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Volume CXX No. 112
Storrs, Conn.
SPECIAL EDITION
Student rights safe, but privileges severely affected By Marissa Piccolo Staff Writer As the UConn Administration prepares for this year’s Spring Weekend, student rights are safe, but standard student privileges are being restricted. “All rights that students have on any given day are in effect this weekend. It is not law enforcement’s option to violate a person’s constitutional rights due to an event or series of events,” said Deputy Chief of Police Hans Rhynhart, “We will apply the law the same this weekend as we would any other day. “There are certain administrative restrictions the university has implemented regarding guests in housing and dining facilities as well as restrictions private landowners have implemented at their respective properties,” said Rhynhart. On-street parking, as well as all parking along North Eagleville Road and North Hillside Road, will be prohibited starting from 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 24th to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 27th. Lots C, F, X and W, will be closed Thursday and Friday nights from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and all day Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday morning. The Guest Policy has likewise been amended in accordance of Spring Weekend. According to a statement released by Residence
At UConn this Weekend Friday 4 to 5: 30 p.m. 5 to 8 p.m.
Disability Awareness Talk, Rowe 122 USG Presents #LetThemEatCake, Fairfield Way
6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
UConn KOs a Basketball World Record, Greer Field
8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
WHUS Presents: Local Vibes & Local Eats, Hillside Road and Fairfield Way
9 p.m. to 12 a.m.
SUBOG Films: Toy Story
9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Late Night!
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Students receive blue Spring Weekend bracelets in the Student Union on Thursday. Each student is issued only one bracelet and bracelets are required for entrance into any Spring Weekend event.
Education, effective at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24th through 7 a.m. Sunday, April 27th, students will not be permitted unrestricted visitor access. Non-UConn students will not be allowed in residential areas. Current UConn students are required to sign in and register when visiting other residence halls or on-campus apartments, will qualify as weekend guests and must be escorted with a guest pass.
UConn Students who plan on taking part in university sponsored Spring Weekend events will be required to wear wristbands. Backpacks or large bags will not be allowed in university dining halls. Safety is being cited as the primary concern. The UConn Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the Storrs campus during evening hours Thursday through Saturday.
According to a statement by Lieutenant Andrew Fournier, “The checkpoints will be conducted to apprehend intoxicated drivers, identify seatbelt violations, and other violations of the motor vehicle status.” In accordance with standard University protocol, bags and backpacks may be checked at any Spring Weekend event, and alcohol will not be allowed.
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Oozeball, Behind North Residence Hall
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UConnapalooza, Fairfield Way
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Fresh Check Day, Hillside Road
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UConn’s Got Talent : Student Edition
7 to 11 p.m.
9 p.m. to 12 a.m. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Food Truck Festival, Hillside Road and Fairfield Way SUBOG Films: The LEGO Movie, Student Union Theater Late Night!
From mayhem to moratorium: the Spring Weekend Timeline Understanding the Rules 2008: Board of Trustees directs its student life
committee to review Spring Weekend and its “negative impact.” A report estimates each Spring Weekend up to 300 public safety personnel are on duty each of the three nights, costing around $23,600.
2 0 0 9 : More than 100
arrests are made after an estimated 15,000 people attended a Saturday party at X Lot.
2010: Jafar Karzoun, a UConn student, is assaulted off campus by a non-student and dies a few days later.
2011: The university issues a “voluntary
moratorium” on Spring Weekend. Police begin blocking roads, parking lots. Non-students are barred from dining halls and dorms. Crowds still gather, but in significantly smaller num-
2012: Security measures are more strictly enforced. UConn Police Chief Barbara O’Connor calls it “the Spring Weekend that wasn’t.” Only six total arrests are reported.
2013: Student organizations attempt
to “makeover” spring weekend by planning university-sanctioned events, volunteer and fundraising initiatives under the theme “UConn Learns, UConn Serves, UConn Cares.”
Police speak out about Spring Weekend DUI checkpoints included in this year’s campus security efforts By Alban Murtishi Staff Writer
“The (DUI) checkpoints will be in operation during the evening hours on Thursday, Friday and While university sponsored Saturday April 24,-26 2014 between the hours of events and student merriment 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.” will maintain a constant presence during this year’s Spring Weekend, so too will the university police. Students may feel that presence in the form of DUI checkpoints, parking restrictions and the blocking off of Carriage; however, the department insists it is so students can more fully enjoy the university-sponsored events. “It’s really become a university event, where multi-
— Deputy Chief of Police Hans D. Rhynhart, Press Release ple partners at the university collectively got together to come up with a plan to make this a positive and safe weekend. The result of that collaboration is a result of what we’re having this year,” said Deputy Chief of Police Hans D. Rhynhart. The changes made to pre-
ceding Spring Weekends were sparked by the violent death of UConn student Jafar Karzoun. Karzoun was the victim of a violent pummeling at the hands of Edi Rapo, a non-affiliate of UConn. Since the tragic event, as well as the the general debauchery of Spring Weekends of the past
10 years, the university has been working in tandem with the police department to keep the weekend about the school and strictly the students who are enrolled here. “10 years ago a problem was the number of unaffiliated people coming to campus, and one of the strategies we have used is reducing the unaffiliated of non-UConn people that can come and create problems for the campus.” Rhynhart said. This strategy can be felt by
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Spring Weekend Policies: • UConn students can swipe other UConn students into Dining Halls if both students have UConn IDs. • All events are open to UConn students only. Admission to events requires a UConn student ID and a wristband. • Wristbands can be acquired on Union Street, across from the SU lobby on Thurs. and Fri. from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and after 5 p.m. in SU 307. On Sat., students can acquire wristbands beginning at 9 a.m. in SU 307. • Students receive one wristband for the weekend and must swipe a student ID to acquire it. • Alcohol is not prohibited at any event and backpacks/bags may be checked.
Residence Halls: • Beginning at 7 p.m. on Thurs., April 24, no nonUConn visitors are allowed in dorms. UConn Storrs students are allowed in if they are current students, assigned to on-campus halls or apartments, and signed-in as guests for the weekend. • All guests must be registered and escorted at all times throughout the weekend.
Parking Services: • On-street parking will be banned from 6 p.m. Thurs. to 6 a.m. Sun. • Parking along North Eagleville Road and North Hillside Road will be prohibited. • C, F, X and W Lots will be closed Thurs.-Fri. from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. and closed all day Sat. (until 6 a.m. Sunday).
» STRICT, page 2
Strict policies aim to keep weekend student-centric News
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By Cheyenne Haslett Campus Correspondent
Spring Weekend 2010—the event that was connected to the death of a UConn student— has long been discussed in hopes of improvement. This year, only the second year after the twoyear long voluntary moratorium on Spring Weekend was lifted, UConn students will continue to see the effects of the events in 2010. Reasoning for the moratorium was heavily backed by the statistics of non-UConn students causing trouble on campus. The death of UConn student Jafar Karzoun was at the hands of a non-UConn student, and according to UConn Police, 80-90 percent of all arrests over Spring Weekend, both in 2010 and in the years leading up to it, involved people who had no connection to UConn. Thus, UConn’s Spring Weekend policies are aimed at keeping the event entirely stu-
dent centered. Offices that have enacted rules include Residential Life, Dining Hall Services, Parking Services as well as OffCampus Housing. According to Sheila Morgansmith, Associate Director of Residence Education, “the majority of offcampus apartment complexes have developed plans with the police that will help reduce large gatherings and concerning behavior. The plans range from guest restriction to on site police presence.” Students living in on-campus housing were informed of this weekend’s residence hall policies through an email sent out on April 10. Morgansmith, a co-writer of the email, said this is the fourth year the policy has been enacted. The policies are more restricting than everyday regulations, and as a result, Morgansmith has received a few emails from students questioning the guest restriction and goals of the policy, but asserts that “[the policy] has been very
“UConn students do incredible things all year and it’s nice to be able to cap the year with a celebration of that success. Part of that is that the celebration should be for UConn students.” Becca Herman
Coordinator of the Triad Leadership Program and Advisor to the Spring Weekend Programming Committee successful in supporting individual residents and our campus communities as a whole.” Becca Herman, Coordinator of the Triad Leadership Program and Advisor to the Spring Weekend Programming Committee, works to implement these policies. “UConn students do incredible things all year and it’s nice to be able to cap
the year with a celebration of that success. Part of that is that the celebration should be for UConn students,” said Herman. The goal of Spring Weekend, according to Herman, is to focus on students, as opposed to keeping non-students out, but it has come to “equal the same thing.”
