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UM GOP hosts talk Monday Event to focus on political correctness By Patricia LeBoeuf Collegian Staff
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The Leach Boys peform in the Northeast Residential Area during Quad Fest on Sunday.
The University of Massachusetts College Republicans will host a discussion on political correctness featuring speakers Christina Hoff Somers, Milo Yiannopoulos and Steven Crowder on Monday, April 25 at 7 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium. The event is titled “The Triggering: Has Political Correctness Gone Too Far?” “Obviously we, as colle ge Republicans, think that it (has),” said Nicholas Pappas, a senior operations and information management major and current membership chair of the club. “We really want to give other students our perspective,” he said.
Pappas explained that the event isn’t solely about trigger warnings — it will also include discussions of microaggressions, cultural appropriation and issues of race and gender. Hoff Somers is a former philosophy professor and current resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. Yiannopoulos is a British journalist and entrepreneur, while Crowder is a political commentator, actor and comedian. “We picked them all because they were each speakers who played off each other’s strengths,” said Pappas. Pappas described the panelists’ views as mainstream in many ways. According to Pappas, the event will include a question-and-answer session with the audience as well. see
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Chabad House hosts Passover for UMass community Rabbi invited guests into his home for Seder By Lia Gips Collegian Staff On Saturday, the second night of the Jewish holiday Passover, Chabad House held the second of two Seders open to the UMass community. Passover celebrates the flight of the Jews from their enslavement in Egypt 3,000 years ago. Also known as Pesach, the holiday spans eight days and nights, during which observant Jews limit their diets to foods that their ancestors might have carried with them
as they fled into the desert to escape slavery. Friday’s expedited 90-minute Seder hosted approximately 30 student guests, as well as the Rabbis Adelman and Gottleib, and Adelman’s wife and children. Rabbi Chaim Adelman and his wife, Yocheved Adelman, are the co-coordinators of Chabad House. Chabad is an orthodox movement within Judaism. Among other efforts, Chabad establishes outreach centers called Chabad Houses, the Amherst branch of which resides near the Southwest Residential Area. As an orthodox organization, Passover at Chabad House means observance of the many principles
of Passover, primarily a dietary restriction that Jews not consume the grains wheat, barley, rye, spelt or oats. These temporarily forbidden foods are called “chametz.” The Talmud mandates that Jews avoid chametz as well as some other foods during the entire eight days of Passover. “Passover is an opportunity to balance your ego by reflecting on past suffering,” Yocheved Adelman said. “There can be peer pressure to be who you’re not and Passover helps to find the real you.” Like all Seders, Chabad’s told the story of the Jew’s enslavement 3,000 years ago by the pharaoh, king of Egypt, the 10 plagues that the Jewish people believe God helped
Moses bring upon Egypt and the escape from Egypt to ultimately reach Mount Sinai and receive the Ten Commandments when Moses returned from his trip up. Also like most Seders, a strong theme of the event was discussion of the continued relevance of the story of Passover, and its relationships to global oppression. “Passover teaches us that without the guidance of God, we are susceptible to our emotions and fears when we make decisions,” Chaim Adelman said. In Chaim Adelmen’s opinion, one of the main lessons of Passover is that the Talmud gives Jews a way to ethically structure their lives. In his view, the enslave-
ment and killing of Jewish firstborns by the Egyptian pharaoh was in part because the pharaoh had no relationship with God to guide his actions. “We talk about how even now, we are not free of our shackles, because we remain slaves to our own personal shortcomings,” Chaim Adelman said. Preparation for the Saturday Seder began at sundown, when the Jewish calendar marks the passage between day and night. All Jewish holidays begin at sundown and end at the next sunset, 24 hours later. Lia Gips can be reached at lgips@umass.edu.
Afro-American studies Bernie Sanders says he still department honors retiree has a path to the nomination Bracey joined UM campus in 1972 By Rachel Ravelli Collegian Staff
On Thursday evening friends and colleagues of John H. Bracey Jr. gathered in the Augusta Savage Gallery at the New Africa House to honor the professor’s history at the University of Massachusetts as he retires from his position as chair of the Afro-American Studies Department. Throughout the evening, students and faculty members of the Afro-American Studies Department celebrated Bracey’s career as a professor, scholar and civil rights and Black Panther activist by sharing stories, words of praise and jazz music. “I have a lot of respect for John,” said Charles Neville, saxophonist for The Neville Brothers who played harmonica with his band on
Thursday. “He’s truly one of the smartest, you can talk to him about anything at all.” The air of the multicultural gallery was upbeat with the playing of celebratory songs as attendees commemorated Bracey’s support for the UMass community throughout the past 44 years. Terry Jenoure, director of the Augusta Savage Gallery in the New Africa House, opened the evening by explaining that the gallery has been organizing the event for about a year. Bracey, Jenoure said, has consistently attended the gallery’s exhibits and has bought art in order to support multicultural artists. “This event is not a performance, but an open dialogue to honor John,” said Jenoure, “Anyone can share what they want, no one needs to sit still!” Graduate students, former colleagues, friends and others rose to the stage and shared reflective, often humorous stories about their experiences with Bracey.
