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No indictment for Ferguson cop
Grand jury dismisses charges against Officer Wilson
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Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, clutching her head, reacts as she listens to the announcement Monday. Her son, an unarmed black teenager, was shot dead Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, a white police officer.
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After the grand jury made its decision in the death of Michael Brown Monday night, demonstrations erupted across the country. Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy sent out an email to the campus community telling University of Massachusetts students to express their views in a peaceful manner. Subbaswamy said he understood the frustrations of members of the campus community, but said, “As disheartening as the grand jury’s decision may be for some, I know that all of us will express our views in a respectful and civil manner.” He then quoted Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., “The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” Subbaswamy expressed his confidence in the campus’ ability to speak on what is right in a respectful way. He also offered support, advocacy and wellness resources for the campus community, which he linked in the email. There will be a gathering in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union at 11 a.m. Tuesday for students to come together and discuss their feelings on the grand jury’s decision. This event is expect to continue until 2 p.m. -Catherine Ferris
Decision leads to violent protests St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Protesters confront police on South Florissant Road in Ferguson on Monday.
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CLAYTON, Mo. — Officer Darren Wilson will not face state criminal charges in the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson. St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch announced Monday night that a grand jury delivered a “no true bill” after considering possible charges in the case, meaning an indictment will not be handed down. The grand jury considered a range of charges from murder in the first
degree to involuntary manslaughter, McCulloch said, before returning the decision not to indict. “As tragic as this is, it was a not a crime,” McCulloch said. “It doesn’t lessen this tragedy. There is still a loss of life here. The family is going to have that loss forever. “No young man should ever be killed by a police officer. And no police officer should ever be put in that position.” He said the protests spawned by the shooting have started an important see
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigns from post By Christi Parsons, Michael A. Memoli and W.J. Hennigan
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Chuck Hagel “no ordinary secretary of defense” as he announced Hagel’s resignation Monday, opening the way for a new Pentagon leader to confront evolving national security challenges in the final two years of Obama’s presidency. Hagel has been under pressure from the White House to step down, and White House officials have suggested that Obama sought new leadership in the U.S. campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
in the mud. And that’s established a special bond.” Hagel’s resignation comes less than two months after he penned a blunt memo to national security adviser Susan Rice pointing out what he saw as problems in the administration’s policy toward Syria. The memo advised a sharper approach to dealing with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who remains in power as the U.S. focuses on removing the Islamic State from Syria and Iraq. Hagel, an enlisted soldier during “He understands our men and Obama has called on Assad to the Vietnam War who rose to the women like few others because he step down, but he has not authorank of sergeant, developed a close- stood where they stood,” Obama rized using military force, including ness with servicemen and -women, said, standing beside the outgoing a proposed proxy army of moderate Obama said in formal remarks from secretary and Vice President Biden. rebels, to remove the Syrian leader. the White House. “He’s been in the dirt, and he’s been Hagel, 68, never mentioned the
Hagel’s resignation comes less than two months after he penned a blunt memo to national security adviser Susan Rice pointing out what he saw as problems in the administration’s policy toward Syria. The memo advised a sharper approach to dealing with Syrian President Bashar Assad, who remains in power as the U.S. focuses on removing the Islamic State from Syria and Iraq.
disagreement publicly and evaded questions about the rift. On Monday, Obama said it was “an appropriate time for him to complete his service.” He also thanked Hagel, a former Republican senator, for serving with “class and integrity” and offering candid advice. “When I nominated you for this position, you said that you’d always give me your honest advice and informed counsel. You have,” Obama said. “When it’s matter most, behind closed doors, in the Oval Office, you’ve always given it to me straight, and for that I will always be grateful.” In brief remarks following the president’s announcement, Hagel see
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Afghanistan Insurgent attacks killed two international soldiers and six Afghan civilians on Monday, and officials raised the death toll from a suicide bombing at a volleyball match to 57. The U.S.-led military coalition said two service members were killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan but did not immediately disclose details. According to Kabul police, a bomb placed on a bicycle exploded near a convoy of coalition military vehicles, resulting in casualties. The blast occurred along the highway from Kabul to the eastern city of Jalalabad and injured one civilian, Afghan Communications Minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai said. Witnesses said the explosion took place near Green Village, a heavily guarded compound housing security contractors and other foreign personnel. Separately, six Afghans were killed in northern Kunduz province when a bomb planted on a motorbike exploded in a marketplace, according to a provincial police spokesman, Sayed Sarwar Hossaini. Five civilians were injured, he said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for either bombing. Kunduz has been the site of a sustained offensive in recent months by Taliban insurgents, who control large parts of the province and have engaged in fierce battles with Afghan security forces. Meanwhile, dozens of victims of a Sunday evening suicide bombing in the eastern province of Paktika were flown overnight via helicopter to a military hospital in Kabul to be treated. In addition to those killed, 60 people were injured in the blast in Paktika, on the border with Pakistan, in one of the deadliest bombings of the year in Afghanistan. Four members of the Afghan Local Police, a U.S.backed rural self-defense force, were among those who died. Afghanistan’s intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security, or NDS, has blamed the Haqqani network, a Pakistan-based insurgent group that is believed to have been responsible for major attacks on U.S. and Afghan targets in the past. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul condemned the attack in a statement Monday, saying: “The targeting of innocent bystanders, including many children, at a volleyball tournament is barbaric and deplorable.” Los Angeles Times
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Group of males tries to forcibly enter apartment Police Log: Nov. 21 to Nov. 23, 2014 By Brendan Deady Collegian Staff
Friday, Nov. 21 10:45 p.m.: A concerned neighbor at 310 West St. suspected that a group of 100 people passing through the neighborhood en route to a party knocked over multiple trashcans and tipped over a neighbor’s mailbox. Police restored the cans to their respective residences and repositioned the mailbox. No arrests were made.
12:59 a.m.: A woman described as Hispanic sat in front of High Horse Brewing drinking beer from a red pitcher and refused to leave the premises. Police recovered the pitcher and told the female party to move along. 1:08 a.m.: A man flagged down a cruiser in front of Antonio’s Pizza on North Pleasant Street. He blew a whistle to draw attention to a fight that he needed assistance breaking up. Both parties involved in the fight fled once the cruiser pulled to the side of the road. 11:42 a.m.: A man claiming to work for Western Electric called Rafters Restaurant and Sports Bar at 422 Amity St. and said he was on the way to cut power to the restaurant. The manager suspected the call was a prank and informed police, who discovered no suspicious activity.
11:50 p.m.: Police arrested Alexander Elkins, 20, of Worcester, and Connor Bertram, 20, of Amherst, for unlawful noise and residing in a nuisance house at 297 West St. The two males did not cooperate with police when they were ordered 7:45 p.m.: A small kitchen to clear out their party of fire ignited in Apartment approximately 150 guests. 10 of 33 Kellogg Ave. The Amherst Fire Department Saturday, Nov. 22 opened the windows of the
apartment to ventilate the large amounts of black smoke building up inside. No one was injured in the fire.
