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This article is part two in a series about local Amherst eateries.
By Shelby Ashline Collegian Staff
Growing up in Rome, Luciano Matarazzo learned the family art of pizza making when he was only 15 years old. When he immigrated to the United States at the age of 20, he brought his family’s culinary traditions with him in hopes of opening his own restaurant and offering authentic Italian cuisine at a reasonable price.
Matarazzo discovered his dream of opening several pizzerias throughout Massachusetts. Since then, he has owned businesses in Boston and Northampton, including Pinocchio Pizzeria on 122 Main St. in Northampton and a small
restaurant at 26 Main St. in Amherst named Pasta E Basta, which was founded in 1996. Pasta E Basta offers a southern Italian theme, which Matarazzo said draws from his family’s roots in Rome and Naples. Originally, the eatery had only four full-time employees and enough room to seat 35 customers. Since then, the business has both grown and come under new ownership. Luciano passed the business on to his only son, Marco Matarazzo, in 1999. Marco then renovated the building in
2004 and expanded the restaurant to the additional upper floors. The renovation transformed Pasta E Basta into the eatery it is today. There are three floors of seating, a trait that makes the restaurant physically unique, explained Matarazzo. Altogether, the restaurant has the capacity to accommodate 120 customers and is now staffed by approximately 10 full-time employees. Although nearby Bertucci’s also offers Italian cuisine, see
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Pasta E Basta was founded in 1996 by Luciano Matarazzo.
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Few surprises in primary results Coakley to face Baker in Nov. By Patrick Hoff Collegian Staff
cent and Donald Berwick’s 21 percent. Grossman conceded around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night. Baker beat opponent Mark Fisher in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote to his Tea Party opponent’s 26 percent. At his victory party, Baker said that Democrats are “stuck in the past,” and vowed to “bring balance to state government and opportunity for all citizens.” Coakley thanked her supporters via Twitter, saying that the election will be decided by hardworking families, not SuperPACs, and that every part of Massachusetts will thrive. The victor of the general election will replace Governor Patrick who was elected in 2006.
In a predictable primary election, Attorney General Martha Coakley secured her place on November’s ballot as the Democratic candidate for governor, pitting her against Charlie Baker, who won the Republican primary Tuesday night. Both candidates had lost bids for higher office in recent years, setting November’s general election up to be a story of redemption. Coakley disappointed many Democrats by losing the January 2010 special Senate election to Scott Brown, while Baker lost the 2010 gubernatorial race to then-incumbent Deval Other races Patrick. Coakley obtained 42 per- Stephen Kerrigan won cent of the votes, beating out Steve Grossman’s 37 per- see ELECTION on page 3
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Voters cast ballots at the Bangs Community Center during Tuesday’s primary.
Report: Malaysia Airlines Fourth American with Flight 17 downed by missile Ebola brought home By Christopher Werth, Carol J. Williams Los Angeles Times
A preliminary report on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 appears to confirm initial assertions that the passenger plane was hit by a surface-to-air-missile in midflight July 17 before crashing in Ukraine. “The pattern of damage observed on the forward fuselage and cockpit section of the aircraft appears to indicate that there were impacts from a large number of high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” concluded a report issued Tuesday by the Netherlands’ air safety board. The Boeing 777, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, was flying at about 33,000 feet over separatist-held territory in southeastern Ukraine when it broke apart in midair and crashed, killing all 298 passengers and crew members on board. The report says that fragments of the aircraft reveal numerous puncture holes and indentations on the plane’s skin that would be consistent with damage from missile shrapnel and, investigators say, rule out
pilot error or any mechanical fault as the cause of the disaster. Although investigators have not been able to recover these pieces for forensic examination, the report states that “the pattern of damage observed ... was not consistent with the damage that would be expected from any known failure mode of the aircraft, its engines or systems.” Working with experts from several other countries, including Malaysia, Russia and the United States, the Dutch team evaluated airtraffic control information along with photographs of the wreckage and data from the plane’s flight recorders. Photographs and satellite images show debris spread out over an area of about three miles by six miles. “The distribution of pieces of the aircraft over a large area indicates that the aircraft broke up in the air,” the report says. “Fuselage pieces, cargo and baggage were scattered through the wreckage site.” Parts from the front of the plane were found closest to the plane’s last recorded position, indicating these were the first sections to
break apart. The center and rear sections landed farther away. “This indicates that these parts continued in a down and forward trajectory before breaking up.” The plane’s cockpit voice an d flight data recorders, often referred to collectively as the “black boxes,” were not recovered by investigators but were removed from the wreckage by unknown individuals and turned over to a Malaysian official in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk several days after the crash. Damage to the units was consistent with the nature of the crash, but their internal memory modules remained intact. They showed that communication from the crew gave no indication that anything had gone wrong with the flight. “No aircraft system warning or cautions were detected.” on the flight data recorder. Both flight recorders end abruptly at 1:20 p.m., which matches the crew’s communication with air traffic control. Transcripts show the pilots checking in with controllers about 12 minutes before that time and then see
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By Michael Muskal Los Angeles Times
The fourth American aid worker stricken by the Ebola virus arrived safely at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday as the latest figures showed that nearly 2,300 people have died in Africa in the current outbreak. The worker, the third person with Ebola to be treated at Emory, arrived at an air base northwest of Atlanta and was taken to the hospital where the patient, clothed in an isolation suit, walked inside about 10:25 a.m. Emory said the patient will be treated in the same isolation unit where the first two patients were treated and have since been released. Citing confidentiality rules, the hospital has not identified the current patient or described the person’s condition. The World Health Organization said Monday it was about to evacuate a doctor, who had worked in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone and tested positive for the disease. It said the doctor was in stable condition on Monday in
WHO has estimated that 20,000 people could be infected before the current outbreak, the largest in history, is brought under control - a process that could take six to nine months and cost $490 million. Freetown. It is not known if the Emory patient is the same person. Two medical missionaries who contracted Ebola in Liberia - Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol - were also treated at Emory. Another medical missionary, Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, is being treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Sacra’s relatives told the media Monday that he was able to eat breakfast for the first time since arriving Friday. “He hasn’t been able to eat much since he got here, but he had some toast and applesauce,” his wife, Debbie Sacra, said. “He also tolerated the research drug well - better than he had the previous doses he was given.” Sacra is being treated with an experimental drug that is different from ZMapp, the one given to
Brantly and Writebol. Sacra’s doctors have refused to name the drug. In its latest figures, the WHO said that 2,288 deaths from Ebola have been reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the West African countries that have felt the worst of the current outbreak. The health agency also reported eight more deaths in Nigeria and Senegal, countries considered areas of localized transmission. In all, 4,293 cases have been identified as confirmed, probable or suspected in the five countries. WHO has estimated that 20,000 people could be infected before the current outbreak, the largest in history, is brought under control - a process that could take six to nine months and cost $490 million.
