond to the check in, the police are automatically notified. The second mode is “panic mode,” which alerts friends and family, sounds an alarm, flashes a light and alerts police within 15 seconds of being activated. The sound of the alarm is designed to be as loud as the front row of a rock concert. The third mode is “stealth mode,” which silently contacts the police within 15 sec-
A recycling bin for your social media By Troy Kowalchuk Collegian Correspondent
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The Whistl case communicates with the free app using built-in technology. onds and notifies family and friends. “It’s an amazing idea, it’s hard to dial 911 in some situations without alerting your attacker and a phone case that not only disorients the aggressor, but also notifies the police and the people nearby who’d be most willing to help is great,” said Caroline Meade, a senior communication major. Paired with the Whistl app, which does not have to be opened in order for it to be used, a message that is pre-made by the user will be sent to family and friends, a location tracker will turned on and an automatic video and audio recording will be turned on for evidence as well. A group of engineers at Carnegie Mellon University were motivated to create this phone case and app combo to combat sexual assault.
Together, they founded the LifeShel team and created their first product: the Whistl. The LifeShel team has thought of precautions, so the buttons were included. Both buttons on the side are touch buttons that must be pressed at the same time. Because they are touch buttons, they cannot be set off while in a pocket or a bag. If it still somehow manages to go off, the user has 15 seconds to disable it by entering their security code in the app. With over 200 backers and a little more than one week left, Whistl has already reached over $42,000 out of their $70,000 goal. Any phone cases that are pre-ordered through Kickstarter can be bought for $57. Estimated delivery time of the phone cases is July 2015. Christina Yacono can be reached at cyacono@umass.edu.
If Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Vine, Instagram and any of the countless other social media websites are not enough for you, there is a new social media website that could be the next big thing: Ello. Probably not, however, as staring at a blank Google document offers more features than Ello does. For those who have not been invited yet, Ello is the new ad-free social media website designed for artists, by artists. First created as a small private social media website, Ello gained more attention after many members of the LGBTQIA community began using it after Facebook tried to force users to use their real names. This turned away many drag queens who used different names to protect themselves. Since its creation in April 2014, Ello has been gaining popularity and pulling users from other social networking sites like Facebook and Tumblr. The appeal of the site is the ad-free, simple interface, which the creators of Ello stated proudly in their manifesto, “We believe a
What is ironic is anything posted on the site is generally from the users’ other social media websites.
artists a sense of superiority that they are a part of this new “simple, beautiful, ad-free” club. What is ironic is anything posted on the site is generally from the users’ other social media websites. Presumably because there is not much else going on in Ello. Does it play videos? No. Does it let you chat with people like Facebook? No. Does it offer customization? If you count an icon and a background photo as customization, then yes. What is amazing about Ello is that the website got the attention that it did. It does not deserve the 15 minutes of fame – it didn’t even deserve 15 seconds of fame. It’s a waste of time and offers absolutely nothing to social media users. Ello calls itself “simple” and “beautiful,” but what is so beautiful about a white page with a black smiley face with no eyes, and re-used posts? What is so simple about a website with so many unanswered questions that the website is hardly useable, even to those who are interested? The website is not worth your time and is not worth the publicity. It should go back to being private where it belongs.
social network can be a tool for empowerment. Not a tool to deceive.” However, not everyone can take part in this empowerment. To use the website, you need to get invited by friends who are members themselves. Yet this Ello cool club is like a group of people claiming a table as a cool kids table — when the table offers nothing new or interesting than any other and that it is the same table. It’s like an exclusive club, except the club is an empty room with only white walls, no music or anything for that matter. It is anything but innovative. Is it ad free? Yes. However, if you want any more of its features you need to pay for it. Ello also boasts that it will not sell information to third parties, but with what the website has to offer, it is not even worth putting that information on the website as no one will see it in the first place. It’s just an over Troy Kowalchuk can be reached at glorified website that gives tkowalchuk@umass.edu.