Cheyenne.Haslett@UConn.edu
Police also increasing security at off-campus housing from POLICE, page 1
the past two Spring Weekends in which Residential Life sent out specific emails urging students to keep their unaffiliated friends off campus, and restricting unaffiliated persons from visiting campus, unlike most weekends where that restriction is not present. To further hone in on the restricted presence of non-students, university police will be blockading some parking lots, and only allowing students to park if they show their parking pass. Many lots will be closed off to nonUConn students. “If you have a parking pass to park on campus you’re fine. If you don’t have a parking pass but you’re driving here from another place, you’re not going find a place to park.” An addition to security for this Spring Weekend is the implementation of DUI checkpoints. According to a press release from Rhynhart, “The checkpoints will be in operation during the evening hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday April 24,-26 2014 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.” The checkpoints will initially be placed by North Eagleville Road corridor by 195, and Mansfield Road, as well as one by Hunting Lodge Road. However, these checkpoint locations will be subject to change throughout the weekend. “It’s just another opportunity to get an intoxicated driver off the road, if we get just one its a success.” Lieutenant Andrew Fournier said. In addition to the DUI checkpoints, police will also increase security at off campus housing complexes. “We’ve worked with CT state police on a contingency plan for Carriage House apartments and Celeron House
Friday, April 25, 2014
Spring Weekend means business as usual for local businesses By Ellie Hudd Campus Correspondent
The start of Spring Weekend tonight marks another instance of what has become a confused tradition on the UConn campus. On the one hand, Spring Weekend has meant almost complete campus lockdown for a few years now; on the other, the weekend has an infamous legacy of chaos, destruction and even death. Most of the businesses in the new Storrs Center development arrived after the drastic shift in Spring Weekend occurred, and thus have only scattered anecdotes to help contextualize what the weekend means for them now. “Last year we were worried, because we had heard bad things,” said Stephen Smith, coowner and general manager of Dog Lane Café. “But nothing happened.” Smith went on to say that he felt the hype around spring weekend has been “overblown” given what the weekend has looked like in recent years. He noted that the café actually saw a decrease in customer flow during last year’s Spring Weekend, likely due to the increased security around campus during the event. “If last year was any indication, I wouldn’t expect much,” he said. “I think people in Mansfield are nervous about coming in [to Storrs].” Dil Bhandari, owner of Storrs Wine and Spirits, said that many of the businesses in Storrs Center have had a similar experience to Smith’s, referencing a recent monthly meeting of the downtown Storrs commercial tenants. “We were in the meeting, and they said their business didn’t peak,” Bhandari said of some of
his fellow business owners. “It was like usual.” Given that he owns a liquor store, however, Bhandari’s business has a slightly different demand curve over spring weekend. “I’m debating, should I stock more? I wasn’t prepared for game time,” Bhandari said, referring to UConn’s dual NCAA national championship wins. “But I’ll be more prepared now… hire extra help, etc. And we check IDs on everyone always.” Though the tightened campus regulations and increased police presence over the weekend makes huge, riot-like parties nearly impossible, there are still some students who find ways to celebrate spring weekend the way it used to be done. The staff at the new UConn Health Urgent Care Center are prepared for any extra injuries or incidents that may arise from the notorious party weekend. “We assume that we’ll see a higher volume of students,” said Jessica Underwood, ancillary services manager at the Urgent Care Center. Underwood went on to say that the Center cannot predict whether there will actually be an increase in students, and if so, how large that increase will be. However, the Center is prepared for whatever the case may be. “We are open and ready,” Underwood said. “We are here to help.” Though Dog Lane Café serves downtown Storrs in a very different way than the Urgent Care Center, Smith expressed a similar sentiment about his business. “We’ll be open [during] regular hours,” Smith said. “We encourage people to come on down.”
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UConn takes on a world record By Heather Fyfe Campus Correspondent
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Police vehicles, like those shown above, become more prominent over the weekend, as UConn police increase security for Spring Weekend.
Apartments.” Officers like Fournier will be seen on foot during many of university sponsored events, but these street officers will be maintaining a pure security support role. “Any event, the Boston marathon for example, there are a lot of police officers that work that, but they’re just there for traffic control.
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Students can view us in the same way.” Fournier said. Although many additional restrictions will be in place for this weekend that would not be in place any other time of the year, the university and it’s partners like the police department urge students to go the sanctioned events and have a great time. “The focus of Spring
Weekend is student oriented events, and limiting it to people who are students at UConn. We want our students to enjoy their house, their campus, free from influence of non-affiliates.” Rhynhart said. “I call it ‘our house,’ and you don’t destroy your own house.”
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SUBOG and UConn Reslife will be hosting a Knock Out game on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse. The game will attempt to break the world record for the largest ever knockout game, currently held by Geneva College. In 2013, Geneva put together a game that consisted of 656 students, merely a fraction of the student population here at UConn. “224 students have signed up on UConntact and are ready to help break the record,” said Jamille Rancourt, president of SUBOG, “We need 433 students to show up the day of the event to help break the record. I am really hoping this is possible as we are a championship school!” Students who want to participate in bringing yet another championship title to UConn can still sign up via UConntact. The first 300 students to do so will receive a T-shirt on the day of the event. However, only students that signed up before the day of the event are eli-
gible to receive a T-shirt. If a free T-shirt, breaking a world record and fighting toward the title of UConn’s Knock Out champion aren’t enticing enough, participants will also have the opportunity to win prizes– a flat screen TV and gift cards to local eateries – and mingle with special guests including UConn football coach Bob Diaco. Students that are eliminated from the game will have the option of enjoying other activities held in Fairfield Way. Rancourt and SUBOG hope that the event give students a chance to have a good time while also showing the country what UConn can do. “As the current basketball champions, I think that we can show the country exactly what we are made of. It will be a very fun event and totally worthwhile if we break the record,” said Rancourt. Students participating in the event will check in at 6:30 p.m., and the first ball will be shot at 7:30 p.m.. Students must have their spring weekend wristband to participate in the event.
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By Sandy Mueller Campus Correspondent The Underwear Mile will take place Sunday, April 27 on Fairfield Way outside the Student Union at 4 p.m. The event will include DJs Nemectro and Comatose, beach balls, silly string, crazy costumes and purple fog. UConn Empower will be hosting the Underwear Mile as a fundraiser for their work in India. “This year we are working with a small school for unprivileged children who can’t afford normal school in northern India. We are working on a couple projects there involving agriculture and technology,” said UConn Empower’s president Lior Trestman. The motto for this event is “Dare to Bare.” The event centers around the idea that students go in their underwear,
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though any crazy costumes are allowed. The idea was to create an event that would lead to the student body coming together as a community. “The initial premise was to run in your underwear and so people typically aren’t comfortable being outside in your underwear but we figured that if everyone’s out there then you can be uncomfortable together and it’s a bonding experience,” said Trestman. The fee for registration is five dollars, and the money raised at the event will all go toward their work in India. “Every penny that we raise goes towards these projects [for the school]. All the money we raise either goes towards laptops or projectors or whatever kind of long-term sustaining things that we need to bring,” said Trestman. UConn Empower has been working on this event since the
last Underwear Mile. During the year, they had a committee that worked to advertise, get sponsors and design the T-shirt for this year. “It has been a year long process. UConn Empower oversees the event but we also have a subcommittee,” UConn Empower’s event coordinator Yue Lin. “We try to put on fundraiser on campus that really big and exciting. Our motto is putting the fun back into fundraiser. We try to do that by putting on events that as many people as possible will want to come to,” stated Trestman. The Underwear Mile allows students to engage in a unique experience to celebrate all UConn has to offer and give students an outlet to promote school spirit. “There is simply nothing like it in your college experience. It is a gathering of
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Students get ready to run at last year’s Underwear Mile. The Underwear Mile is run by UConn Empower and raises money for charity.
everyone on campus and it is fun and when else are you going to be able to run outside in your underwear and not be embarrassed. I think it is very fun and unique and it really
celebrates the student spirit at UConn,” said Lin. The event helps to promote awareness and add to the UConn community as well as places abroad.
“I think people should go to it to help a good cause and to have a lot of fun the weekend before finals,” said Trestman.
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Elle Woods (Courtney Hammond) takes center stage in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, onstage April 24 – May 4 at the Harriet S Jorgensen Theatre.
By Zarrin Ahmed Staff Writer The preview show on Thursday night was an “experiment” for The Connecticut Repertory Theater’s performance of “Legally Blonde: The Musical,” but one that left audiences converted. Held in the Harriet S. Jorgensen theater, a smaller stage at the back end of the building, the presentation of the show was what anyone would expect: glitzy
and pink. With ruffled purple curtains, an outline of bright lights across the top of the stage, and the words “Elle Woods” projected onto the curtains in cursive, the theater was made to accommodate the style of “Legally Blonde.” From the Actors’ Equity Association, the show stars Courtney Hammond as Elle, Nicole Lewis as Paulette and David Adkins as Professor Callahan. It also features a pit orchestra of eight musicians and a cast of 28 actors
and actresses. Director Gerry McIntyre admits in his director’s note that he was wrong about his initial reactions to the Broadway show. After directing and choreographing it, he described it as a “very witty, very pink and inspiring musical.” Just like the movie, the musical begins with Elle’s excitement about Warner proposing. While the musical boasts vocal and dance numbers, it also hosts instrumental performances. The company began prac-
tice on March 11, rehearsing five days a week from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. One of the actresses, Emily Borne, an 8th-semester theater studies major, said the creation of the production was occasionally stressful. But, she said, the commitment is part of the theater studies major and it takes extreme time management. Though some of the actors and actresses had reservations about the show, actor Will Graziano explained how the show is actually a “cool,
ironic twist.” “I was a little skeptical at first cause I’m not into bubbly things like this,” said Josh Kelman, a 6th-semester actuarial science major. The company will perform the musical until May 4 in the same theater. Tickets are $7 for students.
hol they can safely handle. I must preface this by saying that Spring Weekend is not the time to experiment with public intoxication or to break residential rules. There will be police all over campus, and dorms have upped Resident Assistant presence. If you aren’t 21-years-old, I seriously recommend following the rules. If you do chose to imbibe underage, keep heavy drinking to a minimum. There is a lot of pressure to get “hammered” this weekend and blow off steam before finals, but don’t get out of control. One drink is a 12 oz. beer, a 5 oz. glass of wine or 1.5 oz. of 80-proof distilled liquor, according to the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services. The legal limit for intoxication in Connecticut according to the Department
of Motor Vehicles is 0.2 or higher. Underage drinkers can expect a fine of $181 for a first offense and $600 or more for a subsequent offence, according to the OAODS. For students who are 21-years of age, a hefty fine can be expected if you provide alcohol to a minor. These are the legal risks of drinking on Spring Weekend and the best way to avoid being caught is to abstain at all costs. As for the health risks, alcohol poisoning can occur if too much is consumed. To stay safe and avoid a trip to the hospital, drink what you can handle. Take your time if you choose to drink, avoid pressurized situations and if you want to stay out of trouble altogether, leave the drinking for those who are 21-years-old or older. Don’t Drive When so many students
are focused on drinking on the weekends, stay safe by arranging a sober ride. Do not, under any circumstances, get in a car if you have been drinking. You can get pulled over and arrested for any level of alcohol in your blood stream. Instead, arrange for a sober ride from one of the many UConn students looking to make a little extra cash. Rides are generally $2-3 per person each way, and students will usually take you anywhere near campus. By taking a sober ride you ensure not only your own safety, but you also protect the other people on the road whose safety you jeopardize by driving under the influence. Party Wisely If you are heading out to a party this weekend, do yourself a favor and take proper precautions. Don’t accept a
drink that you didn’t prepare yourself and don’t imbibe from open containers. While it has not been reported on UConn’s campus, be wary of drugs being slipped into drinks. This goes for any weekend, but with students looking to go crazy before the semester ends you should be additionally cautious. Try to head to the party in a group so that you can take care of each other if the need arises. Don’t be Afraid to Report If you are the victim of a crime this weekend, do not hesitate to seek help and report it. Call 911 for medical and criminal emergencies. For counseling after a crime, Counseling and Mental Health Services has a hotline that can be reached at 860-486-4705.