20, of East Longmeadow, for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault and battery on a police officer; Timothy Shottes, 20, of New Boston, 11:52 p.m.: Officers arrested New Hampshire, for disordertwins Lorenzo and Paolo ly conduct and Kyle Bisceglia, Cosmo-tourreilles, 21, of 20, of New Boston, New Belmont, and Kevin Durst, Hampshire, for disorderly 22, of Amherst, at their conduct and resisting arrest. Presidential residence for unlawful noise. The three 4:18 a.m.: A woman and her hosted a large party at four children hid upstairs in her Olympia Drive apartment Apartment 11. and called police when she suspected someone tried to Sunday, Nov. 23 break in. She heard the sliding glass door in her living 1:28 a.m.: A security guard room open and the alarm was punched in the chest sound. Police did not find any outside 29 Hobart Lane when unwanted persons inside. A he tried to break up a fight male friend stayed the night to between seven to nine males. reassure the reporting party. The residence was also vandalized during the altercation. 4:10 p.m.: A purported hound The group of males dispersed dog wearing an orange vest by the time police arrived and roamed Jenks Street and the security guard did not entered multiple neighbors’ wish to pursue the matter. yards. One neighbor identified the hound and notified 2:13 a.m.: Fifteen to 20 males its owner. The man reunitbanged on the door of 29 ed with his pet shortly after. Hobart Lane and tried to forcibly enter the apartment. 8:20 p.m.: A mother and son Police arrested three males of bickered at their Riverglade the group: Matthew Langford, Drive apartment after she
Students, UMPD collaborate in the annual ‘Walk for Light’
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Students walk through campus with a representative from the Physical Plant Monday.
By Patricia LeBoeuf Collegian Correspondent
The University of Massachusetts Police Department held its annual Walk for Light Monday night. Approximately 30 volunteers attended the event and toured campus to identify outdoor safety issues. Attendees identify problems in group walks, divided by different areas on campus. Safety issues like lighting problems or overgrown bushes and trees are noted on forms for each group and then compiled into a single report by UMPD and sent out to the physical plant, said UMPD Deputy Chief Patrick Archbald. Repair jobs are then divided among the appropriate departments. The timeline of repairs varies according to the complexity of the issue, Archbald said. Lighting, for example, tends to be fixed in less time than other more complicated safety concerns. Volunteers do not enter buildings or dorms in their search for safety hazards. “This is primarily an exterior view of campus safety,” Archbald said. Volunteers, as well as Archbald, said they felt that the Walk for Light should address safety problems concerning women, specifically sexual assault on campus. “Well, I think in terms of walking on campus in the evenings, there is a heightened awareness and concern for women,” Archbald said. “We feel we have (a) sexual assault problem on cam-
pus, and this is a good first (step),” said Jess Shortlidge, a sophomore and an associate director of the Residence Hall Association, majoring in psychology and sociology. She said recent surveys of the UMass population indicate that up to one in four students at the University have been sexually assaulted. “Lighting is about being protected and aware (of) external threats,” said Stefan Herlitz, secretary of University policy for the Student Government Association. He added that sexual assault is not fully combated by this event’s solutions (i.e. better lighting), as most sexual assaults happen in normal settings, perpetrated by someone the victim knows. “This isn’t the catch-all, end-all,” Herlitz said. Both Herlitz and Henry Wykowski, a utility electrician at UMass, said that the Walk for Light is limited because it is being done when leaves have already fallen, meaning that the lights that are blocked by leaves and can no longer be identified. “We really should do a Walk for Light in the spring, when (the) leaves come back,” Herlitz said. Substandard lighting, which included lights that were nonfunctional, faded or flickering, was tagged with orange tape wrapped around the poles, which were then also noted by number. “(In) certain areas at night, lights have been out, haven’t necessarily been responded to in the fastest
kind of way,” said Kabir Thatte, chairman of the Administrative Affairs Committee of the SGA. “I want students to feel safe on their own campus.” “I walk around campus all the time, and I want better lights,” Herlitz said. SGA senator Ryan DiZoglio also identified the distance between blue-light phones as an issue, especially in front of Hotel UMass at the center of campus, where there is no blue-light phone that students could easily access in an emergency. Archbald said that the blue-light phones are checked once each month. “(The) biggest problem (is that there are) so many different lights,” Wykowski said. “There’s funds for (fixing lighting), it’s just a matter of figuring out where you’re going to put it all.” Wykowski added that changing all broken or substandard lighting could mean changing the whole campus. He also said that when additions are built onto buildings on campus, street lighting is often never installed. “It gets caught up in the shuffle,” Wykowski said. He used McGuirk Stadium as an example, which underwent a multimillion dollar renovation with “no provisions for outside lighting at all.” Archbald said that the evaluation of the noted concerns is done by the physical plant, which weighs each issue against the others. Patricia LeBoeuf can be reached at patricialebo@umass.edu.
turned his Xbox off without his permission. The son became uncontrollable, smashed a broom off a wall and fled the house screaming in his underwear. The mother’s older son pursued his brother and was able to catch and return him home. The mother expressed concerns that her son may be bipolar and requested he be evaluated by the Crisis Intervention Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. The son complied, stating he cannot control his emotions and wished to seek medical assistance.|
9:38 p.m.: Kyle Bisceglia called the Amherst Police Department because he was confused about what he should do following his arrest the previous night. He informed the officer that he was confident that he did not receive a form to appear in court. The officer suggested he appear at Eastern Hampshire District Court on Monday. Brendan Deady can be reached at bdeady@umass.edu.
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conversation. “It’s opened old wounds and given us an opportunity to address those wounds,” he said. “I urge everybody who’s engaged in the conversation, who’s engaged in the demonstrations, to keep that going and not let that go.” McCulloch began speaking about 15 minutes after 8 p.m. CST, the time designated earlier Monday for the longawaited announcement. He gave a lengthy description of the case before reaching his conclusion: “The grand jurors deliberated over two days before making their final decision. They determined that no probable cause existed to file any charges against Officer Wilson.” A separate federal investigation into whether Wilson violated Brown’s civil rights is continuing, officials said. McCulloch said the two investigations had worked in harmony and evidence was shared with investigators from both levels of government. “Our only goal was that our investigation would be thorough and complete,” he said. Wilson’s shooting of the unarmed youth in a confrontation Aug. 9 triggered months of protests, and focused national concerns about policing and race on a suburban St. Louis community that had considered itself a strong example of racial harmony. Officials, Brown’s family and some protest leaders pleaded for a peaceful reaction to news that seemed certain to anger those who called for Wilson’s arrest and immediate prosecution for murder. The family of Michael Brown said in a statement that they were “profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions.” They also urged protesters to avoid violence and to work to force police officers to wear body cameras. “While we understand that many others share our pain, we ask that you channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change,” they said in the statement. “We need to work together to fix the system that allowed this to happen. Join with us in our campaign to ensure that every police officer working the streets in this country wears a body camera.” Lawyers for Wilson issued a public statement Monday night after learning he would not be indicted, saying, in part, that Wilson “followed his training and followed the law” when he shot and killed
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Brown on Aug. 9. Protesters began gathering in Ferguson shortly after it was announced that the grand jury had made a decision. A smaller crowd gathered in Clayton, where the announcement of the decision was made to members of the media inside a courtroom where preliminary hearings and arraignments are typically held. At the police command center in Jennings, near the Ferguson protest area, there was no visible reaction on the faces of more than 200 police officers inside the command center watching the press conference on television. The room was silent. After McCulloch shared the jury’s decision, the officers dispersed and began suiting up in preparation for the night. McCulloch, who could have decided on his own whether to charge Wilson, chose instead to take the case to a grand jury. Its 12 members meet in secret and usually hear just a synopsis of evidence before voting on whether to issue an indictment, a legal action that results in a trial. But in this case, the prosecutor had two assistants present all the evidence available - meaning the grand jurors heard testimony from every witness and saw every report, photograph and video before deciding. Nine of 12 votes are required for in an indictment, but the vote count remains secret. McCulloch started the announceme nt offering sympathies the family of Brown. “Regardless of the circumstances here, they lost a loved one to violence,” he said. “I know that the pain of such a loss knows no bounds.” McCulloch said the presentation of evidence and deliberations were done on the grand jury’s schedule. The grand jury met on 25 different days, he said, hearing 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses. “It is important to note here and say again, that they are the only people who have heard and examined every witness and every piece of evidence,” he said of the grand jury. McCulloch criticized some news media, saying, “A most significant challenges has been the 24-hour news cycle and the insatiable appetite for something, anything, to talk about.”