“(In Professor Bracey’s class) we would read major works, and every class he would bring a muffin and a cup of tea,” said Jim Carroll, a Ph.D. candidate in AfroAmerican studies. “And after two and half hours, he never touched the tea or the muffin but always went all the way through the book.” Several jazz musicians played in tribute to Bracey, including the New Africa House Ensemble and bassist-composer Avery Sharpe, a UMass alumnus who has since become worldrenowned for his work. Sharpe played his solo piece, “I Understand,” which invited the audience to clap a steady beat for Sharpe’s fastpaced, concise technique on acoustic bass. “Amherst can be seen as a mecca of African American culture because of the jazz musicians that come through here,” said Bracey as he thanked Sharpe and other artists for their perforsee
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Senator recognizes victory improbable By Lindsey McPherson CQ–Roll Call
Bernie Sanders acknowledged Sunday that he has a “narrow path” to the Democratic nomination, but he plans to take that small opening and continue his presidential campaign. “We’re going to give the people in every state of this country the right to determine who they want to see president of the United States, what kind of agenda they want,” Sanders said on CNN’s “State of Union.” Asked if he has a path to the nomination, Sanders said, “I’m not going to tell you that it’s easy, but I think we do.” Sanders noted that polls show he has a chance to win many of the states that have yet to hold their primaries, including
California. He also cited polls showing that he fares better than Hillary Clinton when matched against Republican front– runner Donald Trump. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sanders acknowledged that he would have to win big in the remaining primary states. However, he was adamant that he’s not giving up. “We are not writing our obituary,” Sanders said. “We are in this race to California.” C a l i fo r n i a ’ s primary is not until June 7. Next up are primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland and Delaware, on Tuesday. Clinton supporters feel that a strong performance on Tuesday could effectively clinch the nomination for the former secretary of state. “I’ve always thought Connecticut wasn’t going to be a runaway, but I feel more confident now than I have in the past
about her chances,” Sen. Christopher S. Murphy said in an interview. “And look, you know, Connecticut looked to be the closest of the five states on Tuesday so you know, a win in Connecticut might be a sweep.” Asked on “This Week” if he would make an enthusiastic case for Clinton if she wins the nomination, Sanders said: “That is totally dependent on what the Clinton platform is and how she responds to the needs of millions of Americans who are sick and tired of establishment politics and establishment economics. “I can’t snap my finger and tell people what to do, “but what I will do is do everything that I can to make sure that somebody like a Donald Trump or some other right–wing Republican does not become president of the United States.” see
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REPUBLICANS “We do want people to challenge the speakers. They’re very good at handling challenges,” Pappas said. Political correctness has gotten “out of control,” he said. “It’s reached a boiling point,” he added. “This is something that you can see (at) campus, after campus, after campus.” The event has sparked controversy, with a number of people expressing opposition to the event on its Facebook page. “I think that the history of the three speakers is what is making the most people uncomfortable right now,” said Caleb Miller, a junior psychology and sociology major. He pointed to Yiannopoulos’ funding of a scholarship, the Privilege Grant, specifically for
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white males. Hoff Somers also presents a non-intersectional brand of feminism focused on white, heterosexual women, he said. Miller said he is concerned about the timing of the event so soon after multiple incidents of hate speech on campus, including an instance of “Stop Islam” graffiti reported outside the Fine Arts Center on April 4. Miller plans to attend the event. “I think that it’s important for students who oppose to it be there,” he said. “An opposition is necessary to present a dialogue to those people who may not be informed on these issues.” Conner Dunleavy, a junior at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany, heard about
the event from a friend who is a student at UMass. “It’s interesting, to say the least,” he said. “It’s definitely a point of view I hadn’t seen before.” Dunleavy said he agrees with some of the panelists’ viewpoints. He also said he hopes the panelists will discuss political culture on campuses and controversies that surround events like the panel itself. Terrance Peters, a freshman on the computer science major exploratory track, said he disagrees with the club’s decision to only present individuals on one side of these issues. He said he also disagrees with people who say that the event should be banned. “I would say that, even if
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Sanders commented on Clinton’s selection of a vice presidential candidate. Her campaign has reportedly begun vetting potential running mates. “If she is the nominee, I would hope that she puts together the strongest progressive agenda ... and if she has a candidate for vice president who is prepared to carry that mantle,
prepared to engage in that fight, I think that would be a very good thing for her campaign,” Sanders said. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said on “Fox News Sunday” that the Democratic primary race has been far less contentious and divisive than the Republican contest but that she has
advised the candidates to start toning down their attacks on each another. “What I have cautioned over the last several weeks,” she said, “is that we need to make sure that the rhetoric that each candidate uses is such that it doesn’t make it more difficult for us to reunify.”
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mances that evening. The New Africa House Ensemble performed upbeat soul and blues pieces such as, “Move on Up” by Curtis Mayfield and “The Ghetto” by Donny Hathaway. The New Africa House Ensemble began to close the event by playing an impromptu jazz version of “Purple Rain,” a Prince song chosen to commemorate the pop artist who passed away on Thursday. John Bracey
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joined the ensemble by playing tambourine. “John let me be myself in the classroom, and we had a lot of fun” said Joyce Vincent, a Native American Studies faculty member and associate director of the Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS), who has taught classes with Bracey. “He’s helped native people feel welcome on this campus.”
Bracey has worked as a professor in Afro-American Studies at UMass since 1972. Since his role in the 1960s radical movements in Chicago, he has coedited over a dozen publications, including “Black Nationalism in America” and “African American Women and the Vote, 18371965.” Rachel Ravelli can be reached at rravelli@umass.edu.
(their views) are problematic, we should be able to hear them. They should have a platform just as everyone else on campus has that platform,” Peters said. “From either perspective, I feel there is much to gain from being able to talk about these issues,” he added. The event will not allow audience members to bring any posters larger than 8.5 by 11 inches, Pappas said. “The paper size rule is to prevent disruption, not protest. Often large signs are used to block out the view of others in the audience, the cameras, etc.… it’s a form of intentional censorship,” he said in an email. “This applies to everyone, of course.” The club is paying for police presence out of its annual bud-
get, although the event is not expected to become violent, Pappas said. The event will take place in the Bowker Auditorium, with overflow seating with closed-circuit television planned for the Student Union Ballroom. The club expects to fill the auditorium, he said. The club is offering an Eventbrite page online to register for the event, which is free to all Five College students and faculty with a valid ID, and $5 for the general public. Proceeds will be given to the American Legion, according to the event’s Facebook page. Patricia LeBoeuf can be reached at patricialebo@umass.edu or followed on Twitter @ leboeuf_trisha.
Prime Minister wins new majority in Serbian election Progressives force early contest Sun. By Gordana Filipovic and Misha Savic Bloomberg News
BELGRADE, Serbia –– Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s Progressive Party won a majority in parliament in snap elections on Sunday, securing a new four–year term to overhaul the economy and lead the country closer to the European Union. The Progressives, who forced an election two years early for the second time since 2012, won 48.6 percent of the vote, enough to secure a majority in the 250–seat parliament, an independent election monitor said, citing 50 percent of ballots counted. The Socialist Party, led by Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic, was second with 11.2 percent, and the ultranationalist Radical Party, led by acquitted war– crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj, was third with 8 percent, IPSOS Strategic Marketing said. IPSOS, which conducted a parallel tally with the Election Commission, said four more parties made it into the assembly. The prime minister has pledged to continue an economic overhaul endorsed by the International Monetary Fund to end state support of unprofitable companies, shrink
the public administration, and liberalize markets in the country of 7.2 million people. With his party’s result close to the 48.8 percent it won in 2014, Vucic overcame resurgent nationalist candidates, including Seselj, who advocated shunning the EU and boosting ties with Russia. He also defeated other parties who want to halt an austerity drive. “Serbia will continue it’s European path,” Vucic said after declaring victory at his party’s headquarters in Belgrade. “We’ll try to accelerate it, but we will also maintain our traditional ties with Russia and China, and of course the United States.” The election victory gives Vucic, 46, a chance to implement reforms that will probably hurt his popularity in the short term but that the IMF considers necessary to eventually create jobs and improve living standards. One of Europe’s poorest countries, Serbia’s unemployment rate is aove 18 percent, and its average take–home wage is $407 a month. Vucic also wants to prepare Serbia for EU entry by 2020 to follow former Yugoslavia partners Slovenia and Croatia, which joined in 2004 and 2013. Opposition leaders complained of voting irregularities, with Sasa Radulovic, the leader of the Enough is Enough party, saying it would
check every ballot. Critics of Vucic have complained that his consolidation of power, while bringing some economic change, is threatening democracy. His detractors say he has suppressed media, while the EU’s executive commission, in a report last year, said Serbia had made no progress in improving freedom of expression and hadn’t addressed recommendations to ensure campaign finances and electoral processes are transparent. Vucic has said he will form a coalition even if he wins an outright majority, as he did after the 2014 elections, to have broader support for his reform agenda. Almost two decades after the wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia, Serbia is one of Europe’s last former –communist nations to embark on a wide–scale overhaul of its economy, long after others including the Czech Republic and neighboring Hungary made the switch to a market–based approach. With purchasing power at 37 percent of the EU average in 2014, the country has promised the IMF to rid the public balance sheet of more than 500 money– losing state–owned companies that sap as much as $1 billion from the budget a year.