Though the four large gongs that surrounded the participants provided deep sounds and vibrations, Tibetian singing bowls are also used to create a state of relaxation. The set up included Persian floor rugs, and a table decorated with an Indian tapestry, on which there were fliers for events and pins that read “I Got Gonged At Fresh Check.” Seeing the set up and the participants is a different story from experiencing the meditation. Led by Owen James, participants are asked to put “mindfolds” over their eyes while workers recline them in the chairs. James gave some information
about the Conduit Center and about Fresh Check Day, where we are encouraged to “check in with ourselves.” He assured the participants that there are many resources available for ourselves and for others, in order to achieve peace by checking in and relying on ourselves and others. The purpose, James said, is to “connect to a place neither here nor there - just a state.” The sounds from the Student Union were loud, but soon accompanied by the first rattles of a gong. Owens and the other workers did not speak a word as they created more sounds and vibrations, often having to reach
for other instruments while keeping the one in their hand close to the meditators. “We try to create a landscape of sound,” Owens said. Halfway through the meditation, he brought in the ocean drum, which imitates the sounds of rolling waves. “Vibrations are our paint and we try to layer with texture.” The collection of vibrations from the gongs and instruments drowned out the sound of the crowd. The meditation took participants out of their present surroundings into a new one, perhaps one filled with sounds of the ocean and chimes from a
bungalow. “We all go to a different place,” Owens said, “It may be different next time. The point is to step our of ourselves.” As the last chimes of the gong and the ocean drum faded away, the noise from the Student Union filled the space that was once created for meditating sounds. In a culture where people are constantly thinking and not feeling, it’s important to step out of ourselves and detach, Owens believes. This ensures a good relationship with ourselves and with reality.
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Spring Weekend: Tips for staying safe By Katie McWilliams Senior Staff Writer
Spring Weekend at UConn is practically a legend throughout the state. With that party-crazed reputation, however, comes the need to stay safe and take extra care when it comes to going out. UConn is a very safe campus by most accounts, but as with any weekend, there are numerous dangers to drinking and going out. Take these precautions to stay out of trouble this weekend and ensure that you make it till graduation or summer time safe and sound. Know Your Limits Every alcohol education seminar that students are required to attend hammers in the point that students, at the very least, need to be aware of how much alco-
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If you missed out on Fresh Check Day at the Student Union on Thursday, check out The Conduit vibration meditation at Hillside Road where the program will run again on Saturday. Walking through the lobby of the Union, there usually aren’t five people blindfolded and reclining in zero gravity lawn chairs with gongs surrounding them. The workers from The Conduit Center in East Hartford operated other instruments to create a zen-like meditation space.
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Everyone knows that they are supposed to work out. It would be difficult to find a person who disagrees with the fact that a physically active individual is generally healthier than his or her sedentary counterpart. Staying active is a key part of your health, and when you look at it from the different components of your global health, the need to exercise regularly is undeniable. The American College of Sports Medicine has adopted the phrase “Exercise is Medicine” for good reasons, and many physicians are introducing physical activity as a prescription for some of the chronic diseases that affect our country. Saying, “I am thin and can eat whatever I want without exercise,” ignores the evidence that a healthy lifespan relies on forming good habits early. While your physical activity when you are older is crucial to the prevention of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, the habits that are most successful begin in your 20’s. Even though you may be in perfect health now, sedentary habits and even an aversion to exercise means that a slowly declining metabolism may catch up to you eventually. Being physically active has a wide variety of health benefits, both physiological and psychological. Regular exercise that stresses all components of fitness — cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility — keeps your body running at peak performance. Cardiorespiratory endurance, or cardio for short, keeps your heart working strong and can help maintain normal blood pressures. Meanwhile, muscular strength allows you to complete your activities of daily living without pain. While you may not experience pain when reaching for an item in your kitchen now, go to a physical therapists office and you will see older individuals who cannot complete this simple task. The final component, flexibility, extends beyond the gymnasts of the world. Sitting for long periods of time can affect the flexibility of your hamstrings and hip flexors and is a very common cause of low back pain. The psychological benefits of physical activity throughout your lifespan almost match the physical benefits. Regular exercise has been related to healthy brain function at several different levels, ranging from memory to mood. You don’t have to run a marathon to get these benefits either, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends only 150 minutes of aerobic exercise each week. This boils down to only 30 minutes per day for five days and can be achieved through a variety of activities. The hardest part of establishing healthy physical activity habits is within the initial period of establishing the new habit. Take advantage of one of the periods in your life that it is easiest to exercise. You have access to countless ways to get fit on campus and can turn a daily chore into a social activity.
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UConn’s faculty and staff members got the chance to showcase their talents Thursday evening in the Student Union Ballroom. Payroll department member Renee Ferriere won 1st prize with her belly dance routine.
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cheerleading and dance team coach and UConn’s beloved mascot, Jonathan the Husky. For the first act, members of The Aquatudes Michael Rocchetti, Tom Bittel and Dick Bascom, all of the Planning, Architecture and Engineering Services played surf rock. With Rocchetti on the bass, Bittel on guitar and Bason on the bongos, the trip played a three song set of familiar surf-rock. Two of the songs were original compositions by the band made to emulate the popular ‘50s style of music. The middle tune, however, was a No. 1 hit from 1959 called “Sukiyaki.” Rocchetti said the song was from Japan and was one of the only foreign songs to make it to a number one spot in America. After the band’s
spirited and funky performance, they received a score of 27 out of 30. The middle performance was by Human Development and Family Studies professor Kari Adamson, who recently was awarded tenure. Her talent was unique and she said she started developing this talent as a stress management method. “One thing I do for stress therapy relief is rewrite popular songs about what’s stressing me out,” Adamson said. Her performance was based on Don McLean’s hit song from the ‘70s “American Pie.” Instead, Adamson titled it “Why, Why Are My Grades Not So High” in a tribute to her students who often frustrate her with their excuses for why assignments and papers
don’t get turned in on time. One lyrics from the song read, “But fall semester, made me shiver, with every paper, they’d deliver.” Adamson’s performance had the audience laughing with its honesty and apt observations. The judges awarded Adamson 26 points, giving her a final 10 because she reached “tenure.” “I love your positive coping method,” Wilson said as the judging concluded. The final act was Renee Ferriere, a staff member in the Payroll Department. Ferriere performed an exotic belly dance in full costume. The upbeat music and athletic dance moves were exciting and colorful and earned Ferriere first place in the competition. After being awarded three consecutive 10s by the
As a part of the Humanities Institute’s “A Week in the Humanities: War and its Meaning,” a scholarly panel discussed Christopher Hedges’s claim that “war is a force that gives us meaning.” The panel, made up of intellects from across the humanities, each delivered a short discussion on different facets of war, exploring “armed conflict, hostility and sustained effort” campaigns. While slightly different than the rest of the Humanities Institute’s week’s events, the inclusion of this panel demonstrates how understanding war takes a wide-range of information. This means that all types of violence, whether it is the war on slavery or troops entering Iraq, can be better understood when looked at collectively. Moreover, by examining the major theme of war through the lens of different professionals, a more complete understanding is obtained. “In a time when the humanities are constantly being pushed aside, this panel demonstrates the utility of social sciences,” said moderator Jane Gordon, “It isn’t about getting in touch with
our feelings through poetry, but rather obtaining a full understanding of life-altering events.” Christine Sylvester demonstrated the multifaceted approach through her talk “Two Contradictory Currents in War Thinking.” With her short time, she compared the approach of an internal relation (IR) intellectual with that of a professional in the humanities. The IR specialist considers war as a “core research subject.” “IR treats war as an abstraction: There is a beginning, with a cause, and there is an end, usually a treaty,” stated Sylvester, “People are never considered.” Noting this approach, Sylvester moved into literature to demonstrate the personal interaction with war. She read a short passage from “The Yellow Birds” by Kevin Powers; the excerpt demonstrated the effect war has on an individual, but also how easy it is to relate with the character. Minding this, Sylvester closed: “Wars are not so excruciatingly painful that we want to stop doing them. They provide glory and honor, they rearrange power structures and most of all, they are profitable endeavors, to the victors.” War’s inevitability became
clear through Sylvester’s talk, but more important is the emotional capacity to understand and move forward. With this in mind, the panelists discussed why swear words are so often incorporated into an understanding of conflict. After Lewis Gordon, a philosophy professor, offered the origins of the word, the group moved into what the use of the language suggested. “War is full of barriers,” explained Sebastian Wogenstein, a German professor, “The urge to use this word stems from the need to transgress the feeling of barriers.” In this way, Wogenstein suggests that the usage of words typically barred off from common language demonstrate how war is not within the normal circumstances of the world. “The word’s usage is a loss of language; it shows a lost capacity to articulate experience,” furthered Sylvester, “Even the way the word comes out of your mouth; it feels harsh. It becomes a material response.” Through the discussion of curse words, the panelists came to agree that war was only understandable through frustration and grief. However, those emotions are connective factors amongst global citizens. While
not encouraging future conflict, it is clear that war is sadly inevitable; the response, however, offers people an opportunity to greater understand themselves and their surrounding world. Giant Pacific Octopus. She described her first interaction with an octopus in a tank as a moving experience. “Her white suckers face up like a person extending a palm for a handshake…It pulls me like an alien’s kiss,” she said. Montgomery said she then stroked the beast’s skin, which promptly turned white. Montgomery later learned that this indicated the octopus was relaxed, and said that octopi can taste with their skin and experience many of the same emotions humans do. Montgomery writes for both adults and children, but says she enjoys writing for children more because of their curiosity. Her first children’s book focused on snakes, because “Adults are scared of snakes, kids are not… Get ‘em before they buy the lie that all snakes are out to kill you.” Montgomery said she is planning to focus her next work on Great White Sharks, and in a few mnoths she will be diving in a shark cage in Guadalupe. “I liked how she told her own
stories and then included the animals. She showed it’s all doable, it’s inspirational,” said Laura Ruttan, a 4th-semester English major. The reading also featured readings from students who won the AETNA Contest for Creative Non Fiction. The undergraduate winner was Michael Jefferson, whose story, “Carry That Weight,” focused on growing up under his father’s attorney reputation. The graduate contest resulted in a three way tie between Abigail Fagan, Erick Piller and Kristina Reardon who shared their stories, “On Guns,” “Two Busts: Pericles and Huey P. Long” and “Cardboard Boxes,” respectively. Montgomery complimented all the students on their ability to bring themselves to the page and saying, “I’m delighted to be celebrating words, words are a great deal.” She ended the reading by saying, “May you meet many wonderful teachers everywhere, with tentacles, with backbones, with skin or with fur.”
CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert’s final blog posting last April ended with his hopeful sign-off: “I’ll see you at the movies.” The award-winning film critic died two days later. Visitors to the central Illinois theater that hosts the annual “Ebertfest” film festival he started now may feel like they saw him at the movies. A life-sized bronze statue of the longtime Chicago Sun-Times critic was unveiled Thursday outside the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, which is next to
Urbana where Ebert grew up. His wife, Chaz Ebert, described the statue as “interactive art,” because it shows her late husband giving his famous “thumbs up” sign and sitting between two empty theater seats where visitors can sit. “Roger, he would feel honored that someone wanted to do this for him, but he almost would feel embarrassed because he was so modest,” Chaz Ebert said. “But he would be very grateful that
they thought enough of him to do it.” Ebert died at age 70 after a long battle with cancer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1975, becoming the first film critic to do so, and he became a household name through his nationally syndicated column and the television show he co-hosted with Gene Siskel, a Chicago Tribune film critic who died in 1999. The statue will remain outside the Virginia Theatre dur-
ing this week’s festival, which ends Sunday. Organizers hope to have it permanently installed outside the theater over the summer. “It will instantly become an icon in Champaign,” Virginia Theatre director Steven Bentz said. “It will be positioned in a way that you will have the marquee of the theater behind it.” The statue was made by Normal artist Rick Harney and is called “C-U at the Movies.” Festival organizer
Donna Anderson said she got the idea when she saw a similar sculpture Harney made of former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson. “That’s how so many of us remember him, sitting in the theater seat with his thumb up,” she said. Anderson’s husband, Scott Anderson, said a $112,500 fundraising campaign to pay for the statue is about $18,000 short, but they’re confident they’ll raise the money.
Everybody knows UConn students are the best and the brightest around, but yesterday night’s stars of the lights and stage were faculty and staff. “We all know UConn is full of talented students. What we sometimes forget is how talented our faculty and staff are,” emcee Carlyle Bethel said at the beginning of the performance. The second Spring Weekend event on the kick off day, “UConn’s Got Talent: Staff Edition” featured three talented acts of staff and faculty, who were judged by a panel of three UConn community members. On the panel was Director of Student Activities Christine Wilson, Toya Ambrose, the
judges, Ferriere took home the first place trophy. Adamson came in third place and the Aquatones took home second. Sumia Hussain, a sixth semester Allied Health major who coordinated the event and is the marketing co-chair for Spring Weekend said that the idea for the event came from her involvement with UConn Empower and was an effort to connect students to faculty and staff. “Last year when I was on the board of Empower we wanted to do professor karaoke,” Hussain said. “The faculty and staff I know love to learn, teach and care and I wanted to show people that faculty care.”
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In recent years, the American consumer has grown increasingly interested in where their food comes from. Whether the concern is for personal nutrition, environmental impact, humane labor practices or the presence of GMOs, shoppers are pushing for the “behind-the-scenes” processes of food distribution to become more transparent and calling for more control over their grocery options. It certainly seems like the options are plentiful – a simple walk through a Stop & Shop or a Walmart yields a diversity of products that can be downright overwhelming. The organization Food & Water Watch, however, argues that this appearance of consumer power and choice is an illusion. In their report “Grocery Goliaths: How Food Monopolies Impact Consumers” (December 2013), F&WW outlines the troubling trends in the American grocery industry. The report explains that the rise of “mega-retailers” (chain grocery stores) has led to only a handful of companies controlling the grocery market. Did you know, for example, that Trader Joe’s is owned by Aldi? Or that Whole Foods has acquired no less than 13 other grocery chains since 1996? This affects the consumer in the form of reduced choices and arbitrarily high prices: from 2010 – 2012, prices rose twice as fast as inflation and wages. In 2012, over half of the money that Americans spent on groceries went to the four largest retailers (Walmart, Kroger, Target, and Safeway); Walmart alone constituted nearly one-third of U.S. grocery sales. In contrast, only 20.8 percent of sales went to the four largest chains in 1997. The report cites a number of studies that directly correlate the rise in prices to the centralization of the grocery industry. From a practical standpoint, this outcome seems inevitable. With less competition, big chains can set their prices where they want them. The megaretailers employ a variety of strategies in order to intentionally mislead the consumer into buying their products. They will often sell products under a number of brandnames – it is popular, for example, for large companies to buy out smaller organic brands that the consumer believes to be independent. In the cracker aisle: “the well-known brands like Ritz, Keebler, Wheat Thins and Triscuits are owned by Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft) and Kellogg, but even seemingly independent and healthful options, such as Kashi, are also owned by Kellogg.” The report examines 100 categories of grocery foods and documents the ownership represented in each category, with startling results. Over 98 percent of the sports drink market, for example, is controlled by just two companies. Overall, the report found that “in most cases, there were four companies that dominated the majority of the sales of each grocery item, but in 23 categories only three companies sold most of the units, and there were only one or two major rivals in 15 categories.” The consolidation of grocery stores also impacts the other end of the market: the farmers and food companies that supply the products. The report states that, “Smaller, innovative food companies have difficulty getting onto supermarket shelves because they cannot meet the contract terms of afford to accept the low, often unfair prices from retailers.” The consolidation of retailers has incentivized food manufacturers to seek their own mergers, so that companies are now being bought up at a dizzying rate. Ownership in both the retail and manufacturing of food in America is now the domain of only a few large, powerful businesses. Ultimately, the report recommends a number of federal actions, including a call for the Federal Trade Commission to enact a moratorium on grocery chain mergers. More information on foodopolies, and how to fight for diversity in consumer food choices, is available at foodandwaterwatch.org.
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United States must address exorbitant student loan debt
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n 2013, the non-profit organization, American Student Assistance, released a scathing report concerning the growing costs of obtaining higher education in the United States. The ASA points out that in 1985, when tuition costs for a four-year instate public university was an average of $1,318, the total outstanding student loan debt was $35 billion. Today, the average tuition payment to attend a four-year in-state public university sits at $8,665, which leaves the twothirds of university students who borrow to pay for their education with an individual average student loan debt of $26,600, and has resulted in 38 million borrowers owing an outstanding $1.1 trillion in student loan debt. On April 14, 2014 the Congressional Budget Office released its Baseline Projections for the Student Loan Program which, as Shahien Nasiripour of the Huffington Post points out, includes an expected profit of $127 billion for the federal government over the next 10 years. Unfortunately, rather than spend those billions in profits on fixing the issue of exponentially increasing tuition costs and graduate default rates, the federal government will continue to use student loan debt as a revenue stream for agribusiness subsidies or defense contracts, as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) put it. In an interview with VICE News’ Mary O’Hara, President of the ASA Paul Combe posed the $1.1 trillion question: “what is the impact on our economy when a third of the credit of all these students who graduate and are normally the consumers — who would otherwise buy homes and buy cars — is already eaten up by student loans?” Concerns over student’s ballooning debts is not shared just by public officials and nonprofit organizations. A Federal Advisory Council staffed by various bank chief executives issued a report in September 2013 that warned student loan debt has taken on the same pernicious qualities exhibited by the subprime-housing crisis of 2008. Former World Bank Chief Economist Joseph E. Stiglitz continued on in an Op-Ed for the New York Times that 17 percent of graduates have outstanding debt over $50,000 and over 30 percent of student borrowers are 90 or more days behind on their payments. Stiglitz continues on to point out that the U.S. is unique among industrialized countries when it comes to saddling its students with inordinate tuition costs and draconian loan schemes. He concludes that America should adopt a loan payment plan akin to that of Australia where a system of publicly provided income-contingent loans are made to all students, which are then repaid on an individual basis of that student’s income after graduation. Regardless of the exact specifics of any such plan, the US government cannot afford, quite literally, to continue profiting off the burgeoning debts of its students.