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thanked Obama and said he believed that the administration has set the nation on a “stronger course to security, stability and prosperity.” The secretary, who at times appeared to be out of the White House inner circle, noted “it is a team effort. And that’s part of the fun of it, to help build teams and to work together to make things happen for the good of the country and make a better world,” he noted. “For all of that, I am immensely grateful.” Hagel said he will stay on until his successor is confirmed. He first raised the idea of leaving the administration after the midterm elections last month with Obama, a senior administration official said. Hagel, who took office in February 2013, is the only Republican in the upper echelon of Obama’s circle of advisers. He and Obama forged a friendship in the Senate, where both were critics of the war in Iraq. After winning a bitter Senate confirmation battle, Hagel took over the Pentagon at a time it was facing a massive retrenchment with the end of expensive ground wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also had to absorb $47 billion in budget cuts mandated by Congress that predecessors said would gut the force. He helped to manage the drawdown of the war in Afghanistan for the U.S. military, with a focus on preparing the fighting force for future missions and cutting some areas of military spending. But he never could generate the spotlight in the way of his predecessors: Leon Panetta, who had served as CIA director and presid-
ed over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, or Robert M. Gates, Obama’s first defense secretary, who had also headed the CIA. Hagel never seemed to show the brash personality that earned him maverick status as a Republican senator from Nebraska who took controversial positions and issued blunt assessments, no matter the consequences. At congressional hearings on the Islamic State, Hagel often took a backseat to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey. Obama has reportedly been looking at several candidates to run the Pentagon during his final two years in office. A former military adviser, Michele Flournoy, is said to be one of those under consideration. The name of Ashton Carter, a former Defense Department official who was on the short list for the job the last time around, has also been floated. Another name mentioned was Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, poised to become the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee in January, but his spokesman said Reed isn’t interested in the job. A successor will be named “in short order,” said another senior administration official. The confirmation process could become a proxy debate over the president’s military strategy as the Republican majority that takes control in January has already promised greater scrutiny of the fight in Afghanistan and against the Islamic State. Any nominee will have to navigate complicated politics, satisfying both hawkish Republicans and anti-
interventionists in the party such as Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, as well as liberal Democrats who have gained a new foothold in the party leadership after the midterm elections thinned the ranks of red state moderates. On Monday, Paul released a draft resolution, which he intends to push when the Senate returns in December, to declare war against the Islamic State. The 2013 battle to confirm Hagel stands as an example of the possible difficult road ahead. His confirmation was in doubt even in a Democraticcontrolled Senate, when the former Republican senator became the first nominee to lead the Pentagon to face a filibuster. One major unresolved question this time around is whether Republicans will reverse a change Democrats made to Senate rules later that year that all but eliminated the filibuster as a tool to block most presidential appointments. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the incoming chairman of the Armed Services Committee, promised in a radio interview that the panel will carefully scrutinize the nominee. “This personnel change must be part of a larger re-thinking of our strategy to confront the threats we face abroad, especially the threat posed by the rise of ISIL,” McCain added in a statement, using an alternate name for the Islamic State group.
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SGA passes ten motions
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Kabir Thatte addresses the Senate during Monday’s Student Government Association meeting.
By Catherine Ferris Collegian Staff
The Student Government Association had several motions to discuss at its weekly meeting Monday night. Senators discussed topics ranging from elections to new senators. Michael Big elow was sponsored by Administrative Affairs to take the vacant commuter seat. As a transfer student who lives off campus, Chairman Kabir Thatte said that Bigelow mentioned a lack of community among students and wants to create one. The motion passed unanimously. Danielle Laroque was sponsored by President Vinayak Rao and Vice President Jacob Schissel to be appointed to the Secretary of Diversity seat, once filled by Josh Odam. Laroque p r ev i ously served as the Undersecretary of Diversity. “There was no one else on our mind besides Danielle,” Rao said. Laroque said, “I am very happy to be thought of as a candidate for this position. You will get nothing but my all.” She continued, saying she wants to keep the conversation going about race on campus. The motion also passed unanimously. Allan Brooks was then sponsored by Rao and Schissel to become the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Brooks first enlisted in the United States Army
in 2008 and was deployed to Iraq in 2009. He has worked with the Student Veteran Resource Center in Dickinson Hall and hopes this position will be an extension of the projects he is involved with now. The motion passed. Emily Spiewak, who was sponsored by speaker of the Senate Sionan Barrett, was appointed to the Diversity and Student Engagement Committee. The Ways and Means Committee proposed changing Title VI, stating the way it is written lacks clarity in regards to violations of the rules financially within Registered Student Organizations. Chairman Adam Ladd said there are several issues with the way it is worded, with some sections being confusing. Along with the changing of the wording in Title VI, the chief justice and associate chief justice are to be paid. The motion passed. Administrative Affairs also sponsored a motion concerning the election commission having the authority to oversee University student elections, excluding the Graduate Student Senate. “Some of the most important positions in the SGA will be seen and known about. We want to make sure these people are committed,” Thatte said. Appointees for the Election Commission must first receive confirmation from the Administrative Affairs committee by a majority vote of its mem-
bers in attendance at a regularly scheduled meeting prior to a confirmation vote by the general Senate. The motion passed. There was also a motion for candidates running for office that would enable use of one or more vendors during their campaigns. “We wanted candidates to be more creative with how they campaign,” Secretary of Finance Chris Brophy said. In addition to proposing the use of more than one vendor, it was also proposed that candidates be required to submit a written breakdown of how monetary funds will be spent no less than 10 academic days before campaigning. The motion passed and will take effect in the spring 2016. The Administrative Affairs committee also put forth a motion which would make the student trustee campaign separate from the presidential and vice presidential campaign. With this motion, a support or endorsement of a specific candidate on either end would not be permitted, which included announcing anything on social media or on posters, according to Thatte. The meeting concluded with all of the motions of the floor passing. Catherine Ferris can be reached at caferris@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Ca_Ferris2.
‘Conscious Consumer’ talk promotes business sustainability Lecture focused on false advertising By Patrick MacCormack Collegian Correspondent
Even the flyer for the event had a reminder written: “PLEASE RECYCLE ME!” That flyer was for “The Conscious Consumer,” a talk given Monday night at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. The event featured two speakers, including Alex Freid, a University of New Hampshire graduate, and Cynthia Barstow, a marketing professor at UMass. Both are founders of movements that promote environmentally sustainable business practices. Both speakers aim to end “corporate greenwashing,” which occurs when a company claims to be environmentally ethical but actually is not. Freid and Barstow criticized the lack of transparency of certain big businesses as it relates to environmental stability.