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US tells N. Korea to denuclearize Obama expects Obama wants to progress in trade ease area tensions deals with Asia By Justin Sink Bloomberg News
President Barack Obama said the U.S. won’t back down from strengthening its military alliances and defenses against North Korea until the country “shows seriousness” toward eliminating nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula. “If North Korea shows seriousness in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, then we will be ready to engage in serious conversations with them to reduce tensions,” Obama said Sunday in Hanover, Germany, the final stop of a three–nation international
tour. North Korea would “have to do better” than announcing “via press release” that it intends to step back from nuclear weapons development, he said. North Korea on Saturday test–fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, according to the U.S. Strategic Command. It wasn’t clear how far the missile flew, and the U.S. said it “did not pose a threat to North America.” The missile firing was the latest in a series of military provocations from the regime of Kim Jong Un. “Although more often than not they fail in many of these tests, they gain knowledge each time they engage in these tests,” Obama said. “We take it very seriously,
and so do our allies and so does the entire world.” In recent months, North Korea has also claimed to have successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb, launched a satellite into orbit, and developed miniaturized nuclear bombs. North Korea’s foreign minister told the Associated Press Sunday that the country was willing to stop nuclear tests if the U.S. suspended its annual joint military exercises with South Korea. Ri Su Yong also said in the interview that international sanctions wouldn’t change the behavior of the regime. “If we continue on this path of confrontation, this will lead to very catastrophic results, not only for the two countries but for the whole
entire world as well,” he said. “It is really crucial for the United States government to withdraw its hostile policy against the DPRK and as an expression of this stop the military exercises, war exercises, in the Korean Peninsula. Then we will respond likewise.” The U.S. and South Korea intensified the military exercises, which are expected to continue through the month, after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January. About 300,000 South Korean troops and 17,000 U.S. troops are participating in the drills, according to the joint U.S. and South Korean military command.
ISIS murders professor in Bangladesh Teacher targeted Sat. for his atheism By Nazrul Islam dpa
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A university professor was hacked to death Saturday in northern Bangladesh by unidentified assailants, police said.
Islamic State claimed that its militants killed the professor because “he promoted atheism,” according to the Amaq news agency, which is affiliated with the extremist group. English professor Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, was killed in the city of Rajshahi, police officer Sushanta Chandra Roy
said. The attack was similar to those by Islamist militants who have claimed killings of secularist bloggers in the country. Several hundred students and teachers from Rajshahi University protested the murder, blocking a major highway that links the northern city with
Dhaka, the capital. Siddique’s colleagues said he participated in diverse cultural activities in Rajshahi, but was not involved with any political party. In November 2014, a sociology teacher at the same university was killed in a similar attack claimed by a local Islamist group.
Congress to vote on pact before Jan. By Justin Sink Bloomberg News
President Barack Obama said Sunday that he expects Congress to vote on a trade deal with Asia–Pacific nations after the U.S. presidential primaries, and that his administration will complete negotiations on a similar agreement with the European Union by the end of his presidency. “When we’re in the heat of campaigns people are naturally going to worry more about what’s lost than what’s gained, with respect to trade ag reements,” Obama said at a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hanover, Germany. ‘I’m confident we are going to be able to get this done.” White House officials say the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which would
reduce tariffs on scores of products traded between the U.S. and European Union, remains a top priority for the president. Still, negotiators in both the U.S. and Europe acknowledge the prospects for significant movement on the trade deal are essentially nonexistent until the next administration. “I don’t anticipate that we will be able to have completed ratification of a deal by the end of the year but I do anticipate we can have completed the agreement,” Obama said of the European pact. Congress has yet to vote on a trade deal Obama negotiated last year with 11 Asia–Pacific nations, the Trans–Pacific Partnership. Many lawmakers in Obama’s own party oppose the agreement. “After the primary season is over the politics settle down a little bit in Congress, and we’ll be in a position to start moving forward,” Obama said.