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Blast in Syria kills most leaders of Islamist group ISTANBUL— An explosion of uncertain origin Tuesday killed nearly all the leaders of the largest rebel group fighting to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. At least two dozen senior leaders of Ahrar al-Sham, a conservative Islamist group, died in the blast, which came 10 days after the group had distanced itself from al-Qaida’s official Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front. The death toll, by some accounts, was as high as 75. Activists and witnesses gave varying versions of what took place at a former government agricultural research center outside the town of Ram Hamdan near the Turkish border that had become a major Ahrar al-Sham base. One account attributed the blast to a car bomb. But a senior member of Ahrar al-Sham who tweets under the pseudonym Mujahid al-Sham posted on Twitter that the explosion had originated in a workshop for manufacturing bombs that was adjacent to the room where the Ahrar al-Sham leaders were meeting. He said the explosion detonated huge amounts of TNT. Among the dead was the group’s top leader, Hassan Abboud, and its military leader, Abdulnaser al-Yassin, al-Sham tweeted. Only one survivor was reported, Allam Abboud, Hassan Abboud’s younger brother. He was reportedly hospitalized in critical condition. Al-Sham said in his Twitter account that the devastated meeting room had no windows and had quickly filled with acrid black smoke from the blast. He said it took 10 minutes for rescuers to reach the blast site and that by that time, most of the leaders and their bodyguards had suffocated. Zaki al-Idilbi, a reporter for the opposition Orient TV, told McClatchy that doctors who’d examined the dead told him that most had died from smoke inhalation and that injuries from the explosion itself were few. Al-Idilbi said that most of the bodies had already been buried hours after the explosion, though a few were still waiting to be claimed by relatives. Al-Idilbi said the meeting of so many key leaders apparently had been called to consider whether Ahrar al-Sham should join a new rebel coalition, the Council for Leading the Revolution, that would unite moderate rebels, including those receiving U.S. aid. The decision to join the coalition, whose formation was announced hours after the explosion, would have been a major change for the group, whose ties to the Nusra Front were so close that some U.S. intelligence officials have advocated that Ahrar al-Sham be classified as an international terrorist organization. Most of the dead were members of Ahrar al-Sham’s moderate wing, al-Idilbi said. Distributed by MCT Information Services
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Police find body near Amity Street The death remains under investigation By Aviva Luttrell Collegian Staff
A body was discovered Tuesday morning in a wooded area near the corner of Amity Street and University Drive, believed to be that of a local woman missing since Friday night. Marissa Jackson, 26, of Amherst was reported missing since Friday night, according to a statement from the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. She was last seen walking near the area of her Belchertown Road apartment at approximately 10:30 p.m. Friday, according an APD press release. Various officials from the Massachusetts State Police, Amherst Police Department and the University of Massachusetts Police Department were in and out of the crime scene, which was roped off with yellow police tape, for at least four hours Tuesday morning.
...there is no information to indicate a danger to the public. Jackson’s family members gathered in a parking lot near the scene while police investigated, hugging and crying. The death remains under investigation by state police, APD and UMPD, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The cause of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medial Examiner. UMass Police sent an email to the campus community late Tuesday afternoon saying that there is no information to indicate a danger to the public. Based on available records, the email said, Jackson was not a UMass student or employee. Aviva Luttrell can be reached at aluttrel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @AvivaLuttrell.
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Matarazzo said that Pasta E Basta is unique because it is “probably the only Italian restaurant around here that’s not a chain.” He explained that because the business is individually owned, it can offer a larger variety. Pasta E Basta customers can choose between 15 different sauces and 15 different pastas. Matarazzo pointed out that customers also have the option to mix and match ingredients to create unique dishes, something that most chain restaurants do not offer. According to Matarazzo, Pasta E Basta serves three particularly popular entrées. There is the well-known Crazy Alfredo, which consists of fettuccini pasta covered with a spicy alfredo sauce, chicken, sausage, salami and roasted red peppers. There is also the Frutti Di Mare, a dish of linguini pasta in white wine or marina sauce topped with clams, mussels, shrimp and calamari. The third is a combination of penne pasta, vodka sauce and sautéed chicken. Due to its proximity to local colleges and the restaurant’s acceptance of UCards and Off Campus
Meal Plan (OCMP) swipes, Pasta E Basta’s customer base is significantly rooted in its popularity among students. Matarazzo estimated that during academic semester, college students represent approximately half of his business. One of these students is Olivia Branton, a University of Massachusetts sophomore, who studies vocal performance. Branton, who had never been to Pasta E Basta before Monday afternoon, said she decided to eat there because a friend recommended the restaurant and because she likes Italian food. After sampling her gnocchi pasta dish, she commented that the food was very good and that the restaurant offers a “very big portion size, which is never a bad thing.” Although Pasta E Basta continues to see first-timers like Branton, it also has its fair share of devoted regular customers, like Conner Wilson. Wilson, a junior economics major at Amherst College, said that Pasta E Basta was the first restaurant that he and his family went to after they arrived from Arizona and had moved him into school. Now, Wilson lives in
an apartment that is just a short walk from the restaurant, a walk that he makes on a daily basis. “Usually, I get at least one meal here every day,” Wilson said as he ate his dish of grilled salmon, salad with balsamic vinaigrette and mixed vegetables. He described the restaurant as offering “phenomenal” food that is reasonably priced. He also complimented the service, saying that it takes “no time at all” to receive his order. When asked why he goes to Pasta E Basta so frequently as opposed to other restaurants, Wilson said, “It’s the most consistent restaurant in Amherst, hands down… I’ve never had a bad meal here.” Matarazzo views returning customers like Wilson as a sign that his business is offering a satisfactory dining experience. “It’s always a pleasure to see regulars come in,” Matarazzo said. “New faces are good too, but you know you’re doing something right when the same people keep coming back.” Shelby Ashline can be reached at sashline@umass.edu.
Brown wins GOP Senate nomination Focus turns to Democrat Shaheen By Maeve Reston Los Angeles Times
Former Sen. Scott Brown easily won the GOP nomination for Senate in New Hampshire on Tuesday night, trouncing his rivals as he turned his attention to Democratic incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Shaheen has already aired several negative ads against Brown and has criticized his move into the state from Massachusetts, where he was a one-term U.S. senator from 2010 until his loss in the 2012 general election. He was born in New Hampshire and has long owned a vacation home there that is now his primary residence.