Freid is the founder of the Post-Land Fill Action Network, or PLAN. According to its website, PLAN works to create “zero waste solutions” in campus communities across the country. PLAN currently has nine member schools, including UMass, and is growing each year. The University’s new PLAN-affiliated program, New2U, allows college students to buy used items for their dorms and houses. Freid said that PLAN’s position as a non-profit network allows him to tackle his goal of creating a world without waste. “Our goal is to add 40 campuses by the end of the semester,” Freid said. Taking a turn away from campus recycling, Barstow went on to mention her two movements for change, which she is the president and founder of both. The first, Seed to Shelf Marketing for Sustainability, works with companies that are interested in turning “a sustainable seed into a product for our shelves,” according to its website. Barstow
said that the organization researches the validity of food labels such as “natural” and “organic.” According to Barstow, companies are deceitful in telling consumers what is actually in the products they sell. “People want transparency,” Barstow said. She cited the use of the word “natural” by food companies as an ad gimmick and greenwashing. An example she gave was Nature Valley, which profits on the notion that its food is connected with nature. Barstow published a book titled “The Eco-Foods Guide: What’s Good for the Earth is Good for You!” in 2002. Barstow also told the audience about her organization, Protect Our Breasts. This group strives to communicate safe ways to reduce exposure to everyday toxins that could cause breast cancer among young women. Barstow said that the project attacks the notion that everything causes cancer. According to Barstow, those working with Protect Our Breasts know which
products do not cause cancer. “This information can save your life,” Barstow said when talking about buying products that are free of cancer-causing toxins. Barstow mentioned that the pink breast cancer ribbon is not trademarked by
anyone and is unjustifiably used by major corporations. “I put this pink breast cancer awareness ribbon on my product but it still causes cancer,” Barstow said about a process called pinkwashing, or when businesses profit off of breast cancer awareness. Barstow mentioned how
buying a product from a company that is toxin and chemical-free sends a big message. “Buy what you want them to give you,” Barstow said in a closing statement. Patrick MacCormack can be reached at pmaccorm@umass.edu.
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Cynthia Barstow speaks to students about false advertising and lack of transparency in “natural businesses.”
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How to master multitasking I’m not listening to music as I write this. I don’t listen to music when I do other homework, either. I’m in what seems to be one of the shrinking groups of students in the United States today: students who don’t multitask to be productive with work.
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My mental illness does define me (to an extent) If you decide not to read this entire column, let me just make one thing clear: a person’s mental illness – depression, anxiety, PTSD, schizophrenia, eating disorder – will never be the definition of said person.
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Nobody should be labeled by a component of his or her life that doesn’t even come close in value to personality, aspirations, relationships and everything else that makes us who we are. Personally, though, I think my mental illness does play a part in defining who I am – and what’s more, I have no shame in that. My battle with an eating disorder does not make me “an anorexic,” as though I am a part of some external community set on the outskirts of normality. But my experiences have helped shape me into the
sickness was of his mind? “Four simple words,” mental health activist Kevin Breel said in a TED Talk at Ambleside, Canada. “I suffer from depression.” Today, hearing those four words makes most people want to turn away from what they don’t understand, uncomfortably downcasting their gazes as they retreat from a problem that affects one in 10 Americans, but scarcely receives the same attention and support that would come with recovery from a physical illness. But Breel’s talk, “Confessions of a Depressed Comic,” advocates speaking those words as the key to accepting who we are and how we have struggled so we may better be able to overcome mental illness and reduce the stigmas that surround it. “Right now, depression is society’s deep cut that we’re content to put a Band-Aid over and pretend it’s not there,”
your identity, but that is still a part of your person, is only perpetuating the stigma that says we should be ashamed of our struggles. “We’re people,” Breel said. “We’re people, and we struggle and we suffer and we bleed and we cry and if you think that true strength means never showing any weakness, then I’m here to tell you you’re wrong. We’re people, and we have problems. We’re not perfect, and that’s okay.” This article is my last of the semester as a Collegian columnist writing about mental health. My first article in September detailed some of my struggles with anorexia nervosa. To say I was a little freaked out on publishing day would be an understatement. In no time, it was circulating the Internet among friends, family and high school classmates, revealing a secret I’d kept hidden from everyone except a handful of
“Trying to run from something that certainly doesn’t make up your identity, but that is still a part of your person, is only perpetuating the stigma that says we should be ashamed of our struggles.” person I am today and I can’t pretend their role in my life never existed. The real issue is we live in a society where mental health problems and physical health problems can be equally uncontrollable, detrimental and lifethreatening, but the latter is the only one that is socially acceptable to talk about. We look at the man who struggled through cancer treatments and feel tears in our eyes when he proudly announces that he is a “cancer survivor.” He is not and never was “cancer.” It is that second word that emphasizes the fight, the exhaustion and emotional pain that he has had to go through at the hands of a terrible sickness. Why is it that that man would not receive the same sympathy for being able to say he has gone through hell and back and nearly lost his life at the hands of a terrible sickness if that
he said. “Well, it is there. It is there, and you know what? It’s okay. Depression is okay. If you’re going through it, know that you’re okay. And know that you’re sick, you’re not weak, and it’s an issue, not an identity.” Those two ideas are extremely important and not mutually exclusive: mental illness is okay and it is not an identity. Often, the first can blur into the background when we are so fervently supporting outcries of, “Mental illness does not define me.” Some try to escape its existence entirely, to throw any current struggles into the past and bury it all as though it can just be detached from their lives and forgotten. The truth, whether they like it or not, is that these people are who they are in some part because of their struggles, and trying to run from something that certainly doesn’t make up
loved ones. I kept worrying about what this made me in their eyes. It took weeks for this fear of becoming “that girl who wrote an article about her anorexia” to shift into pride in everything I had accomplished despite my mental illness. Like everyone else in the world, I have had struggles, but just because mine has a label doesn’t mean that label overshadows everything else I am. Everything that battling my mental illness has taught me, every obstacle that it has handed me that I have been able to overcome simply adds another feature to the thousands that make me who I am: Student. Co-worker. Writer. Reader. Runner. Blogger. Activist. Sister. Niece. Cousin. Friend. Daughter. Survivor.
hear a conversation going on, I don’t concentrate on the work at hand, I listen to the words. But if I’m in a noisy area in which I can’t pinpoint a conversation and the only noise I notice is mumbling, I am perfectly content with that background noise. The research on this particular sample of high school students concluded that on average, most people perform better when focusing on one task, except for a group of “high media multitaskers” who do their best while multitasking. Multitasking undoubtedly makes whatever your main goal is take longer. If I sit here at my desk typing non-stop, referencing the Wall Street Journal article, referring to my personal experiences and not letting myself do anything else, I am naturally going to finish quicker than if I pause to read an email or answer a text. Even if I reply quickly, that’s a few seconds wasted and I am likely to lose my train of thought when I return to writing. Other studies conducted by professionals that the two students from Portland received guidance from during their study found that heavy media multitaskers were less able to focus on the relevant information. For one r e s e a r c h e r, the big question was, “… whether the act of heavy media multitasking affects attention and impairs a person’s ability to filter out distractions, or whether the people themselves are naturally that way.” It’s difficult to answer, because even if a task takes longer to complete while doing something else, the individual might not lose his or her focus, just time. If I’m scrolling through my Twitter feed or texting a friend in class, that’s where my attention is. When I’m ready to listen again and look up at the teacher, I’m lost. I envy those individuals who can concentrate on many areas at once, but am still afraid of a driver texting in the car next to me. The Wall Street Journal article references a 2010 study by the University of Utah regarding multitasking while driving. Researchers labeled a group of “supertaskers” who perform well while doing multiple things at once, but most showed a significant decline in driving performance. This is why texting while driving laws are in place. If I am driving, I need to give my full attention to the road the same way I need to give my attention to a professor in class.
If I’m checking my email, folding my laundry or doing anything that doesn’t take substantial concentration, then I will absolutely have my favorite Pandora station on. But if I’m doing something that requires my full attention, I easily become distracted by the lyrics. The same goes for using my iPhone or Internet browser while trying to get work done. This may be because I grew up before the boom of the smartphone era, and in middle school, my only distraction was Instant Messenger, and that was if I was connected to the dialup Internet, blocking out my family’s telephone line. However, the Wall Street Journal reported in an article, titled, “Study Finds Some Teens Can Excel at Multitasking,” that some teens who do homework while listening to music, tweeting and texting may actually work better that way, according to a study performed by two high school seniors. The study explored whether multitasking affects behaviors controlled by the prefrontal cortex (PFC), and was conducted by two students from Portland, Oregon. The PFC is the part of the brain that orchestrates thoughts and actions having to do with thinking, thought analysis, decision making and social behavior. They found that out of 400 adolescents doing homework, about 15 percent “performed better when working with the distractions of email and music than when focusing on a single activity.” Both the experts and myself were surprised by the results, because students often do worse while distracted, or at least take longer to complete their work. I have noticed this in my personal experiences, through talking with friends or even through posts on the app Yik Yak by guilty students who are up too late doing homework, getting distracted and then complaining about it on social media. How ironic. Sometimes I have the right mindset to listen to classical music while doing homework, but anything with lyrics is too distracting because I focus on the words rather than what I should be concentrating on. The same goes for Karen Podorefsky is a Collegian Columnist and can doing work in a crowded place. If I can be reached at kpodoref@umass.edu.