Far-right candidate wins first Aides say Obama and Merkel share a deep bond round of Austrian elections President makes fifth German visit By Michael A. Memoli Tribune Washington Bureau
HANOVER, Germany — In London, it was a sight with long historical precedent: an American president and a British prime minister showing personal rapport as they tended to the long–running “special relationship” between their countries. “I’ve always found Barack someone who gives sage advice,” said David Cameron, the conservative prime minister. “He’s a man with a very good heart and has been a very good friend.” At a joint news conference, Cameron and Obama reminisced about basketball, table tennis and barbecues; a day later the pair agonized over their misfortune on the golf course. Here in Hanover on Sunday, a different scene emerged as German Chancellor Angela Merkel was asked to recount the ups and downs of her time with Obama. “We’re actually quite busy with the conflicts that we need to solve in the world,” she said, brushing off the question. “I am not in position to take stock today.” Obama’s bond with Merkel often has seemed as transactional as the one with Cameron is chummy. But as the only leader of a major ally whose tenure has spanned Obama’s presidency, aides say they share a deep bond that has allowed them to weather domestic and global storms, and even clashes with each other. “This is as important a relationship as I’ve had during the course of my presidency,” Obama said Sunday, describing Merkel as consistent, steady and trustworthy. They may not demonstrate overt personal chemistry but in some ways, according to a senior administration official, they are more compatible than Obama is with other leaders. Both are cool, deliber-
ate and interested in finding solutions. As Merkel responded in detail to a question about resolving the Syria quagmire Sunday, Obama at one point looked at her admiringly and nodded vigorously at the argument she made. In an interview with the German newspaper Bild that was published prior to his arrival, Obama said he has learned from Merkel over the years, and said she embodies the leadership qualities he admired most, particularly her pragmatism. “When she says something, she means it. When she says she’ll do something, she does it,” he said. “I trust her. And when there have been bumps in the bilateral relationship, as there inevitably are between any two countries, we’ve worked through them together as partners, with mutual respect.” That Merkel invited Obama for his fifth visit suggests strains have eased since the dark days of October 2013, when leaks from fugitive Edward Snowden disclosed that the National Security Agency had been eavesdropping on Merkel’s telephone calls for at least three years. Merkel was furious and Obama, who was embarrassed, later said he had ended the intelligence– gathering operation. Merkel had her doubts about Obama early on, at least according to comments attributed to a former U.S. ambassador to Germany that were related to Hillary Clinton by Sidney Blumenthal. “She dislikes the atmospherics surrounding the Obama phenomenon, that it’s contrary to her whole idea of politics and how to conduct oneself in general,” Blumenthal, a longtime Clinton confidant, wrote in an email made public by the State Department last year. But the two leaders quickly found common ground. As head of Europe’s largest and most stable economy, Merkel was an essential partner in Obama’s
efforts to help steady the global economy after the recession. The administration also worked closely with Germany on emerging security threats. In 2011, heading into his re–election year, the president feted Merkel with a Rose Garden state dinner. He presented her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tracing her path in Cold War East Germany to becoming the world’s most powerful woman. Merkel now is eyeing Obama to buttress her political standing after fallout from the Syrian refugee crisis cost her party in recent regional elections. Before Obama arrived, she visited refugee camps in Turkey and helped broker a deal in which the Turkish government agreed to resettle refugees who had fled to Western Europe, particularly Germany. Before Obama left Washington, the White House flatly said Obama wanted “to provide political support to her.” He did that Sunday at their news conference, responding both to her critics at home and to Donald Trump’s attack on her refugee policies as “insane.” “She is on the right side of history on this,” Obama said. “She is giving voice I think to the kinds of principles that bring people together rather than divide them, and I’m very proud of her for that, and I’m proud of the German people for that.” Merkel refused to even consider a question about a prospective President Trump, saying she was “quite busy” with more immediate demands. During Obama’s two– day visit, he and Merkel will be joined by Cameron, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for a discussion of developments in Syria, the migration crisis and joint operations against Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
Final run-off race to happen in May By Albert Otti dpa
VIENNA — Austrian protest voters propelled far–right candidate Norbert Hofer to victory in Sunday’s first round of presidential election, a major defeat for the centrist government coalition. In the final run–off election in May, the rightist Freedom Party legislator will face former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen, who came in second among six candidates. Hofer won 35 per cent of the vote and Van der Bellen 21 percent, according to projections based on nearly 100 per cent of counted votes. “This is the start of a new political era,” said Heinz– Christian Strache, head of the Freedom Party. The result showed the “extreme dissatisfaction” with the coalition govern-
ment of social democrats and centre–right conservatives, he said. The Freedom Party has criticized the Cabinet for allowing 90,000 asylum seekers into the country last year. In addition, Austrians have been grappling with slow economic growth and rising unemployment. Economics Minister and Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said the vote was marked by voters’ “insecurity about the future and fears of decline.” The government, led by Social Democratic Chancellor Werner Faymann, changed course on migration early this year and announced a series of restrictive border and asylum policies, but the turnabout had no effect on Sunday. The Social Democrats also suffered a major setback as their candidate Rudolf Hundstorfer received only 11 per cent of votes. The candidate of Mitterlehner’s conservative
People’s Party, Andreas Khol, won the same share. The two coalition parties have dominated Austria’s politics and administration for decades. Although it is mostly a ceremonial role, the Austrian president chooses the chancellor and swears in the Cabinet after parliamentary elections. He can dismiss the government, even though no president has ever done so. The Freedom Party has won the support of more than 30 per cent of voters for nearly a year, coinciding with the surging migration crisis. Hofer has warned that he would dismiss the government if it returns to the previous welcoming migration stance. However, Hofer sounded a less aggressive note on Sunday. “No one must fear me,” he said. Van der Bellen has promised that he would not appoint an Freedom Party–led government.
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Reflecting on my time at the Collegian I came to write for the enlightened relatives). It was a new Massachusetts Daily Collegian experience, and change is not somebecause it was what I was supposed thing I handle well. I am autistic. Few people at the Patricia LeBoeuf Collegian know this. This was a deliberate strategy on my part. My self-worth always came from to do as a transfer student from a the fact that people never guessed community college who was com- what was wrong with me, could mitted to being a journalist. I had never see how hard it is for me to to make a mark, compete in a diffi- understand the normal give-and-take cult field (as acquaintances loved to of conversation, to manage my time, remind me), and show that I had the to understand the hidden aspects of skills to produce quality journalism. human interaction that others seem I didn’t think about the Collegian born able to interpret. in terms of enjoyment — when it I almost did not accept the posicomes to life, I hardly ever do. My life tion. How could I, I thought, when has been made up of commitments it would be so hard for me to handle and duties, time spent learning sacrificed to time spent demonstrating useless knowledge on tests. When I came to the Collegian, my 4.0 grade point average was almost all I had, the culmination of hundreds and hundreds of hours changes in my routine when breakspent alone, filling out assignments ing news happened or something I knew I’d never look at again. I needed to be covered at the last minthought my two years as a member ute? What if they could figure out of my previous college’s debate club was the only community I would ever how difficult it is for me to organize my time? What if I was offensive, know. And for a while, that was true. I annoying, rude? slunk into the office for news meet- I felt all these things. And I ings, picked stories, reported them, jumped. (reluctantly) came down to the office I won’t lie and say I wasn’t right to ask my editor questions and slunk to be worried. Everything I worried about came true. There was breakout again. But then I became an assistant ing news I had to cover, making me news editor this semester, and all change my routine when I was overwhelmed or didn’t think I could hanthat changed. Becoming an editor was not some- dle being around people. I did forget thing I jumped at, as much as I love the dates of a number of events, journalism (and I do, with a fer- and I’m certain I was inadvertently vor that astounds many of my less- annoying.
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Dear readers, blink of an eye, our bags are During this last week packed and rooms, hauntof production, the Op/ ingly empty. Before there is a chance to process it, the Maral Margossian year comes to an end. These senior columns are the moments before the Ed pages will be publishblink. Our seniors take a ing columns written by the graduating senior staff of moment to reflect on their the Massachusetts Daily time at the University of Massachusetts and with the Collegian. The concluding days Daily Collegian, before they of each year transpire in blink and open their eyes to a whirlwind of events. their final last day. Banquets, formals and finals fill up our schedules Maral Margossian is the Opinion and in the final weeks, and in a Editorial Editor.