Shortly before news outlets called the race for Brown - who led by more than 20 percentage points in early returns - Shaheen foreshadowed the spirited contest ahead with a message from her official Twitter campaign account, once again casting Brown as a carpetbagging candidate. “No matter where @ SenScottBrown lives, he’s going to put Scott Brown first. Not you. Not your family. Not New Hampshire,” the message said. Tuesday night’s results in New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island will bring the long 2014 primary season to a close - with the exception of Louisiana, which will hold its nonpartisan “jungle” primary on Nov. 4, sending its top two candidates into a December
runoff if no one clears 50 percent of the vote. Among the marquee races Tuesday was the primary in New Hampshire, in which Brown whittled away at the skepticism from New Hampshire Republicans that greeted his entrance into the race. Since then, party members have backed him in greater numbers as the most formidable candidate to unseat Shaheen. Shaheen’s lead over Brown has shrunk to single digits. A University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll had them a few points apart late last month, although more recent surveys have shown Shaheen with a larger lead. Brown campaigned vigorously during the primary, holding town hall meetings with voters across the state. But while he trained
his attacks on Shaheen, his Republican rivals pounded him as an outsider who was too close to special interests. One GOP opponent, former state Sen. Jim Rubens, won the backing of the MAYDAY “super PAC,” a political group that aims to lessen the influence of super PACs. The group put out mailers over the weekend claiming that Brown worked as a lobbyist for the Nixon Peabody law firm. Brown, who worked as a business and governmental affairs adviser for the firm, has threatened to sue the group over what he views as a false charge. New York’s Democratic gubernatorial primary also featured some surprising drama as Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced a strong challenge from Fordham
University law professor Zephyr Teachout. Teachout won the backing of liberal activists disenchanted with Cuomo; her roots in that wing of the party run deep. She was the director of Internet organizing for Howard Dean’s presidential run in 2004. In Massachusetts, Attorney General Martha Coakley was expected to easily win her bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. Coakley’s 2010 loss to Brown in the special election for the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat has complicated her run this year. But if she pulled out a win Tuesday, she was likely to face Republican Charles D. Baker in the fall. Baker lost in 2010 to Gov. Deval Patrick, but has run a more energetic campaign this cycle.
Obama speaks out against domestice abuse By Anita Kumar McClatchy Washington Bureau After news broke Monday that the Baltimore Ravens had terminated the contract of Ray Rice after a video surfaced of him hitting his then-finance, Press Secretary Josh Earnest spoke to President Barack Obama about the case. “The president is the
father of two daughters. And like any American, he believes that domestic violence is contemptible and unacceptable in a civilized society,” Earnest said in a statement to the media. “Hitting a woman is not something a real man does, and that’s true whether or not an act of violence happens in the public eye, or,
far too often, behind closed doors. Stopping domestic violence is something that’s bigger than football – and all of us have a responsibility to put a stop to it.” The White House celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act Tuesday with a speech by Vice President Joe Biden and a proclama-
tion by Obama. “You have seen the president and the vice president make very forceful public comments in talking about how important it is for men, in particular, to step up and step forward and make clear that violence against women is something that is not and cannot be tolerated, and that the most
important thing-or one of the most important things that we can do to try to end the scourge of violence against women is for men to ban together and to send a very clear signal that it is unacceptable for men to perpetrate acts of violence against women,” Earnest said.
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MALAYSIA confirming coordinates seconds before communications ended. “MALAYSIA one seven, due traffic proceed direct to point ROMEO NOVEMBER DELTA,” came the command from air traffic control. The pilots confirmed: “ROMEO NOVEMBER DELTA, MALAYSIA one seven.” Moments later, the aircraft was gone. A Ukrainian air-trafficcontrol station checked Flight 17’s location with a controller in Russia. “Do you observe the Malaysian by ... by the response?” asked Ukrainian air traffic control. “No, it seems that its target started falling apart,” replied the Russian control-
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ler. “Yes it’s disappeared,” air traffic control in Ukraine later said. “Yes, yes, yes, nothing. We see nothing,” Russian control later replied. Air traffic control surveillance showed three other commercial aircraft in the same airspace about the same time as the incident that brought down Flight 17. U.S. intelligence sources said shortly after the crash that the plane was destroyed by an SA-7 rocket fired by a Russian-made BUK launching system fired from separatist-held territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied accusations that his government supplied the sophisticated antiaircraft launcher to the separatists, who have
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seized much of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in a bid to retain Moscow’s influence in the predominantly Russian-speaking areas. Gunmen blocked access to the crash site for two weeks and disturbed the debris field before the Dutch-led investigative team could begin its probe, the forensics experts told journalists in Kiev at the time. Fighting between the pro-Russia insurgents and Ukrainian government forces also delayed the investigation, which lasted less than a week before the Dutch government suspended it over security concerns. A Dutch military forensics laboratory continues to work on identifying the remains collected by locals near the crash site, and
the Dutch, Australian and Malaysian governments are proceeding with examination of evidence collected at the site during the few days they had access. The Netherlands and Australia suffered the largest loss of life in the tragedy, with 196 and 38 citizens killed, respectively. Dozens of the doomed passengers were researchers en route to an international AIDS conference in Australia, including prominent researcher Joep Lange, a former president of the International AIDS Society. Investigators say their analysis is ongoing and a final report will be issued within a year’s time.
the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, beating out Leland Cheung and Mike Lake with 51 percent of the vote. Karyn Polito, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed. The Democratic nomination for attorney general went to Maura Healey, who bested Warren Tolman by about 25 percent. Healey will face Republican John Miller who ran unopposed. Deborah Goldberg beat Barry Finegold and Thomas Conroy as the Democratic candidate for treasurer. Goldberg received 43 percent of the vote, while Finegold and Conroy received 31 percent and 26 percent, respectively. In U.S. House District 1, Amherst’s Congressional district, Richard Neal went uncontested in the
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Democratic primary. There was no Republican primary. William Gavin and David D’Arcangelo, the respective Democratic and Republican candidates for secretary of state, each had no opponents in their primaries. Candidates for auditor Democrat Suzanne Bump and Republican Patricia Saint Aubin also ran unopposed in their primaries. Neither U.S. Senate candidate had a primary challenger, leaving Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Brian Herr to fight for the seat in the general election. Patrick Hoff can be reached at pphoff@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Hoff_Patrick16.