COMICS
‘Avengers & X-Men: Axis’ fails fans on multiple fronts Marvel’s tie-in event cannot capitalize By Jack Nichols Collegian Correspondent Coming after the horrific aftermath of Marvel’s last tie-in series, “Original Sin,” many readers hoped “Avengers & X-Men: Axis” would redeem the company’s reputation. With a nine-part main series, 10 tie-ins to ongoing titles and the introduction of three series specific to this event, “Axis” had the potential to be a Marvel phenomenon that would set the company apart from other major comic producers. Unfortunately, it tries to juggle too many characters and forgets to focus attention on a strong story line. “Axis” is built off of a strong premise promising a unique team-up of the X-Men and the Avengers in order to combat an overpowered enemy. Straight out of Captain America’s World War II endeavors, the Red Skull takes the stage as the main villain. But there’s an interesting twist: Red Skull has acquired the telepathic powers of Charles Xavier, morphing him into the unstoppable force, Onslaught. In order
to defeat this omnipotent foe, an enormous number of superheroes, antiheroes, vigilantes and villains are thrown into the fray. Rick Remender, the writer of “Axis,” was given the daunting task of introducing each of these characters in a very limited number of issues. Through the first three issues, which comprise the first chapter of the series, Remender attempts to establish a plot line in addition to integrating 30 new characters into the event. “Axis” issues one through three fail to properly introduce the main characters and witnesses many of them falling into stereotypical cameos instead of properly developing throughout the story. The plot also falls short as it appears the comic can’t seem to take itself seriously. Remender’s attempts at humor undercut the dramatic tension struck between the heroes and Onslaught. Thus far, Axis has adopted an emotionless story with no reason to attract collectors to continue reading. The flat story line is especially disappointing as the reader can clearly see the potential of the event. Within reach is an amazing story
worthy of being Marvel’s “big event.” Readers can only hope Remender will improve his story over the next few issues. The weaknesses of the series are not limited to character development and plot failures. The typically talented Joe Kubert doesn’t impress the audience with his artwork in the first two issues. With a premise of such magnitude an artist needs to provide visuals of an equal magnitude. Kubert’s artwork varies from decent to simply sloppy on a panel-to-panel basis. With no true consistency of artistic merit, his talent is not clearly shown and the event suffers dearly for it. With all of these downfalls in the main series, “Axis” is still able to promise readers that Marvel’s “big event” is not a total failure. So far, the crossover titles have garnered incredible reviews. The ongoing series of Uncanny Avengers, Magneto, Loki and Deadpool have used the main plot of “Axis” within their titles. Weaving the plot into the comics seamlessly, the respective writers of the other Marvel titles have helped to redeem the downward spiraling event. Unfortunately, in order to understand the plots of the
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“Axis: Revolutions.” Overall, “Avengers” and “X-Men: Axis” does nothing to distinguish itself from Marvel’s other failing attempts at crossover series. Instead, “Axis” plays into the event fatigue recorded by many comic enthusiasts. The first chapter of “Axis” spends too long attempting to set up a story with the proper amount of characters that the reader quickly grows bored with the lack of plot
development. The plot falls as flat as the artwork itself, which fails to redeem the title in any manner. The only positive aspects of this event lie in the crossover titles and the minor story arcs. Marvel’s “big event” falls short of its goal due to poor writing and visuals provided by two of the most talented minds in the comic industry. Jack Nichols can be reached at jrnichols@umass.edu.
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UMass tops Northeastern Friday The Minutemen earned their first conference win of
the season Friday night in a 3-2 triumph over Northeastern at Matthews Arena. Senior Emerson Auvenshine broke a 2-2 tie on a goal with eight minutes, 51 seconds remaining in the game. Zack LaRue and Ray Pigozzi tallied UMass’ first two goals in a back-and-forth affair. After allowing two goals in the opening period, Dill stifled the Huskies over the final 40 minutes and finished with 42 saves in his second start. “(Dill) was unbelievable Friday night,” Power said. “He gave us a chance to win, which is all you can ask for.” Although picked to finish fourth in the preseason Hockey East coaches’ poll, Northeastern now stands at 0-4. However, Power said that defeating the in-state rival on
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against the Eagles in his first collegiate loss. “From a coaching standpoint, seeing a freshman respond to a two-game weekend, not knowing how it would work out for him mentally or physically, is really encouraging,” Micheletto said. “He certainly proved that he can play two games in a weekend and perform at a high level against really strong competition.” Looking forward to next weekend’s two-game series at Maine, Micheletto said that he will continue to evaluate the goalie situation before deciding who will start each game against the Black Bears.
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“(Dill) was unbelievable Friday night. He gave us a chance to win, which is all you can ask for.” Troy Power, UMass forward the road was significant. “Any time that Hockey East points are on the line, we need to get them,” Power said. “This league comes down to the wire, so any time you can get points early in the season, that’s something that is a goal of ours.” Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusano@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.
Taveras dies in car accident By Derrick Goold St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals’ outfielder Oscar Taveras was killed in a car accident Sunday afternoon, his agent and the team confirmed Sunday evening. He was 22. Cardinals’ general manager John Mozeliak and Taveras’ agent Brian Mejia confirmed that Taveras had been killed. Both the team and the agent were gathering more information at the time of this posting. The Cardinals’ top prospect for several years, Taveras made his majorleague debut this past season. He hit .239 with a .312 slugging percentage and
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UM beats Rams for first A-10 win Taylor Culp earns “We have been very first career shutout slow to start in a By Adam Aucoin Collegian Staff
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UMass football held a 20-14 lead at halftime Saturday against Toledo, but couldn’t secure its third straight victory.