It’s about time the FDA regulated e-cigarettes
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n Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it will finally be getting involved in the e-cigarette industry. While the FDA has had regulative authority over traditional cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes have generally been unregulated. Given the recent growth of the new technology, it is about time that the FDA stepped up its efforts in understanding the health concerns associated with the industry. Many of the proposed regulations mirror those that are currently in place for traditional tobacco cigarettes. For example, selling to minors would By Kayvon Ghoreshi be banned, and anyone purchasCommentary Editor ing an e-cigarette would be required to be 18 years of age and have photo identification as proof. Selling the product through a vending machine would also be prohibited. A health warning label would also need to be added to all e-cigarettes, but as of right now, the proposed label would only warn that nicotine is an addictive substance. The more substantial proposition from the FDA is the requirement that e-cigarette manufacturers have to register their products, ingredients and methods with the FDA. Additionally, any new products would need to go through the FDA before it could be marketed, and no health claims can be made without first providing scientific data to back it up. As of right now,
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e-cigarettes are marketed, either directly or indirectly, as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes. The problem with this is that there is not a lot of research that has looked into the health effects of e-cigarettes. While the effects of nicotine are relatively well known, it is unknown what other chemicals consumers are inhaling with e-cigarettes and their subsequent health impact. This also ties into whether e-cigarettes should be banned in certain public areas as traditional cigarettes are, and whether being around friends or family members that use e-cigarettes will have adverse health effects similar to secondhand cigarette smoke. Knowing the actual health risks associated with e-cigarettes is the first step to protecting consumers and creating effective policy. As expected, the proposed regulations have already come under fire and likely will continue to be argued by lobbyists during the 75-day public comment period prior to finalizing the recommendations. One of the initial complaints has been that this regulation will hurt competition and limit innovation. To a certain extent, this is true. According to The New York Times, there are currently 200 players in the e-cigarette market. Some of the smaller ones likely will not be able afford some of the regulation and will likely cease to exist or merge with a larger company. However, these free-market oriented arguments ignore one of the limits of competition. The free market will not naturally alleviate public health concerns, especially when consumers lack information, because e-cigarette companies do not need to disclose ingredients and can make baseless claims that aren’t verified by scientific studies. The proposed regulations may need to go even further, particularly in terms of how
e-cigarettes are marketed. Currently, e-cigarettes are allowed to have commercials on television and also are available in different flavors. Neither practice is allowed for traditional tobacco cigarettes. Because of the push for flavored versions of the product, many are concerned that e-cigarettes are being marketed to kids, and are rightfully concerned. The data seems to corroborate that its use is a growing trend among the youth demographic. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the percentage of high school students who reported ever using an e-cigarette went from 4.7 percent to 10 percent between 2011 and 2012. In a more recent CDC report, poison control centers logged 215 calls involving e-cigarettes just in February, with 51 percent of the calls involving children. Even if e-cigarettes aren’t as bad, there is still concern that a nicotine addiction could get kids hooked on other tobacco products that may be more harmful. As such, if the FDA finds reasonable health concerns, the same marketing restrictions should be placed on e-cigarettes. The job of the FDA is to protect public health, and these new regulations help it do just that. E-cigarettes may be new and exciting, but this should not exempt them from regulation. If e-cigarettes have adverse health risks, consumers have a right to know about them. The core issue isn’t whether e-cigarettes are a good thing or a bad thing. Rather, it is to ensure that consumers have accurate information to make an informed decision and that policies are put in place to protect them.
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How should the US use the internet to spread democracy?
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ecently, the Associated Press reported the existence of a US-funded Twitter-like website designed for Cubans. Named Zunzuneo, the site operated for two years before funding evaporated in 2012. At its height, Zunzuneo had 40,000 Cuban users, who typically disBy Theodore Terpstra c u s s e d sports or Staff Columnist popular music. The most surprising detail was that USAID ran Zunzuneo as if it was a covert program. Zunzuneo was funded through shell corporations in an effort to hide US involvement, leaving many to think that such a program would have been run by the CIA rather than USAID. Indeed, USAID is
supposed to coordinate its actions with host governments, and for many officials, the Zunzuneo affair leaves a bad taste in their mouths. What is often forgotten is exactly how successful Zunzuneo was: 40,000 Cubans were able to “tweet” without censorship. USAID officials worried that these recent revelations will hurt USAID’s efforts all around the world. Now there is also concern that this incident will discourage the United States from using the Internet to help activists and dissidents in oppressed countries connect with one another. The best course for the United States would be to stop directly or indirectly funding shadow networks, like Zunzuneo, and instead create open source tools for dissidents in other countries to use themselves.
As the NSA worked to crack the firewalls of the Internet and look into the private lives of people from all around the world, the US State Department worked to get activists in oppressed countries a secure and free Internet. The State Department began the project three years ago, utilizing a system called mesh networking. A mesh network is isolated from the open internet that you or I would visit. Here’s how it works: First, routers are placed on rooftops, or any high spot nearby. The routers must have a clear line of sight to at least one other router. Then the mesh software, called “Commotion,” is set up. Lastly, a local server can also be set up to store a library of digital books, or create a mini-Wikipedia. The mesh network can also
have a large or small range depending on the situation. A mesh network could service a neighborhood, for example, or a city of 14,000. A mesh network is more secure than the World Wide Web, but it is not completely impervious to spying. In very oppressive countries, it may be difficult to hide the web of routers which are an essential part of a mesh network. Currently the mesh networks have been successfully used in Tunisia, along with several other countries. While government organizations are funding the development of mesh network software, the same organizations as also funding the deployment of mesh networks overseas. It would be less risky for the United States, if the software and instructions were made open source, while funding for
deployment ceased. USAID currently plans to spend $4.3 million to set up a mesh network in Cuba. That money can be saved; there are Cubans willing to create mesh networks themselves if the tools were made available. The network is simple to set up, and the routers are cheap so the cost of a mesh network is low. The greatest difficulty would be smuggling the routers and other equipment into Cuba. It’s a challenging task, but not impossible. Before the Internet, dissident Cubans depended on radios to gather news and talk with one another. Radio stations in Florida connected exiled Cubans with their associates back in Cuba, forming an underground network. Now the technology exists to continuously connect all the dissident aca-
something they need to be responsible for. It’s not a doctor’s job to think about the health care budget; it’s their job to treat the patient in the best way they know how, no matter the cost. Doctors aren’t economic experts, and even if they did think about money, they shouldn’t be held responsible for determining what’s best for the healthcare budget. Expecting a doctor to think about medical cost would put them in a difficult position with their patients. As Dr. Martin Samuels, chairman of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston stated in The New York Times that doctors risk losing patients’ trust if they say, “I’m not going to do what I think is
best for you because I think it’s bad for the healthcare budget in Massachusetts.” At a time when doctors are faced with significant tradeoffs, their loyalty should always be with their patient. Avastin and Lucentis, for example, are two drugs that highlight these tradeoffs. Both drugs are equally effective in treating the eye disease macular degeneration. Avastin, which only costs $50, is significantly cheaper than its counterdrug Lucentis which costs a whopping $2000. However, Avastin has yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the eye and might even carry an additional safety risk. The question of whether or not doctors should con-
sider the Medicare budget in deciding which drug to use, but thinking about saving society money shouldn’t be a factor in the decision. The bottom line is that a doctor has to do what they think is best for the patient. If patients believe that their doctors are just thinking about finances, they’re not going to feel important or safe. The government has to put another system in place that doesn’t make doctors feel conflicted between their patients and society’s financial problems. UCLA law professor Russell Korobkin has proposed a system to solve both these issues. He proposes the medical treatments be ranked by their “relative value.” This would allow
the government to rank their treatments on a 1-10 scale in terms of cost-effectiveness and let patients pick to what degree of care they wish to pay for. As Korobkin states, “Currently everyone with private insurance is effectively required to buy extremely deep insurance coverage, even when they might wish to spend their marginal dollars on other goods and services instead.” This overspending is what contributes to the increasing cost of Medicare. However, letting the patients pick their level of treatments eliminates the doctor’s conflict of interest because the patient has already stated how much money they are willing to spend. The doctor would
demics, activists, and artists within one area. Information can be exchanged faster than ever before, while users can be protected from government snooping. Events like the Arab Spring have shown us how deeply the internet, or connectivity in general, can impact movements for social or political change. By making this technology freely available, the United States would do more to advance democracy than if we had directly funded its implementation in other nations.
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growing debate within the medical profession has led some doctors to consider limiting their use of more expensive tests and therapies to save money for the “larger society.” With healthcare costs currently By Aysha Mahmood consuming 18 percent Staff Columnist of the U.S. economy and government accounting for over 60 percent of total medical spending, there’s an increasing pressure for doctors to serve the economy rather than a patient’s best interest. This pressure, however, is not something that doctors need to be under, nor is worrying about the economy
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On April 17th, the graduate employees (TAs, RAs, and other GAs) of the University of Connecticut were officially recognized as a union by the University of Connecticut when the State Labor Relations Board verified that a super-majority of graduate employees had signed cards authorizing the Graduate Employee Union - United Auto Workers to represent them. This is one of the fastest, smoothest graduate employee unionizations in higher education history, and the GEU-UAW is now the largest union on UConn’s campus. The event was reported by the Hartford Courant, the Connecticut Mirror, WNPR, WFSB, the Associated Press, FOX CT, and even the Cavalier Daily, the student paper of the University of Virginia. It has not, however, been reported by the Daily Campus, the paper of record for the University of Connecticut, despite the obvious impact this will have on UConn, and the seeming obvious site for in-depth reporting on the issue. I do not know what (if anything) motivated this omission, but I hope to see The Daily Campus rectify it soon.
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no longer have to balance their obligations to both the patient and society. Their focus alone is on the patient. There’s an oath that all students take once they enter medical school. The Hippocratic Oath is one in which future doctors promise to be loyal to the profession of medicine and, “exercise my art solely for the cure of my patients.” I saw my sister, along with her classmates, take this oath at her White Coat Ceremony last fall upon her entering medical school. It’s an oath that I hope all medical schools teach and that I hope all doctors will follow.
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Which UConn celeb would win the game of thrones? -By Alex Sferrazza
“Jonathan the Husky.”
“The omelet guy at Buckley.”
“Lil’ Brit.”
“Jay Hickey.”