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Fast Food strike symbolic of laziness, lack of accountability In recent months, protests staged by fast food workers across the country have gained national atten-
Steven Gillard tion. Fast food workers claim minimum wage -- as low as $7.25 an hour in some states -- is not sufficient enough to make a living and support a family. Moreover, they assert that employees of fast food giants such as McDonalds, a multi-billion dollar industry, should not be scraping by while executives rake in profit. On Thursday, Sept. 4, protests took place in about 150 cities nationwide. Nine people were arrested in Boston for blocking traffic while protesting their low wages and demanding $15 an hour. The Heritage Foundation calculated that raising the minimum wage in the fast food industry to $15 an hour would lead to a 77 percent decrease in profits, as well as a 38 percent increase in prices. Essentially, paying employees $15 an hour
would wipe out the profit margin of fast food companies and make it more difficult for those who rely on cheap fast food for meals to afford them. The protests, however, are not so much an issue of economics, but of principle. As a former high school student and current college student, I’ve worked a fair amount of minimum wage jobs in my lifetime. I’ve scooped popcorn for the opening night of Harry Potter and I’ve made ice cream sundaes at a busy restaurant in a crowded, outdoor shopping center. At times, both of these jobs have been stressful and tiresome, especially on days when I would work both. I have bills to pay, college debt, gas and car insurance and textbooks. Would it be nice to make $15 an hour? Of course. Do I deserve $15 an hour? Absolutely not. Minimum wage jobs are minimum wage because they require minimal skill. It would be ludicrous for
me to walk up to my boss and demand $15 an hour for scooping popcorn, yet fast food workers are demanding the exact same thing and this belief is somehow recognized as legitimate. Demanding $15 an hour for pushing buttons on a computer terminal and flipping burgers is laughable. And no, “working hard” is not
I impregnate a girl next week at some college party then apparently I am worth more as an employee, although my skill set is exactly the same. If the unpredictability of life has thrust you into a position at a fast food joint when you previously held a more lucrative job, I’m sorry, but my advice is still the same. Work hard and
but doing nothing to earn them, is cleverly disguised as fundamentally American because of the peaceful assembly and the equality it promotes. But these protests are shamefully unAmerican, replacing values of determination and persistence with finger-pointing and indolence. The protests over fast food wages are not isolated incidents either, but symbolic of a larger problem in this country: the lack of accountability for one’s own position in life. Maybe the fact that you become a supervisor or man- are relying on a job to make ager, take up a second job a living intended for high or get a job as a waitress or school and college students waiter so you can make tips. is not a product of the oppres Don’t demand that which- sive capitalistic economy of ever fast food company you the United States—maybe work for pay out of pocket it’s a result of your own poor simply because you refuse to work ethic. The only person do more than work a single you have to blame for your job. Corporate executives own stagnancy is yourself; earned their money, and believe it or not, you can are by no means morally or move up in this world, and financially obligated to give expensive education is not it to their employees. the only way of doing so. Taking to the streets and Life isn’t fair. People are demanding higher wages, born in different places,
“I have bills to pay, college debt, gas and car insurance and textbooks…Do I deserve $15 an hour? Absolutely not.” defined as long, unforgiving hours at a thankless job. Working hard is acquiring skills to put yourself in a position of success; working hard is going above and beyond and setting yourself apart from the rest. You have a family to support, so you deserve a higher wage? Here’s a brilliant idea: don’t start a family if you are unable to support it. I can walk into the local McDonalds right now and get a job at $8 an hour, but if
with different socioeconomic backgrounds and different advantages and disadvantages, and that’s the way it is. I think I can speak for many of the students at UMass when I say that many of us are here at least in part because of the relative cheapness of state schools compared to private universities. Yes, we are the 99 percent. Yes, we deserve to lead successful lives. But I’m tired of the large economic disparity in the United States being used as an excuse for our own shortcomings. I’m tired of external factors being used as scapegoats for our own incompetence, and the flawed notion that an individual is not ultimately responsible for his or her own fate. You want to get ahead in life? Do whatever it takes. Don’t demand $15 an hour for grilling McDoubles and mixing McFlurrys. Steven Gillard is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at sgillard@ umass.edu.
#Gamergate: The alienation of the “gamer” community For the past several weeks, nity without providing some as the #Gamergate phenom- background about what enon has unfolded, I have has happened. Though the actual sequence of events Johnny McCabe is both wildly contested and imprecisely documented, the remained an observer, as I’m “powder keg moment” that sure many other like-minded signaled the beginning of gamers have when faced with the #Gamergate frenzy was the raw hatred and furious undoubtedly a series of alledebate that has become com- gations made about the permonplace when talking about sonal life and relationships of games. game developer Zoe Quinn. As the school year ramps In the original document, up again, however, I reasoned which was posted on Tumblr, that I should add my own two Quinn was accused of cheatcents, meager and insubstan- ing on her then-boyfriend tial as they may be. I am deep- with several high-profile ly saddened and ashamed of personalities at major video the vitriolic harassment of game publications, a few both game developers and of which covered her game game journalists that has “Depression Quest.” Though occurred, and I am even more the original source of these dismayed at the systematic allegations comes from a very and inflammatory stereotyp- interested party of questioning of the “gamer” commu- able integrity (Quinn’s exnity by the individuals that boyfriend), many saw these claim to represent them. It is allegations as an Edward high time we try as best we Snowden-style exposé into can to put this unfortunate the deeply corrupted heart business behind us and get of game journalism, where back to making, playing and personal or romantic relatalking about video games. tionships influenced the cov I feel that it would be erage and exposure a game imprudent to launch into a received. Several others saw discussion of the situation it as grounds for intense and facing the gaming commu- targeted malicious harass-
ment. Under the pretense of both purposes, the hashtag “Gamergate” was created, and spread like wildfire across social media ranging from Twitter and Youtube to 4chan, as game journalists took to the defense of Quinn
video games” is more diverse than it has ever been in the history of the hobby. Why then, does the gaming press seem unable to comprehend this diversity, and insist that the #Gamergate campaign is rooted in misogyny? This entire situation, to
“. . . but to target one’s own audience as the culprits of the wrongdoings of a select few, especially when said audience is so large, can only bode ill.” and others. Many gamers also demanded greater transparency and accountability from an industry that they feel does not adequately represent their interests. In the interest of full disclosure, I feel that I should clarify that I am a white, straight, male who enjoys playing video games. I do not believe that the identity of a “gamer” is someone who is identical to me in the first three of those categories. The backlash behind Ubisoft’s exclusion of a playable female assassin proves that “people who enjoy playing
me, embodies what is known as the “balance fallacy.” In simple terms, the balance fallacy is the notion that two ideas or contrasting sides of an argument are equally valid, independent of the argument’s actual merit. For example, BBC World News will never run a segment on the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence featuring a debate between an astronomer and a Scientologist, because to do so would insinuate that Scientology is as equally reasoned and wellsupported as modern astronomy. It is all too easy for
Americans to place emphasis on the duality of a conflict, on both sides of the argument being equally weighted, even when one of those sides is something as rhetorically bankrupt and obscene as misogyny because of the freedom of speech that exists in this country. The ironic thing is, most gamers seem just fine with social commentary in games and are open to changing the composition of games to match the audience who plays them. Games like “Bioshock Infinite” and the highly controversial, yet critically acclaimed “Gone Home”, prove that games can deal with extremely tough subjects like racism and LGBT intolerance. Additionally, games like “Transistor,” the “Portal” series and “The Last of Us” all feature female main characters as well as a highly satisfying combination of gameplay and narrative. The conception of a gamer as a socially awkward, narrow-minded and bigoted young white male that is obsessed with a masculine power fantasy -- which game journalism seems to
cling to -- is further from the truth than ever before, as the “NotYourShield” hashtag and videos of users like Taco Justice so clearly illustrate. This, I propose, is the crucial error of the gaming press. They have subsidized the opinions of “gamers,” a largely silent yet massive and diverse community, into the ill-fitting and uncomfortable shoes of an extremely loud and malicious minority. I do not mean to understate the horrible acts that have been perpetrated against figures like Quinn; but to target one’s own audience as the culprits of the wrongdoings of a select few, especially when said audience is so large, can only bode ill. By setting themselves up on the side of truth and justice, and the game consuming population on the side of evil and intolerance, game journalists have only set the stage for more aggression and conflict. As for me? I just want to get back to talking about video games. Johnny McCabe is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at rjmccabe@ umass.edu.