But, looking at my time at the Collegian, the time I would give anything to go back and repeat, I realize that all these problems translate to assets in journalism. Annoying became persistent, not taking no for an answer from people in power. Changing my routine became something I could handle, something that made me sure I can survive when the world isn’t easy to predict. Difficulties remembering events translated to a focused attention to detail and accuracy. At the Collegian, my faults aren’t faults — they’re strengths. Here I’ve found people who value my persistence, dedication to accuracy (even when it means having to call writers about a story at 11 p.m.) and my ability to look at data and research for hours on end. Here, people value who I am, not who I wish I could be. As I leave UMass, and I feel sick when I think about not having a job, and how my whole world will change in the blink of an eye yet again, I think about the Collegian. I think about the nights that were hard for me and how I managed to handle them, even enjoy them. I think about the people I admire here — the unflappable editors, the dedicated writers, the hilarious columnists. I think about how this community accepted me when I didn’t accept myself. And then I feel like I can handle it all.
“I think about the nights that were hard for me and how I managed to handle them, even enjoy them.”
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Changing lives through education and opportunity My time at the University of bugs and dragging his oversized backpack Massachusetts has been atypical. I’m not through the dust. a four -years- and done student. My educa- They piled into what felt like an oven, screaming and punching each other and Andy Castillo laughing sweet laughter that drowned out the sound of cicadas. tion was interjected with experiences: with Every day at 2 p.m., a little boy jumped travel, with adventure and life. onto my back, saying “Arriba, arriba!” Off Because of that, my perspective on edu- we’d go, jostling and running to the van. cation is unique. Inside, tiny hands grabbed my already During my college years, my life was stretched shirt, pulling me next to one smilinfluenced by experiences and adventures ing face, and then another, grabbing my as much as it was changed by professors heart at the same time and tugging me away and textbooks. from America. For a while I was lost, but then I found Every day at 2 p.m., Javier awakened the my way – and I guess that’s what college is old van from its slumber with a jolt, backed all out over the crunching rocks and pulled out about. I traveled a lot while I was at UMass. of the sun-bleached compound of El Rancho My first trip was to Europe, then to Canada, Del Rey, Sweden, and a boys’ home in Mexico. It was w h e r e in Mexico that I learned that life is about Noah’s Ark experiencing the world around you it’s is paintabout curiosity and taking advantage of ed on the every opportunity to live in the moment. outer walls. And it’s also about learning, because some Off we’d go people don’t get that privilege. The follow- out from the shadow of the ing passage is my perspective on education. towering Monterrey Mountains. The boys The old 15-passenger Dodge van was a would start singing and I would join in. I classic: complete with roll-down windows, made up for my lack of Spanish with enthugroaning ball joints, doors that screamed siasm. and rasped every time they shut, and a seat They called me “Capitan America” (the in the back that wasn’t fixed onto the rotting Spanish equivalent of Captain America.) floor. Personality, that is what it had – lots The streets were narrow and lined with of personality. houses, which were surrounded by stucco The once white paint was now a dusty walls to keep out the wild dogs and wild peobrown, peeling around the wheel wells. Rust ple. Potholes came out of nowhere. After it crept down from the windows. Out on the rained, rivers ran through the streets. Once, highway, the blistering Mexican sun pulled while we were getting ice cream, a stray dog a permeating stench of burning oil from its had his leg run over by a passing car. No one straining engine and cooked its passengers even seemed to notice. We ate our ice cream alive to a coffeebrown crisp. while the creature cried underneath the Every day at 2 p.m., the chicos raced out van. At the schoolhouse, Javier pulled over of the squat white buildings — all but little and the boys piled past me, yelling to friends Oscar, who lagged behind searching for and shoving each other.
On Friday, Carlos was suspended from school for stealing, Francisco for failing grades. Francisco said he hoped that if he did poorly enough, his father would come and take him home (even though he had never come to see him). Most of the boys lived in drug-infested communities. Most experienced abuse of some sort. None of them had a chance at an education apart from El Rancho. Once, the boys (who ranged in age from about seven to 15) were caught sniffing paint. Every one of them said they regularly saw drug use at home, and most of them said they drank or experimented with drugs. Not one of them chose their life circumstances. Growing up in the barrios of the Monterrey Valley is, in many cases, a life sentence to poverty and hardship. In 2013, nearly half of Mexico lived below the poverty line. The war on drugs and crime has ravaged the nation, leaving a wake of broken families and hurting children. Drug-orphans are everywhere and the government doesn’t have enough resources to take care of them all. Most fall through the cracks, existing on the fringes of society, falling into crime or simply fading out entirely. El Rancho Del Rey is a bright light that shines through the dust. Just off the highway in the middle of a growing neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Monterrey, its white walls provide a safe haven from the dangers that lurk outside. Around 15 boys stay in the residence each school year. They’re given a safe place to run around and be kids, eat three square meals a day, and an opportunity to pursue
“Most Americans will never understand how privileged they are to have the freedom and ability to attend school and study.”
education. Since its start in the 1950s, the home has given thousands of boys a chance for success. El Rancho is opposite of schooling in the United States, where education is a legal right, where we complain if our school is too far away, where we expect to be spoonfed knowledge, where we throw education away like it’s disposable, and where we don’t appreciate learning. For many American college students, attending a university is a chance to escape from home and to party without consequences, classes are an annoyance and studying is a waste of time. My perspective on school changed while racing down bumpy Mexican highways in that old Dodge van. It changed when I looked into those beautiful, smart and bright eyes that were cheated by life before they opened for the first time. It changed when small arms wrapped around my neck and didn’t want to let go. How many future scientists, doctors or lawyers sat among them? How many more were never given the chance? How many more died in ignorance? Most Americans will never understand how privileged they are to have the freedom and ability to attend school and study. In her short story “Salvador Late or Early,” Sandra Cisneros bottles up this reality perfectly: little boys, who have a “hundred balloons of happiness” inside of their hearts, are plagued by a “single guitar of grief.” Their potential is squashed by reality. Many of them, despite the love shown to them through the home, will drift off into the sea of crime and oppression without a say in the matter. But some will become mechanical engineers, doctors, lawyers and scientists, and some might even run for Mexican President. Andy Castillo is a Collegian columnist and can be reached at acastillo@umass.edu.