Rockets end Minutemen’s win streak UMass downed by TD in final minute By Andrew Cyr Collegian Staff
Football is a funny and unusual game. It’s the one sport where it seems that neither one big win, nor one heartbreaking loss will translate over on a week-to-week basis. But this loss will be one that will sting a little bit longer for the Massachusetts football team after it fell to Toledo on Saturday, 42-35. With 34 seconds remaining in the game, Toledo running back Terry Toledo Swanson scored from 19 yards UMass out to put the Rockets up by seven. However, not one Minutemen player made a valiant effort to stop the ball carrier. UMass coach Mark Whipple said in a radio interview following the game that wanted to let Toledo score to give his offense a chance to tie the game. On the ensuing drive though, Frohnapfel’s pass
sailed just high downfield and was intercepted by Trevon Mathis to seal the victory for the Rockets. Frohnapfel finished with another impressive performance in a game that featured virtually no help from the running game (20 carries for 52 yards and no touchdowns). Frohnapfel was single-handedly filling the stat sheet – like he’s done so many times earlier in the season –finishing 28-for-55 with 438 passing yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. UMass opened up the afternoon on a 14-play, 80-yard drive capped off with a 42 15-yard touchdown from wide 35 catch receiver Jalen Williams. On the Minutemen’s next drive Frohnapfel found Williams in the endzone again, this time with an impressive over-the-top catch from the wideout. Williams’ (six catches, 97 yards and two touchdowns) biggest play however came on a 76-yard touchdown reception from tight end
Jean Sifrin, who shook off one tackler right after he made the reception, tying the game at 35-35 with 5:57 remaining. Williams made a pair of blocks to seal off the sideline for Sifrin. The 6-foot-7 target finished with six catches for 185 yards. Coming off of a careerhigh performance last Saturday against Eastern Michigan, Tajae Sharpe made an incredible over the shoulder catch in the endzone with 11:57 remaining in the fourth. Following a successful two-point conversion, the game was tied at 28. Toledo answered the first two touchdowns from the Minutemen with a 14-yard touchdown run with just over two minutes left in the first quarter from Swanson ran in untouched off left tackle. Swanson finished with 97 rushing yards on 18 carries to go along with his pair of touchdowns. It was Kareem Hunt who stole the show for Toledo in his first game back from a high ankle sprain. Hunt ran for 198 rushing yards on 26 carries, with his only touchdown coming on 36-yard run
where he broke a series of multiple tackles from UMass defenders. Khary Bailey-Smith saw much more action at safety today, after playing primarily in the nickel package in previous weeks. BaileySmith intercepted Logan Woodside’s pass on the first play in the second quarter. Trey Dudley-Giles intercepted Woodside at the end of the quarter, giving UMass the 20-14 lead entering the half. Woodside finished 20-for-34 with three touchdown passes along with his two interceptions. Shakur Nesmith had his first touchdown catch of the season less than two minutes into the second quarter from 15 yards out. Nesmith was the ninth different Minutemen player with a touchdown reception— UMass quarterbacks had just nine total touchdowns last season. The Minutemen will enjoy a much-needed 17-day break before playing Ball State on Nov. 12 at McGuirk Stadium. Andrew Cyr can be reached at arcyr@ umass.edu, and can be followed on Twitter @Andrew_Cyr.