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Explore Italy’s exquisite cuisine with truly authentic recipes Delicious dishes from the boot By Adria Kelly Collegian Staff
Italian cuisine is one of the most prestigious and established in the world. With countless rules and rigid traditions, Italian food has some of the most difficult and delectable dishes to perfect. It is impossible to cover the entire cuisine in one article due to the variation of styles throughout the cities and regions in Italy. Nonetheless, this piece will attempt to span some of the most traditional and popular dishes. Although the food differs drastically across the beautiful country, most chefs will agree on the ingredients that a true Italian kitchen must contain. The first of these necessities is a well-made olive oil. For the best quality, buy extra virgin olive oil. There are no added chemicals in extra virgin olive oil, the acidity levels do not exceed 0.8 pH and the olives are cold pressed, retaining all the vitamins and minerals from the olive. Spices like garlic, Italian parsley, basil, rosemary, oregano and sea salt are next up on the shopping list. Preferably
all of the herbs should be fresh when bought, but if you’re on a tight budget, dried works too. After the spice cabinet is filled, the next item is Parmigiano-Reggiano, also known as Parmesan cheese, which adds a brilliant salty flavor to any dish. For the pantry, stock up on tomatoes, onions, carrots, celery and a dark leafy green like kale. These are often used in Italian recipes and can be multi-use ingredients for other cuisines as well. Pancetta, a type of thinly sliced dried ham, is a delicious sandwich meat found in many Italian households. If you grab even half of the list above you’ll be more than ready for a quick Italian meal any night of the week. The first dish is called Arancini di Riso, or cheesefilled risotto balls. Arancini di Riso is from Sicily, a large island off the southern tip of Italy. Originally created as a way to use leftover risotto, it is a creamy Italian rice dish. Risotto can be a quick job with simple ingredients. My favorite recipe for risotto begins by finely dicing garlic and onions with thyme and salt to be sautéed in a pan until slightly translucent and aromatic. Add Arborio rice, chicken stock and butter and cook until butter is melted. Toss in white wine and cook until all the liquid is absorbed. For the last 15-to-20 minutes, pour
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in one cup of chicken stock at a time. Make sure each cup is fully absorbed before adding the next. If you’re going to
per and mix well. Roll a croquette the size of a pingpong ball around squares of mozzarella cheese and dunk each
some sliced red onion and add blended. Add slices of day-old diced carrots, celery, potatoes bread, let sit it in the fridge and zucchini, then cook until for the night and reboil the the vegetables have sweated next day. Lastly is a dessert recipe from Lombardia, one of the northernmost regions in Italy, called
Panettone.
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a dish saved for Christmas Eve, this is the best type of fruit cake. Beat together butter, eggs, flour, milk, sugar, cream of tartar and baking soda thoroughly. Then add orange zest and currants, hand knead the dough for a few minutes, put in a buttered pan and bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 35-to-45 minutes. This sweet bread goes great with freshly whipped heavy cream, butter, jam, tea, MCT
Arancini di Riso, also known as cheese stuffed risotto croquettes. eat some of the risotto before using it for the Arancini, shave Parmesan cheese on top and it is ready to go. For the Arancini, let the risotto cool. You’re going to be hand rolling it into balls so make sure you can handle it without getting burned. Combine it with finely grated Parmesan, a touch of heavy cream, freshly minced parsley, an egg yolk, salt and pep-
in flour, egg wash, and roll in bread crumbs. Chill for two hours up to one day, fry in vegetable oil and enjoy. The next dish is from central Italy in a region called Tuscany. It is a traditional soup recipe called Ribollita, or reboiled. This is a great dish to cure colds and is also helpful on a tight budget because it will last four to five days and retain the flavor. Pan-fry
out their liquid. Cover with water, just under a boil, and add shredded Swiss chard, kale, savoy cabbage and sliced leek. Cover and simmer for an hour over medium heat. Add cooked cannellini beans and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for another 20 minutes, stirring constantly so the beans stay separated in the broth. Add tomato paste and stir until completely
coffee and wine. With deceptively complex yet rustic dishes, Italian cuisine is known all over the world for its depth of flavor. Since the recipes tend to have similar
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dishes are college student friendly and should be tried at home. Bon appetite. Adria Kelly can be reached at akellysu@umass.edu.
H E A LT H
Sweeten up with Herbal remedies for everyday ailments step away from a White Sangria Amodern medicine By Adria Kelly Collegian Staff
Whether it’s a night out with girlfriends or the Sunday afternoon football game, sangria is a great way to get delicious flavor and a light buzz at any occasion. This recipe is my own mixture and took me almost a full day to perfect. With the theory behind margaritas, mimosas and sangria this drink is sweet and satisfying. • • • • • • •
1 bottle Bordeax or other fruity white wine 2 cups orange juice 2 tablespoon lime juice 2 tablespoon agave or honey Pinch of salt 2 oranges or tangerines sliced into wedges 2 apples cubed
Mix together the juices, sweetener and salt and stir until the agave has completely dissolved. Add the wine and sliced fruits, stir and cool. Serve in wine glasses with pieces of the fruit and enjoy. Adria Kelly can be reached at akellysu@umass.edu.