“Multitasking undoubtedly makes whatever your main goal is take longer.”
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TV on the Radio confidently emerges from tragedy on ‘Seeds’ New album relies on old strengths
are an impeccable match with the track’s lightly distorted beats and quietly nasty guitars. Malone then answers with “Love
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“Everything’s gonna be ok!” Tunde Adebimpe cries during the chorus of “Trouble,” one of the less essential but most emotional tracks on TV on the Radio’s newest offering, “Seeds,” released Nov. 18. It seems a bit odd at first, as this is the first release the band has crafted since the tragic death of bassist Gerard Smith from lung cancer in 2011. However, the aforementioned line is indicative of the band’s defiantly positive attitude throughout the album. It is not that TV on the Radio is ignoring the unmistakable mark of Smith’s death; it’s that they chose to move forward with a newfound sense of purpose, seemingly as a loving tribute to him. “Seeds” is marked by clarity in both the musical and emotional realms. Dave Sitek’s production and guitar playing are not the cacophonous wail they once were and on “Seeds,” he gives almost every track a chrome-like production treatment. This works as a twoedged sword for the band, as the clarity allows key moments, like the celebratory chorus of single, “Careful You,” to really pop. But it also robs the band of the experimental, almost mysterious haze of noise that marked its early
“Seeds,” more than anything, sounds like a release. Its title is a reflection of moving on and preparing for a new phase for the band without one of its prime architects.
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Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio perform in Brooklyn, New York in 2009. work so clearly. Underneath its sleek exteriors, TV on the Radio’s earlier records, 2006’s “Return to Cookie Mountain” and 2008’s “Dear Science,” seemed to offer limitless possibilities of expression and expansion. “Seeds,” for all of its classic and delightful TV on the Radio-isms, does not quite carry that same rawness, that revelatory feeling of pure discovery. That is not to say that the album does not have some truly fantastic moments. “Seeds’” first half is stellar from beginning to end. The angelic harmonies and gospel-like introduction of opener “Quartz” simply could not come from
any other band. Resting easy in familiar strengths, “Quartz” is a satisfying opener but is quickly surpassed by “Careful You.” With urgent, but sleekly romantic lyrics and the aforementioned exultant chorus, “Careful You” is a perfect extension of the band’s brilliant 2011 single, “Will Do.” It is the sort of love song the band can pull off in its sleep. Although guitarist Kyp Malone’s “Could You” is solid enough, it is more of a preface to the album’s lead single, the relentless “Happy Idiot.” When I first heard “Happy Idiot,” it struck me as being, other than perhaps “Wolf Like Me,” the
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most straightforward rock song the band has ever written. Its up-tempo pace, fairly straightforward bass line – Gerard Smith is especially missed on this track – and typical song structure mark it, ironically, as an oddity in the band’s catalog. Its nervous energy is unquestionable, but it lacks the emotional resonance the band so often displays. But “Happy Idiot” is quickly upended by the album’s two best songs. The first of these upper-echelon singles is “Test Pilot,” which seems like it could have been drawn straight out of the band’s early repertoire. Adebimpe’s longing lyrics and soaring vocal melodies
and simple structure. The aforementioned “Trouble” is somewhat uplifting in its positive attitude, but otherwise a bit sluggish musically, with an overly prominent acoustic guitar in the intro and somewhat syrupy strings in the chorus. But, the closing title track is a welcome last-minute change. A sweet song with hopeful lyrics, it has a more prominent melody and less convention in its structure. More importantly, it lets Sitek get the last say in “Seeds,” with some of his old-fashioned galeforce guitar playing poking its head through the clouds at the song, and the album’s conclusion. “Seeds,” more than anything, sounds like a release. Its title is a reflection of moving on and preparing for a new phase for the band without one of its prime architects. It is not an entirely glorious return, as it shows the holes left by Smith’s absence quite prominently at times, but considering the circumstances, it is a strong effort. Hearing Malone and Adebimpe harmonize over Sitek’s visceral, powerful playing is a truly magical experience and something that has not been heard in more than three years. “Seeds,” in its best moments, manages to remind everyone just what a unique ensemble TV on the Radio is.
Stained,” which easily tops “Could You,” or any song he contributed to the band’s 2011 album, “Nine Types of Light.” The song’s truly glorious chorus lets not only his peerless vocal range, but Sitek’s immaculate production, shine. For at least two tracks, you get a one-two punch of the band that made “Dear Science,” a remarkably dynamic rock band consistently breaking down the doors of the genre. The problem with the album’s second half is that it stays more within the boundaries of typical rock than anything the band has previously recorded. “Right Now” is decent at best, while the riff-dominated “Winter” may be the most boring song the band has ever recorded. “Lazerray” could literally be a Ramones song with its Jackson Maxwell can be reached at fuzzy guitars, quick tempo jlmaxwell@umass.edu.
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‘First Demo’ is a glimpse One Direction is back at it band returns of Fugazi in its infancy Boy with mature ‘Four’
Demo is a unique listening experience By Jackson Maxwell Collegian Staff
Rarely has any band arrived as fully fleshed-out as Fugazi. “Waiting Room,” the first song on the band’s self-titled debut EP, still stands as one of its crowning achievements. Joe Lally’s sinister bass line, Brendan Canty’s powerful, but machine-like percussive precision and Ian MacKaye’s hurricane-like riffing all make for an overwhelming listen. But with that overwhelming sense comes a truly unique thrill. From its first chords, Fugazi was unlike any band that preceded it. One gets the sense, listening to the group’s early work, that the band never set out to be anything but a singular ensemble in music, one that redefined punk both musically and aesthetically. The band’s discography is almost bulletproof in its strength. Fugazi took risks and progressed at every single turn. But every step it took was calculated just enough so that the band would never truly fail or sound hesitant at any point. They were musicians who were distinctly in tune with each other, allowing them to provide a consistently united musical front at every point. All of this is what makes “First Demo,” released Nov. 18, such a strange listen at times. Recorded at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia in January 1988, “First Demo” shows a band which consistently stood head and shoulders over the pack in its infan-
cy. Just 10 shows into the band’s career, Fugazi is still putting together the pieces. All of the key musical elements, other than Guy Picciotto’s second guitar, are there. But the songs, many of which became so iconic for both the band and punk genre in general, are still being fleshed out. All of the intricate pieces of each track are still trying to find their place, waiting to settle in. But even if “First Demo” shows an incomplete portrait, the fact that you can see almost the whole picture, just 10 shows into the band’s career, is a testament to the band’s unshakable artistic vision. The biggest initial shock comes on the demo’s opener, the aforementioned “Waiting Room.” The first sound on the track is Lally messing around a bit with a primitive bass line and some reverb. But the song’s iconic opening bass line never comes, as the band launches into the pummeling two-chord verse. During the song’s equally iconic pause, one can hear Lally playing with what would become the opening bass line deep in the background. Overall, this version isn’t nearly as tight as the final product the band would eventually lay down on “Fugazi,” but it is a fascinating listen non-withstanding, a true glimpse into the song’s early development. “Merchandise,” from the band’s 1990 album, “Repeater,” is also more skeletal, lacking the extra edge that Picciotto’s guitar playing would give it in its final version. “Furniture,” which didn’t see release until a 2001 EP of the same name,
works as an exhibition for Lally. While the later version has a main riff played by MacKaye and Picciotto, the demo version is completely carried by Lally. His playing not only anchors the song, but adds emotional weight to the song’s mournful, almost claustrophobic tone. Picciotto gets an impressive turn on lead vocals on another “Repeater” track, “Breakin,” while the demo take on “Badmouth” sounds as nimble and full as the version that ended up on “Fugazi.” “And the Same,” off of the band’s 1989 EP, “Margin Walker,” actually feels more expanded upon in demo form, its fantastic chorus really exploding with a sense of purpose. “First Demo,” despite its age, feels like a reminder. Having been on an “indefinite hiatus” for well over a decade now, with no touring, reissues or greatest hits packages, we have not really heard anything from Fugazi for quite a while. “First Demo” shows the band’s roots, and just how quickly they gelled into one of punk’s defining acts, and one of the most consistently original rock bands of their age. Previously unreleased, but incredibly powerful tracks like “Turn Off Your Guns” sound just as relevant as they did when the band first wrote them, almost three decades ago. “First Demo” shows a band that, practically as soon as they began playing together, were light-years ahead of its time, both politically and musically. Jackson Maxwell can be reached at jlmaxwell@umass.edu.