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Opinions matter: ‘Objective criticism’ does not exist Bias is unavoidable when examining art By Nate Taskin Collegian Staff
Here’s the thing about criticism. Be it of film, literature, music, games or any other medium, a review is a collection of the writer’s opinions and viewpoints, with the intent of persuasion or analysis. Reviews are inherently subjective because they act as the beliefs and feelings of the author manifested in text or speech. Meanwhile, the concept of “objectivity,” an inherently nebulous notion, refers to the state of something being truly independent of individual perspective or personal bias. In short, “chicken soup tastes better than sauerkraut” is a subjective statement, whereas “a human hand has five fingers” is an objective statement. Doesn’t seem like a difficult concept to wrap one’s head around, right? For many readers, if not the vast majority, this information should seem obvious. After all, it’s not as if the declaration “Mariah Carey possesses a voice blessed by Jehovah” is one of absolute truth that all must adhere to (though if you don’t agree, you have my deepest sympathies). The idea that reviews reflect the opinions of the author is a fairly elementary one. Agree or disagree with the assertions expressed, they should not be taken as a universal statement. Yet, for many people, this innocuous idea that reviews are, in fact, opinion pieces meant to reflect the critic’s personal tastes pro-
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The late Roger Ebert, one of the most famous and lauded film critics in cinema history, often emphasized that personal perspective is essential for reviews. vokes nothing except hyperbolic outrage. Accusations of “low journalistic standards” and “bias” will be thrown with wild abandon. So in case it’s not immediately apparent, allow me to be emphatic. Objective criticism does not exist. To elaborate, not only does it not exist, but it is also incapable of existing. It’s a contradiction. Anyone who demands a critic suppress “subjectivity” in favor of “objectivity” demonstrates that they understand neither subjectivity nor objectivity. What would a review free of “bias” even look like? Could I say that the special effects were poor? Nope,
because that’s an opinion, not a statement of truth. Could I say all the actors were top-notch? Nope. Could I say a film’s themes were muddled? Nope. What if, God forbid, I said its moral implications troubled me? If the “anti-critical bias” crowd had their way, then reviews would simply look like a laundry list of credits. The film was directed by this guy, the visual effects were done in this workshop, it was produced by this studio and here’s the year the studio released it. Real scintillating analysis right there. But hey, it’s objectively true. Art – all art – can only be
experienced through a subjective lens. There exists no mathematical formula that quantifies quality – positive or negative. Whenever someone wails that a piece “lacked objectivity,” what they really mean is “it failed to conform to my personal opinion.” So yes, I suppose I’ve been caught red-handed. Of course I am biased, I’d be a pretty dull critic if I were not. What I look for in great critics is not how much their opinions sync up with mine. (Anyone who knows me can confirm that 100 percent alignment with my beliefs is never going to happen anyway.) All of my favorite critics
them bounce off each other, which ultimately strengthens our appreciation for the work as a whole. All of our subjective experiences provoke discussion and education. To assert objectivity stifles this discussion. Take me, for example. My pop cultural perspective is informed by a deep-rooted love of punk rock and comic books, which means that I will look at the latest Fugazi reissue or newest Marvel release differently than someone weaned on contra dancing or kung fu flicks. Much in the same way, my Jewish background informs the way I watch “Son of Saul,” my queerness influences the way I assess “Carol,” and my leftist politics color the way I play “Tom Clancy’s The Division.” The central impetus of criticism is not to assert conclusively whether an art piece is “good” or “bad.” There’s no right or wrong opinion. What I find wonderful about criticism is that it grants the ability to share a person’s headspace and grant oneself a greater understanding to the various ways we perceive media. If you think reviews should define themselves by absolute truth alone, then you live in a truly boring world and to inhabit it is something I have zero interest in. Yes, you bet I’m biased and proud of it. And whether you’ve read this piece and nodded in agreement, or cracked your knuckles and plan to descend on the comment section in wild fury, you’ve only proven that you’re biased too.
made names for themselves based on the persuasiveness of their writing, the depth of their analysis, the skill in their craft and the uniqueness of their perspective. To insist upon objective reviews implies distaste toward critical variation. Of course the individual biases of superb critics like Pauline Kael, Roger Ebert, A.O. Scott, Anthony Lane or Wesley Morris impacted the way they judged films. That is what made them unique and valuable contributors to the discussion. Bias is not a detriment to criticism. It’s a virtue. It allows us to bring our own special interpretations Nate Taskin can be reached at to the works of art and lets ntaskin@umass.edu.
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‘People v. O.J. Simpson’ dramatizes infamous murder trial Miniseries explores layers of injustice By Nate Taskin Collegian Staff
Although it takes place in the 1990s, I can think of no other show that informs us better on our modern times than “The People v. O.J. Simpson.” In this first season of “American Crime Story,” a new anthology true crime series, showrunners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (under the guidance of executive producer Ryan Murphy) have crafted a show that acts as both a super engaging piece of pulp, as well as a fascinating examination of the overlapping fields of racism, misogyny, class, the legal system, police misconduct, celebrity status and what the truth means in a new age of information. Those born before 1994 or 1995 won’t need an explanation for the plot of this show. The nuclear fallout from the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman was astronomic, and at the center of it all was the accused: beloved football player O.J. Simpson. From the infamous Ford Bronco chase to lead defense attorney Johnnie Cochran’s quip-tastic closing arguments, the non-stop media coverage of this trial pretty much paved
the way for reality TV. The parallels between the events that surround the case and our racial climate right now is not always subtle, though, given the subject matter, abrasiveness in place of subtlety may not necessarily be a negative observation. After all, when the first images of the show come from footage of Rodney King’s barbaric beating courtesy of the Los Angeles Police Department and the riot that resulted from the lack of a guilty verdict for the indicted officers, it’s clear that the creators aim to invoke comparisons between Los Angeles and Ferguson, Rodney King and Michael Brown. The names and locations may be different, yet it’s the same tale of institutional evil told over and over again. If that matter alone sounds complicated, then imagine how the presence of Orenthal James Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and what he represents throws a wrench into how we evaluate these events. Though it walks on a threadbare tightrope, the show manages to find a happy medium with all the factors that inform the so-called “trial of the century.” Given his violent, abusive history with his exwife, along with the DNA match of one in a million, the evidence never flattered Simpson (though, for legal
reasons, the show never states that he committed the crime). At the same time, the defense paints a clear portrait of the racist mindset inherent toward procedural institutions, made abundantly clear by the vileness spewed by Mark Fuhrman (Steven Pasquale), the Nazi memorabilia-owning lead detective in the criminal investigation. Essentially, the show makes a concise argument designed to resolve any cognitive dissonance one may experience from this whole affair. One can believe that Simpson murdered his wife (poor Ronald Goldman always gets left out of this conversation) and also believe that biased cops framed key pieces of evidence in order to justify an arrest. Given Simpson’s massive wealth, even in spite of his race, he hardly fits the portrait of an average victim of the prisonindustrial complex. (Would he even have had a chance if he wasn’t rich?) There does not have to be a disconnect between these two beliefs. What makes this show wonderful is that it acknowledges the lack of easy solutions that stem from interconnected fields of injustice: race, class, gender or otherwise. America is built on lies, contradictions and overlapping layers of identity. It is the duty
of these figures to pick up the pieces of this mess and, in the name of justice, try to make sense of it even if that endeavor proves futile. As far the acting performances in a miniseries go, “The People v. O.J. Simpson” could match “Angels in America” blow for blow. Some standouts include Sarah Paulson, who knocks it out of the park as Prosecutor Marcia Clark. Paulson conveys that sense of exhaustion that comes with being a woman in a male-dominated field combined with an unwavering refusal to compromise her
morals. Practically everyone has their time to shine, including Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito, Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey, Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden and even David Schwimmer of all people as Robert Kardashian. (Though it takes someone stronger than I to resist the urge to call him “Ross Kardashian.”) Of all the many valuable players, the real MVP of the season is Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran. We see a man tailor-made to be a media darling, defined by
his charisma and driven by a desire to right the wrongs endemic to the American criminal justice system. As a Ryan Murphy-hater who absolutely cannot stand “Glee” or “American Horror Story,” I’m shocked at how well his aesthetic works here. His sense of offbeat theatricality, which never gelled with his previous work, fits this material like hand in glove. And of course, you should know what happens when the glove doesn’t fit. Nate Taskin can be reached at ntaskin@umass.edu.