By Elena Lopez Collegian Staff
For those of us that are slightly weary about taking a few pills in the hopes of nixing whatever pain we’re suffering, there is another way. Herbal medicine has been around for centuries and has proven itself time and time again. Herbs offer just enough treatment to subside and relieve an ailment in comparison to over-the-counter drugs, which over treat and cause damage to the liver and kidneys, two vital organs that process pills. There are a few essential herbs that cover the basic struggles of living in close proximity to the common cold. To tackle the cold and flu, echinacea is a great choice and can be consumed in a pill, tea, or oil form. It has anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that help with a sore throat, stuffy nose and stomach pains. Basically, this can be your go-to herb for every pain you’d call home for. Lavender serves as a popular scent amongst the Bath and Body Works crowd, and for good reason. The scent has calming properties which is ideal to help sooth anxiety and stress and is more useful as the academic year begins to pick up. Its antidepressant properties make it especially beneficial in the winter time when the sun disappears, making campus a sad wasteland. Simply having the scent in your room in the form of the plant (dried or friesh) or candle can make a difference. Ginseng is another winner when it comes to herbs,
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The different forms of ginseng as seen on the store shelf. with many different positive attributes. Longterm coughs, anxiety and fatigue have all been lessened with the help of ginseng. Consumable in tea or by simply eating the plant, it’s the cure-all of herbs that will leave you wondering why you bought the Costco sized pack of DayQuil. Ginkgo provides similar services as ginseng. In addition, ginkgo improves memory abilities, making it great for when exams come around. Also a moodbooster, ginkgo serves well as tea and is widely considered the closest thing we have to the fountain of youth. It improves cognition, memory, blood circulation and mental alertness, all of which are known to dissipate with age. While the closest eucalyptus grove may be a bit more than a stone’s throw away, the herb has its place in the basic and best remedies. Tea or pill, they both offer the same relief from
colds, flus, chest discomfort, bronchitis, pneumonia, and other respiratory infections. A key ingredient of the much-loved Vick’s Vapor Rub, eucalyptus has the same effect on its own, minus a few stranger chemicals. In places like Amherst -- where winter sprawls on for what seems like a decade or two --it’s hard not to let seasonal depression sink in. While some people turn to Netflix to cure their dreariness, St. John’s Wort is the next best thing. Movies have nothing on this multi-purpose herb. In pill form, it helps symptoms of depression, fatigue, anxiety, insomnia and general irritability. It can also be used as a cream to treat topical pains like burns, bruises and other wounds. Likely to be found in any parent’s medicine cabinet, it truly is better than any antidepressant and is without the many negative side effects that subscription pills can provide.
Some of these herbs seem slightly obscure, but if you wander into the supplement aisle of your preferred store, the herbs are likely to be perfectly packaged and waiting for your consumption. By avoiding the Aleve, Tylenol and multitude of ‘Quil’s available, your body will appreciate the natural products that are much easier to digest and better in the long run. And while scientific research hasn’t fully confirmed the effectiveness of all these various antidotes, trying some natural remedies is definitely worth a shot. Lest not forget, there are stranger herbs that have fantastic uses as well. Should you find yourself in need, the Madagascar periwinkle that has been scientifically proven to cure children of leukemia. Don’t doubt the power of the plant. Elena Lopez can be found at aelopez@umass.edu.
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In his first game for the Massachusetts football team, tight end Jean Sifrin scored twice to pace UMass in its 41-38 loss to Colorado. His second touchdown grab gave the Minutemen a 21-20 halftime lead and earned a spot on SportsCenter’s top plays. With 18 seconds remaining in the first half, UMass quarterback Blake Frohnapfel lofted the ball towards the end zone. Sifrin leaped through doublecoverage and made a spectacular onehanded catch and came down with the ball for a touchdown. The 6-foot-7, 250 pound tight end wasn’t even an eligible member of the football team a week ago. A junior college transfer, Sifrin gave UMass an instant boost. He finished the game with four catches for 40 yards and two touchdowns. If his debut is any indication, the Minutemen have landed a much-needed offensive weapon.
Jackie Bruno powered the Massachusetts women’s soccer team to a dramatic 2-1 double overtime victory against New Hampshire. She drew a penalty in regular time that resulted in the first UMass goal and fought through a scrum in front of the UNH net and scored the game-winner herself in the 103rd minute. It was her second goal of the season and she finished the game with ten shots. Bruno, a junior from Staten Island, New York, is a co-captain for the Minutewomen and majors in Sports Management. Her goal against UNH was the seventh of her career. For her efforts, Bruno was also honored as the UMass Athletics Athlete of the Week.
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De Aza leads Orioles past Sox The Baltimore Sun
BOSTON - One of the criticisms of the Orioles this season is that they have trouble scoring consistently when they are not hitting home runs. And that trend may catch up with them in the postseason when they’ll be facing quality pitching every night. For now, though, this homer-happy bunch continues to embrace who they are: Baseball’s most powerful club and, consequently, the runaway leader in the American League East. On Tuesday, the Orioles flexed their muscles again, hitting three homers, including two by newcomer Alejandro De Aza, in a 4-1 win against the Boston Red Sox in front of an announced 37,008 at Fenway Park. All four of their runs were scored on home runs. The Orioles (85-59) are now 23-0 when they hit at least three home runs in a game, a statistic as impressive for the overall amount as the undefeated record. The Orioles have hit at least three homers in 16 percent of their games this year. It wasn’t particularly smooth, but the Orioles picked up their 12th win in their last 16 games and
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their ninth in 15 tries versus the Red Sox (63-81) this year. The Orioles’ magic number for clinching the AL East crown is down to single digits: nine. And their lead in the division remains 10 games, but the Toronto Blue Jays (75-69), winners on Tuesday, have moved into second place ahead of the now third-place New York Yankees (73-69), who lost Tuesday. After Wednesday afternoon’s series finale at Fenway Park, the Orioles will return to Camden Yards for a 10-game homestand with the first seven against the Yankees and Blue Jays. The Orioles jumped on Red Sox right-hander Anthony Ranaudo early Tuesday. Nick Markakis walked to lead off the game, and De Aza followed with a tworun homer to right-center field on the Boston rookie’s ninth pitch. De Aza, whom the Orioles acquired from the Chicago White Sox for two minor league pitchers on Aug. 30, hadn’t homered in his previous 16 atbats with his new club. He hadn’t homered for anyone since June 6. It took De Aza exactly two innings to do it again, smashing a fastball to right-center field for the second time in two at-bats
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on the ground. Add in interceptions from Greer and Jason Wilson, and Central Michigan cruised to victory.