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Moving away from the generic boy band genre, One Direction’s new album, “Four,” has shifted the group toward a more mature and cohesive sound without robbing it of its energetic vibe. Unlike 2013’s “Midnight Memories,” which featured more of an edgier, rock feel, this album slows things down and shows that the band is capable of writing more than just chart-topping pop hits. One Direction has come a long way from its debut studio album in 2011, where each member’s voice was hardly recognizable beneath the group’s homogenous singing. Now, each member has a distinct vocal style, with Louis Tomlinson’s ranged tenor to Harry Style’s deep but smooth tone. Tomlinson and Niall Horan have also moved up from being mostly backup singers to getting just as much time in the spotlight as everyone else. Out of the 16 songs on “Four,” 12 were co-written by at least one of the members, with Tomlinson and Liam Payne co-writing many of the songs. The album’s opener and lead single, “Steal Your Girl,” is a solid indicator of the rest of “Four” with its slow piano, rhythmic clapping and catchy chorus. Songs like “Ready to Run,” “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” and “Illusions” follow this same formula with a cheerful beat that is easy sing along to. The second single from “Four,” released Nov. 17,
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One Direction pursues an expanded sound on its new album, “Four.” is the more disappointing “Night Changes.” The song looks at how everyone has to take chances in their lives as they get older, with the line, “Does it ever drive you crazy/ Just how fast the night changes?” Not taking a chance lyrically, the song “18,” co-written with Ed Sheeran, tells a clichéd tale of young love. But still, the acoustic guitars and soft lulls of Zayn Malik and Styles are enough to keep everyone on their toes. Like “18,” “Fireproof” also perfectly pairs each member’s vocal style with a nice synth-pop rhythm. “Girl Almighty” and “No Control” are the most upbeat, liveliest and slightly more suggestive songs on “Four.” Live guitar and drums give the song a joyously danceable, propulsive feeling. The similarly catchy “Stockholm Syndrome” is one of the more risqué songs on “Four,” with lyrics like, “Baby look what you’ve done to me/You’ve got me tied down.” On the more slow side of things are songs such as
“Fool’s Gold,” “Spaces” and “Once in a Lifetime.” On these tracks, One Direction croons to its listeners at an easygoing pace but with forceful energy and cathartic choruses. “Clouds” is a track that, lyrically, sums up “Four” in a nutshell: “Another night stopped will it never end/ We’re never coming back down/Yeah we’re looking down on the clouds.” The instrumentation, especially the song’s prominent guitar, combine a classic rock sound with a pop feel that hints at possible changes in direction for future releases. Overall, “Four” ties the usual, tried-and-true lyrical themes of romantic interest with solid production. It is an album that gives the band’s younger audience the funspirited songs they crave, while also exhibiting a more sophisticated musical and lyrical style in its slower songs. Christina Yacono can be reached at cyacono@umass.edu.
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will have to wait on, as she still has one more season with the Minutewomen. But according to her, this time allows for further improvement. “There are a lot of things I can work on,” Sverrisdóttir said. “I want to work on my free kicks in the midfield. It’s my job to create opportunity up front and get better balls up there and create more chances for my team.” “I’m a very competitive person,” Sverrisdóttir said. “I hate losing. I will do anything and will never give up on trying to win.” UMass finished its 2014 campaign with a 5-9-5 record and a first round exit in the A-10 tournament. Sverrisdóttir said she has lofty expectations for her senior season. “We are going to be A-10 champions my senior year, that’s the goal,” she said. Despite her future aspirations, Matz said he doesn’t see it affecting her preparation with the Minutewomen. “She really doesn’t talk much about the national team,” Matz said. “I would
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Coleman, who averaged 18 points as a senior in high school, said he wasn’t allowing his ambiguous role off the bench frustrate him. “I feel like it can if you allow it to,” Coleman said. “Knowing who I’m playing behind, I just have to stay ready.” Coleman didn’t fill up the stat sheet like his bench running mates Jabarie Hinds and Donte Clark (the duo combined for 30 points), but he affected the game defensively. At 6-foot-7, 200 pounds, Coleman matched up against a cast of Florida State forwards who all hovered at or above 7-feet and held his ground. Despite their overwhelming size, Coleman and the rest of the Minutemen held off the Seminoles throughout the second half and were only out-rebounded 45-40. “You just have to be fundamentally sound,” Coleman said. “You just have to box out and put a body on them and they can’t get around you.” It was the type of performance Kellogg was waiting for from Coleman. “He rebounded the ball, he did a nice job defensively and gave us some valuable minutes off the bench,” Kellogg said. “We realized that Maxie shouldn’t be playing 39 minutes a night, he should be around 28 to 32.” Kellogg’s asked for members of his bench to assume a larger role this season. Clark and Hinds have assert-
VERMONT did do.” According to Iacobellis, these positives included spurts of success in maintaining control on the offensive side against a very aggressive and play-making Catamounts’ defensive unit. “There were definitely times where we had success with our puck possession,” he said. “That was a big key that we are trying to stress right now. We can’t be throwing the puck away when there’s no chances.” Sophomore Ray Pigozzi said that despite UMass’ improvements in possession time, which led to a fairly even shot distribution between the two teams Saturday – Vermont held a 31-29 advantage – the Minutemen must be more consistent in creating scoring chances. “I thought each game (over the weekend) we had a few opportunities but you
ed themselves as the first two members off the bench and Kellogg hopes Coleman is the next player to develop a rhythm as a rotational member of his second unit. Coleman, Hinds and Clark combined to play 77 minutes on Sunday, which may have offered fans a glimpse into the future. “I feel like it was one of those games where it allowed (Kellogg) to know he could trust other guys and go to guys who haven’t gotten to play a lot of minutes,” Coleman said. It’s unclear how Kellogg will use members of his bench moving forward. The seventh-year coach is notoriously stingy in allowing young players to play heavy minutes, but is slowly integrating his bench into a more consistent rotation as he manages the minutes of starters Trey Davis, Derrick Gordon, Esho and Cady Lalanne. Coleman’s content to contribute in whatever role Kellogg asks from him. “I’m pulling for everybody to be successful, I’m happy with everything that’s going on,” he said. “I’m hoping to see some increased minutes in the future, but like I said, whatever (Kellogg) wants from me, that’s what I’m trying to give him.” Mark Chiarelli can be reached at mchiarel@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Mark_Chiarelli.