Ian Fignon, 2nd semester political science major
Hannah Seelye, 2nd semester finance major
Viren Shinde, 4th semester computer science and engineering major
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Northwestern players to cast historic union vote EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern University's football players will cast ballots Friday on whether to form the nation's first union for college athletes — a potentially landmark vote that will be kept sealed for months and possibly years. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday it will hear an appeal by Northwestern challenging the decision from a regional NLRB director who ruled the players are university employees and thus have the right to unionize. The board said the ballots will be impounded at least until it issues its decision later this year. If the case lands in court, it could be a far longer before the results of the vote are known. The vote comes one day after leaders at the NCAA endorsed a dramatic proposal to give its biggest and most powerful member schools the autonomy to make decisions for its athletes, including more robust funding of scholarships,
the ability to address health concerns and other key areas. Union supporters say they are seeking guaranteed coverage of sports-related medical expenses for current and former players. There have been no raucous rallies or demonstrations on the 19,000-student campus just north of Chicago, just official notices about the vote posted near the Wildcats' locker room. But there has been plenty of lobbying in the form private meetings, calls and emails, and everyone from coach Pat Fitzgerald to NCAA President Mark Emmert has called for a "no" vote. The 76 scholarship football players eligible to cast ballots know the spotlight is on them, said Ramogi Huma, president of the College Athletes Players Association, which would represent the players at the bargaining table if the pro-union side prevails. Some of the pressure they feel stems from dire Northwestern claims about the consequences
of unionization, he said. "They're looking at anything and everything to invoke fear in the players," said Huma, a former UCLA linebacker and longtime critic of the NCAA. "We feel like some of the tactics are scare tactics." Northwestern, which is required by law to let the vote proceed, denies applying undue pressure on players to vote "no." However, it recently sent a 21-page question-and-answer document to the players outlining the problems with forming a union. In it, Northwestern said it hoped unionization would not lead to player strikes in the event of a dispute — but if it did, replacement players could be brought in to cross picket lines. "The tension created in such a situation would be unprecedented and not in anyone's best interest," it said. The school also said divisions could emerge between scholarship players eligible for union membership and walk-ons,
coaches and staff. "There is no question but that the presence of a union would add tension in terms of creating an 'us' versus 'them' feeling between the players it would represent and those it would not," it said. Northwestern did not release the document publicly, but The Associated Press obtained a copy and a spokesman for the university's athletic department, Paul Kennedy, verified its authenticity. Alan K. Cubbage, the school's vice president for university relations, dismissed Huma's suggestion that the school was using scare tactics "I would say strongly that Northwestern has conducted an election campaign ... according to the procedures and the rules of the NLRB," he said. When outgoing Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter announced in January that he would lead the drive to unionize, helped by CAPA and the United Steelworkers, he said nearly all of his fellow team-
By Spencer Mayfield Campus Correspondent The UConn softball team defeated UMass 4-2 in a non-conference matchup between two New England rivals Thursday in Storrs. The Huskies’ win avenges an 11-0 loss to UMass earlier in the season. UConn took the lead in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single by Valerie Sadowl. UConn stayed in front, adding insurance runs in both the third and fourth innings. UConn coach Karen Mullins was impressed with the difference in the intensity of her players compared to their first matchup. “I thought we played with a lot of intensity, both offensively and defensively,” Mullins said. “We just
played a little more aggressively all the way around.” The Huskies were able to keep the UMass hitters off balance by using four different pitchers in the game. “We have conference games coming up so we figured we would pitch by committee today and keep showing them different things, and it worked out for us,” Mullins said. Alyson Ambler pitched three innings for UConn and received the win. Ambler allowed only one hit, one walk, and she struck out two batters. Freshman pitcher Kayla Doty was able to hold off any comeback attempts from UMass in the sixth and the seventh innings. Doty allowed two hits but did not get into any real trouble or allow any runs. “Kayla has pitched a lot of
innings as a freshman, and we just see her getting better and becoming more seasoned,” Mullins said. “We are really pleased with her last couple of outings.” The UConn offense found production from their reshuffled lineup. Emily O’Donnell hit in the leadoff spot and was able to get on base twice. Mullins said the lineup changes sought a more aggressive approach from hitters. “I think that Emily sets a great tone for us in the leadoff position because she is such an aggressive player,” Mullins said. “We were looking for our hitters to be more aggressive and by putting her there, that’s exactly what she did for us.”
BOSTON (AP) — New York Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova has decided to have season-ending Tommy John surgery for a partially torn elbow ligament. The operation is scheduled for next Tuesday by Dr. James Andrews. "I think it's the right decision," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Thursday night's game against the Boston Red Sox. "I haven't really seen anyone rehab a partially torn ligament and have success. And it seems what it does is (it)
just delays the inevitable that's going to happen and instead of maybe missing a year and a little bit of time, you miss a couple of years." Nova left last Saturday's 16-1 loss at Tampa Bay in the fifth inning after allowing eight runs and eight hits, including four homers. An MRI revealed the injury and he was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He was transferred Thursday to the 60-day DL. "Obviously it's difficult to go through the operation and
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A giddy Michael Phelps qualified fastest for the 100-meter butterfly final Thursday in his first competition since retiring after the 2012 London Olympics. The 28-year-old swimmer was second at the turn and came on down the stretch to win his heat in 52.84 seconds at the Arena Grand Prix, easily advancing to the evening final. "I felt like a summer league swimmer today," Phelps said, smiling. "I felt like I should have my heat and lane written on my hand so I didn't forget it." Friend and rival Ryan Lochte was second-quickest, winning his heat in 52.94. Joining them in the eight-man final will be Olympian Jason Dunford of Kenya and two-time Olympian Albert Subirats of Venezuela. Phelps and Lochte joked with each other behind the starting blocks when Phelps came out early for his heat, which came after Lochte's. "He said, 'Maybe we should both just mess around and see if we can both get in the 'C' final,'" Phelps said. Phelps' longtime coach Bob Bowman liked what he saw. "I could tell when he came in that it was going to be good, that he was into it," he said. Phelps walked on deck wearing his usual ear buds, but his smile replaced the serious look he always wore during the height of his career. "It was more like I was just so excited to swim," he said. "You're going to hear this word come out of my mouth a lot — it was fun." The 22-time Olympic medalist was greeted with loud cheers from the packed stands. "It really is wild. It's good for the
WASHINGTON (AP) — If empty seats are any indication, the Washington Wizards are just as big of a surprise in their own city as they are to the rest of the NBA. After winning their first two games on the road in one of the most intimidating arenas in the league — the United Center — the Wizards are curious to see what it'll be like when they host their first playoff game in six years. Usually it's the crowd that spurs on the players in the postseason, but in this case there's hope that the team's performance will generate a spirited turnout Friday night for Game 3 against the Chicago Bulls. "Come on out and enjoy playoff basketball. Be ready to join the show and get in at tip-off or before," owner Ted Leonsis wrote Thursday on his blog. "Don't be too cool for school and stroll in at end of first period — I never understood that about some NBA crowds. You pay for a full game of basketball; get in the mix with your friends and family at tipoff, please." Washington ranked 18th among 30 NBA teams in attendance this season, averaging 17,026. But that figure is misleading because D.C. crowds are notoriously late-arriving —
the NFL Redskins have been against the Miami Heat, and known to practically beg fans once each against the Brooklyn to show up for the opening Nets and Oklahoma City kickoff — and the tip-off atmo- Thunder. sphere for Wizards games at the The transient nature of the Verizon Center is sometimes area means D.C. fans are often nonexistent. cheering the opponent. During "You definitely notice one Heat game the Wizards it," guard Bradley Beal said. playfully mocked those wearing "Especially when you first Miami colors by featuring them run onto the floor and there's on a "Bandwagon Cam" on the nobody there. You look up in video scoreboard. the third quarter and everyOf course, the home team body's there. So we definitely hadn't been cheer-worthy until need that crowd to be loud for recently. The Wizards went us in the beginning and get us through a long bad spell after going." their previous playoff appearThe Wizards were 22-19 at ance in 2008, and they opened home this season, worst among their home slate this season by the 16 teams that made the play- laying an egg against the goingoffs. However, they won all four nowhere Philadelphia 76ers. o f ANSFIELD their OVIEPLEX sellouts: two
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mates were behind him. Safety Davion Fleming said his teammates slowly began to understand the issues aren't clear-cut. "When the union talk initially started, it wasn't very clear what was going on," said Fleming, who can't vote because his eligibility is exhausted. "I think they
didn't understand the implications." Huma said Northwestern seemed to be intentionally misconstruing the facts, and said the school's "subliminal messages" included the suggestion that a "yes" vote could throw their amateur status into question.
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New York Yankees' pitcher Ivan Nova to undergo season-ending elbow surgery rehab," Girardi said, "but a lot of times you come back stronger. In four games this year, Nova was 2-2 with an 8.27 ERA. Now in his fifth major league season, all with the Yankees, he is 40-22 with a 4.20 ERA. In other moves Thursday, the Yankees promoted right-hand pitchers Bruce Billings and Shane Greene from Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre and optioned infielder Dean Anna and righthand pitcher Preston Claiborne to the Triple-A team.
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sport," Phelps said about his reception. "This is the sport I've known my whole entire life and loved my whole life. When I heard the roar in the stands, it's amazing." Retired speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian, tweeted good luck to Phelps, saying, "Excited to see you back brother." The three-day meet sold out every session the day his comeback was announced last week, with a capacity of 1,200 at Skyline Aquatic Center. A pair of $40 all-session tickets was being advertised online for $250. USA Swimming issued 100 media credentials — five times more than usual. The possible future of American swimming with the same first name as Phelps was in the 100 fly heats. Michael Andrew, a 15-year-old from Lawrence, Kan., qualified for the 'C'
final in 55.23. He has broken more than 30 national age-group records and last June became the youngest U.S. male swimmer to turn pro. He was excited to meet his idol Phelps on Wednesday. "Swimming needs you!" he tweeted after they traded handshakes. "You rock!" Phelps is the world and American record holder in the 100 fly, with a time of 49.82 set in 2009. He became the first man to win the same event at three consecutive Olympics when he won in London with a time of 51.21, his last competitive time in the event before Thursday. Phelps' time was easily good enough to surpass the qualifying standard of 54.79 for the U.S. national championships in August. That meet will decide the team for next year's world championships. "One step at a time," he said. WE DEL IVER !