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a clinical performance by the Minutewomen.
No slowing down With leading scorer Nicole Troost still sidelined with an injury, the rest of the UMass offense stepped up and showed the real reason why the Minutewomen are ranked among the top five offenses in the nation. Eight different players combined for UMass’ 18 goals, with five of them scoring multiple times in an incredible display of depth and versatility. “Today has been what we’ve been working towards all season,” McMahon said. “A lot of different scoring threats and letting our players know that if they have an open shot at the cage, they should take it.” McDonald, along with fellow attacker Callie Santos, led UMass with four goals apiece. Santos opened with the game’s first goal on an assist from Holly Turner 1:58 after the opening whistle. Five players got involved with the scoring early as
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Eileen McDonald led UM with four goals in Sunday’s 18-3 win against the Rams. the Minutewomen started off with nine of the game’s first 10 goals, leading 9-1 with just under 11 minutes left to go in the first half. VCU’s last goal would come with just one minute, 15 seconds remaining in the first half to bring the score to 11-3 before both teams went to the locker room. With the number one seed in the A-10 tournament locked up, not much more can be gained from the Minutewomen keeping their record win streak against the conference
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alive. However, McMahon is still looking forward to Senior Day on Saturday against Davidson. “We really like to take it game-by-game,” McMahon said. “I’m still really excited about next week’s game honoring our seniors, and closing out our season at home.” Saturday’s opening draw has been moved up to 11 a.m. following the pregame ceremonies for the Minutewomen seniors.
scored as Avallone got all the way to third on the Explorers’ second error of the inning. “We were battling all day, being tough outs,” Hart said. “I just think we got some lucky breaks and he was missing spots and we capitalized on it.” A 7-0 lead was all Walsh needed. He dominated the La Salle lineup, exposing their swing-friendly approach. “Getting ahead early on the corners is important,” Jennings said. “It is a free-swinging team and throwing the ball down the middle they can jump on it.” Walsh added: “We knew they were free swingers so the plan was to attack the zone and try to get some ground balls.” Walsh allowed three hits through the first eight
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“We knew they were free swingers so the plan was to attack the zone and try to get some ground balls.” Brandon Walsh, UMass pitcher innings, but ran into a little bit of trouble in the ninth, surrendering two runs on two hits and one walk. “It was deep in the game, I don’t think he was slowing down, I just think they were just coming up swinging the bat,” Jennings said. UMass’ offense came alive this weekend, scoring eight runs twice against the struggling Explorers. The Minutemen had four players record at least two hits with all but two players securing a hit. It was a complete team effort and Jennings acknowledged
the joy in seeing the whole team contribute. “The top of the order can’t carry us all the time, everyone is going to have their off days,” Jennings said. “If they can start swinging it like they have been it’ll be good the rest of the season.” UMass will try to continue to find that consistency when it heads to Connecticut to play Quinnipiac Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tyler Fiedler can be reached at tfiedler@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Tyler_Fiedler.
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tle things, we’ll find that secret to get us through to the end.”
2006 team honored at halftime At halftime of Saturday’s contest, the 2006 UMass team was honored for its run to the NCAA national champion-
ship game, before losing to Virginia 15-7. Among those in attendance were Reid, a two-time all-American, and Brett Garber, the grandson of Richard “Dick” Garber. Doc Schneider, currently an assistant coach with the Minutemen, was a freshman and played in cage for UMass during this run.
The highlight for the Minutemen was when they beat Hofstra 11-10 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the tournament after a miracle comeback in which UMass overcame a five-goal deficit with just 8:03 left in the game. Jason Kates can be reached at jkates@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @JKates1216.
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time,” Minutemen coach Greg Cannella said. “So he scores with 23 seconds on The word ‘heartbreak’ the clock it’s a big play for a would be an accurate descripsophomore to make in that tion of the Massachusetts situation to make the play men’s lacrosse team’s 10-9 in zone defense. I thought overtime loss to Hofstra on ‘alright we’ll win the face off Saturday afternoon. get a possession drive it out With the fate of their and get a goal.’” season hanging in the bal Overtime went back and ance, the Minutemen forth with neither team man(4-8, 0-4 Colonial Athletic aging to take command of the Association) found them- game. But with 14 seconds selves down by one with less remaining in OT, Hofstra than one minute attacker Brendan remaining in regKavanagh got ulation. Hofstra 10 past a Minuteman The situation defender behind was easy: Win and UMass 9 the cage and snuck keep the playoff a low, underhand hopes alive or lose goal past the legs and cap off an underachiev- of Sean Sconone. ing season. “We kind of had the UMass ran the clock down momentum going into overand with 23 seconds left on time, we had that late goal the clock, sophomore Buddy and I though we had it,” Carr Carr, with two defenders said. “We made the stop on draped all over him, launched defense early in overtime a low shot past Pride (9-4, and we got the ball back, I 3-1 CAA) goalkeeper Jack thought we were going to put Concannon to tie the game at one home and end it right nine. there, but we were unfortu “It’s a big goal, I don’t nately unable to.” think he scored till that Sconone laid face down Collegian Staff
on the turf of Garber as the Pride bench rushed the field and mobbed Kavanagh. The freshman goalkeeper made several impressive plays for UMass throughout the course of the game, finishing with 13 saves, three of which came in the fourth quarter. He wasn’t the only freshman to make plays for the Minutemen on Saturday, with fellow classmates Tyler Bogart and Ben Spencer each scoring a goal. Spencer also had two assists off the bench. However, no one on UMass felt the loss worse than its four seniors, Bob Fahey, Kevin Porzelt, Kurt Hunziker and Kyle Karaska, who played their final game at Garber. “The last one on our field, it puts a little bit more pressure on, but I couldn’t have asked for anything better from our younger guys today,” Karaska said. “They really stepped up and made plays all over the field it was really awesome to see.” Those that aren’t graduating still feel part of the sor-
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row of the senior class playing its last home game. “I can’t say enough about the seniors and what they’ve done for this group and how they pushed us through this year and it just sucks to see them go especially on a loss like that on Garber,” Carr said. In a game that featured six lead changes, UMass took 33 shots and was 2-for-3 when in man-up situations. The Minutemen could not have asked for a better start, scoring two goals in the first 14 seconds of the game. Immediately off of the opening faceoff, Noah Rak had an unassisted goal and Brendan Hegarty put another one in the cage shorty after for his first of three goals on the day. While the playoff hopes are no longer alive, UMass still has one more game remaining on its schedule. The Minutemen will head to Philadelphia this Friday to take on Drexel at 6 p.m. Philip Sanzo can be reached at psanzo@umass.edu and followed on Twitter @Philip_Sanzo.