NIU sneaks by Northwestern Northern Illinois University narrowly escaped Northwestern Saturday afternoon, winning 23-15 at home in Evanston, Illinois. The first half was a defensive battle filled with threeand-outs and stalled drives. Neither team scored a single point and the game went to halftime tied 0-0. The second half brought more offense on both sides, starting with a Tyler Wedel field goal to put the Huskies (2-0) on top 3-0. Northwestern fought back and took the lead on a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tyler Siemian to Kyle Prater. Northern Illinois responded with less than a minute left in
the third quarter on a Drew Hare touchdown pass to Da’Ron Brown put them back on top 10-7. Northern Illinois added two more touchdowns and appeared to be in total control of the game late in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats (0-2) would not go down without a fight though and added a touchdown and twopoint conversion on a 54-yard touchdown pass from Zach Oliver to Pierre YoungbloodAry, providing the 23-15 final score. A strong performance from Da’Ron Brown aided Northern Illinois to victory. Brown had six catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns. A strong Huskies running game, which totaled 221 yards, also paved the way to victory. Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu.
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David Ortiz and the Red Sox fell to the Orioles 4-1 on Tuesday night. versus Ranaudo (3-2). It was the second time in De Aza’s career that he has had a multihomer game, the first came on Opening Day this year, with the White Sox against the Minnesota Twins. De Aza doubled in the ninth, finishing 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs in the game. Adam Jones followed De Aza’s third-inning homer with his own longball - put an emphasis on long. Jones’ 25th home run of the season cleared the Green Monster in left field, easily traveling over the AAA billboard and landing onto Lansdowne Street behind the stadium. It was estimated at 429 feet. With the blast, Jones became the first Orioles outfielder to have four
in front row seats at all the games. “You can’t get closer to the games than we do, you’re up close and personal and it’s really fun,” said sophomore Dana Delpha. Despite the hours of practice, hard work and skill it takes to be a cheerleader, some people believe that cheerleading should not be a sport. Nonetheless, that doesn’t bother them. “I think that us knowing that we are athletes and what we do is a sport is good enough,” Casella said. “We know how hard we work and the amount of time we put in for our routines, which is equal to our D1-A teams.” “There’s no other feeling like being a (Division I) cheerleader,” Casella said. Lauren McArdle can be reached at lmcardle@umass.edu.
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The team has reloaded with underclassmen that are poised to lead UMass to another A-10 championship and deep run into the NCAA tournament. Five of the six players who have tallied points this season are underclassmen, including Kreusch. She joins sophomore Nicole Miller and junior Brooke Sabia as the only three goal scorers for the Minutewomen thus far. “We have a lot of potential,” Tagliente said. “We have a lot of young players who need to gain experience.” The team enters the weekend 1-3 overall and is struggling to score goals. “With all the young players there comes a lot of inconsistency,” Tagliente added. “We have to gel and
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, they placed first in sideline and overall game day performance. That said, cheerleading is not all about athletic competition. The cheerleaders function as a mix between a team and marketing force for UMass athletics. When they are not competing, they work throughout the year at fundraisers and other events as the face of UMass and the athletics department. They perform at all home games for the football and basketball teams, plus postseason games for either team. The ability to enhance the atmosphere at various venues is a selling point for many members of the squad. Their job is to keep the crowd active, and keep spirits up even when the score is not favorable. An added benefit to the job—in between routines, the cheerleaders sit
consecutive seasons of 25 or more homers (Frank Robinson had five for the Orioles, but only three were consecutive). As a team, the Orioles now lead the major leagues with 191 home runs and are on pace for 200 for a third consecutive season, which would be the first time they’ve run off that kind of streak in franchise history. The Orioles have gone deep in back-to-back atbats six times this season. Tuesday’s gave the Orioles a 4-0 lead against the 25-yearold Ranaudo, who was making just his fifth major league start. Ranaudo lasted 3 1/3 innings, his shortest start in the majors.
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ROAD TRIP difficult, especially for a college team that isn’t accustomed to traveling such long distances like a professional team might. Another issue --one not unique to UMass -- was schoolwork, a problem Schwartz described. “All together, I probably missed six or seven classes,” he said. “It’s worse for the freshman. I’m a senior so I only have a few classes left to take. But you make a plan with your teachers. The athletic academic services helps out a lot with that stuff.” But those are just minor blips for a team that looks poised to improve. “We are as happy with them as we could be for
hopefully we can take a big stride forward.” The team will have plenty of time to grow together with 15 games remaining on the season. Tagliente said this was the most skilled team she has coached in years, and believed they could go on a run similar to last season’s NCAA tournament appearance. It’s a different feel around the field hockey team this season, as they are much younger than past versions of the team. However, Tagliente remained optimistic. “We have tremendous upside,” Tagliente said. “I am excited to see how this team will look at the end of the year.” Tyler Fiedler can be reached at tfiedler@umass.edu.
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an 0-4 team,” O’Neill said. “We love their compete level, effort, and practice habits.” That’s a good combination of traits for a young team to have. And if the Minutemen are able to mount a midseason turnaround, the positive effects of their lengthy trip will definitely be a reason why. “It was a tough trip, but it was meaningful,” Schwartz said. “We got a lot out of it, and made some great progress on and off the field.” Ross Gienieczko can be reached at rgieniec@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @RossGien.
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Minutemen spend “It was a really great experience for the 10 days out west By Ross Gienieczko Collegian Staff
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UMass cheerleaders lead a cheer on the sidelines of Gillette Stadium as UMass hosted Colorado last Saturday.