A pair of early goals was all it took for the Massachusetts men soccer team to beat Fordham 2-0 on Sunday. UMass (2-12-1, 1-4-1 Atlantic 10) wasted no time in taking control of the game with a goal in the sixth minute by midfielder Mark Morris, his third goal of the season. The score was assisted by senior Josh Schwartz. The Minutemen extended their lead with a goal 13 minutes later by freshman Matt Mooney, who took a shot off the left post and into the corner of the net. “It gave us a lot of confidence,” O’Neill said of the early two-goal lead. “We have been very slow to start in a lot of our games recently, so a game like today is a great sign for our team going forward.” UMass seized its early and never looked back, shutting out the heavily favored Rams (5-8-2, 2-3-1 A-10). Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Taylor Culp stopped 22 shots, seven of which were on goal, en route to his first shutout. “I thought (Culp) had an outstanding game in goal today for us,” O’Neill said. “Fordham really stepped up their pressure late and he made some excellent saves. I really love how he has stepped up for us recently and he was incredibly instrumental in keeping a clean sheet today.” A play of note late in Sunday’s victory was a red card awarded to Minutemen defender Matt Keys in the 74th minute. Keys was ejected for inadvertently jumping into Rams’ goalie Sean Brailey on a ball up the field that Brailey charged in on. Keys was booked despite the unintentional contact. He will now be ineligible to play in UMass’ next game on Thursday as well. “He’s our leader. He organizes us defensively,” O’Neill said. “To lose anyone is difficult and we had to realize it was going to be tough to stop them a man down. I’m proud of my guys for fighting hard in a tough situation.” Fordham took control of the game late with the manadvantage and had a few
lot of our games recently, so a game like today is a great sign for our team going forward.” Devin O’Neill, UMass interim coach
good scoring opportunities, which were stopped by Culp. “Fordham made a strong push in the second half,” O’Neill said. “They pressured us hard so I give my guys all the credit in the world for being able to stay tough and protect the lead.” O’Neill said he knows there are still many steps to take to get back into the A-10 race, but he said the victory gives him confidence moving forward. “We showed great signs offensively today,” O’Neill said. “We were clicking and everyone was finding the right guy at the right time. Games like these are great to build on going forward.” The Minutemen play next on Thursday on the road against UNC Asheville at 5 p.m.
UMass falls to firstplace URI Friday UMass fell to A-10 leading Rhode Island 4-1 on Friday. The Minutemen played the Rams (10-3-3, 6-0-0) tight in the first half and outshot them 9-7 for the game. But URI’s Ryan Oakley put the Rams on the board first with a goal in the ninth minute. UMass tied the game with a goal by Schwartz in the 33rd minute. The goal was his fourth of the season, a teamhigh for the Minutemen. The Rams pulled away in the second half with three unanswered scores. Rhode Island regained the lead in the 49th minute when Dante Lamb put a shot past the Culp. Lamb added another score later in the half for the Rams. The Minutemen almost answered these goals with one of their own, but a shot by Lenoir Sery caromed off the crossbar. The win kept Rhode Island undefeated in A-10 play this season. Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu.
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UMass splits weekend series vs. Beantown rivals Minutemen fall to
BC on Saturday By Anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff
Penalties doomed the Massachusetts hockey team Saturday night against No. 6 Boston College in a 4-1 loss that gave the Minutemen a 1-1 record for the weekend. Heading into the matchup on a two-game winning streak after defeating Northeastern on Friday, UMass (2-3-0, 1-2-0 Hockey East) conceded two scores on the 5-on-3 disadvantage to Eagles’ sophomore Adam Gilmour. The Minutemen spent 31 total minutes in the penalty box Saturday, including a five-minute major from captain Troy Power, compared
to BC’s 16 minutes. “We’ve got to stay out of the box,” Power said. “I took a five-minute major penalty at the end of the game that is unacceptable and took our chance away to come back in the game, which unfortunately is something that I’m upset about.” Following a scoreless first period, the Eagles broke through first with a wrist shot from Alex Tuch that beat UMass goaltender Henry Dill less than six minutes into the second frame. Gilmour tallied the first of his two goals roughly two minutes later to give BC a 2-0 lead at the end of the second period. After Gilmour added to the Eagles’ lead in the third period, Minutemen junior Shane Walsh converted on UMass’ only goal of the game
with less than three minutes left in regulation. BC tacked on an empty-net goal with 34 seconds left to play. UMass coach John Micheletto said that he was pleased with the Minutemen’s two-game set over the weekend despite Saturday’s loss. “You’re getting some road points, in league and early in the season against two teams ranked in the top 20 in the early season poll,” Micheletto said. “Overall, it was definitely a success.” Although UMass failed to capitalize on most of its scoring opportunities on Saturday, Micheletto said that he was happy with the team’s overall performance at even strength. “You look on the 5-on5 play and the shots were close,” Micheletto said. “It
was a fast, tight game against a really good team.” Micheletto said he was particularly encouraged by the play of the Minutemen’s top line of Power, Dennis Kravchenko and Frank Vatrano, who came into Saturday’s game with one combined point. While the line is still looking for its first goal of the season, Kravchenko and Vatrano were each rewarded an assist on Walsh’s goal. The tally marked Kravchenko’s second point of his freshman season. For Vatrano, a redshirt sophomore, the assist was his first point in a UMass uniform. “They were a part of it an awful lot and I thought they were much better (Saturday),” Micheletto said. “They got back to doing what they do and having a signifi-
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Mastalerz in the season’s first two games. Coming off a 42-save performance against Northeastern Friday, the freshman stopped 27 shots see
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