For any member of a Massachusetts men’s lacrosse team, past or present, there is nothing more sacred than getting the chance to play on Garber Field. For seniors especially, the expectation is that your last game at Garber results in a victory. That wasn’t the case Saturday afternoon for Bob Fahey, Kurt Hunziker, Kyle Karaska and Kevin Porzelt playing in their final game at Garber, as UMass (4-8, 0-4 Colonial Athletic Association) fell in its home finale to Hofstra 10-9 in overtime on Senior Day. Despite getting a chance to come away with the win, the Minutemen fell just short, allowing the game-winning goal with 14 seconds left in the extra frame to give the Pride (9-4, 3-1 CAA) the victory, eliminating UMass from postseason contention. Karaska, who has been an essential part of the Minuteman defense during his time in Amherst, doesn’t think he’ll be forgetting about this one any time soon. “I don’t think you’ll ever shake off something like that, that’s our last game on that field as seniors,” Karaska said after the game. “Us four will probably take that for the rest of our lives, it won’t go away.” After starting their careers at UMass with 11 other freshmen, Karaska, Fahey, Hunziker and Porzelt were the last four standing, and were honored before the game for their commitment to the program over the past four years. Sophomore Buddy Carr, who scored the game-tying goal with 23 seconds left in the game, was quick to acknowledge the seniors and what they have meant to this pro-
gram. “I’m almost a junior now, and I can’t even believe that. To think about my last game on Garber is just crazy to think that’s gonna happen one day,” Carr said. “I can’t say enough to the seniors on what they’ve done for this group and how they pushed us through this year. It just sucks to see them go, especially on a loss like that on Garber.” Assuming he starts in next week’s season finale at Drexel, Karaska will finish with 54 career starts, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since attackman Art Kell did it from 2009-12. The last close defenseman to accumulate over 50 starts was Jack Reid, who played from 2003-06. When asked what he’d miss most of playing at Garber Field, Karaska gave a simple answer: Everything. “That’s the one thing I’ll look back on and remember, just that field,” Karaska said. “That’s our field, that’s where I’ve spent the majority of my life for the past four years. I’ve spent more time on that field probably than with my parents and siblings and my closest friends are the guys that are out there every day with me.” While his time with the Minutemen is coming to a close, Karaska acknowledged what the future hold for this team and the advice he would give to the younger guys on the team. “The thing I’d say is just learn from what we’ve done this year. I know juniors have seen in the past that we made some pretty big changes this year, and I think they’ve worked in some way, and others haven’t worked that well,” Karaska said. He added: “I think there’s a lot of unknowns that I think if we change things up and stick to our core goals and values, and maybe mix up some litsee
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UMass defeats La Salle in Minutewomen cruise past Sunday’s rubber match VCU, earn top seed in A-10 By Tyler Fiedler
so it was good to see.” The seventh inning A dominant pitching per- was the difference for the (11-18, 4-8 formance from Brandon Minutemen Atlantic 10). A leadoff walk Walsh and timely hitting gave the Massachusetts led to a five-run outburst, givbaseball team a win in the ing UMass a 7-0 lead. Dylan rubber game of a three-game Morris reached first on a ball dropped by the Explorers’ set against La Salle. Walsh pitched a com- (11-30, 3-9 A-10) pitcher after plete game with a career- Brett Evangelista walked to high 12 strikeouts in the start the rally. Minutemen’s 8-2 win on The middle of the lineup, Mike Hart, John Sunday. UMass’ Jennings and bats responded UMass 8 Mike Geannelis, to the dominant combined to go pitching of Walsh, La Salle 2 8-for-13 with three finishing with 13 runs batted in and hits. six runs scored. “It was just a dominating performance by Stone commended his Brandon,” Minutemen coach team’s all-around solid play, Mike Stone said. “We played but wants to see more on really well, came away with a consistent basis from the some clutch hits, put the Minutemen. pressure on them, played “We cashed in on opportugood defense. We played a nities today which we didn’t good, solid game all around do (Saturday) in the second Collegian Staff
game and that was good to see,” Stone said. “It is obviously important, if everyone hits, you are in good shape.” Hart led the UMass offensively, going 4-for-5 on the day. He smacked a single, scoring Evangelista to extend the lead to three in the seventh inning. Jennings followed with a walk to load the bases with one out for Geannelis. The first pitch Geannelis saw he drove through the first and second base hole, as Hart and Morris crossed the plate to give the Minutemen a 5-0 lead. Two batters later, Jon Avallone roped a single through the left side that La Salle right fielder Justin Jacko misplayed as the ball rolled all the way to the wall. Jennings and Geannelis see
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McDonald, Santos each net four goals
ple of hard work paying off,” Minutewomen coach Angela McMahon said. “Hannah is one on the hardest working players By nick souza on this team. She is always Collegian Staff putting in extra hours out With one game left to side of practice trying to spare, the Massachusetts be the best draw taker she women’s lacrosse team can.” clinched the top seed in the UMass dominated in Atlantic 10 tournament almost every aspect of the following its 18-3 win over game, but what enabled Virginia Commonwealth them to do so Sunday. was their con No. 19 UMass trol of the ball UMass 18 (15-1, 8-0 A-10) from start to finfed off of a ish. UMass beat VCU 3 record-setting the Rams (3-13, performance 1-7 A-10) in draw by midfielder Hannah controls (15-8), ground Murphy and her nine draw balls (19-9) and shots (40controls, which brings her 11) by wide margins. season total to 118, break- The Minutewomen put ing her own single-season that dominance on display record of 113 for the pro- in the second half, holding gram last year. VCU to just two shots and “She’s a perfect exam- zero goals for 30 minutes.
“Overall we did a great job maintaining possession and executing our offense,” McMahon said. “Because our offense played so well we really didn’t have to spend a whole lot of time on defense, especially in the second half.” Senior attacker Eileen McDonald opened the scoring in the second half with her 28th goal of the season just 20 seconds in, bringing the score to 12-3. The Minutewomen would go on to score seven unanswered goals in the half. Sophomore Ashley Faulhaber would cap off the impressive stretch for UMass with five minutes, 41 seconds to go on her 10th goal of the season, putting the finishing touches on see
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