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NFL plans to look at bigger playoffs, longer PATs NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will discuss expanded playoffs at the owners' meetings next month in Atlanta. Commissioner Roger Goodell told a gathering of Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday that a vote is uncertain on the proposal to add two teams to the postseason. Should the owners vote on the increase in May, Goodell said the 14-team playoffs could be implemented for the upcoming season, or for 2015. If no vote is taken, then 2015 would be the target for expanded playoffs, with a vote possible in October or next March. The league also would need to consult with the players union on the matter, but it seems clear more playoff teams are on the way. "We're being very deliberate about it," Goodell said. "We want to
make sure we do it in the right way." The NFL also will experiment with snapping the ball from the 15-yard line on extra points in the first two weeks of the preseason to make them more challenging. A kick from that distance would wind up being about 33 yards. Previously, the plan had been to experiment with moving kicks back to the 20. But in conversations with the league's competition committee and various teams, officiating director Dean Blandino said it became apparent a 33-yard extra point was a wiser choice for the experiment. Blandino added that veteran referees Scott Green and Ron Winter have retired, and will be replaced by Craig Wrolstad and Ronald Torbert. Wrolstad had been a field judge and Torbert was a side judge; both have college refereeing experience. Two female officials will be
working minicamps and preseason games: line judge Sarah Thomas and head linesman Maia Chaka. Both work in Conference USA. They are part of the league's officiating development program. The NFL also hired the sons of two current officials: field judge Brad Freeman, the son of back judge Steve Freeman, a former player with Buffalo; and field judge Shawn Hochuli, son of referee Ed Hochuli. Goodell and various other NFL executives were asked about the repercussions from the bullying incidents with the Miami Dolphins involving Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito. "You never want to see any story that reflects on that we don't have the right workplace environment," Goodell said. "We've redoubled our efforts to make sure we provide the right environment ... for everybody
in the NFL." Blandino added that in an effort to have on-field action in which the players are respectful, there will be a heavy emphasis on reducing taunting. From 2012 to 2013, the number of taunting incidents increased from nine to 34. "It's important having the right culture in place," added Robert Gulliver, the NFL's chief diversity officer. "A culture of respect for the game, for each other, for coaches, officials and fans. We'll engage in positive training with the 32 clubs." Asked about the first openly gay player, Michael Sam of Missouri, soon entering the league, NFL football operations chief Troy Vincent said the league was looking forward to welcoming Sam into its ranks. Vincent, a star defensive back for 15 seasons and former president of the NFL Players Association, said
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he played with "six openly gay players inside the locker room" who did not publicly announce their sexual orientation.
"It worked, we won many football games," Vincent said. "They were players, and we didn't see them any differently."
her first win of the season. Junior Lauren Duggan relieved Ambler in the top of the fourth and successfully After handily defeat- protected UConn’s 3-1 lead, ing Bryant on Tuesday, the scattering three hits over two UConn softball team contin- innings and limiting UMass ued their winning ways with to only one run. a 4-2 victory over UMass Kayla Doty came in to — thanks to a quality effort relieve Duggan and get the from the entire UConn pitch- final six outs for the Huskies, ing staff. walking only one “We’ve got and giving up two conference hits. Mullins said games comthat Doty’s shutout ing up so we two-inning perforfigured we mance is a testawould pitch ment to her tremenby commitdous development tee today over the course of (and) to just this season. Notebook keep showing “She’s pitched a (UMass) diflot of innings as a ferent things,” coach Karen freshman, and we just see Mullins said. her getting better and betKatelyn Callahan started ter and becoming more seain the circle for the Huskies, soned. We’ve been really facing two batters and sur- pleased with her last couple rendering a run before being outings,” Mullins said. pulled in favor of Alyson The freshman from Ghent, Ambler. Ambler shut the N.Y. was the New York State door in the first and pro- Player of the Year twice, and ceeded to throw two more figures to be an integral part scoreless innings to pick up of the Huskies’ future. Doty
and the Huskies will lose Callahan after this season, leaving UConn with three experienced pitchers for next season. Doty will be relied on even more next season to turn in more quality starts and build off of her freshman campaign, during which she is currently 3-6 with a 6.16 ERA and second on the team with 75 innings pitched. As the Huskies head into their final stretch of conference games, all four pitchers will need to be ready to contribute either as a starter or reliever. One of the pitchers who has excelled in relief all season is Ambler, who has come in relief in 15 out her 16 appearances. Ambler’s 4.25 ERA is the lowest on the team, and her effectiveness with runners on base will be crucial to UConn’s success in conference play. The Huskies get back into American Athletic Conference play with a threegame weekend series against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.
Knicks breakdown on this season Softball's pitching staff has led UConn to their winning streak over opponents and improvements for the next from STATE, page 12 Now with Anthony dangling in the free agency and futures uncertain for players like Smith and Stoudemire, the Knicks have really gotten themselves in a bind. But give them credit for bringing in Phil Jackson as the President of Basketball Operations. That was perhaps the only thing the Knicks did right all year. Jackson was promised “autonomy” over the team – and as he should – by Dolan when he first arrived in New York, but then came a few days ago when reports of Dolan clashing with Jackson over the latter’s preference for Steve Kerr as the next head coach surfaced. A word of advice to Dolan: Phil has got 11 rings. Let him do this thing. The risks of hiring someone who has zero coaching experience are high, that’s understandable, but Kerr is no slouch when it comes to basketball. As the most accurate 3-point shooter in NBA history at 45 percent, Kerr is a five-time champion who played under Jackson
and alongside Michael Jordan in Chicago. He is a great basketball mind whose knowledge and expertise on the sport ooze through his microphone whenever he’s calling a game for Turner Sports. Between 2007 and 2010, Kerr has also experienced success in the front office as he served as the Phoenix Suns’ President of Basketball Operations and general manager. During his stint there, the Suns went 155-91 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 2010. Should Kerr be hired, he can also implement the triangle offense that has won Jackson all of his 11 titles into the Knicks. In order for it to have any success though, the Knicks must find a way to keep Anthony in New York. The triangle offense is centered around one great wing player – like Jordan and Kobe Bryant – and one great high-post player, to create good spacing for everyone on the floor and allow the players to attack at will according to the defense. In the Knicks case, that can be Anthony along with a possible
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acquisition of Pau Gasol or, in their wildest dreams, Kevin Love. It may all sound easy on paper at the moment, but the Knicks will need everyone to buy in, and that includes the anxious Anthony and the restless Dolan. It may also take some time for things to come to fruition, and that can be a frustrating feeling in a city filled with expectations of success, but patience and consistence is what paid off for teams like Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs. Over 40 years without a title is almost deemed as unacceptable in the Big Apple, but dictating every facet of the team when it’s not your job will not bring that title in any sooner. The problem is at the top for the Knicks and unless that is improved, what happens with the rest of the team is almost moot. So have a little trust and patience in your team and the pieces you’ve brought in, Dolan. Don’t make yourself and the Knicks a laughingstock more than you already are, and maybe, just maybe, the four-decade-long title
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VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) — A tag-team goalie tandem helped the Philadelphia Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals four years ago. They hope it gets them through the first round this spring. Steve Mason will start Friday night when the Flyers host the New York Rangers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series Friday night. The Rangers lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series 2-1. Ray Emery started the first three games for Mason, who sustained an upper-body injury on April 12. Mason played the final 7:15 in a 4-1 loss Tuesday night, stopping all three shots he faced. “I felt really sharp, especially on the power play stuff there,” Mason said after Thursday’s practice. “I was moving well, seeing the pucks through screens. If that’s a gauge, I feel pretty good.” The Flyers rode the combination of Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton to the finals in 2010 before losing to Chicago in six games. Boucher started the first 10 games, but was replaced by Leighton after getting injured during Philadelphia’s comeback from a 3-0 series deficit against Boston in the second round. Boucher and Leighton played against the Blackhawks. “I know they were going through different injuries, but I don’t know if guys were playing up to par,” Mason said, referring to the Boucher-Leighton tandem. “We don’t really focus on what’s happened in the past.” Mason hasn’t started a playoff game in five years since his rookie season with Columbus. The Blue Jackets were swept by Detroit in that series, so Mason is still looking for his first playoff win. He could help the Flyers with more than just his performance in goal. Mason is a skilled stickhandler and he can get the offense going on breakouts. “You look at ways that you can help out your defensemen,” he said. “Help to transition into a breakout a little bit smoother and spend less time in our own zone. If that’s something that I can help out on, it’ll be a benefit to us.” The Rangers will be ready for him. They jumped on Emery for a 2-0 first-period lead in the past two games. The Flyers rallied for a 4-2 win in Game 2, but couldn’t solve New York’s strong defense in Game 3. “We went through the same preparation on Mason as we went through with Emery,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. “We know what to expect from him, and we know the areas that we need to go after him. We tested Emery and we’re going to try to test Mason, no doubt.”
Lynn’s perfect April mark NCAA discusses more power ends; Mets top Cards 4-1 for 65 of the biggest schools
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What's On TV NBA: Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizzards, 8p.m., ESPN
After the Bulls suffered a tough 101-99 overtime loss against the Wizzards on Tuesday, they look to avenge Washington tonight. The Bulls came out strong, but couldn’t hold on to the lead as the Wizzards took a 2-0 lead in the first round series. Tip is set for 8 p.m. on ESPN. AP
NBA: Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Bobcats, Sat. 7 p.m., ESPN
The Bobcats look to overcome the Heat on Saturday after a close 101-97 loss in game two. The Heat lead the Bobcats 2-0 in the series, however Charlotte looks to stop LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and the Miami team. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN. AP
NEW YORK (AP) — Lance Lynn began the day as the greatest April pitcher in major league history. He ended it with a blown lead and a discouraging loss. Chris Young homered to start New York’s comeback and slumping Curtis Granderson singled in a run as a pinch hitter Thursday, helping Bartolo Colon and the Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals. “With the stuff I had today, I should have been better,” Lynn said. Lynn had been 12-0 through April in his big league career, including one March victory. Among pitchers with at least 10 March/April wins, his percentage was the best ahead of Babe Ruth’s .929 (13-1). But Lynn (4-1) allowed three runs — two earned — and four hits in 6 1-3 innings. He gave up Young’s tying home run in the fifth, then threw wildly to first on Eric Young Jr.’s leadoff bunt in the sixth for a two-base error. Daniel Murphy blooped a double just in front of diving center fielder Jon Jay for a 2-1 lead. New York chased Lynn in a two-run seventh that included RBIs from Granderson and Murphy. “It was a pretty good outing,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “We’re just not putting up the offense.” Indeed. St. Louis is averaging just under 3.5 runs per game, down from 4.8 last year en route to the NL pennant. The Cardinals have lost six of nine and gone 291 at-bats without a home run since Allen Craig connected at Milwaukee off Wily Peralta on April 16. That’s two shy of their streak from July 26-Aug. 2
last summer, which was their longest since a 334-at-bat drought in May 2010, according to STATS. “We’re still confident. You know it’s still April, but we want to get it going,” second baseman Kolten Wong said. “Things are not clicking the way we want them to.” Colon (2-3) allowed four hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked none. New York’s bullpen pitched hitless ball, with Carlos Torres and Scott Rice splitting the eighth, and Daisuke Matsuzaka finishing with a perfect ninth for his first save since 2000 with the Seibu Lions of Japan’s Pacific League. Playing a day game after a night game, the Cardinals started catcher Tony Cruz instead of All-Star Yadier Molina. Cruz has made three starts this year — all games pitched by Lynn, his old minor league teammate. St. Louis went ahead in the fifth when Wong singled with two outs and Cruz lined a ball to left-center. Chris Young sprinted over from center and couldn’t prevent the ball from bouncing between his legs for an RBI double. That wasn’t enough, and St. Louis dropped to 8-15 at Citi Field. New York took three of four from the Cardinals, who went 5-6 on their trip and headed home for six games against the Pirates and Brewers. Then comes another three-city swing — to Chicago, Atlanta and Pittsburgh. “We’ve been home six days in the past 2½ months,” Lynn said. “I think a lot of people are looking forward to getting home and sleeping in their own beds.”