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very hard working defender with exceptional manmarking skills and a great attitude.” According to Matz, this effort has not gone unnoticed by her teammates or opponents. “Ice is one of the hardest working players I have ever coached,” Matz said. “She not only has the respect of her coaches and teammates but also all the coaches in the Atlantic 10 Conference. She is the rare player who makes her teammates better through her hard work and skill.” Preparing for the national stage The Icelandic women’s national team is currently the No. 20 team in the FIFA women’s world rankings. While it has never qualified for the World Cup, it is trending upwards. At the 2013 UEFA Women’s Championship, Iceland took its first point in a major championship in a draw against Norway in the opening game. Becoming a member of the national team will be something Sverrisdóttir
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Rebekka Sverrisdottir controls the ball in a game against Cornell on Sept. 5. say she is more focused on doing anything she can to help UMass soccer succeed, working hard on her studies, and returning to Iceland with her degree next December.” The Icelandic national team would be an incredible accomplishment, but until then, Sverrisdóttir is just happy to be at UMass. “The culture here is different in every way,” Sverrisdóttir said. “People are really nice here, more polite, holding the doors
for you, saying ‘Hi how are you?’ on the streets. You don’t see that in Iceland.” “The coaches here have been great and I have a really good relationship with all of them,” Sverrisdóttir said. “I’m really happy that I ended up here. It has been a really good experience. Everyone has been so welcoming; I have to thank my team for that, we are a family.” Griffin Carroll can be reached at gcarroll@umass.edu.
MOTIVATION rid of those and get this thing rolling in the right direction.” On Tuesday, the Minutemen will have a chance to start from square one when they face the same Catamounts team that beat them by 10 goals at the Mullins Center. Usually, a strange schedule like UMass has faced this week – the team played back-to-back nights against different teams and now will complete a home-and-home series three days later – might be a cause for concern. However, for the Minutemen, the timing could not be better. “Guys are excited,” LaRue said. “(When you lose like that), you might not be playing that team for another month. We’re lucky enough that we can get after it again after three days and prove to them that’s not the team we are.” LaRue and Power both mentioned attention to detail and the little things as main areas UMass can improve in. “It’s battles along the wall. Getting the puck out. Taking a hit to make a play. Making a tape to tape pass. When you get away from those little things, it’s just going to get worse for you,” LaRue said. The bottom line, as LaRue noted, is the team needs to care about each other a little more. “You have to be committed to your teammates,” LaRue said. Again, it was Power that expanded that idea.
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“We all love each other. We’re all here for the same thing,” he said. “We all want to have success.”
Micheletto returns to Vermont Tuesday also marks a return for Minutemen coach John Micheletto, who will be back at the campus he spent nine years coaching at from 2003 to 2012. Micheletto joined the Vermont coaching staff as an assistant in 2003 and was promoted to associate head coach and director of recruiting in 2006. In his time with the Catamounts, Micheletto helped them make the difficult leap from the Eastern College Athletic Conference to the Hockey East and assisted them on their way to a Frozen Four appearance in 2009. “I have all the respect in the world for (Micheletto) and his staff and certainly their players,” Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon said after the game Saturday night. Micheletto served under Sneddon for all nine years he was with the Catamounts. Since being hired as the head coach at UMass in 2012, Micheletto and the Minutemen are 2-4 against Vermont. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont.
A 21-hour van ride from Amherst to Memphis, Tennessee and back to Amherst was well worth it for the Massachusetts men’s club soccer team, as it played in the NIRSA National Soccer Championships this past weekend. The team entered the tournament coming off a successful 2014 season in which it posted a 4-3-2 record and was undefeated in its division. Having the opportunity to appear in the tournament was significant for the Minutemen as the team had to fund its way to the competition. With little funding from the University, it had to get creative in order to earn the necessary funds to travel. Sophomore goalkeeper Curtis Barnes expressed the struggle the Minutemen faced to gain the money they needed. “When the University didn’t give us a lot of money, we realized that we had to scramble,” Barnes said. “Some of us asked for donations, we had a player raffle off (Boston) Bruins tickets, we had tables set up outside Berkshire Dining Commons and Stackers Pub. We did anything we could to raise the money we needed.” The goal was to raise $10,000 dollars, but UMass fell short of that mark. In order to compensate for the deficit, the Minutemen opted to drive in vans rather than charter busses, as was initially planned. “It was dangerous just having vans and having to drive ourselves,” Barnes said. “We ended up all taking shifts. We could have raised more money than we did, but we didn’t. We all wanted to go and if that was the only way, we were going to do it.” UMass competed against the top club teams in the nation during the tournament that lasted from Nov. 20 to 22. “It’s huge. There are some really good teams there,” Barnes said. “There are
teams with players that could have played varsity athletics. You are truly competing with some of the best players in the nation.” “It’s a lot of exposure for these kids. It’s great for guys to be able to play in a national tournament because not many people have had a chance to play in one,” Barnes said. When it came to actual tournament time, the Minutemen did not have the success they had hoped for. The team went 0-2-1 during the three days. UMass tied California Polytechnic 0-0 in its first game. The Minutemen then lost to Colorado State, 2-0 and Colorado Mines, 3-1 in the consolation game. Despite not having the success in the win column, Barnes said he thought his team came out with a good performance. “Some games we could have played better, but we held our own and we are a talented team,” Barnes said. “We did what we knew how to do. We just couldn’t score, which was unlucky, but as a whole I think we played well.” With this trip to nationals, Barnes said the team hopes it means well for the future of the program. “I think our future looks bright,” Barnes said. “It definitely gets our name out there to other players on campus. More people will want to try out and it will give us a better look at more players.”
UMass women’s club soccer has successful weekend at nationals Like the men’s team, the UMass women’s club soccer team made the trip to Memphis for the national tournament. The Minutewomen experienced their most success of the weekend in its consolation game against the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, winning 4-0. The other two games ended in a 2-1 loss to San Diego State and a 1-1 tie against Vanderbilt. Adam Aucoin can be reached at aaucoin@umass.edu.
Ross Gienieczko can be reached at rgieniec@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @RossGien.
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can never say you’re happy,” Pigozzi said. “No matter how close the shots, at least Saturday night, the score wasn’t close.” Pigozzi said that further improvements must be made all across the ice, as well as in having the proper mental mindset. “Our mindset definitely is that things need to change drastically,” Pigozzi said. “Giving up 16 goals in a weekend is unacceptable and frankly pretty embarrassing. I know everyone in the locker room is on the same page. Things need to change and they will change.” The Catamounts present a well-balanced lineup that boasted 17 different point scorers in Saturday’s matchup. Their high-scoring offense is catalyzed by strong defensive play and quick transitions off turnovers, as Vermont leads the Hockey
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Troy Power (left) and Mike Paliotta (right) await a faceoff on Nov. 22. East with 20 goals from defensemen this season. Iacobellis said that the Catamounts’ physicality does not pose a problem for UMass however, saying that the Minutemen’s forwards also like playing aggressively. Iacobellis added that this was apparent for about the first 10 minutes of Saturday’s game.