UMass active on sidelines, in training By Lauren McArdle Collegian Correspondent
Some people will tell you which activities are sports, and which activities are not. These people will probably tell you that cheerleading should not be considered a sport. They will tell you that cheerleaders are just the face of the team, waving pom-poms around and doing a cartwheel or two. In reality, cheerleading is so much more. The cheerleaders at the University of Massachusetts are completely dedicated to the sport they have picked. To make the squad, each young woman needs to have a background
in gymnastics and be personable. Most come in with either dance or gymnastics background, and usually have cheerleading experience. Every practice starts with a couple laps around the track, followed by about 10 minutes of stretching. Then, they’ll start to practice their stunts. Up and down the mat they go, doing cartwheels and flips for half an hour or longer. After that, they work on their routines. The squad practices the same routines every week until they have perfected them, and then they practice some more. The routines they perform at games are regulated by the Universal Cheerleaders Association -- or, as senior Victorianna Casella described it, the NCAA for cheerleading. The more com-
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The cheerleaders attend all home football and men’s basketball games. plex routines are for competitions. “I just wish people could see that more,” said junior Katie Wing. In April, the team made
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it to cheerleading nationals in Daytona, Florida, where they placed ninth. Recently, at the Universal Cheerleaders Association Camp in see
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Most NCAA teams start the season off in low-pressure situations against non-conference foes. Many participate in season opening tournaments designed to add interest to some of the least important games of the year. The Massachusetts men’s soccer team is no different. Last year, it traveled to Illinois for two games in the Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic (at Bradley). This year, the Minutemen had a more ambitious trip in mind - a West Coast road trip to Utah and California to play four games to kick off the season. “It was coach (Sam) Koch’s idea,” UMass coach Devin O’Neill said. “He scheduled it, and had been working on it for over a year.” The trip (and 2014 season) started on Aug. 30 in Orem, Utah against Utah Valley. From there, the Minutemen traveled even further west to California for three matchups in six days against San Jose State, Santa Clara, and Cal Poly. After the final game of the road trip on Sept. 7 against Cal Poly, the Minutemen boarded a red eye flight and finally arrived back in Amherst around 9 a.m. the next morning. It was a 10-day trip that spanned three states and several thousand miles. When it was over, despite going winless in four games, O’Neill was confident that UMass had improved. “We saw positive signs on both sides of the ball,” he said. On defense, the change
team. We were together almost 24/7. We got a lot closer on the trip.” Josh Schwartz, UMass forward
was easy to see. After conceding nine goals in their first two games, the Minutemen tightened up in the back half and only allowed three goals in the next two. Improvements made on the offensive side were not as result-driven, but O’Neill was confident they were there. “I thought in the second half against Cal Poly the attacking play was good,” O’Neill said. “We were able to move the ball upfield quickly and it led to some good scoring chances.” UMass’ improvement wasn’t limited to only the field either. Both players and coaches agreed that the trip was instrumental in building chemistry for a squad that has 17 underclassmen currently on the roster. “It was a really great experience for the team,” said senior forward Josh Schwartz. “We were together almost 24/7. We got a lot closer on the trip” O’Neill echoed that sentiment, and had similar praise for his team. “The guys were great the whole time,” he said. “The interactions with each other were very positive.” The week and a half road trip did not come without difficulties, however. Planes and time differences made the adjustment to West Coast jet lag see
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FIELD HOCKEY
Toledo falls, Chippewas, Kreusch named top rookie scores “She has been really consistent so far Huskies earn victories Freshman and has really stepped in quickly into first goal in win
Pair of MAC teams knock off Big Ten By Adam Aucoin Collegian Correspondent
The Toledo football team was overmatched Saturday, as it lost to No. 24 Missouri 49-24 The Rockets (1-1) were led by sophomore running back Kareem Hunt, who totaled 148 yards on 15 rushes and also caught three passes for 12 yards. He scored the only three touchdowns for Toledo during the afternoon. The Rockets contended early and answered an early Tigers touchdown with six points of their own on a 38-yard run by Hunt late in the first quarter. But Missouri (2-0) countered quickly and regained the lead with another touchdown less than two minutes later. That sequence set the tone for the day, as the Tigers matched Toledo’s additional
scores with more points of their own. Missouri’s sophomore quarterback Maty Mauk had an outstanding game against the Rockets secondary, as he passed for 325 yards and five touchdowns. After Mauk’s third touchdown of the game made the score 35-7 midway through the third quarter, Toledo tried to mount a rally. A quick drive down the field led to a one-yard touchdown run from Hunt and an interception by junior cornerback Chris Dukes led to another Rockets touchdown to make the score 35-21. But the Tigers scored another pair of touchdowns which put the game out of reach. Toledo returns to action next Friday at Cincinnati at 7 p.m.
Central Michigan tops Purdue Central Michigan pulled off a surprising upset Saturday morning, as it won 38-17 against Big Ten oppo-
nent Purdue. The Chippewas (2-0) wasted little time getting started. An interception return for a touchdown by junior cornerback Brandon Greer coupled with a 65-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cooper Rush to receiver Anthony Rice put Central Michigan up 14-0 midway through the first quarter. Purdue (1-1) responded with a touchdown early in the second quarter, but never really took momentum away from the Chippewas. Boilermakers starting quarterback Danny Etling didn’t consistently move the ball down the field and his backup Austin Appleby was equally ineffective. The Central Michigan skill players clicked on all cylinders. Rush totaled 172 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Chippewas and running back Thomas Rawls had two touchdowns of his own in addition to 155 yards see
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By Tyler Fiedler Collegian Staff
Following her first career goal – the game winner in the Massachusetts field hockey team’s first victory of the year against Maine – freshman Melanie Kreusch was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. It’s her first career honor from the conference. Kreusch received the honor after just four games, making her the first Minutewoman to earn the honors since teammate Izzie Delario was recognized for the award last November. Kreusch ended the game Friday on a diving shot in overtime against the Black Bears. The game-winner represented her first career point and first shot attempt for UMass. “It is really great for her,” UMass coach Carla Tagliente said. “(She) has played great and has really
a starting role. I think she really made strides last week.” Carla Tagliente, UMass coach
helped our team so far this season.” Tagliente continued her praise of Kreusch. “She has been really consistent so far and has really stepped in quickly into a starting role,” Tagliente said. “I think she really made strides last week.” Kreusch has come on as of late, attempting her only two shots of the season during the past two games. Originally from Brussels, Belgium, Kreusch has been a mainstay in the UMass starting lineup since her arrival this fall, starting in all four games for the Minutewomen so far. “Her consistency and versatility have really been impressive,” Tagliente said. “Her decision-making and distribution have been very
good.” Tagliente elaborated on the freshman’s ability to play different positions. “Melanie can step in as a defensemen or a midfielder,” she said. “We are shorthanded in the backfield so her versatility is going to be helpful.” Kreusch will have plenty of time to grow and learn the game, especially if she remains in the starting lineup. “She has a lot of potential and time to grow,” Tagliente said. “Melanie has tremendous talent and can really help this team.” Kreusch is not the only underclassman who has contributed to the Minutewomen thus far. see
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