from MO MONEY, page 12 “Do I think it can work? Probably,” Horizon League commissioner Jon LeCrone said. “Is it perfect? Probably not. But I think it’s going to work better than what we’ve got now.” If approved, the 65 schools in the five big conferences would be granted autonomy to implement some of the most dramatic changes in college sports — though it would require a two-thirds majority for approval. While the list of autonomous items has not been finalized, it is likely to include issues such as providing money to students that goes uncovered by traditional scholarships; expanded insurance, including coverage for pro prospects; more resources for academic and career counseling; and funding to help athletes’ families travel to NCAA tournaments. Other components that could be added include creating mandatory break times from sports, a change that would allow athletes to pursue careers away from the playing field and still maintain their eligibility and even transfer rules. Critics contend the NCAA is only starting to move on these issues now because players are threatening to unionize. But Burke, Emmert and others have repeatedly noted these issues have been on the agenda for months or years and had gotten bogged down in the NCAA’s cumbersome approval process. “I only wish the association could move that fast,” Emmert said when asked if this was a response to the union movement. “It’s taken longer
than anybody wanted, but we got it done and that’s a good thing.” What’s still unclear is how well this plan will work. Still to be determined is how, or if, the other 27 Division I conferences might apply measures approved through the autonomy rules. “If it’s approved by the five conferences, the Horizon League should decide if it wants to adopt that approach,” said LeCrone, whose league approved providing the full cost-of-attendance for its athletes after the measure initially passed in October 2011. Board Chairman Nathan Hatch, the president at Wake Forest, said even if the new governing structure does pass in August, the current committees will remain in place until the NCAA’s annual convention in January to ensure a smooth transition. In other moves Thursday, the board approved a measure to give a small group of students who receive “hardship waivers” to transfer to a new school one additional year to complete their eligibility and to provide unlimited meals and snacks year-round to all athletes — an issue that drew national attention when men’s basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Shabazz Napier of Connecticut said he sometimes went to bed “starving.” But the bigger focus Thursday was finding a way to make the NCAA work more efficiently. “To do nothing is absolutely wrong and to make a good faith effort is the absolute right thing to do,” Burke said. “So let’s put the best minds around it, give it time and let it work.”
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MO MONEY MO POWER NCAA board endorses more power for big sport schools
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA’s board of directors took the first step toward shifting power to the five largest football conferences on Thursday, endorsing a 57-page plan that calls for giving 65 of the nation’s biggest schools more autonomy in how to fund scholarships, handle health care and decide other increasingly hotbutton issues involving their athletes. If approved later this year, schools in the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC could implement some rules on their own and would get more voting power over legislation that would affect every NCAA member school. A formal vote on the recommendations is tentatively scheduled for the board’s August meeting, and if it passes then, the transition could begin this fall. Supporters insist the changes are long overdue. “We (the big schools) have some issues we’ve got to deal with, but you’ve got to get a way to get the issues into the process,” Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke said. “We’ve got enough flashpoints out there that we need to build some credibility with the fan base. We’ve just got work to do and if the governance system is impeding these issues, we’ve got to overhaul the governance system.” The endorsement came one day before Northwestern football players were scheduled to vote on whether to create what would be the first union for college athletes in U.S. history. NCAA President Mark Emmert this week suggested the changes within the NCAA will address some of the issues raised by those backing the unionization effort. Burke and Missouri athletic director Mike Alden spent months before reaching a consensus on the plan among the roughly 350 Division I athletic directors. Even lower-profile conferences believe in the general outline, though they acknowledge some additional details still need to be worked out.
NCAA President Mark Emmert answers a question at a news conference in Arlington, Texas. The NCAA’s board of directors is scheduled to discuss and endorse a 57-page overhaul plan that would hand far more power to five major conferences to decide how to treat and perhaps satisfy their athletes.
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Mike Peng It’s beginning to sound like a broken record: The New York Knicks are going through personnel changes again. This marks the ninth time since James Dolan became the owner of the Knickerbockers in 1999 that the team is in search for a new head coach. Granted, the franchise and its fans are desperate for a taste of winning that they haven’t had for over four decades, but that is not to say they have had scrubs for coaches over the past 15 years. Names like Jeff Van Gundy, Lenny Wilkens and Larry Brown have come and gone before delivering an NBA title to Manhattan, not to mention the number of changes that have taken place in the front office as well. If you don’t see where I’m going with this yet, then I’ll make it clear now: The problem isn’t with the players, coaches or general managers; it’s with Dolan himself. How else could anyone possibly explain the lack of success by the Knicks despite undergoing all types of changes underneath? Considered as perhaps one of the worst owners in professional sports, Dolan’s egomaniacal methods of running the Knicks have gotten the franchise nowhere during his tenure. The Knicks have made the playoffs just six times in the last 15 years, and the NBA is not the most difficult league to crack through the postseason. Let’s not forget that Dolan is also the chairman of Madison Square Garden, a place often regarded as one of, if not, the most prestigious places in all of sports, but in the case of the Knicks under Dolan’s management, it has become a toxic place where careers go to die. Take Mike Woodson for example. The poor guy never really had a chance. From replacing Mike D’Antoni in 2010 and helping the Knicks win their first playoff game in a decade, to putting up a 54-28 record the year after and a secondplace finish in the Eastern Conference, Woodson was never embraced by Dolan as a permanent head coach. It almost seemed like Woodson was set up for failure. The Knicks picked up his option for the 2014-15 season last September, but did not bother to re-sign any of Woodson’s assistants. Former general manager Glen Grunwald was also booted for no reasonable explanation in favor of Steve Mills. Throw in J.R. Smith’s offseason drama along with Carmelo Anthony’s free agency talks and injuries surrounding the team, and it was almost expected that the Knicks would go on and have a woeful season. But boy, what a bad time it is for the Knicks to be terrible. In the one year that they have zero first-round picks and talents like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Joel Embiid coming out in the draft, the Knicks finished 37-45 and just missed the playoffs in an abysmal Eastern Conference.
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Baseball to play Louisville in weekend series
By Scott Carroll Staff Writer After three wins in three days to start the week, the UConn baseball team heads to Louisville for a weekend series with the 17th-ranked Cardinals. The Cardinals (30-11, 8-4 American Athletic Conference) are on a three-game winning streak with wins over UCF, Western Kentucky and Morehead State. Louisville lost its last AAC series, dropping two of three games to UCF. The Cardinals were out-scored 12-5 in the two losses. UConn (21-19, 5-6 AAC) was swept by Louisville when the two sides met in Storrs last year. The Huskies were outscored 17-1 by the Cardinals, losing 8-0, 6-0 and 3-1. The Huskies would win when it mattered, however, defeating the Cardinals in the first round of the Big East tournament, winning 3-2 en route to winning the tournament. Junior outfielder Eric
Yavarone scored the gamewinning run in the top of the 12th inning, and redshirt junior David Mahoney picked up the win in 2 1-3 innings worth of work, as the Huskies pulled off the upset. Senior outfielder Ben Gardner is leading the Cardinals offensively, batting .333, and he has a team-leading 14 doubles and 48 RBIs. With four home runs, Gardner is tied for the most on the team with Zach Lucas. Cole Sturgeon and Grant Kay are also batting over .300 on the season for Louisville. Kyle Funkhouser is leading the Cardinals in wins on the season and currently boasts a 7-2 record. He has a 2.51 ERA with 58 strikeouts and 36 walks. Jared Rauxer, has a 6-1 record with a 2.71 ERA on 51 strikeouts and 14 walks. First pitch for the series is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday. The games on Saturday and Sunday are both scheduled for 1 p.m.
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A UConn baseball player bunts the ball against Temple. The Huskies look to keep their three game win streak alive as it heads to Louisville to play the Cardinals.
Lacrosse to play Villanova in first televised game By Eddie Leonard Campus Correspondent
2. It will be the first time in program history that the team plays on television. UConn coach Kathleen The UConn women’s Woods emphasized that the lacrosse team will take on team was extremely anxVi l l a n o v a ious about this Saturday Saturday’s at 1 p.m. at game. the George “Everyone is Sherman really excited,” F a m i l y Woods said. S p o r t s “It is a first Complex. for everyone in The match this program. will be the The girls canlast regunot wait to play lar season because it also Preview game for the falls on Senior Huskies. Day. I will not The game is a special one have to say much of a prefor UConn. Not only is it game speech because they Senior Day for the Huskies, are all so fired up. It takes it but the game will also be to a whole new level.” broadcasted on Fox Sports The Huskies are com-
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Lauren Kahn looks to lead UConn past Villanova this weekend. The Huskies will play its first televised game at 1 p.m.
ing off a big road win in Cincinnati last week. UConn was able to hand the Bearcats a 17-6 loss on their own turf, improving to 9-6 on the season in the process. Woods said they will have to continue to play like they did in Cincinnati if they wish to end the season with a win. “Execution is going to be very important,” Woods said. “In Cincinnati, once we started to settle down, we started to execute our game plan. That was how we found success. We need to keep making the hustle plays. The most important thing for Saturday is going to be playing a complete game.”
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