“We actually set the tone and it just kind of got away from us. We didn’t have the ability at the time to wrestle it back,” Iacobellis said. “I think we have guys that like to play aggressive and it’s just a matter of doing it for a full 60 minutes instead of just the first 10.” Another area the
Minutemen hope to capitalize on Tuesday will be on shorthanded defense, according to Pigozzi. Vermont leads the conference in power play goal percentage and finished 4-for-5 on the man-advantage Saturday night. “Special teams is always a focus,” Pigozzi said. “I think it can boost a team to a win and I think we slightly struggled on ours. I know our (penalty) kill is good enough to stop it.” Micheletto said that UMass has been focusing on closing gaps and identifying defensive responsibilities quicker to decrease opponents’ scoring chances, especially on the power play. Looking past Saturday’s loss, Tuesday’s matchup presents the Minutemen with an additional opportunity for redemption. It will be its first trip to Vermont since the opening round of last
season’s Hockey East tournament when UMass was eliminated after a 2-1 defeat. In the March 7 game, UMass held a 1-0 lead in the second period before the Catamounts rallied to score two unanswered goals, including a game-winner with one minute, seven seconds left in regulation. According to Pigozzi, the memory of last season’s ending still resonates with the team and will provide extra motivation heading into Tuesday. “That was a tough loss last year,” Pigozzi said. “I think every game you play, you get a lot of energy, but I think going back there after losing to the team and getting knocked out by them definitely gives you that extra push.” Anthony Chiusano can be reached at achiusano@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @a_chiusano24.
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PICKING UP THE PIECES
Coleman excels in larger role By Mark Chiarelli Collegian Staff
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Vermont celebrates after scoring a goal in an 11-1 victory over the Massachusetts hockey team on Nov. 22 at the Mullins Center.
HOCKEY
Minutemen gear up UMass using 11-1 for trip to Vermont loss as motivation By Anthony Chiusano Collegian Staff
Tuesday’s trip to Burlington, Vermont offers a chance for redemption for the Massachusetts hockey team, which suffered its worst defeat since 1976 against No. 13 Vermont Saturday. In the first leg of a home-andhome series, the Catamounts defeated the Minutemen 11-1 at the Mullins Center to hand UMass (3-7, 1-6 Hockey East) its second loss of the weekend. While Tuesday’s matchup will be the Minutemen’s third game in five days, UMass coach John Micheletto said that the closeness between games will have a beneficial effect on the team.
“I think we’re excited to play with the uniqueness of this quick turnaround,” Micheletto said. “I think it’s a good thing to get right back at it. We’re ready to go.” Now preparing to face second place Vermont (8-3-1, 6-3-1 Hockey East) on the road, sophomore Steven Iacobellis said that the Minutemen must continue to look forward and not dwell on the team’s disappointing weekend. “You want to forget about all the negative things that are going on,” said Iacobellis, who leads UMass with 10 points this season. “You just have to try to take away all the positives and all the good things that we see
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By Ross Gienieczko Collegian Staff
After a devastating loss like the 11-1 beat down the Massachusetts hockey team suffered at the hands of No. 13 Vermont Saturday, there are two paths a team can go down. One is to use it as a motivational turning point. The other is to let the effects carry over and send the season into a tailspin. “After a tough loss, it doesn’t settle well with you,” UMass alternate captain Zack LaRue said. “It’s tough, and it sucks, but you have to move on.” Talk to anyone on the Minutemen, and it is clear UMass is out to do just that. The team has taken accountability for the loss, a reassuring sign
the Minutemen have the leadership in place to turn things around. “We certainly need to apologize to our fans,” UMass coach John Micheletto said in his postgame news conference after Saturday’s debacle. Senior captain Troy Power went into more detail Monday before the team’s practice. “Certainly that wasn’t the way we wanted to come out or compete,” Power said. “We as captains and seniors have been letting things slide and we take responsibility for that. Right now, we’re doing things that are hindering us from (having success), and we’re looking to get see
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Massachusetts men’s basketball forward Zach Coleman has waited for his opportunity for more than a year. The redshirt freshman suffered a stress fracture in his left leg last October, an injury which initially sidelined him in the early portion of the month and forced him to the sideline until after Thanksgiving. By the time he returned, Coleman lagged behind those who had practiced throughout the year and UMass coach Derek Kellogg ultimately determined redshirting Coleman was the smartest move. So Coleman entered this season with a fresh slate and an opportunity for more minutes. Former forward mainstays Raphiael Putney and Sampson Carter graduated and only Maxie Esho was ahead of Coleman on the depth chart. Yet until Sunday’s 75-69 victory over Florida State, Coleman still hadn’t played consistent, significant minutes. He played 15 minutes through the first four games of the season (The Minutemen posted a 3-1 record) and Kellogg noted he still wasn’t sure how to use Coleman. That all changed against the Seminoles, when Kellogg simply didn’t have many other choices. “I’ve been waiting to try and get him some minutes,” Kellogg said after Coleman played 24 minutes, scored two points and grabbed three rebounds in the win. “I’ve been trying to figure out when and how, and tonight he proved ‘ You know what, just go ahead and put him in’ … I thought he played very well.” `Esho played only 17 minutes and struggled to remain on the court as he battled foul trouble. Coleman replaced Esho for long stretches in the second half. “It felt good out there,” Coleman said. “I was patiently waiting for my time to be called and I was called out there to come do some things and I felt like I did a pretty good job.” see
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Sverrisdótir eyes potential career on her home soil Iceland native talks future, senior goals By Griffin Carroll
Collegian Correspondent or many collegiate athletes, their college years offer them their last chance to play at a competitive level. But Massachusetts women’s soccer captain Rebekka Sverrisdóttir hopes this is just the beginning. Sverrisdóttir, a Reykjavik, Iceland native hopes to continue her soccer career in Iceland after school. “Joining the national team after school is definitely the dream,” Sverrisdóttir said. “I think it’s a possibility especially since I was a member of the U-17 and U-19 teams. People know me.” Sverrisdóttir was a junior co-captain for the Minutewomen this past fall, anchoring a backline that helped UMass post six shutouts. “(Sverrisdóttir) is a very good leader and captain,” Minutewomen coach Ed
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Matz said. “Her personality makes it easy for her teammates to approach her. I appreciate her strong knowledge of the game.” The soccer culture in Iceland is much different than it is in America, as not all athletes choose to go play in school. Sverrisdóttir, however, found her way to UMass. “I made a video of myself playing soccer and sent it to a bunch of schools that I picked based on the soccer program and location,” Sverrisdóttir said. “I wanted to be on the East Coast, a little bit closer to Iceland. I sent a lot of emails to schools; some replied, some didn’t, and I ended up here.” “I’ve definitely made the right decision to come (to UMass),” Sverrisdóttir said. “It’s been a really great experience and it’s definitely good for me to go here. I work on things I need to improve on and then go home.” Home for Sverrisdóttir involves more competitive soccer than at UMass. She is a member of the Icelandic
women’s club team, KR Reykjavík, which is in the premier league Úrvalsdeild kvenna. “When I go back to Iceland I play in the summer league there,” Sverrisdóttir said. “That’s when the coaches get a chance to see me play.” The process of choosing the Icelandic national team is predicated on the coaches seeing all the athletes play. For the American national team, tryouts are the main platform in which players showcase their skills. Due to Iceland’s population of about 300,000, the national team coaches can hand-pick their squads. “I have been involved in Rebekka´s coaching for four years,” said Sverrisdóttir’s KR and Icelandic U-19 coach Björgvin Karl Gunnarsson. “I think she could go all the way to the Icelandic national team as a right back.” “I have seen a lot of Icelandic players go to the United States to play soccer and some have improved and others have vanished in time,” Gunnarsson said. “Rebekka has improved
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Rebekka Sverrisdóttir captained UMass as a junior and will return next season for her senior campaign. after the move to UMass, she has the right mind set and always works hard. I would say that it is a mixture of playing in Iceland and playing for UMass that has made her the player she is today. So lots of credit to the staff
at UMass for their players’ development.” Matz said he had an idea he was getting a quality player in Sverrisdóttir after doing a bit of research. “I had spoken to the
national team coach of Iceland in recruiting Rebekka,” Matz said. “He gave a great evaluation of Rebekka, ‘Ice’ as her teammates here have nicknamed her. I knew I was getting a see
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